Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 17, 414
April 29, 2004
THE SHOW STARTS BY SHOWING THE OUTSIDE OF THE KEMPER ARENA WHERE THOUSANDS OF FANS ARE BEGINNING TO FILE IN. MICHAEL COLE AND IDALIS ARE INSIDE, SETTING THE STAGE FOR ALL THE HUGE MATCHES WHEN THE SHOT GOES BACKSTAGE. Randy Orton: "Come on Ric, you gotta understand my position". Ric Flair: "Well I think I do, this is the biggest night of your life Randy. I gotta be out there at your side". Orton: "With all due respect Ric, I have to do this myself tonight.... I have a point to prove. At only twenty three years of age, I'm gonna be the Universal champion! And let's face it Ric, not even the great Nature Boy ever did that". Flair: "Good luck out there kid.... do whatever it takes to win. But remember, to be the man...... Orton: (as he's walking away) "You gotta beat the man". THE SHOT THEN GOES TO RINGSIDE WHERE A MATCH IS SET TO START WITH ABOUT 10 MINUTES UNTIL PPV TIME. Chris Tirpak and Rick Clark vs. Akio and Sakoda Akio and Sakoda provided a very stiff challenge in this one and probably should've won it after totally wearing Clark out. But the tide turned when Clark took them out with a double clothesline before bringing in Tirpak with the hot tag. Tirpak was fresh and ready to roll and he took it to Akio and Sakoda, finally burying Akio with the Impaler DDT as Clark disposed of Sakoda to get the 3 count. Match Time" 8:52 "TNT" BY AC/DC BLARED OVER THE LOUDSPEAKERS AS THE HUGE CROWD GOT READY FOR THE FINAL SECONDS BEFORE THE PPV. MICHAEL COLE AND IDALIS MAKE ONE LAST OFFER TO FANS TO ORDER THE EVENT ON PAY-PER-VIEW. THE SHOT FADES TO BLACK.
RESULTS
THE COPYRIGHT INFORMATION AND LEGAL DISCLAIMER POP ON THE SCREEN WITH AN FBI WARNING BEFORE THE TWF ENTERTAINMENT LOGO IS SHOWN. A DARK SCREEN WITH AN ORANGE LIGHTING SHOWS A HOCKEY MASK SITTING ATOP A FIREPLACE THAT HAS AN ACTIVE, CRACKLING FIRE GOING INSIDE. THE MASK BEGINS TO SPIN AROUND. Voice Over: "The mask itself..... hard and the face, expressionless. VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS OF NAILS BEGIN TO RUN. The Mouth covers a voice that rarely speaks but when it does, does so in a grim, matter of fact tone. MORE HIGHLIGHTS ARE SHOWN FROM NAILS' EARLY DAYS IN THE TWF. The dark, sunken in eyes cover two pupils that see things much differently than most human beings. THE HIGHLIGHT PACKAGE GOES TO THE NIGHT NAILS RETURNED TO PRIMETIME. THE SHOT THEN GOES BACK TO THE MASK, WHICH HAS TAKEN THE SHAPE OF A DEVIL's FACE. But what lies beneath this mask? (Brief pause) Do you really want to know"? A LOUD HECKLING LAUGH STARTS UP AS THE FIREPLACE DOORS SWING OPEN AND THEN MASK FLIES INSIDE. THE FOUL PLAY LOGO THEN POPS OUT AS THE ARENA COMES INTO FULL VIEW. And now.... TWF Entertainment and YJ Stinger bring you..... Foul Play"! THE FOUL PLAY SET IS THAT OF A CHALK OUTLINE OF A BODY LIKE YOU WOULD SEE AT A CRIME SCENE, ENGULFED BY THE FOUL PLAY LOGO. FIREWORKS AND PYRO SPEW UP ALL AROUND IT AS THE THEME FOUR THE EVENT LOUDLY PLAYS. FANS WHO HAVE COME FROM ALL AROUND AND LANDED IN KANSAS CITY ARE SHOWN GOING WILD. Michael Cole: "We welcome you to the PrimeTime exclusive..... Foul Play! Eight matches on the card tonight Jesse and half of those will have one of our prestigous titles involved"! Jesse Ventura: "I love ot Michael.... the crowd is rockin' and Kansas City has been ready for hours.... why wait any longer"?! THE ULTIMO DRAGON's MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES OUT TO HIS COMPLETE ENTRANCE, WITH FLAMES AND THE SOUND OF A DRAGON AS THE CROWD LOUDLY CHEERS. HE HAS THE LIGHTHEAVYWEIGHT TITLE AROUND HIS WAIST. Cole: "We're not going to.... we are starting with one of those four title matches and a rematch from the Royal Rumble"! Ventura: "One of the main reasons PrimeTime is the top wrestling program in the world is because of the Lightheavyweight division and I don't know if there is a more complete superstar on PrimeTime than this man"! ESSA RIOS' MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES OUT WITH SEAN O'HAIRE. THEY ARE GREETED WITH A LOT OF BOOS. Cole: "Well if you're wondering what Sean O'Haire is doing out here, he has appiled for and received his very own manager's license.... so he can legally be at ringside tonight"! Ventura: "And that's the way it should be Michael. Sean O'Haire has molded Essa Rios in the superstar he is today and into the man he is today. No way Rios would be in this position without him so he has every right to be out here"! Cole: "Well Ultimo better be ready for O'Haire to bend the rules because that is what he does best". TWF Lightheavyweight Title Match Challenger..... Essa Rios w/ Sean O'Haire vs. The Ultimo Dragon As the bell sounded, the two men locked up and Ultimo took Rios from a collar and elbow tie up to a side headlock but Rios pulled the back of his mask and elbowed him in the gut. He then hit the ropes but Ultimo drilled him with a reverse wheel kick and Rios rolled out of the ring. Rios then went over to the timekeeper's table and grabbed the Lightheavyweight title belt and tried to bring it into the ring but referee Mike Enos, working perhaps the biggest match of his young refereeing career, did a great job of not allowing it. But as he and Rios argued, O'Haire entered the ring and nailed the Dragon with a martial arts kick. This opened the door for Rios who went to the top rope and came off with a flying clothesline and covered the Dragon for the 1.......2......, but that was all he could get. After a snap mare, Rios dropkicked him in the back of the head befroe dropping a big leg across his throat. O'Haire looked on with an evil smile on his face as Rios began to take control, rocking Ultimo with several right hands before grabbing an arm and using the top ring rope as a springboard for an armdrag. Rios then hit the ropes and went for a flying headscissor buty Ultimo caught him on his shoulders and set him out on the apron before giving him a jump kick to the head. O'Haire got on the apron on the other side but Ultimo turned around and pounded him with a right hand. Ultimo then turned around to pull Rios into the ring and spike him into the mat with a DDT. He went for the cover but Rios was up after 2. Ultimo then hit the ropes but Rios rose up with a perfect dropkick that put him back on the mat. Rios then went to his strength and climbed the turnbuckle, coming off with a great crossbody to get the 1......2......, but Ultimo was up. Rios then got in Enos' face, yelling in Spanish about the count and allowing O'Haire to choke Ultimo using the bottom ring rope. Rios then went back to him and pulled him up, sending him into the ropes for a flying back elbow. Rios then landed a standing moonsault to get the 1......2......., but again, the champ was up. Rios stayed on the attack and whipped him to the corner but Ultimo pulled himself up and rolled Rios up with a sunset flip to get a near fall. But when he got up, Rios was waiting with a shot to the gut followed by a 2 handed facebuster and he rolled him over for the 1......2......., but again, Ultimo rolled a shoulder off the mat. Just then, O'Haire jumped on the apron and Rios pulled the Dragon up. But Ultimo ducked when O'Haire threw a right hand and it nailed Rios! Ultimo then kicked O'Haire in the legs before giving him a spin kick to the jaw that knocked him to the floor. He then went to the middle turnbuckle and came off with an Asai moonsault on Rios to get the 1.....2........3. Match Time: 9:37 Cole: "He got him! The Ultimo Dragon has survived yet another title defense"! AS ULTIMO's MUSIC PLAYED, REFEREE ENOS HANDED HIM HIS BELT AS O'HAIRE PULLED RIOS OUT OF THE RING AND HELPED HIM UP THE RAMP. Ventura: "That was just really bad timing on O'Haire's part.... he really cost Rios the match". Cole: "Ya think? How ironic that the man you say brought him into this situation also took him out and now Jesse, Ultimo Dragon's name has gotta be mentioned with some of the best Lightheavyweights of all time"! BACKSTAGE..... IN THE BACKSTAGE AREA, TED DIBIASE IS SHOWN IN A SECLUDED DRESSING ROOM WITH HIS MEN, INCLUDING RHYNO. Ted Dibiase: "Guys, we got some big matches tonight! Axl and Charlie.... it's time to get rid of those comic book losers for good and you three, whoever Rockwell and Jansens have found as a partner..... we'll be able to buy him eventually anyway! (he laughs) And speaking of money..... DIBIASE PULLS OUT A WAD OF CASH AND HANDS IT TO RHYNO. I believe this is yours Rhyno". Rhyno: "Thank you Mr. Dibiase". Dibiase: "Ya see, money buys it all, including those tag team championships that Rob and Nick have and because of your giving spirit Rhyno..... I will help you get wherever you want to go here in the TWF". Rhyno: "That's great. I'd like to start tonight by finishing what I started and smashing Rockwell into the mat". BACK INSIDE THE ARENA, BATISTA's MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES OUT TO MOSTLY BOOS ALONG WITH SABLE WHO HAS A CHAIN WRAPPED SEVERAL TIMES OVER HER NECK AND SHOULDERS. Cole: "What a lowlife Rhyno has turned out to be! Turning on the man who helped him to the tag team titles and for what"?! Ventura: "For the almighty green Michael! How many times do I have to tell you that everybody has a price"! Cole: "Well that six man tag is set to take place later tonight and we still don't know who will be the third partner of Jordan Rockwell and Dylan Jansens but right now.... it's a chain match"! Ventura: "Look at Sable wearing that chain Cole! I bet Bahamut wishes he were chained to her rather than this monster Batista"! "BOMBSHELL" BY POWERMAN 5000 HITS AND BAHAMUT COMES OUT TO A GOOD POP. Cole: "This promises to be a brutal encounter between two of the biggest, baddest men in the TWF and I expect it to be perhaps the most brutal match in TWF history"! Ventura: "Well I don't know if I'd go that far Michael, but it will definitely be won by the tougher of the two"! Cole: "A chain match is simple. Bahamut and Batista will be linked together by that ten foot long steel chain and you can use it however you like. A pinfall gets the win or if your opponent cannot get back up, it's over". Chain Match Batista w/ Sable vs. Bahamut As the bell sounded, referee Mike Chioda took the chain and first strapped it to Bahamut, then Batista. The two men got face to face and had some words before Batista reached back and tried to throw a right hand but Bahamut blocked it and smashed him with 2 of his own before using the chain as a whip across the back of Batista. He got some more slack from the chain and drove the base of one of the links into the side of his head. Within 2 minutes, Batista was already opened up with a nasty cut above his right ear. Bahamut pulled him up and used the chain to clothesline the big man before dropping an elbow across his chest. He went for the cover but Batista was easily up. Bahamut pulled him up but Batista jabbed him below the belt and then dropped him with a knee lift. Batista then wrapped some of the chain around his fist and pounded Bahamut several times with it. Bahamut was busted open too and the blood was gushing out pretty badly. With no DQ rules, Batista used the ring rope to choke Bahamut for close to 15 seconds before picking him up and putting him down with a spinebuster. He made the cover and got 1......2......., but Bahamut was up. Batista was in firm control, dropping him with a sideslam before driving the chain into his esophagus. Bahamut fought for air as Batista raised the chain in the air. But when Bahamut got up, he kicked Batista in the groin and smashed him with a backhand of the chain. He then used the chain as a whip again across the back of Batista and the crowd couldn't believe the scene. Blood dripped from Batista's back, in and around his massive tattoo and Bahamut picked him up, looking for a powerbomb but Batista countered with a backbody drop. He then pulled him up for a big suplex, dropping him right on some of the chain. He went for the cover again but Bahamut was up after 2. Batista, hardly able to stand pulled up the crimson masked Bahamut. He went for a short clothesline but Bahamut ducked and kicked him in the stomach. He then smashed him with a running, chain laced forearm and topped him. But before Chioda could count, Bahamut got up when Sable got on the apron and pulled down her black leather pants, showing a white thong. Bahamut went and gave Sable a spank that not only startled her, but knocked her off the apron. But when Bahamut turned around, Batista wrapped the chain around his neck and began pulling. Quickly, the blood covered Bahamut fell to a seated position and Chioda checked the arm one time and it fell lifelessly, leaving him no choice but to call for the bell. Match Time: 8:21 Ventura: "That's it"! BATISTA's MUSIC HIT AND HE RAISED HIS ARM BUT QUICKLY GRABBED HIS EAR AREA IN PAIN. Cole: "I can't believe someone can say that they won this match but Batista will leave with the victory after a referee stoppage"! BAHAMUT WAS SHOWN ON THE MAT WITH CHIODA HUDDLED OVER HIM. CHIODA QUICKLY MADE THE "X" MOTION WITH HIS ARMS AND EMT's RAN DOWN TO THE RING. Ventura: "Well that's what he gets for putting his hands on Sable"! BAHAMUT WAS LOADED ONTO A STRETCHER AND WHEELED OUT AS THE CAPACITY CROWD GAVE HIM A HAND. Cole: "Tough to see Bahamut leave in this manner and our thoughts will be with him for a quick recovery". BACKSTAGE AREA..... CAMERAS IN THE BACK FIND IDALIS WHO IS WITH AN EXCITED FRANKIE KAZARIAN. Idalis: "Frankie, we can all see how ready you are for this match with Johnny Stamboli. Can you tell us what this night means for you"? Frankie Kazarian: "Well Idalis, it's a lot more than my first chance to win a title here. It's about revenge. Stambolu, Guido, you guys took the cheap way out when you didn't want me around and let me tell you, I know all your secrets, I know what it takes to beat you. A lot of people may say I'm not hardcore.... but they haven't seen anything yet"! JUST THEN, RAVEN WALKS UP AND GETS IN HIS FACE. Raven: "Just remember... Mr. Kazarian.... that this was supposed to be my match. This better be the most brutal thing I've ever seen..... or else"! THE FBI's MUSIC HITS AND THE CROWD PROMPTLY BEGINS TO BOO AS GUIDO MARITATO WALKS OUT WITH JOHNNY STAMBOLI WHO IS HOLDING UP THE HARDCORE TITLE. Cole: "What the hell does Raven mean by that? As a matter of fact, what the hell is he even doing here after what he did on PrimeTime"?! Ventura: "Shane's not here tonight, right"? Cole: "He has a grade three concussion, of course he's not! But I wanna know one thing, Sean O'Haire may've applied for a manager's license, but what the heck is Guido Maritato doing out here"? FRANKIE KAZARIAN's OLD MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES OUT TO A MIXED REACTION. Ventura: "It's called moral support Cole and if this guy had any friends, he'd bring them out here too". Cole: "Well with friends like these two, who needs enemies? Frankie Kazarian was inexplicably attacked by the FBI for no apparent reason after Johnny Stamboli won the Hardcore title. But Jesse, I can remember a time when Kazarian was one of the bright lights here on PrimeTime! I can remember a time when he was one of your personal favorites"! Ventura: "That was quite some time ago Cole". Cole: "Well no matter how long ago, I think Kazarian can win that all back tonight! I think a win here would help him establish himself as on of the top young superstars on PrimeTime again! And I think that the FBI dumping him will end up being the moment that his career changed for the better"! Ventura: "Have you ever seen Kazarian in a hardcore match? (pause) I didn't think so! We'll see what you say at the end of this"! TWF Hardcore Title Match Challenger..... Frankie Kazarian vs. Johnny Stamboli w/ Guido Maritato The bell sounded and Stamboli charged in, looking for a cheap shot but Kazarian turned and stopped him with a quick jab followed by a spinning heel kick. He went for a cover and damn near stole the match. Kazarian pulled him up and whipped him to the ropes but he missed with a clothesline and as Stamboli came off the other side, he went for a leapfrog but the Bull caught him in mid air and powerslammed him to the mat. Stamboli then stomped on Kazarian's head a couple times while Guido pulled out several objects. He tossed him a cookie sheet but Kazarian got in a quick kick to the stomach followed by a european uppercut. He then picked up the cookie sheet and smashed Stamboli over the head twice before dropping it and taking out Guido with a baseball slide. Kazarian picked up a fire extinguisher but instead of using it, he just smashed Stamboli over the head and covered him for the 1.......2......., but Stamboli was up. Kazarian stayed on the attack and after a flying forearm knocked Stamboli into the corner, he nipped up and blasted him with a superkick that caught him flush on the mouth. He covered him for the 1..........2......, but before referee Brian Hebner's hand could come down again, Guido came in to break it up. Kazarian got up and blocked a right hand from Guido before throwing him right into Stamboli who was just getting up. Kazarian then scored with a DDT and covered him again but again, Stamboli kicked out with about a half second to spare. Meanwhile, Guido was on the floor and he pulled out the black bag that he has been bringing out. But Kazarian grabbed him when he got on the apron and suplexed him into the ring, right onto the cookie sheet. But the nightstick fell onto the mat and Stamboli picked it up drilled Kazarian in the back of the head. Kazarian crumpled to the mat and Stamboli topped him to get the 3 count. Match Time: 7:23 AS THE FBI's MUSIC PLAYED, STAMBOLI GOT HIS BELT AND HELPED GUIDO UP. Cole: "My God.... were you aware this was a handicap match"?! Ventura: "Hey it's hardcore Cole and like I said, if Kazarian had any friends...... Cole: "Oh would you drop that already! It may be hardcore but the man leaving with the belt is anything but if you ask me"! TWF RE-WIND SHOWS RAVEN DROPPING SHANE McMAHON WITH THE "RAVEN EFFECT" ON A CONCRETE FLOOR LAST WEEK ON PRIMETIME AFTER LEARNING SHANE HAD CANCELLED HIS HARDCORE TITLE MATCH. THE LIGHTS GO OUT AND "END OF EVERYTHING" BY STEREOMUD HITS, LEADING RAVEN OUT TO THE MOST HEAT ALL NIGHT. Cole: "This is one sick, distrubed individual and Jesse, we've known that for a long time but what he did to Shane McMahon on PrimeTime was enough to make you physically ill"! Ventura: "I can't even condone what Raven did Michael and you're right, it was absolutely disgusting"! RAVEN GRABS THE HOUSE MIC AS THE LIGHTS COME BACK ON. Raven: "Save your boos for someone who doesn't enjoy them. I am out here for one reason tonight and that is this. Poor Shane McMahon won't be able to make it here tonight. He didn't call in with a reason for that as far as I know so we'll have to play that one by ear". Cole: "This man is sick"! Raven: "Stone Cold Steve Austin on the other hand has decided to take an extended vacation, leaving no one in charge of TWF PrimeTime. So I am appointing myself as the new acting Enforcer of this division and starting here tonight at Foul Play.... we are playing by my rules". Cole: "What? Where does he get the authority to do that"?! Ventura: "I don't see anyone coming out here to stop him Michael". Raven: "And speaking of my rules..... as my first act, I wasn't overly thrilled about the last hardcore match we just saw so I am ordering that tonight's Intercontinental title match between the Dark Prince and Shane Thompson be held under Raven's Rules"1 Cole: "He can't do that"! Raven: "One thing is for sure.... PrimeTime is in for a major shakeup and Shane, don't worry, I'll look after it as only I know how. Quote the Raven..... nevermore". RAVEN DROPS THE MIC AS "END OF EVERYTHING" PLAYS AGAIN. Cole: "I don't believe this! Raven has named himself the acting Enforcer and Foul Play has just been turned upside down"! Ventura: "Well if Shane McMahon is watching this, I hope he's on the phone with the proper officials.... at least for his sake"! Cole: "And ours"! BACKSTAGE...... JORDAN ROCKWELL IS PACING BACK AND FORTH BACKSTAGE WITH LITA WHO IS HOLDING THEIR NEWBORN SON, CHRISTIAN. Jordan Rockwell: "Ah..... I'm gonna kill Rhyno tonight"! Lita: "Calm down Jordan, the match is next, focus". JUST THEN, DYLAN JANSENS COMES UP. Dylan Jansens: "Hey Jordan". Rockwell: "How come you're so upbeat"? Jansens: "Ready to meet our partner"? Rockwell: "Yeah, who is it"? Jansens: "Follow me". JANSENS LEADS ROCKWELL, LITA AND THE BABY DOWN THE HALLWAY AND HE OPENS A DRESSING ROOM DOOR WHERE EDGE IS SITTING. THE CROWD INSIDE GOES NUTS. Edge: "You ready to do this... because, I'm back". EDGE KNOCKS FISTS WITH A SMILING ROCKWELL. Jansens: "Let's go out there and show them what kind of price we all have". BACK INSIDE THE ARENA, "MONEY, MONEY, MONEY" PLAYS AFTER THE LOUD, ECHOING LAUGH OF TED DIBIASE. A DOLLAR BILL WITH DIBIASE's FACE APPEARS ON THE TWF TRON AS HE LEADS ROB CONWAY, NICK DINSMORE AND RHYNO OUT TO A LOT OF HEAT. Cole: "Can you believe it?! Edge will be the third partner of Rockwell and Jansens! He hasn't competed here in years"! Ventura: "Well this is what he has to look forward to Cole and if he's smart, he's already taken Dibiase's money too"! Cole: "Don't even say that. "OVER MY HEAD" BY LIT TRACK HITS AND DYLAN JANSENS COMES OUT TO A BIG POP AS HIS OLD ENTRANCE, WITH THE BLACK DRAGON ON THE TWF TRON PLAYS. HE IS RECEIVED BY ONE HECK OF A POP. This man was brave enough and man enough to tell Dibiase and all his money to go to hell but he has had nothing but problems with the entire corporation ever since"! Ventura: "If he was smart, he would've stayed in the field that Dibiase found for him Michael". "ROCK HARD" BY JA RULE HITS AND JORDAN ROCKWELL COMES OUT AND PYRO FLARES INTO THE AIR AS THE CROWD POPS AND THE CAMERA FOCUSES ON RHYNO. Cole: "It was less than a week ago when that man turned his back on Rockwell, stabbing him in the back and costing them the tag team titles and for what..... for money! Rhyno is the definition of the word sellout Jesse"! Ventura: "Call him what you want Michael, but he is gonna have a steady cash flow from now on and that's something Rockwell could've never given him"! SMOKE STARTS TO SLOWLY RISE FROM THE ENTRANCE AREA AND "NEVER GONNA STOP" BY ROB ZOMBIE KICKS UP. THE CROWD GOES ABSOLUTELY INSANE WHEN EDGE RUNS OUT IN HIS TRENCHCOAT. Cole: "Listen to this crowd! We heard that Edge was coming back to the TWF after a nearly two year hiatus but Jesse, we didn't know it was gonna be in this fashion"! Ventura: "Like I said, what Edge needs to do is exactly what Rhyno did the other night! Dibiase is a mastermind and he can guide him down the right path". Cole: "I don't know how the Million Dollar Corporation feels about this! They had no idea Edge was gonna be here"! Ventura: 'It makes no difference Michael, Conway, Dinsmore and Rhyno are three of the top superstars PrimeTime has to offer and they're three of the highest paid as well! Dibiase has them ready for anything"! 6 Man Tag Rhyno and The Million Dollar Team w/ Ted Dibiase vs. Jordan Rockwell, Dylan Jansens and Edge As the match sounded "Edge" chants broke out throughout the Kemper arena and he started things off with Dinsmore. From a collar and elbow tie up, he grabbed Dinsmore in a side headlock and wrenched his neck. Dinsmore tried to push him to the ropes but Edge had too much leverage and he stopped his momentum, raring back on Dinsmore's neck some more. Edge then whipped him over his body to the mat. Dinsmore escaped by using a headscissor but when he got up, Edge ran him over with a straight clothesline. Jansens was tagged in and he grabbed Dinsmore for a suplex and a beauty at that. Jansens tried to go into the Dragon Stretch but Dinsmore had that well scouted and he nearly pinned him with a small package. Upon getting to their feet, Dinsmore beat him to the punch and whipped him to the ropes, lifting him into the air with a backbody drop. Dinsmore tagged in Conway and he came in, dropping 2 elbows across the lower lumbar region of Jansens' back. Conway and Dinsmore made several exchanges, cutting the ring in half and showing why they are the tag team champs. After a double hip toss into a powerbomb, they brought Rhyno in and he immediately locked in a bear hug. Jansens was fading fast and having to resort to desperate tactics, he bit the nose of the manbeast. Finally, Jansens fell back in the direction of his corner and Rockwell slapped his hand. But Rhyno seemed to want no part of him and tagged Conway back in. Rockwell used a go behind into a german suplex on Conway before looking at Rhyno and screaming for him to get into the ring. Rockwell pulled Conway up but Conway stuck a finger in his eye and dropped him with a reverse neckbreaker. Then, Rhyno was more than happy to tag in. He came in and worked on the neck area of Rockwell, putting on a neck vise. But the gritty Rockwell was not about to give up and he got to his feet, driving two elbows into his gut before hitting the ropes. He ducked a clothesline and caught Rhyno with a spear like tackle. He then pounded Rhyno uncontrollably with right hands before referee Mike Enos pulled him off. Rhyno got up and got in a cheap shot but that just seemed to enrage Rockwell who delivered the Diamond Cutter out of nowhere. He went for the cover but both Conway and Dinsmore came in to break it up. Jansens and Edge came in to though and Enos did a good job taking them back to their corner. But Rhyno made an illegal exchange with Dinsmore who had Rockwell set up for a fisherman suplex but Rockwell jabbed him in the ribs and dropped him with a spinning neckbreaker before tagging Jansens back in. Jansens went to the top rope and came off with the "Deep Sea Dive" on Dinsmore and made the cover for the 1........2......., but Rhyno came in to break it up. Finally, Rockwell had seen enough and he came in and mixed it up with Rhyno. Meanwhile, tags were made on both sides and Edge came in ready to take over. He caught Conway with a spinwheel kick before knocking Dinsmore off the apron with a spear. He then turned and speared Conway as well. But after using a lowbridge to take Rockwell out of the ring, Rhyno smashed Edge from behind. He then went for an irish whip but Edge held his arm and turned it right into the "Edge-a-Cution". With the crowd going wild, Edge went back to the legal man Conway and put on an inverted Sharpshooter lock and despite Dibiase yelling for him not to tap out..... he did. Match Time: 9:39 Cole: "That's it! Conway has tapped out and the team of Edge, Jordan Rockwell and Dylan Jansens are victorious"! "NEVER GONNA STOP" PLAYED AGAIN AS THE 3 MEN HAD THEIR HANDS RAISED BY ENOS. Ventura: "Are you kidding me Cole?! Edge wasn't even the legal man in the match"! Cole: "Like hell he wasn't, the tag was plain as day and not to take anything away from Jansens and Rockwell, but what a return for Edge"! Ventura: "Edge just made a mistake Cole! We've all seen what has happened to Jansens and Rockwell in the past at the hands of Dibiase and his men... Edge is gonna be next"! BACKSTAGE..... JON HEIDENREICH IS SHOWN WALKING IN STREET CLOTHES IN THE BACK WHEN HE COMES UPON RAVEN. Raven: "Jim Heidenreich, do you even have a match tonight"? Jon Heidenreich: "My name is Jon and no, I don't have a match. But I am looking for that little punk Tajiri! Sean O'Haire told me he wants to face me again cause this time.... he's gonna kick my ass"! Raven: "O'Haire told you that huh... well then it must be true. Tell ya what, next week on PrimeTime, I'll give you that match. As acting Enforcer of PrimeTime, I'm making Jim Heidenreich versus the Japanese Buzzsaw Tajiri". Heidenreich: "Fine.... but you better not hold it against me when I squash him like a bug! HE STARTS TO WALK AWAY BUT COMES BACK. And it's not Jim.... it's Jon". DRESSING ROOM..... IN HIS DRESSING ROOM, SHANE THOMPSON HAS JUST FINISHED LACING HIS BOOTS AND HE STARTS TAPING HIS WRISTS WHEN THE DOOR SWINGS OPEN AND CHRISTOPHER DANIELS COMES IN. Christopher Daniels: "So Raven's Rules huh... how do you feel about that Mr. Thompson"? Shane Thompson: "Chris? I thought you were...... Daniels: "Save it. I am still on the injured list, but I will be returning soon to reclaim my position as the leader of The Chosen, something I am here to inform you that you have completely failed at". Thompson: "What"? Daniels: "This match tonight..... this match is very important. You see, the Dark Prince wants to get rid of us once and for all and if he beats you and takes that title.... he may very well do that. Your leadership skills are sub standard and The Chosen has slowly become.... dare I say..... a failure. Mr. Thompson, you have to win this match tonight because if you don't, the inevitable fate of The Chosen will be on your head.... not mine". DANIELS WALKS OUT, LEAVING THOMPSON IN A STATE OF FRUSTRATION. BACK AT RINGSIDE, "SEEK AND DESTROY" BY METALLICA HITS AFTER THE SAME, EERIE MESSAGE THAT LEADS THE DARK PRINCE TO THE RING, SPOKEN IN A DEEP, SCRATCHY VOICE. "When a man's heart is full of deceit, it burns up, dies, and a dark shadow falls over his soul... for in the ashes of a once great man has risen a curse...a wrong that must be righted...he looked into the eyes for an indicator something to strike fear into the dark eyes of the sandman who created him...the war between good and evil has begun...". JUST THEN, THE DARK PRINCE SLOWLY LOWERS HIMSELF FROM THE ARENA RAFTERS TO A POSITIVE, YET AWESTUCK REACTION. Cole: "And there he is! And Jesse, are we looking at the next Intercontinental champion"? Ventura: "He certainly has the motivation to win this one Michael. He has been on a mission to destroy The Chosen and tonight, he may deal the fatal blow". Cole: "It's a mission in which he has been very successful so far and with everything Shane Thompson has dealt with lately coupled with what Christopher Daniels just told him, there may be insurmountable pressure on him"! "HAUNTED" BY EVANESCENCE PLAYS AS THE CHOSEN's LOGO APPEARS ON THE TWF TRON FOLLOWED BY THE ENTRANCE OF SHANE THOMPSON WHO HAS A DEEP, GLASSY LOOK IN HIS EYES AS HE SLOWLY WALKS TO THE RING WITH THE INTERCONTINENTAL TITLE AROUND HIS WAIST. Ventura: "Well let's not sell this guy short Cole. Keep in mind he is a former Lightheavyweight and current I.C. champion, he knows what it takes to get the job done". Cole: "Well if you ask me, he doesn't seem too upbeat about facing this Dark Prince and now that the match has been turned into Raven's Rules, I think that puts him at a disadvantage"! Ventura: "Who knows what this Dark Prince is capable of Michael but Thompson has something to prove tonight, something to prove to the rest of The Chosen and I think he'll get the job done". Raven's Rules/TWF Intercontinental Title Match Challenger..... The Dark Prince vs. Shane Thompson The bell rang and the Prince came out swinging like a heavyweight boxer, looking for the knockout blow. Thompson did his best to cover up but the shots wore him down and then the Prince dropped him with a headbutt. He then whipped him to the ropes and smashed him with a boot to the face before removing his trench coat and choking the champion with it. Thompson rolled out of the ring to regroup but the Prince followed him. He smashed him over the back with a hard forearm before lifting him up and slamming him throat first on the barricade. The Prince pulled him up and tried to whip him into the ring steps but Thompson reversed it and sent him crashing into them. Thompson then tried to regain his composure before charging in but the Prince was waiting with a kick to the face. The Prince then rolled him in and picked him up, sending him into the corner but when he charged in, Thompson hit him with a back elbow followed by a spinwheel kick. Thompson seemed to have finally shaken the challenger up as he mounted him and delivered 6 hard right hands. He then pulled him up and hit the ropes, putting him down with a 2 handed facebuster. After muscling him up for a scoop slam, Thompson then went to the top rope and came off with a perfectly placed kneedrop before rolling into the cover but The Prince was up after 2. After a spring board crossbody, Thompson waited for him to get up and when he did, he kicked him in the stomach and delivered the "Outcast". Thompson raised an arm to the crowd's direction but as he did, The Prince sat up and came at him with more haymakers. He then whipped him to the ropes and went for a clothesline but Thompson ducked and went to one knee for a lowblow. With no DQs in effect, it was as legal as an armbar. Thompson then went outside the ring and lifted the apron up before pulling out a wooden table and sliding it into the ring. He also went and grabbed a steel chair and slid it into the ring. Thompson grabbed the Prince looking for a suplex through the table but he blocked it and picked him up for a suplex of his own, putting him chest first through it! The crowd really came alive as the Prince grabbed the chair and smashed Thompson across the back with it. He then whipped him to the ropes and swung it like a baseball bat but Thompson slid under his legs and popped up, kicking the chair right into his face with a reverse mule kick. Thompson landed right on the Prince when he fell and referee Brain Hebner was in the right position and made the 1.......2..........3 count. Match Time: 10:05 Ventura: "What a move! That was phenomenal"! AS "HAUNTED" PLAYED, A BATTERED THOMPSON GRABBED HIS TITLE AND WALKED UP THE RAMP AS THE BEAST LOOKED ON IN DISBELIEF. Cole: "That was a great athletic move by Thompson to save himself from sure defeat..... and I think all these people are just as stunned as the Dark Prince is". Ventura: "Well the Fallen Angel has gotta be in the back watching with great pride! The Chosen may be stronger than ever now"! BACKSTAGE...... IN THE BACKSTAGE AREA, TRAVIS WAKEMAN AND TRISH HAVE JUST COME OUT OF THEIR DRESSING ROOM WHEN RAVEN COMES UP. Raven: "Well, it looks like we're all ready for our little mixed gender tag team match". Travis Wakeman: "You're damn right we are. Now get the hell out..... Raven: "Save it Wakeman, because as of right now, I'm in charge. But what I came here to tell you two lovesick idiots is that instead of a mixed gender tag, I am changing your match to an intergender tag. I am about as tired as tired as anyone of seeing you two parade around here like your the king and queen of England. And trust me Wakeman, as long as I call the shots around here, I plan on showing you two what happens when I see two people showing each other that much committment. It's time for you two to see what true love is all about". RAVEN WALKS AWAY AND WAKEMAN HAS A LOOK OF ANGER IN HIS EYES. TRISH LOOKS WORRIED. Wakeman: "Don't worry, intergender match or not, I'm gonna make sure that Mr. Vain does not get his hands on you". IMAGES OF SEVERAL RAW SUPERSTARS ARE SHOWN FOLLOWED BY SOME RECENT RAW HIGHLIGHTS AS A VERY EERIE SOUNDING TUNE PLAYS FOLLOWED BY SOME HECKLING, CLOWN-LIKE LAUGHTER. Voice Over: "The fact of suffering, misfortune, and wrongdoing; something that brings sorrow, distress, or calamity. The definition of the word evil. Soon, the superstars of TWF RAW will turn those words into their actions". BACK TO LIVE ACTION, "MONEY, MONEY, MONEY" IS PLAYING AGAIN AND CHARLIE HAAS IS BEING LED DOWN THE AISLE BY TED DIBIASE. Cole: "Time for another big tag team match as Ted Dibiase tries to make up for his earlier defeat in the six man tag". Ventura: "They may've lost that match Michael, but they still have the tag team titles in their camp and a hell of a lot of money". "DO YOU CALL MY NAME" BY RA PLAYS AND OUT COMES AXL IRVIN TO A LOT OF HEAT. Cole: "Axl Irvin is another man who's fallen under the green hypnosis of Dibiase but I believe he's gonna pay for his actions tonight". Ventura: "Green hypnosis? Ted Dibiase is not a brainwasher Cole.... he entices with cold hard cash, the very thing that makes the world go 'round"! THE LIGHTS GO OUT AND "STAND BACK.... THERE's HURRICANE" COMIN' THROUGH" IS HEARD FOLLOWED BY THE DYNAMIC DUO's MUSIC. THEY COME OUT TO A BIG POP AS A PAIR OF YOUNG KIDS ARE SHOWN SITTING ON THE END SEATS OF ONE OF THE ROWS NEAR THE RAMP, DRESSED JUST LIKE THE SUPERHEROES. Cole: "Well some people have morals! Some people compete for pride, not for a monetary award! Those are some of the things these two men stand for and after being taken out of action for several weeks by Axl Irvin and then hearing him call himself the Superhero Killer gives them enough incentive to win this match"! Ventura: "Believe what you will Michael but the truth is that these two are a couple of guys dressed like idiots, not sure of who they really are! Axl Irvin and Charlie Haas are the far superior team here"! Cole: "Even though this is their first match as a team? You can't replace experience together and The Hurricane and Cyclone have just that! I'd say the Million Dollar Corporation is about to go O for two tonight"! The Dynamic Duo vs. Charlie Haas and Axl Irvin w/ Ted Dibiase Axl Irvin started the match off with Cyclone and they locked up. Cyclone quickly took him down with an armdrag followed by another one when he tried to charge in. Cyclone then picked him up and whipped him to the ropes, kicking him in the stomach and hitting a flip over spinning neckbreaker that was a thing of beauty. Cyclone then went to the middle turnbuckle, looking to fly off but Dibiase got his attention and gave Irvin enough time to recover and throw him throat first off the top ring rope. A tag was made to Charlie Haas and the 2004 Royal Rumble winner came in and worked on the lower back of the orange clad superhero. After a belly to back suplex, he locked in a bow and arrow submission hold. Cyclone was in a lot of pain and Hurricane recognized this, coming in to break the hold up. It helped his partner to escape but as referee Charles Robinson walked him back to his corner, Haas and Irvin double teamed Cyclone and made an illegal exchange as Haas slapped his own hand to insinuate that a tag was made. Irvin took Cyclone over with a suplex before going to the middle turnbuckle himself. But when he jumped off, Cyclone stuck a foot in his face before bouncing off the ropes and crashing into him with a flying forearm. A tag was made to The Hurricane who hopped over the ropes and stung Irvin with some quick right hands. He then bounced off the ropes and avoided a clothesline before catching him with a flying neakbreaker. Hurricane was rollin' and he sized Axl up for the Shining Wizard but Dibiase grabbed his foot, allowing Irvin to come from behind with a chop block. Haas tagged back in but Cyclone had seen enough and he went after Dibiase, chasing him around the ring. But he walked right into a trap as Irvin sprung up from behind the ring steps and dropped him with a clothesline. In the ring, Hurricane was being easily handled on the mat by Haas, who was bending him and stretching him in ways that looked very painful. But after pulling Hurricane up, Haas shot him to the corner and walked into a foot to the face before Hurricane exploded with a superkick. He went for the cover and had the 3 count but Robinson was preoccupied with trying to get Irvin back to his side of the ring. Finally, he turned to make the count and got 1.........2......, but Haas was up. Hurricane was upset about the count but after hitting the Eye of the Hurricane, he went for a cover again but Haas again kicked out. Haas was slow to get up so Hurricane went to the top rope, looking for the Overcap but Haas fell to the mat to avoid it. He then brought Irvin back into the ring and Haas picked Hurricane up with his feet on his shoulders and his head and neck over the top rope as Irvin came and leapfrogged Haas, landing right on Hurricane. He went for the cover but Cyclone, who had just gotten up, came in to stop the count. Haas came back into the match and the fight was on with all four men in the ring. Cyclone kicked Haas low and went for a suplex but Haas reversed his position and suplexed Cyclone right over the top rope and out of the ring. On the other side of the ring, Hurricane was pounding on Irvin in the corner but Dibiase got on the apron and smashed him with a hard shot, something Robinson didn't see. Irvin then climbed to the middle turnbuckle as Haas pulled Hurricane up and they completed a devastating spike piledriver to get the win. Match Time: 8:45 Cole: "Oh my gosh.... Hurricane may have a broken neck after that"! Ventura: "And in the process, Haas and Irvin may've just eliminated the nearest contenders to Conway and Dinsmore"! DIBIASE LEAD HAAS AND IRVIN UP THE RAMP TO SOME SERIOUS BOOS AS CYCLONE CHECKED ON HIS PARTNER. Cole: "Well it definitely makes it a better night for Dibiase but we all know thet didn't win it with pride, they won like they always do, with sneaky, underhanded tactics"! BACKSTAGE...... THE FANS INSIDE LOUDLY CHEER AS EDGE IS SHOWN WALKING TO HIS DRESSING ROOM BUT WHEN HE OPENS THE DOOR, HE FINDS IT HAS BEEN RAVAGED EXCEPT FOR A SMALL, CIRCULAR TABLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROOM WITH A BOTTLE OF WINE AND A NOTE. THE NOTE READS "DRINK UP SUPERSTAR.... VIVA LA FRANCE". EDGE YELLS AND GRABS THE WINE, SMASHING IT AGAINST THE WALL. Ventura: "Wow, that's a little extreme, don't you think"? Cole: "If I was Edge, I would be upset too. We all heard Rene Dupree's unhappiness when he heard that Edge was returning to, in his words, steal his thunder. Well, it looks as if Rene has dealt the first blow tonight. But folks, we now move to what has been changed by acting Enforcer Raven, I can't believe I'm saying that, to an intergender tag team match.... take a look". A VIDEO PACKAGE IS SHOWN TO SET UP THE INTERGENDER TAG TEAM MATCH STARTING WITH THE PAST BETWEEN DAWN MARIE, TRISH AND TRAVIS WAKEMAN. THAT LEADS TO THE MATCH WHERE AS THE SPECIAL REFEREE, TRISH COST DAWN A MATCH THAT MEANT THE END OF HER TWF CAREER. THEN, THE TONE IN THE MUSIC CHANGES ON THE VIDEO AS THE ATTACK ON WAKEMAN BY DAWN MARIE AND DEBUTING M.O.W. SUPERSTAR MR. VAIN IS SHOWN. FINALLY, THE CLIP OF A SUPER HOT TRISH USING HER SEDUCTIVE CHARM TO CONVINCE AND UNKNOWING MR. VAIN INTO SIGNING ON FOR THIS MATCH. RICK MARTEL's MUSIC HITS BRIEFLY AND HE AND THE BEAUTIFUL DAWN MARIE COME OUT. THEY WALK OUT AND FEW STEPS AND TURN THEIR HEADS BACK AS "MY WAY" BY LIMP BIZKIT PLAYS AND MR. VAIN COMES OUT. THE 3 ARE LOUDLY BOOED. Cole: "As you just saw, this has turned into a very heated situation and Jesse, you gotta pose the question, is anything really gonna be solved tonight"? Ventura: "I think thanks to Raven, it is. I mean, if Trish wants to trick a man into signing into this match, then she should have to be in the same ring with him and I can't wait to see what a helpless Travis Wakeman does when he gets his hands on her"! "MAKE WAY" BY METHOD MAN HITS AND THE CROWD GOES INTO A FRENZY AS TRAVIS WAKEMAN AND TRISH COME OUT. Cole: "Travis Wakeman has stood by this woman since the advent of the TWF and he promised that Mr. Vain will not get his hands on her"! Ventura: "He may have Cole, but that doesn't mean he won't. Mr. Vain in my opinion is not only capable of beating Wakeman, but doing so convincingly". Cole: "Mr. Vain has a very impressive track record from the old M.O.W. but I can't say that it's as impressive as Wakeman's, arguably the top superstar in the history of this company"! Ventura: "That's why tonight will be a changing of the gaurd Michael. Rick Martel has gone to great lengths to make sure Wakeman's success stops and I think tonight will mark the beginning of the end"! Cole: "Well keep in mind that with the change by Raven, the men can compete against the women as opposed to a mixed gender when it's women against women only"! Intergender Tag Team match Mr. Vain and Dawn Marie w/ Rick "The Model" Martel vs. Travis Wakeman and Trish Stratus As the bell rang, Trish got in the ring and asked for Dawn Marie to get in too but instead, Mr. Vain stepped through the ropes with a big smile on his face. He lunged at Trish but she got away and made the tag to Wakeman who came in and peppered Vain with some quick jabs. He went for an irish whip but Vain reversed it and swung with a clothesline but Wakeman ducked and delivered an inverted atomic drop. He then hit the ropes but Dawn Marie kicked him in the back. Wakeman turned to her but Vain came from behind with a running knee to the back. Vain followed that with a gutwrench suplex before going over and grabbing Trish with 2 hands. Trish was able to get in a slap and Wakeman rolled him up for a 1......2...., but Vain was up. Wakeman threw a couple more right hands before sending him to the corner but he posted his shoulder hard when Vain moved out of the way. Vain then took over, dropping Wakeman with a shoulderbreaker and then dropping an elbow hard down on his chest. Wakeman was pulled up and Vain stayed on his shoulder area, drilling him with some hard elbows on it before throwing him into the same post again. Wakeman yelled in pain until a frantic Trish slapped his back to tag herself in. Vain turned in excitement, trying to grab her but she ducked and got in some hard kicks to his ribs before going for an irish whip. Vain easily reversed it and went for a clothesline but Trish used her matrix to avoid it and then smashed him with the Chick Kick. She went for the cover but hardly got a one count. She waited for Vain to get up and threw another kick but he caught this one and smashed her with a clothesline that almost beheaded her. Vain then went and pushed Wakeman off the apron, right into the ring barrier. After a scoop slam on Trish, Vain pulled her up by her pants, nearly pulling them off and tagged in an eager Dawn Marie. Dawn slapped Trish 3 times in the corner before pulling her by the hair and whipping her across the ring. Meanwhile, Martel went over and gave Wakeman a swift kick to the ribs. But as Martel turned and taunted the fans, an irate Wakeman got up and smashed The Model with a clothesline. Vain came charging over and nailed Wakeman with a right hand but he ducked a follow up clothesline and slammed him onto the announce position. Wakeman then went to the apron as the women continued to battle and came off with a flying elbow, driving it into the heart of Vain as they smashed through the table. With both men down, Dawn went for a backdrop suplex but Trish somehow used her feet to spring off the ropes and counter with the "StratusFaction". She rolled Dawn over and hooked the leg as the crowd counted the 1.........2..........3 together. Match Time: 11:30 Ventura: "Oh no"!!!! Cole: "Trish has used the Stratusfaction to put Dawn Marie away and folks, things looked grim for the TWF's first couple but what a win"! TRISH WENT AND HELPED WAKEMAN UP AS "MAKE WAY" PLAYED AND THE CROWD CAME TO THEIR FEET. Ventura: "Well they may've won, but the TWF's first couple as you so proudly called them hasn't heard the last of Beauty in Wrestling Michael"! Cole: "I wonder how beautiful Mr. Vain is gonna be after getting put through that table"! BACKSTAGE...... IDALIS IS STANDING WITH RANDY ORTON. Idalis: "Fans we are all set for the huge triple threat main event and I am here now with one of the men who has a chance to leave Kansas City with the Universal title. Now Randy, you have asked Ric Flair not to go to ringside with you tonight, any reason for that"? Randy Orton: "Well before I answer that question, just let me say that I am gonna have to respectfully decline your offer for a one night stand after the show. IDALIS LOOKS AT HIM AS IF TO SAY "WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT". But it's simple. I mean, I am twenty three years old and never, never in the history of this great industry has someone that young been the heavyweight champion. So tonight, I don't want anyone in my corner. I don't want there to be any excuses when I beat RVD and Nails and next week on PrimeTime.... I want the respect that I deserve as your Universal champion". ORTON WALKS AWAY AS THE SHOT GOES TO ANOTHER PART OF THE BACKSTAGE AREA WHERE ROB VAN DAM COMES OUT, SWINGING HIS ARMS FROM SIDE TO SIDE TO GET READY FOR THE MATCH. JUST THEN, RAVEN COMES UP. Raven: "RVD.....Mr. Pay-Per-View. Tell me Rob, do you remember Foul Play last year"? Rob Van Dam: "Oh yeah, that's the night I beat you to retain this very belt". RVD PATS THE UNIVERSAL TITLE THAT's AROUND HIS WAIST. Raven: "Well in case you haven't heard.... I'm calling the shots on PrimeTime now. So unless you want me to make your life a living hell starting tonight..... you might be best off just losing the match tonight". IN THE ARENA, "HELL's GUARDIAN" BY SLIPKNOT HITS AND NAILS COMES OUT TO SOME HORRENDOUS BOOS. Cole: "Just who the hell does Raven think he is? Someone needs to put an end to that quick". Ventura: "It's gonna be interesting to see how Raven handles the division after tonight but I gotta say Michael, I think he's done one hell of a job tonight". Cole: "You would. But it's main event time here and this man is the wild card in this match. The destructive Nails really ignited this match after being traded to PrimeTime. He has never held the heavyweight title anywhere he's wrestled but that could all change tonight"! RANDY ORTON's MUSIC BY MOTORHEAD HITS AND HE COMES OUT TO MOSTLY BOOS. Ventura: "It very well could but my pick is the twenty three year old blue chipper. The third generation superstar who in my opinion Cole, when his career is all said and done, will go down as the greatest superstar in TWF history"! Cole: "Wow, that's a bold statement. What about the decision to leave Flair back"? Ventura: "I think it's a great showing of confidence on Orton's part and to me shows that there is no way he will lose this match". "ONE OF A KIND" BY BREAKING POINT PLAYS AND THE CROWD POPS AS LOUD AS THEY HAVE ALL NIGHT, JUST NIGHT QUITE LOUDER THAN RVD's PYRO AS HE COMES OUT HOLDING THE UNIVERSAL TITLE OVER HIS SHOULDER. HE HAS CHOSEN A BLACK AND WHITE AIR BRUSHED OUTFIT. Cole: "Well speaking of confidence, how could you be any more confident than this man? After winning a grueling contest with High Octane at WrestleMania, he went on to defeat Brock Lesnar on the same night to gain the Universal title, leaving WrestleMania for the second straight year with that belt"! Ventura: "Well if he wins this one, it'll be two years in a row leaving Foul Play with the title but there's two big reasons why it's not gonna happen this time"! Cole: "Oh look out"! BEFORE RVD COULD GET INTO THE RING, NAILS HAMMERED HIM FROM BEHIND AND ROLLED HIM IN. Triple Threat/TWF Universal Title Match Nails vs. Randy Orton vs. (c) Rob Van Dam As soon as RVD was rolled into the ring, Orton began stomping on him. But Nails came in and got in Orton's face. Orton took a swing but hurt his own hand on the hockey mask and Nails smashed him with some hard rights before whipping him right into a spinning heel kick by RVD. Nails charged at Van Dam but RVD ducked a caught him with a jumping spin kick in the head. Orton was up but RVD used some quick punches on him before whipping him to the corner. He went for a monkey flip but Orton caught him and turned, setting him up on the turnbuckle before knocking him out of the ring. Orton stumbled back right into a clothesline to the back of the head by Nails. Nails then pulled him up and delivered a reverse ddt to get the 1......2......, but Orton was up. Nails stayed on him with some kidney shots before whipping him hard to the corner for another clothesline. RVD was trying to pull himself into the ring but Nails went and stomped right on his hand. RVD screamed in pain as Nails, who was becoming the aggressor in the match, pulled Orton up. But Orton swept his arms away and kicked him in the groin before delivering a DDT. Orton then whipped him to the ropes and nailed his beautiful dropkick before hooking the leg and getting a long 2 count. Meanwhile, RVD was back in the ring and he threw a kick that Orton caught before catching him with the step over heel kick. RVD went to the top rope looking for the finisher but Nails came and pushed him off again and this time, he hit the ring barrier face first. Nails turned around and pulled Orton up, looking for the "Nail Gun". But Orton slipped off his shoulders and went for the "RKO". Nails countered by pushing him into the ropes and when he came off, he caught him and delivered a tilt-a-whirl into a tombstone piledriver. It looked like it was overwith as referee Mike Chioda got down to make the 1......2........., but Orton was up! Nails then went outside the ring and grabbed his fire poker, obviously placed there earlier. The crowd knew business was picking up and he swung it at Orton but Orton ducked and kicked him in the gut, hitting the "RKO". Orton was about to make the cover but RVD came in off the top rope, smashing him with a martial arts kick to the chest. RVD then ran to the opposite corner and performed the split legged moonsault on Orton, hooking the leg to get the 1......2........3. Match Time: 12:35 Ventura: "I don't believe it". Cole: "Well believe it Jesse.... against all odds, Rob Van Dam is still the Universal champion"! "ONE OF A KIND" HIT AND RVD WAS GIVEN THE BELT WHICH HE HELD UP FOR THE RAUCOUS CROWD WHILE ON ONE OF THE TURNBUCKLES. Ventura: "You do have to hand it to him though, that was amazing"! Cole: "Seemingly taken out of the equation not once, but twice, RVD has survived two of the best PrimeTime has to offer and just like at WrestleMania.... he leaves Foul Play again with the Universal gold"!
