WWE

[phatman]

July 1st 2003

It was early Friday morning, when I woke up to a phone ringing! I rolled over grumbling and mumbling… No sorry it was more like yelling abuse at the phone! I picked up the phone and the conversation started…

Me: Hello, Abortion Clinic, you rape em we scrape em!

??: Vince McMahon, World Wrestling Entertainment!

Me: Vince McMahon?! What the hell are you ringing me for!

Vince McMahon: Heath isn’t it?, my daughter apparently met you the other night in a lingerie store whilst you were buying lingerie for your girlfriend!

Heath Cameron: Yeah so?

Vince: Well she liked some of your ideas that you presented to her… So get your ass down to WWE Headquarters immediately so we can sign a contract, Staff meeting tonight, 6.30 pm…

beep beep beep beep!

I sat there listening to the beeps for ages as I realise that I am soon be a WWE Employee! I get dressed and get on the next flight to Stamford and get there just in time…

Vince: Ok, Welcome everyone! Tonight’s meeting has been held because of the poor quality of wrestling and the downfall in ratings that this company has had over the past few months…

Triple H: Yeah it is because people like Rob Van Dam & Kane are continually trying to take all the spot light!

Vince: No, it’s not! It’s because… Well I have no reason as to why it is like it is! As of this moment on though the RAW & Smackdown! creative teams are FIRED!

Shane: What the whole team?

Vince McMahon: Yes everyone!

Eric Bischoff: About time Vince, I mean look what they are doing to RAW!

Vince: Shut Up, Eric… You’re FIRED as well!

Triple H: Vince, who will be booking everything and who will be writing the storylines?

Vince: It’s simple!

Vince McMahon looks across the table at me, then the rest of them follow Vince’s eyes. I get up and walk over to Vince and grab a pen from his pocket and sign a contract that is sitting on the table for me.

Vince: There it is now you are everything in the WWE, you need to hire a right hand man for you so that you don’t stress with all the pressure! Now can you tell what you plan to do for the WWE!

Heath Cameron: Well Vince, I plan to do a lot of things around the WWE! Your huge roster of superstars… Depleted! Yes I will run a massive roster cut first thing tomorrow morning! That’s all I can tell you at this current time!

Vince: Well it sounds fun, lets give it a go! If you read your contract you have been signed to the WWE for 2 years and 2 years it will be and if we like you that much you might be able to sign another down the track! Do you know who you are hiring as your right hand man yet?

Heath: Why yes! She used to work for WCW when I was working there… that was until you fired us all… Her name is Sophie Lewis…

Vince: What? I fired you!

Heath: Yeah when you bought WCW… it’s because of you I had to go and work for that stupid abortion clinic…

Vince: Aw well that company was a piece of shit anyway!

Heath: Anyway back to the point, I will be hiring her and she will be my assistant…

Vince: Ok, if you have any problems with any of the staff (glances over towards Triple H) then just tell me! Meeting is dismissed!

Everyone gets up and walks out while I sit there and wonder! My first day on the job is Sunday but I will not be booking Heat!

OOC: I know the backstory isn’t anything exciting but its really just an introduction… This diary was a diary of mine from EWE but since that is closing I thought I would bring it here… The diary has being running since July 2003 (yeah a whole year now)… I will be doing just monthly updates until the month of January because there are too many shows to post straight up… So here goes and lets hope I can make this diary just as successful here as I did with it at EWE…

[phatman]

July 2003

RAW Brand

- Kane defeated Triple H to become the WWE World Heavyweight Champion. Thus with the win, Kane never had to unmask.

- Maven turned heel and joined Evolution. Maven broke Goldberg’s undefeated streak by pinning him.

- Shawn Michaels & The Rock began their bitter feud. The Rock was continued to be booed by the fans for continuous attacks on HBK.

- Val Venis & Hardcore Holly became the WWE World Tag Team Champions after they defeated La Resistance.

- Christian continued to retain his WWE Intercontinental Championship after a man with a mask continually interfered and helped him retain the belt.

- Test & Rico became an active tag team and immediately began to tear up the tag team scene. They had several amusing backstage segments in which Rico would act all gay where as Test wouldn’t like it.

Smackdown! Brand

- DDP returned at Vengeance to help John Cena defeat Chris Benoit for the US Championship.

- Brock Lesnar finished his feud with The Big Show by defeating him at Vengeance and retaining the WWE Championship.

- Matt Hardy and The Undertaker met in a match at Vengeance after Matt told Taker to make him famous. Undertaker destroyed Matt Hardy at Vengeance before walking out.

- Zach Gowen & Vince McMahon continued their heated feud on Smackdown! Vince McMahon booked Gowen in a match at Vengeance against an un-named opponent, which ended up being Danny Doring.

- Edge returned to the WWE after being hurt in February. Rhyno immediately attacked him. Edge got the better of Rhyno at Vengeance.

- Ultimo Dragon made his debut at Vengeance after numerous vignettes and getting on Jamie Noble’s nerves.

- Team Angle turned their back on Kurt Angle. Eric Angle returned and attacked Kurt and helped Team Angle defeat Kurt at Vengeance.

- Chavo introduced his cousin, Pedro Guerrero, and reformed Los Guerreros. They went on to defeat Eddie Guerrero & Tajiri at Vengeance to capture the WWE Tag Team Championships.

WWE Vengeance 2003

Jeff Hardy defeats Sean O’Haire via Pinfall

Danny Doring defeats Zach Gowen via Pinfall

Los Guerreros defeat Eddie Guerrero & Tajiri via Pinfall to become the NEW WWE Tag Team Champions

Matt Hardy defeats The Undertaker via Count Out

Edge defeats Rhyno via Pinfall

Jamie Noble defeats Ultimo Dragon via Submission

John Cena defeats Chris Benoit via Pinfall to become the NEW WWE United States Heavyweight Champion

Team Angle defeat Kurt Angle via Pinfall

Brock Lesnar defeats The Big Show via Pinfall to retain the WWE Championship

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August 2003

RAW Brand

- Chris Jericho turns face and defeats The Rock with some help from Shawn Michaels. The Rock & Shawn Michaels go on to meet at SummerSlam.

- Test & Rico win the WWE World Tag Team Championships at SummerSlam in a 10 team battle royal where Test is the final man standing.

- Christian drops the WWE Intercontinental Championship to Al Snow at SummerSlam after feuding with him for the month. Christian’s masked buddy is revealed to be Brett Walters. Brett Walters pins Al Snow one night later to become the WWE Intercontinental Champion.

- Kane continues his dominance as the WWE World Heavyweight Champion with a win in the 6 pack challenge match at SummerSlam.

- Randy Orton & Mick Foley’s feud continues and eventually escalates into a vicious “I Quit” match at SummerSlam in which Randy Orton wins. Batista returns to help his Evolution buddy win.

- Triple H & Goldberg begin to get at each others throats and this eventually causes both men to lose focus of the belt in the six pack challenge match at SummerSlam.

- RVD turns heel and opts the Suave look as he joins Triple H and Evolution. RVD immediately begins a feud with Kane following SummerSlam.

- Buff Bagwell returns and is Scott Steiner’s partner in the World Tag Team Championship Battle Royal at SummerSlam.

Smackdown! Brand

- Emad Yehia got a group of men together in DDP, Sean O’Haire, John Cena, Kanyon, Danny Doring, The Big Show & Billy Kidman. These men would help each other and do business for Yehia.

- Steve Austin returned at SummerSlam and inadvertently cost Brock Lesnar the WWE Championship to DDP.

- Chuck left the F.B.I and rejoined buddy Billy Gunn against them.

- Zach Gowen pinned Vince McMahon in match where the loser would have to leave the WWE scene.

- Billy Kidman turned heel on long time friend Rey Mysterio and then took the cruiserweight championship when he defeated Mysterio at SummerSlam.

- Tazz returned to active wrestling as it was announced that he would no longer be announcing.

- The Hardy Boyz reunited and sorted out their differences with The Undertaker. This lead to them defeating Doring, O’Haire & Kanyon at SummerSlam.

- AJ Styles shows up on the scene and was brutally beaten backstage by Billy Kidman & John Cena, without even having a match in August.

WWE SummerSlam 2003

The Undertaker & The Hardy Boyz defeat Sean O’Haire, Danny Doring & Kanyon via Pinfall

Billy Kidman defeats Rey Mysterio, Ultimo Dragon & Jamie Noble via Pinfall to become the NEW WWE Cruiserweight Champion

Test & Rico defeat Val Venis & Hardcore Holly, Booker T & Goldust, Scott Steiner & Buff Bagwell, La Resistance, The Dudley Boyz, Steven Richards & Mark Jindrak, Lance Storm & William Regal, The Hurricane & Spike Dudley, Christopher Nowinski & Rodney Mack via Elimination to become the WWE World Tag Team Champions

Los Guerreros defeat Eddie Guerrero & Tajiri via Pinfall to retain the WWE Tag Team Championships

Al Snow defeats Christian via Pinfall to become the NEW WWE Intercontinental Champion

Emad Yehia & The Big Show defeat Heath Cameron & Zach Gowen via Pinfall

Rhyno defeats Edge via TKO in a Leather Strap Match

Randy Orton defeats Mick Foley via I Quit

Kurt Angle defeats Eric Angle via Submission

The Rock defeats Shawn Michaels via Pinfall

DDP defeats Brock Lesnar via Pinfall to become the NEW WWE Champion

Kane defeats Triple H, Maven, Goldberg, RVD & Chris Jericho via Pinfall to retain the WWE World Heavyweight Championship

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September 2003

RAW Brand

- The Rock turns face as he saves Shawn Michaels from a beating at the hands of Evolution. The Rock & Shawn Michaels would go on to face Randy Orton, Batista & Ric Flair at Unforgiven. Mick Foley would return and aid The Rock & Shawn Michaels in picking up the victory.

- RVD continued to torment Kane. This lead to their match at Unforgiven for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship in which Kane pinned RVD to retain the belt.

- Goldberg & Triple H would settle their feud at Unforgiven in a vicious Last Man Standing match. Triple H won with some help from RVD. The help infuriated Triple H because he believed he could win the match without help from RVD.

- Booker T turned on Goldust after he had being on a losing streak and was getting frustrated. Booker T would lose to Goldust at Unforgiven and continue his misfortune.

- Jason Behr, Brendan Fehr, Aston Kutcher & Fez were backstage guests that were attacked by The Un-Americans backstage. This lead to them wrestling against each other in a 8 man tag team match at Unforgiven in which The Un-Americans won.

- Brett Walters would defeat both Christian & Al Snow at Unforgiven to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship with help from Kevin Nash.

- Maven’s push continued as he was put in a feud with Chris Jericho, which saw them have a match at Unforgiven.

- Sonny Siaki debuted at Unforgiven by squashing The Hurricane.

- Chris Benoit was traded to RAW for Booker T.

- Test began to dominate in the singles division as well as tag team division. Test & Rico would defeat Scott Steiner & Buff Bagwell at Unforgiven to retain the WWE World Tag Team Championships.

Smackdown! Brand

- AJ Styles debuted in the ring. In his first match he defeated Billy Kidman to win the WWE Cruiserweight Championship. In the same night he won the WWE United States Heavyweight Championship from John Cena. He was later stripped of the WWE Cruiserweight Championship.

- Brock Lesnar turned heel slowly as he began to get frustrated with Steve Austin. These two are embarking on one of the most vicious feuds to date.

- Booker T ends up on Smackdown! and begins a feud with Eddie Guerrero.

- The Undertaker is attacked backstage and it is revealed that Rhyno is the attacker.

- Edge is attacked by DDP with the WWE Championship Belt. John Cena & Kurt Angle also join in the hunt for the WWE Championship.

- Team Angle win the WWE Tag Team Championships from Los Guerreros with help from their leader, Eric Angle, and manager, Paul Heyman. They are immediately thrown into a feud with The Hardy Boyz.

WWE Unforgiven 2003

Sonny Siaki defeats The Hurricane via Pinfall

The Un-Americans defeat Aston Kutcher, Brendan Fehr, Jason Behr & Fez via Pinfall

Goldust defeated Booker T via Pinfall

Test & Rico defeat Scott Steiner & Buff Bagwell via Pinfall to retain the WWE World Tag Team Championships

Brett Walters defeats Al Snow & Christian via Pinfall to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship

Chris Jericho defeats Maven via Submission

The Rock & Shawn Michaels defeat Evolution via Pinfall

Triple H defeats Goldberg via Last Man Standing

Kane defeats RVD via Pinfall to retain the WWE World Heavyweight Championship

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October 2003

RAW Brand

- Test won a huge gauntlet match by outsing 9 other guys, which shocked everyone and became the #1 contender for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Test would turn his back on his tag team partner Rico and would begin to viciously attack every face on the roster.

- Evolution broke down from this inside as Batista turned on Ric Flair & Randy Orton and aligned with Mick Foley. Batista & Orton would feud for the month.

- Brett Walters & Kevin Nash began a verbal assault on Shawn Michaels which lead to a feud between Walters & HBK over the IC Belt.

- Chris Benoit began a feud with Emad Yehia. Emad Yehia would throw everything in Benoit’s way.

- Jessica Radnidge debuted and was viciously attacked by Trish Stratus.

Smackdown! Brand

- Edge wins the WWE Championship at No Mercy in a four way match.

- A tournament is held to crown a new WWE Cruiserweight Champion. After everything is said and done Tajiri takes home the gold in a Fatal Fourway ladder match at No Mercy.

- Rey Mysterio embarrassed The Big Show by defeating him on a Smackdown! but The Big Show gets revenge by destroying him at No Mercy.

- Sean O’Haire and AJ Styles begin a bitter feud over the WWE US Belt. Styles retains the belt at No Mercy with a victory over O’Haire.

- The Undertaker gets revenge on Rhyno for his attack in September.

- Brock Lesnar & Steve Austin continue their bloody feud with a brutal First Blood match at No Mercy. Brock was the first to bleed but the referee never saw it and saw that Austin was bleeding and awarded the match to Brock.

- Booker T continued to lose, this time being defeated by Eddie Guerrero.

- Team Angle retained the WWE Tag Team Championship at No Mercy in a steel cage match against The Hardy Boyz but lost the gold the following Smackdown! to Billy & Chuck.

WWE No Mercy 2003

The Big Show defeats Rey Mysterio via Pinfall

Billy & Chuck defeat The F.B.I via Pinfall

Team Angle defeat The Hardy Boyz via Escaping The Cage to retain the WWE Tag Team Championships

Tajiri defeated Billy Kidman, X-Pac & Chavo Guerrero via climbing the ladder to win the vacant WWE Cruiserweight Championship

Eddie Guerrero defeats Booker T via Pinfall

AJ Styles defeats Sean O’Haire via Pinfall to retain the WWE US Championship

The Undertaker defeats Rhyno via Pinfall

Brock Lesnar defeats Steve Austin via First Blood

Edge defeats DDP, John Cena & Kurt Angle via Pinfall to become the NEW WWE Champion

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November 2003

RAW Brand

- Test ended Kane’s run with the title at Survivor Series by cheating his way to victory. This marked Test’s first reign as WWE World Heavyweight Champion.

- Scott Hall returned by helping his friends Kevin Nash and Brett Walters. Hall interfered and allowed Walters to get the victory over HBK to retain his IC Belt.

- Seven debuted on RAW alongside The Dudley Boyz & Spike in a battle against The Un-Americans.

- Batista would finally get the win over Randy Orton at Survivor Series but as he was celebrating his win he would turn his back on Mick Foley and turn heel once again. Batista would put Mick on the shelf for an un-determined amount of time.

- Triple H would get sick and tired of RVD’s game and the two met at Survivor Series. Triple H would pin RVD in the middle of the ring. This would set the stage for Triple H’s face turn. Batista attacked Triple H after the match and put Triple H on the sideline with a cracked back. Triple H wasn’t expected to return until sometime in January.

- A-Train & Nathan Jones would show up on RAW and befriend a lonely backstage assistant in Chris.

- It was announced that the main event for the Survivor Series would be a War Games match in which two Smackdown! & two RAW superstars would team up with the two GM’s Emad Yehia & Heath Cameron to face off against each other. The two RAW participants that Emad chose to be on his team were Chris Jericho & Lance Storm whereas Heath Cameron chose The Rock & Chris Benoit.

Smackdown! Brand

- Edge would continue his feud with DDP going into Survivor Series. Edge would successfully defend the WWE Championship by defeating DDP.

- Brock Lesnar & Steve Austin’s feud went to new heights as they continued to battle each other. Austin would get the win at the Survivor Series in a Texas Death match.

- Eric Angle & Paul Heyman lost their jobs because of their loss at the Survivor Series.

- It was announced that the main event for the Survivor Series would be a War Games match in which two Smackdown! & two RAW superstars would team up with the two GM’s Emad Yehia & Heath Cameron to face off against each other. The two Smackdown! participants that Emad chose to be on his team were The Big Show & John Cena whereas Heath Cameron chose Eddie Guerrero & Kurt Angle.

- AJ Styles & Sean O’Haire settled their feud in the first ever singles TLC match. O’Haire won the match and took home the WWE US Championship.

- Chyna returned and helped Shannon Moore become the sole survivor in his survivor series match. Chyna and Moore are now a couple.

- Kurt Angle breaks Booker T’s ankle. This forces Booker T to be out for the 6 weeks.

- Billy & Chuck continue to wave away competition as they hold onto the WWE Tag Team Championships.

WWE Survivor Series 2003

Shannon Moore, Tazz, Billy Kidman & X-Pac defeat Buff Bagwell, Scott Steiner, The Hurricane & Maven via Pinfall. Shannon Moore is the only Survivor

Mark Jindrak defeats Steven Richards via Pinfall

Tajiri defeats La Parka & Steven Gerrard via Pinfall to retain the WWE Cruiserweight Championship

The Undertaker, Rey Mysterio & The Hardy Boyz defeat Team Angle & Rhyno via Pinfall. Jeff Hardy is the only survivor

The Un-Americans defeat The Dudley Boyz, Spike Dudley & Seven via Pinfall. Christian & Val Venis are the survivors

Brett Walters defeats Shawn Michaels via Pinfall to retain the WWE IC Title

Jessica Radnidge defeats Trish Stratus via Pinfall

Batista defeats Randy Orton via Pinfall

Sean O’Haire defeats AJ Styles via Climbing the ladder to become the NEW WWE US Champion

Steve Austin defeats Brock Lesnar via Count Out

Triple H defeats RVD via Pinfall

Edge defeats DDP via Pinfall to retain the WWE Championship

Test defeats Kane via Pinfall to become the WWE World Heavyweight Champion

Team Cameron (Heath Cameron, The Rock, Chris Benoit, Kurt Angle & Eddie Guerrero) defeat Team Yehia (Emad Yehia, Chris Jericho, Lance Storm, The Big Show & John Cena) via War Games Elimination. Chris Benoit is the sole survivor

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December 2003

RAW Brand

- Test would head into Armageddon with his first title defense looming. Test defeated Chris Jericho & Lance Storm to retain the gold.

- Chris Benoit would eventually get what he wanted if he could defeat Emad Yehia at Armageddon. Benoit did just that and was shipped back to Smackdown! with a guaranteed title shot.

- Shawn Michaels would turn heel and shock the world at Armageddon as Scott Hall laid down for him. The n.W.o Wolfpac would return.

- Batista continued his rise to the top with a huge victory over the former WWE World Heavyweight Champion, Kane at Armageddon in an Inferno match.

- A-Train, Nathan Jones & Chris would be the laughing stock for Randy Orton, Ric Flair & Maven over the month of December with numerous attacks on them.

- Buff Bagwell & Scott Steiner defeated Rico for the WWE World Tag Team Championships after Test never showed up to help his partner out.

- John Cena turned face and showed up on RAW where Christian immediately took exception to him. Cena would get the better of Christian though and earn the #30 spot in January’s PPV with a win at Armageddon.

- RVD began to attack The Rock backstage and in the ring. RVD believed the fans loved him more than The Rock which definitely wasn’t the case.

- The Hurricane ended Brett Walters’ run with the WWE IC belt at Armageddon by picking up a shock victory over him and being the first man to defeat Walters.

Smackdown! Brand

- Edge would hold onto the WWE Championship for another month with victories over Shannon Moore and his feud with Chris Benoit starting. Shannon Moore did win the WWE Championship but held it for less than an hour as Edge won it back from him in the same night.

- Lethal Lottery tournament begins where the winners will face Billy & Chuck for the WWE Tag Team Championships at the Royal Rumble.

- Chris Benoit turned heel and began his program with Edge over the WWE Championship

- Sean O’Haire began a feud with Jamie Noble and David Flair which would lead to a triple threat match for the WWE US Championship.

- Steven Gerrard won the WWE Cruiserweight Championship from Tajiri with some help from his new stable, The Hybrid.

- The Big Show & Eddie Guerrero would both enter the Royal Rumble and begin a feud with each other.

OOC: I will begin to post the shows from my Armageddon PPV onwards.

[D-Extreme]

Well THANKGOD you made the summary. Man I got a bit dazed when I read the whole thing on the otehr board. I like the way you gave the backstories of what happened to the diary during its start to current day. Now I cant wait to see how Test had a feud with a returning legend, which will be in your next set of updates right?

[phatman]

21st December 2003

Hartford Civic Center, Hartford

“The End Is Near” blasts over the titan tron and you can hear the fans throughout the arena going crazy… Then a video begins to play which hypes the triple main event for WWE Armageddon 2003! We see how Test will defend the WWE World Heavyweight Championship against not one but two men in Chris Jericho & Lance Storm! We see how Bret Hart will be the referee in the match between Emad Yehia & Chris Benoit which has huge implementations for the winner of the match! Then we see that Kane & Batista will battle it out in an Inferno Match! To end the video footage we see the words upon the titan tron that say “The End Is In-Evitable”! The video footage stops as Pyrotechnics explode from the ceilings and from the stage as the WWE welcomes you to WWE Armageddon 2003!

Nathan Jones, A-Train & “only” Chris come out to their music and the fans are cheering for them! Jones, Train & Chris are posing in the ring and the fans are going crazy for them! Orton’s music interrupts and the fans start booing wildly! Orton appears at the top of the stage and his team mates look set to be joining him as well! The fans let out moans as all three men walk down to the ring with cocky smile son their faces! They slide into the ring and before they are even ready, Jones, A-Train & Chris pounce on them! Jones & A-Train knock Orton & Maven out of the ring and they start to brawl on the outside! Meanwhile in the ring the referee rings the bell and the action starts with Chris & Ric Flair going at it in the ring! Flair knocks Chris into the corner and starts chopping away at him with some lethal knife-edge chops! The fans are booing as Ric Flair continues to “woo” away in the corner! Chris suddenly changes the pace as he spins Flair around and dropkicks him in the chin! Flair falls into the corner and the other four men go to their corners! Chris tags out to A-Train! A-Train comes into the ring and grabs Flair and drives him into the mat with a hard slam! A-Train dropped a leg across the throat of Flair! Maven run into the ring and nailed A-Train in the back of knee with a dropkick before leaving! Flair slowly edged to the corner and tagged out to Orton! Orton sprinted into the ring but wasn’t quick enough as Train tagged out to Jones! Jones got into the ring and nailed Orton with a spinning roundhouse kick! Jones quickly covered Orton! 1…………2………… Orton managed to get his shoulder up! Jones got up and whipped a groggy Orton into the ropes! Orton bounced back and walked right into a boot to the mid section! Jones grabs Orton and power bombed him into the mat! Jones walked over to the corner and tagged out to Chris! Chris climbed to the top rope and dived off! Chris looked to splash Orton but Orton rolled out of the way and Chris hit the mat hard! Orton quickly tagged out to Maven! Maven come into the ring and waited for Chris to stand up! Maven DDT’ed Chris back to the mat! Maven picked up Chris and started to beat away at him on the ropes! Chris was busted wide open after hitting the mat and Maven continued to beat on him! Maven held Chris up as Flair got tagged in! Flair kicked Chris in the knee joint and started to attack his knee with vicious shots! Suddenly Maven & Orton pull Jones & A-Train off the apron and whip them both into the barricades! Meanwhile in the ring Ric Flair applies the Figure Four Leg Lock to a barely conscious Chris! Chris immediately can’t handle the pain and taps out! Ric Flair, Randy Orton & Maven pick up the win at Armageddon! Flair doesn’t release the hold and leaves it applied for a little while longer! Chris passes out in the pain and Flair leaves quickly as Jones & A-Train roll into the ring! Orton, Maven & Flair leave with smirks on their faces as the fans boo them!

Winners: Randy Orton, Maven & Ric Flair

OR:83 CR:84 MQ:84

In two different locker rooms backstage we see Shawn Michaels warming up and in the other room we see Brett Walters, Kevin Nash & Scott Hall warming up and talking strategy for tonight’s matches…

Drop the bombshell! The Dudley Boyz music hits and the fans go crazy! The Dudley Boyz head down to the ring and the fans are cheering them on! Dudleyz get into the ring and wait as the Frenchies music plays! The fans erupt into a chorus of boos! La Resistance come down to the ring with the French flag and this just prompts more boos from the crowd! The boos turn to cheers as the siren sound hits around the arena and Scott Steiner’s music hits! Scott Steiner appears on the stage and he is followed out by Buff Bagwell who is holding hands with Stacy Kiebler! Buff & Stacy get a huge ovation as they appear and so does Scott Steiner! Buff & Steiner have the WWE World Tag Team Championship Belts around their waists as they walk to the ring! They get into the ring and suddenly the match begins! The first team to get a pinfall become the WWE World Tag Team Championships! The Dudleyz get knocked out of the ring as both teams gang up on each member and knock them to the outside! Buff & Steiner are brawling in the ring with La Resistance! On the outside the Dudleyz set up tables on either side of the ring before getting back up on the apron! Steiner & Dupree begin brawling in the ring and are the legal two men! Steiner takes Dupree down with a huge suplex, which rocks the ring! Dupree gets up and goes to tag out to Greiner but the Dudleyz get into the ring and break up the tag before it happens! Buff gets into the ring as well and it turns into a massive brawl! All three teams are now going at it in the ring and the fans are going nuts! La Resistance pick up D-Von Dudley and throw him over the top rope with a flap jack! D-Von crashes through the table that has been set up on the outside! Meanwhile on the other side of the ring Bagwell nails Bubba with a dropkick and Bubba flies into Steiner who gives him a belly to back suplex over the top rope! Bubba crashes through the table on the other side of the ring! The fans are booing as both Dudley Boyz just went through tables and the referee can’t stop the match because they weren’t the legal men! Greiner & Bagwell begin to fight and knock either other over the top rope! Stacy jumps up onto the apron and distract Dupree by flashing her ass! This gets a huge roar from the fans as well! Dupree goes to grab Stacy but she slaps him! Dupree turns around into the Steiner Spiral! Steiner just knocked Dupree out with that move! Steiner covers Dupree whilst everyone else is on the outside and busy with other things! The referee makes the count! 1…………2……………3! Scott Steiner & Buff Bagwell pick up the win and retain their WWE World Tag Team Championships! Stacy gets into the ring and grabs the belts whilst Steiner & Buff celebrate! Buff & Stacy start making out in the middle of the ring again and Steiner just ignores them and celebrates! The EMTs run out to check on the Dudleyz who were never tagged into the match but were put through tables! The fans are cheering as the WWE World Tag Team Champions leave and walk into the backstage area!

Winners & Still WWE World Tag Team Champions: Buff Bagwell & Scott Steiner

OR:85 CR:86 MQ:86

We cut backstage to where Emad Yehia & Trish Stratus are in a locker room…

Emad Yehia: Trish I’m feeling good about my match later! How about a kiss!

Trish Stratus: Why don’t you get that slut, Molly Holly to kiss you… She seemed like she wants to be more then just an employee last Monday night!

Emad Yehia: Whoa Trish, don’t talk about Molly like that, she is a personal friend of mine! Now am I going to get that kiss or not… because if not you can get out of my sight because I don’t want to see you!

Trish Stratus gets up off her couch and the fans go wild as it looks like she is going to kiss Emad but instead he walks right past him and out of the room! Emad gets a pissed off look on his face as she leaves…

WORD LIFE! John Cena’s music hit throughout the arena and the fans cheered John Cena on! Cena appeared on the stage and the fans cheered louder! Cena walks down to the ring but as he is half way there Christian attacks him in the aisle! Christina starts beating away at John Cena on the outside! Christian whips Cena into the steel steps! The crowd is booing wildly! Christian rolls Cena into the ring and the referee rings the bell to officially start the match! Christian covers Cena and the referee counts! 1………2……… Cena gets his shoulder up! Christian gets up with an annoyed look on his face! Christian picks up Cena and whips him into the corner! Christian runs and squashes Cena in the corner with a body splash! The fans are booing as Christian starts booting away at a fallen Cena in the corner! Christian gets up and whips Cena into the ropes! Cena bounces back and Christian catches him with a dropkick to the face! Cena hits the mat hard and the fans are still booing Christian! John Cena has not got one thing in on Christian so far in the match! Christian picks up Cena in the corner and nails him with a tornado DDT! Christian poses for a second before covering John Cena! 1…………2………… Cena gets his shoulder up! Christian gets up and starts to stalk Cena! Cena climbs back to his feet and Christian sets him up for the Un-Prettier! Cena pushes out of the move and Christian bounces off the ropes and Cena grabs Christian! F-U! Cena nails his first move of the match and it’s the F-U! Cena covers Christian! 1…………2………………3! John Cena has picked up the win! John Cena stands up and starts celebrating and the fans are going wild! John Cena is # 30 in the 2004 Royal Rumble! John Cena leaves a happy man as Christian starts to climb back to his feet! Christian looks up the stage as John Cena walks away with the victory! Christian starts chucking a tantrum in the ring as the fans just laugh at him!

Winner: John Cena

OR:97 CR:94 MQ:100

Over the titan tron we see Test staring at the WWE World Heavyweight Championship belt whilst in another locker room we see Lance Storm & Chris Jericho warming up and getting prepared for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship…

Stand Back, There’s a Hurricane coming through… The Hurricane’s music hits and the fans go wild! The Hurricane appears on the stage and the fans are going wild! The Hurricane begins to come down to the ring and this makes the fans cheer even louder! Hurricane gets into the ring and starts posing and the fans go nuts! Suddenly the cheers turn to boos as the howling music sounds over the titantron! Brett Walters appears on the stage and along side him is Kevin Nash! Brett Walters has the WWE Intercontinental Championship belt draped over his shoulder as he comes down to the ring! Walters hops into the ring and cheap shots Hurricane with the belt! Hurricane is down and in trouble as the referee starts the match and warns Walters! Walters picks up Hurricane and whips him into the ropes! Walters catches Hurricane and applies a Full Nelson on him! Hurricane is in some pain as Walters just keeps wrenching his neck out of proportion! Walters lets go of Hurricane and pushes him into the ropes! Hurricane flies back and Walters nails him with a Super Kick! Walters has a cocky smile on his face as he covers Hurricane! The referee makes the count! 1…………2…………… Hurricane places his foot on the bottom rope and the referee has to stop the count! Walters gets up with a pissed off look on his face! Walters picks up Hurricane and throws him over the top rope! Walters grabs the referee and distracts him whilst Nash sets up Hurricane for the Jacknife Powerbomb! Hurricane reverses it and sends Nash to the mat with a backbody drop and the fans in the arena are going crazy! Hurricane falls to the floor as well and both Hurricane & Nash are down on the outside! The referee looks outside and starts to count Hurricane out and doesn’t think anything of Nash! 1…………2…………3…………4…………5……………6……………7 Hurricane slides back into the ring and the fans are going wild! Walters starts to boot away at Hurricane! Walters whips Hurricane into the ropes and Hurricane flies back with some punches and Walters is stunned! Hurricane is beating away on Walters! Hurricane gets up and waits as Walters starts to get back up! SHINING WIZARD KICK! Walters falls to the mat and Hurricane covers him quickly! 1……………2…………… Walters kicks out! Hurricane gets a smile on his face and gets up and climbs to the top rope! Walters starts to get up but pushes the referee into the ropes and Hurricane falls and straddles the top rope! Walters gets up and goes upstairs with Hurricane! Walters grabs Hurricane and looks set to give him the Last Resort but Hurricane nails Walters with a low blow! Hurricane sets up Walters! From the top rope Hurricane nails Walters with the EYE OF THE HURRICANE! The fans in the arena are going wild! Hurricane covers Walters! Nash tries to slide into the ring but gets stuck on the bottom rope and the referee makes the count! 1…………2…………3! The Hurricane has done it! The Hurricane has become the WWE Intercontinental Champion! The Hurricane has been the only man in the WWE to have defeated Brett Walters! This time though he did it and he walked away as the new WWE Intercontinental Champion! Nash helps Walters into the backstage area and they have disgusted looks on their faces whilst The Hurricane is in the ring posing with the WWE Intercontinental Championship belt around his waist!

Winner & NEW WWE Intercontinental Champion: The Hurricane

OR:90 CR:86 MQ:95

Suddenly we get some footage over the titan tron and it’s footage of Mick Foley… Mick Foley is shown laying in a hospital bed with his family at his side and they are crying! Foley is still in a coma after that attack at Survivor Series from Batista! The fans are booing when they see that footage! As the footage disappears off the titan tron… “Batista, your game will begin soon!” appears in green letters on the titan tron and the fans go crazy...

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One Of A Kind! Rob Van Dam’s music hits and the fans erupt into boos! Rob Van Dam appears on the stage and he seems to strut down to the ring in a business suit and the fans just laugh and boo him as he gets into the ring! The boos turn to cheers as The Rock’s music hits! Do You Smell What The Rock Is Cookin! RVD has got a pissed off look on his face as everyone in the arena start to cheer for The Rock! The Rock comes out onto the stage and struts down to the ring whilst the fans cheer him! The Rock gets into the ring and poses for the fans but as he turns around RVD levels him with a huge kick to the jaw! The Rock is down and RVD quickly covers him! 1…………2……… The Rock gets a shoulder up! RVD picks up and Rock and kicks him in the ribs a couple of times before whipping him into the ropes and catching him with a spinning wheel kick! RVD nails Rock with a standing backflip! RVD gets up and runs off the ropes and nails Rock with the rolling thunder! The fans are booing as RVD covers Rock again! 1…………2………… Rock gets the shoulder up! RVD picks up The Rock and whips him into the corner! RVD starts to run at Rock but Rock charges out of the corner and nails RVD with a huge clothesline! The clothesline turns RVD inside out and the fans cheer for it! RVD stands up and The Rock starts to beat away on him! RVD nails Rock with a kick and Rock nails RVD right back with a huge right hand! RVD drops down in the corner! The fans are going crazy! RVD stands up and walks right into a DDT from The Rock! The Rock covers RVD! 1…………2……… RVD gets a shoulder up! Rock gets up and waits as RVD gets up! The Rock lines up RVD but RVD pulls the referee between The Rock and himself and the referee gets squashed! RVD nails Rock with a low blow! RVD leaves the ring and grabs a steel chair! RVD slides back into the ring with the steel chair and levels The Rock across the cranium with it! The Rock has been busted open! The Rock falls into the corner and RVD runs and throws the chair and dropkicks the chair into the prone Rock! The Rock falls out of the corner! RVD throws the chair out of the ring! Rock is done in the ring! RVD climbs up stairs! 5 STAR FROG SPLASH! RVD nails The Rock with the 5 Star Frog Splash and covers him but there is no referee! RVD gets up with a pissed off look on his face! Suddenly a new referee runs out from backstage! RVD covers The Rock and the fans are booing! 1……………2…………… The Rock kicks out and surprises the crowd! The crowd is going wild for The Rock! RVD gets up and nails the new referee with a kick to the face! The new referee falls out of the ring! RVD walks over and tries to get the other referee back up and is successful! RVD turns around and walks into The Rock! ROCK BOTTOM! The Rock just stunned RVD! RVD is down! The Rock runs off the ropes! PEOPLE’S ELBOW! The Rock just nailed RVD with the People’s Elbow! Rock covers RVD and the referee makes the slow count! 1………………………2……………………3! The Rock has done it! The Rock has defeated Rob Van Dam! The fans are going wild for The Rock! The Rock starts celebrating as he leaves RVD out cold in the ring! The Rock did what he said he would and that was defeat Rob Van Dam!

Winner: The Rock

OR:96 CR:93 MQ:100

Over the titan tron we see a promo for WWE Royal Rumble 2004! The fans go wild once they see this promo as they realise that the Royal Rumble is the start of the road to WrestleMania!

HOWL! The Wolfpac theme hits over the titan tron and the fans start booing! Scott Hall appears at the top of the stage and he isn’t coming alone as Kevin Nash is accompanying him down to the ring! Both men get into the ring and they start posing but the fans just continue to boo them! H-B-K! Shawn Michaels’ music blasts throughout the arena and the fans go into a frenzy of cheers! Shawn Michaels comes out onto the stage dancing and the fans just cheer louder! HBK poses on the stage and pyrotechnics fly out of the stage! HBK struts down to the ring and slides into the ring! HBK & Hall are both in the ring and the fans are going wild! HBK & Hall go face to face! Both men are exchanging words when Hall slaps HBK! HBK turns around to face Hall! Hall slaps HBK again! The fans are booing! HBK turns around and pokes Hall in the chest with one finger! Hall drops to the mat and looks out! The fans are in complete shock! Shawn Michaels covers Scott Hall and the referee makes the count! 1…………2…………3! Shawn Michaels climbs back to his feet and starts posing! The fans in the arena don’t know what just happened! Scott Hall climbs back to his feet and Shawn Michaels turns around! Hall & HBK stare each other down before Hall grabs HBK and they hug each other! Suddenly Kevin Nash slides into the ring and the fans start to boo! Nash, Hall & Michaels raise each other’s arms in victory as they know they just screwed over everyone in the building! All three men leave the ring and suddenly Brett Walters appears at the top of the stage! Walters’ embraces all three men and they raise arms again on top of the stage and they get more boos from before!

Winner: Shawn Michaels

OR:91 CR:94 MQ:88

We see Emad Yehia sitting in his locker room once more and then suddenly Molly Holly walks into the locker room…

Molly Holly: Emad don’t say a word! I can’t believe what Trish said and did earlier! But I am here to make things right! If you want me to stay away from you, so that Trish and you can be together than I will!

Emad Yehia: NO! Trish can forget it if she can’t see that you and I are just friends!

Molly Holly walks over to Emad and gives him a hug! Both go to get away from each other when suddenly they both leap forward and start kissing! The fans in the arena are booing as they are kissing! Suddenly the door to the locker room opens up and Trish Stratus looks into the room and with a look of disgust on her face she walks away…

Batista’s music hits and the fans let their voices heard as many shout obscene words at Batista! Batista appears on the stage and he has a sick smile on his face as he walks to ring! Batista gets into the ring and waits as fire explodes out of the stage! Kane’s music hits and the fans go wild for the former WWE World Heavyweight Champion! Kane comes charging down to the ring looking to get some revenge over Batista for throwing that fireball in his face two weeks ago! Kane gets into the ring and starts slugging it out with Batista in the middle of the ring! The flames ignite around the ring and the fans go nuts! The flames are heating up the whole arena as they are constantly rising up the ring ropes! Batista & Kane continue to slug it out in the middle of the ring until Batista nails Kane in the gut with a knee! Batista picks up Kane and nails him with a spinebuster in the center of the ring! Batista drags Kane over and tries to shove his face in the fire but Kane manages to counter it and nails Batista in the gut with a huge elbow! Batista backs away as Kane gets back to his feet! Kane whips Batista into the ropes and hits the ropes and screams in pain as he hits the flames! Batista is not on fire though so Kane didn’t win the match! Batista bounces back and Kane nails him with a powerslam! Kane goes to the corner and climbs the second rope and looks for a flying clothesline as Batista climbs back up! Batista moves out of the way and Kane hits the mat! Kane stands up and Batista goes for a massive kick but Kane moves and Batista straddles the top rope! Batista goes over the top rope and to the outside and the fans are booing! Kane is standing in the middle of the ring as Batista is on the outside and there is no way they can get to each other! Batista starts to get into an argument with a fan at ringside as Kane climbs the top rope! Batista turns around and Kane tackles him with a clothesline from the floor to the outside! Kane gets up and waits as Batista gets back up! Kane grabs Batista around the throat and sets him up for a Choke Slam but Batista nails Kane with a low blow and then sets him up! SIT-OUT POWERBOMB on the outside and the fans are booing! Batista is standing above a fallen Kane! Batista tries to grab Kane but he is too heavy and limp at the moment! Batista reaches under the ring and grabs what looks to be a flame thrower! The fans start to boo loudly! Batista ignites the end but can’t hit Kane with it! Kane grabs Batista around the throat and nails him with a Choke Slam! Batista hits the floor on the outside with a monstrous thud! Kane signals to the fans for the end and he picks up Batista and looks for a Tombstone but Batista rolls off Kane and pushes him into the side of the ring! Suddenly Kane’s chest is on fire and the fans in the arena are booing! The referee calls for the bell! Kane is walking around at ringside and he is on fire! Suddenly EMTs rush down and put Kane out with fire extinguishes! Kane starts going wild after he is put out and knocks out the EMTs with a punch each! Batista who is laughing at Kane is celebrating his win when Kane spins him around from behind and hoists him up onto his shoulders! TOMBSTONE! Kane nails Batista with a Tombstone on the stage! Kane leaves into the backstage area and the fans are going crazy with what Kane just did to Batista! Batista is out cold and the fans are going wild!

Winner: Batista

OR:94 CR:96 MQ:90

The Hurricane is shown backstage and he is celebrating with Scott Steiner, Buff Bagwell & Stacy Keibler! All three men have RAW championships and the fans love it! Buff Bagwell & Scott Steiner are still the WWE World Tag Team Champions and The Hurricane is the new WWE Intercontinental Champion… A Camera then shows video footage from earlier in the night when both Chris Benoit & Emad Yehia paid visits to Bret Hart! Emad swore that if Hart didn’t call it down the middle then he would end him whilst Benoit and Hart just caught up! Video footage stops and the fans are going nuts...

Bret Hart comes out onto the stage as the Excellence Of The Execution’s music hits over the titan tron! Bret Hart is wearing a WWE referee’s shirt and the fans go crazy! Bret Hart walks down to the ring and he looks in good shape and waits as the first competitor comes out! Whatever hits throughout the arena and Chris Benoit appears on the stage and he has a very intense look on his face! Benoit gets into the ring and just stares at Hart as Party Up begins and Emad Yehia enters the stage! The fans in the arena let out moans as Emad Yehia starts to strut down to the ring! Emad Yehia stays on the outside for a little while as he watches Hart closely! Emad slides into the ring and Benoit walks up to him and they get in each other’s face! Hart tries to separate them but is unsuccessful as Emad nails Benoit with a kick between the legs and Hart pushes Emad into the corner whilst he checks on Benoit! Benoit is hurt and Emad runs out of the corner and kicks him in the ribs! Benoit rolls on the floor before Emad drops an elbow onto Benoit! Emad gets up with a cocky look on his face! Emad starts taunting the fans at ringside as Benoit gets up behind him! Emad turns around and Benoit nails him with a wicked chop across his chest! Benoit backs Emad up into the corner and starts to chop the shit out of Emad’s chest! Benoit starts to kick Emad as well! Emad falls down in the corner and Benoit grabs him and picks him up and nails him with a shoulder breaker! The fans in the arena are going wild as Benoit applies an arm bar to Emad! Hart continually asks Emad if he wants to tap out but he never gives in! Emad finally gets to the ropes and Hart makes Benoit break the hold! Benoit gets up and stalks Emad from behind! Emad gets up and Benoit grabs him and hits him with a german suplex! Benoit doesn’t let go and hits another german suplex! The fans are cheering as Benoit nails Emad with the third german suplex in a row! Benoit holds on for the fourth and gets Emad in a pinning predicament as well! Hart makes the count! 1…………2………… Emad kicks out! Benoit gets up and picks up Emad and whips him into the corner! Benoit goes to clothesline Yehia in the corner but Emad counters it and nails Benoit in the face! Benoit turns around and Emad comes off the second rope and nails Benoit with a dropkick! Emad quickly covers Benoit and Hart counts! 1………2……… Benoit kicks out and Emad gives Hart a stare! Emad gets up and runs off the ropes and nails Benoit with a running DDT as he stands up! Emad picks up Benoit and sets him up for the Glock-O-Matic! Emad signals for it and the fans start booing! Emad goes for it but Benoit counters it and locks Emad in the Crippler Cross Face! Emad starts screaming in pain! Benoit is ripping away at Emad and the fans are going wild! Hart continues to ask Emad to give in but he wont! Emad looks almost out cold but makes a valiant effort and reaches the ropes! Hart makes Benoit break the hold! Benoit gets back to his feet and starts celebrating thinking that Hart had stopped the match but it was because Emad reached the ropes! Emad gets up behind Benoit and nails him with a shot to the kidney! Benoit doubles over and Emad grabs him and hits him with the Glock-O-Matic! Emad covers Benoit and Hart makes the count! 1………………2………………… Benoit gets his shoulder up just before Hart hits the mat for the third time! The fans go wild! Emad gets up and grabs Hart and pushes him into the corner! Emad is screaming at Hart telling him he deliberately made a slow count even though it was a fair count! Emad turns around and Benoit leaps forward and applies the Crippler Cross Face to Emad again! The fans cheer more! The fans start a Benoit chant as Benoit tears away at Emad more and more! Emad taps out as he can’t stand the pain anymore! Chris Benoit picks up the win! Does this mean that Chris Benoit is back on Smackdown! this week or what? Chris Benoit gets up and Bret Hart raises his hand in victory! Chris Benoit leaves as Emad is hurt in the middle of the ring! Benoit walks into the backstage area a very happy man as the fans go crazy!

Winner: Chris Benoit

OR:92 CR:90 MQ:94

Heath Cameron is shown in his locker room backstage and he is sitting down watching what just happened in the previous match with Benoit making Emad tap out! Heath Cameron had a smile on his face when suddenly there is a knock on the door…

Heath Cameron: Yeah come on in!

The door opens and what looks to be an F.B.I agent walks into the dressing room!

F.B.I: Hi, Matt Murdock, F.B.I!

Heath Cameron: Hey… What can I do for you today sir?

Matt Murdock: As a matter of fact there is a lot you can do for me… you see there is one person from WWE RAW is it? That is missing!

Heath Cameron: Yeah I know who that is!

Matt Murdock: GOLDBERG! I’m the man that is leading the investigation into the disappearance of Goldberg…

Heath Cameron: Whoa, disappearance? I sent him home a few weeks ago!

Matt Murdock: Well apparently he never showed up at home! So what I need you to do for me is tell me where you were on December the first, the date that he went missing and tell me where your girlfriend was?

Heath Cameron: Girlfriend? I don’t have a girlfriend! If you mean Jessica, then know I am not with her anymore! Just too hard with me all over the place… I was busy with RAW on the first of December, so you can count me out of your suspects list!

Matt Murdock: Well I won’t be crossing you off my list but I will put down what you are saying and until I can prove that, that is what you were doing, than you are not innocent! Thanks and I will see you tomorrow night at RAW!

Matt Murdock walks out of the locker room and Heath Cameron has a serious look on his face as one of his RAW superstars has disappeared off the face of the earth!

5……………3.68…………2.25……………0! The countdown ends and the fans go wild as Break The Walls Down explodes from the stage! Chris Jericho comes out onto the stage and the fans go wild! Jericho makes his way down to the ring and the fans cheer for him! Lance Storm’s music hits and interrupts Jericho’s! The fans let out boos and moans as Storm appears with a meaningless expression on his face! Storm gets into the ring and waits in an opposite corner from Jericho! Test, Test, This Is A Test! Test’s music hits and the fans boo louder for the WWE World Heavyweight Champion! Test appears on the stage and he has the WWE World Heavyweight Championship Belt around his waist! Test comes down to the ring and poses with the belt and holds it high over his head! Suddenly Storm & Jericho knock Test over the top rope and start brawling with each other! Jericho knocks Storm down with a huge right hand! Test stays on the outside and watches the action in the ring! Jericho whips Storm into the ropes but Storm bounces back and nails Jericho with a Super Kick! Storm covers Jericho and the referee counts! 1………………2…………… Test slides back in and breaks up the count! Test grabs Storm and nails him with a full nelson slam! Jericho gets up and Test nails him with a clothesline! Test grabs Storm and powerbombs him into the mat! Test covers Storm! 1……………2…………… Jericho breaks up the pinfall attempt! Jericho stands back to his feet and runs off the ropes and nails Test with a flying clothesline! Test is stunned and flies out of the ring! Jericho runs off the ropes and nails a fallen Storm with the Lion Sault! Jericho covers Storm and the fans are cheering! 1…………2………… Test makes it back into in the nick of time! Test and Jericho both get up at the same time and Storm nails both men with low blows! Storm gets up and knocks Test into the corner with a standing dropkick! Storm chops Jericho into the corner and starts to chop away on him but Jericho reverses it and starts to chop away on Storm! Test runs and tries to nail Jericho from behind but Test runs and slams into Storm at full speed! Test stumbles back into a roll up from Jericho! 1……………2…………… Test kicks out of the pin! Jericho catches Storm on the top rope and hits the top rope! Storm falls and straddles the top rope! Jericho grabs Storm and Superplexes him right from the top and the fans go crazy! Test is back up and Jericho grabs him and applies the Walls Of Jericho to him! Test is writhing in pain but won’t tap out! The fans are going nuts as Jericho has the move applied! Lance Storm grabs Jericho from behind and bulldogs him into the mat! Storm quickly grabs Jericho and applies the Canadian Mapleleaf! Lance Storm is pulling the hold tighter when suddenly out of nowhere Test nails him with a Big Boot to the face! Storm falls to the mat hard! Suddenly the Wolfpac theme hits over the titan tron and Shawn Michaels comes running down to ringside! Michaels is looking on at ringside as Test covers Storm! 1…………………2………………………3! Jericho doesn’t make the save in time! Test has done it! Test has retained the WWE World Heavyweight Championship! Suddenly Shawn Michaels slides into the ring and nails Test with Sweet Chin Music! Jericho stands up and HBK nails Jericho with Sweet Chin Music as well! Shawn Michaels is standing above Test, Chris Jericho & Lance Storm! The referee comes into the ring and Shawn Michaels steals the WWE World Heavyweight Championship belt and poses with it for a minute! The fans are booing the despicable actions of Shawn Michaels! HBK places the belt on Test as he leaves the ring!

Winner & Still WWE World Heavyweight Champion: Test

OR:93 CR:95 MQ:90

As WWE Armageddon 2003 is going off the air, Shawn Michaels is walking into the backstage area leaving everyone wondering what the hell just happened as Test retained his WWE World Heavyweight Championship even though it doesn’t look like it as he is still down in the ring as well…

Overall Rating: 93%

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WWE RAW

22nd December 2003

WWE RAW opens up with video footage from WWE Armageddon 2003! We see the screw job where HBK joined Hall, Nash & Walters! We see Hurricane becoming the new WWE Intercontinental Champion, Batista setting Kane on fire, Benoit making Emad Yehia tap out after Bret Hart called the match right down the middle & Test retained his WWE World Heavyweight Championship! Then however we saw HBK get into the ring and give Test & Jericho some Sweet Chin Music! What was that all about? Pyrotechnics explode out of the stage and the fans are going crazy as WWE RAW hits the air…

“HOWL”

Wolfpac music blasts throughout the arena and the fans erupt into boos! Suddenly the boos drown out the arena and become louder as Brett Walters, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall & SHAWN MICHAELS appear on the stage! The fans are booing like crazy! All four men walk down to the ring and the fans don’t like it! They get into the ring and Walters grabs a microphone…

Brett Walters: Well last night was a big night wasn’t it! I lost my WWE Intercontinental Championship to a pip squeak and Shawn Michaels shocked the world! However it only gets bigger for us tonight because as of this moment… Scott Hall, Kevin Nash & Myself, Brett Walters will be entering in the 2004 Royal Rumble!

Brett Walters looks at Shawn Michaels and shoves the microphone into his chest with disrespect! It doesn’t seem like Walters likes the idea of HBK joining their group!

Shawn Michaels: You know something… ever since last night all that I have been hearing is “why Shawn? Why would you turn your back on the fans and run with those boys?” I don’t owe you an explanation as to why I did it but I will give you a little hint on something! If you can’t beat em’… JOIN EM! When you ignorant bastards figure that out, then you will know why! Nobody will stop what is standing before you! The four of us, we are the………………………………… n.W.o WOLFPAC!

All four men rip off their t-shirts and reveal the old red and black n.W.o shirts and the fans let out a roar of boos!

Shawn Michaels: We run in a pack and we will hunt you down! We won’t back down from nobody! Last night I sent a warning out to everybody in the backstage area that we are not to be messed with, when I gave Chris Jericho & Test some Sweet Chin Music! It wasn’t only done to send a message it was also done for me to stake a claim… I WANT THAT WWE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP BELT! I will stop at nothing until I get that belt! I don’t care who I have to go through but I want my shot and tonight will be the start of many bad things on WWE RAW!

Shawn Michaels drops his microphone as Nash, Hall, & HBK all do the Wolfpac signature hands symbol and the fans boo like mad! Brett Walters just leaves without posing in the ring! The fans boo as they all leave the ring!

Rating: 99

Backstage we see The Dudley Boyz walking into a locker room… Emad Yehia is standing in the locker room with a sling over his shoulder and he looks in pain!

Emad Yehia: What the hell do you two want?

Bubba Ray Dudley: Last night we were screwed out of the WWE World Tag Team Championships… my brother and I were both put through tables and weren’t able to compete!

D-Von Dudley: We want a proper shot at the WWE World Tag Team Championships and we want our shots… TONIGHT!

Emad Yehia: Boys… Boys… Boys! Settle down! You will have your shot but it wont be tonight because I already have Bagwell & Steiner defending against Maven & Orton! So here’s what I will do for you! You two will have your shot at the Royal Rumble and you will face who ever wins tonight’s match…

Suddenly there is a knock on the door and someone interrupts… It’s the FBI agent that appeared at WWE Armageddon 2003, Matt Murdock!

Matt Murdock: Special Agent Matt Murdock, FBI! I’m here to investigate the disappearance of Goldberg! Last night I questioned Heath Cameron and tonight I am here to question you Emad Yehia and whilst I am here I may as well talk to you pair as well! What were you doing on December the first before Goldberg disappeared!

Emad Yehia: What was I doing? Oh wait I know… I was wrestling! I had a tag match with Lance Storm, Jericho & bloody Benoit!

Bubba Ray Dudley: You don’t even need to ask if we did it cause we didn’t… Spike, D-Von & I were out having dinner around that time I think… We had already left the building! Now if you would excuse us we have some business to take care of don’t we D-Von!

D-Von Dudley: Oh Testify!

The Dudleyz leave the room as Matt Murdock is writing something down on his notepad and he looks pretty happy with what he just heard!

Rating: 88

Ric Flair vs “only” Chris

Chris comes out and the fans go wild! Chris has a knee brace around his knee from where he was injured last night at Armageddon courtesy of Ric Flair! Ric Flair’s music hits and the fans let out boos! Flair comes down to the ring and cheap shots Chris with a boot to his injured knee! Chris hit the deck and was screaming in pain as Flair strutted around the ring and the fans were booing him! Flair grabbed Chris and dropped an elbow across his knee! The fans were booing as Chris couldn’t even stand up yet Flair continued to beat away on him! Flair grabbed Chris’ knee and booted it! Chris was writhing in pain! Flair applied the Figure Four Leg Lock and the fans were booing! Chris tried his hardest to crawl to the ropes but he couldn’t make it! Chris tapped out and Flair picked up the win! The fans in the arena were booing like crazy people! Flair wouldn’t let go of the hold and Chris passed out because of the pain! Flair continued to rip away at the knee of Chris! Chris was out cold and Flair got up with a smirk on his face! Nathan Jones & A-Train came screaming down to the ring and Flair quickly rolled out! Flair left with a sick smile on his face as the fans booed him! Jones & Train carried Chris into the backstage area!

Winner: Ric Flair

OR:86 CR:87 MQ:84

The Hurricane is standing backstage and he has the WWE Intercontinental Championship Belt around his waist! Terri Runnels is about to interview him…

Terri Runnels: Hurricane, last night you became the WWE Intercontinental Champion after defeating Brett Walters and geez I never thought I would say this but damn Hurricane you are looking great with that belt!

Hurricane: Thanks Citizen Terri! I’ve been working out! It is indeed true that I am the only man to have ever defeated Brett Walters and I know that Walters is going to want a rematch somewhere down the line but to be fair to the rest of the WWE… I am going to give a WWE Intercontinental Championship shot to anybody, anywhere, anytime!

Batista walks up in front of Hurricane & Terri and starts laughing…

Batista: You just found your man… WWE Royal Rumble 2004! Hurricane’s career is ended much like what I did to Kane last night! Batista becomes the new WWE Intercontinental Champion! How do you like that Hurricane?

Hurricane: Batista you are like one big, fired up choo-choo train but at the Royal Rumble… I am going to derail you and keep my Intercontinental championship…

Batista grabs Hurricane around the throat and lifts him up and holds him against the wall! Batista starts laughing as he lets go of Hurricane and walks away… Terri Runnels tends to the fallen Hurricane whilst the fans are booing Batista…

Rating: 88

WWE World Tag Team Championship

Buff Bagwell & Scott Steiner © vs Randy Orton & Maven

Buff Bagwell & Scott Steiner came down to the ring with the WWE World Tag Team Championship belts around their waists after retaining them at Armageddon the night before! Stacy accompanied them to ringside and the fans loved the outfit she had on! Orton & Maven’s music hit and the fans began to boo! Orton & Maven get into the ring and the brawling starts! Steiner grabs Maven and suplexes him into the corner! The fans are going crazy! Suddenly as Buff goes to nail Orton with a double arm DDT, Orton counters it and nails Buff with the RKO! Orton covered Buff and Stacy jumped up onto the apron and distracted the referee! Orton got up with a pissed off look on his face as he pulled Stacy into the ring! The fans started to boo when Orton nailed Stacy with an RKO! Steiner grabbed Orton from behind and nailed him with a reverse DDT! Bagwell managed to climb back to his feet and he saw Stacy! Bagwell grabbed Stacy and left the ring! Buff took Stacy into the backstage area to get checked out! Scott Steiner was left alone to take care of Maven & Orton! Steiner throws Maven out of the ring with belly to belly over the top rope! Suddenly the Dudley Boyz music hits! The fans in the arena go wild! The Dudleyz come down to the ring and grabbed Steiner! 3D! The referee calls for the bell! Orton climbs back to his feet and sees the Dudleyz and leaves the ring! The fans are going nuts! The Dudleyz leave the ring as the referee places both belts on Steiner’s waist! The Dudleyz leave and they look pretty happy with what they just did!

Winners & Still WWE World Tag Team Champions: Buff Bagwell & Scott Steiner

OR:95 CR:90 MQ:100

Chris Jericho is shown backstage and he doesn’t look like a happy camper as he barges into a dressing room… Heath Cameron is standing there…

Chris Jericho: I got screwed last night! Shawn Michaels screwed me out of my WWE World Heavyweight Championship opportunity! I want a rematch with no interference! Everybody in this arena knows that I should be the WWE World Heavyweight Champion right now but instead Test is still walking around with the gold thinking that he could beat me fairly!

Heath Cameron: Whoa Chris, settle down! I did not know anything about what happened last night! I will give you your rematch for the belt I just don’t know when at the moment! I have you already booked for a match tonight against Lance Storm and next week I have Test defending the WWE World Heavyweight Championship against The Rock! I don’t know when but I will give you your rematch! Just go out there tonight and beat the shit out of Storm for me, would ya!

Chris Jericho leaves the locker room and the fans are going wild as Jericho leaves with a pissed off look on his face…

Rating: 87

Batista vs Rodney Mack

Rodney Mack’s music hits and he makes his way out to the ring and the fans give him a mixed reaction but most fans cheer him on! Mack gets into the ring when Batista’s music hits! Suddenly the arena lets Batista know how they feel about him as they boo him out of the arena! Batista appears on the stage and the fans boo more! Batista has a smirk on his face as he hops into the ring! Mack goes to body check Batista! Batista nails Mack with a clothesline instead which just about rips Mack’s head off! Mack is down and Batista is laughing! Mack isn’t moving! Batista grabs Mack and sets him up! SIT-OUT POWERBOMB! Batista covers Mack! 1……………2……………3! Batista picks up the emphatic victory! Suddenly paramedics rush out to the ring! Mack is moving around in the ring but he is clutching at his neck! The fans in the arena are booing Batista! Batista throws the paramedics out of the ring and goes for another Sit-Out Powerbomb but Hurricane comes into the ring and nails Batista in the face with the WWE Intercontinental Championship belt! The paramedics quickly place Mack onto a stretcher whilst Batista is down! Batista gets back to his feet and is staring down the Hurricane with a pissed off look on his face! The fans are going wild as Hurricane walks into the backstage area!!

Winner: Batista

OR:86 CR:83 MQ:90

Christian’s music hits and the fans start booing wildly! Christian makes his way out onto the stage and the fans start to boo even louder! Christian comes down to the ring and he has a pissed off look on his face as he grabs a microphone…

Christian: My peeps all saw me kick John Cena’s ass last night at Armageddon yet I still lost the match! What happened? John Cena CHEATED! That’s what happened! I should be entering the Royal Rumble at #30 but NOOOOOOOOO I have to enter at a different number maybe even #1… Either way its not going to matter now because as of this moment… I am guaranteeing that Christian will leave Sacramento as the 2004 Royal Rumble winner and I will be in the Main Event of WrestleMania XX!

Fire explodes out of the stage! Kane’s WWE Music hits and the fans go crazy with boos… Kane appears on the stage and he has a microphone in hand! Kane comes down to the ring and grabs Christian around the throat and Choke Slams him! The fans are going wild as Kane grabs the microphone!

Kane: 2004 Royal Rumble… I’m IN!

Kane throws down the microphone and then WHAM! Kane gets a steel chair smacked over his head! The fans in the arena are booing wildly as Val Venis came through the crowd with a steel chair and cracked it over Kane’s head! Venis picks up the microphone…

Val Venis: Well it looks like Kane is just the big red retard once again! Just like Kane, Christian, Brett Walters, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall & John Cena… You can include Val Venis’ name on the list for the 2004 Royal Rumble! Oh and Kane… Next Week… You and I one on one… NO DQ!

Val Venis leaves as the fans are booing him! Kane is slowly getting up as Val Venis leaves with a smirk across his face…

Rating: 83

John Cena vs Rob Van Dam

Rob Van Dam comes out onto the stage and the fans are booing him! RVD came so close to defeating The Rock at Armageddon but just couldn’t get the job done! RVD comes down into the ring and prompts more boos from the fans! RVD waits as John Cena comes out! Cena raps his way down to the ring! Cena talks bout how he is #30 in the Royal Rumble and how he will win the rumble and face the champ in the main event of WrestleMania XX! Cena gets into the ring and ties up with RVD! Cena pushes RVD into the corner and starts to pound on him! RVD reverses and sends Cena into the corner and starts to chop away at him! Cena pushes RVD away and then takes him down with a dropkick! Cena goes to grab RVD but RVD sweeps Cena’s legs out from underneath him! Cena hits the mat and RVD runs off the ropes and looks for the Rolling Thunder! RVD nails Cena with Rolling Thunder! The fans start booing as RVD covers Cena! 1…………2…… Cena gets his shoulder up! RVD gets up and climbs to the middle rope and waits as Cena gets up! Cena gets up and faces RVD! RVD comes off and nails Cena with a super kick off the second rope! Cena flies over the top rope and out of the ring! The fans are booing! RVD jumps over the top rope and takes Cena out! RVD goes to whip Cena into the steel steps but Cena counters it and sends RVD crashing into the steps! Cena rolls RVD back into the ring and covers him! 1…………2……… RVD gets a shoulder up! Cena gets back to his feet and starts to stalk RVD! Suddenly Christian runs down to ringside clutching at his throat and neck area! RVD has the referee distracted as Christian gets up onto the apron! Christian pulls Cena backwards and Cena’s neck cracks over the top rope! Cena is down in the middle of the ring! Christian quickly runs back into the backstage area! RVD jumps up onto the top rope! 5 STAR FROG SPLASH! The fans are booing as RVD nails it and covers Cena! 1…………2……………3! Rob Van Dam picks up the huge victory over John Cena! RVD is celebrating but the fans are just booing him! RVD leaves with a cocky smirk on his face after picking up the win!

Winner: Rob Van Dam

OR:96 CR:93 MQ:100

Over the titan tron we see Shawn Michaels, Scott Hall, Kevin Nash & Brett Walters in a huddle and they are talking bout something! They all start laughing including Brett Walters when they leave the dressing room...

Rating: 84

Chris Jericho vs Lance Storm

The fans in the arena begin to boo as Lance Storm’s music hits! Storm appears on the stage and he doesn’t have any expression on his face at all! Storm gets into the ring! The countdown happens over the titan tron and the fans go wild! Jericho’s music shortly follows and this prompts more cheers from the fans! Jericho comes out and has a pissed off look on his face! Jericho runs into the ring and takes down Storm straight away! Jericho starts pounding away on Storm! Storm reverses and starts pounding away on Jericho! Jericho gets up and grabs Storm and nails him with a back breaker! The fans in the arena are going nuts! Jericho starts to stomp on Storm! Jericho picks up Storm and whips him into the ropes! Storm bounces back and counters a clothesline attempt! Storm goes for a Hurricanrana on Jericho but Jericho counters it and places Storm in the Walls Of Jericho! The fans in the arena are going wild! Jericho is pulling the hold tighter and tighter! The fans in the arena are going nuts! Jericho continues to pull and wrench the hold! Storm makes it to the ropes but Jericho pulls him back into the center of the ring! Suddenly the Wolfpac music hits over the titan tron! The fans in the arena begin to boo! Jericho realises what is happening but doesn’t let go of the hold! Storm taps out and Jericho picks up the win just as Michaels, Hall & Nash climb into the ring! Surprisingly Walters goes to slide in but instead stays on the outside! Jericho gets up and walks into the Sweet Chin Music again! Jericho is down but Hall grabs him and sets him up in the middle of the ring! OUTSIDERS EDGE! The fans are booing! Nash grabs Jericho and nails him with a knee to the gut! Nash picks him up and lifts him high into the air… JACKNIFE POWERBOMB! The fans are booing! Brett Walters looks on before going around and grabbing a steel chair! Walters slides into the ring and Nash & Hall pick up Jericho and hold him up for Walters! Walters smashes the chair over the head of Jericho which gets more boos from the crowd! Lance Storm climbs back to his feet but Shawn Michaels knocks him back down with some SWEET CHIN MUSIC! The fans in the arena are booing wildly!

Winner: Chris Jericho

OR:99 CR:100 MQ:100

As WWE RAW goes off the air the new n.W.o Wolfpac is standing above a bloody Chris Jericho & a fallen Lance Storm with the fans booing them…

Overall Show Rating: 89%

[phatman]

WWE Smackdown!

25th December 2003

WWE Smackdown! Opens with video footage of the WWE Lethal Lottery Tag Tournament and the final eight teams… After tonight there will be four? Who will go to WWE Royal Rumble 2004 to face Billy & Chuck for the WWE Tag Team Championships… Pyrotechnics go off and WWE Smackdown! hits the air…

“Never Gonna Stop”

The WWE Champions music hits over the titan tron and the fans go crazy! Edge appears on the stage with the WWE Championship belt around his waist! Edge comes down to the ring and gets a microphone and the fans cheer louder!

Edge: Well is that an ovation or WHAT? No but seriously, boy have I been through a rough couple of weeks! Shannon Moore, became the first ever cruiserweight in the WWE to win the WWE Championship belt and he won it from me but in that same night I made a record! I defeated Shannon Moore to become the WWE Champion for the second time in my career! Shannon Moore I had a load of respect for you before you stole this belt from me earlier that night and now you get nothing from me! Enough of Shannon Moore… He was old news… now we move into the future! Royal Rumble 2004, I will be defending my WWE Championship belt and I had a note stuck to my locker room door that said Emad Yehia would tell me who my challenger is… So Emad… get your skinny Arabian butt down to this ring and tell me who it is I am facing at the Rumble!

“Party Up”

The fans erupt into boos! Emad Yehia’s music hits and he appears on the titan tron…

Emad Yehia: You think I would come down to that ring with you Edge after you speared me only a few weeks ago! Your wrong chump… Oh sorry I mean Champ! You know I never said I would tell you who you were facing at the Rumble… the note just said that I know and you he is a close friend of mine…

Suddenly Chris Benoit attacks Edge from behind and puts Edge in the Crippler Crossface! The fans in the arena are booing wildly as Emad Yehia starts laughing on the titan tron! Chris Benoit is back on Smackdown!

Emad Yehia: Ok… so maybe not a close friend but Edge at the Royal Rumble it is going to you, defending your WWE Championship Belt against, yes, you got it…… CHRIS BENOIT!

The fans in the arena are booing as Chris Benoit finally lets go of the Crossface! Chris Benoit has a smirk on his face as he picks up Edge’s WWE Championship Belt and poses with it! The fans boo loudly as Benoit places the belt on Edge and then spits on him before leaving…

Rating: 87

Chris Benoit’s turn was successful and he is now a heel. Chris Benoit gained 4 points of overness from this turn

Booker T is in his locker room backstage and he is watching video footage from the last minutes of last weeks Smackdown! we see Booker T beating the hell out of Kurt Angle… Suddenly Billy Kidman walks into the locker room…

Billy Kidman: Man… What were you doing?

Booker T: What?

Billy Kidman: We could of beaten the hell out of Kurt Angle some more…

Booker T: No Sucka! I’m the only one that is beating the hell out of Kurt Angle at the moment! I already went and saw Emad Yehia earlier today and he told me that if Kurt Angle doesn’t win his Lethal Lottery Tag Match tonight then at the Royal Rumble, I get a one on one match with da fool!

Billy Kidman: So, do you need my help with anything?

Booker T: No Dawg… I got this one covered…

Booker T pats Billy Kidman on the shoulder and the fans are booing! Booker T is almost cracking himself up when the camera fades back to the ring…

Rating: 93

Lethal Lottery Tournament Quarter Finals

Tazz & AJ Styles vs Shannon Moore & Rey Mysterio

Shannon Moore came out to the ring with Chyna at his side and the fans booed like crazy! Shannon Moore and Chyna held hands until they got in the ring and waited for Moore’s partner! Rey’s music hits and the fans go wild with cheers! Suddenly Rey Mysterio tears down to the ring and gets in Moore’s face before posing for the fans and they love him! Tazz’ beeps start pumping out of the titan tron and the fans are going crazy! Tazz appears on the stage and he is coming out to the ring with his partner AJ Styles! Tazz & Styles get into the ring! Moore attacks Styles from behind whilst Tazz & Mysterio head out of the ring! Moore is pounding on Styles! The fans keep booing Moore! Moore lets Styles back up to his feet and he tags out to Mysterio! Mysterio gets into the ring and Moore runs over and nails Tazz with a right hand! Tazz falls off the apron and Moore leaves the ring laughing! Chyna grabs Tazz and whips him into the steel steps and the referee never sees it! The referee is busy checking on Tazz on the outside when Styles nails Mysterio with a tornado DDT! Styles covers Mysterio but there is no referee to make the count! Moore grabs a steel chair and smacks Styles in it as he is covering Moore! Mysterio rolls Styles over! The referee slides back into the ring and makes the count! 1………………2…………………3! Shannon Moore & Rey Mysterio advance into the semi finals of the tournament after Moore cracked a steel chair over the head of AJ Styles! Shannon Moore grabs Chyna and leaves whilst Mysterio is in the ring wondering what Moore just did to pick up the win!

Winners: Shannon Moore & Rey Mysterio

OR:92 CR:84 MQ:100

Sean O’Haire appears in a dark room over the titan tron and the WWE United States Heavyweight Championship Belt is over his shoulder and the fans are booing him… Sean O’Haire has something to say…

Sean O’Haire: I am not the most fun person to be around at the moment and it is all because of some rich punk, David Flair & some trailer park trash, scum, Jamie Noble! These two have been a thorn in my side and I don’t like it! I’m an angry man, people don’t like to be around me, when I am an angry man! So what am I going to do about this? Let me tell you exactly what I am going to do about this… WWE Royal Rumble 2004, WWE United States Heavyweight, Triple Threat Elimination match… Sean O’Haire versus Jamie Noble versus David Flair… Now I know Flair & Noble aren’t in the arena tonight because you are both scared about what I might do to you, so next week I expect and an answer and If I don’t get that answer then all hell is going to break loose but then again I am not telling you something you didn’t already know!

Sean O’Haire disappears off of the titan tron whilst the fans are booing him! What a match that could be at the Royal Rumble! The fans are booing Sean O’Haire as we head to our next match…

Rating: 89

WWE Cruiserweight Championship

Steven Gerrard © vs Matt Hardy

Live For The Moment hits and Matt Hardy appears on the stage and the fans go crazy! People want to know who the person is that keeps attacking Matt Hardy is! Matt gets into the ring and the lights go out in the arena! Suddenly when the lights come back on Steven Gerrard is pounding away at Matt Hardy in the ring! Steven Gerrard still has the WWE Cruiserweight Championship wrapped around his waist and doesn’t want to take it off! Gerrard picks up Matt Hardy and slams him hard on the mat with a sidewalk slam! The fans are booing! Suddenly Matt Hardy pounces and nails Gerrard with a Side Effect! Gerrard no sells the move and gets back to his feet! TWIST OF FATE! Matt Hardy hits it and we have a new cruiserweight champion! Suddenly Gerrard sits back up again! Matt didn’t even get time to cover Gerrard! Raven comes running down to ringside and the fans are booing! Gerrard grabs the referee and pulls him into the corner! Raven slides into the ring and grabs Matt Hardy! EVENFLOW DDT! Raven slides out of the ring as Gerrard lets the referee go! Gerrard walks over and grabs Matt Hardy and lifts him high into the air and starts choking the life out of Hardy! Matt taps out and the referee rings for the belt! Gerrard is still wearing the belt so the referee just leaves and the fans are booing him! Raven slides into the and they both start to beat on Matt Hardy! The Undertaker & Rhyno come tearing down to the ring! Raven turns around… GORE! Rhyno gored Raven! Steven Gerrard turns around and Taker grabs him around the throat! CHOKESLAM! The fans are going wild as The Hybrid comes out and pulls Raven & Gerrard out of the ring as the fans go crazy for Taker & Rhyno!

Winner & Still WWE Cruiserweight Champion: Steven Gerrard

OR:81 CR:80 MQ:83

“Well, It’s The Big Show”

The Big Show’s music hits and the fans boo like mad! The Big Show begins to come down to the ring after he appears on the stage and this prompts more boos from the fans! Big Show gets into the ring and grabs a microphone…

The Big Show: You know over the past few weeks I have sat in a dressing room and have watched tapes over past Royal Rumble’s and I have realised one thing… Everybody who has won the Royal Rumble, were all jackasses! Us big people go into the rumble as the heavy favourites but you know none of us have ever been able to get the job done! However this year is going to be a little different because you see I’ve been training a little and I’m down to a lean and mean 470 pounds! I will enter in the 2004 Royal Rumble as the biggest competitor and I will leave the Royal Rumble with a WWE Championship shot at WrestleMania XX…

“Latino Heat”

Eddie Guerrero’s music hits and the fans go crazy! Eddie Guerrero comes out onto the stage and he has a microphone in hand…

Eddie Guerrero: Esse, I was in the back watching and I heard you tell the world that you would win the Royal Rumble! Well that’s not true at all because I am going to win the Royal Rumble… I am going to get what I have waited my whole life for and that is a shot at the WWE Championship!

Big Show: Let’s see how good you are little man! Next week, you versus me…

Eddie Guerrero: Big Slow I thought you’d never ask… I accept and I will beat you and just like you tried to end my career with that leg drop off the top rope a couple of months ago… I wont back down from you… I will beat you and then I will walk into the Royal Rumble and I will be the last man left in the ring when it is all said and done…

Latino Heat hits over the titan tron and the fans erupt with cheers! Eddie Guerrero walks backstage whilst staring down the Big Show!

Rating: 88

Lethal Lottery Tournament Quarter Finals

Mortis & Vampiro vs Ultimo Dragon & Tajiri

The lights in the arena go out and a funny green glow comes from the stage! The fans in the arena start booing when suddenly Vampiro & Mortis appear on the stage! Tajiri’s WWE music hits throughout the arena and the boos turn to cheers as Ultimo Dragon & Tajiri enter the ring! Mortis & Vampiro attack Tajiri & Dragon whilst they are posing! Vampiro and Mortis aren’t even worrying about the match and they are just pounding away at Tajiri & Dragon! Vampiro throws Dragon over the top rope as Mortis nails Tajiri with a german suplex! Vampiro picks up Tajiri and they hit a double powerbomb on him! The fans in the arena are booing! Suddenly Crowbar runs down to ringside and grabs Dragon and whips him into the steel steps! The referee doesn’t know what to do and throws the match out! Vampiro & Mortis are being disqualified for there blatant abuse to the two Japanese competitors! Crowbar sneaks up behind the referee and spins him around MIND BENDER! The fans in the arena are booing as Crowbar just knocked out the referee! Vampiro leaves the ring and grabs Dragon! NAIL IN THE COFFIN! Vampiro lays Ultimo Dragon out cold! Vampiro, Mortis & Crowbar leave whilst the fans are booing them! Ultimo Dragon & Tajiri aren’t moving… Will they be in good enough shape for the match next week?

Winners: Ultimo Dragon & Tajiri

OR:87 CR:79 MQ:96

Over the titan tron we see footage from earlier in the night when The Undertaker & Rhyno saved Matt Hardy from a beating at the hands of Steven Gerrard & Raven… Suddenly the footage stops and Heath Cameron appears on the tron…

Heath Cameron: This whole thing with Taker, Rhyno, Gerrard, Raven, the whole Hybrid has to stop… So what I am doing is making a match for the Royal Rumble… It will be The Undertaker & Rhyno taking on Steven Gerrard & Raven! If Taker & Rhyno win, then The Hybrid is no more… But if Gerrard & Raven end up winning then I will give them whatever they want!

Heath Cameron disappears off of the titan tron and the fans are going crazy! What a match that should be a the Royal Rumble!

Rating: 87

Lethal Lottery Tournament Quarter Finals

Steve Austin & Steven Richards vs Kurt Angle & Shelton Benjamin

Medal hits over the titan tron and the fans go crazy! Kurt Angle appears on the stage and the fans cheer more! Kurt Angle didn’t come alone though… Shelton Benjamin came out with him and both men shook hands on the stage! What is that all about? Kurt Angle and Shelton Benjamin get into the ring and start posing and the fans are actually booing Kurt Angle! Glass Shatters and Steve Austin appears on the stage and he has a can of beer in his hand and he is laughing at something! Suddenly Steven Richards runs out onto the stage and takes the can of beer away from Austin! Austin gets the shits with Richards and gives him a STONE COLD STUNNER! The fans in the arena are going wild as Austin just stunned Richards, who has a white suit on and looks like he did in his Right To Censor days! CAN YOU DIG IT SUCKA!!!!!!!!!!! Booker T’s music hits and the fans boo wildly! Booker T enters the ring through the crowd and starts brawling with Angle! Austin runs down to the ring and spins Shelton around who was busy watching Angle brawl with Booker! STONE COLD STUNNER! Austin covers Shelton! 1……………2………………3! Austin gets the win for his team! Austin gets up laughing and gets thrown a beer! Austin starts drinking in the ring! Steve Austin & Steven Richards take on Rey Mysterio & Shannon Moore next week! Charlie Haas runs down to the ring and helps up Shelton! Shelton looks disgusted and pushes Haas away! Shelton turns around to walk off but surprises Haas as he turns around and nails Haas with the ALL ABOUT THE BENJAMINS! Shelton just levelled Haas! Haas is down and out! Shelton spits on Haas as he walks away! Officials run down to the ring and break Booker T & Kurt Angle up!!

Winners: Steve Austin & Steven Richards

OR:89 CR:91 MQ:87

Matt Hardy is walking around backstage when he bumps into Jeff Hardy…

Matt Hardy: Hey man… where were you earlier tonight?

Jeff Hardy: Don’t be getting in my face like this… You were the one that told me I would come whinging to you when I couldn’t get things done… Now look who is whinging… Move I got a match…

Jeff Hardy keeps walking and walks around the corner! Matt Hardy turns around and walks in the opposite direction of Jeff! As Matt walks a little bit further though somebody in all black clothes attacks him from behind with a steel chair! The announcers continue to argue bout who it is and neither of them know if it is a male or female that is making the attacks! Matt starts to climb back to his feet when suddenly the mystery man jumps on Matt and nails him with a Hurricanrana! Matt is down as the assailant makes a bolt for it!

Rating: 77

Lethal Lottery Tournament Quarter Finals

Raven & Jeff Hardy vs The Undertaker & Brock Lesnar

Jeff Hardy comes out to the ring and he looks like he has just been working out backstage! Jeff Hardy gets into the ring and waits as his partner, Raven, comes out onto the stage! The fans in the arena are booing crazily! Jeff & Raven stare at each other whilst they are in the ring! Then… Dead Man Walking! The Undertaker’s music hits! The Undertaker comes out onto the stage and the fans are going crazy! The Undertaker gets into the ring and starts pounding on Raven! Undertaker pounds Raven into the mat in the corner! Taker turns around and Jeff Hardy knocks him off his feet with a missile dropkick! Raven gets back to his feet and has a pissed look on his face as he pushes Jeff Hardy out of the way! Raven starts stomping on The Undertaker and Jeff Hardy goes to join in! Raven gets the shits again and grabs Jeff Hardy! EVENFLOW DDT! Raven just laid out his own partner! Brock Lesnar’s music hits and Brock Lesnar comes tearing down to the ring! Raven is too busy beating Taker up in the corner to see Brock Lesnar cover Jeff Hardy! 1…………2………………3! Brock Lesnar and The Undertaker move through to the next round! Brock Lesnar picks up Jeff Hardy off the mat and nails him with an F5! The fans in the arena are booing as Brock Lesnar laughs and yells at Jeff saying “Nobody Beats Me”! Brock Lesnar leaves whilst Raven is beating on Taker! Raven leaves the ring and grabs a steel chair! Rhyno comes running down to the ring and goes to GORE Raven again but Raven moves out of the way! Rhyno bounces off the ropes and Raven nails him in the face with the steel chair! Raven drops the steel chair and turns around! Undertaker grabs Raven around the throat! Chokeslam on the steel chair! The fans in the arena are going wild! Undertaker & Brock Lesnar move on to face Ultimo Dragon & Tajiri, if they are able to compete, next week!

Winners: The Undertaker & Brock Lesnar

OR:89 CR:86 MQ:93

As WWE Smackdown! is going off the air, The Undertaker is standing above Raven posing whilst the fans in the arena are going crazy! We are down to our semi finals in the Lethal Lottery Tag Tournament! Shannon Moore & Rey Mysterio versus Steve Austin & Steven Richards… Ultimo Dragon & Tajiri versus The Undertaker & Brock Lesnar next week…

Overall Show Rating: 83%

[phatman]

WWE RAW

29th December 2003

WWE RAW opens up with video footage from last weeks RAW where we see the nWo Wolfpac unveiled! Shawn Michaels giving Jericho & Storm some Sweet Chin Music… The video stops and pyrotechnics explode and WWE RAW hits the air…

5……3.89……2.10……1.03……0

The Countdown appears on the titan tron and then… BOOM! Break The Walls Down! Chris Jericho’s music hits and the fans in the arena go wild! Chris Jericho comes down to the ring with the fans cheering! Jericho doesn’t look real happy as he grabs the microphone…

Chris Jericho: Now let me understand something… Shawn Michaels interferes in a match that should of crowned me as the new WWE World Heavyweight Champion and nothing is done about it! Instead the n.W.o Wolfpac gets whatever they want… When they want it! Well let me tell you something Wolfpac… Chris Jericho wont have it! You want to know why? It’s simple… the WWE Fans want Chris Jericho as the WWE World Heavyweight… Not you HBK, not Test, not Lance Storm! They want Chris Jericho as their champion! So what I am proposing happens is…

“Howl”

n.W.o Wolfpac’s music hits and the fans in the arena go crazy with boos! Chris Jericho gets a pissed off look on his face as the Wolfpac have interrupted him! Shawn Michaels, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall & Brett Walters appear on the stage… Shawn Michaels has a microphone in his hand…

Shawn Michaels: How’s your head Jericho! I see you’ve got it stitched up after Brett cracked you open last week with the steel chair! In all seriousness though Chris, tonight, Brett Walters want you, one on one! No steel chairs… What do you say?

Chris Jericho: What do I say… Yes! Wait, wait, wait…. There is something else I want though… YOU, Michaels!

Shawn Michaels: Why thanks Chris but I am already taken and I don’t think my wife would appreciate it too much! Chris, you’ve got Walters tonight and you know what… I’ve got Test at the Rumble… So I think your just going to have to wait your turn!

Chris Jericho: What? Who the hell made you number one contender?

Shawn Michaels: Chris, nobody makes me number one contender! I am THE number one contender!

Chris Jericho: Bring your ass down here right now Michaels!

Shawn Michaels: It’s alright boys, you can leave me now! Oh Brett, ill save you some of him for later!

Shawn Michaels drops the microphone as the rest of the n.W.o Wolfpac walk into the backstage area! HBK starts to come down to the ring and the fans are cheering at what could be a fight between the two! Suddenly…

“Party Up”

Emad Yehia’s music hits and the fans are booing! Emad Yehia starts to strut down to the ring as Shawn Michaels & Chris Jericho go face to face! Emad gets into the ring and separates both men! Emad grabs a microphone…

Emad Yehia: Whoa boys, settle down! You two cant fight tonight! Chris you’ve got a match with Brett Walters later and Shawn your not scheduled to be here tonight! You know I can calm you both down and give you what you and I will do that right now! At WWE Royal Rumble 2004 we will have a match, it will be WWE World Heavyweight Champion, Test defending the championship against Shawn Michaels… & CHRIS JERICHO!

The fans cheers are interrupted by Lance Storm’s music! Lance Storm appears on the titan tron and the fans in the arena are booing!

Lance Storm: You know if could be serious for a minute, don’t forget about me Yehia! I deserve to be in that match as well! If it wasn’t for Shawn Michaels, then I could be the WWE World Heavyweight Champion at the moment!

Emad Yehia: True, True, Very True! Ok, your in as well! Fatal Fourway…

“One Of A Kind”

WWE fans are in shock as Rob Van Dam’s music hits! The fans start booing as they see RVD appear on the stage… RVD has a microphone in his hand…

Rob Van Dam: …

Emad Yehia: RVD, don’t even speak! You haven’t done anything to deserve to be in the WWE World Heavyweight Championship match at the Rumble and you know it! You know to keep you quiet… You’ve got a match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship tonight!

RVD looks pissed off on the stage that he didn’t even get a chance to speak! RVD walks off as the fans are going wild! Emad is standing in the ring whilst the fans in the arena are booing! Shawn Michaels & Chris Jericho are in each other’s faces whilst Lance Storm is expressionless on the titan tron!

Rating: 95

The Rock is standing backstage and Jonathan Coachman is going to interview him…

Coach: Rock, tonight you have a shot at the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, how…

Rock:Coach, know your role and shut your mouth! You are in the presence of the great one… The most electrifying man in sports entertainment! Let The Rock ask you something… How does it feel to be in the presence of The Rock?

Coach: Yo…

Rock: It doesn’t matter how you feel! As a matter of fact I only have one thing to say tonight! Test bring your big, goofy ass down to that ring and The Rock will do you a favour and knock those two buck teeth down to size… IF YA SMELLLELALLALALALALA………… WHAT THE ROCK………… IS…

Suddenly The Rock is cut off as Test walks onto the scene! The Rock & Test go face to face! Test grabs the microphone from Coach…

Test: JUST BRING IT!

The fans start booing as Test just mocked The Rock! Test walks away with the WWE World Heavyweight Championship Belt over his shoulder! The Rock is standing there with a pissed off look on his face as Jonathan Coachman starts to snicker and smirk to himself…

Rating: 96

Randy Orton vs Buff Bagwell

Randy Orton comes down to the ring and he has a smirk on his face! Orton gets into the ring and the fans are booing him! Footage plays over the titan tron which shows Orton giving Stacy the RKO and then suddenly Buff Bagwell sprints down to the ring and takes Orton down and starts beating away on him! Orton rolls him off and starts to beat on Buff! They continue to brawl with each other until Buff gets back to his feet and nails Orton with a clothesline! Suddenly Stacy Keibler comes out on the stage and she has a neck brace on! The fans in the arena start cheering Stacy on! Buff notices Stacy and then Scott Steiner comes out and helps her backstage! Buff is standing there watching what Steiner is doing for Stacy and he turns around to face Orton! RKO! Orton pounced on Buff and nailed him with the RKO! Orton covers Buff and the referee makes the count! 1……………2……………3! Randy Orton picks up the win over Buff Bagwell! Orton leaves as the fans boo! Suddenly Bubba Ray & D-Von Dudley come tearing down to the ring! Buff stands up and turns around! 3D! The fans are going wild as The Dudley Boyz nail Buff with the 3D! Scott Steiner comes tearing down to the ring as The Dudleyz leave! Steiner helps up Buff as he stares down the Dudleyz and the fans are going crazy!

Winner: Randy Orton

OR:92 CR:85 MQ:100

Emad Yehia is backstage and he is with Trish Stratus…

Emad Yehia: Trish, I think I need a “massage”! I’m so tense everybody on RAW is so disrespectful! I mean Heath Cameron isn’t here tonight, so I am in charge… I go out there to announce the WWE World Heavyweight Championship match for the Royal Rumble and I get disrespected by half the locker room as they are disgusted that I didn’t put them in the championship match! Trish come to papa!

Trish Stratus: Sorry Emad… I don’t feel like playing around with you tonight!

Emad Yehia: If you don’t get your fat ass over here right now… Then tonight, you have a match!

Trish Stratus: Well now I know how you really feel about me! Looks like I got a match tonight! Who’s my opponent?

Emad Yehia: GET OUT OF HERE RIGHT NOW! Ill announce your opponent to the rest of the world later in the evening!

Trish Stratus walks out of the locker room and the fans are going nuts! Emad Yehia has a pissed off look on his face as we fade out!

Rating: 86

NO DQ

Kane vs Val Venis

Fire explodes out of the stage and Kane appears at the top of the stage! The fans in the arena go crazy! Kane starts to come down to the ring when suddenly he is attacked from behind on the ramp by Val Venis! Val Venis starts slamming a steel chair across the back of Kane and the fans in the arena are booing wildly! Kane is down and Venis is standing above him with a cocky smirk on his face! Val walks down to the ring and grabs the referee and the referee rings the bell! Venis waits in the ring as Kane gets up and stumbles into the ring! Venis puts the boots to Kane as he is rolling into the ring! The fans are booing as Venis isn’t letting Kane up at all! Kane finally grabs the leg of Venis and trips him! Venis hits the mat and gives Kane time to get back to his feet! Kane gets up and so does Venis! Venis goes to punch Kane but Kane blocks it and nails Venis with an uppercut! Venis flies over the top rope! Kane goes outside with Venis and whips him into the barricade! The fans in the arena are going wild! Kane grabs Venis and whips him back into the ring! Kane gets into and starts to stalk Venis! Kane grabs Venis around the throat as he stands back up! Venis nails Kane with a low blow and the fans in the arena start booing! Venis rolls out of the ring and grabs a steel chair! Venis slides back into the ring and as Kane is standing back up, Whacks him in the back of the head! Kane hits the mat hard and Venis starts laughing as he covers him! 1…………2…………… Kane gets a shoulder up! Venis stands up and starts to argue with the referee! Venis threatens to smack the referee but instead the referee nails Venis with a right hand! The fans are going crazy! Venis turns around into Kane! Kane lifts Venis up onto his shoulders! TOMBSTONE! Kane Tombstones Venis! Kane covers Val and the referee happily makes the count! 1……………2……………3! Kane defeats Val Venis and looks like a hot favourite to win the Royal Rumble this year! Will Kane get the job done at the Royal Rumble?

Winner: Kane

OR:93 CR:91 MQ:95

Bret Hart appears on the titan tron and he is backstage! He is sitting in a chair and Matt Murdock, the FBI agent we have seen over the last few weeks is with him!

Matt Murdock: Over the last few nights I have interviewed just about all the WWE RAW wrestlers and I still can’t pin the disappearance of Bill Goldberg on anyone!

Bret Hart: I don’t know why your wasting your time with me thought… Goldberg and I had just sorted things out so it wasn’t me! Have you ever thought that it might have been somebody that isn’t a wrestler or that isn’t on RAW?

Matt Murdock: Thanks Mr. Hart that’s all I need from you! Just remember that it is me that asks the questions and that it is you that gives the answers! However I’m finished for tonight! This will be the last time I’m on RAW for a while… Ill be continuing this case from home! Thanks for your time Bret!

Matt Murdock walks out of the room as Bret just continues to sit in his locker room…

Rating: 89

Brett Walters vs Chris Jericho

Break The Walls Down! Chris Jericho’s music hits and the fans in the arena go wild! Chris Jericho appears on the stage and the fans go crazy! Jericho comes down to the ring and waits as the howling sounds all over the arena! The fans let out boos as Brett Walters appears on the stage! Walters runs into the ring! Jericho & Walters begin to brawl all over the arena! Jericho throws Walters over the top rope! Jericho begins to slap Walters across the chest against the barricade and the fans are going wild! Jericho rolls Walters back into the ring and the fans in the arena are going wild! Walters goes to get up but Jericho nails him with a bulldog and goes for the Lion Sault! Jericho has it won already? Jericho nails Walters with the LION SAULT! The fans are going nuts! Jericho covers Walters! 1…………2……… Walters gets a shoulder up and the fans in the arena boo! Jericho gets back to his feet and goes to work on the back of Brett Walters! Jericho nails Walters with a back breaker! Walters is down on the mat clutching his back! The fans are cheering! Jericho picks up Walters and whips him into the corner! Jericho charges at Walters but Walters nails Jericho in the face with an elbow! The fans are booing as Walters nails Jericho with a Super Kick! Walters cockily covers Jericho! 1…………2………… Jericho places a foot on the bottom rope! The fans in the arena go wild! Walters gets up and whips Jericho into the ropes! Jericho bounces back and takes Walters down with a flying forearm shot! Shawn Michaels appears on the stage and distracts Jericho! Jericho turns around and Walters goes for another Super Kick but Jericho ducks underneath! Walters bounces off the ropes and Jericho takes him down and applies the WALLS OF JERICHO! The fans are going bonkers as Jericho tightens up the hold! HBK runs down to ringside and is shouting at Walters to make it to the ropes! Walters is trying his hardest but Jericho drags him back into the middle of the ring! Walters taps out! Jericho picks up the win! Brett Walters just lost to Chris Jericho, who is only the second person to ever beat Brett Walters! The fans in the arena are going wild until Shawn Michaels slides into the ring and nails Jericho with some SWEET CHIN MUSIC! Jericho is down again and the fans are booing! Shawn Michaels helps Walters out of the ring and they walk backstage with the fans booing them! Chris Jericho is still down in the ring!

Winner: Chris Jericho

OR:96 CR:92 MQ:100

“Party Up”

Emad Yehia comes down to the ring to the mass boos from the fans! Emad gets into the ring and grabs the microphone!

Emad Yehia: Rob Van Dam… Come down to this ring!

One Of A Kind! Rob Van Dam’s music hits and RVD comes down to the ring! RVD gets in the ring and is standing right in front of Emad Yehia! RVD grabs a microphone…

Emad Yehia: RVD, I know you’ve got a shot at the WWE Intercontinental Championship up next but I want you to do something for me! I want you to pass on that opportunity! I’ve got a different kind of match for you!

Rob Van Dam: What makes you think I will do this for you after YOU DISRESPECTED ME, earlier tonight!

Emad Yehia: It’s simple, you have this match for me… you can have the #29 spot in the Royal Rumble!

Rob Van Dam: How About…… NO! I do this match for you and you put me in the WWE World Heavyweight Championship match at the Royal Rumble!

Emad Yehia: Fine… Whatever! Your in as long as you win your next match! Test versus Chris Jericho versus Shawn Michaels versus Lance Storm versus Rob Van Dam at the Royal Rumble! 5 Star Challenge Match! Now let me introduce your opponent for tonight……………… TRISH STRATUS!

The fans in the arena start booing as Emad Yehia leaves the ring and RVD has a smirk on his face…

Rating: 87

Rob Van Dam vs Trish Stratus

RVD is still in the ring and the fans are booing wildly! RVD waits as Trish Stratus appears on the stage! RVD has a smile on his face as Trish slowly walks down to the ring! Emad grabs Trish from behind and rolls her into the ring! RVD leaps forward and nails her with a kick to the head! RVD picks up Trish and starts to ramming her into the corner! RVD drops her and starts to laugh as does Emad on the outside! The fans in the arena are booing viciously! RVD starts talking to Emad on the outside when suddenly Trish rolls him up from behind! 1……………2…………… RVD rolled out of the move and had a pissed off look on his face! RVD jumped off the middle rope and quickly nailed Trish in the face with the Van Terminator! The fans were booing! RVD went up stairs and signalled for the 5 Star Frog Splash! RVD leaped off and nailed Trish with the 5 Star Frog Splash! Emad had an evil smile on his face as RVD placed one finger on Trish’s chest! 1……………2………………3! Trish was down and hurt real bad! Emad just smiled! Suddenly Molly Holly came tearing down to the ring and went to the top rope! Molly told RVD to pick up Trish! RVD picked up Trish and Molly came off the top rope! Molly Go Round! Trish was down and hurt as Molly & RVD stood in the ring laughing! Suddenly VICTORIA came sprinting down the ramp with a steel chair in her hand! Victoria slid into the ring and Molly quickly left! RVD rolled out of the ring as well! The fans were going wild as Victoria helped Trish back to her feet whilst Emad had a surprised look on his face!

Winner: Rob Van Dam

OR:67 CR:55 MQ:80

A-Train & Nathan Jones are backstage discussing something when Ric Flair, Maven & Randy Orton walk into their dressing room…

Ric Flair: Sorry bout what I did to your boy last week but he had it coming! Don’t speak because the Nature Boy has something very important to say… I saw that you are two are entering in the 2004 Royal Rumble and that Heath Cameron approved of it! Well I have just come from Emad Yehia’s office and woooooooooo… “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair, “Mr. Tough Enough” Maven & “The Third Generation Blue Chipper” Randy Orton have all been entered into the 2004 Royal Rumble match as well! Woooooooooo! But wait there’s more next week, you boys have a handicap match against us three! Woooooooooo!

Ric Flair, Maven & Randy Orton all laugh before they leave…

A-Train: Damn old fart sounds like a choo-choo train!

The fans in the arena all begin to laugh and cheer A-Train & Nathan Jones on as they laugh at the irony of that wise cracking joke!

Rating: 86

WWE World Heavyweight Championship

Test © vs The Rock

Do You Smell What The Rock Is Cookin... The Rock's music hits and the fans in the arena go wild! The Rock appears on the stage and he struts down to the ring and looks ready for his match! Test, Test, This is a Test! Test's music hits and the fans start booing like crazy! Test appears on the stage with the WWE World Heavyweight Championship Belt around his waist! Test comes down and gets in the ring with the fans booing him on! Test and The Rock go face to face! The bell rings and The Rock climbs to the second rope and lifts his arm in the air. The crowd begins to go wild in cheers. Test looks around angry. The Rock gets down and Test goes to the second rope and gets a barrage of boo's from the crowd. Test yells to the crowd "Ahhhh you all suck anyways!". Rock then pulls Test off the rope's and looks him right in the eye and says "You never EVER talk that way about The People!" Test then push’s Rock out of his face. Rock looks at Test. They start to circle the ring and then they lock up and Rock quicklly gets a headlock on Test. Rock then takes Test over in a headlock takeover. Test starts trying to break the hold but he can't so he just gets up with Rock by swinging his leg and using the momentum. He then tries to get some other submission type move's on but quicklly learns he can't out wrestler Rock. So Test starts to elbow Rock in the side then whips him to the rope's. Rock comes running back and gets caught with a rather sick clothesline to the throat from Test. Rock lays on the ground almost out and Test starts show boating. Test then lifts Rock knowing Rocks in pain already and gives him a sickeningly stiff punch to the face that almost looks like it breaks Test's hand he hit Rock so hard. Rock falls down and Test drops sitting holding his hand. Test then gets up and locks in a grounded headlock on Rock. Test then starts yelling "Yea see i'm still in the chain wrestle! I OUT WRESTLED ROCKY!" At about this time Rock basically nips up out of the headlock. Test gets up and turns around. He runs at Rock and Rock lifts Test and slams him hard to the ground with a Samoan drop. Rock then gets up and lifts Test. He calls for a clothesline and he whips Test to the rope's Rock then runs into the rope's and bounce's back towards Test. Rock goes for what would be a sick clothesline but Test ducks. They both keep running and Rock runs right into Test and at the last second turns around and elbow's Test in the chest. Rock then lifts Test and kicks Test in the gut. Rock then goes for a suplex but can't lift Test. Test then suplexes Rock. Test then lifts Rock and goes for a another suplex but Rock blocks it and gets a small package. The ref counts 1...2.... Test just barely kicks out. Rock then lifts Test and calls for a suplex and manages to actually hit it. The crowd goes crazy as Test hits the ground. Rock gets up and begins to hit the shaking leg stomp on Test and Test tries to block them but to no avail. Rock then looks down at Test whose yelling "NO MORE! NO MORE!" Rock then unusually hits a legdrop right on the face of Test. Test starts to hold his head in pain. Rock then gets up from the legdrop and stares down at Test. Rock tells the ref that theirs a fan with a sign for him the ref turns to look and Rock quicklly hits Test with a knee to the southern region. Rock then lifts Test and whips him to the rope's. Rock goes for a clothesline but Test catches his arm and then hooks for the Test-Drop(the Meltdown move) and Test hits it. He pins the Rock 1...2.... KICK OUT! The crowd goes crazy as Rock kicks out. Test then gets up again and lifts Rock. Test then locks in a reverse DDT position then spins hitting a quick Test Driver. Test makes the pin 1...2..... KICK OUT! The crowd now all on their feet cheers even louder. Test starts getting frustrated. He picks Rock up and whips Rock into the rope's Test then runs into the ropes as well. Test then big boot's Rock and Rock goes almost onto the top of his head from it which isn't usual for The Rock. Test then does the little brain tap with a finger taunt. Test then goes in the corner and waits about 20 seconds for Rock to stand up. Rock stands up and Test goes for the big boot again but this time Rock ducks. Test then turns around and Rock quicklly hits a Spinebuster right into the middle of the ring. Rock then jumps up and walks around Test. He sets up for the People's Elbow. He does the arm swinging taunt. He then throws the elbow pad. Does the people's eyebrow and goes for the Peoples Elbow! The Rock just about hits it but Test rolls out of the way! The fans in the arena cant believe it! The Rock climbs back to his feet! Rock turns around! Test runs off the ropes and nails The Rock in the face! BIG BOOT! Test knocked The Rock out! The Rock is down! Test covers him! 1………………2……………………3! Test has done it! Test has retained the WWE World Heavyweight Championship! The fans in the arena are booing wildly! Test gets given the belt and he starts posing with it! The fans are booing something shocking!

Winner & Still WWE World Heavyweight Champion: Test

OR:98 CR:96 MQ:100

As WWE RAW goes off the air Test is posing with the WWE World Heavyweight Championship Belt whilst standing over a fallen Rock with the fans booing Test…

Overall Show Rating: 89%

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WWE Smackdown!

1st January 2004

WWE Smackdown! Opens up with video footage from last weeks WWE Smackdown! Where Chris Benoit returned to Smackdown! And applied the Crippler Cross-Face to the WWE Champion, Edge! After the video stops we see that tonight they will have a contract signing for their match at the Royal Rumble! Pyrotechnics fly out of the stage and the WWE fans are going crazy as the first WWE Smackdown! of 2004 Hits the air…

Shelton Benjamin’s music hits and the fans in the arena let out their boos! Shelton appears on the stage and the fans boo even louder! As Shelton is coming down to the ring a video plays over the titan tron which shows what happened last week with Shelton nailing Haas and spitting on him as he left! The fans in the arena are booing wildly as Shelton gets into the ring and grabs a microphone…

Shelton Benjamin: Well, you people just saw it! Team Angle is through! I was willing to work things out with Charlie but he couldn’t take it, he knew I was getting more spotlight than me and he couldn’t take it! Charlie needs to watch himself otherwise bad things will happen! Now I’ve spoken with Heath Cameron and Emad Yehia and they have said only a few spots were left for the Smackdown! Side of the Royal Rumble and guess what, now there is even less because just like Charlie Haas, Shelton Benjamin will be apart of the 2004 Royal Rumble! Add me to the list and then show the world on the titan tron…

A list flashes over the titan tron and we see that… The Big Show, Eddie Guerrero, AJ Styles, Tazz, Seven & Charlie Haas were already entered into the Smackdown! Part of the Royal Rumble…

Shelton Benjamin: But wait there’s more! Oh of course there’s more! You people think I could just leave it there, nope, not likely! Charlie Haas, I want you at the Royal Rumble! One on One!

Charlie Haas’ music hits over the titan tron and the fans in the arena go wild! Charlie Haas appears on the stage and he has a microphone in his hand! Charlie looks to be in a foul mood!

Charlie Haas: Who do you think you are punk? You want to call me out like that after all we been through! Man, you should be ashamed of yourself! You’re a disgrace! I accept your challenge for that match at the Royal Rumble and I will beat some respect into you!

Shelton Benjamin: You’re a damn fool Haas!

“Save Yourself”

Suddenly Heath Cameron’s music hits over the titan tron and the fans in the arena go crazy! Heath Cameron appears on titan tron!

Heath Cameron: Hello People! You know I have something for you two! You see nobody gave either of you permission to make that match at the Rumble between yourselves! But you know what I am going to allow it to happen! But there is something that will happen with that match! You see, the loser of that match will become the #1 entrant in the Royal Rumble! How do you like them apples!

Shelton Benjamin: I don’t give a damn but Charlie you better realise that you are going to be the #1 man in the Royal Rumble after I beat your ass!

Charlie Haas: If that’s the case its all cool cause I will become only the second man in WWE history to win the Rumble from the #1 spot! It aint gonna happen like that anyway because I will kick your ass all over the Arco Arena and I will leave Sacramento with respect and a shot at the WWE Championship in the main event of WrestleMania XX!

Charlie Haas drops his microphone and his music plays as Heath Cameron disappears off of the titan tron! Charlie Haas leaves to the cheers of the fans as Shelton stays in the ring with a pissed off look on his face!

Rating: 80

Over the titan tron we see a video vignette! It highlights Kurt Angle & Booker T! We see how they have been feuding since Angle broke Booker’s ankle back in November! We then see how at WWE Royal Rumble 2004, it will be, Kurt Angle versus Booker T! Once the fans see this they erupt with cheers…

Rating: 87

Lethal Lottery Tournament Semi Finals

Shannon Moore & Rey Mysterio vs Steve Austin & Steven Richards

Shannon Moore’s music hits and Moore makes his way down to the ring with Chyna at his side! They seem to be getting along just fine! Rey Mysterio’s music blasts out of the titan tron and Mysterio comes down to the ring! Mysterio gets in Moore’s face before going off to pose! Mysterio looks in great physical shape and the fans love him! Right To Censor music hits and the fans go into a booing state! Richards comes out in his white suit and looks set to fight! The glass shatters and Steve Austin appears on the stage and he has a beer in his hand! Austin grabs a steel chair and sits down! Austin starts chugging the beer! Richards looks pissed off as he attacks Mysterio! Richards whips Mysterio into the ropes and Moore makes a blind tag! The fans in the arena boo as Moore goes upstairs and surprises Richards with a flying Hurricanrana! Richards is down! Austin doesn’t even look like he wants to get involved in the match! Moore gets up and climbs to the second rope! Richards stands up! Moore-Gasm! Shannon Moore hits Richards with the Moore-Gasm! Moore gets up and starts posing instead of pinning him! Mysterio slaps Moore and tags in! Mysterio leaps over the top rope with a leg drop and then covers Richards! 1…………2……………3! Rey Mysterio & Shannon Moore advance into the final of the Lethal Lottery Tournament! Mysterio gets up and Moore gets right in his face! Moore slaps Mysterio! Mysterio turns around and Chyna nails him with a right hand! Steve Austin comes charging down to the ring now! Moore turns around! STONE COLD STUNNER! Chyna gets in Austin’s face! Austin laughs before giving her a Stunner as well! Rey Mysterio extends his hand to Austin! Austin shakes Mysterio’s hand! Mysterio goes to walk away but Austin pulls him back and gives him a Stunner as well! The fans in the arena explode with cheers! Austin celebrates even though he took no part in his teams match tonight!!

Winners: Shannon Moore & Rey Mysterio

OR:92 CR:90 MQ:95

Jeff Hardy is sitting in his locker room in the backstage area when suddenly Matt Hardy comes barging in!

Jeff Hardy: What the hell, why did you just barge in here?

Matt Hardy: Stop playing games with me Jeff! I know it’s you! Your busted! You’re the one that has been attacking me recently! Give it up!

Jeff Hardy: Whoa buddy, you’ve got it all wrong! It hasn’t been me!

Matt Hardy: Well if it wasn’t you, then who was it!

Jeff Hardy: I have no idea but you better get your facts straight before you come in here and accuse me like that! I am on the verge of becoming one of the best super stars on this roster and you treat me like I’m nothing!

Matt Hardy: Dude, you crazy! Since when have I ever treated you bad! You’re my brother and I have always respected you!

Jeff Hardy: Shut up Matt! I don’t like you ok! It’s any wonder why Mum and Dad didn’t disown you because you have been everything but a HARDY!

Matt Hardy: You know what… Have you entered in the Royal Rumble?

Jeff Hardy: Yeah!

Matt Hardy: Good! I’ll show you some respect there! You better hope that it isn’t you that is attacking me! Because if I find out it was you, or you had anything to do with it, oh boy, you’ll be sorry!

Matt Hardy gets right in Jeff’s face before walking out of the locker room! The fans in the arena are going crazy for Matt Hardy as he leaves and Jeff is left with an angry look on his face!

Rating: 82

Jamie Noble vs Nunzio

Nunzio comes out to his music and he is all alone after Johnny Stamboli was recently released from the WWE! Nunzio is getting booed from the fans as he begins to pose in the ring! Noble’s music hits and the fans go wild! Whilst Noble is coming out to the ring we hear that Sean O’Haire versus David Flair versus Jamie Noble for the WWE United States Heavyweight Championship has indeed being added to the Royal Rumble event! Noble gets into the ring and ducks an immediate clothesline attempt from Nunzio! Nunzio turns around and receives a boot to the gut from Noble! Noble grabs Nunzio! Trailer Park Trash! Noble hits his powerbomb manuever and covers Nunzio! 1………2…………3! This one is emphatically over! Jamie Noble picks up the quick victory over Nunzio! Jamie Noble gets up and poses before leaving! The fans in the arena go crazy for Noble! Noble gets to the top of the stage and Sean O’Haire appears and lays waist to Noble with a shot via the WWE United States Heavyweight Championship Belt! O’Haire picks up the bleeding Noble and laughs at him before chucking him off the stage through a pile of tables! Noble is laying unconscious in a puddle of blood whilst Sean O’Haire is standing on the stage laughing! Nunzio is in the ring and he is sitting in the middle of the ring crying whilst the fans are laughing and booing him!

Winner: Jamie Noble

OR:92 CR:84 MQ:100

Red carpet gets laid out in the ring and the fans in the arena are going crazy as a table is placed in the middle of the ring! Both Heath Cameron & Emad Yehia make their ways down to the ring! The fans boo Emad as he comes down whilst most cheer for Heath Cameron! Whatever hits over the titan tron and Chris Benoit comes out onto the stage and the fans in the arena go crazy with boos! Chris Benoit comes down to the ring and has a expressionless look on his face! Never Gonna Stop plays and Edge appears on the stage with a grin on his face! He has the WWE Championship Belt around his waist and the fans are cheering for him! Edge gets into the ring and goes face to face with Chris Benoit!

Heath Cameron: Now come on boys, save it for the Rumble! What this contract is in front of me, is to say that you two will face at the Royal Rumble and Edge you will put your WWE Championship on the line! What you two don’t know is that this contract also says that if you two touch each other before the Royal Rumble, then the match will not take place and you both will never be WWE Champion again! I guess you could call it “ZERO TOLERANCE”!

The fans in the arena go wild as Edge leans over and signs the contract! Edge turns around and Benoit is standing behind him! Edge bumps into Chris Benoit! Chris Benoit smiles and goes to sign the contract! Before he signs it though he grabs the microphone off of Heath Cameron…

Chris Benoit: So what your saying is that if I touch Edge before the Royal Rumble then I will never get another WWE Championship shot!

Emad and Heath both nod!

Chris Benoit: Looks like I’m in quite a predicament! Edge, you better bring everything you got to the rumble because I am going to make sure you are no longer able to compete in the WWE! PROVE ME WRONG!

As he say’s that Chris Benoit pounces forward and grabs Edge! Benoit applies the Crippler Cross Face to Edge! The fans in the arena are booing! Emad Yehia is standing in the ring laughing whilst Heath pulls Benoit off of Edge! Benoit applies the Crippler Cross Face to Heath Cameron! The fans in the arena are booing as Heath Cameron is in pain! Chris Benoit lets go of the hold and both Heath Cameron & Edge are down in the ring! Benoit signs the contract and hands it to Emad Yehia! Chris Benoit leaves with the fans booing and he has a smirk on his face…

Rating: 96

Rhyno vs Billy Kidman

The match starts off with Kidman and Rhyno locking up. Kidman then knee's Rhyno in the gut and then Kidman tells the ref Rhyno was pulling his hair. The ref gets mad at Rhyno so in turn Rhyno gets mad at Kidman. Rhyno runs at Kidman and starts beating the living hell out of him. Kidman starts screaming for help as Rhyno has him on the ground and Rhyno just punches Kidman. Left.....Right.....Left.....Right. Continuous punches to the head and when Rhyno finally gets up Kidman is bleeding a small bit but not much. Rhyno then goes into the corner. Kidman gets up and Rhyno goes for a Gore but Kidman moves and Rhyno runs into the opposite side turnbuckle. Rhyno then bounce's back and Kidman hits a neck breaker. Alright skip Kidman getting the lucky few moves then Rhyno beating on him some more and we get to the ending. We see Rhyno with Kidman in the corner punching him. Rhyno then lifts Kidman onto the top rope. Rhyno then goes to the second rope Kidman pushes Rhyno backwards and Rhyno hits the ref. The ref falls down just enough to knock him out for a couple seconds. This is when Raven makes his way to the ring. Raven grabs Rhyno and quicklly hits a sick Evenflow DDT which see's Rhyno landing on the top of his head and hard enough that Rhyno bounce's around onto his back. Raven then goes over and wakes the ref up then quicklly leave's. Kidman then gets onto the top rope and yells to the crowd "Yea i'll beat him all on my own" Kidman then laughs and does a Shooting Star Press landing on Rhyno and believe me even if Rhyno is much bigger than Kidman that’s still gonna crush the wind out of Rhyno. Kidman know that Rhyno is out puts one finger over Rhyno’s chest. The ref crawls over the makes the 1...2....3! Giving Kidman the cocky and cheating victory...

Winner: Billy Kidman

OR:91 CR:84 MQ:99

The Big Show is standing backstage with Josh Matthews and the fans boo once they see The Big Show…

Josh Matthews: Tonight Big Show, you go one on one with Eddie Guerrero! Eddie claims that he is going to beat you tonight and then go on to win the Royal Rumble in a few weeks time… What do you have to say?

The Big Show: Josh, Eddie Guerrero better pray that I don’t hurt his Latino ass tonight! If I get what I want then, Eddie Guerrero wont make it to the Royal Rumble and even if he does, how does he think he is going to throw me over the top rope! Come on Eddie, use that head of yours… You’re a midget, I’m a giant! Ill prove it to the world tonight, that you can’t get me over the top rope!

The Big Show pushes Josh Matthews out of the way as he continues to walk down the corridor and the fans are booing him!

Rating: 82

Lethal Lottery Tournament Semi Finals

Ultimo Dragon & Tajiri vs The Undertaker & Brock Lesnar

Ultimo Dragon & Tajiri come out to the ring to Tajiri’s music and the fans go crazy for them! Both men are all bandaged up after their brutal attack last week! Here Comes The Pain hits and Brock Lesnar appears on the stage! Brock Lesnar comes down to the ring and waits for his partner! Undertaker’s music hits and over the titan tron we see The Undertaker laid out! Rhyno is trying to help him but The Undertaker is out cold! What the hell happened to the Undertaker! Brock Lesnar has a smirk on his face but doesn’t look like he knows who did this! Brock Lesnar turns around and walks right into a Kick to the side of the head from Tajiri! Brock stumbles back into a roll up from Ultimo Dragon! The referee makes the count! 1…………2…………3! Ultimo Dragon & Tajiri pick up the surprise victory! Dragon & Tajiri quickly escape the ring as Brock gets back to his feet and looks dazed! Brock begins to chuck a fit in the ring! The referee tries to calm Brock Lesnar down but ends up getting an F5 for his troubles! The fans in the arena are going nuts! Brock leaves the ring and the fans are cheering as next week in the finals of the WWE Lethal Lottery Tournament we will see Shannon Moore & Rey Mysterio versus Ultimo Dragon & Tajiri! Winners will face Billy & Chuck at the Royal Rumble with the WWE Tag Team Championships on the line!

Winners: Ultimo Dragon & Tajiri

OR:84 CR:77 MQ:92

Steve Austin is sitting backstage and he is chugging down some beers… Suddenly Steven Richards barges into the dressing room! Austin gets a pissed off look on his face…

Steven Richards: Steve, cherish this moment! This will be your last week on WWE Smackdown! That you get to drink beer! You want to know why… It’s simple, like you I just entered in the 2004 Royal Rumble and next week, live in front of the world, THE RIGHT TO CENSOR will return because I have two guys that are willing to do what is right and fight the good fight and once that happens, Steve, there will be no more beer drinking, no more swearing, no more finger gestures, because I am here to fight the good fight, wether you like it or not!

Steve Austin gets right in Steven Richards face and starts drinking a beer! Richards begins to walk away and turns around to see Austin sticking his middle fingers up at him! Richards gets a pissed off look on his face as he walks away!

Rating: 92

The Big Show vs Eddie Guerrero

Well, Well It’s the Big Show! The Big Show comes out on stage and he has a huge grin on his face! Big Show comes down to the ring and stands tall whilst all the fans in the arena boo him! Show starts posing but the fans just continue to boo him! Mamacita, Latino Heat! Eddie Guerrero’s music hits and the fans in the arena erupt with cheers! Eddie Guerrero comes out prancing around on the stage and the fans in the arena seem to love Eddie Guerrero! Eddie gets into the ring and goes right at the Big Show! Big Show catches Eddie and throws him over the top rope! Eddie lands on the outside and Big Show starts talking trash to Eddie about how he can throw him over the top rope and Eddie cant lift him! Eddie slides back and Show grabs him and throws him back over the top rope! Eddie slides back in and dropkicks The Big Show’s knee! The fans go wild! Show stumbles back and pushes the referee out of the ring! The referee lays on the outside trying to regroup himself! Show gets up and charges at Eddie Guerrero! Eddie lowers himself and pulls the top rope down! Show goes flying over the top rope! Show hits the mat on the outside hard! Eddie Guerrero is laughing at Big Show and saying how he managed to get him over the top rope! Show reaches under the ring and grabs something! Eddie leans out of the ring to grab Show! Show blasts Eddie Guerrero in the face with a Lead Pipe! The fans in the arena start to boo! Show drops the pipe and gets into the ring and acts all cocky! The referee starts to slide into the ring! Show grabs Eddie around the neck and lifts him off the mat! SHOWSTOPPER! Show arrogantly covers Eddie Guerrero! The referee makes the count! 1………2……...3! The Big Show picks up the win! The Big Show stands up and grabs Eddie around the throat! SHOWSTOPPER! Big Show just hit Eddie with another Show Stopper! Eddie is down and out! Show looks over at the corner! Show walks over and climbs to the top rope very slowly! Show comes off the top rope and nails Eddie Guerrero with the goofiest, most sloppy leg drop ever! The Big Show gets up and Eddie is squashed into the canvas! The fans in the arena are booing!

Winner: The Big Show

OR:86 CR:90 MQ:78

As WWE Smackdown! goes off the air, EMTs come running down to the ring and load Eddie Guerrero onto a stretcher whilst The Big Show is posing and the fans are booing him…

Overall Show Rating: 86%

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WWE RAW

5th January 2004

WWE RAW opens up with video footage from last week’s WWE RAW where we saw Emad Yehia announce the WWE World Heavyweight Championship would be on the line at the Royal Rumble in a 5 Star Challenge Match! Test will defend the title against Shawn Michaels, Chris Jericho, Rob Van Dam & Lance Storm! After that video stops we see the Royal Rumble preview appear with 14 of the 15 RAW superstars appearing on the titan tron and Papa Roach’s Last Resort is the theme song for this years Royal Rumble Pay Per View! Pyrotechnics explode and WWE RAW opens up and the fans in the arena are going crazy…

Lance Storm’s WWE music hits over the titan tron and the fans in the arena begin to boo him! Lance Storm comes down to the ring and the fans just continue to boo him! Lance Storm gets into the ring and he doesn’t look real happy! Lance Storm gets handed a microphone and it looks like he has something to say…

Lance Storm: If I Could Be Serious For A Minute! I have a chance of a life time at the Royal Rumble in 13 days! I have a second chance! A second chance to be crowned the WWE World Heavyweight Champion! This little feud with Chris Jericho means nothing compared to winning that belt! Chris we have bigger things to worry about than fighting! One of those bigger things is Shawn Michaels and the n.W.o Wolfpac! Jericho I’m willing to put this all behind us…

Lance Storm is interrupted by Emad Yehia’s music! The fans in the arena begin to boo! Emad Yehia appears on the titan tron and he looks set to speak…

Emad Yehia: Oh isn’t that cute! Lance Storm basically asking Chris Jericho for forgiveness! Whatever happened to the real Lance Storm! The Lance Storm that would do just about anything to get the job done, the Lance Storm that gave Jessica Radnidge the Super Kick…

Lance Storm: It’s simple Emad, I don’t work for you anymore…

Emad Yehia: You see Storm, that’s where your wrong! You do work for me and tonight I wish to see you work! You will be facing against none other than SHAWN MICHAELS! If you don’t like that, too bad!

Lance Storm: You know what… I don’t like it! Jericho is the one that wants Michaels!

Emad Yehia: Oh shut up about Chris Jericho! It sounds like you want to be his gay lover… God we’ve already got Rico on the roster, so now you want to play the gay guy as well? Too bad, I aint going to let it happen! Lance Storm verus Chris Jericho… next week on WWE RAW… LUMBERJACK MATCH! Shawn Michaels & the Wolfpac, RVD & Test will be the Lumber Jacks! Now please if you will… Leave the ring and get ready for your match…

The fans in the arena are going wild with the match that was just made! Emad Yehia disappears whilst Lance Storm stays and poses with the fans cheering him on…

Rating: 92

Test is shown on the titan tron and Terri Runnels is about to interview him…

Test: Damn baby, you should be coming back to my room tonight…

Terri Runnels: That’s a very tempting offer Test but what I wanted to ask you tonight was how you feel about your match at the Royal Rumble?

Test: I’d feel much better if you came back to my room tonight… How do I feel? What a stupid question! I feel lucky… I feel respected, I mean come on, nobody can beat me, I’ve got four opponents for the Rumble which obviously means I’m a great champion… I have to say though, this will be the toughest match of my career! However once again I will defy the odds and I will leave Sacramento with the WWE World Heavyweight Championship Belt wrapped around my waist! We have Chris Jericho, a blonde haired pretty boy, who I defeated at Armageddon! We have Lance Storm, a man who has NEVER being champion, who knows he can’t get the job done as I also defeated him at Armageddon! Rob Van Dam, why the hell is he even in the match! He hasn’t done anything to deserve a spot in the match, oh wait he beat the shit out of Trish, oh what a big boy he is! Then there is one, Shawn Michaels, The old fart who has to get in my business! Thinks he is a big bad wolf! Shawn Michaels needs to recognize that I am not somebody that I am going to back down from him! Let me ask you this Terri… Do you think that anyone in this match could pass the TEST?

Terri Runnels: Well…

Test: No that’s what I thought! The other four guys better realise that they can’t beat me! NOBODY WILL EVER PASS THE TEST!

Test smiles and walks behind Terri and admires her behind! Test goes to walk away and as he does, he slaps Terri on the backside and Terri gives out a little grin! Terri walks off in the same direction Test does and the fans in the arena are booing Test…

Rating: 86

Victoria vs Trish Stratus

This match was originally scheduled to be Victoria versus Molly Holly but before the match started Emad Yehia came out onto the stage and changed the match so that it was Victoria versus Trish Stratus! Both Victoria & Trish Stratus came out to huge cheers from the fans! Trish was all bruised and sore from her match last week with Rob Van Dam but it didn’t really bother her! Trish and Victoria began to brawl with each other and this gave the fans more reason to cheer as they rolled around on the mat with each other! They got to their feet and Trish nailed Victoria in the gut with a boot and went for a bulldog but Victoria countered it and rolled up Trish! Trish began clutching at her ribs when this happened! The referee made the count! 1…………2…………3! Victoria picks up the quick victory! Victoria gets up and starts celebrating as the fans are going crazy! Victoria looks down at Trish and then helps her up and they hug each other! The fans in the arena go wild as both women begin to pose! Suddenly Molly Holly runs out to the ring and knocks both woman out with a title belt of some kind! Nobody gets a good look at the belt before she leaves! The fans in the arena are booing wild as Molly Holly walks off leaving Trish & Victoria down in the ring!

Winner: Victoria

OR:88 CR:84 MQ:92

On the titan tron we see that a brawl has broken out backstage! The Dudley Boyz & The WWE World Tag Team Champions, Buff Bagwell & Scott Steiner were brawling all over the backstage area! The fans in the arena were going crazy! WWE officials split both teams up and words were exchanged about their match for the Royal Rumble!

Rating: 80

Ric Flair, Randy Orton & Maven vs Nathan Jones & A-Train

Nathan Jones & A-Train came down to the ring and the fans in the arena were going crazy! Jones & Train posed to their music and the fans were cheering them on! Suddenly Ric Flair’s music drowns out the arena and the fans start to go wild with boos! Suddenly Flair, Maven & Orton appear on the stage and the fans boo louder! The three men run into the ring and get knocked straight back out by Train & Jones! Maven suddenly attacks Train from behind and knocks his legs out from underneath him with a vicious chop block! Train is laying on the ground holding his knee! Orton and Flair nailed Jones with a double suplex! The fans in the arena were booing! The referee could not get in control of the match! Flair let Maven & Orton continue to attack Jones whilst Flair walked over and nailed A-Train with rights and lefts to his knee joint! The fans were going crazy! Flair grabbed A-Train and wrapped himself around his knee joint! FIGURE FOUR LEGLOCK! Flair began to tighten and pull on the hold and the fans were booing! There was no way for A-Train to escape and he had to tap out! Jones managed to hit Orton with the Thunder From Down Under but it was too late! A-Train had already tapped out! Flair, Maven & Orton stumbled backstage after picking up the huge win! Jones checked on his partner as he was down in the ring and the fans were booing Flair, Maven & Orton!

Winners: Ric Flair, Randy Orton & Maven

OR:85 CR:86 MQ:85

The RAW superstars that are participating in the Royal Rumble suddenly begin to flash over the titan tron to the official theme song for the WWE Royal Rumble 2004, Papa Roach’s “Last Resort”! We see that Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, Brett Walters, Kane, A-Train, Nathan Jones, Ric Flair, Randy Orton, Maven, Rico, Al Snow, Christian, Val Venis & John Cena have been announced for the match! That is only 14 men though… Who is the 15th man for the RAW roster… The fans in the arena go wild and start guessing who it is…

Rating: 91

Rico vs Batista

Rico’s music hits and the WWE fans go wild! Rico comes frolicking down to the ring and the fans in the arena are laughing and mucking around! The fans love Rico! Suddenly Rico’s music is drowned out by Batista’s and the fans in the arena begin to boo wildly! Batista comes out with a smug look on his face! Batista gets into the ring and Rico goes for a drop kick! Batista gets hit with the dropkick but doesn’t seem to be bothered by the move! Batista rocks back and clubs Rico as he stands up! Rico falls to the mat and looks to be out cold! Batista grabs Rico and lifts him up! Press slam to Rico! The fans in the arena were booing like mad! Batista grabs Rico and sets him up! SIT-OUT POWERBOMB! Batista nails the move and covers Rico! 1…………2…………3! Batista gets up and raises his arms high into the air! Batista starts laughing as he grabs Rico! A second SIT-OUT POWERBOMB! Suddenly the lights go out and The Hurricane’s green glowing music goes wild and the fans do the same! The Hurricane appears on the top turnbuckle and he jumps off and nails an unsuspecting Batista with a flying cross body! Batista is down! Spike Dudley comes running down to ringside and helps Rico out of the ring and to the backstage area whilst Hurricane and Batista stare each other down with the fans going nuts!

Winner: Batista

OR:90 CR:89 MQ:92

The Rock is shown standing in Heath Cameron’s locker room and he has a pissed off look on his face… The Rock and Heath Cameron are talking…

Heath Cameron: That was a great match with Test last week Rock!

The Rock: Your right, The Rock did have a great match with Test last week on RAW! The Rock didn’t get what he wanted though and that was the WWE World Heavyweight Championship around The Rock’s waist!

Heath Cameron: I realise that and that’s why I called you in here! How do you feel about attempting to win your second Royal Rumble?

The Rock: It would be good! The Rock would get the chance to shine on the grandest stage of them all!

Heath Cameron: So you’ll be the 15th member of the RAW roster to join the Royal Rumble?

The Rock: The Rock say’s… YES! The Rock will go to Sacramento to take part in the Royal Rumble and The Rock will win the Royal Rumble in Sacramento! After that The Rock will go to WrestleMania XX, the biggest Pay Per View in WWE history, and The Rock will win the WWE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP! IF YA SMELLLALALALLALALALLLA WHAT THE ROCK………………………IS COOKIN!

The Rock leaves the room with Heath Cameron smiling and the fans in the arena are going berserk!

Rating: 97

Kane & John Cena vs Christian & Val Venis

Christian & Val Venis come out to the ring to Christian’s music! The fans in the arena begin to boo loudly! Christian & Venis come down to the ring and start posing and the fans just continue to boo them! Fire explodes out of the stage and then Word Life blasts from the titan tron! The fans cheer in unison! The fans are going crazy for these two men! Cena comes out doing his you can’t see me thing whilst Kane walks down to the ring! Cena gets in and starts the match off with Christian! Cena & Christian start to brawl! Suddenly Kane gets into the ring and Venis runs in as well! Venis walks right into a Choke Slam from Kane! The fans are going wild! Suddenly Christian pushes Cena into Kane! Kane flies out of the ring and the fans are booing! Christian gets the dazed Cena! UNPRETTIER! Christian nails Cena with the Un-Prettier and the fans are booing! Christian covers Cena! 1…………2……………3! Christian & Val Venis pick up the huge win! Christian grabs Val Venis and they quickly leave as Kane slides back into the ring! Kane helps up Cena! The fans are going wild! Christian & Venis run back into the ring! Kane grabs Christian around the throat and nails Venis with a boot to the face! Cena grabs Venis! F-U! Cena nails Venis with the F-U! CHOKESLAM! Kane nails Christian with the Choke Slam! The fans in the arena are going wild! Kane turns around and bumps into Cena! Kane grabs Cena! Choke Slam! Kane just gave Cena a Choke Slam! The fans don’t know what is happening! Kane is standing above all three men and he does his pose! Suddenly fire explodes out of the corners and the fans are going crazy!

Winners: Christian & Val Venis

OR:96 CR:93 MQ:100

Spike Dudley is standing in his dressing room in the backstage area… Rico comes in and he has a confused look on his face…

Rico: Thank You Spike! You saved my life earlier! Batista was trying to end my career and I know Hurricane was there to get some revenge on Batista but why you?

Spike Dudley: I couldn’t see you get hurt for no reason!

Rico leaped forward and started to hug Spike Dudley! The fans in the arena were going wild! Spike accepted the hug and then they stopped hugging!

Rico: Thank You Spike once again! I owe you big time!

Spike Dudley: Nah, it’s cool man, you ever want to hang out or help with something you know where to find me!

Then Rico grabbed Spike and shocked the world! Rico KISSED Spike Dudley! Rico stops kissing Spike Dudley! Spike has a shocked look on his face and he doesn’t know what to do! Rico looks at Spike and hangs his head and runs out of the room with a look of shame on his face… What the hell just happened between Rico & Spike Dudley? The fans in the arena are cheering both men on…

Rating: 86

Lance Storm vs Shawn Michaels

Lance Storm’s music hits and the fans go crazy! Lance Storm appears on the stage and the fans cheer louder! Storm comes down to the ring and waits for his opponent to come out! A howling sound comes out of the titan tron and Shawn Michaels appears! Shawn Michaels comes out onto the stage! Michaels hits the ring and Storm attacks him! Both men are brawling! Storm lets Michaels get up and nails him with a hip toss! The fans are going crazy until Michaels nails Storm with a low blow! HBK hits Storm with a piledriver! The fans are booing! Storm is clutching at his neck! Michaels grabs Storm and whips him into the corner! The fans are booing! HBK charges at Storm but Storm moves and HBK ploughs into the corner! Storm charges at HBK but HBK pulls the referee into the way! The referee gets taken out and squashed by Storm! Suddenly Nash, Hall & Walters come flying down to the ring! They begin to attack Storm! The fans are booing wildly! Shawn Michaels gets up and starts laughing! Chris Jericho enters the ring through the crowd and the fans go crazy! Jericho grabs a steel chair before jumping into the ring! Jericho nails Michaels with the steel chair! Then Walters, Nash & Hall receive a chair shot as well! All the Wolfpac has been laid out! Jericho runs off the ropes and nails HBK with a Lion Sault! Jericho gets up and the fans are going crazy! Jericho leaves and the fans are cheering him on! Storm gets back to his feet and sees everybody down! Storm is standing there and he starts stalking Michaels! Suddenly the fans begin booing! Somebody gets in the ring behind Storm! Storm turns around and sees…………… X-PAC! Storm gets a boot to the gut! X-FACTOR! Storm gets an X-Factor from X-Pac! The fans in the arena are booing! Storm is down! HBK crawls over! X-Pac revives the referee and the fans are booing! The referee makes a slow count! 1………………2……………………3! Lance Storm just got screwed! HBK rolls out of the ring and X-Pac holds him up! The fans are booing wildly! Nash, Hall, Walters, Michaels & X-Pac are standing at the top of the stage looking around the arena! The fans are booing them on!

Winner: Shawn Michaels

OR:94 CR:96 MQ:93

As WWE RAW goes off the air they are all raising each others arms high into the air! It seems as though X-Pac is the newest member of the n.W.o Wolfpac and the fans don’t like it one little bit…

Overall Show Rating: 85%

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WWE Smackdown!

8th January 2004

WWE Smackdown! opens up with footage from last weeks Smackdown! where we saw Chris Benoit verus Edge for the WWE Championship officially announced for the Royal Rumble and how they have a Zero Tolerance effect in place at the moment and neither man can touch the other until the Royal Rumble… We then see how tonight the WWE Lethal Lottery Tournament Final will take place with the two final teams been Shannon Moore & Rey Mysterio versus Ultimo Dragon & Tajiri… The winners will face Billy & Chuck for the WWE Tag Team Championships at the Royal Rumble whilst the losers will be the final two Smackdown! entrants in the Royal Rumble match… Pyrotechnics explode and WWE Smackdown! hits the air…

Chris Benoit’s music hits and the fans in the arena boo loudly. Chris Benoit appears on the stage and the fans in the arena boo louder than before. Benoit walks down to the ring and grabs a microphone and starts talking to the fans…

Chris Benoit: You people can boo and moan all you want but it isn’t going to change the fact that I own Edge. At the Royal Rumble in 10 days it will be MY pleasure when I am crowned the new WWE Champion, to tell you people that I told you so… This is my last resort to main event a WrestleMania and I can do that if I win my match at the Royal Rumble. WrestleMania means everything to everybody and I will be one step closer when I defeat Edge and take home the WWE Championship at the Royal Rumble! Edge, I’ve waited my life for this chance and you won’t be able to stop me but like I say, Prove Me Wrong Edge… Prove Me Wrong!

Suddenly as it looks like Chris Benoit is finished speaking Heath Cameron appears on the titan tron… The fans go crazy…

Heath Cameron: Ah Chris, you might want to watch what your saying… I just noticed backstage that Emad Yehia has booked Edge to defend his WWE Championship tonight however I am overruling that match and making it a non-title match! So tonight, Edge will be wrestling Brock Lesnar… but tonight Chris Benoit, you will be their special guest referee and you know the rules, you can’t touch Edge and Edge can’t touch you…

Heath Cameron disappears off of the titan tron and the fans are going wild… Chris Benoit is standing in the middle of the ring and he doesn’t have a very happy look on his face…

Rating: 96

Mamacita, Latino Heat! Eddie Guerrero’s music blasts through out the arena and the fans go crazy… Eddie doesn’t appear though… Eddie appears on the titan tron and the fans cheer… Eddie is via satellite from his home in El Paso, Texas…

Eddie Guerrero: Orale’ … I’m sorry for not making it to the arena tonight people… I would have but after seeing a doctor, he told me that it wasn’t a wise move since I was suffering from internal damage! Big Show, I have you to blame for that… I know you realise that you have no chance of winning the Royal Rumble but come on do you really have to try and take out your competition? NO! Big Show you might have hurt me but you didn’t knock me down and guess what, I will be at the Royal Rumble and I will throw your big dumb ass out of the ring. I will be the 2004 Royal Rumble winner and I will do everything possible to make sure of it… Viva La Rasa!

The fans in the arena are going crazy… Eddie Guerrero disappears off of the titan tron and the fans go wild…

Rating: 92

Shelton Benjamin vs Tazz

Tazz comes out to the ring to his thug life music and the fans in arena are going nuts for him. Tazz gets into the ring and starts posing whilst the fans continue to boo him. Tazz’ music is interrupted as Shelton Benjamin’s new music hits. Benjamin comes down to the ring to a new techno-ish beat. Benjamin gets into the ring and gets right into Tazz’ face and the fans are going crazy. The referee rings the bell and the match starts, Tazz grabs Shelton and nails him with a t-bone suplex. The fans in the arena go crazy. Tazz stands up and grabs Shelton from behind and hits a german suplex. Tazz goes to grab Shelton again but Shelton sweeps his legs out from underneath him and starts to beat away on him. Shelton gets up and regathers himself. Tazz stands up and Shelton whips him into the corner, hard. Tazz bounces out and Shelton goes for the All About The Benjamins but Tazz ducks underneath the move. Tazz goes to apply the Tazz-Mission to Shelton. The fans are going crazy. Shelton nails Tazz with a low blow and the referee doesn’t see it. Tazz hits the ground whilst Shelton is pointing to his head and the fans are booing. Suddenly Charlie Haas’ music hits and the fans in the arena drown out the boos with cheers. Haas appears on the stage and he has a grin on his face. Shelton is shouting stuff out at Haas whilst Haas stands on the stage and is laughing. Tazz sneaks up behind Shelton and pulls him backwards and they crash to the mat. Somehow Tazz applied the Tazz-Mission to Shelton. Shelton taps out and the fans in the arena are going wild. Tazz picks up a huge victory. Haas leaves the stage as Shelton has passed out in the ring and Tazz is celebrating his huge win on Smackdown! and the fans love it.

Winner: Tazz

OR:92 CR:84 MQ:100

The Glass Shatters and the fans go crazy… Steve Austin appears on the stage and he has a beer in his hand… Steve Austin comes down to the ring and grabs a microphone and the fans are going crazy…

Steve Austin: I’d like to call out some friends that I know are backstage… These four guys have done it all with me, unfortunately two of them don’t drink beer but none the less… Boy’s come on out…

The APA’s music plays through out the arena and the fans go crazy… Bradshaw & Farooq appear on the stage but then the other two men that follow them out are Josh Prohibition & Matt Cross… The fans in the arena are going wild as they come out to the ring… Everybody in the ring starts doing high fives and stuff… The APA & Austin share beers and the fans are going crazy… Suddenly a big red sign with a line through it appears over the titan tron and the Right To Censor’s music hits and the fans in the arena start to boo… Steven Richards appears on the stage and he has a pissed off look on his face…

Steven Richards: Mr. Austin, what did I tell you last week about drinking beer and cursing in public… I will NOT tolerate it! Mr. Austin I told you I had some men coming here tonight that would help me in fighting the good fight… Let me introduce them to you boys…

Suddenly Josh Prohibition & Matt Cross attack Austin and the APA from behind! Steven Richards comes running down to the ring and spins Austin around… STEVEN KICK! Austin is down and Prohibition & Cross take down the Acolytes… The fans in the arena are booing wildly. Steven Richards grabs his microphone…

Steven Richards: Let me introduce you people to… JOSHUA PROHIBITION and MATTHEW CROSS! They are fighting for what is right and for the good fight…

Steven Richards drops his microphone on Austin as he is starting to come to… The Right To Censor quickly leave the ring as the fans are booing them and Austin & The Acolytes are starting to come to…

Rating: 87

The Big Show vs Kurt Angle

Medal hit throughout the arena and the fans went crazy. Kurt Angle appeared on the stage and the fans cheered even louder. Kurt Angle came down to the ring and pyrotechnics were going off behind him and the fans loved it. Kurt Angle was interrupted as The Big Show’s music hit. Show walked down to the ring and the fans booed him. The fans absolutely hate The Big Show. Show got into the ring and the bell sounded. Before the match starts Booker T’s music hit and the fans in the arena booed louder than they had for The Big Show. Booker T never appeared though. Booker T came through the crowd and rolled into the ring behind Kurt Angle. Low blow from Booker T to Kurt Angle. Booker T pushed Kurt Angle into The Big Show. The Big Show grabbed Angle around the throat… SHOWSTOPPER! The fans in the arena are booing wildly… The referee calls for the bell and disqualifies The Big Show. Kurt Angle starts to climb back to his feet but Booker T knocks him straight back into the mat with a Scissors Kick. Booker T lays Angle out just from the corner and tells Big Show to go upstairs. Big Show climbs to the top turnbuckle and falls off. The Big Show drops a leg across the chest and neck area of a prone Kurt Angle. Angle is out cold after that huge leg drop. Angle isn’t moving. Booker T shakes hands with Big Show before leaving to huge boos from the fans. EMTs rush out to the ring and put Angle in a neck brace and on a stretcher before taking him away. The fans are booing as Kurt Angle is really hurt.

Winner via DQ: Kurt Angle

OR:89 CR:90 MQ:87

Backstage medics are running ram pit… We see why as The Undertaker & Rhyno are laying in pools of blood. The fans in the arena are booing as suddenly we see Steven Gerrard and Raven walking away from the scene with steel chairs in hand. The EMTs are checking on The Undertaker & Rhyno as the fans boo loudly and we go to our next match…

Rating: 83

WWE United States Heavyweight Championship

Sean O’Haire © vs Spanky

Spanky comes out and the WWE fans give him a cheer. Spanky gets in the ring and waits as the WWE US Champions music plays. Sean O’Haire appears on the stage and he has the WWE US Championship Belt around his waist. Sean O’Haire gets into the ring and attacks Spanky. O’Haire knocks Spanky off his feet with a vicious clothesline. Spanky is turned inside out. O’Haire picks up Spanky and whips him into the ropes. Spanky bounces back and nails O’Haire with a Hurricanrana and the fans are shocked. Spanky goes to the top rope and jumps off, nailing Sean O’Haire with a huge splash. Spanky covers O’Haire. 1…………2……… O’Haire kicks out. The fans in the arena are going wild. Spanky gets up and climbs to the top rope. Spanky waits as O’Haire climbs back to his feet. O’Haire faces Spanky and wham, flying cross body. Spanky covered O’Haire again. 1…………2………… O’Haire places his feet on the bottom rope and the referee stops the count. Spanky gets back to his feet and waits for O’Haire. O’Haire climbs back to his feet and grabs Spanky and pulls him into the ropes. Spanky collects the top rope with his throat. The fans in the arena are booing wildly. O’Haire springs up to his feet and grabs Spanky. CRUEL INTENTIONS! O’Haire nails Spanky with the Cruel Intentions and covers him. 1…………2…………3! Sean O’Haire retains the WWE US Championship belt. O’Haire grabs his belt and starts celebrating with it. David Flair runs down to the ring and attacks O’Haire with a crowbar. Flair nailed O’Haire with one crowbar shot and he was out. Jamie Noble came running down to the ring with his ribs and stomach taped up and surprised Flair. Flair turned around and decked Noble with the crowbar as well. David Flair had a crazy look on his face as the fans booed him and he left the ring. Sean O’Haire, Jamie Noble & Spanky were all down in the ring and two of them were left there by David Flair.

Winner & Still WWE US Champion: Sean O’Haire

OR:91 CR:86 MQ:97

Backstage Booker T is about to leave the building when Josh Matthews quickly stops him…

Josh Matthews: Booker, how can you justify your actions from earlier on tonight? I mean you did see what The Big Show did to Eddie Guerrero last week, so why did you have him do the exact same thing to Kurt Angle tonight?

Booker T: You really are stupid aren’t you Matthews? I mean your exactly right, I did see what Show did to Eddie last week and SO, who cares? Show is the meanest sucka on Smackdown! besides me and he is going to be the man that brings home the Royal Rumble… Of course I knew what I was doing, setting up Kurt Angle tonight… Kurt Angle put me on the shelf with a damn broken ankle, sucka… Angle has to pay for what he did and it wont stop at the Royal Rumble! Kurt Angle will pay the rest of his career for what he did to me, tonight was just the first step in the death of Kurt Angle’s career!

Booker T continues to leave the building whilst Josh Matthews is standing there dumbfounded…

Rating: 95

WWE Lethal Lottery Tournament Final

Shannon Moore & Rey Mysterio vs Ultimo Dragon & Tajiri

Shannon Moore appeared on the stage and Chyna was by his side. This enraged the fans just as much as seeing Moore alone. Moore’s music was blasting throughout the arena and the fans were booing loudly. Moore’s partner Rey Mysterio’s music hits and the fans stop booing and start cheering. Rey Mysterio is jumping around and posing for the fans as he comes down to the ring. Mysterio gets into the ring and goes face to face with his partner before posing for the fans. Mysterio’s music stops and Tajiri’s Japanese buzz-saw music hits. Tajiri appears on the stage as does his partner Ultimo Dragon. Both Japanese competitors come down to the ring and the bell sounds as the match gets under way. Dragon & Moore start the match off. They go to lock up but Moore nails Dragon with a kick to the gut. Moore grabs Dragon and hits him with a vertical suplex. Moore starts pounding on Dragon. Moore gets up and starts cockily posing towards the fans. Dragon gets up and quickly rolls up Moore. 1………2…… Moore kicks out. Moore gets up and takes down Dragon with a hip toss. Moore runs at Dragon and Dragon nails him with a hip toss. Dragon goes for a dropkick but Moore manages to side step Dragon and quickly tags out to Mysterio. Mysterio comes over the top rope and takes out Dragon with a dropkick. Mysterio runs off the ropes and does a front flip onto the prone body of Dragon. Dragon gets up and plants himself on the ropes. Mysterio sees it… 6-1-9! NO! Tajiri nailed Mysterio with a kick to the face off the ring apron and both men are down. Both men are crawling to their corners. Mysterio tags out to Moore just as Dragon dives and tags out to Tajiri. Moore runs and Tajiri collects him with a swift roundhouse kick. Tajiri covers Moore. 1…………2………… Mysterio breaks up the count. Dragon clothesline Mysterio and they both tumble out of the ring. Tajiri gets back to his feet and lines Mysterio. Chyna gets up onto the apron and distracts the referee. Moore gets up and low blows Tajiri. Moore climbs to the second rope and goes for a Moore-Gasm but Tajiri rolls out of the way and Moore hits the mat hard. Tajiri runs over and gets Moore in a small package. Dragon holds Mysterio on the outside whilst the referee turns around and makes the count. 1………2………3! Ultimo Dragon & Tajiri win the Lethal Lottery Tournament! What a match. Chyna rolls into the ring and Tajiri quickly leaves. Ultimo Dragon & Tajiri are celebrating on the stage and the fans in the arena are going crazy. Billy & Chuck have to defend the WWE Tag Team Championships against Ultimo Dragon & Tajiri at the Royal Rumble. Mysterio gets into the ring and doesn’t look too happy. Mysterio starts applauding the winners when suddenly Moore & Chyna attack him from behind. The fans start booing as Chyna & Moore leave Rey Mysterio down in the ring.

Winners: Ultimo Dragon & Tajiri

OR:91 CR:83 MQ:100

Over the titan tron we see a hype video for the Royal Rumble... We saw the 15 men that a part of the RAW brand on RAW and now we will see the 15 from Smackdown! faces and names start to appear as they go along with the Royal Rumble theme song, “Last Resort” by Papa Roach… Charlie Haas, Shelton Benjamin, The Big Show, Eddie Guerrero, Billy Kidman, Rey Mysterio, Shannon Moore, Brock Lesnar, Steve Austin, Steven Richards, Tazz, AJ Styles, Jeff Hardy, Matt Hardy & Seven… They are the 15 men from the Smackdown! brand that will be a part of the 2004 Royal Rumble…

Rating: 88

Special Guest Referee: Chris Benoit

Edge vs Brock Lesnar

Here Comes The Pain hits and the fans in the arena start booing wildly… Brock Lesnar appears and the boos get worse. Brock Lesnar comes into the ring and starts posing and fans in the arena show him they don’t like him by booing. Edge’s music suddenly hits and the WWE Champion appears. Edge has the WWE Championship belt around his waist and the fans in the arena are going wild. Edge comes down to the ring and Brock gets right in his face. Before they start fighting nothing Chris Benoit’s music hits and he appears on the stage with a referee’s uniform on. Benoit comes down to the ring and the fans are booing him. Benoit has a grin on his face as he eyes Edge off. Brock attacks Edge from behind as Benoit rings the bell. Brock picks up Edge and slams him on the mat with brute force. Brock starts clubbing Edge in the ribs with wild arms. Brock starts driving his knees into the ribs of Edge. Benoit has a smirk on his face as he watches Brock destroy Edge. Brock gets up and starts to laugh. Edge climbs and surprises Lesnar with a dropkick to the knee. Brock starts clutching at his knee as Edge continues to beat on it. Edge lets go and runs off the ropes. Swinging DDT from Edge to Lesnar. Lesnar starts to get up dazed as Edge runs out of the corner and nails Brock with a spear. Benoit looks on in shock. However Edge is down as well from the spear as he hurt his rib area. Benoit starts to count both men out but only gets to 5 as both men get back to their feet. Brock goes to punch Edge but Edge blocks it and starts hammering away on Brock. Edge pushes Brock off the ropes and nails him with a Downward Spiral as he flies back. The fans in the arena are going crazy. Edge gets up and waits for Lesnar. Lesnar turns around and gets a boot to the gut. EDGEUCUTIONER! Edge nails Lesnar with an Edge-u-cutioner and the fans are going crazy. Edge covers Lesnar and Benoit looks as if he is going to make the count. 1…………………2…………………… Benoit stops counting and gets up with a huge smirk on his face. Edge gets up and he has a pissed off look on his face. Edge and Benoit are face to face shouting at each other. Neither man can touch each other or else there match at the Rumble will be thrown out. Brock grabs Edge from behind and drags him down to the mat and applies the Brock Lock. Edge is in pain as he edges his way towards the ropes. Edge grabs the ropes but Brock pulls him back to the center of the ring. Benoit asks Edge if he wants to quit. Edge say’s NO! Suddenly the bell rings. Chris Benoit rings the bell… What the hell is going on? Chris Benoit grabs the microphone and it looks like he is set to declare the winner…

Chris Benoit: The Winner Of This Match via SUBMISSION…… BROCK LESNAR!

The fans in the arena erupt into boos as Chris Benoit starts laughing. Edge is down in the ring. Brock gets up and starts to celebrate. Brock starts saying how he will win the Royal Rumble and go to WrestleMania for the second year in a row. Chris Benoit walks away with the fans booing him and Edge done in the ring. Edge gets up slowly but Brock grabs him and nails him with an F5. Edge is down and out as Brock continues to celebrate…

Winner: Brock Lesnar

OR:87 CR:88 MQ:85

As WWE Smackdown! goes off the air Chris Benoit is leaving Edge out cold in the ring as Brock Lesnar is celebrating his win…

Overall Show Rating: 88%

[phatman]

WWE RAW

12th January 2004

RAW opens up with video footage from last weeks show where we saw Lance Storm tell the world that he and Jericho have to work together to get rid of the Wolfpac… We then see how tonight’s main event will be a huge lumberjack match between Chris Jericho & Lance Storm with Rob Van Dam, Test & the n.W.o Wolfpac being the lumberjacks… Pyrotechnics explode from the stage and WWE RAW hits the air with the fans going crazy…

Over the titan tron we see how the Lance Storm/Chris Jericho has escalated from way before the Survivor Series of 2003 until the current day… Then we saw how last week Lance Storm was willing to put it all in the past as long as they rid the WWE of the Wolfpac… Then this lumberjack match was made. What next for these two men? The fans love the video and go wild for it…

Rating: 91

Test is walking around backstage with the WWE World Heavyweight Championship Belt over his shoulder… Test walks around a corner and bumps into somebody… It’s BRET HART!

Test: Watch where your going.

Bret Hart: Whatever…

Test: Actually before I go Hart, when are you actually going to start be a man and step up and wrestle again?

Bret Hart: When am I going to be a man? When are you going to be a man and start acting like you care about that belt… You are a disgrace to Canada and it is a disgrace that you are holding that WWE World Heavyweight Belt!

Test: Oh tell me what you really think? No I don’t think you should… I don’t have time to waste on an old timer, HAS BEEN, like Bret Hart…

Test walks away with a smirk on his face as Bret Hart has a pissed off look on his face. The fans in the arena are booing Test as he walks away…

Rating: 83

Scott Steiner vs Bubba Ray Dudley

Scott Steiner came down to the ring with Buff Bagwell at his side and Stacy Keibler next to him as well and the fans gave them a huge ovation. Steiner & Buff came out with the WWE World Tag Team Titles around there waist and this got more cheers from the fans. Then The Dudley Boyz music hit and the fans cheered just as loud. Bubba Ray came out and he was accompanied by D-Von to the ring. Bubba & Steiner started to exchange blows in the ring as the match started and the fans in the arena were going crazy. Steiner knocked Bubba off his feet with a huge clothesline. Bubba stood back up and Steiner grabbed him from behind and nailed him with a reverse DDT. Steiner covered Bubba and the referee counted. 1…………2…… Bubba got his shoulder up. Steiner got up and grabbed Bubba and went for a belly to belly suplex but Bubba reversed it and nailed Steiner in the face with an elbow. Steiner backs off and goes for a clothesline but Bubba counters it and nails him with a Bubba Bomb. Bubba Ray covers Steiner. 1…………2………… Steiner kicks out. Bubba gets up and waits for Steiner. Buff Bagwell jumped up onto the apron and Bubba grabbed him and slammed his head into the top turnbuckle. Stacy Keibler suddenly jumped up onto the apron and started to flirt with the referee. Bubba went over and pushed off and him and the referee were watching her. D-Von snuck into the ring and grabbed Steiner from behind as he stood up. Reverse Neck Breaker! D-Von slid out of the ring whilst Bubba dropped an elbow onto the chest of Steiner. Bubba covered Steiner. 1…………2……………3! Bubba rolls out of the ring and leaves with D-Von as the fans are going crazy. Will this be the same result this Sunday, will the Dudleyz take the titles from Buff & Steiner?

Winner: Bubba Ray Dudley

OR:88 CR:81 MQ:95

Victoria & Trish Stratus are backstage chatting away when suddenly Emad walks up to them and Molly Holly is at his side… The fans in the arena boo as they see them together…

Emad Yehia: You two bitches listen up… Molly Holly has ummm “generously persuaded” me to bring back the WWE Womans Championship. Starting next week a round robin tournament will begin… Molly Holly, Trish Stratus, Victoria, Jackie Gayda, Ivory, Gail Kim, Stacy Keibler, Jazz & a newly signed Diva that will debut next week… will be the nine women competing in this tournament… Every diva will wrestle the other diva’s twice… There will be a total of 16 matches for each diva… The two diva’s with the most wins at the end of the tournament will wrestle in the final match for the WWE Womans Championship… You both get that… Oh and by the way the first match will be next week and it will be Trish Stratus versus Molly Holly!

Emad walks away with Molly Holly holding his hand… They both walk away whilst Victoria & Trish Stratus look at each other and the fans are going nuts over what Emad just said…

Rating: 80

John Cena vs X-Pac

X-Pac comes out to the Wolfpac theme for his first match on WWE RAW and the fans in the arena boo wildly. X-Pac gets in the ring and ignores the fans. WORD LIFE blasts out of the titan tron and the fans in the arena go wild. The #30 entrant in the WWE Royal Rumble comes out on stage and the fans go crazy. Cena comes charging down to the ring and ducks underneath a spin kick. Pac turns around and Cena grabs him. Hanging vertical suplex from Cena grounds Pac. Cena gets up and poses whilst Pac gets back up. The fans are going crazy. Pac turns around and Cena hoists him up into the air. High back body drop from Cena to Pac. Cena quickly covers Pac. 1…………2………… Pac gets the shoulder up. Cena gets up and picks up Pac and whips him into the corner. Cena charges at Pac and Pac moves out of the way. Pac starts kicking the shit out of Cena and then puts him on the top turnbuckle. X-Pac goes upstairs as well and throws Cena off with a top rope Hurricanrana and the fans boo loudly. Cena crawls over and sits in the corner. X-Pac gets up and starts posing and yelling bout doing the Bronco Buster. X-Pac runs over and nails Cena in the corner with the Bronco Buster. X-Pac gets up posing and waits as Cena starts to get up. Cena gets up groggily and X-Pac goes for the X-Factor but Cena counters and grabs X-Pac. F-U out of nowhere from Cena to X-Pac. Cena covers X-Pac. 1……………2…………………3! Cena picks up the win over X-Pac. Suddenly Kevin Nash & Scott Hall hit the ring. Nash grabs Cena and nails him with a Jacknife Powerbomb whilst all the fans in the arena boo. Hall escorts X-Pac out of the ring with the fans booing him as well. Cena is left down in the ring.

Winner: John Cena

OR:94 CR:89 MQ:100

Jonathan Coachman is standing backstage and he is standing there with Batista…

Coach: Batista, this Sunday you get a shot at the WWE Intercontinental Championship Belt… This is your chance to grab your first major championship in the WWE… How do you feel about this match?

Batista: I told Kane to believe in the Armageddon and I showed him why! Hurricane won’t be anything new… An ant on route for me to become the WWE World Heavyweight Champion! I will take that Intercontinental Championship from The Hurricane at the Royal Rumble and it will be the quickest victory the world will see or maybe wont see… The fact of the matter is, that you, right now, are interviewing the WWE Intercontinental Champion cause come this Sunday that belt is mine and there isn’t a damn thing ANYBODY can do about IT!

Batista pushes Coach, who falls ass over head and the fans in the arena boo as Batista walks away…

Rating: 90

WWE Intercontinental Championship

The Hurricane © vs Val Venis

The Hurricane comes out with the WWE Intercontinental Championship Belt around his waist and the fans go crazy for him. The Hurricane gets in the ring and poses with the WWE Intercontinental Championship Belt. Val Venis’ music interrupts him and the WWE fans boo loudly. Venis comes into the ring through the crowd and attacks Hurricane from behind. Venis grabs Hurricane and nails him with a reverse DDT and the fans are booing. Venis puts the boots to Hurricane and the fans continue to boo. Venis picks up Hurricane and nails him with a powerbomb. NO, Hurricane reverses it into a tornado DDT. The fans go wild. Hurricane gets up and sees Venis up. Hurricane nails Venis with a dropkick. Venis is down and Hurricane goes to the top rope. Top rope splash onto Venis. Hurricane makes the cover. 1………2…… Venis gets his shoulder up. Hurricane stands up as does Venis. Hurricane grabs him and goes for the Hurri-Choke Slam but Venis nails him with a boot to the gut followed by a gut wrench powerbomb. Hurricane is hurting. Venis picks up Hurricane and whips him into the ropes. Hurricane comes flying back and Venis nails him with a powerslam. Venis covers Hurricane. 1…………2………… Hurricane kicks out. Venis gets up and picks up Hurricane. Venis kicks Hurricane in the gut and sets him up for the Fisherman’s Suplex but Hurricane gets him in a small package and rolls him up. 1……….2…………3! The Hurricane retains his WWE Intercontinental Championship. Suddenly without even realising it Batista slides into the ring behind Hurricane. Hurricane turns around and Batista grabs him. Batista picked Hurricane up over his head… Batista throws Hurricane over the top rope with a military press slam and the fans are booing. Batista grabs the WWE Intercontinental Championship belt and throws it over the top rope and onto Hurricane. Batista has a huge grin on his face as the fans boo what he just did. Will Batista take the belt from Hurricane at the Royal Rumble?

Winner & Still WWE Intercontinental Champion: The Hurricane

OR:93 CR:87 MQ:100

Spike Dudley is in his locker room backstage and there is a knock on the door…

Spike Dudley: Come in…

A guy walks in a hands Spike Dudley a bunch of flowers…

Spike Dudley: What in the world… Who are these from?

Florist: Some weird guy with face paint just walked up and told me to bring you a bunch… He said you would know who they were from… He was extremely gay…

Spike Dudley: Yeah I know who there from… RICO!

Spike Dudley puts the flowers down on the desk in front of him as he smiles and the florist leaves the locker room with a confused look on his face…

Rating: 87

The Rock vs Scott Hall

Scott Hall comes down to the ring to the Wolfpac music and the fans in the arena let out their boos. Hall gets in the ring and the fans boo. Kevin Nash came out with Scott Hall as well and this prompted more boos from the fans. The Rock’s music blasts out of the titan tron and the fans erupt. The fans love The Rock as they are going nuts. The Rock finally appears and the roof lifts off the arena. Rock slides into the ring and Hall lays into him with some boots. Rock gets up and Hall whips him into the corner. Hall charges at The Rock but The Rock comes out of the corner like a freight train and nails Hall with a huge clothesline. Hall climbs back to his feet quickly and walks right into a DDT from The Rock. The Rock covers Hall… 1………2……… Hall kicks out. Rock gets up and picks up Hall and whips him into the ropes. Suddenly Nash grabs Hall’s ankle and trips him. Nash pulls Hall out of the ring and they look back at The Rock in the ring and walk away. The fans are booing as Nash & Hall are walking out. The Rock is standing tall in the ring. The referee starts his count! 1……….2……….3………..4……….5………..6……….7………8……….9………10! The referee counts Scott Hall out. The Rock picks up the win via count out over Scott Hall. Kevin Nash & Scott Hall are walking into the backstage area and the fans are booing them. The Rock has a confused look on his face as he celebrates his victory with the fans...

Winner: The Rock

OR:91 CR:87 MQ:95

A video vignette airs over the titan tron which hypes the WWE World Heavyweight Championship match for the Royal Rumble 2004. We see how Test will defend the belt against Shawn Michaels, Chris Jericho, Rob Van Dam & Lance Storm in the first ever 5 Star Challenge Match… The fans go wild whilst seeing this video…

Rating: 99

Lumberjack Match: n.W.o Wolfpac, Rob Van Dam & Test

Chris Jericho vs Lance Storm

Break The Walls Down! Chris Jericho’s music hits and the fans in the arena go wild. Jericho appears at the top of the stage as his countdown titan tron expires. The fans go wild as Jericho poses all the way down to the ring. Lance Storm’s music goes off and the fans cheer as well. Storm comes down to the ring with the fans cheering him on. Storm gets into the ring and locks eyes with Jericho. Suddenly the howling sound comes from the stage and the n.W.o Wolfpac appears at the top of the stage. Shawn Michaels, Nash, Hall, Walters & X-Pac come tearing down to the ring. It’s suddenly a 5 on 2 attack in the ring as The Wolfpac beat on Jericho & Storm. Rob Van Dam’s music hits and he comes down to the ring as well. RVD continues the assault on Jericho & Storm. Test’s music blasts out of the stage and the fans boo just as loud. Test comes running down to the ring. HBK tells Walters, Nash, Hall & Pac to wait on the outside. Test doesn’t slide into the ring. HBK & RVD are beating away on Jericho & Storm. RVD nails Storm with a 5 Star Frog Splash whilst Jericho gets hit with some Sweet Chin Music from Shawn Michaels. Test slides into the ring and lines up RVD. BIG BOOT! Test nails an unsuspecting RVD with a Big Boot to the face. The referee just throws this contest out as there is obviously no match. Test is staring at Shawn Michaels and they both let out a grin. Shawn Michaels extends his hand to Test. HBK accepts and they shake hands. The fans in the arena begin to boo loudly. Shawn Michaels goes to walk away but Test pulls him back towards himself. Big Boot to Shawn Michaels. The fans in the arena go wild for that. Test suddenly stomps on all four challengers for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship match at the Royal Rumble and the fans begin to boo again. The Wolfpac slide into the ring. Test grabs his championship belt and quickly leaves. Rob Van Dam, Lance Storm, Chris Jericho & Shawn Michaels are all out cold in the ring. Test is walking away with a huge grin on his face…

Winner: Lance Storm

OR:95 CR:92 MQ:99

As WWE RAW is going off the air Test is backing up with the WWE World Heavyweight Championship and he has a huge grin on his face. The n.W.o Wolfpac are in the ring checking on Shawn Michaels as Test has left him laid out and the fans are booing wildly…

Overall Show Rating: 87%

[Guest Blade]

Phatman, ill be reading again. Its good your summarising and now showing the whole show and goodluck

[phatman]

WWE Smackdown!

15th January 2004

WWE Smackdown! Opens up with video footage from last weeks WWE Smackdown! Where we saw Chris Benoit screw Edge in the main event against Brock Lesnar and we see how Ultimo Dragon & Tajiri were the winners of the WWE Lethal Lottery Tournament and how they will meet Billy & Chuck for the WWE Tag Team Championships at WWE Royal Rumble 2004… Pyrotechnics explode from the stage and WWE Smackdown! Hits the air with the fans going nuts…

“Never Gonna Stop”

The fans go wild as Edge’s music blasts from the titan tron. Edge appears on the stage and he has the WWE Championship Belt around his waist. Edge comes down to the ring posing and the fans are cheering him on. Edge gets into the ring and poses before grabbing a microphone…

Edge: I hope your happy Benoit, yeah Brock Lesnar really did a number on me last week but do you think that will keep me down? No chance, I am going to walk into our match on Sunday and I am going to give you every bit of sweat I have in my body and I will give you the fight of your life. I am not leaving the Arco Arena without the WWE Championship belt because just like you said this was your last resort, this is my chance to shine, this is my moment in the spotlight, this is my chance to prove to the world that I have what it takes to be the WWE Champion. Benoit you are a perfect example of an underachiever in the WWE. I have seen you hold the WWE Championship belt a total of zero yet you have been involved in countless WWE Championship matches, you starting to get the picture Benoit? You can’t win the big one! Now I know your watching this from home tonight because Emad didn’t want you near the building but Benoit once you hit the ring with me this Sunday, you will know why I am the WWE Champion and you will know why I am one of the greatest superstars on the WWE Smackdown! Roster…

Edge throws down his microphone and begins to pose in the ring with the WWE Championship belt. The fans in the arena were going crazy as Edge posed in the ring with the belt…

Rating: 90

Steve Austin is shown backstage and he is with Bradshaw & Farooq… The fans go wild once they see these three guys sitting around drinking beer…

Bradshaw: Steve, I can’t believe Prohibition & Cross would join Richards like that… What you going to do?

Steve Austin: I ain’t gonna do a damn thing about it. If the Right To Censor get in my way, I will have to open up a can of whoop ass on their punk asses. That’s the bottom line……… CAUSE STONE COLD, SAID SO!

Steve Austin picks up a can of beer and starts guzzling it. Austin finishes off the can of beer in one drink. Farooq & Bradshaw start cheering as the fans go wild as well…

Farooq: DAMN!

Farooq & Bradshaw are cheering Austin on as he grabs another beer and drinks it in one go as well. The fans are going wild.

Rating: 89

Shelton Benjamin, Billy & Chuck vs Charlie Haas, Ultimo Dragon & Tajiri

Shelton comes out to his new music and this prompts the fans to boo extremely loudly. Shelton gets into the ring as You Look So Good To Me blasts from the stage. Billy & Chuck come down to the ring with the WWE Tag Team Championship Belts wrapped around their waist. The fans are booing all three men as they get into the ring and start posing. The boos turn to cheers as Tajiri’s music hits. Tajiri, Dragon & Haas all appear on the stage and come screaming down to the ring. All three men get into the ring. Shelton quickly leaves as Haas stares him down. Tajiri & Dragon start brawling with Billy & Chuck. Haas leaves the ring and chases Shelton into the backstage area. Tajiri & Chuck tumble to the outside as they start to brawl. Billy & Dragon are brawling in the ring and Dragon applies the Dragon Sleeper to Billy. The fans are going crazy. Chuck whips Tajiri into the ring post on the outside and slides back into the ring. Dragon doesn’t see Chuck coming as Chuck nails him with the Jungle Kick. Dragon hits the mat hard as Billy rolls onto him. The referee makes the count. 1…………2………….3! Billy has pinned Ultimo Dragon to secure the win for his team. The fans are booing wildly. Billy & Chuck grad their belts and quickly leave whilst the fans boo. Billy & Chuck stare down Tajiri as he helps Dragon back to his feet. Will Billy & Chuck retain their belts at the Royal Rumble?

Winners: Shelton Benjamin, Billy & Chuck

OR:86 CR:83 MQ:90

Matt Hardy walks into his locker room backstage and there is a letter stuck to his locker door. Matt grabs the Letter and opens it up… Matt begins to read the letter out loud…

Matt Hardy: Dear Matt… You still haven’t figured it out? Wait a second, I know you know who I am now, but when are you going to tell the rest of the world that it is me? Well Matt, I guess you will tell them when the time is right… See you, very very very soon!

Matt Hardy scrunches up the piece of paper and throws it against his locker door. Matt Hardy walks out of his locker room and the fans in the arena are booing wildly…

Rating: 88

David Flair vs Chavo Guerrero

Chavo and Flair began the match by locking up, but Flair poked Chavo in the eye before a headlock. Flair began to unload on Chavo, but the referee pulled him away. Chavo and Flair began to attack each other with hard punches, working their way to the outside. Chavo went for a clothesline, but Flair ducked and shoved him into the steel post. Flair picked Chavo up and sent him knee first into the steel steps. Chavo screamed out in pain, drawing the referee to the outside. The ref asked Chavo if he could continue, but before he could answer, Flair came over and tossed Chavo into the ring. Flair continued the attack on the knee. Chavo tried to get up and mount a comeback, but he couldn't put any weight on his knee. Flair again attacked the knee and then locked on the Figure Four Leglock. Chavo didn't waste any time being in the hold and tapped out quickly. Flair stood up and looked down at Chavo with a crazed look on his face. As he is about to attack Chavo again, Sean O'Haire comes down to the ring and slides in. O'Haire catches Flair from behind and nails him with the Cruel Intentions. O'Haire stands over Flair and yells at him. Jamie Noble comes to the ring and slides in to attack O'Haire. Noble gets caught trying to sneak attack and takes a hard clothesline. O'Haire picks him up and goes for another Cruel Intentions, but NOble rakes the eyes and slides off the shoulders. Noble goes to the corner and picks up Flair's crowbar and hits O'Haire in the back with it. O'Haire falls to a knee and then Noble grabs him and hits the Trailer Park Bomb. Jamie Noble is standing the center of the ring above both of his opponents at the Royal Rumble and the fans are going crazy.

Winner: David Flair

OR:92 CR:84 MQ:100

Over the titan tron we see a video vignette which hypes the Smackdown! Side of the Royal Rumble 2004… We see Edge will defend his WWE Championship against Chris Benoit, Sean O’Haire versus Jamie Noble versus David Flair for the WWE United States Heavyweight Championship, Kurt Angle versus Booker T, Charlie Haas versus Shelton Benjamin, The Undertaker & Rhyno versus Steven Gerrard & Raven, Billy & Chuck defend the WWE Tag Team Championship against Ultimo Dragon & Tajiri… The fans go wild as they see this hype video and what an event the Royal Rumble is shaping up to be…

Rating: 99

Over The Top Rope Elimination

AJ Styles vs Shannon Moore vs Rey Mysterio vs Billy Kidman

AJ Styles comes out and the fans give him a huge roar of approval. His music is cut off by Billy Kidman’s. Kidman comes out and the fans boo wildly. Mysterio is next out and the fans go crazy for him. Mysterio’s music is cut off as he is mid way down to the ring and the fans don’t like that all. Moore’s music erupts and he appears on the stage with Chyna. Moore comes down to the ring and all four men are in the ring for this Royal Rumble preview match. The match kicks off with AJ pairing off with Moore and Kidman with Mysterio. AJ gets the first chance to eliminate Moore right off the bat with a backbody drop but Moore holds on and tries to flip AJ over but also fails. Mysterio whips Kidman into a corner and hits a somersault into a front dropkick knocking Kidman to the mat. Mysterio now turns to AJ who he sends into the ropes and hits a drop toe hold, Moore climbs the ropes now as Mysterio hits the 6-1-9, after he connects he runs to Moore and pushes him. Thinking Moore is taken care of Mysterio turns back to Kidman who he tries to flip over the ropes, AJ comes over to Moore who is still standing on the apron and goes to shove him off. Moore ducks a punch and drives his shoulder into the stomach of Styles and hits a snap vertical suplex sending AJ to the outside and eliminating him. Moore comes back in the ring now to the surprise of Mysterio. Mysterio whips Moore into the ropes, Moore ducks a clothesline and runs right into a clothesline from Kidman. Kidman takes a hold of Mysterio and tosses him over the ropes, but Mysterio hangs on and rolls under the bottom rope. Kidman tries another clothesline on Moore but misses, he leans against the ropes to catch his breath and Moore attempts a dropkick. The dropkick fails, and Kidman crabs the legs of Moore and hits a catapult sending Moore toppling over the ropes to the floor. Mysterio quickly charges at Kidman, who ducks, but Mysterio just goes right around Kidman and hits the 6-1-9 again. Mysterio hops on the top ropes for the West Coast Pop but Kidman catches him and powerbombs him over the top ropes to eliminate him and take the victory. Kidman celebrates his win after the match and the fans are booing very loudly...

Winner: Billy Kidman

OR:88 CR:86 MQ:91

The Big Show is standing backstage and he is watching a monitor… On the monitor we see how The Big Show is completely destroying Eddie Guerrero. After that video stops Big Show puts another video in to play and it shows past Royal Rumble matches and how The Big Show has been eliminated. Only two people have ever eliminated The Big Show from the Royal Rumble and they were The Rock, who eliminated Show twice, and Kane… The Big Show starts smiling as he knocks the monitor off it’s stand and it explodes on the floor. The Big Show walks away with a smirk on his face as the fans boo him…

Rating: 86

Booker T vs Jeff Hardy

Jeff Hardy comes running down to the ring and the fans boo him. Jeff Hardy gets into the ring and waits as Booker T’s music hits. Booker T only gets boos from the fans as well. Both men get into the ring and the fans are booing both of them. Booker T and Jeff Hardy start brawling in the ring but suddenly Kurt Angle comes tearing down to the ring. Kurt Angle grabs Jeff Hardy and throws him out of the ring and the fans go crazy. Kurt Angle grabs Booker T from behind and hits the Angle Slam on him. Matt Hardy comes tearing down to ringside and grabs Jeff Hardy and whips him into the steel steps. What the hell is going on with those two? Is Jeff Hardy the stalker of Matt? Kurt Angle grabs Booker T and applies the Angle Lock. The fans in the arena are going nuts. Matt Hardy leaves as Jeff Hardy is down. Angle is holding the hold on Booker T. Angle has his ribs and chest all taped up after that brutal attack from The Big Show. Kurt Angle rolls out of the ring as he leaves Booker T down in the ring. Angle leaves and is staring back at Booker T as he starts to get back to his feet. Booker T starts clutching at his ankle as he stares back at Kurt Angle. The fans are going crazy as Kurt Angle just got his revenge on Booker T from last week.

Winner: No Contest

OR:90 CR:88 MQ:92

Steven Gerrard is standing backstage and he is with the rest of The Hybrid…

Steven Gerrard: Three days, Three Days, THREE DAYS! We are only three days away from the destruction of a legend. The Undertaker is going to regret that he accepted this match for the Rumble. Raven, you will take care of Rhyno, whilst I, I will make the Undertaker pay…The Undertaker better watch his back as it could be the last time he sees the light of day in the WWE… Three Days, Three Days, Three Days, will feel like a life time.

Steven Gerrard’s eyes beginning to flash between a cold blue and a light greenly colour. The fans in the arena are booing as the camera fades out of the Hybrid’s locker room…

Rating: 78

The Big Show vs Steve Austin

Glass Shatters & Steve Austin appears on the stage. Austin comes down to the ring with his bad mofo attitude. Austin gets in the ring and waits as The Big Show’s music hits. Austin gets a smirk on his face as Show starts to come down to the ring. Show gets into the ring and the match is on. Austin charges forward and starts brawling with the monster Big Show. Show knees Austin in the gut and begins to take control. Show whips Austin into the corner and starts to brawl with him. Show is pounding away at Austin in the corner. Show slaps Austin in the chest a couple of times and whips him across the ring. The fans are booing wildly as Show is in complete control. Austin bounces back and kicks Show in the knee. Show drops to his knees and Austin starts pounding on him. Austin runs off the ropes and clotheslines Show. Show falls to the mat and the ring shakes. The fans are going crazy. Austin starts to stalk Big Show. The Censorship music plays over the titan tron and this distracts Austin. Austin turns around and sees Richards, Prohibition & Cross in white suits coming down the ramp. Austin is calling all three men in to the ring. Richards jumps onto the apron and Austin charges at him. Richards quickly jumps off the apron. Austin turns around and Show grabs him around the throat. SHOWSTOPPER! The Big Show hits Austin with the Show Stopper. Show covers Austin and the referee makes the count. 1……………2……………3! The Big Show has pinned Steve Austin. What a statement The Big Show has made before the Royal Rumble. The Right To Censor enter the ring and start to put the boots to Austin. The fans are booing wildly. Show is standing there watching and laughing. Eddie Guerrero appears at the top of the stage and he sprints down to the ring. Eddie starts to clean house. Eddie grabs Cross and throws him over the top rope. Prohibition gets dropkicked over the top rope. The APA sprint down to ringside and start brawling with both men. Show levels Eddie from behind with a huge clothesline. Richards continues to beat away on Austin. Bradshaw nails both Prohibition & Cross with a Clothesline From Hell. Richards looks to the outside and sees The Acolytes sliding into the ring. Richards quickly slides out. The Acolytes check on Austin as Show whips Eddie into the ropes. Eddie bounces back and nails Show with a huge dropkick. Show stumbles back against the ropes and Eddie charges at him and dropkicks him again. Show flies over the top rope and to the floor. The fans are going crazy. Eddie Guerrero starts posing as he stares down The Big Show.

Winner: The Big Show

OR:91 CR:93 MQ:88

As WWE Smackdown! goes off the air, Eddie Guerrero is staring down the Big Show whilst the Right To Censor leave as The Acolytes check on Steve Austin with the fans going nuts… WWE Royal Rumble is only 72 hours away… What will go down in the Arco Arena?

Overall Show Rating: 87%

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January 18th 2004

Arco Arena, Sacramento

“Last Resort” By Papa Roach blasts throughout the arena and the fans throughout the Arco Arena in Sacramento are going absolutely crazy… We see a video vignette over the titan tron which hypes the two championship matches… We see how Chris Benoit will challenge Edge for the WWE Championship whilst Test will defend his WWE World Heavyweight Championship against four challengers in Shawn Michaels, Chris Jericho, Lance Storm & Rob Van Dam…Once these two vignettes stop we get a history of the Rumble match… We see all the past winners and then find out how the winner of this years Royal Rumble will be in the main event of WrestleMania XX, the biggest sports entertainment spectacular ever, against their brands champion… This video vignette finishes and the WWE Royal Rumble Pay Per View kicks off with a bang as pyrotechnics explode from the stage and ceiling in the Arco Arena…

Turn The Tables hits and the fans go wild. The Dudley Boyz music blasts from the titan tron and they make their way out on stage. The Dudley Boyz come down to the ring and the fans are going crazy as they pose for them. The siren begins and Scott Steiner’s old music hits. Scott Steiner appears on the stage and Buff Bagwell & Stacy Keibler are following him. Steiner & Buff have the WWE World Tag Team Championship Belts wrapped around their waists and the fans in the arena are cheering them on as well. Stacy & Buff are hand in hand as they walk down to the ring. They get into the ring and the match starts. Both Dudleyz fly forward and begin to attack Steiner & Bagwell. Buff gets tossed over the top rope and Stacy goes to tend to his care. Meanwhile both Dudleyz are double teaming Steiner in the ring. Bubba leaves and D-Von continues the attack on Steiner. Steiner gets up and D-Von drives him into the mat with a huge powerslam. D-Von gets up and tags out to Bubba. Bubba comes in a drops an elbow across the chest of Steiner and covers him. 1…………2……… Buff slides into the ring and makes the save. Bubba gets up as does Steiner. Bubba goes for a right hand but Steiner blocks it and grabs Bubba. Steiner nails Bubba with a huge suplex. Steiner gets up and looks around the ring before tagging out to Buff. Buff gets into the ring and starts working on Bubba. Bubba stands up but Buff grabs him and throws him head first back into the mat. Buff covers Bubba but only gets a two count. Buff picks up Bubba and gets him in a waist lock. Bubba points at Steiner and the referee looks over. As the referee looks, Bubba nails Buff with a low blow and dives at his corner and tags in D-Von. D-Von comes in and they nail Buff with a double flap jack. Steiner runs into the ring and clotheslines Bubba over the top rope. D-Von covers Buff. 1…………2………… Buff gets his shoulder up. D-Von picks up Buff and whips him into the ropes. D-Von lowers his head and Buff kicks him in the chest. The fans are going wild with all the action here. Buff grabs D-Von and goes for the Double Arm DDT but D-Von gets out and pushes Buff into the ropes. Steiner goes to whip Bubba into the steel steps but Bubba reverses it and sends Steiner into them. Stacy goes to check on Steiner as Bubba slides into the ring just as D-Von lifts him up into the air. 3-D! The fans go wild. D-Von covers Buff and the fans go wild. Bubba keeps guard and watches Steiner. 1……………2……………3! The Dudley Boyz are the NEW WWE World Tag Team Champions. Stacy helps Steiner up and they help Buff out of the ring and they leave, staring down The Dudley Boyz., who are celebrating with their newly won WWE World Tag Team Championships. The fans are going crazy.

Winners & NEW WWE World Tag Team Champions: The Dudley Boyz

OR:89 CR:87 MQ:91

The n.W.o Wolfpac are shown backstage and they seem to be sitting around cool, calm and collected… The fans boo as they see the Wolfpac on the titan tron…

Shelton Benjamin’s music hits and the fans in the Arco Arena let out a loud boo. Shelton appears on the stage and the fans begin to boo just as loud. Shelton walks cockily down to the ring and starts posing as this just prompts more boos from the fans. Shelton’s posing is interrupted as Charlie Haas’ music hits. Haas charges down to the ring and the fans are going nuts. Haas slides into the ring and Shelton quickly rolls out. The fans in the arena are booing. Haas quickly chases Shelton out of the ring and the fans go nuts. Shelton rolls back into the ring and starts to laugh at Haas. Haas slides back into the ring and Shelton lays into him with boots. Shelton continues to drive his boots into the back of Haas. These two men would wrestle again later in the ring in the Royal Rumble match and the loser of this match would be #1 in the Rumble. Shelton picks up Haas and whips him into the ropes. Haas bounces back and walks into a powerslam from Shelton. The fans in the arena boo. Shelton gets up and gets a cocky look on his face. Haas suddenly rolls up Shelton from behind and it catches him by surprise. 1………2……… Shelton rolls out of the pinfall and the fans boo. Shelton gets up before Haas and clotheslines him back down to the mat. Haas hits the mat hard. Shelton stomps on Haas again. Shelton looks at the fans and starts posing. Shelton starts to stalk Haas as he climbs back to his feet. Haas gets up and turns around. Shelton goes for ALL ABOUT THE BENJAMINS but Haas ducks under it. Shelton turns around and Haas grabs him and hits a snap suplex. Haas keeps the hold locked on and stands back up. Haas whips Shelton into the corner. Haas charges at Shelton and splashes him in the corner. Shelton drops to the mat in the corner. Haas picks him back up and chops away at his chest. The fans are going crazy. Haas picks up Shelton and places him onto the top rope. Haas goes upstairs with him and gives him a huge superplex. The fans in the arena go crazy as Haas covers Shelton. 1…………2………… Benjamin gets his shoulder up. Haas climbs back up and drops an elbow across the shoulder of Shelton. Haas picks up Shelton and whips him into the ropes. Haas bows his head down and looks for a back body drop but Shelton reverses it and dropkicks Haas in the top of the head. Haas stumbles around the ring. Shelton nails Haas with a low blow and the referee never sees it. The fans in the arena are booing wildly. Shelton gets Haas in a small package. 1…………2………… Haas kicks out and the fans cheer. Shelton gets up and waits for Haas again. Shelton once again goes for the ALL ABOUT THE BENJAMINS again but Haas ducks again and catches Shelton from behind. HAAS OF PAIN locked in on Shelton as he slams him to the mat and applies the hold. The fans are going crazy. Shelton refuses to tap out as the referee asks him. Haas tightens the hold as the fans scream louder urging Shelton to tap out. Shelton reaches out and grabs the ropes and the fans boo. Haas lets go of the hold. Haas asks the referee if Benjamin tapped out and the referee say’s no. Shelton gets up and pushes Haas into the referee. Shelton kicks Haas between the legs and the fans boo wildly. The referee turns around and doesn’t see it. Shelton grabs Haas from behind and hits a wicked german suplex. Shelton holds on for the pin. Without seeing Shelton shows his flexibility as he puts his feet on the ropes. Haas is struggling and trying to kick out but he cant as the referee counts. 1…………2…………3! Shelton quickly lets go of the hold and leaves the ring. Shelton looks back in the ring as Haas is climbing back to his feet. The fans are booing Shelton as he leaves with a cocky smile on his face. Charlie Haas is now #1 in the 2004 Royal Rumble, what number will Shelton Benjamin be? Charlie Haas leaves and the fans cheer him on as he walks backstage.

Winner: Shelton Benjamin

OR:96 CR:92 MQ:100

Backstage we see Trish Stratus walking around in her locker room. Trish is in bra and panties when suddenly Molly Holly runs into the dressing room and attacks her from behind. Molly knocks Trish down and begins to stomp on her. Molly rips Trish’s bra off and the world gets a peek at Trish’s breasts… The fans in the arena go crazy. Officials run into the dressing room and grab Molly and take her away as Trish covers herself up…

Tajiri’s music hits and the fans go crazy. The winners of the WWE Lethal Lottery Tournament appear on stage. Tajiri & Ultimo Dragon walk down to the ring and the fans are going wild. Tajiri & Dragon get into the ring as YOU LOOK SOOOOOOOOO GOOD TO ME, hits over the titan tron. The fans in the arena erupt with boos. Billy & Chuck appear on the stage and they have the WWE Tag Team Championship Belts around his waist. Billy & Chuck storm down to the ring and a brawl starts the match off. Chuck & Tajiri continue to brawl but they fall outside of the ring. Dragon knocks Billy off his feet with a snap suplex. Billy hits the mat hard and Dragon runs off the ropes and nails Billy with a running leg drop. Dragon quickly covers Billy and the referee counts. 1…………2……… Billy gets his shoulder up. Tajiri continues to work on Chuck’s legs on the outside and the fans are going nuts. Tajiri nails Chuck with a kick to the gut. Chuck doubles over and Tajiri whips him into the corner post. Billy nails Dragon with a punch to the stomach. Billy goes to run off the ropes and Tajiri pulls him. Billy hits the deck hard and the fans go crazy. Dragon tags out to Tajiri. Tajiri climbs into the ring and whips Billy into the ropes. Tajiri goes for a superkick to Billy but he ducks underneath the move. Billy grabs Tajiri from behind and drags him down to the mat. Billy starts to beat away on Tajiri. Billy gets up and grabs Tajiri and whips him into his corner. Billy tags out to Chuck and then starts to beat on Tajiri in the corner. Chuck hops into the ring and grabs Tajiri. Overhead suplex to Tajiri from Chuck. The fans in the arena are booing wildly. Tajiri starts to get back to his feet and he turns into a take down from Chuck. Chuck starts to beat on Tajiri. Chuck gets up and runs over and smashes Dragon off of the apron. The fans are booing wildly. Tajiri gets up and is groggy. The fans are booing as Chuck picks him up onto his shoulders. Billy starts to go upstairs. Dragon slides back into the ring and runs over and jumps to the top rope and nails Billy with a Dragon-canrana. The fans in the arena are going wild. Suddenly Tajiri rolls off of Chuck and surprises him with a Kick Of Death! Chuck hits the mat. Tajiri quickly covers Chuck and the fans are going nuts. Dragon applies the Dragon Sleeper on Billy. The fans are going wild. The referee makes the count as Tajiri covers Chuck. 1……………2……………3! As the referee hits the mat for the third time, Billy taps out to the Dragon Sleeper. We have new WWE Tag Team Champions. The fans in the arena are going wild. Tajiri & Dragon get handed the belts and the fans cheer. Billy & Chuck leave with disgusted looks on their faces as Dragon & Tajiri celebrate their Tag Team Championship victory with the fans.

Winners & NEW WWE Tag Team Champions: Ultimo Dragon & Tajiri

OR:92 CR:84 MQ:100

Backstage Rico is shown standing in his locker room and the fans go crazy. Rico has a huge grin over his face as he looks at something across the room. The camera pans over to see what Rico is smiling about. There’s a huge framed photo of Spike Dudley hanging from his wall and the fans starting laughing and cheering. Rico walks up to the photo and kisses it and walks out of his dressing room and the fans are going wild…

The lights in the arena go out and the fans boo. The lights start to flicker on and off going from black to green. The fans are booing louder as they see Steven Gerrard’s eyes flashing a blue & red as he and Raven appear on the stage. Both men walk down to the ring and the fans are booing wildly. DEADMAN WALKING! The Undertaker’s music hits and the fans go crazy. The Undertaker gets a huge pop as he appears on the stage on his bike. Taker rides down to the ring and gets into the ring. Undertaker begins posing for the fans and they are going wild. Rhyno’s music erupts from the titan tron and the fans go wild. Rhyno comes running down to the ring and he has a sinister smile on his face. Rhyno gets into the ring and the fans are going wild. Rhyno leaves the ring and goes onto the apron whilst The Undertaker & Raven start the match off. Raven goes to tie up with Taker but Taker busts him in the face with a huge right hand. Raven hits the deck hard and starts holding his nose. Taker picks Raven up by the hair and knocks him back down to the mat with a huge right hand. Taker picks up Raven and whips him into the ropes. Raven bounces back and Taker knocks him back down to the mat with a huge clothesline. Raven gets up to his feet quickly and turns into Taker who knocks him out with a big boot to the face. The fans are going crazy. Raven gets up and Taker whips him into the ropes. Steven Gerrard made a blind tag and as Raven bounced back Taker gave him a huge powerslam. Gerrard sneaks into the ring whilst the referee is checking on Raven. Gerrard nails Taker with a low blow from behind. Rhyno tries his hardest to get into the ring but the referee is dragging him back. Whilst the referee is distracted Gerrard nails a fallen Taker with a head butt to the groin. Taker is down and rolling around on the mat in pain. Gerrard’s expression never changes as his eyes are a bright head. Gerrard gets on the mat and starts choking Taker. The referee administers a five count and Gerrard gets off Taker. Gerrard stands back up and starts stalking Taker. Taker climbs back to his feet and the fans are booing as he turns around. Gerrard grabs Taker but Taker pushes Gerrard away. Gerrard makes the tag to Raven. Raven runs into the ring and Taker grabs him around the neck. Chokeslam! Undertaker nails Raven with the Chokeslam. Undertaker covers Raven and the referee begins to make the count. 1…………2…………… Gerrard comes off the top rope with a flying elbow drop across the back of Taker’s head. Taker rolls over and Raven covers him. 1…………2………… Taker gets his shoulder up. Raven and Taker slowly climb back to their feet and Raven pounces. Raven goes for the Evenflow DDT! Taker reverses it and pushes Raven away. Raven bounces back and Taker grabs him and places him on his shoulders. Undertaker goes for the Tombstone. TOMBSTONE! Undertaker hits Raven with a Tombstone. Rhyno slides into the ring. Undertaker tells him to get out he has it under control. Undertaker turns around. Raven tags out to Gerrard. Gerrard gets into the ring and points at Rhyno. Taker turns around and WHAM! GORE! Rhyno just Gored The Undertaker and the fans begin to boo wildly. Rhyno helps Raven up and then helps him backstage. The fans are booing wildly. Gerrard is left alone in the ring and Taker begins to get back to his feet whilst clutching at his ribs. Taker stands up and turns around and Gerrard kicks him in the gut. Gerrard grabs Taker and picks him up. HYBRID DROPZONE! The fans are booing wildly as Gerrard’s eyes turn from red to blue. Gerrard covers the Undertaker, who is out cold. 1……………2……………3! Steven Gerrard just pinned The Undertaker. The fans in the arena are booing wildly. Steven Gerrard climbs back to his feet and leaves the ring without a sound. The fans boo him as he walks into the backstage area. The Undertaker is out cold in the ring as the EMTs rush down to check on him. Rhyno just turned his back on The Undertaker and joined The Hybrid as he helped Steven Gerrard pin The Undertaker.

Winners: Steven Gerrard & Raven

OR:83 CR:85 MQ:81

Matt Hardy is shown in his locker room backstage… There is a knock on the door and Matt goes to answer it…There is no one at the door though… Matt looks down and there is a note on the ground… Matt Hardy picks it up and all that is written on the note is “WRONG”! Matt Hardy looks confused… Suddenly the phone in his room rings… Matt picks it up…

Matt Hardy: Hello… Lita?… Whats the matter?… Who’s in the house?… What do you mean your in trouble?… I’ll be there straight away… OK, I will go in the Rumble first and then come home!… Love You Too… Bye

Matt Hardy slams the phone down and the fans are booing as Matt Hardy has a pissed off look on his face…

Batista comes out on the stage and the fans begin to boo wildly. Batista’s music is blasting to the fans and they just continue to hate him. Batista gets into the ring and the fans boo more. Stand Back… The lights go out and when they come back on The Hurricane is on the top rope and he leaps off and takes Batista down with a flying cross body. Hurricane pounds on Batista and takes the Intercontinental Championship Belt off from around his waist. The fans are going crazy. Hurricane gets up and waits as Batista climbs back to his feet. Batista stands up and Hurricane nails him with a dropkick. Batista flops back into the corner and the fans go crazy. Hurricane runs and squashes Batista in the corner with a huge splash. Hurricane’s fans are going wild. Hurricane runs and grabs Batista and hits him with a monkey flip. The fans are going nuts. Hurricane covers Batista. 1……………2………… Batista gets his shoulder up. Hurricane stands back up and watches as Batista gets back up. Hurricane grabs Batista and goes to whip him into the ropes but Batista holds onto Hurricane and pulls him back towards himself. Batista nails Hurricane with a wicked clothesline. Hurricane hits the mat hard and the fans boo. Batista picks up Hurricane and throws him into the corner. Batista charges at Hurricane but Hurricane moves and Batista hits the corner hard. Hurricane grabs Batista and goes for the tornado DDT but Batista throws Hurricane across the ring. Hurricane hits hard. Batista picks up Hurricane and nails him with a knee to the gut. Batista grabs Hurricane and nails him with a Spine Buster. Batista gets up and poses and the fans boo wildly. Batista covers Hurricane and the referee makes the count. 1……………2…………… Hurricane kicks out. Batista gets up and can’t believe it. Batista starts to argue with the referee. Hurricane slowly gets back to his feet. Hurricane grabs Batista off the referee and gets him in position. Hurricane goes for the EYE OF THE HURRICANE. Batista reverses it and kicks Hurricane in the gut. Batista sets up Hurricane and the fans boo loudly. SIT-OUT POWERBOMB! Batista hits The Hurricane with the Sit-Out Powerbomb and the fans continue to boo. Batista covers Hurricane and the fans are booing wildly as the referee makes the count. 1……………2………………3! Batista has done it. Batista is the new WWE Intercontinental Champion much to the chagrin of the fans. The referee goes to give the belt to Batista and Batista snatches it away and pushes the referee. The fans are booing wildly… Suddenly the lights in the arena go out and the lights begin to flicker a greenly colour. TIME TO PLAY THE GAME! Triple H’s music hits and the fans go crazy! The lights go back on and the fans cheer. Batista has a worried look on his face. Triple H never appears though and the fans boo. Batista leaves with the WWE Intercontinental Championship around his waist.

Winner & NEW WWE Intercontinental Champion: Batista

OR:90 CR:86 MQ:94

Heath Cameron is shown in a locker room backstage when suddenly Emad Yehia bursts in…

Emad Yehia: What do you want?

Heath Cameron: Well apart from the fact that I don’t like you… You smell funky man… You had a shower lately?

Emad Yehia:…

Heath Cameron: No Wait… don’t answer that… I wanted to inform you of something but the way your smelling, it’s going to have to wait until this Thursday night on Smackdown! cause its got something to do with Smackdown! and the WWE United States Heavyweight Championship… damn man that is one funky aroma…

Emad Yehia: Shut Up!

Emad slaps Heath Cameron and walks away with a pissed off look on his face. Heath Cameron begins to grin as he watches Emad walk away and the fans are going wild…