SkyDome

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Attendance: 16,497

August 15, 2003

"RAP SUPERSTAR" IS HEARD AS THE FAMILIAR MONTAGE THAT STARTS UP PRIMETIME EACH WEEK IS SHOWN. FIREWORKS THEN SHOOT TO THE RAFTERS OF THE SKYDOME WHEN IT COMES INTO VIEW AND THE CAMERA RACES THROUGH THE CROWD, SHOWING THOUSANDS OF RABID CANADIAN FANS.

A PROMO GRAPHIC WITH THE PRIMETIME LOGO IS SHOWN WITH BATISTA AND SABLE ON ONE SIDE AND TRAVIS WAKEMAN WITH TRISH STRATUS ON THE OTHER.

Michael Cole: "We are in the history laden SkyDome and we are live for PrimeTime and Jesse, these people are ready for a great show and what should be a great Intercontinental title match"!

Jesse Ventura: "That they are Michael and they could easily witness the crowning of a new Intercontinental champion"!

ANOTHER PROMO GRAPHIC POPS UP DETAILING THE TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH.

Cole: "They could just as easily see new tag team champions as the long reign of Bradshaw and Tirpak will be put to the test against Chris Benoit and Dylan Jansens who are ready to bring the Four Elements to the forefront"!

A CORD STRIKES AND BROCK LESNAR COMES OUT WITH THE WORLD TITLE AROUND HIS WAIST. HE HOPS IN PLACE AT THE TOP OF THE STAGE AS BATISTA AND SABLE APPEAR BEHIND HIM.

Ventura: "We're startin' with the pain tonight and here they come"!

Cole: "We will also see a unique pinfall and submission only battle royale that will determine a number one contender for the Lightheavyweight title but right now.....

Ventura: "That's all secondary to these guys Cole! This trio is pretty much in charge right now"!

Brock Lesnar: "What's with the boos? Do you people not realize who we are?

THE BOOS GROW LOUDER.

Well, it's obvious that Batista and I could give a damn about you people. All we care about is success! And lately, I've been so successful in destroying every superstar here on PrimeTime that I don't even have a match for MeltDown. I don't blame you guys, I wouldn't wanna face me either. And now with Batista watchin' my back, there is no way, no how, that I will ever lose this"!

LESNAR SMACKS THE TITLE AND HANDS THE MIC TO SABLE.

Sable: "And tonight, this mound of muscle you see before you is going to break Travis Wakeman in half and become the new Intercontinental champion"!

Cole: "Can you imagine that Jesse? If Batista does win that match, these guys will be that much more powerful"!

Sable: "Oh and Trish, if you even think about getting involved in that match, I'll be sure to rip your pretty little face off"!

Ventura: "Sounds like a threat"!

Cole: "Wait a minute.... it's Essa Rios"!

JUST THEN, ESSA RIOS CLIMBS THE TURNBUCKLE AFTER COMING THROUGH THE CROWD AND LEAPS OFF, CATCHING LESNAR WITH A MISSILE DROPKICK TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD! BEFORE ANY OF THEM CAN REACT, RIOS IS HALFWAY UP THE RAMP AND HIS MUSIC PLAYS AS THE CROWD GOES WILD.

Ventura: "How stupid can you be Cole? How stupid can you be"?!

Cole: "It was last week when we saw Brock Lesnar and Batista beat the hell out of Essa Rios and Nova for no apparent reason and Essa is exacting his revenge this week! It was Nova who took Essa under his wing and taught him how to fit in here in the TWF and because of those two men, he will be out of action"!

Ventura: "Rios may be exacting revenge but he must have a secret death wish as well"!

BACKSTAGE.... DRESSING ROOM....

ROB CONWAY AND NICK DINSMORE ARE MAKING THEIR LAST MINUTE PREPARATIONS FOR THEIR DEBUT MATCH WHEN RICK MARTEL COMES IN.

Rick Martel: "Almost ready boys"?

Rob Conway: "Just about".

Martel: "Well, good luck out there. I see a lot of potential in you boys, you're lookin' good".

MARTEL EXITS THE DRESSING ROOM AS CONWAY AND DINSMORE GIVE ONE ANOTHER A CONFUSED LOOK.

COMMERCIAL BREAK.....

A COMMERCIAL FOR DELL PC's IS SHOWN FOLLOWED BY A COMMERCIAL FOR WOOLITE.

RETURN FROM BREAK.... RINGSIDE....

AS PRIMETIME RETURNS, "STAND BACK... THERE's A HURRICANE COMIN' THROUGH" IS HEARD AS THE DYNAMIC DUO's MUSIC HITS AND THEY COME OUT TO A GREAT POP. TWO KIDS ARE SHOWN IN THE CROWD, ONE DRESSED LIKE HURRICANE, THE OTHER AS CYCLONE.

Cole: "We're back on PrimeTime folks and we're ready for tag team action!

ROB CONWAY AND NICK DINSMORE ARE SHOWN IN THE RING.

The Dynamic Duo will take on Rob Conway and Nick Dinsmore here and Jesse, we saw the Dynamic Duo get past Mattitude last week and they are very popular with the fans! I see big things in their future together"!

Ventura: "Conway and Dinsmore are far from a pushover team Cole. They've been down in SMW for over a year now and they held the tag team titles down there on multiple occacions"!

Cole: "This will be their first official match in the TWF and they will have to slow down the lightning quick Hurricane and Cyclone if they are to win"!

The Dynamic Duo vs. Rob Conway an d Nick Dinsmore

Dinsmore started things off with Cyclone and quickly whipped him to the mat with a headlock takeover. Cyclone escaped with a head scissor but after bouncing off the ropes, Dinsmore caught him with a back elbow. After a gutwrench suplex, he tagged in Conway who bounced off the ropes and Dinsmore lifted him into the air. Conway landed with a headbutt on the rib cage of Cyclone before putting the boots to the same area. He then whipped him to the ropes and caught him with a powerslam before tagging Dinsmore back in. Dinsmore went into a standing reverse armbar on Cyclone who was in a lot of pain, even showing through his mask. But behind the rally of the crowd, Cyclone worked his way up and caught Dinsmore with 2 elbows to the gut before bouncing off the ropes but he ran right into a kneelift. Dinsmore made the tag and ringed Cyclone's arm around as Conway went to the top rope and came off with a double sledge, right on the point of the elbow. Conway then went for a vertical suplex but Cyclone slipped out of it and tried to run Conway to the ropes but he ducked and Dinsmore popped him with a right hand. Dinsmore was then tagged in and he dropped a big elbow on Cyclone and hooked the leg but only got a 2 count. Dinsmore then went into a side head lock but Hurricane started another rally and Cyclone fought up again. After escaping the hold, he dove towards his corner just as Dinsmore tagged in Conway. But as Cyclone reached his hand out to make the tag, Conway dragged him back to the center of the ring. He pulled him up by his foot but Cyclone countered with a terrific enziguri. He was just about to make the tag when Dinsmore rushed in. Referee Mike Sparks caught him just as Cyclone made the tag and took him back to his corner. Hurricane was set up for the Hurri-choke on Conway but Sparks came and pulled him away, forcing Cyclone back in because he didn't see the tag. As Hurricane argued the unpopular decision, Conway and Dinsmore hit a double slingshot suplex and Conway hooked the leg but only got a 2 count. Conway then backed Cyclone into the ropes and hit him with an open handed chop to the chest. He then whipped him to the ropes but Cyclone exploded off with a flying forearm which livened the crowd up. Cyclone then kipped up and made the hot tag to The Hurricane who came in and dropkicked Conway. Dinsmore came in but was met with a hip toss and then the Hurricane used a double noggin' knocker followed by a flying neckbreaker on Conway. Suddenly, Mattitude came out and Matt Hardy got on the apron, distracting Sparks as Jamie Noble grabbed a steel chair and winded it up. He took a swing at Cyclone but crowned Carney when he ducked. Hurricane and Cyclone then knocked Noble to the floor with a double clothesline. Conway was struggling to get up and the second he made it to one knee, Hurricane blasted him with the Shining Wizard and hooked the leg for the 1.....2.....3.

Match Time: 8:22

Cole: "Tag team action as only PrimeTime does it and what a match that was"!

Ventura: "Conway and Dinsmore got screwed here Cole! Had Mattitude waited until after the match, they would've won this"!

Cole: "Mattitude couldn't wait to redeem themselves for losing to the Dynamic Duo last week but instead, they've actually helped them get the win"!

DINSMORE CHECKED ON CONWAY AS NOBLE EXPLAINED TO AN IRATE MATT HARDY WHAT JUST HAPPENED. THE DYNAMIC DUO's MUSIC PLAYED AND THEY LEFT TO A HUGE CHEER.

BACKSTAGE.... SHANE McMAHON's OFFICE...

SHANE IS AT HIS DESK, ENJOYING A PHONE CONVERSATION WHEN THE DOOR SLAMS OPEN, BANGING THE ADJACENT WALL. BROCK LESNAR AND BATISTA ENTER.

Shane McMahon: "I'm sorry, I'm gonna have to let you go. Uh huh, bye. What the hell? Ever heard of knocking"?!

Brock Lesnar: "Have you been watching the show?! Did you see what that little bastard Essa Rios did"?!

Shane: (with a smirk) "Yeah, actually I did".

Lesnar: "Oh, so you think it's funny? Batista, show Shane what we do with comedians".

BATISTA MOVES CLOSER.

Shane: "Stop right there! You two think you're gonna come in here and bully me well you're wrong"!

Lesnar: "I want Essa Rios in the damn ring..... tonight"!

JUST THEN, SABLE ENTERS.

Shane: "Brock, I've had someone try and take over PrimeTime three times now and trust me, you two are no different. I run this show and I'm not gonna let you two and Sable call the shots! Essa Rios is in the battle royale tonight so I can't in good concious put him in a match with you"!

SABLE WHISPERS SOMETHING IN BATISTA's EAR AND HE SMILES. BATISTA THEN TAPS LESNAR ON THE ARM AND NODS FOR HIM TO COME OUT. LESNAR WALKS OUT AS THE CAMERA GETS A CLOSE UP OF SHANE WHO IS BREATHING HEAVILY.

BACK AT RINGSIDE, RANDY ORTON's MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES OUT WITH RIC FLAIR TO A MIXED RESPONSE.

Cole: "Good for you Shane! Stand up to those guys"!

Ventura: "Get a good look at this picture Cole! Ric Flair and Randy Orton, the past and the future of this industry and if there's any fans of RAW watching right now, eat your hearts out, you guys made a big mistake lettin' this guy get away"!

Cole: "Randy Orton of course a part of PrimeTime now due to the recent trade that sent Kurt Angle and Val Venis to RAW and we now have Bahamut and this man Randy Orton on our show"!

Ventura: "And if you get Orton, you get Flair"!

Ric Flair: "WOOOOOO! I gotta say, what a feeling! What a feeling it is to get a fresh start here on PrimeTime because get used to it, this man standing to my right is gonna be the next, wheelin' and dealin', kiss stealin' limosine ridin', jet flyin', son of a gun! His name is Randy Orton and he comes from a long line of wrestling history! Randy Orton is a third generation superstar and with that in his blood, combined with what I have been through, we're gonna make it happen! Nobody has been there like Ric Flair has! From the Ricky Steamboat's, to the Dusty Rhodes', to the Harley Race's all the way down to the Jack Briscoe's, I've done it baby! And now, Randy Orton will.......

JUST THEN, A SET OF CLOUDS AND BLUE SKIES APPEAR ON THE PRIMETRON BUT THEY QUICKLY TURN DARK WHEN AN INDIVIDUAL APPEARS IN THE ENTRY WAY, LOOKING AT THE GROUND. HE SUDDENLY RAISES HIS HEAD. IT's CHRISTOPHER DANIELS!

Cole: "Wait a minute! We knew this was coming Jesse! The Fallen Angel is here"!

Ventura: "And we knew he was gonna reveal a target tonight but why would it be Orton and Flair"?

DANIELS ENTERS THE RING AND PEERS AT ORTON AND FLAIR THROUGH HIS DARK SHADES.

Christopher Daniels: "Ric Flair, there is no doubt in anyone's mind that you are the greatest of all time. But do us all a favor and save the tradition. The TWF needs to take it's focus away from tradtion and that is what I am here to do. For the wrestling industry has evolved into something more powerful. It has evolved into sports entertainment, where true talent goes to compete. Gone are the days of ridiculous gimmicks and superstars with zero athletic ability. In this day in age, only true talent should and will be around. That is where Randy Orton comes in. Orton, you are unquestionably the complete package. You've got the look, the skills and the personality necessary to go all the way to the top and you don't need a mask or catchy theme music to help you. So gentlemen, I thank you for your time. That is the gospel, according to the Fallen Angel".

DANIELS EXTENDS HIS HAND AND BOTH FLAIR AND ORTON SHAKE IT.

Cole: "What is going on? This is getting a little weird folks"!

Ventura: "Chris Daniels has an obvious agenda and he feels like Orton is someone who could share his beliefs".

Cole: "Well don't go away folks, the tag team titles are gonna be on the line next"!

COMMERCIAL BREAK.....

A PREVIEW FOR THE MOVIE FREDDY VS. JASON.... NOW PLAYING IS SHOWN.

RETURN FROM BREAK.... BACKSTAGE...

WHEN PRIMETIME RETURNS, IDALIS IS SHOWN STANDING IN THE FBI's DRESSING ROOM. THEY ARE ALL TALKING AMONGST EACH OTHER.

Idalis: "Excuse me, excuse me guys".

Frankie Kazarian: "Hey Guido, see what that tomato wants".

Guido Maritato: "Can we help you"?

Idalis: "What prompted you guys to attack Jordan Rockwell and Rhyno last week"?

Maritato: "Well, if you must now, we needed the money".

Idalis: "Needed the money"?

Maritato: "Yeah, we didn't do it for free. Brock Lesnar and Batista paid us top dollar for that hit, of course we took it".

JOHNNY STAMBOLI COMES OVER.

Johnny Stamboli: "Any other questions"?

Idalis: "Michael, Jesse, back to you guys".

BACK AT RINGSIDE, "WHATEVER" BY OUR LADY PEACE HITS AS CHRIS BENOIT COMES OUT TO A HUGE CHEER.

Cole: "I feel for ya Idalis, trust me. But listen to the ovation for Toronto's own rabid wolverine"!

Ventura: "What"?!

WITH BENOIT HALFWAY DOWN THE RAMP, A BLACK DRAGON APPEARS ON THE PRIMETRON AND "OVER MY HEAD" BY LIT TRACK HITS AND DYLAN JANSENS COMES OUT TO A POP NEARLY AS LOUD AS THE DRAGON BEGINS TO BREATHE FLAMES.

Cole: "After using the Crossface to defeat Chris Tirpak last week, Chris Benoit laid out the challenge and that has brought us to this Jesse, two great teams for the titles at SkyDome"!

"TNT" BY AC/DC HITS AND CHRIS TIRPAK AND BRADSHAW COME OUT TO A GOOD CHEER AS WELL. BRADSHAW, IN HIS COWBOY HAT, RAISES ONE FINGER IN THE AIR AS TIRPAK LIFTS UP HIS TITLE BELT.

Ventura: "Well you gotta give these two some credit. They've held those titles for months now and have defended them against all comers"!

Cole: "The Four Elements have set out to show fans every aspect of wrestling inside the squared circle and between Benoit and Jansens, you are gonna see a ton of skills"!

TWF Tag Team Title Match

Challengers... Chris Benoit and Dylan Jansens vs. Chris Tirpak and Bradshaw

Back and forth the pendulum swung in this title tilt but the power based champions struggled with the multi-dimensional challengers. After ducking a clothesline, Jansens caught Tirpak with a dropkick to the knee. He then tagged in Benoit and they performed a wishbone before Benoit dropped an elbow on the inner thigh, then wrenched out the knee. Tirpak tried to punch his way out but Benoit absorbed all the shots and held the hold on. Benoit then intelligently reached his foot out and Jansens slapped it, tagging in. With Benoit locked on Tirpak's knee, Jansens locked in a dragon sleeper for a painful effect but Bradshaw came in and stomped on both men and broke both holds. Tirpak got up and ran through Jansens with a clothesline when he turned around and then gorilla press slammed him as referee Brian Hebner walked Benoit to his corner. Tirpak made the tag out and Bradshaw came in very fresh and ready to punish Jansens. Jansens winced as Bradshaw hammered his back with several overhand shots. He then whipped him to the ropes and dropped him with a shoulder tackle before tagging Tirpak back in. Tirpak whipped him to the ropes and they threw Jansens into the air with a double lift. Tirpak then bounced off the ropes and dropped a huge elbow across Jansens' chest. He topped him but Jansens kicked out at 2. Tirpak then whipped him in again but missed with a big boot and Jansens went down with a chop block on the already hobbled knee. Jansens then made a crucial tag to Benoit who came in and took Tirpak down with a dragon leg whip. He then whipped him to the ropes and tried to lock in a belly to belly but Tirpak blocked it and countered with a set of trapping headbutts. He then rocked the wolverine with some hard right hands. He then tagged in Bradshaw who worked the body of Benoit with some rough shots before catching him with a big boot off an irish whip. He covered him but Benoit showed a lot of resolve by kicking out. Bradshaw then set him on the top turnbuckle and the climax of the match came. Bradshaw climbed up and brought him off with a Barry Windham like superplex but seemed to have hurt himself just as bad, if not worse when they landed. Both men were on opposite sides of their corners and Hebner began to excercise his 10 count. At 8, both men got up and simultaneous tags were made. Tirpak came in and threw a right hand but Jansens blocked it and followed with one of his own. He then whipped him in and caught him with a wonderful spinning forearm to the head. Bradshaw came in but he was met with the paralyzing knifedge chops of Benoit. But Tirpak came from behind with a shot to Jansens and then drilled Benoit with a clothesline. Tirpak then motioned to Bradshaw who positioned himself in the corner. Tirpak tried to whip Benoit into a "Clothesline from Hell" but an alert Benoit ducked. Tirpak tried to deliver an ensuing clothesline but Benoit ducked that as well and delivered a perfect release german suplex. Jansens then wasted no time as the legal man in locking in the Dragon Stretch as Benoit knocked Bradshaw to the floor with a running forearm shiver. Tirpak stood in the hold for almost 30 seconds but the pain became too great and he tapped out.

Match Time: 12:25

Cole: "He tapped out! We've got new champions Jesse"!

"OVER MY HEAD" HIT AND BENOIT WAS GIVEN BOTH BELTS. HE ENTERED THE RING AND HANDED JANSENS HIS AND TOGETHER, THEY RAISED THEM IN THE AIR AS THE CROWD WENT ABSOLUTELY WILD.

Ventura: "This is an amazing moment Cole! Benoit and Jansens have climbed to the top of the mountain"!

Cole: "That was a performance reminisent of the great teams of old and Jesse, you gotta believe that the Four Elements have just put themselves on the TWF map... perhaps forever"!

Ventura: "Defending those titles is gonna be a lot harder than winning them Cole and that's what will go further in determining their lasting effect on the TWF"!

BACKSTAGE....

JAMIE NOBLE IS SHOWN PACING BACK AND FORTH AS MATT HARDY WATCHES.

Matt Hardy: "Calm down Jamie"!

Jamie Noble: "I can't Matt, I screwed up the plan"!

Matt: "Don't worry about that, we'll get those superhero punks next time. Just remember, you believe in this.

HE POINTS AT THE MATTITUDE T-SHIRT NOBLE IS WEARING.

Tonight, you could win that battle royale and become the number one contender for the Lightheavyweight title! Now tell me, would that've happened before? Last year at MeltDown, you challenged me for that title. Did you honestly think you could win that belt?

NOBLE LOOKS DOWN.

Well Jamie, now you can. Now you can because of one thing, one thing more powerful than any force in the TWF.... Mattitude".

BACK AT RINGSIDE, THE FBI's MUSIC HITS AND THEY COME OUT TO A LOT OF HEAT.

Cole: "That battle royale is still to come Jesse but here comes the FBI"!

Ventura: "The much richer FBI Cole"!

A PROMO GRAPHIC FOR MELTDOWN POPS UP. THE FBI ARE ON ONE SIDE AND THE ULTIMO DRAGON, JORDAN ROCKWELL AND RHYNO ARE ON THE OTHER.

Cole: "Well get this. We found out earlier today that Shane McMahon has signed a six man tag team elimination match for MeltDown between these three men and the three men with the biggest beef with them right now"!

RHYNO's MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES OUT TO A GOOD POP WITH JORDAN ROCKWELL.

Ventura: "I can see the FBI making that a clean sweep at MeltDown but tonight it's just singles action, Rhyno and Stamboli"!

Cole: "The Ultimo Dragon will also be part of this equation and those three will have a lot to get back at the FBI for! But with a win here, Rhyno could give his team a lot of momentum heading into MeltD0own"!

Ventura: "Think about this Cole. Who would win, a bull or a rhino"?

Johnny Stamboli w/ The FBI vs. Rhyno w/ Jordan Rockwell

Before the bell sounded, Stamboli attacked Rhyno, hammering him with some straight right hands after a shot to the back. Stamboli then delivered a vertical suplex and went to the top rope. He came off with a turnaround guillotine legdrop but there was nobody home. Rhyno then got up and delivered a diving headbutt to the gut before whipping him to the ropes and delivering a nice spinebuster. Rhyno then positioned himself in the corner, setting up the "Gore" but Guido Maritato grabbed his foot as Frankie Kazarian distracted referee Chad Patton. Rockwell came over and pulled Kazarian down and drilled him with a right hand but in the ring, Stamboli stopped Rhyno with a low blow as he had Maritato by the throat. Then, in a tremendous power display, he dropped him with the "Forget about it" and hooked the leg for the win.

Match Time: 6:27

Ventura: "Stamboli got him, he got him Cole"!

Cole: "That's gotta be considered an upset but look at this, they're not done"!

THE FBI HAD TAKEN OVER AGAINST ROCKWELL AND RHYNO IN THE RING. AS MARITATO AND STAMBOLI HELD ROCKWELL UP BY THE HEAD, KAZARIAN SET UP TO BLAST HIM WITH A STEEL CHAIR SHOT BUT THE ULTIMO DRAGON CAME OUT AND TOOK OUT KAZARIAN WITH A WHEEL KICK. MARITATO AND STAMBOLI QUICKLY LEFT THE RING AND THE DRAGON CHECKED ON HIS MELTDOWN TEAMMATES.

Cole: "The FBI has put this in reverse in a hurry Jesse after another gang attack"!

Ventura: "Well just think Cole, with the elimination rules in place, that could easily turn into a three on one at the pay-per-view"!

COMMERCIAL BREAK.....

A COMMERCIAL FOR PROGRESSIVE AUTO INSURANCE IS SHOWN.

RETURN FROM BREAK....

AS PRIMETIME RETURNS, "BOMBSHELL" BY POWERMAN 5000 HITS AND BAHAMUT COMES OUT TO A LOT OF HEAT.

Cole: "We're back on PrimeTime and don't adjust your tv sets, Bahamut is part of this show now"!

Ventura: "And I'm very proud that he is Cole! Bahamut is one of the premier performers in the TWF"!

Bahamut: "Just a couple days ago, Stephanie McMahon informed me that I was being traded and I'll admit, at first I was pretty pissed off! But then it hit me. I can dominate this show even easier than I did RAW simply because there's a lot of guys around here that should still be in the minor leagues. One thing I liked to do on RAW was to lay out an open challenge for any young idiot in the back who wanted to get his ass kicked. Now I'm sure there's someone on this should with anough brain damage to come out here and take a beating so if there is.... come on out"!

Ventura: "I like his style".

"SEEK AND DESTROY" BY METALLICA HITS AND THE BEAST APPEARS, DRAGGING THE 13th APOSTLE WHO IS DOING HIS BEST TO HOLD HIM BACK.

Cole: "Oh boy, talk about an explosion, it's The Beast"!

THE BEAST HITS THE RING AND BAHAMUT IS ON HIM WITH SEVERAL STOMPS TO THE BACK BUT THE BEAST SEEMS IMPERVIOUS TO THEM AND BATTLES BACK, DRILLING BAHAMUT WITH A RUNNING CLOTHESLINE. THE TWO STRUGGLE, EXCHANGING RIGHT HANDS UNTIL SECURITY CAN COME OUT TO SEPERATE THEM.

Ventura: "That was a war Cole! These two want some more of each other, let 'em go"!

Cole: "Bahamut asked for that! He didn't expect someone just as big and just as strong to answer the call"!

BACKSTAGE.....

ARIES IS SHOWN SITTING IN A DARK ROOM, SEEMINGLY TALKING TO HIMSELF.

Aries: "I had everyone right where I wanted them, right where I wanted them! One man ruined it all and then ran off. Typical American. No one understands, no on understands my views. So I'm supposed to be punished because they don't like my views? I wish there was someone who could relate to this, ya know"?

ARIES FLICKS ON A LIGHTER AND RAVEN IS SHOWN SITTING ACROSS FROM HIM.

Raven: "Oh I do... trust me, I do".

THE ACTION GOES BACK INSIDE THE ARENA AND BATISTA's MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES OUT WITH SABLE.

Ventura: "Ah, this is what I've been waiting for".

Cole: "What, the Intercontinental title match or Sable"?

Ventura: "Uh, both".

"MAKE WAY" BY METHOD MAN HITS AND TRAVIS WAKEMAN COMES OUT. TRISH LEADS HIM DOWN THE AISLE AND HE TAKES OFF THE IC TITLE AND SLOWLY RAISES IT IN THE AIR AS HIS PYRO POUNDS OFF BEHIND HIM.

Cole: "Travis Wakeman is highly regarded as one of the best wrestlers in TWF history and his list of accolades backs that up. But has he ever faced a man like this, a threat like this Jesse"?

Ventura: "Not that I can remember and give Sable some credit. She's the one who confronted Ms. Stratus face to face and got this match in the first place"!

TWF Intercontinental Title Match

Challenger..... Batista w/ Sable vs. Travis Wakeman w/ Trish Stratus

The bell sounded and the two men locked up. The more powerful Batista pushed Wakeman right into the mat. He came at him with a running tomahwak but Wakeman ducked and stung him with some quick right hands. Wakeman then went for an irish whip but Batista reversed it right into a wicked clothesline. He then picked Wakeman up for a gutwrench suplex but just whipped him into the air. Wakeman landed awkwardly and Batista followed it up with a running shoulder breaker. He made the cover and got 1......2....., before Wakeman could lift his right shoulder off the mat. Batista knew he had Wakeman in trouble as he shot him to the corner. But when he charged in, Wakeman moved and he posted his right shoulder. Wakeman then used a dragon arm whip and directed his attack exclusively on the right arm, finally rendering it nearly useless. But he could not get Batista to tap out, even in a painful looking fujiwara armbar. Wakeman bounced off the ropes but Batista kicked him in the stomach and hooked him up for a powerbomb. But when he lifted him up, Wakeman punched his way out of it right into a DDT. Both men were down when Sable inexplicably got on the apron and began doing some sort of dance. Trish came over and pulled her off, Sable's face hitting against the apron. This drew the attention of referee Jim Korderas as Christopher Daniels appeared out of nowhere wielding a kendo stick. When Wakeman got up, Daniels took a home run swing, cracking the stick across his mouth, sending a loud smack through the arena. Daniels quickly vanished as Batista got up nd dropped Wakeman with the sit out powerbomb. Korderas got down to make the 3 count.

Match Time: 7:29

Cole: "Oh, this is disgusting! Batista has stolen the Intercontinental title"!

Ventura: "Take a good look folks, especially you Shane McMahon! All the pieces are falling into place"!

SABLE GRABS THE BELT FROM KORDERAS AND HANDS IT TO BATISTA. THE TWO LEAVE ARM IN ARM AS TRISH GETS DOWN AND CHECKS ON WAKEMAN WHO IS LACERATED AROUND HIS MOUTH AREA.

Cole: "That is a gruesome sight and I've got a question I know everyone is asking! Why in the hell did Chris Daniels do this"?!

PRIOR TO COMMERCIAL.... DRESSING ROOM....

ROB VAN DAM IS SHOWN DOING THE SPLITS IN BETWEEN TWO CHAIRS.

Ventura: "Rob Van Dam will be in action next against the alwats dangerous Kanyon. You don't wanna go away".

COMMERCIAL BREAK.....

A COMMERCIAL FOR THE NEW VANILLA PEPSI IS SHOWN.

RETURN FROM BREAK.... BACKSTAGE....

CARNEY IS POURING A CUP OF WATER WHEN SHANE THOMPSON COMES UP.

Shane Thompson: "Hey Carney, you ready for this battle royale"?

Carney: "Definitely".

Thompson: "Well how are you gonna prepare for me, once I win it"?

Carney: (chuckles) "You're pretty confident aren't ya? Did that come before or after you lost your craziness? Listen man, if you win, you win and you will be the next person iI successfully defend that title against. But until you prove something, save the big man talk".

CARNEY GRABS HIS BELT AND HIS CUP OF WATER AND WALKS AWAY LEAVING SHANE LOOKING ON.

AT RINGSIDE, "ONE OF A KIND" BY BREAKING POINT HITS AND ROBU VAN DAM COMES OUT TO A HUGE POP. KANYON IS SHOWN IN THE RING.

Cole: "We're just moments away from that big battle royale but first, we've got RVD and Kanyon and this should be an exciting encounter"!

Ventura: "I actually heard one guy earlier call this a tune up match for RVD. It's far from a tune up Cole, Kanyon is no slouch"!

Rob Van Dam vs. Kanyon

RVD kept Kanyon at bay with his quick feet but Kanyon got in a thumb to the eye followed by a reverse neck breaker drop. He then set RVD on the middle turnbuckle backwards and brought him off with a russian leg sweep. Kanyon hit RVD with a erray of innovative moves but after a spin kick that caught Kanyon flush on the jaw, RVD hit a standing moonsault before sending him to the corner. After 3 shoulder blocks, RVD backflipped but Kanyon came out with a wheel kick. He then put RVD down by dropping him with a reverse suplex. He covered him but could only get a 2 count. Late in the match, Kanyon whipped him to the corner but RVD jumped to the middle turnbuckle and came off with a back martial arts kick to the face. He then leapt on top of the far turnbuckle and launched himself 3/4 of the way across the ring and landed the "5 Star Frogsplash". RVD seemed a little shooken up after the splash but he rolled on top of Kanyon to get the win.

Match Time: 5:31

Cole: "Well I mean no disrespect to Kanyon but RVD sure seemed to be fine tuning his skills in that one"!

"ONE OF A KIND" HITS AGAIN AND RVD DOES A LITTLE POSING FOR THE CROWD.

Ventura: "He looked good but Kanyon did have him on the ropes early".

BACKSTAGE....

CAMERAS SHOW IDALIS WALKING AFTER CHRIS DANIELS.

Idalis: "Chris, Chris, one question please".

Daniels: "Shoot".

Idalis: "Everyone watching wants to know. Why did you cost Travis Wakeman the Intercontinental title"?

Chris Daniels: "I said that tonight I would reveal my target. Travis Wakeman is a big reason why sports entertainment hasn't evolved the way it should and I am here to help the process. Wakeman has held too many people back in his career and that comes to an end starting tonight. Wakeman, you haven't seen anything yet".

DANIELS WALKS OUT OF THE ARENA AS THE SHOT SWITCHES BACK TO RINGSIDE WHERE THE COMPETITORS ARE ENTERING THE RING FOR THE LIGHTHEAVYWEIGHT BATTLE ROYALE.

A JAPANESE TUNE SOUNDS AND THE ULTIMO DRAGON COMES UP TO A GOOD CHEER AS FIRE RISES FROM EACH SIDE OF THE ENTRY RAMP.

Cole: "Ihaven't made any sense of Daniels yet so why would that make any sense"?

Ventura: "It makes perfect sense to me and I think it's gonna get even worse for Wakeman".

Cole: "The Ultimo Dragon the last man to enter this battle royale and look around Jesse, who do you like to win this thing"?!

Ventura: "I gotta go with Jamie Noble Michael. Matt Hardy has lit a fire under him"!

Cole: "Whoever does win will earn the right to face Carney for the Lightheavyweight title"!

Pinfall/Submission only Battle Royale to determine # 1 contender for Lightheavyweight Title

As the bell sounded, the 8 men paired off and surprisingly, it was Loki and Kid Gundam that went at each other. Shane Thompson battle Jamie Noble as The Ultimo Dragon traded knifedge chops with growing nemesis Frankie Kazarian. Essa Rios and Rey Mysterio came over to give Ultimo a hand, giving Kazarian a dose of his own medicine. Noble caught a charging Loki with a backdrop that sent him out of the ring. Apparently forgetting the rules, Noble thought he had eliminated him. But Loki got back on th apron and kneed Noble in the stomach. He came over the top rope with a sunset flip but Noble sat on him and hooked his legs to get a 1.....2....., but Gundam stopped the count with a kick right across the chest and covered Noble for a 3 count. Gundam yelled in Noble's face as he rolled out of the ring but Loki rolled him up from behind and pinned him. Gundam was furious with his sometimes-partner. The next elimination occured when Kazarian ran Thompson into the ropes and tried to roll him up but Thompson rolled right through it and fell back with a bridge to gain a 3 count. Kazarian stayed and took the fight to Thompson but Essa Rios came over and dropkicked Kazarian out of the ring. But when he turned around, Rios was pasted with a Thompson superkick and he fell face first onto the mat as Rey Mysterio came from the apron and "dropped the dime". He then rolled him over to get the eliminiation. Out of nowhere, The Ultimo Dragon put Thompson in the dreaded Dragon Sleeper and Thompson raised his hand, ready to tap out when Brock Lesnar and Batista came out and pulled the Dragon out of the ring. Batista then whipped him right into a clothesline from Brock that about beheaded him. It was obvious that Lesnar and Batista were paying back the FBI for their earlier duties. Back in the ring, there were only 3 men left and it quickly became 2 when Loki tried to hit his cartwheel spin kick on Mysterio and Thompson came out of nowehere with his charging superkick. He hooked the leg deep and got the 1.....2....3. Mysterio wasted no time getting on top of Thompson, hitting a hurricanrana for a 2 count. But Thompson reversed an irish whip and countered a wheel barrow bulldog attempt with a sit down facebuster. He hooked the leg but Rey kicked out at 2. Shane then locked in a sharpshooter and Rey was in a lot of pain but he was also right by the bottom rope and he grabbed it to break the hold. Shane stomped the lower back a couple times before whipping him to the ropes and hip tossing him. But Rey landed on his feet and dropkicked Thompson right in his lower back, knocking him across the middle ring rope. Rey then cupped his hands and yelled "619" and the crowd came to their feet. But when Rey went for the 6-1-9, Thompson moved and went for a match ending superkick. But Rey ducked and Rey used a drop toe gold, again depositing him across the middle rope and this time, he scored with the 6-1-9 to get the win.

Match Time: 16:23

Cole: "Rey Mysterio has won it! He is now the number one contender to his stable mate Carney's Lightheavyweight title"!

"619" HIT AND THE CROWD CAME UNGLUED AS REY GOT ON THE TURNBUCKLE AND RAISED HIS ARMS IN CELEBRATION.

Ventura: "That was amazing Cole! What a display of talent that battle royale was"!

Cole: "Action as only PrimeTime can give ya! Good night everybody"!

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