Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 11,607
October 13, 2005
The stars of Rampage made the trek to L.A. where a hot crowd awaited at the Staples Center. Surprisingly, it was the first time the TWF ever broadcast one of their 2 major television programs from the City of Angels. Max Ogden w/ Jimmy Hart vs. Marty Jannetty Jimmy Hart had Max Ogden in tip-top shape but Jannetty gave his usual, all out performance. After hitting a missile dropkick, Jannetty went for the "Rocker Dropper" but Ogden countered out of it and drilled Jannetty with a stiff back elbow as he ran in. He then lifted him up and delivered the "Memory Maker" and that led to the 3 count. Hollywood Heat w/ Melina vs. Jake Diamond and Dylan Page of SMW This may've been Hollywood Heat's most impressive performance in the TWF as they defeated possibly the top developmental tag team the TWF has to offer in under 4 minutes when Page fell victim to the "Director's Cut". Carlito Caribbean Cool vs. Justin Sane These two went back and forth in a heck of a match but after avoiding a flying clothesline from the apron, Carlito dropped Sane with a reverse russian leg sweep. But just as he was about to put the finishing touches on a victory, he noticed Matt Cruz, talking to him in the aisle. Carlito tried to argue with him but he was rolled up from behind and pinned by Sane for a huge upset. CRUZ JUST LAUGHED AT CARLITO AS SANE CELEBRATED THE VICTORY. CARLITO DID NOT LOOK PLEASED. RAMPAGE GOES LIVE
RAMPAGE COMES ON THE AIR AND SHAWN MICHAELS, HIGH OCTANE AND REY MYSTERIO ARE IN THE RING, MICHAELS HAS A MICROPHONE. J.R.: "Welcome to TWF Rampage folks. A huge night of TWF action that has started with Shawn Michaels, Rey Mysterio and High Octane taking over the ring"! Shawn Michaels: "Now pardon us for bringing the start of Rampage to a halt, but the three of us would like an explanation! For what you ask? Well, a couple weeks ago, Stephanie McMahon told the three of us that one of us would be getting a crack at Dracula and his World title at DoomsDay! That was of course she decided to join the Horsemen"! J.R.: "And I still can't believe that"! Lawler: "Hold on J.R., he's not done"! Shawn Michaels: "So we want to know.... right now.... exactly what...... JUST THEN, THE THEME OF THE HORSEMEN HITS AND STEPHANIE McMAHON COMES OUT IN AN ALL NEW LOOK. BLONDE HAIR, MORE MAKEUP THAN USUAL, AND A VERY SHORT BLACK DRESS. TRAILING HER ARE MONEY MIKE, JASON OLIVER AND CARNEY. J.R.: "Well here they come! The Horsemen and their very own jezebel"! Lawler: "What the heck is a jezebel J.R.! Why can't you just describe her as the unbelievably beautiful young woman she is"?! Stephanie McMahon: "You three want to know who the number one contender is? Well, the Horsemen and I would like to see nothing more than the three of you just beat the hell out of each other! So tonight, that's exactly what you'll do! Tonight, in this very ring, we are going to have a triple threat! The winner will go on to DoomsDay and then Drew Blood can dispose of whatever is left of you"! Lawler: "Hey, I think that's fair"! J.R.: "She's setting all three of these men up to not only dislike each other, but whoever wins, will have about a week to prepare for Drew Blood"! Stephanie: "Now I want the three of you to get the hell out of my ring.... now"! THE FANS START TO BOO AS MICHAELS, OCTANE AND MYSTERIO START TO EXIT THE RING WHEN "NO CHANCE" COMES OVER THE LOUDSPEAKERS AND THE FANS EXPLODE AS VINCE McMAHON COMES OUT, POWER WALKING TO THE RING IN A NICE BLACK SUIT. J.R.: "My God look at this! Vincent Kennedy McMahon, the owner of the TWF, is here on Rampage"! Lawler: "I can't believe it J.R., look at the look on Stephanie's face"! VINCE GETS IN THE RING AND ASKS FOR ANOTHER MIC. Vince McMahon: "First off Steph, let's get one thing straight right now. This is my ring. THE CROWD IS STILL BUZZING. Now, onto the business at hand. I hope you enjoyed the last decision you made because unfortunately, it will be your last". Lawler: "What"? Vince: "You see Steph, when I put you in charge of Rampage all those years ago, I had huge aspirations. And you were living up to them. Up until you aligned yourself with that son of a bitch"! HE POINTS AT MONEY MIKE J.R.: "Oh my...... Vince: "Your unprofessionalism has left me no other choice but to find someone else to run Rampage"! Steph: "But Dad.... that's not fair! I...... Vince: "Shut up! Next week, Rampage will have a brand new General Manager! But it won't be just anyone, oh no. This is going to be someone that you or even myself for that matter have no control over! Because the new G.M. is going to be selected by the fans"! THE CROWD ERUPTS AGAIN IN CHEERS AS "NO CHANCE" PLAYS. VINCE LEAVES THE RING, STARING AT ALL 3 MEMBERS OF THE HORSEMEN AND STEPHANIE IS ALMOST IN TEARS. J.R.: "What?! The fans are going to select the new G.M."! Lawler: "Vince, you gotta rethink this! This is a horrible idea"! J.R.: "Daddy's little girl has just been removed from power! A PROMO GRAPHIC WITH THE RAMPAGE LOGO IS SHOWN WITH JOHN CENA ON ONE SIDE AND AUSTIN PORTEAU WITH MISS HANCOCK ON THE OTHER. This night is off to an unbelievable start but still to come, former tag team partners John Cena and Austin, don't call me Pyromania, Porteau, go one on one"! COMMERCIAL BREAK...... A COMMERCIAL FOR BLOCKBUSTER VIDEO IS SHOWN FOLLOWED BY A PREVIEW FOR THE MOVIE "THE FOG". RETURN FROM BREAK..... BACKSTAGE AREA..... In the locker room, Karam Ibrahim is putting in eyedrops when Matt Cruz comes in behind him. Matt Cruz: "Hey carnal, how the eyes"?
Karam Ibrahim: (with a lot of attitude) "Great, they're fine".
Ibrahim kind of glares at Cruz.
Cruz: "What's with all the mean muggin' all of a sudden? If I recall right, you were the one who punched me. You still pissed about me showing up late last week"?
(shoving the eyedrops in his bag) Ibrahim: "I was blinded when I hit you, I thought it was that idiot Carlito! And since you mentioned it, where the hell were you last week? This showing up late crap is starting to become a bad habit for you, it seems".
Cruz: "Bro, like I keep telling you, someone called and got my rental car cancelled. I had to scramble to find a car to get here. I got one guess as to who did it, and he's got a foot long 'fro and wears ten dollar Hawaiian shirts. You know I would've had your back if I'd been here".
Ibrahim: "Yeah, you would've had my back. Way back. And don't act like I need a bodyguard or a babysitter to hold my hand out there. In case you or anybody else has forgotten (holds up his gold medal by Cruz's face), I'm an Olympic Gold medalist. I can hang with anybody on the TWF roster".
Cruz: "Karam (slowly lowers Ibrahims' hand from his face), I know well and good that you are a Gold medalist, but don't get delusions of granduer. Around this place, you need someone to watch your back. I've got your back if you've got mine. Can I count on you or not"?
Ibrahim: (chuckles) "That's funny coming from you.(sighs) All right. You're my boy, I guess you're right. Strength in numbers seems to be the rule around here, so yeah, I've got your back".
Cruz: "Right on, homie. (they knock hands as Cruz walks out of the locker room straight into Carlito, who apparentlly was eavesdropping.)
Carlito: "So you think I had something to do with your car troubles last week? (tosses his apple up and down) I think you still got some paranoia left over from your "thug" days, and that's not cool"!
Cruz: "Listen, Culito, (Carlitio's eyes bug out of his head) I know what you're doing, and I don't like it. You keep sticking your Sideshow Bob-looking face into me and my partner's business, hopping to stir it up enough so me and him throw down. I just want to know, what do you get out of it"?
Carlito: "It's Carlito, not Culito. And I don't appreciate what you're trying to say! Carlito doesn't need to play any mind games. I could beat you both without having to rely on any tricks. ( Cruz starts scratching his arms and neck) What are you doing"?
Cruz: "Oh, sorry. I break out into a rash whenever I hear bulls***. (crowd laughs and ooos)
Carlito: "That's just typical of you, Cruz. Thugs like you use language like that, and that's not cool. And we all know what kind of thug you really are".
Cruz: (chuckles, then starts laughing) "That's funny, you're a funny guy, Culito. And since you're so funny, I'm going to give you some advice: (Carlito goes to take a bite of his apple when Cruz slaps the apple out of his hand and gets in his face) Stop trying to stir the pot between me and my partner, or I'm going to hurt you. If you know so much about me, you should already know that, when I hurt someone, they STAY hurt. Me entiendes"? Carlito: "So if that's the way you want it, then why are you getting involved in Carlito's match on Uprising"? Cruz: "That's just my way of saying that if you get in my business, I'll damn sure get in yours". Carlito: "Funny you should bring that up. Because next week, Vince McMahon has given Carlito a rematch with Justin Sane and you will be barred from ringside, just like the thug that you are! And while you're sitting there watching Carlito embarrass him, you can think about what Carlito is going to do to you at DoomsDay..... Mr. McMahon made that match too". CARLITO WALKS AWAY AND CRUZ JUST LAUGHS A LITTLE. JOHNNY JETER IS SHOWN IN THE RING WEARING A MATTITUDE SHIRT WHILE "LIVE FOR THE MOMENT" PLAYS. J.R.: "Huge match just announced for DoomsDay King". "I STAND ALONE" BY GODSMACK HITS, BRINGING MACKENZIE ROSE OUT TO A FAVORABLE POP. Lawler: "Oh yeah, he's on a roll! I still can't believe he's replacing Stephanie and letting these fans pick the next GM! We could end up with someone like Doink the Clown running the ship"! J.R.: "It'll be interesting to see. But here comes a man who made as impressive a debut as I've seen here a couple weeks ago, I just can't say enough about this guy". Lawler: "But he's gotta face the force of Mattitude tonight"! Johnny Jeter vs. Mackenzie Rose As the bell sounded, Jeter ripped off his shirt and threw it in the face of Rose. He then ran at him but Rose smashed him with a clothesline before pulling him up and sending him to the corner so hard that he hit the corner and flipped out of the ring. But Rose didn't stop there, taking his 6 foot 4, 271 pound frame to the air and flying over the top rope onto Jeter! The crowd was in shock as both men were down. Referee Scott Martin got to a count of 9 before both men finally gathered themselves and got into the ring. Jeter hit the ropes and nailed Rose with a basement dropkick. He then hit a standing moonsault and made the cover but could only come up with a 2 count. Jeter went to the top rope and flew off with a dropkick, taking out Rose. The fans seemed surprised at the way Jeter had taken control of the match. But when he went for an irish whip, Rose reversed it and followed in. Jeter tried to sling over him but Rose caught him and negotiated him into a position to hit the "Davidson Driver", just a devastating move which led to the 3 count. Match Time: 6:47 J.R.: "Mackenzie Rose has made it two in a row to start his career here on Rampage"! Lawler: "And now he's got that t-shirt"! ROSE PICKED UP THE MATTITUDE SHIRT THAT JETER THREW AT HIM AND HE LOOKED LIKE HE WAS ABOUT TO TEAR IT IN HALF BUT MATT HARDY CAME OUT AND ENTERED THE RING, SMASHING ROSE FROM BEHIND. JETER JOINED IN TO HELP OUT AND MOMENTS LATER, MATT DELIVERED THE "TWIST OF FATE". J.R.: "This is what the force of Mattitude must be.... two on one"! Lawler: "No, this is just what happens when you try to destroy things that aren't yours"! ROSE WAS STILL FEELING THE EFFECTS OF THE TWIST OF FATE AS MATT AND JETER LEFT TO A LOT OF BOOS. J.R.: "Oh come on! I think Matt Hardy is still upset with himself for losing the King of Cable title last week, and he was looking for someone to take that out on! Problem is, he may've picked the wrong guy"! BACKSTAGE...... CAMERAS IN THE BACK SHOW EDDIE GUERRERO ARRIVE AND GO UP TO STRIFE. Eddie Guerrero: "Oh what's up vato?! Good to see you on Rampage homes"! THE TWO MEN SHAKE HANDS Strife: "What's up Eddie? Your injury all healed". Guerrero: "I'm better than ever homes, just wait and see". GUERRERO WALKS ON DOWN THE HALL WITH A HUGE SMILE ON HIS FACE. BACK AT RINGSIDE, THE HORSEMEN THEME IS PLAYING AND JASON OLIVER IS MAKING HIS WAY TO THE RING. J.R.: "Good to see Eddie Guerrero back, he's been out for some time now with an injury". Lawler: "It's always good to see Latino Heat"! THE CANADIAN NATIONAL ANTHEM COMES ON AND ROB STORM COMES OUT TO A GOOD CHEER. J.R.: "Two of Rampage's young studs set to go one on one here and what a setback Rob Storm could deal the Horsemen here". Lawler: "Oh J.R., you're so anti-Horsemen it's not funny". J.R.: "I'm not a fan of what they've done outside the ring lately but inside, it is a great collection of talent, I can't deny that". Jason Oliver vs. Rob Storm The bell sounded and the two men locked up. Storm, trying to keep it a basic wrestling match, went into a go behind and went for the legs. But Oliver showed great balance by staying on his feet and turning just enough to kick him right in the face. Oliver then grabbed him and went for a full nelson slam but Storm countered into a victory roll somehow to get the 1.......2......., but that Oliver kicked out. Storm hit the ropes and went for a flying calf kick but Oliver caught him and dropped him over his knee with a backbreaker. Oliver then dropped a big elbow on the chest of Storm and rolled him over to get the 1......2........., but Storm kicked out. Oliver tried to pull him up but Storm dropped down and took him out with a back footsweep. He then tried to turn him over in the Canadian Crab but Oliver freed his left leg and kicked Storm to the ropes. Storm came off and Oliver swung with a clothesline but missed. However, he turned to kick Storm right in the face with a big boot as he came off the other side. Storm looked like he was clean out and Oliver pulled him up, delivering his spiral powerbomb to get the 1.......2........3. Match Time: 6:20 Lawler: "Oh my gosh! We need to send someone to the ring to find Rob Storm's teeth"! J.R.: "That was one hell of a boot there King and Storm is somewhere in next week"! THE HORSEMEN THEME PLAYED AS OLIVER WALKED OFF, LOOKING BACK AT STORM WHO WAS BARELY STIRRING. Lawler: "I'll say.... get the smelling salts down there"! BACKSTAGE...... THE LIVE ACTION IS SHOWN ON A MONITOR IN THE BACK. AS THE CAMERA ZOOMS BACK, THE FANS PASSIONATELY CHEER AS THE BLONDE HAIR OF RIC FLAIR IS SHOWN. HE TURNS AND LEAVES THE ROOM HE IS IN, BUT NOT BEFORE "WOOING", WHICH THE CROWD DOES BACK. J.R.: "You've heard about it all week fans, the Nature Boy is in the building"! COMMERCIAL BREAK...... A COMMERCIAL FOR ENERGIZER BATTERIES IS SHOWN FOLLOWED BY ONE FOR PUFFS PLUS. RETURN FROM BREAK... RINGSIDE.... AS RAMPAGE RETURNS, THE BASHAMS ARE IN THE RING AND THEIR MUSIC IS PLAYING. J.R.: "Back on Rampage folks as we get set for tag team action and if you are just joining us, not only did Vince McMahon show up tonight, but he has removed Stephanie McMahon from control"! A COUNTRY TUNE HITS AND A NEW TAG TEAM COMES OUT, BOTH WEARING COWBOY HATS. Lawler: "And not only that, but he has allowed these people to pick the new general manager"! J.R.: "No clue who that's gonna end up being but right here, you see the brand new team of the former Garrison Cade, who is going by his given name Lance and Trevor Murdoch". Lawler: "Where the heck did Cade find this guy Murdoch? He's ugly as sin J.R.". J.R.: "We saw him show up last week when Cade took on his former partner Mark Jindrak in what was supposed to be a friendly match but what I do know about Murdoch is he was trained by the legendary Harley Race, hard to go wrong there". The Bashams vs. Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch This never even officially became a match as Cade and Murdoch removed their hats and went straight after Doug and Danny Basham. The Bashams quickly gained control though after they both reversed irish whips and hit backbody drops simultaneously. Referee Jose Mendez did his best to get the match in order but the Bashams set Murdoch up for their clothesline into a russian legsweep. But before they could hit itm Cade took Danny out with a flying lariat. Doug tried to go after Cade but Murdoch pulled him into a nasty DDT, sticking him into the mat. Cade then tied Danny up in the ring ropes and gave him a couple kicks before Murdoch moved in, showing a serious mean streak by punching Danny repeatedly. Mendez did his best to get Danny untied but Murdoch kept teeing off on him, busting him open from the nose, forcing Mendez to call for the bell. Match Time: 3:15 J.R.: "I think the referee has thrown this thing out! Get him off for God sake"! Lawler: "This Murdoch's an animal J.R."! FINALLY, CADE IS ABLE TO PULL MURDOCH AWAY AND THEY LEAVE THE RING TO A SLEW OF BOOS. J.R.: "Damn right he is! A big, ugly, nasty animal"! THE CAMERA GETS A SHOT OF CADE AND THE SNARLING MURDOCH BEFORE SWITCHING TO THE BACK. BACKSTAGE...... CAMERAS FIND EDDIE GUERRERO IN THE BACK AND HE COMES UP ON BRET HART. Guerrero: "Oh hey, it's the Hitman! What's up vato"?! HART SHAKES HIS HAND. Bret Hart: "How you doin'"? Guerrero: "Look homes, I just wanted to let you know what a privilege it is to have you here on Rampage homes"! EDDIE IS VERY EXCITED AS HE WALKS AWAY AND BRET SEEMS A LITTLE CONFUSED BY HIS BEHAVIOR. IN ANOTHER PART OF THE BACKSTAGE AREA, VISCERA IS STANDING BY AS SHELTON BENJAMIN LACES HIS BOOTS, THE KING OF CABLE TITLE BELT SITTING ON THE BENCH NEXT TO HIM. Viscera: "Congratulations on winning that belt back dawg, but you know, I was your partner in that match that where you earned your rematch". BENJAMIN STANDS UP Shelton Benjamin: "So what are you saying Vis, you want a shot at it? VISCERA NODS HIS HEAD Listen man, we got a match against Jamal and Rosey tonight. Let's take care of them first, then we'll worry about that". Viscera: "Aight dawg, I can be a patient man". "JUST A LIL' BIT" BY 50 CENT COMES ON AND STACY SNOW COMES OUT TO A HUGE CHEER. J.R.: "That non-title match will take place a little bit later but it looks like we've for some divas action King"! ALEXIS LAREE IS SHOWN IN THE RING WEARING A RED SHIRT AND SHORT WHITE SHORTS. Lawler: "Oh you didn't need to remind me J.R., I circled this on my notes the second we sat down"! J.R.: "Two women looking to move up in the ever competitive women's division and we all know this young lady, Stacy Snow, would like another shot at Mystical". Lawler: "Maybe we can make a deal. If she gives me a shot at her, I'll see what I can do about her getting a rematch"! J.R.: (his voice filled with sarcasm) "Oh you're kidding! An Uncle Jerry joke on Rampage.... naw"! Alexis Laree vs. Stacy Snow These two super hot ladies put on a great match, both showing their above average wrestling skills. Laree used a snapmare followed by the Mr. Perfect necksnap but when she pulled Snow up, she was belted with a knifedge chop. Laree fired back with a hard forearm and a kick but Snow was able to reverse an irish whip and deliver a hurracanrana. Later in the match, she came off the top rope with a flying clothesline and it looked like she could probably get the 3 count but she noticed Mystical had made her way to the ring..... with Derek Darko. The distraction was enough to allow Laree to recover and roll Snow up to get the 1.......2.......3. Match Time: 8:47 Lawler: "Ahahahaha, what a win for Alexis"! J.R.: "Well it was the presence of Mystical and her new.... her, whatever he is that led to that"! MYSTICAL AND DARKO ENTERED THE RING BUT SNOW TACKLED MYSTICAL BY BOTH LEGS, TAKING SHOTS AT HER WITH BOTH HANDS. BUT WHEN SHE GOT OFF, DARKO SMASHED HER WITH A CLOTHESLINE WHICH BROUGHT A HUGE AMOUNT OF BOOING! Lawler: "Oh my gosh"! J.R.: "What the hell was that?! He just hit a woman! What kind of man is this"?! DARKO HELPS MYSTICAL UP AND SHE FIXES HER HAIR BEFORE LEAVING THE RING, WHERE SNOW IS OUT. Lawler: "He's doing his job, he's being paid to watch the back of the Women's champ"! J.R.: "He's being paid to be equal to pond scum! That was absolutely repulsive"! BACKSTAGE..... VINCE McMAHON IS SHOWN IN THE BACK WITH MELINA AND HOLLYWOOD HEAT. Vince McMahon: "Look, I realize you've yet to be given a shot at the tag team titles and I can assure you..... JUST THEN, JIMMY HART COMES UP WITH HIS TEAM, MAX OGDEN AND SYLVAIN GRENIER. Jimmy Hart: "Hold up there Vince, if anyone around here deserves a tag team title shot, who hasn't been given one yet, it's my boys here! I mean, they're undefeated"! MELINA TAKES EXCEPTION BUT VINCE STEPS IN. Vince: "Look, I respect what all of you have had to say and I will say this. Next week on Rampage, the brand new general manager will have a decision as it relates to the tag team titles. I wish you all a good night". VINCE ADJUSTS HIS TIE AND WALKS OFF AS THE SHOT FADES OUT. COMMERCIAL BREAK...... A COMMERCIAL FOR LEVI's JEANS IS SHOWN FOLLOWED BY ONE FOR GEICO. RETURN FROM BREAK.... BACKSTAGE..... Non-Title Match Shelton Benjamin and Viscera vs. Tag Team Champions Jamal and Rosey w/ Crystal Carmichael Benjamin and Viscera brought their 1-0 record as a team into the match against the dominant tag team of the past year or so. Benjamin started the match off and had a lot of success, using his athleticism to frustrate both Jamal and Rosey. After hitting the Stinger splash on Rosey, he made the tag to Viscera who avalanched Rosey in the corner before delivering a huge elbow. Jamal tried to get involved, charging at Big Vis but Viscera smashed him with a wheel kick! Rosey got up and raked the eyes of Viscera and that allowed Jamal to get back on him. Shelton came into the ring to even the odds and took on Jamal. But after catching him with the Dragon Whip kick, he went for a flying shoulder block on Rosey but hit his own partner when Rosey moved. Jamal then clotheslined Shelton over the top rope and to the floor before he and Rosey delivered a double big splash, both landing on Viscera simultaneously, to get the win. Match Time: 6:19 J.R.: "Oh my gosh! You talk about an organ buster! That's almost eight hundred pounds landing on ya"! Lawler: "Well Viscera can blame this loss on the miscue of his partner"! BENJAMIN LOOKED ON FROM ONE KNEE ON THE FLOOR, TRYING TO CATCH HIS BREATH AS JAMAL AND ROSEY LEFT WITH CRYSTAL AND THEIR TITLES AS "3 MINUTES" PLAYED. J.R.: "It was a mistake King, but you're right, it cost them this one to Jamal and Rosey, who remain on a tremendous roll"! BACKSTAGE...... BACKSTAGE CAMERAS SHOW EDDIE GUERRERO ON HIS CELL PHONE. Eddie Guerrero: "It sure is, everything is going exactly as we planned". GUERRERO LOOKS UP WITH AN EVIL SMILE ON HIS FACE AS THE SHOT FADES OUT. COMMERCIAL BREAK..... A COMMERCIAL FOR BURGER KING IS SHOWN FOLLOWED BY A PREVIEW FOR THE MOVIE "STAY". RETURN FROM BREAK... BACKSTAGE.... AS RAMPAGE RETURNS, JASON OLIVER IS SHOWN BACKSTAGE, ABOUT TO CELEBRATE HIS EARLIER VICTORY WITH A YOUNG WOMAN. BUT WHEN THEY TURN THE CORNER, BOTH JUMP BACK AT THE SIGHT OF..... JOE COREY. Jason Oliver: "Uh..... hey Joe.... I...... Joe Corey: "Shut your mouth. Fortunately for you, I'm not here to kick anyone's ass tonight. But at DoomsDay, I will be. Because my mission to single handedly destroy the Horsemen begins..... and it begins with you"! COREY WALKS AWAY AND OLIVER HAS A NERVOUS LOOK ON HIS FACE AS THE UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN TRIES TO CONSOLE HIM. BACK AT RINGSIDE, AUSTIN PORTEAU's MUSIC HITS AND HE AND THE VIVACIOUS MISS HANCOCK COME OUT, TO MOSTLY BOOS. J.R.: "Did you hear that King?! Jason Oliver will have to face Joe Corey at DoomsDay"! Lawler: "And I could tell that Oliver was nervous but there's no need to be. He needs to use this oppurtunity to take Joe Corey out and rid him from the TWF for good"! "MY TIME IS NOW" STIRS UP AND JOHN CENA COMES OUT TO A HUGE ROAR. HE IS WEARING A LOS ANGELES LAKERS #8 JERSEY OF KOBE BRYANT. J.R.: "It will no doubt be the biggest challenge in the young career of Oliver but listen to this roar! The Staples Center is shaking, I can feel it"! Lawler: "These people are huge John Cena fans and..... oh look out"! FROM BEHIND, CENA IS ATTACKED BY PAUL BIRCHILL WHO IS ALL OVER HIM. PORTEAU LEAVES THE RING TO HELP BIRCHILL IN THE ASSAULT. J.R.: "That's Paul Birchill and he is all over Cena after a sneak attack! This is a damn mugging"! AFTER A SHOULDER BREAKER FROM BIRCHIL TO CENA, TRAVIS WAKEMAN RUNS OUT TO HELP BUT BIRCHILL AND PORTEAU ARE ABLE TO JUMP OFF THE RAMP AND ESCAPE WITH THE DAMAGE BEING DONE. WAKEMAN GETS DOWN TO CHECK ON CENA, WHO IS IN OBVIOUS PAIN. Lawler: "Thank God for Travis Wakeman, they were trying to mame Cena". J.R.: "Those two guys are gonna have hell to pay for that, I can assure you but this Birchill is one hell of a dangerous individual"! Lawler: "Cena is holding that arm that was slammed inside a car door last week! This doesn't look good". BACKSTAGE..... SHAWN MICHAELS, HIGH OCTANE AND REY MYSTERIO ARE SHOWN BACKSTAGE. Shawn Michaels: "Let's face it guys, this new GM could be anyone. With the people in charge, anything can happen". High Octane: "Can you imagine someone like Eric Bischoff coming to Rampage"? MYSTERIO AND MICHAELS GIVE HIM A WEIRD LOOK. Rey Mysterio: "You forgot, the fans are in charge, they would never do that". Michaels: "Anyway guys, we got this triple threat match coming up. Let's just go out there and give it all we got". Mysterio: "For sure man". "WOOOOO" IS HEARD AND OUT COMES RIC FLAIR AND THE FANS COME TO THEIR FEET IN APPLAUSE. J.R.: "It is the one..... the only..... Nature Boy"! Lawler: "Yeah, but he's a PrimeTime guy"! J.R.: "Flair made it clear at TWF Eruption that he would be here tonight. Of course, that's after Stephanie McMahon and the Horsemen showed up there". Lawler: "But what could he possibly have to say here"? Ric Flair: "Wooooooo"! THE FANS "WOOO" BACK. Flair: "First off, let me say that it is great to be out here on the west coast! But let me jump right into it here. For those of you who know me and have followed my career, and to the one or two of you who haven't.... listen up! A good part of my career has been centered around one symbol. A symbol of greatness.... a mark of excellence! Anybody know what it is? SLOWLY, FLAIR HOLDS UP FOUR FINGERS TO A HUGE CHEER. That's right, the Horsemen baby! For years, we ruled this industry. From town to town, city to city, we kicked ass in the ring by day and slept with husbands' wives by night! We had the finest things that money could but and we spit in the face of authority! The Horsemen became a lifestyle and it was one that everyone wanted to live! That apparently still exists today. Wanna know why that is"?! JUST THEN, THE HORSEMEN THEME STARTS UP AND OUT COMES MONEY MIKE TO A LOT OF BOOS. Lawler: "Here we go, now things are gonna get interesting"! J.R.: "Business is damn sure about to pick up and how 'bout Money Mike comin' out here alone"?! Money Mike: "Let's cut the crap Flair, I'm the one you want to talk to, so hit me with it. What do you want to tell me? That you....... Flair: "Shut up! I want you to clean those ears out and listen to me! I can't tell ya how many times someone has tried to capitalize off of our success all those years ago, so I can't blame ya for that! But what I can..... Money Mike: "Nah, you listen to me.... Naitch. Man to man, I can tell you that I have always admired you, and anyone says they didn't is lying. How could you not love the jet flyin', kiss stealin', wheelin' and dealin'...... Flair: "Son of a gun! You better believe it! Look...... you wanna keep the tradition of the Horsemen alive, you wanna live that lifestyle, that's cool! But know this, you say you admired me, you say you respected me. Well if that's true, than you know how much the name and the tradition mean to me! So my advice to you is........ JUST THEN FLAIR RIPS OFF HIS JACKET AND THROWS IT ON THE MAT. if you embarrass that name and that tradition anymore than you already have..... I'm gonna take a piece out of your ass! FLAIR HITS THE ROPES AND DROPS AN ELBOW ON THE JACKET BEFORE POPPING BACK UP IN MIKE's FACE. I'm only gonna give you one warning"! FLAIR's MUSIC HITS AND HE LEAVES THE RING TO AN INCREDIBLE CHEER AS MONEY MIKE SEEMS TAKEN BACK BY HIS COMMENTS. J.R.: "You heard it King, he's only gonna give him one warning"! Lawler: "And back in the day, Flair would've made good on that threat but now, I wonder if he knows what he'd be getting himself into"! J.R.: "Well the Nature Boy is obviously not happy with the current direction of the Horsemen and Money Mike, you have a tough act to follow if you want him to accept it"! COMMERCIAL BREAK...... A COMMERCIAL FOR THE NEW TOYOTA TUNDRA IS SHOWN FOLLOWED BY ONE FOR CASTROL GTX. RETURN FROM BREAK.... BACKSTAGE..... WHEN RAMPAGE RETURNS, "DOWN WITH THE SICKNESS" BY DISTURBED IS PLAYING AND HIGH OCTANE IS ENTERING THE RING. J.R.: "We are back here on Rampage and we are all set for what should be a hell of a main event! But before we get to that, we can tell you that two huge matches have just been announced for DoomsDay! Travis Wakeman will take on Austin Porteau and John Cena will get his hands on Paul Birchill! But not only that, Cena and Wakeman will face Birchill and Porteau next week in tag team action"! Lawler: "Well I just want to take this oppurtunity to reach out to the fans and plead with you to make the right choice for a new general manager! You could seriously ruin the landscape of this show with some idiot like Mick Foley on here"! "619" HITS AND REY MYSTERIO POPS UP FROM UNDERNEATH THE SET TO A HUGE CHEER. J.R.: "Mick Foley is a great man and if the fans chose him, there wouldn't be a damn thing wrong with that"! Lawler: "Well let's try to focus on this triple threat match because the winner here is going on to DoomsDay to face Drew Blood for the World title"! "SEXY BOY" COMES ON AND SHAWN MICHAELS DANCES OUT TO ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHEERS ALL NIGHT. AFTER KNEELING DOWN TO PRAY, PYRO SPRAYS OFF BEHIND HIM. J.R.: "That is a fact King and no one knows the big match situation better than this man! With all due respect to Rey Mysterio and High Octane, you've got to consider HBK the favorite here just because he has proven time and time again that he can get the job done when the pressure is on"! Lawler: "Well let's not forget the mutual respect between these three guys. I mean, no one is going to be looking to win this match with a steel chair for instance"! J.R.: "And that is why I am looking so forward to this match! No good versus evil, nobody has slept with one of the other man's wives, this is just good old fashioned competition and may the best man win"! Triple Threat/#1 Contenders Match "High Octane" Damion West vs. Rey Mysterio vs. Shawn Michaels The bell sounded and all 3 men began to strategize, looking for an opening. But shortly into the match, the World champion Drew Blood came out to observe, dressed in a long black leather coat with dark shades on. The 3 men were able to block him out as they put on a fantastic performance. Michaels acted like he was going to go after Mysterio but instead turned and punched Octane, opening up on him. But Mysterio hit the ropes and took both men out with a flying dropkick. Octane rolled out of the ring as Rey pulled Michaels up and went for an irish whip. But Michaels reversed it and shot Rey in, dropping his head too early. But Rey used the back of Michaels as a launching pad to fly over the top rope onto High Octane, who had just gotten to his feet. The fans were loving it as Rey got up, only to be drilled by a Michaels baseball slide. With all 3 men outside the ring, Michaels pulled Rey up and rolled him into the ring but Octane pushed him from behind, sending him face first into the steel ring post. Octane got to the apron but Rey grabbed him by the head and knocked and used a hangman before going to the top rope. He tried to use a legdrop on Octane, who was still draped over the top rope but he sensed it coming and Rey landed hard on the mat. Octane then tried to slingshot himself into the ring but Michaels got up and shook the ropes from the floor, knocking West to the mat. Michaels then climbed the top rope and came off with his textbook flying elbow on West before covering him for the 1........2........, but Mysterio flew in at the last possible moment to stop the 3 count. Mysterio pulled Michaels up but again had an irish whip reversed. But this time, he countered into his wheelbarrow bulldog and wanted to go for the cover but West was up, drilling Rey with a series of right hands. Cameras got another shot of Drew Blood intently looking on as West lifted Mysterio up for a delay suplex but Michaels kicked him in the gut and small packaged West for another close call. Rey jumped in with a flying forearm on Michaels before whipping him to the corner. But when he charged in, West took him out from out of nowhere with a flying wheel kick. West got up to see Michaels going for the "Sweet Chin Music" but he avoided it and got Michaels up onto his shoulders. Michaels tried to fight his way free but Rey came off the top rope with the old Steiner Brothers bulldog! By this time, the entire crowd was on the edge of their seats. Octane tried to capitalize on the move but Mysterio kicked him right in the face. Michaels crawled away but made a mistake by taking a rest over the middle ring rope. Mysterio saw this and went for the 6-1-9 but Michaels got but his forearms up to block the move. The impact still knocked him back a couple feet but he recovered to superkick Mysterio off the apron, to the floor. But in a split second, he turned right into the "Head on Collision" and West hooked both of HBK's legs deep as referee Jim Korderas made the 1...........2........3. Match Time: 12:35 J.R.: "Octane got him! Octane has done it"! Lawler: "This place is going crazy J.R.! High Octane will get a shot at the World title"! DREW BLOOD WAS SHOWN LOOKING ON AT WEST, WHO HAD LOCKED EYES WITH HIM. J.R.: "High Octane caught Michaels with that superkick, defeating the man he has looked up to his entire career! How sweet this must be"! Lawler: "Yeah, and all he has to do now is defeat perhaps the best World champion the TWF has ever known"! CAMERAS GET A SHOT AT BOTH MEN ONE MORE TIME AS THE SHOT FADES OUT. OFF AIR.......
