Baltimore, Maryland
March 19,2001
Fireworks canvas the Baltimore arena as PrimeTime's theme music plays. Jim Ross:"Hello fans and welcome to Baltimore, Maryland, our last stop before we head to Madison Square Garden"! Michael Cole:"We've got tons of action J.R. as we are expecting a live phone call from Commissioner Foley"! J.R.:"That's right Michael, Mick Foley was nearly taken out by a car in the parking lot last week on RAW so he's decided not to make the trip tonight. However, he is expected to announce several matches for Wrestlemania"! Cole:"Already announced for Wrestlemania earlier today, Mike Norton will defend the European title against Jerry Lynn". J.R.:"That will be a hellacious match folks, (Val Venis' music hits; he comes out with Trish!) wait a minute, what the hell is this"? Cole:"Trish is comin' out with Val Venis"! Val:"Well, well, well. It looks like everyone's question has been answered. Take it away Trish". Trish:"Hey Travis, last week on RAW, Val made me realize something. You are nothing but hopeless. You'll never be the champion that Val is. That's why I was with you, to get on top. But I realized that would never happen so I chose a real man. And at Wrestlemania, Val is gonna do what you never could, go nonstop for sixty minutes". Val:"Oh Wakeman, Trish and I actually have some energy left tonight and we want to issue a challenge. Trish and I against you and any female you can find". Cole:"A mixed gender challenge"! J.R.:"Can you believe Trish? Wakeman's done everything for that girl". Nuke's music hits Cole:"The main event for Wrestlemania just got a whole lot more interesting but right now, we've got a hardcore rules rematch from RAW"! J.R.:"Nuke defeated Nails last week and both men got involved in the Hardcore title match later that evening propelling Commissioner Foley to sign the first ever Hardcore Hell match at Wrestlemania". Cole:"It'll be longtime Hardcore champion Raven's biggest challenge as he'll defend the title against seven other men with elimination rules". J.R.:"Both these men will be involved as will Al Snow, Steve Blackman, Maddogg, K-Kwik and Yoshihiro Tajiri". Nuke vs. Nails Both men demanded this rematch as a heated rivalry has begun. Back and forth the match went as they hit each other with anything they could find. After being struck in the face with a glass picture, a small trickle of blood was visible through Nails' hockey mask. This seemed to enrage Nails as he smashed Nuke over the head with a fireplace poker. He then brought the crowd to it's feet as with a powerbomb off the top rope which nearly drove Nuke through the mat. As the fans chanted HOLY SHIT, HOLY SHIT, Nails made the cover and got the win. Match Time: 11:29 Cole:"My gosh! And that's just a small indication of what Hardcore Hell will be like". Corporation X's music hits J.R.:"Big six man tag match here folks as members of Corporation X head to the ring". X-Pac, Justin Credible & Albert vs. Ahmed Walker & The Dudley Boyz The match never really was official as a bell never sounded. All 6 men went at it immediately. The Dudley Boyz hit their "What's up" double team move on Justin Credible but Albert pulled him out of the ring. X-Pac and Walker's intense situation came to a head as the two slugged it out. But the Dudley's set up X-Pac and hit him with 3D and Walker dropped him with the "Painkiller". Cole:"Ahmed Walker has just gotten payback for that nunchuck attack last night". J.R.:"There's gonna be a clash between these two somewhere down the road". Footage of Strife leaving Bahamut on a set of railroad tracks on Free 4 All is shown. Cole:"Of course that was on Free 4 All last night folks and miraculously Bahamut got out of that situation". Perry Saturn's music hits J.R.:"Those two men will be involved in this tag team match and just announced this morning for Wrestlemania, that man Perry Saturn will face The Brutile Bulldog". 2 teams teaming together for the first time went at it here. The team of Bahamut and the Bulldog seemed to have good chemistry. Strife and Bahamut fought it out with pure hatred and the Bulldog and Saturn got had an intense fight. After the bUlldog and Bahamut used a double clothesline to take Strife out of the ring, Bahamut caught Saturn with a pump handle slam and immediately covered him for the win. Match Time: 4:26 Cole:"What an impressive victory for those two men. Those will be two great matches at the pay-per-view". Prior to commercial...Hardy Boyz' dressing room... Doctor:"Matt, you can't go out there. You've got internal bleeding". Matt Hardy:"I don't care doc. I'm gonna be lightheavyweight champ". Cole:"Lightheavyweight tournament action is next"! COMMERCIAL.... -A COMMERCIAL FOR 1-800-COLLECT IS SHOWN Return from break... Footage of Matt Hardy receiving two banzai drops at the hands of Rikishi is shown. J.R.:"That is the reason Matt Hardy has some internal bleeding but he's scheduled to face Juventud Guerrera right here". Suddenly, Jeff Hardy runs out and hands a note to Lililian Garcia. Lilian Garcia:"Ladies and gentleman, Matt Hardy has decided not to compete tonight and to awars the match to Juventud Guerrera". J.R.:"What's that all about? I thought he was comin' out here". Cole:"Maybe the doctor made him come to his senses but suddenly, Juventud's in the semi-finals". K-Kwik's "Gettin' Rowdy" hits J.R.:"Folks, we heard the announcement earlier about the Hardcore Hell match at Wrestlemania and two more men who will be in that match are gonna lock horns here". Cole:"It'll be the ypungster K-Kwik against the Japanese Buzzsaw Tajiri". K-Kwik vs. Yoshihiro Tajiri This was an impressive outing for K-Kwik who's not accustomed to hardcore action. Tajiri used several quick moves involving a cookie sheet but K-Kwik shrugged it off and put a trash can over his head and dropkicked it, putting a big dent in it. After a nice rack into a pancake, K-Kwik used a nice spinning victory roll to pin him. Match Time: 3:37 After the match, Raven came out and hit both men with the "Raven Effect". Cole:"Raven just sent a statement to all his opponents in Hardcore Hell". The Reluctance of Society's music hits J.R.:"This will be a non-title match folks as Mike Norton will take on Grandmaster Sexay". Cole:"Yeah, get this J.R., Norton felt that Grandmaster wasn't worthy of a shot at his title". J.R.:"Well Jerry Lynn has a gauranteed shot in less than a week". Grandmaster Sexay vs. European Champ Mike Norton Norton prepared for his title defense at Wrestlemania with a dominant performance. He softened Grandmaster up with hard knees to the head and several hard armbars. Sexay had little offense in this one. He tried a neckbreaker but Norton countered and dropped him with a devastating snap german suplex. This led to the "Money Pit" off the top rope to get the decisive win. Afterwards, Norton began to do the worm dance when Scotty 2 Hotty came out and went after him. Norton got out of the ring, grabbed his title and left. J.R.:"Scotty's back! He's back from his injury"! Cole:"Norton doesn't have his buddies around tonight so he's not stickin' around long". Prior to commercial....Ken Shamrock's dressing room... Ken Shamrock is weight training when Chris Benoit comes in and drops the weights on his chest! J.R.:"Oh my god, Benoit's attacked Shamrcok again"! COMMERCIAL.... - A COMMERCIAL FOR TWIX IS SHOWN Return from break... As RAW returns, Chris Benoit and Ken Shamrock emerge from the back and fight their way to the ring. Shamrock takes the injured Benoit down and locks on the ankle lock. As Benoit screams in pain, a gothic looking man with long hair appears and attacks Shamrock, dropping him with a ddt. Benoit grabs a mic. Benoit:"Shamrock, I told you your life would be a living hell. You are the reason I can't compete, remember? This is Drew Blood. He is the man I searched long and hard for, in places you've never dreamed of, to take you out! So beware Shamrock, we will strike again and you will be the one out of action, only you'll be out permanently"! J.R.:"Who is this Drew Blood"? Cole:"And where did Benoit find him? This is a dangerous combination folks". "The Game" by Motorhead hits J.R.:"Last night on Free 4 All, Al Snow pulled off a huge upset over Triple H and the game has demanded a rematch". Triple H came out very aggressively, as he had a point to prove, and nearly put Snow away early. But he got more than he expected as Snow wouldn't go away easily. As Triple H was firmly in control, Snow surprised him with a small package that drew a 2 count. Frustrated, Triple H became even more aggressive after that, hitting Snow with everything he had. Triple H then draped Snow over the rope and turned referee Mike Chioda away as Stephanie slapped the taste out of his mouth. After this, Triple H planted Snow with the Pedigree to win it. Match Time: 8:02 He then grabbed a mic. Triple H:"Foley, this is the last time I'm gonna say it. I've worked too damn hard for too damn long not to be a part of Wrestlemania. So I don't care who it is but you get me an opponent for Wrestlemania so I can whip his ass just like I did your good buddy Al Snow here. I'm warnin' you Foley, don't screw with me"! He slams the microphone down as his theme song plays again J.R.:"Strong words from the game". Cole:"I think he's made his point crystal clear J.R., he feels Commissioner Foley's snubbed him". The Hardy Boyz music hits J.R.:"Here comes Jeff Hardy as he will compete in the lightheavyweight tournament tonight". Cole:"We're still confused however about the way his brother forfeited his match earlier". Jeff Hardy vs. Yuji Matasamo This match belonged to Matasamo as his unique style kept Jeff grounded. He hurt Jeff with several throat thrusts and a jumping knee drop. Then Jeff got back into with a sit down jawbreaker as his brother made his way down the entrance ramp. It seemed as though Matt was asking Jeff something when Matasamo came from behind and dropped him with a jumping ddt to defeat him. Matt then got a microphone. Match Time: 2:31 Matt Hardy:"Jeff, what's up with comin' out here saying I can't compete? These people need to know that I didn't ask you to do that". Cole:"Theirs our answer". Jeff Hardy:"The doctor told you not to Matt. I'm just tryin' to help, I don't want you to get hurt". Matt:"Oh, like you tried to help me last night when Rikishi squashed me on Free 4 All"? J.R.:"He was hurt Matt. You know that". Matt:"Ya know little bro, I'm sick of this. We gotta solve this little problem. So I propose a match to you. Man to man, at Wrestlemania". Jeff:"Hey man, if that's the way you want it, let's do it". Cole:"You gotta be kiddin' me. They're brothers". J.R.:"Well folks, during all this action, Commissioner Foley called. Are you there Mick"? Foley:"I'm here J.R.". J.R.:"First off Mick, what do you know about the crazed vehicle that tried to take you out last week on RAW"? Foley:"Actually J.R., it's not a big deal. I traced the license plate number and I talked to the driver. He said he was in a hurry due to an emergency and he apologized". J.R.:"Just a false alarm apparently". Cole:"Commissioner, Michael Cole here. We understand you have some matches to announce for Wrestlemania". Foley:"That's right Michael, I do. Other than the matches you've already talked about, Kane has accepted the challenge of The Leviathan. We will also have the first ever Elevated Fall match between Strife and Bahamut. These guys wanna hurt each other, they'll get the chance. The ring will be raised fifteen feet in the air. The man to throw his opponent over the ropes and fifteen feet to the floor is the winner"! J.R.:"That's career suicide"! Foley:"Both men have agreed to it J.R.. Also, Ken Shamrock will get this Drew Blood guy that Chris Benoit has hired and William Regal will face The Rock in a Brahma bullrope match". Cole:"Great matches. Well certainly you heard what Triple H said earlier tonight commish". Foley:"I did Michael and I've got the perfect opponent. See I was contacted today by an all time wrestling legend who wants to be a part of Wrestlemania. I'm not gonna spoil the surprise, but Triple H, you got your match, at Wrestlemania, you will face that all time legend". J.R.:"And the Hardy's are gonna face each other"? Foley:"I believe the fans would love to see that so yes, they will". Cole:"Well tahnk you for your time Commissioner and we'll see ya at Wrestlemania". J.R.:"Also folks, don't miss Free 4 All: A Wrestlemania Special this Saturday night"! Prior to Commercial.... Parking Lot... The Undertaker pulls up on his Titan bike. Cole:"There's The Undertaker! What's he doin' out there"? COMMERCIAL.... - A COMMERCIAL FOR SNICKERS IS SHOWN. Return from break... Billy Gunn's music hits Cole:"Back on RAW folks and we have been told that The Undertaker is awaiting the arrival of someone in the parking garage". J.R.:"We've got a big tag match here which will depict two seperate Wrestlemania matches. The Brahma bullrope match and the Flag match". Cole:"We can also confirm that Mariah Carey will sing the national anthem at Wrestlemania". This was a great tag team match. The Rock and Regal had a great series and Gunn and the Anti-Patriot seemed like they were out for blood. For most of the match, all 4 men were in the ring. Anti-Patriot had the "Canadian Tradition" on Gunn as The Rock hit Regal with his spinebuster. With Gunn tapping out, the Anti-Patriot got up to locate the referee and he walked right into the "Rock Bottom" and was pinned. Afterwards, Gunn hit the Anti-patriot with the "One and Only" and the crowd went nuts. Match Time: 8:02 J.R.:"In less than one week, Billy Gunn will represent everyone in America in that flag match"! Cole:"Well J.R., The Rock and Billy Gunn better be prepared at Wrestlemania because they will be involved in grueling matches with those two men"! Right to Censor's music hits J.R.:"This will be step two of Shawn Michaels' run through the Right to Censor". Cole:"Well we saw HBK defeat The Goodfather last week on RAW and now he'll face a man just a big in Bull Buchanan". This was a superb contest. HBK had trouble with the bigger, stronger Bull but his resilience is comparable to no one. HBK came back against Bull and drew strength from a supportive crowd. After laying Michaels down with a bicycle kick, Bull missed a legdrop off the top rope that would have ended it. When he came to his feet, Michaels smashed him with "Sweet Chin Music" to win it as the crowd came to it's feet. Match Time: 8:47 Suddenly, Steven Richards snuck into the ring and hit HBK with the "Steven Kick". Richards:"I stole that move from you Shawn. Remember, you were my idol. But at Wrestlemania, that moves gonna end your career"! J.R.:"I believe it will be the opposite white socks. HBK will end RTC"! "Stone Cold" Steve Austin's music hits Cole:"The rattlesnake's gonna join us J.R. for this next matchup". Jericho struggled here with the always dangerous Haku. But he stung him with knifedge chops to take control. After nearly every move Y2J did, he looked at the announce table and taunted Austin. Austin continued to talk about how he respects Jericho as an athlete. But after referee Teddy Long was accidentally hit by Jericho's spinning heel kick, Austin had enough. The rattlesnake slid into the ring and Stunned Jericho. Haku made the cover as Teddy Long recovered to count the fall. Match Time: 5:10 J.R.:"Austin has just screwed Jericho"! Cole:"But will he regret it J.R."? Prior to commercial...Parking garage.. 2 limos pull up and surround The Undertaker. Shane McMahon pops out of one and gets The Undertaker's attention. But from behind, the eighth wonder of the world Andre the Giant hits him with a steel bar in the back of the head. Then, he picks him up and slams him down hard on the hood of one of the limos. J.R.:"Andre's laid out The Undertaker again"! COMMERCIAL... - A COMMERCIAL FOR AOL VERSION 6.0 IS SHOWN. Return from break... Val Venis' music hits; he and Trish come out J.R.:"Well here we go, the world champ and his new vixen make their way out". Cole:"But has Wakeman found a partner"? Travis Wakeman's music hits Wakeman:"I'm hopeless huh Trish. How many times have I saved you from trouble? At Wrestlemania, I'll go sixty minutes with your boy toy and I'll take the title. I've been a champ before Trish and I don't need you to do it again. As for tonight, remember Wrestlemania last year? Val, I kicked your ass because at that time, you took Jessica Lopez from me. So guess what"? Jessica Lopez' music hits Lopez:"Val, you're nothin' but a piece of crap and Trish, get ready bitch cause I'm gonna kick your ass"! J.R.:"Let's get it on"! The fans were extremely into this match. Wakeman and Venis showed what we can expect at Wrestlemania as they had a great series of moves and counters. The women did what women do, scratch and pull hair. But both women also displayed great in ring skills. With all 4 participants in the ring, Val tossed Lopez out of the ring by her hair. Trish got referee Earl Hebner's attention as Venis cracked a chair over Wakeman's head, putting him out. Trish covered Wakeman and got the 1-2-3. But she then stayed on him, having to be removed by Venis. Match Time: 12:15 J.R.:"What's going on? Trish almost seems remorseful". Cole:"But she pinned Wakeman and that's got to be humiliating. How will the Iron Man match play out at Wrestlemania in this situation"? OFF AIR....
