Miami, Florida
Attendance: 15, 239
November 29, 2005
THE TWF ENTERTAINMENT LOGO FLASHES ACROSS THE SCREEN FOLLOWED BY THE USUAL LEGAL NOTICE WHICH CONTAINS THE COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER.
A STRIKE OF LIGHTNING GOES ACROSS THE DARK SKY AS A LARGE CASTLE COMES INTO VIEW. IN THE FOREGROUND, 3 KNIGHTS IN BLACK ARMOR ARE SHOWN ON HORSEBACK, FASTLY APPROACHING THE CASTLE. THE SOUND OF THE CHARGING HORSES CAN BE HEARD FROM THE TOP OF THE CASTLE AS THE CAMERA TAKES A VIEW FROM THERE.
Audio Voiceover: "Over the years, the King of the Ring has been about individual performance.
SHOTS OF ALL THE PAST TOURNAMENT WINNERS ARE SHOWN STARTING WITH SHANE McMAHON, THEN THE CORONATIONS OF NUKE AND WILLIAM REGAL AND FINALLY, AFTER A 1 YEAR HIATUS, LAST YEAR's WINNER JORDAN ROCKWELL.
But this time, teamwork will be a must.
AS THE 3 KNIGHTS DRAW CLOSER, THE GATE TO THE CASTLE ENTRANCE CREEKS OPEN.
Tonight's grand winners will have the power of selection in order to form a team capable of capturing the prize.
A QUICK SHOT OF THE DIVISION CHAMPION TROPHY IS SHOWN BEFORE FADING INTO THE 3 KNIGHTS WHO HAVE COME TO A STOP AND THEY ALL GET OFF THEIR HORSES. ONE OF THE KNIGHTS REMOVES HIS HELMET..... IT's DAMION WEST.
HE LOOKS UP TO SEE 2 VERY HIDEOUS GARGOYLE STATUES SITTING ON EITHER SIDE OF THE CASTLE DOOR. ABOVE THE CASTLE, THERE IS HUNDREDS OF BATS CIRCLING THE SKY.
Who will reign supreme"?
WEST LOOKS BACK AT THE OTHER 2 KNIGHTS BEFORE CONFIDENTLY ENTERING THE CASTLE AS THE SHOT FADES TO BLACK AND AN EVIL, HECKLING LAUGH CAN BE HEARD.
"And now, TWF Entertainment and the new XBOX 360 present..........
THE AMERICAN AIRLINES ARENA COMES INTO VIEW AND THE SET IS SHOWN WHICH IS THE CASTLE THAT WAS SHOWN IN THE OPENING AND THE DOOR HAS BEEN LOWERED AND IS SERVING AS THE ENTRANCE. ON EITHER SIDE OF THE CASTLE IS A BLACK SUIT OF KNIGHT's ARMOR. PYRO POUNDS OFF AND THE CROWD IS GOING WILD AS THE CAMERA SEARCHES THE ARENA, SHOWING THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE. A COUPLE OF INTERESTING SIGNS ARE PICKED UP. ONE THAT SAYS TICKETS TO EVENT: $100
GAS TO GET HERE: $50
SEEING RIC FLAIR's LAST MATCH: PRICELESS
ANOTHER SIGN HAS A TERRIFIC DRAWING OF JOHN CENA WEARING A CROWN AND HOLDING A SEPTOR WHILE SITTING ON A THRONE.
Jim Ross: "We welcome you to the 2005 King of the Ring! You look like you fit right in here tonight King, what'd you do, steal the crown"?!
Jerry Lawler: "Oh please J.R., they named this pay-per-view after me"!
J.R.: "A WrestleMania-like lineup tonight folks as we will see a total of thirteen matches"!
Lawler: "Wow, when was the last time we saw that"?!
J.R.: "It's been awhile and we don't have to do it all alone. Let's send it to our broadcast colleagues from PrimeTime".
CAMERAS GET A CLOSE UP OF MICHAEL COLE AND JESSE VENTURA WHO ARE POSITIONED AT RINGSIDE.
Michael Cole: "Thanks J.R. and you said it, thirteen matches will take place tonight".
Jesse Ventura: "Included in that are the huge tournament matches in which the winner from each side will get to select two partners to face the other division in a six man tag team elimination match"!
THE FANS ARE SILENCED BY THE SOUND OF MORDECAI's MUSIC AND HE COMES OUT DRESSED IN HIS WHITE ROBE. HE IS HOLDING HIS SYMBOLIC STAFF AND HE SLAMS THAT DOWN, CREATING FLAMES TO RISE ALL AROUND HIM.
Cole: "And we're starting off with one of those right now partner! Can you imagine this guy captaining Team PrimeTime"?
Ventura: "No I can't and what's even harder to imagine is the two men he would select as his partners".
Cole: "But the thing about it is, Mordecai has been as close to unstoppable as anyone we've seen in recent years on PrimeTime"!
RENE DUPREE's MUSIC COMES ON AND HE STEPS OUT, WAVING HIS FRENCH FLAG TO A TON OF HEAT FROM THE CROWD.
Ventura: "You're right Michael and I don't envy Dupree tonight".
Cole: "Both men have had some impressive wins to reach this point but Rene Dupree is going to have to find a way to slow down and ultimately stop the machine that the pale rider has become"!
Ventura: "Don't write Dupree off that easily though people, he's come this far".
King of the Ring Semi-Finals Mordecai vs. Rene Dupree The bell sounded to start the match and Dupree tried to stay low, trying to be elusive. Mordecai tried to grab him with both arms but Dupree ducked before tagging him with some stiff right hands. He then went for an irish whip but Mordecai reversed it and caught him with a big boot to the face. He followed that up with a big gutwrench suplex. But after measuring Dupree, he missed with an elbow drop. Dupree came back with a jumping facebuster after hitting the ropes. Mordecai was slow to get to his feet and somehow, Dupree muscled him up for the "Dupree Bomb". He hooked both legs but barely got a 2 count! Mordecai got up and Dupree looked like he'd seen a ghost. He threw a right hand but Mordecai just caught his fist, knocking him to the mat with a headbutt. Then, from the back came Dawn Marie, pregnant and all. She got into the ring and went for a slap on the pale rider but he caught her hand and grabbed her by the throat! Just when he was about to deliver a chokeslam on a woman better than 8 months pregnant, he was smashed in the back of the head with a chair wielding Dupree. Referee Mike Enos asked for the bell, disqualifying Dupree. Mordecai released Dawn but turned around with a vile look in his eyes before punching Dupree in the throat. Dupree went down to one knee and Mordecai lifted him up for the "Crucifier", dropping him right on the chair he'd brought into the ring. As Mordecai's music played, he looked up to the heavens, almost laughing. Match Time: 6:03 Ventura: "I think Dupree got himself disqualified". Cole: "He did, but who the hell can blame him! Mordecai was gonna chokeslam a pregnant Dawn Marie"! Ventura: "She had no business out here Cole, she got lucky". Cole:" She got lucky? Mordecai had no business putting his damn hands on a woman! And now, we are one win away from our show being presented by this maniac"! BACKSTAGE AREA...... CAMERAS IN THE BACK SHOW TODD GRISHAM STANDING WITH JOHN CENA. THE CROWD INSIDE THE ARENA LOUDLY CHEERS. Todd Grisham: "John Cena, on TWF Main Event, you seemed to let Travis Wakeman know that he would be one of your picks should you win Rampage's tournament tonight. Can you tell us who your other pick will be"? John Cena: "Boy you're just a regular Sherlock Holmes aren't ya? Ya know Todd, I have a lot of choices in front of me. And as much as I love Rampage, I'm gonna take all those choices into consideration and think long and hard before I make a decision. So are you gonna get an answer right now"? Grisham: "Uh.... no"? Cena: "Damn you're good". CENA WALKS AWAY AS THE SHOT GOES BACK TO THE RING. THE HORSEMEN THEME PLAYS AND JASON OLIVER EMERGES FROM THE BACK TO MOSTLY BOOS. Lawler: "Oh come on Cena, tip your hand". Lawler: "I don't think he has a hand to tip King, he's still deciding". Lawler: "Well he's still gotta win too". J.R.: "Max Ogden versus John Cena is our other semi-final match but first, here comes the remaining member of the Horsemen, still alive in this tournament and I have a pretty good idea who this guy will pick should he win it". "THE NEXT EPISODE" BY DR. DRE HITS AND MATT CRUZ BURSTS THROUGH THE ENTRANCE TO A HUGE POP. Lawler: "And so do I but he's gotta get through this guy first". J.R.: "Matt Cruz has had as good a rookie year here in the TWF as we've ever seen and winning this tournament tonight would have to go as his crowning achievement"! Lawler: "Well he's giving up some size to Oliver but the question for me is will Oliver be able to match what Cruz can do on the mat"?! King of the Ring semi-finals Jason Oliver vs. Matt Cruz Both men came out swinging and the fans loved it as they traded haymakers in the middle of the ring. But after ducking one, Cruz punched Oliver in the right arm three times before taking him down by that arm. Oliver used his left arm to grab the ropes, stopping Cruz' attempt at a crossface. Cruz stayed on the right arm but Oliver got up, pushing him away but Cruz charged back with a knee to the face. He then grabbed him in a front facelock and delivered a twisting neckbreaker. Cruz then made the cover but Oliver kicked out at 2. Cruz tried to go back to the right arm but Oliver poked him in the eye and hit the ropes, smashing him with a clothesline. Oliver then tried to buy himself some time, pulling Cruz to his feet by his head and neck before just throwiing him over the top rope. But Cruz "skinned the cat" and came back in from behind, hitting a german suplex. He then got the Crossface locked in and Oliver was in trouble. But he rolled over and although Cruz kept the hold locked in, he rolled over again and both men went out of the ring. Oliver got to his feet first and kneed him right in the head before whipping him head and shoulder first into the steel ring steps. Oliver got him up and rolled him into the ring, focusing on the left shoulder. Oliver then delivered a crunching shoulder breaker and made the cover but Cruz kicked out at 2. The match had totally swung in Oliver's favor but suddenly, Cruz used a double leg takedown and tried to get the "Colorado Cloverleaf" on. Oliver did his best to fight it off, shoving Cruz away with his feet. But Cruz pulled him into a big DDT before going to the top rope and coming off with a moonsault that he hit perfectly. He hooked the near leg and got the 1....2......., but Oliver got his right shoulder off the mat. Cruz looked a little surprised but he pulled Oliver up, looking for an irish whip. But it was reversed. Oliver threw a clothesline but missed and after hitting the other side, Cruz went for a hurracanrana but Oliver wouldn't allow him to turn it over and muscled him back up for a big powerbomb, stacking him up. As referee Chad Patton began his count, Oliver grabbed the middle ring rope for leverage and got the victory. Match Time: 10:13 Lawler: "He got him! Oliver has advanced"! J.R.: "He had the damn ropes"! AS THE HORSEMEN THEME PLAYED, OLIVER LEFT TO A LOT OF BOOS AS CRUZ PLEADED HIS CASE WITH PATTON. Lawler: "It doesn't look like it was detected though"! J.R.: "Oh so that makes it okay doesn't it?! Ya know, I've about had it with that logic! It doesn't matter what I think though because Jason Oliver is gonna wrestle for a chance to captain Team Rampage in tonight's main event"! OUTSIDE THE ARENA...... CAMERAS OUTSIDE SHOW VLAD THE IMPALER WAITING INSIDE THE IRON CIRCLE. Vlad: "Come on Wolf, it's time! I'm ready.... where you at"?! "AIN'T NO STOPPIN' ME NOW" IS HEARD AND SHELTON BENJAMIN COMES OUT TO A LOUD CHEER WITH THE KING OF CABLE TITLE AROUND HIS WAIST. Cole: "Vlad the Impaler is waiting and that match is coming up next but right now, we've got our first interpromotional match and it's title for title"! Ventura: "Well this guy Shelton Benjamin insisted that the Million Dollar Man put his million dollar title on the line here and I can't even imagine Dibiase without that belt"! Cole: "Well there is a possibility that will happen but let's look at the flip side of that coin. How would you like to see the King of Cable title come to PrimeTime"? THE LAUGH OF THE MILLION DOLLAR MAN IS HEARD AS "MONEY, MONEY, MONEY" PLAYS AND HE AND ROB CONWAY COME OUT TO MOSTLY BOOS. Ventura: "Well I'm pretty sure that PrimeTime is the number one show on cable so it's only fitting that we have that title"! Cole: "Shelton Benjamin brought up a good point on Main Event and that was the fact that he won Kurt Angle's gold medals earlier this year, this guy could have one heck of a trophy case"! Ventura: "Well I talked to J.R. earlier today and he talked about Shelton Benjamin like he is the second coming of Ric Flair or Bret Hart but I don't think he can beat the Money Man tonight, not with Dibiase out here"! Rampage vs. PrimeTime King of Cable title vs. Million Dollar Title Shelton Benjamin vs. "Money Man" Rob Conway w/ Ted Dibiase The two men locked up to start what would be a slow paced, plodding match. This was what Benjamin wanted as the former Minnesota Golden Gopher was too much for Conway on the mat. Conway struggled in a side headlock before Benjamin took it into a hammerlock. But Conway was able to power his way up and catch Benjamin with a back elbow to the mouth before hitting the ropes but Benjamin caught him with a powerslam to get a very near fall. Benjamin then pulled him up and shot him to the ropes, hitting the Stinger splash. Benjamin then tried to hook in the t-bone suplex but Conway quickly escaped and got out of the ring. Dibiase tried to give him some words of advice but Benjamin went for a baseball slide. Dibiase pushed Conway out of the way and Conway then smashed Shelton with a clothesline before rolling him back into the ring. Conway then stood over Benjamin, using his foot to push his head into the mat. He then tried to pull him up but out of nowhere, Benjamin locked in the t-bone and delivered it right into a cover to get the 1........2........3. Match Time: 7:01 Cole: "Well so much for PrimeTime taking one of Rampage's titles, Shelton Benjamin has brought an abrupt end to this thing"! Ventura: "Don't do it Dibiase, it's not too late to back out on the deal"! FROM BEHIND, DIBIASE TRIED TO HIT BENJAMIN WITH THE MILLION DOLLAR TITLE BUT BENJAMIN DUCKED AND DRILLED HIM WITH A SUPERKICK THAT SENT THE BELT FLYING. BENJAMIN THEN PICKED UP THE DIAMOND FILLED BELT AS REFEREE JOSE MENDEZ HANDED HIM THE KING OF CABLE TITLE AND HE HELD THEM BOTH UP WHILE STANDING ON THE MIDDLE TURNBUCKLE AS HIS MUSIC PLAYED AND THE FANS LOUDLY CHEERED HIS PERFORMANCE. Cole: "Shelton Benjamin has both the titles and as big of a PrimeTime guy as I am, my hat is off to him". Ventura: "That belt doesn't belong to him! That belongs to the Million Dollar Man"! Cole: "I hate to say this, but not anymore it doesn't". BENJAMIN LEFT LOOKING VERY HAPPY WITH A TITLE BELT IN EACH HAND. JIM ROSS AND THE KING ROSE FROM THEIR CHAIRS AND WERE GIVING HIM A STANDING OVATION AS HIS MUSIC CONTINUED TO PLAY. BACKSTAGE........ IN THE BACK, MICK FOLEY IS SHOWN WITH SHAWN MICHAELS AND BRET HART. Shawn Michaels: "I've tried Mick, he still doesn't believe that I had nothing to do with the attack by Kurt Angle"! Mick Foley (sarcastically): "Gee Shawn, I can't imagine what would make him not trust you. But look guys, I need you on the same page because you are arguably the top two guys I have on Rampage. So that makes it more likely that you two will be picked than anyone else by the King of the Ring tournament winner. I want that trophy to stay here on Rampage, so I need you two to be on the same page". BRET IS NOT LOOKING AT EITHER OF THEM. Michaels: "Look Bret, I don't care what it takes, I'm gonna prove to you that I had nothing to do with what Kurt Angle did". MICHAELS WALKS AWAY AND BRET LOOKS UP AT FOLEY, JUST SHAKING HIS HEAD. THE SHOT SHIFTS TO THE PARKING LOT WHERE VLAD THE IMPALER IS STANDING INSIDE A CIRCLE OF VEHICLES. JUST THEN, A CAR PULLS UP ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE CIRCLE AND CHAE GETS OUT. CHAE JUST STARES AT VLAD WHO IS WAITING FOR CHAOS WOLF TO GET OUT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BUT INSTEAD, WOLF COMES FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CIRCLE AND JUMPS OFF ONE OF THE CARS, SMASHING VLAD IN THE BACK UPPER THIGH WITH A TIRE IRON. Cole: "Oh the attack from behind! Chaos Wolf used a damn tire iron"! Ventura: "It's all legal in this one Cole, the referee is only there to count the one, two, three"! Iron Circle Match Chaos Wolf vs. Vlad the Impaler After another shot with the tire iron, this one to the back of the head, Chaos Wolf was in control early. He pulled Vlad up and set him up against what turned out to be Bradshaw's personal limosine and he kicked Vlad's head right through the window, shattering it. Vlad was in a lot of trouble early but he kicked out of a cover attempt at 2, probably on instincts alone. The cheers of Chae could be heard in the background and the look on Wolf's face said he already won the match. But Vlad used the limo to pull himself up and he had a psychotic look in his eyes. Wolf came up but Vlad kicked him in the gut and rammed him face first into the hood of the car before slamming him right on it with a spinebuster. Vlad then picked up the tire iron and tried to smash the chest of Wolf but luckily for him, he rolled off the hood. Wolf then hit him in the back of the head and the tire iron clanged off the street. Wolf then put Vlad down with a european uppercut before making it over to a black Lincoln. Vlad opened the driver side door and popped the hood before going to the front of the vehicle and lifting the hood. But before he could get it propped up, Vlad got up and slammed the hood down on his head. From there, he lifted Wolf onto his shoulders and Wolf seemed like he was out. But Vlad made sure he was, delivering a devastating version of the "Lights Out". He rolled Wolf over and referee Charles Robinson issued the 3 count as Chae let out a horrifying scream. Vlad got up and left the circle of cars, looking back at Wolf who was unconcious. Match Time: 5:22 CHAE RUSHED INTO THE CIRCLE AND CHECKED ON WOLF ALONG WITH ROBINSON WHO CALLED FOR SOME EMTs. Cole: "Fans we knew this was going to be a brutal, brutal match. But we may have just witnessed the destruction of a man's career". Ventura: "Well this is the risk you take when you get into a match like this, you are risking serious and permanent injury". Cole: "Chaos Wolf ambushed his former friend and tag team partner from behind and how Vlad recovered after having his head kicked through that window I'll never know. We will keep you posted on the condition of Chaos Wolf, as unpopular as he may be". BACK INSIDE THE ARENA...... THE CAMERA GETS A SHOT OF THE DIVISION TROPHY THAT WILL GO TO THE WINNERS OF TONIGHT's 6 MAN TAG TEAM MATCH. AS THE CAMERA PANS BACK, IT SHOWS MICK FOLEY AND SHANE McMAHON ON EITHER SIDE OF IT. Mick Foley: "Beautiful isn't it"? Shane McMahon: "It sure is. It's gonna great in my office". FOLEY LAUGHS. Foley: "Ya know Shane, I've always wanted to believe you're not like your father, but comments like that prove you are cocky and arrogant just like him. Hope your team is ready for what Rampage will bring to the ring". FOLEY WALKS PAST SHANE WHO DOESN'T SEEM PLEASED WITH HIS COMMENT. MUHAMMAD HASSAN's MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES OUT WEARING HIS TRADEMARK HEADRESS ALONG WITH TIGER ALI SINGH WHO IS IN A BLACK SUIT AND WEARING A TURBAN. THEY ARE VEHEMENTLY BOOED. Cole: "Back to the King of the Ring tournament folks as we are yet to get much word on Chaos Wolf other than he is receiving medical attention as we speak". Ventura: "Well not to change the subject from that, but I just realized that we could be represented tonight by this jerk"! Cole: "Well should he win, he can select anyone! Ya never know partner, he might select you". Ventura: "And I would get right in his face and turn him down"! "DO YOU CALL MY NAME" BY RA HITS AND OUT COMES AXL IRVIN TO A GOOD CHEER. TRAILING HIM IS THE LOVELY TRACI BROOKS. Cole: "Really? Even for the chance to represent PrimeTime"? Ventura: "I'd never line up next to that guy in battle.... ever". Cole: "Well since we have Tiger Ali Singh at ringside, it's good to see Traci to somewhat even the odds". Ventura: "Well I think it's good to see her too, but for much different reasons". Cole: "Muhammad Hassan versus Axl Irvin with the winner to face Mordecai in the finals of PrimeTime"! King of the Ring semi-finals Muhammad Hassan w/ Tiger Ali Singh vs. Axl Irvin w/ Traci Hassan and Axl met in the center of the ring and Hassan seemed to be trash talking a bit before Axl just pie faced him, shoving him back. Hassan swung with a right hand but Axl blocked it and fired back with a couple of his own, rocking Hassan back. Hassan got back on top with a finger to the eye before ramming Axl face first into one of the turnbuckle pads. He then smashed his chest with a hard slap before shooting him to the other side but Axl got in a back elbow as he charged him before delivering a swinging neckbreaker. He made the cover to get the 1..........2....., but Hassan was up. Tiger got up on the apron but ate a right hand from Axl that knocked him to the floor. But with referee Chris Kay's back turned, Hassan got in a low blow and rolled him up for the 1........2........, but Axl powered out. Both men returned to their feet and Hassan missed with a clothesline before Axl used an inverted atomic drop before hitting the ropes for a cactus clothesline. Axl pulled Hassan up, looking for a german suplex but Hassan turned to Kay, making it impossible for him to see the mule kick he'd use to escape Axl's grasp. Hassan then gave an ugly throat slash gesture which really striked the ire of the fans. By this time, Traci had seen enough and she tried to get into the ring. But Kay did his job and blocked her off although she was doing everything she could to get in. Axl used a small package and had Hassan pinned but Tiger got on the apron and when Axl broke the hold, he slammed him in the back of the head. Axl turned and grabbed Singh but the collar of his expensive looking suit but Hassan came from behind and spun him right into his modified STO, hooking the leg as Kay turned to administer the 1......2........3. Match Time: 5:17 Cole: "Damn! Traci inadvertently cost Axl this match, he had the pin"! Ventura: "Well I don't blame her, Hassan cheated his way to that win! I usually can admire a guy who wins at any cost, but this guy strikes a nerve"! HASSAN's MUSIC PLAYED AND TIGER CAME IN, RAISING HIS ARM IN VICTORY BEFORE HE HELD BOTH ARMS OUT, PALMS UP IN SOME SORT OF ARABIC PRAYER. Cole: "I can't believe I'm saying this. PrimeTime will be represented later tonight by either Mordecai or Muhammad Hassan. Pick your poison". BACKSTAGE..... MAX OGDEN's DRESSING ROOM...... JIMMY HART IS SHOWN WITH MAX OGDEN, GETTING HIM READY FOR HIS MATCH. Jimmy Hart: "Look man, you pinned Shawn Michaels, you beat Strife, two former World champions. Tonight, there's no doubt you'll be that rapper punk Cena"! Max Ogden: "And no matter what Jimmy, we have the equalizer". OGDEN REACHES DOWN AND PICKS UP THE MEGAPHONE BUT JUST THEN, THEIR DOOR OPENS AND MICK FOLEY COMES IN. Foley: "Knock, knock. Look guys, I know you think you're untouchable right now, but as the GM of Rampage, I want the man who is most deserving of representing this show to have earned it. HE TAKES THE MEGAPHONE OUT OF OGDEN's HANDS. That is why this..... stays back here tonight". Hart: "Foley, you can't do that". Foley: "I just did". FOLEY LEAVES THE DRESSING ROOM WITH THE MEGAPHONE IN HAND. BACK INSIDE THE ARENA, "THE TIME IS NOW" HITS LOUDLY AND JOHN CENA COMES OUT TO A HUGE RESPONSE. HE IS WEARING A MIAMI HEAT JERSEY AND HE FINDS SHAQUILE O'NEAL IN THE FRONT ROW AND SLAPS HANDS WITH HIM. Lawler: "Hey, wasn't that guy in a TWF match once"?! J.R.: "Years ago, he sure was! Shaq here with a couple of his Miami Heat teammates to take in all the action! I wonder who he's got in this one"! THE HART FAMILY's MUSIC, SUNG BY JIMMY HART HITS AND HE COMES FROM THE BACK WITH MAX OGDEN. THE TWO ARE MOSTLY BOOED. Lawler: "Well we know that the winner will face Jason Oliver in the finals, let's just hope none of these two are looking past their opponent here". J.R.: "I applaud our GM for basically barring the megaphone. I honestly don't think this guy can win a match without it"! Lawler: "I don't think I'd go that far J.R., Max Ogden has a tremendous upside". King of the Ring semi-finals Max Ogden w/ Jimmy Hart vs. John Cena The bell sounded to start the match and Ogden started with a swift slap across Cena's face. But Cena got a crazed look in his eyes and dropped Ogden with a right hand followed by another. He then shot him to the ropes for a big backbody drop before hitting the ropes himself and drilling Ogden with a flying shoulder tackle. Cena was all fired up and he lifted Ogden up, looking for the "F-U" but Ogden slipped off his shoulders and pulled him down across both of his knees. Ogden then went to the middle turnbuckle and flew off with a kneedrop that he placed right on Cena's chest. A cover got him a 2 count but he had Cena stunned. After a snap suplex, Ogden again went to the ropes, this time coming off the top with a big elbow. Again he made a cover but again, Cena was up at 2. Ogden pulled him up and whipped him to the corner but when he ran in, Cena kicked him right in the face before delivering 2 more stiff right hands. He then whipped him to the ropes but missed with a clothesline and Ogden kicked him very low, almost illegally low before lifting him up and hitting the "Memory Maker". A collective gasp came out of the huge crowd but somehow, someway Cena kicked out again! Ogden grabbed his hair, wondering what it would do to defeat Cena when Cena caught him with a DDT after kicking him in the stomach. But Hart grabbed a steel chair after demanding the timekeeper get up and he slid it into the ring. He then went to the other side of the ring, getting the attention of referee Scott Martin. After lowblowing Cena, Ogden grabbed the chair and smashed Martin across the back. The crowd was stunned at what they saw but Cena and Martin began to recover around the same time. Ogden then took the chair and tossed it to Cena before falling to the mat, acting as if he was in agony. Martin turned to see Cena with the chair and despite Cena's denial, he called for the bell. Match Time: 6:52 J.R.: "Oh no, you don't think........ Lawler: "Oh yes J.R., he's disqualified Cena"! THE HART FAMILY MUSIC PLAYED AND HART JUMPED INTO OGDEN's ARMS AFTER HE CAME OUT OF THE RING. J.R.: "Cena didn't do it ref! Check the damn replay"! A VERY ANGRY CENA, STILL HOLDING THE CHAIR, LEFT THE RING, COMING AT OGDEN WHO TOOK OFF IN A HURRY TO THE BACK WITH HART. CENA REACHED THE TOP OF THE RAMP BEFORE THROWING THE CHAIR OFF IN DISGUST. Lawler: "Max Ogden has outsmarted Cena... not that that would be hard"! J.R.: "And aren't ya proud? Aren't ya proud to have guys like him and Oliver in the finals after the way they both won their matches"? BACKSTAGE..... TIGER ALI SINGH IS SHOWN IN THE BACK AND HE FINDS CHRIS MASTERS. Tiger Ali Singh: "Ah, the Masterpiece". Chris Masters: "Ah, the.... what are you anyway"? Singh: "Never mind that. Muhammad Hassan is one victory away from leading Team PrimeTime into the six man tag team elimination match later tonight. Now, he really thinks you could provide the muscle on that team and he wants to know if you're in, or you're out". Masters: "Look man, I appreciate the thought, but there is no way I'd ever team with that guy. I happen to be very proud to live in this country and I can't support someone who doesn't. Not only that, but I think the rest of the guys back here would agree. So, I guess that means I'm out". MASTERS WALKS AWAY AS SINGH JUST LOOKS ON. THE COUNTRY THEME OF LANCE CADE AND TREVOR MURDOCH COMES ON, LEADING THE DUO OUT TO MOSTLY BOOS. J.R.: "Tag team title match coming up here King and this team right here has made a lot of noise of late". Lawler: "They sure have J.R. and despite the unbelievable track record the champions have, these two truly believe they can win this match"! "3 MINUTES" BY 2 SKINNY J's HITS, BRINGING OUT JAMAL AND ROSEY WHO ARE LED BY CRYSTAL CARMICHAEL WHO IS CARRYING BOTH TAG TEAM TITLES. J.R.: "There are many who believe that this is the greatest tag team we've ever had here in the TWF but this team of Cade and Murdoch is mean and nasty and they definitely have what it takes to win". Lawler: "But I don't see an answer for the lovely Crystal Carmichael! Ya gotta admit J.R. that she is partly responsible for their success"! J.R.: "And she could be the difference here but ol' Murdoch seems to have found a way to deal with her of late". Lawler: "Well they're not wasting any time, here we go"! Rampage Tag Team Title Match Challengers: Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch vs. Jamal and Rosey w/ Crystal Carmichael Referee Jack Doan had lost control early as all 4 men made it look like some sort of bar room brawl. Jamal caught Cade with a clothesline that knocked him over the top rope and to the floor. Crystal came over and jumped on the shoulders of Cade but he flung her over his head right onto the floor! Jamal and Rosey came out and Rosey drove Cade into the barricade as Jamal checked on Crystal. But Murdoch came over and grabbed Jamal in a front facelock and delivered a stiff DDT on the floor. Jamal nor Rosey could beat Doan's 10 count but Murdoch did and he awarded them the match. Match Time: 2:49 J.R.: "I think they've been counted out". Lawler: "Well Trevor Murdoch just got his hand raised, so they've won the match"! CADE AND MURDOCH's MUSIC PLAYED AND IN A DISGUSTING MOMENT, MURDOCH SPIT SOME OF HIS CHEW ON THE FLOOR RIGHT BY CRYSTAL WHO WAS STILL DOWN. J.R.: "Oh come on! Get that pig out of here"! Lawler: "Cade and Murdoch have won the match, but not the titles! I don't think this thing is over yet"! BACKSTAGE...... DRESSING ROOM...... JORDAN ROCKWELL IS SHOWN LACING HIS BOOTS WHEN THE DOOR TO HIS ROOM OPENS AND CHRISTIAN COMES IN. Christian: "Hey man, you about ready"? Jordan Rockwell: "Yeah". Christian: "Yeah, I just wanted to see if you were still cool with us being picked as the other two members of Team PrimeTime tonight". ROCKWELL DROPS HIS HEAD. Rockwell: "Let's just see what happens, okay"? Christian: (looking surprised by his tone) "Okay, I'll uh, I'll see ya out there". A WHITE RAY OF LIGHT SHINES DOWN ON THE RING AS MORDECAI's MUSIC PLAYS, BRINGING HIM OUT TO A PRETTY SILENT RESPONSE. Cole: "Here comes the pale rider with a chance to captain Team PrimeTime"! Ventura: "And as far as I'm concerned, Mordecai refers to making the sinners pay and in a few moments, he gets a chance to take out the biggest sinner"! THE ARABIC CHANT IS HEARD WHICH LEADS INTO MUHAMMAD HASSAN's MUSIC AND HE COMES OUT ALONG WITH TIGER ALI SINGH, STILL SHOWING SIGNS OF BEING IN A MATCH EARLIER. Cole: "Well the fact of the matter is that our show PrimeTime will be captained by one of the more disliked men in the entire TWF, no matter who wins this match". Ventura: "Well let's look at it Cole. Hassan had to get help to defeat Axl Irvin and Mordecai has just been unbeatable for some time now"! Cole: "Yeah, and throw in the fact that he tried to chokeslam a pregnant woman earlier tonight, we've just got a great choice here don't we"?! King of the Ring Final- Primetime Mordecai vs. Muhammad Hassan w/ Tiger Ali Singh Right as Hassan got into the ring, Mordecai was all over him with several clubbing shots. He whipped him to the corner but Hassan got a foot in his face before running out only to have Mordecai benchpress him and throw him outside the ring on top of Singh. Both men got up and went to each side of the ring, looking to ambush Mordecai. But referee Mickey Henson sent Tiger to the back! Hassan got into the ring and Mordecai kicked him in the midsection. He then lifted him up for a suplex but Hassan slipped out, landing behind him. He tried to lift him, apparently for a german suplex but Mordecai blocked it and then just kicked him right in the face. Mordecai tried to set up the "Crucifier" but Hassan blocked it by going to his knees and grabbing the bottom ring rope. Suddenly, a man in a suit came out from the back, recognized as Khosrow Daivari. He began shouting in Arabic and got Mordecai to turn around. Hassan quickly got to his feet and when Mordecai turned around, he delivered the modified STO and made the cover. Then, Daivari got down by the ring apron, pulling down on his feet as Henson made the 3 count. Match Time: 5:17 Cole: "What the hell is going on?! What is Daivari doing in the TWF"?! Ventura: "I can't believe this! Hassan has got another follower"! HASSAN's MUSIC PLAYED AS HE AND DAIVARI, WHO WAS STILL YELLING, LEFT, LOOKING BACK AT A VERY ANGRY MORDECAI. Cole: "Well now he's gotta find some partners and I don't think there are any more followers in the back"! MAX OGDEN's DRESSING ROOM...... Jimmy Hart: "One more match baby, one more match! Who are you gonna pick as your team members man"?! JUST THEN, MICK FOLEY COMES IN. Max Ogden: "Ah, not you again". Foley: "Hey Max, if you wouldn't have done your best Eddie Guerrero impersonation. Ya see, I'm not a big fan of guys who take the low road to win a match. Jimmy, I know you have a valid manager's license, but you're staying in the back for Max's next match". Hart: "You can't do that Foley, gimme a break". Foley: "I just did"! IN ANOTHER PART OF THE BACKSTAGE AREA.... CAMERAS SHOW RIC FLAIR ENTER HIS DRESSING ROOM, LOOKING A LITTLE TENSE. BUT SITTING AT A BENCH IN THE ROOM IS THE LEGENDARY HARLEY RACE WHICH BRINGS AN IMMEDIATE SMILE TO FLAIR's FACE. Ric Flair: "Harley! What are you doing here"? Harley Race: "Oh come on Ric, after all the history we have, you think I could miss this"? Flair: "You came to see my match tonight"? Race: "Absolutely. I mean, if this is your last match, I couldn't think of a better place to be". THE EXPRESSION ON FLAIR's FACE DRAMATICALLY CHANGES. Flair: "Wait a minute, you think this is gonna be my last match"? RACE GETS UP AND PUTS HIS HAND ON FLAIR's SHOULDER. Race: "Ric, win or lose, there comes a time for every man to walk away. Just remember, no matter what happens tonight, these people will always remember you for what you really are. The greatest wrestler that ever lived". J.R.: "We now know that Muhammad Hassan, a man who I don't think has a single ally in the TWF, will captain Team PrimeTime later tonight but one has to wonder who he will select as his partners". Lawler: "But on the Rampage side, it should be simple. It's either gonna be The Horsemen or The Hart Family"! J.R.: "Jason Oliver has defeated Shelton Benjamin, Austin Porteau and Matt Cruz on the way to reaching the finals tonight and that may give him enough momentum to win the thing"! JIMMY HART's VOICE IS HEARD, SINGING THE THEME SONG OF THE HART FAMILY AS MAX OGDEN COMES OUT WITH A VERY FOCUSED LOOK ON HIS FACE. Lawler: "Well I happen to like both these guys J.R., so I don't really care who wins, it'll be good either way. But I don't feel it was fair that Foley forced Jimmy Hart to stay in the back". J.R.: "Oh ya don't huh? Well let's see, Rey Mysterio, Strife and John Cena. That would normally be a very impressive string of wins but I refuse to look at it like that because Jimmy Hart helped him get all of those"! Lawler: "So correct me if I'm wrong, isn't that what a manager is for"?! J.R.: "King, we're not even gonna have that discussion". King of the Ring Final- Rampage Jason Oliver vs. Max Ogden Oliver and Ogden stood across the ring from each other in an intense staredown before moving in as the bell sounded. They locked up and it was the taller, stronger Oliver who tossed Ogden to the mat. Ogden got up and was able to duck a wild right hand before jabbing him in the ribs a couple times, then hitting the ropes. But Oliver snatched him up and drove him into the mat with a sideslam. After back to back elbow drops, he made a cover but Ogden's left shoulder came up at the count of two. Oliver pulled him to his feet and pressed him over his head. But Ogden was able to manuever himself and he used a victory roll to get a very near fall. Oliver popped up and threw a kick but missed and Ogden grabbed him by the head, using the corner for an inverted tornado DDT. He made another cover and got a long 2 count. Oliver rolled out of the ring to try and stop his momentum but Ogden vaulted himself over the top rope, taking him out. Ogden then grabbed a steel chair but before he could do anything with it, referee Jimmy Korderas grabbed it from behind. That allowed Oliver to get up and this time, his kick found the mark. He then picked Ogden up and rammed him face first into the steel ring post which busted him open. Oliver rolled him into the ring and began to pick Ogden apart, going to the mat and rubbing his face on the canvas, creating a nasty blood stain. He then opened up the wound some more, punching him in the head several times and Korderas had to pull him off after probably 20 right hands. Oliver then loaded Ogden onto his shoulder and drove him into the mat with a powerslam but many were surprised to see Ogden kick out. There was a fifteen minute time limit in this, and all tournament matches and we had just crossed the ten minute mark when Oliver went outside and ripped the ring bell away from the timekeeper. Before Korderas could stop him from using it, he had another problem on his hands, Carney had come out to ringside. But from the back came the massive Snitsky and he smashed Carney with a clothesline. He then got on the apron and took the ring bell away from Oliver. Oliver turned and shoved Snitsky to the floor but when he turned around, Ogden was playing possum and he used a small package rollup to get the 1......2......3. Match Time: 11:33 J.R.: "Max Ogden has won it! What the hell is Snitsky doing out here"?! Lawler: "It seems both these guys had a plan, it's just the Hart Family's was better"! AS THE HART FAMILY's MUSIC PLAYED, OGDEN, STILL BLEEDING, JUMPED INTO THE ARMS OF SNITSKY. J.R.: "I don't believe this! No matter what Foley does, Ogden and the Hart Family find a way to cheat their way to victory"! Lawler: "Yeah, and all it's done is get Ogden into the position of captain of Team Rampage"! BACKSTAGE...... CHRISTIAN HAS JUST COME OUT OF HIS DRESSING ROOM WITH A SPARKLING GOLD HOODED JACKET ON WHICH CONTAINS A BIG BLACK "C". HE LETS OUT A DEEP BREATH WHEN EDGE COMES UP. Edge: "Oh look, it's the possible future Universal champion. Tell me Christian, when are you gonna drop this scharade of being Rockwell's friend, huh"? Christian: "Ya know Edge, I'm a little sick of your jealousy. Not just for the fact that I have a friendship with the Franchise, but because I have a chance to win the title before you". CHRISTIAN WALKS AWAY AND EDGE LOOKS ON, SEETHING. Cole: "Fans the next time we will have a chance to be with you on pay-per-view will be for our annual War in the Winter event, exclusive to PrimeTime"! "JUST CLOSE YOUR EYES" BY WATERPROOF BLONDE HITS AND CHRISTIAN COMES OUT TO POSSIBLY THE LOUDEST CHEER OF HIS TWF CAREER. Ventura: "And the question I have and I'm sure many fans do as well Michael is who will be our Universal champion going into War in the Winter"?! Cole: "Well they won't have to wait long to find out, it's either gonna be Jordan Rockwell or this man"! Ventura: "Christian has been in the TWF for quite some time Michael and has never received a World or Universal title shot! That changes tonight"! "BACK IN BLACK" BY AC/DC HITS AND JORDAN ROCKWELL COMES OUT IN HIS USUAL ATTIRE, WITH THE UNIVERSAL TITLE STRAPPED AROUND HIS WAIST. FROM INSIDE THE RING, CHRISTIAN GIVES ROCKWELL A RESPECTFUL ROUND OF APPLAUSE. Cole: "Well there you see it, two men who once didn't really care for each other, seemed to have formed some mutual respect over the last several weeks partner". Ventura: "Well that all goes out the window tonight! This isn't about friendships, it's about being King of the Mountain and no Jeff Jarrett, that sure as hell isn't you"! Cole: "What the hell are you talking about"? Ventura: "Sorry, just something I had to get off my chest". Cole: "Mike Chioda has been assigned officiating duties for this title match and if you can remember right Jesse, this title changed hands at this event last year". Ventura: "Yes it did, but these are two different men on a different night! The man who wrestles the best match will walk out with the title"! Cole: "And they're goes the bell, we're underway with Rockwell versus Christian"! TWF Universal Title Match Challenger: Christian vs. Jordan Rockwell Christian looked for a double leg takedown to start the match but a step back allowed Rockwell to slip free and he got Christian in a front facelock, riding him into the mat. Christian did everything he could to get loose but Rockwell drove some stiff knees into his head. Christian's only escape was to reach one of the ropes and he did by stretching out his left leg. Chioda ordered Rockwell to break the hold and Christian got up. From and collar and elbow tie, Christian grabbed him in a standing side headlock but Rockwell countered with a backdrop suplex. However, Christian didn't let go of the hold. As they both stood back up, Christian used a nice spinning toe hold but when he tried to jump back up into the headlock, Rockwell slipped his head out and clubbed Christian in the back of the head. He then went for the Scarlet Fever but Christian countered it perfectly into a DDT. Christian followed up with a reverse DDT right onto his knee to get the 1........2........, but Rockwell kicked out. Rockwell was slow to his feet so Christian looked to capitalize, going to the top rope. He came off with a missile dropkick but Rockwell dodged it. When Christian got up, he baited him into the Rock Smasher and he hooked the leg for the 1........2........, but Christian was up! Rockwell tried to lock in the Tranquilizer but Christian expertly blocked it. He was then able to use both feet to kick Rockwell away but he missed with a charging clothesline and took out Chioda! Rockwell came back with a sleeper hold drop and the back of Christian's head slammed on the mat. But suddenly, Nails was in the ring and he hit Rockwell in the face with of all things, a hammer when he turned around! Rockwell hit the mat hard as Christian and Chioda both started to stir. Fans were in disbelief of what they were seeing as Christian got up, seemingly unaware of what just happened. He pulled Rockwell up and it looked like he was dead weight. But Christian wasted no time hitting the "Un-Prettier" before rolling him over as Chioda counted the 1..........2..........3! Match Time: 7:00 Cole: "I can't believe this! He had a damn hammer"! Ventura: "Nails came out here and rearranged the face of the Franchise but don't blame Christian, he didn't know"! Cole: "Oh like hell he didn't"! CHRISTIAN TURNED TO SEE NAILS HOLDING THE UNIVERSAL TITLE, JUST PEERING AT HIM THROUGH HIS HOCKEY MASK. AFTER SEVERAL TENSE MOMENTS, NAILS DROPPED THE TITLE ON THE MAT AND CHRISTIAN PICKED IT UP, SETTING OFF A MOMENT IN WHICH HE GRABBED THE TITLE AND WENT TO HIS KNEES AS "JUST CLOSE YOUR EYES" AGAIN PLAYED. Ventura: "Don't tell me you think Christian would do something like this to his good friend". Cole: "It seems real fishy to me"! CHRISTIAN TRIED TO HELP ROCKWELL TO HIS FEET BUT ROCKWELL REFUSED THAT AND THE EMTs THAT HAD COME OUT TO HELP HIM. Ventura: "He's trying to help him". Cole: "This doesn't look good. Forget the Universal title, Rockwell may have broken bones in his face, damage to his vision, this could be serious folks". Ventura: "Well I hate for this unfortunate injury to Rockwell to overshadow Christian's victory here". Cole: "Have some damn compassion Jesse, the man is hurt"! ROCKWELL TRIED TO WALK UP THE RAMP ON HIS OWN POWER BUT EVENTUALLY HAD TO BE HELPED BY THE TRAINER AND EMTs AS A CONCERNED LOOKING CHRISTIAN FOLLOWED WITH HIS NEWLY WON TITLE IN HAND. BACKSTAGE.... SHANE McMAHON's OFFICE...... IN THE BACK, MUHAMMAD HASSAN IS SHOWN WITH DAIVARI INSIDE SHANE's OFFICE. Muhammad Hassan: "Why won't it work"?! Shane: "Look, I can't let you have the partners you've selected because for one, Rene Dupree suffered a mild concussion after Mordecai powerbombed him on that steel chair and I haven't even finished the contract for Daivari, so he's not even on the active roster yet! Plus, Tiger Ali Singh refused to compete in any physical action tonight. So I'd say you have about forty five minutes to find two new partners, or I'll have to let Mordecai take your place as team captain of PrimeTime"! Hassan: "Ya know what, this is typical. You should just assign me partners! But we know that's not going to happen, because I am who I am, I believe what I believe and I say what I say! It's discrimination McMahon, tell me when it's gonna stop"! DAIVARI SHOUTS SOMETHING AT SHANE IN A FOREIGN TONGUE, PROBABLY PAKISTANI. Shane: "Get the hell out of my office, both of you. Forty five minutes, I'd start lookin'". HASSAN LETS OUT A FRUSTRATED YELL BEFORE HE AND DAIVARI LEAVE, SHANE SEEMS PRETTY TENSE. "WOOOOOOO" IS HEARD AND RIC FLAIR's MUSIC COMES ON, BRINGING THE ENTIRE CROWD TO THEIR FEET. HE IS WEARING A BLACK ROBE WITH GREEN FEATHERS. J.R.: "Fans here in Miami are standing on their feet to greet the Nature Boy and I agree with what Harley Race said earlier, we are looking at the greatest of all time King". Lawler: "Yes, but I also agree with the other part of what Harley Race said and that is that as great as Flair is, there comes a time for every man to call it a career"! FLAIR GETS INTO THE RING AND GOES INTO HIS WORLD RENOWNED STRUT. J.R.: "Oh yeah, well I agree with anyone who says that Harley Race is the real king of wrestling"! Lawler: "Hey"! THE THEME OF THE HORSEMEN PLAYS AND MONEY MIKE ENTERS THE ARENA WITH STEPHANIE McMAHON AT HIS SIDE, JUST GLARING CONFIDENTLY INTO THE CROWD. J.R.: "And here comes the opposition and I gotta say that any respect I might've had for this guy went away with the way he's treated a legend like Ric Flair. It's deplorable King". Lawler: "Well he does have the billion dollar princess and he has resurrected the name of the Horsemen, there's a lot to like about Money Mike if ya ask me". J.R.: "Well the Horsemen name might be the basis of this match tonight. Ric Flair warned Money Mike not to embarrass that name and in his opinion, he has". Lawler: "Well don't forget to mention the fact that he and Carney destroyed Flair's old running mates last month"! J.R.: "Why would I want to relive that King? It was disgusting". Lawler: "They call Flair the dirtiest player in the game but he's gonna have to get real dirty to win this one"! J.R.: "Listen King, I've seen thousands of Ric Flair matches in my career and not once have I considered him the underdog! I'm not gonna do it here either"! Rampage vs. PrimeTime Money Mike w/ Stephanie McMahon vs. Ric Flair The bell sounded to start the match and the two appraoched each other, Money Mike with the same cocky look on his face. But Flair angrily slapped it right off. Mike threw a right hand but Flair blocked it and snapped his head back with a set of jabs before hitting the ropes and taking him out with a chop block. Flair looked like some sort of maniac as he got down, choking Mike with both hands. Referee Chad Patton pulled forced him off but Flair charged Money Mike, only to be planted with a spinebuster. Mike checked his mouth for blood before just kicking Flair in the ribs. He then went on the offensive, beating the hell out of Flair. After delivering the snake eyes, Mike hit the ropes and smashed Flair with a clothesline. He then got down and rammed Flair face first into the mat. Flair's head bounced off the mat twice even after Mike had stopped. Flair seemed to be in extreme pain as Mike continued to assault him, driving him into the mat with a piledriver. He rolled the lifeless body of Flair over but Flair kicked out. Not satisfied, Mike pulled Flair up, which was a chore because Flair seemed out. He hooked him in and delivered the Bankruptcy, a reverse spinning neckbreaker and Flair was down and out as Mike dusted his hands off. He rolled Flair over but again, Patton's hand was about an eighth of an inch from hitting the mat for a third time when Flair got up. At this point, the fans started to get behind the Nature Boy but Mike silenced them by just stomping on Flair's face. Cameras got a shot of Stephanie, who never seemed happier. Mike then stood over Flair, who was fighting just to get to his knees and he put up the symbol of the Four Horsemen which drew both boos and cheers. But suddenly, Flair grabbed the crotch of Money Mike, pumping life into the fans. Mike screamed in pain as Flair got up, with the hold still on. Then with his free hand, he fish hooked Mike and the crowd was loving it. Patton gave both moves a five count before Flair let go and then he smashed the chest of Mike with 3 knifedge chops. That led to a shinbreaker before Flair hit the ropes and dropped a huge knee on the forehead of Mike. Flair sat up and let out an inspired "WOOOOO", getting 99% of the crowd to do it back with him. Seeing her man in trouble, Stephanie got on the apron and went for a slap but Flair caught her hand and planted a kiss right on her. Disgusted, Stephanie jumped down to the floor. Flair looked at Mike who was starting to get up and he went to the top rope. He tried to fly off with some sort of tomahwak chop but Mike caught him under his arm and lifted him up, driving him into the mat with the "Money Pit". He went right into the cover, hooking the leg as Patton hit the mat and registered the 1.......2.......3! Match Time: 8:41 Lawler: "He got him"! J.R.: "Unfortunately yes he did. Are ya proud of yourself Money Mike, are ya happy you beat Flair's ass"?! Lawler: "Calm down J.R., let's let him bask in the glory here". THE HORSEMEN THEME HIT AS MIKE LOOKED DOWN BUT MANY NOTICED HE DIDN'T SEEM AS HAPPY AS YOU'D THINK. FINALLY, STEPHANIE PULLED HIM AWAY, URGING HIM TO LEAVE. AS HE WALKED UP THE RAMP BACKWARDS, HE COULD ONLY LOOK BACK AT FLAIR, WHO WAS ALMOST MOTIONLESS. J.R.: "Like I said, I hope he's proud! He'll never be half the man Flair was, that's for damn sure"! Lawler: "Have we witnessed the end of an era? That's the next question. Is that the final image these fans will be left with of the legendary Nature Boy"? J.R.: "I think I'm gonna be sick". FINALLY, FLAIR GETS UP AND LOOKS AT INTO THE CROWD. THERE ISN'T A PERSON IN THEIR SEAT AND THEY ARE ALL CHEERING, SALUTING RIC FLAIR. Lawler: "What a moment". J.R.: "Take a good look folks! You will never see one any better"! BACKSTAGE....... JIMMY HART IS SHOWN WITH MAX OGDEN, SYLVAIN GRENIER AND SNITSKY, ALL OF WHOM ARE OVERLY EXCITED WHEN MICK FOLEY COMES UP. Foley: "Hey! Max Ogden, you are going to be captain of Team Rampage later tonight! But you are going to represent an honorable team and so far tonight, the four of you have been anything but! First, I took the megaphone away, you pull an Eddie Guerrero! Then, I remove Jimmy Hart from ringside and this..... this thing comes out! SNITSKY STEPS UP BUT GRENIER HOLDS HIM BACK. So here is what I've decided. I don't care who you pick for you two partners tonight, but it won't be either of these two"! OGDEN JUST NODS, WATCHING FOLEY LEAVE. Jimmy Hart: "What are we gonna do now"? Max Ogden: "I got a couple guys in mind". CAMERAS SHOW JIM ROSS AND JERRY LAWLER AT THEIR BROADCAST POSITION. J.R.: "Alright King, it's time for the thirty minute Iron man match". Lawler: "You ready for thirty minutes"? THE LIGHTS GO OUT AND A RED HAZE COMES OVER THE ARENA AS DREW BLOOD's MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES OUT, SLOWY MAKING HIS WAY DOWN THE RAMP. J.R.: "I think I could watch these two for an hour King. I look for an entertaining match that could honestly go either way". Lawler: "Well I know Drew Blood is out to prove that his loss to High Octane at DoomsDay was a fluke! Ya know what he's been saying right? The sun shines on a....... J.R.: "Yeah I know and I don't think it's worth repeating"! AN ENGINE REVS AS DISTURBED's HIT "DOWN WITH THE SICKNESS" COMES ON AND HIGH OCTANE EMERGES FROM THE BACK WITH THE TWF WORLD TITLE AROUND HIS WAIST. J.R.: "For years he was looked at as an underachiever with blue hair, a young punk who would never make it to the top! But that all changed last month King when he defeated one of the best in the game! He's made a believer out of me, I'll say that"! Lawler: "Yeah, but can he defeat Drew Blood multiple times in thirty minutes? I mean, that's gotta be next to impossible J.R."! J.R.: "It's going to take a supreme athlete to win. It's about conditioning, it's about who wants it more and for thirty minutes, we're gonna see all of that unfold"! 30 Minute Iron Man Match/TWF World Title Challenger: Drew Blood vs. "High Octane" Damion West Referee Jim Korderas asked for the bell to begin the match and both men were very slow to react, studying their opponent. High Octane moved in with a feint kick but Drew Blood negotiated him into the corner and chopped him across the chest a couple times. He then went for a hip toss but Octane blocked it and threw a clothesline which Drew ducked and he then threw him shoulder first into the steel ring post. The left arm of Octane then seemed to have a bullseye on it because Drew Blood was all over it, twisting and contorting it in positions it shouldn't go. Octane tried to get free from a hammerlock but Drew took out his feet and locked in a fujiwara armbar. We were close to seeing our first decision as Octane almost tapped out but he was able to reach his foot to the bottom rope to earn a break. Blood followed that by stomping right on that same arm and elbow before pulling Octane up, hitting a northern lights suplex. But Octane escaped at the count of two with a punch to the ribs. Both men were up and Drew nailed a kneelift before looking for an armbar DDT but West blocked it by holding the top ring rope. He then hit Drew with a basement dropkick before pulling him up, looking for a suplex. But Drew slung out of it, landing behind him before hooking him in and delivering a move we've never seen him use, a reverse Roll of the Dice neckbreaker and that got him a 3 count. Drew slithered backwards out of the ring, waiting for Octane to get up. Down 1-0, Octane stumbled to his feet and looked at the clock on the video wall. It showed 21:44. But he was attacked from behind by Blood who went to the other side of the ring. Drew then really slowed things down, yanking at the left arm, trying to dislocate it. Things were looking very bleak for the champion. But with 14 minutes and sixteen seconds left, he countered a body slam into a small package to steal a 3 count. The score was 1-1 but Drew Blood didn't lose focus, kicking a seemingly exhausted Octane right in the face. Drew then locked in a dragon sleeper but he couldn't put West out and he escaped with a knee to the head. West then shot him to the corner and followed in with a jumping calf kick. He then went to the top rope and flew off with a missile dropkick that was right on the mark. Octane was gaining life and so was the crowd. He hit the ropes and drove Drew into the mat with a jumping leg-o-matic, rolling him over for the 1........2......., but that was all he could get. Fans realized they may be witnessing the match of the year. Octane got to his feet and measured Drew for the "Head on Collision". But Drew saw it coming and moved out of the way, grabbing him and hitting the reverse Roll of the Dice again. But this time, a foot on the ropes saved Octane just in time. Drew ripped off the trademark black bandana of West, slapping him in the head a few times. He then lifted him up but again, Octane countered into a small package and Blood couldn't escape! With a few seconds over 8 minutes left, Octane had taken a 2-1 lead. He tried to stay on the offensive but Drew reversed an irish whip and caught him with a running double forearm right in the esophagus. West hit the mat hard and just 47 seconds after Octane had taken the lead, Drew had tied it up. Conditioning was becoming an issue and Drew Blood seemed to be in better shape. But after hitting a swinging neckbreaker, reverse russian leg sweep and a spike DDT, in that order, he could only get a 2 count. Drew went for an irish whip but Octane reversed it and went for a tilt-a-whirl which he tried to turn into a Tombstone piledriver but Drew reversed it, delivering a tomnstone of his own. He made the cover and got 1..........2........, but Octane was up. What would follow would be the curious spot of the match. Drew went outside the ring and took the chair ring announcer Howard Finkel was sitting in and he brought it into the ring, smashing Octane in the face. This did bust Octane open, but it also gave him a 3-2 advantage when Korderas called for the bell. But Drew seemed to have it planned that way. He then delivered the "BloodBath" and made the cover but something inside, something down deep helped Octane kick out! Drew Blood became very frustrated and started to lose focus as the clock begam ticking down, less then 3 minutes remaining. Then, out of nowhere, Octane blasted him with the Head on Collision superkick and fell into a cover to get the 1......2.......3. Octane was up 4-2 and he rolled out of the ring to regain his composure. There was only a minute and a half left and Drew Blood was going to need a miracle. But as he got up, Octane got one final rush of adrenaline and he went straight at him. The two began exchanging right hands, less than a minute to go. Drew got in an eye rake and went for the BloodBath again but Octane countered and bounced off the ropes, hitting him with a flying forearm. With only 30 seconds left, he tried to set up the superkick but Drew caught his foot and spun him around, connecting with a right hand. But after hitting the ropes, he was backdropped out of the ring and Octane raised both arms as the clock and the fans counted down from 5.......4.......3.......2.......1! J.R.: "Yes! It wasn't a fluke! High Octane is made of iron"! Lawler: "I truly can't believe this J.R.! This has got to be the upset of all time"! "DOWN WITH THE SICKNESS" ROCKED THE LOUDSPEAKERS AS THE FANS WENT NUTS, CELEBRATING WITH WEST. J.R.: "This crowd loves it! You wanna peak your head outside and see how bright that sun is King"?! BACKSTAGE....... A VERY ANGRY HASSAN IS DESTROYING THE BACKSTAGE AREA WHEN BOBBY LASHLEY STEPS IN. Bobby Lashley: "Hey man, you ever think about changing your views? Maybe if you'd quit acting like some sort of victim, maybe you could find some partners tonight". HASSAN RESPONDS WITH A RIGHT HAND AND THE TWO MEN GO AT IT UNTIL SECURITY STEPS IN. IN ANOTHER PART OF THE BACKSTAGE AREA....... MAX OGDEN IS SHOWN WALKING DOWN A HALLWAY WITH A SMILE ON HIS FACE WHEN HE RUNS INTO DEREK DARKO. Derek Darko: "Max, I heard about what Foley did. That sucks. So if you need a partner, I'm down man". Ogden: "I already got my partners. Besides, I don't think PrimeTime is gonna have any females". SHANE McMAHON's OFFICE...... CAMERAS IN SHANE's OFFICE SHOW MORDECAI AND SEAN O'HAIRE STANDING ACROSS FROM HIM. Shane McMahon: "Muhammad Hassan will not captain Team PrimeTime tonight, he couldn't find anyone to team with him and he as ran out of time. Mordecai, as runner up in the tournament, you will now be captain, but tell me you have another partner". Sean O'Haire: "Open that door". Shane: "What"? O'Haire: "That door back there..... open it". SHANE GETS A STRANGE LOOK ON HIS FACE BEFORE GOING TO SOME SORT OF CLOSET DOOR AND OPENING IT. INSIDE IS....... THE BOOGEYMAN. The Boogeyman (laughing): "I'm The Boogeyman..... and I'm comin' to getcha"! BOOGEYMAN LAUGHS AGAIN AND SHANE LOOKS DISTURBED. J.R.: "Well Jesse, looks like it's me and you". Ventura: "Didn't we do this last year"? J.R.: "It's time for our final match, three on three, elimination style for thr trophy and some bragging rights"! THE CAMERA GETS A SHOT OF THE DIVISION TROPHY AS THE HART FAMILY's MUSIC PLAYS AND MAX OGDEN COMES OUT TO MOSTLY BOOS. Ventura: "Well it seems like Rampage has won everything tonight so we gotta get this one". J.R.: "Max Ogden won the sixteen man tournament and although I'm not proud of the way he did it, there's nothin' I can do about it". Ventura: "Well we know the three men on Team PrimeTime, I'm interested to see who Ogden picked". J.R.: "Well we know it won't be any of his running buddies in the Hart Family". "SEXY BOY" HITS AND SHAWN MICHAELS COMES OUT TO ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHEERS ALL NIGHT. Ventura: "Shawn Michaels? Are you kidding? He can't use Shawn Michaels". J.R.: "One of the greatest performers of our time Jesse, I like this"! MOMENTS LATER, BRET HART's MUSIC HITS AND HE STEPS OUT TO AN OUTRAGEOUS POP. Ventura: "And Bret Hart! He and Michaels can't get along"! J.R.: "He is the Excellence of Execution and for the rest of the night, I'll have to promise not to badmouth Max Ogden, these are some great picks"! Ventura: "You seem to be forgetting the history between these two J.R., PrimeTime has to like what they see". MORDECAI's MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES OUT FOR THE THIRD TIME TONIGHT, INSIDE HIS WHITE ROBE, HIS STAFF BEING CARRIED OUT IN FRONT OF HIM WITH BOTH HANDS. J.R.: "Well I must say, the team that PrimeTime has come up with is interesting to say the least. Are you sure you weren't better off with Hassan"? Ventura: "I'm not even going to answer that question J.R., we've got the Intercontinental champion! "COME ON" BY WATERPROOF BLONDE HITS AND OUT COMES SEAN O'HAIRE IN HIS TRENCHCOAT TO A MAJORITY OF BOOS. If you aren't familiar with this man J.R., he's been Intercontinental champion for what seems like forever and before you come up with a reply, there is no one on Rampage that could change that"! J.R.: "Yeah, we're satisfied with that expensive Million Dollar title over on our side"! Ventura: "That was robbery, it should've never been on the line"! "I'M THE BOOGEYMAN, AND I'M COMIN' TO GETCHA" IS HEARD, LEADING INTO A CHILLING ENTRANCE THEME AS THE BOOGEYMAN MAKES HIS WAY TO THE RING. J.R.: "What in the hell is this? This looks more like a trick or treater to me". Ventura: "This will actually be the in ring debut of this guy and if I were Rampage, I wouldn't want to be on the opposite side". AS THE BOOGEYMAN GETS INTO THE RING, HART, MICHAELS AND OGDEN ARE ALREADY STRATEGIZING. J.R.: "The winner of this match will earn the Division champion trophy but I'm not sure the trio you guys have out here would know what to do with it". Ventura: "Ya know what J.R., I've about had it with the wisecracks. It's just too bad they can't add you to Team Rampage and myself to Team PrimeTime". J.R.: "I don't think we need to get that way about it". Rampage vs. PrimeTime 6 Man Tag Team Elimination match Max Ogden, Shawn Michaels and Bret "Hitman" Hart vs. Mordecai, Sean O'Haire and The Boogeyman Mordecai started the match opposite Shawn Michaels and quickly, it spilled to the floor. All 6 men got involved. Ogden traded shots with O'Haire as Hart did his best to hold off The Boogeyman. Mordecai picked Michaels up and drove him back first into the steel ring post. But after using a drop toehold on Boogeyman, Hart came over and hit Mordecai with several right hands. Michaels then got up and joined in. After overpowering the pale rider, Hart and Michaels combined to put Mordecai through the Spanish announce table with a double suplex, crushing it. Michaels returned to the ring but Mordecai could not beat referee Mike Enos' 10 count and was subsequently eliminated. Hart tagged into the match and went at it with O'Haire. After avoiding one of his jumping martial arts kicks, Hart caught him with a side russian leg sweep. He then went to the turnbuckle but before he could come off, The Boogeyman kicked him right in the head. Hart made it over and tagged in Ogden who came in with a spinning leg drop on the IC champ, but he could only get a 2 count. Ogden had O'Haire reeling after a powerslam but when he shot him to the ropes, a blind tag was made. Ogden hit a hip toss on O'Haire but he turned right into a boot to the face from The Boogeyman. From there, Boogeyman lifted him up and drove him into the mat with a reverse falling powerslam and tha tgot him the pin, eliminating Ogden. But Hart and Michaels wasted no time, combining to take out the mysterious newcomer. They made 5 tags between them and after suddenly knocking O'Haire off the apron, Michaels caught Boogeyman with the "Sweet Chin Music". But like some kind of machine, Boogeyman started to get up. But Michaels caught him with a second superkick and covered him for the 3 count. Michaels tagged into Hart who took it to O'Haire in unstoppable fashion. After a side russian leg sweep, Hart delivered a side backbreaker before making the tag to Michaels. But O'Haire got in a lowblow that Enos didn't see. He then shot Michaels to the ropes and went for a jumping roundhouse but Michaels caught him in mid air and dropped him on the mat. He then grabbed his legs and turned him over in the Sharpshooter! The fans had come to their feet with O'Haire in the middle of the ring. O'Haire tried to escape, tried to fight the pain but finally, he had to tap out which even drew a smile from Hart. Match Time: 11:41 J.R.: "He tapped out! Your precious Intercontinental champion said no more! Rampage has won it"! VENTURA TAKES OFF HIS HEADSET AND LEAVES THE TABLE, NOT LOOKING VERY HAPPY AS "SEXY BOY" HIT. J.R.: "What a performance, who would've ever...... wait a minute"! JUST THEN, KURT ANGLE APPEARED AND TOOK THE DIVISION CHAMPIONS TROPHY, WALKING UP THE RAMP WITH IT. HART LOOKED BACK AT MICHAELS, NOT KNOWING WHAT TO THINK. J.R.: "Kurt Angle has the trophy! He didn't do a damn thing to earn that! Someone stop this"! THE SHOT FADED OUT WITH HART JUST GLARING AT MICHAELS, WHO WAS TRYING TO PLEAD HIS CASE.
