Tupelo, Mississppi
Attendance: 9, 223
August 12, 2003
UPRISING RESULTS *Matches taped at the arena mFw match: Shark Boy vs. Redd Dogg After taking about everything Shark Boy could dish out, the Redd Dogg locked in a cobra clutch like sleeper and fell to the mat where he put him out. mFw Match: Christian York and Joey Matthews vs. Vampiro and Gangrel The long time team of Matthews and York took a pounding from the gothic duo but York hit Vampiro with a springboard reverse cross body to get a surprise pin. Chuck Palumbo vs. Psymin This was an excellent match, one of the best on Uprising in a long time. After a combined 9 two counts, Psymin hit the "Psymin Psays" and it was all over but Palumbo got his foot on the bottom rope. After waiting for Psymin to question the referee, Palumbo used a small package for the 1....2....3. Mixed Gender tag Spawn and Akasha vs. Tommy Dreamer and Gail Kim Dreamer and Spawn started things off and after not being able to solve the big man, Dreamer made the tag. Gail Kim and Akasha proceeded to have a brilliant series that the crowd really loved, showcasing the competition level in the current Women's division. After a flying headscissor on Akasha, Spawn tried to take Gail out but Dreamer came in to make the save. Kim then ducked a running clothesline and hit Akasha with a wonderful hurricanrana takeover to get the victory.
AS SOON AS THAT MATCH CAME TO AN END, THE RAW LOGO FLASHES ACROSS A BLANK SCREEN AND "ACROSS THE NATION" HIT AS RAW's MONTAGE PLAYED. THE SHOT OPENS UP IN THE BACKSTAGE AREA WHERE SEVERAL CREW MEMBERS ARE SHUFFLING AROUND. SHELTON BENJAMIN IS STANDING OUTSIDE HIS DRESSING ROOM TALKING WITH mFw SUPERSTAR SHARK BOY WHEN TEDDY LONG COMES UP. Teddy Long: "Shelton, you're a hard man to find tonight my brotha". Shelton Benjamin: "I ain't yo brotha". Long: "That's exactly why I've come here because at one time, you were. Last week, you realized how strong a group I have created, a group you were once part of, when D'Lo pinned you one, two three. So I came here to get you to see the light again and tell Hogan to shove it"! Benjamin: "Ya know, that's all very appealing. But then again, no it's not. Teddy, you can go to hell with your twisted beliefs. Hogan and I are gonna face those chumps tonight so go get 'em ready". Long: "You're making a huge mistake and just like the man, I'm not gonna give you another chance". LONG WALKS AWAY AS THE SHOT SWITCHES TO THE ANNOUNCE POSITION WHERE JERRY "THE KING" LAWLER AND JIM ROSS ARE SEATED. Jim Ross: "We thank you for joining us live on RAW tonight as we come to you from Tupelo, Mississippi and what a way to start the night King". "ALL GROWN UP" HITS AND STEPHANIE McMAHON COMES OUT WITH A STEEL HALIBURTON IN HER RIGHT HAND. THE CROWD RESPECTFULLY CHEERS. Jerry Lawler: "And what a way to follow it up! Here comes Stephanie"! J.R.: "Our boss King is on her way down the aisle and I can't help but notice that briefcase. What's that about"? Lawler: "Rumors have been swirling that she has a big announcement to make and I have a feeling the surprise is inside"! Stephanie: "Hello and welcome to RAW, the number one show on cable tv"! THE CROWD LOUDLY POPS. J.R.: "Amen"! Stephanie: "Now I know all you fans here tonight in Tupelo are ready for my surprise announcement but as of four o'clock central standard time this evening, that became two announcements"! THE CROWD AGAIN CHEERS. Lawler: "Two"? Stephanie: "But first, let's get back to that number one show on cable tv thing. Ya see, I sat down with our Toughman champion Austin Pyromania last week and told him I think we need to add a new flavor here on RAW, a new title. So with that said, the Toughman title has been eliminated and in it's place..... SHE OPENS THE BRIEFCASE REVEALING A BEAUTIFUL GOLD BELT WITH A SATELLITE DISH ON IT. will be the new King of Cable title"! J.R.: "Wow"! Stephanie: "What will be unique about this title is that it will be defended every other week on this program and at every RAW pay-per-view event"! Lawler: "That's huge"! Stephanie: "So right here tonight, we will have an eight man, over the top battle royale and the man who wins that will go to TWF MeltDown to face Austin Pyromania to determine the first ever King of Cable! Now one of the competitors in that battle royale will be one of the two men RAW just obtained in a trade with PrimeTime"! Lawler: "There's been a trade"?! JUST THEN, KURT ANGLE's MUSIC HITS AND THE CROWD COMES UNGLUED IN CHEER BUT STILL USES THE "YOU SUCK" CHANT IN TUNE WITH HIS THEME SONG. J.R.: "Oh my God! Kurt Angle is on RAW"! Stephanie: "Now I know what you're thinking but Kurt is not the man who will be in that battle royale. But he is one of the men RAW just got in that blockbuster trade"! KURT ANGLE TAKES THE MIC. Kurt Angle: "Thank you, thank you very much. It's so good to be here on RAW. I mean, I loved working over on PrimeTime but to be honest, I respect Stephanie so much that I wanted to come to RAW. So when I heard that she had a little problem and needed to seperate a few of her superstars, I was more than happy to offer my services. Ya see, all RAW lost was Bahamut and Randy Orton but in return, they got your Olympic hero. THE CROWD LOUDLY CHEERS. So I wanna declare this night..... JUST THEN, ANGLE IS INTERRUPTED BY "BASIC THUGANOMICS" AND JOHN CENA COMES OUT TO A LOT OF HEAT SPORTING A THROWBACK GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS JERSEY. John Cena: "You're gonna declare it what Angle? Nah, I ain't havin' this! Orton's outta here and this is my time, my time to shine and I'm gonna be damned if some punk who won a gold medal by beating some Iranian is gonna take that away"! Angle: "Don't forget Cena, I did that with a broken freakin' neck"! Cena: "Ooooh, how impressive Kurt. Too bad the number one seller here on RAW is the Thuganomics shirt! Ya see Kurt, you're like a disease. You should go back to where you came from. And now you're tryin' to punk me out, I say oh please. But if you're feelin' like a hero then be my guest, come get some"! Lawler: "I'd classify that as a call out"! Angle: "Oh I'll come get some alright". ANGLE STARTS TO GO THROUGH THE ROPES. Cena: "Whoa, wait, wait, wait. I never said tonight. THE CROWD BOOS. You think I'm gonna come out and let you get in the ring with the doctor of Thuganomics that easily? Nah Kurt, you'll get your shot at me, when I feel like it"! "BASIC THUGANOMICS" HITS AND CENA STICKS UP THE DOUBLE HORNS WITH HIS FINGERS AS KURT IS SHOWN IN THE RING. J.R.: "When he feels like it? What the hell is that"? Lawler: "This is RAW J.R.! Angle's the newcomer and he's gotta do it on Cena's time, not his own"! A PROMO GRAPHIC POPS UP WITH THE RAW LOGO. TRIPLE H IS ON ONE SIDE AND THE UNDERTAKER ON THE OTHER. J.R.: "Still to come tonight, we will find out who will move on to MeltDown to face Strife for the World title when the game faces the deadman"! Lawler: "Oh I can't wait for that one J.R."! BACKSTAGE...... CAMERAS SHOWN THE UNDERTAKER GO UP TO STRIFE BACKSTAGE. Strife: "What's up big man"? The Undertaker: "Just stoppin' by to give you a look at your opponent for MeltDown. Ya know, I never got a rematch after WrestleMania at that thing". HE POINTS AT THE WORLD TITLE WHICH IS AROUND STRIFE's WAIST. Strife: "Well put the game away tonight and we'll do it at MeltDown, give the fans something really good". Undertaker: "I hope you're ready man". THEY KNOCK FISTS AND THE UNDERTAKER WALKS AWAY. COMMERCIAL BREAK..... A COMMERCIAL FOR GEICO IS SHOWN. RETURN FROM BREAK.... RINGSIDE.... AS RAW RETURNS, A WOMAN IS SHOWN IN AN ALL BLACK TIGHT OUTFIT WITH A PANTHER MASK AND A TAIL. "GET THE PARTY STARTED" BY PINK HITS AND ALEX MIRAN COMES OUT TO A FAVORABLE POP WITH THE WOMEN's TITLE AROUND HER WAIST. J.R.: "We're back on RAW folks and we're ready for women's action but what is this about"? Lawler: "All we knew is that Alex Miran was facing an unnamed opponent but get a loud of this, tail and all"! J.R.: "Well the title is not on the line here and the only information we've been given is that this woman is known as the Black Panther". Non- Title Match The Black Panther vs. Alex Miran The bell sounded and the two locked up but it was the Panther who grabbed Miran in a side headlock. Miran backed her to the ropes and sent her in catching her with a spinwheel kick. She then delivered consecutive hip tosses when Teddy Long appeared on the entrance ramp with a huge smile on his face. This provided recovery time for the Panther and she poked Miran in the eyes before hitting a hard DDT. The Panther then pulled off the mask and it was Jazz! Jazz proceeded to beat the heck out of the Women's champ as Long came down to the ring. Jazz finished her off with a fisherman buster before berating her as she lay on the mat. J.R.: "It was a damn set up! It was a set up all along by that no good Teddy Long"! Lawler: "And a good one at that"! J.R.: "Jazz was the winner of that women's battle royale last week which made her the number one contender and she has sent a strong, direct message to Alex Miran tonight"! Lawler: "Miran is in a lot of trouble J.R.! Teddy Long has got Jazz primed and ready to take the women's title"! BACKSTAGE.... CHUCK PALUMBO AND SHAWN STASIAK ARE SHOWN BACKSTAGE. Chuck Palumbo: "That King of Cable is gonna put RAW over the top". Shawn Stasiak: "And I'm gonna get the first shot at it, when I win that battle royale tonight". Palumbo: "Good luck man". BACK AT RINGSIDE, "LATINO HEAT" IS PLAYING AND EDDIE GUERRERO IS IN THE RING. HE STUMBLES AS HE GRABS THE HOUSE MIC. J.R.: "Eddie Guerrero has taken over the ring here and it looks like a one man circus"! Lawler: "Oh come on J.R., he's fine". Eddie Guerrero: "Odule vatos! Shawn Michaels, Octane, I know you vatos are here tonight so let me make this short and sweet. Tonight essa, I want a tag match! Heartbreak, you get your little prodigy High Octane and bring him to the ring to face me and Chavito and I gaurantee you homes, we will make sure you learn a valuable lesson! Don't mess with a Guerrero"! 'LATINO HEAT" HITS AGAIN AND EDDIE DROPS THE MIC TO THE MAT. J.R.: "The fans here in Tupelo aren't real supportive of Eddie tonight but the challenge has been laid down". Lawler: "The ball is in the court of High Octane and Shawn Michaels now"! COMMERCIAL BREAK..... A COMMERCIAL FOR MADDEN 2004 FOR PS2 IS SHOWN. RETURN FROM BREAK.... BACKSTAGE.... CHAVO GUERRERO IS SHOWN WALKING BACKSTAGE. Chavo Guerrero: (to himself) "Ah... Eddie, you need to calm down on that stuff man, I told you about that"! HE WALKS BY A MAN READING A MAGAZINE THAT COVERS HIS FACE. BUT WHEN HE PULLS IT DOWN, IT's SHAWN MICHAELS. Shawn Michaels: "Yo Chavo". CHAVO TURNS AND COMES WALKING BACK. Go get your gear on boy and tell your uncle that we accept your challenge". Chavo: "Nah man, it's okay, my uncle's just running his mouth". Michaels: "He wants a match, he's got a match. Go get ready". BACK AT RINGSIDE, DOUG BASHAM AND VICTORIA ARE STANDING IN THE RING, THEIR MUSIC PLAYING. SAM WILDE's MUSIC SUNG BY THE PHILADELPHIA BOYS CHOIR HITS AND HE COMES OUT TO A DECENT POP. J.R.: "So the challenge has been accepted and now King, we've got singles action and the tag team partners for both these guys have been told to stay in the back for this match". Lawler: "Yeah but Victoria is out here and I gotta admit J.R., she makes a good fit with these Basham's". Doug Basham w/ Victoria vs. Sam Wilde This was a very good match from the opening bell. Basham got the upper hand right off the bat, winning a slugfest and then driving 2 hard knees into Wilde's gut. That led to a vertical suplex before he shot Wilde to the ropes and went for his flying leg line. But Wilde held onto the top rope to stop his momentum and nearly stole the match with an Oklahoma roll. After a swinging neckbreaker, Wilde went to the middle turnbuckle when he noticed a gold clad Jackie Gayda pulling up a chaira and sitting at ringside. The cameraman got a shot of the back of the chair showing that it said "Director". This threw Wilde's focus off, allowing Basham to get back in it. He gave Wilde a run for his money but after escaping a torcher rack neckbreaker, Wilde hit the "Testament to Wilde" out of nowhere and hooked the leg for the win. Match Time: 7:04 J.R.: "It looked like Basham was gonna put Wilde away but the tenacity of the religious superstar carried him to the win"! Lawler: "Yeah, but look at Jackie". JACKIE GAYDA ROSE FROM THE CHAIR AND LIT A CIGAR AS WILDE JUST LOOKED ON. SUDDENLY, GOLDUST CAME FROM BEHIND AND HIT WILDE WITH A DOUBLE SLEDGE FOLLOWED BY THE "CURTAIN CALL". GOLDUST's MUSIC THEN HIT AND HE LEFT ARM IN ARM WITH JACKIE AS THE CROWD LOUDLY BOOED. J.R.: "What the hell is this"?! Lawler: "Well we've seen Goldust trying to get Jackie to do something and I figured it was something else! But we should've known better, it's Goldust"! J.R.: "Well I don't know what to make of all of this but you gotta figure Matt Taylor is seething right now"! BACKSTAGE.... AUSTIN PYROMANIA AND TERRI ARE TALKING BACKSTAGE WHEN KURT ANGLE COMES UP. Kurt Angle: "Excuse me, Austin Pyromania"? Austin Pyromania: "Yes". Angle: "Kurt Angle, Olympic gold medalist". PYROMANIA SHAKES HIS HAND. Pyromania: "What can I do for you"? Angle: "What can you do for me? You can go out there at MeltDown and show why you were the Toughman champion as long as you were and become the first King of Cable. I wanna make sure I came to the right place and with you as King of Cable, I'd be reassured". Pyromania: "Thanks Kurt, appreciate that". Angle: "I'll see ya around". SIRENS BLARE AND "HOLLA OF YA HEAR ME" IS HEARD AS SCOTT STEINER AND BILLY GUNN ARE WELCOMED WITH A BIG POP. J.R.: "That King of Cable battle royale is still to come folks but right now, Big Poppa Pump is gonna be in singles action and here comes the champs". Lawler: "If it weren't for Psymin blowing it against Billy Gunn last week, Anarchy, Inc. would be getting a title shot right here"! "HELL's GAURDIAN" BY SLIPKNOT HITS AND NAILS COMES OUT WITH ZEROEX AND THE TWO ARE WILDLY BOOED. J.R.: "It's gonna be Nails and Steiner one on one here and King, I really like the team Big Poppa Pump and Billy Gunn have formed". Lawler: "Well they better enjoy those titles while they last! Ya know, that knew Freddy versus Jason movie starts soon but this guy Nails would be a horror to both of those guys"! J.R.: "Nails is a dangerous, dangerous individual who is capable of reaching the highest mountain here in the TWF with his devious mind but Big Poppa Pump has faced some bad dudes and been successful in his career as well King and tonight will be no different"! Scott Steiner w/ Billy Gunn vs. Nails w/ ZeroEx As the bell sounded, the two men locked up and Steiner threw Nails to the mat, taunting him by flexing his muscles. They locked up again but this time Nails got the upper hand and backed Steiner to the corner. Referee Mike Chioda called for a clean break but Nails got in a big knee lift followed by a forearm to the head. He then shot him to the opposite corner and charged in with a clothesline. Nails then taunted the crowd but when he turned around, Steiner was waiting with a belly to belly suplex followed by a big elbow drop. Steiner then did about 10 pushups near the fallen Nails before whipping him to the ropes and catching him with a Steiner Line. ZeroEx got up on the apron but Billy Gunn ran over and pulled him down, starting an exchange of right hands. In the ring, Steiner pulled up Nails but Nails blocked a right hand and knocked Steiner to the mat with a headbutt before mounting him and hitting him with 10 straight right hands. He then got up and pulled Billy Gunn by the hair, pulling him up as ZeroEx continued to get in shots. But this turned out to be a mistake as Steiner grabbed Nails from behind and planted him with a reverse DDT, hooking the leg for the 1...2...3. Match Time: 10:36 J.R.: "Big Poppa Pump has put Nails away and King, that's what he gets for taking his eye off the ball"! Lawler: "Steiner and Gunn are just sliding by though J.R., they're gonna meet their match"! J.R.: "They have brushed the challenge of Anarchy, Inc. away and they are establishing themselves as a very strong team here on RAW"! BACKSTAGE.... JESSICA LOPEZ IS TALKING WITH GAIL KIM BACKSTAGE WHEN TERRI COMES UP WITH A SURPRISED LOOK ON HER FACE. Terri: "Oh that's a complete surprise". Jessica Lopez: "What? What happened"? Terri: "I just walked in on the other guy RAW got from PrimeTime in that trade and you and I both have history with him". LOPEZ GETS A LOOK ON HER FACE LIKE SHE's IN DEEP THOUGHT AS RAW GOES TO BREAK. COMMERCIAL BREAK.... A COMMERCIAL FOR CRAFTSMAN TOOLS IS SHOWN. RETURN FROM BREAK.... AS RAW RETURNS, CAMERAS PICK UP A CONFRONTATION BETWEEN TRIPLE H AND STRIFE. TRIPLE H, CHEWING GUM, IS JUST SNEERING AT STRIFE WHO CONFIDENTLY GLARES BACK. Triple H: "Shine that belt up and bring it to MeltDown. I want it to look nice when I take it off your ass"! TRIPLE H WALKS OFF AND STRIFE SLIGHTLY GRINS. BACK AT RINGSIDE, MATT TAYLOR, A-TRAIN, SHAWN STASIAK AND JOHN CENA ARE SHOWN IN THE RING AS LA RESISTANCE ARE SHOWN COMING OUT. SYLVAN GRENIER IS WAVING THE FRENCH FLAG. J.R.: "We're back on RAW folks and we are ready for the battle royale that will determine who will go on to MeltDown to face Austin Pyromania for that brand new King of Cable title and King, there's some big names in this one including Rene Dupree". THE HARVARD FIGHT SONG PLAYS AND THE GENIUS LEADS CHRISTOPHER NOWINSKI DOWN THE AISLE. Lawler: "And what about this man? You can't count out Nowinski and the Genius"! 24 KARAT GOLD PRODUCTIONS IS DISPLAYED ON THE TWF TRON AND GOLD PYRO SPRAYS UP AS GOLDUST APPEARS WITH JACKIE GAYDA. MATT TAYLOR IS SHOWN LOOKING ON IN THE RING, ANGER IN HIS EYES. J.R.: "Well we saw these two earlier tonight and apparently it's true, Jackie Gayda has aligned herself with Goldust"! Lawler: "Oh this is so much better than when she was with those church goers! Now we get to see all we want and then some of Jackie! This is great"! JUST THEN, VAL VENIS' MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES OUT TO A GOOD POP AND A BIG SMILE ON HIS FACE. J.R.: "Wait a minute! What's this"? Lawler: "Don't you get it J.R.? This is the other half of that trade"! J.R.: "Former TWF champion Val Venis has come to RAW and he's gotta be a huge favorite to win this battle royale"! Battle Royale Winner advances to MeltDown to compete for King of Cable title The bell sounded and the fighting started. Nowinski slid out of the ring and let the other 7 guys go at it. Right away, Taylor and Goldust sorted through the crowd and found each other. Taylor rocked Goldust with some hard right hands but Goldusy caught him with an uppercut when Jackie grabbed his foot. Goldust then bounced off the ropes but Taylor pulled down the ropes, using a lowbridge to eliminate Goldust. On the other side of the ring, A-Train and Venis traded shots and Venis had him teetering. Taylor came over to help Venis dump the big man but Rene Dupree snuck up on Taylor and clotheslined him out of the ring. Venis let go of A-Train and unloaded on Dupree with some hard rights before trying to hit a fisherman suplex. But Dupree jabbed him in the ribs and pushed him right into the scissor kick of the A-Train. A-Train then grabbed RAW's newest superstar and launched him to the floor by the back of his head. Dupree stood at the foot of the ring, laughing even though Grenier yelled at him to turn around as Shwan Stasiak came from behind and dumped him out. Meanwhile, Nowinski finally got in the ring and went after John Cena. After several hard right hands, Nowinski loaded him up for a running bulldog but Cena countered with a backdrop suplex before drilling him with a clothesline that knocked him out of the ring. The Genius got on the apron but Stasiak drilled him with a right hand. Stasiak turned and A-Train tried to behead him with his scissor kick but Stasiak moved and A-Train straddled himself. Stasiak then bounced off the ropes and knocked the 350 pounder to the floor with a shoulder block. It was down to Cena and Stasiak and Stasiak was in obvious pain as a result of the collision. Cena dropped him with an armbar DDT. He then tried to pull his shoulder out but Stasiak hung in there, taking the pain and catching him with a dropkick as Cena bounced off the ropes. Stasiak tried to drop Cena out of the ring but Cena grabbed the bottom rope and used his powerful legs to whip Stasiak to the floor. "BASIC THUGANOMICS" HITS AND CENA STANDS UP, PUTTING UP THE DOUBLE HORNS. Lawler: "Cena's done it"! J.R.: "John Cena has won it and he will now go to MeltDown to take on Austin Pyromania"! Lawler: "Can you imagine that J.R.? Forget MTV, John Cena may be the King of Cable"! BACKSTAGE.... NEMESIS IS SHOWN SITTING ON A BENCH BACKSTAGE, INSIDE A DARK ROOM. THE UNDERTAKER WALKS UP. The Undertaker: "Well I'll be damned. What are you doin' boy? NEMESIS LOOKS UP. Ah I get it, you're down again. Well I'll tell ya what. Why don't you take your anger out on me?! I'll give you one shot so just tee off, hit me! NEMESIS STANDS UP WITH A CLINCHED FIST BUT BACKS OFF. You want some help boy? I don't know why, but I'll give ya some if you want it. Come with me. NEMESIS IS HESISTANT. Come on, I got some ideas for you". NEMESIS AGREES TO COME AND HE FOLLOWS THE UNDERTAKER. "VIVA LA RAZA" HITS AND A RED 1964 CHEVY IMPALA PULLS INTO THE ARENA WITH LOS GUERRERO's INSIDE. J.R.: "Los Guererro's are making one of their grand entrances King but they're gonna need a grand performance tonight"! JUST THEN, EDDIE RAMS THE CAR INTO THE GAURD RAIL. Lawler: "Whoa, did you see that"? CHAVO JUMPS OUT AND PULLS EDDIE OUT OF THE CAR. "SEXY BOY" HITS AND SHAWN MICHAELS COMES OUT TO AN OUTSTANDING POP. J.R.: "Eddie Guerrero seems like he's in another world but he better snap out of it, here comes the Heartbreak Kid"! Lawler: "The enforcer of this show has no business getting in the ring J.R.! Michaels should've declined this challenge"!<>AN ENGINE LOUDLY REVS AND LEADS INTO "DOWN WITH THE SICKNESS" AS HIGH OCTANE COMES OUT TO AN EQUALLY LOUD CHEER. J.R.: "Well you know the competitive nature of Michaels and this is one we've all been waiting to see, Michaels and Damion West as tag team partners"! Lawler: "Well if the Guerrero's have done their homework, they'll exploit High Octane's hobbled ankle and this one will be academic"! "High Octane" Damion West and Shawn Michaels vs. Los Guerrero's Eddie demanded that he start the match and he and Michaels circled each other before going into a collar and elbow tie up. Guerrero whipped Michaels to the mat with an arm drag and followed it up with a flying back elbow off an irish whip. Chavo called for the tag but Eddie wanted to do some more damage. After a pair of european uppercuts, Eddie whipped him to the ropes and went for a dropkick but Michaels stopped his momentum by holding the top rope and Eddie crashed down on the mat. Michaels then rolled him up with a bridge pin and nearly got the pin. Guerrero threw a clothesline but HBK ducked and threw a kick. Guerrero caught his foot and started laughing but was blasted with an enziguri. Michaels then made it over and tagged in High Octane who came in and whipped Eddie to the corner, catching him with a leg lariat in the corner before going to the top rope and coming off with a missile dropkick. He pinined Eddie but Chavo came in to make the save. Octane tagged Michaels back in and they whipped Eddie to the corner, catching him with a double back body drop. Michaels then jabbed away at Eddie before an irish whip. But Eddie reversed it and caught Michaels with a drop toe hold followed by a dropkick to the face. Finally, he tagged in Chavo who came in and dropped Michaels with a shin breaker. Chavo's focus became Michaels' right knee and he wrenched it up in the corner. After a delay, brainbuster like suplex, Chavo popped up and pranced around the ring but Eddie slapped him on the shoulder, tagging himself in. He tried to hit the helo from the apron but Michaels rolled out of the way and tagged in Octane. Octane pushed Guerrero to the limit, getting 3 two counts. He went for an irish whip but Eddie reversed it and Chavo got his knee into his back. Both men came into the ring and they whipped Octane to the ropes but they both put their heads down to soon and Octane kicked Eddie in the face before catching Chavo with a japanese arm drag. Michaels came in and he and Octane knocked Chavo to the floor with a nice double dropkick. As Michaels went to the top rope, Eddie took out Octane's knee with a chop block. But off an irish whip, Eddie overshot on a clothesline attempt and Octane whacked him with a spinning heel kick as Michaels came from the top rope with his trademark elbow drop. He hooked Eddie's near leg and got the 1.....2.....3. Match Time: 7:10 J.R.: "The Guerrero's come up empty tonight King and this crowd loves it! It's not everyday you get to see Shawn Michaels hit that elbow drop anymore"! Lawler: "That was a bad match for the Guerrero's J.R., they weren't the same team"! HIGH OCTANE GETS THE HOUSE MIC. J.R.: "Wait a minute, what's High Octane gonna say"? High Octane: "Hey Shawn, where ya goin'? MICHAELS, HALFWAY UP THE RAMP, TURNS AROUND. Good match man. But now I got a request. Remember when you said that I was the next Heartbreak Kid? MICHAELS NODS HIS HEAD. Okay, well I got to thinking about an old saying, especially after Ric Flair came to the TWF. I think it goes like this. To be the man, you gotta beat the man". MICHAELS SMILES. Lawler: "Oh boy, he's challenging him". High Octane: "Ya see Shawn, no matter what you say, I'll just be Damion West. But if I can beat you, maybe people will look at me as Damion West, Heartbreak Kid, part two. So what'd ya say Shawn? Me and you, one on one at MeltDown. No gimmicks, no crap, just two guys full of respect for one another, in straight up competition". Michaels: "Ya know kid, that's why I like you. You remind me so much of a young, brash Shawn Michaels. And ordinarily I'd say no because my duties in the TWF lie elsewhere but I gotta admit, I like your sales pitch. So at MeltDow, it's you and me man". THE CROWD BURSTS INTO CHEER. "SEXY BOY" HITS AND THE TWO MEN GIVE EACH OTHER A RESPECTFUL NOD. J.R.: "That's huge news! High Octane will try and live up to one of the most celebrated legacies of all time at MeltDown"! PRIOR TO COMMERCIAL.... BACKSTAGE.... JUST BEFORE RAW GOES TO BREAK, A BLACK PICKUP TRUCK WITH A SKULL ON THE DRIVER's DOOR ALONG WITH "AUSTIN 3:16 PULLS IN. Lawler: "Oh no, what is this"? J.R.: "No, it can't be, is it"? COMMERCIAL...... A COMMERCIAL FOR THE NEW SATURN ION IS SHOWN. RETUIRN FROM BREAK.... BACKSTAGE.... THE UNDERTAKER IS WATCHING NEMESIS TAKE OUT SOME SERIOUS AGRESSION ON A PUNCHING BAG. Undertaker: "Not bad, not bad. Listen, I gotta go get ready for my match with Triple H but you remember what I said. THE UNDERTAKER STARTS TO WALK AWAY. Oh, and one other thing, lose the face paint, there's no reason to hide". NEMESIS TOUCHES HIS FACE AND LOOKS AT HIS HAND. BACK AT RINGSIDE, CIVIL RIGHTS' THEME MUSIC IS PLAYING AND TEDDY LONG IS IN THE RING WITH HIS MEN, RON KILLINGS AND D'LO BROWN. J.R.: "The Undertaker has taken the misfit Nemesis under his wing and King, that could be the best thing that ever happened to him". "REAL AMERICAN" HITS AND HULK HOGAN COMES OUT ALONGSIDE SHELTON BENJAMIN TO A MASSIVE POP. King: "But speaking of bad combinations, this one has gotta be one of the worst of all time! Hogan is just gonna bring Benjamin down"! J.R.: "I don't think you could get anyone to agree with you on that point King and tonight, they are gonna be looking for revenge"! Lawler: "Were you watching last week J.R.? Shelton got beat by D'Lo Brown specifically because of Hogan, they should agree with it"! Ron "The Truth" Killings and D'Lo Brown w/ Teddy Long vs. Hulk Hogan and Shelton Benjamin Civil Rights paired off against Shelton Benjamin the whole match but after an escape kick on D'Lo, he was able to make the hot tag to Hogan. Hogan came in and was able to fend off both men until D'Lo got in a low blow after referee Jack Doan took an inadvertent shot. But the roof almost came off with the sound of breaking glass as "Stone Cold" Steve Austin's music hit and he came out and drilled Teddy Long with a right hand. He got into the ring and lofted a charging D'Lo all the way to the floor before nailing Killings with the Stunner. Austin got down and did some trash talkin' Killings before Hogan bounced off the ropes and hit the Atomic Legdrop, covering him for the win. Match Time: 8:22 Lawler: "Disqualify these guys! That was cheating"! J.R.: "Exactly, it's like they read Civil Rights' book on bargain basement victories"! TEDDY LONG IS SHOWN IN THE RING HOLDING HIS JAW AND D'LO IS TRYING TO GET KILLINGS UP AS AUSTIN, HOGAN AND BENJAMIN WALK UP THE RAMP TO A HUGE REACTION. Lawler: "Austin can bet that Civil Rights is gonna come after him! You know Austin was sent by the man J.R."! J.R.: "You know I'm damn sure not gonna buy that crap King! The Truth has had this coming to him for a long time from the rattlesnake and it caught up with him tonight"! BACKSTAGE.... LOS GUERRERO's ARE SHOWN GETTING READY TO LEAVE THE ARENA. Eddie Guerrero: "Man Chavito, we shouldn't have lost to those vatos tonight"! Chavo Guerrero: "Hey Eddie, let's just get going, we'll get 'em next time" EDDIE PUSHES CHAVO. Eddie: "What the hell man?! Are you saying you don't care we lost"?! Chavo: "That's not what I'm saying". Eddie: "Well it's how you're acting"! EDDIE PUSHES HIM AGAIN. Chavo: "Hey homes, it was you who tried to win the match yourself! It was you who got pinned out there, not me"! Eddie: "Well if I had a decent partner, maybe I wouldn't try to do that"! EDDIE REACHES INTO HIS DUFFLE BAG AND PULLS OUT A BOTTLE OF LIQUOR. Chavo: 'No, I said no more of that"! CHAVO GRABS THE BOTTLE AND WHIPS IT AT THE WALL, SHATTERING IT EVERYWHERE. WITH THAT, EDDIE TAKES A CHEAP SHOT AT CHAVO AND THEN SENDS HIM INTO THE WALL VERY HARD. Eddioe: "Si mon essa, you did! But I say to hell with that and to hell with you"! BACK AT RINGSIDE, "THE GAME" BY MOTORHEAD HITS AND TRIPLE H COMES OUT AND POURS A BOTTLE OF WATER OVER HIS HEAD BEFORE MARCHING DOWN THE AISLE. Lawler: "Wow, I'm speechless J.R.". J.R.: "I think Eddie Guerrero has more problems than we realize but now we turn our focus to tonight's main event, a match that came up last week when this man made himself the number one contender"! Lawler: "As far as I'm concerned, he is the number one contender, he's the game"! "DEADMAN WALKIN'" IS HEARD AND "YOU'RE GONNA PAY" HITS AND A RED LIGHT FLASHES OVER THE DEAFENING CROWD AS THE UNDERTAKER COMES OUT. J.R.: "Well here comes big evil and he's got something to say about that King! He has never received a rematch at Strife since he lost the title to him at WrestleMania and tonight, he's gonna try and win that rematch"! Lawler: "Well I hope he's ready cause I can gaurantee you the game is"! #1 Contender for the World Title Triple H vs. The Undertaker This was a great, traditional style match. Each man got in some good shots and near falls and they both wanted it badly. Triple H was the one to take full control of the match after countering Old School and going to an Indian deathlock. The Undertaker did his best to mask the pain but the precise game knew he had him in trouble. After being in the move for nearly 3 full minutes, The Undertaker grabbed the rope to break the hold. But the damage had been done as he could hardly stand. Triple H continued to kick the back of his hurt leg but The Undertaker battled back, hitting Triple H with some hard right hands. After stunning him with his soup bones, The Undertaker looked like a boxer as he picked apart the body of the game. He then shot him to the corner and slammed in with a clothesline before whipping him to the ropes. But he put his head down too soon and Triple H capatilized with his facebuster on the knee. But when he got to his feet, he noticed Nemesis staring at him at ringside. Triple H yelled at Nemesis to leave when The Undertaker got up. He held his hand out for the chokeslam but Triple H turned and kicke him low. He bounced off the ropes but The Undertaker grabbed him by the throat for a high impact chokeslam from hell. He made the cover but only got a 2 count to everyone's surprise. The Undertaker then lifted him up for the "Last Ride" but Triple H escaped and kicked him in the gut, looking for the Pedigree. But The Undertaker countered with a backdrop and then hit a 2nd Chokeslam from Hell, this time getting the 3 count. Match Time: 9:43 "YOU'RE GONNA PAY" HITS AS THE UNDERTAKER RAISES HIS ARMS TO A CROWD THAT IS GOING BONKERS. J.R.: "So at MeltDown, we will get a rematch from WrestleMania! It's gonna be badass versus badass for the World title"! Lawler: "This isn't right! If not for Nemesis, the game would be the man going to MeltDown"! J.R.: "The Undertaker has apparently gotten through to Nemesis! Can he help him become World champion"? OFF AIR.....
