June 12, 2001
Michael Cole:"Linda McMahon rocked the TWF of it's very foundation with that announcement! Welcome to Cedar Rapids as we prepare for PrimeTime"! Paul Heyman:"I could not believe Linda's annoucement and I know Vince couldn't either"! Cole:"Vince McMahon will not be in attendance tonight but the big question everyone has now is who will Linda bring to the King of the Ring"? Heyman:"Well there are some wild rumors backstage and on the internet but nothing is known at this time"! "ENTER SANDMAN" BY METALLICA HITS AS KING KILLER COMES OUT. Cole:"It's gonna be a wild night on PrimeTime as we have six King of the Ring qualifying matches scheduled including one between Electric Coma and Strife". "I AM" BY EMINEM HITS AS TEST COMES OUT. Heyman:"We saw Electric Coma and Strife get involved in each others business on Saturday Night's Main Event. Right now, we've got a Confederation member against a member of the Reluctance of Society". King of the Ring Qualifying match King Killer vs. Test This was a competitive contest of big men. The 7'3" monster King Killer represented the Confederation well as he worked the lower back of Test with hard forearms and a sideslam. But Test came back with 2 hard clotheslines and his big full nelson slam. The two hammered away back and forth until Test hit him with a huge flying shoulder block. As Killer got up, Test went for his running boot but Killer sidestepped him and grabbed one of his arms at the same time. He then pinned both of his arms to his side and delivered a belly to belly suplex in which Test was defenseless to the effects. Killer quickly hooked the leg and got the pin. Match Time: 4:01 Cole:"What a big win that was! I'm a little surprised by the outcome"! Heyman:"That's a big win for the maturation process of King Killer"! "TURN IT UP" HITS AS SCOTTY 2 HOTTY COMES OUT. Cole:"Well heres a guy we haven't seen in a while but the fans still love him"! "TRUST" BY MEGADEATH HITS AND DR. WILLIAM BIRKIN STEPS OUT. Heyman:"Well Scotty's in the wrong place tonight! I can't remember the last time I saw a man this intimidating"! Cole:"He calls himself Nemesis and says he is America's nemesis"! Scotty 2 Hotty vs. Dr. William Birkin Scotty knew he couldn't stand toe to toe with Birkin so he used his quickness and it worked. Scotty took it to Birkin for the first five minutes of the match, even getting a 2 count with a schoolboy. But when Birkin reversed an irish whip and hit Scotty with a powerslam, everything went downhill from there. Birkin devastated Scotty with a standing clothesline, a military press and a big chokeslam. With Scotty barely able to stand, Birkin set him up on the top rope and brought him down mercilessly with a unique suplex manuever right on his head. Birkin then made a nonchalant cover and got the win. Match Time: 7:59 AFTER THE MATCH, THE HARDCORE PATRIOT RAN DOWN TO THE RING AND WENT WILD ON BIRKIN, CLOTHESLINING HIM OUT OF THE RING. BUT BIRKIN QUICKLY GOT UP AND LEFT WITH AN EVIL GRIN SHONE THROUGH HIS MASK. Heyman:"This guy's dangerous! He's got serious problems"! A JAPANESE GONG HITS AS TAJIRI COMES OUT. Cole:"This will be our second of six King of the Ring qualification matches as one of Vince's new accomplices comes out". Heyman:"Vince has taken the night off in order to collect his thoughts but I can assure you Cole that Tajiri is not an official member of his alliance"! "CHEAP VODKA" BY ACID BATH HITS AND PLAYS INTO THE GATES OF HELL THEME AS NAILS COMES OUT WITH PAUL BEARER. Cole:"Well it seems Paul Bearer has taken control of the problematic Gates of Hell and Tajiri's gonna have to face one of the toughest men around in this one". King of the Ring Qualification Match Tajiri vs. Nails What a great match! These two got the crowd jacked as they fought to move on. Tajiri came out on fire, hitting Nails with a kick that echoed around the arena followed by a tiger suplex and a hangman's ddt 1 minute into the match and nearly pinning him right away. Tajiri's unorthodox style gave Nails fits but he soon began to brutalize Tajiri. After knocking Tajiri out of the ring, Nails brought the crowd to their feet, pulling off a flying clothesline in which he cleared the ropes and took out Tajiri, almost landing in the front row. Tajiri barely beat the count but got back into it with his martial arts skills. After taking a serious beating, it looked like Tajiri was gonna pull out a victory until he threw a kick at Nails' head but Nails caught his foot and awkwardly twisted his ankle as he went down with him. Almost immediately, Tajiri tapped out in pain. Match Time: 10:28 Cole:"What a grueling contest! Both men are gonna be sore tommorow"! Heyman:"I think that's the first submission of Nails' career but Tajiri's a changed man since becoming friends with Mr. McMahon. Things are gonna be good here for Tajiri you watch"! PRIOR TO COMMERCIAL..... BACKSTAGE..... Lilian Garcia:"I'm here with the New Breed and Jordan, everyone's wondering what's goin' on with you and Lita". Jordan Rockwell:"Ya know, first you betray me, then you talk trash and i came here to set things straight,so Jessica pay attention! First off, if we had no personal relationship how can you call me a pig? I say!(wrapping arm around lita's waist) your jealous that she's riding this stallion and not you. Remeber, your choice not mine and secondly, if it wasn't for me you'd still be doing nothing but sitting on your pretty little ass cashing those low pay checks! I put you back on tv and pav per view! You latched onto me and got carried into the spotlight again so you tell me who helped who's career along in this company!. So baby girl, you know me better than anyone else does and you know i don't forget a debt,so remember, I owe you one"! HE PASSES THE MIC TO LITA Lita:"Terri Gold, I never got my rematch after Foul Play but tonight, I get you in the first round of Queen of the Ring. Oh, Jessica Lopez, if I cross pathes with you in the tournament, I'll show everyone, especially Jordan who the real woman is". Chuck Palumbo:"Holly's, tonight you're gonna find out why we're the future of tag team wrestling! I'm gonna Jungle Kick you all the way back to Mobile"! Shawn O'haire:"Oh yeah"! COMMERCIAL.... A COMMERCIAL FOR THE BOOK "FOLEY IS GOOD" IS SHOWN. RETURN FROM BREAK..... THE HARDY BOYZ' MUSIC HITS AS MATT AND JEFF COME OUT TO A HUGE REACTION. Cole:"Listen to the response for the Hardy's as we're back live in Cedar Rapids"! Heyman:"I don't get why people like these two. They're nothin' but a couple of pucks"! THE GATES OF HELL's MUSIC HITS AS PAPA SHANGO COMES OUT A SMOKE FILLED ENTRANCE WITH PAUL BEARER. Cole:"Jeff's gonna have his hands full here". Heyman:"He'll have to pull out a miracle if he's goin' any further"! King of the Ring Qualification Match Jeff Hardy vs. Papa Shango This could be remembered as Jeff's breakout performance as a singles star. Showing no fear of the much bigger Gates of Hell voodoo man, Jeff hit him with a swinging neckbreaker, backdrop suplex and a jumping heel kick. After taking a few right hands from Shango, Jeff used a scissor sweep followed by a double stomp to the head. Shango then got him around the waist but Jeff used a go behind and hit him with a german suplex and then rolled over with a perfect bridge pin. There was no escape for Shango as Jeff pulled the upset. Match Time: 3:33 Heyman:"What?! How'd he do that"? Cole:"Possibly the biggest win of young Jeff Hardy's career. All the pressure will shift to his brother Matt now to duplicate the feat and qualify as well"! Heyman:"That could be the upset of 2001"! THE HOLLY's MUSIC HITS Cole:"The Holly cousins are on their way out for a big match here to a mixed reaction". "THE KINGS" BY RUN DMC HITS AS CHUCK PALUMBO AND SHAWN O'HAIRE COME OUT. Heyman:"The Holly's are gonna face a confident team who are out here to show that they are ready for the next level in the TWF"! The Holly's vs. The Natural Born Thrillers The Thrillers were on top of their game in this one against a tough team. After a great series between Palumbo and Hardcore, tags were made on each side. O'haire came in and physically dominated Crash. After a great set of moves, O'haire brought Crash off the ropes with a death valley driver. Hardcore Holly broke up a sure pin. But Palumbo jumped in, ducked a clothesline and hit Hardcore with the "Jungle Kick". O'haire then picked up a hurt Crash and delivered a powerbomb in which he followed through by hooking his legs behind his head for the pin. Match Time: 7:55 Heyman:"This team is ready Cole! They're young, they're hungry and they'll go a long way in the TWF"! Cole:"That's certainly a huge win Paul over an established tag team. The New Breed is really comin' into their own of late". "I AM" BY EMINEM HITS AS JERRY LYNN COMES OUT WITH THE LIGHTHEAVYWEIGHT TITLE. Heyman:"Here comes a man I truly admire! Not only is he the Lightheavyweight champion, but he made the best decision of his career by putting that Reluctance of Society shirt on"! THE SOUND OF A BOMB DROPPING IS HEARD AS THE DUDLEY BOYZ' MUSIC HITS. D-VON DUDLEY COMES OUT WITH BUH BUH RAY. Cole:"Well alot of folks would disagree with that Paul and the Dudleys have had their problems with ROS of late and this will be a big match in that rivalry". D-Von Dudley vs. Jerry Lynn This was a well fought match as D-Von's intensity controlled Lynn. He slowed Lynn down with continous right hands followed by power moves like his torpedo elbow and a powerbomb. But after missing an elbow drop, Lynn got back into it. He dropkicked D-Von put of the ring and then followed him out by hitting him with a flying body press. Moments later, Lynn used an awesome running powerbomb and D-Von somehow got a shoulder up at 2. After ducking a clothesline attempt, D-Von hit Lynn with a sideslam and sent him hard into the corner. D-Von charged in with a shoulder block but Lynn quickly moved and he went shoulder first into the turn post. Lynn quickly went up top and came off with a beautiful frog splash to get the 1-2-3. Match Time: 4:55 Cole:"The miscue has cost D-Von in this one". SUDDENLY, MIKE NORTON AND WELL DUNN CAME OUT BUT THE DUDLEYS HELD THEIR OWN UNTIL SPIKE CAME OUT WITH A CHAIR AND CLEANED HOUSE WITH IT. AFTER BUH BUH AND D-VON SET UP A TABLE, SPIKE USED HIS "DUDLEY DOG" TO DRIVE LYNN THROUGH IT. Heyman:"Jerry Lynn won the match but he just got wood"! PRIOR TO COMMERCIAL..... BACKSTAGE.... X-PAC, JUSTIN CREDIBLE AND ALBERT GO TO THE ACOLYTES DRESSING ROOM READY FOR AN AMBUSH. ALBERT KICKED THE DOOR IN BUT NO ONE WAS INSIDE. HOWEVER, A BUNCH OF BEER IS ON A TABLE. X-FACTOR LOADS IT ALL INTO A NEARBY COOLER AND TAKE IT! Heyman:"They've stolen the Acolytes' beer"! Cole:"Do they have a death wish"? COMMERCIAL..... A TWF SHOPZONE COMMERCIAL IS SHOWN FEATURING THE ALLIANCE's "DON'T TRUST ANYONE, ESPECIALLY US" T-SHIRT AND THE BRAND NEW "BEST OF TWF RAW" VIDEO. RETURN FROM BREAK.... LOUNGE AREA.... RAVEN IS GETTING HIMSELF A BEVERAGE WHEN HE IS APPROACHED BY THE CONFEDERATION. MADDOGG GETS IN HIS FACE. Raven:"What do you want"? Maddogg:"When I was part of your Flock, you tried to control us with your sick and twisted ways. I haven't forgotten that. Well punk, you're lookin' at a sick and twisted group and when I face you in the King of the Ring qualifying round on RAW, you better be ready for the beating of a lifetime"! Raven:"Is that right"? SUDDENLY RAVEN POPS MADDOGG IN THE FACE BUT IS QUICKLY TAKEN OUT BY THE REST OF THE CONFEDERATION. AFTER BEATING HIM TO THE GROUND, MADDOGG HIT HIM OVER THE HEAD WITH A METAL OBJECT. Heyman:"Ouch! That could require stitches"! "ENTER SNADMAN" BY METALLICA HITS AS BULL BUCHANAN COMES OUT WITH THE CONFEDERATION. Cole:"Well Raven will get a chance for revenge when he faces Maddogg in a King of the Ring qualifying match on RAW but right now, we're gonna see one of the Confederation members in action". "WHATEVER" BY GODSMACK HITS AS BAHAMUT COMES OUT. Heyman:"Bahamut has had some weird confrontations with Cobra lately and we still don't know what the history between the two is". Bull Buchanan vs. Bahamut This was a back and forth battle. Bull had things in his favor early. His versatility and mobility in the ring gave him a decided advantage. The two traded right hands until Bull caught him with a jumping hook kick. After a flying clothesline off the top rope, Bull dropped him with his axe kick. But Bahamut kicked out at 2! Bahamut then dropped him with a spinebuster and threw him outside the ring. But Bull countered an irish whip and threw Bahamut hard into the ring steps and rolled him back into the ring. Bul then climbed the turnbuckle but Bahamut got up and cut him off by sweeping his feet out from under him. He then climbed up himself and brought Bull down with a samoan frop. That set up the "Crusher" as Bahamut won a grueling match. Match Time: 12:18 SUDDENLY THE TWF TRON CAME ON AND SHOWED TAPED FOOTAGE OF A MUCH YOUNGER BAHAMUT PUSHING A MAN OFF THE TOP ROPE ONTO A CO2 EXPLOSIVE IN WHAT APPEARED TO BE A JAPANESE DEATH MATCH. A FAMILIAR VOICE CAME OVER THE PA SYSTEM. Voice:"Remember that Bahamut? It was that right there that put me in a hospital for over a year. You thought you got rid of me, but you didn't. Now I want my revenge and when I get that chance, it will be you who won't come back"! BAHAMUT HAS A SERIOUS LOOK ON HIS FACE. Heyman:"Oh my god". Cole:"That was the voice of Cobra and it looks like Bahamut has a very serious problem"! THE BIG SHOW's MUSIC HITS AS THE 500 POUNDER APPEARS. Heyman:"Here we go Cole, this is the qualifying match I've been waitin' for"! RHYNO's MUSIC HITS; HE COMES OUT WITH STEVE CORINO. Cole:"Well either of these men could become King of the Ring but only one of them can qualify and keep in mind and the wild card here, Steve Corino". King of the Ring Qualifying Match The Big Show vs. Rhyno The Big Show's immense size overwhelmed the manbeast in this one. The Big Show held Rhyno in a power draining bearhug for almost 3 minutes and then caught Rhyno with a big boot and a double underhook suplex. In complete control, Big Show failed to go for the kill. After a series of right hands and a stomp to the shin, Rhyno got some offense going. But when he went for the "Gore", Big Show moved and he slammed into the steel post. But Steve Corino got up on the apron and taunted Show as Rhyno went out and got a steel chair. Rhyno snuck up from behind The Big Show as he argued with Corino and was about to blast him with the chair when The Big Show made a quick turn and kicked the chair in Rhyno's face. Big Show then used a devastating legdrop, smashing Rhyno's face as referee Teddy Long made the 3 count. Match Time: 6:23 Cole:"What a legdrop! Rhyno may have a broken nose and The Big Show's advanced in the tournament"! Heyman:"I can't believe Rhyno's already out! He was my pick to win the whole tournament"! TERRI GOLD's MUSIC HITS Cole:"Well here we go with our first Queen of the Ring matchup and it'll be a good one". "THE KINGS" BY RUN DMC HITS AS LITA COMES OUT WITH JORDAN ROCKWELL. Heyman:"The Queen of the Ring is new to the King of the Ring this year. It will be an eight woman tournament so the winner here goes to the final four"! Queen of the Ring first round Terri Gold vs. Lita It seemed Lita had done her scouting as she came out and was all over Gold. She caught her with a nice headscissors takedown and nearly pinned her with a victory roll. But after missing a dropkick off the middle rope, it opened the door for Gold. She hit Lita with several nice moves including a breathtaking moonsault onto Lita while she was standing. That drew a long 2 count. The two women traded shots until Lita whipped her to the corner but got caught with a boot to the face as she charged in. Gold then picked Lita up and set her on the top ropes. Gold then hit Lita with a textbook frankensteiner to get the win. Match Time: 8:00 Cole:"What a match and a great display of resiliency by Terri Gold"! Heyman:"I thought it could've gone either way but in her short TWF career, Terri Gold's got Lita's number"! PRIOR TO COMMERCIAL.... BACKSTAGE..... EDGE IS WALKING DOWN THE HALL WHEN HE COMES TO CHRISTIAN TAKING A LOOK AT HIS NAME ON DREW BLOOD's OPEN CONTRACT. Edge:"What the hell is this"? Christian:"What"? Edge:"My name is on that contract! How'd yours get there"? Christian:"I don't know man, it was blank when I got here". Edge:"This reeks of something Christian and you better tell me what". Christian:"I'm gonna be wearing Euro gold, that's what"! Edge:"Oh yeah"?( He shoves Christian) Christian:"Damn right"! (Shoves Edge back) DREW BLOOD COMES OUT AND ATTACKS BOTH MEN. HE NAILS EDGE WITH THE EUROPEAN BELT AND THEN SLAMS CHRISTIAN HARD INTO THE DRESSING ROOM DOOR AND WALKS AWAY. Cole:"The in ring debut of Chris Michaels is next"! COMMERCIAL..... - A PREVIEW FOR THE NEW MOVIE TOMB RAIDER IS SHOWN. RETURN FROM BREAK.... CHRIS MICHAELS MUSIC HITS AS HE COMES OUT TO A TON OF HEEL HEAT, MOST OF THE FANS BOO. FOOTAGE OF SHAWN MICHAELS ACCEPTING HIS CHALLENGE FOR KING OF THE RING ON SATURDAY NIGHT's MAIN EVENT IS SHOWN. Heyman:"Well Cole, at King of the Ring we're gonna see a brother versus brother match for the ages as this man here is gonna take on his older brother the Heartbreak KId"! MASATO TANAKA's MUSIC HITS Cole:"The legendary HBK Paul. This will be our first chance to see the man who calls himself Sudden Impact as he faces the former three time Lightheavyweight champion Tanaka". "Sudden Impact" Chris Michaels vs. Masato Tanaka Michaels showed a ton of talent including a lot of similarities to his brother. He combatted Tanaka's style with a unique attack of his own. But Tanaka used some creative counters to provide a good match. After catching Tanaka flush in the mouth with a spin kick, Michaels had Tanaka on the ropes. Tanaka fought back with knifedge chops until he walked right into a superkick as Michaels showed some toughness being able to take the punishment and sting back. Michaels followed that with his "Sudden Impact" move which is a beautiful jumping ddt off the top rope to get an emphatic win. Match Time: 11:24 Heyman:"What a win! This gut is gonna be something special Cole, trust me"! Cole:"It's gonna be a great matchup at King of the Ring between this man and his brother Shawn"! FOOTAGE IS SHOWN FROM SNME OF ELECTRIC COMA ATTACKING KANE IS HIS DRESSING ROOM AND STRIFE COMING TO HIS AID. FOOTAGE IS THEN SHOWN OF A HARDCORE TITLE MATCH THE SAME NIGHT BETWEEN TAJIRI AND STRIFE IN WHICH ELECTRIC COMA GOT INVOLVED IN. ELECTRIC COMA's MUSIC THEN HIT AS HE CAME OUT WITH NURSE BETTY. Heyman:"Well here comes a dangerous man Cole and get this, I have it on good word that Nurse Betty will enter the Queen of the Ring"! "FALLING AWAY FROM ME" BY KORN HITS AS STRIFE COMES OUT WITH THE HARDCORE TITLE DRAPED OVER HIS SHOULDER. Cole:"Well the Hardcore title will not be on the line in this one but only one of these two big men will advance in the King of the Ring tournament". King of the Ring Qualifying Match Electric Coma vs. Strife 2 of the best big men in the business went at it here. Early in the match, a clothesline by Electric Coma rocked the frame of the Hardcore champ. He then dropped him with a running powerslam. But Coma taunted the crowd several times, allowing Strife to recuperate. After ducking a clothesline attempt, Strife hit Coma with a hard running boot followed by a big powerslam. He whipped Coma in but both men had the same idea as they clotheslined each other. They slowly made it back up and Coma threw a wild right hand which Strife ducked. He then used a full nelson slam from behind and picked him up and then set him on the top turnbuckle. Strife turned his back to Coma and grabbed his arms over his head and brought him down with a thunderous flipping slam to get the win. Match Time: 5:48 Cole:"The Hardcore champ is in the round of sixteen and he's gotta be one of the perennial favorites after this win". Heyman:"It's a good thing I didn't place any money on this tournament! I had Coma goin' very deep in my bracket"! WEAPON R's MUSIC HITS Cole:"Here comes a guy who's experienced as much success as anyone in the TWF and this will be one of the more competitive King of the Ring matches on the whole bracket". AHMED WALKER's MUSIC HITS; HE STEPS OUT WITH TORRIE WILSON. King of the Ring Qualification Match Weapon R vs. Ahmed Walker This was an intense match that the fans really enjoyed. Weapon R's speed came in to play early as he connected with stinging chops and kicks to various parts of the body. But after blocking a right hand, Walker spun him around and hit him with a reverse ddt. He followed that with a scoop slam and an elbow drop and Weapon R was in trouble. Determined to put a halt to his recent losing streak, Weapon R used a footsweep to knock Walker back and then kipped up and blasted him with a savot kick, impressing the fans. The match went back and forth with many counters and reversals. Both men had ample oppurtunities to win it but then Walker made a critical mistake. After hitting Weapon R with a high impact spinebuster, instead of going for the cover he went up top and tried a guillotine leg drop. But Weapon R rolled out of the wayand Walker landed awkwardly and immediately reached for his lower back. Weapon R then picked him up and delivered a helicopter powerbomb he calls the "Shanghai Drop" to put him away. Cole:"A crucial mistake has cost Walker a chance to be the 2001 King of the Ring". Heyman:"Weapon R went all the way to the final four in last year's King of the Ring and he's on the right track to going just as far this year as well"! Cole:"Folks, don't miss RAW is WAR which comes to you live this Sunday from Topeka, Kansas! Who knows, maybe Linda McMahon will shed some light on who she'll have at King of the Ring"! OFF AIR....
