Austin, Texas
Attendance: 13,409
January 19, 2004
Just 2 mFw matches filled the card for Uprising but the performances the 4 men put on and the crowd's reaction showed that mFw is ready to produce plenty of TWF RAW talent this year. mFw Match: "Mr. Mature" Oliver Worth vs. Marcus Hansen These two had one of the best mFw matches that Uprising has ever staged. The match had 12 two counts in all but in the end, Hansen caught an unsuspecting Worth with the big superkick to get the win and make the Texas crowd happy. mFw Match: Soul Reaper vs. "The Surfer" Johnny Vaughn Vaughn made his first appearance on Uprising and hit Soul Reaper with some high impact offense but he couldn't catch him with the home run shot he was looking for and after posting his shoulder in the corner, he was victimized by the "Reaper Bomb" and beaten. RAW GOES LIVE
A VIDEO TRIBUTE WAS SHOWN IN HONOR OF MARTIN LUTHER KING AS THE SHOW CAME ON THE AIR. THE MESSAGE "FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS" WAS LEFT ON THE SCREEN FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS. "ACROSS THE NATION" THEN PLAYED INTO THE MONTAGE VIDEO WHICH SHOWED HIGHLIGHTS OF TONS OF RAW FOOTAGE. THE FRANK ERWIN CENTER THEN CAME INTO VIEW FILLED WITH FIREWORKS AND PYRO ON THE SET. Jim Ross: "Austin, Texas is the place for TWF RAW and listen to this place King! The atmosphere is unbelievable"! Jerry Lawler: "And this ain't Sooner country J.R., we're in the Longhorn state"! J.R.: "I'm well aware of that King but they're all TWF fans and that's what counts"! JUST THEN, THE CROWD BECAME VERY WIRED WHEN HULK HOGAN AND STEPHANIE McMAHON APPEARED ON THE TWF TRON. Lawler: "Hey.... look"! Stephanie McMahon: "Good evening and welcome to TWF RAW". Hulk Hogan: "Ya know somethin' brothers, Stephanie and I knew that tonight was the last stop before the Royal Rumble and we are in none other than Austin, Texas! THE CROWD LOUDLY CHEERS. And there are a lot of spots still left to fill in the Royal Rumble as far as the RAW half goes. So tonight, we have decided to have some unique tag team matches in which the winners both get into the Rumble. So not only do you have to perform well, you have to trust that your partner will get you into the field if necessary". J.R.: "Wow.... that's great King"! Lawler: "What a way to decide"! Stephanie: "Oh, and the first of those matches... is right now". THE TWF TRON SHUTS OFF AND THE MUSIC OF CHUCK PALUMBO AND SHAWN STASIAK HITS. J.R.: "So this will be a tag team match in which the winning team both gets a spot in the Royal Rumble"! Lawler: "This is gonna be an exciting night J.R."! MARK JINDRAK AND SHELTON BENJAMIN's MUSIC HITS AND THEY COME OUT TO A GOOD CHEER. J.R.: "What a draw this is! Two very good teams are gonna hook up for the right to advance into two of those Royal Rumble slots King and this team here has yet to be defeated"! Lawler: "Yeah but Palumbo and Stasiak are former Tag Team champions so Jindrak and Benjamin better not sell them short"! Royal Rumble Qualification Match Chuck Palumbo and Shawn Stasiak vs. Shelton Benjamin and Mark Jindrak Both teams wrestled a smart, total team match here that the fans appreciated. Benjamin's pure mat technique was hard for either Stasiak or Palumbo to keep up with but after getting a blind tag, Palumbo popped him with a hard right hand. After a big scoop slam, he tagged Stasiak back in and they hit him with a double suplex. The focus became Benjamin's lower back and Stasiak put him down with a pendulum backbreaker followed by a surfboard stretch. But Benjamin hung tough as Jindrak screamed for a tag. Finally, Benjamin escaped with a great counter and tagged in his partner who hopped into the ring over the top rope and lit Stasiak up with some quick offense. Palumbo came in with a running clothesline but Jindrak ducked and drilled him with his dropkick, quickly becoming one of the better around. Jindrak then tagged in Benjamin and they went after Palumbo but Stasiak came from behind with a rollup on Shelton and nearly pinned him. Stasiak looked to follow up by shooting him to the corner but Jindrak stuck a foot right into his face and ran through him with a clothesline. Benjamin then hit a german suplex into a bridge for the 1.....2......, but Stasiak was up. Stasiak then foiled Benjamin's reverse enziguri by flipping him into the air and sticking him with a hard DDT. A tag was made and Stasiak came into the ring and took a cheap shot at Jindrak. But Jindrak popped up and shot himself into the ring with a chop block that stopped Palumbo in his tracks. Benjamin capitalized by turning him over with a half crab and Palumbo tapped out. Match Time: 9:23 J.R.: "What a way to kick off RAW! Shelton Benjamin and Mark Jindrak are in the Royal Rumble"! Lawler: "That was a nasty shot Palumbo took too". STASIAK CHECKED ON PALUMBO WHO WAS HOLDING HIS LEFT KNEE IN PAIN AS BENJAMIN AND JINDRAK LEFT IN VICTORY. J.R.: "The undefeated oll has continued for this young team of Benjamin and Jindrak but as we all know King, there's no friends in the Royal Rumble, only foes"! Lawler: "You got that right"! A PROMO GRAPHIC POPS UP WITH THE RAW LOGO IN THE BACKGROUND. HIGH OCTANE IS SHOWN ON ONE SIDE AND THE UNDERTAKER ON THE OTHER. A CLIPBOARD WITH THE RAW LOGO SPINS BETWEEN THEM. J.R.: "Well still to come, we've got the official contract signing for the World heavyweight title match that takes place at the Royal Rumble"! ANOTHER GRAPHIC IS DISPLAYED SHOWING SCOTT STEINER, TRIPLE H, KURT ANGLE AND AUSTIN PYROMANIA WHO HAS STACY KIEBLER BEHIND HIM. Lawler: "Well that's gonna be intense J.R. but so is this! The winner gets to pick from numbers twenty through thirty"! J.R.: "Another match set up by our owner and Enforcer! It's an over the top rope challenge with a huge prize going to the winner"! COMMERCIAL BREAK...... AN ADVERTISEMENT FOR THE NEW JOHN HENSON PROJECT IS SHOWN. RETURN FROM BREAK.....BACKSTAGE AREA.... AS RAW RETURNS, CAMERAS CATCH THE TAIL END OF A CONVERSATION BETWEEN KURT ANGLE AND AUSTIN PYROMANIA.
Austin Pyromania: "You ready for our match man"?
Kurt Angle: "You bet I am. And if those two think they can last against us ,they got another thing coming. I mean come on, where are their gold medals?! Now I know you dont have any gold medals, but you probably weould have gotten some. I mean come on, we are America's team".
Pyromania: "You're right there Kurt, just thing is, I dont care who I gotta go throguh, I'm gonna go out there and throw twenty nine other guys over the top rope and win that Royal Rumble. Then go on to WrestleMania and wrestle in the biggest match of my life! And Kurt, if I gotta throw you out to get there, then so be it. I'll see ya out there".
PYROMANIA STARTS TO WALK AWAY WHEN ALEXIS LAREE COMES UP. Alexis Laree: "Excuse me, Austin". Pyromania: "What the.... Laree: "I just came to tell you that Joe Corey wishes you good luck in that match tonight". ALEXIS WALKS AWAY LEAVING A VERY PUZZLED PYROMANIA AND ANGLE WHO IS LOOKING ON FROM AFAR. JUST THEN, STACY KIEBLER COMES UP. Stacy: "What the heck was that"? Pyromania: "Uh, I don't even know". STACY PUTS HER HANDS ON HER HIPS AND GETS A MAD LOOK ON HER FACE. THE SHOT THEN SWITCHES TO OUTSIDE THE DRESSING ROOM OF JESSICA LOPEZ WHERE SHE IS WITH JONATHAN COACHMAN. Jonathan Coachman: "So, Ms. Lopez, where's Sam Wilde tonight... is he in here"? COACH STARTS TO OPEN THE DRESSING ROOM DOOR BUT SHE STOPS HIM. Jessica Lopez: "He's probably getting ready for his match, it's next". Coachman: "Well what about your date? Can we at least hear how that went"? Lopez: (gets a disgusted look on her face) "I'd rather not comment on it Coach, I have to go". JESSICA ABRUPTLY ENTERS HER DRESSING ROOM. Coachman: "J.R., back to you and The King". AS THE SHOT GOES BACK INSIDE THE ARENA, TOMMY DREAMER's MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES OUT TO A LOUD POP. Lawler: "There goes Coach scaring another woman off"! J.R.: "I have no idea what that was all about but Sam Wilde is scheduled to compete in this match"! THE PHILADELPHIA BOYS CHOIR's VERSION OF SAM WILDE's ENTRANCE MUSIC PLAYS AND HE COMES OUT TO A GOOD CHEER. Lawler: "And here he comes J.R., you don't think Jessica Lopez may have taken his, ya know"? J.R.: "This is TWF RAW, not Blind Date! That's there business King, who gives a rat's ass"?! "WHEREVER I MAY ROAM" BY METALLICA PLAYS AND JOE COREY IS LEAD OUT BY ALEXIS LAREE. Lawler: "Well obviously you don't but there's viewers out there that do... think about it"! J.R.: "Well all I know is we have a wrestling match to call and that's what I'm out here to do"! "LIKE A PIMP" BY DA BAND HITS AND TAYLOR MADE COMES OUT WITH TERRI. HE IS WEARING A NICE SUIT WITH A TIE. Lawler: "Here we go! This may be my favorite wrestler on RAW J.R."! J.R.: "Folks this will be a Royal Rumble qualification match but by looking at Taylor Made, you'd think it was dinner with the President for God sakes"! Lawler: "He just takes pride in his appearance J.R.! What's wrong with you tonight"?! Royal Rumble Qualification Match Tommy Dreamer and Sam Wilde vs. "The Show" Joe Corey and Taylor Made w/ Alexis Laree and Terri This was a great match fought at a hectic pace and after a wild exchange between Wilde and Corey, Dreamer came in and took it to Taylor. After a walk across the middle rope legdrop, he whipped him to the ropes and caught him with a powerslam to get a very near fall. Seconds later, Taylor missed with a clothesline and was planted by Dreamer's DDT. But instead of covering him, he elected to pick him up for the Death Valley Driver but Corey came in to break it up. Referee Mike Chioda then ordered Corey back to the corner but Alexis Laree and Terri both tried to get involved. Chioda did his best to stop them when a never before seen beauty hopped the gaurd rail and jumped on the apron. Wearing a very skimpy outfit, she did a swivel of the hips which got Dreamer gawking and allowed Taylor to deliver the "Customizer" to him and hook the leg for the 3 count. Match Time: 9:01 J.R.: "Who the hell was that"?! Lawler: "I don't know, but look J.R."! THE NEW WOMAN CAME AND JUMPED IN THE ARMS OF TAYLOR AND WAS CONGRTULATED BY TERRI AS THE 5 CELEBRATED THE WIN. J.R.: "Well Joe Corey and Taylor Made have both qualified for the Royal Rumble but there's nothing to be proud of the way they did it! We need to get to the bottom of this situation". BACKSTAGE..... STACY KIEBLER IS SHOWN BACKSTAGE AND HAS JUST HUNG UP HER CELL PHONE WHEN JOHN CENA COMES UP WEARING A BALTIMORE RAVENS JERSEY. John Cena: "Hey, what's happening girl"? Stacy: "Oh, hey John. Hey, I like that jersey! Where'd you get it"? Cena: "Oh this. Girl I got so many jerseys it'd make your head spin". Stacy: "Ya know, I used to be a cheerleader for the Ravens". Cena: "Yes I did know that and I bet it was a good reason attendance was so high". STACY LAUGHS BUT THEN SHREIKS WHEN CENA IS BLINDSIDED BY NAILS WHO SAVAGELY BEATS HIM. HE THEN QUICKLY LOOKS UP IN HER DIRECTION, ENOGH TO SCARE HER OFF. NAILS LOOKS DOWN AT A HURT CENA BEFORE JUST WALKING AWAY. COMMERCIAL BREAK...... A COMMERCIAL FOR DORITOS IS SHOWN THE TAIL END OF THE MATCH BETWEEN THE UNDERTAKER AND NEMESIS IS SHOWN FROM DEADLY GAMES. A VOICE BEGINS TO SPEAK. Voice: "You probably thought that was the end of me. Well..... you were dead wrong. And at Royal Rumble, I will unleash a rage on RAW like never before seen. Until then, I will wallow in my misery. But come that night, payment will be due for many superstars here on RAW". A VERY EERIE LAUGH FOLLOWS. NEMESIS...... RETURNING AT THE ROYAL RUMBLE RETURN FROM BREAK.... BACKSTAGE...... STEPHANIE IS SHOWN IN THE BACKSTAGE AREA WHEN TEDDY LONG COMES UP. Teddy Long: "Hey Stephanie, now I hope it's something that just slipped your mind, but I just checked tonight's lineup and didn't see The Truth's name mentioned anywhere. Now I know what'll happen if I go to that cracker Hulk Hogan, but this is Martin Luther King day and I feel like Brother Killings should be able to follow his dream of being TWF champion and be given a spot in the Royal Rumble match, ya feel me"? Stephanie: "Well, I do agree that we should give him a chance to get into the Royal Rumble. So how about this. He can get into the Royal Rumble if you beat Billy Gunn.... ya feel me"? STEPHANIE WALKS AWAY Long: "Now come on now, you can't be serious". THE CAMERA SHIFTS TO A DRESSING ROOM AT THE END OF THE BUILDING WHERE ANIMAL IS WITH JON HEIDENREICH. Animal: "Listen Jon, of course I'm ready for our match tonight, but my days of being at the top are gone man, I wanna see you succeed now". Jon Heidenreich: "Well I guess you missed my match against Scott Steiner a couple weeks ago, I was no threat to him man". Animal: "No, I saw every minute of it and with an attitude like that, you're not gonna be much of a threat. Jon, I love our team, but Hawk and I bread you to become a superstar in this business.... on your own". HEIDENREICH JUST LOOKS AT ANIMAL AS THE SCENE CUTS TO RINGSIDE WHERE LA RESISTANCE's MUSIC IS PLAYING AND THEY ARE IN THE RING. J.R.: "Jon Heidenreich and Animal have a Royal Rumble qualification match later tonight and speaking of the Royal Rumble, these guys here are gonna defend those RAW Tag team titles against Los Guerrero's". Lawler: "Well I was just told in my headset that after this match, The Coach is gonna make a big announcement regarding the Royal Rumble"! William Regal: "Mr. Dupree and Mr.Grenier would ask all of you people here in Texas to get on your feet and stand for the singing of the French National anthem". J.R.: "Oh not this again"! THE FANS JUST BOO. Regal: "You heard me! Get on your feet"! "VIVA LA RAZA" HITS AND THE FANS GO ABSOLUTELY NUTS WHEN EDDIE GUERRERO COMES OUT WITH A MICROPHONE. Lawler: "Well that was kinda rude"! J.R.: "It's Texas' own Latino Heat"! Eddie Guerrero: "Hey homes, we're not having any of that tonight! This is Texas, not Paris"! THE FANS LOUDLY CHEER AS EDDIE DROPS THE MIC AND CHARGES THE RING. GRENIER AND REGAL GET OUT AS HE SLIDES IN AND BEGINS TRADING PUNCHES WITH DUPREE, SOUNDING THE BELL. Eddie Guerrero vs. Rene Dupree w/ Sylvan Grenier and William Regal The tradeoff of right hands went Eddie's way until Dupree got a thumb into the eyes. He then whipped Eddie to the ropes and hit a back elbow. Dupree looked very good in a singles role and had the benefit of a constant distraction from either Regal or Grenier. Finally, Eddie countered a leapfrog attempt with a big powerbomb. He then picked Dupree up and put him down with his brainbuster like suplex. Regal got up on the apron but Eddie clubbed him with a right hand. On the adjacent side of the ring, Grenier was taken out with a baseball slide. But when Eddie got up and turned around, Dupree was waiting with an overhead flapjack slam. He fell into a cover and hooked the inside leg to get a 3 count. Match Time: 6:02 J.R.: "Well with three on one odds, these jerks have prevailed again"! Lawler: "What an upset J.R."! J.R.: "Well you gotta wonder where Chavo Guerrero is in all this. Los Guerrero's can only hope they have better luck at the Royal Rumble". BACKSTAGE.... CAMERAS WENT INTO THE BACKSTAGE AREA WHERE JONATHAN COACHMAN WAS. Coachman: "As promised, I have some huge news concerning the Royal Rumble. Now earlier tonight, we saw Nails attack John Cena. I have just come from the office of RAW owner Stephanie McMahon and she has made a match between the two for the King of Cable title at the Royal Rumble. Now, not only will it be a title match, but it's gonna be a street fight as well, back to you J.R.". AS THE SHOT GOES BACK TO RINGSIDE, "HELL's GUARDIAN" BY SLIPKNOT IS PLAYING AND ZEROEX AND JUSTIN SANE ARE HEADING TO THE RING. J.R.: "Huge news there King and what a challenge that'll be for the Doctor of Thuganomics"! Lawler: "And right here, Nails' running buddies have a chance to qualify for the Royal Rumble"! "AHHH WHAT A RUSH" IS HEARD AND THE MUSIC OF THE ROAD WARRIORS HITS, LEADING ANIMAL AND JON HEIDENREICH OUT TO A GOOD POP. J.R.: "Well they have a tall order in the New Road Warriors but what about what Animal told his protege earlier"? Lawler: "Well let's face it J.R., Animal's not getting any younger, Heidenreich's gotta realize he'll be on his own someday"! J.R.: "Well they're together tonight with a chance to qualify for the Royal Rumble"! Royal Rumble Qualification Match Justin Sane and ZeroEx vs. The New Road Warriors ZeroEx started the match by disrespectfully spitting in the direction of Animal but Animal erupted with some offense, knocking ZeroEx into the corner. He tagged in Sane who had little success against Animal. After being stonewalled by a clothesline, Sane was nailed with a flying shoulderblock before Heidenreich was tagged in to mop up. After knocking ZeroEx to the arena floor, Heidenreich pulled Sane up for a spinning powerbomb into a cover for the academic 3 count. Heidenreich threw his arms into the air in victory as Animal came into congratulate him. Match Time: 2:47 J.R.: "And just like that, this is over! Animal and Heidenreich have emphatically qualified for the Royal Rumble"! Lawler: "That was quick J.R., but what happens if say, Animal drew number one and Heidenreich two to start that thing"?! J.R.: "That's the element of surprise in the lottery like Royal Rumble but I would say together, these two would throw out a lot of men"! COMMERCIAL BREAK..... A COMMERCIAL FOR DIRECT TV IS SHOWN. RETURN FROM BREAK.... BACKSTAGE.... AS RAW RETURNS, CAMERAS SHOW CHAVO GUERRERO ON A CELL PHONE IN THE MIDDLE OF A CONVERSATION. Chavo Guerrero: "So that's all I gotta do and the deal is done? Okay great. Well I..... JUST THEN, EDDIE GUERRERO COMES UP. Eddie Guerrero: "Hey homes..... there you are"! Chavo: "I gotta go". CHAVO CLOSES THE PHONE Eddie: "Tell me homes, what was it this time"? Chavo: "Listen Eddie, I was just taking care of some business, that's all. I'm sorry I wasn't out there tonight". Eddie: "Yeah, well listen to me homes. We have a chance to become tag team champions at the Royal Rumble. I don't wanna let that slip away Chavito! Get your head in the game"! BACK AT RINGSIDE, VAL VENIS' MUSIC HITS AND HE IS IN THE RING ALONG WITH ALEX MIRAN. JUST THEN, GAIL KIM's MUSIC HITS AND SHE APPEARS IN A LONG BLACK COAT AND BLACK SHADES WITH THE WOMEN's TITLE AROUND HER WAIST. J.R.: "Well let's hope the Guerrero's can work those problems out because I intend to see one hell of a good tag team title match at the Royal Rumble. But right now, we've got a mixed gender match on the way". Lawler: "Well I'll tell ya J.R., Chavo seems to see that match a lot differently than Eddie does"! THE CANADIAN NATIONAL ANTHEM PLAYS AND ROB STORM COMES OUT TO A LOT OF HEAT. J.R.: "Well another match that is scheduled to take place at the Royal Rumble is a Flag match between Val Venis and this man"! Rob Storm: "Ya know Val, I can tell that you're ready to get me in that ring and trust me, I'll be there in a second kickin' your ass. But right now, I want to introduce everyone to someone I have hired to help direct my career. He is regarded as one of, if not the top manager of all time.... Jimmy Hart"! JIMMY HART COMES OUT IN A WILD OUTFIT THAT HAS THE CANADIAN MAPLE LEAF ON IT AND HE HAS A RED AND WHITE MEGAPHONE IN HAND. Lawler: "Jimmy Hart"?! J.R.: "Well the rumors were true! Folks, we've heard for weeks that Jimmy Hart may be coming to the TWF and yes, he is one of the greatest managers of all time but I think he could do better than this Canadian ingreat"! Mixed Gender Tag Team Match Val Venis and Alex Miran vs. Rob Storm and Gail Kim w/ Jimmy Hart The ladies started the match off with an exciting series. After a european arm drag, Miran caught Kim with a dropkick on the chin that knocked her into the corner. She then got on the second rope but Storm grabbed her by the hair and threw her to the mat. Venis came running over but referee Charles Robinson jumped out and got in his face. In the ring, Gail picked Alex up and put her down with a running bulldog before tagging in Storm. Alex was allowed to tag in Venis and the fight was on. Venis won an exchange of right hands and ran Storm into the ropes with a kneelift. He then dropped him with a russian leg sweep before hitting the ropes but Jimmy Hart grabbed his foot. Storm then got up and scored with a DDT when Venis turned around. Storm went over and taunted ASlex a little until she slapped him across the face. Storm threw a wild right hand at her but she dropped to the floor to avoid it. Venis then spun him around and tagged him with some more right hands as Gail Kim came around the side of the ring and jumped on Alex. The reaction of the crowd to the two women rolling around on the floor caught Robinson's attention and he went and tried to break them up. In the ring, Venis hit Storm with a fisherman suplex but there was no one to count. Hart jumped up onto the apron but Venis went over and grabbed him by the collar. His megaphone however fell into the ring and Storm picked it up. When Venis turned back to him, he crowned him with it and covered him for the 1.....2.....3. Match Time: 12:47 J.R.: "Now that's a damn shame! Val Venis just got screwed"! Lawler: "Look at that J.R., Jimmy Hart's already paying dividends for this guy Storm"! J.R.: "Well he calls Val Venis a disgrace to Canada but the people up there can't be proud of someone who prospers the way he just did"! Lawler: "Wait a minute J.R., is that Jazz"? JAZZ HAD MADE HER WAY DOWN TO THE RING AND WAS IN THE FACE OF GAIL KIM. THE TWO EXCHANGED SOME WORDS AND JAZZ TURNED, ACTING LIKE SHE WAS GONNA LEAVE BUT TURNED BACK AND FLOORED THE WOMEN's CHAMP WITH A RIGHT HAND. J.R.: "Oh my gosh... what a shot"! Lawler: "Jazz just introduced herself to Gail Kim"! J.R.: "And I'm sure Ms. Kim wishes she hadn't but they'll be reacquainted at the Royal Rumble when they meet for the Women's title"! JAZZ WAS SHOWN AT THE TOP OF THE RAMP MOTIONING FOR THE BELT TO BE AROUND HER WAIST AS GAIL KIM LOOKED UP, HOLDING HER CHEEK. TWF RE-WIND SHOWS TEDDY LONG ASSISTING NATHAN JONES TO DEFEAT BILLY GUNN LAST WEEK ON RAW. "I GOT IT ALL" HITS AND BILLY GUNN COMES OUT TO A HUGE CHEER. J.R.: "Oh here we go! I can't wait for this one"! Lawler: "Well we know that Hulk Hogan's not a racist... but can we say the same for Stephanie"?! J.R.: "Teddy Long has harrassed Stephanie since he came to the TWF and tonight, he's gonna get what he deserves"! CIVIL RIGHTS' MUSIC HITS BUT NO ONE COMES OUT. Lawler: "So let me get this straight, if Teddy Long wins this match, then Ron Killings is in the Royal Rumble"?! J.R.: "That's correct". Lawler: "But if he loses, then Billy Gunn is in and Killings is out"?! J.R.: "Right again and where the hell is that..... Lawler: "There he is! FINALLY, TEDDY LONG APPEARS BUT DOES NOT LOOK THRILLED ABOUT WRESTLING. This is not right J.R., he's not a wrestler"! J.R.: "Well he sure gets involved in other matches like he is! Come on Billy, get him in the ring"! FINALLY, BILLY GUNN LEAVES THE RING AND GOES AND GETS LONG. HE PULLS HIM DOWN THE RAMP AND ROLLS HIM INTO THE RING AS THE FANS ARE LOVING EVERY SECOND OF IT. Royal Rumble Qualification Match Brother Teddy Long vs. Billy Gunn Billy slipped coming back into the ring and Teddy Long took it as an oppurtunity to run for his life. Moments later, Nathan Jones came out. Referee Chad Patton immediately saw him and stuck his head through the ropes, telling him to go back. But behind him, The Truth came from out of the crowd and into the ring, catching Gunn with a clothesline. He and Long then pulled him up as Patton continued to yell at Jones. Long held Gunn up by his arms as The Truth measured him for a clothesline but when he came in with it, Gunn escaped Long's clutches and Killings blasted his manager! Billy then knocked Killings out of the ring with a dropkick before pulling Long up and planting him with the "Fame-Asser" as the crowd counted the 1........2......3 in unison. Match Time: 3:25 J.R.: "Oh yeah! Let's see the replay"! Lawler: "Come on J.R., that was one of the worst moments in the history of RAW"! BILLY GUNN LEFT TO A HUGE CHEER WITH A SMILE ON HIS FACE AS JONES AND KILLINGS CHECKED ON TEDDY LONG. J.R.: "Well I think these people would disagree with that! The screwjob plan backfired in this one but fans, don't go away cause coming up next is out four man, over the top rope challenge"! COMMERCIAL BREAK..... A COMMERCIAL FOR THE TRUTH.COM IS SHOWN. RETURN FROM BREAK.... RINGSIDE.... AS RAW RETURNS, STEPHANIE IS IN THE RING WHICH HAS A SET OF CHAIRS AND A TABLE IN IT. Stephanie McMahon: "As most of you know, we are just days away from one of our biggest pay-per-views of the year, the Royal Rumble! THE FANS CHEER And this year, we have a huge match for the TWF World title. So without any further adieu, let's introduce the challenger. He is a man who has come a long way here in the TWF, a man who has defeated guys twice his size more than one. He is, "High Octane" Damion West"! THE SOUND OF A REVVING ENGINE IS HEARD AND HIGH OCTANE COMES OUT TO A HUGE POP. J.R.: "And after the Royal Rumble, he may be known as the World champion"! Lawler: "I can't believe it J.R., I never thought I'd see this guy with this kind of oppurtunity"! Stephanie: "And his opponent is a man who is holding the World title for the sixth time. A man who is respected worldwide as one of the best this business has ever seen. He is from Houston, Texas and he is the deadman... please welcome, The Undertaker"! A RED LIGHT FLASHES AROUND THE ARENA AS "YOU'RE GONNA PAY" PLAYS AND THE UNDERTAKER RIDES OUT TO THE BIGGEST OVATION OF THE NIGHT WITH THE WORLD TITLE AROUND HIS NECK. J.R.: "There's only one Undertaker and for many years, I've called this man the heart and soul of the TWF"! Lawler: "Look how he holds that title J.R., do you think he respects that"? J.R.: "Yeah, I'd say he does. I'd hate to tell him he doesn't". Stephanie: "Okay boys, each of you have a seat. In front of you is the contract that I drew up for your match at the Royal Rumble. All it needs is a signature, read through it if you'd like". HIGH OCTANE PICKS UP THE CONTRACT AND THUMBS THROUGH IT. HE READS A COUPLE LINES BEFORE PUTTING HIS NAME ON ONE OF THE LINES. HE THEN PASSES IT TO THE UNDERTAKER. WITHOUT HARDLY EVEN LOOKING AT IT, THE UNDERTAKER SIGNS THE OTHER LINE. Stephanie: "Okay, it's official. THE FANS CHEER AGAIN. Would any of you like to say something before the match"? High Octane: "I just wanna say I can't wait to face a man I've looked up to for many years and may the best man win". Undertaker: "I'll tell ya what kid, you leave Shawn Michaels in the back and we'll be alright". High Octane: "Now what's that supposed to mean? HE STANDS UP AND FLINGS HIS CHAIR BACK Ya know Undertaker, I've given you nothing but respect since I became number one contender and all you've done is given me the opposite! Now I know you're the founder of Deadman, Inc. and I know you've held that title for what seems like a year! But at the Royal Rumble, when you come into your yard, there's gonna be something waiting for you..... a head on collision"! Lawler: "Oh boy". THE UNDERTAKER GETS A GRIN ON HIS FACE. Undertaker: "I'm glad you said that kid, now I won't feel as bad after I do what I'm gonna do to ya". "YOU'RE GONNA PAY" PLAYS AGAIN AND THE UNDERTAKER LEAVES TO A GOOD CHEER AS HIGH OCTANE LOOKS ON, HIS EYES BURNING IN ANGER. J.R.: "The Undertaker showing no respect for the man he faces at the Royal Rumble"! Lawler: "He sees High Octane as no threat J.R.". J.R.: "Well it's gonna be an uphill battle for High Octane, he's giving up probably a hundred pounds and eight-nine inches but it's heart King and High Octane has a heart the size of Texas! The Undertaker has to account for that"! WRESTLEMANIA REPLAY WRESTLEMANIA 1: SHOWS KEN SHAMROCK BEING PINNED BY BOB BACKLUND WHO WAS A MYSTERY OPPONENT SELECTED BY KURT ANGLE. BACK TO LIVE ACTION, KURT ANGLE's MUSIC HITS AND HIS PYRO FLASHES OFF, LEADING HIM OUT TO A HUGE CHEER. J.R.: "What a WrestleMania moment that was and as we fastly approach WrestleMania five, I can pretty much promise this man will have a big part in it"! Lawler: "Yeah, a real big part if he can win the Royal Rumble"! SIRENS BLARE AND "HOLLER IF YA HEAR ME" IS HEARD, LEADING INTO SCOTT STEINER's MUSIC. HE COMES OUT IN PLAIN BLACK JEAND WEARING DARK SHADES AND HIS CHAIN HEADGEAR. J.R.: "The winner of this match gets to select from numbers twenty through thirty for the Royal Rumble match, something that could be the key to a win King"! Lawler: "That's a huge advantage to whoever wins this thing, the worst you could get is twenty and that ain't bad"! "DON'T PLAY WITH FIRE" BY 2 PAC HITS AND AUSTIN PYROMANIA COMES OUT TO A GOOD CHEER WITH STACY KIEBLER. J.R.: "No it's not and imagine if the man who wins this got as high as number thirty! That's what makes this such an important match"! Lawler: "Well I gotta say that I like the man we haven't seen yet to win it"! "THE GAME" BY MOTORHEAD HITS AND TRIPLE H STEPS OUT, POURS WATER ONTO HIS HEAD AND INTO HIS MOUTH AND MARCHES DOWN THE RAMP. J.R.: "You mean this man? The Game is a huge favorite even if he were to draw number one folks but also because of what was said between he and Steiner last week. They said they will turn the Rumble into their own personal stomping ground"! Lawler: "Well I remember when they did that here on RAW, they were unstoppable"! J.R.: "Well just like the Rumble, there are no teams here tonight. Royal Rumble over the top rope rules apply and only one man can win it"! Over the Top rope challenge *Winner gets to draw from #'s 20-30 for Royal Rumble For about 4 minutes, it looked like a tag team match with Angle and Pyromania taking it to Steiner and HHH. But after ducking a clothesline from Angle and catching him with a quick neckbreaker. He then caught Pyromania with a flying knee and Steiner took him out of the ring with a clothesline when he got up. Steiner and Triple H then worked together to pummel Angle, but they could not get him out. After staving off an elimination attempt, Angle kicked Steiner into the corner and then caught Triple H with a belly to belly suplex. Steiner charged at him but it was a huge mistake as Angle sidestepped him and launched him over the top rope by the back of the head. Triple H came from behind and spun him around, right into a Pedigree. But again, Angle held on to the bottom rope when he tried to eliminate him. Triple H brought him back into the ring but Angle fell to the mat and tripped him up, locking in the Ankle Lock. He finally broke the hold and tried to throw him out but Triple H reversed position and tossed him over. Triple H then turned and raised his arms in celebration, not realizing Angle has "skinned the cat" and pulled himself back in. Helmsley then turned around to catch a clothesline that eliminated him and Angle fell to two knees in victory. Match Time: 8:47 J.R.: "Angle! Angle! Kurt Angle has won it"! Lawler: "He gets to draw one of the last eleven numbers now J.R. and who knows, it could be thirty"! J.R.: "In any event, Kurt Angle has gotta be one of the frontrunners to win the match and head to WrestleMania"! ANGLE WAS SHOWN CELEBRATING ON THE TURNBUCKLE WITH HIS MUSIC PLAYING AS THE SHOT FADED OUT. OFF AIR......
