Fresno, California
February 7, 2003
THE UPRISING LOGO IS SHOWN AND IT's MUSIC PLAYS AS THE INSIDE OF THE TWF LIVEWIRE INN IS SHOWN AS THE CAMERA BREEZES PAST A WALL FULL OF PICTURES OF TWF LORE. HUNDREDS OF FANS ARE SHOWN HAVING A GREAT TIME AS THE HONKY TONK MAN AND AL SNOW COME OUT FROM BEHIND A CURTAIN TO A GOOD POP. Honky Tonk Man: "Listen to these people, they love me Al. Be patient, they'll cheer you one day too". AL SNOW GIVES HONKY A WEIRD LOOK. Al Snow: "Ya know, I'm not even gonna get into it with you tonight Boxcar Willie because we are just about a half an hour away from TWF PrimeTime where they've got Selland Arena in Fresno packed Honky and they are gonna see a great show there"! Honky Tonk Man: "Well yeah, the brand new Universal champion Drew Blood is gonna team with the manbeast Rhyno to face the man he beat.... again for that title, Jordan Rockwell and Rey Mysterio". Snow: "It will be another oppurtunity for Rockwell to prove himself against Drew Blood but before all that, we've got two matches from Smoky Mountain Wrestling right here from the Livewire and Honky, I can tell you that these guys are proud to be here". Honky Tonk Man: "Well let's see what they've got". SMW Match: Keiji Sakoda vs. Christopher Daniels Sakoda tried to use his debilitating kicks to soften up the Fallen Angel and for a good part of the match, it worked. But Daniels caught Sakoda with a spinning brainbuster and then began to work on his right knee. After ducking a spin kick from Sakoda and following through with a backsweep, Daniels hooked him in the figure 4 leg lock and Sakoda tapped out. SMW Match: Monty Brown and Bull Buchanan vs. The Psych Ward The newly formed Psych Ward of Breakdown and Crazy Shane took it to 2 of SMW's biggest and toughest superstars. Breakdown went right at both men and after drilling Brown with a clothesline, he gorilla press slammed Bull to the floor. Crazy Shane then hit Brown with a jumping ddt off the top rope before he and Breakdown delivered a spike piledriver to get the 3 count. Snow: "Ouch, that's gotta hurt". Honky Tonk Man: "I wouldn't wanna be in the way of this Psych Ward, they're dangerous"! Snow: "Well folks, that's all the time we have here on Uprising but don't touch that dial, PrimeTime is coming up now"! THE SCREEN FADES TO BLACK AND THE TWF LOGO FLASHES ACROSS THE SCREEN FOLLOWED BY THE PRIMETIME LOGO. THE ROYAL RUMBLE LOGO APPEARS AND IS FOLLOWED BY CLIPS FROM THE PPV, FIRST OF RAVEN, KANYON AND BROCK LESNAR TURNING ON TRAVIS WAKEMAN AFTER THEIR TAG TEAM WIN AND THEN OF ROB VAN DAM ELIMINATING RHYNO TO WIN THE ROYAL RUMBLE. FINALLY, DREW BLOOD PINNING JORDAN ROCKWELL TO TAKE AWAY THE UNIVERSAL TITLE IS REPLAYED. "RAP SUPERSTAR" HITS AND LEADS INTO PRIMETIME's MONTAGE AS ORANGE FIREWORKS POUND ON THE SET OF PRIMETIME INSIDE THE SOLD OUT SELLAND ARENA. Michael Cole: "We are live from Fresno, California fans off the heels of the greatest Royal Rumble in TWF history! Good evening, I'm Michael Cole alongside Bobby "The Brain" Heenan and this is PrimeTime"! "HERE COMES THE MONEY" HITS AS SHANE McMAHON COMES BOUNCING OUT TO A HUGE POP. Bobby Heenan: "The TWF is gonna be bigger than ever in 2003 and I'm glad to be a part of it"! Cole: "We've got the Royal Rumble winner Rob Van Dan Dam set to go one on one later on tonight with Kid Gundam and we will also see a big tag team main event! But right now, it's the owner of this great division"! Shane McMahon: "Good evening and welcome to the number one wrestling program out there today! THE FANS LOUDLY CHEER. I figured you'd agree. And so Stephanie, I don't blame you for trying to improve RAW by signing Kurt Angle. Only there's one little problem. Now I know you got me once when Malice was a free agent. But this time, nobody stole the papers from my office. Now I don't know how you think you finalized the deal, but Kurt Angle has signed with PrimeTime"! Cole: "What"? Heenan: "That's huge news"! Shane: "And Steph, I will tell you that Angle will be here next week, live on PrimeTime! Sorry sis, it was business". SHANE DROPS THE MIC AS "HERE COMES THE MONEY" HITS AGAIN AND HE EXITS THE RING. Cole: "Well Stephanie announced on RAW that Kurt Angle had signed with her but according to Shane she was misinformed"! Heenan: "And he's promised to have Kurt here, next week"! BACKSTAGE... ARENA ENTRANCE.... DYLAN JANSENS IS TALKING WITH A MEMBER OF ARENA SECURITY. Dylan Jansens: "So you did not see anyone near my dressing room"? Security gaurd: "No sir, no one at all". JUST THEN, TRISH AND TRAVIS WAKEMAN ENTER THE ARENA. Travis Wakeman: "Jansens, where's Brock Lesnar"? Jansens: "Why should I tell you a thing"? Wakeman: "Look, I know we've never gotten along but I'm not here to start trouble. I need to know where Brock is". Jansens: "Last time I saw him he was with Raven and Kanyon". Wakeman: "Thanks". WAKEMAN AND TRISH WALK OFF QUICKLY AS DYLAN GOES BACK TO TALKING WITH THE SECURITY GAURD. BACK AT RINGSIDE, CHARLIE HAAS' MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES DOWN THE AISLE TO A MIXED REACTION. Cole: "Well this night is already off to an explosive start, what do you suppose Dylan Jansens is talking about"? Heenan: "What I wanna know is what Wakeman is gonna do if he finds Lesnar"! "FREAK" BY SILVERCHAIR HITS AS AL LAIMAN COMES OUT TO A GOOD POP. Cole: "Well we've got an interesting matchup to start things off here as Al Laiman will face Charlie Haas in a battle of rookies. Now Haas was adored by these fans after his debut but he quickly showed his other side Brain, how is that gonna affect his career"? Heenan: "Only for the better. He's doing the right thing by not worrying about what these humanoids think and he's gonna go a very long way in this business". Charlie Haas vs. "Universal" Al Laiman As the bell sounded, Laiman tried to grapple with Haas but he was working against one of the best and found himself on the wrong end of the exchange in a hurry as Haas took him to the mat after a go behind with a front suplex. He then locked in a hard front facelock and kept Laiman grounded. But Laiman fought his way up by showing his tremendous leg strength and then got 3 hard elbows into the gut of Haas to break the hold. He then ducked a clothesline and caught Haas with a nice spin kick before whipping him to the ropes and hitting a nice flying back elbow. But after a sccop slam, Laiman went to the top rope but miscalculated on a moonsault and hit his knee hard on the mat when Haas rolled out of the way. Haas then capitalized by locking in the "Haas of Pain". Laiman was in a lot of trouble but saw he was within arms reach of the ring ropes and was able to grab it. Laiman then reversed an irish whip but Haas ducked a clothesline and hit a nice german suplex. But instead of going for the cover, he showboated for the crowd. He then went for his Exploder suplex but Laiman blocked it. He went for a backdrop suplex but Haas flipped off his shoulders and caught him with a nice belly to belly suplex. He then again showboated as the crowd loudly booed. But he took his eye off the ball one too many times and Laiman made him pay for it when he caught him with a hurracanrana into a pin and hooked both his legs far behind his head to get the 3 count. Match Time: 4:09 "FREAK" BY SILVERCHAIR" PLAYED AND LAIMAN EXITED THE RING TO A BIG POP WITH HIS HAND RAISED AS HAAS WAS SHOWN IN DISBELIEF. Cole: "Well Haas can't believe he got beat but that oughta teach him to lose focus on the task at hand"! Heenan: "He can't believe it! I can't believe it! That's a huge upset"! BACKSTAGE.... JIM CORNETTE IS WALKING BACKSTAGE AFTER JUST LEAVING THE MEN's ROOM WHEN SHAWN MICHAELS AND THE ROAD WARRIORS APPEAR. Jim Cornette: "Hello gentlemen, great to see you three". Shawn Michaels: "Listen Jim, let's cut the crap okay. This is our first night on PrimeTime as Shane's enforcers. And just as we do on RAW, we plan on doing a hell of a job enforcing around here. That's why tonight, in the match between Hayabusa and Chris Benoit, neither you or Kid Gundam better even think about interfering, got me". CORNETTE LOOKS AT HAWK AND ANIMAL. Cornette: "Yeah, I gotcha". Michaels: "Good, have a good night Jim". MICHAELS, HAWK AND ANIMAL WALK BY CORNETTE AS PRIMETIME GOES TO COMMERCIAL...... COMMERCIAL BREAK..... A PREVIEW FOR THE MOVIE BIKER BOYZ..... NOW IN THEATERS IS SHOWN. RETURN FROM BREAK... RINGSIDE.... AS PRIMETIME RETURNS, "ONE OF A KIND" BY BREAKING POINT HITS AS ROB VAN DAM COMES OUT TO A HUGE RESPONSE. HE HAS ON A CUSTOM MADE WRESTLING OUTFIT THAT HAS THE YING YANG AND INSIDE, IT SAYS 2003 ROYAL RUMBLE WINNER. Cole: "He lasted almost a half an hour in the ring and threw seven superstars out en route to winning the Royal Rumble"! Heenan: "And listen to all these RVD fans, now they cheer for him"! Cole: "Oh please Brain, RVD has always been one of the most popular superstars but he now has a one way ticket to WrestleMania to prove that he's also one of the best"! Rob Van Dam: "Wow, thank you, thank you. Ya know, it was truly a pressure to be able to go back and compete in Japan, a place I used to compete all the time. But it made it all the more better when I, Rob Van Dam, was victorious in the Royal Rumble. And it goes to prove what I always say, it's always cool when you're R....V.....D. THE FANS LOUDLY CHEER AND THEN GET LOUDER WHEN THE SOUND OF GLASS BREAKING IS HEARD AND STONE COLD STEVE AUSTIN's MUSIC HITS. Cole: "Wait a minute, what's the rattlesnake doing out here"?! Heenan: "He's making a beeline for that ring to". AUSTIN GETS UP ON ALL 4 TURNBUCKLES AND THE CROWD IS HYSTERICAL. HE THEN ASKS FOR THE HOUSE MIC. Stone Cold: "Listen here, Mr. Pay-per-view because Stone Cold Steve Austin is about to give you a history lesson. You say it's always cool when you're RVD? Well it sure as hell hasn't been cool when the rattlesnake has kicked your teeth down your stinkin' throat"! RVD: "Honestly Steve, either I have a really bad memory or you're talkin' out your ass again". Stone Cold: "Whoa.... RVD: "I mean, maybe you did eliminate me in that over the top challenge here a couple weeks ago. But when it really counted, at the Royal Rumble, it was me tossing you out of the ring". Stone Cold: "Do you think it's okay to interrupt me? Are you gonna do it again? Well UH-UH! RVD, Stone Cold didn't come out here to play games with you. The only game I've ever played starts with two guys and ends with one guy walking away and the other guy laying there cause he just got his ass whipped! I came out here to say that if you wanna go to WrestleMania, there's one beedy eyed bastard on that road and it's a rattlesnake"! Cole: "Oh my god! What's Austin saying"! JUST THEN, KID GUNDAM COMES THROUGH THE CROWD AND ASSAULTS RVD AS AUSTIN LEAVES THE RING. AFTER A SKEWER DDT, GUNDAM GETS ON THE TURNBUCKLE AS THE CROWD LOUDLY BOOS. Heenan: "Gundam has just laid waste to RVD but what's Austin doin'"? Cole: "It'll be Gundam versus RVD later tonight but I don't know if RVD will make it there after this attack"! BACKSTAGE..... DYLAN JANSENS IS SHOWN WITH CHRIS BENOIT. Dylan Jansens: "Alright man, go out there and beat him, I got your back if they try anything". BENOIT AND JANSENS KNOCK FISTS AND BENOIT WALKS OFF AS CARNEY COMES UP. Carney: "Hey Dylan". Jansens: "Carney, what's up"? Carney: "You're missing your katana right"? Jansens: "Yeah, how'd you know"? Carney: "I saw someone leaving with it". Jansens: "Who, tell me who it was". Carney: "I would if I could but I didn't get a good look at the guy, he was in too much of a hurry. But I did see the vehicle he got into". Jansens: "Okay, that's a start". THE SCENE SHIFTS TO RINGSIDE WHERE HAYABUSA's MUSIC IS PLAYING AND HE AND JIM CORNETTE STAND IN THE RING AS "WHATEVER" BY OUR LADY PEACE HITS AND CHRIS BENOIT COMES OUT TO A GOOD POP. Cole: "The fans here in Fresno showing their respect for the rabid wolverine as he gets set to take on his former running mate from Camp Cornette". Heenan: "But what the heck is going on backstage"? Cole: "Well I have seen the katana Jansens sometimes travels with and it's a prized possession of his. Whoever took it had to know that"> Heenan: "Well speaking of knowing each other, these two have gotta know each other quite well". Chris Benoit vs. Hayabusa w/Jim Cornette As the bell sounded, the match was underway and Hayabusa gave Benoit a real headache as his elusive got him an advantage. But after running right into a knifedge chop, Benoit was able to seize control. After a nice pendulum backbreaker, Benoit deligently worked on Hayabusa's right shoulder, setting it up for the Crossface. Benoit whipped him to the corner but Hayabusa was able to used the turnbuckle to spring over Benoit and roll him up for a near fall. But when they got up, Benoit ran threw him with a clothesline. He was successful in taking Hayabusa's aerial assault away but after catching a spin kick to the gut, Benoit was hit with a reverse tornado ddt. Hayabusa was then feeling it as he blasted the Crippler with some stiff kicks to the body but after missing with a jujitsu style kick, Hayabusa fell victim to a perfectly executed northern lights suplex and was pinned. Match Time: 6:31 Cole: "It's action like that that makes PrimeTime the best wrestling show around, what a match"! Heenan: "Look out Benoit, you've got company"! JUST AS REFEREE MIKE SPARKS RAISED BENOIT's HAND, KID GUNDAM CAME OUT AND ATTACKED HIM FROM BEHIND. HAYABUSA AND GUNDAM THEN LAID INTO HIM AS CORNETTE YELLED HIS SUPPORT. FINALLY, DYLAN JANSENS CAME RUNNING OUT BUT THEY ESCAPED UNSCATHED. Cole: "Well Cornette obviously didn't heed Shawn Michaels' warning"! Heenan: "He said not to get involved in the match, that was afterwards"! Cole: "I don't think Michaels got real technical, he meant the match in general". BACKSTAGE.... CAMERAS SHOW TRAVIS WAKEMAN WALKING DOWN THE HALL. HE SPEEDS UP WHEN HE SEES RAVEN AND KANYON's DRESSING ROOM JUST AT THE END OF THE HALL. BUT WHEN HE GETS CLOSE, HE IS BLINDSIDED BY BROCK LESNAR WHO DELIVERS THE "F5" ON THE FLOOR! Cole: "Oh wow, I think we're gonna need some EMT's out there". Heenan: "What happened between those two"? COMMERCIAL BREAK..... A COMMERCIAL FOR SNICKERS IS SHOWN. RETURN FROM BREAK.... BACKSTAGE.... Cole: "Folks we are back on PrimeTime and take a look at what happened just before we went to break again". A REPLAY IS SHOWN OF THE "F5" DELIVERED BY BROCK LESNAR TO TRAVIS WAKEMAN ON THE HARD FLOOR. AS THE ACTION IS PICKED BACK UP LIVE, THE ROAD WARRIORS CONFRONT THE THREESOME OF LESNAR, RAVEN AND KANYON. Animal: "Brock, you need to leave the arena, now". Hawk: "What you just did will not be tolerated on this show"? Raven: "Oh, and what would you've done if Wakeman would've broken into my dressing room? See, it's prejudices like this that corrupt this business". Lesnar: "Raven, don't sweat it, my business is through tonight anyway". THE ROAD WARRIORS ESCORT LESNAR DOWN THE HALL AND OUT OF THE ARENA. Raven: "His business may be done, but ours isn't". KANYON AND RAVEN BOTH SMILE AS THE SCENE SWITCHES OVER TO MATT HARDY's DRESSING ROOM.... Matt Hardy: "I just don't see how it happened Hurricane. I mean, I drew number twenty three for the Royal Rumble, with my skills, that's almost a gauranteed win. It's.... Hurricane: "Matt, Matt, don't worry about it. You're still one of the best PrimeTime has to offer and just think of what lies ahead for Mattitude. Just think of what lies ahead for us. My Hurri-senses tell me we have a match to go prepare for. HURRICANE JUMPS UP OFF THE BENCH. Come, to the Matt cave"! HURRICANE OPENS THE DOOR AND JUMPS OUT AS MATT GIVES OFF A WEIRD LOOK AT HIS ACTIONS. BACK AT RINGSIDE, BATISTA's MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES OUT TO MOSTLY BOOS. Cole: "Matt Hardy and The Hurricane will team together later but right now, one of the biggest and most dangerous men on PrimeTime is on his way out here". Heenan: "I love that team, Matt Hardy and Hurricane. I mean, what better combination could you have. You've got the ring skills and savvy of Matt Hardy and the superhero powers of the Hurricane"! "LOOSE" BY EMINEM HITS AS CARNEY COMES OUT TO A GOOD REACTION. Cole: "Well a lot of that is exaggeration but I won't try and tell you that. Carney is on his way out folks and he faces a tough challenge in the form of Dave Batista". Heenan: "Yeah, after this match, the New Breed might be minus one member"!
Carney vs. Batista
Carney was much too quick for the big man and he really made him expend a lot of energy trying to catch him. After ducking a big clothesline, Carney
hit a sit down jawbreaker followed by a nice facebuster. He immediately went for the cover but Batista powered out at 1. Carney then went for an irish
whip to the corner but Batista countered it and slung him into it. But Carney
moved when he charged in and used a school boy to pick up a near fall. Carney then knocked him over the top rope with a dropkick and went for a
serious high risk move when he came flying off the top rope with a cross body block. But Batista caught him in mid air and rammed his back into the steel ring post. He then gorilla press slammed him over the ring ropes and back into the ring. Batista then dropped a big leg across Carney's throat but Carney showed a lot of heart by kicking out at 2. Batista was growing
increasingly frustrated as he could not put Carney away. Suddenly, Carney used a sunset flip when Batista put his head down too early off an irish whip and got the 3 count. Batista was furious as Carney went
wild.
Cole: "Carney has pulled off a huge upset! What a win for that young man"!
Heenan: "What do you mean, Batista was grabbing the ropes with both hands, I could see it from here"!
Cole: "Well Shawn Michaels is down here
talking with referee Tim White. Let's check the replay".
THE REPLAY SHOWED AND THEN SHAWN MICHAELS CONFIRMED THAT BATISTA WAS IN FACT GRABBING THE ROPES AND THE MATCH WAS RESTARTED, TO THE DISMAY OF THE FANS.
Cole: "They're gonna restart it"?
Heenan: "That's a good move, maybe these enforcers are gonna work out".
AS WHITE EXPLAINED TO CARNEY WHAT MICHAELS' DECISION WAS, BATISTA CAME FROM BEHIND, SPUN HIM AROUND AND KICKED HIM IN THE GUT BEFORE DELIVERING HIS SIT DOWN POWERBOMB TO GET THE 1.....2.....3. Match Time: 7:10
Cole: "Given a second chance, Batista has put an emphatic end to this one"!
Heenan: "He shouldn't of needed the extra time, the ref needed to open his eyes"!
Cole: "Nonetheless a great effort by Carney and there will always be an asterisk next to this match in the history books". BACKSTAGE.... TRAVIS WAKEMAN's DRESSING ROOM... WAKEMAN IS SITTING IS HIS DRESSING ROOM WATCHING THE SHOW ON A NEARBY MONITOR. TRISH BRINGS HIM AN ICEPACK AND A CAN OF POP. Trish: "Here ya go. You might wanna turn away, Raven and Kanyon are out there". TRISH GETS A LITTLE CLOSER TO WAKEMAN AS RAVEN GRABS A MIC IN THE RING. THE SHOT THEN GOES TO THE RING. Cole: "We don't know what Raven is doing out here but Wakeman is in no condition to come out". Heenan: "He said his business wasn't finished". Raven: "Wakeman, I know you're back there listening to this and I want you to listen good. It has become very evident to me and my partner Kanyon that Wakeman is nothing more than a cancer in the TWF. I mean, look at how long he has been here. And the mere fact that he's here is holding guys like myself and Kanyon here down. Look at Brock Lesnar. Quite possibly the best wrestler in the TWF and he's done what? Been Wakeman's personal bitch for the last several months! Well Wakeman, that's why we defied your plans with Wakeman Enterprises because you see, just like you, Wakeman Enterprises has been a failure, not once, but three times now. However, a man with my intellect has found a way to take what you had and make it run properly. Wakeman, you had the machine, you just didn't have the cogs turning in the right places. You could've had control over PrimeTime for as long as you wanted, but you were too stupid! Well stupid is something I am definiteky not, nor is Kanyon. So Wakeman, with all that said, we would like to present to you and the rest of this ignorant viewing audience, the birth of what will now be known as...... Raven Enterprises"! A CROW LOUDLY CAWS AND LEADS INTO RAVEN's MUSIC AS KANYON AND RAVEN LAUGH IN THE RING. Cole: "What?! Heenan: "I've heard that this man is truly a genius and this proves it... he is"! Cole: "How is Wakeman gonna react to this"? THE CAMERAS SHOW WAKEMAN THROW HIS ICEPACK TO THE FLOOR AS TRISH TRIES TO CONSOLE HIM. COMMERCIAL BREAK.... A COMMERCIAL IS SHOWN FOR STACKER 2. "ACROSS THE NATION" HITS AND SCENES FROM LAST WEEK's RAW ARE SHOWN. "LAST WEEK, TEDDY LONG AND CIVIL RIGHTS GO A SMALL MEASURE OF REVENGE AGAINST THE UNDERTAKER BUT THIS WEEK, THEY PROMISE TO REVEAL THE MAN! DON'T MISS TWF THIS MONDAY NIGHT! CHECK YOUR LOCAL LISTINGS FOR TIMES! RETURN FROM BREAK... TRAVIS WAKEMAN's DRESSING ROOM... Trish: "Look, I know you're mad. I'm just gonna step out for a few minutes and get some fresh air. Don't worry about this, we'll think of something". WAKEMAN IS SHOWN WITH A VERY FRUSTRATED LOOK ON HIS FACE, ANOTHER ICEPACK ON HIS HEAD. FOOTAGE IS SHOWN FROM JAPAN A COUPLE DAYS AGO OF A DINNER BANQUET IN NAGASAKI WHERE MASAHIRO CHONO AND THE GREAT MUTA WERE HONORED FOR THEIR WINNING THE TWF TAG TEAM TITLE BELTS. Cole: "There are some very proud people down in Japan from New Japan Pro Wrestling our new tag team champions and Brain, Chono and Muta are still down there". Heenan: "And they should be, they're getting the royal treatment". SOME OF THE FACES PICTURED IN THE FOOTAGE ARE THAT OF ANTONIO INOKI, TATSUMI FUJINAMI, KENTA KOBASHI, HIRO SAITO AND YUJI NAGATA. "LIVE FOR THE MOMENT" BY MONSTER MAGNET HITS AS MATT HARDY AND THE HURRICANE COME OUT TO A LOT OF HEAT. Cole: "Evolution is down at the TWF Livewire Inn and we will hear from them later Brain but they aren't gonna be the only contenders for those titles, the tag team division is really heating up and we're about to see two teams try and take their first step up that ladder". BRADSHAW's MUSIC HITS AND HE AND CHRIS TIRPAK COME OUT TO A GOOD POP. Heenan: "Well like I said, I love the team of Matt Hardy and The Hurricane and these two didn't really show me much against a team in turmoil at the Royal Rumble". Cole: "Well they were facing the former tag team champions who on top of their game, are as good as any tag team we've ever had here and that night, Lesnar and Wakeman seemed on top of their game. But let's be honest Brain, is there gonna be a more overpowering team in the TWF than these two men"? Heenan: "Power will only take you so far Cole. You gotta have something upstairs too". Matt Hardy and The Hurricane vs. Chris Tirpak and Bradshaw
Both these teams looked very much in sync and showed that PT has a growing tag team scene. Tirpak and
Matt started things off and it was the bigger Tirpak who took control after a sideslam. He then delivered a big elbow across Matt's chest before tagging
in the rough Texan Bradshaw. Bradshaw came in and was very physical as he blasted Matt across the back with some hard shots before knocking him to the
mat with a shoulder tackle. But off an irish whip, Bradshaw telegraphed his next move and Matt kicked him in the solarplexes and caught him with a cactus clothesline. After a few stomps to the head of Bradshaw, Matt tagged in to the Hurricane who used his speed as a change of pace and Bradshaw had
a hard time catching up as Hurricane hit a blockbuster neckbreaker off the top rope to get a near fall. He then went and slapped Tirpak across the face
and he and Matt double teamed Bradshaw when Tirpak tried to get in. But when Bradshaw blocked a double suplex and suplexed both men, the tide turned
drastically. He was able to tag in Tirpak who came in and backdropped both men before drilling Matt with a clothesline. He then caught the Hurricane
with a powerslam and went for the cover but Matt broke it up. Matt and Tirpak traded blows until Bradshaw came from behind and took Matt out of the
ring with a clothesline. After a double spinebuster on Hurricane, Tirpak legally tagged in Bradshaw when Matt came and pulled Tirpak to the floor after tripping him up. Bradshaw looked on as Matt and Tirpak brawled on the outside when Hurricane came from behind with a flying neckbreaker. He went for the pin and got 1.....2....., but Bradshaw was able to kick out. Hurricane then went for an irish whip but had it reversed. He ducked a clothesline however and slapped Bradshaw hard across the face. Hurricane then did one of his "hero poses" but Bradshaw retaliated by clubbing his head off with the "Clothesline from Hell". He hooked the leg and got the 3 as Tirpak held Matt's leg to prevent him from breaking it up.
Match Time: 7:51
Cole: "Oh what a shot! You could count to one hundred"!
Heenan: "Look at Matt, he's not real pleased with the result".
THE CAMERA SHOWED MATT GRABBING HIS HAIR AND
SAYING "WHAT DOES THIS DO TO THE YEAR OF MATTITUDE, HURRICANE"?!
Cole: "Well watch out for Tirpak and Bradshaw, they could make some noise in this division, more noise than that whining Matt Hardy is right now"!
Heenan: "He's not whining. Matt and Hurricane will regroup and avenge this loss". BACKSTAGE.... JORDAN ROCKWELL IS SHOWN SITTING IN FRONT OF THE HEAD TRAINER AS CARNEY, SEAN O'HAIRE AND HIS PARTNER FOR TONIGHT, REY MYSTERIO CROWD AROUND. Jordan Rockwell: "So, what can ya tell me doc"? Trainer: "I'm not gonna be able to tell you anything that you want to hear Jordan. The knee is pretty sprained. I wouldn't suggest wrestling tonight for sure and we'll re-evaluate next week to see where we're at". Rockwell: "Are youi kidding? And miss an oppurtunity to beat Drew Blood tonight, try again". ROCKWELL GETS UP AND WALKS AWAY AS THE OTHER 3 JUST LOOK AT EACH OTHER. Sean O'haire: "Jordan, get back here man, the doctor's right". RAVEN's DRESSING ROOM... RAVEN IS EATING AN APPLE AS KANYON SITS ACROSS FROM HIM. Kanyon: "You sure got Wakeman good Scott". Raven: "Oh trust me Chris, the best is yet to come". JUST THEN, THE DOOR SLAMS OPEN AND SHAWN MICHAELS ENTERS. Raven: "Well, well, well, if it isn't the Heartbreak Kid, to the rescue I suppose". Shawn Michaels: "Listen Raven, you might have been able to pull the wool over Wakeman's eyes, but I see right threw you. And one thing I wanna make clear right now is that your little group is not gonna be a thorn in the side of PrimeTime the way Wakeman Enterprises was, got me". Raven: "Oh sure, I gotcha Shawn, trust me". MICHAELS GIVES RAVEN A LONG STARE BEFORE EXITING THE ROOM. BACK AT RINGSIDE, KID GUNDAM's MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES OUT WITH JIM CORNETTE TO A LOT OF HEAT FROM THE CROWD. Heenan: "Here we go, this is what I've been waiting for! The man who won the Royal Rumble is gonna be upset tonight Cole, I can feel it"! Cole: "Well Kid Gundam already made his mark on RVD earlier tonight, take a look". THE EARLIER ATTACK BY KID GUNDAM ON ROB VAN DAM IS REPLAYED. "ONE OF A KIND" BY BREAKING POINT HITS AS ROB VAN DAM COMES OUT TO ONE OF THE BIGGEST POPS OF THE NIGHT. Heenan: "Look at RVD, he's hobbling". Cole: "Much like Rockwell has done tonight, RVD insisted that he compete here even though he was attacked and Brain, you might be right. That attack and the fact that Stone Cold Steve Austin is breathing down RVD's neck may spell an upset tonight"! Heenan: "Of course I'm right, they don't call me the Brain for nothin'"!
Rob Van Dam vs. Kid Gundam
Gundam tried to jump RVD before the sound of the bell but RVD was waiting with a nice spinning heel kick. He then backed him to the corner with a round of furious right hands and then drove 3 shoulders into his
abdomen before performing a backflip into a diving shoulder into the abdomen. Gundam fell to the mat as RVD played to the crowd. RVD was on top
of his game as his moves looked so crisp and the execution was perfect. Later, he whipped Gundam to the corner and charged in but Gundam got in a
devastating savot kick and stacked RVD up for the 1.....2...., but referee Charles Robinson noticed his feet were on the ropes and stopped the count.
Gundam then locked in a form of the bow and arrow as RVD still grabbed his jaw. Gundam had taken total control and was pounding the chest of RVD with
some wicked knifedge chops. RVD tried to fight back with his feet but his kicks were becoming weaker and weaker until Gundam hit the Skewer ddt. He
only made a lateral press though and RVD was able to get a shoulder off the mat at 2 and a half. Life was pumped back into the crowd as RVD showed he
still had something left and when Gundam made one mistake, RVD caught him with the step over heel kick. He then leapt to the top turnbuckle and the
crowd rose to their feet as he hit the "5 Star Frogsplash" to win it.
Match Time: 8:10
Cole: "The roll continues for RVD as he has
defeated Kid Gundam"!
Heenan: "He's on a roll but will it last through
WrestleMania"?
Cole: "That's the big question surrounding RVD right now but after that performance, I'd have to say yes"! Heenan: "It's almost time for that big tag team main event Cole"! Cole: "Well that it is but speaking of tag teams, we're gonna send it over to the Livewire now where the former champions Evolution are standing live"! THE LIVEWIRE INN COMES INTO VIEW AND SCREAMING FANS ARE SHOWN EVERYWHERE AS NOVA AND FRANKIE KAZARIAN ARE SHOWN ON THE STAGE, EACH HOLDING A MIC. Nova: "Hey guys". Cole: "Nova, Frankie, first off, congratulations on becoming tag team champions in the first place. But now you must begin that long road back to the top. Tell me guys, you are original products of Smoky Mountain Wrestling and you made it to the top of the tag team mountain in this industry. What will it take to get back"? Nova: "Well Michael, Frankie and I are a very dedicated team and we have been for a couple years now. We know what's it's like to be at the bottom and we know what it's like to be at the top". Frankie Kazarian: "What Nova is trying to say is that we have total confidence in our abilities and we faced a good team in Chono and Muta and we faced them on their turf. Plus, they had to use the green mist to do it. So mark our words Brain, we'll be back". Heenan: "Me, what'd I say"? Cole: "Fans up next is our tag team main event, don't go away"! COMMERCIAL BREAK..... A COMMERCIAL FOR 1-800-COLLECT FEATURING HULK HOGAN AND ALF IS SHOWN. RETURN FROM BREAK... WAKEMAN's DRESSING ROOM.... THE DOOR OPENS AND WAKEMAN IS SHOWN WITH HIS BACK TO THE DOOR. Travis Wakeman: "Trish, is that you"? Voice: "Oh it ain't Trish". JUST THEN, CRYSTAL CARMICHAEL COMES INTO VIEW AND WAKEMAN IS SHOCKED. BACK AT RINGSIDE, RHYNO IS ALREADY IN THE RING AS DREW BLOOD IS MAKING HIS ENTRANCE WITH THE TWF UNIVERSAL TITLE UNDER HIS CLOAK. HE STOPS ON THE MIDDLE RING STEP AND JUST PEERS AT THE MANBEAST FROM UNDER HIS CLOAK. Cole: "Do you believe what you just saw"? Heenan: "I can't believe it Cole, what is she doing in there"? Cole: "Well one can only guess but it's now time for our tag team main event and take a look at the staredown between Rhyno and Drew Blood who have had their battles in the past". "619" HITS AND REY MYSTERIO POPS UP FROM BENEATH THE RAMPWAY TO A HUGE CHEER. Heenan: "They might not be best of friends, but they have a decided advantage in this match". "ROCK HARD" BY JA RULE HITS AND THE CROWD GOES BALLISTIC AS JORDAN ROCKWELL MAKES HIS WAY DOWN THE RAMP. HE LOCKS EYES WITH DREW BLOOD AND CHARGES THE RING AS REY DOES THE SAME. Cole: "Well they're not wasting anytime, this one is underway"! Drew Blood and Rhyno vs. Jordan Rockwell and Rey Mysterio For the first 5 minutes of the match, there was no control and the 4 men brawled inside and outside the ring. The battle got very heated between Drew Blood and Rockwell as Mysterio surprisingly took it to Rhyno until he blocked a monkey flip attempt and slammed Mysterio to the mat with a spinebuster. He then went to give Blood a hand but Rockwell drilled them with a double clothesline and then nailed Blood with the "Extreme Measures". Mysterio made the cover but Rhyno broke it up at 2. Referee Earl Hebner then made Rhyno go to his corner as Drew Blood and Mysterio tied up in the ring. After a back and forth struggle, Drew Blood countered Rey's wheelbarrow bulldog with a russian leg sweep and then tagged in Rhyno whose powerful attack wore down the much smaller Rey Rey. Mysterio tried everything to tag out but Drew Blood and Rhyno made several tags and did a good job keeping him on one half of the ring. Finally, Rockwell had seen enough and got into the action, tackling Drew Blood and drilling him with rights and lefts from a mounted position. But amidst the confusion, Rhyno blasted Rey with the "Gore" and then knocked Rockwell off the apron as Drew Blood locked in the "Death Trap" and the semi-concious Mysterio tapped out. Match Time: 11:37 Cole: "This one is over and Rockwell never even legally got into this match". Heenan: "That's what I meant by decided advantage". Cole: "You have to wonder if it would've been better for Rockwell to swallow his pride and not participate tonight". Heenan: "Wait a minute, I'm told there is something going on backstage". BACKSTAGE.... A RUSHING CAMERA COMES TO A SCENE WHERE CARNEY IS LAYING UNCONCIOUS ON THE FLOOR. HE IS SURROUNDED BY A MEDICAL STAFF. SECONDS LATER, CHRIS BENOIT, DYLAN JANSENS AND SEAN O'HAIRE COME RUNNING UP. Sean O'haire: "What happened? Is he breathing"? Paramedic: "He's breathing but no one saw anything". JANSENS PUTS A HAND ON HIS FOREHEAD IN FRUSTRATION. Jansens: "This is all my fault, damn it"! WAKEMAN's DRESSING ROOM.... THE DOOR OF WAKEMAN's DRESSING ROOM OPENS AND A REFRESHED TIRSH ENTERS WITH 2 GLASSES OF WATER. BUT SHE SEES CRYSTAL CARMICHAEL STANDING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROOM AND THE GLASSES DROP TO THE FLOOR AND SHATTER AS PRIMETIME GOES OFF THE AIR..... OFF AIR.....
