San Jose, California
Attendance: 8,497
April 21, 2006
It was the first show after WrestleMania 7 for the stars of Rampage and the fans in sunny San Jose eagerly awaited the fallout. Strife vs. Sylvain Grenier w/ Jimmy Hart The night got started off on Uprising with a match between 2 of the men who came up a little short in the Choose Your Destiny match at WrestleMania and with a little distraction from Jimmy Hart, Strife dropped another match when Grenier rolled him up from behind for the pin. The Bashams vs. Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch Two tag teams looking to move up the ranks on Rampage went at it here and there probably wasn't a single wrestling hold used all match as it mostly took place outside the ring. But when Murdoch took off his boot and clocked Danny Basham upside the head, the referee called for the bell, giving the Basham bros a dq win. Snitsky w/ Jimmy Hart vs. Marty Jannetty The Mouth of the South was looking to make it 2 for 2 for his Hart Family against Marty Jannetty, who can still get it done in the ring. Jannetty did what he could to frustrate the much bigger Snitsky by using his speed to his advantage but after running right into a big boot, Jannetty was put away with the Sidewinder slam and Snitsky got the easy win. SNITSKY AND JIMMY HART, WHO WAS ALL SMILES AND LAUGHS, WALKED UP THE RAMP TO A LOT OF BOOS AS LILIAN GARCIA ENTERED THE RING AND TOLD THE LIVE CROWD THAT RAMPAGE WOULD BE GOING LIVE ON THE USA NETWORK IN ABOUT 45 SECONDS. RAMPAGE GOES LIVE...... "WHAT IF" BY CREED BEGINS TO PLAY AS A HIGHLIGHT PACKAGE FROM WRESTLEMANIA 7 BEGINS TO ROLL. IT STARTS BY SHOWING SHELTON BENJAMIN FENDING OFF JASON OLIVER ON A LADDER TO RECLAIM THE KING OF CABLE TITLE. THEN, IT SHOWS BRET HART FIGHTING OFF THE ANKLE LOCK TO SALVAGE A DRAW WITH KURT ANGLE, JOHN CENA THROWING UP THE DOUBLE HORNS AFTER HIS WIN OVER SHAWN MICHAELS, TATANKA SURPRISINGLY WINNING THE CHOOSE YOUR DESTINY MATCH, MONEY MIKE "MONEY PITTING" JOE COREY AND IT ENDS WITH TRAVIS WAKEMAN HOLDING UP HIS NEWLY WON WORLD TITLE AS A DISAPPOINTED HIGH OCTANE LOOKS ON IN THE BACKGROUND. THE SHOT THEN OPENS INSIDE THE HP PAVILION. "Lying from you" by Linkin Park hits as the fans get to their feet but it wasn't Joe Corey who
came out, it was someone dressed like Joe Corey. But that wasnt all, there
was also someone dressed like High Octane, Shawn Michaels and Jordan
Rockwell of PrimeTime, and they made their way to the ring. Jim Ross: "We thank you for joining us live here on TWF Rampage but I can't even begin to describe the way we are starting King because that is obviously not Joe Corey and it is sure as heck not the other three they are trying to be"! Jerry Lawler: (laughing) "No, but that doesn't mean it's not gonna be entertaining"!
"Joe Corey": "Welcome everyone to the show that is now over, welcome to my final
night here on Rampage as a man who claims to be the best on Rampage. I am
Joe not the show Corey. The fans boo And I've decided to
bring out here with me two other men that have got their ass whooped by
Money Mike. I present to you the former TWF champion High Octane and the
heartbreaker who went bankrupt, Shawn Michaels! More boos are heard Now
you're all probably wondering why this man (points at "Rockwell") is out here.
Well the franchise and me have become really close buddies since Money Mike sent
my ass packing due to the fact that I am a complete failure. I whine, I bitch, I complain and
all I worry about is whether or not im in a match for a title cause that's
all I base my career on. But Jordan, I wanted to ask you about
WrestleMania, did it feel good to get destroyed by the Deadman"?
"Jordan Rockwell": "Well to be honest with you Corey, I'm an idiot, I don't know why I
put myself in a match that I knew I could never win, cause I'm a fraud, I'm
not the franchise, I'm a TWF joke, a man who uses the success I've gotten to
act like I'm something special when I'm in fact a joke".
"Corey": "Well Rocky, you don't have to be so hard on yourself about it, you're
just not as good as Travis Wakeman was last year at WrestleMania and
speaking of Travis Wakeman, I wanted to ask you Mister Octane, even though
you've held the TWF championship unlike me, I was wondering what it felt
like to lose to Travis Wakeman, I mean, I couldn't even imagine what it
would be like holding the TWF championship, so please let me picture it
through your eyes".
"High Octane": "Well at the Royal Rumble, when I lost to Money Mike, I knew I
needed help to get that title back and that's why I asked you Corey. Cause
you were the man before WrestleMania and I knew at that point you could
get the best of Money Mike. But then when I saw you lose to Money Mike at
WrestleMania, I knew I wouldn't have a chance against a man like Travis
Wakeman".
"Corey": "I see, so basically you are like Rockwell and thought that I was a
public hero and then after WrestleMania you found out I am a bitch and
could never step into the same ring as someone like Money Mike. Now to end
my public announcement that I'm not the man I thought I was, I'm gonna end
with Shawn Michaels, another star who lost to Money Mike. Now at WrestleMania
you lost against John Cena. MOST OF THE CROWN BOOS How did it feel to lose against a man who
wears blue jean shorts and thinks hes a rapper"?
"Shawn Michaels": "Well I think its the nineties still and I think I can go with the
best of them anymore, and at WrestleMania, I got my ass kicked and then Cena
made me look bad and fu'ed me".
"Corey": I see, so we've heard from all of the stars who know what it's like
to lose against Money Mike except my good buddy Jordan Rockwell who thinks
he could step into the same ring as Money Mike, but he knows ("Corey" takes off his silly costume and reveals himself as Money Mike) just like Corey did at WrestleMania that I am
that damn good and that I do what I want when I want, and Jordan Rockwell,
if you ever think you're good enough to step into the ring with me, you
better just stay over on PrimeTime because that's where frauds like you belong, you don't belong on Rampage and to you Corey, at
Mania you found out in your own damn match that you still weren't good
enough and that when I kicked your ass out of the Horsemen that it was for
the reason I've said all along and you now need to take your ass out of my
ring and stay out cause you don't belong in the same arena as me! In fact, I
say rig the draft and get your ass off Rampage while you can, cause if you
stay, your life will only get worse, and to the rest of the TWF stars in
the back, wake up and realize this.... you can do what you want and say what
you want, but the Horsemen are here to stay, we are alive and kicking and
this is our playground and that's what we will start to do..... tell
'em Ramplin".
J.J. Ramplin (still dressed like Shawn Michaels): "We do what we want, when we want to do it and that,
that's a damn fact"!
The Horsemen theme hits as the four men hold up the 4 fingers. J.R.: "That may be one of the low points in the history of this great company King". Lawler: "Why?! I loved it and I think this crowd did too"! J.R.: "No, this crowd didn't. To beat a man is one thing, but to come out and rub it in his face? Does that really give Money Mike and his goons a high or something? I just don't get it". THE CAMERA GETS ANOTHER SHOT OF THE HORSEMEN WHO LOOK VERY HAPPY BEFORE IT GOES TO THE BACK. BACKSTAGE AREA..... IN THE BACK, MACKENZIE ROSE IS SHOWN TALKING ON HIS CELL PHONE. Mackenzie Rose: "I know, I've listened to what you've said and I spent the last day scouting Carlito. You have my word, I won't lose this match tonight". COMMERCIAL BREAK........ A COMMERCIAL FOR SLEEP NUMBER BEDS IS SHOWN FOLLOWED BY ONE FOR MSN.COM RETURN FROM BREAK.... RINGSIDE.... Carlito vs. Mackenzie Rose After assuring whomever he was on the phone with that he would win this match, Mackenzie Rose came out very aggressively against Carlito, looking to get back on the winning track. After catching him with a big powerslam off an irish whip, he went to the apron and hit a torpedo clothesline. He made the cover and got 1............2........, but Carlito kicked out just in time. Rose whipped him to the corner and charged in but Carlito moved out of the way and he slammed shoulder first into the steel post. Carlito rolled him up but Rose kicked out at 2 and a half. Carlito was able to work on the hampered right arm, delivering an armbar ddt. He then locked in a nasty reverse armbar in which he was up on his feet applying pressure. Rose fought with all he had to get to the ropes to break the hold. Carlito picked him up and whipped him to the ropes but he dropped his head too soon and Rose set him up for the "Davidson Driver". Carlito was able to slip free and he landed behind Rose, looking for a german suplex. But Rose caught him with a back elbow before hitting the ropes and drilling him with a clothesline. He then picked him up and hoisted him to the top ring rope, climbing up with him. He went for a superplex but when they hit the mat, Carlito was able to use his own feet to interlock with Rose's and he got the 3 count, much to Rose's surprise. Match Time: 8:58 Lawler: "You gotta give Carlito some credit there J.R., that was one clever manuever"! J.R.: "Just when Mackenzie Rose had the momentum in his favor, he has the match stolen from him". Lawler: "Oh look at this, Carlito has something else up his sleeve"! AS CARLITO's MUSIC PLAYED, HE GOT AN APPLE OUT OF THE SHIRT HE WORE TO THE RING AND TOOK A BITE OUT OF IT. IT LOOKED LIKE HE WAS GOING TO SPIT IT IN ROSE's FACE BUT ROSE CAUGHT ON AND TOOK A WILD SWING. HE MISSED AND CARLITO LEFT THE RING, LAUGHING AND POINTING AT A HEATED ROSE. J.R.: "Carlito's lucky that that shot didn't connect and for Mackenzie Rose, it just continues to get more and more frustrating"! BACKSTAGE...... CAMERAS SHOW TRISH STRATUS IN THE BACKSTAGE AREA HAVING HER MAKEUP DONE WHEN MELINA ENTERS THE ROOM. Makeup lady: "Hey, come on Melina, I don't see you for another thirty minutes". Melina: "Oh I know, I just came to see my good friend Trish. MELINA WALKS UP TO WHERE TRISH IS SEATED AND GETS DOWN NEAR HER EAR. You can have her put on all the makeup you want Trish, but I look a lot better than you, and your man knows it. I'll see you later, when my boys defeat the tag team champs". MELINA WALKS AWAY AND TRISH MAKES A MOVE TO LEAVE THE SEAT BUT THE MAKEUP LADY HOLDS HER BACK. BACK IN THE RING, DEREK DARKO IS SHOWN WITH MYSTICAL AS "AIN'T NO STOPPIN' ME NOW" IS HEARD AND SHELTON BENJAMIN COMES OUT TO A BIG POP WITH THE KING OF CABLE TITLE AROUND HIS WAIST. Lawler: "Those two ladies are really starting to dislike each other". J.R.: "Nah King, I would've never been able to tell. Anyway fans, if you missed WrestleMania 7, one of the big moments of the night involved this man climbing up the ladder to outlast five other men and grab the King of Cable title for an unprecedented fourth time King"! Lawler: "I have to admit that is awfully impressive J.R., especially when you consider that any of those guys could have won that match". J.R.: "Derek Darko to provide the opposition here in what will be a non-title matchup but if Darko were to defeat Shelton coming off of WrestleMania, he'd shoot right up the rankings"! Non-Title Match Derek Darko w/ Mystical vs. King of Cable Shelton Benjamin The match started with a lockup and Darko was able to push Shelton to the corner. But when he moved in with a swinging forearm, Benjamin moved before tagging him with 3 right hands. He then threw him across the ring with a big hip toss followed by a nice dropkick. Shelton pulled Darko up and whipped him to the corner, looking for the Stinger splash. But Darko moved and Shelton landed on the middle rope. He then faked a dive and Darko got down. When he got back up, Shelton came off with a flying bulldog to get a 1........2.........., but Darko was up. Mystical got up on the apron and Shelton moved over towards her, allowing Darko to get up and he came from behind with a flying knee to the small of the back. After a backdrop suplex, Darko pulled Benjamin up in a reverse facelock before delivering a deathdrop DDT, with plenty of impact. Darko thought sure he had the win and he hooked the leg but Benjamin kicked out at 2 and half. Mystical again got on the apron but this time, referee Chad Patton went over, warning her to get down. Shelton was then able to duck a short arm clothesline before dropkicking Darko in the back, sending him right into Mystical. She slammed onto the floor and Benjamin grabbed Darko for the t-bone suplex, drilling him into the mat and getting the 1......2.......3. Match Time: 7:12 J.R.: "It looks like Shelton Benjamin is back on track folks and King, I think we can both agree that that means he will be hard to beat"! Lawler: "No question about it J.R., when he is at his best, Shelton Benjamin can beat anybody in the TWF"! AS SHELTON CELEBRATED THE VICTORY,
LYING FROM YOU" BY LINKIN PARK HIT FOR THE SECOND TIME OF THE NIGHT AND JOE COREY CAME OUT TO A HUGE RESPONSE. J.R.: "Wait a minute, what's this, it's Joe Corey, the real Joe Corey"! Lawler: "Didn't we already see this guy once tonight"? J.R.: "Oh stop". COREY GETS INTO THE RING AND ASKS FOR A MICROPHONE. Joe Corey: "Shelton, don't get the wrong idea here, I'm not out to reign on your parade, I just had to get out here to address the crap that we saw earlier. Look, Money Mike and the Horsemen, you guys think what you did was real funny right? Mike, what you don't realize is the only one making an ass out of himself is you. You're just getting the three of them to follow you but I'm sure soon..... real soon, that will come to an end. Look, at WrestleMania, Mike and I, we kicked the crap out of each other. Unfortunately for me, I stepped back into the ring with my knee at only about ninety percent. But don't think I'm trying to make excuses, I'll give it to you Mike, you got me that night. But you're the one trying to drag this thing on, me, I don't need it anymore. So before you go and........ Shelton Benjamin: "Joe, you don't need to do this man, this ain't your style. Don't give that punk Money Mike any credit". JUST THEN, THE HART FAMILY's THEME SONG PLAYS AND OUT COMES MAX OGDEN IN STREET CLOTHES TO A BUNCH OF BOOS. Lawler: "What, another interruption"? J.R.: "It sure seems that way because here comes the former King of Cable, Max Ogden"! Max Ogden: "Corey, quit your whining man, you got beat one, two, three at WrestleMania. But me..... I didn't! Yet, Omar Epps is standing over there with my damn title! I should've gotten an immediate rematch at WrestleMania but instead..... what did the fans get to see instead?! They got to see that old, has been Jake Roberts beat up the Burger King guy! I already told Mick Foley that if I ever see Jake around here again, I'll bitch slap him back to 1988! But you Shelton, you have something that belongs to me and....... Joe Corey: "Hold up, you're telling me to quit my whining? You, who wouldn't have a damn thing if it wasn't for me. You may suffer from short term memory Max, but when you first came here to the TWF, I was the one who took you under my wing". Ogden: "No, I didn't forget that, I just choose to block it out of my mind because you aren't the same guy Corey, not even close. You are a much different person than the one I met when I came to the TWF. Back then, you were a guy that was actually going somewhere in his career. Now, you're just a whining, sniveling........ SUDDENLY, COREY STRIKES OGDEN WITH A RIGHT HAND. OGDEN FIRES BACK AND THE FIGHT IS ON. AFTER MISSING WITH A CLOTHESLINE, OGDEN CATCHES A KICK TO THE GUT BEFORE COREY SHOOTS HIM TO THE CORNER. THEN, BENJAMIN FOLLOWS UP WITH THE STINGER SPLASH, SLAMMING INTO OGDEN. "LYING FROM YOU" HITS AND THE CROWD LOUDLY CHEERS AS BENJAMIN AND COREY SLAP HANDS. HOLDING HIS STOMACH, AN ANGRY OGDEN WALKS UP THE RAMP, POINTING BACK AT BOTH MEN. J.R.: "Boy did Ogden shoot his mouth off or what"?! Lawler: "It was two on one J.R., what's fair about that"?! J.R.: "Hey, Ogden's the one who chose to come out here and walk into the fire and who would've ever thought we'd see Joe Corey and Shelton Benjamin working together"?! COMMERCIAL BREAK......... A COMMERCIAL FOR ALAVERT IS SHOWN FOLLOWED BY ONE FOR COKE VAULT. RETURN FROM BREAK.... BACKSTAGE..... RAMPAGE RETURNS TO SHOW A CONVERSATION BETWEEN TRAVIS WAKEMAN AND BRET HART THAT HAS BEEN PICKED UP. Travis Wakeman: "Come on Bret, you can't do this man". Bret Hart: "I told you, it's not something I want to do, it's something I have to do". HART WALKS AWAY AND WAKEMAN JUST LETS OUT A DEEP SIGH. Paul Birchill vs. Austin Porteau w/ Miss Hancock Porteau was all over Pirate Birchill after attacking him before the bell while Birchill looked at Miss Hancock who was doing some visual distracting. But after ducking a clothesline, Birchill scored with a reverse STO followed by a floatover suplex. Birchill picked him up again and shot him to the corner but Porteau moved and then drilled Birchill with a shot to the side of the head. Porteau then hit the ropes but Birchill caught him around the head and shoulders and hit a flipping version of the Rock Bottom which he calls "Walking the Plank". Birchill made the cover and got 1.........2........, but the count was stopped by Miss Hancock who came into the ring and jumped onto Birchill. Match Time: 6:28 J.R.: "Austin Porteau has been disqualified due to the interference of Miss Hancock and she just saved a sure three count, what a devastating move that was". Lawler: "But look at this J.R.". BIRCHILL LEFT THE RING AND AS AN IRATE PORTEAU GOT IN THE FACE OF MISS HANCOCK. HE ASKED HER "WHAT ARE YOU DOING" AND AS SHE TRIED TO EXPLAIN HER ACTIONS, PORTEAU SHOVED HER INTO THE CORNER. THE CROWD HASTILY BOOED AS BIRCHILL RAN BACK AND GOT INTO THE RING, CATCHING PORTEAU WITH A SUCCESSION OF RIGHT HANDS BEFORE CLOTHESLINING HIM OUT OF THE RING. THE FANS CHEERED AND MISS HANCOCK WAS ALL SMILES AS BIRCHILL REACHED INTO HIS COAT AND PULLED OUT A NECKLACE BEFORE PLACING IT AROUND HER NECK. Lawler: "Look J.R., he just gave Miss Hancock a pearl necklace"! J.R.: "Oh you're so clever King but the story here is more about what Austin Porteau just did, putting his hands on a woman like that! Thank God for Birchill, who knows what would've happened". BACKSTAGE....... IN THE BACKSTAGE AREA, STEPHANIE McMAHON AND J.J. RAMPLIN ARE SHOWN WALKING DOWN THE HALL AND THEY PASS THE REST OF THE HORSEMEN. Money Mike: "Go get him Ramplin......... MONEY MIKE THEN LOOKS AT JASON OLIVER. You were so close to winning that title at Mania man. I wanna see you take it out on Mark Jindrak later, I wanna see you make up for it Jason, can you do that"? Jason Oliver: "I can do that, Jindrak is mine"! MIKE SEEMS TO HAVE INSTILLED A FIRE INSIDE OLIVER AS THE SHOT GOES BACK TO THE RING. THE HORSEMEN THEME COMES ON AND J.J. RAMPLIN IS LED TO THE RING BY STEPHANIE McMAHON. J.R.: "This will be the first of two matches involving the Horsemen tonight and what a challenge the young Ram has in front of him tonight". Lawler: "A five hundred pound challenge"! VISCERA's MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES OUT TO A GOOD CHEER IN A PURPLE OUTFIT. J.R.: "The Ram is a big young stud here on Rampage but Viscera just dwarfs him King". Lawler: "I just can't get over how Viscera looks in that outfit. He looks like Hugh Hefner, only much bigger"! J.R.: "Well you can crack jokes about his ring attire all you want but Viscera is one of the most feared men in the TWF". J.J. "The Ram" Ramplin w/ Stephanie McMahon vs. Viscera Ramplin charged Viscera with a forearm to the chest but it barely budged the mountain of a man. He tried it again but this time, Viscera drilled him with a rolling back kick. Ramplin stumbled to his feet and Viscera crushed him with a splash in the corner. He then tried to put him away quickly with the big splash but Ramplin rolled out of the way. After a few hard right hands, Ramplin hit the ropes and drilled Viscera with the "Ram's Horns", driving his head right into his abdomen. Ramplin hit him with such force that it knocked him through the ropes and to the floor. Stephanie got out of the way as Ramplin followed Viscera out, leaping from the apron. But Vis caught him and drove him spine first into the ring. Viscera then fell down to one knee, still feeling the effects of the spear and referee Jack Doan reached a 10 count, counting both men out. Match Time: 4:19 J.R.: "Neither man could beat the referee's count to get back into the ring and it looks like we have a draw". JUST THEN, JASON OLIVER CAME RUNNING DOWN THE RAMP WITH A STEEL CHAIR AND CRACKED IT OVER THE BACK OF VISCERA. VISCERA TURNED AROUND WITH AN EVIL LOOK IN HIS EYES. Lawler: "Oh boy, something tells me that was a mistake"! BUT WITHOUT HESITATION, OLIVER HIT HIM OVER THE HEAD WITH THE CHAIR, TWICE. VIS FELL TO THE FLOOR AS OLIVER AND RAMPLIN LEFT WITH STEPHANIE TO SOME SERIOUS BOOS. J.R.: "Oh what a shot! The sickening thud of steel meeting skull is what you just heard and I'm not sure what's gotten into Oliver, but he just scrambled the brains of the five hundred pound Viscera"! Lawler: "Something motivated Oliver"! BACKSTAGE........ MATT CRUZ IS IN HIS DRESSING ROOM, TAPING UP HIS WRISTS WHEN REY MYSTERIO COMES IN. Rey Mysterio: "Hey man, I just wanted to come by and make sure everything was cool between us. I mean, we gave each other some pretty good shots at WrestleMania bro". Matt Cruz: "Exactly, because we both wanted to be King of Cable. Rey, you're a competitor, so am I. I wouldn't expect anything less". Mysterio: "So we can work together to get the job done tonight"? Cruz: "I have no doubt we can homes". CRUZ AND MYSTERIO SLAP HANDS AS THE SHOT FADES OUT. COMMERCIAL BREAK........ A COMMERCIAL FOR PENNZOIL IS SHOWN FOLLOWED BY ONE FOR PLAYSTATION PORTABLE. RETURN FROM BREAK.... RINGSIDE...... Jamal and Rosey w/ Crystal Carmichael vs. Matt Cruz and Rey Mysterio Cruz and Mysterio seemed to take their game to an all new level as they took it to Jamal and Rosey in this one. Crystal Carmichael was seriously frustrated as she couldn't get her team to focus. Finally, they were able to catch Rey and throw him into the air. He landed hard on the mat. Despite referee Jose Mendez' efforts, Jamal and Rosey both stayed in the ring, beating on Cruz. After whipping him to the corner, Rosey tried to swing his nearly four hundred pound partner into him but Cruz moved out of the way and came charging out of the corner, slamming into Rosey with a clothesline. Jamal went for a superkick but was way off and Cruz grabbed him around the waist, bringing the crowd to their feet by release german suplexing him! Mysterio then got up and bounced off the ropes before being lifted into the air by Cruz. He must've got 10 feet in height before crashing onto the throat of Jamal with a legdrop. Rey made the cover and got the 1......2..........3. Match Time: 6:17 Lawler: "Wow, did you see how high he got"?! J.R.: "Rey Mysterio came out of the rafters to drop that leg on Jamal and what a huge win for he and Cruz"! Lawler: "I think they're back on the same page"! J.R.: "Well fans at WrestleMania we saw the Native American Tatanka win the Choose Your Destiny match and with it, he won a guaranteed future World or Universal title match! Here's a look at this very unique superstar"! A VIDEO PACKAGE IS SHOWN OF TATANKA, COVERING HIS LIFE GROWING UP AS PART OF THE LUMBY INDIAN TRIBE. IT THEN GOES ON TO SHOW HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE CHOOSE YOUR DESTINY MATCH AT WRESTLEMANIA 7 BEFORE TATANKA SPEAKS ABOUT IT. Tatanka: "Many people have said that WrestleMania was the top moment of my career and while it was good, I still want more. My goal when I got into this business was to get to the top and now that I have that chance, I want to show everyone, most importantly my people, that I can do it. I will make my people proud". BACK TO LIVE ACTION, THE CROWD COMES TO THEIR FEET AS BRET HART COMES OUT IN A BLACK HITMAN T-SHIRT AND A PAIR OF BLUE JEANS. J.R.: "And sometime between now and WrestleMania 8, Tatanka will get his oppurtunity to be at the top but right now, we are being joined by Bret Hart"! Lawler: "And if you ask me, this guy is lucky just to have gotten a draw with Kurt Angle at WrestleMania and he's even luckier that a sudden death tiebreaker wasn't ordered"! Bret Hart: "I didn't want to have to come out here for this reason tonight, Travis and I were supposed to be in a match with Hollywood Heat but unfortunately, that's not gonna happen. When I came back to the TWF, I told you all that someone would have to kill me to get me out of this ring. But a couple of weeks ago, when I suffered a concussion in a match after Angle hit me in the back of the head, I talked to my wife that night and didn't even know who I was talking to. I gotta tell ya that that was one of the scariest moments of my life. In reality, I shouldn't have been in the ring at WrestleMania, but I told myself if I can just get through this one match, it'll be over". Lawler: "What"? TEARS START TO WELL UP IN BRET's EYES. Hart: "I don't want to make this hard, so I just want to tell you guys I have done what I could do in this business and I love you all for your never ending support. This is goodbye for me, I don't want to jeopardize my health in this ring anymore than I already have. But I am truly grateful for everything you guys have given me and there is no way, no way I will ever forget it! Thank you all so much"! BRET DROPS HIS MICROPHONE AND RAISES BOTH ARMS TO THE CROWD. J.R.: "Folks, I really don't know what to say here. One of the best that we have ever had the pleasure to witness has called it a career here on Rampage". Lawler: "Wait a minute, there's Angle"! KURT ANGLE ENTERS THE RING AND ATTACKS BRET FROM BEHIND WITH A HARD SHOT TO THE UPPER BACK. HE THEN LIFTS HIM UP FOR THE ANGLE SLAM BUT BRET ESCAPES IT AND TAKES ANGLE DOWN WITH A DOUBLE LEG. THE CROWD GOES CRAZY AS BRET LOCKS IN THE SHARPSHOOTER AND TURNS IT OVER, SITTING DOWN VERY DEEP. AFTER A FEW SECONDS IN THE HOLD, ANGLE TAPS OUT AND THE CROWD GOES ABSOLUTELY NUTS. Lawler: "He tapped out"! J.R.: "There's your tiebreaker King! Bret Hart has just made Kurt Angle tap out! You are witnessing the Hitman for the last time and we are sure gonna miss him"! HART's MUSIC PLAYED AND HE CELEBRATED WITH THE FANS AS A "THANK YOU BRET" CHANT BROKE OUT AND WAS JUST DEAFENING. COMMERCIAL BREAK........ A COMMERCIAL FOR SNEAUX SHOES ARE SHOWN FOLLOWED BY A PREVIEW FOR THE MOVIE "THE SENTINEL" STARRING EVA LONGORIA. RETURN FROM BREAK...... BACKSTAGE...... AS RAMPAGE RETURNS, THERE IS A LOT OF COMMOTION IN MICK FOLEY's OFFICE AS ALL THE TAG TEAMS HAVE COME IN WANTING TO KNOW THE STATUS OF THE TAG TEAM TITLES DUE TO BRET HART's DECISION. FOLEY ANNOUNCES THAT STARTING NEXT WEEK, THERE WILL BE A SINGLE ELIMINATION TOURNAMENT TO CROWN NEW CHAMPIONS. Jason Oliver w/ Stephanie McMahon vs. Mark Jindrak This was one of the better matches all night as these two athletic superstars went at it in a seesaw battle. Oliver tried hard to earn a submission win but Jindrak found a way out of each of his holds. After being whipped to the corner, Jindrak leaped to the top ring rope in an incredible display of athletic ability and flew off with a reverse clothesline that connected. He went for the cover but J.J. Ramplin had resurfaced at ringside. Viscera came out with a big bump on his forehead and spun Ramplin around, crushing him with a clothesline. Jindrak went to the apron, looking for a slingshot clothesline but Oliver grabbed his arm in mid air and locked in a Crossface. Jindrak was about ready to give it up but he rolled into a cover to get the 1.........2........., but Oliver rolled into a cover of his own and he had Jindrak's legs grapevined to get the 3 count. Match Time: 8:41 OLIVER SLID OUT OF THE RING AND HE AND STEPHANIE HELPED RAMPLIN TO HIS FEET AS VISCERA GOT INTO THE RING TO CHECK ON JINDRAK. BACKSTAGE...... TRAVIS WAKEMAN IS SHOWN BACKSTAGE AND HE LOOKS A LITTLE DISTRAUGHT WHEN MICK FOLEY COMES UP. Mick Foley: "Look, I know you're upset about Bret and if I half to be honest, so am I. But we did promise the fans a tag team match with Hollywood Heat tonight. Any way you can find a new partner"? Travis Wakeman: "I'll see what I can do". Foley: "And Travis, I have to also inform you that I will be stripping you of the tag team championship". Wakeman: "You do what you have to do Mick, but it's gonna take a lot more than that to get the World title from me". WAKEMAN WALKS AWAY AS THE SHOT GOES BACK TO THE RING. JOHN CENA COMES OUT AND IS HEAVILY BOOED BY THE FANS. HE APPLAUDS THEM FOR SPEAKING THEIR MINDS, REMINDING EVERYONE THAT THE U.S. IS A FREE COUNTRY. ROB VAN DAM COMES OUT AND HE IS WAY OVER WITH THE CROWD. CENA QUESTIONS WHY THE FANS LIKE HIM SO MUCH WHEN HE DOES..... NOTHING. VAN DAM SAYS IT's BECAUSE HE's ROB...... VAN.......DAM AND THE CROWD SAYS IT WITH HIM. RVD SAYS HE CAN GIVE CENA SOME ADVICE ON HOW TO GET THE FANS BACK ON HIS SIDE WHEN SHAWN MICHAELS COMES OUT. MICHAELS TELLS RVD THAT HE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET CENA TO LISTEN TO HIM, BUT MAYBE HE WILL. HE TELLS RVD TO FORGET ABOUT THE FANS AND MAYBE HE'LL BE IN A TITLE HUNT AGAIN BEFORE HIS CAREER IS OVER. AS RAMPAGE GOES TO BREAK, RVD SEEMS TO BE MULLING IT OVER. COMMERCIAL BREAK......... RETURN FROM BREAK.... RINGSIDE...... Hollywood Heat w/ Melina vs. "High Octane" Damion West and Travis Wakeman w/ Trish Stratus Wakeman found of all people, the man he defeated for the World title at WrestleMania, High Octane, to team with him. The match started with all 4 men in the ring, Wakeman trading shots with Blaze and West taking on Mercury. But it didn't take long for the women to get involved. Melina tried to get the attention of Wakeman by slowly lifting her skirt but Trish had seen enough, pulling her off the apron and the two went at it. Melina and Trish brawled all the way up the ramp into the backstage area as Wakeman followed, doing his best to get between them. In the ring, Hollywood Heat hit the "Director's Cut" on High Octane before leaving the ring, running towards the backstage area as the shot faded out. OFF AIR........
