Subiaco Oval
Perth Australia
Attendance: 36, 498
UPRISING SUMMARY More fans then ever were on hand for a televised TWF show and most all of them were in their seats hours before the show started in anticipation. Numbers indicated that the TWF recorded a new personal record in merchandise sales for one night as well and the superstars, fresh off sightseeing tours and checking out the streets of Australia, were on hand for a huge show. Taylor Made w/ Terri vs. Tommy Dreamer The fans were very much behind Dreamer but he could not get past the up and coming Taylor who hit the "Customizer" after Terri kicked him in the groin, all behind the ref's back, to get the pin. ZeroEx and Justin Sane vs. Chuck Palumbo and Shawn Stasiak Palumbo and Stasiak, who's year was so good as a team in the beginning, concluded 2003 with another bitter loss. This one after ZeroEx plastered Palumbo with a savat kick, helping Justin Sane get the win for the representatives of Anarchy, Inc. THE FANS THEN CAME TO THEIR FEET AS CREW MEMBERS SET UP THE PYRO FOR THE BEGINNING OF RAW AS LILIAN GARCIA CAME INTO THE RING AND ANNOUNCED AN ALL TIME RECORD CROWD FOR RAW.
RAW GOES LIVE
THE SHOT OPENS LIVE INSIDE THE MAMMOTH ARENA. Jim Ross: "We welcome you to this very special holiday edition of TWF RAW as we are down under and King, it doesn't look like too many people here in Perth forgot about this big night"! Jerry Lawler: "You've got that right J.R.! This is incredible"! J.R.: "Kurt Angle is in the ring and that is why you hear those loud cheers so let's see what the Olympic hero has to say"! Kurt Angle: "Wow, what a turnout. I just wanted to come out here before the action gets started and tell all you guys that the TWF is so proud to be here in Perth tonight"! THE CROWD LOUDLY CHEERS. J.R.: "I'll second that"! Angle: "Thank you for coming out and showing your support and enjoy the show! ANGLE's MUSIC HITS AND HE DROPS THE MIKE BUT TURNS AROUND AND PICKS IT BACK UP. Oh and one other thing..... show your support for the Olympic gold medalist in the fatal four way tonight"! THE CROWD CHEERS AND CHANTS OF "ANGLE" START BEFORE RAW's MONTAGE VIDEO COMES ON AND "ACROSS THE NATION" PLAYS. J.R.: "Folks we are back live here and during that break to show the usual start of RAW, Kurt Angle was mugged"! ANGLE IS SHOWN LYING ON THE ENTRANCE RAMP AND RON KILLINGS IS STANDING OVER HIM WITH TEDDY LONG AT HIS SIDE. Lawler: "It's a mugging in Australia J.R.! Do they chop off your hand for that here"? Brother Long: "You can show your support for this white boy all you want but when the Truth here wins that four way, you can rest assure that the new Enforcer of RAW will be black..... belle dat"! CIVIL RIGHTS' THEME MUSIC HITS AND KILLINGS WALKS TO THE BACK WITH LONG AS ANGLE TRIES HIS BEST TO GET UP. J.R.: "Well I'd hate to see that folks but the odds can't be good for Angle after that attack"! Lawler: "Yeah, what the fans watching from home didn't see is Killings hit Angle with some sort of foreign object"! BACKSTAGE.... TRIPLE H AND "THE SHOW" JOE COREY ARE SHOWN WATCHING THE ACTION ON A MONITOR, BOTH MEN ARE LAUGHING. Triple H: "Ya know, this fits right into our hands". Joe Corey: "It sure does. While those two beat the hell out of each other, I'm gonna sneak in like the snake I am and steal the victory and don't worry Trips, my pick for Enforcer will be someone we can both get along with". Triple H: "That sounds good man. (the two slap hands) I'll catch ya before the match". HELMSLEY WALKS AWAY AS COREY TURNS BACK TO THE MONITOR AND SMILES. ALEXIS LAREE COMES UP FROM BEHIND AND PUTS HER HANDS ON HIS SHOULDERS. Alexis Laree: "So honey, can you tell me who that Enforcer's gonna be or can you at least tell me if I'll get along with them"? Corey: "In due time girl, in due time". THE SHOT GOES BACK TO RINGSIDE WHERE "AH WHAT A RUSH" IS HEARD AND THE MUSIC OF THE NEW ROAD WARRIORS HITS. ANIMAL AND JOHN HEIDENREICH COME OUT TO A HUGE POP AND BOTH ARE IN SPIKED SHOULDER PADS. INSIDE THE RING, THE BASHAM's ARE SHOWN WITH VICTORIA. J.R.: "Who on Earth is Joe Corey referring to"? Lawler: "We'll all find out if he wins that fatal four way set for later J.R."! J.R.: "I shudder to think what he and Triple H have concocted but thank gosh Stephanie had him sign that document saying he would not rename the game"! Lawler: "Well we know whoever it is, those two will get along with them and so you know that the Basham's probably will too"! J.R.: "The Basham's had been henchmen to Triple H during his time as Enforcer but now they're in the thick of the RAW tag team division which gets more competitive every time you turn around King"! Lawler: "Well they're all chasing La Resistance who happen to be guests of Chris Nowinski later"! J.R.: (sarcastically) "Oh I can't wait"! The Basham Brothers w/ Victoria vs. The New Road Warriors Animal started the match off with Doug Basham and after an initial lock up, Doug got in a thumb to the eye. But Animal reversed an irish whip sending Doug to the corner and then buried a shoulder into his gut. After a hip toss, Animal tagged in Heidenreich who was just like a big bully, first tossing Doug around and then Danny when he tried to get involved. After launching Danny with a beal out of the corner, Heidenreich turned and went for a boot to Doug but Doug moved and took him out with a chop block. The Basham's then did what they do best, double teaming. After a double flapjack, Doug bounced off the ropes with a flying legline and went for the cover. Heidenreich kicked out at 2 and Doug then hit the ropes but ran right into a huge clothesline. Victoria got on the apron and Doug rolled out of the ring. Danny got into the ring, pulling the old switcharoo and acted like he was hurt but when Heidenreich turned around, Danny lowblowed him and rolled him up with a small package to get 1.....2....., but no 3. Danny was then lifted into the air with a military press and Heidenreich just dumped him on his head. He then tagged in Animal and after a double boot to the face on Doug, Animal scooped Danny up and dropped him with a powerslam. Victoria came in to try and break up the pin but Heidenreich stood in her way and she just dropped to the mat and rolled out of the ring as Animal hooked Danny's leg to get the 3 count. Match Time: 6:50 J.R.: "And that does it! What a win for the New Road Warriors"! Lawler: "These guys are impressive J.R., but I don't think I liked the look Heidenreich just gave Victoria"! J.R.: "Well it sure prevented her from getting involved"! ANIMAL AND HEIDENREICH WERE SHOWN LOOKING BACK AND THE CROWD WAS LOUDLY CHEERING AS THE SHOT FADED OUT. COMMERCIAL BREAK...... A COMMERCIAL FOR WRANGLER 5 STAR JEANS IS SHOWN. RETURN FROM BREAK... BACKSTAGE.... AS RAW RETURNS, STRIFE FINDS STEPHANIE McMAHON WHO IS TALKING WITH A COUPLE OF CREW MEMBERS. Crew Member: "We're just glad you came to Australia Steph.... this is Christmas to us". STRIFE CLEARS HIS THROAT TO DRAW ATTENTION TO HIMSELF Stephanie: "Oh Strife, can I help you"? Strife: "I know Spawn is here and I want him in that ring.... tonight"! STEPHANIE THROWS HER HANDS UP Steph: "Strife, if you wanna track that maniac down, go for it. But it won't be in that ring and it won't be in this arena because I respect these fans here in Australia and I am not about to put that on the line so you and Spawn can beat the hell out of each other". Strife: "Fine, I'll find him then". STRIFE WALKS AWAY AND THE SHOT GOES TO ANOTHER PART OF THE BACKSTAGE AREA WHERE JOHN CENA IS TOSSING A RUGBY BALL TO HIMSELF WHILE LOOKING AT STACY KIEBLER BENDING OVER AS SHE SIGNS A GUESTBOOK SET UP FOR ALL THE RAW SUPERSTARS. AUSTIN PYROMANIA, WHO IS AT HER SIDE, TURNS AND SEES CENA. Austin Pyromania: "You can look, but you damn sure can't touch"! John Cena: "Look man, don't act like I'm some sort of sexually deprived dude or somethin' cause bro, I'll.... Pyromania: "Before you try and think of something that rhymes with deprived, just remember that you and I are partners tonight, differences or not". Cena: "Yo man, I know what's up. We got an Aussie rules match, whatever the hell that is and if I checked my intinerary right, we'll be out there before long. CENA STARTS TO WALK AWAY BUT COMES BACK WITH A HUGE SMILE ON HIS FACE. Oh but Stacy, nice thong". CENA WALKS AWAY AND STACY IS SHOWN GRINNING BUT THE SCENE SWITCHES TO A SPOT OUTSIDE THE ARENA WHERE STRIFE HAS FOUND SPAWN AND THE FIGHT IS ON. THE TWO TRADE SHOTS UNTIL STRIFE GETS IN A KICK TO THE GUT AND THEN POWERBOMB's HIM RIGHT ON THE GROUND! SPAWN IS MOTIONLESS. Strife: "Son of a bitch"! J.R.: "My lord, what else is gonna happen tonight"?! COMMERCIAL BREAK..... A COMMERCIAL FOR MILKY WAY IS SHOWN. RETURN FROM BREAK.... BACKSTAGE.... AS RAW RETURNS, EDDIE GUERRERO IS HAVING HEATED WORDS WITH CHAVO GUERRERO. Eddie Guerrero: "You saw how close I came Chavo... I was gonna be the World champion homes! Where the hell were you ese"?! Chavo Guerrero: "I already told you Eddie, something came up". Eddie: "Something came up, that's all you've said! It better have been pretty damn important man because without you there, without that familia support, I was not on top of my game vato and you, you cost me the chance of my career"! Chavo: "That's denial Eddie, that's what that is! Have you been..... Eddie: "Don't even ask about the drinking, ese. It's not that! You just better be focused tonight". EDDIE WALKS AWAY AND CHAVO CAN JUST STAND AND SHAKE HIS HEAD. BACK AT RINGSIDE, A-TRAIN IS IN THE RING AND "HELL's GAURDIAN" BY SLIPKNOT HITS, LEADING NAILS TO THE RING. J.R.: "Welcome back to RAW fans and the Holiday Hell tour has been the latter of the two words for some of these superstars tonight"! "DON'T PLAY WITH FIRE" BY 2 PAC HITS AND AND AUSTIN PYROMANIA COMES OUT TO A HUGE POP. Lawler: "Yeah, Eddie Guerrero just gave his nephew hell for not being at ringside to support him last week... something came up"! J.R.: "Well I can't believe Eddie Guerrero trying to put that loss off on Chavo but who knows anymore"! "THUGANOMICS" HITS AND JOHN CENA COMES OUT TO A HUGE POP WEARING A RUGBY JERSEY AND THROWING UP THE DOUBLE HORNS. Lawler: "Hey, where's Stacy"?! J.R.: "Calm down King, Pyromania probably thought an Aussie rules match was no place for her"! Lawler: "Is that it or is he keeping her from John Cena"?! J.R.: "Oh come on King, stir the pot some more! This will be an Aussie rules match folks but it might as well be a fight because according to my notes... there are no rules"! BEFORE CENA AND PYROMANIA COULD GET INTO THE RING, NAILS TOSSED A TRASH CAN IN THEIR DIRECTION. Lawler: "Well, no rappin' tonight"! Aussie Rules: Nails and A-Train vs. Austin Pyromania and John Cena The bell sounded and Cena grabbed the trash can Nails tossed and came into the ring with it. But A-Train pump kicked it right into his face. Outside the ring, Pyromania and Nails were brawling right by the fans and they were loving it. They cleared some space as Nails clotheslined Pyromania over the barricade and they went at it in the crowd. In the ring, A-Train set the trash can across Cena's chest and went for a slinging body splash but Cena rolled out of the way and all he caught was the trash can. Suddenly, an Australian rules football team came running down the ramp to the shock and cheer of the crowd and they tackled A-Train in the ring! Cena covered him but Nails had come back from out of the crowd and he pulled his trusty fire poker out from under the ring and he drove the handle of it into Cena's throat area. Pyromania came back with a missile dropkick off the top rop on Nails but when he turned around, A-Train was waiting with the Baldo Bomb. Nails then rolled out and pulled a table out from under the ring. He slid it in and set it up before picking Pyromania up and dropping him on the table with the "Nail Gun". The table was reduced to a heap of wood and splinters and Nails covered Pyromania for the 3 count. Match Time: 8:18 Lawler: "Can you believe that J.R.?! Not even an Australian rules football team could defeat Nails and A-Train"! Lawler: "I hope John Cena and Austin Pyromania are okay but what a vile, vile man this Nails is"! NAILS GRABBED HIS FIRE POKER AND LEFT THE RING TO THE BOOS OF THE CROWD AS MEMBERS OF THE FOOTBALL TEAM WENT INTO THE RING TO CHECK ON CENA AND PYROMANIA. Lawler: "He is definitely that"! BACKSTAGE..... TEDDY LONG IS SHOWN WITH NATHAN JONES WHO IS TAKING OUT A LOT OF AGGRESSION ON AN OLD PUNCHING BAG WITH HULK HOGAN's LIKENESS ON IT. Teddy Long: "It's just a matter of time brother Jones, just a matter of time. Soon, Hulk Hogan will be destroyed in front of all your people"! JONES STOPS HIS WORKOUT Nathan Jones: "They are not my people! But Hulk Hogan will be bloody destroyed"! Long: "Now that's what I like to hear"! COMMERCIAL BREAK..... A COMMERCIAL FOR TIDE WITH BLEACH IS SHOWN. RIGHT BEFORE LIVE ACTION RETURNS, A SHOT IS SHOWN FROM LITA's HOME. SHE IS SITTING ON A COUCH AND HER BELLY IS STARTING TO SHOW. Lita: "From our family to yours, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year". RETURN FROM BREAK..... BACKSTAGE.... THE UNDERTAKER IS STANDING IN THE BACK NEXT TO HIS PARKED MOTORCYCLE WHEN STRIFE, OUT OF BREATH, COMES UP. Strife: "You should've seen it Taker... that bastard Spawn might never walk again"! Undertaker: "Just watch yourself big man, that Spawn, he's no slouch". Strife: "Well uh, how bout you? Seems you got a new contender for that title there". UNDERTAKER LOOKS AT THE WORLD TITLE OVER HIS LEFT SHOULDER. Undertaker: (chuckling) "If that's what you wanna call him. I hate to say it, but the boy's got no shot". JUST THEN, SHAWN MICHAELS COMES UP. Shawn Michaels: "Is that so? Ya know, a guy who's been around as long as you, I figured you would've learned not to sell a guy short by now. Listen man, I got all the respect in the world for ya, just don't sell Octane short or, as your theme music says, he'll make you pay". MICHAELS WALKS AWAY AFTER GLANCING AT STRIFE AND UNDERTAKER JUST SHAKES HIS HEAD. BACK IN THE ARENA, THE SET OF EXTRA CREDIT HAD BEEN PUT UP INSIDE THE RING AND THE HARVARD FIGHT SONG WAS PLAYING. CHRISTOPHER NOWINSKI AND THE GENIUS WERE IN THE RING. J.R.: "High Octane defeated Triple H just over a week ago to earn that number one contendership and his date with the Undertaker will come but right now, we got a couple of class A jackasses in that ring"! Lawler: "I don't think these people have ever seen two smarter men J.R.! I hope they enlighten them"! Chris Nowinski: "Ya know, The Genius and I weren't very thrilled about making this trip to Australia, but we figured we'd make the most of it. But Genius, tell these goons what we found out". J.R.: "Goons"? The Genius: "We quickly found out that the reason Australia is known as the land down under is because that's where the IQ level is"! Lawler: (Laughs) J.R.: "That's horrible". THE CROWD BOOS VERY WILDLY Nowinski: "Oh yeah, boo, boo all you want! But enough of you people. Let's turn our attention to a country that is very intelligent and that is France. Now, tonight on Extra Credit, we have a couple guys who are from France who are not only the RAW tag team champions, but have even agreed to talk slow so you people can all understand them"! LA RESISTANCE's MUSIC HITS AND SYLVAN GRENIER COMES OUT ALONG WITH RENE DUPREE IN THEIR CAPES AND BERETS. THEY PROUDLY WAVED THE FRENCH FLAG. J.R.: "This is ridiculous"! Lawler: "William Regal's not even here! He must've chosen not to even mess with these people"! J.R.: "That's a blessing in disguise for these fans"! Chris Nowinski: "Now guys, I know you have some things to say so I'm not gonna beat around the bush". Rene Dupree: "Thank you Mr. Nowinski. And you know, you're right. Sylvan and myself decided to take a poll before the show tonight asking these people who's position they agreed with on the Iraq war. And do you know, that over ninety percent of these baffoons chose the U.S. over France"! J.R.: "Amen"! THE CROWD CHEERED Sylvan Grenier: "Well we'll let you people be like America... you deserve each other. But now, the focus of La Resistance has become to help ensure that Saddam Hussein gets a fair trial, something America promises any individual". J.R.: "Oh he'll get a fair trial alright"! Dupree: "So that is why, William Regal is personally composing a letter and will send it to President Bush, asking him..... JUST THEN, "ALL GROWN UP" PLAYS AND STEPHANIE McMAHON COMES OUT TO A VERY GOOD CHEER. Lawler: "Now what"?! Steph: "Ya know guys, you two should have a much different focus. (she enters the ring through the ropes) Now trust me, Saddam is in good hands. But you two, you two should be worrying about defending those tag team titles, not worrying about our justice system. After all, you are wrestlers". Dupree: "Let me cut you off right there Steph and please forgive me, but I must". JUST THEN, RENE GRABS STEPHANIE AND PLANTS A KISS RIGHT ON THE LIPS. STEPHANIE IS APPAULED. Lawler: "Oh my"! J.R.: "That is so disrespectful! Let him have it Steph"! STEPHANIE REARS BACK TO SLAP HIM BUT GRENIER GRABS HER ARM AND SHE FALLS TO THE MAT. NOWINSKI AND THE GENIUS THEN MOVE IN AND THE 4 MEN STAND OVER HER. BUT JUST THEN, THE CROWD COMES TO THEIR FEET WHEN SHELTON BENJAMIN AND MARK JINDRAK HIT THE RING. J.R.: "Oh look out"! LA RESISTANCE TURNS AROUND AND DUPREE CATCHES A SUPERKICK FROM BENJAMIN WHILE JINDRAK DROPS GRENIER WITH A NICE DROPKICK. THEY TURN TO TAKE OUT NOWINSKI AND THE GENIUS AS WELL BUT THEY SLIP OUT OF THE RING. J.R.: "Well thank god for those two! Who knows what those other four were planning on doing with their own boss"! BENJAMIN AND JINDRAK's MUSIC HITS AND THEY HELP STEPHANIE UP. JINDRAK THEN GRABS THE FRENCH FLAG AND BUSTS IT OVER HIS KNEE, BRINGING THE CROWD TO A LOUD CHEER. Lawler: "Well they're gonna pay for all that"! J.R.: "La Resistance can't stop worrying about that rat Saddam and start worrying about Benjamin and Jindrak"! BACKSTAGE.... JESSICA LOPEZ AND SAM WILDE ARE SHOWN SITTING BACKSTAGE. Sam Wilde: "Really, it was nothing". Jessica Lopez: "Well it was to me. You were so caring after our match last week, helping me to the back and all". LOPEZ LEANS OVER AND KISSES HIM ON THE CHEEK BUT WILDE SEEMS A LITTLE WEIRDED OUT. Wilde: "Uh, I got a match to go get ready for". WILDE GETS UP AND WALKS AWAY AS LOPEZ IS SHOWN SMILING. COMMERCIAL BREAK..... A COMMERCIAL FOR THE NEW LINE OF TWF FIGURES IS SHOWN. RETURN FROM BREAK..... RINGSIDE.... AS RAW RETURNS, "SEXY BOY" HITS AND SHAWN MICHAELS COMES OUT TO ONE HELL OF A REACTION AND THE CAMERAS SHOW LOS GUERRERO's IN THE RING. J.R.: "Back on RAW folks and we are ready for what should be an explosive tag team encounter"! Lawler: "This is a chance for Chavo to redeem himself J.R."! J.R.: "Well there's only one Heartbreak Kid and these people know it"! AN ENGINE REVS AND PLAYS INTO "DOWN WITH THE SICKNESS". HIGH OCTANE COMES OUT TO A BIG POP. Lawler: "Well maybe not J.R., this guy is following in his footsteps"! J.R.: "He sure is and he has earned himself a shot at the World championship and King, I look forward to that"! Lawler: "Well according to Eddie Guerrero, that match should've been against him"! Los Guerreros vs. Shawn Michaels and "High Octane" Damion West Shortly after the bell sounded, The Undertaker came out to watch the match from the top of the ramp. High Octane and Chavo traded arm drags and then Octane caught him with a European hip toss. A tag was made to Michaels who took over on Chavo with a reverse chin lock. But Chavo fought out of it and countered with a back drop suplex. He made the tag to Eddie who was all over Michaels, stomping away at his lower back before dropping him over his knee with a side backbreaker. Eddie then used the heel of his boot to gouge the eyes of Michaels and a tag to Chavo was made. But minutes later, Michaels managed to reverse an irish whip and caught Chavo with a back elbow. Both men were down but Eddie came into the ring and pulled Michaels away from his corner. This drew High Octane in and he caught Eddie with a right hand. Referee Mike Sparks was losing control but Octane whipped Eddie to Shawn who backdropped him out of the ring. Chavo tried to catch Octane with a clothesline but H.O. ducked and he and Michaels caught Chavo with a double superkick that sent an echo through the crowd. A cover was made by Michaels and he hooked Chavo's leg to secure the 3 count. Match Time: 7:56 "SEXY BOY" HIT AS EDDIE BEGAN TO THROW A TANTRUM OUTSIDE THE RING. J.R.: "High Octane and Shawn Michaels have risen to the occasion King and they keep on rollin'"! Lawler: "Well don't look now Chavo, Eddie's upset"! J.R.: "Yeah and I suppose this is Chavo's fault too"! TWF RE-WIND SHOWS SAM WILDE WINNING THE INAUGURAL NEW YEAR'S BATTLE ROYALE AT THE 2001 WAR IN THE WINTER. BACK AT RINGSIDE, THE PHILADELPHIA BOYS' CHOIR IS HEARD PERFORMING SAM WILDE's ENTRANCE SONG AFTER AN ORGAN SOUNDS AND HE COMES OUT TO A GOOD CHEER. J.R.: "We all remember that don't we King? He selected Rowdy Roddy Piper to return to the TWF as Commissioner, think he's got a similar idea if he wins this match"?! Lawler: "God I hope not but whoever it is needs to tell him that women are not poisonous"! "WHEREVER I MAY ROAM" BY METALLICA HITS AND JOE COREY COMES OUT WITH ALEXIS LAREE. J.R.: "Well here's a woman that has jezebel written all over her if you ask me but what's more worrisome to me is whoever this guy has in mind to be our new Enforcer". Lawler: "Well I kinda hope he wins J.R. because if he'd get along with him and so would Triple H... then I'd be bound to"! CIVIL RIGHTS' THEME HITS AND RON KILLINGS COMES OUT. J.R.: "Well I understand that Teddy Long will not be at ringside for this match which just made everyone's night as he is backstage giving Nathan Jones some final advice". Lawler: "Teddy Long is gonna have the night of all nights J.R.! First Kurt Angle is going down right here and then Hulk Hogan... what could be better"?! BEFORE KILLINGS CAN ENTER THE RING, KURT ANGLE COMES RUNNING OUT TO A GOOD POP, HOLDING HIS RIBS. J.R.: "Oh look out"! ANGLE NAILS KILLINGS FROM BEHIND AND THE BELL SOUNDS. Lawler: "Is this first man to get a decision wins"? J.R.: "It sure is"! Fatal 4 Way Match *Winner gets to select a new Enforcer for RAW division Sam Wilde vs. "The Show" Joe Corey w/ Alexis Laree vs. Ron "The Truth" Killings vs. Kurt Angle This was a wild, wild match in which each man had ample oppurtunities to win. Corey was the first to get the chance after dropping Wilde with the "Showstopper" but Killings came over to make the save after dropping Angle with "The Truth Hurts". Corey and Killings then butted heads and traded shots but Wilde and Angle got up and spun them both around, drilling them with overhand rights. Angle put Corey down with an overhead belly to belly suplex as Wilde caught Killings with a variation of the Michinoku Driver. He went for the pink but Killings kicked out after 2. Angle came over and went into his german suplex trifecta but after the second one on Killings, Corey came from behind and kicked Angle in the groin before putting him down with a deathdrop ddt. He went for the cover and got 1.......2......., but Angle kicked out by the smallest of margins. Corey got in referee Brain Hebner's face, distraught that he only got a 2 count but Wilde came from behind and dropkicked him out of the ring. Killings locked Wilde in a full nelson but Wilde came up with a clever escape and pushed Killings into the turnbuckle before atomic dropping him right over the ring rope. Wilde then shook the rope from top to bottom and finally, Killings was bucked off to the floor. Wilde was feeling it but when he turned around, Angle was poised and ready for the Angle Slam and he went right into a cover as Hebner dove into position to get 1.....2.....3. Match Time: 12:34 J.R.: "Pre-match attack and all..... Kurt Angle has done it"! Lawler: "Oh no... who are we gonna have now J.R., Bill Clinton"?! J.R.: "Now why would you think that! I think Kurt Angle will make a perfect selection as our next Enforcer and these fans seem to approve"! COMMERCIAL BREAK..... A COMMERCIAL FOR M&M's IS SHOWN FOLLOWED BY A PREVIEW FOR THE LORD OF THE RINGS: RETURN OF THE KING. RETURN FROM BREAK... BACKSTAGE.... AS RAW RETURNS, JONATHAN COACHMAN IS SHOWN WITH HULK HOGAN. Jonathan Coachman: "Hulk Hogan, in just a few moments, you will be faced with the task of going one on one with the Collossus of Bogo Road, a terror in this very land of Australia". Hulk Hogan: "Well ya know somethin' Coach, I've fought guys like Nathan Jones since I got into this business and yeah, he's one scary dude but you can bet your bottom dollar brother that when he faces the largest arms in the world, he's gonna wish he was back in that jail cell"! Coachman: "Well there ya have it, J.R., King, back to you". J.R.: "Hogan is ready King but for whatever reason, Rob Storm is out here and he's been pulling a La Resistance out here for the past couple of minutes"! Lawler: "First it was France and now Canada J.R., these poor fans are gettin' rained on"! Rob Storm: "I mean, those are just a few reasons Canade is superior to Australia, not to mention the fact that we Canadians look better, smell better and..... JUST THEN, VAL VENIS' MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES OUT TO A WELCOME RESPONSE. J.R.: "Val Venis is out here King and he doesn't look impressed"! Val Venis: "Storm, as a Canadian myself, I am ashamed to even be from the same country as you right now! These people paid good money to see good action, not to here you run your mouth! So why don't you and I give them what they paid to see, right now"! Lawler: "It's a challenge"! Storm: "Oh so old Val Venis is gonna be the hero tonight huh? Well come on down chump"! J.R.: "Storm has accepted"! Rob Storm vs. Val Venis Venis was in tip top shape here, hitting several high impact moves on Storm. Storm battled back but after being hit with a Blue thunder powerbomb, Venis slapped on a reverse figure four leg lock and got Storm to give it up. Match Time: 4:23 J.R.: "That's the best Val Venis has looked in months King.... what a performance"! Lawler: "Well just like Venis earlier, Storm is not impressed... look out"! AS VENIS CELEBRATED ON THE TOP ROPE, STORM SHOVED HIM OFF AND HE SMACKED THE GAURD RAIL FACE FIRST. STORM THEN LEFT AS THE CROWD LOUDLY BOOED. J.R.: "What a sore, sore loser. Rob Storm better get outta Australia while he still can"! PARKING LOT.... STRIFE's SUV IS SHOWN PULLING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT BUT IN THE SHADOWS, SPAWN IS SHOWN HOLDING A BRIEFCASE. BACK AT RINGSIDE, NATHAN JONES IS BEING LED DOWN THE AISLE BY TEDDY LONG TO A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF HEAT. J.R.: "As you can hear, Nathan Jones is not a popular man around this, his hometown". Lawler: "The people haven't forgetten the crime spree he went on that landed him in jail for over ten years"! J.R.: "Nonetheless, he has returned for what could be the biggest moment of his career"! "REAL AMERICAN" PLAYS AND THE CROWD GOES ABSOLUTELY BALLISTIC AS HULK HOGAN COMES OUT. Lawler: "Oh my gosh.... listen to this place"! J.R.: "Beloved around the world, it's the one, the only Hulk Hogan"! Nathan Jones w/ Brother Long vs. Hulk Hogan No one expected this to be a technical masterpiece and it wasn't, in fact far from it. Hogan stood toe to toe with Jones, rocking his 7 foot frame with right hand after right hand but he could not take him off his feet. Hogan the ropes and delivered a clothesline which momentarily staggered Jones. He hit the ropes again but Jones fired back with a boot to the face. After a hard gutwrench suplex, he toped him but Hogan kicked out at 2. Jones then shot him to the corner and charged in but Hogan was able to move and pick him up for a scoop slam. Teddy Long got up on the apron and Hogan grabbed him by the collar but Jones came from behind with a kick to the ribs. Hogan winced in pain as Jones picked him up in a bear hug. But behind the crowd, Hogan escaped his clutches with an ear clap. He then delivered 3 right hands before whipping him to the ropes but Jones ran right into referee Earl Hebner, knocking him to the mat. Hogan clipped him with the big boot and then hit the legdrop but Hebner was not there to count the 3. Long jumped up on the apron and Hogan grabbed him again but this time, he hammered him with a right hand. However, he turned right into a vicious roundhouse kick from Jones and he crumpled to the mat. Jones then pulled Hebner up and tossed him down before covering Hogan and Hebner made the slow 3 count. Match Time: 8:55 J.R.: "Oh for god sake.. this can't be". TEDDY LONG GOT UP AND DUSTED HIMSELF OFF AS THE CIVIL RIGHTS THEME HIT AND THE CROWD BOOED UNCONTROLLABLY. Lawler: "Oh but it is J.R.! Nathan Jones has taken Hulkamania down under"! J.R.: "I don't believe it folks! It's been one helluva night here in Perth, Australia.... Merry Christmas"! OFF AIR.......
