December 19, 2001
DARK MATCHES
Weapon R defeated Steve Blackman in 9:54 with the "Shanghai Bomb". In an SMW match, David Flair defeated Mike Norton in 7:23 In an SMW match, Shannon Moore defeated Low-Ki in 4:21 with a top rope hurracanrana Crash defeated Masato Tanaka in 7:37 with a tornado ddt.
FOOTAGE FROM PRIMETIME IS SHOWN ON THE TWF TRON, STARTING WITH THE APPEARANCE BY LINDA McMAHON AND HER ANNOUNCEMENTS, INCLUDING NAMING A TRIPLE MAIN EVENT. CLIPS FROM THOSE 3 MATCHES ARE SHOWN ENDING WITH SHAWN MICHAELS DEFEATING TRIPLE H IN THE STEEL CAGE WITH HELP FROM VAL VENIS.
THE SHOW STARTS WITH A TREMENDOUS FIREWORKS DISPLAY AS THE CAMERA PANS THE AUDIENCE. Jim Ross:"Christmas is right around the corner and that traditionally means that so is War in the Winter! Hello fans and welcome to Boise, Idaho where Jim Ross and Jerry "The King" Lawler sit ringside and King, we've got a huge night in store"! Jerry Lawler:"Two special challenge matches have been signed J.R.! High Octane is gonna go one on one with Tazz and Matt Hardy means the Lightheavyweight champion Carney but it won't be for the title"! THE IMPACT PLAYERS' MUSIC HITS AS SHAWN STASIAK COMES OUT TO SEVERAL BOOS. J.R.:"Well fans, I talked to Triple H when I arrived at the arena earlier today and I can tell you this, he is more determined then I've ever seen him to acheive a goal and that goal is to dismantle the NWO"! SAM WILDE's MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES OUT AS FOOTAGE IS SHOWN FROM PRIMETIME OF SAM WILDE GETTING A WIN OVER CHRIS MICHAELS. Lawler:"He'll never take out the NWO! Doesn't he realize that"? J.R.:"Well fans Sam Wilde has had quite the impressive start to his career and Shawn Stasiak would like to avenge a loss his tag team partner Chris Michaels suffered on PrimeTime". Shawn Stasiak vs. Sam Wilde The first 3 minutes of the match belonged to Stasiak as he punished Wilde with stomps to the head and chest. But Wilde turned the tables when he blocked a superplex and threw Stasiak to the mat face first. Wilde then came off the top rope with a missile dropkick. Stasiak then ducked a clothesline and went for a backslide but Wilde reversed it and hit Stasiak with a double underhook powerbomb for the pin. Match Time: 6:04 J.R.:"He got him! Sam Wilde has beaten both Impact Players in less than a week"! WILDE KNELT DOWN ON THE MAT IN PRAYER. Lawler:"What is with this after match prayer? I mean, this is the TWF, not church"! J.R.:"He's a religious guy King, there's nothing wrong with it". SAM WILDE THEN GETS ON THE HOUSE MIC AND WISHES EVERYONE A MERRY CHRISTMAS. "THE GAME" BY MOTORHEAD HITS AS TRIPLE H WALKS OUT TO THE RING IN HIS STREET CLOTHES. Lawler:"Oh here we go, maybe Triple H is out here to detail his plan to take out the NWO"! (He laughs) J.R.:"Whatever he's out here for, he's sure walkin' with a purpose". Triple H:"Val Venis, you've pissed me off for the last time! I'm sick and tired of your crap and I'm callin' you out! You and me, one on one, no games, for the TWF Title at War in the Winter"! Lawler:"What? He can't do this"! J.R.:"He just did! He's called out the champ"! THE NWO THEME HITS AND VAL VENIS COMES OUT WITH THE TWF TITLE OVER HIS SHOULDER. HE IS FLANKED BY VINCE McMAHON AND WALLY WILLSON WHO BOTH HAVE MICS. Vince McMahon:"Wait a minute pal, who the hell do you think you are"? Triple H:"I'd watch.... Vince:"SHUT UP! Triple H, in two words, Wally Willson will give you our mutual answer to your challenge". Wally Willson:"Hell no"! Val Venis:"Hold on a minute guys, I've beat this guy twice in title matches this year, I know I can do it again. No wait a minute, I wanna prove I can do it again. Triple H, you're on"! VINCE AND WALLY LOOK STUNNED. Lawler:"What are you doing Val"? J.R.:"Finally someone in the NWO shows some guts"! Triple H:"That's all I ask for and Vince, Wally, to make sure this will be a fair match, I have a little insurance policy that'll watch my back". Vince:"Ya know Triple H, I'm a little sick of you and your threats but here's what I'm gonna do. Tonight, in that very ring, you're gonna have a little warm up match against William Regal. How's that sound"? Triple H: (With a big smile on his face) "Sounds great Vince". J.R.:"The match has been made! Val Venis and Triple H at War in the Winter for the TWF Title"! COMMERCIAL..... RETURN FROM BREAK... BACKSTAGE... MATT HARDY ENTERS THE REFEREE's DRESSING ROOM WHERE CHAD PATTON IS. Matt Hardy:"Hey man, put this in the VCR". HE HANDS PATTON A TAPE. Chad Patton:"What is it"? Matt:"Just put it in". PATTON PUTS IT IN THE VCR AND IT IS FOOTAGE OF HIM MISSING A CALL ON PRIMETIME IN WHICH JEFF HARDY's FOOT WAS ON THE ROPE WHEN ESSA RIOS PINNED HIM, ALLOWING RIOS TO WIN THE 4 CORNERS MATCH. Patton:"Okay, okay, I'll admit, I made a mistake". Matt:"A mistake? You cost my brother a shot at the Lightheavyweight title. Now I want you to do the right thing and go to Essa Rios and tell him that he's got to give Jeff a rematch". Patton:"I can't do that". MATT GETS IN PATTON's FACE. Matt:"I suggest you find a way". THE TWF RE-WIND DEPICTS FOOTAGE OF A BACKSTAGE ALTERCATION BETWEEN TAZZ AND HIGH OCTANE IN WHICH HIGH OCTANE HIT TAZZ WITH HIS BIG SUPERKICK WHEN TAZZ TRIED TO WALK AWAY. HIGH OCTANE's MUSIC HITS AND HE AND MOLLY COME TO THE RING. J.R.:"Well it's all about getting noticed for this young man. I asked if he had a death wish when he attacked Tazz and he might get it tonight". THE LIGHTS DIM AND THE COLOR ORANGE FLASHES AROUND THE ARENA AND ON THE TWF TRON AS TAZZ COMES TO THE RING TO A GOOD POP. Lawler:"Just think if he could beat Tazz though J.R., he'd get noticed then". Tazz vs. "High Octane" Damion West This was the best match all night. Tazz was victimized by the speed of High Octane early as he was hit with a spinning kick to the head and a flying clothesline from the middle rope. But after swatting away a dropkick and hitting High Octane with a t-bone suplex, Tazz regained control. Tazz then began to pummel the smaller man with forearms to the head and 2 elbows to the chest. After ducking a back elbow, Tazz locked in the "Tazz-Mission" but he was too close to the ropes and High Octane got his foot through the middle rope to break the hold. As Tazz tried to figure out why the hold was broken, High Octane snuck up from behind and when Tazz turned around, he was drilled with the "Head on Collision". But Tazz kicked out at 2! High Octane was beside himself. The match continued with Tazz hammering High Octane with hard clotheslines. Tazz sat High Octane on the top turnbuckle and tried to go for a Tazz Plex off the ropes but High Octane poked him in the eye and used a victory roll from Tazz' shoulders. High Octane landed on Tazz in an almost inescapable position to get the 1...2...3. Match Time: 9:29 THE CROWD WAS STUNNED AS MOLLY CELEBRATED WITH HIGH OCTANE AS THE TWO RUSHED BACKSTAGE. Lawler:"He did it J.R.! He'll get noticed now"! J.R.:"I have to call that a tremendous upset but what a great match"! THE TWF BOOT OF THE WEEK SHOWS THE ATTACK BY YUJI MATASAMO AND HAYABUSA OF EXTREME JAPAN ON SCOTTY 2 HOTTY IN HIS LOCKER ROOM. EXTREME JAPAN's THEME HITS AND YUJI MATASAMO COMES TO THE RING. J.R.:"Based on the attack we just saw, Scotty 2 Hotty has put off his personal investigation of his friend Jordan Rockwell's hit and run incident to challenge Yuji Matasamo tonight. Also, still to come, Ken Shamrock, Nemesis and the new Hardcore champion Ahmed Walker will take on Nails, Hells Angel and ZeroEx of the NWO in a six man tag team match". "THE KINGS" BY RUN DMC HITS AS SCOTTY 2 HOTTY COMES TO THE RING TO A GREAT POP. Lawler:"Well J.R., if you were accused of running a man over, what would you do"? J.R.:"Uh, I think I could think of a more civil way than attacking him from behind". Yuji Matasamo vs. Scotty 2 Hotty The action in this one was back and forth and full of suspense. Matasamo battered the chest of Scotty with several hard knifedge chops and then cracked his jaw with a big savot kick which drew a 2 count. Matasamo then used a vicious japanese neckbreaker but again, Scotty escaped at 2. After ducking a big roundhouse, Scotty hit the ring ropes and put Matasamo down with a 2 handed face buster. He then called for the Worm when Muta came down to ringside. He and Scotty exchanged words as referee Mike Chioda tried to get Muta to leave. Suddenly, Chris Benoit snuck into the ring and hit Matasamo with a german suplex and quickly left. Scotty then hit Matasamo with the Worm and got the 1....2...3 as the fans went nuts. Match Time: 8:50 J.R.:"What a win for Scotty! Extreme Japan got a little bit of their own medicine"! Lawler:"What is Chris Benoit doing out here! He will regret that decision"! PRIOR TO COMMERCIAL.... BACKSTAGE.... Lilian Garcia: "Kane, you are one of the men who's been selected to take place in the New Years Battle Royale at War in the Winter. If you were to win, what would your New Year's resolution be for the TWF"? SUDDENLY, A MEMBER OF THE BACKSTAGE CREW HANDS KANE A NOTE. KANE TAKES A LOOK AT IT AND WALKS AWAY. J.R.:"What was that about"? COMMERCIAL.... RETURN FROM BREAK.... VINCE AND WALLY's OFFICE... VINCE AND WALLY ARE SITTING LAUGHING WHEN EDDIE GUERRERO COMES IN. Vince:"Ah, Eddie Guerrero, what can we do for ya"? Eddie Guerrero:"Well guys, I was wondering if I could enter the New Years Battle Royale". Vince:"Well, I don't see why not". Guerrero:"My New Years Resolution is great. You guys would love it"! Wally:"Ok man, you're in". Guerrero:"Ok, just wait till you guys hear what I have planned"! "THE KINGS" BY RUN DMC HITS AS SEAN O'HAIRE COMES OUT TO A GOOD REACTION. J.R.:"Back on RAW folks and we know that Sean O'haire and Chuck Palumbo will challenge Bahamut and Strife for the tag team titles at War in the Winter but tonight, O'haire's gotta face the locomotive one on one". "FALLING AWAY FROM ME" BY KORN HITS AS STRIFE COMES OUT TO A HUGE CHEER. Lawler:"Well J.R., they're arguably the top two teams in the TWF right now but I gotta go with the champs, I don't think anyone can beat them". Sean O'haire vs. Strife Strife overpowered O'haire early but when he missed a big boot as O'haire came off the ropes, O'haire used a chop block to take his knee out. O'haire took advantage of the situation, tagging Strife with several right hands and then a kick to the chest. O'haire then hit the "Shawnton Bomb" off the top rope and referee Jim Corderis began to count 1....2...., but Strife kicked out. Strife then reversed an irish whip and caught O'haire with a big powerslam. He followed that with a suplex and a hard full nelson slam before making a rare venture to the top rope. O'haire got to one knee and began to complain to Corderis of a pain in the back of his head. As Corderis tended to O'haire, Chuck Palumbo came running to the ring and he hit Strife in the back of the head with a steel chair. With Strife straddling the top turnbuckle, O'haire brought him off with a death valley driver to put him away! Match Time: 4:46 AFTER THE MATCH, BAHAMUT CAME RUNNING TO HELP HIS PARTNER BUT PALUMBO AND O'HAIRE SCATTERED QUICKLY. J.R.:"Well I don't agree with the way O'haire won that match and hopefully it will be prevented at War in the Winter". Lawler:"Well J.R., this Sunday night on Free 4 All, Palumbo has to face Bahamut and I gaurantee he won't be in a good mood". JUSTIN SANE's MUSIC HITS AFTER A BRIEF INTERMISSION AND HE COMES OUT TO A MIXED REACTION. J.R.:"Back to the action fans as yet another man who will participate in the New Years Battle Royale, Justin Sane makes his way to the ring for maybe his toughest challenge yet". HARDCORE HOLLY's MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES OUT TO A GOOD POP. Lawler:"As a matter of fact J.R., Holly will be in that battle royale too. I think I'd be afraid to hear his New Years resolution". Justin Sane vs. Hardcore Holly Holly pounded the newcomer for much of the match and hit him with his textbook dropkick. Holly seemed to be toying with Sane but it turned out to be a mistake. Holly whipped him to the ropes but put his head down too early and Sane used a great leg-o-matic. Sane then went to the top rope and came off with a flying corkscrew and the heel of his boot caught Holly over his right eye. Holly went down hard and Sane quickly covered him for the 1...2....3. Lawler:"That's another upset J.R., this has been a night for those"! J.R.:"That's no lie but what's worrysome to me is the fact that Holly hasn't gotten up yet". Lawler:"Yeah, it doesn't look so good J.R.". AFTER MINUTES ON THE MAT AND TALKING WITH EMT's, HOLLY GOT UP UNDER HIS OWN POWER AND WALKED AWAY TO A GOOD OVATION. J.R.:"Alright, that's good to see. Hardcore Holly is one of the toughest men you'll ever meet folks and I personally am relieved at this sight". PRIOR TO COMMERCIAL.... BACKSTAGE.... LILIAN GARCIA IS WITH ESSA RIOS WHO IS VENTING SOME SERIOUS ANGER BUT CANNOT BE UNDERSTOOD BECAUSE HE IS SPEAKING SPANISH AND THEN HE WALKS OFF. J.R.:"Lilian, can you translate what he just said"? Lilian Garcia:"Well guys, he said that he was just informed by referee Chad Patton that he must face Jeff Hardy tonight with the number one contender status for the Lightheavyweight title on the line. However, Essa said that it was a fair mistake and he will accept the match". J.R.:"We'll be right back". COMMERCIAL.... RETURN FROM BREAK.... HARDY BOYZ' DRESSING ROOM.... Matt Hardy:"Hey Jeff, you ready"? Jeff Hardy:"Ready for what man"? Matt:"Your match against Essa Rios, you better go get ready". Jeff:"Hey Matt, I'm happy to get the oppurtunity, but I didn't need you to get it for me". JEFF LEAVES THE ROOM AND MATT SEEMS VERY CONFUSED. ***FROM THIS POINT ON, RESULTS WILL BE A LITTLE CONDENSED. Masa Chono vs. Mike "The Texan" Smith This was a terrific match that showcased 2 very different styles. The Texan endured Chono's nerve and submission holds, an art he's mastered. But the gritty Texan displayed his toughness by fighting through it and hitting Chono with the "Sidewinder" out of nowhere. But Chono got his foot on the bottom rope at the last second to stop the count. After a back body drop, Smith whipped Chono to the ropes but Chono reversed it and locked Smith in a reverse japanese armbar and the Texan tapped out. Match Time: 8:05 Number 1 contender for the Lightheavyweight title Jeff Hardy vs. Essa Rios Both men went for the kill every chance they got in this wild match. After hitting Rios with Poetry in Motion, Jeff used the Twist of Fate. Referee Tim White made a 3 count at the exact same time Rios got his shoulder up. White ordered the match to continue and Matt Hardy came out to argue that decision. As this commensed, Jeff caught Rios in a small package for a pin but White wasn't there to make the count. Jeff went to get his attention but Rios came from behind and rolled Jeff up. His momentum provided a lot of leverage and Rios got the pin. Jeff looked at Matt and threw his hands in the air as if to say "What are you doing"? Match Time: 7:18 J.R.:"There definitely seem to be some communication problems between the Hardy brothers King". Lawler:"Well those communication problems have allowed Rios to get a Lightheavyweight title shot at War in the Winter". Christian vs. X-Pac This one was fast paced and pretty evenly matched. Christian caught X-Pac with a spinning calf kick to get a 2 count and followed that with a reverse ddt to the knee. But behind the crowd, X-Pac hung in there. After ducking a clothesline, X-Pac hit Christian with a spinning heel kick and then the Bronco Buster. X-Pac then measured Christian for the "X-Factor" but when he tried to kick him in the midsection, Christian caught his foot, spun him around and used the "Unprettier" for the 1....2....3. Match Time: 6:52 COMMERCIAL.... RETURN FROM BREAK... BACKSTAGE.... FOOTAGE IS SHOWN FROM EARLIER TODAY WHEN LITA WENT TO THE CONSECO FIELDHOUSE IN INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA. LITA TALKED TO SEVERAL EMPLOYEES OF THE ARENA, INCLUDING THE OWNER, TO SEE IF THEY SAW ANYTHING SUSPICIOUS ON THE NIGHT OF THE HIT AND RUN. A JANITOR OF THE BUILDING SAID HE SAW A VERY WELL BUILT MAN GET OUT OF THE UPS TRUCK. LITA LEFT WITH THE INFO SHE RECEIVED. 6 Man Tag Ken Shamrock, Nemesis and Ahmed Walker vs. Nails, Hells Angel and ZeroEx This one broke out right away as the NWO triple teamed Shamrock when he came to the ring. Walker and Nemesis came running out to even the odds. Hells Angel and Walker brawled through the crowd and Nemesis chokeslammed ZeroEx on the entrance ramp. Referee Mike Sparks called for the bell, ruling it a no contest. Outside the ring, Nails wrapped an electrical cord around the throat of Shamrock and then knocked him over the head with the ring bell which busted him open. Several members of security came out to make sure Nails left the area. Matt Hardy vs. Carney Carney looked very good early on as he caught Matt with a dropkick off the middle turnbuckle and then hit him with a swinging neckbreaker. But when he went for a side russian leg sweep, Matt countered with a sleeper drop to pick up a sudden win. Then, Matt verbally assaulted Stacy Kiebler who accompanied Carney to the ring. Match Time: 3:43 COMMERCIAL.... RETURN FROM BREAK.... BACKSTAGE..... Michael Cole:"Welcome back to RAW fans and I'm standing here with the brand new European champion Drew Blood. Now Drew, is there anyone in particular you wanna put the gold on the line against"? Drew Blood:"Ya know Cole, I will put this title up against any...... SUDDENLY, DREW BLOOD IS CUT OFF BY RHYNO GORING HIM INTO THE CONCRETE WALL!! Rhyno:"I get the first shot bitch". J.R. ANNOUNCES THAT THE UNDERTAKER/ROB VAN DAM MATCH AT WAR IN THE WINTER HAS BEEN MADE INTO A STREET FIGHT. Rob Van Dam vs. The Rock The Rock was in control early but RVD turned things around with a spinning heel kick. Suddenly, an entrance revved and The Undertaker pulled into the entranceway on his motorcycle. RVD did his thumbs to the shoulders taunt to The Undertaker but when he turned around, The Rock planted him with a spinebuster and then connected with the "Peoples Elbow" to get the win as The Undertaker rode backstage. Match Time: 5:17 WILLIAM REGAL COMES TO THE RING AS RAW GOES TO COMMERCIAL.... COMMERCIAL.... COMMERCIAL FOR LEGENDS OF WRESTLING FOR PS2 IS SHOWN. William Regal vs. Triple H Triple H took some very stiff forearm and knee shots to the head and then Regal took the fight outside the ring. Triple H rammed Regal into the steel stairs and then rolled him back into the ring. Triple H then caught Regal with the facebuster to the knee and that led to the Pedigree for the pin. After the match, the NWO came out in mass to attack Triple H when the sound of a wolf howling came over the loudspeakers. The NWO turned towards the entrance but Scott Hall and Kevin Nash came out of the crowd and cleared the ring! Vince and Wally came to the top of the entrance ramp with a very worried look on their face. Vince took a deep swallow as Triple H was shown with a giant smile on his face, surrounded by Hall and Nash. Match Time: 6:03 J.R.:"Oh my god! Hall and Nash, it's the Outsiders King"! Lawler:"I know who it is! I can't believe my eyes"! J.R.:"Hey Vince and Wally, I'd start takin' threats seriously from now on"! OFF AIR.....
