Seattle, Washington
Attendance: 14,339
December 5, 2003
As fans filled Key Arena ready to catch RAW, Uprising started things off with some great action! mFw Match: Jason Glory and Masahiro Sasaki vs. Josh Prohibition and MD20 The mFw tag team champs were surprised by the backyard wrestling tandem of Prohibition and MD20 who won it with a beautiful double team move. mFw Match: Soul Reaper vs. JD Blaze The Soul Reaper pulled off a shocking upset, defeating the former mFw champion Blaze with the "Reaper Bomb". Rob Storm vs. Chuck Palumbo "Canada's favorite son", as Storm likes to refer to himself, looked good in this one against the pre-dominantly tag team based Palumbo but Palumbo hit his Jungle kick out of nowhere and hooked the leg for the win. Taylor Made w/ Terri vs. Chavi Guerrero Taylor tried to use every short cut in the book but after inadvertently colliding with Terri, he was rolled up by Chavo who used a shortcut of his own, hooking the pants for the 3 count. Mixed Tag Team Match Goldust and Gail Kim w/ Jackie Gayda vs. Tommy Dreamer and Alex Miran The 2 women who will square off for the Women's title next week on RAW had a great battle here but the men decided it and as Gail distracted the ref, Goldust kicked Dreamer in the groin and hit him with a bulldog. He then tagged in Kim and pie faced Alex off the apron as the Women's champion pinned Dreamer's shoulders to the mat. RAW GOES LIVE "RAISE UP" BY SALIVA STARTS THE SHOW WITH STILL PICTURES FROM DEADLY GAMES OF THE UNDERTAKER VS. NEMESIS WORLD TITLE MATCH. THE LAST SHOT SHOWS AN AILING UNDERTAKER HOLDING HIS TITLE IN THE AIR. RAW's MONTAGE VIDEO FOLLOWS, LED BY "ACROSS THE NATION" AND THE NOISY KEY ARENA COMES INTO VIEW. Jim Ross: "It is the final stretch of 2003 and we have landed in Seattle, Washington for TWF RAW! Jim Ross and Jerry "The King" Lawler on hand to bring you all of tonight's action"! "ALL GROWN UP" HITS AND STEPHANIE McMAHON COMES OUT TO A VERY FAVORABLE RESPONSE. Jerry Lawler: "Look at the look on Stephanie's face"! J.R.: "She's one happy McMahon King and with ood reason... she got rid of her ex-hubby problem"! Stephanie McMahon: "Welcome to TWF RAW! THE CROWD LOUDLY CHEERS The Triple H-less RAW"! Lawler: "Oh she had to throw that in"! Stephanie: "Now although I couldn't be more happy that Triple H is out of power, I do have to admit that this is too much for one person to handle. So with that in mind, there will soon be a fatal four way match in which the winner will decide the new Enforcer of RAW"! THE CROWD CHEERS IN APPROVAL J.R.: "Wow"!" Stephanie: "Now, in order to be fair, I will put into this four way a variety of superstars and by the end of tonight's show you....... "WHEREVER I MAY ROAM" BY METALLICA HITS AND "THE SHOW" JOE COREY STEPS OUT, FLANKED BY ALEXIS LAREE. J.R.: "What the heck is he doing out here"? Lawler: "He's got a lot of nerve interrupting the boss J.R."! Joe Corey: "A fatal four way huh Steph? Well, I'm gonna go on the record as saying that without Triple H, things won't run as smoothly as they did here on RAW, however, I have some great ideas for a new Enforcer so..... Stephanie: "Whoa, whoa, whoa, stop right there. Now before you go and volunteer for the four way, I need a little more from you. Just a few days ago at Deadly Games, I caught you talking to my brother Shane, the same brother I outbid for you to come to RAW instead of PrimeTime! Well Joe, before you can get what you want, I need you to "show" me that I made a good investment and so far, you have yet to show that you can beat one superstar here on RAW..... Val Venis"! THE CROWD CHEERS AGAIN AS COREY PACES AROUND ON THE STAGE. Corey: "So what are you saying"? Stephanie: "Well, look above the ring. THE CAMERA PANS UP AND SHOWS A STEEL CAGE DANGLING FROM THE CEILING. Lawler: "Oh boy"! Stephanie: "That Mr. Corey is a steel cage and tonight, in this very ring, you and Val Venis will be inside it! So "show" me something Joe, I'd love it"! "ALL GROWN UP" HITS AND COREY IS VISIBLY RILED UP. ALEXIS DOES HER BEST TO CALM HIM DOWN. J.R.: "Val Venis and Joe Corey tonight.... in a steel cage"! A PROMO GRAPHIC POPS UP CONTAINING THE RAW LOGO. ON ONE SIDE IS THE BASHAM BROTHERS AND VICTORIA AND ON THE OTHER IS SHAWN MICHAELS AND HIGH OCTANE. Lawler: "Well that adds to the huge tag team matches we have tonight J.R."! J.R.: "High Octane will team up with his good friend HBK to face Victoria's Basham's and it's all tonight"! COMMERCIAL BREAK..... A PREVIEW FOR THE MOVIE "SOMETHING's GOTTA GIVE" WITH JACK NICHOLSON IS SHOWN. RETURN FROM BREAK.... BACKSTAGE.... AS RAW RETURNS, JONATHAN COACHMAN IS STANDING WITH ANIMAL AND JOHN HEIDENREICH. Jonathan Coachman: "Alright guys, a huge oppurtunity for you later tonight. But Animal, after such an emotionally draining performance at Deadly Games, do you two have enough left in the tank to take the titles from La Resistance tonight"? ANIMAL GETS IN COACH's FACE. Animal: "Coach, I've been in this business a long time and I've beaten many good teams. La Resistance, get those belts ready because whatever I don't have in the tank, Havok here has in his reserve"! ANIMAL SLAPS HEIDENREICH's CHEST AND THEY WALK AWAY. BACK AT RINGSIDE, SCOTT STEINER AND NAILS ARE IN THE RING. "HELL's GAURDIAN" IS PLAYING. J.R.: "That is one of several huge tag team matches scheduled for tonight and King, these two were part of the team that Animal almost beat all by himself"! "DON'T PLAY WITH FIRE" BY 2PAC HITS AND AUSTIN PYROMANIA COMES OUT ALONG WITH BILLY GUNN AND STACY KIEBLER TO A GREAT POP. Lawler: "Yeah and they're not in a great mood tonight J.R., I'd hate to be these two"! J.R.: "The fans here in Seattle are showing their appreciation for two of RAW's most popular stars and King, we've got a couple of situations within this match that are reaching a boiling point! Scott Steiner and Billy Gunn are former RAW tag team champs but Steiner unceremoniously dumped Gunn and really gave no reason for doing so"! Lawler: "Well speaking of a boiling point, Pyromania and Nails have been at each other's throats"! J.R.: "We saw Pyromania get a pin on Nails in a tag team match about a month ago but at Deadly Games, it was Nails who eliminated Pyromania". Lawler: "Ringside may be a bit dangerous for Stacy.... she should come sit up here"! J.R.: "I think that's a bad idea uncle Jerry"! Nails and Pyromania started the match and they wasted no time getting into an exchange of right hands. Nails threw the heavier shot and he knocked Pyromania into the corner where he drove his shoulders into his kidney area. Nails then floored him with a headbutt before reaching over the top rope and taking a swipe at Stacy. She hurried out of his reach but Nails tagged in Steiner who came in and lifted Pyromania into the air with a t-bone suplex followed by a falling elbow drop. Steiner then did a set of puish ups next to Pyromania but after an irish whip, Pyromania ducked a Steiner Line and knocked him down with a wheel kick. He then dove to his corner and made the tag to Gunn who came in and tackled Steiner before pounding him with some furious right hands. Steiner pulled him up and knocked him to the corner with some stiff jabs as all Steiner could do was cover up. But when he turned around, Gunn was taken out by a clothesline from Nails who ran along the apron to execute it. Steiner then got up and dropped him with a pendulum backbreaker before going into a reverse chin lock. But as the fans rallied, Gunn stood up and fell back with Steiner. He then whipped him to the ropes and scored with a perfect dropkick. After a scoop slam, Pyromania was tagged in and he shot himself into the ring with a legdrop. He covered Steiner but Nails came in to break it up. But this set Pyromania off and he popped up, knocking Nails out of the ring with a running forearm. Steiner tried to catch him off guard with a clothesline but Pyromania ducked and caught him wityh a spinning heel kick. He then whipped him to the ropes and leapfrogged him. He then grabbed him by the back of the head and launched him over the top rope where Billy Gunn followed. But Pyromania didn't realize a blind tag had been made to Nails and when he turned around, Nails was waiting with the "Nail Gun". He hooked the leg and got 1.....2......3. Match Time: 7:02 J.R.: "Was there a tag made? I didn't see one"! Lawler: "Well the referee did... this thing is history"! J.R.: "Wait a minute.... Nails has brass knucks"! NAILS LOADED UP HIS FIST WITH HIS TRADEMARK BRASS KNUCKLES AND WHEN PYROMANIA RETURNED TO HIS FEET, NAILS PUT HIS LIGHTS OUT. STEINER THEN PUSHED BILLY GUNN INTO THE RING STEPS AS "HELL's GUARDIAN" HIT. J.R.: "What the hell was that for?! The match is over"! Lawler: "He's gotten Pyromania off his back once and for all J.R."! STACY CHECKED ON PYROMANIA WHO WAS OUT COLD AS NAILS AND STEINER WALKED UP THE RAMP. BACKSTAGE..... IN THE BACKSTAGE AREA, HIGH OCTANE IS SHOWN TAPING HIS FISTS UP WHEN VICTORIA COMES OVER. Victoria: "Whoa, I'm not here to start a problem..... just to ask a question". High Octane: "What do you want"? Victoria: "I just wanted to know how it felt to watch Shawn Michaels out do you again at Deadly Games. After all, it's him who put Triple H out as Enforcer..... not you". HIGH OCTANE RIPS THE TAPE OFF AT THE END AND WALKS AWAY. VICTORIA JUST SMILES. BACK AT RINGSIDE, THE SET FOR EXTRA CREDIT IS UP IN THE RING AND CHRISTOPHER NOWINSKI IS SITTING WITH HIS FEET ON A DESK. HE IS WEARING HIS HARVARD LETTER JACKET AND STANDING BEHIND HIM IS THE GENIUS. J.R.: "What is Victoria trying to do"? Lawler: "Well you gotta admit, she does have a point". Christopher Nowinski: "Now folks, I know your Washington Huskies didn't give you anything to cheer about this season, but tonight, my guest is a man we can all be proud of! This man is sure to bring a whole new line of viewers to RAW and no, it's not Rick Nueheisel.... it's my good buddy and the new King of Cable..... A-Train"! A-TRAIN's MUSIC HITS AND SMOKE BLOWS UP FROM EACH SIDE OF THE ENTRANCE RAMP AS A-TRAIN COMES OUT HOLDING THE KING OF CABLE TITLE IN HIS LEFT HAND. J.R.: "Christopher Nowinski is sure as hell not endearing himself to these Seattle fans but he's right about one thing.... A-Train is the new King of Cable"! Lawler: "A-Train was long overdue for a title here on RAW J.R. and this is one he might have for a long, long time"! A-TRAIN GETS INTO THE RING AND SHAKES NOWINSKI's HAND. Nowinski: "Now A-Train, this is usually the part of Extra Credit where I ask the guest to show how intelligent they are. But after what you did at Deadly Games, I think you should be exempt from that. So what I wanted to do to......... "BASIC THUGANOMICS" HITS AND OUT COMES JOHN CENA TO A HUGE POP SPORTING A THROWBACK SEATTLE SEAHAWKS JERSEY OF STEVE LARGENT. Lawler: "Hey.... he's not a guest"! J.R.: "I don't think he gives a damn King"! John Cena: "Hey Train...... why don't you tell these people what you were supposed to do here tonight?! Yeah that's right, he opted out of a rematch with me for the King of Cable title to come out here on this stupid show! CROWD CHEERS Well Train, next week, it's you and me for that belt! Stephanie just granted me that match and next week, I'm gonna show your overgrown punk ass that the doctor of Thuganomics is superior to anyone from Planet of the Apes.... including you"! A-TRAIN FURIOUSLY GETS ON THE RING ROPE AND POINTS AT CENA. Nowinski: "Ya know what... I've had about enough of this crap! Every time I do this show, I get some uneducated TWF superstar coming out here to interrupt me! Well not anymore... I've had it! So Cena, how bout tonight, instead of sitting in the back trying to come up with your next catch phrase, you face the first ever Harvard graduate in TWF history"?! J.R.: "Nowinski is challenging Cena"? Lawler: "He sure is"! Cena: (smiling) "Ya know Chris, that's a great idea! But I got one question.... how'd you get through Harvard with such high marks? Was it really your brain? Or did some of your male teachers show you their version of the train"?! Lawler: "Oh my gosh"! Cena: "Ya see Chris, you may be the first Harvard graduate in TWF history but fact is..... you can't see me"! "BASIC THUGANOMICS" PLAYS AGAIN AND THE FANS AGAIN LOUDLY CHEER. J.R.: "I guess that's Cena's way of accepting the challenge"! Lawler: "I gotta admit.... that was pretty good"! BACKSTAGE...... SAM WILDE IS SHOWN SITTING IN THE BACK WHEN JESSICA LOPEZ COMES UP. Jessica Lopez: "Hey Sam, I just found out that we're gonna be tag team partners next week against Taylor Made and Terri". Sam Wilde: "Yeah, that's great". Lopez: "Well I was thinking, in order for us to get to know each other better, maybe we could go out to dinner after the show". Wilde: "Well thank you for the offer, but I don't believe in any of that stuff before marriage". Lopez: "Listen, I know you have your beliefs, but I'm not gonna do anything you wouldn't want me to. At least think about it". LOPEZ WALKS AWAY AND WILDE PULLS OUT HIS BIBLE AND OPENS IT UP AS RAW GOES TO COMMERCIAL. COMMERCIAL BREAK..... A COMMERCIAL FOR AXE BODY SPRAYS IS SHOWN. RETURN FROM BREAK.... RINGSIDE.... AS RAW RETURNS, CAMERAS ARE INSIDE STEPHANIE's OFFICE WHERE KURT ANGLE IS. Kurt Angle: "Come on Steph, you saw that big Australian tappin' out at Deadly Games! It's...... Stephanie: "Okay, okay Kurt, you've made your point. You deserve a spot in the four way match". Angle: "Thank you Steph.... you won't regret it! Woooo"! AS ANGLE EXITS HER OFFICE, JESSICA LOPEZ ENTERS. Stephanie: "Now what?! (Steph looks up) Oh I'm sorry Jessica, what can I do for you"? Jessica Lopez: "Well, I know you're handing out spots for the fatal four way and I just wanted you to consider giving Sam Wilde a spot. After all, he did win the first ever New Year's battle royale and he made a popular choice for a new Commissioner". Stephanie: "Well, I do admit that as being true so yes, I'll give him a spot in that match". Lopez: "Oh thank you Steph, just wait till I tell him"! LOPEZ LEAVES THE OFFICE AS THE SHOT SHIFTS TO A NEARBY DRESSING ROOM. HIGH OCTANE AND SHAWN MICHAELS ARE INSIDE AND OCTANE SEEMS A LITTLE DISTRAUGHT. Shawn Michaels: "Damion, listen man, you can't let what Victoria said get to you. Okay, so maybe I've had a little better luck than you have lately but my glory days are long gone my friend. (OCTANE LOOKS HIM IN THE EYE) You're the man now Damion.... seize the moment". THE SHOT GOES BACK TO THE RING WHERE THE ANARCHY, INC. THEME IS PLAYING AND ZEROEX IS IN THE RING ALONG WITH JUSTIN SANE. THE NEW MUSIC OF SHELTON BENJAMIN AND MARK JINDRAK HITS AND THEY COME OUT TO A GOOD CHEER. J.R.: "Shawn Michaels and Damion West will team up to face the Basham's later King but we've got tag team action headed our way right now"! Lawler: "These two have looked good together lately J.R. but I don't like their chances tonight"! J.R.: "Benjamin and Jindrak have really jelled together to form one of the top young teams in a long time on RAW but you're right King, Justin Sane and ZeroEx won't go down easily". ZeroEx and Justin Sane vs. Shelton Benjamin & Mark Jindrak ZeroEx and Jindrak started the match with a sloppy exchange but after battling through the stiff kicks of ZeroEx, Jindrak hit a textbook dropkick followed by a flying spinaround clothesline after having an irish whip to the corner reversed. He then tagged in Benjamin who looked to take ZeroEx to the mat but after catching him with a savat kick, ZeroEx buried his knees into the head and face area of Benjamin. A tag was then made to Justin Sane who hit a russian leg sweep followed by a flying back elbow. But Benjamin was able to avoid the "Asylum Neckbreaker" and caught Sane with a jawrocking superkick when he got up. Jindrak then held off ZeroEx as Benjamin hooked the leg for the 3 count. Match Time: 9:13 J.R.: "Chalk another one up for this surging team of Benjamin and Jindrak and I would suggest to any team here on RAW to keep their eyes on them"! "THE GAME" BY MOTORHEAD HITS AND TRIPLE H COMES OUT TO A LOT OF HEAT. Lawler: "It's the game"! J.R.: "Boy this is a lot of nerve! What's he doing here"?! TRIPLE H GETS INTO THE RING AND ASKS FOR THE HOUSE MIKE AS BENJAMIN AND JINDRAK LEAVE THE RING AREA. Triple H: "You two can leave now.... your match is over! Stephanie, I hear you've come up with this little fatal four way elimination match and I hear you're handing out spots like they're goin' outta style! Well I want in! I deserve to have a chance to win my job as Enforcer back"! Lawler: "I agree... he should"! "ALL GROWN UP" HITS AND THE FANS RISE AS STEPHANIE COMES OUT. J.R.: "Well we're about to get our answer"! Stephanie: "Are you kidding me? You think I'm gonna go through everything I went through to get you out only to give you a chance to get back in? Hunter, RAW suffered with you as Enforcer more than I suffered with you as my husband". Lawler: "Oh..... low blow". Stephanie: "But, being the sporting owner that I am, I am gonna give you something". Triple H: "Oh yeah what's that"? Stephanie: "Next week, there will be a number one contender's match for the World title and you will be in it"! Triple H: "Now we're talkin', I like the sound of that"! Stephanie: "Good... now all you have to do is beat High Octane"! "ALL GROWN UP" HITS AND STEPHANIE HEADS TO THE BACK AS TRIPLE H SEEMS VERY UPSET ABOUT HER DECISION. Lawler: "What? High Octane"?! J.R.: "Oh hell yeah! High Octane is finally gonna get his shot at Triple H and not only that, a chance to at the World title"! BACKSTAGE...... JESSICA LOPEZ COMES ACROSS TERRI Lopez: "Hey Terri, I just wanted to wish you luck in our mixed gender match next week". TERRI GETS A SMILE ON HER FACE. Terri: "Ya know, maybe you've been hanging around Sam Wilde too long because that sounds like something he would say. Well just like Taylor Made, I could care less about all that religious crap and next week, you're gonna see what this she-devil is all about". TERRI WALKS AWAY AS LOPEZ SEEMS SURPRISED AT HER BEHAVIOR. BACK AT RINGSIDE, THE BASHAM BROTHERS' MUSIC HITS AND THEY COME OUT LED BY VICTORIA WHO's BLACK LEATHER PANTS MATCH THOSE WORN BY HER TEAM. J.R.: "That match will happen right here on RAW next week but tonight, we've got a big tag team match right now"! Lawler: "This is my favorite team J.R and look at Victoria! Maybe she's the reason I like them so much"! "SEXY BOY" HITS AND SHAWN MICHAELS COMES OUT TO A FIREWORKS DISPLAY TO ONE OF THE BIGGEST POPS OF THE NIGHT. J.R.: "Well here is a man that almost every TWF fan can take a liking to... the incomparable Heartbreak Kid"! Lawler: "Well he might be incomparable.... especially when you compare him to High Octane"! AN ENGINE REVS AND "DOWN WITH THE SICKNESS" PLAYS AS HIGH OCTANE COMES OUT TO A HUGE POP. J.R.: "Well the only one who did that was Victoria but next week on RAW, he has a chance to be the number one contender to the World title"! Lawler: "Well he's gotta get past the Basham's here and they're probably on strict orders from the game to make sure he can't even compete next week"! The Basham Brothers w/ Victoria vs. Shawn Michaels and "High Octane" Damion West Danny Basham and Shawn Michaels started it off and the veteran Michaels outshined him with a couple arm drags and a nice dropkick. Michaels then tagged in High Octane as Danny made the exchange to Doug. After a collar and elbow tie, Doug tossed Octane into the corner and charged in but Octane got a foot up in his face and came off the middle turnbuckle with a cross body block that got him a 2 count. He tagged in Michaels and they caught Doug with a double dropkick before Michaels bounced off the ropes but Danny stuck a knee in his back and Doug got up, hitting a scissor kick to the back of his head. Danny was tagged in and they delivered a double suplex before Danny just drove the base of his forearm into Michaels' face. The double team tactics of The Basham's continued to wear down Michaels but after ducking a clothesline after being irish whipped, Michaels caught Doug with a flying forearm. Tags were made on either side and Octane came in, getting the best of Danny when Victoria got on the apron. She tried to slap Octane but he caught her hand and was ready to pull her into the ring but Danny came from behind with a hard forearm. As referee Mike Sparks tried to get Victoria down, The Basham's hit Octane with their catapult into a bulldog. But when Danny turned around, Michaels caught him with the "Sweet Chin Music". He then knocked Doug off the apron as Octane rolled onto Danny and Sparks made the 1.......2.......3 count and called for the bell. Match Time: 6:58 J.R.: "They did it! They did it"! Lawler: "Yeah, but notice who did it"! "SEXY BOY" HIT AND MICHAELS HELPED A GROGGY OCTANE TO HIS FEET AS THE CROWD WENT WILD. J.R.: "Next week.... High Octane has a chance to become the number one contender for the World title"! Lawler: "Yeah and all he has to do is beat the game and not only that... he's gonna have to do it without the help of Shawn Michaels"! BACKSTAGE..... A FRANTIC KURT ANGLE IS SHOWN RUNNING THROUGH THE HALL AND HE FINDS HULK HOGAN LAYING, HOLDING HIS MIDSECTION IN PAIN. Kurt Angle: "Hogan.... what happened? Who did this"?! ANGLE STANDS, TURNS AROUND AND LOOKS UP TO SEE AN EVIL GRINNING NATHAN JONES STANDING ON THE BALCONY. Angle: "You son of a bitch! You're gonna pay for this"! COMMERCIAL BREAK...... RETURN FROM BREAK.... BACKSTAGE.... AS RAW RETURNS, THE SHOT IS IN THE BACKSTAGE AREA WHERE STRIFE IS WITH STEPHANIE McMAHON. Strife: "So that's what I've been reduced to? One of your heavies to take out the trash"? Stephanie: "Listen Strife, I had to resuspend Spawn because it's the right thing to do. He will be able to return when he fulfills the punishment but after he chokeslammed two women, Triple H let him right back on here and now, I have to right that wrong. I need someone who can see to it that he leaves the arena like I just asked him to do so can you do that? If not, I...... Strife: "I'll do it"! STRIFE WALKS AWAY AS THE SHOT GOES BACK TO THE RING AND "YOU'RE GONNA PAY" HITS, LEADING THE WORLD CHAMPION UNDERTAKER OUT WHO IS ON ONE OF HIS CUSTOM BIKES. J.R.: "Hold onto your seat.... here comes The Undertaker and just like his theme song says, he made Nemesis pay at Deadly Games"! Lawler: "So Stephanie has resuspended Spawn for something that happened like two months ago"?! J.R.: "You're damn right she did and he deserved it King"! Undertaker: "Ya know, as I stand here before you guys tonight, I do have to give credit where credit is due. Nemesis, you're one tough SOB man! But just think how much tougher you'd be if you would've listened to me! THE FANS CHEER Now onto other business. Now that it seems like forever since I've been World champ..... I...... "VIVA LA RAZA" HITS AND EDDIE GUERRERO COMES OUT TO A GOOD POP. J.R.: "What the hell"? Lawler: "It's Latino Heat"! Eddie Guerrero: "Odule deadman.... I heard you mention the World title homes! Well, if memory serves you correctly, who was it that hit Nemesis in the head with a steel chair a couple weeks ago? That's right homes, it was me.... Latino Heat! So, with all due respect big man, I think I deserve some of the credit for you keeping that title since I made Nemesis more vulnerable ese"! Undertaker: "So let me get this straight. You're saying that since you helped me keep this World title, I should say thank you"? Guerrero: "That's right homes. You should say thank you by giving me what I deserve... a shot at the World title"! J.R.: "Oh my"! Undertaker: "You want a shot, you got one! Right here tonight in Seattle"! THE CROWD GOES WILD Lawler: "They love that idea"! Guerrero: "Hold up there deadman. As you can tell, I'm not in my wrestling gear I mean, I can't fight you in cowboy boots"! Undertaker: "So in other words... you're a bitch". J.R.: "Ohhhhhh"! Guerrero: "Oh really? Is that what you think homes? Well how about next week, right here on RAW, you find out how much of a bitch I really am"! Undertaker: "Fine by me. EDDIE TURNS TO WALK AWAY Oh but Eddie, just one other thing. Next week on RAW, I will make you famous"! "YOU'RE GONNA PAY" HITS AGAIN AND THE UNDERTAKER DROPS THE MIKE AS THE CROWD CHEERS. Lawler: "I'd take that as a threat Eddie"! J.R.: "A threat or a downright promise"! TWF RE-WIND SHOWS WHEN JOE COREY DEFEATED VAL VENIS, TEMPORARILY ENDING HIS CAREER ONLY TO HAVE STEPHANIE COME OUT AND REVERSE THE DECISION. BACK TO LIVE ACTION, THE RING IS SHOWN SURROUNDED BY THE STEEL CAGE AS "WHEREVER I MAY ROAM" HITS AND JOE COREY COMES OUT WITH ALEXIS LAREE. J.R.: "A huge show is building up for next week on RAW folks but we've still got a ton of action to get to tonight, including this one"! Lawler: "Joe Corey has had a lot of problems with our owner since arriving here on RAW J.R. but this is a chance for him to stick it to her and Val Venis"! VAL VENIS' MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES OUT TO A FAVORABLE RESPONSE. J.R.: "She asked him to show her something tonight but King, he's yet to show that he can beat this man"! Lawler: "Well that shouldn't be hard, after all, he is The Show but let's get one thing clear J.R., Val Venis is a former TWF champion, he's no pushover"! J.R.: "He's also got a good win-loss record in steel cage matches and that could play a huge factor here"! Steel Cage Match Val Venis vs. "The Show" Joe Corey w/ Alexis Laree As the bell sounded and the door shut, the two superstars wasted no time going at each other. After an initial collar and elbow tie up, Venis blocked a right hand and fired back with a couple knifedge chops before running him to the ropes with a big kneelift. After a kneedrop on the forehead, Venis made the first attempt to escape the steel structure but halfway up the cage, he had his foot grabbed by Corey. Venis was able to kick him away and then flew off with a cross body block but Corey dropkicked him right out of the air. After a snap suplex, Corey grabbed Venis by the head and shoulders and rammed him face first into the cage. He then grabbed him and repeated the move on the other side. Corey began to take over but off an irish whip, he put his head down too soon and Venis recovered to deliver a fisherman suplex. That led to his blue thunder powerbomb and again, he tried to escape the cage. He crawled up but Corey followed and grabbed his foot, making him slip up. Corey then grabbed him and brought him off with a backdrop suplex, about a 12 foot fall. Both men were down as faint "HOLY SHIT" chants were heard in Key Arena. Corey was to his feet first but Venis soon followed and a trade off of right hands took over the center of the ring. After whipping Corey to the corner, Venis charged in but Corey caught him with a back elbow. He then kicked him right in the groin and as Venis double over in pain, The Show stuck him with a DDT that stood him straight up. Corey then crawled over to the cage door and Alexis opened it as he spilled out onto the arena floor. Match Time: 8:45 Lawler: "He did it"! "WHEREVER I MAY ROAM" PLAYED AS COREY AND ALEXIS LEFT TO A LOT OF HEAT. J.R.: "Joe Corey has managed to escape the cage behind a vile low blow..... Lawler: "Oh nevermind that J.R., let's talk about what he just "showed" Stephanie"! J.R.: "What, that he can out cheat the opposition"?! Lawler: "No... that he was worth the money she antied up for him"! TWF RE-WIND SHOWS FOOTAGE FROM DEADLY GAMES OF ANIMAL BECOMING THE SOLE SURVIVOR IN HIS ELIMINATION MATCH AND THEN POINTING TO THE SKY. BACK AT RINGSIDE, LA RESISTANCE's MUSIC IS PLAYING AND THE TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS ARE IN THE RING WITH WILLIAM REGAL. William Regal: "Now, before another successful title defense for La Resistance, we demand that you people stand up for the singing of the French National Anthem"! J.R.: "Demand"? Lawler: "Get up J.R."! "AHHHH WHAT A RUSH" IS HEARD AND THE ROAD WARRIORS' OLD MUSIC HITS AS OUT COMES ANIMAL AND JOHN HEIDENREICH. J.R.: "I believe this is the night that these two men will become the RAW tag team champions and this crowd is on their feet in cheer"! Lawler: "They have no business interrupting the anthem J.R..... this is ludicrous"! J.R.: "You've got the veteran Animal and the impressive physical specimen John "Havok" Heidenreich and frankly King, whether it be in singles competition or the elimination match... Animal and Heidenreich have had the Frenchmen's number"! RAW Tag Team Title Match Challengers..... The New Road Warriors vs. La Resistance w/ William Regal Before the bell sounded, La Resistance attacked the challengers from behind but it didn't provide much of an advantage as Animal and Heidenreich each reversed irish whips and hit back body drops. Heidenreich then clotheslined Grenier out of the ring and they shot Dupree to the ropes, hitting him with a double boot to the face. Dupree rolled out of the ring and La Resistance huddled up with Regal as the crowd loudly cheered. Referee Chad Patton steeped in and said one man from each team must go to their corner. Dupree got in with Animal and could do little against the Road Warrior. After a big clothesline, Animal hit the ropes and connected on a huge elbow drop. He covered Dupree but Grenier came in to to make the save. Animal tagged in Heidenreich but Dupree slipped his grasp and made a tag as well. After a scapbuster slam by Heidenreich, Dupree came in to break up the count and Animal came back in as well. But after ducking a clothesline, Dupree dropkicked Animal out of the ring. Heidenreich picked Dupree up with a gorilla press and slammed him to the mat but when he turned around, Regal jammed the pole of the French flag into his throat, which Patton did not see. Grenier then put Heidenreich in a form of the Regal Stretch and Heidenreich had no choice but to tap out. Match Time: 6:23 J.R.: "An abrupt end to a match that had so much energy and damn William Regal... damn him to hell"! Lawler: "Whoa.... calm down J.R."! J.R.: "I can't help it King, he just cost Animal and Heidenreich what they've worked for and what Animal has trained him for! These ingreat Frenchmen got lucky"! DUPREE AND GRENIER HELD THE BELTS UP AND THEIR MUSIC PLAYED AS THE FANS LOUDLY BOOED AND ANIMAL CHECKED ON HEIDENREICH IN THE RING. Lawler: "Lucky or not.... they've still got the gold". BACKSTAGE..... STRIFE FINDS SPAWN HANGING OUT IN THE BACK. Strife: "Hey! Stephanie told you to leave"! STRIFE APPROACHES SPAWN WHOSE BACK IS TURNED BUT SPAWN TURNS AROUND ANDCRACKS SPAWN WITH SOME SORT OF METAL BAR. AS STRIFE CRASHES TO THE GROUND, SPWN DROPS THE BAR AND WALKS OUT OF THE ARENA AS IT CLANGS AGAINST THE CONCRETE. J.R.: "My God! What else is gonna happen tonight"?! FONT COLOR= "WHITE"> A PROMO FOR THE VIDEO GAME AWARDS FEATURING DAVID SPADE, PAMELA ANDERSON AND JENNA JAMESON IS SHOWN. RETURN FROM BREAK..... RINGSIDE..... AS RAW RETURNS, THE HARVARD FIGHT SONG IS PLAYING AND CHRISTOPHER NOWINSKI IS IN THE RING. J.R.: "We're back on RAW folks and here's the Harvard jackass". Lawler: "What"? Christopher Nowinski: "Ya know, since I didn't get a chance to do it in my Extra Credit session earlier, I figured I would tell you people exactly what is wrong with the great city of Seattle. First off..... "BASIC THUGANOMICS" HITS AND JOHN CENA COMES OUT THROWING UP THE DOUBLE HORNS TO A BIG POP. Lawler: "He's interrupting him again! That's twice in one night"! J.R.: "Maybe that's why these fans are cheering Cena so loudly! He may not be the King of Cable anymore but next week, he gets the A-Train again, one on one"! Lawler: "Well he's gotta get through an angry Nowinski first"! Christopher Nowinski w/ The Genius vs. John Cena Nowinski had a very smart gameplan in this one and after a brief distraction from The Genius, he took him out with a chop block and went to work on Cena's left knee. Cena could do little to combat the attack as Nowinski was flawless with his move selection. After a suplex, he went for an elbow drop but Cena rolled out of the way and introduced him to the "pound and ground" attack. After a gutwrench suplex, The Genius got on the apron but Cena turned and grabbed him by the graduation gown. This allowed Nowinski to come from behind and kick out the left leg. Nowinski then dropped him on his head with a textbook piledriver before going to the top rope for an uncharacteristic high risk attack. But showing great awareness, Cena backed into the top rope to foul it up. He then brought Nowinski onto his shoulders and dropped him with the "F-U" to get the 1......2.....3. Match Time: 7:38 THE GENIUS WAS BESIDE HIMSELF AFTER THE MATCH BUT CENA REACHED OVER THE ROPES AND GRABBED HIM, PULLING HIM INTO THE RING. HE LIFTED HIM ONTO HIS SHOULDERS AS WELL AND DROPPED HIM WITH THE "F-U" AS THE CROWD CAME UNGLUED AND "BASIC THUGANOMICS" HIT AGAIN. J.R.: "Oh yeah! Cena just dropped those two on their so called overeducated heads and he's got all the steam he needs to face the Train"! Lawler: "I can't believe this guy J.R.! Somebody needs to give him a serious attitude adjustment"! BEFORE RAW GOES OFF THE AIR..... PARKING LOT.... CAMERAS SHOW CHAVO GUERRERO PULLING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT IN A NICE CAR WHEN EDDIE GUERRERO COMES RUNNING OVER. Eddie: "Chavo, Chavo, wait ese! CHAVO STOPS THE CAR Did you hear the news homes? Next week on RAW, me, Latino Heat gets a shot at the World title"! Chavo Guerrero: "Yeah man, that's great, I'm happy for you". Eddie: "Well then let's go out and celebrate homes"! Chavo: "Nah man, I'm kinda tired. I think I'm just gonna go get some rest". Eddie: "You have it your way homes but next week, you're gonna be in my corner, right"? Chavo: "Yeah Eddie, I'll be there man". CHAVO PULLS OUT OF THE PARKING LOT AND EDDIE LOOKS ON WITH A SMILE ON HIS FACE AS THE SHOT FADES OUT. OFF AIR.......
