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Foley: I am always thrilled to be in Des Moines, Iowa, one of the greatest cities alive.
Tenay: There he goes again, another shameless cheap pop.
JR: And the fans couldn't approve more.
Foley: But as much as I love this great city, tonight is even better. I am joined tonight by the lovely Amanda Lyberg, lead singer of Eva Under Fire and Chloe Drinkwater, lead singer of Skarlet Riot. You will be hearing a lot of these amazing performers as they have agreed to provide their amazing sounds to our programming in the following months. Eva Under Fire is not only the first group to get two pay per view themes, but they are back to back. I am truly honored to have these two amazingly lovely talented performers with me tonight. And I cannot think of a better way to kick off Raw than by having the first ever collaboration of these amazing bands. Tonight, you are in for a treat. We may as well dub this the Riott under Fire.
(Both women grab microphones as their bands tune up on the stage. The opening riffs of the guitar sound. As the drummer procedes to hit the drum, smoke starts puffing up out of the stage and a much harder beat fills the arena than the drums suggest. Quickly, the beat fades into Metallingus. “On this day, I see clearly...” Edge explodes through the smoke, looking crazed. As the bands back away from his glare, he throws his arms into the air, sending pyros up through the two bands. The members scramble to the back in panic.)
Tenay: YES! This show just went from Rated Zzzz to Rated R. The greatest superstar alive is so much better than Foley's intro.
JR: We were about to see music history, Mike Tenay. Edge's ego ruined that?
Tenay: Stop, JR. These aren't the Stones and the Beatles. Most people at home have never heard of either of these no names. Every person in America knows Edge.
JR: Can you share some of whatever you're on?
(Edge storms to the ring. He demands a microphone.)
Foley: Oh, by all means, interrupt this amazing performance. We all know that FWA has nothing else going on...
Edge: Cut the bullcrap. You can schedule a 15 minute performance for MUSIC, on a WRESTLING show, but I don't have a match?
Tenay: The man makes a good point. This is not what the fans came to see.
JR: Stop licking his boots, Mike. A concert AND wrestling is twice the show.
Foley: This is not the time...
Edge: This is exactly the time, you son of a bitch. I am tired of being backburnered to everything under the sun.
Foley: This is what is good for the company....
Edge: (getting in his face) I AM WHAT'S GOOD FOR THE COMPANY.
(Even Foley looks a little taken aback by the madness in Edge's eyes.)
Foley: I understand your frustration. But Main Event is 48 hours...
Edge: I don't care about Main Event. I care about TONIGHT. I am sick and tired of the excuses. I am sick and tired of being ignored. I am sick and tired of being overlooked. You will find time in the full schedule to give me a match. Which means, ladies, you can get the HELL out of MY ring. (Both singers gingerly flee.) You listen good, Mick. If I don't get a match tonight, I promise you, you will regret it. Make it happen. Or else. (Edge drops the mic and rolls out of the ring.)
JR: And, just like that, the intro to Raw is ruined.
Tenay: I could not disagree more, JR. Raw literally started off with fireworks. I cannot wait to see where we go from here.
(We cut backstage where Leticia Cline catches Scott Steiner outside his locker room.)
Cline: Mr. Steiner.
Steiner: Hey, it's sugar tits.
Cline: Ugh. Tonight, Commissioner Foley has given you a shot against the number one contender at Wrestlemania, RVD. Any thoughts going into this massive match?
Steiner: I think it's about time. It's not Shawn Michaels, but beating the Royale Rumble winner... I take nothing away from RVD. He had an amazing run. But there is a massive difference in merely surviving a Rumble type match....and stepping one on one into the ring with the greatest pure athlete than has ever existed and having to actually beat him. RVD, you knocked a couple guys over the ropes, but you can't beat me that way. You gotta pin me, and you just ain't that damn good. I'm sure you feel real good that you beat Hogan, but I'm not as soft as Hogan. Tonight, I break you over me knee and make you tap out, ending your Wrestlemania dream. (to Cline) And maybe, when we're done, you can give me a little one on one show, instead of a photo shoot.
X Division Open Challenge
Sabin: Tonight, I cannot think of a better match to start off Monday night Raw than an open challenge for the X Division Championship. All we need, is a challeng...
(Stand back. There's a Hurricane coming through! Instead of coming to the stage, Hurricane appears on top of the TitanTron, and, after playing to the crowd, ziplines into the ring.)
JR: Holy cow! He can fly now! Chris Sabin has to defend against a superhero.
Tenay: You're kidding me, JR. Anyone can use tools to fly...
(As the bell rings, Sabin tries to catch Hurricane off guard, but he blocks and counters with a flurry of blows and kicks. Dodging a spin kick, Hurricane bounds off the ropes with a series of diving clotheslines. He tries for a premature shining wizard, but Sabin dodges and catches him in a series of unique suplexes. For several minutes, he dominates the Hurricane, but he tries for a german, and Hurricane flips out, catching him in the eye of the Hurricane, followed up with a shining wizard.)
JR: Oh, what the hell is this?
(As he catches Sabin in a chokeslam, Shelley slides in with the belt. At the last minute, Hurricane senses him and ducks, causing Sabin to take the hit. The ref calls for the DQ against Sabin. Shelley drops the belt in horror, only to be caught by Hurricane. He also grabs the stunned Sabin, double chockeslamming the Motor City Machine Guns. He stacks the two and pins them. Even though she has called for the bell, the ref shrugs and counts the three anyway.)
JR: While he doesn't walk away with the title, this is a huge win for the Hurricane.
Tenay: Normally, when the champ is hit with a weapon, the challenger is disqualified.
JR: Well, the ref, in her wisdom, decided that Sabin's cheating backfiring should still count against him. It's only a shame the DQ was called at all. We'd have a new champ.
COMMERCIAL
(We come back to the highlight reel.)
Jericho: Welcome to the Highlight Reel on another episode of Raw. Is. Jericho. And I would like to welcome my apparently permanent costar, the lovely Leticia Cline. Tonight, in defiance of journalistic integrity, the powers that be have decided that I need one more time hosting John Cena and Maven. (The two both come out to their music.) I have been told that we have obtained footage of the incident where Maven got injured. I want both of your responses to this.
(We see a video of Maven walking to the top of the flight of stairs. He talks to someone we cannot see, with no sound. Then he gingerly falls down the stairs and holds his leg at the bottom, visibly screaming. )
Cena: What the ….
(Before he can finish, Maven has taken one crutch and started to smash him with it. Cena tries to fight off, but Maven keeps at it. When Cena tries to FU Maven, his leg buckles and he collapses. Maven low blows him with the crutch and lifts him for an FU. Taking the crutch, he wraps it around Cena's face and locks in a modified STFU. He stands over the prone Cena as he taunts him with the “You Can't See me”. As the fans boo, he taunts over Cena's body.)
(We cut backstage to Foley's office. Hogan barges in.)
Hogan: You know what I'm here for.
Foley: I think I do.
Hogan: Are you going to give it to me?
(Foley is silent then nods. Hogan leaves.)
(Back in the ring we see Eugene. He has a microphone.)
Eugene: I love the FWA. You people are my friends. I cannot wait every day to come out here and see my very best...
(Before Eugene can continue, Regal's music hits. He comes out with Petey Williams in tow.)
Regal: You know, sunshine. I love this business. And there are few things that chap my ass more than someone like you continuing to be here long after you should have been shown the door. I cannot abide a charity case in the FWA. While I have voiced my concerns, with no response, to management, I will take this into my own hands. I have enlisted one of the greatest technical wrestlers, myself excluded of course, to address the “Eugene Problem” tonight.
Eugene v Petey Williams
(As Williams steps into the ring, Eugene offers a hand. Petey uses it to pull him into a suplex. Before Eugene can recover, Williams is throwing him all over the ring, Eugene tries to call for time out, but is battered even further. Finally, when he is barely conscious, on his knees, Williams slaps him. Eugene begins to scowl, as Williams does it again. On the third slap, Eugene hulks up. He blocks a punch from Petey and hits the Rock Bottom out of nowhere. When Petey crawl to his knees, Eugene hits the Hogan leg drop, and then locks in the crossface for the victory. As he celebrates, Regal grabs a mic.)
Regal: Damn you, you little buffoon. This isn't over. I can promise you that.
COMMERCIAL
RVD v Scott Steiner
(Steiner comes out first to massive boos. As RVD tries to come into the ring, Steiner catches him immediately in a series of suplexes and stomps away.)
JR: Leave it to Steiner to start off the match with a cheap shot.
(Steiner drags RVD to his feet only to get a boot to the face for his troubles. RVD gets a little offense in, before Steiner clotheslines him to the ground and begins pounding away, locking in a Boston Crab. RVD gets to the ropes. Rob gets to his feet and tries to hit an interesting spin kick, but Steiner catches him and turns it into a capture brainbuster. He slides to the outside and looks for a chair.)
Tenay: Tonight is about sending a message. Tonight is about reasserting Scott Steiner's importance, his place, in the FWA.
JR: RVD had nothing to do with Steiner's problems!
Tenay: But he is a message to everyone.
(As Steiner finds his weapon, he starts back to the ring, only to have a fan grab the chair. They struggle for a minute, and then the fan's hat falls off, showing HHH. The two struggle as Van Dam climbs the turnbuckle. Steiner gets the chair away from Hunter just in time to get a Van Terminator. RVD rolls a stunned Steiner back in. Steiner catches him on return to the ring in a nasty Fisherman's suplex, and both men drop.)
Tenay: Scott Steiner showing again that he is one of the most dominant players in the game. On pure instinct, he kicks out. No matter what you do to him, he is never truly out. Even when RVD cheated with the chair, it's not enough to put him down.
JR: He brought the chair in! He can't complain about it being used against him.
(Though wobbly, Steiner gets to his feet first. He grabs RVD for a belly to belly, but RVD flips with it, catching himself on the turnbuckle. He turns, sets himself up, and hits the first ever Five Star Frog Splash on a standing opponent for the win.)
JR: That was amazing! We have never seen anything like that!
(We cut backstage to a silhouette.)
Man: I am tired of being ignored. I will not be denied. I have made my challenge. It will be held.
(We see a series of cuts of a man battering opponents, his face never visible.)
Man: I am a force of nature. I am destiny. Like a Hurricane, I cannot be denied. I cannot be contained.
(More clips of this man destroying the competition. The lights come up showing him.)
Senshi: I have announced my target. I have been delayed, but I cannot be denied. You will see my wrath. You will see my vengeance. Samoa Joe. You cannot escape me forever. Our time will come.
Ken Kennedy, Matt Morgan and Kurt Angle v Brock Lesnar, Sylvester Turkay and Elijah Burke
(Though the match starts normal, Angle quickly pulls Burke out of the ring. As he tries to wail on him, Turkay saves him. The three men brawl to the back. This leaves Brock to fight Kennedy and Morgan alone. While he pulls it off for a while, the double team quickly drains him. He suffers a Carbon Kick into a Mic Check for the pin fall. The New Bloods celebrate over his prone body as we go to)
COMMERCIAL
MVP, Cryme Tyme, Jeff Hardy and Psychosis v R-Truth, Rey Mysterio, Los Guerreros and Godfather
(MVP starts off with a cheap shot to Truth before the bell rings. Though he gets the initial advantage, Truth rallies, hitting big move after big move. When he goes for the K-Kick, MVP scurries to his corner to tag in Shad. Though Truth dodges the first few of Shad's moves, he bounces off Shad with a spinning forearm, allowing the big man to man handle him all over the ring. After decimating R-Truth, he tags in JTG for the Cryme Pays, but Godfather breaks up the pin.)
JR: It cannot be that easy. You won't pin a man while he has four fresh teammates.
Tenay: Nice way to glorify cheating, JR.
JR: Stop.
(JTG tries to keep the upper hand, but Truth quickly slips through his legs to his corner. Rey tags in with a springboard senton. He hits a series of high flying moves, finally setting up JTG for the 619. Before he can hit the West Coast Pop, Psychosis pulls him down off the ropes and clotheslines him on the apron. Tossing him into the ring, Psychosis tags himself in, but Rey bounces over, letting Eddie do the same,)
JR: Business has just picked up!
Tenay: This is a dream match itself. These two men have never faced one on one since becoming seasoned veterans.
(The two have a series of reversals and big move misses. Eventually, Eddie goes for a hurricanrana, but Psychosis counters into a buckle bomb, allowing Chavo to tag in unseen. Psychosis tries for a finisher, but Chavo stops him, and Los Guerreros hit the Three Amigos together. Hardy tags in, but MVP immediately tags in after)
JR: Glory hog!
Tenay: This is certainly an odd tag move.
(The two men argue, and Hardy hits the Twist of Fate. He slides out and lets chaos ensue. As everyone fights everyone, each man hits his finisher. R-Truth and MVP are the last two standing. This time, Truth hits the K Kick, but, before he can pin, Hardy slides back into the ring and hits a Twist of Fate on Truth, right on top of MVP, for the win. He refuses to celebrate with the rest.)
JR: MVP gets some just desserts.
Tenay: He wins on paper, but certainly isn't feeling like a winner. This is far from over.
(Backstage we see Booker and Sting about to talk to Leticia Cline. Before they can, Goldberg spears Sting into the wall. While Booker is stunned, Goldberg hits a vicious Jackhammer onto the concrete.)
Goldberg: (looking into the camera) The cure, was next. (laughs)
(Foley, Rhyno and Hart are in the ring around a table.)
Foley: We are here to sign the contract for Wednesday. The Intercontinental Title will be on the line in a match the fans decide. That match is still very much up in the air. I need you both to sign this contract to make it official. Mr. Hart, if you will go first.
Hart: (signing the contract) Rhyno, you know what the best part will be of Wednesday? Hearing the fans cry as I cripple you. I will not just take your title from you, and bring it back to the nWo, I will take the fan favorite off the roster. You will never wrestle again once I am done with you. Enjoy your last two days as champion, and your last two days walking.
Rhyno: (as he signs) As the fans know, I have never been someone good with words. I have always let my actions speak for me.
(He tackles Hart and pounds away. Hart manages to escape out of the ring.)
Foley: I cannot say I am surprised by you two coming to blows. But this makes things a lot easier. Earlier tonight, two other men demanded a match. So, since you two cannot wait until Wednesday, we will have a tag match, Bret Hart, you will tag with your nWo stablemate Hulk Hogan, against Rhyno, and his on again off again ally, Edge. And that match, is now.
Bret Hart and Hulk Hogan v Rhyno and Edge
Hart starts off the match with Edge. Despite the younger man's power advantage, Hart uses his ground game to keep Edge off his feet and embarrass him, locking him in a submission, before deliberately releasing him and smacking him. Taunting the crowd, he pulls Edge to his feet, only to get an Edgecution for his trouble. Edge crawls to Rhyno to tag him in. Rhyno dives in and begins clotheslining Hart left and right. After several suplexes, Hart gets a nasty AA spinebuster.)
JR: It is not often that we see Bret Hart on the losing end of a technical battle.
(Hart gets crushed in the corner. This lets Hogan tag in as Rhyno drops Hart again. Not realizing Hogan is the legal man, Rhyno goes for a pin, letting Hogan get the leg drop. He pulls Rhyno up and starts pounding away. Whipping Rhyno into the corner, he goes for the boot, but Rhyno ducks and hits the gore. He can't get the pin, as Hogan Hulks up. This time he hits the big boot, but Edge hits the spear taking him out. The two brawl to the outside. As they fight, Hart gets Rhyno in the sharpshooter, forcing him to tap.)
Tenay: That was an impressive display.
JR: With a very disappointing ending.
Tenay: Not at all, JR. Truly, the best men won.
Commercial
Hardcore Championship
Kane(c) v Goldberg
Tenay: Now this, this is truly a dream match. We are about to see the most dominant man in FWA dethrone the longest reigning Hardcore Champ.
JR: I would never count out the Big Red Machine. Especially after Goldberg took out Kane's brother.
(Not even waiting for the bell, the two men begin trading blows. Kane quickly gains the upper hand, forcing Goldberg into the corner. Goldberg grabs a chain draped in the corner and gets a quick uppercut stunning Kane. Tackling Kane, he pounds away with the chain. Sliding out, he grabs a chair. When he comes back in to hit Kane, Goldberg gets a boot to the chair, right into his face. Kane sets the chair in the corner and hits the diving powerbomb into the chair in the corner. Without giving Goldberg a moments rest, Kane pulls his head through the ropes, and jerks backwards over the top rope. Still holding the chain, Berg fights his way out. As Kane stumbles back, Berg hits a massive spear, then uses the chain to choke Kane.)
Tenay: This has to be it. He has no way out. There are no rope breaks. He will tap, or he will pass out.
JR: I cannot believe Kane's reign comes to an end like this.
(Kane drags himself to the ropes. He pulls himself to his feet, climbs to the top and dives to the outside, breaking Goldberg on the hard ground. Climbing to the apron, he quickly hits a clothesline. But, when he goes for the Chokeslam, Berg fights out. With a low blow, he staggers Kane and then spears him through the barricade. Somehow, Kane kicks out at two. Frustrated, Goldberg drags Kane to the table and sets up for the jackhammer, but, before he can hit it, the lights go out.)
Tenay: What the hell is going on?
(The lights come back up with Undertaker standing behind a lone Goldberg. He glances around for Kane, but eventually turns around into a chokeslam through the table.)
JR: Good lord, the Deadman has just come back to exact his revenge! He just destroyed Goldberg.
(Kane staggers over. Taker gives him the thumb across the throat, to which Kane nods. He pulls Goldberg to the stairs, lifts him and Tombstones him on the stairs. The ref counts the three. As the ref raises Kane's hand, Taker points at the Main Event sign.)
Tenay: Hardcore or not, this was an unacceptable ending to this match!
JR: And yet, Mick Foley has just announced the final Main Event Card.
WWF Championship
Scott Hall (c) v Samoa Joe
Edge v Hulk Hogan
(Stipulation to be Decided)
Undertaker v Goldberg
Scott Steiner v TBD Member of the Elite
Intercontinental Championship
Rhyno (c) v Bret Hart
(Stipulation to be Decided)
For Randy Orton's Contract
Ken Kennedy, Batista and Matt Morgan v Brock Lesnar and two fan picks
R-Truth v Fan Pick from the Pride
Foley's Audible
Chris Jericho v AJ Styles
(We return to Leticia Cline with Joe and Hall in the ring.)
Cline: With less than 48 hours until Main Event, the two men facing off for the WWF title have been given once more chance to have their say. There is nothing I can say to make this more momentous, so I turn the mic over to Samoa Joe.
Joe: Scott Hall. I have defeated you twice. Every fan in those stands knows I am the rightful champion. But you have used technicalities. You have skirted the rules to defend your belt. You have used every sleazy trick to deny me the victory I deserve.
Hall: I hear the whining of a loser. It's not my fault I lost, mommy. That bad guy sure is mean. Cry all you want, Joe. The title is where it is for a reason. You haven't gotten my belt for one single reason. You are not half the man I am.
Joe: You know, Scott You may be better at insults and witty attacks than me. But you know what I have?
Hall: What, fat boy?
Joe: Sheer violence!
(Joe begins destroying Hall. He hits the Muscle buster before pounding away. He locks on the cocina clutch as we fade to the logo.)
Tenay: There he goes again, another shameless cheap pop.
JR: And the fans couldn't approve more.
Foley: But as much as I love this great city, tonight is even better. I am joined tonight by the lovely Amanda Lyberg, lead singer of Eva Under Fire and Chloe Drinkwater, lead singer of Skarlet Riot. You will be hearing a lot of these amazing performers as they have agreed to provide their amazing sounds to our programming in the following months. Eva Under Fire is not only the first group to get two pay per view themes, but they are back to back. I am truly honored to have these two amazingly lovely talented performers with me tonight. And I cannot think of a better way to kick off Raw than by having the first ever collaboration of these amazing bands. Tonight, you are in for a treat. We may as well dub this the Riott under Fire.
(Both women grab microphones as their bands tune up on the stage. The opening riffs of the guitar sound. As the drummer procedes to hit the drum, smoke starts puffing up out of the stage and a much harder beat fills the arena than the drums suggest. Quickly, the beat fades into Metallingus. “On this day, I see clearly...” Edge explodes through the smoke, looking crazed. As the bands back away from his glare, he throws his arms into the air, sending pyros up through the two bands. The members scramble to the back in panic.)
Tenay: YES! This show just went from Rated Zzzz to Rated R. The greatest superstar alive is so much better than Foley's intro.
JR: We were about to see music history, Mike Tenay. Edge's ego ruined that?
Tenay: Stop, JR. These aren't the Stones and the Beatles. Most people at home have never heard of either of these no names. Every person in America knows Edge.
JR: Can you share some of whatever you're on?
(Edge storms to the ring. He demands a microphone.)
Foley: Oh, by all means, interrupt this amazing performance. We all know that FWA has nothing else going on...
Edge: Cut the bullcrap. You can schedule a 15 minute performance for MUSIC, on a WRESTLING show, but I don't have a match?
Tenay: The man makes a good point. This is not what the fans came to see.
JR: Stop licking his boots, Mike. A concert AND wrestling is twice the show.
Foley: This is not the time...
Edge: This is exactly the time, you son of a bitch. I am tired of being backburnered to everything under the sun.
Foley: This is what is good for the company....
Edge: (getting in his face) I AM WHAT'S GOOD FOR THE COMPANY.
(Even Foley looks a little taken aback by the madness in Edge's eyes.)
Foley: I understand your frustration. But Main Event is 48 hours...
Edge: I don't care about Main Event. I care about TONIGHT. I am sick and tired of the excuses. I am sick and tired of being ignored. I am sick and tired of being overlooked. You will find time in the full schedule to give me a match. Which means, ladies, you can get the HELL out of MY ring. (Both singers gingerly flee.) You listen good, Mick. If I don't get a match tonight, I promise you, you will regret it. Make it happen. Or else. (Edge drops the mic and rolls out of the ring.)
JR: And, just like that, the intro to Raw is ruined.
Tenay: I could not disagree more, JR. Raw literally started off with fireworks. I cannot wait to see where we go from here.
(We cut backstage where Leticia Cline catches Scott Steiner outside his locker room.)
Cline: Mr. Steiner.
Steiner: Hey, it's sugar tits.
Cline: Ugh. Tonight, Commissioner Foley has given you a shot against the number one contender at Wrestlemania, RVD. Any thoughts going into this massive match?
Steiner: I think it's about time. It's not Shawn Michaels, but beating the Royale Rumble winner... I take nothing away from RVD. He had an amazing run. But there is a massive difference in merely surviving a Rumble type match....and stepping one on one into the ring with the greatest pure athlete than has ever existed and having to actually beat him. RVD, you knocked a couple guys over the ropes, but you can't beat me that way. You gotta pin me, and you just ain't that damn good. I'm sure you feel real good that you beat Hogan, but I'm not as soft as Hogan. Tonight, I break you over me knee and make you tap out, ending your Wrestlemania dream. (to Cline) And maybe, when we're done, you can give me a little one on one show, instead of a photo shoot.
X Division Open Challenge
Sabin: Tonight, I cannot think of a better match to start off Monday night Raw than an open challenge for the X Division Championship. All we need, is a challeng...
(Stand back. There's a Hurricane coming through! Instead of coming to the stage, Hurricane appears on top of the TitanTron, and, after playing to the crowd, ziplines into the ring.)
JR: Holy cow! He can fly now! Chris Sabin has to defend against a superhero.
Tenay: You're kidding me, JR. Anyone can use tools to fly...
(As the bell rings, Sabin tries to catch Hurricane off guard, but he blocks and counters with a flurry of blows and kicks. Dodging a spin kick, Hurricane bounds off the ropes with a series of diving clotheslines. He tries for a premature shining wizard, but Sabin dodges and catches him in a series of unique suplexes. For several minutes, he dominates the Hurricane, but he tries for a german, and Hurricane flips out, catching him in the eye of the Hurricane, followed up with a shining wizard.)
JR: Oh, what the hell is this?
(As he catches Sabin in a chokeslam, Shelley slides in with the belt. At the last minute, Hurricane senses him and ducks, causing Sabin to take the hit. The ref calls for the DQ against Sabin. Shelley drops the belt in horror, only to be caught by Hurricane. He also grabs the stunned Sabin, double chockeslamming the Motor City Machine Guns. He stacks the two and pins them. Even though she has called for the bell, the ref shrugs and counts the three anyway.)
JR: While he doesn't walk away with the title, this is a huge win for the Hurricane.
Tenay: Normally, when the champ is hit with a weapon, the challenger is disqualified.
JR: Well, the ref, in her wisdom, decided that Sabin's cheating backfiring should still count against him. It's only a shame the DQ was called at all. We'd have a new champ.
COMMERCIAL
(We come back to the highlight reel.)
Jericho: Welcome to the Highlight Reel on another episode of Raw. Is. Jericho. And I would like to welcome my apparently permanent costar, the lovely Leticia Cline. Tonight, in defiance of journalistic integrity, the powers that be have decided that I need one more time hosting John Cena and Maven. (The two both come out to their music.) I have been told that we have obtained footage of the incident where Maven got injured. I want both of your responses to this.
(We see a video of Maven walking to the top of the flight of stairs. He talks to someone we cannot see, with no sound. Then he gingerly falls down the stairs and holds his leg at the bottom, visibly screaming. )
Cena: What the ….
(Before he can finish, Maven has taken one crutch and started to smash him with it. Cena tries to fight off, but Maven keeps at it. When Cena tries to FU Maven, his leg buckles and he collapses. Maven low blows him with the crutch and lifts him for an FU. Taking the crutch, he wraps it around Cena's face and locks in a modified STFU. He stands over the prone Cena as he taunts him with the “You Can't See me”. As the fans boo, he taunts over Cena's body.)
(We cut backstage to Foley's office. Hogan barges in.)
Hogan: You know what I'm here for.
Foley: I think I do.
Hogan: Are you going to give it to me?
(Foley is silent then nods. Hogan leaves.)
(Back in the ring we see Eugene. He has a microphone.)
Eugene: I love the FWA. You people are my friends. I cannot wait every day to come out here and see my very best...
(Before Eugene can continue, Regal's music hits. He comes out with Petey Williams in tow.)
Regal: You know, sunshine. I love this business. And there are few things that chap my ass more than someone like you continuing to be here long after you should have been shown the door. I cannot abide a charity case in the FWA. While I have voiced my concerns, with no response, to management, I will take this into my own hands. I have enlisted one of the greatest technical wrestlers, myself excluded of course, to address the “Eugene Problem” tonight.
Eugene v Petey Williams
(As Williams steps into the ring, Eugene offers a hand. Petey uses it to pull him into a suplex. Before Eugene can recover, Williams is throwing him all over the ring, Eugene tries to call for time out, but is battered even further. Finally, when he is barely conscious, on his knees, Williams slaps him. Eugene begins to scowl, as Williams does it again. On the third slap, Eugene hulks up. He blocks a punch from Petey and hits the Rock Bottom out of nowhere. When Petey crawl to his knees, Eugene hits the Hogan leg drop, and then locks in the crossface for the victory. As he celebrates, Regal grabs a mic.)
Regal: Damn you, you little buffoon. This isn't over. I can promise you that.
COMMERCIAL
RVD v Scott Steiner
(Steiner comes out first to massive boos. As RVD tries to come into the ring, Steiner catches him immediately in a series of suplexes and stomps away.)
JR: Leave it to Steiner to start off the match with a cheap shot.
(Steiner drags RVD to his feet only to get a boot to the face for his troubles. RVD gets a little offense in, before Steiner clotheslines him to the ground and begins pounding away, locking in a Boston Crab. RVD gets to the ropes. Rob gets to his feet and tries to hit an interesting spin kick, but Steiner catches him and turns it into a capture brainbuster. He slides to the outside and looks for a chair.)
Tenay: Tonight is about sending a message. Tonight is about reasserting Scott Steiner's importance, his place, in the FWA.
JR: RVD had nothing to do with Steiner's problems!
Tenay: But he is a message to everyone.
(As Steiner finds his weapon, he starts back to the ring, only to have a fan grab the chair. They struggle for a minute, and then the fan's hat falls off, showing HHH. The two struggle as Van Dam climbs the turnbuckle. Steiner gets the chair away from Hunter just in time to get a Van Terminator. RVD rolls a stunned Steiner back in. Steiner catches him on return to the ring in a nasty Fisherman's suplex, and both men drop.)
Tenay: Scott Steiner showing again that he is one of the most dominant players in the game. On pure instinct, he kicks out. No matter what you do to him, he is never truly out. Even when RVD cheated with the chair, it's not enough to put him down.
JR: He brought the chair in! He can't complain about it being used against him.
(Though wobbly, Steiner gets to his feet first. He grabs RVD for a belly to belly, but RVD flips with it, catching himself on the turnbuckle. He turns, sets himself up, and hits the first ever Five Star Frog Splash on a standing opponent for the win.)
JR: That was amazing! We have never seen anything like that!
(We cut backstage to a silhouette.)
Man: I am tired of being ignored. I will not be denied. I have made my challenge. It will be held.
(We see a series of cuts of a man battering opponents, his face never visible.)
Man: I am a force of nature. I am destiny. Like a Hurricane, I cannot be denied. I cannot be contained.
(More clips of this man destroying the competition. The lights come up showing him.)
Senshi: I have announced my target. I have been delayed, but I cannot be denied. You will see my wrath. You will see my vengeance. Samoa Joe. You cannot escape me forever. Our time will come.
Ken Kennedy, Matt Morgan and Kurt Angle v Brock Lesnar, Sylvester Turkay and Elijah Burke
(Though the match starts normal, Angle quickly pulls Burke out of the ring. As he tries to wail on him, Turkay saves him. The three men brawl to the back. This leaves Brock to fight Kennedy and Morgan alone. While he pulls it off for a while, the double team quickly drains him. He suffers a Carbon Kick into a Mic Check for the pin fall. The New Bloods celebrate over his prone body as we go to)
COMMERCIAL
MVP, Cryme Tyme, Jeff Hardy and Psychosis v R-Truth, Rey Mysterio, Los Guerreros and Godfather
(MVP starts off with a cheap shot to Truth before the bell rings. Though he gets the initial advantage, Truth rallies, hitting big move after big move. When he goes for the K-Kick, MVP scurries to his corner to tag in Shad. Though Truth dodges the first few of Shad's moves, he bounces off Shad with a spinning forearm, allowing the big man to man handle him all over the ring. After decimating R-Truth, he tags in JTG for the Cryme Pays, but Godfather breaks up the pin.)
JR: It cannot be that easy. You won't pin a man while he has four fresh teammates.
Tenay: Nice way to glorify cheating, JR.
JR: Stop.
(JTG tries to keep the upper hand, but Truth quickly slips through his legs to his corner. Rey tags in with a springboard senton. He hits a series of high flying moves, finally setting up JTG for the 619. Before he can hit the West Coast Pop, Psychosis pulls him down off the ropes and clotheslines him on the apron. Tossing him into the ring, Psychosis tags himself in, but Rey bounces over, letting Eddie do the same,)
JR: Business has just picked up!
Tenay: This is a dream match itself. These two men have never faced one on one since becoming seasoned veterans.
(The two have a series of reversals and big move misses. Eventually, Eddie goes for a hurricanrana, but Psychosis counters into a buckle bomb, allowing Chavo to tag in unseen. Psychosis tries for a finisher, but Chavo stops him, and Los Guerreros hit the Three Amigos together. Hardy tags in, but MVP immediately tags in after)
JR: Glory hog!
Tenay: This is certainly an odd tag move.
(The two men argue, and Hardy hits the Twist of Fate. He slides out and lets chaos ensue. As everyone fights everyone, each man hits his finisher. R-Truth and MVP are the last two standing. This time, Truth hits the K Kick, but, before he can pin, Hardy slides back into the ring and hits a Twist of Fate on Truth, right on top of MVP, for the win. He refuses to celebrate with the rest.)
JR: MVP gets some just desserts.
Tenay: He wins on paper, but certainly isn't feeling like a winner. This is far from over.
(Backstage we see Booker and Sting about to talk to Leticia Cline. Before they can, Goldberg spears Sting into the wall. While Booker is stunned, Goldberg hits a vicious Jackhammer onto the concrete.)
Goldberg: (looking into the camera) The cure, was next. (laughs)
(Foley, Rhyno and Hart are in the ring around a table.)
Foley: We are here to sign the contract for Wednesday. The Intercontinental Title will be on the line in a match the fans decide. That match is still very much up in the air. I need you both to sign this contract to make it official. Mr. Hart, if you will go first.
Hart: (signing the contract) Rhyno, you know what the best part will be of Wednesday? Hearing the fans cry as I cripple you. I will not just take your title from you, and bring it back to the nWo, I will take the fan favorite off the roster. You will never wrestle again once I am done with you. Enjoy your last two days as champion, and your last two days walking.
Rhyno: (as he signs) As the fans know, I have never been someone good with words. I have always let my actions speak for me.
(He tackles Hart and pounds away. Hart manages to escape out of the ring.)
Foley: I cannot say I am surprised by you two coming to blows. But this makes things a lot easier. Earlier tonight, two other men demanded a match. So, since you two cannot wait until Wednesday, we will have a tag match, Bret Hart, you will tag with your nWo stablemate Hulk Hogan, against Rhyno, and his on again off again ally, Edge. And that match, is now.
Bret Hart and Hulk Hogan v Rhyno and Edge
Hart starts off the match with Edge. Despite the younger man's power advantage, Hart uses his ground game to keep Edge off his feet and embarrass him, locking him in a submission, before deliberately releasing him and smacking him. Taunting the crowd, he pulls Edge to his feet, only to get an Edgecution for his trouble. Edge crawls to Rhyno to tag him in. Rhyno dives in and begins clotheslining Hart left and right. After several suplexes, Hart gets a nasty AA spinebuster.)
JR: It is not often that we see Bret Hart on the losing end of a technical battle.
(Hart gets crushed in the corner. This lets Hogan tag in as Rhyno drops Hart again. Not realizing Hogan is the legal man, Rhyno goes for a pin, letting Hogan get the leg drop. He pulls Rhyno up and starts pounding away. Whipping Rhyno into the corner, he goes for the boot, but Rhyno ducks and hits the gore. He can't get the pin, as Hogan Hulks up. This time he hits the big boot, but Edge hits the spear taking him out. The two brawl to the outside. As they fight, Hart gets Rhyno in the sharpshooter, forcing him to tap.)
Tenay: That was an impressive display.
JR: With a very disappointing ending.
Tenay: Not at all, JR. Truly, the best men won.
Commercial
Hardcore Championship
Kane(c) v Goldberg
Tenay: Now this, this is truly a dream match. We are about to see the most dominant man in FWA dethrone the longest reigning Hardcore Champ.
JR: I would never count out the Big Red Machine. Especially after Goldberg took out Kane's brother.
(Not even waiting for the bell, the two men begin trading blows. Kane quickly gains the upper hand, forcing Goldberg into the corner. Goldberg grabs a chain draped in the corner and gets a quick uppercut stunning Kane. Tackling Kane, he pounds away with the chain. Sliding out, he grabs a chair. When he comes back in to hit Kane, Goldberg gets a boot to the chair, right into his face. Kane sets the chair in the corner and hits the diving powerbomb into the chair in the corner. Without giving Goldberg a moments rest, Kane pulls his head through the ropes, and jerks backwards over the top rope. Still holding the chain, Berg fights his way out. As Kane stumbles back, Berg hits a massive spear, then uses the chain to choke Kane.)
Tenay: This has to be it. He has no way out. There are no rope breaks. He will tap, or he will pass out.
JR: I cannot believe Kane's reign comes to an end like this.
(Kane drags himself to the ropes. He pulls himself to his feet, climbs to the top and dives to the outside, breaking Goldberg on the hard ground. Climbing to the apron, he quickly hits a clothesline. But, when he goes for the Chokeslam, Berg fights out. With a low blow, he staggers Kane and then spears him through the barricade. Somehow, Kane kicks out at two. Frustrated, Goldberg drags Kane to the table and sets up for the jackhammer, but, before he can hit it, the lights go out.)
Tenay: What the hell is going on?
(The lights come back up with Undertaker standing behind a lone Goldberg. He glances around for Kane, but eventually turns around into a chokeslam through the table.)
JR: Good lord, the Deadman has just come back to exact his revenge! He just destroyed Goldberg.
(Kane staggers over. Taker gives him the thumb across the throat, to which Kane nods. He pulls Goldberg to the stairs, lifts him and Tombstones him on the stairs. The ref counts the three. As the ref raises Kane's hand, Taker points at the Main Event sign.)
Tenay: Hardcore or not, this was an unacceptable ending to this match!
JR: And yet, Mick Foley has just announced the final Main Event Card.
WWF Championship
Scott Hall (c) v Samoa Joe
Edge v Hulk Hogan
(Stipulation to be Decided)
Undertaker v Goldberg
Scott Steiner v TBD Member of the Elite
Intercontinental Championship
Rhyno (c) v Bret Hart
(Stipulation to be Decided)
For Randy Orton's Contract
Ken Kennedy, Batista and Matt Morgan v Brock Lesnar and two fan picks
R-Truth v Fan Pick from the Pride
Foley's Audible
Chris Jericho v AJ Styles
(We return to Leticia Cline with Joe and Hall in the ring.)
Cline: With less than 48 hours until Main Event, the two men facing off for the WWF title have been given once more chance to have their say. There is nothing I can say to make this more momentous, so I turn the mic over to Samoa Joe.
Joe: Scott Hall. I have defeated you twice. Every fan in those stands knows I am the rightful champion. But you have used technicalities. You have skirted the rules to defend your belt. You have used every sleazy trick to deny me the victory I deserve.
Hall: I hear the whining of a loser. It's not my fault I lost, mommy. That bad guy sure is mean. Cry all you want, Joe. The title is where it is for a reason. You haven't gotten my belt for one single reason. You are not half the man I am.
Joe: You know, Scott You may be better at insults and witty attacks than me. But you know what I have?
Hall: What, fat boy?
Joe: Sheer violence!
(Joe begins destroying Hall. He hits the Muscle buster before pounding away. He locks on the cocina clutch as we fade to the logo.)
