RAMPAGE STARTS OFF WITH "TO BE LOVED" PLAYING INTO THE OPENING MONTAGE WHICH NOW HAS ADDED CLIPS OF LUYU DAWNSTAR, CANDICE AND ALDO CORLEONE.

THE SHOT OPENS INSIDE THE NOISE LADEN STAPLES CENTER.

Jim Ross: "You can feel the anticipation of the Royal Rumble in the air as we are Los Angeles with all the stars of Rampage"!

Jerry Lawler: "All the stars of Rampage right in star central, Hollywood"!

J.R.: "Plenty of action in store tonight, King, including an eight man over the top rope challenge"!

A PROMO GRAPHIC IS SHOWN FOR TONIGHT's MAIN EVENT, AN OVER THE TOP ROPE CHALLENGE FEATURING MONEY MIKE, MAX OGDEN, BATISTA, KEN KENNEDY, J.J. RAMPLIN, UMAGA, REX REDFORD AND SYLVESTER TERKAY.

"ALL GROWN UP" PLAYS AND STEPHANIE McMAHON COMES OUT TO NOTHING BUT BOOS IN A BLACK SPANDEX WRESTLING OUTFIT.

Lawler: "Plus, we've got this, J.R., Stephanie McMahon versus Candice Michelle"!

J.R.: "Well we've seen what Stephanie can do, using her family name to get what she wants, but it's been quite awhile since we've seen what she can do in the ring"!

THE FANS, ESPECIALLY THE MALE ONES, STAND AND CHEER AS CANDICE MICHELLE's MUSIC HITS AND SHE COMES OUT, APPROACHING THE RING IN A VERY SEDUCTIVE MANNER. SHE HAS A PINK WAND IN HER HAND.

Lawler: "Well we have yet to see what this woman can do in the ring for that matter, but I'd like to see what she can do in other places..... like the bedroom! I wonder what that wand does".

J.R.: "Come on, King, this is a family show, ya know. Oh look out"!

STEPHANIE PULLED REFEREE JOSE MENDEZ OVER AND SEEMED TO BE COMPLAINING ABOUT SOMETHING WHEN MONEY MIKE SNUCK INTO THE RING FROM THE CROWD AND HIT CANDICE WITH THE "MONEY PIT" BEFORE SLIDING BACK OUT OF THE RING AND INTO THE CROWD AS THE FANS ERUPTED IN BOOS.

Lawler: "Money Mike just delivered that devastating Money Pit to Candice"!

J.R.: "What a no good son of a bitch! Let me guess, now Steph is gonna pick up the damn pieces"!

Stephanie McMahon vs. Candice Michelle

Stephanie dropped an elbow on Candice as the bell sounded to officially start the match. Mendez looked around, not sure what had just happened, but Stephanie pulled Candice to her feet and into the corner. With a standing headlock on, Stephanie ran and jumped, driving Candice face first into the mat with a bulldog. She then rolled her over as the boos were almost defeaning and she hooked the leg for the 1.......2.......3.

Match Time: :41

J.R.: "Boy, Stephanie, you oughta be proud of that win! She had to have her damn boyfriend or whatever the hell he is help her beat a woman"!

Lawler: "He's the king of the TWF and Steph is his queen"!

"ALL GROWN UP" PLAYED AND STEPHANIE LEFT WITH A HUGE SMILE ON HER FACE, LOOKING BACK AT CANDICE WHO WAS HAVING TROUBLE GETTING UP.

J.R.: "But what kind of man do you have to be to put your hands, to deliver your signature manuever on a woman that weighs no more than a hundred and twenty five pounds"?!

Lawler: "I think the real question here is did Steph just put herself into the record books? That didn't even take a minute"!

J.R.: "Well you can bet Max Ogden will be weighing in on this..... heavily"!

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

CAMERAS IN HASSAN's OFFICE PICK UP AN ONGOING CONVERSATION BETWEEN HASSAN AND MELINA.

Muhammad Hassan: "So like I said, you will be in action tonight and if it weren't for that damn Board of Directors, I'd put you in a match with Mark Henry. But since I can't do that, you will face the Women's champion Ashley K!

MELINA TAKES THE NEWS AND TURNS TO LEAVE.

Oh, Melina, how's Travis doing"?

HASSAN JUST STARTS TO LAUGH AS MELINA GIVES HIM A DIRTY LOOK AND LEAVES THE OFFICE AS THE SHOT FADES OUT.

COMMERCIAL BREAK......

COMMERCIALS FOR GLADE AIR FRESHENER AND FOLGERS COFFEE ARE SHOWN.

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

Todd Grisham is shown in the back standing next to Jason Oliver who gets a big pop. He’s wearing his ring gear and a black shirt that in big white letters says "King of Sting" on it, he has his wrists taped up and there is an H and an M on either hand and he has his black sun glasses on.

Todd Grisham: “Well Jason, tonight you face Rob Storm's personal hitman, Aldo…

Jason Oliver: “Stop right there Todd, there is only one Hitman in the biz and that man is the best there is the best there was and best there ever will be, oh and he’s Canadian”.( crowd loudly pops at this) But tonight is not about the past, it’s about the future, and Aldo as far as I am concerned, you have no future. You're like all those guys in Ayslum that complain that they aren’t the ones called up, so they blame their short comings on friendship, here’s a tip, quit your whining and actually win a match. Aldo you came at me from behind, I don’t roll that way you jack off and you cost me my title. Well guess what? Last week the venom spewing, ass kicking “One and Only” Jason Oliver came after you from behind, but you know what I did it with a weapon, not just any weapon a cool ass weapon, a cool ass weapon as Canadian as winter time. Now everyone knows I am a very proud Canadian, and very proud of my Canadian lineage, and the way I see it, you got one of the Best B.C. boys in The King of Sting, and then you got Rob Storm, who Canadians try and deny was born in Canada. So the way I see it, why not at the Rumble, you put that pretty little title of yours on the line! (Crowd pops at this) So Rob, the choice is up to you, you can be a man and come face me at the Rumble, or you can dodge The “Canadian Mustang” and be called a little bitch, really the choice is up to you. But when I make you tap out and I look into your eyes you’ll know just how good I am and just like J.J. Ramplin, Rey Mysterio, Max Ogden, Axl Irvin and all the rest, you’ll know that once you walk down the highway with me and me and the men take you down, you’ll know that I am everything and the only thing I say I am, and that is the very best the TWF has”.

AFTER THE HEATED WORDS, OLIVER TURNS TO LEAVE BUT HIS IS BLINDSIDED YET AGAIN BY ALDO CORLEONE AND ROB STORM. GRISHAM SCRAMBLES FOR COVER AS THE TWO MEN TAKE IT TO OLIVER, LEAVING HIM LYING ON THE FLOOR. HOLDING HIS KING OF CABLE TITLE BELT, STORM GETS DOWN NEAR THE FACE OF OLIVER.

Rob Storm: "You see this?! This is as close as you'll ever get to my title, you son of a bitch"!

STORM THEN SLAPS OLIVER IN THE HEAD AND HE AND CORLEONE WALK OFF.

BACK AT RINGSIDE, MUHAMMAD HASSAN's MUSIC HITS AND HIS ASSISTANTS, PSYCHOSIS AND MACKENZIE ROSE COME OUT TO A LOT OF BOOS.

J.R.: "Boy that Rob Storm sure is a tough guy, isn't he"?

Lawler: "Well Jason Oliver is scheduled to face Aldo Corleone later tonight, but is he going to be able to after that attack"?!

"THE NEXT EPISODE" BY DR. DRE PLAYS AND OUT COMES MATT CRUZ AND LENNY ARMSTEAD TO A DECENT CHEER.

J.R.: "This should be an interesting tag team match featuring two guys who have fallen into the ways of Muhammad Hassan and two guys who refused to".

Lawler: "Well we know about the games Lenny Armstead played with Hassan, but how many people saw Matt Cruz making the move he made"?

J.R.: "Well it's very refreshing to me that he did because I for one am happy to say I helped get Matt Cruz into the TWF. He has all the skills to reach the top and seeing this change in attitude renews the hope that he'll get there, at least for me".

Matt "Madik" Cruz and Lenny Armstead vs. Psychosis and Mackenzie Rose

Psychosis and Rose started the match with a sneak attack, knocking Cruz out of the ring and then double teaming Armstead. After a double backbody drop, Psychosis left the ring as Rose took it to Armstead, picking him up and driving him into the corner. After a tag to Psychosis, Rose whipped Armstead right into a spinning wheel kick. Psychosis then went to the top rope and flew off but Armstead took him right out of the air with a beautiful dropkick. Both men were down but they were able to get to their corners, making simultaneous tags. Cruz and Rose hit the ring. Rose threw a right hand but Cruz blocked it and fired back with 2 of his own before lifting Rose up for a t-bone suplex. Psychosis came into the ring but Cruz drilled him with a clothesline. Armstead then shot himself from the apron into the ring with a flying clothesline on Rose. Cruz took Psychosis by the hair and threw him out of the ring. After drilling Rose with a clothesline, Cruz had the adrenaline flowing and he lifted Rose up for his fisherman buster, dropping him on his head and rolling him over for the 3 count.

Match Time: 5:07

J.R.: "Right there..... right there, King, is exactly what I'm talking about! Matt Cruz has the physical tools and if you ask me, he has his mind in the right place again"!

Lawler: "That was a very impressive win there for he and Armstead and these two are both heading into the Royal Rumble on a roll"!

CRUZ AND ARMSTEAD HIGH FIVED SOME OF THE FANS BEFORE THE SHOT WENT TO THE BACK.

BACKSTAGE.......

MONEY MIKE IS SHOWN IN THE BACK WITH KEN KENNEDY.

Money Mike: "Nice work man, that was great what you did to Ogden last week".

Ken Kennedy: "Ya like that? Well he's in the over the top rope challenge with you and I tonight, and things are only gonna get worse for him".

Money Mike: "Listen man, no matter what it takes, I want to win the Royal Rumble this year. I've seen what you can do, and I like it. So, can I count on you to help ensure that I win it? I can make it worth your while".

Kennedy: "Uh..... yeah, I can do that".

Money Mike: "No matter what it takes, I will win the Royal Rumble this year".

MONEY MIKE WALKS AWAY, BUT KENNEDY DOESN'T SEEM SETTLED ON WHAT HE SAID.

KENNY DOANE's MUSIC HITS AND HE HEADS TO THE RING TO MOSTLY ALL BOOS.

Lawler: "Well I know I for one wondered what was going on with Money Mike and Mister Kennedy and I think we just found out.... Money Mike wants Kennedy to help him win the Royal Rumble"!

J.R.: "Money Mike thinking about no one but himself, as usual. But speaking of the Royal Rumble, the last spot on Rampage is about to be decided as you see the twenty year old superstar, Kenny Doane, entering the ring".

"LIKE A PIMP" BY DA BAND HITS AND TAYLOR MADE COMES OUT WITH KELLY TO A BIG CHEER.

Lawler: "Well you know I've always been a big fan of this guy, J.R., and having Kelly out here makes him even better"!

J.R.: "Kelly as we all know is his Taylorette but he's gonna have to rely on physical ability to get to the Royal Rumble here".

Royal Rumble Qualifying Match

Kenny Doane vs. Taylor Made w/ Kelly

The match started with Kenny trying to draw the eye of Kelly, but Taylor rocked him with a right hand before shooting him to the ropes. But Kenny dove through his legs and got up, pulling the back of his head down onto his knee. Kenny then pulled him up and shot him to the corner and ran in. Taylor put his foot up but Kenny caught it, only to have Taylor use his other foot to kick him in the face. Taylor then schoolboyed Kenny to get a long 2 count. Taylor delivered a swinging neckbreaker before going to the middle turnbuckle and flying off with a legdrop, but he missed everything. Kenny then measured him and connected with a spinning heel kick, but he could only get a 2 count on a cover. Kenny shot him to the corner and ran in but Taylor lifted himself up, but Kenny spun him around on his shoulders into the electric chair position. But before he could drop him, Taylor came up with a clever counter into an honor roll and was able to pin him.

Match Time: 4:48

J.R.: "Oh what a move by Taylor! He's claimed the final spot in the Royal Rumble for Rampage"!

JUST THEN, THE LIGHTS IN THE ARENA WENT OUT.

Lawler: "What the heck"?!

THE WORD "REVENGE" SUDDENLY APPEARED ON THE TWF TRON IN FLAMES. TAYLOR LOOKED AT KELLY, WHO JUST SHRUGGED HER SHOULDERS.

J.R.: "I don't know what the hell that means, King, but don't go away folks because still to come tonight, we have an eight man over the top rope challenge"!

COMMERCIAL BREAK.........

A COMMERCIAL FOR TARGET IS SHOWN FOLLOWED BY A PREVIEW FOR THE MOVIE "THE HITCHER".

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

AS RAMPAGE RETURNS, LUYU DAWNSTAR AND HARRY SMITH ARE SHOWN TALKING IN THE BACK.

Luyu Dawnstar: "Look, Harry, I appreciate you helping me with Tatanka, but it is my battle, and I intend to fight it myself".

Harry Smith: "But.....

Luyu: "No, I don't wanna hear it. Unlike most of these prissy, barbie doll girls around here, I handle myself and although you're a nice guy, I don't need you to fight my battles".

LUYU GIVES HIM A SMILE AND WALKS AWAY AS SMITH JUST LETS OUT A DEEP SIGH BEFORE THE SHOT SHIFTS TO ANOTHER PART OF THE BACKSTAGE AREA, WHERE KRISTAL IS STANDING WITH CARLITO. CARLITO IS WEARING A YELLOW SHIRT THAT SAYS "BAD APPLE".

Kristal: "Carlito.... in just about one week, you will be one of thirty competitors in the 2007 Royal Rumble, what can.....

Carlito: "Don't even bother to ask, Carlito's not here to answer your stupid questions. From now on, Carlito's not here to make people laugh..... laughing's not cool!

CARLITO TAKES A BITE OUT OF AN APPLE AND SPITS IT IN THE FACE OF KRISTAL, WHO IS DISGUSTED.

Now that's...... that's cool".

CARLITO WALKS AWAY BEFORE THE SHOT GOES BACK TO THE RING. "MONEY, MONEY, MONEY" HITS AND TATANKA COMES TO THE RING WITH TED DIBIASE. THEY ARE TRAILED BY THE BASHAMS, WHO HAVE THEIR TAG TEAM TITLES WITH THEM.

J.R.: "What the heck has gotten into Carlito"?

Lawler: "You heard him, he's not gonna try so hard to make people laugh anymore, he's gonna show a more serious side"!

J.R.: "What, by spitting in people's faces"?!

THE WORLD'S GREATEST TAG TEAM's MUSIC HITS, BRINGING THEM OUT ALONG WITH HARRY SMITH TO A BIG POP.

Lawler: "Well he will be one of the thirty men that has a chance to main event WrestleMania and with his new attitude, I think it gives him a much better chance to win".

J.R.: "Oh you would. Six man tag team action here as Tatanka teams with the Bashams who will defend their tag team titles at the Royal Rumble against Haas and Benjamin, who are teaming with Harry Smith, who we know has some issues with the Native American".

6 Man Tag Team Match

Tatanka and The Bashams vs. Harry Smith and The World's Greatest Tag Team

After hearing what Luyu Dawnstar had just told him, Harry Smith got in the ring and demanded Tatanka get in with him. Tatanka stepped through the ropes and the fight was on. They traded punches and the much younger Smith seemed to get the best of it until Tatanka went to the eyes with a gouge before shooting him to the ropes. Smith ducked a big backhand but as he came off the other side, Tatanka dropped him with a tomahawk chop. He then made the tag to one half of the tag team champs, Danny Basham. Danny came in and put the boots to Smith before pulling him up and shooting him to the ropes. Danny got a running start but Smith ran out himself, drilling Danny with a clothesline. Smith then dove to his corner and slapped the hand of Shelton Benjamin, bringing him into the match. Shelton was all over Danny and after catching him with the dragon whip kick, he whipped him to the corner and flew in with the Shelton Splash. Haas tagged into the match but Danny saw this and rolled out of the ring. Doug Basham went to check on Danny, as Tatanka came into the ring. But Smith came back in and nailed Tatanka with a right hand before clotheslining him over the top rope, a Royal Rumble elimination. But it appeared The Bashams pulled the switch as Doug was in the ring, working on Haas. After a big right hand, he pulled him to the corner where Danny put up his boot and Doug rammed Haas head first into it. He then shot him to the ropes and went for a clothesline but out of nowhere, Haas hooked him and hit the Exploder suplex. Danny tried to run in but Benjamin caught him with the T-Bone as Haas covered Doug and hooked the leg for the 3 count.

Match Time: 4:25

J.R.: "And just like that we could have new tag team champions if that happens at the Royal Rumble"!

Lawler: "He didn't even pin the legal man in the match"!

J.R.: "What's good for the goose is good for the gander, King! The main reason the Bashams have held those damn titles as long as they have is because they switch in and out illegally and tonight, it came back to bite 'em"!

THE CROWD CHEERS WHILE THE WORLD's GREATEST TAG TEAM's MUSIC PLAYS AND HAAS, BENJAMIN AND SMITH WALK UP THE RAMP WITH THEIR ARMS RAISED, LOOKING BACK AT TATANKA AND THE BASHAMS.

BACKSTAGE.....

IN THE BACK, ROB STORM AND ALDO CORLEONE ARE CARRYING ON AND THEY SEEM TO BE CELEBRATING WHAT THEY DID TO JASON OLIVER WHEN MUHAMMAD HASSAN APPROACHES WITH A LONG FACE.

Rob Storm: "Did you see what we did to Oliver? It was great! Actually, it's good for him, because now he's spared this man (points to Aldo) mauling him tonight"!

Hassan: "I saw it. I also just got out of a conference call with the Board of Directors and the championship committee and they are now ordering you to defend the King of Cable title against Oliver at the Royal Rumble".

Storm: "What?! I already beat him! He doesn't deserve a shot"!

Hassan: "My hands are tied on this.... you know I wouldn't give him a shot"!

Storm: "Let's go Aldo, maybe we'll see to it that Oliver doesn't make it to the Rumble".

Non-Title Match

Melina vs. Women's Champion Ashley K.

Ashley came into the match trying to push Melina around but Melina has a mean streak, which many people know about, and she fired back at Ashley, beating the heck out of her. After a hair whip, Melina kicked her square in the face but Ashley somehow kicked out at 2. Melina pulled her up by the hair and whipped her to the corner but as she ran in, Ashley stuck a foot right in her face and then drilled her with a spin kick to the head. After a standing moonsault, Ashley was so sure she had the pin that she didn't hook a leg and it cost her as Melina was out. The fight continued and Melina took control back after catching the Women's champ with a nice dropkick. But as she came off the middle turnbuckle, Ashley took her right out of the air with another impressive kick. She hooked the leg and referee Jack Doan issued the 3 count. But before Ashley could celebrate, Mickie James, who will challenge her at the Royal Rumble for the title, came out and showed Doan that Melina had her foot on the bottom rope. She then pointed to the TWF Tron, which had replays confirming it. Doan ordered the match be restarted and as Ashley yelled at Mickie, Melina rolled her up from behind to win it.

Match Time: 8:08

Lawler: "Oh come on, J.R., that was robbery"!

J.R.: "No, King, that was Mickie James doing the right thing"!

Lawler: "Well Mickie James has sure been a thorn in the side of.... wait a minute, what's Mark Henry doing out here"?!

MELINA CELEBRATED THE WIN WHILE HER MUSIC PLAYED BUT SHE TURNED AROUND TO SEE HENRY IN THE RING AND SHE JUST FELL TO THE MAT IN SHEER HORROR AS HER MUSIC STOPPED. THE WORLD's STRONGEST MAN MOVED IN ON MELINA AND SHE WAS REDUCED TO TEARS BEFORE HE FINALLY LEFT THE RING, LAUGHING AND TO A TON OF HEAT.

J.R.: "What in God's name is wrong with this man?! Boy I wish our World champion was here, this crap wouldn't be going on"!

Lawler: "I don't know, J.R., our World champion isn't here because of Mark Henry"!

J.R.: "Well I've never been the biggest fan of Melina, but for God sakes, the man outweighs her by three hundred pounds! And this is the guy who as far as I'm concerned, has the World title in the bag thanks to our general manager"!

CAMERAS GOT A SHOT OF HENRY STANDING AT THE TOP OF THE STAGE, LOOKING BACK AT MELINA WITH A BIG GRIN ON HIS FACE.

Lawler: "Travis Wakeman definitely has a lot to overcome at the Rumble, but I can assure you that Mark Henry just lit a fire inside him"!

COMMERCIAL BREAK.......

A COMMERCIAL FOR ICY HOT FEATURING SHAQUILE O'NEAL IS SHOWN FOLLOWED BY ONE FOR TRUTH.COM

RETURN FROM BREAK.... PARKING GARAGE....

WHEN RAMPAGE RETURNS, ALDO CORLEONE AND ROB STORM ARE SHOWN TALKING THE PARKING GARAGE, WHICH IS WELL LIT. IT IS CLEAR THEY ARE TRYING TO BE SECRETIVE, BUT IT's LIKE THEY DON'T KNOW THERE IS A CAMERA IN THE AREA.

SUDDENLY, THEY HEAR SOMETHING AND RUN FOR THEIR CAR. STORM JUMPS INTO THE DRIVER's SEAT, OF A BLACK SUV, LIKELY A DENALI, AND ALDO GETS INTO THE PASSENGER SEAT JUST AS JASON OLIVER RUNS UP WITH A HOCKEY STICK. STILL FUMING FROM THE EARLIER ATTACK, OLIVER PUTS THE HOCKEY STICK THROUGH THE BACK WINDOW OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH PEELS OUT OF THE LOT AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED.

Jason Oliver: "You son of a bitch! You're mine at the Rumble, Storm"!!!!!

“Lying From You” hits and Paul Heyman leads “The Show” Joe Corey to the ring. Corey enters the ring and removes his robe, only to reveal the new ECW T-shirt. Corey grabs a microphone, but the boos from the crowd make it hard for him to talk.

Lawler: "Boy these people here in Los Angeles are just all over Joe Corey"!

J.R.: "We heard on TWF.com that he was announcing an extreme challenge tonight, but to my knowledge, it hasn't been accepted".

Joe Corey: "Keep it up, the longer you go on, the longer I stay out here.

The crowd stops booing immediately.

That’s what I thought. As you can see, I’m still standing here. Over the last two months, I have beaten Tommy Dreamer. I have beaten The Sandman. I have beaten Sabu. Oh yeah, and two weeks ago, I beat Rob Van Dam. You put everything you could against me Rob, and I conquered them all. Then last week, I returned the favor. You wanted to show that you could do the same as me, but you ran into the Man Bear. You see, while what you and what your friends represent makes me sick, (Corey looks at Heyman, who drops his head) a man like Sylvester Terkay represents my vision of ECW. A man who will come in this ring, show no fear, tear a man apart, and love every second of it. That is what is hardcore. It is not about chairs and tables and barbed wire. That is just what you need in order to be successful. And that is why at the Royal Rumble, I am going to use that against you, once and for all. You see, this is the end. Rob, we go on no further. When I win my title in Chicago, my raid will begin. You fans are in for something special, as an influx of the new ECW will be coming to the TWF, possibly as soon as next week. However, I am going to show RVD one last time what he is in for at the Royal Rumble. So whoever it is that is going to come to this ring, come on down, and let’s get EXTREME"!

HEYMAN STEPS OUT OF THE RING AS COREY RIPS OFF THE T-SHIRT AND TOSSES IT OVER THE TOP ROPE. SUDDENLY, A MASKED MAN IN A FULL BODY SUIT COMES OUT. HE IS CARRYING A STEEL CHAIR.

Lawler: "What the.... who the heck is this"?

J.R.: "Well I'm not certain, King, but if I'm not mistaken, former ECW superstar Jerry Lynn used to wear that outfit when he competed as Mr. JL".

Lawler: "Mr. JL? What the heck would Jerry Lynn be doing anywhere near a TWF show"?

J.R.: "It's an open challenge, King, meaning open to anyone".

THE MAN GETS INTO THE RING, BUT INEXPLICABLY HANDS THE CHAIR TO COREY. COREY LIFTS THE CHAIR UP AS IF TO HIT HIM WITH IT, BUT IN FAMILIAR FASHION, THE MAN JUMPS UP WITH A SPIN KICK, SENDING THE CHAIR BOUNCING OFF COREY's HEAD!

HEYMAN CAN'T BELIEVE HIS EYES AS THE CROWD LETS OUT A HUGE ROAR AND THE MASKED MAN HEADS TO THE TOP ROPE.

J.R.: "Well I'd sure as hell say that was extreme! What a shot"!

Lawler: "Wait a minute, J.R., he's taking off his mask"!

UP ON THE TOP TURNBUCKLE, THE MAN REMOVES HIS MASK..... IT's ROB VAN DAM!! THE CROWD IS GOING INSANE AS HE FLIES OFF, SMASHING COREY WITH THE "5 STAR FROGSPLASH". RVD THEN DOES HIS USUAL POSE, POINTING HIS THUMBS TO HIS SHOULDERS BEFORE "ONE OF A KIND" BY BREAKING POINT HITS. AS RVD LEAVES THE RING, HEYMAN RUSHES IN TO CHECK ON HIS CLIENT AND THE NOISE IN THE BUILDING IS DEAFENING.

Lawler: "I can't believe it! It was RVD all along"!

J.R.: "And he took one of the personas of a long time enemy there to do that, showing just how far RVD plans to go to defeat Corey at the Rumble"!

Lawler: "Well it's clear that just like last time, RVD will rely on the traditions and uniqueness of the old ECW, not that there was much, but Corey will be vying to drive it into the ground and bring back his own brand of extreme"!

J.R.: "Well after everything we've seen, you've gotta say the advantage is in the corner of RVD and how many guys can say they've had that pver Joe Corey"?

BACKSTAGE.....

MARK HENRY IS SHOWN WALKING IN THE BACK WHEN PAUL BIRCHILL GETS IN HIS WAY.

Paul Birchill: "I sure hope you're not proud of what you just did, scaring a young woman half to death. For a moment, I thought sure we would see a poor remake of King Kong, right here in Hollywood".

BIRCHILL STARTS TO LAUGH BUT HENRY ROCKS HIM WITH A RIGHT HAND. INCREDIBLY, HE THEN PICKS HIM UP AND THROWS HIM LIKE A SMALL CHILD RIGHT AGAINST THE BRICK WALL. WITHOUT SAYING A WORD, HENRY PASSES THE FALLEN BIRCHILL, WHO IS IN A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF PAIN.

THE SHOT WENT BACK TO THE RING, WHERE IT WAS FILLING UP WITH COMBATANTS BEFORE "KING OF KINGS" BY MOTORHEAD HIT AND MONEY MIKE CAME OUT TO EASILY THE MOST HEAT OF THE NIGHT. MAX OGDEN WAS IN THE RING, STARING A HOLE THROUGH HIM AS HE CAME DOWN THE RAMP. KENNEDY DRILLED OGDEN WITH A RIGHT HAND, OFFICIALLY STARTING THE MATCH AND MONEY MIKE CHOSE TO TAKE HIS TIME, WATCHING THE ACTION FROM THE FLOOR.

J.R.: "Well folks if you've never taken part in a Royal Rumble, this will be a small sample of what you will see"!

Lawler: "I like Money Mike's approach already, let all these other guys beat the heck out of each other"!

Over the Top Rope Challenge

Money Mike vs. Max Ogden vs. Ken Kennedy vs. Umaga vs. Sylvester Terkay vs. J.J. "The Ram" Ramplin vs. Rex Redford vs. Batista

Money Mike stood outside the ring, watching the other 7 men brawl. But Batista, making his first appearance in a few weeks since he tangled with Mark Henry, began to tear the house down. After hitting consecutive clotheslines on Redford and Umaga, he caught J.J. Ramplin with a spinebuster before delivering one to the manbear Terkay. Kennedy came from behind on Batista, but Ogden came off the middle turnbuckle, taking Kennedy out. Ogden then slid under the bottom rope, tackling Mike on the floor. He hammered away at him with right hands but once they were both on their feet, Mike reversed a whip and sent Ogden crashing into the ring steps. Mike then finally got into the ring, just in time to watch Kennedy eliminate Terkay. Batista went for a clothesline on Mike and missed, allowing Kennedy to run up and pick Batista's legs out from under him, dumping him over the top rope. Ogden was slow to get up, but he made it back into the ring and once he cleared his head, he went straight for Mike again. Umaga caught Redford with the Samoan Spike, making him easy pickings for Ramplin to get an elimination. Ogden was able to drop Mike with a running forearm but like he had all match, Kennedy came to the reigning king's defense, spinning Ogden around and rocking him with 3 straight right hands. He then ran at him but Ogden pulled down the top rope and Kennedy went sailing over, eliminating himself. As Ogden stood and stared down at Kennedy, Mike came from behind and dumped Ogden out! Ogden looked psychotic as he looked back from the floor, watching Mike dust his hands off. It was down to Money Mike, Umaga and J.J. Ramplin and although the Ram had hit Umaga with some of his best stuff, it was barely phasing him. Umaga then caught him with a stiff, nasty superkick and Mike yelled to the big Samoan, "Throw him out"! Umaga obliged, tossing Ramplin over the top rope. Mike then went to that side of the ring, trash talking his former Horsemen mate before catching Umaga off guard with a right hand, and then another. Mike then hit the ropes, drilling the big man with a clothesline. He went for the "Money Pit" but he couldn't get him up and Umaga elbowed his way free. Just then, the previously eliminated Ogden came into the ring with a steel chair and pounded Mike over the head with it. Mike tried to stay up but he couldn't and Umaga came and clotheslined him over the top rope to win it!

Match Time: 10:14

J.R.: "Did you hear the sound of that?! Max Ogden just rang Money Mike's bell"!

Lawler: "How is it that you can be eliminated by a guy that's already out! That seems a little unfair if you ask me"!

J.R.: "The rules state that you have to be thrown over the top rope, having both feet touch the floor for an elimination to occur!

UMAGA's MUSIC PLAYED AND MIKE SAT DOWN AGAINST THE RING, LOOKING BACK AT OGDEN, WHO WAS WALKING UP THE RAMP WITH THE CHAIR HELD HIGH IN HIS RIGHT HAND, LOOKING BACK.

And you're not gonna tell me Money Mike didn't deserve that, especially after what he did to Candice earlier"!

Lawler: "Who knows, J.R., but what I do know is that Money Mike isn't going to forget this"!

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