Tyler, Texas
January 16, 2003
UPRISING... FROM THE TWF LIVEWIRE INN UPRISING's THEME MUSIC HITS AS THE HONKY TONK MAN AND AL SNOW ARE SHOWN WEARING THE NEW 2003 ROYAL RUMBLE T-SHIRTS. SEVERAL SCREAMING FANS ARE HEARD IN THE BACKGROUND OF THE LIVEWIRE. Al Snow: "New York is the hottest place to be once again as we are right in the center of it, just outside Madison Square Garden for Uprising"! Honky Tonk Man: "And there's so many people here to see me Snow that they're lined up outside as well"! Snow: "Well I don't know how true that is but tonight, we have two matches straight from PrimeTime's developmental territory, SMW and one of them will feature the man who will represent SMW in the TWF Royal Rumble, the Patriot". Honky Tonk Man: "Not only that, but the TWF will cut back to the Livewire later tonight on PrimeTime when Bob Holly will be right here"! Snow: "Well of course Bob has been on the injured list but he is one of the toughest guys that I know. It looks like we're ready for our first match, so let's go to it now. SMW Match: Guido Maritato vs. The Patriot The crowd really got behind the Patriot when he came out with an American flag but it was Guido who took control from the outset, working tirelessly on the right arm of The Patriot. Finally, the Patriot turned a tornado arm breaker attempt into a variation of a spinebuster and then went to the top rope, hitting the big Patriot Missile to get the win. He then took a sign out of then was tossed a t-shirt by one of the restaurant employees and he put it on. It was the Royal Rumble shirt. Patriot then raised one finger in the air as "USA" chants filled the restaurant. SMW Match: Non-Title Monty Brown & Bull Buchanan vs. SMW Tag Team champs Simon Diamond & Johnny Swinger Diamond and Swinger showed why they are regarded as the top prospects in SMW right now as they took it to a much bigger team. Brown was in the match the entire time and the ex-NFL player took a lot of punishment. But he made several attempts to tag out and for some reason, Bull refused. Finally, Swinger knocked Bull off the apron and Brown walked right into the "Simonizer" as Diamond hooked the leg for the win. After the match, Buchanan attacked both of the tag team champs and left all 3 men laying in the ring. Snow: "What a wild night here at the Livewire, what's gotten into those guys"? Honky Tonk Man: "Who knows, you run the show in SMW don't ya"? Snow: "We'll have to see what happens at the next Agression but folks, we are just moments away from PrimeTime which has stuck to their recent trend and sold out an arena, this time the Oil Palace in Tyler, Texas". Honky Tonk Man: "That's the Oil Palace Snow! I could sell out MSG next door if I announced that I'd sing"! Snow: "Yeah whatever. Fans, you don't wanna miss PrimeTime tonight. PROMO PICTURES WITH THE PRIMETIME LOGO POP UP. Brock Lesnar will take on Rob Van Dam and the Texas rattlesnake "Stone Cold" Steve Austin faces the manbeast Rhyno". Honky Tonk Man: "Plus, we get to hear some of the names that will represent PrimeTime in the Royal Rumble match and I can't wait for that"! Snow: "Don't forget, Bob Holly will be arriving here at the Livewire within the hour! But right now, let's send it over to the big boys"!
PRIMETIME GOES LIVE AS THE SCREEN FADES TO BLACK AND "RAP SUPERSTAR" HITS AND LEADS INTO PRIMETIME's MONTAGE VIDEO, FEATURING SHANE McMAHON's FACE IN THE BEGINNING. AS THE ARENA IS SHOWN, THE SOUND OF A BOMB DROPPING IS HEARD AS "TURN THE TABLES" PLAYS AND SPIKE DUDLEY COMES OUT TO A GOOD POP. Michael Cole: "It's a January night in Texas and what better way to spend it than right here watching the best wrestling show on the planet? Hello everyone I'm Michael Cole alongside my broadcast colleague Bobby "The Brain" Heenan and Brain, we're getting things started right off the bat tonight"! CHARLIE HAAS' MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES OUT TO A GOOD POP. Bobby Heenan: "We sure are and it's gonna be interesing to see how well this kid responds to losing his debut match last week". Cole: "Well he may've lost, but it was still a moral victory for this kid Charlie Haas who has overcome the death of a brother in his life and made it to the TWF and last week right here on PrimeTime, he took Rhyno to the limit". Heenan: "But that was it, the limit isn't far enough"! Cole: "Well last week Shane McMahon promised that certain superstars would have to earn their way into the Royal Rumble match by qualifying for it and here's one of those matchups now". Royal Rumble Qualifier Spike Dudley vs. Charlie Haas As the bell sounded, Spike extended his hand for a shake but Haas relented, instead locking up with the smaller man and whipping him to the mat with an armdrag. Spike popped up but Haas used an amatuer go behind into a waistlock before just shoving him to the mat. Spike knew it wouldn't be easy against Haas who wore down his opponent all match with his mat technique and amatuer knowledge. But after reversing an irish whip, Spike drilled him with a spinning wheel kick before dropping him with a jumping facebuster. Haas rolled over just in time to catch a double stomp to the gut off the top rope. Spike then went for an irish whip but Haas reversed it and tried to hit his Exploder suplex but Spike countered with a flying headscissor. Spike got in a few right hands but walked right into the grasp of Haas and was hit with an overhead belly to belly suplex. Haas then locked in the "Haas of Pain" and Spike tapped out. Match Time: 8:21 Heenan: "Oh my gosh what a move! Did you see that Cole"? Cole: "He calls that the Haas of Destruction. Trust me Brain, I've followed Charlie Haas' career for a couple years now and he is the real deal". JUST THEN, HAAS SHOWS SOME GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP BY HELPING SPIKE UP. BUT IT ONLY LASTS A SCEOND AS HE TAKES SPIKE's HEAD OFF WITH A CLOTHESLINE. Cole: "What the hell"? AFTER THAT, HAAS DELIVERED THE EXPLODER SUPLEX AND WAS IMMEDIATELY BOOED. Heenan: "Ahahahaha, I like this guy already"! Cole: "Well that's a good way to turn these great people on ya! What the hell got into Charlie Haas"? Heenan: "Who knows, but he's gonna take that attitude into the Royal Rumble"! HAAS IS BOOED ALL THE WAY UP THE RAMP AND BACKSTAGE AS HIS MUSIC PLAYS. BACKSTAGE.... CAMERAS SHOW A CONVERSATION IN PROGRESS BETWEEN MATT HARDY AND THE HURRICANE BUT NO WORDS CAN BE HEARD. SHANE McMAHON's OFFICE.... Shane McMahon: "Hello everyone and welcome to PrimeTime. I hope you all enjoy tonight's broadcast. Now I know you all saw last week where I was threatened by Drew Blood. Now, after having a week to think things over, I have come to a decision. I know Drew Blood is no one's favorite and he has talked about them and they having it out for him for months, although no one knows who they are. But I can't ignore his win-loss record and the fact that he has defeated the Heratbreak Kid Shawn Michaels at consecutive pay-per-views. So with that, I have decided to give the man what he feels he deserves and that is a shot at the TWF Universal Title at the Royal Rumble". THE SCREEN FADES TO BLACK AS PRIMETIME GOES TO COMMERCIAL..... A COMMERCIAL IS SHOWN FOR CASTROL GTX MOTOR OIL. AS PRIMETIME RETURNS, SHANE IS SHOWN IN HIS OFFICE WATCHING FOOTAGE OF LAST WEEK's INCIDENT BETWEEN VAL VENIS AND ALLISON WHERE SHE LEFT HIM. SUDDENLY, THE DOOR SWINGS OPEN AND VLAD THE IMPALER COMES IN. Vlad: "Hey boss, got a minute"? Shane: "Uh, sure. What's up"? Vlad: "Well first off, I've decided that this Vlad the Impaler crap has to go, it's gotten me nowhere. From now on, I'm gonna go by the name given to me when I was born, Chris Tirpak". Shane: "Okay, Chris... anything else"? Chris Tirpak: "I just wanted to say how glad I am that you are in control and not Wakeman, I seriously wanted to ask for a trade about two weeks ago. But now that they are out of power, I wouldn't mind getting my hands on them one more time". Shane: "I'll tell ya what Chris, I have a lot of other things to take care of tonight, but I'll see what I can do in the near future". Tirpak: "Sounds good boss". BACK AT RINGSIDE, MASAHIRO CHONO IS IN THE RING AS HIS JAPANESE MUSIC PLAYS. Heenan: "Chris Tirpak? He wants a piece of Wakeman Enterprises"? Cole: "You can't blame him Brain, Tirpak is just one of the many around here on PrimeTime who Wakeman Enterprises tried to bully around and mess with their careers". EVOLUTION's MUSIC HITS AS A BLUE STREAK SHOOTS ACROSS THE ARENA. THE CROWD COMES ALIVE WHEN NOVA APPEARS WITH HIS TAG TEAM TITLE BELT. Heenan: "Well speaking of Wakeman Enterprises, these two may be at the top of their hit list"! Cole: "It was just one week ago when Evolution pulled off a dramatic upset of the champions as problems began to be exhibited in Wakeman Enterprises"! Heenan: "Oh don't try and stir the pot Cole". Cole: "I'm not, just calling it like I see it. And now, coming off that grueling win, Nova of Evolution has to step into a match with Masa Chono who's always a tough customer". Masahiro Chono vs. Nova The bell sounded and the match got underway with Nova trying to catch Chono off gaurd using his speed and agility. But Chono had seen too many opponents like this and his experience paid off. After blocking a jumping tae kwon do kick, Chono cut Nova with a hard thorat thrust and followed that with a knee into the lower back. Chono then took him to the mat and began to use his hard nosed style to tighten up the lower back of Nova. Pain was etched all over Nova's face but there was no quit in him. After ducking a clothesline off an irish whip, Nova hit a gorgeous dropkick. He then whipped Chono into the corner and performed a tumbling move on the mat but backflipped his body right into Chono. Nova was in firm control when Muta came running out but Frankie Kazarian followed him. Muta and Kazarian were trading blows soon thereafter as Chono caught Nova with a ruthless clothesline. He then went and reached over the top rope, grabbing Kazarian by the hair. But the loss of focus proved costly as Nova rolled Chono up from behind for the win. Match Time: 8:42 Heenan: "Wait a minute! No, no, no, it was only a two"! Cole: "The referee says it was a three count and that's all that matters Brain, remember"? BUT AFTER CHONO AND MUTA ARGUED WITH THE REF, THEY TURNED AND ASSAULTED THE TAG TEAM CHAMPS. MUTA TOOK CARE OF AN ALREADY WARN OUT NOVA BEFORE MUTA SPRAYED THE GREEN MIST RIGHT IN KAZARIAN's FACE. THE TWG TEAM CHAMPS WERE LEFT LAYING AS THE CROWD BOOED CHONO AND MUTA. Heenan: "Good call ref, now see what you did"? Cole: "Gimme a break Brain, that was clearly a three count! Chono and Muta have battered the tag team champs because they are bad sports"! Heenan: "Bad sports who jist sent a huge message to the TWF locker room"! SHANE's OFFICE.... VAL VENIS ENTERS, SHORT OF BREATH FROM RUNNING. Val Venis: "Listen Shane, I just got here and I don't want you to take this the wrong way, but I am pissed that you cancelled my match with Edge last week. I wanna kick his ass so bad and you didn't give it to me because.... Shane: (interrupting) "Because Edge signed with the GWF, that's why. He was playing games with you that whole time". Edge: "Venis: "He what"? Shane: "He left man, without a trace. I found a note long after the show had ended". Venis: 'That son of a bitch! Ya know Shane, I think I'm gonna take some time off from the ring, to clear my head". Shane: "I understand Val, no problem. But trust me, we got compensation for this move and it's not gonna hurt PrimeTime at all". Venis: "Okay, I'll see ya when I see ya Shane". VAL LEAVES AS THE SCENE CUTS BACK TO RINGSIDE. "LIVE FOR THE MOMENT" BY MONSTER MAGNET HITS AS MATT HARDY COMES OUT TO A FAVORABLE RESPONSE. Cole: "All I can say is I'm shocked Brain. I can't believe Edge has left for the GWF". Heenan: "Well Shane seemed disappointed, but what did he mean by compensation"? Cole: "I don't know but Val Venis has taken some sort of personal leave. Now I've never been Val's biggest fan, but he has had one hell of a roller coaster last month or so". Heenan: "The whole thing is still real sketchy to me, I don't get it". Cole: "Well right now, Matt Hardy is in the ring and we have been told he was granted this time by Shane McMahon". Matt Hardy: "Last week, right here on PrimeTime, Matt Hardy was robbed. You all saw it, I should've been the man who won the New Year's battle royale". FANS START TO BOO. Cole: "Oh please". Matt: "But no matter, because I have decided that 2003 is gonna be an impact year for me anyway. Ya see, this year is gonna be the start of something special, something that will live on forever. Now you fans may boo now, but you're gonna catch onto it. It is known as Mattitude. Now I can't give away too much, you'll just have to wait and see what I mean". MATT DROPS THE MIC AS "LIVE FOR THE MOMENT" PLAYS AGAIN. THE FANS BOO AS THE HURRICANE COMES OUT FROM BACKSTAGE AND STANDS IN MATT's PATH. MATT STOPS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RAMP BUT STARTS TO WALK UP AGAIN AND HE AND THE HURRICANE SHAKE HANDS. Cole: "What is going on and what the hell is Mattitude"? Heenan: "Were you not listening? He just said you have to wait". Cole: "But how does the Hurricane figure into this"? PRIOR TO COMMERCIAL... BACKSTAGE... BROCK LESNAR AND TRAVIS WAKEMAN ARE SHOWN. Travis Wakeman: "Look Brock, I know we weren't our best last week but I need you to take out Al Laiman, the guy is driving me crazy". Brock Lesnar: "Did you do it"? Wakeman: "Do what? (pauses) Oh, of course not. But you are forgetting the reason I brought you into my Enterprise. It was to do my dirty work". Lesnar: "Oh is that right? Well like I said a minute ago, you want Laiman out so bad, do it yourself". LESNAR WALKS AWAY FROM AN ANGRY WAKEMAN AS PRIMETIME GOES TO COMMERCIAL..... COMMERCIAL BREAK..... A PREVIEW FOR THE MOVIE BIKER BOYZ IS SHOWN. RETURN FROM BREAK... BACKSTAGE.... TRISH IS WALKING BACKSTAGE WHEN SHE IS APPROACHED BY TERRI. Terri: "Hey Trish, I just wanted to thank you for your help in my match last week, I didn't wanna lose this job". Trish: "No problem, but you can expect that's what I'll do to any woman around here who messes with Travis. So if you have any ideas, if I even think you have an idea, what happened to Dawn Marie will be nothing compared to what I'll do to you. (she gets in Terri's face and Terri backs up) Are we clear"? Terri: "Yes, yes very". Trish: "Good". TRISH WALKS AWAY AS THE SCENE SHIFTS TO THE ANNOUNCE POSITION AFTER JAMIE NOBLE IS SHOWN IN THE RING, HIS MUSIC PLAYING. Cole: "Well fans, it seems apparent that the allegations made last week by Al Laiman are getting to Trish, you gotta wonder if they're true Brain". "619" HITS AS REY MYSTERIO POPS OUT FROM UNDER THE RAMP AND HE COMES OUT TO AN ENORMOUS POP. Heenan: "Like I said last week, false allegations, that's all they are. I mean, let's be serious Michael, Al Laiman knows what he's doing. He's trying to make a name for himself by going after one of the top dogs in the TWF for years and so far, it's working. Someone needs to shut him up". Cole: "Well Royal Rumble aspirations will be put on hold for one of these men after this match because this will be a royal rumble qualifying match". Heenan: "Well we already saw Charlie Haas get in, who will join him? I gotta say Noble, he's too consistent". Royal Rumble Qualifier Jamie Noble vs. Rey Mysterio The bell sounded and it soon became clear Noble was no match for Mysterio in the speed department as Rey used a nice go behind and dropkicked Noble right in the back. Rey stayed on the attack with his lightning fast, quick strike offense until Noble countered a head scissor takedown and blasted Rey with a clothesline. Noble went right after Rey's right knee, a known weakness of the masked man. Noble wrenched the knee around the ring ropes and stomped at it several times before using a nice shin breaker. Noble made the lateral press but Rey was up at 2. Noble was relentless in his attack on the knee, trying to hyperextend it. After catching Mysterio with a hard ddt, Noble went for his tiger bomb but Rey flipped right up onto his shoulders, spun around and pulled off an amazing hurracanrana. He then bounced off the ropes and drove Noble into the mat with a wheel barrow facebuster. Rey then hung Noble over the middle rope and cupped his hands to his mouth and yelled "619" which brought the crowd to their feet. Rey was right on the button with it and he then jumped to the apron and raised 1 finger in the air as the crowd grew very loud. As soon as Noble rose to his feet, Rey sprung to the middle rope and hit the "West Coast Pop", pinning the legs deep to get the 1.....2......3. Match Time: 7:26 Cole: "Oh what a move! The West Coast Pop has propelled the smallest man in the TWF into the Royal Rumble! What a story that would be Brain"! Heenan: "I gotta give him credit, Noble pounded that knee and an average man would have been beaten five minutes ago"! Cole: "Well the word amazing only begins to describe Rey-Rey and now he goes to the Royal Rumble"! PRIOR TO COMMERCIAL.... WAKEMAN's DRESSING ROOM.... WAKEMAN AND TRISH ARE HAVING ANOTHER CONVERSATION, THIS TIME ABOUT LESNAR's REFUSAL TO TAKE OUT AL LAIMAN WHEN KANYON COMES IN. Kanyon: "Hey T, have I got a surprise for you"! Wakeman: "What is it Kanyon"? Kanyon: "I have someone outside who I think can help us not only in the future, but in the current as we relent against Shane McMahon! He's an old friend of mine". Wakeman: "Who is it"? KANYON OPENS THE DOOR. Kanyon: "Come on in man". SUDDENLY, RAVEN ENTERS THE ROOM! HE AND WAKEMAN JUST STARE AT EACH OTHER. Wakeman: "Raven". Raven: "Wakeman". Kanyon: "Wait, you two already know each other"? Raven: "Somewhat. I wrestled here two years ago Kanyon". Wakeman: "Please, have a seat. Let's talk". BACK AT RINGSIDE, BROCK LESNAR's MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES OUT TO A MIXED REACTION BUT IS STILL MOSTLY BOOED. Heenan: "Here comes the pain". Cole: "That's for sure, but is Brock aware of the fact that Travis Wakeman is meeting with Raven as we speack"? "ONE OF A KIND" BY BREAKING POINT HITS AND THE FANS GO NUTS AS ROB VAN DAM COMES OUT. Heenan: "I'm sure he doesn't, Wakeman hasn't talked to him since he refused to take out Al Laiman". Cole: "Well as RVD makes his way out for what should be a spectacular match, I hope Brock was listening when Wakeman said he brought him in to do his dirty work, that's all Wakeman was looking for"! Heenan: "It was RVD who eliminated Brock in the WAR match at War in the Winter so you know Brock's ready for this one". Brock Lesnar vs. Rob Van Dam Lesnar was very agressive in his attack on RVD, coming at him with some ferocious shits before dropping him with a clothesline. Brock was intent on maming RVD and he brutally dropped him on his head with a russian style neckdrop. RVD was able to get a shoulder off the mat just in time but Brock was relentless in his assault. After backing him to the corner, he drove his shoulder into RVD's rib cage repeatedly until referee Mike Chioda pulled him out for a break. Lesnar charged back in but RVD moved and then caught Brock flush on the jaw with a superkick. That led to a spinning legdrop and a cartwheel moonsault as RVD hooked the leg but barely got a 2 count as Brock kicked out with authority. But after catching Brock with his step over heel kick, RVD hit the Rolling Thunder and did his trademark RVD taunt with his thumbs. He then leapt to the top rope just as Brock got to his feet and went for a cross body block but Brock caught him in mid air and lifted him to his shoulders in a great power display. He then delivered the "F5" and made the cover but RVD was able to get his unhooked leg on the bottom rope just before the 3 count. Brock was furious and he got in Chioda's face as RVD went to the top rope. Still feeling the effects of the F5, he came off with a martial arts kick to the chest and then clotheslined Brock to the floor. RVD was gonna go for a suicide dive but Chioda got in his way. As Chioda and RVD exchanged words, Raven and Kanyon came out with steel chairs and they both blasted Lesnar from behind and quickly left through the crowd. Chioda turned around and even though Brock made a valiant effort to get back in the ring, he didn't make it and was counted out. Match Time: 9:35 "ONE OF A KIND" HITS AS BROCK GIVES RVD A LOOK BEFORE GRABBING THE BACK OF HIS HEAD IN ANGER. Heenan: "Oh boy, I don't know if that was the right thing to do". Cole: "Well RVD has won by countout and you know what all the signs point to Brain with the night Wakeman and Lesnar have had". Heenan: "I don't know that we should jump to that conclusion". Cole: "Well one thing I can say is fact and that is Raven just made his return here and he picked about the worse guy to mess with that he could've, not to mention Kanyon"! PRIOR TO COMMERCIAL... BACKSTAGE.... CHRIS BENOIT IS SHOWN WITH DYLAN JANSENS. Chris Benoit: "Congratulations on winning the New Year's battle royale man". Dylan Jansens: "Thanks Chris, I bet it felt as good as when you brought home the Turkish cup at Outbreak last year". Benoit: "Yeah, that was good. But I didn't get to name a new year's resolution because of it, like you do tonight". Jansens: "Well, my first focus tonight is on Hayabusa and Gundam, it's time we got rid of that problem". Benoit: "Let's do it". THE 2 KNOCK FISTS AS "RAP SUPERSTAR" BEGINS TO PLAY AND PRIMETIME GOES TO COMMERCIAL. COMMERCIAL BREAK...... A COMMERCIAL FOR ST.IVE's LOTION IS SHOWN. RETURN FROM BREAK.... RINGSIDE.... Jamal and Rosey vs. The New Breed: Sean O'haire and Carney After O'haire and Rosey fought to a standstill, Carney was tagged in but Rosey soon took away his mobility by dropping him with a hard clothesline. He then tagged in Jamal who came in and battered the much smaller Carney with a bruising attack. For the next 4 and a half minutes, Jamal and Rosey made frequent tags and took turns pummelling Carney. But Jamal went for a backdrop off an irish whip and Carney landed on his feet and dove to tag in O'haire who came in and took on both men, hitting them with right hand after right hand. Carney got back into it to give O'haire a hand but as he charged Jamal, Jamal sidestepped him and launched him to the floor by the back of his head. Carney landed hard but in the ring, O'haire dropped Jamal with a superkick. When he turned around, he walked right into Rosey's reverse gas mask slam. Jamal then went to the top rope and landed on O'haire with his high rise samoan splash to get the pin. Match Time: 11:50 Heenan: "Oh my gosh what impact! These two can be a very dangerous team Cole"! Cole: "Well it was a match that could've gone either way in my opinion, the way the match was fought just played into Rosey and Jamal's hands tonight. But right now folks, let's go back to the TWF Livewire Inn where Bob Holly is standing by live! What's up in New York tonight Bob"? TWF LIVEWIRE INN BOB "HARDCORE" HOLLY IS SHOWN INSIDE THE STILL NOSIY TWF RESTAURANT. Bob Holly: "Well Bobby, I never understood why you called them humanoids until tonight! I've never been surrounded by more idiots in my life"! Cole: "Well, we know you've been out with a serious neck injury. Can you give us an update on that"? Holly: "Well basically, I had a broken vertebrae in my spinal column that I didn't even know about. I had surgery and they're saying it's gonna be another seven to eight months before I can return". Cole: "One rumor we've been hearing Bob and I gotta ask you about it. If the TWF starts it's own racing team and buys it's own car on the Nascar circuit, are you going to be the driver"? Holly: "Ya know Cole, I wish I could answer that right now but I can't. I can tell you that I have been asked to do it and I have made a decision". Cole: "Alright Bob, we look forward to seeing you back on PrimeTime, get well soon"! PRIOR TO COMMERCIAL... SHANE's OFFICE.... TERRI ENTERS. Terri: "Uh, Shane". Shane: "Yeah Terri". Terri: "We need to talk". Shane: "About what"? Terri: "Well, about me. Ya see, Trish came up and threatened me earlier and now I don't feel so safe here on PrimeTime". Shane: "So Trish is trying to be a bully huh? Well I bet we can fix her. I know Stephanie is about to sign a new female wrestler, maybe we can work out some sort of trade". Terri: "Thanks Shane, you're the best". TERRI LEAVES THE OFFICE AS PRIMETIME GOES TO BREAK. COMMERCIAL BREAK..... A COMMERCIAL FOR SOCOM FOR PS2 IS SHOWN..... NOW PLAY ONLINE. THE 2003 ROYAL RUMBLE PROMO IS SHOWN AND LEADS INTO PRIMETIME's RETURN. Cole: "Quite a night it's been so far on PrimeTime folks and during the break, we were told that next week on PrimeTime, Shane has signed Travis Wakeman to go one on one with "Universal" Al Laiman. Not only that, but Evolution has demanded a match with Chono and Muta at the Royal Rumble, for the tag team titles"! Heenan: "And we got our first list of names that have been entered into the Royal Rumble match itself for PrimeTime". PICTURES OF EACH SUPERSTAR WITH THE ROYAL RUMBLE LOGO IN BACK APPEAR AND HEENAN NAMES THEM OFF. "STONE COLD" STEVE AUSTIN, ROB VAN DAM, RHYNO, BATISTA, MATT HARDY, ARIES, CHARLIE HAAS AND REY MYSTERIO. Chris Benoit and Dylan Jansens vs. Kid Gundam and Hayabusa w/Jim Cornette As the bell rang, Gundam tagged in Hayabusa and Benoit tagged in Jansens. Gundam tagged back in but Jansens tagged Benoit. Gundam tagged out and Jansens back in and after the two of them decided to stay in the ring, the match was underway and Hayabusa and Jansens lit it up with a great series. After a tradeoff of whiplash armdrags, Hayabusa used a leapfrog and caught Jansens with a spin kick to the head. That led to a standing moonsault but Jansens kicked out at 2. Hayabusa then had an irish whip reversed an Dylan caught him with a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker. The action continued like this at a frantic pace until Gundam and Benoit legally tagged in. The 2 locked up and Benoit backed him to the corner. But Gundam went in between the ropes to break the hold and then got a thumb to Benoit's eyes which led to some intense knee lifts. Gundam then tried to break Benoit down with some basic martial arts but Benoit blocked 2 quick kicks and about chopped his head off with a knifedge. He delivered 3 more knifedge chops before dropping Hayabusa when he tried to get involved. Benoit then ducked a clothesline from Gundam and delivered a german suplex followed by another before Hayabusa struck him with a stiff kick to the kidney. But Jansens came flying back in and the melee was on. In the confusion, Cornette tossed Gundam his tennis racket as referee Mike Sparks was occupied with Jansens and Hayabusa. But Benoit was able to wrestle it away from him and he cracked him over the head with it! Sparks got the other 2 seperated and Benoit tagged in Jansens who locked in the "Dragon Stretch" in the middle of the ring. Benoit hit Hayabusa with a german suplex when he tried to break it up and then got down in Gundam's face, screaming for him to tap, which he finally did. Match Time: 10:29 Cole: "What a match and what a team effort by Benoit and Jansens"! Heenan: "They cheated! They cheated ref"! Cole: "Oh, it's nothing the other..... wait a minute"! JUST THEN, GUNDAM WAS HANDED A PAIR OF NUNCHUCKS WHICH CORNETTE HAD IN HIS JACKET AND HE HIT BENOIT DIRECTLY IN THE FACE WITH THEM. HE THEN TOSSED THEM TO HAYABUSA, WHO DID THE SAME. Heenan: "Well they paid for cheating to"! Cole: "My God, those were nunchucks to the skulls of Benoit and Jansens! I can't believe these two, get 'em out of here"! Heenan: "I guess that postpones Jansens' new year's announcement"! Cole: "Well it may have postponed their careers too"! BACKSTAGE.... NEW BREED DRESSING ROOM... Carney: "hey Sean, my bad man, we had those two beat". Sean O'haire: "Don't beat yourself up man, we'll bounce back". Jordan Rockwell: "Listen Carney, you're on the right path to success. I wouldn't have hand picked you for this group if I didn't see potential. But I'm gonna have to excuse myself fellas. I've got a message for Shane and I'm gonna make it in the ring". ROCKWELL GETS UP AND WALKS OUT OF THE ROOM AS THE SCENE SHIFTS BACK TO THE RING WHERE RHYNO's MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES OUT BEATING HIS CHEST. Cole: "What's Rockwell coming out here for"? Heenan: "I don't know, but I know what the manbeast is coming out for"! THE SOUND OF BREAKING GLASS IS HEARD AS "STONE COLD" STEVE AUSTIN's MUSIC HITS AND THE FANS GO ABSOLUTELY BERSERK. Cole: "It's time for our main event folks and it's gonna be a dandy tonight between two guys who have been announced to compete in the Royal Rumble match"! Heenan: "Come on Rhyno, this is the chance for the biggest win of your career! A chance to get the momentum necessary to win the Rumble"! Rhyno vs. "Stone Cold" Steve Austin Rhyno attacked the rattlesnake from behind before the bell rang, looking for the early advantage. But the match saw few wrestling holds and was more of a street fight. Austin was able to get in a russian leg sweep and land his pounding elbow after bouncing off the ropes. He picked him up but Rhyno reversed the irish whip and drilled Austin with a clothesline. He then got down and rifled Austin in the forehead with numerous right hands. After driving his shoulder into Austin's rib cage numerous times, Rhyno threw him across the ring with a hip toss. He then went for an irish whip but Austin reversed it and hit the Thesz press, bringing the fans to life. Austin then whipped him in but Rhyno ducked a clothesline and hit a devastating spinebuster. He went for the cover but Austin kicked out at 2. Rhyno then measured him up and charged in with the "Gore" but Austin moved and he slammed into the turnbuckle pads, leading right into the Stunner as Austin got the 1.....2....3. Match Time: 7:10 Cole: "Austin has survived in what was an excellent match! Wow"! Heenan: "You had him Rhyno, what happened"!? Cole: "One misjudgement has cost Rhyno but both men will have their chance in the Royal Rumble just under two weeks from now"! AS AUSTIN's MUSIC PLAYED, HE WAS SHOWN STANDING IN THE CORNER, DRINKING BEERS. SUDDENLY, "ROCK HARD" BY JA RULE HITS AND JORDAN ROCKWELL COMES OUT TO A HUGE POP. HE AND AUSTIN JUST LOOK AT EACH OTHER AS THEY WALK BY EACH OTHER ON THE RAMP. Cole: "Jordan Rockwell said he had a public announcement and it looks like we're about to hear it". Heenan: "Did you see the look between Rockwell and Austin"?
Jordan Rockwell: "Ya know what, I got something to say and I'm not gonna say it to a tv camera. So Shane, come on out here so I can say it to your face"!
Cole: "He just called the boss out"! "HERE COMES THE MONEY" HITS AND SHANE APPEARS TO A GOOD RESPONSE. Heenan: "And he's gonna get him too".
Rockwell: "Shane, I gotta say first off that I don't have a problem facing that count Chocula hood wearing punkass at the Rumble, cause I said it before and I'll say it again, it's not over between Drew Blood and Jordan Rockwell. Oh no, not by a long shot!
FANS CHEER
The problem I have is simply the lack of respect and courtesy you continually show towards me".
Shane: "What are you talking about"?
Rockwell: "At Deadly Games, I earned the right to be the Universal champion( taps the title around his waist) and as everyone knows, no one is more loyal to you then I am. I bust my ass for this show and for you time and time again. With a bad knee I showed up at War in the Winter and got you that god damn six on one lead on Wakeman to win you this show back and what thanks do I get from you, jack shit!
But hell, it's no suprise after your old man gave Wakeman all the credit for When World's Collide, i guess that's how you McMahon's reward loyalty. By treating that person like a jackoff".
Shane: "Wait that's not.....
Rockwell: "Whoa whoa whoa! Don't interrupt when I'm talking!
EVERYONE IS SURPRISED AT THE TONE IN ROCKWELL's VOICE.
Rockwell: "So you sign it and I'll be at the Rumble. Bottomline, it's gonna take a lot for Drew Blood or anyone else (looks at Shane) to put me down. So Drew Blood, at the Rumble, you better come with the thought that you'll have to kill me to take the god damn belt from me, cause believe me...... you'll have to"!
Heenan: "This is surreal, I don't think Shane knows what to say". JUST THEN, DREW BLOOD APPEARS ON THE PRIMETRON WEARING HIS BLACK CLOAK AS THE ARENA LIGHTS DIM. Cole: "Wait a minute, there's Drew Blood now". Drew Blood: "Shane, I must say, I'm surprised. What changed? They would've never agreed with this. But Rockwell, now that the match is signed, I see that you're up to your old self, out here trying to vent frustration by telling jokes. Need I remind these fans who's gotten the better out of our encounters? That's another thing they never took into consideration. Rockwell, remember in your earlier years when you were told you couldn't do it? Yet you still conquered the odds? I must admit, you are a galiant soul. But how do you overcome odds that are too high? How do you reverse destiny? How do you change the fact that you don't have the power to defeat me? I can't wait to see Rockwell, I can't wait to see". AS THE SCREEN FADES OUT, A SINISTER LAUGH IS HEARD. ROCKWELL AND SHANE JUST STARE ACROSS THE RING AT ONE ANOTHER. Heenan: "This is getting good"! Cole: "I don't think Shane realizes all the problems he has here on PrimeTime! Good night folks"! OFF AIR.....
