Mike Tenay: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Badlandz, and welcome to the second round of the Badlandz World Title Tournament!

Brooklyn Brawler: I can't wait, Tenay, I can't wait! I mean, we've got AJ Styles versus Marcus Cor Von, Val Venis versus Chuck Palumbo, Scott Steiner versus Bull Buchanon, and our Main Event... Kane versus Booker T!

Mike Tenay: I'm getting goosebumps just thinking about those matches, Brawler! But we've also got Low-Ki versus Elix Skipper in a rematch from last week's great bout, Billy Gunn taking on Homicide, and Mark Jindrak facing a man who I don't think should even be in the ring tonight, Chris Jericho

"CAN YOU DIG IT, SUCKA?!" HITS AND BOOKER T COMES OUT TO A VERY NEGATIVE REACTION WITH BULL BUCHANON.

Mike Tenay: Well, I sure can't wait to hear this.

Brooklyn Brawler: You too, Tenay?

Mike Tenay: I was being sarcastic, Brawler. But you probably don't understand that since your head is so far up Booker's ass.

BOOKER AND BUCHANON GET INTO THE RING AND BOOKER T GRABS A MIC.

Booker T: Last week, ya'll saw exactly what happens when you mess wit' Booker T. Ya'll saw this sucka get dominated, demolished, destroyed, and most importantly, dealt with! And that sucka... Is Chris Jericho.

THE CROWD EXPLODES IN CHEERS AT THE MENTION OF JERICHO.

Booker T: Ya'll can cheer as much as you want, but it don't matter! Because tonight, Chris Jericho ain't here and that's all thanks to Booker T and Bull Buchanon kickin' that sucka's ass last week, just like Bull's gonna do to Scott Steiner tonight, and I'm gonna do to Kane in the main event, the only place I should be on this show!

BEFORE BOOKER T CAN GO ON FIREWORKS GO OFF AND "SLOW CHEMICAL" BY FINGER ELEVEN HITS. KANE COMES OUT MUCH TO THE FANS PLEASING, AND BOOKER T AND BULL BUCHANON'S DISMAY. KANE GETS INTO THE RING AND RAISES THEN DROPS HIS ARMS AS MORE FIREWORKS GO OFF. KANE GRABS A MICROPHONE AND BOOKER T AND BULL BUCHANON LOOK ON IN ANGER.

Kane: I don't know if I just heard you right, Booker... But I think you just said that you're going to kick my ass.

Booker T: Yeah, you heard me! N' I ain't gonna take that back neither!

Kane: Well, that's great that you have this boost of confidence, but I hate people who want to kick my ass. And do you know what I do when I hate people, Booker? I hurt them!

KANE APPROACHES BOOKER T BUT HE IS INTERRUPTED WHEN BIG SHOWS MUSIC HITS. BIG SHOW COMES DOWN TO THE RING AND ALSO GRABS A MICROPHONE.

Mike Tenay: Good god, we've got three giants in the ring. Kane, Big Show, and Bull Buchanon.

Brooklyn Brawler: And a man who has a giant future on Badlandz, Booker T!

SHOW GOES FACE TO FACE WITH KANE BEFORE TAKING A STEP BACK.

Big Show: Kane, two weeks ago you became the luckiest man on the face of the earth... You Chokeslammed and pinned the biggest man in the history of wrestling, me, The Big Show.

THE CROWD CHEERS AS KANE GETS A SMIRK ON HIS FACE.

Big Show: But this week, I'm going to make sure you're the most unlucky man on the face of the earth! I'm going to make sure that you go through the pain that I went through of not being able to compete for the Badlandz World Title!

"HELLO LADIES" HITS AND VAL VENIS COMES OUT TO AN EXPLOSION OF CHEERS. THE BIG SHOW LOOKS FURIOUS.

Mike Tenay: I don't know about you, Brawler, but I think that there's more star power in this ring than there ever has been at one time in the TWF.

Brooklyn Brawler: I'm going blind, Tenay... STARS ARE TOO BRIGHT!

Mike Tenay: Oh god...

Val Venis: Hey, Big Show! Yeah, me, over here. I mean, it might just be my imagination... But last time I checked, you said the same thing about me last week. And look at me, I'm completely fine. I think that you're not The Big Show, but you're the Big Let Down.

THE CROWD COMES TO THEIR FEET AS BIG SHOW LOOKS FURIOUS. KANE IS LAUGHING WHEN OUT OF NOWHERE, BOOKER T AND BULL BUCHANON ATTACK HIM FROM BEHIND. THE TWO OF THEM BEGIN TO STOMP ON KANE, AND BIG SHOW GETS IN ON IT, BUT VAL VENIS RUNS DOWN TO THE RING FROM THE RAMP AND BEGINS UNLOADING RIGHT HANDS ON THE BIG SHOW. THIS IS ALL INTERRUPTED AND STOPPED WHEN ERIC BISCHOFF COMES OUT.

Eric Bischoff: Enough! That's enough! All of you, stop! I'm not letting you all ruin MY show! And I'm going to make sure that doesn't happen! So, Big Show, you are banned from ringside during Val Venis', and Kane's match! I'm not having you destroy my show just because you couldn't get it done in the ring against Kane!

BISCHOFF'S MUSIC HITS AS ALL THE MEN IN THE RING ARE ANGRY WITH THIS ANNOUNCEMENT BUT AGREE AS THE SCENE FADES TO A COMMERCIAL BREAK.

COMMERCIAL BREAK. HYPE FOR THIS WEEK'S RAMPAGE. AN IMAGE HYPING BADLANDZ'S FIRST PAY-PER-VIEW, APOCALYPSE NOW, IS SHOWN FOLLOWED BY A SHORT VIDEO OF THE BADLANDZ SUPERSTARS AND THE CARD SO FAR.

Main Event: Badlandz World Title Tournament Final/Badlandz World Title Match

Badlandz World Tag Team Championship Match: Dudley Boyz(c) vs T & A

Grudge Tag Team Match: AMW vs FBI w/ Nunzio

THE SCENE COMES BACK AND "GO HARD OR GO HOME" BY LLOYD BANKS HITS AND MARCUS COR VON COMES OUT TO A WAVE OF BOO'S BUT HE JUST SHAKES IT OFF AS HE SEEMS VERY CONFIDENT, BORDER-LINE COCKY, COMING DOWN TO THE RING. COR VON ROLLS INTO THE RING AND HOPS UP ONTO THE TURNBUCKLE AND THROWS UP BOTH ARMS BEFORE HOPPING DOWN.

Brooklyn Brawler: I know what you're going to say, Tenay... "Cor Von looks awfully confident!" Well, he should be! He absolutely dominated D'Lo Brown last week, and he'll dominate AJ Styles this week!

Mike Tenay: No way, Brawler. I think AJ Styles is going to bring the fight to him way too much for this to be a domination.

Brooklyn Brawler: What are you trying to say? That AJ Styles is better than D'Lo Brown?

Mike Tenay: Hey, don't put words in my mouth! I think D'Lo Brown is one hell of a competitor, but he has been out of action for a long time. I think once D'Lo Brown gets accustomed to being back in a wrestling ring, Marcus Cor Von should try and dominate him again.

"I AM" HITS AND AJ STYLES COMES OUT TO A HUGE CHEER AS HE WALKS DOWN TO THE RING WITH A DETERMINED STRUT.

Mike Tenay:AJ Styles is no walkover, Brawler. He is more than capable of winning this whole thing...

Brooklyn Brawler: The whole thing?! Even if he wasn't facing Marcus Cor Von, there's no way he'd win the Badlandz World Title!

Mike Tenay: Oh yeah, and why's that?

Brooklyn Brawler: Well, I heard they instated a height limitation... And it's over 5 feet tall. Ha!

Mike Tenay: Oh god...

Cor Von looks at AJ with a huge smile and begins laughing at the smaller Styles, but Styles takes the fight to Cor Von with forearms to the face followed by a Standing Dropkick. Cor Von looks furious and runs at AJ, but AJ ducks his Clothesline and puts Cor Von down with an amazing Pele Kick. AJ quickly picks Cor Von up and puts him between his legs before throwing his arms out to signal for the Syles Clash. Cor Von Back-Body-Drops AJ out of it, but AJ holds on and gets Cor Von into a Sunset Flip. The referee goes down for the count, 1, 2, 3! Cor Von looks shocked as AJ rolls out of the ring with a huge smile on his face as it is now he and the crowd laughing at Cor Von.

Brooklyn Brawler: What?! What the hell just happened?!

Mike Tenay: Haha! Well, what a performance by Cor Von, huh Brawler?!

Brooklyn Brawler: I don't even know what to say...

Mike Tenay: Well, then I definately hope this happens more often, because that is music to my ears alone! AJ Styles just beat Marcus Cor Von in under two minutes, and he is moving on to the second round!

COR VON CAN NOT BELIEVE WHAT JUST HAPPENED AS HE IS GOING CRAZY IN THE RING AND HITTING THE ROPES AND TURNBUCKLES. THE SCENE GOES BACKSTAGE AS COR VON STILL IS FLIPPING OUT.

THE SCENE SHOWS UP BACKSTAGE WHERE JOSH MATTHEWS IS STANDING BY.

Josh Matthews: At Apocalypse Now!, we're going to see America's Most Wanted face off against the FBI. And right now, I'm with one half of the match, America's Most Wanted. And Chris, James, last week you guys won a Six Man Tag Match with Kane against the FBI when Chris pinned Chuck Palumbo with a Small Package, what are you going to do when the numbers aren't equal at Apocalypse Now!? Because, we all know Nunzio will likely get involved.

Chris Harris: Josh, last week we showed the world one thing, and that is that America's Most Wanted is for real. We might have lost to Test and A-Train 2 weeks ago, but we rebounded like only the greatest Tag Team can, and we beat the FBI, which is exactly what we'll do at Apocalypse Now! Whether we have even numbers or not...

James Storm: And as far as The Big Show is concerned, we, like everyone else, have some unfinished business with you when all of this is done with Stamboli, Vito, and Nunzio.

Chris Harris: So FBI, Big Show, and anyone else who wants a piece of AMW... You stand no chance in hell! So boys, we really are...

James Storm: Sorry 'bout your damn luck!

HARRIS AND STORM WALK AWAY WITH SMIRKS ON THEIR FACE AS THE CROWD GOES WILD.

THE SCENE GOES TO ANOTHER AREA BACKSTAGE WHERE MARCUS COR VON IS STILL THROWING THINGS AROUND IN ANGER. D'LO BROWN COMES OUT OF NOWHERE AND TRIES TO CALM COR VON DOWN.

D'Lo Brown: Dude, chill out...

Marcus Cor Von: You son of a bi...

D'Lo Brown: Hey, hey, hey! I'm just sayin', it's only one match, you'll get over it.

Marcus Cor Von: Get over it? Don't you realize that The Alpha Male had a chance to win the World Title and the referee screwed over Marcus Cor Von?!

D'Lo Brown: The referee? The referee, Marcus? I think that you just, well... Couldn't get it done.

Marcus Cor Von: Couldn't get it done? Is that really what Marcus Cor Von just heard?... Well, The Alpha Male clearly got it done against you last week... And the week before.

D'Lo Brown: Well, do you think you can make the third time the charm... At Apocalypse Now?

THE CROWD REACTS GREAT TO THIS CHALLENGE AS COR VON

Marcus Cor Von: Is this real? Is The Alpha Male really hearing you challenge the man who beat you not once, but twice, to a match? Marcus Cor Von gladly accepts your challenge and will gladly whoop your ass with a POUUUNCEAH...

D'Lo Brown: Let me guess, period?

COR VON PUNCHES BROWN IN THE JAW AND A SCUFFLE BEGINS BETWEEN THE TWO. SECURITY IMMEDIATELY RUNS OVER WITH D'LO BROWN ACTUALLY GETTING THE ADVANTAGE AND FIGHTING OFF SECURITY TO HIT BROWN WITH SOME RIGHT HANDS TO THE HEAD. SECURITY FINALLY GETS THE SITUATION UNDER CONTROL.

D'Lo Brown: I'll see you at Apocalypse Now, Cor Von! But let me warn you, I'm a veteran in this business... And I am glad to kick your ass at any given time!

THE TWO MEN ARE PULLED SEPERATE WAYS AND THE SCENE FADES TO A COMMERCIAL.

COMMERCIAL BREAK. NIKE AIR COMMERCIAL. RECAP OF THE ESPY AWARDS. HYPE FOR ARENA BOWL XXI: SAN JOSE SABERCATS VS COLUMBUS DESTROYERS.

THE SCENE RETURNS FROM THE COMMERCIAL BREAK AND "COP KILLA" BY ICE-T HITS AS HOMICIDE COMES OUT TO BOO'S.

Mike Tenay: Last week, we saw AJ Styles overcome Homicide's brutal attack on the Debut Edition of Badlandz, and beat Homicide in one hell of a match to advance to the second round of the Badlandz World Title tournament.

Brooklyn Brawler: AJ Styles didn't deserve to win that match. Homicide, he's way too good to lose in the first round! And AJ Styles, he's way too bad to beat Homicide!

Mike Tenay: Well, last time I checked... AJ Styles is now in the Semi-Finals.

Brooklyn Brawler: Yeah, and last time I checked, you've never wrestled a match in your life.

"I'M AN ASS MAN" HITS AND THE CROWD COMES TO THEIR FEET FOR BILLY GUNN.

Mike Tenay: Billy Gunn was unsuccesful in beating Chuck Palumbo on the debut show, but he is certainly no one to mess around with. He is a former European, Intercontinental, and Raw Tag Team Champion.

Brooklyn Brawler: And I don't care. As far as I'm concerned, he's nothing because he isn't going to be Badlandz World Champion and win this tournament...

Mike Tenay: Well I guess Homicide is nothing too, then.

Brooklyn Brawler: Most definately not! He's actually got skill...

As soon as Gunn gets in the ring, Homicide rolls out of it. Homicide spits at Gunn, angering the Texan and forcing him to roll out of the ring and run after him. Gunn catches up to Homicide, but Homicide hits Gunn with a Drop Toe Hold face first into the ring post. Homicide taunts to the crowd and draws a lot of heat from the crowd in Utah. Homicide lifts Gunn up and rolls him onto the ring apron, and begins to rub his forearm across Gunn's face. Homicide pushes Gunn into the ring and Gunn rolls to the middle of the ring before getting up, but as soon as he gets up Homicide puts him right back on the mat with a Springboard Dropkick. Homicide goes into the cover, but Gunn gets his shoulder up at two. Homicide goes to lift Gunn up, but Gunn reverses the grapple with two punches to the gut followed by a devestating Clothesline. Gunn then lifts Homicide up into a Suplex, and holds him there for nearly 15 seconds before finally dropping him down to the mat. Gunn goes for the cover, but Homicide is able to just kick out. Gunn lifts Homicide up onto his right shoulder, and then slams him back first onto his knee for a High Angle Backbreaker. Homicide rolls around in pain, but Gunn just throws him into the corner and follows it up with a Clothesline, but when he goes for a Bulldog, Homicide holds onto Gunn's head and snaps his head back to the mat. Homicide capatalizes on this by hitting Gunn with multiple Standing Leg Drops. Homicide then runs off the rope and drops a knee across Gunn's chest. But, as soon as Homicide goes to pick Gunn up, Gunn lifts him up with a Reverse Atomic Drop followed, which leads to a Fame-Asser! Gunn goes into the cover, 1, 2, 3!

Mike Tenay: If you really think that Billy Gunn isn't capable of being World Champion after that match, I think you need to get glasses, Brawler.

Brooklyn Brawler: He was alright.

Mike Tenay: Alright? He just beat your pick to win the match, Homicide!

WHILE GUNN IS CELEBRATING, SCOTT STEINER COMES OUT OF NOWHERE AND ATTACKS GUNN FROM BEHIND. STEINER STOMPS ON GUNN A FEW TIMES BEFORE LIFTING HIM UP AND PUTTING HIM BACK DOWN WITH THE COMPLETE SHOT! STEINER THEN LOCKS IN THE STEINER RECLINER AS GUNN SCREAMS IN PAIN. SECURITY AND REFEREES COME OUT TO TRY AND PULL STEINER OFF BUT TO NO AVAIL. FINALLY STEINER LETS GO AND THEN BEGINS TO DO PUSHUPS BY GUNN'S BODY.

Mike Tenay: What a thug, what a complete thug! He just mugged his former Tag Team Partner, what the hell was that?

Brooklyn Brawler: Key word, Tenay... Former.

THE SCENE GOES BACKSTAGE WHERE ERIC BISCHOFF HAS BOTH T & A AND THE DUDLEY BOYZ.

Eric Bischoff: Now I've called you four in here because, as you know, you have a Tag Team Title Match at Apocalypse Now! But, I've heard rumors backstage that the Champions are unhappy with this decision...

Bubba-Ray Dudley: Hey, we'll put these belts on the line at any time, on any day, against any team! I just don't think that these two should have a shot just because they're angry about losing.

Test: We're not angry about "losing..." What we're angry about is the fact that you guys cheated to win!

Bubba-Ray Dudley: Cheated? How in the hell did we cheat?! We won this thing fair and square.

Test: You guys used the steel cage like a damn cheese grater!

Bubba-Ray Dudley: Yeah, after you did!

Eric Bischoff: Stop it! You two sound like 5th graders! Now, I know I didn't schedule a match for you two tonight, but next week I've got a match for each of you. Next week, both of you will face off against two superstars that may be tag team partners, or may not be. You won't know who they are until they come out next week for the match, and you won't have nothing at stake either. If T&A loses... The team that beats you gets your Title Shot at Apocalypse Now! And if The Dudley Boyz lose, then the team that beats you wins the Tag Team Championships.

Test: What?! That's complete crap! We earned this shot!

Eric Bischoff: If you'd prefer, I could just take away your title shot without any match happening.

Test: Okay! Fine... We'll face whoever we have to face.

Eric Bischoff: Good... Now all of you, get the hell out of my office!

THE SCENE SHOWS UP BACKSTAGE WHERE JOSH MATTHEWS IS STANDING BY WITH "PRIMETIME" ELIX SKIPPER.

Josh Matthews: Last week, we saw the Badlandz Debut of Low-Ki. He has wrestled all over the world, as well as on fellow TWF shows Primetime and SlaughterHouse. And right now, we're standing by with his former partner, and the man he beat last week, Elix Skipper. Primetime, why'd you ask for a rematch this week?

Elix Skipper: I ain't scared of him, man. Last week, he caught me off guard. I ain't expect somebody who call me they folk to come out and wanna fight me. I don't give a damn 'bout all that japanese martial arts stuff he did, because this is the TWF, not some Hong Kong dynasty.

Josh Matthews: Well, you guys put on a great match last week, can we expect the same thing this week?

Elix Skipper: No, ya'll can't. Because this week, I'ma whoop his ass and make him wish Triple X done never broke up!

Josh Matthews: Doesn't he mean anything to you at all as a friend?

Elix Skipper: There somethin' you gotta understand, Josh... Friends is only gonna hold you back when it comes to wrestlin'. The only person you should look out for is ya self, 'cause if you look out for somebody else you just gon' get caught up in their problems. But excuse me, Josh... I gotta go, it's my time.

Josh Matthews: Your time?"

Elix Skipper: Yeah... It's primetime, baby!

THE SCENE SHIFTS TO AN AREA BACKSTAGE WHERE RON KILLINGS IS TALKING WITH MARK JINDRAK.

Ron Killings: Listen dawg, I ain't sayin' thatchu ain't gon'a make it big, but you gotta be smarter. You went out there last week and ain't had no kind of strategy whatsoever. This week, you gotta find a body part and target yo' attacks on that one place. Whether it a man who look like he can win or not, anyone can win any match. Now I ain't sayin' injure him, not at all man... But you gotta take advantage of ya opportunities presented to you..

Mark Jindrak: Alright, alright. Listen, I already agreed to let you mentor me for this match because of not winning last week... But don't think I'm an idiot! I mean, it is the Reflection of Perfection you're talkin' to here.

Ron Killings: Well you ain't gon' look so perfect if you lose tonight... A second straight loss.

Mark Jindrak: Alright, alright... I'll take your advice, but don't expect me to be any different!

JINDRAK WALKS AWAY AS KILLINGS LETS OUT A SLIGHT LAUGH AND SHAKES HIS HEAD. THE CAMERA SHIFTS TO THE RING WHERE LOW-KI'S MUSIC HITS AND THE WARRIOR FROM BROOKLYN COMES OUT TO A GREAT OVATION.

Mike Tenay: What a Badlandz debut Low-Ki had last week, Brawler.

Brooklyn Brawler: I swear to you, Tenay, I have never seen someone get kicked as hard as Low-Ki kicked Primetime. And for some reason, Primetime wants a rematch.

Mike Tenay: Hey, I have no problem with that, Brawler. Last week these two men put on one hell of a show, and I'm sure they'll do the exact same thing tonight.

"IT'S PRIMETIME, BABY!" HITS AND THE FANS BOO ELIX SKIPPER AS HE COMES OUT, BUT HE IS UNPHASED BY THIS AND JUST WALKS DOWN TO THE RING WITH A DETERMINED LOOK.

Mike Tenay: Well, he definately looks confident, and sounded confident when he spoke with Josh Matthews, but does he really have reason to be confident?

Brooklyn Brawler: Hey, he's got skills... But my fellow Brooklynan might be too good!

Mike Tenay: Brooklynan?

Brooklyn Brawler: Yeah, you know... Someone from Brooklyn.

Mike Tenay: I won't ask...

Primetime, looking for a different result from last week, is the aggressor at the start with a forearm to the jaw followed by a spin kick to the stomach, leading to a taunt mocking Low-Ki. Ki goes for a High Kick but Skipper ducks and catches him with a Back Suplex in which Low-Ki landed on the back of his head. Primetime goes right after Low-Ki's biggest weapon, his legs, and begins stomping on them following by locking him in a Leg Lock. Low-Ki reaches the ropes, but clearly feels the damage. Skipper follows Ki around the ring as he struggles to his feet, and then knees him in the gut followed by a Stalling Suplex. But, right before he can drop Low-Ki, he drops out of the back. Low-Ki then throws Skipper overhead with a Dragon Suplex, and immediately goes into the Dragon Sleeper. The fans are on their feet in anticipation of a tap out, but Primetime somehow gets to the ropes. Ki can't believe it but stays on Skipper, but Skipper somehow reverses a grapple into the Play of the Day. Skipper goes for the cover, but Low-Ki gets his shoulder up just a split second before the three count! Primetime doesn't waist anytime and goes at Low-Ki with knees to the head and shoulders. Skipper gets up and taunts to the crowd, drawing a lot fo heat. He climbs up to the top rope, but Low-Ki catches him with a Kick to the head before he can jump off. Low-Ki then climbs up to the top and is able to hit a beautiful Flip Powerbomb! Both men are out so no cover occurs. The two men struggle to their feet, and begin to trade blows. Skipper chops away at Low-Ki, but receives a sharp kick to the gut and leg in return. Finally Skipper catches one kick and then is able to hit a devastating DDT. Skipper quickly goes up to the Top Rope once again and then comes off with a Diving Leg Drop! Skipper goes into the cover, but once again Low-Ki kicks out! Primetime goes crazy and begins to argue with the ref and beg for it to be changed to a three count, but when he turns around he receives a Spin Kick to the Gut, followed by a Round House Kick to the face, busting him open! Low-Ki then takes his turn at the top rope and comes off with a double footed stomp that he calls The Warriors Way! Ki goes into the cover, 1, 2, 3!

Mike Tenay: He did it again! He beat Elix Skipper again, in yet another great matchup!

Brooklyn Brawler: That he did, Tenay. But Skipper didn't lie, again! He took the fight to Low-Ki and you could argue that he controlled the pace for most of that match.

Mike Tenay: That's true, Brooklyn, but none the less... Low-Ki is 2-0 here on Badlandz!

COMMERCIAL BREAK. HYPE FOR EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND, WEEKDAYS AT 7. HYPE FOR ME, MYSELF, AND IRENE, TUESDAY AT 11. HYPE FOR THE BILL ENGVALL SHOW.

THE SCENE COMES BACK FROM THE COMMERCIAL BREAK AND THE FBI'S MUSIC HITS AND CHUCK PALUMBO COMES OUT TO THE RING ACCOMPANIED BY NUNZIO.

Brooklyn Brawler: Here we go in Round Two!

Mike Tenay: We started with sixteen, we have chopped the competition in half, and now down to seven. AJ Styles already advanced earlier tonight, and he will face the winner of this match between Chuck Palumbo and Val Venis.

Brooklyn Brawler: And that winner will be Chuck Palumbo!

Mike Tenay: That may be, Brawler. I mean, anything can happen on Badlandz, but underestimating Val Venis would be a deadly mistake. Venis is a former two-time TWF Champion, so I don't think he's easy picking by any means!

"HELLO LADIES!" HITS AND VAL VENIS COMES OUT TO A GREAT REACTION. THE CAMERA GOES AROUND THE CROWD TO THE WOMEN AND SOME WOMEN EVEN NEED TO USE THEIR HANDS AS A FAN AS VENIS COMES OUT COVERED IN HIS SIGNATURE WHITE TOWEL. VENIS GETS INTO THE RING BUT BEFORE HE CAN TAKE HIS TOWEL OFF, PALUMBO ATTACKS HIM FROM BEHIND.

After the quick attack, Palumbo steps back, but then runs at Venis and crushes him with a kick to the chest. Palumbo slaps hands with Nunzio as the two men are very happy with how this match has started. Palumbo picks Venis up by the head, but then puts him back down with a Mat Slam followed by Mounted Punches. Palumbo gets off of Venis as the referee warns to disqualify him for the straight right hands, but then gets Venis in a Face Lock. Venis is able to fight his way out of it with elbows to the stomach, but Palumbo counters with a club to the back. Palumbo looks to end it early and goes for a Super Kick, but Venis ducks and hits Palumbo with a Full Nelson Slam! Venis then locks Palumbo in the STF and Palumbo looks like he's going to tap as he reaches for the ropes, but Nunzio pushes the rope closer to him so he is able to grab it in the nick of time. Venis pulls Palumbo back to the middle of the ring, and this time locks Palumbo in the Venis Fly Trap! Palumbo is screaming in pain and is tapping out, but when Venis looks up he sees Nunzio up on the apron distracting the referee. Venis gets up, but instead of going after Nunzio, lifts Palumbo and plants him with a Backbreaker followed by a Sleeperhold! Venis releases it as Palumbo is borderline passing out, and then hits him with a Suplex! Venis runs off the ropes and goes for a Knee Drop, but Palumbo moves out of the way and punches Venis straight in the groin! Palumbo tells the ref it was Venis' stomach and the ref is unsure of what to do, but lets the match go on. Palumbo then picks up Venis and hits him with a Sidewalk Slam followed by choking him against the mat. Palumbo lets go but then slaps his leg signaling for the Super Kick. Venis gets up and nearly walks right into it, but is able to duck once again! This time, Palumbo connected with not air, but the referee. Palumbo is in shock and Venis kicks him in the stomach and then hits a Fisherman's Suplex! Venis holds Palumbo in the pin and gets the three count, but the referee is knocked out! Venis checks on the referee, but when he looks up he gets hit by a vicious Spear by Johnny Stamboli! Palumbo then picks up Venis and puts him down with a Super Kick connecting with Venis' forehead! Venis is busted open and Palumbo goes into the cover as the referee gets back up, and Stamboli runs out of the ring. 1, 2, kickout! Venis somehow got a shoulder up and Palumbo, Stamboli, and Nunzio can't believe it! Palumbo waits for Venis to get up, and when he does he goes for a boxing Right Cross, but Venis counters it and unloads right hands on Palumbo. Venis irish whips Palumbo, but Palumbo somehow reverses it into a School Boy. The referee gets down for the count and Palumbo grabs hands with both Nunzio and Stamboli for leverage, 1, 2, 3!

VENIS GETS UP AND CAN NOT BELIEVE THIS AS HE IS FURIOUS BUT PALUMBO, STAMBOLI, AND NUNZIO ALL WALK UP THE RAMP LAUGHING. AS THEY ARE WALKING UP, HOWEVER, AMERICA'S MOST WANTED AND KANE COME FROM OUT OF NOWHERE AND BEGIN UNLOADING PUNCHES ON ALL OF THE FBI. VENIS IS LAUGHING, BUT WHEN HE TURNS AROUND HE IS PLANTED BY A SHOWSTOPPER BY BIG SHOW WHO CAME FROM THE CROWD! AMW, KANE, AND THE FBI ALL BRAWL TO THE BACK AS THE BIG SHOW STANDS OVER VENIS' LIMP BODY.

Mike Tenay: What a Showstopper!

Brooklyn Brawler: Hey, he said he'd get back at Venis... And he did, Tenay. Nothing bad, dirty, or underhanded... He said he'd do something, and then did it!

Mike Tenay: That may be true, but what is also true is that Kane is getting his revenge on Chuck Palumbo for earlier in the night. And America's Most Wanted, they could be showing us a preview of Apocalypse Now! with their assault of the FBI...

Brooklyn Brawler: Yeah, that's great, Tenay. As far as I'm concerned, one to zero Big Show!

THE SCENE SHOWS UP BACKSTAGE AND AMW IS STILL GOING ALL THROUGHOUT THE BACKSTAGE WITH THE FBI COMPLETELY BEATING EACH OTHER WITH FISTS AND KICKS. WRESTLERS BACKSTAGE SEPERATE THE TWO, BUT SUDDENLY KANE COMES OUT OF NOWHERE AND THROWS CHUCK PALUMBO FACE FIRST INTO THE BUFFET TABLE. KANE THEN GRABS PALUMBO BY THE THROAT, BUT BOOKER T AND BULL BUCHANON COME UP FROM BEHIND AND LIFT UP KANE AND THEN SLAM HIM THROUGH THE BUFFET TABLE WITH A DOUBLE SPINEBUSTER. FBI, BOOKER T, AND BULL BUCHANON RUN AWAY AS AMW CHECKS ON KANE.

THE SCENE GOES TO ERIC BISCHOFF'S OFFICE WHERE HE HAS A CONTRACT. WE CAN SEE 10 LINES, READY TO BE FILLED OUT WITH SIGNATURES.

Eric Bischoff: Ladies and gentlemen, right here is something big. Right here is something that will affect Badlandz very much... A contract that will be signed by 10 men showing that they will take part in the #1 Contenders 10 Man Over the Top Rope Battle Royal for a shot at the TWF Badlandz World Championship at Apocalypse Now! However, that does not mean they do not have to take part in a match that night on top of this. These men will already be tired, will already be hurt, but if they want to be World Champion, this is something they must do. The winner of this battle royal will face the winner of the World Championship Match. They can face them any time from Apocalypse Now to exactly a year from that night. Good luck to all involved, hope you can survive.

THE SCENE GOES TO MIKE TENAY AND BROOKLYN BRAWLER WHO ARE STANDING BY WITH SMILES ON THEIR FACES.

Mike Tenay: Wow! What an announcement by Eric Bischoff! Many people were unsure about him being the General Manager of Badlandz, and I'll admit, I was one of them. But he has definately proven he knows exactly what he's doing here!

Brooklyn Brawler: Definately, Tenay! People say he doesn't know wrestling, but that's not true! If anything, he knows something better... How to blend wrestling and business!

Mike Tenay: I can't deny that, Brawler.

MARK JINDRAK'S MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES OUT TO A MAJORITY OF BOO'S, BUT GETS APPROVAL FROM SOME OF THE WOMEN.

Brooklyn Brawler: And here is someone who Eric Bischoff brought in, and let me tell you... This guy has straight up talent!

Mike Tenay: There's no question about that, but there's a question about can he use it well enough to be something. Ron Killings is trying to show him how to, and mold him into something special. If he can, that is something we've yet to see.

Brooklyn Brawler: Last week he was overmatched, plain and simple.

Mike Tenay: Well that's what Killings means, Brawler. The best are the guys who are never overmatched and can always get a win in any matchup.

Brooklyn Brawler: He'll win tonight, no matter who he faces!

COUNTDOWN FROM Y5J STARTS AS THE LIGHTS GO OUT. WHEN IT GETS DOWN TO Y2J THE SCREEN FLASHES AND SMOKE BEGINS TO RISE FROM THE STAGE. A MAN'S SILLOUHETTE CAN BE SEEN AND CHRIS JERICHO COMES OUT TO A DEAFENING CHEER BY THE SHOCKED UTAH CROWD.

Brooklyn Brawler: No, he's not supposed to be here!

Mike Tenay: Oh my god, Brawler! This crowd is in shock! Chris Jericho was taken to the hospital and given 11 stitches last week, and he's back here this week to take part in a match! We were told earlier tonight he wasn't even here, but good god what a pleasent surprise this is!

Brooklyn Brawler: Pleasant? How is this pleasant?!

Chris Jericho is all over Jindrak with forearms and elbows to his head before running off the ropes and then taking Jindrak down with a running forearm. Jericho fires up the crowd, and then lights Jindrak up with some Knife-Edge Chops to the chest. Jindrak is able to catch Jericho's arm on one, and then somehow reverse it into a spiking DDT. Jericho's eyes look dilated as Jindrak might've just re-injured Jericho's head. Jindrak locks Jericho in a sleeper hold and Jericho is seemingly out before the hold is even applied. Jindrak lets go and instead of holding it in goes for the pin, 1, 2, kickout! Jericho kicks out in an almost waking up from a nightmare way. Jindrak steps back as Jericho gets up looking completely out of it, then suddenly Jericho hits Jindrak with a Tornado DDT! Jericho is once again drowzy however but shakes it off and goes after Jindrak with a kick to the face followed by an Elbow Drop cross the chest. Jericho shuffles his feet and then runs off the ropes and hits Jindrak with a Lionsault. Jericho goes into the cover and hooks the outside leg, but Jindrak is able to kickout at two. Jericho continues the offense and hits Jindrak with a Suplex followed by picking Jindrak back up and hitting him with a Double Underhook Backbreaker. Jericho sees Jindrak reeling, and then climbs up to the top rope. He jumps off and goes for a Missile Dropkick, but doesn't even reach Jindrak because he's lost so much blood the past two weeks. Jindrak capatalizes and jumps up onto the turnbuckle in one hop, and then off for a Springboard Clothesline! Jindrak goes into the cover, but once again Jericho kicks out with just plain instinct. Jindrak gets furious and mounts Jericho and begins unloading left hands to Jericho's skull. The referee pulls Jindrak off of Jericho, threatening to disqualify him. Jericho is busted open, for the third week in a row. Jindrak lifts him up, and then hits him with a beautiful Standing Dropkick to put him back down. Jindrak smiles to the crowd, and shows off his body getting a good reaction from the females. Jericho comes from nowhere to muster up the strength to put Jindrak on his back and attempts to pull Jindrak's legs over into the Walls of Jericho. Jericho is about to, but suddenly just drops to the mat. Jindrak quickly capitalizes and hits Jericho with the Mark of Excellence! Jindrak goes into the cover and the ref counts the 1, 2, 3!

Mike Tenay: Congratulations to Mark Jindrak for capitalizing on a hurt man!

Brooklyn Brawler: Blame Ron Killings! He was the one who gave him the advice, and hey, it worked because Jindrak won!

Mike Tenay: You've got to be kidding me! Jindrak won for one simple reason, Booker T and Bull Buchanon weakened Jericho severely!

Brooklyn Brawler: Yeah, and Jindrak capitalized on facing an opponent who is weakened..

Mike Tenay: I'd love to see him beat Jericho when he's at full strength...

Brooklyn Brawler: Anyway, Mark Jindrak gets his first win on Badlandz!

Mike Tenay: Go ahead, change the subject...

BOOKER T AND BULL BUCHANON COME OUT AND SLAP JINDRAK ON THE BACK IN CONGRATULATIONS AS JERICHO LAYS MOTIONLESS IN THE RING. THE CAMERA GOES BACKSTAGE WHERE AMW IS STANDING BY.

Chris Harris: You all saw what happened earlier between the FBI and us, and you all saw what happened between Bull Buchanon, Booker T, and Kane. Also, you guys saw what happened the past two weeks between Bull Buchanon, Booker T, and Chris Jericho. I guess it's safe to say that Bull Buchanon, Booker T, and the FBI have a lot of enemies, and very few friends. But that's okay, because at Apocalypse Now!... They'll get the chance to show what they can do.

James Storm: That's right, at Apocalypse Now... Pending Bull making it to the finals, Chris Jericho told us that he wants Bull Buchanon in a Parking Lot Brawl... To settle this the way it started.

Chris Harris: And yes, Booker, you've got a challenge too. Shocked? You shouldn't be. Because an anonymous superstar is going to face you at Apocalypse Now! if... Excuse me, WHEN, you lose, and teach you exactly what you should know.

James Storm: Hey, boys... Sorry 'bout your damn luck!

BULL BUCHANON'S MUSIC HITS AND THE BIG MAN COMES OUT TO A COMPLETE BOO. THE FANS, STILL PISSED ABOUT THE JERICHO INCIDENT, ARE ALL OVER BUCHANON.

Mike Tenay: And once again, these fans are all over Buchanon for attacking Jericho.

Brooklyn Brawler: Who cares! It's only Chris Jericho!

Mike Tenay: Who cares? Are you serious? Last week you said that the fans loved Jericho and had a right to be upset, now who cares? Oh god...

SIRENS GO OFF AND THEN "HOLLER, IF YOU HEAR ME!" HITS AND SCOTT STEINER COMES OUT TO BOO'S ALMOST AS LOUD, ESPECIALLY FOR HIS ATTACK OF BILLY GUNN, BUT THEY ARE MIXED IN WITH "KICK BULL'S ASS" CHANTS. AS STEINER WALKS DOWN, THE SCENE FADES TO THE FINAL COMMERCIAL BREAK OF THE NIGHT.

COMMERCIAL BREAK. A VIDEO RECAPPING THIS WEEKS RAMPAGE IS SHOWN. A VIDEO RECAPPING THIS WEEKS PRIMETIME IS SHOWN. HYPE FOR ANARCHY RULZ.

WHEN WE RETURN, BOTH MEN ARE IN THE RING.

Both men, although having no personal problems with each other, are fired up and are staring at each other forehead to forehead. Buchanon headbutt's Steiner, but Steiner grabs Buchanon's arm and knocks Buchanon to the ground with a pair of Shoulder Thrusts. Steiner lifts Buchanon up and shows his power by putting the 280 pound Buchanon back down with a side slam. Steiner shows a more technical side, and locks Buchanon in an STF. Buchanon is quickly able to get a rope break. Steiner steps back and taunts to the crowd telling them that it's over, but when Steiner turns around Buchanon puts him down with a Big Boot. Bull then shows power of his own and lifts him up in a Military Press, then dropping him onto his shoulder before slamming him to the mat with a Front Slam. Bull is confident and continues to attack Steiner with a Suplex followed by a Sleeper Hold. Steiner is unable to get out of the Sleeper Hold no matter what he does, but finally he reverses it into a T-Bone Suplex, shocking the crowd who even appreciates Steiner for the move. Steiner then picks up Bull into a Bear Hug, squeezing the life out of Bull before Bull bites Steiner's forehead. Steiner, however, is able to get a kick to the stomach and lift Bull up before Piledriving him into the mat! Steiner goes for the three count, but Buchanon is able to get the first kickout of the match. Bull gets in a thumb to the eye and throws Steiner out of the ring. Bull turns around and "inadvertently" hits the referee with an elbow. Bull smirks and climbs to the outside of the ring and grabs a steel chair. Before Bull can hit him however, Billy Gunn comes out and hits Bull with a barell of punches to the face before rolling Bull back into the ring. As the referee awakes, Buchanon throws Steiner back into the ring as well. Steiner looks back down at Gunn through the ring ropes and yells to him, but when he turns around Buchanon is able to hit a Scissors Kick on the still crouched Steiner. Buchanon goes into the cover and the ref counts, 1, 2, 3!

Mike Tenay: Mr. Ass just saved Steiner's, well, ass... But costed him the match.

Brooklyn Brawler: No! Steiner could've won that thing!

Mike Tenay: I don't know if I'm happy or not, Brawler... Because now that means Buchanon is one match away from avoiding facing Chris Jericho...

Brooklyn Brawler: I don't care how you feel, Tenay! All I care about is Steiner losing... Oh well, up next is Booker T advancing as well!

Mike Tenay: Don't be so sure, because if AMW is right, Kane is furious and we all know what he's capable of when he gets mad.

A VIDEO SHOWING THE BEGINNING OF THE NIGHT IS SHOWN. AFTER THAT IS THE VIDEO OF KANE BRAWLING WITH CHUCK PALUMBO AND THEN BULL BUCHANON AND BOOKER T SLAMMING HIM THROUGH THE BUFFET TABLE.

"CAN YOU DIG IT, SUCKA?!" HITS AND BOOKER T COMES OUT TO A STRONG BOO. BOOKER T SEEMS VERY PLEASED WITH HIS NIGHT SO FAR AS HE ROLLS INTO THE RING.

Mike Tenay: He may be smiling now, but he must not have heard what AMW said before.

Brooklyn Brawler: Yes he did, Tenay! Don't act like he's stupid or something.

Mike Tenay: He must be if he's happy to be facing Kane.

FIREWORKS GO OFF AND THEN "SLOW CHEMICAL" BY FINGER ELEVEN HITS AND KANE COMES OUT TO A ROARING CHEER FROM THE CROWD IN UTAH. KANE LOOKS SADISTIC AND EVIL AS USUAL, BUT ANGRIER THAN HE NORMALLY IS.

Mike Tenay: The crowd is loud for Kane, but I think what will be louder are the fists of Kane connecting with the body of Booker T!

Brooklyn Brawler: I, uh... Booker get out of there!

Booker T goes right at Kane with punches to the face but when he steps back, Kane just starts laughing hysterically. Booker T gets angry and runs at Kane but he drops Booker with an Uppercut. Kane takes the match slow and waits for Booker to get up before putting him back down with a Sidewalk Slam. Kane is laughing at every bit of pain he's inflicting. Kane follows up by picking Booker up onto his shoulder and walking around the ring with him. Kane finally drops Booker T face first onto the turnbuckle and follows up with a Big Boot. Kane runs off the ropes and comes back with a Leg Drop, then follows up with two more of the same thing. Booker is able to get a poke to the eye and then plant Kane with a DDT. Booker looks relieved to get in some offense and smiles and yells to the crowd "I told you so!" Just as he does that Kane sits up, this time not smiling. Kane gets up and as soon as Booker turns around, Kane lifts Booker up by the throat with both hands and then throws him into the corner. Kane runs at Booker and crushes him with a Turnbuckle Clothesline. Bull Buchanon runs out to stop the domination, but Kane hits him with a Big Boot before he can even get into the ring. Booker runs at Kane, but Kane puts him down with a Powerslam. Kane climbs to the top rope, but Buchanon is recovering on the outside. Kane doesn't notice Buchanon coming towards him, and leaps off the Top Rope, but to the outside of the ring and takes out Buchanon with a Flying Clothesline! In the mean time, Booker T pulled something out of his pants that look like brass knuckles. As the referee is checking on Kane and Buchanon, a masked man comes into the ring and snatches the brass knucks right of Booker's hand. Booker looks in shock and goes to unmask the man, but he just punches Booker with Booker's own brass knuckles, knocking him out cold! The man runs out of the ring and Kane comes back in and sees an unconcious Booker T. Instead of going for a pin, Kane lifts him up and lifts Booker up onto his shoulder. Kane plants Booker T with a Tombstone Piledriver and then folds Booker's arms and gets the 1, 2, 3!

Mike Tenay: Yes! Yes! Revenge is so sweet, ha ha!

Brooklyn Brawler: Lucky, very lucky.

Mike Tenay: Let me quote you from last week's D'Lo versus Cor Von match... Pure walkover!

BOOKER T GOES CRAZY ALONG WITH BULL BUCHANON AS THEY HEAD BACK UP THE RAMP. CHRIS JERICHO COMES FROM THE BACK WITH BOOKER AND BULL NOT EVEN REALIZING AND HITS BOOKER ACROSS THE BACK WITH A STEEL CHAIR FOLLOWED BY AN ALMOST FOOTBALL LIKE KICK TO THE GROIN TO BUCHANON. THE SCENE BEGINS TO FADE OUT WITH JERICHO LOCKING BOOKER T IN THE WALLS OF JERICHO AND SEEING KANE LAUGH IN THE RING SADISTICALLY.

Mike Tenay: What a night, what sweet revenge! And this just in, Chris Jericho versus Booker T next week, tune in!

THE SCENE GOES BLACK AND THEN SUDDENLY A COMMERCIAL FOR APOCALYPSE NOW! IS SHOWN.