WWF 2000- SmackDown!, Thurs Wk 2 December 2000 Up!

Jeff/Benoit opening up Smackdown was good. Loved Benoit during this time period, a ing animal. Liked the tease feud with Raven and Tazz. Both were totally mis-used in the WWF, hopefully you do this right. E&C getting in the tournament is great, APA I was not much of a fan of. Angle/Jericho looked awesome, although I think was more of a mid-card match than Main event match. The announced Hell in a Cell should be really good. Suprised you went with only 4 though, should be even better as it will be less clustered but don't like Rikishi being in it. Great way to close off the show DTP.

TBH, I don't know anyone on these shows. I can't really comment on these shows. Some people I know and had good booking but, I don't really now what to say. A lot of pay-per-appearences have been signed.

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WWF Rebellion - Saturday, Week 1, December 2000 - Sheffield, England - Hallam FM Arena - Sold-out 10,000[/color]

A good way to start off the last of two British exclusive pay-per-views of the year. We don't go to the opening credits, no, first thing we see after the Sky Box Office logo is Vince McMahon in the locker room, wearing a black shirt with a bit of red on either of his very short sleeves. He is looking through papers until there is a knock on the door. McMahon shouts for whoever it is to come in. Angle then walks through the doorway, WWF Championship in hand, immediately getting a cheap heat reaction by dissing Sheffield and the United Kingdom. Angle told McMahon that Triple H does not want to face Steve Austin in this country where none of the bigshots in the USA can see. McMahon says that he will make a six-man tag team match for the main event, with himself, Vince McMahon teaming with Triple H and WWF Champion, Kurt Angle to face The Rock, Commissioner Foley and Steve Austin. Angle nods his head and walks away going to tell HHH of the change. A[/color]

We cut to the opening credits for this show, simply showing a spinning dark red fist above the 'Rebellion' logo. It also shows a couple of shots in the background, reminiscent of RAW is WAR's. It ends with the fist 'punching' the screen taking us to the live arena. Right there, we see pyrotechnics explode on the stage, though the pyro is nothing like what you'd see in the USA. The smoke rises into the air as the fireworks stop, showing us simply a RAW is WAR stage, with the two side rectangle trons replaced with two metal square structures, the Rebellion logo inside, almost like the Insurrextion set-up. Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler introduce us to Sheffield, England live in Hallam FM Arena. They run through the card quickly.

The Hardy Boyz and Grandmaster Sexay def. The Radicalz at 10:40 [B-][/color]
This was a great way to kick off WWF Rebellion. Six great athletes, Eddie Guerrero, Dean Malenko and Perry Saturn representing the Radicalz tonight. Jim Ross points out that Chris Benoit is busy up in Alberta, Canada at the moment, supposedly training for his Intercontinental title match this Monday night on RAW. Dean Malenko and Grandmaster Sexay started off and both men put on an amazing amount of skill. It reminded me of Too Cool's match against Malenko and Saturn, coincidentally from the opening match of Insurrextion earlier this year. Malenko worked on Sexay's knee letting everybody take shots at it. Eventually, Matt Hardy got the tag and cleared house, Jeff then got in only to get beaten down by Eddie Guerrero. Dean, the legal man got ready for the Texas Cloverleaf but Lita got on the apron and took off her shirt, revealing a Union Jack-colored bra underneath. Jeff cradled Malenko and it was over.

Following that match, Jeff, Mat and Lita of Team Xtreme decide to have a little get-together in the ring and they do, performing Too Cool's perfected dance, Jeff then comically doing some breakdancing. We cut away from that to several clips of an autograph signing with WWF superstars in Meadowhall, Sheffield. This is followed up with the previous goings-on in the friendly-turned-deadly partnership known as Raven and Tazz. C+

From there, we are taken to a dark area where Jonathan Coachman is standing by with WWF Hardcore Champion, Raven in which he comments about his and Tazz's friendship, and he says that he and Tazz will tear the house down tonight and let all the anger out, but after that, they will remain as a single unit, hoping to grab the Tag Team titles. B-[/color]

WWF Hardcore Championship: Tazz def. Raven at 8:49 [B-][/color]
Another good match, I predicted and anticipated for a decent match between these two, knowing their previous working with one another over in Extreme Championship Wrestling. But yeah, this wasn't much like any other hardcore sloppy title match, in which this one stood out as being more of a brawling-without-weapons match rather than the usual hit-and-run-with-weapons match. These two's match could of gone on longer really. This match was right down the middle as Raven continuously used his singapore cane [the only weapon used, may I add] to avoid the Tazzmission, and Tazz's malicious moves. Raven gave Tazz a very convincing Raven Effect on the outside as well, but Tazz kicked out. Made me jump out of my seat too. Raven made the mistake of going up top and going for a diving clothesline, but Tazz ducked and applied the Tazzmission. Tazz made Raven tap and we had a new Hardcore Champion!

Following the match, and this was almost immediately the end of the good side of the Hardcore division, as Tazz was handed the Hardcore Championship and celebrated with the Hardcore Championship, Crash Holly ran out to the ring and brawled with Tazz, he had Jim Korderas with him. Holly won the Hardcore Championship after a DDT on a steel chair at 0:54. Sigh, the 24/7 rule. C[/color]

We then see Crash Holly about to walk up the ramp and head behind the curtains, but he is confronted by Steve Blackman, his partner. Blackman tells Holly to calm down [and may I add, Blackman shouldn't speak at all]. Steve and Crash made small talk on the way to the back before Blackman told Crash that he'd be right back. Crash, being Crash waited Steve to return, only to get knocked out with a soda can. Yes, folks, a soda can. From that awesome match with a singapore cane right into a soda can attack in the space of fifteen minutes. Blackman pinned Crash and won the Hardcore title, then opening the can and taking a sip, half of it fizzing up and dripping down him. D[/color]

We cut to the Rebellion interview area, which is just a maroon steel-cage grid bar style wall with a screen lodged in. There, Johnathan Coachman is standing by with the Dudley Boyz, D-Von and Bubba Ray, who have got wood with them. Bubba tells Coach that tonight they have a tag team tables match against Edge and Christian. D-Von says that before they beat them to gain contention to the godly Tag Team Championships, they will annihilate them and put them through wood tonight in England. B

Tag Team Tables: Edge and Christian def. Dudley Boyz at 12:28 [B-][/color]
Yet another good match between two amazing teams. These four really pulled this match off extremely well, and it showed right here tonight. There was several missed table attempts, which just added more suspense to the match, and would keep you wide-awake, trying not to blink in fear you'd miss a man connecting with wood. Edge and Christian came in first and jumped Dudleys as they were walking down the aisle with the table, where the two young kids that reek of awesomness took out D-Von and Bubba. Edge could of gotten eliminated after Bubba got a hold of two tables, in which he stacked them up on the outside and went to powerbomb Edge over the top. But Edge reversed with a hurricanrana, causing Bubba to fall with both tables falling on him. Christian was eliminated after a 3D at 5:54. D-Von Dudley then got eliminated after Edge hit a DDT from the second rope at 8:26. Finally, Bubba Ray was eliminated when Bubba was up top ready for a Powerbomb on Edge through the table. A chair shot to the back from Christian lead Bubba into a hurricanrana, sending him through the tables.

Following the match, Edge and Christian celebrated, and they celebrated hard, but they overstayed their welcome as Bubba Ray and D-Von trapped both men inside the ring. There, both Dudleys got the tables out and traded blows with E&C. Bubba powerbombed Christian through the table from the top rope as the Dudleys gave Edge a 3D through the other table. B-[/color]

We then cut to the backstage area where WWF European Champion, William Regal appeared by himself. Regal got a loud pop, and will probably play the fan favourite in his match tonight, after all he was dressed to wrestle. Regal cut a brief yet descriptive promo about Rikishi, hyping up tonight's match. So Regal is definately playing the favourite tonight, I see. B[/color]

WWF European Championship: William Regal def. Rikishi by DQ at 4:42 [C+][/color]
Well really, match-wise, this was the low point of the show so far. But I don't think it matters, since this was only a sub-level down from the previous few matches shown. The match was short, but then again you can't do extremely much with a 400 pounder, especially when that 400 pounder is a heel. Regal got an extremely loud pop, probably when Tony Chimel announced Regal as being from Blackpool. Rikishi really just toyed with Regal for half of this match, before Regal gave Rikishi some tough punches, even bloodying his nose and sending him flying out of the ring through the ropes. As Regal taunted though, Rikishi climbed into the ring and battered the champion with a steel chair. Rikishi hit the Banzai Drop on Regal, leaving him in a mangle. Pointless ending, but it got William Regal even more over.

We head to a replay of the interview aired on SmackDown with Triple H and Stephanie McMahon. B+[/color]

WWF Tag Team Championships: Right To Censor def. Road Dogg and K-Kwik, Lo-Down & Kaientai at 10:16 [D+][/color]
There wasn't really a reason why this match happened, pretty much just a filler. I don't really find Bull Buchanan or Goodfather credible Tag Team Champions either, so maybe my opinion is agreed by these fans. Road Dogg and Kaientai were over, and when Goodfather hinted a heelish Ho Train set-up, he got a good reaction. I'm suprised that the fans weren't that all into D'Lo Brown however. But yeah, this was an alright match, skill wise. And none of the Right To Censor were really in the ring for half of the match, then again who wants to see two talentless censors wrestle? After TAKA Michinoku hit a Michinoku Driver on Chaz, it was a Bicycle Kick from Buchanan and a cover that put Michinoku away to retain the titles.

We cut to the backstage area where Jonathan Coachman is seen standing by with Stone Cold Steve Austin. Austin hypes England and gets a damn good reaction. Austin says that Triple H is still scared of him because of what he did to Triple H's goofy ass at Survivor Series. Austin says that now this match was a six man tag match, it left a lot more variety in there. Austin says that he could go kick Vince or Kurt's ass, Vince's for old-times sake, Kurt's to prove that he isn't the top dog. Austin also touched on the Rock and told him that he may be electrifying, but he ain't no Steve Austin. B[/color]

We cut to the backstage area where Steve Blackman appears to be attempting to sneak away from the Hallam FM Arena, with the Hardcore Championship in possession. Blackman almost reaches his car but Raven jumps Blackman from behind and brawls with him right there in the parking lot. One catapult into an ambulance knocked out Blackman, and Raven pinned him to regain the Hardcore Championship he'd been parted from for under an hour. C[/color]

The Rock and Sock Connection & Steve Austin def. Vince McMachon, Kurt Angle and Triple H at 16:51 [B+][/color]
An amazing main event here in Sheffield. I personally thoroughly enjoyed this match as there was false finishes galore. The referee couldn't really keep control of everything and eventually let weapon shots from Steve Austin and Triple H go on. This appeared to be a sneak effort for the Rock and Sock Connection to return for one night only, and they did. Angle brawled with Rock quite a lot whereas Steve Austin continuously tried to get his hands on Triple H. Meanwhile, McMahon came in to do the little work, and that was to continue the attack on the weakened and isolated member of the opposing team. Didn't work the second time, especially when that isolated guy is Steve Austin. Austin took McMahon out of it with a Stunner as The Rock hit Angle with a Rock Bottom. And Commissioner Foley ended this match by using Mr. Socko and covering McMahon with the Mandible Claw. After the match as Austin and Rock celebrated, they both bumped into each other. They faced off momentarily before shaking hands. Austin handed Rock a beer and they slammed them together, as we went off the air.[/center]

Wow Rebellion was really good! Seemed like a UK event definately with a few tag matches and a six man tag main event. Some excellent matches here. I enjoy the fued with Raven and Tazz and I also liked Regal retaining in his home country over Rikishi. The Tables match was excellent but I hoped for a few more singles matches on this event seeing as it was mainly tag matches except from Raven/Tazz and Regal/Rikishi. Overall good work though.

The opening six man tag match was cool and I really liked the post match celebration. I always enjoyed the impromptu Hardcore title changes. Cool to see E&C getting the win, and I really hope they get pushed to the tag team titles. I didn't like the DQ finish to Regal/ Rikishi, and the tag team title match was just horrible. I liked the ending to the show, and it's cool to see Austin & Rock sharing the ring together.

Rebellion was decent. Although it sounded more like a SD to me than an England PPV. I liked how Regal got beaten up badly in his hometown. Glad that E & C picked up the win, especially against the Dudleyz. Damn 24/7 rule...Reply to my Santino diary whenever.

This is back.

Rebellion was pretty good, forgot that PPV existed. Realistic to have a tables match on it and glad Edge & Christian won. Heat was ok, surprised Rios beat Albert. And I forgot about RTC. Please reply to my divas show

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Upon returning from the commercial break, we see The Hardy Boyz begin to make their way down the ramp for their upcoming match, as always with their lovely valet, Lita. The announcers, Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler discuss the situation with Dean Malenko and Lita and we cut to a video from earlier today were Lita was in catering, getting a coffee from the machine. Dean Malenko stood behind her and began flirting with her, telling her a dirty sex joke he must of picked up from Val Venis two years ago. Lita threw the coffee at Malenko and walked away. Malenko just licked his lips and said that Lita was feisty and fun. C+

Eight-Man Tag Team Match: Hardy Boyz & Road Dogg and K-Kwik def. Right To Censor [Buchanan and Goodfather] & The Radicalz [Malenko and Saturn]
This was a decent way to kick off RAW is WAR in the wrestling environment. The Right To Censor, as usual attracted interference ran by Steven Richards with Val, who all watched over the match like an eagle, at ringside. Steven joined the announcers for commentary as Val seemed to follow that innuendo, Terri around ring, trying to 'censor' her and Lita. Buchanan and Jeff Hardy kicked things off with Jeff fluking some momentum in there using an arm drag or two dozen before tagigng in Road Dogg. Dogg took out Buchanan before he tagged in Goodfather, who failed at taking out Road Dogg. Goodfather tagged in Malenko a very short time afterwards, and he used some submissions to wear him out. Dogg got in Matt who proceeded in taking everybody out with K-Kwik. Saturn eventually ran into a Twist of Fate and just like that, it was over by pinfall at 5:40. C+[/color]


Following the match, as the Hardy Boyz begin to celebrate, the two RTC members, Bull Buchanan and Goodfather take out Road Dogg and K-Kwik, breaking Dogg's microphone in half and beating them down at ringside. Inside of the ring however, as Team Xtreme, Lita and the Hardys were celebrating, the other two members of The Radicalz, Chris Benoit and Eddie Guerrero rushed into the ring and attacked both Hardys. Lita tried hitting a hurricanrana from the top rope but it got reversed by Benoit into a powerbomb. But as the Hardys seemed to be done for, we hear The APA's theme play and immediately came out Farooq and Bradshaw. Benoit and Eddie fled the ring, obviously leading up for their tag match later tonight.B+[/color]

Following that angle, we see a little video package used for the previous happenings in Essa Rios' career, him beating Just Joe last Monday night then defeating Test on SmackDown, and Albert on Sunday Night Heat after botched interference from Test. They hype up Test's rematch with Essa Rios for tonight. C[/color]

We cut to the backstage area where we see Trish Stratus with Test and Albert of T&A, where Jonathan Coachman is interviewing them. Trish does the talking, telling Coachman that Test will get the job done tonight. In the background we see a little animosity with Test and Albert of T&A, eventually to the point where Trish told them to shut the hell up. Nice manager, huh. C+[/color]

Essa Rios defeated Test w/Trish Stratus and Albert
This was a very short match, and its only true purpose was to build up Essa Rios as the ultimate underdog, almost similar to a role performed by the injured X-Pac in 1993 after being used as a jobber. This match was very average, Essa needs to face some talent that are more of his size, I mean that match against Just Joe must of been his best match, due to the fact that his hard work got a crowd reaction and gained a C grade from us. Test pretty much chased as Rios for the entire match, like it was cat-on-mouse, only with three cats and one mouse [or as King described it, two cats and one **** cat]. The match came to a quick finish when Test was distracted while going through the strategy with Trish and Albert, leading to a sunset flip from up top by Rios for a fluke victory at 3:32. Rios is 3-0. C[/color]

Following the match, we see Trish Stratus get into the ring with Albert, who proceeds in shoving a kneeling Test to the floor. Trish turns Albert around and asks him what he is doing as Test returns to his feet and gets in Albert's face. The two trash talk as Trish Stratus tries to seperate the two partners, leading to the point where Test leaves the ring and heads up the ramp. Trish tries to chase Test up the rampway as Albert shakes his head in disbelief in the ring. B-[/color]

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We then cut to the boiler room where Michael Cole is standing by with the WWF Hardcore Champion, Raven and his partner, Tazz. Cole reminds us that these two have not been on the winning nor the same page as of late, in which Tazz cuts him off and says that this was all in the past and the past is also known as old, equivelent to crap. Raven continues this in a promo where he criticizes history teachers across the nation for believing in the past. Raven says that him and Tazz as WWF Tag Team Champions are in the future, and the future is now. B-[/color]

Raven and Tazz defeated Crash and Blackman
Another good match, a massive improvement in comparison to last week's tag team match with these four hardcore wrestlers. Raven continuously looked around in case somebody was out to steal his Hardcore Championship when he was down, hell even the referee held the Hardcore Championship during this match, making it slightly confusing as to whether this was a Hardcore title match or not. Still, good quick-paced action between four men. Tazz and Crash started with Holly using his squirrel-like quickness and nutiness to escape Tazz's evil submission holds, tagging in Blackman after using the hit-and-run strategy on Tazz. Blackman got some offense in on Tazz but eventually when Steve went for a bicycle kick, Tazz caught him with a Tazzplex. Tazz made the tag to Raven and Raven beat down Blackman. Near the end, though, Crash got the tag again and so he rushed in there and got in some last minute offense on Raven before getting shoved away. When Crash went to run at Raven again, he found himself spiked on his head with the Raven Effect at 4:33. B-[/color]

As Raven and Tazz celebrate with Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler hyping them up, we cut to black, which is then followed up with a four minute video showing us the history of the World Wrestling Federation to a remix of Nine Inch Nails' "Hurt", probably covered by the DX Band leader. They were terrible. Anyways, yeah. It showed Buddy Rogers, Bruno Sammartino and Andre the Giant, then Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage and Ultimate Warrior in the 90s, Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels and Yokozuna and finally in 2000, Triple H, The Rock and Stone Cold. The WWF logo is then seen. B+[/color]

We turn to Jonathan Coachman standing by with Triple H in front of the usual RAW is WAR interview set, asking him what has been going through his mind as of late. Triple H responds by saying that Kurt Angle is making himself look powerful, just because he has been WWF Champion for a year. Triple H says that Angle has only proved that he has a lookalike brother and has weasled out of any match he's ever been in. He reminds everybody that he [Hunter] has been champion a collective reign of three months and three weeks and only lost it because of Vince. Triple H says that he respects Vince, but despises Commissioner Foley for obvious reasons. Triple H moves on to talk smack about Steve Austin before leaving. B+[/color]

We then go to Chris Jericho with his usual grin of his face, standing in the middle of the backstage area in front of a crate, alongside Michael Cole. Michael asks Jericho about if Kane has indeed been getting inside of Jericho's head by costing him many of his matches as of late. Jericho calls Michael 'Michelle' and rants about how Kane is simply jealous of Jericho and has not experienced the thrill of Y2J in his lifetime. Jericho announced that after he beats Kane in thirteen days in No Disqualification rules, he will take good pleasure in unmasking the BRUBM [Big, Red, Ugly, Bastard Machine], Kane in front of everybody in Birmingham, Alabama. B+[/color]

WWF European Championship: Chris Jericho defeated William Regal by DQ
A great match, here on RAW is WAR, a mid-card main event match here, great chemistry between these two men, they really hit it off in the ring and connected amazingly. This match featured mixes of brawling, chain wrestling, mat wrestling and aerial skill, which is impressive especially on William Regal's part considering that he has never been big on aerial attacks or high-flying moves. This match was also quite lengthy and both men probably put on the match of the night wrestling wise. The only negative about this match was the lame disqualification finish. Other than that, like I already noted, this was an epic match, pay-per-view worthy too. Jericho was on a roll during the opening minutes of this contest, mixing and spanning from arm drags to springboard dropkicks and a suplex into a neckbreaker. Regal then grounded Jericho after Y2J accidentally screwed his knee up when landing badly during the Lionsault, leading to a beatdown and series of submission moves by the European Champion, Regal. Jericho regained control, however and got Regal in the Walls of Jericho, on the verge of tapping. But when the hold was applied, Kane came down the ramp, a chair in hand and he nailed Jericho across the back of the head with it to signal a discqualification finish at 6:54. B+[/color]

Following the contest, Kane nails Chris Jericho once again in the spine with the steel chair before clotheslining him over the top rope over to the floor, as Kane followed him. Kane then tried to chokeslam him onto the padded floor but Jericho kicked him in the gut. Jericho's enziguri fails as Kane moved away and Jericho gets hit with the steel chair. Kane and Jericho brawled up the ramp and onto the stage where Kane got Jericho on his shoulders for a powerbomb off of the stage, but Jericho reverse it with a hurricanrana and Kane falls into the pit below! B+[/color]
A video plays hyping Molly Holly vs. Ivory, coming up later.

A hype video airs, hyping up the return of Chyna from a minor injury suffered back at Survivor Series on Sunday, Week 4, November where she got a concussion at the hands of Eddie Guerrero and a shot from the Interconinental Championship. She mentions that she wants payback on Eddie and wishes to see Billy Gunn in assisting him in his feud with the Radicalz going into Armageddon. B[/color]

A video graphic hypes up the upcoming match for here tonight where Bradshaw and Faarooq of The APA will be taking on The Radicalz, Eddie Guerrero and Chris Benoit. B-[/COLOR]

The Radicalz defeated The APA
Good match here, which is pretty damn suprising considering that Bradshaw and Faarooq are pretty limited in both Eddie and Chris' home in-ring skill. Nontheless, the crowd were pretty loud for this one and were extremely into Bradshaw and Faarooq as well as Benoit and Guerrero. And for a large part of this match, The two former Acolytes pretty much dominated. Shy of the finish, the Radicalz were used like those comical jobbers, like the Conquistadors. Good way to keep Bradshaw and Farooq looking very intense and dangerous, however. Eddie and Bradshaw began and both men traded blows with Bradshaw easily winning. One or two shoulder blocks or running shoulder tackles and Farooq had gotten the tag. Farooq could of put Eddie away with a spinebuster but Eddie got his foot on the ropes and then afterwards, Benoit got the tag and got his ass handed to him by Farooq. But then, as Farooq went for the Dominator on Benoit, Eddie gave Farooq a low-blow and Benoit applied the crossface for the win while Eddie stalled Bradshaw in the corner, at 6:52. B-[/color]

Following the contest, as Eddie Guerrero and Chris Benoit are celebrating, we hear Billy Gunn's theme play loudly into the arena. The WWF Intercontinental Champion, Billy Gunn arrives and stands on the ramp where he quickly challenges Eddie to a match this Thursday night on SmackDown. Eddie simply nods as we cut to black. B[/color]

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Hardcore Holly defeated Steven Richards
This match was very unique, as despite both of these two men not being extremely well known by the fans, they managed to pull on a big time rating because of their chemistry, which is even more weird, considering that Richards is more of an aerial artist and Holly is more of a brawler. This match was the sequel to the mixed tag team match from last Thursday night on SmackDown between Molly and Hardcore & Ivory and Richards. But, yeah, great brawling match here, nice filler also. Molly managed Hardcore Holly as WWF Women's Champion, Ivory managed Stevie Richards. Ivory and Molly tried to brawl whenever they could, but luckily, Al Snow was the 'neutralizer' as he stood in each of the two divas' routes. Hardcore Holly finished Richards off when Ivory was pulled off the apron by Snow and that distracted Steven leading to the Falcon Arrow from Holly at 6:11. B-[/color]

Following the match though, Ivory slapped Al Snow across the face and called him a womanizer as Val came from behind and jumped Al Snow, probably because of last night's Heat. Meanwhile, Molly jumps Ivory as Hardcore Holly attacks Val Venis. Ivory flees up the ramp as Molly stares her down. C+[/color]

Following that segment and match, we cut to the RAW is WAR interview set where we see Edge and Christian cutting a brief promo regarding this four team tournament to crown the contenders to the WWF Tag Team Championships. Christian says that there shouldn't even be one and that they should be taking on the Right To Censor Themselves immediately at Armageddon, not fighting them through facing The Dudley Boyz that night, then immediately facing the tag team champions. Edge then moves onto their opponents for tonight, Kaientai. B+[/color]

Edge and Christian defeated Kaientai[/color]
A decent tag team match, though it was a little upsetting that this match wasn't better. Funaki seemed off of his game here tonight, which is very unlike him. I expected a masterpiece of a tag team match with these four, management even gave these four young stars airtime longer than most of the matches on the card knowing they'd do good, but obviously it was a mistake or so. TAKA Michinoku still being there was good though, he is a phenomenal talent. Christian and Michinoku started off, hitting me with nostalgia reminding me of their In Your House: Judgment Day clash for the Light-Heavyweight strap in October 1998. Edge then took out Michinoku and the two American blondes worked on Michinoku's ankle, Edge almost finishing him off numerous times. Funaki got the tag and almost beat Christian, but Edge hit him with a Spear following Sho's hurricanrana leading to the pinfall victory from Christian at 9:37. C+[/color]

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We return from the commercial break to show some happenings from during the commercials in which Undertaker and The Rock had an intense confrontation and traded words. B+[/color]

The Rock, The Undertaker and Steve Austin defeated Kurt Angle, Triple H and Rikishi [B-][/color]
A decent main event, though it wasn't as good as what the European Championship match was. Despite this, this contest was very intense, with two of the two three teams not getting along with one another, it only made the audience even more fascinated with the contest. Rock and Rikishi started off and put on a decent few minutes here before Rock gave Undertaker a slap across the face, in what Jim Ross considered to be a blind tag. Undertaker dumped Rock over the top rope before getting beaten down by Rikishi. Rikishi tagged in Triple H who joined in on the beatdown of Taker, only making Steve Austin even more and more pissed off. Undertaker eventually fought back with a tornado DDT and got the tag to Austin. Austin hit all sorts of moves on Triple H, making him bleed a little from the forehead. Austin hit the Stunner but Rock climbed into the ring and gave him the Rock Bottom. Triple H gave Rock the Pedigree as Rikishi took out Undertaker. Kurt Angle then tagged himself into the ring and went for the tag, but Triple H nailed a spinebuster on him, landing on Austin's ribs. Austin rolled Angle backwards into the Oklahoma roll for the victory at 13:01. B-[/color][/center]