December 5, 2001
DARK MATCHES Sam Wilde defeats Vlad the Impaler in 5:19 with a bow and arrow submission hold. Justin Sane was very impressive in defeating Masato Tanaka in 6:53 after a move similar to Buff Bagwell's "Blockbuster". He calls his the "Asylum". Jessica Lopez defeats Terri Gold in 8:07 after countering a powerbomb with a hurracanrana into a pin for a big Women's division win. Perry Satrun defeats Shawn Stasiak in 3:59 with the Brainbuster. Spike Dudley pulled the upset of his career, defeating Weapon R in 7:52 as the Lightheavyweight division gets more and more competitive. **RESULTS ARE SOMEWHAT CONDENSED THIS TIME, BUT IT'S ONLY FOR THIS SHOW THAT THEY WILL BE.
RAW IS WAR GOES LIVE STILL PICTURES FROM THE SURVIVOR SERIES APPEAR ON THE SCREEN, THE LAST ONE IS OF TRIPLE H AND ROWDY RODDY PIPER LYING IN THE RING, NWO SPRAYPAINTED ON THEIR BACKS. RAW's THEME MUSIC THEN HITS AND THE MONTAGE VIDEO PLAYS AND A FIREWORKS SHOW LACES THE PALACE. A SELLOUT CROWD IS SHOWN ON THEIR FEET.
Jim Ross:"The Palace has been sold out for almost two months in anticipation of the fallout from Survivor Series, one I don't feel will be too positive following the results of the big main event"! Jerry Lawler:"Not some positive for some but great for others' like me! I am so glad to see that Piper is gone"! J.R.:"Commissioner Piper was forced to resign after the match at Survivor Series. It came down to Triple H against Shawn Michaels but.... Lawler:"Piper came down and tried to help Helmsley cheat and he cost himself his job! Oh I love it"! THE NWO THEME HITS AS VINCE McMAHON AND WALLY WILLSON LEAD THEIR TROOPS TO THE RING. ALL BUT VINCE AND WALLY ARE WEARING HOT ROD T-SHIRTS WITH NWO SPRAYPAINTED IN BLUE LETTERS OVER IT. J.R.:"I know I speak for many of our fans when I say this company is in big trouble with these two running it"! Lawler:"That's only your opinion J.R., I think it's gonna be great for business"! Vince McMahon:"As you can see, we all wanna salute Roddy Piper one more time by wearing his trademark t-shirt. (Vince laughs as the crowd loudly boos) Now on to other things. From this point forward, the TWF will be governed and ruled by the NWO, and more directly by myself and Mr. Willson conjointly". J.R.:"Oh yeah that's great. I can't believe this"! Vince:"He and I will have the final say on everything. That includes title defenses, special requests and everything in between. Now tonight, we thought we'd let our takeover continue by bringing some more gold to the NWO. So Bahamut and Strife, listen up and listen good. Tonight, in this very ring, you two will defend the tag team titles against the team of the TWF champion Val Venis and his partner Shawn Michaels"! Lawler:"Oh that's great! You might as well just throw in the towel Bahamut and Strife"! Wally Willson:"Oh but that's not all, my man Nails here is gonna meet the double champion Rhyno. Now Rhyno, we thought we'd be nice, so only your Intercontinental title will be on the line". J.R.:"This is ridiculous! There's more deserving teams of a title shot! The NWO is gonna get special treatment, boy that's great for business huh King"?! Lawler:"I think it's wonderful! What a brilliant idea"! Vince:"So with that, we hope you all enjoy the show and the beginning of the era of the NWO"!
Jim Ross:"I don't like the sound of what I'm hearing. The well being of the TWF is in jeopardy"! Lawler:"Listen to the confidence in Vince's voice! The NWO has got unlimited power"! PARKING LOT.... CAMERAS PICK UP THE ARRIVAL OF SCOTTY 2 HOTTY, SEAN O'HAIRE AND CHUCK PALUMBO. J.R.:"There you see the New Breed folks whose leader, Jordan Rockwell, was struck by a lunatic hit and run driver at Survivor Series and they came to get some answers tonight". Lawler:"Who's a suspect? They don't know where to start"! Matt Hardy vs. Chris Michaels This was a very competitive match with several changes of momentum. Early in the match, Matt hit the "Twist of Fate" by Michaels got his foot on the bottom rope at the last second to halt the count. The move however slowed Michaels for the rest of the match and after a flying clothesline, Matt bounced off the ropes but Shawn Stasiak, who had come to ringside, grabbed Matt's foot. Matt turned to grab Stasiak but Michaels came from behind and hit Matt with a roundhouse to the back of the head. That led to a well placed elbow drop off the top rope and Michaels picked up the win. Match Time: 10:53 But after the match, The Impact Players assaulted Matt, leaving him lying in the ring. J.R.:"Well these two tough guys have just used a two on one attack to temporarily put Matt down in the ring. Hey, maybe they should join the NWO". Lawler:"Why's that J.R."? J.R.:"Well think about it King, they're so good when there's more than one of them"! Lawler:"Oh please J.R., you just have a problem with success for some reason"! J.R.:"No, I have a problem with cheating. Anyhow, after their big match at Survivor Series, both X-Pac and Triple H have not made tonight's trip but are expected to be on Saturday Night's Main Event". Faith vs. Trish Stratus Trish was in control for most of the match, but one miscue cost her. Trish went for her big running bulldog but Faith threw her across the ring. When Trish got up, Faith planted her with a nice jackhammer suplex slam to get the decision. But Trish didn't like the outcome, pulling Faith down by the hair and ramming her head into the mat. But out came the new Women's champion Cammie Copeland who hit Trish with a spinning heel kick before tossing her out of the ring. Match Time: 7:37 Lawler:"What the heck is Cammie doin'"? J.R.:"She's coming to help her freind and as you can see King, there's no animosity between these two as you so royally predicted". PRIOR TO COMMERCIAL.... BACKSTAGE MATT HARDY IS PACING AROUND BACKSTAGE WHEN JEFF SHOWS UP OUT OF NOWHERE. Matt:"Where have you been man? I just got my ass handed to me out there by the Impact Players". Jeff Hardy:" Sorry man, I was running a little late, I lost my cell phone". Matt:"Well you sure are gonna be in time for your Lightheavyweight title match it looks like". Jeff:"What Lightheavyweight title match"? Matt:"The one Stacy got Piper to make for you at Survivor Series". MATT WALKS AWAY. Jeff: (to himself) "What"? COMMERCIAL..... COMMERCIAL FOR LEGENDS OF WRESTLING FOR PS2 IS SHOWN. RETURN FROM BREAK.... BACKSTAGE... Scotty 2 Hotty:"So Bob, just tell us everything you saw before it happened". Sean O'haire:"Yeah, you were in the parking lot right before Jordan went out there". Hardcore Holly:"Hey guys, I'm just as concerned as you are about this, but honestly, I didn't see a thing, I ain't got nothin' to hide". Palumbo:"You sure about that"? Holly:"Yeah, I'm sure". Scotty:"Alright, thanks". Lawler:"Boy that is some investigation there J.R., Scotty's a regular Sherlock Holmes". J.R.:"Well I'll tell ya what King, eventually, the sick freak that committed this crime will be identified and when he is, I hope he has invested in a lot of life insurance"! Rob Van Dam vs. Tajiri After survivig a round of kicks from Tajiri, RVD took over. RVD hit a series of big offensive moves, including his rolling thunder and spilt legged moonsault. RVD was ready for the kill when The Undertaker came out and chokeslammed RVD, causing a DQ. The Undertaker left, but as RVD got to his knees, Tajiri blasted him with a kick to the side of the head. J.R.:"Well The Undertaker is obviously not happy with the result of his match with RVD at Survivor Series". Lawler:"What, that he lost fair and square"? J.R.:"Fair and square? RVD used the Vandaminator with a steel chair, that's fair and square"? BACKSTAGE MOLLY HOLLY IS BACKSTAGE LOOKING AT SOME DETROIT PISTONS MEMORABILIA WHEN ZEROEX COMES UP TO HER. ZeroEx:"Ya know Molly, I've been thinking, the NWO doesn't have any females in it at the time. How would you like to be our first lady"? Molly:"Uh, I don't think.... "HIGH OCTANE" DAMION WEST COMES UP. High Octane:"Don't answer that Molly. I got a better question for you ZeroEx. How would you like to get your ass kicked tonight"? ZeroEx:"By who, you? You gotta be kiddin' me". High Octane:"I'll see ya out there and we'll see who becomes the first lady". ZeroEx:"Whatever punk". J.R.:"So it looks like we've got ourselves an added match tonight King, High Octane vs. ZeroEx". Lawler:"What is wrong with High Octane, can't Molly answer for herself"? J.R.:"Well I know what she was going to say and I hope High Octane teaches ZeroEx a lesson tonight". TWF Intercontinental Title Match Challenger... Nails vs. Rhyno Rhyno wrestled with a sense of urgency, going for the quick kill on Nails. Nails staggered the manbeast with his right hands and then caught him with a clothesline off the middle turnbuckle. After that, Nails went for the "Nail Driver" but Rhyno blocked it and pushed Nails away and hit him with the Gore as he bounced off the ropes. The impact knocked Nails out of the ring. Then Nemesis came down to the ring and just unleashed a serious fury on Nails, ramming him head first into the steel ring steps. Nails and Nemesis then brawled all the way to the back and the match was ruled a No Decision. J.R.:"Oh yeah! How does the NWO like a taste of their own medicine"?! Lawler:"Nemesis better hope the new men in charge don't suspend him! They can ya know"! PRIOR TO COMMERCIAL.... BACKSTAGE... STACY KIEBLER IS TALKING INTO AN OPEN DRESSING ROOM DOOR. Stacy:"Hurry babe, you're up next". Lawler:"Who is Stacy talking to"? J.R.:"Who knows, but whoever it is has got a Lightheavyweight title shot and it's next"! COMMERCIAL.... RETURN FROM BREAK.... THE ARENA ENTRANCE DOOR OPENS AND FORMER WRESTLER TOMMY RICH ENTERS AND CHECKS IN WITH SECURITY. Lawler:"Is that who I think it is"? J.R.:"Yeah, it is, that's Tommy Rich. What's he doing in a TWF arena"? TWF Lightheavyweight Title Match Challenger... Carney vs. Essa Rios The fans were shocked when The Hardy Boyz' music hit and Stacy didn't come out with either Hardy, but their friend Carney instead! But Carney didn't waste the oppurtunity. After totally outwrestling Rios, he hit him with a rolling wheel kick in the face after reversing and irish whip which led to an electric chair drop which he now calls "Ground Zero" to win it and become the new Lightheavyweight champ. Match Time: 4:48 J.R.:"Carney has done it! He is the new Lightheavyweight champion"! Lawler:"This guy may be the luckiest man in the TWF right now! He just won his first title and he got the girl"! J.R.:"I don't quite understand this situation with Stacy other than to say I think everyone misunderstood things". Tazz and Edge vs. Drew Blood and Christian 4 of the top superstars in the TWF went at it here in an excellent match. Tazz had a great series with Christian, as did Edge and Drew Blood. But the seesaw battle ended with all 4 men in the ring. After a double clothesline on Edge, Christian and Drew Blood tried to double suplex Tazz but Edge got up and speared his brother. Drew Blood released the hold on Tazz to go after Edge but Tazz caught him, spun him around and delivered a huge "Tazz-Plex" to get the 3 count. Match Time: 11:14 J.R.:"Oh what a move by Tazz. I think he should get a shot at winning his European title back and by the way, that two fall triple threat fans was amazing. If you missed Survivor Series, you may have missed the match of the year". Lawler:"And it made Rhyno the first double champion in TWF history"! PRIOR TO COMMERCIAL.... BACKSTAGE... Chuck Palumbo:"There's gotta be someone who saw something". Sean O'haire:"Well no one was in that parking lot". SCOTTY IS TINKERING WITH A CELL PHONE. Scotty:"Wait a minute guys. I recognize this number". Palumbo:"Which one"? Scotty:"The one that came in when Lita received the call to come to the parking lot". SCOTTY SHOWS PALUMBO AND O'HAIRE. COMMERCIAL..... RETURN FROM BREAK Lawler:"Who made the call J.R."? J.R.:"I don't know, but apparently Scotty does. Someone is gonna have some questions to answer". ZeroEx vs. "High Octane" Damion West It was a valiant effort by West as he caught ZeroEx by surprise with 2 nice dropkicks and a backflip attack off the top rope. But he put his head down too early after an irish whip and ZeroEx made him pay, ramming him face first into the mat. ZeroEx took control from there and finished him moments later with a frankensteiner off the top rope. Match Time: 2:53 J.R.:"Well a heck of an effort by High Octane but the rookie mistake cost him". Lawler:"I told ya ZeroEx would teach him a lesson"! J.R.:"Well High Octane gains experience from it, trust me, he won't lie down that easily and I think ZeroEx probably knows it". UFC Title Match Challenger... Masa Chono vs. Ken Shamrock In the UFC Title matches, the only way to win is by submission or knockout. Each match has a 15 minute time limit. If it goes the time limit, there is a 1 judge scorecard that determines the winner. The fans were very into the first ever UFC Title match in TWF history. Chono gave Shamrock all he could handle in his first match back. Shamrock had trouble with the diverse style of Chono but after a dragon leg whip, Shamrock worked on the right leg heavily. After a variety of takedowns and submission holds, Shamrock made Chono tap out with a side leg twist to retain the title. Match Time: 7:02 J.R.:"Definitely a different contest for our fans but they seem to be into it". Lawler:"Can anyone beat Shamrock in that type of a match"? J.R.:"It'll take a talented individual, no doubt King". TRAVIS WAKEMAN COMES TO THE RING WITH TRISH AS HIS MUSIC AND PYRO HIT. WAKEMAN GRABS A MIC. Travis Wakeman:"Yeah, that's right, boo me. Boo me louder! (the fans reciprocate) That's what I want you scumbags to do! Because it doesn't matter to me anymore! You all can go to hell! Whether I'm popular with you people or not ahs no bearing on my success, as I proved again at the Survivor Series. Rock, you had enough yet? Well People's Champ, if ya haven't, I'd love to kick your ass some more. Now you people.... SUDDENLY WAKEMAN IS INTERRUPTED. TOMMY RICH HAS COME OUT! J.R.:"What the... Tommy Rich:"Hold on a second Wakeman. Now I've been given special permission to be here tonight. I haven't signed a TWF contract, in fact, this will probably be the only time you see me on TWF television. But Wakeman, I'm a huge fan of the TWF, as are a lot of people, and I know I speak for millions when I say, you're making a huge mistake man. Ya see, when I was in this business, I did the very same thing you are doing. I turned my back on the people cause I thought it would elevate my career. Well it didn't, in fact, all it did was bring it down. And as I got older, I wished and wished I could go back and take everything I said back. You're at a time where you still can. Wakeman, I see a ton of potential in you, you may even be capable of being the best ever, but you're makin' a mistake and I look back at the girl standing in the ring with you and I bet she thinks you're makin' a mistake too, she just has to act like she approves of it. WAKEMAN TURNS AND LOOKS AT TRISH, WHO STANDS STILL. Now Wakeman, I want you to think long and hard about this, I'm tryin' to help you. With this NWO takin' over, these fans need a guy like you". THE CAMERAS FOCUS IN ON WAKEMAN, WHO HAS WELLED UP A TEAR IN ONE EYE. Lawler:"Look at Wakeman, he's been brought to tears". J.R.:"I think Wakeman may finally see the light. Thank god for guys like Tommy Rich". COMMERCIAL..... RETURN FROM BREAK.... Steel Cage Match The Bringers of Death vs. Nemesis and Ahmed Walker This was nothing but mass chaos. All 4 men tore into each other, using the cage as a weapon. After Mike Stalker powerbombed Walker, Watson rammed Nemesis into the cage and then Watson escaped through the door. But it left Stalker at a 2 on 1 disadvantage. Walker and Nemesis were on Stalker like wild dogs, using a spike piledriver onto a steel chair and then slamming the cage door on his head. After decimating Stalker, Nemesis put him down with the "Destructor" and Walker followed with a guillotine legdrop off the top rope to win it. Match Time: 6:57 J.R.:"Well no one ever said the Bringers of Death were brain surgeons"! Lawler:"I can't believe Watson left Stalker in there alone"! J.R.:"The mental mistake has allowed Nemesis and Walker to pick up a huge tag team win". Eddie Guerrero vs. Chris Benoit Benoit was on top of his game as he stopped the recent winning streak of Guerrero. Benoit worked on the right arm from the opening bell, seizing the oppurtunity to focus on one area and make Guerrero work harder to avoid certain situations. Benoit won it very suddenly by ducking a clothesline by Guerrero and countering with a beautiful german suplex. Match Time: 3:23 But out came Extreme Japan 2001 in mass and they, along with Guerrero, attacked Benoit with 5 on 1 odds. The strength in numbers was devastating to Benoit as he couldn't even fight back and was left lying in the ring. J.R.:"Now what the hell is Guerrero doing? He's spent the last two months proving his loyalty to Texas when he was born in Mexico! What is he, half Japanese too"?! Lawler:"Ya never know J.R. but it doesn't seem to matter either"! PRIOR TO COMMERCIAL.... BACKSTAGE.... AS TOMMY RICH IS GETTING READY TO LEAVE THE ARENA, TRAVIS WAKEMAN COMES UP TO HIM. Wakeman:"Hey Tommy". Tommy Rish:"Oh hey Travis". THE 2 SHAKE HANDS. Wakeman:"I just wanted to thank you, in person for what you said out there, it really helped me". Rich:"Well that's why I made this long trip, I'm glad I could help". Wakeman:"Ok man, well I do appreciate it". Rich:"Any time". AS RICH TURNS TO LEAVE, WAKEMAN CLOBBERS HIM IN THE BACK AND SAVAGELY BEATS HIM AND THEN THROWS HIM OUT THE DOOR! Wakeman:"And don't ever come back"! J.R.:"Oh my god, what has gotten into this man? He's a sick son of a bitch"! RETURN FROM BREAK.... FOOTAGE OF WAKEMAN's ATTACK IS SHOWN AGAIN. J.R.:"Fans I am still shocked at what just took place before we went to break. I thought Wakeman really did listen to Tommy Rich". Lawler:"So much for the advice Tommy"! J.R.:"Somewhere down the road, Wakeman's gonna pay for that and everything he's said to these fans lately". TWF Tag Team Title Match Challengers.... Val Venis and Shawn Michaels vs. Strife and Bahamut The odds weren't in the champs favor as they were up against two of the best in the TWF. But they held their own. Bahamut and Michaels had an excellent series with Bahamut tagging in Strife after a huge boot to the mouth. Strife came in and hit both men with chokeslams. He covered Michaels but Vince came down and stopped the count at 2 and a half and Venis and Michaels retreated, but Vince wasn't so lucky. Bahamut grabbed Vince, dragged him into the ring and dropped him with the "Crusher" before Strife slammed him with the "Wrong Destination". After Strife and Bahamut left with the belts, Wally Willson came out to check on Vince. Triple H and X-Pac appeared on the TWF Tron. Triple:"Hey you two, up here. You guys think you've got everything under control huh? Well you must've taken Piper for a fool. Piper made one final act as Commissioner of the TWF Vince and that was approve the signings of two men that don't particularly like you and Vince, you and Wally both are gonna receive a huge surprise very soon". The TWF Tron faded out as Vince and Wally stood in the ring, a shocked look on their faces. Lawler:"Who is he talking about? Which two guys is it"? J.R.:"It could be any two guys, no one likes Mr. McMahon and I can't wait for the surprise"! OFF AIR.....
