WWF Week of July 24, 2000

Last we left off on the WWF side of the things, we'd just finished the Fully Loaded PPV. To recap:

- Hardys & Lita beat T&A, with Lita pinning Trish after a moonsault

- Tazz beats Al Snow with a Tazzmission

- Perry Saturn wins the European Title from Eddie Guerrero after interference from Terri

- Acolytes beat Edge & Christian by DQ after a belt shot. E&C retain the Tag Titles.

- Val Venis retains the IC Title against Rikishi after interference from Tazz, and despite a splash from the top of the cage by Rikishi

- Undertaker beats Kurt Angle

- HHH beats Chris Jericho in a Last Man Standing Match after HHH puts them both through the announce table

- Chris Benoit beats The Rock by DQ after tricking the referee with help from Shane McMahon, and per stipulation, wins the WWF Title, until Commissioner Foley restarts the match for Rock to retain.

Raw

Live from the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, TX for this edition of Raw, starting off the show with Commissioner Foley. He admits he was nervous before the PPV, because he wanted to make sure the first PPV under him was worth the price, that people got a hell of a show for laying down their hard earned money to see it. He believes the WWF came up big time the night before. He talks about Rikishi jumping off the cage, and Venis will be back in action some time in the future, even if they had to scrape him off the mat with a spatula.

Kurt has apparently demanded a rematch with Taker for tonight, and as a wrestling fan, Foley wants to see Kurt get his ass kicked like everyone else, so he's inclined to give them the rematch tonight. He puts over HHH and Jericho for beating the crap out of each other, then goes over his involvement in the WWF Title match. He says it made him want to return to the ring, even if the outcome was a bit controversial.

Speaking of which, out comes Benoit and Shane. Benoit says he was screwed plain and simple and calls Foley a fraud. Shane doesn't blame him for being mad, that Benoit should have the title around his waist right now. He says there's constant in the WWF, that the referee's decision is final, it's been like that since his great-grandfather ran things and even when Austin briefly had control. We get a replay of what happened and Shane says Foley has no business making that decision.

Foley, despite Shane making a valid case, says things change, and could picture Shane pretending to be Vanilla Ice 12 years ago, and that CD is likely in the garbage somewhere in Hackensack, NJ, because things change. He imagines Benoit probably smiled or laughed, but that's obviously changed too, and the only thing that hasn't changed is Vince's hairstyle, which will remain after they're all long gone. Benoit says he proved to the world he's the greatest technical world in WWF history, and the WWF Champion. He says it was a blatant abuse of power, he beat Rock, and tonight he demands a rematch tonight, and prove to the world he's WWF Champion. Foley says he proved a lot of things, and there will be a rematch in the future, but as for tonight, he's going to take it under advisement. Benoit says it's not good enough.

Out comes Stephanie now. She after winning a brutal and grueling match against Jericho, her husband proved again that he is The Game, and is that damn good. She says that he proved to her how good he really is later that night. As far as tonight though, she's here to support Shane and the rules her family have instituted since WWF's inception. She demands Foley book Benoit his rematch for tonight. 

Foley confesses that last year, while he was recovering from a head injury, he found Steph moderately attractive, but after her actions of the last few weeks, he finds himself inclined to agree with Jericho's assessment, which results in a slap to the face before he can even get it out. Foley says he could fire her for that, but it's not good enough. He says she and Shane always want to get involved in matches, so they will get involved in a match tonight. He says he's booking the first "Brother-Sister Tag Match" for the first time in wrestling history, pitting them against two opponents of his choosing. He also threatens to fire them, as well as Benoit or HHH, if either of them get involved.

Rock arrives at the building.

Commercial

WWF Hardcore Championship: Road Dogg vs Steve Blackman (c)

X-Pac on commentary.

Pre-Match: Dogg says he's going to gobble Blackman up like Pac-Man and hopes he doesn't mind being on his back, and that he came to play hardcore. 

Forearm by Dogg to start the match, then sent off the ropes, ducks a clothesline, following up with his rights, dropped with a chain to the head. Blackman mounts with rights before pulling out a pair of trash can lids. Dogg sent off the ropes, hit in the ribs with a lid, then the back, then a spinning lid shot to the back of the head. Running bulldog onto the lid gets two. Blackman pulls out a trash can and wedges it in the corner, only to be sent toward it, slides to avoid it, only to bounce face first off it with a drop toe hold, then a dropkick sends him back into it.

Dogg mocks him with a crane pose before taking it to the floor, lid to the head of Blackman, then an atomic drop onto the ring steps and a kick to the back. Trash can to the ribs of Blackman sends him to the floor. Dogg pulls out a stick of some kind as they return to the ring, Blackman has a pair of his own sticks. Blackman blocks a shot from Dogg with the sticks, then nails him in the ribs with one. Another block by Blackman opens him up for a kick and a stick to the back. Blackman rolls under another shot and batters him with more stick shots, followed by a stick-assisted back suplex for two.

Blackman pulls out a chair, sends Dogg off the ropes, blocks a clothesline and hits a DDT on the chair for two. Dogg misses a chair shot and gets it in the face from a pump kick, and Blackman retains. (5:29) A simple and fun match.

X-Pac says he'll challenge Blackman on Smackdown and show Road Dogg how it's done.

Steph is getting ready and HHH walks in. She catches him up to speed, he says he's not feeling good after last night. Steph also has a bunch of flowers and he's paranoid, so he throws them all away. They were supposed to be flowers for him from her.

Commercial

WWF Slam of the Week is Rikishi's splash off the cage at the PPV.

Steph and Shane come out for their match. Lita comes out and Shane gets a mic. He says an animal is ferocious when cornered and will unleash Steph all over Lita. He's not going to let anything happen to her, no matter who their opponent is, he's proud to stand in the ring with her.

Shane & Stephanie McMahon (WWF Women's Champion) vs Lita & Big Show 

Pre-Match: You'll remember we last saw Big Show at Judgement Day back in May, where Shane beat him after smashing a cinder block over his knee with help from T&A. He also chases Shane to the back, leaving Steph and Lita alone in the ring.

Forearm by Lita takes Steph down, followed by a hairmare across the ring. Steph tries to retreat but she gets hairmared again. Lita with a suplex, then Lita goes up top. Trish is here to crotch Lita on the top rope. Trish pulls out a strap as Steph tears off Lita's top, Trish whipping away and Steph with kicks to the ribs. I don't know what happens here, ref never once calls for a DQ, there's no bell to end the match, and Steph and Trish just leave. I guess this is a no contest? (1:43)

Commercial

Big Show is looking for Shane backstage, calls him a billion-dollar butt plug.

Godfather vs Bull Buchanan (w/ Steven Richards)

IF Godfather wins, Richards has to stop censoring him. If Bull wins, Godfather has to give up pimping forever.

Pre-Match: Steven says they're happy to say after tonight, a program once littered with indecency will be a step closer to becoming acceptable. He tells Godfather to say goodbye to pimping. Bull gets whipped into the steps, then face first off them before taking it to the ring.

Bull sent to the corner for boots and rights, the ref eventually separating them. Godfather sent off the ropes into a big boot, then he's backdropped over the ropes. Bull skins the cat, but Godfather uses his tie to choke him over the ropes. Godfather has his throat snapped over the top rope, then Bull comes off the ropes with a pair of elbows. Bull with a suplex gets two.

Shots in the corner from Bull drops Godfather for more stomps and some choking, then he's choked over the middle rope. Godfather sent off the ropes, catches Bull with a boot and some rights, then off the ropes misses a crossbody. Godfather sent off the ropes into a clothesline for two. Godfather dropped throat first on the top rope and we get a "Save the Hos" chant as Godfather goes face first off the steps. Back in the ring, Bull sent to the corner, gets Godfather with an elbow, then h's sent off the ropes into a powerslam for two.

Godfather sent to the corner for a running clothesline, then back across but misses a splash, then Godfather with some clotheslines. Steven at ringside superkicks one of the hos while Godfather hits one of his own on Bull. Bull gets a back body drop, then sent to the corner for the Ho Train, but while the ref is checking on the hos, Godfather runs face first into a chair held up by Richards. Top rope leg drop gets Bull the win. (4:40) An OK match.

Shane is hiding in the parking lot and closely followed by Big Show. Shane just narrowly escapes.

Kurt is walking backstage.

Commercial

Kurt Angle (2000 King of the Ring) vs The Undertaker

Pre-Match: Foley has made Trish vs Lita in a Strap Match for later, we're told by JR. Kurt is sure we're wondering why he asked for a rematch with Taker, and it's because Taker didn't beat him at the PPV. He says Taker beat a man living in fear, and he's sure the Austin people know what that's like, fear of whether they'll get their welfare cheques, whether or not the kid is theirs, or their brother's, or their neighbors, mailman's, etc. The point is the Undertaker beat a man in fear for his life, but he's still walking and talking. He says he doesn't want to wait and wants Taker now.

Kurt immediately retreats to the floor and Taker immediately follows. Kurt with a cheap shot only to be dropped with a right. Angle back to retreating lures Taker back in, stomping and getting in some rights. Kurt sent off the ropes, ducks a clothesline, but immediately driven down with a chokeslam. Shane appears from the crowd and Big Show's right behind. Shane enters the ring and he's dropped with a right. Taker goes for a chokeslam on Shane, but he gives Shane to show who enters the ring. Taker turns his back and Show clotheslines Taker down, and a triple team ensues. Show is targeting an injured knee and the referee is tossed out of the ring. Referees rush in to try and break it up but they're scared out. Taker caps it off with a chokeslam on Taker and they finally leave. Another match where they never called for a DQ, there was no bell to end the match, so I guess it's another no contest? (3:13)

Stretcher is brought out for Taker but refuses help, even though he can barely stand let alone walk. 

Commercial

Replays of what just happened.

Cole catches up with Taker in the back. Taker says payback will be a bitch, but he's immediately attacked again by Big Show, Shane and Kurt, who attack him with some conveniently placed trash cans. Big Show slams a giant pipe across the knee of Taker, and Shane smashes an also conveniently placed cinder block on his knee.

Jericho comes out to the ring now, ribs and arm taped up after his match with HHH. He says he experienced the most brutal match in his life at the PPV, but also calls it the greatest match of his career. It pains to say that HHH took him to the limit, both physically and mentally, he exposed a side neither he or the Jerichoholics have ever seen. He says there's no doubt HHH beat the hell out of him, but there's also no doubt he beat the living hell out of HHH, he spilled his blood, even tasted it, and he liked it. He says even though HHH was the Last Man Standing by a second, if he goes back and rewatches the match, he may not be the game he thought he was. and that he was the hunter. Having said that, after the brutal beatings and the hell they put each other through, he's not through with HHH yet. He says even though he could barely get out of bed, and it feels like there's a knife stabbing him in the side, he wants more, and doesn't care what kind of match, or how he wants it, he wants HHH tonight.

HHH appears on the Titan Tron and says Jericho proved that he's a lot tougher than HHH gave him credit for, that he has what it takes, has the guts, the heart, the desire, but the biggest thing he proved is that he's nowhere near in HHH's league. He says he beat Jericho within an inch of his life, proved that he's everything he says he is, proved to Jericho and the world that he is The Game, and like he always says, that he's that damn good. As far as tonight goes, he's not down for another match, he did all he needed to at the PPV, there's nothing to prove to him or the Jerichoholics, he's proved that he's the better man. He suggests Jericho head to the back, grab his bags, save himself from an ass kicking, go to his hotel and lick his wounds, and accept what everyone else learns to accept, that he is better than Jericho.

Jericho says that since he won't come out, he's going to have to go to the back and make a bigger mess of his face than he's making of his marriage. HHH goads him into coming to find him. Jericho finds HHH and tackles him in the locker room, they start going at it until referees rush in to bring it up

Shane, Show, Angle and Benoit celebrate as Shane and Show leave the arena. Benoit apparently is getting his rematch tonight and Shane tells Kurt to have his back.

Replay of the backstage attack on Taker.

Commercial

Replay of HHH and Jericho fighting.

Kane arrives at the building.

Scotty 2 Hotty vs Tazz

Scotty with some rights before he's sent off the ropes and hits a superkick. Tazz sent to the corner, Scotty off the ropes caught with an elbow. Rights and boots in the corner by Tazz, then some from Scotty, then he's sent across the ring, tries to float over, but caught with an Alabama Slam. Scotty sent to the corner, gets the boots up and dropped with a clothesline. Scotty blocks a T-Bone suplex, then sends Tazz off the ropes into a forearm. Tazz sent to the corner and caught with a bulldog, setting up for The Worm. Scotty elevated to the apron, and Tazz pulls him back in with  a Tazzmission for the win. (2:09)

Rikishi's out with taped ribs and goes after Tazz, sending him to the corner, slamming into him and following with a Samoan drop.

Foley's talking with Edge and Christian somewhere backstage, his makeshift office for the night. Foley says he's heard Bradshaw has an icepack for his hand after Edge hit it with his jaw, and Farooq's nursing a sore toe after it connected with Christian's ass. Edge points out they're still champions and that DQs rule. Foley doesn't know whether to put them against the Hardys or the Dudleys tonight, so he's decided on a three-way for the titles, so they don't even have to be pinned to lose the titles. Foley declares his rulings rule and send them off.

Kane arrives to tear apart Foley's office and demands a match with Shane, Big Show and Angle tonight. Foley says Shane and Show have already left, but promises to come up with something that Kane will like. Kane smashes a monitor on his way out.

Commercial

Angle's on his way out and Foley catches up with him. Foley says he caught what he, Shane and Show did to Taker earlier, and that leaves him with a problem. He says Angle came to him wanting a wrestling match and didn't see Angle wrestle, and so Kane wants his hands on Kane, and seeing Benoit wants Rock, he makes a tag match to kill two birds with one stone.

WWF Tag Team Championships: Dudley Boyz vs Hardy Boyz vs Edge & Christian (c)

Hardys and Dudleys don't waste any time, going right up the ramp and after the champs. Christian is tossed out of the ring, then the Dudleys get Edge with shoulder blocks. Edge dropped throat first on the top rope by Bubba who start as the legal men, then Bubba comes off the ropes only to be tripped up by Christian. Edge with a leg drop to the back of the head and in tags Christian. Boots and rights in the corner by Christian before tagging in Bubba, who delivers more rights. Christian tosses in one of the belts and the ref catches him, allowing Bubba to roll him up for two.

Edge hits a DDT, then Bubba tries to mount a comeback in the corner but gets his eyes raked. Edge with a dropkick and Christian's back in, Bubba sent off the ropes, ducks a double clothesline and hits one of his own. D-Von tags in with rights and clotheslines, then an inverted DDT on Christian, cover and Edge saves it. Bubba tosses Edge out, Bubba gets Christian on his shoulders for a Doomsday Device, D-Von covers and Matt saves. He and Jeff knocked to the floor, then distract the ref inadvertently so the Dudleys can do the What's Up. 

Bubba with a double clothesline to the Hardys and the Dudleys call for tables. Bubba gets one up on the apron and they get it kicked back in their face by the champs. Christian holds Matt in place for a spear but he gets nailed instead. Matt hits the Twist of Fate and Jeff hits the Swanton, covers and Bubba pulls him out of the ring to save the match. Bubba sends him into the steps as the Dudleys hit 3D on Edge. D-Von covers, Matt comes off the middle rope with a leg drop to the back of his head. Christian throws Matt out, Edge rolls over to cover D-Von to retain. (4:13) Too short but it was great.

Bubba's pissed off.

Trish is complaining about being put in a Strap Match to the hairdresser. She says it's harassment and says Foley's a sexist pig who gets his jollies off watching women strap each other. She threatens to sue him for sexual harassment if this continues.

Commercial

Angle's complaining to Benoit in the locker room. Benoit assures him everything will be fine, says he'll take care of Rock, and Kurt just has to worry about Kane. Kurt isn't in the right mind so he seems OK with that at first before following Benoit out to complain more.

Coach is with Rock for comments on his tag match tonight. Rock says Benoit gave him all he had and he gave it back, but at the end of the night, after his blood and sweat, he earned the right and paid the price to call himself WWF Champion. He says there was no controversy, Benoit didn't earn the right or the title by hitting the ref with a chair, by whining and bitching and complaining, he does it by Rock Bottom in the middle of the ring for the 1-2-3. 

Lita is walking baackstage.

Commercial

Right Guard Xtreme Rewind is Lita doing a bunch of stuff at the PPV.

Strap Match: Trish Stratus vs Lita

Pre-Match: This isn't your typical strap match. Trish and Lita each have their own straps they can use legally, and win by pin or submission. Trish immediately retreats and tries to leave through the crowd.

Lita catches her and immediately whips her across the back twice before taking it into the ring. More whips across the back, then removes Trish's top to whip her some more. Ref is checking on Trish and he gets whipped in the side of the head as Lita gets Trish across the back, then another. Lita hits the Twist of Fate, then goes up top and hits the moonsault, makes the pin but the ref is down. Steph runs out and tries to hit Lita with the Women's Title, but she's caught. Trish is caught with a clothesline, then Steph nails Lita with the title. Trish is pulled on top for the win. (1:38)

Trish limps to the back.

Kane is walking backstage still tearing the hallway apart.

Rock is walking backstage.

Commercial

Kurt Angle (2000 Kind of the Ring) & Chris Benoit vs The Rock (WWF Champion) & Kane

Kane stalks Kurt at ringside, while Benoit and Rock go at it immediately in the ring, Benoit sent off the ropes into a back elbow. Rock sent off the ropes into a back elbow of his own, then some stomps from Benoit in the corner, followed by more chops. Rock turns it around with some rights of his own, then Benoit blocks the last. Benoit sent off the ropes into a belly to belly. Benoit rakes the eyes and tags out, only for Angle to eat a clothesline. Kane tags in with a right of his own, then a two-handed overhead choke before getting thrown toward the corner. Kurt tries to escape but he's driven with vicious rights and an uppercut. Kurt sent off the ropes, ducks a clothesline but caught on the second attempt. Kurt sent to the corner, catches Kane with an elbow, then caught with a powerslam. 

Kane up top delivers the flying clothesline, then tries the chokeslam but Benoit saves, allowing Kurt to deliver a chop block. Kurt starts targeting the knee. Benoit tags in to target the knee some more, but runs into a big boot from the good leg. Benoit sent off the ropes, ducks a clothesline and dropkicks the back of the bad knee. Benoit uses the ropes to drop his weight repeatedly against the knee, then Kurt tags in, driving his knee into the mat. Kurt targets the knee some more with kicks and elbows and a grapevine, plus a heel hook of some sort. Kane fights his way out with legs across the neck and face of Kurt, then connects with an enziguri.

Rock gets the hot tag and in comes Benoit. Rights by Rock, then a DDT to Benoit. Rights to Angle and a spinebuster to Benoit. Angle pops up with a clothesline to intercept a Rock Bottom. Benoit stomps on Rock as Angle is clotheslined to the floor. Rock with a crossface on Benoit as Angle is chased to the stage by Kane. Kane goes for a gorilla press until Shane returns with a chair to the back. Show's here too, driving Kane face first into the WWF. com sign, then a second time. 

Shane runs to the ring to save Benoit, Rock chases him around the ring and up the ramp, clotheslining Shane from behind. Angle nails Rock in the back with a chair behind the ref's back. Shane joins in for a triple team with Angle. For the third time on this show, ref doesn't call for the DQ, no bell rings to end the match, so I guess this is a third no contest? (8:44) A shame too, this was a great main event.

Smackdown

Recap of Raw.

Broadcasting from the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, TX for this edition of Smackdown, with Cole and Lawler on commentary.

WWF Hardcore Championship: X-Pac vs Steve Blackman (c)

Road Dogg on commentary.

Pre-Match: X-Pac comes out carrying a leather strap. 

X-Pac caught with a chop after missing a spin kick. Blackman blocks a strap shot but gets caught with some more across the back, then the chest in the corner. X-Pac chokes Blackman until he uses the turnbuckles to flip out, following with a powerslam. Blackman using the strap now across the back, then misses a chest shot, a kick and caught with a spin kick by X-Pac. X-Pac pulls out a bunch of trash can lids and nails Blackman in the head back with one, until he kicks it up into his face. X-Pac sent off the ropes, lid to the legs and the back, then a spinning shot to the back of the head with the lid. X-Pac sent off the ropes, launched up, and hit in the back of the head with the lead on the way down for two.

Blackman pulls out a bag of sticks and a trash can, then pulls out num-chuks from the back, only to toss them to X-Pac and pull out a pair of sticks. X-Pac shows off his num-chuk skills and misses a shot, then gets battered with Blackman's sticks. Stick assisted back suplex by Blackman gets a two count. X-Pac retreats and pulls out a fire extinguisher, while Blackman pulls out some kendo sticks and grabs a long one, priming him for an extinguisher to the face. Blackman face first off the announce table and some chops from X-Pac before returning to the ring. Trash can to the head of Blackman, then up into his face like an uppercut, then the back. Blackman uses the can to block a Bronco Buster, then cracks him in the head with a kendo stick for the win. (5:33) Fun match to start the show.

Road Dogg grabs a kendo stick to double team Blackman with X-Pac, who cracks him over the head with the stick. DX stands tall.

Rock is talking to Foley in the back.

Commercial

The WWF Burn of the Week is Rikishi's splash off the cage at the PPV.

Foley comes out. Foley says he likes to smile a lot, and thinks he has a nice one, but tonight he doesn't feel like smiling, he's not all that happy. He says he's not happy with Shane, Big Show, or the events that happened on Raw, and especially not with being made a fool out of. He says Big Show for the last two weeks called him and said he was ready to come back, that his knee feels good, he wants back in and wants Shane, so he gave Show Shane, and they duped everyone.

Another person who's not very happy is Rock, who told him he wants Benoit, Show, Angle and Shane, in any combination. Instead, Foley's going to make it an even playing field, a one-on-one match tonight. He makes Rock vs Kurt Angle for later, as well as a mixed tag pitting HHH & Trish vs Lita & Jericho. He admits he's feeling better and announces Edge, Christian & Big Show vs the Dudleys & Kane. And because he's feeling good and this is the birthplace of Dude Love, he's exercising his commissionary powers to make it a Tables Match.

Speak of the devil, out comes Big Show and Shane. Shane says he turned the tables on Foley on Raw, and all Foley can do is wish because Shane will always be a few steps ahead of the commish. He says Monday was Foley's first lesson in McMahon master manipulation, before calling Big Show the star of the show. Show says that when he was sent to the hospital and went through rehab, he had one thought, to put his big meaty hands around Shane's neck and snap it, but as time passed, he looked in the mirror, and saw he himself was the one responsible for the injury. He says he had a great time making everyone laugh, but he was a joke, he was a damn failure. He says he was blind, he couldn't see who was really trying to help him, it was Shane, Angle, trying to keep him from behind a moron. He says ever since he came to WWF, he's been trying to figure out who he is and what he's about, and that is the biggest, nastiest bastard to step foot in WWF and he's damn proud of it.

HHH and Steph are walking backstage, and his arm is taped up tonight for some reason. She begs him to put some ice on it and he asks her to give it a rest. They enter their room to find some yellow roses and she says she doesn't know about them, which sets HHH off again. It's all a play though because they turn out to be from him.

Commercial

Replay of Lita being whipped by Trish and Steph on Raw.

Hardy Boyz vs Lo Down

D'Lo and Chaz double team Matt to start and hit him with double back elbows, then Chaz is flapjacked on top of Matt. Chaz with a back suplex on Matt, then some vicious rights. Matt sent off the ropes, ducks a clothesline and hits a tornado DDT. Heff tags in and in comes D'Lo, who's drop toe holded into the corner. D'Lo sent off the ropes into double back elbows then a senton and splash combo. Jeff sent to the corner, gets the boots up, then tripped up and pulled into the ring post by Chaz.

Chaz back in, double stalling suplex on Jeff, then a cheap shot to Matt. Jeff taken to the corner to double team, then choked over the middle rope as D'Lo comes back in. Chaz with a leg drop across the back of the head and neck, then Jeff sent off the ropes, avoids a back drop, then D'Lo counters an Irish whip into a side suplex. Chaz in again with a double ax off the middle rope for two. Clothesline from Chaz, then takes Jeff to the corner and D'Lo comes back in. D'Lo misses a moonsault from the middle rope after springing in from the apron.

Matt gets the hot tag and in comes Chaz. DDT to D'Lo, then Matt sent to the corner, gets Chaz with an elbow, flying clothesline from the middle rope. Jeff with Poetry in Motion to both D'Lo and Chaz, then Matt with a leg drop from the middle rope on Chaz, cover and D'Lo saves it. Jeff with a dropkick to the back of D'Lo, then Jeff takes out Chaz on the floor. Twist of Fate by Matt on Chaz, then the Swanton by Jeff gets the win. (6:04) Decent match here.

Jeff gets backdropped to the floor and D'Lo with a back kick to Matt. Lo Down with a double powerbomb on Matt. Jeff goes up top but he's crotched, Chaz with a superplex and D'Lo hits the Lo Down.

Back to HHH and Steph. Trips is now actually mad after hearing about the match Foley made with Trish, says Trish should be doing wet t-shirt contests in a bar somewhere and has no business in a ring, and goes on a rant ending up lumping Steph in with them. Steph walks off pissed now.

Commercial

Trish comes to HHH's room, Steph hasn't returned, and she's not happy about it either, but suggests he show her some holds so they can make the best of it. He just sighs but seems to give into the idea.

Grand Master Sexay vs Tazz

Sexay wastes no time with a dropkick to the face through the ropes, then a dropkick off the apron to the floor. Sexay with a suplex onto the floor before taking it to the ring, off the top with a double ax, but gets a shot to the gut and a clothesline from Tazz. Rights by Tazz, then Sexay sent off the ropes, through the legs and hits a back suplex, dropping Tazz right on the back of his head. Sexay tries a powerbomb but gets countered with an Alabama slam. Sexay sent off the ropes into a back elbow, then a snapmare into a neck crank, Tazz letting him go prematurely. Sexay sent off the ropes, avoids a back drop, tries a DDT but Tazz counters with a Northern Lights for two. Sexay dropped with another right which knocks off his fake dreadlocks. Sexay sent to the corner, gets a boot up, then catches Tazz with a powerslam. Tazz sent off the ropes, catches a boot and caught with an enziguri for two.

Sexay misses a corner splash and Tazz locks in the Tazzmission. Scotty runs in to attack from behind to give Tazz the DQ win. (3:48)

Superkick by Scotty knocks Tazz to the floor. Tazz returns to put Scotty in the Tazzmission until Sexay saves it. Scotty with the bulldog and Sexay hits the Hip Hop Drop, setting up Scotty to hit The Worm.

We get THAT segment with HHH and Trish with her bent over in front of her, throwing the flowers and vase at her husband and leaving crying. Trips blames Trish and also storms off.

Commercial

Replay of what just happened.

During the break, Trips left the arena despite insistence from Road Dogg, saying to hell with everyone including Steph.

Tables Match: Edge, Christian (WWF Tag Team Champions) & Big Show (w/ Shane McMahon) vs Dudley Boyz & Kane

Pre-Match: Christian says howdy to their fans in San Antonio and they're wearing giant cowboy hats. Christian says that most view Texans as big, smelly, pork-rind chopping, tobacco spitting fatties. Edge moves on and says everything's bigger in Texas, and tells them to feast on the massivity of their partner, Big Show. Shame, no 5-second pose tonight. This isn't elimination rules, first to go through a table loses the match.

Dudleyz and the champs all start fighting, Bubba and Christian start as the legal men in this one, Christian sent off the ropes into a back drop, then a clothesline. D-Von tags in, Christian sent off the ropes into double forearms. D-Von sent off the ropes, ducks a clothesline and hits a shoulder block, then a clothesline for Edge. Inverted DDT by Christian following a low blow behind the ref's back and Big Show tags in with a clothesline. Boots in the corner before throwing D-Von across the ring, then D-Von sent off the ropes into a powerslam.

Edge tags in to stomp away, then sets D-Von on the top rope, who blocks a superplex attempt, then hits a running clothesline. Christiain intercepts a hot tag and Kane comes in to clothesline Edge to the floor, then toss Christian to the floor. Show gets goaded in and Kana batters him in the corner with vicious rights, scaring the ref away and Shane, allowing Show to clothesline him down, then toss Kane to the floor. Bubba with a back drop on Edge to set up for the What's Up.

Dudleyz pull out a table while Kane is sent into the steps by Show, and they send the table into the faces of the champs. Bubba sets a table up in the ring and they hit the 3D on Edge through the table for the win.  (4:20) Pretty good for how short it was.

Christian tries to attack after the match and narrowly avoids a 3D through a second table. Big Show takes out the Dudleyz. Kane returns to chokeslam Show through the table but Shane saves him. Kane goes to chokeslam him and Show saves it to chokeslam Kane through the table.

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Replay of what just happened.

Richards and Buchanan come out. Richards understand that the people don't understand they have their best interest in mind, but after their victory over indecency on Raw, they've received thousands of letters in support of their actions. Whether we like it or not, he says right will always prevail over wrong. For example, he scantily clad women are wrong, lusting after them is wrong, and pimping isn't easy, it's history, as are the scantily clad women. He says a battle was won, they fought the good fight for our own good, we don't know any better, and they won. They've proven their efforts aren't in vain, as he introduces their newest member, The Goodfather.

Goodfather says Steven was right, he's spending too much time trying to ruin what's good in the WWF and the people cheer for it. He thought he was fighting for our rights, but he was just fighting for filth, parading women around as sex objects, and it's not right. He says he tried to play off our lust, pimping just for the cheer, when he should have been trying to set a better example. He says love is not for sale, it's a gift, it's a privilege and not a commodity, and apologizes for that. Never again will he contribute to the moral demise of what their country stands for, his eyes were shut so tight he couldn't see the trash in front of them, he couldn't see that it was wrong, that the great people can't see, that Steven is right. He says WWF will be better off without pimps, hos, and selective censoring.

Trish finds Foley in his office for tonight, which appears to be the janitor's office. She doesn't think there's a need for a match since Trips has left the building, she says her body is aching from Raw. She's clearly trying to get a lawsuit out of him and Foley's not playing along, and he was going to give her the night off, and instead he's pairing her up with Benoit. He tells her to either go out and wrestle her butt off or he'll sue her for sexual harassment. 

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WWF European Championship: Perry Saturn (c) vs Crash

Terri on commentary.

Crash wastes no time wailing on Saturn with rights, then he's sent off the ropes, delivers a headscissor, then off the ropes with a clothesline and following with a basement dropkick for two. Superkick by Saturn, followed by a back suplex and a gorilla press slam. Saturn sent toward the ropes, but he drops too low and slips between the middle and top ropes, Crash at least takes advantage and follows with some stomps to make up for it. Saturn sent off the ropes, blocks a hip toss and delivers a swinging neckbreaker for two. Crash sent off the ropes, gets a rollup for two. Saturn with an electric chair into a spinebuster for two.

Crash sent to the corner, gets a boot up, hits a bulldog out of the corner for a cover, but Saturn gets his foot on the rope. Saturn counters an Irish whip into a flapjack. Saturn sent off the ropes into a back drop, then Crash goes up top with a hurricanrana. Terri leaves commentary as Crash covers for two. Crash off the ropes gets tripped up by Terri, allowing Saturn to use a small package to retain. (2:51)

Eddie runs out with Chyna, Eddie hammers away at Saturn, then Chyna clotheslines her out. Terri's already run off far away from the action.

Commentary talk about what happened to Taker on Raw. Cole tells us Taker suffered a dislocated kneecap and some ligament damage.

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Trish Stratus & Chris Benoit (w/ Shane McMahon) vs Lita & Chris Jericho

Benoit and Jericho start the match hammering away with rights, then some back and forth, Jericho taking control with chops, Benoit sent to the corner and gets the boots up, then misses a clothesline and runs into an enziguri. Lita hits a clothesline sending Trish to the floor and Jericho assists Lita on a baseball slide. Jericho sent off the ropes as Benoit returns with a front suplex onto the top rope. Shane attacks behind the ref's back and sends Jericho back into the ring. Backbreaker by Benoit who goes up top with a flying headbutt to the back, covers and Lita breaks it up, only to be tossed to the floor.

Jericho with a spinning heel kick, then a forearm coming off the ropes. Jericho sent off the ropes connects with another forearm. Bulldog by Jericho gets two. Benoit sent off the ropes, avoids a back drop, Benoit with a cheap shot to Lita allowing Jericho to apply the Walls. Trish pulls him off and Jericho puts her in the Walls briefly until Benoit saves. Lita off the top with a hurricanrana on Benoit, then a crossbody onto Trish on the floor. Jericho with a back elbow on Benoit and the Lionsault gets the win. (3:27) Excellent but short match.

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Replay of Jericho beating Benoit moments ago.

Coach is with Kurt backstage. Coach says Rock is likely pissed off after Kurt nailed him with a chair on Raw which Kurt mocks and takes offense to, considering he was chased down by a psycho on a bike and no one batted an eye. He says Foley thinks this is a punishment, but is actually doing him a favor, Kurt can't wait to face Rock, and it's only fitting they do it in Texas. He says Rock and Texas have a lot in common: they both think they're better than everyone else as if they're special. He tells Rock to come back down to Earth, show some guts and put the title on the line, because he's about to get beat by the real People's Champion.

Kevin Kelly is with Jericho elsewhere. Jericho says we've learned a lot about Trips tonight, like how he's not that damn good according to his wife, and that if you're going to stick a girl like Trish with a couple of pointers, maybe wait until your wife's left the building first. As far as Benoit goes, since he just beat him, that now makes Benoit the second-greatest technical wrestler in the WWF. Then again, since Rock beat him at the PPV, that might make him the third-best, but if you add Lita to the equation, it makes him the fourth.

Benoit nails him from behind with Shane in tow, Jericho's nailed in the head with a case, then whipped into a garage door. Jericho is put beneatht he door which is open, leaving him in position to drop the door on Jericho's ribs. Benoit grabs a chair nearby to nail him in the head for good measure, Jericho spitting up blood.

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Replay of what just happened.

The WWF Rewind is Angle nailing Rock with a chair on Raw.

WWF Championship: Kurt Angle (2000 King of the Ring) vs The Rock (c)

Pre-Match: We're told this was made a title match after Rock barged in and demanded Foley make it so after Angle's comments earlier. Angle wastes time playing to the crowd allowing Rock to get some shots in from behind at ringside, then to the ring to start the match.

Rock sent off the ropes, avoids a back drop, then a clothesline and hits a back elbow. Boots by Rock takes Angle to the corner, then Rock sent across the ring, nails another elbow, then runs into a powerslam. Angle stomping now, then some rights and more stomps in the corner, then Kurt sent across the ring and clotheslined from behind. Rock sent off the ropes into a back elbow, then misses a clothesline to be dropped with a back suplex. Shane and Benoit come out now as Angle stomps away, as Angle chokes Rock over the rope, then Shane gets in on it as the ref pulls Angle away.

Rock gets tossed out to the floor after trying to mount a comeback, allowing Shane to drop him with a clothesline behind the ref's back. Angle takes it back to the ring to cover for two. Rock sent off the ropes comes back with a clothesline, then sent off the ropes, tripped up and pulled out by Benoit as Angle takes the ref away. Benoit crotches Rock on the barricade before Angle takes it back in, covers for two. Rear chinlock by Angle. Rock starts to fade but fights his way out, then eyes are raked and Angle hammers with rights. Angle comes off the ropes but he's caught with a belly to belly.

Angle misses a clothesline and runs into some rights, then a DDT gets a two count. Rock sent off the ropes into a belly to belly. Angle runs into a spinebuster, Rock sets up for the People's Elbow, but is briefly distracted by Shane on the apron, knocking him down. Takedown on Angle to apply a sharpshooter, but Benoit saves him as the ref deals with Shane. Rock nails Benoit from behind and send shim into the steps, then into the ring. Rock grabs a chair and nails Benoit in the back of the head, then nails Angle in the head with it for the DQ. (7:41) Awesome match, and a DQ that at least makes sense.

Rock mounts Angle with rights, then chases Shane up the ramp to the back. Benoit tries to save him but eats a spinebuster on the ramp. Angle poses with the belt even though he's not the champion. Rock returns to the ring, ducks a belt shot and Angle narrowly avoids one of his own. Rock poses with the title to close the show.