• Backstage, Jesse Ventura told Triple
H, along wiht Chyna, he had been in the ring before. He said it was his state
and he would count the pinfall. He told Chyna she could be out there, but
if she got in the way, she would be kicked out. Triple H and Ventura then
argued.
• Pre-recorded footage was shown of
Chris Jericho waiting for his luggage. Howard Finkel finally arrived with
it. Jericho tried to explain to Finkel what he was. Finkel said he knew what
Jericho was talking about and then apologized.
• Jeff Jarrett defeated D-Lo Brown
(w/Debra), to capture the Intercontinental and European Title.
- Immediately, Jeff Jarrett and Debra started to argue. Jarrett told Debra
to head back to the locker room, which she did. The crowd booed and chanted
"Asshole." In the backstage area, Debra asked D-Lo Brown if she could join
him down at ringside. D-Lo agreed and escorted Debra down. D-Lo really had
the crowd going, as he dominated. Jarrett was on top shortly after gutting
D-Lo with his elbow, as D-Lo came off the top rope. They brawled to the outside,
using the steel steps, barracade, and ringpost to their advantage. In the
ring, it appeared D-Lo was going for the Lo-Down, but instead decided on
using a cannonball, which he missed. Jarrett then got up, grabbed his guitar
from the corner of the ring, and threatened to hit Debra with it, as he was
held back by the referee. Mark Henry then ran in and took the guitar away
from Jarrett. It appeared he was about to hit Jarrett with it, but surprisingly
ended up hitting D-Lo. Jarrett then made the pinfall for the win. Henry,
Debra, and Jarrett all celebrated, with Jim Ross saying it was a master plan
all along between the three, even to the point where Debra and Jarrett (pretented
to) argue.
• Backstage, Michael Cole interviewed
Edge and Christian about the Tag Team Turmoil match later in the show, where
the winner would receive a shot at the Tag Team Titles the following night
on Raw is War. Edge and Christian chose the first number, with The Hardy
Boyz choosing the second. Edge said it was exactly how they wanted it and
said, "Who better of than to start with The Hardy Boyz?" Christian said they
grew tired of Gangrel and outgrew him. He told The Hardy Boyz to let the
slideshow to begin and let the blood that spews be The Hardy Boyz's.
• Tag Team Turmoil Match: Winners
- The Acolytes [Receive Tag Team Title shots]
- The way the match worked was that two teams would start off, and once one
was eliminated, another would make their ways down, until one was left standing.
The winner would receive a shot at the Tag Team Titles the following night
on Raw is War. Edge and Christian and The Hardy Boyz, who were with Gangrel,
started out first. It was a fast-paced match between the two teams, as Gangrel
got in his cheapshots. The Hardy's mainly worked on Christian, until Edge
was tagged in. The two teams went to the outside, where Edge and Matt Hardy
ran on the barricades, with Edge spearing Matt while they met in air. Christian
and Jeff Hardy dived to the outside, taking out Gangrel both times the maneuvers
were executed. On the inside of the ring, Edge nailed Matt Hardy with a reversed
powerbomb, followed by an elbow drop from the top rope by Christian for the
win. Mideon and Viscera were up next to take on Edge and Christian. The former
members of The Corporate Ministry were dominating thanks to Viscera's power,
until Viscera ended up slamming into Mideon in the corner, at which point
Edge speared Mideon, to let he and Christian advance. Prince Albert and Droz
were out next and were soon eliminated. The Acolytes didn't waste anytime
making their ways down to the ring to take on Edge and Christian. The Acolytes
worked on Edge. Christian was tagged in after Edge reversed Faarooq's Dominator
into a DDT. As Edge and Christian continued to battle a close part of a match
with The Acolytes, Hardcore and Crash Holly made their ways down early. Bradshaw
later nailed Christian with the Clothesline from Hell for the win. The Holly's
then entered the ring. At one point, Faarooq nailed Crash with the Dominator,
but Hardcore made the save when a pin was about to be made. Crash and Hardcore
both tagged themselves in later in the match. Hardcore nailed Faarooq with
a clothesline, with Crash wanting to make the pinfall. Crash and Hardcore
started to fight and argue. After Crash was thrown to the outside, Faarooq
caught Hardcore with a Spinebuster for the win. The Godfather and Val Venis
were scheduled for the match, but didn't appear. Hardcore and Crash argued
afterwards, with Hardcore walking away.
• Backstage, The Undertaker and The
Big Show arrived.
• Backstage, Al Snow petted his dog, Pepper. He said he knew Pepper
was scared, but told him to get a grip.
• Road Dogg Interview.
- Road Dogg said there were two people in the back, thanking their were pencials
on erases, because he was taken out of the Al Snow vs. The Big Bossman Hardcore
Title match, but he would take it the following night on Raw is War. Chris
Jericho then made his entrance, as he appeared on Lion's Den steel cage.
He once again called himself the "Iyatollah of Rock and Rolla." He said it
was a momumental occassion, being Y2J's first WWF PPV appearance. He said
he was disappointment, because he didn't think it was possible for the WWF
keep up with Raw is War, leading into a PPV called Summersham. He said the
crowd wasted their money and now look liked fools. He said we had a list
of boring performers who would participate in the PPV. Jericho said RD no
one cared about him. He said to listen to the embarassing, silent reaction
of the crowd was giving him. The crowd cheered, as Jericho said, "Thank You."
He said RD thought he could impress people by spelling out his name. He said
if being doggystyle meant wearing stupid clothing and have a Stevie Wonder
hairstyle, everyone could count him out. Jericho said RD was probably dyslexic.
He said that D-Generation X and RD most definitely suck. He said now that
Y2J came to save the WWF, RD would never bore the crowd again. RD told Jericho,
"Why don't you shut up, bitch?" RD said he had two words for Jericho, as
the crowd said, "Suck it."
• Al Snow defeated The Big Bossman
via Pinfall, to capture the Hardcore Title.
- Al Snow left Pepper in the backstage area. Road Dogg wad doing color
commentary, until he decided to do it on the microphone, as he followed Al
Snow and The Big Bossman around. Snow first dived into Bossman from the entrance
set, as Bossman made his way out. They went to the backstage area. Bossman
nailed Snow with a board and the cage Pepper was in. He then threw the cage
across the backstage area. Snow started to use a giant board. Bossman used
a crutch on Snow. Bossman threw a metal tank at at Snow, which ended up breaking
the glass of a coke refrigerator. Bossman attempted to throw the refrigerator
on Snow, but Snow moved out of the way. Snow threw Bossman into a red min-van.
The gates opened and they went into the middle of the street outside of the
Target Center. Snow's face went into a construction sign. They went across
the street, where Snow attempted to pin Bossman, but was unsccessful. Bossman
threw Snow into some plastic chairs and tables, which was in front of a bar.
They went into a bar. Snow greeted a woman and shook hands with some guy.
Snow threw some stiff punches on Bossman and used some kind of metal basket.
The crowd chanted, "Head." They went into the back of the bar, where Bossman
used a broomstick. They went into the men's restroom, where Snow used one
of those air freshners that are placed in urinals. Back by the bar, Snow
nailed Bossman with a beer bottle and used a chair to his advantage. Snow
moonsaulted off a bar through a bar table, and hit nothing but wood, as Bossman
moved out of the way. They went into the pool rooms, as RD continued to call
the action. RD nailed Bossman with the nightstick, with Snow following up
by hitting Bossman with two poolballs. As Snow made his way into the arena
to get his Hardcore Title, with RD following, he started to beat down on
The Blue Meanie and Stevie Richards, who may have had Pepper.
• Backstage, Jesse Ventura told Mankind
he knew his style, but the pinfalls had to happen. He said if there was a
chair used, he wasn't counting it. After Mankind brought up Gerald Dine Ferraro,
who ran for President a while back, Ventura said she was a bleeding heart
liberal.
• Ivory defeated Tori via Pinfall,
to retain the Women's Title.
- During the match, Jerry Lawler was told that Pepper wasn't in the cage
when The Big Bossman threw it around in the backstage area during the Hardcore
Title match. Pepper was celebrating with Al Snow. Ivory was mainly on top
of the match, until Tori took the advantage, after quickly recovering from
an airplane spin-like maneuver. After Tori missed a sunset flip, Ivory pinned
her for the victory. Following the match, Ivory tried to take off Tori's
top, until a returning Luna made the save. She ran after Ivory to the backstage
area.
• Backstage, Michael Cole interviewed
The Rock. The Rock was upset with Cole, since Cole interrupted him on Sunday
Night Heat while The Rock spoke with John Randle. After The Rock got done
interviewing Cole, he cut his usual promo on his upcoming "Kiss My Ass" Match
with Mr. Ass. Meanwhile, Mr. Ass brought someone covered in a sheet, who
was the surprise for The Rock that Ass promised on Heat.
• Lion's Den Weapons Match: Ken Shamrock
defeated Steve Blackman.
- Steve Blackman first pulled out his nunchakus and used then on Ken Shamrock
to his advantage. Shamrock threw the weapons outside of the cage. He later
climbed the cage to grab a kendo stick. Blackman dodged a shot of the stick
by Shamrock, and repeatedly threw Shamrock into the cage. Blackman then pulled
out two sticks to beat Shamrock down with. Shamrock was later on top after
executing a back suplex, after Blackman attempted to climb to the top of
the cage for a different weapon. After the third attempt, Blackman grabbed
a kendo stick (although there was another one inside the cage). He nailed
Shamrock in the head and said, "That's it. Who's the man?" The crowd chanted,
"Blackman sucks." The referee offered to open up the door for Blackman so
he could take the win, but Blackman wanted to punish Shamrock more. He went
for the Lethal Kick, but Shamrock countered with a bell-to-belly suplex.
Shamrock grabbed the kendo stick and wore Blackman down with it. After Blackman
was left knocked out after repeated shots to the head, Shamrock took the
victory. Shamrock climbed up the cage and stood in victory to the crowd.
• Greenwich Street Fight-Love Her
or Leave Her Match: Test defeated Shane McMahon with an Elbow Drop.
- Before the match, in the backstage, Kevin Kelly talked about Shane McMahon's
surprise attack on Test during Sunday Night Heat, as Test talked about the
Greenwich Street Fight-Love Her or Leave Her Match. Kelly tried to get a
few words from Test, as Test made his way down, but Test didn't want to talk.
The stipulations of the match were that if Shane won, Test could no longer
see Stephanie, but if Test one, Shane could never bother he and Stephanie
again. Test's ribs were taped up. Before the match, The Mean Street Posse
made their ways out in Hawaiian clothing. Rodney had an arm sling on with
a cast under, Pete Gas had on a neckbrace, and Joey Abs had a cast on his
ankle, all which were caused by previous attacks by Test. Rodney, Gas, and
Abs all sat on a first-row couch and drunk champagne. Test and Shane immediately
took it into the stands. Test took drink and slammed it across the head of
Shane. At one point, Test bodyslammed Shane on the outside. The Posse got
into the face of Test, so Test shoved every one of them and then knocked
them down after throwing Shane onto them. Stephanie was shown smiling in
the backstage area, as she watched on to the match. Test then used a pan
on The Posse. The Posse soon started to beat down Test. They handed Shane
a ton of weapons, including a Mean Street Posse mailbox that had a dollar
sign on it. Shane used a giant picture of The Posse on Test, with glass
shattering everywhere. Shane then took Test on the inside for a pin attempt,
but Test kicked out on two. Shane later went for a corkscrew moonsault, but
Test moved out of the way. It appeared Test had the pin after a spinebuster,
but Shane kicked out, after the referee was distracted too long by Rodney
to make the pin on time. The referee was then knocked out after Test accidently
booted him in the face. A dazed Shane was clotheslined to the outside, at
which point Test used a "Do Not Enter" sign Shane had used earlier in the
match. Test once again bodyslammed Shane onto the outside floor. Shane was
thrown back in the ring, at which point The Posse once again attacked Test,
as Jim Ross speculated The Posse weren't even injured. They used several
weapons, including the Spanish announcer's television monitors. The Posse
placed Test on on the Spanish announce table. Shane executed an awesome elbow
drop onto Test, which easily broke the table. As Gas argued with the referee
on the inside, Abs and Rodney placed Test and Shane back in the ring. The
Posse woke up Shane with a bottle of water, but when Shane went for the pin,
Test surprisingly kicked out on two. After Gas accidently knocked out Shane
with another type of street sign, Test went for the pin, but Abs pulled Shane
out of the ring. Rodney then entered the ring and nailed Test with his cast,
but Test kicked out once again when the pin was made. The returning Stooges,
Pat Patterson and Gerald Brisco, made their ways in and destroyed Gass and
Rodney. Test booted a chair into Abs and the finally finished off Shane with
the Pumphandle Slam and Elbow Drop. Stephanie then ran in to celebrate with
Test.
• Backstage, Michael Cole told X-Pac
and Kane it looked like their Tag Team Title match with The Undertaker and
The Big Show was a mismatch. X-Pac said he and Kane were closer than they've
ever been and that's what would make Big Show and The Undertaker underdogs.
• The Big Show and The Undertaker
(w/Paul Bearer) defeated Kane and X-Pac with The Undertaker's Tombstone,
to capture the Tag Team Titles.
- Kane was weraing new ring attire. At one point, The Undertaker was about
to chokeslam X-Pac into the only announce table left standing, but Kane made
the save. After working on Kane, The Undertaker and The Big Show worked on
X-Pac for a while. X-Pac was about to make the tag at one point, but The
Undertaker pulleed him away. X-Pac eventually made the tag, however, after
low-blowing The Undertaker. After The Undertaker was thrown to the outside,
X-Pac was tagged in. He gave Big Show the Bronco Buster. As he Undertaker
and Kane battled on the outside of ring, Big Show nailed X-Pac with a chokeslam.
X-Pac surprisingly kicked out of the pin, however. The Undertaker went crazy.
He was tagged in and hit X-Pac with Tombstone for the win.
• Backstage, Jesse Ventura told Stone
Cold Steve Austin to do whatever he needed to do in the Triple Threat-Heavyweight
Title match later in the show, but a pinfall need to be made. Austin walked
away. Ventura said, "Were are you going? I can't believe it."
• Kiss My Ass Match: The Rock defeated
Mr. Ass with the People's Elbow.
- Mr. Ass' surprise was a large women, whose ass The Rock would kiss if he
lost the match. The Rock immediately took it to Ass with several punches.
They went down the aisle, where The Rock used the guardrail to his advantage.
On their way back down, The Rock put Jerry Lawler's crown on Ass' head, then
layed in a punch. The Rock spat some water on Ass. Ass soon used the ringbell
to come on top of the match. The Rock tried to fight back, but out of no
where, Ass hit the Famouser. Instead of making the pinfall, Ass got his large
woman, put her in the corner, as she pulled up her dress. She had a hole
in her panty hose. Ass went to put The Rock's face into the woman's ass,
but The Rock ended up putting Ass in it. The Rock then hit the Rock Bottom
and People's Elbow for the win.
Triple H. vs. Mankind vs. Steve Austin In A
Triple Threat Match w/ referee Jesse Ventura
• Triple Threat Match: Mankind pins Steve Austin to become the new WWF champion.
- Before the match begins Triple H. Starts bickering with Jesse Ventura.
Their arguement is interupted by Stone Cold's music. Stone Cold
jumps into the ring and attacks Triple H. This is followed by a "double
team" of Steve Austin and Manking pounding on Triple H simutaneously. This
was followed by a hug given to Stone Cold from Mankind which upsets Austin
and leads him to attack Mankind. With Austin concentrating on Mankind, Triple H. nails him with a chair while not looking. This leads to Triple H. and Mankind in the ring. Mankind hits the Mandible Claw, but is stopped by Chyna. Jesse Ventura than "EJECTS" Chyna from the match. Mankind is now out in the corner. The Rattlesnake and Triple H are the ones who go at it next. Austin is being stomped on by Triple H. and then by Mankind and then a double team stomp by Mankind and Triple H. Triple H and Mankind are doing various moves double teaming Stone Cold. Once Stone Cold out of the picture temporarily, Mankind and Triple H. go at it. Triple H rams Mankind into the stairs and then seeks Austin. This leads to a brawl between Triple H and Stone Cold in the crowds. Mankind soon arrives but is bodyslammed onto the concrete by Stone Cold. Stone Cold and Triple H return ringside and is thrown into the stairs. Triple H then attempts The Pedigree. Austin reverses it into a sling shot into Mankind. Austin then hits The Stunner on Mankind. Triple H. then hits Mankind with a chair which Ventura protests Triple H at, but Triple H does not listen. Triple H goes for the count but Ventura does not count. Triple H yells at Ventura which is stopped by Shane McMahon also arguing with Ventura. Stone Cold then gets up and stuns Shane. Ventura then throws Shane over the top rope followed by the words "Thats For Your Old Man Bastard." Mankind then hits a double Mandible Claw on Stone Cold and Triple H. This ends with both men on the ground. Stone Cold is the first up and stuns Triple H. Stone Cold goes for pin but does not go through because of interference by Triple H. Triple H. hits the Pedigree on Stone Cold but Mankind Pulls Triple H. off before he can hit the pin and pins him himself.