December 8, 2001
SMW Match: Evolution defeated The Island Boys in tag team action after Nova pinned Ekmo at the 6:24 mark with a schoolboy rollup. SMW Match: Brock Lesnar defeated Ron Waterman in 7:47 with a beautiful german suplex after a great contest. Both these guys look ready for the TWF. Sam Wilde spoiled the return to the ring of Steve Blackman after a brief layoff, using a victory roll and pinning him at the 11:29 mark. Essa Rios got back on track with a win over Spike Dudley in 8:48 after a corkscrew attack off the top rope. Albert defeated Hardcore Holly in 5:23 with the "Baldo Bomb".
SNME GOES LIVE A VIDEO CLIP IS SHOWN OF TRIPLE H APPEARING ON THE TWF TRON WITH X-PAC ON RAW IS WAR AND LAYING A BOMBSHELL ON VINCE McMAHON AND WALLY WILLSON, SAYING HE WAS GOING TO GIVE THEM A "SURPRISE" SOON. SNME's THEME SONG AND OPENING MONTAGE PLAY AND THE LOGO APPEARS ON THE SCREEN. Michael Cole:"The fans are rockus here in Worcester, Massachusetts and it's because we are live for Saturday Night's Main Event! Hello again everyone, Michael Cole and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan ringside tonight to bring you all the action and what a big match we've got for you. Two of the top talents in the TWF are gonna go one on one Brain". A MATCHUP PICTURE OF ROB VAN DAM AND EDGE IS SHOWN. Bobby Heenan:"Well Cole, I don't know what's worse, sitting next to you or listening to all these humanoids, I can't stand it". TIANA TAYLOR's MUSIC HITS AND SHE COMES DOWN THE AISLE. Cole:"It's gonna be a huge night Brain and the one thing on everyone's mind is when will Triple H reveal this surprise. Is it gonna be tonight"? Heenan:"Well apparently Piper made two free agent signings before he was ran out of here so I'm somewhat nervous over who it could be". CAMMIE COPELAND's MUSIC HITS AND SHE COMES OUT TO A GREAT RESPONSE. Cole:"We're gonna get things started with a Women's title match and what a night Cammie Copeland had at the Survivor Series by winning that battle royale for the vacant title". Heenan:"Well now it's time to see what she's got, she's up against the defending Queen of the Ring tonight". TWF Women's Title Match Challenger... Tiana Taylor vs. Cammie Copeland This was one of the more competitive Women's matches in recent TWF memory. Cammie looked very good as she dictated the pace of the matchup, hitting Taylor with several kicks to the body and a nice swinging neckbreaker. Cammie had the match won on a couple of occasions, so it seemed. But Taylor would not stay down, kicking out of 6 pin attempts. Taylor stayed in the match with some hard knifedge chops and a roundhouse kick to the head. But Cammie recovered and caught Taylor with a jumping ddt off an irish whip which led to a hurracanrana off the top rope for the win. Match Time: 7:17 Cole:"Well Cammie really had to earn that one but what a champion it looks like she's gonna make". Heenan:"I can't really make a negative comment on that one, that was pretty impressive". THE NWO THEME HITS AND THE ENTIRE GROUP COMES OUT TO SOME SERIOUS HEAT. Cole:"Well it looks like we're going to be graced by the New World Order, much to this capacity crowd's delight". Heenan:"These people need to show some respect Cole, this is the governing body of the TWF"! Cole:"That's exactly why you here the boos Brain". Vince McMahon:"SHUT UP! (Crowd boos louder) Now it seems old Triple H has announced he has a surprise. Well Vince McMahon has never had a problem with surprises and with this one, neither will the NWO. With that being said Triple H, the NWO is the least bit intimidated by your threats. Nonetheless, a couple of guys are gonna pay for their mistakes tonight, and they happen to be members of two of the newest tag teams in the TWF and it just so happens, that they like to stick their noses in our business. So Wally and I have come up with a couple of matches for one man from each of those teams tonight. First off, Nemesis, you get Nails in a hardcore match! Bahamut, you get the pleasure of stepping into the same ring with the Heartbreak Kid, Shawn Michaels! Oh, and by the way, if Strife or Ahmed Walker interfere in either of those matches, well, we'll just say they'll have to deal with us. So I guess that brings me back to my original topic, Triple H, the NWO has three words for you, bring it on"! WITH THAT, VINCE TOSSES THE MIC DOWN AS THE NWO THEME HITS AGAIN AND THEY BEGIN TO WALK TO THE BACK. Cole:"Mr. McMahon is challenging the game to unveil the surprise now"! Heenan:"How do ya like that Triple H? The boss ain't scared"! Cole:"Not only that, but it's obvious that Vince wants to dismantle the opposition, piece by piece with the teams of Bahamut and Strife and Ahmed Walker and Nemesis"! PRIOR TO COMMERCIAL.... BACKSTAGE.... JONATHAN COACHMAN CATCHES UP TO CHRIS BENOIT BACKSTAGE. Coachman:"Chris, Chris. I'd like to.... BENOIT CUTS HIM OFF. Chris Benoit:"You'd like my thoughts, is that what you want Coach? Extreme Japan, you guys and your sneak attacks have gone too far. It's time to see how tough you are, individually. So I'm issuing a challenge, to all of you, one by one I'll take you out". COMMERCIAL.... RETURN FROM BREAK... BACKSTAGE... Justin Sane:"Oh hey Molly, I've always wanted the chance to tell you how much of a fan I've been of yours". Molly:"Oh yeah". Sane:"Yeah, I've watched you since you were in WCW and I think you're one of the best female wrestlers in the world". Molly:"Well thanks, I really appreciate that". Sane:"Tell me, how come you haven't competed in the ring lately? I think you could win the Women's title". Molly:"Well, right now.... HIGH OCTANE COMES OUT OF THE MEN's ROOM WHICH IS ONLY A FEW FEET FROM WHERE MOLLY AND JUSTIN SANE ARE TALKING. High Octane:"Is there a problem here"? Sane:"No problem, Molly and I were just talking here". High Octane:"Did you bring your gear tonight"? Sane:"Yeah I brought my gear". High Octane:"Good, cause you've got a match now, with me. Come on Molly". HIGH OCTANE TAKES MOLLY BY THE ARM AND THEY WALK OFF QUICKLY. HIGH VOLTAGE's MUSIC HITS AS RAGE AND KAOS COME TO THE RING. Cole:"What was that about"? Heenan:"Looked like insecurity to me". Cole:"This is two shows in a row that High Octane has challenged someone to a match for talking to Molly, but I wouldn't say it's insecurity Brain, he's just protecting his manager". Heenan:"Protecting her from what, a friendly conversation"? THE HARDY BOYZ' MUSIC HITS AND JEFF COMES OUT TO A GREAT REATION. Cole:"It's gonna be Jeff Hardy against Rage of High Voltage in this one but where's Matt"? Heenan:"Well, Jeff didn't come out with Matt on RAW, saying he lost a cell phone". Cole:"There you go again Brain, trying to stir the pot". Heenan:"I'm just callin' it like I see it". Rage vs. Jeff Hardy Rage was outmatched by Jeff's speed which Jeff used perfectly to his advantage. After a double legdrop to the groin, Jeff used a nice dropkick on Rage. Rage whipped him to the corner after a couple right hands but Jeff jumped on the top rope and came off with the Whisper in the Wind which drew a 2 count on Rage. Jeff then came bouncing off the ropes but Rage caught him with a 1 handed sidewalk slam. Rage then clotheslined Jeff out of the ring. Rage went for another clothesline but Jeff used a drop toe hold right onto the ring steps. Then Jeff went up onto the announce table and tried a flying attack on Rage but he moved and Jeff hit the ring apron very hard. As Rage slid back into the ring, Kaos grabbed a steel chair and blasted Jeff over the head with it behind referee Chad Patton's back. Patton then counted a motionless Jeff out allowing Rage to win by count out. Match Time: 8:19 Heenan:"See what happens when you aren't there for your brother, they aren't there for you". Cole:"Oh would you stop Brain, this is just a classic example of a referee having his hands full and two men taking advantage of it". BRIEF BREAK "NEVER GONNA STOP" BY ROB ZOMBIE HITS AS EDGE COMES OUT TO A BIG CHEER. Cole:"Here's one I've really been looking forward to as two of the top superstars in the TWF are gonna lock horns". Heenan:"Well I don't think Edge has been looking forward to this. RVD has ran roughshod since he came to the TWF". ROB VAN DAM's THEME HITS AND HE COMES OUT AND DOES HIS THUMBS TO THE SHOULDERS AS THE CROWD SAYS "ROB VAN DAM" ALONG WITH THE RING ANNOUNCER. Cole:"That streak of course includes a win over The Undertaker at Survivor Series which was quite a debut but I wouldn't be surprised to see Edge pull this one off". Edge vs. Rob Van Dam RVD was extremely impressive as he got the upper hand right away, catching Edge with a spinning heel kick and his rolling thunder move. Edge tried to punch his way back into the match but RVD had an answer, either a thrust punch to the throat or another heel kick. After a diving shoulder block in the corner caught Edge in the mouth, RVD went up top and hit Edge in the chest with a flying martial arts like kick. Instead of going for the cover, RVD got on the corner and did the thumbs to the shoulders again when "Rollin'" by Limp Bizkit hit and The Undertaker appeared on his titan motorcycle. The king of mind games rode down and circled the ring. As RVD taunted the Undertaker to get into the ring, Edge came from behind and rolled Van Dam up for the 1....2....3. Match Time: 6:13 THE UNDERTAKER THEN RODE OFF ALMOST LAUGHING. Heenan:"Wait a minute, that didn't just happen"! Cole:"It did just happen Brain, Edge has pulled off a huge win"! Heenan:"That sore loser Undertaker hasn't heard the last of Rob Van Dam, I can assure you that"! BACKSTAGE CARNEY COMES OUT OF A ROOM WITH THE LIGHTHEAVYWEIGHT TITLE OVER HIS SHOULDER WHEN HE IS CONFRONTED BY MATT HARDY. Matt Hardy:"Hey man". Carney:"Hey, what's up"? Matt:"Hey I wanna know what you're thinking walkin' around with Jeff's girlfriend". Carney:"Who's Jeff's girlfriend, I didn't know he had one". Matt:"Stacy Kiebler". Carney:"Wait a minute, Stacy and I have been together for weeks, she's not Jeff's girlfriend, she's with me". Matt:"Oh really, well I think you better explain that to Jeff". Carney:"Oh believe me, I'll explain it to him, but right now, Stacy and I have a photo shoot to do for the TWF magazine so I gotta go". ANOTHER PART OF THE ARENA SCOTTY 2 HOTTY IS WAITING IN THE LOBBY WHEN JESSICA LOPEZ COMES UP. Jessica Lopez:"Okay Scotty, I'm here, what'd ya want"? Scotty:"Well, I wanna know why your cell phone number came up on Lita's cell phone as the caller before Jordan was ran over at Survivor Series. LOPEZ LOOKS SURPRISED. Scotty:"You didn't think I'd remember your number did ya? Come on, let's hear it". Lopez:"I can't believe this. My cell phone was stolen two weeks ago when I went to visit students at Michigan University. We gotta find out who has it". SCOTTY LOOKS STUMPED COMMERCIAL..... WAR IN THE WINTER PROMO IS SHOWN. RETURN FROM BREAK... JUSTIN SANE's MUSIC HITS Cole:"This match was just made earlier tonight fans when High Octane took exception to this man talking to Molly". HIGH OCTANE's MUSIC HITS AS HE AND MOLLY COME OUT. Heenan:"Well he's obviously insecure about something but what about this hit and run situation"? Cole:"It's starting to get very weird, no question about that". Justin Sane vs. "High Octane" Damion West This was the best match all night. High Octane took control early after jerking Justin Sane's head back with a nice dropkick. High Octane kept the pressure on but he couldn't put Justin Sane away. As the match grew very intense, Justin Sane used a russian leg sweep out of nowhere and followed that with a hard snap suplex. But as he came running off the ropes, High Octane hit him with a flying back elbow. High Octane then went for his big superkick but Justin Sane ducked and caught High Octane with a very innovative face first swinging neckbreaker. A little bit dazed, High Octane fell victim to the "Asylum" when he made it to his feet as Justin Sane hooked the leg for the pin. Match Time: 9:48 Cole:"What an excellent match! That one really could've gone either way in my view". Heenan:"This High Octane may wanna think twice the next time he makes a challenge over a guy talking to Molly, that's twice this week he's been on the short end of the stick". BRIEF INTERMISSION WHILE LILIAN GARCIA SHOWS SOME OF THE MERCHANDISE FOR SALE AT THE ARENA. THE NWO THEME HITS AS NAILS COMES OUT CARRYING A BAMBOO STICK. Cole:"Back to the action here fans as this will be the first of two matches made tonight by the NWO and how fair it is, the NWO can interfere in this one if they want to, but Ahmed Walker or Strife, if they interfere in either match, they're subject to Vince and Wally's wrath". "SYMPHONY OF DESTRUCTION" BY MEGADEATH HITS AS NEMESIS MAKES HIS WAY TO THE RING. Heenan:"These mwn have crossed the boss and this will be the first lesson teaching them that you don't do that in the TWF". Hardcore Rules Nails vs. Nemesis This one didn't last too long as the two went right at it. Nails took a swing with the bamboo stick but Nemesis ducked and hit him with a boot to the face. Nails then lowblowed Nemesis and went out and got a trash can and threw it into the ring. He removed the lid and pasted Nemesis in the head with it 3 times. Nails then pulled out a pair of brass knuckles and took a swing at Nemesis but Nemesis blocked it with his left hand and with his right hand, he wrapped his hand around Nails' throat and chokeslammed him hard to the mat. Nemesis then signaled for the "Destructor" and he used it, putting Nails through the trash can. Hells Angel William Regal came out but Nemesis picked up the bamboo stick and cracked them both over the head. He then covered Nails and got the 1....2....3. Match Time: 3:48 Cole:"Nemesis has done it, against all odds"! Heenan:"What happened guys"?! Cole:"The NWO's ambush didn't work this time, that's what happened"! PRIOR TO COMMERCIAL.... BACKSTAGE..... Mean Gene Okerlund:"Alright guys, apparently you've heard the challenge issued earlier tonight by Chris Benoit but now, accusations are coming from the locker room, especially from the New Breed, that you guys may have had something to do with the hit and run incident involving Jordan Rockwell". Yuji Matasamo:"Chris Benoit, your challenge has been accepted and you will find out exactly how tough we are individually, like you did when you used to compete in Japan. But New Breed, you have no evidence of us being involved, but we aren't sorry for Rockwell either. Since you guys wanna go around making accusations, how bout this, Palumbo and O'haire, you two boys meet me and Muta in the ring tonight, we'll see about your accusations then". COMMERCIAL.... RETURN FROM BREAK... BACKSTAGE.... JEFF HARDY COMES INTO HIS DRESSING ROOM, WHERE MATT IS SITTING. Jeff:"Where the heck were you Matt. I just got my ass handed to me by High Voltage". Matt:"Sorry man, I was downstairs confronting our friend Carney, asking him why he took Stacy from you". Jeff:"Matt, he didn't take her from me, if she's with him, that's cool. But we gotta be able to be their for each other at the ring. I'm gonna go shower up". JEFF GOES INTO THE BATHROOM AND CLOSES THE DOOR. Matt:"I'm just lookin' out for you". EXTREME JAPAN 2000's THEME HITS AND THE JAPANESE FLAG APPEARS ON THE TWF TRON. Cole:"What a night it's been so far folks and still to come, Travis Wakeman goes one on one with Kane. But right now, it's gonna be Chris Benoit and Hayabusa". Heenan:"I've liked this Extreme Japan since they came to the TWF Cole and there's nothing but more success for all of them". CHRIS BENOIT's MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES OUT TO A GOOD RESPONSE. Cole:"We can also tell you that Chuck Palumbo and Sean O'haire have agreed to meet Yuji Matasamo and Muta later tonight and that should be a physical altercation, as will this match". Chris Benoit vs. Hayabusa This was a great match as the Crippler struggled with the martial artist. Hayabusa slowed down the pace with several nerve holds as pain was etched on Benoit's face. Hayabusa then got a near fall with a quick small package as Benoit fought his way up. Hayabusa continually blocked the Crossface, but Benoit finally turned the tide with a nice powerslam. Then, after ducking a wild knifedge chop, Benoit used a series of 5 german suplexes to pick up the pin. Match Time: 7:10 Cole:"What a hard fought victory that was as the rabid wolverine has pulled it out". Heenan:"It didn't look good for Benoit but he showed a lot of toughness there". Cole:"One down, three to go for Benoit". FOOTAGE OF RHYNO BECOMING THE FIRST DOUBLE CHAMPION IS TWF HISTORY AT SURVIVOR SERIES IS SHOWN. THE LIGHTS GO OUT AND A RED SEARCH LIGHT SCOURS THE ARENA AS DREW BLOOD's MUSIC HITS. Cole:"Big match here folks between two men who are no strangers to one another however, the winner of this will get a shot at Rhyno's European title". THE LIGHTS GO OUT AGAIN AND AN A PULSATING ORANGE LIGHT COMES OVER THE CROWD AS TAZZ' MUSIC HITS. Heenan:"Drew Blood seems focused on this one and I gotta go with him to win". Cole:"Well Tazz is always focused and he'd love to have a shot to regain the European title he held for over five months". Drew Blood vs. Tazz Both men brought their A game to this one as the match started with Tazz hammering away on Drew Blood. After several hard right hands and a big clothesline, Tazz hit him with a belly to belly suplex and got a 2 count. But after ducking a clothesline, Drew Blood hit Tazz with a side russian leg sweep all in the same motion. That led to several quick elbow drops. After a neckbreaker drop, Drew Blood went to the top rope and showed his versatility, catching a standing Tazz with a moonsault to get a 2 and a half count. Drew Blood then went for the "Bloodbath" but Tazz countered with an elbow to the face and another belly to belly suplex. Tazz then went for a t-bone suplex but Drew Blood blocked it and used a very unique standing hammerlock into a fisherman suplex to get a pinfall on a shocked Tazz. Match Time: 5:05 Cole:"Drew Blood just pinned Tazz and he can't believe it". Heenan:"What a move! I don't believe I've ever seen that one"! Cole:"So that means it'll be Drew Blood and Rhyno for the European title on PrimeTime, what a match that's gonna be". "IF YA SMELL....WHAT THE ROCK....IS COOKIN'" HITS AS THE CROWD ERUPTS. Cole:"Listen to this crowd! Thousands of Rock supporters are on their feet"! Heenan:"This is insane! These people are screaming their brains out"! THE ROCK IMMEDIATELY SNATCHES A MIC FROM LILIAN GARCIA. The Rock:"Wakeman, The Rock wants your undivided attention. The Rock is out here to let you know that what you did on RAW is WAR to Tommy Rich, a man that came to RAW on his own time, just to help you, was as cowardly as it gets. And quite frankly, The Rock says you're a punk ass bitch". Cole:"Whoa"! The Rock:"So without any excuses, The Rock wants you to get your candy ass out here so he can kick it all over Worcester"! THE CROWD IS GOING BALISTIC. SUDDENLY, CHRISTIAN's MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES OUT WITH A MIC. Christian:"Sorry Rock, but Wakeman's got better things to do than to come out here and listen to you whine. Tommy Rich got everything he deserved. He had no business coming to RAW". The Rock:"Tommy Rich got what he deserved huh? Well Christian, why don't you come and give The Rock everything he deserves". OBVIOUSLY UPSET BY THE ROCK's CHALLENGE, CHRISTIAN RUNS TO THE RING. Cole:"Well it looks like we're gonna get an impromptu match out of this". Heenan:"The Rock may wish he hadn't done this". Christian vs. The Rock The Rock attacked Christian as soon as he got into the ring, tagging him with hard right hands. But Christian slowed him down with a low blow and then took over, keeping The Rock on the mat with a reverse chin lock and several hard right hands from a mounted position. After a reverse ddt on his knee, Christian began taunting the crowd. But behind him, The Rock kipped up, spun Christian around, kicked him in the stomach and delivered a devastating ddt. The Rock hooked the leg and got the pin. But after the match, Wakeman came from out of the crowd and nailed The Rock with a small metal bar right between the eyes. Match Time: 6:00 Cole:"Oh I get it, it's okay to come out when they're not expecting it"! Heenan:"I told you The Rock would wish he hadn't done this. He probably has a splitting headache now". (laughs) Cole:"One of these days, soon, Wakeman's gonna have to do it face to face, man to man". COMMERCIAL..... RETURN FROM BREAK... KEN SHAMROCK IS HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH TWF ROAD AGENT MICHAEL HAYES WHEN ZEROEX COMES UP. ZeroEx:"Well, well, well. If it isn't the UFC champion, Ken Shamrock". SHAMROCK GETS IN HIS FACE. Ken Shamrock:"You got a problem"? ZeroEx:"Well, actually the NWO has a problem, with you. Ya see, half of the NWO used to be the Hardcore Revolution and we don't take kindly to guys coming in and acting like they're as tough as they come, especially when they haven't face any of us". Shamrock:"So what are you suggesting"? ZeroEx:"What am I suggesting"? SUDDENLY, ZEROEX HAULS BACK AND HITS SHAMROCK WITH A RIGHT HAND. SHAMROCK USES A TAKEDOWN ON THE KNEES AND THE FIGHT IS ON. HAYES GETS MEMBERS OF SECURITY WHO FINALLY COME AND BREAK IT UP. EXTREME JAPAN's THEME HITS AS THE JAPANESE FLAG APPEARS ON THE TWF TRON. MUTA AND YUJI MATASAMO MAKE THEIR WAY TO THE RING. Cole:"What was that all about? Ya know, the NWO is starting to go to far"! Heenan:"As I said when the show started, they are the governing body here, they can do what they want". "THE KINGS" BY RUN DMC HITS AS CHUCK PALUMBO AND SEAN O'HAIRE COME OUT TO A GOOD REACTION. Cole:"Well the hit and run investigation is gonna be put on hold here as this will be an important tag team match". Heenan:"The New Breed is gonna see that they made a mistake accusing Extreme Japan of being involved, one way or the other". Yuji Matasamo and The Great Muta vs. Chuck Palumbo and Sean O'haire The action in this one was non stop as Muta and Palumbo opened the match with a great series. After a back handspring elbow in the corner, Extreme Japan began to take over. Muta tagged in Matasamo who came in and hit Palumbo with repeated knifedge chops. Muta and Matasamo also continued to antagonize O'haire and when he tried to retaliate, referee Tim White would stop him and Muta and Matasamo would use illegal double teams. But Muta whipped Palumbo to the ropes and O'haire slapped Palumbo's back, tagging himself in. O'haire then began to hit Muta with his right hands as Palumbo and Matasamo traded shots on the ring apron. Palumbo ducked a shot by Matasamo and with his free hand, shoved him off the apron and he went hard into the barricade. Palumbo came in and tried his superkick but Muta ducked, only to wind up in th arms of O'haire who dropped him with a reverse torcher rack neckbreaker to get the pin. Match Time: 9:15 Heenan:"Oh no, how'd they pull that off"? Cole:"Palumbo and O'haire have earned a key win and sent a huge message to all the other teams in the TWF as well". SHORT BREAK FROM THE ACTION "SEXY BOY" HITS WITH A THE NWO THEME FILLING IN WITH THE SONG AS SHAWN MICHAELS COMES OUT TO SOME HARD BOOS. Cole:"Well here comes Shawn Michaels and listen to the way this crowd is treating him". Heenan:"Well I've known Michaels for a number of years and I know that when a crowd acts like this, it drives him, it makes him better". "WHATEVER" BY GODSMACK HITS AS BAHAMUT COMES OUT CARRYING HIS TAG TEAM BELT. Cole:"What an oppurtunity for this man, arguably the biggest match of his career". Heenan:"With his size, Bahamut could present some problems for Michaels but Michaels has been somewhat of a giant killer throughout his career". Shawn Michaels vs. Bahamut Bahamut came right in and took control of Michaels. After 3 straight clotheslines, Bahamut used a scoop slam and an immediate elbow drop to get a 2 count. But Michaels kicked out and slid out of the ring to regroup. Bahamut followed and chased Michaels around the ring. Michaels slid back in and when Bahamut got back in the ring, Michaels started stomping away on his back. That led to a big dropkick as Michaels began to get the momentum on his side. He went for another dropkick but Bahamut just swatted him away and then chokeslammed him. Bahamut picked Michaels up and delivered another chokeslam and went for the cover. But at 2 and a half, Michaels got his foot on the bottom rope to stop the count. Bahamut then used a back sambo suplex and it looked to be over but Michaels kicked out at the last possible second. Frustrated, Bahamut whipped Michaels to the ropes and swung with a clothesline but Michaels ducked and caught him with a dropkick to the knees. In pain, Bahamut threw a right hand in retaliation but Michaels ducked that too and when Bahamut turned around, he connected with the "Sweet Chin Music" for the 1...2...3. Match Time: 6:47 Heenan:"Wow! How good is Michaels"?! Cole:"He looked very good there but it looked like Bahamut was gonna pull the upset". Heenan:"The NWO's got it all Michael, they can't be stopped"! PRIOR TO COMMERCIAL.... BACKSTAGE.... EDDIE GUERRERO IS WALKING DOWN THE HALL, LAUGHING AND CARRYING ON WITH MASAHIRO CHONO WHEN THEY CROSS PATHS WITH MIKE "THE TEXAN" SMITH. Eddie Guerrero:"Oh, lookie here, it's Mrs. Smith". Mike Smith:(sarcastically) "Yeah, nice to see you, Edward". Guerrero:"Listen vato, before you start talking trash, I'm in the mood to fight tonight. HE LOOKS AT CHONO, WHO NODS. Well if you can find a tag team partner, you two ladies can meet us in the ring". Smith:"Okay, vato". COMMERCIAL.... RETURN FROM BREAK.... EXTREME JAPAN's THEME HITS AS EDDIE GUERRERO COMES OUT WITH MASA CHONO. Cole:"We're back folks and we're about to find out if Mike Smith was able to find someone to be his partner but what's with Eddie Guerrero Brain, does he think he's Japanese now"? Heenan:"No, he just wants to have some success in the TWF which he has nothing but since his return. Masa Chono would make a hell of a tag team partner". A GUNSHOT IS HEARD AND MIKE "THE TEXAN" SMITH COMES OUT AND IS SOON FOLLOWED BY TAJIRI. Cole:"He's gotten Tajiri! Smith says, you want Japanese, I'll get Japanese". Heenan:"What is this Smith guy trying to pull"? Cole:"He and Guerrero have had a well documented fued the last couple months and up to this point, Guerrero's gotten the best of him. I like the persistence of the Texan though. One other note to pass along fans is this, Ken Shamrock has demanded he put the UFC title on the line on PrimeTime against ZeroEx". Eddie Guerrero and Masa Chono vs. Mike "The Texan" Smith and Tajiri Chono and Guerrero worked great as a team of veterans while in contrast, Tajiri and Smith didn't, making several mental mistakes and communication errors. Smith and Guerrero's rivalry continued with Smith tackling Guerrero and attacking him like a wild animal outside the ring. Chono came out to help Guerrero and he and Smith traded shots outside the ring. In the ring, Tajiri caught Guerrero with a spinning roundhouse and as Guerrero got to his knees, Tajiri went for his stiff kick to the head, but Guerrero moved and Tajiri caught nothing but air. Guerrero then rolled Tajiri up from behind and grabbed the back of his pants for leverage to get the pin. Match Time: 8:32 Heenan:"See Cole, that's success at it's best". Cole:"There's two problems with that win. One, Guerrero hooked the pants of Tajiri and two, he wasn't the legal man in the match. But tainted or not, Guerrero and Chono are victorious in this one". BRIEF INTERMISSION: TWF.COM COMMERCIAL SHOWN TO TV VIEWERS. TRAVIS WAKEMAN's MUSIC HITS AND HE COMES OUT WITH TRISH STRATUS AS HE PYRO GOES OFF BEHIND THEM. Cole:"Travis Wakeman is about to go one on one with the big red machine but what about what this man did earlier tonight Brain, sneaking up on The Rock after his win over Christian and hitting him in the head with some kind of foreign object"? KANE's MUSIC AND PYRO HIT WITH AN EXPLOSION AS HE COMES OUT, ADJUSTING HIS GLOVE. Heenan:"Well I think The Rock deserved it, I mean, he did ask Wakeman to come out, did he not"? Cole:"He did but he asked him to do it like a man, face to face, which Wakeman is gonna have to do here against Kane". Travis Wakeman vs. Kane This one was a slugfest from the get go as Kane pummeled Wakeman with some hard shots to the back. Wakeman retaliated with a few right hands and then he went to Kane's lower body. A chop block took Kane down to one knee and then Wakeman bounced off the ropes but Kane caught him with 1 hand around his throat and chokeslammed him hard to the mat. Earl Hebner began to make the academic count but Trish pulled him out of the ring by his foot. With Hebner arguing with Trish outside the ring, The Rock ran out from backstage and slid into the ring. As Wakeman got up, he was hit by the "Rock Bottom" as The Rock quickly exited. Kane then picked Wakeman up and dropped him with the Tombstone and got the 1....2...3. Match Time: 4:27 Cole:"Oh yeah, now Wakeman got what he deserves Brain"! Heenan:"What was that? The Rock came out of nowhere"! Cole:"Kind of like Wakeman did earlier! He had it coming Brain"! OUTSIDE THE ARENA CAMERAS HAVE HAVE CAUGHT UP WITH X-PAC OUTSIDE THE ARENA WHO IS SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS FOR A FAIRLY LARGE CROWD OF FANS. SUDDENLY, TWO LIMOS PULL UP IN THE STREET AND THE NWO AMBUSHES X-PAC, LEAVING HIM BATTERED AND BRUISED. THEY THEN SPRAYPAINT NWO ON HIS BACK IN FRONT OF THE FRANTIC FANS. Cole:"The NWO has attacked X-Pac! They're sending a message, they aren't intimidated"! OFF AIR.....
