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April 07, 2002 Moki Roberts Dark matches: Danny Doring/Roadkill d. D'lo Brown/Mark Henry via superkick by Doring BBB d. Rikishi via top rope headbutt Kid Romeo d. Alex Wright via moonsault KroniK d. Scotty/Albert via double spinebuster/slam Haku d. Road Dogg via Tongan Death Grip Test d. Maven via roll of the dice -------------------- The pyros go off and as usual Styles welcomes us to the show and says we have one hell of a show tonight and just on that note Taker's music hits and he comes down to the ring and he seems pretty pissed off. Heenan adds that he's glad he's here and not there. Taker grabs a mic and says that Piper had to go that extra mile and stick his nose in his business. You think cause you cost me a match, used your authority you're some kind of bad ass. Well Piper, here's a reality check for your dumbass, you're not. The fact of the matter is that you just made it worse, and tonight I'll get my revenge. You don't do that to the Dead Man without retribution. The bagpipes hit and Piper comes out. They go face to face but don't trade blows. Piper says that he had to right the wrong, and that was putting his hands on him. I don't take anyone's shit, not even yours. I had to do what I had to do. Taker says that isn't important, I want your ass in the ring tonight. Piper says he'd usually oblige, but he has Commissioner duties and doesn't wrestle. However, if you want to wrestle so bad, you have a match tonight. It'll be you and Mr. Perfect taking on Hulk Hogan and....Stone Cold Steve Austin. The crowd erupts. Taker says that's good, cause he'll take them both to school and back. Piper laughs, and says just to make things fair, he'll ref the match. Taker yells at Piper, but then has a grin on his face, and leaves the ring. -5 minutes- Norman Smiley is walking backstage. He sees Brutus Beefcake, Mr. Fuji and Dusty Rhodes talking. He makes fun of Beefcake's clothes, hair and says he could easily beat him and then does the big wiggle. Beefcake laughs and challenges him to a hardcore match. He promises that you still can't beat the blade..-2 minutes- Commercial Styles welcomes us back to the show and Gertner says that Piper never knows when to quit. He's just slowly handing Taker his ass. Heenan says never mind that, the enthralling Beefcake/Smiley match is next and Styles wonders how Beefcake will adjust to a hardcore match setting. Smiley is heading to the ring now, taunting the fans and doing the big wiggle. He goes under the ring and grabs a chair, fire extinguisher and trash can lids. Beefcake comes out to a decent reaction and Smiley charges him and attempts some right hands but are blocked and Beefcake retaliates with some of his own. He whips him into the ropes and executes a high knee. He hits a couple elbows before working applying an armbar. Smiley fights it off, elbows him and hits an uppercut. He picks up a lid and nails Beefcake with it, for a 2 count. Smiley sends Beefcake to the corner and runs at him with a chair but Beefcake gets a foot up and Smiley goes down. Beefcake sprays Smiley with the extinguisher and Smiley is dazed, Beefcake sends him to the ropes and applies the sleeper, and Smiley is out. After the match Muta comes from the crowd and sprays Beefcake with the Green Mist, and then lifts him up and hits a screwdriver. -4 minutes- Heenan says that served Beefcake right for challenging Smiley and laughs at Beefcake knocked out. Styles says that screwdriver was just wicked and Gertner says he should spray White Mist. Styles calls him a sick bastard and we're back to the action, as Styles announces the next match is a returning Sid taking on Val Venis. Venis is out first, and says he won't make a lucky lady's dreams come true cuz he has to deal with a giant bastard like Sid. Sid comes out, proclaiming his masterness and ruling of the world. Venis charges and the bell is sounded. He pounds away on him and Sid no sells it and laughs. They lock up and Venis rakes the eyes, and hits some punches, kicks him in the stomach and hits the ropes to attempt a kneelift. Sid evades it and nails a clothesline. Sid picks him up, hammers away and whips Venis to the ropes and hits a back body drop. He plays the crowd, and they pop. Sid goes for the powerbomb early but Venis counters and sends Sid over his head. Venis stomps madly at him, and hits a kneedrop. He chokes him but the ref breaks it up. Venis argues with the ref before going back to work on Sid. He then whips him to the ropes and hits his double knee move. He scoop slams Sid and goes for the Money Shot. Sid recovers though and throws him off. Clothesline, followed by another one. He picks him up and hits a side slam. 2 count. Sid whips Venis into the ropes and nails a big boot. He goes for a chokeslam but Venis lowblows him and attempts a fisherman's suplex but Sid blocks it, knees him and executes the powerbomb for the win. -5 minutes- Commercial Backstage now is Jake Roberts. Lilian Garcia asks him if Stasiak is the guy he's been talking about. Jake laughs and says that you just never know. To get places he says you have to keep low, strike when it's less expected and never let down your guard. That's why the Snake is so dangerous. Tonight, Stasiak you're just the rat that gets eaten by the Snake and he still tends to finish some business and most of all, trust me. -2 minutes- Gertner thinks that snakes aren't dangerous and Styles says he'll be sure to tell Jake that, and Gertner calls Styles a greasy haired geekbreath. Heenan says that's an insult to all the greasy haired geekbreaths out there. Styles tells them to get their lips off each other's asses and focus on calling the next match, which is Nova vs La Parka. Nova gets a quick start with some kicks followed by a leg sweep. Nova follows it up with a flip splash for a 2 count. Nova whips him into the ropes and attempts a headscissor but La Parka blocks it and hits a front face slam. He whips Nova into the corner and does a climb up kick to the head. He props him up on the top turnbuckle and lands a superplex. He does his little dance to a mixed crowd reaction. He goes to hit a spin kick but Nova ducks and hits a swinging neckbreaker. He goes to the tope and hits a missile dropkick for a 2 count. Nova then goes for an inverted DDT but La Parka fights it off and executes a bodyslam, followed a big elbow drop. He goes to the top and attempts a crossbody but the momentum carrys La Parka over for a long 2 count. Styles says that this match won't end with the way these guys are going at it. La Parka hits a snap suplex and then applies a chin lock. Nova seems to be down and out but the crowd gets behind him and slowly fights it off, they're both up and Nova hits some elbows, and hits a spinning heel kick. Nova trys for the inverted DDT but before he tries to apply it La Parka rakes the eyes and hits a hurricarana but doesn't put him away. La Parka is pissed off and goes to the outside for a chair but the ref pulls it away and Nova kicks La Parka and lands a tornado DDT for the win. After the match Stevie Richards is seen by the entrance staring Nova down. -9 minutes- Backstage with Christian now. He says that there's no one in WCW who can challenge him for his IC title, no one is worthy of it. He says since he's such a fighting and role model champion, he's issuing an open challenge for any reekazoid to wrestle him for his IC title. Just before he leaves, Sonny Onoo walks up and says he has a challenger for him. Christian laughs and says that you can't challenge him, you're a loser like all the rest of these fans. Onoo laughs and says that his challenger is right behind him actually, and when Christian turns around, Ernest Miller nails him with a Feliner and Miller says that he's the greatest, and someone better call his momma because tonight he's going to whoop somebody, and take his title. Ernest and Onoo do a little dancing afterwards while Christian is still down. -2 minutes- Commercial Heenan says that Miller has to wrestle as good as he dances tonight. Gertner says that he has a snowball's chance in hell then. Styles ignores them both and some footage of last week's show where David Flair cost Lex Luger his match against Val Venis and Luger demanded a match with him, but oddly Piper booked him against Goldust tonight. As that's said Goldust makes his way down to the ring which prompts a nonchalant gay joke by Gertner. David Flair comes out, and by his side is none other than Ted Dibiase. Before the match Dibiase cuts a short promo saying that he's David's mentor and will aid him in getting to the top. Goldust and Flair lock up and Goldust overpowers Flair and sends him down. He does his usual taunt and Flair is back up. Goldust winds his arm up and gives a couple elbows. Goldust sends him to the ropes and hits an armdrag. Lands a fistdrop for a 2 count. Flair rolls out of the ring and talks with Dibiase, and he's back in. Flair ducks a clothesline attempt and hits some right hands and runs to the ropes but Goldust gives him a big elbow to the head. He whips Flair into the ropes and executes his buttdrop takedown for a 2 count. He sets Flair up for the Shattered Dreams but Dibiase stops it. Goldust goes after Dibiase but Flair catches him with a dropkick sending him out of the ring. Flair whips Goldust into the stairs. He rams him into the ringpost before sending him back in. Long 2 count. He goes to apply the Figure Four but Luger runs out and takes out Dibiase. Flair baseball slides Luger into the railing but Goldust grabs him and puts him into the curtain call for the win. Luger puts Flair in the Torture Rack afterwards but Dibiase tries in vain to save him but Goldust/Luger are too much. -4 minutes- Shawn Stasiak comes out to the ring and takes the mic and says that he shouldn't be wrestling Jake tonight and Jake's music hits and a loud pop for Jake. He has the bag with him and slides into the ring. Stasiak stomps on him as the bell rings. He hits some right hands, and an uppercut which sends Jake retreating. They lock up but Jake this time works on Stasiak's arm a bit. He whips him to the ropes and lands a back body drop. Stasiak fights back with some forearm shots but is picked up and slammed. He executes a short arm clothesline, then to the crowd's delight signals for a DDT. Stasiak though blocks the attempt and hits a suplex. He then hits the ropes and does a knee lift. Jake is dazed, and Stasiak whips him into the corner but trips while running to it and Jake stalks him while he gets up, lands an inverted atomic drop and Stasiak staggers right back to Jake and hits the DDT for the victory. In usual Jake fashion, he throws Damian onto Stasiak and he's rolling around in funny fear and Jake laughs at him, then pulls Damian off. He grabs a mic and says that in due time, the business will be finished. -6 minutes- Mean Gene is with Macho Man and Kane. He asks if they've prepared for their match and Savage asks who they're facing again. Gene says the Hardys and Savage laughs and says it's more like the Hardlys. Cause you see last week we proved that we're the best tag team here, and even Piper cheap shotting us with the chair won't put us down. Tonight they'll make an example of them. Gene asks why Kane sided with his brother once again. He says he got nowhere being the gentle do good giant, he wants notoriety and to be known as a force. He'll kick ass, no matter whose it is. Macho Man says a loud 'DIG IT' and Mean Gene is looking up at Kane. -2 minutes- Commercial Footage from last week is shown where Kanyon beat Test with the help of Rikishi. Kanyon is watching on a monitor backstage and says it was a sweet victory, although Rikishi wasn't needed. Stevie Richards walks up and says Kanyon is pretty confident of himself. Footage of Big Show being beat on by Saturn/Richards and he says that's what happens when you're over-confident. Kanyon scoffs at them and says that he'd take them both on and kick their asses. Richards obliges but Saturn says he wants to go it alone. After a little debating, Richards agrees and they walk out. -2 minutes- Styles says Kanyon has some guts challenging Saturn/Richards but Saturn thinks he can handle it, we'll see. Next is the IC title match. Ernest Miller dances to the ring, then Christian with his fancy entrance. Miller goes after Christian but he gets out of the ring and Miller makes chase. Christian gets back in and as Miller does, he does a legdrop on the back of his head for a 1 count. He stomps on Miller, and chokes him with his foot. The ref breaks it up though and Miller retreats to the corner. They lock up and Miller applies a headlock, and some pressure. Christian sends him to the ropes but Miller knocks him down with the shoulder. Christian charges Miller but his punches are blocked and Miller lands some of his own, and hits a few kicks reeling Christian, Miller then goes to the ropes and executes a flying clothesline. He applies a leg lock, but Christian is holding on. They both then get up, and Christian nails an insignuri. He hits some elbow drops before applying a sitting armbar. Miller is in pain but won't give up. Christian sends Miller to the ropes and hits a spinning heel kick for a 2 count. Christian goes up top and his axhandle is blocked and Miller hits an overhead suplex. He hits a legdrop for a 2 count. He sends Christian to the corner and nails some pretty stiff chops. Miller with an armdrag. Christian pokes his eye and begins the attack. Elbows to the back and dropkicks his feet from under him. Christian with a snapmare and applies yet another rest hold, a chin lock. The crowd gets behind Miller and he slowly rises up, elbows him away and heads to the ropes but Christian just grabs him and executes a reverse DDT for a long 2 count. He hits a neckbreaker, still a 2 count. He, like La Parka did goes for a chair. Onoo gets on the ring apron but Christian nails him and he's out. Miller grabs the chair from Christian and throws it in the ring. He hits a suplex, and calls for the Feliner. AJ Styles comes from the back and distracts the ref, and Miller knocks him off the ring apron. Christian grabs the chair and goes to nail him but Miller ducks and dropkicks him into the chair, and as the ref counts Styles pulls him out of the ring. Miller knocks out Styles with a Feliner and rolls back into the ring. Miller then again goes for the Feliner but Christian ducks it and hits the Impaler for the win. -7 minutes- Commercial APA is in the APA office playing cards and drinking beer. Raven and Tommy Dreamer walk right in and sit down and grab a couple beers. Faarooq asks what the hell they're doing and Raven says he's they're not here to cause trouble, just 'chill'. Bradshaw says that they're busy and don't have time with for their crap, and if they don't get out now they might have to kick their asses right then and there. Dreamer asks if that's a challenge and Faarooq says 'DAMN' right it's a challenge. Raven/Dreamer then leave to go to the ring. -2 minutes- We're back in the ring now, and Raven/Dreamer are out and Raven gets on the mic and says that APA will pay for their insolence and then APA makes their way out. Bradshaw and Dreamer start. Bradshaw locks up and hammers him down. He picks him up and hits a fallaway slam for a 2 count. He tags in Faarooq and nails Dreamer with some headbutts. Dreamer retreats and Raven is tagged in. They lock up and Raven does a collar and elbow tie up. Raven knees Faarooq repeatedly in the chest and hits a bulldog for a 2 count. Raven runs at him but Faarooq executes a powerslam. Both are down now and scrambling to their respective corners. Dreamer is tagged in first but Bradshaw is tagged and knocks him down with a shoulder block. He nails Raven with another as well. He runs to the ropes and hits a big elbow drop. He knocks Dreamer down with a big boot. He signals for the clothesline from hell but Raven drop toe holds him face first into the mat. Faarooq goes after Raven to the outside while Dreamer works on Bradshaw. Stomps, and a kick to the groin. He picks him up and nails a forearm shot to the head. He goes for the Dreamer Driver but Bradshaw counters and throws him across the ring. Dreamer gets up and Bradshaw nails the clothesline from hell but the ref is with Faarooq which allows Raven to get a chair and nail Bradshaw with it. Dreamer recovers, hits the Dreamer Driver and wins it. After the match Faarooq comes in and nails Dreamer but Raven nails him with the Evenflow. -6 minutes- Commercial Saturn vs Kanyon is next. Gertner adds the APA couldn't even protect their own asses. Heenan jumps right on in and adds in that he'd count on El Dandy and Mike Sharpe protecting him before the APA. Styles said that he's a damn weasel and to shut up and focus on the next match. Kanyon is out first and Saturn charges the ring and the bell is sounded. Kanyon kicks Saturn and hits some right hands and then a hiptoss, followed by another. He applies a headlock, and Saturn sends him to the ropes but is knocked down. Kanyon's foot is grabbed by Richards which allows Saturn to hit a spin kick for a 2 count. Saturn then fits a falling neckbreaker followed by a headscissors takedown. He goes up top and hits a guillotine legdrop. Still doesn't put him away. Saturn talks with Richards and goes to hit a clothesline but Kanyon ducks and clotheslines him down. He hits a pancake on Saturn then a boston crab. Saturn doesn't give though and Richards is starting to lose it. He goes on the ring apron but Kanyon knocks him off. Saturn is back up and hits a crossbody for a 2 count. Saturn attempts the moss covered three handled family credenza but Kanyon reverses it and hits the Flatliner. Richards stalls the ref but Nova runs out and breaks it up. He signals for him and Kanyon to attack but Nova hits Kanyon with a kick to the head and throws him in. Saturn applies the rings of Saturn and Kanyon taps. After the match all 3 beat on Kanyon but the Big Show runs out and tosses Nova over the top, kicks Saturn down and headbutts Richards. Saturn trys to superkick him but Show grabs his leg, spins him around and Chokeslams him. Richards hits a Stevie Kick but Show doesn't go down. He tries another, but Show brushes his foot away and chokeslams him as well. He helps Kanyon to the back. -7 minutes- Lilian Garcia is with Steve Austin. She asks him what he thinks of tagging with Hogan and he says it doesn't matter who he's facing or who he's with, he's going to whoop a can of whoop ass. As for tonight, Taker can talk all he wants about getting revenge, unh ah. Not while Stone Cold is in the ring. Mr. Perfect, you can slap your gum, throw your towel around and say how Perfect you are, but that doesn't make a damn to Stone Cold. You and Taker will go down tonight. Now...as for Hogan. I don't have a problem with you son but if you get in my way, or try to outshine me you'll get it like Taker and Perfect will. I won't hesitate, not for a damn second, and that's all I got to say about that. -3 minutes- Mean Gene is with Hogan now. Before they even start Perfect walks in and says it doesn't matter what Hogan has to say. Tonight he'll show him he's absolutely perfect. Hogan says well brother you can assure yourself all you want but the fact is Hulkamania will run wild tonight and Stone Cold will whoop ass, and he asks Perfect the Question. Whatcha gonna do Perfect, whatcha gonna do when Stone Cold and Hulk Hogan run wild on you...-2 minutes- Commercial The next match immediately starts, with the Hardys coming out first. Macho Man and Kane have seperate entrances. Jeff and Savage start and Savage immediately gains advantage with a headlock takedown. He lands an armdrag followed by him winding his arm and hitting some elbows to his back. He tags in Kane who kicks him in the ribs. He gives Jeff a sidewalk slam for a 2 count. He then goes for the top rope clothesline but Jeff evades and tags in Matt. He's on fire, knocking down Savage and going to work on Kane. Matt dropkicks Kane out of the ring. Savage and Jeff are fighting outside, and Savage sends him into the barricade and over. The action gets back in the ring though and Savage and Matt are in now. Matt slams Savage and does his 2nd rope legdrop for a count. He then sets him up for a twist of fate but it's reverse into a backdrop suplex. Savage then tags in Kane. He hammers away at Matt, before sending him to the ropes and hitting a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker. Jeff breaks the count up and Savage is back in and now all 4 men are fighting. Savage misses a clothesline attempt and Savage is outside. Jeff hits a corkscrew to the outside on Savage. Matt hits a neckbreaker for a 2 count. Kane sits up. Matt trys a missile dropkick but Kane brushes him away. Kane then hits his top rope clothesline. He signals for a tombstone but Jeff manages to roll back in time and pull Matt out of it. Kane turns around and boots Jeff down. Matt kicks Kane and hits the twist of fate, but Kane kicks out. Savage gets a chair and hits Matt while Kane distracts the ref. He goes to hit Jeff too but he dropkicks the chair in his face and Kane runs after him but he pulls the ropes down sending Kane outside. He goes to the top and swanton bombs Savage for the upset victory. -5 minutes- Styles says the time has come for the main event. Heenan thinks that Hogan/Austin won't co-exist. Gertner says he just wants to see Hogan get his ass handed to him. After all 4 men enter, the bagpipes hit and Piper comes out to be the special referee. Hogan and Perfect start. They lock up, but in usual Hulk fashion he overpowers and Perfect is knocked on his ass. Hulk flexes to the crowd's delight. Perfect is up, and they lock up again. This time Perfect has Hogan's arm, wrenches it but again Hogan overpowers and sends him down. Austin keeps saying What to get the crowd going. Again, a lock up. Perfect rakes the eyes and punches away on Hogan. He whips him into the corner and nails some stiff chops. He hits a suplex for a 2 count. He then tags in Taker which prompts a chorus of boos. He stomps away at Hogan before rubbing his arm across his face. Piper breaks it up and Taker and Piper are yelling at each other. Taker goes back to work on Hogan, hitting a side slam. He then goes for the big elbowdrop but Hogan moves and he's back. Right hands, followed by a clothesline. He calls Taker back up and kicks him, and hits an axhandle to the back. He tags in Austin and he goes wild with a fury of punches. He whips Taker to the ropes and hits a Lou Thesz press, followed by his patented Austin elbow for a 2 count. He sends Taker to the ropes and goes for a back body drop but Taker stops, and kicks Austin in the head, sending him down. He then chokes him but again Piper breaks it up. Taker shoves him away and tags in Perfect. More stiff chops by Perfect. He hits a belly to belly suplex for a 2 count. He tries another suplex, but Austin blocks it and hits one of his own. He lands a german suplex then a 2nd rope elbowdrop for another near fall. Hogan asks for a tag and Austin reluctantly accepts. Hogan kicks away at Perfect. He applies an abdominal stretch but Taker breaks it up. Now all 4 men are in and Piper is trying to get the 2 legal men in. Taker and Hogan are fighting and Hogan accidentally knocks Piper out of the ring. Taker gives Hogan a spinebuster and a legdrop. He asks Piper to count but sees he's out of the ring. Austin with more fury of punches and they spill outside of the ring. Hogan and Perfect now. Perfect goes for a clothesline but that doesn't reel Hogan. Hogan hulks up and Perfect's attacked are blocked. Hogan hits an atomic drop and sends Perfect to the ropes and hits the big boot. He then hits the Legdrop but no one there to count still. Hogan goes to the outside and Piper is still dazed. Then from out of nowhere HHH runs in, kicks Hogan and delivers the Pedigree and puts Perfect on top. Piper regains his composure and counts 1..2..3 and Taker/Perfect win. HHH is standing outside the ring with a smile on his face and he and Taker stare down before the logo is flashed and the screen fades to black. -10 minutes- | ||
