Week of August 7, 2000
Raw
Recap of HHH and Steph's marital issues, along with Angle and Trish's involvement from last week.
Steph is pacing and waiting in the parking lot.
Live from Madison Square Garden for this edition of Raw, kicking off with Rock coming out to the ring. He brings up how Shane hit him with a chair on Smackdown, and how Benoit pinned Rock. He figures Shane is trying to send a message, that Benoit should be the WWF Champion, that Benoit should challenge for the title at Summerslam. Rock says that after careful consideration, he wipes an NYC sewer rat's ass with what Shane thinks, offering Benoit up a title shot for right now.
Benoit and Shane, speak of the devils, come out. Benoit says that everyone knows he beat Rock for the title all by himself, only to have it stripped by Foley, but he says it's alright. He says by accepting the challenge tonight, it gives him the chance to beat Rock and become WWF Champion. Shane says it'll happen under a special stipulation, not elaborated on just yet. He's surprised Rock can remember anything after the chairshot and Benoit's headbutt, so Shane had production put together a special tape to remind him. He says Benoit will do it again tonight, and Rock will suffer the same fate that Undertaker, Jericho and Kane, who we're reminded was chokeslammed through the stage on Smackdown. Shane announces that their title match will be No DQ.
Rock has no problem with it, while Shane has no IQ, and also makes fun of Benoit's teeth gap. He says it doesn't matter because he's not losing the title and won't be taken out, guaranteeing to kick both their asses all over NYC.
Angle finds Foley backstage, who's office this week is just a forklift. He's also holding a cactus for some reason. Foley says Rock/Benoit was going to be for Summerslam but makes it official since the people want it. Angle wants to talk about Summerslam, he brings up winning his medals, and says he should be the #1 contender for Summerslam. Foley says he has enthusiasm and talks about Kurt winning the medals, and King of the Ring, plus his win on SmackDown with Steph. Foley says he'll take his request under advisement.
Commercial
Steph is still pacing in the parking lot and a limo pulls in. HHH steps out. Steph wants to talk about Kurt but Trips doesn't want to talk about it right now, saying he needs some space. She directs him to Foley's office.
X-Pac vs Rikishi
X-Pac starts with some rights driving Kish into the corner, only to be shoved across the ring. More rights drives Kish back into the corner and he's shoved across the ring again. X-Pac sent off the ropes, tries a sunset flip, and avoids a hip drop. Kicks drive Kish into the corner, and a pair of spin kicks sets up for a bronco buster. More kicks to the ribs and chest, then off the ropes, popped up into a cutter.
Hip attack in the corner by kish sets up for a Stinkface, while Road Dogg watches on backstage laughing. Superkick connects by Rikishi, who's dragged to the corner to set up for the Banzai Drop. Road Dogg runs out with a low blow for the save and the DQ. (2:58)
Kish gets double teamed after the bell.
Back to Foley in his office and HHh is pissed because of the Rock/Benoit match booked for tonight. He wants to be the #1 contender and doesn't care who wins that match. Foley tells him Angle's already beaten him to the punch but that he never promised anything yet. He promises to take Trips' request under advisement too.
Commercial
The "Save the Ho's" campaign continued earlier int he day.
Steph is polishing her belt and Trips walks in. At first he doesn't want to talk but then he gets riled up about Kurt going to Foley, which Steph brushes off and pisses him off more. He's done talking about Kurt and promises to kick his ass if he sees him tonight.
Right to Censor are here. He talks about how Giuliani promised to clean up the city that never sleeps, and commends him for making New York much cleaner, safer and more acceptable for tourism. As Giuliani fought the good fight, so will they fight to make the WWF a more wholesome place for entertainment. As long as the WWF has the right to censorship, he says we can say goodbye to gratuitous violence, vulgarity, and most of all scantily clad women. If anyone has a problem, he says they're more than welcome to come out and discuss it further.
The Dudleyz come out to answer the challenge. Bubba says the people of New York really want to see is for them to put RTC through a table.
Dudley Boyz vs Right to Censor (w/ Steven Richards)
Dudleyz take early control with clotheslines, then D-Von and Bull start as the legal men, D-Von comes off the ropes with a clothesline. Bubba tags in, Bull sent off the ropes into shoulder blocks, then Bubba off the ropes with a splash for two. D-Von back in, thumbed in the eye and Goodfather tags in. D-Von sent off the ropes into back elbows, then a scoop slam and a series of elbow drop. Goodfather off the ropes misses a leg drop, then sends D-Von off the ropes, tripped up by Richards and eats a big boot. Back suplex by Goodfather gets two.
Goodfather with rights in the corner, sends D-Von across the ring to set up for... well, whatever they're calling the Ho Train now, but D-Von moves out of the way, then off the ropes with a flying forearm. Bubba with the hot tag and in comes Bull. Bubba with a back drop, then a cheap shot to Goodfather, setting up for the What's Up behind the ref's back, then another for Goodfather. 3D connects, Bubba makes the cover, but Richards breaks it up for the DQ. (3:25)
Richards tries a cheap shot but he's caught with a What's Up for his troubles. D-Von pulls out a table while the hos come to ringside. Dudleyz go to set up Richards for a powerbomb from the top but Goodfather cracks Bubba over the head with something, then D-Von. Richards tosses in two of the hos, Goodfather powerbombs one of them through the table.
Steph is in Kurt's locker room checking out his medals, while he checks out her title belt. Steph is here to try and patch things up. Kurt thinks Trips should have to do sensitivity training. She thanks him for being a good friend and they shake hands.
Commercial
Some guy named Joe, I think Just Joe? Walks into Trips' locker room and says the boys think Angle could be the one guy to beat him. Trips kicks him out.
Replay of what happened to the ho before the break.
Eddie Guerrero & Too Cool (w/ Chyna) vs T&A & Val Venis (WWF Intercontinental Champion) (w/ Trish Stratus)
Pre-Match: Val immediately piledrives Eddie on the floor before the match even begins.
Too Cool and T&A take control with Test being back dropped to the floor, then Albert. Val and Scotty are in the corner, Scotty sent to the corner, avoids an elbow and Scotty hits the bulldog to set up and connect with The Worm. Albert runs in with a pump kick while Sexay is dropped face first on the steps. Val sends Scotty off the ropes and they take each other out with double clotheslines.
Chyna, who's not in the match, somehow tags in and the ref allows it, dropping Val with forearms and a scoop slam. Test gets low blowed behind the ref's back while she sends Test to the floor, until getting floored by Val with a clothesline. Albert tags in with a kidney shot and a right sends her to the corner. Albert is whipped into her for a splash and Test nails her with a big boot. Val back in, goes up top but gets crotched by Sexay. Scotty gets nailed by Albert from behind and Test fights with Scotty on the floor. Test sent into the steps. Val with a fisherman suplex but the ref is busy on the floor, Eddie comes off the top with a frog splash on Val, Chyna rolls over for the win. (3:50)
Somehow Eddie is also announced as the winner, so this was a 4 on 3 match I guess?
Just Joe now comes to Kurt's locker room and says Trips has been disrespecting Kurt, his medals, his accomplishments, and has even reduced Steph to tears. Kurt tells him to tell Trips that he's waiting for him and will make him cry like a baby.
Stephanie comes out now and wants to publicly apologize to HHH for what happened on SmackDown, and reiterates that her and Kurt are just friends, nothing more between them. She says she was excited after pinning Lita, Kurt was there, and shouldn't have hugged him for so long. She asks him to come out.
HHH eventually does come out and she apologizes some more, for being impatient, quick to anger and to make assumptions. He's given her a lot of time to think and she knows why she's been so irrational. She says she's been jealous, which gets a bullshit chant. She rationalizes that if they didn't fight then they wouldn't care, she loves him more than anything else, and more than she thought she was capable of loving anyone. She can't bare the thought of him with another woman. She gets a big ol' hug.Now she wants to talk about business so she calls Kurt out now.
She barely gets the words out before Kurt comes out. He talks about the heat of battle, something quoted by soldiers, or by New Yorkers running from cops, or athletes like the two of them. He admits he and Steph got caught up in the heat of battle, as friends, but that's all. He respects her and their marriage, and when she jumped into his arms, all he could think about is their friendship, and how sacred their marriage is.Trips isn't buying it, going so far as to call her naive, and knows Kurt's full of shit. He's about to threaten him but Steph has to pull them apart and tries to get back to business. She says if he really loves her then he'll shake hands with Kurt. Kurt even holds out his hand and Steph insists she has no feelings for him.
Foley's here now. He doesn't want to break up this threesome, but before they decide to forgive or not, he tells them to examine the relevant information first, including video evidence he got from SmackDown. Specifically the footage of Kurt and Steph's big embrace at the end of the show. But more importantly, he wants to see the two of them beat the hell out of each other, he's tired of hearing them bitch and moan about their relationship. He announces Kurt vs HHH in a #1 contender's match for tonight.
Benoit and Shane are walking backstage, as is Rock, their match next.
Commercial
The WWF Slam of the Week is Kane being chokeslammed through the stage on SmackDown.
No Disqualification Match for the WWF Championship: Chris Benoit (w/ Shane McMahon) vs The Rock (c)
Rock comes out from behind to start, attacking from behind, sending Benoit into the corner for a clothesline. Rights by Rock, then Benoit into the corner, caught with a dragon screw and Rock applies a Sharpshooter. Shane immediately runs in to save it with a clothesline from behind. Rock sent off the ropes into a back elbow from Shane. Benoit with chops in the corner, then sent across the ring, gets Rock with an elbow, runs into a powerslam for two. Rock misses a clothesline and caught with a back suplex.
Stomps by Benoit takes them both to the floor, Benoit with rights, only to be sent back first into the steps, then Shane takes out Rock with a clothesline. Rock face first off the ring post and they take it back to the ring. Snap suplex by Benoit gets two. Backbreaker by Benoit gets two. Shane chokes Rock over the middle rope, then trades blows with Benoit, Benoit tries a back slide, then gets caught with a crossface, only to escape quick. Benoit with a pair of Germans, then Rock reverses the second and delivers one of his own.
Benoit sent off the ropes into a belly to belly, cover but Shane pulls the ref out of the ring. Rock chases Shane around and back in right into a shoulder block by Benoit. Scoop slam by Benoit followed by the flying headbutt from the top, but can't capitalize, and Rock kicks out at two. Back to the floor, Benoit with rights only to be whipped into Shane, who topples over the barricade.
Spinebuster by Rock back in the ring, setting up for the People's Elbow, a cover but Shane breaks it up just in time. Shane has a chair but Rock sends him out of the ring before he can use it. Benoit with the crossface locked in, Shane gets some kicks in and Jericho runs out right for Benoit. Two powerbombs onto the chair by Jericho. then chases Shane off through the crowd. Rock Bottom gets the win. (8:27) Finally a match that got enough time to actually enjoy, excellent match.
Commercial
Replay of Jericho's return to help even the odds.
Shane is complaining to Foley in his office, then Benoit complains and they want Jericho punished. Foley agrees and says Jericho will be in a position where two world-class athletes can beat the hell out of him, specifically adding him to the #1 contender's match tonight.
Tazz comes out, apparently unscheduled per JR and plays to his hometown crowd. He says that he and the MSG crowd are native New Yorkers but that's where their comparisons end, because while they're scraping by to feed their fat kids, he's made it in the game of life. He expects them to boo him, they don't know any better because they're preconditioned to boo the bad guy, but there's someone he expects more from, and that's JR.
Tazz goes back to Fully Loaded, where JR called him, quote, "a piece of garbage." Last week he said Tazz was just, quote, "another victim to the Stinkyface." Tazz is trying to goad him asking if he has a problem, and calls him nothing but a redneck scumbag. JR gets out of his feet, as does Lawler, and Tazz tells Lawler to sit down before he's choked out.
Tazz thinks JR wants to fight him, and the fans want to see JR kick his ass. Tazz knocks his hat off and says he just got punked out. Tazz tries to goad him into slapping him, says God beat him to slapping JR already. JR takes the bait and smacks him in the face, and Tazz says wants him to do it again, to play John Wayne and be hero. Lawler decks him instead with a right hand and referees run out to pull them apart before it devolves further.
Commercial
JR apologizes for his unprofessional conduct as we come back from break but Lawler stands up for him as we get a replay.
Big Show, Edge & Christian (WWF Tag Team Champions) vs APA & Matt Hardy
Pre-Match: Jeff is still out with a concussion from last week's Conchairto, and apparently Lita's by his side, hence their absences tonight.
Fight between all six briefly starts the show, then Matt and Edge start legally, with Matt coming off the ropes with a tornado DDT. Clothesline to Christian, then tries a shot on Show, only to be headbutted to the mat. Edge takees advantage to stomp away and Christian tags in, Matt off the ropes into sidewalk neckbreaker combo, Bradshaw breaks up the pin. Matt sent off the ropes, catches Christian with a Russian leg sweep. Bradshaw tags in, clotheslines to the champs, then Farooq comes in with a double shoulder block on Show. Farooq stomps on Edge, then goes for the Dominator. Show comes in with one of the belts, nails both APA with it for the DQ. (1:40)
Matt tries to come off the top onto Show only to be powerbombed. Undertaker makes his return. E&C try to stop him but get dropped with rights. Taker with rights and lefts on Show, then a big boot sends him to the floor. Shane is here suddenly only to be decked and sent to the floor too. Taker gets back on his bike to chase Shane up the ramp, Shane leaps onto one of the side Trons to escape. Show eats some more rights and lefts as he tries to make the save, wobbling over the edge of the stage. Taker wraps a chain around his fist to continue his shots, then wraps it around his neck to throw him off the side of the stage.
Commercial
Replay of Show getting thrown off the stage.
Shane quickly escaped into a limo during the breakl.
Show is getting checked out by doctors backstage.
Triple H is getting ready backstage and Jericho suddenly attacks him. Referees are quick to pull them apart.
Commercial
Replay of Jericho's attack.
Trips goes looking for Jericho and bumps into Kurt, who suggests he take anger management classes.
Plug for WWF New York, and a post-Raw after party, where we see Eddie arriving with Chyna at the restaurant.
WWF Championship #1 Contender's Match: Kurt Angle (2000 King of the Ring) vs Triple H (w/ WWF Women's Champion Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley) vs Chris Jericho
The Rock on commentary.
Jericho and Trips start going at it, Jericho immediately thrown out to the floor. Kurt and Trips stare down and shove each other until Jericho knocks their heads together. Kurt sent off the ropes into a back elbow, then a clothesline to Trips sends him out to the floor. Kurt gets backdropped out with him, then Jericho dropkicks Trips off the apron into Kurt. Jericho with a crossbody takes them both out, then Trips face first off the steps before returning to the ring. Missile dropkick from the top by Jericho and a cover for Angle to break up.
Angle sent off the ropes, tries the Angle Slam, but Jericho counters into the Walls. Trips lets Angle suffer a little before breaking it up. Jericho sent off the ropes into a high knee after ducking a clothesline, then a double team on Jericho ensues, albeit with arguing between Trips and Angle. Jericho fights back, sends Trips off the ropes only to eat a facebuster, Trips covers and Angle saves it, before dropping him with a right. Jericho sent off the ropes into a belly to belly from Angle, covers and Trips saves it.
Kurt tossed out to the floor by Trips, who follows with a suplex on Jericho, covers and Angle saves it again. Trips with vicious rights, then sent off the ropes, avoids a back drop but runs into a clothesline, then Jericho hits a pair on both of them. Jericho sent off the ropes hits a forearm on Angle. Jericho sent to the corner comes back with a spinning heel kick on Angle, then a drop toe hold sends him into the groin of Trips. Bulldog conencts but Trips cuts off a Lionsault attempt.
Trips tries for a Pedigree only to be catapulted into the corner, setting him next to Angle for a double Lionsault, covers and a double kick out. Jericho goes up top but Trips shoves the ref into the ropes to cut him off. Trips and Angle join him on the middle rope for a double back suplex, both roll over and put an arm on Jericho for a double pin. (6:47) A good match with an anticlimactic finish.
Trips and Angle nearly come to blows again until Steph and the ref get between them. Rock comes in and goes after Trips with a Rock Bottom, then one for Angle. Steph slaps him in the face, then tries again but she's caught for a Rock Bottom too to end the show.
Recap of Raw's main event.
Broadcast from the Continental Airlines arena in East Rutherford, NJ for this edition of Smackdown, welcomed by Cole and Lawler as always.
Commissioner Foley comes out to start the show. He plugs his latest book while talking about the #1 contender situation, and he says he has to consider the integrity of his position when making a decision. Angle and Shane come out together before Foley can announce his decision. Angle says he suplexed Jericho and covered him, so he should be the one to challenge Rock at Summerslam. He's only upset that his friend Steph was Rock Bottomed by Rock. He says that won't happen to him, he won't become the New Jersey of champions, he'll have class and pride. He says he'll raise the standard of being WWF Champion, one that hasn't been experienced since the days of Sammartino.
Foley is again interrupted now that HHH comes out with Steph, Steph selling her back from the Rock Bottom, Trips and Angle go pretty much nose to nose. Trips says Foley isn't the smartest commissioner, but doesn't think Foley would listen to that jerk Angle (it's true, it's true). He says Foley knows Angle's not in that league and doesn't deserve to be named #1 contender, saying he pinned Jericho and should be celebrating his victory. The only thing he takes exception to is that Kurt has any concern for Steph, and tells him to stay away from her.
Shane has to separate them while Kurt has a shit eating grin on his face. Shane brings up the pain Steph is in, and they're all united on wanting vengeance and payback on Rock, and will take Rock out. Steph thanks all three, as well as the fans for sharing her pain. She doesn't want them to worry because even not even a Rock Bottom will keep her from defending her title as soon as she's physically able.
Foley was also concerned when Rock laid her out, as well as the fans, and as commissioner and representative of the people, asks how her back is feeling. Just to channel his inner rock and claim it doesn't matter what she's feeling. He finally gets to his point about the #1 contender, since both their arms were raised, they'll both challenge for the WWF Title at Summerslam. He also pits them against Taker and Rock for tonight.
Trish and Val find Chyna getting her makeup done. They trade barbs until Eddie appears to fight with Val until ref's pull them apart.
Commercial
Edge and Christian are backstage. Edge talks about starring in Highlander: Endgame and says the cast want to hang with them tonight. Speaking of which, they walk into frame, none of whom I could tell their names. One guy asks when they'll see Rock. Edge tries to gloat about winning the tag titles at Wrestlemania but they've heard the story a hundred times. Christian tries to give his side of things but they walk off.
Chris Jericho & Eddie Guerrero (w/ Chyna) vs Val Venis (WWF Intercontinental Champion) & Chris Benoit (w/ Trish Stratus & Shane McMahon)
Jericho and Benoit immediately go at it in the ring, with Eddie and Val fighing on the floor. Val eventually drops Eddie face first on the barricade, while Jericho takes out Benoit with a back elbow. Referee is trying to deal with Eddie and Val on the floor, letting Shane drop Jericho on a Lionsault attempt. Val and Benoit double team Jericho in the corner while Eddie argues with the ref, then Jericho sent off the ropes into a back elbow from Benoit. Snap suplex by Benoit, then a cheap shot to Eddie.
Val tags in. Jericho sent to the corner for a clothesline, then a Blue Thunder Bomb before mounting with rights. Benoit back in, chops in the corner, then sent off the ropes, tries a backslide but eats an enziguri. Eddie tags in with rights and a clothesline, then one for Val, hammering him down in the corner until Benoit saves. Jericho and Benoit fight on the floor, Eddie sent off the ropes to hit a hurricanrana, while Benoit sends Jericho into the steps. Eddie hits a frog splash on Val and covers, forgetting he's not legal, letting Benoit hit the flying headbutt to the back for the win. (3:37)
Jericho gets Benoit in the Walls after the match. Val tries to save but Chyna and Eddie take him out. Shane makes the save only to be put in the Walls instead. Now Albert is here to save sending Eddie into the ring post. Benoit saves Shane and puts Jericho in the crossface, referees having to pull him off, just for Benoit to put the hold on again.
Commercial
Replay of the end to the last match and what happened after.
X-Pac vs Rikishi
Pre-Match: Kish and X-Pac meet on the floor, X-Pac going face first off the steps, then the announce table, then the steps again
In the ring finally, X-Pac sent off the ropes, avoids a back drop and hits a spinning heel kick for two. X-Pac sent to the corner, comes out to latch on a sleeper, bringing Kish to a knee. Kish fights back to his feet, X-Pac sent off the ropes but hits a flying clothesline. Spin kick drops Kish in the corner, tries a Bronco Buster but gets clotheslined instead. X-Pac sent back and forth to the corners and gets squashes with a hip attack, setting him up for the Stinkface, but gets a low blow out of the ref's view. X-Pac goes up top and hits a crossbody but only gets two. X-Pac sent to the corner, tries a sunset flip but Kish drops his ass on his chest. Banzai Drop connects for the win. (3:14)
Rock is walking backstage.
Edge and Christian are still goading to the Highlander cast. They still want to see Rock. Gangrel randomly shows up and turns up the cast are huge fans of his and start showing off their knowledge of Gangrel lore, they even have Gangrel's book. They leave with him.
Commercial
The WWF Burn of the Week is Taker throwing Show off the stage on Raw.
Al Snow & The Kat vs Perry Saturn (WWF European Champion) & Terri
Al holds Kat back from getting her hands on Terri, then chases her around the ring. Perry attacks Al from behind with kidney shots and a leg sweep before taking him to the corner. Al sent to the corner, avoids a clothesline and hits one of his own. Perry sent off the ropes into a back drop, then off the ropes again, avoids a back drop and hits a side kick, followed by a back suplex. Saturn up top only to be thrown off by Al, who follows with a superkick. Armlock takeover for two by Al.
Saturn sent off the ropes, avoids a clothesline, sends Al off the ropes and they take each other out with crossbodies. Kat tries to toss Head to Al, Perry intercepts but misses his shot. Al drops him with rights and hits a jawbreaker. Terri grabs Head and nails Al while Kat is arguing with the ref for some reason, Perry hits a Northern Lights suplex for the win. (2:47) Not even sure why this was a tag match.
Kat tackles Terri for a catfight spot. Saturn pulls Kat off and gets clotheslined by Al for the save.
Taker arrives.
Edge and Christian and the Dudleyz are walking backstage.
Commercial
WWF Tag Team Championships: Edge & Christian (c) vs Dudley Boyz
Pre-Match: The Highlander cast are sat front row. Christian doubts anyone in New Jersey can count to five, but since they aren't heinous, they'll give a special five-second pose anyways. Edge plugs Highlander and says he's a star of huge magnitutions, and in that light, they present interpretation of the 2001 Oscars. In their mock up, Edge is awarded "Best Actor Reeking of the Most Awesomeness"
D-Von goes to come off the ropes but gets low bridged by Christian, who sends him into the steps. Back in the ring, Christian tags in with a scoop slam, then Edge is back in, out of the corner with double headbutts for two. D-Von set on the top rope, shoves Edge off to the mat and hits a flying shoulder block.
Bubba gets the hot tag and in comes Christian, Clotheslines by Bubba, then a stun gun on Edge and a running powerslam on Christian gets two. Doomsday Device by the Dudleyz connects but Edge breaks up the pin to save it. Edge sent off the ropes into a powerslam, setting up for the What's Up while the ref gets Christian out of the ring. Bubba sends D-Von out for a table allowing Edge to hit Bubba from behind with a chair for the DQ. (4:29) Good match that at least got enough time to enjoy.
The Hardyz runn out to attack the champs from behind as they go to leave. Inverted 3D on Christian and a Twist of Fate from Matt on Edge. Dudleyz grab a table and the Hardyz pull out two ladders, running into Edge to sandwich him. Matt and Jeff come off the ladders with a splash and leg drop onto Edge, while Christian gets powerbombed through a table by Bubba. Dudleyz steal the titles on the way out.
Commercial
Commercial for Summerslam.
Replay of what just happened.
We're supposed to have a match between Tazz and Crash, but Tazz comes over to commentary before the match to talk some smack to Lawler but most of it isn't picked up on mic. Lawler gets out of his seat only to be hit in the head with a metal water pitcher. Cole calls for medical attention while Crash comes out, but Lawler jumps Tazz from behind back in the ring. Lawler's a bloody mess and they trade blows until referees run out to pull them apart. Lawler knocks Tazz out of the ring only for Crash to toss him back in for referees to pull back apart. Lawler eventually knocks him into the crowd to end the fight.
Commercial
Right to Censor (w/ Steven Richards) vs Too Cool
Bull and Sexy start the match. Bull takes immediate control with rights and lefts in the corner, Sexay sent across the ring, nails Bull with a boot, then comes off the middle rope with a middle dropkick. Scotty tags in, Too Cool off the ropes, slams Bull back and hit double elbows. Goodfather tags im with boots in the corner, Scotty sent off the ropes into a clothesline, then off the roeps, through the legs, and Sexay comes in with a dropkick, then Bull elevated over the ropes. Bull skins the cat and scissors Sexy out to the floor.
Goodfather drops Sexay on the barricade before tossing him back into Bull, then tags in with rights in the corner. bull back in, Sexy sent off the ropes into double big boots for two. Scoop slam by Bull, then off the ropes with an elbow. Bull sent off the ropes into double inverted atomic drops, then Sexay with a crossbody takes Bull out to the floor. Goodfather sends Scotty to the corner, misses the Ho Train, and Scotty hits the bulldog. Bull tries to stop the Worm but Sexay cuts him off, Scotty hits the Worm. Goodfather sent off the ropes, avoids back drops. and sends Sexay into the corner. Bull with a scissor kick off the top onto Scotty gets the win. (4:02) Another good match. Unfortunately most of it was cut off with closeups of Richards on commentary and distracted from a lot of the action.
Just Joe is back and tells Angle the boys say HHH will turn his back on him tonight and tear him apart.
Commercial
Lawler is back on commentary with his head bandaged.
WWF Hardcore Championship: Albert (w/ Trish Stratus) vs Steve Blackman (c)
Albert takes quick control until Steve gets him with a series of strikes, off the ropes into a sidewalk slam and a pump kick. Albert immediately goes out to toss in a bunch of weapons, including a bag of martial arts toys. Trash can lid to the head of Blackman twice, then misses a can shot to be slammed down into it face first. Shins and face shots with the can before Blackman sets up a chair in the middle, then Albert counters an Irish whip to hit a DDT onto the chair for two.
Albert grabs a kendo stick, misses and Blackman pulls out a pair of escrima sticks. Albert tries to negotiate that they each set down their sticks, then misses again and Blackman goes to town on the legs and body. finishing with a shot to the back of the neck. Blackman tries aback suplex but gets hit int he head with a trash lid instead, then a second time. Albert grabs a fire extinguisher, tries to spray it, but Blackman kicks the hose up in the air to use it on Albert instead, sending him out to the floor. Blackman has a kendo stick and comes off the apron with a shot to the top of the head to retain. (3:19)
Val runs out and nails Blackman in the back with a kendo stick, laying in some boots and mounts with rights, then sends him into Albert with a Baldo Bomb.
Just Joe is here now to stir up Trips. Trips thinks he's going to get the same spiel Joe gave Kurt, but instead he says the boys think Shane would sell Steph down the river just to get the WWF Title.
Jericho finds Foley's office, which tonight is in the back of a semitruck. Jericho wants Benoit tonight and destroys the office asking for it. Foley won't give it to him tonight because he needs to save a match like that for Summerslam.
Commercial
The WWF Whack of the Night is the ho being put through a table on Raw.
Coach was at a local medical facility earlier in the day to check up on the ho who went through the table, who I somehow failed to realized was the future Victoria. She's also accompanied by another ho. He asks if she feels their protests were in vain after what happened on Raw. She says they were fighting for what they believed in, that they express their individuality through the way they dress. She says Richards is wrong and will appeal to Foley so Richards is punished. She also threatens to sue him. Coach asks how they feel about censorship in general. The other ho thought the constitution gave them certain rights and liberties, but thinks she may be wrong if Richards gets away with this.
Trips catches up Steph on his conversation with Joe and in walks Shane and Angle. Trips and Angle nearly come to blows and Shane keeps them under control. Shane says he won't be out there, and neither will Steph, telling them to work it out by themselves.
Kevin Kelly is with Rock backstage and asks if he's concerned about having to defend against Angle and Trips at Summerslam. Rock instead asks if Kevin has female and male genitalia. Kevin says that's ridiculous and Rock says it is, just as much as his question about his concern about Summerslam. Kevin tries to defend himself and says he hass one perfectly working set of genitalia, only to be cut off and be called Hermie. Rock says he's thinking about tonight and couldn't care less about HHH's marital problems, whether or not he and Steph trust each other, Trips trusts Angle, but says they can trust that he and Taker will lay the smackdown on their candy asses.
Commercial
Shane reiterates that he can't go out there and tells Angle to work with Trips.
Replay of the double pin on Raw, plus the Rock Bottom on Steph.
Kurt Angle (2000 King of the Ring) & Triple H vs The Rock (WWF Champion) & The Undertaker
Angle and Trips argue on the apron about who should start, so Rock and Taker pull them into the ring together. Rock and Taker hammer with rights, then Angle and Taker start officially. Angle face first in the corner, then sent across the ring to eat a clothesline. Angle sent off the ropes into a big boot, then off the ropes with an elbow for two. Angle sent off the ropes into a clothesline, then a sidewalk slam and a cover but Trips breaks it up.
Angle rakes the eyes to take control and Trips tags in, only to be slammed into the corner and Rock tags in. Double teaming ensues with rapid rights, Angle tries to save only to be sent to the floor. Trips sent off the ropes into a belly to belly and a DDT gets two. Trips sent off the ropes, catches Rock with a facebuster and a clothesline. Angle back in, argues with Trips allowing Rock to hit a clothesline and knock Trips to the floor. Angle capitalizes with a back suplex. Steph is out now as Angle takes Rock to the corner, Trips tags back in with boots and a choke in the corner. Rock mounts a comeback, then sent off the ropes, tripped by Steph. Rock gets her by the hair but Trips makes the save and nails a high knee for two.
Angle back in and stomping away, followed by a suplex for two. then Angle proceeds to choke him on the mat. Rock fights back with rights, only for Angle to reverse it with some of his own. Rock tries the Rock Bottom but gets countered with a belly to belly. Trips back in, Rock starts to fight out of the corner only to be caught with a neckbreaker. Rock sent off the ropes but hits a spinning neckbreaker for, covers, Angle tries to break it up but nails Trips instead.
Trips just up and walks out of the match. Steph tries to reason with him as Taker tags in. Angle sent off the ropes into a clothesline, then off the ropes again into a back drop, finally knocking Angle to the floor with a right. Trips eventually leaves despite pleading. Rock sets his sights on Steph but Angle intercepts, only to be tossed back in the ring. Last Ride connects for the win. (7:32) Excellent main event.
Steph comes in to check on Angle but Taker gets her by the hair. Trips returns for the save. Rock tries for the Rock Bottom, Trips saves it, and Taker gets him with a chokeslam. Rock ends the show with the People's Elbow.
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