Rapid City, South Dakota
Attendance: 10,003
July 18, 2003
UPRISING's THEME MUSIC PLAYED AND THE CAMERAS SHOW AL SNOW AND THE HONKY TONK MAN SITTING IN SEATS IN THE UPPER LEVEL OF THE ARENA. Al Snow: "Welcome to TWF Uprising folks as we are in South Dakota preparing for what should be a huge night on RAW"! Honky Tonk Man: "All the slots for the Ruler of RAW tournament will be filled after tonight Snow and it's gonna be interesting to see who gets in"! Snow: "But before J.R. and the King come out here to call it, we have some action right here on Uprising, let's get to the ring"! mFw Match: Mark Jindrak vs. Marcus Hansen Jindrak showed a great dropkick and really seemed to have Hansen right where he wanted him until Hansen drilled him with a lariat that would make his father proud. Hansen whipped Jindrak to the corner but showing his great athletic ability, Jindrak jumped onto the turnbuckle and came off with a turnaround clothesline that got him the win. Matt Taylor w/ Jackie Gayda vs. Joe E. Legend (invitee) Legend gave Taylor one heck of a run, getting 4 very near falls. But after Jackie tripped him up, Taylor hit his "Taylor Made" finisher for the win. mFw Match: Super Crazy and Juventud Guerrera vs. Elix Skipper and Jason Jett The 2 members of Triple X took it to Crazy and Juvi for much of the match, showing some tremendous skills. But after a jumping enziguri on Jett, Crazy tagged in Juvi who hit the 450 splash off the top rope to get the pin. Sam Wilde vs. Goldust Uprising ended with a great battle here as Sam Wilde worked the lower half of Goldust like a true technician. But after the referee was inadvertently taken out, Goldust kicked Wilde in the groin with the shattered dreams and hooked both legs for the win. Snow: "Ahhh, tough break for Wilde". HTM: "Goldust however has started quite the run here on Uprising! We'll see if he can transfer it into something golden"! (laughs) Snow: "Well Honky, we are just moments away from a huge night of TWF action on RAW and we know Anarchy Rulz is just around the corner so folks, you can't miss it.... stay tuned"! THE SCREEN FADES TO BLACK BEFORE THE RAW LOGO POPS UP RIGHT AFTER THE TNN LOGO.
AS RAW COMES ON THE AIR, SCENES FROM LAST WEEK ARE REPLAYED OF STRIFE PUTTING A CHALLENGE OUT TO BAHAMUT FOR THE WORLD TITLE AND THAT IS FOLLOWED BY LATER FOOTAGE OF STRIFE SURVIVING A CHAIN MATCH WITH A-TRAIN. "ACROSS THE NATION" PLAYS LOUDLY INTO RAW's MONTAGE VIDEO. FIREWORKS IGNITE IN THE SOLD OUT ARENA AS IT COMES INTO VIEW AND THE CAMERA SHOWS THOUSANDS OF ROWDY FANS. J.R.: "Welcome to TWF RAW! Jerry "The King" Lawler and yours truly good ol' J.R. ringside and we are live from Rapids City and King, hold on to your seat, we're in for a wild ride"! Jerry Lawler: "No doubt about that J.R. and these fans can feel it"! JOHN CENA's MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES OUT TO A LOT OF BOOS. J.R.: "The last three Ruler of RAW qualification matches are gonna take place right here tonight but here is a man who's already in the tournament and he's got the deadman in the first round"! Lawler: "But he's apparently got something to say J.R. and this guy is one with words"! John Cena: "Yo, yo, yo, check me out. This Ruler of RAW thing, it's coming up real quick. About as fast as I can take your chick. But fear not kiddies, John Cena is ready. I'm gonna use this as a stepping stone just like Chavo did with Eddie! See, I am the Ruler of RAW, no matter what Flair spits out his can and at Anarchy Rulz, I start with stompin' a hole in the deadman"! "I GOT IT ALL" HITS AND BILLY GUNN COMES OUT TO A BIG POP. Lawler: "Billy Gunn? What's he doin' out here"?! J.R.: "Billy Gunn is the man Cena beat to qualify for the tournament". Billy Gunn: "Listen up punk, you come out here talkin' like you've got some sort of destiny, but you wouldn't even be in the tournament if not for Randy Orton"! THE FANS CHEER IN AGREEMENT. Cena: "Punk? I know you didn't just call me a punk"! Gunn: "You're right, I actually meant bitch"! Lawler: "Oh my gosh"! Cena: "Oh you wanna call me a bitch huh? Why don't you get down here and call me a bitch"?! GUNN DROPS THE MIC AND HEADS TO THE RING. CENA MEETS HIM WITH A HARD FOREARM BUT BILLY TAKES OVER WITH SEVERAL QUICK JABS. BUT SECONDS LATER, TRIPLE H AND MALICE HIT THE RING AND JUMP GUNN. BUT NOT FAR BEHIND IS SCOTT STEINER AND HE COMES OUT TO TRY AND EVEN THE ODDS. CENA, TRIPLE H AND MALICE STILL HAVE CONTROL UNTIL THE UNDERTAKER COMES OUT TO A TREMENDOUS ROAR. OFFICIALS COME OUT AND TRY TO STOP THE MELEE BUT IT's NO USE. TWF WORLD CHAMPION STRIFE COMES OUT TO GIVE THE OFFICIALS A HAND BUT IS BLASTED WITH A STEEL CHAIR FROM BEHIND BY BAHAMUT. A FEW MOMENTS LATER, SECURITY COMES OUT IN FULL FORCE TO SEPERATE THE 8 SUPERSTARS. Lawler: "You said it was gonna be a wild ride J.R.! This is out of control"! J.R.: "RAW has started with a bang tonight and it's gonna be tough to keep these guys apart for the remainder of the night"! PROMO GRAPHICS ARE SHOWN WITH THE RAW LOGO FOR THE 3 RULER OF RAW QUALIFICATION MATCHES. Lawler: "And we still have all three of these matches to come"! J.R.: "Three more superstars will qualify for the Ruler of RAW tournament but right now, the buzz is over what just took place"! BACKSTAGE..... CAMERAS SHOW JACKIE GAYDA TRYING ON SOME SKIMPY CLOTHING IN A MIRROR WHEN SAM WILDE AND MATT TAYLOR ENTER. Sam Wilde: "Hey, hey, what is the meaning of this"? JACKIE TURNS AROUND STARTLED. Matt Taylor: "Jackie, you told me you didn't wanna look like this anymore? You said you wanted to be respected". Jackie Gayda: "Well..... Wilde: "Look Jackie, we're not trying to make you miserable. But Matt and I are trying to get more superstars to accept the lord. Do you honestly think they'll take us seriously with you looking like that"? JACKIE HANGS HER HEAD. Taylor: "Come on, it's okay". MATT GRABS JACKIE AROUND THE SHOULDER AND THEY WALK AWAY. BUT JUST BEFORE RAW GOES TO BREAK, THE CAMERA PICKS UP A SHOT OF A PAINTED FACE PEERING THROUGH A CLOSET IN THE DRESSING ROOM. IT's THAT OF GOLDUST! COMMERCIAL BREAK..... A COMMERCIAL FOR NIKE IS SHOWN. RETURN FROM BREAK... BACKSTAGE... AS RAW RETURNS, SHELTON BENJAMIN IS SHOWN STANDING WITH HULK HOGAN. Hulk Hogan: "Listen brother, I know you're torn right now but just wait till you hear that crowd response. You made the right decision my friend, a decision that will change your career for the better". HOGAN THEN OFFERS HIS HAND AND BENJAMIN SHAKES IT. AS HOGAN WALKS AWAY, BENJAMIN LOOKS AT HIS HAND AND SMILES. BACK AT RINGSIDE, SPWAN's MUSIC HITS AND HE EMERGES FROM A CLOUD OF BLACK SMOKE TO A LOT OF BOOS. Lawler: "Don't listen to him Shelton, he's wrong"! J.R.: "Shelton Benjamin turned his back on Teddy Long and Civil Rights in a very
bold move last week and I gotta say King, I hope that starts a trend in that group"! Lawler: "There's no way J.R., Teddy Long is gonna right the ship"!
"DON'T PLAY WITH FIRE" BY 2 PAC HITS AND AUSTIN PYROMANIA COMES OUT TO A GREAT POP, LED BY TERRI WITH THE TOUGHMAN TITLE IN HIS HAND.
J.R.: "Well it's time now for our first of three Ruler of RAW qualification matches and King, how do you see this one"? Lawler: "Well Pyromania may be the Toughman champ but this guy Spawn is gonna leave him in the dust"! J.R.: "Spawn is actually the guy Pyromania took the Toughman title from but this is a straight up match and only one person can advance"! Ruler of RAW Quaklification Match Austin Pyromania w/ Terri vs. Spawn The bell
sounded and Pyromania locked up with Spawn but was slammed to the mat. Pyromania decided to try and use his speed and he ducked a clothesline before bouncing off the ropes and knocking Spawn back with a dropkick. He then bounced off again and ducked a clothesline but Spawn used his other arm to clothesline him in the back of the head. After a delay suplex, Spawn lifted Pyromania up and dropped Pyromania with a gorilla press slam. Stalking his opponent, Spawn pulled Pyromania up and called for the "Spawn Driver", looking to put an abrupt end to the match. But Pyromania countered it with a hurricanrana that got him a 2 count. Pyromania then followed up with a springboard asai moonsault and hooked Spawn's legs for the 1.....2..., but Spawn pushed him off. Pyromania then went for a leg-o-matic
but Spawn's power threw him into the air. Pyromania landed on his feet and ducked a clothesline before catching him with a spinning heel kick. Pyromania then hit a beautiful cartwheel moonsault. Rather than going for the cover, Pyromania went up top for a high risk move. But after jumping off, Spawn drilled him with a spear, taking him right out of the air. Terri slapped the apron in desperation but a flattened Pyromania was pinned. Match Time: 5:11 J.R.: "Wow, nobody's gonna kick out of that"! Lawler: "Spawn is in the tournament J.R. and I'm gonna stick my neck out with one of my royal predictions! Spawn will win Ruler of RAW"! J.R.: "Well it's not a bad pick but he's gotta get through High Octane next"! TERRI TRIED TO HELP PYROMANIA UP AS SPAWN SLOWLY WALKED UP THE RAMP. TWF RE-WIND SHOWS THE ROAD WARRIORS BEING ASSAULTED BY THE BASHAMS AFTER ACCEPTING A CHALLENGE LAID OUT BY VICTORIA. VICTORIA LEADS THE BASHAM BROTHERS OUT WEARING A BLACK LEATHER OUTFIT AS THEIR MUSIC PLAYS. J.R.: "Tag team action coming up here and a huge test for the Road Warriors King". Lawler: "Yeah, these guys are about a third of their age"! "AH WHAT A RUSH" IS HEARD AND THE ROAD WARRIORS MUSIC PLAYS AS HAWK AND ANIMAL COME OUT TO A THUNDEROUS POP. THEY GET ON OPPOSITE TURNBUCKLES AND POSE FOR THE EXCITED CROWD. J.R.: "Well it would no doubt be a tremendous notch under the belts for the Basham's who are now led by Victoria. What's up with that"? Lawler: "I don't know but if you want, I'll try and get to the bottom of it with Victoria"! J.R.: "Nah, that's quite alright King". The Basham Brothers w/ Victoria vs. The Road Warriors As soon as the Road Warriors removed their shoulder pads, Victoria instructed her boys to attack and they did, rocking Hawk and Animal with some hard rights. After incapacitating Hawk, they whipped Animal into the ropes for a double hip toss slam. Referee Chad Patton got one man from each team to their corner and it was Danny who was taking it to Animal. After a swinging neckbreaker, he tagged in Doug and Doug went to the top rope and grabbed Danny's hands. Danny then flung Doug over his shoulders right onto Animal with a legdrop. Doug made the cover but Animal got his right shoulder up just in time. Doug made the tag back to Danny and lifted up Animal's arm so he could kick him in the ribs. But when Danny put his head down too early off an irish whip, Animal kicked him in the chest and took him down with a clothesline. Animal then tagged in Hawk who was refreshed and ready. After dropping Danny with a clothesline, Hawk took Doug out with a right hand. He then whipped Danny into the ropes and hit a diving shoulder tackle. Hawk then bounced off the ropes but Victoria tripped him up and Danny tagged in Doug. The Basham's then delivered an impressive double team move in which Doug set Hawk up for a catapult and as he set it up, Danny came off the middle rope with a bulldog. Danny made the cover but realizing he wasn't the legal man, Patton didn't count. As the Basham's argued with Patton, Hawk rolled over and made the tag which Patton turned and saw. Victoria yelled for her men to turn around and the Road Warriors hit Danny with a double back body drop. But Victoria got up on the apron and jumped on Hawk's shoulders. As Hawk struggled with her, the Bashams whipped Animal to the ropes but he drilled Danny with a clothesline. But Doug kicked him in the gut and bounced off the ropes only to run into a textbook powerslam and Animal got the pin on him. Match Time: 5:57 J.R.: "That's it! How do ya like that Victoria"?! THE CAMERA SHOWS A FURIOUS VICTORIA. Lawler: "She hates it J.R., her men didn't get the job done"! THE FANS GO WILD AS HAWK AND ANIMAL DO SOME AFTER MATCH POSING AND THEIR MUSIC PLAYS. J.R.: "It's like getting into a time machine and going back to the good ol' day King! The Road Warriors are back"! PRIOR TO COMMERCIAL..... BACKSTAGE.... RIC FLAIR AND RANDY ORTON ARE SHOWN. ORTON IS JUMPING ROPE WHEN FLAIR TAKES A PICTURE OUT OF A FOLDER. Ric Flair: "See this guy boy? That's your father, one of the finest of all time. How do you think it would feel if he was able to look at you and call you the best up and coming superstar in the history of the business once you win Ruler of RAW"? Randy Orton: "It'd be great". Flair: "Okay, then let's go make him proud". Lawler: "Good motivation". ORTON PUTS THE ROPE DOWN AND THEY START TO WALK AWAY BUT THE PICTURE SLIPS OUT OF THE FOLDER AND FALLS TO THE GROUND. J.R.: "Oops, you dropped something Nature Boy". COMMERCIAL BREAK.... A COMMERCIAL FOR STACKER 2 IS SHOWN. RETURN FROM BREAK.... A PROMO GRAPHIC POPS UP WITH THE RAW LOGO AND THE 8 MEN INVOLVED IN THE BRAWL TO START THE SHOW AS "ACROSS THE NATION" PLAYS IN THE BACKGROUND. J.R.: "Well folks you're not gonna believe this! During the break, Stephanie McMahon ordered an eight man tag team match due to what happened at the top of our broadcast and King, that's gonna be off the charts"! BACKSTAGE.... SHAWN MICHAELS' OFFICE... HIGH OCTANE IS SHOWN IN SHAWN MICHAELS' OFFICE AND A DISCUSSION IS ONGOING. Shawn Michaels: "Look man, I know your competitive desire, trust me. But with the ankle injury you got in that match last week, I gotta pull you out of the six man tonight". High Octane: "Shawn you don't understand, the Octaneites out there came to see me compete". Michaels: "I like your attitude kid, that's another great thing about you. But I wanna see you do well in the Ruler of RAW tournament and you're jeopardizing your chances by competing tonight. So I put Tommy Dreamer in your place". High Octane: "Okay". JUST THEN, EDDIE GUERRERO ENTERS AND TAKES A DRINK FROM A CUP. HE SEEMS TO HAVE A HARD TIME WITH THE TASTE. Eddie Guerrero: "Hey, there you are homes, I've been looking all over for you vato. OCTANE GETS IN GUERRERO's FACE. Hey essa, step back. I came here to apologize for what I did to you last week, I was wrong". High Octane: "It's cool". Michaels: "Eddie, go get ready for your match man". Guerrero: "Sure, whatever you say HBK homes, I'm right on it". GUERRERO LEAVES THE OFFICE AS THE SCENE SHIFTS BACK TO RINGSIDE. THE HARVARD FIGHT SONG HITS AND THE GENIUS LEADS CHRISTOPHER NOWINSKI OUT TO A LOT OF BOOS. AKASHA IS SHOWN IN THE RING... WAITING. J.R.: "Here comes the smartest duo in wrestling history as they like to be referred to but I hope Nowinski has done his studies, Akasha is no slouch". Lawler: "Are you kidding J.R.? This guy had a G.P.A. that would make Einstein raise an eyebrow! Of course he did his studies"! J.R.: "Last week on RAW The Genius and Nowinski couldn't defeat the Reign of Darkness in tag action. They better hope their luck is better tonight". Lawler: "Remember the Curt Hennig invitational? Nowinski is tournament tested J.R.". Ruler of RAW Qualification Match Akasha vs. Christopher Nowinski w/ The Genius The bell rang and the two met in a stare down in the center of the ring. Akasha reared back and slapped Nowinski. Nowinski retaliated with a headlock and then a whip to the mat. Akasha escaped with a headscissor but Nowinski used a football like tackle to take her down. He then pulled her up by the hair and whipped her to the corner but when he charged in, she stuck her heel in his face. Akasha ran out of the corner right into a powerslam. Nowinski then hit a gutwrench suplex and went for the cover but Akasha got up at 2. Nowinski then dropped Akasha with a scoop slam and then an elbow drop. But again, Akasha was up at 2. After an irish whip, Nowinski went for a clothesline but Akasha hit the Mortician Slam, her flying back elbow. She went for the cover but Nowinski kicked out at 2. Akasha pulled him up but Nowinski blocked a right hand and a trade off a punches began. The Genuis got up and threw a textbook to Nowinski but overshot him. Referee Mike Sparks went to grab the book which allowed Akasha to get in a low blow followed by the "Reign of Darkness" DDT. She hooked both legs and got the 3 count. Match Time: 6:34 Lawler: "Oh my gosh, she got him"! J.R.: "After a horrible attempt at cheating by The Genius, Akasha has joined Spawn in the Ruler of RAW tournament"! Lawler: "And get this... she meets Nemesis next"! J.R.: "Oh with the history between those two, that could get very volatile King"! BACKSTAGE..... TEDDY LONG AND RON KILLINGS ARE WALKING BACKSTAGE AND LONG FINDS THE PICTURE OF BOB ORTON THAT FLAIR DROPPED EARLIER. Teddy Long: "See this man? This man is a perfect example of someone the man used to hold the black man down". Ron Killings: "And tonight, his pretty boy son is gonna find out the truth". Long: "Yeah, that they're both overrated"! Nemesis and Nathan Jones vs. Chuck Palumbo and Shawn Stasiak Palumbo and Stasiak, though greatly overmatched, put together a great match indicative of why they were tag team champs so long. Palumbo and Stasiak used frequent tags and some clever double teams to get Nathan Jones on the ropes. After a superkick by Palumbo, it looked like it was over but Nemesis came in to halt the count. He then removed a turnpad and Stasiak into it face first before clotheslining Palumbo out of the ring. Even though referee tried desperately to restore order, Nemesis delivered the "Shut Down" to Stasiak and Jones covered him for the win. Match Time: 5:14 J.R.: "The referee lost control in that one and Nathan Jones and Nemesis, who are both in the Ruler of RAW tournament, have escaped with the win". Lawler: "These two make a good tandem J.R. but imagine what would happen if they met in the tournament"! J.R.: "Oh boy, that could get scary". COMMERCIAL BREAK..... A PREVIEW FOR THE NEW TOMB RAIDER MOVIE STARRING ANGELINA JOLIE IS SHOWN. RETURN FROM BREAK... DRESSING ROOM.... NAILS IS SHOWN LOOKING AT HIMSELF IN THE MIRROR, PEERING THROUGH HIS HOCKEY MASK WHEN HE PUNCHES THE MIRROR, SHATTERING IT. Nails: "Ya know Zero, Anarchy Rulz would be forever revered if we could be the ones to take out the Road Warriors". ZeroEx: "That would be grand". JUST THEN, PSYMIN COMES UP. Psymin: "Perhaps you should consider showing a new side of yourself Nails, if ya know what I mean". ZeroEx: "No, that would be counterproductive... trust me". Psymin: "I understand, we've all got something to hide.... somewhere". THE SCENE CUTS TO THE RING WHERE LA RESISTANCE IS COMING OUT WITH WILLIAM REGAL, WAVING THE FRENCH FLAG. J.R.: "What was that about"? Lawler: "You see that French flag waving J.R.? That's exactly what you will see at Anarchy Rulz in the flag match! These guys are great"! "VIVA LA RAZA" HITS AND LOS GUERRERO's COME OUT TO A GOOD RESPONSE. J.R.: "They are exact models of their leader William Regal.... pompous jackasses"! Lawler: "Now, now J.R., you gotta give Regal credit, this is his first match since stepping down from active competition in protest"! TOMMY DREAMER's MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES OUT TO A GREAT CHEER WITH A SINGAPORE CANE IN HIS HAND. J.R.: "Well I can't respect that King but I am also having a hard time trying to figure out Eddie Guerrero who has been very tempermental lately". Lawler: "Well we saw what he did to High Octane after he lost to him last week but he did apologize"! J.R.: "You're such a warrior King". 6 man tag: Los Guerrero's and Tommy Dreamer vs. La Resistance and William Regal Los Guerrero's and Dreamer did not seem to exhibit the cohesiveness their opponents did and after catching Dreamer with a clothesline, Rene Dupree made the tag to Sylvan Grenier and they delivered a double suplex. Grenier then tagged in Regal who came in with his roughneck style and softened Dreamer up. After several punches to the kidneys, Regal hit a double underhook suplex and topped Dreamer but Chavo came in to make the save. But while referee Charles Robinson took Chavo back to his corner, Regal brought Dreamer to his corner and Dupree used the tag rope to choke him. The trio continued to wear down Dreamer until he countered an irish whip by Dupree with a DDT after he dropped his head too quickly. Dreamer then tagged in Eddie who came in and dropkicked Dupree. Grenier entered but Eddie elevated him with a backbody drop. Wanting no part of Latino Heat, Regal went to the floor. Eddie then hit Dupree with a brainbuster like suplex before tagging in his nephew Chavo. Chavo came in with a flying clothesline on Grenier before whipping Dupree to the corner and coming in for a monkey flip. But Regal jabbed the pole of the flag into his esophagus. Dupree then tagged in Grenier as Regal and Dupree went around and pulled Eddie and Dreamer off the apron. In the ring, Grenier locked in a variation of the Regal Stretch on Chavo who subsequently tapped out. Match Time: 8:11 J.R.: "Now that isn't right! Regal used that flagpole for an unfair advantage and he and these ungrateful Frenchmen have defeated the Guerrero's and Tommy Dreamer"! LA RESISTANCE's THEME MUSIC HIT AS REGAL, DUPREE AND GRENIER LEFT TO A LOT OF HEAT, AGAIN WAVING THE FENCH FLAG. Lawler: "Wait a minute, look out"! JUST THEN, EDDIE GUERRERO CAUGHT DREAMER WITH A HARD FOREARM FROM BEHIND AND THEN DELIVERED A RAZOR's EDGE POWERBOMB BEFORE CHAVO PULLED HIS UNCLE OFF. J.R.: "What the hell is going on"?! Lawler: "Eddie snapped"! J.R.: "Tommy Dreamer didn't cost them the match! What's his problem"?! Lawler: "How does this affect that flag match at Anarchy Rulz"?! TWF RE-WIND SHOWS SHELTON BENJAMIN PUTTING A HALT TO THE ATTACK BY CIVIL RIGHTS ON HULK HOGAN LAST WEEK. THE CIVIL RIGHTS THEME HITS AND TEDDY LONG COMES OUT WITH RON KILLINGS. Lawler: "Here they come J.R., it's time for the truth"! J.R.: "What you just saw from last week shocked us all folks as Shelton Benjamin finally made a decision people have been waiting months to see"! Lawler: "Are you kidding me J.R.? Career suicide is what it's called.... career suicide"! Teddy Long: "Shelton, I don't appreciate the fact that you haven't came to me once tonight to explain yourself. But let me holla at ya playa, I am inviting you to this ring so that we can repair this situation right in front of the man! So come on out here playa"! SHELTON BENJAMIN APPEARED TO A MIXED RESPONSE. J.R.: "Well here he comes"! Lawler: "Get down there and apologize Shelton"! Long: "Come on down here playa, the Truth ain't gonna do nothin to ya! BENJAMIN ENTERS THE RING. Okay now, do you really wanna make the choice you're about to make? This group, our group, has set a trend here on RAW and made a statement that we're not gonna let the man hold us down anymore"! Shelton Benjamin: "Do you even hear yourself? Who is the man"? Long: "Are you kidding me? Are you gonna stand in front of me and say you haven't listened to a word I've told you since we started this? JUST THEN, KILLINGS MOVES FORWARD WITH A CLINCHED FIST. Whoa, hold up Truth, I gotta offer Shelton here one last chance. I can't see him go down the same road as so many of our brothers in the past and waste all that potential. So Shelton, listen playa, this is your last chance to..... JUST THEN A VOICE IS HEARD AND THE CROWD GOES WILD. IT's HULK HOGAN! Hulk Hogan: "Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! Listen up a minute brother! Did it ever occur to you guys that there is no man, that just maybe, you're holding yourselves down with your ignorance"?! Long: "Hogan, that is exactly..... Hogan: "Exactly what brother? Shelton has truly seen the light and he wants nothing to do with you or your group! But if I were you two, I'd be focused on my match"! J.R.: "There's Orton and Flair"! JUST THEN, RIC FLAIR AND RANDY ORTON COME THROUGH THE CROWD AND INTO THE RING. ORTON TEES OFF ON KILLINGS AND THE BELL SOUNDS. Randy Orton w/ Ric Flair vs. Ron "The Truth" Killings w/ Brother Long Orton got a distinct advantage from the start with the well planned attack but Killings got in a back footsweep followed by a clothesline after doing the splits. He then hit a nice elbow drop but could barely get a 2 count with the cover. After a seesaw battle, Orton ducked a clothesline and hit Killings with a gorgeous dropkick. Long got up on the apron but Flair came over and pulled him to the floor. He rared back as if to hit him but the scuffle caught referee Mike Chioda's attention. This allowed D'Lo Brown to sneak down to the ring and hit Orton with the Sky High. He quickly got out of the ring as Killings made the cover and got the 3 count. Match Time: 6:33 J.R.: "Well even after all the cockiness displayed by Orton lately, I hate the ending we just saw King"! Lawler: "Orton was one of the favorites to win this whole thing and Civil Rights has spoiled it! Maybe the man wasn't here tonight"! J.R.: "Oh that's ridiculous but if the man is at Anarchy Rulz, he takes the form of the Collossus of Boggo Road in the first round"! LONG WAS SHOWN WALKING UP THE RAMP YELLING WITH D'LO AND KILLINGS AT HIS SIDE AS RAW WENT TO COMMERCIAL. COMMERCIAL BREAK..... A COMMERCIAL FOR BIG MUTHA TRUCKERS FOR PS2 AND XBOX IS SHOWN. RETURN FROM BREAK..... RINGSIDE.... "THE GAME" BY MOTORHEAD HITS AND TRIPLE H AND MALICE COME OUT TO MOSTLY BOOS WITH THE TAG TEAM TITLES AROUND THEIR WAISTS. J.R.: "We're back on RAW folks and we are ready for our eight man tag team main event but these two men just found out about their match at Anarchy Rulz King"! Lawler: "Yeah, can you believe this"?! A PROMO GRAPHIC WITH THE ANARCHY RULZ LOGO IS SHOWN. TRIPLE H AND MALICE ARE ON ONE SIDE AND ON THE OTHER IS SCOTT STEINER AND BILLY GUNN. J.R.: "Remember when Triple H acted like he was gonna make Billy Gunn his new tag team partner? Well at Anarchy Rulz, he and Malice must defend the RAW tag team titles against Gunn and his former running mate here on RAW, Big Poppa Pump"! JOHN CENA's MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES OUT TO BOOS. Lawler: "I remember when this used to be their stomping grounds J.R.! Now he and Malice have to earn that title together"! "BOMBSHELL" BY POWERMAN 5000 HITS AND BAHAMUT COMES OUT TO SOME OF THE LOUDEST HEAT ALL NIGHT. J.R.: "Well it won't be easy King and it won't be easy for this man to wrestle the world title away from the Locomotive"! Lawler: "It's in his destiny J.R.! Bahamut has always been the better man and at Anarchy Rulz, he's gonna prove it"! SIRENS BLARE AND "HOLLA IF YA HEAR ME" IS HEARD AS SCOTT STEINER EMERGES AND IS FOLLOWED BY BILLY GUNN. THEY HEAD DOWN THE AISLE AND ARE MET BY TRIPLE H AND MALICE. THE MUSIC STOPS WHEN CENA AND BAHAMUT JOIN THE FRAY FOR A 4 ON 2 ADVANTAGE. J.R.: "This is exactly how the night started"! Lawler: "Here comes the calvary"! Strife, The Undertaker, Scott Steiner and Billy Gunn vs. Bahamut, John Cena, Triple H and Malice After the confusion was sorted out, Cena and Gunn traded right hands in the ring but Cena hit an impressive flipping bulldog to turn the momentum in his favor. He locked Gunn in a front facelock and tagged in Bahamut who went to work on Gunn with several shots to the rib cage. He then whipped him into the ropes and caught him with a pendulum backbreaker. But off an irish whip, Gunn used a leapfrog and then drilled Bahamut with a dropkick which allowed him to tag in Steiner. Steiner wasted no time following up on the attack of the #1 contender until he ran into a boot to the face. Late in the match, all 8 men were in the ring going at it and referee Earl Hebner had lost control. Finally, Steiner countered a chokeslam attempt by Malice and used a belly to belly suplex. Right as Malice got up, Gunn came out of nowhere with the "Fame-Asser" and hooked the leg for the 1......2.....3. Match Time: 11:45 J.R.: "For the second straight week, Billy Gunn has pinned Malice! Is that an omen King"?! Lawler: "The game better hope not! He might wanna reconsider his choice of partners"! J.R.: "Folks you can't miss Anarchy Rulz! It's coming and it's gonna hit with a bang"! OFF AIR.....
