St. Louis, Missouri
May 15, 2002
DARK MATCHES Jessica Lopez took a beating from Jazz for much of their match but after catching her with a stiff superkick, Lopez rolled her up and grapevined the leg to get the win in 5:07 and score a mild upset. In an SMW match, Jamie Knoble and Shannon Moore brought the crowd to their feet with a wonderful match. After countering the "Stroke of Brilliance", Moore went for a top rope hurracanrana but Knoble reversed it and used Moore's own momentum to win it in 6:38. After a seesaw battle, Al Snow delivered the "Snow Plow" to beat Goldust in 10:10. Ahmed Walker took the fight to Tajiri but nearly lost it in the end when Tajiri began to use his feet to his advantage. But after getting caught with a stun gun, Tajiri fell victim to a guillotine legdrop off the top rope and was pinned in 8:52.
RAW GOES LIVE "ACROSS THE NATION" BY UNION UNDERGROUND ACCOMPANIES RAW's MONTAGE VIDEO AS FOOTAGE FROM THE LAST RAW IS SHOWN OF BAHAMUT PINNING THE UNDERTAKER. FIREWORKS KICK THINGS OFF INSIDE THE DEAFENING ARENA. Jim Ross:"Another night of unbelievable TWF action is upon us King from historical St. Louis, Missouri and what a main event we've got for you tonight"! A MATCHUP PICTURE WITH THE RAW LOGO IS SHOWN. Jerry Lawler:"Oh yeah J.R., Bahamut may have gotten lucky last week but as far as I know, he hasn't won the lottery of late and his luck's gonna run out tonight"! J.R.:"The TWF Title is on the line tonight though and Bahamut has the chance of a lifetime, he just has to beat the deadman again". Lawler:"Much easier said then done J.R., trust me". MR. PERFECT's MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES OUT TO A SHOWER OF BOOS. Lawler:"What a way to start the show J.R.! We're gonna be graced by perfection"! J.R.:"Well, perfection in your mind King but oversized ego in mine and most of these fans'". RANDY ORTON's MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES OUT TO A PRETTY GOOD POP. Lawler:"Now look at this spoiled brat! He deosn't even deserve to be in the same ring as Mr. Perfect"! J.R.:"What makes him spoiled King? You remember his father don't you"? Lawler:"Yeah, I wrestled Bob Orton many times". J.R.:"This kid is only twenty two years old folks and he's gone through all the training it takes to get here. Give this kid a chance King and I promise ya he's gonna have a great career"! Lawler:"This is a classic confrontation of rookie vs. veteran and I don't think Mr. Perfect is gonna have a lot of trouble". Mr. Perfect vs. Randy Orton Perfect toyed with Orton right away. After showing a bit of his amatuer background with a nice takedown, Perfect slapped him on the back of the head a few times. Angered, Orton got up and threw a wild swing but Perfect ducked and drilled him with 4 knifedge chops that echoed throughout the Savvis Center. After a snap mare out of the corner, Perfect connected with his somersault neckbreaker and went for the cover but Orton was up at 2. Perfect then taunted the crowd a little before trying to deliver a suplex but Orton blocked it by latching his foot onto Perfect's and delivering a suplex of his own. When Perfect got up, Orton delivered an absolutely beautiful dropkick. He then went to the top ropes and patiently waited for Perfect to get to his feet before flying off with a textbook cross body block. He hooked the leg and got the 1....2...., but at the last second Perfect kicked out. He then went for his swinging leg-o-matic move but Perfect countered by pulling his foot out and tripping him up. He then bounced off the ropes but Orton caught him with a back elbow. Orton whipped Perfect in but telegraphed it and put his head down way too early and Perfect locked in and delivered the "Perfect-Plex" to get the 3 count and the win. Match Time: 4:16 Lawler:"What'd I tell ya J.R.? Perfect has been doin' this way too long not to capitalize on a mistake like that". J.R.:"Well Mr. Perfect has avoided a big upset but once Orton gets a little more experience under his belt, look out". PRIOR TO COMMERCIAL.... BACKSTAGE.... Lilian Garcia:"I'm here at this time with Victoria who will challenge Cammie Copeland tonight.... Victoria:"That's enough Lilian. You don't need to sit here and act like you don't know where this challenge came from, because last week on RAW, you and Cammie decided to mess with big poppa pump and then she slapped him". Lilian:"But I.... Victoria:"Save it Lilian before I break you like a twig. Cammie, tonight you're gonna get the wrestling lesson of your life. Just because I'm the most beautiful woman in TWF history doesn't mean I can't get it done in the ring. So look at your ugly face through that belt for the last time because after tonight, it's gonna be mine"! COMMERCIAL..... RETURN FROM BREAK.... AS RAW RETURNS, THE SCREEN IS DARK AND ANOTHER VIGNETTE FEATURING AKASHA, SIMILAR TO THE ONE LAST WEEK IS SHOWN. AS THE RINGSIDE AREA IS SHOWN AGAIN, 6 TAG TEAMS ARE IN THE RING READY TO GO AT IT IN AN OVER THE TOP BATTLE ROYALE. J.R.:"That is one strange woman King and she's left it open as to when she will make her debut but one thing is for sure, she has her sights set on the Women's title". Lawler:"She seems like my kind of woman, one who'll take control"! J.R.:"You would say something like that but folks, we're ready for a tag team battle royale as you see the RAW tag team division in the ring and whoever wins this will go on to Evil Intentions to face Strife and Bahamut". Lawler:"Well I gotta go with my guys Hall and Nash to win this one but what will happen if Bahamut becomes TWF champion tonight J.R."? J.R.:"Then I suppose he'll have two matches at the pay-per-view but with The Outsiders and Muta and Chono in this battle royale, the NWO has given themselves almost a fifty percent chance of winning this. The rules are simple, both members of a team must be eliminated in order for the whole team to be out". Tag Team Battle Royale to determine #1 contenders Participants: Scott Steiner and "Too Hot" Taylor Chuck and Billy The Outsiders NWO Japan Team Extreme Rob Van Dam and Sabu The match started off with the NWO ganging up on everyone else. Scott Steiner went at it with Jeff Hardy while Carney and Scott Taylor stood toe to toe. After a spinning wheel kick by Carney knocked Taylor back, he came off the ropes but Taylor ducked and he went sailing to the floor. As Taylor taunted Carney, Chuck came from behind and dumped him over the ropes. Carney and Taylor then continued to fight outside the ring until the multiple referees who were outside the ring seperated them. In the ring, Chono and Muta double teamed Sabu while Hall and Nash pounded away on RVD. After a double martial arts kick, Chono and Muta whipped Sabu into the ropes but he ducked a double clothesline and kicked Muta right in the chops. He then grabbed Chono by the back of the hair and launched him to the floor. Billy came running from the other side of the ring but Hall sidestepped him and threw him out of the ring. Chuck saw this and went after Hall but after a sharp right hand by Hall, Chuck backed right into Sabu who dropped him with an inverted atomic drop and a spinning wheel kick which took him to the floor. Jeff Hardy and Sabu traded shots and Jeff scored with a sitdown jawbreaker. He then went to the top rope but Sabu quickly got up and swept his legs out. He then dropkicked off the top turnbuckle and to the floor! Kevin Nash came from behind and caught Sabu with a hard elbow to the back but when he whipped him to the ropes, Sabu ducked a big boot and RVD caught Nash with a spinning heel kick that knocked him back. Sabu then jumped on RVD's back and caught Nash with a kick to the chest that took him to the floor. Scott Hall came over and lowblowed Sabu and then began hammering away on RVD until RVD came back with his step over spinning heel kick. But Hall delivered a lowblow to him as well and held his arms back as Muta moved in. Muta spit his mist but RVD ducked and it went in Hall's face! Sabu then caught Muta with a flying headscissors as RVD went to the top and caught Hall with the Van-Daminator to take him over the top rope and to the floor. Scott Steiner came over and tried to dump RVD out but he held on as Muta and Sabu traded shots. Muta picked Sabu up and tried to throw him over the ropes but Sabu hung on to the ropes until the already eliminated Scott Hall came over and pulled him out! Sabu and Hall traded shots all the way up the ramp. But in the ring, RVD ducked a clothesline and caught Steiner with a spinning back kick that knocked him out of the ring. RVD gave Steiner the thumbs to the shoulder taunt as the crowd chanted "ROB VAN DAM"! but Muta saw an opening and came from behind, tossing RVD to the floor to win it. Match Time: 18:42 Lawler:"Ahaha! Look at that J.R., the NWO did win it"! J.R.:"Yeah, and it took all four of them to get Rob Van Dam and Sabu out but in any case, Strife and Bahamut will have to defend the tag team titles against Chono and Muta at Evil Intentions". BRIEF INTERMISSION SCOTT STEINER's MUSIC HITS AND VICTORIA COMES OUT AS FOOTAGE IS SHOWN FROM LAST WEEK ON RAW WHEN CAMMIE COPELAND SLAPPED SCOTT STEINER. J.R.:"The women's title is gonna be on the line here folks and since when does a woman start protecting her man, especially when she's referred to as his freak"? Lawler:"Well it's obvious that Victoria took exception to that slap last week and now she's gonna make Cammie pay for it". CAMMIE COPELAND's MUSIC HITS AS SHE COMES OUT WEARING THE WOMEN's TITLE TO A BIG POP. J.R.:"One thing is for sure, Victoria is more than just a pretty face. This will be a competitive match". TWF Women's Title Match Challenger.... Victoria vs. Cammie Copeland Victoria got the jump on Cammie by attacking her from behind before the bell rang. Victoria then viciously drug Cammie around the ring by her hair before picking her up by the hair and dropping her. She then backed her to the corner with several kicks to the midsection before whipping her to the opposite side. But when she followed in, Cammie put a boot in her face and then used the top ring rope to boost off and locked her legs around Victoria's neck before taking her down with a nice headscissors. After a nice suplex, Cammie went for an elbow but missed it and Victoria followed up with a jumping bulldog to get a near fall. She whipped Cammie to the ropes but Cammie ducked a clothesline and scored with a superkick on the chin. That led to a spinning wheel kick as Cammie signaled for the "Around the World". But suddenly, a woman dressed in black jumped out of the crowd and slid into the ring. After dropping referee Chad Patton with a ddt, the woman set her sights on Cammie and Victoria left. It was Akasha! Akasha savagely beat Cammie, powerbombing her twice before sticking her with a devastating ddt which forced security to come out. Akasha picked up the women's title belt and took a long look at it, smiling the whole time before dropping it across the fallen Cammie. J.R.:"My god King this is sick, what is this woman's problem"? Lawler:"Her problem is obviously the fact that Cammie Copeland is the women's champion and she wants that to change". J.R.:"This may be the most devastating female we've ever seen come through the TWF and Cammie has a problem King, she's got a big problem"! PRIOR TO COMMERCIAL... BACKSTAGE.... STEPHANIE McMAHON COMES ACROSS SAM WILDE WHO IS THUMBING THROUGH A HOLY BIBLE. Stephanie: (very snotty expression in her voice) "Hey there Mr. religion, my father wants you in our business suite, now"! Sam Wilde:"Why Stephanie, I see you're still as charming as ever. Tell him I'll be there momentarily". STEPHANIE GIVES HIM A SNOTTY LOOK BEFORE WALKING AWAY. COMMERCIAL..... A PREVIEW FOR THE SOON TO BE RELEASED MOVIE XxX STARRING VIN DIESEL IS SHOWN. RETURN FROM BREAK... THE McMAHON SUITE... THE DOOR IS AJAR AND VINCE McMAHON IS ON THE PHONE AT HIS DESK WHEN SAM WILDE ENTERS. Vince McMahon:"Uh, I'll have to call you back. Okay bye. Ah, Mr. Wilde, how are you this evening"? Sam Wilde:"I'm not to fond of your bad humor Mr. McMahon. Now your daughter told me you wanted a word with me, what is it"? Vince:"Well as you know, I've never liked you and probably never will and I was disgusted last week when you came back. That's why tonight is the beginning of a torture period I am going to put you through". Wilde:"Torcher period"? Vince:"Oh yeah, you wanna be in the TWF so bad. Well we'll see how much fun you have tonight when you take on the five hundred pound Big Show"! J.R.:"The Big Show? That's ridiculous"! WILDE WALKS OUT OF THE SUITE JUSTIN SANE IS IN THE RING AND HIS MUSIC IS PLAYING WHEN "STAND BACK...THERE's A HURRICANE COMIN' THROUGH..." HITS AND THE LIGHTS GO OUT AS THE HURRICANE COMES OUT TO A GOOD POP. Lawler:"Well you can't say he didn't ask for it J.R.! He's the whole reason that no good Piper is still here"! J.R.:"He did the right thing after winning the New Years Battle Royale and Mr. McMahon naturally didn't like the right thing so torcher the man? Gimme a break". "BOW WOW WOW" HITS AS REY MYSTERIO, JR. COMES OUT TO ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHEERS OF THE NIGHT. Lawler:"I can't wait to see The Big Show squash him like a bug"! J.R.:"Right now folks we've got a triple threat lightheavyweight match and the winner here will move on to Evil Intentions to face High Octane for the title and High Octane was scheduled to join us here for color commentary but he has chosen not to come out". Triple Threat/#1 contender for TWF Lightheavyweight Title Rey Mysterio, Jr. vs. Justin Sane vs. The Hurricane All 3 men wanted this one bad and all three came within a hair of winning it. After a nice superkick on Sane by the Hurricane, the crowd came to their feet when Mysterio delivered his version of the bronco buster. That led to a flying neckbreaker by The Hurricane and then he turned around and nailed Mysterio. But Mysterio ducked a clothesline and delivered a hurracanrana to Hurricane. He then caught Sane with a flow over ddt and hooked the leg 1....2..., but Hurricane pulled him off just in time. Sane got up and hit Hurricane with a reverse ddt before dropping him with a sit down powerbomb. When he got up, Mysterio charged at him but Sane backdropped him and Mysterio landed on the apron. Sane then backed into the ropes, knocking Mysterio to the floor. That's when X-Pac came out with a pair of nunchucks and blasted Mysterio over the head with them again! In the ring, Sane looked on in laughter at what X-Pac just did but Hurricane was measuring him. Hurricane then grabbed Sane in a reverse front face lock and delivered the "Eye of the Hurricane", hooked the leg and got the 3 count. Match Time: 21:01 J.R.:"The Hurricane has won it and will go on to challenge High Octane at Evil Intentions but what is the deal with X-Pac and Mysterio? That's the second nunchuck attack on Mysterio now King"! Lawler:"Get serious J.R., you know exactly what the deal is. Mysterio turned down an offer to join the NWO, basically a slap in the face! X-Pac has been sent out to make him wish he would've chosen differently"! J.R.:"Well I think Mysterio made the best choice of his career and there will come a time and place when X-Pac has to put those nunchucks down and face Mysterio like a man"! Lawler:"Well get ready J.R., up next is Latino Heat's chance to get his hands on Hulk Hogan"! Hogan will team with Nemesis against Eddie Guerrero and Nails in just a few minutes but let's go back to Lilian Garcia who is with the Women's champion". BACKSTAGE Lilian:"Cammie, are you okay? You suffered that brutal attack at the hands of Akasha just a little bit ago". Cammie Copeland: (holding the back of her head) "Yeah Lilian, I'm okay. Akasha, I don't know who the hell you are or what the hell your problem is. You wanna single me out because I have this, (she holds up her belt) well that's fine with me. I don't back down from anyone and if you wanna face me for this belt, all you gotta do is say so". THE NWO THEME HITS AS NAILS MAKES HIS WAY DOWN THE AISLE TO A LOUD CHORUS OF BOOS. J.R.:"I think Akasha touched a nerve King and Cammie is tellin' her to bring it on". "LATINO HEAT" HITS AS EDDIE GUERRERO COMES OUT TO SOME OF THE BIGGEST HEAT ALL NIGHT. Lawler:"If she wants to hold onto that belt, that's a mistake". J.R.:"Take a look at this combination King, what a couple of jerks. But in just two short weeks, Eddie Guererro will have to go one on one with the man he cost the TWF Title at Foul Play, Hulk Hogan". "IN MY DARKEST HOUR" BY MEGADEATH HITS AS NEMESIS IS LED DOWN THE AISLE BY FRANCINE. Lawler:"I can't believe Nemesis has the nerve to bring her around Nails"! J.R.:"The nerve? I can promise ya that Nemesis has not forgotten what Nails did to him just a month ago and that career shortening Last Man Standing match at Foul Play". RIGHT AS NEMESIS GETS IN THE RING, HE IS JUMPED BY NAILS AND GUERRERO WHEN "REAL AMERICAN" HITS AND HOGAN COMES RUNNING TO THE AISLE TO THE BIGGEST POP ALL NIGHT. Lawler:"Look out guys, here comes Hogan"! J.R.:"Hogan is coming to the aid of Nemesis and listen to this crowd! Guerrero might wanna head for the hills"! Hulk Hogan and Nemesis vs. Eddie Guerrero and Nails Hogan chased Guerrero around the ring as Nails and Nemesis traded shots in the ring. Nemesis packed a lot more with his punches as he dinged the hockey mask of Nails. Guerrero slid under the ropes and back into the ring as Hogan followed. But referee Tim White got in Hogan's way and forced him to his corner. Meanwhile, Guerrero took Nemesis out from behind with a chop block that took his leg out. Nails then stood over him and stomped away at Nemesis' chest before tagging in Guererro who came in and hit Nemesis with a slingshot legdrop that drew a 2 count. Guerrero and Nails did a great job cutting the ring in half as they had Nemesis in the ring for over 10 minutes taking their abuse. After a jumping ddt by Nails, he tagged in Guerrero who went to the top rope and hit a missile dropkick. Guerrero then went and spit in Hogan's face, drawing White over to him when he tried to come in and retaliate and allowing an illegal double team. Nails and Guerrero whipped Nemesis in but he caught them with a double clothesline. As he walked to his corner, Nails grabbed him by the foot but Nemesis countered with a hard enziguri! He then tagged in Hogan who came in and hammered away on Guerrero. Guerrero came back with a thumb to the eye before a hard right hand. But Hogan's eyes got extremely big and when Guerrero hit him again, Hogan began "hulking up" and waved his finger at Guerrero. Guerrero took another swing but Hogan blocked it and came back with 3 right hands of his own. He then whipped Guerrero in and caught him with his big boot before tagging in Nemesis. Hogan than dropped the leg on Guererro as Nemesis made the cover. Nails tried to come in but Hogan held him off and Nemesis got the pin. Match Time: 15:40 J.R.:"Just like that! Just like that King, Hogan can beat him"! Lawler:"There's no way that'll happen at Evil Intentions"! J.R.:"Wait a minute, look at Nails"! NAILS WENT AND GRABBED FRANCINE BY THE HAIR AS NEMESIS PURSUED. BUT NAILS BACKED RIGHT INTO HOGAN WHO BEGAN WAILING AWAY ON HIM. NEMESIS THEN TOOK THE CHAIR THAT WAS OCCUPIED BY THE TIMEKEEPER AND SMASHED IT OVER NAILS' HEAD. J.R.:"Like I said King, Nemesis didn't forget and he certainly hasn't forgiven! What a shot"! PRIOR TO COMMERCIAL... STRIFE AND BAHAMUT's DRESSING ROOM.... STRIFE IS HOLDING A PUNCHING BAG FOR BAHAMUT WHO IS JUST BEATING THE HECK OUT OF IT AND STRIFE HAS HIM STOP. Strife:"You're gonna do it tonight man, I can feel it"! Bahamut:"I can't wait to get in there man". Strife:"This is your night man, we've been dominating the TWF since we got here and tonight's the night to take out the guy who's been most dominant! You did it once, you'll do it again". COMMERCIAL... RETURN FROM BREAK... "WELLLL....WELL IT's THE BIG SHOW" HITS AS THE BIG SHOW COMES OUT TO MOSTLY BOOS. J.R.:"Back on RAW folks as you see the largest man in TWF history make his way out for what could be the biggest mismatch in TWF history". Lawler:"This is the punishment phase J.R., just another brilliant idea of Mr. McMahon's"! AN ORGAN BEGINS SAM WILDE's MUSIC AND HE COMES OUT AND WALKS THROUGH 4 LIT CANDLES ON THE RAMP. J.R.:"Well there he is, the man mainly responsible for Rowdy Roddy Piper being TWF Commissioner right now and tonight, he'll take on The Big Show as the first step of his punishment, thanks to Mr. McMahon". Lawler:"Like I said earlier J.R., this man deserves it"! The Big Show vs. Sam Wilde The first step of Wilde's punishment turned out not to go as Mr. McMahon planned. Big Show took comand of the match by backing Wilde to the corner and planting 2 very hard slaps on his chest after ripping his neat shirt to expose it. Big Show then headbutted Wilde hard before whipping him to the corner and delivering a big boot to the face. Big Show then yelled "Get up Sammy, let's go! He whipped Wilde to the corner and followed him in but Wilde moved and he tripped Big Show on his hands and knees when the big man backed over him. He then rolled him up and got a quick 3 count. The Big Show pounded the mat in frustration as Wilde and the fans celebrated the win. Match Time: 1:46 J.R.:"Just like that, Sam Wilde has pulled off a monumental upset"! Lawler:"I can't believe this J.R.! Vince ain't gonna like this at all"! J.R.:"So much for punishment, that moves Wilde right up the ladder here on RAW". PRIOR TO COMMERCIAL.... BACKSTAGE... LILIAN GARCIA IS WITH THE UNDERTAKER WHO HAS A CHAIN WRAPPED AROUND HIS RIGHT HAND. Lilian Garcia:"Undertaker, last week on RAW, you were defeated one, two, three by Bahamut in that very ring. Any word on what you'll do differently in tonight's match"? THE UNDERTAKER TAKES A LOOK AT THE BELT AFTER TAKING IT OFF HIS SHOULDER, GIVES LILIAN A SHORT STARE AND THEN WALKS OFF IN THE DIRECTION OF THE RING. J.R.:"That match is next"! COMMERCIAL.... RETURN FROM BREAK... "BOMBSHELL" BY POWERMAN 5000 HITS AS BAHAMUT MAKES HIS WAY DOWN THE AISLE WITH HIS TAG TEAM PARTNER STRIFE. J.R.:"Here we go folks, the one we've all been waiting for. Can Bahamut do the unthinkable twice"? Lawler:"But what is this J.R.? Why does he get to come out with Strife"? "ROLLIN'" BY LIMP BIZKIT HITS AS THE UNDERTAKER's BIKE ROLLS OUT. HE HAS THE TWF TITLE BELT WRAPPED AROUND THE HANDLEBARS. J.R.:"For moral supprot King, I don't know. But he won't interject himself in this match illegally". Lawler:"Well I'll hold ya to that J.R. but it doesn't matter, there's no way The Undertaker is gonna lose to this guy twice". TWF Title Match Challenger... Bahamut vs. The Undertaker After the 2 sized each other up, Bahamut ducked a soup bone right hand and went to work on Undertaker. After catching him with a hard clothesline, Bahamut dropped a swiping elbow across his chest and got a 1 and a half. Undertaker tried to slow down the pace as he got a couple jabs to the rings before taking Bahamut down with a blatant chokehold. He then locked in a side leg lock but Bahamut broke it after grabbing the ropes. Undertaker got up and stomped on the knee of the same leg, trying to soften it up. He then whipped Bahamut in but he reversed it and caught the deadman with a big boot to the face. Undertaker slid out of the ring and grabbed the belt, trying to walk away with it. But Strife got in his way, acting as a roadblock and Undertaker chose to go back. But suddenly, Muta and Chono came out with steel chairs and attacked Strife with them on the ramp. Bahamut noticed what was going on and he went to Strife's aid. After a thorough beating on NWO Japan, Bahamut got back into the ring and Strife went to the Undertaker's bike, grabbing his steel chain. He tossed it to Bahamut who took a swing at Undertaker with it wrapped around his fist. But Undertaker ducked and slapped his hand around Bahamut's throat, delivering a huge chokeslam. Undertaker then raised 1 arm in the air, signaling the end. He waited for a stunned Bahamut to get up and when he did, he delivered the "Last Ride" to get the 1...2...3. Match Time: 5:53 Lawler:"I thought Strife wouldn't interject himself J.R."! J.R.:"Well I didn't think Chono and Muta would be out here either but The Undertaker is still the champion but it wasn't easy"! Lawler:"Long live the deadman J.R., he'll never lose that title"! THE UNDERTAKER LEFT THE RING AND GOT ON HIS BIKE WITH THE TWF TITLE IN HIS LEFT HAND. J.R.:"Damn it"! OFF AIR....
