Las Vegas, Nevada
April 3, 2006
A LARGE CRAPS TABLE IS SHOWN WITH SEVERAL PEOPLE STANDING AROUND IT INSIDE A CASINO. THE CAMERA PICKS UP A PAIR OF DICE THAT HAVE JUST BEEN ROLLED AND THEY LAND ON A 7. THE REST OF THE PLAYERS LET OUT A FRUSTRATED SIGH. NEXT, THE DICE LAND ON 11 WHEN ONE OF THE PLAYERS, AN ELDERLY MAN, SPEAKS UP.
Man: "This is ridiculous..... that's six in a row".
MOMENTS LATER, THE DICE AGAIN LAND ON A 7 AND A SET OF HANDS RAKES IN THE STACK OF CHIPS. THE CAMERA THEN SHOWS THE PLAYER TO BE THE BURGER KING GUY WHO IS OF COURSE SMILING.
HE THEN ROLLS THE DICE AGAIN. ONE OF THEM LANDS ON THE WRESTLEMANIA LOGO, THE OTHER ON A NUMBER 7.
Audio voiceover: "And now, TWF Entertainment and Burger King present........
THE OLD CAESAR's PALACE ARENA IS THEN SHOWN FULL OF FANS WHO ARE SEATED IN THE OLD STADIUM SEATS, SIMILAR TO ROMAN TIMES. JIM ROSS AND JERRY LAWLER ARE SHOWN FROM THEIR RINGSIDE BROADCAST SPOT.
Jim Ross: "We welcome you to TWF WrestleMania seven in Las Vegas in a city and arena that I hold near to my heart and this place feels like it's ready to erupt King".
Jerry Lawler: "Well of course it does J.R., what would you expect from WrestleMania"?!
J.R.: "There will be thirteen huge matches shown before you in that ring tonight as for the third time in WrestleMania history, we are outdoors for this event. But for that, we're gonna need help calling the action and lucky for us, we couldn't ask for better tag team partners than Michael Cole and Jesse Ventura".
COLE AND VENTURA ARE SHOWN SEATED JUST TO THE LEFT OF THE RAMPAGE BROADCAST TABLE.
Michael Cole: "Thanks J.R. and we are so happy to be here to take part in what is no doubt going to be the biggest WrestleMania to date, can you believe this partner"?
Jesse Ventura: "I knew Vegas was gonna be ready for this but these people have gone all out Cole".
"WOOOOO" IS HEARD AND THE CROWD "WOOOOS" BACK AS RIC FLAIR COMES OUT TO A TREMENDOUS STANDING OVATION.
Cole: "And what a way to kick off tonight's festivities! The Nature Boy is opening WrestleMania"!
Ventura: "And this will get my juices flowing quickly because I have been looking very forward to watching this match".
Cole: "For the last several weeks, Muhammad Hassan has tried to make a name for himself at the expense of Ric Flair who is obviously one of the most recognizable guys to ever lace a pair of boots but tonight, I think all Hassan is gonna get is a lesson in respect"!
Ventura: "Something he's needed since the second he set foot in the TWF".
THE ARABIC CHANT LEADING INTO MUHAMMAD HASSAN's MUSIC WAS HEARD AND HE STEPPED OUT WEARING HIS HEADDRESS ALONG WITH DAIVARI WHO WAS IN A SUIT AND TIE. THE SECOND THEY STEPPED OUT, THE CROWD SHOWED EXACTLY HOW LOUD THEY COULD GET WITH THEIR BOOS.
Cole: "Easily one of the most hated men in the history of the TWF and this crowd is verification of that"!
Ventura: "And he deserves every second of it! I've never met a more ungrateful, disrespectful person in my entire life and although I'm supposed to stay unbiased out here, I wanna see Hassan get his ass kicked tonight"!
Cole: "This will be the first WrestleMania match for Hassan but odd as it may sound, it's the first for Flair as well".
Muhammad Hassan: "The reaction I just got is indicative of what I have to deal with in this country day in and day out! What have I done to you people? Do any of you know me personally?! So why do you insist on.........
JUST THEN, HASSAN IS LOWBLOWED FROM BEHIND BY FLAIR WHICH WAS LEGAL BECAUSE THE BELL HADN'T SOUNDED.
Cole: "Oh look at Flair! You're dealing with the dirtiest player in the game tonight Hassan"!
Muhammad Hassan w/ Daivari vs. Ric Flair Daivari tried to retaliate but referee Mickey Henson stepped in his way and forced him out of the ring. While this was going on, Flair got in another low blow and went for the cover as the bell sounded to officially start the match. Henson got down and made a long two count before Hassan was up. Flair pulled him to his feet and pushed him to the corner before blasting his bare chest with 3 knifedge chops. Hassan fell to a seated position in the corner as Flair did his trademark strut and the crowd was loving every minute of it. From there, Flair went for an irish whip to the corner but Hassan reversed it only to run right into a back elbow. Flair then tried to get him up for a shinbreaker but Hassan pounded on him in the back of the head and neck area and then clotheslined Flair out of the ring. Hassan pulled Henson away as Daivari got in some kicks to the midsection. Hassan then went outside the ring along with Flair and began using it to his advantage. After whipping Flair right into the steel ring post, Hassan slid back in to break the count before going right back outside. But Flair was waiting with a kick to the stomach before trying for a piledriver. Hassan however countered into a backdrop and Flair landed hard on the mat covering the concrete floor. From there, Hassan took him and rammed him face first into the Rampage broadcast table before taking him and rolling him back into the ring. Hassan had the Nature Boy in a lot of trouble and the fact that he was more than half his age seemed to be weighing heavily in his favor as Flair really struggled to stay on his feet. After a reverse neckbreaker drop, Hassan said it was time to end it and he went for his modified STO. But by holding the top ring rope, Flair blocked it. Flair then came back with right and left jabs before dropping Hassan with a knifedge. But rather than focusing on his opponent in the ring, Flair slid outside and smacked Daivari with a hard right hand. Back in the ring, Flair sized Hassan up for a chop block and he hit it. But Hassan was able to block the figure four by holding the bottom rope. Flair tried to pull him off of it but to no avail. Finally, he pulled him up tried to whip him to the corner but Hassan reversed it with such authority that Flair was upended in the corner and landed on the ring apron. But when Hassan tried to follow up, Flair buried a shoulder into his gut and grabbed him for a suplex. The crowd didn't think he could do it but Flair brought Hassan out of the ring with a suplex! From there, he came off the apron with a flying chop on Daivari. Flair picked Hassan up and rolled him back into the ring but as he tried to get back in himself, Hassan drilled him with a running knee to the head. He then brought Flair back through the middle and bottom ropes with an impaler like DDT. Both men were down after the nasty move but Flair started to get up first. Hassan got up and had the attention of Henson when Daivari, using a straight upward motion, kicked Flair right in the face! Hassan then pulled Flair towards him and the Nature Boy seemed like dead weight. Hassan then locked in the crippling Camel Clutch and Henson got no response from Flair when he asked if he was done and because of that, he had to call for the bell and give the match to Hassan. Match Time: 9:06 Ventura: "No way! He didn't give up"! Cole: "Ric Flair has been knocked absolutely out cold folks and I can't believe the scene we are watching in the ring. Muhammad Hassan has just defeated Ric Flair". HASSAN's MUSIC HIT AND HE AND DAIVARI LEFT TO SOME SERIOUS HEAT. AT THE TOP OF THE RAMP, HASSAN LIFTED HIS HANDS UP AS IF IN PRAYER. Ventura: "Ahhh! This WrestleMania's already off to a bad start". BACKSTAGE AREA......... IN THE BACK, CAMERAS SHOW BRET HART WITH THE TRAINER. Trainer: "Come on Bret, it's not a good idea". Bret Hart: "Do you remember what I said when I came back? I said I would have to die in the ring for me to stop doing this. There's no way I'm not going out there to face Kurt Angle, no way". HART GETS UP AND WALKS AWAY AND THE TRAINER JUST SHAKES HIS HEAD AS THE SHOT GOES BACK TO THE RING. Howard Finkel: "The following contest is the six man ladder match for the King of Cable title"! THE FANS LOUDLY CHEER WHICH LEADS INTO "BOOYAKA 619" AND REY MYSTERIO COMES OUT TO A HUGE RESPONSE. J.R.: "A great way to start the Rampage side of this thing tonight King! Six of the top superstars Rampage has to offer here will be using that ladder to try and get that King of Cable title above the ring". "LIVE FOR THE MOMENT" HITS AND MATT HARDY COMES OUT WITH JOHNNY JETER TO A MIXED REACTION. THE FANS WATCHING AT HOME ARE TREATED TO A "MATT FACT" THAT PROCLAIMS "MATT DOESN'T SMOKE AFTER SEX". Lawler: "This is one of the matches the fans have been talking most about during this weekend J.R. and it's understandable why"! J.R.: "All six men are very capable of winning the title and this man may be the most capable. He definitely brings the most ladder match experience to the ring tonight". "AIN'T NO STOPPIN' ME NOW" IS HEARD AND SHELTON BENJAMIN STEPS OUT TO A GREAT CHEER FROM THE CROWD. Lawler: "And this guy definitely brings the most athleticism"! J.R.: "A former three time champion who would love nothing better than to go for the quadruple tonight". THE HORSEMEN THEME PLAYS AND JASON OLIVER COMES OUT ALONG WITH STEPHANIE McMAHON TO A MIXED RESPONSE. Lawler: "And what about this young guy? Is this his time"? J.R.: "There are a lot of people who believe it is. He was viewed as somewhat of a darkhorse when this match was signed but he's picked up some huge wins in the last couple weeks, one of those over the champion"! "THE NEXT EPISODE" BY DR. DRE COMES ON AND MATT CRUZ COMES OUT TO A VERY BIG REACTION. Lawler: "This guy might be the most powerful man in this match". J.R.: "Not only that, but he was the 2005 Rookie of the year and he was also voted Breakout superstar for 2006. Winning this match tonight would go a long way in forcing that into a reality". THE HART FAMILY's MUSIC, SUNG BY JIMMY HART HIMSELF, BEGINS TO PLAY AND OUT COMES JIMMY HART WITH HIS MEGAPHONE FOLLOWED BY MAX OGDEN WHO IS HOLDING THE KING OF CABLE TITLE UP IN HIS RIGHT ARM AS HE IS LOUDLY BOOED. Lawler: "And now the champ". J.R.: "This is a true test tonight for Max Ogden and as much as I hate to say it King, I can't ever remember a champion having the odds more stacked against him than Ogden does tonight. I can't remember a guy ever having to defend his title against five other men". Lawler: "And it's all Mick Foley, the man who swore he wouldn't throw his power around here but he's not only booked Max Ogden in this match, but he's forced Drew Blood into a Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal match later"! ALL SIX MEN ARE SHOWN LOOKING AT THE TITLE HANGING ABOUT 15 FEET ABOVE THE RING. J.R.: "There you see these superstars looking at the challenge that lies ahead. There goes the bell and as you can see, we have only one referee for this match, bit does he have his hands full". King of Cable Title/6 Man Ladder Match Shelton Benjamin vs. Matt Hardy w/ Johnny Jeter vs. Matt Cruz vs. Jason Oliver w/ Stephanie McMahon vs. Rey Mysterio vs. (c) Max Ogden The crowd was on their feet for almost the entire match as the action never stopped. As the bell sounded, Matt Cruz went at it with Benjamin and Hardy tangled with Mysterio. That left Ogden and Oliver to do battle, rekindling the Horsemen-Hart Family war. Jimmy Hart shouted instructions to Ogden through his megaphone as Stephanie cheered Oliver on. After being caught with a drop toe hold, Hardy fell victim to the 6-1-9. Rey then went outside the ring and grabbed the first ladder. He set it up right near the ring and started to climb up it but Benjamin came from out of nowhere and pushed it. Rey hung on for dear life but he landed smack on top of the barricade surrounding the fans. The crowd couldn't believe it and Shelton even looked a little concerned. But before he could think too much about it, Oliver plunged onto him from over the top rope with a suicide plancha. In the ring, Cruz caught Ogden with a t-bone suplex before going outside the ring and grabbing a ladder from underneath. He brought it in and set in up, climbing up one rung at a time. But about halfway up, he was grabbed by Hardy who pulled him down with a powerbomb style move. Oliver got into the ring with another ladder and drove the base of it into the small of Hardy's back. He then set it up alongside the other ladder and began to climb it. It looked like Oliver might get there but Benjamin got into the ring and started to climb the other ladder. Side by side, they began to reach for the belt before they turned their attention to knocking the other man down. As they traded shots, Ogden got up and pushed each ladder in opposite directions, sending both men sprawling. Benjamin landed outside the ring and Oliver landed crotch first on the top ring rope. Hardy seemed to have the advantage as he reset one of the ladders while Johnny Jeter held the foot of Ogden. But Ogden kicked Jeter in the face to free himself before going and grabbing Matt, pulling him down with a backdrop suplex. Cruz then began to make his move and he was just about at the top when Ogden, seeing the title slip away, kicked one of the legs of the ladder as hard as he could, knocking it out of place and sending Cruz to another fall. But Cruz landed right on Ogden and everyone was down. That was until miraculously, Rey Mysterio got up. He had a painter's style ladder, probably 20 feet tall set up outside the ring near the steps. He climbed all the way to the top of it, preparing for a WrestleMania moment. He seemed to say some sort of prayer while he was up there before flying off with a legdrop right on Matt Hardy! "Holy Shit" chants immediately rang out after the unbelievable moment. Ogden got to his feet but Oliver put him right back down with a DDT. Oliver then set up a ladder. It was his title to win. He began to climb and he was nearing the top when from out of nowhere, Benjamin sprung from the ring ropes and landed on the ladder's other side! Both men began to fight it out while climbing and they both hand their fingers on the belt. Finally, just as Oliver was about to unhook it, Benjamin used the device that had the belt suspended in mid air and wrapped his legs around the head and neck of Oliver. Oliver tried to fight free but he had nothing to hang onto and finally, Benjamin wore him out. Oliver crashed to the mat as Benjamin got his feet back on the ladder and unhooked the belt! Match Time: 13:18 "AIN'T NO STOPPIN' ME NOW" WAS HEARD AS REFEREE CHAD PATTON HANDED SHELTON THE TITLE. J.R.: "Shelton Benjamin has done it again! For a fourth time, Shelton Benjamin is the King of Cable"! Lawler: "I just can't believe this match J.R., truly one of the most unbelievable things I have ever seen"! BENJAMIN CELEBRATED HIS VICTORY AS THE CAMERA SURVEYED THE CARNAGE IN THE RING. J.R.: "It looks like a car wreck on the interstate more than anything else but you're right King, that was one for the history books"! BACKSTAGE AREA..... BOBBY LASHLEY IS SHOWN WARMING UP FOR HIS MATCH BY DOING SOME PULLUPS ON A METAL BAR IN THE BACK WHEN JOHN CENA COMES UP. John Cena: "What's up big Lash? LASHLEY JUST LOOKS DOWN AT CENA BUT CONTINUES HIS WORKOUT. Look man, I know you're worried about the whole Singapore cane thing with Shane Thompson, but just get that crowd behind you and that adrenaline will start rushing through your bones man.... you'll be unstoppable"! Lawler: "Strange words coming from Cena". CENA THEN WALKS DOWN THE HALL AND OPENS UP A DOOR. INSIDE IS THE BOOGEYMAN IN A ROOM FULL OF SPIDERS. BOOGEYMAN JUST LET's OUT A LAUGH AND CENA QUICKLY PULLS THE DOOR CLOSED. Cena (to himself): "Oooooook". KURT ANGLE's MUSIC HITS AND PYRO SPEWS INTO THE AIR AS HE COMES OUT TO A THUNDEROUS "YOU SUCK" CHANT. J.R.: "For the next twenty minutes, we are going to have the priviledge to call a match between the two greatest technical wrestlers of our time King". Lawler: "Yes but in the back of his head, Bret Hart has got to be asking himself if this is a good idea. The trainer has told him not to be out here"! THE CROWD COMES TO THEIR FEET IN CHEER AS BRET HART's MUSIC HITS AND HE STEPS OUT TO A HUGE RESPONSE. J.R.: "When this match was announced, I for one circled it as what would be the best match of the entire evening and I'm sticking to that"! J.R.: "Yeah, but Bret Hart is wrestling after suffering a grade two concussion! He was the one who decided to try and humiliate Angle back at MeltDown and tonight, Angle is gonna finish the Hitman off"! J.R.: "I don't see how he tried to humiliate him. Angle laid out an open challenge and Bret, being the tremendous competitor he's always been, accepted and if you remember, that was done against doctors orders too"! Lawler: "He's saying he's gonna have to be killed in the ring for him to quit wrestling! Well Bret, Kurt might just do that to you"! J.R.: "Fans the rules are simple. The man who earns the most submissions in twenty minutes will be declared the winner and referee Jim Korderas is out here to officiate it". Ultimate Submission Match Kurt Angle vs. Bret "Hitman" Hart The two men tried to feel each other out after the match started with Angle making sure Bret really wanted to be out there. Bret looked very tentative so seeing this, Angle tried to swipe at his legs but Bret grabbed him in a front facelock and hammered him across the back a few times. Bret tried to wrench down on the hold but Angle countered out with a northern lights suplex. Angle immediately went after the ankle but Bret pulled his leg away and rolled Angle up with a small package. But Korderis didn't even bother to count. Angle escaped and when both men were on their feet, Angle drilled him with a clothesline. Angle then came back with a vertical suplex before locking in a bow and arrow. But Bret was not about to give up and was able to fight free by elbowing Angle in the ribs. Angle grabbed him in a waistlock and took him to the mat with an amatuer takedown before spinning around on Bret's back into a front facelock of his own. 7 minutes into the match, Angle tried to pull Bret up in the lock but the Hitman slipped free and got hold of Angle's right leg before using a leg whip to get Angle to the mat. He then went for the Sharpshooter but Angle was able to kick out of his grasp and roll out of the ring. Angle then grabbed the feet of Hart and tripped him up before dragging him to the corner. Then, despite the protests of Korderis, Angle wrapped Bret's right leg around the steel post. He then got back in the ring and, at a decided advantage, he began to work on that right leg. Finally, after hitting a release german suplex, Angle went for the ankle lock. But a resilient Hart came up with a perfect counter, rolling to his side and using his free foot to kick Angle away. 12 minutes into the match, Bret caught Angle with a kick to the midsection followed by a snap suplex. From there, he went to the middle turnbuckle and came off with a front elbow right across the esophagus. Bret pulled him up and wrenched the left arm of Angle but with his right, he popped Bret with a forearm and grabbed one of Bret's arms before falling to the mat with a chickenwing, a variation that would make Bob Backlund, the man he formed an alliance with in his rookie year in the TWF, very happy. Bret was in a lot of trouble in the hold as we approached the 14 minute mark, still 0-0. In a lot of pain, Bret was able to use his feet to wheel himself around and stretch the right foot to the bottom rope. After a 5 count, Korderis forced Angle to break the hold. But Angle, still very fresh, looked ready to put it away. When Bret got up, he was put right back down with an Angle Slam and Kurt then rolled him to his stomach, looking for the ankle lock. But, using the same counter he did the first time, Bret escaped. He then got up and rocked Kurt with 3 hard rights before whipping him to the ropes and catching him with a flying clothesline. Bret then locked in a dragon sleeper but Angle got free of it with some shots to the head. He then hit a second Angle Slam before pulling his straps down. But again, Bret struggled out of his grasp and got a kick into his right shin. Bret then got up, firing back with some knifedge chops before connecting with a side russian leg sweep. From there, he pulled Angle up and delivered a side backbreaker. Angle was falling into some trouble and Bret sized him up for the Sharpshooter. But as Bret stepped through to turn him over, Angle grabbed his foot and began to twist. Bret fell to the mat and Angle had on the Ankle Lock. One minute remained on the clock and Angle twisted with all he had, falling into a grapevine position with about 45 seconds left. Bret was about to tap but the crowd yelled for him to hang in. 10......9......8.....7.......6........5........4........3........2........1 and the bell sounded. Bret had hung on. Match Time: 20:00 Lawler: "Did he get him?! What happened"?! J.R.: "Bret Hart has survived the ankle lock! What a fight he put up there at the end"! Lawler: "So what now"?! IN THE RING, THERE WAS A LOT OF CONFUSION AS ANGLE TRIED TO GET ANSWERS FROM KORDERIS AND BRET TRIED TO STAND ON HIS FEET. Finkel: "The referee has officially ruled this match a draw"! Lawler: "A draw"?! Lawler: "It may not be a popular decision, theye always want to see a winner, especially in Vegas, but folks, you aren't gonna see a better twenty minutes of wrestling anywhere"! Lawler: "I say give them more time"! BACKSTAGE....... KEN KENNEDY, ROB CONWAY AND FRANKIE KAZARIAN ARE SHOWN PLAYING CARDS WHEN MONEY MIKE COMES UP. Ken Kennedy: "Hey there Mike, you want us to deal you in"? Money Mike: "No, unlike you guys, I actually have a match tonight". Rob Conway: "That's fine with us besides, everyone knows that I'm the real money man of the TWF". KENNEDY AND KAZARIAN LAUGH AT CONWAY's COMMENT WHEN SUDDENLY, MIKE PULLS HIM OUT OF HIS CHAIR BY HIS COLLAR. Money Mike: "Listen you son of a bitch, I could care less about your stupid card game. I came here to find out if any of you know who the Starman is because if I find out............ MIKE LET's CONWAY GO AND WALKS AWAY. Kennedy: "Wow..... decaf buddy, decaf"! THE ULTIMO DRAGON's MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES DOWN THE AISLE TO A GOOD RESPONSE. Cole: "Hey, Earth to Money Mike, those are PrimeTime guys, you wrestle on Rampage"! Ventura: "But this Starman could be anybody Michael, no one has a clue to his identity". Cole: "We're ready for our Lightheavyweight title match which is another thing you won't see on Rampage and this man has a recent win over the champion"! Ventura: "Ultimo Dragon knows what it's like to win the title at WrestleMania too Cole and I think he has an excellent chance of doing it again tonight". PAUL LONDON's MUSIC HITS AND HE POPS OUT FROM BEHIND THE CURTAIN WITH THE TITLE AROUND HIS WAIST BEFORE JOGGING TO THE RING. Cole: "Last year at WrestleMania, Paul London took on all comers in the Lightheavyweight Invitational and one of the men he defeated en route to winning the title was the Dragon"! Ventura: "They're arguably the two top lightheavyweights the TWF has to offer Michael and if you ask me, these folks in Vegas are in for a treat here"! TWF Lightheavyweight Title Match Challenger: Ultimo Dragon vs. Paul London This became an early candidate for best match of the night as these two went at it for the title. The pace of the match was fast the entire time and neither man seemed to let up. After ducking a clothesline, London caught Ultimo with a Sky High powerbomb that got him a 2 count. He pulled Ultimo up and whipped him to the ropes but Ultimo flipped over his back and caught him with a jumping spin kick when he turned around. He then used one of London's favorite moves, a standing moonsault, which got him a 2 count. Ultimo then hit the ropes but London got up and grabbed him, sliding him face first on the mat under the bottom rope and Ultimo landed on the floor hard. Not be to outdone, London then scaled the ring ropes and landed on Ultimo with an Asai moonsault, the move the Dragon made famous. London got up and rolled him back into the ring before going to the top rope. London could see the finish line and he came off the top with his 450 splash but landed on the knees of the challenger. Ultimo got up and tried to follow with the Dragon DDT but halfway into the move, London threw him forward and nailed the dropsault. He hooked the leg for the 1........2........, but Ultimo was up. Off an irish whip, London hit a hip toss slam before running to the corner and coming off with a corkscrew splash. Again, he got a 2 count. With the crowd on the edge of their seats, London whipped Ultimo to the corner and followed in but the Dragon slung over him and wrapped his arm around London's head on the way down. It was hard to tell what he was trying to do, but when he got him to the mat, he had him in the Dragon Sleeper. London was in a lot of trouble and was fading fast but his ring presence showed and he stretched his right leg out to the bottom ring rope. Ultimo had to break the hold but when he tried to pull London up, he had his arms swept up and London caught him with a couple rabbit punches. He then shot him to the ropes but Ultimo flew off with a yakuza kick right in the face! The smack echoed through the Vegas air and Ultimo made the cover for the 1..........2........, but that was all he could get. With London slow to get up, Ultimo went to the top rope. He jumped off, looking for a Dragonrana but London caught him on his shoulders and spun around, driving him into the mat with a sit down powerbomb to get the 1.......2.......3. Match Time: 10:35 Cole: "London got him! Paul London has survived the challenge of the Dragon"! LONDON's MUSIC HIT AND HE WAS GIVEN THE TITLE BEFORE GETTING ON THE TURNBUCKLE TO CELEBRATE. Ventura: "Survived is the right word Michael, that was anybody's match to win"! Cole: "The Lightheavyweight division has always been a focal point of the TWF and matches like this prove it! For the second year in a row, Paul London is leaving WrestleMania as Lightheavyweight champion"! Howard Finkel: "Ladies and gentlemen, it is now time to introduce the TWF Hall of Fame class of 2006"! THE FANS LET OUT A LOUD CHEER. Cole: "Oh boy, have I been looking forward to this"! Finkel: "Weapon R"! WEAPON R COMES OUT WITH JESSICA LOPEZ AND WAVES TO THE CROWD. Ventura: "We just got done talking about the Lightheavyweight division and this is the man who put it on the map"! Finkel: "Mike Lockwood, a.k.a. Crash Holly"! STEVEN RICHARDS, GOOD FRIEND AND FORMER ROOMMATE OF CRASH COMES OUT ALONG WITH TRACI BROOKS TO ACCEPT FOR HIM. Cole: "What of the nicest guys I think I've ever met and an honor that Mike Lockwood truly deserves". Finkel: "Jake the Snake Roberts"! JAKE COMES OUT WITH MELINA TO A VERY BIG CHEER. Ventura: "This is a man I've known for years Michael and although he's had his problems, Jake is a man I have nothing but respect for"! VICKIE AND CHAVO GUERRERO, JR. COME OUT AND THE CROWD IMMEDIATELY COMES TO THEIR FEET IN APPLAUSE. VICKIE AND CHAVO BOTH HAVE TEARS IN THEIR EYES. Finkel: "Eddie Guerrero"! Cole: "November 13, 2005 will be a day that we will never forget because on that day, we lost a great, great man in Eddie Guerrero"! Ventura: "He was one of the best that ever laced a pair of boots and as you can tell by this reaction, he was loved by fans all over the world"! THE APPLAUSE CONTINUES AS CHANTS OF "EDDIE, EDDIE, EDDIE" START UP. Cole: "You can almost feel Eddie's presence tonight. It's like he's looking down on this whole thing and that's a feeling I can't quite describe partner. This is an honor I am so proud to see Eddie and his family receiving". Finkel: "Ladies and gentlemen, I give to you, the class of 2006"! THE CAMERA GETS ONE LAST SHOT OF EACH RECIPIENT AND THE CROWD IS STILL CHEERING. Cole: "Well what a night it's been for us on PrimeTime so far Jesse. We've seen Muhammad Hassan defeat the legendary Ric Flair and we've seen Paul London successfully retain the Lightheavyweight title but up next, this is just gonna be weird". "COME ON" BY WATERPROOF BLONDE HITS AND SEAN O'HAIRE COMES OUT TO MOSTLY BOOS. Ventura: "This whole situation has been a strange one Michael but I am ready to see Sean O'Haire show everyone exactly how scared he is of the Boogeyman". Cole: "Well we know he's not scared, but neither is the Boogeyman! Did you see him in that room full of spiders earlier"? "I'M THE BOOGEYMAN.... AND I'M COMIN' TO GETCHA" IS HEARD AND THE BOOGEYMAN COMES OUT AMIDST A CLOUD OF RED SMOKE. IN ONE HAND HE HAS SOME SORT OF STAFF AND IN THE OTHER IS A BIG CLOCK WHICH HE CRUSHES OVER HIS HEAD. Ventura: "Well you used the word weird a minute ago but the best word to describe this guy is moronic! He just smashed a clock over his head"! Cole: "Well we've always considered Sean O'Haire to have a screw or two loose but this guy, this guy makes him look like Bill Gates"! Ventura: "Well don't expect there to be too much wrestling in this one, especially out of the Boogeyman"! Sean O'Haire vs. The Boogeyman The bell sounded and referee Mike Enos stood between the two men as they circled around each other. This went on for nearly two minutes as every time Boogeyman got in close, he began to twitch and girate his body and O'Haire would step away. Finally, O'Haire just came out him with a barrage of kicks to the legs and body but none of them seemed to affect Boogeyman. O'Haire then tried to get him off the ground but Boogeyman used a double sledge to the back before grabbing O'Haire by the throat and flinging him into the corner. He then drove his shoulders into the gut of O'Haire repeatedly before pulling him up for a suplex. But O'Haire countered, bringing Boogeyman down into a hard DDT. Boogeyman sat up as O'Haire hit the ropes, kicking him right in the chest with everything he had. He then pulled him up and whipped him to the ropes but he missed with a jumping roundhouse and Boogeyman pounded him with a clothesline. He then got down and with both hands, began choking O'Haire. Enos forced him to break it but the Boogeyman was beginning to take control of the match and he dropped O'Haire with a gutwrench into a powerslam. He made the cover but all he could get was a 2 count. He whipped O'Haire into the corner and followed in but O'Haire caught him with a back elbow before kicking him right in the head. O'Haire then went to the top rope but Boogeyman got up and grabbed O'Haire, launching him across the ring. Boogeyman then reached into his pocket and pulled out a handful of worms. O'Haire began to back up, trying to avoid the worms but Enos stepped in the way. Boogeyman put the worms in his mouth and tried to go after O'Haire but Enos grabbed him and he ended up getting some of the worms on him. This allowed O'Haire go get up and kick Boogeyman right in the groin and he got him up onto his shoulders, hitting the "Widowmaker". Worms were all over the mat as O'Haire made the cover but he barely even got a 2 count! O'Haire was beside himself as Boogeyman got up, twitching some more. He seemed to gain strength with every punch from O'Haire so finally, he went outside the ring and lifted up the apron. After some searching, he pulled out a Singapore cane and smashed it over the head of Boogeyman. Enos immediately called for the bell, disqualifying O'Haire. Match Time: 15:06 IN THE RING, ALL BOOGEYMAN COULD DO WAS LAUGH AS HIS MUSIC PLAYED. O'HAIRE TOSSED THE CANE AND IT LANDED BY THE RING STEPS BEFORE HE WALKED AWAY, NOT KNOWING WHAT TO THINK. Cole: "Sean O'Haire has been disqualified but I don't think this Boogeyman feels pain! He's laughing"! Ventura: "I think he's laughing cause he's an idiot"! Cole: "Sean O'Haire might not have been scared of the Boogeyman coming into this match, but I wonder what he'd say if you asked him that now"! BACKSTAGE........ IN THE BACK, MICK FOLEY IS SHOWN ALONG WITH KRISTAL AND THEY ARE IN FRONT OF A BIG WHEEL. Kristal: "Mick, we are all ready to spin the wheel to see what match you will have with Drew Blood later tonight"! Mick Foley: "Me? You mean Mankind, don't you"? Kristal: (confused) "Sure, whatever". Foley: "Let's see some of the matches we've got on this thing. No holds barred, pink slip on a pole, hmmm, Red Light District match, that sounds interesting. Tell ya what Kristal, why don't you go ahead and spin it"? Kristal: "Me? Okay". KRISTAL GRABS THE WHEEL AND GIVES IT A GOOD SPIN. IT FINALLY COMES TO REST ON A FIRST BLOOD MATCH. Foley: "Now that's perfect. A first blood match.... Mankind is gonna love this". FOLEY WALKS AWAY AS THE CAMERA GETS ANOTHER SHOT OF THE WHEEL. "SEXY BOY" STARTS UP AND SHAWN MICHAELS COMES OUT TO A VERY MIXED RESPONSE FROM THE CROWD. HE GOES DOWN TO HIS KNEES IN PRAYER AS PYRO SPRAYS OFF BEHIND HIM. J.R.: "So there ya have it King, the match between Drew Blood and Mankind later tonight will be a First Blood match"! Lawler: "Yeah but who's Foley trying to kid, acting like he and Mankind aren't the same person? I thought we were past that". J.R.: "Well what we have now is a match between two of the biggest stars on Rampage on the biggest stage the TWF has to offer and one of the big questions leading into this match has been whose side the crowd will be on". ONCE MICHAELS WAS IN THE RING AND HIS MUSIC STOPPED, "THE TIME IS NOW" CAME ON AND JOHN CENA CAME OUT AND WAS JUST RIPPED BY BOOS. Lawler: "Well the thing about that is Shawn Michaels has basically told these fans he could care less about them and he still gets cheered and Cena, who would love to have the crowd behind him, is being booed mercifully here in Vegas"! J.R.: "Well that's the beauty of the TWF, the fans have the ability to have an opinion but it is a very strange and unique situation". Lawler: "Cena really looks rattled by this crowd and when you're in there with someone the caliber of HBK, you've gotta be focused". J.R.: "John Cena made his WrestleMania debut back in 2004 and then last year, he defeated Drew Blood for the World title in the main event but I would argue that this match here would be just as big for his career as that one was. Defeating a legend like Michaels would not go unnoticed and it might go a long way in winning some of his fans back". Shawn Michaels vs. John Cena The bell sounded to start the match and a very loud "HBK" chant broke out while a very faint "Cena" chant was being drowned out. After measuring each other, they locked up and Cena took Michaels into a hammerlock. But Michaels smashed him with an elbow in the mouth before hitting the ropes. Cena dropped down to the mat and Michaels hopped over him but as he came off the other side, Cena took him over with a hip toss takedown. Cena then pulled him up and whipped him to the corner but Michaels kicked him in the face as he charged in before taking him down with a swinging neckbreaker. Michaels then got down and smashed Cena with 5 straight right hands to the head before yelling "Do you still care about these people" into his face. Michaels pulled him up and Cena looked very groggy but after being whipped to the ropes he exploded off with a flying shoulder tackle. That led to the Throwback and Cena went into the cover but Michaels was up at 2. Cena hit the ropes again but this time, Michaels caught him with a kick to the stomach before throwing a right hand but it was blocked and Cena fired back with 3 right hands, the third knocking Michaels in between the middle and bottom ropes and knocking him to the floor. Cena then showed a side of him we really haven't seen, diving through the ropes onto Michaels! Referee Jose Mendez opened up a count and by the time he reached 6, both men started to get up. They traded right hands before Cena slid into the ring and Michaels followed to beat the count. Cena went for a right hand but Michaels ducked and stomped on his right kneecap. He then jabbed at him twice with his right hand before hitting the ropes. Cena missed badly with a clothesline and Michaels came off the other side with a lot of momentum, drilling him with a flying forearm. After a nice nip up, Michaels picked Cena up and slammed him to the mat. The fans began to cheer as HBK went to the top rope, measuring Cena for his flying elbow drop. But Cena had it scouted, rolling out of the way just in time. The point of Michaels' elbow struck the mat hard and he was in a lot of pain. Cena then got in position and even with the crowd loudly booing, he picked Michaels up and dropped him on the mat with the "F-U", falling into the cover as Mendez counted the 1..........2.........3. Match Time: 8:26 J.R.: "A big F-U for Shawn Michaels and John Cena has won this thing"! ABOUT 75% OF THE CROWD WAS BOOING AS CENA GOT HIS HAND RAISED. HE STARED INTO THE AUDIENCE IN DISBELIEF, EVEN THOUGH THERE WERE SOME CHEERS. Lawler: "I've never seen anything like this J.R., this crowd is all over Cena, someone they're supposed to cheer for"! J.R.: "And he doesn't seem to be handling it to well but he has gotten himself a huge, huge victory here"! BACKSTAGE........ THE HORSEMEN ARE SHOWN TALKING IN WHAT APPEARS TO BE THE CAESAR's PALACE HOTEL WHEN MICK FOLEY COMES UP. Mick Foley: "Hey guys". Stephanie McMahon: "Don't you have a match to get ready for"? Foley: "Uh, I don't. But I just talked to Mankind and he told me he's gonna kick Drew Blood's ass later". FOLEY GIVES A THUMBS UP AS THE CROWD CAN BE HEARD CHEERING. Money Mike: "What do you want"? Foley: "Ah, funny you're the one asking. It seems that later tonight, you have a match with Joe Corey. Now Mike, as much as this company has put into that match, I know that these fans here in Las Vegas and all those watching around the world would like to see a clean winner. So that is why, as GM of Rampage, I am banning all the Horsemen from ringside tonight. And that includes you, Ms. McMahon". Money Mike: "You can't do that, she has a valid manager's license and she has every right to be at ringside with me". Foley: "Well, I just banned all the Horsemen and that includes her". STEPHANIE AND THE HORSEMEN ARE NOT HAPPY WITH THE DECISION AT ALL. Money Mike: "That's fine, but if you ban them, then you ban that Starman too"! Foley: "Ya know Mike, I'd do that, but I don't know how to get a hold of him. It seems that the only person who ever comes in contact with that guy..... is you". FOLEY WALKS AWAY AND THE HORSEMEN ARE VISIBLY IRATE.
Cole: "Well fans the next TWF Pay-Per-View happens to be a PrimeTime exclusive and it will take place at the end of this month so be sure to join us for that". JUST THEN, THE BURGER KING GUY IS SHOWN COMING DOWN THE AISLE WITH A LARGE, GREEN BAG OVER HIS SHOULDER AND HE CLIMBS INTO THE RING. Ventura: "What the hell is this"? Cole: "It's the Burger King mascot, but what does he have"? MOMENTS LATER, THE CROWD LOUDLY CHEERS AS JAKE THE SNAKE COMES OUT, WALKING TO THE RING VERY QUICKLY. Ventura: "Oh no, I know what's in the bag". JAKE GETS INTO THE RING AND IS DEFINITELY TELLING THE BURGER KING TO GIVE HIM THE BACK, BUT HE DOESN'T LISTEN. AFTER WAITING PATIENTLY AND ASKING NICELY, JAKE PULLS THE BURGER KING IN FOR A SHORT ARM CLOTHESLINE. HE THEN PUTS HIS INDEX FINGER UP AND SPINS IT. Cole: "Oh boy, we all know what that means". Ventura: "The universal sign for the DDT"! JAKE GETS THE BURGER KING UP AND DROPS HIM WITH HIS PATENTED DDT. THE BURGER KING IS OUT AND THE CROWD URGES JAKE TO OPEN THE BAG, WHICH HE DOES. AN ABSOLUTELY HUGE SNAKE POURS OUT OF THE BAG AND ONTO THE BURGER KING AND THE CROWD CHEERS LIKE CRAZY AS JAKE's OLD MUSIC PLAYS. Ventura: "I can't believe this! It's WrestleMania and the Burger King mascot is laying in the ring with a twenty foot python on top of him"! Cole: "He was inducted into the TWF Hall of Fame tonight but Jake wanted one more WrestleMania moment, one for himself"! BOBBY LASHLEY's MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES OUT, MAKING HIS WAY TO THE RING AS JAKE IS BEGINNING TO LEAVE IT AFTER PUTTING HIS SNAKE BACK IN THE BAG. Ventura: "And here comes a guy making his WrestleMania debut"! JAKE COMES FACE TO FACE WITH LASHLEY AND EXTENDS HIS HAND. LASHLEY SHAKES IT WHICH DRAWS A BIG CHEER BEFORE MAKING HIS WAY TO THE RING. Cole: "That was Jake paving the way for the new wave of superstars here in the TWF and at the front of that class, at least in my opinion, is this guy"! Ventura: "Lashley has been a very impressive superstar here in the TWF but he will have his toughest challenge to date tonight"! "READY TO DIE" BY HED(pe) HITS AND SHANE THOMPSON COMES OUT WITH A VERY CONFIDENT SMIRK ON HIS FACE AND HE IS FOLLOWED VERY CLOSELY BY 5 RIOT POLICE OFFICERS. Cole: "Shane Thompson has been more than a thorn in Lashley's side. He's terrorized him with a Singapore cane as Lashley has fallen victim to his weapon of choice four times now"! Ventura: "And as you can see, Thompson didn't come alone"! Cole: "He has had these riot cops with him for months and it's gotten ridiculous! Lashley is basically at a six on one disadvantage here"! Ventura: "No he's not, those cops are there for Thompson's protection only"! Cole: "Yeah, sure they are partner, I'll buy that". Shane Thompson w/ Riot Police vs. Bobby Lashley Right as the bell rang, Lashley went and got in the face of Thompson and Thompson threw a right hand only to see Lashley just catch his fist and begin to twist his hand. Thompson responded with a knee to the gut before drilling Lashley with 2 straight rights. He then hit the ropes and jumped at him with a crossbody but Lashley snatched him out of mid air and threw him across the ring with a fallaway slam. Thompson got up and fell into the corner as Lashley charged across the ring with a clothesline but Thompson moved before catching the big man with a jumping enziguri that leg to a tornado DDT. Thompson made the cover but Lashley powered out at 1 and a half. Thompson then went to the middle turnbuckle and flew off but Lashley again showed his strength by catching him in what started as a bear hug but he launched him over his head with a belly to belly suplex. Thompson then fell into another belly to belly and the riot police could tell he was in trouble. They tried to get involved but one by one, Lashley took them out. After clotheslining one of them, Lashley turned to see one of them on the top rope, holding a nightstick and he grabbed him over his head in a gorilla press before just throwing him out to the floor outside the ring! But in the meantime, Thompson had gone outside the ring near the steps and he'd located the Singapore cane Sean O'Haire used on the Boogeyman earlier. He picked it up and brought it into the ring but this time, he missed Lashley and was drilled with a huge spear. Lashley picked up the cane and broke it over his knee before throwing the shredded pieces towards the police. Thompson got up slowly as Lashley hit the ropes and ran through him with a clothesline that turned Thompson inside out, forcing him to land hard on his head. Lashley rolled him over as referee Charles Robinson got down to issue the emphatic 3 count. Match Time: 6:29 Cole: "Wow, just like I said, it was six on one but the one has come out on top"! Ventura: "That was damn impressive Michael! Lashley was like an out of control animal in there"! LASHLEY's MUSIC PLAYED AND HE CELEBRATED THE WIN AS THE RIOT COPS HELPED THOMPSON OUT OF THE RING. Cole: "What a WrestleMania debut for Lashley and fans, I think I'd get used to thise scene, this kid is gonna be a good one"! BACKSTAGE........ EDGE IS SHOWN BACKSTAGE WHEN CHRISTIAN COMES UP. Christian: "Oh look, it's the guy that stole my main event spot that I was supposed to have tonight". Edge: "Yeah, it sure is. I can't remember, do you have a match tonight"? Christian: "Yeah Edge, I sure do. And after I win Choose Your Destiny tonight, even though we have a choice of which champion we want to face over the next year, I'll be coming straight for you and my Universal title.......... CHRISTIAN LEAVES THE SHOT BUT COMES RIGHT BACK. that is, if you still have it of course". CHRISTIAN WALKS AWAY AND EDGE OBVIOUSLY DOESN'T CARE FOR THE COMMENT. THE HART FAMILY THEME PLAYS AGAIN AND JIMMY HART COMES OUT ALONG WITH SYLVAIN GRENIER TO A LOT OF BOOS. Cole: "Fans it is now time for the Choose Your Destiny match and with this being an inter-divisional matchup, I'm gonna call this thing along with the King and King, Christian just eluded to it but the man who wins this match gets a guaranteed shot at either the Universal or World title which is good for a year". Lawler: "Yes and I know that there are a lot of people who are surprised to see this guy in this match but I'm not one of them, he's got a great shot of winning this thing"! RENE DUPREE's MUSIC HITS AND HE IS LED TO THE RING BY DAWN MARIE BUT IS ALSO GREETED BY BOOS AS HE WAVES HIS FRENCH FLAG. Cole: "And I think the same goes for this man. Like him or not, Rene Dupree has been consistent and he gave Batista a run for his money in the Oppurtunity Knocks tournament a few weeks back". TATANKA's MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES TO THE RING, WELCOMED BY A PRETTY GOOD CHEER. Lawler: "And here comes the Native American who we saw defeat Carlito in order to qualify and he's another darkhorse in this match, in fact, I think he's J.R.'s pick"! "BURN IN MY LIGHT" HITS AND RANDY ORTON COMES OUT AND HIS PYRO FLOWS DOWN FROM ABOVE THE SET. THE SUN IS STARTING TO GO DOWN AND THE SKY IS GETTING DARKER. Cole: "Well I know this guy here is my partner's pick. He has always called himself a man of destiny so what match would be better for him to win than this one? I would argue that Orton is the most physically gifted man in this match"! "GET OFF MY TRACKS" BY POD COMES ON AND OUT COMES STRIFE TO A HUGE REACTION. Lawler: "Here's a guy who knows what's it's like to be world champion and to main event WrestleMania. That's a place you know he'd like to get back to tonight". THE FANS NEARLY ALL COME TO THEIR FEET IN SUPPORT OF CHRISTIAN AS "JUST CLOSE YOUR EYES" BY WATERPROOF BLONDE PLAYS AND HE COMES OUT IN A WHITE AND GOLD OUTFIT WITH A BIG "C" ON THE CHEST AND HE IS ALSO WEARING A HOOD. Cole: "And here is a man who knows what it's like to wear the Universal title, twice as a matter of fact and as we heard him tell Edge, he's ready to come get it a third time". Lawler: "Well he's got five other guys to get through first". Cole: "Well unlike the ladder match you saw earlier, elimination rules will apply here by pinfall or submission only. The last man standing in the ring will be declared the winner". Choose Your Destiny Rene Dupree w/ Dawn Marie vs. Randy Orton vs. Christian vs. Sylvain Grenier w/ Jimmy Hart vs. Tatanka vs. Strife These 6 men wasted no time getting after it, knowing what was on the line. Christian and Orton traded shots while Grenier battled Strife and on the floor, Tatanka went at it with Dupree. After a few knifedge chops on Dupree, Tatanka took a step back and went for a tomahawk chop but Dupree moved and he smashed the steel post. Dupree then delivered a backdrop suplex and Tatanka was hurt. In the ring, Strife reversed an irish whip and kicked Grenier right in the face with a big boot. But Orton snuck up from behind and caught the Locomotive with the "RKO". Strife stumbled to his feet, trying to shake it off but Christian came from behind and delivered the "Un-Prettier". Dupree got on Christian with some hard rights but taking advantage, Grenier topped Strife and got the 3 count for the first elimination. Tatanka had gotten to the apron but before he could get back in the ring, Orton dropkicked him right back to the floor. Orton then went at it with Grenier as Christian whipped Dupree to the corner and followed in. But Dupree nailed him with a back elbow and then used a double leg takedown before stacking him up in the corner. For extra leverage, Dupree put his feet on the middle ring rope, something referee Mike Chioda didn't see and he got the 3 count, the second time he's pinned Christian this month. Dupree celebrated by going into his French Tickler dance but Orton smashed him from behind with a hard forearm. Grenier got to his feet as Tatanka finally got back in the ring and he spun Orton around but Orton nailed him with a right hand followed by another. But from behind, Dupree caught Orton with a chop block and he and Grenier then combined for a double spinebuster slam, a move they once called Bonjour and Dupree covered Orton, hooking the leg for the 3 count. Tatanka, favoring his right hand, was in there against the former La Resistance. Even though he was hampered, Tatanka took on both men who were obviously teaming together. After a back elbow to the gut of Grenier, he whipped Dupree to the ropes for a hard knifedge. Shaking off the pain of the injured hand, Tatanka went to the top rope with his sights set on Dupree but Grenier fell into the ropes and crotched him on the top turnbuckle. Together, Grenier and Dupree then brought Tatanka off with a double suplex. Dupree pulled the Native America to his feet and whipped him to the corner. He then had Grenier try to whip him into him but Tatanka moved and came out with a flying tomahawk on Grenier before using a rollup on Dupree to get the 1.........2......, but Dupree was up. Grenier had crawled to Jimmy Hart who handed him the megaphone and Grenier got up with it. He took a swing at Tatanka but he ducked and pushed him into Dupree which knocked the French Phenom down and Tatanka rolled up Grenier, this time getting the 3 count. Dawn Marie saw her man in trouble and got on the apron, distracting Tatanka. Dupree got up and sized him up from behind but again, it seemed Tatanka had eyes in the back of his head and he moved out of the way. Dupree narrowly missed running right into Dawn but Tatanka spun him around and got him up on his shoulders, hitting the "Trail's End" and hooking the leg for the 1.........2..........3. Match Time: 13:05 Cole: "Tatanka has won it with the Trail's End and I gotta say King, I am surprised"! Lawler: "Good pick J.R., maybe now everyone will start to notice Tatanka because since he came back to the TWF, he is yet to taste defeat"! TATANKA's MUSIC PLAYED AND HE STOOD IN ONE OF THE CORNERS DOING THE TOMAHAWK CHOP WITH MOST OF THE FANS. Cole: "Anything can happen in the TWF and we could be looking at the next World or Universal champion"! BACKSTAGE....... TODD GRISHAM IS SHOWN IN THE BACK WITH HIGH OCTANE, WHO HAS THE WORLD TITLE OVER HIS SHOULDER. Todd Grisham: "I am here at this time with the current TWF World champion High Octane Damion West who is just about an hour or so away from putting that title on the line against someone who I guess.... you used to have respect for". High Octane: "I still have all the respect in the world for Travis Wakeman Todd, I just sent a message to him and the rest of the world that doesn't believe in me with that superkick on Main Event. I mean, what else do I have to do? I beat Drew Blood not once, but twice and then, I handed Money Mike his only defeat in the TWF so far. And after tonight, when I beat Wakeman, the wrestling world will have no choice but to give me....... give me the respect I deserve". HIGH OCTANE WALKS AWAY AS THE SHOT GOES BACK TO THE RING. WITH DUSK SETTING IN IN VEGAS, DREW BLOOD's MUSIC HITS AND HE MAKES HIS ENTRANCE TO MOSTLY BOOS. J.R.: "High Octane is ready for tonight's main event and I am not at all surprised by that. He deserves some credit for his accomplishments". Lawler: "And one of the men he has beaten, not once but twice, is this guy". J.R.: "We saw earlier tonight that this match will be a first blood match but to be honest King, I still don't understand why he went after Mick Foley in the first place". MANKIND's OLD MUSIC COMES ON AND HE COMES OUT IN A PAIR OF BROWN TIGHTS, A WHITE DRESS SHIRT AND A BLACK TIE WITH YELLOW POLKA DOTS. HE IS ALSO OF COURSE DONNING THE MASK. Lawler: "Come on J.R., Drew Blood spelled it out for everyone a few weeks ago. We were just a few weeks away from WrestleMania, the biggest event of the year, and Foley had yet to find an opponent for Drew Blood, one of the top superstars the TWF has ever seen"! J.R.: "So what would have been wrong with setting up an appointment to talk about that? Instead, Drew Blood viciously attacks Foley, who hasn't had a match in years, and it has led to this". Lawler: "Well if you ask Foley, he isn't in this match"! J.R.: "Foley has transformed into his Mankind persona for this match, perhaps the most deranged of all his personalities and proof of that was issuing a challenge for Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal". Lawler: "And it landed on first blood so the first man to cause his opponent to bleed will be declared the winner here"! Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal: First Blood Match Drew Blood vs. Mankind Mankind entered the ring and Drew Blood attacked him before the bell even sounded. But Mankind fought back, drilling Drew with several forearm shivers. He then whipped him to the ropes and went for a clothesline but missed and Drew came off the other side with a running thrust to the throat. He then got down and choked Mankind with both hands before pulling him up and whipping him to the corner. But Mankind caught him with a back elbow before kicking Drew in the gut. He then put him down with his double arm ddt. Drew tried to pull himself up in the corner but Mankind came charging in with a knee right to the face, the impact tremendous. Mankind then did the "bang, bang" that Cactus Jack made famous. But Drew Blood got up and rolled outside the ring. Mankind followed him but Drew turned with a knee to the midsection. He then whipped Mankind into the ring steps and he hit them knees first, flipping head over heels. Drew then grabbed a steel chair, the one that Howard Finkel was in and he smashed it over the head of Mankind and then again, and again. But somehow, he wasn't busted open yet. Drew then ripped some of the padding off the barricade around the fans, exposing a steel wall. But Mankind got to his feet and picked up the chair, smashing Blood across the back with it. He then went to the ring apron and tucked the chair under his elbow before flying off, driving the chair into the head of Drew Blood. Mankind got up and rolled Drew into the ring before throwing the chair in. He then reached under the ring and pulled out a 2x4 wrapped in barbed wire, something that would be sure to end the match. But when he got in the ring, Drew ran and used a dropkick to the knee before smashing the chair over his head again. He then set the chair up in the middle of the ring and whipped Mankind to the ropes before lifting him up with a backbody drop and he landed right on the chair! Drew Blood then went outside the ring and reached under, pulling out a black bag. The crowd let out a loud reaction as he emptied the bag all over the mat and it was hundreds of thumb tacks. He pulled Mankind up, looking to drive him into the tacks with a face first russian leg sweep. But Mankind blocked it with 2 elbows to the ribs followed by three right hands. He then went for an irish whip but Drew reversed it. He put his head down too early though and Mankind put on the breaks, grabbing him and hitting his double arm DDT right on the bed of tacks! The crowd knew it had to be over and when Drew Blood rolled over, he had tacks in his head and face and there ws a lot of blood which caused referee Chad Patton to call for the bell. Match Time: 8:15 J.R.: "Drew Blood has been busted open after a DDT on some thumb tacks and that was Mankind at his best King"! Lawler: "I can't imagine how that must've felt to land on all those tacks but you're right J.R., there's no lengths Mankind won't go to to win a match"! MANKIND LEFT THE RING TO HIS MUSIC AS DREW BLOOD WAS SHOWN LOOKING ON IN THE RING IN ANGER, THE TACKS STILL PROTRUDING FROM HIS FOREHEAD AND FACE. J.R.: "Mankind took seven or eight steel chair shots to the head but he never bled and now Drew Blood can think about this loss for a long, long time"! Lawler: "He just had the misfortune of being in the type of match that Mankind or Mick Foley or whatever you want to call him has made his career in"! J.R.: "Well that was brutal as we expected it to be but what we have next will be a war. Joe Corey and Money Mike have been waiting for this moment for over six months...... take a look". "WHAT IF" BY CREED STARTS TO PLAY. Audio Voiceover: "March 31, 2005… two men entered the Metrodome and stole what would be the greatest show of the year… WrestleMania 6.
Footage of Money Mike defeating Vince McMahon and “The Show” Joe Corey defeating Shawn Michaels is shown. June 10, 2005… These two men join forces for the first time and take the TWF by storm.
Footage of Money Mike and “The Show” defeating Carney and Marty Jannetty on Rampage is shown. June 28, 2005… the past comes back to haunt the TWF once more as the Four Horsemen are resurrected.
Money Mike and “The Show” Joe Corey are shown putting up the four fingers, the sign of The Horsemen.
In the months that followed, The Horsemen would become four strong, and they would know no bounds, not even those of Rampage.
Footage of The Horsemen invading PrimeTime’s Payback is shown, as well as when Carney joined The Horsemen and, along with Jason Oliver, they were complete.
But eventually, there was not room for all of them, and for one man it all came crashing down.
Footage from the September 16, 2005 Rampage is shown, where Money Mike and the rest of The Horsemen turned on “The Show”. The scene then turns to DoomsDay, where “The Show” tore his ACL after a match with Jason Oliver.
And while one man was working his way back to action, another realized a dream.
Money Mike winning the TWF World Championship at the Royal Rumble is shown.
But the past would come back to haunt him when the gold was on the line.
Money Mike’s first title defense is shown, where he lost the title to High Octane with help from Starman. The camera then zooms into where Starman removed his mask, revealing himself to be “The Show” Joe Corey.
And now that he has gone through everyone else, “The Show” only has one man left to payback… Money Mike. Unlike last year, only one of these men can win… Only one of them can steal the show… And only one of them can say that they are the better man.
Two stills of Money Mike and “The Show” slide across the screen, and when they meet, they fade into the logo for WrestleMania 7. BACK TO LIVE ACTION, THE HORSEMEN THEME HITS AND MONEY MIKE STEPS OUT TO A REACTION THAT IS MOSTLY BOOS BUT THERE ARE SOME CHEERS HEARD. HE LOOKS INTO THE CROWD BEFORE MAKING HIS WAY TO THE RING. Lawler: "Look at this J.R., Money Mike on the way to the ring without Stephanie McMahon, it's just not right". J.R.: "It was last year when this man defeated Vince McMahon, securing a spot for what used to be the GSE in the TWF and we now have a developmental organization known as The Asylum due to that. But tonight, the stakes are even higher. After reforming the Horsemen along with Joe Corey, there might not have been anyone that could've stopped them but for reasons known only to Money Mike, he decided he didn't want Corey as part of the group anymore". Lawler: "Mike has been very candid about that J.R., he says Joe Corey thought only of himself, not the group"! THE CROWD COMES TO THEIR FEET AS "LYING FROM YOU" BY LINKIN PARK BLARES OVER THE LOUDSPEAKERS AND JOE COREY COMES OUT, STARING A HOLE THROUGH MONEY MIKE. J.R.: "And since that September night when the Horsemen turned on Corey, Corey has been a one man Horsemen wrecking ball, going through one member at a time and tonight is the last step, the last chapter of this story". Lawler: "Look at the intensity on the faces of these two men J.R., they have been waiting for this match for over six months"! J.R.: "It is a rivalry that has consumed Rampage for over half a year, it is the culmination of deceit, redemption, payback and the struggle to see just who the better man is! This is what WrestleMania is all about folks, and we are ready as the bell has just sounded"! Money Mike vs. "The Show" Joe Corey Referee Scott Martin stood ready to call all the action and after a tense staredown, the two men locked up. They jockeyed for position but Corey was able to get the leverage to throw Mike to the mat. Mike looked up in awe, taking in the fact that he was going to get tested to the limit. They locked up again in a collar and elbow tie and this time, Mike grabbed Corey's right arm and tried to twist it around but with his left, Corey jabbed him in the mouth and whipped him to the ropes, drilling him with a back elbow. Corey then positioned Mike in the center of the ring and hit the ropes, dropping a big knee across his forehead. He made the cover but Mike was easily up, although a little stunned. Corey pulled him to his feet and pushed him to the corner before going at him like a boxer, working on his ribs and abdomen with body shots. But when he tried to whip him to the opposite corner, Mike reversed it and followed in with a heavy clothesline that he took into a bulldog. He made the cover but Corey was up at 1 and a half. Mike pulled Corey to his feet and tried to deliver a Rude Awakening neckbreaker but Corey countered it and delivered a nasty german suplex. But he kept his arms clasped and rolled over, looking for another one. Mike grabbed the top ring rope in desperation to block the hold before drilling Corey with a back elbow in the mouth. He then whipped him to the ropes but Corey delivered a face buster right on the knee when he dropped down to soon. Corey then muscled him up before driving him into the mat with a spinebuster. He made the cover and got 1.........2......., but Mike got his right shoulder off the mat. Corey was gaining strength as the match went on and he waited for Mike to get up, kicking him in the stomach and trying to set up the "Showstopper". But Mike wouldn't allow him to hook his right arm and he swung Corey right into a big clothesline. Mike then pulled him up and got down in his face saying "You were never Horsemen material bitch"! before slapping him across the face. Mike hit the ropes but Corey dove at him with both hands, taking him down with a choke. Corey was so furious that he almost got disqualified for not breaking the hold by the count of 5. But Corey just went berserk. He had Mike in a mount position, just throwing wild haymakers and finally, he busted the leader of the Horsemen's nose open. Mike was in trouble and the fans knew it as Corey walked him to the corner and rammed his face as hard as he could into the top turnbuckle. With Mike in the corner, Corey then climbed to the middle rope and just whaled on Mike with right hands. With the crowd counting along, he got up to 19 straight punches but before he could deliver number 20, Mike pushed Corey down and stomped as hard as he could on his surgically repaired knee. Mike then lifted Corey up and dropped him face first on the steel post portion of the turnbuckle. Both men hit the mat but Corey looked out of it. Mike then got to his feet and when Corey joined him, he grabbed him around the head and shoulders and drove him into the mat with the "Money Pit". Mike hooked the outside leg to prevent him from reaching the ring ropes with it and a good part of the crowd counted along with Martin's count 1............2...........3! Match Time: 8:04 Lawler: "He got him J.R.! Money Mike has done the Horsemen proud and he's done it without any help at all"! J.R.: "I don't think there's a lot of people who thought Mike could win this match without some sort of help but he has and for Corey, that bad knee came back to cost him in the end"! Lawler: "He had it surgically repaired and he has a brace over it but Mike hit it in the right spot"! REPLAYS ARE SHOWN J.R.: "But here was the move that really did Corey in and that was being dropped with a reverse snake eyes on the steel post, he was barely concious after that"! Lawler: "And then of course the Money Pit and nobody gets up from that"! THE ACTION RETURNED TO SHOW MIKE AT THE TOP OF THE AISLE WITH HIS ARMS IN THE AIR, LOOKING BACK AT COREY WHO HAD GOTTEN TO HIS FEET AND REALIZED WHAT HAPPENED AS THE HORSEMEN THEME PLAYED. J.R.: "A tough loss for Joe Corey to swallow, no doubt about it, but on this night, he was just slightly outdone". BACKSTAGE........ CAMERAS IN THE BACK SHOW BATISTA WITH SHANE McMAHON. Shane McMahon: "You're up big man". Batista: "Look Shane, I know you were considering suspending Edge for nearly running me down in that parking garage, but if you don't mind, I'd like to recommend that you don't. SHANE LOOKS AT HIM WITH A CONFUSED EXPRESSION. Because in just a few minutes, PrimeTime is gonna have a champion that they can be proud of". BATISTA WALKS AWAY AND SHANE JUST GRINS. BATISTA's MUSIC STARTS TO PLAY AND THE CROWD COMES TO THEIR FEET AS THEY WAIT FOR HIM TO EMERGE FROM THE BACK. Cole: "It is time for our Universal title match and here comes the challenger"! BATISTA COMES OUT FROM BEHIND THE CURTAIN TO ONE OF THE LOUDEST CHEERS OF THE NIGHT AS HIS PYRO EXPLODES BEHIND HIM. Ventura: "After all the action we've seen from Rampage lately, we need to hit a homerun here and I think this is the man who could do it"! Cole: "Rene Dupree, Shane Thompson and Bobby Lashley. Those are the men that the animal defeated in the Oppurunity Knocks tournament to earn his first ever shot at the Universal title and what better place to cash in than at WrestleMania in Las Vegas"?! "YOU THINK YOU KNOW ME" IS HEARD AND EDGE COMES OUT WITH THE UNIVERSAL TITLE AROUND HIS WAIST UNDERNEATH AN OPEN BLACK LEATHER TRENCH COAT AS "METALINGUS" BY ALTER BRIDGE PLAYS. Ventura: "That is the story for Batista but for this man, he is trying to shake the label of transitional champion! He has won the title twice but his first reign ended pretty quickly and if he were to lose tonight, it would be another lackluster title reign for Edge"! Cole: "And Edge definitely has his work cut out for him. He's giving up plenty of size and strength to Batista so he will have to rely on his speed and quickness to pull out a victory and leave with the title tonight"! TWF Universal Title Match Challenger: Batista vs. Edge The bell sounded and it was referee Chris Kay in there to call the action. Edge avoided a lockup with the freakishly strong Batista, instead circling the massive challenger, trying to pick his spot. Finally, Batista asked for a test of strength. Edge, thinking he could outsmart him, went for it but tried to sneak in a quick kick. But Batista caught his foot and spun him around, drilling him with a clothesline. Edge got up but was clotheslined again before Batista picked him up over his head with a military press before launching him over the top rope and to the floor. Batista celebrated the move abd tried to get the crowd behind him but Edge had already had enough, throwing his hands up before heading for the back. But Batista saw this and followed him, knowing a count out would not give him the title. Batista grabbed Edge from behind but Edge used a thumb to the eye before walking Batista back to the ring, he tried to ram his face into the apron but Batista blocked it and rammed Edge face first into it. He then slid back into the ring but Kay was up to a 7 count. Edge saw this and could've made it back in but was planning on taking the count out. So Batista grabbed Kay's arms, not letting him get the 10 count. This allowed Edge to get up on the apron and bring Batista down with a hangman over the top rope. He then hit the ropes, looking for the spear but Batista caught him with a side kick right to the head. He then shot him to the corner and followed in with a head of steam but Edge quickly got out of the way and he posted his right shoulder very hard. Edge then looked to add insult to injury, catching him with an armbar DDT. Edge then went and got the Universal title belt, bringing it into the ring. But before he could use it as intended, Kay grabbed it from behind and that allowed Batista to get up and give Edge a taste of his own medicine with a spear. He went for the cover and got 1.............2.........., but Edge was up. Batista grabbed Edge by a handful of hair and tried to get him up but Edge used a blatant lowblow! Kay was about to call for the bell but Batista grabbed him and yelled "No"! Again, he prevented the end of the match. Furious, Edge used the brunt of his boot to stomp on the head of Batista multiple times, trying to render him unconcious. After 8 or 9 of these kicks, he pulled Batista up and connected with the "Edge-a-Cution". It seemed to be all over as Edge rolled Batista to his back and hooked the leg for the 1...........2.........., but Batista was up. Edge grabbed his own hair and began pulling it in frustration, not knowing what it would take to defeat the animal. After 2 more kicks to the head, he went to the top rope and flew off with a crossbody block. But Batista again showed his amazing strength, catching Edge but then throwing him up onto his shoulders. Edge was in a bad position and from there, Batista drilled him with the "Batista Bomb" with authority and rolled into a cover as Kay issued the 1..........2..........3. Match Time: 11:17 The crowd went wild as Batista was handed the belt and his music played. Cole: "Batista has come to Las Vegas and reached the top of the mountain! Batista has realized the pinnacle of our great industry"! Ventura: "Batista was not to be denied tonight Cole, what a performance that was"! Cole: "Edge did everything he could to keep his title, even attempting to get counted out and blatantly disqualified! But Batista would have none of it and because of his determination and will to win, he is the new Universal champion"! BATISTA HELD THE TITLE UP IN BOTH HANDS FOR THE CROWD WHO WAS ON THEIR FEET CHANTING HIS NAME. Ventura: "It's gonna take a Herculean effort to get the title off of him too if you ask me! What a champion this guy is gonna make"! Cole: "For Dave Batista, the dream has been realized! For the first time in his TWF career, he can call himself Universal champion"! BACKSTAGE....... CAMERAS QUICKLY GO TO THE BACK TO SHOW EDGE HOLDING THE BACK OF HIS HEAD AND PUSHING OVER OR THROWING EVERYTHING IN SIGHT. Edge: "It wasn't supposed to be this way...... damn it"! EDGE TAKES A GLASS FULL OF LIQUID AND THROWS IT AT THE WALL BEFORE THE SHOT GOES BACK TO THE RING. Cole: "Obviously Edge is not happy with the outcome there but partner, PrimeTime still has one match to go". Ventura: "Oh yes, and it is one that I know is gonna be good. The Franchise versus the Phenom". A VIDEO IS SHOWN OF THE EVENTS LEADING TO THIS MATCH STARTING WITH JORDAN ROCKWELL DEFEATING NAILS IN A BURIED ALIVE MATCH AT THE ROYAL RUMBLE. THAT IS FOLLOWED BY ROCKWELL HAVING THE LIGHTS GO OUT ON HIM IN THE RING AND THE SOUNDING OF THE BELL. IT GOES ON TO SHOW ROCKWELL TRYING TO "OUTPERFORM" THE UNDERTAKER, FIRST WINNING A CASKET MATCH, THEN AN INFERNO MATCH. ROCKWELL ISSUES A CHALLENGE TO THE UNDERTAKER FOR A MATCH AT WRESTLEMANIA, SAYING ALL HE WANTS IS RESPECT FROM THE MAN HE HAS LOOKED UP TO MORE THAN ANYONE. ROCKWELL IS THEN CONFRONTED BY PAUL BEARER, WHO SAYS THE UNDERTAKER IS WILLING TO ACCEPT HIS CHALLENGE. AT TWF MAIN EVENT, ROCKWELL IS CONFRONTED BY THE LEGENDARY UNDERTAKER WHO TELLS HIM THAT RESPECT WILL NOT BE GIVEN, IT WILL BE EARNED. "BACK IN BLACK" BY AC/DC COMES ON AND OUT COMES JORDAN ROCKWELL TO A MONSTROUS POP. Cole: "People talk about this match being about respect and there's no doubt that it is partner but it's also about two men who have never met in the ring. It's about two of the top superstars the TWF has ever seen, who have combined to win an insane amount of titles, going at it at the biggest event of all time"! Ventura: "It is definitely about all those things and those that have known Rockwell for a long time know that this is a match he has always wanted. The Undertaker came to Rockwell when Rockwell started to go to the dark side as he did when he beat Nails at the Rumble but I believe that was Taker's way of saying hold on, that's my domain". AFTER A BRIEF MOMENT OF SILENCE, THE BELL TOLLS AND THE CROWD COMES TO THEIR FEET AS THE EERIE TUNE OF THE UNDERTAKER's MUSIC PICKS UP AND HE STEPS OUT FROM THE BACK, LED BY 6 DRUIDS. THE DRUIDS STAND IN TWO LINES OF THREE AND THE UNDERTAKER WALKS THROUGH THEM, SLOWLY AS A FOG STARTS TO FILL THE AISLE. Cole: "If you have never experienced the entrance of the Undertaker, it is something you truly have to see and feel to believe"! Ventura: "It is the most intimidating thing in all of wrestling to be standing in that ring watching this man come down"! UNDERTAKER CLIMBS THE STEPS AND ENTERS THE RING BEFORE REMOVING HIS HAT. HE THEN FOCUSES ON ROCKWELL WITH HIS EYES ROLLED IN THE BACK OF HIS HEAD. ROCKWELL EVEN SEEMS SLIGHTLY UNEASY. Cole: "That is the look of the deadman, one we have seen many times before and Rockwell is having to take this all in"! Ventura: "Rockwell has to stay focused. If Taker throws him off his gameplan now, he has no chance to win"! Cole: "Undertaker stands six foot ten and weighs in tonight at three hundred and ten pounds. Rockwell is giving up at least five inches in height and fifty to sixty pounds in weight"! The Undertaker vs. Jordan Rockwell Most fans expected to see a contrast of styles here between a brawling Undertaker and Rockwell, who seems to be able to adjust his style to who he's wrestling. This was a wrestling match, pure and simple. After a big armdrag by Taker, he locked in a reverse chin lock but Rockwell got to his feet and just sat down, creating a jawbreaker. He then went to grab Undertaker but Taker rolled over and kicked Rockwell right in the face. He then whipped him to the corner and smashed him with a clothesline. Undertaker showed no signs of ring rust whatsoever as he whipped Rockwell to the ropes and caught him with a hand around the throat. But when he lifted him up for the chokeslam, Rockwell grabbed his arm and fell to the mat with it, trying to lock in a crossface. Taker fought it and rolled over into a pinning predicament to get a 2 count. Rockwell still tried to get the crossface on but Taker stood up with him and dropped him with a sidewalk slam. He then drug Rockwell across the mat and hung his head over the apron, facing down. He then got on the apron and dropped a big legdrop on the back of his head. Back in the ring, Undertaker tried to get on a standing dragon sleeper but Rockwell punched him in the ribs several times which forced a release and he then blasted Undertaker with a european uppercut. That led to a sambo suplex, the Rock Smasher, and Rockwell made the cover to get a 1..........2.........., but Taker was up. After a swinging neckbreaker, Rockwell picked Undertaker up, looking for a suplex. But Taker easily countered and got Rockwell up for a suplex of his own. Rockwell fought free and landed behind Undertaker, pulling him to the mat with a sleeper slam. Rockwell then stood over the deadman before trying to pull him up but it was a bad position as Undertaker locked in the deadly triangle hold. Rockwell was in a lot of trouble as Taker had the hold cinched in. Taker squeezed his legs around the head and neck of Rockwell and he was fading fast. Finally, referee Mike Chioda stepped in to check the arms of Rockwell. The right arm dropped once, then again, but on the third attempt, Rockwell showed he had something left and held it up. Taker tried to squeeze what energy he had left out but Rockwell popped his head through and punched him 3 times in the face. He then pulled him up but Taker blocked a right hand and caught him with a headbutt. Undertaker hit the ropes and went for a flying clothesline but Rockwell hit the mat to avoid it. He then locked in the STF which he calls the Tranquilizer and it was Undertaker's turn to be on the brink of submission. He had his hand up, looking like he might tap out for the first time in his career but he used his long arms to grab the bottom ring rope and Rockwell had to break the hold. Both men were on their feet and Rockwell ran at Taker but walked right into a boot to the face. Undertaker grabbed the left arm of Rockwell and twisted it as the fans yelled "Old School". Taker climbed the turnbuckle and began to walk the top rope but with his right arm, Rockwell pulled the deadman to the mat. He then picked him up, looking for the "Kill Switch" but he didn't have enough left in the tank to get him all the way up and he let him go. Undertaker then scooped Rockwell up on his shoulder and drove him into the mat with the "Tombstone". He made the cover but Rockwell was up at 2! The fans let out a collective roar and Undertaker looked shocked. He grabbed Rockwell by the throat, trying to pick him up in a chokeslam but Rockwell punched his arm until he released it. He then hit the ropes but Taker was waiting and he picked him up again, driving him into the mat with a second Tombstone piledriver. This time, he crossed Rockwell's arms over his chest and Chioda hit the mat 3 times, giving Undertaker the hard fought win. Match Time: 11:22 Cole: "Wow, I've gotta catch my breath after that one, what a match"! Ventura: "Jordan Rockwell gave The Undertaker all he could handle but it wasn't enough to overcome the extraordinary skills that that man possesses"! UNDERTAKER STOOD IN THE RING, LOOKING DOWN AT ROCKWELL WHO WAS GETTING TO HIS FEET. Cole: "What's this now"? ROCKWELL TURNED TO LOOK AT UNDERTAKER AND ROCKWELL's LIPS READ "GOOD MATCH". BUT INSTEAD OF SAYING THANK YOU, UNDERTAKER REACHED HIS HAND OUT WHICH DREW AN IMMEDIATE CHEER FROM THE CROWD. ROCKWELL ACCEPTED, SHAKING THE HAND OF THE UNDERTAKER WHO LOOKED COMPLETELY IMPRESSED. Ventura: "That is what you call the ultimate sign of respect". Cole: "I think The Undertaker realizes how good the man he beat tonight is! Jordan Rockwell will not leave Las Vegas with a WrestleMania victory, but somehow I still think he'll be leaving with what he came for"! J.R. AND THE KING ARE SHOWN AT THEIR TABLE AND THEY ARE CLAPPING. J.R.: "Let's give a round of applause to those two men and to the PrimeTime division in general, great show tonight guys. But King, we still have one match to go and it is for the TWF World title. Will it be High Octane? Will it be Travis Wakeman? In just a few moments, we will find out"! A VIDEO PACKAGE STARTS OUT BY SHOWING THE FINAL MOMENTS OF HIGH OCTANE's WINS OVER DREW BLOOD AND THEN THE ONE OVER MONEY MIKE. FROM THERE, IT SHOWS TRAVIS WAKEMAN LAST ELIMINATING TREVOR MURDOCH TO WIN THE 2006 ROYAL RUMBLE. COMMENTS ARE HEARD FROM HIGH OCTANE ABOUT HOW HE's ALWAYS BEEN LOOKED AT AS AN UNDERDOG AND AN UNDERACHIEVER BUT TRAVIS WAKEMAN HAS BEEN THE ONE GUY THAT's ALWAYS TOLD HIM HE COULD GET TO THE TOP. A CLIP IS SHOWN OF WAKEMAN DEFEATING J.J. RAMPLIN, BUT THEN BEING ATTACKED BY RAMPLIN AND JASON OLIVER WHICH BROUGHT OUT HIGH OCTANE TO HELP WAKEMAN. BUT WAKEMAN GOT IN HIGH OCTANE's FACE A WEEK LATER, SAYING HE DIDN'T WANT HIS HELP. FROM THERE, WAKEMAN, BRET HART AND OCTANE TOOK ON JAMAL, ROSEY AND KURT ANGLE IN A 6 MAN TAG AND IT WAS AN ERRANT SUPERKICK BY HIGH OCTANE ON WAKEMAN THAT LED TO THEIR DEFEAT. AGAIN, WAKEMAN TOLD THE CHAMPION TO STAY OUT OF HIS BUSINESS. THEN, ON TWF MAIN EVENT, TRAVIS WAKEMAN TRIED TO STOP A BRAWL BETWEEN TRISH STRATUS AND MELINA WHEN HE WAS ATTACKED BY HOLLYWOOD HEAT. BUT AGAIN, HIGH OCTANE CAME TO HIS AID. AGAIN, WAKEMAN WAS NOT THRILLED WITH THIS AND, TIRED OF HIM NOT BEING APPRECIATIVE, OCTANE PUT WAKEMAN DOWN WITH A SUPERKICK HEARD 'ROUND THE WORLD. THE PACKAGE ENDS WITH HIGH OCTANE LOOKING DOWN AT WAKEMAN WITH JIM ROSS' VOICE IN THE BACKGROUND ASKING THE QUESTION, "CAN HIGH OCTANE GET THE ONE WIN HE NEEDS TO OVERCOME THE UNDERDOG STEREOTYPE"? MUSIC LIKE YOU WOULD HEAR INSIDE ONE OF THE CASINOS STARTS TO PLAY AS A GROUP OF LAS VEGAS SHOWGIRLS, 10 OF THEM, COME OUT AND STAND ON EITHER SIDE OF THE AISLE, 5 ON EACH SIDE. THEY EACH HAVE A DEVICE IN HAND AND THEY POINT IT AT THE SKY AND FIRE. PYRO GOES EVERYWHERE AS "MAKE WAY" BY METHOD MAN HITS AND TRAVIS WAKEMAN COMES OUT. Howard Finkel: "The following contest is scheduled for one fall and it is for the TWF World championship! Introducing first, the challenger, weighing in at two hundred and fifty five pounds, from Greeley, Colorado........ Travis Wakeman"! J.R.: "Travis Wakeman has competed at all seven WrestleMania's and this will be thr fourth time it has involved a title and King, Wakeman is undefeated in those matches"! Lawler: "He's definitely one of the best we've ever seen J.R. and he's also one half of the current Rampage tag team champions"! J.R.: "Just waiting now on the entrance of the champion, a man who has come a long way to be in this match tonight". THE SOUND OF A HELICOPTER IS HEARD AND CAMERAS PICK UP A BLACK APACHE IN THE SKY FLYING VERY LOW. IT HOVERS IN THE AIR ABOVE THE RING BELOW WHEN A LADDER IS DROPPED OUT THE SIDE. Lawler: "What the heck is this"?! "DOWN WITH THE SICKNESS" BY DISTURBED BEGINS TO PLAY AND HIGH OCTANE IS SHOWN COMING DOWN THE LADDER. J.R.: "Look at this.... what an entrance"! Lawler: "He's coming off the helicopter"! OCTANE REACHES THE BOTTOM OF THE LADDER AND LET's GO, LANDING IN THE RING WHERE HE RECEIVES A HUGE CHEER. J.R.: "He's beaten Drew Blood twice, he's handed Money Mike his only TWF defeat, but many are still looking at him as the underdog tonight! High Octane can etch his name in TWF stone with a win tonight"! Lawler: "Well I for one believe he can do it J.R. and I know you do too! We've watched this kid progress over the years and he's gonna be very, very hard to beat tonight"! J.R.: "Travis Wakeman of course was the winner of the Royal Rumble match in which he and his tag team partner had to win a match just to qualify and since that time, he's been basically untouchable. But as far as match science goes, it will be the technical skills of Wakeman against the speedy, risk taking, anything to win High Octane. Hold onto your seats folks". TWF World Title Match Challenger: Travis Wakeman vs. "High Octane" Damion West The fans were all on their feet, half chanting "Let's go Wakeman", the other half saying "Let's go Octane". The two men locked up and right off the bat, Wakeman took him into a standing waistlock. But Octane showed he could escape by whipping Wakeman over his body into a side headlock. Wakeman tried to push him off but Octane had it locked in good. Octane then released the hold and hit the ropes, kicking Wakeman right in the chest. He used an Oklahoma roll to get a near fall, 2 and a half from referee Jimmy Korderas. Octane grabbed Wakeman and went for an arm drag but Wakeman blocked it by planting his legs and elbowed West in the back of the head. He then whipped him to the ropes and pushed him into the air with a flapjack. Octane landed hard as Wakeman went to the apron, bringing himself back in with an Eddie Guerrero style flying helo. He made the cover but Octane kicked out at 2. Wakeman picked him up and loaded him onto his shoulders, looking for a running powerslam coming out of the corner. But Octane latched his foot on the top rope to block it and when Wakeman tried to adjust, Octane took him down with a swinging DDT. He then went to the outside and climbed the turnbuckle, flying off with a crossbody which got him 1...........2..............., but Wakeman pushed his way out. Octane jumped on his shoulders and was trying to negotiate a victory roll but Wakeman fell backwards with an electric chair drop. He then grabbed West's legs and was trying to lock in the Sharpshooter. But Octane pulled him right into a small package for another very close call. Wakeman missed with a clothesline and Octane caught him with a spinning back kick before shooting him to the ropes. He ran in but Wakeman pushed Octane into the air. Showing his athleticism, Octane landed on the top rope which Wakeman didn't know or expect and when he turned around, Octane caught him with a reverse flying forearm. He then positioned himself in the corner and went for the "Head on Collision" when Wakeman got up but Wakeman went to one knee and punched him in the abdomen before picking him up for the "Royal Flush". But Octane had it scouted and he fought his way free. When Wakeman turned around, he was looking at another superkick but showing cat-like reflexes, he avoided the foot and grabbed High Octane in what looked like a cobra clutch as an "Ohhhhh" was let out of the crowd in unison. Octane tried to fight out of it but Wakeman got him to the mat, sitting on his back in what was shown to be a Tazzmission. Octane had nowhere to go as Wakeman basically had him in a stranglehold and with that, he tapped out. Match Time: 6:13 Lawler: "It's over..... we have a new champion"! J.R.: "High Octane was rolling there for a minute but Wakeman just showed the world how quickly he can end the match and he has once again reached the top of the TWF"! "MAKE WAY" BLARED OVER THE LOUDSPEAKERS AND THE CROWD CHEERED LOUDLY AS KORDERAS HANDED WAKEMAN THE BELT. FIREWORKS SHOT OFF INTO THE LAS VEGAS NIGHT AS WAKEMAN RAISED IT UP IN HIS RIGHT ARM. Lawler: "What a way to end an unbelievable night"! J.R.: "Give High Octane credit, he had an unbelievable run but it wasn't to be on this night! Travis Wakeman is the king one more time! We hope you've enjoyed WrestleMania"!
