July 3, 2001
STILL PICTURES ARE SHOWN OF "STONE COLD" STEVE AUSTIN RETAINING THE TWF TITLE AT KOTR AS THE RAW PROMO PLAYS AND A HUGE FIREWORKS SHOW KICKS THINGS OFF. J.R.:"Coming off one of the biggest and most controversial events in TWF history, we are live for RAW is WAR"! Paul Heyman:"We're just miles away from where King of the Ring took place and yes, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin is still TWF champion"! J.R.:"All in all it was not a great night for the alliance but Vince McMahon worked another screwjob on Bret Hart who should be here tonight with the TWF title"! "NO CHANCE" HITS AS THE ENTIRE ALLIANCE HEADS TO THE RING. Heyman:"Oh quit whinin' J.R.! Here comes the alliance, why don't you get smart with them now"? Vince McMahon:"Well Linda, you didn't have all the bases covered at King of the Ring did ya? (fans loudly boo) You thought you could outsmart me, but I proved my genius again. And it is for that reason that "Stone Cold" Steve Austin stands before you still TWF champion"! THE FANS CONTINUE TO BOO UNTIL LINDA's MUSIC HITS. Heyman:"Oh no"! J.R.:"Business is about to pick up"! Linda:"Okay Vince, I'll admit it. You pulled one over on me and everybody else. But how can Austin call himself a champion after a win like that? Not only did you bribe a TWF referee, you offered our daughter in exchange for Austin winning. Well Vince, starting tonight, things aren't gonna be like that anymore! For starters, Teddy Long is no longer employed by the TWF"! J.R.:"He has no righ tto be"! Linda:"As for tonight, I think it'd only be right that we give these fans what they wanna see and have a rematch between Bret Hart and Austin for the TWF title"! (FANS LOUDLY CHEER) Heyman:"No way"! Vince:"No, huh uh, that ain't gonna happen! He doesn't deserve a rematch! Just because he's Bret Hart doesn't mean he gets to waltz right in here and fight for the TWF title every night! He should have to earn a rematch"! Linda:"No Vince, he doesn't have to earn..... SUDDENLY, LINDA IS CUT OFF BY BRET HART's MUSIC. Bret Hart:"No Linda, it's okay. If that's what they want, they got it. Cause I'm gonna prove that I'm the best and I can beat any of these chumps any time, any place"! Triple H and Kurt Angle at the same time:"I'll do it Vince"! VINCE LOOKS AT BOTH TRIPLE H AND ANGLE. Vince:"Okay Hitman, you're on! Tonight, in this very ring, you're gonna go one on one with the game, Triple H"! ANGLE LOOKS UPSET BY THE DECISION. J.R.:"Angle already has a match tonight! He and William Regal take on the team of The Rock and Tatanka"! SHORT INTERMISSION FOOTAGE IS SHOWN FROM KOTR WHEN RHYNO AND STEVE CORINO WENT INTO THE ACOLYTES' DRESSING ROOM AND DEMANDED A TAG TEAM TITLE SHOT BEFORE A BRAWL ENSUED. RHYNO AND STEVE CORINO's MUSIC HITS. J.R.:"After a successful title defense against X-Factor at King of the Ring, the Acolytes had their poker game interrupted by these two"! THE ACOLYTES MUSIC HITS AS THEY COME OUT TO A BIG POP. Heyman:"Well I'll tell ya what J.R., if the Acolytes think this will be a walk in the park, we'll have new champions"! TWF Tag Team Title Match Challengers.... Rhyno and Steve Corino vs. The Acolytes The Acolytes expected a brawl and they got one. The quicker Corino started things off against Bradshaw and fared pretty well against him until he was rocked by a big boot. Tags were made on each side as Faarooq and Rhyno went at it. After an exchange of hard shots, Rhyno went for the "Gore". But when Faarooq moved out of the way, he went right through the ropes out onto the floor. In the ring, Corino tried to come from behind Faarooq but Faarooq quickly turned and kicked him in the stomach. He followed that up with the "Dominator". As Rhyno collected himself outside the ring, Bradshaw blasted him with the "Clothesline from Hell" which took him over the rail and into the crowd. Rhyno was unable to answer referee Jack Doan's 10 count as The Acolytes held onto the titles. Match Time: 4:18 J.R.:"What a clothesline! Rhyno got knocked into next week"! Heyman:"When Rhyno missed the Gore was the turning point. Had he connected there, things would have been very different"! "ENTER SANDMAN" BY METALLICA HITS AS THE ENTIRE CONFEDERATION COMES OUT. J.R.:"We're about to see a six man war between two of the most dangerous groups in the TWF". A SMALL RING OF FIRE SLOWLY BUILDS ON THE ENTRANCE RAMP AS PAUL BEARER LEADS THE GATES OF HELL TO THE RING. Heyman:"We saw these two groups mix it up at King of the Ring but this will be an elimination match so it could come down to one on three"! 6 Man Tag Team Elimination The Confederation vs. The Gates of Hell This was never even an official match. All 6 men began tearing into each other and King Killer and The Leviathan battled to a standstill. All 4 Confederation members were taking it to the 3 Gates of Hell members. The brawl lasted for several minutes as referee Jim Corderas finally called for the bell. The fight continued and the fans really wanted to see King KIller and Leviathan settle their differnces but almost every official from the back came out to seperate the men. Heyman:"Oh come onm let em go"! J.R.:"This one is far from over folks! What a volatile situation"! SHAWN STASIAK's MUSIC HITS AS HE AND STACY KIEBLER COME OUT. Heyman:"Oh man look at Stacy, good lord"! THE HARDY BOYZ' MUSIC HITS AS HE COMES OUT TO A GREAT POP WITH MATT. J.R.:"Still to come tonight fans, we will have an update on Travis Wakeman's medical condition along with Nuke's coronation ceremony"! Heyman:"Matt Hardy is stil lrecovering from a concussion he received at the hands of Strife at King of the Ring! He shouldn't even be out here"! Shawn Stasiak vs. Jeff Hardy Looking to make a move up the ladder, Stasiak looked great in this one. Showing the agressive style his late father used, Stasiak was on top of his game. But Jeff wouldn't go away without a fight. He hit Stasiak with a sit down jawbreaker followed by "Poetry in Motion". But when he went for the "Willow in the Whisp" off the top rope, Stasiak swatted him away. Stasiak then capitalized with a stalling brainbuster that bent Jeff's neck backwards to get the pin. Match Time: 3:27 Heyman:"Stasiak just made quick work of a man who was in the final four of the King of the Ring"! J.R.:"Stasiak looks good and we all know we've yet to see all he can do"! PRIOR TO COMMERCIAL.... VINCE's OFFICE..... THE ALLIANCE IS ALL SITTING AROUND THE ROOM. Electric Coma:"Hey Vince, I know I kinda dropped the ball by not winning King of the Ring. I wanna make it up tonight"! Vince:"Hmmmm, I got it! Tonight, you can take out that no good Tajiri"! Electric Coma:"The pleasure will be mine boss". COMMERCIAL..... TWF TIDAL WAVE PROMO IS SHOWN. RETURN FROM BREAK.... AS RAW RETURNS, CAMERAS PICK UP A BACKSTAGE BRAWL BETWEEN DREW BLOOD AND JORDAN ROCKWELL WHICH IS BROKEN UP BY SEVERAL OFFICIALS INCLUDING SGT. SLAUGHTER. J.R.:"Well Jordan Rockwell just learned that he has been named the number one contender to the European title by Linda McMahon and Drew Blood didn't take the news well"! Heyman:"Drew Blood's gonna take on Chuck Palumbo of the New Breed tonight as well"! HOWARD FINKEL STANDS IN THE RING. A RED CARPET HAS BEEN PLACED OVER THE MAT. Howard Finkel:"Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the 2001 King of the Ring, Nuke"! "AMERICAN BADASS" BY KID ROCK HITS AS NUKE IS LOUDLY BOOED. Heyman:"This is the man who's responsible for the thirty six stitches it took to repair Travis Wakeman's face"! J.R.:"Well he hit him with a hammer that some masked man lowered to the ring but Nuke is not directly responsible for the incident. It's whoever was behind that mask and we'll talk about that later". NUKE IS PRESENTED WITH A CROWN, CAPE AND SEPTOR BY TWF OFFICIALS TONY GAREA AND JACK LANZA. Nuke:"Like I said at King of the Ring, it's time for me to get the respect I deserve! I've gone through everyone and I will soon wear the TWF title! So everybody in the back listen up..... "HERE COMES THE MONEY" BY NAUGHTY BY NATURE HITS AS SHANE McMAHON COMES OUT! Heyman:"What the hell is this"? J.R.:"It's the owner of WCW2, Shane McMahon"! Shane:"Yo Nuke, I know you think you're a big badass cause you won King of the Ring. But believe me, WCW2 has plenty of badasses and we will soon make you realize that". Heyman:"What"? Shane:"So big man, do you know who won King of the Ring last year? Well you're lookin' at him and since I chose not to defend my title this year, I'm challenging you to a match tonight"! J.R.:"What? Shane's gotta be kidding"! Heyman:"Shane McMahon is challenging the four hundred and fifty pound Nuke"! Nuke:"You want me in a match tonight? You got it punk"! Heyman:"I can't believe this"! BRIEF INTERMISSION ELECTRIC COMA's MUSIC HITS AS HE AND NURSE BETTY COME OUT. J.R.:"I can't either Paul and we have another mismatch here as Electric Coma's offered to please Mr. McMahon and take out the newly crowned lightheavyweight champion". TAJIRI's MUSIC HITS. Heyman:"This man tried to foil the plans of Mr. McMahon and now he's gonna pay for it"! Electric Coma vs. Tajiri Electric Coma came out with a purpose and was trying to punish Tajiri. He hit him with a running boot followed by a pump handle slam. He then used a superplex off the top rope. Coma then went for the "Coma Kick" but Tajiri slipped out of the way. He then caught Coma with a huge superkick. Tajiri kept it coming with several knife edge chops. Coma countered with a huge clothesline and whipped Tajiri to the corner. Coma charged in but Tajiri moved and Coma went shoulder first into the steel post. Tajiri then somehow muscled him up and dropped him with a hangman's ddt to get the 1-2-3. Match Time: 7:14 J.R.:"Tajiri has done it! Tajiri's a giant killer"! Heyman:"Tajiri never ceases to amaze me but this ain't gonna please Mr. McMahon"! HARPER BANE's MUSIC HITS. J.R.:"Big matchup coming up here between two rising stars in the TWF". AHMED WALKER's MUSIC HITS AS HE AND TORRIE WILSON COME OUT TOGETHER. Heyman:"Do you think Torrie really likes this guy? I bet I could steal her away"! Harper Bane vs. Ahmed Walker This was a good matchup between two bright young stars. Bane came out with an agressive approach and it was something Walker hadn't dealt with before. Bane poured it on with a piledriver and a reverse martial arts kick but Walker countered a hip toss attempt with a clothesline and then dropped him with a samoan drop. Walker then came crashing down on Bane with a guillotine leg drop but Bane kicked out at 2 and a half. Frustrated, Walker went up top again but Bane got up and superkicked him in the chest. Bane then climbed up and used a belly to belly suplex all the way to the mat to get a big victory. Match Time: 6:08 J.R.:"That's somewhat of a surprise". Heyman:"This guy Harper Bane will be a serious contender one day J.R.! He's got what it takes"! BACKSTAGE TIANA TAYLOR IS BACKSTAGE HAVING HER MAKEUP DONE WHEN JESSICA LOPEZ COMES OUT OF NOWHERE AND ATTACKS HER, HITTING HER OVER THE HEAD WITH A VANITY MIRROR. SHE THEN QUICKLY LEAVES. J.R.:"What has gotten into that girl"? OTHER SIDE OF THE ARENA EDGE IS SITTING IN HIS DRESSING ROOM TALKING TO A YOUNG GIRL WHEN CHRISTIAN COMES IN. Christian:"Cammie? What are you doing here"? Edge:"This totally rocks Christian. Our sister has joined the TWF"! Christian:"How come I didn't know about it"? Edge:"Cause she just found out like two days ago". Christian:"Oh I get it, she wants to tell the brother who went further in King of the Ring. Well I'm sorry I interrupted your so totally secret club"! CHRISTIAN WALKS OUT, SLAMMING THE DOOR BEHIND HIM. Cammie:"What was that all about"? Edge:"I'm not sure, but it was pretty brutal"! COMMERCIAL.... A COMMERCIAL FOR ROLAIDS IS SHOWN. RETURN FROM BREAK.... VINCE's OFFICE.... THERE'S A KNOCK ON THE DOOR. Vince:"Come in". THE BRUTILE BULLDOG AND TERRI COME IN. Brutile Bulldog:"Mr. McMahon, I'm sick of this. Ever since I started competing in the hardcore division, no one's been able to beat me yet I haven't even been considered for a Hardcore title shot. I was talkin' to your son Shane backstage and he said I could easily be the WCW2 hardcore champ". Vince:"You talked to Shane? Tell ya what, this Saturday on Saturday Night's Main Event, you got your Hardcore title shot against Strife"! Terri:"Thank you Mr. McMahon, we didn't wanna have to go to the competition". VINCE LOOKS FURIOUS AS THEY LEAVE. J.R.:"What is Shane doin'"? Heyman:"I don't know J.R., but I don't like it! I wonder if the new Commissioner is gonna put up with all this whining and bitching"! VAL VENIS' MUSIC HITS. J.R.:"You can go to TWF.com right now fans and cast your vote for the new TWF Commissioner. Just wait till you see some of the names on this list". CHRIS MICHAELS' MUSIC HITS AND AS HE'S WALKING TO THE RING, THE LETTERS N.W.O. APPEAR ON THE TWF TRON. Heyman:"What is that? That's happened twice now J.R."! CHRIS BENOIT's MUSIC HITS. J.R.:"I'm not sure what it means but we've got a huge tag team match right now" 'SEXY BOY" HITS AS SHAWN MICHAELS COMES OUT TO HIS USUAL GREAT REACTION. Heyman:"HBK got by his brother at King of the Ring. This may be Chris' last chance to show that he can beat his brother"! Chris Michaels and Val Venis vs. Shawn Michaels and Chris Benoit 4 of the top stars in the TWF hooked up here in a good tag team match. Venis and Benoit left off where they started in the IC 4 way at KOTR and Chris Michaels tore into his brother again. Benoit had a great series with Venis as each Michaels brother waited for the tag. Tags were made on each side as the fans came to their feet. Chris hit HBK with a dropkick and a russian leg sweep and he had HBK in trouble. Venis and Benoit were battling on the floor when Venis tripped Michaels up. But at the same time, HBK made a blind tag that Chris Michaels didn't see. Benoit came up from behind, spun Michaels around and delivered a beautiful fisherman suplex to get the pin. Match Time: 9:08 Heyman:"Benoit and HBK have outsmarted Val Venis and Chris Benoit to win this one"! CHRIS MICHAELS SITS DEJECTEDLY IN THE RING. J.R.:"And Chris Michaels might never get out of his brother's shadow"! FOOTAGE IS SHOWN OF THE BRAWL BETWEEN DREW BLOOD AND JORDAN ROCKWELL FROM EARLIER TONIGHT. THE LIGHTS GO OUT AND A RED HAZE COMES OVER THE ARENA AS DREW BLOOD HEADS TO THE RING. Heyman:"Here comes the former European champion and he didn't react well to the news of Jordan Rockwell being announced the number one contender for the European title"! "THE KINGS" BY RUN DMC HITS AS CHUCK PALUMBO AND SHAWN O'HAIRE COME OUT. J.R.:"Rockwell had a tremendous performance at King of the Ring earning runner up honors and Drew Blood's gonna face one of his running mates here"! Drew Blood vs. Chuck Palumbo Drew Blood showed a mean streak like never before. He drug Palumbo's face along the mat and across the ropes and used very hard knifedge chops. Blood was in total control until Palumbo ducked a flying clothesline attempt. Palumbo then scored with a dropkick and whipped Drew Blood into the ropes. But Drew Blood ducked a clothesline and hit Palumbo with a flying forearm. Shawn O'haire jumped up on the apron. But when Palumbo charged from behind, Drew Blood moved to the side and threw Palumbo right into O'haire. Drew Blood then hit Palumbo with the "Bloodbath" to get the pin. Match Time: 2:32 Heyman:"Drew Blood's mission to gain European gold got a successful start tonight"! THE THRILLERS SUDDENLY ATTACJ DREW BLOOD AS JORDAN ROCKWELL AND LITA COME RUNNING OUT. ROCKWELL PICKS UP DREW BLOOD AND HITS HIM WITH "EXTREME MEASURES". J.R.:"Well Drew Blood's just been sent a message by the man who's first in line for a shot at that title"! BACKSTAGE STRIFE IS TALKING TO KANE WHEN MATT HARDY COMES OUT OF NOWHERE AND ATTACKS HIM. KANE SOON HELPS STRIFE AND BAHAMUT SHOWS UP AND BEGINS TO BEAT ON MATT AS WELL. WITH MATT DOWN IN PAIN, BAHAMUT TURNS AND HITS KANE WITH A RIGHT HAND. BAHAMUT AND THE NEW IC CHAMP TRADE BLOWS UNTIL STRIFE GRABS A METAL POLE FROM NEARBY AND HITS BAHAMUT IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD WITH IT. KANE AND STRIFE LEAVE BOTH MEN LAYING. Heyman:"That answers my question. Strife and Bahamut were not in cahoots! They still hate each others guts"! WILLIAM REGAL's MUSIC HITS AS HE COMES OUT TO A CHORUS OF BOOS. J.R.:"Here comes the man who was defeated by the great "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka at King of the Ring"! KURT ANGLE's MUSIC HITS WITH A FIREWORKS DISPLAY AS HE IS LOUDLY BOOED AS WELL. Heyman:"I don't understand why they boo this mna! He is as close to a superhero as you can get"! TATANKA's MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES OUT TO A GREAT OVATION. J.R.:"A chance for the superhero Angle to exact some revenge on this man who beat him 1-2-3 at King of the Ring"! IF YA SMELL...WHAT THE ROCK....IS COOKIN' HITS AS THE ROOF BLOWS OFF THE PLACE. Heyman:"Here comes another thorn in Vince's side"! J.R.:"The Rock is without a doubt still the people's champ"! William Regal and Kurt Angle vs. The Rock and Tatanka The fans enjoyed this one as Tatanka and The Rock took it to the alliance. Angle and Regal didn't work well as a unit and made several mistakes. The Rock and Tatanka worked off the crowd's energy as Tatanka hit Angle with a tomahawk chop off the top ropes. With all 4 men in the ring, The Rock whipped Angle into Regal and then clotheslined Regal over the top rope to the floor. This led to Tatanka's "Circle the Wagons" samoan drop follwed by the "People's Elbow". But The Rock wasn't done. He picked Angle up and planted him with the "Rock Bottom" to score the 1-2-3. Match Time: 11:27 Heyman:"Vince's night is getting worse and worse"! THE ROCK AND TATANKA STOOD ON OPPOSITE TURNBUCKLES, FACING THE CROWD. J.R.:"The Native American and the people's champ have combined to form one thing, a huge alliance headache"! PRIOR TO COMMERCIAL.... BACKSTAGE..... HACKSAW JIM DUGGAN IS SHOWN ENTERUNG THE ARENA WITH A HANDFUL OF PAPERS. Heyman:"What the hell is he doing here"? COMMERCIAL.... A TWF SHOPZONE COMMERCIAL IS SHOWN FEATURING THE NEW TWF SUPERSTAR POSTER BOOK. RETURN FROM BREAK... HACKSAW JIM DUGGAN's OLD MUSIC HITS AS THE CROWD COMES TO THEIR FEET. Heyman:"I don't understand this J.R.! This man is not even under TWF contract"! J.R.:"It doesn't seem to matter! Shane McMahon, the WCW2 owner is here and talking to TWF superstars"! Hacksaw:"HO! (crowd says "HO" with him) I know you all saw me get involved on Free 4 All and attack Dr. William Birkin! Right now, I'd like to have William Birkin come to the ring". "TRUST" BY MEGADEATH HITS AS DR. WILLIAM BIRKIN MAKES HIS WAY DOWN THE AISLE. J.R.:"Duggan better be careful what he wishes for here". Hacksaw:"Now William, before you knock my lights out, I wanna tell you something I've found out. But first, I wanna have the Hardcore Patriot out here as well". THE HARDCORE PATRIOT's MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES TO THE RING. Heyman:"What is going on here"? Hacksaw:"William, I know you hate the country I love but you shouldn't. And that's why I'm here tonight. You see, that experiment that disfigured your face several years ago was not ordered by the U.S. government and I've got the documents right here that prove it. Ya see, I had to do some research because I was disturbed about how much you hated my country. It was a conspiracy by your own country France to get you to come back home and work for them"! Heyman:"Duggan's gonna enrage Birkin"! Hacksaw:"Not only that, but the Hardcore Patriot isn't even American! He's an imposter and he's french! That's the reason for this stupid mask"! DUGGAN RIPS OFF THE PATRIOT's MASK AND HITS HIM OVER THE HEAD WITH HIS 2x4. AN ANGRY BIRKIN THEN DRIVES HIM INTO THE MAT WITH THE "DESTRUCTOR". Heyman:"I'm confused, what the hell is going on"? BIRKIN IS GETTING READY TO LEAVE WHEN DUGGAN STOPS HIM AND OFFERS HIM THE AMERICAN FLAG. THE CROWD ENCOURAGES HIM TO TAKE IT. BIRKIN GRABS THE FLAG AND BEGINS TO WAVE IT AS DUGGAN SAYS GOODBYE TO THE CROWD. J.R.:"William Birkin has accepted America"! Heyman:"And I think we've seen the last of the Hardcore Patriot! What a weird situation"! RAVEN's MUSIC HITS AS HE COMES OUT PUSHING A SHOPPING CART FULL OF WEAPONS. J.R.:"We've got hardcore action here as Raven's gonna take on this masked man who attacked Strife not too long ago". THE MASKED MAN HEADS TO THE RING AND STOPS AT THE END OF THE ENTRANCE RAMP. HE REMOVES HIS MASK AND REVEALS HIMSELF. Heyman:"That's Metallic Hangover! He's held Hardcore titles all over the world"! J.R.:"What's his problem with Strife over"? Hardcore Rules Raven vs. Metallic Hangover This was a long, hardcore war and the fans loved every second of it. Raven had his way with the newcomer early, hitting him several times with a trash can lid. Raven was just unloading on Metallic Hangover but he couldn't put him away. Metallic Hangover kicked out of at least 5 pinning predicaments. And the more he got hit, the harder he fought. Raven went for the "Raven Effect" but Hangover slipped away and low blowed him. He then smashed him over the head with a cookie sheet. But not to be outdone, Raven sprayed a fire extinguisher in his face and hit him with a running knee lift. But when Raven tried to pick Hangover up for a scoop slam, he was cold cocked with the fire extinguisher. Metallic Hangover then used a reverse ddt right through a standing trash can to put Raven away. Match Time: 15:47 J.R.:"What a debut for Metallic Hangover! But what's he gonna do when Strife catches up to him"? Heyman:"Well this guy's definitely shown that he's hardcore and don't forget, Strife's gotta defend the Hardcore title against the Brutile Bulldog on Saturday Night's Main Event". FOOTAGE FROM EARLIER... NUKE IS PRESENTED WITH A CROWN, CAPE AND SEPTOR BY TWF OFFICIALS TONY GAREA AND JACK LANZA. Nuke:"Like I said at King of the Ring, it's time for me to get the respect I deserve! I've gone through everyone and I will soon wear the TWF title! So everybody in the back listen up..... "HERE COMES THE MONEY" BY NAUGHTY BY NATURE HITS AS SHANE McMAHON COMES OUT! Heyman:"What the hell is this"? J.R.:"It's the owner of WCW2, Shane McMahon"! Shane:"Yo Nuke, I know you think you're a big badass cause you won King of the Ring. But believe me, WCW2 has plenty of badasses and we will soon make you realize that". Heyman:"What"? Shane:"So big man, do you know who won King of the Ring last year? Well you're lookin' at him and since I chose not to defend my title this year, I'm challenging you to a match tonight"! J.R.:"What? Shane's gotta be kidding"! Heyman:"Shane McMahon is challenging the four hundred and fifty pound Nuke"! Nuke:"You want me in a match tonight? You got it punk"! "HERE COMES THE MONEY" HITS AS SHANE McMAHON HEADS TO THE RING. J.R.:"I hope Shane knows what he's getting himself into here". "AMERICAN BADASS" BY KID ROCK HITS AS NUKE COMES OUT. Heyman:"This man just completed one hell of a tournament run and shows no signs of slowin' down"! Special Challenge Match Shane McMahon vs. Nuke Shane, the owner of WCW2, came out to a mixed reaction but he didn't back down from the much bigger Nuke who'd been on a roll lately. Nuke did damage with some power moves early but as expected, Shane had a huge edge in the quickness department. Shane stuck to his quick feet and used several quick jabs to agitate the big guy. But after Nuke ducked a flying clothesline attempt, Shane took out referee Tim White, sending him out of the ring. Suddenly, 2 men came out of the audience and into the ring. It was Scott Hall and Kevin Nash, the Outsiders! They took turns hitting Nuke with right hands before Nash amazed everyone in the arena when he dropped the 450 pound Nuke with a jacknife powerbomb. The Outsiders quickly left through the crowd as Shane made the cover. White finally got up and counted the 1.....2.....3! Match Time: 4:18 J.R.:"How big of an upset is that? The owner of WCW2 has just beaten the 2001 King of the Ring"! Heyman:"Where the hell did Hall and Nash come from? How'd they get in here? Somebody needs to get to the bottom of this"! J.R.:"Switching gears a bit, we are gonna take you now to the medical facility where Travis Wakeman has been staying and Trish Stratus is gonna give us the latest on his condition. How's he doin' Trish"? Trish:"He's doin' great J.R.. There is no permanent damage to his vision and he should be released tommorow. He feel fine, he just wants to get back into the ring". SUDDENLY, A NURSE COMES IN. Nurse:"Ms. Stratus, this is for you". THE NURSE HANDS HER A PIECE OF PAPER. TRISH QUICKLY READS IT AND CRUMPLES IT UP. J.R.:"What happened Trish? Can you tell us what the note said"? Trish:(almost in tears)"I'd rather not J.R.. Just please, shut the camera off". Heyman:"What did it say"? "THE GAME" BY MOTORHEAD HITS AS TRIPLE H COMES OUT WITH STEPHANIE. J.R.:"I don't know, but somethin' weird is goin' on. It's time for our main event and this is nothing less than a dream match"! BRET HART's MUSIC HITS AS THE FANS GO NUTS. Heyman:"Bret Hart can earn a rematch with Austin. All he's gotta do to earn it is beat the game"! Triple H vs. Bret "Hitman" Hart A brilliant match ended up in controversy. Bret Hart came at Triple H with everything he had. He hit Triple H with an awesome technical display that included a side backbreaker, russian leg sweep and an elbow drop off the middle turnbuckle. But the other half of the match was another story. After catching Hart with a facebuster to the knee, it opened the door for Triple H who dominated the rest of the match. Helmsley suplexed Hart and threw him into the steel ring steps outside the ring before a delay piledriver. During the match, Triple H lowblowed the Hitman twice and referee Mike Chioda told him 1 more and he'd be DQ'd. Late in the match, Hart began to fight his way back into it. He used a go behind on Triple H but caught a mule kick to the groin which Chioda didn't see. Triple H then rolled him up, hooking the tights, and got the 1-2-3. Match Time: 13:14 CHIODA RAISED TRIPLE H's ARM WHEN SENIOR OFFICIAL EARL HEBNER CAME DOWN THE AISLE. HEBNER WENT AND TOLD SOMETHING TO RING ANNOUNCER LILIAN GARCIA. Lilian Garcia:"Ladies and gentlemen, there has been an overruling by senior official Earl Hebner". Heyman:"An overruling"? Garcia:"The winner of this match, as a result of a disqualification, Bret "Hitman" Hart"! J.R.:"Earl Hebner must've seen that last low blow! All of a sudden, Bret Hart's earned a TWF title rematch"! Heyman:"I can't believe this J.R.! Triple H beat him 1-2-3! Vince, do something"! OFF AIR...
