Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 12,215
January 17, 2006
It was a cold, wintery night in Minneapolis as the stars of Rampage brought a loaded event to the home of the Timberwolves. It all started with Uprising, which included two Royal Rumble qualification matches. Royal Rumble Qualification Match Trevor Murdoch vs. Strife Strife was very aggressive in the early going, trying to add a big body to the Rumble match. But Murdoch avoided him charging into the corner and he rolled him up with a handful of his pants to steal the match. Viscera and Mackenzie Rose vs. Hollywood Heat w/ Melina Viscera seemed to have found the perfect partner to deal with all his recent problems with Mercury and Blaze as they dominated them early. But Johnny Blaze was able to take Big Vis out of the match by pulling down the top rope as he came at him and that allowed Melina to come into the ring behind the referee's back and lowblow Rose. That led to the "Director's Cut" and Mercury got the pin on Rose to get the win for his team. Royal Rumble Qualification Match Lance Cade vs. Fit Finlay Cade didn't even know who his opponent would be and it turned out to be Finlay, one of the toughest men in the business who most recently was a trainer in SMW. Finlay took Cade's best shots and after driving him face first into the mat with his knee, he used a tombstone piledriver to pick up the win, advancing to the Rumble match. RAMPAGE GOES LIVE "ACROSS THE NATION" PLAYS AS THE MONTAGE FOR RAMPAGE ROLLS. THE JAM PACKED TARGET CENTER THEN COMES INTO VIEW AND THE SOUNDS OF THE FANS AND THE PYRO ARE DEAFENING AS JIM ROSS AND THE KING ARE SHOWN FROM THEIR BROADCAST POSITION. Jim Ross: "Welcome to TWF Rampage! We are up in the land of a thousand lakes tonight and King, what a night it's gonna be"! Jerry Lawler: "These people are fired up J.R. and we are closing in on one of the biggest events of the year, the Royal Rumble"! THE HORSEMEN THEME HITS AND THE CROWD DISPLAYS A MIXED REACTION AS JASON OLIVER MAKES HIS WAY TO THE RING. J.R.: "And speaking of the Royal Rumble, this man will have a chance to bring some gold to the Horsemen in what should be a huge triple threat match for the King of Cable gold"! Lawler: "This fued between the Horsemen and the Hart Family continues to intensify! I can't think of a better way to start the night"! THE HART FAMILY THEME HITS AND JIMMY HART COMES OUT FOLLOWED BY THE BIG SNITSKY. THEY ARE MET BY SOME LOUD BOOS. J.R.: "The two groups have stopped at nothing over the last several weeks to one up the other but tonight, we've got a good old fashioned slobber knocker". Lawler: "And what a position for Snitsky. He can hurt Oliver by destroying his momentum heading into that title match and help his partner Max Ogden all at the same time"! OLIVER CHARGES ACROSS THE RING AND MEETS SNITSKY WITH A RIGHT HAND, STARTING A TRADEOFF OF PUNCHES. J.R.: "Well they're not wasting any time getting this underway"! Jason Oliver vs. Snitsky w/ Jimmy Hart Oliver was bring rocked by Snitsky but a thumb to the eye stopped all of that. He then grabbed him by the back of the head and ran him to the corner, smashing his face into the top turnbuckle. Oliver then hit the ropes but Snitsky kicked him right in the face. Clearly there were several fans who thought it was over but Oliver got a shoulder up just before a 3 count. Snitsky pulled him up and laid it on him with some shots to the back. He then got on the ring ropes and yelled into the crowd but when he turned back and reached for Oliver, he caught 2 punches to the abdomen followed by a stiff european uppercut. Oliver was looking for a vertical suplex but he couldn't get Snitsky up. After 2 blocks of the attempt, Snitsky clubbed Oliver across the back before putting him down with a heavy kneelift. He then hit the ropes and went for a big elbow drop but Oliver rolled out of the way. After a huge clothesline, Jimmy Hart got on the apron and Oliver couldn't wait to get his hands on him, pulling him into the ring. Snitsky came charging with another running boot but Oliver just threw Hart in the way and Snitsky took out his own manager! Referee Scott Martin tried to help Hart out of the ring but Max Ogden had come out and had gotten a hold of the one thing that has won more matches than any object, maybe in TWF history...... the megaphone! Oliver turned around and Ogden hit him upside the head with the megaphone and Snitsky picked him up, drilling him with the sidewinder slam to get the 1......2......3. Match Time: 9:16 THE HART FAMILY MUSIC PLAYED AGAIN AS OGDEN WENT AND HELPED HART OUT OF THE RING BEFORE LEAVING WITH SNITSKY. J.R.: "Well I'm no fan of the Horsemen, but Oliver got screwed here"! Lawler: "He sure did J.R., and if you ask me, Max Ogden might have the leg up in this triple threat match"! J.R.: "Well keep in mind, Oliver's got some friends too". BACKSTAGE AREA....... CAMERAS IN THE BACK SHOW TODD GRISHAM WITH KURT ANGLE. Todd Grisham: "Here with me at this time is none other than Kurt Angle and Kurt, I just wanted to get your thoughts on what many are saying could be the best technical tag team match in TWF history when you and Shawn Michaels face Travis Wakeman and Bret Hart at the Royal Rumble". Kurt Angle: "You want my thoughts huh? Well if you can remember right, I already beat Travis Wakeman a few weeks ago. But Bret Hart, what can I say? The guy is what, seventy five years old? Yet, he shows up at MeltDown with the nerve to accept my open challenge, against doctor's orders for God sake! Well Bret, I too beat the odds. I won an Olympic gold medal with a broken neck, so I don't want to here about your heroic comeback. Because as long as you're here in the TWF, I have made it my personal mission to make your life a living hell. So at the Royal Rumble, once Shawn and I have won the match, maybe you'll realize that your time has past Hitman. Maybe you'll realize that all those things you used to say, ya know, best there is, best there was, best there ever will be, was nothing but a bunch of crap! Because the man who is all those things..... is your Olympic hero". ANGLE WALKS AWAY AS THE SHOT FACDES OUT. COMMERCIAL BREAK....... A NIKE COMMERCIAL STARRING LEBRON JAMES IS SHOWN FOLLOWED BY A PREVIEW FOR MOVIE "BIG MOMMA's HOUSE 2" STARRING MARTIN LAWRENCE. RETURN FROM BREAK..... RINGSIDE...... John Cena vs. Matt Hardy w/ Johnny Jeter This was just a great match which really had the crowd involved. Cena was in control early after catching Matt with the Throwback and the 5 Knuckle Shuffle but Jeter prevented the 3 count from coming down by sticking Matt's foot on the bottom rope. Cena went outside the ring, chasing Jeter. He circled the ring a time and a half when hardy came off the apron with a double axe handle. Matt then shot Cena right into the steel ring steps and the tide had definitely turned. After rolling Cena into the ring, matt went to the middle rope and flew off with his teardrop legdrop. After getting a long 2 count, Matt decided to go for the "Twist of Fate" but Cena read it, pushing Matt away. Cena came back with 2 stiff right hands but Matt turned a clothesline attempt into the Side Effect. But Cena escaped with an elbow to the back of the head. Matt threw a clothesline but Cena ducked and grabbed Matt, putting him up on his shoulders and hitting the "F-U" to bring a close to a very exciting matchup. Match Time: 8:52 BACKSTAGE....... TODD GRISHAM IS SHOWN AND HE COMES TO A DOOR THAT SAYS "WOMEN's CHAMP" ON IT AND HE KNOCKS. THE DOOR OPENS AND STACY SNOW ANSWERS, WEARING NOTHING BUT A TOWEL, HER HAIR STILL WET. Stacy Snow: "Oh hey Todd, what's up"? Grisham: "Oh, I just wanted to talk to you about your match with Melina.... but it looks like I've caught you at a bad time". GRISHAM STARTS TO WALK AWAY BUT STACY PULLS HIM BACK. Snow: "No, it's not a bad time at all. I've always got something to say about that bitch. And at the Royal Rumble, she better realize that this is no beauty contest. This is no photo shoot. This is gonna be a fight and with my title on the line, I'll get as dirty as I have to". GRISHAM TAKES A DEEP SWALLOW. Grisham: "Uh.... thank you. Let's send it back to J.R. and the King". BACK IN THE RING, VICTORIA's MUSIC IS PLAYING AND SHE IS GETTING LOOSE. J.R.: "There you see Victoria but it sounds to me like Stacy Snow is ready for that match right now King". HOLLYWOOD HEAT's MUSIC HITS AND MELINA COMES OUT, FLANKED BY MERCURY AND BLAZE. SHE IS WEARING A VERY SKIMPY BLACK OUTFIT. Lawler: "Well I don't know about you J.R., but I would've loved to see what was underneath that towel"! J.R.: "Melina will of course get her shot at the Women's title at the Royal Rumble but tonight she's got an opponent who knows what it's like to hold that title. I found Stacy Snow's comments very interesting and I wonder what kind of in ring ability Melina really has". WITH MERCURY AND BLAZE LOOKING ON, MELINA PERFORMS HER INFAMOUS RING ENTRANCE WHICH VICTORIA SEEMS TO BE DISGUSTED WITH. Lawler: "Wow! Ya see that J.R., she's got plenty of in ring ability"! J.R.: "Yeah, that'll win her the Women's title". Victoria vs. Melina The bell sounded and the two women locked up. Victoria started with a deep arm drag before shooting Melina to the ropes and connecting with a big back elbow. Victoria then got on her with some hard shots to the face but Melina rolled her over and hit Victoria with some of her own. Victoria was able to push her off and she got up, throwing a clothesline but Melina ducked and kicked her right in the midsection before hitting a sit down facebuster. The fans seemed to be surprised as Melina took the fight to Victoria. After a snap mare, Melina went to the turnbuckle. But Victoria got up and hit her with a few right hands before climbing up with her, hitting a big superplex! Victoria rolled on top to make the cover but Melina was able to kick out. Victoria wanted to stay on the attack and she whipped Melina to the corner, charging in. But Melina moved out of the way and used a schoolboy, putting her feet up on the middle ring rope to get the quick 3 count to win the match. Match Time: 5:36 J.R.: "Ah come on! She had her damn feet on the ropes"! Lawler: "She did"? J.R.: "Oh quit it King, that was blatant"! Lawler: "Sorry J.R., I wasn't looking at her feet"! HOLLYWOOD HEAT's MUSIC PLAYED AND MELINA GOT BOTH HER ARMS RAISED BY MERCURY AND BLAZE AS AN ANGRY VICTORIA LOOKED ON. J.R.: "She's got her shot at the Women's title at the Royal Rumble and Stacy Snow if you haven't realized it already, you'll have your hands full"! Lawler: "She's beautiful and she can wrestle! What more can you ask for"?! COMMERCIAL BREAK........ A COMMERCIAL FOR ALEVE IS SHOWN FOLLOWED BY A USA PROGRAMMING AD FOR "MONK". RETURN FROM BREAK.... RINGSIDE..... AS RAMPAGE RETURNS, BRADSHAW's MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES OUT WITH HIS USUAL SMUG LOOK ON HIS FACE. J.R.: "Welcome back to TWF Rampage folks and as we saw last week, Bradshaw thinks the Million Dollar title basically has his name written all over it and has challenged Shelton Benjamin to this title match". Lawler: "Oh admit it J.R., that belt would look perfect on Bradshaw, a self made millionaire"! "AIN'T NO STOPPIN' ME" HITS AND SHELTON BENJAMIN COMES OUT TO A HUGE POP WITH BOTH OF HIS BELTS. THE MILLION DOLLAR TITLE IN HIS RIGHT HAND AND THE KING OF CABLE BELT AROUND HIS WAIST. J.R.: "He may be, but this guy here has million dollar level athleticism and if you know where Shelton came from in Orangeburg, South Carolina, he has come a long, long way"! Lawler: "Yeah but I feel Bradshaw is ready to bring a lot of that to a screeching halt here tonight in Minneapolis"! Million Dollar Title Match Challenger: Bradshaw vs. Shelton Benjamin As the bell sounded, both men were reluctant to go at the other, trying to feel each other out. Finally Bradshaw swung with a right hand that was way off the mark and Shelton came back with a combination of right hands and chops to the chest. He shot him to the corner and flew in with the Stinger splash but Bradshaw moved. Benjamin however landed on the middle ropes only to have Bradshaw grab him and bring him off with a backdrop suplex. After 2 heavy elbow drops, Bradshaw pulled the double champion up and delivered a hard suplex to the mat. Bradshaw went into a cover but Shelton kicked out at 2. Bradshaw stayed on the offensive, shooting Benjamin to the ropes only to miss with a clothesline. But he caught Benjamin in mid air as he went for a crossbody, turning it into his fallaway slam, also known as the Stock Market Crash. Bradshaw pulled him up and slapped his arm, signaling for the "Clothesline from Hell". He whipped Benjamin to the corner and bounced off the ropes. But Benjamin saved his title by ducking the devastating move and hit the ropes on the other side. Both men were thinking the same thing, taking each other out with clotheslines. Referee Jack Doan began his count, reaching 7 before Bradshaw finally pulled himself to his feet. Benjamin on the other hand was motionless. Doan went to check his arm and it dropped lifelessly to the mat. Bradshaw turned to the crowd and began to celebrate. But just as Doan was about to call for the bell, Benjamin popped up and Bradshaw turned right into the t-bone suplex. Shelton hooked the leg and got the 1......2.........3. Match Time: 8:38 Lawler: "What the heck, how'd he do that"?! J.R.: "It's called playing possum King and the kid from Orangeburg has just outsmarted the self made millionaire"! BRADSHAW WAS FURIOUS AS SHELTON CELEBRATED WITH BOTH HIS TITLES ON THE TURNBUCKLE. Lawler: "Well enjoy it while you can Shelton because at the Royal Rumble, you've got two more guys comin' for ya"! BACKSTAGE...... TODD GRISHAM CATCHES UP WITH BRET HART. Grisham: "Hey Bret, uh I talked to Kurt Angle earlier tonight and he said that...... Bret Hart: "Yeah I heard what he said. But to answer your question before you ask it, no I'm not worried about Angle's threat. He says he's gonna make my life a living hell. Big deal Todd! My life was a living hell from the moment those doctors told me I couldn't do this anymore all the way until MeltDown when I accepted his challenge. That's what no one understands. This is what I love to do and as long as I do it, I'll be happy. So Angle can make his threats. But when we take away he and Shawn Michaels' chance to main event WrestleMania, we'll see what he has to say then. Now if you don't mind, I'm gonna watch Travis' match from my room". HART ENTERS A ROOM AND CLOSES THE DOOR AS THE SHOT GOES BACK TO RINGSIDE. "3 MINUTES" BY 2 SKINNY J's IS PLAYING AND CRYSTAL CARMICHAEL, WITH BOTH TAG TEAM TITLES IN HAND, IS LEADING JAMAL AND ROSEY TO THE RING. J.R.: "Strong words from the Hitman who is ready to watch his tag team partner at the Royal Rumble, Travis Wakeman, take on Jamal here". Lawler: "Well I can guarantee that Kurt Angle heard what the Hitman just had to say and I just can't wait until those four meet at the Rumble". "MAKE WAY" BY METHOD MAN HITS AND TRAVIS WAKEMAN COMES OUT TO A BIG POP ALONG WITH TRISH STRATUS. J.R.: "Last week we saw Travis Wakeman bait Shawn Michaels into a trap that involved Michaels' one time tag team partner Marty Jannetty". Lawler: "And that was one of the cheapest moves I've ever seen J.R. and later tonight, Jannetty's gonna have to pay for it"! J.R.: "Yeah but it wasn't cheap when Michaels blindsided Wakeman with that superkick a few weeks ago was it? Turnabout is fairplay King"! Jamal w/ Crystal Carmichael and Rosey vs. Travis Wakeman w/ Trish Jamal presented a very formidable opponent for Wakeman who was on top of his game on this night. After fighting Jamal off in a battle of right hands, Wakeman shot him to the ropes and lifted him into the air for a ring shaking backbody drop. Rosey then got on the apron and Wakeman drilled him with a right hand. But Jamal was waiting with a superkick when Wakeman turned around. He made the cover and got the 1........2..........., but that was it. But the fans let out a huge cheer when referee Chad Patton ordered Rosey to the back. Trish and Crystal tried to cheer their men on and it was Wakeman who avoided a clothesline and caught Jamal with a chop block. He then went to his right leg, looking to knot it up. But after hitting the ropes, Jamal was waiting with a Samoan drop. He made another cover but again, only got a 2 count. After a devastating belly to belly suplex, Jamal positioned the Technical Magician and went to the top rope, looking to complete the huge upset. He flew off with the Samoan Splash but Wakeman rolled out of the way. With the crowd coming to their feet, Wakeman got Jamal in the center of the ring and locked in the inescapable Round Table. Despite a screaming Crystal telling Jamal not to give up, he did, tapping out to the tremendous pain. Match Time: 10:12 J.R.: "He got him! Wakeman got in the paralyzing Round Table move and now in consecutive weeks, the team that will face Angle and Michaels at the Rumble has defeated the tag team champions in singles matches"! "MAKE WAY" PLAYED AS TRISH AND WAKEMAN CELEBRATED THE VICTORY WHILE A VERY BITTER CRYSTAL WALKED UP THE RAMP WITH A HOBBLED JAMAL. Lawler: "And the look on the face of Crystal says it all! She is not happy"! J.R.: "Folks you don't want to go away because still to come, Shawn Michaels faces Marty Jannetty, plus, High Octane's big surprise for Money Mike"! COMMERCIAL BREAK........ A COMMERCIAL FOR THE PSP IS SHOWN FOLLOWED BY A ROYAL RUMBLE PROMO THAT FEATURES THE 30 MAN RUMBLE MATCH AND THE WORLD TITLE BETWEEN MONEY MIKE AND HIGH OCTANE. RETURN FROM BREAK..... BACKSTAGE...... WHEN RAMPAGE RETURNS, TODD GRISHAM IS WITH THE ENTIRE HORSEMEN GROUP. Grisham: "Guys earlier tonight, Max Ogden cost Jason Oliver his match against Snitsky. There are many people who feel like the Hart Family have the advantage in this....... Money Mike: "Look, the Hart Family is nothing! They want to interfere in Jason's match, fine! Because at the Rumble, he will leave that ring with the King of Cable title! They need to know that we run Rampage and they just happened to be employed here! So starting from this moment on, we do what we want, when he want to do it"! J.J. Ramplin: "Joe Corey, you decided to come back last week and attack Carney..... from behind! Well if you got the balls, how bout you step into the ring with The Ra1m at the Royal Rumble"?! Stephanie McMahon: "Ooh, I like that idea J.J.". Grisham: "Well, with all that being said, are you guys ready for the surprise that High Octane has promised for tonight"? Money Mike: "If this is what High Octane needs to do to get attention, then bring it on. It's a foregone conclusion that the title is mine at the Rumble. All the boys in the back know it, and all these stupid people watching know it! High Octane isn't even in the same league as Money Mike and once I beat him at the Royal Rumble and remain undefeated, he can go back down the ladder where he belongs"! MICK FOLEY IS SHOWN IN ANOTHER PART OF THE ARENA, LOOKING OVER THE LATEST EDITION OF THE RAMPAGE MAGAZINE WHICH HAS THE ROYAL RUMBLE LOGO ON THE COVER. JUST THEN, A VERY UPSET CRYSTAL CARMICHAEL COMES UP. Crystal Carmichael: "Foley! That's it, I've had it"! Mick Foley (puts the magazine down): "Crystal, what can I do for you"? Crystal: "My boys are the best tag team this company has to offer. And you have been trying to embarass us by putting us in singles matches"! Foley: "I was....... Crystal: "Shut up! We've got TWF Main Event coming up and we have a challenge! You tell Wakeman and Bret Hart that if they think they are so good, to meet us at Main Event! We'll even put the gold on the line"! CRYSTAL STORMS OFF AS FOLEY CRACKS A SMILE. Foley: "You got it". "SXY BOY" HITS AND SHAWN MICHAELS COMES OUT TO A MIXED RESPONSE. J.R.: "Did you hear that King?! Wakeman and Hart will have a chance to become tag team champions on Main Event"! Lawler: "Well I love the confidence shown by Crystal Carmichael! She doesn't believe that there's a team in the world that can beat Rosey and Jamal"! THE OLD ROCKERS THEME PLAYS AND MARTY JANNETTY COMES OUT TO A GOOD POP. J.R.: "Fans let's take you back to last week and show you what led up to this match....... A REPLAY IS SHOWN OF TRAVIS WAKEMAN CALLING OUT SHAWN MICHAELS BUT WHEN MICHAELS CAME OUT, HE WAS BLINDSIDED BY A JANNETTY SUPERKICK. Jannetty got all of that superkick and boy, that had to feel good". Lawler: "Yeah well tonight it's a different story cause Shawn Michaels will be looking". J.R.: "Well if you know the extensive history between these two men, you'd agree that Michaels deserved every bit of that". Lawler: "Just like Jannetty will deserve whatever he gets tonight"! Shawn Michaels vs. Marty Jannetty This was easily the best match of the night as the one time tag team partners turned enemies went hold for hold. Jannetty started with back to back arm drags before catching Michaels with a dropkick that knocked him out of the ring. Michaels was trying to regain his composure on the floor when Jannetty launced himself through the ring ropes and right onto him with a suicide dive. After a fury of right hands to the head, Jannetty got back into the ring. Slowly, Michaels got up and got to the apron. Jannetty grabbed him but Michaels pulled him down into a hangman over the top rope. Michaels immediately went to the top rope and came off with a perfect crossbody block to get a very near fall. Jannetty popped up and went for a clothesline but Michaels ducked and hit the near ropes, looking for his flying forearm but Jannetty ducked and Michaels went into the ring ropes. Jannetty followed up with some stiff shots in the corner before shooting him to the other side. Michaels hit so hard that he flipped up and over the turnbuckle, landing on the apron. Jannetty came with a clothesline attempt but Michaels ducked and dropped him with a clothesline of his own before hitting a slingshot elbow drop. He made the cover and got 1........2......., but Jannetty got his foot on the bottom rope to stop the count. Michaels pulled him up but Jannetty countered into a small package and came within a hair of the upset. Michaels was flustered and Jannetty tried to take advantage, hitting a headscissor that threw Michaels into the corner. Very quick to follow up, Jannetty kicked him in the abdomen and tried for the Rocker Dropper but Michaels countered it and threw a clothesline which Jannetty ducked but Michaels came back with a devastating superkick, falling into the cover and getting the 3 count. Match Time: 7:03 J.R.: "Oh what a superkick! He knocked Jannetty into next week with that one"! Lawler: "And if you ask me, the team of Shawn Michaels and Kurt Angle is gonna be nearly impossible to beat J.R."! "SEXY BOY" PLAYED AS MICHAELS WALKED UP THE RAMP WITH THE VICTORY AS JANNETTY TRIED TO COLLECT HIMSELF IN THE RING. J.R.: "Well I won't sell Wakeman and Hart short, if anyone can do it, it's them"! BACKSTAGE....... J.J. RAMPLIN IS SHOWN BACKSTAGE WHEN ALEXIS LAREE COMES UP FROM BEHIND. Alexis Laree: "Excuse me, J.J. Ramplin right"? Ramplin: "That's right sweetheart". Alexis: "Uh, are you sure you want to face Joe Corey at the Rumble? Because I just said him last night and he's in the best shape of his life". Ramplin: "He's been training hard huh? Well if he knew what was good for him, he would've been spending time trying to please you, not worrying about himself. RAMPLIN GRABS ALEXIS BY THE LEFT ARM AND PULLS HER IN, FORCEFULLY KISSING HER. SHE IS OBVIOUSLY NOT THRILLED BY THIS. Just remember, we do what we want, when we want to do it". THE SHOT GOES TO A DRESSING ROOM WHERE MATT CRUZ AND REY MYSTERIO ARE GETTING READY FOR THEIR MATCH. Rey Mysterio: "This is gonna be awesome bro, steel cage tonight with those two". Matt Cruz: "Oh yeah, I'm ready homes". Mysterio: "Hey, I saw that we have both entered the Royal Rumble match and I want to tell you, in all honesty man, good luck in that". CRUZ ACCEPTS REY's HAND. Cruz: "Same to you. If I don't win it, I can't think of someone I'd rather see do it than you". Mysterio: "Oh yeah, I don't care if I draw number one or number thirty, I'm gonna prove to the world that I can run with the best". Cruz: "I have no doubt homes, let's go". CRUZ AND MYSTERIO GET UP AND LEAVE THE ROOM. THE STEEL CAGE IS SHOWN BEING LOWERED TO THE RING. J.R.: "Coming up next, Cruz and Mysterio meet Drew Blood and Paul Birchill in that fifteen foot high steel cage"! COMMERCIAL BREAK....... A COMMERCIAL FOR VERIZON WIRELESS IS SHOWN FOLLOWED BY ONE FOR TACO BELL. WRESTLEMANIA REPLAY SHOWS STRIFE AND BAHAMUT SUCCESSFULLY DEFENDING THE TAG TEAM TITLES AGAINST THE OUTSIDERS AT WRESTLEMANIA 3. AS THE ACTION RETURNS LIVE, DREW BLOOD AND PAUL BIRCHILL ARE SHOWN ENTERING THE CAGE AS BLOOD's MUSIC PLAYS. J.R.: "It's time for our main event here on Rampage and it's gonna get ugly inside that cage"! Lawler: "Especially after what happened last week with Rey Mysterio upsetting Drew Blood! I can only imagine that Drew is waiting to get his hands on him tonight"! "BOOYAKA 619" HITS AND REY MYSTERIO PUMPS UP FROM UNDER THE RAMP TO ONE OF THE NIGHT's LOUDEST CHEERS. J.R.: "And here he comes! The fans here in Minneapolis are showing their support for the master of the 6-1-9"! Lawler: "Well I can't see that 6-1-9 being much use in that cage tonight J.R."! "THE NEXT EPISODE" BY DR. DRE STARTS UP AND OUT COMES MATT CRUZ TO ANOTHER BIG CHEER. J.R.: "Matt Cruz and Mysterio have formed a partnership lately in which they watch each other's backs but I truly believe that they can compete with anyone here in the TWF"! Lawler: "They're about to get their chance to prove that but I honestly feel that this match favors the team of Drew Blood and the rugged Birchill. Birchill lives for fights like this"! J.R.: "Well the only way to win is by escape and in this match, both members of a team will have to get out of the cage in order to get the victory"! Steel Cage Match Drew Blood and Paul Birchill vs. Rey Mysterio and Matt Cruz There were no tags in this match so all 4 men were in the ring at once. It was an all out war with all 4 men using the cage as a weapon. Birchill had Cruz occupied as Drew Blood took it to Mysterio, ramming him face first into the cage before hitting a backdrop suplex. Blood began to make his way out of the cage when Cruz caught Birchill with a DDT out of nowhere. He then made his way over and stood on the ropes, pulling Drew Blood off the cage by his shirt. But Birchill came from behind with a clothesline to the back of the head before dropping a big leg on Cruz. Mysterio got up and kicked Birchill in the back of both legs before charging at him and ducking a clothesline, leading into a hurracanrana. Cruz then came over and hit Blood with back to back german suplexes. Rey then pointed to the cage door. Cruz seemed a little hesitant but he asked for it to be opened and left the cage. Mysterio triedto follow but Birchill came with a running sledge to the back from behind. From there, Birchill took Rey and threw him into the cage. Drew Blood then got up to help with the assault and after a running powerbomb from Birchill, Rey was in a lot of trouble. Birchill decided to leave the cage, making it one on one. Drew Blood continued the assault but when he went for the "BloodBath", Rey escaped and caught him with a tornado DDT. With the crowd on their feet, Rey began to slowly ascend the cage. But Drew Blood got up and followed him up. The reached the top at the same time and were fighting to stay up there. Blood rammed Rey's head into the top of the cage before looking to suplex him off. But Rey jabbed him in the ribs a few times before pushing him off, all the way to the mat! Rey then went to the top of the cage and was holding himself up by a cable. He looked at Cruz and then looked down before flying off with a legdrop that connected! Some extremely loud "Holy Shit" chants could be heard as Cruz opened the cage door. Birchill came running over but Cruz kicked him in the gut and slammed the door right in his face. Crawling, Rey got to the door and fell out as the bell sounded and "Booyaka 619" hit again. Match Time: 9:12 J.R.: "Yes! They did it! Rey Mysterio and Matt Cruz have survived one hell of a match"! Lawler: "Did you see that?! He looked like he fell out of the sky with that legdrop"! REPLAYS ARE SHOWN OF THE MOVE. J.R.: "He sure as hell did! What a risk taken by Mysterio but by God did it pay off"! Lawler: "Look at Drew Blood, he's still down"! CRUZ AND MYSTERIO LEFT AND THE CROWD CONTINUED TO CHEER AS BIRCHILL GOT BACK IN TO CHECK ON DREW BLOOD. J.R.: "We might need a giant spatula to come scrape him off the mat"! JUST THEN, THE SHOT GOES OUTSIDE THE ARENA WHERE A BLACK DODGE VIPER ZOOMS UP AND STOPS NEXT TO A STAGE. Lawler: "What the heck is this"? THE FANS CHEER AS THE DOOR OPENS AND HIGH OCTANE STEPS OUT, HOLDING THE WORLD TITLE. HE HAS A HUGE SMILE ON HIS FACE. J.R.: "Oh I get it, it's time for the surprise". HIGH OCTANE STEPS ONTO THE STAGE AND PICKS UP A MICROPHONE. High Octane: "Hello everyone, it is your TWF World champion here, ready to conduct the first, and probably the last edition of the Pit Stop. Tonight, we're going to talk about one man... Money Mike. Now I know you guys have all heard it. Money Mike is a legend, Money Mike is a hall of famer, Money Mike is an eight time United States champion, yada, yada, yada. But the real question is, where did he accomplish all of this? That's right, the answer is the GSE, or as I like to call it, Gone Soon Entertainment. What Mike is failing to realize is that his GSE accomplishments translate to squat here in the TWF. HIGH OCTANE MOTIONS AT A WHITE ESCALADE THAT IS PARKED OUTSIDE THE ARENA. THE PASSENGER DOOR OPENS AND A MAN STEPS OUT AND WALKS TOWARDS OCTANE. Allow me to introduce my guest tonight. If you actually watched the GSE, you might remember him. His name is Mark "The Game" Banks. Now Mark, we know you and Mike knew each other in the GSE, but what do you think of his claims that he will be the next World champion"? Mark Banks: "Well ya know what, I was surprised this company even hired him. But let's be real Mike, the GSE was a cracker jack company and all we were trying to do was somehow make it here. Ask anybody who was there, they'll all tell you the same thing. But Mike, he held onto it like it was made of gold. So if you want me to make a prediction, Mike, High Octane is gonna prove to you at the Royal Rumble why the TWF was better all those years...... they had the talent. We had..... well we had you. You got no chance man". High Octane: "Now Mark, I know I said I would ask about getting you a job if you appeared here tonight. But there's just one thing....... I lied. WITH THAT, OCTANE STEPS BACK BEFORE SUPERKICKING BANKS. THE ARENA DOORS POP OPEN AND ALL 4 HORSEMEN COME OUT, MAKING THEIR WAY TOWARDS OCTANE. BUT BEFORE THEY GET TO HIM, THEY ARE AMBUSHED BY THE AWAITING HART FAMILY AND A STREET FIGHT BEGINS.... LITERALLY. AS THE TWO GROUPS GO AT IT, OCTANE HOPS BACK IN THE VIPER AND PEELS AWAY. Lawler: "I'd say this was a surprise! I think Octane has aligned himself with the Hart Family, just like Jimmy Hart suggested"! J.R.: "There might not be anything left of these two groups come the Rumble.... somebody get out there"! THE SHOT FADED OUT JUST AS OFFICIALS AND SECURITY HAD REACHED THE SCENE. OFF AIR..........
