Greensboro, North Carolina
April 27, 2002
TWF TITLE MATCH CHALLENGER... HULK HOGAN VS. THE UNDERTAKER
SCOTT STEINER w/ VICTORIA VS. THE ROCK
TWF LIGHTEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MATCH CHALLENGER.... "HIGH OCTANE" DAMION WEST VS. JUSTIN SANE
FUTURE # 1 CONTENDER's MATCH "STONE COLD" STEVE AUSTIN VS. TRIPLE H
TWF INTERCONTINENTAL TITLE MATCH CHALLENGER... DREW BLOOD VS. RHYNO
TWF TOUGHMAN TITLE MATCH CHALLENGER... HARDCORE HOLLY VS. TRAVIS WAKEMAN *Trish Stratus will be barred from ringside.
TWF EUROPEAN TITLE MATCH CHALLENGER... SHAWN STASIAK VS. JORDAN ROCKWELL w/ Lita
YUJI MATASAMO VS. DYLAN JANSENS
MR. PERFECT VS. AL SNOW
VLAD THE IMPALER VS. BROCK LESNAR
LAST MAN STANDING MATCH NAILS VS. NEMESIS
RESULTS
THE TWF LOGO FLASHES ACROSS THE SCREEN AND FADES OUT AS THE FBI WARNING IS SHOWN. A VIDEO PACKAGE DETAILING THE LONG, ILLUSTRIOUS CAREERS OF HULK HOGAN AND THE UNDERTAKER IS SHOWN. TOWARDS THE END OF THE VIDEO, THE SOUND OF A BELL TOLL IS HEARD AS THE END OF THE GRAVEST CHALLENGE FROM THE 1991 SURVIVOR SERIES IS SHOWN AS THE UNDERTAKER's VOICE CUTS IN AND PROCLAIMS, "TONIGHT, HULKAMANIA GOES SIX FEET UNDER". THE FOUL PLAY THEME PLAYS AND THE ARENA IS SHOWN AS THE NARRTOR COMES ON AND SAYS "TONIGHT, TWF ENTERTAINMENT BRINGS YOU FOUL PLAY. THE CROWD IS PICTURED AS A MAJORITY OF THE FANS ARE WEARING RED AND YELLOW BUT ONE FAN's SIGN STATES "I WITNESSED THE BIRTH OF HULKAMANIA, NOW I'M HERE TO SEE IT DIE"! Jim Ross:"There are 20,311 fans here at the Greensboro Coliseum and King, this is gonna be a huge night in TWF history, thefirst pay-per-view after the TWF division split"! Lawler:"The best of RAW and PrimeTime are here and tonight is also the end of Hulkamania"! J.R.:"I beg to differ with ya there King but it's gonna be a tall mountain to climb tonight for Hogan if he's to win the title". Lawler:"I have it on high authority that Vince McMahon will make sure Hogan doesn't leave Greensboro with the title"! AS THE CAMERA PANS THROUGH THE CROWD, ANOTHER SIGN SAYS "SCOTT STEINER: THE REAL PEOPLE's CHAMP WHILE ANOTHER SAYS "WAKEMAN CAN'T WIN WITHOUT THE TRAMP". Howard Finkel:"Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to Greensboro Coliseum and Foul Play! (crowd loudly cheers) Please give a warm round of applause to University of North Carolina student Kim Mangum, here to perform the National Anthem"! THE CROWD BEGINS TO APPLAUD WHEN THE OLD EXTREME JAPAN THEME HITS AND YUJI MATASAMO AND HAYABUSA COME OUT TO RESOUNDING BOOS. J.R.:"Oh no, please tell me this isn't happening"! Lawler:"I'm startin' to lose a lot of respect for these guys J.R."! MATASAMO RIPS THE MICROPHONE OUT OF THE WOMAN's HANDS AND CHASES HER OUT OF THE RING. HE THEN SHOUTS SOMETHING TO HER IN JAPANESE AS HE LEAVES IN FEAR. SUDDENLY, DYLAN JANSENS THEME BY BON JOVI HITS AS HE AND MOLLY COME OUT TO A HUGE POP. JANSENS FIRST GOES AND HELPS THE STARTLED SINGER BACKSTAGE. HE THEN COMES BACK OUT AND CHARGES THE RING. JANSENS BLOCKED A RIGHT HAND BY HAYABUSA AND THEN CLOTHESLINED HIM OUT OF THE RING. REFEREE JACK DOAN THEN ORDERED HAYABUSA TO LEAVE THE RINGSIDE AREA AS THE BELL RANG TO START THE MATCH. Yuji Matasamo vs. Dylan Jansens w/ Molly This was a great opening bout that featured a terrific series of counters and reversals by both me to start until Matasamo avoided a clothesline in the corner and caught Jansens with a back handspring elbow. He followed that up with a few knifedge chops that pelted the skin of Jansens. Matasamo slowed the pace with a snap mare into a nerve hold at the base of Jansens neck. Behind the crowd, Jansens tried to work his way up but each time, Matasamo would pull him down by the hair. Doan finally got eye of this and forced Matasamo to break the hold. As Matasamo argued with Doan, Jansens came from behind with a schoolboy rollup to get the 1...2..., but Matasamo powered out. Jansens went for a clothesline but Matasamo ducked and drilled him with a superkick. After an arm wrench, Matasamo dropped Jansens with a hook kick before setting Jansens up and going to the top rope. He tried to come off the top with a rounding splash but at the last second. Matasamo double up in pain as Jansens took his right hand and as the crowd grew louder, signaled with a thumbs down for his finisher. He then locked in the "Dragon Stretch" and had it sinched it tight. As Matasamo struggled towards the ropes, Jansens pulled him away as Doan was asking the screaming Matasamo if he wanted to give in. Without an answer, Matasamo showed great strength by fighting the hold and getting to the ropes to break it. After a nice sit down spinebuster, Jansens decided to go up but his inexperience showed as he first yelled into the crowd to liven them up when Matasamo recovered and hit Jansens with a jumping roundhouse to the side of the head. Matasamo then climbed up and brought Jansens off with a reverse frankensteiner to get the pinfall. Match Time: 6:51 J.R.:"Yuji Matasamo has taken advantage of a rookie mistake by Jansens who really had Matasamo in a compromising position there King". Lawler:"Wait a minute J.R., there's Hayabusa". AFTER THE MATCH, HAYABUSA CAME OUT WITH A JAPANESE FLAG AND MATASAMO TOOK IT AND WAVED IT PROUDLY. BUT THE FANS' BOOS TURNED TO CHEERS WHEN THE ACOLYTES CAME OUT AND CHASED THEM OUT OF THE RING. J.R.:"The Acolytes have come out to the delight of these people and stopped the Japanese celebration but King, this is getting ridiculous, something needs to be done about Matasamo and Hayabusa". Lawler:"It started as these guys wanting to put Japanese wrestling on the map and that wasn't a problem, but now it's becoming them trying to show up everyone else". J.R.:"Well let's go backstage with Michael Cole who's standing by with the Lightheavyweight champion and the craziest man I've ever come across". BACKSTAGE Michael Cole:"Alright Justin, just a few weeks ago, you made what some said was the most ridiculous challenge in TWF history when you demanded a match with the tag team champions Strife and Bahamut. You've said you'd do it again but honestly, what did that match take out of you"? Justin Sane:"Did I take the beating of my life? You bet I did. Was it worth it? Hell yeah. Ya see, Strife and Bahamut got the victory, but I learned how to take more pain and trust me Michael, there's no one in the TWF who can take as much pain as me". Cole:"Well that maybe true Justin but tonight, you've got a title defense against High Octane who's been on a roll of late. How do you beat him"? Justin Sane:"High Octane and I have been in the ring before and he's a great athlete, I'll give him that. But he has no idea what he's in store for because he's about to enter a world of pain..... and complete insanity". AN ENGINE REVS UP LOUDLY AS HIGH OCTANE's MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES OUT TO MOSTLY BOOS. J.R.:"This match doesn't contain a fan favorite as these two have done a great job of getting these people to dislike them but it won't be short of action King as these two are thriving in that newly reformed lightheavyweight division on RAW". JUSTIN SANE's MUSIC HITS AS HE COMES OUT WEARING THE BELT TO A LOT OF BOOING. Lawler:"I personally like both these guys' style but I guess I'll go with Sane because of his intensity". J.R.:"Justin Sane is definitely at an advantage when he can get physical and High Octane will need to use his speed and tremendous agility to pull it off". TWF Lightheavyweight Title Match Challenger... "High Octane" Damion West vs. Justin Sane Unlike most lightheavyweight matches, these two tried to overpower each other early with High Octane surprisingly getting the best of it after catching Sane with a powerslam. He then put him in a side leg lock and began twisting Sane's foot. Seemingly in pain, Sane was actually grinning as he sat up and hit High Octane with 2 right hands to escape the hold. He then backed him to the corner and went for an irish whip but High Octane reversed it and charged in. However, Sane stuck his boot in High Octane's face and took him down with a cactus clothesline. He then connected with a legdrop off the middle rope and went for the cover but High Octane got a shoulder up after 2. That led to a swinging neckbreaker as the champion began to take charge. Looking to put High Octane away, Sane tried to lock in the "Straight Jacket" but High Octane countered into a hammerlock backdrop suplex. He then went up top and caught Sane with a missile dropkick right to the face. High Octane hooked the leg and got 1....2..., but Sane kicked out. High Octane then wrenched Sane's arm and went for a hook kick to the face but Sane ducked and countered with a hard russian leg sweep. Sane then went up to the top and when High Octane came to his feet, he leaped off. But as he was coming down, he was met with the "Head on Collision" in mid air! Sane's head cocked back due to the impact as High Octane hooked the leg and got the 3 count to win the title. Match Time: 3:54 J.R.:"What a move by High Octane! He caught Justin Sane completely out of nowhere with that"! Lawler:"It can happen that fast and just like that, we've got a new Lightheavyweight champion"! J.R.:"The Head on Collision superkick has helped High Octane continue his hot streak to his first taste of TWF gold". THE McMAHON's PERSONAL ARENA SUITE VINCE McMAHON IS ON THE PHONE. Vince:"Oh I can't wait, no one will expect it. Okay, I'll see ya later and we'll talk on RAW about your reward. Okay, bye". J.R.:"Who is he talking to"? THERE IS A KNOCK ON THE DOOR. Vince:"Come in". THE UNDERTAKER ENTERS WITH THE TWF TITLE BELT OVER HIS SHOULDER. Undertaker:"Vince, you wanted to see me"? Vince:"Ah yes, how's the champ tonight"? Undertaker:"Feelin' great, can't wait to choke Hogan out tonight". Vince:"Well I remember the Gravest Challenge better than anyone and I can't wait to see it all happen again. Tell me Undertaker, do you believe in deja vu"? Undertaker:"What are you getting at Vince"? Vince:"Well you remember how that match in 1991 ended right"? Undertaker:"I'll never forget". Vince:"Well let's just say, that I can assure you you won't lose that title to Hogan tonight". Undertaker:"I get your drift boss". Vince:"Now go out there and put Hogan out for good". Undertaker:"My pleasure". VLAD THE IMPALER's MUSIC HITS AS HE COMES OUT TO A MIXED RESPONSE. J.R.:"Well I certainly didn't like the sound of that meeting between Vince McMahon and The Undertaker". Lawler:"Vince always has a plan J.R., you gotta know that by know. He always gets what he wants"! J.R.:"Whoever is the TWF champion after tonight will be the first man eligible to start appearing on both shows but Vince is the owner of RAW and he needs to stick to that title". BROCK LESNAR's MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES OUT TO MOSTLY CHEERS. Lawler:"Here J.R., I'm gonna steal your line. This one's gonna be a slobberknocker folks"! J.R.:"It damn sure is, it's time for the heavy hitters and over the last few weeks, we've seen this guy Brock Lesnar who's been used primarily as a bodygaurd to PrimeTime owner Shane McMahon and Vlad the Impaler has been the only man willing to face him in the ring". Lawler:"These two had a war a couple weeks ago on PrimeTime and this one could get ugly tonight"! J.R.:"That one was won by Lesnar but Vlad is determined to defeat the monster tonight". Vlad the Impaler vs. Brock Lesnar Before the bell rang, Vlad came up from behind Lesnar and cracked him over the head with a kendo stick. Vlad turned and threw the kendo stick out of the ring but when he turned around, the unphased Lesnar forefully picked him up off the ground and slammed him to the mat. Lesnar hit Vlad with a hard clothesline before whipping him to the corner. But Vlad moved out of the way when Lesnar charged in and then tagged him with a barrage of right hands. He then tried to bodyslam Lesnar but Lesnar blocked it by clubbing him across the back. After that, Lesnar delivered a devastating reverse face first torcher rack drop. With the match in firm control, Lesnar delivered a ring shaking double powerbomb, destroying Vlad in the process and getting the 3 count. Match Time: 3:04 Lawler:"Wow, how convincing was that"? J.R.:"An extremely impressive win for Brock Lesnar and I gotta say, Shane McMahon has found more than a diamond in the rough with this guy". Lawler:"Yeah, and with him as his bodygaurd, Shane can pretty much do and say as he pleases on PrimeTime"! J.R.:"Yeah, kinda like his dad, isn't it. FOOTAGE IS SHOWN FROM RAW IS WAR APPROXIMATELY 2 AND A HALF WEEKS AGO OF MR. PERFECT STEALING AL SNOW's MANNEQUIN HEAD. J.R.:"Well fans, a very bizarre situation is ready to unfold next and this is all over a mannequin head King". MR. PERFECT's MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES OUT TO A ROUND OF BOOS WITH HEAD IN ONE HAND AND HIS TRADEMARK HAND TOWEL IN THE OTHER. Lawler:"Yeah, Al Snow wants to fight over a mannequin head". J.R.:"But what does Mr. Perfect need with it? It might be weird but the head has sentimental value to Al Snow". "WHAT DOES EVERYBODY WANT" HITS AS THE CROWD RESPONDS WITH "HEAD" AND AL SNOW APPEARS IN THE ENTRANCEWAY TO A GOOD POP. Lawler:"Weird? It's not weird, this guy is just an idiot"! J.R.:"Both these men have tremendous wrestling backgrounds and aside from the reason they're in this match, it should be a competitive match between a couple crafty veterans of the ring". Mr. Perfect vs. Al Snow Al Snow grabbed control early, catching Perfect with a series of right hands, one finally knocking him down in the corner which led to several stomps to the chest of Perfect. Snow picked him up and whipped him to the corner but Perfect caught him coming in with a boot to the mouth followed by a nice standing dropkick. Perfect went for the cover and got a 1 count. The crowd was very behind Snow as Perfect laid several hard chops into his solar plexes before a snap mare. That led to Perfect's beautiful somersault neckbreaker. He then went for the "Perfect-Plex" but Snow countered with a jab to the ribs and then picked him up and dropped him over the top rope across his neck. Snow then delivered a reverse jawbreaker before finally getting his hands on head. Snow's eyes lit up as he raised head in the air. Perfect staggered to his feet and Snow swung at him but Perfect ducked and came back with a bridge roll up pin to get a quick 3 count. Match Time: 4:24 Lawler:"Ahahahaha, Perfect got him"! J.R.:"And now he's got head again"! AFTERWARDS, PERFECT GRABBED HEAD AGAIN BUT SNOW GUT UP, SPUN HIM AROUND, KICKED HIM IN THE STOMACH AND DELIVERED THE "SNOW PLOW". SNOW THEN RECOVERED HEAD AND TOOK A LONG LOOK AT IT IN HIS HANDS BEFORE PUNTING IT INTO THE CROWD! Lawler:"What's he doing?! That's what he wanted so bad"! J.R.:"It seems that Al Snow has come to some sort of realization that he doesn't need head anymore as maybe he feels that it cost him an important match here". Lawler:"I can't believe I'm saying this but Al Snow does have a brain"! BACKSTAGE REY MYSTERIO, JR. HAS JUST FINISHED A TALK WITH FELLOW RAW IS WAR STAR ESSA RIOS. THEY GO OFF IN SEPERATE DIRECTIONS BUT WHEN MYSTERIO GETS A LITTLE FURTHER DOWN THE HALL, X-PAC JUMPS OUT FROM AROUND A CORNER AND VICIOUSLY ASSAULTS MYSTERIO WITH A PAIR OF NUNCHUCKS. J.R.:"Oh my god! X-Pac has beaten the hell out of Rey Myterio and I gotta know King, this is ridiculous, what did Rey do to deserve this"?! Lawler:"Well I'll tell you exactly what it is. Remember when Mysterio turned down Stephanie's offer to join the NWO? This is what he gets for making such a huge mistake". J.R.:"Something needs to be done! Mysterio made a great career choice in my eyes and I know in the eyes of a lot of these fans and X-Pac should have to pay for that"! Lawler:"You don't mess with the NWO J.R., I don't know why some of these guys can't accept that". J.R.:"Well folks, the next time we will be on pay-per-view will be on May 29, 2002 from the First Union Center in Philadelphia King for Evil Intentions and we can tell ya folks that the event is already sold out so if you wanna see it, contact your local cable company as soon as you can"! Lawler:"Oh I can't wait for that one either J.R., it was such a great event last year"! RECENT FOOTAGE OF SHAWN STASIAK TRYING TO COME ONTO FAITH AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, LITA IS SHOWN. SHAWN STASIAK's ENTRANCE MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES OUT WEARING A PAIR OF SHORT BLACK TIGHTS WITH WHITE TRIM THAT HAVE "THE STAR" PRINTED ON THE FRONT AS THE CROWD UNANIMOUSLY BOOS HIM. J.R.:"Here comes the pervert, I mean Shawn Stasiak who will challenge Jordan Rockwell for the European title momentarily and King, how will Europe feel if Stasiak wins the title and represents their people"? Lawler:"I think they should be proud! After all, he's the star"! "ROCK HARD" BY JA RULE HITS AS LITA LEADS JORDAN ROCKWELL DOWN THE RAMPWAY. HE HAS THE TITLE FASTENED AROUND HIS WAIST BUT BEFORE HE GETS IN THE RING, HE TAKES IT OFF AND TOSSES IT INTO THE RING. HE TRIES TO GO AFTER STASIAK BUT REFEREE MIKE CHIODA STOPS HIM WITH A WARNING TO LET THE BELL RING. J.R.:"Rockwell is hot and he wants Stasiak now King and I can't say that I blame him". Lawler:"Why is he so upset? Stasiak was just admiring the lovely Lita, that's all". J.R.:"He wanted to do a lot more than that and not just once, but he harrassed her again after already being slapped across the face. Now how stupid can you be"? Lawler:"You never know J.R., it could be tough love. But I think Stasiak brilliantly hatched this as a plan to get Rockwell in a such a mood that he could take advantage and take the title"! J.R.:"Is Stasiak smart enough to come up with a plan like that"? TWF European Title Match Challenger... Shawn Stasiak vs. Jordan Rockwell w/Lita As Rockwell got some last minute encouragement from Lita, Stasiak came from behind with a hard knee to the lower back. He then backed him into the corner with a succession of right hands followed by a big suplex. Stasiak taunted the crowd on multiple occasions which was a mistake as he should have been following up his moves. He whipped Rockwell to the ropes and caught him with a back elbow as he came off. Stasiak went for the cover but Rockwell kicked out at 2. Stasiak then again went for a suplex but Rockwell blocked it and immediately countered by falling straight to the mat and locking in a hard armbar. He took that into an STF and had Stasiak in a lot of pain but Stasiak managed to get to the ropes after seeing Lita outside the ring, sickening her as she realized she was Stasiak's motivation. Chioda called for a break but when Rockwell wouldn't let go of the hold, he had to pull him off and take him to the other side of the ring. When Stasiak got up, Rockwell went for a clothesline but he ducked and kicked Rockwell right on his right knee cap. Stasiak then targeted the right knee as he used a shin breaker followed by a spinning leg twist in which he just dropped down on Rockwell's knee. After several shots to the knee, Stasiak went for the figure 4 leg lock but Rockwell countered by pushing him in the rear end with his foot. But when Rockwell got up, he couldn't put any weight on the knee. Stasiak turned around and Rockwell attempted a side jumping hook kick but Stasiak ducked and Rockwell drilled Chioda with it! Stasiak then low blowed Rockwell. Realizing she needed to do something, Lita got on the top turnbuckle and came off with the "Litacanrana" but Stasiak caught her on his shoulders with a smile on his face. Stasiak put her down and grabbed her on the shoulders but Rockwell spun him around, kicked him in the gut and delivered "Extreme Measures" to get the 1....2.....3 and the result was a successful title defense. Match Time: 6:43 J.R.:"Rockwell, bad knee and all has survived and held onto the title"! Lawler:"I thought there for a minute that Lita was gonna kiss Stasiak and then Rockwell ruined it"! J.R.:"Get serious King, she'd kiss you before she put her hands on that pervert"! Lawler:"I'd stop calling him that if I were you". BACKSTAGE.... CHUCK AND BILLY's DRESSING ROOM.... CHUCK AND BILLY ARE GOING THROUGH THE MAY 2002 EDITION OF TWF MAGAZINE CRITIQUING THE LOOKS OF FELLOW TWF SUPERSTARS. Billy Gunn:"Oh look at him, what a freak". Chuck Palumbo:"Yeah, that's very tasteless". Billy:"Man, I can't believe we don't have a match tonight". Chuck:"I know, but starting on RAW, we're gonna make an impact in the tag team division. No more gettin' shown up by punks like Jeff Hardy and Carney". THEY COME ACROSS THE "SUPERSTAR SPOTLIGHT" COLUMN OF THE MAGAZINE IN WHICH SABU IS PROFILED. Billy:"Now look at that, that's gotta go". Chuck:"I can't believe they let someone in the TWF look like that, I mean, the bright neon green pants and that ridiculous turban on his head". Billy:"Yeah, he looks like something out of the movie Aladdin". THEY LAUGH TOGETHER. Chuck:"Ya think we should pay him a friendly visit"? Billy:"Yeah, why not, we'll give him a hand". J.R.:"Well I don't know that I'd want Chuck and Billy paying me a friendly visit or giving me a hand, much less anything else but King, up next is one of the more disturbing situations we can remember in recent TWF history as we prepare for our Last Man Standing match, take a look". A VIDEO PACKAGE CONTAINING EERIE BACKGROUND MUSIC IS PLAYED STARTING WITH NAILS ABDUCTING FRANCINE ON RAW IS WAR FOLLOWED BY HIS PSYCHOTIC BASEMENT PROMO ON SNME. NEMESIS' RESPONSE AND ACCEPTANCE OF HIS LAST MAN STANDING CHALLENGE LEADS INTO THE NWO THEME BEING PLAYED AS THE BOOS IMMEDIATELY STARTED TO FILL THE ARENA. J.R.:"Nails is on his way out here fans but where is Francine? What has he done with her"? Lawler:"He never agreed to give her back J.R., but he did say he'd end Nemesis' career tonight". "IN MY DARKEST HOUR" BY MEGADEATH HITS AS THE STOIC LOOKING NEMESIS WALKS OUT WEARING A BLACK TRENCH COAT AND CARRYING A BASEBALL BAT. J.R.:"There's no doubt that under these rules, careers can definitely be shortened or ended". Lawler:"What's he doing with that baseball bat? Is he crazy"?! J.R.:"No, just hell bent on revenge and in this one, it's as legal as a wristlock. The rules are simple fans, first man to put his opponent down until they can't answer the referee's ten count is the winner". Last Man Standing Nails vs. Nemesis This turned into one of the most brutal flights in TWF history. Right after the bell rang, Nemesis swung the baseball bat at Nails like a mad man but Nails was able to avoid it. After dodging a swing in the corner, the bat bounced on the ring rope and flew outside the ring. Nails then tackled Nemesis and started laying right hands into his head. He then went outside and grabbed a trash can full of weapons and tossed it into the ring. Nemesis picked up a wooded post that landed near him and smashed it over Nails' back as he got back into the ring. Nemesis then tore his coat off and threw it at Nails, blinding him for a moment and allowing him to crack the post over his head. Nemesis then whipped Nails to the corner and came in with a clothesline. As Nails staggered out of the corner, Nemesis came at him and drilled him with a running boot, dislodging his hockey mask when suddenly the TWF tron came on and showed a live fight that was taking place in the NWO office between Stephanie McMahon and Francine. The cat fight stayed on for about 10 seconds and Nemesis took his focus off the match. That's when Nails took advantage by low blowing the big man and catching him with a pulling piledriver. After a blatant chokehold, Nails waited for Nemesis to get up and when he did, slammed a steel chair over his head. Nails then brought in 3 more chairs and sat them up in the center of the ring one across from the other. Nemesis got back up and Nails just absolutely blasted him over the head with a kendo stick. Nails then went outside the ring into the back and came out with a slab of sheet glass! He slid it into the ring and propped it up on the chairs. But Nemesis got up and clotheslined him over the ropes and to the floor. Nemesis then rammed Nails face first into the spanish announce table and then grabbed an electrical cord, choking the masked man. Nemesis rolled him into the crowded ring but Nails gave him a quick thum to the eye. He then whipped him to the far side an went for a clothesline but Nemesis ducked and came off the other side of the ropes with a flying clothesline. Nemesis then went to the top rope as Francine came down the aisle with a fire poker in hand. But Stephanie came out behind her, turned her around and slapped her across the face. Francine dropped the fire poker which Stephanie picked up and marched to the ring with. As Nemesis preyed on Nails, waiting for him to get up, Stephanie got up on the apron and struck him in the back of the head with the fire poker 3 times! Nemesis slumped up on the top turnbuckle as Nails got up with him and pulled the unthinkable, bringing Nemesis off the top with a powerbomb right through the propped up glass! Nemesis was unable to get up in time as Nails was awarded the match. Match Time: 28:05 J.R.:"Oh my god what impact! Nemesis has been decimated here by Nails"! Lawler:"I can't believe that but look at this, it looks like Nails isn't done"! NAILS WALKED UP TO FRANCINE AND ROLLED HER INTO THE RING WITH THE FALLEN NEMESIS AS STEPHANIE HELPED HIM TO THE BACK. DOUBLE FEATURE REPLAYS SHOW THE MOVE AGAIN FROM 4 DIFFERENT ANGLES. J.R.:"I'm still awestruck about what just happened folks. My god, that's the damdest thing I've ever seen King". Lawler:"There's glass everywhere, get the cleanup crew out here"! BACKSTAGE Michael Cole:"J.R., King, I was as shocked as you were about what I just saw and I'm here at this time with Commissioner Piper and Hot Rod, we haven't seen you for awhile but according to what you just told me, you will be overseeing both the RAW and PrimeTime divisions, is that correct"? Commissioner Piper:"That's right Mikey. Linda decided to retain me as both divisions needed a Commissioner. How long it'll stay that way, who knows. But I'm in charge tonight and speaking of Linda, her husband Vince seems to have something up his sleeve as usual. Well Vince, if you think I didn't have a remedy for your plans, you still haven't been screwed over by me enough yet. But tonight in the TWF title match, these people are going to see a clear winner because that match now has two special enforcers, your good friends Strife and Bahamut, the TWF tag team champions". Cole:"There ya have it guys, back to you". Lawler:"Oh that damn Piper, when is he gonna get out of here? He's done nothing but make it tough for Vince since Linda made him Commissioner". J.R.:"And he's also saw to it that Vince's sneaky, underhanded tactics have been nipped in the bud and it looks like he's done that again tonight with Strife and Bahamut". THE LIGHTS GO DIM AND THE IMAGE OF DRIPPING BLOOD IS SEEN ON THE TWF TRON AND FROM SOME PARTS OF THE RAFTERS AS DREW BLOOD MAKES HIS WAY OUT OF THE DARKNESS, HIW WHITE CLOAK LIKE SHIRT THE ONLY THING THAT CAN BE MADE OUT. Lawler:"Ahhh! Turn the lights back on"! J.R.:"The Intercontinental title will be on the line momentarily between two men who have a little bit of a history together King and this man has said that Rhyno cannot connect with the Gore on him". RHYNO's MUSIC HITS AS THE PUMPED UP INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPION MAKES HIS WAY OUT TO MOSTLY BOOS. Lawler:"These are two of my favorite TWF superstars but I think this man has a different opinion. He's been the Intercontinental champ for several months J.R."! J.R.:"It's gonna be the deliberate, technical style of Drew Blood against the one hundered mile per hour powerhouse manbeast". TWF Intercontinental Title Match Challenger.... Drew Blood vs. Rhyno Drew Blood tried to stand in against Rhyno in a slugfest early but he was soon rocked back. Rhyno then headbutted him before dropping him across the top turnbuckle with the snake eyes. Rhyno then tried to charge in with the "Gore" but Blood had it well scouted and moved. He then took him down with a reverse ddt and went for a quick cover but Rhyno kicked out after a 1 count. Blood then went for a clothesline but Rhyno ducked. As he came off the other side, Blood went for a flying forearm but Rhyno caught him and turned it into a hard shoulder breaker. As Blood got up, Rhyno picked him up and deposited him with a sidewalk slam as Blood's head bounced off the mat. Rhyno went for the cover 1......2....., but at the last second, Drew Blood got his shoulder off the mat. Rhyno then slung Blood to the floor but the tide turned when he tried to clothesline him against the post but he moved. Rhyno's bicep struck hard against the steel and that was all Blood needed to take the match over. Working like a seasoned veteran, Blood basically incapacitated the right arm of Rhyno. Rhyno reversed an arm wrench and whipped him to the ropes but Blood countered with a sleeper hold. As Rhyno was going down to one knee, he got one last surge of energy and backed Blood into the corner to break the hold. Rhyno then whipped him to the opposite corner and followed him in but Blood slung himself over him and somehow, amazingly locked in a full nelson on the way down. Blood then delivered the "Blood Bath" out of nowhere and hooked the leg 1....2....3. and just like that, Rhyno's reign was over. Match Time: 4:15 J.R.:"The mighty manbeast has been dethroned! Drew Blood is the new Intercontinental champion"! Lawler:"What a star this guy's becoming J.R. and it's still very early in his career"! THE McMAHON SUITE MUTA AND CHONO ENTER THE SUITE AND VINCE SHAKES BOTH OF THEIR HANDS. THROUGH AN INTERPRETER, VINCE ORDERS THEM TO TAKE OUT STRIFE AND BAHAMUT IN THE TWF TITLE MATCH TONIGHT AND DO ANYTHING THEY CAN TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE OUT OF THE PICTURE. AFTER GETTING THE MESSAGE FROM THE INTERPRETER, THEY BOTH NOD THEIR HEADS IN AGREEMENT. OTHER SIDE OF THE ARENA THE NEWCOMER TO THE TWF RANDY ORTON IS CHATTING WITH TWF OFFICIAL TONY GAREA WHEN SCOTT TAYLOR APPROACHES. Scott Taylor:"Oh, this must be the new guy, son of Cowboy Bob Orton right"? Randy Orton:"Yeah that's right". TAYLOR PUTS HIS HAND OUT BUT WHEN ORTON GOES TO SHAE IT, HE PULLS IT BACK. Taylor:"You think you'll be half as good as your dad, I sure don't". Orton:"What's your problem"? Taylor:"My problem? Mt problem is little punks like you who come up to the big time barely old enough to drive and think they can cut it against guys who have been doing this as long as I have". Orton:"You don't think I can beat you"? Taylor:"You couldn't beat me on my worst day. But if you want to, we can find out for sure on RAW". Orton:"Fine with me". TAYLOR GIVES HIM A LITTLE TAP SLAP ON THE FACE. Taylor:"See ya there, boy". HARDCORE HOLLY's MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES OUT TO A MOSTLY FAVORABLE POP. J.R.:"When did Scott Taylor become an intimidator"? Lawler:"I agree with some of what he said J.R., Orton's only like twenty two". J.R.:"Age has nothing to do with it and on the next RAW is WAR, he'll have a chance to show Taylor and everyone else that he's ready for the TWF but in the other division, the Toughman scene has really been heating up of late and now this man, Hardcore Holly has a chance to win the gold". "MAKE WAY" BY METHOD MAN HITS AS TRAVIS WAKEMAN COMES OUT AND HIS PYRO EXPLODES BEHIND HIM. IN HIS RIGHT HAND IS THE TOUGHMAN BELT. Lawler:"What did Holly do to earn this match and why did Shane make the unfair decision not to let Wakeman have his manager Trish out here with him"? J.R.:"Holly is one of the toughest men you'll ever meet and I stand behind Shane's decision. He wants the Toughman division to be competitive and he doesn't wanna see someone assist someone else to make them seem tough. It's time for Wakeman to prove it alone". Lawler:"Well I think everyone is gonna have a new found respect for Wakeman after this match". TWF Toughman Title Match Challenger... Hardcore Holly vs. Travis Wakeman A vicious sign of Wakeman that had never before been seen was unleashed from the opening bell as he surprised Holly by getting into a boxing stance and giving Holly a bunch of kidney shots. After several hard rights to the face to the defenseless challenger, Wakeman picked him up with ease and dropped him with a torcher rack drop. It was Holly's job to knock Wakeman out or make him submit but Wakeman was the agressor. Holly finally got into it by lowbridging Wakeman with the top ropes which sent him tumbling to the floor. Holly then took a drink of Jim Ross' water and spit it in Wakeman's face. He followed that with an irish whip into the barricade. Holly picked Wakeman up and tried to ram him face first into the ring steps but Wakeman countered it and rammed Holly into them. He rolled Holly into the ring and went to the top rope but Holly gotup and caught Wakeman with a picture perfect dropkick. That led to a superplex by Holly who was beginning to take control. With just seconds left, Holly whipped Wakeman into the ropes and went for the dropkick again but Wakeman held onto the ropes and grabbed Holly by the feet, catapulting him to the corner. When Holly bounced back, Wakeman hit him with a high impact sleeper hold drop which led to the "Round Table". With just 1 second left, Holly tapped out and Wakeman retained the title. Match Time: 14:59 Lawler:"He did it J.R.! Give him his due, he beat Holly and he didn't even have to"! J.R.:"You're right King, it was Holly's job to beat Wakeman but I have to give credit where credit is due and Wakeman is still the champ". BACKSTAGE CHUCK AND BILLY FIND SABU BACKSTAGE AND HAND HIM A BLACK LEATHER OUTFIT. Chuck:"Here ya go man, we thought we'd give you a little help here". Billy:"It's your new wardrobe". J.R.:"Who are they, the fashion police"? BILLY HANDS HIM A RED HEADBAND WITH HIS NAME ON IT. Chuck:"And here's th kicker, you're very own head band". MOMENTS LATER, SABU RIPS THE HEADBAND IN HALF IN DISGUST AND THROWS THE CLOTHES ON THE FLOOR. CHUCK AND BILLY LOOK AT EACH OTHER VERY SURPRISED AND THEN ATTACK SABU. AFTER A HARD KNEELIFT BY BILLY, CHUCK DRILLED HIM WITH A SUPERKICK. CHUCK AND BILLY TOOK OFF QUICKLY AS ROB VAN DAM CAME TO SABU's AID BUT WAS TOO LATE. J.R.:"What is going on with Chuck and Billy? Do they think there won't be a retaliation"? Lawler:"They were trying to do Sabu a favor! He deserved what he got"! THE SOUND OF A BLARING SIREN HITS AS SCOTT STEINER COMES OUT WITH VICTORIA TO POSSIBLY THE BIGGES THEAT OF THE NIGHT. J.R.:"Big Poppa Pump is not real well received here in Greensboro and I just can't imagine why King. This guy is a class A jerk". Lawler:"He's ready to take out the People's champ tonight. Look at this guy, his arms are the size of most people's legs"! "IF YA SMELL...WHAT THE ROCK....IS COOKIN" HITS AS THE ROCK COMES OUT AND THE ROOF BLOWS OFF THE PLACE. J.R.:"The fans have come alive! Listen to this place"! Lawler:"I'm gonna say the same thing to you J.R. when Steiner disappoints all these idiots and destroys The Rock"! J.R.:"Well there's no question The Rock has his work cut out for him tonight but if anyone can do it, it's the great one"! Scott Steiner vs. The Rock The fans were behind The Rock totally in this one but were soon taken out of it when Steiner attacked his already injured ribs. Steiner stomped at Rock's rib cage before dropping him with a backbreaker across his knee. He held onto The Rock and repeated the move again as The Rock screamed in pain. Steiner soon removed the tape on Rock's ribs, exposing them to more damage. Steiner then bounced off the ropes in attempt of the Steiner Line but Rock countered with a double arm throw, his first reall offensive move of the match. Victoria jumped up on the apron and The Rock grabbed her by the back of the head and flung her into the ring. He set her up for the "Rock Bottom" but Steiner made a last second save. The Rock ducked a clothesline, kicked Steiner in the gut and delivered a hard ddt. As referee Tim White led Victoria out of the ring but she dropped the lead pipe in the ring that Steiner has been using lately. The Rock picked Steiner up but Steiner lowblowed him and grabbed the pipe. He then jammed it into the side of The Rock's head. To add insult to injury, Steiner delivered The Rock's own Rock Bottom and hooked the leg to get the pin. But Steiner wasn't done. Match Time: 4:05 J.R.:"What a lowlife Scott Steiner is! He has to have a metal pipe to beat the man and then he makes it look like he did it with his own move"! Lawler:"But look at this J.R., Steiner's gonna inflict more punishment"! STEINER THEN LOCKED IN THE "STEINER RECLINER" AS THE ROCK WRITHED IN PAIN. FINALLY, MEMBERS OF SECURITY AND SEVERAL TWF OFFICIALS CAME OUT TO PULL STEINER OFF. ARENA EMT's RAN DOWN TO THE RING AND LOADED THE ROCK ONTO A GURNEY AND BEGAN WHEELING IT UP THE RAMP. BUT AS THEY CAME UP THE RAMP, STEINER BROKE FREE FROM THE SECURITY AND GRABBED THE GURNEY. HE THEN PUSHED IT OFF THE SIDE OF THE ENTRANCEWAY 15 FEET TO THE CONCRETE FLOOR! THE ROCK WAS DEFENSELESS AS HE LANDED AND THE CROWD BECAME EXTREMELY IRATE. BUT AFTER STEINER WAS LED BACKSTAGE, A SILENT HUSH FELL OVER THE ARENA. J.R.:"Oh my god, what else is gonna happen tonight"? Lawler:"Steiner may have gone a little overboard here, this is bad". J.R.:"We have certainly witnessed some foul play tonight as The Rock has been destroyed! This is a bad situation folks and we will try and get you an update in just a little bit on the condition of The Rock after that horrific attack". "THE GAME" BY MOTORHEAD HITS AS THE CROWD COMES BACK TO LIFE AND TRIPLE H MAKES HIS WAY DOWN THE AISLE AFTER POURING WATER OUT OF A BOTTLE ONTO HIS HAIR. J.R.:"We're gonna move onto our next match King and it's one of the big ones. The winner of this match will face the TWF champion somewhere down the road and it's a match between two men who have a lot of respect for one another but definitely don't like each other". THE SOUND OF GLASS BREAKING IS HEARD AS "STONE COLD" STEVE AUSTIN COMES OUT TO A MAJOR ROAR. Lawler:"They've had a common enemy in the NWO for the last several weeks but now that they're in the PrimeTime division, they both thought they should be the top guy". J.R.:"Shane made a good decision in having these two guys settle it like men and this should be a good match with a clean winner. The winner of course becomes the future number one contender". #1 Contender's Match Triple H vs. "Stone Cold" Steve Austin These two took a few moments to try and read each other out, both being very tentative as each knew how critical a mistake would be. They had each other well scouted and neither would fall for the other's tendencies. Austin finally tokk the game down with a drop toe hold which led to a riding side head lock. But Triple H got up to a vertical base and dug his elbows into Austin's stomach to break the hold. Austin went for a clothesline but Triple H ducked just enough to avoid it and caught him with an immediate neckbreaker. Triple H went for the cover and got a 2 count. Austin got up and a heated exchange of right hands began until Helmsley stuck a knee up in his abdomen. Triple H whipped him to the corner and came in with a low kick but Austin turned him around and furiously stomped away at him in the corner, clotheslining him to the mat when he got up. Austin followed that with an irish whip to the ropes and a big back body drop for a 2 count. Austin then went for an irish whip but Helmsley reversed it and went for a flying knee but Austin ducked and nailed the young, out of position referee Brian Hebner. Austin then delivered his hard right hands to the head when Stephanie McMahon came out with Nails' fire poker in hand. After ducking a clothesline, Helmsley scored with a ddt when he saw Stephanie out of the corner of his eye. With a vindictive look in her eyes, she jumped up on the apron and took a vicious swing at Helmsley but he ducked. However, she hit Austin who had just gotten to his feet, busting him open. As Brian Hebner got up, Triple H delivered the Pedigree and got the 3 count. When he got up, Triple H looked on at Steph very angrily as she walked away, seemingly in shock. Match Time: 6:36 J.R.:"Well I wanna believe that swing was meant for the game but he has become the number one contender as Steph has screwed someone for the second time tonight". Lawler:"Of course it was intended for the game. Unfortunately for Austin, he was in the wrong place at the wrong time"! J.R.:"What business does she have out here?! I've got more respect for Triple H than most guys and I'm glad he's the number one contender, but I don't like the way this one ended! Austin got screwed"! Lawler:"Maybe he did J.R. but Stephanie can be down here if she wants, that's her ex-husband and we all know what he did to her"! J.R.:"I have a feeling the respons from Austin ain't gonna be pretty after this one". BACKSTAGE CAMERAS PICK UP THE ROCK BEING LOADED INTO AN AMBULANCE OUTSIDE THE ARENA. MICHAEL COLE IS IN THE AREA AS THE AMBULANCE TAKES OFF. Michael Cole:"Fans we all saw the malicious attack on The Rock by Scott Steiner earlier tonight and early reports don't sound good. The Rock has just been taken to a local hospital with several fractured ribs, internal bleeding and a slight concussion. That's what we have at this time and we'll try and have more as we get it tonight on TWF.com". J.R.:"Thank you Michael and the news on The Rock folks is not good as was feared but it could've been a lot worse". Lawler:"Well it's time J.R., are you ready? Are you ready to see the end of Hulkamania"? J.R.:"I'm with the majority of these fans here tonight. I don't think Hulkamania will ever die. But before we get that match goin', take a look at the how this match all came about". A VIDEO PACKAGE ACCOMPANIED BY THE FOUL PLAY THEME SONG IS SHOWN DEPICTING ALL THE EVENTS THAT HAVE LED TO TONIGHT's MAIN EVENT. "BOMBSHELL" BY POWERMAN 5000 HITS AS THE TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS STRIFE AND BAHAMUT COME OUT TO A LOUD POP. J.R.:"Thanks to Commissioner Piper, we have these two men to oversee this match and make sure that Vince's plans go awry". Lawler:"What do you mean thanks to Commissioner Piper? This is ridiculous! But you should know by now J.R., Vince's plans never go awry". "REAL AMERICAN" HITS AS HULK HOGAN COMES OUT TO BY FAR AND AWAY THE BIGGEST CHEER ALL NIGHT. J.R.:"And here comes the challenger! My god listen to this arena"! Lawler:"It's like 1985 all over again! What is it about Hulkamania? Is it nostalgia J.R., what is it"? J.R.:"These Hulkamaniacs understand what it is J.R.! It's all about the legend, the lore of Hulk Hogan. A man who has brought more to this business than any other". "ROLLIN'" BY LIMP BIZKIT HITS AS THE UNDERTAKER's MOTORCYCLE ENGINE ROARS AND HE COMES OUT. SOME CHEERS CAN BE HEARD BUT MOSTLY BOOS. Lawler:"Well everything he's brought J.R., including that lore, is gonna be buried tonight by this man". J.R.:"Is this Hogan's night? Is it his time to add to his legacy or will the grim reaper prevail as he did in 1991"? TWF Title Match Challenger... Hulk Hogan vs. The Undertaker The match started with a long stare down between the tow combatants before an exchange of right hands which Hogan got the better of. As he rocked the slightly taller champion backwards, Hogan whipped him to the corner and followed in with a clothesline. He went for the same thing after an irish whip to the opposite corner but Undertaker moved and bounced off the far side ropes, drilling Hogan with a big boot to the face. The match soon spilled outside where Undertaker grabbed a chair and went to hit Hogan but Strife came from behind and grabbed the chair. Undertaker went to hit Strife but Hogan turned him around and hit him with 3 hard rights. Hogan tried to whip Undertaker to the post but Undertaker countered and sent Hogan into it. Undertaker then laid Hogan across the apron and dropped a big leg across the back of his head before digging his forearm into his throat. Back in the ring, Hogan had taken a ton of punishment but wasn't about to quit. Undertaker went for an irish whip but Hogan reversed it and caught him with the big boot to the face. That's when Chono and Muta came out but Strife and Bahamut seemed ready for them as the fight was on. Referee Earl Hebner tried to get NWO Japan away from the ring when a man jumped out of the crowd with a steel chair in hand. Just as Hogan was poised to put the Undertaker away, the man hit Hogan in the face with the chair. It was Eddie Guerrero! Guererro left the chair in the ring and left through the crowd without Hebner even knowing he was there. As Hebner finally turned around when Chono and Muta left, The Undertaker delivered the "Last Ride" to Hogan right onto the chair to get the win. Match Time: 14:11 J.R.:"That was Eddie Guerrero! What is he doing, he doesn't even have a job here"! Lawler:"Yeah, it was Stephanie who fired him! Vince fooled everyone with that"! J.R.:"Hogan had The Undertaker beat! Someone please tell me what the hell is going on"!
