Fayetteville, North Carolina
March 18, 2003
UPRISING's LOGO APPEARS AND THE TWF LIVEWIRE INN IS SHOWN FROM THE INSIDE AS AL SNOW AND THE HONKY TONK MAN COME OUT ON STAGE IN FRONT OF A CROWD OF NEARLY 1500 PEOPLE. Al Snow: "We are counting down the minutes to what should be a huge TWF RAW live from Fayetteville, North Carolina but before we send it over to the big boys, we've got some action of our own Honky"! Honky Tonk Man: "I can't wait for RAW tonight because my favorite superstar, Christopher Nowinski is gonna advance in that Curt Hennig memorial but not only that, what is gonna happen between Stone Cold and Hogan? Is there any way they can take each other out"? Snow: "No but I bet they'd both love to take you out! Anyway folks, we could listen to Honky babble all night or we could send it down to the ring for some action, the fans here are ready"! Nathan Jones vs. Matt "Koo Bear" Taylor w/ Jackie Gayda Taylor gave the Collossus of Boggo Road more trouble than expected, but after blocking a double axe handle off the top rope, Jones caught him with a spin kick to the face to get the pin. Match Time: 4:02 William Regal vs. Kevin "Sledge Hamma" Sledge The aggressive Sledge took it to Regal in the early going, hitting him with a hard spinebuster but Regal got his foot on the bottom rope to break the hold. Moments later, after a double underhook powerbomb, Regal locked in the "Regal Stretch" to get the submission win. Match Time: 5:12 "Crazy Stick" Mike Marcellus vs. Matt Sryker Marcellus had his hands full with Stryker, one of the best indy wrestlers around who gave him a serious scare. Stryker got five 2 counts in all, the closest being after a superb flying calf kick. But Stryker got a little too cocky and after ducking a telegraphed superkick, Marcellus hit him with the "Cross Check" to finally put him away. Match Time: 8:51 Snow: "Whoa, Marcellus was taken to the limit there"! HTM: "This kid Stryker is good Snow! My kinda guy"! Snow: "Well that's what Uprising is all about, a chance to shine and even in losing, Matt Stryker did there! But don't turn that dial folks, RAW is next"! HTM: "Oh yeah, it's the big bad booty daddy taking on Malice"! THE TWO LOGO THEN FLASHES ACROSS THE SCREEN FOLLOWED BY THE RAW LOGO. THE U.S. TROOPS FIGHTING FOR US IN IRAQ ARE IN OUR PRAYERS AND WE FULLY SUPPORT THEIR CAUSE. GOD BLESS THEM ALL. "ACROSS THE NATION" HITS AND RAW's MONTAGE VIDEO ROLLS. THE SCENE THEN CUTS STRAIGHT TO THE RING WHERE JAZZ AND TEDDY LONG ARE STANDING WITH A MICROPHONE. Jim Ross: "Welcome to RAW folks and we apologize for not having our usual opening festivities but the show has been taken over by Civil Rights, what a surprise". Jerry Lawler: "Let's hear what they have to say J.R.". Teddy Long: "Ya know, it's become evident to me, that the man doesn't wanna see Jazz succeed. I mean, what more can this woman do? She is without a doubt the most dominant female in the TWF, but what kind of recognition does she get? And we're not even gonna go into why that is, cause ya'll know why that is". Jazz: "Teddy, in this case, the man is a woman. Stephanie, if a black woman ran this show, I would be a hell of a lot more successful. Now I deserve a shot at that women's strap and I want it.... tonight"! J.R.: "Now what in the hell gives them the right to come out here and make demands like that"? "ALL GROWN UP" HITS AND STEPHANIE McMAHON APPEARS ON THE STAGE WITH A MIC IN HAND. Lawler: "Well they got Stephanie's attention"! Stephanie McMahon: "Oh is that right Jazz? So if I were black, you'd rule the women's division, right"? Jazz: "Damn straight". Stephanie: "Well I may not be black, but I did put you in a match for the Women's title at WrestleMania. JAZZ AND LONG SMILE. Yeah, along with Akasha and Victoria in a four way for Jessica Lopez' Women's title! THE CROWD CHEERS. Oh but that's not all. Because tonight, right now more specifically, you're gonna face one of those women"! Lawler: "A match? Now"? VICTORIA's MUSIC HITS AND SHE COMES OUT. J.R.: "It sure is King and Jazz will have her hands full in this one"! Jazz vs. Victoria Victoria entered the ring and the bell sounded as Jazz was all over her with some hard shots to the back. After a kick to the gut, she whipped her to the ropes but Victoria came off with a flying clothesline. She then hit a tornado sideslam followed by her flip over the top rope legdrop. She hooked the leg and got 1.....2...., and nearly pulled the upset. But when she whipped Jazz into the ropes, she put her head down too early and Jazz capitalized with a fisherman's buster and got the pin. Match Time: 5:11 Lawler: "She got her"! J.R.: "But here comes Akasha"! AKASHA CAME RUNNING OUT AND GOT INTO THE RING, HITTING JAZZ WITH SOME HARD FOREARM SHIVERS AS JESSICA LOPEZ CAME OUT AS WELL. JAZZ TRADED SHOTS WITH AKASHA UNTIL VICTORIA CAME FROM BEHIND AND SET HER UP FOR THE "WIDOW's PEAK". VICTORIA AND AKASHA LEFT TOGETHER AS JESSICA LOPEZ WENT TO THE TOP ROPE AND HIT JAZZ WITH A BEAUTIFUL HURRACANRANA. LOPEZ' MUSIC THEN HIT AS THE CROWD LOUDLY CHEERED. Lawler: "Oh my gosh, there's women everywhere J.R. and what's with Victoria and Akasha"? J.R.: "There's some kind of relationship there but can you imagine these four at WrestleMania? It's gonna be a lot more than a catfight"! BACKSTAGE..... CHRISTOPHER NOWINSKI IS SHOWN ON HIS CELL PHONE. Christopher Nowinski: "yeah, just think, at WrestleMania, his dad is gonna have to walk in the ring and hand me that trophy. The trophy with his son's name on it. (pause) And I'm gonna look at him and say take a good look at the new Mr. Perfect". J.R.: "That's repulsive". COMMERCIAL BREAK..... OTHER SIDE OF THE ARENA... SAM WILDE IS SITTING DOWN LOOKING INTO HIS BIBLE WHEN NAILS APPROACHES HIM, THE TOUGHMAN TITLE SLUNG OVER HIS SHOULDER. Sam Wilde: "Whoa, what are you doing here"? Nails: "Don't get startled church boy, I came here to make you a deal". Wilde: "What kind of deal"? Nails: "Well, if you stop associating yourself with Nemesis and trying to get him into this crap, I'll give you a shot at this belt". WILDE STANDS UP AND GETS IN HIS FACE. Wilde: "Let me tell you something, the bible is not crap. I believe in what I've learned and what I've learned is guys like you have need help, but it can be done, you can get help. As for your title, I'll think about it". Nails: "Good, don't think too hard". NAILS WALKS AWAY. Wilde: (to himself) "He wants Nemesis to make a decision, no problem". A COMMERCIAL FOR THE NEW VIDEO GAME DEF JAM VENDETTA IS SHOWN. RETURN FROM BREAK.... BACKSTAGE... AS RAW RETURNS, TERRI IS SHOWN BACKSTAGE WHEN AN IRATE JAZZ ASSAULTS HER FROM BEHIND. SHE THEN PICKS HER UP AND DELIVERS ANOTHER CLOTHESLINE. BACK AT RINGSIDE, THE SOUND OF BREAKING GLASS IS HEARD AND "STONE COLD" STEVE AUSTIN's MUSIC BLARES AS THE FANS GO WILD. J.R.: "Boy Jazz is just real tough isn't she, picking on Terri"! Lawler: "She's been in a foul mood tonight J.R. and I gaurantee I wouldn't wanna be in Jessica Lopez' shoes"! J.R.: "Well it looks to me like business is sure as hell about to pick up! Here comes that Texas rattlesnake"! Stone Cold: "Last week, I asked Hulk Hogan to face me at WrestleMania and he accepted! Seems he has a little problem with me and me not respecting him! Hogan, I can gaurantee, that at WrestleMania, you better be in tip top shape because I'm gonna walk in there and whoop some ass, drink some beer, raise some hell and then drink some more beer! CROWD LOUDLY CHEERS IN APPROVAL. Make no mistake about it, Hogan, you are an icon and I recognize that! But you're an icon for much different reasons than Stone Cold Steve Austin! And at.... JUST THEN, "SEXY BOY" HITS AND SHAWN MICHAELS COMES OUT TO A BIG POP. Lawler: "What is this about"? J.R.: "Well the Heartbreak Kid and the rattlesnake have had their run ins since Austin came back to RAW"! Shawn Michaels: "Hold on there Steve. Now I know you wanna raise some hell and kick some ass at WrestleMania, but your match with Hogan shouldn't be about that. You and Hogan are both legends in this business and I think you two should put on a great show for the fans and forget about individual egos for one night! Now I know you don't wanna admit that Hogan is the biggest name in the history of this industry, but the production team has prepared a little video package and I think you should take a look. Roll it guys". "REAL AMERICAN" LEADS INTO A VIDEO PACKAGE THAT LASTS ABOUT A MINUTE SHOWING SEVERAL CAREER HIGHLIGHTS OF THE HULKSTER's DATING BACK TO THE EARLY 1980's. Stone Cold: "Well that's all fine and dandy Shawn, but how do you know that's what the fans want? If you want Stone Cold to whip Hogan's ass at WrestleMania, gimme a hell yeah"! SOME OF THE CROWD SAYS "HELL YEAH". Lawler: "That wasn't unanimous"! Michaels: "Listen Steve, I know you're a stubborn guy and you're gonna do what you want. But think about what you just saw before making that decision". "SEXY BOY" HITS AGAIN AS MICHAELS GOES BACKSTAGE. Lawler: "When did Michaels become a Hogan advocate"? Lawler: "I don't believe he is, he just wants to see a clean match to see who's the better man and I love it! Think about it Steve"! BACKSTAGE.... AKASHA AND VICTORIA ARE SHOWN BACKSTAGE. Akasha: "You are starting to see the ways of darkness. Now, what we need to do is act together at WrestleMania. As long as one of us gets that title, the cloud of darkness will reform over the women's division". Victoria: "I'm with ya my angel with black wings". VICTORIA AND AKASHA THEN SHAKE HANDS. BACK AT RINGSIDE, SABU IS IN THE RING ON THE TURNBUCKLE AND THE CROWD IS CHEERING AS HIS MUSIC PLAYS. "DON'T PLAY WITH FIRE" BY 2PAC THEN PLAYS AS AUSTIN PYROMANIA COMES OUT TO A BIG POP. HE CHARGES THE RING AND ATTACKS SABU LIKE A WILDMAN. Lawler: "Oh my gosh, these two aren't wasting any time J.R."! J.R.: "Well you see that big knot on the head of Pyromania and that is from the kendo stick shot he took last week which you have to believe was caused by Sabu"! Curt Hennig Memorial Tournament 1st Round Austin Pyromania vs. Sabu After absorbing a serious attack from Pyromania, Sabu got back into it with a tornado ddt followed by a standing moonsault. He then hit his springboard spinkick and went for a cover but Pyromania narrowly escaped. After a scoopslam, Sabu spun his hands, motioning for a top rope moonsault. He tried a corkscrew moonsault from the top floor but Pyromania was able to get his knees up and one of them struck Sabu's jaw. Pyromania then waited for him to get up and when he did, he hit "Pyrotechnics" on him and hooked the leg for the 1....2....3. Match Time: 5:09 J.R.: "This youngster is on a roll King! I gotta consider that an upset"! Lawler: "Sabu was my pick to win it all! I can't believe it"! J.R.: "Pyromania has advanced to WrestleMania to meet the winner of the Christopher Nowinski-Goldust tilt later tonight"! BACKSTAGE.... KEVIN NASH IS SHOWN SIPPING ON A BEVERAGE WHEN HULK HOGAN COMES UP. Hulk Hogan: "Nash". Kevin Nash: "Listen man, I know you're probably pissed that I told Austin you were the one who didn't like him being here on RAW, but I felt he should know". Hogan: "No brother, I'm glad you did. Because this is a perfect chance to etch Hulkamania in stone at WrestleMania, by beating him. See, it's not that I don't like Austin, this is about respect. And after that match, he will respect the red and the yellow". COMMERCIAL BREAK..... A COMMERCIAL FOR TWIX IS SHOWN. RETURN FROM BREAK... BACKSTAGE... AS RAW COMES BACK, LOS GUERRERO's ARE SHOWN SNEAKING INTO THE EMPTY DRESSING ROOM OF SHAWN STASIAK AND CHUCK PALUMBO. MOMENTS LATER, THEY EMERGE FROM THE ROOM WITH THE RAW TAG TEAM TITLE BELTS! BACK AT RINGSIDE, NIDIA IS SHOWN IN THE RING HOLDING A BOX. J.R.: "What the hell are the Guerrero's doing now? Those titles don't belong to them"! Lawler: "Tell them that J.R.! But let's listen to what Nidia has to say"! Nidia: "Right now, I'd like to bring out a man who has decided to help me with a little problem I have and now, it's time for his reward". Lawler: "Oh boy, a reward"! Nidia: "So Bahamut, would you come out here please"? "BOMBSHELL" BY POWERMAN 5000 HITS AS BAHAMUT COMES OUT TO A LOT OF HEAT. J.R.: "It was last week here on RAW that we saw Bahamut maliciously attack High Octane and apparently, he was put up to it by this...this...., well Nidia". Nidia: "Bahamut, I am out here to live up to my end of the deal. Since you took out that punk High Octane last week, I've decided to give you his prized possession. He left these at my house so I kinda, ya know, took them". SHE OPENS THE BOX AND INSIDE ARE A PAIR OF TIGER STRIPED WRESTLING BOOTS. Lawler: "It's a pair of boots"! J.R.: "Oh no, I can't believe this". Nidia: "Ya see, these once belonged to his hero, Brian Pillman. They are autographed and all. BAHAMUT TAKES A LOOK AT THEM AND THEN GRABS THE BOX. Now they are all yours"! BAHAMUT EXITS THE RING AND WALKS UP THE RAMP WITH THE BOOTS IN HAND. J.R.: "This is deplorable King! Those don't belong to him"! Lawler: "Now they do"! Nidia: "See what happens when you screw with me High Octane, when you break my heart the way you did. I can get worse, oh I can get a lot worse"! SHE THROWS THE MIC DOWN AND HER MUSIC HITS. J.R.: "For god sakes, I can't believe this woman". Lawler: "She's a woman scorned J.R."! A PROMO FOR WRESTLEMANIA 4 IS SHOWN. "HELLS GAURDIAN" BY SLIPKNOT HITS AS NAILS COMES OUT TO A LOT OF HEAT, THE TOUGHMAN TITLE DANGLING FROM HIS RIGHT HAND. J.R.: "Well here comes the man who has held the title for what seems to be an eternity King. Could tonight be the night he loses it"? Lawler: "Well Sam Wilde hasn't accepted the challenge yet"! AN ORGAN RINGS AND SAM WILDE's MUSIC, SUNG BY THE PHILADELPHIA BOYS CHOIR HITS AND HE COMES OUT TO A GOOD CHEER. J.R.: "Well here he comes"! Nails: "Hold it right there church boy. Are you really sure you wanna do this? I mean, there's no doubt I'm gonna whip your ass. I just wanna make sure you consent to this, (sarcastically) I don't wanna have God after me ya know". Sam Wilde: "Let's just put it this way Nails, someone has made their decision". WILDE POINTS AND NAILS TURNS AROUND TO SEE NEMESIS BEHIND HIM IN THE RING, WEARING A TRENCH COAT. HE STRIKES NAILS IN THE GUT WITH A BASEBALL BAT AND THEN DELIVERS A HUGE POWERBOMB. WILDE THEN COMES IN AND HANDS NEMESIS HIS BIBLE, WHICH HE GRABS AND HOLDS IN THE AIR. J.R.: "Nemesis has made his decision and he said the hell with Nails"! "IN MY DARKEST HOUR" BY MEGADEATH HITS AS THE CROWD GOES WILD. Lawler: "You made a big mistake Nemesis, a huge mistake"! BACKSTAGE.... NIDIA IS STANDING BACKSTAGE WHEN HIGH OCTANE COMES UP. High Octane: "What the hell are you doing"? Nidia: "Hey, I told you not to mess with me". High Octane: "You're gonna pay for this Nidia". HIGH OCTANE WALKS AWAY AS THE SCENE CUTS BACK TO THE RING WHERE "GET OFF MY TRACKS" BY POD PLAYS AND STRIFE IS IN THE RING. J.R.: "High Octane is in a foul mood and I don't blame him King". Lawler: "Well speaking of foul moods, look at this guy". Strife: "Last week, The Undertaker told me that I need to show a killer instinct in order to make it to the top and ya know, he was right. So right here, right now, I want the biggest, baddest SOB back there to come out here and show me what they got! Just keep in mind, you get on these tracks and you will get run over"! Lawler: "Anyone"? J.R.: "I can't think of anyone stupid enough to take the number one contender up on this". AFTER A BRIEF PAUSE, A-TRAIN's MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES OUT TO A LOT OF BOOS. Lawler: "Oh boy J.R.! There's two trains on the track"! J.R.: "It's gonna be tough to run this man over"! A-Train vs. Strife As soon as A-Train entered the ring, Strife was all over him, drilling him in the corner with a series of hard back elbows before taking him down with a russian leg sweep. He then pulled him up and tried to send him to the corner but A-Train reversed it and caught him with a big avalanche followed by his slingshot into the bottom ring rope. He then tried to squeeze the life out of him with a bear hug. But Strife used an ear clap followed by a full nelson slam. He then covered A-Train but only got a 2 count. A-Train reversed an irish whip but Strife ducked a clothesline and caught him with a devastating running boot. But then Strife lost his head and went to the floor, grabbing the timekeeper's chair. He brought it into the ring and despite referee Mike Sparks' warning, he blasted A-Train over the head as the bell sounded because of a disqualification. Match Time: 6:06 Lawler: "What is he doing? He just got himself disqualified"! J.R.: "This is that killer instinct King! It's consuming the locomotive"! "YOU'RE GONNA PAY" HIT AND THE CROWD WENT BERSERK AS THE UNDERTAKER CAME OUT WITH A MICROPHONE. Lawler: "Oh boy, business just picked up J.R."! J.R.: "Here comes the World champ"! THE UNDERTAKER ENTERED THE RING CLAPPING AS STRIFE STOOD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RING, STILL CLUTCHING THE CHAIR. Undertaker: "I'm impressed man, that was impressive. Ya see, that's the way you need to be and just like I told you last week, good luck at WrestleMania. Oh, and just one other thing, you may call this your tracks, (he points down at the mat) but it'll always be my yard". "YOU'RE GONNA PAY" HITS AS THE UNDERTAKER TURNS TO SET THE MIC DOWN BUT WHEN HE TURNS AROUND, THE MUSIC COMES TO A SUDDENT STOP WHEN STRIFE BLASTS HIM WITH THE STEEL CHAIR. "GET OFF MY TRACKS" THEN BLARES AGAIN AS STRIFE WALKS UP THE RAMP. J.R.: "The Undertaker has gone down with a sickening thud"! Lawler: "It's that killer instinct J.R."! THE UNDERTAKER WAS SHOWN TRYING TO GET UP AND LOOKING STRIFE's DIRECTION. J.R.: "Will The Undertaker's own advice come back to haunt him"? PRIOR TO COMMERCIAL.... STEPH's OFFICE.... CHUCK PALUMBO AND SHAWN STASIAK BARGE IN. Stephanie: "Look guys, I know The Guerrero's took your belts, I've got security looking all over for them and when they are found, they will be suspended". Chuck Palumbo: "No, that's not what we want. They came into our dressing room and took our belts, they want 'em that bad, we'll give them a shot". Shawn Stasiak: "We want a match with them, for the titles Steph"! Steph: "Listen you guys, I can't reward this type of behavior, think of what I would be promoting". Palumbo: "No you listen, we're the champs, this is who we wanna face". Steph: "Fine, then at our WrestleMania special show next week, it'll be you two versus Los Guerrero's, for the RAW tag team titles"! COMMERCIAL BREAK..... A COMMERCIAL FOR THE ARMY IS SHOWN. RETURN FROM BREAK.... STEPHANIE's OFFICE... HIGH OCTANE ENTERS AS STEPH IS LOOKING OVER SOME PAPERS. High Octane: "Is it done"? Stephanie: "Yes Damion it is, you versus Bahamut at WrestleMania. Oh, and I even threw in a little stipulation". High Octane: "And what would that be"? Stephanie: "Nidia is barred from ringside. Should she interfere, she will cost Bahamut and herself one year suspensions". High Octane: "That's what I wanna hear, just me and him. Thanks Steph". Stephanie: "No problem". BACK AT RINGSIDE, THE HARVARD FIGHT SONG IS PLAYING AS CHRISTOPHER NOWINSKI STANDS IN THE RING WEARING HIS LETTER JACKET. J.R.: "We're ready for our other Curt Hennig Memorial tournament matchup here King but what about the announcement we just heard"? Lawler: "I don't know how excited I would be to face Bahamut if I were High Octane"! J.R.: "Well surprise, surprise, Nowinski's gonna talk". Christopher Nowinski: "Before I go and advance to the finals of this tournament as expected, there's a few things I wanna get off my chest. I arrived in North Carolina today and it's no wonder why the graduation rate at all the universities down here is nowhere near the level of Harvard's. THE CROWD VEHEMENTLY BOOS. I mean, come on people. Everyone down here was wearing Tar Heels clothing. You can't even root for them in the NCAA tournament! Oh, oh and how about those Carolina Hurricanes? They're really turning heads huh? I mean, have some self respect people. It's..... JUST THEN, 24 KARAT GOLD PRODUCTIONS APPEARS ON THE TWF TRON AND GOLD PYRO GOES OFF AS GOLDUST's MUSIC HITS. J.R.: "Thank God for Goldust, I don't know how much more of that I could stomach"! Lawler: "Goldust better be ready to do a lot more than interrupt someone J.R., he better be ready to wrestle". J.R.: "The winner here will advance to face Austin Pyromania at WrestleMania in the finals". Curt Hennig Memorial Tournament Semi-Finals Christopher Nowinski vs. Goldust As the bell sounded, the two locked up and Goldust was able to back him into the corner. But referee Jack Doan got between the men and asked for a break but Nowinski got in a thumb to the eye and then blasted Goldust with a few hard rights. His strategy then became to take Goldust down to the mat and he did, locking in a reverse chin lock. But Goldust was able to work his way up and catch him with 3 quick elbows to the gut before backing him to the ropes. But Nowinski reversed an irish whip and put his head down too early. Goldust dropped to his back and punched him in the mouth before hitting his butt bump. After a long vertical suplex, Goldust hooked him up over in the turnbuckle and seemed to be setting up for the Shattered Dreams but Doan got in his way. As Goldust argued with Doan, Nowinski was able to free himself and pick Goldust up on his shoulders before driving him to the mat with a death valley driver. He quickly hooked the legs and got 1....2.....3. Match Time: 7:33 Lawler: "He got him J.R.! Nowinski is going to the finals"! J.R.: "Well I'm not so sure Goldust didn't get a shoulder up there King". REPLAYS CONFIRMED THAT JUST BEFORE THE 3 COUNT, GOLDUST GOT HIS LEFT SHOULDER OFF THE MAT. Lawler: "Oh look at that, he was up". J.R.: "Nowinski has advanced to the finals but Goldust has a legitimate gripe". PARKING LOT A CUSTOM LOWRIDER WITH A MEXICAN FLAG DRAPED OVER THE HOOD WAS SHOWN AS EDDIE AND CHAVO GUERRERO CAME INTO THE SHOT WITH THE RAW TAG TEAM TITLE BELTS. Eddie Guerrero: "Did you hear that vato? Stephanie gave us a match for these at the WrestleMania special". Chavo Guerrero: "So we won't even have to give them back". Eddie: "No homes, let's go, we've got a party to get to". EDDIE AND CHAVO JUMP INTO THE LOWRIDER AND EDDIE PEELS OUT OF THE LOT INTO THE NORTH CAROLINA NIGHT. Spawn vs. ZeroEx Spawn had a lot of trouble with the quick strike style of ZeroEx who caught him with several kicks to both sides of his body and a flying martial arts kick to the head off the top rope. But when he went for the cover, Spawn threw him off at 1. ZeroEx then tried to get a steel chair involved. He tossed it to Spawn who caught it but when he tried for his own version of the VanDaminator, Spawn took a step back and threw the chair right in ZeroEx' face. After a vertical drop suplex, Spawn brought in 3 more chairs and set then up against each other. He then lifted ZeroEx up and powerbombed him right through all 4 chairs! ZeroEx twitched in pain as Spawn covered him for the victory. Match Time: 6:01 Lawler: "I can't believe what we just saw J.R.! ZeroEx is dead"! J.R.: "Well he's not dead King but he may feel like it! This Spawn is one vile, sadistic individual who is on a path of destruction here on RAW"! BACKSTAGE.... CAMERAS CATCH STEVE AUSTIN IN HIS DRESSING ROOM LOOKING THROUGH ALL KINDS OF OLD HULK HOGAN MEMORABILIA. HE POPS IN A TYPE OF HIS OLD CARTOON, HULK HOGAN's ROCK N' WRESTLING AND THUMBS THROUGH A FEW PAGES OF HIS NEW AUTOBIOGRAPHY. BACK AT RINGSIDE, CIVIL RIGHTS' THEME MUSIC IS PLAYING AS THE ENTIRE GROUP STANDS IN THE RING. J.R.: "Austin watching Rock N' Wrestling, what's next"? Lawler: "Civil Rights is next"! J.R.: "Unfortunately". Teddy Long: "The man can hold us back no more. Because at WrestleMania, these four men are gonna face two of the most overrated young wrestlers in history, John Cena and Randy Orton and two prime examples of why guys like Butch Reed, Bad News Brown and the great Ron Simmons could never be the top star and they are Triple H and Scott Steiner! Boys, you better be ready, cause my brothers are coming to prove to you that RAW is not your personal stomping grounds, but a grounds for equality! Now you people can hate us if you want to..... SIRENS BLARE AND "HOLLA IF YA HERE ME" IS HEARD AS SCOTT STEINER COMES OUT TO A MIXED RESPONSE. J.R.: "Big Poppa Pump has heard enough! It's gonna be him against Malice, one on one"! Lawler: "But he's alone"! Malice w/ Civil Rights vs. Scott Steiner As the bell sounded, the two locked up and the stronger Steiner used a go behind into a waistlock takedown. He then gave Malice a couple of shots across his back. Malice got up and threw a right hand but Steiner blocked it and hit him with a couple forearms of his own. Malice bounced off the ropes and walked right into the clutches of Steiner. But Malice blocked a belly to belly and hit Steiner with a big headbutt followed by a hard clothesline. He then took the sole of his boot and stood across the throat of the genetic freak. After whipping Steiner to the corner, Malice waited for him to come out before gorilla press slamming him. Malice then set Steiner on the top turnbuckle, perhaps looking for his big chokeslam when Triple H, Orton and Cena came running out and the brawl was on outside the ring. As Orton and Cena mixed it up with Ron Killings, D'Lo Brown and Shelton Benjamin, Triple H snuck around the corner and reached under the ring, pulling out his trusty sledgehammer. Triple H then got on the apron, concealing the weapon well as Malice made his way over. But Triple H struck him right between the eyes with the sledgehammer and he went down like a ton of bricks. Steiner then locked in the "Steiner Recliner" as referee Mike Chioda turned around. Chioda asked Malice if he wanted to give it up but when he could get no response, he called for the bell, awarding the match to Big Poppa Pump. Match Time: 8:04 J.R.: "Malice is out King"! SIRENS AGAIN BLARED AND STEINER's MUSIC HIT AS HE AND HIS GROUP STOOD IN THE RING. TEDDY LONG CALLED HIS MEN OFF AND THEY BACKED UP THE RAMP. Lawler: "Can you imagine WrestleMania J.R., this is gonna be a war"! J.R.: "The battle lines have been drawn! The balance of power on RAW hangs in the balance"! COMMERCIAL BREAK..... A COMMERCIAL FOR CASTROL GTX MOTOR OIL IS SHOWN. RETURN FROM BREAK.... RINGSIDE.... AS RAW RETURNS, THE GLASS BREAKS AND "STONE COLD" STEVE AUSTIN COMES OUT TO A HUGE POP. J.R.: "We're back on RAW and here comes the rattlesnake"! Lawler: "That cartoon over already"? Stone Cold: "Hogan, I went to the back tonight, thought about drinking a beer, but then I got to thinking about your video. That was great stuff. Especially that little video with you and Johnny Carson on the tonight show. That was what, like thirty five years ago? Well I went and had a little talk with the production crew, over a beer of course, and they whipped up a little video for me. I want you to watch that little monitor in your dressing room". THE VIDEO ROLLS FOR ABOUT 1 MINUTE, SHOWING SEVERAL CAREER HIGHLIGHTS AND ACHEIVEMENTS. J.R.: "Ya can't argue with that King, Austin is one of a kind". Stone Cold: "Now, I know..... "REAL AMERICAN" HITS AND HULK HOGAN COMES OUT TO A CHEER THAT RIVALED THE ONE THE RATTLESNAKE GOT. Hulk Hogan: "Hold on a second brother, I recognize the fact that you are one of the greatest of all time. But you don't recognize the fact that way before there was Austin 3:16, there was Hulkamania and saying your prayers and eating your vitamins"! Stone Cold: "Ah that's a bunch of crap"! Hogan: "See, that's exactly what I mean brother"! Stone Cold: "You expect me to respect you when you're demanding it and I'm gonna tell you right now, all that will buy you is an ass whippin'"! Hogan: "Okay Austin, you wanna play that way huh? Instead of giving these people the dream match of Austin vs. Hogan? You wanna open up a big can of whoop ass on the Hulkster"? Stone Cold: "You're damn right". Hogan: "Well here's your chance"! HOGAN THROWS DOWN THE MIC AND RIPS OFF HIS SHIRT AND BEGINS TO WALK DOWN THE RAMP. J.R.: "Here we go! It's gonna explode between these two"! HOGAN GETS INTO THE RING AND BEGINS TRADING SHOTS WITH AUSTIN. HOGAN GETS THE BEST OF THE EXCHANGE AND BOUNCES OFF THE ROPES BUT HOGAN MEETS HIM WITH A KICK TO THE GUT AND THEN THE STUNNER! AUSTIN's MUSIC THEN HITS AND HE GETS UP ON THE TURNBUCKLE AND CALLS FOR A COUPLE CANS OF BEER. HE BUSTS THEM OPEN AND POURS THEM DOWN HIS THROAT. Lawler: "Austin is celebrating all over the red and yellow"! J.R.: "For the second week in a row, Hogan has been the recipient of a Stunner! What will he have to battle the toughest SOB with at WrestleMania"! OFF AIR.....
