Houston, Texas
Attendance: 13,189
June 9, 2008
It was the first show after WrestleMania and the superstars were treated to a massive Texas crowd, still buzzing from WrestleMania 9 which took place in the same city. Mark Henry vs. Lenny Armstead The show started with Uprising and on his way to the ring, Henry got in the face of a couple of ringside fans wearing Rockets jerseys. That may've been more entertaining than this match, which amounted to a total squash. Armstead could get nothing going against the much bigger, much stronger, Henry. After smashing Armstead in the corner with a big splash, Henry lifted him up for a gorilla press slam but then missed with a big splash. Armstead kicked the legs of Henry four or five times when he stood up before running the ropes. But foolishly, Armstead went for a crossbody and Henry caught him in mid air before driving him into the mat with the "World's Strongest Slam" for the easy 3 count. Matt "Madik" Cruz vs. Snitsky After coming up a little short in the WrestleMania Jackpot match, Cruz ran into the monstrous Snitsky, who was ready to fight. After pummelling Cruz from the opening bell, he went for a running boot but Cruz got out of the way and then hit a belly to belly suplex. Cruz pulled him up and hit the ropes but Snitsky kicked him right in the face before delivering a nasty sidewalk slam. Snitsky then got the fans riled up with some words before pulling Cruz up for his sidewinder slam, but Cruz slipped free and pulled him to the mat with a reverse DDT. From there, Cruz locked in the "Colorado Cloverleaf". Snitsky did his best to fight the pain, but stuck in the center of the ring, he had to tap out. "THE NEXT EPISODE" BY DR. DRE BLARED OVER THE LOUDSPEAKERS AND CRUZ SLAPPED HANDS WITH SOME OF THE RINGSIDE FANS BEFORE FINDING A FAN WEARING A UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HAT AND T-SHIRT. CRUZ HIGH FIVED THE FAN BEFORE PUTTING UP 1 FINGER NEXT TO THE LONGHORNS LOGO. THE STAGE CREW GOT THINGS SET FOR RAMPAGE, WHICH WAS SET TO GO LIVE ON THE USA NETWORK. RAMPAGE GOES LIVE WHEN RAMPAGE GOES ON THE AIR LIVE, "99 PROBLEMS" THE REMIX BY JAY-Z FEATURING LINKIN PARK INTROS A HIGHLIGHT PACKAGE FROM WRESTLEMANIA 9. AMONG THE SHOTS IN THE 30 SECOND CLIP ARE CHRIS TIRPAK SNATCHING THE BRIEFCASE TO WIN THE WRESTLEMANIA JACKPOT, JASON OLIVER ENDING THE CAREER OF TAZ, STEPHANIE McMAHON REALIZING HER TEAM JUST LOST, SEALING HER FATE AND FINALLY, MR. KENNEDY CATCHING CHRIS MASTERS WITH THE "MIC CHECK" TO WIN THE TWF WORLD TITLE. THE TOYOTA CENTER COMES INTO THE SHOT AND IT IS LOADED WITH THOUSANDS OF TWF FANS WHO COME TO THEIR FEET WHEN "TNT" BY AC/DC HITS AND A SPOTLIGHT RACES AROUND THE STANDS UNTIL CHRIS TIRPAK IS SPOTTED MAKING HIS WAY THROUGH THE CROWD WITH A KENDO STICK IN ONE HAND AND THE WRESTLEMANIA JACKPOT BRIEFCASE IN THE OTHER. Jim Ross: "We welcome you live to TWF Rampage and here comes the man who overcame all the odds to win the WrestleMania Jackpot match and King, Chris Tirpak is essentially holding a pot of gold"! Jerry Lawler: "Well we were all surprised to see him climb that ladder and snatch the briefcase, but now we wait to see when he wants to use it"! "MONEY, MONEY, MONEY" COMES ON AFTER A NATIVE AMERICAN WARCHANT AND TATANKA IS LED TO THE RING BY THE MILLION DOLLAR MAN. J.R.: "Well here's one of the five men that Tirpak was able to defeat at WrestleMania and ya know Tatanka will be looking to exact some revenge tonight"! Lawler: "There's only been three WrestleMania Jackpot winners in history and two of them are in the ring"! Chris Tirpak vs. Tatanka w/ Ted Dibiase Tirpak held the briefcase up and the fans cheered but just as he set it down, he was attacked from behind by Tatanka. Tatanka laid into him with several shots to the back and a few knifedge chops before shooting him to the ropes. But Tirpak ducked a backhand and came off the other side with a stiff clothesline. After a big suplex, Tirpak ran the ropes and went for an elbow drop, but Tatanka rolled out of the way. Tatanka again took the fight to Tirpak and scored with a swinging neckbreaker. But he could only get a count of 2 when he went for the cover. Tatanka pulled Tirpak up and went for an irish whip but Tirpak reversed it and caught Tatanka with a huge spinebuster. This opened the door for the man who owns the jackpot to take control of the match. Tirpak got several near falls, but he couldn't put Tatanka away. Tirpak loaded him up for a DDT, but Tatanka reversed it with a northern lights suplex. Following a scoop slam, Tatanka went to the top rope and came off with a tomahawk chop right over the head. Tatanka made a quick cover, but referee Jose Mendez could only get him a 2 count. The two men continued to brawl, but after ducking a clothesline, Tatanka kicked Tirpak in the abdomen and hit Tirpak with the "Wykea". Tatanka had the match won, but Mendez couldn't administer the count because he was tied up with Dibiase. Tatanka got up to get Mendez, but before he could, a man came into the ring, holding the Million Dollar title and he hit Tatanka in the back of the head with it! As the man got out of the ring, Tirpak got up and picked Tatanka up, delivering the "Lights Out". Tirpak covered him and got the 1.......2..........3! Match Time: 13:48 Lawler: "Did you see that?! That guy had the Million Dollar belt"! J.R.: "King, that guy is none other than Ted Dibiase, Jr., son of the Million Dollar Man"! "TNT" PLAYED AGAIN AND TIRPAK GRABBED HIS BRIEFCASE, LEAVING THE RING WITH A PUZZLED LOOK ON HIS FACE. IN THE RING, THE MILLION DOLLAR MAN STUFFED A FEW $100 DOLLAR BILLS DOWN THE THROAT OF TATANKA. Lawler: "Why has Dibiase turned on Tatanka?! And how did his son get his hands on that belt"?! J.R.: "Well if memory serves me correctly, Tatanka won that title the last time it was on the line, but who knows?! I never thought I'd feel sorry for Tatanka, but this is disgusting"! Lawler: "Well we're gonna have to keep our eyes on this situation...... wow"! THE SHOT FADES OUT WITH THE MILLION DOLLAR MAN AND HIS SON STANDING IN THE RING, BOTH LAUGHING. COMMERCIAL BREAK............ A COMMERCIAL FOR UPS IS SHOWN FOLLOWED BY ONE FOR RED BULL. RETURN FROM BREAK..... BACKSTAGE..... WHEN RAMPAGE RETURNS, TODD GRISHAM IS IN THE BACKSTAGE AREA ALONG WITH MONEY MIKE, WHO HAS A MUCH DIFFERENT DEAMEANOR THAN WE ARE USED TO SEEING. Todd Grisham: "Money Mike, I know you're about to head out to the ring, but I was wondering if you could tell everyone how you feel now that Stephanie McMahon can't be here on Rampage". MIKE PAUSES BEFORE RESPONDING VERY CALMLY. Money Mike: "How do you think I feel? All of these stupid people would like to believe that my lovely Stephanie is all of the bad names they call her..... names I won't even say. But they never got a chance to know her, know her the way I have. And now..... because of John Cena and some guy who's prime is well behind him in the UFC..... she's gone. I hope you are all happy". MIKE WALKS AWAY AND GRISHAM IS LEFT WITH A VERY SURPRISED LOOK ON HIS FACE. *The camera is focused on a young man sitting in the corner of a room. He has long, brown, straight hair flowing down into his face. He is wearing a black Smashing Pumpkins T-Shirt, and a pair of worn-out khaki pants. There is a toothpick hanging from his mouth, and the young man appears to be asleep. However, he then pulls the toothpick out.*
"Most people have..... a happy recollection of childhood. A loving Mother who was always there. A Father who taught the finer points of being a decent human being. A warm, and welcoming home. I'm not most people. My Mother never loved me; My Mother was never there. My Father was a drunk, who felt the world was against him. Instead of being a man, and facing his problems, he took out all of his frustrations on me, an innocent child. And my home.... was not warm...... and it was anything but welcoming".
*The camera zooms out, and shows the entire room. It is small, filthy, and long abandoned. All that remains is a foldaway table, and a metal folding chair. The young man stands up. Next to him is a sledgehammer, which he picks up. He holds the head of the hammer up to his face, and begins to speak again, as if speaking directly to it*
"This was my home.... this was where all the horrors of my childhood took place"......
*He pulls the chair up to the table, and sits down.*
"My Father came home drunk one night..... he told me to sit down, right here, at this very table. He asked me, Son, you see this screw, don't you? What screw? I asked. This screw, on the table. It's not screwed in all the way. You see it, don't you boy? He asked, all while holding his precious liquor bottle. There's no screw there, Dad. Maybe you should go to bed... I said. Oh, he didn't like me saying that..... he saw that screw, and he was going to make sure I saw it too. He yelled, and he hit me. He smashed that bottle right over my head.....
*At this point, the man yells, stands up, and kicks over the chair. He grabs the sledgehammer, and smashes it into the table, breaking it in half. He kicks half of the table out of his way, and walks over to the wall. He brings the hammer back, and swings it into the wall in front of him. The hammer remains stuck in the wall, and the young man turns to face the camera.*
Well guess what!? I'm not a little boy anymore, Dad! And now, not you, or anybody else is EVER going to treat me like that again! It's MY turn now! It's my turn....
*The young man catches his breath, then retakes his seat in the corner.*
Listen up.... this is a message to my Father, the TWF, and the entire world..... my name.... is Richard Ramsley. And no one will EVER..... oppress me again....
*Camera fades to black.* BACK TO LIVE ACTION, "KING OF KINGS" BY MOTORHEAD HITS AND MONEY MIKE MAKES HIS WAY OUT TO PLENTY OF BOOS, BUT ALSO LOTS OF LAUGHTER. MIKE IS VISIBLY FRUSTRATED WITH THE CROWD. J.R.: "Well we heard some comments from this man just moments ago, King and I think it's safe to say that he's not quite himself here tonight". Lawler: "And how can you blame him? I'm severely depressed that we won't be seeing Stephanie McMahon anymore, but I can't imagine how Money Mike feels"! CODY RHODES' MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES OUT TO A GOOD CHEER FROM THE CROWD BEFORE JOGGING TO THE RING. J.R.: "Hey, Dana White had a lot to lose that night too! It just so happened that he had the better team that night"! Lawler: "Well I'll tell ya what, I'd hate to be Cody Rhodes tonight"! Money Mike vs. Cody Rhodes Money Mike was wrestling his first match in years without Stephanie McMahon in his corner against Cody Rhodes, still looking for his first TWF win. Mike came out very aggressive, rocking Rhodes with right hands and a back elbow in the corner. After shooting Rhodes to the opposite corner, he waited for him to come out before grabbing him for the "Money Pit", but Rhodes elbowed his way out of it and ran the ropes, knocking Mike down with a clothesline. After a beautiful standing dropkick, Rhodes went to the middle turnbuckle and flew off but Mike kicked him in the abdomen and grabbed him again for the Money Pit. Again, Cody elbowed Mike in the side of the head and then flung him over his body by the right arm. After dropping a leg on that arm, Cody hit the ropes and scored with a basement dropkick. He made the cover, but Mike was up at 2. Both men got to their feet but Cody blocked a right hand and kicked Mike low before scoring with a big DDT. He had the match won and the crowd was jumping in their seats as he made the cover. Referee Scott Martin got down and made the 1.......2.........., but Mike got his left foot on the bottom rope just in time. As Mike struggled to get to his feet, Cody went to the top rope and came off with a missile dropkick that caught Mike right in the face. The crowd popped as Mike rolled out of the ring, a smart move considering how much trouble he was in. As Mike got to his feet on the floor, Cody vaulted over the top rope and landed right on him. Martin began his count as both men tried to get to their feet. Mike got up and stumbled into the barricade around the ring. Cody got a running start and flew at him, but Mike stepped out of the way and he landed right on the barricade! Mike then delivered a backdrop suplex right on the hard floor. Cody grabbed the back of his head as Mike rolled into the ring, just beating Martin's 10 count to win the match. Match Time: 8:27 Lawler: "Well, that's one way to get a win"! J.R.: "In my mind, this is a match Money Mike would have dominated under normal circumstances! Cody Rhodes took him to the limit"! Lawler: "Well let's listen now, Mike's got a microphone"! Money Mike: "Are you people happy?! Are you happy I'm out here by myself! A RESOUNDING "YEAH" IS HEARD FROM THE CROWD OF OVER 12,000. Well, I hope you'll be happy when I return the favor, and beat the hell out of your hero John Cena! That is, if he accepts my challenge! Cena, whenever you hear this, I want an answer! Foul Play is right around the corner, and every match is under extreme rules! I want to make you pay for what you've done to me..... so if you've got the balls...... I want you in a First Blood match"! MIKE THROWS THE MICROPHONE OUT OF THE RING AS "KING OF KINGS" STARTS UP AGAIN. HE LEAVES THE RING WITH A HUGE SCOWL ON HIS FACE. J.R.: "A First Blood match"?! Lawler: "Yeah! How long has it been since we've seen one of those"?! J.R.: "Well I guess we'll await Cena's response, but Money Mike has made his intentions very clear"! BACKSTAGE AREA....... CAMERAS IN THE BACK SHOW MELINA CHATTING WITH TRINITY AND ROUCKA. Trinity: "Yeah, I don't know, she was always pretty nice to me". Roucka: "I didn't know her that well". Melina: "Not me..... I knew that bitch just fine and I couldn't stand her. I'm so glad Stephanie's gone". THE CAMERA ZOOMS BACK TO SHOW NONE OTHER THAN VINCE McMAHON EAVESDROPPING ON THE CONVERSATION. THE FANS IN THE BUILDING LET OUT A MIXTURE OF BOOS AND CHEERS AT HIS SIGHT. THE SHOT GOES BACK TO THE RING, "OUT OF MY WAY" BY SEETHER PLAYS AND THE CROWD POPS VERY LOUD FOR DYLAN JANSENS, WHO MAKES HIS WAY TO THE RING WEARING A PAIR OF BLUE JEANS AND HIS OLD "BEWARE" T-SHIRT. J.R.: "Whoa, look at this"! Lawler: "I just wanted to make a comment about the boss being here tonight, but no one expected Dylan Jansens to be here"! J.R.: "We saw DJ make an appearance at WrestleMania, announcing that his contract with SlaughterHouse had expired! But what's he doing here on Rampage"?! JANSENS IS HANDED A MICROPHONE AS CHANTS OF "DJ" BREAK OUT. Dylan Jansens: "Thank you.... it's very good to be here tonight. I know you're all wondering why I'm here, so I'll tell ya. Even though I don't agree with anything he says or does, I did agree to a contract with Muhammad Hassan to compete full time here on Rampage! THE CROWD CHEERS I've won gold on PrimeTime, I've won gold on SlaughterHouse.... now I'm ready to do it here on......... JUST THEN, JANSENS IS CUT OFF BY "REQIEUM" BY TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA AND SEBASTIAN CAIN MAKES HIS WAY TO THE RING WITH A MICROPHONE. HE IS APPLAUDING AS HE ENTERS THE RING. J.R.: "What's going on here"? Sebastian Cain: "That's great, DJ. Ya know, when I saw you return at WrestleMania, I was so hoping you would be coming to Rampage, and now that you have announced that you will be, there's only one thing on my mind. CAIN EXTENDS HIS HAND Can you imagine the team we could make? C'mon, think about it. You'd have Sebastian Cain and the dragon, together". BEFORE JANSENS CAN REACT, "COME ON" BY WATERPROOF BLONDE PLAYS AND SEAN O'HAIRE MAKES HIS WAY TO THE RING IN ONE OF HIS TRENCHCOATS. Lawler: "Hmmm, this is getting interesting now". J.R.: "This doesn't involve either one of these guys, Dylan Jansens didn't ask either of these guys to come out"! Sean O'Haire: "Hold up, hold up, hold up. Sebastian, that's a great idea. I mean, I think it'd be great if the three of us went to the back and lit one up right now". Cain: "Uh, that's not what I meant". O'Haire: "Oh, so you're out here trying to form a tag team when you're supposed to be "cleaning the TWF up"? You don't know anything about this guy". Cain: "I know plenty about...... Jansens: "Look guys, since you came out here and stole my thunder, I'm going to the back. I'm not looking for anything like that anyway". JANSENS DROPS HIS MIC AND STARTS TO LEAVE THE RING. BUT AFTER LOOKING AT EACH OTHER, O'HAIRE AND CAIN ATTACK JANSENS. AFTER THEY BOTH PUT THE BOOTS TO HIM, O'HAIRE CATCHES HIM WITH A VICIOUS SPIN KICK TO THE JAW. FROM THERE, CAIN PICKS HIM UP AND DELIVERS THE "BURNING HAMMER". J.R.: "Come on! That's enough! What the hell is the point of all of this"?! Lawler: "Cain and O'Haire are sending a big message to the newest member of the roster"! "COME ON" PLAYS AGAIN AS O'HAIRE AND CAIN LEAVE THE RING TO PLENTY OF BOOS. J.R.: "Well I can only think that the competitive spirit of Jansens is going to make him want to get back at both of these men..... and quick"! COMMERCIAL BREAK......... A COMMERCIAL FOR PROGRESSIVE AUTO INSURANCE IS SHOWN FOLLOWED BY A PREVIEW FOR THE MOVIE "HANCOCK" FEATURING WILL SMITH. RETURN FROM BREAK.... MUHAMMAD HASSAN's OFFICE...... WHEN RAMPAGE RETURNS, ALEX SHELLEY IS IN THE OFFICE OF MUHAMMAD HASSAN WHEN M.X. OGDEN COMES IN WITH CANDICE. Alex Shelley: "Where the hell have you been"?! M.X. Ogden: "Excuse me, do I answer to you"? Muhammad Hassan: "Hold up, none of that matters right now. But M.X., this meeting was called quite awhile ago". Ogden: "Sorry, Candice and I got a little..... caught up". CANDICE GIGGLES AS OGDEN RUNS HIS FINGER ACROSS HER CHEEK. Hassan: "What we're here to decide is whether or not you two can be tag team champions or not. Alex Shelley has indicated to me that....... Shelley: "No, I've changed my mind.... I want a new partner"! Ogden: "That's fine, because I know, and all of my fans know, that I deserve way more than just being one half of the tag team champions. OGDEN TAKES HIS TAG TEAM TITLE AND PLACES IT ON HASSAN's DESK. Do what you want with it..... I don't need it". OGDEN AND CANDICE LEAVE THE OFFICE AS SHELLEY GETS A BIG SMILE ON HIS FACE AND GRABS THE OTHER TAG TEAM TITLE BELT. Hassan: "The bad news for you is that you won't be a tag team champion anymore either. I am ordering a tag team battle royale to be held tonight with the last two teams in the ring facing off at Foul Play". Shelley: "What?! That's crap! I didn't say I wanted to drop the belts"! SHELLEY SWINGS THE OFFICE DOOR OPEN, TRYING TO LEAVE, BUT OGDEN IS STILL OUTSIDE AND HE CLOCKS SHELLEY WITH A RIGHT HAND. SHELLEY FIRES BACK AND THE FIGHT IS ON. CAMERAS FOLLOW AS THE TWO BRAWL DOWN THE HALLWAY. OGDEN GETS A KICK INTO THE GROIN BEFORE THROWING SHELLEY INTO THE WALL. SEVERAL OFFICIALS STEP IN TO BREAK THE FIGHT UP BEFORE IT GOES ANY FURTHER. BACK AT RINGSIDE, "FIREFLY" BY BREAKING BENJAMIN PLAYS AND CHRIS PLATOON COMES OUT TO NOTHING BUT BOOS. J.R.: "Well it looks like we have no tag team champions at the moment, King"! Lawler: "I thought what we saw at WrestleMania between those two was the end, but I guess not, they're still at it"! J.R.: "Some sort of tag team battle royale has been ordered for later tonight but here comes Chris Platoon, ready to face the one and only fan he ever had". "INSIDE THE FIRE" BY DISTURBED HITS AND TROY GAFGEN COMES OUT TO A FAVORABLE RESPONSE. Lawler: "Well I know Platoon doesn't care if no one likes him, he's only focused on reaching the top"! J.R.: "Well we saw this man, Troy Gafgen, whose dream it was to get into this business, come to the shows with signs in support of Platoon. That was until Code Red, when Platoon hit Gafgen after a loss. That may be the best right hand Gafgen ever receives, cause it got him into the ring"! Lawler: "It got him into the ring, but he's standing across from someone who has been able to get it done for a couple years now, so he better be ready"! Chris Platoon vs. Troy Gafgen The bell sounded and Platoon walked right up to Gafgen, slapping him across the face after some trash talk. Gafgen wiped the slap away and rocked Platoon with 2 right hands before whipping him to the ropes for a big clothesline. Gafgen missed with an elbow drop and Platoon got up, locking in a front facelock. After a few heavy knee lifts, Platoon delivered a big vertical suplex. He then pulled Gafgen up and whipped him to the corner, flying in with a knee but Gafgen got out of the way and delivered a textbook belly to belly suplex. He went for the cover and got 1............2........, but at the last possible second, Platoon kicked out. Both men got to their feet and Gafgen picked Platoon up for a scoop slam. After running the ropes, this time he landed the big elbow drop before letting out an adrenaline rilled yell to the cheer of the crowd. Gafgen got Platoon up again and whipped him to the corner, charging in with a head of steam. But Platoon moved out of the way and rolled Gafgen up. Referee Jim Korderas began to count and never saw Platoon place his feet on the middle rope for added leverage and got the 3 count. Match Time: 4:21 J.R.: "Damn! Damn! Platoon just stole this ting"! Lawler: "How, he pinned him"?! J.R.: "He had his feet on the damn ropes and you know it"! AS GAFGEN TRIED TO EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED TO KORDERAS, PLATOON CAME BACK INTO THE RING WITH A STEEL CHAIR AND HIT GAFGEN IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD. Lawler: "Oh, did you hear that"?! THE FANS BOOED AS "FIREFLY" PLAYED AGAIN AND PLATOON STOOD OVER GAFGEN BEFORE DROPPING THE CHAIR AND LEAVING THE RING. J.R.: "Chris Platoon just scrambled the brains of Troy Gafgen and what a horrible night for this youngster"! Lawler: "Welcome to the TWF, Gafgen"! BACKSTAGE AREA........ CAMERAS IN THE BACK SHOW JASON OLIVER AT ONE OF THE MERCHANDISE STANDS. Jason Oliver: "Yeah, get rid of that shirt too and all those stupid hats. No one is going to buy Taz stuff...... he's not around anymore". JUST THEN, M.X. OGDEN COMES UP. M.X. Ogden: "Pulling all of the Taz merchandise..... I like that". Oliver: "Ogden.... what do you want"? Ogden: "Oh, I want a lot of things, most of which you can't provide. But I would like to know if all these rumors I keep hearing are true". Oliver: "Rumors? Oh, you must be referring to the rumors that I was going to leave the TWF. Well to be honest, yes.... those rumors are true. I was going to leave the TWF. But ya know, kicking Taz's ass and retiring him at WrestleMania somehow re-ignited my passion.... ya know"? Ogden: "So you were dead set on leaving, and that changed your mind? Somehow, I find that all hard to believe. Your head might be in this, but what about your heart? Where'd your heart go"? OGDEN WALKS AWAY Oliver (to himself): "I'll show you where it went". THE SHOT IS SENT BACK TO THE RING, WHICH IS FULL OF WRESTLERS. "MISERIA CANTARE" IS PLAYING AND ELIJAH BURKE AND SYLVESTER TERKAY ARE ON THEIR WAY TO THE RING THROUGH THE CROWD. TERKAY HAS THE ECW WORLD TITLE AROUND HIS WAIST. J.R.: "Well, King, we just found out about this tag team battle royale and we're about ready to have it! The final two teams in the ring will head to Foul Play to sqaure off in a Tables match for th Rampage Tag Team titles that Eye Spy just vacated"! Lawler: "A huge oppurtunity for six tag teams here and both members of a team must be thrown over the top rope for that team to be eliminated". Tag Team Battle Royale *Final 2 teams advance to Foul Play Austin Pyromania and Taylor Made, The Major Brothers, The Canadian-Italian Exchange, Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch, World's Greatest Tag Team and the Knockout-Tapout Connection made up the teams battling it out here. The bell sounded and all 12 men began to brawl. There were two referees, Scott Martin and Jose Mendez, outside the ring but they couldn't stop Terkay from hitting Brian Major over the head with his ECW World title after taking it off his waist. Elijah Burke then ran over and clotheslined Brian over the top rope and to the floor. Pyromania came over and took Burke out with a wheel kick before whipping his own tag team partner, Taylor Made, right into Terkay. But Terkay lifted Taylor up and backdropped him out of the ring. Aldo Corleone fought off an attack by both Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas and after pushing Haas right into a Rob Storm superkick, he lifted Benjamin over his head and tossed him out of the ring. Haas stumbled to his feet and Corleone took him down with a Mafia Kick. But before Aldo could complete the elimination of Haas, Cade and Murdoch took him out with the "Sweet N'Sour". Storm came over and hit both Cade and Murdoch with right hands but after running the ropes, Storm was smashed by a lariat from Cade. Cade then picked Storm up and threw him over the top rope. Haas got up, but he was still feeling the effects of the Mafia Kick and Terkay grabbed him by the tights and threw him over the top rope like a sack of garbage. Corleone was slow to get to his feet and Cade and Murdoch went for a double clothesline to get him out, but he kicked Murdoch right in the face and then grabbed him by the back of the head, throwing him out of the ring. Cade tried to get Corleone out of the ring, but Terkay came over and was able to get both men out of the ring. Burke was ecstatic over the elimination and he went into some kind of a dance. But he turned right into a dropkick from Brett Major and Brett then clotheslined him right out of the ring. The final 3 men in the ring were Brett Major, Austin Pyromania and Sylvester Terkay. The next elimination would decide who would go to Foul Play. Pyromania and Brett Major seemed to come to some sort of agreement to get the ECW World champ out. Terkay put his hands up and told the two men to bring it. Pyromania moved in with a kick but Terkay caught his foot and flipped him up in the air. But Brett Major was able to dropkick Terkay, knocking him into the corner. Major then slammed into Terkay with a big spin kick to the head. Pyromania was up though and he tried to pull a fast one, grabbing Major and throwing him over the top rope. But somehow, Major was able to grab the top rope and "skin the cat", pulling himself back into the ring. Pyromania was almost in celebration when Terkay came from behind with a clothesline to the back of the head that eliminated him. Terkay then kicked Major right in the face, even after the bell had sounded. He then pulled Brett Major to his feet and drilled him with the Heart Punch as boos sounded off in the arena. J.R.: "Well we know it will be the Major Brothers against the Knockout-Tapout Connection of ECW at Foul Play, but what happened after the bell there was completely uncalled for"! "MISERIA CANTARE" PLAYED AGAIN AS BURKE CAME BACK TO THE RING TO CONGRATULATE HIS PARTNER. Lawler: "Is there any man in the entire TWF who is more dominant than Sylvester Terkay is right now? Can you imagine this guy with two titles, J.R."?! J.R.: "It's a scary thought for anyone on the roster, but don't sell the Major Brothers short, they are former Rampage tag team champs". COMMERCIAL BREAK....... A COMMERCIAL FOR AXE BODY SPRAY IS SHOWN FOLLOWED BY ONE FOR CARLS JR. RETURN FROM BREAK..... BACKSTAGE....... WHEN RAMPAGE RETURNS, FANS IN THE AUDIENCE LOUDLY CHEER AT THE SIGHT OF MR. KENNEDY STANDING WITH TODD GRISHAM. HE HAS THE TWF WORLD TITLE SLUNG OVER HIS SHOULDER. Todd Grisham: "Mr. Kennedy, we all know that at WrestleMania, you........ KENNEDY SNATCHES THE MICROPHONE FROM GRISHAM. Mr. Kennedy: "Well, how do you know that everyone knows? For those of you who don't, I'm gonna help ya out. Ladies and gentlemen, fix your eyes on the brand new TWF World champion........ Misterrrrrrrrrrrr......... Kenneddyyyyyyyyyyy"! THE FANS CHEER EVEN LOUDER Grisham: "Well, it's clear that you are excited to be the new World champion, but your first title defense will prove to be a huge challenge. It has just been announced that at Foul Play, you will defend that title against Chris Masters, the former champion, in a Last Man Standing match. Now, Masters is not here tonight and says he is preparing for ths grueling match". Kennedy: "And that's fine, it really is. I could care less what that bronzed freak that calls himself the Masterpiece, when we all know he's on the juice, is doing! Masters..... I beat ya once, I'll do it again". KENNEDY WALKS AWAY BEFORE THE SHOT GOES BACK TO THE RING. IN THE RING, ROUCKA IS GETTING LOOSE WHEN MICKIE JAMES' MUSIC HITS AND SHE COMES OUT TO A BIG CHEER WITH THE WOMEN's TITLE AROUND HER WAIST. J.R.: "So another blockbuster match has been added to Foul Play and King, we all know this year's Foul Play is going to be a unique event, but this is incredible"! Lawler: "Yeah, each match will be contested under extreme rules with an added stipulation and speaking of extreme, check out these two ladies.... wow"! J.R.: "Non-title match here but what an oppurtunity for Roucka to move up the ladder in the women's division". Non-Title Match Roucka vs. Women's champion: Mickie James As the bell sounded, the two ladies locked up and Roucka quickly whipped Mickie to the mat with an arm drag. Mickie got up, a little surprised, and locked up with her again. Seconds later, another arm drag had the Women's champ on the mat. Roucka threw a dropkick and knocked Mickie into the corner but when she went for a monkey flip, Mickie held the ropes to block it. When Roucka got up, Mickie drilled her with a clothesline and covered her for a 2 count. From there, Mickie went to the outside of the ring and came off the top rope with a crossbody but Roucka countered with a dropkick that knocked her right out of mid air. After a snap mare, Roucka ran the ropes for a nice somersault neckbreaker, one that may've even made Mr. Perfect proud. After a big legdrop, Roucka made the cover but Mickie rolled her right shoulder off the mat at 2. Roucka pulled her to her feet and whipped her to the corner but as she ran in, Mickie stuck a back elbow right in her jaw before catching her with a nice spin kick to the abdomen. That led to a beautiful jumping bulldog and Mickie was in cruise control. Roucka got to her feet, holding her jaw, and Mickie came from the other side with the 'Mick Kick', putting Roucka down for the 3 count. Match Time: 7:00 REFEREE JACK DOAN RAISED THE ARM OF MICKIE JAMES AND HANDED HER THE WOMEN's TITLE, BUT SECONDS LATER, SHE WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BY BOTH CHINA ROSE AND LUYU DAWNSTAR. J.R.: "Ah come on.... what the hell is the meaning of this"?! Lawler: "Look, it's the TWF's favorite lesbians! And they're doing a number on Mickie James"! AFTER A KICK TO THE MIDSECTION FROM CHINA ROSE, LUYU GRABBED MICKIE FOR THE "EAGLE's LANDING", BUT ROUCKA GOT TO HER FEET AND THE TWO ASSAILANTS SCRAMBLED TO GET OUT OF THE RING. J.R.: "Well of all things, Mickie James' opponent tonight may've saved her from further punishment! But I'll tell ya, something's gotta be done about these two ladies"! Lawler: "Oh come on, J.R., you're as bad as our President! Same-sex relationships exist in the year 2008, ya know"! J.R.: "That's not what I meant". PARKING GARAGE........ CAMERAS IN THE PARKING LOT SHOW A DARK SUV PULL UP, LIKELY A LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. THE CROWD INSIDE THE TOYOTA CENTER LETS OUT A HUGE CHEER WHEN JORDAN ROCKWELL AND SHAWN MICHAELS STEP OUT OF THE VEHICLE. Lawler: "Look at this! It's Rockwell and Michaels"! J.R.: "It sure is, but what are the TWF Tag Team champions doing here in Houston?! They're from PrimeTime"! BACK AT RINGSIDE, "NO MORE WORDS" BY ENDEVERAFTER COMES ON AND JEFF HARDY STEPS OUT TO A MONSTER POP FROM THE CROWD. Lawler: "Who knows, but they're heading inside the arena"! J.R.: "Back to the action here and a huge oppurtunity for Jeff Hardy as he will face the man who seems to have a vise grip on the King of Cable title". THE LIGHTS GO OUT AND THE FANS START TO LOUDLY BOO AS "MISERIA CANTARE" STARTS UP AND J.J. RAMPLIN STEPS THROUGH THE ECW ENTRANCE WITH THE KING OF CABLE TITLE AROUND HIS WAIST. BLOWING THE BOOS OFF, HE CONFIDENTLY MARCHES THROUGH THE CROWD ON HIS WAY TO THE RING. J.R.: "A huge win for this man at WrestleMania over Rob Van Dam has definitely moved The Ram into the upper echelon here in the TWF and King, it's gonna take one heck of a performance to get that belt off of him". Lawler: "And no matter what Jeff Hardy does tonight, he won't do that because the title is not on the line"! J.R.: "Still, Jeff Hardy could put his name at the top of the championship committee's list with a victory". Non-Title Match Jeff Hardy vs. King of Cable: J.J. "The Ram" Ramplin The bell sounded to start what was definitely the match of the night. Ramplin and Hardy went toe to toe, knocking each other around the ring but a kick from Ramplin led to an irish whip and a big powerslam which turned the tide into his favor. On the mat, Ramplin simply pounded Hardy, using his strength to keep him grounded. Jeff fought through a reverse chin lock and a painful nerve hold on his carotid artery before getting to his feet. After driving 3 elbows into the gut of Ramplin, he hit the ropes but Ramplin sidestepped him and threw him over the top rope. After sliding under the bottom rope, Ramplin pulled Hardy up and set him against the announce table. He then ran at him but Jeff countered with a backbody drop, depositing The Ram right on the announce table. J.R. and the King ran for cover as Jeff ran along the guardrail and dropped a big leg right across the throat of Ramplin. The announce table didn't give an inch. Both men got to their feet as referee Jim Korderas had reached a 6 count. After 2 right hands, Jeff rolled Ramplin back into the ring before going to the top rope. He went for the 'Whipser in the Wind' but Ramplin countered by spearing Jeff right out of the air! The fans couldn't believe it as Ramplin hooked the leg and got 1...........2........, but Jeff was up. Frustrated, Ramplin pulled Jeff to his feet and tried to hook him up for a suplex. But Jeff slipped through it and ran Ramplin to the ropes, rolling him up but somehow, Ramplin forced his head through and was able to counter the rollup, falling back into a Bob Backlund style bridge to get the 3 count. Match Time: 9:04 AFTER THE MATCH, JEFF HARDY POINTED OUT TO KORDERAS THAT RAMPLIN MAY HAVE HAD A HANDFUL OF TIGHTS WHEN RAMPLIN NAILED JEFF WITH A FOREARM TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD. HE THEN POSITIONED HIM FOR THE "DEAD WEIGHT" AS THE CROWD STARTED TO BOO. J.R.: "Haven't we seen enough of this crap tonight?! Come on, you won the damn match"! Lawler: "Oh look, here comes Rockwell and Michaels"! THE FANS BEGAN TO CHEER AS JORDAN ROCKWELL AND SHAWN MICHAELS RAN OUT. RAMPLIN SAW THEM AT THE LAST MINUTE AND HURRIED OUT OF THE RING. BOTH MEN DARED HIM TO GET BACK IN, BUT THE RAM GRABBED HIS TITLE BELT AND BEGAN TO WALK AWAY. J.R.: "Well thank God for those two and now it looks like they want a microphone". LILIAN GARCIA GIVES ROCKWELL A MICROPHONE. Jordan Rockwell: "Houston, Texas...........
THE FANS CHEER
I am sure a lot of you are wondering why Shawn and I are here tonight considering the fact that we are both PrimeTime guys and well first off, the fact is that I am standing next to Texas' native son the Heartbreak Kid!
CHANTS OF "HBK" RING THROUGH THE TOYOTA CENTER.
And secondly, like it was reported on TWF.com, we have business here tonight so we won't take up much more time from the show cause Muhammed Hassan does a great job wasting all of your time himself!
Shawn Michaels: "Very true, but anyways, the person we need to talk to tonight, happens to be standing in the ring with us right now".
Rockwell: "Now Jeff, the reason we called you out to the ring is because as everyone knows, coming up there will be a TWF first when our next pay-per-view, Foul Play, will be fought under extreme rules for every match.
THE FANS ALL CHEER AGAIN
And fact is, over the past, I wanna say three or four years, I have been asking the board of directors for a match and now that I have Shawn as my partner ,they decided to grant me the match and that match is going to be when Jordan Rockwell and Shawn Michaels step into the ring with the Hardy's!
Jeff Hardy gets an excited look on his face as the fans cheer at the possibility.
And since we are talking about extreme rules, there is only one match I can think of that would do to go along with the magnitude of this.
The fans begin chants of "TLC" as Rockwell holds his mic out for them to be heard louder while michaels hands Hardy a clipboard and a pen. The clipboard appears to contain a contract.
Michaels: "As you can see, Jeff, we already signed that and so did your brother Matt, so in order to make this offical, all you have to do is sign on the dotted line"!
The fans begin chants of "Hardy", urging Jeff to sign the contract and after a few seconds, he does exactly that, signing the contract to make the match offical for Foul Play. He then handed Michaels back the clipboard and shook hands with both men and went to leave as "No More Words" hit again.
Rockwell: "Whoa.... whoa..... hold on, Jeff!
The music stops as Hardy turns around.
I just want you to understand one thing that I told your brother when we saw him for him to sign that contract and that is the fact that while this event might have the word play in it, I can assure you that come Milwaukee, no games will be played".
Rockwell drops his mic and "Back in Black" by AC/DC hits as both Rockwell and Michaels leave the ring with Hardy looking on. Lawler: "No games are gonna be played, but I wouldn't expect any from the Hardy's either! That's a match they will be out to win just as much as the tag team champions will be"! J.R.: "Foul Play is really shaping up and we just saw a unique situation, King in the fact that not only did tag team champions seek out another team and challenge them to a match, but it's a team from a completely different division of the TWF"! Lawler: "Well we're about out of time, J.R., but listen to this! I have just been told that Mr. McMahon is gonna come out here..... next"! COMMERCIAL BREAK........ A COMMERCIAL FOR VERIZON WIRELESS IS SHOWN FOLLOWED BY ONE FOR UPS. RETURN FROM BREAK..... RINGSIDE...... WHEN RAMPAGE RETURNS FROM BREAK, "NO CHANCE" STARTS TO PLAY AND VINCE McMAHON COMES OUT IN AN EXPENSIVE GREY SUIT, SMIRKING AS HE MARCHES TO THE RING. THE ENTIRE CROWD COMES TO THEIR FEET, SOME BOOING, SOME CHEERING. J.R.: "Well folks, I wish we could tell you we know why the chairman is on his way out here, but to be honest, neither one of us has the foggiest idea". Lawler: "He's got a big grin on his face though, so you know he's got something important on his mind"! Vince McMahon: "Ya know, before you people start booing or start up your asshole chants, I'm just gonna cut to the chase. There's a young lady in the back who I'd like to speak to so Melina, could you come out here please"? J.R.: "Melina? What the heck does he want to see her for"? MELINA's MUSIC HITS AND SHE COMES OUT, LOOKING ALMOST AFRAID TO GO TO THE RING. Lawler: "She looks a little worried, J.R., and how can you blame her? We did hear her talking about how she's glad Stephanie McMahon's not around here anymore"! MELINA STEPS INTO THE RING, AND SLOWLY WALKS TOWARDS VINCE. Vince McMahon: "Melina, earlier tonight, you decided to shoot your mouth off to some of your fellow divas and tell them how you felt about my daughter Stephanie. Those divas that you told that to, came to talk to me and let me tell you.... they were quite concerned. Did anyone ever mention to you that Stephanie McMahon is daddy's little girl? Well, my daughter was embarrassed and humiliated to the fullest extent at WrestleMania, and these divas who came to talk to me earlier tonight told me they feel you should be embarassed as well! So, here's what we're gonna do. Right here in this ring, you are going to strip down to your bra and panties and I am going to find the fattest, most out of shape slob in this Houston audience to come in here and receive a lap dance from you! So let's hop to it! Oh, and if you refuse to do any of this, I'll fire you right on the spot"! J.R.: "What the hell is going on here?! Vince can't treat this young lady this way"! MELINA REMOVES HER TOP AND STARTS TO DROP HER SKIRT WHEN A SPANISH TUNE HITS AND LA PARKA MAKES HIS WAY TO THE RING, HOLDING A STEEL CHAIR. J.R.: "What the..... it's La Parka. It was La Parka who won the special invitation battle royale at WrestleMania, but what is he doing here"? Lawler: "Well, La Parka has always called himself the chairman of wrestling, but he's about to get into the ring with the man who really is"! LA PARKA COMES INTO THE RING AND WHISPERS SOMETHING INTO THE EAR OF MELINA. Vince: "What the hell is this"? Melina: "Um, Mr. McMahon, La Parka has just told me that he has a contract to face you in a match at Foul Play in a match of his choosing". Vince: "Are you serious? This freak in the skeletor costume wants to take me on?! Listen, I might be getting up there in age, but I'll kick his ass! You tell him that in Spanish or Mexican or whatever you have to do"! MELINA WHISPERS SOMETHING TO LA PARKA, AND HE JUST NODS HIS HEAD BEFORE STARTING TO LEAVE. Vince: "Yeah, you better go train buddy! You better go down to Guadalajara or Chihauhau or wherever you have to............. JUST THEN, LA PARKA BLASTS VINCE OVER THE HEAD WITH HIS CHAIR! THE CROWD IS SHOCKED, BUT ALSO CHEERING. J.R.: "Oh my God! Can you believe that"?! Lawler: "He's gonna pay for that! How stupid can you be"?! MELINA CRACKS A HUGE SMILE BEFORE LA PARKA STANDS OVER VINCE AND PULLS HIS MASK OFF. HE REVEALS HIMSELF TO BE NONE OTHER THAN TRAVIS WAKEMAN, AND THE CROWD LET's OUT A TREMENDOUS ROAR! J.R.: "Look! Look at this, King! I thought I'd seen a ghost for a minute, but it's Travis Wakeman"! Lawler: "Don't tell me it was him all along! We haven't seen him forever"! J.R.: "It looks like Wakeman has ended his hiatus..... at the expense of the boss"! OFF AIR...............
