Seattle, Washington
Attendance: 13,567
January 31, 2006
A SHOT OPENS WITH A CLOUDY SKY AND RAIN IS POURING ONTO A BUSY STREET, FILLED WITH HONKING HORNS AND IMPATIENT PEOPLE. IN THE MIDDLE OF A TRAFFIC JAM, A MAN SLAMS INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER GUY'S CAR, OBVIOUSLY AN ACCIDENT. BUT THE MAN WHOSE CAR WAS HIT GETS OUT OF HIS VEHICLE. Man: "What the hell are you doing"?! THE MAN OPENS THE DOOR OF THE OTHER GUY'S CAR AND PUNCHES HIM IN THE FACE! THIS BASICALLY INCITES A RIOT AS PEOPLE FROM CARS ALSO STUCK IN TRAFFIC GET OUT, STARTING A BRAWL THAT A COP ON THE SCENE CAN ONLY TRY TO STOP. THE CAMERA THEN MOVES UP INTO THE SKY AND FINDS THE SPACE NEEDLE AS "SEATTLE" IS SHOWN ACROSS THE SCREEN. Audio Voiceover: "It is a night that starts the drive. SHOTS OF SEVERAL SUPERSTARS ARE SHOWN IN ACTION. It is the night that starts the dream. The dream that every man has in this industry. THE LOGO FOR WRESTLEMANIA 7 APPEARS AS SHOTS OF SEVERAL TWF SUPERSTARS ARE SHOWN LOOKING AT IT. There is only one way to headline WrestleMania...... and it all starts here. Tonight, TWF Entertainment and Playstation Portable present.......... FIREWORKS AND PYRO BOMBARD THE SET AS THE HUGE CROWD INSIDE KEY ARENA GOES WILD. THE SET HAS THE SPACE NEEDLE IN FRONT OF THE ROYAL RUMBLE LOGO WITH A LONG WALKWAY THAT EXTENDS FROM THE TOP OF IT, DOWN TO THE ENTRANCE RAMP. CAMERAS SHOW MICHAEL COLE AND JESSE VENTURA, SITTING AT RINGSIDE. Michael Cole: "The road to WrestleMania 7 is officially underway as we get set for the 2006 Royal Rumble and looking at what we will see tonight partner, it's easy to see why this is probably the most anticipated Rumble of all time"! Jesse Ventura: "No question about it Cole, we will see six titles defended between the two divisions of the TWF, not to mention the most exciting match in wrestling, the Royal Rumble itself"! THE 4 HORSEMEN THEME HITS AND JASON OLIVER COMES TO THE RING TO A MIXED REACTION AS THE RING BELL SOUNDS. Cole: "Well it looks like we're jumping right into the action so let's throw it over to the Rampage broadcast team! Take it away guys"! Jim Ross: "Thank you Michael and I gotta say we're a little envious, you two have that ringside view again"! Jerry Lawler: "Yeah, what do we have to do to get that"? J.R.: "Well no matter where we're sitting, it is time to get into the action and here is a match that we've all been looking forward to"! Lawler: "King of Cable title about to be put on the line"! THE MUSIC OF THE HART FAMILY HITS AND MAX OGDEN COMES OUT WITH JIMMY HART TO A LOT OF BOOS. J.R.: "Three tremendous athletes will decide the title here tonight and here comes the man who won the 2005 King of the Ring, Max Ogden"! Lawler: "Well we all know who he faced in the finals of that tournament and he's the man standing in the ring". J.R.: "Not only that, but one of them is a Horsemen, the other a member of the Hart Family". "AIN'T NO STOPPIN' ME NOW" IS HEARD AND SHELTON BENJAMIN COMES OUT TO A HUGE CHEER WITH THE KING OF CABLE TITLE AROUND HIS WAIST. Lawler: "And here comes the champ and he's looking at quite a challenge if you ask me"! J.R.: "The champion is always at a huge disadvantage in matches like this but if anyone has the ability to do this, it's this young stud from Orangeburg, South Carolina"! Lawler: "Well this crowd is very much behind Shelton but I don't know if that's gonna be enough". Triple Threat/King of Cable Title Match Jason Oliver vs. Max Ogden w/ Jimmy Hart vs. (c) Shelton Benjamin The bell sounded and the crowd immediately came alive as the 3 men all looked for an opening to start the match. Oliver looked like he was trying to form some sort of union with Benjamin against Ogden when Ogden just charged and grabbed Benjamin, driving him into the corner. But Oliver came from behind with a shot to the back of Ogden and Benjamin then took him down with a clothesline. But when Benjamin turned around, Oliver kicked him right in the face. He made the cover and got a 2 count before Benjamin kicked out. Ogden was up and he hit Oliver with 2 right hands but Oliver kicked him in the gut before whipping him right into Shelton. Oliver then drilled Benjamin with a running forearm to the throat area. But Oliver was rolled up from behind by Ogden and nearly pinned. Oliver got up and threw a right hand but Ogden blocked it and lifted him up for an inverted atomic drop. He then hit the ropes but Benjamin popped up and hit a flying wheel kick to the head. Oliver caught Benjamin's leg as he quickly went for a kick but he then turned it into the Dragon Whip and made the cover for a near fall. Benjamin then went to the top rope and flew off with a very nice clothesline takedown on Ogden and he seemed to have the match won but Oliver stopped the count at 2 and a half and then put Benjamin down with a reverse lifting DDT. Ogden got up but Oliver was waiting with a kick to the stomach before lifting him up on his shoulders. But he became distracted as Sylvain Grenier came out and he dropped Ogden. But before Grenier could do anything, he was attacked from behind by Carney and they brawled in the middle of the ramp. This had the attention of referee Scott Martin which allowed Snitsky to come from out of the crowd. He grabbed the chair that Lilian Garcia was sitting on and slid it into the ring. Oliver saw Snitsky and without hesitation, leaped over the top rope with a dive right onto him! The crowd couldn't believe it but in the ring, Ogden drilled Benjamin with a knee to the face as he ran at him and he then spiked him with a DDT, right on the steel chair. As Ogden rolled Benjamin over, Jimmy Hart came around and grabbed the chair, removing it from the ring. Ogden hooked the near leg of Benjamin as Martin got down to make the 3 count. Match Time: 8:23 THE HART FAMILY THEME SONG HIT AGAIN AS AN EXCITED JIMMY HART WENT OVER AND GRABBED THE KING OF CABLE TITLE, BRINGING IT INTO THE RING AND HANDING IT TO OGDEN. J.R.: "We've got a new champion, thanks to some help from his buddies"! Lawler: "We sure do J.R., look at how excited Jimmy Hart is"! J.R.: "Ya just hate to see a guy lose his title like that! The referee had no chance out here"! Lawler: "That's a heck of a way to start the night J.R. and I am predicting this turns into a huge event for the Hart Family"! J.R.: "This was nothing short of highway robbery King, highway robbery"! CAMERAS GOT ANOTHER SHOT OF OGDEN FOLLOWING HART, SNITSKY AND GRENIER UP THE RAMP, HOLDING THE BELT UP WITH BOTH HANDS AS THE FANS BOOED. BACKSTAGE AREA...... DRESSING ROOM...... STACY SNOW IS SHOWN PREPARING FOR HER MATCH AND IS NOT FULLY DRESSED WHEN VISCERA WALKS UP. Viscera: "You almost ready baby"? STACY INSTINCTIVELY TRIES TO COVER UP. Stacy Snow: "Oh Vis..... what are you doing in here"? THE CAMERA SHIFTS TO VISCERA. Viscera: "Don't worry girl, not like I ain't never seen it before". THE CAMERA GOES BACK TO STACY, WHO NOW HAS HER SHIRT ON, BUT SHE HAS HER HEAD DOWN. Viscera: "What's wrong"? Stacy: "I'm still bothered by those pictures Melina showed on Rampage". Viscera: "Hey, you know she messed with those. Besides, you wanted to prove that this is about wrestling, not looks, right"? Stacy: "Thanks Vis, you always know how to cheer me up". STACY GIVES VISCERA A HUG AS THE SHOT SHIFTS BACK TO THE RING. "IN THE END" BY LINKIN PARK HITS AND CHAOS WOLF COMES TO THE RING, ARM IN ARM WITH CHAE. Cole: "So Rampage has started the night with a new champion and this will be the first of three title matches for us on PrimeTime partner". Ventura: "And it is one I have high hopes for. As you well know, I feel that the one thing that seperates us from Rampage is our Lightheavyweight division and here is a man that has shown he can compete with anyone in the division". Cole: "Chaos Wolf is very big for a lightheavyweight and from I heard, he barely made weight for this match". PAUL LONDON's MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES OUT RUNNING TO THE RING WITH THE TITLE AROUND HIS WAIST BEFORE SLIDING UNDER THE BOTTOM ROPE. Ventura: "Paul London has been a great champion but I truly feel he won't be ready for Chaos Wolf here tonight"! Cole: "We've seen Chaos Wolf compete in cage matches, stretcher matches and even an Elevated Fall match so it'll be interesting to see what kind of style he will apply against the high flying London tonight". LONDON REMOVES THE BELT AND HANDS IT TO REFEREE MICKEY HENSON WHO HOLDS IT UP FOR THE CROWD TO SEE BEFORE HANDING IT TO THE TIMEKEEPER. TWF Lightheavyweight Title Match Challenger: Chaos Wolf w/ Chae vs. Paul London The bell sounded to start the match and London tried to go for the legs of Wolf, only to catch a stiff elbow to the back of the head. After punching London right in the temple, Wolf lifted him up and drove him into the mat with a brainbuster. He hooked the leg and London had to reach down deep to avoid losing the title in under a minute. London tried to fight up from off the mat with punches to the gut and then he hit the ropes, ducking a clothesline before coming off the other side with a flying wheel kick. London then shot Wolf to the corner and ran in, hitting a nice monkey flip. The crowd loudly cheered as London went to the top rope but Wolf recovered and pushed London's feet, racking him on the top turnbuckle. He then climbed all the way up to the top with him and brought him to the mat with a tremendous superplex. The tide had swung completely in the favor of the challenger who had not only grounded London, but had slowed him way down too. Wolf got London into a seated position and locked in a full nelson. London's face began to turn red and he fought the hold with all he had. He looked like he would have no choice but to tap out but after getting to a standing position, he fell to the mat, slipping out of the hold before using both feet to kick Wolf in the mouth. London then got up and caught Wolf with the dropsault followed by a standing moonsault. Henson got a long 2 count before Wolf kicked out. London then hit a running enziguri and he looked like he had all he needed to put the finishing touches on and retain his title. London again went to the top rope but this time, Chae got on the apron and grabbed his right foot, preventing him from taking off. But London used his foot to fling Chae off him and she hit the apron face first and fell to the floor. Wolf got up with a psychotic look on his face, pulling London off the turnbuckle by his hair before driving the base of his knee into his face 3 times. Wolf then draped London over the middle ring rope and pushed down with both hands. Henson began his count and when he got to five, Wolf refused to release the hold, pushing Henson away and Henson had no choice but to disqualify him. Match Time: 10:21 Cole: "There goes the bell and Chaos Wolf has absolutely lost it here partner". Ventura: "He is trying to do more than just hurt London, he's trying to take him out for good"! WITH LONDON STRUGGLING FOR EVERY BREATH, WOLF WENT OUTSIDE THE RING AND GRABBED BOTH THE TITLE BELT AND A STEEL CHAIR BEFORE COMING BACK INTO THE RING. WHEN LONDON FINALLY GOT TO HIS FEET, WOLF PUT HIM RIGHT BACK DOWN WITH A CHAIR SHOT TO THE HEAD. LONDON WAS OUT AND WOLF TOOK THE BELT AND JUST DROPPED IT ON HIS CHEST AS "IN THE END" PLAYED AGAIN. BY THIS TIME, CHAE HAD GOTTEN UP AND WAS VERY MUCH IN APPROVAL OF WOLF's ACTIONS. Cole: "My God, someone get out here and stop this! What the hell is wrong with this guy"?! Ventura: "He saw Chae go down and he just went crazy"! WOLF AND CHAE WALKED UP THE RAMP BEFORE TAKEN ONE LAST LOOK AT THE FALLEN LONDON AND JUST LAUGHING. Cole: "Well his fit of rage has cost him the Lightheavyweight title but judging by the look on his face, I don't think he cares"! BACKSTAGE.... DRAWING ROOM...... THE SHOT GOES BACK TO THE ROYAL RUMBLE DRAWING ROOM WHERE BOTH MISS HANCOCK AND TRACI BROOKS ARE STANDING NEAR A GOLD TUMBLER FILLED WITH NUMBERS. MICK FOLEY AND SHANE McMAHON ARE ALSO IN THE ROOM. Shane McMahon: "You ready to get this started Mick"? Mick Foley: "I sure am Shane and forgive me for my overconfidence, but I predict that the winner of the Royal Rumble tonight is definitely coming from Rampage". Shane: "Are you serious? Have you seen the list of superstars we've got in that thing tonight? I mean, we've got Chris Masters, Mordecai, Lashley....... Foley: "Ah here we go, the luck of the irish"! FIT FINLAY COMES INTO THE SHOT FOLLOWED BY ROME. Finlay: "I won't need any luck tonight Foley". THE GIRLS START TO SPIN THE TUMBLER BEFORE FINLAY REACHES IN AND PULLS OUT HIS NUMBER BEFORE GIVING ROME A STARE AND LEAVING THE ROOM. Shane: "Okay, that means it's time for one of the strongest men in the world! Come on up here Rome"! ROME STEPS UP AND REACHES INTO THE TUMBLER, PULLING OUT A NUMBER THAT HE SEEMS FAIRLY HAPPY WITH. Foley: "What'd ya get"? ROME TAKES THE NUMBER AND SHOWS FOLEY, WHO SEEMS TO THINK IT's GOOD. Shane: "So Mick, ya still think the winner is coming from Rampage"? Foley: "We got a long way to go tonight Shane, but first, I have some business to go take care of". FOLEY LEAVES THE ROOM AND SHANE SEEMS A LITTLE CONFUSED. BACK AT RINGSIDE, "DANGEROUS POLITICS" HITS AND HEIDENREICH COMES OUT TO A REASONABLY LOUD CHEER. Cole: "Interesting situation there between Finlay and Rome partner, that would be a knock down drag out". Ventura: "Would it ever and my money would be on Rome". Cole: "Who knows, maybe they'll cross pathes in the Rumble later on but right now, it's time for our Intercontinental title match and Jesse, it was just last month at War in the Winter where we saw a hideous display by Sean O'Haire, using a black widow to bite the partner of Heidenreich, the legendary Animal". "COME ON" BY WATERPROOF BLONDE HITS, BRINGING SEAN O'HAIRE OUT TO AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF BOOS. UNDERNEATH HIS BLACK TRENCHCOAT IS THE TITLE BELT. Ventura: "Well I'm told that Animal is still a little bit in shock over what happened but is at his home tonight watching Heidenreich but in my opinion, no offense Animal, but he's got no shot to win this"! Cole: "Heidenreich is a multi-time tag team champion here in the TWF but he's never held a singles title. That could all change here tonight"! TWF Intercontinental Title Match Challenger: Heidenreich vs. Sean O'Haire The bell sounded and referee Mike Enos stood ready to call the action. Heidenreich moved in with almost a boxer's stance but O'Haire went to his legs with some stiff kicks. Heidenreich threw a punch but was way off and O'Haire just continued to kick him before smashing him with a chop across the chest. O'Haire went for an irish whip but it was reversed and Heidenreich hit him with a back elbow. He then whipped him to the corner and followed in with a clothesline but O'Haire moved and took him down with a chop block. As Heidenreich tried to get up, O'Haire smashed him with a kick to the chest. O'Haire tried to pull Heidenreich up but caught a shot to the throat followed by a big headbutt from the challenger. Heidenreich screamed for him to get up, blasting him with some uppercuts to the midsection when he did. Heidenreich seemed poised to pull the upset after catching O'Haire with a powerslam, one of Animal's favorite moves but he only got a 2 count when he went for the pin. Back on their feet, Heidenreich charged with a clothesline from out of a 3 point stance but O'Haire kicked him right in the gut before trying to lift him up for the "Widowmaker". But Heidenreich slipped out and went for a clothesline. O'Haire ducked and hit him with a back chop that made him double over before he hit the ropes, looking for a jumping spin kick. But Heidenreich sidestepped it and then hit O'Haire with a devastating right-left combo that put him right down on the mat, clean out. Heidenreich quickly fell into the cover as the crowd helped Enos count the 1.........2........3. Match Time: 7:05 Cole: "Wow! Heidenreich has done it folks! We have a brand new Intercontinental champion"! Ventura: "Oh I can't believe it! There was no way O'Haire could lose to this guy"! Cole: "Well Heidenreich found a way and he's found a way to make his former tag team partner and mentor happy! A title reign that actually last over a year, the longest in TWF history, has come to an end"! "DANGEROUS POLITICS" PLAYED AS HEIDENREICH HELD UP THE TITLE IN THE RING, FOR THE CHEERING FANS. Ventura: "And of all the guys to end it, it's this guy? I can't believe it"! BACKSTAGE.... DRAWING ROOM...... BACK IN THE DRAWING ROOM, MYSTICAL HAS JUST SELECTED A NUMBER FOR DEREK DARKO. Shane McMahon: "Hey Darko, there won't be any females for you to throw out of the Rumble tonight. Guess you won't do so well, huh"? DARKO DOESN'T SEEM PLEASED WITH SHANE's COMMENT. Mystical: "Come on Derek, don't worry about him". DARKO AND MYSTICAL LEAVE THE ROOM AS ROB CONWAY STEPS IN AND PULLS OFF HIS SHADES. Mick Foley: "Oh look, it's the guy with the most ridiculous nickname in wrestling. Hey Rob, can you tell me why you call yourself the Money Man"? CONWAY REACHES IN AND PULLS OUT HIS NUMBER. Rob Conway: "I don't call myself that anymore". CONWAY LOOKS AT HIS NUMBER AND SEEMS QUITE DISAPPOINTED BEFORE EXITING THE ROOM. Foley: "Good, cause I was gonna say, if he is describing his wrestling ability, it should be more like Broke Man". FOLEY LAUGHS AS SHANE TRIES NOT TO. ANOTHER CAMERA PICKS UP IN A DRESSING ROOM WHERE TRAVIS WAKEMAN AND BRET HART ARE PREPARING FOR THEIR MATCH. Travis Wakeman: "We're up next, you ready for this"? Bret Hart: "You know how long I've waited to get my hands on these two? This is what I've done my whole life, of course I'm ready". Wakeman: "Alright, cause when we enter that Royal Rumble tonight after we qualify, if I have to throw you out.......... HART STANDS UP Hart: "I know, the feeling's mutual. Whatever it takes to win, you can bet I'm up for it. Now let's go". SNITSKY AND SYLVAIN GRENIER ARE WALKING WITH JIMMY HART TO THE DRAWING ROOM. MICK FOLEY IS STANDING OUTSIDE THE DOOR. Foley: "Ah, I've been waiting for you guys. Sylvain, Jimmy, you guys can go in". Snitsky: "What about me, I need a number". Foley: "Not anymore you don't. Ya see, since you decided to inject yourself into the triple threat earlier, directly costing Shelton Benjamin the King of Cable title, I have taken it upon myself to take something away from you. What I'm saying is, you might as well go hit the showers, cause you're done tonight". Snitsky: "What?! You can't do that! Jimmy............ Foley: "I just did it, have a nice day". "SEXY BOY" HITS AND SHAWN MICHAELS COMES OUT TO A MIXED REACTION. J.R.: "So it looks like Mick Foley has taken Snitsky out of the Rumble King". Lawler: "He sure did, I bet Snitsky wishes he didn't get involved in that match now"! J.R.: "It's been a wild night so far folks as we get set for what may be the best technical tag team match we've ever seen and it's all for a spot in the Royal Rumble, well, two spots"! KURT ANGLE's MUSIC AND PYRO GO OFF AND HE COMES OUT TO THE ALL TOO FAMILIAR "YOU SUCK" CHANTS. Lawler: "The last two spots in the Royal Rumble J.R. and it's gonna take a Herculean effort for these two guys not to get them". J.R.: "May fans thought they'd never see the day when Kurt Angle and Shawn Michaels competed on the same team but not only are they on the same team, they have the same mindset right now King". A CORD STRIKES AND BRET HART's MUSIC HITS, BRINGING HIM OUT TO AN ABSOLUTELY THUNDEROUS OVATION. HE HAS HIS TAG TEAM TITLE STRAPPED AROUND HIS WAIST. J.R.: "In case you missed TWF Main Event, then you missed Bret Hart and Travis Wakeman end the impressive reign of Jamal and Rosey, becoming the new Rampage tag team champs"! Lawler: "And I still say it was a fluke! No way they could do that again"! "MAKE WAY" BY METHOD MAN HITS AND TRAVIS WAKEMAN COMES OUT TO A CHEER EQUALLY AS LOUD AS THE HITMAN's WITH TRISH AT HIS SIDE AND HIS TAG TEAM TITLE BELT IN HIS RIGHT HAND, BEING HELD BY THE STRAP. J.R.: "It's hard to imagine that two of these men will not have the chance to take part in the Royal Rumble but there is a lot riding on this match. Kurt Angle has been the runner up in the Rumble the last two years"! Lawler: "There's a lot riding on it J.R. but in my opinion, those tag team titles should be on the line too"! Non-Title/Royal Rumble Qualification Match Shawn Michaels and Kurt Angle vs. Rampage Tag Team champs Bret "Hitman" Hart and Travis Wakeman Bret Hart and Kurt Angle stood across the ring from one another as referee Jim Korderas asked for the bell to start the match. The two men locked up and visions of the open challenge match from MeltDown immediately stirred up. Hart worked the Olympic gold medalist into a hammerlock but Angle caught him with a back elbow followed by a fireman's carry. Hart wrestled his way out of a top wristlock and grabbed Angle's left foot. Angle went for an enziguri but Hart ducked and locked in an STF, right in the middle of the ring. Seeing his partner in trouble, Michaels came in with a boot to the head of Hart, breaking the hold. Hart got up and took a swing at Michaels but Angle grabbed his foot from behind. Hart tried to fight it but the ankle lock was applied. This time, Wakeman came in and stomped on Angle's head, forcing a break. Hart got up as Korderas escorted Wakeman to his corner and hit Angle with 2 right hands before sending him to the ropes. Angle ducked a clothesline and Michaels made a blind tag. He came into the ring and went for the superkick but Hart ducked and caught him with a side russian leg sweep. Wakeman tagged into the match and delivered a side backbreaker to Michaels. Angle tried to get into the match but was taken out with a clothesline. Michaels got up but went right into the arms of Wakeman before being tilted and then slammed with a belly to belly suplex. Wakeman tried to pull Michaels up but Angle hit him with a hard shot from behind. Korderas forced Angle to his corner as Michaels threw Wakeman into the steel ring post, shoulder first. From there, Michaels hit an armbar DDT before locking in a standing armbar, pulling and contorting the right arm of Wakeman, who seemed to be in an extreme amount of pain. Michaels made the tag to Angle who came in and kept the pressure on the arm. Pretty soon, Wakeman seemed to have no function in it at all. Angle went for what would have been a dibilitating armbar ddt but Wakeman punched his way free and then caught Angle with a back elbow as he ran at him. Even that hurt the arm of Wakeman but he dove for his corner. Angle grabbed his foot but Hart was still able to reach in, still holding the tag rope, and make the switch. Hart came in and laid into Angle, hitting a backbreaker before going to the middle rope for a flying front elbow. Hart then grabbed Angle by his legs, looking for the Sharpshooter. But not only did Angle counter by grabbing on of Hart's feet, he was able to take him down and go for the ankle lock again. This time, Hart saw an escape, using his free foot to push Angle across the ring. But he pushed him right into a tag and HBK came in the ring, ducked a clothesline and put a flying forearm right on the money. Wakeman was just starting to recover in his corner when Michaels took him out with a cheap shot, a superkick right on the chin that knocked him to the floor. From the same corner, Michaels went up to the top rope, looking to fly. But Hart got up and pushed his feet out from under him. With Michaels straddled over the top turnbuckle, Bret looked for a way to get him down. But Michaels grabbed him by the face and raked his fingers across his eyes. He then got onto his shoulders, looking for a victory roll. But as the two came down, Bret just sat down on Michaels, not letting him tuck the roll under and Korderas made the quick 3 count. Match Time: 12:19 HART SLID UNDER THE BOTTOM ROPE AS HIS MUSIC HIT AND HE HELPED WAKEMAN TO HIS FEET. Lawler: "What the heck happened?! That wasn't three"! J.R.: "The referee says it was and his decision is final! Wakeman and Hart will now enter the Royal Rumble folks"! WAKEMAN GOT UP HOLDING HIS SHOULDER BEFORE WALKING UP THE RAMP WITH HART WHILE IN THE RING, ANGLE AND MICHAELS SEEMED TO BE HAVING SOME CHOICE WORDS. Lawler: "Look at Angle, he can't believe they lost! And look at the other two, what good are they gonna be in the Rumble"?! J.R.: "Well they'll have quite a bit of time to rest up and plan a strategy but you're right King, that right shoulder of Wakeman's doesn't look good". BACKSTAGE..... DRAWING ROOM...... CAMERAS SHOW MISS HANCOCK AND TRACI SPINNING THE TUMBLER WHEN TREVOR MURDOCH COMES IN. Mick Foley: "Alright, Trevor, pick a number man"! MURDOCH SPITS INTO A PAPER CUP BEFORE REACHING IN AND GRABBING A NUMBER. HE DOESN'T EVEN LOOK AT IT BEFORE TURNING AND LEAVING. Foley: "Well what'd ya get"? Shane: "Friendly guy. Oh here we go, it's the big O, Randy Orton"! RANDY ORTON STEPS INTO THE SHOT. Randy Orton: "So ladies, which one of you wants to pick my number? BOTH MISS HANCOCK AND TRACI SMILE. That's okay, neither one of you are pretty enough to pick my number. HE REACHES IN AND GRABS A NUMBER. Ya see guys, it doesn't matter what number I pick, you're looking at the man who will main event WrestleMania 7. ORTON LOOKS AT HIS NUMBER AND DOESN'T SEEM TOO THRILLED. It's gonna be a little harder than I thought, but if anyone can do it, you're lookin' at him". ORTON LEAVES THE ROOM AS FOLEY AND SHANE JUST LOOK ON. HOLLYWOOD HEAT's MUSIC HITS AND THEY COME OUT ALONG WITH MELINA AS A RED CARPET IS ROLLED OUT AND THEY MAKE THEIR WAY TO THE RING AS SEVERAL PEOPLE SERVING AS "PAPPARAZI" TAKE PICTURES. MELINA HAS A PIECE OF PAPER IN HER HAND. Lawler: "Look at this entrance J.R., we got paparazzi and all"! J.R.: "Yeah, all this for the beauty queen, but can she wrestle"? Lawler: "Well she has a microphone, so let's see what she has to say". Melina: "Hey guys, before we get this match started, I have here the results of the beauty contest conducted over on TWF.com". J.R.: "Oh please". Melina: "You guys ready?! Okay so....... VISCERA's MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES OUT WITH A HUGE SMILE ON HIS FACE. Lawler: "Oh come on, I wanted to hear the winner"! J.R.: "Wait a minute, there's Stacy"! STACY HAD SNUCK INTO THE RING BEHIND MELINA AND WHEN SHE TURNED AROUND, SHE SMASHED HER WITH THE "GAMBLING PROBLEM". STACY HAD MELINA COVERED FOR MORE THAN A 3 COUNT BUT MERCURY AND BLAZE HAD REFEREE CHAD PATTON DISTRACTED. STACY GOT OFF MELINA AND GOT PATTON's ATTENTION AND HE CALLED FOR THE BELL TO MAKE THE MATCH OFFICIAL. TWF Women's Title Match Challenger: Melina w/ Hollywood Heat vs. Stacy Snow w/ Viscera Once things got settled down, this turned into a phenonmenal match, which Women's title matches in the TWF have a knack for. Stacy took it to Melina, trying to end the match quickly but Melina fought back, showing her above average ring skills. Stacy went for an armbar takedown but Melina smacked her with a backhand before whipping her to the mat by her hair. Melina then hit the ropes and jumped, landing on Stacy with somewhat of a senton bomb which got her a 2 count. Many fans were surprised to see Melina dictating the pace of the match, but she was in firm control. After whipping Stacy to the corner, she followed in, looking for a monkey flip but Stacy blocked it by holding the ring rope. She then exploded out of the corner which a flying heel kick that put Melina down. She went for a cover but Melina was up at 2. Stacy then positioned herself again for the Gambling Problem but Melina avoided it and threw a clothesline which Snow countered into a backslide to get a 1...........2........, but the challenger was up. Stacy caught Melina with 2 quick forearms before whipping her to the ropes. But Melina slid between her legs and rolled her up nicely to get a very near fall. Both women then went for a flying hairwhip, taking each other to the mat. Stacy was first to her feet and she went to the top rope. She came off with a move that was once known as the Molly Go Round but again, Melina reached down for a kickout just in time. Mercury got up on the apron and Stacy went right over, slapping him across the face. Vis then came around and clotheslined Johnny Blaze. Mercury tried to jump off the apron onto him but Viscera caught him and drove his back into the steel ring post. But in the ring, Stacy turned right into Melina who grabbed her and hit a lovely northern lights suplex with a bridge to get the 1........2.........3! Stacy thought she kicked out but Patton said it was three and Melina was handed the Women's title belt. Match Time: 11:17 Lawler: "Did she get her"? J.R.: "Apparently so, the referee says it was three and Melina is the Women's champ? This can't be"! VISCERA PULLED STACY OUT OF THE RING AS MERCURY AND BLAZE LIFTED MELINA UP ONTO THEIR SHOULDERS. THEY WERE STILL FEELING THE EFFECTS OF THEIR COLLISION WITH VISCERA AS MELINA PROUDLY DISPLAYED THE BELT WHILE THEIR MUSIC PLAYED. Lawler: "Well she did what she set out to do! She proved that not only is she better looking that Stacy, but a better wrestler too! Look at how good she looks with that belt"! J.R.: "Well as far as I'm concerned, both of those topics are still debateable"! BACKSTAGE AREA........ CAMERAS SHOW IDALIS STANDING WITH JORDAN ROCKWELL. Idalis: "Jordan, in just a little bit, you will enter what will be the most dangerous match of your career, a buried alive match with Nails, the man who savagely attacked and beat your mentor, Dory Funk on TWF Main Event. What...... Jordan Rockwell: "Idalis, how long have you known me now? SHE STARTS TO THINK Have you ever known me to let something slide"? Idalis: "No, I guess not". Rockwell: "So why would tonight be any different? Nails, it's time for this thing between you and me to be over. So tonight, I will lock you in that casket and as you hear the tons of dirt pouring onto it, you can think about what you can do to change your life, because what you've done lately, has only made your life worse". ROCKWELL WALKS AWAY AS THE SHOT GOES TO THE RUMBLE DRAWING ROOM. MUHAMMAD HASSAN AND DAIVARI ARE IN THE DRAWING ROOM. Muhammad Hassan: "Go ahead, mix 'em up girls, we all know these people all want to see me draw number one". Foley: "Ya know, it's a good thing you're on PrimeTime, because on Rampage, I could really make things bad for you". HASSAN REACHES IN AND PULLS OUT A NUMBER BEFORE GIVING SHANE A LOOK. HE THEN GETS IN THE FACE OF FOLEY. Hassan: "Foley, you think you intimidate people anymore? I've dealt with discrimination since the day I set foot in this company. What the hell are you gonna do, turn into Dude Love on me? Once I win the Royal Rumble tonight, mark my words, I will come back here and slap you across the face"! HASSAN AND DAIVARI LEAVE THE ROOM AND FOLEY IS NOTICEABLY MAD. A PROMO GRAPHIC IS SHOWN FOR THE UNIVERSAL TITLE MATCH. Cole: "You havin' fun yet partner"?! Ventura: "It has been one heck of a night Cole and we're just getting warmed up"! Cole: "And it is now time for the Universal title match. Let's take a look at the storied history between these two men". A VIDEO PACKAGE IS SHOWN, STARTING WITH OLD FOOTAGE OF THE DAYS WHEN EDGE AND CHRISTIAN WERE A TAG TEAM. WHEN THAT CAME TO AN END, THEY MET ONE ON ONE AT WELCOME TO OUR YARD. CHRISTIAN PULLED THE UPSET THERE WITH THE HELP OF FORMER TWF DIVA FAITH. BOTH MEN WENT THEIR SEPERATE WAYS BUT THEIR PATHES CROSSED AGAIN, LEADING TO A NUMBER ONE CONTENDER's MATCH AT TWF ERUPTION IN OCTOBER. CHRISTIAN WON AGAIN, PINNING EDGE WITH A HANDFUL OF TIGHTS. BUT JUST TWO MONTHS LATER AT WAR IN THE WINTER, EDGE WON THE FATAL FOUR WAY TO FINALLY CLAIM THE UNIVERSAL TITLE. BUT CHRISTIAN IMMEDIATELY EXCERCISED HIS REMATCH CLAUSE, BOASTING HIS 2-0 RECORD AGAINST EDGE ON PAY-PER-VIEW. THE PACKAGE CONCLUDES WITH CHRISTIAN BEING A GUEST ON THE FASHION SHOW. AFTER ALMOST GETTING INTO IT WITH CHRIS MASTERS, HE IS ATTACKED AND VICIOUSLY ASSAULTED FROM BEHIND BY EDGE WHO STANDS OVER HIM WITH A POSSESSED LOOK IN HIS EYES. BACK TO LIVE ACTION, "JUST CLOSE YOUR EYES" BY WATERPROOF BLONDE HITS AND CHRISTIAN COMES OUT IN A YELLOW HOODED VEST WITH A LARGE "C" ON IT. Cole: "I have been waiting for this one! Christian has faced his former tag team partner twice on pay-per-view before and as we well know, he has won both matches"! Ventura: "Yeah, just ask him, he'll tell ya all about it"! Cole: "Christian worked so hard to get the Universal title, upsetting arguably the greatest Universal champion Jordan Rockwell to win it. But at War in the Winter, he wasn't even involved in the decision! Edge may be the champion, but he's still never beat Christian"! AFTER THE MUSIC HAS STOPPED FOR A FEW MOMENTS, "METALINGUS" BY ALTERBRIDGE STARTS UP AND SMOKE FILLS THE ENTRYWAY BEFORE EDGE POPS OUT IN A SHINKIY BLACK TRENCH COAT AND SHADES WITH THE UNIVERSAL TITLE AROUND HIS WAIST. Ventura: "Well that's all coming to an end tonight Michael! I talked to Edge when he arrived here at Key Arena today and he was pumped, ready for this match"! Cole: "He might be pumped, he might be ready, but no one can deny the fact that Christian seems to have his number! Plus, we've already seen a slew of new champions crowned tonight on both divisions"! TWF Universal Title Match Challenger: Christian vs. Edge Christian was trying to get into Edge's head with some trash talk but Edge seemed to just be taking it when he threw a kick that connected. After two hard right hands, Edge grabbed Christian around the throat and yelled "You'll never take my title you son of a bitch"! Edge broke the hold before referee Charles Robinson reached a 5 count. Edge then shot him to the corner and charged in with a shoulder but he posted it when Christian moved. Christian then brought him down with a reverse ddt right on his knee. A cover got Christian a 2 count but the pace of the match had dramatically picked up. Christian missed a clothesline after an irish whip and then ducked Edge who flew at him with a crossbody. When Edge got up, Christian kicked him in the stomach and loaded him up for the rarely used piledriver. Christian went for a cover but Edge was up at 2. Christian pulled Edge up by his hair and pushed him into the corner before getting a running start to come at him, only to eat a back elbow. Edge then took the time to loosen the top turnbuckle pad before going to the apron and taking Christian out with a flying clothesline. Edge waited for Christian to get to his feet and when he did, he kicked him in the gut, looking to hit the "Edge-a-cution" but Christian escaped by throwing Edge over his head. After a stiff clothesline, he picked Edge up and tried to whip him to the exposed corner but Edge reversed it and and ran in but Christian picked him up and dropped him right on the exposed bolt with a reverse snake eyes. From there, Christian grabbed Edge around the head and neck and went to the top rope, hitting a reverse tornado DDT, landing right in the cover as Robinson got into position and made the 3 count. Match Time: 6:42 Ventura: "No way! There is now way"! Cole: "Christian has once again reached the mountain peak! He has defeated Edge for the third time in a big match situation and if it wasn't clear before, it is now, Christian owns Edge"! AS "JUST CLOSE YOUR EYES" PLAYED, CHRISTIAN WAS ON HIS KNEES AND HE CLUTCHED THE UNIVERSAL TITLE CLOSE TO HIS CHEST. EDGE WALKED UP THE RAMP LOOKING BACK AT CHRISTIAN AND HOLDING HIS HEAD SAYING "THIS AIN'T OVER". Ventura: "This was supposed to be Edge's time! Christian beat him by using that exposed turnbuckle"! Cole: "Yeah, the one Edge exposed! Edge got exactly what he deserved and as far as I'm concerned, he never deserved to be champion in the first place"! BACKSTAGE..... HORSEMEN DRESSING ROOM...... THE HORSEMEN ARE SHOWN IN THEIR DRESSING ROOM AND STEPHANIE IS TALKING TO JASON OLIVER AND CARNEY WHEN MONEY MIKE COMES UP TO J.J. RAMPLIN, WHO IS TAPING HIS WRISTS. Money Mike: "Your match is next man, you ready for this"? RAMPLIN LOOKS UP AT MIKE. J.J. Ramplin: "What do you think Mike? You chose me to be the fourth Horsemen for a reason and tonight, I'm gonna make that reason clear to everyone watching". Money Mike: "That's good, because I plan on winning the World title tonight and when I do, I know that piece of trash Corey is gonna think he's next in line. So whatever you have to do tonight man, do it. I don't care if you win or lose, just make it so Corey is out of the picture..... for good. He will never, ever get a shot at me". Ramplin: "No problem". THE SHOT AGAIN GOES TO THE RUMBLE DRAWING ROOM WHERE CHRIS PLATOON IS GETTING READY TO DRAW HIS NUMBER. Shane McMahon: "Reach in and grab one Chris". PLATOON REACHES INTO THE TUMBLER AND TAKES A NUMBER. HE SEEMS PRETTY IMPRESSED WITH THE RESULTS. Chris Platoon: "I hate to sound cocky, but even if I drew number one, this is a match I know I can win". Foley: "Well ya know what they say, it ain't cocky if you can back it up. Hey, Rey Rey"! REY MYSTERIO ENTERS THE ROOM AND SHAKES HANDS WITH BOTH FOLEY AND SHANE. Rey Mysterio: "Gimme a number, I don't care what it is, I am so ready for this tonight. MYSTERIO REACHES INTO THE TUMBLER AND TAKES A NUMBER. HE LOOKS AT IT AND HIS EYES JUST GET VERY LARGE. Oh boy, this..... this is gonna be tough tonight". Foley: "Are you up for it"? Mysterio: "Of course I'm up for it, I can do this". Shane: "Good luck out there Rey". Mysterio: "Thanks man". THE HORSEMEN THEME COMES ON AND J.J. RAMPLIN COMES OUT, WALKING TO THE RING WITH A PURPOSE. J.R.: "Well we've heard it for the last couple of days now King, J.J. Ramplin seems to be the only thing standing in the way of Joe Corey getting his hands on Money Mike". Lawler: "And we just heard what Money Mike said, Joe Corey will never get a match with him". J.R.: "Ramplin has been somewhat of an enforcer since joining the Horsemen. He's a blue chipper with a tremendous upside". "LYING FROM YOU" BY LINKIN PARK HITS AND THE CROWD BEGINS TO GET LOUD. WHEN JOE COREY APPEARS WITH ALEXIS LAREE, THEY GO INTO A ROAR. Lawler: "Well here he comes J.R., it's the return"! J.R.: "Joe Corey has been put out of action twice by the Horsemen! He has assured everyone that he is at one hundred percent and he knows that a win here over Ramplin would put a giant target on the chest of Money Mike"! Lawler: "And look at Alexis look at Ramplin, she hasn't forgotten that kiss"! J.R.: "And I'm sure she hasn't forgotten the spear either! If you ask me, The Ram has entered a hornet's nest tonight"! J.J. "The Ram" Ramplin vs. "The Show" Joe Corey w/ Alexis Laree As soon as the bell sounded, Joe Corey came at The Ram very aggressively, hitting him with a barrage of punches and knees. After a back elbow right in the face, he shot him to the corner and followed in with a heavy clothesline. Ramplin was reeling early but he was able to reverse an irish whip, only to have Corey hit a facebuster on his knee after Ramplin dropped his head too soon. Ramplin stumbled backwards and Corey knocked him over the top rope with a clothesline. Corey then distracted referee Jose Mendez as Ramplin got up. But Alexis came over and grabbed Ramplin, driving his back into the ring apron. Corey then pulled Ramplin through the ropes and back into the ring. He went for a flying kneedrop but Ramplin was able to get out of the way. Holding his back, Ramplin took Corey down with a clothesline followed by a textbook vertical suplex. After a series of punches, Ramplin shot Corey to the ropes but missed with a clothesline and Corey came off the other side with a Harley Race flying knee. He then picked Ramplin up and delivered a high angle backbreaker across his knee before locking in a bow and arrow in the center of the ring. Ramplin was in a lot of pain but refused to give up. Corey kept working on the lower back, softening it up. But when he went for the Cage, Ramplin was able to struggle free. Corey then walked into a kick right into the face followed by a flying leg lariat from Ramplin. He had things moving in his favor when Alexis again tried to interject herself. This time, Ramplin just pie faced her and she landed on the floor. But when he turned around, Corey was waiting with a spinebuster that brought back memories of Arn Anderson. Corey then grabbed the legs of Ramplin and locked in a Lion Tamer right in the center of the ring. Mendez got down to ask Ramplin, who was doing everything he could to fight the hold. But Corey had it cinched in and it was all over, Ramplin tapped out. Match Time: 7:28 AS "LYING FROM YOU" HIT, ALEXIS CAME INTO THE RING AND JUMPED INTO THE ARMS OF COREY AS THE CROWD LOUDLY CHEERED. J.R.: "It's safe to say that Joe Corey is back and he's as good, if not better than ever"! Lawler: "I know it J.R., I think we might be able to see that giant bullseye from here"! J.R.: "Money Mike, the road to a match with you just began here tonight for The Show"! A SCENE IS SHOWN IN A DARK ALLEY WHERE SEVERAL LOUD SIRENS AND SCREAMING PEOPLE ARE HEARD. IN THE ALLEY, PARAMEDICS ARE LOADING A BODY COVERED BY A SHEET ON A STRETCHER INTO THE BACK OF AN AMBULANCE. THE AMBULANCE DOORS SHUT BUT WHEN THEY DO, A WOMAN's SCREAM IS HEARD FROM INSIDE AND THE AMBULANCE BEGINS TO SHAKE. MOMENTS LATER, THE SHAKING STOPS AND THE DOORS SLOWY DRAW OPEN. JUST THEN, SOMEONE PEEKS THEIR HEAD OUT. "I'M THE BOOGEYMAN...... AND I'M COMIN' TO GETCHA"! THE LAUGH OF THE BOOGEYMAN IS HEARD AS THE SHOT FADES TO BLACK. ONLY ON PAY PER VIEW!!!!! COLE AND VENTURA ARE SHOWN AT THE BROADCAST POSITION AND COLE IS JUST LAUGHING. Ventura: "What the heck is so funny Cole?! I wanna know why one of our guys is doing a promo for a Rampage event"! Cole: "Oh probably cause it was too good to pass up. This is the TWF after all, anything can happen. And anything did happen on TWF Main Event partner, take a look at this........ TWF RE-WIND Mean Gene: "Wow, Dory I must say it's a surprise to see you here tonight. But I think everyone would agree, a very pleasant surprise". Dory Funk: "Thank you Gene". Mean Gene: "So I gotta ask Dory, who invited you and why are you here". Funk: "Well to be honest, I don't know who it was that invited me. But I know what I want to talk about. I'm not sure how many of you know this, but both Nails and Jordan Rockwell are former pupils of mine". Mean Gene: "Down there in the Funkin' Dojo". Funk: "Exactly. Now, I hear they've signed to face each other in a Buried Alive match at the Royal Rumble and I just wanted to come out here and tell those two guys what a huge mistake they are both making. I mean, I've been in this business in one form or another for most of my natural life. I want to see the same for them. But a Buried Alive match? Getting involved in something like that could be spelling your doom boys. So I......... JUST THEN, "HELL's GUARDIAN" BY SLIPKNOT HITS AND NAILS COMES OUT TO A TON OF BOOS. Grisham: "Well here comes one of those former pupils now"! NAILS GETS INTO THE RING AND TAKES THE MICROPHONE FROM OKERLUND. Nails: "Dory, you want to know who invited you here tonight? Well, it was me. And the reason why is because I remember those long days in the Funkin' Dojo. I remember Rockwell being your favorite just because of who I was, just because you couldn't fully accepted what I had done in my life. So, I wanted you here tonight so I can give you something that I've wanted to give you for a long time. NAILS REACHES INTO HIS POCKET AND PULLS OUT A PAIR OF BRASS KNUCKS. You remember who gave me these Dory? That's right, it was you! You gave these to me because you thought I'd need to defend myself because all the wrestlers would hate me if they knew who I really was! So I decided that tonight, I would give them back to you". NAILS TAKES THE KNUCKS AND HANDS THEM TO FUNK WHO DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY. Grisham: "He's giving them back". BUT JUST THEN, NAILS KICKS FUNK IN THE ABDOMEN AND DELIVERS A STIFF DDT. HE THEN PICKS UP THE KNUCKS AND PLACES THEM ON HIS RIGHT HAND. HTM: "No, don't let him do this"! FUNK GETS UP AND NAILS JUST DROPS HIM WITH THE LOADED FIST. FUNK FALLS TO THE MAT, OUT COLD. FINALLY, JORDAN ROCKWELL RUNS OUT IN HIS STREET CLOTHES TO A HUGE CHEER BUT NAILS LEAVES THE RING AND GOES INTO THE CROWD. Grisham: "I can't believe what he just did! That is the thanks Nails shows the man who got him his chance! The man who made him who he is"! ROCKWELL GRABBED FUNK AND WAS VISIBLY SHAKEN AS HE AND OKERLUND HELPED HIM TO THE ROPES AND THEN OUT OF THE RING. FUNK WAS BLEEDING PRETTY BADLY. "HELL's GUARDIAN" BY SLIPKNOT PLAYS AND NAILS COMES OUT, LOOKING OVER AT THE CASKET AND BULLDOZER FULL OF DIRT. Cole: "I tell ya, I get disgusted every single time I see that footage and ya gotta wonder, if this man will do that to the man that trained him, the man that helped him get into this business, what is he going to do to Jordan Rockwell tonight"? Ventura: "And that's exactly it. I'm not sure how many fans out there listened to Nails on the TWF radio show but I did and he made it clear that he thinks of Rockwell as nothing more than a pretty boy who he is going to destroy tonight". Cole: "Well he also said it's hardcore or nothing, a moniker that Nails has lived by here in the TWF". "BACK IN BLACK" BY AC/DC HITS BUT NO ONE COMES OUT. NAILS IS SHOWN IN THE RING, JUST LOOKING AT THE ENTRANCE. Ventura: "Don't tell me Rockwell is too scared to even come out here"! Cole: "No I don't think so.... there he is"! ROCKWELL CAME FROM OUT OF THE CROWD WITH A BASEBALL BAT AND GOT INTO THE RING, SMASHING NAILS IN THE BACK OF THE LEG WITH IT, SOUNDING THE BELL. Buried Alive Nails vs. Jordan Rockwell There were two referees assigned to this match, Mike Chioda and Mike Enos. Rockwell took the bat and hit Nails again, right across the chest. He then took off his coat and used it to choke Nails before grabbing him by the back of the head and launching him out of the ring. The crowd was all fired up as Rockwell followed Nails out. But Nails picked him up with a double leg and ran him right into the steel ring steps. The lower back of Rockwell caught the corner of one of the steps and he suffered a cut on his back. Nails then got on top, ramming the back of Rockwell's head into the floor. From there, he went into the ring and grabbed the bat. Rockwell got to his feet but Nails belted him right across the abdomen with the bat. He then picked him up onto his shoulder and ran him head first into the steel ring post. Rockwell was in a lot of trouble as Nails walked him up the ramp. At the top of the ramp, Nails went for a piledriver but Rockwell countered out of it with a backdrop suplex. Nails landed hard on the ramp as Rockwell made his way over to the stage where the casket set. He picked up a shovel that was stuck in the ground but Nails reached into his pocket, pulling out his trusty brass knucks. Rockwell took a swing with the shovel but missed and Nails punched him in the stomach and then right in the face, both times with the knucks. The shovel fell into the dirt and became buried as Nails pushed Rockwell into the open casket. He was about to close the lid but Rockwell got his foot up to block it and then kicked Nails right in the head. Rockwell got out of the casket and rammed Nails into it before closing the lid right on the back of his head. This gave Rockwell his first chance to put Nails in the casket but Nails wasn't going to give up that easy, grabbing Rockwell by the throat and working his way up. Then, from inside the casket, he headbutted Rockwell before getting out and delivering a swinging neckbreaker. The fight was on and these two men waged a war never before seen in the TWF. Finally, Nails was able to counter Rockwell and he drove him into the stage with a tombstone before going back to the ramp and on the side of it, was a table. Nails drug the table to the stage and stood it up. But when he turned around, Rockwell was getting up. Nails caught him with a running knee to the face before reaching for the buried shovel. He set Rockwell up against the table and went headhunting with the shovel, a shot that may've killed Rockwell. Thankfully, Rockwell ducked and speared Nails, knocking the shovel loose. Rockwell then picked the shovel up and just blasted Nails with a downward motion, right in the head. Nails went down quick and looked out as Rockwell picked him up and loaded him onto the table. Rockwell then made a waving motion, as if for someone to come out. Just then, the crowd saw a man climbing up the back of the TWF tron. When he got to the top, he stood up and put a finger in the air as a spotlight in the arena revealed it was none other than the legendary Terry Funk! Funk flew off the tron, 20 feet to the floor and crashed through the table as one of the loudest "Holy Shit" chants of all time echoed through the arena. Rockwell then sorted through what was left of the table and the two men and tossed Nails into the casket, closing the lid. From there, he climbed into the bulldozer and activated it, dumping thousands of pounds of dirt onto the casket as the bell sounded. Match Time: 38:50 Cole: "With help from none other than Terry Funk, Jordan Rockwell has buried Nails alive"! Ventura: "That was a brutal, brutal match Cole, neither of these guys will ever be the same"! AS "BACK IN BLACK" PLAYED, ROCKWELL WENT AND HELPED FUNK UP AND THE TWO RECEIVED A STANDING OVATION. BUT ONCE THEY GOT TO THE TOP OF THE STAGE, ROCKWELL LOOKED DOWN TO FIND A HOCKEY MASK. HE PICKED IT UP AND JUST SHOOK HIS HEAD. Ventura: "Look at that..... it's...... Cole: "I don't know whether that's a good sign or a bad one but I think it's safe to say we've seen the last of Nails for quite some time"! RUMBLE DRAWING ROOM...... Mick Foley: "Alright Shane, looks like all the PrimeTime guys are done picking and we've got two Rampage guys left. TRAVIS WAKEMAN AND BRET HART ENTER THE ROOM. And here they are now, after qualifying for the Rumble earlier tonight. Shane, meet...... Shane: "Oh I know both these guys real well". Foley: "Well then, ladies, if you would". MISS HANCOCK AND TRACI SPIN THE TUMBLER AND WHEN IT STOPS, HART REACHES IN AND SELECTS A NUMBER. Foley: "Well Travis, I guess that means you get the last one in there". WAKEMAN REACHES IN AND TAKES THE LAST NUMBER. BOTH MEN LOOK AT THEIR NUMBERS AND SEEM TO LIKE WHAT THEY SEE. Shane: "And that concludes the drawing, we are all set for the 2006 Royal Rumble". Foley: "I can't wait. Ya know, I was runner up in the very first TWF Royal Rumble". Shane: "Yeah, and I was the winner of the very first King of the Ring, what's your point"? Foley: "Ya know Shane, I don't believe I was in that tournament. Ah never mind, good luck to PrimeTime". FOLEY WALKS OUT OF THE DRAWING ROOM AND CLOSES THE DOOR BEHIND HIM AS THE SHOT GOES TO THE RAMPAGE BROADCAST POSITION. J.R.: "We are all set for the Rumble too guys but we have some business to conduct first. The World title is about to be put on the line, can High Octane withstand the challenge of the leader of the Horsemen"? A VIDEO PACKAGE IS SHOWN STARTING WITH HIGH OCTANE SURVIVING HIS IRON MAN MATCH AT KING OF THE RING WITH DREW BLOOD. FROM THERE, MONEY MIKE ATTACKS HIM AFTER A WIN OVER MATT HARDY, ESSENTIALLY CHALLENGING HIM FOR THE WORLD TITLE. THE FOOTAGE THEN SHOWS THE CLIP OF THE INFAMOUS "PIT STOP" SEGMENT FOLLOWED BY MONEY MIKE DESTROYING FORMER GSE SUPERSTAR MARK BANKS ON TWF MAIN EVENT, ONLY TO BE SUPERKICKED BY HIGH OCTANE, POSING AS AN EMT. THE PACKAGE CONCLUDES WITH A QUOTE FROM HIGH OCTANE, "PREPARE FOR A HEAD ON COLLISION" FOLLOWED BY THE VOICE OF MONEY MIKE PROCLAIMING "THE GSE IS HISTORY.... MONEY MIKE IS TWF NOW AND THE TWF IS GOING TO LEARN JUST HOW GOOD I AM". THE RING BELL SOUNDS. Lilian Garcia: "The following contest is scheduled for one fall and it is for the TWF World title"! THE CROWD CHEERS AT HER ANNOUNCEMENT AND THE HORSEMEN THEME PLAYS AS STEPHANIE McMAHON COMES OUT IN A GREEN DRESS FOLLOWED BY MONEY MIKE, WHO IS ALREADY HAVING WORDS WITH THE CROWD. Lawler: "And don't forget J.R., this man is not just the challenger, he's the undefeated challenger". J.R.: "Undefeated since joining the TWF, a mark not too many men can even say they sniffed! It is a daunting task to say the least tonight for High Octane"! Lawler: "And don't forget about the billion dollar princess, gosh she looks good tonight"! AN ENGINE IS HEARD REVVING UP AND "DOWN WITH THE SICKNESS" STARTS TO PLAY AND THE CROWD LOUDLY ROARS AS HIGH OCTANE COMES OUT, HOLDING THE WORLD TITLE UP. J.R.: "No one ever gave Damion West a chance to reach this level! He was always told he couldn't do it and I know I said it's a daunting task, but I truly believe that on any given night, this guy can beat anyone in this business"! Lawler: "And I'll admit, I was one of those naysayers. But High Octane proved me wrong and if he wins tonight, I don't think he'll ever hear he can't do something again"! J.R.: "Referee Jim Korderas showing what is on the line here, it's for the biggest prize in our industry and there's the bell"! TWF World Title Match Challenger: Money Mike w/ Stephanie McMahon vs. "High Octane" Damion West Both men circled one another, looking for an opening. Money Mike went for a leg but Octane kept him back with a kick to the shoulder. Mike swung with a clothesline but Octane ducked and hit the ropes, catching him with a flying forearm. He then nipped up and hit Mike with a knifedge in the chest which knocked him into the corner. Octane tried to whip him to the opposite corner but it was reversed and Mike followed in with a clothesline into a bulldog. Money Mike picked Octane up and whipped him to the ropes but he missed with a wild clothesline but had the quick reflexes to duck the superkick attempt. However, Octane's kick caught referee Korderas flush in the face. Mike spun Octane around but he had a right hand blocked and Octane put him down with another superkick. He had the cover but Korderas was down. Fans in the crowd could be heard reaching as high as a 15 count. Octane couldn't believe it but he turned to see a man coming down the ramp, a man that brought a bit of a grin to his face. Stephanie looked horrified and Mike looked like he'd seen a ghost when he rolled over and recognized who it was. But just then, the man got into the ring and pulled a small pipe out of his boot, smashing Octane in the back of the head with it! The crowd was all stunned as they all saw his mask, realizing it was none other than Starman from the old GSE! Stephanie furiously revived Korderas as Starman exited the ring and walked up the ramp. Mike then pulled up an unconcious High Octane and delivered the "Money Pit", covering him and hooking a leg to get the 1.........2.........3. Match Time: 4:49 J.R.: "What in the hell is going on?! The Starman has shown up at the TWF Royal Rumble and helped Money Mike win the World title"?! Lawler: "I'm just as shocked as anyone J.R., I can't believe what we've just witnessed"! STEPHANIE GRABBED THE BELT FROM KORDERAS AND HANDED IT TO MIKE WHO GRABBED IT AND HELD IT AND THE SIGN OF THE HORSEMEN IN THE AIR. J.R.: "He's talked and talked about wanting to shed the image of the GSE, but what the hell is this"?! Lawler: "And now J.R., the Horsemen truly do run Rampage"! BACKSTAGE AREA....... CAMERAS CATCH MICK FOLEY RUNNING DOWN A HALLWAY. Mick Foley: "Where the hell did he go?! Where'd he go"?! TODD GRISHAM IS STANDING NEAR ONE OF THE ARENA EXITS. Todd Grisham: "He was seen leaving through this door and then he disappeared. Sorry Mick.... he's gone". Foley: "I'm sick of this! I'm sick of all this GSE crap, all this invasion crap! You can bet that next week on Rampage, I'll be addressing this..... got it Todd"?! FOLEY WALKS AWAY, LEAVING GRISHAM WHO CAN TELL FOLEY IS IRATE. Lawler: "So I gotta call this thing with you Cole"? Cole: "Yeah King, I'm thrilled about it too. But let's set the table. For the next sixty minutes, you will witness the most exciting match the TWF has to offer. Every two minutes a superstar will join the match and the only way to be eliminated is to be thrown over the top rope and have both feet hit the floor. The last man in the ring is the winner and he earns a shot to compete in the main event at WrestleMania 7! With that, let's send it up to Howard Finkel"! Howard Finkel: "Ladies and gentlemen, it is now time for the Royal Rumble! THE CROWD LOUDLY CHEERS. Throughout the night, superstars have been drawing their numbers to determine their order of entry. So with that being said, let's find out the man who drew number one"! "MISTERRRRRRRR KENNEDY" IS HEARD LEADING INTO KEN KENNEDY's MUSIC AND HE COMES TO THE RING WITH A VERY CONFIDENT LOOK ON HIS FACE. Cole: "Well it is Ken Kennedy from the PrimeTime side and King it goes without saying that if you draw a number like this, the odds are heavily stacked against you". Lawler: "Yeah they are, but I want to listen to this, I haven't seen this in person". KENNEDY STUCK HIS HAND OUT AS A MICROPHONE LOWERED FROM ABOVE AND HE GRABBED IT. Ken Kennedy: "Ladies and gentlemen, I weigh in tonight at an absolutely incredible two hundred and forty four pounds. I hail from Green Bay, Wisconsin! Misteerrrrrrr Kennedy.............. Kennedy"! Lawler: "Oh I love that"! Cole: "You wouldn't if you had to hear it once a week". Finkel: "And now.... the man who drew number two"! "JUST LOOK AT ME" IS HEARD AND ROB CONWAY COMES TO THE RING TO A LOT OF BOOS. Lawler: "It's another PrimeTime guy, what's this clown's name, Rob Conway"? Cole: "Rob Conway has been on a slide since losing the managerial services of Ted Dibiase but if he could go from number two to winning this thing, boy would that change that in a hurry". Lawler: "It would but let's be honest, it's not gonna happen". ROYAL RUMBLE MATCH The match was underway but instead of going at it, Conway and Kennedy seemed to form some sort of union and then did something we've never seen in the Royal Rumble. They waited for the first 2 minutes to expire and number 3 came out, it was Rob Van Dam. RVD got in the ring and did his best to take on the alliance of Conway and Kennedy. But he was soon overcome. With his New Year's Battle Royale win, Kennedy was tested for this and he and Conway had RVD near elimination. But out came Batista at #4 and he hit the ring, smashing Conway and Kennedy with clotheslines. RVD popped up and caught Conway with a jumping spin kick before Batista sent Kennedy across the ring and RVD backdropped him out. Rey Mysterio came out at #5, the first Rampage superstar to come out and he surprisingly went right for Batista, the man who eliminated him in the over the top challenge on Main Event. But Rey was flattened by a Batista clothesline and Conway then tried to dump Rey out. Rey was holding on as RVD ran across the ring and jumped at Batista. But Batista showed his true power, catching Van Dam and throwing him over the top and to the floor. Mysterio was still trying to hang on but Conway had great position and was able to get him out. The crowd was surprised to see Rey go so soon as Conway and Batista traded shots. #6 came out next and it was the Hart Family's sole representative, Sylvain Grenier. Grenier helped Conway work on Batista and they had him slowed down. But when they whipped him to the ropes, Batista crashed into both of them with a double clothesline. Batista then set Grenier up for the "Batista Bomb" but Conway hit him with a shot from behind. The crowd loudly cheered for the match's 7th entry, Bobby Lashley. Lashley hit the ring like a man possessed, drilling Conway with a clothesline and then catching Grenier with a powerslam. A showdown was looming as Lashley and Batista stood across the ring from one another in an intense staredown. But Grenier came at Lashley and Conway took on Batista. But Batista grabbed Conway by the back of the head and tossed him out of the ring. The next man out was one of Rampage's newest superstars, Finlay. Finlay was all over Lashley, showing him how much he likes to fight. Grenier soon found himself in no man's land, in a gorilla press by Batista. But before Batista could toss him out, Finlay hit him with a chop block from behind. Rene Dupree came out at number nine and he and his former tag team partner Grenier worked together, trying to get Lashley out. Then in one of the match's biggest surprises, Finly got enough leverage to push Batista over the top rope. Lashley was able to fight off Grenier and Dupree and Finlay ran across the ring with a forearm on Lashley. But when he ran at him again, Lashley sidestepped him an nearly threw him out. He then threw Grenier into him and Finlay was able to keep his balance, but Grenier couldn't and he was gone. But as Finlay teetered on the apron, Dupree knocked him off with a right hand that put him out. Lashley and Dupree were the only two men in the ring when at #10, we got the first surprise entry of the night..... it was Taz from the former GSE. Taz hit the ring with a suplex on Dupree but he couldn't get Lashley up. Lashley hit the ropes but missed with a clothesline and Taz locked in the "Tazmission"! The crowd couldn't believe it as Lashley slowly went down. The pale rider Mordecai joined the match at #11 and he went right after Taz, which may've saved Lashley. Dupree tried to pick up where Taz left off on Lashley. Randy Orton, Orlando Jordan and Chris Masters joined the match, in that order and the ring began to fill up. Masters was able to eliminate Dupree and Lashley made it a short night for Orton, eliminating him with a gorilla press slam. Jordan caught Lashley with a dropkick that knocked him halfway over the top rope but when he charged him, Lashley hip tossed him and he almost went into the crowd! Lashley was dominating the ring, drilling Taz with a clothesline. All of a sudden, the buzzer sounded for the next entrant and at #14, Tatanka came in, making his TWF return! The crowd was very surprised to see the Native American and he was on the warpath, hitting anything that moved. Taz ran at Masters and was eliminated with a backdrop just as Muhammad Hassan joined the match. With the action slowing down, Carlito came in next. Masters and Carlito formed an alliance, working on Mordecai. But Lashley came over and grabbed Masters from behind. But Masters reversed it and put on the "Masterlock". This was a true test and Lashley was able to seperate his hands, tossing him over the top rope. Masters couldn't believe it as Lashley collected another elimination. Mordecai ran at Carlito with a boot but missed everything and he was backdropped out. Derek Darko entered the match next and he and Tatanka traded blows as did Carlito and Lashley. Hassan had hardly broken a sweat, just watching the action from the corner. But Lashley saw him and charged with a clothesline. Hassan ducked it and caught him with 2 right hands when Darko surprisingly eliminated his one time ally, Carlito. Hassan tried to take Lashley out but Lashley picked his leg and threw him up into the air before crushing Darko with a clothesline. Rome was in the ring next at #19. Rome hit the ring and superstars were just bouncing off him. Tatanka took a shot at him but Rome just grabbed him and threw him over the top rope as Lashley did the same to Darko on the other side. Hassan jumped on the shoulders of Rome, locking in a sleeper hold as Chris Platoon came out. Platoon decided to go at Lashley, drilling him with a barrage of right hands but when he tried a shoulder tackle, he fell flat to mat. Lashley then ran at Platoon but Platoon pulled the top rope down and he fell to the floor, finally eliminated. Hassan was next to go as Rome was able to get him off his shoulders and just slam him out of the ring. The only two men in the ring, Rome and Platoon traded shots as Bahamut came out at 21 followed by Drew Blood. When Shane Thompson came in next, he seemed relieved that Lashley was gone and he went at Platoon. Platoon was able to knock Thompson through the middle ring rope with a kick but Thompson reached under the ring and grabbed a Singapore cane, smacking Platoon over the head with it. That made Platoon easy pickings for Rome to throw him out. Bahamut and Drew Blood, two longtime TWF superstars, went at it in one corner as Thompson tried to figure a way to get Rome out when Matt Cruz joined the fray at #24. As Thompson stood in the corner hitting Rome with forearm after forearm, Drew Blood came from behind and pushed him out. Bahamut then tried to get Blood out but Rome saved him, tossing Bah over the top rope. Cruz and Rome then hit a double backdrop suplex on Drew Blood as Trevor Murdoch came out. But Murdoch ran right into Rome who was becoming a heavy favorite to win the match. Cruz picked up Drew Blood for a powerbomb and tried to throw him over the top from that position but Drew Blood used his legs to flip Cruz over the top and out. Paul Birchill came out next and the very first thing he did was collect an elimination, shockingly tossing Rome out just as Rome was about to put out Murdoch. Murdoch and Birchill then began to help each other along with Drew Blood, forming a trio as Karam Ibrahim came out next. The 3 men were just waiting for him though and they attacked him like a pack of dogs. Ibrahim did his best to hold on as Travis Wakeman entered the ring at 28. Wakeman caught Murdoch with a back elbow before focusing on Birchill. Drew Blood tried to get Wakeman out as he tangled with Birchill but that allowed Ibrahim to come from behind and toss Blood out! The defending Rumble champ John Cena came out next, the clear favorite at this point. He hit everything that moved before he and Wakeman went at it in a showdown. Birchill and Murdoch then worked together on Ibrahim and after a wicked double DDT, Murdoch tossed him out. Bret Hart got the lucky draw of the night, coming in last but surprisingly, he didn't help Wakeman with Cena, instead trying to break the duo of Birchill and Murdoch. Murdoch missed Hart with a clothesline and Hart came off the rope with a cactus clothesline on Murdoch of his own. But he caught a knee right in the face from Birchill which knocked him to one knee, a scary moment for fans. Hart was then easily eliminated by Birchill. Cena had Wakeman up for the "F-U" but he tried to throw him out with it and Wakeman grabbed the ropes, using his legs to throw Cena out. It was down to Wakeman, Birchill and Murdoch and it didn't look good for Wakeman, especially when Birchill went after Wakeman's shoulder. After a nasty armbar DDT, Birchill stood over Wakeman and an elimination was just seconds away. But Murdoch suddenly came from behind and threw Birchill out. It was Murdoch and Wakeman and Murdoch had Wakeman on the brink of elimination. But Wakeman slid under the bottom rope and grabbed the legs of Murdoch when he stood up, kicking him right in the crotch. Wakeman then clotheslined Murdoch over the top rope and to the floor and it was over! "MAKE WAY" HIT AND FIREWORKS WENT OFF AS WAKEMAN FELL TO HIS KNEES, HOLDING HIS SHOULDER. Lawler: "Travis Wakeman's the winner"! Cole: "An incredible effort for one of the all time greats and now, Travis Wakeman will main event WrestleMania 7"! THE WRESTLEMANIA 7 LOGO APPEARS ON THE TWF TRON AND WAKEMAN JUST LOOKS ON, NODDING HIS HEAD. Lawler: "He had to qualify just to be in the match! What a turn of events! What does this mean for WrestleMania though"! Cole: "We hope you've enjoyed the Royal Rumble! Travis Wakeman has punched his ticket"!
RUMBLE NOTES: Time in the Ring: Bobby Lashley: 26 minutes Trevor Murdoch: 19 minutes Most Eliminations: Lashley: 5 Rome: 4
