Cleveland, Ohio
April 11, 2003
Attendance: 18, 342
BEFORE RAW CAME ON THE AIR, CAMERAS AT THE TWF LIVEWIRE INN IN NEW YORK CAUGHT THE ACTION OF UPRISING! SUMMARIZED RESULTS: Terri Gold used a backslide to get the win over newcomer Gail Kim. Jessica Lopez defeated Lita in a hard fought match after a top rope moonsault onto a standing Lita. After the match, the two shook hands. In mFw action, the usually easy going, rule follower Rene Dupree rolled up Doug Basham and hooked the tights for the win. In a non-title affair, Shawn Stasiak and Chuck Palumbo defeated the team of Mike Marcellus and Tommy Dreamer when Palumbo drilled Marcellus with a superkick. But after the match, a man attacked both Marcellus and Dreamer with a bamboo stick and revealed himself as Psymin! Psymin said he is bringing his own brand of toughman to the TWF! In a toughman rules match, Sabu grabbed a steel chair and threw it right in the face of a charging Kevin "Sledge Hamma" Sledge and that led to a 10 count. THE TWF LOGO FLASHES ACROSS THE SCREEN FOLLOWED BY THE RAW LOGO. THE SHOT OPENS OUT IN THE PARKING LOT AS A RAIN COVERED STRETCH LIMOSINE PULLS IN. THE CHAFFUER STEPS OUT AND WALKS TO THE BACK, LETTING RAW OWNER STEPHANIE McMAHON OUT. BUT SECONDS LATER, TRIPLE H APPROACHES. Triple H: "We need to get something straight right now Steph". Stephanie: "Excuse me, it's Ms. McMahon, the same way everyone else is supposed to address me". Triple H: "Don't give me that crap! I came out here to tell you that I wanna be the one to take Teddy Long's challenge! I'm not gonna let that piece of crap take away everything I've worked for! Think about it.... Steph, who is better at what we do than me? I eat, sleep and breathe this business and even though you and I have gone our seperate ways, I'd rather deal with you then whatever those scumbags have in mind"! TRIPLE H WALKS AWAY AND "ACROSS THE NATION" BLARES AND RAW's MONTAGE VIDEO STARTS. THE ARENA COMES INTO VIEW AND FIREWORKS BOMBARD THE SET AS THOUSANDS OF SCREAMING FANS ARE SHOWN BY THE CIRCLING CAMERA. Jim Ross: "We have invaded Gund Arena and it is bedlam here in Cleveland for TWF RAW! We thank you all for joining us tonight fans as Jerry "The King" Lawler and yours truly, good ol' J.R. are gonna bring you all the action"! Jerry Lawler: "Well how courageous is the game J.R.? He just offered to be the man who defends RAW against Civil Rights! I think that's great"! J.R.: "Well I gotta admire the heart of Helmsley but the big question is, can Stephanie put the fate of this show in the hands of her ex husband"? ZEROEX' MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES OUT TO A DECENT POP. Lawler: "Well he posed a good question? Is there a better choice out there"? J.R.: "We're gonna start with toughman action but the fact of the matter is King, it's not Stephanie's choice, it's Teddy Long's! Also tonight, Christopher Nowinski teams with Bahamut to take on the World champion Strife and High Octane"! "DON'T PLAY WITH FIRE" BY 2PAC HITS AS TERRI LEADS AUSTIN PYROMANIA OUT TO A BIG POP. Lawler: "Oh my goodness, look at Terri"! J.R.: "It was Terri who seemingly got Pyromania into the toughman division which seems to be becoming an increasing part of RAW"! Lawler: "Well I'll tell ya J.R., he's gonna have his hands very full tonight"! J.R.: "ZeroEx is certainly no slouch and is accustomed to this style so hopefully for Pyromania, he brought his A game"! Toughman Rules Austin Pyromania w/ Terri vs. ZeroEx The match started with a tradeoff of right hands but after blocking one, ZeroEx snuck in a quick uppercut followed by a kick to the side of the head. He then sent Pyromania to the ropes and caught him with a flying back elbow. ZeroEx then locked in a hammerlock and kneed Pyromania in the head several times. He pulled Pyromania's arm far behind his head and then put on a triangle hold. Pyromania was in a lot of trouble but he was able to use his free hand to poke ZeroEx in the eye. They both got to their feet and Pyromania kicked him in the gut and went for a piledriver but ZeroEx countered with a backdrop and then kicked him right in the right arm, the same one he worked on moments ago. ZeroEx then put on the fujiwara armbar and at the same time, used his boxing gloves to pound away at the face of Pyromania. But when Pyromania would not tap out, ZeroEx released the hold in frustration and went out and got a steel chair, the only weapon so far. ZeroEx tossed Pyromania the chair and went for a roundhouse but Pyromania ducked and popped ZeroEx in the head with the chair. As ZeroEx stumbled back, Pyromania dropped the chair on the mat and then scooped him up, hitting the "Pyrotechnics" on the chair. Pyromania then backed away as referee Jack Doan counted to 10. Match Time: 6:50 J.R.: "That's it! ZeroEx cannot answer the ten count"! Lawler: "ZeroEx might be concussed J.R."! "DON'T PLAY WITH FIRE" HIT AS TERRI CAME IN AND RAISED PYROMANIA's ARM. J.R.: "Terri must've had a vision! I think Pyromania has found his niche"! BACKSTAGE.... DRESSING ROOM.... CAMERAS SHOW MATT TAYLOR SITTING WITH SAM WILDE IN A DRESSING ROOM. WILDE HAS THE BIBLE OPEN AND IS READING SOME WORDS FROM IT. Matt Taylor: "Thanks Sam, I really appreciate you taking the time to do this". Sam Wilde: "I am more than happy to help a man reform". THEY GO TO SHAKE HANDS WHEN NEMESIS ENTERS. Nemesis: "Come on man, we're next"! Wilde: "I'm coming, I told you about Mr. Taylor here coming in for a bible study". MATT TAYLOR GETS UP. Taylor: "Listen Nemesis, I don't mean to interfere here. You and Sam get ready for your match, I'll catch you guys later". TAYLOR LEAVES THE ROOM. Nemesis: "Come on, we're next". COMMERCIAL BREAK..... A COMMERCIAL FOR FOOT LOCKER IS SHOWN FEATURING EVE AND FABULOUS ADVERTISING REEBOK SHOES. RETURN FROM BREAK... BACKSTAGE.... TRIPLE H IS SHOWN WITH SCOTT STEINER. Triple H: "Hey man". THEY SHAKE HANDS. Scott Steiner: "What's up Hunter"? Triple H: "Listen Scott, even if I am chosen to take out Civil Rights, I still want what we've started on this show to continue. We made this show our personal stomping grounds and I don't want anyone to lose sight of that". Steiner: "So what are you saying man"? Triple H: "I'm talking about Randy and John. I want you to continue to mold them into the superstars we know they can be". Steiner: "Alright man, no sweat". THE TWO SHAKE HANDS AND TRIPLE H WALKS AWAY. BACK AT RINGSIDE, "LATINO HEAT" IS PLAYING AND LOS GUERRERO's ARE IN THE RING BEING LOUDLY BOOED. J.R.: "We're back on RAW and ready for tag team action but what is Triple H doing, abandoing his group"? Lawler: "He's not abandoing his group? He's just one hundred percent focused on thwarting the plan of Civil Rights"! THE WORD REVENGE APPEARS ON THE TWF TRON AND "IN MY DARKEST HOUR" HITS AS NEMESIS AND SAM WILDE COME OUT TO A BIG POP. J.R.: "And what about the situation between these two? Matt Taylor has gone to Sam Wilde to reform"? Lawler: "And I don't think Nemesis is too pleased about it". J.R.: "Well they've got a tall task in front of them tonight against Los Guerrero's in this all important tag team match"! Los Guerrero's vs. Nemesis and Sam Wilde Chavo Guerrero started things off with Sam Wilde and after a go behind, he took Wilde to the mat and tried to tweak his leg back but Wilde rolled him up and almost got a pin. He then delivered a snap suplex before using a leg lace into a reverse toe hold. From there, he tagged in Nemesis who bounced off the ropes and dropped a big leg across the back of Chavo's head. He then pulled him up and batted him to the corner with his serious right hands before dropping him with a headbutt. He went to pick him up but Chavo got in a thumb to the eye followed by 2 hard clotheslines and a high elevation dropkick before tagging in his uncle. Eddie jumped over the ropes and went to Nemesis' body with some hard rights before catching him with a dropkick of his own. That led to Eddue going out to the apron and hitting a flying helo. He went for the cover but Nemesis got up at 2. Eddie then hit him with a few more shots to the back before bouncing off the ropes. But Nemesis caught him with a boot to the face and then tagged in Wilde who came in completely refreshed. He hit Eddie with a nice powerslam followed by a nice rollup which got a near fall. But Chavo snuck around the ring, distracting Nemesis. Nemesis started to give chase when he noticed Eddie blatantly choking Wilde. Nemesis started to make his way in to make the save but was cut off by referee Jim Korderas. Meanwhile, Chavo and Eddie made an exchange as Korderas and Nemesis argued back and forth. Wilde went for an irish whip on Chavo but Chavo reversed it and sent Wilde right into Nemesis, which knocked him to the floor. Chavo then hit a brainbuster on Wilde right as Eddie came off the top rope with the Frog Splash and Chavo covered him for the 1...2...3. Match Time: 8:13 J.R.: "A miscalculation by Wilde and Nemesis has led to a Los Guerrero's victory and what a win that'll be for them". Lawler: "That was a great team effort by Eddie and Chavo! These guys are underappreciated"! NEMESIS CAME INTO THE RING AND HELPED WILDE UP BUT LET HIM KNOW HE WASN'T HAPPY WITH THE LOSS. J.R.: "Oh don't start endorsing that! That's all we need"! Lawler: "Nemesis doesn't seem to happy with his partner J.R."! J.R.: "I wouldn't be happy about losing either, they just need to sit down together and make sure they're still on the same page cause they weren't tonight". BACKSTAGE.... BAHAMUT IS BACKSTAGE TAPING HIS WRISTS WHEN NIDIA COMES UP. Nidia: "Hey Bah, good luck in your match tonight". Bahamut: "Nidia, what do you want from me"? Nidia: "What do you mean"? Bahamut: "I mean, I did you a favor and took out your little boyfriend. Then you come up with this stupid idea to have an auction and look what happened. Ya know, just because I let you over one night doesn't mean you're permanent". Nidia: "Uhhh.... Bahamut: "I got a match to get ready for, I'm done messin' with you". BACK AT RINGSIDE, TEDDY LONG IS IN THE RING ALONE AND THE CIVIL RIGHTS THEM IS PLAYING. Lawler: "It's okay Nidia, I'm available"! J.R.: "That girls bouncing around more than a basketball when the Chicago Bulls come to town but what is this about? Why do we have to listen to this man week in and week out"? Lawler: "Show some respect J.R., he could be our new boss soon"! Teddy Long: "Listen up! Triple H, you need to quit walkin' around the back like you're a badass! You got something to say to me playa, come say it"! J.R.: "He's calling out the game"? "THE GAME" BY MOTORHEAD HITS AND TRIPLE H COMES OUT TO A MIXED RESPONSE. Lawler: "Ask and you shall receive"! Triple H: "You're damn right I wanna say something Teddy. This discrimination crap, this black power crusade has gone too far! And.... Long: "Whoa, whoa, whoa playa, I'm not Teddy to you, I'm brother Long. Now you wanna be the man I choose to represent RAW for Stephanie, well, I'll think about it. But trust me, my list of white men who have held us down for too long is a bit long playa, so we will look long and hard at who we wanna beat up on, ya feel me"? Triple H: "No.... Teddy, I don't feel ya and I hope I never have to feel ya. The only thing I feel out here is embarassment for you over the way you and your group carries itself. In fact..... Long: "Hold it right there my man, you wanna fight so bad, we ain't duckin' ya. How bout..... how bout you and D'Lo Brown, one on one tonight"?! Triple H: "Me and that bobblehead doll? See this is what I mean. These are the people the white man has supposedly held down? D'Lo Brown? D'Lo Brown couldn't carry my damn jock and I'd take pleasure in beating his ass tonight! Trust me, if I have to go through each and every one of you assholes to make sure this stops, I will"! Long: (smiling) "Challenge accepted Mr. Helmsley, I'll be sure to pass the message along". J.R.: "Triple H is gonna face D'Lo Brown tonight"! Lawler: "I think you might've spouted off a little too much that time Triple H"! BACKSTAGE.... STEPHANIE's OFFICE..... STEPHANIE IS AT HER DESK WRITING SOMETHING DOWN WHEN WILLIAM REGAL ENTERS IN REGULAR STREET CLOTHES. Stephanie: "Regal, can I help you"? William Regal: "I don't want your help Ms. McMahon. It has become quite obvious that I am not wanted here. Not even a match on Uprising? Have you forgotten that I was the King of the Ring just this past year"? Stephanie: "To be honest, I.... Regal: "Don't bother Stephanie, my love for competing in that ring has passed. I won't be doing so anymore". REGAL TURNS TO LEAVE. Stephanie: "Regal, you're still under contract to RAW". Regal: "Oh I know, trust me I know". REGAL EXITS LEAVING STEPHANIE STUNNED. COMMERCIAL BREAK..... A COMMERCIAL FOR TRUTH.COM IS SHOWN. RETURN FROM BREAK... BACKSTAGE... MATT TAYLOR AND JACKIE GAYDA ARE SHOWN TALKING BACKSTAGE. Jackie Gayda: "Well I'm proud of you, I think this is a good idea". Matt Taylor: "Yeah, Sam seems like a good guy". RON KILLINGS AND JAZZ APPROACH. Ron Killings: "Well, well, it's that homeboy from church and sh..... Taylor: "Hey man, what's your problem"? Killings: "My problem is guys like you and bitches like her thinking your better because of your skin color". Jackie Gayda: "Excuse me"? Taylor: "Hey man don't talk to her like that". Killings: "Oh really, whatcha gonna do about it, chump"? Taylor: "To tell you the truth.... Killings: "Hold up, you don't tell me the truth! I am the damn truth! Why don't you just meet me in the ring tonight and we'll find out how tough you really is". Taylor: "Sounds good to me". TAYLOR AND GAYDA TURN TO LEAVE WHEN JAZZ STRIKES JACKIE FROM BEHIND. TAYLOR GOES DOWN TO CHECK ON HER AS KILLINGS AND JAZZ WALK AWAY. BACK AT RINGSIDE, NIDIA IS IN THE RING AND HER MUSIC IS PLAYING. J.R.: "So it'll be Ron Killings taking on Matt Taylor later tonight and what the heck is wrong with those people? That was totally uncalled for"! "GET THE PARTY STARTED" BY PINK HITS AS ALEX MIRAN COMES OUT TO A GOOD POP. Lawler: "I'll tell ya what's uncalled for and that's Nidia having to wrestle tonight under her circumstances"! J.R.: "Why, cause she got dumped again! Don't worry King, I'm sure there's someone back there that'll take her to the Hilton tonight besides you"! Lawler: "J.R."? J.R.: "I'm sorry, I just wanna call this match, is that too much to ask? Alex Miran made her debut on RAW last week and she's lloking to make it 2-0 against Nidia"! Nidia vs. Alexandria Miran After a tie up, Nidia pulled Alex down by the hair and then locked in a headscissor. Alex powered her way out of it but Nidia ducked a clothesline and caught her with a powerslam. Nidia showed better technique than most expected and got 3 near falls. But after ducking a clothesline, Alex caught her with a spinning heel kick. She then went to the top rope looking for the "Anduin" but Nidia avoided it and dropped her with a shoulder tackle. She then shot her to the corner and charged in but Alex used the ropes and avoided Nidia, then grapevined her with a rollup and got the 1...2....3. Match Time: 5:07 "GET THE PARTY STARTED" PLAYED AGAIN AS ALEX MIRAN GOT HER HAND RAISED. J.R.: "Alex Miran has hit the Women's division running! What a win"! Lawler: "It's okay Nidia, gimme a call, I'll help ya regroup"! BACKSTAGE.... SCOTT STEINER IS SHOWN SITTING WITH RANDY ORTON AND JOHN CENA. Scott Steiner: "Listen guys, what I'm saying is that we need to show that we still rule RAW". Randy Orton: "Got any suggestions big man"? Steiner: "That's up to you guys. Just do something to make a statement". John Cena: "Hey I hear that and I got an idea, come listen Randy". BACK AT RINGSIDE, CIVIL RIGHTS' THEME HITS AND TEDDY LONG LEADS RON KILLINGS OUT TO SOME SERIOUS HEAT. J.R.: "Now what are Cena and Orton gonna do? I'll tell ya King, this is getting out of control! In my numerous years in this business, I don't think I can recall a group that was this hated"! Lawler: "They are hated J.R., but they may be running things soon"! "DARK PATH" BY 12 STONES PLAYS AS MATT TAYLOR COMES OUT ALONGSIDE JACKIE GAYDA. J.R.: "I shudder to think what will happen if they do, god help us. But let's hope Matt Taylor can take it to Killings tonight"! Lawler: "Ya know, I don't know if I'm buying this reformation thing with this guy. Why would he wanna reform"? J.R.: "He was obviously not comfortable with something and he wanted to change it. He's already dropped the Koo Bear moniker". Lawler: "Well I gotta say that was a good move". Ron "The Truth" Killings w/ Teddy Long vs. Matt Taylor w/ Jackie Gayda As the match started, the two men got face to face and Killings slapped Taylor hard. Taylor retaliated with some hard right hands, backing him to the ropes. He then sent him in and caught him with a spinebuster followed by a big elbow drop. He went for the cover and got a short 2 count. Taylor whipped him to the ropes again but put his head down too early and Killings kicked him right in the face followed by a discus clothesline. After a scoop slam, Killings went to the middle turnbuckle and came off with a legdrop to get a 2 count. But Taylor came back with a gutwrench suplex and a sideslam. But later in the match, he missed a charging clothesline in the corner and Killings hit "the truth hurts" to get the victory. Match Time: 6:00 Lawler: "Oh things are all going the way of Civil Rights J.R."! J.R.: "Ron Killings is victorious over a very game Matt Taylor but for god sake, how far is this gonna go"?! CIVIL RIGHTS' THEME HIT AND KILLINGS AND TEDDY LONG STOOD OVER TAYLOR, DARING JACKIE TO GET INTO THE RING BEFORE FINALLY LEAVING TO A HOUNDING OF BOOS. Lawler: "Who knows, I didn't think they'd be near as successful as they have but Teddy Long is building a powerful army here J.R."! J.R.: "Well let's hope to god that army isn't the future of this show"! STEPHANIE's OFFICE.... STEPHANIE IS AT HER DESK LOOKING VERY FRUSTRATED WHEN A-TRAIN COMES IN. A-Train: Hey Ms. McMahon, I couldn't help but notice what William Regal said earlier tonight. Now he and I have become good friends over the last couple months and.... Stephanie: "Spit it out A-Train". A-Train: "What I wanna say is that I don't wanna end up feeling the same way. Now I believe I deserve a chance to be a top contender on this show. Is there anyway you can give me that chance"? Stephanie: "Alright, I'll give you that chance. In fact, I'll give you that chance tonight... against Nathan Jones"! A-Train: "Hey that's great... tnank you". A-TRAIN WALKS OUT OF THE OFFICE WHEN THE CAMERA SWITCHES TO A COMMOTION FILLED AREA OF THE ARENA BACKSTAGE. SEVERAL OFFICIALS AND MEMBERS OF ARENA SECURITY SURROUND A BADLY BEATEN HULK HOGAN. MANY VOICES ARE HEARD SAYING THINGS LIKE "WHAT HAPPENED" AND WHO DID THIS"? JUST BEFORE RAW GOES TO BREAK...... COMMERCIAL BREAK..... A COMMERCIAL FOR DEF JAM VENEDETTA FOR NINTENDO GAMECUBE AND PS2 IS SHOWN. RETURN FROM BREAK.... BACKSTAGE..... NATHAN JONES IS SHOWN MEDITATING IN A DIM LIT ROOM BACKSTAGE. BUT THE DOOR CREAKS OPEN AND RANDY ORTON AND JOHN CENA ENTER. Nathan Jones: "Can I help you mates"? Orton: "Maybe". Cena: "Yo man, we came to see if you might wanna join us, we need someone like you to battle these punkasses Civil Rights". JONES STANDS UP, TOWERING OVER BOTH MEN. Jones: "Ya know, they may have had it rough here in America, but no one knows what I went through. As for your offer, i will politely decline, because I have grown to have no trust in anyone". Orton: "Well, we know you've tried to keep your past a secret, but how would you like if we exposed all that"? Cena: "The choice is yours big man". Jones: "I'd break both your bloody necks". JONES WALKS OUT OF THE ROOM AND THE CAMERA SWITCHES TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ARENA WHERE TERRI HAS JUST COME OUT OF THE WOMEN's BATHROOM TO FIND AKASHA STANDING OUTSIDE. Terri: "Uh, is there a problem"? Akasha: "Have you seen Victoria around here tonight"? Terri: "No, I sure haven't". SUDDENLY, SPAWN COMES INTO THE SHOT WITH HIS TOUGHMAN TITLE. Akasha: "So, you're trying to get your man over in the toughman division huh? Well tell me, do you look forward to him being crushed by my Spawn"? Terri: "If that's what it comes down to, I know Austin will be up to the task". Akasha: "If I were you, I'd take him in another direction, you don't wanna mess with the darkness". AKASHA AND SPAWN WALK AWAY, LEAVING TERRI CONFUSED. THE SCENE SHIFTS BACK TO RINGSIDE WHERE A-TRAIN's MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES OUT TO A HOST OF BOOS. J.R.: "So Terri's supposed to steer Pyromania away from Spawn? That's ridiculous"! Lawler: "I don't envy anyone who's gotta get in there with Spawn, it might not be a bad idea". NATHAN JONES' MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES OUT TO A MIXED RESPONSE. J.R.: "This is gonna be a hard hitting slobberknocker fans but what in the heck were Randy Orton and John Cena doing"? Lawler: "Freakzilla told them to make a statement"! J.R.: "You won't find too many guys who are gonna threaten the Colossus of Bogga Road"! Lawler: "Well A-Train's no slouch himself". Nathan Jones vs. A-Train As expected, there were zero wrestling holds in this one as the two behemoths stood toe to toe brawling. After ducking a clothesline, Jones bounced off the ropes but ran right into A-Train's scissor kick that got him a near fall. A-Train then went for the "A-Bomb" but Jones escaped and caught him with a hip toss. That led to a devastating spin kick that knocked A-Train cold and allowed him to get the win. Match Time: 8:30 J.R.: "Oh what a shot! A-Train got coldcocked"! Lawler: 'Look out"! AS REFEREE CHAD PATTON RAISED JONES' ARM, ORTON AND CENA HIT THE RING WITH STEEL CHAIRS AND ATTACKED THE BIG MAN, LEAVING HIM DOWN IN THE RING. J.R.: "What the hell is this"? Lawler: "They just made that statement J.R."! ORTON AND CENA WALKED UP THE RAMP WITH BIG GRINS ON THEIR FACES. J.R.: "Do these two have a death wish? Oh boy are they gonna pay for this"! BACKSTAGE... STRIFE IS SHOWN GRABBING THE WORLD TITLE BEFORE LEAVING HIS DRESSING ROOM. BUT JUST A FEW FEET DOWN THE HALL, HE RUNS INTO THE UNDERTAKER. Strife: "Hey man, I never got a chance to say good match at..... Undertaker: "No need, the better man won that night. Now that don't mean you're the better man every night... but that night the ring was your tracks". Strife: "Thanks man, I appreciate it. Listen, whenever ya wanna exercise that rematch clause, I'll be ready". Undertaker: "I hope so". THE SCENE THEN SWITCHES TO ANOTHER PART OF THE ARENA WHERE LILIAN GARCIA IS WALKING AFTER BAHAMUT. (The camera zooms in on Bahamut, who is walking in a huff towards the stage area. Lillian Garcia jogs up to him.)
Lilian: "Bahamut! Bahamut!"
(Bahamut turns to face her, and jumps with surprise.)
Bahamut: "I don't have time for an interview. Come back tomorrow. And while we're at it… put some makeup on, you scared me half to death!"
(Lilian looks shocked)
Lilian: "I… umm… just wanted to ask you a few questions…"
Bahamut: "No, no. Go find a more attractive woman to interview me. Hell, even Coach would be better, I'll wait."
(Bahamut leans against a nearby wall, and checks his watch. The crowd boo's)
Bahamut: "I got to deal with these ungrateful fans too? Its not my fault that all Cleveland has to offer is a fat guy with glasses on primetime televison."
(The crowd boo's even louder.)
Bahamut: "Awww, don't boo Drew Carey, at least he has a job… unlike most of you."
Lilian: "Bahamut, everyone has noticed that you've changed in the past few weeks… but how do you feel about your ex partner, Strife, winning the TWF title?"
Bahamut: "Yeah, yeah, yeah! I've heard enough. Strife this, Strife that. Let me tell you something; Strife doesn't matter. If he hadn't cheated at Code Red, I would've won."
(Crowd Boo's)
Bahamut: "Yeah, that's right. That swinging chokeslam was an illegal move. I checked the rule books. That doesn't matter though, because I'm on to bigger and better things… after I whoop High Octaine again, that is. I taught that kid a lesson, and he comes right back for more. Lillian, sounds to me like if you put on some leather, grabbed a whip, and went to his dressing room… he might give you some lovin' even though you're hideous."
(Lillian looks hurt)
Bahamut: "Don't be sad because you're ugly… who knows… someone might want you some day. Not me, of course, I'm far too sexy for the likes of you. This interview is over."
(Bahamut looks her up and down, snickers, then walks away)
Jim Ross: "Do you believe that King?"
Jerry Lawler: (laughing) "That guy's my hero!"
Jim Ross: "Oh, shut up! He's a pompous bastard!"
BACK AT RINGSIDE, D'LO BROWN IS IN THE RING TAKING INSTRUCTIONS FROM TEDDY LONG WHILE THE CIVIL RIGHTS THEME PLAYS. "THE GAME" BY MOTORHEAD THEN HITS AS TRIPLE H COMES OUT TO A MIXED REACTION. J.R.: "This match was set up earlier after Triple H interrupted Teddy Long but King, do you honestly think Teddy Long is gonna take Triple H off this so called hit list to face his man after seeing the determination in the game"? Lawler: "I don't know, it depends on who else is on that list"! J.R.: "I mean don't get me worng, I think Triple H is a sneaky, underhanded louse but he's also as good as there is today"! Lawler: "And for that reason, Long may select him for the gratification of beating him"! J.R.: "Well he better be ready, D'Lo Brown will give him a run here"! Triple H vs. D'Lo Brown w/ Teddy Long As soon as the bell rang, Triple H used a double choke takedown on D'Lo and then stomped away at his chest, forcing D'Lo out of the ring. D'Lo listened to more instruction from Long and when he got on the apron, he delivered a shoulder to the midsection followed by a sunset flip but Triple H kept his balance and went down to 1 knee, pounding the head of D'Lo. He then whipped him to the ropes and delivered a clothesline when Long got on the apron. Triple H turned and took a swing but Long was able to avoid it as D'Lo caught the game with a jumping calf kick when he turned around. That led to the shaky, shaky legdrop and a cover but Triple H powered out at 1. D'lo then whipped him to the corner and went for a clothesline but HHH ducked and caught him with an immediate drop neckbreaker before going out of the ring and yelling at the timekeeper to move. Triple H then took his chair and despite referee Mike Chioda's warning, he blasted D'Lo with the chair, causing a DQ. Match Time: 5:49 J.R.: "Referee Mike Chioda has called for the bell as Triple H has sent a message of his own"! Lawler: "He's gone berserk"! "THE GAME" BY MOTORHEAD HIT AS TRIPLE H STOOD IN THE RING, STILL CLUTCHING THE STEEL CHAIR AS TEDDY LONG HELPED D'LO UP THE RAMP. J.R.: "Triple H wants that match, what won't he do to get it"?! BACKSTAGE.... "STONE COLD" STEVE AUSTIN IS SHOWN OUT IN THE PARKING LOT NEXT TO HIS CUSTOM TRUCK WHEN JONATHAN COACHMAN APPROACHES. Jonathan Coachman: "Stone Cold, Stone Cold"? Stone Cold: "What"? Coachman: "I was just told that Hulk Hogan's attackers were Nails and Goldust who then left the building in a hurry"! Stone Cold: "Is that right? Well they'll get theirs. You can bet your ass on that". COMMERCIAL..... A PREVIEW FOR THE MOVIE DRUMLINE IS SHOWN. RETURN FROM BREAK.... TWF RE-WIND SHOWS FOOTAGE FROM LAST WEEK WHEN CHRISTOPHER NOWINSKI STRUCK STRIFE WITH THE CURT HENNIG MEMORIAL TROPHY DURING THE MAIN EVENT. "BOMBSHELL" BY POWERMAN 5000 HITS AS BAHAMUT COMES OUT TO A LOT OF BOOS. J.R.: "We're back on RAW folks and I would hate to be in the shoes of Nails and Goldust next week, you guys have a rattlesnake on your asses"! Lawler: "Here comes my hero J.R., I'm still laughing about what he told Lilian"! THE HARVARD FIGHT SONG HITS AND CHRISTOPHER NOWINSKI COMES OUT TO A LOT OF BOOS. J.R.: "I think it was disgusting the way he treated that gorgeous woman. But here comes someone he should mesh well with, another loudmouth"! A PROMO FOR FOUL PLAY POPS UP WITH CHRISTOPHER NOWINSKI ON ONE SIDE AND STRIFE ON THE OTHER. Lawler: "But look at this J.R.! It's a chance of a lifetime for Nowinski, he gets a shot at the World title at Foul Play"! AN ENGINE REVS AS "DOWN WITH THE SICKNESS" PLAYS AND HIGH OCTANE COMES OUT TO A GOOD POP. J.R.: "You gotta believe that Strife asked for that match after what happened last week and he and High Octane have a lot to prove in this match"! High Octane stays outside the ring, staring up at Bahamut and Nowinski who taunt him from inside the ring.
"GET OF MY TRACKS" By P.O.D. hits, sending the crowd into a deafening uproar of cheers as Strife comes out with the TWF championship belt around his waist and a mic in hand. Strife: “Cut tha music! The music stops and the crowd simmers. Now Chris, I’ve gotta hand it to ya, ya wanted to be recognized and did the worst thang anyone could in this business. An’ that’s massin’ wit’ tha biggest Motha’ Fu The champion pauses a moment and the crowd chants his name. But ya didn’t think o’ tha repercussions, did ya’ Chris? So now lemme teach ya’ wha’ I taught so many otha’s I mowed down ta get this. He points to the belt around his waist. Tha very same lesson I taught that BITCH PARTNER OF YOURS IN THA RING NOW”! With that Bahamut looks infuriated as Strife races towards the ring like the locomotive he is. J.R.: "Strong words from the World champ"! Lawler: "Here we go"! Christopher Nowinski and Bahamut vs. Strife and "High Octane" Damion West This one never really had order in it as Nowinski and Strife took it to the floor while Bahamut pounded on High Octane in the ring. Strife ended up reversing an irish whip and sending Nowinski hard into the steel post and then came in the ring and clobbered Strife with a clothesline. High Octane then came off the top rope with a missile dropkick and Bahamut rolled out of the ring. Nowinski came from behind and caught High Octane with a low blow and set him up for the "Honor Roll" but Strife bounced off the ropes and drilled him with a running boot. He then whipped him into the ropes and caught him with his swinging chokeslam as High Octane immediately topped him and hooked the leg deep for the 1.....2.....3. Match Time: 10:34 J.R.: "Strife and High Octane have done it and they have gotten the momentum back on their side"! Lawler: "They won it with that illegal move"! J.R.: "Oh it's not illegal! I wanna see what rule book Bahamut read that in"! "GET OFF MY TRACKS" HIT AND STRIFE AND HIGH OCTANE STOOD TALL IN THE RING, BEGGING NOWINSKI AND BAHAMUT TO GET IN FOR MORE. Lawler: "You guys need a different plan"! J.R.: "It's back to the drawing board for Bahamut and Nowinski"! OFF AIR....
