Alex Spanos Center

Stockton, California

Attendance: 8,209

January 19, 2005

A SHOT OF THE BRADSHAW LOOK-A-LIKE HANGING HELPLESSLY FROM THE METAL SYMBOL OF DREW BLOOD IS SHOWN FROM LAST WEEK AS THE AUDIO CLIP OF BRADSHAW's SPEECH IS PLAYED, FOLLOWED BY AN EVIL LAUGHTER.

"ACROSS THE NATION" THEN PLAYS, GOING INTO THE STARTING MONTAGE OF THE SHOW. THE BROADCAST OPENS WITH SOME NOISY PYRO AS THE ARENA COMES INTO THE SHOT.

Jim Ross: "Welcome to TWF Rampage inside the Alex Spanos center and King, we are here to witness Joe Corey's last night in charge"!

Jerry Lawler: "It may be his last night in charge J.R., but I would make a bet that he's gonna leave a lasting impression before it's all said and done"!

THE FANS GO WILD AS "SEXY BOY" HITS AND SHAWN MICHAELS DANCES OUT IN ONE OF HIS CLASSIC OUTFITS.

J.R.: "A huge night in store folks including Nemesis being put into another handicap match by Joe Corey and King, this time he's gotta face Drew Blood and Bradshaw"!

Lawler: "Possibly the two biggest superstars on Rampage right now! Nemesis is gonna e lucky to even make it to the Royal Rumble"!

"IF I COULD BE LIKE MACK" HITS AND CRYSTAL CARMICHAEL LEADS RODNEY MACK TO SOME LOUD BOOS.

J.R.: "Well speaking of the Royal Rumble, two spots remain in the thirty man over the top classic and one of them will be given out here"!

Lawler: "Well folks if you missed Uprising, HBK's little protege Garrison Cade qualified for the field but Michaels is gonna have a tough time doing the same, Rodney Mack is no easy win J.R."!

J.R.: "Oh I know he's not! Anyone who was trained by the good old Junkyard Dog is a tough customer in my book"!

Royal Rumble Qualification Match

Shawn Michaels vs. Rodney Mack w/ Crystal Carmichael

As the bell rang, Mack came out throwing right hands and although Michaels tried to fight back, it didn't do much good. Off an irish whip, Mack caught him with a big powerslam that garnered a 2 count. Mack put the boots to him and Michaels decided to roll out of the ring. After getting up, Michaels tripped Mack up by pulling one of his legs out and he then drug him to the corner, wrapping the leg around the steel post. Michaels then went to the top rope and flew off but Mack caught him and dumped him to the mat before dropping consecutive elbows. Mack and Crystal then went into some sort of dance and Michaels nipped up, bringing the crowd alive. When Mack turned around, he threw a clothesline but Michaels ducked and went for the "Sweet Chin Music". But Mack caught his foot, spun him around and went for a backdrop suplex. But Michaels flipped off his shoulder and when Mack turn around, BOOM, he nailed him with the superkick this time, falling into the cover to get the 1.......2.......3.

Match Time: 4:27

J.R.: "Add Shawn Michaels to the list, he has qualified in style King"!

Lawler: "Jamal and Rosey have to defend their tag team titles later too J.R., Crystal better hope she has better luck there than she did here"!

"SEXY BOY" PLAYED MICHAELS TO THE BACK AND HE WAS CHEERED THE WHOLE WAY.

J.R.: "Well I gotta like HBK's chances in that Royal Rumble! We know how much he'd like to get into that main event at WrestleMania"!

BACKSTAGE AREA......

TAYLOR MADE IS TALKING ON HIS CELL PHONE WHEN JOE COREY WALKS UP. TAYLOR ENDS THE PHONE CALL.

Joe Corey: "Hey there Matt. I just wanted to let you know that although you may receive preferential treatment when Stephanie is around, or so you say, you have to make it there first. Because tonight, in that ring, you are gonna face Matt Morgan..... good luck with that".

Taylor Made: "Am I supposed to be scared? So you put me in a match against a guy a lot bigger than me. Just means I'm gonna have to work harder to kick his ass"!

Corey: "Well next time you talk to Steph, tell her Alexis will take her up on a match anytime, with the same stipulation of course.... I kinda like this shotcaller gig".

Taylor: "Well next time you talk to Alexis, tell her to stop looking at me so much.... she's not my type".

TAYLOR WALKS AWAY AND COREY SEEMS A LITTLE PEEVED ABOUT THAT REMARK. SUDDENLY, BRADSHAW COMES UP.

Bradshaw: "You got some explaining to do Corey! What gives? I don't wanna team with that freak Drew Blood after what he did last week! Did you see that"?!

Corey: "Yes, I saw it. But you're the one who wanted that meeting of the minds thing. Anyway though, can you please just do me a favor and put your hostilities behind for one night? Then, at the Rumble, I'll dispose of what's left of Nemesis and you and Drew Blood can beat the living hell out of each other".

Bradshaw: "Just one night"?

Corey: "Just one night".

Bradshaw: "Fine..... I'll think about it".

BRADSHAW WALKS AWAY.

Corey: "You'll what"?

COMMERCIAL BREAK.......

A COMMERCIAL FOR ENERGIZER BATTERIES IS SHOWN FOLLOWED BY ONE FOR THE NEW MERCENARIES VIDEO GAME FOR XBOX.

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

AS RAMPAGE RETURNS, KARAM IBRAHIM IS SHOWN WATCHING TAPE OF HIS MATCH WITH SAM WILDE, LOOKING FOR A WAY TO DEFEAT HIM TONIGHT. THEN, KURT ANGLE ENTERS.

Kurt Angle: "What is this? You think you're gonna learn anything from a tape of you losing? Look, it's obvious you haven't been watching my instructional video, or you'd still be undefeated and you'd qualify for the Royal Rumble tonight, no problem! Do you want to be successful in the TWF or not"?!

Karam Ibrahim: "I want to do it my way..... not yours. Is that cool"?

IBRAHIM EXTENDS HIS HAND AND ALTHOUGH HESITANT, ANGLE SHAKES IT.

Angle: "Yeah, yeah I guess. But you better beat that guy tonight man".

Ibrahim: "I will.... my way".

TAYLOR MADE IS SHOWN ON CAMERA WALKING DOWN THE HALLWAY TO THE RING WHEN HE IS CONFRONTED BY CARLITO COOL.<>Carlito: "It's about time..... where have you been? Look, Terri and Desire have gotten restless man..... what do you want me to do"?

Taylor Made: "Carlito, you can have those two. It's time for me to become a one woman man".

TAYLOR WALKS AWAY.

Carlito: "Seriously? Come on man.... I know you're joking"!

THE SHOT GOES INSIDE THE ARENA WHERE TEDDY LONG STANDS WITH MATT MORGAN.

J.R.: "Can you believe that King"?

Lawler: "No, I don't think I've ever heard of something more stupid! And Carlito, if those girls are restless, I know just the man for the job"!

J.R.: "Let me guess".

Teddy Long: "Let me holla at ya playas! Feast your eyes on the man who has become to be known as Matt Morgan. Now, do you people really think that anyone is gonna throw this man out of the Royal Rumble? Mount Morgan will be going straight to the main event at......

JUST THEN, "LIKE A PIMP" INTERRUPTS LONG AND TAYLOR MADE COMES OUT TO A MIXED REACTION BUT MANY CHEERS CAN BE HEARD.

J.R.: "Well you wanna talk about shedding your image! This guy's a totally changed man King"!

Lawler: "Well maybe Matt Morgan will knock some sense back into him here because he has lost his mind"!

J.R.: "No one can say for sure what's going on between him and Rampage owner Stephanie McMahon but if what he says is true then maybe he has good reason to become a one woman man"!

Matt Morgan w/ Teddy Long vs. Taylor Made

The bell sounded and Morgan reached for Taylor with both arms but caught nothing but air. Taylor then teed off with jabs to the face and midsection before hitting the ropes for a dropkick to the knee. With Morgan crouched over, Taylor went for a russian leg sweep but ate an elbow to the face followed by a power clothesline. Morgan then lifted Taylor with a gorilla press and slammed him to the mat. He then bounced off the ropes for momentum and went for a big elbow but Taylor just rolled out of the way. He then went to the middle turnbuckle and came off with a jumping tornado DDT before covering Morgan to get a near fall. But moments later, Morgan avoided a clothesline and reeled Taylor in for an impactful full nelson slam before covering him for the 3 count.

Match Time: 8:29

Lawler: "There, maybe that brought him back to Earth J.R."!

J.R.: "A big win for Matt Morgan and if he keeps that up, maybe Teddy Long's prognostication will be correct"!

Lawler: "Better luck when Stephanie gets back Taylor"!

J.R.: "Well it looks like phase one of Joe Corey's plan on his last night in charge has paid off but will it when Nemesis faces Drew Blood and Bradshaw later tonight"?!

BACKSTAGE.....

Todd Grisham: "With me now is Matt Cruz, who later on tonight meets "Mr. Mature" Oliver Worth in his debut match in the TWF. Matt, what are your thoughts on your match tonight, and what do you think you can expect from your opponent?

Matt Cruz: "Well Tom, what everyone can expect from me is for me to give Senorita Worth a wrestling lesson, for one thing. I know there has been a lot of hype surronding my entrance here on Rampage. Believe it. They don't call me the LeBron James of the TWF for nothing. Now, I respect everyone who has the talent to be here, but when Worth and his girlfriend Stevie Richards decided to get all up in my grill talking all kinds of noise, it pissed me off. Talking about how "we paid our dues this, we'll send you back to the amatuers that". You don't scare me, punks! I've seen tougher monkeys then you walking down Federal Boulevard at night in my hometown of Denver. Back in the day, where I grew up, we used to call guys like you "the little homies", because they kept running their mouths like they were tougher than they actually were. But to answer your question, Tim, what I can expect from Worth tonight is a hard fought match until he has Big Stevie Fool run in to help him out or whatever bitch tactic he wants to use. Which is fine, I don't mind handing that idiot a beatdown for his troubles, either. Tonight, I plan on making him tap, because the "Submission Scientist" is in the lab, and that's "autoMadik".

Grisham: "By the way, it's Todd, the name's Todd".

CRUZ TURNS BACK AROUND.

Cruz: "Whatever".

THE OLD NETWORK POLICE TUNE HITS AND BOTH MR. MATURE AND STEVEN RICHARDS COME OUT TO SOME HECTIC BOOS.

Lawler: "I don't know what you think J.R., but I think this guy Matt Cruz is a little too confident".

J.R.: "Well there's nothing wrong with that King and if you look, Mr Mature is showing that he's not very confident by bringing Steven out with him"!

Lawler: "Oh come on J.R., Steven Richards has every right to be out here, you saw Matt Cruz get in his face last week"!

"THE NEXT EPISODE" BY DR. DRE HITS AND MATT CRUZ COMES OUT SPORTING BLACK AND ORANGE TRUNKS WITH THE TEXAS LONGHORN LOGO ON THE BACK.

J.R.: "King, were we watching the same show last week? Cause the way I saw it, these two punks got in Matt Cruz' face"!

Lawler: "And what did they say? They said they were gonna send him back to the amatuers. These are two guys that have been around J.R. and they're not gonna let some rookie come in here with all the hype this guy has gotten"!

J.R.: "Matt Cruz has a very interesting story. He still shows the scars of a drive by shooting early in his life but this is the beginning of a new road......

Lawler: "There ya go Oliver, get on him"!

OLIVER WORTH ATTACKED CRUZ FROM BEHIND AND THE BELL SOUNDED.

"Mr. Mature" Oliver Worth w/ Steven Richards vs. Matt Cruz (debut)

The crowd was squarely behind Cruz and their cheers seemed to help him absorb the blows from Worth. Worth shot him to the ropes but Cruz exploded off with a football like tackle. He then went into a submission hold in which he had both of Worth's arms behind his back. Steven Richards got on the apron and Cruz released the hold and got in Richards' face. But that allowed Worth to come from behind and chop Cruz down with a back legsweep. He then pulled him up and got referee Jim Korderas away from the action as Steven pulled Cruz down over the top rope with a hangman. Cruz was then drilled with the "Maturer" and he covered him for the 1.........2........, but alertly, Cruz put his foot on the bottom rope to halt the count. Worth tried to keep the pressure on him and he left him for Richards to assault again as he pulled Korderas away. But this time, Cruz swept the arms of Richards up and knocked him to the floor with a right hand. Worth tried to capitalize with another "Maturer" but this time, Cruz grabbed his leg and took it into a clever rollup to get the 1........2.......3.

Match Time: 9:49

J.R.: "He got him! It's a successful debut for the man who likes to call himself the Submission Scientist"!

Lawler: "But here comes Steven"!

RICHARDS CAME INTO THE RING AND WENT FOR THE "STEVEN KICK" BUT CRUZ AVOIDED THAT AS WELL AND HIT A BELLY TO BELLY SUPLEX BEFORE LEAVING THE DUO BRUISED AND BEATEN.

J.R.: "That didn't work either! What a night for the kid from Colorado"!

Lawler: "Well this kid is gonna learn his first lesson real quick! Whenever you do something like this..... expect some retaliation"!

BACKSTAGE......

JUST BEFORE COMMERCIAL, ROB STORM GOES TO JOE COREY.

Rob Storm: "Corey! You can't be serious! I just talked to Trish and she says you put her in a match with Grenier tonight, come on! Let me take her spot, he and I have something to settle anyway"!

Corey: "Well to answer your first question, yes, I did put her into that match and the last time I checked, she was a big girl, who could take care of herself. So to answer your second question, no, the match is on".

COREY WALKS AWAY, LEAVING STORM VERY FRUSTRATED. THE SHOT THEN FADES OUT, SHOWING COREY GOING DOWN THE HALL, HAND IN HAND WITH ALEXIS LAREE.

COMMERCIAL BREAK......

A COMMERCIAL FOR CIALIS IS SHOWN FOLLOWED BY ONE FOR THE NEW SERIES OF TWF ACTION FIGURES..... RING WARRIORS.... COMING SOON!

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

AS RAMPAGE RETURNS, AUSTIN PYROMANIA WISHES JOHN CENA GOOD LUCK IN WINNING THE TAG TEAM TITLES LATER TONIGHT.

INSIDE THE ARENA, SAM WILDE's MUSIC, DONE BY THE PHILADELPHIA BOYS CHOIR, PLAYED AND HE CAME OUT TO A GOOD POP.

J.R.: "One final spot in the Royal Rumble on the Rampage side hangs in the balance King but what about Austin Pyromania encouraging his tag team partner John Cena to go out and win those tag team titles with someone else tonight"?

Lawler: "It's a nice gesture but I wonder how genuine it is J.R. but as far as that last spot is concerned, we're about to find out who's gonna get it"!

KARAM IBRAHIM's EGYPTIAN TUNE HITS AND HE COMES OUT TO A MIXED RESPONSE.

J.R.: "Kurt Angle is sure riding this guy hard King and I can't imagine what he'll do if Karam can't win this one".

Lawler: "Well he is supposed to be Kurt Angle's understudy and he hasn't exactly be Angle-like lately"!

J.R.: "Sam Wilde was able to defeat Ibrahim last week but obviously there is much more on the line tonight"!

Royal Rumble Qualifying Match

Sam Wilde vs. Karam Ibrahim

The return match from last week mirrored the first one with the 2 struggling on the mat amatuer style. The stronger Ibrahim was able to work Wilde over and after a fireman's carry, he put on a reverse chin lock. But Wilde came up with a nice reversal and nearly got a pin off a rollup. He then went for a suplex but Ibrahim blocked it and returned with a snap suplex of his own. He then pulled Wilde up and shot him to the corner but walked into a foot as he came in. The back and forth struggle continued until Ibrahim used a greco roman style takedown and locked Wilde up for a german suplex. But Wilde quickly reversed with a standing go behind into a bridge rollup to get the 3 count and earn the final Rampage slot in the 2005 Royal Rumble.

Match Time: 7:44

J.R.: "Can you believe this? Sam Wilde has beated the Gold medalist again"!

Lawler: "I think it's time for Karam Ibrahim to reevaluate his way and think about watching that video of Angle's"!

SAM WILDE LEFT TO HIS MUSIC, SLAPPING HANDS WITH THE FANS AROUND THE RAMP.

J.R.: "Well with the win, Sam Wilde will be part of this year's Royal Rumble match"!

BACKSTAGE.....

DREW BLOOD IS SHOWN WITH MORDECAI AND VISCERA.

Drew Blood: "So I want you two back here paying close attention and if you see Bradshaw try anything....... anything, you both better get out there".

BACK AT RINGSIDE, "TIME TO ROCK N' ROLL" BY LIL' KIM IS PAYING AND TRISH STRATUS IS ON HER WAY TO THE RING WITH THE WOMEN's TITLE.

Lawler: "Drew Blood's not taking any chances with that handicap match later J.R.".

J.R.: "That match is still to come but right now is a match that I feel is the worst decision Joe Corey has made in his four weeks in control. I mean, this is a man against a woman for god sakes"!

SYLVAIN GRENIER's MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES OUT WITH THE MEGAPHONE TOTING JIMMY HART. HART IS YELLING THAT "TRISH IS GOING DOWN" THROUGH THE MEGAPHONE THE WHOLE WAY DOWN THE RAMP AS THE FANS LOUDLY BOO.

Lawler: "Well it was Trish who used an illegal chick kick to take Grenier out in that mixed gender tag last week"!

J.R.: "Oh illegal chick kick my ass! We both know why this match is taking place King and it just so happens that Alexis Laree, Joe Corey's girlfriend is challenging for that Women's title at the Royal Rumble"!

Lawler: "Look, Grenier's offering a handshake".

GRENIER EXTENDED HIS HAND BUT TRISH RESPONDED WITH A SLAP ACROSS THE FACE.

J.R.: "Oh my gosh! Trish just slapped the taste out of Grenier's mouth"!

Lawler: "Now does she deserve to be in this match"?!

Intergender Match

Sylvain Grenier w/ Jimmy Hart vs. Trish Stratus

Trish followed up the slap with 2 hard forearms to the head and then went for an irish whip but Grenier reversed it and crushed her with a clothesline. He then locked Trish in a half crab as Rob Storm ran down, trying to help out. But Jimmy Hart stalled him as much as he could. Storm took the megaphone and threw it aside as referee Chad Patton tried to get him to leave. Meanwhile, Trish was able to duck a clothesline in the ring and catch Grenier with the Chick Kick. But Alexis Laree had come through the crowd and she grabbed the megaphone and got into the ring. Trish turned and was waylayed with the megaphone, knocking her cold. Grenier then rolled atop Trish as Patton turned to make the 3 count.

Match Time: 6:14

Lawler: "There ya go, it's not gonna happen this week"!

J.R.: "That was the biggest crock of crap I've seen in a long time King! I sure hope Alexis is proud because if this is the only way her and Joe Corey can get that Women's title off Trish, well then more power to 'em"!

TRISH GOT UP HOLDING HER HEAD TO SEE GRENIER AND HART LEAVING AND TO HERE HIS MUSIC PLAYING.

Lawler: "I think I might have some Advil in my dressing room if you want to stop by Trish"!

J.R.: "The bargain basement was open for business and Sylvain Grenier just became a preferred customer"!

BACKSTAGE......

AUSTIN PYROMANIA AND STACY KIEBLER ARE TALKING WHEN HIGH OCTANE COMES UP. PYROMANIA PUTS UP A DEFENSE.

High Octane: "Hey, calm down, I didn't come here for that".

Austin Pyromania: "Okay, is there something I can.....

High Octane: "It's this tag title thing man. Do you honestly mean good luck to John Cena? Do you honestly want him and Kurt Angle to win those titles tonight? And do you honestly want Pyronomics to end because of it"?

Pyromania: "No, I tried to tell him that".

High Octane: "Well, then you wished him good luck tonight. You gotta do something about this man. I mean, you can't just.....

STACY GRABS PYROMANIA's LEFT ARM AND STARTS TO PULL HIM OFF.

Stacy Kiebler: "Uh, I don't think that's such a good idea. Come on Austin, let's go".

THE SHOT FADES OUT WITH A LOOK AT HIGH OCTANE JUST SHAKING HIS HEAD.

COMMERCIAL BREAK.......

A COMMERCIAL FOR BLOCKBUSTER VIDEO IS SHOWN FOLLOWED BY ONE FOR BURGER KING.

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

WITH HIS DUFFEL BAG DRAPED OVER HIS SHOULDER, MATT CRUZ IS WALKING OUT OF THE ARENA BUT HE IS CUT OFF AT THE PASS BY ALEX MIRAN.

Matt Cruz: "Uh, is there something I can help you with? Cause if it's what I'm thinking, I'm into real females, you know, the ones with.....

Alex Miran: "Oh whatever. Ya know, you don't have any idea what you're getting yourself into, but now that Joe Corey has put you into a match with Steven at the Royal Rumble, you'll soon find out".

CRUZ MOVES IN CLOSE TO MIRAN.

Cruz: "Tell Steven...... that I can't wait".

CRUZ THEN BURSTS THROUGH THE ARENA EXIT AND LEAVES.

"3 MINUTES" BY 2 SKINNY J's HITS AND IT BRINGS JAMAL AND ROSEY OUT WITH CRYSTAL CARMICHAEL TO A TON OF HEAT.

J.R.: "Well like em or hate em King, Jamal and Rosey have been one of the more dominant tag teams we've ever seen in the TWF but tonight might be their toughest test"!

Lawler: "And I disagree with that J.R. because they're facing two guys who don't like each other, two guys who can't get along and in my opinion, that adds up to a loss"!

KURT ANGLE's MUSIC AND PYRO GO OFF AND HE COMES OUT TO QUITE A BIT OF BOOS AND "YOU SUCK" CHANTS.

J.R.: "There is no question that Kurt Angle and John Cena are two of the more talented superstars we have ever seen here but you make a good point King, cohesiveness wins tag team matches"!

Lawler: "And Jamal and Rosey have that, the others don't"!

THE FANS GO ABSOLUTELY BERSERK WHEN "BASIC THUGANOMICS" HITS AND JOHN CENA COMES OUT WITH A VERY DETERMINED LOOK IN HIS EYES.

J.R.: "The fans here in Stockton are easily on the side of Cena but they don't seem to feel the same way about Angle King and that's gonna make things interesting"!

Lawler: "Well if Angle and Cena are to win these titles, they'll have to get on the same page somehow"!

J.R.: "This match came about because Angle and Cena were the last two combatants in a battle royale set up by Joe Corey and now they get their shot"!

Rampage Tag Team Title Match

Challengers: John Cena and Kurt Angle vs. Jamal and Rosey w/ Crystal Carmichael

After arguing who would start the match, Cena shoved Angle into the action and Rosey was all over him. Rosey shot him to the ropes and used a backbody drop before hitting the ropes and dropping a spinning legdrop on Angle. He then tagged in Jamal who whipped him to the corner and followed in with an avalanche but Angle moved and made a very aggressive tag to Cena. Cena came in, hammering away on Jamal with right hands and some forearm shots. Angle then came into the ring and combined with Cena to double suplex the 400 pound Jamal. Referee Charles Robinson jumped in though and got Angle out of the ring. In the meantime, Austin Pyromania ran to ringside and his presence distracted Cena. Rosey came into the ring and when Cena turned around, he was struck with a double superkick and Jamal fell on him as Robinson turned to pound the mat 3 times and it was a successful defense for the champs.

Match Time: 2:50

J.R.: "And just like that, this thing is over"!

Lawler: "What the heck was Pyromania doing?! He just cost them the match"!

CENA THREW UP HIS ARMS TO PYROMANIA AS IF TO SAY "WHAT ARE YOU DOING"?

J.R.: "Surely he didn't do it on purpose King, but I can't imagine what his intentions were".

Lawler: "And what do you think Angle and Cena will do if they cross pathes in the Royal Rumble"?

J.R.: "Well that's pretty simple because with the Rumble, it's no friends, only foes.

PROMO GRAPHICS CONTAINING THE ROYAL RUMBLE LOGO AND BACKGROUND ARE SHOWN. THE FIRST FEATURES THE 15 MEN WHO WILL REPRESENT RAMPAGE IN THE ROYAL RUMBLE MATCH.

Fifteen superstars from Rampage and fifteen from PrimeTime will go at it in the over the top rope classic. Every ninety seconds, another superstar will enter the fray and the last man in the ring will have a chance to main event WrestleMania six against the champion of their choice"!

Lawler: "And don't forget about this one J.R., Alexis Laree will challenge Trish Stratus for the Women's title"!

J.R.: "And after what we saw Alexis do tonight, Trish will be very eager for that match. And just signed tonight, Steven Richards says he wants to send Matt Cruz back to the amatuers, he'll get his chance at the Rumble".

Lawler: "And what about this one, for the King of Cable title. Nemesis challenging Joe Corey J.R.".

J.R.: "The history between those two men has been well documented and I expect nothing less than a war at the Royal Rumble"!

THE BELL THAT USUALLY STARTS THE TRADING ON THE STOCK MARKET IS HEARD AND LEADS INTO BRADSHAW's ENTRANCE THEME. HE COMES OUT WAVING TO THE CROWD BUT IS HEAVILY BOOED.

Lawler: "And then there's the big one, for the World heavyweight title".

J.R.: "Bradshaw won himself a World title match by surviving a gauntlet match a few weeks back in which he was one of the first participants involved"!

THE LIGHTS GO OUT AND THE IMAGE OF BLOOD CAN BE SEEN DRIPPING FROM THE TWF TRON. A FOG LIKE SUBSTANCE FILLS THE ENTRANCE RAMP AS DREW BLOOD's MUSIC HITS AND HE SLOWLY MAKES HIS WAY TO THE RING.

Lawler: "And after what we saw in the meeting of the minds last week J.R., how can these two be partners"?

J.R.: "Joe Corey asked them to put their hostilities aside to do him a favor and then at the Royal Rumble, they could destroy each other".

Lawler: "Now Bradshaw's got the microphone".

Bradshaw: "Uh, I just wanted to tell you champ that what you did last week in our meeting of the minds showed your mentality level and didn't strike any fear in me whatsoever! I'm out here to do Joe Corey a favor tonight and that's what I plan to do. But at the Rumble, I am gonna kick your gothic ass"!

BRADSHAW TOSSES THE MIC TO THE MAT.

Lawler: "Oh boy, I don't know if I would've said that"!

J.R.: "Look out, Drew Blood's got the mic"!

DREW BLOOD PICKED UP THE MIC AND SMASHED BRADSHAW WITH IT, INCITING A HUGE TRADE OF PUNCHES. WHILE THEY WERE FIGHTING, "IN MY DARKEST HOUR" BY MEGADEATH HIT AND NEMESIS WALKED TO THE RING, WATCHING HIS OPPONENTS TEAR INTO EACH OTHER. BUT FROM BEHIND CAME JOE COREY AND HE SMASHED NEMESIS.

J.R.: "Oh come on! It's already two on one"!

Joe Corey: "Hey! You two promised me! You can do this at the Rumble! Just take care of this piece of crap tonight"!

COREY TAKES NEMESIS AND ROLLS HIM INTO THE RING. BRADSHAW STEPS OUT TO THE CORNER AS DREW BLOOD GETS ON HIM.

Lawler: "There goes the bell, this thing is underway J.R."!

Handicap Match

Drew Blood and Bradshaw vs. Nemesis

Right after the bell rang, the DeadPool came out to join Corey at ringside. Upon seeing them, Bradshaw tagged out and got in both of their faces. Corey came over to stop a fight from breaking out and in the ring, Drew Blood was all over Nemesis. But after countering a suplex, Nemesis delivered one of his own and both men were down. Bradshaw then got into the ring and positioned himself, waiting for Nemesis to get up. Both men got to their feet at the same time and Bradshaw steamrolled Drew Blood with the "Clothesline from Hell"! Nemesis then fell onto the World champ and Earl Hebner made the 3 count to complete the huge upset. Bradshaw got away before the DeadPool could do anything and Corey was furious.

Match Time: 8:36

Lawler: "There's no way that just happened! What is Bradshaw thinking"?!

J.R.: "Bradshaw couldn't hold up his word on the favor and decided that getting a shot in on Drew Blood was more important"!

Lawler: "Can you believe this J.R.? I think the challenger actually has the upper hand going into the pay-per-view"!

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