New Haven, Connecticut
Attendance: 9,238
September 14, 2004
The great northeast played host to the TWF on this night and fans in New Haven were psyched and ready to see Pyronomics get another shot at the Rampage tag belts, especially with Pyromania and Cena being from Buffalo and West Newbury, Mass. respectively. The show got started with Uprising which included an important women's match. Johnny Blaze w/ Brotha Long vs. Justin Sane These two had a great match which the crowd was really in to. Blaze looked like he was gonna get the pin after a tornado DDT butwhen he came off the middle rope, Sane put a foot up in his face and moments later hit the Asylum Neckbreaker for the 3 count. SMW Match: Slater Vain vs. Michael Modest The fans were more familiar with Modest and thus got behind him. But it was the young up and comer Vain who got the win when he reversed a backside rollup, getting a ton of leverage to win it. #1 Contender for Women's Title Jazz vs. Lita After taking an early beating, Litat ried to rally back with the support of the fans. But Jazz was able to get her knees up when she went for her top rope moonsault and that led to a big DDT for the win. After the match, Gail Kim came out, looking to attack Jazz from behind but Jazz turned to see her before she could and Gail just backed away as the shot faded out. RAMPAGE GOES LIVE
RAMPAGE STARTS UP AS USUAL, WITH IT's MONTAGE AND "ACROSS THE NATION" PLAYING. THE ARENA IS SHOWN AND IT IS FLASHING WITH PYRO AS JIM ROSS AND JERRY LAWLER OPEN BY PREVIEWING THE REMATCH FOR THE RAMPAGE TAG TEAM TITLES FROM MELTDOWN BETWEEN PYRONOMICS AND JAMAL AND ROSEY.
Christian w/ A-Train vs. Frankie Kazarian Rampage started with this athletic spotfest but Kazarian was tentative with the massive A-Train outside the ring. He nearly pulled the upset on multiple occasions, getting several 2 counts, the longest being after his stiff yakuza kick. Christian was able to reverse an irish whip but he dropped his head too soon and Kazarian went for a sunset flip. But Christian held his balance and sat straight down, grabbing the extended arms of A-Train to pick up the win. Referee Chad Patton didn't see this and a riled up Kazarian tried to explain it to him. But A-Train came into the ring and nailed him from behind. He and Christian were set to do even more damage when both Scott Steiner and Shawn Michaels hit the ring and took Christian and A-Train out to the delight of the crowd. BACKSTAGE...... SHAWN STASIAK ASKS CHUCK PALUMBO IF JACKIE GAYDA CAN ACCOMPANY THEM TO THE RING TONIGHT. PALUMBO RELUCTANTLY AGREES. CAMERAS SHOW SECURITY AND OFFICIALS SURROUNDING A FALLEN JOHN CENA WHO IS UNCONCIOUS AFTER AN APPARENT ATTACK. COMMERCIAL BREAK...... FOOTAGE OF BRADSHAW's "CAMPAIGN TOUR" IS SHOWN. HIS FIRST STOP WAS IN WASHINGTON, D.C. WHERE HE MET WITH SEVERAL POLITICIANS AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. RETURN FROM BREAK.... BACKSTAGE..... AUSTIN PYROMANIA COMES TO THE SCENE WHERE CENA IS DOWN AND WANTS TO KNOW WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON BUT STEPHANIE McMAHON HAS NO ANSWER. Chuck Palumbo and Shawn Stasiak w/ Jackie Gayda vs. La Resistance w/ Jimmy Hart Palumbo and Stasiak seemed to have regained the form that once made them champions until Jimmy Hart and Jacie got into it when she stopped him from getting on the apron. Hart flung his arm back and sent her flailing to the ground. Stasiak saw this and went to check on her while in the ring, Palumbo was hit with the "Au Revoir" and pinned before Stasiak even knew what happened. Match Time: 5:15 BACKSTAGE..... VICTORIA IS BEING VICIOUSLY ATTACKED BY A LEATHER STRAP WIELDING ALEX MIRAN, WHOM SHE DEFEATED LAST WEEK. FINALLY, SECURITY GETS HER OFF AND STEPHANIE COMES UP, FURIOUS. SHE TELLS MIRAN TO GET THE HELL OUT OF THE ARENA. JUST THEN, EARL HEBNER COMES UP AND TELLS STEPHANIE THAT TERRI IS WAITING FOR HER IN HER OFFICE. STEPHANIE SEEMS PUZZLED BY THIS. IN THE RING, KURT ANGLE IS TRYING TO CONVINCE THE CROWD THAT HE SHOULD STILL BE WORLD CHAMP BECAUSE HE WAS NEVER PINNED TO LOSE IT. BUT SHELTON BENJAMIN COMES OUT AND SAYS HE's SICK OF HEARING ANGLE WHINE. EVEN THOUGH HE RESPECTS HIS ABILITY, HE NEEDS TO QUIT MAKING EXCUSES FOR HIS SHORTCOMINGS. THE 2 MEN GET NOSE TO NOSE WHEN JOE COREY COMES OUT AND ATTACKS BENJAMIN FROM BEHIND. ANGLE JOINS IN BUT CARNEY RUNS OUT AND THE FANS' CHEERS ALERT ANGLE AND COREY TO GET OUT OF THE RING. STEPHANIE's OFFICE.... STEPH ENTERS TO FIND TERRU AT HER DESK, EATING FROM A FRUIT BOWL. TERRI IS ASKED TO LEAVE AND TERRI, OBVIOUSLY LOOKING TO START A PROBLEM, ASKS STEPH IF IT's "THAT TIME OF THE MONTH". STEPH RARES BACK AND SLAPS HER BUT SURPRISINGLY, TERRI LEAVES WITH A SMILE ON HER FACE, HOLDING HER CHEEK. COMMERCIAL BREAK...... RETURN FROM BREAK.... RINGSIDE..... Matt Morgan w/ Brotha Long vs. Val Venis Venis could do nothing to harm the massive Morgan but stung him with all the right hands he could muster. But he ran right into a big boot after hitting the ropes and was put down with a sit down powerbomb and pinned. Morgan then grabbed a mic and called out The Undertaker! The lights went out and slowly, The Undertaker made his way to the ring. He got in and the two traded shots until Morgan was able to deliver a full nelson slam. Long and Morgan left as their music played but before they could get to the back, Taker sat up, looking a hole through the 2 men. Match Time: 2:55 A VIGNETTE AIRS FOR DREW BLOOD AND MORDECAI. SURROUNDED BY CANDLES, BOTH MEN ARE WEARING HOODED ROBES OR CLOAKS AND GRIMLY PREDICT TO RID THE TWF OF ALL SINS. THE VIGNETTE ALSO TOUTS THE IN RING RETURN OF DREW BLOOD FOR NEXT WEEK. BACKSTAGE.... WITH KURT ANGLE AND JOE COREY IN FRONT OF HER, STEPH MAKES CARNEY THE #1 CONTENDER TO THE KING OF CABLE TITLE AND THEN MAKES A TAG TEAM MATCH FOR TONIGHT BETWEEN THE 2 OF THEM AND CARNEY AND BENJAMIN AND THAT MATCH IS NEXT. BUT JUST THEN, HIGH OCTANE COMES UP AND OFFERS TO BE AUSTIN PYROMANIA's PARTNER TONIGHT SINCE CENA IS OUT. WANTING THE FANS TO GET THE MATCH THEY WERE PROMISED, STEPH AGREES. Kurt Angle and "The Show" Joe Corey w/ Alexis Laree vs. Shelton Benjamin and Carney After a brief exchange between Angle and Carney, Benjamin was tagged in. He was able to get the best of Angle until he tagged Corey in after being irish whipped. They went at it briefly until Carney made a blind tag which made things pick up. Carney took it to Corey as Benjamin knocked Angle off the apron and then hit a flying plancha on him on the floor. But in the ring, Carney went for a backdrop suplex only to have Corey flip off his shoulders and hit a chop block that didn't look good for Carney. Corey then set in The Cage and got Carney to tap out to him for the second time. Match Time: 4:45 BACKSTAGE..... TERRI AND DESIRE TELL TAYLOR MADE THAT "THINGS ARE GOING JUST AS PLANNED". TAYLOR IS VERY ENCOURAGED BY THIS. COMMERCIAL BREAK....... RETURN FROM BREAK.... RINGSIDE.... Eddie Guerrero vs. Rodney Mack w/ Crystal Carmichael This was the most competitive match of the night as both men fought like dogs to get the win. After drilling Guerrero with a clothesline, Mack used his bruising style to take Latino Heat to the brink of defeat. But referee Jim Korderas caught Crystal trying to interfere after Eddie came back with a hurracanrana and Eddie then hit his series of 3 suplexes before going to the top rope for the Frog Splash, landing it with a ton of force to get a very hard fought win. Match Time: 8:48 BACKSTAGE..... HIGH OCTANE FINDS A CONCERNED STACY KIEBLER AND SHE TELLS HIM THAT PYROMANIA IS ON HIS WAY BACK FROM THE HOSPITAL THEY TOOK CENA TO. OCTANE ASSURES STACY THAT HE JUST WANTS TO HELP DO THE RIGHT THING AND THAT IF HE AND PYRO WIN, HE'LL BE HAPPY TO GIVE HIS BELT TO CENA. IT IS CONFIRMED THAT NEXT WEEK ON RAMPAGE, DREW BLOOD AND MORDECAI WILL FACE NEMESIS AND SAM WILDE. Nemesis w/ Sam Wilde vs. Doug Basham w/ Danny Basham With a little help from Danny, it looked like Doug was gonna pull off a huge upset. But Sam Wilde came over to cancel out Danny and in the ring, Nemesis picked Doug apart with shots to the head and body before delivering a big chokeslam. Moments later he delivered the "Shut Down" to get the 1......2......3. Match Time: 6:52 COMMERCIAL BREAK..... RETURN FROM BREAK.... RINGSIDE..... Rampage Tag Team Title Match Challengers: "High Octane" Damion West and Austin Pyromania w/ Stacy Kiebler vs. Jamal and Rosey w/ Crystal Carmichael After the challengers were seperately introduced, Jamal and Rosey came out, holding the belts. High Octane got a mic and asked to cut their music because there was one more thing he needed to do. He then tossed the microphone aside before turning and superkicking Pyromania's teeth down his throat! It had become obvious who the attacker was and Jamal and Rosey were thrilled. Stacy was very upset as Octane went and got the mic again. High Octane: "That's right Pyro.... it was me! It was me all along and no one ever knew it! I know all you fools will want to know why this happened but I'll give you a week to think it over"! OFF AIR.........
