Lexington, Kentucky
Attendance: 9,138
May 18, 2004
The usual home for Kentucky Wildcat basketball changed themes for one night as the stars of RAW hit the town. Over 9,000 fans took the show in life and the merchandise stands were rockin' as were the seats in the arena. A truly great show took place. Sylvan Grenier w/ Jimmy Hart and Rob Storm vs. Danny Basham w/ Doug Basham Fresh off winning the tag team titles, The Basham's kicked off the night, booed loudly by the group of fans. But their opponents weren't too well received either as Sylvan Grenier came out with his new allies. A great singles match ensued for nearly the next 8 minutes with Grenier catching an assist from Storm and rolling Danny up for a momentous win. The champions were not at all happy. Scott Steiner vs. Sonjay Dutt (invitee) Sonjay Dutt was invited to Uprising for the second time and he really ran into a brick wall.... or so it seemed. After taking a beating from Big Poppa Pump, Dutt put on an aerial display the whole crowd got into. But after running right into a Steiner Line, his upset bid fell short inside the clutches of the "Steiner Recliner". Lita and Alex Miran vs. Jazz and Gail Kim Uprising was concluded with this solid divas tag team match in which all 4 women went at it hard. Jazz and Gail Kim were opponents at this year's Royal Rumble but they were able to put that aside against common opponents. Late in the match, Lita got on a roll and put Jazz down with the Twist of Fate as Alex Miran came off with the "Anduin" but the referee informed them that Jazz was not legal in the match. Through the confusin, Gail Kim came from behind Lita with a schoolboy and grabbed a handful of her pants to win it and continue Lita's slide since her return. ALEX MIRAN COMFORTED LITA AND THE OTHER 2 LEFT TO A LOT OF HEAT WITH GAIL's MUSIC PLAYING AS THE SHOT FADED OUT.
AS RAW COMES ON THE AIR, FOOTAGE IS SHOWN FROM LAST WEEK. Eddie Guerrero: "What do you mean man"?! Chavo Guerrero: "I mean, that it's gonna be tough for me to concentrate on this title match tonight knowing what you did just to get yourself a World title shot"! Eddie: "Jesus Christ Chavo! What do I have to do to prove that I didn't do anything to Pyromania.... it's just a coincidence man"! Chavo: "I don't know Eddie, I know you too well, and it's not like you wouldn't have done it in the past! I'll see ya out there... just leave the car back here tonight". THAT IS FOLLOWED BY FOOTAGE FROM THE SAME NIGHT OF LOS GUERRERO's LOSING THE RAW TAG TEAM TITLES TO THE BASHAM's. "ACROSS THE NATION" FOLLOWS WITH RAW's OPENING. THE RUPP ARENA IS THE NEXT THING TO BE SEEN AND FANS ARE SHOWN CANVASSING THE KENTUCKY WILDCATS BASKETBALL FACILITY AS PYRO POUNDS THROUGH IT. Jim Ross: "We are in the bluegrass state and we are live as live gets for TWF RAW! Jim Ross and Jerry "The King" Lawler on hand for what we feel is going to be a huge show"! A PROMO GRAPHIC POPS UP PREVIEWING TONIGHT's 6 MAN TAG TEAM MATCH. Jerry Lawler: "Well with matches like this on the card it will... take a look"! J.R.: "Oh yeah! John Cena will pair up with Val Venis and Sam Wilde to battle the Network Police and the King of Cable himself.... Joe Corey"! THE FANS COME TO THEIR FEET IN CHEER AS SHELTON BENJAMIN COMES OUT TO HIS MUSIC. Lawler: "Well J.R. that reminds me. Do you know that the ratings for RAW have gone up every week since Joe Corey took that title from John Cena"? J.R.: "No and I wasn't aware that you worked for Nielsen either but we are starting off with one of the young stars here on RAW who is ready for a big match"! THE HARVARD FIGHT SONG HITS AND THE GENIUS LEADS CHRISTOPHER NOWINSKI OUT TO A BIG LOAD OF BOOS. THE GENIUS IS CARRYING A COPY OF HIS BOOK. Lawler: "By the way these two are wonderful authors J.R., have you read Intelligence Breeds a Winner yet"? J.R.: "No and I don't plan to". Lawler: "That must be why I have a much higher IQ than you"! (laughs) J.R.: "It was just last week that Shelton Benjamin was a guest on Extra Credit and after Nowinski made some very uncalled for remarks towards Benjamin, a fight was about to break out when Goldust got involved! Have a look"! THE REPLAY IS SHOWN Lawler: "Well I think Benjamin found out real fast that Nowinski is not the guy to mess with J.R."! J.R.: "Well nonetheless, Nowinski has accepted this match with Benjamin and I think he's gonna have his Harvard hands full.... that's what I think". Christopher Nowinski w/ The Genius vs. Shelton Benjamin The match started with a normal collar and elbow tie up and Benjamin showed off his cat like quickness with 2 arm drags. He then whipped Nowinski to the ropes and went for a dropkick but Nowinski held the ropes to stop his momentum. He then got on Benjamin with some hard stomps to the back followed by a double underhook suplex. After a quick elbow drop, Nowinski jokingly grabbed the book from The Genius and flipped it open, pretending to read and then learn something. But when he turned around, Benjamin was waiting with a kick to the gut before whipping him to the ropes for a back elbow. After a delay suplex, Benjamin began to feel it and he caught Nowinski with his dragon whip kick. But before referee Jack Doan could make the 3 count, The Genius put Nowinski's foot on the bottom rope. Benjamin got up and pointed at The Genius and Nowinski came from behind and tried to steal one with a schoolboy and a hook of the tights but Benjamin was still able to get up. Nowinski then whipped him to the ropes but put his head down too early and Benjamin nailed a double underhook into a powerbomb. He stacked the Harvard grad up for the 1........2......., but Nowinski showed some resolve with a kickout. Benjamin then shot him to the corner but ran into an elbow as he came in and Nowinski hit a running knee lift. Nowinski then went for a whip to the corner but Benjamin reversed it and then hit a gorgeous corner splash followed by a superkick right on the chin. He made the cover to get the 1........2..........3. Match Time: 6:13 J.R.: "Shelton Benjamin has emerged victorious! Nowinski was game but the star of this youngster continues to rise King"! Lawler: "I gotta hand it to him, that was impressive"! J.R.: "Ah wait a minute! JUST THEN, GOLDUST CAME IN AND KNOCKED BENJAMIN DOWN FROM BEHIND. There's that damn Goldust again"! GOLDUST STOMPED AWAY AT BENJAMIN AND NOWINSKI WAS ABLE TO GET UP TO JOIN IN. THEN AFTER A DOUBLE POWERBOMB, NOWINSKI HELPED PROP HIM UP IN THE CORNER SO GOLDUST COULD DELIVER THE SHATTERED DREAMS. BENJAMIN CRUMPLED TO THE MAT AS GOLDUST's MUSIC PLAYED AND JACKIE GAYDA CAME OUT CLAPPING AS THE FANS VEHEMENTLY BOOED. Lawler: "That's two weeks in a row for Benjamin J.R.! He keeps taking that every week, he'll talk in a high pitched voice permanently"! J.R.: "Well I wanna know what the hell Goldust's problem with Benjamin is! I sure as heck don't wanna hear that that ridiculous book made him more intelligent"! Lawler: "Don't knock it till you read it J.R." BACKSTAGE.... STEPHANIE McMAHON's OFFICE..... CHAVO GUERRERO AND KURT ANGLE COME INTO STEPHANIE's OFFICE BUT IT's EMPTY. Kurt Angle: "Where is she"? THEY BOTH THROW THEIR HANDS UP AS STEPHANIE COMES IN. Stephanie McMahon: (aggravated) "May I help you two"? Chavo Guerrero: "Yes.... as a matter of fact you can. Now that Eddie and I are no longer RAW tag team champs..... I want him in the ring tonight"! Stephanie: "You want to face your own uncle"? Chavo: "You're damn right I do. I'm tired of him never willing to be second best! Tonight..... he will be"! Angle: "And we all know how Eddie handles his business...... with cheap shots. So I thought maybe, in order to keep him in line, you appoint me as the special referee"! ANGLE AND CHAVO SMILE AND STEPHANIE STARTS TO SHAKE HER HEAD BUT THEN GETS A THOUGHT. Stephanie: "Okay, I'll make you a deal. I'll go ahead and make you the referee in that match. ANGLE AND CHAVO LIKE THAT DECISION. But...... if you don't call the match right down the middle, and I mean right down the middle, then I will strip you of the World title and give it to Eddie Guerrero himself. Now, you two are excused". THEY LEAVE THE OFFICE AND STOP OUTSIDE THE DOOR. Angle: "Well that kind of defeats the purpose". Chavo: "No it doesn't. I am going to beat Eddie tonight and that will take away any momentum he has going into his match with you! After he loses to me.... the best Guerrero in the world, he will probably be too embarrassed to show up at Evil Intentions". Angle: "You know Chavo.... I like the way you think". J.R.: "Eddie and Chavo Guerrero to battle.... tonight"! Lawler: "With Angle as the special ref"! THE SHOT FADES OUT. COMMERCIAL BREAK...... A COMMERCIAL FOR "RED DEAD REVOLVER" FOR PS2 IS SHOWN FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER ONE FOR PLANTERS PEANUTS. RETURN FROM BREAK....TWF RE-WIND SHOWS CRYSTAL CARMICHAEL INTRODUCING HER NEW CONTINGENT OF JAMAL AND ROSEY LAST WEEK WHEN CHUCK PALUMBO AND SHAWN STASIAK TRIED TO SPOIL THE PARTY, ONLY TO BE ATTACKED BY THEIR OTHER MEMBER, RODNEY MACK. BACKSTAGE...... RUE DEBONA IS SHOWN IN THE BACKSTAGE AREA WITH BILLY GUNN AND VICTORIA. Rue Debona: "Billy, tonight you face Taylor Made and at Evil Intentions... you and Victoria will meet Taylor Made and Desire in a mixed gender tag team match with the stipulation that if you guys lose, then Victoria must spend twenty four whole hours with Taylor. VICTORIA SHUDDERS Now Billy, can you tell us why you stepped up and took that challenge, speaking for the both of you"? Billy Gunn: "You're damn right I can, I'm tired of this guy Taylor Made trying to pretend to be some sort of womanizer. Victoria wouldn't touch you with a ten foot pole.... so you come up with some cheap gimmick to force her to? Well Victoria, you have my word that not only will I beat Taylor Made tonight, but together, we'll be victorious at Evil Intentions". VICTORIA SMILES AND THEY WALK AWAY. BACK INSIDE THE ARENA, RODNEY MACK's MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES OUT WITH CRYSTAL CARMICHAEL WHO IS IN A SILVER AND BLACK OUTWIT WITH KNEE HIGH LEATHER BOOTS. Lawler: "I can't wait for that match at Evil Intentions J.R. and if Taylor Made doesn't get Victoria for twenty four hours, then I'll be the first to volunteer next"! J.R.: "We know that King, the story has never changed. But right now, we've got this bruiser, this rough and rugged Rodney Mack coming out with that jezebel Crystal Carmichael". Lawler: "I knew you were gonna say jezebel J.R. and I still wanna know what that means but speaking of Rodney Mack, I tried to talk to him today and he has about as much personality as a two dollar steak but fact is, he's as tough as one too, to quote you J.R.". CHUCK PALUMBO's MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES OUT TO A GOOD CHEER. J.R.: "He'll knock the snot out of ya King, no doubt and I hope Chuck Palumbo is prepared for just that tonight". Rodney Mack w/ Crystal Carmichael vs. Chuck Palumbo After an exchange of words, the two locked up and neither could gain control. Mack yelled for Palumbo to hit him and Palumbo responded with a hard right hand and Mack just fired back with one of his own. Palumbo threw his trademark right hands but they seemed to have little affect on Mack who just pulled him in for a belly to belly suplex. Mack, who was trained by the legendary Junkyard Dog, got down on his knees for a bulldog headbutt. After a belly to back suplex, Mack went to the middle turnbuckle, looking for an elbow drop but he was off the mark. Palumbo then got up and hit a swinging neckbreaker before positioning himself for a superkick but Mack moved and Palumbo got his foot lodged in the ropes. Mack then pulled him out right into a devastating double underhook into a powerbomb that dropped Palumbo right on his head and neck, a move he calls the "Mack Attack" and referee Chad Patton made the 3 count as Crystal counted along. Match Time: 4:41 Lawler: "Turn out the lights, this is over". J.R.: "This Rodney Mack is scary folks, Crystal Carmichael has found an impact player here". RODNEY MACK's MUSIC HIT AND HE AND CRYSTAL LEFT TO A LOT OF BOOS. Lawler: "Well you heard her last week, she said she got sick of being held down on PrimeTime and that is a feeling Jamal and Rosey shared. They've come to RAW for oppurtunity and they're not waiting for it, they're just taking it J.R."! ONCE THEY WERE OUT OF SIGHT, SHAWN STASIAK CAME OUT TO CHECK ON HIS PARTNER's WELL BEING. J.R.: "There ya see Shawn Stasiak checking on Palumbo and he landed pretty hard there, let's hope he's okay". BACKSTAGE AREA..... STEPHANIE IS SHOWN WALKING BACKSTAGE WHEN CHRISTIAN COMES UP. Christian: "Steph..... Stephanie: "Look Christian, it's been a frustrating night, can you make it quick"? Christian: "Frustrating night huh? Well it's been a frustrating month for me. You brought me back to RAW and that's great. But what you didn't do was warn me about how these guys were gonna treat me when I got back. Then, I look at the card for Evil Intentions.... and I'm not even on it"! Stephanie: "Well Christian, I feel your frustration. But things like pay-per-view matches are earned here in the TWF". STEPHANIE WALKS AWAY. Christian: "So that's how it is? Whatever". J.R.: "Don't go away"! COMMERCIAL BREAK...... A COMMERCIAL FOR SPRITE FEATURING LEBRON JAMES IS SHOWN FOLLOWED BY A PREVIEW FOR THE MOVIE "THE DAY AFTER TOMMOROW". RETURN FROM BREAK.... RINGSIDE.... AS RAW RETURNS, A NEW THEME SONG IS HEARD AND THE FANS STAND IN WONDER AS MORDECAI MAKES HIS IMPRESSIVE ENTRANCE. J.R.: "We're back on RAW folks and we've been hearing about this guy for weeks now King and his time has come.... as he says". Lawler: "I don't even know what to say about this guy Mordecai J.R. other than he gives me the creeps". MORDECAI SLOWLY MAKES HIS WAY DOWN THE RAMP AND UP THE RINGSTEPS AS HIS OPPONENT, MARINER, IS SHOWN. J.R.: "This young kid Mariner, a product from SMW, has been invited to provide the opposition tonight and I'm sure he's elated to be on RAW but look at who he's facing". MORDECAI REMOVES HIS HOOD AND LOOKS UPWARD. Lawler: "This guy is like, like a pale rider J.R.". J.R.: "Mordecai goes about six foot four and has gotta be pushing the two hundred and ninety pound mark". Lawler: "And what does this other guy weigh? A buck fifty soakin' wet"?! J.R.: "All I know is Mariner better have a strong faith in God". Mordecai vs. Mariner of SMW Showing a lot of guts, Mariner charged Mordecai but ran right into a big boot. Mordecai followed that up with a clothesline that turned him inside out. After a big suplex, Mordecai pulled him up and Mariner swept his arms up before delivering a standing dropkick. Mariner then knocked him into the corner with another dropkick before backing up for a running splash. But Mordecai moved and then delivered an inverted sit down jawbreaker. The crowd was in awe as Mordecai picked Mariner apart and after a toss into the air off an irish whip, he pulled Mariner up and delivered a Crucifix Powerbomb and covered him with 2 arms pressed up against his chest to get the win. Match Time: 3:41 Lawler: "Wow.... thanks for comin' Mariner". AS MORDECAI's MUSIC PLAYED, HE LOOKED UP AT THE CEILING AGAIN. J.R.: "Mordecai has just completed a very successful debut on RAW and King, I'm not too sure we've seen a superstar like this before". Lawler: "Well he has some sort of fixation with looking to the heavens... what's with this guy"? J.R.: "The one theme that remained constant as we listened to this guy before tonight was hear me, fear me. Well I think we've got a locker room full of superstars back there who may fear him". A DARK FIELD IS SHOWN WITH A MAN WALKING THROUGH IT. THE SOUND OF JUSTIN SANE's VOICE IS HEARD. Justin Sane: "They've heard the name and they think, this guy is crazy in the ring. But no one knows how deep that goes. I am a radical.... an extremist, but no one knows how deep that goes. No one has ever...... ever taken the time to know exactly who Justin Sane is..... or what he stands for. But after awhile, they will be forced to". A FINAL SHOT IS SHOWN OF SANE WHO HAS AN EVIL SMILE ON HIS FACE, STANDING NEXT TO A SCARECROW IN A FIELD. BACKSTAGE...... STEPHANIE IS SHOWN ABOUT TO ENTER HER OFFICE WHEN TEDDY LONG AND JOHNNY BLAZE COME UP AND BLAZE IS ON CRUTCHES. Stephanie: "What the hell is this"? Teddy Long: "Well what this is is a man who was training so hard for his first ever pay-per-view match that he rolled his ankle". Stephanie: "Rolled his ankle? You know you've gotta face Carney tonight too, right Johnny"? Johnny Blaze: "I know but..... Long: "Let me handle this one playa. See Steph, I know you want Evil Intentions to be a bigger hit than Foul Play was for PrimeTime. And with guys like Johnny on the card, that'll happen. But as for tonight, I know you wouldn't want him to take the risk of permanent damage by competing tonight. Matter of fact, A-Train volunteered to take his spot against Carney". Stephanie: "Fine..... but at Evil Intentions, rolled ankle or not, you go into that ring"! STEPHANIE WALKS AWAY AS LONG AND BLAZE SMILE. Blaze: "That was brilliant". Long: "We're in the clear playa, now let's go find the Train". BACK AT RINGSIDE, "LIKE A PIMP" BY DA BAND IS PLAYING AND TAYLOR MADE IS WALKING DOWN THE RAMP WITH TERRI AND DESIRE. Lawler: "I don't like the smell of that! Carney demanded the match tonight with Blaze and now they're backing out of it"! Lawler: "Backing out of it?! J.R. the man rolled his ankle"! J.R.: "Yeah, or so he says. We can just believe everything those two say right? Teddy Long should become a damn politician with stories like he has"! Lawler: "Hey, I'd vote for him. But here comes my personal favorite RAW superstar"! "I GOT IT ALL" HITS AND BILLY GUNN COMES OUT TO A BIG POP WITH VICTORIA BEHIND HIM. J.R.: "Yeah, I wonder why"?! Lawler: "And I'm gonna admire him even more if he gets his hands on Victoria after Evil Intentions! I think that's my favorite match on the card J.R."! J.R.: "Yeah you and Taylor would make a great team, ya know that. But Billy Gunn also assured Victoria that he would defeat Taylor tonight and as a team, they'd be victorious at Evil Intentions so don't go countin' your chickens before they hatch King"! Taylor Made w/ Terri and Desire vs. Billy Gunn w/ Victoria As the bell sounded, the two men locked up and it was Billy who backed Taylor to the corner. He then acted like he was gonna break but instead jabbed Taylor and then shot him to the corner before lifting him into the air with a backbody drop as he came out. The fans were way behind Billy Gunn as he hit a jackhammer suplex to get a 1......2......, but Taylor was up. Billy whipped him to the ropes but Taylor countered with a swinging neckbreaker when Gunn went down too soon. Taylor then slapped his chest with a couple knifedges before blowing a kiss Victoria's way. Victoria got up on the apron but referee Jim Korderas made her get down. She was then confronted by both Terri and Desire and she just ran through Terri with a clothesline. Her and Desire locked up and the scrum was on as inside the ring, Billy knocked Taylor down with a big dropkick that knocked him into the corner before calling for the "Fame-Asser" and he hit it with perfection. He made the cover but Korderas was busy with the women and didn't make the count. Gunn got up and pulled Korderas over as Taylor tried to come from behind but Gunn turned and kicked him in the midsection. He then locked him in for the One and Only but Taylor elbowed him in the abdominal area and hit the "Customizer" out of nowhere. But a frustrated Victoria came in and pulled Taylor off before Korderas could make the 3 count, causing a DQ. Match Time: 5:15 Lawler: "Look J.R., she can't wait to get her hands on Taylor"! AS "LIKE A PIMP" PLAYED, VICTORIA TRIED TO HELP UP BILLY AS TAYLOR LEFT ALONGSIDE HIS GIRLS WITH A HUGE SMILE ON HIS FACE. J.R.: "Taylor gets the win by DQ but we all know it was over after that Fame-Asser". Lawler: "Billy Gunn is already O for one on his assurances to Victoria and regardless of the way it happened, he lost and if that happens at Evil Intentions, Victoria better get ready for some fun"! J.R.: "It won't be fun in her book! Poor woman". COMMERCIAL BREAK....... A PREVIEW FOR THE MOVIE "SOUL PLANE" IS SHOWN FOLLOWED BY A COMMERCIAL TO PREVIEW THE NBA PLAYOFFS. RETURN FROM BREAK.... BACKSTAGE.... AS RAW RETURNS, CAMERAS PICK UP A CONVERSATION BETWEEN TEDDY LONG, A-TRAIN AND JOHNNY BLAZE, WHO NO LONGER HAS CRUTCHES. LONG PULLS OUT SOME CASH AND HANDS IT TO A-TRAIN. Long: "Here ya are playa.... just like we promised.... dolla dolla bill"! A-Train: "Awesome". Long: "Hey, the kid here's gonna get Carney at Evil Intentions, you betta belee dat. But tonight, we just needed someone to kick his ass one more time and keep that slump going for him". A-Train: "No sweat. Nice doing business with you". Long: "Hey playa, that's how it works in Under a Brotha Services, we pay for the necessary things, ya feel me"? A-TRAIN LAUGHS AND THEN WALKS WAY, COUNTING THE MONEY. IN ANOTHER PART OF THE BACKSTAGE AREA..... RUE IS WITH JOE COREY AND ALEXIS LAREE. COREY HAS THE KING OF CABLE TITLE OVER HIS SHOULDER. Rue: "Joe Corey, in just a few moments, you are set to be involved in a six man tag team match. But more importantly, at Evil Intentions, you will defend that title against Sam Wilde". Joe Corey: "Val Venis, you say that this was a birthday present for Wilde. But we all know you can't beat em yourself, we've done that, so you got your friend to try for you. Well I told you it was gonna be a huge mistake after the dust settles at Evil Intentions and trust me, it will. But as for you Wilde, I don't even know what to say about you, but I do know that your bible isn't gonna bring you this belt. So Sam, start saying your prayers, cause I'm gonna make a bigger fool out of you than you've already made of yourself at Evil Intentions. But tonight, I'm gonna do something that you never will". COREY PULLS ALEXIS IN AND PLANTS A BIG KISS ON HER AS RUE JUST WATCHES ON. THEY THEN WALK AWAY. THE SIREN OF THE NETWORK POLICE HITS AND THE FANS IMMEDIATELY BEGIN TO BOO AS CYRUS THE VIRUS LEADS THEM OUT. Lawler: "Did you see that?! He's right, Wilde never has kissed a girl"! (laughs) J.R.: "Evil Intentions is starting to look like a huge event and we have even more news on it King. Shelton Benjamin has signed to take on Goldust, one on one"! "LYING FROM ME" BY LINKIN' PARK HITS AND THE CROWD GIVES JOE COREY A MIXED REACTION AS HE AND ALEXIS COME OUT. HE IS CARRYING THE KING OF CABLE TITLE. Lawler: "I wonder how Alexis feels after that kiss. Look at her licking her lips". J.R.: "This will be a six man tag team match involving these three against...... "BASIC THUGANOMICS" HITS AND JOHN CENA WALKS OUT TO ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHEERS OF THE NIGHT. HE IS WEARING A KENTUCKY WILDCATS BASKETBALL JERSEY. Lawler: "Look, now he even interrupted you J.R.! You still like him"! J.R.: "I love this guy's charisma, his desire and to be honest, I like his personality. The fans seem to agree with me on that"! THE FANS ARE CHANTING "CENA, CENA, CENA" AS HE STANDS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE AISLE, SMILING. BUT SUDDENLY, HE TAKES OFF AFTER CYRUS THE VIRUS, CHASING HIM AROUND THE RING. Lawler: "hey... you can't do that! He works for the FCC"! BEFORE CENA COULD CATCH HIM, HE RAN INTO A SUPERKICK FROM STEVEN RICHARDS WHO THEN ROLLED HIM INTO THE RING TO JOE COREY. BUT THE FANS CAME ALIVE WHEN VAL VENIS AND SAM WILDE RAN OUT AND THE FIGHT WAS ON. 6 Man Tag Team Match "The Show" Joe Corey and The Network Police w/ Alexis Laree and Cyrus the Virus vs. John Cena, Val Venis and Sam Wilde Referee Jose Mendez had his hnads full as all 6 men went at it. Corey and Cena seemed to go right back to their King of Cable title match from a few weeks ago with a scintillating series in the ring. On the floor, Venis tangled with Richards while Sam Wilde traded punches with Mr. Mature. Finally, Mendez threatened to just throw the match out when things got back in order. Off an irish whip, Corey ducked a clothesline and kicked Cena in the gut before hitting a big DDT. He then stretched out to make the tag to Richards who came in, yelling for Cena to get up. When he did, he went for the big Steven Kick but Cena avoided it and hit the ropes before delivering a flying shoulder tackle. He then tagged in Venis who whipped Richards into the ropes for a big back body drop. After a russian leg sweep, Venis was ready to go for the finish but Corey reached over the ropes for a cheap shot. That seemed to enrage Wilde who flew around the outside of the ring and brought Corey to the floor, pushing him into the ring steps. Alexis came from behind and jumped on Wilde's shoulders and he just pulled her over his head, gently setting her down. He then looked gazed into her eyes in a weird moment before she backed away on the ground. In the ring, Cena put Richards down with the Throwback as Venis hit a blue thunder bomb on Mr. Mature, now the legal man. He then whipped him to the ropes but he put his head down too early and Mature countered with a scissor kick to the back of the head. The Network Police then drilled Cena with their double superkick and Richards went to give Corey a hand. Mature hit the ropes but Venis recovered, planting him with a spinebuster into a cover for the 1.....2......3. Match Time: 6:43 J.R.: "Oh what a spinebuster! The Arn Anderson-esque spinebuster has given the team of Val Venis, Sam Wilde and John Cena the win and now I wonder if the Network Police is gonna accept Cena's challenge for Evil Intentions"! THE FIVESOME OF COREY, RICHARDS, MATURE, CYRUS AND ALEXIS WAS SHOWN BACKING UP THE RAMP IN DEFEAT. Lawler: "Of course they will, he's public enemy number one to the FCC! They're just not gonna tell them which one he'll face"! J.R.: "And our new King of Cable Joe Corey just found out that it's not gonna be a walk in the park against Sam Wilde"! Lawler: "But did you see Wilde looking at Alexis? How weird was that"? BACKSTAGE...... IN THE BACKSTAGE AREA, BRADSHAW IS SHOWN WALKING TOWARDS A DRESSING ROOM DOOR. HE KNOCKS. Bradshaw: "You in there? THERE IS NO ANSWER, SO BRADSHAW ENTERS. INSIDE, NEMESIS IS SEEN, SITTING AND LOOKING AT THE GROUND. There you are. Well I just passed it through Stephanie. We made the tradeoff and she agreed that since she can't legally rescind my restraining order on Strife, she would allow you, my new insurance policy, to accompany me to the ring at Evil Intentions. Trust me..... (BRADSHAW PUTS HIS HAND ON NEMESIS' SHOULDER) you help me, and I'll help you". NEMESIS LOOKS UP, BUT SAYS NOTHING AS THE SHOT GOES BACK TO RINGSIDE WHERE "LOOSE" BY EMINEM IS PLAYING AND CARNEY IS GETTING WARMED UP IN THE RING AS THE CROWD CHEERS. J.R.: "Insurance policy? What the hell is that about"?! Lawler: "You didn't really think Bradshaw as gonna face that maniac Strife with no protection.... did you"? THE SOUND OF AN ONCOMING TRAIN IS HEARD AND SMOKE SHOOTS UP EACH SIDE OF THE ENTRANCE RAMP AS A-TRAIN COMES OUT TO A LOT OF BOOING. J.R.: "I don't know what to think of that but I do have a word for this guy.... easily bought! First at the Royal Rumble, selling the number to the man who officially won it, which by the way got him suspended, and now this"! Lawler: "Well Stephanie can't suspend him for this. He's filling in for an injured man"! J.R.: "Injured my ass! Johnny Blaze is just like Teddy Long! Quick to run his mouth but slow when it comes to backing it up"! Lawler: "So after this match, Carney's gonna go into Evil Intentions on what, like an eighty match losing streak"? J.R.: "It's not that bad but Carney has had a lot of misfortune since turning down the offer to join that ridiculous Under a Brother Services. Things don't get any easier tonight". A-Train vs. Carney As soon as the bell sounded, Carney came out swinging against the 350 pounder but his shots did nothing but bounce off. After two kicks to the legs and one to the gut, he hit the ropes but A-Train drilled him with the pump kick. That led to a delay double underhook suplex followed by an avalanche in the corner. A-Train raised his arms as the chant of "Shave your back" filled the Rupp arena. He then went to the ropes for a slinging splash and he landed that but before referee Jack Doan could make a 3 count, an alert Carney got his foot on the bottom rope to stop it. A-Train then used the slingshot into the bottom rope for a guillotine effect before whipping him to the corner again. But this time, A-Train missed the avalanche and Carney hit the ropes before drilling him with a dropkick. He then treid to whip A-Train across the ring but A-Train reversed that right into a short clothesline. He then picked him up for the "Train Wreck" but Carney slipped off his shoulders and brought him down with the C-Dropper and covered him for the 1.......2........3. Match Time: 4:50 J.R.: "He got him! Are you kidding me"! Lawler: "No way"! J.R.: "Hope the money was worth the loss A-Train! The slump is over for Carney"! "LOOSE" PLAYED AS CARNEY WENT UP THE RAMP, SLAPPING HANDS WITH THE EXCITED FANS. Lawler: "This is unbelievable J.R."! J.R.: "All this did was send Carney into Evil Intentions with all the momentum in the world! I'd say Under a Brother Services needs an intelligence adviser"! COMMERCIAL BREAK...... A COMMERCIAL FOR ALLSTATE INSURANCE IS SHOWN FOLLOWED BY ONE FOR THE NEW HYUNDAI SENATA. RETURN FROM BREAK.....TWF RE-WIND SHOWS CHRISTIAN DEFEATING BILLY GUNN ON LAST WEEK's RAW. CHRISTIAN's MUSIC IS PLAYING AND HE IS IN THE RING, IN WRESTLING GEAR, WITH A MIC. J.R.: "Still to come is our Guerrero versus Guerrero main event but first, what does this jackass want"? Lawler: "Would everyone just stop being mean to this guy"? Christian: "Stephanie.... you said I had to earn it so right now, I am gonna show all these low class people here in Lexington that I can beat the best of the best! Shawn Michaels, you decided to ruin my party here on RAW a couple weeks ago and tonight.... you get to pay for that! So come on Heartbreak Kid.... the C-Man is ready to kick your ass"! J.R.: "He's callin' out Shawn Michaels King"! Lawler: "That's exactly what he's doing"! "SEXY BOY" HITS AND SHAWN MICHAELS RUNS OUT IN A TANK TOP AND JEANS TO A HUGE POP. J.R.: "Here he comes"! MICHAELS GETS INTO THE RING AND CHRISTIAN THROWS A PUNCH THAT MICHAELS BLOCKS BEFORE COMING BACK WITH 2 OF HIS OWN. MICHAELS THEN WHIPS HIM TO THE ROPES BUT CHRISTIAN COMES OFF WITH A CLOTHESLINE BEFORE WHIPPING HIM TO THE ROPES. BUT MICHAELS DRILLS HIM WITH A FLYING FOREARM AND THEN NIPS UP AS THE CROWD GOES INSANE. MICHAELS IS TUNING UP THE BAND FOR THE "SWEET CHIN MUSIC" WHEN BAM! HE IS HIT FROM BEHIND BY HIGH OCTANE. THE CROWD IMMEDIATELY STARTS TO BOO AS HIGH OCTANE CATCHES MICHAELS WITH HIS SUPERKICK, THE "HEAD ON COLLISION". J.R.: "Oh of course! We should've remembered that this cheap shot artist was here tonight"! Lawler: "High Octane has sent one final message to his former friend before Evil Intentions J.R."! "DOWN WITH THE SICKNESS" PLAYS AS HIGH OCTANE AND CHRISTIAN LEAVE MICHAELS LAYING. J.R.: "Well just wait.... just wait till the pay-per-view because this kid is gonna get a grade A ass whoopin'"! BACKSTAGE..... SHELTON BENJAMIN IS SHOWN WITH HIS BAG, ABOUT TO LEAVE THE ARENA WHEN RUE COMES OVER. Rue: "Excuse me Shelton. Before you leave, can we get your thoughts on the match that was just signed between you and Goldust for Evil Intentions"? Shelton Benjamin: "My thoughts huh? Well first off, Goldust, I have made it so that in this match, there will be no Chris Nowinski, there will be no Genius. So you'll have to beat me, straight up. Oh and King, we'll see who's singin' like a woman after this match! Now I'd say I was gonna make him my bitch..... but the freak would like it. So Goldust, all I can say is, you're gonna feel it. You're gonna feel what it's like to be defeated by the fastest rising superstar in the TWF". BENJAMIN LEAVES THE ARENA AS RUE JUST SMILES. BACK INSIDE, KURT ANGLE's MUSIC AND PYRO GO OFF AND THE CROWD GOES RIGHT INTO THE "YOU SUCK" CHANTS. HE IS WEARING A REFEREE's SHIRT. J.R.: "Shelton seems confident King and I'll agree with that assessment... he is the fastest rising superstar in the TWF". Lawler: "Well enough about him J.R., here comes the World champ"! J.R.: "Earl Hebner was scheduled to referee this match but those plans were called off when this..... JUST THEN, THE LIGHTS GO OUT. Lawler: "What happened? Power outage? A BELL TOLLS ONCE AND THEN AGAIN. Oh no"! THE LIGHTS COME BACK ON AND ANGLE IS SPOOKED. J.R.: "That can only mean one thing King and we both now what that is! The deadman is sending messages to the man who took his World title"! NEW MUSIC FOR CHAVO GUERRERO HITS AND HE COMES OUT AND IS WIDELY BOOED. J.R.: "Ya know King, these fans don't seem to agree with the notion that Eddie Guerrero had something to do with the attack on Austin Pyromania". Lawler: "Well Eddie hasn't been able to prove that he didn't. And it just seems kinda funny that now he has the shot at the World title, the shot Pyromania would've had"! "VIVA LA RAZA" HITS AND EDDIE GUERRERO COMES OUT TO A HUGE CHEER. J.R.: "Yeah, cause he was second in the voting done by the fans for the number one contendership and judging by this reaction, I'm not so sure he wouldn't win that poll today"! Lawler: "I predict that Chavo is gonna win this match J.R.! He's waited for this his whole life and for once, Eddie Guerrero is gonna have to be second place"! J.R.: "Keep in mind that Stephanie McMahon said that if Kurt Angle doesn't call this thing right down the middle, he'll be stripped of the title"! Eddie Guerrero vs. Chavo Guerrero Special Referee: Kurt Angle The match started with some basic holds and counter holds as Eddie and Chavo put on a textbook style match. But the tide turned when Chavo connected with a dropkick on the button. He then delivered a brainbuster style suplex and hooked the leg but Eddie was up at 2. Angle did seem to call it in the middle and off an irish whip, Eddie was able to duck a clothesline and catch Chavo with a dropkick of his own. That led to his helo from the apron and a 2 count in his favor. Eddie and Angle exchanged some words and Eddie whipped Chavo into the mat. But when he charged in, Chavo put a boot up in his face and Angle seemed to be acting like he had something in his eye. Then, Chavo delivered a low blow and went outside, grabbing the ring bell. He brought it in the ring and swung it at Eddie but Eddie moved and the bell went flying. Eddie then delivered his trifecta of suplexes before going to the outside. Angle "recovered", surprised to see that Chavo was the one down. Eddie then came off with his Frog Splash and Angle very hesitantly got down and made the 3 count. Match Time: 6:58 J.R.: "Eddie Guerrero has defeated his nephew and his opponent, the man who will defend the World title against him at Evil Intentions, has been forced to make the 3 count"! JUST THEN, EDDIE DROPKICKED ANGLE, KNOCKING HIM OVER THE TOP ROPE AND TO THE FLOOR. Lawler: "Now what was that for?! He called it down the middle"! THE FANS HYSTERICALLY CHEERED AS EDDIE DARED ANGLE TO COME BACK IN. BUT A HEATED ANGLE JUST WALKED AWAY. J.R.: "Eddie Guerrero seems to have enough momentum heading into Evil Intentions! Will that, and the support of the people equal a World title"?! OFF AIR.......
