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Post by DTP. on Feb 24, 2013 23:33:39 GMT -5
WWE LIVE TOUR (August 30-September 2, 2002)
WWE RAW Live - Lincoln, NE's Pershing Auditorium (August 30, 2002)[/color] - Tommy Dreamer def. Test to retain the WWE Hardcore Championship after the DDT onto a trash can lid. - Johnny Stamboli def. Tommy Dreamer to win the WWE Hardcore Championship after a singapore cane shot. - D-Lo Brown def. Johnny Stamboli to win the WWE Hardcore Championship after the Sky High. - Justin Credible def. Shelton Benjamin after That's Incredible!. - Bradshaw def. William Regal after the Clothesline From Hell. - Lance Storm and Christian def. Kane and Spike Dudley to retain the WWE Tag Team Championships after the Super Kick from Storm to Spike. - Jeff Hardy def. Christopher Nowinski with the Swanton Bomb. - Molly Holly and Victoria def. Trish Stratus and Jacqueline after the Molly-Go-Round on Jackie. - Triple H, Chris Jericho and the Big Show def. Rob Van Dam, Booker T and Goldust after the Pedigree from HHH on Goldust. WWE SmackDown! Live - Corpus Christi, TX's American Bank Center (August 31, 2002)[/color] - Rikishi def. Rico in a Kiss My Ass match after the Banzai Drop. - Reverend D-Von and Deacon Batista def. Billy Kidman and Mark Henry after the Sit-Out Powerbomb by Batista on Kidman. - Eddie Guerrero def. Rey Mysterio Jr after the roll-up with the tights. - Billy and Chuck def. Matt Hardy and The Hurricane after the Code Red on Hurricane. - Jamie Noble def. Tajiri and Sho Funaki to retain the WWE Cruiserweight Championship after the Tiger Bomb on Funaki. - Albert def. John Cena after the Baldo Bomb. - Chris Benoit def. Edge to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship after the Diving Headbutt. - Torrie Wilson def. Dawn Marie and Nidia in a Bikini Contest. - Brock Lesnar def. The Undertaker to retain the WWE Undisputed Championship by DQ after 'Taker used a steel chair. WWE RAW Live - Springfield, MA's Civic Center (August 31, 2002)[/color] - Steven Richards interfered in D-Lo Brown vs Tommy Dreamer to win the WWE Hardcore Championship after the Steven Kick to D-Lo. - Spike Dudley def. Steven Richards to win the WWE Hardcore Championship after the Dudley Dog. - Raven def. Spike Dudley to win the WWE Hardcore Championship after the Raven Effect. - Three Minute Warning def. Shelton Benjamin and Sean O'Haire after the Samoan Drop from Jamal to O'Haire. - Booker T and Goldust def. Christopher Nowinski and William Regal after the Scissor Kick by Booker to Regal. - Kane and Bradshaw def. Lance Storm and Christian by count-out; the Un-Americans retain the WWE Tag Team Championships. - Test def. Bubba Ray Dudley after a shot from the Un-American flag. - Chris Jericho def. Jeff Hardy - Triple H def. Crash Holly - Rob Van Dam def. The Big Show in a No-Disqualification match WWE SmackDown! Live - Dallas, TX's American Airlines Center (September 1, 2002)[/color] - Rikishi def. Rico in a Kiss My Ass match after the Banzai Drop. - Billy Kidman and Mark Henry def. Reverend D-Von and Deacon Batista after the Shooting Star Press to D-Von. - Rey Mysterio Jr def. Eddie Guerrero after the West Coast Pop. - Jamie Noble def. Tajiri and Sho Funaki to retain the WWE Cruiserweight Championship after the Tiger Bomb on Funaki. - Billy and Chuck def. Matt Hardy and The Hurricane after the Code Red on Hurricane. - Chris Benoit def. John Cena to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship after the Crossface. - Edge def. Albert after the Edgecution. - Stacy Keibler def. Dawn Marie, Nidia and Torrie Wilson in a Bikini Contest. - The Undertaker def. Brock Lesnar to retain the WWE Undisputed Championship by DQ after Lesnar used the steel chair. WWE RAW Live - Chicago, IL's AllState Arena (September 1, 2002)[/color] - Tommy Dreamer def. Raven to win the WWE Hardcore Championship. - Shelton Benjamin def. Shawn Stasiak after a Super Kick. - D-Lo Brown def. Johnny Stamboli after the Lo Down. - Booker T and Goldust def. Lance Storm and Christian after a chair shot to Booker by DQ; the Un-Americans retain the WWE Tag Team Championships. - Lance Storm and Christian def. Booker T and Goldust to retain the WWE Tag Team Championships after the Unprettier to Goldust. The match was restarted by demand of Bradshaw. - Jeff Hardy def. Test after the Swanton Bomb. - Three Minute Warning def. Spike Dudley and Crash Holly after the Samoan Drop to Crash. - Chris Jericho def. Rob Van Dam after the Walls of Jericho. - Bubba Ray Dudley def. the Big Show after the Bubba Bomb. - Triple H def. Kane after the Pedigree. WWE SmackDown! Live - LaCrosse, WI's Civic Center (September 2, 2002)[/color] - Rikishi def. Rico in a Kiss My Ass match after the Banzai Drop. - Billy Kidman and Mark Henry def. Reverend D-Von and Deacon Batista after the Shooting Star Press to D-Von. - Rey Mysterio Jr def. Eddie Guerrero after the West Coast Pop. - Jamie Noble def. Tajiri and Sho Funaki to retain the WWE Cruiserweight Championship after the Tiger Bomb on Funaki. - Billy and Chuck def. Matt Hardy and The Hurricane after the Code Red on Hurricane. - Chris Benoit def. John Cena to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship after the Crossface. - Edge def. Albert after the Edgecution. - Stacy Keibler def. Dawn Marie, Nidia and Torrie Wilson in a Bikini Contest. - The Undertaker def. Brock Lesnar to retain the WWE Undisputed Championship by DQ after Lesnar used the steel chair.[/font]
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Post by Bob Bob Bobelow on Feb 25, 2013 12:56:43 GMT -5
I have a feeling not too much will be changed until after Unforgiven in this. Then again, I could be wrong. I thought Smackdown was a decent show, but I was hoping for something different and not the Lesnar/Taker feud that happened in real-life. I guess I've never understood why people stick so close to reality the first month in their booking. Oh well. I'd be more interested in this after the first month, honestly. I feel like that's when you are booking your own stuff.
I noticed on the house shows that there was a match between HHH and Crash Holy. That just stuck out like a sore thumb to me. I'd much rather see a guy like Bubba Dudley in that spot. By all accounts, at least on the house shows, Bubba could be getting a push. I hope that's the case. A push for a babyface Bubba in 2002 would be ideal and the best option, I think.
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Post by DTP. on Feb 26, 2013 2:16:28 GMT -5
WWE Monday Night RAW - September 2, 2002 Milwaukee, WI - Bradley CenterWWE Sunday Night Heat - September 8, 2002 Sean O'Haire def. Johnny Stamboli (DARK MATCH) Jacqueline def. Victoria by DQ William Regal def. D-Lo Brown Booker T and Goldust def. Raven and Justin Credible after the Scissor Kick to Raven. We kick off Monday Night RAW tonight with a replay from last week's conclusion, where the WWE Undisputed Champion Brock Lesnar decided to leave RAW forever, taking the title with him over to SmackDown!, signing with Stephanie McMahon to an exclusive deal. The opening video package aired, as we cut to the live Bradley Center for another edition of RAW! Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler introduced us to the show, promoting the return of Shawn Michaels tonight, as he will be here via live satellite from San Antonio!The theme of Eric Bischoff hit post-introduction, as the RAW General Manager was met with much hostility from the Milwaukee crowd, Bischoff making his way down to the ring, and having "bunghole" chanted in his unfavorable direction. Eric talked about how he wishes he was in a much better town than this for such a prestigious moment. The RAW General Manager was noticeably holding a steel briefcase, as Bischoff talked about how there was an altercation last week that he deems to this day - seven days later - as still being highly controversial and extremely dangerous for one Stephanie McMahon from a legal perspective. And so, he has decided to take her to court on this contractual business regarding the "Next Big Thing" Brock Lesnar and his decision to jump ships - taking his so-called Undisputed Championship gold with him. But that Undisputed title isn't so undisputed anymore is it? Bischoff happily announced the return of a championship memorable for having champions such as Harley Race, "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes, and RAW's own "Nature Boy" Ric Flair! Bischoff opened the briefcase to reveal the former WCW Championship inside, as he introduced everybody to RAW's response to the WWE "Disputed" Championship - the World Heavyweight Championship! Suddenly, the theme of the "Game" hit, and out came the man himself to louder boos, as Triple H got into the ring wearing a suit and with a big smile on his face, as Triple H asked Bischoff when he was going to hand over that beautiful piece of art, proclaiming himself the top guy in the company. Eric responded to Triple H, telling him that it's simple - it wasn't! Bischoff noted that awarding someone like Triple H would be honorable and immortalize him...but it wouldn't be right for business! Time is money, and money is earned through ratings - which is why tonight, we will see three one-on-one matches between RAW's top stars...and the winners will go on to face one another next week on this show for the vacant World Heavyweight Championship! Triple H looked annoyed, as he told Eric not to do this to him. With that, the theme of the "Nature Boy" hit as Ric Flair made his way out, loud woos all around for Naitch! Flair had a microphone in hand as well, as Flair asked Triple H if he was scared, scared of getting in the ring with him, the thirteen time holder of that very World Championship! Triple H told Flair that he wasn't, telling Ric that he was nothing but a somber old man now, and that his legacy is so far gone in the past. Flair then told Triple H how he reminded him of himself, to which the "Cerebral Assassin" responded, stating that he was his idol once, getting into the business, but now? He just feels sorry for him! The crowd booed Triple H as Ric Flair rustled his collar and undid his tie, almost getting ready for a fight right here and now! Bischoff stopped it from happening though, telling Flair that if he put his hands on Triple H (or visa versa), he'd remove them both from this tournament. Bischoff told them to wait it out until later tonight, another ploy for ratings from the boss! ~ Commercial Break ~A replay of what went down before the commercial break aired. Following this, we cut to Ric Flair in the backstage area as the "Nature Boy" was still annoyed over the words of "The Game". Arn Anderson was there to listen though, as the fellow Horsemen member told Ric that he still had it, otherwise he wouldn't be in this World Heavyweight Championship hunt after all of these years. Anderson told Flair about himself being injured and therefore being unable to compete, and how it broke his heart. Anderson told Flair not to let adversity get in the way of his dreams. Flair looked immediately more motivated. Bubba Ray Dudley (w/Spike Dudley) def. Christopher Nowinski (w/Molly Holly)[/color] This was an interesting one, with Christopher Nowinski once again having Molly Holly in his corner, ironically with her ex-boyfriend in the corner of Chris' opponent, Bubba Ray! Bubba Ray Dudley got the better of Nowinski throughout, but the Harvard Graduate managed to get in a few cheap shots, using some expertise to arise to the situation. Molly tried to get involved, but this distracted the referee which then caused Spike Dudley to get into the ring, nailing Nowinski with the Dudley Dog, allowing Bubba to nail Nowinski with the Bubba Bomb for three! The crowd cheered as Bubba Ray celebrated his win, Spike then buzzing Molly Holly off up the rampway a bit, the Dudley Boyz triggering for tables! Bubba and Spike got a table set up, but Christopher Nowinski managed to escape the ring in no time, as the Dudleys looked dissatisfied in the ring. A graphic then aired, as Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler prepared us for our first of three preliminary matches to determine RAW's first World Heavyweight Champion! It's Rob Van Dam against the Big Show, next!~ Commercial Break ~We returned to Monday Night RAW where the Coach was shown standing by with the Un-Americans, as Jonathan Coachman asked the WWE Tag Team Champions for their thoughts on Kane returning last week. Christian commented on how Kane is the biggest hypocrite of them all; he doesn't even represent the United States, he comes from "Parts Unknown", if that is even a place! Lance Storm told Coach that they take their patriotism of Canada very seriously, and how tonight in their title match with Bradshaw and Tommy Dreamer, they will retain the titles, and once again prove that America is full of pathetic losers! Rob Van Dam def. The Big Show by count-out in a World Heavyweight Championship Tournament match[/color] The first of three matches of this kind tonight, the winner of this advancing to a triple threat match next Monday night to determine a new World Heavyweight Champion. The former WWE Intercontinental Champion attempted a hit-and-run strategy, but the big man managed to catch Van Dam, pounding away on "Mr Monday Night". RVD brought the fight out at ringside, and led Show out there with him as the two brawled before RVD nailed Show with a flying roundhouse from the barricade! Van Dam made it back into the ring, managing to just beat the stunned Show by count-out! The crowd cheered, as the Big Show was left with an angry look on his face at ringside, Rob Van Dam managing to outsmart the larger man! Show growled as he got in the ring and attacked the celebrating "Whole Damn Show", delivering a Chokeslam to the victor before leaving in dominant fashion. We cut to the backstage area, where Chris Jericho was shown walking down a corridor with a big smirk on his face, as Y2J confidently opened the locker room door and barged in, approaching Jeff Hardy! Y2J told Jeff that he got the win last Monday night on RAW, but it's him who is in for a shot at the World Heavyweight Championship tonight - and when he becomes the man on top of the brand - like he should have been throughout 2002 - he's not going to give Hardy any opportunity to get what he deserves. Hardy simply smiled, wishing the "Ayatollah of Rock 'n' Rolla" luck. ~ Commercial Break ~An advertisement for WWE Unforgiven aired, live on pay-per-view on September 22, 2002.We returned to Monday Night RAW, where Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler talked about what was still to come, with two tournament matches in the World Heavyweight Championship hunt still to come; as Triple H will meet Ric Flair in our main event - but also, it will be Kane going one-on-one with Chris Jericho!Jim Ross then picked up a microphone at ringside, as he talked about how SummerSlam was a surreal night for numerous reasons - because it was the comeback of arguably one of the most influential figures in World Wrestling Entertainment history, it almost seemed like a miracle, because on August 25, 2002, we saw the "Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels return to the ring, and it seemed as though he had not skipped a beat! J.R. requested a warm reaction for HBK, as Shawn appeared on the TitanTron with a band-aid on his forehead, positioned in a wheelchair. Ross asked Michaels how he was feeling, as the San Antonio-based Michaels told J.R. that it was going fine. Michaels thanked the fans for the support, stating that this entire encounter with Triple H in the past couple of months have been heartbreaking indeed - from DX member, to allies, to nothing but rivals. Michaels told the fans that he beat Triple H to gain a measure of retribution...and that's when he saw the dark side of his so-called best friend, when the "Game" took that sledgehammer and drove it into his well-documented back. J.R. then asked HBK about how the back was doing, to which Michaels told Ross that he'd be lying if he was saying that he was in a healthy state. HBK told J.R. that when Triple H drove that sledgehammer into his spine, he ruined a legacy, he damaged a friendship beyond repair, he took a sledgehammer and drove it into his pride, his soul and his family! Michaels told J.R. that he's spoken to doctors about returning to the ring, and they're hesitant to let him. It's doubtful if HBK can even get out of this wheelchair again, now. But Shawn promised the fans that he would find a way to get out of this state, to get back in that ring, and kick Triple H's ass and make him feel the pain that he made the "Heartbreak Kid" feel! J.R. thanked Michaels for his time. Eric Bischoff was then shown in his office, as the RAW General Manager was shown on the phone to someone, Eric seemingly lining out some details for someone to be signed to a contract here on the red brand. Bischoff told them that he had to go, as Stacy Keibler and Trish Stratus walked in, Bischoff happily welcomed them. Bischoff talked about how great they were last week in humiliating that goofball, Howard Finkel. Eric then told the two that they did so well, that tonight we would see a number one contender's match - the winner moving on to face Molly Holly for the WWE Women's Championship. It will be Trish Stratus, going one-on-one with Stacy Keibler, in a Mud Bowl! The fans cheered, as Stratus and Keibler looked reluctant, Bischoff telling the two that it will do great numbers with their sex appeal. Stratus smiled as Keibler looked slightly disgusted, telling Trish that she's looking forward to claiming that contender's spot. Trish then agreed. ~ Commercial Break ~Kane def. Chris Jericho in a World Heavyweight Championship Tournament match[/color] This was a hot contest between the newly returning "Big Red Machine" and the "Ayatollah of Rock 'n' Rolla", as the winner of this match would join Rob Van Dam in the World Heavyweight Championship tripl threat match next Monday night. Kane used his size to his advantage, but Y2J managed to take him down and work away at his leg, the "Big Red Machine" managing to keep him away. Y2J soon continued his offence, as the Un-Americans had a close eye on this one in the backstage area, supporting their fellow Canadian. Y2J soon tried the Walls of Jericho, but that's when the theme of Ric Flair hit - but this week, out came Jeff Hardy in the "Nature Boy"'s robe! Y2J was distracted, and this allowed Kane to grab Jericho and drop him with the Chokeslam for the three! The crowd cheered loudly as the "Big Red Machine" had his pyrotechnics set off - Jeff Hardy remaining stood on the rampway with a smile on his face, as Chris Jericho had been cost another match tonight! Kane was joining Rob Van Dam in the finals of this World Heavyweight Championship tournament. We returned to Monday Night RAW, where the Big Show was shown entering Eric Bischoff's office. The RAW General Manager then asked the big man what he wanted exactly, to which the Big Show demanded another opportunity to get into the World Heavyweight Championship match next week. Bischoff then told Show that there is nothing he can do - he lost fairly. Show asked Eric if this was a conspiracy against him, dating back to WCW. If Show joining the WWE in 1999 sank his battleship. Bischoff simply laughed, as Show told Eric that he would do something that caught his attention. ~ Commercial Break ~Back from the commercial, Kane was shown being congratulated on his victory by D-Lo Brown before Terri approached the "Big Red Machine", asking him about his thoughts about a possible chance of gaining the World Heavyweight Championship. Kane talked about how he was back, and how nobody was going to stop him this time around. Kane told Terri that he was the WWE Champion before, but he'd rather forget about that shameful little reign - the World title WILL be his! Suddenly though, Lance Storm and Christian jumped the big man, the Un-Americans pounding away on Kane as Christian had a steel chair, slamming it into the spine of Kane repeatedly, the WWE Tag Team Champions then quickly evacuating the scene! Kane was left unconscious on the floor, Terri aiding to him. Trish Stratus vs Stacy Keibler in a Number One Contender's Mud Bowl match ended in a no contest[/color] These two hot Divas took each other down into the mud, as both women were trying to humiliate the other much like last week they did to Howard Finkel. Stratus and Keibler fought around the mud bowl, ripping each others' clothes off and all - but around the three minute mark, Eric Bischoff appeared on the rampway, congratulating the two on their hot action - then stating that three minutes was simply enough. With that, Three Minute Warning appeared, Rosey and Jamal grabbing Trish Stratus and tossing her out onto the carpeted floor by the side of the bowl! Rosey and Jamal then grabbed the muddy Stacy and began to drag her to the ring, as Stacy was in her bra and panties and covered in mud, defenseless against these Samoan thugs! But as they were about to give her the Samoan drop, Bubba Ray and Spike Dudley hit the ring, managing to put up a fight against Three Minute Warning, whilst Stacy Keibler managed to roll out of the ring and hide underneath it. Three Minute Warning soon retreated, as finally the Samoans' tirade had been stopped by somebody! Meanwhile, somewhere in the backstage area, Chris Jericho was furious and throwing a tantrum, throwing around a steel chair and knocking over a few costume crates and pieces of equipment. Y2J was furious over his loss tonight! In the backstage area, Bradshaw was shown reluctantly approaching Tommy Dreamer, as Bradshaw referred to their history, chasing one another for the WWE Hardcore Championship - but tonight, he proposes a truce. Not for them, not for the WWE Hardcore Championship, not even for the WWE Tag Team Championships. But for America! The fans cheered, as the "Innovator of Violence" agreed, telling Bradshaw that tonight is the night that the WWE Tag Team Championships come back home to the USA! The fans cheered, as Booker T and Goldust approached the two, wishing them luck tonight. The Tag titles are on the line next! ~ Commercial Break ~We returned to RAW as Triple H was shown with the Coach, as Coach asked Triple H about his thoughts going into this match tonight with the "Nature Boy". Triple H told Coach that he isn't happy about not being handed the World Heavyweight Championship, he's held this company in his hands for most of the year. The WWE Undisputed Champion, the ruler of Hell in a Cell, and the crippler of Shawn Michaels. He told Coach that next week he's bringing the title to his waist, and after tonight, Ric Flair may be where Shawn Michaels is now - in a wheelchair! He hoped HBK would be watching. The Un-Americans (w/Test) def. Tommy Dreamer and Bradshaw to retain the WWE Tag Team Championships[/color] This was unexpected, as Tommy Dreamer and Bradshaw before this truce tonight, were rivals, the WWE Hardcore Champion managing to hold his own against the Canadians. Lance Storm and Christian got the better of the "Innovator of Violence" however, but soon enough Bradshaw made the hot tag and ran wild, gunning for the Clothesline From Hell, but Bradshaw inadvertently got Dreamer with it, and this led to Storm connecting with a Super Kick for the three! The crowd booed as the Un-Americans celebrated their victory, as Test joined Christian and Lance Storm in the ring, celebrating their WWE Tag Team Championship defense tonight. Test had the American flag upside down on a flag pole as he waved it around, before clocking a stirring Tommy Dreamer with it, covering him to win the WWE Hardcore Championship! The crowd booed louder, as the Un-Americans now had two titles in their possession! In the backstage area, Eric Bischoff was shown with Rosey and Jamal, as Bischoff asked Three Minute Warning what that was all about, they were meant to demolish those Divas, and those Dudley Boyz who thought it'd be funny to get involved. Bischoff told the two Samoans that he hired them for their size and dominance - and he wanted them to make an example out of Bubba Ray and Spike! The Samoans left, as Bischoff had an angry scowl on his face. A graphic aired, promoting our main event; it's Triple H against Ric Flair, and the winner will join Kane and Rob Van Dam in the World Heavyweight Championship match next week on RAW, it's next!~ Commercial Break ~The SmackDown! Rebound aired.Triple H def. Ric Flair in a World Heavyweight Championship Tournament match[/color] This match came at the start of the show, where the "Nature Boy" cut Triple H off on his tirade about trying to get himself awarded the World Heavyweight Championship - only now, he had to get his hands on Ric Flair in order to become closer to the gold he desired. Ric Flair didn't prove that he was a hasbeen however, as the "Nature Boy" brought the fight to the "Cerebral Assassin", Flair with numerous chops to the "Game" and even almost stealing the win with numerous cheap tactics that only the "Nature Boy" had been renowned for. Triple H tried to get in some of his own shots, but Ric Flair got in much more offense, the two sides going back and forth, as Flair worked the leg of Triple H, and Triple H tried to go after the neck of the former sixteen time World Champion. Flair and Triple H both tried the Figure-Four Leglock ironically, but even then one man managed to either reverse the hold, or simply retrieve to the bottom rope. Both men continued to fight, but eventually as Flair took Hunter down from a Pedigree attempt, he locked in the Figure-Four! Triple H was riving in pain, almost to the point of tapping - but suddenly the relentless Chris Jericho darted out to ringside, pulling the referee out of the ring and clocking him! Y2J smiled to the back as Flair looked on in disbelief, trying to get Jericho to fight him right there in the ring - but suddenly Triple H got Flair from behind, planting him with the Pedigree as a new referee came to the ring for the fall! (**3/4)The crowd booed as Triple H celebrated his win to loud boos, the "Game" having mastered Ric Flair, although it may not have happened had Chris Jericho gotten himself involved! Triple H stood tall, joining Rob Van Dam and Kane in the World Heavyweight Championship match next week on RAW, as Monday Night RAW went off the air![/font]
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Post by Rule 30 on Feb 26, 2013 20:29:24 GMT -5
WWE Monday Night RAW Excited to see how you handle the World Heavyweight Championship situation. I see either Rob Van Dam or Triple H taking it. Shawn Michaels on RAW tonight, I assume by the titantron. Eric Bischoff kicking off the show introducing the World Heavyweight Championship, good call. Liked Triple H demanding the title, but the triple threat next week sounds great. Woo! Flair versus Triple H tonight, sounds fine. Hunter will obviously go over. Suddenly, Arn Anderson! Bubba Ray picking up the win over Christopher Nowinski is fine, I assume it's only a matter of time before Nowinski and Holly are going through tables. I don't know why, but I really liked Christian bringing up that Kane's from parts unknown, got a chuckle out of that. Rob Van Dam advancing in the triple threat over the Big Show was the right move. I really wouldn't mind RVD picking up the title. Great segment with Jim Ross interviewing Shawn Michaels. "Always" played in my head the entire time, shout out to Survivor Series 2002. I'm not looking forward to the mud bowl match, but I love Eric doing everything he can for ratings. It's all he cares about and it's great. Kane moving on to the triple threat after Jeff Hardy cost Jericho his match is fine. Triple threat match is shaping up to be RAW's main eventers for the rest of 2002. RVD, Kane, and Triple H. Interested to see what Show will do. Enjoyed the Un-Americans laying Kane out backstage, I actually really like the stable looking back at it. Just not when I was ten years old. Three Minute Warning interrupting the mud bowl and throwing Trish out, I recall something like this happening. The Dudley Boyz standing up to them is great, could be an interesting feud. Obvious The Un-Americans would retain the titles over Dreamer and Bradshaw, Test winning the Hardcore title after the match was awesome, though. Lastly, big main event with Triple H going over Flair. Jericho's involvement was well done and it's nice to see Jericho actually get one over Flair. The triple threat match for the World Heavyweight Championship for next week looks great, I see Triple H winning, but I would enjoy a Rob Van Dam victory. Pretty good show, Dan. Diary is off to a solid start.
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Post by AKing1979 on Feb 26, 2013 22:43:07 GMT -5
Interesting episode of Raw. The way you introduced the World Title is slighty better than in real life when Triple H was just handed the belt. The three-way match should be interesting. I'm really hoping RVD takes the gold, but it seems you're leaning toward Triple H winning. I'm also intrigued by the way you're trying to make the UnAmericans into a strong faction, by having them keep the tag titles and adding the Hardcore Title as well. It'll be interesting to see where this goes. nice Shawn Michaels cameo, makes me think that HBK may be returning sooner than we think. Overall a decent episode of Raw.
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Post by Planktung on Mar 2, 2013 13:48:33 GMT -5
Great opening segment with Eric Bischoff introducing the World Heavyweight Championship. Really, really glad it wasn't just handed to Triple H and that we'll see a proper match to crown a champion. Regardless of that, I do still see Hunter becoming the inaugural champion. Good win for Bubba Ray Dudley over Christopher Nowinski. I'm liking the constant table escapes for Nownski and Molly Holly. Sooner than later, they'll get theirs. Glad that Rob Van Dam will be advancing the World Heavyweight Championship tournament. The post-match attack from Big Show was fine. Wonder if it will lead to a feud between the two, or the move to SmackDown for Show. Powerful interview with Shawn Michaels. The entire build up to Survivor Series this year, with Michaels sitting up from his chair, attacking Triple H, and winning the World Title is the single greatest build up I can recall, and I would hope you at least go for something similar to it. Would have preferred Chris Jericho to advance in the tournament, but Kane winning is still acceptable. Got a chuckle out of the image of Jeff Hardy in Ric Flair's robe. Liked the interview segment with Kane, only to be jumped by the Un-Americans. Dire Mud Bowl match, but awesome to see Three Minute Warning get involved. The Dudleys standing up to the two big men makes for a great moment. Though I'm sure it won't end well for Bubba and Spike. Obvious successful title defense for Christian and Lance Storm. I admired Test capturing the Hardcore Championship in the aftermath. Lastly, massive main event with Triple H going over Ric Flair. Liked Jericho returning the favor to Flair and costing him his tournament match. I do see Hunter overcoming Rob Van Dan and Kane next week to become the World Heavyweight Champion. A great show overall. This diary continues to roll on strong.
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Post by Zeke on Mar 4, 2013 20:18:59 GMT -5
Bishoff announcing the World Heavyweight Champion is great, could imagine WWE doing that in real life back in 2002, but a tournament is great, a lot better than Triple H being handed it. Bubba beating Nowinski is alright, and an acceptable first match. Damn, I loved the Un-Americans back in the day haha. RVD defeating Big Show, by count out, I like the kick stunning Big Show and not knocking him down, seems realistic and doesn't make Big Show look weak. Kane beating Jericho makes me a sad Zeke, but I'm guessing he and Kane are the two faces making it to the second round, at least it was Kane and not Booker T. Jeff Hardy and Chris Jericho feud should be great to watch, I remember being a Jeff Hardy fan back in 2002, then again I was eleven back then, so I guess it's a acceptable. Un-Americans attacking Kane is cool, maybe "injures" him which gives him a better chance of losing in the next round. (: Trish vs Stacy, ends in a draw, good to see Three Minute Warning doing their job right, I need to try and type up this reply in three minutes, otherwise I may be next. D: Jericho's a bit moody, but that is understandable, Jeff Hardy screwing him. I like the idea of Bradshaw & Dreamer teaming up, could imagine them tag teaming, not to Tag Team Championships, but teaming up on Heat etc. Un-Americans defeated Bradshaw & Dreamer was obvious. Test winning the Hardcore Championship is cool, another belt for the Un-Americans. (: Triple H vs Ric Flair could be a great main event, Jericho screwing Flair is cool, this tournament looks pretty good, I rounder what the fourth quarter final is? (:
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Post by Elliot on Mar 5, 2013 12:12:00 GMT -5
As expected, there was the introduction of the World Heavyweight Championship, but I do like that it isn't being handed to Triple H and instead will be decided by a match. That's a pretty beastly Main Event for next week and you could really make this diary stand out if someone else other than Triple H was to win. Rob Van Dam as the World Heavyweight Champion at this point would be incredible, but so would Kane as the World Heavyweight Champion as he was great around this point too. I really look forward to seeing where you take it.
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Post by DTP. on Mar 6, 2013 15:44:33 GMT -5
WWE SmackDown! - September 5, 2002 [/color] Green Bay, WI - Resch Center ArenaWWE Velocity - September 7, 2002[/color] Mark Henry def. Mike Awesome Albert def. Faarooq Tajiri def. Hardcore Holly[/size][/center] A replay from last Thursday night on SmackDown! aired, with comments from Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman, documenting their leave from the RAW brand with the WWE Undisputed Championship now becoming exclusive to the blue brand. At that point, the SmackDown! General Manager decided to make a number one contender's battle royal, with the winner meeting Lesnar for the gold at Unforgiven. But in the end, Lesnar got involved in the ending moments, assaulting the two finalists, Edge and Rey Mysterio. However, the man who then came out to greet Lesnar was the same man Lesnar cost a match on RAW the Monday prior - The Undertaker.The crowd in Green Bay were pumped, as the theme of Stephanie McMahon hit and out came the SmackDown! General Manager to quite a mixed ovation from the crowd in the Resch Center Arena. Stephanie had a microphone in hand as she happily welcomed us to UPN SmackDown!, talking about the current talk of the town - that Eric Bischoff is suing her and Brock Lesnar for damage to his brand and business. McMahon talked about how she can easily justify that by stating that Brock Lesnar simply wanted to come to the land of opportunity on Thursday nights, but she cannot legally back that up. Which is why, she will accept Bischoff's lawsuit, and she will hold her own against him, stating that the WWE Undisputed Championship was only a part of the package that came with the "Next Big Thing"; and it wasn't her tactic to bring BOTH Lesnar and Heyman, and the title with them to the blue brand. Suddenly though, the theme of Brock Lesnar himself hit to a thunderous amount of boos, as the WWE Undisputed Champion came out to the ring, as always accompanied by his agent, Paul Heyman. Lesnar told Steph that he was going to handle this lawsuit on its own, but for right now, he's still wondering, and he has been since Thursday: why is the Undertaker here on SmackDown! as well!? The fans cheered, as the fans wanted the "American Bad Ass", to which Heyman interrupted, talking about how Lesnar and he came here to seek new competition, to seek fresh competition - not to be faced by the same old crap that is the Undertaker - he's a RAW guy! But that's when Stephanie McMahon asked if that was so, asking Lesnar when he last fought the Undertaker one-on-one - let alone for the WWE Undisputed Championship! Heyman mumbled, as Steph reminded them both that it has never happen, but as of last Wednesday morning, the Undertaker was now a contracted SmackDown! superstar! The fans roared, as Lesnar was distraught, telling Brock that tonight we would see a triple threat match between the finalists of last week's battle royal before it was rudely interrupted - Edge and Rey Mysterio - and the Undertaker. And the winner will face Lesnar for the title on September 22nd at Unforgiven! The fans cheered, as Steph added one last detail - if Lesnar interferes, that title will be stripped from the "Next Big Thing"! Lesnar and Heyman were distraught as McMahon left with a smile. We cut to the backstage area where Chris Benoit was shown walking with the WWE Intercontinental Championship over his shoulder, before he was suddenly interrupted by an irked Kurt Angle. Angle asked Benoit what his problem was last week, eliminating him from the battle royal that would have gotten him a guaranteed shot at the WWE Undisputed Championship. Benoit smiled, telling Angle that he had what was coming to him, but what's more important is why Angle had to come back in and get in his way. He had that thing won. The two argued back and forth comically, Benoit getting in the last blow by reminding Angle that at least he still had hair! We went to the backstage area, where Rikishi and Sho Funaki were shown; the big guy and the little guy will be in action next! ~ Commercial Break ~Eddie and Chavo Guerrero def. Rikishi and Sho Funaki[/color] Eddie Guerrero had gotten the better of Edge last week, but the business was still unsolved, much like tonight, where Rikishi wanted to get his hands on Chavo Guerrero one more time, one month removed from when Chavo slammed a TV camera into the Phat Man's skull. Rikishi managed to overpower both Guerreros, teasing a stink face for Chavo throughout. Rikishi made the save near the end of the match, getting a stink face set up for Chavo, who low-blowed the big man out of the eye of the referee, and Eddie capitalized with the Frog Splash for the victory! The crowd booed as Eddie and Chavo rolled out of the ring, Sho Funaki crawling over to check on the wounded Rikishi, as the Guerreros had stolen another one tonight on SmackDown!. We went to the backstage area where Shannon Moore was shown getting ready for some six-man tag team action later on tonight, when the Hurricane came in, the green superhero asking Moore for a word before tonight's match. He told Moore about how Matt Hardy was last week, managing to steal the victory against Billy and Chuck in such an unfair fashion. He asked for Moore's opinion on him, but Moore stated that he didn't want any part in their disputes, noting both men as being his best friends. At that point, Matt Hardy came in asking if his comrades were ready, to which Hurricane walked out. Matt asked Shannon what his problem was. ~ Commercial Break ~The WWE Rewind aired, reviewing the happening on WWE Velocity this past Saturday night, where Jamie Noble and Nidia teamed up in mixed tag team action against Billy Kidman and Torrie Wilson, and this is where Noble decided to go behind the official's back and plant Torrie with the Tiger Bomb, allowing Nidia to pick up the win.Billy Kidman and Torrie Wilson def. Jamie Noble and Nidia in an intergender tag team match[/color] This was a rematch from last Saturday on Velocity, where Jamie Noble cheaply and illegally helped Nidia get a pinfall victory on Torrie Wilson. Torrie took it to Nidia in this one, but Nidia soon managed to swerve the attention to Jamie Noble and Billy Kidman, who flew around the ring in stylistic fashion. The match came to a close as Noble was thrown out of the ring by Kidman, and Torrie delivered a swinging neckbreaker to Nidia, followed up with the Shooting Star Press from Kidman for three! The crowd cheered as Billy Kidman and Torrie Wilson celebrated their win to cheers, the WWE Cruiserweight Champion, Jamie Noble meanwhile aiding to his fallen girlfriend, Nidia! Noble screamed that he was going to get payback, as Nidia clutched her neck and ribs, a recipient of a neckbreaker and a Shooting Star Press in this match. We cut to the backstage area, where Brock Lesnar was shown with Paul Heyman, as the WWE Undisputed Champion was shown not looking too pleased, watching footage from Monday Night RAW this past week, words spoken by Eric Bischoff about how Lesnar was a coward. His agent reassured him, as Lesnar asked why everyone was against him now, being banned from getting involved tonight. Heyman blamed it on jealousy of him being the man to beat in the WWE. Lesnar promised Paul that he was about to find someone to blame, leading Heyman out of the room. We went to a corridor, as the Olympic Gold Medalist Kurt Angle was shown making his way to the ring, as he'll be in action against John Cena, and it will be next! ~ Commercial Break ~We returned from the commercial break, where the WWE Undisputed Champion Brock Lesnar was shown barging open the locker room door, accompanied by Paul Heyman. The superstars' chatter hushed as the "Next Big Thing" and his agent entered the room, Lesnar eyeing up every superstar. Heyman told the superstars that nobody could beat Lesnar, but tonight he's giving them a chance to make a name for themselves - and to put their careers on the line! Lesnar passed Mark Henry and Faarooq, eyeing both men up before coming face to face with Randy Orton! Lesnar told Orton that he was his scapegoat, and tonight, he'd annihilate him. Lesnar left, Heyman muttering something to Orton under his breath. Kurt Angle def. John Cena[/color] These two met once again tonight on SmackDown!, just under three months separated since John Cena made an impact in his debut, taking the Olympic Gold Medalist to the limit on June 27th. Cena again proved that Ruthless Aggression-inspired influence against the Olympian, as Angle was once again shocked by Cena's feisty offence and passion. Cena then tried to go for the spin-out powerbomb just for Angle to slide out, locking in the Crossface randomly, making Cena tap! (**1/4)The crowd booed as Kurt Angle celebrated his win whilst Michael Cole and Tazz questioned his usage of Chris Benoit's Crossface to pick up the win. They weren't the only questioners however, as the theme of the WWE Intercontinental Champion then hit, and out came the "Rabid Wolverine" himself! Benoit had a smile on his face, as Benoit aided to John Cena, his eyes fixated on Angle's, but as Benoit aided to Cena, he locked in the Ankle Lock! Angle shoved Benoit away after stealing Angle's submission hold, and the two exchanged in a staredown before Angle stormed off, Benoit still smiling! Up next, the queer threesome of Rico, Billy and Chuck were shown headed for the ring, as they'll be taking on the North Carolinian combination of Matt Hardy, the Hurricane and Shannon Moore. ~ Commercial Break ~Matt Hardy, The Hurricane and Shannon Moore def. Billy, Chuck and Rico[/color] This was some high-impact competition, as Matt Hardy and the Hurricane already had a win over Billy and Chuck last week on SmackDown!, the North Carolinians having some dissension, Matt seemingly more sly and cheat-driven than ever before. Matt Hardy took most of the match, trading tags with Shannon Moore and Hurricane, but Moore was worked over by the former WWE Tag Team Champions, Moore then making the tag to Hurricane who made the save with the Hurri-Chokeslam on Rico! Hurricane wanted to put things away with the Eye of the Hurricane, but Matt made the blind tag after being shoved by Rico, and Matt came in with the Side Effect, putting his feet on the ropes for the three! The crowd gave Matt Hardy a mixed reaction, but Matt didn't care as he celebrated dramatically, as the Hurricane stood behind him, the superhero not looking pleased with him at all. Hurricane simply left as Hardy realised this and looked confused, Shannon Moore and Hardy conversing before going after Hurricane. The RAW Rebound aired.We returned to Thursday Night SmackDown! as Matt Hardy and Shannon Moore approached the Hurricane backstage, Hardy asking the superhero what his problem was. Hurricane told Matt that he feels as though Citizen Matthew Hardy hasn't been quite true and honest to the team: he lacks the testicular fortitude in which he has denied the justice of the United States in professional wrestling. Matt looked baffled, as he asked Hurricane why it mattered, reminding him about how they won. Hurricane simply told Matt that he doesn't want to win in such an dishonorable fashion, walking away once again. ~ Commercial Break ~We went to the backstage corridor, where Billy and Chuck were shown walking with their hair stylist, Rico. Chuck complained about how they've not had the best of weeks, and maybe he's starting to think it is time for them to move on. Billy looked really upset by this, as he pleaded with Chuck that they can get it together, Chuck reluctantly then nodding his head, telling Billy that they can get their composure back on track. Rico acted as cheerleader in the background, motivating the two to keep going, how they could become WWE Tag Team Champions all over again! We went to the backstage area, where Marc Lloyd was standing by with Edge, Lloyd asking Edge about how he feels his odds are in tonight's big time main event. Edge noted that this feels big for him, his first road to the WWE Undisputed Championship! Edge talked about how he rightfully won that battle royal last week, had Brock Lesnar not gotten involved; he eliminated four other superstars prior to the "Next Big Thing"s involvement, and so payback was in order for Lesnar. But that's when Eddie Guerrero approached Edge, asking Edge why he felt so confident that he was going to win, "Latino Heat" reminding him about how he beat him last week. Edge reiterated, stating that he beat Eddie at SummerSlam, and talking about how it was time for him to step up another level, telling Eddie and his Mullet to scram! Eddie was outraged, telling Edge that this wasn't over. Reverend D-Von was shown with Deacon Batista in Stephanie McMahon's office, as the Reverend was wondering why McMahon had invited them to the General Manager's office. D-Von asked if it was time for them to challenge for the WWE Tag Team Championships, to which Steph laughed, telling D-Von that it was not. McMahon told D-Von that she wanted to know what was going on with the two, as D-Von looked confused. Batista remained silent but imposing, as McMahon informed D-Von of a trade between RAW and SmackDown!. She told D-Von that despite there being legal problems between herself and Eric Bischoff at the moment, she made a trade work out, and the SmackDown! star moving to RAW will be Deacon Batista! D-Von looked outraged, asking Stephanie if she was kidding, stating that he couldn't lose the man of righteous power and strength. McMahon told Batista that it was a pleasure working with him, but as of tomorrow, they will no longer be on speaking terms! Batista looked at D-Von, stating that it was just business, before leaving, D-Von almost heartbroken. Brock Lesnar (w/Paul Heyman) def. Randy Orton in a non-title match[/color] The "Next Big Thing" was irate about not being able to get involved in the triple threat main event tonight, and so he wanted to take his anger out on Randy Orton, another bright, young prospect on the blue brand. But despite the rookie's attempts, the WWE Undisputed Champion managed to power through him, delivering three powerbombs in a row to the St Louis native, then finishing him off with the bear hug for the easy victory! The crowd booed, as Brock Lesnar was seemingly replicating his actions that put Hulk Hogan on the shelf last month, Randy Orton then beginning to bleed from the mouth! The WWE Undisputed Champion was rooted on by Paul Heyman, and that's when Lesnar finally finished Orton off with the F-5, the "Next Big Thing" and his agent finally leaving. We returned to the backstage area, where the Undertaker was shown watching the WWE Undisputed Champion leave on a monitor, when Marc Lloyd approached "Big Evil", asking the "Deadman" what was on his mind. The Undertaker told Marc that he joined the SmackDown! brand for a reason, and that was because Brock Lesnar trespassed in his yard: he has what he had, and he wants it back, the rematch he was never given. But the ultimate sign of disrespect that Lesnar showed towards him a week on Monday ago on RAW was the real decision maker. 'Taker talks about how Lesnar is the hunted now, and he is the hunter, and that tonight he is confident that he will be victorious, and at Unforgiven, respect will be handed out, and we'll see the Undertaker become a five-time WWE Champion! We soon went to a shot of Rey Mysterio Jr making his way down a corridor, as well as a graphic, as our triple threat main event between Edge, Mysterio and the Undertaker for a shot at the WWE Undisputed Championship, is next! ~ Commercial Break ~The Undertaker def. Rey Mysterio Jr & Edge in a number one contender's triple threat match[/color] This was an interesting blend between three fan favourites, as all three battled it out for the opportunity to take on Brock Lesnar at Unforgiven, all because of the "Next Big Thing"s recent attacks from behind on them, Lesnar seemingly paranoid now as the hunted WWE Undisputed Champion. The Undertaker was a non-factor at certain points, Edge and Mysterio Jr teaming up to take out the "Deadman", before going at it for themselves. There were some tense moments in this match where Edge and Mysterio both almost grasped the victory, but each time the recipient managed to either kick out, or 'Taker got involved. Soon, as Edge nailed the Edgecution on "Big Evil" out of nowhere, it was Eddie Guerrero who darted down the rampway with his nephew Chavo, as Chavo got on the apron and distracted the referee, whilst Eddie came from behind with a shot from a steel chair! The Guerreros disappeared as Rey Mysterio went for the springboard legdrop, but 'Taker had started stirring, and when Mysterio landed it, he then walked right into 'Taker's Last Ride, giving us our number one contender! (**1/4)The crowd cheered as the Undertaker began to celebrate his hard-fought victory, but suddenly Brock Lesnar's theme hit, and out came the WWE Undisputed Champion himself! The "Deadman" and the "Next Big Thing" had traded roles since last week, as we had our SmackDown! main event match made for Unforgiven in over two weeks! SmackDown! went off the air.[/font]
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Post by DTP. on Mar 9, 2013 22:23:02 GMT -5
WWE LIVE TOUR (September 6-September 9, 2002)
WWE RAW Live - Sioux Falls, SD's Arena (September 6, 2002)[/color] - Tommy Dreamer def. Test to win the WWE Hardcore Championship after the DDT onto a stop sign. - Justin Credible def. Tommy Dreamer to win the WWE Hardcore Championship after a singapore cane shot. - Shawn Stasiak def. Justin Credible to win the WWE Hardcore Championship with the roll-up. - Test def. Shawn Stasiak to win the WWE Hardcore Championship after the Big Boot. - William Regal def. Shelton Benjamin after the Regal Stretch. - Spike Dudley def. Crash Holly with the Dudley Dog. - Lance Storm and Christian def. Booker T and Goldust to retain the WWE Tag Team Championships by disqualification after Booker reversed the use of the title belt. - Chris Jericho def. Jeff Hardy after the Walls of Jericho. - Molly Holly def. Trish Stratus to retain the WWE Women's Championship after interference from Christopher Nowinski. - Bubba Ray Dudley def. Christopher Nowinski in an impromptu Tables match after a powerbomb. - Kane and Rob Van Dam def. the Big Show and Triple H after the Chokeslam from Kane to the Big Show. WWE SmackDown! Live - Washington D.C's MCI Center (September 7, 2002)[/color] - The Hurricane and Matt Hardy def. Billy and Chuck after a chair shot from Hardy to Chuck. - Reverend D-Von def. Faarooq after the Saving Grace. - Rey Mysterio Jr def. Chavo Guerrero after the West Coast Pop. - Jamie Noble def. Tajiri, Billy Kidman and Sho Funaki to retain the WWE Cruiserweight Championship in a Four Corners match after Noble pinned Kidman. - Albert def. John Cena after the Baldo Bomb. - Mark Henry def. Mike Awesome after the Big Splash. - Chris Benoit def. Kurt Angle to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship after the Diving Headbutt. - Eddie Guerrero def. Edge after the Lasso From El Paso. - Nidia def. Torrie Wilson after the roll-up. - Rikishi def. Steven Richards after the Banzai Drop. - Brock Lesnar def. The Undertaker to retain the WWE Undisputed Championship by DQ after 'Taker used a steel chair. WWE RAW Live - Rapid City, SD's Rushmore Plaza Civic Center (September 7, 2002)[/color] - Bradshaw def. Test to win the WWE Hardcore Championship after the Clothesline From Hell. - Christian def. Bradshaw to win the WWE Hardcore Championship after a shot from a trash can. - Goldust def. Christian to win the WWE Hardcore Championship after a shot from a shovel. - Lance Storm def. Goldust to win the WWE Hardcore Championship after the Super Kick. - Booker T def. Lance Storm to win the WWE Hardcore Championship after a shot from a stop sign. - Test def. Booker T to win the WWE Hardcore Championship after the Big Boot. - Raven, Crash Holly and Justin Credible def. Spike Dudley, Tommy Dreamer and Shawn Stasiak after the Raven Effect on Stasiak. - William Regal def. Shelton Benjamin after the brass knuckles shot. - Christian and Lance Storm def. Booker T and Goldust & Kane and Bradshaw to retain the WWE Tag Team Championships in a triple threat tag team match after the Unprettier on Goldust. - Kane and Bradshaw def. Lance Storm and Christian by count-out; the Un-Americans retain the WWE Tag Team Championships. - Chris Jericho def. Jeff Hardy after the Walls of Jericho. - Bubba Ray Dudley and Trish Stratus def. Christopher Nowinski and Molly Holly in a Tables match after a powerbomb from Bubba to Nowinski. - Triple H def. the Big Show & Rob Van Dam in a triple threat match after the Pedigree on RVD. WWE SmackDown! Live - Cleveland, OH's Gund Arena (September 8, 2002)[/color] - The Hurricane and Matt Hardy def. Billy and Chuck after a chair shot from Hardy to Chuck. - Reverend D-Von def. Faarooq after the Saving Grace. - Rey Mysterio Jr def. Chavo Guerrero after the West Coast Pop. - Jamie Noble def. Tajiri, Billy Kidman and Sho Funaki to retain the WWE Cruiserweight Championship in a Four Corners match after Noble pinned Kidman. - Albert def. John Cena after the Baldo Bomb. - Mark Henry def. Mike Awesome after the Big Splash. - Chris Benoit def. Kurt Angle to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship after the Diving Headbutt. - Eddie Guerrero def. Edge after the Lasso From El Paso. - Nidia def. Torrie Wilson after the roll-up. - Rikishi def. Steven Richards after the Banzai Drop. - Brock Lesnar def. The Undertaker to retain the WWE Undisputed Championship by DQ after 'Taker used a steel chair. WWE RAW Live - Cedar Rapids, IA's US Cellular Center (September 8, 2002)[/color] - Tommy Dreamer def. Test to win the WWE Hardcore Championship after the DDT onto a stop sign. - Justin Credible def. Tommy Dreamer to win the WWE Hardcore Championship after a singapore cane shot. - Shawn Stasiak def. Justin Credible to win the WWE Hardcore Championship with the roll-up. - Test def. Shawn Stasiak to win the WWE Hardcore Championship after the Big Boot. - William Regal def. Shelton Benjamin after the Regal Stretch. - Spike Dudley def. Crash Holly with the Dudley Dog. - Lance Storm and Christian def. Booker T and Goldust to retain the WWE Tag Team Championships by disqualification after Booker reversed the use of the title belt. - Chris Jericho def. Jeff Hardy after the Walls of Jericho. - Molly Holly def. Trish Stratus to retain the WWE Women's Championship after interference from Christopher Nowinski. - Bubba Ray Dudley def. Christopher Nowinski in an impromptu Tables match after a powerbomb. - Kane and Rob Van Dam def. the Big Show and Triple H after the Chokeslam from Kane to the Big Show. WWE SmackDown! Live - Mankato, MN's Alltel Arena (September 9, 2002)[/color] - The Hurricane and Matt Hardy def. Billy and Chuck after a chair shot from Hardy to Chuck. - Reverend D-Von def. Faarooq after the Saving Grace. - Rey Mysterio Jr def. Chavo Guerrero after the West Coast Pop. - Jamie Noble def. Tajiri, Billy Kidman and Sho Funaki to retain the WWE Cruiserweight Championship in a Four Corners match after Noble pinned Kidman. - Albert def. John Cena after the Baldo Bomb. - Mark Henry def. Mike Awesome after the Big Splash. - Chris Benoit def. Kurt Angle to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship after the Diving Headbutt. - Edge def. Eddie Guerrero with a spear. - Torrie Wilson def. Nidia and Dawn Marie in a Bikini Contest. - Rikishi def. Steven Richards after the Banzai Drop. - Brock Lesnar def. The Undertaker to retain the WWE Undisputed Championship by DQ after 'Taker used a steel chair.[/font]
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Post by Planktung on Mar 10, 2013 15:30:57 GMT -5
Very interesting opener with Stephanie McMahon addressing and accepting the lawsuit of Eric Bischoff. Expected announcement of The Undertaker becoming a SmackDown! star. And while the Triple Treat main event sounds great, it's quite obvious that 'Taker will be picking up the win. Solid tag team bout to kick things of. Glad that Los Guerreros picked up the victory. Hoping to see them continue to shine on SmackDown. That reminds me that you haven't brought in SmackDown's Tag Team Championships to counter RAW's. Good win for Billy Kidman and Torrie Wilson over Jamie Noble and Nidia. Nidia took the Shooting Star Press? Holy crap. Yeah, Randy Orton's getting squashed tonight. Great bout with Kurt Angle and John Cena. Loved Angle using the Crossface to get the victory, taking a shot at the Intercontinental Champion Chris Benoit. Wow, Benoit locking Cena in the Ankle Lock. Seriously a great segment, well done. Solid Six Man Tag with Matt Hardy, Shannon Moore, and The Hurricane getting the victory. I do admire this storyline with Matt using dirty tactics to get victories, much to the dismay of the Hurricane. Interesting move to RAW for Deacon Batista. I certainly imagine that he'll become the break out star of RAW. Yep, Orton got squashed. Good win for Brock Lesnar to further establish his dominance before the main event No. 1 Contender's match. And lastly, expected victory for the Undertaker in a fantastic main event. A bit odd that three faces competed here against each other. Looking forward to Lesnar and 'Taker's encounter at Unforgiven. Overall, a rather nice edition of SmackDown.
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Post by DTP. on Mar 17, 2013 9:56:42 GMT -5
WWE Monday Night RAW - September 9, 2002 Ames, IA - Iowa State UniversityWWE Sunday Night Heat - September 15, 2002 Molly Holly def. Terri to retain the WWE Women's Championship Crash Holly def. Johnny Stamboli Shelton Benjamin def. Justin Credible Bradshaw def. Raven . We kick off Monday Night RAW tonight with the opening video package, as we cut to the Iowa State University where pyrotechnics went off, and Jim Ross and Jerry "the King" Lawler welcomed us to the show, hyping up the big main event, as Kane, Triple H and Rob Van Dam will all face off for the historic, vacant World Heavyweight Championship!Test def. Jeff Hardy to retain the WWE Hardcore Championship[/color] This was a hard-hitting way to kick off the show, as the former WWE Hardcore Champion took on the man that won the title last week on RAW, Test of the Un-Americans. Test overpowered Jeff in in-ring combat, but when it came to weapons, Hardy mastered, as the rainbow-haired warrior almost had Test done for following a dropkick whilst the champ had a stop sign in his hands. Hardy eventually was on the verge of picking up the win, going up top for the Swanton Bomb, but that's when Chris Jericho hit the ring, crotching Jeff, which then led to Test knocking Hardy to the outside with the Big Boot! Test followed, and secured the victory. The crowd booed as Test celebrated his victory, the WWE Hardcore Champion celebrating with the belt as Chris Jericho watched on from ringside, having once again assisted one of his Un-American buddies tonight! ~ Commercial Break ~During the break, Chris Jericho continued his attack on Jeff Hardy, sending him right into the barricade before locking in the Walls of Jericho at ringside until numerous officials managed to break the two up.We returned live to RAW, where Chris Jericho was still in the ring, the "Ayotollah of Rock 'n' Rolla" with a microphone in hand, as Y2J was rabbiting on about how he should have been in this World Heavyweight Championship match tonight, had it not been for Jeff Hardy. Jericho yelled about how he shouldn't have to be here interfering in a match that he's not even involved in! Jericho received 'bunghole' chants, as Chris was irate. At ringside, officials were helping Jeff Hardy out of the building, still trying to recover from the closing moments of the WWE Hardcore Championship match, and what happened after the match. Jericho then called out Ric Flair, scapegoating the "Nature Boy" as being the reason to why he isn't such a big star right now, having qualified for the triple threat match, and winning that match tonight to be the new World Heavyweight Champion. Y2J stated that Flair is jealous, and that's why he got involved in Flair's business last week. Jericho talked about how he remembered Flair's reigns as champ, and he thought he was overrated, stating that he feels like he would make such a better champion than a hasbeen like him. Suddenly, the crowd lit up as Ric Flair's theme hit, and out came the "Nature Boy" himself. Flair threw down his suit jacket on the rampway before elbowing dropping it, as Flair stormed down to the ring, no stylin' and no profilin' for the "Nature Boy" tonight! Flair got in the ring and snatched Chris Jericho's microphone away from him, asking Y2J if he really wanted to rile up Flair, stating that he would snap Jericho's leg just like he could've done at SummerSlam! Flair talked about how Jericho had disrespected him for too long, and that if he wanted a fight, then he would give it to him tonight on RAW! The crowd cheered, as Jericho looked around for the audience's reaction, before Y2J snatched the microphone back, calling Flair a liar, a liar to the fans that all thought Naitch would ride off into the sunset and prove everybody wrong, that he would be the World Heavyweight Champion one more time! The crowd booed as Jericho skipped around Flair's challenge, but that's when Flair took Jericho down and went for the Figure-Four Leglock - but Y2J managed to cling onto the bottom rope, and slid out of there! The crowd booed, as Jericho had a snarl on his face, Flair wanting Y2J to bring it, but Jericho didn't want any part of the rustled up Flair anymore! We cut to the backstage area, where Eric Bischoff was shown in his office watching the promo with Chris Jericho and Ric Flair when suddenly the office door was heard slamming shut, and in came the Un-Americans, Christian and Lance Storm! The WWE Tag Team Champions seemed to mean business, as the Un-Americans told Bischoff that they wanted Kane tonight, and they didn't care about his involvement in the World Heavyweight Championship match. The RAW General Manager told them no and tried to reason with them, but Christian told Eric that he thought he was a cool guy, but maybe he was just like the rest of the Americans, ignorant against truly talented individuals! Lance stated that if they weren't given this match with Kane, then they would leave RAW much like Brock Lesnar did, and become SmackDown! exclusive, taking their titles with them! Eric reluctantly had no choice but to give them their match, a handicap match with Kane tonight! The crowd booed, as the anti-Americans left the room satisfied. ~ Commercial Break ~We returned to RAW as Triple H was arriving at the building, entering through the doors of the Iowa State University when he was approached by Terri. Terri asked for comments from the "Game", just for Triple H to not even look her way. Christopher Nowinski (w/Molly Holly) def. Tommy Dreamer[/color] The "Innovator of Violence" was in action tonight against the Harvard Graduate, who had his ring girl with him, the WWE Women's Champion, whom had some sort of interest in Nowinski recently. Nowinski was caught off-guard by Dreamer's unorthodox ring style, but later in the match as Dreamer went for the DDT, Molly Holly got on the apron and distracted Tommy, and Nowinski rolled him up for the victory! The crowd booed as Christopher Nowinski had managed to score the victory with Molly Holly on his arm. Nowinski's hand was raised, the WWE Women's Champion cheering for him at ringside. The Harvard Graduate hugged Molly in the ring, but that's when Tommy Dreamer came from behind with a singapore cane shot for Nowinski, nailing him right in the spine! The "Innovator of Violence" left standing tall, as Molly aided to her fallen friend. In the backstage area, Jeff Hardy was shown getting taped up in the trainer's office, when Ric Flair walked in, the "Nature Boy" asking Hardy if he was alright. Hardy nodded, as Flair told Jeff that he appreciated sacrificing himself for Flair's momentum against Chris Jericho earlier, saying that he certainly paid the price. Hardy told Flair not to sweat it, telling him that he did it pleasurably. He told Flair that he lived his life based on taking sacrifices, it's how he gets by. And tonight he said he wants Flair to beat Jericho's ass all around that arena. Flair told Hardy that he would do what he could, stylin' and profilin' with a mighty 'WOO'. ~ Commercial Break ~The WWE Live vignette aired, promoting numerous upcoming events, leading up to Unforgiven.Spike Dudley def. William Regal by disqualification[/color] Bubba Ray and Spike Dudley got themselves into hot water last week in making the save for Stacy Keibler against the Samoans, the Three Minute Warning. Tonight though, Spike had to take on his former rival, William Regal, as Regal used his size to an advantage, but Regal also managed to get in some offence of his own, equalizing Spike with a backbreaker and a jawbreaker. Spike soon made the comeback though, but as he did, the theme of Three Minute Warning hit, and Rosey and Jamal hit the ring, blindsighting Spike! The crowd booed, as Three Minute Warning stomped away at Spike Dudley, Rosey picking Spike up and tossing him to Jamal, who caught him with the Samoan Drop! Three Minute Warning stood tall in the ring, but they weren't done as Rosey shoved Jamal and ordered him to get a table, as a table appeared in the ring in no time: Spike being positioned onto it, and then came Rosey diving off of the top rope with a Superfly Splash crushing Spike through it! Three Minute Warning stood tall, all whilst Bubba Ray Dudley was not around! We returned to the General Manager's office, where Eric Bischoff was on the phone to his lawyer regarding the legal case with SmackDown! General Manager, Stephanie McMahon. Bischoff told his lawyer that this case was all or nothing for Monday Night RAW's future. As he was saying that, Deacon Batista walked in. Bischoff suddenly turned around and was frightened by the size of the beast, as Eric told his lawyer that he'd call him back. Eric shook Batista's hand, as Eric visibly rived in pain at the intense grip of Deacon. Bischoff introduced him to RAW, as he told Batista that he would be having his first match-up tonight, against Shawn Stasiak, and he wanted to see him make an impact. Batista told Eric that he'd get just that, patting his new employer on the shoulder, to which Bischoff aided to his arm, his first encounter with the strongman! Suddenly, we went to the backstage area, where the WWE Tag Team Champions, the Un-Americans were shown making their way down a corridor, and then down another corridor, the "Big Red Monster" was as well! Kane takes on Christian and Lance Storm in a handicap match, next! ~ Commercial Break ~An advertisement aired, promoting WWE Unforgiven, live on pay-per-view on September 22nd.Kane def. The Un-Americans (w/Test) in a handicap match[/color] The "Big Red Machine" was here tonight as one of the three men to potentially claim the vacant World Heavyweight Championship tonight, but first off he had some unfinished business with the WWE Tag Team Champions, Lance Storm and Christian managing to finally get in a beatdown on Kane after some difficulties, but as Lance and Christian resumed their beatdown, Booker T and Goldust came down to ringside, also having problems with the Un-Americans, jumping the interfering Test and ensuring that he didn't get in on any action! That's when Storm and Christian realised this, and as they were distracted, Kane came from behind and left them both mangled with a Double Chokeslam! Kane covered both champions for the victory. The crowd cheered as Kane celebrated his win and the referee raised his hand high, the "Big Red Machine"s night not just over yet, as the unlucky streak of the Un-Americans resumed. Booker T and Goldust then took the ring, celebrating with Kane, and Booker had one of the WWE Tag Team Championships, Booker staring into it and projecting into a microphone, "Now can you dig that, sucka!" We went to Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler, as they reviewed last week's emotional satellite interview with the "Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, as we then went to a video package covering last week's heartbreaking but vengeful segment. A graphic then aired, promoting Chris Jericho taking on Ric Flair, and it'll be next! ~ Commercial Break ~We returned to Monday Night RAW to see the Coach standing by with "Mr Monday Night" Rob Van Dam, as Jonathan Coachman wanted to get a few words with the "Whole Damn Show", not long before his big opportunity in triple threat action against Triple H and Kane, for the vacant World Heavyweight Championship. RVD told Coach that he was ready for action, and that tonight he would prove every one of his haters wrong, that he wouldn't be a weak link tonight, that he'd celebrate with the title high above his head, and would defend against allcomers! But as he went to continue, the Big Show came into shot calling RVD a phony, that his win last week was a deliberate fluke and that if he tried it again, Show would have demolished him. Show tells RVD to win tonight, but that better mean that Show is the first man to challenge him for the World Heavyweight Championship - otherwise, he'd come looking for the "Whole Damn Show"! Show walked away, as RVD looked intimidated. Ric Flair vs Chris Jericho; double count-out[/color] These two have deterred into an intense rivalry in recent weeks, having started in July, but really became intensified at SummerSlam, where the "Nature Boy" managed to defeat the younger Y2J with the Figure-Four Leglock. These two exchanged blows, as the "Nature Boy" went after Chris Jericho from the get-go, Flair hell bent on locking in the Figure-Four Leglock, but Chris Jericho soon began to fight back, Y2J beginning to get in some cheap stiff shots to the face, abruptly making Flair bleed badly from the eye. Jericho continued to try and open up that cut near Flair's eye, as Y2J then sent him tumbling to the outside. Flair managed to fire back though, sending Jericho down with a knife-edged chop, and then continuing to pound away on him at ringside, catching him up against the barricade where he chopped the life out of him, meanwhile the official had no choice but to count both men out! Ric Flair continued the knife edged chops on Chris Jericho, as blood streamed down the face of the "Nature Boy", Y2J's chest turning to beetroot red! Flair refused to stop as the official tried to restrain him, Flair was not out of the game just yet! ~ Commercial Break ~We returned to RAW as a replay of what happened before the commercial break aired. Following this, we cut to the backstage area, where Ric Flair charged into Eric Bischoff's office, demanding another match with the punk, Chris Jericho at Unforgiven! The RAW General Manager was startled to see the bloody "Nature Boy", giving him the match under the conditions that he leaves without spilling blood anywhere. Jim Ross and Jerry "The King" Lawler promoted WWE Unforgiven, taking place in thirteen days from the Staples Center in Los Angeles. They promoted the current line-up for the show, consisting of Brock Lesnar defending the WWE Undisputed Championship against the Undertaker; Chris Jericho taking on Ric Flair as just added; but also just added for Unforgiven, it will be the Un-Americans defending the WWE Tag Team Championships against Booker T and Goldust! Plus, more to be announced.We went to the backstage area, where Chris Jericho was shown clutching his chest whilst walking down a corridor in the backstage area, Y2J visibly hurting after the fury of knife-edged chops received by Ric Flair moments ago, almost to the brink of tears. But that wasn't it, as at that moment, Jeff Hardy slammed a steel chair into the spine of the "Ayotollah of Rock 'n' Rolla"! Hardy gained a measure of retribution, as he uttered that that was for costing him his match earlier tonight, walking away with a limp of his own. Deacon Batista def. Shawn Stasiak[/color] This was the monster's debut on the RAW brand, having been traded with Sean O'Haire last week, as announced on UPN SmackDown!. Batista made a splash here, tossing the bizarre Shawn Stasiak from corner to corner, almost decapitating Stasiak with the clothesline in the corner and showing even more raw animal strength with a chokebomb, before he got Shawn set up, and finished him off with a dramatic sit-out powerbomb, sending Stasiak right back to Planet Stasiak! The crowd booed as Deacon Batista celebrated his win, this dominant force definitely making an impact here tonight in his debut on the RAW brand! But just when we thought he was out of it, Shawn Stasiak soon got back up, just to walk into a big spinebuster, almost breaking Stasiak in two! Batista left dominantly. ~ Commercial Break ~We returned to Monday Night RAW as Trish Stratus was shown warming up in preparation for tag team action tonight after a bad week last week, being jumped by Three Minute Warning during a number one contender's mud bowl match. Stratus was then joined by Jacqueline, who proceeded to ask her if she was ready for this match. Trish told Jackie that she's waited all week to get her hands on Stacy Keibler, and she doesn't care how beat up she still is from Rosey and Jamal's attack last week. Suddenly however, that's when the former Big Valbowski walked into the room, Val Venis asking the two Divas if it was really worth it after last week. He tried to reason with the girls to not go out there tonight, to which Jackie told Val that he'd changed, the two Divas heading off for tag team action anyway! In the locker room, Triple H was shown preparing his knee pads, as the "Cerebral Assassin" seemed deeply focused on this World Heavyweight Championship match tonight. Trish Stratus and Jacqueline def. Stacy Keibler and Victoria[/color] This was a short Divas tag team match between four of the top female superstars on the RAW brand, Trish Stratus and Stacy Keibler having battled it out last Monday night in a mud bowl match - of course which would end in a no contest after interference from Three Minute Warning. Stacy seemed paranoid of another freak attack from the Samoans, and that's what led us to the finish, as Jackie and Victoria brawled outside of the ring whilst Trish and Stacy slugged it out inside, Stratus managing to deliver the Stratusfaction on Keibler for the win! The crowd cheered as Trish Stratus celebrated her victory to cheers, as the most inexperienced Diva, Victoria watched on from ringside. Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler then promoted SmackDown! this coming Thursday night, where the WWE Women's Championship was set to be defended between Molly Holly, and Torrie Wilson! We soon cut to a graphic of Triple H, Rob Van Dam and Kane, as tonight all three men have qualified for this moment, a shot at the vacant RAW brand exclusive, illustrious World Heavyweight Championship gold, and it will be next! ~ Commercial Break ~Eric Bischoff's theme hit, as the RAW General Manager made his way out to ringside with the steel briefcase containing the World Heavyweight Championship inside. Bischoff took a place at the announce table beside J.R. and the King.Rob Van Dam def. Kane and Triple H to win the vacant World Heavyweight Championship[/color] This was our main event, and definitely the most anticipated bout of the night as well, as the "Cerebral Assassin" found himself in a spot of bother, being cornered by the two fan favourites, the "Big Red Machine" Kane and the "Whole Damn Show", Rob Van Dam. Kane was already tired after a handicap match earlier on in the night in which he managed to win; Kane with a support bandage on his elbow after some work was done to his arm earlier tonight by the Canadians. Triple H tried to stay out of the way, but to no prevail early on, as Rob Van Dam and Kane made an excellent combination, managing to beat down Triple H before going at it for themselves. The gold was up for grabs, as Eric talked about the prestigious prize up for grabs here, also commenting on the lawsuit with Stephanie McMahon and how the McMahon's lawyer certainly does suck. RVD almost upset the crowd early on, managing to nail "The Game" with some high-offense maneuvers such as the split-legged moonsault, the roundhouse kick as well as even hinting for the Five-Star Frog Splash, just for Kane to intercept. Kane also had moments, nailing the Chokeslam on Triple H at one point but for a two count. The action then came down to the "Cerebral Assassin" and the "Big Red Machine", as Hunter slid outside for his trademarked sledgehammer - no disqualifications in this one - but as he charged at Kane to try and make another victim of that dreaded weapon, Kane grabbed him and delivered a big Chokeslam to the "Game"! Kane went for the cover, but that's when the Big Show hit the ring, delivering the Chokeslam to the "Big Red Machine" as well, RVD sliding into the ring! The crowd booed as Show told Van Dam to cover him, but "Mr Monday Night" declined! RVD then went up top and nailed Triple H with the Five-Star Frog Splash, and we had a new World Heavyweight Champion! (**3/4)The crowd exploded as Rob Van Dam's hand was raised in victory, "Mr Monday Night" having fulfilled his dream by becoming the first-ever World Heavyweight Champion of the RAW brand era! RVD was handed the belt by Eric Bischoff, as the two men stood in the centre of the ring, the RAW General Manager soon leaving for Van Dam to have his moment in the sun, as RVD was the new Heavyweight Champion of the World! Monday Night RAW went off the air.[/font]
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Post by AKing1979 on Mar 17, 2013 11:08:44 GMT -5
Good episode of Raw this time around with a fun main event, and I'm glad you went a different direction and gave RVD the world title instead of Triple H. I was worried you were going to give Triple H the belt and recreate his nightmare dominance, but thankfull that didn't happen, at least not yet. You've got some other neat stuff going and the makings of a solid Unforgiven card, hopefully this time Booker T and Goldust get the tag belts. And I saw atista got his first dominant win on Raw, interested to see how you build him up. Another good job here!
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Post by Planktung on Mar 18, 2013 0:27:15 GMT -5
Alright, huge main event for tonight. While I would absolutely love to see you take the creative route and have Rob Van Dam become the inaugural World Heavyweight Champion, I do think you'll keep things in order and give Triple H the strap. Solid opening Hardcore Championship match. I imagine it would have been a fun one with Test and Jeff Hardy. Liked the interference from Chris Jericho. Canadian love. Good promo between Jericho and Ric Flair to follow up. So a rematch from SummerSlam tonight? Nice. Hopefully Jericho takes it this time. Not too sure on the segment with Eric Bischoff and the Un-Americans. Made Bischoff look a bit weak in term of power by just giving in, threat or not. Then again, I guess Bischoff does have to be concerned over Stephanie McMahon's lawsuit. Christopher Nowinski with the victory here is fine. Liked the attack from Dreamer afterwards. They killed Spike! He's broken in half! Truthfully, I probably would have laughed my ass off at the sight of poor little Spike Dudley getting manhandled by Three Minute Warning. Deacon Batista's RAW debut tonight. Cool. Good win for Kane over the Un-Americans. I'm not that big on the decision to have him compete twice tonight, especially when he's in the main event to decide the World Heavyweight Champion. Flair and Jericho's match going to a Double Count out came as a surprise to me. I do admire the finish with Flair looking like a badass, beating Jericho while covered in blood. OK, a rematch at Unforgiven. Now I'm expecting Jericho to get the win. I'm liking how Jeff Hardy has become intertwined in the feud. Dominating victory for Deacon Batista. I do wonder how long we'll see these squash matches from Big Dave. Could get tedious after a while. Decent victory for Trish Stratus and Jacqueline. I assume we're not that far away from Trish's second Women's Championship reign. I would also like to see Victoria capture the title before the end of 2002. I loved her so much as a batsh*t crazy bitch. And lastly, holy crap! Van Dam did it! As bad as I wanted it to happen, I really thought you were going to stick with Hunter being the champion. But damn, this is amazing. Seriously glad that you decided to go with Van Dam as the first World Heavyweight Champion. I don't see him having much of a lengthy reign. I wouldn't be surprised if Hunter takes it at Unforgiven. But even at that, this is still an awesome moment. Overall, a great edition of RAW.
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Post by DTP. on Mar 24, 2013 10:17:25 GMT -5
WWE SmackDown! - September 12, 2002 [/color] Minneapolis, MN - Target CenterWWE Velocity - September 14, 2002[/color] Shannon Moore def. Rico Sean O'Haire def. Sho Funaki Mike Awesome and Bull Buchanan def. Mark Henry and Faarooq Rikishi def. Tajiri [/size][/center] Tonight's edition of SmackDown! started things off where last week's episode left off, recapping the Undertaker picking up the victory against Edge and Rey Mysterio Jr, earning him a shot at the WWE Undisputed Championship, the show going off the air with Brock Lesnar staring down his first number one contender to the gold. The opening video package for SmackDown! aired, pyrotechnics going off as Michael Cole and Tazz welcomed us to the show.The crowd erupted, as the theme of the "American Badass" hit to kick things off in a big way, and out came "Big Evil" himself, without a motorcycle. The Undertaker walked down to the ring to cheers, as the Undertaker introduced everybody to the Target Center. The "Deadman" went back to nearly two weeks ago on RAW, where it was the Undertaker taking on the new World Heavyweight Champion Triple H, in a number one contender's match for a shot at the WWE Championship - but it was the champ himself, Brock Lesnar who got involved and cost him the match, allowing Triple H to win. That's when Lesnar jumped to SmackDown!, and 'Taker stated that he wanted redemption...so he jumped ships, and he came to SmackDown!, and now he's the number one contender once again, and Brock has nowhere to run this time around! The fans cheered, as 'Taker stated that on September 22nd, Lesnar will learn something about respect, because he will kick the "Next Big Thing"s ass into regretting choosing to step into the "Deadman"s yard! The fans' cheers were soon cut off by the inevitable theme of the WWE Champion, Brock Lesnar. The "Next Big Thing" hit the ring with his agent Paul Heyman behind him, as the three men stood in the ring, Heyman with a mic in his hand as well. Heyman asked the Undertaker if that's really what he thought, that he was going to walk all over the WWE Champion. Heyman reminded the Undertaker about what his client had done to Hulk Hogan and The Rock in just a few weeks difference - and now "Big Evil" himself, was on Lesnar's radar. Heyman told 'Taker that he knows him extensively - he's not new to his work, he was there when he started out in Jim Crockett Promotions, when he was simply "Mean" Mark. Heyman reminds 'Taker about how he spoonfed him and how naíve he was back then, and how far he's come is irrelevant if you make Heyman's managerial services a non-factor! Heyman told 'Taker that he is doing the same with Brock Lesnar, and he's already the WWE Champion! 'Taker retorted, telling Paul that that is arguable, before telling Brock to keep his boy in check, because they'd have problems if he kept talking. Heyman then told 'Taker to watch his mouth as well, because he has some dirt on the "Deadman" that his pregnant wife, Sara, may not want to hear! 'Taker then grabbed Paul by the throat, just for Lesnar to get involved, and the two engaged in a brawl, 'Taker getting the better of the champion just for Paul Heyman to intercept, leading Lesnar to spear the Undertaker and stand triumphant in the ring! There was hell to pay for the new WWE Champion. ~ Commercial Break ~We returned to SmackDown!, where Kurt Angle was shown standing by with Marc Lloyd, Lloyd asking for a few comments with the Olympic Gold Medalist regarding last week's altercation with Chris Benoit and John Cena, with the exchanging of the Ankle Lock and the Crossface. Angle told Marc that it was simple: Angle felt like a change. Benoit didn't invent the Crossface, and that's why he decided to finish Cena off with it. Meanwhile, the "Rabid Wolverine" went and tried to make a mockery of his infamous, deadly Ankle Lock - a submission known to snap ankles in a mere few seconds. Well, he doesn't take kindly to it, which is why tonight, he's going to prove to everyone why he should be in Benoit's spot right now, when he takes on a man that he once broke the shoulder of, Hardcore Holly, and he plans on ending it with a better Crossface than Benoit could ever utilize! Oh it's true, it's damn true. Billy and Chuck (w/Rico) def. Matt Hardy and The Hurricane (w/Shannon Moore)[/color] This was a rematch from two weeks ago on SmackDown!, as the homoerotic stylings of Billy, Chuck and their personal stylist, Rico have had problems defeating the three North Carolinians in a fair manner in recent weeks, tonight hopefully being the rectification of the former WWE Tag Team Champions' stylings. The Hurricane and Matt Hardy had problems earlier on, Rico getting involved, but that soon changed with Shannon Moore going after the sideburn-clad stylist at ringside. The match came down to Chuck and Rico, as Chuck managed to nail Hurricane with the Super Kick, and that put the superhero away for the three! The crowd booed, as Billy and Chuck celebrated majorly outside of the ring over their first win in numerous weeks. Meanwhile, the Hurricane was recovering in the ring, when Matt Hardy got in there and started shoving the superhero and got in his face, to which Shannon Moore tried to restrain the angry ex-Hardy Boy. Hardy left on his own, as Moore and Hurricane congregated in the ring. In the backstage area, Billy Kidman was making his way down a corridor, as up next, Kidman will challenge the trailer park boy, Jamie Noble for his WWE Cruiserweight Championship! ~ Commercial Break ~An advertisement aired, promoting WWE Unforgiven, live on pay-per-view on September 22, 2002.Jamie Noble (w/Nidia) def. Billy Kidman to retain the WWE Cruiserweight Championship[/color] The trailer park boy has been quite the successful champion, having amounted to great things since becoming the WWE Cruiserweight Champion back at King of the Ring, tonight facing a man he defeated at Vengeance in July, Billy Kidman. Kidman took down Noble early on, managing to get the better of the champion, as Kidman tried to get away with the title on two different occasions, one with a backslide and another with the inside cradle, just for Noble to keep fighting back. Noble tried to work the shoulder of Kidman, but Kidman managed to fire back using his resilience and agility, soon setting up for the Shooting Star Press - just for Nidia to get on the apron and crotch him whilst the referee wasn't looking! Noble continued, delivering a superplex followed up with a cradle for the victory! (**)The crowd booed as Jamie Noble had his arm raised, Noble being helped out of the ring by his girlfriend, Nidia, who handed him his rightfully earned WWE Cruiserweight Championship! In the backstage area, Stephanie McMahon was shown talking to Reverend D-Von, who was trying to find a way to get Deacon Batista back on SmackDown!, after being traded to RAW last Thursday night. D-Von asked the SmackDown! General Manager to bring him back, pleading with the mighty Lord himself. Suddenly, the Undertaker's voice was heard yelling "Jesus Christ", immediately scaring the Reverend away! 'Taker told Steph that he wanted to get his hands on Brock Lesnar tonight, that he can't wait nine days to take on the WWE Champion! Stephanie told 'Taker that she knows he's hot, but that he can't run around here like this is RAW and blow stuff up in the backstage area. She prides herself on a tip-top and safe working environment, unlike Eric Bischoff. 'Taker told Steph that that wouldn't matter if he didn't give him somebody to take his anger out on tonight. Steph asked 'Taker if he wanted to kick someone's ass that badly, then he was going to put him against Albert tonight! 'Taker shrugged, telling her that it was good enough, stating that her WWE Champion may be in danger in nine days. In the backstage area, the WWE Intercontinental Champion, Chris Benoit was shown walking through the backstage area ready for action, as he takes on Reverend D-Von in non-title action, next! ~ Commercial Break ~In the backstage area, Marc Lloyd was standing by with Edge, as Lloyd asked for a few words from the man who came very close to becoming the number one contender to the WWE Championship last week, Edge. Edge told Marc that he came so close that he could feel it. But nonetheless, that didn't happen and that's because of that persistent little lawn-mowing rascal mullet, Eddie Guerrero! Edge told Eddie that he may have gotten him last week, but tonight in tag team action against him and his nerdy nephew, Chavo; he had back-up. At that point, Rey Mysterio Jr came into shot, as Edge and Mysterio embraced with a cool handshake, prepared for tag action with the Guerreros tonight! Chris Benoit def. Reverend D-Von in a non-title match[/color] The crowd was actually quite behind the WWE Intercontinental Champion tonight, as the "Rabid Wolverine" began to dissect Reverend D-Von straight from the getgo, working over the arm of the former WWE Tag Team Champion, but D-Von continued to try and fight back, managing to get in a few shots before being dragged into the Crossface! D-Von was riving in pain, but Benoit suddenly released it, rolling out and applying the Ankle Lock instead, innovated by Kurt Angle! D-Von tapped out in a number of seconds. The crowd gave Chris Benoit a mixed reaction as he celebrated his win before taking his WWE Intercontinental Championship and strutting around the ring as if he was the Olympic Gold Medalist, Kurt Angle! Angle was then shown in the backstage area, going irate about Benoit mocking him, as the "Rabid Wolverine" was victorious nonetheless. The RAW Rebound aired.A graphic aired, as when we return, we will see Eddie and his nephew, Chavo Guerrero Jr in tag team action against the exciting team of Edge and Rey Mysterio Jr! Next. ~ Commercial Break ~Edge and Rey Mysterio Jr def. The Guerreros[/color] A high-flying based affair, as Edge and Rey Mysterio Jr bonded even more in this encounter, using each others' agility to the others' advantage and taking on the Guerreros, managing to get the better of Chavo Guerrero Jr, in particular. Mysterio took it to Chavo with high-flying action, but a tag to Eddie Guerrero managed to stop things, as Eddie gave Rey the tilt-a-whirl backbreaker and from there, the dastardly Guerreros went straight to work on the spine of the San Diego native. Edge soon got the hot tag, as he went toe-to-toe with Eddie Guerrero, the man that cost him the number one contender's match last week. Chavo soon tried to introduce a steel chair, but Rey took him out, as the officials were busy with Chavo and Rey at ringside, and that's when Eddie ran at Edge, just for Edge to nail Eddie with the steel chair! Edge copied Eddie's tactic to win their match from two weeks ago, hiding the chair and getting the win on Eddie! (**1/2)The crowd cheered as Edge celebrated his win, Rey Mysterio Jr then getting into the ring to join him! Meanwhile, Chavo Guerrero Jr tried to help his unconscious uncle, Eddie on the other side of the ring. Edge had gotten revenge on Eddie, but it was definitely far from finished! ~ Commercial Break ~As we returned from the commercial break, we saw Chavo Guerrero Jr trying to talk sense into the dazed Eddie Guerrero, reminding him of what happened before "things got blurry" for "Latino Heat". That's when Stephanie McMahon approached the Guerreros, informing Edge that at Unforgiven, it will be Eddie Guerrero going one-on-one, with Edge! Eddie looked like he wanted to cry, as the Guerreros walked away. Kurt Angle def. Hardcore Holly[/color] The Olympic Gold Medalist was not pleased earlier on tonight with the actions of Chris Benoit stealing his Ankle Lock, as tonight he was going up against the man he inadvertently injured with a moonsault two years ago on WWE programming. The blood was still bad here, as Hardcore took it to the Olympian, just for Angle to soon fight back, going after the ankle of the former WWE Hardcore Champion. Holly tried to fire back, but it was all Angle working on the ankle, before suddenly putting him away with the Crossface! The crowd booed as Kurt Angle celebrated his win with another convenient finish, as that's when the theme of Chris Benoit hit, and out came the WWE Intercontinental Champion! Benoit and Angle went head-to-head, as Angle soon slapped the "Rabid Wolverine", leading to a brawl between the two! The two continued to scrap on the canvas before three officials finally managed to separate the two! Angle and Benoit still stared one another down, before Benoit slapped Angle in return from earlier and left! Angle was irate with referees restraining him, as Benoit grinned from the rampway. The game of submission charades continues! Suddenly, we went to the backstage corridor, where the recently made unemployed Steven Richards was shown making his way down a corridor, and it appeared as if Richards was headed for the ring! Richards was suddenly stopped by Sho Funaki, who comically asked Richards if he still actually worked here, to which Richards snarled, continuing to walk for the building. We'll hear from Richards next! ~ Commercial Break ~In the backstage area, Matt Hardy was shown seated, when the Hurricane suddenly walked in to apologise to Matt for earlier. Matt stood up and sighed, telling Hurricane - whom he referred to as Shane, that he was sorry too. Hardy told Hurricane that he's been acting like a jerk recently because he feels like he has started slipping down the totem pole after so much success. Hurricane told Matt that there was no hard feelings, the two then embracing in a handshake and a hug. We returned to the Target Center to see Steven Richards in the ring all of a sudden, as Richards had a microphone in hand, seemingly ready for action as well. Steven addressed the fans, stating that he has been made redundant from Monday Night RAW, and so he is here to issue a challenge to any SmackDown! superstar in the back willing to give him an opportunity to show his worth to General Manager, Stephanie McMahon! Richards told the fans that he's been stuck in purgatory, not being a part of RAW, but not being noticed by SmackDown! either, so it looks like! Richards took a few digs at Minneapolis, but that's when the theme of Al Snow hit, and the Tough Enough trainer came out, making his return! Al Snow def. Steven Richards[/color] This was unexpected to even see Steven Richards out here, let alone witness the return of the Tough Enough trainer Al Snow, who just finished filming Tough Enough II, conveniently enough. Richards tried to put up a fight against Snow, but Snow showed off a lot more ability, managing to outsmart the former Right to Censor leader, and that's when Richards went for the Steven Kick and missed; Snow managing to lift Steven up and drop him with the Snow Plow for the three! Al Snow celebrated his win after winning in such a quick fashion, as the trainer of Tough Enough had just made his return to the blue brand! In the backstage area, the busy Stephanie McMahon was shown talking to somebody on the phone, talking to them about how this lawsuit will end positively for SmackDown!, and it seemed as though the person on the line was trying to offer her some advice about Eric Bischoff and his lawyers. That's when Kurt Angle came into the room, making McMahon hang up. The Olympic Gold Medalist didn't seem happy as Steph asked what he wanted. Angle told McMahon that he wanted the mocking to end! The mind games are hurting him and he doesn't deserve to be here being messed around by someone that can't even apply the Ankle Lock properly! Stephanie asked Angle what he wanted, as Kurt told Steph that he wanted Chris Benoit at Unforgiven, and McMahon told him that he could have just that, as long as he got out of her office. Angle told Steph that he wouldn't let her down, then requesting that it be for the WWE Intercontinental Championship. Stephanie told them that that would be fine - if Angle and Benoit can team up next week on SmackDown! Angle scowled that that's fine, storming out. Brock Lesnar was shown walking down a corridor with Paul Heyman, as Heyman kept telling the WWE Champion that he could do this; he could get the job done at Unforgiven and put the Undertaker down, something that nobody else has been able to do in the "Deadman"'s twelve year long career. Lesnar seemed even more driven and neurotic, looking up at the ceiling. You had to be thinking that Lesnar would be watching tonight's main event between the Undertaker and Albert. Michael Cole and Tazz promoted WWE Unforgiven, taking place in nine days from the Staples Center in Los Angeles. They promoted the current line-up for the show, consisting of Brock Lesnar defending the WWE Undisputed Championship against the Undertaker; Chris Jericho taking on Ric Flair; the Un-Americans defending the WWE Tag Team Championships against Booker T and Goldust; Also, just added tonight, we will see Chris Benoit take on Kurt Angle in the next chapter of the "submission charades", for the WWE Intercontinental Championship - as well as just announced tonight, Eddie Guerrero takes on Edge in a SummerSlam rematch! All this, plus more to be announced!A graphic soon aired, promoting our main event, as the Undertaker meets Albert, next! ~ Commercial Break ~The Undertaker def. Albert by disqualification[/color] This was a main event that nobody quite expected, as big Albert, a man that has been relatively left under the rocks in recent months, took on the "American Bad Ass". The Undertaker took it to Albert early on, as Paul Heyman had decided to take it under his own account to join commentary for this match. Heyman demoralised "Big Evil" from the announce table, as the two glared at one another every now and again. The Undertaker was soon taken down after looking at Heyman for a moment too long, and Albert continued his beatdown of 'Taker, delivering a big Baldo Bomb to 'Taker for a shocking two count! 'Taker soon fought back, but when he went for a flying clothesline, Albert moved out of the way and 'Taker rolled out, hitting the floor pretty hard! Albert and 'Taker continued their battle at ringside, as 'Taker tried to fight back, but Albert then slammed a steel chair into the skull of 'Taker! The crowd booed as Albert continued to use the steel chair against the "American Bad Ass", a more gruesome side to the former "Hip Hop Hippo"! That hippo was gone now, as Albert demonstrated, Paul Heyman endorsing him! Brock Lesnar's theme then hit, as the "Next Big Thing" stormed out to the Target Center again now! Lesnar walked down to ringside, as the WWE Champion stood tall with Albert, Lesnar taking the steel chair from Albert and holding the edge of it against the throat of Undertaker, then slamming it right into the floor! 'Taker had been guillotined by Lesnar, much like 'Taker has done to so many superstars in the past year! Lesnar held the WWE Undisputed Championship high, standing over the Undertaker with Paul Heyman and Albert, as SmackDown! went off the air![/font]
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Post by Planktung on Mar 24, 2013 13:23:54 GMT -5
Solid opening segment with The Undertaker, Paul Heyman, and WWE Champion Brock Lesnar just 10 days before Unforgiven. Liked the mentions of 'Taker's past. I see you're keeping the Sara aspect intact. Hopefully you take a different route, though. I always hated them bringing in some random chick that Undertaker supposedly slept with. Decent opening contest victory for Billy and Chuck. Still interested in seeing where the story with Matt Hardy and The Hurricane goes. It's been fairly entertaining thus far. Glad to see Jamie Noble retain the Cruiserweight Championship for the time being. Kidman's reign will come eventually, as it should. Got a chuckle out of 'Taker yelling "Jesus Christ!" I can't recall Albert being relevant at this particular time, so him being in the main event is a fairly interesting call. A-Train may come early, I suppose. Good victory for Intercontinental Champion Chris Benoit over Reverend D-Von. A slow face turn for Benoit, I see. Nice. Up next, great tag team bout. Always enjoyed seeing any of the "SmackDown Six" against each other. Liked the finish with Edge mimicking Eddie's tactics to get the victory. Looking forward to Edge and Eddie's rematch at Unforgiven. Good win for Kurt Angle over Hardcore Holly. Good post-match brawl between he and Benoit. I've found myself to be really enjoying their program thus far, especially the originality of having the Intercontinental Championship involved. Al Snow defeating Steven Richards seems more fit for HeAT as opposed SmackDown, but it's fine I suppose. Yes, confirmation on Angle and Benoit's Intercontinental Championship match at Unforgiven! Awesome. Lastly, great main event between The Undertaker and Albert. The finish was fine to keep 'Taker from looking weak, while establishing Albert as a monster. Albert joining Lesnar and Heyman sounds great, if that's where you're going. Another good SmackDown.
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Post by DTP. on Apr 1, 2013 19:54:13 GMT -5
WWE LIVE TOUR (September 6-September 9, 2002)
WWE RAW Live - St Louis, MO's Savvis Center(September 13, 2002)[/color] - Tommy Dreamer def. Test to win the WWE Hardcore Championship after the Dreamer Driver on a stop sign. - Justin Credible def. Tommy Dreamer to win the WWE Hardcore Championship after the Super Kick. - Shawn Stasiak def. Justin Credible to win the WWE Hardcore Championship after a spear whilst wearing a football helmet. - Test def. Shawn Stasiak to win the WWE Hardcore Championship after the Big Boot. - Deacon Batista def. Crash Holly after the sit-out powerbomb. - William Regal def. Shelton Benjamin after the Regal Stretch. - Bradshaw def. Christopher Nowinski in a St Louis Street Fight. - Chris Jericho def. Jeff Hardy - Triple H def. Kane after the Pedigree. - Three Minute Warning def. Bubba Ray and Spike Dudley after the Samoan Toss from 3MW to Spike. - Booker T and Goldust def. Lance Storm and Christian by count-out; the Un-Americans retain the WWE Tag Team Championships. - Molly Holly and Victoria def. Trish Stratus and Jacqueline after the neckbreaker from Victoria to Jacqueline. - Rob Van Dam def. The Big Show to retain the World Heavyweight Championship after the Five-Star Frog Splash. WWE RAW Live - Casper, WY's Events Center (September 14, 2002)[/color] - Bradshaw def. Test to win the WWE Hardcore Championship after the Clothesline From Hell - Tommy Dreamer def. Bradshaw to win the WWE Hardcore Championship after three chair shots. - Test def. Tommy Dreamer to win the WWE Hardcore Championship after the Big Boot through a chair. - Shawn Stasiak and Crash Holly def. Justin Credible and Johnny Stamboli after the inverted DDT from Stasiak to Stamboli. - Deacon Batista def. D-Lo Brown after the sit-out powerbomb. - William Regal def. Shelton Benjamin after the Regal Stretch. - Bradshaw def. Christopher Nowinski in a St Louis Street Fight. - Chris Jericho def. Jeff Hardy - Triple H def. Kane after the Pedigree. - Three Minute Warning def. Bubba Ray and Spike Dudley after the Samoan Toss from 3MW to Spike. - Booker T and Goldust def. Lance Storm and Christian by count-out; the Un-Americans retain the WWE Tag Team Championships. - Molly Holly and Victoria def. Trish Stratus and Jacqueline after the neckbreaker from Victoria to Jacqueline. - Rob Van Dam def. The Big Show to retain the World Heavyweight Championship after the Five-Star Frog Splash. WWE RAW Live - Laramie, WY (September 15, 2002)[/color] - Bradshaw def. Test to win the WWE Hardcore Championship after the Clothesline From Hell - Tommy Dreamer def. Bradshaw to win the WWE Hardcore Championship after three chair shots. - Test def. Tommy Dreamer to win the WWE Hardcore Championship after the Big Boot through a chair. - Shawn Stasiak and Crash Holly def. Justin Credible and Johnny Stamboli after the inverted DDT from Stasiak to Stamboli. - Deacon Batista def. D-Lo Brown after the sit-out powerbomb. - William Regal def. Shelton Benjamin after the Regal Stretch. - Bradshaw def. Christopher Nowinski in a St Louis Street Fight. - Chris Jericho def. Jeff Hardy - Triple H def. Kane after the Pedigree. - Three Minute Warning def. Bubba Ray and Spike Dudley after the Samoan Toss from 3MW to Spike. - Booker T and Goldust def. Lance Storm and Christian by count-out; the Un-Americans retain the WWE Tag Team Championships. - Molly Holly and Victoria def. Trish Stratus and Jacqueline after the neckbreaker from Victoria to Jacqueline. - Rob Van Dam def. The Big Show to retain the World Heavyweight Championship in a No Holds Barred match after the Five-Star Frog Splash. WWE SmackDown! Live - Billings, MT's Metra Park (September 15, 2002)[/color] - The Hurricane, Shannon Moore and Matt Hardy def. Billy, Chuck and Rico after a chair shot from Hardy to Rico. - Albert def. Faarooq with the modified backbreaker. - Edge def. Chavo Guerrero Jr after the Edgecution. - Jamie Noble def. Billy Kidman to retain the WWE Cruiserweight Championship after the Tiger Bomb. - Reverend D-Von and Sean O'Haire def. Sho Funaki and Mark Henry - Eddie Guerrero def. Rey Mysterio Jr with the Frog Splash. - Chris Benoit def. Kurt Angle to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship after the Diving Headbutt. - Mike Awesome def. Al Snow after the Awesome Bomb. - Torrie Wilson def. Nidia and Dawn Marie in a Bikini Contest. - Rikishi def. Steven Richards after the Banzai Drop. - Brock Lesnar def. The Undertaker to retain the WWE Undisputed Championship by DQ after 'Taker used a steel chair. WWE SmackDown! Live - Salt Lake City, UT's E-Center (September 16, 2002)[/color] - The Hurricane, Shannon Moore and Matt Hardy def. Billy, Chuck and Rico after a chair shot from Hardy to Rico. - Albert def. Faarooq with the modified backbreaker. - Edge def. Chavo Guerrero Jr after the Edgecution. - Jamie Noble def. Billy Kidman to retain the WWE Cruiserweight Championship after the Tiger Bomb. - Reverend D-Von and Sean O'Haire def. Sho Funaki and Mark Henry - Eddie Guerrero def. Rey Mysterio Jr with the Frog Splash. - Chris Benoit def. Kurt Angle to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship after the Diving Headbutt. - Mike Awesome def. Al Snow after the Awesome Bomb. - Torrie Wilson def. Nidia and Dawn Marie in a Bikini Contest. - Rikishi def. Steven Richards after the Banzai Drop. - Brock Lesnar def. The Undertaker to retain the WWE Undisputed Championship by DQ after 'Taker used a steel chair.[/font]
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Post by DTP. on Apr 8, 2013 14:20:05 GMT -5
WWE Monday Night RAW - September 16, 2002 Denver, CO - Pepsi CenterWWE Sunday Night Heat - September 22, 2002 (International) Shawn Stasiak def. Johnny Stamboli Terri def. Victoria. Raven and Justin Credible def. Crash Holly and D-Lo Brown William Regal def. Tommy Dreamer . Starting off Monday Night RAW tonight, we see a replay from last Monday night, where it was Triple H, Kane and Rob Van Dam facing off for the vacant World Heavyweight Championship; and the show featured a massive shocker in the name of Rob Van Dam finally grasping the gold and winning the big one, overcoming Triple H and Kane, although not without a little assistance from ironically, his opponent from the week prior, the Big Show. The opening video package for RAW aired, as we cut to the live Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado; pyrotechnics going off, and then Jim Ross and Jerry "the King" Lawler welcomed us to the show, just six days away from Unforgiven!The theme of Rob Van Dam hit to a loud ovation to kick things off tonight on Monday Night RAW, as the new World Heavyweight Champion made his way out to the Pepsi Center, RVD proud to be here tonight as the man! Rob Van Dam was met with 'RVD' chants galore, as he had a microphone in hand, thanking everybody for the support they have shown to him in the past ten years of his career. Van Dam talked about how he never thought he would make it to the WWE let alone win a prize as prestigious as the World Heavyweight Championship! RVD told the fans that he wants to be a fighting champion, defending this title in their honor every step of the way - but his speech was then cut off by the theme of the Big Show! The crowd booed as the Big Show made his way out to the ring, looking as mean as ever, as Show climbed into the ring with a microphone of his own. He grunted, stating that Van Dam cannot forget about the help that he gave him last week, helping him win the World Heavyweight Championship in the first place! RVD shrugged, telling Show that he didn't help him get to this gold. RVD told Show that he tried, but he didn't want to do things his way. Van Dam told Show that this was his life, and in his life, he does what he wants! That's why he truly is the "Whole Damn Show", and that's why this title is now in his life as well! Suddenly, the theme of the "Big Red Machine" then hit to another big ovation, as Kane stomped his way on down to the ring. Kane joined Show and RVD in the ring, as Kane asked if this is where the party was. Kane congratulated RVD on winning the World Heavyweight Championship, before telling Van Dam that he would have had the title won himself, had it not been for the Big Show! The crowd cheered, as Show and Kane glared at one another, as Kane told the fans that he's back now, and he's back with title gold in mind: he wants the first opportunity at Van Dam's title, if he really is the fighting champion that he so claims to be! Show then argued, stating that he told RVD last week that he wanted the first shot, and because he helped him especially, he should have that gold by the end of the night when he gets his rematch! Van Dam looked lost in there with two giants, but that's when the theme of the "Cerebral Assassin" hit, just to make things even more complicated! Triple H walked out to the ring as well, as "The Game" didn't look pleased, being so driven to winning that title belt last week. Hunter had a microphone of his own as well, as Triple H stood before the Big Show, Kane and Rob Van Dam, telling the three that he may be out here to do the same as what they've just done, but it's for a much deeper meaning! Triple H told Kane and Big Show that he's out here because he simply doesn't think that Rob Van Dam has what it takes to be the World Heavyweight Champion! The crowd booed, as Triple H continued to underestimate Van Dam to a minimum, telling the fans about how great he would be as the champ, because unlike RVD, he has charisma, and he has confidence, and he has poise to be the very best! Show, Kane and RVD continued to argue, before suddenly the theme of Eric Bischoff hit! The crowd booed, as the RAW General Manager cut the four men in the ring off, Eric Bischoff standing on the rampway to 'bunghole' chants. Bischoff told the four that they all seem to want a piece of each other, which is why he wants to make this match for Unforgiven on Sunday, where it will be Rob Van Dam, defending his World Heavyweight Championship against, Triple H, AND Kane, AND the Big Show in a no-disqualifications, no-count outs fatal four-way match, and there must be a winner! The crowd cheered, as Bischoff told the four that tonight, he's making two big matches: one, we will see the new World Heavyweight Champion, Rob Van Dam, take on the Big Show in a non-title, no count-out match - so there's no repeats of what happened two weeks ago on RAW. And in the other, Triple H, meets Kane! The fans cheered, as we saw the reactions of the superstars' faces, three big matches lined up for this week! ~ Commercial Break ~A replay aired, reviewing the opening segment and the huge announcement made for Unforgiven this Sunday, a fatal four-way match for the World Heavyweight Championship! The WWE Slam of the Week aired, taking us back to last week where Kane managed to pick up a win against the Un-Americans with assistance from Booker T and Goldust. After the match, Booker T and Goldust took over the ring, and Booker looked at a WWE Tag Team Championship belt, proclaiming an interest in the titles once again! Christian def. Booker T[/color] The match was made last week during Monday Night RAW, for Booker T and Goldust to challenge the Un-Americans for the WWE Tag Team Champions this Sunday at Unforgiven, a rematch from SummerSlam in actuality. Booker T was more driven this time around, as Goldust was imaginably, this was one-half of action with Goldust taking on Lance Storm later on tonight. Booker was pumped, whereas Christian managed to get in some of his own, pounding away at Booker and trying to work over the knee. Booker soon made a comeback and went for the Scissors Kick, however Test came to ringside, and this distracted Booker leading to Christian getting in a low-blow, followed up with the Unprettier for the victory! The crowd booed, as Christian celebrated his win, celebrating alongside Test as the Un-Americans had picked up one of three potential victories tonight, but can they get a clean streak going against the Americans? In the backstage area, Molly Holly was shown wearing in a dress, for some reason. Molly was fixing her hair in a mirror, when suddenly Christopher Nowinski appeared behind her, asking Molly if she was ready for their date. The WWE Women's Champion asked Chris why this had to be so formal, when Nowinski told Holly that it was because tonight would be the greatest night of their lives. Molly shrugged and looked at her title belt, but the Harvard Graduate seemed eager about this. Molly then told Chris that before they left, that she wanted to see who would be the next number one contender to her title, but Nowinski told Holly that there would be time for that later. Molly seemed convinced, as the two left together. The number one contenders' match is next! ~ Commercial Break ~Trish Stratus def. Stacy Keibler in a number one contender's match[/color] Trish and Stacy have had quite a bipolar relationship over the past year, but tonight they were dueling it out in a match to determine who faces Molly Holly for the WWE Women's Championship at Unforgiven this Sunday. Both Divas got a good reaction, as Keibler tried to use her flexible legs to her advantage, having Trish in a scissor-hold for quite a bit of the match before the former champ made a comeback. Stratus nailed Keibler with the Stratusfaction, giving her the victory! The crowd embraced as Trish Stratus celebrated her win, as the former WWE Women's Champion will be challenging for the title she lost at King of the Ring, against the Diva that defeated her! Stratus was going to Unforgiven to face Molly Holly for the title. The camera then turned their attention to the open backstage area, where the Un-Americans were assembled near the Gorilla position, as Christian told Lance Storm that he fulfilled his end of the bargain, defeating that five-time WCW Champion freak, Booker T earlier tonight; but now it was up to Storm to get the win against the other freak, Goldust. Storm told Christian that it would be easy, but that's when Bradshaw suddenly approached the trio, Bradshaw armed with a lead pipe in case of an attack, as Bradshaw told Test that he wanted a match with him for the WWE Hardcore Championship, HIS Hardcore Championship, and he wanted it now! Bradshaw told Test that he'd see him in the ring, as Test told Christian and Lance that he had this one. In his locker room, Triple H was shown taping up his wrists when the Coach came into the room, asking for some words with "The Game" before his match with Kane later tonight. Triple H told Coach that it was simple, that he should have won the World Heavyweight Championship last week - stating that he deserved this match with Rob Van Dam: an unfitting champion with no drive like the "Cerebral Assassin"'s. Triple H told Coach that after he exposes the "Big Red Machine" tonight, he'd do the same to RVD on Sunday, and gain what is rightfully his. ~ Commercial Break ~An advertisement aired, promoting WWE Unforgiven, live on pay-per-view this Sunday!Tommy Dreamer def. Test and Bradshaw to WIN the WWE Hardcore Championship[/color] This was initially Bradshaw against Test, as Test was challenged before the commercial break by Bradshaw. Bradshaw and Test fought it out as correspondents of the Un-American vs American rivalry going on on RAW in recent weeks, as Bradshaw used his bullrope as an advantage early on, before Test managed to introduce the lead flagpole of the Un-Americans and begin to beat down the Texan. Test wore down Bradshaw before he made a comeback, and soon enough Bradshaw was readying himself for the Clothesline From Hell, and he nailed it! Bradshaw went for the cover, but Tommy Dreamer hit the ring, cracking his singapore cane over the spine of the Texan! Dreamer covered Test, and we had a new Hardcore Champion! The crowd cheered as the "Innovator of Violence" had just managed to regain the WWE Hardcore Championship in a match that he wasn't even involved with! Bradshaw held his spine from the singapore cane shot, as he looked around in confusion, as Tommy Dreamer backed up the rampway with his newly won belt. In the office of Eric Bischoff, the RAW General Manager was shown watching the show, as he shook his head in grave disappointment over Tommy Dreamer winning the WWE Hardcore Championship. Bischoff muttered that he had to do something about that ridiculous 24/7 rule. Suddenly, the Big Valbowski walked into the room, as Val Venis asked Eric how he was doing. Eric told him that he was doing fine, before asking him if he was ready to start the negotiations process. Venis told him that he was, before complimenting the GM on his show. The two ironed out some details as Bischoff appeared to be stealing talent from SmackDown! now... Meanwhile, the "Big Red Machine" was shown walking down a corridor in the backstage area, as up next, Kane will go one-on-one with "The Game", Triple H!~ Commercial Break ~We returned from the commercial break as Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler discussed another match scheduled to happen in our main event, as the new World Heavyweight Champion Rob Van Dam takes on the Big Show in non-titles action. We saw replays from recent weeks, where RVD managed to defeat Show on two separate occasions. Tonight they duel it out in one-half of an Unforgiven preview match! Kane def. Triple H by DQ[/color] The "Big Red Machine" was out for blood in this match, wanting to avenge the loss he endured last week in the triple threat match to Rob Van Dam over the World Heavyweight Championship. But it seemed alright now, as both of these men were announced earlier tonight as contenders to RVD's newly won title, at Unforgiven in six days. Triple H tried to aim low on the part of Kane, as the "Cerebral Assassin" went after the knees of Kane in an effort to keep the big man down and neutralized, and under his control. Kane would not allow this however, as he soon made a comeback, the "Big Red Machine" hitting Hunter hard with a sidewalk slam, motioning for the Chokeslam! Kane grabbed Triple H by the throat, but at that precise moment, he blatantly kicked Kane down south, instituting a disqualification! The crowd booed as Triple H shrugged, Kane dropping to his knees. The "Cerebral Assassin" stated that he didn't care, before grabbing Kane and attempting the Pedigree, just for Kane to backdrop "The Game"! Kane immediately grabbed Triple H by the throat and dropped him with a big Chokeslam, before setting off his pyrotechnics. Kane was driven with motivation to win the big one this Sunday at Unforgiven! In the backstage area we see Jeff Hardy warming up as Ric Flair was stood at his side, the "Nature Boy" asking Hardy if he was ready to humiliate Chris Jericho one more time tonight, to which Jeff obliged. Flair told Jeff that he has a lot of potential - more potential than what he sees in Y2J, and tonight, he wants to see him beat Jericho one more time before Flair puts him down to the Figure-Four one more time this Sunday. Jeff told Flair that he's at the dance and tonight, he'll beat the first ever Undisputed Champion in WWE history: all over again! ~ Commercial Break ~We return to Monday Night RAW as a restaurant was shown, before Christopher Nowinski and Molly Holly came into view, the two sat at a table with menus, as the Harvard Graduate and the WWE Women's Champion conversed, seemingly having a nice time as a waiter came to collect their orders. Molly requested the waiter to find out the winner of the number one contender's match from earlier tonight, as the waiter told her that she had no idea what she was talking about. Molly scowled as she complained to Chris about the waiter's lack of respect for their profession. Nowinski vowed to file a serious complaint to management. Goldust def. Lance Storm[/color] This was our second half of two WWE Tag Team Championship preview matches for this Sunday's Unforgiven event: a rematch from SummerSlam, where the Un-Americans defend their gold against the Pro-American odd couple, Goldust and Booker T. Goldust got in his unorthodox ringstyle against Storm, but very quickly Lance began to find a weakness of Goldust's and work away at it, targeting the leg in particular. Later on, Goldust went for the Curtain Call, but Christian came down to ringside. Christian had Goldust distracted, but Booker T then came down as well, brawling with the man that beat him earlier on! Goldust kicked out of Storm's Super Kick, and as Storm was distracted by Booker on the apron, Goldust nailed the Curtain Call to pick up the three! The crowd cheered as Goldust celebrated his victory, Booker T then entering the ring with an American flag! Booker T and Goldust celebrated as Lance Storm and Christian knelt down at ringside, Goldust waving the flag high whilst Booker delivered a very patriotic Spinneroonie! The Un-Americans were vexed. The camera cut really quickly to the backstage area, where Bubba Ray Dudley was shown storming into the office of Eric Bischoff! Bubba immediately demanded to know from the RAW General Manager about the whereabouts of his Three Minute Warning bullsh*t. Eric told Bubba that he had no idea, telling him that he hadn't seen them all week. Bubba tutted, telling Eric that instead then, it seemed as though he'd have to go out to the ring to call their Samoan asses out! Bischoff told Bubba to go for it, stating that he'd gain nothing from it because they weren't here! Bubba left, but Eric was left smiling in his direction. Apparently we'll be hearing from Bubba Ray next! ~ Commercial Break ~Back on the date, Christopher Nowinski and Molly Holly were shown enjoying their meals as Nowinski commented on how he thinks she is the most beautiful Diva in the WWE right now, then stating that even though it's a very sexist thing to say, he's upset that Molly has never been in a bra and panties match. Molly seemed slightly offended as the male audience popped, but Chris made a save, stating how it's only because her body he imagines to be beautiful. Molly smiled in awe, quite uncharacteristic for the pro-equal rights Women's Champion. We returned to Monday Night RAW as the theme of Bubba Ray Dudley was playing, Bubba midway on his way to the ring, not messing around tonight. The multi-time Tag Team Champion had a microphone in hand, as he talked about how he's been watching two guys in the back in recent months, coming out here and making a name for themselves in attacking women, attacking managers, attacking superstars and even legends and personnel! Bubba told the fans that he didn't like it, and because he voiced his opinion and brought the fight to these Samoan bungholes, the old authority figure, Eric Bischoff wants to punish them! So he has Three Minute Warning attack his brother Spike last week, and put him through a table, all when Bubba wasn't around! Well tonight, he'll do it alone because Spike's not here: he's calling out Three Minute Warning! The crowd cheered as there was no reaction for several moments, but that's when Rosey and Jamal appeared in the aisles in the crowd, in two opposite sections at that! Bubba tried to prepare himself for it, sizing up both men as they closed in on the ring, but even though Bubba tried to fight it, the Three Minute Warning were just too much for him! The crowd booed as Rosey tossed Jamal Bubba, who proceeded to nail him with a big Samoan drop, but in deja vu from last week, Rosey pushed Jamal, and ordered him to get a table for him! The crowd booed at the mockery, as Jamal set up the table in the ring and placed Bubba on it - but that's when Spike Dudley rushed out to the ring, taped ribs and all! Spike crotched Rosey on the top rope as he went for the Superfly Splash, before Spike got inside and somehow nailed the Dudley Dog on Jamal! Bubba then got up and delivered the Bubba Cutter on Rosey through the table, as the Dudley Boyz reigned supreme! Three Minute Warning retreated to ringside, as the Dudley brothers had outsmarted the Samoans tonight. In the backstage area, Chris Jericho was shown walking down a hallway, and up next we will see a rematch from three weeks ago, as Y2J does battle with the charismatic enigma, Jeff Hardy.~ Commercial Break ~Chris Jericho def. Jeff Hardy[/color] The "Ayotollah of Rock 'n' Rolla" was in pay-per-view mode tonight, six days away from his SummerSlam rematch with Ric Flair, but it was a lot more personal than last month's encounter, with mockery, disrespect and dishonor all becoming major factors. Y2J was also smarter against Jeff Hardy, as Hardy tried to replicate their last match from three weeks ago with cradles and roll-ups, but Jericho managed to slide out. Jericho worked over the spine of Jeff, and as Hardy gained some momentum and went for a missile dropkick, Jericho dodged it and locked in the Walls of Jericho, making Hardy tap! The crowd booed as Chris Jericho celebrated his victory before taking a microphone, quickly running down Jeff Hardy verbally for aligning himself with the dirtiest player in the game, a run-down veteran that still thinks he can do it all! Y2J told Ric Flair that on Sunday, he will put him down and make him realise that he's past it, that he deserves to be in a retirement home. Jericho looked p*ssed, as Ric Flair was shown watching from a television monitor. In the backstage area, Three Minute Warning were shown after their brawl with Bubba Ray and Spike Dudley, when Eric Bischoff quickly approched them. Bischoff told them that the Dudleys still need to pay for getting involved in their business, and so this Sunday, he wants Three Minute Warning to put them down in a match! Rosey and Jamal embraced, vowing to crush them both, and put them through tables! A graphic aired, hyping up our main event, as the new World Heavyweight Champion Rob Van Dam takes on one of his Unforgiven opponents and recent rival, the Big Show, next!~ Commercial Break ~We returned to Monday Night RAW where Jim Ross and Jerry "The King" Lawler promoted WWE Unforgiven, taking place in six days from the Staples Center in Los Angeles. They promoted the current line-up for the show, consisting of Brock Lesnar defending the WWE Undisputed Championship against the Undertaker; Rob Van Dam defending the World Heavyweight Championship against Triple H, Kane and the Big Show in a fatal four-way match; Chris Jericho taking on Ric Flair; the Un-Americans defending the WWE Tag Team Championships against Booker T and Goldust; Chris Benoit taking on Kurt Angle in the next chapter of the "submission charades" for the WWE Intercontinental Championship; Eddie Guerrero takes on Edge in a SummerSlam rematch; plus added tonight, Trish Stratus challenging Molly Holly for her WWE Women's Championship; And Three Minute Warning making their in-ring debut against Bubba Ray and Spike Dudley; all this on Sunday!Rob Van Dam def. Big Show by DQ in a non-title match[/color] These two competed for the third time in four weeks, as these two men will both be involved in the World Heavyweight Championship fatal four-way match this Sunday night. The new champion, Rob Van Dam seemed to be warming up to the gold, as the fans embraced "Mr Monday Night", despite being in unfavorable odds going into tonight and Sunday as champion. Big Show started off dominantly, as the big seven-foot giant motioned that he would be the next World Heavyweight Champion. RVD continued to be dominated with numerous near-falls being made by the Big Show, just for Van Dam to keep fighting out and kicking out of pinfalls, Van Dam soon making a comeback and taking Show's feet from under him with his martial-artistic feet! RVD soon managed to take Show down with a Chokeslam turned into a DDT, as Van Dam went up top for the Five-Star Frog Splash and it connected, but almost immediately in came Triple H with a clothesline to the World champ! "The Game" continued his beatdown of the new World Heavyweight Champion with a barrage of aggressive fists to the forehead, Triple H hell bent on winning that title belt this Sunday at Unforgiven. But that's when the Big Show recovered and noticed Triple H, coming to blows with the "Cerebral Assassin", Hunter trying to take the big man down, but Show caught Triple H running off the ropes with a Chokeslam, Show then going to deliver one to the "Whole Damn Show" as well, but Kane's pyrotechnics went off! Kane then stormed to the ring, as it was an all-out war, six days way from the fatal four-way match this Sunday! Bodies flew everywhere as the battle was even, Monday Night RAW going off the air![/font]
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AKing1979
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Joined on: Oct 9, 2012 22:13:26 GMT -5
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Post by AKing1979 on Apr 8, 2013 17:27:20 GMT -5
Decent episode of Raw to being the final build toward Unforgiven on the Raw side. Nice idea with the fatal-four way for the World title, hopefully that means RVD isn't losing the the title just yet. I'm not sure about both matches with the fatal participants ending in DQ's, though I know you probably didn't want any of them to job cleanly just six days before the big match. I hope Booker T and Goldust win the belts at the pay-per-view, they were an awesome duo and deserved to win the belts and have a proper run with them instead of Kane and Hurricane Helms. Good to see Tommy Dreamer win the Hardcore Title, though I'm wondering if that's really going to be Raw's mid-card title or if you have something else in mind. All in all a nice episode, and I'm interested to see how you polish things up on Smackdown before going on to Unforgiven.
And I'd appreaciate some comments on my pay-per-view as well.
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Ramos
Main Eventer
Joined on: Sept 19, 2007 13:58:31 GMT -5
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Post by Ramos on Apr 9, 2013 18:23:25 GMT -5
Glad you gave RVD the title, the 4 way seems like a good idea, hopefully RVD retains. Looking forward to the Tag Title match, always really enjoyed Booker & Goldust as a team. Quite interested to see where you go with Nowinski, I thought he had a lot of potential before the concussions. Jericho/Flair should be good. Looking forward to Unforgiven.
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