Topeka, Kansas
Attendance: 6,798
June 25, 2005
Rampage ventured into Topeka for the first time since August 2002 and on that night, Hulk Hogan was in the main event. Fans would be treated to a show that from top to bottom was very good and they let their voices be heard from bell to bell. Rick Clark vs. Justin Sane Two guys trying to make a name for themselves and get a little bit more recognition on Rampage went at it here and it was Clark who used his amatuer background to slow down the unbalanced Sane. But after dropping his head too soon off an irish whip, Sane made Clark pay with a facebuster on his knee followed by a reverse suplex into a Stunner-like manuever and that was it. Carney and Marty Jannetty vs. The Bashams Carney and Jannetty were still trying to get a feel for each other as partners but the Bashams are very used to each other. Jannetty and Carney however hit double dropkicks on both men but made the mistake of playing to the fans. Doug and Danny then took advantage of an inexperienced referee and when Danny came in and locked up with Jannetty, Doug, the illegal man in the match, snuck in a loqblow from behind and stacked Jannetty up for the 3 count. Matt Morgan w/ Teddy Long vs. Charlie Haas The main event of Uprising saw a highly contested battle between Haas and the Mountain, better known as Matt Morgan. Haas was able to counter the "Avalanche" and deliver back to back german suplexes. But when he couldn't get the 3 count, he went to the top rope and jumped off, only to be caught by the throat. Morgan then lifted Haas up with one hand over his head and turned it into a wicked sit down chokebomb to get the 1......2......3. FANS WERE IN AMAZEMENT OF THE MOVE AS LONG LEFT WITH A RATTLED MATT MORGAN TO THEIR MUSIC. THE STAGE CREW THEN GOT THINGS SET UP FOR RAMPAGE AS LILIAN GARCIA ENTERED THE RING AND TOLD THE CROWD THAT THEY WOULD BE GOING LIVE ON USA IN 60 SECONDS. RAMPAGE GOES LIVE
AS RAMPAGE COMES ON THE AIR, A REPLAY IS SHOWN OF THE FINAL MOMENTS OF LAST WEEK's MAIN EVENT IN WHICH SHELTON BENJAMIN ENDED JOE COREY's NEARLY 10 MONTH REIGN AS KING OF CABLE. "ACROSS THE NATION" HITS WHEN THE MONTAGE VIDEO STARTS UP. THE ARENA COMES INTO THE SHOT AND THE CAMERA IS SWIRLING AROUND, SHOWING OFF THE NEARLY 7,000 SCREAMING FANS INSIDE. INSIDE THE RING IS MATT HARDY AND JOHNNY JETER AND "LIVE FOR THE MOMENT" IS PLAYING. Matt Hardy: "Cut the music"! Jim Ross: "It is a warm Saturday night in June and King, we are live for Rampage"! Jerry Lawler: "We sure are J.R. and the action is starting already! Matt Hardy is ready to continue the M'fer search"! J.R.: (sarcastically) "Oh joy". Matt Hardy: "Johnny, judging by the class of people I've seen in this dump tonight, I can't believe we're gonna even waste our time tonight! But who knows, maybe we'll find a diamond in the rough"! THE CROWD IS LOUDLY BOOING. J.R.: "These two pompus jackasses are really starting to ask for it"! Hardy: "So, is there anyone in the arena tonight who is a Mattitude follower and is not a hillbilly"?! Lawler: "I doubt it"! JOHNNY JETER IS POINTING AT THE TIMEKEEPER, MARK EATON, WHO IS JUST SHAKING HIS HEAD NO. Hardy: "Oh.... I see where you're going with this Johnny. Timekeeper, you're a Mattitude follower aren't you? EATON DOESN'T SEEM TO KNOW WHAT TO SAY. Get him in here"! JETER GOES OUTSIDE THE RING AND GRABS A RELUCTANT EATON, ROLLING HIM INTO THE RING. J.R.: "Come on! He hates Mattitude probably as much as this crowd does"! Hardy: "Get his ass up! Okay, what I need you to do, is take off that TWF shirt on put on this shirt. JETER THROWS MATT A BLACK T-SHIRT WHICH HAS THE MATTITUDE LOGO ON IT. Take it off"! A VERY INTIMIDATED EATON BEGINS TO REMOVE HIS TWF SHIRT WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE MUSIC OF MARK JINDRAK AND GARRISON CADE HITS AND THEY COME OUT TO A GOOD CHEER. Lawler: "What the heck do these jerks want"?! Garrison Cade: "Hey Matt! Ya know, Mark and I are both sick of this crap! He has been battling to come back from cracked ribs and now that he's ready to get back, you guys are out here with this M'fer search crap! Rampage is about wrestling, and that is what Mark and I do best. So why don't you two pick on someone who fights back and face us... right now in Topeka"! THE CROWD LOUDLY CHEERS. J.R.: "The fans like that idea"! Mark Jindrak: "Matt, Johnny, I hate to break this to you, but the only M'fers I see tonight...... are you two"! Lawler: "Oh my gosh J.R., something tells me he didn't mean Mattitude followers by that comment"! Hardy: "Do you know these guys Johnny? Are they knew or something? You two want a match against us? Let's do it"! MATT THROWS HIS MICROPHONE DOWN AS JINDRAK AND CADE HEAD TO THE RING. J.R.: "It looks like we're gonna have a tag team match here King"! Lawler: "No, we've got one, it's broken down already J.R."! Mattitude vs. Garrison Cade and Johnny Jeter Cade and Jindrak quickly cleared the ring, both using heavy right hands to pound on Jeter and Hardy. But Hardy sent Jeter around to distract Cade and he came in from the other side with a shot to the still sore ribs of Jindrak. Matt then hit a vertical suplex on Jindrak before tagging in Jeter who came off the middle turnbuckle with a flying legdrop. He could only get a 2 count though and tagged Hardy back into the match. Matt shot Jindrak to the corner and followed in with a clothesline. But Jindrak countered the "Twist of Fate" with a northern lights suplex before making the tag to Cade. Cade hit back to back clotheslines before knocking Jeter off the apron with a left hook. He pulled Matt up for a suplex but he countered into a small package and nearly got the pin. Cade got up and charged Matt but ran right into the Richochet. Matt turned around to see a fired up Jeter demanding the tag. Matt hesitantly brought him into the match and Jeter ran into trouble right away. After reversing an irish whip, Cade caught Jeter with a powerslam and made the tag to Jindrak. Cade then lifted Jeter up onto his shoulders as Jindrak went to the top rope, taking Jeter off with a missile dropkick, a move the fans absolutely loved. Cade then held off Matt as Jindrak hooked the leg of Jeter and got the 3 count. Match Time: 8:04 J.R.: "Oh my gosh what a move! That was tag team wrestling at it's best on the part of Cade and Jindrak King and one has to wonder, how's that search going for Mattitude now"?! AS CADE AND JINDRAK LEFT TO A GOOD CHEER, MATT HARDY WAS VISIBLY UPSET WITH JETER IN THE RING. Lawler: "Well if you ask me, Johnny Jeter still has some learning to do, they had them match"! J.R.: "Well still to come tonight folks, Money Mike will conduct the Money Pit and his special guest is the former King of Cable Joe Corey"! Lawler: "Oh you don't wanna miss that, I can't wait"! BACKSTAGE AREA..... Todd Grisham is standing outside the trainers room, mic in hand.
Todd Grisham: "I'm outside of the trainers room where Matt Cruz and Karam Ibrahim are having their bandages checked from last weeks assault by Hollywood Heat and Melina. I'm hoping to get a word with either one of them before their Texas Tornado match later on tonight".
The door opens and Cruz walks out wearing a burnt orange Texas Longhorns shirt, a bandage over his forehead and his fists taped.
Matt Cruz: "Hey Todd, you in the wrong place homie. The trainer doesn't do sex change operations".
The crowd laughs while Grisham just rolls his eyes.
Grisham: "I was wondering if I could get a word with you and Karam Ibrahim about the Texas Tornado match you two have against Hollywood Heat".
Cruz: "Well you'll just have to settle for me, because Egypt is getting the dome checked out right now".
Grisham: "This is the first time either of you have competed in this type of match before, do you have any reservations going in"?
Cruz: "Truth be told, I'm scared. (Grisham's eyes widen) I'm scared of what me and Egypt are going to do to those two Motely Crue looking rejects! They jump us from behind and run off like a couple of punk asses! They must not like staying healthy, cause the Egyptian-Mexican Connection are going to beat them like they owe us money! Just like what my alma mater Texas did to Florida in the College World Series, they are going to get swept. (Cruz throws up the "Hook 'Em Horns" hand signal) The fact that it's a Texas Tornado match suits us just fine, means we can get buck wild in there. And if Melina wants to throw herself into the mix, fair warning, I won't hit a woman, but I will slap a ho! If she knows what's good for her, she'll stay in the back. Any other questions"?
Grisham: "Not at this time Matt".
Cruz: "That's Mr. Cruz to you, now get to steppin'".
"ACROSS THE NATION" KICKS UP AS HOLLYWOOD HEAT AND MELINA ARE SHOWN COMING OUT OF THEIR DRESSING ROOM. J.R.: "That match is next folks so don't go away"! COMMERCIAL BREAK........ A COMMERCIAL FOR ROUNDUP IS SHOWN FOLLOWED BY AN AD FOR THE TWF MALL.
RETURN FROM BREAK.... WOMEN's DRESSING ROOM.... AS RAMPAGE RETURNS, JACKIE GAYDA, VICTORIA AND TRISH STRATUS ARE SHOWN IN THE WOMEN's DRESSING ROOM. Victoria: "Yeah Trish, you should just do it". Jackie Gayda: "Victoria's right, don't wait anymore, go for it". Trish Stratus: "Thanks for the advice guys, I'll see ya later". THE SHOT GOES BACK TO RINGSIDE WHERE A RED CARPET IS ROLLED OUT AND THE MUSIC OF HOLLYWOOD HEAT HITS AS MELINA LEADS OUT BLAZE AND MERCURY, WEARING A NATIVE AMERICAN OUTFIT. J.R.: "We're back live and we are ready for a Texas Tornado match! King it was just last week that Melina's two hot shots here attacked Matt Cruz and Karam Ibrahim before that big battle royale, a battle royale which Ibrahim had a legitimate shot to win". Lawler: "I'm sorry J.R., I can't concentrate on anything but Melina! MELINA DOES HER INCREASINGLY POPULAR ENTRY INTO THE RING. Oh my gosh, be still my beating heart"! J.R.: "Nothing like a one tracked mind broadcast partner". "THE NEXT EPISODE" BY DR. DRE COMES ON AND THE CROWD COMES TO THEIR FEET TO CHEER THE ENTRANCE OF MATT CRUZ AND KARAM IBRAHIM. Lawler: "Oh come on J.R. admit it, Melina is hot"! J.R.: "Well what I will admit is that I didn't think these two would ever mesh that well together but they have become one heck of a team in the last several weeks and they seem to have developed a lot of respect for one another". Lawler: "Cruz referred to the team as the Egyptian-Mexican connection earlier but I think they're just gonna get burned by Hollywood Heat"! J.R.: "This will be a Texas Tornado match which basically means that all four men will be in the ring at one, let's just hope referee Jack Doan keeps a close eye on that vixen outside the ring". THE CAMERA GETS A SHOT OF MELINA BEFORE THE BELL RINGS TO START THE MATCH. Texas Tornado Match Hollywood Heat w/ Melina vs. Matt Cruz and Karam Ibrahim Blaze and Mercury came up to Cruz and Ibrahim, talking some trash. But Cruz and Ibrahim wasted no time in knocking them both to the mat with right hands. The match featured several near falls on both sides, so much so that Doan almost couldn't keep up. In fact, Cruz had a pinfall on Blaze after a superplex but Doan counted the shoulders of Ibrahim down for a two count after a swinging neckbreaker by Mercury. When he went to make the count on the other side, Blaze kicked out. Mercury came over and kicked Cruz in the upper body and then shot him to the corner. But as he followed him in, Ibrahim slammed into him with a somewhat of a football tackle. Blaze was up and he nailed Ibrahim with a superkick and covered him but Cruz broke the count at 2. Mercury got up and hit a reverse ddt on Ibrahim before going to the middle turnbuckle. As Blaze held Ibrahim down by the arms, Mercury hit a flying splash to get the 1........2......, but that was it. Cruz then got up and could feel the adrenaline pumping, hitting both men with clotheslines. He then put Mercury down with a belly to belly suplex before pulling Blaze to his feet. But Blaze reversed an irish whip and went for the superkick again. But Cruz put the brakes on and clotheslined him out of the ring. Seeing her team in trouble, Melina got on the apron and climbed to the top rope, jumping at Ibrahim with a cross body block. But he caught her and tossed her out of the ring onto Blaze who made the catch. Cruz then whipped Mercury into Ibrahim who gave him a kick to the gut and then delivered the "Egyptian Gold" to get the win. Match Time: 7:02 J.R.: "Chalk another one up for the team of Cruz and Ibrahim! These guys are really coming together King"! Lawler: "Did you see that idiot throw Melina over the top rope! What would've happened if she wasn't caught! He should be suspended for that"! "THE NEXT EPISODE" PLAYED AND CRUZ AND IBRAHIM CELEBRATED WITH THE CROWD AS MELINA WAS HELPED OFF BY HER TEAM. J.R.: "Hey, she put herself in harms way and now she knows the consequences. I can't feel sorry for the young woman". BACKSTAGE...... STEPHANIE McMAHON APPROACHES TODD GRISHAM. Stephanie McMahon: "Hey Todd". Grisham: "Yeah Steph". Stephanie: "Look, I need a favor. I need you to go and find Drew Blood and tell him that I will soon be ordering him back to the ring. The doctors note he provided is worth about as much as the GSE is these days". Grisham: "I've gotta say all that"? Steph: "Look, you can put it to him however you like, just make sure you do it". STEPHANIE WALKS AWAY AS GRISHAM JUST LETS OUT A SIGH. "PUKE" BY EMINEM COMES ON AND DEREK DARKO COMES DOWN THE AISLE TO MOSTLY ALL BOOS. J.R.: "I don't envy that job". Lawler: "I just can't believe Stephanie. Do you honestly think that someone of Drew Blood's skill level would fake an injury"? J.R.: "I'm not gonna speculate on that right now. AN ENGINE REVS UP AND DISTRUBED's "DOWN WITH THE SICKNESS" PLAYS, BRINGING HIGH OCTANE OUT TO A VERY BIG CHEER. Derek Darko and High Octane about to go one on one here King in what I view as a momentum building match for both men". Lawler: "We saw Darko pin Latino Heat last week and if he can make it back to back wins here by beating High Octane, he'll be well on his way to stardom here on Rampage"! J.R.: "Well given all of High Octane's success over the years, that's a big if". Derek Darko vs. "High Octane" Damion West The match started with High Octane showing he wasn't intimidated by Darko, coming up into his face. But Darko put him on the mat with a two handed shove to the chest followed by a hard clothesline. Darko pulled him up and shot him to the ropes but Octane flew off with a dropkick that was right on the mark. Octane then mounted Darko and began rifling right hands into his face. He then yelled for him to get up and continued punching and kicking him as he did. After a spinning kick to the midsection, Octane delivered a jumping leg-o-matic and rolled Darko into a cover to get the 1.........2......, but Darko got a shoulder up. Octane stayed on the offensive but he went to the well one to many times and as he flew off the top rope, Darko caught him and dropped him throat first over the top rope with a stun gun. A furious Darko then went to work on Octane, putting the boots to him before shooting him to the corner. But Octane got in a back elbow and ran at him only to be lifted onto his shoulders and Darko turned it into a torcher rack drop. He had Octane on the verge of defeat but began yelling the crowd as he stood on the ring ropes. The crowd gave it right back to him and when Darko tried to pick him up, West flung his arms out and scored with the "Head on Collision" out of nowhere. Darko fell back like a ton of bricks, out on his feet as West topped him and got the 3 count. Match Time: 9:06 J.R.: "Oh wow! You talk about hitting a home run! That was a Babe Ruth shot from High Octane"! Lawler: "Darko lost his focus because of these people J.R."! "DOWN WITH THE SICKNESS" HIT AND HIGH OCTANE LEFT TO A BIG CHEER, RAISING HIS ARM UP AS HE GOT TO THE TOP OF THE RAMP. J.R.: "He lost his focus King, you can relate to that I'm sure"! BACKSTAGE..... CAMERAS IN THE BACK SHOW TODD GRISHAM SLOWLY WALKING DOWN A STAIRWAY. Grisham: "Hello.... hello. Drew Blood, are you down here? I heard that..... ONCE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE STAIRS, GRISHAM SETS HIS EYES ON DREW BLOOD, HIS ARM IN A SLING. HE IS WITH HIS DOCTOR, A WELL BUILT MAN HIMSELF. uh, I had to come and give you a message from Stephanie McMahon. DREW BLOOD GETS IN HIS FACE. Basically she says that she will soon be ordering you back into the ring due to the fact that she thinks the doctors note you provided was a fake". Drew Blood: "Aren't you the guy that my DeadPool beat the hell out of one night"? Grisham: "Uh.......... Drew Blood: "If that's what those weaklings can do, imagine what will happen if you mess with me. You tell Stephanie I will get back into the ring when I'm ready to.... on my terms, not hers. Now, do you want to question the doctor here"? THE DOCTOR STEPS UP AND STARES AT GRISHAM. HE IS WEARING A SURGICAL MASK OVER HIS MOUTH. Grisham: "Uh.... I'll be going now". GRISHAM TURNS AND LITERALLY RUNS UP THE STAIRS AS THE SHOT FADES OUT. COMMERCIAL BREAK...... A COMMERCIAL FOR FRONTIER AIRLINES IS SHOWN FOLLOWED BY ONE STARBURST. RETURN FROM BREAK.... BACKSTAGE...... AS RAMPAGE RETURNS, GRISHAM IS TRYING TO TELL STEPHANIE WHAT JUST HAPPENED WHEN AN ELATED BRADSHAW COMES UP. Bradshaw: "Stephanie... Stephanie... we need to talk"! Stephanie: "How about Ms. McMahon"? Bradshaw: "Sorry, Ms. McMahon, because I am the man who threw Travis Wakeman out of the battle royale last week, all by myself might I add, I feel it is only right that I get a shot at the World title, before Kurt Angle". Stephanie: "Really? Ya know Bradshaw, I'd love to know where you get your logic from. But I'll tell you what, if you can prove that you can beat Wakeman one on one, which you haven't yet, I will think about your proposal. So next week, it's gonna be you and Wakeman... one on one". Bradshaw: "Alright, alright, I can live with that"! Stephanie: "The only catch is that it will be inside a steel cage"! BRADSHAW's SMILE TURNS TO A SERIOUS LOOK QUICKLY. "VIVA LA RAZA" IS HEARD AND EDDIE GUERRERO's MUSIC HITS, BRINGING HIM TO THE RING. J.R.: "Oh my gosh, that's a blockbuster for next week King"! Lawler: "And now we've got Latino Heat coming out and he doesn't look to be his usual self". J.R.: "Eddie's asking for a microphone". Eddie Guerrero: "I'm not gonna spend a lot of time out here talking. So Carlito... I know you're back there essa! Now I don't think there's a damn thing that's cool about you! All I want is a fight homes, so come out here like a....... JUST THEN, KURT ANGLE's MUSIC HITS AND ANGLE COMES OUT IN A DRESS SHIRT AND SLACKS WITH A MICROPHONE. J.R.: "What the hell is this?! Eddie asked for Carlito.... not Angle"! Lawler: "It's the number one contender J.R."! Kurt Angle: "Look Eddie, I don't know if you realize this or not, but you were runner up in the battle royale last week..... to me! So if anyone is gonna be out here calling people out, it's gonna be me"! Guerrero: "Look homes, I'm gonna be nice about this okay. Please leave the ring because I've got a problem to solve with someone who hit my brother with brass knuckles lasy week". Angle: "Okay "homes", me winning that battle royale last week is much more important than your immigrant brother". J.R.: "Now that was uncalled for"! GUERRERO DROPS HIS MIC. Lawler: "Oh boy.... here we go"! THE TWO MEN ARE ABOUT TO COME TO BLOWS WHEN CARLITO RUNS OUT AND ATTACKS GUERRERO FROM BEHIND. HE AND ANGLE BEAT HIM DOWN TOGETHER UNTIL THE FANS GO WILD WHEN JOHN CENA COMES OUT, CLEARING BOTH ANGLE AND CARLITO OUT OF THE RING. J.R.: "Carlito wouldn't come out until he knew he'd have someone helping him! Who knows what would've happened if Cena didn't come out here"! "MY TIME IS NOW" HITS AND CENA AND GUERRERO DARE THE TWO TO GET BACK INTO THE RING BUT THEY RETREAT TO THE HECKLING OF THE FANS. Lawler: "Well I can assure you J.R., this one is not over between the four of these men"! BACKSTAGE..... CAMERAS IN THE BACKSTAGE AREA PICK UP STEPHANIE HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH SOMEONE WHOSE FACE IS NOT BEING SHOWN. Voice: "So you're saying this will make me a big star"? Stephanie: "I've seen a lot of potential in you, I just think we need to do this so that you can get that potential out. How 'bout we go back to my office and talk it over in further detail". THE CAMERA PANS UP TO SHOW SHE IS TALKING TO CHRIS MASTERS. Chris Masters: "Okay, we can do that". STEPHANIE LEADS THE WAY AS A SMILING MASTERS FOLLOWS. THE SHOT RETURNS TO THE RING WHERE JESSICA LOPEZ IS SHOWN COMING OUT TO HER MUSIC. J.R.: "What's Stephanie got planned now"? Lawler: "I've always known Chris Masters was gonna be a star J.R! It looks like Stephanie has agreed to give him that chance"! LILIAN GARCIA INTRODUCES MYSTICAL AS HER OWN SONG "YOU DON'T KNOW ME". MYSTICAL HAS THE WOMEN's TITLE BELT AROUND HIS WAIST. J.R.: "Well we've got a match here for the Women's title and it was the champion who actually issued this challenge King". Lawler: "Well Jessica Lopez got a lucky pin on Mystical in that mixed tag team match a few weeks ago and Mystical is out to avenge it". J.R.: "Lopez is a two time Women's champ and she'd love to make it three here in Topeka"! TWF Women's Title Match Challenger: Jessica Lopez vs. Mystical For just over 7 minutes, Mystical and Lopez at each other, desperately wanting the victory. For Mystical, it was about avenging her only pinfall defeat in the TWF. For Lopez, it was about proving she was still champion material and she did prove that. After taking some stiff kicks and forearms from Mystical, she ducked a clothesline after being whipped into the ropes and came back with hurracanrana which also brought the crowd back into the match. Lopez then yanked Mystical up and pummeled her with some whip kicks to the midsection. Lopez then shot her to the corner but Mystical slung over her and caught her with a punch to the back of the head. She then set her up and put her down with a reverse DDT drop to get a long 2 count. Seeing Lopez holding the back of her head, Mystical locked in a dragon sleeper, trying to earn the submission. But Lopez somehow kicked her way free and bounced off the ropes, only to run into the awaiting knee of Mystical. Mystical then delivered a Rude Awakening neckbreaker and topped the challenger for the 1........2........, but Lopez got her left shoulder off the canvas. By now, Mystical was getting very frustrated and that gave Lopez the opening she was looking for. After fighting her way back into the match, Lopez stuck Mystical into the mat with a DDT. She made the cover but Mystical was up at 2. The Topeka crowd could sense a new champion coming as Lopez shot Mystical to the corner. But Mystical got a back elbow into her face as she charged her and then went for a clothesline. But Lopez ducked it and latched her in for a backslide. But Mystical refused to be pulled over and then swung a stiff elbow into the rib cage of Lopez, causing her to loosen her lock. From there, Mystical lifted her up and put her down with the "Vaporizer", rolling her over for the 3 count. Match Time: 7:19 J.R.: "Jessica Lopez has fallen just a little bit short here but Mystical doesn't seem satisfied with her performance"! A FRUSTRATED MYSTICAL SLAPPED THE MAT BEFORE GRABBING LOPEZ BY THE HAIR. Lawler: "Well women like Mystical expect perfection J.R. and even though she won tonight, she wasn't perfect"! MYSTICAL BEGAN DRAGGING A HELPLESS LOPEZ AROUND THE RING BY HER HAIR. J.R.: "What the hell is this?! You won the match, you've got nothing to prove"! JUST THEN, OFF ALL PEOPLE TO COME TO LOPEZ' AID WAS TRISH STRATUS AND SHE BLASTED MYSTICAL WITH THE CHICK KICK WHEN SHE TURNED AROUND, CAUSING HER TO EXIT THE RING. STRANDS OF LOPEZ' HAIR WERE STREWN ALL OVER THE MAT BUT AS SHE GOT UP, SHE SEEMED SHOCKED THAT TRISH WAS IN THE RING. Lawler: "Now why the heck would Trish help her out? We saw her ready to beat the heck out of Jessica last week"! MYSTICAL HELD UP HER WOMEN's TITLE TO MOSTLY BOOS AS SHE WALKED AWAY, LOOKING BACK AT TRISH. J.R.: "Well we know there's history between Mystical and Trish but I've gotta wonder the same thing. I don't think she's even medically cleared to get physical"! THE SHOT FADES OUT. COMMERCIAL BREAK...... A COMMERCIAL FOR T-MOBILE WIRELESS IS SHOWN FOLLOWED BY ONE FOR THE NEW COKE ZERO. RETURN FROM BREAK.... STEPHANIE McMAHON's OFFICE..... THE DOOR TO STEPHANIE's OFFICE OPENS AND CHRIS MASTERS COMES OUT. Stephanie: "I'll let ya know on that okay". Chris Masters: "You do that". THE SHOT GOES INTO STEPHANIE's OFFICE WHERE SHE IS IN HER DESK DRAWER, SHUFFLING THROUGH SOME PAPERWORK. SHE LOOKS UP AND GETS A WORRIED LOOK ON HER FACE BEFORE THE CAMERA PANS OVER TO SHOW MORDECAI. HE COMES UP TO THE FOOT OF HER DESK. Mordecai: "Last week Drew Blood said he would make our lives miserable if the DeadPool continued to implode. The DeadPool was about me and Drew Blood and our crusade against the sinners of the TWF. It was never about Viscera! So next week, I want him in a match, so I can show Drew Blood what I am talking about and remind him what this crusade was supposed to be about! Viscera must pay for his sins.... he..... MORDECAI STARTS TO GET CARRIED AWAY, GRABBING STEPHANIE BY THE THROAT WHEN VISCERA COMES INTO THE OFFICE AND PUSHES HIM OFF OF HER. Viscera: "You want a match fool... you got it! Next week, me and your Mortal Kombat ass one on one"! Mordecai: "Next week..... you will be crucified"! MORDECAI BACKS OUT AS VISCERA CHECKS ON STEPHANIE. Stephanie: "I'm okay". Austin Pyromania w/ Stacy Kiebler vs. Rob Storm Two superstars looking to position themselves higher on the Rampage ladder went move for move in an exciting tilt here. Pyromania took control after diving through the ring ropes onto Storm who was on the outside. After Pyro returned to the ring, Stacy got in some cheap shots on Storm. Pyromania would go on to hit Storm with high impact move after high impact move. After a running powerslam turned into a modified powerbomb, Pyro grabbed both of Storm's legs but still couldn't get the 3 count. The turning point in the match came when Pyromania went for a flying senton bomb off the top rope but Storm rolled out of the way and Pyro hit the mat hard. He was experiencing some noticeable back pain but kept up the fight, avoiding a flying calf kick. He shot Storm to the ropes but dropped his head too soon and Storm went for a sunset flip. But when he turned it over, he stood up, grabbing Pyro's legs. He then rolled him over into the Canada Crab and despite Stacy yelling for Pyro to get to the ring ropes, he couldn't take the pain and had to tap out. Match Time: 9:33 BACKSTAGE...... CAMERAS IN THE BACKSTAGE AREA HAVE CAUGHT UP TO TRAVIS WAKEMAN AND TRISH. Travis Wakeman: "So why did you go help Jessica if you think her and I have...... Trish: "Listen, nevermind why I did it. It was my way of showing that I trust you I guess. I need to ask you something". Wakeman: "Okay...... Trish: "Can you sit down"? WAKEMAN FINDS A SEAT AND TRISH SITS DOWN IN THE ONE NEXT TO IT. Trish: (takes a deep breath) "Okay, you and I have been....... JUST THEN, BRADSHAW IS SHOWN COMING DOWN THE HALL. Bradshaw: "There you are! WAKEMAN STANDS UP Save it Wakeman, you'll get your shot next week because you and I are gonna be locked inside a steel cage! The match has been made Wakeman, there's nothing you can do this time! No stun guns, no crap, no nothing! And trust me, I have a lot riding on this match so trust me.... I am gonna hurt you much worse than your little bitch right there"! WAKEMAN LOADS UP A RIGHT HAND AND TRIES TO HIT HIM BUT TRISH GRABS IT. Trish: "Just let it go". Bradshaw: (laughing) "Next week". BRADSHAW WALKS AWAY AS WAKEMAN SITS DOWN, TRYING TO COMPOSE HIMSELF. Wakeman: "Okay, finish". Trish: "No it can wait. You've gotta prepare for your match with that jerk". TRISH LOOKS VERY DISAPPOINTED.
THE CAMERA SETS ITSELF ON THE SIGHT OF THE MONEY PIT. FANS ARE ALREADY BOOING WITH MONEY MIKE IN BETWEEN THE 3 DOLLAR SIGNS ON THE SET. J.R.: "Old Bradshaw seems pretty confident there King". Lawler: "And I like his chances in that match J.R. but look at what we've got here"! J.R.: "Yeah, it's that class A jerk Money Mike".
Money Mike: "Ya know some people have manners while others think that they can
can just show up and do what ever the hell it is that they wanna do. (fans
cheer) Like Marty Jannety, (fans cheer) he got in my face and had the nerve to
just sit there and say that he was impressed with me. Impressed, hell he
should have been on his knees worshipping and since he didnt do that, I
did it for him by knocking him on his ass! (fans boo very loud). Then last
week on Rampage, I had a chance to become the number one contender for the
TWF championship and what happens? I get screwed by some idiot who still
thinks that women are attracted to him and his heartbreak gimmick! Newsflash
Michaels, no one cares anymore about you or the heartbreak hotel, give up
your child hood fantasies and start living in todays society because quite
frankly, I'm sick of it too! But trust me, I'm not the only one, and that person
happens to be my guest this week. Now last week he was also screwed by my
princess Stephanie McMahon (fans cheer) and Stephanie baby, I know you didn't
mean it and I'm sure you'll fix everything for him. So ladies and gentlemen,
please welcome the only show on TWF television, the real King of Cable
champion, The Show Joe Corey"!
The fans boo very loudly as Corey comes out wearing a white silk shirt and a
black tie, black slacks and black shoes, his black shades and he is accompanied
by Alexis Laree who is wearing a black sexy short dress. They enter the ring
as Mike shakes Corey's hand and hugs Alexis. Chants of "Sheldon" are heard as
Corey removes his shades.
MM: "Corey, what an honor it is to have you.... (the chants interrupt Mike) you people need to show just
a little bit more respect here! (loud boos are formed) Corey I'm so sorry that
these people havent been brought up by their parents properly".
Joe Corey: "Can't expext that much intelligence from those who live in Kansas, I
mean hell did you watch that Rockies game the other day? Bases loaded and
the dumb ass pitcher walks two guys and allowed the Rockies two runs, what
an idiot".
MM: "Well considering they are both the worst teams in the league, the
Royals stupidty doesn't surprise me at all. (more boos are heard) Corey last
week in the main event you faced a man you once defeated for the King of
Cable championship and then in a surprise move, Stephanie screwed you and
had you face him again, with no chance of preparing for him, what was going
through your mind at that point"?
Corey: (More sheldon chants) "Well, I guess all things must eventually come
to an end. After over nine and a half months, my reign as the TWF King of
Cable came to an end last week, and how ironic that is was against the same
man that I won the title from back at MeltDown last year. Over that time, I
retired people, I beat legends, and I took this division to a higher level. It
took me not knowing who my opponent was going to be to drop this title, and
for that, I applaud you Stephanie McMahon. You threw everyone at me, hell,
you even through three at a time, but I still walked out with my title in
tow. I am taking nothing away from Shelton Benjamin, he beat me for this
title for the second time, but I'm sorry, if I had known he was my opponent,
there would be a different result. I am in a league now that is much
different than when I first won this title, and I am going to stay there".
MM: "That you are Joe, so what's your plan from here now, where does The Show
go from here"?
Corey: "I don't know where I am going to go from here. On one hand, Shelton
Benjamin is walking around with my title, and I want that back. On the
other, the World Heavyweight Championship is in possession of a man who has
never beaten me, namely John Cena. I know that I can defeat him, and with
that victory, I would have accomplished a lifelong dream. When you are the
World Heavyweight Champion, you are the measuring stick in this business.
However, in this ring, you see the two men who have already taken that honor
upon themselves. Because when you are this damn good at what you do, you don't
wait for someone to give it to you, you take it, you grab it by the horns
and you pull with everything you got to prove just how damn good you are,
where did I learn that? From four of the most dominant stars that I grew up
idolizing".
MM: "And so with that said, I want everyone in the back right now to know
that tonight, right here live on Rampage, all you idiots in the back, all you
morons watching at home, open up your eyes, turn up your ear pieces, push
the volume button on your tv and listen up because I'm only gonna say this once.
There's a time for dominance, there's a time for history, there's a time for
legacy and there's a time for us and that time is now, so I give to you a new
force that has never stepped foot into the TWF, but the name is that of
legend, the name marks the generation of one of the best groups ever
assembled in the history of wrestling and being that Money Mike and Joe
Corey are those types of people, we have decided to reassemble the name and
give rebirth to a name of power, a symbol of excellence, because what you're
looking at in this ring right now, just ain't the best Rampage has to offer, we are the best ever in the TWF and that is why we from here on out
will be known as the Four Horsemen"!
J.R.: "What"?!
Lawler: "Did you hear that J.R."?!
J.R.: "I sure as hell did"!
Corey: "And mark our words, this is only the beginning, because the
Horsemen ride again"!
"Lets Go" by Trick Daddy hit as Corey, Money Mike and Alexis raised their
hands high as some fans were actually cheering while others still booed. Lawler: "This is a historic moment J.R.! This is the Horsemen we're talking about"! J.R.: "I'm quite familiar with the Horsemen, I just wonder what the men that formed that group would think of this"! COMMERCIAL BREAK..... A COMMERCIAL FOR MSN IS SHOWN FOLLOWED BY A PREVIEW FOR THE MOVIE "DARK WATER". RETURN FROM BREAK.... BACKSTAGE.... SHAWN MICHAELS IS SHOWN PREPARING FOR HIS MATCH LATER WHEN REY MYSTERIO COMES UP. Shawn Michaels: "Whoa.... what's up Rey"? Rey Mysterio: "Not much man, I just wanted to stop by and say I think what you did to Money Mike last week was great. MICHAELS SMILES I'm not sure if you saw what just happened, but Corey and Money Mike are trying to take Rampage over. We can't let that happen man". Michaels: "First of all Rey, I did see what happened. But I can't help but wonder how they're getting Four Horsemen out of two guys. (laughs) But in all seriousness, they won't take over Rampage, not as long as HBK is still breaking hearts". Mysterio: "Good to hear man and good luck out there tonight". REY AND MICHAELS KNOCK FISTS. Michaels: "I appreciate that Rey but you sit back and watch what I do to Max Ogden tonight. I think it will send a clear cut message to those two chumps". BACK AT RINGSIDE, STEVEN RICHARDS IS AWAITING HIS OPPOSITION WHEN "AIN'T NO STOPPIN' ME" IS HEARD AND SHELTON BENJAMIN COMES OUT TO A ROAR WITH THE KING OF CABLE TITLE GLEAMING OFF HIS WAIST. J.R.: "Now that's what I like to see, Rampage uniting against a couple of no good jerks"! Lawler: "Now why would you call them that J.R.? What have they done to you? How about mentioning this guy being gifted a title last week"?! J.R.: "Oh gifted my ass King! He still had to go out and beat him didn't he"?! Lawler: "Well I know you'll disagree with me here but I don't really care! I'd like to see nothing more than Steven Richards wipe the mat with Benjamin and take that title right here"! J.R.: "Well you gotta get up pretty early in the morning to wipe the mat with Shelton Benjamin"! TWF King of Cable Title Match Challenger: Steven Richards vs. Shelton Benjamin Richards gave Shelton few problems in this one as the new champion just had too much momentum on his side. After catching a "Steven Kick" attempt, Benjamin spun him around and went for the T-Bone suplex but Richards elbowed his way free. He then grabbed him for the Censor suplex but Benjamin drove him into the corner with a head of steam. He then shot him to the opposite corner and hit the Stinger Splash. A dazed Richards then stumbled into the clutches of Benjamin and he delivered the T-Bone to get the 1......2......3 and successfully retain his title. Match Time: 7:02 J.R.: "How about that King? That was definitely not a gift"! Lawler: "You can say what you want J.R., I know you've always been high on him but you can't say he won the title last week fair and square"! J.R.: "And I won't say he didn't either! PROMO GRAPHICS ARE DISPLAYED WITH THE RAMPAGE LOGO TO PROMOTE MATCHES FOR THE NEXT SHOW. But fans we have several huge matches already announced for our next show including Mordecai versus Viscera"! Lawler: "And not only that J.R., but we've got Carlito with Kurt Angle as his cornerman against Latino Heat Eddie Guerrero who will have John Cena in his"! J.R.: "That's a main event anywhere in the world but that's not all because two men with a lot of hatred for one another will step inside the confines of a steel cage when the big rough Texan Bradshaw takes on Travis Wakeman"! Lawler: "It's gonna be another can't miss edition on the next Rampage J.R."! "WHERE I'M FROM" BY THE GAME PLAYS AND MAX OGDEN COMES OUT TO MOSTLY ALL BOOS. J.R.: "It is time for our main event fans and what an oppurtunity for this young man"! Lawler: "Shawn Michaels may be getting together some kind of united front to battle this new Horsemen group but if he can't beat this guy tonight, he'll have more problems than he can handle"! "SEXY BOY" HITS AND SHAWN MICHAELS COMES OUT TO THE NIGHT's LOUDEST CHEER AS HIS GENERAL PYRO FOLLOWS. J.R.: "Well if you've learned anything in your years in this business King, it's that you don't hold anything against Shawn Michaels as something he can't do"! Lawler: "I'll admit it, HBK is one of the greatest performers of our time but he's barking up the wrong tree messing with Money Mike"! Max Ogden: "Cut that pathetic music! THE CROWD GETS ALL OVER OGDEN. Come on Michaels, didn't you hear what Money Mike said earlier? No one cares about you anymore. As a young wrestling fan, I wanted to be like you so much. That is, until I made it into this business and realized you're about as overrated as anyone in the history of wrestling"! J.R.: "Is this guy dilusional? That's Shawn Michaels"! Ogden: "So Shawn, after this match, no one is going to care about you or how you got the name the Heartbreak Kid. All they're going to be able to think about is why they call me the Memory Maker"! WITH THAT, OGDEN DROPS THE MICROPHONE AND SLAPS MICHAELS ACROSS THE FACE. Lawler: "Oh my gosh.... I heard that over here"! Max Ogden vs. Shawn Michaels Michaels was stung by the slap and Ogden tried to capitalize by smacking him with some stiff right hands. Ogden then tried to slow him down with a 2 handed choke. But Ogden quickly let it slip away after whipping Michaels to the ropes and getting caught with a flying forearm. A fired up Michaels then nipped up and smoked Ogden with the "Sweet Chin Music" and he fell on Ogden to get the 3 count. Match Time: 1:37 J.R.: "The Sweet Chin Music has struck with a vengeance and just like that, this thing is over! Max Ogden sure has a memory doesn't he"?! Lawler: "Wait a minute J.R., there's Joe Corey"! JOE COREY CAME WALKING DOWN THE RAMP, POINTING AT MICHAELS. BUT IT WAS ALL TO GET HIM DISTRACTED AS MONEY MIKE CAME FROM THE OTHER SIDE FROM OUT OF THE CROWD AND ATTACKED MICHAELS FROM BEHIND WITH A STEEL CHAIR, CRACKING HIM ACROSS THE BACK. COREY THEN HIT THE RING AND THE TWO MEN WERE ALL OVER MICHAELS. FINALLY, MONEY MIKE PULLED MICHAELS UP BY THE HAIR, LOOKING DOWN AT HIM. Money Mike: "You picked the wrong guy to mess with you piece of crap"! WITH THAT, MIKE TOOK THE CHAIR AND SMACKED MICHAELS OVER THE HEAD AND MICHAELS FELL FACE FIRST TO THE MAT. "LET's GO" BY TRICK DADDY PLAYED AS MONEY MIKE AND COREY HELD UP FOUR FINGERS, THE SIGN OF THE HORSEMEN. Lawler: "Wrestling world, take a good look at this"! J.R.: "I just can't believe what we're seeing! I hope the wrestling world takes a look at this and I hope the men who made that group, the proud men who held up that hand sign send a message to someone to put an end to this before it gets out of control"! OFF AIR.........
