American Airlines Arena
Miami,Florida
March 12,2001
Jim Ross:"Commissioner Foley is expected to announce the stipulation for the main event at Wrestlemania any moment. Welcome to RAW is WAR fans as we are live from American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida"! Paul Heyman:"It's gonna be an extreme night of action J.R.. Kane will challenge Jake "The Snake" Roberts for the Intercontinental title"! J.R.:"Shawn Michaels will face The Goodfather later as well but let's hear what Foley's got to say". Foley:"I've taken a lot of time lately trying to come up with an exciting match for the fans for Wrestlemania. Then it hit me, Wrestlemania isn't about killing each other in the hell in the cell match. It's not about maming each other in a no holds barred match. Wrestlemania is about one thing, wrestling. So that's why in about two weeks, Travis Wakeman will challenge Val Venis for the TWF title in a sixty minute iron man match! The man who earns the most decisions in sixty minutes is the winner. A submission can be earned by pinfall, submission, count out or disqualification. We're gonna find out who's the better pure wrestler". J.R.:"Oh my gosh! Imagine how well conditioned those two men will have to be"! Heyman:"That's a man's match J.R.. I like it"! The Rock's music hits J.R.:"What's this all about"? Rock:"Foley, seeing as how you're in a match making mood, The Rock is out here, in his hometown, (crowd goes nuts) to request a match. But not just any match. Ya see Mick, The Rock's in a certain homecoming mood and frankly, The Rock wants to whip somebody's candy ass"! Heyman:"Who's he wanna fight"? Foley:"Ok Rock, you've given me an idea. Because there's one man who comes to mind as someone who needs his ass kicked and since that's the mood you're in, I'm gonna give you that chance! So tonight, right here in Miami, Florida (fans loudly cheer) it'll be The Rock against Shane McMahon"! J.R.:"What"? Heyman:"He can't do that"! COMMERCIAL - A PREVIEW FOR THE MOVIE "THE BROTHERS" IS SHOWN. Return from break... J.R.:"Well folks, huge announcement before we went to break as we learned The Rock will face Shane McMahon tonight"! Heyman:"That's a ridiculous decision"! The Canadian National Anthem plays J.R.:"Here comes this newcomer who says he despises America". Anti-Patriot:"All you American pieces of trash need to get your fat asses off your seats and rise for the playing of the Canadian National Anthem"! As the crowd loudly boos, Steve Blackman comes out. J.R.:"Well here we go, this'll be an interesting match". This was a very competitive matchup. The Anti-Patriot was technically sound and did well against Blackman's style. An interesting sidenote is that both men were trained in Stu Hart's Dungeon. The Anti-Patriot was in firm control when Billy Gunn came running down the ramp and grabbed his foot. As Anti-patriot turned to see who was there, Blackman climbed to the top turnbuckle and came flying off with a double axe handle and got a quick pin. Match Time: 10:27 J.R.:"Billy Gunn seems to have a real problem with this Canadian jackass"! Heyman:"Well that was a match which Anti-Patriot clearly was gonna win". The Flock's music hits J.R.:"Well here comes one of the biggest men in the TWF today and he's gonna face one of the most dangerous, Nails". Heyman:"Nails has attacked Nuke's leader Raven on several occasions and it appears Raven has asked him to take him out". J.R.:"Well I don't want to reveal anything about Nails' past on national t.v., but take it from me folks, this man is a maniac". Nuke vs. Nails This was a brutal match as the two fought all over the arena. Nuke's size was a factor for Nails as he couldn't get the big man down. But a shot with a metal bar changed that. Nails was ready to finish Nuke off when Raven appeared and smacked him in the head with a chain. Nuke picked up the bloody Nails and slammed him with the "Atom Bomb" to get the win. Match Time: 12:34 Heyman:"Oh my gosh! Raven split Nails wide open"! J.R.:"I don't know how wise that was". Footage of Jerry Lynn helping Tazz on RAW is shown Heyman:"That was the first appearance of Jerry Lynn in the TWF and one word easily describes Jerry Lynn J.R., extreme"! As soon as the bell sounded, Mike Norton and Test got involved and it was quickly a 4 on 2. The Reluctance of Society hammered Tazz and Lynn for several minutes, leaving them laying in the ring. J.R.:"These guys are nothin' but cowards". Heyman:"I don't think they made a great decision there". Prior to commercial...Foley's office... Molly Holly enters Molly:"Hey Mick". Foley:"Hey Molly, what's up"? Molly:"Well, it's just that since I won the Women's title, I've yet to defend it and I want to be a fighting Women's champion". Foley:"Well Molly, tell ya what, I'll take that under advisement and I'll have a decision for ya soon". Molly:"Sounds good". She leaves the office. J.R.:"The Hardcore title is on the line next"! COMMERCIAL A COMMERCIAL FOR ACE HARDWARE IS SHOWN Return from break... Maddogg's music hits J.R.:"Back on RAW as Maddogg heads to the ring and he will challenge his old friend for the Hardcore title". Heyman:"This one could get ugly"! Challenger... Maddogg vs. Raven As soon as the match started, Nails came to the ring followed by Nuke. All 4 men went at it when Steve Blackman, K-Kwik, Yoshihiro Tajiri and Al Snow joined the fray. All 8 men slugged it out including Raven and Nuke! The fight carried all the way backstage. J.R.:"Those men could fight all night"! Heyman:"But what's the status of The Flock? They're fightin' with each other"! J.R.:"Folks, we have just been handed a note that Commissioner Foley has nade a huge tag team match for later tonight. Listen to this, Triple H and TWF champion Val Venis will team up to face "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and Travis Wakeman"! Justin Credible's music hits; he and X-Pac come out Heyman:"That'll be another awesome match but here comes another awesome wrestler"! J.R.:"You're big on these former ECW stars aren't you". Heyman:"They've all picked the right organization to join. They could've gone to the MFW ya know". J.R.:"They need help over there. Big time". Ahmed Walker's music hits; he comes out with Torrie Wilson! Heyman:"Hey, he's with Torrie Wilson! How'd he pull that off"? J.R.:"That must've been the voice we heard last week". These two matched up well against each other. Credible had the edge early but Torrie Wilson's presence seemed to energize Walker. After a series of suplexes, Walker got a pin after a belly to back suplex into a bridge pin. J.R.:"Well it looks like Walker's a new man with Miss Wilson". Heyman:"I'd be a new and improved man with her too". Edge and Christian's music hits J.R.:"The lightheavyweight tournament continues tonight as we're about to see the TWF debut of Blitzkrieg". Heyman:"Who will face Weapon R at Wrestlemania"? Christian vs. Blitzkrieg What a match this was! The action didn't stop as the youngster gave Christian all he wanted. He stunned Christian on a couple occassions with spinning heel kicks. But with Christian outside the ring, he went for a risk that didn't pay off. He went for a flying corkscrew and crashed hard on the floor as Christian moved out of the way. This proved to be a costly mistake as Christian rolled him back in and delivered the "Un-Prettier" to get the win. Match Time: 11:12 J.R.:"Christian has advanced to the next round but what an effort by Blitzkrieg". Val Venis spots Trish Stratus Venis:"Hey Trish". Trish:"What"? Venis:"I wanted to talk to you for a second". Trish:"Okay". Venis:"Do you know who I faced at last year's Wrestlemania"? Trish:"Yeah, you lost to Travis in my TWF debut". Venis:"Do you remember why we fought"? Trish:"Yeah, you stole his girlfriend". Venis:"That's right, Jessica Lopez saw the light. Do you"? Trish has a confused look on her face as Val walks away. J.R.:"What's Val tryin' to pull"? Corporation X's music hits Heyman:"Here's a chance for Albert to further prove himself". J.R.:"Good luck Albert. You're only facin' The Big Show". This was a big surprise. It was a lackluster effort by The Big Show as Albert again proved his worth to Corporation X. After slowing the big guy down with stomps to the shin, Albert caught The Big Show flush in the mouth with a bicycle kick to get the win. Match Time: 3:16 J.R.:"That's gotta be considered an upset". Heyman:"I'm tellin' ya J.R., Albert is for real! He's ready for the top tier of this industry"! Prior to Commercial... Backstage... Jeff Hardy:"Hey man, where were you last week when I got jumped after my match"? Matt Hardy:"Hey bro, I was just busy again". Jeff:"Yeah, well it seems like you've been busy a lot lately". Matt:"Listen Jeff, I'm sorry. It won't happen again". COMMERCIAL - A COMMERCIAL FOR THE ACURA TL TYPE S IS SHOWN. Return from break Steve Corino's music hits J.R.:"Well look Paul, it's another ex-ECW'er. By the way, Taka Michinoku was a last minute scratch for this match for unknown reasons". Heyman:"Well Steve's opponent, Scotty Prince will be making his debut but this isn't the guy I'd wanna debut against". Steve Corino vs. "Playboy" Scotty Prince This was another competitive tournament match. But the veteran Corino was shocked by the arrogant youngster. Both men had their opponent well scouted and the action was breathtaking. After catching Prince with a superkick, Corino tried to finish him with the "Corino Driver" but Prince escaped and hit him with his powerbomb into a facebuster to pull out the win. Match Time: 7:04 J.R.:"He calls that move the Nose Job". Heyman:"Now that's an upset J.R.". Terri comes out J.R.:"After last weeks incident between Terri and Perry Saturn on RAW, she is believed to have a surprise for him here". Heyman:"I'd take her surprise any day"! Terri:"Perry, I hope dumpin' that bowl of fruit punch on me was worth it. Why don't you come on out here please'. Perry Saturn's music hits Saturn:"What's your surprise Terri? You want to come to my hotel room? Well you'll have to wait in line"! J.R.:"Oh please"! As soon as Saturn said that, a man wearing red windbreaker pants and a black shirt comes running from the back and attacks him. Terri:"This is my man Perry, The Brutile Bulldog and I'll be going to his hotel room". J.R.:"This was a set up"! Heyman:"That guy just mauled Saturn"! The Canadian National Anthem hits J.R.:"Didn't we hear this once already"? Anti-Patriot:"Billy Gunn, twice you've decided to stick your nose in my business. So I'm gonna make a challenge to you for Wrestlemania. We will have a flag match. There will be a lighter dangling from a pole in the ring. The man who can climb up the pole and get the lighter is the winner. Oh, but that's not it. The man who wins gets to then burn his opponents flag. This will further my proof that Canadians are superior to Americans". Heyman:"What a unique idea"! Right to Censor's music hits J.R.:"The one and only Shawn Micheals will put his illustrious career on the line at Wrestlemania against the leader of these idiots but he wants to go through each member". In his quest to rid the TWF of RTC, Michaels started with the former pimp. It was all Goodfather early as he wore down Michaels. But in typical HBK form, the resilient Michaels fought back, behind the support of the crowd. After a flying elbow off the top rope, Michaels loaded up the boot and blasted The Goodfather with the "Sweet Chin Music" to win it. Match Time: 7:54 J.R.:"Michaels has just gained some momentum heading into Wrestlemania". Heyman:"That guy never fails to amaze me". Prior to commercial... Parking lot... Mick Foley is walking out to his car to leave for the night when a dark car streaks by, trying to hit him. Foley dives out of the way as the car streaks off. Foley grabs a piece of paper and quickly writes something down. J.R.:"What the hell was that all about"? COMMERCIAL - A COMMERCIAL FOR TACO BELL IS SHOWN Kane's music hits J.R.:"Back on RAW folks as things are getting serious around here. Someone just tried to take out the Commissioner"! Heyman:"Oh I don't think that was intentional". Challenger... Kane vs. Jake "The Snake" Roberts This match took place as the result of an altercation between the two last week on RAW. Kane dominated the champ, hitting him with heavy impact moves. Jake took several breaks to go out and talk with Paul Bearer and try to regroup but nothing could stop The Big Red Machine. After a clothesline off the top rope, Kane chokeslammed Roberts and signaled for the Tombstone when a massive, evil looking man entered the ring and began to destroy Kane. Heyman:"What the hell is that"? J.R.:"That's...that's The Leviathan! He's annialating Kane! I've never seen anyone do that much damage to Kane"! Heyman:"Hold it J.R., something's going on backstage. Get a camera back there"! The Rock is down in obvious pain holding his midsection. One official says he saw William Regal leaving the area. J.R.:"It must be sneak attack night on RAW, this is getting way out of hand"! Triple H's music hits Heyman:"It's time to play the game J.R.". This was great tag team action as all 4 men went at it. Wakeman wanted Venis but he and Triple H had some unfinished business. However, Venis seemed to get the best of King T whenever they went at it. Suddenly, Chris Jericho showed up after Austin nailed Venis with the Stunner and a brawl ensued. Inside the ring, Wakeman had hit Triple H with almost evrything in his arsenal when he slapped on an inescapable submission hold. In unbearable pain, Triple H tapped out. Venis immediately attacked Wakeman and Trish came in with a steel chair. Wakeman could barely stand as Trish swung the chair. But Venis slightly moved and she nailed Wakeman! Match Time: 17:34 J.R.:"She accidentally struck Wakeman"! Heyman:"But was it an accident J.R."? OFF AIR...
