Richmond Coliseum

Richmond, Virginia

Attendance: 9,726

January 17, 2007

"TO BE LOVED" PLAYS RIGHT AS RAMPAGE TAKES THE AIR ON THE USA NETWORK, WHILE THE OPENING MONTAGE VIDEO ROLLS.

THE RICHMOND COLISEUM COMES INTO THE SHOT AND IT LIT UP BY THE OPENING PYRO DISPLAY.

JUST AS THE PYRO AND FIREWORKS CONCLUDE, "NUMBER OF THE BEAST" BY IRON MAIDEN PLAYS AND OUT COMES J.J. RAMPLIN AND WILLIAM REGAL TO SOME TREMENDOUS HEAT.

Jim Ross: "We are live from the Richmond Coliseum for TWF Rampage for what promises to be a huge night"!

Jerry Lawler: "We have the Royal Rumble less than two weeks away, J.R., and we just saw three men qualify for the Rumble match on Uprising"!

J.R.: "And we're starting the live telecast off with a match I know I've been looking forward to seeing"!

"I SPIT IN THE FACE OF PEOPLE WHO DON'T WANT TO BE COOL" IS HEARD AND THAT LEADS INTO CARLITO's MUSIC. HE COMES OUT WITH A BIG GRIN ON HIS FACE AND AN APPLE IN HAND TO A BIG POP.

Lawler: "And here comes Carlito who I talked to earlier today and he told me that J.J. Ramplin and William Regal are definitely not cool"!

J.R.: "This all started after the UK connection, Ramplin and Regal, agreed to partake in Muhammad Hassan's reformed Rampage and that led to Ramplin's unprovoked attack on Carlito"!

Lawler: "Carlito has been a target of Muhammad Hassan's since he became general manager and just like with everything else, Hassan has selected someone else to fix his problems"!

J.J. "The Ram" Ramplin w/ William Regal vs. Carlito

Ramplin and Carlito locked up and Ramplin pushed him back to the corner. Referee Chad Patton moved in to get a break but it was Carlito who got in a cheap shot. Carlito then cracked The Ram with 3 left hands before shooting him to the ropes but he dropped his head a second too soon and Ramplin grabbed him by the hair and threw him face first into the mat. After a big elbow drop, Ramplin took his forearm and rubbed it in the face of Carlito. He then pulled Carlito up to his feet by the hair but Carlito punched him twice in the abdomen and then delivered a sitdown facebuster. Ramplin was slow to his feet as Carlito sprung off the ring ropes with a flying back elbow that found the mark. He made the cover, but Ramplin kicked out at 2. Carlito stayed on the attack, mounting The Ram and firing stiff left hands at him. He then got up and tried to hit the ropes but Regal grabbed one of his feet, nearly tripping him up. Carlito used the ropes to dropkick Regal, knocking him into the announce table. But when he turned back around, Ramplin caught him with a big clothesline. Then, looking just like Regal, he caught him with a running knee to the side of the head. Carlito was seeing stars as The Ram picked him up and delivered the "Dead Weight" to pick up the 1.....2........3.

Match Time: 5:48

Lawler: "Wow, he got him"!

J.R.: "He sure as hell did, with a little assist from William Regal"!

"NUMBER OF THE BEAST" PLAYS AGAIN AND REGAL WALKS UP THE RAMP, RAISING THE ARM OF RAMPLIN WHO IS STILL BEING BOOED HEAVILY.

Lawler: "Assist from Regal or not, that has to be the biggest win of J.J. Ramplin's career"!

J.R.: "Wait a minute, what the hell is Carlito doing"?!

INCREDIBLY UPSET, CARLITO RIPPED A SIGN AWAY FROM ONE OF THE RINGSIDE FANS AND TORE IT IN HALF.

Lawler: "Well, obviously losing that match is not sitting well with Carlito".

J.R.: "Well going back to what you said, King, as much as I hate to admit it, the star of J.J. Ramplin is certainly rising"!

BACKSTAGE AREA.....

MATT CRUZ IS WALKING BACKSTAGE WHEN MUHAMMAD HASSAN COMES UP.

Muhammad Hassan: "That was a very impressive performance last week, Mister Cruz, I like it. Now, let's see if we can't......

Matt Cruz: "I don't want nor do I need your help to succeed here on Rampage, Hassan. I don't like you, I never have and I never will. So go round up all the guys who do think they need you, and line them up, because I'll go through them one by one".

Hassan (extremely irate): "Fine..... let's start with tonight! It'll be you against Mackenzie Rose and Psychosis... in a handicap match"!

HASSAN WALKS AWAY AS THE SHOT FADES OUT.

COMMERCIAL BREAK.....

A COMMERCIAL FOR MASTERCARD IS SHOWN FOLLOWED BY ONE FOR PURINA DOG CHOW.

RETURN FROM BREAK....

AS RAMPAGE RETURNS, THE NEXT MATCH, DIVAS TAG TEAM ACTION, IS UNDERWAY AFTER ASHLEY K. HAS HIT THE RING WITH THE WOMEN's TITLE.

Luyu Dawnstar and Mickie James vs. Ashley K. and Jillian Hall

It was announced during the introductions that Mickie James would be challenging Ashley K. at the Royal Rumble for the Women's title but it was the other two women, Luyu and Jillian, that started the match off. Jillian really seemed no match for Luyu, who caught her with a hip toss slam and a dropkick to the back of the head after a standing snap mare. Luyu made the tag to Mickie who came in and she and Luyu combined for a double hip toss on Jillian. Mickie then moved in on Jillian but Jillian grabbed her by the front of her skirt and pulled her face first into the middle turnbuckle. That gave Jillian the time to tag out and in came the reigning Women's champ, Ashley K. Ashley was all over Mickie, slapping her 3 times in the back of the head. Mickie threw a right hand from her knees but Ashley fired back with a knee to the head. After pulling Mickie up, Ashley shot her to the corner but as she ran in, Mickie got two feet up in her face. She then ran to her corner and tagged in Luyu but Jillian had come around and she was pulling at the right foot of Luyu. Luyu was able to shake her free and then flew off the apron with an incredible hurracanrana on the treasurer of the Million Dollar Corporation. From there, Ashley hammered Mickie from behind and shot her to the ropes. But she missed with a roundhouse kick and Mickie caught her with her kick, the 'Mick Kick' and Luyu dived back into the ring, rolling Ashley up for the 3 count.

Match Time: 3:31

J.R.: "What a shot by Mickie James! She knocked Ashley into next week with that one"!

Lawler: "I still can't get over that hurracanrana Luyu just did"!

MICKIE JAMES' MUSIC PLAYED AND SHE AND LUYU CELEBRATED THE WIN WHILE ASHLEY AND JILLIAN HEADED UP THE RAMP, STILL ANGRY ABOUT THE DEFEAT.

J.R.: "Well I'll tell ya, if Mickie catches Ashley with that at the Royal Rumble, we'll have a new Women's champ"!

BACKSTAGE.... MUHAMMAD HASSAN's OFFICE......

THE SHOT GOES BACK TO HASSAN's OFFICE WHERE HE AND THE BASHAMS ARE HAVING A CONVERSATION. DOUG AND DANNY ARE IN STREET CLOTHES AND THEY HAVE THEIR TAG TEAM TITLES WITH THEM.

Muhammad Hassan: "The board of directors has informed me that we must have a tag team title match at the Royal Rumble. Now I know you saw what happened last week, Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin, who now want to be known as the World's Greatest Tag Team, decided to defy me. So I have selected the two of you, to take them out. Yes, the titles will be on the line, but I want you two to take this as a seek and destroy mission, take them out, and take care of the problem".

Danny Basham: (laughs) "World's Greatest Tag Team..... we're the world's greatest tag team".

Doug Basham: "Oh yeah, and everyone knows it. You got it, Hassan, we'll take them out at the Rumble".

THE SHOT SHIFTS TO ANOTHER PART OF THE BACKSTAGE AREA WHERE KRISTAL IS STANDING WITH JOE COREY AND PAUL HEYMAN.

Kristal: "Guys, I just saw you come out of Muhammad Hassan's office a few minutes ago, can you tell me what that was all about"?

Paul Heyman: "Yes, Kristal, we sure can. My client has negotiated a rematch with Rob Van Dam at the Royal Rumble, for the ECW Title..... my ECW title".

Kristal: "And tonight, you guys have a personal challenge for RVD. What's that all about"?

Heyman: "My client has decided......

COREY USES HIS HAND TO PUSH HEYMAN BACK A STEP.

Joe Corey: "Paul, I told you you didn't need to act as my mouthpiece. RVD...... it's simple, I've defeated Tommy Dreamer, Sandman and Sabu with relative ease, the three men you used to help you steal the ECW title. Now, I have to admire your guts, accepting my challenge without even knowing our opponent, but tonight, you will face a man who fits my plan for an ECW rebirth to the tee. We'll see you out there, Rob".

THE BASHAMS' MUSIC PLAYS AND THEY COME OUT TO NUMEROUS BOOS WITH THE TAG TEAM TITLES. DANNY IS NOW IN WRESTLING GEAR WHILE DOUG IS STILL IN HIS STREET CLOTHES.

J.R.: "We now know that The Bashams will be defending the tag team titles against Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin at the Royal Rumble and King, these guys are nothing more than guns for hire in that one".

Lawler: "And that's a role I think Doug and Danny are real comfortable in"!

CHARLIE HAAS' MUSIC HITS AND THE CROWD LOUDLY CHEERS AS HE AND SHELTON BENJAMIN COME OUT WEARING MATCHING WARM UP SUITS.

J.R.: "We saw these two team up for the first time last week and to say it was a success would be a major understatement! Charlie Haas, a former Seton Hall collegiate wrestler and Shelton Benjamin who attened Minnesota in college, make what is in my eyes, the perfect team"!

Lawler: "Well you call them the perfect team and that's what they'll have to be at the Royal Rumble if they are going to end the reign of the Bashams, which is going on eight months"!

J.R.: "Tonight it will be one on one with Charlie Haas taking on Danny Basham but you're right, King, the title reign of the Bashams has been impressive, to say the least".

Danny Basham w/ Doug Basham vs. Charlie Haas w/ Shelton Benjamin

Haas proved to Danny Basham quickly why he was such a successful collegiate wrestler, taking him to the mat with a double leg and rolling him over into a chicken wing. Danny was able to fight his way out of that hold, but Haas took him back to the mat with a fireman's carry before locking in a reverse bear hug on the mat. Danny tried to use his legs to get enough leverage to power out, but Haas had it locked in good. Finally, Danny was able to drive his legs and get to the ropes to break the hold, but doing so took about everything out of him. Haas began to target the left leg of Danny, kicking it out from under him and then locking in a single leg crab. But as referee Jose Mendez was down asking Danny if he wanted to give it up, Doug came around and caught Haas with a right hand. Shelton came running over and he and Doug traded right hands but in the ring, Danny was able to roll Haas up with a handful of tights to steal the match.

Match Time: 5:37

J.R.: "Damnit! Danny Basham just stole this match! If the Bashams aren't switching in and out illegally, they are getting in cheap shots to help their partner win! Have they ever won a match fair and square"?!

Lawler: "It doesn't matter, J.R., they get the win"!

BOOS FILLED THE ARENA AND DOUG AND DANNY WENT UP THE RAMP HOLDING THE TITLES UP AS HAAS AND BENJAMIN LOOKED ON, NOT HAPPY WITH THE RESULTS.

J.R.: "I would suggest the referee for that title match at the Rumble be on alert for some of this crap! Danny Basham just won a match without executing one offensive move"!

COMMERCIAL BREAK......

A COMMERCIAL FOR SPRINT WIRELESS FEATURING PEYTON MANNING IS SHOWN FOLLOWED BY A PREVIEW FOR THE MOVIE "BECAUSE I SAID SO".

RETURN FROM BREAK.... BACKSTAGE.....

AS RAMPAGE RETURNS, CANDICE IS SHOWN IN THE CATERING AREA, WHERE SHE RUNS INTO STEPHANIE McMAHON.

Candice: "Oh, hey Stephanie, Max wanted me to have you pass along a message for him. He wants Money Mike, in the ring tonight".

Stephanie McMahon: "Is that so? Well I'll give you a message to take back to him".

STEPH GOES FOR A SLAP, BUT CANDICE GRABS HER ARM, BLOCKING IT.

Candice: "Give us an answer..... tonight".

MUHAMMAD HASSAN's MUSIC HITS AND THAT BRINGS OUT BOTH PSYCHOSIS AND MACKENZIE ROSE.

J.R.: "We welcome you back to Rampage and it sure looked like we were about to see a replay of what happened not too long ago, King, with Stephanie slapping Candice".

Lawler: "Yeah and what about Candice and Max Ogden issuing some sort of ultimatum to Money Mike and Stephanie"?!

"THE NEXT EPISODE" BY DR. DRE COMES ON AND MATT CRUZ COMES OUT TO A MIXED REACTION, BUT MOST OF WHICH IS BOOS.

J.R.: "Matt Cruz on his way to the ring for the handicap match that Muhammad Hassan put him in against his two drones and after what we saw earlier, I sure hope we are getting the Matt Cruz of old back".

Lawler: "Well you called these two guys drones, J.R., and that might be the best way to describe them! These two are completely different people"!

J.R.: "Well they've fallen under the rule of our general manager, something it appears Matt Cruz was smart enough not to do".

Lawler: "Yeah, but Hassan is going to make Cruz pay for that, starting tonight"!

Handicap Match

Mackenzie Rose and Psychosis vs. Matt "Madik" Cruz

Cruz stood on the ring steps, eyeing his opponents and just as his music stopped, he charged into the ring, attacking them both. The bell sounded to officially start the match as Cruz took the fight to both Psychosis and Rose, kicking each man in the gut and knocking Rose into the corner in the process. Cruz then got Psychosis up for a suplex but Rose came from behind with a chop block to take him out. Referee Scott Martin ordered Rose to get to his corner as Psychosis put the boots to Cruz. Off an irish whip, Psychosis drilled Cruz with a flying wheel kick, but he could only get a 2 count. Rose tagged into the match and got down in a 3 point stance, running Cruz over with a clothesline. He then picked him up and just dropped him with a reverse DDT slam, hooking the leg for the 1......2........, but Cruz got his right shoulder off the mat. After a scoop slam by Rose, he tagged Psychosis back in who again kicked and stomped at Cruz. After an irish whip to the corner, Psychosis flew in with a wheel kick that caught Cruz right on the chin and dropped him. Psychosis then went to the top rope and flew off with his legdrop, connecting with it. But he landed awkwardly, hurting himself and so, he was slow to make the cover. He finally topped Cruz and hooked his outside leg but still, he couldn't keep him down! Rose tagged into the match and yelled for Cruz to get up. When he did, he kicked him in the gut and tried to get him up for the "Davidson Driver". But Cruz slipped off his shoulders and delivered a move similar to Kurt Angle's Olympic Slam. Cruz followed that up with a belly to belly suplex. Seeing his partner in trouble, Psychosis came into the ring and threw a right hand that was blocked and Cruz knocked him into the corner with a right of his own. From behind came Rose with a shot to the back of the head of Cruz. Martin was doing his best to get one of the men out of the ring, but both Psychosis and Rose took it to Cruz. That was, until Lenny Armstead ran out to a big pop. He slid into the ring and took Rose out with a dropkick. Martin called for the bell as Cruz and Armstead together cleared the ring of Hassan's assistants.

Match Time: 6:49

J.R.: "Lenny Armstead, the man who has been in the ear of Matt Cruz, has come out here to aid him against Hassan's assistants"!

Lawler: "The ref has disqualified Cruz, but I don't think he cares"!

ROSE AND PSYCHOSIS WALKED UP THE RAMP, SHOUTING AT ARMSTEAD AND CRUZ WHO STOOD TALL IN THE RING AS "THE NEXT EPISODE" KICKED BACK UP.

J.R.: "Well the way I saw it, they had a two on one advantage and they couldn't beat him"!

BACKSTAGE.......

CAMERAS IN THE BACK SHOW TODD GRISHAM APPROACH THE DOOR OF A DRESSING ROOM. THERE SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF COMMOTION COMING FROM THE ROOM, BUT HE KNOCKS ANYWAY. THE DOOR OPENS, AND MONEY MIKE IS STANDING THERE WITH NO SHIRT ON.

Todd Grisham: "Uh..... Mike, I'll make this quick. Max Ogden has challenged you to a match tonight and I........

Money Mike: "Todd, I have much better things to worry about right now. I'd go into what that is, but you wouldn't understand. So you can go tell Ogden that I will face him when I'm ready to face him, but I did find someone who was hungry for some action tonight, and he will be facing Ogden. Oh, and you can tell Candice, that she's got a match with the Queen of the TWF, Stephanie McMahon next week".

WITH THAT, MIKE SLAMS THE DOOR IN GRISHAM's FACE.

Grisham: "Uh, back to you guys at ringside".

THE FANS GO WILD AS "ONE OF A KIND" BY BREAKING POINT HITS AND PYRO EXPLODES ON THE STAGE AS ROB VAN DAM COMES OUT TO A MAJOR POP.

J.R.: "Just as predictable as always, Money Mike says he'll face Ogden when he is ready to".

Lawler: "Well he didn't come here prepared to compete tonight! You don't let some other guy dictate when and where you'll have match, J.R.! Besides, he has better things going on back there which much like Todd Grisham, you wouldn't understand"!

J.R.: "Well what I do understand is that this man will defend the ECW World title against Joe Corey at the Royal Rumble and that will be contested under extreme rules".

THE FANS BEGIN TO BOO AS SYLVESTER TERKAY's MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES OUT, FOLLOWED BY BOTH JOE COREY AND PAUL HEYMAN.

Lawler: "Oh boy.... you talk about extreme, look at this guy"!

J.R.: "Joe Corey said he had a challenge for RVD tonight and RVD accepted without even knowing who it was, and now he does".

Lawler: "And if you ask me, he wishes he could rethink accepting it now"!

Rob Van Dam vs. Sylvester Terkay

Joe Corey and Paul Heyman stood ringside to catch a view of what turned into an excellent match. RVD came at Terkay, who was in a shoot fighting stance but RVD was taken back by a few kicks from Terkay. They didn't connect, but they made RVD rethink his attack. RVD finally moved in but the man known as the manbear easily got the best of RVD, jamming him with 2 quick forearms and a headbutt. After whipping RVD to the corner, Terkay slowly moved in before driving his shoulders into the gut of Van Dam. He then grabbed him under the right shoulder and just threw him across the ring. RVD landed and seemed to be in a lot of pain as Terkay moved in, stalking him. RVD got up and Terkay went into boxing mode, taking it to Van Dam with punches to the head and body. Van Dam did his best to cover up before finally blocking a shot and putting Terkay down with a back footsweep followed by a corkscrew legdrop. RVD hit the ropes but when he saw Terkay get to his feet, he tried to cartwheel out of his way. Terkay was able to drill him with a clothesline though before picking him up for a nasty shoulder breaker. Terkay then wrenched RVD's right arm behind his own back, putting him into a lot of pain. RVD was able to get to his feet, using his left hand to punch Terkay twice but Terkay just threw him to the mat and the back of his head hit hard. Terkay then went for his standing armbar but RVD saw it coming and showed his tremendous flexibility, kicking upward and catching Terkay right in the head, dropping him. RVD then landed the Rolling Thunder when Corey reached it, swiping at his foot. RVD turned and tried to throw a punch at Corey but referee Jack Doan saw this and threw Corey and Heyman out, sending them to the back, much to the delight of the crowd. But Terkay came from behind with a shot to the back of the head before lifting Van Dam up over his head and shoulder and driving him into the mat with the Muscle Buster. It was all over, all except for the fact that RVD had the presence of mind to get his foot on the bottom rope to stop the count in the nick of time. Terkay pulled him up but RVD went downstairs with 2 punches to the gut before catching Terkay with a spinning jump kick right in the mouth. RVD shot him to the ropes and hit the other side, springing off with a nice reverse flying forearm. RVD made the cover, but Terkay kicked out at 2. RVD then went to the top rope, flying off with a kick right to the chest of the manbear. Another cover and RVD got another 2 count. He pulled Terkay to his feet, shooting him to the ropes before doing the splits. Terkay hopped over him but on the way back, Terkay put on the brakes as RVD went for a monkey flip. Terkay grabbed the left leg of Van Dam and flung him across the mat, sending him sliding ribs first into one of the steel turnposts! The fans reacted to the move most of them had probably never seen. Terkay then picked RVD up and locked him in the Torcher Rack, a move there are few escapes to. Terkay had it cinched in good and after about 20 seconds of being in it, RVD indicated he was done as Terkay dumped him to the mat and raised both his arms, letting out a victorious yell.

Match Time: 11:13

J.R.: "A very impressive win here for Sylvester Terkay and it looks like Joe Corey and Paul Heyman got exactly what they wanted out of this"!

Lawler: "Oh yeah, Terkay softened Van Dam up quite a bit leading into their match at the Royal Rumble"!

TERKAY's MUSIC PLAYED AS RVD USED THE ROPES TO PULL HIMSELF UP AS HE WATCHED THE MANBEAR LEAVE WITH THE WIN.

J.R.: "Sylvester Terkay will be one of the men in the thirty man Royal Rumble and you gotta figure he will make a huge impact in that match".

COMMERCIAL BREAK......

A COMMERCIAL FOR FRONTIER AIRLINES IS SHOWN FOLLOWED BY ONE FOR BUDWEISER.

RETURN FROM BREAK....TWF RE-WIND

SHOWS JASON OLIVER BEING ATTACKED LAST WEEK BY ROB STORM's "PERSONAL HITMAN" ALDO CORLEONE, WHICH ALLOWED STORM TO RETAIN THE KING OF CABLE TITLE.

BACK TO LIVE ACTION, THE THEME FROM THE "GODFATHER" MOVIES COMES ON AND ALDO CORLEONE WALKS OUT FROM THE BACK, ALONG WITH ROB STORM, WHO HAS WITH HIM THE KING OF CABLE TITLE.

J.R.: "You are looking at six feet five inches and two hundred ninety five pounds of Italian muscle"!

Lawler: "Rob Storm revealed this guy as his personal hitman last week and Aldo made good on his first hit, Jason Oliver".

VISCERA IS SHOWN IN THE RING, AWAITING ALDO.

J.R.: "And here in his first match in the TWF, he has the oppurtunity to qualify for the Royal Rumble match".

Lawler: "Well I know I for one am very interested to see what this guy can do in the ring, especially after what we saw last week".

Royal Rumble Qualifying Match

Aldo Corleone w/ Rob Storm vs. Viscera

Aldo showed no intimidation whatsoever of the massive Viscera, standing face to face with him. Aldo threw a right hand but Viscera shook it off and knocked him back a few feet with a chop to the head. After whipping Aldo to the ropes, he got him up on his shoulders and drove him into the mat with a Samoan drop. Viscera then went for a big splash but Aldo rolled out of the way. Aldo got up and waited for Big Vis to do the same, hitting him in the kidneys with some stiff punches before hitting the ropes for a clothesline. That rocked Viscera back so he went for another, but Viscera caught him with a swinging sideslam, making the cover for the 1......2........, but somehow, Aldo was up. Viscera pulled him to his feet and whipped him to the corner, looking for a big avalanche splash. But Aldo moved out of the way and hit the ropes, catching Viscera with a jumping yakuza kick that he calls the Mafia Kick and he knocked the big man flat on his back, making the cover for the 3 count.

Match Time: 4:48

J.R.: "Well add Aldo's name to the list of participants for the Royal Rumble! What a shot that was"!

Lawler: "I'm beginning to see why Storm hired this guy"!

J.R.: "This Italian-Canadian connection will be tough to deal with and.... oh look out"!

JUST THEN, JASON OLIVER HIT THE RING, WIELDING A HOCKEY STICK. HE WAS ABLE TO CRACK ALDO ACROSS THE BACK WITH IT BEFORE STORM HOPPED OVER THE TOP ROPE TO THE FLOOR. OLIVER THEN ASKED FOR LILIAN GARCIA's MICROPHONE.

Jason Oliver: "So, you went out and got yourself a hitman, huh Storm?! That's typical of a coward like yourself! But Aldo, I've always been inspired to wrestle but a different Hitman..... one from Canada!

THE FANS CHEER AS HE SAYS THAT.

So next week, hitman, let's see if you've got the balls to face me next week, when I'm ready for ya! And Storm, once I'm done with Aldo..... I'm coming for that belt"!

"SUPERSTAR" BY SALIVA HITS AND THE FANS ARE LOUDLY CHEERING AS OLIVER LOOKS ON, A FIERCE LOOK IN HIS EYES, WHILE STORM AND ALDO HEAD TO THE BACK, LOOKING BACK.

J.R.: "The challenge has been laid down! Jason Oliver has challenged Aldo Corleone to a match right here next week"!

Lawler: "And then he said he's coming for the King of Cable title"!

BACKSTAGE.......

KELLY IS SHOWN IN THE BACK WHEN TAYLOR MADE COMES UP.

Taylor Made: "I just found out there's one spot left in the Royal Rumble, and I have a chance to win it next week".

Kelly (overly excited): "That's great! You can do it".

Voice: "No he can't".

JUST THEN, KENNY DOANE ENTERS THE SHOT.

Taylor: "I can't? And why would that be"?

Kenny Doane: "Because you're facing me".

Taylor: "Ha..... dude, have you even won a match? C'mon babe".

TAYLOR GRABS KELLY's HAND AND THEY WALK OFF, LAUGHING. THE CAMERA GETS ONE MORE SHOT OF KENNY, WHO DOESN'T SEEM TOO HAPPY.

J.R.: "Well fans we've got some news to pass on here. Last week during that six man tag team match, High Octane tore cartilage in his left knee and surgery will be required".

REPLAYS ARE SHOWN FROM THE MATCH. TAYLOR MADE ATTEMPTS TO WHIP HIGH OCTANE TO THE ROPES, BUT HIS LEFT LEG WAS PLANTED IN THE MAT. THE REPLAY SHOWED THE OBVIOUS PAIN ON HIGH OCTANE's FACE.

Lawler: "Well that certainly didn't look good, J.R., and we wish High Octane a speedy recovery".

BACKSTAGE.....

MELINA IS SHOWN IN THE BACK WITH TODD GRISHAM.

Todd Grisham: "Melina, at the Royal Rumble, Travis Wakeman is scheduled to put the World title on the line against the world's strongest man Mark Henry. What is the status of Wakeman and how is he doing"?

Melina: "Well, Todd, Travis is doing much better, but he's not at one hundred percent and he won't be by the time that match takes place".

Grisham: "So is it the ribs or a combination.......

SUDDENLY, MELINA's EYES TURN TO THE SIZE OF SAUCERS AND SHE RUNS OFF AFTER LETTING OUT A SCREAM AS MARK HENRY ENTERS THE SHOT.

Mark Henry: "Wakeman...... it'd be best for you to not even show up at the Royal Rumble and just forfeit your title to me, because if you do, I'm gonna put you out again, but this time.... for good"!

Grisham: "Mark Henry, tonight you face Rey Mysterio, your thoughts on that match"?

Henry: "All I see is Travis Wakeman and tonight, that's all I'm gonna see in that ring".

THE SHOT GOES BACK TO THE RING WHERE MAX OGDEN AND CANDICE ARE COMING OUT TO "WANNA KNOW" BY OBIE TRICE. BOTH OF THEM ARE SLAPPING HANDS WITH THE FANS.

J.R.: "So here comes Max Ogden who wanted to take on Money Mike tonight but instead, he'll face what Money Mike calls a suitable replacement".

J.R.: "Trust me, J.R., the world will see that match, it's just gonna be when Money Mike is ready for it! He is the King, ya know"?

J.R.: "Well I seem to remember this man winning the same King of the Ring tournament and he never held it over the heads of other superstars the way Mike has. He's calling people peasants for God sake"!

"MISTERRRRRRRRR KENNEDY" IS HEARD AND OUT COMES KEN KENNEDY TO A LOT OF BOOS.

Lawler: "Well let's just say it's good to be King"!

J.R.: "It looks like the suitable replacement is none other than Mister Kennedy"!

Lawler: "Well Ogden was so eager to fight earlier, let's see how eager he is now"!

J.R.: "Yeah, against an opponent he hasn't been able to prepare for at all".

Max Ogden w/ Candice vs. Ken Kennedy

Ogden and Kennedy started up in a collar and elbow tie and it was Ogden who took it into a side headlock. Kennedy backed him towards the ropes but jammed an elbow into Ogden's midsection before locking in a standing side headlock of his own. Kennedy then whipped Ogden over his body, using the hold on the mat but Ogden was able to use his legs to scissor the head of Kennedy. From there, Ogden twisted his legs in a corkscrew motion and Kennedy was clearly in some pain, letting out a yell as he held his head. Ogden then nipped up and grabbed Kennedy by the back of the head, ramming him head first into one of the turnbuckles. Ogden then shot him to the far corner and flew in with a Stinger splash but Kennedy moved out of the way and used his left arm to clothesline him. An angry Kennedy then mounted Ogden, punching him multiple times in the face before referee Jim Korderis pulled him off. But Kennedy got back on Ogden with boots to the back before shooting him to the corner with such authority that Ogden hit the mat face first. After a nice vertical suplex, Kennedy went to the top rope but Ogden got to his feet and grabbed him by the throat and crotch area before launching him across the ring. Ogden then went for a Shining Wizard but Kennedy ducked, only to have Ogden kick him in the back of the head after landing. Ogden made the cover, hooking the inside leg to get the 1.........2......, but Kennedy was up. After a high angle neckbreaker, Ogden went to the top rope but became distracted when he saw Candice in a fight with Stephanie, who had came out to ringside. As this was going on, Kennedy climbed up the turnbuckle and got Ogden on his shoulders. Ogden tried to fight free, but Kennedy came off with the devastating "Lambeau Leap", hooking the leg for the 1.......2.........3.

Match Time: 10:00

J.R.: "Oh come on! This had to be set up the whole time! Stephanie McMahon has come out and basically cost Ogden this match"!

Lawler: "All he had to do was stay focused, J.R.! He took his eyes off the ball and Kennedy made him pay for it"!

KENNEDY's MUSIC PLAYED AND HE HELPED STEPHANIE UP THE RAMP AS CANDICE WENT INTO THE RING TO CHECK ON OGDEN.

J.R.: "Well Candice will get her shot at the Billion Dollar Queen next week, but what is the connection between Money Mike and Mister Kennedy"?!

Lawler: "Leave it up to good ol' J.R. to try and find the conspiracy in everything"!

J.R.: "Folks we'll be right back"!

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RETURN FROM BREAK.... RINGSIDE.....

AS RAMPAGE RETURNS, "BOOYAKA 6-1-9" IS PLAYING AND REY MYSTERIO IS ON HIS WAY DOWN THE RAMP, SLAPPING HANDS AND HIGH FIVING FANS.

J.R.: "We are back live on Rampage here on USA and here comes Rey Mysterio who, if you can't tell, is one of the more popular superstars amongst the fans here in Richmond"!

"SOMEBODY's GONNA GET IT" BY THREE SIX MAFIA PLAYS AND MARK HENRY COMES OUT WITH THE USUAL GRIMACE ON HIS FACE.

Lawler: "Well he's gonna need every last one of those fans if he is to beat this guy, J.R."!

J.R.: "Mark Henry, appointed the number one contender by Muhammad Hassan, will face Travis Wakeman at the Royal Rumble with the World title on the line"!

Lawler: "Well you heard what Henry said earlier, about Wakeman not showing uo at the Rumble and just forfeiting the title. I know you and all these fans won't agree with me, but I think Wakeman should consider that route"!

Rey Mysterio vs. Mark Henry

As the bell sounded, Henry came right at Rey, who chose his spot carefully and ran through the lunging arms of Henry. Rey did this several times, trying to wear down the massive #1 contender, but after trying to run out of the corner, Henry blocked him with one hand and just tossed him back into the corner. Henry missed with a clubbing shot though and Rey hit the ropes, dropkicking his right knee. Rey then went to the middle turnbuckle and flew off but Henry just pushed him right out of the air to the mat in an incredible scene. Henry then lifted Rey above his head and dropped him from a gorilla press position onto the top turnbuckle for a nasty snake eyes. Rey was in a lot of trouble and Henry picked him up like he was a small child before delivering the "World's Strongest Slam" beforep placing one hand on the chest of Rey as referee Scott Martin registered the 3 count.

Match Time: 3:32

Lawler: "That's it, ring the bell"!

J.R.: "Rey was doing good until he got caught"!

Lawler: "Yeah, until he got caught! Let's face it, J.R., he never had a real chance of winning this match"!

"SOMEBODY's GONNA GET IT" PLAYED AGAIN AND HENRY BEAT HIS CHEST IN VICTORY AS THE FANS POUNDED HIM WITH BOOS.

J.R.: "Not too many people do against this man, King".

Lawler: "Well wherever Travis Wakeman is, nursing those cracked ribs, he might want to think long and hard about facing this guy at the Rumble"!

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