World Wrestling Federation 2002 - Poison Injected

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[The cameras then cut to a video, showing clips from past WrestleMania's. Some of the clips shown are Hogan slamming Andre The Giant at WrestleMania III, Hogan and Ultimate Warrior before their match at WrestleMania VI, Razor Ramon winning the WWF Intercontinental Championship in the ladder match against Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania X, Steve Austin screaming in pain with blood dripping from his head against Bret Hart at WrestleMania 13, a few spots from the Three Way Ladder match at WrestleMania 2000, Vince McMahon siding with Triple H by hitting The Rock over the head with a chair at WrestleMania 2000, and Steve Austin joining Vince McMahon at WrestleMania X-Seven last year. The video ends with a wideshot of Safeco Field with the WrestleMania XIX logo and 'March 30' shown.]

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-[Jim Ross]-

"In only a year WrestleMania nineteen comes to Safeco Field in Seattle, Washington!"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"And you know who's gonna be playing the official theme song for it? Yours and my favorite band, Limp Bizkit!"

-[Jim Ross]-

"They played last years official theme song for WrestleMania and next year they will actually be live for the event. But right now we have the first match that includes a member of the nWo with Kane defending the WWF name against Kevin Nash."

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Normal Singles Match

Kane [vs] Kevin Nash

[A decent big man, brawling kind of match these two put on. Nash was mainly the grounded brawler and Kane was the more agile of the two. Things started off slow with both hammering away on eachother with blow after blow to the head and neither letting down. Nash was the first to put a stop to it after kneeing Kane in the gut and then slamming his forearm against Kanes back, which just brought the monster standing tall and blocking a punch and hitting his own in. In a few seconds the match sped up as Kane landed a few more punches in, backing Nash into the ropes, and whipped Nash towards the ropes. Nash came running back with his boot raised, but Kane ducked it. Nash landed his foot down and turned, feeling an uppercut take him down. He followed that up with a big legdrop across Nash's throat. Kane kept hitting as many powerful moves he could to keep Nash down, but it was only minutes before Nash cheated his way back on the offense. Kane actually had Nash over his shoulder, but Nash slipped behind, pulling Kane's mask off part-way. With Kane focused on getting his mask back on right, Nash ran up from behind him and nailed him in the back of the head with his foot.

Usually whenever Kane would start gaining any kind of momentum Nash would grab the mask and start lifting it off, which would distract Kane long enough for Nash to start getting some offense put in. Nash attempted his Nashknife Powerbomb, but didn't get very far as Kane lifted him up over his shoulders and sent him back first to the mat. Kane climbed out on the apron and then went up to the top rope. He stayed perched up there until Nash stood up. Nash saw Kane and before Kane could jump Nash kicked the top rope, making Kane go groin first on the turnbuckle. Kane rolled forward and tumbled off the corner to the mat and Nash again had the match in his control.He kept Kane in the corner several seconds and started just kicking away at his head before dragging him out and working on him more in the center of the ring. After beating him down a good amount he sent Kane into the ropes. Kane came back and both men nailed eachother with a big boot, both falling to the mat. The ref started the ten count, making it to five when Kane sat straight up. The crowd cheered as Kane got back to his feet and went back up to the top rope. Nash started getting back up at the count of seven and stood up before the ref made it to ten. Kane jumped and nailed Nash with the lariat, rolling through back to his feet. Kane stood tall and pulled his glove on his right hand and brought it in the air, moving his fingers a little bit. The crowd cheered even more, Kane ready to deliver a Chokeslam. Nash got back up, but before Kane could grab him by the throat he got kicked in the gut. Nash quickly lifted Kane up and connected with the Nashknife. He covered Kane...But somehow Kane kicked out! Nash stood back up as Kane remained on the mat. Nash walked away and then back towards Kane, who suddenly sat back up! Kane got to his feet and exchanged a few more blows with Nash before Nash kneed him and ran to the ropes. Nash came running back and Kane grabbed him by the throat! He was about to lift Nash up, but Nash once again kicked him in the stomach. This time he grabbed Kane's face and ripped his mask clean off his head! Kane covered his face as quickly as he could and found his way out of the ring and up the aisle. The ref began counting, but Kane was too worried about making it through the curtain as the ref counted Kane out at the 13:24 mark. Nash was awarded the victory by count out and he still held Kane's mask in his hand as he threw the nWo finger taunt into the air.]

***1/2 Rating

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-[Jim Ross]-

"This match didn't even get a clean finish! The only reason Nash won was because he got Kane's mask off and Kane was forced to run to the back!"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"Why doesn't he just show his face already? It would be better than losing a match just because his mask came off."

-[Jim Ross]-

"Don't tell me you're starting to support the nWo."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"Of course not. I'm just asking why Kane doesn't just show his face. I'm as upset as you are that the nWo already won one match tonight."

-[Jim Ross]-

"But they still have the tag match later on, and I know The Rock and Stone Cold are going to be in more of a fighting mood than they are when they face eachother."

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[The camera cuts to Kurt Angle's locker room where he is seen amateur wrestling a stranger on a wrestling mat that is spread out on the ground, with Eric Angle standing to the side.]

-[Eric Angle]-

"Come on Kurt. You're up in a few minutes."

[Kurt takes the stranger down to the mat in a pinning position and slams his hand against the mat.]

-[Kurt Angle]-

"Get the heck out of here. You're an emberassment to amatuer wrestling."

[The stranger gets up and begins walking towards the door, but Kurt grabs him and throws him into a plant standing in the corner.]

-[Kurt Angle]-

"Let's go show these Canadians what a real Olympic herois about."

[As the two are about to leave the locker room, Dave Hebner walks in and stops the two.]

-[Dave Hebner]-

"Excuse me Kurt. I was told to come and tell you something before you're match."

-[Kurt Angle]-

"What is it? I don't have all night. The stench of failure is already beginning to get to me up here."

-[Kurt Angle]-

(As the crowd boo's Angle)

"I was given orders from Ric Flair to tell you that your brother Eric is banned from ringside during your match."

-[Kurt Angle]-

"What?!?"

-[Eric Angle]-

"That's not fair! He needs family support with him out there!"

-[Dave Hebner]-

"I'm sorry. I was just told to tell you two that."

[The camera zooms in a little of Kurt's angered face, then zooms back out as Kurt shoves past Dave and heads towards the ring.]

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-[Jerry Lawler]-

"How fair is that?!? Kurt needs his own personal cheering section out here. Without his brother there won't be enough cheers for him."

-[Jim Ross]-

"I don't think there'll be any cheers for him, King."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"That's only because these Canadians are jealous and upset that Kurt wasn't born and screwed here."

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Normal Singles Match

Big Show [vs] Kurt Angle

[This would be a basic Big Show match. Angle tried a lot to try and even phase Show, let alone actually take him down. He started off with some punches, then running and hitting a clothesline, kicks to the gut, and he even tried lifting him in a belly-to-belly position. He started yelling at Show, who was just smiling as Kurt couldn't do anything effective. Well, almost. Kurt ended up just stomping right on Big Show's foot, which did end up having an effect as it hurt Show a small bit. That only made Show mad, though, as he went charging at Angle, who actually tried tripping Show with a drop toe hold. This, of course, didn't work as Show just sort of stood there and looked into the crowd before grabbing Angle and lifting him up. As he lifted Angle up he got poked in the eyes, giving Angle some time to think. He ran to the ropes and chopblocked Show's left knee, making him stagger. He got up and did it again, this time taking Show down to a knee. Angle worked the left knee by kicking it before heading down to the ankle to soften it up for later on. Angle had to come up with a new plan at a point when Show grabbed him by the face and shoved him to the mat, walking off the pain in his left knee and ankle after he did. Angle quickly crawled over and grabbed Show's left leg by wrapping his arms around it. Show kept walking around the ring, Angle being dragged across the mat in the process. Show grabbed Angle by the head and picked him up before hitting him in the head with a big headbutt to knock him down. Show slowly but powerfully started knocking Angle around the ring with a lot of simple attacks which would feel more like unbearable ones coming from that kind of giant.

Since he was a lot smaller and more agile, Angle was able to get away from Show at opportune times, such as when Show grabbed him by the throat and lifted him in the air and he escaped from it, landing behind Show and jumping onto his back with a sleeper hold. Angle couldn't keep it locked in long enough, though, as the second he did lock it in Show flipped him up, over, and to the mat the next second. Angle sprang back up and ran at Show and got nailed with a big, size 22E boot to the face. Angle fell back and rolled to the ropes. He got to his knees and yelled for his brother, completely forgetting he was all alone out there. He closed his eyes and had a crying-like look on his face as Show walked over and continued his assault. Show had Angle trapped in the corner, after Kurt tried slamming Show's head into the top turnbuckle, and sent him running into the opposite corner. Angle hit it hard stomach first and fell straight back to the mat. He soon stood back up in the corner and Show came running, all 500 pounds of him hitting the corner as Angle moved out of the way. Show stumbled back and Angle started hitting a fast series of punches to the head and kicks to the gut. He ran and hit a clothesline, making the big man wobble a bit, then hit another, getting closer to Show falling. Angle finally climbed to the middle rope and jumped off, nailing Show in the chest with a missile dropkick and knocking him off his feet. Angle flung his shoulder straps off and walked over to Show's legs, grabbing the lower part of his left leg. He tried flipping him over that way, but couldn't manage to do so. He walked over to Show's side and grabbed him by the opposite sides arm and started pulling. Show started turning and eventually was turned onto his stomach as Angle stumbled backwards and fell on his rear end. He quickly got up and grabbed Show's left ankle, locking in the Angle Lock. It seemed as thought Show would give up, but Kurt released the hold when he looked on the stage. The camera cut to it to show Eric Angle trying to run out for his brother, only security had stopped him and was beginning to drag him back through the curtain. The crowd was cheering as Show was back to a vertical base and Angle turned around right into Show's giant hand slapping itself around his throat. He lifted Angle up for the Show Stopper, but Angle escaped and landed behind Show. He grabbed Show's arm and leg and barely managed to lift him, connecting with the Angle Slam! Angle used the little strength he had left and covered Big Show and gained the pinfall at the 13:26 mark! Angle got up and dropped to his knees, celebrating. The crowd again started cheering and the camera turned to the corner, revealing Edge squatting and begging Angle to get up as his feet were bopping up and down. Angle got back up and threw his arms out and hopped on one foot as he spun himself around, getting met with a huge Spear from Edge! Edge got up as the crowd cheered him and his music started playing.]

***1/2 Rating

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-[Jim Ross]-

"Bah God Edge just Speared Kurt right out of his wrestling boots!"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"What is he doing here? He wasn't even on the card! He should have just gone home instead of coming here and ruining everbodies night!"

-[Jim Ross]-

"Edge lives here in Canada, King, so technically he is home. Besides, with what Kurt and Eric did to him on Smackdown! a couple days ago Edge deserved to do that."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"Well Edge is just too late, because Kurt already won the match without any help and he showed that Big Show is nothing but an overrated giant."

-[Jim Ross]-

"You still can't dismiss the fact that Edge is the one now standing and Kurt is the one on the ground, King."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"Just watch me."

-[Jim Ross]-

"...I'm sure you'll love the next match, because now we see whether Ric Flair can end The Undertaker's WrestleMania streak or if Undertaker will add another victory up there."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"Flair shouldn't be worrying about winning tonight. He should worry about being able to walk out."

-[Jim Ross]-

"Not to mention the Cage match he has tomorrow against Mr. McMahon, with the loser of that match losing his share of the company."

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[The camera cuts to the back where Ric Flair is seen warming up in a locker room, punching a punching bag a little bit. He stops punching it when he hears his door opening and in walks Vince McMahon in smiles.]

-[Vince McMahon]-

"I hope you're ready for your match, Ric, because I know The Undertaker is well and ready. I just wanted to come by and wish you the best of luck tonight and to tell you not to get roughed up too much, because I want somewhat of a challenge tomorrow night on RAW when I take your shares of this company back."

-[Ric Flair]-

"Vinnie Mac, you don't have to worry about a damn thing. I don't care if I win or lose tonight. All I'm focusin' on is givin' The Undertaker a beatin' like he's never had before. As for tomorrow night is concerned, all you have to worry about is whether The Nature Boy will have a few dirty tricks left up his sleeve after tonight, and if he does then you better start lookin' for a job elsewhere pal."

[Flair walks out of the room, leaving Vince standing alone with half a smile still left on his face. The camera cuts to The Undertaker checking out his motorcycle, then getting on it and driving it towards the ring. A few seconds pass by before The Undertaker's theme starts up.]

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Normal Singles Match

Ric Flair [vs] The Undertaker

[Taker messed with Flair's head after the bell rang by walking up to him, ready to fight, but then backing down and getting out of the ring to walk a round for a few seconds. He did this a couple times before Flair got impatient and even more angry and started hitting punches and chops into him, with the crowd giving their full 'Wooo' chants as a chop was landed. It didn't seem to affect Taker at all as he easily stopped Flair with a knee to the gut and a running big boot. Taker took it easy on Flair at first, giving him some time to catch a breath and get back to his feet, playing games with Flair some more. The more Taker laid into him, though, the more Flair refused to go or stay down. Flair started showing how aggressive he was tonight after ducking another big boot when he was leaning against the ropes, sending Taker's leg over the top rope. As his leg was caught Flair ran up from behind and chop blocked the other leg, knocking the Dead Man to the ground. Flair began viciously stomping onto Taker's knee and then mounted him to land in a series of punches directly to his head. Taker threw him off and sat up, Flair quickly getting back on the attack with some more punches to his head. Taker got up to one knee and grabbed Flair by the throat to stand up tall. He mouthed something to Flair, who replied with a kick to the gut. Flair ran to the ropes and came back, getting taken down with another big boot. Taker now started to attack Flair harder and not really letting up on him. Every time Taker knocked Flair down, though, he would get right back up and he would keep going after Taker every time he was shoved away. Taker had Flair trapped in the corner after hitting a flying lariat and Flair using the corner to stand up, and started to open up with his series of lefts and rights to the head and the midsection of Flair following it up with yet another boot to the face, this time sending Flair over the ropes. Taker followed out and landed a few punches into Flair before Flair pulled Taker forward, falling to the ground in the process, and slamming Taker's head into the steel steps. Taker didn't fall and instead took a few steps away as he checked his head, allowing Flair to deliver another chop block. Flair got into the ring and broke the count the ref had going, but went back out after Taker, landing in a knee drop to his head. Taker got back on the attack seconds later, even delivering his leg drop from the apron after sliding Flair two-thirds the way back into the ring.

Taker couldn't seem to keep Flair down long enough to gain the three count, showing a Ric Flair fans haven't seen in a while. He tried going for a Choke Slam again, but Flair stopped it by poking him in the eyes. Flair ran to the ropes and came up behind Taker with another chop block. He grabbed Taker's leg and swung around for the Figure Four, but Taker shoved Flair away and Flair ended up knocking the referee out of the ring. Flair turned around and got met with a big right hand. Taker now started attacking with all his agression. He took Flair down with a running ddt, checked on the ref to make sure he was still down, and got out of the ring to grab a chair. He got into the ring with it and waited for Flair to get back up. The crowd started to cheer pretty loud and the camera zoomed out to reveal Arn Anderson behind Taker. Anderson turned Taker around and lifted him up and slammed him down with a huge Spinebuster before Taker could attack with the chair! Anderson helped Flair back up and the two embraced eachother with a hug before Anderson left. Flair took a few seconds to recooperate and grabbed the chair. He walked over to Taker and looked down at him and he delivered another big 'Woo!' into Taker's face. Taker's hand quickly shot up to Flair's throat and the Dead Man rose up to his feet. He lifted Flair up and knocked him out with a Choke Slam. He covered Flair for more than three seconds without any referee counting. He got up and saw the ref still knocked down on the outside. He went back to attacking Flair for a couple more minutes, using a lot of right and left jabs.

Flair, looking tired from the match and the beating he was recieving, got into an even worse shape once he was nailed over the head with the chair, busting him open. Taker grabbed Flair by the hair and started lifting him up, but Flair showed how dirty he can be by raising his arm up as fast as he could into Taker's groin. The fans popped big for The Nature Boy as the camera got a close up of his face, showing anger we haven't seen in him in for who knows how long. Flair got up and didn't seem to be his usual self as he grabbed the chair and started shoving it into Taker's throat. Flair stopped and put an arm on the ropes. Once Taker was back up to his feet Flair slammed the chair against his head with full force, knocking Taker back down. Flair went for the cover this time, but the ref was still out. He got out of the ring and picked the ref up and slid him into the ring. Flair got in and walked over to Taker, grabbing his leg and locking in the Figure Four Leglock. The ref , near the ropes, saw Taker in pain and it looked like Taker was going to give up. Out of nowhere Vince McMahon pulled the ref out of the ring. The crowd booed and J.R. started going crazy as Vince got into the ring and picked the chair up. He walked behind Flair, who was in a sitting position with his arms keeping him up, and slammed the chair on Flair's head, knocking him out. McMahon left the ring and threw the ref back into it before walking away to a chorus of boo's. Taker got up to his feet and for the next few minutes just went wild on Flair, hitting Old School and even another Choke Slam but not going for the cover. Taker maniacly tried opening Flair up more by focusing some punches onto Flair's bloody forehead. Flair had one last burst of energy when he started delivering chop after chop across Taker's chest with the crowd 'Woo!'-ing even louder than before. Flair ducked a jab attempt and delivered an inverted atomic drop to him and then once more chop blocked Taker, this time only taking him down to a knee. Flair ran to the ropes and came back, kicking him in the head but still not knocking him down. Flair ran to the ropes again and came back, this time Taker shot up to his feet and lifted Flair over his shoulder. He adjusted Flair and laid him out with a Tombstone Piledriver. Taker covered him, but broke the pinfall up himself at two-and-a-half. He picked Flair up and lifted him onto his shoulders in a powerbomb position. He raised Flair and slammed him down with the Last Ride before finally covering him for the three count at 16:28.]

**** Rating

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-[Jim Ross]-

"What a match we just witnessed! The Undertaker may have beaten Ric Flair, but Ric showed just how aggressive he can be in that ring and he didn't even give up when Mr. McMahon interfered!"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"Aggression doesn't matter if you lose in the end, and that's exactly what Ric did. He lost in the middle of that ring even after using weapons and having someone interfere for him. Mr. McMahon just made the sides even by helping Undertaker out."

-[Jim Ross]-

"Can't you even give him the slightest bit of recognition? How many men in this business can come as close to beat The Undertaker at a WrestleMania as Ric Flair did tonight?"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"I could name a ton of people, but we don't have time because the second match involving the nWo is next."

-[Jim Ross]-

"Well right you are, King, and personally I can't wait for The Rock and Stone Cold to lay a Texas sized ass whooping into the nWo and send them where they belong."

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[The camera cuts to the back where Raven is seen about to enter a rental car when the APA attack him from behind. They double team him before Farooq delivers a Dominator to him on the hood of the car. Maven comes in with a pair of jeans on with a ref and pins Raven to become the Hardcore Champion once again! Maven gets up and reaches into his pocket. He fumbles around and looks into the other one. He pulls his hand out and looks at the APA.]

-[Maven]-

"Hey guys. Can I pay you back tomorrah night?"

[Bradshaw and Farooq look at eachother then turn their heads back at Maven and start attacking him! Maven manages to crawl away and opens the back door of Raven's car, crawling inside, but Bradshaw grabs his feet before he can get out the other side. Bradshaw pulls Maven out of the car and picks him up and holds him for Farooq to kick him. Farooq lifts Maven up and delivers a Dominator to him on the trunk of the car. Maven slides off to the ground and both Bradshaw and Farooq shrug at eachother before they both cover Maven to become co-Hardcore Champions! They get back up and grab the Hardcore title.]

-[Farooq]-

"I'll be damned."

-[Bradshaw]-

"You wanna go find a bar around here?"

-[Farooq]-

"Why not. It's on him."

[The APA walk away with their newly won Hardcore title and the camera gets a shot of Raven and Maven on the ground.]

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-[Jim Ross]-

"Who would have imagined the APA both attacking Maven to become co-Hardcore Champions?"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"Maven was bound to run out of money sooner or later. At least now he doesn't have to spend any money for the APA to protect him."

-[Jim Ross]-

"Well with the money the APA already has they'll be drinking good for a good week! But we have a more important match coming up, and like I said a few minutes ago, I hope The Rock and Austin send the nWo packing and show them that the WWF is no WCW."

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[The camera fades into a short video hyping the upcoming tag team match. First shown is Ric Flair and Vince McMahon becoming co-owners of the WWF and a few still shots from their match at the Royal Rumble. Vince McMahon announcing the nWo's WWF debut is then shown, with a few clips of their destruction from WCW shown between his words. Their debut at No Way Out is then shown, including their interaction with The Rock and Austin in the back and them interfering in Austin's match later in the night. The nWo's destruction on WWF television follows, heavily showing the attack they did to The Rock that kept him out of action for a few weeks and them getting the upperhand on Austin and Kane. The Rock's return on RAW and his challenge made to Hogan is shown next, with a few shots of Hogan in his early years when The Rock referances Hogan, and the video ends with Hogan declining The Rock's challenge and making his own.]

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Normal Tag Team Match

Hollywood Hogan and Scott Hall [vs] The Rock & Stone Cold Steve Austin

[Hogan and Hall were the first ones out, surprisingly without Nash, and a remix/combination of The Rock's and Austin's theme was played (starting with The Rock's "If Ya Samellllllll! What The Rock..Is Cookin'!" immediately followed with the glass shattering and a remix of both the themes onwards being played.) with both coming out together, putting an almost deafening chorus of loud cheers through the arena. Austin and Hall started the match, Austin getting the upperhand rather fast. Hall barely got any offense in before he was already being hit with punches and being sent into the ropes to be hit with a spinebuster. For a couple minutes Austin had Hall trying desperately to make a tag, always stopping him and flipping the bird to Hogan, who would turn and stare at the fans when they cheered. Austin went for an early pinfall after taking Hall down with a clothesline and hitting his taunting elbow drop, but Hogan got in and broke it up. Austin stood and stared at Hollywood, getting rolled up from behind by Hall for a two count. Austin got back up and got his head taken off with a clothesline and Hall now laid a beating into Austin, primarily focusing on the neck. Hall delivered his Hallbuster bulldog on Austin and then turned around and punched The Rock, trying to get him into the ring. The Rock refused to and shook his head at Hall. Hall turned around and was met with a kick to the gut and Austin tried going for a Stunner, but Hall shoved him away into a boot from Hogan who was now in the ring as well. Hogan got out right away and Hall went for the cover, getting only a two count. Hall worked on Austin's neck some more, hammering it with his arm, hitting a neckbreaker to it, and stomping at it. After enough of working the neck, Hall sent Austin into the ropes and was met with a Lou Thesz press followed by a series of wild punches. Austin got off Hall and began walking over to The Rock, but Hogan made it in the ring in time to hammer Austin from behind with double forearms. Hogan again quickly left the ring and Hall got up and stomped Austin a couple times, keeping the match in the nWo's favor.

At the 9:08 mark tags still didn't occur. Hall kept Austin down on the mat most of the time, but Austin got Hall in the corner after slamming his head onto the turnbuckle and proceeded to deliver a mudhole into him by kicking him in the gut several times and then the head. Austin flipped Hall then Hogan the bird before hitting one last kick to the head. Austin again walked over to Rock for a tag and Hogan got into the ring again. Austin turned around and just barely ducked a clothesline. Hogan turned around amd got kicked in the gut and thrown into the corner where Hall just stood up, sandwiching the two. Austin tagged Rock in and the crowd let out a big pop as The Great One stepped in. Hogan ducked out of the ring and got back onto the apron, allowing Rock to go after Hall. He only got a few shots in before Hall kicked him and sent him into the ropes, but Rock quickly came back with a jumping clothesline. Rock got into a fighting stance as Hall stood and took him down with a single punch. Hall got back up and knocked down with another punch and got back up again, only to be taked down with yet another punch. Rock tried laying him out with one more punch, but Hall ducked it and slammed his arm to the back of Rock's neck then kicked his legs out from underneath him. Hall turned his head to Hogan and pointed as Hogan extended his hand into the ring, wanting the tag. Hall walked over and Rock came charging from behind him to knock him down. Rock then landed a punch in on Hogan, knocking him off the apron.

At about the 15:00 minute mark the nWo was having trouble and still haven't made a tag. Rock went for a Rock Bottom on Hall, but it was broken up when Hall elbowed him a few times in the head. Hall ran to the ropes and Rock caught him with a Spinebuster, taking both men down. Hall crawled over to his corner as Rock started to stir. Hall got up and slapped Hogan's chest. Hogan looked at The Rock, now kneeling near the ropes with his hand on the middle one. Hogan slowly put one leg into the ring and was about to put the other in, but instead he took the leg out and walked down the steps. The ref walked over and started arguing with him. As he did Nash came out from the crowd and hopped over the barricade with a crowbar. He swung it and nailed it against Austin's knee. Austin fell to the apron and then to the outside. Hall got out of the ring and walked over to help Nash, first hanging Rock up on the ropes in a guillotine. Hall and Nash laid into Austin and they started to take the fight into the crowd. At this point Hogan slowly got into the ring and the ref was confused when he didn't see Austin in his corner and instead in the crowd fighting with Hall, not seeing Nash. The Rock regained focus and both he and Hogan slowly walked to the middle of the ring. The crowd started erupting, letting out both 'Rocky! Rocky!' and 'Hogan! Hogan!' chants. Rock was the first to make a move as he laid a swift punch in, which surprisingly got some boo's from the crowd. Hogan laid his own punch in, getting more cheers. They both then exchanged punches, Rock getting boos and Hogan getting cheers. J.R. and King noted the surprising reaction from the crowd as Hogan started getting the upperhand. Hogan sent Rock running to the ropes and Rock tried landing a jumping clothesline, but Hogan scouted it and ducked. Rock turned around into a standing big boot. Hogan held offense for a couple minutes, trying to choke Rock out at one point, before the cheers for him started to die and grow for The People's Champ.

Rock slowly started coming back, getting more and more cheers as he did, until he mimicked Hogan, no-selling punches Hogan was laying into him. Hogan looked confused and went for a few more, only to have Rock get up and no-sell those, too. Hogan landed one more and Rock pointed straight at Hogan and started wagging his finger. Rock blocked a punch and landed his own in, followed by another and another. He brought his hand back and looked at it, waved it to the crowd and brought it to his ear, and took Hogan down with it. He stalked Hogan as he got back up and connected with a Rock Bottom, once again recieving some boos from the crowd. He went for the cover, but Hogan kicked out at the last nanosecond! Rock looked angry and covered him again as the crowd again booed, getting another two count. Rock stood and went to Hogan's head, kicking his arm and sliding his elbow pad off. He ran to the ropes, came back and jumped over Hogan's body, ran into the ropes again and Hogan got up to a knee and pointed at Rock as he came to a hault. Hogan stood as the crowd began cheering as Hogan landed in his series of punches to Rock and gained the advantage in the match yet again. The crowd kept flip flopping throughout the rest of the match, obviously wanting both men to win but at the same time neither to. There were a few close calls in the match, with Rock hitting two more Rock Bottoms and still not being able to get the win. Hogan even stole a Rock Bottom to try and win, which got him being booed again, but that didn't get him the win either. It started coming close, both men not giving up. Hogan had The Rock down after Hulking Up and landing a Big Boot and went for the Hollywood Legdrop, but Rock moved out of the way. Hall came back through the crowd as Hogan started getting up and he hopped over the baricade as Rock grabbed Hogan and landed his fourth Rock Bottom in. He went for the cover...one...two...And Hall breaks the pinfall! Hall started stomping the back of Rock and picked him up. Hall went for the Outsider's Edge, but Rock slipped out from behind. Hall turned around and Rock landed his series of punches in, sending Hall over the ropes. Rock turned around and Hogan grabbed him and delivered his own Rock Bottom again. Hogan got up, ran into the ropes, and delivered a Hollywood Legdrop for the win at 22:13! Hogan celebrated the victory for a minute or two before The Rock started getting up. Hogan stared at Rock once he did get up, looked to both sides at the crowd, then extended his hand. The crowd erupted as The Rock and Hogan shook hands and hugged. Both men held eachothers hands in the air, and Rock was blindsided by Kevin Nash! Hogan laughed as he ordered Nash what to do, all the while the crowd booing. Nash picked Rock up with his head between his legs and delivered a Nashknife Powerbomb to him. Hall rolled into the ring with a can of spraypaint and Nash rolled Rock over. Hogan took the spraypaint, shook it, and proceeded to brand The Rock with the nWo logo across his back! The crowd booed the trio and the sight they just saw as all three made their way to the back.]

****1/2 Rating

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-[Jim Ross]-

"Damn it! Damn the nWo! I can't believe that they won both their matches tonight and that they just branded The Rock!"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"And you just know that they'll be gloating about this tomorrow night on RAW."

-[Jim Ross]-

"Austin wasn't even out here to help his partner, no thanks to Hall and Nash!"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"At least we got to see a little bit of Rock and Hogan facing eachother."

-[Jim Ross]-

"I'm not even thinking about that, King. All I can think about is the damned nWo walking out of WrestleMania not only victorious, but defeating two great WWF stars and future legends in this business and showing no respect."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"The nWo isn't about giving respect unless they recieve it. I'd be lying if I said I was as upset as you are, but I am upset to see this happen."

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[A replay of Austin being attacked and taken through the crowd is shown, followed by the ending and Hogan tricking The Rock and branding him. The camera cuts to the back where the nWo are celebrating their victories tonight after just walking out from the curtains.]

-[Hollywood Hogan]-

"That's how the nWo handles business, brothers! Nobody thought we would take out that trailer trash and people's chump, but the nWo proved them wrong. And Big Daddy Cool, you delivered by taking that big red retards mask off and sending his ass running away, just like these WWF pieces of crap usually do."

-[Kevin Nash]-

"I even got a little souviner, too."

[Nash pulls out Kane's mask and puts it over his face.]

-[Kevin Nash]-

"You think people will notice if I pretend to be Kane?"

[The nWo laugh at Nash making fun of the WWF when they had a fake Diesel years ago. They continue walking in the back until Hall speaks up.]

-[Scott Hall]-

"'Ey yo, what's this?"

[The nWo look to their right where a table stacked with cups of beer is seen. They walk up and read a sign that says 'Reserved for Steve Austin'.]

-[Hollywood Hogan]-

"Looks like his little celebration just turned into ours, brothers!"

[All three laugh as they each grab a beer and take a sip before they spit it out and drop the cups.]

-[Kevin Nash]-

"Man, no wonder these beers suck. They're Steveweisers!"

[Nash walks over to one end of the table and tips it over, spilling all of the beer to the ground before walking away with Hall and Hogan.]

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-[Jim Ross]-

"And look at this! They just do whatever they please with no regard to anybody!"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"Calm down, J.R.. You're gonna end up going to the hospital yourself if you don't."

-[Jim Ross]-

"Let's just go to our next match..."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"I have no problem with that because the puppies are being let loose! As loose as they'll get here in the WWF, anyways."

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Normal Singles Match - WWF Women's Championship

Molly Holly [vs] Trish Stratus©

[Like the Cruiserweight match, this one wasn't too different from their encounter a couple weeks ago. Molly got the upperhand after the two tied up and slammed Trish right to the mat, quickly locking in an armbar maneuver on her. The match was a usual WWF Women's match. A little sloppy at points, but it was a decent filler to calm the crowd down from the last match so they can be fresh for the main event. At one point Trish was leaning against the ropes and tossed Molly over to the apron as she came running. Trish turned and got shouldered in the gut and Molly went for a sunset flip, but Trish hung on to the ropes and Molly ended up pulling Trish's pants down a little, showing her thong off and getting King excited. This disgusted Molly, who quickly got up and pulled Trish's pants back up herself before clubbing her to the back. Molly tried going for the Stratusfaction herself after working Trish's neck, but she ended up just getting dumped to the outside. Trish stepped to the outside and picked Molly up, getting rammed back first into the side of the ring when she did. Molly slid Trish back in and hit a couple elbow drops to her neck before going for a pinfall, only getting a two count for it.

Molly worked Trish's neck a bit more, snapmaring her and wrenching the neck to the side a little, and had Trish down with a neckbreaker long enough to go up to the top rope. Before Molly could attempt anything Trish knocked the ropes, causing Molly to fall straight down and straddle the turnbuckle. Trish climbed up to the middle rope and hooked the arm for a superplex, but Molly shoved Trish off and to the mat. Molly once again climbed up so she was on the top rope and went for the Molly-Go-Round when Trish got up, but she missed it by a few seconds as Trish moved. Trish rested for the seconds she had before Molly got back up, which Molly was welcomed with a few elbows to the face before being sent into the ropes. Trish bent over and Molly came back, only to grab Trish and hit a snap front suplex on her. Molly rolled back and covered Trish for a long two count. She picked Trish up and grabbed her by the waist, flipping her backwards into a northern lights suplex with a bridging pin. Molly only got another two count when Trish lifted herself off the mat and spun around so that she had Molly's head between her legs. Trish then spun around again, this time pulling Molly forward over her back into a sliding pinfall for a two count. Trish stood up and got into a stance as Molly got up. She kicked Molly in the gut and grabbed her in a side headlock, then ran at the ropes and bounced off them with her feet to deliver the Stratusfaction for the pinfall at 8:15! Trish got up and celebrated with her retained WWF Women's Championship.]

**1/2 Rating

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-[Jerry Lawler]-

"What a match! I almost fainted halfway into it!"

-[Jim Ross]-

"Trish was lucky enough to retain her title, but will Chris Jericho be as lucky in a few moments?"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"He doesn't need luck. He has the talent to retain his titles tonight and put Triple H back on the shelf where he belongs."

-[Jim Ross]-

"With Stephanie McMahon in his corner, I'd say Jericho's chances are a bit higher than Triple H's."

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[The camera cuts to Jericho's locker room where we see Stephanie shining both title belts up before handing them both to Jericho.]

-[Stephanie McMahon]-

"Don't screw this up. We both have a lot riding on your match."

-[Chris Jericho]-

"I know we do. I have more riding on tonight than you, even if you include the guys back at your hotel room. Let's just go out there and do what needs to be done- Put that assclown on the shelf perminately."

[Stephanie gives Jericho a mean look before both head out of the room. The camera cuts to Michael Cole standing by with tonights challenger, Triple H, and the crowd lets out a huge pop for him.]

-[Michael Cole]-

"Ladies and gentleman, standing right next to me is the man who batteled a career ending injury for months on end, the man who returned and won the Royal Rumble, and the man who steps into a WrestleMania ring for the first time as the challenger for the WWF and World Heavyweight Championships. Triple H, in just a few minutes you step out to sixty thousand plus fans ready to welcome you and cheer for you. Do you have any last minute comments?"

-[Triple H]-

"You're right. Tonight I step out in front of over sixty thousand screaming fans. Tonight, for the first time in my career, I walk into a WrestleMania main event as the challenger. Jericho and my ex-whore think that they're going to be able to put me out of action again. They think that they'll be able to emberass me by having me walk out of here with nothing around my waist. I can tell you right now that they are dead wrong. My leg may not be as good as it once was, but the rest of my body is even better than last year. I survived the Royal Rumble, I survived Kurt Angle, I even survived that sham of a marriage I had with Jericho's new personal automatic door that opens whenever someone steps in front of her, and tonight I'll not only survive Jericho, but I'll beat him for his titles and once again prove that I am that damn good!"

[Triple H walks away as the camera cuts back to the ring area just as Chris Jericho's countdown begins. The lights go out and the pyros explode on stage. The camera focuses on the stage and Jericho is standing with his back to the camera and both arms extended with one title in each hand. He turns around and takes a few steps before turning his head towards the curtains, to which Stephanie McMahon walks out. The two walk down the long aisle and get into the ring. Howard Finkel walks to the middle of the ring with a mic.]

-[Howard Finkel]-

"Ladies and gentleman, tonight there are sixty-eight thousand, seven hundred thirty eight of you amazing fans in attendance, breaking the record attendance for the Skydome! And I welcome each and everyone of you to the main event of the evening! The following match is scheduled for one fall and it is for the WWF Heavyweight and World Heavyweight Championships! In the case of a disqaulification or count out the match will end, however, the championships will not change hands! The participants for the match are, standing in the ring, accompanied by Stephanie McMahon, weighing in at two hundred thirty five pounds, residing from Manhasset, New York, he is the WWF and World Heavyweight Champion...'Y2J', Chris Jericho!"

[The crowd boo's as Jericho poses for them. The camera zooms out and cuts to Drowning Pool on the stage.]

-[Dave Williams]-

"WrestleMania! You know what time it is?!?"

[Drowning Pool starts playing their version of Triple H's theme song as Triple H walks out on the stage. He pours a little water on his head and takes a small sip, then throws his head back and spits the water out. He walks out and over to Drowning Pool and shakes hands with Dave Williams, followed by pulling him in and sort of hugging him before continuing his way down the aisle as Finkel introduces him. After he completes his entrance he and Jericho stare at eachother from opposite corners as referee Earl Hebner holds up both Heavyweight titles.]

Edited August 9, 2006 by Vitamin E

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Normal Singles Match - WWF Heavyweight/World Heavyweight Championships

Chris Jericho© w/ Stephanie McMagon [vs] Triple H

[Both men stared at eachother for a few seconds when the bell rang before moving. They circled eachother once and Triple H turned towards Stephanie to blow her kiss and brought his hands around his waist, signaling he would be holding the belts, which gave Jericho the chance to attack him from behind. Jericho punched Triple H into the corner and hit a few kicks into him. He whipped Trips into the opposite corner and ran after, getting hit with a back elbow. Both men exchanged offense for a bit, neither gaining a clear advantage for the first five, six minutes. After that Jericho started to gain more and more offense than Triple H had. Jericho came running off the ropes and got locked into a sleeper hold, breaking it before it could do any damage by elbowing Hunter in the ribs. Jericho ran back to the ropes and ducked a clothesline. He came running back again and took Hunter down with a spinning heel kick. He picked Hunter back up and kicked him in the gut a few times and sent him into the ropes and hit him with a backhand chop as he came running back. Jericho slapped a few more chops in and then kicked Hunter's left leg, taking him down. Jericho didn't work too much on the leg, though, and instead just worked beating the hell out of Hunter. After Triple H started making a short comeback, hitting Jericho with a high knee to the head, Jericho started working more on the leg by hitting another kick to it, this time to the back of it instead of the front. Jericho dragged the leg onto the outside apron and rammed his elbow down into it, making Triple H scream in pain. Jericho got back into the ring and worked the leg some more, stopping to work the rest of his body as well.

At around 12:46 Triple H again began coming back. Though he was trying to keep weight off the left leg as much as he could, he smashed Jericho's face into his right knee when Jericho was looking for a back body drop. He started laying Jericho out as best as he could, but with his left leg having been worked on it was harder for him to do so. Stephanie at ringside didn't help matters either as when Triple H had Jericho in the corner she got onto the apron. He walked over to her and started talking. Jericho ran up from the side and slammed Triple H's head to the mat with a bulldog and stomped away at his back. Again Jericho was in control, but this time it only lasted a couple minutes. Triple H ducked a chop attempt and went for a kick to the gut, but Jericho caught it and used his leg to trip Hunter to the mat. Jericho then tried locking the Walls in, but Triple H put a fight up and prevented it, able to overpower Jericho and send him to the mat. Once both back up Triple H took Jericho down with a powerful clothesline, followed by another and then cornering Jericho in the corner and kicking him there. He climbed to the middle ropes and started landing a series of punches, the crowd counting each one he hit. He stopped at nine when Stephanie again got on the apron. Hunter pointed at her and said something, and Jericho grabbed him and powerbomb him off the corner. He kept a hold of the legs and pushed them back for the pin. He put his feet on the middle rope for leverage, but that didn't help as Triple H broke out at the two count. The two started to once again exchange the offense with neither of them able to overpower the other. Stephanie helped Jericho get a small advantage, but it didn't last too long as Triple H would find a way to get back in the fight.

The match started getting even more heated up when the 17:00 minute mark rolled around. Triple H started gaining steam and almost delivered a Pedigree, only Jericho wasn't knocked out enough and he grabbed Hunter's legs to go for the Walls once more. Triple H overpowered Jericho for the second time and shoved him to the mat with both feet. Triple H tried getting up but Jericho was too fast and drilled his elbow into his back. Jericho now worked the back a little bit with some elbows to it before bringing him to his feet. He whipped Triple H to the ropes and ducked a clothesline from him. Jericho ran to the opposite ropes of Triple H and jumped to the middle rope, bouncing off and hitting a springboard crossbody to Triple H. Jericho put one foot over Hunter's chest and flexed his muscles with a cocky pin, which only got a two count. HE grabbed Hunter and put his throat on the middle rope and choked him with it. He let go when the ref got to four and got out on the apron. He stepped back and then kicked Hunter right in the side of the head. Jericho turned to face the fans and taunted at them. When he turned back around Hunter hit him in the gut with a shoulder, barely making a strong impact. He delivered another one, stronger than the last one. He stood up and grabbed the top rope, pulled back, then pushed it away, sending Jericho off the apron and face first into the barricade.

The two battled it out on the outside, with Jericho trying to nail Hunter in the head with the World Heavyweight title, but missing when he ducked and then getting slammed head first into the apron. Triple H tore the Spanish announce table down, throwing the cover and monitors away. The crowd started cheering, wanting to see Jericho put through it. Jericho started coming back on the outside, but Triple H put a stop to it and decided to bring it back in the ring. Once back inside Triple H was looking strong with the fans behind him. The match pace slowed down a little by now, with Triple H taking his time to hit a knee drop on Jericho. He still sold his left leg hurting him and walked a little to try and shake it off. When he did he sent Jericho to the ropes and Jericho jumped to the middle rope again, bounced off, and took Hunter down with a springboard dropkick. He dragged Hunter over to the corner post and got on the outside to drag him some more. He tried slamming Hunter's leg into the post, but Hunter broke free and kicked him. Triple H got on the outside and Jericho met him with a knee. He brought Triple H over to the Spanish announcers table and was pulled a little when they were directly in front of it. Triple H kicked Jericho and was going for a Pedigree on the outside, but Jericho lifted Triple H up and sent him crashing through the announcers table! Jericho slowly rolled in and out of the ring to break the count and started picking Triple H up. He slid him into the ring, got in himself, looked down at Triple H, now in the middle of the ring, and went for the Lionsault. Hunter saw it coming and rolled out of the way, but Jericho saw that and landed on his feet. Triple H quickly got up and ran at Jericho, ducking a clothesline and grabbing his neck from behind for a neckbreaker. Jericho spun out of it but got kicked in the gut and set up for the Pedigree. Jericho broke free and grabbed hold of Hunter's legs, tripping him to the mat and finally being able to lock in the Walls of Jericho. Triple H was screaming in pain and kept refusing to give up. Slowly, inch by inch, he started crawling to the ropes. Once he was about to reach for them Jericho broke the hold and dropped an elbow across his neck and dragged him back to the middle of the ring.

The match had now reached the 22:00 minute mark about and Triple H was again starting to crawl to the ropes. Stephanie was in front of him, taunting and yelling that he wasn't going to win and to just give up. This drove him more, though, and he got to the ropes. He even grabbed hold of Stephanie's wrists, forcing Jericho to break the hold again and kick Hunter in the head. Jericho tried dragging Triple H back to the middle of the ring to apply the Walls again, but Triple H held onto the ropes and kicked Jericho a couple times. Triple H got back up to his feet and started exchanging a slow set of punches with Jericho. They started going faster until Triple H ducked and delivered a spinebuster to Jericho. Triple H stood and threw his arms out and leaned back and the crowd started going wild. He waited for Jericho to get up, but Stephanie got into the ring and turned Triple H around. She started telling him something and then slapped him across the face. He smiled and grabbed her by the hair. He turned his head and Jericho came charging with a forearm. Triple H moved and Jericho accidently nailed Stephanie! He grabbed his hair and looked shocked. He turned and got kicked in the gut and Triple H set him up for the Pedigree. Jericho lifted him up and over his back to the mat, though, escaping once again. He dragged him to the middle of the ring and went for the Lionsault, this time landing on Triple H's raised knees. Hunter got up, picked Jericho up, and went to kick him, but Jericho caught it and spun him around. Jericho kicked Triple H in the gut and went for a Pedigree himself, but Triple H lifted Jericho up and over this time. Jericho got back to his feet and gouged Hunter's eyes out before he could do anything. Jericho ran to the ropes behind Hunter and went for a bulldog, but Hunter ducked the attempt. Jericho turned around and Triple H kicked him and delivered the Pedigree! He went for the cover...one...two...three at the 27:42 mark! A new WWF Heavyweight and World Heavyweight Champion has been crowned! Triple H grabs his newly won championships and ascends to the middle rope in the corner to raise them high above his head!]

****1/2 Rating

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-[Jim Ross]-

"Triple H! Triple H! Triple H has done it, King! He's just beaten Chris Jericho to become the WWF and World Heavyweight Champion! And look at him celebrating the victory!"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"That was a stroke of luck, J.R.. He'll end up losing it right back to the real talent here in the WWF by tomorrow night."

-[Jim Ross]-

"Get off it, King! Triple H just became the champion after coming off a career threatening injury! Listen to these fans blow the roof off this place!"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"They're Canadians, what do they know?"

-[Jim Ross]-

"They know that Triple H has defeated Chris Jericho tonight and has shut both him and that jezebel up!"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"You can't talk about Stephanie McMahon like that! She's Mr. McMahon's daughter!"

-[Jim Ross]-

"He's even worse, King! Bah God what a WrestleMania this has been and it's already over! Folks, make sure you tune into RAW tomorrow night to see all of the fallout of WrestleMania X-Eight! For The King, I'm Good Ol' J.R.. Have a goodnight folks!"

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[The WWF copyright information appears in the lower lefthand corner of the screen and the screen fades to a recap video of the entire night being played to 'Superstar' by Saliva. The video focuses on the high points of each match and ends with a great, wide, front view of Triple H on the middle turnbuckle with the WWF Heavyweight and World Heavyweight Championships ni each hand and raised in the air. The screen fades to black and the WWF logo to end the broadcast.]

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Quick Results

Crash was the final winner in the Hardcore Invitational

Tajiri def. Crash for the WWF Hardcore Championship

Chavo Guerrero def. Tajiri for the WWF Cruiserweight Championship and WWF Hardcore Championship

Booker T def. Diamond Dallas Page for the WWF European Championship

Ravem def. Chavo Guerrero for the WWF Hardcore Championship

William Regal def. Rob Van Dam to retain the WWF Intercontinental/United States Championships

Billy and Chuck won the Four Corners Match for the WWF/World Tag Team Championships

Kevin Nash def. Kane

Kurt Angle def. Big Show

The Undertaker def. Ric Flair

Maven def. Raven for the WWF Hardcore Championship

The APA def. Maven for the WWF Hardcore Championship

Hollywood Hogan and Scott Hall def. The Rock and Steve Austin

Trish Stratus def. Molly Holly to retain the WWF Women's Championship

Triple H def. Chris Jericho for the WWF/World Heavyweight Championships

***1/2 Show Rating

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WrestleMania Trivia

This was Hollywood Hogan's first WrestleMania in 9 years, last appearing at WrestleMania IX when he defeated Yokozuna in under 20 seconds for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship. This is also 10th WrestleMania appearance, appearing at WrestleManias I (Inaugral), II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, and IX.

This was Ric Flair's first WrestleMania in 10 years, last appearing at WrestleMania VIII when he lost the WWF World Heavyweight Championship to Randy Savage. This is also his 2nd WrestleMania appearance, the other one being at WrestleMania VIII.

This was Kevin Nash's first WrestleMania in 6 years, last appearing at WrestleMania XII when he lost to The Undertaker under the Diesel moniker. This is also his 4th WrestleMania appearance.

This was Scott Hall's first WrestleMania in 7 years, last appearing at WrestleMania XI when he defeated Jeff Jarrett by disqaulification. This is also his 4th WrestleMania appearance, appearing at WrestleMania's XI, IX, and X.

This was the first time that Triple H has ever wrestled as a face for a World title at WrestleMania. This is also the first time since WrestleMania XV that he wrestled as a face.

This WrestleMania beat WrestleMania VI's attendance record, which took place at the same stadium.

This is the second WrestleMania to take place at the Skydome, the other being WrestleMania VI. Hogan is the only wrestler to appear at both WrestleMania's.

WrestleMania X-8 and VI are the only ones to be held outside of the United States.

Ric Flair's defeat at the hands of The Undertaker moves Taker's WrestleMania record up to 10-0.

The Big Show moves his WrestleMania track record up to 0-4, losing at every WrestleMania he has participated in.

This WrestleMania holds the most title changes with a whopping eighteen, with the WWF Hardcore Championship changing hands fourteen times through the night.

This is the second appearance in the Skydome at a WrestleMania for both DDP, who drove the car that brought Honky Tonk Man and Greg Valentine to the ring at the VI event, and Edge, who was in attendance at the VI event.

This was the first WrestleMania Hogan has ever wrestled as a heel.

This was Booker T's, Chuck Palumbo's, Chavo Guerrero Jr's, Tajiri's, Hugh Morrus', Molly Holly's, and RVD's first WrestleMania appearance. This is the first time that Trish Stratus, DDP, and Spike Dudley have wrestled at a WrestleMania.

This is the second WrestleMania in a row that The Hardy Boyz and The Dudley Boyz met eachother in some sort of tag team match and the first time that their match didn't involve a ladder stipulation.

This is the first WrestleMania that the WWF/World Heavyweight Championships were defended at the same time.

This is the first time that The Rock and Steve Austin teamed together at a WrestleMania. This is also the first time that either man had a match with Hollywood Hogan and Scott Hall at a WrestleMania.

This is the first time that the WWF and World Tag Team Championships were defended at the same time at a WrestleMania.

This is the first time that the WWF Intercontinental and the United States Championships were defended at the same time at a WrestleMania.

This is the second time that the match Hogan was part of did not serve as the WrestleMania main event, the other time being WrestleMania IV.

This is the first time Triple H walked in as the challenger for the title in the main event. This is also the first time he won the championship as the challenger in the main event.

This is the first time that the WWF Heavyweight, the World Heavyweight, the WWF Intercontinental, the United States, the WWF European, the WWF Tag Team, the World Tag Team, the WWF Hardcore, the WWF Cruiserweight, and the WWF Womens Championships were all defended at a WrestleMania. If the ECW Heavyweight and ECW Television Championships were defended, it would mark the first time that every major Championship from the Big Three promotions were defended at the same event. If the WCW Television Championship was also on the card, it would mark the first time every active championship from the Big Three promotions were defended at the same event.

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• As noted throughout WrestleMania, the newest WWF cd will be released this Tuesday. Some theme songs were heard last night from the soundtrack, including Saliva performing their version of The Dudleyz music and Drowning Pool performing their version of Triple H's theme live. We here at PWF have a photo of the cover for the cd (Found by clicking here) and found out the full track listing and the songs set to be on the cd are-

  Drowning Pool- "The Game" (Triple H)

  Kid Rock- "Legs" (Stacy Keibler)

  Disturbed- "Glass Shatters" (Stone Cold Steve Austin)

  Our Lady Peace- "Whatever" (Chris Benoit)

  Rob Zombie- "Never Gonna Stop" (Edge)

  Breaking Point- "One Of A Kind" (Rob Van Dam)

  Union Underground- "Across The Nation"

  Powerman 5000- "Drop The Bombshell"

  Monster Magnet- "Live For The Moment" (Hardy Boyz)

  Seether- "Out Of My Way" (Test)

  Saliva- "Turn The Tables" (Dudley Boyz)

  Sevendust- "Break The Walls Down" (Chris Jericho)

  Stereomud- "End of Everything" (Raven)

  Cypress Hill- "Just Another Victim" (Tazz)

  Dope- "No Chance" (Mr. McMahon)

  Nirvana- "Smells Like Teen Spirit" (Diamond Dallas Page)

  Boy Hits Car- "Lovefurypassionenergy" (Lita)

  Big Mother Thruster- "Memory" (Maven)

  Type O Negative- "Out Of The Fire"

• The man that Kurt Angle was 'amatuer wrestling' with during WrestleMania was OVW star Steve Bradley, who actually had quite a fued going on with Angle when both were in one of the WWF's development centers together. The WWF have plans on debuting Bradley within the year and they tried to show as little of his face during the segmant so fans wouldn't remember him as much.

• Many are surprised that RVD didn't win his match against William Regal, especially since he has quite a strong fanbase. Originally he was supposed to win the straps, but a few days ago he 'badmouthed' the WWE product on a radio show. What he actually said was, "Right now I'm fueding with that pompous William Regal and at WrestleMania I'll bring the Intercontinental and United States Championships back onto an actual American. Facing him really isn't where I think I should be, but if that's all they have to give me then I have to swallow it and accept it." Some in the WWF took this as RVD saying he was better than others and that he was badmouthing the booking team.

• Johnny 'The Bull' Stamboli's debut wasn't actually supposed to happen at WrestleMania. He was supposed to be given a few more weeks of hype and then debut, but DDP was complaining about pains in his knee and needed to take some time off to get it checked on. The WWF decided to push Stamboli's debut forward and have him attack DDP, thus 'putting him out of action' and to help put Stamboli over.

• The Rock isn't schedule to appear on WWF television for quite some time, or if he does it won't be for long. He has been given the opportunity to star in the new movie 'The Rundown', set to start production and be released later this year or early next year. 'The Rundown' is set to be the first movie co-produced by the WWF in a new franchise set to begin known as WWF Films and will co-star Sean William Scott of 'American Pie' fame.

• Sources indicate that at some point before Backlash something that may shock and even confuse WWF fans will occur. We here at PWF aren't sure what exactly that means or if it is even true, but we decided to report it in such a case that it does end up being true.

• Originally, a match between Stone Cold Steve Austin and Hollywood Hogan was supposed to happen at the event, but Austin refused to work with him in singles action due to problems dating back to WCW. The second plan was to have Austin face Hall, but Austin refused to lose to Hall due to Hall's personal problems and for fear of his own safety. Austin eventually agreed to having a tag team match that involved both Hogan and Hall, as long as he didn't actually have to be in the ring with Hogan, which is why anytime Austin was in the ring Hogan wasn't the legal man. Having Austin and Hall taken out of the match once it got going was something that was made to happen hours before WrestleMania actually started.

• This was sent in by Mike Stevens, the man who covers the rumours section here at PWF:

  "Hey guys. I just got back from WrestleMania and wow! What a fucking show it was! Being there is what really made it so great. Seeing Triple H win the titles, seeing The Rock and Hogan give fans a preview of what a singles match between the two could be like, and seeing Ric Flair still step it up against The Undertaker was fantastic when you are right there in the crowd.

  Not only did I witness WrestleMania live, but I also visited the WWF Fan Axxess they held and I wanted to tell you all about that. I showed up around 3:00 on Friday because I wanted to get there early, and boy was I glad I did. Some of the highlights were seeing an exhibition match between Hurricane and Steven Richards. The match was very entertaining and both men did their best not only to put on a good match but to add some comedic spots in the match as well. The crowd started up a "You still suck!" chant at Richards, and he ended up screaming "I know I do!" to us. He even got a small "RTC!" chant and he responded by swearing at the group! Loved it. Towards the end the crowd began a "Stevie Cool! Stevie Cool!" chant and Richards started acting like Kevin Nash, even hitting his own jacknife powerbomb. Hurricane ended up getting the win in the end, but both men were applauded. On the balcony above some guys were watching. I could only make out Lance Storm, Mr. Perfect, Maven, William Regal, Matt Hardy, Edge, and Trish Stratus.

  I was one of the lucky ones to make it in for the Fantasy Play By Play and I got the opporunity to sit down next to Jim 'Good Ol' J.R.' Ross and call one of my personal favorite WrestleMania matches, Bret Hart versus Steve Austin from WrestleMania 13. I had fun sitting next to J.R. and adding my own wisecrack lines in, even telling him that he should have gotten better surgery on his eyes from when Tazz got glass in them when he messed up a line. He played along, though, and was cool about it. I also got to play WWF Smackdown! Just Bring It against Booker T. He played as himself and I played as Steve Austin. He didn't seem to be too good at the game, of course it could be him going easy. I beat Booker T after delivering three Stunners to him and getting the pin. After we finished he said 'Tell me I didn't just see that!' I asked if he wanted me to kick his butt one more time and he said that he has other "suckas" to get to.

  Some other stars were out on the floor having pictures taken. Stacy, Kane, Kurt Angle, Lita, Sgt. Slaughter, and Rikishi were out having pictures taken. I asked if I could get one of Rikishi and Stacy taken with their backs to the camera so I could see who had a better ass. Both of them laughed and nicely agreed to do so. They were of course wearing comfortable clothes. I had a picture taken with Kane, and my God the guy is huge. I was hoping he wouldn't be wearing his mask, but of course he was. I asked if he could take it off and he said that he didn't want to make the buildings walls buckle. I got some autographs and chatted with some other wrestlers, had an ammusing conversation with William Regal since he was staying in character most of the time. I also had a picture taken of Booker T doing his 'five time' gesture with his hand and asked him to do a special 'six time' one for that World title he's going to win down the road.

  Overall it was almost as great as WrestleMania itself. I had a fun time and a lot of the superstars were really letting loose and having a fun time with the fans. Regal by far was my favorite guy there just because the way he was staying in character and bitching out anybody who made a comment about him, even if they complimented him."

• The ratings for last weeks RAW and Smackdown! are in, and they did 4.4 and 3.4 respectively.

[thatblindgeye]

March 25, 2002 - Molson Center in Monreal, Quebec, Canada

14,168 In Attendance

[We are shown a wonderful recap video from last night's WrestleMania, except instead of actual clips we are shown photos from the more important matches with bits of commentary that went on during the moments played. Some photos shown are Booker T hitting the Diamond Cutter and Scissors Kick to DDP, him with the European title, Johnny Stamboli coming out, Stamboli with DDP in the air for the Spinebuster, Stamboli gettnig a chair then of him landing DDP on it, the mystery person helping Regal retain his titles, a bloody Ric Flair, Austin being taken away from his tag match, Hogan in the air for the ending Hollywood Legdrop, Hogan branding The Rock, Triple H being sent through the announcers table, Jericho bumping into Stephanie, Triple H in the air for the ending Pedigree, and Triple H celebrating with his titles on the turnbuckle. After that we are brought to the opening video being interupted at a few spots by static before the camera shows the pyros going off in Canada two nights in a row.]

-[Jim Ross]-

"Welcome to WWF RAW, just twenty-four hours after the biggest event in wrestling, WrestleMania! And King, what a WrestleMania it was this year!"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"You bet it was! Everything I wanted to happen did happen last night. William Regal retained the Intercontinental and United States Championships, Booker T won the European Championship, Billy and Chuck won the WWF and World Tag Team Championships, and Kurt Angle beat Big Show!"

-[Jim Ross]-

"What about Edge Spearing Kurt after the match and Triple H becoming the new WWF and World Heavyweight Champion?"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"Those two things shouldn't have happened. If Canada had better security then Edge never would have been allowed near the ring, and poor Stephanie got hit during the main event."

-[Jim Ross]-

"That's because she was in the ring when she shouldn't have been and Chris Jericho is the one who hit her."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"Only because Triple H moved instead of taking the hit like a man."

-[Jim Ross]-

"Speaking of Triple H, here he comes now to celebrate his victory!"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"You mean brag, J.R.."

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[-Time To Play The Game...- starts playing and Triple H shows up on stage in jeans and a denim jacket with one title around his waist and one over his shoulder. He continues with his entrance, getting on the apron and unstrapping the title around his waist. At the right time he leans backwards, throwing both arms with a title in each hand into the air, and spits the water out. He gets in the ring after and poses once more on the turnbuckle before getting a mic.]

-[Triple H]-

"Almost ten months ago I suffered a career threatening injury. I was out of action and in rehab after surgery, hoping I'd be able to come back here and climb back on top of the mountain. I knew things changed before I officially came back, but that didn't stop me from returning. I came back to the WWF, ready to fight and dominate once again! If a tear to my quad didn't stop me from getting back in this ring, then nothing in the WWF was going to stop me from accomplishing that very goal!"

[The crowd starts cheering for Triple H.]

-[Triple H]-

"That tear didn't stop me from returning, just like nobody could stop me from entering and winning the Royal Rumble! There was one person who thought they could stop me, and it's the same person who gave me, and I'm sure a lot of you, a top WrestleMania moment."

[Triple H lowers the mic and stares at the titantron, which begins showing the clip of Stephanie McMahon getting hit by Jericho.]

-[Triple H]-

"I dunno about you guys, but I wouldn't mind walking out of WrestleMania without these titles because that right there was just as good! But I got both to happen. The one person who thought they could stop me, was finally shut up. Last night Stephanie had her mouth shut, and not because she was trying to swallow, just like Jericho was finally shut up. Most importantly, last night I proved to myself, I proved to the entire WWF, and I proved to each and every fan of this company that I am the game. And by becoming the new Undisputed Champion, I proved that even after eight long months of rehab, of working out, of being forced to stay out of the ring, that I am that damn good!"

[The crowd starts cheering and starts a "Triple H! Triple H! Triple H!" chant.]

-[Triple H]-

"Now Chris Jericho knows that's the truth and it ain't just a catchy line. And I stand here in this ring, in front of you fans in the arena and at home, happy. In fact, I'm more than happy. After shutting two loud mouthed b*****s up, having one knock the other down instead of up, winning both the WWF and World Heavyweight titles, and proving to the world that I am that damn good and the best this business has seen in a while, how could I not be more than happy? I have one last thing to say, and this is for both the fans and those in the back...The Game has been restarted and upgraded, and it is back on!"

[Right after Triple H finishes his speech, static takes over the screen and turns greyscale as "new...new new new world order" is heard and the nWo walk out onto the stage, Nash still with Kane's mask and Hogan with a mic of his own.]

-[Hollywood Hogan]-

"Did the nWo hear you right brother? You're the best this business has seen and you're that damn good?!? Don't make me laugh! You only made it in this business because you hung around the right crowd! The true stars that are the best in this business stand before you, brother! I shaped this business up and then the three of us tore it down and brought in ratings unimagineable! Then we returned to the WWF to do what we did to WCW, and last night was nWo night! It started with Big Daddy Cool here sending that burnt idiot running away and stealing his mask, and it ended with Hollywood landing that big Legdrop across Rocky's throat for the win and the nWo branding him! Where's The Rock now? Hiding from us! He's scared to appear with the nWo running strong, brother! This is the new world order, and we're gonna make sure we finish what we started!"

-[Triple H]-

"Hogan, I'll tell you right now that I respected the hell outta you as a kid when you were selling out arenas and changing the face of wrestling, but the new world order? The last time I checked, a near fourty year old, a mid fourty year old, and a fifty year old isn't exactly new!"

[The crowd pops and Hogan looks at the crowd on both sides of him.]

-[Hollywood Hogan]-

"You think you're some funny guy? The only time you were funny was when you were jobbing out at WrestleMania in under two minutes, brother! Last night the nWo closed the book on Austin and Rock, and tonight we open a new chapter! Since you wanna throw you being as good as you think you are around and make lies about you being the best the business has seen, the nWo officially entitles the new chapter 'the crippling of Triple H', dude!"

[The crowd starts booing Hogan.]

-[Triple H]-

"You wanna piece of me? I'll be damned if I'm gonna let you guys try to run things around here, so consider yourselves another example of proving that I am that damn good!"

-[Hollywood Hogan]-

"You just worry about watching your back, dude! Because when the nWo strikes, it strikes fast and in numbers!"

[Hogan hands the mic to Nash.]

-[Kevin Nash]-

"And Hunter, when we do decide to jump out on you, it's gonna be just too...saweet!"

[Nash drops the mic and the nWo's music starts playing as they and Hunter stare at eachother.]

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-[Jim Ross]-

"I don't think Triple H knows what he's getting himself into here. We witnessed what the nWo is capable of the past few weeks, especially last night.."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"One thing I'll say I'm glad about Triple H is him standing up to the nWo, but if both The Rock and Steve Austin couldn't stop them, then how will Triple H on his own?"

-[Jim Ross]-

"I can only hope that he survives the nWo, let alone being able to beat them."

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COMMERCIAL BREAK

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[The cameras come back to show Ric Flair walking through the halls in a suit and a bandage on his head when he is stopped by Christian and Lance Storm, who get a pretty good pop from the Canadian crowd.]

-[Christian]-

"What kind of owner are you? You let talent standing right in front of you go unused or misused around here while has been hacks like The Hardy Boyz get a shot at being Tag Team Champions? Is it that you are a horrible owner or that you, like most American's, have a problem with Canadians being better?"

-[Lance Storm]-

"If I can be serious for a moment...If any team in this company deserved to be in that Four Corners match last night, it is us. You have the better half of one of the WWF's greatest tag teams and then you have the best member of Team Canada from WCW. We deserved to be in that match last night more than the actual champions."

-[Christian]-

"In case Undertaker rattled your brains too much last night, we want to know why you don't take us seriously and when our shot is going to be given to us, like most things are just given around here to American workers?"

-[Ric Flair]-

"You guys have the nerve to come up to me, not only after WrestleMania but also after I just had a match I haven't had in a while that had me busted open and when I have to go out into a Cage match tonight...you guys have the nerve to ask me why you aren't being given shots around here? You want me to answer that? Huh? You want me to answer that for you?!?"

[Flair steps back and rips his jacket off and throws it to the ground, then starts pulling his hair.]

-[Ric Flair]-

"You wanna come up to me and bother me with you not getting chances around here and accuse me of discriminating against Canadians?!? Let me tell you two something! The Nature Boy isn't in the mood to deal with either of your bitching and moaning right now. If either of you wanna keep a job in this company or wake up in your own bed instead of a coffin, then get the hell outta my way! You two wanna match then go get ready because you'll have one later tonight! Does that make you two happy? Does that make you serious enough and make you not throw a damn temper tantrum?!?"

[Flair shoves past them with a crazed look in his eyes, as Christian and Storm have a shocked/mildly frightened look on their faces.]

-[Christian]-

"Didn't have to yell at us...Just asked a simple question..."

-[Lance Storm]-

"Seriously..."

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-[Jim Ross]-

"Ric Flair went through a beating last night, but he's showing how tough he is by walking into the arena tonight."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"Only because Undertaker wanted Mr. McMahon to have a live target instead of a dead one. He took it easy on Flair last night, J.R.."

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[The cameras cut to photos of the Taker/Flair match. Some pictures are Flair getting hit with the chair, him being busted open, Arn Anderson with Taker in the air, Anderson hitting the Spinebuster to him, Vince pulling the ref out of the ring, him hitting Flair over the head with the chair from behind, Taker hitting the Tombstone to Flair, and him hitting the Last Ride.]

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-[Jerry Lawler]-

"Imagine what would have happened if Taker was beating Ric Flair with his full power?"

-[Jim Ross]-

"I'd rather not, King."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"Me either. That's why I want you to."

-[Jim Ross]-

"I'd still rather not imagine that...Right now I'm waiting to see is this Johnny Stamboli to explain why he attacked DDP last night at WrestleMania. What reason could he possibly have?"

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[Before the match a short video of Stamboli coming out and attacking DDP is shown.]

Normal Singles Match

Johnny 'The Bull' Stamboli [vs] Shannon Moore

[Squash match. Really only here to get Stamboli over in a way. Moore tried putting up a fight through the match, but Stamboli kept putting a stop to it every time. Stamboli started to finish it up after hitting a ddt, following up with the running/lifting spinebuster and then the Horns of the Bull, the military press into powerslam move he did last night to DDP on the steel chair. Stamboli picked up the win at 5:17. After the match Stamboli called for a mic.]

*1/2 Rating

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-[Johnny Stamboli]-

"For those of you'se who don't know who I be, I am Johnny 'The Bull' Stamboli! And to ansah your question, I came out last night at WrestleMania for two reasons. One was to make myself known and make an impact on the biggest stage. The othah was to get rid of the happy-go-lucky DDP from the WWF and deliver a message. That message is that nobody is safe when The Bull is let loose! Whenevah you see a pile of cahnage in this ring, yah numbah one suspect bettah be me, Johnny 'The Bull' Stamboli!"

[Stamboli drops his mic and lands a kick to Moore's head before exiting the ring.]

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-[Jim Ross]-

"He answered the question, but I'm still not happy with the result."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"I sure am. Finally we don't have to deal with DDP walking around trying to convince everyone that every bad thing is really a good thing."

-[Jim Ross]-

"He was just being optimistic, King. There's nothing wrong with that."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"There is when you try convincing people that losing a match is a good thing. He was just plained messed up in the head."

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COMMERCIAL BREAK

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[We are welcomed back with a video featuring Booker T. The video starts with "The Champion of Europe Visits His People" on the screen. The video then cuts to Booker T walking around some place in Europe, soon to be revealed as Paris after Booker walks past the Eifell Tower, with a light sounding French piece of music being played in the background.]

-[Booker T]-

"I'm a champion of the people. That's why Booker T is here in Paris. I'm here to visit the people that represent my newly won title. I want to see how they live, what they eat, and how they worship a five time dubya-C-dubya champion ovah here."

[The video cuts to Booker T walking in a different area with a map in his hand. He walks up to somebody and asks them a question.]

-[Booker T]-

"Yo dawg. What's dis place here?"

-[French Man]-

"Ce qui?"

-[Booker T]-

"What?"

-[French Man]-

"Ce qui?"

-[Booker T]-

"Where am I, dawg?"

-[French Man]-

"Désolé, je ne parle pas anglais."

-[Booker T]-

"What'd you call me?!? Get outta here before you make me upset!"

[Booker raises his hand into a slapping position and the man runs off. The video cuts to Booker wearing a beret and standing in front of the Bobino theatre.]

-[Booker T]-

(Talking to himself)

"Where da hell's 'Big Mommas House'?"

[The video cuts to Booker T standing in front of the Louvre now, facing the camera.]

-[Booker T]-

"Dis is where dat white Lisa painting's kept. You guys know what dat looks like right?"

[Booker holds up a picture of the paining.]

-[Booker T]-

"Dis is what it should look like, though."

[Booker puts a picture of the Mona Lisa one, showing the Mona Lisa only with Booker T's face on it, smiling of course, and his hand stuck on with his fingers extended. The video cuts to Booker sitting at a small bistro.]

-[Booker T]-

"Dat's all you guys get to see this week. Tune in next week when I visit the people I represent."

[Booker is brought a small cup of something and he takes a sip, spitting it out and yelling.]

-[Booker T]-

"I wanted an ice coffee with them coffee crystals!"

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-[Jerry Lawler]-

"Booker T is a real European Champion! He takes the time out of his schedule to go and visit his people over there."

-[Jim Ross]-

"I don't know about that, but he did make me laugh."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"He wasn't trying to be funny. He was taking in the culture of Paris."

-[Jim Ross]-

"He made me laugh more than he took the culture in. Our next match is up right now, though, and Christian and Lance Storm have a little tag team action going on."

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Normal Tag Team Match

Christian and Lance Storm [vs] Planet Saturn w/ Moppy

[Nice comedic match with Saturn and Stasiak doing most of the comedy. A little after the match began the show headed to a commercial break and returned when Saturn prevented an Unprettier by sending Christian to the ropes and hitting him with a crossbody for a two count pinfall. Stasiak and Saturn actually got close to winning the match, but Christian took Moppy and used it to distract Saturn, letting Storm attack him from behind. The usual all out brawl occured when Storm broke a pinfall Saturn had on Christian. Stasiak was sent to the outside and Christian/Storm double teamed Saturn. Stasiak grabbed Moppy and got in the ring when Christian had Saturn set up for the Unprettier. Stasiak swung Moppy but Christian ducked and Stasiak got hit with a Superkick from Storm. Christian took Moppy and Saturn tackled him as Storm covered Stasiak for the win at 8:29. Christian escaped Saturn and both he and Storm walked up the ramp in victory as Saturn held Moppy close.]

**1/2 Rating

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-[Jim Ross]-

"Doesn't seem Perry Saturn is too concerned over losing this match."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"He's in love with that mop. Who in their right mind would love a mop?"

-[Jim Ross]-

"That's just it. I don't think Saturn is in anywhere near a right mind."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"Then you have Stasiak who thinks he's from another planet. Look at him, he thinks he's talking to his home planet now!"

-[Jim Ross]-

"It's better to let them be with their imagination than to disgruntle them with the truth."

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[The camera cuts to a graphic of Vince McMahon and Ric Flair with a cage behind them.]

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-[Jim Ross]-

"Ladies and gentleman, later tonight we will witness a Cage match between Ric Flair and Mr. McMahon. This won't be any Cage match, though, because the loser of the match will also lose his shares in this company and will no longer hold any power in it!"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"I can't wait for Mr. McMahon to take full control back. Ric Flair being around here was nothing but horror."

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COMMERCIAL BREAK

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[The camera returns to Chris Jericho's locker room where Jericho is being yelled at by Stephanie.]

-[Stephanie McMahon]-

"What the hell were you doing last night?!? You attack me when you should be attacking Triple H and then you lose to him?!? Why did I bother wasting my time on another loser? What were you even thinking? Don't you care that Triple H has all the cards in his hand and we have nothing? Nothing! That's what we, no that's what you have. I'm still the Billion Dollar Princess and you're back to being a loser again! Let's just go and get out of here!"

[Jericho walks over to the door and opens it and Stephanie walks a little in before realizing it's the closet. Jericho pushes her in, closes the door, and put a chair up to it as Stephanie slams on the door with her fist. The crowd cheers a little bit as Jericho smirks and leaves the room. The camera follows him walking down the hall and him walking up to Austin. Jericho lets out a bigger smirk before speaking.]

-[Chris Jericho]-

"If it isn't the assclown that let the nWo get the better of him last night. Tell me, how does it feel to lose against them at an event like WrestleMania?"

-[Steve Austin]-

"Well, uh. I'd imagine as bad as losin' them titles in the main event"

-[Chris Jericho]-

(Losing his smirk)

"He just got lucky last night. That's all it was is a flash of luck. This Thursday when I get my rematch I'll get my titles back. As for you, why don't you do like your jackass friend The Rock and walk out of here?"

-[Steve Austin]-

"Unlike The Rock, I'm stayin' here in the dubya-dubya-F. I'm not gonna abandon it when it needs me. This companies what made me and I'm payin' it back for that. I have a few more asses to kick, some money tah get from Kane and the n-dubya-o for the beer they wasted, and I have a lot more Steveweisers to open up here."

-[Chris Jericho]-

"Why don't you face the facts and stop showing what happens when you become an alcoholic? Nobody wants you here anymore. Everyone around here is sick and tired of getting verbally and physically abused by you just because you can't control your temper. And you not even being able to stick it out in the tag match put the icing on the cake for people wanting you gone."

-[Steve Austin]-

"What?"

-[Chris Jericho]-

"I said people don't want you here anymore."

-[Steve Austin]-

"What?"

-[Chris Jericho]-

"....I said people don't-"

-[Steve Austin]-

"What? What? What what what what?!?"

-[Chris Jericho]-

"Stop it! You think I'm kidding? Wait until you see how many people want your ass thrown outta here. You'll never come back to the WWF ever...eh-eh-eh-ever...again!"

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-[Jim Ross]-

"The lack of respect Chris Jericho shows to Austin is unbelievable!"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"Not to take sides, J.R., but Stone Cold has attacked people over the years for no good reason, and I wouldn't be surprised if there is a group that want him gone."

-[Jim Ross]-

"Austin won't ever leave the WWF, regardless of who wants him gone...I'm done talking about it. Stayed tuned because after the break we see William Regal defend his titles against Matt Hardy."

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COMMERCIAL BREAK

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Normal Singles Match - WWF Intercontinental/United States Championships

Matt Hardy w/ Jeff & Lita [vs] William Regal©

[A rather slow kind of match with Regal in it. Matt wasn't given too much offense as it would have made Regal look bad if he was about to get beat by someone who was eliminated first in the Four Corners match last night. Matt did have Regal set for the Twist of Fate, but Regal ran Matt into the corner, pretending to break his grasp when the ref asked only to punch Hardy. Regal tried using his brass knuckles in the match, but Jeff and Lita got on the apron to stop him. However, Regal took a swing at Lita and Jeff ducked her, taking the shot with the knuckles himself and falling to the outside. Matt went over and checked on him, as did the ref, and Regal spun Matt around to hit him with the brass knuckles. He covered him and the ref eventually paid attention and made the three count at 7:05.]

** Rating

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-[Jim Ross]-

"Again he uses those brass knuckles! When is somebody gonna step in and scold Regal for using them?"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"Nobody sees these brass knuckles you speak of, J.R.. It is purely the Power of the Punch helping William Regal win these matches."

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[The cameras cut to the back where Terri is standing by with a smiling Edge.]

-[Terri]-

"Edge, last night at WrestleMania you weren't scheduled to compete, but you still gave the crowd something to cheer about when you delivered a Spear to Kurt Angle, just seconds after he defeated Big Show. Why did you decide to attack him?"

-[Edge]-

"Hm. Why did I attack Kurt Angle, the guy who just four days ago was the one beating me up in the ring when I was facing his untalented, unknown, unamountable-to-anything brother? I'm pretty sure that answers your question right there, but I'll go ahead and go a little more in depth for ya. Me and Kurt, we used to be good pals back in the day. I still remember the days of Team ECK. I used to tear it up with Kurt and I was always there for him when he needed help. Then he just started getting too damn annoying. All of his talk about milk and gold medals. It was just too much. It was worse than having to sit through Mae Young giving birth."

[Lawler comments about how he just got that moment blocked from his memory.]

-[Edge]-

"Then I started becoming a success on my own. No Kurt, no Christian. Just me becoming a singles star. Between then and a week ago, me and Kurt went our seperate ways. We stayed away from eachother for the most part and haven't bothered one another. I get pitted into a match against his brother and expect a quick win. Then he steps in and starts attacking me? Did he honestly think I wasn't going to do something about that? Kurt, Kurt, Kurt. Where's your head at these days? Besides up somebodies ass! Since I have the tag match against you and young Eric next, I want to say one last thing. Kurt, do you remember 'Operation: Get Kurt's Medals Back So He Never Bitches About Them Again?' Well, I think I have a new operation underway, and it's called 'Operation: Kick Kurt's Holy Olympic Ass And Shove Those Gold Medals Up It So He Shuts Up About Him Winning Them...And Kick Young, Untalented, Unamountable Eric's Ass As Well.' Think I have to shorten it up. What do you think?"

[Edge walks off screen but walks back on a second later.]

-[Edge]-

"Oh and Kurt. Flair didn't say Eric was banned from ringside. I simply told someone who told someone that Flair said that."

[Edge sticks his tongue out for a second and then smiles before walking away again.]

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COMMERCIAL BREAK

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Normal Tag Match

Big Show & Edge [vs] Eric Angle and Kurt Angle

[Kurt made Eric stay in the ring most of the match, not wanting to get in it with Show nor Edge. Show messed around with Eric, pretending to throw a punch or fake headbutt and sending him scurrying to the corner. Eric tripped Edge at one point, but Edge got back up rather fast. When he went to tag Show in Kurt ran in and distracted the ref. Kurt got out and the ref saw Show in the ring, but ordered him to leave as he didn't see the tag. Edge got back in and the ref was still arguing with Show. Kurt got back in and ran at Edge getting clotheslined and rolling out of the ring. After Kurt refused to get in the ring a bit more, Edge had Eric set up for a Spear, but Kurt grabbed his legs from the outside and Eric got the chance to pound away. Edge fought back and knocked Eric down, and Kurt slid in. He grabbed Edge from behind for the Angle Slam, but Edge slipped out. He turned and Eric came running. Edge sidestepped and Eric speared Kurt. Show got into the ring and headbutted Eric before grabbing Kurt and tossing him over the ropes. Edge Speared Eric and pinned him at 9:42.]

*** Rating

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-[Jerry Lawler]-

"How can they treat a gold medal winner like that?"

-[Jim Ross]-

"Kurt wasn't even the legal man and he tried getting involved. He even purposely stayed out of the match as much as he could the whole time!"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"He was saving his energy is all."

-[Jim Ross]-

"I'm sure that's the reason King. We have a quick commercial break to go to right now, but when we come back the main event Cage match will take place between the two co-owners, with their shares of the company on the line!"

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COMMERCIAL BREAK

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Singles Cage Match - Escape Only- 50% Ownership on the line

Ric Flair [vs] Vince McMahon

[Once both men made their entrances and were secure in the cage, Undertaker's music started playing and The Dead Man rolled his way out on his motorcycle and stood by ringside. Flair didn't do too good in the match, with just getting out of a hellacious bout the previous night. Flair was rebusted open midway through the match after Vince repeatedly slammed his head into the cage and grinded it together back and forth. Flair began coming back and slammed Vince's head into the steel, busting him open as well. Vince tried escaping by climbing out, but Flair grabbed him when he only got past the middle rope and pulled him back, making Vince fall back first to the mat. Flair tried escaping through the door a few times, but Taker kept shoving the ref away and closing the door on him. The times Flair tried climbing out of the cage he was always stopped by Vince. Flair was down long enough for Vince to escape after Vince delivered his own Stunner, but he told Taker to get him a chair instead. Taker handed Vince the chair and he was about to slam it down against Flair's head, but Flair was faster and lifted his leg up into Vince's groin. Vince went down and Flair grabbed the chair himself. Vince started getting up to his feet and Flair slammed the chair down over his head. Flair let out a 'Wooo!' for the crowd and made his way to the door, stopping when Taker leaned against it to keep it shut. He changed directions and started climbing the cage. Taker left the door and started climbing the cage on the outside. He met Flair at the top and exchanged punches with him. Flair started getting the upperhand until Taker grabbed him by the throat with authority and gave him a mean stare. Flair slowly climbed a little down the cage on the inside before Taker Choke Slammed him to the mat! Taker climbed down into the ring and grabbed Vince. He opened the cage door and dragged Vince out of the ring to the mats on the outside, signaling the end of the match.]

***1/2 Rating

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-[Jim Ross]-

"Bah God! Flair could be broken in half from that Choke Slam! Now Flair's lost his ownership in this company thanks to Undertaker!"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"I'm glad about this J.R.. Now we have some fair authority in charge around here instead of Flair changing genius plans Mr. McMahon makes."

-[Jim Ross]-

"Stop sucking up, King."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"I'm not. This is how I truely feel."

-[Jim Ross]-

"I can't believe The Undertaker just cost Ric Flair the match and his stake in this company...I hope that we get to hear from Ric this Thursday on Smackdown! to give his words on the ending to this match. Make sure you tune in to find out yourselves, folks..."

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Quick Results

Johnny Stamboli def. Shannon Moore

Christian and Lance Storm def. Planet Saturn

William Regal def. Matt Hardy to retain the WWF Intercontinental/U.S. Championships

Big Show & Edge def. Eric Angle and Kurt Angle

Vince McMahon def. Ric Flair to strip Flair of his ownership in the company

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*** Show Rating

OCC:Final show before I leave on vacation later today. Questionable ending you think? I have something planned so don't worry. I'll be back in a week or so to get this back rolling.

[thatblindgeye]

The Devil Gets His Way

Four days ago Triple H made history when he defeated Chris Jericho for the WWF and World Heavyweight Championships in a great WrestleMania main event, but now Chris Jericho gets a rematch to try to regain what he believes is his. With Jericho unofficially closing the books on his partnership with Stephanie McMahon he will now have no worries on the outside of the ring to deal with her about. However, he may now have an enemy in Steve Austin again, the man he defeated at No Way Out and at Vengeance last year, with comments he made this past Monday on RAW. Triple H has the worse of it, though, as during his celebration on RAW the nWo interupted him and made an unspoken challenge towards The Game. Will the poison leak itself into the title match? Will The Rattlesnake slither his way into the ring towards Jericho?

Speaking of the nWo, after his win against Kane at WrestleMania by stealing his mask, Kevin Nash will be in singles action against half of the co-holders of the WWF Hardcore Championship in Bradshaw. Nash is a strong man, but if anybody is equally as strong and tough enough to face him it is none other than the Texan bred Bradshaw. Will Kane actually make an appearance on Smackdown!...without his mask?

In their first title defense, Billy and Chuck will defend both of their Tag Team straps against the man who lost his Cruiserweight title at 'Mania, Tajiri, and Billy Kidman. Will the two cruiserweight based challengers be able to run in and steal the Tag Team Championships, or will this be easy pickings for the likes of Billy and Chuck?

In what deserves none other than a celebration, Vince McMahon will be doing just that. But this is Vince McMahon, so it won't be any celebration ceremony. Expect him to gloat about his victory over Ric Flair on RAW, thus forcing Flair out of his co-ownership with the company and forcing him to relieve the shares he owns. Not only that, but it has been confirmed Vince McMahon will be announcing a match for next weeks RAW that involves Ric Flair and announce the future of his partnership with both the nWo and The Undertaker.

Expected to also be in the house are Johnny Stamboli, Big Show, Steve Austin, William Regal, and Kurt Angle..

All this and more on WWF Smackdown!

Confirmed For The Show

WrestleMania Rematch: Chris Jericho versus Triple H© for the WWF/World Heavyweight Championships

Bradshaw versus Kevin Nash

Billy and Chuck versus Billy Kidman & Tajiri for the WWF/World Tag Team Championships

Mr. McMahon Celebrates

[james_ewing88]

I just read this entire diary and all I have to say is...wow. This diary is great. Loving what you are doing with the Angle's. If you do bring in Luger, that would be great for star power, but don't let him wrestle. That would only kill your ratings. Bring in Sting and WWF is going to be the best. Sting would be a killer grab for the WWF. Well, good luck in the future, bro.

[thatblindgeye]

March 28, 2002 - Corel Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

15,847 In Attendance

[We are shown a highlight video of the main event from RAW that pitted Vince McMahon against Ric Flair in a Cage. The video shows the match in mostly a normal look, showing Vince slamming Flair's head into the cage and busting him open and Flair doing the same, among other things. The video changes to a red hue when it shows Taker grabbing Flair by the throat, followed by Chokeslamming him from the cage to the ring mat below. The video then shows Taker climbing into the ring and dragging Vince McMahon out of it to declare him the winner. The cameras cut directly to the arena where the music of Vince McMahon starts playing. He does his usual strut down to the ring, bandage on his forehead, and grabs a mic.]

-[Vince McMahon]-

"First of all I want to welcome everyone to a very special Smackdown!. Why is it special? Because this is the first night in a while that I am the only person running the show! As many of you can tell, I am in a very good mood. I would go as far as to say I am in the best mood I have ever been in in my entire life! Because the minute RAW went off the air, Ric Flair lost any kind of pull, any ownership he had with this company. He lost it all because I, Vincent Kennedy McMahon, proved that I am the superior being in the WWF. For those of you who-"

[The crowd starts chanting 'Asshole!' at Vince.]

-[Vince McMahon]-

"Watch it...Now, for those of you who think the match was unfair and that I had a large advantage with The Undertaker being at ringside, well to put it quite simply, you're wrong. I could have easily defeated Ric Flair by myself. The Undertaker was there as an outside enforcer in case anybody decided to come down and interfer on Ric Flair's behalf. How fair would it be if Arn Anderson decided to walk down to the ring and try to help his best friend win the match? How fair would it be if Ric's own son or even his wife decided to try to help him win? How fair would it be for me, Vince McMahon, to have what was left of this company being mine being stolen away? That is in the past, though. We need to think about the present state of this company. The WWF will now be a better WWF, a Ric Flair-free WWF if I may. From the moment he was named co-owner, this company has gone downhill and has been in a slump, and it has proved that Ric Flair wasn't cut for his newly given position. See, the pressures of being a co-owner of the WWF got to him too quickly and he proved he can't handle seperating his authority status with his personal matters. He especially proved he couldn't seperate being an owner with being an active wrestler. No owner of any wrestling promotion should be an active wrestler. Before you start pointing fingers, I want to point out that I was never an active wrestler for this company. I was simply a special guest performer in this ring from time to time. That is what seperates me, the genius Vince McMahon, from that crazy, uncontrolling Ric Flair in terms of ownership status. Could you even imagine? Just...Just Imagine if he were to run this company by himself. This place would be pure chaos beyond levels I can't even imagine. People who don't deserve matches or title shots or who are personaly friends of Ric would be on top while the real talent lays at the bottom. Lucky for you fans here in Canada, The Undertaker was kind enough to lend his services to me for the night to make sure Ric Flair didn't make that nightmare a reality. Ric Flair-"

[The crowd now starts up a 'You screwed Ric!' chant to Vince.]

-[Vince McMahon]-

"I do believe it is pronounced 'Bret'...Now Ric was not and would not be in a safe state of mind to run this company alone. Just look at how he acts when he is being treated as a wrestler. He has no control as a wrestler and that shows he wouldn't be able to control himself if he were a sole owner. Him losing is actually a blessing in disguise. Not only do I, Vince McMahon, become the sole owner of this company, but Ric Flair no longer will have reason to appear on WWF television, barring next week which I will get to in a moment. Now that my job is done with Ric, as of this moment The Undertaker's services will no longer be needed. Now some of you may be wondering what will be of the nWo in the WWF...Since I brought them in to destroy the company due to Ric Flair's stubborness and ego being in his way, they will no longer be needed after next week. Ric Flair may not be an owner in this company anymore. Hell, he may not even be able to walk at this moment!"

[The crowd begins booing McMahon.]

-[Vince McMahon]-

"But that doesn't mean he is out of the WWF right away. No. See, I like to...I like to put my opponents through even more emberassment even after I am through with them. Ric Flair will be no diifferent, because next Monday night on RAW, it will be Vince McMahon and Hollywood Hogan teaming up for the first time in history, which is bigger than The Rock and Steve Austin teaming up mind you, to take on Ric Flair. Now, now. Since I got everything I wanted I will be fair and will allow Ric Flair to choose any partner of his choosing. Of course that will not make a difference because the two biggest forces in this business will be teaming up. The man who created Hulkamania and the man who destroyed it with the nWo on the same team. After the nWo and I leave Ric Flair a bloody mess for the second week in a row, the nWo's services in the WWF will be completed and they will no longer have the need to serve me. So Ric, I hope you are all healed by this Monday because regardless if you are or not, you will be showing up to RAW for the match, and after you are lying on the mat, drowning in a pool of your own blood, I'm going to get right down in your face, and tell you within an inch of your life....You're fiiiiiired!"

[Vince gives off an evil smirk and leaves the ring, heading up the ramp to the back.]

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-[Michael Cole]-

"I cannot believe what Mr. McMahon is putting Ric Flair through. He uses both the nWo and Undertaker to get Ric out of power and then he tries to literally break Flair's body by putting him through all this mayhem."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"Ric Flair never should have agreed to becoming co-owner in the WWF and he should have known what he was getting into. Now I'm going into RAW with mixed feelings because I don't want to see the nWo in the WWF but I want Flair gone, too.."

-[Michael Cole]-

"I just want the nWo out of here and I'll be glad when they leave next week."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"You won't be the only one, Michael."

-[Michael Cole]-

"I know that, King. I can't think of anyone other than Mr. McMahon and the nWo themselves who wants the nWo in the WWF. But it looks like we are about to get ready for the opening match for tonight when we come back from the commercial break."

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COMMERCIAL BREAK

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Normal Tag Match

Albert & Johnny 'The Bull' Stamboli [vs] 'Too Cool' Rikishi and Scotty 2 Hotty

[Too Cool reformed tonight by taking on the newest WWF superstar and the man who turned on Scotty just one week ago. Other than Rikishi cleaning house at one point, the match was a total squash. Rikishi tried putting Stamboli through the Stinkface, but Albert stopped him with a swift bicycle kick. Rikishi was taken out soon after with a nice quick ddt from Stamboli, who hit the Stambuster (the running/lifting spinebuster move) followed by the Horns of the Bull to Scotty for the win at 6:05.]

** Rating

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-[Jerry Lawler]-

"It's a good thing this new star Stamboli and the monster Albert won. It would be a disgrace if this team of...dancing fools won."

-[Michael Cole]-

"I recall you having somewhat a liking for the team of Too Cool, King."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"That was when the team had a bit of Sexay in it. It's nothing like it used to be and is worse because of the lack of Sexay."

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[The cameras cut to the APA's offices where they are sitting at their table and some construction guys walking around the door and talking quietly.]

-[Bradshaw]-

"The first beers since we became co-Hardcore champions!"

-[Farooq]-

"Man, we had some after we got back into our office Sunday."

-[Bradshaw]-

"Then the first beers today."

-[Farooq]-

"Didn't we have some for breakfast?"

-[Bradshaw]-

"What about this hour?"

-[Farooq]-

"We drank those half an hour ago."

[Farooq looks over and the camera pans over a bit to show a pile of about a full twelve pack of empty beer cans before focusing on the APA again.]

-[Bradshaw]-

"Our first beers in the last half hour then. But still, we became the first guys to be co-holders of this singles title. And with all the money we got from that rookie, we can renovate our offices and expand our business!"

[The camera pans out as Bossman, Crash, Hugh Morrus, Raven, and Maven walk in.]

-[Bossman]-

"Hey. You two have somethin' that we want and that you don't deserve. Now hand it on back over here before I send you down to Georgia for some time in a cell."

[The APA ignore Bossman and continue drinking and pull out cigars to smoke.]

-[Bossman]-

"You two deaf?!?"

[Farooq points to a sign that says "Knock Before Entering". Bossman looks at the two in disbelief before Bossman walks to the door, knocks, and walks back.]

-[Bossman]-

"Alright I knocked, now give me that title."

[Bradshaw sets a sign on the table that reads "Out For Lunch...Or Beer." on it. Bossman looks at it and slaps it off the table, causing Farooq and Bradshaw to stand up.]

-[Farooq]-

"What the hell are you doin'? We aren't on the clock right now! If you want that title then come back to us when we're on the clock."

-[Raven]-

"To me you are always on the clock, and that means you're going to get a twenty-four slash seven beating if you don't hand over what is rightfully mine."

-[Bradshaw]-

"Why are you guys upset with us? Maven boy is the one that hired us to attack all of you! You should be going after him, not us. We're innocent bystanders."

[Crash. Morrus, Raven, and Bossman turn around and stare at Maven.]

-[Bradshaw]-

"Come...Come on guys. They're the ones that stole the title. They're the ones that actually attacked you. I just payed them to do it.....Damn!"

[Maven starts running away as the three men chase after him. APA sit back down and go back to drinking. Crash walks back in and takes a beer.]

-[Bradshaw]-

"What the...Get outta here!"

[Crash drops the beer and runs away as Farooq and Bradshaw shake their head in disgrace. Bradshaw picks the beer up, stares at it, hangs his head and throws it into the trash.]

-[Farooq]-

"I'll be...damned..."

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-[Michael Cole]-

"Poor Maven. He can't cut a break, even when he was the Hardcore Champion."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"Maven better be a fast runner or he's about to be eaten by a pack of wolves!"

-[Michael Cole]-

"Can't they just let this be in the past and move on?"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"Why? Maven payed the APA to attack them and they want payback."

-[Michael Cole]-

(As an image of Billy and Chuck one one side and Kidman and Tajiri on the other is shown.)

"Payback? If you say so...Coming up after the break, though, is Billy and Chuck's first title defense as the Tag Team Champions, and they face off against Billy Kidman and Tajiri."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"Just announce them as the winners now. Kidman and Tajiri are no thread and should go back to the midget wrestling organization."

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COMMERCIAL BREAK

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[The show returns from the break and shows both Christian and Lance Storm standing around in the back watching a small television. The camera gets a better view and shows them watching the tag match from WrestleMania, the part where The Hardyz get eliminated to be more exact. They laugh after seeing Matt and Jeff eliminated and a few seconds later The Hardyz, with Lita, walk up and interupt the viewing.]

-[Matt Hardy]-

"That must be a pretty funny video for you guys to be laughing so hard."

-[Christian]-

"Yeah it's funny. Watching you two lose yet another tag team match is always something that will bring a smile to my face whenever I may be down."

-[Jeff Hardy]-

"We lost the match, but at least we were in it. You two were wrestling on Heat and weren't even put on the 'Mania card."

-[Lance Storm]-

"I'm gonna be serious with you. The only reason we weren't on the WrestleMania card is because us two, being pure Canadians and all, would have stolen the entire show just by showing up. Us wrestling would have blown the roof from the Skydome, assuming the stupid half of Canadians weren't still moaning about someone being screwed years ago."

[The crowd begins booing Storm.]

-[Christian]-

"And we won our match on Heat. You two were the first ones eliminated from that tag match. You barely lasted in there. At least we had a win on Sunday, which last I remember is a good thing in these parts. The only way you two could win is if you enter your woman into a county fair pig contest."

[Lita shows her dissaproval with an insulted expression on her face as Matt and Jeff look angered. They grab Christian and Storm, but are soon attacked from behind by The Dudley Boyz. Lita screams for help and both Christian and Storm smirk and walk away. The Dudleyz and Hardyz exchange blows as they slowly move towards the left of the screen. The camera pans over to keep track and reveals Stacy standing in front of two tables slanted against the wall. Lita tries stopping Bubba, but D-Von grabs her after throwing Jeff straight through the table. He held her in a full nelson as Bubba threw Matt into the table.]

-[D-Von Dudley]-

(While still restraining Lita.)

"My brothah! What...What are we gonna do with huh?!?"

-[Bubba Ray Dudley]-

([After walking up and getting his face close to Lita's)

"We'll just take her with us...and have some fun with her."

[The Dudleyz and Stacy walk away, laughing and kidnapping Lita as she screams for help.]

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-[Michael Cole]-

"No! Come on! They're kidnapping Lita and nobodies around to try and even stop them!"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"I'm sure she's in good hands, Michael. Don't worry so much."

-[Michael Cole]-

"She's just been kidnapped by one of the most sadistic tag teams in this business, and you're telling me not to worry? Somebody has to try and save her!"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"Maybe I should. Think of the reward I would get!"

-[Michael Cole]-

"You're sick, King. She's being kidnapped and all you can think about is being rewarded by her!"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"You're right...What I really want is for Billy and Chuck to retain their tag titles against this midget team....What?"

-[Michael Cole]-

"Are you kidding me?"

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Normal Tag Team Match - WWF/World Tag Team Championships

Billy and Chuck© [vs] Billy Kidman & Tajiri

[As anyone would guess, this was another sqaush match to just get the new champs on television. Billy and Chuck dominated the entire match, alternating in beating Kidman down and then Tajiri. Tajiri tried going for his Poison Mist, but Billy pulled Kidman in the way, blinding Tajiri's partner. Billy kicked Tajiri, hit a quick Fame-Asser, and as Kidman was trying to feel around for something to grab onto he got nailed by a Jungle Kick from Chuck. Billy and Chuck ended up retaining their titles at the 6:53 mark. After the match Billy and Chuck embraced eachother and gave eachother a pat on the rear.]

*** Rating

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-[Michael Cole]-

"Tajiri sprays that mist of his into the wrong persons face again! First it was Crash on the receiving end by accident and now Tajiri's own partner gets a face full of mist."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"That's why neither of them should be a champion in this company. Kidman doesn't know how to stay out of the ring when he shouldn't be there and Tajiri delivers something to the wrong person."

-[Michael Cole]-

"To be fair Tajiri was a rather good Cruiserweight Champion, King."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"No he wasn't. It's now on a good cruiserweight and someone with family wrestling blood in him."

-[Michael Cole]-

"A man who also took advantage of a situation instead of waiting for his opponent to pay attention."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"That's what this business is about. Taking any advantage you can take. I used to be a wrestler, Michael, so I think I know what I'm talking about here."

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COMMERCIAL BREAK

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[We return from the break to see William Regal walking in the back with both his WWF Intercontinental and United States Championships over his shoulder.]

-[Kevin Kelly]-

"William Regal! William Regal!"

-[William Regal]-

(As he turns around and Kevin Kelly walks onto the screen.)

"What is it my dear boy?"

-[Kevin Kelly]-

"This past Sunday at WrestleMania you defeated Mr. Pay-Per-View himself on the biggest pay-per-view of the year, but I have-"

-[William Regal]-

"Excuse me? Did you forget something?"

-[Kevin Kelly]-

"I..um......."

-[William Regal]-

"You forgot to bloody congratulate me on my win!"

-[Kevin Kelly]-

"I'm...I'm sorry. Congratulations. Now-"

-[William Regal]-

"Say it with some feeling you bloody peasant!"

-[Kevin Kelly]-

"Um...Congratulations on defeating Rob Van Dam, Mister Pay-Per-....The former Mister Pay-Per-View? Congratulations on defeating him and retaining both of your championships this past Sunday at WrestleMania."

-[William Regal]-

"Thank you dear boy. Now what did you want to ask me?"

-[Kevin Kelly]-

"Well...Everyone wants to know who helped you win that match on Sunday."

-[William Regal]-

"Helped?!? I won that match on my own and don't you think otherwise! Don't worry about who it was as it will be revealed all in good time. Like I said, I don't have much time for you're pointless North American questions so good day."

[Regal walks off, leaving Kelly standing around. Regal only takes several steps before he passes by Val Venis with a very good looking blonde woman with rather large breasts.]

-[Val Venis]-

"I'll make sure that your night with the Big Valbowski is a night you'll always remember. You've heard of 'Black Knight?' How about I show you my white steed? Heh heh heh."

-[William Regal]-

(After walking up to Venis.)

"What the bloody hell is wrong with you? It's a sad day in this world when an entire country is filled with people who are just like you. You and the rest of Americans and Canadians alike are the same. You show no class when it comes to women, even though the women running America and Canada are one night stand sluts. These countries are filled with people with no class and no respect. It's a good thing that there are a select few, Mister McMahon and myself being two prime examples, that are around here to try and make up for the emberassment that people like you two bring."

-[Val Venis]-

"We aren't over in jolly good England right now. We're in the land of good women and good drinking. People do what feels good over here and if you wan't class and respect, go back to good ol' England."

-[William Regal]-

"People like you ought to be deported from living on any continent with the way you act! It's a shame how this continent has evolved from what it used to be, but I would be willing to bet that your forefathers and their forefathers were just as classless, disrespectul, and bloody moronic as you are!"

-[Val Venis]-

"You wanna insult the forefathers of these countries now? Wait. I know what your problem is. Here, maybe this will help."

[Val reaches into his pocket and pulls out a bottle and hands it to Regal.]

-[Val Venis]-

"That's my own formula. It'll have you with women in no time. I like the name Valagra. Take the whole thing because it looks like you could use a weeks worth just for today. Cheerio."

[Venis and the woman walk away. Regal looks after them before looking at the bottle in his hand. He opens it and takes one pill out and lightly touches his tongue with it. He makes a grossed out face and drops the bottle to the ground before walking away himself.]

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-[Jerry Lawler]-

"Val Venis can't talk to someone of William Regal's stature like that!"

-[Michael Cole]-

"He just did King. And by the looks of it I don't think William Regal very much liked the taste of that special formula of Venis'."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"Venis is a nothing in this company. The only thing I like about him is how he can easily get a woman for the night, but those are my women he's taking!"

-[Michael Cole]-

"Well speaking of taking things, King, right now we have Kevin Nash, who still holds possesion of Kane's mask, going against co-Hardcore Champion Bradshaw."

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Normal Singles Match

Bradshaw w/ Farooq [vs] Kevin Nash

[Not a total squash here as Bradshaw did put up one heck of a fight against Nash, but it was mostly made to not let Bradshaw look too strong and to make Nash look like the big powerhouse. Both Hogan and Hall at first came out with Nash for the match, but Nash laughed and told them to go to the back, acting a bit cocky. Nash had Bradshaw sent into the ropes and looked for the big boot a few minutes in, but Bradshaw ducked it and kept running. Nash turned around and got hit with a Clothesline From Hell, only making him stagger back into the ropes. Bradshaw hit a smaller clothesline to knock Nash over the ropes and to the outside. Nash landed on his feet near Farooq and quickly hit a big boot on him. Nash smiled but got scared once Kane's pyros went off. Seconds went by before Nash was reassured when Kane didn't come out, even putting the mask on and mocking Kane. After being dragged back into the ring by Bradshaw it was only a matter of minutes before Nash ducked another Clothesline From Hell attempt and delivered the Nashknife Powerbomb for the win at 7:48.

Seconds after the match was over Big Show's music began playing and the giant came walking out. Nash pulled Kane's mask off his face and looked confused as Show got into the ring. Nash ran slowly at Show and got hit with a giant headbutt. Nash got back up and Show grabbed him by the throat. Nash was able to kick him in the midsection and get out of the ring, meeting his fellow nWo buddies on the way up the ramp. All three yelled at Show, who picked up Kane's mask and smiled.]

*** Rating

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-[Michael Cole]-

"The Big Show just did Kane a giant favor here! Big Show is now in possession of Kane's mask and Kevin Nash better start worrying!"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"At least now Kane has another ally to depend on. Kane and Big Show, if anybody else in the WWF can't do it, are two men who are strong enough and certaintly big enough to go against the nWo."

-[Michael Cole]-

"You're not kidding about them being big enough either. Having Big Show on your side is something that will really help you not only in the long run, but from the very beginning as well."

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[The camera cuts to Kurt Angle's locker room where Kurt is sitting at a small bar with Eric behind it, acting as bartender.

-[Kurt Angle]-

"What was he thinking when he did that? Spearing me? Spearing me?!? A freaking gold medalist! A former WCW and WWF Champion! How could he Spear me when his biggest accomplishment is winning the King of the Ring and having his trophy stolen? When he'll only be known for creating a lame double team move with a steel chair?"

[Kurt slams his shot glass against the top of the small bar and Eric pulls out the heavy stuff. He opens the milk container and pours some into the shot glass and Kurt procedes to take it like a shot.]

-[Kurt Angle]-

"How could he honestly think that he could Spear me after I beat the biggest so called athlete in this company? What the heck was he thinking?!?"

[The door to the locker room is heard opening and Kevin Kelly walks next to Kurt.]

-[Kevin Kelly]-

"Kurt, I just wanted to get a few words from you-"

-[Kurt Angle]-

"Get outta my locker room! You don't knock before coming in and you wanna ask me some questions I don't want to answer?!? Get the heck outta here!"

[Kevin quickly exits the locker room.]

-[Kurt Angle]-

"I'll tell you one thing...Edge learned everything from me. I taught him what cool was and how to be a great wrestler. I'll teach him what he doesn't know sooner than later...Give me some more."

-[Eric Angle]-

"Kurt, I think you've had enough for now."

-[Kurt Angle]-

"I'll tell you when I've had enough! Give me some freaking more!"

[Kurt grabs the milk container and starts drinking right from it. He stops and then throws it against the wall, splashing milk all over it.]

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COMMERCIAL BREAK

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[The camera returns and focuses on Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler at the announcers table.]

-[Michael Cole]-

(As an image of Triple H and Jericho is shown on the screen, hyping the main event.)

"It's almost time for tonights main event, ladies and gentleman. Triple H will defend his newly won WWF and World Heavyweight Championships against the man he beat at WrestleMania, Chris Jericho."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"And Jericho's gonna win it back, too. Chris Jericho is the one who deserves the titles, not Triple H. Who was gone for eight months when the WWF needed him? And who stayed with the WWF through it all?"

-[Michael Cole]-

"That may be true, but Triple H was out with an injury and he proved he is still one of the best by not only beating Jericho at WrestleMania, but also giving him a rematch. Before we get to that, though, we have Kevin Kelly standing by with none other, than 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin."

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[The camera cuts to the inteview area and the crowd pops loud as they see Austin.]

-[Kevin Kelly]-

"'Stone Cold', four days ago at WrestleMania you were pitted against the nWo in a tag match and your partner was long time rival The Rock. Things were going good at first, but eventually the nWo took you out of the match, which led to The Rock losing it to Hollywood Hogan."

-[Steve Austin]-

"Yer damn right the n-Dubya-o took me outta that match. They knew if they had left the Rattlesnake in the match they woulda lost it. The only reason those pile-a-bones won is 'cause Stone Cold was literally pulled from the match. They can brag 'bout winnin', but everyone who watched WrestleMania know what happened and know why they won."

-[Kevin Kelly]-

"Well Chris Jericho also brought that up with you the following night on RAW, in addition to some other things he mentioned."

-[Steve Austin]-

"Chris Jericho is just a whiny sum bitch runnin' his mouth. If ya wanna put it in technical terms, I didn't lose at 'Mania because I was taken outta the match. Chris Jericho's the one who lost in the main event and lost both his titles. He was the main attraction of the show and he lost. While he was gettin' his ass whooped, Stone Cold was healin' himself and having a few drinks. What? I said Stone Cold was drinkin'. All Jericho can do his run his lil mouth about and mosta the time he can't back it up. He ran his mouth on RAW about how I should leave. Stone Cold's got a few more asses to kick here in the Dubya-Dubya-F. Then Jericho runs his mouth 'bout how nobody wants me 'round here anymore. What? 'Bout how people don't like me. What? 'Cause I like to drink beer and kick ass. What? I said he thinks people don't like me or want me 'round here anymore. I can name five people here who want me to stay, and you're one of them...aren't you Kevin?"

-[Kevin Kelly]-

"Well...I...I think you're a tremendous wrestler and one of the biggest this business has seen-"

-[Steve Austin]-

"See that, Jericho? You run your mouth and talk your crap, but I found someone just now who doesn't want me leavin'. And that's the bottom line! Caust Stone Cold-"

-[Kevin Kelly]-

"But I would like it more if I wasn't verbally abused by you so much."

[Austin turns his head and stares at Kevin. He leans his head so he is nose to nose with him for a few seconds before letting out a small series of punches, knocking Kevin out on the ground. The crowd, of course, cheer as Austin does this.]

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-[Michael Cole]-

"I don't think Stone Cold liked being interupted like that...or being told that someone doesn't want him around here."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"He didn't actually say that, Michael. He just said he didn't like the verbal abuse, and to be honest I think Austin could do well if he would stop with it."

-[Michael Cole]-

"Stone Cold obviously heard different, King, but get ready because the main event is coming up now and Chris Jericho gets a chance to win back the WWF and World Heavyweight titles!"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"He will win them back, Michael."

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WrestleMania Rematch - WWF/World Heavyweight Championships

Chris Jericho [vs] Triple H©

[This was more of a light version of their WrestleMania match. A lot of back and forth action before going soley on Jericho after targeting the left leg of Triple H. Like from their Mania match, Jericho had trouble locking in the Walls several times, with Hunter either escaping or shoving him away with his feet. Halfway through the match the show went onto a commercial break. When the show returned Steve Austin was putting a headset on! As he was putting it on he looked down at Lawler and questioned him, with Lawler saying that whatever Austin does is alright with him. This distracted Jericho a few times during the match, but he stayed focused as well. The end seemed to be coming soon when Triple H had Jericho set up for the Pedigree in front of the ropes, but Jericho lifted and dumped Triple H over the ropes and to the outside. Jericho got in control for a few minutes more, with Triple H getting some offense in but always being put back on the 'd'.

Triple H again went for the Pedigree after ducking a bulldog attempt, but this time Jericho grabbed his feet, tripped him, and locked in the Walls of Jericho! Triple H crawled to the ropes slowly, but finally grabbed them. Jericho released the hold and picked Triple H up, setting him up for his own Pedigree. Triple H tripped Jericho up this time and launched him forward over the ropes near the announcers table with a slingshot. Austin got up from his seat and helped Jericho up, receiving a slap to the face for his efforts. Austin retaliated with a punch and the two began exchanging punches, ending the match via DQ. Not too long after they were in the crowd and fighting their way through it. Triple H stayed in the ring and looked at the two, getting jumped from behind by the nWo! Hogan barked orders as Hall and Nash laid boots into Hunter! Hogan got out of the ring to get a can of spraypaint and he was about to brand Triple H, but Kane's pyro went off again and this time the Big Red Machine came out with Big Show! The two walked down the aisle and got into the ring, sending the nWo fleeing. The two giants watched the nWo walk up the ramp as Triple H got up to his feet.]

***1/2 Rating

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-[Michael Cole]-

"The nWo were just about to brand Triple H, but thankfully Kane got his mask back and was able to come out here with Big Show for some help!"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"I wanted to see Kane come out without his mask, Michael."

-[Michael Cole]-

"Someday, King. Someday. We're out of time for tonight, so be sure to tune in this Monday for RAW when that man Hollywood Hogan teams with Vince McMahon for the first time to face Ric Flair and any partner of his choosing."

-[Michael Cole]-

"I wonder who it's gonna be!"

-[Michael Cole]-

"As do I and everyone else, King."

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Quick Results

Albert & Johnny Stamboli def. Too Cool

Billy and Chuck def. Billy Kidman & Tajiri

Kevin Nash def. Bradshaw

Chris Jericho def. Triple H via DQ; Triple H retains

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***1/2 Show Rating

[Guest Preston]

this is a great diary that i really enjoy reading. just thought i'd add a comment though, so not to be rude. i really like your show results and feel that they are perfect. the booking of mania was great as while it stayed rather similar, it was very different at the same time too. i think that was te right way to go about things, and it made for a very interesting WrestleMania- which was an amazingly written show, one of the finest i have ever read.

[thatblindgeye]

April 1, 2002 - Pepsi Arena in Albany, New York

13,267 In Attendance

[A recap of the past weeks happenings are shown. First shown is Ric Flair losing both at Mania and last weeks RAW with Vince's voiceover from Smackdown! being played. Following is Triple H's celebration last week interupted by the nWo. The clip of Big Show taking Kane's mask back from Kevin Nash on Smackdown! is shown next, followed by clips from the Triple H/Chris Jericho rematch with the clip of Austin coming out during the commercial break. The ending with Austin and Jericho fighting through the crowd is shown with Triple H in the ring, then struck from behind by the nWo. The screen goes from black and white to a tint of blue when the clip of Kane and Big Show coming out are shown. The video ends with Kane, Big Show, and Triple H in the ring while the nWo walk away up the ramp.]

-[Jim Ross]-

"We are live here for WWF RAW in Albany, New York! Tonight is a main event that only RAW can deliver and it will be sure to go down as one of the most memorable!"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"I can't believe that Hollywood Hogan and Vince McMahon are actually teaming up tonight! I mean...I dislike the nWo as much as the next guy, but Hollywood Hogan and Vince McMahon on the same team?!?"

-[Jim Ross]-

"Well, I'd hate to admit it, but that is a force to be reckoned with and I'm not sure there are many people out there that could help Ric Flair, considering the shape he's in."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"He should have stayed away from the ring. All because he let his ego get the better of him."

-[Jim Ross]-

"King, I'm not even going to get into that with you again because I don't want to argue with a broken record player, and because we're starting RAW off with a tag team women's match."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"I'd rather watch this match than argue, too, J.R.!"

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Normal Tag Match

Jacqueline & Trish Stratus [vs] Jazz & Molly Holly

[Not much of a women's match here. Jazz was the main player of the match, followed by Molly who put in a nice effort. Jazz looked to throw some stiff punches during the match at both Trish and Jacqueline. Trish had Molly set up for the Stratusfaction, but when Trish bounced back Jazz barely caught her in a powerbomb position. Trish let go of Molly and received a vicous powerbomb from Jazz, who then grabbed Jacqueline and knocked her down to lock her in the STF for the win at 5:53. After the match Jazz went after Trish with a few kicks before leaving.]

* Rating

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-[Jim Ross]-

"How unsportsman like, attacking someone after the match, especially someone that is already knocked down!"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"I wouldn't try telling Jazz what to do, J.R.. She could probably beat you pretty good."

-[Jim Ross]-

"I know, but that still doesn't mean she should be able to do that."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"She did, though. She celebrated her victory, but you know what time it is to celebrate now?"

-[Jim Ross]-

"What would that be?"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"Booker T visiting his fellow Europeans! I've been waiting all week for this!"

-[Jim Ross]-

"I don't think anything can top last weeks visit to Europe."

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[The camera cuts to the titantron, showing "Booker T & His Fellow Europeans" over a picture of Europe. The screen then cuts to Booker T, who is facing away from the camera with his head, with the Leaning Tower of Pisa noticeable in front of him.]

-[Booker T]-

"How da hell they get it to lean?"

[Booker turns around and looks surprised, purposely making it look cheesy.]

-[Booker T]-

"Yo! Welcome to anothah edition of Booker T visitin' his fellow Europeans. Dis week I'm in Italy, home of the pizza makahs. Right now I'm at the place dat commemorates all pizza makers, the Leanin' Tower of Pizza. I heard inside dey got da best pizza in da world and I got myself one of them English to Italynese dictionaries so let's go see if we can get us some."

[Booker T walks towards the Leaning Tower, shoving past several tourists and Italians. Booker starts getting closer until he is stopped by someone apparently in law enforcement.]

-[Italian Man]-

"Spiacente, non potete andare affatto avanzare al momento."

-[Booker T]-

"What you say?"

-[French Man]-

"Che cosa?"

-[Booker T]-

(While looking through the dictionary)

"Hold up.........Chay.. kosa.. void opinion gust a me?"

-[Italian Man]-

"Non potete andare affatto avanzare"

-[Booker T]-

(Looking up what the Italian said.)

".........I don't want any fat potatahs man! I want some pizza!"

[The camera cuts to Booker T further away from the Tower.]

-[Booker T]-

(Staring into the camera and speaking softly.)

"People 'round here don't know when a man just wants food."

[The video cuts to Booker T standing in front of The Trevi Fountain in Rome. He looks around him and reaches his hands into, looking for something.]

-[Booker T]-

"Kinda wishin' fountain is dis!"

[Camera cuts to him trying to get a Slinky to go down the Spanish Steps, also in Rome. The video cuts to Booker now in Venice on a gondola. The gondola he is in approaches another one so that they are side by side. Booker looks over and smiles, turns back, then looks over again with a mean look in his eye.]

-[Booker T]-

"Man go fastah!"

[Booker waits a few seconds before getting up and grabbing the stick the gondolier is holding and uses it to whack the other gondolier, knocking him in the water.]

-[Booker T]-

"Try n' race Booker T again..."

[The video cuts to Booker T standing in front of The Teotro Alla Scala in Milan.]

-[Booker T]-

"Yo, dat's 'bout all da time you European Champs got for ya dis week. Make sure you tune in for the next edition of 'Booker T and His Fellow Europeans.' I dunno how much time I got left-"

[The sound of a woman singing opera loud is heard in the background, causing Booker to get startled and look around.]

-[Booker T]-

"Da hell was dat?!?"

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COMMERCIAL BREAK

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[We return to see The Undertaker walking in the backstage area, passing various people who don't seem to pleased with him. Taker is eventually stopped by Tommy Dreamer, singapore cane in hand.]

-[The Undertaker]-

"What the hell do you want?"

-[Tommy Dreamer]-

"I wanted to get a good look at a coward and a lapdog for an even bigger one."

-[The Undertaker]-

"You got some nerve, boy. If you know anything about survival, I'd best get the hell outta my way before I take that ECW background of yours and make it look like a pile of crap compared to how famous I'll make you."

-[Tommy Dreamer]-

"You got some tough talk, but I'm a tough [bleep]ard. I'm not afraid of The Undertaker. I'm willing to take anything that comes my way, but before I do I wanted to tell you how sick you make me by what you did to poor Ric. You have no balls if you have to attack him two nights in a row, one of which was him trapped in the ring."

-[The Undertaker]-

"...Get the hell outta my way before I shove that cane where the sun don't shine...I said move! Now!"

[Dreamer lets Taker pass by, staring at him after he does.]

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-[Jim Ross]-

"I'm surprised that Tommy Dreamer actually stood up to The Undertaker."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"I'm not. He's from ECW, and everyone knows Extremely Crappy Wrestling produced morons for wrestlers."

-[Jim Ross]-

"I still think he's mighty brave to even do that...Looks like we're about to get ready for a Cruiserweight Championship match now, though.

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"More midgets?

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Normal Singles Match - WWF Cruiserweight Championship

Billy Kidman [vs] Chavo Guerrero Jr.©

[A basic cruiserweight style match. Nothing too fast paced or risk taking, but still a good enough show put on by both, though Kidman looked a little bland. Kidman messed up a Shooting Star Press midway through the match after attempting one, instead having his feet get hung up on the ropes. Chavo played the heel and quickly got up to start attacking Kidman, who the ref wasn't sure was alright. After recovering a bit Kidman went for the Kid Krusher, but Chavo lifted Kidman up and sat down, slamming Kidman stomach first to the mat with his head facing Chavo's back. Chavo pinned Kidman and retains his title at the 7:21 mark.]

*1/2 Rating

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-[Jim Ross]-

"A good display put on there. I'm glad Billy Kidman is alright after he missed that Shooting Star Press."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"He didn't miss it, he messed up. That's why these midgets shouldn't be wrestling in the WWF."

-[Jim Ross]-

"They put on good matches, King. Just because they are shorter and lighter doesn't mean anything. Who would have though Shawn Michaels would be a huge star with his size?"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"The difference between Shawn Michaels and these two is that Michaels had talent."

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[The camera goes to the back in Billy and Chuck's locker room where they are both stretching out again. Chuck is sitting on a bench, one leg on each side and bending forward with Billy behind him doing the same thing in the same direction. He starts using Chuck's back as a support and looks shocked.]

-[Billy]-

"I thought you said you got all these knots out of your back?"

-[Chuck]-

"I did, but after that all nighter we pulled and all that noise we made I couldn't get enough time for it."

-[Billy]-

"Why didn't you tell me earlier? I could have done something, but this is gonna take more than a light rub."

[Billy starts really getting into Chuck's back. Chuck has an expression of first pain and then satisfaction, repeating everytime Billy gets in there. Billy stops and both of them stand up.]

-[Billy]-

"Hows it feel now?"

-[Chuck]-

"Whoo. Great. You know just the spots to get and how hard to get at them."

-[Billy]-

"Try to keep it under control and out of knots between now and Backlash."

-[Chuck]-

"We have to defend our titles at Backlash?"

-[Billy]-

"Yeah. It'll be nothing, though. We won a Four Corners match. What could be worse than that?"

-[Chuck]-

"You're right. And it's not like any other team on this roster has bodies like ours."

-[Billy]-

"Yours, maybe. But I can't stand my thighs."

-[Chuck]-

"Well I love them. They're perfect."

[Chuck rubs Billy's thighs a couple times before going over to his bag and pulling a bottle of baby oil out.]

-[Chuck]-

"Can you spread some of this on me?"

-[Billy]-

"Only if you do me."

[Both of them smile at eachother and Chuck turns around. Billy starts spreading the baby oil on Chuck's back and cuts back to the arena, showing creeped out/shocked looks on the face of Jerry Lawler.]

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-[Jim Ross]-

"Well..um..Our new Tag Team Champions..will be defending their titles at Backlash, like they said."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"And...and this year Backlash is coming from the Kemper Arena in Kansas, Missouri...And you know what the official theme song is? "'Young Grow Old' by Creed!"

-[Jim Ross]-

(As the song begins playing and an image of the CD cover is shown on the screen.)

"That's right, Creed is one of the WWF's favorite bands and they will be supplying the theme song."

[The music stops playing and the RAW theme begins playing as an image of Steve Austin is shown, getting the crowd going.]

-[Jim Ross]-

"Coming up after the break, though, we will hear from 'Stone Cold' himself! I wonder what he has left to say..."

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COMMERCIAL BREAK

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[The shows return is welcomed by the sound of the glass shattering. The crowd stands on their feet and go wild as Steve Austin walks out in his street clothes. He climbs into the ring and grabs a mic after taunting on all four corners.]

-[Steve Austin]-

"Last week 'Stone Cold' was told somethin' that hurt his feelin's. What? I said 'Stone Cold' had his feelings hurt. Stabbed in the heart. Had it twisted n' pulled out n' stomped on. Apparently there's some members of this here company that seem ta think that 'Stone Cold' is some kinda bully. What? I said some people think 'Stone Cold' is a bully. Picks on smaller people. Kicks the crap outta anyone he wants for no reason."

[The crowd lets out a small cheer.]

-[Steve Austin]-

"I was told that there's some people 'round here that would like it if 'Stone Cold' wasn't even around. What? I said they don't want 'Stone Cold'. No Austin. No flippin' the bird. No beer swillin'. No roughneck Texan. No more foul language! No Rattlesnake. Lemme take a quick poll here... If ya want 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin ta stop drinkin' beer gimme a Hell Yeah!"

[The crowd remains silent, but a few 'Hell No's' are heard.]

-[Steve Austin]-

(Showing a bit of a smile.)

"If ya want 'Stone Cold' ta drink more, flip the bird more, swear more, and kick a lil more ass, gimme a Hell Yeah!"

[The arena erupts in a chorus of 'Hell Yeah!'s'.]

-[Steve Austin]-

"Looks like we gotta unanimous vote out here. Lemme take another poll... If ya think that Chris Jericho is a rock n' roll wannabe, long haired jackass who oughtta shut his trap before I stomp a mudhole in him and walk it dry, gimme a Hell Yeah!"

[Again the crowd erupts in a chorus of 'Hell Yeah!']

-[Steve Austin]-

"What?"

[The crowd repeats themselves.]

-[Steve Austin]-

"'Parrently the only people who want 'Stone Cold' outta the Dubya-Dubya-F are jackasses! The only way 'Stone Cold' will ever leave is if they run outta beer, run outta chances for me to flip the bird, get tired of censoring me, or run outta asses ta kick! So ta anyone wants 'Stone Cold' outta here-"

[Austin drops his mic and flips a double bird right into the camera, getting a good pop from the crowd.]

-[Chris Jericho]-

"Hey assclown!"

[Austin turns and looks at the titantron, showing Chris Jericho standing in the backstage area.]

-[Chris Jericho]-

"Don't bother asking what the fans want. They can't make a decision as big as that let alone beat the Diamondbacks!"

[The crowd lets out a big boo at the cheap shot.]

-[Chris Jericho]-

"Austin, if you think I'm the only one who wants you out of this company, then you're right there at the top of the list of assclowns!"

-[Steve Austin]-

(After picking the mic back up.)

"What?"

-[Chris Jericho]-

"I said you're the number one ass-"

-[Steve Austin]-

"What?"

-[Chris Jericho]-

"I'm not playing this game a-"

-[Steve Austin]-

"What?"

-[Chris Jericho]-

(Looking visibly upset.)

"....You wanna see how many people want you thrown out of this company?"

[Jericho turns his head as a group of people walk up behind him. The group includes Test, Christian, Lance Storm, Mr. Perfect, Goldust, Godfather, Scotty 2 Hotty, Rikishi, Bossman, Buchanan, Hardcore Holly, and Funaki.]

-[Chris Jericho]-

"See how many people want you out of here? And that's just the trained wrestlers! I'll make sure that we get rid of you, even if it's the last thing any of us do in this company. Once you're gone, this company will never...neh-eh-"

-[Steve Austin]-

"What?"

[Jericho loses it and just walks away, leaving Austin laughing while his music starts up.]

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-[Jim Ross]-

"How can any of those guys want 'Stone Cold' gone? He was one of the people keeping this company alive for them when they needed a breakout star!"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"How could anyone want someone who knocks people around whenever he wants and verbally abuses them?"

-[Jim Ross]-

"Well it seemed as if you had a change of heart on Smackdown! when Austin was actually sitting next to you, King!"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"Exactly my point. I was so afraid of being a victim of his wreckless behavior that I had to change my mind."

-[Jim Ross]-

(As an image of Johnny Stamboli and Rikishi are shown on the screen.)

"King...One of those people who want Austin gone will be in action against newcomer Johnny Stamboli once we return from the break so stay tuned..."

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COMMERCIAL BREAK

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Normal Singles Match

Johnny 'The Bull' Stamboli [vs] Rikishi w/ Scotty 2 Hotty

[Stamboli actually had trouble with this match considering Rikishi's size. Stamboli did his best, but at first it wasn't enough. He couldn't really hit most of the moves he wanted and had them countered by Rikishi. He tried desperately to run at him and deliver the Stambuster, but Rikishi slammed both of his fists against his back and knocked Stamboli down. Rikishi had Stamboli set up for the Stink Face after avoiding a corner clothesline and hitting a quick shuffle kick to knock him down, but Stamboli pulled himself out of the ring. He saw Scotty near him and grabbed him, hitting a quick spinebuster on the outside. Rikishi climbed to the outside and walked up to Stamboli, who was soon trapped between Rikishi and the steps. Rikishi got closer and Stamboli kicked him in the gut and slammed his head hard against the steel post, followed by the steps. Stamboli got into the ring and the ref counted Rikishi out just as Rikishi got back up at the 7:53 mark.]

** Rating

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-[Jim Ross]-

"That's not a very fair way to win this match! First attacking Scotty 2 Hotty when he did nothing and then using that post and the steps as weapons!"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"He's becoming one with his environment, J.R.. Don't be mad that he's smart."

-[Jim Ross]-

"I'm not mad that he's smart. I'm mad that he cheated. Oh and speaking of cheating..."

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[The camera now shows Vince McMahon in his tight tank top, showing off his muscles, and the nWo in a locker room.]

-[Vince McMahon]-

"Look at these babies! We got the twenty-four inch pythons and the MacZookas right here!"

-[Hollywood]-

"MazZookas?"

-[Vince McMahon]-

"That's right. These are like bazookas. Nevermind that. Tonight we'll finally shut that damn Nature Boy up once and for all. Tonight we retire him like he should have five years ago! And whoever his partner is will get the same fate. After I pin Flair, one...two...three...You guys will hold him down and I'll brand him myself! Then I'll get a microphone, get close to his face, and fire his ass on the spot! My goal will be fully accomplished and your job will be done here in the WWF! Scott, you better make damn sure that you don't lost to Kane tonight. And get his mask back damn it! I want you two to expose his burnt, deformed, hidious face to the entire world! Grab his mask, rip it off, then hold him so his face can be viewed by everyone! Hogan, remember that this is the first time we're teaming together. The biggest name in professional wrestling and his biggest creation on the same side in the same ring. Austin and Rock the biggest thing my ass! Now hurry up!"

[McMahon flexes his muscles before walking out of the locker room. Nash and Hall walk to the side of Hogan, all staring at the direction McMahon left in.]

-[Kevin Nash]-

"...You think he'll be happy with the job we do?"

-[Kevin Nash]-

(While smiling.)

"Oh yeah, brothers. I know he's gonna be happy once we finish up our end of the deal."

[The nWo turn around and go back to getting ready.]

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COMMERCIAL BREAK

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Normal Singles Match

Kane w/ Big Show [vs] Scott Hall w/ Kevin Nash

[Nash and Hall were surprised when Big Show came out after Kane, thinking they would be able to get an easy 2-on-1 beating to go through with. Kane overpowered Hall a lot, using his mask being stolen as pent up aggression. Hall could hardly catch a breather and would have to slip under the bottom rope to the outside when being thrown in the ropes. Nash tried interfering, but Big Show kept walking around the ring and stalking him down. Hall kept getting on the receiving end of a bit down, trying to use dirty tricks not helping him too much. Kane hit his usual lariat from the top rope after hitting a big sidewalk slam and signaled for the Chokeslam. Nash got on the apron and distracted the ref. Kane turned and went to take a shot at Nash, but he hopped down from the apron in time. Show started walking towards him and Hall lowblowed Kane from behind. He then slid out of the ring behind Show and attacked him. Show simply turned around and Hall started backing down. Show turned around again and got nailed in the head with the ring bell from Nash! Hall went back up to Show, who had now fallen to the ground, and mocked him. The ref argued with Hall to get back in while Nash walked out of the refs sight. Kane sat up in the ring as Nash got into it with the bell. Kane stood up, focused on Hall, and got hit in the back of the head with the bell! Nash slipped out of the ring as Hall got back in and covered Kane, getting the pinfall at 9:24.]

*** Rating

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-[Jim Ross]-

"They still find a way to cheat when the odds are evened up! Why don't you try winning a match without cheating for once?!?!"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"Quiet down, J.R.. Don't get them over here."

-[Jim Ross]-

"It's sad that they keep cheating, King. First a lowblow and then both Big Show and Kane getting knocked down with that ringbell...Well at least Kane just sat up, but Hall and Nash are already up the ramp!"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"I know what will make you feel better...Puppies and three I's!"

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[The camera cuts to the interview area where Terri is standing with Kurt Angle, getting a lot of boo's.]

-[Terri]-

"I'm here with Olympic gold medalist, Kurt Angle..Kurt, at WrestleMania-"

-[Kurt Angle]-

"Beat it blondie!"

[Kurt snatches the mic away and Terri leaves. Kurt stares directly into the camera and raises the mic up.]

-[Kurt Angle]-

"Listen up Edge! I don't care what reason you may have or why you think your actions were justified, but they weren't! You had no right, no right! To come out and Spear me in front of a global audience on the biggest stage! That took a coward to do, Edge! Only a coward would do something like that! You know it, I know it, half this criminal town knows it!"

[The crowd boo's another cheap shot against them.]

-[Kurt Angle]-

"You think you made a point at WrestleMania by Spearing me? You think your suddenly interesting now? Lemme tell you something, pal. I'm a gold medalist! I'm a former WCW and WWF Champion! I was the best darn EuroContinental Champion and King of the Ring winner! That's what makes me interesting! What do you have? A few Tag Team reigns? Winning the King of the Ring and not accomplishing anything after it? Having the highlight of your career being falling off ladders? You're nothing! I was kind enough to take you under my wing to try and make you something, but you were too stubborn to stay with me. Now look at you. You weren't even put on the WrestleMania card for cryin' out loud! What does that tell you?"

[The crowd starts cheering after they see Edge walk up behind Kurt, making different expressions with his face such as "Oh!", "I see...", "Mhmmm....", and "Of course!"]

-[Kurt Angle]-

"Even these fans are starting to smarten up and realize you're nothing. They're starting to side with me now! And I-"

[Edge tapes Kurt on the right shoulder and Kurt looks to his right as Edge leans to his left. Kurt doesn't see anybody and goes back to talking.]

-[Kurt Angle]-

"And I'll show how much of a nothing you are! I got anger stored up in me and you even made me drink over my normal amount of milk last week! I'm not-"

[Edge taps Kurt's left shoulder this time, and Kurt doesn't see anybody again as Edge leans to the right.]

-[Kurt Angle]-

"I'm not even supposed to be drinking the milk they had in my locker room! For that I'm gonna grab your ankle and snap it in two! Then I'll snap those pieces in two! Then I'll-"

[Edge taps Kurt on the right shoulder again and Kurt looks shocked when he sees Edge, who simply smiles and waves his fingers. Kurt goes for a punch, but Edge blocks it and lands a punch of his own. Edge runs away and Kurt gets on the chase.]

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-[Jim Ross]-

"Kurt had Edge right there and didn't even know."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"Edge is like any other Canadian; afraid to go face to face with an enemy."

-[Jim Ross]-

(As an image of Vince McMahon, Hollywood Hogan, Ric Flair, and the mystery person picture are shown)

"I wouldn't say that King, but we'll have to get back to that little chase another time because coming up when we return is Mister McMahon and Hollywood Hogan facing Ric Flair and his partner."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"Who is it though?!?"

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COMMERCIAL BREAK

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Normal Tag Match

Hollywood Hogan & Vince McMahon w/ Kevin Nash and Scott Hall [vs] Ric Flair & ?

[The nWo were out first, followed by McMahon and Flair, who had bandages on his head and wasn't looking in the best shape. Flair waited on the outside of the ring as everyone waited for his partner. The crowd erupted once Triple H's music began to play! The WWF and World Heavyweight Champion came out and did his usual entrance, dropping his belts at ringside and getting in the ring with Flair to start a two on two brawl as the match began. Order was quickly brought to the match as Triple H and Hogan were the first to square off. Right away Hall and Nash got on the apron, allowing Hogan to poke Hunter in the eyes and for McMahon to get in and get a few shots in. Both McMahon and the nWo prevented Hunter from tagging Flair in at anytime. Triple H started getting the beating of his life, not even being able to crawl to his corner. He got a short burst of energy when he landed the high knee to Hogan's skull and then slammed Vince's head against his knee with a facebreaker knee smash. He went for the Pedigree on McMahon, but Hogan attacked him from behind. Flair didn't step into the ring and only look angered at McMahon during this. Triple H was back on the receiving end of a beating, but got another burst of energy after he ducked an axe bomber attempt from Hogan, who hit McMahon who was holding Triple H still. Triple H opened up with a series of punches to Hogan and ran to the ropes, toppeling over the ropes as Nash pulled them down. Hogan and McMahon kept the ref distracted as Nash and Hall laid a few kicks in.

After being thrown back into the ring Flair had had enough. He got off the apron, grabbed a chair, and got into the ring with it. He walked up to Hogan and Vince, both backing away. Triple H slowly got to his feet and got behind Flair, smiling. Flair was talking trash to Vince, saying 'You wanna screw me over?!?'. Flair raised the chair a little, turned around and nailed Triple H in the head with it! The fans started booing a now smiling Flair as Hogan also smiled. Vince looked shocked and then a smile turned on his face. The ref, the announcers, everyone was confused. The camera got a shot of a now bleeding Triple H. Flair turned around and shook hands with Hogan. Vince extended his hand to Flair, who put his hand out as well after handing the chair to Hogan. Vince and Flair shook, but Hogan nailed Vince in the back with the chair. Flair grabbed Triple H and brought him to the middle of the ring and locked the Figure Four Leglock in. Hogan taunted the crowd before hitting the ropes and delivering the Hollywood Legdrop across Triple H's throat! Hogan covered Triple H while Flair still had the Figure Four still locked in and Flair ordered the ref to count. The ref reluctantly counted the pinfall, ending the match at the 12:36 mark. Nash and Hall got into the ring and stomped away at McMahon and Flair released the submission. He got up and hugged both Nash and Hall as Hogan got out of the ring. He reached underneath and pulled out a can of spraypaint. Nash flipped Triple H over and Hogan got into the ring. He was about to brand Triple H, but instead handed the can to Flair. Hogan tilted his body while doing a double point, and Flair branded Triple H with the nWo logo! The entire arena let out huge boo's at the sight!]

***1/2 Rating

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-[Jim Ross]-

"Bah God! Ric Flair! I can't believe what I'm seeing! Ric Flair has just joined the nWo and the nWo just said 'screw you' to McMahon! I don't even know what to think right now!"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"I told you we should have gotten rid of Flair! Now he's joing Hogan, Hall, and Nash!"

-[Jim Ross]-

"I don't know where to begin right now!"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"Listen to these people!"

-[Jim Ross]-

"That about sums it up! We're outta time for tonight. I sure as hell hope Ric Flair has a damn good explanation for this! This is worse than selling your soul to the devil!"

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Quick Results

Jazz & Molly Holly def. Jacqueline & Trish Stratus

Chavo Guerrero Jr. def. Billy Kidman

Johnny Stamboli def. Rikishi

Hollywood Hogan & Vince McMahon def. Ric Flair & Triple H

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*** Show Rating

OCC:So there is the shocking/confusing thing to happen as said from the post-WM report.

[thatblindgeye]

April 4th, 2002 - Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, New York

10,638 In Attendance

[A short video montage of Flair is played. The video acts like a heartbeat and has the sounds of a heart beating, with the video showing a clip everytime the beat is heard and fading out to black. A couple of clips are show from Flair's match at WrestleMania against The Undertaker, noticeably Flair being busted open, being big booted, and recieving a Last Ride. Clips of his Cage match the following night against Vince are shown next, such as Flair being thrown into the cage, being rebusted open, Taker stopping Flair from escaping, and Taker Choke Slamming Flair to the mat from almost the top of the cage. The heartbeat effect and sounds begin to slow down now, allowing for more to be seen of each clip. A couple clips of Vince announcing the tag match for RAW last week on Smackdown! is shown, followed by the clips of last weeks RAW where Triple H was revealed as Flair's partner and Triple H being beaten down mostly the entire match. The heartbeat effect slows down more when the clip of Flair getting the chair and getting in the ring with it is shown. The heartbeat effect then stops and the video turns to a greyscale when Flair turns around and nails Triple H with the chair. The video ends with the clip of Hogan smashing the chair over Vince's back and Flair branding Triple H with the nWo logo. Cut to the arena where Ric Flair opens the show.]

-[Michael Cole]-

(As Flair comes out in a leather coat, black shirt, and black pants)

"Ladies and gentleman, welcome to WWF Smackdown! and I never thought I would say this, but unfortuneatley we are opening the show with Ric Flair himself."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"I've been saying that for a while now, Michael, but it wasn't until now you jumped on my bandwagon."

-[Michael Cole]-

"After what he did King I can't even say I want to hear his explanation for this whole mess. I mean...What even happened on RAW? Ric Flair turned against Triple H and the fans, but then the nWo turned against Vince McMahon!"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"That's what we have to wait for, Michael."

[Cole and King quiet down as Chimel introduces Ric Flair, who is already receiving a big chorus of boo's from the crowd. Flair gets into the ring and grabs a mic, all the while showing off a big smile.]

-[Ric Flair]-

"I know why you guys are booin'. I know what you guys are waitin' to come outta me, and I'm gonna give it to ya! Wooooo!"

[Flair starts strutting, something that once gained cheers now getting boo's.]

-[Ric Flair]-

"Alright, alright. I know what is really on everybodies minds. I know what the big buzz is in the wrestlin' world. 'Why did The Nature Boy Ric Flair, turn against Triple H and side with the likes of the n-Dubya-o?', 'Why did the n-Dubya-o turn against Vince McMahon?', and 'What the hell does all of it mean?' Well I promised explanations and I'm gonna deliver 'em. First of all I don't want anyone thinkin' I've been plannin' this for a while. This idea only came into effect the last couple weeks. At first I was as disgusted with the n-Dubya-o coming to the Dubya-Dubya-F as everyone else was. I myself couldn't believe they were brought in as a threat. But that's just it, Vince, you brought them in as a threat. You didn't plan on bringing them in full time. You only wanted them to do a simple job and kick them out ta the curb. But guess what Vinny? That plan didn't work now did it?!? The Nature Boy stayed around here and kept doin' his job! You came up with a new plan, though, and I will admit it was smart of you. What's better than to have myself against you in a match with the loser losin' their shares of the company? In a Steel Cage no less, a match that I'm no stranger to. You even had The Undertaker out there to help you and I did end up losin' the match. I'll applaud you on that at a later date Vinny. Then last week on Smackdown!, Vince, last week on Smackdown! you decide to book me in another match. Another match I can't get outta, but this time you let the odds be evened. You said after I was knocked out and after you pinned me, you would get into my face and fire me from this company. You said after that the n-Dubya-o's job would be done and they wouldn't be needed around here anymore. That got The Nature Boy thinkin'. It was at that moment The Nature Boy had an idea that noone would see comin'! See Vince, I lost that Cage match. I lost my shares of the company...And that's just it. I lost my shares, period. I never lost them to you because as per the match stipulation, the loser of the match loses his shares, but not to the winner."

[The crowd starts booing and Michael Cole lets out a worried "Oh, no..."]

-[Ric Flair]-

"See Vinny! It's all real simple now! I lost the match, I lost my shares in this company, and I lost my co-ownership position. But not to you! That's one question answered. Why did the n-Dubya-o turn against you? Because they were in on my plan. They found my offer more allurin' than yours. Now why did Ric Flair turn against Triple H, against the fans, and align himself with the n-Dubya-o? The Nature Boy is smarter than you think, Vince. Smarter than you people think...I didn't want to get fired from this company, and I knew that I was gonna be after losing that tag match. That's why I did something about it. You wanted to get rid of the n-Dubya-o and me, and neither party was willin' to leave, Vince. That's why I gave the n-Dubya-o my assistance, let them in on my plan. The Nature Boy aligned himself with the n-Dubya-o because that's a safe position, and what could be better than having the man who brought the n-Dubya-o in, the man who wanted the fans favorite stars destroyed at WrestleMania, end up being the man who needs pity, needed forgiveness from the fans the most? What could be better than that same man trying to drag forgiveness outta the fans?!? So what does all of this mean? I know I've been ramblin' and this is what all of what I said means...I lost the Cage match, I lost my shares of the company and the n-Dubya-o were on the verge of being just let go from the company...I turned on these fans, I turned on Triple H, and I turned on the Dubya-Dubya-F to join the n-Dubya-o because I wanted to take the bad guy in all of this and turn him into the one who had to beg for forgiveness...And the only way to do that was to do something drastic...I took the shares of the company that I lost...And I did get rid of them and put them in the lap of someone else....Or should I say in the lap of three people?"

[The crowd begins booing and Cole starts letting out his anger.]

-[Ric Flair]-

"That's right! The Nature Boy placed his shares of the company right into the hands of the New World Order! The only thing worse than havin' to share the company with me, is havin' to share it with Hogan, Hall, and Nash! See what ya get Vince! It was all real simple! You screwed me outta my shares, and after weeks of burying the fans and trying to destroy their favorite stars, I go and completely turn the tables and turn you into the guy who doesn't want the n-Dubya-o around! Not only that, but I gave them fifty percent ownership of this company with all the power I had! That only took me a week or two to come up with Vince! Imagine what would happen if I had a plan goin' with them for a month?!? I hope you're happy, Vince, because now you have the most destructive force in this business, the force that almost drove Dubya-C-Dubya outta business, now having full power and fifty percent ownership of the Dubya-Dubya-F! I turned on the fans and aligned myself with them because I wasn't leavin' this company, and I wanted to make your life as miserable as you made mine you son of a [bleep]tch. So what the hell is the result? The Nature Boy has aligned himself with the poison injected inta this company and has returned to his roots of bein' the bad guy, and Vince is left with the only option of trying to get you people to cheer for him and get on his side again! And you thought it was a good plan Vince! Get me outta bein' the co-owner by screwing me over, threatening to destroy your company. Now you're gonna get what you wanted when the n-Dubya-o really destroys the Dubya-Dubya-F, and I'm gonna be sittin' front row to see the entire spectacle unfold! There's an explanation for ya and the fans! Wooo!"

[Flair drops the mic and runs across the ring into the ropes a couple times before leaving the ring, while the fans send him off with boo's and a "Screw You!" chant.]

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-[Michael Cole]-

"I am in total shock! I-I can't even believe this! I hate Mister McMahon for bringing in the nWo, but now I think I hate Ric Flair even more for actually aligning himself with them and giving them actual power in this company!"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"All joking aside, this will only mean trouble here in the WWF. You saw what they did to WCW, and they didn't have as much power in that company as they do here!"

-[Michael Cole]-

"I know, King. Out of the whole situation, Ric Flair is the man to hate and Mister McMahon is the one who we have to hope tries to stop this destructive force, as Ric Flair calls them."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"It certaintly is a big turn of events isn't it, Michael?"

-[Michael Cole]-

"I think that's an understatement...I can't even believe that something like this would ever happen, let alone had the potential of happening...."

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COMMERCIAL BREAK

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[The show comes back, showing the APA in their offices battling it out with Raven and a referee standing by. The APA are actually losing out on the battle, though, as Raven is using weapons he brought with him to attack with. Raven ducks a clothesline from Bradshaw and hits him in the ribs with trashcan lid and then hits him on top of the head. Farooq tries going after him, but he too gets knocked in the head with the lid. Raven covers Farooq, but the ref doesn't make the pin count. Raven gets up and gets in the refs face.]

-[Raven]-

"What are you doing?!? Count the pin damn it!"

-[Referee]-

"I-I can't."

-[Raven]-

"What do you mean you can't? Are you physically handicapped so you can't move your hand up and down?"

-[Referee]-

"No..It's just, both of them are the champion."

-[Raven]-

"So what?!?"

-[Referee]-

"Well....You have to pin both of them at the same time."

-[Raven]-

"Are you kidding?!?"

[The ref shakes his head side to side and Raven turns around. Farooq and Bradshaw are just getting back up and Raven tries attacking them some more. He gets a couple more shots in before the APA start coming back and eventually slam Raven on top of their card table, which is a very thick, sturdy, wooden circular one.]

-[Bradshaw]-

"Man, I think I can start to like this little loophole of both of us bein' the champion!."

-[Farooq]-

"Yeah."

-[Bradshaw]-

(While giving Farooq a funny look)

"That's it?"

-[Farooq]-

"What? You want more talkin' when we can be drinkin'? I'll be damned!"

[Bradshaw kind of chuckles before the two sit down at their table, opening up some beers. Raven starts to lift his head, but Bradshaw smashes the beer can against his skull, knocking his head back down and causing beer to splash everywhere.]

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-[Jerry Lawler]-

"That's not a fair rule! How come both of them have to be pinned at the same time? That makes it almost impossible for the title to change hands."

-[Michael Cole]-

"That means people actually have to try now, King. They can't just walk up and win the title so easily now."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"I don't think that's very fair still."

-[Michael Cole]-

"Well a lot of things around here don't seem to be too fair as of late...but would you find the next Women's Championship match to be a fair one?"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"I'm not sure. You brought my mood down by bringing that up..."

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Normal Singles Match -WWF Women's Championship

Ivory [vs] Trish Stratus

[This match never actually officially started, as once Trish came out second and started coming down to the ring Jazz snuck up behind and attacked her. Jazz started laying into Trish on the outside and then slid her into the ring, where Ivory started attacking. Jazz slid in and both double teamed Trish for a few seconds. They picked her up and whipped her to the ropes, hitting her with a double clothesline as she came back. Jazz picked her back up and hit a Fisherman Brainbuster to Trish before locking in the STF. The ref tried getting her to break it up, but Ivory slapped him and shoved him away. After the hold was locked in long enough, Ivory ran to the ropes and dropkicked Trish right to the face, jacking her head back even further. Jazz finally let go an both women left, their assault lasting just under five minutes.]

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-[Michael Cole]-

"Is nothing fair happening tonight?!? So far we have someone screw over the entire WWF and risking peoples jobs, now this!"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"Quiet Michael! Puppies are playing in the ring!"

-[Michael Cole]-

"King...How can you even think about puppies when you know that the nWo, the most vile and most destructive force, is now sharing this company with Mister McMahon."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"I put that in the back of my mind. It's a tragedy, Michael, but Mister McMahon still has to address this entire situation, and I am waiting just for that."

-[Michael Cole]-

(As an image of Billy and Chuck one one side and Kidman and Tajiri on the other is shown.)

"Well I hope he has something good planned, because topping Ric Flair aligning himself with the nWo is going to be hard."

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[The camera cut to the back where Tazz and Spike are talking to eachother in a locker room where other wrestlers are standing and sitting around.]

-[Tazz]-

"How could we lose to them fruits? We get no rematch for ah titles eithah?"

-[Spike Dudley]-

"I guess the only way to get title shots for those titles is to kidnap women or moan and complain all the time."

-[Tazz]-

"We got the talent. I'm a suplexin' machine. I'm a wreckin' machine. And ya...ya a Dudley. Ya went through all kindsa punishment in ECDub and always came back fah more."

-[Spike Dudley]-

(As Christian and Lance Storm pointing and laughing can be seen behind Tazz and Spike.)

"We know that. The boss doesn't though. We may be smaller than the average guy, but size never stopped anyone else in this business."

[Storm and Christian walk up to Tazz and Spike.]

-[Christian]-

"That's because most of those guys meant something and were big draws. What are you guys? Two ECW alumns that crawled to the WWF? Tazz, all that suplex and wrecking machine crap's where ECW is: flushed down the toilet. And Spike, that's all you're known for. Taking those big bumps and being turned into a personal ragdoll. What kind of champions were you and what kind would you make again? If anything, you two were a disgrace to tag team wrestling and brought the prestige of once great titles down to near ludicrously low levels."

-[Lance Storm]-

"Do you mind if I be serious? Christian is right. I was in ECW for a while, but I was brought up to the big leagues based on how talented I was. You two were brought up because you crawled on your hands and knees. Why was I brought up? Because I'm from Canada, and everybody who's anybody knows that the best talent in wrestling comes out of Canada."

-[Christian]-

"Think of all the talked about superstars in this business. All of them will be from Canada, and those who aren't are just overrated piles of crapage. That's why you lost your titles. You're crapage. And you no longer have any gold. You have nothing to brag about anymore. What can you shove in our face this time?"

-[Tazz]-

".....At least we'ah former champions...and actually wrestled at Mania."

[Tazz and Spike get up and leave, leaving Christian and Storm just standing there after being told off.]

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-[Michael Cole]-

"I think Tazz and Spike made their point to Christian and Lance Storm there."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"They should learn to watch what they say. They still lost at WrestleMania. Christian and Lance Storm didn't."

-[Michael Cole]-

"That's because they weren't scheduled for the actual WrestleMania broadcast."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"So? They still didn't lose."

-[Michael Cole]-

(An image of The Dudleyz and The Hardyz is shown halfway through what Cole says.)

"Technically, yes, but...Nevermind...Since Tazz and Spike won't be getting their rematch for the Tag titles at Backlash, coming up after the break The Dudley Boyz and The Hardy boyz will be facing off to determine who will get that spot."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"The Hardyz get another shot? They were the first eliminated at WrestleMania. They should be the last to get a title shot."

[The camera cuts to the backstage area where The Dudleyz and Stacy Keibler are walking toward the ring for the match, with Lita being dragged by the arm.]

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COMMERCIAL BREAK

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Normal Tag Team Match - WWF/World Tag Team Title Shot For Backlash

The Dudley Boyz w/ Stacy Keibler and Lita [vs] The Hardy Boyz

[Lita tried running to Matt and Jeff after getting to ringside, but D-Von grabbed her before she could. To keep her away, he pulled out a short rope and tied Lita's hands around the corner post on the outside. This distracted both Matt and Jeff throughout the match, allowing The Dudleyz to have most of the momentum in their favor. Every time Matt or Jeff would knock either of The Dudleyz down, they would try to untie Lita from the corner post, failing each time as they were soon attacked from behind. Lita was finally freed by Matt while Bubba had Jeff's legs split apart and D-Von jumped from the top with a headbutt to his groin. Stacy tried stopping Matt, but he simply pushed her to the ground and untied the rope holding Lita captive. Seconds later The Dudleyz hit the 3D to Jeff and Matt got into the ring to help his brother. He kicked D-Von and went for a Twist of Fate. D-Von quickly lifted Matt up, though, and Bubba came up and they hit a 3D to Matt as well right as Jeff rolled out of the ring. Stacy went up to Jeff and pretended to look concerned, dragging the ref out to check on him. With the ref out of the ring, D-Von got out and brought a table into it, setting it up in the corner. Bubba picked Matt up by the hair, looked at the table and then at Lita. Bubba pushed Matt to the ground near the ropes and got out of the ring, grabbing Lita by the hair before she could get away. He got into the ring with her and pushed her to D-Von before sitting up on the top turnbuckle. D-Von lifted Lita onto Bubba's shoulders and he was about to powerbomb Lita through the table, but Matt out of nowhere hit D-Von in the back with a chair, knocking him out of the ring. Matt pulled the table away and low blowed Bubba as we was standing on the middle rope. Lita got down safely and got out of the ring as Matt went to the middle rope. Matt grabbed Bubba and delivered a Twist of Fate right off the ropes! Matt covered him and Lita got the ref to pay attention to the match, getting into the ring and counting the 3 count at 9:34.]

***1/2 Rating

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-[Michael Cole]-

"The Hardy Boyz win and they also get Lita out of the hands of The Dudley Boyz! One good thing has happened tonight!"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"Lita was having fun with them. She just didn't wanna admit it. And The Hardyz never should have been put in this match. They didn't deserve it."

-[Michael Cole]-

"They look like they deserve it. They just won afterall."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"Yeah, after Matt used a steel chair. He should have been disqaulified."

-[Michael Cole]-

(As Stacy gets into the ring with Bubba and D-Von)

"And Stacy keeping the ref distracted so The Dudleyz could powerbomb Lita through a table is al..Oh now what?"

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[Bubba, barely standing, walks over to Stacy.]

-[Bubba Ray Dudley]-

(Yelling without a mic.)

"What happened?!? Huh?"

[Stacy looks sad and mouths "I'm sorry" to The Dudleyz.]

-[Bubba Ray Dudley]-

(Yelling without a mic.)

"We'll show you sorry!"

[Bubba grabs Stacy by the hair and drags her out of the ring. D-Von gets out and they walk up the ramp to the stage as Cole asks what The Dudleyz are thinking of doing to now. They walk over to the edge of the stage where below on the ground are tables with electrical wires on them. Cole yells from the announce table, telling The Dudleyz to stop. Stacy, now begging for forgiveness, gets lifted up onto Bubba's shoulders by D-Von. Bubba inches forward a little more, with Stacy's face full of terror is shown. Bubba is about to powerbomb Stacy off the stage, but then over the sound system, 'Stand Back! There's A Hurricane Coming Through!' starts playing and the WWF's own superhero comes running out and attacks Bubba from behind. Bubba slides Stacy off his shoulders, letting her get away, and both Dudleyz start working on Hurricane, eventually beating him down to the stage floor. D-Von picks him up and The Dudleyz hit a 3D right onto the steel! They get up and walk away, being satisfied enuogh after not getting to powerbomb Stacy.]

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-[Michael Cole]-

"They were actually going to powerbomb Stacy off the stage! What is running through there sick, twisted minds?!?"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"Even I was worried for a minute. And I'm glad somebody saved Stacy, but The Hurricane still got beaten up for his efforts."

-[Michael Cole]-

"I'm sure he knew chances were that would happen. Al that matters is that Stacy was saved and wasn't thrown off the stage."

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COMMERCIAL BREAK

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[We return from the break to see a close up of Johnny Stamboli's face in the back.]

-[Johnny Stamboli]-

"Who am I? I be Johnny 'The Bull' Stamboli. The soon-tah-be strongest and most vioelent force in the Dubya-Dubya-F. I proved that at WrestleMania wit' DDP, I proved that wit' Shannon Moore, wit' Scotty 2 Hotty, and the most recent victim was Rikishi. All of 'em show one thing, and that's whenevah I leave a ring, a big heap of cahnage is gonna be left inside it! And that now counts fah anywhere else. Whethah it be in the ring or in a hotel, wherevah you see me walkin' away, cahnage is only a few feet behind! Just remembah: nobody is safe when The Bull is let loose!"

[The camera zooms out and Stamboli turns his head. He walks in that direction and the camera turns to follow him. Stamboli walks up behind Funaki and nails him in the back with a double axe handle. Stamboli then begins laying kicks into Funaki and picks him up. He places Funaki stomach down on a nearby table with assorted food items and slides him across it, pushing him off the table and to the ground. He picks Funaki up again and lifts him into a military press. He drops Funaki onto his shoulder and slams him backfirst into the wall before dropping him to the ground. Stamboli walks away for a second and comes back with a coffee pot. He takes the lid off and pours the scalding hot coffee over Funaki's body. Funaki screams in pain as Stamboli walks up to the camera, huffing his nose to sound like a bull, before walking away.]

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-[Michael Cole]-

"This Stamboli is bent on proving how destructive he can be, and if pouring that coffee on Funaki doesn't prove it then I don't know what will.

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"Ha ha! I loved this guy! He should have something like Piper's Pit, except instead of interviewing guys he can just beat the crap outta them!"

-[Michael Cole]-

(As an image of William Regal and Tajiri is shown on the screen.)

"I'm sure that you'd love every bit of that, just like you'll love William Regal's match in a few moments when he goes against Tajiri without his titles on the line."

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[The camera cuts to a locker room, which is occupied by two WWF giants, Kane and Big Show.]

-[Big Show]-

"How's the mask feel back around your face?"

-[Kane]-

"Good after washing it out. Good thing you were around to go and get it for me."

-[Big Show]-

"Don't mention it. I know the nWo. I knew it when it originally started and I was even a part of it. I know exactly how they work and how they think. I know they're tricks and what they'll do to make a point. I smartened up in WCW, and I know I don't want them in the WWF. But with what Flair did on RAW and said earlier tonight, there's no stopping them anymore."

-[Kane]-

"Oh we'll stop them. At Backlash when me and you are going up against Nash and Hall, we'll take two-thirds of the nWo out and make it the weakest it's ever been."

-[Big Show]-

"We're sure as hell gonna try our damndest to. Trust me, they aren't as easy to take down as you think."

-[Kane]-

"With all the rage I got built up in me, I'll sink to their levels to get rid of just those two."

-[Big Show]-

"Them taking your mask would do that."

-[Kane]-

"It's more than that. It's them making Ric Flair join them and give them power in this company, and it's them locking us inside the locker room that has the rage building up."

-[Big Show]-

"That pissed me off. Ric Flair turning against us and the fans by helping them attack Hunter, and we're stuck in the back in a locked room. How the hell did they even lock us in?"

-[Kane]-

"I don't know, but I do know that at Backlash I'm gonna take both Hall and Nash, and one at a time I'm sending them both straight to Hell!"

-[Big Show]-

"And I'll reach down, bring them back to life, and send them straight back to Hell!"

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-[Michael Cole]-

"Big Show and Kane facing Kevin Nash and Scott Hall, The Outsiders at Backlash?!? Imagine what kind of match that'll turn out to be!"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"As much as I know about both Kane and Big Show's state when their angry, I think that Nash and Hall stand very little chance of winning let alone surviving!"

-[Michael Cole]-

"I hope for that King, but we have to wait two weeks for that. Right now we have a nontitle match between William Regal and the former Cruiserweight Champion Tajiri."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"William Regal is gonna wipe the floor with that Japanese midget."

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Normal Singles Match - Nontitle

Tajiri [vs] William Regal

[After the bell rang Venis' music started up and Val came out and stood at ringside, distracting Regal enough for Tajiri to get the better of him. It wasn't long until Regal got focused back on the match and started attacking Tajiri with some knees to the head and midsection. Regal started gaining some more momentum, but it was haulted when he saw Venis whipping his towel off his body and handing it to a good looking redhead in the front row. Regal looked disgusted, but he soon felt pain after getting hit in the gut with a stiff kick. Tajiri again had the match in his hands, using his kicks at precise moments and event delivering a back spring elbow smash after being whipped to the ropes. Tajiri tried locking in the Tarantula in the corner, but Regal was able to escape it and land Tajiri on the apron. Walking over to get him back into the ring, Regal ended up getting hit with a hard kick from Tajiri's shin area, followed by a sunset flip for a two count. Regal slowly started getting back on the attack, even getting Tajiri set up for the Regal Stretch, but not fully connecting it as he say Venis flirting with the same redhead and getting a small peak down her shirt. Tajiri crawled away and prevented the submission being locked in. Minutes later the mystery person came out from under the ring and got onto the apron, distracting the ref. Regal blocked a hard kick and poked Tajiri in his eyes before reaching into his trunks for the brass knuckles. Venis came over and pulled the mystery person off the apron, trying to unmask him. Regal lost his focus and got kicked in the back of the leg, being brought to his knees. Tajiri went for the Buzzsaw Kick, but Regal ducked and got up to hit Tajiri in the head with the knuckles. Venis almost had the mystery persons mask torn off, but the person managed to escape and run through the crowd as the ref counted the pinfall for Regal at 8:23.]

*** Rating

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-[Michael Cole]-

"Who is this mystery person that keeps interfering in Regal's matches?"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"If I knew I'd tell you, but as long as William Regal keeps on winning then I don't care who it is!"

-[Michael Cole]-

"Cheating isn't the only way to win a match, King."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"I know. It's only the best."

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COMMERCIAL BREAK

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[The show returns with Kurt and Eric Angle walking down a hall in the back, talking to eachother.].

-[Kurt Angle]-

"How dare he even emberass me like that! I'm trying to conduct a very important interview, and he comes up behind me playing his childish games! I woulda caught that blonde pretty boy too if it wasn't for him ducking away and hiding. He's going to be damn sorry he ever messed with an Olympic gold medalist come Backlash!"

[They turn a corner and stop as they see someone with blonde hair and an Edge shirt on just walking into a room.]

-[Kurt Angle]-

"You see that? Now we have him for sure!"

[Kurt and Eric walk up to the door and Kurt grabs the handle. He raises his other hand and starts silently counting to three, bursting the door open to be shocked. The camera gets a shot inside the room to reveal at least twenty guys with long blonde hair and the same Edge shirt and pants on!]

-[Kurt Angle]-

"Are you kidding me?!?"

[Kurt goes up to the first guy he sees and turns him around to show it isn't Edge. He goes up to the next one and does the same, being dissapointed again. He starts going around just pulling at the blonde hair, pulling wigs off of their heads. Eric starts helping him do the same, and Edge walks out of a side door in the room and quietly sneaks out of the room itself, closing the main door to it on his way out and looking into the camera.]

-[Edge]-

"Oh. Hello there! Welcome to 'World's Funniest Jackasses', live! Right now are two stars of the show are in there, taking a look at everybody in the room and being dissapointed to find out that each and everyone of those people are not the person the two stars are looking for. At this point one of them is probably screaming and yelling. Let's get a quick listen shall we?"

[Edge cracks the door open slightly.]

-[Kurt Angle]-

"Damn that son of a-"

-[Edge]-

(As he quickly closes the door again)

"Which brings us to the next part of the show, where our two stars are standing and looking around the room in anger, not believing they fell for another trick. At this point they are coming towards the door and about to open, so I think I'll step to the side."

[Edge steps to the side of the door and leans up against the wall. Kurt and Eric walk out and completely miss Edge as they turn and start walking the opposite way that he is standing.]

-[Kurt Angle]-

"Again! Again he does this!"

-[Edge]-

(Yelling.)

"And that concludes 'World's Funniest Jackasses!'"

[Kurt and Eric turn around and Edge waves at them. They run towards him and Edge starts running away.]

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-[Michael Cole]-

"Kurt Angle got outsmarted and tricked again by Edge!"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"Edge shouldn't be putting Kurt through all of this, Michael! Don't sound happy about it!"

-[Michael Cole]-

"Come on. Kurt put Edge through all that crap when they were friends."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"He was trying to give the rub to Edge and teach him how to be a great star. I only hope Kurt shuts Edge up at Backlash."

-[Michael Cole]-

(An image of Chris Jericho and Steve Austin shows up on the screen halfway through what Cole says.)

"Edge was very well on his way of being that on his own....It's almost time for our main event though, and coming up after the break Chris Jericho and 'Stone Cold' will face eachother one-on-one!"

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COMMERCIAL BREAK

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Normal Singles Match

Chris Jericho [vs] 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin

[These two still have great chemistry with eachother from their past encounters. Although this wasn't like their past encounters, it was still a very entertaining match. Some back and forth action to start it off, then Jericho getting the advantage to set up a good Austin comeback to get the crowd hot. Austin started laying into Jericho a lot more a few minutes after the comeback, stomping a mudhole into him with the crowd chanting 'What?' with each stomp, and hitting the Lou Thez Press and a series of punches. After rolling out of the ring to catch a breath and slamming Austin knee first into the steel steps when he started giving chase, Jericho got back on the offense only for a few short moments before Austin ducked a bulldog attempt and countered with a forearm right into the gut. Once Austin got the crowd going again on the offense, Test came out to ringside and tried getting into the ring, but kept getting stopped by Austin. With a few more stomps and a taunting elbow drop, Austin picked Jericho up and kicked him in the gut for the Stunner, but Jericho shoved him away. Austin headed to the ropes that Test was now near on the apron and went to punch him, missing as Test hopped off. Jericho came up and hit a less impactive bulldog, followed up with a Lionsault and locking the Walls of Jericho in. Austin started crawling to the ropes, with Test walking over and pulling them further away from him when he couldn't crawl anymore. Austin tried desperately and finally made one last crawl to reach the ropes. Jericho let go of the hold and pulled him to the middle of the ring, with Austin turning on his back again, and tried locking the Walls in again. This time, though, Austin shoved him away and to the mat with his feet. Austin got to his feet first and turned to grab Test, who was again on the apron. Austin hung Test up on the top rope throat first and flipped him the bird afterwards. As he did Jericho came up behind and school boyed him, putting his feet on the second rope as leverage to get the pinfall at 10:03!.]

***1/2 Rating

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-[Michael Cole]-

"If it wasn't for Test being out here Jericho never would have won this match!"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"Don't blame Test. Blame Austin for not being able to focus on what he should be."

-[Michael Cole]-

"Or I could blame Jericho for having to cheat like that."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"Test came out on his own. Jericho didn't drag him out or anything."

-[Michael Cole]-

"Well he might as well have! Test came out here to help Jericho, King...Wait...I'm getting word that Mister McMahon is on his to the ring! Stay tuned because after our final commercial break Mister McMahon will give his reaction to what happened on RAW this past Monday!"

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COMMERCIAL BREAK

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[The show comes back from the final break just as Vince McMahon's music plays and he starts walking out with slightly less of a strut than usual, getting a mixed reaction from the crowd. He walks down, gets into the ring and gets a mic.]

-[Vince McMahon]-

"I, Vincent Kennedy McMahon, have to admit something... When I first brought the nWo into this company, I did it for the sole purpose of gaining full control and power of the company back. I never wanted the nWo to be a long term thing. I did plan on getting rid of them once I got what I wanted, and today would have been the day that I officially got rid of them. Due to current circumstances, however, that seems to be the last thing I will be doing. Ric Flair did something that not even I, would do. Ric Flair not only aligned himself with the nWo, but he gave him his former shares and former powers of this company as well. That is something I would never have done under any circumstances. Ric Flair had other plans, though. Plans that he revealed earlier in tonights broadcast. Plans that also put across good points, such as what does this mean for Vince McMahon? I know that I have done things that could be marked unforgiveable in the past few weeks. I very well know that. I also noticed that from the reaction you fans gave me when I came out. Half of you were cheering, and the other half were booing. I can't say I blame you for that. There are, however, bigger and worse things to deal with now. You see, Ric Flair was right when he said I only brought in the nWo temporarily. He was right when he said I didn't plan on keeping them around for much longer and that I only used them to get this company back. Ric Flair, though, is the man who actually gave the nWo fifty percent ownership to this company Ric Flair is the man who turned the nWio from a force killing the WWF from the outside into a force killing the WWF internally. I never thought that something as...as...as destructive could ever happen, nor did I plan on it happening. Ric Flair fooled you fans, he fooled the superstars, and he fooled even me. He made it seem like he was going to join forces with me, only to have the poison I injected into the company turning against me in favor of Flair himself. In doing so, he puts me in a very tight situation, as I know it isn't going to be easy trying to gain the trust and forgiveness from you fans or from the superstars in the back. I first want to personally promise...no, I vow...no....I guarentee...no, no...I guara-damn-tee that I will do anything and everything in my power to get rid of the poison that I myself injected into this company. I started this mess, and I sure as hell am going to fix it now that the nWo are now full fledge power players in this company. Now secondly, I want to do something that I can't remember doing too often, if at all. I've admitted to making a rather large mistake, and now I am here to ask...no, beg for you fans to forgive what I have done. I know that it would be hard to even consider forgiving me for what I've done, but I know that the fans can forgive someone for anything if they want to. So I-"

[Vince gets down onto one knee, then both.]

-[Vince McMahon]-

"I beg you people to forgive me for my actions. I am on my knees, something else I never thought I would do, to beg you for forgiveness and to believe me when I say that the nWo will be out of the WWF sooner than later!"

[The screens starts getting a little staticy and then turns to a greyscale as the nWo's theme begins playing. All three men walk out onto the stage with Hogan holding a mic.]

-[Hollywood Hogan]-

(As Vince gets back to his feet.)

"Vince, do you have any idea how sad it is to see you of all people begging these fans for something? Do you have any idea how sad it is that you thought that you were running the n-Dubya-o and telling us what to do, brother? Do you?!? Vince, if your ego wasn't as big as New Yorks crime and drop out rate, you would have seen this coming a mile away!"

[The crowd starts booing Hogan.]

-[Hollywood Hogan]-

"Oh no! These fans are booin' us guys! I think we should get down on our knees and beg them to forgive me!"

[The nWo all laugh in unison as the crowd continues to boo.]

-[Hollywood Hogan]-

"See, Vince. You were never running the n-Dubya-o. You weren't tellin' us what to do. You weren't bossin' us around. You thought you were, dude, but you weren't! Now you have the deadliest force in wrestling runnin' the company! You got the poison you said you injected, actually runnin' the company you wanted back so much! And you thought you could bring us in and then toss us away when you didn't need us anymore like we were a used diaper! But the n-Dubya-o can't be gotten rid of due to simple termnation, brother! Even after simple termination, the n-Dubya-o sticks around and continues what they were doin'! It takes more than tellin' us our jobs done to get rid of us, and now you learned that the hard way! We may not have destroyed WCW completely back in the day, but this is no WCW, brothers! This is the Dubya-Dubya-F! That means this is goin' to be easier than WCW, and with us being given fifty percent of your shares and having all powers that you have, the New World Order is gonna run wild on the WWF and turn it from multi-national wrestling conglomerate into a pile of dust and bones! And brother!..."

[Hogan passes the mic over to Nash.]

-[Kevin Nash]-

"That's gonna be just...too...saweet!"

[Nash drops the mic and all three of them start wiggling their fingers at Vince and making a fake scared look on their faces as the show comes to an end.]

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Quick Results

Ivory versus Trish Stratus never officially started

The Hardy Boys def. The Dudley Boyz

William Regal def. Tajiri

Chris Jericho def. Steve Austin

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***1/2 Show Rating

[Guest Preston]

nice twist there. didnt see that coming with flair joining the nWo and whatnot. i mean back when all this wa shappening that was infact the LAST thing i thought could happen, especially how they built flair up as a new nature boy and whatnot. but its as nostalgic as it is excellent as it would be a moment to be remembered (first since the actual invasion itself last year). good shows, and nice to see you speeding them up as summer draws to a close

[Plankton]

-First of all, nice work on getting everyone up to speed on what was going on around in 2001. The first post was thorough and helpful.

-I like how you format the dialogue. What do you think about alternating the colors between speakers though? Perhaps that could create a quicker flow for the reader. It's something to think about.

-The Flair twist and his most recent promo were nice. You have a good general feel for most of the guys you write for and I thought this particularly came off well.

-The APA stuff is entertaining and makes me realize what I liked about the Hardcore belt. Hopefully, though, you allow it to evolve, as I thought this was the division's biggest problem. Comedy situations like that are great, but after a while it's the same thing with a new twist. Chances are, if I'm sick of Pepsi, I won't be wild about Vanilla Pepsi either. But I like the twist at this point.

-I really enjoyed the Stamboli stuff so far. The guy never got the chance he deserved and it's nice to see that you are doing something with him. The promo felt real and was convincing.

-Overall, I can't really find many negative things to say, although the positives don't stick way out. The diary, IMO, still has some time to take a shape of its own. A big problem with some diaries is that they either try to deviate too much from the past all in one month or they don't evolve much at all. A lot of the things you are doing here makes me think that you will progress storylines in a way that is unique to your own diary though and in the longrun will be really good. Hopefully in a few months game time this will all have evolved quite a bit.

[thatblindgeye]

April 8, 2002 - America West Arena in Phoenix, Arizona

14,035 In Attendance

[A recap video starts playing, showing the clip from Smackdown! two weeks ago where Vince McMahon announced the tag match with him and Hogan teaming up to face Flair and any partner of his choosing. Clips from said match are then shown, followed by cutting to McMahon saying after he pinned Flair he would fire him, and cutting back to the part of the match where Flair had Hogan and Vince backing away with a chair in his hand. The video slows down as Flair turns and hits Hunter in the head with the chair, shocking the fans. The video cuts to Flair shaking Vince's hand and Hogan hitting Vince in the back with the chair, followed with the ending of the match with Hogan pinning Triple H. Small bits of Flair's explanation from Smackdown! last week are then shown, explaining that he has given the nWo his former shares and powers in the company. The RAW opening starts playing, but at points it gets broken up with static, and then at one point the RAW opening gets cut short by clips of the nWo's titantron video and music. Static interferes once again and the RAW opening comes back up, cutting to the arena seconds after it does.]

-[Jim Ross]-

"Welcome to WWF RAW here in Phoenix, Arizona folks, and what a cold week in hell it has been!"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"Oh I think it'll be more than a week, J.R.. You have the nWo with..with actual power in the WWF and you're just asking for trouble!"

-[Jim Ross]-

"I can't even imagine why or even believe Ric Flair would do something like that. Not only does he attack his partner last week, not only does he lock him in the Figure Four so Hogan can deliver that big legdrop to win the match, but Flair actually branded Triple H with the nWo logo. Then he comes onto Smackdown! to announce that he has given his lost shares to the nWo!"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"Mister McMahon did make mention of it later in the night, though. He even got on his knees to beg the fans for forgiveness! How often has he done that on television?"

-[Jim Ross]-

"I'd say Mister McMahon begging for forgiveness is seen as much as 'Stone Cold' without a beer. Mister Mcmahon may have begged for forgiveness, and I will be one of the persons to actually side with him on his quest to get the likes of Hogan, Hall and Nash out of the WWF, but it was still him that brought them in."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"He admitted he made a mistake with that, J.R.. Look! There he is now!"

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[The camera cuts to a wide shot of the titantron, showing Vince McMahon in his office while the crowd lets out a better reaction for him than on Smackdown! last week. The camera cuts to his office as he looks at various pictures of WWF moments. The door to his office is heard opening and he turns around to see who it is. The crowd cheers a bit louder as Triple H walks right up to McMahon, with a look of ass kicking in his eyes. The two have a staredown for a few seconds before Vince McMahon breaks the silence.]

-[Vince McMahon]-

"Alright. Just listen for a minute. I know-"

-[Triple H]-

"No, you listen! I didn't care at first when you brought the nWo here because from working alongside you in the past, I was pretty sure what would end up happening. I figured you'd bring them in, have them break a few things, then have them outta here when they were done. I didn't care at the time because I was tied up with Jericho and that daughter of yours. By the way, did she end up comin' outta the closet yet?"

[The crowd laughs a little bit.]

-[Triple H]-

"Anyway, I was busy with other things when you decided to bring those three back to the WWF. I was busy rising back up to the top, winning what I deserve, and proving even after almost eight months of rehab and being out on the injured list, that I am still that damn good! I was working on all of that when you brought those three guys back here to try and 'destroy' this company. I knew you wouldn't actually do that, though, Vince. I knew you were using them as leverage, just like you admitted to using Undertaker as leverage against Flair. I'll tell ya, it was a good plan. Having 'Taker bring the crazy Ric Flair out, attacking cops and all. That was a good way to get this company back to being just yours...But then...then you screwed things up for yourself and the entire WWF. You once again, Vince. Once again you let your ego get to you. You just had to throw salt into an open wound. You couldn't just stop with the Cage match, so you make a tag match and even declare that you would fire Flair after he lost. What did that bring? Nothing good for anyone of us. Now we got the nWo actually in charge around here, able to make any decisions they want. All of that comes back...to you. You brought the nWo in. You used them as leverage. You let your ego get the better of you. And you let the nWo come into power. So as far as you begging for forgivness...You won't get it from me."

[Vince looks dissapointed and looks down. He looks back up and begins walking towards the door, but Triple H stops him.]

-[Triple H]-

"But that doesn't mean I'm not gonna help you get rid of them."

[The crowd cheers a bit as a smile of reassurance comes across Vince's face.]

-[Triple H]-

"I'm not just gonna let them come here to the WWF just because they failed with WCW and had no time to try again before it closed down. No way am I gonna let that happen. I'll go as far to say that there's no chance in Hell that they're gonna kill the WWF. I don't care if they invade the WWF, if they have some power in it, or if they buy it from you. This is still an entirely different company than WCW and the nWo have never played a game like this. And they haven't played The Game either, so they have no idea what they're getting into. If you're serious about getting the nWo outta here, then I'm in. If you're trying to pull some other crap, you better just be honest now because the consequences of finding out any other way won't be pretty nor good for you."

-[Vince McMahon]-

"I'm serious...I'm damn serious about this! I admitted to my mistake and I want to get rid of it. I want the nWo outta this company. I never should have brought them in, but I was thinking in a state of extreme rage at the time. Now I see the mistake I've done and I want them gone for good! I'm willing to do anything to get rid of them!"

-[Triple H]-

"Any..thing?"

-[Vince McMahon]-

"Anything damn it! All we need is a plan to get rid of 'em!"

-[Triple H]-

"Well if you're willing to negotiate, I think we could come up with a pretty damn good plan."

[Triple H and Vince start talking quietly as the camera zooms out and cuts to the announcers table.]

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-[Jerry Lawler]-

"What do you think they're plan could be J.R.?"

-[Jim Ross]-

"I'm not sure King, but I hope it's something that will get the nWo outta here sooner rather than later, though. Whatever it is, we'll find out when it's complete. Until then we have our first match of the night involving-"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"Puppies versus Puppies with Puppies as the Pupperee! My kinda match!"

-[Jim Ross]-

"Keep that royal robe of yours closed, King."

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Guest Refree Singles Match

Jacqueline [vs] Jazz

Guest Ref: Trish Stratus

[Really a very dull match, mostly due to Jacqueline. Jazz carried it rather well, but couldn't seem to make Jacqueline look that good. Throughout the match Jazz would challenge Trish's reffing position by not breaking holds and pulling Jacquelines hair and the like. Jazz hit the Fisherman Brainbuster on Jacqueline and covered her, with Trish counting to two and pausing before making the three count at 5:02. Trish tried lifting Jazz's arm in victory but Jazz kicked her and hit a Fisherman Brainbuster to her. She locked the STF in and a few refs came running out trying to break her off. Jazz eventually let go and left while the refs tended to Trish.]

* Rating

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-[Jim Ross]-

"Come on now! What is this? Jazz attacks Trish when she's the referee of the match?"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"Trish did pause before she made the three count, J.R.."

-[Jim Ross]-

"She still made it, though. Why doesn't Jazz go to anger management and come back here when her attitude isn't so bad."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"If you want to pay for it for her then you can suggest that anytime."

-[Jim Ross]-

"I may not be the smartest guy, King, but I'm smart enough not to say anything bad to Jazz's face."

[An image of Hurricane and Bubba Ray Dudley are shown on the screen.]

-[Jim Ross]-

"As you can see, coming up next is Bubba Ray Dudley and Hurricane going up against eachother, and for what The Dudleyz tried doing to both Lita and Stacy, I hope Hurricane gets an upset win here."

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COMMERCIAL BREAK

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[The show returns directly into another vignette of Booker T. It starts off as usual and cuts to Booker standing inside an airport.]

-[Booker T]-

"Welcome back to the best minishow on television. Right now yo Dubya-Dubya-F European Champion is waitin' for his plane to arrive since they don't know when a real star is around. Today we're gonna go to two places insteada just one, 'cause this will be the last time I visit Europe since I know my fans back in da States want me back."

[Booker looks to both sides and the camera zooms in.]

-[Booker T]-

([Quietly speaking.)

"Plus I think dis Europe place has somethin' in da water 'cause I been feelin' funny the past few weeks."

[The camera zooms back out and Booker turn around real quick.]

-[Booker T]-

"Look like my plan just got heah, so we can go and get to our first place."

[Booker begins walking away and the camera cuts to him standing in front of the Blarney Castle.]

-[Booker T]-

"Man dat was a quick flight. Right now we heah in Ireland in fronna the Barney Castle. I don't get it, though. Where da hell's that big purple thing?"

[Booker starts walking around the castle now, looking around as he does.]

-[Booker T]-

(While walking around the castle.)

"Yo Barney!......Barney! Da hell are ya! Some kids out heah wanna see you sing a song!.....Barney!.....I don't know da hell that guy is so we gonna move on wit' da tour."

[The video cuts to Booker walking around an area with different shops on the side while drinking something from a glass.]

-[Booker T]-

(As he sees a small person with red hair and green clothes on.)

"Yo! Look! It's a real leprechaun! KI love these little things. You wanna sip dawg? Ha ha ha! You can't have none! People think I be givin' a little kid some. You can come wit' me though."

[Booker finishes drinknig the contents of the glass and picks the small person up, carrying him around at his side like a pile of books. The camera cuts to Booker inside a pub, drinking down a pint with another empty pint in front of him.]

-[Booker T]-

(Looking down.)

"See lil man? You can't get up to the stool so you can't have anythin' to drink!"

[The camera pans down, showing the small person with a body leash, like that of what little kids wear, around his body and an annoyed look on his face. Booker gets up and grabs the leash and drags the small person out of the pub. The camera cuts to a small group of people stepdancing with some music playing. Booker breaks into the center of the the group and pulls out a small stereo, pressing a button on it.]

-[Booker T]-

"Dis is some real dancin'!."

[The music of Booker T's theme song starts playing, mixed with an Irish stepdancing song, as he starts badly stepdancing himself. He stops and gets down to a knee and delivers an Irish Spin-a-roonie. The group slowly starts walking away, leaving Booker T. The small person tries running away, but Booker grabs the end of the leash before he can.]

-[Booker T]-

"I told you! Either give me dem lucky charms or show me where yo damn gold is!"

[The camera cuts to Booker T in another pub putting down another drink. Cut to him in a different pub doing the same thing, and then another one doing the same.]

-[Booker T]-

"One...thing I like...'bout dis place is...they have some good drinks...But we gotta get to our next...place...so lil man...I'll have ta see you another time."

[Booker gets up and stumbles out of the pub as the camera pans down, showing the small person tied to a stool built into the floor. The camera then cuts to Booker T standing in front of Dam Square in Amsterdam, Netherlands.]

-[Booker T]-

"Now da hell am I...Yo dawg, tell me where we are."

-[Dutch Man]-

"Dam."

-[Booker T]-

"Dat's what I'm sayin'. No signs or nothin'. Dey expect people to come to a place dey don't know the name to. Damn..."

[The camera cuts to Booker inside a 'coffee house', sitting at a table with someone standing in front of him.]

-[Booker T]-

"Yo, I want one dem brownies. Try gettin; one wit' the chocolate chips an' peanut butter right inside it."

[Seconds later the camera shows Booker T being thrown out by two law officials. Booker looks out of it and starts walking away. The camera cuts to the final scene with Booker T standing in the middle of 'de Wallen' in the Red Light District.]

-[Booker T]-

"Yo, dat's 'bout it for now. You guys gotta see me visitin' Europe, but now it's time for me to have some alone time and to enjoy somethin' myself! Yo Dubya-Dubya-F European Representative and Champion returns this Thursday on Smackdown!!"

[Booker T turns to his right and a big smile comes across his face as he walks off screen. The video fades to black with the text "Booker T Returns To The States On Smackdown!"]

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-[Jim Ross]-

"I'd have to say that these videos of Booker T have been down right amusing the past few weeks, but as he said he will be coming back to the WWF in three days."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"It's about time, too. The WWF isn't the same without Booker T here and we had to sit through some below average matches with those midgets."

-[Jim Ross]-

"You keep calling them that, King. Folks, I was told a few minutes ago that both Big Show and Kane did arrive at the arena, but some problems occured and, well we have video footage of what happened."

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[The cameras cut to a "Moments Ago..." image in the lower corner of the screen as we see Kane and Big Show entering the arena. They only make it a few feet before a few security guards step in front of them.]

-[Security Guard #1]-

"We're sorry, but you two have been barred from entering the arena under orders of Mr. Hogan. He has given us permission to take any action to see that order is fulfilled."

[Several cops then walk up behind the security guards, all with nightsticks or reaching for their gun holsters. Kane and Big Show look at eachother before relucantly leaving.]

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-[Jim Ross]-

"Kane and Big Show, two members of the WWF that we need more than ever to be here tonight, get kicked out of here by that damn nWo. I hope Triple H teaches them a lesson later in the main event, but in the mean time we're ready for the match between Hurricane and Bubba Ray Dudley, which was made due to Hurricane saving Stacy from a sickening attack."

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[The clip of The Dudleyz losing their match on Smackdown! last week is shown, followed by of them trying to powerbomb Stacy from the stage to tables below and Hurricane coming out to save her.]

Normal Singles Match

Bubba Ray Dudley w/ D-Von Dudley [vs] Hurricane w/ Stacy Keibler

[The match was a nice and solid one here. Hurricane got more offense in than people would have thought he could. Stacy kept cheering him on during the match, but D-Von repeatedly approached her to scare her. Hurricane tried going for a Choke Slam midway through the match, but Bubba broke away from it and started beating down on him rather hard. Bubba hit the Bubba Bomb after grabbing Hurricane when he was running against the ropes and started taunting Stacy from inside the ring. Stacy looked disgusted and said something that couldn't quite be made out, but Bubba heard it and got out of the ring, stalking her a little bit. Stacy backed away, almost tripping over the steps as she went around the corner, and ended up bumping back into D-Von. She turned around and was now trapped by both Dudleyz, but as they went to grab her she ducked and crawled under the ring. The Dudleyz turned and were both met with a suicide plancha from Hurricane, taking both out! Things were brought back into the ring and Hurricane had the offense for a couple of minutes, going for the Eye of the Hurricane to try and end the match but Bubba countering out and lifting Hurricane up into a suplex and slamming him face first to the mat. Hurricane escaped from another Bubba Bomb attempt by sliding between and behind Bubba and getting up to run to the ropes. Bubba turned and got taken down by a big flying clothesline. Hurricane was about to go for the Shining Wizard, but D-Von grabbed Stacy by the hair, causing her to scream and distract Hurricane. Bubba got up and grabbed him, dragged him to the middle of the ring to hit the Bubba Bomb for the win at 8:41. Stacy managed to break free of D-Von's grasp and run away from the sadistic duo after the match.]

**1/2 Rating

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-[Jim Ross]-

"They're still trying to go after Stacy! What goes through the minds of The Dudley Boyz when they go and attack poor defenseless women?"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"They didn't attack Stacy this week. At least she got away this time, but Hurricane wasn't as lucky. And I thought he was supposed to be some superhero."

-[Jim Ross]-

"Well by saving Stacy i think that makes him a hero in his own right, King."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"Until he can fly or show some kind of super strength, he's nothing but someone who let's his imagination overtake reality."

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[The camera cuts to the titantron, showing the flag of England as the anthem of it begins playing. The image and song fades out to reveal Val Venis standing around somewhere in England.]

-[Val Venis]-

"Heeello ladies! If I may for a few moments of your time, I want to steal the spotlight away from someone else traveling outside the States. Right now I'm here in the home country of William Regal, but to be more precise I am in his hometown of Blackpool. I'm here to show Sir William Regal a...little, heh heh, thing or two. It is, well documented that William Regal goes on and on about how he comes from a land of people filled with respect..."

[The camera pans slightly to the left, showing a man and woman arguing with the man grabbing the woman and dragging her off before centering on Venis again.]

-[Val Venis]-

"A land of people with morals..."

[The camera pans a little upward and barely shows two guys talking to eachother and a small kid walking by, which both men trip and laugh at.]

-[Val Venis]-

"A land of people with class..."

[The camera starts panning to the right, showing a woman about to lift her skirt before Venis grabs the camera and focuses it back on him.]

-[Val Venis]-

"Woah. I said class, not...heh heh, you know. For a man who claims to come from a land full of those three things, I see a big lack of those things. I've been here for a few hours now, and I've seen a movie of the genre that Sir Regal claims to be disgusting and degrading. Some may heard of it. It's called 'William Spears Shake'. That's 'Shake' with a 'Jzake' sound. I haven't seen it because I'm truely afraid to see who 'Shake' turns out to be, heh heh. If this doesn't show Sir Regal that the land he claims to come from is nothing but white lies..."

[The video fades out of that scene and fades into showing the end of a very nice looking bed with the sheets moving around. The camera zooms in at the pillows and Val Venis and a woman emerge from the blankets, using them to cover themselves.]

-[Val Venis]-

"Then maybe he'll believe it coming from the Queen, who will be starring alongside me in my latest release, 'The Queen of Screams'."

[The two go back under the blankets and start moving around as the camera cuts to the announcers table.]

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-[Jerry Lawler]-

"He can't do that to the Queen! What is he thinking disgracing the Queen like that?!?!"

-[Jim Ross]-

"Ha ha ha! Come on King. Have a sense of humor!"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"There is nothing funny nor amusing about Val Venis doing that to her. I don't want to be the one to tell William Regal if he hasn't already seen this."

-[Jim Ross]-

(As an image of Edge and Eric Angle is shown.)

"Both you and him will get over it, King. You should be happy, too, because sometime after the break we get to see Kurt's brother Eric Angle face Edge in a rematch from their last encounter just three days before WrestleMania."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"It would make me happy to see Eric beat Edge..."

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COMMERCIAL BREAK

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[The show fades in from the commercial break to show Tommy Dreamer walking in the parking lot, singapore cane in hand. He walks past a motorcycle, but the camera stops directly in front of it. Dreamer walks backwards back into the screen and looks at the motorcycle. He walks up to and stares for a moment, realizing it's The Undertaker's. He takes his cane and runs the tip of it over the motorcycle, front to back. He puts the cane down and then sits down on the cycle. He starts tinkering with it, move the handle bar from side to side, pretending to start it up, and jiggling the brake. After he's done playing around he gets up and gets off the cycle, accidently knocking it over with his foot. He looks surprised and lifts it up, but it 'slips' out of his fingers and crashes against the ground again. He goes to the front tire and grabs it between the spokes and drags it a few feet before stopping. He finally lifts the cycle back onto it's tired and starts pushing it through the parking lot. He turns his head to the left and drops the motorcycle to run out of the way as a hummer drives by, crashing right into the motorcycle. Dreamer looks at the mess and walks away from the scene.]

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-[Jerry Lawler]-

"What..What was that?!? What does Tommer Dreamer think he's doing?"

-[Jim Ross]-

"Boy will The Undertaker be mad when he sees what happened to his motorcycle."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"Mad?!? He's going to be furious!"

-[Jim Ross]-

"I sure wouldn't want to be in Tommy's boots when The Undertaker catches up with him, and I wouldn't want to be in Kurt or Eric Angles' boots either."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"They're gonna be the ones standing over Edge in a few minutes, not the other way around......That motorcycle is just ruined..."

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Normal Singles Match

Edge [vs] Eric Angle w/ Kurt Angle

[Similar to their previous bout, except this time Edge was more on his toes about Kurt on the outside, checking on him whenever he had Eric down long enough. Eric tried copying Kurt's moves and offense, but his lack of experience compared to Edge's showed to not help him too much in that department. Eric did have Edge set up for an Angle Slam after Edge was arguing with Kurt, but Edge slid out from behind and ran to the ropes. He came back looking for a Spear, but Eric sidestepped and Edge ended up going right through the ropes to the outside. Kurt went on to start attacking Edge while Eric distracted the ref, but Edge reversed an irish whip and sent Kurt right into the steel steps instead. Edge turned and got met with a baseball slide from Eric, who slid out of the ring after to toss Edge back in. Eric had some strong offense going for a minute or so before Edge began coming back, hitting a quick Edgecution after running off the ropes to a bent over Eric. Edge was set up in the corner to hit the Spear, but Kurt grabbed him by the boots to stop him. Edge pulled his foot away and turned his attention back to the ring, getting hit by a splash from Eric. Eric grabbed Edge and went for an Angle Slam again, but Edge slid out behind. Kurt got into the ring behind Edge and as Edge turned around went to clothesline him, instead hitting his own brother. Edge bounced off the ropes and Speared Kurt, then went into the corner to wait for Eric to get up to hit the Spear on him for the win at 7:23.]

*** Rating

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-[Jim Ross]-

"Despite Kurt's attempts at interfering this time, Edge still picked up the victory here."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"I'm sure Edge cheated during the match somehow. I just have to see it again to see how he did.."

-[Jim Ross]-

"How could he have cheated? He had no time to even think about cheating."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"He is Canadian, J.R.."

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[The camera cuts back into the parking lot, showing The Undertaker walking through it and stopping where his motorcycle was when he last left it. He looks around and starts walking in the direction where he hears people talking. He walks up to the hummer and walks to the front of it, seeing his motorcycle wrecked. He turns to the group of four people.]

-[Undertaker]-

"Who's Hummer is this?"

[The owner of the hummer raises his hand and Taker walks directly up to him.]

-[Undertaker]-

"Who did this? Huh? Who the hell did this?!? Who?!? Who was using my bike?!? Huh?!? What's the matter with you?!? You can't have the guy stay here?!? Do you know who to drive?!?... Give me your keys."

[The driver hesitates for a moment before being grabbed by the collar and slammed into the hummer.]

-[Undertaker]-

"Gime your keys!"

[The driver gives Taker the keys and gets pulled and tossed to the ground. Taker gets into the hummer, starts it up, and drives it out of the arena.]

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-[Jerry Lawler]-

"I told you he'd be furious."

-[Jim Ross]-

"That's still no reason to go after that guy. He stayed there and waited to see if the owner of the motorcycle would come back."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"He did alright, and he was none too pleased to see what happened."

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COMMERCIAL BREAK

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[We come back as Jericho's countdown begins, followed by the pyros and him standing on stage. He walks down into the ring and grabs a mic.]

-[Chris Jericho]-

"Welcome to a very special RAW! Is!....You get the drift. There's no need to finish that statement when half of you dropped outta school before they taught you how to pronounce three syllable word."

[The crowd boo's the cheap shot from Jericho.]

-[Chris Jericho]-

"Tonight is a special night, because for once I don't have to deal with that obnoxious, alcoholic, disrespectful, assclown being-"

[Before Jericho can finish the glass shatters and the crowd gets off their feet as Austin swaggers on out and down the ramp. He gets on in the ring, going up each turnbuckle to pose, before getting a mic. He brings it up to his mouth, but lowers it to flip Jericho off.]

-[Steve Austin]-

"What?"

-[Chris Jericho]-

"I was saying before you decided to prove my point, that tonight was a special night because you weren't out-"

-[Steve Austin]-

"What?"

-[Chris Jericho]-

"Shut the hell up! That's why nobody wants you here! You always act like a sanctimonious son of a-"

-[Steve Austin]-

"What?!? What?!? What What What What What?!?"

[Jericho does a little 360 in an annoyed fashion.]

-[Chris Jericho]-

"Stop it!"

-[Steve Austin]-

"Stop....What?!?"

-[Chris Jericho]-

"I'm trying to make an announcement here!"

-[Steve Austin]-

"Oh I didn't know. Lemme ask somethin' real quick. If ya wanna hear what Chris Jericho's announcement is, gimme a hell yeah!"

[The crowd instead chants 'Hell No!']

-[Steve Austin]-

"If ya wanna see 'Stone Cold' whoop Chris Jericho's announcement outta him, gimme a hell yeah!"

[This time the crowd chants 'Hell Yeah!']

-[Steve Austin]-

"Jericho, you may have found some guys in the back who were doin' nothin' around here to say they want 'Stone Cold' outta the Dubya-Dubya-F, but that doesn't mean jack. I'll whoop each n' everyone of their asses if I gotta."

-[Chris Jericho]-

"I'm glad you brought that up, Austin, because that is what my announcement was about, before you so rudely interupted a future hall of famer."

-[Steve Austin]-

"Ha ha! Lemme clear my throat a lil bit. Ah ah! Ah! Did 'Stone Cold' hear ya right? Did you say 'future halla famer?'"

-[Chris Jericho]-

"Yeah I-"

-[Steve Austin]-

"What? How are ya a future halla famer? Becausa yerr blonde hair? What? Yerr lil jackets? What? Yerr lil ponytail? What? 'Stone Cold's' gonna give his own description of ya. All ya are is a whinin'-"

[The crowd chants 'What?']

-[Steve Austin]-

"complainin'-"

[The crowd chants 'What?' again.]

-[Steve Austin]-

"moanin'-"

[The crowd chants 'What?' for the third time.]

-[Steve Austin]-

"pretty boy lookin'-"

[The crowd chants 'What?' yet again.]

-[Steve Austin]-

"mealy mouthed sum [bleep]ch!"

-[Chris Jericho]-

"I don't care what the hell you think! I am the greatest thing going in this ring today and there's nothing you or anyone else can say to prove that wrong! Now if you would be quiet for a minute, I could make my announcement, which is-"

-[Steve Austin]-

"......"

-[Chris Jericho]-

"....Which is me, the King of the-"

-[Steve Austin]-

"What?"

-[Chris Jericho]-

"Forget it! I'm just gonna tell you! Austin, I challenge you to another encounter with the legendary Y2J at Backlash! But not any match. It'll be me and you in a Lumberjack match, with each and every person that wants you outta here as the Lumberjacks!"

-[Steve Austin]-

"Don't cha think that's a little unfair? If you think it's unfair that 'Stone Cold' has to whoop each and every single one of their asses just to get to this little jackass, gimme a hell yeah!"

[The crowd chants 'Hell Yeah!' and Austin turns back to Jericho, being met with a punch. Austin battles back and soon the two are exchanging punches with eachother. Austin starts gaining momentum and sends Jericho into the ropes. As he does Test hops over the barricade and gets in the ring. Austin kicks Jericho in the gut and looks for the Stunner, but Test nails him with a Big Boot. Jericho yells for Test to do something, and Test picks Austin up off his feet. Jericho kicks him in the gut and delivers his own stunner to Austin before picking a mic up.]

-[Chris Jericho]-

"And that's the bottom line...'Cause Y2J said so!"

[Jericho drops his mic and leaves the ring with Test as his music starts playing.]

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-[Jim Ross]-

"Austin and Jericho at Backlash!? With lumberjacks that dislike Austin no less!"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"If Austin's as tough as you and he claim him to be, then he should have no problem here."

-[Jim Ross]-

"This is a handicapped match, King. Even Austin will have trouble trying to battle at least five men at the same time."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"Excuses, excuses, J.R.."

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[The camera cuts to the back where RVD in street clothes is standing and talking with a couple staff members.]

-[Rob Van Dam]-

"It doesn't bother me. He won, yeah, but everyone knows why he won. I'm still Mr. Pay-Per-View, though. I got that name for putting on the best performances every night, not but beating one person at a show. Anyway I'll see you guys later."

-[Both Staff Members]-

"See ya Rob."

[RVD walks away, smirking a bit, when all of a sudden he gets attacked from behind by Johnny Stamboli. RVD tries fighting back, but Stamboli kicks him and slams him into the wall. He drags RVD down the hall and then slams him into a pillar and a piece of the titantron leaning up against it. Stamboli picks him back up and goes to kick him again, but RVD catches it. He steps his leg over Stamboli's, but before he can finish the move Stamboli knocks him in the back of the head. RVD turns around as he holds his head and Stamboli picks him up into the air. He drops RVD onto his shoulder and then finishes the Horn of the Bull by slamming RVD down onto a stack of three wooden planks.]

-[Johnny Stamboli]-

"Prepare to feel the carnage of The Bull, because the next person to beat Mr. P-P-V will be Johnny Stamboli!"

[Stamboli kicks RVD one more time before walking away.]

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-[Jim Ross]-

"What an animal this Johnny Stamboli is! RVD's only protection from the concrete were three layers of wood, but even that's got to be hurting him!"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"Johnny Stamboli is making an impact the best way he knows how: by beating anyone he wants."

-[Jim Ross]-

"That can be seen, King. He's been right about a path of carnage being left whenever he's around."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"Of course there's been. He's a bull!"

-[Jim Ross]-

(As an image of Nash and Triple H is shown on the screen.)

"Well speaking of bull, up next is the main event when Kevin Nash represents the nWo to face our WWF and World Heavyweight Champion, Triple H, and you know Hogan and Hall will be out here."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"We still haven't heard the nWo's announcement, though!"

-[Jim Ross]-

"We still have some time left, King."

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COMMERCIAL BREAK

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Normal Singles Match

Kevin Nash w/ Hollywood Hogan and Scott Hall [vs] Triple H

[Nash got the better of Triple H for the most part during the match, using his size and numbers advantage. Triple H tried tiring Nash out with some basic attacks, but it proved to not have much effect on him. After Nash hit a boot to the face, Triple H crawled to the corner and got some punches to Nash's midsection in before he was whipped across the ring into the opposite turnbuckle. Once he hit it he flipped up and over to the outside of the ring, where Hall went on the attack. Triple H battled back against him, but Hogan came up from behind to stop him. After he was thrown back into the ring Triple H once again was on the receiving end of the attacks. He began coming back, though, after delivering a facebreaker onto his knee. This only made Nash stagger a little bit, but Hunter took him down after running to the ropes and hitting a high knee smash to Nash's head. Hall got onto the apron, getting knocked down after a hard punch from Hunter. Triple H got in a small assault on Nash, hitting a ten punch count in the corner before Nash stumbled out of the corner a little bit to be met with a kick. Triple H had Nash set up for the Pedigree, but Nash started refusing. Hall came up from behind with one of Hunter's title belts. The ref raised his arm to call for the bell, but Hogan, mic in hand, stopped him and yelled "End it and you're ass is fired!" The ref dropped his hand and let the match continue. Nash lifted Triple H up and delivered a Nashknife Powerbomb as Hogan walked up and brought the mic to his mouth.]

-[Hollywood Hogan]-

"I bet all of you are wondering what the n-Dubya-o's big announcement is, right dudes?!? Well here it is! As the first official decision being made by the n-Dubya-o, the Backlash main event has been decided! It's gonna be this piece of crap right here defending both of his gold belts against Hollywood Hogan! See if The Game can even handle that much power and magnificense, brother!"

[Hogan drops his mic and the nWo laugh. The titantron cuts to the back, showing both Kane and Big Show walking past the security and cops, now laid out on the ground. The titantron cuts back to the action happening in the ring and Hogan runs to the ropes to deliver a Hollywood Legdrop to Triple H. Nash quickly covers Triple H and Hogan forces the ref to make the three count, "ending" the match at 11:46. Fire shot up from the stage and Kane and Big Show came walking out. The nWo hurried out of the ring as Kane and Show got in, walking around the ring and up the ramp.]

***1/2 Rating

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-[Jim Ross]-

"That isn't fair at all! Triple H has to defend his titles against Hogan at Backlash and he loses this match just because Hogan threatened the referee if he ended it as a result of a disqaulification!"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"I know, J.R., and I actually can't say I'm too surprised that the nWo are already throwing their power around here."

-[Jim Ross]-

"What else can anyone expect?"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"At least Kane and Big Show got into the building and saved Triple H from an even worse fate."

-[Jim Ross]-

"And look at those three hightail it to the back! Too afraid to stay out here when things are nice and even! That's all for tonight, and thankfully because I can't stand another minute of this tonight. Be sure to tune into Smackdown! this Thursday on UPN!"

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Quick Results

Jazz def. Jacqueline

Bubba Ray Dudley def. Hurricane

Edge def. Eric Angle

Kevin Nash "def." Triple H

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*** Show Rating

[thatblindgeye]

April 11th, 2002 - Tucson Convention Center in Tucson, Arizona

9,385 In Attendance

[We are shown an edited version of Mr. McMahon's apology to the fans and workers of the WWF for bringing the nWo in that he gave a week ago. After that the usual Smackdown! open plays and the arena is shown with pyros going off and the ring set up with European novelties.]

-[Michael Cole]-

"Just ten days away until the WWF presents Backlash all around the world, but for right now welcome to Smackdown! from Tucson, Arizona, and in just a few moments we will be holding a small celebration for Booker T!"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"I can hardly wait one day for Backlash let alone ten, Michael! At least we get to see Booker T come back to the United States, though. This country has been missing a bit of class without him."

-[Michael Cole]-

"I'm sure it has, but let's get back to the important topic of Backlash. One match I'm looking forward to is Stone Cold and Chris Jericho once again facing eachother, but in a Lumberjack Match this time."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"Yeah, and the Lumberjacks will be people who want Austin out of the WWF. If I didn't have to work the booth that night I'd be one of the Lumberjacks myself."

-[Michael Cole]-

"Please, King. You were talking trash about Austin last week and when he came out to sit at the table you completely changed your tune!"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"Not because I was scared...Another match I cant wait to see is The Outsiders facing two equally sized monsters, Kane and Big Show."

-[Michael Cole]-

"If you want to change the subject, then yes I look forward to that match almost as I look forward to Triple H defending his World titles against Hollywood Hogan, who had the yellow line running down his back enough to make that match after the entire nWo attacked Triple H."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

(As the camera cuts to the titantron, showing Triple H on the phone with Vince McMahon standing by.)

"Speaking of...."

[Flair starts strutting, something that once gained cheers now getting boo's.]

-[Triple H]-

(Talking on a cell phone.)

"Yeah....Mhm...Right....Like I said already....That's it...You're sure you'll be there?...They won't expect it...Trust me...Alright...."

[Triple H hangs up his cell phone and Vince walks up to him.]

-[Vince McMahon]-

"So? Is he gonna be there?"

-[Triple H]-

(Letting out a smirk.)

"Yeah, he'll be there. Consider 'Plan D' put into motion."

-[Vince McMahon]-

"Good. I want all of this crap put behind, and the only way to do that is to get rid of those three. 'Plan D' will be a success. It'll be the destruction of the nWo. It'll be the nWo's death. It'll be when the nWo faces d-"

-[Triple H]-

"Hey! Cool it... We still wanna keep this under wraps until we want to...'surprise' them with the news. I think we should at least wait a few more days to break it to the nWo. At least then they'll have less time to be ready for it."

[The two smile as the camera returns to the announcers table.]

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-[Michael Cole]-

"Who was Triple H on the phone with?"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"What's this 'Plan D' about, too?"

-[Michael Cole]-

"Well if I heard correctly, I guess we'll find both those things out on RAW this coming Monday."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"Why do we have to wait for so many things to be announced? I want to know these things now."

-[Michael Cole]-

(As Booker T's music begins playing.)

"There's one thing you don't have to wait for, King...."

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[Booker T comes out and does his usual entrance before getting into the ring, which has a map of Europe covering the ring mat and various European novelties scattered around the ring. Booker gets in the ring and grabs a mic.]

-[Booker T]-

"Yo, yo, yo! Have no feah! The European Champ is heah!"

[The crowd boo's Booker.]

-[Booker T]-

"Hey now! Show some respect! I been gone for weeks to go visit my people and I come back here to be booed? I shoulda just stayed in Europe!"

[This time the crowd begins cheering.]

-[Booker T]-

"See, all you shoulda gotten up when I came out and then bowed down foh me. I oughta come out there and slap each n' every one of yall silly! After going to all them different European places, i decided that I shouldn't neglect my own country, so I made sure to come back here after I had some relaxin' time. I didn't just do that for myself. I did it to show everyone that I am the best European Champion. How many European chumps actuhly went to Europe to visit the people he was represetin'? None for those ya that can't count. Look at all the great places I went to. I-land, France, Italy, even Amstahdam! i can afford to go to all those places cause I'm not only a five time, five time, five time, five time, five time Dubya-C-Dubya champion, but now I'm a one time Dubya-Dubya-F European Champion! The greatest rep. of Europe tah date!"

[-What Does Everybody Want?!?- starts playing and the crowd cheers as Al Snow with Head in tow come out and walk down the ramp. Snow gets into the ring and puts Head to his ear for a minute before getting a mic.]

-[Al Snow]-

"Book, Book, Book. Have you forgotten one of the best European Champions in the WWF? I am a former champion of that belt, and I recall being quite an entertaining one. Me and my partner here may not have actually gone to any European places, but we had the respect to dress up like our fellow Europeans. All you did was go to Europe and make a mockery out of it with your videos. Shame on you Booker. Shame!"

-[Booker T]-

"What da-"

-[Al Snow]-

"Hang on, Book. My partner wants to consult with me."

[Snow lifts Head up to his ear and nods his up and down several times. He sets Head down on the mat and gets back on the mic.]

-[Al Snow]-

"Sorry about that Booker, but we had to consult a few things with eachother. As I was saying...I am one of the more entertaining and memorable European Champions, Booker, so for you to say that nobody else who has held that title is any good is you crapping all over the great former champs."

-[Booker T]-

"Man i oughta slap you five ways to silly foh comin' out heah and interuptin' my celebration. I am the greatest European Champion because I went to Europe. I visited my people and hung out with 'em. I even showed some of 'em how tah do a Spinaroonie. In fact, I'm gonna give everyone here a big, European sized Spinaroonie."

[booker drops his mic and belt and gets down on a knee as his music starts playing. Booker holds his five fingers up on his right hand then points to his title with his left hand, holding up one finger. He breaks out into the Spinaroonie and stands back to his feet. He picks his belt up and quickly kicks Head out of the ring, causing Snow to chase after. Booker leaves the ring laughing as Snow picks Head up and consoles...it, by holding Head against his shoulder and patting it.]

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-[Jerry Lawler]-

"Ha ha ha! That'll teach Snow a lesson!"

-[Michael Cole]-

"What lesson would that be, King?"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"To join the rest of the sane people in this world. Why does he even carry that thing around still? Someone should take it and throw it into a woodchipper or something."

-[Michael Cole]-

"i think we had enough woodchipper involvement in the WWF."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"What are you talking about?"

-[Michael Cole]-

(As the camera cuts to an image of Albert and Maven.)

"Nevermind...Coming up after the break, the monster Albert will take on rookie Maven in singles action."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"Maven doesn't stand a chance. He should just forfeit and use that free time to pluck his eyebrows."

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COMMERCIAL BREAK

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Normal Singles Match

Albert [vs] Maven

[Squash. Nothing else needs to be said. Maven got manhandled all through out the match. All he could really do is go for a top rope crossbody, but Albert caught him and tossed him over the top rope to the outside. Albert finished the match with a Baldo Bomb at 5:26, and afterwards he hit another Baldo Bomb on the outside.]

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-[Michael Cole]-

"Come on now! Maven was already down and beaten! There is no need to attack him after the match, let alone right to the mats on the outside of the ring!"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"I'm pretty sure Maven tried attacking Albert there."

-[Michael Cole]-

"How could he attack Albert?! He wasn't even moving after he was pinned!"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"Maybe Maven is tougher than I thought, but I know I saw him try to attack Albert for a split second."

-[Michael Cole]-

"You mean the front of Maven's neck tried attacking Albert's hands, King?"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"You saw it too?"

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[The camera cuts to the back, showing The Hardy Boyz and Lita in a locker room wearing their Team Extreme/wrestling gear.]

-[Lita]-

"I still can't get over that they actually kidnapped me, though."

-[Matt Hardy]-

"Lita, don't worry. They have other things to keep on their minds now. All we have to worry about is becoming seven time tag champions."

[Billy and Chuck walk into view slightly laughing.]

-[Billy]-

"Guys, we don't wanna burst your bubbles, but you won't be winning that seventh title reign any time soon. It just won't happen."

-[Chuck]-

"It's based on several things really. The biggest ones are the way you wrestle, this piece of trash you carry around with you, and the way you dress."

-[Billy]-

"Oh God, the way you dress makes me wish I had no eyes."

-[Chuck]-

"Don't say that, Billy. You have beautiful eyes and I would just die if I couldn't see them every morning."

-[Billy]-

"I may have good eyes, but you have great thighs."

-[Jeff Hardy]-

"Guys, what's your point here?"

-[Billy]-

"Our point is you have to get some fashion sense. Number one, lose the purple shirt. Not only is it out, but the colors of your little logo totally do not clash with the purple."

-[Chuck]-

"Secondly, get new pants. This whole gothic look died out when you failed to replace those other two with that vampire. Try getting a bright pair of trunks like ours, have 'extreme' written across the rear, that way it'll be an extreme ass kicking everytime you lose a match."

-[Billy]-

"I can't believe you said that! That was just too bad!"

-[Chuck]-

"Oh stop. You love it when I'm bad."

-[Billy]-

"That's so true."

-[Matt Hardy]-

"Hey. We don't need any fashion tips from anybody, especially people who think this white hair thing is actually in style. We've dressed the same way for years and became one of the greatest tag teams of all time based on the effort and show we put on in our matches, not because of the way we dress. We can prove it next Sunday when we win those titles if ya want."

-[Billy]-

"...We're leaving you in your mess of unfashion, only because you mock our looks that will start being copied by fans across the world within months. Remember that there is no way the likes of you two can beat us, since our match won't involve any metal objects being legal. That is the only time you two can win a match, isn't it?"

[Billy and Chuck turn around and start leaving, with Chuck telling Billy 'It's okay. We know we look good.']

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COMMERCIAL BREAK

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Normal Singles Match

Crash [vs] Johnny 'The Bull' Stamboli

[Another squash like match. Stamboli beat down on Crash in the corner and on the outside mostly, even hitting the Stambuster on the outside. Stamboli ended the match quickly with the Horns Of The Bull at the 4:32 mark. After the match Stamboli grabbed a mic and rolled Crash out of the ring.]

**1/2 Rating

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-[Johnny Stamboli]-

"Listen up! For those dat still don't know, I am the new Bull around here! The old one decided to run away from the herd and has been replaced by me, Johnny Stamboli! And to answah why i attacked RVD the other day, it's because I can and cause he needed to be taken out to make it known I'm no ordinary new upcomer. I been in this business for years but I've never got the recognition I deserved, but I'm gonna get it now! The only way to do that was to attack a superstar you fans enjoy seeing and one that's popular with you people, so i attacked the only washed up hack that was doing nothing around here!"

[The crowd starts booing and chants 'RVD!']

-[Johnny Stamboli]-

"Boo me all day and night, but I be right! RVD was only good back in EC-Dub when he could flip outta the ring anytime he pleased. Since he cant do that here, he's been slippin' and showin' his true skills are nothing but being able to stand in a ring! He's just another person that's felt the horns of me, Johnny 'The Bull'-"

[Stamboli gets interupted as RVD's music begins playing. RVD runs out and slides into the ring, ducking a clothesline from Stamboli and taking him down with a spinning wheel kick. Stamboli rolls out of the ring and walks up the ramp as RVD stands in the middle of the ring, pointing at his head with his thumbs.]

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-[Michael Cole]-

"Thank you Rob for shutting him up!"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"The Bull was right, Michael. RVD is a crappy wrestler from the crappiest promotion in the world. All he can do is use a chair and flip around the ring. Here in the WWF he isn't hidden in the shadows and it can be seen that his wrestling skills are limited."

-[Michael Cole]-

"King, he could wrestle circles around you in your prime."

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[The camera cuts to the back, showing Kurt and Eric Angle talking to eachother in a hallway.]

-[Kurt Angle]-

"I'm sick of this crap! Edge keeps pulling these immature pranks and I'm tired of being the pawn in it all! We have to get him back before I break his ankle in five different places next Sunday, so start thinking!"

[Kurt and Eric both get into their thinking positions, both rubbing their chins with their hand as they stare into the distance. Edge is then seen walking up behind them and the camera zooms out as Edge lowers himself to Kurt's boots, untieing them and then tieing the laces from each boot to eachother. Edge gets back to his feet and slaps Kurt on the back.]

-[Edge]-

"How ya doin' Kurt?"

-[Kurt Angle]-

(After turning around.)

"You son of a-"

-[Edge]-

"Wait just a minute, Kurt. I came here to say that I'm sorry for all the stuff I've put you through these past few weeks. I realize that I have to grow up and decided that now is that time, mostly since I'll be facing Kurt freaking Angle at Backlash! Only a man can go into a match against you, right? That's why I decided to grow up. That and I started remembering the old times we used to have. Hey, remember when you won the King of the Ring two years ago? How awesome was that? No...That's not the right word for it..It was more like...severe massivity times awesomeness plus monumental victorification! Remember those days, Kurt? When we were all on eachothers side, drinking milk and cake with eachother?"

-[Kurt Angle]-

"Yeah, those were some good times. I remember them like they were yesterday."

[Kurt and Edge looks upwards and smiles, reminiscing. Eric looks at them both then upwards as well. Seconds after Edge looks back at Kurt.]

-[Edge]-

"Anyway, I just wanted to wish you the best of luck next Sunday."

-[Kurt Angle]-

"Thanks, Edge."

[Edge walks the way he came up and Kurt turns around to see him off, revealing a piece of paper stuck to his back that says "I Totally Reek Of Suckitude!" Eric takes the sign off Kurts back and Kurt turns around to see Eric holding it up.]

-[Kurt Anlge]-

"Damn you Edge!"

[Eric and Kurt turn around and start to give chase, but Kurt trips over his laces. Eric helps him up and Kurt starts hopping down the hallway as the camera cuts to the announcers table.]

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-[Jerry Lawler]-

"Even I thought Edge had grown up! Of course he hasn't, though. He'll always be an immature child inside a mans body."

-[Michael Cole]-

"He's having some fun, King. Maybe Kurt should try it sometime. It isn't like it'll kill him or anything."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"Kurt's a professional. He won't lower himself to Edge's levels, Michael."

-[Michael Cole]-

"I think Kurt will end up doing something, King. Not even Kurt will sit back and let this slide."

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COMMERCIAL BREAK

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Normal Tag Team Match

Lance Storm and Christian [vs] Tazz and Spike Dudley

[The match started off with the former champs in control to try and show them as a legit team still. The chemistry between Tazz and Christian and Storm were relatively good, but less so with Spike in the match. Throughout the match Christian looked as if to throw a few temper tantrums, but kept pulling himself together at the last moment. Tazz tried locking the Tazzmission on Storm after hitting a t-bone suplex, but Christian hit him from behind. The usual four man brawl broke out with Spike going for a Dudley Dogg on Storm, only to be thrown to the mat. Christian went for the Unprettier on Tazz, but Tazz broke free and locked the Tazzmission in. Storm set Tazz up and hit a Super Kick right to the back of his head, knocking Tazz down for the 3 count at 8:02. After Christian and Storm left the ring, two men hopped over the barricade and got into the ring and started attacking Tazz and Spike. The one with a bit longer hair picked Tazz up and leaned him against the ropes, hitting a very nice looking standing dropkick to send Tazz to the outside. Afterwards he picked Spike up into a death valley position, with Spike's head in his right arm. He lifted Spike's legs and spun him around, landing Spike in the same position on the other guys shoulders, except now Spike's head was on the left side. The guy then spun Spike the same way and fell back, sending Spike crashing to the mat as the guy with the longer hair hooked Spike's head at the last moment in a modified ddt like move. The duo got out of the ring and left through the crowd.]

***1/2 Rating

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-[Michael Cole]-

"What the...Who were those two?"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"I don't know, but i like them already!"

-[Michael Cole]-

"I'll admit they both look to be in great shape, but attacking two people much smaller than them and not in a state to fight is wrong."

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[The camera cuts to back, showing Kevin Kelly and William Regal.].

-[Kevin Kelly]-

"Uh, William Regal...You requested this time?"

-[William Regal]-

"You're bloody right I did! I want everyone to know how disgusted this, this Val Venis makes me! He goes to my land and defiles it, then he goes and makes a mockery out of my Queen! I'm proud of my England home and I certainly won't just stand around and let that man get away with what he did! He tarnished the good name of my Queen and of England, and for that he will pay! Listen up sunshine, because at Backlash I'm going to teach you a little class when I defend and retain my championships! If nobody else around here will teach you Americans that the way you act is wrong, then it might as well be me!"

[Regal shoves his way past Kelly as the camera cuts to a commercial.]

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COMMERCIAL BREAK

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Normal Singles Match

'Stone Cold' Steve Austin [vs] Test w/ Chris Jericho

[Test quickly dominated Austin when the match first began. He worked on Austin's neck a lot for the first parts and went for a big boot before Austin started getting offense in after ducking it. Austin went for a Stunner midway through, but Test shoved him away as Jericho got on the apron. Austin, shoved directly towards him, ducked a punch from Jericho and knocked him off the apron with a right of his own. He turned around and was met with a clothesline, sending Austin to the outside as well. Test kept the ref distracted as Jericho worked Austin on the outside, but Austin eventually came back after slamming Jericho headfirst into the steps. He got into the ring again and was beat down on for a few minutes before coming back when he slipped out of a Pumphandle Slam attempt. Jericho tried getting involved one more time by holding Austin against the ropes. Test came running for a big boot, but Austin dropped and hung Jericho up on the rope and making Test hit Jericho. Test turned around and got kicked in the gut, followed by being hit with a Stunner. Test got sent over the ropes to the outside near Jericho, getting himself counted out at the 9:18 mark.]

*** Rating

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-[Michael Cole]-

"Despite Jericho's attempts Austin still won this match!"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"Only by a technicality. There shouldn't be any count outs in wrestling. If there weren't Austin would be flat on his back."

-[Michael Cole]-

"Don't make up excuses King."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"Oh sure. If Austin lost you would be making a big deal about it. But since that redneck won you-"

[The camera pans out to show Austin walking right up to and staring at King. King remains silent and doesn't make eye contact as Austin continues to stare, finally walking away as his music begins playing again.]

-[Michael Cole]-

"What happened there King?"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"Go to a commercial..."

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[Instead the camera cuts to the parking lot, showing Undertaker on a search.]

-[The Undertaker]-

"Dreamer! Dreamer! Where the hell are you!?"

[Taker climbs the steps to the production truck and opens the door, looking inside. He closes the door and walks back down and walks down an aisle of cars. All of a sudden Dreamer attacks him with a singapore cane across the back of his head. Taker lands on the hood of a car and Dreamer repeatedly canes him on the back and to the head. Taker moves to the side of the car and Dreamer quickly unlatches the hood of the car and lifts it. Taker tries grabbing him, but Dreamer hits him in the head again with the cane. Dreamer takes Taker's arm and place it on top of the front of the car and then slams the hood down on it. Taker screams out in pain before getting hit in the head with the cane one more time. Dreamer runs off and Taker gets back up after he does.]

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-[Michael Cole]-

"My God! I don't remember anyone ever attacking The Undertaker like that!"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"From behind, Michael. Dreamer knows he cant do it face to face or without that cane of his."

-[Michael Cole]-

(As an image of Big Show and Scott Hall appears onscreen.)

"I think that cane makes things even more fair, but what I hope but know wont be fair is our main event, when Big Show takes on nWo member Scott Hall. Stay tuned because it comes up after the break!"

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COMMERCIAL BREAK

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Normal Singles Match

Big Show [vs] Scott Hall w/ Kevin Nash

[Before the match when Big Show and Kane were making their entrances, Nash and Hall attacked Kane from behind as Big Show got in the ring. They flipped the top part of the steel steps off and slammed Kane's head onto the bottom part. Big Show started getting out of the ring to help, but Hall hopped on the apron and bounced the rope up and down, right into Show's groin. Hall then assisted Nash with actually piledriving Kane onto the bottom part of the steel steps! The match then officially begun as medics came out and brought Kane to the back on a stretcher. Hall had a tough time with Show, even with the help of Nash. Show had Hall set up for the Show Stopper several times, but Nash kept getting on the apron or in the ring, making Show let go of Hall and attack Nash. Kane came back down towards the end of the match and Nash pulled the ref out of the ring to warn him. The ref immediately ran up the ramp to try and stop Kane. Nash grabbed a can of spray paint and a chair and got in the ring, spraying Big Show in the eyes with the spray paint as Show had Hall lifted in the air for the Show Stopper. Nash and Hall sent Show to the ropes and Nash hit a giant boot to the face. Kane got past the ref at this point and got on the apron, but Hall sprayed him in the eyes with the spray paint as well. The ref came back into the ring and ordered Nash out. Show began getting up and Hall grabbed the chair, smashing it against Show's skull and tossing the chair away as Nash got out of the ring. Hall covered Show and the ref turned around to make the 3 count at 11:23.]

*** Rating

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-[Michael Cole]-

"The nWo cheat their way to another win here! I can't wait for Backlash so all three of them can get their first losses!"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"Only ten days, Michael, and we can see this Plan D be complete."

-[Michael Cole]-

"I hope, King. That's all for tonight, but be sure to tune into RAW next Monday for the final week before Backlash comes to us with Triple H defending his World titles against nWo leader Hollywood Hogan!"

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Quick Results

Albert def. Maven

Johnny Stamboli def. Crash

Christian and Lance Storm def. Spike Dudley and Tazz

Steve Austin def. Test via count out

Scott Hall def. Big Show

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***1/2 Show Rating

[thatblindgeye]

April 15, 2002 - Texas A & M University in College Station, Texas

10,516 In Attendance

[A video highlighting the Triple H/Flair versus McMahon/Hogan match from a few weeks ago is shown. Afterwards the clip of Triple H getting beaten down by the nWo and then of Hogan making the announcement of Triple H versus Hogan at Backlash for both World titles. The finishing of the video is the clip of Triple H on the phone this past weeks Smackdown! with a mystery person, questioning whether he/she would be 'there'. Instead of the RAW video playing, we cut right to the arena where Triple H's music begins playing. The Undisputed World Champion comes out in his jeans and denim jacket, belts on his shoulders. He gets into the ring, lays his belt down, and gets a mic.]

-[Triple H]-

"Let me get right to the point here...nWo...The faction that thinks they are so big in this business. The faction that thinks they are so tough for attacking the best damn World Champion to date! It's smart of them, but it's too bad between the three of them they don't even have half a brain! Then again I guess working for WCW will do that to ya...Back on track, the nWo is the reason why new plans had to be made over and over again. The nWo is why Vince McMahon is now the one getting cheered and Ric Flair, a man I grew up loving and worshipping for all the things he gave to everyone over the years. And the nWo is why I was forced to do this...I know that I won't be able to fight the nWo alone. As much help as I'm getting right now, The Game just needs one more player to jump in. With as willing as the nWo is to go as far as they can, I need just a bit more back up. That's why I had to go and do something that would give me more leverage, and at the same time give fans not only of the WWF but all around the world something they've wanted to see for years. Something that-"

[Triple H gets interupted as the nWo's theme starts up. All three of them walk out in their nWo shirts with Hogan holding a mic.]

-[Hollywood Hogan]-

"Listen up, dude! Why don't you tell us what exactly you did so the nWo can kick your ass that much sooner! From what we heard, it can only be one of two things, brother. Either you decided to retire from wrestling, or you're bringing back your little woman with the adams apple!"

-[Triple H]-

"Oh, almost. Wrong about three things, close with one, though. See, I can't imagine retiring at this point in my career. First I wanna stay at the top of this business for over a decade, keeping everyone else below me, and keep going even though I was out of it years ago. Don't you think that would be a better plan, brother? Another thing you're wrong about is the nWo kicking my ass anymore, because as of now Plan D is in effect. As we speak, the man who will be stepping back into the ring after being gone for who know's how long is a part of it. He is the man who's gonna help The Game bring the nWo down."

-[Hollywood Hogan]-

"Who in their right mind would wanna help you out, dude?!"

-[Triple H]-

"Before I tell ya let me just stretch out real quick. My legs are acting up on me."

[Triple H extends his left leg straight as he bends his right one in, then brings the mic back to his mouth.]

-[Triple H]-

"Wait...It's my arms now too."

[Triple H flexes his muscles by his head. After, he gets back to standing normally.]

-[Triple H]-

"Now, i don't wanna ruin the surprise of who it could be. That wouldn't be much fun. I guess I can give you some clues, though...It's actually someone that you know, Scott. Even you know him, Kev. If you guys want, I'm sure he'd have no problem climbing up a step ladder so he's as tall as you, then maybe he could guard you two in case you get scared of something. No? I would have liked to see that..Anyway, the guy I'm bringing in...Boy, is he sexy! My spine gets chills when I think about him even coming back...I guess you could even say once you see him the entire show is just going to stop with as surprising as his return is gonna be...I would go as far as saying that this guys dream, is something every boy wants when he's growing up in his neighborhood...This guy...This guy is going to rock the house so much when he comes back this Sunday...But still...that kid broke my heart when he left without that smile ..."

[Triple H wipes his eyes with his hand real quick, pretending to cry.]

-[Triple H]-

"I'm...I'm sorry. I get a bit emotional when I think about it....Does any of this ring a bell for you guys? Or should I just go on and say that the guy that'll show up this Sunday will be as big as the main event and will make Backlash feel like WrestleMania?"

-[Hollywood Hogan]-

"Brother, there's no way that piece of crap is gonna come back! Do you honestly think we'll believe you were on the phone with-"

-[Triple H]-

"Hey! Shhhhh! Come on now! Why would you wanna ruin the surprise? I don't want the fans to know yet! At least let them find out this Sunday, when the nWo meets it's match...When the nWo meets their greatest enemy...When the nWo finally get's their ass destroyed by The Game and...his...friend..."

[The nWo smile and laugh a little bit before stepping forward. As they do, a line of pyros go off in front of them, one at a time left to right and back again. The crowd cheers and begins chanting to who they think this person is.]

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-[Jerry Lawler]-

"J.R...You...You don't think...?"

-[Jim Ross]-

"King, I think I have a pretty good idea as to who this person is that will be returning this Sunday, and I think these fans have a good idea as well. If it is who I think it is, then the nWo will definitely be in for some trouble."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"Imagine it, J.R.! The nWo going up against...against...against them?!"

-[Jim Ross]-

"This Sunday will certaintly be history in the making, King, but coming up after the break will be a tag team match between Booker T and Test and the Tough Enough crew, Al Snow and Maven."

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COMMERCIAL BREAK

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[We return from the break inside a local bar where the APA are sitting at a table in the corner, drinking and smoking.]

-[Bradshaw]-

"Didn't I tell you this place was nice? Nobody interuptin' us, a few good beers, some good cigars, and we got our own jukebox."

[Bradshaw reaches over and puts two quarters into the jukebox near him and presses a button. A slow song starts playing and everyone in the bar looks over at the APA.]

-[Bradshaw]-

"Um...What's wrong with that guy?"

[The camera moves a little to the right to show a small, slanky guy standing near the jukebox drinking a soda from a can. A couple guys walk over to him and throw him out of the bar before the camera focuses back on the APA.]

-[Farooq]-

"Damn! What's wrong with you man?!"

-[Bradshaw]-

"My finger slipped. I meant to press eight, not seven."

[The two go back to drinking and smoking when Raven walks into view and pulls a seat up to sit down with them.]

-[Bradshaw]-

"What the hell do you want?!"

-[Farooq]-

"Get outta here!"

-[Raven]-

"My fellow men. I come here not to fight with you anymore. I come here to sit and have a drink with you."

-[Farooq]-

"We don't want you sittin' with us. Now get outta here before we throw you out!"

-[Raven]-

"You may be forgetting that I have a good amount of currency. Currency which I shall use to buy a few rounds for you two."

[Bradshaw and Farooq look at eachother before Bradshaw stands and pulls a seat out for Raven.]

-[Bradshaw]-

"Why didn't you say so?! Sit down here!"

[Raven sits down and orders a round of beers for the table. The three start drinking as the camera fades to the arena, where the first match of the night is set to begin.]

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Normal Tag Team Match

Al Snow and Maven [vs] Booker T and Test

[Test and Booker mostly had the offense on their side going into the match, but Snow and even Maven surprised them with a few offensive moves of their own to turn the tides albeit briefly. Maven was on the outside apron as Test went for a running big boot, which Maven avoided by ducking, leaving Test straddling the top rope. Snow ran and knocked into him, sending Test to the outside as Maven pulled down on the top rope. Booker grabbed Snow and spun him around, only to be thrown towards Maven, who again pulled down on the top rope. Booker landed on the outside apron as Maven rolled into the ring. Booker got up and recieved a dropkick from Maven, who then catapulted himself onto Test and Booker on the outside. The two quickly got back onto the offense after slamming Maven into the ringpost, sending him over the barricade, and both sliding into the ring. After a bit of beating them down, Booker hit Snow with the Scissors Kick and Test delivered a Pumphandle Slam to Maven. As Booker covered Snow, the two men from Smackdown! hopped over the barricade and pulled Booker off him. The two men then went on to attack Maven and Snow, resulting in a DQ. Booker and Test simply left the ring as the two men continued their attack on Maven and Snow. The bigger man with a fadelike haircut picked Maven up on his shoulders in a death valley driver position and spun him over the top rope to the outside. Both men then picked Snow up and continued to deliver the same move they did to Spike on Smackdown! days ago.]

**1/2 Rating

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-[Jim Ross]-

"Who in God's name are these two men?! Last week they interupted a match and they do the same thing this week!"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"Have you taken a look at those two? They're massive! The fact that they attacked a rookie who won't make it in this business and a guy who talks to a manequin head is only half the reason I like them!"

-[Jim Ross]-

"What's the other reason King?"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"The fact they could destroy me twice as bad in half the time."

-[Jim Ross]-

"Of course that would be the other reason..."

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[The camera cuts to the backstage area where we see Stacy Keibler and The Hurricane, dressed up as a reporter, standing with eachother.]

-[Stacy Keibler]-

"I just wanted to thank you again for saving me, Hurricane-"

-[The Hurricane]-

"Hurricane? I am not this 'Hurricane' you speak of. I am Gregory Helms, star reporter for the Daily Globe. See my press badge?"

[Stacy leans forward and looks at the badge before standing straight up again.]

-[Stacy Keibler]-

"I'm sorry, Mr. Helms. You two look so familiar. Both of you have these stunning looks, both of you are extremely talented in your own fields...The only thing he has that you don't is that nifty costume."

-[The Hurricane / Gregory Helms]-

"I'll be sure to tell him that the next time I see him."

-[Stacy Keibler]-

"You know him?"

-[The Hurricane / Gregory Helms]-

"Precisely, young lady. We are very close with eachother. People can barely tell us apart when we're hanging out together."

-[Stacy Keibler]-

"Well in that case...Could you give him this for me?"

[Stacy leans in and lands a kiss on Hurricane's/Helms' lips. She breaks the kiss, leaving Helms stunned. Out of nowhere The Dudleyz then attack him from behind. They pound him down before slamming him into a steel door and then they grab Stacy.]

-[D-Von Dudley]-

"My brothuh! What do we do with this piece of a woman now?!"

-[Bubba Ray Dudley]-

"Well she wants to go around showing her goods off to everyone and making out with any loser in this joint, then let's treat her like the trash she really is!"

-[Stacy Keibler]-

"No! Please! Let me go!"

[The Dudleyz walk off with Stacy as Hurricane/Helms slowly gets to his knees. He sees as Stacy is being dragged away and opens the door he was slammed in, crawling into the room and closing the door. Seconds later the door reopens and Hurricane pops out in his superhero outfit before 'whooosh'ing off the scene.]

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COMMERCIAL BREAK

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[The camera returns with RVD standing in the back with Terri.]

-[Terri]-

"RVD, last week you were attacked by newcomer Johnny Stamboli. His accusations against you were harsh, and what are your thoughts on him?"

-[Rob Van Dam]-

"Terri, this Stamboli can make all the accusations he wants. He can say i was only good in ECW because I could go without any limits or restrictions. He can say I show to be nothing more out of the ordinary here in the WWF. What he can't say is that I'm a hack when in reality i'm quite the opposite. I hear the fans chanting my name when I'm out in the ring wrestling, something I do best. Stamboli, you can say you're not like any newcomer to this company, but guess what? Dude, you are. You're like anybody else. You come in and attack someone popular, then you get beaten and proved to be nothing great. This Sunday at Backlash, you'll realize that's the truth of this whole thing. Why? Because nobody like you will be able to defeat Rob! Van! Dam!"

[After RVD finishes his thumb taunt, Stamboli bullrushes him and slams him into the fence standing behind them. RVD starts fighting back and the two begin fighting it out off the interview area. They exchange blows as they make their way towards the area where the wrestlers make their entrance before security runs up and seperates the two. Stamboli agrees to backdown and turns around as if to walk away, but instead he reaches into his trunks and pulls out a chain. He wraps his fist in it and turns, laying a punch into RVD and knocking him out. Security again gets back on Stamboli and gets him to walk away from the scene.]

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-[Jerry Lawler]-

"I love this Johnny Stamboli! He has guts, he's smart, and he has the braun! He's a triple threat, J.R.!"

-[Jim Ross]-

"You forgot the fact that he's a chicken as well, King."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"Chicken? How is he a chicken?"

-[Jim Ross]-

"He attacks people with weapons, much like your friend William Regal who's coming out here now."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"Well this booth needs a bit more class, J.R.. I can't fill that role by myself with you out here."

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Normal Singles Match

Goldust [vs] Val Venis

[The match began shortly after William Regal came out to sit down at the commentary table to call the match. Mostly a comedic match-up with Goldust being more of a tweener rather than a heel. A few times he played up enjoying the pain he was recieving from Venis, which did give him a chance to get some hits in himself. Venis went up top for a high flying move after knocking Goldust down long enough, but Regal got on the apron for the usual distraction, giving Goldust more momentum. Venis quickly came fighting back, which angered Regal and made him get back on the apron. Venis went over to him and started talking before receiving a slap to the face. Venis turned his head and moved as Goldust came running. Goldust stopped, avoiding hitting Regal. Goldust made sure Regal was alright before stroking his cheek and kissing it, freaking Regal out. Venis took the opportunity and rolled Goldust up for the win at 7:46. After the match Venis walked over to Regal on the outside and gave him a DVD. Regal, who was still freaked out over Goldust, now looked both angry and freaked out as he tossed the dvd to the ground. The camera got a close up of it, revealing it to be the little 'movie' Venis made with 'the Queen'.]

**1/2 Rating

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-[Jerry Lawler]-

"Why is Val Venis bringing that filth out to the ring?!"

-[Jim Ross]-

"It wouldnt be filth if it featured one of our resident divas, though, would it King?"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"They aren't royalty. That would be a different story, J.R..."

-[Jim Ross]-

"Well your William Regal is gonna have a tough time to decide what he should worry about. That dvd or what Goldust did."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"He should be fired for that! That's sexual harrasment right there!"

-[Jim Ross]-

"I wouldnt wanna take those charges up, King. Id be too emberassed admitting who did it if Goldust had done it to me."

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[The camera cuts to the back in Billy and Chuck's locker room, where we see a close up of Billy's face with a look of pleasure on it. The camera cuts to Chuck's face with the same look, and it appears both are laying down.]

-[Chuck]-

"Oh yeah...Ahh....Little lower...."

[The camera cuts back to Billy's face again.]

-[Billy]-

"You know how I like it don't you?...Mmmmm....Yeah, right there..."

[The camera slowly zooms out, showing both of them receiving massages from very buffed out guys with their shirts off. Billy and Chuck look to be enjoying the time for a few more seconds before their door is heard being slammed open. The Hardyz run in and start attacking them without giving a chance for them to get up. The Hardyz get the upper hand and eventually bring them to a standing stance before they slam them into the lockers. The Hardyz then walk out as Billy and Chuck stand up, visibly hurting.]

-[Billy]-

"Why didn't you guys stop them?!"

-[Guy #1]-

"We're not being paid to protect you two."

[Billy and Chuck grunt before laying back down and having the two guys work them over again.]

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-[Jim Ross]-

"Well The Hardy Boyz got one last hit in before Backlash this Sunday."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"That shouldnt count. They attacked our champions when they were getting massages. I surely wouldnt want to be disturtbed if I was getting one."

-[Jim Ross]-

"I imagine youre getting attacked all the time then, King, because I cant imagine anyone wanting to give you one."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"Be nice, J.R...."

-[Jim Ross]-

(As an image of Mr. Perfect and Austin is shown on screen.)

"I'll be plenty nice when I'm happy, and that'll be when Stone Cold wins this next match coming up after the break and when he teaches that Chris Jericho a lesson this Sunday."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"He can't beat Mr. Perfect! Mr. Perfect is the perfect person to pick to defeat Austin and show him up, and you'll see that after the break!"

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COMMERCIAL BREAK

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Normal Singles Match

Mr. Perfect [vs] 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin

[Normal beginning for an Austin match, with Austin quickly going to work on Perfect. Austin layed a beating into Perfect all around the ring with Perfect trying to run or crawl away, mostly crawling. Austin hit his Lou Thesz press and followed up with a series of punches, but when he went for it a second time Perfect countered into a spinebuster. Perfect hit a few dropkicks to Austin before getting him trapped in the corner, hitting a couple of backhand chops. Austin was able to grab Perfect and swing around, slamming Perfect into the corner and laying in a series of kicks to his midsection as the crowd chanted 'What?' in unison. Perfect came back after blocking a Stunner attempt by shoving austin into the ropes and kicking him for a Perfect-Plex. Austin prevented Perfect from connecting with it, but Perfect released the hold and threw Austin between the top and middle ropes to the outside. Perfect ran and went for a baseball slide after Austin stood back up, but barely missed. Austin then knocked Perfect down with a clothesline before getting back into the ring. Perfect got on the apron and got guillotined on the top rope, knocking him down on the apron to roll into the ring. Jericho came running out and slid into the ring at this point. He charged Austin, but Austin sidestepped and tossed Jericho over the top rope. Perfect spun Austin around, only to get kicked and hit with a Stunner from Austin for the win at 9:35. After the match Jericho pulled Perfect out of the ring and talked to him with his back facing the ring. Austin called for a couple of beers and took a swig before dumping them on Jericho, angering him even more.]

***1/2 Rating

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-[Jim Ross]-

"What a way for Austin to celebrate! He drinks some beer and then pours some on his opponent for this Sunday!"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"How dare he! Does he not know who he is dealing with?!."

-[Jim Ross]-

"I'm sure he does, King, and I'm sure he is pretty confident for his match against Jericho."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"Well he shouldn't be. He's been beaten by Jericho twice at Pay-Per-Views already and Backlash will be no different."

-[Jim Ross]-

"He's already beaten both Test and Mr. Perfect in a perfect fashion, King."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"Those aren't perfect wins. The way Austin loses to Jericho will be a perfect win, J.R.."

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COMMERCIAL BREAK

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[The show comes back from the break with Kurt Angle in the ring with a mic in his hand.]

-[Kurt Angle]-

"I've had enough of this, Edge! You and the rest of these immature little brats who will never know what it's like to make it to second base may have had some good laughs, but to everyone who has a bit of decency and morals inside of them it is just pitiful! Just because you won last years King of the Ring tournament but failed to capture any light of real success doesn't mean you can take it out on an Olympic gold medalist! I deserve more respect around here! I shouldn't be made a fool of by you or anybody else! Now get your ass out here and give me the apology that you should have given me the night after WrestleMania!"

[Kurt lowers the mic and stares at the ramp for Edge to come out. Moments pass by and Edge doesn't come out, but instead shows up on the titantron.]

-[Edge]-

"Kurt. Didn't I apologize to you already? Or did that trip you took last Thursday rock your memory loose?"

-[Kurt Angle]-

"Those pranks of yours are nothing but juvenile! Why don't you grow up and actually work with the men?!"

-[Edge]-

"You know something, Kurt? Maybe I should grow up..Hmm...I guess I should actually be as grown up as you...Trying to steal someones wife away...Reaching into another mans tights to get my medals...throwing hissy fits all the time...I think I'd rather stay the way I am. Imagining being more like you just doesn't feel that good. It really isn't something that I grew up wanting to be. See, when I was growing up I just wanted to be a wrestler. I didn't want to be a grown man that cries over every little thing. The only thing me and you have in common is that we both had our brothers with us during our WWF run, except I was smart enough to ditch my brother when I became more successful and outshone him at every turn. It's hard to tell which one of you two is more successful, because just like how you two look alike, you both suck alike as well."

-[Kurt Angle]-

"Don't disrespect the Angle family name, Edge, or you'll be more sorry than you've ever been in your life!"

-[Edge]-

"I'm...I'm sorry Kurt. Just please don't yell again. You almost made me want to truly apologize for everything I've done...Now if I may do my Lance Storm impersonation with more talent and be serious for a minute, I think I'll come down to the ring for you. Just don't turn around."

[The titantron cuts back to the arena and Kurt brings the mic back to his mouth.]

-[Kurt Angle]-

"You think you can fool me again?! I'm not falling for it this time! Come on!"

[Kurt turns around and drops the mic, getting in his fighting stance. The crowd starts cheering as Edge comes through them on the opposite side that Angle is facing. Edge hops over the barricade and slides into the ring, squatting in the corner. Kurt looks in his eye range to find Edge but can't before deciding to turn back around. As he does Edge comes running and Spears him straight to the mat! Edge leaves the ring with his music playing and saying "I told you."]

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-[Jim Ross]-

"Kurt just got tricked again! Kurt's just too gullible, King."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"No he isn't. Edge is just too immature like Kurt said. Wait until Backlash, that's when it'll really come down to actual wrestling skill, and Kurt will beat Edge within five minutes."

-[Jim Ross]-

(As an image of Kane and Kevin Nash appears with "WrestleMania Rematch" under their names on the screen.)

"Well you're half right, but we'll have to discuss that Sunday because right now we're getting ready for our main event of the night. A rematch from WrestleMania between two of the tallest wrestlers to walk a WWF ring, coming up next!."

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COMMERCIAL BREAK

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Normal Singles Match - WrestleMania Rematch

Kevin Nash w/ Hollywood Hogan and Scott Hall [vs] Kane

[Much similar to their WrestleMania much, except with more interferance. Kane showed more agressiveness than their last encounter, however, surprising Nash and the nWo. At first Kane didn't care about Hogan or Hall interfering, but it finall got to him and he grabbed a chair and started to stalk them on the outside. Nash grabbed Kane from behind, but only ended up making Kane go after him with the chair. Hall came from behind to distract Kane, but ended up getting hit with the chair. After things got settled back in the ring Nash began gaining the advantage. After ducking out from Kane's top rope lariat, Nash went for the Nashknife, but Kane lifted him up and over to escape from it. He then grabbed Nash for the Chokeslam, but Hall, not feeling that chairshot anymore, slid into the ring and ran at Kane. He got met with a boot to the face and attacked with a chair from Hogan from behind. The ref tried restoring order, but Nash kicked him and threw him out of the ring. The three all attacked Kane at once, Hogan shoving the chair into Kane's throat. They stopped once Big Show's music began playing and the big man came walking out and down the ramp. As he climbed onto the apron Triple H's music started up and Triple H came out in his street clothes. Kane sat up and stood back up as the nWo were focused on Show and Triple H, who tore his shirt off and slid into the ring. Kane attacked Hall from behind and Show and Triple H went to work on Hogan and Nash. The show began to come to a close as the brawl ensued.]

**1/2 Rating

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-[Jim Ross]-

"This is an all out brawl! And we don't even have enough time to stick around!"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"We still have Smackdown!, J.R.. Who knows what'll happen then!"

-[Jim Ross]-

"Only six days left until Backlash and only six days until Triple H's friend returns! Even though I think we all know who it is, I still can't wait for him to come back and help battle the nWo!"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"I can't even imagine how much of a reaction he'll get!"

-[Jim Ross]-

"We'll find out in just less than a week, King. Until then make sure you tune into Smackdown! this Thursday to see the outcome of this huge brawl!"

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Quick Results

Al Snow and Maven def. Booker T and Test via DQ

Val Venis def. Goldust

Steve Austin def. Mr. Perfect

Kane versus Kevin Nash went to a No Contest

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**1/2 Show Rating

Edited October 20, 2006 by Vitamin E

[thatblindgeye]

April 18th, 2002 - Compaq Center in Houston, Texas

10,584 In Attendance

[A replay from the beginning of RAW is shown to start the program off. It shows edited clips of Triple H announcing someone that would be returning this Sunday to help him fend off the nWo. Each clip shows Triple H making obvious reference to who will be returning. The camera ends with a shot of Triple H smiling and the nWo staring on in anger. The camera fades from the video to Vince McMahon in his office watching a video that can only be heard and the crowd cheers at the once-hated McMahon.]

-[Announcer From Video]-

"...back up to his feet. And The Undertaker decks the champion with a big time right hand! And down goes-"

[Vince stops the video and then fast forwards it before stopping it again. The door is heard opening and slamming shut and Vince looks over to see who it is. He glares as Ric Flair walks into view with a black leather jacket on over a white shirt. The crowd boo's as Ric lets out a cocky smile.]

-[Ric Flair]-

"Vince, Vince, Vince. How ya doin' these past couple weeks? Gettin' enough sleep? Ya look tired there."

-[Vince McMahon]-

"The hell do you want Flair?!"

-[Ric Flair]-

"Hey, relax pal. I'm just here to check in on your half of the product and to see some friends of mine. I'm sure you been havin' fun havin' to share the company you built with the same guys that nearly did somethin' you could never do without a big check book in your pocket."

-[Vince McMahon]-

"Quite frankly Ric I couldn't give a damn who you gave your shares to. Whether it be the nWo, Bret Hart, or Ted Turner himself. Whoever you chose wouldn't have mattered because they all would have ended up doing the same thing that WCW did and die a slow, painful death."

-[Ric Flair]-

"Vince, let's not let the ego take any more room up. I can already barely breath in here. If you honestly think that you're gonna be able to beat the nWo so quick, then maybe a different McMahon shoulda been put into a mental institution. There's a reason why the nWo was the hottest thing running when you were desperate for attention in the nineties, Vince, and there's a reason why they almost took over WCW. It's because they're ruthless and willing to go to any lengths to get a job done. They'll run over an old bag in the middle of a street if it means they create controversy and get attention. Isn't that the same reason you began copying the better wrestling company, Vince?"

-[Vince McMahon]-

"Ric, you wanna talk about ego's then you better check yours at the door. Who was the guy that got fired from WCW and crawled to the WWF? Who was the guy that nobody gave a crap about once the same man you gave your shares to came into 'Dubya-See-Dubya'? For the better wrestling company, I sure bought them for every penny they were worth. You wanna see a real company beat the threat of the nWo? Then you're gonna want to get a front row seat this Sunday and watch it happen."

-[Ric Flair]-

"When I see a real company, I'll buy the ticket."

[Flair leans his head to the side to look at the television and smirks.]

-[Ric Flair]-

"As for your Plan D, you might as well quit while you're ahead. The biggest force in this business is gonna show you, show your 'talent', and show the fans of this sham of a company the real power of the nWo. And nothing on Earth is gonna be able to stop them."

-[Vince McMahon]-

"The only thing you'll be showing anyone is an overhyped idea and a guaranteed bathroom break everytime any of you four are on television."

-[Ric Flair]-

"Whatever you say, Vince. Just don't cry too hard when your plan doesn't follow through and the nWo is standing tall. Woo."

[Flair does the 'Woo' in a calm voice and leaves the office, the camera following. Flair walks down the hall a bit before being stopped by Arn Anderson.]

-[Arn Anderson]-

"Ric, what the hell are you doing? What happened to you? I know we used to be like that back in the day, but I thought you changed."

-[Ric Flair]-

"Arn, I'm just looking out for number one, something you forgot how to do when you whined about that injury you got. You thought I changed, but you thought wrong. I don't give a damn what happens to this company, to the fans, or even to you. For all I care you can break your other arm and both your legs and I wouldn't shed a tear for ya. Get outta my way before ya get yourself hurt now."

[Flair goes to step forward, but Arn doesn't budge. Flair steps back then goes around Arn on the other side. Arn turns and shakes his head as Flair walks away. He turns back around and walks away in the other direction, but Flair runs up from behind and slams him into the wall. Flair begins kicking away at Arn's head. Flair takes his jacket off and throws it on Arn before calmly walking away. The camera zooms in on Arn, who is now busted open. A few seconds later the camera zooms out and shows the nWo walking up to him.]

-[Hollywood Hogan]-

"Brothers, check this out. Take a look at how this place runs things. They don't even give their employees any kind of feeling of safety."

-[Kevin Nash]-

"I know what you mean. I'm glad that we're in charge to make things right."

-[Scott Hall]-

"Ouch. Dat's gotta hurt da guy. What should we do about dis situation?"

-[Hollywood Hogan]-

"First, Arn here is fired. I'm not gonna let employees just sit around in the hallway like this. It's a fire hazard. Secondly..."

[Hogan pulls out spray paint and brands Arn's shirt with the nWo logo.]

-[Hollywood Hogan]-

"Let's go, dudes. We better 'prepare' for this Sunday. You know that Vinnie's plan is the one that will actually destroy the nWo. We don't wanna go in this Sunday unprepared, so we're gonna do a combination of sitting on our asses and not giving a crap."

[The nWo walk away from Arn and the camera gets a shot of him branded before cutting to the arena.]

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-[Michael Cole]-

"The nWo fires an innocent man when the show barely even had time to begin! I'm getting sicker and sicker of these guys each passing day, King!"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"Pipe down, Michael. Do you want them coming out here to fire you too? Or worse, me?"

-[Michael Cole]-

"For all I care they can fire me if they want! I'm sick of them!"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"Alright, well while you think about that why don't we just get on with the show?"

-[Michael Cole]-

(As Booker T's music begins playing.)

"Well here we go with Booker T coming out to the fans first."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"Cheer up, Michael. Booker T will relieve the anger towards the nWo."

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[Booker T comes out and does his usual entrance before getting into the ring. He gets in and grabs a mic.]

-[Booker T]-

"The greatest representative of Europe is heah. Last week some weak white boy came out and dissed me, tryin' to make believe dat he's the greatest European Champion of all time, but what he didn't do is back his so called facts up, and dat's why I'm out heah. I'm gonna prove why I am the best insteada jus' sayin' it."

[The crowd starts booing Booker.]

-[Booker T]-

"What's wrong with you? I'd expect that from any otha crowd, but not from mah hometown crowd. But why do ya think I even left the place?"

[The crowd boos some more.]

-[Booker T]-

"Back to why Booker T is the best European Champ. The first is 'cause I'm a five time, five time, five time, five time, five time Dubya-See-Dubya Champion. The second's cause I have the respect to go on over to visit my fellow people from Europe. Name me one othah European Champ that had enough respect to travel all the way there on as busy a schedule as me. Ya can't! Nobody else has evah had enough respect 'til I won the title. Not only did I make the European title look like a World title, but I brought new class and respect to it. Dat's why me havin' ta defend it this Sunday against a washed up nobody is a mistake. All you know it and dat's why I'm givin' you a chance to change that. If all ya bow down to me then we can get my match for Backlash canceled, because it's what the people want that makes things happen. So bow down and chant my name loud. Booker T! Booker T! Booker T!"

[The crowd starts chanting 'Booker Sucks!' instead of what Booker wanted, angering him. Al Snow's music plays to anger him more and Snow comes out dressed in different European-esque outfits. Snow gets into the ring and gets a mic of his own and the two stare at eachother for a quick second.]

-[Al Snow]-

"Booker, wheres your costume? I would of thought that a man who respects Europe so much that you'd at least dress like them. I have enough respect to dress up, and I think that's a bit more than just going on a vacation for a few weeks."

-[Booker T]-

"I wasn't on no vacation! I was on business ovah there!"

-[Al Snow]-

"Come on, Book. You can't fool me. I know you just went there for a vacation so you wouldn't have to defend your title. You don't even respect the European people. I respect them so much that not only do I dress up for them today, but I dressed up for them back when I was the champion! Take a look."

[The camera cuts to the titantron, showing clips back from when Snow was the European champion making his entrances dressed up differently each week. After the short video ends the camera returns to the ring.]

-[Al Snow]-

"See that, Book. When are you going to get that much respect for Europe? I gave them so much, that over there they call me Sir Snow the First. I've even been inducted into the European National Wrestling Wall of Fame of Paris, Italy."

-[Booker T]-

"Tell me what you just said, 'cause I didn't undahstand a word of it. Get outta heah, man. This rings for the men, not the boys actin' like men. I got respect for Europe and I am the best European Champion. I'll prove that on Sunday after I beat you. Then I'll take your freaky head and throw it in the trash where it belongs."

[Snow gets a look of concern over his face before dropping his mic and charging at Booker. Booker quickly takes Snow down with a jumping sidekick. Snow starts getting back up and Booker goes for a Scissors Kick, but Snow moves out of the way. Booker turns around and gets met with a jawbreaker from Snow. Booker quickly rolls out of the ring and walks backwards up the ramp to ensure his safety.]

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-[Jerry Lawler]-

"Snow shouldn't be laying his hands on such a well known European figure as Booker T!"

-[Michael Cole]-

"Booker T is as much a European figure as I am a wrestler."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"Why do you say such lies, Michael? You'll confuse the fans at home."

-[Michael Cole]-

"Listening to you for five minutes will confuse them, King.."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"And now you say hurtful things."

-[Michael Cole]-

(The camera cuts to an image of Chavo Guerrero Jr., Funaki, and Tajiri.)

"It's the truth, something you aren't too fond of. Coming up after the break, though, will be a triple threat Cruiserweight Championship match, pitting Chavo Guerrero Jr. against both Funaki and Tajiri."

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COMMERCIAL BREAK

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[The camera returns in the APA's office, where they are obviously drunk, with Raven.

-[Bradshaw]-

"Hey. Hey. Hey...I thought...you were bringing more...beer with you."

-[Raven]-

"All in good time shall you get your alcoholic beverages."

-[Farooq]-

"...."

[The camera zooms in on Farooq, who is passed out in his chair. Bradshaw gets up to wake him, but ends up passing out onto the table. Raven waves his hand for someone to come over and a referee runs into view. Raven rolls Bradshaw onto his back and grabs Farooq. He lifts him onto his feet and gets him onto the table as well. Raven climbs on top and tries pinning both, but the referee tells him that Farooq's shoulder is off the table and in the air. Raven gets back onto the ground and grunts as he sits back down. He opens a beer and offers it to the ref, who sits down as well and drinks with Raven.]

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Triple Threat Match - WWF Cruiserweight Championship

Chavo Guerrero Jr.© [vs] Funaki [vs] Tajiri

[Basic cruiserweight contest that could be held on free television. Funaki and Tajiri worked together at first to take out Chavo, then started going after eachother. Funaki didn't really get much offense in other than helping to double team so he took most of the bumps in the match. Chavo won the match after Tajiri was knocked to the outside by a dropkick. Funaki then whipped Chavo to the ropes and tossed him over the top using his shoulders. Chavo rolled through and hit a flipping senton onto Tajiri as he got back up on the outside, which gave Funaki a small break. Chavo was the first back into the ring and Funaki grabbed him to go for a Tornado DDT, but Chavo shoved him off in midair to make him slam stomach first on the mat. Funaki held his midsection in pain and slowly got to his hands and knees, allowing Chavo to get in a majistral cradle for the win at the 6:31 mark.]

*** Rating

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-[Jerry Lawler]-

"Funaki should have said no to being in this match. He lost it before he even came out here!"

-[Michael Cole]-

"This is the WWF, King. Anything can happen here. I think that's been proven enough already."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"Funaki winning a match is beyond that realm of anything, Michael."

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[The camera cuts to the backstage area, showing a door with a William Regal nametag on it. The door opens and out walks Val Venis smiling. He stands outside the door for a moment until William Regal walks up.]

-[William Rega]-

"What the bloody hell do you think you're doing sunshine?!"

-[Val Venis]-

"Mister Regal. I was simply leaving you a small carepackage to wish you luck this Sunday. I can usually go for hours, but I have a good feeling that I'll be finishing early and be a two minute man for one night only, heh heh.."

-[William Regal]-

"You disgust me! The only way you'll be a...a...the only way the match will end in two minutes will be because you suffer the fate of my trusted left hand here. Now bugger off!"

-[Val Venis]-

"All I wanted to do was wish you luck, and I hope you enjoy my gifts."

[Venis smiles as he walks away and Regal enters his dressing room with the camera following. Regal looks on the table to find a basket wrapped up. He opens it and finds adult material in it. He pulls out a magazine and looks inside, immediately throwing it to the ground with a look of horror and disgust on his face.]

-[William Regal]-

"I've never!"

[Regal sits down on his couch and looks puzzled. He puts his hand on the couch for a second.]

-[William Regal]-

"Why's my bloody couch sticky?!"

[Regal pulls some beads out of the bag and looks at them before wrapping them around his neck.]

-[William Regal]-

"At least he left me a neck massager."

[The camera cuts to the arena as Regal starts pulling the beads back and forth across the back of his neck.]

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-[Jerry Lawler]-

"What is this?!"

-[Michael Cole]-

"It's funny, King. That's what it is."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"I don't even want to know what Val Venis did to violate Mr. Regal's dressing room! That's his own personal stuff and Val Venis went in there and...and..."

-[Michael Cole]-

"Left a gift basket. That's all the fans at home need to know. Like you told me earlier, King, you'll cheer up after the break when-."

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[The screen gets covered in static and then shows the nWo logo with a voice over speaking.]

-[Voice Over]-

"The following message is brought to you by the New World Order."

[Static fills the screen again but quickly dissapears as it shows a photo of Triple H with the WWF and World Heavyweight Championships.]

-[Voice Over]-

"This Sunday, a foolish man steps up to take on the greatest entertainer in all of sports entertainment and the greatest faction in all of professional wrestling. Along with this man comes a more foolish man. These two men believe they can put a stop to the destruction the nWo plans on conducting and take away the power the nWo only once had before. This Sunday, witness a new Undisputed champion being crowned and the rise of the greatest faction continue. This message has been paid for by supporters of the New World Order."

[The photo of Triple H is then covered with the nWo logo being spraypainted on, and the screen fills up with static before heading out to a commercial.]

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COMMERCIAL BREAK

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[The show returns to a video being played. The first thing heard is 'Latino Heeeat!' and then clips of former WWF superstar Eddie Guerrero is shown. The mix of clips include him delivering the Frog Splash to several other wrestlers and him winning over various women. The video ends with 'The Heat Returns in 35 Days'. A flame then climbs from the bottom of the screen and dissapears, bringing us to the arena for the next match.]

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Normal Singles Match

Rob Van Dam [vs] Test

[A nice mix of styles. Test outpowered RVD, but at the same time RVD outran, perse, Test. RVD managed to duck the first Big Boot attempt from Test and then catch another kick right after, stepping over and hitting a stepover heel kick. As RVD gained momentum, Johnny Stamboli came out to ringside. RVD caught a glimpse of him and got distracted a few seconds, ending up hurting him when he went for his series of shoulder thrusts in the corner and being met with a Big Boot after doing his back handstand and running forwards. Test went for a pin there, but RVD was too close to the ropes and got his foot on them. Test looked like he was going to win, but RVD hit a quick Van Daminator and went to the top rope. Stamboli jumped up and grabbed Van Dam's foot, but got pushed away. Test now was on his feet and ran towards Van Dam, being met with a jumping side kick attack. Stamboli slid a chair into the ring and distracted the ref as Test crawled over to it. He picked it up and held it level with his face, giving RVD the chance to hit a Van Daminator onto it. Test got knocked down and Van Dam kicked the chair out of the ring. He got Stamboli off the apron with a forearm and jumped to the top rope, hitting the Five Star for the pin at the 9:23 mark. After the match Stamboli got in and slammed the chair against Van Dam's back before leaving.]

*** Rating

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-[Michael Cole]-

"The man isn't even looking! Why don't you be a man and look him in the eye if you're gonna attack him!"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"What about RVD using that chair to win the match again? Do you see a pattern here? You say its okay for him to us weapons but the minute RVD gets attacked with one you change your tune."

-[Michael Cole]-

"Don't be stupid, King! At least think about what you just said and tell me it doesn't sound familiar!"

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COMMERCIAL BREAK

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[The camera returns with Kurt Angle in the ring with a mic in his hand and his music toning down.]

-[Kurt Angle]-

"Edge! You think you're soooo funny! You think you're the comedian around here don't you?! The fans even think you're funny, too! Don't be proud about that because it isn't hard to outsmart them in the first place!"

[The crowd boo's at the cheapshot.]

-[Kurt Angle]-

"I'm sick of waiting to get you in the ring, Edge, so why wait three days? Come out here now if you're a real man and lets settle it right now!"

[Kurt waits a few moments and Edge's music starts playing. The fog starts taking over the entrance stage and Edge comes running out...about 1/8 his usual size. A midget dressed up like Edge runs down the ramp and stops at the ring. He tries jumping onto the apron but fails, so decides to climb up the steps and go through the ropes. He walks up to Kurt and the music stops.]

-[Kurt Angle]-

"I didn't think you were man enough to step up to my challenge, Edge, but I guess I doubted how big of a man you can be. Since we're both sick of waiting and waiting, let's start this now!"

[Kurt drops the mic and starts circling the midget in his wrestling stance. Just then Edge's music starts again and the real Edge comes out in jeans and a shirt with a mic in his hand. His music stops as he brings the mic to his lips and walks slowly down the ramp.]

-[Edge]-

"Im emberassed here, Kurt. You bringing out a midget that looks like me is just downright emberassing. I don't even know where to begin. Either how ashamed I am to even show my face after this display of public humiliation or how emberassed I am for not thinking. I mean, the whole midget deal has been done before so it was about that time for itself to make a return, but who would have thought that great minds would think alike tonight. You bring out a midget, and it just so happens I have a little friend in the back as well."

[Kurt's music starts playing and a midget that looks like Kurt now comes out to the ring. He stops on the ramp and raises his short arms up, pyros going off as he does. The midget walks down the ramp and stands next to Edge as the music stops and as Kurt picks his mic back up.]

-[Kurt Angle]-

"Damn you! What did you do? Listen in on my phone conversation with midgets are us?! That's it! Enough of this crap! I wanna settle things tonight!"

-[Edge]-

"Wait a minute Kurtis. Why ruin the fun of wrestling eachother on Sunday? Why not come up with something better for tonight?"

-[Kurt Angle]-

"What else do you expect us to do?!"

[Edge looks down at the midget by his side and then back at Kurt.]

-[Edge]-

"Well, since we both have midgets that look like one another out here, why don't we have them fight it out. We can even call the match ourselves for some fun."

[Kurt looks at Edge then at the midgets before talking into the mic.]

-[Kurt Angle]-

"Fine! Bring that midget in here."

[Edge picks the midget up and places him on the apron so he can get into the ring. Then he reaches under the ring and grabs a table and two chairs to slide into the ring. Edge then gets into the ring and sets the table and chairs up near the ropes.]

-[Kurt Angle]-

"What the hecks this for?!"

[Edge picks up his mic on the edge of the apron.]

-[Edge]-

"For us to announce the match from."

[Edge and Kurt sit down in front of the table and Edge tells the timekeeper to ring the bell. The two midgets start going at it the only way they know how.]

-[Edge]-

"Oh it looks like the mini-me is already dominating the match. Did you see that move there Kurt? It's like looking directly into the future, except I think the midget is doing a better job than you will."

-[Kurt Angle]-

"Be Quiet! What do you call that? Your mini-you just cheated!"

-[Edge]-

"You're blind, Kurt. That was a closed fist."

[Edge stands up after the mini Kurt low blows the mini Edge.]

-[Edge]-

"Now that's cheating! I'm calling for the bell this is just getting too outta hand!"

[Edge lifts his hand up, but Kurt quickly jumps up and grabs Edge, lifting him up and slamming him through the table with an Angle Slam. Kurt then grabs the mini Edge and delivers an Angle Slam to him as well as the mini Kurt. The real Kurt walks over to the real Edge and starts screaming at him, asking where his antics are now.]

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-[Jerry Lawler]-

"I love this Michael! Kurt gets the last laugh in before Backlash where he'll beat Edge in an official match!"

-[Michael Cole]-

"I'm sure you are loving it, King, but tonight doesn't mean anything. This Sunday is where it counts and Edge is known to show his all when it comes to big performances."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"It's gonna be a normal match, not a TLC match. Edge stands no chance if he can't use a chair or a ladder."

-[Michael Cole]-

(As an image of Steve Austin, Christian, and Lance Storm is shown.)

"Speaking of no chance, that may very well be what Stone Cold Steve Austin has on sunday when he faces Chris Jericho in a lumberjack match. To warm Austin up, after the break he'll be wrestling both Christian and Lance Storm in a handicapped match."

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COMMERCIAL BREAK

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[Before the next match starts, we see Tommy Dreamer talking with someone about his match on Sunday. Out of nowhere comes The Undertaker. Dreamer is taken straight to the ground and Taker lays boots into him several times. Taker picks him up and rams Dreamers head into the wall a few times. He drags Dreamer around the back before bringing him into a bathroom. He slams Dreamer's head into the mirror and then throws him into a stall door, bursting it open and sending Dreamer into the stall. The camera gets a shot of Dreamer's now bloody head as Taker speaks.]

-[The Undertaker]-

"You wanna play with the dog next door? Next time make sure you don't trespass in his yard or you'll see how big his teeth really are!"

[Taker kicks Dreamer one more time before leaving the scene. The camera gets a last shot of Dreamer before cutting to the arena for the next match as King and Cole go over what just happened.]

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2-on-1 Handicapped Match

Lance Storm and Christian [vs] Stone Cold Steve Austin

[Not too much of a challenge for Austin here. He quite easily disposed of both competitors quite fast. Even when both Storm and Christian were in the ring to try and double team, Austin still fought both men away. Once again Jericho came down to the ring midway through the match to cheer his Lumberjacks for Sunday on. After Austin delivered a spinebuster to Storm he went for a Stunner on Christian, but Christian pushed Austin away and rolled out of the ring. He walked up to Jericho and the two conversed with one another. Austin got tired and rolled out as well and attacked Christian from behind. Jericho was about to attack, but Austin caught him. Jericho backed away as Austin tossed Christian into the ring and got back in himself. He turned towards Jericho and flipped him off. He turned back around and got nailed with a Superkick from Storm. Storm went for the cover, but Austin kicked out at two. For a few minutes Christian and Storm held the advantage over Austin, but that ended when they both ran at Austin and he ducked, causing both to crash into eachother. Both men turned to face Austin again and both got kicked in the gut, one at a time. Austin repositioned them so they were side by side and delivered a double Stunner to them. Austin covered Storm and gained the pinfall at the 11:14 mark, Jericho too late to break it. Austin rolled out of the ring as Jericho stood angered in the ring.]

***1/2 Rating

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-[Michael Cole]-

"Two on one was an accomplishment, but Austin is going to be up against worse odds in that Lumberjack match."

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"And that match he won't win. Not even Austin can withstand that many guys at once."

-[Michael Cole]-

"Well if anyone can, it's Stone Cold."

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[The camera cuts to back where the giant Kane is standing, tightening his glove. He turns around and bumps into the nWo.].

-[Hollywood Hogan]-

"Look who it is brothers! The big red machine! Oooooh! Scary!"

-[Kevin Nash]-

"Hahaha! Yeah I remember him. He's the guy who's ass I kicked at WrestleMania and the same guy who's gonna lose on Sunday."

-[Scott Hall]-

"Yo Chico. What makes you think dat you are any threat to the nWo still? You lost at WrestleMania and you'll lose at Backlash when your partner joins the nWo again."

[Kane tilts his head to the side.]

-[Hollywood Hogan]-

"Come on dude! You don't actually think the biggest man in this industry would honestly choose the you and the WWF over the nWo do ya?! The Big Show started with the nWo and he's gonna finish with it!"

-[Kevin Nash]-

"If he remembers the good ole days, he'll come to us sooner or later. The nWo is the definition of success. When you learn how to read you look it up in the dictionary and you'll see pictures of us next to it. Come on Kane. Don't act surprised. Why would a successful giant like that stick with the runt of the litter who only held a world title for less than a day? Face it. You're a loser. Always have been and always will. If Big Show wants to be what he used to, he'll-"

[Nash stops midsentance as Big Show walks up next to Kane.]

-[Big Show]-

"What's going on here?"

-[Hollywood Hogan]-

"Nothing, brother. We're just chat-!"

-[Big Show]-

"Save it Hogan! I hear the crap you were saying and it isn't the first time. You think that I'm just gonna up and join the nWo again? You think I'm that stupid? I'd rather go to hell first class than join the nWo again. i did it once and learned my lesson real fast. What? You gonna smack me again? Is that my third strike or something? Hall, let's take a survey huh? Who thinks the biggest and baddest duo in wrestling is gonna kick The Outsiders ass from black and white to crimson red all over?"

[The crowd starts cheering loud.]

-[Big Show]-

"Survey says you already lost. Now beat it and go get ready for your match, Hall. I'm WWF for life now. No amount of money or greed or power will change my mind."

[Big Show and Kane walk away together, leaving the nWo dissatisfied.]

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COMMERCIAL BREAK

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Normal Singles Match

Scott Hall w/ nWo [vs] Triple H

[The match started off slow with both men not attacking eachother too much, just more or less stalking eachother and laying in a few hits here and there. Triple H gained the first advantage after kicking Hall when he charged. Triple H had a difficult time fending off both Nash and Hogan on the outside and Hall on the inside of the ring, and it eventually caught up with him. Hall got the upper hand after Nash pulled down the rope when Triple H ran into it, crashing him to the outside where he was double teamed by Hogan and Nash out of the ref's sight. Hall took Hunter down with a boot to the face after a few minutes and went to the middle rope, waiting. Triple H got back up and Hall jumped, looking for a double axe handle, but Triple H nailed him in the gut. Hall flipped onto his back and Triple H again had the match in his control. He had Hall set up for the Pedigree, but Nash and Hogan both got on the apron at the same time. Triple H let go of Hall and swung at both men, missing them as they dropped from the apron. Triple H turned around and got kicked. Hall lifted him up for the Outsider's Edge, but Triple H got free and turned around to shove and toss Hall over the top rope to the outside. Hogan and Nash helped him back up and as they did pyro's went off on the stage from left to right and back. Hall tried entering back into the ring, but the corner posts all shot out pyros as well. As the nWo were standing there Triple H got out on the opposite side and went under the ring, pulling out a sledge hammer. He got back into the ring and used the hammer to make sure Hall couldn't get back in, counting him out at 14:41. With the match over, the nWo surrounded the ring. It took a few attempts, but they finally got into the ring and got the sledge hammer away from Triple H to beat him down. It only took seconds until Kane and Big Show came out to even the odds, sending the nWo fleeing once the two giants got into the ring.]

*** Rating

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-[Michael Cole]-

"Look at the nWo run outta here like the cowards they are!"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"Now all they have to do is run out of the WWF like that and go back to the dead WCW."

-[Michael Cole]-

"We hope, King. We just have to wait for Backlash to see what will happen, and will it be a Pay-Per-View you don't wanna miss!"

-[Jerry Lawler]-

"Of course it isn't. Just seeing who Triple H's friend is more than enough to make people order."

-[Michael Cole]-

"That it is, so those at home make sure you order Backlash this Sunday from your local Pay-Per-View provider. Until then have a good night!"

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Quick Results

Chavo Guerrero Jr. def. Tajiri and Funaki

Rob Van Dam def. Test

Steve Austin def. Christian and Lance Storm

Triple H def. Scott Hall via Count Out

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***1/2 Show Rating

[thatblindgeye]

Official Theme Song- 'By My Side' by Three Doors Down

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Hollywood Hogan [vs] Triple H©

Normal Singles Match for the Undisputed WWF and World Heavyweight Championships

Arguably the two of the biggest names in this industry, one which revolutionized the world of wrestling in the 80's and shocked the entire world in the mid 90's and the other of which had fans tuning into the WWF during the Monday Night Wars to see the next set of antics he would play. Both these men, Hollywood Hogan wearing the black and white and Triple H defending the WWF, face off against eachother at Backlash for the WWF and World Heavyweight Championships. Hollywood Hogan and the nWo are on a path to destroy the WWF and bring the entire company to their knees. Triple H is the WWF's last hope to save the company he has been with for over five years, but the numbers game playing a factor won't do The Game any good. The only thing that can help him is the person he has been in contact with for back up, but nobody other than himself and Vince McMahon know who it is. Will The Game be able to retain his title belts and put Hogan and the nWo to rest? Who exactly will show up to give Triple H a helping hand?

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Big Show & Kane [vs] 'The Outsiders' Kevin Nash and Scott Hall

Normal Tag Team Match

The Outsider's official WWF Pay-Per-View debut happens at Backlash, and they couldn't go up against two bigger stars of the company. Both standing seven feet tall, Kane and Big Show formed an alliance with one another to try and rid the WWF of the poison of the nWo. Although they haven't had a chance to do so, they have backed away whenever the duo have been together, showing that the nWo does get the insecurity of being afraid at times. Just days before the even, the nWo tried convincing Kane that the Big Show would rejoin the nWo once again and that it would be a matter of time, but Big Show himself set them, Hogan in particular, straight on the matter, saying he is WWF for life here on out. The two giants in the company go up against the poison of Nash and Hall in tag team action where the only advantage for the teams is in size and experience as a team. Will Show and Kane dominate The Outsider's like never before, or will they be injected with a dose of the poison?

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Chris Jericho [vs] 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin

Lumberjack Match

These two aren't new to facing eachother in the squared circle as they both have some history with one another. Chris Jericho was able to defeat Austin last year to become the Undisputed WWF and World Heavyweight Champion and then defeated him again at No Way Out this past year. Not only that, but Jericho helped defend the WWF back in the InVasion when Austin jumped ship to the alliance as well. At Backlash they face off in no normal match. Instead they are in a match that will only be in favor for one man, a Lumberjack match. At least ten men will be standing outside of the ring, all of which will be looking to help Jericho win the match it seems. Just like what Triple H, Kane, Big Show, and Vince McMahon are trying to do with the nWo, Jericho wants to win the match so Austin will leave the WWF. Will Jericho seal Austin's fate in the company with the huge advantage he has?

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Edge [vs] Kurt Angle

Normal Singles Match

Two words that can sum up the background for this match are humiliation and emberassment. It started back before WrestleMania when Kurt and Eric Angle both attacked Edge in a scheduled singles match. After Kurt won his WrestleMania match, Edge came out of nowhere and delivered a thunderous Spear to him in front of thousands of fans. Since then Edge has been running antics around the WWF that humiliated Kurt Angle. As each week passed, Kurt got more and more upset that not only was Edge conducting the antics, but that he couldn't get his hands on the Canadian. That changed days ago when both men brought out midgets of one another in an effort to put that last piece of emberassment into the puzzle. What happened instead was the midgets dueling it out in the ring while Kurt and Edge 'called the match' behind a wooden table set up in the ring. Kurt was the one who got the last laugh in as he eventually Angle Slammed Edge straight through the table. That won't be allowed to happen on Sunday, but it is safe to say that Kurt will have an advantage over Edge now, but will Edge be able to pull out a shocking win?

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Tommy Dreamer [vs] The Undertaker

Hardcore Match

Tommy Dreamer ignited this fued, though his reasons still aren't clear as of yet. Dreamer out of nowhere decided to step into The Undertaker's yard and mess around with him, first destroying his motorcycle. From there Dreamer actually went on to attack The Undertaker and actually get an upper hand on him. Of course The Undertaker wasn't going to take that, so he got his bit of payback in on Smackdown! a few days ago. Both men are fond of Hardcore matches, Dreamer working for the now defunct ECW and Taker a former Hardcore champion, and with both mens personalities it is sure to be a hardcore match to remember.

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Val Venis [vs] William Regal©

Normal Singles Match for the WWF Intercontinental and United States Championships

This is basically a match about disrespect. William Regal has always claimed to come from a land of honesty, class, respect, and pure greatness, all traits he claims to possess hinself. When Venis went to Regal's homeland, he pretty much made it look like the complete opposite, even sleeping with "the Queen." This didn't sit well with Regal, and a match between the two was made at first, but then changed to being for Regal's title belts. While Regal was pleased to get his hands on Venis, he didn't want to at cost of losing his titles. Will Regal teach Venis a lesson in respect, or will Venis rise to the challenge and win the Championship belts?

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Johnny 'The Bull' Stamboli [vs] Rob Van Dam

Normal Singles Match

The young rookie Johnny 'The Bull' Stamboli made his WWF debut by attacking DDP at WrestleMania, sending him out of action. Only a month later and he has a match against one of the WWF's most popular stars in Rob Van Dam. Stamboli is looking to make a name for himself and he plans on doing so with actions, not just words. Will Stamboli's self hype live up, or will RVD squash his dilusional thoughts?

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Al Snow [vs] Booker T©

Normal Singles Match for the WWF European Championship

Just off from visiting 'his people' in Europe, Booker T has claimed to be the best European champion for doing so. A former champion, however, thought differently, and Al Snow interupted Booker on his return to the States. It isn't easy to forget Al Snow's reign as European champion with the outfits he wore every week, but Booker T has given us an equal European reign by visiting Europe. Now the two will fight to see which one of the two has more respect for Europe, but more importantly which is the better European champion.

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Billy and Chuck© [vs] The Hardy Boyz

Normal Tag Team Match for the WWF and World Tag Team Championships

The fast paced, thrill seeking duo of The Hardyz collide with the akwardly strange duo of Billy and Chuck for the Tag titles this Sunday. The Hardyz seek to gain their seventh reign as tag champions together, and Billy and Chuck are out to simply beat the ever popular Hardyz and their horrible fashion sense. The two different mix of tag team styles is sure to put on a memorable match, but will The Hardyz make the match more mermorable by winning Tag Team gold once again?

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PLUS

The mystery person that Triple H has been talking about the past week. All that is known is that he is a friend of Triple H's and that this man is returning to the WWF after a long hiatus. Given hints from Triple H on last weeks episode of RAW, it is clear who everyone thinks is returning, but will it really be him?

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Quick Card

Hollywood Hogan versus Triple H©

Big Show & Kane versus The Outsiders

Chris Jericho versus Steve Austin

Edge versus Kurt Angle

Tommy Dreamer versus The Undertaker

Val Venis versus William Regal©

Johnny Stamboli versus Rob Van Dam

Al Snow versus Booker T©

Billy and Chuck© versus The Hardy Boyz

[thatblindgeye]

Trish Stratus defeat Jazz to retain the WWF Women's Championship on Sunday Night Heat.

April 21st, 2002 - Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri

16,914 In Attendance

[A video package opens up the show, playing "By My Side" by 3 Doors Down in the background. We are shown the nWo being brought into the WWF by Vince McMahon and the destruction the nWo did between then and a couple weeks after WrestleMania. Next shown is the match where Ric Flair turned on Triple H and aligned himself with the nWo, followed by Flair explaining his actions and the result of them. The nWo making Triple H their next target are the next set of clips. The segment from RAW last week is shown of Triple H making references to his returning friend is shown last, with various clips of his friend in action being spliced in. Shots of a Superkick being delivered, an elbow drop from the top rope, jumping back to his feet from a horizontal position on the mat, and a flying splash from a ladder are a few of the clips shown. The video then fades into a shot of Triple H staring down Hogan from Smackdown! a few days ago when it went off the air for the end. The camera cuts to the Backlash animation and then cutting to the arena, where pyros are set off in every direction. J.R. and King welcome us to the show, going down the card one brief time and discussing Triple H's and Vince McMahon's Plan D. The bell rings as Billy and Chuck's theme music starts playing and J.R. and King get down to business about the match.]

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Normal Tag Team Match - WWF and World Tag Team Championships

Billy and Chuck© [vs] The Hardy Boyz w/ Lita

[Chuck and Matt started the match off with eachother. Chuck was able to get on the offense faster than Hardy and got the quick advantage in the opening moments. He kept it slow at first and kept Matt away from Jeff as much as possible. Matt did make the tag to Jeff, though, after shoving Chuck into his corner while trapped in a side headlock. Jeff came running in, but was quickly taken down by a clothesline. He made a tag out to get Billy into the ring, both of them double teaming Jeff as long as they could before the ref ordered Chuck to leave the ring. The champs had the better of their challengers for most of the beginning, not letting either tag out. Billy showed his strength in the match by picking Matt up in a suplex and stalling for a second, pointing at Jeff, then falling back to finish the move off. They even used their robes to choke Matt and Jeff out a few times, only getting away with it by taunting whoever was on the apron to get into the ring and distract the ref. Lita tried helping her team mates out by grabbing Billy's leg when he ran against the ropes, but that only cause him to slide out of the ring and grab her. Luckily Matt and Jeff both ran at him from behind and attacked him, causing Chuck to get involved in the brawl on the outside. Jeff left his brother alone with the two for a moment, sliding into the ring. He came back quick after running to the ropes and then jumping clean over the top rope, hitting all three men with a senton. Matt and Jeff got into the ring, but Billy and Chuck took their time getting up to try and get counted out. The Hardyz caught on, though, and slid out of the ring, only to be tricked into getting slammed into the steel steps and the corner post. Chuck once again kept Matt from tagging out, being easier this time now that both Hardyz have been softened up more. The usual hot tag tease bit was done after a bit, with Matt making the tag to Jeff but the ref not seeing it due to Billy and Chuck distracting him.

Once the hot tag was finally made, Jeff came running in and ducked a clothesline from Billy and hit Chuck with a jumping punch to the head, knocking him off the apron. He then grabbed Billy and hit his version of a jawbreaker and the Hardyz had the upperhand finally. They used their speed to take the champions down, Jeff taking more of the high risk moves like the whisper in the wind. It took a few minutes for Billy and Chuck to get their heads back into the match, but once they did they got The Hardyz where they wanted them. The champs started showing more of a vicious side to them as the match went on, frustrated they haven't won yet. It looked as if new champions would be crowned as the match drew closer to the end, with Chuck having Matt in a boston crab. Jeff ran in to try and stop it, as did Billy, but Jeff took Billy out with another one of his jawbreakers. He then ran to the ropes and grabbed Palumbo's head, smashing it forward to the mat. It took a few more minutes for Matt and Jeff to get things in their favor, but once they did they hit Palumbo with a double suplex. Jeff went right to the top rope after and was about to go for the Swanton Bomb, but Billy ran and knocked Jeff to the outside. He turned around and ducked a shot from Matt. Palumbo got up and the two delivered punches and kicks to Matt in the corner. They then sent him to the ropes and Billy hit a tilt-a-whirl slam. Palumbo started celebrating early when Gunn had Matt set up for the Fame-Asser. Gunn leaped into the air for the move, but Matt moved out of the way. Gunn landed on his feet and turned, getting kicked in the midsection and being set up for a Twist of Fate. Before Matt could deliver the move he got nailed with a Jungle Kick from Palumbo. Jeff crawled into the ring to try and save his brother, but to no avail as he was met with the Fame-Asser from Gunn. Billy pinned Matt for the 3 count and retained the titles for both him and Palumbo at 10:36. Billy and Chuck left the ring hugging eachother with their title belts in their hands as Matt and Jeff tried getting up in the ring. Before they could, though, the two men from previous weeks came from the crowd and got into the ring. Both of them each took a different Hardy brother and started opening up on them. The first one to be sent out of the ring was Matt, who Lita ran over to. One of the men kicked Jeff hard in the gut and lifted him up onto his shoulders before delivering a powerbomb. The man held on and lifted Jeff back up, only to deliver another powerbomb. The other man climbed up to the top rope and as Lesner lifted Jeff up for a third time he jumped off, delivering a legdrop to Jeff as he was powerbombed a third and final time.]

*** Rating

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[Billy and Chuck celebrate their victory walking up the aisle as the two men in the ring continue to attack The Hardyz. J.R. talks about how wrong it is that the match was interupted like that, allowing two cowards like Billy and Chuck to walk away as the champions, while King praises the actions of these two men. After getting a few seconds of the two in the ring the camera cuts to the back where we see a close up of Stacy Keibler's face, obvisouly scared to death. The camera zooms out to reveal The Dudleyz standing on both sides of her, holding her still.]

-[Bubba Ray Dudley]-

"What's the mattah Stacy? You don't wanna be our managah anymore? Do we scare ya or somethin'?.... Answer me!"

[Stacy starts tearing up a little bit and making sobbing noises. Bubba yanks at her and makes her scream in pain.]

-[Bubba Ray Dudley]-

"You think that hurts? That's nothin' compared to goin' through a table! You cost us matches, you cost us our chance to be out there for the titles, so D-Von and I are gonna cost you you're career!"

-[D-Von Dudley]-

"Oh my brotha yes!"

-[Stacy Keibler]-

(While crying.)

"P-please! I-I'm sorry!"

-[Bubba Ray Dudley]-

"Oh not yet, Stace. You'll be sorry alright, but you ain't yet. Not even you're little super buddy can help you!"

[Bubba yanks Stacy's hair again, making her scream, and The Hurricane walks next to them in his Gregory Helms reporter outfit.]

-[Hurricane / Gregory Helms]-

"My fellow males. I'm Gregory Helms, ace reporter for the Daily Globe. I just have a few questions to ask the both of you. First off, recently you have kidnapped Miss Keibler here in an act of rage and jealousy. Whazzup wit dat?! Erm. I mean. What is up with that?"

-[Bubba Ray Dudley]-

"You think you're Superman or somethin'? Those glasses don't fool anyone! Everyone knows you're Hurricane, 'Gregory'."

-[Hurricane / Gregory Helms]-

"Me? The Hurricane? Please, Bubba Dudley. If I'm The Hurricane, then who's that dressed up as him?"

[Hurricane points off screen and D-Von walks over to Bubba, both looking in the same direction. The camera pans over, showing a fat guy dressed up in a much too small Hurricane outfit. The camera pans back onto The Dudleyz who look disgusted. Both turn around and both Stacy and Hurricane are gone!]

-[Bubba Ray Dudley]-

"Damn it! Why weren't you keepin' an eye on her?!"

-[D-Von Dudley]-

"What about you?!"

-[Bubba Ray Dudley]-

"Let's just go and get her!"

[The Dudleyz walk away in search of Stacy Keibler. The camera cuts to the arena where King and J.R. hype the next match, marking Johnny Stamboli's PPV match debut. The camera then fades into a video, highlighting Stamboli's debut in the WWF at WrestleMania and the people he has destroyed in only the four weeks from then to Backlash.]

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Normal Singles Match

Johnny 'The Bull' Stamboli [vs] Rob Van Dam

[The bell ringing acted as the on switch for 'The Bull', as he immediately ran at and took Van Dam down to the mat with a kick and a strong forearm to the upperback. For the first few moments Stamboli laid in the boots on RVD, not giving him the chance to even get up to his knees. This went on for a few minutes basically, except Stamboli did bring RVD to his feet and do more than just kick him. The match looked like it was just a squash match, with the only parts RVD wasn't getting beaten down at first were when Stamboli sent him to the ropes and bent over, allowing RVD to slide across his back and continue running to the opposite ropes only to get hit with a big back elbow, Stamboli running at him and getting taken down with a drop toe hold and then a standing moonsault across the back, and when Stamboli sent RVD to the outside. RVD made a comeback late into the match, catching a kick from Stamboli and hitting his stepover heel kick. He crawled to the corner and used it to help himself back up the same time Stamboli did the same in the opposite corner. RVD ran at him and jumped. Stamboli moved and RVD used his quick thinking and landed on the middle ropes. Stamboli turned around and got kicked in the head once, twice, thrice, and four times. RVD focused on Stamboli's head for a while, kicking it as much as he could. He had Stamboli staggering at a point and feeling woozy and went for a roundhouse kick, but Stamboli caught it and pulled Van Dam towards him to knock him down with a big clothesline. He went to follow it up with an elbow drop after running to the ropes, but RVD moved and once again was on the offense. With it being more into the match RVD was looking out for Stamboli's attacks more and being more cautious, even being able to battle out of a sidewalk slam attempt by repeatedly bashing the back of Stamboli's head in with his forearm. After knowing, or thinking, that he was safe, RVD started getting a tad more riskier with the moves he did, even suplexing Stamboli stomach first onto the top rope and delivering a slingshot spinning legdrop onto the back of his neck, a move he usually does off the apron to his opponents on a barricade. Taking the best opportunity he could, RVD went to the top rope after having Stamboli on the mat long enough. The minute he jumped up, though, Stamboli shot up and grabbed RVD, going to toss him to the mat. RVD quickly grabbed Stamboli's arm and rolled him through into a shortarm scissors, only breaking it after slamming his leg down across Stamboli's throat RVD slid out and grabbed a chair with the crowd cheering him on. He slid into the ring and tossed the chair to a now standing Stamboli, who quickly threw the chair into the corner and ducked the Vandaminator attempt. Stamboli reached his arms out to grab him, but RVD ducked behind and kicked him in the knees. RVD went up to the top rope and leaped off, looking to land a flying sidekick, but Stamboli ducked out of the way. As Stamboli brought himself back to a vertical base he picked up the chair. RVD got up to his feet after falling to his knees and turned towards Stamboli, getting nailed right between the eyes with the chair! The ref called for the bell at 9:49 and Stamboli chased him off by threatening to hit him with the chair. Stamboli took the chair in both hands and began choking RVD out with it in rage of being disqualified. Stamboli folded the chair up, layed it on the mat, and brought RVD up to his feet. He whipped RVD to the ropes and delivered a massive Stambuster onto the chair. Stamboli leaves the ring after having enough of punishing RVD and makes his way towards the back.]

*** Rating

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[We're shown a replay of the ending of the match with King and J.R. going over it. J.R. builds up Stamboli being a destructful monster and King happily agrees with it. The camera quickly cuts to the back where Stamboli is seen just stepping out from the curtain area. Michael Cole catches up with him quickly and gets him to stop.]

-[Michael Cole]-

"Johnny Stamboli! Even though you are the first to walk away, you've just suffered you're first defeat here in the WWF after making quite a memorable debut. What's going through your mind at the moment?"

[Stamboli quickly grabs Cole by the collar and swings him, tossing him to the ground, before stomping away. J.R. starts to talk about how Stamboli is a bully, but the screen gets covered in static and a voiceover begins to speak.]

-[Voice Over]-

"The following message is brought to you by the nWo."

[The video shows a picture of when the nWo was first formed; Hogan midair about to drop the big legdrop onto Savage to be more precise.]

-[Voice Over]-

"The nWo is the most revolutionizing faction in the history of this business. It is the faction that made the biggest impact in the world of wrestling by having the immortal and well love Hulk Hogan for the first time ever aligning himself with the likes of evil. For years the faction was bent on destroying an entire company and on more than one occasion almost did just that. Unlike a tag team of degenerates, the nWo did not step down to sophomoric pranks to try and get laughs from the crowd. The nWo got their point across and proved to be a huge phenomenom by being a force to be reckoned with. Tonight, the nWo will prove to be the best faction of all time and will also gain possession of not only the World Heavyweight Championship, but also the WWF Heavyweight Championship, in a night that will see both title belts be crowned as nWo Championships."

[The video cuts to static with the voice over finishing the video.]

-[Voice Over]-

"This message has been paid for in part by supporters of the nWo."

[The video ends and the cameras are brought back to the arena where the next match is ready to begin. J.R. and King talk about the nWo video and then slide into talking about the premise of the Regal/Venis match, with King supporting the royal Regal.]

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Normal Singles Match - WWF Intercontinental/United States Championships

Val Venis [vs] William Regal©

[Regal started the match off with a quick tie up and then turning it into a hammerlock. Venis countered into his own hammerlock and shoved Regal away. It remained a slow pace for the first couple minutes, actually showing Venis to be a better in-ring worker than has been seen before. Once Regal started getting the upperhand Venis slid out of the ring and shook his head with a smile on his face. He then proceeded to go under the ring and pull out a small bag. From the bag he pulled DVD's out, which the camera zoomed in on to reveal to be the video of Venis and the "Queen". Regal, furious, got out of the ring and went after Venis, only to be kicked and slammed into the barricade. Regal almost got himself counted out trying to get the DVD's back from the crowd, but luckily Venis hit him from behind and threw him back into the ring. Once back in Venis surprised Regal with his offense for the next few moments, hitting atomic drops, russian legsweeps, and the only ineffective move being a piledriver attempt, which Regal tossed Venis over his shoulder from. Regal came back after that, hitting Venis with a more brawling based arsenal at first. After taking Venis down with a hurting knee to the face combination, Regal began working his legs a bit by landing a knee drop to each of them. He continued working Venis' legs for a bit, both in a veritcal and horizontal base, either by chopblocking them or putting them around the rope and bending them in directions they shouldn't be bent.

Try as he might, Venis could barely get out of the trap he was in as his legs became more and more damaged as the match went on. He eventually caught a break when Regal tried going for a superplex, instead shoving Regal throat first to the top rope. Regal bounced off holding his throat and got knocked down with a flying punch. Venis made a comeback with the fans quick to rally behind him, taking Regal down a few more times with punch after punch. He had the Seaman Suplex set up, but Regal reversed it into a cradled pin for a two count. Venis tried getting up as fast as he could, but Regal was quicker in getting up and landed a boot right to the face. Regal then grabbed Venis and raked away at his face until the ref told him to stop. He then brought Venis up and hit a few hard European uppercuts before sending him to the ropes. Venis was lucky enough to grab a now bent over Regal and smash his face right to the mat. Follow it up with a run to the ropes and hopping over Regal as he rolled to his stomach, Regal got the advantage again as he locked in a sleeper hold. Venis was quick, though, and turned it into a back body drop. This gave Venis a break and time to think, as he played to the crowd a bit. Venis picked Regal up and sent him to the rope, ending up getting whipped to the ropes instead as Regal reversed it. Regal kicked Venis as he came running back and had him set up for the Regal Bomb, only Venis was able to trip Regal and grab his legs to launch him into the corner post. Regal stumbled back into a russian legsweep, giving Venis time to revive himself. Out from under the ring the masked man crawled out and jumped onto the apron as Venis climbed to the top rope. The ref tried getting rid of the masked man as Regal pulled the pair of brass knuckles from his tights. Venis waited as he too was distracted by the masked man. When he got his attention back to the match, Regal punched him in the head with the Power of the Punch. Venis fell down into the ring and Regal dragged him to the middle of it to lock in the Regal Stretch. The masked man jumped down from the apron and ran through the crowd as the ref checked on Venis and called for the bell at 11:04.]

**1/2 Rating

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[King celebrates Regal's victory and retaining of the titles as much as Regal himself celebrates, and J.R. of course complains about Regal using the brass knuckles. The camera fades out from a shot of Regal holding his titles and kissing his fist to the same video that aired on Smackdown! a few days ago. The video shows more clips of Eddie Guerrero competing in action, this time more clips from WCW and Mexico are shown. The video ends with "The Heat Returns in 32 Days.' J.R. mentions that Eddie Guerrero will be returning to the WWF and hypes up his athletic and wrestling ability and the Guerrero namesake. After he finishes with that the camera cuts to the back where Kevin Kelly is standing by with Tommy Dreamer.]

-[Kevin Kelly]-

"I'm here with Tommy Dreamer, the man who up next will be facing The Undertaker under hardcore rules, giving both men as level a playing field as it can get. The one thing people want to know, Tommy, is why you decided to target The Undertaker of all people? Don't you know the risk of making an enemy out of him?"

-[Tommy Dreamer]-

"The Undertaker's a man that likes to talk about how people shouldn't be going into his yard and about respect. I think it's about time that he start paying some respect to everyone else around here. He goes around demanding respect? Then he better be ready to give it right back. That's what this is about, Kevin. The Undertaker lacks respect. I don't care how long he's been in the WWF or how many times he's won at WrestleMania. If he doesn't respect me or anyone else around here, then he isn't getting any. As for the playing field, I've been with ECW for over seven years. The same ECW that brought out extreme to the American wrestling public. The same ECW that revolutionized the wrestling world with it's not-suitable-for-family style. I got plenty of ass kickings back then, and I'm ready for more to come. I can take it, but more importantly I can dish it out even more. So The Undertaker better be ready to see what Hardcore really is and to actually show some respect himself."

[Dreamer walks away, kendo stick in hand, for his match coming up in minutes.]

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Hardcore Singles Match

Tommy Dreamer [vs] The Undertaker

[Dreamer showed a lot of courage just for being in the ring with Taker, let alone having a Hardcore bout with him. Dreamer took the offense first by repeatedly whacking Taker in the ribs with the kendo stick he carried, which at first had some effect on the big man. For a few minutes Taker surprisingly had no offense put in, as Dreamer was working him with the kendo stick shots and running away from the Dead Man. Taker tried hitting a big boot right to his face, but Dreamer ducked it and whacked Taker across the back with the kendo stick, followed by a shot straigh to the knee, taking the Phenom down to a knee. Dreamer took this opportunity to get out of the ring and grab a new stash of weapons. He grabbed a couple of chairs, a trashcan filled with all sorts of weapons from signs to a broom to another kendo stick, and even set up a table early on on the outside. Unluckily for him, the second he got back in the ring marked a match of nonstop pain for him as Taker quickly grabbed him by the throat and threw him into the corner. From there Taker hit his jab combination to Dreamer's midsection, followed by a big elbow to the head. Taker slowly but surely dismantled Dreamer that point on, using the weapons in the ring to help him, and not even caring about a pinfall yet. Dreamer drew blood fast after that with a huge running DDT from Taker onto one of the chairs. No matter what Taker did, though, Dreamer kept getting back up for more. Taker found this both laughable and a sign of a lack of respect, only angering him more. Taker went further by trapping Dreamer's upper body inside the trash can and hitting it with the chair several times before running and booting the trash can where Dreamer's face must have been, knocking him over. After hitting a legdrop onto the trashcan, Taker took a little break and set one of the chairs up to sit in. Not even a minute went by until Dreamer began moving and got back up, blood covering most of his face and a look of rage on it as well. Taker stared at Dreamer and stood, grabbing the chair as he did. He walked over to Dreamer, but Dreamer hit a drop toe hold to him and making him smash his face right onto the chair!

Dreamer surprisingly got a few more minutes of strong offense in with the help of weapons. He hit Taker in the head enough times with a chair that when he took a move from RVD's book and tossed the chair to him, he didn't even do anything but stare in a daze. This gave time for Dreamer to take the other chair and smash it into the chair Taker was holding, thus smashing his face in with more steel. Dreamer celebrated this, but it ended quick as Taker snapped out of it and booted Dreamer out of the ring. Taker checked his head for blood, happy to find none. He walked over to where Dreamer fell out of the ring, being met with a spray from a fire extinguisher. With him blinded, Dreamer took advantage and got in the ring to smash Taker's knee with the extinguisher, followed by smashing it into his head, taking the Dead Man down to the ground! The crowd really got behind Dreamer as he continued his attack on Taker, but it only took minutes before Taker took care of things. Dreamer went back to using his kendo stick as a weapon, even choking Taker out with it. Right when Dreamer thought he had Taker finished, Taker grabbed Dreamer by the throat, choking him out while Dreamer still held onto the kendo stick. Taker lifted him up and Dreamer takes the kendo stick and whacks it across Taker's skull. Dreamer is let go and starts hitting Taker in both the ribs and head multiple times with the kendo stick. Taker eventually puts a stop to it by grabbing the kendo stick and smashing his boot into Dreamer's face. He tosses the weapon out of the ring and grabs Dreamer by the throat, picking him back up and delivering a Choke Slam. Taker pins Dreamer, but breaks the pinfall at two. He looks outside of the ring and the camera gets a shot of the table still set up near the apron. Taker picks Dreamer up and puts his head between his legs near the ropes. Taker lifts Dreamer up onto his shoulders and then elevates him higher before delivering a huge Last Ride right through the table on the outside! He climbs to the outside and covers the motionless and bloody Dreamer for the pinfall, much to the dissatisfaction of the crowd at 12:19.]

**1/2 Rating

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[The camera zooms in on Dreamer's bloody face and then of The Undertaker walking to his motorcycle with no emotion being shown on his face. He rides his motorcycle up the aisle and to the back, all with J.R. "damning" him and saying how Dreamer was lucky the match stayed in the ring, and the camera cuts to Michael Cole, looking hurt from earlier, standing with Edge.]

-[Michael Cole]-

"Um...Edge..In a few minutes..you go up against one of the great wrestlers of this day and age, Kurt Angle. It was only a few years ago that the two of you were good friends, and now you face eachother in singles action. The past couple of weeks haven't been easy for him with you making a fool out of him, but he got the last laugh in on Smackdown! days ago. What are you're thoughts going into the match and what is your game plan?"

-[Edge]-

"Michael are you alright? You don't look that great. Maybe we should postpone my match until you're feeling better."

-[Michael Cole]-

"No I'm fine. Just...thrown around a little."

-[Edge]-

"As long as you're ok, Michael. I would have no problem shutting down the entire show just to make sure you're ok, even if it means having to wait to get my hands on Kurt Angle for all the crap he's put me through these last few weeks. Wait. I'm sorry. That's what Kurt would be saying to you, Michael. Except he'd replace his name with mine of course. He'd want to shut the show down just so he doesn't have to get into the ring with me tonight. Joking aside, he should know by now just who exactly he is facing tonight and just exactly what I'm capable of. He may have won the 1996 Olympics with 'a broken freakin neck', but I went through countless and countless TLC and Ladder and Table matches in my career. I helped turn tag team wrestling into something great again. Kurt's accomplishments? Whining, stealing the wife of a true top wrestler, and acting like a boneified jackass. I mean, did you see him wearing that little cowboy hat? Before I go into a joking mood again, let me just say that my game plan for tonight is simple. Kick Kurt's ass. I'm not gonna talk about how I'll break any of his body parts in three pieces, nor am I gonna say that it's true, it's damn true. All I have to say is after tonight, Kurt's gonna have another emberassing moment to chalk up on his career, and trust me. It'll be more emberassing than him reaching into Chris Benoit's pants."

[Edge walks away as J.R. and King hype the match between the two coming up next. The camera gets a shot of officials helping Dreamer to the back and Kurt's music starting to play. Kurt comes out and yells at the officials to get 'that piece of crap' out of his arena.]

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Normal Singles Match

Edge [vs] Kurt Angle

[Kurt was obviously pumped up and ready to fight before the bell even began, but Edge made him wait it out by sliding out of the ring the minute it did. Edge teased getting back in, but kept changing his mind and making Kurt even more upset. After a minute of this Kurt got out and chased Edge, who now slid into the ring. He hit the ropes and as Kurt slid back in hit him with a front dropkick right to the face. Edge picked Kurt back up and the two exchanged offense for a few minutes. Kurt gained more momentum quicker, able to poke Edge in the eye and hit a snap belly to belly suplex. Kurt topped it off with a 'Woo!' to the booing crowd before going back to attacking the grounded Edge. He tried for the Angle Lock early, which proved to be a bad idea as Edge scurried away and out of the ring from it. Kurt went for a baseball slide, which he missed as Edge slid back into the ring. Once Angle got back in Edge was back on the offense after taking Kurt down with a clothesline. Edge tried to keep the offense for a bit, but Kurt kept fighting back until he again took Edge down, this time with a german suplex. Kurt focused more on keeping Edge down than his ankle at that point. Edge made it to all fours after being kept down for a couple minutes, only for Kurt to mount him and hit a series of crossing forearms across his neck.

After Kurt kept Edge down long enough, he started focusing on the ankle. He was too late for that as Edge was already expecting it and quickly landed a kick to Angle's face, allowing him to get to his feet. Edge began gaining more offense and blocked much of Kurt's attempts of attack for a bit, but Eric Angle eventually made his way out to the ring. Edge took Kurt down with a missile dropkick from the top rope and immediately got out of the ring to attack Eric and take him out early. With Edge distracted Kurt was able to sneak behind and grab Edge, only to have Edge hit a reverse DDT onto the protectiveless aisleway. Edge made it back to the ring easy, but Eric had to help his brother back. Eric shoved Kurt back in and Kurt used the ropes to help himself get up. Eric got onto the apron and checked on his brother to see if he was alright. Edge was set for the Spear and Kurt turned around, just barely dodging it and making Eric suffer. Edge got back up and was met with a german suplex. Kurt kept his hands locked and hit another one, then another, and a fourth to finish it off. Edge slowly stood up with Kurt stalking him from behind. Kurt grabbed Edge and lifted him up for an Angle Slam, but Edge slipped out at the last second. Kurt turned around and got kicked in the gut. Edge went for the Edge-Cution, but Kurt lifted him up into a modified release northern lights suplex. He grabbed Edge's ankle and locked in the Angle Lock, causing Edge to suddenly scream in pain. Inch by inch Edge crawled to the ropes and was able to grab the side of the ring and pull himself onto the apron. The ref forced Angle to break the hold finally. Kurt got into the refs face and Edge stood up on the apron. Kurt turned and went to punch Edge, but Edge blocked it. Edge went for his own punch, but Kurt ducked it and grabbed Edge, lifting him up to Angle Slam him back into the ring! Edge slipped out once again and ran to the ropes. Kurt turned around and Edge looked as if he were going for a Spear, but instead he went around and school boyed Angle, pulling the trunks for the 3 count at 12:21!.]

***1/2 Rating

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[Kurt remained in the ring in a fit of fury as Edge quickly slid out and celebrated his victory up the aisle. Kurt looked as if he was about to break down and cry over the loss, grabbing the ref by the shirt and yelling at him. King felt sorry for Kurt, but J.R. was happy that he lost the match, hoping it would maybe teach him a lesson. The camera cuts to a video, starting with a shot of a noose blowing in the wind.]

-[Voice Over]-

"Judgement Day. The final day of human existance on Earth. Where men, women, and children shall be punished for their sins by being banished to Hell, or rewarded for their kindness by being allowed to transend to Heaven."

[The video cuts to showing the back of a man with a robe and hood covering himself, walking towards where the noose is.]

-[Voice Over]-

"Believed to be aspired by a divine force at the end of time."

[The robed figure gets closer and closer to the noose, with the wind blowing even more and sand starting to blow around.]

-[Voice Over]-

"Almost nothing shall ever amount to the day of the Last Judgment. The only thing that shall, is..."

[The figure now stands before the noose and the camera gets a close up of the back. The figure turns around to reveal Triple H.]

-[Triple H]-

"The war of a century!"

[The cideo cuts to the WWF Judgement Day logo, but the video gets disrupted by static. The video ends and the camera returns to the empty ring. A familiar tune starts playing and out walks CEO Linda McMahon, mic in hand. She walks out a little from the entrance way and stops, as does her music.]

-[Linda McMahon]-

"As of late the WWF board and myself have viewed what the WWF has been turning into. A company now divided between two ego-driven forces that is doing more bad than good. Which is why the board and I have come to a groundbreaking decision. Tomorrow night on RAW, I will make an appearance to announce what this decision is. For now, enjoy the rest of the show!"

[Linda's music starts playing again and she goes to the back as J.R. and King try to figure out what the announcement will be. Not even seconds after Linda leaves does the nWo theme music begin to play, signaling the next match to begin]

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Normal Singles Match

Big Show & Kane [vs] The Outsiders

[The beginning of the match looked to be in favor of the WWF stars, with the two giants not being too affected by any of the attacks put in by either Outsider. Hall started the match with Show, but quickly tagged out when his efforts of punches failed and was met with a simple shove to the mat. Nash didn't have too much luck when he got into the ring either, as the only thing that phased Show a small bit was a boot to the face, which didn't even knock him down. The only reason Show tagged out minutes into the match was because Kane wanted a piece of the nWo. With Kane not being as massive as Show, Hall and Nash thought they had it easier. They were wrong. Kane showed aggression we haven't seen from him in a while. After working Hall over in the ring for a while, Kane turned his attention to Nash by casually turning around and thrusting his hand to Nash's throat, knocking him off the apron. This gave Hall time to take Kane out from the knee's and work him over. It also allowed Nash to get in and help Hall double team Kane. They sent him to the ropes but missed an attempted double clothesline, instead Nash getting met with a punch and Hall getting grabbed by the throat. Nash made the save with a boot to Kane's skull at the last second. The Outsiders now had the match in their favor with Kane slowly being weakened. Their main goal then was to keep Kane from tagging out, doing the usual heel tactics of distracting the ref when Kane was able to make a tag and by double teaming him at any given opportunity. Kane had a short burst of energy after kicking Hall in the gut and going for a possible powerbomb, until Nash got in and shoved his boot into Kane's face again. Hall and Nash were too slowy finally, with Kane able to knock both down and allowing himself to stumble into his corner and tag Show in. With the hot tag Show put a quick but powerful hurting on The Outsiders. The match was again back in the court of Kane and Show for several more minutes, hitting the more powerful/giant-based moves. The only way Nash and Hall came back was by low blowing Show while the ref was trying to keep Kane from getting in the ring. This proved successful of course, as Hall and Nash tagged out more often as to not risk getting beaten down too badly.

The Outsiders tried double teaming the more and more weakening Show, but Kane put a stop to it as he rushed past the ref and ducked a clothesline from Hall and followed up with a throat thrust. Kane sent Hall to the outside with a clothesline and then went after Nash. The two exchanged punches, with Nash winning the small contest after trying to use his tactic from 'Mania with the removing of Kane's mask. Show, now back up and ready to fight again, stopped Nash by turning him around and grabbing him by the throat. Hall stopped the Choke Slam from happening by kicking Show's knee repeatedly. At that point the ref lost control and didn't dare telling anyone to get out of the ring that didn't belong. After Kane fixed his match he grabbed Hall and sent him to the ropes, hitting a sidewalk slam as he came back. Kane went to the top rope, waiting for Nash, and hit his patented flying lariat to him. Thing's didn't look right, though, as when he landed he grabbed his ankle in pain. The ref checked on him and threw up the 'X' signal to the back. Nash and Hall gave Kane a moment by sliding out of the ring and catching their breaths as officials came from the back. Show checked on his partner and kept The Outsiders out of the ring, trying to keep the match going and keep Hall and Nash's characters strong. After seeing the monster Kane being brought to the back without his permission, the match continued with Show having more an aggressive arsenal to work with. Now a handicapped match, Show found it easy at first to keep Hall and Nash beaten down. His strategy became to knock the legal man down long enough to knock the illegal man off the apron, which proved to work for him at first. Hall and Nash attempted double teaming him for the first time, which didn't go too well as Show slapped a huge palm across Hall's chest and hit a running Nash with a boot. After several minutes of Show dominating, Hall and Nash came back after blocking a possible double Choke Slam with a double kick to Show's gut. Nash and Hall both worked Show's legs and hammered away to try and get him to fall. After Show only staggered still, both of them got out of the ring. Nash grabbed a chair and Hall went under the ring to grab a can of spray paint. Nash kept the ref occupied with trying to get in the ring with the chair, allowing Hall to get in and spray Show in the eyes with the spray paint! Nash tossed the chair to Hall and the ref now went to Hall. Nash went to the announcers table and grabbed a monitor. He got in the ring with it and with the ref still distracted with Hall, Nash slammed the monitor against Big Show's head. Show staggered back so Nash hit him in the head one more time. Show bounced against the ropes and Nash nailed him in the head for a third time, knocking Show between the top and middle ropes to the outside. Nash dropped the monitor on the other side of the ring as the ref got back into the ring. He saw Show on the outside and began counting him out, reaching 10 at 15:44.]

**1/2 Rating

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[J.R. starts to put down the nWo as he tells the fans at home that he has recieved word that Kane has suffered an injury and looks as if he will be out for a few months in order for it to heal. The camera gets a shot at The Outsiders walking up the aisle in victory and cuts to the back, where Chris Jericho is standing around his lumberjacks for his match.]

-[Chris Jericho]-

"All of you have one job to do tonight. All you have to do is make sure Austin loses that match. I don't care if you have to keep him out of the ring once that bell rings. The less time I spend in the ring with that Texan son of a bitch the better! If any of you mess this up, I wouldn't worry about Austin beating your ass, because I'll be the first one to get to you! Now let's go over my strategy one more time! I want you three to be the ones up front to soften Austin up. Then you three are the next line of defense in case these ones screw up. You four are going to be the final wall to make sure Austin doesn't get any chance of victory. If any of you see Austin an inch from the ropes, you reach into that ring and pull him out of it! I'm not gonna waste my time throwing him to the wolves when none of them have broken legs preventing them from doing their own hunting! After I beat Austin, all of us are gonna stand over his broken down body and give him a toast before his ass walks out of here. I want him to get that last slap across the face when we're over him, drinking his little 'Steveweisers', and pouring it onto him! Everyone got that?!"

[The group of wrestlers answers him all in different forms of 'yes' before walking away.]

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Singles Lumberjack Match

Chris Jericho[vs] 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin

Lumberjacks: Albert, Christian, Lance Storm, Test, Mr. Perfect, Bossman, Buchanan, Hardcore Holly, Hugh Morrus, and Raven

[Jericho was out first with his Lumberjacks taking their positions. When Austin came out he didn't make it halfway down the aisle until the Lumberjacks blocked his way to the ring. Austin went right back behind the curtain and was gone for a few minutes. The crowd began cheering all of a sudden and the camera got a shot of them, then of Austin running through the crowd! Austin eventually made it over the barricade and slid in the ring behind Jericho, attacking him and starting the match. Austin opened up a fresh can of whoop ass as he would say on Jericho real fast, even knocking some of the Lumberjacks off the apron when they tried getting into the match so soon. It took not even five minutes for the Lumberjacks to fully abuse their power at ringside. They began getting on the apron, causing distractions, getting in the ring, and even laying a few hands on Austin. Only Stone Cold could hold out as long as he did until his power over Jericho declined and Y2J began fighting back in a much cocky way. Jericho went from actually fighting for his life to simply slapping Austin around to be blunt. Any time Austin began fighting back the Lumberjacks got their cue and hit the ring for Jericho or Austin was dragged to the outside and beaten down. It went that way for most of the mid-match. It wasn't until Austin escaped from the Walls of Jericho that Austin began fighting back and working a way out of getting attacked by the Lumberjacks. His solution was bring a chair into the ring and swinging it at any Lumberjack that dared get on the apron. He proved he wasn't kidding when he drilled the chair into Hugh Morrus' skull, who tried sneaking up from behind. The ref was able to get the chair out of the ring, but at the cost of the Lumberjacks again attacking Austin and giving Jericho control of the match. It was easy to see Austin was getting pissed off, and not for his character. Eventually he looked like he got sick of it and just blasted back with punches to Jericho and then threw him to the outside, giving him time to attack the Lumberjacks as they tried getting in. He hit a couple of Stunners before Jericho got back in and called his Lumberjacks off. Austin finally had control of the match without the Lumberjacks getting involved about the eight minute mark.

Again, Austin's offense proved to be far from worthy as a couple minutes later Jericho was back on it with the help from his Lumberjacks. It took a one handed bulldog to get Austin down long enough for Jericho to have an opportunity for the win. Jericho hit the ropes and went for the Lionsault, but Austin rolled out of the way. Jericho, thinking fast, landed on his feet. Austin got back up and ducked a punch. Jericho turned and got kicked in the gut. Austin went for the Stunner again, but he shoved Austin to the ropes where Test was waiting with his boot propped up on the top rope. Austin ran right into it, getting knocked down to the mat. Jericho picked Austin up and right away Austin fired away with rights and lefts out of nowhere. Raven slid into the ring and ran at Austin, only to get tossed right over the top rope. Albert, Test, Bossman, and Mr. Perfect all got into the ring and rushed Austin, forcing him to the ropes and then to the outside where all the Lumberjacks went after him. All ten of them brought Austin to the ground and the crowd circled around him, stomping away. Moments later the camera was able to get a view in the middle of the circle, but Austin was gone! Jericho asked his Lumberjacks where he went, and Austin came out from under the ring on the other side! He grabbed a beer and got into the ring, standing behind Jericho. He opened the can right near Jericho's ear and Y2J turned around, receiving a series of rights and left again. Austin hung onto the offense for as long as he could, but unfortuneately for him it was only a few more minutes. Once he went for the Stunner for a final time, Jericho quickly dropped and rolled out of the ring. Austin went over to the rope and yelled at Jericho to get back in, letting Test get in the ring behind him. Test attacked Austin from behind and sent him to the ropes, going for the Big Boot. Austin ducked and kicked him in the gut. He went for a Stunner on Test, but Albert out of nowhere delivered a mean bicycle kick to Austin. He then grabbed Austin by the throat with both hands, picked him up into the air, and delivered a Baldo Bomb. Test and Albert looked at eachother as Jericho got back into the ring. Jericho called for the rest of his Lumberjacks into the ring and he covered Austin, with the Lumberjacks holding any free body part down to prevent Austin from kicking out! Without anyway to break the pin, the ref hesitantly counted the pinfall after Jericho and some of the Lumberjacks threatened him at 14:02! Jericho and the Lumberjacks got off Austin and stood in victory.]

***1/2 Rating

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[Austin rolled out of the ring as Jericho and his lumberjacks celebrated the victory inside the ring, with J.R. calling Jericho a 'cheating SOB with a yellow line down his back.' The camera switches to the back as Austin makes it through the curtain. A few seconds pass until Austin is seen walking in the back. He passes by Bradshaw and Farooq in his storm through the back area.]

-[Bradshaw]-

"Come on Steve. Don't let those guys get to ya. Sit down and have a beer with us."

[Farooq picks a pack of beer from the ground as Austin stops in his tracks. He walks back over to the APA and looks both of them in the eye. He grabs the case of beer and throws it against the wall, causing the cans to explode open. The camera continues to follow Austin as he walks out of the arena and gets into his pick up truck. He starts it up and skids out of the parking lot and then down the street. J.R. comments on how he thinks that this could be the last the WWF fans have seen of Austin in a WWF ring. The camera cuts to the ring, ready for the European title match, and King gets excited and tries to get J.R. to forget about Austin.]

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Normal Singles Match - WWF European Championships

Al Snow [vs] Booker T©

[This match was a squash match pretty much from the start, and only in this spot on the PPV to seperate the following and previous matches from eachother. Nothing exciting really happened in the match, nor was the crowd too much interested in it. Booker kept the attack on Snow the entire match, with Snow only getting a break when he crawled over to Head and exchanged words with it. Not much else to say about the match. Booker went to end the match with the Book End, but Snow got out with a few elbows to the side of the head. Snow proceeded to walk over and pick up Head and put it to his ear, nodding his head as he listened. Booker T gave a weird look at Snow and walked over to him, smashing his back with his forearms. He grabs Head and drops it out of the ring, causing Snow to quickly get out and grab it, placing it back in the corner of the ring. Snow slides in and talks with Head before turning around. Booker kicks him in the gut and runs against the ropes to hit a quick Scissors Kick for the win at 8:42.]

*1/2 Rating

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[Booker T holds his European Championship in his arms like it is his life while King puts Booker over as a true European representative and a man full of respect for other lands. J.R. mockingly agrees with King and then he hypes the main event of Hollywood Hogan and Triple H facing eachother. The camera then cuts to the back where Triple H and Vince McMahon are standing inside a dressing room.]

-[Vince McMahon]-

"Are you sure he's here? I haven't heard from anyone of him being seen and by now I'm beginning to worry damn it."

-[Triple H]-

"Don't worry, Vince. He's been here for a while. I have him in a room that nobody will dare to enter."

-[Vince McMahon]-

"Where?"

-[Triple H]-

"The Diva's dressing room."

-[Vince McMahon]-

"And I'm stuck in this plain room? Well he better not get sidetracked. Before your match starts you make sure he understands why he's here. I want Plan D to go off without a hitch. Nothing can go wrong because frankly, I can't stand losing to the nWo. I almost did when WCW was around, but I won't with it in my own company."

-[Triple H]-

"Vince, calm down. Relax. I have it all under control. All you have to do is sit here and watch as the destruction of the nWo begins. I'm gonna go and tell him the plan and then go out for my match....By the way, what's Linda's announcement for tomorrow?"

-[Vince McMahon]-

"How the hell should I know what that woman's doing?"

[Triple H shrugs his shoulders and walks out of the room, leaving Vince to stare up at the ceiling and whisper to himself. The camera cuts to a video, showing the nWo's first attack on Triple H. The video then goes into more clips of the fued with him, highlighting Hogan announcing the title match, and ends with Triple H announcing a friend to be returning tonight.]

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Normal Singles Match - WWF Heavyweight/World Heavyweight Championships

Hollywood Hogan w/ Nash and Hall [vs] Triple H©

[It was no surprise to see Hall and Nash out with Hogan, but J.R. commented on the whereabouts of his friend as the match got underway. The first few minutes was Hogan and Triple H staring eachother down, locking up, hitting a few punches and smaller moves in, and of course Triple H watching out for Hall and Nash on the outside. The match went slow by all expectations, but the crowd reaction made the match better. Neither man could really pick the pace up at first, nor at all really, but it was still viewed as good. Triple H began getting the advantage over Hogan, only to be poked in the eye and quickly attacked. Triple H sold the attack from Hogan well, putting him over quite a bit even though he didn't do much else than punch and kick away at first. Soon it became the two seeing who was stronger by locking up. Hogan of course won by shoving Triple H to the ground and flexing the pythons. Triple H only smiled before getting up and taking a page out of Hogan's book and poking his eye and then stomping his foot. The two went at it like that for a couple minutes, not getting into a too grueling of a match yet. Things really picked up around the ten minute mark when Triple H picked the pace up himself, using it to his advantage knowing Hogan wouldn't be able to keep up. Hogan showed him up, however, by catching Triple H on his run back off the ropes in a sleeper hold. It took a few moments but Triple H started fading early on, only to quickly come back to and escape the hold and send Hogan to the ropes. Triple H applied his own sleeper, which he had to release himself as Hall and Nash got on the apron. He walked over and got attacked by Hogan from behind.

Hogan had much of the middle of the match on the offense, getting boos from the crowd. After a while of fun he taunted Hunter by locking hands and doing a test of strength, all the while smiling. That smile changed, though, when Triple H started fighting back and turned the tides to his favor in the test. Hogan began shaking his head and Triple H made it back to his feet, sending Hogan to his knees. Triple H let go and ran to the ropes, hitting Hogan with a facebreaker knee smash as Hogan began getting back up. Triple H posed before going for a pinfall, getting only a two count. Even with The Outsiders attempted distractions, Triple H had a good set of offense going and wasn't losing it anytime soon. Hogan started pleading for mercy it seemed, something he was not about to receive. Instead Triple H backed him into a corner and began landing punch after punch into him from atop the middle turnbuckle. After the eleventh one he posed again for the crowd, this time not being such a good idea as Hogan pulled Triple H into a sort of powerbomb move and rolled his legs back for a pin, getting a slow two count. Hogan argued with the ref while picking Hunter up, back on offense. Hogan distracted the ref a few times now, allowing Nash and Hall to bring Triple H to the outside and deal with him. They both slammed him into the barricade, the corner post, and the steel steps, giving Hogan a distinct advantage when they tossed him back into the ring. Hogan picked Triple H up and landed in a few left punches and then a right before sending him to the ropes. Triple H came back and luckily ducked the big boot! Hogan turned around and Triple H came back with a high knee to the face! Hall got onto the apron but was knocked down quickly. Nash tried getting in the ring but Hunter shook the top rope, straddling Nash onto it and hurting his groin. Triple H got the crowd cheering for him louder and louder as the match went on with him on the offense yet again.

The match was now past the fifteen minute mark just barely, and the two men still were going at it. It came back down to neither gaining a clear advantage, but Hogan took care of the when Triple H had him locked up from behind and he kicked back, low blowing Hunter without the ref knowing. This gave Hogan time to taunt as Triple H lay down on the ground. It also allowed him to bounce off the ropes and hit the Hollywood Legdrop! Everyone thought it was over, but Hogan wanted to add insult to injury now. He picked Triple H up and set him up for the Pedigree, the ultimate embarassment. Thankfully Triple H fought back and tossed Hogan over his back! Hogan got up, but got knocked back down with a solid right. Back up and then back down with a clothesline. Triple H sent Hogan to the rope now and hit another high knee to the face. This time he followed up with hitting his own legdrop to Hogan! To add to it, he stood and cupped his hand to his ear ala classic Hogan. He went for the pin, but Hogan kicked out at the last second. Hogan and Triple H both made it back to their feet and exchanged a series of punches. Hogan started landing more and more in until Triple H wasn't landing any, but Triple H fixed it with a kick to the gut. Triple H set Hogan up for the Pedigree, but Nash and Hall hit the ring. Hall takes the ref out and Nash attacks Triple H from behind around the 20:30 mark. All three men begin to pounce on the champ, Hogan mostly calling the shots. The crowd erupts though when they hear "I think I'm cute! I know I'm sexy!" and the 'Heart Break Kid' Shawn Michaels comes out from the back! Michaels dances on the stage and walks out a bit to extend his legs and flex his muscles, shooting off pyros behind him. In the ring the nWo continue their assault on Triple H, but paying less attention now. Michaels walks down the aisle with confetti being shot off on both sides of it as he walks down. Michaels makes it to ringside when his music stops and he eyes the nWo. He walks around the ring on the side where the announcers tables are located and hops onto the apron. Nash runs towards him, but Michaels ducks and pulls down on the top rope, sending Nash over it and to the outside. Michaels gets into the ring and Hall runs at him next, but Michaels evades him as well by ducking a clothesline. Michaels runs into the ropes and comes back to nail Hall with a flying back elbow. Hall rolls out of the ring as Michaels knips back up to his feet where he meets face to face with Hogan. Hollywood gives a mean stare to Michaels and points his finger at him. He waves his finger and brings his arm back for a punch, but Triple H grabs his arm out of nowhere! Hogan turns and takes a look at both Triple H and Shawn Michaels. Hogan backs away and gets out of the ring, meeting up with Hall and Nash on the outside. Hogan yells 'Not tonight, brother!' to Michaels and Triple H, who share a hug with eachother in the ring as the crowd chants for the two. The timekeeper hands Michaels the title belts when he goes over to the ropes and he then hands the belts over to Hunter. Both men stand tall in the ring as the PPV comes to a close.]

***1/2 Rating

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[J.R. screams at the excitement of Triple H and Shawn Michaels reuniting to take on the nWo, hinting at another possible return soon to happen, and calls the nWo again on being afraid of fair competition. The PPV fades out as J.R. reminds fans to tune into RAW tomorrow night to see what will happen now that a new ingredient has been tossed into the mix.]

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Quick Results

Billy and Chuck defeated The Hardy Boyz to retain the WWF/World Tag Team Championships

Rob Van Dam defeated Johnny 'The Bull' Stamboli via Disqualification

William Regal defeated Val Venis to retain the WWF Intercontinental/United States Championships

The Undertaker defeated Tommy Dreamer

The Outsiders defeated Big Show & Kane

Chris Jericho defeated Steve Austin

Booker T defeated Al Snow to retain the WWF European Championship

Triple H versus Hollywood Hogan went to a No Contest

*** Show Rating

[KingofKings24]

Great PPV, awesome ending, I could only imagine how well you could do a possible DX vs. nWo fued