WWF 2001 Diary

Hennig Appears
A black stretch limo pulls up outside the arena, and out steps Curt Hennig, making his first appearance in the promotion. He looks around, then heads toward the locker room.
Rating:89%

Triple Threat: Essa Rios vs. X Pac vs. Dean Malenko
Dean Malenko dominated the early stages of the match and hit a Superkick that echoed through the arena to eliminate X Pac. He then Dominated Essa Rios and proved he deserved to be the Lightheavyweight Champion. He rolled up Essa and grabbed the tights for the win.
Rating:65%

Dean Malenko ripped into Essa Rios thus continuing their feud.
Rating:50%

Chyna, Lita & Molly Holly vs. Ivory Trish Stratus and Terri
Lita got trapped by the heels and eventually made a tag who got a clean pinfall on Ivory
Rating:60

Lita is in the ring, when Matt Hardy comes out from the back, wearing street clothes. he climbs in the ring, then gets down on one knee and produces a ring. He proposes to her, and after a few seconds of dramatic pause, she accepts. They embrace in the middle of the ring as pyros go off around them.
Rating:76%

Raven vs. Crash Holly
Raven gets slammed. Frying pan shot by Crash. Crash slams Raven. 1 - 2 - no 3 though. Crash slams Raven down. 1 - 2 - shoulder up. Raven backdrops Crash Holly out of a piledriver attempt. Raven slams Crash Holly. 1 - 2 - shoulder up. Crash walks into a slam. Crash Holly reverses a hip toss. Lariat, apparently Crash thinks he is Stan Hansen. Crash Holly moves in for the kill. Here it comes - Crash Bulldog. 1....2...3, it's finished. Crash Holly climbs each turnbuckle in turn, working the crowd as he celebrates his victory
Rating:67%

William Regal vs. Perry Saturn w/ Curt Hennig as the special referee
Regal dominated this match and won the match with the Power of The Punch.
Rating:58%

Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy are backstage in their locker room, hanging out, chatting about tonight's show.
Rating:75%

The Hardy Boyz vs. York & Matthews
This was an evenly balanced match of high flying styles that finished with the Hardys winning when Edge & Christian ran in and accidentaly hit York with a Chair. The three teams brawled to the back.
Rating:78%

Curt Hennig is backstage. He spent the interview putting himself over.
Rating:77%

Kurt Angle & Chris Benoit vs. The Rock & Chris Jericho
Kurt Angle and the Rock brawled all over the arena while Benoit and Jericho brawled in the ring. Benoit Hit the Diving Headbutt and used the ropes as leverage to pin Jericho. As Raw went off the air Benoit was beating down on Jericho.
Rating:89%

Overall Raw Rating:72%

We got a 6.41 rating for Raw while WCW got a 5.48 rating for Nitro