June 17, 2001
Triple H:(angrily)"Who am I facing at King of the Ring Vince? I need to know so I can prepare". Vince:"Listen, I know things look bad right now but we'll come up with something. I've contacted Linda twice today but can't get anything out of her as far as the former disgruntled superstars are concerned". Kurt Angle:"This is ridiculous Mr. McMahon. I mean, who wants to see their Olympic hero face some low life from the eighties"? Vince:"That I don't know Kurt, but I thought it'd be a good idea for you guys to compete tonight so you're fully prepared and we don't get embarrassed at King of the Ring. Kurt, you and William are gonna team up to take on the Dudleys and Triple H, even though it won't be for the title because of his open contract, you're gonna face the European champion Drew Blood". Triple H:"I don't care about his title, it'll be good enough just to beat his ass"! Stone Cold:"What about me? I'm the TWF champion and I deserve to be in a match too". Vince:"I've decided not to put you in action tonight Steve. We need you to be fully rested because I'm sure Linda's gonna have a huge surprise and if there's one thing we can't allow is you to lose the title at King of the Ring". William Regal:"Pardon me for asking this sir, but does Linda have the power to do this"? Vince:"Unfortunately William, she does. I made the mistake of making her the CEO of this company but I'm gonna see what I can do to change that". FIREWORKS LACE THE ARENA TO KICK OFF RAW FOLLOWED BY THE HARDY BOYZ MUSIC AS MATT AND JEFF COME OUT AND THE CROWD GOES WILD. Jim Ross:"What did Vince mean by that"? Paul Heyman:"He wants to make sure that Linda doesn't run the TWF her way and I don't blame him a bit"! YUJI MATASAMO's MUSIC HITS. J.R.:"Matt Hardy will try and do what his younger brother Jeff already has and qualify for the King of the ring against the former lightheavyweight champion". King of the Ring Qualification Match Matt Hardy vs. Yuji Matasamo This was a great way to kick things off as Matt started the match by trying to cripple the legs of Matasamo. But after hanging in against 2 leg grinds, Matasamo caught Matt with a fisherman's ddt out of no where to get a 2 and a half count. He kept the pressure on with 2 jump kicks to the chest. But Matt threw him outside the ring and went for a front flip suicide dive which Matasamo quickly dodged, hurting Matt's back and his chances of winning. Matasamo rolled him back in and came off the top rope with a rounding moonsault. He then set him on the top turnbuckle and hit him with his devastating reverse frankensteiner. He hooked Matt's leg and got the 1-2-3. Match Time: 5:09 J.R.:"Great match and a great move; Matasamo has advanced". AFTER THE MATCH JEFF HARDY CAME IN TO HELP HIS BROTHER TO HIS FEET. Heyman:"Jeff Hardy qualified but his brother couldn't and yes, I'm stirring the pot"! X-FACTOR's THEME BY CRACKER HITS AS TORI COMES OUT WITH X-PAC. J.R.:"Will you stop Paul? Folks this will be our first of three first round matches in the Queen of the Ring here tonight". TIANA TAYLOR's MUSIC HITS. Heyman:"Tori is without a doubt a queen but she's got a big challenge in front of her here". Tori vs. Tiana Taylor This was all Tori early as the blonde vixen dominated Taylor. She hit her with a roundhouse kick and a big swing but couldn't get the 3 count. She did a ton of showboating instead of taking advantage of the situation. After another giant swing, Tori hit her with a beautiful tornado ddt off the middle turnbuckle and had an acedemic pin but she instead taunted Taylor. This started a furious comeback by Taylor as she tripped Tori up and tossed her over the ropes. She went outside and suplexed her on the hard floor before whipping her into the barracade. Tori just barely beat the count into the ring but was met with a knee thrust into the sternum when she did. Taylor quickly hooked the leg and won it. Match Time: 11:14 J.R.:"What determination! Tiana Taylor will now face Terri Gold in the semi-finals"! Heyman:"Tori had it all the way! How did she manage to lose that one"? FOOTAGE IS SHOWN OF AN ALTERCATION BETWEEN RAVEN AND THE CONFEDERATION ON PRIMETIME. "ENTER SANDMAN" BY METALLICA HITS AS MADDOGG COMES OUT WITH BULL BUCHANAN. J.R.:"That incident on PrimeTime has fueled this matchup". Heyman:"Maddogg used to be Raven's apprentice in his Flock but now he'll try and knock him out of the King of the Ring"! Raven vs. Maddogg Maddogg seemed to have a good plan of attack as he controlled most of the match with his former leader. He got 3 near falls after a superkick, a splash off the top rope and a schoolboy. But after a drop toe hold and an elbow drop to the back of the head, Raven still had some fight left in him. He had Maddogg set up for the "Raven Effect" when Bull jumped up on the apron and got in referee Teddy Long's face. Raven let go of Maddogg and went and punched Bull to the floor. But as soon as he turned around, Maddogg was waiting with the "Maddbomb" for the 1-2-3! Match Time: 4:40 J.R.:"With the help of Bull, Maddogg is into the next round"! Heyman:"Help or not J.R., Maddogg has advanced and Raven is out"! PRIOR TO COMMERCIAL.... BACKSTAGE.... COBRA SNEAKS UP TO BAHAMUT'S DRESSING ROOM. HE LIGHTS A CO2 EXPLOSIVE, KNOCKS ON THE DOOR AND RUNS DOWN THE HALL. BAHAMUT OPENS THE DOOR BUT QUICKLY NOTICES THE EXPLOSIVE AND REACTS BY KICKING IT DOWN THE HALL, DUCKING FOR COVER AS IT CREATES A SMALL EXPLOSION. J.R.:"What is Cobra tryin' to do? He's taking this way too far"! COMMERCIAL.... A PREVIEW FOR THE MOVIE SWORDFISH IS SHOWN. RETURN FROM BREAK.... VINCE's OFFICE... BAHAMUT SLAMS THE DOOR OPEN. Bahamut:"Did you see what that son of a bitch just did"? Vince:"If you're speaking of Cobra, yes I did. I plan to nail him with a six month suspension"! Bahamut:"Don't suspend him, then I can't beat his ass! I want him in the ring"! Vince:"Okay I'll tell ya what, instead of suspending him, I'll give you a no holds barred match against him on Free 4 All"! MOLLY HOLLY's MUSIC HITS. Heyman:"I heard you say Cobra's gone too far. How would you feel if someone put you in a hospital for a whole year J.R."? JESSICA LOPEZ' MUSIC HITS J.R.:"I don't know what I'd do Paul, that's the risk each one of these superstars takes every time he gets in that ring. I doubt I'd try to blow them up though"! Queen of the Ring First Round Molly Holly vs. Jessica Lopez This was an excellent display of athleticism by both women. Lopez came out aggressively and applied submission holds after nearly every move. But Molly hung in there with a gritty determination by hitting Lopez with an erray of moves. But competing on a hobbled leg thanks to Lopez, Molly missed a bicycle kick and landed flat on her back as Lopez went up and hit a moonsault off the top rope to pin her. Match Time: 9:11 J.R.:"That's the action we expected out of this tournament". Heyman:"And still to come, Nurse Betty takes on Trish"! "AMERICAN BADASS" BY KID ROCK HITS AS NUKE COMES OUT. J.R.:"We've got another qualifying match here and it's a huge mismatch". >STEVE CORINO's MUSIC HITS AS HE COMES OUT WITH RHYNO Heyman:"Well David beat Goliath J.R. and you don't wanna underestimate Corino, I've seen him beat some big dudes in the past"! King of the Ring Qualifying Match Nuke vs. Steve Corino Corino didn't back down from Nuke but he was just too big. Corino couldn't find an answer as he tried to come at the big man in many different ways. After roughing up Corino by using his size as a weapon, Nuke planted him with a move that started like a german suplex but ended in a one armed sambo slam as Nuke earned the victory with a pinfall. Match Time: 3:58 J.R.:"If Nuke can keep that up, I don't think anyone can stop him"! Heyman:"Corino's a tough guy but he was outmatched in that one big time"! CHYNA's MUSIC HITS AND SHE COMES OUT TO A GREAT RESPONSE. J.R.:"What an ovation for the ninth wonder of the world"! Heyman:"What's she doing out here"? Chyna:"The last time you guys saw me, I was attacked from behind by Xstasy in Vince's office because I refused to join his crappy group. Well as a result of being hit in the back of the head with the Women's belt and going face first into the wall, I suffered a mild concussion. Xstasy, I wanna find out how tough you really are. I want you one on one, I don't even care if the titles on the line. You accept my challenge and I'll make you pay, oh yeah, you'll pay". SHE TOSSES THE MIC DOWN AS HER MUSIC HITS AGAIN. J.R.:"A challenge has been made! Will Xstasy accept"? PRIOR TO COMMERCIAL..... BACKSTAGE JORDAN ROCKWELL AND LITA ARE WALKING THROUGH THE HALL WHEN THEY PASS THE BRUTILE BULLDOG AND TERRI. Bulldog:"Hey Rockwell, remeeber me? Seems I get to whip your ass in the tournament". Rockwell:"Whip my ass? Hey man, you want some, we can go right here". SUDDENLY, TERRI AND LITA START TO GO AT IT. ROCKWELL TRIES TO SEPERATE THEM WHEN THE BULLDOG LOW BLOWS HIM FROM BEHIND. HE THEN BREAKS A WOODEN OBJECT OVER HIS HEAD. TERRI AND THE BULLDOG WALK AWAY LAUGHING. Brutile Bulldog:"See you soon Rockwell"! COMMERCIAL..... A COMMERCIAL IS SHOWN FOR CHEF BOYARDEE RETURN FROM BREAK.... NURSE BETTY's MUSIC HITS AND SHE COMES OUT WITH ELECTRIC COMA. J.R.:"This is our final Queen of the Ring first round match and it should be interesting to say the least". TRISH STRATUS' MUSIC HITS; SHE COMES OUT WITH TRAVIS WAKEMAN. Heyman:"Based on looks alone, Trish is the winner of this tournament". J.R.:"I'm sure a lot of people would agree with you there Paul, although I doubt she feels as generous towards you. But get this, the best women's "wrestler" is gonna win this tournament". Queen of the Ring First Round Nurse Betty vs. Trish Stratus Nurse Betty was all over Trish right away, displaying her surprising in ring skills. But Trish got back into it after a nice hip toss. Trish was in control until referee Jim Corderas was accidentally knocked out of the ring by both women. Wakeman and Electric Coma got involved and began trading shots as the women did the same. Suddenly, Coma went for a running boot and Wakeman ducked but he nailed Trish square in the face! Wakeman clotheslined Coma over the top rope to the floor but Nurse Betty hit Trish with a german suplex to pin her. Match Time: 1:54 AFTER THE MATCH, COMA AND BETTY QUICKLY LEFT THE ARENA. J.R.:"Nurse Betty has advanced but there should be an asterisk next to her name indicating outside help"! Heyman:"Did you see that boot J.R.? I'm surprised Trish can walk"! THE GATES OF HELL's MUSIC HITS AS THE LEVIATHAN COMES OUT WITH PAUL BEARER. J.R.:"Here is one of the most dangerous men I've ever come across as we get set for another King of the Ring qualification match". "I AM" BY EMINEM HITS AS MIKE NORTON COMES OUT WITH SPICE. Heyman:"Well I like Norton but I don't like his chances against this monster". The Leviathan vs. Mike Norton Norton came out with the right idea- hit and run and he surprisingly took it to the machine early. But Leviathan was impervious to his moves and soon got a hold of Norton and slammed him with a chokehold powerbomb. He then came off the ropes with an implant ddt and then smashed him with a boot to the face. Leviathan then got a near submission with a torcher rack and then he squeezed the life out of him with a bear hug. But Norton would not go away easily as he used a double hand clap to Leviathan's ears to escape. He slowed the maniac down with a mule kick and then dinged him on the side of the head with a whirling right hand. But right when Norton built up some momentum, Leviathan killed it by catching him and dropping him with a walking sideslam. He followed that with one of the most devastating moves seen in quite some time. It was a modified death valley driver which could have paralyzed Norton but instead knocked him out of the tournament. Match Time: 8:21 J.R.:"Who can stop this guy? He's unreal"! Heyman:"You're lookin' at the 2001 King of the Ring J.R.! No one can stop this man"! "YOU THINK YOU KNOW ME" HITS AS EDGE AND CHRISTIAN COME OUT. J.R.:"This duo has had their share of differences lately but they'll have to be on the same page tonight". "THE KINGS" BY RUN DMC HITS AS JORDAN ROCKWELL, CHUCK PALUMBO AND LITA ALL COME OUT. Heyman:"Edge and Christian are fine J.R., all these idiots want to see them split but they can forget it"! J.R.:"Rockwell will team with Palumbo tonight because Shawn O'haire's got the challenge of his life later on tonight against Kane". Edge and Christian vs. Jordan Rockwell and Chuck Palumbo Even though Rockwell and Palumbo don't team together much, they had great chemistry. But the experience together showed as the brother duo from Canada had a great match. Both teams had many chances to win and many pin attempts were thwarted. Christian and Palumbo had a great series in which Palumbo had 3 very near falls before making the tag to Rockwell. But suddenly the Brutile Bulldog came out and gave Edge a steel chair as Terri distracted referee Jack Doan. Edge smacked both men with the chair and Christian dropped Rockwell with the "Un-prettier" as Doan turned around to make the count as Edge and Christian won it. Match Time: 15:02 J.R.:"What the hell is with the Bulldog and Terri tonight"? Heyman:"He is trying to send a message to his next opponent in the tournament and it seems to be working! He wants to take Rockwell off his game J.R."! PRIOR TO COMMERCIAL...BACKSTAGE... VINCE IS COMING OUT OF THE MEN's BATHROOM WHEN HE IS APPROACHED BY MICHAEL COLE. Cole:"Mr. McMahon, do you have a minute"? Vince:"I guess, what is it"? Cole:"Well I think a lot of the TWF fans would like to know what you're gonna do with the vacant Intercontinental title. Have you made a decision sir"? Vince:"Well, not that it's any of your business, but yes, I have. This Wednesday night on PrimeTime, there will be a battle royale. The last three men in the ring will join Val Venis and go to King of the Ring to compete in a fatal four way elimination match for that title. It's been a minute, I gotta go". COMMERCIAL.... A COMMERCIAL IS SHOWN FOR KIT KAT. RETURN FROM BREAK.... VINCE's OFFICE.... VINCE HAS JUST RETURNED TO HIS OFFICE WHEN THE ROCK COMES IN. Vince:"What the hell do you want"? Rock:"Don't smart off to The Rock! Now even though your wife's got your panties in a bunch, it doesn't mean you ignore The Rock. You give The Rock a shot at the TWF title tonight against Stone Cold and I'll whip his ass all over Topeka"! Vince:"I'm sorry Rock, Steve's been given the night off. THE ROCK GRABS VINCE BY THE COLLAR. Alright, alright, put me down. How bout I give you a spot in the Intercontinental battle royale on PrimeTime"? Rock:"Fine, The Rock accepts your offer. But you tell Austin The Rock's gonna keep a close eye on him". Heyman:"The Rock better cool his jets"! "THE KINGS" BY RUN DMC HITS AS SHAWN O'HAIRE COMES OUT. J.R.:"Big oppurtunity here for the young Shawn O'haire to get into the King of the Ring". KANE'S MUSIC HITS WITH AN EXPLOSION. Heyman:"He's gonna have to wrestle one hell of a match to get past the Big Red Machine"! King of the Ring Qualification Match Shawn O'haire vs. Kane This one turned into the shocker of the tournament as O'haire came out on fire. He hit Kane with high impact moves including a suplex, flying clothesline and a belly to belly suplex. As usual, Kane kept coming back. He hit O'haire with a boot to the face followed by his flying lariat off the top rope. Kane then wrapped his hand around O'haire's throat for a chokeslam but Chuck Palumbo came out and went to the top rope. Kane let go of the hold and went after Palumbo from the inside. But O'haire came from behind Kane and brought him off the ropes with a reverse death valley driver! O'haire quickly hooked the leg and got the pin. Match Time: 4:29 Heyman:"Oh my gosh! Not even Kane's gonna get up from that one"! J.R:"Shawn O'haire has advanced to the round of sixteen by pulling a major upset"! TWF RE-WIND: FOOTAGE OF X-FACTOR STEALING BEER FROM THE ACOLYTES' DRESSING ROOM IS SHOWN AS THE ACOLYTES' MUSIC HITS. Heyman:"I wouldn't want to be X-Factor when these two get their hands on them". Faarooq:"Ya know, there's a few little punks around here who need to get their asses whipped"! Bradshaw:"But they're scared to come out here and face us so we've decided to make them an offer. X-Factor, all we wanna do is beat your ass. So at King of the Ring, we'll give you girls a shot at the tag belts". X-FACTOR's THEME BY CRACKER HITS AS X-PAC AND JUSTIN CREDIBLE APPEAR. X-Pac:"Hey guys, I'm sorry, we got a little thirsty"! SUDDENLY FAAROOQ SNAPS AND GOES AFTER BOTH MEN. HE CLOTHESLINES CREDIBLE BUT IN THE RING, ALBERT SNEAKS UP OUT OF THE CROWD FROM BEHIND AND HITS BRADSHAW WITH THE "BALDO BOMB". AFTER A LOW BLOW BY CREDIBLE, X-PAC PLANTS FAAROOQ WITH THE "X-FACTOR" ON THE ENTRANCE RAMP. Justin Credible:"See you at King of the Ring, chumps"! Heyman:"What a statement made by X-Factor"! J.R.:"Yeah, but what'll they do when they have to face them with rules"? BRIEF INTERMISSION KURT ANGLE's OLYMPIC THEME HITS AS HE AND WILLIAM REGAL COME OUT TOGETHER. J.R.:"This is one of two matches Mr. McMahon set up tonight in order for his men to prepare". Heyman:"Who is Linda gonna have them face J.R.? They need to know, it isn't fair"! THE SOUND OF A BOMB DROPPING IS HEARD AS THE DUDLEY BOYZ' MUSIC HITS. J.R.:"That I don't know but it won't be a tag match like this one, they'll both be in singles competition". Kurt Angle and William Regal vs. The Dudley Boyz This was totally in favor of the Dudleys as they had the jam packed crowd behind them. Buh Buh dominated Angle with his smashmouth style before all 4 men got involved. After several great double team moves, D-Von hit Angle with a reverse ddt and Buh Buh dropped Regal with the "Buh Buh Cutter". The Dudleys had them reeling until Regal lowblowed D-Von. Regal then wore D-Von down with a variety of submission holds before Buh Buh came in to break it up and the match broke out. The fight soon spilled to the floor where all 4 men hammered away on each other as referee Chad Patton counted. D-V0n slid into the ring to beat the count as Patton reached 10. Match Time: 10:14 J.R.:"The Dudleys have won it on a count out"! BUT AFTER THE MATCH, ANGLE HIT BUH BUH WITH THE OLYMPIC SLAM AS REGAL APPLIED THE "REGAL STRETCH" TO D-VON. Heyman:"Look at this J.R.! They're ready for Linda's surprise at King of the Ring"! PRIOR TO COMMERCIAL.... VINCE's OFFICE.... TAJIRI COMES IN WITH HIS TRANSLATOR AND SAYS SOMETHING IN JAPANESE. Translator:"He wants to know if he's earned a bigger oppurtunity yet". Vince:"Well, I've been pleased so far. Ooh, I got it. How bout you go and take out The Rock for me and I'll have a reward for you on PrimeTime". HIS TRANSLATOR EXPLAINS THE IDEA TO TAJIRI. TAJIRI GETS A HUGE GRIN ON HIS FACE AND NODS TO VINCE. OTHER SIDE OF THE ARENA.... THE HARDCORE PATRIOT ENTERS HIS DRESSING ROOM TO FIND AN AMERICAN FLAG TORN TO SHREDS. ON TOP OF IT IS A NOTE THAT READS "QUIT PLAYING GAMES WITH ME". THE PATRIOT IS FURIOUS AS HE LEAVES THE ROOM. TRISH IS IN A WEIGHT ROOM DOING SOME POST MATCH STRETCHES WHEN CHRIS BENOIT COMES IN. Trish:"What do you want"? Benoit:"You better go and help your man get ready for our match tonight". Trish:(confidentally)"He's ready". Benoit:"Oh, is that so? Well he better be cause he's not even gonna qualify for the tournament this year and if you try and get involved, you might get a taste of the crossface again. You remember what that felt like don't you"? BENOIT TURNS AND LEAVES. Heyman:"Uh, I think I'd give her a taste of something else Chris". COMMERCIAL..... A TWF SHOPZONE COMMERCIAL IS SHOWN FEATURING THE NEW TWF DIVAS CALENDAR AND THE HARDY BOYZ' "TEAM EXTREME" BANDANA. RETURN FROM BREAK.... BACKSTAGE.... Michael Cole:"Hardcore Patriot, you've asked for this time. What is it you wanna say"? Hardcore Patriot:(angrily)"William Birkin, you want me to stop playin' games? You come to the TWF and get in my business? I'm a big guy, so I can handle it. But you don't mess with my country! I don't wanna wait till King of the Ring! I want your demented ass one on one on Free 4 All, if you got the balls"! J.R.:"The Patriot's in a rage"! A RED HAZE COMES OVER THE ARENA AS THE LIGHTS GO OUT. DREW BLOOD's MUSIC HITS. Heyman:"Well we can also tell everyone that Xstasy has accepted Chyna's challenge and she wants to put the Women's title on the line as well"! "THE GAME" BY MOTORHEAD HITS AS TRIPLE H COMES OUT WITH STEPHANIE AND A WATER BOTTLE IN HAND. J.R.:"That match will also take place on Free 4 All but what an oppurtunity here for Drew Blood to show he can run with the big dogs". Heyman:"But he's gotta prove it against the game J.R."! Non title European Champion Drew Blood vs. Triple H Triple H came out as agressive as ever. He dominated Drew Blood, catching him with a facebuster and a big knee knee drop. Triple H then delivered the Pedigree but instead of picking up the win, he pulled him up at 2! An angry Helmsley punched referee Mike Kiotta when he warned him about it. Suddenly, The Rock came out of nowhere and caught Triple H with the Rock Bottom. Stephanie looked on in shock as Drew Blood hit Triple H with the "Blood Bath" to get the 1-2-3! Match Time: 8:00 Heyman:"What is The Rock doing"? J.R.:"Drew Blood has just won the biggest match of his career"! SUDDENLY, CAMERAS CAUGHT THE ROCK WALKING BACKSTAGE WHEN HE WAS AMBUSHED AND SEVERELY BEATEN BY TAJIRI. Heyman:"Tajiri has followed Mr. McMahon's orders! He has left The Rock laying"! J.R.:"Folks, before we go any furhter, we wanna show you a videotape that Shawn Michaels' brother Chris sent him late two nights ago. This is disgusting". VIDEOTAPE FOOTAGE CHRIS MICHAELS IS AT HIS PARENTS HOME. HE GOES INSIDE, NO ONE IS THERE. Chris Michaels:"Hey Shawn, looks like mom and dad aren't here. Oh that's right, they're on vacation. They never were around much. No problem, it's good for them that they're not. Ya see Shawn, it's payback time. Payback for you always getting all the attention. Payback for you getting help with your career. What'd I ever get? Not a damn thing"! HE THEN PROCEEDS TO DESTROY A DISPLAY CASE CONTAINING NUMEROUS AWARDS AND TROPHIES BELONGING TO SHAWN. HE THEN BRAKES A BUNCH OF FAMILY PICTURES AND THE VIDEO CUTS OFF. J.R.:"That's heinous! He should be in jail for that"! Heyman:"He's a very frustrated individual who's obviously very spiteful of his older brother and his parents. That's what you have to look forward to at King of the Ring Shawn". CHRIS BENOIT's MUSIC AS FOOTAGE IS SHOWN OF BENOIT COSTING HE AND WAKEMAN A TAG TEAM MATCH ON PRIMETIME. J.R.:"One stop is left in the King of the Ring! Who's it gonna go to"? Heyman:"Well it's no secret that these two don't like each other J.R. and it's hard to imagine one of them won't even qualify for the tournament. But only one man can advance"! King of the Ring Qualification Match Chris Benoit vs. Travis Wakeman These two don't like each other, yet they respect each other. Early in the match, Wakeman came at Benoit with a clothesline but Benoit countered it into the crossface. Wakeman was able to get to the ropes to break the hold. Wakeman then repeatedly stomped on the arm of Benoit and applied submission hold after submission hold to the arm. Benoit, writhing in pain, would not give up. Wakeman went for covers after a 1 handed powerslam, a cannon ball powerbomb and a big splash off the top rope but each time, Benoit kicked out. After ducking a clothesline, Benoit began to chop away at Wakeman's chect, the smack echoing through the arena as the crowd went WOOO! Then Benoit hit Wakeman with 3 consecutive german suplexes and climbed to the top for his diving headbutt. But Wakeman barely rolled out of the way. When Benoit got up, Wakeman nailed him with the "Royal Flush" to get the victory. Match Time: 5:46 J.R.:"Wakeman has survived a true test here which could've gone either way". Heyman:"Wakeman was fortunate to win this one! It's gonna take a great competitor to win this tournament"! J.R.:"The round of sixteen starts on PrimeTime! See you all there"! OFF AIR....
