July 13, 2001
Michael Cole:"Tidal Wave is coming closer into view and the Cornhusker state is rockin' as we are live for PrimeTime"! METALLIC HANGOVER's MUSIC HITS. Bobby Heenan:"Well after our opening bout, Vince McMahon will be out here and I don't think he'll be in a good mood"! THE BRUTILE BULLDOG's MUSIC HITS AS HE AND TERRI COME OUT. Cole:"Two men who are not well liked but are in the thick of the Hardcore division are gonna go at it here"! Hardcore Rules Metallic Hangover vs. The Brutile Bulldog 2 guys looking for a shot at the Hardcore title beat the heck out of each other here. The Bulldog hit Hangover with several trash can shots early but Hangover grabbed a steel chair and smacked him in the head. Later in the match, Hangover tried to suplex the Bulldog into the ring from the apron but the Bulldog blocked it. Hangover let go and hit Bulldog with a right hand that sent him flying off the apron into the announce table. Hangover then got a table from underneath the ring and set it up in the middle of the ring. After another chair shot, the Bulldog was out on his feet. Metallic Hangover sat him on the top ropes and took him down with his devastating powerbomb that he calls the "Atomic Overkill" right through the table! Battered and broken, the Bulldog was easily pinned. Match Time: 4:58 Cole:"What impact! My gosh what a move"! SUDDENLY, STRIFE COMES OUT OF NOWHERE AND CATCHES METALLIC HANGOVER WITH A RUNNING BOOT. HE FOLLOWS THAT WITH THE "WRONG DESTINATION" AND WALKS AWAY. Heenan:"These two are gonna have a real war soon"! "NO CHANCE" HITS AS VINCE COMES OUT WITH THE ALLIANCE. Cole:"Bret Hart got some long awaited revenge against Mr. McMahon on Saturday Night's Main Event to become the number one contender for the TWF title"! Heenan:"Mr. McMahon is in one of those moods Michael so watch what you say"! Vince McMahon:"Before I start, I need everyone in this audience to SHUT UP! (crowd boos and gets louder) On Saturday Night's Main Event, Bret Hart earned his title shot and ar Tidal Wave Hitman, you've got your match"! TRIPLE H GRABS THE MIC AWAY. Triple H:"Hold on Vince, I got something to say! Rock, you wanna get involved in our business? Well listen to this People's Champ! I am challenging you to a match tonight! If I win, we select the stipulations of the title match at Tidal Wave! If you win, and you won't, Bret Hart gets to pick the stips at for the match"! "STONE COLD" STEVE AUSTIN DOESN'T SEEM TO LIKE THE IDEA. Cole:"Who is Triple H to ask for that match"? Vince:"Well Hunter, to tell ya the truth, I like the idea"! Austin:"No way in hell Vince! What if the Rock beats him"? Triple H:"What do ya mean? You got somethin' to say"? THEY GET FACE TO FACE. Vince:"Okay that's enough! The real reason I'm out here is to address my wife Linda! Linda, I'm sick and tired of you ruining my plans and overrule my decisions! So that's why.... VINCE IS INTERRUPTED BY LINDA's MUSIC. Linda:"Hello there Vince. Ya know, maybe you're right. Maybe I should stop ruining your plans and overruling your decisions. But ya know, that won't be a problem anymore because our great fans have selected a brand new Commissioner who'll be in charge of all the decisions around here and I will reveal who this man is next week on RAW! Oh Triple H, I just talked to the Rock backstage and he has accepted your challenge for tonight"! AUSTIN IS FURIOUS Cole:"The match has been made! Triple H versus The Rock tonight"! Heenan:"But who's the Commissioner? Why is Linda so confident"? BRIEF INTERMISSION "ENTER SANDMAN" BY METALLICA HITS AS BULL BUCHANAN AND DUKE WILLIAMS COME OUT. Cole:"What an important match that'll be between The Rock and Triple H later but right now we've got tag team action as members of the Confederation come out"! "I AM" BY EMINEM HITS AS MIKE NORTON, SPICE AND TEST COME OUT. Heenan:"The Confederation seems to be getting better all the time and both these teams would love to establish themselves in the tag team divison with a win here". Cole:"Speaking of tag team action, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and Kurt Angle of the alliance are gonna face the Dudleys later tonight"! Mike Norton and Test vs. Bull Buchanan and Duke Williams This was a long battle as members of 2 underrated groups went at it. Early in the match, Williams threw Test into the steel ring steps, hurting his right knee. Williams worked on the knee for almost 5 minutes as Test was in excruciating pain. Williams and Buchanan made several tags and used frequent double teams. But Test suddenly scored with a double clothesline off an irish whip and crawled over to his corner to make the tag. Norton came in and took on both men and Test soon got back into the action. With all 4 men in the ring, referee Mike Sparks had a tough situation. Duke Williams was thrown out of the ring and Bull was suddenly dropped by Test's running boot as Sparks made the 3 count. Match Time: 18:05 Cole:"As much as I don't like the Confederation, they were screwed there. Test wasn't even the legal man"! Heenan:"Well Test and Norton's hands were raised and that's all that matters in the end ya baffoon"! PRIOR TO COMMERCIAL.... BACKSTAGE... INSIDE THE DRESSING ROOM OF RHYNO AND STEVE CORINO. Rhyno:"What'd they say"? Steve Corino:"What do you think they said? They said we don't deserve another shot at the titles. We got our chance and we lost. All because you couldn't beat the count back into the ring". Rhyno:"Oh, so this is my fault now"? Corino:"Hey, I didn't get counted out! I'm just tellin' you what the championship committee told me". Rhyno:"Hey punk, without me, you'd be nothin' around here"! Corino:"Oh yeah". CORINO REACHES BACK AND PUNCHES HIM. RHYNO RETALIATES AND A HUGE FIGHT STARTS. COMMERCIAL.... A COMMERCIAL FOR LUGZ BOOTS IS SHOWN. RETURN FROM BREAK.... CAMERAS SPOT SHWAN O'HAIRE AND CHUCK PALUMBO TALKING WITH SCOTTY 2 HOTTY. FOOTAGE IS SHOWN OF RAVEN BEING ATTACKED ON SNME BY MIKE "THE TEXAN" SMITH AFTER MAKING DEROGATORY COMMENTS ABOUT TEXAS. THE SOUND OF A GUNSHOT IS HEARD AS A WESTERN THEME PLAYS. MIKE "THE TEXAN" SMITH COMES OUT. Heenan:"Here's the man who came out and stood up for his home state against Raven. He could be hospitalized in his debut match"! RAVEN'S MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES OUT TO A CHORUS OF BOOS. Cole:"No doubt Raven is a dangerous man and will be a tough first opponent for Smith. Couple of things here to pass on, as a result of what just took place before we went to break, Rhyno will face Steve Corino tonight and as a result of their altercation earlier and all the ones prior to tonight, Strife will defend the Hardcore title against Metallic Hangover at Tidal Wave"! Mike "The Texan" Smith vs. Raven The Texan got a great reaction from the crowd and he took it to Raven. After a series of moves that included a flying back elbow and a sit down powerbomb, Smith hooked Raven in the figure 4. But instead of locking it in, he flipped over into a pin and got a very near fall. Raven then low blowed Smith and went outside and got a steel chair which he set up in the ring. He used a drop toe hold and Smith went head first into the chair, causing a DQ. As Raven taunted the crowd, Smith got up and hit him with a flurry of right hands. But Raven got him with a kneelift in the midsection and hit him with the "Raven Effect". Cole:"Well the Texan has won this one by disqualification but he felt Raven's wrath afterwards"! Heenan:"He sure doesn't look like a winner! This situation is far from over between these two"! "ENTER SANDMAN" BY METALLICA HITS AS MADDOGG COMES OUT. Cole:"Back to the action with an interesting matchup here". SPIKE DUDLEY's MUSIC HITS Heenan:"Maddogg has moved up the ladder of success lately but he better not overlook this guy". Maddogg vs. Spike Dudley Maddogg took the fight to Spike right away and wore him down with right hands. But there was no quit in Spike. After ducking a clothesline, Spike caught Maddogg with a big dropkick. Spike had a huge rally going until he went for a flying body attack. Maddogg caught him and fell backwards, dropping Spike over the ropes. Maddogg immediately went up top and came off with a big legdrop that rocked Spike's body. Maddogg made the cover and got the academic 1-2-3. Match Time: 3:51 Cole:"Heck of an effort by Spike but he didn't have enough"! Heenan:"Maddogg's risin' to that next level! You can see this guy getting better every match"! THE HOLLY's MUSIC HITS. cOLE:"Six person tag team action is next as the Holly family makes their way to the ring". "YOU THINK YOU KNOW ME" HITS AS EDGE, CHRISTIAN AND CAMMIE COPELAND COME OUT. Heenan:"We saw Cammie defeat Molly in her debut on Saturday Night's Main Event but things will be different in this one". 6 Person Tag Team Match This was nothing but a melee. All 6 superstars went at it before the bell even rang. Edge paired off with Hardcore Holly as Christian and Crash traded shots and Cammie and Molly renewed acquaintances. Referee Jack Doan tried to restore order but was just flung to the mat. Doan called for the bell and the match was ruled a no contest. Suddenly, Edge clotheslined Hardcore out of the ring and Cammie did the same to Molly. Then Edge and Cammie used a double clothesline to take Crash out of the ring. Edge and Cammie celebrated in the ring as Christian reached under the ropes from outside the ring and tripped Cammie up! Edge looked over in his direction but Christian walked away with a huge smirk on his face as if he'd done nothing. Cole:"What was that? Christian's got a real problem here and I think it's called jealousy"! Heenan:"I don't know what you're talkin' about Cole! She just slipped and fell. I think it's called clumsy"! PRIOR TO COMMERCIAL... BACKSTAGE.... CAMERAS FIND SHANE McMAHON TALKING TO AHMED WALKER AND TORRIE WILSON. Cole:"Hey that's Shane! What's he doing here"? COMMERCIAL.... A COMMERCIAL FOR AMERICAN EXPRESS IS SHOWN. RETURN FROM BREAK... BACKSTAGE.... THE TAIL END OF SHANE's CONVERSATION WITH WALKER IS PICKED UP. Ahmed Walker:"No way, forget it man"! Shane:"Okay, if that's how it's gonna be, you'll get yours"! SHANE TURNS AND WALKS AWAY AS WALKER AND TORRIE GO THE OTHER WAY. Heenan:"What's goin' on back there"? OTHER SIDE OF THE ARENA Lilian Garcia:"Jordan Rockwell, you've asked for this time, what is it you wanted to say"? Jordan Rockwell:"Well Lilian, it's like this. It seems Drew Blood had a problem when I was named the number one contender for the European title. Well Drew, you and Tazz aren't exactly friends either. So this is what I propose. At Tidal Wave, let's seperate the men from the boys. Let's hang the title in the air and the only way to get it is with a ladder. Whoever does, is a real man and the European champ"! ESSA RIOS' MUSIC HITS. Cole:"What a match that would be if the challenge is accepted! Here comes the highflyer from Guadalahara, Essa Rios"! CARNEY's MUSIC HITS. Heenan:"This guy had a great showing in his debut on Saturday Night's Main Event and what a notch this would be under his belt"! Essa Rios vs. Carney This was a very entertaining match between 2 highflyers. Rios' experience was key as he had a perfect gameplan to combat Carney's attack. Carney made a huge mistake early when he went for a suicide dive and missed. Rios rolled him back into the ring and delivered the "Rios Driver" but Carney showed great resiliency by kicking out at 2! The fight continued as Carney caught Rios with a swinging neckbreaker. But he missed a corkscrew attack off the top rope and Rios capitalized by hitting him with his moonsault off the top which he landed perfectly to secure the win. Match Time: 7:14 Cole:"That is without a doubt the best moonsault in wrestling history"! Heenan:"Carney showed signs that he'll be a tremendous success in the future but rookie mistakes got the better of him tonight"! FOOTAGE FROM EARLIER IS SHOWN OF RHYNO AND STEVE CORINO GETTING INTO IT AS STEVE CORINO's MUSIC HITS. Rhyno:"What'd they say"? Steve Corino:"What do you think they said? They said we don't deserve another shot at the titles. We got our chance and we lost. All because you couldn't beat the count back into the ring". Rhyno:"Oh, so this is my fault now"? Corino:"Hey, I didn't get counted out! I'm just tellin' you what the championship committee told me". Rhyno:"Hey punk, without me, you'd be nothin' around here"! Corino:"Oh yeah". CORINO REACHES BACK AND PUNCHES HIM. RHYNO RETALIATES AND A HUGE FIGHT STARTS. Cole:"Frustration led to that fight between two guys who've been partners for quite awhile now after the TWF championship committee denied them another shot at the tag team titles"! RHYNO's MUSIC HITS. Heenan:"I hate to see it go to this but Corino knows Rhyno better than anybody and could spring the upset here"! Steve Corino vs. Rhyno Corino decided to use his quickness advantage to beat Rhyno and it worked early. But Corino's hit and run attack didn't last too long as Rhyno caught him with a big clothesline. He then hit him with an onslaught of right hands and a big powerslam. But coming off an irish whip, Corino ducked a clothesline and went for a big superkick. But Rhyno ducked the attempt and planted Corino emphatically with the "Gore" to get the win. Match Time: 3:54 Cole:"These former buddies seem to have ended their friendship tonight"! Heenan:"I don't see what the problem is! These two don't know how good they could be! I hope they work things out"! FOOTAGE IS SHOWN OF THE LEVIATHAN VS. KING KILLER ON SNME WHEN A MAN CAME OUT ON A MOTORCYCLE AND COST LEVIATHAN THE MATCH. "BORN TO BE WILD" BY STEPPENWOLF HITS AS THE MAN ON THE MOTORCYCLE WALKS OUT. Cole:"We have received a lot of information on this guy since that incident. His name is Hell's Angel and he has a rocky past with Nails"! THE GATES OF HELL's MUSIC HITS AS PAPA SHANGO COMES OUT. Heenan:"Not only that, but Nails has signed to face him in a no holds barred match at Tidal Wave"! Hells Angel vs. Papa Shango This was a battle of big men and Shango took it to the newcomer early. He hit him with several right hands and a hook kick to the chest. But Hells Angel seemed impervious to pain as Shango dropped him with his shoulder breaker and he kicked out at 2! It was all Hells Angel at this point as he connected with a big clothesline and a drop suplex but he also surprisingly used a lot of mat wrestling holds. After being hit with a t-bone suplex, Shango walked right into Hells Angel's "Easy Rider" and was pinned. Match Time: 4:41 AFTER THE MATCH, NAILS RAN DOWN TO THE RING WITH A FIRE POKER. HE SWUNG IT AT HELLS ANGEL BUT HE DUCKED AND BEGAN TO UNLOAD ON NAILS. THE 2 VICIOUSLY FOUGHT INTO THE CROWD AND OUT OF SIGHT. Cole:"What an impressive debut for Hells Angel"! Heenan:"It's obvious that there's a serious problem between he and Nails and when it comes to a head, one of them might be permanently disabled"! PRIOR TO COMMERCIAL... BACKSTAGE.... TATANKA IS SHOWN WARMING UP IN HIS DRESSING ROOM. Cole:"Tatanka has a huge match later with Val Venis! Don't go away"! COMMERCIAL.... TIDAL WAVE PROMO IS SHOWN. RETURN FROM BREAK.... TRAVIS WAKEMAN's MUSIC BY WESTSIDE CONNECTION HITS AS HE AND TRISH APPEAR. Cole:"Wait a minute, Travis Wakeman is here"! Heenan:"What's he doing here"? Travis Wakeman:"Ya know, ever since King of the Ring, Trish and I have gone through absolute hell! We got some nutcase following us around, trashin' her car, hell, for all I know, he followed us here! Well if you're listening you son of a bitch, I'm gonna find out who you are. Why don't you be a man and come out from hiding? If you got a problem with me, face me like a man. Come out at Tidal Wave and show me who you are! Show me what you got! And we'll solve this once and for all! I'll say one last..... WAKEMAN BECOMES EXTREMELY UPSET AND JUST DROPS THE MIC. TRISH PICKS IT UP. Trish:"I know you're out there, and when he finds you, you're dead"! Cole:"Oh man, I've never seen Wakeman in this frame of mind"! Heenan:"And he's called out the attacker to come to Tidal Wave"! VAL VENIS' MUSIC HITS Cole:"Big match comin' up here fans but I still can't believe what we just saw". TATANKA's MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES OUT TO A BIG POP. Heenan:"This is a chance for either of these guys to make a huge statement"! Val Venis vs. Tatanka The winner here knew he'd move up the ladder quickly and both men went at it tooth and nail. After getting the better of Val in a fist fight, Tatanka used a back drop into a bridge pin to get a 2 count. But Val immediately responded with a german suplex to draw a 2 count. The crowd began to really come alive as the fight went on. After hitting Val with a cross body block, Tatanka hit Val with a tomahawk chop off the top rope and went into his warpath dance. But Val got up and went for a clothesline but instead hit referee Chad Patton when Tatanka ducked. Val then picked Patton up and DDT'ed him! Patton didn't even know what happened! Tatanka moved in but Val low blowed him and went outside and grabbed a steel chair. Back in the ring, Venis waited for Tatanka to get up and when he did, he nailed him right between the eyes with the chair. As Patton began to get up, Venis flew from the top rope and landed on Tatanka with the "Money Shot" to get the pin. Match Time: 5:55 Cole:"Chad Patton doesn't even realize what happened! That's the cheapest win I've ever seen"! Heenan:"He outsmarted Tonto, Cole! He outsmarted him and it's probably not that hard to do either"! THE SOUND OF A BOMB DROPPING IS HEARD AS THE DUDLEY BOYZ' MUSIC HITS. Cole:"Listen to the ovation for Buh Buh Ray and D-Von"! KURT ANGLE's MUSIC HITS Heenan:"The Dudleys are gonna get a big challenge tonight though"! "STONE COLD" STEVE AUSTIN's MUSIC BY DISTURBED HITS AS HE COMES OUT WITH THE TWF TITLE. Cole:"Here comes the man who will defend that title against the excellence of execution at Tidal Wave and the stipulations for that match are on the line tonight when Triple H takes on The Rock"! The Dudley Boyz vs. "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and Kurt Angle The Dudleys wrestled a perfect tag team match and taught the alliance a lesson. Kurt Angle spent the entire match in the ring taking a pounding from both Dudleys who were working like a well oiled machine. Each time Angle had an opening to tag in Austin, he instead tried to build some offense, infuriating the rattlesnake. Austin tried to enter the ring on several occasions but referee Tim White kept holding him back. This allowed the Dudleys to use double teams and continue to punish Angle. Finally, Austin had enough and came into the ring and began to attack Buh Buh and D-Von. But he inadvertently hit Angle with a right hand after he bumped into him. White began to take Austin back to his corner when Buh Buh suddenly bounced off the ropes as D-Von lifted Angle up and the crowd all together said "3D!!!!". D-Von made the cover and got the pin. Match Time: 6:45 Cole:"The Dudleys have won it and Austin was never even officially part of the match"! SUDDENLY, ANGLE GOT IN AUSTIN's FACE AND ACUSED HIM OF COSTING THEM THE MATCH WHEN AUSTIN QUICKLY HIT HIM WITH THE STUNNER! Heenan:"Austin's crackin' under pressure! That's his own guy he did that to"! "FALLING AWAY FROM ME" BY KORN HITS AS STRIFE COMES OUT. Cole:"Here comes the Hardcore champion who learned earlier that he will defend that title against Metallic Hangover at Tidal Wave. He and the man he's formed some kind of an alliance with, Kane, are gonna take on the Hardy Boyz"! KANE's MUSIC HITS WITH A BIG EXPLOSION. Heenan:"Kane was dominant in winning the Intercontinental title at King of the Ring and he and Strife are together are one hell of a force"! THE HARDY BOYZ' MUSIC HITS AND MATT AND JEFF COME OUT TO A HUGE REACTION. Cole:"These two may be giving up a ton of size but I can assure you that they're not intimidated"! Kane and Strife vs. The Hardy Boyz The Hardy's knew they had their work cut out for them and they were on the attack right away. Matt had a lot to settle with Strife and the two had a great battle. But Kane was dominant and was never knocked off his feet. As the match wore on, the Hardy's took more and more of a beating. Kane and Strife basically grounded their air attack and used their strength advantage to keep them down. Late in the match, Jeff began to build some offense as he hit Strife with "Poetry in Motion". Kane came in but Matt joined him and they went at it. But Matt walked right into a boot to the face which knocked him out of the ring. Kane then slapped his hand around Jeff's throat and deposited him with a bonecrushing chokeslam. Strife followed that with a sleeper hold drop and got the pin. Match Time: 9:15 Heenan:"What do these humanoids think of their Hardy Boyz now Cole"?! SUDDENLY, BAHAMUT COMES DOWN THE AISLE WIELDING A STEEL CHAIR. HE NAILS EACH HARDY WITH IT AND THEN WRAPS IT AROUND STRIFE's HEAD. AFTER A BRIEF STRUGGLE WITH KANE, BAHAMUT DROPPED HIM WITH THE CHAIR AS WELL. BAHAMUT THEN RAISED HIM ARM UP AND LEFT TO A BIG OVATION. Heenan:"Bahamut just made a big mistake! He doesn't want all these guys as enemies Cole"! PRIOR TO COMMERCIAL.... BACKSTAGE.... Lilian Garcia:"Chyna, Chyna! Before you leave, can I ask you a question"? Chyna:"Sure Lilian, go ahead". Lilian:"We haven't seen you since you won the TWF Women's title and there are rumors swirling that you are leaving the TWF due to a contract dispute! Can you address these issues"? Chyna:"Well Lilian, first off, I'm as happy here in the TWF as I ever was and I won't be leaving anytime soon. As far as not being on t.v. as much, ever since I became Women's champion, I haven't gotten a lot of women wanting to challenge me. But I was just told that I have a mandatory defense either at Tidal Wave or on Free 4 All and if I don't get an opponent they can strip me of the title. So any of you ladies in the back wanna give it a shot, I'll be happy to put the title on the line"! COMMERCIAL.... A PREVIEW FOR THE MOVIE JURASSIC PARK 3 IS SHOWN. RETURN FROM BREAK.... BACKSTAGE.... NUKE IS WALKING DOWN THE HALL WHEN TRAVIS WAKEMAN COMES UP FROM BEHIND AND NAILS HIM IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD WITH A STEEL CHAIR. WAKEMAN LOOKS DOWN AT NUKE AND THEN HE AND TRISH LEAVE. TRISH KICKS HIM IN THE HEAD AS THEY GO BY. Heenan:"What's that about? Where's security around here"?! "THE GAME" BY MOTORHEAD HITS AS TRIPLE H COMES OUT WITH STEPHANIE. Cole:"Wakeman has lost it Brain. He's in attack mode and Nuke was the man who hit him with the hammer at King of the Ring sending him to the hospital. But now it's time for Triple H and The Rock. Two of the best this business has to offer. If Triple H wins, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin will get to pick the stipulations for his TWF title defense against Bret Hart at Tidal Wave"! "IF YA SMELL..... WHAT THE ROCK.... IS COOKIN'" BLARES OVER THE LOUDSPEAKERS AND THE CROWD GOES WILD. Heenan:"But if this man wins, Bret Hart, the man he helped on Saturday Night's Main Event, will pick the stipualtions"! Cole:"Do you believe that if Chyna can't find an opponent before Tidal Wave she'll actually be stripped of the Women's title! Like it's her fault no one wants to get into the ring with her! That's ridiculous"! Triple H vs. The Rock 2 superior athletes went at it here with high stakes on the line and either man could've won it. Throughout the match, monitors showed a concerned "Stone Cold" Steve Austin watching every minute of the match from his dressing room. The match wnet back and forth as The Rock controlled the early stages behind the energized crowd. He hit Triple H with a big powerslam and a samoan drop. But the game, not to be outdone, hit The Rock with an immediate neckbreaker after ducking a clothesline and began to take it to the People's Champ. The Rock came back with a huge spinebuster but when he went for the "People's Elbow", Triple H rolled out of the way. Then, off an irish whip, Triple H caught The Rock with a facebuster to the knee and then pulled referee Earl Hebner aside, complaining about something. Suddenly, Kurt Angle came out with a baseball bat and nailed The Rock in the back of the head with it and ran back up the ramp. Triple H then picked up the pieces and delivered the Pedigree to get the 1....2.....3. Monitors then showed Austin with a slight grin on his face. Match Time: 9:15 Cole:"Triple H has defeated The Rock with the help of Kurt Angle"! Heenan:"Not only that, but Triple H won the rights for alliance to make the stipulation! The alliance holds all the cards"! OFF AIR.....
