Chattanooga, Tennessee
July 15, 2002
AS SOON AS PRIMETIME COMES ON THE AIR, SHANE McMAHON IS SHOWN ON THE CAMERA. Shane McMahon: "Hello and welcome to the number one show the TWF has to offer, PrimeTime. Now I know you all witnessed Travis Wakeman leaving his Toughman Title defense in protest last week. Well Wakeman, your actions last week have left me no choice but to make you defend the title again tonight. Only this time, you can't walk away because you will be inside a steel cage against Vlad the Impaler. If anyone from Wakeman Enterprises tries to get involved, you will forfeit your tag team title shot at King of the Ring. Good luck to you and fans, enjoy the show" PRIMETIME's THEME MUSIC, "ROCK SUPERSTAR" BY CYPRESS HILL HITS AS IT's MONTAGE VIDEO PLAYS AND THE UTC ARENA EXPLODES IN FIREWORKS AS THOUSANDS OF SCREAMING FANS ARE PICKED UP BY THE RAPIDLY MOVING CAMERAS. Michael Cole: "What an announcement to start the show by the owner of this division"! A PROMO PICTURE WITH THE PRIMETIME LOGO IS SHOWN FEATURING A SPINNING CAGE. TRAVIS WAKEMAN STANDS ON ONE SIDE PATTING HIS TOUGHMAN TITLE WHILE VLAD THE IMPALER STANDS ON THE OTHER. Bobby Heenan: "That's ridiculous! Wakeman Enterprises are just days away from their big tag team title match and Shane makes Wakeman defend the title tonight! In a steel cage no less"! Cole: "That's what he gets for walkin' out on his match last week. But also here tonight fans..... ANOTHER PROMO PIC IS SHOWN WITH "STONE COLD" STEVE AUSTIN ON ONE SIDE AND DEACON BATISTA ON THE OTHER. TRIPLE H STANDS BETWEEN THEM WEARING A REFEREE SHIRT. the Texas rattlesnake will go one on one with Drew Blood's crypt keeper, Batista". Heenan: "But that match has a wild card, the TWF champion Triple H will be the special referee". EXTREME JAPAN's THEME HITS AS JIM CORNETTE WALKS YUJI MATASAMO DOWN THE AISLE AS HE WAVES THE JAPANESE FLAG. Cole: "That'll be an interesting match but listen to the fans bombard these guys with boos". Heenan: "These humanoids are the reason this group formed Cole. I'm proud to be an American but most of us don't give foreigners the proper amount of respect". "HOW DO YA LIKE ME KNOW" IS HEARD AND LEADS INTO HARDCORE HOLLY's MUSIC AS HE COMES OUT TO A GOOD POP. Cole: "Well I don't think I agree with that Brain but by the look on Hardcore Holly's face, he doesn't respect this group at all. The winner here advances to the round of eight in the King of the Ring tournament". Heenan: "Well a couple weeks ago, Jim Cornette basically declared Matasamo the winner of the tournament and it's hard to go against that". Cole: "Well I think Hardcore has other ideas". King of the Ring First Round Yuji Matasamo vs. Hardcore Holly This was a great match that could've gone either way. Matasamo stunned Holly with his martial arts kicks. He then whipped him into the ropes and caught him with a flying back elbow. He went for the cover but Holly kicked out at 1. After ducking a clothesline, Holly hip tossed Matasamo and caught him with the Best dropkick in the Business. He quickly covered Matasamo who kicked out at 2. After a back body drop, Cornette jumped on the apron and took a swing at Holly with his tennis racket but Holly ducked. However, referee Charles Robinson, working his first TWF match, saw it and forced Cornette back to the dressing room. Matasamo tried to surprise Holly with a roundhouse kick as Cornette made his way up the ramp but Holly ducked and picked Matasamo up over his head by his legs and delivered the "Alabama Slam". Holly then fell on Matasamo and hooked the leg for the 3 count. Match Time: 7:37 Heenan: "What is that referee thinking? This is exactly the type of treatment they are trying to make a statement against"! Cole: "Well the only statement that was made tonight is Matasamo is out of the King of the Ring and Hardcore Holly is still alive in it"!
THE FOLLOWING SEGMENT WAS SENT IN BY THE MEMBER
Val Venis's old theme music hits as a man comes down the aisle with long hair and a towel around his waist. He makes similar gestures as Val Venis does on his way to the ring.
Cole : (laughing) "Oh my god! Brain, it's Jordan Rockwell".
Heenan: Yeah and he's dressed like Val Venis used to look when he first got into wrestling in the TWF".
Rockwell gets into the ring and does the hip gyrating as the women in the crowd scream and holler. He then removes the towel showing he is in wrestling gear similar to Val Venis except instead on the letter V he has the letter G on both sides of his tights as he reaches for and is given the house mic.
Rockwell: (doing a val venis impression) "hello........fellas"!
Heenan: "Hello fellas? That's not the way it goes"!
Rockwell: "Ya know something fellas? (all the men in the crowd cheer) the big Valbowski's kinda like a vaccum, why? Because he'll suck you from one end of this place to the other".
FANS LOUDLY CHEER
Cole: "Ah man"!
Heenan: "Val Venis isn't gonna like this Michael".
Rockwell: "And ya know, just the other day the big Valbowski was standing nude looking at himself in the mirror".
WOMEN SCREAM
Rockwell: "And the big Valbowski realized something shocking that he was really disappointed to see".
Cole: "I wonder what Val was disappointed about".
Heenan: "Shut up Cole! That's not funny"!
Cole: "Are you kidding? This is hilarious"!
Rockwell: "The big Valbowski realized, (pausing) I realized I'm really not the big Valbowski at all".
Cole: "what"?
Rockwell: "ya see, (fighting back tears) because,(pauses again) I realized that I'm really hung like a gerbal".
CROWD LAUGHS HYSTERICALLY
Cole:(laughing histerically) "Oh my God"!
Heenan: "Shut up Cole! Val Venis has gotta be fuming in the back, listening to Rockwell making a mochary of him"!
Rockwell: "That's why from now on, I am no longer going to refer to myself as the big Valbowski and I request that no one else does ever again! Because since this realization I have experienced, I have decided to go by another name that I will use from now on".
Cole: "Really, I wonder what".
Rockwell: "From this day on, I will be referred to as,(pauses) from this day on I will be referred to as the little gerbalowski".
CROWD GOES NUTS
Cole: "The little gerbalowski"?
Heenan: "Val Venis is a former TWF champion and this fool is making a mochary of him. I predict at King of the Ring Val Venis is gonna straight up out do Jordan Rockwell and win the European title".
ALL OF A SUDDEN, VAL VENIS COMES RUNNING DOWN THE RAMP.
Cole: "Hey wait a minute, it's Val Venis, Rockwell's opponent for King of the Ring"!
Heenan: "I told you cole, Val Venis has had enough of Rockwell's impressions of him and his ridiculing"!
VENIS SLIDES INTO THE RING AND THE TWO MEN TRADE SHOTS UNTIL ROCKWELL DUCKS A CLOTHESLINE AFTER VENIS SHOOTS HIM INTO THE ROPES AND THEN CATCHES HIM WITH THE ROCK SMASHER. Rockwell: "Win, lose or draw at King of the Ring, Venis, I'm gonna make a believer out of you"! ROCKWELL THROWS THE MIC DOWN AS "ROCK HARD" BY JA RULE HITS AND HE IS ESCORTED TO THE BACK BY SECURITY AS THE CROWD GOES NUTS. Heenan: "Kiss the European title goodbye Rockwell, you just sealed your fate"! Cole: "That's not necessarily true brain, he may have gotten Venis into the exact frame of mind he wanted to". PRIOR TO COMMERCIAL.... BACKSTAGE.... IDALIS IS STANDING WITH TRAVIS WAKEMAN AND BROCK LESNAR. Idalis: "Travis Wakeman, you must've heard the news announced by Shane that you will defend that Toughman tit.... Travis Wakeman: "Yeah Idalis, I heard it. Shane, let me make this real simple, I've gone through every challenge you've put in my way and tonight will be no different. But last week, you went over the line when you got Dawn Marie to throw Trish in that truck full of crap and believe me boy, you haven't ever felt pain like you will when I get my hands on you"! Idalis: "Well not only did Shane announce that match and the fact that no one from Wakeman Enterprises can interfere, (Lesnar gives her a mean look) but word has it that Shane still has a big surprise for you tonight". Wakeman: "Oh is that right, bring it on Shane-O, I can't wait". WAKEMAN AND LESNAR WALK AWAY AS PRIMETIME GOES TO COMMERCIAL.... A COMMERCIAL FOR STACKER 2 IS SHOWN. RETURN FROM BREAK.... SHANE's OFFICE.... SHANE IS SITTING AT HIS DESK WHEN TRISH STRATUS ANGRILY ENTERS. Shane: "Listen, if this is about Wakeman's title defense tonight.... Trish: "Oh shut up Shane, Travis can handle it. This is about that little tramp Dawn Marie. Where is she"? Shane: "I don't have a clue". Trish: "If you ever do anything like that again.... (She rears back to slap him) Shane: "Whoa, whoa, whoa. I am the owner of this division which makes me your boss. If you even attempt to hit me, I will suspend you indefinitely". Trish: "UGH"! TRISH STOMRS OUT, SLAMMING THE DOOR BEHIND HER. Cole: "Well it's obvious that Trish is on a mission to get payback on Dawn Marie but folks, during the break, the man who will face Travis Wakeman for the Toughman title right here tonight was viciously attacked from behind, take a look". FOOTAGE IS SHOWN OF VALD THE IMPALER WALKING DOWN THE HALL WHEN HE IS ATTACKED FROM BEHIND BY SHAWN STASIAK WITH A 2x4. AFTER HITTING VLAD IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD, STASIAK THROWS A NEARBY STORAGE CRATE ACROSS HIS BACK AND WALKS AWAY. Cole: "Now you gotta wonder brain if Wakeman Enterprises put Stasiak up to that". Heenan: "I doubt it, Stasiak is probably just trying to soften Vlad up before their King of the Ring tournament match in the round of eight". "THE KINGS" BY RUN DMC HITS AS SEAN O'HAIRE AND ALBERT COME OUT TO A BIG POP. Cole: "As EMT's take a look at Vlad in the back, we are set for tag team action here on PrimeTime and what a team these two have become over the last few weeks brain". SPIKE DUDLEY AND PERRY SATURN's MUSIC HITS AND THEY COME OUT TO A FAVORABLE REACTION. Heenan: "Both these teams have jelled together quite well. The only problem is that between all four of them, there IQ is zero". Cole: "I'd love to see you say that to Albert or Saturn's face brain". Perry Saturn and Spike Dudley vs. Sean O'haire and Albert O'haire started things with Spike and after taking a dropkick to the chest, O'haire caught Spike in mid air and put him down with a fall away slam. He then dropped an elbow across his throat and tagged in Albert. Albert came in and manhandled Spike, grabbing him under the arms and launching him across the ring. He then whipped Spike in and went for a clothesline. Spike ducked but Albert immediately turned and clotheslined him right in the back of the head. He then shot him to the corner and followed in with an avalanche splash as all Saturn could do is watch. Albert then whipped Spike in again but put his head down too early and Spike kicked him right in the face and then dropkicked his right knee, taking him down to one knee. Spike then tagged in Saturn who came in with a barrage of right hands to Albert. After a springboard dropkick, Saturn went for the cover but Albert muscled out at 2. Saturn then went for an irish whip but Albert reversed it and drilled him with a jumping scissors kick to the face. Albert then tagged O'haire back in and they double teamed Saturn. But Spike came in and took O'haire down with a spinning wheel kick and he and Saturn then used a double clothesline to take Albert over the top rope. Spike then climbed up top and came flying at Albert but Albert caught him with 2 hands around the throat and dropped him with the "Baldo Bomb" right on the floor! In the ring, O'haire ducked a clothesline from Saturn and caught him flush in the mouth with a superkick to get the win. Match Time: 8:33 Cole: "My gosh what a superkick! That knocked Saturn into next week and this team of O'haire and Albert are really moving up the ladder in the tag team division and you gotta wonder when they'll get a title shot". Heenan: "Well after King of the Ring, those titles will be in this division so that may just happen". Cole: "I wouldn't count on that just yet". PRIOR TO COMMERCIAL... NEW BREED DRESSING ROOM.... Lita: (laughing) "Oh Jordan, that was so funny. I can't believe you did that". Jordan Rockwell: "Yeah, we gotta get a copy of the tape". THERE IS A KNOCK AT THE DOOR. Lita: "You wanna get that"? ROCKWELL OPENS THE DOOR AND AS SOON AS HE DOES, HE IS HIT RIGHT IN THE FACE WITH A STEEL CHAIR BY VAL VENIS. VAL DROPS THE CHAIR AND ENTERS THE DRESSING ROOM. HE GRABS LITA BY THE HAIR AND PROCEEDS TO KISS HER. Val Venis: "Who likes guys now Rockwell"! VENIS STOMPS ON ROCKWELL AND LITA LOOKS ON IN DISGUST AS VENIS WALKS OUT. COMMERCIAL.... RETURN FROM BREAK... BACKSTAGE... IDALIS IS STANDING WITH DYLAN JANSENS AND MOLLY. Idalis: "We're back on PrimeTime and I'm here with Dylan Jansens and Molly. Now Dylan, how did it feel to represent the U.S.A. last week on PrimeTime on the fourth of July"? Dylan Jansens: "Oh Idalis, it felt great. It was truly and honor. But Jim Cornette, you guys are still running around here disrespecting this country and one of you had the nerve to hit Molly with a superkick. Well Cornette, listen up. King of the Ring is just around the corner and I don't have a match yet. So I am challenging anyone of your anti-Americans to face me, one on one at the pay-per-view. So since you have the guts to treat this country as poorly as you do, use the same guts to accept my challenge". JANSENS AND MOLLY WALK AWAY. BACK AT RINGSIDE, JAMIE NOBLE's MUSIC HITS AND HE IS LED TO THE RING BY DAWN MARIE AND A SHILLING OF BOOS. Cole: "A challenge has been set forth by Dylan Jansens, the rookie who is originally from France but he loves this country dearly brain". Heenan: "Well so do I but I don't go around making challenges like that. That was a big rookie mistake". MATT HARDY's MUSIC BY OUR LADY OF PEACE HITS AS HE AND STACY KIEBLER COME OUT TO A MIXED REACTION. Cole: "Well we await Cornette's camp's response but here is the man who at King of the Ring, has a chance to bring the Lightheavyweight title over to PrimeTime"! Heenan: "And earning a title like that would be a huge boost for our division Cole and even though I'm a big Hurricane fan, I gotta go with Matt". Cole: "Well on RAW it was revealed that Carney will be in Hurricane's corner for that match and Matt's brother Jeff didn't take too well to that news. But tonight, Matt can't avoid a let down against Jamie Noble". Matt Hardy vs. Jamie Noble This one got off to a fast start as Matt took Noble down with a series of arm drags and a nice hip toss. But after ducking a clothesline, Noble delivered a side russian leg sweep and then went after Matt's right knee. After picking it up and ramming it into the mat 3 times, Noble wrapped the knee around the steel turn post and Matt was in a lot of pain. Noble whipped him to the corner and tried to follow in but Matt slung himself over him and used an extremely innovative hip toss into a neckbreaker. He followed that with his patented top rope legdrop. Matt hooked the leg 1......2....., but at the last second Noble kicked out. Moments later, Matt delivered the Side Effect and went for the cover 1.......2......, but again, Noble narrowly escaped. It was at that point that a man in a dark gray suit and seemingly in disguise appeared in the entranceway and began taking notes. After catching Noble with a cactus clothesline, Matt noticed the man and pointed at him to leave. But Noble snuck up from behind with a quick roll up and grabbed a hand full of Matt's pants to get the 1....2....3 as the man walked to the back with a smile. Match Time: 9:59 Cole: "And with the benefit of grabbing Matt's pants, Jamie Noble has picked up a huge win for himself but who was that man in the entry way brain"? Heenan: "Well if I'm not mistaken, it was that reporter Gregory Helms and....wait a minute, what's Trish doin'"? JUST THEN, TRISH STRATUS CAME RUNNING DOWN THE RAMP AND CHASED DAWN MARIE AROUND THE RING. DAWN MARIE JUMPED INTO THE CROWD AND TRISH FOLLOWED. THE SPOTLIGHT TRIED TO KEEP UP WITH THEM BUT THEY DISAPPEARED THROUGH ONE OF THE EXITS. Cole: "Trish is trying to get back at Dawn Marie for throwing her in that manure last week on PrimeTime"! Heenan: "Well think about it Cole, do you realize how many showers she had to take? Wait a minute, why don't we think about that for awhile"? PRIOR TO COMMERCIAL.... BACKSTAGE.... Idalis: "Jackie Gayda, last week on PrimeTime, after Faith announced she was leaving this company, you took it upon yourself to give her a little going away present. Tell these fans, why did you attack her"? Jackie Gayda: "Well Idalis, I think you can attest to the fact that this is the best job you could ever have. IDALIS NODS HER HEAD. And for some little tramp to go out there and try and publicly humiliate this company because of the way her friend was treated, I mean, we don't have room for that around here". Idalis: "So you were defending the company? That's great and..... TERRI WALKS UP. Terri: "Excuse me, but since when did you become the expert on what this company needs? Listen honey, you've been here two weeks, I've been here since the TWF opened it's doors and if there's anything we don't need, it's another out of shape, blonde bimbo like yourself". Jackie: "Oh really"? JUST THEN, JACKIE SLAPS TERRI HARD ACROSS THE FACE AND A CAT FIGHT ENSUES. AFTER ABOUT 30 SECONDS, 3 MEMBERS OF ARENA SECURITY GET INVOLVED AND SEPERATE IT. THE 2 WOMEN HAVE SOME CHOICE WORDS FOR EACH OTHER BEFORE PRIMETIME GOES TO BREAK. PREVIEW FOR THE MOVIE XXX IS SHOWN. RETURN FROM BREAK.... SHANE's OFFICE.... SHANE IS SITTING AT HIS DESK THUMBING THROUGH THE JULY 2002 EDITION OF THE TWF MAGAZINE WHICH FEATURES TRAVIS WAKEMAN, TRISH AND BROCK LESNAR ON THE CORNER AND IS TITLED "THE FUTURE OF PRIMETIME"? WHEN THE PHONE RINGS. Shane: "Hello. Dawn Marie, where are you"? Dawn Marie: "I'm on my cell phone. I think I lost that bitch though. But Shane, I just wanted to let you know that at King of the Ring, I have a big surprise for you". Shane: "Uh, you do"? Dawn Marie: "I sure do. So I'll see ya there baby". THE OTHER END HANGS UP AS SHANE HAS A BEWILDERED LOOK ON HIS FACE AND HE HANGS UP THE PHONE. RHYNO's MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES OUT TO A CHORUS OF BOOS. Cole: "A surprise? What does she have in store for Shane"? Heenan: "I don't know, but I get the feeling I'd be happy if it was in store for me"! "NEVER GONNA STOP" BY ROB ZOMBIE HITS AS EDGE COMES OUT OF THE SMOKE FILLED ENTRANCE TO ONE OF THE LOUDEST CHEERS OF THE NIGHT. Cole: "I'm starting to realize what J.R. goes through with the King every night on RAW. But fans, this match will determine the last spot in the round of eight of the King of the Ring tournament and frankly, I could see either of these guys winning the whole thing brain". Heenan: "Rhyno is my pick not only to win tonight, but to take the whole thing. He's just too intense and too hungry for that next level of superstardom". Cole: "It'd be a tremendous feather in the cap of Edge if he could knock off the manbest tonight". King of the Ring First Round Rhyno vs. Edge Edge dodged a sneak attack by Rhyno and then caught him with a spinning wheel kick as the bell sounded. He then whipped him to the corner and went for a monkey flip but Rhyno blocked it by grabbing the ropes and Edge fell back. When he got up, Rhyno ran through him with a clothesline. Rhyno caught Edge with a spinebuster off an irish whip and hooked the leg to get a 2 count. He then whipped him again again but Edge ducked a clothesline and he went for the spear just as Rhyno went for the "Gore" and they hit each other head on. Both men were shaken up but Edge seemed to get the worst of it. Rhyno stumbled to his feet and gestured for Edge to get up. When he did, Rhyno delivered another "Gore" and it was enough to put Edge away. Match Time: 2:39 Cole: "And just that quickly, Rhyno has advanced to face Hardcore Holly at the pay-per-view in the PrimeTime division semi-finals". Heenan: "That was tremendous! I mean, Edge hit him with everything he had and Rhyno got up, shook it off and put him away with the Gore"! Cole: "Rhyno is an impressive athlete. Will he be this year's King of the Ring"? PRIOR TO COMMERCIAL.... BACKSTAGE.... TRIPLE H IS IN HIS DRESSING ROOM PUTTING ON HIS REFEREE SHIRT WHEN STONE COLE COMES IN. Steve Austin: "Hey Hunter". Triple H: "What's up Austin"? Austin: "Listen, I just wanted to come by here and wish you good luck in your match at King of the Ring. I hope you retain that gold". Triple H: "Thanks. And I know you're gonna open Drew Blood up and make him bleed but tonight, I got a job to do. Now I know you and I go way back, some good, some bad. But tonight, I'm callin' it right down the middle". TRIPLE H LEAVES THE DRESSING ROOM AS AUSTIN LOOKS ON. A COMMERCIAL FOR CASTROL GTX MOTOR OIL IS SHOWN. RETURN FROM BREAK... BACKSTAGE.... AS PRIMETIME RETURNS, CAMERAS PICK UP JIM CORNETTE LEAVING THE ARENA. JUST AS HE OPENS A CAR DOOR, IDALIS CATCHES UP TO HIM. Idalis: "Mr. Cornette, are you aware of the challenge that Dylan Jansens made earlier tonight"? Jim Cornette: "Oh I'm aware of it and the match is signed". Idalis: "Which one of your men is he gonna face". Cornette: "Well, I'm not gonna reveal that. He's one of my men and he really hates two things. Dylan Jansens and America. Now if you don't mind, I gotta go". CORNETTE GETS INTO THE BACK OF A BLACK LINCLON AND IT PULLS AWAY. BACK AT RINGSIDE, VAL VENIS' MUSIC HITS. Cole: "So the match is signed for King of the Ring, Dylan Jansens versus a member of Camp Cornette, we just don't know which one". Heenan: "Well you heard what he said, he hates Dylan Jansens and America, I'm with him on one of those". A NEW THEME SONG HITS AS JOHN CENA COMES OUT TO A QUIET CHEER. Cole: "This will be an interesting match folks as you see the youngster John Cena who was just called up from Smoky Mountain Wrestling a couple weeks ago and he's gonna make his in ring debut against a former TWF champion". Heenan: "What an honor, he gets to get beat in his first match by Val Venis". Cole: "Well Venis has already had a busy night. Earlier in the show, he responded to Jordan Rockwell's parody of him with an attack in the New Breed dressing room and to add insult to injury, he kissed Rockwell's girlfriend Lita right on the mouth". Heenan: "Well in that parody, Rockwell made reference to Venis being into males and Venis made it a strong point that that's not the case". THE PROMO PICTURE FEATURING THE KOTR LOGO IS SHOWN WITH JORDAN ROCKWELL AND LITA ON ONE SIDE AND VAL VENIS ON THE OTHER. THE EUROPEAN TITLE IS DRAPED OVER ROCKWELL's SHOULDER. Cole: "At King of the Ring, it's gonna be a war as Rockwell and Venis go one on one for the European title. But let's see how the new kid fairs against the veteran Venis". Val Venis vs. John Cena Cena had a rough start to his first TWF match as he put his head down too early after an irish whip and Venis rammed him face first into the mat and then dropped a knee right across his neck. After a powerslam, Venis went for the cover and got a 2 count. Venis then used a vertical suplex and picked Cena up and slapped him several times in the back of the head. He whipped him into the corner but Cena stuck a boot right in his face as he followed in. He then delivered a terrific belly to belly suplex to get a 1.....2...., but Venis kicked out and retaliated with a clothesline. He then used a fisherman suplex but again, Cena kicked out at 2. Venis then used a scoop slam and went for an elbow drop but Cena rolled out of the way. He then caught Venis with a hard clothesline followed by a flying back elbow. He went for the cover 1.....2..., but again Venis was up. After a snap suplex, Cena used Oklahoma roll to get 1.......2....., and Venis just barely escaped. He then came bouncing off the ropes but Venis caught him with a spinebuster. He then called for the "Money Shot" and went to the top rope when Lita came running out. She got up on the apron and referee Mike Chioda got right in her face, telling her to go back when Jordan Rockwell came through the crowd and pushed Venis off the turnbuckle. He then got in the ring and waited for him to get up and when he did, he delivered the Rock Smasher and slid out. Rockwell then left back through the stands. In the ring, Cena delivered a very impressive looking double arm underhook driver, dropping Venis right on his head and neck area as Chioda counted the 1.....2......3. Match Time: 7:01 Heenan: "No way! This can't be"! Cole: "Perhaps the biggest upset in TWF history folks! The rookie John Cena has just defeated Val Venis"! Heenan: "Yeah, all thanks to Jordan Rockwell"! Cole: "Cena's gotta feel great and that oughta propel him right into the ranks here on PrimeTime! What an upset"! Heenan: "Well at King of the Ring, Rockwell's gotta face Venis man to man and we'll see who gets the last laugh". AS THE CAGE IS LOWERED DOWN, THE TWF RE-WIND IS SHOWN. TWF RE-WIND SHOWS TRAVIS WAKEMAN WALKING OUT ON HIS TOUGHMAN TITLE DEFENSE LAST WEEK AGAINST RHYNO. VLAD THE IMPALER's MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES OUT TO A FAVORABLE REACTION. Cole: "Well Travis Wakeman boycotted his title defense last week but thanks to Shane McMahon, he won't be able to do that tonight as he'll be locked inside a steel cage with this man who still has a chancce to be King of the Ring brain". Heenan: "This just isn't right. Shane is throwing his power around"! "MAKE WAY" BY METHOD MAN HITS AS TRAVIS WAKEMAN COMES DOWN THE AISLE WITH THE TOUGHMAN TITLE IN ONE HAND AND A SINGAPORE CANE IN THE OTHER. Cole: "Well what would you do if this man's group was threatening to take over your show brain? The one you've waited your whole life to control"? Heenan: "Well Wakeman Enterprises is gonna get to Shane and when they do, he better be ready to give control over to them". Cole: "As you see Trish Stratus is not with Wakeman for this match as last we saw her she was chasing Dawn Marie out of the arena. But Dawn Marie called Shane minutes later and said she had lost her and that she'd have a big surprise for him at King of the Ring". Heenan: "I can't wait for that but what about the surprise Shane said he still has in store for Wakeman tonight"? TWF Toughman Title Match Challenger.... Vlad the Impaler vs. Travis Wakeman Vlad seemed a little affected by the earlier attack Shawn Stasiak dealt him and Wakeman went right for the lower back. After a hard clothesline, Wakeman locked in a camel clutch and then went into a half boston crab. He pulled Vlad up by his long hair and shot him to the corner where he followed in with a crushing clothesline. Wakeman then tried to ram him face first into the cage but Vlad used his foot to block it on the ropes and then he threw Wakeman into the cage. He then showed an awesome display of strength as he dropped Wakeman across his knee with a backbreaker and didn't let go asd he repeated the move. After a hard clothesline, Vlad then delivered a crushing piledriver before taking Wakeman and running his face along the cage. He then bounced off the ropes but Wakeman caught him and delivered a high impact 1 handed spinebuster. Wakeman then made his way over to the singapore cane which he absolutely lit Vlad up with. After 3 shots to the kidneys, Wakeman whacked him over the back. As Vlad got up on one knee, Wakeman was ready to crack him right over the head when Strife and Bahamut came out of the crowd and entered the cage threw the door. Wakeman turned around and was drilled by Strife's big boot. When he got up, Bahamut delivered "What legends are made of". Vlad took a long look at the tag champs as they left through the door before climbing out of the cage to win the title! Match Time: 6:15 Cole: "That must've been the surprise! Strife and Bahamut have destroyed Wakeman and cost him the Toughman title"! Heenan: "They can't do that, they're on RAW"! Cole: "Shane must've somehow found a way to get them here tonight and we have a brand new TWF Toughman champion, only the second one ever and he is Vlad the Impaler! Now just imagine if he can add the King of the Ring to this"! KING OF THE RING PROMO IS SHOWN. RETURN FROM BREAK.... RINGSIDE.... "THE GAME" BY MOTORHEAD HITS AS TRIPLE H IS INTORDUCED AS THE GUEST REFEREE AND TWF CHAMPION TO A HUGE CHEER. Cole: "This place is still buzzin' over the fact that we have a new Toughman champion but it's time for the main event brain as you see the game who said he is gonna call this one right down the middle". Heenan: "Well it can't be more of a conspiracy then what we just saw. Nothing's gonna surprise me tonight"! Cole: "Conspiracy, come on. DEACON BATISTA's MUSIC HITS AND THE LIGHTS DIM AS HE SLOWLY MAKES HIS WAY OUT TO A LOT OF HEAT. Well the man who is Drew Blood's crypt keeper isn't very popular here in Chattanooga but in order for Stone Cold to get to Drew Blood, he's gotta go through his henchman here". THE SOUND OF GLASS BREAKING IS HEARD AS THE CROWD COMES TO IT's FEET AND "STONE COLD" STEVE AUSTIN's MUSIC HITS. HE MARCHES DOWN THE AISLE AND GETS IN THE RING, RAISING HIS ARMS HIGH IN THE AIR ON EVERY TURNBUCKLE. Heenan: "Well Austin's gonna have his hands full tonight with this monster so he better be focused". Cole: "Oh you can bet the rattlesnake is focused but you can also bet that Drew Blood has given his crypt keeper instructions to cripple Austin before King of the Ring". Deacon Batista vs. "Stone Cold" Steve Austin Special Referee: Triple H After a collar and elbow tie up, Batista took a cheap shot when Triple H called for a break and then took advantage with his tremendous power. After pounding Austin to the mat with some clubbing forearms to the back, Batista began stomping away at the rattlesnake's back. He then pulled him up and delivered a jumping shoulder breaker and the fans tried to rally behind Austin. After blocking a right hand, Austin came back with 3 of his own and then caught Batista with the Thesz press. He then went for an irish whip but Batista reversed it. He went for a clothesline but Austin ducked and Batista bounced off the near side ropes but Austin caught him with his drop spinebuster. He then waited on Batista to get up and when he did, he drilled him with the Stunner. Austin covered him 1.......2....., but he kicked out! Austin got in Triple H's face complaining of a slow count when Batista got up and drilled Austin with one of the most vicious looking clotheslines in a long time. He then slapped his hand around Austin's throat in preparation for a chokeslam but Austin kicked him in the gut to counter and hit another Stunner out of nowhere. Triple H quickly got in position to count as this one was enough to get the win. Match Time: 7:20 Cole: "Austin has done it and his sights are now set directly on Drew Blood"! AUSTIN CALLS FOR 2 BEERS AND THEY ARE TOSSED TO HIM. HE THROWS ONE TO TRIPLE H WHO POPS IT OPEN JUST AS THE LIGHTS GO OUT. WHEN THEY COME BACK ON, TRIPLE H IS COVERED IN A RED, BLOOD LIKE SUBSTANCE. Heenan: "What the heck happened? I know that's not beer on Triple H"! JUST THEN, TRIPLE H TURNS AND LOOKS AT AUSTIN AS AUSTIN TURNS AND POINTS TO THE LIGHTS. SUDDENLY, TRIPLE H KICKS HIM IN THE STOMACH AND DELIVERS THE PEDIGREE. Cole: "What the hell is going on? Triple H has just put Austin's lights out with the Pedigree"! Heenan: "Now these two are fighting with each other! Somebody's playing mind games and I have a feeling that they're both gonna get their lights put out at King of the Ring"! OFF AIR.....
