Houston, Texas
Attendance: 13, 205
Rampage came into a very large venue and there were TWF fans galore. Most of them knew they were in for a huge show as one fan was quoted as saying "Glad we're getting the best Rampage of the year" as he waited in one of the concession lines. Hollywood Heat w/ Melina vs. Michael Depali and "Pitbull" Gary Wolfe (invitees) Melina got the crowd talking with her steamy entrance. Many fans knew Wolfe and Depali, a.k.a. Amish Roadkill from their days in ECW. But the new team of Mercury and Blaze took it to them and after Mercury stuck Depali into the mat with a double arm DDT, they put Wolfe down with the "Director's Cut" to win it. Sam Wilde vs. Johnny Jeter For nearly 10 minutes, these two superstars had a very athetic contest. But after countering a hip toss, Jeter showed one of the many things becoming an M'Fer has done to him, made him a cheater, as he used a backslide and put his feet on the top rope to get the pin. Marty Jannetty vs. Danny Basham w/ Doug Basham Danny was the aggressor in this match, taking it to the aging Jannetty. But Jannetty got the juices flowing and hit a big dropkick after escaping the "Brain Damage". He then caught Danny with a superkick when Doug came in and hit him in the back, getting Danny disqualified. But after reversing an irish whip, Jannetty hit a jumping Rocker Dropper on Doug and left to a big cheer from the now full crowd. RAMPAGE GOES LIVE
RIGHT AS RAMPAGE COMES ON THE AIR ON THE USA NETWORK, STEPHANIE McMAHON IS SHOWN LOOKING OVER SOME PAPERWORK AS SHE WALKS DOWN THE HALL. SHE TURNS A CORNER TO GO TO HER OFFICE BUT RUNS INTO MONEY MIKE, WHO IS BLOCKING HER DOOR. Stephanie McMahon: "Excuse me". Money Mike: "Oh... am I in the way? Listen Steph, I just wanted to come by and make sure you're ready for the big challenge tonight. I know I sure am". MIKE STARTS PLAYING WITH HER HAIR AND SHE BACKS AWAY. Stephanie: "Look, I'll give you a message you can take to Corey. Just tell him that his opponent tonight...... has beaten him before"! MIKE GETS AN UNEASY LOOK ON HIS FACE AS STEPH PUSHES HER WAY INTO HER OFFICE. THE MONTAGE TO OPEN THE BROADCAST RUNS WHILE "ACROSS THE NATION" CHIMES IN. THE TOYOTA CENTER COMES INT0 VIEW AND PYRO BLASTS OFF, ILLUMINATING THE HOUSTON ROCKETS CHAMPIONSHIP BANNERS AND RETIRED JERSEYS THAT HANG FROM ABOVE. "VIVA LA RAZA" IS HEARD AND EDDIE GUERRERO's MUSIC HITS AS A BABY BLUE CUSTOM LOWRIDER PULLS INTO THE ARENA WITH EDDIE GUERRERO AND HIS BROTHER CHAVO INSIDE. THE CROWD IS GOING WILD. J.R.: "We are live for TWF Rampage and what a way to kick off the show King"! Jerry Lawler: "And that's not George Lopez with Eddie.... that's his brother"! J.R.: "Chavo senior has dressed as a janitor on two occasions to help his younger brother with some of his problems and tonight, those problems are gonna come to a head in a tag team match"! "I SPIT IN THE FACE OF PEOPLE WHO DON'T WANT TO BE COOL" IS HEARD AND CARLITO's MUSIC PLAYS. HE STEPS OUT WITH DEREK DARKO AND BOTH ARE LOUDLY BOOED. Lawler: "You're dang right they are J.R. and I think this cheap Cheech Marin look-a-like is gonna wish he never messed with these two"! J.R.: "Would you stop with the wisecracks"? Lawler: "Take a look at Darko and Carlito, they're licking their chops to get their hands on these two"! J.R.: "I'm not sure how long it's been since Chavo Classic was in a wrestling ring but it looks like it's been awhile". Lawler: "Well it sure hasn't been long since he was in a refrigerator"! Eddie Guerrero and Chavo Classic vs. Carlito Carribean Cool and Derek Darko Eddie and his brother went over some last minute strategy and to the surprise of many, it was Chavo who started the match off with Carlito. The two locked up and Carlito quickly went into a side headlock but Chavo shot him to the ropes. Carlito exploded off with a hard shoulder tackle. But after hopping over Chavo, he ran right into a deep arm drag. Chavo then reached out and tagged in Eddie who came off with an axe handle on Carlito's arm, which was twisted and wrenched by Chavo. So far, it was the Guerrero team who was cleary in control. But after avoiding the three amigos suplexes, Carlito countered with a quick DDT and then tagged in Darko. Darko came in and stomped at Eddie before wailing away at him as he tried to get to his feet. After a gutbuster across his knee, Darko ran and knocked Chavo off the apron with a cheap shot. But a fiery Chavo got up and entered the ring, tagging Darko with jab after jab as referee Jim Korderas tried to get him out. But when he went to hit the ropes, Carlito pulled the top one down to lowbridge him and he went sprawling to the floor. In the ring, Eddie avoided a running clothesline and took Darko over with a german suplex. He went to the top rope, ready to finish it but outside the ring, Carlito had just decked Chavo Classic with a pair of brass knucks and there was blood everywhere. A confused Eddie tried to tell Korderas what happened but in the ring, Eddie was snatched off the top turnbuckle by Darko who put him down with the "Sickness", a devastating move and he hooked both of Latino Heat's legs to get the 3 count. Match Time: 6:47 Lawler: "(laughs) "I told you J.R., I told you that guy was gonna regret this"! J.R.: "Well no one expected that no good Carlito to pull out a pair of brass knucks! Chavo senior is hurt folks". AS THEY WALKED AWAY IN VICTORY, CARLITO CLEARLY TOLD DARKO "THAT.... THAT WAS COOL". Lawler: "Well I think Chavo Classic's days as a wrestler are over! I hear this arena has an opening for a janitor though! Ahahahahaha"! J.R.: "Well fans you don't want to go anywhere because still to come tonight, Joe Corey defends his King of Cable title against an opponent he doesn't even know and we've got a twenty man over the top battle royale to determine a brand new number one contender"! BACKSTAGE AREA....... MONEY MIKE IS TELLING ALEXIS LAREE WHAT STEPHANIE SAID A FEW MINUTES AGO WHEN MARTY JANNETTY COMES UP. Marty Jannetty: "Hey Mike". Money Mike: "Now what? HE TURNS TO SEE JANNETTY. Oh sorry, you're at the wrong show Marty, the minor leagues are on Fox. Ya know, PrimeTime"? Jannetty: "Ya know Mike, before you came to the TWF, all I ever heard is how big of a jerk you were and how you really weren't that talented, just talk. I gotta say that after our tag team match last week, I admit that you are very talented and, with the right attitude, you'll do well here". Money Mike: "The right attitude huh? Yeah, I appreciate the advice Marty. JUST THEN, MIKE FLOORS JANNETTY WITH A RIGHT HAND. Nothing like great advice coming from someone who has an entire career full of absolutely nothing"! MIKE WALKS OFF WITH A LAUGHING ALEXIS AS JANNETTY CHECKS HIS MOUTH AND NOSE FOR BLOOD. J.R.: "What the hell"?! COMMERCIAL BREAK...... A COMMERCIAL FOR KOOL AID IS SHOWN FOLLOWED BY ONE FOR THQ's "DESTROY ALL HUMANS". RETURN FROM BREAK..... BACKSTAGE..... AS RAMPAGE RETURNS, TODD GRISHAM HANDS STEPHANIE A FOLDED UP PIECE OF PAPER. Stephanie: "What's this"? Todd Grisham: "That's from Drew Blood's physician, it confirms the legitimacy of his injury". STEPHANIE OPENS THE NOTE AND READS IT BEFORE HANDING IT BACK TO GRISHAM AND WALKING OFF. BACK AT RINGSIDE, "3 MINUTES" BY 2 SKINNY J's IS PLAYING AND CRYSTAL CARMICHAEL IS IN THE RING WITH THE TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS JAMAL AND ROSEY. Lawler: "Well there ya have it J.R., Drew Blood hasn't been making it up"! J.R.: "It's been awhile since we've seen the former World champion but something tells me that Stephanie still ain't buyin' it"! GARRISON CADE's MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES OUT TO A DECENT RESPONSE. Lawler: "Well she's gotta honor it now, he has a doctor's note"! J.R.: "Garrison Cade is set to take on one half of the tag team champions here and I talked to Garrison earlier today and this is one upset young man King"! Lawler: "Well he's upset because his partner Mark Jindrak was desroyed by Jamal and Rosey at Evil Intentions and it kind of ended their run as a tag team before it ever started"! J.R.: "Well this is a one on one match so why are both Jamal and Crystal Carmichael being allowed to stay out here"?! Rosey w/ Crystal Carmichael and Jamal vs. Garrison Cade The bell sounded and Cade came out looking to take it to the much bigger Rosey. After ducking an overhand shot, Cade stung him with some jabs and a right hook to the body before hitting the ropes but Rosey turned a cactus clothesline into a scrapbuster slam to get a near fall. Rosey dropped a big elbow on Cade before choking him with one hand and using most of referee Chad Patton's five count before breaking it. Cade tried to battle back, but Rosey was just to big. After totally wearing Cade out, Rosey shot him to the corner and charged in with a body splash but Cade moved and hit the ropes on the far side, crashing into Rosey with a flying lariat that would make Stan Hansen proud. Cade then went to the middle turnbuckle and came off with a flying bulldog, hooking the leg for what was a 5 or 6 count but Patton was being distracted by Crystal, who was up on the apron. Jamal tried to get involved but caught a left hand from the southpaw Cade. But when he turned around, Rosey tossed him up into a Samoan drop and hooked the leg for the 1........2........3. Match Time: 9:29 J.R.: "That's exactly why I said it! I knew those two would get involved! Cade has gotten screwed here"! Lawler: "Wait a minute J.R."! JUST THEN, WITH HIS RIBS HEAVILY TAPED, MARK JINDRAK RAN OUT AND JAMAL AND ROSEY, WHO WERE LOOKING TO DO MORE TO CADE, GOT OUT OF THE RING. J.R.: "It's Jindrak! He's come to the aid of his tag team partner here and it's a good thing he did"! Lawler: "It sure is J.R., Jamal and Rosey were about to put Garrison on the shelf too"! JAMAL AND ROSEY LOOKED BACK AND WERE TRASH TALKING JINDRAK AS HE TRIED TO HELP HIS PARTNER TO HIS FEET. COMMERCIAL BREAK....... A COMMERCIAL FOR REESES BIG CUPS ARE SHOWN FOLLOWED BY A PREVIEW FOR THE MOVIE "WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY". RETURN FROM BREAK.... BACKSTAGE.... TODD GRISHAM IS WITH MATT CRUZ AND KARAM IBRAHIM AS RAMPAGE RETURNS. Todd Grisham: "With me now is the team of Karam Ibrahim and Matt Cruz. You two have been impressing people as of late, defeating Hollywood Heat last week. Do you think the issue is over between the two teams, or do you expect them and Melina to look for some retribution"?
Matt Cruz: "Hey, K.I., look, (gestures to Grisham) we got a celebrity interviewing us".
Karam Ibrahim: "Who"?
Cruz: "The star of "Queer as Folk".(both of them laugh while Grisham shakes his head) As far as your question goes, yeah, I'm expecting them to come looking for us. We ain't scared. We got one on them already. I know Melina might seem mad at us about that whole field goal comment last week. That's not it. She's just mad I won't hit the PAT with a different kind of ball".
crowd laughs and you can hear the Ohhhhs
Ibrahim: "Wait, hold on. How do you know it's not me she secretly wants"?
Cruz: "Oh please, Bra. Don't give me that whole bald is beautiful speech again. I just ate".
Ibrahim: "Oh really? Better than your whole chicks dig the 50 Cent look line".
Cruz: "Oh yeah"?
Ibrahim: "Yeah".
With that, they begin to shove Grisham between the two of them like a pinball.
Out of nowhere, Hollywood Heat ambushes Cruz and Ibrahim with chairs. They pummel the two of them with them, also ramming Cruz and Ibrahim's heads into the backstage settings. Joey Mercury takes a steel pipe and hits Ibrahim on the head, busting him open. Cruz had already been busted open by a chair shot, and was on the floor when Mercury and Blaze hold his arms and pick his head up for Melina.
Melina: "It's not so funny now is it, punk?! You wanna to hit a PAT? How's this work for you"?
She rears back and kicks Cruz in the head. The three of them walk away laughing, as agents and medical trainers rush up to attend to Cruz and Ibrahim. IN ANOTHER PART OF THE BACKSTAGE AREA, JESSICA LOPEZ IS WITH TRAVIS WAKEMAN AND WISHES HIM LUCK IN TONIGHT's BATTLE ROYALE WHEN TRISH STRATUS COMES UP. Travis Wakeman: "Uh Trish, what are you doing here"? Trish Stratus: (looking at Lopez) "Can I see you over there"? WAKEMAN AND TRISH STEP A FEW FEET AWAY. Wakeman: "What are you doing here? You're supposed to be on bed rest". Trish: "Well I'd ask you the same thing, but I think I already know the answer". Wakeman: "Oh come on.... you don't think.... Trish: "Well after she jumped on you after your match last week.... I don't know". LOPEZ COMES UP. Jessica Lopez: "Look, Trish. It's no secret that I don't really like you. But there's nothing going on between us, okay"? LOPEZ WALKS AWAY AND TRISH LOOKS AT WAKEMAN, JUST SHAKING HER HEAD BEFORE WALKING OFF IN THE OTHER DIRECTION AS WAKEMAN LET OUT A BIG SIGH. BACK INSIDE, MORDECAI's MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES OUT IN HIS WHITE ROBE, HOLDING HIS STAFF. AFTER SLAMMING THE BASE OF THE STAFF ON THE SET, FLAMES RISE BEHIND HIM. J.R.: "Welcome back to TWF Rampage here on USA and here comes the Pale Rider". Lawler: "What do you make of that situation between Trish and Wakeman? Is Trish actually jealous"? J.R.: "It sure seems that way King and although I hate to say it, past history says Wakeman has given her reason to be". MORDECAI ENTERS THE RING AND GETS A MICROPHONE. Mordecai: "Viscera! You have yet to pay for your sins.... and your attempted suffocation of me at Evil Intentions will not go unnoticed! Tonight, you will hear what I say, and fear what I do. So why don't you come down to this ring..... right now"! Lawler: "He's calling out Big Vis J.R.". J.R.: "This explosion of the DeadPool looks like it is going to continue". JUST THEN, MORDECAI HEARS THE VOICE OF DREW BLOOD AND THE ARENA SPOTLIGHT FINDS HIM IN THE CROWD, STANDING WITH A MAN DRESSED AS A DOCTOR. Drew Blood: "That'll be enough! Do you realize what you are doing you fool?! Since I've been gone, you and Viscera have managed to rip apart the DeadPool.... something I must remind you that you can not get away from! So I suggest you and him fix this little problem, or when I return, I will make sure both of your careers come to an abrupt end"! DREW BLOOD STARES DOWN AT MORDECAI, WHO IS LOOKING BACK FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF HIS ROBE. Lawler: "That's a message loud and clear"! J.R.: "Drew Blood has returned to the TWF and issued an ultimatum to his DeadPool! Aren't they the same ones he's always claimed he didn't need"?! Lawler: "Watch it J.R., he's not that far away"! BACKSTAGE...... TRAVIS WAKEMAN's DRESSING ROOM...... WAKEMAN IS IN HIS DRESSING ROOM TAPING HIS FISTS WITH BLACK TAPE WHEN TRISH WALKS IN AND SITS DOWN NEXT TO HIM. Trish: "Listen, I'm...... I'm sorry. I didn't mean to jump on you like that back there". Wakeman: "I know, it's no big deal". Trish: "I don't mean to be a girl like that, I just really want you to give me what I want. WAKEMAN's EYES ENLARGE AT THE SOUND OF THAT AS SHE PATS HIM ON THE KNEE. But good luck tonight, you know I'll be watching". TRISH GIVES HIM A LITTLE PECK AS THE SHOT GOES BACK TO THE RING WHICH IS FILLING UP WITH THE BATTLE ROYALE PARTICIPANTS. REY MYSTERIO IS ON HIS WAY TO THE RING WHILE "619" PLAYS AND THE CROWD IS LOUDLY CHEERING. J.R.: "See there King, it looks like they've patched that up". Lawler: "Yeah, but what does Trish want"?! "MAKE WAY" BY METHOD MAN HITS AND TRAVIS WAKEMAN COMES OUT TO A HUGE POP. J.R.: "Well I'm sure she'd be pretty content with Travis Wakeman winning this battle royale and becoming the new number one contender"! Lawler: "Well you can bet that wherever John Cena is, he's got a close eye on this! There's a number of guys who could win this thing"! #1 Contender/20 Man over the top Battle Royale The bell sounded and the fight was underway with action all over the place. Every Rampage ring was assigned the match to watch for eliminations and about 30 seconds in, they saw one when Charlie Haas was sent sailing over the top rope by Austin Pyromania. Mr. Mature and Steven Richards then began teaming together as did Chris Masters and Max Ogden. After a "Steven Kick" dropped Carney, Mr. Mature threw him over the top rope. Pyromania tried to toss Mature out but he held onto the bottom rope and, using his feet, was able to throw Pyro over the top rope. Viscera lifted Max Ogden up and put him down with his sitout chokebomb. But Money Mike jumped on his back with a sleeper hold. Vis was fading away until he fell backwards, squashing Money Mike. Finally, the remaining superstars realized they needed to band together to eliminate the monstrous Viscera. So they jumped on him as a group and backed him to the ropes. Then, in an unbelievable display of power, Masters muscled him over the top rope! Masters was so pumped up that he grabbed Ogden and hoisted him over the top rope! Realizing what he just did, Masters put both hands on his head in disgust and then was dropkicked in the back by Mr. Mature which knocked him out, giving him what he thought was his third elimination. But Masters landed on the apron and rolled back into the ring. He then slapped the "Masterlock" on an unsuspecting Mr. Mature and from that position, threw him out of the ring. Meanwhile, Matt Cruz and Karam Ibrahim had shown they had recovered from the earlier attack by Hollywood Heat, controlling one half of the ring. Cruz put Justin Sane down with a spinning belly to belly suplex. But when he turned around, Money Mike dropped him with a right hand. Mike had Cruz ready to go over the top rope when of all people, Shawn Michaels came through the crowd and into the ring, smoking Money Mike with the "Sweet Chin Music"! As HBK left, Justin Sane picked up the pieces and tossed Mike over the top rope. Cruz was then tangled up with Masters and both men were trying to position each other for the elimination when Justin Sane ran over and using his momentum, dumped them both out. Sane then found himself in a trade off of punches with Bradshaw. Travis Wakeman had been beaten down by the combination of Matt Morgan and Bradshaw but when Morgan went for the "Avalanche", Wakeman countered with a backdrop that took him out of the ring. High Octane was tossed over the top rope by Rob Storm who then caught a charging Rey Mysterio with a hip toss that eliminated him as well. Bradshaw and Wakeman went at it, trying to get each other out as Kurt Angle tangled with his former protege Karam Ibrahim. Storm went and spun Bradshaw around, but when he threw a superkick, Bradshaw moved and it struck Wakeman. Bradshaw then clubbed Storm across the back while on the other side of the ring, Eddie Guerrero brought Justin Sane's run to an end. Storm was the next elimination by Ibrahim and when Wakeman got up after the superkick, Bradshaw smashed him with the "Clothesline from Hell" to put him out. Bradshaw was elated by this and turned around to see himself as part of the final four with Angle, Guerrero and Ibrahim. Guerrero looked over at Ibrahim and they went at Angle and Bradshaw. But Angle was ready and caught Guerrero with a hard clothesline. He then went for a german suplex on Ibrahim but Ibrahim came up with a standing switch and pushed Angle into Bradshaw. Bradshaw was then eliminated by an Ibrahim clothesline. Ibrahim then pulled Angle up but Angle swung his arms out and popped Karam with a barrage of right hands. Finally, Ibrahim blocked one and knocked Angle to the mat with one of his own. But as he ran to hit the ropes, a possom playing Latino Heat got up and launched Ibrahim over the top rope. Not wanting to waste any time with Angle, Guerrero delivered the 3 amigos suplexes before going to the top rope. But out came Carlito and Derek Darko. Eddie got off and knocked Carlito off the apron with a right hand before going for a baseball slide on Darko. But Darko sidestepped it and Guerrero got up and was clotheslined by Angle who took him over the top rope with it. Angle then fell to his knees, realizing he'd won it. Lawler: "It's the Olympic hero J.R.! Angle is gonna get his rematch"! J.R.: "After beating himself up for weeks after losing to John Cena at Evil Intentions, Kurt Angle is gonna get another crack at him! But he owes the assist to Carlito and Derek Darko who gave him the win on a silver platter"! Lawler: "Twice in one night Latino Heat has felt the effects of Team Cool"! BACKSTAGE...... IN THE BACKSTAGE AREA, MYSTICAL COMES UP ON JESSICA LOPEZ. Jessica Lopez: "Uh, where's your Women's title"? Mystical: "I decided not to bring it around you, because I don't want you any closer to it than you already have been. But next week, I want you and your man stealing ass in the ring". Lopez: "Man stealer huh? Just remember who pinned you last week, because if you want to put your title on the line, I'll pin you again". LOPEZ WALKS AWAY, LEAVING MYSTICAL VISIBLY ANGERED. COMMERCIAL BREAK...... A COMMERCIAL FOR PEPSI WITH LIME IS SHOWN FOLLOWED BY ONE FOR SKITTLES. A SHOT OPENS INSIDE A CASINO WHERE SEVERAL UPSCALE GAMBLERS ARE SHOWN. LOOKING FROM THE VIEW OF A SECURITY CAMERA, A YOUNG, BLONDE HAIRED WOMAN WEARING A LONG BLACK JACKET AND DARK GLASSES IS SHOWN MOVING FROM THE CRAPS TABLE TO THE BLACKJACK TABLE, OBSERVING THE GAMES AND THE PEOPLE PLAYING THEM. FINALLY, SHE GRABS A SEAT AT A SLOT MACHINE AND AFTER ENTERING A FEW COINS, SHE PULLS THE LEVER. THE SHOT MOVES OVER HER SHOULDER AND WATCHES A UNIQUE DOUBLE "S" LOGO COME UP, FOLLOWED BY 2 MORE. STACY SNOW COMING SOON........ RETURN FROM BREAK.... RINGSIDE..... IMMEDIATELY WHEN RAMPAGE TURNS, "LYING FROM YOU" BY LINKIN PARK PLAYS AND OUT COMES ALEXIS LAREE, FOLLOWED BY JOE COREY, WHO HAS THE KING OF CABLE TITLE AROUND HIS WAIST. J.R.: "We welcome you back live to TWF Rampage and we are ready for one of the biggest main events I can remember King"! Lawler: "Well I'm not even gonna get into the part about this not being fair, I just hope this comes back to bite Stephanie"! J.R.: "Careful, she signs your paychecks". COREY GETS INTO THE RING AND DEMANDS A MICROPHONE. Joe Corey: "Okay Stephanie, here I am! After I win this match and retain my King of Cable title, I am going to take great pleasure if watching you have to take my personal challenge! So send out the chump you've found to face me. I don't care if he's from PrimeTime, I don't care if you signed some past great like that son of a bitch Hulk Hogan, it really doesn't matter to me, cause this title ain't going anywhere"! COREY TOSSES THE MIC OUT OF THE RING. Lawler: "Who is it gonna be"? SECONDS LATER, "AIN'T NO STOPPIN' ME" HITS AND SHELTON BENJAMIN COMES OUT TO A WILD REACTION. J.R.: "It's Shelton Benjamin! It is someone who has beaten Corey before"! Lawler: "It is"? J.R.: "Damn right, last year at Anarchy Rulz"! Lawler: "Oh come on J.R., that's ancient history! Besides, Corey won the belt back from him anyway"! J.R.: "Stephanie has put all her trust in the former all-American from Minnesota and he looks ready folks"! TWF King of Cable Title Match Challenger: Shelton Benjamin vs. "The Show" Joe Corey w/ Alexis Laree The bell sounded and a very confident Joe Corey made his way to the center of the mat, offering a handshake. Benjamin went for it but Corey slapped him across the face. Instead of retaliating right away, a calm and collected Benjamin looked for a way to start the match. What proceeded was one of the best tv matches in some time. Benjamin went for a waist lock but Corey fought him off and caught him with an outside hook kick, showing his diverse skills. From there, he knotted up Shelton's head with some stiff right hands. Referee Earl Hebner had to check if it was a closed fist, but Corey asked if he was gonna hit him. Corey then pulled Benjamin up and shot him to the ropes but Shelton ducked a clothesline and came off the other side with a flying clothesline tackedown. Shelton then tried to outwork Corey on the mat with his amatuer skills but Corey was up to the challenge, catching Benjamin with a fireman's carry. After a reverse neckbreaker drop, Corey shot him to the corner and followed in but Benjamin slung over him and then delivered the t-bone suplex out of nowhere to get the 1...........2.........., but Corey kicked out! Benjamin was in shock but tried to remain focused. He pulled Corey up but caught a quick punch to the midsection. Corey then whipped him to the ropes and hit a high flying knee to the face. He made the cover but Benjamin was up at 2. Corey lifted him up to the top rope and after 2 more right hands, climbed up with him and hit a huge superplex. Benjamin slammed onto the mat and Corey rolled into a lateral press but again, Hebner only got a 2 count. Corey then tried to get innovative and after wrenching Shelton's arm back, he went into a bridged northern lights suplex to get 1.......2........, but Benjamin was up. Chants of "Shelton" began to come from the crowd and Benjamin was able to connect with the Dragon Whip kick after Coret grabbed his other foot. He went into a cover but Corey was up at 2. Benjamin could sense it though and he hooked him in for a second t-bone. The crowd was counting and they got to a 7 count before Benjamin broke the cover to see Hebner struggling with Alexis on the apron. Hebner broke free of her and demanded she go to the back. This drew a huge reaction from the crowd but behind Hebner's back, Corey delivered a low blow followed by a swinging reverse DDT drop. It looked like it was all over as he hooked the leg but Benjamin shot his right shoulder off the mat at the last possible second. Benjamin was then able to reverse an irish whip and slam into the champion with the Stinger Splash before going to the top rope. He flew off but Corey showed some resolve, kicking him in the gut and setting up the "Showstopper". But he couldn't get the second arm hooked behind Shelton's back and he dropped to one knee, and with his free arm, grabbed Corey under the right shoulder. He then used a kneelift before bringing Corey over with a third t-bone suplex, landing right in the cover and hooking both legs deep to get the 1............2.........3. Match Time: 9:15 J.R.: "Yes! Yes! Finally it has happened! Shelton Benjamin has brought the reign of Joe Corey to an end, right here in Houston"! Lawler: "These fans are going crazy J.R., this isn't right"! "AIN'T NO STOPPIN' ME" BLARED OVER THE LOUDSPEAKERS AS BENJAMIN CLIMBED ONTO ONE OF THE TURNBUCKLES, HOLDING THE TITLE UP FOR THE CROWD. IN THE AISLE, ALEXIS TRIED TO HELP COREY COLLECT HIMSELF AS HE LOOKED ON IN SHEER ANGER AT BENJAMIN. J.R.: "This will be a Rampage no one will ever forget! Shelton Benjamin has done it"! OFF AIR..........
