Dayton, Ohio
Attendance: 9,334
August 18, 2003
UPRISING RESULTS Shelton Benjamin vs. Psymin Shelton Benjamin outlasted Psymin, catching him with a reverse spin kick to the head to get the pin on him. mFw Match: Kid Kash vs. Lash Leroux In Leroux's last match before being transferred to SMW, he was defeated by a sound Kid Kash who used the "Money Clip" to pick up the win. The Basham Brothers w/ Victoria vs. Ken Anderson and Slater Vain (invitees) The Basham's looked very good in this match, dominating Vain and Anderson with a slew of double team moves. They finally used a spike piledriver on Anderson for the win. FOOTAGE OF THE UNDERTAKER DEFEATING TRIPLE H TO BECOME #1 CONTENDER FOR THE WORLD TITLE IS SHOWN. "ACROSS THE NATION" THEN HITS AS RAW's MONTAGE IS SHOWN. THE ARENA EXPLODES IN FIREWORKS AND CAMERAS SHOW IT TO BE NEARLY SOLD OUT. Jim Ross: "Dayton, Ohio is the site for this live edition of TWF RAW! It's gonna be a huge night as we count down to MeltDown King and we've got a ton of action on the way"! THE SOUND OF GLASS BREAKING IS HEARD AND "STONE COLD" STEVE AUSTIN COMES OUT TO A HUGE POP. Jerry Lawler: "It sure is J.R. and I think these fans are gonna be grossly disappointed in a minute! I've heard rumors all day that Austin has an unpopular announcement to make"! J.R.: "The Texas rattlesnake has been out for awhile but we saw him make his return to RAW last week but King, unfortunately I have heard the same rumors". Stone Cold: "Now before you guys get all riled up, I have an announcement to make. After conferring with my doctor yesterday, it became apparent that a lingering injury is gonna bring the ass whippin' days of Stone Cold to a halt". THE CROWD BEGINS TO BOO. Lawler: "I knew it"! Austin: "I know, I know, I was pissed off too. But there's nothin' I can do. If I...... JUST THEN, THE CIVIL RIGHTS THEME HITS AND TEDDY LONG COMES OUT TO A LOT OF HEAT. J.R.: "Oh what now! For christ sake"! Teddy Long: "I hope my ears are deceiving me! It's clear that this is nothing more than a cop out set up by the man, ya feel me playa? Austin, the Truth has his sights set on you and he wants a match at MeltDown! Now you're coming out here and trying to get out of it because the man put you up it"! Austin: "The man? Who the hell is the man"?! J.R.: "We all wanna know that"! Long: "Austin, we want a match at MeltDown. The rattlesnake versus the Truth". Austin: "Well let's see, should I go against doctors orders and whoop somebody's ass one more time? Or should I do the sensible thing and walk away and let Teddy Long find out who the man is? I'll give you my answer by the end of the night". AUSTIN's MUSIC HITS AGAIN AND THE CROWD LOUDLY CHEERS AS LONG STANDS WITH A SMILE ON HIS FACE. Lawler: "He can't J.R.! The doctors told him to stay out of the ring"! J.R.: "Are ya sure that's not a cop out from the man? Austin's gonna give Brother Long an answer before the night's out"! BACKSTAGE.... CAMERAS SHOW JOHN CENA TALKING TO A-TRAIN BEFORE RAW GOES TO COMMERCIAL. RETURN FROM BREAK.... RINGSIDE.... A PROMO GRAPHIC POPS UP PREVIEWING MATT TAYLOR VS. GOLDUST FOR SATURDAY NIGHT's MAIN EVENT. Austin Pyromania and Sam Wilde vs. John Cena and Goldust w/ Jackie Gayda Pyromania and Wilde worked very well together and Pyromania previewed a great MeltDown match with Cena. But while referee Chad Patton's back was turned while Jackie distracted him, Cena hit Pyromania square in the face with his chain. Goldust then dropped him with the "Curtain Call" and hooked the leg for the win. Match Time: 7:07 BACKSTAGE.... NEMESIS IS LOOKING IN A SMALL MIRROR WHEN ANARCHY, INC. COMES UP TO HIM. Nails: "You had a chance Nemesis, you could've joined us. Zero and I have seen you go from a terror on this show to a shell of a man. Now you've aligned yourself with the Undertaker? And he tells you to stop hiding behind the paint? Everyone has something to hide". NEMESIS TURNS AND LOOKS AT NAILS FACE TO FACE. ZeroEx: "Go tell your boy Undertaker that we want a match with him and his buddy Strife.... tonight". NAILS AND ZEROEX WALK AWAY AS NEMESIS SMASHES THE MIRROR AGAINST THE WALL. Tommy Dreamer vs. Eddie Guerrero Dreamer gave Guerrero a serious run for his money. After hitting a death valley driver, it looked like it was over but Guerrero got his foot on the rope. Dreamer kept the pressure on but Eddie showed his great skills but hitting a hurricanrana and then rolling right into the "Lasso from El Paso". Dreamer tried to hang on but tapped out. After the match, Eddie uncorked a bottle of liquor and poured it on Dreamer, drawing a lot of heat from the crowd. Chavo Guerrero came out to pull his uncle away and Eddie acted like he understood making a mistake. But the second Chavo turned around, Eddie clocked him in the back of the head and put the boots to him. Match Time: 8:22 BACKSTAGE..... LA RESISTANCE, CHRISTOPHER NOWINSKI AND THE GENIUS ARE ALL TALKING BACKSTAGE OUTSIDE KURT ANGLE's DRESSING ROOM. ANGLE COMES OUT AND TRIES TO WALK AROUND THEM BUT IS CORNERED. Christopher Nowinski: "What's the matter Kurt? Where ya goin'"? Sylvan Grenier: "He's American, what do you expect"? Kurt Angle: "You guys mind"? Rene Dupree: "Come on Kurt, we just wanted to welcome you to RAW". Angle: "Thank you, now move". ANGLE STARTS TO WALK AWAY BUT IS THROWN BACK BY LA RESISTANCE. Dupree: "We hate pompous Americans. We are standing with two of the only intelligent Americans around and if you're intelligent, as you have always claimed to be, you'll stay clear of La Resistance". The Genius: "Wait a minute. Didn't you guys say you want a tag team title shot? Why don't we see if Angle can go get Steiner and Gunn to be on his side for a little six man action tonight". Angle: "You guys are disgusting! You want six men? Four isn't enough to satisfy you"?! Grenier: "Enough of the funny business Angle. We want you, Steiner and Billy Gunn in a six man tag tonight". Angle: "Oh, okay. I think we can arrange that". COMMERCIAL BREAK..... A COMMERCIAL FOR SNICKERS CRUNCHER IS SHOWN. RETURN FROM BREAK.... BACKSTAGE.... AS RAW RETURNS, CAMERAS SHOW KURT ANGLE COMING OUT OF THE TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS LOCKER ROOM BUT WHEN HE TURNS THE CORNER, JOHN CENA IS STANDING THERE WEARING A NEW YORK METS BASEBALL JERSEY WITH MIKE PIAZZA's #31 ON IT. John Cena: "Ah, I knew I smelled somethin'". Angle: "Wow, this is unreal. I'm runnin' into all the idiots tonight". Cena: "You made a mistake tryin' to diss me last week. Ya see, you're the new kid on the block. RAW, RAW is John Cena's neighborhood and you're gonna have a lot of problems real soon". JAZZ VS. ALEX MIRAN FOR THE WOMEN's TITLE IS PREVIEWED FOR MELTDOWN. Jazz and Akasha w/ Teddy Long vs. Alex Miran and Gail Kim This was a tense female battle in which things got very ugly between Kim and Akasha. Miran totally outworked Jazz during their time in the ring but after clotheslining Kim to the floor, Jazz caught Miran with a shot to the back and knocked her right into the awaiting arms of Akasha who put her down with the "Cloud of Darkness" to get the win. Match Time: 9:11 Afterwards, Jazz and Teddy Long rolled Gail Kim into the ring and Akasha planted her with the "Cloud of Darkness" before sprinkling her familiar black dust on her. BACKSTAGE ANARCHY INC. IS BACKSTAGE LOOKING OUT THE WINDOWS OF THE ARENA WHEN STEPHANIE McMAHON APPROACHES. Stephanie McMahon: "See anything you like out there"? THEY TURN AROUND. Nails: "You wouldn't understand, it's too complex for a woman like you"? Steph: "Excuse me? Need I remind you that I run this show and by the way, Undertaker and Strife will take you two up on your challenge tonight. But figuring you two had something up your sleeve, I've added a special enforcer. "Stone Cold" Steve Austin"! STEPHANIE WALKS AWAY CONFIDENTALLY. THE CAMERA SWITCHES TO ANOTHER PART OF THE ARENA AND SHOWS JONATHAN COACHMAN STANDING WITH TRIPLE H WHO IS TAPING HIS HANDS. Jonathan Coachman: "Triple H, last week we saw you fall just a little bit short in your quest to become number one contender. So close that.... Triple H: "Fell short Coach? Let me tell you somethin', these guys back here, they all know that I am the best. The Undertaker got a fluke win on me last week, so what? It's not gonna stop my pursuit to be the best there is". JUST THEN, VAL VENIS WALKS UP. Val Venis: "We all know you're the best? Don't speak for everyone Triple H because I sure as hell don't think that". Triple H: "Oh is that right? This coming from a guy who hid behind a mask for a few months because he was ashamed of who he became in the ring". Venis: "You think that bothers me? Tell ya what, let's find out if you really are the best, out there in that ring tonight". Triple H: "You wanna face me? I don't have time for someone like you, you're not even good enough to hold my jock"! Venis: "Oh yeah? Now is it just me Coach or did that come across as someone who is a bitch"? Triple H: "What did you just say? Bitch huh? Alright then, I'll see ya in that ring tonight. We'll find out who the bitch is alright". TRIPLE H WALKS AWAY, BRUSHING AGAINST VENIS WHO JUST GRINS AS THE SHOT FADES OUT. COMMERCIAL BREAK..... A COMMERCIAL FOR 1-800-COLLECT IS SHOWN. RETURN FROM BREAK.... CAMERAS SHOW THE OUTSIDE OF THE EJ NUTTER CENTER AS THE SKIES BEGIN TO GET DARKER. JIM ROSS ANNOUNCES THAT TWF MELTDOWN IS SOLD OUT. Triple H vs. Val Venis Triple H was caught by surprise in this one as Venis came out focused and nearly put him away with a fisherman suplex. But after catching him with a flying knee, The Game got into a groove which was capped off with a devastating Pedigree that got him the win. Match Time: 7:19 BACKSTAGE.... SHAWN MICHAELS' OFFICE.... SHAWN MICHAELS IS TALKING TO CHAVO GUERRERO WHEN HIGH OCTANE COMES IN. High Octane: "Hey Shawn, sorry to interrupt". Shawn Michaels: "No problem Damion, Chavo and I are just deciding what to do about this problem we're having with Eddie". High Octane: "Okay, well just be watching when I go out for my match. I have a surprise for ya". Michaels: (sounding surprised) Ooook". BACK AT RINGSIDE, LA RESISTANCE, CHRISTOPHER NOWINSKI AND THE GENIUS ARE ALL IN THE RING, GETTING PROBABLY THE BIGGEST HEAT OF THE NIGHT. Rene Dupree: "Come on Angle! Are you guys coming out? Or are you not just ignorant, but ignorant cowards like most Americans"? NO SOONER, KURT ANGLE's MUSIC HITS AND HE WALKS OUT ABOUT 10 STEPS BEFORE SCOTT STEINER's MUSIC HITS WITH SIRENS AND THE FIGHT IS ON. 6 man tag: La Resistance and Christopher Nowinski w/ The Genius vs. Kurt Angle, Scott Steiner and Billy Gunn At one point, Kurt Angle sent Dupree, Grenier and Nowinski out to regroup after outworking them on the mat. But when the match broke out and all 6 men went at it, The Genius did a great job getting Mike Chioda's attention off the match and A-Train came out of nowhere and nailed Angle with the scissors kick followed by the "Train Wreck". Meanwhile, Grenier hit Billy Gunn across the back with the French flag and Dupree small packaged him for the win. AFTER THE MATCH, LA RESISTANCE TOOK THE TAG TEAM TITLES AND JUST DROPPED THEM ON STEINER AND GUNN. COMMERCIAL BREAK..... A COMMERCIAL FOR SILENT HILL 3 FOR PS2 IS SHOWN. RETURN FROM BREAK.... RINGSIDE.... AS RAW RETURNS, HIGH OCTANE IS IN THE RING AND HE ANNOUNCES THAT HE HAD THE PRODUCTION TEAM SET UP A VIDEO PACKAGE AND HE ASKS THEM TO PLAY IT. ACCOMPANIED BY THE THEME "TELL ME A LIE", A VIDEO TRIBUTE IS SHOWN OF THE CAREER OF SHAWN MICHAELS. TEARS CAN BE SEEN IN THE EYES OF SOME OF THE FANS BEFORE SPAWN COMES OUT AND THE MATCH STARTS. Spawn vs. "High Octane" Damion West High Octane looked very crisp against the man who knocked him out of the Ruler of RAW tournament. But after referee Mike Sparks was caught with a spinning heel kick by West when Spawn ducked, Akasha came out and she and Spawn double teamed Octane. After a double powerbomb, Akasha went and grabbed a steel chair and they trapped Octane's foot inside it, ready to shatter his oft injured ankle. But Shawn Michaels came running out to make the save and caught Spawn with the "Sweet Chin Music" right as Sparks got up. Sparks called for the bell and Octane didn't seem too happy about something. Spawn got the win by virtue of a disqualification. Match Time: 8:05 BACKSTAGE..... CIVIL RIGHTS' DRESSING ROOM.... TEDDY LONG LOOKS AT HIS WATCH AND SAYS THAT AUSTIN IS OUT OF TIME. HE CALLS D'LO AND THE TRUTH OVER TO "PUT THE PLAN IN MOTION". The Undertaker and Strife vs. Anarchy, Inc. Special Enforcer: "Stone Cold" Steve Austin This was a rough, hard fought match and The Undertaker and Strife "ruled the yard" until Psymin tried to come out. Austin knocked him off the apron before he could make a move but that allowed ZeroEx to toss Nails a set of brass knucks which he blasted Strife with. ZeroEx then slid in the ring and covered the champ as Austin turned and hesitantly made the 3 count. Match Time: 14:20 AFTER THE MATCH, CIVIL RIGHTS' THEME MUSIC HIT AND TEDDY LONG CAME OUT. Teddy Long: "The man ain't out here to help you now Austin! You said the end of the night and by my watch, it's the end of the night"! Austin: "Hmmm, let me see what my watch says. AUSTIN PUTS HIS WATCH TO HIS EAR. Yeah, I got an answer". Long: "And what is it"? WITH THAT, AUSTIN KICKS LONG IN THE GUT AND HITS THE STUNNER ON HIM AS THE CROWD GOES NUTS. J.R.: "Oh hell yeah! There's your answer and that's straight from the man himself.... Stone Cold Steve Austin"! AUSTIN's MUSIC HITS AND HE GOES TO EVERY TURNBUCKLE, GUZZLING 10-15 BEERS. HE STARTS TO WALK UP THE RAMP TO A HUGE CHEER WHEN A BEER VENDOR COMES OVER AND OFFERS HIM ANOTHER BEER. AUSTIN GOES TO TAKE IT BUT THE VENDOR CRACKS HIM WITH THE FULL CAN! HE JUMPS THE RAIL AND TAKES OFF THE OUTFIT. IT's RON KILLINGS! Lawler: "Look at that! It's the Truth"! J.R.: "Well those no good bastards! This was a damn set up"! Lawler: "Austin is getting his J.R.! He could've done this the easy way"! AFTER A SAVAGE BEATING, KILLINGS STANDS OVER AUSTIN AND POURS A CAN OF BEER DOWN HIS THROAT. J.R.: "Oh just wait till MeltDown! This is disgusting"! OFF AIR......
