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WWF 2001: *Erasing 30/04/01 RAW from Memory* Mar 23, 2008 17:57:21 GMT -5

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Last Thursday night on SmackDown, Chris Jericho had a match with WWF Champion Steve Austin. Regal cost Jericho the match but Jericho and Rock came out on top as SmackDown came to a close. Well on RAW is WAR, Chris Jericho will challenge Stone Cold one more time but this time it is for the WWF Championship! Who will come out of RAW, Monday as the WWF Champion?

On SmackDown it was announced that Undertaker wanted to help his little brother Kane and also get to Triple H prior to Backlash in two weeks. He has since decided to kill two birds with one stone, literally as he teams with his younger brother Kane to take on Triple H and Big Show in tag team action!

It was announced on WWF.com that it would be Chris Jericho defending his Intercontinental Championship against Chris Benoit and Kurt Angle in a triple threat match however on RAW is WAR, it will be Kurt Angle siding with European Champion, Eddie Guerrero to take on Tazz and Chris Benoit. With four great technical wrestlers in the ring, will the fans be into this match?

On Monday night, instead of Edge or Rhyno getting involved in any fights, matches or brawls, it will be the APA doing all the hard work as they prepare for their Backlash WWF Tag Team Championship shot as they take on the Radicalz, Dean Malenko and Perry Saturn. And through all of this, Edge and Rhyno have been told to stay in the backstage area under penalty of being whipped the hell out from the entire locker room!

Last Thursday night, the Right To Censor and Ivory had an incident with Lita and Chyna as Steven Richards nailed Lita in the skull with a chair, giving Lita a concussion. The Hardy Boyz will be seeking revenge this Monday night as they go up against the RTC and Steven Richards in a two on three handicap match!

Speaking of Right To Censor, on RAW is WAR it will be Ivory taking on Molly Holly for the title shot against Chyna and keep in mind that the Women's Champion will be in attendence to witness the fight.

Match Card

Hardy Boyz vs. Right To Censor and Steven Richards

Contendership: Ivory vs. Molly Holly

APA vs. the Radicalz

Chris Benoit and Tazz vs. Kurt Angle and Eddie Guerrero

Triple H and Big Show vs. Brothers of Destruction

WWF Championship: Steve Austin (c) vs. Chris Jericho

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WWF 2001: *Erasing 30/04/01 RAW from Memory* Mar 23, 2008 19:14:13 GMT -5

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"Thorn In Your Eye" by Such a Surge hits the arena as the RAW is WAR video plays on the titantron. It ends as we go to the arena and RAW's secondary theme hits. A firework falls from the roof and falls onto the stage, creating a large firework display before the Columbus Ohio crowd. The camera scrolls throughout the arena as the crowd cheer, showing off their signs before we zoom into the RAW is WAR logo on the tron. Jim Ross and Paul Heyman recap what previously happened on SmackDown and RAW is WAR from last week between the situation Steve Austin and the Rock are in before moving onto a hype for Undertaker and Kane against Triple H and Big Show for tonight.

Hardy Boyz vs. Right To Censor and Steven Richards
A nice way to start off RAW is WAR. The Hardys were obviously without Lita which took away at least 10% of the crowd reaction to the Hardy Boyz. The crowd booed the Right To Censor, only for it to be drowned out by the RTC theme. The wrestling was decent but not up to standards. The crowd didn't 100% appreciate this wrestle-fest. Steven Richards seemed to be very timid and has obviously become a real coward since starting the Right To Censor off. Goodfather and Jeff started off with Jeff working on Goodfather before Hardy's spinning wheel kick got turned into a sidewalk slam. Goodfather tagged in Buchanan and he took over from where Goodfather left off. Buchanan had two minutes of torturing Jeff before tagging in the cowardly Steven Richards. He took Jeff out while he was weak but messes up, missing a dropkick. Jeff shoved Steven over before getting the tag to Matt who cleared house. Richards tagged in Goodfather but got hit with an immediate Twist of Fate followed up with the Swanton Bomb to win. We go to commercials.
70%

We head to the back where we see Jeff walking down a hallway in the back, giving Matt a water bottle. The two brothers take a sip, Jeff telling Matt that they did Lita proud out there. Suddenly from behind comes X-Factor, almost deja-vu from what happened on SmackDown the previous Thursday night. However, Jeff and Matt trade blows with X-Factor before they simultaneously shove the two heels down. Jeff nails X-Pac with a chair as Matt kicks Justin Credible in the skull! The Hardys pick up their water bottles from the floor and continue to drink.
77%

In the back we are live with Kevin Kelly alongside Women's Champion, Chyna. When asked about tonight's match between Ivory and Molly Holly, Chyna responds with a smart-ass comment about how Ivory is a freak-show who wants what she can't have. She completely ignores the existance of Molly Holly.
61%

Ivory vs. Molly Holly
Not a very good nor long women's match. The crowd weren't impressed with this one. The two just sluggishly nailed each other with lefts and rights. This lasted four minutes, suprisingly. Molly was okay in this bout, however Ivory rotted the entire thing up with his numerous botches and stiff attacks. Molly and Ivory traded shots in the first two minutes before Molly got into control, repeatedly taking down Ivory. Molly went up for the Molly-Go-Round just to land on her ass, during this time in which Ivory took control of Molly, working on her back. Ivory hit the Poison Ivory for the finish. Chyna soon came out to the ring and went after Ivory just for the number one contender to escape to the outside. Chyna checked on Molly, actually acknoledging her existance this time. However from behind came Ivory, nailing the Women's Champion with a chair.
55%

We head to the back where we see Edge and Rhyno chilling out in the comfort of their locker room. They clap their glasses of lemonade together before taking a sip. Rhyno and Edge chat about divas for a second, making comical references to Chyna and Ivory. They then move on to watch the TV screen as the APA's theme hits.
80%

APA vs. The Radicalz
A decent bout, unlike the match prior to this. The crowd enjoyed this bout, not remembering the fact that the Radicalz are Heat regulars. Bradshaw and Dean Malenko start with Bradshaw easily overpowering Malenko. Bradshaw hit Malenko with the fall-away slam and could of picked up the win if it wasn't for Perry Saturn to be there. Bradshaw tagged in Faarooq and the two continued the beat down of Malenko. Malenko got a small open, Faarooq missing a clothesline and Dean tagged in Perry Saturn. Saturn seemed like a more suitable choice for Faarooq to fight as Saturn wore down Faarooq. Saturn hit the Fisherman Suplex but Bradshaw did what Saturn did earlier in the bout and broke up the count. Saturn tagged in Malenko and took out Bradshaw in the corner before Malenko walked into a Spinebuster from Faarooq and the APA finished the Radicalz off with a double powerbomb. As the referee went to count the fall, we had a shot to Edge and Rhyno who drank the rest of their lemonade from the glasses and got up to leave in a hurry. The APA won and celebrated, walking up the ramp and onto the stage just to get two chair shots from the Tag Team Champions! Suddenly, a herd of tag teams, Kaientai, the Dudley Boyz, Too Cool all came running after Edge and Rhyno, as the tag champions ran away through the crowd!
80%

We return from the commercial break to see Triple H standing by with Kevin Kelly. Triple H scares away Kelly the interviewer pretty easily before dissing the Undertaker, telling him that at Backlash he won't know what hit him in the first place.
97%

Eddie Guerrero and Kurt Angle vs. Tazz and Chris Benoit
What a solid match this was. The match was great in all areas, it was expected that the match was to be good, all four men being fantastic wrestlers. Tazz and Angle started and pretty much did everything that happened on RAW is WAR the week before. Angle was actually out-wrestled by Tazz who soon tagged in Benoit. Angle tagged in Eddie as the two best friends faced off. Eddie and Benoit had a great period of time in the ring, spanning five minutes. Benoit took down Eddie, nearly pinning him several times. Eddie then got a tiny bit of offense in as he reversed the Crippler Crossface from Benoit. Eddie worked on Benoit's right elbow, dropping his knee onto Chris' arm several times. Eddie applies an arm bar, almost making Benoit tap but he managed to get out of it as he rolled away from it and tagged in Tazz. In this period of time, we got a sneak preview of Backlash as Tazz and Eddie battled in the ring. Tazz went for the Tazzmission but Eddie got in a low blow and rolled Tazz in, getting an easy three count. Eddie and Angle celebrated for a small bit of time before being taken down by Tazz and Benoit! Benoit and Tazz celebrate as Angle and Eddie retreat up the ramp.
84%

A video package airs, telling us that the Brothers of Destruction/Triple H and Big Show match is up next! We go to commercials.
77%

We return from the commercial break to see the entire McMahon-Helmsley Regime, Vince McMahon, William Regal, Steve Austin watching the TV set as Big Show's theme hits the arena.
90%

WWF Championship: Steve Austin vs. Chris Jericho
Not a good main event, while it was entertaining, it seemed to a lack a little in wrestling skill and ability, however the crowd happened to like it. Austin and Jericho started off pretty evenly, both men trading moves, hitting one move followed up by another that was blocked. Austin then killed off the pattern by kicking Jericho in the leg. Austin then went to work on the knee of the Intercontinental Champion, slamming it into the ring post, throwing him knee-first into the ring post or even applying a tree of woe just to begin a series of lefts and rights to the knee of Y2J. Austin eventually decided that it was time for the Stunner but the kick prior to the Stunner was blocked and Jericho tripped Austin over. Jericho went for the Lionsault but fell through the ropes before getting up to be hit with a Stunner! Austin picks up the victory before the Rock's theme hits the arena. The Great One then appears on the stage, running down the ramp and taking down Austin. Rock's attack on Austin is interrupted as William Regal comes from behind and goes to attack Rock just to be given a Rock Bottom for his troubles. Austin turns Rock around before giving Rock a stunner before pounding on Rock as we go off the air.
77%

Overall - 77%

OOC: Damn, I did all of that hype for Brothers of Destruction vs. Big Show and Triple H but never actually did the match! Damn, I'm reserving it for SmackDown. Shit.

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WWF 2001: *Erasing 30/04/01 RAW from Memory* Mar 23, 2008 19:27:07 GMT -5

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- RAW is WAR got a 6.44 this week. A mild dissapointment compared to last week.

- The reason why Undertaker and Big Show vs. Kane and Undertaker never happened on RAW was because it took up twenty minutes of the program but that would of left Austin vs. Jericho five minutes to fight. Expect another match to happen this Thursday night on SmackDown.

- Chris Jericho is going to stick to being Intercontinental Champion. Steve Austin felt that he couldn't handle being a main eventer, that being the reason why his work hasn't been great lately, Austin stated that it was the stress he'd have to put up with.

- Ken Shamrock has been re-signed to the WWF. The company currently has big plans for the MMA fighter.

- In an attempt to rebuild the Light-Heavyweight title division, WWF has signed Super Crazy, Nova and Psicosis to open contracts.

- To coincide with the above, WWF plans to hold a Light-Heavyweight title tournament and to vacate the title to lead up to Judgement Day in May or Fully Loaded in July.

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WWF 2001: *Erasing 30/04/01 RAW from Memory* Mar 24, 2008 2:51:56 GMT -5

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Post by Red Dragon on Mar 24, 2008 2:51:56 GMT -5

Bit of a bugger about the main event but at least theres going to be more build up to it

Lightweight torney sounds good, even better with the new signings

Bad luck for Y2J I guess but this will give him a nice build up to the WWE Title

Shamrock meh

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WWF 2001: *Erasing 30/04/01 RAW from Memory* Mar 24, 2008 13:28:02 GMT -5

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Post by Rated R on Mar 24, 2008 13:28:02 GMT -5

Sucks that you couldn't include the big match, although I think that it is better to include it on SmackDown, since you already had the big WWF title match on RAW. Good to see Austin retain the title, although I would have liked to see Jericho win the title, since it would have been a major shock for RAW.

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nightprowler Guest	WWF 2001: Erasing 30/04/01 RAW from Memory Mar 24, 2008 17:30:31 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by nightprowler on Mar 24, 2008 17:30:31 GMT -5 I hope by "big plans for Shamrock" you mean main event. Good stuff man. As always from you.

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WWF 2001: *Erasing 30/04/01 RAW from Memory* Mar 25, 2008 4:28:33 GMT -5

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Post by Fury on Mar 25, 2008 4:28:33 GMT -5

Yeah it seemed a bit odd when you didn't have BOD/Trippers & Show. Show was solid as a whole and glad you spaced things out a bit with backstage segments and I liked the little references although I think they could be given some more depth and storyline progression. Anyway there's not much I can complain about besides the main event switch as your writing, booking & feud progression all seemed there although they probably all could be improved. Backlash is shaping up nicely and I look forward to it.

Oh and I think Shamrock would be just eh in this day and age but I'll see where you head with it

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WWF 2001: *Erasing 30/04/01 RAW from Memory* Mar 26, 2008 7:07:43 GMT -5

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Raw was good, Push Shamrock, Austin v Jericho sounded good, shame about the Tag Match, could you not have just reduced every other match by a few minutes? Then again guess it should be fun on Smackdown, I look forward to seeing more of this good job so far and good luck

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WWF 2001: *Erasing 30/04/01 RAW from Memory* Mar 26, 2008 9:12:43 GMT -5

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On Monday night, Steve Austin retained the WWF Championship from Chris Jericho, possibly putting him out of the WWF title picture for the time being. However this Thursday it will be the contract signing for The Rock and Steve Austin's WrestleMania rematch at Backlash!

Last Thursday on SmackDown it was hyped by the Undertaker about wanting to kill two birds with one stone literally as he challenged Triple H and Big Show to a match against himself and Kane. RAW is WAR's match never happened however it did happen live in the arena. This Thursday on SmackDown it will however be the Brothers of Destruction fighting Triple H and Big Show once again as SmackDown will close to this no holds barred brawl.

Also on RAW, it was Kurt Angle taking on Chris Benoit in what was a classic match. The finish was controversial as both men were counted out. It was announced on WWF.com early Tuesday morning that Mick Foley had secretly made a triple threat match for Backlash between Angle, Benoit and Intercontinental Champion, Chris Jericho! Well ten days before their fight, it will be Chris Jericho and Chris Benoit taking on WWF Tag Team Champions Edge and Rhyno in a non-title match!

Speaking of Kurt Angle, he is scheduled to face off with a mystery man. Will this inevitably effect Angle before his big title match in ten days?

In preparation for Backlash it will be Justin Credible battling Jeff Hardy in singles action with ten days away from the Hardys and X-Factor's tag match!

Finally in a light-heavyweight showcase match it's Tajiri taking on Super Crazy!

Plus we'll get words from Tazz, Eddie Guerrero and others!

[NOTE: I am doing this show later, but if anything to you seems too much for this edition of SmackDown then I'll take it away with something less 'perfect']

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WWF 2001: *Erasing 30/04/01 RAW from Memory* Apr 12, 2008 18:12:24 GMT -5

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NOTE: I may have a tiny bit of creative rust, give me another show to get comfy. I have also decided to cut down on detail to save for pay-per-views.

SOURCE: Powerwrestling.com

The OvalTron shows the SmackDown introduction video begin as the loud unique techno theme plays in the arena. The video ends in the sounds of lightning as pyro strikes the entrance ramp, causing the crowd to go even more crazy than they previously were. We go live to the Boston crowd where they are screaming awaiting for the show to begin. Michael Cole and Paul Heyman introduce us to SmackDown as they recap the previous happenings from and RAW is WAR before moving on to tell us the next exciting edition of SmackDown!

Match #1
Light-Heavyweight Showcase
Super Crazy vs. Tajiri
A decent way to start of SmackDown, these two men had alot of skill and technique used in this match but unfortunately all the hard work didn't really go down well with the fans considering both men were making their SmackDown debut tonight. The two traded hammerlocks and springboard moves, and Tajiri as usual with his extremely stiff kicks, if Crazy wasn't wearing his jumpsuit, then his body would have tons of bruises on his body. As Crazy went for the finishing Moonsault, Eddie Guerrero of all people ran down to ringside and shoved Crazy off the top rope, delivering snap suplexes to both men!
No Contest

Seconds later, we see Jim Ross walk down the ramp as he climbs through the ropes to catch a word from the WWF European Champion. JR questions Guerrero's move and decision to attack the two light heavyweights in which Eddie responded with a cocky comment about how nobody wanted to see the lightweights wrestle which in fact got a small pop. Guerrero then went to get a cheap pop, insulting the Red Sox before ripping Tazz in a new one through words.

We then head to the backstage area where we see Chris Benoit taking a water bottle from a nearby cooler, before taking off the cap and gulping half the bottle down before turning around into a preverbial brick wall as he is confronted by William Regal. Benoit nods to Regal before trying to go around him just to be blocked off by Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley, and again with Triple H and Vince McMahon. The McMahon-Helmsley Regime compliment the Wolverine's ring skills and ability before Vince passes a note, the Regime leave as Benoit opens up the paper to say 'We invite you to join the Regime'. Benoit stares at it before putting it on a nearby table, then slowly picking it up, obviously considering it.

Match #2
Justin Credible vs. Jeff Hardy
A decent bout, these two put together a great match, signalling that the two men have great chemistry in the ring together. Jeff and Justin traded blows at several points, either ending with Hardy hitting a jawbreaker or Credible knocking Hardy down with a clothesline. Justin controlled a part of the bout, this match was fairly lengthy, around the 8:24 mark. As Credible continued the beatdown of Jeff, the fans decided to modify their cries of 'X-Pac Sucks', turning it into 'Justin Sucks'. Jeff eventually reversed Credible's bear hug/T-bone suplex by landing on his feet and hitting the Whisper in the Wind from up top. X-Pac attempted to get involved, running down onto the apron but Hardy knocked him off and dodged the That's Incredible before hitting the match-winning Twist of Fate. Post match, X-Pac took out Jeff and the two members of X-Factor begin to beat on the younger Hardy up until when Matt ran to the ring for the save.
Jeff Hardy

Up next, to set up for his upcoming contract signing against Stone Cold Steve Austin, the Rock interviewed himself, making several comical references to all of the Regime having a playground in the underworld in which Satan can torture the Regime with Steve Austin enjoying it, or something like that. Classic performance by the Rock as usual. It's also interesting to note that the interview set was the RAW is WAR interview set.

Match #3
Kurt Angle vs. Mystery Man
Angle came out to the ring to say that he has beaten the best in all of the WWF, spanning from the Rock to Tazz before Ken Shamrock came from out of the crowd, attacking Kurt Angle from behind. The two had an extremely competitive match in which could of gone either way. The match went ten minutes and a half, both men impressing many in attendence, watching on television and even fans who had only heard of the match [then again, they were far more impressed with the fact that WWF booked a match of that calibre on its secondary show]. Shamrock got an upset victory as a result of a disqualification after Shamrock got Angle pissed off and Angle went to town on Shamrock with a steel chair. He then went on a rampage, frantically rushing to the back.
Ken Shamrock by DQ

Following up this bout, we headed back to the RAW set [still confusing] where Steve Austin began to show off his WWF title, telling Rock that that'd be the closest he'd ever get to the WWF title again. Austin then told Rock to enjoy his time in the sun as he will eventually get burned. Austin goes on to remind Rock about their previous matches and how Austin beat Rock at In Your House: Degeneration X, WrestleMania XV, Backlash 1999 and WrestleMania X-Seven before telling Rock he'd be 5-0 against Rock in pay-per-view matches after Backlash in ten days.

Match #4
Non-Title Match
Chris Jericho and Chris Benoit vs. Edge and Rhyno (c)
Another great bout, it was obvious that the fans are enjoying SmackDown tonight. This showed that Benoit and Jericho could be serious contenders to the title gold. The match went fifteen minutes and the fans were 100% interested in it all the way. Jericho and Rhyno started and Jericho came out in control. Jericho did his springboard dropkick onto the apron-standing Rhyno. But from that point, it went pear-shaped if you describe it that way as Jericho missed a suicide dive. From that point, the Tag Team Champions gained momentum. However eventually, Benoit got introduced into the match and he cleared house, until that is, when Kurt Angle ran to ringside and gave the Intercontinental Champion, Jericho an Angle Slam onto the steel ramp. Noticing this, Benoit was distracted and ran right into the bout-winning Spear. After the bout, Angle helped his old friends, Edge and Rhyno [Team RECK returns, minus the 'C'] attack Benoit and Jericho until the arrival of the APA scared off the Team REK as they fleed the ring upon their entrance.
Edge and Rhyno (c)

We finally head to the extremely hyped contract signing for the match at Backlash in ten days. The signing was hosted by Jim Ross as he stood in the ring like an invisable person. After the entrances of Steve Austin, the champion and the challenger, the Rock, Jim Ross demanded that they sit down during such precedure, however Austin being the dirty heel that he is takes this as an option, flipping JR the bird and walking around his half of the ring, rambling on about how big a star he is and how big a star Rock is before reminding everybody that Rock was the one who lost four times in singles matches between the period of 39 pay-per-views. Austin pretty much did most of the talking here. He was about to go on to brag about he was going to become 5-0 on Rock at Backlash but stopped mid-sentence to take down the Rock. The two traded blows, rolling out of the ring, the Rock giving Austin several shots but Austin out-punched Rock, gaining control of the slug fest. Austin went for the Stunner through the announce table but Rock pushes Austin through it! Rock grabs Paul Heyman's chair and swings it right into Austin's cranium! Rock celebrates over the unconscious WWF champion as we go to our final commercial.

Match #5
No Holds Barred Tag Team
Triple H and Big Show vs. Brothers of Destruction
The crowd absolutely went nuts in this match, the bout had been set up for a week [well, four days for the fans in attendence on RAW is WAR] and this was an extreme [pun intended] change of style from the previous technical, mat-wrestling and high-flying action used in the previous four matches. Triple H brought out the weapons early, entering first with Big Show and setting up two tables, placing a sledgehammer in the corner of the ring and seating two steel chairs behind the desk. The crowd went nuts as the Brothers of Destruction entered, gaining the highest pop of the night. Kane brawled with Triple H to start as Undertaker took on the task of beating Big Show down. Eventually the brothers trade opponents, taking on their respective opponents for Backlash. Undertaker used a chair to start off the actual no holds barred stipulation, whacking the Game in the spine with the chair. Show then utilized the tables as he Chokeslammed Kane from the ring through the table. Show's cover was broken up however by Kane's brother. Eventually, it got to the case that Kane and Show were now brawling on the stage, Kane hitting an amazing Chokeslam off of the stage through the table below. Meanwhile in the ring, Taker went for the Last Ride just to get hammered in the nuts and rolled up for a cheap three count. The Game then tried to escape from the ring only to run into Kane. Kane set his pyro off face to face with Triple H as we go off the air.

NOTE: I know, this was LIKE a pay-per-view. Well it is my return after all

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- SmackDown got a 5.85. This show was mainly created to keep the ratings up, as the WWF was desperately in need of a better rating to keep SmackDown on the air.

- SmackDown's opener showed the WWF that Super Crazy doesn't quite have the popularity of the fans down yet. Super Crazy were sent to Ohio Valley Wrestling on Friday morning. Meanwhile, Tajiri is set to most likely be a part of a team, the WWF may possibly be toying with an Ultimo Dragon/Tajiri team, expect to see them in tag action on Heat this Sunday night.

- It has been reported that Ken Shamrock signed a written contract for $217,000 per annum, as opposed to the previous report which was apparently an open contract. Shamrock will most likely end up as the referee in a match at Backlash, possibly in the Guerrero vs. Tazz match or even the APA/E&R match.

- Taka Michinoku will go solo after Backlash, the WWF feel that Funaki is holding the team down, being the lesser-popular star in Kaientai. Taka could possibly be at least the European Champion this time in six month when I'm writing this column.

- Upon Rikishi's return, he is scheduled that he continues his heel push that was started in Fall 2000 but aborted around January time, near this time in which Rikishi injured his shoulder.

- Christian is well, the elbow injury is not career-threatening and it is predicted that Christian will be in rehabilitation to recover from surgery on Tuesday morning.

- The WWF is also negotiating with Road Dogg, a former WWF wrestler who was let go in late January 2001. Dogg, is apparently interesting in anything right now, so it could be that he join WCW instead of the WWF. Of course, it is undecided at this time. The WWF's early plans for Road Dogg is to team with Billy Gunn as the New Age Outlaws to hopefully get another team in the WWF again.

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WWF 2001: *Erasing 30/04/01 RAW from Memory* Apr 12, 2008 18:38:29 GMT -5

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April 29th

WWF Championship
Steve Austin (c) vs. The Rock

Steel-Cage Match: Contenders Match to the WWF title
Undertaker vs. Triple H

Kane vs. Big Show

WWF Intercontinental Championship
Chris Jericho (c) vs. Winner of Chris Benoit and Kurt Angle on 12/04/01 edition of SmackDown!

WWF European Championship
Eddie Guerrero (c) vs. Tazz

WWF Tag Team Championship
Edge and Rhyno (c) vs. APA

WWF Hardcore Championship
Rhyno (c) vs. Raven

X-Factor vs. Hardy Boyz

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WWF 2001: *Erasing 30/04/01 RAW from Memory* Apr 12, 2008 18:53:59 GMT -5

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Taka Michinoku def. Tajiri [70%]
Chyna interview on Ivory [61%]
Jerry Lynn def. Crash Holly [68%]
Tazz chokes out Eddie Guerrero while he is dissing the crowd [86%]
WWF Championship Replay: Steve Austin def. Chris Jericho [77%]
Contract Signing for Austin and Rock replay [100%]
X-Factor interview on Hardy Boyz [81%]
X-Factor def. APA [72%]

Overall - 71%

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Apr 12, 2008 18:31:31 GMT -5 DTP. said:

- SmackDown's opener showed the WWF that Super Crazy doesn't quite have the popularity of the fans down yet. Super Crazy were sent to Ohio Valley Wrestling on Friday morning. Meanwhile, Tajiri is set to most likely be a part of a team, the WWF may possibly be toying with an Ultimo Dragon/Tajiri team, expect to see them in tag action on Heat this Sunday night.

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- Heat pulled on a 4.83, MTV is impressed with the product.

- Apparently, Rikishi is set to return to action at Backlash, suprisingly. He probably will not have a match but be most likely involved in either the European, Hardcore or Intercontinental title picture. Rikishi is currently in OVW, waiting to be ~~brought up~~. That was an error, as it appears now, Rikishi may very well likely appear on RAW, Monday night.

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On SmackDown, Thursday night, the Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin were meant to sign the contract for their match at Backlash. However, the actual signing did not officially take place as Austin and Rock ended up brawling to the outside with the Rock slamming Austin through the table and slamming a chair over his skull. Well on RAW is WAR, the Rock and Austin will sign it seperately to settle the score. During which time, in the main event it will be the Rock challenging the commissioner, William Regal in the main event.

Also, to set up the hype for Backlash, Triple H is set to team with Kurt Angle to take on Undertaker and Chris Benoit, and it's guaranteed that Chris Jericho will be in the house on Monday night!

We will also see a huge 6-man tag team match as D-Von Dudley teams up with the Hardy Boyz to take on Edge and X-Factor!

And to put the icing on the cake, Eddie Guerrero will face a mystery man, only six days before his Backlash showdown with Tazz!

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cccmrkennedy Guest	WWF 2001: Erasing 30/04/01 RAW from Memory Apr 13, 2008 7:33:50 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by cccmrkennedy on Apr 13, 2008 7:33:50 GMT -5 Actually, Road Dogg was let go in late Dec 2000. I hate the Edge/Rhyno team but then again Christian is injured so I understand. RAW should be good, some great matches signed. Backlash is building nicely.

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