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Cape Girardeau, Missouri

Attendance: 6,837

January 4, 2005

"ACROSS THE NATION" PLAYS WHILE THE OPENING MONTAGE FOR RAMPAGE ROLLS. WHEN IT IS DONE, A PICTURE OF JOE COREY IS SHOWN AND THE CROWD INSIDE BOOS. THE SHOW ME CENTER IS PLACED ON THE SCREEN, EXPLODING WITH PYRO AND ENERGY.

Jim Ross: "Welcome to the TWF in 2005! We are in Cape Girardeau and what a show we have in store King"!

Jerry Lawler: "Joe Corey has made some huge matches tonight J.R., including a twenty man over the top battle royale that will decide the number one contenders for the Rampage tag team titles"!

A PROMO GRAPHIC WITH THE RAMPAGE LOGO COMES UP. ON ONE SIDE IS KARAM IBRAHIM AND ON THE OTHER, NEMESIS.

J.R.: "And then we've got this, it's all on the line for Nemesis tonight. If he wins, he gets a shot at Corey's King of Cable title but if not, tonight will be the last time we ever see Nemesis in a TWF ring".

"3 MINUTES" BY 2 SKINNY J's HITS AND THE TRIO OF JAMAL, ROSEY AND RODNEY MACK COMES OUT, LED BY CRYSTAL CARMICHAEL WHO IS HOLDING BOTH OF THE RAMPAGE TAG TEAM TITLE BELTS.

Lawler: "And what a way to start, it's Crystal Carmichael"!

J.R.: "Along with her entourage but you mentioned those tag team titles King and tonight, twenty superstars will partake in a battle royale and the last two men in the ring will become the number one contenders"!

"SEXY BOY" HITS AND THE CROWD GOES WILD AS SHAWN MICHAELS COMES OUT ALONG WITH GARRISON CADE AND JOHNNY JETER.

Lawler: "And can you imagine the possibilities there J.R.? I mean, you could see Jamal and Rosey defending the tag team titles against someone like Shawn Michaels and Steven Richards"!

J.R.: "I don't think either of them are in that match but I get your point King. Six man tag team match to start us off tonight and it looks like Shawn Michaels' understudy Garrison Cade is gonna start things off with Rodney Mack".

6 Man tag team match

Jamal, Rosey and Rodney Mack w/ Crystal Carmichael vs. Shawn Michaels, Garrison Cade and Johnny Jeter

Cade and Mack had a hard hitting series against each other that saw several haymakers thrown. But after Jeter got into the match, Mack and the tag champs were able to isolate against him, using their immense size. Finally, Jamal missed an avalanche splash in the corner and Jeter was able to take him off his feet with a dropkick. Jeter was down too and the crowd really got into the match, doing whatever they could to get him to his corner. Tags were made on each side and Shawn Michaels came into the ring along with Rosey. Michaels beat him to the punch and caught him with 3 overhand rights. But after hitting the ropes, he ran right into a samoan drop and Rosey was able to make the tag to Mack. Jamal then came in and took out Cade with a cheap shot and referee Chad Patton forced him out of the ring. Meanwhile, Mack tried to set up HBK for the "Mack Attack" but Michaels blocked it. He then ducked a clothesline and put Mack down with a nice DDT before positioning himself in the corner, tuning up the band. When Mack got up, Michaels hit him right on the chin with his superkick and topped him, hooking the leg as Patton counted the 1........2........3.

Match Time: 9:25

THE CROWD LOUDLY CHEERED AS PATTON RAISED THE ARMS OF MICHAELS, CADE AND JETER WHILE "SEXY BOY" PLAYED.

J.R.: "We're off to a big start tonight King, a huge win for those three"!

Lawler: "And now Jamal and Rosey have to go backstage and wait to see who they're gonna have to face for those belts!

THE SHOT GOES BACKSTAGE WHERE TRISH STRATUS IS SHOWN DOING SOME STRETCHES IN PREPARATION FOR HER MATCH.

Wow J.R., take a look at that"!

J.R.: "Trish Stratus defends the Women's title against Gail Kim and it's next"!

COMMERCIAL BREAK..........

A COMMERCIAL FOR TACO BELL IS SHOWN FOLLOWED BY A PREVIEW FOR THE MOVIE WHITE NOISE.

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

AS RAMPAGE RETURNS, "INTERNATIONAL WOMAN" PLAYS AND GAIL KIM COMES OUT TO A NEGATIVE RESPONSE.

J.R.: "We're back on Rampage and we are set for Women's title action"!

Lawler: "And here comes our former Women's champ J.R. and I talked to her earlier today and she said she will make a statement tonight and show everyone that Trish Stratus is just a pretty face"!

"TIME TO ROCK N' ROLL" HITS AND TRISH STRATUS COMES OUT IN A PURPLE AND BLACK OUTFIT TO A GREAT POP. THE WOMEN's TITLE IS AROUND HER WAIST.

J.R.: "Well I think Trish shed that image a long time ago, we all know what type of competitor she is and she will not go down without a fight"!

Lawler: "This is the rematch that Gail Kim has been waiting for though J.R., it's a statement night for her"!

TWF Women's Title Match

Challenger: Gail Kim vs. Trish Stratus

Gail walked right up and slapped Trish across the face, daring her to hit her back. Without hesitation, Trish fired back with 2 forearms and got Gail rattled. She then shot her to the ropes and caught her with a big clothesline. Trish then positioned herself but Gail backed into the corner, asking for a break. Trish tried to move in on her but referee Jack Doan pulled her away. Gail saw an opening and got up, drilling Trish with a cheap shot to the side of the head. She then grabbed her by the back of the head and rammed her into the mat. After stomping away at Trish's lower back, Gail whipped her to the corner and followed in. Trish was able to counter into a sunset flip and she got a near fall. But Gail got up and responded with a sharp kick to the head. After a wicked DDT, Gail seemed to have things well in hand. She whipped Trish to the ropes and went for a hurracanrana but Trish tossed her off her shoulders. Gail landed on her feet but Trish blasted her with the Chick Kick right when she did and then went into the cover to get the 1........2........3.

J.R.: "There it is, she got her with that Chick Kick and what a shot"!

Lawler: "She knocked Gail Kim for a loop there J.R."!

J.R.: "You gonna give her some respect now King"?

Lawler: "Well I never argued the pretty face thing J.R. but she did look pretty good in getting that win"!

J.R.: "Oh look out"!

JUST AS TRISH GOT HER HAND RAISED BY DOAN, SHE WAS ATTACKED FROM BEHIND BY ALEXIS LAREE. AFTER A HEAVY SHOT TO THE BACK, ALEXIS PICKED UP THE WOMEN's TITLE AND NAILED TRISH IN THE HEAD WITH IT. SHE THEN DROPPED THE BELT NEXT TO HER AND BADMOUTHED HER BEFORE LEAVING THE RING.

J.R.: "Now what the hell is the meaning of this"?!

Lawler: "Joe Corey did say that he wanted to make sure Trish deserved to be Women's champion"!

J.R.: "Yeah, so it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out who set this up"!

DOAN CHECKED ON TRISH AS SHE TRIED TO GET UP. ALEXIS LEFT TO A TON OF HEAT BUT SHE HAD A HUGE SMILE ON HER FACE.

Lawler: "Well she is the one responsible for Stephanie McMahon having a four week vacation, now she's after Trish too"!

J.R.: "Well if you think Trish is gonna take that with out retaliation, you're crazy"!

A HIGHLIGHT PACKAGE OF MATT CRUZ IN ACTION AT TEXAS UNIVERSITY IS SHOWN FOLLOWED BY ACTUAL REPORTS FROM TEXAS NEWSTATIONS.

News Anchor: "Folks we have a new NCAA heavyweight werestling champion and he's from right here in Texas. Matt Cruz, who we all know has won the Big twelve title before, won the title tonight and we were there to talk to him afterwards".

THE SHOT GOES TO A PODIUM WHERE CRUZ IS HOLDING UP THE NCAA TROPHY.

Interviewer: "So Matt, we know you have earned your degree in history, but what are your immediate aspirations".

Matt Cruz: "Well, I'm ready for the big time. I'm a life long wrestling fan and if someone like the TWF would give me a look, I'm there".

MATT CRUZ....... COMING SOON.

BACK LIVE, JOHNNY BLAZE AND TEDDY LONG ARE IN THE RING AND THEIR MUSIC IS PLAYING.

J.R.: "You talk about a prospect King, what about this guy Matt Cruz"?

Lawler: "I've heard he's really good but I know what kind of talent we have here on Rampage, he better be extremely good"!

THE CANADIAN NATIONAL ANTHEM PLAYS AND ROB STORM COMES OUT TO A MIXED RESPONSE.

J.R.: "Rob Storm is gonna go one on one with Johnny Blaze here and King, it's been awhile since we've seen Storm as a regular singles competitor".

Lawler: "Well I guess he and Sylvain Grenier have gone their seperate ways and it's all because of that stupid Rob Storm day"!

J.R.: "He is a very revered man in his hometown of Toronto King, just as you are whenever we go to Memphis".

Lawler: "There ya go Johnny, get on this guy".

BLAZE ATTACKED STORM FROM BEHIND AND THE BELL SOUNDED.

Rob Storm vs. Johnny Blaze w/ Teddy Long

Blaze pounded Storm with a barrage of right hands to start the match but finally, Storm blocked one and came back with a spinning heel kick. After a snap mare, he went into a standing reverse neck twist. Blaze was able to get to his feet and escape the hold, but his neck was definitely bothering him. Blaze went to the middle turnbuckle and jumped off but Storm caught him and turned it into an inverted atomic drop. After a snap suplex, he set Blaze up for the "Maple Leaf", his running powerbomb. But Blaze countered out with a backdrop before taking Storm out of the ring with a dropkick. As Blaze distracted referee Jim Korderas, Long got in 2 kicks to the rib cage of Storm. Storm slowly got back into the ring and Blaze was on him right away. But Storm was able to reverse an irish whip and catch him with a flying calf kick to swing things back into his favor. But Long got on the apron, drawing Korderas over and out came Sylvain Grenier. He hit an unsuspecting Storm in the back of the head with a right hand and Blaze got up, delivering the "Up in Smoke" facebuster to get the 1.......2.......3.

Match Time: 9:18

J.R.: "I can't believe this! This was nothing more than a three on one handicap match folks"!

"UNDER A BROTHA SERVICES'" MUSIC PLAYED AND LONG LEFT WITH THE VICTORIOUS BLAZE.

Lawler: "Well it's only going down as a win for Johnny Blaze J.R., how bout that Canadian day now huh"?

J.R.: "Well it's obvious that Sylvain Grenier's ego couldn't take the hit of his tag team partner getting awarded his own day in Canada and now he's decided to turn against him in a fit of total jealousy"!

Lawler: "well if you ask me J.R., I'd give Grenier his own day in that country way before Storm"!

J.R.: "Well that's why you'd never run a country and what you just saw is exactly why Sylvain Grenier doesn't have that honor. But fans don't move an inch because still to come tonight, Nemesis will put his entire TWF career on the line against the 2004 Olympic gold medalist, Karam Ibrahim"!

COMMERCIAL BREAK.....

A COMMERCIAL FOR SUBWAY IS SHOWN FOLLOWED BY ONE FOR RED BULL ENERGY DRINKS.

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

AS RAMPAGE RETURNS, SHANE HELMS' NEW THEME MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES OUT TO A LOT OF BOOS.

J.R.: "Welcome back to Rampage and King, what it night it has been and we still have a lot more to come but here is a man that I hate to say I have lost a lot of respect for".

Lawler: "Well let's face reality J.R. the same way Shane Helms did. He knew that stupid superhero costume was taking him nowehere fast"!

J.R.: "So turn your back on your friends? Turn your back on your fans? Sorry King, but in my book, there's better ways of doing things"!

SHAWN STASIAK's MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES OUT ALONGSIDE A VIBRANT JACKIE GAYDA TO A GOOD CHEER.

Lawler: "Tonight begins a new chapter in the career of Shane Helms"!

J.R.: "Yeah but this man has a chance to close the book tonight"!

Shawn Stasiak w/ Jackie Gayda vs. Shane Helms

The two men locked up after the bell rang to start the match and Stasiak quickly showed he was the stronger of the two. Helms tried a different strategy, to use his quickness, but Stasiak was prepared for that too. The first 4-5 minutes of the match belonged to Stasiak as he broke Helms down piece by piece. After a side backbreaker, Stasiak went to the middle turnbuckle and came off with an elbow drop. But Helms rolled out of the way and came back with a shining wizard. He made the cover but Stasiak, although seeing stars, was able to kick him off. Helms kept the pressure on with his quick right hands before whipping him to the corner and hitting a jumping clothesline. Helms then went to the top rope and came off with the blockbuster neckbreaker, a move he used to call the Overcap. He went for another pin attempt and again, Stasiak kicked out. Helms pulled him up but Stasiak flung his arms up and connected with 2 straight rights before whipping him to the ropes and catching him with a big powerslam into a pin but Helms was out at 2. Stasiak went for a vertical suplex but Helms escaped and fell behind him, dropkicking him into the corner. Helms then made a turn and grabbed Jackie by the hair through the middle ring rope. Jackie struggled to get away and Stasiak came from behind with a forearm to the back. He then grabbed him for his reverse DDT but Helms escaped with a jab to the ribs and then acted as if he was gonna go for a backslide. But he instead turned it into his old Vertebreaker move and covered Stasiak for the 3 count.

Match Time: 11:52

Lawler: "Wow! How do you like that J.R."?!

J.R.: "It was an impressive win but I'm still not gonna say I like what the guy did"!

SHANE HELMS' MUSIC PLAYED AND HE LEFT TO MORE BOOS THEN HE CAME OUT TO AS JACKIE CHECKED ON STASIAK.

Lawler: "Well I can assure you of one thing J.R. and that is if Helms was wearing that ridiculous black and green Hurricane outfit, he probably would've lost this match! He's given himself new life"!

J.R.: "Well, we'll see how far it takes him, as unpopular as he's become".

BACKSTAGE......

KARAM IBRAHIM IS JUMPING ROPE IN HIS DRESSING ROOM WHEN JOE COREY ENTERS.

Joe Corey: "Ah, just the man I was looking for.

IBRAHIM CONTINUES JUMPING ROPE.

Uh, can you stop for a second please?

AN OBVIOUSLY FRUSTRATED IBRAHIM STOPS HIS WARM UP SESSION.

Look, I just wanted to stress the importance of this match against Nemesis tonight. If you don't beat him, not only do I have to defend my title against him, but we'll still have to deal with him being around here. If you win, all that is over. Tonight will be the last......

JUST THEN, KURT ANGLE ENTERS THE ROOM HOLDING A VIDEO TAPE.

Kurt Angle: "Excuse me, what's going on here"?

Corey: "I was just telling Karam here how important it is that he wins his match tonight".

Angle: "Well I'm sure he appreciates that, Joe, but I'll handle it from here.

ANGLE TURNS TO IBRAHIM BUT THEN TURNS BACK TO COREY.

You can leave now.

COREY STARES AT ANGLE FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE LEAVING THE DRESSING ROOM.

Okay Karam, I don't know what he just told you, but don't pay any attention to it. I have set my instructional video to a perfect spot where I train on how to beat a man much bigger than you. So go ahead, pop it into the VCR over there".

Karam Ibrahim: "Ya know Kurt, I'm prepared for Nemesis, I'll take care of him my way".

IBRAHIM WALKS OUT, LEAVING ANGLE SOMEWHAT SURPRISED.

THE SCENE CUTS TO WHAT APPEARS TO BE A VERY LAVISH RESTAURANT. THE CAMERA PANS ACROSS THE ROOM FILLED WITH WELL DRESSED GUESTS AND SETS UPON A TABLE OCCUPIED BY TRAVIS WAKEMAN AND STEPHANIE McMAHON.

Stephanie McMahon: "Well Travis, I just want to thank you again for meeting me here tonight. And remember what I said about Rampage. There are no restrictions against you winning the title and plus, Trish is on my show now. Everyone knows what you two have".

Travis Wakeman: "Well, I appreciate what you have offered tonight Stephanie. My only concern is the fact that you are here tonight when you should be running Rampage. That has been left to a guy who has duped you into this position. Now, I know Rampage has a lot to offer and I will weigh my options heavily. But you will have to assure me that you won't lose temporary power to any superstars again".

Stephanie: "Thank you for coming tonight, I'm sure we'll be in touch".

WAKEMAN SLAPS DOWN A $100 BILL ON THE TABLE AND GETS UP AND LEAVES.

BACK AT THE SHOW ME CENTER, 19 OF THE COMPETITORS FOR THE BATTLE ROYALE ARE IN THE RING, WATCHING THE UNDERTAKER MAKE HIS BONE CHILLING ENTRANCE.

J.R.: "Can you imagine what it would do for Rampage if we could get Travis Wakeman King"?

Lawler: "It would be huge J.R., just like it's gonna be huge for the last two men in this battle royale".

J.R.: "This was set up by Joe Corey who conveniently included himself but imagine it folks, the possibilities are endless. You could have best friends or worst enemies in the ring at the end of this thing".

Lawler: "And Jamal and Rosey await the winners"!

20 Man over the top rope battle royale

*Last 2 men in the ring become #1 contenders for the Rampage Tag Team Titles

With 20 men in the ring, it was a crowded atmosphere. Two of the biggest men in the match, Undertaker and Matt Morgan tossed superstars all over the ring while the team of Mordecai and Viscera stood together, taking out anyone who came their way. To the surprise of everyone, High Octane became the first elimination in the match when he tried to go at the Undertaker. Taker launched him over the top rope but he was holding on. As he tried to skin the cat, Shelton Benjamin came and tossed him to the floor. But Benjamin was dumped out next when Austin Pyromania pushed him to the floor. On the other side of the ring, Joe Corey broke up the Deadpool when he was able to muscle the pale rider Mordecai over the top rope. Viscera hammered him from behind and then squashed him in the corner. Meanwhile, Pyromania was eliminated by Justin Sane just as Sam Wilde put Rob Storm out of the competition. Wilde then moved over and picked Corey up by the legs and began pushing him over the top rope. Corey did all he could to block the elimination but Wilde was able to get him out. Justin Sane tried to come up from behind on Wilde but he turned in time and grabbed the back of his head, tossing him to the floor. Sane landed on Corey on the way down. The field had been widdled down by about half when Wilde, who had suddenly become a juggernaut in the match, was tossed out with ease by The Undertaker. The rest of the competitors saw that Taker was gaining strength and Taylor Made took the next shot at him. But it didn't do any damage and Taker caught him in the throat with a thrust punch before depositing him over the top rope. Wanting to show he was equal, Matt Morgan amazingly lifted Viscera out and tossed him to the floor. While all the action was going on inside the ring, no one noticed the brawl on the outside between Kurt Angle and John Cena. Both men had left the ring under the bottom rope so they were still official and they were tearing into each other. Sylvan Grenier became the next victim when he had a hip toss countered and Carlito Cool hip tossed him over the top rope. Carlito then got into it with Mark Jindrak and in the center of the ring, Morgan and Undertaker met nose to nose. The fans came to their feet to see the clash of the titans and they began trading punches. Morgan was able to get in a knee lift and then pushed Taker towards the ropes. But as he charged in, Taker lowbridged the ropes and Morgan went to the floor. Morgan smacked the apron in anger before kicking Cena right in the face. That allowed Angle to return to the ring and he immediately went after Garrison Cade, who had fended off 3 near eliminations. Morgan had some more words for the Undertaker too and while Taker was paying attention to him and not what was in the ring, Mark Jindrak dropkicked him out! Angle had Cade positioned for the elimination but it looked like Cade was gonna fight it off too until Johnny Blaze came from behind and positioned himself underneath Cade, enabling him to throw him out. It was down to Angle, Jindrak, Blaze, Carlito, Eddie Guerrero and Cena who was still recovering outside the ring. Blaze was able to eliminate Jindrak too after ducking a clothesline and catching him with a dropkick. Cena rolled back into the ring but Guerrero was right on top of him. Meanwhile, Angle eliminated Carlito with a belly to belly throw that launched him to the floor. Eddie thought he had Cena positioned for an elimination but Cena fell onto the apron and rolled back into the ring. He then lifted Eddie up onto his shoulders and threw him over the top. Blaze came from behind and quickly went for an elimination on Cena but he couldn't get him out. Angle stood and watched, knowing that with 3 men in the ring, two of them would get a title shot. Angle finally decided to go and try to help Blaze. But Cena refused to go out and fought both men off. After knocking Blaze to the mat with a right hand, he kicked Angle in the stomach and got him up for the "F-U". But instead of dropping him, Cena began walking to the ropes to dump him out. But Blaze came from behind with a chop block on Cena and then charged at him. But Cena caught him coming in and lifted him into the air with a backbody drop. Blaze hit the floor and the bell sounded as Cena could only turn to realize that he and Angle were the last 2 in the ring.

Lawler: "Look at this J.R.! What kind of a team is this gonna be"?!

J.R.: "Neither man looks happy about it, but your number one contenders will be Kurt Angle and John Cena"!

Lawler: "It should've been Angle and Johnny Blaze, that would've been a great team"!

ANGLE WALKED AWAY, SEEMINGLY DISGUSTED ABOUT THE RESULT.

J.R.: "John Cena has had many run-ins with Jamal and Rosey but he and Angle have never been on good terms! How is this gonna work"?!

COMMERCIAL BREAK.......

A COMMERCIAL FOR M & M's IS SHOWN FOLLOWED BY ONE FOR "CALL OF DUTY" FOR PS2 AND XBOX.

RETURN FROM BREAK.....

PRE-TAPED MESSAGE FROM EARLIER TODAY.......

BRADSHAW IS SHOWN ON CAMERA IN A COWBOY HAT AND A NICE BUSINESS SUIT. SEATED ON A COUCH WITH A LARGE DEER's HEAD MOUNTED ON THE WALL ABOVE IT, HE BEGINS TO SPEAK.

Bradshaw: "I want to apologize to the fans of Rampage for not being there tonight. I know you all would like to see your Gauntlet winner and number one contender for the World Title in attendance, but I had prior arrangements. However, I plan on being there next week, that is, if Drew Blood accepts my challenge. And Drew, that challenge is simply this. Next week, I want to have a Meeting of the Minds. We all know what you can do in the ring, but are you a stock market whiz? Have you written your own book? I want to see if you are man enough to show us a side of Drew Blood that no one has seen, an intelligent side I hope. So Drew, I will be in attendance next week..... will you"?

THE SHOT FADES OUT AND GOES BACK TO LIVE ACTION.

KARAM IBRAHIM's MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES OUT TO A LOT OF BOOS.

J.R.: "A meeting of the minds? Does he even know what he's thinking"?

Lawler: "Oh I can assure you he does J.R. and if Drew accepts that challenge, I think it would make for a great faceoff"!

J.R.: "Right now it is time for our main event and I hope this isn't the last we see of Nemesis, I really do"!

Lawler: "Well all night long, people have been trying to encourage Karam Ibrahim, to give him tips. You gotta remember J.R., he is still undefeated and I don't expect that to change tonight"!

THE WORD "REVENGE" APPEARS IN FLAMING LETTERS ON THE TWF TRON. ONCE THE LIGHTS GO OUT, "IN MY DARKEST HOUR" BY MEGADEATH BEGINS TO PLAY.

J.R.: "Nemesis has been a TWF mainstay for years and it would be a tremendous blow to lose him to the ego of Joe Corey".

Lawler: "He may be a mainstay but how many titles has he had? How many big matches has he won? Face it J.R., this guy is a born loser, he'll be doing himself a favor to be done"!

J.R.: "Wait a minute, look at this"!

AS THE LIGHTS COME BACK ON, THERE IS A MAN ON ALL FOUR SIDES OF THE RING, ALL OF WHICH LOOK EXACTLY LIKE NEMESIS!

Lawler: "What the hell is going on J.R., this is cheating"!

IBRAHIM WAS GOING CRAZY AS THE MEN ALL JUST STARED AT HIM. THEN, ONE OF THEM MOTIONED WITH HIS HAND FOR SOMEONE TO COME OUT AND THAT's WHEN ANOTHER NEMESIS CAME OUT, THIS TIME THE REAL ONE.

Karam Ibrahim vs. Nemesis

Nemesis was like a wild animal early, but Ibrahim got things settled down to make for a terrific finale to the show. Ibrahim seemed shocked when he looked and saw that the Nemesis lookalikes were gone, but he didn't let it affect his strategy. He was very effective in wrestling Nemesis on the mat and he really seemed to be the better man, despite the fast start by Nemesis. Nemesis tried to fight back, but Ibrahim had worn him down so bad it seemed like it would be no use. After missing with a wild clothesline, Nemesis fell victim to the "Egyptian Gold" and referee Earl Hebner got into position to make the 1........2.........., but at the last second, Nemesis saved his career by getting his foot on the bottom rope. Nemesis seemed as though he refused to lose and he began an imperviousness to pain. With each shot from Ibrahim, Nemesis threw one back with more ferocity. But after a rake of the eyes, Ibrahim went for an irish whip but Nemesis swung his arm over his head and then he slapped his right hand around his throat, lifting him up for a thunderous chokeslam. Nemesis fell right on top of Ibrahim and Hebner counted 3 to give Nemesis a huge win. A sadistic look appeared in Nemesis' eyes as "In My Darkest Hour" began to play.

Match Time: 12:13

Lawler: "I don't believe this"!

J.R.: "A tremendous match it was and I really thought we had seen the last of Nemesis there for a minute! But he showed the desire it takes to succeed in the TWF and now he has earned a shot at the King of Cable"!

Lawler: "Well I hope we don't ever see that illusion or whatever the hell it was of more than one Nemesis! Corey, you gotta do something"!

THE CAMERA GETS ONE FINAL SHOT OF NEMESIS LOOKING DOWN WITH HIS HAIR IN HIS EYES.

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