6/19/00:
RAW Opening:
-LIVE from Nashville, Tennessee, the WWF presents the last RAW
before the long awaited King of the Ring Pay-Per-View. The famous RAW pyro
flares, and JR announces that the final six King of the Ring 2nd Round
matches will happen tonight. At that, Kurt Angle comes out saying he has
been all around the world, and has seen Rednecks all around the world, but
these people are the purest Rednecks he's seen. He says his opponent is
possibly the biggest Redneck of all, BuhBuh Ray Dudley. He says BuhBuh puts
his opponents through tables, but Angle has his own table, a table on which
he puts his medals, and soon his King of the Ring crown. With that, the
D-Bomb drops and BuhBuh comes out, as we see a replay of X-Pac and Road Dogg
push the Dudleys off the stage in the dumpster. BuhBuh comes out, hurting
noticeably. Angle starts with a suplex and a cradle 1-kickout. BuhBuh slaps
Angle and punches him in the corner. Belly-back suplex by BuhBuh. BuhBuh
shoulder blocks Angle and then clotheslines him. We see D-Von watching from
backstage. BuhBuh powerbombs Angle 1-2-shoulder up. BuhBuh goes to the
second rope, but Angle punches him and then belly-belly's him off the
turnbuckle. Angle throws him outside and whips him into the barrier. BuhBuh
is grabbing his ribs and screaming. They continue up the stage. Suplex by
Angle. Angle gets told to get back in the ring, while BuhBuh staggers in,
only to be knocked down by Angle. Scoop slam by Angle. He goes to the top,
but misses a moonsault. BuhBuh fights back with a Samoan Drop 1-2-shoulder
up. Great Full Nelson Slam by BuhBuh 1-2-shoulder up. BuhBuh misses a
splash in the corner, suplex by Angle 1-2-kickout. Angle climbs the
turnbuckle but gets tripped onto the pads. Superplex by BuhBuh 1-2-shoulder
up. A couple reversals and an Olympic Slam by Angle 1-2-3! In the back, The
Fac-gime is celebrating and the McMahons go to the stage after Vince wishes
X-Pac luck in his Qualifier against Benoit, but X-Pac says he has Benoit's
number. The Stooges stop Vince in the hall and give him a fax that they say
is from Linda. Vince grabs it angrily and storms off to catch up with his
daughter, son, and son-in-law. Commercial.
McMahon-Helmsley Interview:
-Replay of Jericho beating on Triple H on HeAT.
As we come back, Triple H's music hits and The Stooges, Triple H, Steph,
Shane, and Vince come down, with Vince still reading the fax. Triple H has a
mic and lets the rest of the family know that it is a pleasure to come out
surrounded by friends and family. He goes to the Stooges and says he asks
them to do simple things, but they screw it up. He says it doesn't matter
which one it was, but it doesn't matter because they'll deal with it later.
He says that as unified as Linda's team seems to be, he has a feeling there
won't be much unity between them. He says that after King of the Ring,
Undertaker, Kane, and the Rock will all be very disappointed because they
won't be #1 Contenders, and he will defend against the King of the Ring. He
tells Shane that he has always known that this Regime is that damn good.
Shane gets on the mic and says he couldn't agree more. He says that one of
Taker, Kane, and Rock will be laying in the ring later, because this family
sticks together. He replays the Faction's win at SmackDown!. Vince grabs
the mic and says that he truly loves Linda. He won't deny that there have
been problems, nor will he deny that Linda sent the fax. He won't deny that
in the fax, Linda says she is CEO nor will he deny that in the fax, she
questions the size of the Faction's grapefruits, that they cheat, and aren't
fair. She suggests that rather than it be Kane, Taker, and Rock competing
for the #1 Contendership, they should fight for the Title. He also says that
in the fax Linda says his grapefruits have shrunk to raisins. He says that
in fact, that will be the case, at which Triple H nearly hits Vince with the
belt, but Shane holds him back. Vince says that in order for this to happen,
Kane will have to beat The Hardys, Undertaker will have to beat Bull &
Bossman, and Rock will have to beat T&A tonight. And, to insure they don't
cheat, no one will interfere in the matches. Triple H again explodes, but
Vince only exclaims "Now is that a set of grapefruits, or what?" Commercial.
X-Pac vs. Chris Benoit (King of the Ring 2nd Round):
-In the back, Triple H
is yelling at Vince that he doesn't think before he speaks. Vince tells
Triple H to cool it, and that there won't be any interference tonight. In
the ring, X-Pac and Tori come out. Then Benoit comes down with his IC Title
around his waist. X-Pac crotch chops Benoit and the two lock up. Reversals
of elbow locks. Benoit chops X-Pac to the ground. Shoulder block by Benoit.
Spinning Heel Kick by Pac, and then kicks to keep Benoit down. Whip by
X-Pac, but Benoit ducks and chops Pac. Back body drop by Benoit, but X-Pac
gets up and throws him out. Benoit gets on the apron and Pac kicks him off.
Pac goes outside and whips Benoit into the steps. Pac rolls in. Benoit
rolls in and gets stomped by Pac. Side headlock by Pac. Heel Kick by Pac
1-shoulder up. Pac kicks Benoit down in the corner. X-Pac signals for the
Bronco Buster, but Benoit moves out just in time. Punches by Benoit. Back
elbow by Benoit, followed by a suplex. Tori gets on the apron and Benoit
goes to her, but Pac runs at him and Benoit moves so Pac knocks Tori off.
German Suplex by Benoit 1-2-kickout. X-Pac misses Benoit and runs into the
ringpost. Benoit hooks in the Crippler Crossface, but Pac gets to the ropes.
Benoit goes up top but misses the Diving Headbutt. Pac gets up as the
Dudleys run down. Pac gets mixed up with the Dudleys and goes for an
X-Factor on Benoit, but he turns it into the Crippler Crossface. X-Pac taps
out and Benoit advances. Road Dogg runs down as The Dudleys take it to
X-Pac. X-Factor on one of the Dudleys, who Tori then kicks. In the back,
Chyna and Eddie are walking to the ring for their match against each other.
Eddie tells his Mamacita to shake it, but Chyna tells him to get focused and
not think of her as Mamacita, but as the opponent and to not underestimate
her. Commercial.
Eddie Guerrero vs. Chyna (King of the Ring 2nd Round):
-In the back, X-Pac
and Road Dogg ask Vince to make the match against the Dudleys at King of the
Ring. Vince says that in the interest of fairness it will be X-Pac, Road
Dogg, and Tori vs. They Dudleys in a Table-Dumpster Match. In the ring,
Chyna comes out with that bazooka of old. Replay of Chyna on Jay Leno
discussing her "broken implant" injury. Eddie comes out with flowers, as the
two lovebirds smile at each other. He gives the flowers to Chyna, who thanks
him and puts them outside. Eddie is about to leave, but Chyna pulls him
back. Eddie hugs Chyna, but she pushes him back and holds out her hand,
which he kisses. She slaps him and it's on. Hip toss by Chyna followed by a
clothesline. Powerbomb by Chyna 1-2-foot on the ropes. Chyna punches him in
the corner, but Eddie fights back, but Chyna tells him not to punch him, but
to kiss him. Eddie is confused, but goes to kiss her and Chyna nails him
into the corner. Back Handspring Elbow by Chyna, followed by a long-held
Military Press Slam. Chyna has Eddie for a low blow, but she won't do it.
Eddie thanks her and pulls her hand down to kiss it, but he pulls it around
into a pin 1-2-3! Eddie shows Chyna that two can play the love game. Chyna
leaves pouting. Christian and Edge are in the back. Edge says it's totally
awesome that when he beats Jericho, not only will he be in the King of the
Ring, but they'll be in the good graces of the Fac-gime. He asks if
Christian will come to the ring for the match, but Christian says he knows
this guy, who's a friend of a guy, who is the cousin of the Editor of Tiger
Beat (or something like that, it was long) and he has a meeting with him.
Edge is confused and asks if Christian is missing the match to meet with the
Editor of Tiger Beat, and Christian says it's something like that, and Edge
is pleased because "That cover is so ours." Commercial.
Edge vs. Chris Jericho (King of the Ring 2nd Round):
-In the dressing room,
Eddie is trying to get Chyna to talk to him, but she says she can't. He
offers her flowers and chocolate. He says he doesn't understand her because
she says things and then doesn't want him to do it, and he asks her to please
forgive him. She says that its just that she wanted to be Queen of the Ring
last year, and then this year, and then Eddie gives her a puppy and asks for
forgiveness, and she loves the puppy and they embrace. In the ring, Edge
comes down for his match. Then the Y2J Countdown hits double zero and the
Ayatollah comes down. Jericho welcomes us to RAW is Jericho. He says he
wants all the Jerichoholics to take out their cameras because in the ring is
a Hanson-haired, bonafied Jackass. Jericho tells "Edgeward" that he knows he
wants the cover of Tiger Beat because no one knows more than beating than
Edge. Jericho runs in and beats on Edge. Back bodydrop by Jericho
1-2-kickout. Spinning heel kick by Jericho. Springboard Dropkick by
Jericho, followed by a baseball slide into Edge. On the outside, Jericho
whips Edge into the steps, but Edge jumps the stairs and stops. Jericho runs
and jumps the stairs only to be Speared by Edge. Both men are on the ground
and both roll in before the 10 count. Edge has Jericho upside down in the
turnbuckle and dropkicks the helpless Jericho. Low knee by Edge 1-2-shoulder
up. Chops by Jericho, who gets whipped into the turnbuckle. Electric Chair
Drop by Edge. Jericho cradles Edge 1-kickout. Edge goes to the top for a
diving elbow, but Jericho dropkicks Edge in midair. Jericho with a flying
forearm and then a facebuster 1-2-kickout. Edge ducks a clothesline, but
gets an elbow to the head. Jericho goes for the Lionsault, but Edge puts up
his legs for Jericho to land on 1-2-kickout. Jericho hits one powerbomb, and
then gets sunset flipped before the second 1-2-kickout. Jericho gets up and
puts Edge in the Walls of Jericho. Edge taps! Jericho advances. In the
back, Triple H is telling Bossman and Bull that they better win this match
because it's as if his life is on the line. Somewhere else, Undertaker
mounts his motorcycle and rides down the hall. Commercial.
Bossman & Bull Buchanon vs. The Undertaker:
-"He's here..." The American
Badass rides down to the ring. Then, Bossman and Bull come out together.
Replay of the recent Bull/Undertaker rivalry. Bull and Bossman get into a
shoving match over who will start. Bull shoves Bossman into Taker to start.
Taker destroys Bossman, while Kane watches from behind. Bossman fights back
and goes to tab Bull, who won't let Bossman tag. Bossman hits Bull in the
back for a tag and Taker goes and beats them both up outside. Rock is
watching from his room. In the ring, Taker is taking it to Bull. Bull
fights back and throws Taker outside, where Bossman gets in cheap shots.
Back in the ring, Bull punches Taker in the corner, but Taker fights back.
Big boot by Bull, and he then hits Bossman off the apron. Taker sets Bull up
for a Tombstone, but Bossman comes in with the nightstick. Taker eyes
Bossman, telling him not to come any further, so Bossman leaves. Taker whips
Bull into a chokeslam 1-2-3! In the dressing room, Triple H is sarcastically
telling Vince what a great plan this was. In the halls, Rikishi meets
Scotty, and they tell each other not to take this personally and then they do
the Too Cool hand shake, with Rikishi adding a butt bounce that sends Scotty
to the floor. Commercial.
Rikishi vs. Scotty2Hotty (King of the Ring 2nd Round):
-Replay of the House
Show in Minneapolis where Gov. Jesse "The Mind" Ventura embraced Triple H,
and then an interview with him where he says that if he ran for President
with a WWF Superstar for Vice, he would choose Chyna as his running mate. In
the ring, Scotty comes out, followed by Rikishi. Replay of the recent
Rikishi/Val Venis Hardcore feud. The two men talk to each other first,
before Rikishi takes control. Superkick by Scotty 1-2-push out, I guess.
Scotty went for a Sunset Flip, but Rikishi turned it into a sit-down pin,
which Scotty dodged. Leg drop by Rikishi 1-2-kickout. Clothesline by
Rikishi. Scotty climbs to a corner, where he dodges a butt slam by Rikishi.
Facebuster by Scotty. W-O-R-M on Rikishi 1-2-push out. Samoan Drop by
Rikishi. Rikishi this time hits the butt slam. Rikishi goes to the second
rope and sits on Scotty for the 1-2-3! Rikishi advances, and Val Venis runs
in and beats on Rikishi. GrandMaster runs down, only to get clotheslined
hard by Val as he leaves to rather odd music. In the back, Undertaker tells
Kane that he can't show any mercy tonight, and in fact, he should act like he
(Kane) is fighting him (Undertaker...fun with pronouns!) and there shouldn't
be a problem. Commercial.
The Hardy Boyz vs. Kane:
-Replay of Shawn Michaels throwing out a pitch at a
baseball game. The Hardyz come out and do their thing and await Kane, who
lights up the stage and walks to the ring. Replay of Undertaker winning
earlier. Kane lights the ring posts and the Hardyz are outside wondering how
the hell they'll win. Rock is watching from backstage. Jeff starts, but
isn't able to hurt Kane, who throws him in the corner and punches Jeff.
Shoulder toss by Kane. Kane keeps Jeff from tagging. Jeff wiggles out of a
slam, but isn't able to wiggle out of a second, which sends him hard into the
mat. Jeff is able to tag, and Matt works on Kane's knee. It works for a
while, but Kane comes back. Kane works Matt all over. Matt flips out of a
side belly-belly suplex and tags Jeff without Kane seeing. Jeff comes in
unnoticed and flies into Kane in the corner, only to be booted by Kane. Kane
with a flying elbow on Jeff 1-2-broken by Matt. Kane knocks Matt outside,
and Jeff takes Kane outside. Matt flips into the ropes and back for a DDT on
the outside. Jeff runs the bannister only to be caught in a chokeslam
position, but Matt knocks him down. Jeff goes into the ring and suicide
dives into Kane on the outside. Kane gets back up and Matt has him fro a
Twist of Fate, but Kane picks him up and puts him on the turnbuckle. Jeff
knocks him down and the Hardys hit a double leg drop. Jeff goes to the top
for a Swanton Bomb, but Kane sits up just in time. The Hardys come back by
double teaming. Kane flips Jeff seemingly into the turnbuckle, but Jeff
lands on his feet on the ropes. With Kane setting Matt up for a chokeslam,
Jeff goes for a moonsault but slips and falls into his brother. Jeff
staggers into the floor as Matt gets up only to be chokeslammed by Kane
1-2-3! Sorry, but some of this was a bit hard to understand because the
double ending got me confused in places. In the back, Triple H is telling
Vince that this is two, and we see Triple H leave with Steph while Shane
jumps to talk with his pops. Commercial.
Crash Holly vs. Hardcore Holly (King of the Ring 2nd Round):
-Video of WWF
Racer Jerry Toliver winning a race. In the back, Triple H is yelling at
Steph that "Daddy is messing everything up." In the ring, Crash comes to the
ring as we see a replay of Crash meeting Shaft. The two cousins start
brawling. Powerslam by Crash 1-2-kickout. Crash goes to the top and hits a
crossbody on Hardcore 1-2-shoulder up. Crash with a great jumping roll-up
1-2-kickout. Powerbomb by Hardcore 1-2-shoulder up. Hardcore kicks Crash
hard in the stomach. Clothesline by Hardcore 1-2-shoulder up. Chops by
Hardcore. Back elbow by Hardcore. Hardcore throws his cousin outside.
Hardcore beats Crash on the barrier, and then throws him in the ring. In the
ring, backbreaker by Hardcore 1-2-kickout. Kick to the back by Hardcore.
Choke by Hardcore. Crash kicks back. Suplex by Hardcore 1-2-shoulder up.
Brisco, Patterson, and a ref come down. Patterson gets on the apron and
calls out Hardcore who follows him out and Brisco runs in with a 2x4 and
nails Crash. Ref calls for the bell and Crash wins by DQ and advances in the
King of the Ring. Hardcore is pissed and he beats on Patterson as Brisco
hits Crash with the 2x4 again and pins 1-2-3! Brisco is the Hardcore Champ
again, as both Hollys just got screwed. Commercial.
Hardcore Title Match/Two Interviews:
-So here's the meanings, if Rock can
win, the Main Event at King of the Ring becomes for the Title instead of for
#1 Contendership. Replay of the screwing of the Hollys (eww...). Patterson
is congratulating Brisco and tells the ref to lock the door. Patterson
breaks out the champagne, pours everyone a glass and they toast. Then,
Patterson pours the champagne on Brisco, temporarily blinding him and then
Patterson breaks the champagne bottle on Brisco's head and then pins him
1-2-3! Patterson is the Hardcore Champ. In the back, Triple H is telling
T&A that they have to win. Steph steps in and tells them, but Test answers
with a lame "Alright, Steph" and Triple H nails him in the face and tells him
to get some intensity. Michael Cole talks to the Rock and brings up the fact
that Kane and Taker won and does that put pressure on Rock. Rock says he
will win not for Kane, not for Taker, not for nobody, but for the people.
Rock says he knows that only thing in his way from becoming champ are two
letters, T and A. He says he may not be a big blonde like Test, or have a
pierced penis (yes, it was beeped out) like Albert, but he does have his
"bring it" attitude, if ya smell what he's cookin'. Commercial.
T&A vs. The Rock: Test and Albert come down with Trish.
-Then, Rocky comes
out to a pop that drowns out Lillian Garcia's introduction. This crowd has
popped all night, and now they are going out of their minds. Undertaker is
watching from the back. Albert starts out. Rock starts out strong. Rock
throws Albert out, but Test runs in, only to be back body dropped outside.
Rock comes out and slams Albert's head into the table and the steps. Test
whips Rock, who clotheslines Albert, but he gets clotheslined by Test. Kane
is watching as T&A double team Rock. Test punches the fallen Rock. Test
beats Rock in the corner and chokes him with his foot. Tag to Albert.
Albert and Rock exchange punches. Sidewalk slam by Albert. Albert yells
some expletive as he beats Rock. Tag to Test. Trish even gets in by choking
Rock on the ropes while Test talks with the ref. Rock battles back, but gets
clotheslined by Test. Trish grabs Rock's leg, so Rock grabs her hair. Test
runs at him but Rock moves and slams Test. Trish gets on the apron and
distracts the ref as Test gets DDT'd by Rock. Albert runs in and hits Rock
with the ring bell. Trish gets down and Test rolls over 1-2-shoulder up!
Albert gets in and he and Rock battle until neither man can get up. All
three men are down. Rock and Albert up first, then Test. Rock fights both
men down. Rock clotheslines Albert to the outside. Spinebuster by Rock on
Test. People's Elbow by Rock 1-2-3! Rock wins! Triple H's Title will be on
the line at King of the Ring. In the back, Triple H smashes a table and
yells at Vince, who yells back "Wait 'till SmackDown!" Rock celebrates as we
go off the air. End Show.
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