Chicago, Illinois
December 13, 2002
DARK MATCHES In a tough back and forth contest, Chuck Palumbo landed a super kick on "Crazy Stick" Mike Marcellus that snapped his head back and allowed Chuck to pick up the pinfall in 5:30 In mFw tag team action, the team of Chris Harris and James Storm, better known as America's Most Wanted, defeated the mFw tag team champions The Hot Bodies in a non title match after Harris pinned Christian Cole in 11:09. In other mFw action, Wrath was dominant in defeating Doug Basham in 4:13 with the Meltdown. RAW GOES LIVE "ACROSS THE NATION" HITS AND LEADS RIGHT INTO RAW's MONTAGE. FIREWORKS POUND THROUGH THE ARENA WHEN IT COMES ONTO THE SCREEN FILLED WITH THOUSANDS OF TWF FANS. J.R.: "We welcome you once again to RAW as we are live as live gets from the UIC Arena in the windy city! Good evening fans, I'm Jim Ross alongside Jerry "The King Lawler and King, it gets no better than TWF RAW"! Jerry Lawler: "You got that right and look who we've got already down in the ring, it's Jesse Jackson"! J.R.: "Well we saw this fruitcake last week and he has you fooled that he's Jesse Jackson but I think he looks more like Puff Daddy"! "Jesse Jackson": "Hello to all the brothers and sisters out there. I am out here tonight to deliver a message for the great group of Civil Rights. They know you have all be slow to receive them but trust me, these are good men. They are as equal to our culture as Malcolm X and Medgar Evers". THE CROWD BOOS. J.R.: "Oh for God sakes, spare me"! Jackson: "Hundreds of years ago, when slavery was going on, our people were able to perservere. Much the same way Ron Simmons did at Deadly Games when he became the heavyweight champion of the world. So I say to all of you, these are great men". J.R.: "Why don't you mention who abolished slavery? It certainly wasn't Ron Simmons and it sure as hell wasn't Teddy Long"! Jackson: "So with that..... JUST THEN, "YOU'RE GONNA PAY" HITS AND THE UNDERTAKER COMES OUT TO A HUGE REACTION. J.R.: "And with that, here comes the deadman"! Lawler: "Oh no, he can't ruin this great speech"! UNDERTAKER WALKS DOWN THE RAMP TOWARDS THE RING WITH A MIC IN HAND. Undertaker: "Let me tell you something. These people did not come here to see someone who says they're delivering a message make an ass of themselves. CROWD LOUDLY CHEERS. Hell, if they wanted to do that, they'd go see Martin Lawrence. But this is the TWF. So let me tell you.... Jackson: "No, let me tell you something redneck! These people don't know what's good for them! You are exactly what's wrong with this country, a big piece of crap that goes around acting like he rules the world! Listen to me you..... JUST THEN, THE UNDERTAKER GRABS THE IMPOSTER JACKSON AROUND THE THROAT AND DELIVERS A THUNDEROUS CHOKESLAM THAT ABOUT KNOCKS HIM OUT OF HIS CHEAP SUIT. HE THEN RAISES 1 ARM IN THE AIR AS THE CROWD COMES TO THEIR FEET AND HE DELIVERS THE "LAST RIDE". "YOU'RE GONNA PAY" HITS AS THE UNDERTAKER LOOKS DOWN AT THE FALLEN MAN. J.R.: "Oh my God, The Undertaker has driven Jesse Jackson straight to hell"! Lawler: "He can't do that? Just wait till Civil Rights finds out about this"! BACKSTAGE... JOHNATHAN COACHMAN IS WITH WILLIAM REGAL AND HIS NEW PARTNER. Johnathan Coachman: "William Regal, last week on RAW, we saw Albert help you defeat Malice in singles competition. But the question everyone has is, why"? William Regal: "Well first things first sunshine, this is no longer Albert, but the A-Train. He decided to help me because we have a similar problem. We are both very talented men that are being held back on RAW for the likes of scum like Civil Rights and we won't tolerate it any longer". Coachman: "Well tonight, you and the A-Train have a tag team match against D'Lo Brown and Shelton Benjamin". A-TRAIN RIPS THE MIC FROM COACHMAN. A-Train: "They don't have a chance against me and Regal". A-TRAIN SLAMS THE MIC DOWN AND HE AND REGAL WALK OFF AS THE SCENE SHIFTS TO THE ANNOUNCE TABLE. THE LIGHTS GO OUT AND "BLACK RAIN" BY EVE HITS AS AKASHA WALKS DOWN THE RAMP WITH THE WOMEN's TITLE AROUND HER WAIST. SHE IS HASTILY BOOED. J.R.: "So William Regal has paired himself with the A-Train and what an unusual pair that will be but speaking of unusual pairs, what about Akasha and this guy Spawn"? Lawler: "There's nothing weird about them J.R., they have created this reign of darkness"! CHUCK AND BILLY's MUSIC HITS AND BILLY COMES OUT TO A GOOD POP. J.R.: "Oh and that's not weird, I got it. But anyway folks, last week on RAW, we saw Akasha get into it with Chuck and Billy and it was actually Akasha who turned down a tag team challenge and made a challenge of her own, this one". Lawler: "Well I'd say most women would be crazy to make a challenge like this to someone as accomplished as Billy Gunn but Akasha is not most women and I think she'll hold her own". Intergender match Akasha vs. Billy Gunn The bell sounded and these two locked up. Billy was obviously the stronger competitor and he shoved Akasha to the floor. But she popped right back up and tried it again, only to be shoved to the mat a second time. She popped back up and hit Billy with a right hand. Billy took a step back but didn't think twice about returning the favor and he hit Akasha with a succession of right hands before dropping her with a clothesline. He then pulled her up and went for the "Fame-Asser" but it was too early and Akasha escaped and caught Billy with a chop block. After a few knifedge chops, Akasha sent Billy to the corner and followed in but Billy stuck a big boot in her face. He then hit a big bulldog and the crowd came alive. After a jackhammer slam, Billy went for the cover and got 1...2...., but Akasha got a shoulder up. Billy then whipped her in and caught her with a perfect powerslam. He hooked the leg but again Akasha kicked out at 2. Billy got in referee Brian Hebner's face complaining of a slow count and after an exchange of words, Billy shoved him to the ropes. This allowed Akasha to get in an undetected low blow. The young referee turned to give Billy a warning but he was down. As Akasha distracted Hebner, Spawn came running out and into the ring. As Billy got back to his feet, Spawn bowled him over with a big spear and Akasha went for a quick cover as a confused Hebner made the 3 count. Match Time: 7:00 J.R.: "For crying out loud, I thought this was a mixed gender match, not a handicap match"! Lawler: "Oh come on J.R, that was Billy's own fault! He shoved the referee"! SPAWN AND AKASHA WERE SHOWN WALKING UP THE RAMP AS THE LIGHTS CONTINUED TO GET DIMMER. J.R.: "Well this is a very unusual combination King but they are starting to make waves here on RAW"! COMMERCIAL BREAK..... RETURN FROM BREAK.... BACKSTAGE.... AS RAW RETURNS, A CROWD OF OFFICIALS IS TRYING TO SEPERATE A HEATED BRAWL BETWEEN THE UNDERTAKER AND RON SIMMONS AND AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THEY FINALLY DO. J.R.: "We're back on RAW folks and the news we received is that The Undertaker was attacked from behind by the world champion Ron Simmons backstage. What a tough guy that champion is King". Lawler: "Hey, The Undertaker should've thought about that before he assaulted the reverend Jesse Jackson"! J.R.: "Oh the reverend my ass! Let's go back to the Coach". BACKSTAGE Johnathan Coachman: "Thanks J.R., right now I am with the locomotive Strife and Strife, what is it you wanted to say"? Strife: "Y know man, it's simple. Bahamut, I know you're here tonight, I need you to meet me in the ring later". STRIFE WALKS AWAY AS THE SCENE CUTS BACK TO RINGSIDE. THE LIGHTS GO OUT AND SPAWN's EERIE THEME HITS AS HIS LOGO APPEARS ON THE TWF TRON. Lawler: "What's Strife got planned J.R."? J.R.: "I don't know but here comes the man we just saw give Akasha an assist in defeating Billy Gunn". JEFF HARDY's MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES OUT TO A GREAT POP. Lawler: "We're finally gonna see it J.R.! Strife has finally had enough of his best friend Bahamut"! J.R.: "Well that's later King. Right now, we've got two superstars ready to make an impact in the RAW division but Jeff will have to use his speed and agility if he's gonna survive tonight". Spawn vs. Jeff Hardy Jeff had a huge task in front of him but he hung tough. After taking several clubs to the back and a sideslam, Jeff moved out of the way of a charging clothesline in the corner and hit the Whisper in the Wind. He then used a back sweep into a double legdrop to the groin. The crowd was very much behind Jeff. Jeff then went for a hurracanrana but Spawn blocked it and stacked him up with a big powerbomb but Jeff somehow reached down deep and kicked out. Fighting on pure instinct, Jeff got in a few right hands on the 6 foot 10 monster but after revering an irish whip, Spawn ran through him with a spear to get the 1...2....3. Match Time: 3:02 Lawler: "So much for Jeff Hardy! This Spawn is a monster J.R., you gotta be impressed"! J.R.: "Oh without a doubt. This man is a fine physical specimen and with the guidance of Akasha, just how scary is he gonna get"? AFTER THE MATCH, SPAWN WENT AFTER JEFF SOME MORE, STOMPING ON HIS CHEST UNTIL AKASHA CAME OUT AND PULLED SPAWN OFF. Lawler: "He's got the whole packaga J.R., even the killer instinct to finish his opponent off permanently". J.R.: "This is an odd situation folks, Akasha seems to be the only one who can control this guy". Lawler: "Well she does refer to him as my Spawn"! BACKSTAGE D'LO BROWN WALKS UP TO TEDDY LONG. D'Lo Brown: "What is it Teddy? What about my match"? Teddy Long: "It's no big deal, you're just gonna team with Malice tonight instead of Shelton. Shelton had a personal matter to resolve". D'Lo Brown: "Personal matter? He didn't say anything to me". Long: "That's all he told me". MALICE COMES INTO THE SCREEN WITH AN EVIL LOOK ON HIS FACE AND D'LO GETS A BIG GRIN. D'Lo Brown: "No big deal boss". STEPHANIE McMAHON's OFFICE... TOMMY DREAMER, SABU, AUSTIN PYROMANIA AND MATT TAYLOR ARE ALL GATHERED AROUND STEPHANIE's DESK. Stephanie: "Listen Austin, Matt, I know you guys agreed on a tag team title match tonight, but I really want Scott Steiner to have to face Tommy and Sabu in his handicap match tonight. But don't worry, you guys will get your title shot soon". Austin Pyromania: "No sweat Steph, we're all for seeing Steiner getting his ass kicked". Steph: "Okay, well just so you guys could compete, I put you in a match tonight against Christopher Nowinski and Mr. Perfect". Matt Taylor: "Hey sounds good, I feel like bashing some Harvard head". Tommy Dreamer: "And we're gonna make Big Poppa Pump forget all about his freaks and his peeks". COMMERCIAL BREAK..... RETURN FROM BREAK... BACKSTAGE... HIGH OCTANE AND NIDIA ARE SHOWN. Nidia: "No, please baby, don't do it. You've gotta concentrate on Nails". JUST THEN, SCOTT STEINER WALKS UP AND HIGH OCTANE GETS IN HIS PATH. High Octane: "Big Poppa Pump. Ya know how sick I am of you and Triple H, always running your mouths about how this show is your personal stomping grounds. Well you two forget that guys like me are also part of RAW. But what I hate even more than that, is how you brag about putting Hulk Hogan out. Have you put me out? I sure as hell don't think so". NIDIA GETS IN HIS WAY AND TRIES TO PULL HIM ASIDE BUT HIGH OCTANE PUSHES HER BACK AS STEINER GETS IN HIS FACE. Scott Steiner: "Listen boy, I don't know what you're trying to prove, showing off in front of your little girlfriend, but if I didn't have a match here in a few minutes, I'd whip your little ass tonight". STEINER STARTS TO WALK AWAY. High Octane: "Oh, there's just one other thing. STEINER TURNS AROUND AND IS DRILLED BY HIGH OCTANE's SUPERKICK. Who's stomping grounds are they now"? HIGH OCTANE WALKS AWAY AS STEINER GETS UP, HOLDING HIS CHIN. BACK AT RINGSIDE, MR. PERFECT's THEME IS PLAYING AND HE AND CHRISTOPHER NOWINSKI ARE IN THE RING WHEN "BALLAD OF A DEAD SOULJA" BY 2PAC HITS AND JACKIE GAYDA LEADS OUT MATT TAYLOR AND AUSTIN PYROMANIA TO A BIG CHEER. J.R.: "I have to wonder if High Octane has lost his mind King, what is he thinking"? Lawler: "I couldn't tell ya J.R.. I admire the kid's desire to move up the ladder here on RAW but how's he gonna do that after Steiner ends his career when he gets his hands on him"? J.R.: "Well he just might do that King but right now, we've got tag team action as the RAW tag team division just keeps heating up. Stephanie made this match after she postponed Taylor and Pyromania's tag team title shot". Lawler: "And can you imagine what a win would do for Perfect and Nowinski"? Austin Pyromania and Matt Taylor w/Jackie Gayda vs. Mr. Perfect and Christopher Nowinski Pyromania started things with Nowinski and Nowinski used a waste lock go behind into a nice fireman's carry but Pyromania escaped a side headlock and knocked Nowinski to the floor with a dropkick. He then used a suicide plancha and Nowinski was already in trouble. Pyromania suplexed Nowinski back into the ring but on the way down, Nowinski was able to tag Perfect. Perfect came from behind with a shot to the back of the head on Pyromania and then he backed him to the corner with some of his signature knifedge chops. After a snap mare, Perfect set up for his somersault neckbreaker but Taylor pulled him down by the hair. After a european arm drag, Pyromania was able to tag in the bigger Taylor who came in with a head of steam and took Perfect down with 3 consecutive clotheslines before knocking Nowinski to the floor with a right hand. Taylor then went for a clothesline but Perfect ducked and took him down by the arm into an armbar. From there, Perfect tagged Nowinski and the two would trade off with frequent tags, working Taylor's left arm. Taylor was in a lot of pain but was far from his corner. Perfect took a cheap shot at Pyromania and when he tried to get in, referee Chad Patton cut him off, allowing an illegal double team in the other corner. Nowinski then clapped his hands to make it sound like a tag and came into the ring. They had Taylor in a lot of trouble but after ducking a clothesline off an irish whip, Taylor hit a flying back elbow. He then rolled over to the corner and tagged in Pyromania who came in on a tear. Soon, all 4 men were in the ring when The Guerrero's came out and Eddie began messing with Jackie. Meanwhile, after a powerslam on Perfect by Taylor, Pyromania set Perfect up on his shoulders and Taylor came off the top rope with a flying leg line. Pyromania made the cover and the crowd counted to 8 but the referee was arguing with Chavo. Meanwhile, Nowinski came in and blasted Taylor from behind with a steel chair. Pyromania went after Nowinski but in the ring, Perfect recovered to hit the "Perfect-Plex" on Taylor to get the 3 count. Match Time: 12:22 Lawler: "They got em J.R., what a huge win that is"! J.R.: "Yeah, it only took four guys to do it and the legal man in the match was Pyromania, not Taylor"! Lawler: "Well for whatever reason, the Guerrero's have helped out Perfect and Nowinski. What a foursome that is"! J.R.: "Yeah, real high society that bunch". BACKSTAGE.... KEVIN NASH IS WALKING BACKSTAGE WHEN RANDY ORTON COMES OUT. Randy Orton: "Hey there Big Sexy, good luck in your match tonight". Kevin Nash: "Randy, don't play any games. Why would you wish me good luck against your boy Triple H"? Orton: "Ya know Nash, you're right. Why would I"? JUST THEN, JOHN CENA COMES FROM BEHIND WITH A STEEL CHAIR SHOT TO THE KNEE OF NASH. AFTER GOING DOWN TO ONE KNEE, CENA HIT HIM IN THE BACK WITH THE CHAIR. CENA AND ORTON THEN LEFT THE SCENE IN A HURRY. J.R.: "Well I'll be damned! Those two just took out Nash"! Lawler: "Triple H is always thinking J.R.! Now he's got his two newest protoges doing his dirty work"! SIRENS BLARE AND SCOTT STEINER's MUSIC HITS. HE COMES OUT TO A MIXED REACTION. J.R.: "Well speaking of Triple H, here comes his running buddy Scott Steiner but I can't wait to see how Steiner handles this". THE OLD ECW HARDCORE TV THEME HITS AND TOMMY DREAMER AND SABU COME OUT WITH THE TAG TEAM TITLES AROUND THEIR WAISTS TO A HUGE CHEER. Lawler: "This just isn't fair J.R.! Why is Stephanie only treating them like this"? J.R.: "Well, they call this their personal stomping grounds and they act like they make the rules but Stephanie put her foot down. I commend her for that". Lawler: "Wait a minute J.R., here we go now"! Handicap Match Scott Steiner vs. Tommy Dreamer and Sabu Before the official bell even sounded, Steiner exited the ring and attacked Dreamer on the floor. Steiner was pummelling Dreamer until Sabu, still wearing his belt, came off the apron with an asai moonsault. Dreamer then whipped Steiner into the ring steps and he grabbed his singapore cane from under the ring. He whacked Steiner once across the back and he and Sabu then got in the ring. But Steiner had other ideas. Close enough to the camera that the at home audience could make out the comment "the hell with this", Steiner walked away. Lawler: "Big Poppa Pump's had enough J.R."! J.R.: "Well Scott Steiner has taken the high rode outta here and ya gotta love that competitive spirit huh King? This is ridiculous, a world class athlete like Steiner walking away"! Lawler: "And what would you do against two men J.R., stay and fight"? J.R.: "Well, I wouldn't have gotten myself into that situation in the first place. But still to come tonight folks, Nails defends the Hardcore title against High Octane"! A PROMO PICTURE FEATURING THE RAW LOGO IS SHOWN OF THAT MATCH. COMMERCIAL BREAK..... RETURN FROM BREAK.... BACKSTAGE... TRIPLE H IS TALKING WITH STEINER, ORTON AND CENA WHEN STEPHANIE COMES OVER. Triple H: "So what ya do Steph, have someone pull that house that fell on ya off before ya came to RAW"? Stephanie: "Very funny Hunter, but I'd wipe the smile off your face. Because if you abandon your handicap match the way Steiner just did, I'll suspend you, indefinitely". STEPHANIE WALKS AWAY. BACK AT RINGSIDE..... Lawler: "Can she do that"? J.R.: "You're damn right she can, she owns this division! Wait a minute folks, there's Victoria and Jackie Gayda..... it's a brawl"! JUST THEN, VICTORIA AND JACKIE GAYDA APPEAR ON THE SIDE OF THE RAMPWAY, INVOLVED IN A FIGHT THAT SPILLED OUT FROM THE BACK. AFTER VICTORIA GOT AN ADVANTAGE, SHE RIPPED JACKIE's OWN SHIRT OFF AND BEGAN CHOKING HER WITH IT UNTIL LITA CAME OUT TO A THUNDEROUS CHEER. SHE RIPPED VICTORIA OFF AND KNOCKED HER DOWN WITH SEVERAL RIGHT HANDS. SHE CONTINUED THE ASSAULT UNTIL SEVERAL OFFICIALS AND REFEREE'S CAME AND PULLED THEM APART. Lawler: "Lita's back, get outta there Victoria"! J.R.: "Lita is indeed back King and she has a serious score to settle with Victoria! Lawler: "And look of all people who she helped out, Jackie Gayda"! J.R.: "The situation between Lita and Victoria is far from over". BACKSTAGE... TEDDY LONG IS STANDING BACKSTAGE WHEN "CRAZY STICK" MIKE MARCELLUS APPROACHES. Mike Marcellus: "Mr. Long". Teddy Long: "What the hell do you want"? Marcellus: "I just thought you might wanna know that Shelton Benjamin's personal matter involves him having a long conversation with his cousin, who I happen to know from our days with another company". Long: "Well who is he"? Marcellus: "I won't tell ya who he is, but I can bet he is one hundred percent against your little group". MARCELLUS WALKS AWAY. Long: (to himself) "We'll see about that". BACK AT RINGSIDE, "GET OFF THE TRACKS" BY POD HITS AS STRIFE COMES OUT TO A MONSTROUS OVATION. J.R.: "Well here we go, this is what Strife was talking about earlier". Lawler: "i'm tellin' ya J.R., he's gonna call Bahamut out right now"! Strife: "Bahamut, I know you're back there and we have some things we need to straighten out. So if.... "BOMBSHELL" BY POWERMAN 5000 HITS AND BAHAMUT COMES OUT TO MIXED CHEERS BUT MORE BOOS THAN USUAL. Lawler: "Here he comes". J.R.: "There's gonna be an explosion here folks, I can feel it". Strife: "Hey man, I know there's been a lot of misunderstanding lately and I know you've been wanting to focus on your singles career. But I talked to a doctor and he said it's very possible that a head injury could have triggered this memory lapse you've had lately. Ya know, like the one where you were thrown through the Hell in a Cell at When World's Collide. So what I did, was prepared some old footage and had the production crew put it together, so that you can look back and see how good we were and everything we've been through together in the TWF. Take a look man". A 2 MINUTE VIDEO ROLLS FEATURING EVERYTHING SINCE STRIFE AND BAHAMUT's TWF DEBUT. "BOMBSHELL" WAS THE THEME MUSIC ON THE VIDEO. AFTER THE FOOTAGE ENDED, THE CROWD CAME TO THEIR FEET IN APPRECIATION. J.R.: "Wow, some amazing stuff". Lawler: "Look at the expression on Bahamut's face though". Strife: "See man, we've done it all". Bahamut: "Listen, I don't know where all that came from, but like I said, it's my time now to focus on my own singles career". BAHAMUT TURNS TO WALK AWAY. Strife: "Bahamut man, ya gotta remember this stuff. I know you do. How could you forget the elevated fall match or when we became the TWF tag team champions"? BAHAMUT TURNS AROUND WITH A FAR AWAY LOOK IN HIS EYES BUT THEN TURNS BACK AROUND AND PUTS ONE FOOT THROUGH THE ROPES TO LEAVE. STRIFE GRABS HIM BY THE SHOULDER AND BAHAMUT GETS BACK IN. BUT BAHAMUT TURNS AND HITS STRIFE WITH A HARD RIGHT HAND FOLLOWED BY "WHAT LEGENDS ARE MADE OF". "BOMBSHELL" THEN HIT AS THE CROWD NOW BOOED IN UNISON. Lawler: "He did it J.R.! He just officially ended that friendship"! J.R.: "I can't believe my eyes folks. I don't know what got into this guy, these two were once the strongest tandem in the TWF and now, now it's all gone". BAHAMUT WALKS UP THE RAMP TO A SHOWER OF BOOS AS RAW GOES TO COMMERCIAL..... COMMERCIAL BREAK..... RETURN FROM BREAK... BACKSTAGE.... MR. PERFECT AND CHRISTOPHER NOWINSKI ARE TALKING ABOUT THEIR TAG TEAM WIN WHEN EDDIE AND CHAVO GUERRERO COME UP. Eddie Guerrero: "Well look what we have Chavo, it's the two guys we won a match for earlier". Christoper Nowinski: "What do you mean, you won the match for"? Chavo Guerrero: "Hey man, you two gotta admit, without our help, you wouldn't of won that match". Eddie: "Chavo's right essa, we helped you vatos and we're gonna go straight to Stephanie's office and tell her that we deserve the tag team title shot". Mr. Perfect: "How do you two deserve a shot when we just beat the team that was going to get one"? Mr. Perfect: "Perfect, think about their logic. I mean, where did you guys get a degree, the University of Guadalahara"? JUST THEN, EDDIE AND CHAVO EACH TAKE A PUNCH AT THE OTHER TWO AND THE FIGHT IS ON. FINALLY, ARENA SECURITY COMES IN OT BREAK THE MELEE UP. BACK AT RINGSIDE, AN ENGINE REVS AND "DOWN WITH THE SICKNESS" HITS AS HIGH OCTANE COMES OUT WITH NIDIA. J.R.: "Security has had their hands full tonight King". Lawler: "Yeah, but not even security can stop a Toughman title match, this is gonna be a long night for High Octane"! NAILS' THEME HITS AND HE COMES OUT TO A LOT OF HEAT WITH THE TOUGHMAN TITLE DANGLING FROM HIS RIGHT HAND. J.R.: "High Octane was given this match after he went to Stephanie's office and complained that he isn't being used right and even called himself the top young talent on RAW". Lawler: "Well he got in Steiner's face earlier tonight and now he has to face in my estimation, the toughest man in the TWF"! J.R.: "Well I admire High Octane's methods but he may have bitten off more than he can chew tonight". TWF Toughman Title Match Challenger... "High Octane" Damion West w/Nidia vs. Nails High Octane tried to sneak attack Nails but Nails caught him with a straight right hand and the bell sounded. Nails then went down and choked High Octane with 2 hands before hitting him with several more right hands. After 2 knees to the abdomen, Nails whipped High Octane to the ropes and caught him with a back body drop. Seeing that West was in trouble, Nidia jumped up on the apron but Nails pie faced her to the floor. But when he turned around, High Octane was waiting with a spin kick to the head. He then sent Nails for the ride and caught him with a nice dropkick. The crowd was actually beginning to get behind High Octane but Nails swung the momentum back in his favor when he caught West with a big clothesline. Nails then went out and got a tgrash can and brought it in. He nailed High Octane over the head with it and then he put it over his head and hit the trash can with his fire poker. High Octane seemed to be out of it as referee Mike Chioda began to make his 10 count. But as he reached the count of 8, High Octane began to pull himself up with the help of the ropes. The relentless Nails got back on the attack and then whipped him to the corner and charged in. But High Octane had the presence of mind to move and Nails posted his shoulder. High Octane then used a tornado shoulder breaker before climbing the turnbuckle and hitting a gorgeous 450 splash. Nails was in trouble when Scott Steiner came running down the aisle and into the ring. He then blasted High Octane right in the face with a metal bar, one he's used before. After that, Steiner used an overhead belly to belly suplex to throw High Octane across the ring. Meanwhile, Nails had gotten his Toughman title and began walking away when the lights started to get dim and Akasha appeared on the TWF Tron, laughing with Spawn at her side. Nails just peered through his hockey mask at the two. J.R.: "Well Nails apparently thinks he won this match thanks to Scott Steiner but what the hell is this about"? Lawler: "I don't know if this is good or bad J.R., but what I do know is that I was right about High Octane, it's still gonna be a long night"! BACKSTAGE.... TEDDY LONG IOS OUTSIDE THE CIVIL RIGHTS DRESSING ROOM WHEN THE DOOR OPENS AND OUT COMES SHELTON BENJAMIN. Teddy Long: "Are you about done"? Shelton Benjamin: "Yes, I am. I'm sorry this had to come up tonight". Long: "I understand that it was your cousin who called". Benjamin: "Well yeah, who told you that"? Long: "It doesn't matter who told me, but what they told me about your cousin is what bothers me". Benjamin: "Don't worry about it boss, it's not a big deal, trust me". Long: "Well I will trust you Shelton, I just don't need any problems right now. Things are going so good. But I'll catch up with ya later, I gotta get out there for our tag team match". LONG WALKS AWAY AS BENJAMIN LOOKS AT THE GROUND, THINKING HARD ABOUT SOMETHING. William Regal and The A-Train vs. D'Lo Brown and Malice w/Teddy Long The match started with Malice and A-Train in a physical brawl. After taking a few haymakers, Malice got in a knee to the gut and then drove A-Train to the corner where he used several elbows to the head. As A-Train staggered out of the corner, Malice ran him over with a hard clothesline. He then dropped a big elbow across his chest and tagged in D'Lo. D'Lo came in and hit A-Train with a couple right hands and then yelled at him to recognize just who the hell he was. D'Lo then went for an irish whip but A-Train reversed it and picked D'Lo up with a bear hug. He walked with him over to his corner and tagged in Regal who came in and broke D'Lo down on the mat with a very deliberate attack. But after taking in a few european uppercuts, D'Lo reversed an irish whip and caught Regal with a powerslam. He then made it over to his corner and tagged in Malice who came in and followed up on the move with another big elbow drop. Malice was in total control of Regal until Regal escaped the chokeslam and made the tag to the A-Train and the two big men were going at it again. But suddenly, Jazz came running out and attacked Regal from behind as D'Lo came in and tried to take A-Train out with a calf kick as Malice held his arms. But A-Train ducked and D'Lo nailed Malice! Regal then ducked a clothesline and hit Jazz with the "Regal Cutter" on the floor and pulled D'Lo out of the ring. In the ring, Malice caught a jumping scissor kick in the mouth from A-Train and A-Train hooked the leg to get the 1....2....3. Match Time: 13:01 Lawler: "Oh no, what happened Teddy"?! J.R.: "Well with all the success of Civil Rights lately, these two men, Regal and A-Train have got their number"! REGAL AND A-TRAIN WALKED UP THE RAMP, ARMS RAISED AS LONG WAS FURIOUS WITH HIS GROUP STILL DOWN AT RINGSIDE. Lawler: "they may have their number for now, but they are quickly becoming top targets on Teddy Long's hit list"! THE SCENE CUTS BACKSTAGE WHERE A SPLIT SCREEN SHOWS KEVIN NASH AND BAHAMUT WALKING DOWN THE HALLWAY. J.R.: "Don't go away folks, Triple H faces two men and it's next"! COMMERCIAL BREAK.... A COMMERCIAL FOR THE THIRD ANNUAL TWF AWARDS IS SHOWN WITH FOOTAGE OF LAST YEAR's CEREMONY. THE FOOTAGE SHOWS LITA WINNING THE WOMEN's WRESTLER OF THE YEAR AWARD. RETURN FROM BREAK.... RINGSIDE.... AS RAW RETURNS, "BOMBSHELL" BY POWERMAN 5000 IS PLAYING AND BAHAMUT STANDS IN THE RING. J.R.: "Certainly the TWF awards will be a great way to put 2002 in the books but speaking of in the books, it seems as though that's where the friendship of Strife and Bahamut has gone King". Lawler: "It sure has J.R.. Even after that video package Strife had specially made, Bahamut still dropped him earlier tonight"! A HOWL IS HEARD AS THE WOLFPAC THEME HITS AND KEVIN NASH COMES OUT TO A HUGE CHEER. J.R.: "Well during the break, we were told that Stephanie McMahon has signed a match for the pay-per-view to take place between Strife and Bahamut and what a match that would be". Lawler: "I can't believe this J.R.. The Game has to face two seven foot monsters tonight at the same time"! "THE GAME" BY MOTORHEAD HITS AND TRIPLE H COMES OUT AND POURS WATER OVER HIS HEAD BEFORE MARCHING DOWN THE RAMP. J.R.: "Well he should've thought about that before he and Steiner brutally attacked Nemesis and Sam Wilde last week"! Lawler: "Well I'm a believer in the game J.R. and even though the odds are stacked against him, I think he can pull this one off". J.R.: "I don't see what you are seeing King. The odds are a little too stacked against him tonight and I don't think even the gam can pull this one off". Handicap Match Triple H vs. Kevin Nash and Bahamut Even though it was 2 against 1, Nash and Bahamut still had to tag in and out. So Bahamut started the match off and after a collar and elbow tie up, he tossed the game on his back. Triple H got up and tried to throw a right hand which Bahamut blocked and then he clotheslined Triple H. He picked him up by the hair and walked him to his corner and tagged in Big Sexy. Nash came in and pummelled Triple H with some hard right hands before backing him into the corner and laying his signature elbows into him. He then whipped him to the opposite corner and charged in but Triple H stuck his foot in Nash's face and took him down with a big clothesline. He then went and hit Bahamut with a right hand. Bahamut tried to get in but referee Earl Hebner got in his way. This allowed Triple H to rake Nash's eyes and he really had the big man slowed down. He then whipped him to the ropes but put his head down to early and Nash picked him up onto his shoulders and flipped him over. He then dropped him right on the turnbuckle pad with the snake eyes. He made a tag again to Bahamut who came in and hammered away on the game with shots to the back. He then whipped him in and caught him with a big boot and went for a cover but Triple H was able to kick out at 2. Bahamut then made a tag to Nash who was ready to put the finishing touches on but moments later, he put his head down too soon off an irish whip and Triple H hit his facebuster on the knee and then he knocked Bahamut to the floor with a flying high knee. Moments later, Strife came running down the ramp and tthe fight was on between he and Bahamut. After catching Triple H with a walking sideslam, Nash went to make the tag but Bahamut wasn't available. As Heber yelled at Strife and Bahamut to break it up, Nash pulled Helmsley up but was lowblowed. Triple H then delivered the Pedigree and hooked the leg on Nash for the 3 count and a huge win. Match Time: 8:05 Lawler: "What'd I tell ya J.R.! Triple H has found a way"! J.R.: "Well Triple H has won the match, but a once strong friendship has turned into pure hatred"! OFFICIALS COME OUT AND SEPERATE STRIFE AND BAHAMUT AS TRIPLE H WALKS UP THE RAMP WITH A BIG SMILE ON HIS FACE. Lawler: "Triple H has passed Stephanie's test! This truly is he and Steiner's show"!
