Lakewood, New Jersey
March 11, 2003
UPRISING THE TWF LOGO FLASHES ACROSS THE SCREEN FOLLOWED BY UPRISING's THEME MUSIC. THE TWF LIVEWIRE INN IS SHOWN IN THE NEW YORK NIGHT AS A SIGN OUTSIDE THE BUILDING READS TWF UPRISING TONIGHT..... WITH AL SNOW AND THE HONKY TONK MAN! CAMERAS GO INSIDE THE RESTAURANT AND ZOOM BY THE HUNDREDS OF FANS THAT HAVE GATHERED THERE. AL SNOW AND THE HONKY TONK MAN THEN COME OUT ON THE STAGE. THE HONKY TONK MAN HAS A GUITAR IN HIS HAND. Al Snow: "Welcome again to TWF Uprising as we count down to what is gonna be a huge RAW just across the way in New Jersey but I gotta ask, what is the meaning of the guitar Honky"? Honky Tonk Man: "Well what do you think idiot? I'm gonna play all my adoring fans a song"! Snow: "Oh no, no, no, these people came here to see some action, not hear you sing so please, just put that guitar away". HTM: "Do ya'll wanna hear the Honky Tonk Man play a song"? THE ENTIRE CROWD BOOS. Snow: "See, let's head down to the ring". HTM: "It's only this way in New York. People are ignorant up here". mFw match: Jerry Lynn vs. Harper Bane Jerry Lynn had his hands full with the multi-skilled Bane and took a heavy beating. But after countering the "Bane Driver", the resourceful Lynn used a small package to get the victory. mFw match: Jeff Hardy vs. Jason Jett 2 of the newest members to the mFw put on a heck of a show for the crowd and it was Jeff who used his high flying skills to take control of Jett and then hit him with the Reverse Affect. He then went for the "Swanton Bomb" but Jett rolled out of the way and then used an Oklahoma roll and grabbed a handful of Jeff's pants to get the 3 count. Kevin "Sledge Hamma" Sledge vs. Matt "Koo Bear" Taylor w/ Jackie Gayda The slide continued for Taylor as he couldn't get anything going and eventually was hit with a big spinebuster by Sledge in which the back of his head hit the mat hard. Sledge then covered him for the win. Nathan Jones vs. Jesse James Morgan of the mFw It was Jones who ended up taking Morgan's Royal Rumble spot and Morgan was out to make a statement. Morgan came out like a man possessed and took it to the Collossus of Boggo Road. He then got a 2x4 and went to hit Jones but the referee took it away from him. Morgan and the ref then struggled but when Morgan turned around, he was caught right in the mouth with a spin kick from the 7 footer and pinned. Tommy Dreamer vs. A-Train This was a great back and forth match that the crowd was really into. New Yorker Tommy Dreamer took it to the big A-Train but he seemed inpervious to pain. But after getting his foot on the bottom rope after the "Baldo Bomb", Dreamer dodged the scissor kick and caught him with a perfect ddt to get the pin in about 7 minutes. Snow: "Oh what action! That's a great way to send it over to RAW Honky"! HTM: "I gotta say, the mFw is picking up! They've got some great superstars"! Snow: "I have to agree with you for a change! Who knows, maybe one of those men will be on RAW one of these days! But tonight folks, High Octane faces the Truth and the Rattlesnake is gonna be in the house"! HTM: "Plus, my favorite superstar Chris Nowinski has a match"! Snow: "Yeah, you and him have a lot in common! Oh, that's a scary thought. But don't touch that remote fans, RAW is next"! THE SCREEN FADES TO BLACK BEFORE THE TWF LOGO AGAIN FLASHES ACROSS THE SCREEN AND THE RAW LOGO POPS UP. "ACROSS THE NATION" HITS AND RAW's MONTAGE VIDEO ROLLS BEFORE FIREWORKS BOMBARD THE ARENA FILLED WITH SEVERAL SCREAMING TWF FANS. Jim Ross: "Are you ready for a wild ride?! I don't know if we are King, but we're gonna have to be"! Jerry Lawler: "Oh this night is gonna be great J.R.! I can't wait"! A PROMO PICTURE POPS UP WITH THE RAW LOGO. ON ONE SIDE IS RON KILLINGS AND TEDDY LONG AND ON THE OTHER IS HIGH OCTANE. J.R.: "It's gonna be live and it's gonna be in that ring tonight folks, Ron "The Truth" Killings battles Damion West but that's not all! ANOTHER PROMO PICTURE POPS UP WITH "STONE COLD" STEVE AUSTIN FACING EDDIE GUERRERO. Tonight, Eddie Guerrero must face the rattlesnake and it's no holds barred"! JESSICA LOPEZ' NEW MUSIC BY CREED HITS AND SHE COMES OUT WITH THE WOMEN's TITLE AROUND HER WAIST AS LITA FOLLOWS HER OUT. THE CROWD GIVES THEM A GOOD POP. Lawler: "It's not fair J.R.! It's all Stephanie's doing"! J.R.: "Well she does run RAW King and a case could be made that Los Guerrero's are the reason Kurt Angle chose PrimeTime over RAW"! Lawler: "Well it's not fair to punish them J.R.! I think Steph's gonna regret it"! "BLACK RAIN" BY EVE HITS AND AKASHA AND VICTORIA EMERGE FROM A BLACK CLOUD OF SMOKE TO A LOT OF HEAT. J.R.: "That remains to be seen King, don't put anything past the Guerrero's! But right now, we've got divas tag team action"! Lawler: "Four ladies in one ring, I don't know if I can handle this"! J.R.: "They're not your type King, most of them could beat you up". Lawler: "I'd let them, wahooo"! Jessica Lopez and Lita vs. Akasha and Victoria Akasha and Victoria seemed to work very well together as they trapped Lita inside the ring. Victoria hit her with a spinning sidewalk slam before hitting her flipping legdrop from the apron. She then tagged in Akasha who came in and blatantly choked her and threw her across the ring by her hair. But when she pulled her up, Lita showed she still had some fight in her, punching her several times in the ribs before driving a few forearm shots into her face. She then whipped her to the ropes but Akasha exploded off with a flying clothesline. She then tagged in Victoria and they went for a double clothesline but Lita ducked and tagged in Lopez. Lopez then went to the top and hit Akasha with a missile dropkick as Lita caught Victoria with a nice hurracanrana. After a double vertical suplex on Victoria, Lita turned around to see Akasha holding a steel chair but she kicked it right in her face, knocking her to the floor. Lopez then hit a spinning backdrop suplex on Victoria before going to the top rope and landing a perfect moonsault to get the 1....2....3. Match Time: 7:04 J.R.: "What a monnsault and what a win for the Women's champion and Lita"! Lawler: "I want more J.R., I gotta see more"! J.R.: "The women's division is as competitive as ever and.... wait a minute, here comes Jazz"! JUST THEN, JAZZ ENTERED THE RING AND DROPPED LITA WITH A CLOTHESLINE BEFORE HITTING LOPEZ WITH A FISHERMAN BUSTER. SHE PICKED UP THE WOMEN's TITLE AND COLD COCKED VICTORIA WITH IT BEFORE AKASHA CAME BACK INTO THE RING, TRYING TO RECOVER. JAZZ PICKED UP THE CHAIR SHE BROUGHT IN EARLIER AND SMASHED THE "ANGEL WITH BLACK WINGS" OVER THE HEAD. Lawler: "Whoa, she even hit Akasha"! J.R.: "Now she wants the mic"! JAZZ DEMANDED THE HOUSE MIC. Jazz: "One thing Teddy Long has taught me is that, being a sister here in the TWF, it doesn't matter what I earn, cause I won't get it! I have to take it! I am the most dominant women's wrestler in the TWF and I dare any of these little white hoes to test me"! SHE THROWS THE MIC OUT OF THE RING AS HER MUSIC HITS. SHE THEN WALKS AWAY TO A TON OF BOOS. J.R.: "For God sakes, Teddy Long is becoming a sickness here on RAW"! Lawler: "Put yourself in their shoes though J.R., you gotta look at it the way they do"! J.R.: "How, twisted"? PRIOR TO COMMERCIAL.... STEPHANIE's OFFICE..... EDDIE AND CHAVO BARGE INTO STEPHANIE's OFFICE, STARTLING HER SO THAT SHE SPILLS HER COFFEE ON HERSELF. Stephanie: "Ever heard of knocking? Now look what you made me do"! Eddie Guerrero: "Oh save it mamacita! What is this crap? Now I have to face Austin in a no holds barred match"?! Stephanie: "You're damn right you do! If you think I'm too stupid to know that Chavo dressed up as a popcorn vendor and helped you beat Nathan Jones last week, you're wrong! You will face Austin tonight Eddie and if you can win, then we'll see about ending your punishment! Until then, you work for me and you do as I say"! Eddie: "Did you hear her Chavo"? Chavo Guerrero: "I believe I did vato". Eddie: "Oh I'll beat him tonight and then, you better live up to your end of the bargain. I want this crap stopped"! EDDIE AND CHAVO STORM OUT AS RAW GOES TO BREAK. FONT COLOR= "WHITE""> COMMERCIAL BREAK.... A COMMERCIAL FOR TWIX IS SHOWN. RETURN FROM BREAK... BACKSTAGE... AS RAW RETURNS, CAMERAS PICK UP A CONVERSATION BETWEEN BAHAMUT AND NIDIA. Nidia: "So do we have a deal"? Bahamut: "If you live up to your end of it, then yes, we have a deal". Nidia: "Awesome, we'll be in touch then". BACK AT RINGSIDE, THE HARVARD FIGHT SONG HITS AND CHRISTOPHER NOWINSKI COMES OUT TO A LOT OF HEAT. J.R.: "What the hell is that about King"? Lawler: "Nidia is gonna give something to Bahamut? Oh I know what I'd ask for"! J.R.: "You would. But it's time for action in the Curt Hennig Memorial tournament and here comes the already declared winner, declared by himself that is"! Lawler: "This guy is quickly becoming my favorite wrestler J.R.! He's a tremendous athlete, he's smart and he's hilarious! What more could you ask for"? SAM WILDE's MUSIC HITS AS AN ORGAN RINGS AND THE PHILADELPHIA BOYS CHOIR IS HEARD. HE COMES OUT TO A GOOD REACTION. J.R.: "Well I'd hate to know the judge who deemed him hilarious but here comes a guy who I believe could skyrocket his career if he could win this tournament". Lawler: "Yeah but he's had a lot on his mind lately with Goldust and all". J.R.: "Well Wilde ended our fears last week and showed Goldust how he really felt about him, but does he have his mind in the right place"?
Curt Hennig Memorial Tournament 1st Round
Christopher Nowinski vs. Sam Wilde
A great war on the mat took place between these two and
Wilde, using his amatuer background, twisted Nowinski up like a pretzel. He then used a clever rollup and nearly stole the match in under a minute. But
after a fireman's carry, he drilled Wilde with a clothesline and then put the boots to him. He pulled him up and whipped him to the corner but he put
his head down too early and Wilde used a sunset flip to get a 1.....2......, but Nowinski pushed out. Wilde then hit a nice dropkick before going to the
middle rope and coming off with an elbow drop. Again he went for the cover but again Nowinski escaped. Wilde sent him for the ride but this time, he
put his head down too early and Nowinski scored with a swinging neckbreaker. After a slingshot suplex, Nowinski set Wilde on the top turnbuckle backwards
and climbed up, looking for a super backdrop suplex. But Wilde elbowed him 3 times in the face and the Harvard grad fell to the mat. Wilde then came off
with a moonsault but Nowinski got his knees up in his gut. Nowinski then went for a whip to the corner but Wilde reversed it and came flying in with a body splash. However, Nowinski was able to get out of harms way and Wilde fell right into the "Honor Roll" and Nowinski hooked his leg for the 3 count.
Match Time: 7:10
J.R.: "Well I know some people don't like Nowinski
but that was a great match"!
Lawler: "He's gonna win this tournament J.R.,
it wouldn't be better if you scripted it"!
J.R.: "Yeah, he's gonna win it, just ask him! But I'd love to see him and Sam Wilde square off again some
day"! BACKSTAGE.... SHAWN MICHAELS IS SITTING AT A TABLE TALKING WITH HAWK AND ANIMAL WHEN "STONE COLD" STEVE AUSTIN COMES UP AS THE CROWD LOUDLY POPS INSIDE. Shawn Michaels: "Hey Steve, what's up"? Stone Cold: "Shawn I listened to what you said last week and I respect it. I'm glad somebody around here wants to do his job. But tonight, Stephanie gave me a no holds barred match with Eddie Guerrero and like it or not, I have a blank check to raise all the hell I want to". AUSTIN WALKS AWAY AS THE SCENE SHIFTS BACK TO RINGSIDE. THROUGH THE DARKNESS, A GREEN LIGHT SHINES ON THE MASKED FACE OF SPAWN WHOSE MUSIC PLAYS IN THE BACKGROUND. J.R.: "Oh I'd hate to be in Eddie Guerrero's shoes tonight King"! Lawler: "Austin better watch tit though, no one expected Latino Heat to get by Nathan Jones last week either"! "CRAZY TRAIN" BY OZZY OSBOURNE HITS AND MIKE MARCELLUS COMES OUT TO A BIG POP, WEARING A NEW JERSEY DEVILS JERSEY. J.R.: "Are you ready for some toughman action? These two sure as hell are"! Lawler: "Does this idiot know what he's getting into here"?! J.R.: "Mike Marcellus is a born fighter King. He is a former professional hockey player and I was told he led his league in penalty minutes three straight years"! Lawler: "Yeah well since Spawn came to the TWF, the only category he leads is victims"!
Toughman Rules
Spawn vs. "Crazy Stick" Mike
Marcellus
The second Marcellus got in the ring, Spawn charged him with a clothesline but Marcellus ducked and caught
him with a few hard right hands followed by a clothesline that took them both over the top rope. Out on the floor, Marcellus pulled out a bag full of
weapons from under the ring. He took out a kendo stick and jabbed it into the rib cage of Spawn before whacking him over the head. Spawn did not go
down but a chair shot did take him off his feet. With Spawn laying out on the ramp, Marcellus climbed to the top rope and came off with the chair
under his elbow, ala Cactus Jack and landed on the head of the big man. But amazingly, Spawn got up. Marcellus then got a running start with the chair
but Spawn punched it right into his face! He then picked him up and whipped him right into the steel post. Marcellus was split open as Spawn stood him
up against the post. He then charged in but Marcellus moved and he slammed hard into the steel. After a big clothesline, Marcellus pulled out a hockey
stick as the crowd went wild. But Spawn ducked when he swang for his head and kicked him in the gut. He then rolled him into the ring and hit him over
the head with the kendo stick. Then, in one of the most devastating moments in TWF history, Spawn delivered a running powerbomb onto a table which was
set up outside the ring. Marcellus crashed through the wood and there was no way he could answer referee Mike Chioda's 10 count and Spawn got his hand raised.
Match Time: 7:53
J.R.: "Oh my God, do you believe that"!
Lawler: "Only in the TWF"!
J.R.: "This man is a runaway train folks and I wouldn't
wanna be in his path"! PRIOR TO COMMERCIAL.... STEPHANIE's OFFICE... STEPHANIE IS WORKING HARD TO CLEAN HER COFFEE STAINED BLOUSE WHEN TEDDY LONG ENTERS. Teddy Long: "Now Steph, with all due respect, I know I didn't just see that Randy Orton and John Cena are gonna get a tag title shot if Orton can beat Palumbo tonight". Steph: "Uh yeah, you did". Long: "Some things just do not change. Why in the hell don't we get a tag team title shot, huh"? Steph: "Because I felt like giving it to someone else, okay". Long: "No, I know why you didn't and so do you. You're gonna get yourself in trouble again.... Miss McMahon". TEDDY LONG LEAVES. Steph: "Ugh". COMMERCIAL BREAK...... A TNN PROMO FOR CSI IS SHOWN. RETURN FROM BREAK.... BACKSTAGE.... AS RAW RETURNS, EMT's SURROUND AUSTIN PYROMANIA WHO IS ON THE GROUND BLEEDING FROM THE FOREHEAD. A SINGAPORE CANE LAYS ABOUT 5 FEET FROM HIM. BACK AT RINGSIDE, 24 KARAT GOLD PRODUCTIONS APPEARS ON THE TWF TRON AND GOLD PYRO FIRES INTO THE AIR AS GOLDUST COMES OUT TO A MIXED REACTION. J.R.: "There is no word on what happened to Austin Pyromania folks but he took a good shot from what we just saw. It's time to get back to the Hennig tournament and here comes one of the most complex people I have ever come across King". Lawler: "He may be bizarre, but you can't take away from his abilities in the ring". ZEROEX' MUSIC HITS AND HE CHARGES THE RING. J.R.: "ZeroEx is looking to get this over quickly and here we go"!
Curt Hennig Memorial Tournament 1st Round
Goldust vs. ZeroEx
Goldust taunted ZeroEx but ZeroEx was not playing games as he kicked Goldust in the
ribs and then went to work on him in the corner. He went for an irish whip to the corner but Goldust reversed it and bounced off the ropes, hitting his
bulldog. He then mounted ZeroEx and started a girating motion that sent ZeroEx into a rage. He reversed position and pounded away on Goldust's face
before kneeing him sqaure in the head. He then went to the middle turnbuckle and came off with a stomp to the face. He then whipped him to the ropes but
when he put his head down too early, Goldust popped him with an uppercut followed by a slingshot suplex. He then blatantly choked the kickboxing
champion before whipping him to the ropes and hitting him with his butt bump. Goldust then backed him to the corner and climbed up to the middle rope, doing his famous taunt. But his showboating cost him as ZeroEx took him down with an inverted atomic drop before locking in a dragon sleeper. Goldust was able to get to the ropes to break the hold and then Goldust
pulled referee Mike Sparks down to complain of something when Nails came out and got on the apron, hitting an unsuspecting ZeroEx with a brass knuckle
shot. Nails then jumped down as Goldust quickly got up and delivered the "Curtain Call" to win it.
Match Time: 5:33
J.R.: "Well I'll be damned! What
the hell is going on with Nails and Goldust"?
Lawler: "Wait a minute, Nails is gonna talk"!
NAILS GOT A MICROPHONE AS THE CROWD WENT
SILENT.
Nails: "Nemesis, I know you're watching and I know you're ready to make the right move. It's time to come to where you belong Nemesis, on the
dark side. You know where to find me".
J.R.: "Nails asked Nemesis to join him last week and God help us if he does! But think about it Nemesis, think about everything you've overcome"!
Lawler: "What's Nemesis gonna pick? Maybe the dark side is where he truly belongs"! TWF RE-WIND SHOWS "STONE COLD" STEVE AUSTIN/KEVIN NASH SEGMENT FROM LAST WEEK ON RAW. Kevin Nash: "There ya are man, what's up"? THE TWO KNOCK FISTS. Austin: "I'm just glad to be here on RAW, glad to be back on the show I built". Nash: "Ya know, I have no problem with that Steve, but I know someone who does". THE GLASS BREAKS AND "STONE COLD" STEVE AUSTIN's MUSIC HITS AS HE COMES OUT TO A TREMENDOUS POP. J.R.: "Oh hell yeah, business just picked up ten fold"! Lawler: "Listen to this place"! AUSTIN GOT IN THE RING AND WENT TO EACH TURNBUCKLE AND RAISED HIS ARMS BEFORE BEING TOSSED THE MIC. Stone Cold: "Let me reiterate something I said last week. I am glad to be here on RAW! THE CROWD LOUDLY POPS. And I knew that there would be some guys who weren't. Now I know Kevin Nash wasn't talking about Triple H last week, at least he had the balls to come out here and say he hates my guts. But I know who doesn't want me around here. So I'm gonna give you..... "REAL AMERICAN" HITS AND HULK HOGAN COMES OUT TO AN EQUALLY LOUD POP. Lawler: "What the heck is Hogan doing"? J.R.: "He doesn't have a problem with the rattlesnake, does he"? Hulk Hogan: "Ya know something Steve, don't get me wrong, I have a tremendous amount of respect for you and what you've done. The problem I have is that you don't show the same for me"! Stone Cold: "Can you say that again? I was blinded by the shine from your head". Hogan: "That's real funny Steve. Ya know, you wanna make a big joke out of this, but what's not a joke is all the times I heard you insulting me in interviews around the world and that's not cool brother". Stone Cold: "Hogan, let's don't beat around the bush here. I'm not gonna deny the fact that I don't like you and the fact that I would open the biggest can of whoopass this company has ever seen if given the oppurtunity"! Hogan: "You don't watch it, you just might get that oppurtunity you want so bad"! Stone Cold: "Oh is that so? Well the last time I checked, WrestleMania 4 was right around the corner. Now I don't know about you, but I'd love to embarrass you in front of 50,000 people at Tropicana Field"! Hogan: "You're on"! Stone Cold: "And who nows, maybe after I whip your ass, then I'll decide to like ya and maybe we can even hit the town for a beer together". Hogan: "Cut the crap Steve! Ya know, you said something last week tha treally caught my attention. You said you came back to RAW cause it's the show you built. Well I got news for ya, brother. You are working in the industry Hulkamania built and watcha gonna do, when it runs wild, all over your Texas ass"?! "REAL AMERICAN" HITS AGAIN AND HOGAN FLEXES ON TOP OF THE STAGE AS AUSTIN IS SHOWN IN THE RING WITH A SMIRK ON HIS FACE. J.R.: "A collossal match has been signed for WrestleMania! Austin-Hogan, oh boy"! Lawler: "I can't believe it J.R., two legends in their own right! That's gonna be great"! ARENA ENTRANCE.... CAMERAS PICK UP THE ARRIVAL OF THE UNDERTAKER AS THE CROWD INSIDE LOUDLY CHEERS. J.R.: "There you see the TWF World champ, don't go away, we're comin' right back"! COMMERCIAL BREAK.... A COMMERCIAL FOR PEPSI TWIST IS SHOWN. RETURN FROM BREAK... RINGSIDE.... AS RAW COMES BACK, "YOU'RE GONNA PAY" HITS AND THE CROWD COMES TO THEIR FEET IN CHEER AS THE UNDERTAKER MAKES HIS WAY OUT WITH THE TWF TITLE IN HIS HAND. J.R.: "And here comes the founder of Deadman, Inc. King and there you get a good look at that World title that Strife will challenge him for in about three weeks at WrestleMania"! Lawler: "But ya gotta wonder, if Strife lost just at the sight of the deadman last week, how's he gonna beat him"? The Undertaker: "Before I say a word, Strife, I'd like you to come join me in the ring". J.R.: "He's inviting the number one contender King". Lawler: "What the heck for"? "GET OFF MY TRACKS" BY POD HITS AND STRIFE COMES OUT TO A GOOD CHEER. J.R.: "Oh for a cup of tea! I don't know"! STRIFE GETS IN THE RING AND GETS IN UNDERTAKER's FACE. Undertaker: "Back off a minute. Now before you go and wanna throw blows over what happened last week, I just wanna tell you I didn't come out there to make you lose. I came out there to prove a point. Son, you have a world of potential, that's evident. There's just one thing you don't realize you have, but it's there. That's your killer instinct. Once you find that and develop it, trust me, you're gonna be unstoppable. And one other thing, good luck at WrestleMania". THE UNDERTAKER DROPS THE MIC AND "YOU'RE GONNA PAY" HITS AGAIN AS STRIFE IS SHOWN WITH A CONFUSED LOOK ON HIS FACE. J.R.: "The Undertaker is giving his opponent advice? He must see a lot in Strife"! Lawler: "He wished him good luck to, but you know he doesn't mean it"! J.R.: "The Undertaker is as classy a guy we've ever had around and I wouldn't doubt if he meant every word of it"! BACKSTAGE.... CIVIL RIGHTS' DRESSING ROOM.... A CAMERA INSIDE THE ROOM PICKS UP THE END OF A SPEECH BY TEDDY LONG TO HIS GROUP. Teddy Long: "Now she'll never admit it, but Stephanie McMahon is a racist. We know what we want and we're gonna have to go out and take it. What do we want? We want respect and we want people to look at us as the biggest part of this division, regardless of skin color. Now are ya'll with me my brothers"? Civil Rights: (all at the same time) "Yes Brother Long"! Long: "Then let's go take it". BACK AT RINGSIDE, RANDY ORTON AND JOHN CENA ARE IN THE RING, THEIR MUSIC PLAYING. BUT THE CROWD's BOOS TURN TO CHEERS WHEN CHUCK PALUMBO AND SHAWN STASIAK's MUSIC HITS AND THEY COME OUT WITH THE TAG TEAM BELTS AROUND THEIR WAIST. J.R.: "What's Teddy Long gonna do now"? Lawler: "There's no telling but they are on a mission J.R."! J.R.: "Keep in mind folks that if Randy Orton wins this match, he and John Cena get a tag team title shot against Palumbo and Stasiak so there's a lot on the line here"!
Chuck Palumbo w/ Shawn Stasiak vs. Randy Orton w/ John Cena
Palumbo backed Orton to the corner with a collar and elbow tie up but referee Jack Doan asked for a
break and got between the two. Orton used it as an oppurtunity to get a thumb to the eyes in and it slowed Palumbo down. After a few hard rights,
Orton took Palumbo down with a gutwrench suplex and then dropped Stasiak with a baseball slide. When Stasiak tried to retaliate, Doan got in his way,
threatening a DQ. This allowed Cena to come in and hit Palumbo with a german suplex. Orton topped him but Doan was still with Stasiak. He finally
turned to make the count but Palumbo got his shoulder up at 2. Orton was upset but he whipped Palumbo in and caught him with a gorgeous dropkick. He
then went to the top rope, looking for his cross body. But Palumbo recovered and caught him with a hard right hand in the face. He then yelled for Orton
to get up and when he did, he blasted him with 3 more right hands followed by
a discus punch. Palumbo then hit a delay suplex and seemed ready to end it as he set himself up in the corner. But Cena grabbed his foot. Palumbo
turned around and took a swipe at Cena but Orton came from behind with a schoolboy and got 1.....2...., but Chuck kicked out. Stasiak made his way
over to Cena but out of the crowd came Civil Rights and they jumped on Cena
like a pack of wolves. Orton saw this and tried to help his partner but caught a right hand from D'Lo Brown when he stuck his head through the
ropes. He then turned right into the Jungle Kick and Palumbo covered him for the 3 count.
Match Time: 5:13
Stasiak and Palumbo then got out of the area as
Civil Rights pummeled Cena and Orton.
J.R.: "With an assist from Civil
Rights, Chuck Palumbo has won this match, but I don't get this King"!
Lawler: "Oh I do, it's a power struggle J.R."! Civil Rights sees these guys as a threat and they wanna prove they are the biggest force here on RAW"!
J.R.: "At any rate, Palumbo is victorious and Orton and Cena will not be receiving a tag team title shot"! Lawler: "Wait a minute, what's High Octane doing out here"? HIGH OCTANE CAME OUT AND TACKLED RON KILLINGS IN THE RING. REFEREE JACK DOAN THEN CALLED FOR THE BELL AND THE MATCH WAS UNDERWAY. J.R.: "High Octane is getting his match started now and what an oppurtunistic way to do it"! "High Octane" Damion West vs. Ron "The Truth" Killings High Octane was all over Killings but with Civil Rights at ringside, it was a constant distraction. Doan had his hands full as Killings used every trick in the book to gain an advantage before hitting a reverse version of the Twist of Fate. He then dropped a big knee on him before whipping him to the ropes but High Octane landed on his feet after a backbody drop and hit him with a spinwheel kick. He then whipped him to the ropes but Killings ducked a spinning heel kick and caught him with a flying forearm as he came off the other side. Suddenly, Triple H and Scott Steiner came out and got in the faces of Civil Rights and Randy Orton went over and intentionally got into it with Doan. Meanwhile, in the ring, John Cena came up from behind and hit Killings with the "Cena-Plex" as a brawl erupted between the two factions outside the ring. In the ring, Killings was dropped with the "Head on Collision" the second he got up and High Octane covered him and hooked the inside leg for the 1....2....3. Match Time: 6:31 J.R.: "High Octane has picked up the W but we got a melee out here folks"! Lawler: "This is a world war J.R."! IT TOOK EVERY MEMBER OF ARENA SECURITY TO COME OUT AND PULL THE MEN APART. TRIPLE H AND HIS GROUP WAS ESCORTED TO THE BACK FIRST. J.R.: "This one is far, far from over folks"! Lawler: "Look out, there's Bahamut"! AS HIGH OCTANE RECOVERED FROM THE PHYSICAL MATCH, BAHAMUT CAME FROM BEHIND WITH A STEEL CHAIR AND WRAPPED IT AROUND HIS HEAD, SPLITTING HIM OPEN. J.R.: "What the hell is this? High Octane has been lacerated"! Lawler: "What was that for"? BAHAMUT WALKED UP THE RAMP WITH AN EVIL LOOK IN HIS EYES AS HIGH OCTANE TRIED TO GET UP BUT WAS SLOW TO HIS FEET. J.R.: "I smell a rat and her name is Nidia! She's gotta be behind this"! PRIOR TO COMMERCIAL... BACKSTAGE.... CHRISTOPHER NOWINSKI IS SHOWN GETTING READY TO LEAVE THE ARENA. HE IS TALKING ON HIS CELL PHONE. Christopher Nowinski: "Yeah did you see me? I totally whipped that church boy? (pause) Of course I'm gonna win the tournament, after all, did Mr. Perfect go to Harvard? Okay, didn't think.... JUST THEN, NOWINSKI IS AMBUSHED FROM BEHIND BY STRIFE WHO TAKES HIM AND SLAMS HIM INTO A NEARBY TRASH RECEPTACLE HEAD FIRST. HE THEN TAKES HIS CELL PHONE AND THROWS IT AT THE WALL, BUSTING IT INTO SEVERAL PIECES BEFORE JUST WALKING AWAY. J.R.: "Oh boy, I think The Undertaker may've awoken a sleeping giant"! COMMERCIAL BREAK.... A PROMO FOR WRESTLEMANIA 4 IS SHOWN. LIVE AND ONLY ON PAY-PER-VIEW FROM TROPICANA FIELD. RETURN FROM BREAK... RINGSIDE.... AS RAW RETURNS, "LATINO HEAT" HITS AND LOS GUERRERO's COME OUT TO A LOT OF BOOS. J.R.: "It's been a very crazy night folks and what a way to make it crazier, a no holds barred match"! EDDIE AND CHAVO STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RAMP AND EDDIE ASKED CHAVO TO GO TO THE BACK. Lawler: "Look at this, Eddie wants to do this on his own"! J.R.: "Well I respect that but we saw it didn't work last week against Nathan Jones and we'll see how long Chavo stays back there". THE GLASS BREAKS AND "STONE COLD" STEVE AUSTIN's MUSIC HITS AS THE CROWD AGAIN GOES NUTS AS THE RATTLESNAKE COMES OUT TO A HUGE POP. HE THROWS OFF HIS BLACK VEST AND CHARGES THE RING. Lawler: "Austin's not wasting any time J.R., here we go"! No Holds Barred "Stone Cold" Steve Austin vs. Eddie Guerrero Austin pounded Eddie into the corner with his fierce right hands but Eddie absorbed the blows well before blocking a right hand and catching him with a quick jab before nailing him with a dropkick. After a scoop slam, Eddie went for a dropkick off the middle turnbuckle but Austin swatted it away and hit his running elbow drop. Austin then caught him with the Thesz Press and knotted the side of his head with a series of right hands. Austin then hit a suplex before yelling out to the crowd but when he turned around, Eddie caught him with a low blow. After a nice brainbuster suplex, Eddie laid a steel chair over Austin and came off the apron with a flying helo, driving the chair into his chest. He went for the cover but Austin kicked out at 2. Eddie couldn't believe it so he laid the chair on the mat and slammed Austin right onto it before going for his patented Frogsplash. But when he landed, there was nobody home and he slammed into the chair. Eddie jumped up in pain holding his chest but Austin picked up the chair and when Eddie turned around, he got drilled by it. Eddie fell down like a sack of potatoes but Austin picked him up and hit the Stunner for the 1....2....3. Match Time: 8:00 J.R.: "Oh yeah, Stone Cold is officially back on RAW in a big way"! Lawler: "You gotta hand it to Eddie though, he could've had him"! J.R.: "I told you Chavo wouldn't stay back there long"! JUST THEN, CHAVO HIT THE RING AND CUT AUSTIN's CELEBRATION SHORT AS THEY DOUBLE TEAMED HIM. BUT THE CROWD WENT WILD WHEN HULK HOGAN CAME OUT AND CLEARED THE RING, HITTING CHAVO WITH THE BIG BOOT AND CLOTHESLINING EDDIE OUT. HOGAN THEN CUPPED HIS HAND TO HIS EAR BUT WHEN HE TURNED AROUND, BOOM! AUSTIN HIT HIM WITH THE STUNNER! AUSTIN's MUSIC HIT AS HOGAN LAID ON THE MAT, LOOKING AT THE LIGHTS. Lawler: "What was that for? He came out to help"?! J.R.: "I don't think Austin gives a damn because of what Hogan said earlier! Oh what a match that's gonna be at WrestleMania"! OFF AIR....
