Rochester, New York
Attendance: 10,104
February 12, 2004
Fans packed the Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial as RAW made a rare trip to Rochester. The fans were all ready for the action which started with Uprising. mFw Match: "Mr. Mature" Oliver Worth vs. "The Cat" Ernest Miller The more experienced Cat looked like he was gonna put Worth away easily by battering him with his martial arts background. But he seemed to aggravate something in his side area and he clutched his rib cage in pain. Moments later, Worth hit the "Maturer" which was all he needed to win it. mFw Match: Kid Kash vs. Chris Sabin After a spot fest that started a buzz in the crowd that lasted the rest of the night, Kash won it with a roll up in which he used the ropes for extra leverage to get the pin. Shawn Stasiak vs. Rene Dupree The slide continued for La Resistance since losing the RAW tag team titles as Dupree wrestled the better match but Stasiak hung in there and countered a german suplex attempt with a quick victory roll to pin the Frenchman. Tommy Dreamer vs. Spawn Spawn dominated this matchup but Dreamer stayed in it and came back with a hard DDT that stood Spawn straight up. He couldn't get the 3 count but it opened the door for a lot more. Dreamer brought everything he had trying to get the win but Spawn stuck a big foot right in his face. He then went and grabbed a steel chair and brought it in but Dreamer ducked a swing and kicked him in the gut before putting him down with a DDT right on the chair to pull off the huge upset. Dreamer celebrated with a jubilant New York crowd as the shot faded out and technicians got the stage set for RAW to go live. RAW GOES LIVE
"ACROSS THE NATION" PLAYS INTO RAW's SUPERSTAR LADED MONTAGE VIDEO. WHEN THE ARENA IS SHOWN ON THE SCREEN, IT BURSTS INTO FIREWORKS AND PYRO. Jim Ross: "It is a blistery night here in Rochester but it is hot inside the Blue Cross arena King for TWF RAW"! Jerry Lawler: "Tell me about it J.R., these people are psyched"! A PROMO GRAPHIC FEATURING HIGH OCTANE ON ONE SIDE AND NAILS ON THE OTHER IS SHOWN. J.R.: "Tonight the first round of the number one contender's tournament continues with two huge matches King"! Lawler: "Oh I can't wait for this one! I have a feeling Nails is gonna end High Octane's run tonight"! J.R.: "That could very well happen but also tonight, the Olympic gold medalist Kurt Angle does battle with Big Poppa Pump Scott Steiner! A GRAPHIC POPS UP WITH STEINER AND ANGLE STANDING IN FRONT OF THE RAW LOGO. JUST THEN, "GET THE PARTY STARTED" BY PINK PLAYS AND ALEX MIRAN COMES OUT TO A BIG POP. But we're kickin' things off with four of the best female wrestlers in the world today"! GAIL KIM's MUSIC HITS AND SHE COMES OUT TO A MIXED RESPONSE. SHE IS WEARING A LONG BLACK COAT AND BLACK SHADES AND HAS THE WOMEN's TITLE AROUND HER WAIST. Lawler: "Four of the best looking women in the world too"! J.R.: "It was at the Royal Rumble when Alex Miran saved Gail Kim from a sure post match whipping from Jazz and since then, she's changed her opionion ya might say King". A SAXOPHONE PLAYS INTO JAZZ' MUSIC AND SHE COMES OUT TO A LOT OF HEAT. ABOUT HALFWAY DOWN THE RAMP, SHE STOPS AS VICTORIA's THEME, "LOST MY MIND" BY T.A.T.U. PLAYS AND HER TWF TRON VIDEO RUNS, SHOWING AN EYEBALL INSIDE AND OPEN HAND. Lawler: "She sure did and they better be on the same page tonight! They're taking on two of the toughest ladies around"! J.R.: "Jazz and Gail Kim had a slugfest of a Women's title match at the Royal Rumble and it was clear what Jazz was trying to do after that match concluded King"! Lawler: "She tried to take her out and if not for Alex Miran, who knows where she'd be"! Gail Kim and Alex Miran vs. Jazz and Victoria RAW started with an exciting divas tag team match. Miran and Kim appeared to be on the same page as the match started with all 4 females inside the ring. After catching Victoria with a dropkick, Gail combined with Alex to double suplex Jazz. Referee Charles Robinson stepped in and forced Gail to the corner and Victoria pulled herself up to her corner as Alex pulled Jazz up. Off an irish whip, she went for a hip toss but Jazz blocked it and went for a clothesline. But Alex ducked and hit a nice neckbreaker drop. She then hit the ropes and dropped a quick leg across her throat and hooked the leg but Jazz kicked out after a 1 count. Alex pulled her up but Jazz flung her arms into the air and blasted her with a forearm to the mouth. She then whipped her in an d caught her with a backdrop before tagging in Victoria. Victoria was very vicious with Alex, pulling hair and slapping her across the face. After a swinging neckbreaker, Victoria went to the apron and dazzled the crowd with her flipover legdrop that she landed with perfection. She hooked the leg and got 1....2....., but Alex was up. Victoria pulled her up and went for her airplane spin into a sideslam but Alex countered with a beautiful headscissor. With both women down, the crowd tried to rally behind Miran. She dove over and tagged in Gail Kim who was fired up. After catching Jazz with a dropkick, she went to the top rope and came up with a missle dropkick. That led to a cartwheel into a moonsault and she got a 2 count with it. Victoria was in a lot of trouble as Gail whipped her to the ropes and hit a hurracanrana. She hooked both of Victoria's legs in front of her and got 2 before Jazz came in and kicked her right in the face. Victoria then made it over and tagged in Jazz who came in and hit a huge legdrop on Gail. After some hard right hands, Jazz whipped her to the corner and charged in but Gail pulled herself up using the ring ropes and kicked Jazz right in the face with both feet. She then tagged in Alex who came in and hit Jazz with a spinning heel kick. She then went to the top rope, looking for the "Anduin" but Victoria came running across the apron and pushed her off. That brought Gail running across the ring and she knocked Victoria to the floor with a forearm before hitting a flying plancha that the crowd just loved. In the ring, Jazz had Alex set up for her fisherman buster but Alex escaped it and rolled her up with a foreward bridge to get a 1.....2....3. Match Time: 10:18 "GET THE PARTY STARTED" PLAYED AGAIN AND THE CROWD WENT NUTS AS GAIL AND ALEX WALKED UP THE RAMP LOOKING BACK, THEIR ARMS RAISED. Lawler: "What the heck happened"? J.R.: "Alex Miran brought an abrupt end to this match... that's what happened"! Lawler: "Jazz is beside herself"! THE CAMERA SHOWED JAZZ LOOKING BACK IN ANGER AT MIRAN BUT GAIL KIM WAS ALREADY GONE. J.R.: "Gail Kim and Alex Miran won the match but apparently, Gail didn't wanna stick around to celebrate with her"! BACKSTAGE AREA..... HIGH OCTANE AND SHAWN MICHAELS ARE SHOWN IN WHAT LOOKS TO BE SOME SORT OF LOUNGE. Shawn Michaels: "Look, I'm not saying you can't beat Nails, cause I know you can. All I'm saying is that I don't think the super kick is the move that'll do it". High Octane: "Alright Shawn, I trust and respect your knowledge and I..... JUST THEN, JUSTIN SANE COMES FROM AROUND THE CORNER AFTER APPARENTLY EAVESDROPPING. Justin Sane: "No, what he's trying to say is that you'll never be the next Heartbreak Kid. You'll never be able to live up to what Michaels has done.... face it, underachiever". SANE WALKS AWAY LAUGHING AND HIGH OCTANE LOOKS TO GO AFTER HIM BUT MICHAELS GRABS HIM AND HOLDS HIM BACK. Michaels: "He's not worth it! Don't listen to that crap man.... you've got a match tonight... stay focused"! OCTANE TURNS AROUND AND FLIPS OVER A TABLE IN FRUSTRATION AS RAW GOES TO BREAK. COMMERCIAL BREAK..... A PREVIEW FOR THE MOVIE "WELCOME TO MOOSEPORT", STARRING RAY ROMANO AND GENE HACKMAN IS SHOWN. RETURN FROM BREAK.... BACKSTAGE.... AS RAW RETURNS, A PANICKED STACY KEIBLER AND A TEAM OF EMT's SURROUNDS AN UNCONCIOUS AUSTIN PYROMANIA. J.R.: "Back on RAW and as you can see there is a chaotic scene backstage! King, what the hell happened"?! Lawler: "Why the heck would I know J.R."?! JUST THEN, STEPHANIE McMAHON COMES UP. Stacy Kiebler: "Steph, what the heck are we supposed to do? Austin and I are in that triple threat tag team match tonight"? Stephanie McMahon: "Does he look like he's in any condition to compete? They're gonna take him to a hospital but I promised these fans that match. Is there any way you can find another partner"? Stacy: "Austin's my partner. I don't know anyone else well enough to tag team with them"! Stephanie: "Stacy, find a partner or I'll assign you one". STEPHANIE WALKS AWAY AS THE SCENE CUTS TO THE RING WHERE TRIPLE H, STILL IN STREET CLOTHES, HAS TAKEN OVER THE RING AND HOUSE MIC. J.R.: "Austin Pyromania is going to be rushed to a local medical facility but now, we got Triple H in the ring". Triple H: "All week long, all I've heard about is why Hunter, why would you attack Billy Gunn from behind? Well the answer is real simple! That son of a bitch caught me off guard in the Royal Rumble and cost me a chance to be in the main event at WrestleMania..... right where I'm supposed to be! But I'm a fair man so Billy, right here tonight, I'm gonna give you a chance to come out here and get face to face with the game! Let's see what you got! You want revenge, here's your shot Jack"! Lawler: "Triple H, look out"! FROM OUT OF THE CROWD COMES BILLY GUNN AND HE ATTACKS TRIPLE H FROM BEHIND. AFTER AN ONSLAUGHT OF RIGHTS AND LEFTS, MOST OF WHICH CAUGHT HIM IN THE BACK, BILLY HIT THE "FAME-ASSER" AS "I GOT IT ALL" PLAYED. Lawler: "What the hell was that?! He gave him a chance to go face to face, not attack him from behind"! J.R.: "Boy you sure have selective memory King because last week, it was Triple H who attacked an unsuspecting Billy Gunn from behind! Billy just returned the favor this time"! BILLY GUNN SLAPPED HANDS WITH SEVERAL OF THE FANS NEXT TO THE BARRICADE BY THE RAMP AS TRIPLE H STEWED IN THE RING, HOLDING HIS NOSE. Lawler: "Well I have a feeling this could be the last happy moment for Billy Gunn"! BACKSTAGE..... CAMERAS IN THE BACKSTAGE AREA FIND LOS GUERRERO's. Eddie Guerrero: "Chavito.... my nephew! EDDIE GIVES HIM A HUG. I just wanted to thank you for not forgetting your familia man". Chavo Guerrero: "You know I'd never do that Eddie". Eddie: "I love you man"! Chavo: "I love you too". Eddie: "Listen vato, I know you had your sights set on going over to PrimeTime... but forget about that now. Together, we are the RAW tag team champions. There's no individuals here. It's about us, Los Guerrero's, a family". JUST THEN, MARK JINDRAK AND SHELTON BENJAMIN COME UP. Mark Jindrak: "Ya know, this is all so touching". Chavo: "Whoa, is there a problem here guys"? Shelton Benjamin: "No, no problem. In fact, Mark and I wanted to congratulate you guys on becoming the RAW tag team champions". Eddie: "Thank you homes". Jindrak: "But in case you guys haven't noticed, since Shelton and I became a team, we're undefeated". Chavo: "So, what's that got to do with us"? Shelton: "Well, the way we look at it, we're the number one contenders. So how bout you guys give us a shot at that gold"? EDDIE PULLS CHAVO ASIDE AND WHISPERS SOMETHING TO HIM. Eddie: "Okay, okay, you two vatos are on. RAW has a pay-per-view called Code Red coming up so how bout you two face us, Los Guerrero's there"? Jindrak: "Sounds good to us". Eddie: "Alright then homes, you guys got it"! THE SCENE GOES BACK TO THE RING WHERE THE BASHAM's, ROB STORM AND JIMMY HART ARE INSIDE. DOUG BASHAM HAS THE MIC. J.R.: "What a tag team match that's gonna be"! Lawler: "Yeah, well speaking of tag teams, what do these two want"? Doug Basham: "Hey Rob, we know that you are scheduled to face Sam Wilde here but we thought we'd come out here and save you. STORM GETS A CONFUSED LOOK ON HIS FACE. Yeah, ya see, Sam has the last name of Wilde for a good reason. Ya see, if you get into a wrestling match with him, he might like it"! Lawler: "What"?! JUST THEN, "ALL GROWN UP" HITS AND STEPHANIE McMAHON COMES OUT TO A GOOD REACTION WITH A MIC IN HAND. J.R.: "I don't know what these two are referring to but..... Stephanie: "Listen up, Doug and Danny, this match doesn't concern you! It's between Rob Storm and Sam Wilde and it will take place"! THE PHILADELPHIA BOYS' CHOIR IS HEARD AS SAM WILDE's MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES OUT TO A GOOD RESPONSE AS THE BASHAM's WALK BY HIM, TRYING TO STAY FAR AWAY FROM HIM. Lawler: "What is this J.R."? J.R.: "I'm not sure what the heck is going on with the Basham's, they're the weird ones if you ask me"! Rob Storm w/ Jimmy Hart vs. Sam Wilde Wilde got into the ring and Storm was all over him, leading to the bell ringing. After some straight right hands, Storm went for an irish whip but Wilde reversed it and caught him with a powerslam. He then whipped him to the corner and followed up with a clothesline before putting Storm down with a snap suplex as he stumbled out of the corner. After an inverted atomic drop, Wilde hit the ropes but Jimmy Hart grabbed his foot. The distraction allowed Storm to get in a flying calf kick followed by a front elbow off the middle turnbuckle. Storm looked ready to lock in the sharpshooter but Wilde countered with a small package rollup that nearly got him a 3 count. When they got to their feet, Storm went for a clothesline but Wilde ducked and hit a sit down jawbreaker. He whipped Storm to the corner again and followed in but Storm caught him with a superkick that knocked his head back. He covered him and put 2 feet on the ropes and referee Jack Doan saw him, stopping his count at 2. He tapped Storm on the back and threatened to DQ him when Wilde came from behind with a rollup to get a 1.....2....., but Storm kicked out. Wilde quickly whipped him to the ropes but when he put his head down too soon, Storm hooked him up and dropped him with an amazing spinning fisherman buster drop. He hooked the leg and got the 1....2.....3. Match Time: 4:54 Lawler: "Wow... what the heck was that"?! THE CANADIAN NATIONAL ANTHEM PLAYED AND JIMMY HART SCREAMED "WE DID IT" THROUGH HIS MEGAPHONE AS HE AND STORM WALKED AWAY TO A HOARD OF BOOS. J.R.: "He calls that move the Great White North and he put Wilde out with it"! Lawler: "Do you think Wilde enjoyed that"?! J.R.: "Let's not go there. AS THE SCENE SWITCHES TO THE BACK, PRIMETIME's TRAVIS WAKEMAN ENTERS THE ARENA, FLANKED BY SECURITY. Well there he is King! Travis Wakeman is here and ready to listen to what Hulk Hogan wants to tell him"! COMMERCIAL BREAK...... A COMMERCIAL FOR MOUNTAIN DEW IS SHOWN FOLLOWED BY A PREVIEW FOR WRESTLEMANIA 5..... 5 YEARS OF GREATNESS. HEY GUYS, RESULTS WILL BE CONTINUED MONDAY AFTERNOON AND COMPLETED MONDAY EVENING SO STAY TUNED. RETURN FROM BREAK.... BACKSTAGE.... AS RAW RETURNS, A PANICKED SAM WILDE IS SHOWN PACING BACK AND FORTH IN A DRESSING ROOM, THE BIBLE IN HAND. JUST THEN, THERE IS A KNOCK ON THE DOOR AND VAL VENIS ENTERS. Val Venis: "Hey Sam, I saw what happened out there. HE PUTS HIS HAND ON WILDE's SHOULDER BUT WHEN WILDE TURNS AROUND, IT LOOKS AS THOUGH THERE ARE TEARS IN HIS EYES. Listen man, don't let those guys get to you. Why don't you come hang out with the Big Valbowski? I'll show you what fun is all about my friend". WILDE IS LEAD OUT OF THE ROOM BY VENIS WITHOUT SAYING A WORD. THE SHOT THEN GOES TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ARENA WHERE JONATHAN COACHMAN IS WITH ANIMAL AMD JON HEIDENREICH. Jonathan Coachman: "Boys in just a few minutes, you have a big tag team match against..... Jon Heidenreich: "Never mind that Coach! We have a bigger problem to worry about"! Animal: "Nemesis, I'm not sure who the hell you think you are attacking me and Havok last week, but you're gonna pay for it punk! Next week, right here on RAW, I want the match, you and me one on one"! Heidenreich: "And if Animal leaves any meat on that bone Nemesis..... you better be damn sure I'm gonna take it"! BACK INSIDE THE ARENA, THE HARVARD FIGHT SONG IS PLAYING AND CHRISTOPHER NOWINSKI IS IN THE RING ALONG WITH THE GENIUS. J.R.: "Oh what a slobberknocker that'll be next week King"! Lawler: "Be careful what you wish for, you just might get it"! 24 KARAT GOLD PRODUCTIONS APPEARS ON THE TWF TRON AND THE CIGAR PUFFING JACKIE GAYDA LEADS GOLDUST OUT TO A LOT OF BOOS AS HIS MUSIC PLAYS AND GOLD CONFETTI RAINS DOWN FROM THE RAFTERS. J.R.: "Tag team action coming up here folks and we've seen this tandem before King and they've had good results which I can't make any sense out of". "AHHHH WHAT A RUSH" IS HEARD AND THE NEW ROAD WARRIORS COME OUT TO A BIG POP, BOTH WEARING THE SPIKED SHOULDER PADS. Lawler: "Just cause they're so different doesn't mean they don't think alike J.R., I like this team"! J.R.: "Folks we have just been informed that a match between Billy Gunn and Triple H has been officially signed to take place at Code Red! But back to tonight, Animal and Havok Heidenreich have their sights set on Nemesis and what a challenge Animal put out for next week"! Lawler: "Well Nemesis isn't here tonight so they better be focused on Goldust and Nowinski"! Christopher Nowinski and Goldust w/ The Genius and Jackie Gayda vs. The New Road Warriors Heidenreich stood across the ring and neither Goldust or Nowinski wanted to go at it with him. Finally, Heidenreich went over and dropped them both with a clothesline. After heaving Nowinski out of the ring, Heidenreich whipped Goldust to the ropes and caught him with another hard clothesline. He then measured him for an elbow drop but Goldust rolled out of the way. Goldust then bounced off the ropes and hit a textbook bulldog as Heidenreich got to his feet. He went for the cover but Heidenreich kicked out with authority before referee Chad Patton could even get a 2 count. Goldust tried to stay on top of him with an uppercut but Heidenreich absorbed them and fired back with a kick right in the face. He tagged in Animal who drove his shoulder into the gut of Goldust before whipping him to the ropes and hitting his trademark powerslam. He had the leg hooked but Nowinski came in to break up the fall. As Animal argued with Nowinski, Goldust came from behind with a low blow that Patton didn't see. Goldust rolled over and tagged in Nowinski who pushed Animal into the corner and dealt several kicks to his abdomen area. Nowinski then tried to whip him to the corner but Animal reversed it and caught him with a backdrop as he came out of the corner. Animal tagged out to Heidenreich who whipped Nowinski into the ropes and caught him with a scrapbuster slam. He had Nowinski beat but Goldust came in to break it up. As Heidenreich stalked Goldust, the arena lights suddenly went out. Eerily, the word REVENGE appeared in flames on the TWF tron. When the lights came back on, Goldust kicked Heidenreich right in the groin and Nowinski dropped him with the "Honor Roll" and rolled him over to get the pin as Goldust held off Animal. Match Time: 5:19 Lawler: "Did you see that"?! J.R.: "No King, I missed it because we were in the dark"! Lawler: "That had to be from Nemesis"! J.R.: "It's very obvious that it was and it is also obvious that he shows no fear of Animal and Heidenreich and meanwhile, Goldust and Chris Nowinski have picked up a huge tag team victory"! Lawler: "Like I said J.R., be careful what you wish for". ANIMAL AND HEIDENREICH TRIED TO RECOVER IN THE RING AS JACKIE GAYDA AND THE GENIUS LED THEIR SUPERSTARS UP THE RAMP. BACKSTAGE...... SHAWN MICHAELS IS SHOWN TALKING WITH A STAGEHAND WHEN STRIFE COMES WALKING UP VERY SLOWLY. Michaels( looking up) "Is there something we can do for you"? Strife: "Yeah, you can drop the smart ass attitude cause that crap don't work wit me. I came looking for you for one reason.... and that is to wish you good luck the rest of the way in the tournament". Michaels: "Thanks Strife, I appreciate that. But apparently you aren't real claer about the fact that I am the showstopper, the main event, the icon. Luck is just a four letter word to me big man". Strife: "Well apparently you aren't aware of the fact that if you're on my tracks, you better get off. If luck don't save you..... nothing will". STRIFE WALKS PAST MICHAELS AS THE SHOT FADES TO BLACK. COMMERCIAL BREAK...... A COMMERCIAL FOR COMCAST HIGH SPEED INTERNET IS SHOWN. RETURN FROM BREAK.... BACKSTAGE..... WHEN RAW RETURNS, A SWEATY CHRIS NOWINSKI CONFRONTS TRAVIS WAKEMAN IN THE HALLWAY. Chris Nowinski: "Well, well, well, look what we have here, if it isn't the guy who's falling right into Hulk Hogan's trap. Tell me Wakeman, how does it feel to be that incoherent"? Travis Wakeman: "Do you work here"? WAKEMAN PUSHES NOWINSKI ASIDE AND WALKS OFF AS THE SHOT GOES BACK TO RINGSIDE. AN ENGINE LOUDLY REVS AND "DOWN WITH THE SICKNESS" PLAYS, LEADING HIGH OCTANE OUT TO A HUGE POP. J.R.: "And he might get one later with Hulk Hogan but right now, here comes the man who came within an eyelash of winning the TWF World title at the Royal Rumble and King, he'd like nothing better than to win this tournament and get another chance on the grandest stage of them all"! Lawler: "Well I'm sure he would but like I said, I think Nails is gonna end his run right here tonight in Rochester"! #1 Contender Tournament 1st Round Nails vs. "High Octane" Damion West Nails blasted Octane with a shot across the back right as he stepped through the ropes. He then drilled him with 3 back elbows in the corner that caught him right on the jaw. After shooting him to the corner, he charged in with a clothesline but Octane ducked as he came out and then he jumped on his shoulders before bringing him down with an impactful DDT. Octane then went to the middle rope and came flying off with a well placed legdrop. He made the cover but referee Jim Korderas was way out of position and he only got a 2 count. He tried to pull Nails up but caught a right hand in his bread basket and Nails headbutted him with his hockey mask. Octane fell to the mat in pain as Nails pulled him up for a delay suplex, dropping him hard on his right side. Nails pulled him up and whipped him to the ropes but Octane flew off with a clothesline only to have Nails clothesline him as well. Korderas started to count and at 7, Nails began to stir. He pulled Octane up and whipped him to the far corner but posted his left shoulder hard when he charged in and Octane had moved. Meanwhile, Octane was warming up the right leg for a superkick and when Nails recovered, he went for it. Nails saw it coming all along and he stuck him with a DDT. Both men were down and suddenly, Justin Sane and ZeroEx came out. Sane snuck around the ring holding a bamboo stick as ZeroEx distracted Korderas. Sane entered the ring and preyed on Octane to get up. When he did, he swung with the bamboo stick but crushed Nails with it when Octane ducked. Octane then caught Sane with the "Head on Collision" before going to the top rope. The fans came to their feet at once as he came off with the gorgeous Octane 450 Splash. He landed it perfectly and hooked both legs of Nails to get the 1.....2......3. Match Time: 6:04 J.R.: "High Octane moves on! Nails has been eliminated just like that"! Lawler: "But Michaels was right, it wasn't the superkick that won it"! HIGH OCTANE WALKED UP THE RAMP AND KORDERAS CAME UP AND RAISED HIS ARM AS HE HELD THE BACK OF HIS HEAD AND THE FANS WILDLY CHEERED AS "DOWN WITH THE SICKNESS" PLAYED. J.R.: "I don't think Damion West gives a dman how he won it! He has made the final four of this tournament with the winner heading to WrestleMania"! WRESTLEMANIA RECALL: WRESTLEMANIA 2: SHOWS MATT HARDY DEFEATING HIS BROTHER JEFF AT WRESTLEMANIA 2 AFTER A CLASSIC MATCHUP. BACK TO LIVE ACTION, NATHAN JONES IS IN THE RING ALONG WITH BROTHER LONG. Lawler: "Here's what I've been waiting for"! J.R.: "Just last week, Brother Long promised a big announcement..... Brother Long: "Lemme holla at ya playa! Now Brother Jones and I are out here to cut right to the chase! Ya know, the man set up this tournament to decide a number one contender and left Nathan Jones out of it! So we decided to forget the man and jump right to the top! Undertaker...... the Collossus of Bogo Road wants to face you, for the World title at Code Red"! J.R.: "What"? Lawler: "Wow..... that is a huge announcement"! JUST THEN, "DEADMAN WALKIN'" IS HEARD AND "YOU'RE GONNA PAY" HITS AS THE UNDERTAKER COMES OUT AND THE CROWD GOES ABSOLUTELY BERSERK. J.R.: "And The Undertaker heard it..... business is damn sure about to pick up"! UNDERTAKER SLOWLY GETS INTO THE RING AND RAISES HIS ARMS UP ON EACH SIDE OF THE RING AS THE CROWD CHEERS. THE MUSIC FINALLY STOPS. Long: "Whoa, whoa, whoa playa, there was no invitation to come out here! This is Brother Jones' time"! Undertaker: "There may not have been an invitation, but your boy is using his time..... in my yard. THE CROWD LOUDLY CHEERS. I'll give you credit Nathan, you are a badass. But do you really wanna throw down with the baddest of all time"? J.R.: "Ain't no disagreeing with that". Undertaker: "Ya see Nathan, you are asking to be added to a list of names that includes nearly every major name this industry has ever seen. If you want a shot, all you had to do was ask. But Brother Long, remember when he becomes famous, people won't credit you.... they'll credit The Undertaker"! "YOU'RE GONNA PAY" HITS AND THE UNDERTAKER TURNS TO LEAVE. J.R.: "Oh wait a minute"! JONES TRIED TO ATTACK FROM BEHIND BUT UNDERTAKER TURNED AROUND JUST IN TIME TO BLOCK HIS RIGHT HAND AND FIRE BACK WITH 3 OF HIS OWN BEFORE CLOTHESLINING HIM OUT OF THE RING. LONG GOT OUT QUICKLY AS WELL AS THE CROWD BURST INTO CHEER. "YOU'RE GONNA PAY" HIT AS THE UNDERTAKER STARED A HOLE THROUGH JONES. Lawler: "Oh boy J.R....., I think the deadman may've just made a huge mistake there"! J.R.: "The Undertaker has agreed to defend the World title against the Collossus of Bogo Road at Code Red! Wow"! TWF RE-WIND SHOWS AUSTIN PYROMANIA DEFEATING TAYLOR MADE LAST WEEK ON RAW. BACK TO LIVE ACTION, "LIKE A PIMP" BY DA BAND IS PLAYING AND TAYLOR MADE IS ON HIS WAY TO THE RING WITH TERRI AND DESIRE. J.R.: "We are all set for what should be a unique triple threat mixed gender tag team match and King, I believe this will be a first of it's kind". Lawler: "Yeah, but it'll only be if Stacy found another partner"! "WHEREVER I MAY ROAM" BY METALLICA HITS AND JOE COREY COMES OUT ALONG WITH ALEXIS LAREE. J.R.: "As we stated earlier in the broadcast, Austin Pyromania was taken to a local medical facility after being attacked by an unknown assailant backstage and rather than being able to go with him, Stacy has been forced to compete". JUST THEN, STACY COMES OUT TO "DON'T PLAY WITH FIRE" BY TUPAC BUT SECONDS LATER, "BASIC THUGANOMICS" HITS AND THE CROWD GOES WILD AS JOHN CENA COMES OUT IN A NEW JERSEY NETS JERSEY OF JASON KIDD AND HE HAS THE KING OF CABLE TITLE AROUND HIS WAIST. Lawler: "The match has been advertised all week J.R. and look who she got to team with her.... it's the doctor"! J.R.: "How convenient". John Cena: "Yo, yo, yo, yo, yo! Check it out boys! Stacy came to me earlier tonight asking me to be on her side! Before I knew it was for a tag team match I was hopin' it was for a ride! But I said hell yeah I'll take Pyro's spot, ain't no way I'm gonna make you ask me again. But all I wanna know is after the match can we stay at a Sleep Inn? But onto you two chumps, The Show and Taylor Made. To me, this match'll be great! I'll watch you two beat each other down with a stick and the whole time I'm gonna let your girls choke on my...... HE HOLDS THE MIC IN THE AIR AS THE CROWD RESPONDS. Lawler: "Oh my gosh.... I liked that one"! J.R.: "How endearing our King of Cable is". Triple Threat/Mixed Gender Tag Team Match Taylor Made and Desire w/ Terri vs. "The Show" Joe Corey and Alexis Laree vs. John Cena and Stacy Kiebler This match started with the males and if a female was tagged in, the other 2 had to exchange as well. Taylor and Corey seemed to make an agreement to go at Cena together and that they did. After wearing him down with some hard right hands, they whipped him to the ropes and sent him sky high with a backdrop. Corey then pulled Cena up and held him for a charging Taylor but Cena ducked and Taylor clobbered Corey. Cena tagged in Stacy and Desire got in along with Alexis. Alexis and Desire did not have the same pact their partners did and they were going at it like 2 wild animals until Stacy came over and pulled Desire off. After whipping Alexis right into her in the corner, Stacy made use of her long legs, choking Alexis across the throat with her foot while smashing Desire in the corner at the same time. A tag was made and Cena got in, waiting for Taylor and Corey. The fight continued for several minutes but after a double shoulder takedown on Cena, Corey nailed Taylor with a hard right hand. Cena got up and caught Corey from behind with a forearm before putting Taylor down with an atomic drop. He then hit the ropes but Terri grabbed his foot. Cena reached through the ropes trying to grab her but she backed up. This brought Stacy over and we had a cat fight on the floor. Suddenly, Rob Storm came running out with Jimmy Hart's megaphone and he plastered Cena over the head with it. Cena fell out of the ring and slumped to the floor and seconds later inside the ring, Corey countered a suplex attempt and put Taylor in a standing dragon sleeper. Taylor slapped Corey's shoulder, indicating he had had enough and The Show and Alexis Laree walked out the victors. Match Time: 9:30 J.R.: "What does Rob Storm think he's doing"?! Lawler: "Remember Cena's rap last week J.R.? Well they say actions speak louder than words and if you ask Rob Storm, he just made some serious noise"! J.R.: "A message has been sent to the King of Cable"! COMMERCIAL BREAK....... A COMMERCIAL FOR SNICKERS CRUNCHER IS SHOWN FOLLOWED BY ONE FOR BACARDI. RETURN FROM BREAK.... RINGSIDE.... AS RAW RETURNS, "HOLLER IF YA HEAR ME" IS HEARD AND RED LIGHTS FLASH AROUND THE BLUE CROSS ARENA AS SCOTT STEINER's MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES OUT WEARING HIS CHAIN HEAD GEAR AND A PAIR OF BLACK SHADES TO A LOT OF BOOS. J.R.: "It's main event time here on RAW and here comes Big Poppa Pump"! Lawler: "There is one spot left in the semi-finals of this tournament J.R. and it'll go to the winner of this match"! KURT ANGLE's MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES OUT TO AN AMAZING POP AMID HIS PYRO. HE RAISES TWO FINGERS IN THE AIR AS TWO FIREWORKS LAUNCH TOWARDS THE CEILING. J.R.: "The winner of this one will meet High Octane next week on RAW and either way, that's one hell of a matchup King"! Lawler: "This one is tough to call J.R...... , I like 'em both"! J.R.: "Well I can tell you who this Rochester crowd is behind"! # 1 Contender Tournament 1st Round Scott Steiner vs. Kurt Angle As the bell sounded, the two men circled one another until Angle lunged at him with a double leg takedown. Steiner battled back, showcasing the amatuer background he learned while at the University of Michigan. After a quick reversal, Angle stood up and brought Steiner over with a german suplex. He went for a second but Steiner countered by blocking it and after a quick go behind, he caught Angle with a clothesline to the back of the head that seemed to stun him for a moment. Back on the attack, Steiner put the boots to Angle who was on his hands and knees. After a gutwrench suplex, he went for the cover but Angle was up after a 2 count. Steiner went into a front face lock and his unreal power kept Angle on the mat. But showing just how good he is, Angle escaped the lock and rode Steiner right into a side headlock. But cleverly, Steiner countered with a backdrop suplex at a high angle, no pun intended. Steiner ripped the upper back of Angle with some hard forearms. He then pulled him up and locked in a full nelson. But Angle was able to prevent him from clasping his fingers and he broke the hold, going into a reverse waist lock. Steiner came back with a reverse elbow that caught Angle on the bridge of the nose. Steiner then pulled him in and had him set up for his deathdrop DDT but Angle again escaped and somehow turned it right into the "Angle Slam". A cover was made and Angle got 1.....2.......3. Match Time: 6:24 J.R.: "Oh wow..... what a move by Angle". Lawler: "That was tremendous J.R.! I don't think Steiner knows what hit him"! KURT ANGLE LEFT TO A HUGE CELEBRATION AS HIS MUSIC PLAYED. J.R.: "I don't either but when he does, he's gonna realize that he is out of the tournament and Angle is movin' on"! JUST THEN, "REAL AMERICAN" BLASTS OVER THE LOUD SPEAKERS AND HULK HOGAN COMES OUT TO ONE HELL OF A POP. Lawler: "Wait a minute...... J.R.: "It's the Enforcer of RAW..... Hulk Hogan"! Lawler: "This is it J.R., this is what we've been waiting for"! Hulk Hogan: "Ya know somethin' dudes... there's a guy in the back who I specially invited to tonight's show because I wanna ask him one simple question. Now before we get him out here, let's get one thing straight brothers. Travis Wakeman and I do not hate each other. So tonight, I wanna clear the air with him so Wakeman, come on down here dude"! Lawler: "Here we go"! "MAKE WAY" BY METHOD MAN HITS AND WAKEMAN COMES OUT, LED TO THE RING BY SECURITY. J.R.: "It's been nearly two years since Travis Wakeman appeared on this show and he's here tonight as a guest of the Hulkster"! WAKEMAN GETS INTO THE RING. Hogan: "Now I know what you're thinking dude. I know you're thinking about the words you and I have exchanged at the TWF Awards show and then, at the Royal Rumble. So I know you think I called you out here for a fight but that's not the way I do business brother! But, I do have one question to ask of you. Ya see, when I told all these Hulkamaniacs out here that I had one run left in me, I meant that as an in-ring run! THE CROWD LOUDLY CHEERS Now even though I love being the Enforcer of RAW, I wanna feel that rush of adrenaline one more time brother! I wanna hear fifty thousand people chanting my name and I wanna step through those ropes for one more battle dude! So with WrestleMania five just around the corner, I can't think of a better opponent for myself than....... you"! HOGAN POINTS AT WAKEMAN J.R.: "What"?! Lawler: "Oh my gosh... this is incredible"! Travis Wakeman: "Hogan..... before I answer that question, let me tell you something. Since I was eight years old, I have been in love with this business and this industry. I have watched a lot of superstars but ever since I was eight years old..... there's one superstar I have admired more than any other..... you! HE POINTS AT HOGAN So Hulk, you want to face me at WrestleMania..... it would be an honor"! THE CROWD GOES ABSOLUTELY NUTS J.R.: "Are you kidding me"?! Lawler: "Can that happen"?! Hogan: "I appreciate the kind words brother, but make no mistakes about it.... at WrestleMania, I hope you train real hard, I hope you say your prayers and I damn sure hope you eat your vitamins because I'm bringing the largest arms in the world and they're gonna crash down on you"! HOGAN OFFERS A HANDSHAKE, WHICH A SMILING WAKEMAN QUICKLY ACCEPTS AS "REAL AMERICAN" HITS. J.R.: "This is one of the most incredible announcements I've ever heard! Wakeman versus Hogan at WrestleMania"! OFF AIR.......
