Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Attendance: 9,847
November 21, 2006
It had been 3 and a half years since Rampage, then known as Raw, had been to the state of Florida. With the King of the Ring tournament going on along with the controversy surrounding Muhammad Hassan's "reformed Rampage", the fans were treated to an excellent show. Sylvester Terkay vs. Jack Evans (invitee) The young, quick Evans was able to get a few moves in on Terkay but after swatting away a dropkick, the man known as the Manbear picked Evans up and drove him into the mat with a nasty high angle neckbreaker which led to his standing triangle hold and Evans quickly tapped out. Matt "Madik" Cruz vs. Shawn Spears (invitee) Shawn Spears was another young kid looking to make a good impression in front of TWF officials but Cruz didn't give him much chance to, taking out a lot of recent frustrations on him. After a cobra clutch suplex, Cruz locked in the "Colorado Cloverleaf" but just as Spears was about to tap out, he released the hold, intent on doing more damage. After kicking Spears around some more, Cruz delivered a fisherman suplex, the move Curt Hennig once mastered, to get the easy 3 count. Rex Redford vs. Ricky Reyes (invitee) Redford was able to pick up his second consecutive victory, taking the fight to Reyes early. Reyes started off trash talking Redford, but off an irish whip, he dropped his head too soon and quickly had his lights turned out by the "Redford Driver" and that was it. REDFORD SLAPPED HANDS WITH MANY OF THE RINGSIDE FANS BEFORE WALKING UP THE RAMP VICTORIOUS AS THE STAGE WAS SET FOR RAMPAGE TO GO LIVE ON THE USA NETWORK. RAMPAGE GOES LIVE
*THIS EDITION OF RESULTS WILL BE CONDENSED DUE TO TIME CONSTRAINTS* RAMPAGE COMES ON THE AIR SHOWING CLIPS OF MUHAMMAD HASSAN's INAUGURATION SPEECH FROM LAST WEEK. THAT IS FOLLOWED BY CLIPS OF HASSAN TALKING WITH MONEY MIKE AND THEN ROB STORM BEFORE HE PUT CARLITO IN A HANDICAP MATCH FOR SPITTING APPLE IN THE FACE OF STEPHANIE McMAHON. THE VIDEO PACKAGE THEN SHOWS BATISTA MEETING WITH TRAVIS WAKEMAN, SAYING THAT EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE NOT THE BEST OF FRIENDS, SOMEONE NEEDS TO STEP UP AGAINST HASSAN's "REFORMED RAMPAGE". CARLITO HAD HIS HANDS FULL WITH THE BASHAMS, BUT AFTER THE MATCH, WAKEMAN AND BATISTA HIT THE RING, CLEARING IT OF THE BASHAMS AND LET THE WORLD KNOW HOW THEY FEEL ABOUT HASSAN AND HIS NEW DIRECTION. THE SHOT THEN OPENS INSIDE HASSAN's OFFICE. HE HAS MARK HENRY, UMAGA AND ARMANDO ALEJANDRO ESTRADA STANDING ACROSS FROM HIM. Muhammad Hassan: "What happened last week with Travis Wakeman and Batista cannot go unnoticed! Tonight, those two must pay for what they did last week, they must learn that anyone who gets in my way will suffer the consequences! Quit looking around Henry, there's no fried chicken in here! I want you and the Samoan Bulldozer, Umaga, to put any differences you may have with each other aside, in order to team up tonight against Wakeman and Batista. And you two better hope you succeed"! HENRY, UMAGA AND ESTRADA LEAVE THE OFFICE AND HASSAN IS SHOWN, STILL HOLDING AN INTENSE LOOK ON HIS FACE. "WANNA KNOW" BY OBIE TRICE HITS AND MAX OGDEN COMES OUT WITH CANDICE MICHELLE TO A VERY LOUD CHEER WHILE JIM ROSS AND THE KING MAKE THEIR OPENING STATEMENTS AND WELCOME THE VIEWING AUDIENCE. King of the Ring Qualification Match Max Ogden w/ Candice vs. "High Octane" Damion West The opening bout was a good one between two of Rampage's best athletes. The former 3 time World champion Damion West against last year's King of the Ring winner, Max Ogden. Neither man could get an advantage early, after trading arm drags and hip tosses. But after whipping Ogden to the corner, Octane ran in, only to be backdropped over the top rope. Ogden thought he'd bought himself some time but Octane had landed on the apron and he pulled Ogden to the mat by his hair. He then went to the top rope and came off with a perfect missile dropkick, making the cover for the 1........2......, but Ogden got his left shoulder off the mat. Octane whipped him to the ropes and went for a spinning heel kick but Ogden ducked and caught him with a half nelson german suplex. Now in firm control, Ogden went to the top rope and flew off but West took him out of the air with a dropkick. Candice got up on the apron, trying to show off her assets, but Octane wanted to add her to the same list he put Stacy Snow on and he cocked his right hand back. But Ogden came from behind, spun him around and rolled him up with a small package to get the 1........2........3! Match Time: 7:25 BACKSTAGE AREA....... CAMERAS SHOW ASHLEY K. AND MITCH OF THE SPIRIT SQUAD HAVING A CONVERSATION WHEN KENNY COMES UP. Kenny: "Ashley! Are you ready..... my match is coming up". Ashley: "Uh..... yeah, I'm ready". Kenny: "Well let's get going"! ASHLEY HURRIES OFF AND MITCH DOESN'T SEEM TOO HAPPY ABOUT IT. COMMERCIAL BREAK....... COMMERCIALS FOR THE NINTENDO WII AND TWIX ARE SHOWN. RAMPAGE RETURNS AND SHOWS KRISTAL COME UP TO TAYLOR MADE, WITH A MICROPHONE.
Krystal: “Taylor…Taylor Made, can I get a word with you"?
Taylor Made: “Hello Beautiful, of course you can get a word with me. In fact, you can get anything you want".
Kristal: “Ha…well for now I’ll just take the interview. What do you have to say about people thinking that your personality could use some work, that you're only here to wrestle"?
Taylor: “Well ya see hun, one reason people are attacking me like that is because they are jealous, they want what Taylor Made has. They want hot women, nice cars, three houses, and this amazing body. Ya see, I can wrestle, so can they, I can talk and walk and see and so can they, but I am the hottest thing in the TWF, and they can't touch me".
Kristal: “Well what do you plan to do to show them that you are for real"?
Taylor: “I could show you now Kristal, HAHAHA, but you just stay tuned to Taylor Made, because before you know it, he is going to be on top of the TWF, and on top of the world.
Taylor smiles and gets close to Kristal.
And I will see you, later”.
Taylor struts away as Kristal looks almost a little flattered.
Tatanka w/ The Million Dollar Man vs. Paul Birchill Tatanka looked very strong in this one, taking the fight to the pirate known as Paul Birchill. Birchill's lone mistake, a missed elbow off the middle turnbuckle, was the one that cost him. Tatanka followed up with a scoop slam and then came off the top rope with a perfect tomahawk chop. He followed that up with the "Trail's End" and that was it. Match Time: 4:38 DIBIASE AND TATANKA CELEBRATE THE VICTORY BUT SHELTON BENJAMIN RUNS OUT AND RETURNS THE FAVOR FROM LAST WEEK, DRILLING TATANKA FROM BEHIND. DIBIASE QUICKLY SCRAMBLED OUT OF THE RING AS BENJAMIN CAUGHT TATANKA WITH HIS DRAGON WHIP KICK. BENJAMIN SCREAMED FOR THE NATIVE AMERICAN TO GET BACK IN BUT DIBIASE PULLED HIS MAN BACK. BACKSTAGE..... DRESSING ROOM..... MITCH, MIKEY AND NICKY OF THE SPIRIT SQUAD ARE SHOWN IN THEIR DRESSING ROOM WHEN JOHNNY COMES IN. Mikey: "So, what'd you find out"? Johnny: "I found out that no one has filled the spot to be Kenny's opponent in the King of the Ring qualification match, so I filled it". Mitch: "Come on man, you gotta be kidding". Johnny: "What am I supposed to do? He's messing with my girl". JOHNY LEAVES THE DRESSING ROOM, ON HIS WAY TO THE RING. Nicky: "His girl"?! King of the Ring Qualification Match Johnny vs. Kenny Many of the fans were thrilled to see the Spirit Squad collide in this one, but Ashley K. certainly was not. She moved to a nuetral corner after accompanying Kenny to the ring and the two men locked up, but neither could gain an advantage. Kenny seemed almost excited to have Johnny out in the ring facing him but Johnny seemed determined to beat him. Kenny said something that got under Johnny's skin and Johnny cracked him with a right hand. After 2 hard forearms to the face, Johnny whipped him to the ropes but Kenny held on to the ropes to stop his own momentum. Kenny ran at Johnny but Johnny countered with a drop toehold. Johnny was in control of the match but after tossing Kenny out of the ring, he went for a baseball slide and inadvertently took out Ashley! It did look like Kenny may've pulled her into the way. Johnny showed a great deal of concern for the female cheerleader but Kenny took advantage, pushing Johnny head first into the steel post. He then rolled him into the ring before climbing to the top rope where he came off with a flying legdrop to get the 3 count and advance in the tournament. Match Time: 9:53 COMMERCIAL BREAK........... A COMMERCIAL FOR RADIO SHACK IS SHOWN FOLLOWED BY A USA PROGRAMMING AD FOR "MONK". RETURN FROM BREAK..... BACKSTAGE..... TAYLOR MADE IS SHOWN SITTING AT A TABLE IN A ROOM. HE LOOKS DIRECTLY INTO THE CAMERA. Taylor Made: "Ladies and gentlemen, tonight begins the process in our search for my brand new Taylorette. We are looking for that one female out there who is perfect for someone like myself. So with that, let the interview process begin". A BRUNETTE WOMAN, SHOWN ONLY FROM BEHIND, WALKS IN AND TAKES A SEAT AS THE SHOT SHIFTS BACK TO THE RING. Rampage Tag Team Title Match Challengers: The Hardy Boyz vs. The Bashams It looked like it might be the night that The Bashams' long reign as champions finally came to an end as the Hardy's were clicking on all cylinders. They hit the Poetry in Motion before Jeff caught Doug with the Whisper in the Wind. But after rolling out of the ring, Doug and Danny tried to pull the switch which referee Jack Doan tried to stay on top of. However, in the process, PrimeTime's Blood Brothers came out with their fighting staffs and Sean O'Haire took out Matt Hardy with his right as Dustin Kash jabbed his into the throat area of Jeff. Doug then got back in and caught Jeff with a flying leg lariat, hooking the leg to get the 3 count. The Blood Brothers then left through the crowd, going through the nearest exit. Match Time: 6:53 BACKSTAGE...... KRISTAL IS SHOWN STANDING WITH KEN KENNEDY. Kristal: "Ken, it's almost....... Kennedy: "Hold on a sec.... Ken? Are you serious? Ken? I think I can take it from here Kristal. You were about to ask....... JUST THEN, JASON OLIVER APPEARS. Jason Oliver: "Ya know what, why don't you save the stupid catchphrases and the cheap talk? It's not gonna get you anywhere in our match next week....... Ken". OLIVER WALKS AWAY AND KENNEDY JUST LOOKS ON IN SPITE. King of the Ring Qualification Match Money Mike w/ Stephanie McMahon vs. Carlito Money Mike promised last week that he would make Carlito pay for spitting apple on Stephanie McMahon, and he lived up to it, although not the way he expected to. Carlito took the fight to Mike but Mike was able to bail himself out with eye gouges and other dirty tactics. While Stephanie distracted referee Chad Patton, Mike used the top rope to choke Carlito. But after Mike missed with a clothesline in the corner, Carlito took out his frustrations, kicking him right in the groin. Patton saw this and called for the bell, disqualifying Carlito. Mike won the match and advanced in the tournament, but he didn't look like much of a winner. Match Time: 5:18 BACKSTAGE....... CAMERAS IN THE BACK SHOW PAUL HEYMAN WALKING DOWN THE HALL WITH A FAMILIAR FACE FROM THE OLD DAYS OF ECW- 911! COMMERCIAL BREAK........ COMMERCIALS FOR SUBWAY AND SOUTHWEST AIRLINES ARE SHOWN. RETURN FROM BREAK.... BACKSTAGE..... TAYLOR MADE IS SHOWN AND TELLS A GIRL SHE's "NOT QUITE QUALIFIED" TO BE A TAYLORETTE WHEN A BLONDE WOMAN, SHOWN ONLY FROM BEHIND, WALKS IN AND TAKES A SEAT. AN EXCITED TAYLOR EXCLAIMS "YOU'VE GOT THE JOB". PAUL HEYMAN COMES TO THE RING WITH THE 7 FOOT TALL 911. HEYMAN INFORMS THE CROWD THAT JOE COREY IS NOT IN ATTENDANCE TONIGHT DUE TO THE FACT THAT HE IS OUT "RECRUITING FOR THE BRIGADE". BUT ON BEHALF OF COREY, HE IS ISSUING A CHALLENGE TO ROB VAN DAM FOR KING OF THE RING FOR AN EXTREME RULES MATCH IN WHICH THE WINNER GAINS POSSESSION OF THE OLD ECW HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE. ROB VAN DAM COMES OUT ALONG WITH BILL ALPHONSO AND GLADLY ACCEPTS THE CHALLENGE. BUT VAN DAM AND ALPHONSO DON'T STOP THERE, HEADING TO THE RING. ALPHONSO TELLS HEYMAN HE OWES HIM ONE AND GRABS HIM BY THE COLLAR. BUT 911 GRABS ALPHONSO AND FLINGS HIM ASIDE. RVD GOES AT 911 BUT GETS A MASSIVE CHOKESLAM FROM THE BIG MAN. 911 THEN PICKS UP ALPHONSO LIKE A SMALL CHILD AND DRIVES HIM INTO THE MAT WITH A CHOKESLAM. THE CROWD LOUDLY BOOS AS HEYMAN AND 911 LEAVE, VERY HAPPY WITH THEIR WORK. BACKSTAGE..... MUHAMMAD HASSAN's OFFICE..... SHELTON BENJAMIN BARGES INTO THE OFFICE. Muhammad Hassan: "Have you........ Shelton Benjamin: "No, save the comments Hassan! I came here for one thing! If you'll make the match, I want Tatanka at King of the Ring, and I'll put the Million Dollar title on the line"! Hassan: "Wish granted.... now get out of my office! SHELTON LEAVES THE OFFICE AND HASSAN TURNS TO SOMEONE WHO CAN'T BE SEEN ON CAMERA. Hey..... isn't it your job to take out this trash"?! PSYCHOSIS STEPS INTO THE SHOT AND STARES DOWN MACKENZIE ROSE, WHO IS JUST LAUGHING, BEFORE GRABBING THE TRASH AT HASSAN's DESK AND WALKING AWAY BEFORE THE SHOT IS SENT BACK TO THE RING. TWF King of Cable Title Match Challenger: Rob Storm vs. Rey Mysterio No one felt that Storm deserved this match, being given the title shot by Muhammad Hassan for "sharing most of the same views" as he does. But Storm proved to be a tough opponent for Mysterio, dictacting the pace to him after drilling him with a flying calf kick off an irish whip. Storm caught Rey with a russian legsweep which he followed with a side backbreaker. But when he went for the Sharpshooter, Rey used his legs to fight Storm off, kicking him in the face twice. That led to the wheelbarrow bulldog and Rey was back in it. Off an irish whip to the corner, Rey used a monkey flip before setting Storm down over the middle ring rope, connecting with the 6-1-9! All that was left was the "West Coast Pop" but when he went for it, Storm took a step forward and then caught Rey with a whip kick to the midsection when he landed. He followed that up with the "Great White North" and that brought an end to a stellar match as Storm hooked the near leg to get the 1.......2..........3, bringing the King of Cable title to Canada! Match Time: 8:55 COMMERCIAL BREAK....... A PREVIEW FOR THE MOVIE "NATIONAL LAMPOON's VAN WILDER" IS SHOWN FOLLOWED BY A COMMERCIAL FOR TWF ACTION FIGURES BY ROME PRODUCTIONS. RETURN FROM BREAK..... RINGSIDE...... Mark Henry and Umaga w/ Armando Alejandro Estrada vs. Batista and Travis Wakeman w/ Melina Acting on the words of Hassan earlier, Umaga and Henry came out very aggressive. But with everyone involved in this match, referee Jimmy Korderas definitely had his hands full. Batista had his troubles with the Samoan Bulldozer, who targeted the rib cage of the animal to slow him down. Henry and Umaga, who faced each other last week in the King of the Ring tournament, also made frequent tags, taking turns beating up on Batista. But after missing a splash in the corner, Henry found himself on the receiving end of a big clothesline from Batista. Umaga got into the ring but Batista picked him up and dropped him with a spinebuster which provided him the time to tag in the TWF World champion, Travis Wakeman. Wakeman took over where Batista left off, taking it to both men. But out of the corner of his eye, he saw Melina struggling with Armando Alejandro Estrada, who was threatening to burn her with his cigar! Wakeman looked like he was going to go out of the ring after him but Umaga came over with a big headbutt to Wakeman's lower back. He then delivered the "Samoan Spike" right to Wakeman's throat, putting him down. But that wasn't it. Henry then flew off the middle turnbuckle, splashing onto Wakeman and Umaga piled on as Korderas made the 3 count. Match Time: 6:50 MELINA LOOKED VERY CONCERNED AS ESTRADA RAISED THE ARMS OF BOTH UMAGA AND HENRY, WHO HAD JUST CARRIED OUT THE WISHES OF HASSAN WITH PERFECTION. OFF AIR.........
