New Haven, Connecticut
Attendance: 13,347
June 23, 2003
UPRISING RESULTS Jamie Noble avenged an earlier loss to "Dr. Death" Steve Williams. After avoiding his 3 point stance clothesline, Noble dropped him with his fisherman buster to get the 3 count. In tag team action, Kid Gundam and Hayabusa defeated the New Japan Pro Wrestling team of Shin'ya Makabe and Blue Wolf when Hayabusa caught Makabe with a spin kick to the head. After the match, Gundam got the crowd all riled up when he pulled out an Ultimo Dragon mask and stomped on it before using a scissor to cut it into shreds. THE COUNTDOWN TO PRIMETIME BEGINS AS THE SCREEN FADES TO BLACK. THE FOX LOGO POPS UP FOLLOWED BY THE PRIMETIME LOGO. "RAP SUPERSTAR" HITS AND LEADS INTO PRIMETIME's MONTAGE ROLLS AND SHOWS EVERY SUPERSTAR
ON THE SHOW. BOOM, BOOM, BOOM! THE CROWD GOES WILD AS ORANGE FIREWORKS LIGHT THE AIR OF THE ARENA
AND PYRO BLOWS UP AROUND THE SET. THE CAMERA GOES TO THE BROADCAST TABLE WHERE MICHAEL COLE IS SITTING
WITH JOSH MATTHEWS. Michael Cole: "It's that time again fans, it's PrimeTime and tonight, we are up in the northeast for what should be a great show! I'm Michael Cole and sitting in for my normal partner is Josh Matthews"! Josh Matthews: "Thank you Michael,
glad to be here again and I can't wait to get to the action"! PROMO GRAPHICS POP UP FOR SOME OF TONIGHT's MATCHES. Cole: "Tonight the tag team titles will be put on the line in a triple threat match wne Chris Tirpak and Bradshaw defend against not only
Chono and Muta but Kanyon and Sean O'haire as well"! THE FBI's MUSIC HITS AND THE CROWD BEGINS TO LOUDLY BOO AS FRANKIE KAZARIAN, GUIDO MARITATO AND JOHNNY STAMBOLI COME OUT. Matthews: "It will be the biggest challenge to date for Tirpak and Bradshaw but here's the one I wanna see, Travis Wakeman and Chris Benoit team up against the next big thing and the founder of Mattitude"! ESSA RIOS' MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES
OUT TO A GOOD POP. Cole: "Plus, Dylan Jansens and Kurt Angle face Raven and Aries but right now, we're starting with six man action"! Matthews: "Aries and Raven teaming together? That's a scary thought". NOVA's NEW ENTRANCE MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES OUT TO A GOOD POP. Cole: "Well get this, in exchange for his help with the FBI, Nova has agreed to help Essa Rios brush up on his english". Matthews: "Well I'll tell ya Michael, Nova is gonna need all the help he can get against this FBI which seems to be getting bigger every week"! VAL VENIS' MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES OUT TO A GOOD POP. Cole: "I can't disagree with ya there Josh but Nova has got some good backup tonight including this man, Val Venis"! Matthews: "It was just last week we saw Venis seemingly pick up on Sable and judging by what he saw, she didn't mind". Cole: "Val Venis has always fancied himself a ladies man but I'd say that would be the ultimate catch... Sable is hot"! Matthews: "Oh look out, the FBI is not gonna waste anytime getting this started"! 6 Man Tag The FBI vs. Val Venis, Essa Rios and Nova The FBI attacked the 3 from behind before the bell sounded and the fight was on. But as quickly as they gained an advantage, they lost it when Venis, Rios and Nova began to get the upperhand. But the match became very interesting and is sure to be nominated for match of the month. Rios started the match off with Kazarian once referee Charles Robinson got things sorted out. Kazarian and Rios had a great series that was very quick and culminated in Kazarian hitting a gorgeous reverse hurricanrana. Nova came in to make the save on a sure pin and Kazarian tagged in Maritato, the first of 19 tags in all in the match. Guido tried to work on Rios' arm, much like he did last week but when he went for an arm wringer, Rios flipped through it into a hip toss. He then hit Guido with a nice dropkick before tagging in Nova who was all fired up and ready to go. He hit Guido with a slingshot clothesline followed by a spinning legdrop. He went to the top rope but Guido recovered an ran into the ropes, knocking him down. He then tagged in Kazarian who came in and slapped his former partner across the face before delivering a hard pendulum backbreaker. Later in the match, the same two men were in the ring and Nova ducked a spinning heel kick and planted him with a ddt. Both men crawled to their corners and simultaneous tags were made to Stamboli and Venis who both came in for the first time. The two exchanged shots and it was
Stamboli who had more behind his right hands. But Venis reversed an irish whip and caught Stamboli with a knee lift. After a hard elbow drop, Guido came in and caught a shot from Venis. When Kazarian got into it, Rios and Nova did as well and it
was a chaotic situation. Kazarian and Nova went all the way to the floor with their fight and after ducking a clothesline, Rios caught Maritato with a wheel kick. Venis then dropped Stamboli with an inverted powerbomb as Rios ascended the turnbuckle and
hit his high elevation moonsault. He hooked the leg and got the 1.....2.....3. Match Time: 18:35 Matthews: "Essa Rios has gotten the pin, but was he the legal man"? Cole: "Who knows, that match totally broke out and Robinson let it go! What a win for those three men"!
Matthews: "Now Venis has the mic"! AS THE FBI REGRETFULLY RETREATED, VENIS GRABBED THE HOUSE MIC. Val Venis: "Now that that's over with, I have one more piece of business to get to tonight. So Sable.... come on down, you're the next contestant
on the Big Valbowski express"! Cole: "Oh my". A WHIP CRACKS AND SABLE's MUSIC HITS. SHE COMES OUT TO MOSTLY CHEERS. Matthews: "Look at that Cole, Sable is on fire". Cole: "And she's gonna be all Val's"! Venis: "Sable, I saw the look in your
eyes last week, I knew you couldn't resist the Big Valbowski". VENIS DROPS THE MIC AND LEANS HER BACK AS IF TO KISS HER BUT HE IS AMBUSHED FROM BEHIND BY BATISTA! AFTER A HUGE CLOTHESLINE, BATISTA PUTS HIM DOWN WITH HIS SIT OUT POWERBOMB.
Cole: "What the...... Matthews: "Batista is doing a number on Venis, but why"? AFTER THE DAMAGE WAS DONE, SABLE GRABBED BATISTA's ARM AND RAISED IT IN THE AIR. Cole: "That's why! What the heck is this"! Matthews: "You talk about beauty and the beast, wow"! BATISTA AND SABLE LEAVE TOGETHER AS VENIS IS SHOWN TRYING TO GET TO HIS FEET. Cole: "Sable and Batista have formed some kind of relationship and Val Venis has felt the effects tonight"! Matthews: "Well fans, before we go to break, we have an update on Jesse Ventura". Cole: "That's right, Josh is here tonight as you know because of the vile fireball attack on Ventura last week by Aries. Now it looked a lot worse, but I talked to Jesse today and he said he will be at Payback"! Matthews: "That's great Cole, it's not the same without the body"! Cole: "No it's not and Aries, he may not be the same Jesse Ventura as he once was, but he still has that drive and he still has what made him world renowned and that'd be enough to make me think twice about ever doing something like that again"! COMMERCIAL BREAK.... A PREVIEW FOR THE MOVIE THE HULK IS SHOWN. RETURN FROM BREAK.... BACKSTAGE.... AS PRIMETIME RETURNS, IDALIS IS WITH CRAZY SHANE. Idalis: "Shane, tonight you are gonna put the tag team picture on hold as you and Breakdown are both in singles action. Now you and Loki have had matches dating back to your days in SMW, how will you go..... JUST THEN, LOKI WALKS UP. Loki: "Shane, I came here to give you a chance to call this match off. I don't want you to end up like Rey Mysterio did last week". Crazy Shane: "Call it off? Are you crazy"? Loki: "No that's you, remember? Have it your way, it'll end up like it has in the past with us". LOKI WALKS AWAY AS SHANE GETS A SLIGHT, EVIL GRIN ON HIS FACE. THE SCENE SHIFTS INSIDE THE ARENA AND SHOWS THE SET OF THE FASHION SHOW. RICK MARTEL's MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES. OUT WEARING HIS DARK SUNGLASSES AND A STYLISH ARMANI SUIT NIDIA IS AT HIS SIDE SPRAYING SOME OF HIS "ARROGANCE". Cole: "We're back here on PrimeTime folks and are you ready for a lesson in style Josh"? Matthews: "From these two"? Rick Martel: "Hello people of Connecticut. THE FANS BOO. Now is that anyway to treat a man of my stature? After the show, I will be looking for women for my modeling agency so if anyone is interested, go put your name in now in the arena lobby". Cole: "Are there gonna be any takers"? Matthews: "I doubt it". Martel: "Now, to the business at hand. My guest tonight is one of the best amatuer wrestlers this company jhas ever seen. He is a graduate of the great Seton Hall University and he will face Rob Van Dam at Payback..... Charlie Haas"! CHARLIE HAAS' MUSIC HITS AND THE CROWD BOOS. MARTEL AND NIDIA WELCOME HIM ONTO THE SHOW WITH CLAPS. Cole: "This is the man who has been a thorn in the side of RVD for weeks Josh and at Payback, it's all gonna come to a head"! Matthews: "i don't like Haas' chances in that match but ya never know, we could get a surprise". Martel: "Okay Charlie, have a seat. HAAS SITS DOWN. Before we start, would you like a light spray of arrogance"? Charlie Haas: "Sure, why not"? NIDIA SPRAYS SOME ON HIM. Martel: "Now, we all know that there's no way RVD is gonna beat you at Payback, simply because he's not as talented. But have you seen some of the outfits he wears"? Haas: "It's simple Rick, RVD is not gonna be able to fly around at Payback. I'm gonmna take him to the mat and exploit his weaknesses and after that, Shane McMahon will have to recognize me as a top contender on PrimeTime". Martel: "That he will, but what I wanna know..... JUST THEN, A FORKLIFT COMES FROM BEHIND THE SET AND RUNS INTO IT, KNOCKING THINGS EVERYWHERE. MARTEL, NIDIA AND HAAS SCRAMBLE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. Matthews: "What the heck"?! ROCKWELL IS DRIVING AND AS SOON AS HE GETS OUT, RVD IS SHOWN ON TOP OF THE FORKLIFT AND HE JUMPS OFF, TAKING HAAS OUT WITH A PERFECT MARTIAL ARTS KICK TO THE CHEST! ROCKWELL JUMPS ON MARTEL AND HAMMERS HIM WITH SEVERAL RIGHT HANDS. FINALLY, SEVERAL TWF OFFICIALS LEAD BY TONY GAREA COME OUT TO SEPERATE THE MEN. MARTEL's FACE IS BEET RED AND HIS HAIR MESSED UP WHEN HE FINALLY GETS TO HIS FEET. GAREA HOLDS HAAS BACK AS ROCKWELL AND RVD WALK AWAY LAUGHING, LOOKING AT THE SET OF THE FASHION SHOW THAT IS IN SHAMBLES. Cole: "There's nothing left of the Fashion Show"! Matthews: "Rockwell and RVD have pulled one over on Martel and Haas but what will this lead to"?! TWF RE-WIND SHOWS RAVEN TRYING TO RECRUIT THE BEAST LAST WEEK AFTER SHANE McMAHON INTRODUCED HIM AS PRIMETIME's NEWEST SUPERSTAR. BACK AT RINGSIDE, "SEEK AND DESTROY" BY METALLICA
HITS AND THE BEAST IS LEAD OUT BY THE 13TH APOSTLE. BREAKDOWN IS SHOWN AWAITING INSIDE THE RING. Cole: "The Beast has had a week to think Raven's offer over Josh and I gotta be honest, I hope this guy doesn't decide to follow Raven". Matthews: "Well we haven't seen what he's capable of in the ring but I talked to his very weird handler today and the 13th Apostle says this guy The Beast is downright scary in the ring". Cole: "Well he's got a tough opponent in the form of Breakdown and as good 'ol J.R. would say, this one has slobberknocker written all over it". The Beast w/ The 13th Apostle vs. Breakdown As the bell sounded, Breakdown hit The Beast with 3 straight right hands but The Beast blocked the next and fired back with a heavy headbutt before picking him up and driving him into the mat. The Beast then drove some heavy shoulders into the gut of Breakdown while he was in the corner before whipping him into the ropes and drilling him with a clothesline. The Beast then let out a wild roar and it seemed as if the match was gonna be over quickly but when he bounced off the ropes, Breakdown caught him with a big boot to the face followed by a legdrop. But when he went for the cover, he barely got a 1 count. Breakdown did not back down and kept the fight coming, pounding The Beast into the corner before catching him with a back elbow. He then got a running start and charged in but The Beast caught him and put him down with a wicked spinebuster. He then opened his arms and let out the roar again before sticking Breakdown into the mat with a modified death valley driver which he calls "Vengeance". The Beast covered him and got the 1....2....3. Match Time: 5:45 Cole: "Oh wow! Can you ever remember someone making that big of an impact in his debut"?! THE BEAST LOOKED POISED TO DO MORE DAMAGE BUT THE 13TH APOSTLE CAME IN AND PULLED HIM OUT. Matthews: "Well if I were Breakdown, I'd be tellin' the 13th Apostle thank you. He just saved him more of a whoopin'". Cole: "The 13th Apostle seems to be able to control this guy but can anyone else"? COMMERCIAL BREAK...... A COMMERCIAL FOR STACKER 2 AND STACKER 2 LITE IS SHOWN. RETURN FROM BREAK.... BACKSTAGE.... AS PRIMETIME RETURNS, A NOTICEABLY ANGRY
MATT HARDY IS SHOWN WITH THE HURRICANE. Matt Hardy: "I got pinned by Crazy Shane last week, are you kidding me"?! The Hurricane: "Citizen Matt,
it was a tag team match, he didn't take your title". Hardy: "Ya know what, I'm sick of this. I'm sick of this citizen Matt crap, Matt- cave crap and everything else! You have never been able to get one thing straight, you are a sidekick and you couldn't even get that right. I think it's time for me to look for a new Mattitude follower"! MATT WALKS AWAY, LEAVING THE HURRICANE SPEECHLESS. Cole: "Wow, I guess that's it for Mattitude". Matthews: "At least until he comes across a new Mf'er". Cole: "Well folks, during the break, Shane McMahon made a huge six man tag team match for later tonight. A PROMO GRAPHIC POPS UP WITH THE PRIMETIME LOGO AND SHOWS ALL THE PARTICIPANTS. Jordan Rockwell, Rhyno and Rob Van Dam are gonna take on Charlie Haas, Jamal and Rosey"! Matthews: "And ya know Rick Martel and Nidia are gonna have something to do with that match as well, especially after what we saw earlier tonight"! "DU HAST" BY RAMMSTEIN HITS AND CRAZY SHANE COMES OUT TO A LOT OF HEAT. Cole: "Well here comes the man who pinned Matt Hardy in that tag team match last week and we're gonna see if he can keep up the roll tonight"! LOKI's MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES OUT TO MOSTLY BOOS. Matthews: "Well let's hope for his sake that he fares better than his partner Breakdown did earlier tonight". Cole: "Well this is a small rivalry that dates back to when these two were in Smoky Mountain Wrestling trying to make it to the TWF. Now that they're both here, it magnifies how big a win would be". Loki vs. Crazy Shane
The crowd was not behind either one of these guys but they appreciated the action they saw. After a series of kicks by Loki, Shane showed some unbelievable reflexes by blocking 5 more. Loki missed with a roundhouse and Shane caught him with a cactus clothesline before going for the sharpshooter. But when he tried to turn it, Loki freed his leg and kicked him in the mouth. After a martial arts thrust to the throat, Loki sent Shane to the corner and hit his awesome cartwheel kick. He then pushed Shane to the mat and covered him. But the mistake of not hooking the leg allowed Shane to drape it over the bottom rope to stop the count. Loki kept the pressure on with some quick jabs to the stomach before whipping him in and going for a roundhouse but Shane ducked and scored with a version of the flatliner out of nowhere. That led to the "Crash and Burn" and Shane did hook the leg to get the 1.....2.....3. Match Time: 6:27 Cole: "With the Crash and Burn, Crazy Shane has picked up his second big pinfall in as many weeks"! Matthews: "I gotta say Michael, I'm a little surprised by that result". Cole: "The match could've gone either way but on this night, Shane got the best of Loki". BACKSTAGE.... CAMERAS SHOW JORDAN ROCKWELL AND RHYNO IN A DRESSING ROOM. Rockwell: "Listen man, I think with our skills combined, we could rule the tag team division here on PrimeTime. What do ya say"?
Rhyno: "I say let's do it, starting tonight". ROCKWELL AND RHYNO KNOCK FISTS WHEN RVD COMES OVER. Rob Van Dam: "You guys ready"?
Rhyno: "Oh yeah, we're ready". RVD: "Well check this out, it's showtime". BACK AT RINGSIDE, "END OF EVERYTHING" BY STEREOMUD HITS AND RAVEN COMES OUT TO
A LOT OF HEAT. Cole: "Those three are ready for the challenge ahead and speaking of challenges, we found out earlier that Dylan Jansens has challenged this man to a match at Payback and Josh, we know that the challenge not only stems from the history between the Four Elements and Raven Enterprises, but also because of the fact that this man decided to take the bracelet that was given to Jansens by his now deceased fiancee"! THE LIGHTS GO OUT AND A BLUE STEAK FLASHES ACROSS THE ARENA AS THE SOUND OF THUNDER IS HEARD. ARIES COMOES OUT TO SOME LOUD, LOUD BOOS. Matthews: "You got that one right Cole and that's gonna be a very personal situation at Payback. But can you remember a superstar in the TWF who's ever been more hated than this guy"? Cole: "After what he did last week to Jesse Ventura, I joined that growing group Josh and I feel he's gonna pay at Payback"! A BLACK DRAGON APPEARS ON THE PRIME TRON AND BEGINS TO BREATHE FIRE AS "OVER MY HEAD" BY LIT TRACK HITS AND DYLAN JANSENS COMES OUT. HE POINTS HIS FINGER AT RAVEN WHO HOLDS THE ROPES OPEN, INVITING HIM TO THE RING. BUT JANSENS STOPS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RAMP AS KURT ANGLE's MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES OUT TO A HUGE POP AS PYRO POUNDS OFF EVERYWHERE. Matthews: "The crowd is fully
behind the Olympic hero for the first time since he won the gold medal and I don't think that's good news for Aries"! ANGLE AND JANSENS LOOK AT EACH OTHER AND MAKE THE DECISION TO CHARGE THE RING.
AS THEY SLIDE IN, ARIES AND RAVEN GET IN SOME INITIAL SHOTS BUT JANSENS AND ANGLE TOOK CONTROL AS THE BELL SOUNDED. Kurt Angle and Dylan Jansens vs. Raven and Aries
This turned out to be a very hard fought match. Once referee Jack Doan got some order, Angle and Raven locked up and Angle took him to the mat with a quick armdrag. Raven
could not get Angle off his feet as his superb mat work was too mouch for him. Finally, Raven reversed an irish whip and Aries caught Angle in the back with a knee. Angle turned around and took a swing but missed and Raven got in a quick lowblow that Doan did not see. After a swinging neckbreaker, Raven made the tag and Aries came in and put the boots to him. After taking a beating from Aries, Angle ducked a clothesline off an irish whip and stopped his momentum before delivering some overhand rights followed by a short armed clothesline. Angle made the tag and in came a fired up Jansens who came in and pointed at Raven, daring him to get in the ring. Raven tagged in and after a lockup, Jansens backed him to the corner but Raven ducked under the ring rope. Doan called for a break and when Jansens did, Raven got in a thumb to the eye. After 2 knifedge chops, Raven went to the top rope, looking to drive Jansens into the mat face first with his knee.
But Jansens reached over his head and pulled him to the mat before hitting a flying calf kick. The emotion started to take over as Jansens just threw some wild haymakers. He then whipped him to the ropes but Raven ducked a clothesline and then both men were thinking the same thing, taking each other out with clotheslines. Both men began to stir as Doan reached a 7 count. Tags were made on both sides and Angle blocked a right hand before catching Aries with 2 of his own. He went for a belly to belly suplex but Aries blocked it and snuck in a quick knee followed by a clothesline. Meanwhile, Jansens took Raven to the floor with a clothesline and then hit him with a flying plancha. In the ring, Aries tried to whip Angle to the corner but it was reversed an Angle caught him with an overhead belly to belly throw. He then locked in the ankle lock in the center of the ring and Aries struggled in it. But after almost 45 seconds, he had no choice but to tap out. The crowd went wild as Angle's music hit. Match Time: 9:23 RAVEN LEFT THROUGH THE CROWD AFTER TAKING A BEATING FROM JANSENS. Cole: "That's it! I want that on tape! Aries just tapped out"! Matthews: "Just think, we might see that again at Payback Cole"! Cole: "These are gonna be two very intense matchups folks and if you haven't ordered Payback yet, there's reason enough to do so now! But when we come back, it's our second six man tag of the night"! THE GRAPHIC IS SHOWN AGAIN. COMMERCIAL BREAK..... A COMMERCIAL FOR TWIX IS SHOWN. AS PRIMETIME RETURNS, A DESPONDENT HURRICANE IS SITTING OUTSIDE THE ARENA WHEN SOMEONE DRESSED AS
ROBIN SEEMINGLY FLIES OVER FROM AROUND THE CORNER. Robin: "Hurricane, what are you doing out here"? Hurricane: "Wait..., you're.... Robin: "Never mind that. Take it from someone who knows, you do not want to be a sidekick all your career. Matt Hardy just gave you what you've needed. You are a superhero, don't let anyone tell you otherwise. But may I suggest,you form your own..... dynamic duo". Hurricane: "But why..... Robin: "Good luck to you Hurricane". JUST LIKE THAT, ROBIN DISAPPEARS AND THE HURRICANE GETS A SMILE ON HIS FACE. Hurricane: (to himself) "the dynamic duo". BACK AT RINGSIDE, RICK MARTEL, NIDIA,
CHARLIE HAAS, JAMAL AND ROSEY ARE ALL IN THE RING. Rick Martel: "Rockwell, Rhyno, you and that punk RVD get your asses out here and we'll see
if any of you even make it to Payback"! "ONE OF A KIND" BY BREAKING POINT HITS AND ROB VAN DAM COMES OUT TO A GOOD POP. Cole: "Well it's time for
our second six man tag team match tonight and here comes the former Universal champion"! Matthews: "Well it looks as if the trio of Jamal, Rosey and Charlie Haas had a plan, they're all over RVD"! HASS, JAMAL AND ROSEY JUMPED RVD IN THE AISLE AND HE DID HIS BEST TO FIGHT BACK UNTIL ROCKWELL AND RHYNO CAME RUNNING OUT TO A BIG POP. 6 man tag: Jamal, Rosey and Charlie Haas w/ Rick Martel and Nidia vs. Jordan Rockwell, Rhyno and Rob Van Dam All 6 men were in the ring going at it as the bell sounded. After catching Rosey with a hard clothesline in the corner, Rockwell hit Martel with a right hand when he got up on the apron. RVD and Haas were finally deemed the legal men in the ring and they had an outstanding 3 minute series that culminated with RVD catching Haas with a back footsweep before tagging in Rockwell. Rockwell stayed on Haas with a vertical suplex before trying to lock in the Tranquilizer. But Jamal came in and hit Rockwell with a big splash that broke up the hold. Haas
then began to work on Rockwell's left knee. After a shinbreaker, he tagged in Rosey who whipped him to the corner and caught him with an avalanche splash. He then tagged in Jamal who drilled him with a
superkick and went for the cover but Rhyno came in to break it up. Jamal and Rosey then went for a double clothesline as referee Mike Sparks forced Rhyno to his corner but Rockwell ducked and exploded
with a flying clothesline that took them both out. He then rolled to his corner and tagged in Rhyno who was all over Jamal and Rosey. Nidia got on the apron but Rhyno turned and grabbed her by the hair. But as Jamal
forced Sparks to turn around, Martel hit Rhyno in the side of the head with his bottle of arrogance. Rosey made the cover and got 1.....2....., but Rhyno kicked out! Jamal got back in as did Rockwell and soon, Haas and RVD were in as well. Amidst all the confusion, Martel tossed Jamal the bottle and he dimmed Rockwell's lights. But when he turned, Rhyno ran through him with the "Gore" and covered him for the 1.....2......3. Match Time: 8:15 Matthews: "Gore! Gore! Gore"! Cole: "Rhyno, Rockwell and RVD have picked up a big victory and is this an omen? Is this a sign of things to come"! Matthews: "Martel ltried like hell to change the outcome but it didn't work out Michael"! BACKSTAGE.... DRESSING ROOM.... CHRIS TIRPAK IS SHOWN SHADOWBOXING AFTER THE CAMERA FOCUSES ON HIS TAG TEAM TITLE WHICH IS HANGING IN HIS LOCKER WHEN BRADSHAW COMES OVER. Bradshaw: "Ready to go beat some ass"? Chris Tirpak: "Hey man, we beat two teams at WrestleMania, ain't no reason we can't do it again". Bradshaw: "Let's do it". MICHAEL COLE AND JOSH MATTHEWS RUN DOWN THE CARD FOR PAYBACK AS GRAPHICS ARE SHOWN FOR EACH MATCH. THERE ARE 3
NEW MATCHES TO THE CARD. Cole: "Based on what happened earlier tonight, Batista will take on Val Venis". Matthews: "And the wild
card here is Sable who pulled a swerve on Venis tonight". Cole: "And this just in, Jordan Rockwell and Rhyno will face Jamal and Rosey"!
Matthews: "Rockwell and Rhyno wanna prove themselves as a legitimate team and their first test is against Martel's new bodyguards"! Cole: "Plus, former tag team partners Nova and Frankie Kazarian will go one on one and that could get ugly". Matthews: "Well we know that Kazarian will have the rest of the FBI lurking around, but who's gonna have Nova's back"? "END OF EVERYTHING" BY STEREOMUD HITS AND KANYON COMES OUT ALONGSIDE SEAN O'HAIRE TO A LOT OF HEAT. Cole: "We are just under one week away from Payback fans so if you have not contacted your cable company and told them you want it, you gotta do so now! And here we go, tag team titles are about to be put up for grabs"! MUTA AND CHONO's MUSIC HITS AND THEY COME OUT TO A LOT OF HEAT. Matthews: "How proud would Raven be if his two followers could win the gold tonight"? Cole: "He could use it as leverage to obtain the servies of The Beast". Matthews: "But this team here will have something to say about it". Cole: "Well it was originally scheduled to be Chono and Muta vs. Tirpak and Bradshaw but Kanyon and O'haire snuck in and I'm surprised Shane gave them the oppurtunity". "TNT" BY AC/DC HITS AND THE TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS CHRIS TIRPAK AND BRADSHAW COME OUT WITH THE TITLES
AROUND THEIR WAIST TO A HUGE CHEER. Matthews: "Critics of PrimeTime are calling for a more competitive tag team division and this could be just the match to get it going in that direction". Cole: "Well the rules are simple, there will be two men in the ring at all times and you can tag in a member of any team. The first team to pick up a decision wins the titles". Matthews: "So Tirpak and Bradshaw are at a huge disadvantage because for example, Chono could pin O'haire and Chono and Muta would be the new champs"! Cole: "They don't even need to be involved in the decision". Triple Threat/TWF Tag Team Title Match Masahiro Chono and The Great Muta vs. Sean O'haire and Kanyon vs. Tag Team Champs Chris Tirpak and Bradshaw Tirpak and Bradshaw used the strategy of trying to always have one of them in the ring, so they controlled their destiny. Tirpak started things off with Chono and the two traded hard slaps to the chest but Chono got in a thrust to the throat. He then tagged in Muta who plastered Tirpak's upper torse with some hard knifedge chops. But as soon as Muta got rolling, Kanyon tagged himself in. After running into Tirpak with a clothesline in the corner, Kanyon turned around and Muta took him out with a jump kick to the face. This started a chain reaction and threw off the whole match. Chono and Muta ended up battling with O'haire and Kanyon and it didn't take long for Tirpak and Bradshaw to sit back and watch. With O'haire and Chono trading shots on the floor, Kanyon went for a diving cross body block on Muta but went sailing to the outside when Muta moved. Muta then caught Tirpak with a shining wizard before spewing his green mist straight into the air as if to celebrate but the second he turned around, boom, Bradshaw absolutely drilled him with the "Clothesline from Hell" and hooked the leg for the 1....2.....3.
Match Time: 8:49 Cole: "Against the odds, Tirpak and Bradshaw have retained"! Matthews: "I think Tirpak and Bradshaw just erased the doubts in many peoples minds"! BACKSTAGE..... TRAVIS WAKEMAN AND TRISH ARE SHOWN WALKING DOWN THE HALL WHEN CHRIS BENOIT COMES FROM THE OTHER DIRECTION. THEY COME FACE TO FACE AND KNOCK FISTS. Cole: "Well up next, The technical magician and the rabid wolverine face the Intercontinental champion Matt Hardy and the Universal champion Brock Lesnar"! COMMERCIAL BREAK...... A COMMERCIAL FOR 1-800-COLLECT IS SHOWN. RETURN FROM BREAK.... RINGSIDE.... AS PRIMETIME RETURNS, "LIVE FOR THE
MOMENT" BY MONSTER MAGNET HITS AND MATT HARDY COMES OUT WEARING THE INTERCONTINENTAL TITLE TO A LOT OF BOOS. Cole: "We're
back on PrimeTime and it's time for our collossal main event"! Matthews: "Matt Hardy has already dropped the Hurricane from the era of Mattitude tonight
and he'd leave real happy if he can get the best of Travis Wakeman here". A CORD STRIKES AND BROCK LESNAR's MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES OUT HOPPING IN PLACE WITH THE UNIVERSAL
TITLE AROUND HIS WAIST. Cole: "And here is the man that will put that title on the line at Payback against Chris Benoit and I gotta say Josh, that's got all the makings of a match of the year candidate"!
"MAKE WAY" BY METHOD MAN HITS AND TRISH STRATUS LEADS TRAVIS WAKEMAN OUT TO A GREAT CHEER AS HIS PYRO POPS OFF BEHIND THEM. Matthews: "It's gonna be one heck of a contest as is the one
between this man and Matt Hardy and I can promise you that Wakeman is not a Mattitude follower". "WHATEVER" BY OUR LADY PEACE HITS AND CHRIS BENOIT COMES OUT TO A HUGE POP. Cole: "And at Payback
he could leave with the Intercontinental title and this man here could live his dream and become the champion of PrimeTime if he can knock off the next thing"! Matthews: "This one is all about momentum Michael and two of
these guys are gonna get a lot of momentum heading into the pay-per-view". Chris Benoit and Travis Wakeman w/ Trish Stratus vs. Brock Lesnar and Matt Hardy
This was a great way to end the show as the 4 men put on a great contest. Matt Hardy and Benoit started the match off and after wringing Matt's arm, Benoit caught some straight jabs to the face before Matt rang his arm and whipped him to the mat before
dropping a leg on it. After a front face lock, Matt caught Benoit with a hard kneelift but Benoit blocked a second and countered with a northern lights suplex and almost got the pin. Tags were made on each side and the former partners Lesnar and Wakeman renewed
acquaintances. After ducking a right hand, Wakeman hit Lesnar with a series of his own but when he bounced off the ropes, he was caught with a sideslam. Lesnar then tried to work on the lower back of Wakeman as Matt smiled from the apron. Matt then decided he wanted
Wakeman and the tag was made. Matt put the boots to him before setting him up for the "Twist of Fate" but Wakeman slipped out of it and dropped him with a spinebuster. After a backdrop suplex, Wakeman made the tag and Benoit came in but so did Lesnar. As Wakeman was
being forced to his corner by referee Earl Hebner, Lesnar and Matt did a number on Benoit until Wakeman had seen enough and clotheslined Lesnar to the floor. But Lesnar landed on his feet and pulled Wakeman to the floor as Matt put Benoit down with the Richochet. After hitting
his top rope legdrop, Matt went for the cover but only got a 2 count. Frustrated, Matt went and grabbed his title and brought it into the ring. But Trish got up on the apron and tried to take it away. Matt shrugged her off and she fell to the floor but his timing was thrown off and when he
went at Benoit, Benoit caught his arm and turned it right into the Crossface. Matt tried to fight it but soon tapped out. Match Time: 10:16 Cole: "Not even Mattitude can fight off the Crossface but can the next big thing"? Matthews: "Well I know if Jesse Ventura were here he'd say no way
but I think there's definitely a chance we will see a new Universal champion at Payback"! Cole: "It's the first ever PrimeTime only pay-per-view, get ready for Payback"! OFF AIR......
