Las Vegas, Nevada
Attendance: 8,493
February 22, 2006
This was the first time the show was ever held in Sin City and the fans there were very excited for what would be a huge show, the last before Code Red. Mystical vs. Alexis Laree It had been months since the former Women's champion Mystical got a win but she got one here after a long, hard fought match with Laree ended when she countered a hurracanrana attempt with a sit down powerbomb for the 3 count. The Bashams vs. Jamal and Rosey w/ Crystal Carmichael Great tag team action on Uprising with this match and on multiple occasions, The Bashams nearly pulled the upset. But as Rosey and Doug fought on the floor, Danny ran into an empty corner and Jamal hit him with a big superkick to get the pin. Derek Darko vs. Shelton Benjamin This was a very good main event for Uprising and it was a back and forth match that really showed the abilities of both men. But after reversing an irish whip into the corner, Shelton hit the Stinger splash which led right into the big t-bone and that got him the victory. SHELTON's MUSIC PLAYED AND HE CELEBRATED HIS VICTORY AS THE STAGE CREW GOT THINGS READY FOR THE SHOW TO GO LIVE ON USA. RAMPAGE GOES LIVE
RAMPAGE COMES ON THE AIR LIVE ON THE USA NETWORK AS SOME OF THE FAMOUS LAS VEGAS LANDMARKS ARE SHOWN. ONCE THE SHOT GOES INSIDE THE ARENA, KURT ANGLE's MUSIC HITS AND THE FANS BREAK OUT IN A "YOU SUCK" CHANT THE SECOND HIS PYRO STARTS. Jim Ross: "It is the last official stop before TWF Code Red as we are live from the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada! Jim Ross and Jerry "The King" Lawler on hand to call all the action and King, what a way to start"! Jerry Lawler: "You're not kidding, the Olympic gold medalist is on his way out here and these fans in Las Vegas are showing him no respect"! THE CANADIAN NATIONAL ANTHEM HITS AND ROB STORM STEPS OUT TO A MIXED REACTION WITH A VERY FOCUSED LOOK ON HIS FACE. J.R.: "What a great matchup this should be between two very technically gifted athletes"! Lawler: "But take a look at Angle J.R., he's got the mouthpiece in, his got the game face on, he's ready for Rob Storm". J.R.: "You don't have to convince me of that. Kurt Angle is one of, if not thee best wrestler in the history of this business, and that's high praise". Lawler: "And I think Canada's favorite son is about to find out why they call him the wrestling machine"! Kurt Angle vs. Rob Storm The bell sounded and the match started with a collar and elbow tie. Angle went into a standing waistlock but using his hips, Storm came up with a nice throw. They locked up again and this time, Angle used a fireman's carry into a reverse chinlock but Storm again used his lower body strength to get up and this time, delivered a backdrop suplex. But Angle held onto the chinlock. Storm was now on the mat and it looked to be turning into a rear naked choke but Storm was able to get his feet to the ropes and the hold had to be broken. Back on their feet, Angle threw a clothesline but Storm ducked and hit the ropes, connecting with a dropkick to the right kneecap. From there, Storm hit the ropes again and this time, delivered a nice swinging neckbreaker. Storm was cruising as he set Angle up for the Sharpshooter. But Angle countered with a small package to get the 1.......2........, but Storm kicked out. Angle threw a clothesline but Storm ducked and grabbed him for a german suplex only to have Angle duck under his arm and position himself behind him, hitting the Angle Slam. After pulling both his straps down, Angle slapped on the ankle lock and the pain became too much for Storm as he tapped out quickly. Match Time: 6:09 Lawler: "Wow. That was wrestling at it's best J.R."! J.R.: "Wow is right! When you're talking technical skills alone, I don't think there's a man in this business that can match Kurt Angle"! ANGLE's MUSIC PLAYED AND HE WALKED UP THE RAMP, IGNORING THE HECKLING FANS. Lawler: "You might be right J.R., I sure don't disagree with that"! COMMERCIAL BREAK....... A COMMERCIAL FOR THE PLAYSTATION PORTABLE IS SHOWN FOLLOWED BY A PREVIEW FOR "DATE MOVIE".
RETURN FROM BREAK...... RINGSIDE......
As soon as Rampage returns, the Indian chant leading into Tatanka's music is heard and he comes out to a very good pop, carrying a tomahawk and wearing a beautiful headdress. Steven Richards is shown, already in the ring. J.R.: "We are back live on Rampage as Tatanka has hit the ring for a match with Steven Richards and since his return King, Tatanka has done nothing but impressed". Lawler: "I'll give ya that, he has looked good but tonight, he's stepping in there with a grizzled veteran in Steven Richards". J.R.: "We all know that Steven Richards is capable of getting the job done I'm sure that he like nothing more than to kill Tatanka's momentum tonight".
Steven Richards vs. Tatanka
The bell sounded but Richards wanted referee Chad Patton to pat Tatanka down, checking for foreign objects. As Patton did this, Richards attacked Tatanka, hammering him across the back with some stiff shots. But Tatanka was able to absord them and after blocking a right hand, he whipped Richards to the ropes and drilled him with a knifedge across the chest. Richards got up and Tatanka slammed him before going to the middle turnbuckle and coming off with a tomahawk chop to the head.
Tatanka was rolling and began going into one of his war dances when Miss Hancock came out in a very, very short skirt. She got up on the apron in an effort to distract Tatanka and when he turned around, Richards went for the "Steven Kick". But Tatanka ducked and loaded Richards onto his shoulders, looking for the "End of the Trail". But Richards grabbed Miss Hancock's arm and pulled himself off. He then went for a scoop slam but Tatanka countered with a small package to get the 1.......2......3. Match Time: 5:04 J.R.: "What a clever move by Tatanka and even with the interference from Miss Hancock, he's gotten another win"! Lawler: "Ah but look at this J.R., Porteau is out there"! AUSTIN PORTEAU HAD COME OUT AND HE AND RICHARDS WERE ALL OVER TATANKA. PATTON CONTINUALLY CALLED FOR THE BELL BUT THE TWO MEN IGNORED IT AS MISS HANCOCK DIRECTED TRAFFIC.
AFTER RICHARDS DRILLED HIM WITH THE STEVEN KICK, PORTEAU HIT THE "CORPORATE LADDER" BEFORE STANDING OVER HIM AND BERATING HIM WITH SOME VERY FOUL LANGUAGE. J.R.: "Enough is enough! Get these guys out of there"! Lawler: "Well it looks like Tatanka won the battle, but Miss Hancock's boys won the war J.R."! J.R.: "Well I can promise you that Tatanka won't take this lying down! These two will be hearing from him and soon"!
BACKSTAGE AREA.......
KURT ANGLE IS SHOWN BACKSTAGE, WIPING HIS FACE WITH A TOWEL WHEN SHAWN MICHAELS COMES UP, CLAPPING Shawn Michaels: "Hell of a job Kurt. Tonight, you showed me what a winner looks like. Now, if you don't mind, I'd like to return the favor".
Kurt Angle: "What'd ya have in mind, Shawn"? Michaels: "Well ya see, I have this big match coming up at Code Red with Travis Wakeman and I thought maybe you'd like to be my cornerman that night, ya know, so you can see first hand what the showstopper is all about".
Angle: "Be your cornerman huh? I'd love to". MICHAELS GETS A BIG SMILE ON HIS FACE AS ANGLE WALKS AWAY AND THE SHOT GOES BACK TO THE RING, WHERE FINLAY STANDS WITH A MICROPHONE.
Lawler: "So let me get this straight. Not only will Travis Wakeman have to face Shawn Michaels, but he'll have to deal with Kurt Angle as his cornerman"? J.R.: "Yeah, I don't like the sounds of it either".
Finlay: "For those of you who don't know, my name is Finlay! The only reason I came to the TWF was to fight and so far.... I've been greatly disappointed with the competition that's been thrown my way! So tonight, I'm challenging any one of the guys in the back to come on out here and show me what kind of a man they are! I don't care how big, I don't care how strong, just get out here and take the........
JUST THEN, "GET OFF MY TRACKS" BY P.O.D. HITS AND STRIFE COMES OUT TO A HUGE CHEER. Lawler: "Oh boy, he might've got more than he bargained for here"! J.R.: "Something tells me that Finlay is on the tracks"! AS STRIFE CAME TO THE RING, FINLAY DARED HIM TO GET IN. FINALLY, STRIFE GOT INTO THE RING AND FINLAY HIT HIM WITH SEVERAL RIGHT HANDS BEFORE GOING FOR AN IRISH WHIP. BUT STRIFE REVERSED IT AND KICKED HIM RIGHT IN THE FACE.
WHEN FINLAY GOT UP, STRIFE, WITH A FULL HEAD OF STEAM, CLOTHESLINED HIM OUT OF THE RING TO THE FLOOR. STRIFE YELLED FOR FINLAY TO GET BACK IN BUT FINLAY RETREATED, LICKING HIS WOUNDS.
J.R.: "Well Finlay got what he wanted! He wanted a fight and he got one taken to him"! Lawler: "He sure did! He might think twice before calling out anyone in the back again"! THE SHOT FADED OUT WITH STRIFE STILL TRYING TO GET FINLAY TO COME BACK TO THE RING. COMMERCIAL BREAK........ A COMMERCIAL FOR GATORADE IS SHOWN FOLLOWED BY ONE FOR CASTROL GTX. RETURN FROM BREAK......WRESTLEMANIA REPLAY FOOTAGE FROM WRESTLEMANIA 4 IS SHOWN OF TRAVIS WAKEMAN VS. BROCK LESNAR, STILL ONE OF THE BIGGEST CLASHES IN TWF HISTORY. LESNAR IS SHOWN HITTING THE SHOOTING STAR PRESS AND THE BURGER KING GUY, SERVING AS SPECIAL REFEREE ROY JONES, JR. GETS DOWN TO MAKE THE 3 COUNT. BACK TO LIVE ACTION..... BACKSTAGE..... Backstage, Todd Grisham is standing with Rey Mysterio.
Todd Grisham: "With me now at this time is Rey Mysterio, who will later on tonight take on Matt Hardy and Johnny Jeter in a tag match with his partner Matt Cruz. Now Rey, (looking around) where's your tag team partner? I thought I was going to interview both of you"?
Rey Mysterio: "Don't worry about it Todd. Cruz is preparing for the match right now and he asked if I could hold it down right now".
Grisham: "My question for you is this: Cruz is set to take on Hardy at Code Red, do you plan on being in his corner to counteract Hardy's partner in crime, Johnny Jeter"?
Mysterio: "Well, my homeboy doesn't need me in his corner, but I will have his back if that punk decides to interfere- What the hell do you want"?
Mysterio looks to the side of the camera to see someone with long, black hair and a Mattitude t-hirt on. He walks up to them from the side. From the back, it looks like Matt Hardy. When he turns to face the camera and then looks towards Mysterio and Grisham, it turns out to be Cruz wearing a bad wig and fake sideburns to mock Matt Hardy.
Matt Cruz: (doing a bad Hardy impersonation) "Well, Mysterio. I'm here just to say one thing: (in high pitched voice) please don't hurt us! We made the biggest mistake of our lives messing with you guys. I know we attacked you two from behind like the punk bitches that we are, but me and my lover- I mean friend Johnny didn't mean it. (Mysterio, with a big smile on his face, lunges at "Matt Hardy", acting like he's going to punch him. Cruz/Hardy shrieks like a woman and covers his face.) I'm sorry, oh God, I'm sorry".
Cruz then straightens up. He gets a serious look on his face as he throws off the wig and tears off the Matt Hardy t-shirt.
Cruz: "Now that we had some comedy relief, it's time to get serious. Hardy, you seemed to get your thong in a bunch because I made it clear that I want a King of Cable shot. You and your boy Jeter got the jump on me and Mysterio, thinking you'd get away with it. Tonight, we get you two face to face. That's just the beginning. I want you to know who the better man is, and at Code Red, you'll find out. We both want a shot at the King of Cable, well, I say that whichever one of us wins at Code Red, gets a shot at Wrestlemania against whoever the champ is. You seemed to think I was going to take your best shot and that would be that? Don't wound what you can't kill, dumbass! Rey-Rey and I are going to take care of business tonight, and then I finish you at Code Red".
Mysterio and Cruz knock fists as they walk out of the shot. BACK AT RINGSIDE, HOLLYWOOD HEAT IS MAKING THEIR WAY TO THE RING WITH THE GORGEUOUS MELINA. AS THEY ENTER, MELINA PERFORMS HER TRADEMARK RING ENTRANCE, WHICH THE CROWD LOUDLY CHEERS FOR. J.R.: "That tag team match is scheduled for later but here is Hollywood Heat King. King........ Lawler: "Oh sorry J.R., I was trying to get someone to show a double feature of Melina's entrance! Wow"! VISCERA's MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES OUT TO A BIG POP ALONG WITH STACY SNOW, WHO HAS A MICROPHONE. Stacy Snow: "Now I know the three of you thought you were going to have a handicap match against me and Big Vis tonight, but plans have changed and Mick Foley has approved it. Ya see, we're tired of falling victim to the numbers game so we decided to go and find someone to even the odds a little. So allow me to introduce the man that will be facing you tonight, Johnny Blaze...... Mark Jindrak"! MARK JINDRAK's MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES OUT TO A BIG POP AND GETS A HUG FROM STACY SNOW BEFORE SLAPPING HANDS WITH VISCERA. HE THEN MAKES HIS WAY TO THE RING. J.R.: "Mark Jindrak has been out of action for some time King but what a selection this is"! Lawler: "And judging by the look on Melina and Hollywood Heat's faces, they never saw this coming"! Johnny Blaze w/ Melina and Mercury vs. Mark Jindrak w/ Stacy Snow and Viscera Jindrak looked very good after a long hiatus, dominating Blaze early. Blaze was finally able to reverse an irish whip and catch him with a back elbow before drilling him with a clothesline. Blaze then tried to buy some time as Melina got up to distract referee Jack Doan while Mercury tried to get into the ring. But Stacy Snow pulled Melina down and dropped her with a right forearm. Mercury had gotten into the ring but Viscera grabbed his left leg and yanked him out under the bottom rope and he slammed to the floor. In the ring, Blaze pulled Jindrak up and whipped him to the corner but Jindrak leaped onto the top rope and flew off with a beautiful reverse clothesline that drilled Blaze and he hooked the leg to get the 1.......2.......3. Match Time: 5:21 J.R.: "Well it looks like Stacy Snow and Big Vis have found the answer! What a return for Jindrak"! Lawler: "That clothesline was amazing J.R.! It looks like it's back to the drawing board for Hollywood Heat"! THE SHOT GOES TO THE BACKSTAGE AREA WHERE MAX OGDEN COMES UP ON HIGH OCTANE AS HE CHATS WITH ROB STORM. Max Ogden: "Can I talk to you.... in private? OGDEN LOOKS AT STORM WHO GETS THE HINT AND WALKS AWAY. Look man, I know you're the special referee for Money Mike and Snitsky tonight. I just wanted to take this time to let you know that if you play your cards right, and decide to become part of the most dominating group in wrestling, I see you holding onto that World title for a long, long time". HIGH OCTANE PICKS THE WORLD TITLE UP OFF A NEARBY TABLE AND SLINGS IT OVER HIS SHOULDER. High Octane: "We'll see". OCTANE WALKS AWAY AND OGDEN LOOKS VERY CONFIDENT. "LIVE FOR THE MOMENT" HITS AND MATT HARDY COMES OUT WITH JOHNNY JETER, BOTH WEARING MATTITUDE T-SHIRTS. J.R.: "I've never been one to give advice but High Octane, I'd advise against that decision". Lawler: "Why J.R.? Ogden makes a good point, who would be able to get through the entire group to take Octane's title? He'd be champion forever"! J.R.: "Well we've got tag team action here and as we heard earlier, Matt Cruz believes that the winner of he and Matt Hardy at Code Red should get a King of Cable title shot at the biggest event of the year"! "THE NEXT EPISODE" BY DR. DRE COMES ON AND REY MYSTERIO POPS UP FROM UNDER THE RAMP, FOLLOWED BY CRUZ WHO COMES OUT FROM THE BACK. Lawler: "But what about that ridiculous joke Cruz played back there, dressing up like Matt Hardy"?! J.R. (laughing): "Well, it provided me some comic relief for the evening, that's for damn sure"! Lawler: "Well I know two guys who didn't find it very funny and they're in the ring right now"! Mattitude vs. Matt Cruz and Rey Mysterio Hardy and Jeter got the jump on Cruz and Mysterio before the bell sounded and they took the fight to them as referee Jim Korderas did all he could to get one of them out of the ring. After a scoop slam by Hardy on Mysterio, Jeter went to the top rope and came flying off with a guillotine legdrop. He made the cover but Rey kicked out at 2. But judging by the dazed look on Rey's face, he kicked out on instincts alone. Jeter kept the pressure on the man who defeated him last week, hitting a reverse DDT drop before tagging in Matt Hardy. Hardy waited for Rey to get up, calling for the "Twist of Fate". But when he went for it, Rey escaped by tripping him up and hitting a basement dropkick after bouncing off the ropes. Both men were down and the crowd was trying to will Rey to the corner, where Cruz waited with an outstretched arm for the tag. Just as Rey was about to make the tag, Jeter ran into the ring and Korderas blocked him. Rey dove and slapped the hand of Cruz who came in but Korderas, who never saw the tag, forced Cruz back to his corner. Hardy then caught Rey with the Richochet before going to the middle turnbuckle and flying off with the teardrop legdrop. It was all over but when Korderas got to a 2 count, Rey instinctively put his foot on the bottom rope to stop the count. Matt thought he had won it but Rey was up and Matt turned right into a drop toehold. Jeter tried to come into the ring but Rey grabbed him and launched him over the top rope before leveling Matt with the 6-1-9. He then tagged in Cruz who got in position as Rey bounced off the ropes, jumping onto the hands of Cruz who catapulted him over the top rope, right onto Jeter! Rey must've gotten 12 feet in the air. The crowd loved it as Hardy stumbled to his feet, right into the arms of Cruz who delivered a devastating fisherman buster and hooked the leg to get the 1.........2........3. Match Time: 7:29 J.R.: "Oh what teamwork! That's exactly what Cruz said would happen and he just pinned Matt Hardy's shoulders to the mat"! Lawler: "Well let's see him do it at Code Red when he doesn't have a tag team partner"! "BOOYAKA 619" PLAYED AS CRUZ AND MYSTERIO CELEBRATED THE WIN WHILE MATT HARDY AND JETER RETREATED. J.R.: "I don't see why he can't! Cruz is a star on the rise King and if you can't see that, you need to get your eyes checked"! COMMERCIAL BREAK......... AN AD FOR THE TWF MALL IS SHOWN FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER PROMO FOR WRESTLEMANIA 7. RETURN FROM BREAK..... BACKSTAGE...... WHEN RAMPAGE RETURNS, CAMERAS SHOW TRAVIS WAKEMAN AND BRET HART BACKSTAGE. Bret Hart: "Good luck against Cade tonight man". Travis Wakeman: "Thanks Bret, but I gotta ask you something". Hart: "Sure, what is it"? Wakeman: "Well, I'm told that Shawn Michaels got Kurt Angle to be his cornerman at Code Red so I........ Hart: "We're partners. We won the tag team titles together. Of course I'll be in your corner". HART OFFERS HIS HAND AND WAKEMAN SHAKES IT. Wakeman: "Thanks Bret". WAKEMAN WALKS AWAY, SEEMING EVEN MORE PUMPED FOR HIS MATCH LATER. The Hart Family theme hits and Max Ogden comes out with the King of Cable title belt
around his waist. Ogden walks down the ramp with a very cocky smile on his
face but right when he gets a microphone in the ring, it turns to a serious
and pissed off look.
Max Ogden: "Ladies and gentlemen, I am your King of Cable! I am the man
who succesfully defended my King of Cable championship against the former
champion, Shelton Benjamin. I am the man who is standing here in Las Vegas
and telling you that I'm a gambling man, and I bet what I do tonight is going
to FINALLY get the message across that I'm not just some guy who can't win
without help from some other people. I'm going to prove to each and every
one of you that I am the greatest superstar in TWF history! So ladies and
gentlemen, I wanna prove to each and every one of you that I am willing to
do anything, and everything to keep this King of Cable championship
around my waist! So Marty Jannetty, I've beaten
you before, so come on down so I can beat your ass again and prove to you
that I am the best. And me being the best, that's not just a slogan...
That... That's a damn fact"!
The old Rockers music hits and Marty Jannetty comes out to a huge cheer as he
quickly gets into the ring. Lawler: "Why Marty Jannetty"? J.R.: "Well we are in the gambling capital of the world, but if I'm Max Ogden, I'd watch it with a guy like Jannetty"!
Max Ogden: "Marty Jannetty, a legendary tag team competitor, and someone
who has held his ground against many of the TWF superstars, including
getting some big wins. But never, NEVER, have you beaten me! I've beaten you
every time we've faced off. Heh, I remember back to when this all started.
When I screwed you out of your match against Sylvain Grenier and formed The
Hart Family. That was good. But now, now you're kinda gettin' under my
skin. You're tellin' High Octane not to be with us? I mean, what is better
than joinin' The Family? So Marty, since you don't believe we're, well...
good enough, I'm going to prove it to you! I see you've got your wrestling
gear on and that's good, that's real good. Because tonight, here in Las
Vegas, Nevada, you're going to take the biggest gamble of your life,
because you are facing The King of Cable Max Ogden one on one in a No Holds
Barred Match! So Marty, good luck, because that match is in...
All of a sudden Ogden hits Jannetty with the King of Cable Title.
Max Ogden: Right now"! J.R.: "Ah come on! What kind of cheap crap is that"! Lawler: "It's no holds barred J.R., what do you expect"?! Non-Title/No Holds Barred Marty Jannetty vs. King of Cable Max Ogden Ogden was all over Jannetty after the shot to the head with the title. After stomping Jannetty repeatedly in the head, referee Jose Mendez thought seriously about stopping the match. But Ogden stopped to yell at a group of fans in the front row, even leaving the ring to get in one guys' face. But when he got back in, Jannetty sprung up with a nice dropkick on the money. Jannetty had a cut over his right eye but he picked up the title belt and smashed Ogden in the head before going to the top rope and hitting a flying fistdrop. He went for the cover and got 1.........2.........., but Ogden was up. Jannetty pulled Ogden to his feet but Ogden lowblowed him before hitting a big ddt. He then grabbed Jannetty's legs and pulled him to the corner before leaving the ring. There, he used his feet to pull him groin first into the steel post! Ogden then spun Jannetty around so that his head was hanging outside the ring and he got on the apron, getting some elevation and driving a legdrop into the throat of Jannetty for a devastating effect. Ogden then yelled for Lilian Garcia to get out of her chair and he picked it up, folding it over. Jannetty could barely get to his feet and when he did, Ogden cracked the steel chair over his head and fell onto Jannetty for the 1.......2.......3. Match Time: 4:50 Lawler: "Well I guess he proved his point"! J.R.: "He damn sure did but I still don't like it! However, you have to consider Ogden a threat in that huge eight man tag team match at Code Red"! Lawler: "Yep, he's on a roll and his main objective is to prove The Family is dominant"! OGDEN LEFT HOLDING UP THE RING OF CABLE TITLE IN HIS RIGHT HAND AS HE WAS LOUDLY BOOED. BACKSTAGE....... CAMERAS SHOW HIGH OCTANE, WHO NOW HAS A REFEREE's SHIRT ON, COME UP TO JOE COREY. Joe Corey: "Ah look, it's Mister special enforcer". High Octane: "Look Corey, I understand you trying to get to Money Mike with this Starman crap, but if I find out that it was you under that mask at the Royal Rumble...... Corey: "You'll what"? High Octane: "I don't know if there was a superstar in the TWF that hated the GSE more than I did. Look what I did to that bitch ass Mark Banks. I'm not here to make threats.... I just better not find out it was you". OCTANE WALKS AWAY AS COREY JUST LOOKS ON. "MAKE WAY" BY METHOD MAN HITS AND TRAVIS WAKEMAN COMES OUT TO A HUGE RESPONSE WITH TRISH STRATUS BY HIS SIDE. TREVOR MURDOCH AND LANCE CADE ARE SHOWN IN THE RING. J.R.: "That was an interesting moment". Lawler: "What do you think J.R., was Joe Corey the Starman both times"? J.R.: "I don't know but there's a lot of people who would like an answer to that question. But the question we do have an answer to is that Bret Hart will be in Travis Wakeman's corner at Code Red and Kurt Angle will be in the corner of the Heartbreak Kid Shawn Michaels". Lawler: "And that's a match that I know everyone is looking forward to J.R. but first, Wakeman has to get by Lance Cade who we all know was trained by Shawn Michaels himself"! Travis Wakeman w/ Trish vs. Lance Cade w/ Trevor Murdoch Cade tried everything to slow Wakeman down in this match, but it was clear he just wasn't up to the task. After ducking an enziguri attempt, Wakeman took Cade down and locked in an STF. Cade looked ready to tap out when Murdoch tried to get into the ring. Wakeman broke the hold and kicked Murdoch right in the head. But Cade came from behind and rolled Wakeman up for a long 2 count. Wakeman got up but Cade was waiting with a right hand followed by a nice standing dropkick. With Wakeman down, Cade went to the top rope. The leap would have to span 3/4 of the ring but Cade went for his flying elbow anyway and missed badly. When he got up, Wakeman scooped him up into position for the "Royal Flush" and he hit it for the 1........2.......3. Match Time: 7:08 J.R.: "Chalk up another win for the Technical Magician and think about it King, that could be Shawn Michaels at Code Red"! Lawler: "I don't think so J.R., it's gonna be a lot harder than that to defeat the showstopper"! WAKEMAN AND TRISH CELEBRATED THE VICTORY AS MURDOCH HELPED CADE UP THE RAMP. J.R.: "It will be a huge match between two of the best ever at Code Red but it's an even bigger match for Wakeman in my opinion because we can't forget that he holds the ticket to the main event at WrestleMania"! BACKSTAGE...... HART FAMILY DRESSING ROOM...... CAMERAS SHOW THE HART FAMILY AND JOE COREY IN A DRESSING ROOM. Jimmy Hart: "Okay guys, I know you're not a big fan of The Show here, but you guys are gonna have to get along at Code Red so we can........ Joe Corey: "Look Jimmy, they don't need this speech! I'll I have to say is, the Horsemen are common enemies. I hate them, you guys hate them! Max, Snitsky, Grenier, I can't stand a one of you and I won't pretend to! Just do your jobs at Code Red and we won't have a problem". COREY LEAVES THE DRESSING ROOM AND OGDEN GETS UP LIKE HE's GOING TO GO AFTER HIM. Jimmy Hart: "No Max, let him go. After Code Red, we'll take him out too if we have to". COMMERCIAL BREAK....... A COMMERCIAL FOR MSN IS SHOWN FOLLOWED BY ONE FOR ENERGIZER BATTERIES. RETURN FROM BREAK..... MICK FOLEY's OFFICE..... RAMPAGE RETURNS TO SHOW MICK FOLEY SITTING IN HIS MAKESHIFT OFFICE LOOKING OVER SOME PAPERWORK. A TIE DYE SHIRT WITH THE NAME "DUDE LOVE" HANGS BEHIND HIM. A LOUD CRUNCHING SOUND IS HEARD AND CARLITO ENTERS, CHEWING ON AN APPLE. Mick Foley: "Carlito, what can I do for ya tonight"? Carlito: "Well Mick, Code Red is coming up and I don't have a match. So I got to thinking, who could I face, who could I face that would stand a chance of beating me? I looked up and down the Rampage roster and couldn't come up with anyone. Then I got to thinkin', you just traded Bradshaw to PrimeTime, but you never said for who. So right now, I want to challenge that man to a match at Code Red so I can personally welcome him to Rampage". Foley (smiling): "You want to face the new Rampage superstar at Code Red huh"? Carlito: "Yeah, that would be cool". Foley: "Okay Carlito, you got it and let me just tell you that no matter how good you think you are, this guy definitely stands a chance of beating you"! CARLITO GETS AN ANGRY LOOK ON HIS FACE BEFORE WALKING OFF. J.R.: "So it looks like Carlito will face some sort of mystery opponent at Code Red but King, that's not the only match that has been added to the card tonight, take a look". PROMO GRAPHICS ARE SHOWN FOR EACH MATCH. THE GRAPHICS INCLUDE PICTURES OF THE SUPERSTARS INVOLVED IN THE MATCH STANDING IN FRONT OF A FLASHING SIREN THAT HAS THE CODE RED LOGO ON IT. Lawler: "Well J.R., we saw Finlay call out anyone from the back earlier tonight and he got Strife! Now, they go one on one at Code Red"! J.R.: "The Native American Tatanka was able to defeat Steven Richards earlier tonight but afterwards, Richards and Porteau left him laying. At Code Red, Tatanka goes one on one with Porteau". Lawler: "And then listen to this! A six person tag team match between Hollywood Heat and the Women's champion Melina, taking on the trio of Viscera, Mark Jindrak and Stacy Snow"! J.R.: "And of course we know that Matt Cruz will face Matt Hardy. Cruz pinned Hardy earlier in a tag team match, can he do it again"? Lawler: "Shawn Michaels goes one on one with Travis Wakeman! Can Wakeman get a measure of revenge for Shawn Michaels turning his back on him a couple months ago, or will Michaels give the man heading to the main event at WrestleMania a huge setback"?! J.R.: "And then the main event, boy all kinds of combustible elements in this one. An eight man tag between the Four Horsemen and the Hart Family who will be teaming with "The Show" Joe Corey"! Lawler: "We will finally find out who the dominant group on Rampage is J.R. and don't forget that the World champion High Octane will be the special enforcer for that match"! THE HORSEMEN THEME HITS AND MONEY MIKE COMES DOWN THE RAMP ALONG WITH STEPHANIE McMAHON. J.R.: "Well speaking of the Horsemen, here comes the former World champion who is still just seething, almost inconsolable after losing that title King". Lawler: "Well can you blame him? I mean, as much as Money Mike has tried to shed the image of the GSE, it has followed him and haunted him, especially lately"! THE HART FAMILY THEME SONG HITS AND JIMMY HART LEADS SNITSKY TO THE RING, CARRYING HIS MEGAPHONE. J.R.: "The million dollar question right now is was Joe Corey the Starman in both instances? We may never know". Lawler: "This is a match I've been waiting to see for some time. Money Mike, the leader of the Horsemen against the muscle, the enforcer if you will of the Hart Family"! AN ENGINE LOUDLY REVS, LEADING INTO DISTURBED's "DOWN WITH THE SICKNESS" AND HIGH OCTANE COMES OUT WITH A SLEEVELESS REFEREE's SHIRT ON BUT HE DOES NOT HAVE THE WORLD TITLE. J.R.: "Well speaking of enforcer's, here is the man that Mick Foley has assigned to be the special enforcer for the huge eight man tag at Code Red"! Lawler: "When was the last time you saw a referee get introduced last"? J.R.: "When was the last time you saw the World champion as a referee"? Lawler: "Well let's just hope he calls it down the middle". Money Mike w/ Stephanie McMahon vs. Snitsky w/ Jimmy Hart Special Referee: "High Octane" Damion West It didn't take long for this one to start breaking down as Mike battled back from an early hole after walking into a big boot from Snitsky. After a side russian legsweep, Mike picked him up for the "Money Pit" but Snitsky elbowed him in the back of the head and lifted him up for the sidewinder slam. But Mike slipped off his shoulders and hit the ropes but Snitsky grabbed him and drove him into the mat with a sideslam. But Snitsky became distracted by Jimmy Hart and Stephanie, who were having it out. Steph went to slap Hart but Snitsky reached over the top rope and grabbed her by the hair, pulling her into the ring. But Hart left his megaphone on the apron and Mike picked it up, driving it into the side of Snitsky's head. High Octane called for the bell, disqualifying Mike who picked Snitsky up and drove him into the mat with the "Money Pit". High Octane was telling ring announcer Lilian Garcia his decision when Money Mike came and grabbed him from behind and spun him around. Snitsky got up and saw the two staring at each other and he shoved Octane who responded with a "Head on Collision". Octane then stood in the ring over Snitsky as Mike slid under the bottom rope with Stephanie. Match Time: 4:14 J.R.: "What the hell is going on here"?! Lawler: "Ha, that was brilliant J.R.! Money Mike just made Octane turn on the Hart Family, whether he wanted to or not"! ONCE MONEY MIKE REACHED THE TOP OF THE RAMP, THE REST OF THE HORSEMEN CAME OUT AND THREW UP THE 4 FINGER SYMBOL TO HIGH OCTANE, WHO LOOKED ON, STONE FACED. J.R.: "What the hell is gonna happen at Code Red?! Have the Horsemen gained the upper hand"?! OFF AIR........