***BTB of the Month*** - WCW/ECW 2001 and Beyond - The Alliance Lives

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Post-Great American Bash Update (July 2002)

History of PPV Results

WCW/ECW Starrcade 2001 – 12/30/01 – MCI Center, Washington, D.C.

Total Impact (Mike Awesome, Lance Storm and Justin Credible) defeated Tommy Dreamer, The Sandman, and Spike Dudley when Awesome pinned Dreamer in 10:12…WCW World Cruiserweight Championship: Billy Kidman © pinned Jerry Lynn in 13:11 to retain the title…WCW United States Championship: Tazz © made Tajiri submit in 9:59 to retain the title…#1 Contender’s Match for the WCW World Championship: Kurt Angle made Booker T submit in 21:03…Triple H pinned Christian in 7:26…WCW World Tag Team Championship – Tables Match: The Dudley Boyz © defeated Kronik in 6:13 to retain the title…Match for the Vacant ECW World Championship: Brock Lesnar pinned Rob Van Dam in 19:22 to win the title…WCW World Championship – Curt Hennig is the Special Guest Referee: Ric Flair pinned Stone Cold Steve Austin © in 21:05 to win the title

WCW/ECW Souled Out 2002 – 1/27/02 – Compaq Center, Houston, TX

Diamond Dallas Page pinned William Regal in 10:01…Raven’s Rules: Raven pinned Billy Kidman in 6:54…Booker T pinned Curt Hennig in 12:13…WCW World Tag Team Championship – Four Way Elimination Match: The Dudley Boyz © defeated Kronik, The Faces of Fear, and Chuck Palumbo and Sean O’Haire to retain the title, Bubba Ray Dudley pinned Bryan Clarke in 1:46, Bubba Ray Dudley pinned the Barbarian in 3:37, Bubba Ray Dudley pinned Sean O’Haire in 8:50…Triple H pinned Stone Cold Steve Austin in 30:23…WCW Cruiserweight Championship: Jerry Lynn pinned Taka Michinoku © in 5:51 to win the title…WCW United States Championship – Four-Way One Fall – Christian defeated Tazz ©, Christian, and Tajiri when he pinned Tazz to win the title…ECW World Championship: Brock Lesnar © pinned Bam Bam Bigelow in 14:54 to retain the title…WCW World Championship: Kurt Angle © defeated The Giant by submission in 14:26 to retain the title

WCW/ECW SuperBrawl XII – 2/24/02 – Georgia Dome, Atlanta, GA

#1 Contender’s Match for the WCW Cruiserweight Championship: Psicosis pinned Juventud Guerrera in 17:05…World Women’s Championship – Four-Way Elimination: Molly Marvel defeated Jazz, Luna Vachon, and Ivory to win the title, Luna pinned Ivory in 4:56, Jazz pinned Juna in 5:09, Molly pinned Jazz in 9:59 to win the title…Diamond Dallas Page, Sean O’Haire and Chuck Palumbo defeated William Regal, Tajiri, and Finlay when Page pinned Regal in 12:03…#1 Contender’s Match for the ECW World Championship – Extreme Brawl: Tazz defeated Jerry Lynn, Justin Credible, Mike Awesome, Raven, and The Sandman, Tazz made Credible submit in 7:51, Awesome pinned Lynn in 11:32, Awesome pinned Sandman in 16:34, Raven pinned Awesome in 20:30, Tazz made Raven pass out in 21:46…WCW World Tag Team Championship: The Dudley Boyz © defeated The Legion of Doom when Bubba Ray pinned Animal in 8:55 to retain the title…The Giant pinned Test in 2:22…WCW United States Championship: Christian © pinned Booker T in 8:49 after R-Killa and Mark Henry interfered to retain the title…ECW World Championship – Dream Partner Tag Team Match: Brock Lesnar © and Shelton Benjamin defeated Rob Van Dam and Sabu when Lesnar pinned RVD in 17:15 to retain the title…WCW World Championship – Triple-Threat One Fall: Kurt Angle © defeated Triple H and Stone Cold Steve Austin when he made Austin submit in 20:18 to retain the title

WCW/ECW Uncensored 2002 – 3/24/02 – Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI

ECW World Tag Team Championship: Rob Van Dam and Sabu © defeated Justin Credible and Mike Awesome when Sabu pinned Awesome in 12:05 to retain the title…World Women’s Championship: Molly Marvel © defeated Jazz in by DQ in 2:02 to retain the title…World Cruiserweight Championship: Psicosis © pinned AJ Styles in 16:43 to retain the title…Detroit Street Fight: R-Killa pinned Booker T when Mark Henry interfered in 13:53…WCW World Championship: Kurt Angle © made Lance Storm submit in 16:52 to retain the title…WCW United States Championship – International Challenger Rules: Christian © pinned Fit Finlay in 6:02 to retain the title…Last Man Standing – If Triple H Wins He Receives a WCW World Championship Match – Triple H defeated Shane McMahon in 8:58…WCW World Tag Team Championship – Double Elimination Tables Match: Diamond Dallas Page and The Giant © defeated The Dudley Boyz in 10:02 to retain the title…ECW World Championship: Brock Lesnar © pinned Tazz in 14:04 to retain the title

ECW/WCW Barely Legal II – 4/14/02 – First Union Center, Philadelphia, PA

The Sandman, Tommy Dreamer and Balls Mahoney defeated The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray, D-Von and Spike) when Dreamer, Sandman and Mahoney pinned Bubba Ray and D-Von in 14:31…Shelton Benjamin pinned Tazz in 6:33…Extreme Battle Royal for the Vacant ECW World Television Championship: Eddie Guerrero wins, last eliminating Super Crazy in 17:32 to win the title…Raven pinned Terry Funk in 7:54…World Women’s Championship: Jazz pinned Molly Marvel © in 3:17 to win the title…World Cruiserweight Championship: Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned Psicosis © in 23:14 to win the title…ECW World Tag Team Championship – Tables, Ladders, and Chairs: Jerry Lynn and AJ Styles defeated R-Killa and Mark Henry ©, Danny Doring and Amish Roadkill, and Trailer Park Kash after Harlem Heat interfered in 17:10 to win the title…Sabu pinned Rob Van Dam in 17:37…Kurt Angle and The Eliminators defeated Total Impact (Mike Awesome, Justin Credible, and Lance Storm) when Angle made Credible submit in 13:56…ECW World Championship: Brock Lesnar © pinned Cactus Jack in 21:21 to retain the title

WCW/ECW Slamboree 2002 – 5/12/02 – American Airlines Arena, Miami, FL

Billy Kidman pinned Juventud Guerrera in 11:32…#1 Contender’s Match for the World Cruiserweight Championship: Super Crazy pinned Psicosis in 12:04…William Regal defeated Finlay when Finlay was unresponsive in 11:29…WCW United States Championship: Christian © pinned Test after the Amazing-French Canadians interfered in 10:48…Winning Team Decides the Stipulation for the ECW World Championship Match at Hardcore Heaven 2002: Rob Van Dam and Sabu defeated Brock Lesnar and Shelton Benjamin when RVD pinned Lesnar in 18:16…The Blue World Order (Big Stevie Cool, Hollywood Nova and Da Blue Guy) defeated Disco Inferno, Alex Wright, and Brian Christopher when Da Blue Guy pinned Disco in 3:20…ECW World Television Championship vs. World Cruiserweight Championship: Eddie Guerrero (ECW TV) pinned Rey Mysterio Jr. (Cruiserweight) in 23:13 to win the Cruiserweight title and retain the TV title…WCW World Championship – Triple Threat, One Fall: Diamond Dallas Page and The Giant © defeated Harlem Heat and Chuck Palumbo and Sean O’Haire when DDP pinned Palumbo in 9:07…WCW World Championship: Triple H pinned Kurt Angle after Hollywood Hogan, Scott Hall, and Kevin Nash interfered in 19:11 to win the title

ECW/WCW Hardcore Heaven 2002 – 6/9/02 – UIC Pavilion, Chicago, IL

Rey Mysterio Jr., Billy Kidman, The Sandman, Tommy Dreamer, and Spike Dudley defeated The Full-Blooded Italians (Little Guido, Tony Mamaluke, Tracy Smothers, Big Daddy Vincenzo and Big Sal E. Graziano when Kidman pinned Guido in 6:31…Shelton Benjamin pinned Jinsei Shinzaki in 12:03…Total Impact (Lance Storm, Chris Candido, and Mike Awesome) defeated The X-Factor of the NWO (X-Pac, Justin Credible) and The Great Muta when Storm pinned Credible in 15:54…ECW World Tag Team Championship: AJ Styles and Jerry Lynn © defeated Trailer Park Kash when Styles pinned Jamie Noble in 30:02 to retain the title…Mortis, Mikey Whipwreck, and Yoshihiro Tajiri defeated Raven, Malice, and Glacier when Mortis pinned Glacier in 5:57…The New World Order (Sean O’Haire, Kevin Nash, and Scott Hall) defeated Kurt Angle and The Eliminators when O’Haire pinned Kronus in 15:42…ECW World Television Championship: Rob Van Dam pinned Eddie Guerrero © in 23:07 to win the title…ECW World Championship – Barbed Wire Match: Brock Lesnar © defeated Sabu via ref stoppage in 16:42 to retain the title

WCW/ECW The 2002 Great American Bash – 7/7/02 – Madison Square Garden, New York, NY

ECW World Championship: Brock Lesnar © pinned Rey Mysterio Jr. in 15:11 to retain the title…Mike Awesome pinned Justin Credible in 2:03…WCW United States Championship: Christian © pinned Billy Kidman in 6:09 to retain the title…Harlem Heat defeated R-Killa and Mark Henry when Booker T pinned Henry in 3:32…ECW World Television Championship – Two Falls: Eddie Guerrero defeated The Great Muta © and Rob Van Dam, Guerrero pinned Muta in 12:12, Guerrero pinned RVD in 15:57 to win the title…Mortis pinned William Regal in 1:51…WCW World Tag Team Championship: The Outsiders defeated Diamond Dallas Page and The Giant © when Hall pinned DDP in 14:23 to win the title…Kurt Angle and Roddy Piper defeated Sean O’Haire and Curt Hennig when Piper put Hennig to sleep in 4:04…WCW World Championship – Triple Cage Match: Triple H © defeated Stone Cold Steve Austin in 37:35 to retain the title

Championship Linages

WCW World Championship
12-3-01 – Philadelphia, PA – Monday Night Nitro – Stone Cold Steve Austin (1) (Awarded)
12-30-01 – Washington, D.C. – WCW/ECW Starrcade 2001 PPV – Ric Flair (7) (Pinned Stone Cold Steve Austin)
12-31-01 – Norfolk, VA – Monday Night Nitro – Kurt Angle (2) (Made Ric Flair submit)
5-12-02 – Miami, FL – WCW/ECW Slamboree 2002 PPV - Triple H (Pinned Kurt Angle)

ECW World Championship
12-6-01 – Philadelphia, PA – ECW RISE – Vacant (Rhyno vacated due to injury)
12-30-01 – Washington, D.C. – WCW/ECW Starrcade 2001 PPV – Brock Lesnar (1) (Pinned Rob Van Dam for vacant title)

WCW United States Championship
10-22-01 – Kansas City, MO – Monday Night RAW – Kurt Angle (1) (Defeated Rhyno by submission)(Pre-Rebirth)
12-13-01 – New York, NY – ECW RISE – Tazz (1) (Choked Kurt Angle out)
1-27-02 – Houston, TX – WCW/ECW Souled Out 2002 PPV – Christian (1) (Defeated Tazz, Rob Van Dam and Tajiri in a Four Way Match, pinning Tazz)

ECW World Television Championship
4-14-02 – Philadelphia, PA – ECW/WCW Barely Legal II PPV – Eddie Guerrero (3) (Last eliminated Super Crazy in a battle royal)
6-9-02 – Chicago, IL – ECW/WCW Hardcore Heaven 2002 PPV – Rob Van Dam (2) (Pinned Eddie Guerrero)
6-27-02 – Buffalo, NY – ECW RISE – The Great Muta (1) (Pinned Rob Van Dam)
7-7-02 – New York, NY – WCW/ECW The 2002 Great American Bash PPV – Eddie Guerrero (4) (Defeated The Great Muta and Rob Van Dam in a Three-Way Dance)

WCW World Tag Team Championship
10-26-01 – Omaha, NE – Thursday Night SMACKDOWN! – Bubba Ray (1) and D-Von Dudley (1) (Defeated The Hardy Boyz)(Pre-Rebirth)
3-11-02 – St. Louis, MO – Monday Night Nitro – Diamond Dallas Page (5) and The Giant (4) (Defeated The Dudley Boyz)
7-7-02 – New York, NY - WCW/ECW The 2002 Great American Bash PPV – Kevin Nash (10) and Scott Hall (8) (Defeated Diamond Dallas Page and The Giant)

ECW World Tag Team Championship
12-3-00 – New York, NY – ECW Massacre on 34th Street PPV – Danny Doring (1) and Roadkill (1) (Defeated Little Guido and Tony Mamaluke)(Pre-Rebirth)
2-28-02 – Indianapolis, IN – RISE – Rob Van Dam (3) and Sabu (4) (Defeated Danny Doring and Roadkill)
3-28-02 – Buffalo, NY – RISE – R-Killa (1) and Mark Henry (1) (Defeated Rob Van Dam and Sabu)
4-14-02 – Philadelphia, PA – ECW/WCW Barely Legal II PPV – Jerry Lynn (1) and AJ Styles (1) (Defeated R-Killa and Mark Henry, Kid Kash and Jamie Noble, and Danny Doring and Roadkill in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs Match)

World Cruiserweight Championship
10-9-01 – Moline, IL – Thursday Night SMACKDOWN! – Billy Kidman (5) (Pinned X-Pac)(Pre-Rebirth)
1-21-02 – Kansas City, MO – Monday Night Nitro – Taka Michinoku (1) (Pinned Billy Kidman)
1-27-02 – Houston, TX – WCW/ECW Souled Out 2002 PPV – Jerry Lynn (1) (Pinned Taka Michinoku)
2-25-02 – Atlanta, GA – Monday Night Nitro – Psicosis (3) (Pinned Jerry Lynn)
4-14-02 – Philadelphia, PA – ECW/WCW Barely Legal II PPV – Rey Mysterio Jr. (6) (Pinned Psicosis)
5-12-02 – Miami, FL – WCW/ECW Slamboree 2002 PPV – Eddie Guerrero (3) (Pinned Rey Mysterio Jr.)
5-13-02 – Daytona Beach, FL - Monday Night Nitro – Super Crazy (Pinned Eddie Guerrero)

World Women’s Championship
2-24-02 – Atlanta, GA – WCW/ECW SuperBrawl XII PPV – Molly Marvel (1) (Won a four-way match against Ivory, Jazz, and Luna Vachon to win the title)
4-14-02 – Philadelphia, PA – ECW/WCW Barely Legal II PPV – Jazz (1) (Pinned Molly Marvel)

Calendar

July

July 8, 2002 (Monday) – Monday Night Nitro
July 11, 2002 (Thursday) – ECW RISE
July 13, 2002 (Saturday) – Worldwide
July 15, 2002 (Monday) – Monday Night Nitro
July 18, 2002 (Thursday) – ECW RISE
July 20, 2002 (Saturday) – Worldwide
July 22, 2002 (Monday) – Monday Night Nitro
July 25, 2002 (Thursday) – ECW RISE
July 27, 2002 (Saturday) – ECW Hardcore TV
July 29, 2002 (Monday) – Monday Night Nitro

August

August 1, 2002 (Thursday) – ECW RISE
August 3, 2002 (Saturday) – ECW/WCW Anarchy Rulz 2002 (Pay-Per-View-Preview)
August 4, 2002 (Sunday) – ECW/WCW Anarchy Rulz 2002 (Pay-Per-View)
August 5, 2002 (Monday) – Monday Night Nitro
August 8, 2002 (Thursday) – ECW RISE
August 10, 2002 (Saturday) – Worldwide
August 12, 2002 (Monday) – Monday Night Nitro
August 15, 2002 (Thursday) – ECW RISE
August 17, 2002 (Saturday) – Worldwide
August 19, 2002 (Monday) – Monday Night Nitro
August 22, 2002 (Thursday) – ECW RISE
August 24, 2002 (Saturday) – ECW Hardcore TV
August 26, 2002 (Monday) – Monday Night Nitro
August 29, 2002 (Thursday) – ECW RISE
August 31, 2002 (Saturday) – WCW/ECW Cyberslam 2002 Interactive PPV (Pay-Per-View-Preview)

September

September 1, 2002 (Sunday) – WCW/ECW Cyberslam 2002 Interactive PPV (Pay-Per-View)
September 2, 2002 (Monday) – Monday Night Nitro
September 5, 2002 (Thursday) – ECW RISE
September 7, 2002 (Saturday) – Worldwide
September 9, 2002 (Monday) – Monday Night Nitro
September 12, 2002 (Thursday) – ECW RISE
September 14, 2002 (Saturday) – Worldwide
September 16, 2002 (Monday) – Monday Night Nitro
September 19, 2002 (Thursday) – ECW RISE
September 21, 2002 (Saturday) – ECW Hardcore TV
September 23, 2002 (Monday) – Monday Night Nitro
September 26, 2002 (Thursday) – ECW RISE
September 28, 2002 (Saturday) – WCW/ECW Fall Brawl: War Games (Pay-Per-View-Preview)
September 29, 2002 (Sunday) – WCW/ECW Fall Brawl: War Games (Pay-Per-View)
September 30, 2002 (Monday) – Monday Night Nitro

October

October 3, 2002 (Thursday) – ECW RISE
October 5, 2002 (Saturday) – Worldwide
October 7, 2002 (Monday) – Monday Night Nitro
October 10, 2002 (Thursday) – ECW RISE
October 12, 2002 (Saturday) – Worldwide
October 14, 2002 (Monday) – Monday Night Nitro
October 17, 2002 (Thursday) – ECW RISE
October 19, 2002 (Saturday) – ECW Hardcore TV
October 21, 2002 (Monday) – Monday Night Nitro
October 24, 2002 (Thursday) – ECW RISE
October 26, 2002 (Saturday) – WCW/ECW Halloween Havoc (Pay-Per-View-Preview)
October 27, 2002 (Sunday) – WCW/ECW Halloween Havoc (Pay-Per-View)
October 28, 2002 (Monday) – Monday Night Nitro
October 31, 2002 (Thursday) – ECW RISE

November

November 2, 2002 (Saturday) – Worldwide
November 4, 2002 (Monday) – Monday Night Nitro
November 7, 2002 (Thursday) – ECW RISE
November 9, 2002 (Saturday) – Worldwide
November 11, 2002 (Monday) – Monday Night Nitro
November 14, 2002 (Thursday) – ECW RISE
November 16, 2002 (Saturday) – ECW Hardcore TV
November 18, 2002 (Monday) – Monday Night Nitro
November 21, 2002 (Thursday) – ECW RISE
November 23, 2002 (Saturday) – ECW/WCW November to Remember (Pay-Per-View-Preview)
November 24, 2002 (Sunday) – ECW/WCW November to Remember (Pay-Per-View)
November 25, 2002 (Monday) – Monday Night Nitro
November 27, 2002 (Wednesday) – ECW RISE
November 29, 2002 (Friday) – WCW/ECW WrestleWar ‘02 (Pay-Per-View-Preview)
November 30, 2002 (Saturday) – WCW/ECW WrestleWar ‘02 (Pay-Per-View)

December

December 2, 2002 (Monday) – Monday Night Nitro
December 5, 2002 (Thursday) – ECW RISE
December 7, 2002 (Saturday) – Worldwide
December 9, 2002 (Monday) – Monday Night Nitro
December 12, 2002 (Thursday) – ECW RISE
December 14, 2002 (Saturday) – Worldwide
December 16, 2002 (Monday) – Monday Night Nitro
December 19, 2002 (Thursday) – ECW RISE
December 21, 2002 (Saturday) – ECW Hardcore TV
December 23, 2002 (Monday) – Monday Night Nitro
December 26, 2002 (Wednesday) – ECW RISE
December 28, 2002 (Saturday) – WCW/ECW Starrcade 2002 (Pay-Per-View-Preview)
December 29, 2002 (Sunday) – WCW/ECW Starrcade 2002 (Pay-Per-View)
December 30, 2002 (Monday) - Monday Night Nitro​

 

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Right my friend here goes my review of the Great American Bash 2001. I haven't kept up with this as I wanted to so bear with me if I get confused at any point. I am excited to see what you do here.

-Mysterio vs. Lesnar - I really enjoyed this and Rey is always so great against bigger men. They have had good chemistry in real life so I could really imagine this coming off in the way that it did. You certainly got the brutality of Lesnar across really well and he makes one heck of an ECW Champion. Hot opening to the show that the crowd would have been really into.

-Mike Awesome squash - Nothing much to say here other than you made him look great. Sadly, I have never watched much of him but from listening to podcasts and stuff I do know he was a big deal and had huge upside so makes sense to do what you did.

-Christian retains - This was all about Rene Dupree on the outside distracting Billy Kidman over Torrie Wilson. So Dupree is in the Tomko role with Christian by the looks of it and he really fancies Torrie. Something tells me with the way it ended and Christian ordering it off that Dupree might go after Wilson following this.

-R-Killa leaving Henry high and dry - Clever way to give Harlem Heat the win and advance this story with R-Killa basically blaming the defeat on Henry. Having him try to turn on him after the match only for Booker and Stevie to make the save keeps this going and I wonder what the next steps will be. Does R-Killa align with a team for a 6-man tag I wonder?

-Eddie Guerrero as new TV champ - I really liked the execution of this. Was clever to have the mist spot and Muta thinks it was RVD doing the damage to him and it allowed Eddie to win in trademark fashion. I fully expect an Eddie vs. RVD rematch which should be very fun indeed. Best booked match so far I reckon.

-Mortis carnage - This felt like the most authentically ECW match/angle of the evening as it was complete chaos and brutal at the same time. Mortis/Kanyon getting decimated but then disappearing was an interesting spot and wondering where it goes. Can't say I ever was a big Raven fan but I appreciate the storytelling you're doing here at the very least.

-The Outsiders being The Outsiders - My least favourite finish of the night but I get why you did it. It is very in keeping with what they have always done but it gets the wrong heat in my opinion. Having said that it was a given during this period of wrestling. I'm currently watching 2001 SmackDown and you see this thing all the time. The fallout from this is what really interests me.

-Angle and Piper win - Not too much to say here other than that it was a nice feel-good moment with Angle and Roddy victorious and I think every show needs at least one of these to stop heels feeling so dominant as they often are in everyone's booking.

-THE MAIN EVENT - This was superbly written and I really enjoyed the finish and the brutality which I thought you got across really well. Triple H as the leader of the nWo is certainly a perfect choice and the faction is massive so keeping the title on him is logical. Looking forward to seeing what is next as this seemed to be the end of the issue with Stone Cole as it was pretty definitive and in the Triple Cage. Looking forward to seeing what you do.

I really enjoyed the show and although some of the matches were short I was okay with it as I thought you really focused on the storytelling aspects instead. Lots of things that are spicing up and the culmination of a couple as well. Great work, keep it up!

 

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WCW Monday Night Nitro
July 8, 2002
Nassau Coliseum
Uniondale, NY



Mike Tenay: “Welcome everyone, we’re just 24 hours from The Great American Bash, where Triple H survived Stone Cold Steve Austin.”

Don West: “It was insane Mike, but it’s time to move on! We have a hell of a show tonight!”

Mike Tenay: “We’re starting off with a big one. Kurt Angle takes on the NWO's Sean O’Haire!”

Kurt Angle vs. Sean O’Haire

Angle quickly takes O’Haire down and punches away at him. O’Haire is able to fire back and gets Angle off him. Angle hits the ropes and O’Haire leapfrogs over him and then hits a dropkick! Angle reverses an Irish whip into the corner, but then runs into an elbow from O’Haire. O’Haire leaps to the top rope, but when Angle charges at him he leaps off with a full somersault, landing on his feet! Back kick from O’Haire knocks Angle down! Cover, 1…2…Angle kicks out. O’Haire sends Angle off the ropes and gets an elbow to the midsection and a kneelift to the face! Angle backs up into the corner to avoid the cover, but O’Haire runs right in with a clothesline, then hits a huge hip toss out of the corner! O’Haire presses Angle over his head, but Angle rakes the eyes to escape.

German suplex from Angle, and Angle holds onto it. A second German. Angle releases on the third one, dropping O’Haire on the back of his head. O’Haire manages to get back to his feet, but he’s dazed and Angle catches him with a belly-to-belly suplex! O’Haire again gets back to his feet, but Angle knocks him down with a flying forearm. Angle comes off the ropes and hits a second flying forearm. O’Haire keeps getting back to his feet, and on Angle’s third forearm attempt O’Haire knocks him out of the air with a big boot! O’Haire sets up Angle for a powerbomb, but Angle tightens his legs around O’Haire’s head on the way up, suddenly locking in a submission! Angle has a triangle lock in on O’Haire, and O’Haire seems to be fading. Curt Hennig runs down to the ring and attacks Angle, breaking up the hold and causing the DQ.

Winner: Kurt Angle by DQ in 6:53

Curt Hennig punches away at Angle, but Angle fights back. Hennig escapes, but Angle gets a good shot in on O’Haire before running off.

***

Backstage, Billy Kidman and Torrie Wilson are with Jeremy Borash.

Jeremy Borash: “Billy Kidman, while not victorious last night against Christian, tonight, you team with Test for another chance at Tag Team gold.

Kidman: “It was a tough loss last night for sure. Let me tell you though, Rene Dupree, you stay away from Torrie or I’ll take you out for good. As for tonight, the me and Test, we’re gonna show the NWO that it’s a new day, and new time. This is WCW. It’s where I’ve made my career, and I’m not about to let Kevin Nash and Scott Hall wreck things again. Tonight, Test and I take the belts.”

Test walks into the shot.

Test: “Let’s make something clear. I might have come into WCW differently than Billy here, but I’m just as sick of Triple H and the NWO as anyone else. I’m going to kick Kevin Nash in the face, then me, Billy and this lovely lady right here, well, we’re going to have a little party.”

Kidman: “Hey, let’s not get any ideas now!”


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Instrumental of “Gangsta’s Paradise” plays as R-Killa, cocky as ever, makes his way down to the ring.

R-Killa: “What’s up New Jersey!”

Of course, the crowd boos loudly as we’re in Long Island, New York.

R-Killa: “Alright, listen, listen, some of you out there, all of you, you might have been confused last night. That’s right, confused! Some of you were saying that I lost to Booker T and his brother last night, but that wasn’t me. Nope! NOPE! That was that dead weight I’ve been carrying around. But you know what I proved what I needed to prove. I’m done with Booker T. I’ve proven time and time again that he ain’t in my league! It’s time to move onto the big time! So right now, right here, I’m making the challenge. It’s time for R-Killa, K-Krush, K-Kwik, Ron “The God Damn Truth” Killings, to take his position on top of the mantle. I want the WCW World title and I ain’t leaving till I get a shot!”

R-Killa heads to the outside and grabs a steel chair, then sits on it in the middle of the ring, continually demanding that Triple H makes his way out to the ring. But he is answered not by the New World Order…but by Mark Henry!

R-Killa: “What you want?”

R-Killa’s confidence disappears as Mark Henry makes his way into the ring. Henry looks pissed and R-Killa notices, picking up the chair in a defensive stance.

Mark Henry: “Dead weight huh?”

R-Killa backs into the corner with the chair, with Henry slowly approaching him.

Mark Henry: “You go ahead. Try to hit me with that chair. You touch me and I’ll break every bone in your body before you even hit the ground. You make me laugh you know that Ron. For months I’ve been following you around just for you to leave me hanging against the Harlem Heat. Man, that’s trash. But now that you showed me your true colors, all I see is you hiding in that corner, cowering away like a lil’ wimp. I could squash you like a bug right now, but I’ll take you running out of the ring right now and forgetting this whole title shot business. Because I’m the one who wants a crack at Triple H. I’m gonna show you and everyone around the world that I ain’t dead weight. That I’m the World’s Strongest Man, and that means I’ll be the world champion!”

“CAN YOU DIG IT….SUCCCCKKKKA!” Here comes Booker T! Booker enters the ring and walks right up to Mark Henry, with R-Killa still cowering in the corner.

Booker T: “About time you smartened up Mark Henry. Look man, even though you been a pain in my side all year, I get it. I know who’s to blame. Who’s to blame is this sucka right here.”

Both Booker and Henry look at R-Killa, who’s still curled up in the corner, chair in hand.

Booker T: “So I got no beef with you Mark. You got yours last night, the way I see it, we’re even. From now on I hope you use your damn head and pick better friends. As for you R-Killa. Man, you just don’t know when to quit. You take last night however you want. But there’s no way sucka, that you think you getting a title shot before me! WCW is my house dawg! I have the FIVE-TIME…FIVE-TIME…FIVE-TIME WCW World Champion. And it’s my right, hell, my duty, to take it back from the NWO! Now if you wanna fight for that right, either one of you, I’m down. Let’s do it. But just know, I won’t stop until I’m wearing that title again!”

An explosion happens up the ramp…and The Giant emerges, slowly making his way down to the ring!

The Giant: “I’ve…once again, had it up…to my throat…with the NWO. Now Booker, I respect the hell out of you man, I do. But let’s make something clear. All this duty and right stuff you feel you earned, that all means nothing. The only reason you won the WCW Title all those times is because I wasn’t there to stop you! I’ve been fighting the likes of Hulk Hogan when he wore the colors, the likes of Kevin Nash and Scott Hall and Syxx, X-Pac whatever the hell his name is, when you were still fighting Bunkhouse Buck. I’ve been dealing with Triple H just as long. If anyone’s taking that title from him, it’s ME! R-Killa, Mark Henry, this isn’t your fight. The…”

Mark Henry takes exception to that comment and gets in The Giant’s face!

The Giant: “You wanna go big man?”

“BANG!” “Yo it’s me, it’s me, it’s D-D-P!” An instrumental of “Smells Like Teen Spirit” plays as Diamond Dallas Page, with Stacy Keibler, makes his way to the ring!

Diamond Dallas Page: “Look, look, look. If there’s anyone, and I mean anyone, who deserves a the shot at taking down the NWO scum, look no further than me, D-D-P!” Now listen, Booker T, you know I got respect for you bro, but you don’t deserve that title shot before me. You may have all forgotten I had Triple H beat at the Clash before those pieces of trash Shawn Michaels, Scott Hall and Kevin Nash came down and cost me the match! I’m still waiting for the rematch on that one! Now big man, we might have lost the belts last night, but I still got your back when it comes to a path to the WCW title. But you gotta wait your turn.”

The Giant: “My turn Dallas? Who saved your ass in the first place huh?”

Diamond Dallas Page: “Hey man I appreciate you having my back these last few months. But this is the WCW title, the big gold, we’re talking about! So if we gotta go in that ring, then we’ll go. And that goes for the rest of you, R-Killa, Mark Henry, Booker. If you all wanna dance, then let’s dance!”

The NWO theme plays as Eric Bischoff, Big Bossman, Shawn Michaels and WCW World Champion Triple H make their way down the ramp. HHH notably, is pushed in a wheelchair by Bossman.

Diamond Dallas Page: “Boy it sure looks like Steve Austin kicked your ass!”

Triple H: “Yeah, maybe that’s so, but when it came down to it, Steve Austin isn’t here, and I’m STILL THE WCW WORLD CHAMPION!”

Shawn Michaels: “Hunter, relax, I got this. Listen boys! We’ve been listening to you all in the back, and while we appreciate your interest in fighting for the WCW World Championship, all applications have been DENIED!”

Mark Henry: “That’s the wrong answer pretty boy!”

Shawn Michaels: “Come on man, the guy is in a wheelchair! Not everyone in this room can say they beat Stone Cold Steve Austin in a Triple Cage Match, but I think those who can deserve a bit of a break from defending the title!”

Eric Bischoff: “Let me take over here Shawn. Look gentlemen, the fact of the matter is the WCW World Heavyweight Champion isn’t medically cleared to compete tonight, or for the foreseeable future. There’s just no way around it guys. But hey, I’m sure we can figure out something else.”

The NWO start to leave…before we hear “HERE COMES THE MONEY!” WCW Owner Shane McMahon is here!

Shane McMahon: “I gotta stop you right there Eric. First off, Triple H, I have to tip my hat to you. That was one hell of a performance last night and I can’t help but respect the guts it took to walk away, or in your case be carried away, from the Triple Cage. But this isn’t late-90s WCW. I’m not an owner who’s going to sit around while the WCW Champion defends the title twice a year! In this WCW, in MY WCW, the champion needs to be active!”

Eric Bischoff: “Look at him Shane! Does Triple H really look like he’s in condition to compete tonight, title or no title?”

Shane McMahon: “That’s the one thing I have to agree with you about Eric. Triple H is not in any condition to compete tonight.”

Triple H: “That’s damn right!”

Shane McMahon: “But that doesn’t mean we can’t determine a #1 Contender right here, tonight. As WCW World Champion Triple H, you are required to defend the WCW World Championship once every thirty days. Allow me to mark that down right here that the winner of tonight’s one-fall six-pack challenge will take on you Triple H on Nitro, August 5th! And with five guys in there, I’m sure you’re wondering…why six? Well don’t worry, I got someone else who’s looking to kick your ass, Triple H!”

Shane McMahon leaves as Triple H shakes his head in his wheelchair. In the ring, with everyone looking down the ramp, R-Killa uses this opportunity to smack Booker T with the chair! R-Killa goes for Mark Henry, but Henry moves and R-Killa nails The Giant in the back! Giant slowly turns around as R-Killa jumps over the top rope to escape. Giant starts arguing with Henry though, and they go at it! Officials come down to break up the brawl, but when DDP tries to help the Giant grabs him by the throat! Giant decides to let DDP go, but DDP doesn’t seem too thrilled about what just happened!

Mike Tenay: “Tonight Don, we have a Six-Pack Challenge to determine the #1 Contender for the WCW World Championship!”

Don West: “Booker, Page, Giant, Henry, R-Killa…but who’s #6?”

***

Kevin Kelly: “Kevin Kelly here with the WCW United States Champion Christian. Christian, I understand that you are about to defend the US title tonight…but we haven’t heard about who your opponent will be?”

Christian: “It’s absolutely ridiculous Kelly! Just 24 hours after I beat Billy Kidman I have to defend the title again? And against some hidden opponent? What’s the deal with that? Clearly those up top can’t stand me, Christian, holding the US title for this long. Well I’m sorry to disappoint whomever, but tonight I plan to retain this title like I always do. And…”

Both Kevin Kelly and Christian are left speechless as “Rowdy” Roddy Piper walks into the shot.

Roddy Piper: “There’s no conspiracy here Christian. Thought I forgot about ya didn’t ya? You see before I ceded power back to Shane McMahon I guaranteed myself a little US title shot to show you a little something about respect. See ya out there champ!”

Christian doesn’t seem to know what to do now that he knows Roddy Piper is the challenger for the US title!


::COMMERCIAL BREAK::


WCW United States Championship
Christian © (w/Rene Dupree) vs. “Rowdy” Roddy Piper

Piper jumps at Christian and punches away at him! Christian gets back to his feet but Piper doesn’t let up with the punches. Piper clotheslines Christian over the top rope to a huge response! Rene Dupree gets up on the apron, but Piper pokes him in the eye! Christian slides back in but misses the attack and hits the turnbuckles. Piper punches and chops away at Christian some more. Christian finally gets in a blow that slows Piper down. Christian whips Piper off the ropes and goes for the backdrop, but Piper busts out a sunset flip of all things! 1…2…Christian just kicks out! Piper hits some more punches before slapping Christian in the face. Piper backs Christian into the corner and starts boxing him, hitting him with rights and lefts! Piper sends Christian off the ropes and follows up with the Sleeper! Christian flails away but breaks free by sending Piper headfirst into the top turnbuckle. Piper staggers out of the corner and Christian immediately plants him with the Unprettier! 1…2…3!

Winner: Christian via pinfall in 3:38 (Retains)

Christian continues to stomp away on Piper. Dupree holds Piper up as Christian grabs the US title belt. Christian goes to hit Piper, but he ducks and he takes out Dupree! Piper pokes Christian in the eye and grabs the title belt. He’s about to blast Christian…when Sean O’Haire runs in and takes him out with a roundhouse kick! O’Haire beats the hell out of Piper before tossing him to the outside. O’Haire heads to the outside and sets Piper up…he drives Piper through the timekeeper’s table with a powerbomb!

Don West: “I can’t believe what Sean O’Haire just did!”​

Mike Tenay: “We need someone to check on Roddy here…let’s cut to an interview.”

***

Jeremy Borash: “It looks like things are insane out there. I’m back here with William Regal. Regal, what…”

William Regal: “That’s Sir Regal to you, you miserable peasant. Are you going to ask me about Tajiri? Or Mortis? That’s in the past. If Tajiri wants to leave one band of circus freaks to join another, he can go right ahead. I’m tried of looking out for him. I never want to deal with those disgusting ECW mutants ever again. Now if anyone wants to watch last night’s match and make judgments about me, come meet me in the ring next week, and I’ll make an example out of you sunshine!”

***

Mike Tenay: “We just had Hot Rod carried to the back. We hope he’s okay.”

Don West: “That was a cheap move from O’Haire!”

Mike Tenay: “That’s understating it! The NWO can’t be running around beating up whomever they want like this!”

WCW World Tag Team Championship
The Outsiders © vs. Billy Kidman and Test (w/Torrie Wilson)

Hall mocks Kidman before tossing his toothpick at him. Hall shoves Kidman into the corner, but misses a punch. Hall connects with a second one though and chops Kidman in the corner. Hall punches Kidman down, then tosses him out of the corner. Hall goes for a discus punch, but Kidman ducks and gets a backslide, 1…2…Hall kicks out. Dropkick from Kidman! Kidman hits the ropes and Hall goes for a clothesline, only for Kidman to counter with a crucifix pin, 1…2…Hall kicks out again. Kidman hits the ropes again, but this time runs right into a Hall clothesline, which sends Kidman flying. Hall tags in Nash. Nash goes for snake eyes, but Kidman lands on his feet behind Nash and drop kicks him in the knee! Kidman hits Nash with a couple of punches and hits the ropes, but Nash knocks him right down with a big boot! Big elbowdrop from Nash! 1…2…Kidman kicks out! Nash sends Kidman off the ropes and plants him with a massive sidewalk slam! Nash teases a pin but decides to tag Hall back in instead.

Hall chokes Kidman on the ropes before kicking him in the corner. Hall picks up Kidman and hits the Fall Away Slam! Hall makes a pass at Torrie, before setting Kidman up. Kidman punches Hall in the midsection, but runs right into the hand of Hall…chokeslam! Instead of going for the pin, Hall instead mocks the Giant, even doing his trademark taunt. Hall again sets up Kidman for the Outsiders’ Edge, but Kidman lands behind Hall and hits a springboard bulldog! Kidman dives and tags in Test! Test levels Hall before punching Nash off the apron. Test punches away at Hall before hip tossing him out of the corner. Hall makes a tag to Nash. Nash gets a boot to the midsection and an elbow to the back of Test’s head. Nash sends Test into the corner, but Test gets a foot up to stomp Nash from running in. Test and Nash big boot one another at the same time! Kidman tags himself back in and heads to the top rope to finish off Nash, but X-Pac runs down and distracts Kidman. Kidman punches X-Pac away, but Nash is back up and tosses Kidman off the top rope into the ring. Nash tags in Hall and Hall sets up Kidman…Outsiders’ Edge! 1…2…3!

Winners: The Outsiders when Hall pinned Kidman in 8:33 (Retains)

The Outsiders and X-Pac celebrate up the ramp as Test and Torrie check on Kidman.


::COMMERCIAL BREAK::


Diamond Dallas Page, R-Killa, Booker T, Mark Henry and The Giant enter the ring for the #1 Contender’s Match. They all await the sixth man…”Awesome Bomb” plays and it’s Mike Awesome!

#1 Contender for the WCW World Championship - Six-Pack Challenge – One Fall
Booker T vs. Diamond Dallas Page vs. The Giant vs. Mark Henry vs. Mike Awesome vs. R-Killa

Booker runs after R-Killa to the outside as The Giant and Mark Henry go at it. DDP keeps his distance from Mike Awesome. Awesome goes for a clothesline, but DDP ducks and gets in punches. Henry and the Giant spill to the outside as well. Discus clothesline knocks Awesome down. DDP goes for a quick cover, but Awesome kicks out before one. DDP sends Awesome into the corner, but Awesome leaps up the turnbuckles and hits DDP with a flying back elbow. Awesome suddenly changes course, leaping over the top rope with a suicide dive onto the monsters Giant and Henry! R-Killa and Booker T slide into the ring and trade blows, and Booker knocks R-Killa down with a roundhouse kick. DDP and Booker come face-to-face in the middle of the ring and trade blows! Booker wins the exchange as he sends DDP off the ropes and hits a flying clothesline! Booker then pops up to one knee and we see the spinarooni!

Booker looks to continue the attack on DDP but DDP comes firing with punches. DDP hits the ropes and tries for a Diamond Cutter, but Booker shoves him off right into the body of Mark Henry. Henry then avalanches Booker in the corner! R-Killa jumps on Henry’s back, but does turn that into a sleeper. R-Killa has Henry down to one knee before the Giant grabs him. Giant presses R-Killa over his head and sends him flying to the outside! Giant turns around and Awesome hits a a flying shoulder block over the top rope from the apron, knocking the monster down! Cover, 1…2…Giant kicks out. Harlem Sidekick from Booker knocks Awesome out of the ring, but then Booker is clobbered by Henry. Henry and Giant stand toe-to-toe, but before any blows are thrown DDP attacks Henry. DDP and Giant work together stomping away on Henry as Triple H, Eric Bischoff, Shawn Michaels and Big Bossman appear on the stage.

DDP challenges the NWO to come down to the ring, and that allows Mike Awesome to attack him from behind. Awesome sets DDP up for an Awesome Bomb, but the Giant clotheslines Awesome down. Giant calls for the chokeslam, but Mark Henry splashes him in the corner…and follows up by picking the 500 pounder up and slamming him! Henry hits the ropes for the World’s Strongest Splash, but Booker T intercepts him with a high kick! Booker kicks Henry in the midsection, but Henry body tackles Booker before he can go for the Scissors’ Kick. Henry picks up Booker, but Booker slides over Henry’s shoulder. Henry goes for a clothesline, but Booker catches him and hits the Bookend, further destabilizing the ring! Booker covers, but R-Killa breaks it up. R-Killa stomps away on Booker before getting leveled by Awesome! Awesome sets R-Killa up for an Awesome Bomb, but DDP surprises Awesome from behind with the Diamond Cutter! Booker knocks DDP out of the ring, then turns around into the Truth Shall Set You Free from R-Killa (same move as the Bookend)! R-Killa is then stopped cold as The Giant simply puts on hand on the back of his neck. DDP gets back into the ring and gets the crowd going as the fans want to see it! The Giant presses R-Killa over his head…and drops him right into DDP’s arms for a Giant-sized Diamond Cutter! DDP celebrates before turning around right into the big hand of the Giant…Chokeslam! Giant covers Page, 1…2…3!

Winner: The Giant when he pinned DDP in 13:13

The new #1 contender to the WCW World Championship, the Giant points at Triple H down the rampway. The Giant lets out a roaring laugh as Triple H looks at the Giant in horror!


::END SHOW::


Quick Results

Kurt Angle defeated Sean O’Haire by DQ

WCW United States Championship
Christian pinned Roddy Piper to retain the title

WCW World Tag Team Championship
The Outsiders defeated Billy Kidman and Test when Hall pinned Kidman to retain the title

#1 Contender to the WCW World Championship – Six-Pack Challenge – One Fall
The Giant defeated Booker T, Diamond Dallas Page, Mark Henry, Mike Awesome and R-Killa when he pinned DDP

Champions

WCW World Champion
Triple H (Defeated Kurt Angle on 5-12-02)

ECW World Champion
Brock Lesnar (Defeated Rob Van Dam on 12-30-01)

WCW United States Champion
Christian (Defeated Tazz on 1-27-02)

ECW Television Champion
Eddie Guerrero (Defeated The Great Muta on 7-7-02)

WCW World Tag Team Champions
The Outsiders (Defeated Diamond Dallas Page and The Giant on 7-7-02)

ECW World Tag Team Champions
AJ Styles and Jerry Lynn (Defeated R-Killa and Mark Henry on 4-14-02)

World Cruiserweight Champion
Super Crazy (Defeated Eddie Guerrero on 5-13-02)

World Women’s Champion
Jazz (Defeated Molly Marvel on 4-14-02)

Roster Updates

None​

 

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ECW RISE
July 11, 2002
Nassau Coliseum
Long Island, NY

We see ECW Owner Stephanie McMahon signing some documents when Rob Van Dam walks in.

Stephanie McMahon: “Rob, Hi. I’m sorry, I’m just signing some last papers to finalize complete control of ECW to the General Manager.”

Rob Van Dam: “Hey, that’s fine. I don’t mean to come in here and mess up what you’re doing. I just wanted to come in and get a rematch for my ECW World Television Championship.”

Stephanie McMahon: “Where’s Fonzie?”

Rob Van Dam: “He wasn’t feeling too well tonight. Honestly, I thought this would be pretty easy. I mean who wouldn’t want to see me beat Eddie Guerrero one more time to get my title back you know?”

Stephanie McMahon: “Well Rob, I’ll be honest. We have someone else lined up tonight to face Guerrero for the TV Title. Tonight, it’s Eddie Guerrero vs. Rey Mysterio Jr.”

Rob Van Dam: “I mean, that’s cool and all but it can’t be a three-way? Don’t I get a rematch if I ask for it?”

Stephanie McMahon: “Rob, the new commissioner and I thought you may ask for this match, and he decided that he’s not going to grant you it.”

Rob Van Dam: “Who, Paul? Seriously? I don’t get it Steph. I live and breathe ECW every day and I think a shot at the TV title is more than fair…”

Stephanie McMahon: “Listen, tonight we decided you should take the night off. Take it, and we’ll work something out next week.”

Rob Van Dam shakes his head before walking out, but not before saying one last thing.

Rob Van Dam: “Whatever Steph.”



Joey Styles: “Hello everyone I’m Joey Styles alongside former ECW World Champion Tazz! Partner, we have TWO championship matches tonight. A rematch from Hardcore Heaven, Kid Kash and Jamie Noble look to dethrone ECW World Tag Team Champions AJ Styles and Jerry Lynn!”

Tazz: “It’s gonna be a rocketbusta Joey! And Mysterio vs. Guerrero one more time? What a show this is going to be!”

***

ECW World Tag Team Championship
AJ Styles and Jerry Lynn © vs. Kid Kash and Jamie Noble

All four men come together in the ring and shake hands…before Kash and Noble take cheap shots! Kash and Noble are in control before Styles and Lynn reverse Irish whips that cause Noble and Kash to collide in the middle of the ring. Lynn and Styles hit dropkicks that send Kash and Noble out of the ring. Lynn comes over the top and hits both men with a dive! Styles then comes off the ropes and hits a Fosbury Flop on his two opponents as well! Styles brings Noble back into the ring and hits some punches and chops before hitting an enzugiri to the side of the head. Noble falls into Kash, making the tag. Kash hits the ropes and Styles leap frogs him before hitting a drop toe hold. Kash tries to escape under the bottom rope, but Styles leaps onto the apron, and hits Kash with a springboard Asai Moonsault! Styles brings Kash into the ring and tags in Lynn. Styles positions Kash between the ropes on the apron…allowing Lynn to jump off the second rope and guillotine Kash back into the ring! Cover, 1…2…Noble breaks up the pin.

Lynn punches Noble out of the ring, then leaps onto the second rope. Flying bulldog attempt misses though as Kash moves and Lynn crashes onto the canvas. Kash quickly locks Lynn in a leglock and drags him towards his corner to make the tag. Kash whips Lynn off the ropes…and while Lynn tries for a flying head scissors Kash plants Lynn right on his knee with a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker…and, shades of Demolition, Noble comes flying off the top rope with an elbow drop! Cover, 1…2…Lynn just kicks out as Styles went to make the save. Noble kicks away at Lynn in the corner. Lynn counters an Irish whip and goes for a back bodydrop, but Noble puts on the breaks and hits a Tiger Powerbomb! 1…2…Lynn just kicks out again to Noble’s frustration. Noble tags in Kash, who takes out Lynn with a springboard missile dropkick! Kash whips Lynn off the ropes, but Styles makes a blind tag! Kash boots Lynn and drops him with Money Maker Double Underhook Piledriver! Kash covers, but the referee Jim Molineaux tries to explain that Styles is the legal man. Styles moonsaults off the top rope and catches Kash with a DDT on the way down! Cover, 1…2…Noble pulls Molineaux out of the ring to stop the count!

AJ Styles hits the ropes and takes out Noble with a perfect swan dive over the top rope. Lynn sets Kash up for the Cradle Piledriver, but Kash backdrops him to counter. Kash leaps onto the top rope and hits Lynn with a corkscrew avalanche hurricanrana! Kash comes off the ropes and hits Styles and his partner Noble with his own somersault plancha over the top rope! Kash tosses Styles back into the ring. Kash locks Styles in a Boston Crab, but Lynn breaks that up quickly with a dropkick to the face. Lynn sets up Kash again and this time spikes him with the Cradle Piledriver. Noble runs in and attacks Lynn. Noble sets Lynn up in the fireman’s carry and converts that into a double knee gutbuster! Styles nails Noble with the Pele Kick! Styles hops onto the apron and sees the prone Kash…and hits him with a springboard 450 Splash! 1…2…3!

Winners: AJ Styles and Jerry Lynn when Styles pinned Kash in 12:18 (Retains)

Styles and Lynn help Kash and Noble up. While there’s no handshake, once again there’s a clear sign of respect between these four men after yet another hard fought title match.


::COMMERCIAL BREAK::


We return to RISE…with Chris Kanyon stumbling out to the ring. Kanyon is sporting a huge bandage on his head, clearly from the attack from The Great American Bash.

Kanyon: “What’s going on Long Island!”

Kanyon: “I know it’s been a while guys, sometimes life just gets in the way, you know what I mean. Oh, this bandage? It’s nothing. I went skiing last week and, man, one little misstep and I went flying! Definitely bashed my head in a bit but I’m okay!”

Joey Styles: “Skiing? It’s July! And who is he kidding, that’s from what Raven did last Sunday night!”

Tazz: “He might have a concussion, Joey.”

Kanyon: “I’m here because I have a message from the big man. He told me this is for Raven. I have it written down here just give me a second!”

Raven wastes no time, appearing at the entrance of the stage.

Raven: “You really have some screws loose don’t you Kanyon. How many times do I need to beat the hell out of you for you to leave me alone?”

Kanyon: “Me? I’m just the messenger here, Raven. I don’t know why you’re bringing me into this.”

Raven stares at Kanyon from the entrance, in complete disbelief.

Kanyon: “But the big man is tired of this too. He wants this to end as much as you do. He wants a match.”

Raven: “I don’t see any reason to continue this. I made my point last Sunday at The Great American Bash. You’re no longer in my head.”

Kanyon: “Heh. Well, Raven. He thought you’d say that. And I decided that I would step up! I’ll give you the chance to end this all next week on RISE! I’m throwing out the challenge. Me, and only me, Chris Kanyon challenges both your guy, Malice…”

Kanyon suddenly gets very serious…

Kanyon: “…and that traitor Tajiri…”

Kanyon then returns to speaking normally…

Kanyon: “I’ll take them both on, two against one, and if I win, you give the big man what he wants! And if you win Raven, you can end all this for good right there and then. We won’t put up a fight!”

Raven: “That’s the challenge? Hey, if you want to get destroyed by Malice and Tajiri next week I’m all for it. I’m not afraid of you, Mortis, whomever. You’re on Kanyon! I promise you, you will feel the wrath of the Raven one way or another, and then I will end this for good. So it is written, so it will come to pass. Quote the Raven…nevermore!”

Kanyon: “I’ll let the big man know it’s on! Thank you Raven!”

***

Joey Styles: “What is Chris Kanyon thinking? He’s going to get destroyed next week. Malice and the Japanese Buzzsaw Tajiri?!”

Tazz: “I don’t know, Joey. He might have something up his sleeve?”

Joey Styles: “Anyway we have a huge main event for you happening now. Two rivals once again will add another chapter in ECW. The World Television Championship is on the line, new champion Eddie Guerrero takes on Rey Mysterio Jr.!”

Tazz: “Gotta imagine that Rob Van Dam will be watching from wherever he is right now!”

ECW World Television Championship
Eddie Guerrero © vs. Rey Mysterio Jr.

Guerrero cheap shots Mysterio with the title belt to kick things off! Guerrero stomps away at Mysterio in the corner before sending him across the ring into the turnbuckles. Guerrero charges, but Mysterio leaps over him and gets a sunset flip, 1…2…Guerrero kicks out! Dropkick sends Guerrero to the outside. Mysterio hits the ropes and hits Guerrero with a beautiful somersault plancha into a diving hurricanrana on the floor! Mysterio sends Guerrero into the barricade before taking him out with a flying bodypress off the apron! Mysterio sends Guerrero back into the ring. Slingshot legdrop from the apron from Mysterio, 1…2…Guerrero kicks out! Mysterio hits the ropes and ducks a clothesline…but when he tries to slide under Guerrero he gets caught and planted with a German suplex!

Guerrero locks Mysterio in an abdominal stretch and pounds away on the ribs. Guerrero sends Mysterio off the ropes and sends him sky high with a back body drop! Cover from Guerrero, 1…2…Mysterio kicks out. Guerrero props Mysterio in the corner and hits a couple of stiff chops. Mysterio counters an Irish whip and Guerrero hits the turnbuckles hard, but when Mysterio charges Guerrero ducks…and Mysterio leaps to the top rope. Moonsault connects! 1…2…Guerrero kicks out and levels Mysterio with a clothesline when both get back to their feet. Guerrero props Mysterio on the top rope and sets him up. Mysterio tries to fight it, but to no avail as Guerrero hits the superplex! Guerrero cockily takes his time and heads to the top rope, but misses the Frog Splash and rolls through as Mysterio moved. Hurricanrana by Mysterio and he has the leg hooked, 1…2…Guerrero just kicks out!

Mysterio chops away at Guerrero. Mysterio hits the ropes and Guerrero tries for another backdrop, but Mysterio hooks the head and goes for a swinging DDT…only for Guerrero to counter with a Northern Lights suplex! 1…2…Mysterio kicks out! Guerrero hits the ropes but Mysterio leapfrogs him, then monkey flips him into the ropes! Flying headscissors from Mysterio! Mysterio hits the ropes and goes for another flying headscissors, but Guerrero blocks it and counters with a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker! Guerrero sets Mysterio up and drops him stomach first on the top rope. Guerrero leaps over Mysterio in an attempt to powerbomb him off the apron, but Mysterio counters by hitting a hurricanrana on the floor! Mysterio hops onto the apron and hits Guerrero with a springboard Asia Moonsault! Mysterio rolls Guerrero back into the ring and drop kicks him into the second rope. Mysterio hits the ropes and nails the 619! Springboard hurricanrana is blocked by Guerrero, who powerbombs Mysterio! Guerrero takes a second to catch his breathe before mocking Mysterio. Guerrero sets Mysterio up and plants him with a second powerbomb! Guerrero calls for one more, but surprisingly Mysterio gets the hurricanrana and hooks the leg…1…2…3! We have a new champion!

Winner: Rey Mysterio Jr. via pinfall in 10:41 (New Champion)

Joey Styles: “He got him Tazz! He got him! We have a new champion!”

Tazz: “Wow Joey I don’t think Guerrero expected that!”

Joey Styles: “Congratulations to Rey Mysterio Jr., this is his first open-weight singles championship!”

Rey Mysterio Jr. leaps out of the ring as soon as the three hits and grabs the ECW World Television Championship, celebrating up the aisle as Eddie Guerrero stands in the ring in complete shock!


::COMMERCIAL BREAK::


When we come back to RISE with ECW Owner Stephanie McMahon standing in the center of the ring.

Stephanie McMahon: “First thing’s first, congratulations Rey Mysterio Jr. on winning the ECW World Television Championship!” Now let’s get to business. As I mentioned a few weeks ago, I have decided as owner to step behind the scenes and finance Extreme Championship Wrestling. It was fun to purchase and battle my dad, but let’s be honest I don’t think anyone out there or here tonight believes that a McMahon should be in charge of any creative choices for ECW. I’m here to make ECW the biggest brand there is in this business, and the best way I can do that is by naming someone the official Commissioner of ECW. This position differs from the current General Manager role as I will have no say whatsoever in day-to-day ECW in-ring decisions. This person will have complete autonomy. So now...

“The Next Big Thing” plays as Paul Heyman makes his way down to the ring with ECW World Champion Brock Lesnar.

Paul Heyman: “I felt Stephanie that the ECW World Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar should be present as my transition from General Manager to Commissioner is completed!”

Stephanie McMahon: “You know Paul, I’m glad you’re here.”

Paul Heyman: “Of course, why wouldn’t I be?”

Stephanie McMahon: “I appreciate you teaching me the history of ECW as we prepare for this journey. I’m happy to have made this financial investment, while of course saving your ass, and I believe that your influence and leadership will always be felt. You founded this company, this brand, ECW, in 1993 and nine years later look where we are. The way I see it, there’s only one next step for you.”

Paul Heyman stands proudly…

Stephanie McMahon: “Thank you for everything Paul. There’s only one thing left to say…Paul Heyman…YOU’RE FIRED!”

Paul Heyman stands in shock as Brock Lesnar seems completely confused about what’s going on.

Stephanie McMahon: “Ladies and gentlemen, the new Commissioner of Extreme Championship Wrestling, I present to you…Mick Foley!”

Joey Styles: “Oh my god!”

“Wreck” plays as Mick Foley makes his way to the ring. As soon as he slides into the ring, Brock Lesnar stands right up to him.

“FOLEY!”
“FOLEY!”
“FOLEY!”
“FOLEY!”
“FOLEY!”

With Brock Lesnar staring him down, Foley simply smiles and grabs a microphone. Paul Heyman though, still can’t believe what just happened.

Paul Heyman: “Mick Foley? What? What are you doing? ECW is my baby! I created this! This is an outrage! I must be dreaming. This can’t be real!”

Mick Foley: “I promise you Paul, this is no dream! And I’m going to quickly cut to the chase. Brock Lesnar, yeah, you kicked my ass before. But if you think you can stand here and intimidate me you’re dead wrong. Paul, get your guy ready. Next week on this very TV show, RISE, I will announce the #1 Contender for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship for a match to take place on August 4 at Anarchy Rulz!”

Brock Lesnar begins yelling at Paul Heyman, but Heyman surprisingly takes it without fear as he’s still in absolute shock.

Mick Foley: “And hey, Paul, Brock. Have a nice day!”

Mick Foley plays to the crowd as Stephanie McMahon claps. Paul Heyman slowly walks away from the ring, completely dejected, with Brock Lesnar staring at Mick Foley as RISE goes off the air!


::END SHOW::

Quick Results

ECW World Tag Team Championship
Jerry Lynn and AJ Styles defeated Kid Kash and Jamie Noble when Styles pinned Kash to retain the title

ECW World Television Championship
Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned Eddie Guerrero to win the title

Champions

WCW World Champion
Triple H (Defeated Kurt Angle on 5-12-02)

ECW World Champion
Brock Lesnar (Defeated Rob Van Dam on 12-30-01)

WCW United States Champion
Christian (Defeated Tazz on 1-27-02)

ECW Television Champion
Rey Mysterio Jr. (Defeated Eddie Guerrero on 7-11-02)

WCW World Tag Team Champions
The Outsiders (Defeated Diamond Dallas Page and The Giant on 7-7-02)

ECW World Tag Team Champions
AJ Styles and Jerry Lynn (Defeated R-Killa and Mark Henry on 4-14-02)

World Cruiserweight Champion
Super Crazy (Defeated Eddie Guerrero on 5-13-02)

World Women’s Champion
Jazz (Defeated Molly Marvel on 4-14-02)

Roster Updates

Mick Foley – Last seen battling Brock Lesnar for the ECW World Championship at Barely Legal, Mick has returned as Commissioner, which will likely make Lesnar’s life a living hell​

 

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WCW Worldwide
July 13, 2002
The Scope
Norfolk, VA

Scott Hudson: “Hello everyone, Scott Hudson here with Mike Tenay. Welcome to Worldwide!”

Mike Tenay: “We have a big show tonight Scott, the Cruiserweight Championship is on the line as Super Crazy defends against rival Tajiri. But first, a rematch from Worldwide a couple of weeks ago, the newly christened America’s Most Wanted take on the Harris Brothers!”

***

America’s Most Wanted vs. The Harris Brothers

All four men brawl in the middle of the ring, and the Harris Brothers ultimately clean house. Ron and Don pummel away at James Storm in the corner. Double Irish whip leads to a double shoulder block from the Harris Bros. They send Storm off the ropes again and hit a double back elbow. Ron covers Storm, 1…2…Storm kicks out. Ron comes off the ropes but Storm catches him with a hip toss. Storm comes off the ropes and hits Ron with a bulldog. Tag is made to Chris Harris. Harris locks in a chinlock while Storm punches away on Ron, causing Don to try to break it up…inadvertently distracting the referee. Double suplex by AMW on Ron, and Wildcat makes the cover, 1…2…Don breaks it up this time.

Wildcat picks up Ron and hits him with a swinging one-armed slam! Wildcat follows with a vertical suplex then tags Storm back in. Storm heads to the top rope…flying elbow drop misses! Ron takes in his brother Don and Don gets Storm and Wildcat with some punches. Don hits the ropes but Storm catches him with a superkick! Don is dazed as Storm picks up and hits an inverted atomic drop, with Wildcat taking him out with a flying clothesline! Wildcat covers Don and Storm knocks Ron off the apron, 1…2…3!

Winners: America’s Most Wanted when Wildcat Chris Harris pinned Don Harris in 4:31

***

Brian Lee slides into the ring, but he doesn’t engage with AMW as he looks to be here to just help the Harris Brothers.


::COMMERCIAL BREAK::


Disco Inferno (w/Alex Wright) vs. Elix Skipper

Skipper grabs a headlock, but Disco sends him off the ropes but Skipper knocks him down with a clothesline. Disco slides to the outside but Skipper goes airbourne with a corkscrew plancha! Skipper slides Disco back in, but Alex Wright attacks him from behind and runs him into the ring apron. Wright slides Skipper back in as Disco goes to work with punches. Neckbreaker from Disco, cover, 1…2…Skipper kicks out. Disco boots Skipper then comes off the ropes with a knee to the face. Disco breaks out into a dance, with Alex Wright doing the same on the outside…and he’s rolled up by Skipper, 1…2…Disco kicks out. Skipper misses a dive at Disco, but ends up flying through the ropes and taking out Wright! Skipper slingshots back into the right but gets turned inside-out by a Disco clothesline. Cover, 1…2…Skipper kicks out.

Disco tries to hip toss Skipper, but Skipper lands on his feet and hits Disco with a superkick! Skipper hits Disco with some forearms, but misses a flying shoulder block as Disco moved out of the way. Disco goes for a clothesline but Skipper bends backwards in a bridge to avoid it. Disco tries another clothesline but Skipper hooks the arm and gets a crucifix pin, 1…2…Disco kicks out! Skipper hits some more forearms, then springboards off the ropes and catches Disco with a diving hurricanrana! Skipper gets a full head of steam…only to be tripped from the outside by Alex Wright! Disco stomps away on Skipper and then sets him up for a powerbomb…only for Skipper to roll through with a victory roll, 1…2…3!

Winner: Elix Skipper via pinfall in 6:04

Disco Inferno can’t believe it and levels Elix Skipper as he celebrates. Alex Wright gets in on the action as they stomp away on Skipper. They continue to pound away on him when…Shane Helms runs down to the ring (not in his Hurricane attire!). Helms nails both Disco and Wright. Disco bails, but Helms gets Wright with Nightmare on Helms Street! Helms checks on Skipper and Helms helps him up…it looks like we have an alliance here!

Scott Hudson: “Mike, that looked like to me the return of “Sugar” Shane Helms!”

Mike Tenay: “The superhero days look over. Helms was already an accomplished competitor before he became The Hurricane as he was a World Cruiserweight Champion. Elix Skipper and Shane Helms could make one heck of a team!”


::COMMERCIAL BREAK::


World Cruiserweight Championship
Super Crazy © vs. Tajiri (w/Malice)

Tajiri goes for a quick roundhouse kick that Super Crazy evades. Super Crazy takes Tajiri down with a drop toehold and floats over into a front chancery. Tajiri counters into a hammerlock, but Crazy turns that into a wristlock. Tajiri flips through the wristlock, adds a cartwheel and monkey flips Crazy, but Crazy just lands on his feet. Tajiri quickly comes off the ropes and gets a hurricanrana into a pin, 1…2…Crazy turns it into a pin for himself, 1…2…, Tajiri rolls through and gets a basement dropkick to the face! Cover from Tajiri, 1…2…Crazy kicks out. Tajiri brings Crazy back to his feet only to receive a kick to the midsection from Crazy. Crazy sends Tajiri off the ropes, but Tajiri springboards off and catches Crazy with a back elbow! Tajiri follows up with a flying headscissors, but Crazy actually lands on his feet from the momentum and catches Tajiri with a stiff slap to the chest! Crazy backs Tajiri into the corner and mounts…

“Uno!”
“Dos!”
“Tres!”
“Cuatro!”
“Cinco”
“Seis”
“Siete’
“Ocho”

Tajiri slides out from under Crazy and hits him with a kick to the back. Crazy falls into the ropes, and this lets Tajiri lock in the Tarantula! It’s not a legal move in a WCW ring so Tajiri releases just before the five count. Tajiri hits Crazy with a couple of kicks before Crazy catches one and hits Tajiri with a Dragon Screw leg whip! Crazy heads to the top rope, but Mikey Whipwreck runs down to try to knock him off. Crazy punches Whipwreck away, but misses the moonsault! Tajiri looks to capitalize and puts Crazy in the tree of woe. Tajiri goes for a dropkick to the face, but Crazy powers up and Tajiri ends up sliding crotch-first into the ring post! Crazy slides Tajiri back into the ring and hits a moonsault from the second rope! 1…2…Malice drags Tajiri to the outside, breaking the count. Malice tries to help Tajiri catch his breathe, but Crazy takes them both out with a Space Flying Tiger Drop! The referee heads to the outside to try to send Malice and Whipwreck to the back as Crazy rolls Tajiri back in. Crazy covers, but he’s attacked by Raven, who came out from the crowd! Raven plants Crazy with the Evenflow DDT and drapes Tajiri on Crazy! Referee comes back to the ring, 1…2…3!

Winner: Tajiri via pinfall in 9:08 (New Champion)

Malice dumps Super Crazy to the outside, as Raven and his new group, whatever he’s calling it this time, poses in the ring with new Cruiserweight Champion Tajiri front and center!


::END SHOW::


Quick Results

America’s Most Wanted defeated The Harris Brothers

Elix Skipper pinned Disco Inferno

World Cruiserweight Championship
Tajiri pinned Super Crazy to win the title

Champions

WCW World Champion
Triple H (Defeated Kurt Angle on 5-12-02)

ECW World Champion
Brock Lesnar (Defeated Rob Van Dam on 12-30-01)

WCW United States Champion
Christian (Defeated Tazz on 1-27-02)

ECW Television Champion
Rey Mysterio Jr. (Defeated Eddie Guerrero on 7-11-02)

WCW World Tag Team Champions
The Outsiders (Defeated Diamond Dallas Page and The Giant on 7-7-02)

ECW World Tag Team Champions
AJ Styles and Jerry Lynn (Defeated R-Killa and Mark Henry on 4-14-02)

World Cruiserweight Champion
Tajiri (Defeated Super Crazy on 7-13-02)

World Women’s Champion
Jazz (Defeated Molly Marvel on 4-14-02)

Roster Updates

Shane Helms – Helms has seemingly dropped the Hurricane persona, perhaps adding a little “sugar”.​

 

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WCW Monday Night Nitro
July 15, 2002
The Scope
Norfolk, VA

Nitro kicks off with Shane McMahon walking up to Eric Bischoff.

Eric Bischoff: “Make this good Shane. I’ve got a busy night ahead of me.”

Shane McMahon: “Let’s make something clear. Just because Triple H is hurt thanks to Stone Cold Steve Austin doesn’t mean you and the rest of the New World Order get to run around doing whatever the heck they want out there.”

Eric Bischoff: “Hey, a quick reminder Shane, Triple H beat Steve Austin. No matter how you look at it. And c’mon, we didn’t do anything too crazy last week.”

Shane McMahon: “Oh? Maybe you already forgot but Sean O’Haire put “Rowdy” Roddy Piper in the hospital last week.”

Eric Bischoff: “Oh please, is anyone really crying for Piper? If anyone deserved an ass-kicking over the years I mean.”

Shane McMahon: “Well that’s not gonna fly Eric. Not when I’m running things here in WCW. So tonight, the #1 contender gets a little warm-up, and Sean O’Haire gets a little punishment if you know what I’m saying. You might wanna tell your boy he’s got a...giant match tonight!”

Shane McMahon walks off as Eric Bischoff shakes his head…



Mike Tenay: “Welcome everyone to Nitro! I’m Mike Tenay along with Don West, and Don, we have a night full of action packed matches tonight!”

Don West: “Six big matches tonight Mike! We just heard about O’Haire vs. Giant. We also have a rematch from ECW RISE! Two of my favorites, Rey Mysterio Jr. and Eddie Guerrero are going to go at it for the ECW TV Title!”

Mike Tenay: “That’s right Mysterio defends his new championship tonight! Also, the main event tonight, a steel cage match set-up this morning, Kurt Angle takes on Curt Hennig!”

***

Billy Kidman (w/Torrie Wilson) vs. X-Pac

X-Pac teases the lock-up before running from Kidman and hiding in the ropes. X-Pac eventually does tie-up with Kidman and gets an armdrag. X-Pac celebrates his small win before telling Torrie to “suck it”, which lights a fire under Kidman! Kidman attacks X-Pac and punches away at him in the corner, before sending him off the ropes and hitting a back bodydrop. X-Pac backs away but Kidman is still irate and continues to punch away at him. X-Pac escapes to the outside and Kidman chases him. X-Pac grabs Torrie and uses her as a shield, stopping Kidman and allowing X-Pac to get a cheap thumb to the eye. X-Pac sends Kidman into the steel steps before rolling back into the ring and once again celebrating with the crowd.

Kidman rolls in and X-Pac immediately grabs a headlock. Kidman eventually makes his way back to his feet and sends X-Pac off the ropes and grabs a sleeper himself…but X-Pac quickly counters with a belly-to-back suplex. X-Pac sends Kidman through the ropes back to the outside, before leaping onto the second rope and diving over the top, hitting Kidman! X-Pac rolls Kidman back into the ring, but before he can get back into the ring he begins to argue with Torrie. Kidman hits the ropes and slides under the bottom rope, bulldogging X-Pac onto the floor! Kidman slides X-Pac back in and heads to the top rope, but the Shooting Star Press misses! Torrie tends to Kidman from the outside as Big Bossman slowly walks down to the ring.

Kidman and X-Pac get back to their feet and Kidman blocks a punch and knocks X-Pac down with one of his own. Dropkick knocks X-Pac down again. X-Pac reverses an Irish Whip but Kidman slides under X-Pac’s legs…and hits the BK Bomb! 1…2…X-Pac kicks out! Kidman sends X-Pac into the corner and then mounts, hitting punches over and over with the crowd counting with him through eight. X-Pac counters with a powerbomb and puts his feet on the ropes for leverage, 1…2…Kidman still kicks out! X-Pac goes for a standard powerbomb, but Kidman turns it into a facebuster! Kidman again heads to the top rope for the Shooting Star Press…but Bossman shoves Kidman off and Kidman flies headfirst into an X-Factor! X-Pac covers, 1…2…no! X-Pac is shocked as Kidman kicks out! X-Pac props Kidman into the corner and hits a spin kick. X-Pac dances around the ring for the Bronco Buster…but he’s distracted as Diamond Dallas Page comes down to ringside and drops Bossman with a Diamond Cutter! X-Pac still tries the Bronco Buster, but Kidman gets his foot up to block! X-Pac writhes in pain as Kidman heads to the top one more time, Shooting Star Press connects! 1…2…3!

Winner: Billy Kidman via pinfall in 9:53

DDP, Kidman and Torrie celebrate to the back as X-Pac shows his frustration in the loss.

***

We cut to a video with the NWO music playing…

Curt Hennig: “Would you look at that, it’s me, Curt Hennig. Representing the New World Order like only I can do. Tonight, inside the steel cage, I’ll not only be representing the NWO, but I’ll be representing Curt Hennig. See, this one is a little personal to me. Kurt Angle, for a few years now people have been talking you up like you’re the greatest in the world in that ring. They say that as an Olympian and technician, no one does it better. All that means is that they forgot about me. They forgot what perfection looks like in that ring and have settled for you. Hey, you’re good, but you’re no Curt Hennig. Now you may ask, ‘Curt, how does a steel cage match prove who the better technician is?’ It doesn’t, stupid. This is about revenge. This is about taking Kurt Angle out of the picture. You’re the best Kurt? Well this cat, Curt Hennig, backs up everything he says. And he says he’s better. You may spout out ‘it’s true, it’s true’, but Kurt, I’m too good to be true. See you tonight!”


::COMMERCIAL BREAK::


Mark Henry vs. R-Killa

R-Killa backs off. Mark Henry doesn’t know what to make of R-Killa backing off and looking for a truce, which allows Killa to get in some cheap shots. R-Killa hits some more punches then leaps off the ropes with a flying clothesline, only to bounce right off Henry. Henry hits R-Killa with a massive headbutt that sends him flying into he corner. Henry misses the avalanche splash though, and R-Killa quickly jumps to the outside. He grabs a hidden baseball bat and smashes Henry in the knee with it, drawing a quick DQ!

Winner: Mark Henry via DQ in 0:48

R-Killa continues to smash Mark Henry’s knee with the baseball bat. Henry’s knee is up against the ringpost and R-Killa wails away with swing after swing. Booker T comes down and when R-Killa sees him he grabs a microphone…and jumps into the crowd.

R-Killa: “Yeah, I knew you’d come! Mr. Softee right on time! Can I have some sprinkles?! Booker, Booker, while you are out here helping this fat ass I want you to know somethin’! I want you to do somethin’! This Thursday, check out RISE! I got a message for you Softee!”

Booker T looks angrily at R-Killa as he and Stevie Ray help Mark Henry to his feet and to the back. Henry’s knee is clearly injured as he can barely put any weight on it whatsoever.

***

Don West: “Wow Mike Tenay, this R-Killa kid, he’s obsessed with Booker T! I can’t believe what he just did to Mark Henry.”

Mike Tenay: “These two were just tag team partners, even champions, not too long ago! Well anyway Don, we have to keep going. Coming up next, it’s time for some extreme. The ECW World Television Championship is on the line as two ECW and WCW mainstays, Rey Mysterio Jr. and Eddie Guerrero go at it!”

ECW World Television Championship
Rey Mysterio Jr. © vs. Eddie Guerrero

Eddie yells at Rey, telling him that the ECW Title is “his title”. Eddie swings and misses and Rey goes on the attack with punches! Side headlock from Rey but Eddie sends him off the ropes. Rey leapfrogs over Eddie and goes for a springboard moonsault, but Eddie catches him…only for Rey to counter into an armdrag! Eddie hits the ropes and Rey leapfrogs him again, followed by a monkey flip that sends Guerrero flying into the ropes! Dropkick sends Eddie over the top rope and onto the floor! Rey hits the ropes and fakes a somersault dive and lands on the apron, but this allows Eddie to pull Rey off the ropes and throw him into the barricade! Eddie slams Rey into the steel steps. Eddie chokes Rey with a television cord before setting him up for a suplex…but instead dropping Rey stomach first onto the steel steps!

Eddie rolls Rey back into the ring and brings a chair with him. Eddie bashes Rey in the back with the chair…clearly going for a more brutal approach than last Thursday night! Another hard shot to the back with the chair! Eddie picks Rey up and hits a belly-to-back suplex and covers, 1…2…Rey kicks out. Eddie locks Rey in the Gory Guerrero Special! Rey refuses to submit, but Eddie has it in locked good. Rey starts to fight out, but Eddie starts spinning Rey around and hits a wild spinning neckbreaker! Eddie takes the edge of the chair and hits Rey in the back again! Lasso In El Paso now locked in and Rey’s in big trouble! Rey screams in pain as Eddie tries to force the submission. Rey grabs a rope, and despite this being an ECW match referee Mike Kehner counts and forced Eddie to break. Rey crawls onto the apron and Eddie looks to suplex him back in, but Rey counters and suplexes Eddie onto the floor!

Rey waits for Eddie to get to his feet and goes for a springboard Asai Moonsault...only Eddie ducks away and Rey splats onto the floor! Eddie rolls Rey back into the ring and covers, 1…2…Rey just kicks out and Eddie can’t believe that one! Eddie takes the chair again, but Eddie misses the shot and Rey hits a spinning heel kick into the chair that slams off Eddie’s face! Eddie retreats back into the corner and Rey sets up the chair. Rey leaps off the chair and catches Eddie with a hurricanrana out of the corner! Rey gets a floatover that nearly leads to another hurricanrana, but Eddie counters that into a powerbomb! Eddie doesn’t follow up with a cover and instead heads to the top rope. Frog Splash misses but Eddie rolls though, but Rey was ready for him and throws the chair in his face! Eddie ends up on the ropes, perfectly positioned for Rey to hit the 6-1-9! Rey comes off the apron with a springboard hurricanrana, 1…2…3!

Winner: Rey Mysterio Jr. via pinfall in 10:05

Rey grabs the ECW TV Title and celebrates up the ramp as Eddie Guerrero can’t believe that Rey got him again!


::COMMERCIAL BREAK::


The Giant vs. Sean O’Haire

O’Haire shows no fear and stands face-to-face with Giant. O’Haire shoves Giant, and Giant shoves him hard into the corner. Giant misses a charge and O’Haire goes to work with punches and forearms. O’Haire tries to slam The Giant out of the corner, but Giant counters with a big elbow to the side of the head. Giant tosses O’Haire into the corner and chops away, finishing him with a massive chop heard around the arena! Big headbutt sends O’Haire flying across the ring! O’Haire backs up into the corner and The Giant is on him, driving a knee into the midsection. Giant whips O’Haire into the opposite corner, but O’Haire gets his feet up on a Giant charge! O’Haire comes off the ropes and clotheslines the Giant, but the Giant doesn’t go down. O’Haire tries another one, but again the Giant stays on his feet. O’Haire tries one more time, but Giant knocks him down with a huge boot…just as The Outsiders hit the ring and attack, causing the DQ!

Winner: The Giant by via DQ in 2:31

Scott Hall, Kevin Nash and Sean O’Haire pound away on The Giant when Diamond Dallas Page runs down with a chair and cleans house! DDP doesn’t hit any chair shots but the NWO has left running! The Giant accepts DDP’s hand as DDP helps him back to his feet!

***

Backstage, Kevin Kelly is with Eric Bischoff.

Kevin Kelly: “Eric, can you give us…”

Eric Bischoff: “Eric? Let’s get this right it’s Mr. Bischoff.”

Kevin Kelly: “Mr. Bischoff can you give us an account of what just happened out there?”

Eric Bischoff: “Out there? Well you see Shane McMahon just had to start making up issues that didn’t exist. Sean O’Haire and Roddy Piper had a personal vendetta that Sean settled last week. That’s all there is to it. This whole idea of punishing him to face The Giant? Did you think we were going to let that slide? Of course not. We had that taken care of NWO style until Diamond Dallas Page went nuts out there swinging chairs. Look Kelly. It may have taken turns no one was expecting, but let’s get this straight. The NWO will take over WCW one way or another. DDP, Giant, Angle, all those guys, they’re fighting a losing battle. When Triple H is ready and he vanquishes The Giant on August 5th, on Nitro. That’ll be the beginning of the end of WCW. Well I lied. When Curt Hennig beats Kurt Angle tonight, that’s really the beginning of the end. Or maybe it was Slamboree. I lose track. Anyway, Triple H will be back soon. And it’ll be all over from there!”

***

Test vs. William Regal (w/Fit Finlay)

Regal attacks Test as Test was posing to the crowd. Regal hits Test with forearms and shots to the face. Test fires back and hits Regal with a short-arm clothesline. Test sends Regal into the turnbuckle and backdrops him out! Gutwrench powerbomb plants Regal! Cover, 1…2…Regal kicks out. Test kicks Regal in the corner then sends him into the opposite corner. When he charges in though Regal moves and Test rams himself right into the ringpost shoulder-first. Regal kicks the arm to the point where the referee has to hold him back…allowing Finlay to slam Test’s arm on the apron. Vertical suplex from Regal. Cover, 1…2…Test kicks out. Regal continues to pound away on the injured shoulder. Test fires back, but Regal gets a knee to the midsection and locks in an armbar.

Regal goes back to striking the shoulder before tying up Test in the ropes. Regal punches away at Test before again referee Teddy Long holds him back, allowing Finlay to take more cheap shots. Test fights off Finlay, and Test catches a charging Regal with a stun gun across the top rope. Test hits Regal with a Pumphandle Slam! Cover, 1…2…Regal kicks out. Test prepares the Big Boot, but Finlay gets on the apron to stop him. Test slugs Finlay off the apron, but Finlay threw something into the ring! Regal picks the item up…brass knuckles…and swings, but Test blocks! Test pulls the brass knuckles off Regal’s hand, but Regal quickly elbows the injured shoulder again. Regal quickly locks Test in the Regal Stretch, and the pain in the shoulder is too much, forcing Test so submit!

Winner: William Regal via submission in 6:32

As Test gets back to his feet, Regal punches him with the brass knuckles, busting Test wide open! Regal and Finlay leave, with Regal looking awfully proud of himself.


::COMMERCIAL BREAK::


We come back to Nitro with The Giant getting ready to leave in his, well, it looks like rental bus. Suddenly, Sean O’Haire, Kevin Nash and Scott Hall attack with baseball bats! Giant tries to fight them off, but Nash and Hall target the knee, keeping him down. O’Haire has a garbage can and it about to slam it over Giant’s head when Diamond Dallas Page appears and stops him! Just as suddenly, Christian jumps DDP and lays him out with a shot from the US title belt! Christian runs off as O’Haire, Nash and Hall continue their beat-down until security arrives!

***

Mike Tenay: “What the heck was Christian doing there? Has Christian joined the New World Order?!”

Don West: “I don’t know Mike, but wow what a beat down from The Outsiders and Sean O’Haire.”

Mike Tenay: “I hope we’ll get some information about the status of The Giant and DDP. We have out main event next as you see the cage coming down. It’s pin, submission or escape rules, Kurt Angle against the NWO's Curt Hennig."

Steel Cage Match
Curt Hennig (w/Alexis Laree) vs. Kurt Angle

Angle and Hennig come face-to-face in the middle of the ring. Hennig slaps Angle and Angle takes him down immediately! Angle hits Hennig with punch after punch after punch until Hennig is able to get away. Hennig gets a side headlock but Angle sends him off the ropes and hip tosses him with ease! Angle traps Hennig in the corner and punches away. Hennig reverses the Irish whip and sends Angle hard into the corner and follows up with a body slam. Hennig is the first to attempt to climb out of the cage, but Angle quickly pulls him back down. Hennig puts up some resistance, so Angle pulls hard and Hennig comes flying down onto the canvas. Hennig staggers to his feet, but Angle gets a hard clothesline and Hennig bounces off the cage. Hennig stumbles right back to Angle and Angle hits a belly-to-belly suplex.

Angle looks at the door, but decides he wants to deliver a little more punishment. He hits Hennig with some punches, but Hennig looks like he was playing a little possum. Angle gets a full head of steam off the ropes and Hennig sidesteps him, sending him face-first into the steel! Hennig sends Angle into the steel again, then kicks Angle’s leg out from under him. Hennig hits the ropes and grabs a sleeper. Hennig takes Angle down with the sleeper before Angle shows some signs of life trying to survive. Angle gets to his feet, but Hennig lets him go and blatantly kicks him low! As Angle writhes in pain Hennig does a cartwheel to show-off to the crowd. Angle gets back to a sitting position, but Hennig hits him with a perfect somersault cutter, snapping the neck. Hennig sends Angle hard into the corner. Angle stumbles out and Hennig boots him…and follows up with the Hennig-Plex! 1…2…Angle just kicks out!

Hennig quickly runs to the door, but Angle grabs the ankle. Hennig kicks Angle away and punches him into the corner. Hard knife-edge chops stun Angle. Hennig snapmares Angle out of the corner, then climbs up the corner to try to escape the cage. Angle tries to stop him, but Hennig kicks him away. Hennig continues to climb but Angle is quickly back up and belly-to-belly suplexes Hennig off the top rope! Angle grabs Hennig and goes for the Angle Slam, but Hennig lands on his feet and shoves Angle right into the steel wall of the cage! Hennig climbs the side of the cage, looking to escape, but Angle, now busted open, finds a way to grab Hennig’s tights. Angle kicks the top rope and Hennig falls and crotches himself on the top rope! Angle climbs up onto Hennig…and hits an Angle Slam off the ropes! Angle decides to climb out to win, but Sean O’Haire runs down to the ring and climbs to meet Angle. Angle and O’Haire trade shots up on top of the cage, and Angle punches O’Haire to the point that O’Haire gives up and drops back to the floor. Angle looks at the crowd…and climbs all the way to the very top of the cage…and hits Hennig with a moonsault off the top!

Don West: “Oh my god, Mike! HOLY…”

Angle, clearly in pain, drapes an arm on Hennig, 1…2…3!

Winner: Kurt Angle via pinfall in 13:02

Kurt Angle manages to get back to his feet and raises his arms in victory as Curt Hennig lies motionless in the ring as Nitro goes off the air!


::END SHOW::


Quick Results

Billy Kidman pinned X-Pac

Mark Henry defeated R-Killa by DQ

ECW World Television Championship
Rey Mysterio Jr. © pinned Eddie Guerrero (Retains)

The Giant defeated Sean O’Haire by DQ

William Regal made Test submit

Steel Cage Match
Kurt Angle defeated Curt Hennig

Champions

WCW World Champion
Triple H (Defeated Kurt Angle on 5-12-02)

ECW World Champion
Brock Lesnar (Defeated Rob Van Dam on 12-30-01)

WCW United States Champion
Christian (Defeated Tazz on 1-27-02)

ECW Television Champion
Rey Mysterio Jr. (Defeated Eddie Guerrero on 7-11-02)

WCW World Tag Team Champions
The Outsiders (Defeated Diamond Dallas Page and The Giant on 7-7-02)

ECW World Tag Team Champions
AJ Styles and Jerry Lynn (Defeated R-Killa and Mark Henry on 4-14-02)

World Cruiserweight Champion
Tajiri (Defeated Super Crazy on 7-13-02)

World Women’s Champion
Jazz (Defeated Molly Marvel on 4-14-02)

Roster Updates

None​

 

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ECW RISE
July 18, 2002
Macon Coliseum
Macon, GA

ECW RISE comes on the air to R-Killa, somewhere in a dark parking lot. Based on the street signs, we aren’t in Macon, but in New York City.

R-Killa: “Booker T for years you claimed to own these streets. But you don’t really know anything about Harlem. Hey look, I’m from North Carolina, and even I know more about these streets than you do. Man, you and I did the same dance. We both did the time. But for some reason you came out here every night pretending you were from the mean streets of New York City, right here in Harlem. I don’t pretend anything. Booker T I have one goal and that’s to expose you as a phony! As a fake! You hide your past and pretend to be something you ain’t. Just like me you were born down here in the South. You ain’t no New Yorker. Booker I invite you to ECW Anarchy Rulz. They gonna be wrestling in the Meadowlands, in New Jersey. But I’m gonna be right here on 110th street and 1st Avenue. East Harlem. New York City. You take me out, I’m gone for good. But I’m gonna show everyone who you really are…sucka!”



Joey Styles: “Hello everyone and welcome to RISE, Tazz, did you see what R-Killa just said?”

Tazz: “That’s a crazy challenge Joey. I’m from the Red Hook section of Brooklyn, but man East Harlem is no joke. If Booker shows up that’s gonna be a hell of a fight.”

Joey Styles: “Here comes, I think the term we’re using is Commissioner…here comes Mick!”

***

“FOLEY!”
“FOLEY!”
“FOLEY!”
“FOLEY!”

Mick Foley: “Thank you, thank you, it’s great to be back here in MACON, GEORGIA! Boy, I hope the cheap pops play well in ECW. We have some business to take care of as in just17 days, ECW will present, live on Pay-Per-View, Anarchy Rulz. With a name like Anarchy Rulz, that’s a high standard to reach. We already have R-Killa challenging people to actual street fights so I can already promise it’s going to be one hell of a show. We have some championship matches to figure out here so let’s get to it. First, the…”

Commissioner Foley is interrupted by “One of a Kind” as Rob Van Dam makes his way down to the ring.

“ROB VAN DAM!”
“ROB VAN DAM!”
“ROB VAN DAM!”
“ROB VAN DAM!”

RVD takes in the crowd, before showing Mick Foley that he has them in the palm of his hand as he does his taunt…

“ROB!”
“VAN!”
“DAM!”

Mick Foley: “I gotta say Rob, the people really seem to like you here in ECW. So what can I do for you?”

Rob Van Dam: “Well Mick, I gotta say I was talking to Stephanie McMahon last week, and I need to know, do you have a problem with me?”

Mick Foley: “I barely even know you Rob. All I know really is what I’ve seen on TV. And I have to say I’m a fan! Hey where’s my man Fonzie?”

Rob Van Dam: “Fonzie’s taking some time. Let’s get back on track though Mick. So you’re a fan. So what the hell? I asked Stephanie McMahon for a shot, a rematch at Eddie Guerrero for the ECW World Television Championship…and I got told the new guy didn’t think I deserve a shot. Mick, I just don’t get it. Hey, I’m happy for Rey, but I want my belt back.”

Mick Foley: “I see. Well, yes Rob, I am a big fan. But I’m disappointed that you’re here asking for an ECW TV title match. You already knew the answer. But I’m going to say it again and I’m going to make my reasoning clear. Rob Van Dam, you will not get another shot at the ECW World Television Championship because Rob, you do not deserve it!”

The fans don’t like that one! RVD gets in Foley’s face, completely surprised that Foley just said that.

Rob Van Dam: “I don’t deserve it? Really Mick. What…”

Mick Foley: “Rob, listen to me. You don’t deserve an ECW World Television Championship match…because you deserve better!”

Joey Styles: “Better?!”

Tazz: “Uh-oh!”

Mick Foley: “Rob Van Dam, you need stop settling. You are one of the most talented athletes I’ve ever seen in this ring. In my opinion you were screwed at Starrcade and you’ve yet to get your one-on-one rematch from that debacle. Rob Van Dam, if you accept the fact that it’s time for you to move up and on…you will challenge ECW World Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar at Anarchy Rulz! Rob, do you accept?”

Before Rob Van Dam can answer, ECW World Champion Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman make their way to the ring.

Paul Heyman: “Wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a minute! This is outrageous! This is nuts! What has Rob Van Dam done to get a title shot?”

Mick Foley: “What has he done? How about carrying ECW on his back for the last four years? How about being the one man who has pinned your man Brock Lesnar in that very ring…”

Paul Heyman: “It was a tag match!”

Mick Foley: “All you’ve done Paul when you were in power was steal opportunity after opportunity from Rob. Well it’s not going to happen anymore!”

Paul Heyman: “Steal? Let’s talk about stealing. You’ve stolen everything from me Mick. ECW was MY baby. You’re a fraud Mick. You left ECW like the rest!”

Mick Foley: “What you’ve done over the last few months has been nothing more than a disservice to ECW! Brock Lesnar, you are one of the toughest men I’ve ever been in the ring with. But Paul, Rob Van Dam has always been not only the future of ECW, but the present! He just needs a fair shot, and I’m going to give it to him! Prove me wrong Paul. Prove me wrong Brock! Because it’s not just Brock Lesnar vs. Rob Van Dam. Because if that’s it, then there’s Shelton Benjamin. Then there’s CW Anderson. Then there’s you Paul. No more. Rob Van Dam will get his clear, fair shot that he’s deserved for years. At Anarchy Rulz, it will be a steel cage match…and to ensure that the two men in the ring stay in the ring and everyone else stays out…the top of the cage will be wrapped with barbed wire!”

Surprisingly, the reaction from Paul Heyman and Brock Lesnar isn’t one of shock or fear…but laughter!

Mick Foley: “I must be missing the joke.”

Paul Heyman: “You want to lock this monster, in a steel cage wrapped with barbed wire…and you’re expecting us to be scared? You just signed the death sentence for Rob Van Dam’s career. Rob, think about your friend! Think about Sabu! Look what happened to him!”

Rob Van Dam: “Yeah, right. Mick, I accept. Brock, I’m gonna kick your ass and win the ECW World Championship. And since you’re here right now, I say lets get started!"

Rob Van Dam tackles Lesnar as the two go at it! RVD and Lesnar roll around the ring punching at one another (and knocking down Heyman!). Mick Foley tries to break them up before officials come from the back to try to separate them as well!


::COMMERCIAL BREAK::


We return to RISE with Mick Foley telling Rob Van Dam to take the rest of the night off and start preparing for the ECW World Title Match at Anarchy Rulz. RVD thanks Mick and leaves.

***

Justin Credible makes his way down to the ring, with someone under a hood accompanying him in a NWO shirt.

Justin Credible (w/masked man) vs. Mike Awesome

Awesome looks suspicious of the masked man standing at ringside. Credible attacks, hitting Awesome with punches and kicks. Credible sends Awesome into the corner, but Awesome leaps up to the top rope and hits Credible with a flying back elbow! Awesome punches at Credible in the corner, but Awesome misses a charge. Credible hits a flurry of punches to the head, which staggers Awesome momentarily. Credible gets a little cocky but is quickly leveled by an Awesome clothesline! Credible rolls to the outside and Awesome stalks him around the ring. Credible hides behind the masked man, and Awesome yells at him telling him “he’s next”. Awesome rolls back into the ring and Credible pounds away on Awesome. Awesome shoves Credible away, but Credible quickly follows up with a superkick! Awesome stays on his feet as the masked man tosses Credible his kendo stick. Credible cracks Awesome right in the nose with it, seemingly busting open the previously broken nose of Awesome…but Awesome doesn’t seem to care! Awesome levels Credible again with a massive clothesline. Awesome drags Credible to the corner and climbs, picking Credible up and planting him with an Awesome Bomb off the top rope! 1…2…3!

Winner: Mike Awesome via pinfall in 4:03

As soon as Awesome gets the pin on Justin Credible, Awesome gets up and gets hit with the Roaring Elbow from the masked man! The elbow completely busts Awesome’s nose with blood splattering everywhere. To no one’s surprise, the mask comes off and it’s Masato Tanaka!

Joey Styles: “Why the hell is Masato Tanaka of all people wearing NWO colors?!”

Tazz: “Man Joey how much are they paying these NWO Japan guys?”

Joey Styles: “Tanaka is one of Mike Awesome’s greatest rivals, it looks like Triple H broke the bank again!”

Chris Candido runs down to check on Mike Awesome. Awesome gets back to his feet, bloodied…and angry.

***

Backstage we see Commissioner Mick Foley watching a monitor.

Mick Foley: “Right, the NWO thing. I forgot those guys were still around.”

***

World Women’s Championship
Jazz © vs. Victoria (w/Daffney)

Jazz slaps Victoria before punching away at her. Jazz gets a front facelock but Victoria fights out of it. Jazz grabs a garbage can from under the ring, but Daffney nails her with the lid from that garbage can! Daffney pounds away on Jazz on the outside before Jazz shoves her away. Victoria baseball slides the garbage can in Jazz’s face! Victoria orders Daffney to set up a table on the outside as Victoria rolls Jazz back into the ring. Victoria his a drop toehold that sends Jazz into the ropes. Victoria grabs a crutch that was inside the can and hits Jazz in the throat with the end of it. Jazz creates space by hitting Victoria with a kick, then running her down with a clothesline. Jazz heads to the outside to try to recover, and runs over Daffney as well. Jazz puts Daffney on the table.

Jazz grabs two steel chairs and brings them into the ring. Jazz sets up one chair and forces Victoria to sit in it, then takes the other chair and misses a wild swing as Victoria moved out of the way. Victoria grabs the second chair and her and Jazz go dueling chairs, before Daffney climbs up to the apron and grabs Jazz’s chair. Jazz tries to get the chair back, but gets hit in the back with the other chair by Victoria! Jazz falls to the outside and lands on the table, to which Daffney climbs to the second rope…and sentons Jazz through the table on the floor! Victoria rolls Jazz back into he ring and sets her up…Widow’s Peak! 1…2…3!

Winner: Victoria via pinfall in 5:57 (New Champion)

Joey Styles: “We…we have a new champion Tazz!”

Tazz: “Wow, another title change on RISE!”

Victoria celebrates with the title…but interestingly she doesn’t help Daffney up at all as she heads up the ramp. As Daffney gets back up from the table wreckage, she seems surprised that Victoria has already walked up the ramp without her!


::COMMERCIAL BREAK::


Joey Styles: “Our main event is a weird one, even for ECW partner. Kanyon takes on the new World Cruiserweight Champion Tajiri and Malice in a handicap match. If he wins, his alter ego, Mortis, will get any match he wants with Raven.”

Tazz: “Are we sure Kanyon and Mortis are one in the same? After The Great American Bash, I don’t even know how Mortis could be walking around. It may be a different guy!”

Joey Styles: “Just how many chairshots to the head did you take in your career…”

If Kanyon Wins, Mortis Gets Any Match He Wants With Raven, If Tajiri and Malice Win, Mortis Never Returns
Kanyon vs. Tajiri and Malice

Tajiri and Malice pound away on Kanyon, playing the numbers game right away. Kanyon fights back, hitting both Tajiri and Malice with haymakers. Kanyon tries a back suplex to Tajiri, but Tajiri lands on his feet and kicks Kanyon in the midsection. Tajiri sends Kanton off the ropes and Malice hits him with a big boot. Malice covers, 1…2…Kanyon kicks out. Malice goes for another big boot, but he misses and crotches himself on the top rope. Tajiri goes for a dropkick but Kanyon ducks and Tajiri ends up dropkicking Malice to the floor. Kanyon tries to take advantage, but Tajiri catches him with a high kick that staggers him. Tajiri heads to the top rope, but Kanyon stops him with a punch. Kanyon climbs up to the second rope and puts Tajiri on his back and hits a samoan drop off the second rope! Cover, 1…2…Malice slides in and bashes Kanyon with a chair, breaking up the count.

Malice puts the chair on the canvas and chokeslams Kanyon on it! Big elbowdrop from Malice. Cover, 1…2…Kanyon just kicks out. Malice holds Kanyon up as Tajiri springboards off the ropes and hits him with a flying back elbow. Malice holds Kanyon up again and it looks like Tajiri is going to finish him off with Super Crazy runs down to the ring and attacks Tajiri! Mikey Whipwreck runs down to counter Super Crazy’s interference and Tajiri is able to knock Crazy out of the ring. Tajiri turns his attention back to Kanyon, but the Green Mist missed Kanyon and hits Malice! Tajiri hits the ropes but Crazy pulls it down, sending Tajiri flying over the top rope! A wild Malice clothesline attempt is countered into the Flatliner! Kanyon covers Malice, 1…2…3!

Winner: Kanyon when he pinned Malice in 6:13

Raven comes out of the entrance way. Whipwreck, Tajiri and Crazy have fought through the crowd, leaving Raven to stare down at the ring with Kanyon. Raven, mic in hand, walks down to the ring and gets in Kanyon’s face, who’s still recovering.

Raven: “So what’s it going to be Kanyon?”

Malice actually gets to his feet first, but in his frustration Raven boots Malice and plants him with the Evenflow DDT. Kanyon starts laughing maniacally, confusing and angering Raven.

Raven: “I don’t care who you pretend to be at this point. Whatever the match is, I promise you Kanyon, Mortis, whatever, that it will be your eternal end.”

Kanyon grabs the microphone from Raven…

Kanyon: “HAHAHAHA…you sure about that one buddy? Because the big man, oh, he knows what he wants to do you! There will be no end Raven. No last rites, no funeral. Because to finish you Raven, you need to be alert and awake. He wants you to fear for the rest of your life. And you know how he’s going to do that to you?! HAHAHAHA!”

Raven: “What? How? What is wrong with you?”

Kanyon: “HA..HA…he’s…he’s…HAHA…he’s gonna bury you alive! HAHAHAHA!”

Joey Styles: “Oh My God!”

Fear clearly comes over Raven’s face as he hears Kanyon say “bury you alive”. Raven boots Kanyon and plants him next to Malice with another Evenflow DDT…but as he walks off, Kanyon, who has the microphone next to his mouth as he lies on the canvas…still can’t stop laughing…

Kanyon: “HAHA…HAHAHAHA!”


::END SHOW::


Quick Results

Mike Awesome pinned Justin Credible

World Women’s Championship
Victoria pinned Jazz © to win the title

Handicap Match
Kanyon defeated Malice and Tajiri

Champions

WCW World Champion
Triple H (Defeated Kurt Angle on 5-12-02)

ECW World Champion
Brock Lesnar (Defeated Rob Van Dam on 12-30-01)

WCW United States Champion
Christian (Defeated Tazz on 1-27-02)

ECW Television Champion
Rey Mysterio Jr. (Defeated Eddie Guerrero on 7-11-02)

WCW World Tag Team Champions
The Outsiders (Defeated Diamond Dallas Page and The Giant on 7-7-02)

ECW World Tag Team Champions
AJ Styles and Jerry Lynn (Defeated R-Killa and Mark Henry on 4-14-02)

World Cruiserweight Champion
Tajiri (Defeated Super Crazy on 7-13-02)

World Women’s Champion
Victoria (Defeated Jazz on 7-18-02)


Roster Updates

None​

 

[The ScapeDubb]

Pretty eventful episode of ECW. RVD getting another stab at the ECW title definitely makes sense. At some point someone has to beat Lesnar so he can move on to perhaps bigger things like maybe the WCW title scene, unless the plan is to build towards a WCW vs. ECW champion scenario. But I could see RVD being the one to pull it off, but not sure it'll happen. Should be fun though.

Always gonna be happy with Mike Awesome killing Justin Credible. But Masato Tanaka coming in as a member of nWo Japan is pretty awesome and a nice call back.

Been quite a few surprising title changes on TV lately, and Jazz dropping the title may have been the biggest surprise. But her and Daffney have been an entertaining pairing so I'm all for it.

Kanyon and Raven continue to be a highlight of the BTB so this was another interesting development for that saga. Buried alive match is certainly a huge match for them to have the chance to showcase.

Always a fun and easy read, RDT.

 

[Order]

Just read the last couple of shows and as always it is a great and easy read with great storytelling. Your whole concept is so good and allows you to tell unique stories that we never got to see but in another world, we may have.

-The Angle moonsault off the top of the cage is always going to be an epic spot and something I love. Angle is my all-time favourite wrestler so you can't book him badly in my eyes.

-I am really enjoying the Mysterio vs. Guerrero series and I hope it goes on for some time yet as they add the in-ring quality that the shows may lack in other areas.

-I'm enjoying your take on the nWo and the different people involved and it seems like it is only going to expand even further.

-Victoria as the new Women's Champion was fine with me although it was essentially a Handicap match Feels like she is feuding with her partner sooner rather than later after the ending.

-Lesnar vs. RVD was set up really nicely and I think that will be a superb main event for Anarchy Rulez, I think you might go with a title change.

-I'm also loving R Killa, I just think he's an awesome character and I'm on his side even though I shouldn't be haha.

Great work as always my friend, I'm looking forward to seeing what happens in the next few shows.

 

[RDT]

WCW Worldwide
July 20, 2002
Charleston Coliseum
Charleston, South Carolina

Scott Hudson: “Hello everyone, Scott Hudson here with Mike Tenay. We have Disco Inferno, Alex Wright and Brian Christopher in the ring.”

Mike Tenay: “Last week Disco and Wright attacked Elix Skipper after Skipper rolled up Disco for the win! Shane Helms, not the Hurricane, but Shane Helms ran down and made the save. This was interesting considering that Helms had trouble in several matches against Skipper. But here they come now to take on Disco and Wright.”

***

Disco Inferno: “Wait, wait, wait. Listen. Shane. I want you to think about something. Last week you came out here not minding your own business. Afterwards me and Alex hooked up with the Grandmaster and we came up with something. Shane, you should be with us! We know your resume, you used to do the dancing to the Backstreet Boys and Britney Spears so we know you can do it. Come on, forget this Elix Skipper guy. It’s “Sugar Shane” right? Come on man!”

Shane Helms thinks about the offer, before leaving Elix Skipper’s side and walking over to Disco! Helms shakes Disco and Alex Wright’s hands…before pulling in Wright with a short-arm clothesline!

Alex Wright and Disco Inferno (w/Brian Christopher) vs. Elix Skipper and Shane Helms

Helms punches away at Wright before sending him into the corner. Wright stumbles out and Helms hits him with a gutwrench suplex! Helms hits the ropes and hits a legdrop, then hits the ropes and hits a second legdrop, then hits the ropes one more time with a third legdrop! Headscissors sends Wright flying to the outside, and Helms follows up with a plancha over the top! Brian Christopher tries to slow Helms down but Helms punches him out right away. Helms sends Wright back into the ring and hits a dropkick, then tags in Elix Skipper! Helms puts Wright on his shoulders and Skipper comes off the top rope with a missile dropkick! Cover from Skipper, 1…2…Disco Inferno runs in and stomps away at Skipper, breaking up the pin. Wright sneaks up from behind Skipper and hits a German suplex, then tags in Disco.

Disco pounds away at Skipper in the corner before stomping him down. Russian legsweep connects, 1…2…Skipper kicks out. Disco heads to the second rope and gives the crowd a little dance, but misses the flying forearm. Skipper ducks a Disco clothesline by doing a back handstand, then comes back up and catches Disco with a hook kick! A dazed Disco walks right into a belly-to-back suplex from Skipper! Skipper tags in Helms. Skipper sets Helms up for a suplex and gordbusters him onto Disco! 1…2…Wright comes in and we have a four way brawl! Wright and Disco get the upperhand for a moment, but when they try to whip Helms and Skipper into one another, Helms leapfrogs over Skipper! Helms hits Disco with a clothesline and then a bulldog out of the corner, and Skipper hits Wright with the Play of the Day (Overdrive)! Helms and Skipper then show off a new move on Disco, as Helms lifts Disco up in a wheelbarrow and Skipper hits a Rocker Dropper on the way back down! Helms covers Disco, 1…2…3!

Winners: Shane Helms and Elix Skipper when Helms pinned Disco in 7:47

Mike Tenay: “I understand they call that the AST, the All-Star Takedown!”


::COMMERCIAL BREAK::


Scott Hudson: “Mike, this Monday on Nitro, we have a big match for the United States Championship! Christian defends against Diamond Dallas Page!”

Mike Tenay: “Surprisingly Christian helped the Outsiders attack The Giant and DDP. We haven’t gotten word if Christian has joined the NWO or not, but that certainly seemed like that came out of nowhere. We will be seeing Christian in action later today. But first, an angry William Regal is in action against the monstrous Barbarian.”

The Barbarian vs. William Regal (w/Finlay)

Barbarian shoves Regal into the corner and holds him in place, but Regal slips in a European uppercut. Regal hits Barbarian with multiple European uppercuts and gets a drop toeholds into a front face lock. Barbarian powers back up to his feet and sends Regal flying across the ring to escape the hold. Big slam from Barbarian, but he misses the follow-up elbow drop. Double underhook suplex from Regal. Barbarian powers out of a side headlock and hits Regal with a boot to the face. Barbarian presses Regal over his head, but Finlay trips Barbarian and Regal lands on top of him, 1…2…Barbarian kicks out. Regal violently punches the back of Barbarian’s neck and tries to lock in the Regal Stretch, but Barbarian won’t let it happen. Barbarian and Regal get back to their feet and Barbarian hits some punches, but misses a clothesline and Regal catches him with am arm-trap neckbreaker. This time the Regal Stretch is locked in…and even the mighty Barbarian has no choice but to surrender.

Winner: William Regal by submission in 3:49


::COMMERCIAL BREAK::


Christian vs. Hugh Morrus

Christian and Morrus lock-up, but Christian quickly ducks to the outside. Christian takes his time before he gets back into the ring, and both men lock-up again. Morrus slaps Christian, then hits him with a hip toss! Big shoulderblock from Morrus! Morrus sends Christian off the ropes and goes for a backdrop, but Christian counters with a stiff kick to the face. Christian hits the ropes again and Morrus connects with a full-rotation powerslam! Cover, 1…2…Christian kicks out. Morrus presses Christian over his head, but Christian rakes the eyes and lands behind Morrus, before dropping him back with an inverted reverse DDT on the knee! Christian chokes Morrus on the ropes before sending him off the ropes and hitting a knee to the midsection. Christian looks to finish off Morrus with the Unprettier, but Morrus shoves Christian into the corner!

Morrus tries to avalanche Christian, but Christian gets his foot up and catches Morrus in the face. Christian heads to the top rope, but Morrus slams him off! Morrus is looking for a huge upset here! A staggered Christian walks right into the flapjack! Cover, 1…2…Christian just kicks out! Morrus presses Christian over his head again and this time finishes by slamming him! Morrus heads to the top rope for the No Laughing Matter Moonsault…but Christian moves out of the way and Morrus crashes to the canvas. Morrus is dazed as he gets back to his feet, and Christian plants him with the Unprettier. 1…2…3.

Winner: Christian via pinfall in 5:52

Christian celebrates with his US title…then knocks Morrus back down with it for good measure. Christian looks like he’s going to nail Morrus a second time…but Diamond Dallas Page hits the ring and catches Christian with a Diamond Cutter! DDP grabs the US title belt…and says “I’m taking this back on Nitro!”


::END SHOW::


Quick Results

Shane Helms and Elix Skipper defeated Disco Inferno and Alex Wright

William Regal made the Barbarian submit

Christian pinned Hugh Morrus

Champions

WCW World Champion
Triple H (Defeated Kurt Angle on 5-12-02)

ECW World Champion
Brock Lesnar (Defeated Rob Van Dam on 12-30-01)

WCW United States Champion
Christian (Defeated Tazz on 1-27-02)

ECW Television Champion
Rey Mysterio Jr. (Defeated Eddie Guerrero on 7-11-02)

WCW World Tag Team Champions
The Outsiders (Defeated Diamond Dallas Page and The Giant on 7-7-02)

ECW World Tag Team Champions
AJ Styles and Jerry Lynn (Defeated R-Killa and Mark Henry on 4-14-02)

World Cruiserweight Champion
Tajiri (Defeated Super Crazy on 7-13-02)

World Women’s Champion
Victoria (defeated Jazz on 7-18-02)

Roster Updates

None​

 

[RDT]

WCW Monday Night Nitro
July 22, 2002
McKenzie Arena
Chattanooga, TN



Mike Tenay: “Welcome everyone to Nitro! I’m Mike Tenay along with Don West, and we’re kicking things off with a World Cruiserweight Championship match!”

Don West: “What a big show we have tonight Mike! Later tonight, the US Title is on the line as Christian defends against DDP!”

***

Tajiri © (w/Mikey Whipwreck) vs. Jamie Noble (Kid Kash)

Tajiri and Noble jostle for position before Tajiri boots him in the midsection. Wristlock from Tajiri, but Noble flips him over and drives his knee into Tajiri’s arm. Noble picks Tajiri back up but Tajiri gets a forearm to regain control. Shoulder block from Tajiri, but when he hits the ropes and comes back Noble catches him with a knee to the midsection! Cover from Noble, 1…2…Tajiri kicks out and Noble notices Whipwreck encroaching slightly. Noble gets a waistlock and goes for a German suplex, but Tajiri elbows his way free. Whipwreck holds Noble’s foot down as Tajiri gets a back kick right to the face! Cover, 1…2…Noble just kicks out. Tajiri punches away at Noble before catching him in the side of the head with another kick. Another cover, 1…2…Noble grabs the ropes and jumps to the outside.

Tajiri leaps onto the apron, but Kid Kash shoves Noble out of the way…and Kash gets hit with an Asai Moonsault! Noble slams Tajiri into the barricade and sends him back into the ring. Cover, 1…2…Tajiri kicks out. Noble leaps up to the second rope but Tajiri quickly catches him with a kick, then dragon screws him off the turnbuckles! Tajiri hits a couple of elbowdrops to the knee, then sends Noble off the ropes. Noble leaps over Tajiri’s basement dropkick attempt, then comes back with a sunset flip! 1…2…Tajiri kicks out just in time! Swinging neckbreaker from Noble. Noble limps around but looks to finish off Tajiri. Tajiri blocks a Noble bulldog attempt and hits a shinbreaker! As Noble struggles to put weight on the knee, Tajiri hits a basement dropkick, knocking Noble down again.

Tajiri puts Noble in the tree of woe and hits a dropkick to the face! Tajiri goes for the Tarantula, but Noble blocks and hits Tajiri with an Alabama Slam! Cover, 1…2…Tajiri just kicks out! Noble sends Tajiri off the ropes and Tajiri ducks the clothesline, only to get hit with a full rotation powerslam! Cover, 1…2…Mikey Whipwreck drags Noble to the outside! Kid Kash attacks Whipwreck and we have a brawl on the outside! Noble rolls back in and kicks Tajiri, before planting him with a Tiger Powerbomb! Psicosis and Juventud Guerrera hit the ring and attack Noble, although the referee is preoccupied with Kash and Whipwreck! Psicosis and Guerrera double-team Noble until Super Crazy hits the ring and fights them off, sending them both to the outside. Crazy comes off the top rope with a springboard moonsault, taking out Whipwreck, Kash, Psicosis and Guerrera! In the ring Noble goes for another Tiger Powerbomb, but Tajiri lands on his feet…and hits the Green Mist! Buzzsaw Kick connects, 1…2…3!

Winner: Tajiri via pinfall in 10:16 (Retains)

Tajiri and Mikey Whipwreck run through the crowd to avoid any more fighting…and run right into a hug from Raven! We the cut backstage, as William Regal, apparently still interested in what happens with Tajiri’s career, shakes his head as he watches on the monitor.

***

We cut backstage to Marc Lloyd with United States Champion Christian.

Marc Lloyd: “Marc Lloyd here with United States Champion Christian. Christian, can you explain your actions last week…”

Christian: “Who the heck are you? Nevermind, it doesn’t matter. Look, I owed the NWO one when Sean O’Haire took out Roddy Piper. And I never liked that smug Diamond Dallas Page anyway.”

Marc Lloyd: “So, are you joining the NWO?”

Christian: “That’s all you people care about. NWO this, NWO that. How come no one has asked me about being the longest reigning WCW title holder at the moment? This is WCW we’re wrestling in right? Anyway, DDP’s just going to become another statistic tonight, another loss to the most dominant US Champion in WCW history, Christian! Hey Marc, let me ask you something. What has 30 teeth and an IQ of about 80?”

Marc Lloyd: “Who?”

Christian: “The entire front row of the McKenzie Arena here in Chatanooga!”

Christian walks off laughing at his own joke as Marc Lloyd shakes his head.


::COMMERCIAL BREAK::


As we return to Nitro, we are in the presence of The Giant.

The Giant: “You know I said this about five years ago and I didn’t think it would ever matter again. But man, I’ve had it up to my throat with the NWO. Nash, Hall, ha, and hell, of all people Hunter. You’d think Hunter would know better. When I returned to WCW at Starrcade last year I wanted one thing, the WCW World Championship. That’s it. I didn’t care who had it. I didn’t care who I had to break to get it. At first it looked like Austin. I was ready for that. Flair? I beat him the for the title once before. Angle barely survived with his life at Souled Out. And now Hunter. I wouldn’t care about any of this NWO stuff except Hunter’s got the belt. So NWO, all of you. The new ones. The vets. I want you all to think really hard about crossing me. Think about the feeling of your body breaking as I lift you 10 feet in the air and smash you to the canvas. Think about it. Think long and hard. As got Dallas, hey, you knew I was always in it for the belt. But you didn’t complain when I pinned you to get this title shot, and you had my back last week. So I owe you one. Just remember, all of you, friend or for, I’m in it for the belt. And I will break anyone in my way.”

***

World Women’s Championship
Victoria © (w/Daffney) vs. La Felina

Felina gets an arm wringer before Victoria sends her off the ropes and shoulder blocks her down. Big slam from Victoria. Victoria stands on the hair sticking out from La Felina’s mask and pulls Felina’s arms up, causing Felina to shriek in pain. Victoria sends Felina off the ropes, but Felina ducks the clothesline and catches Victoria with a flying head scissors, sending Victoria to the outside! Felina heads to the top rope and launches herself at Victoria with a flying cross body! La Felina heads back into the ring and sits on the top rope. She hooks Victoria’s head and plants her with a Tornado DDT! Cover, 1…2…Victoria just kicks out! La Felina runs at Victoria, but Victoria uses her momentum to press Felina over her head…and drops her face first onto the canvas!

Victoria helps Felina back to her beet just to knock her down with a headbutt. Victoria grabs Felina by the throat and plants her with a chokebomb. 1…2…Felina kicks out to Victoria’s surprise. Victoria locks in a Boston Crab to wear out the back of Felina. Once she releases Victoria props Felina on the top rope for a superplex, but Felina shoves Victoria off and she crashes into the canvas! Felina leaps at Victoria for the avalanche hurricanrana, but Victoria’s power allows her to catch Felina. Victoria plants Felina with a powerbomb in the middle of the ring! 1…2…Victoria picks Felina up from the canvas. Daffney shakes her head with disapproval from the outside as Victoria sets Felina up and drops Felina with the Widow’s Peak. 1…2…3.

Winner: Victoria via pinfall in 5:43 (Retains)

Victoria begins to violently rip the mask of La Felina off before Daffney stops her, shaking her head disapprovingly. Victoria rolls to the outside to grab her title belt…and a steel chair! La Felina gets to her feet as Victoria bashes her over the head with the chair! Daffney begins to cry and scream wildly at Victoria, before retreating in fear as Victoria give her a stern look. Victoria grabs the remains of La Felina’s mask, which has stains of blood from the chair shot. Victoria puts the mask on herself as a trophy as officials, including Shane McMahon, check on the motionless La Felina.

Mike Tenay: “Why, why did Victoria do that for? It was a closely contested match-up and I thought La Felina might pull off the upset at times…but Victoria won. Why would she bloody La Felina like that after a victory?”

Don West: “I don’t know Mike, I agree that was uncalled for.”


::COMMERCIAL BREAK::


We come back to Nitro with Daffney following Victoria, almost fearful to say a word when WCW Owner Shane McMahon confronts Victoria! Shane wants to know why she did what she did, but Victoria just gets in Shane’s face…before Jazz attacks! Daffney tries to pry Jazz off Victoria as officials try to break them up!

We are then shown La Felina being loaded into an ambulance with blood rushing from her face. Some officials, out of respect as she is a masked wrestler, try to cover her face as she’s loaded in.

***

Sean O’Haire vs. Test

Test shoves O’Haire into the corner and punches away at him, before O’Haire fires back. O’Haire hits a big elbow then gets a knee lift that knocks Test down. Test fights his way back to his feet, but O’Haire knocks Test down again with the Ridge-Hand. O’Haire wrenches the neck of Test. Test hits some punches to break free before knocking O’Haire down with a clothesline of his own. Test tries to clothesline O’Haire in the corner, but O’Haire pops out with a jumping roundhouse kick! Cover, 1…2…Test kicks out. O’Haire puts Test in the Fireman’s carry, but Test lands on his feet behind O’Haire and pounds away on the back. Pumphandle Slam from Test! Cover, 1…2…O’Haire kicks out. Test locks O’Haire in the front headlock.

Test pounds away on O’Haire as he tries to break free. Test sends O’Haire off the ropes but O’Haire ducks Test’s Big Boot, then lays him out with another roundhouse kick! O’Haire leaps to the top rope, but Test is back up and runs towards O’Haire. O’Haire somersaults off the top rope, but turns around and gets hit with the Big Boot! Test covers, 1…2…O’Haire just kicks out to Test’s shock! Big Bossman comes down and climbs onto the apron, only for Test to knock him off. Test goes for another Big Boot, but O’Haire sidesteps, then knocks Test out with a Yakuza Kick! O’Haire picks up Test and plants him with the Prophecy! Cover, 1…2…3!

Winner: Sean O’Haire via pinfall in 5:25

***

Nitro cuts to Booker T, who’s walking in a park somewhere.

Booker T: “You know this whole thing with R-Killa, all this talking about toughness and who’s from where. Man, R-Killa don’t know nuthin’ about me. Nothin! He came out here, tried to make a name for himself at my expense. That’s all he did. I’m cool with that, hey, everyone needs to make their own path. But all the personal stuff man. This man has been a thorn in my side for months now. He’s attacked my brother. He’s attacked me. He’s cost me matches. He’s cost me titles. And frankly I’m completely sick of him. He went out last week on the ECW show, on RISE. Again he attacked my character, my culture, WHO I AM! And that’s enough for me. I’ve had enough. You want to go out to the streets of Harlem and fight. Then you gonna get what you want. And I’m gonna kick your punk ass all throughout every part of New York City! And then after that I never want to see or hear R-Killa ever. Now dig that. Sucka.”


::COMMERCIAL BREAK::


Hugh Morrus vs. William Regal (w/Fit Finlay)

Regal gets a wristlock after kneeing Morrus during a test of strength. Regal hits Morrus with open hand slaps before sending him into the corner. Morrus explodes out of the corner with a big clothesline! Morrus and Regal trade blows, with Regal winning after a few European uppercuts. Regal hits some more open hand punches before Morrus fires away punches of his own! Regal beats Morrus down before dragging his boot across Morrus’ eyes. Cover, 1…2…Morrus kicks out. Regal tries to pick Morrus up from the mat, but Morrus takes him down and hits him with mounted punches. Morrus sends Regal off the ropes and hits a back bodydrop! Regal backs away into the corner and gets hit with an avalanche, then another backdrop out of the corner! Morrus covers, 1…2…Regal kicks out.

Big headbutt to the lower abdomen by Morrus. Morrus picks Regal up from the canvas but Regal gets a thumb to the eye. Regal sends Morrus off the ropes and gets a drop toehold, then tries to lock in the Regal Stretch! Morrus fights out of it and gets his foot on the bottom rope. Morrus gets back to his feet and explodes with a clothesline! Then another one! Vertical suplex plants Regal! Morrus heads to the top rope, but misses No Laughing Matter! Regal quickly locks in the Regal Stretch, and that’s that.

Winner: William Regal via submission in 4:51

William Regal grabs his brass knuckles, looking to bust Morrus open as he did Test last week…but Test runs down and chases Regal and Finlay off!

***

We cut backstage to Marc Lloyd with Diamond Dallas Page, and the lovely Stacy Keibler!

Marc Lloyd: “Marc Lloyd once again here with Diamond Dallas Page.”

Diamond Dallas Page: “Hey Stacy,, look, we got a new guy here. Anyway look, I heard the Giant earlier tonight and I get it, he’s his own man. But you know me and the big guy, we’ve had to fight this road together to have any shot at taking down these NWO scum. That’s the path to the title. Now last week, for some reason, Christian got involved in my business dealings with the NWO. I don’t know why, but he’s gotta get punished for that. And unfortunately for him, that’s gonna cost him his own belt tonight. I’ve held that belt before, I know what it takes, and I’m gonna hold it again. Hey, you did this to yourself Christian. And if the NWO wants to get involved, just remember, the man with the plan is always me, D-D-P!”

***

Billy Kidman (w/Torrie Wilson) vs. Rene Dupree

Kidman and Dupree lock-up, with Dupree shoving Kidman back into the corner. Dupree poses for Torrie, who looks sick even looking at Dupree. Dupree cheap shots Kidman as they were to lock up again. Dupree pounds away on Kidman. Kidman blocks a hip toss and catches Dupree with a hurricanrana! Kidman punches away at Dupree and catches him with an armdrag. Dupree slides to the outside and Kidman misses a baseball slide. Dupree rams Kidman into the barricade before slamming him into the apron and sliding him back into the ring. Again, Dupree poses for Torrie, who looks nothing other than repulsed at the idea. Dupree slides back into the ring and stomps on Kidman. Dupree sends Kidman off the ropes bad backdrops him. Cover, 1…2…Kidman kicks out.

Bearhug from Dupree squeezes the life out of Kidman. Kidman tries to punch his way out to no effect. Jawbreaker does get Kidman out of the bearhug though! Dropkick from Kidman! Kidman leaps up to the second rope and hits Dupree with a twisting flying elbow! Enzugiri connects from Kidman! Kidman hits the ropes, and walks right into a powerslam from Dupree! Dupree sets Kidman up for a powerbomb. He blows Torrie a kiss…but Kidman counters the powerbomb with a facebuster! Kidman quickly heads to the top rope…Shooting Star Press connects! 1…2…3!

Winner: Billy Kidman via pinfall in 5:03

Kidman and Torrie celebrate with a hug and a kiss down the ramp as Rene Dupree is embarrassed about how he just lost!


::COMMERCIAL BREAK::


Eric Bischoff: “Ladies and gentlemen. For everyone watching I am here to provide an update in regards to Triple H’s health and subsequently status for his world title defense against The Giant in two weeks. It will be a close call, but the determined, fighting champion will be ready to face off with The Giant on August 4th. While there will be a question of whether or not Triple H will be 100% by the title defense date, he has guaranteed that he will defeat The Giant regardless. Now while I could exasperate all legal challenges to give my client more time to recover and prepare, he has insisted that being a fighting champion is what is important to him. With that being said, Triple H has also promised to be at Nitro next week to address the live audience. Make sure to tune in, and good night everybody.”

***

WCW United States Championship
Christian © vs. Diamond Dallas Page (w/Stacy Keibler)

Christian stomps away on DDP as soon as DDP slides into the ring. Christian takes the US title and nails DDP with it, demanding referee Charles Robinson disqualify him, but Robinson refuses. Christian continues to stomp on DDP. Christian looks to whip DDP off the ropes but DDP counters into a short-arm clothesline! DDP hits Christian with a few jabs and a boot to the midsection before lifting Christian up with a gutwrench…then dropping him on the knee for a gutbuster! Cover from DDP, 1…2….Christian kicks out. Christian tries to escape to the outside, but DDP grabs him by the hair and tosses him into the corner. DDP mounts and punches away at Christian…and Christian hits DDP with a low blow to counter. Christian again asks Robinson to DQ him, but Robinson actually didn’t see the low blow!

Christian front suplexes DDP on the top rope. DDP lands on the apron and gets knocked flying into the barricade by Christian. Christian heads to the outside and punches away at DDP before picking him up and dropping him face first onto the apron! Christian rolls DDP back into the ring and covers him, with his feet on the ropes, 1…2…DDP still kicks out. Christian locks in a side headlock as he tries to wear DDP down, but DDP counters with a belly-to-back suplex! DDP sends Christian flying over the top rope with a clothesline! DDP heads to the outside and now he's the one who sends Christian into the barricade. Christian tries to fight back, but DDP discus punches him down onto the floor. DDP poses for the crowd, allowing Christian to grab and hide behind Stacy. This allows Christian a cheap shot on DDP after he shoves Stacy to the floor. Christian slams DDP into the steps before rolling him back into the ring.

Abdominal stretch from Christian. Christian punches the ribs of DDP to add to the pressure, then cheats by grabbing the top rope. Charles Robinson threatens to DQ Christian, and Christian doesn’t seem to care. Stacy Keibler kicks Christian’s hand off the ropes and DDP hip tosses Christian. Christian gets up and gets hit with another hip toss! Discus clothesline knocks Christian down again! DDP calls for the end and comes off the ropes, Diamond Cutter is blocked as Christian holds onto the top rope…and countered as Christian drops DDP with an inverted DDT! Cover, 1…2…DDP kicks out! Christian cockily sets DDP up for his own Diamond Cutter, but DDP shoves Christian off and Christian grabs the shirt of referee Charles Robinson, who gets slammed down to the canvas. Christian stumbles into a kick from DDP, who plants Christian with a spinning powerbomb! DDP has the pin, but there’s no referee! X-Pac, Scott Hall and Kevin Nash hit the ring. DDP sees X-Pac and levels him, but Nash gets him with a hard shot from behind. Hall sets DDP up and plants him with the Outsider’s Edge! Hall drapes Christian on DDP as Nash wakes up Charles Robinson, 1…2…3!

Winner: Christian via pinfall in 12:22 (Retains)

Christian rolls to the outside and runs away with the US Title. X-Pac, Hall and Nash continue to beat down DDP, even getting the spray paint ready. But The Giant makes his way down to the ring! Hall and Nash bail, but X-Pac didn’t realize what was happening and is caught by the monster! Chokeslam to X-Pac! The Giant helps DDP up as Hall and Nash stare them down with Nitro coming to a close!


::END SHOW::


Quick Results

World Cruiserweight Championship
Tajiri © pinned Jamie Noble (Retains)

World Women’s Championship
Victoria © pinned La Felina (Retains)

Sean O’Haire pinned Test

William Regal defeated Hugh Morrus by submission

Billy Kidman pinned Rene Dupree

WCW United States Championship
Christian (C) pinned Diamond Dallas Page (Retains)

Champions

WCW World Champion
Triple H (Defeated Kurt Angle on 5-12-02)

ECW World Champion
Brock Lesnar (Defeated Rob Van Dam on 12-30-01)

WCW United States Champion
Christian (Defeated Tazz on 1-27-02)

ECW Television Champion
Rey Mysterio Jr. (Defeated Eddie Guerrero on 7-11-02)

WCW World Tag Team Champions
The Outsiders (Defeated Diamond Dallas Page and The Giant on 7-7-02)

ECW World Tag Team Champions
AJ Styles and Jerry Lynn (Defeated R-Killa and Mark Henry on 4-14-02)

World Cruiserweight Champion
Tajiri (Defeated Super Crazy on 7-13-02)

World Women’s Champion
Victoria (Defeated Jazz on 7-18-02)

Roster Updates

None​

 

[RDT]

ECW RISE
July 25, 2002
Huntington Civic Arena
Huntington, WV

Mike Awesome: “Fuckin’ Masato Tanaka. I’ve had my nose broken three times in the last few months by this NWO Japan. But man you? You if anyone should know better. I’m gonna finish the job I started in ECW three years ago. You broke my nose? Well I’m gonna break your fuckin’ neck. I don’t care how many bombs I gotta drop to make it happen! Masato Tanaka, Anarchy Rulz. Let’s fuckin’ go!”



Joey Styles: “Hello everyone and welcome to ECW RISE! Tonight, we have a special main event. It’s international warfare for the ECW World Television Championship, Rey Mysterio Jr. defends against NWO Japan’s The Great Muta!”

Tazz: “That’s the former champ Joey! These are the kind of matches that you only see on ECW RISE!”

Joey Styles: “Also, we will hear from Paul Heyman, who now is the official representative for ECW World Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar…and for well, that’s R-Killa in the crowd Tazz?”

***

R-Killa comes down to the ring via the crowd, microphone in hand, a garbage can full of weapons in the other.

R-Killa: “Yo you all watch last Monday Night? Booker T grew a set and accepted my challenge! I gotta say I didn’t think he was gonna do it! And now that he’s manned up, I just got this to say. Booker you in trouble dawg. So I hope you’re watching because I have another challenge to give out. I’m in an ECW ring! One of you ECW tough guys out there, I want to fight! I’ve got the weapons! Come on, anyone who wants a piece, anyone who wants to shut me up, let’s fight!”

R-Killa waits, but there’s no answer.

R-Killa: “Come on! This is ECW right. Why no one want to fight? Why…”

Dr. Dre’s “Natural Born Killaz” plays…and the ECW crowd pops huge!

Joey Styles: “R-Killa might not make it to Anarchy Rulz! It’s the original Gangsta New Jack!”

New Jack runs down to the ring with a shopping cart full of weapons himself! He tosses it in the ring and here we go!

New Jack vs. R-Killa

R-Killa swings at New Jack with a garbage can lid, but New Jack ducks and cracks R-Killa with a his own lid instead! New Jack charges R-Killa, who gets his feet up in the corner. R-Killa picks up a kendo stick but again misses. New Jack gets a punch to the throat, then nails R-Killa with a New Jack City street sign! New Jack takes the vacuum cleaner and slams it over R-Killa’s back, sending R-Killa flying to the outside. New Jack tosses the garbage can with weapons over the top rope and hits R-Killa with it, then baseball slides the shopping cart into R-Killa’s face! New Jack tosses the cart over the top rope. New Jack heads to the outside but R-Killa smashes a canned beverage over his head. R-Killa sends New Jack into the ringpost before cracking him over the head with a kendo stick.

R-Killa puts New Jack in the shopping cart, but New Jack throws a metal rod at R-Killa. New Jack then puts R-Killa in the cart and runs him up the ramp, driving him straight into the stage wall. New Jack points to the edge of the stage and puts R-Killa back in the cart. New Jack tries to toss the cart off the stage, but R-Killa shifts his weight and the cart falls on its side before it gets to the edge. R-Killa low blows New Jack. R-Killa picks the shopping cart over his head and slams it right over New Jack’s back! R-Killa takes a garbage can and looks to knock off New Jack off the stage, but New Jack gives R-Killa a receipt for the low blow with one of his own! New Jack grabs a chair and nails R-Killa in the midsection. New Jack runs at R-Killa with the chair, but R-Killa backdrops him off the stage through a table below! R-Killa looks at New Jack on the floor below, then begins to look at his hand, clearly mocking Booker T…before leaping and splashing New Jack! Referee comes over, 1…2…3!

Winner: R-Killa via pinfall in 7:36

R-Killa: “You in trouble Booker!”


::COMMERCIAL BREAK::


We return to ECW RISE in a cemetery. When the camera zooms out, we see Raven standing in front of a grave.

Raven: “Death comes to all, it is a fact of life. It is a journey we must take, with no strife. It comes without warning, with no invite. But at Anarchy Rulz, it will come from our fight. Death brings sadness, grief and pain. It is a feeling that lingers and continues to strain. But it also brings closure and peace, especially when I defeat you and your existence comes to cease. I will continue to live with all my might, embracing each day and each night. But for you death will come, as that is the inevitable result of war. Quote the Raven…nevermore!”

***

We cut to the arena, where Eddie Guerrero has walked into Commissioner Foley’s office.

Eddie Guerrero: “Mick, come on, you gotta help me. I can’t not be in a title match on the ECW Pay-Per-View!”

Mick Foley: “Look I’m an Eddie Guerrero fan, believe me, but the champions are locked up. I’ve got a big opponent for Muta or Rey lined up, and the world title match is pretty set in stone. I don’t know what’s happening with the Cruiserweight title…”

Eddie Guerrero: “You’ve gotta be kidding me! I’m Eddie Guerrero! I…”

Mick Foley: “Okay okay okay okay I got it. I’m trying to make this month’s Hardcore TV show a good one. How about this. We’re gonna have a #1 Contender’s Match for the World Tag Team Title with Eddie Guerrero in it.”

Eddie Guerrero: “Me and Chavito? Ok…ok, so who’s ass we gotta kick to get the title shot?”

Mick Foley: “Ho ho, I think you’ll like this one. You and, uh, Chavito is it? Hey, that’s two Guerreros. Los Guerreros! I just got that!”

Eddie Guerrero: “Los Guerreros against who?”

Mick Foley: “The Eliminators!”

Eddie seems a bit concerned, but shakes his head as he sees a path to a title match at Anarchy Rulz.

Tazz: “The Eliminators, Joey? Oh man!”

Joey Styles: “We haven’t seen John Kronus since Hardcore Heaven!”

Tazz: “Don’t forget Joey, Eddie and Saturn, there’s history there too!”

***

Paul Heyman and ECW World Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar make their way to the ring.

Paul Heyman: “I am here to correct some of the inaccuracies that have been floating around the internet over the past week. First of all, I have always been and even would say, currently am, a Rob Van Dam fan. Oh how soon people forget, I made Rob Van Dam! I gave Rob Van Dam a platform to perform for a national audience in featured matches. I didn’t bring him in as Robbie V or some kickboxer. He was Rob Van Dam and I had to mold this guy into a star. And I did. But there’s a difference between a star and a money making champion like Brock Lesnar! I think Rob Van Dam really needs to take the time to think about what he’s getting himself into at Anarchy Rulz. A Barbed Wire Steel Cage match against Brock Lesnar? That’s a career ender no matter how much confidence he may have. Rob, you could be the greatest Television Champion of all-time. Hell, you probably are the greatest Television Champion of all-time already! You could be a five-time or ten-time TV Champion! But Rob, you enter that cage on August 4th and that’s it. That’s the end of Rob Van Dam. Look at what Brock Lesnar has accomplished this year alone. He tamed the “Beast From the East” Bam Bam Bigelow! He destroyed your friend Sabu in his own element! You see that announcer over there! Tazz? He beat Tazz because he could, and he allowed Tazz to survive, not the other way around! Rob there’s still time. Take the night off. I’m sure Mick Foley will find a way to use you as a star, but you aren’t World Championship material Rob. Don’t make Brock Lesnar tear you apart to prove that point. Come on Brock, let’s go.”

Tazz: “He didn’t need to bring me up Joey.”

Joey Styles: “Tazz, I know that’s gotta sting. But he’s right…hey, it’s Rob Van Dam!”

Rob Van Dam has run in from the crowd and jumps up to the top rope, and nails Brock Lesnar with a flying jump kick! RVD punches away at Lesnar as Commissioner Foley sends referees and officials down to break them up. RVD busts Lesnar’s mouth open with one of the punches. RVD backs up and puts up all five fingers, indicating how many days until Anarchy Rulz! Lesnar is furious and throws chairs around ringside as RISE cuts to commercial.


::COMMERCIAL BREAK::


ECW World Television Championship
Rey Mysterio Jr. © vs. The Great Muta (w/Justin Credible and Masato Tanaka)

Rey tries to keep his distance from Muta but Muta catches him in the corner and hits some stiff kicks. Muta boots Rey down then hits a chop to the throat. Rey fires back with punches. He runs at Muta and leapfrogs over him, then runs back at him for a flying head scissors, only Muta stops his momentum and drops him with a sidewalk slam. Muta comes off the ropes with a twisting elbow drop. Cover, 1…2…Rey kicks out. Muta locks in a headlock and has Rey completely grounded early on. Muta stands back up with Rey hooked, and hits him with a vertical suplex. Another cover, 1…2…Rey kicks out again. Muta sends Rey sliding across the canvas and Rey hits the floor hard as he slides all the way out of the ring. Muta takes a chair and hits Rey in the chest with the edge of it. With Rey propped on the steel guardrail, Muta runs at him, but Rey moves out of the way and Muta crashes into the steel!

Rey takes the chair and throws it at Muta’s head! Rey runs around the outside of the ring, grabs the ringpost and uses his momentum to catch Muta in a headscissors, slamming Muta back into the railing! Rey then leaps up to the apron and hits a springboard Asai Moonsault! Rey rolls Mutsa back into the ring. Springboard splash from Rey! 1…2…Muta kicks out. Rey runs at Muta and gets lifted into the wheelbarrow position and bulldogs Muta out of it! Mysterio goes for a sunset flip type move, but Muta blocks it, only for Rey to power through and slam Muta backwards! 1…2…Muta again kicks out. Muta tries a roundhouse kick but misses as Rey runs under it. Rey springboards off the ropes with a twisting crossbody, 1…2…Muta kicks out again. Rey springboards off the ropes at Muta, but Muta catches him for an electric chair drop…only Rey twists his body around and hits a hurricanrana instead! Rey jumps onto the apron…springboard senton is counter into a sitout powerbomb by Muta! 1…2…Rey kicks out! Muta quickly locks on a heel hook to slow the match down…but the story is suddenly about what’s happening outside the ring…

Joey Styles: “Mike Awesome is out here!”

Mike Awesome chases Justin Credible around the ring until he and Masato Tanaka go at it! Awesome and Tanaka’s fight spills into the crowd as officials come down to try to break them up…and protect the fans!

Muta kicks away at Rey in the corner, then holds up Rey for Justin Credible to nail with a kendo stick. But the crowd roars as Lance Storm makes his return! Storm stops Credible, then nails Credible with the stick himself! Muta sees Storm and goes for the Mist…but Storm ducks and Muta gets Credible with it! Superkick by Lance Storm on Muta! Muta staggers as Rey dropkicks him into the ropes for the 6-1-9! Rey is on the apron, springboard hurricanrana and he hooks the leg, 1…2…3!

Winner: Rey Mysterio Jr. via pinfall in 11:11 (Retains)

Chris Candido runs down as well to help Lance Storm chase away The Great Muta and the blinded Justin Credible. Rey Mysterio Jr. celebrates another hard-fought title defense…as the lights go out!

Joey Styles: “What a victory for Rey Mysterio Jr., but what’s going on?”

Tazz: “Oh man Joey I think I know…”

The lights go back on and the crowd roars as Sabu is in the ring with Bill Alfonso! Sabu points to Rey’s TV Title, and Rey puts it on the canvas seemingly accepting the challenge!

“SABU!”
“SABU!”
“SABU!”
“SABU!”
“SABU!”

Joey Styles: “Oh my god! We gotta go!”


::END SHOW::


Quick Results

R-Killa pinned New Jack

ECW World Television Championship
Rey Mysterio Jr. © pinned The Great Muta (Retains)

Champions

WCW World Champion
Triple H (Defeated Kurt Angle on 5-12-02)

ECW World Champion
Brock Lesnar (Defeated Rob Van Dam on 12-30-01)

WCW United States Champion
Christian (Defeated Tazz on 1-27-02)

ECW Television Champion
Rey Mysterio Jr. (Defeated Eddie Guerrero on 7-11-02)

WCW World Tag Team Champions
The Outsiders (Defeated Diamond Dallas Page and The Giant on 7-7-02)

ECW World Tag Team Champions
AJ Styles and Jerry Lynn (Defeated R-Killa and Mark Henry on 4-14-02)

World Cruiserweight Champion
Tajiri (Defeated Super Crazy on 7-13-02)

World Women’s Champion
Victoria (Defeated Jazz on 7-18-02)


Roster Updates

Sabu – “Not seen since the his loss to Brock Lesnar in the Barbed Wire Match at Hardcore Heaven, Sabu has return to challenge Rey Mysterio Jr. for the TV title, in what is without a doubt a high flying dream match!​

 

[RDT]

ECW Hardcore TV
July 27, 2002
Huntington Civic Arena
Huntington, WV

Joey Styles: “Hello everyone, I’m Joey Styles. Tonight’s Hardcore TV is can’t miss, as we have Los Guerreros against The Eliminators for a shot at the ECW World Tag Team Championship as well as a rematch for the World Women’s Championship as Victoria defends against Jazz! But we’re kicking things off with Shelton Benjamin against the Blue World Order’s Hollywood Nova!”

Big Stevie Cool grabs a microphone as Da Blue Guy dances and Hollywood Nova poses.

Big Stevie Cool: “Remember everyone, the Blue World Order runs the show. We’re taking…”

Benjamin attacks Stevie before dropping the Blue Guy with a T-Bone Suplex! Nova attacks Benjamin and here we go!

Hollywood Nova (w/Big Stevie Cool and Da Blue Guy) vs. Shelton Benjamin

Nova gets in punches to the back and to the face of Benjamin, but when Nova comes off the ropes Benjamin takes him down with a flying tackle! Nova crawls to the corner and Benjamin takes him out with a flying avalanche! Spinning heel kick gets Nova in the face! Belly-to-belly suplex sends Nova flying! Da Blue Guy gets back on the apron facing the crowd, and Benjamin traps his arms behind his head and dragons suplexes him into the ring! Benjamin wipes out a charging Big Stevie Cool with a superkick. Nova attacks Benjamin again and he goes for the Kryptonite Krunch, but Benjamin lands on his feet behind Nova and T-Bone Suplexes him on his head! Cover, 1…2…3!

Winner: Shelton Benjamin via pinfall in 2:21

Shelton Benjamin grabs a microphone.

Shelton Benjamin: “Enough of these clowns. For some reason I keep getting overlooked. By Paul Heyman. By Mick Foley. By ECW. Well I’ve had enough. I can beat anyone in ECW. I can beat you Brock and you know it. I can beat Van Dam. No more Shelton Benjamin not being on the show. I’ll be on RISE this week and no one will stop me!”


::COMMERCIAL BREAK::


As Victoria comes out for her title defense against Jazz, she notably comes out alone, without Daffney. Victoria also has the mask of La Felina on her hand.

World Women’s Championship
Victoria © vs. Jazz

Victoria grabs a side headlock. Jazz sends her off the ropes but Victoria runs her right over. Victoria sends Jazz into the corner, but Jazz gets her feet up when she runs in. Jazz clotheslines Victoria down before heading to the outside for a chair. Jazz puts the chair in the middle of the ring and sends Victoria into the corner, then monkey flips her out of the corner onto the chair! Jazz mounts Victoria and punches her over and over until Victoria escapes to the outside. Jazz tries to attack Victoria from the apron, but Victoria trips her and Jazz frighteningly crashes onto the floor! Victoria rolls Jazz back in and puts the chair against Jazz’s throat before slamming it onto the canvas! Sitout powerbomb from Victoria! 1…2…Jazz just kicks out to Victoria’s surprise. Victoria picks up Jazz and spikes her with the Widow’s Peak. 1…2…3.

Winner: Victoria via pinfall in 3:04 (Retains)

Victoria grabs the title and La Felina’s mask as she walks down the ramp. Daffney appears looking upset, but Victoria yells at her to head to the back anyway!

***

Joey Styles: “Just who is going to stop Victoria? Anyway, a quick run down as we are just eight days away from Anarchy Rulz, emanating from Swamp Land, New Jersey! Moments from now you will see a tag team match between one of the all-time great tag teams in ECW history, The Eliminators, against Eddie and Chavo Guerrero Jr., a.k.a. Los Guerreros. The winning team will face ECW World Tag Team Champions Jerry Lynn and AJ Styles at Anarchy Rulz. Let’s talk about the rest of the show. We have two ECW vs. NWO Japan matches set. Nine days ago on RISE we saw Masato Tanaka return to ECW in an NWO Japan t-shirt as he broke the nose of long-time rival Mike Awesome. Tanaka will face Awesome and Awesome has promised to break the neck of Tanaka! But that’s not all, as Lance Storm returned two nights ago to extract revenge on The Great Muta for misting Dawn Marie several weeks ago! Storm will face Muta. Sabu made his return at the end of RISE two nights ago right here in Huntington. He has challenged Rey Mysterio Jr. for the ECW World Television Championship and I understand that Commissioner Mick Foley has made that match official! ! Now remember, this is more than extreme, this is anarchy! Three matches that certainly push the limits of even ECW are signed for Anarchy Rulz. In a match where one man must bury the other, long-time rivals Mortis and Raven will finally end their war. Let’s not forget the ECW match debut of Booker T, as he and R-Killa plan to beat the hell out of one another somewhere on 110th street in Harlem, New York City! And of course, the ECW World Championship is on the line in a Barbed Wire Steel Cage Match as ECW World Champion Brock Lesnar defends against Rob Van Dam! All this and more in just eight nights on Pay-Per-View!”


::COMMERCIAL BREAK::


#1 Contender for the ECW World Tag Team Championship
The Eliminators vs. Los Guerreros

Kronus and Eddie kick things off. Eddie tries to avoid a tie-up, but this allows him to poke Kronus in the eye. Guerrero punches away at Kronus, but Kronus counters an Irish whip and Guerrero hits the corner. Backflip into an elbow by Kronus hits and Eddie quickly leaps forward to tag in Chavo. Kronus brings in Chavo the hard way, then suplexes him stomach-first across the top rope. Kronus comes off the second rope and hits Chavo with a legdrop that brings him back into the ring the hard way! Kronus tags in Saturn and they both hold Chavo up and high kick him down. Saturn covers, 1…2…Eddie runs in and stomps on the back of Saturn’s head to break that up. Guerrero is slow to head back to the apron, allowing Saturn to steamroll him down with a clothesline to the back of the head. Chavo gets a dropkick when Saturn turns his attention back to him though.

Chavo punches away at Saturn, but Saturn quickly hits him with a belly-to-belly suplex! Saturn tags Kronus back in and Saturn puts Chavo in the electric chair position. Saturn comes off with a clothesline, but Eddie shoves Kronus forward so Chavo can get a victory roll as Saturn misses complete. Chavo has Kronus rolled up, 1…2…Kronus kicks out. Eddie and Chavo drag Kronus to their corner and Eddie makes the tag. Eddie hits a springboard swan dive into the ring onto Kronus. Eddie hits Kronus with a vertical suplex, and keeps Kronus hooked for a second one…only Saturn bashes Eddie with a hard clothesline to the back of the head. Saturn heads to the top rope, and he leaps off with a flying elbow drop…not seeing Kronus cover Eddie! Chavo runs at Saturn and Saturn tries to pop him up for a powerbomb, but Chavo hits him with a hurricanrana!

Chavo suplexes Kronus as Eddie heads to the top rope to finish him off, but Saturn shoves Eddie off the top and he goes flying into the steel railing! Saturn punches away at Chavo before sending him over his head with a sambo suplex! Kronus gets back to his feet and confronts Saturn about the elbow drop, but Saturn gets Kronus back on track. They have Chavo in position…and hit Total Elimination! Eddie drags Saturn to the outside and slams him into the railing before heading up to the top rope. Kronus covers Chavo…but Eddie breaks that up with a Frog Splash! Eddie hooks Kronus’s leg, 1…2…3!

Winners: Los Guerreros when Eddie pinned Kronus in 10:14

Los Guerreros celebrate up the rampway knowing they have a title shot in a few days…but when they turn towards the entrance Jerry Lynn and AJ Styles take them out with the title belts! In the ring Saturn and Kronus shove one another before getting into an all-out brawl!

Joey Styles: “We’ve lost control tonight! We’ll see you all on RISE! Is this the end of the Eliminators?”


::END SHOW::


Quick Results

Shelton Benjamin pinned Hollywood Nova

World Women’s Championship
Victoria © pinned Jazz

#1 Contender to the ECW World Tag Team Championship
Los Guerreros defeated The Eliminators

Champions

WCW World Champion
Triple H (Defeated Kurt Angle on 5-12-02)

ECW World Champion
Brock Lesnar (Defeated Rob Van Dam on 12-30-01)

WCW United States Champion
Christian (Defeated Tazz on 1-27-02)

ECW Television Champion
Rey Mysterio Jr. (Defeated Eddie Guerrero on 7-11-02)

WCW World Tag Team Champions
The Outsiders (Defeated Diamond Dallas Page and The Giant on 7-7-02)

ECW World Tag Team Champions
AJ Styles and Jerry Lynn (Defeated R-Killa and Mark Henry on 4-14-02)

World Cruiserweight Champion
Tajiri (Defeated Super Crazy on 7-13-02)

World Women’s Champion
Victoria (Defeated Jazz on 7-18-02)

Roster Updates

John Kronus – Kronus returns for the first time since Hardcore Heaven​

 

[Sky]

Really nice shows from you here.

Interesting to see you unmask La Felina here - I seem to remember Gail Kim once said she hated working masked.

 

[RDT]

WCW Monday Night Nitro
July 29, 2002
MCI Center
Washington, D.C.

Triple H is backstage with the New World Order. HHH is still in his wheelchair.

Triple H: “Tonight, I bestow upon you all an important job. There’s a Ten-Man Tag Team Match tonight. Tonight, we bring in NWO Japan to work with us to finish off the job that I started. You see next week I am slated to defend my World Title against The Giant. Now, I will be ready for that, but the way me, Shawn and Eric see things, we shouldn’t even give The Giant the chance. Tonight, in the ten-man tag, we want the Giant taken out! That’s the job. Get it done!”

The NWO leaves, leaving just HHH, Eric Bischoff and Shawn Michaels.

Triple H: “This is bull Eric. I went through a 40 minute Triple Cage Match with Steve Austin a few weeks ago. That match probably took years off my life. And less than a month later I have to fight The Giant?”

Eric Bischoff: “I know, I know. They’ll get the job done tonight, Hunter.”

Triple H: “They better!”




Mike Tenay: “Welcome everyone to Nitro! Mike Tenay with Don West and Don, we have a huge ten man tag team match tonight!”

Don West: “Oh Michael I am pumped. One side has Total Impact, Diamond Dallas Page and The Giant, while the NWO is firing back with The Outsiders, Sean O’Haire, The Great Muta and Masato Tanaka! Plus that means we probably get to see Stacy and Alexis too!”

Mike Tenay: “Last week we saw Billy Kidman defeat Rene Dupree, that’s got him another shot at the WCW United States Championship, and that’s happening now!”

***

WCW United States Championship
Christian © vs. Billy Kidman (w/Torrie Wilson)

Kidman and Christian lock-up. Christian shoves Kidman into the corner and when referee Billy Silverman calls for a break, Christian takes advantage and slaps Kidman in the face! Christian runs at Kidman but Kidman hits an armdrag. Another another armdrag! And a third! Dropkick sends Christian into the corner. Kidman mounts and starts punching away, with the crowd counting each one…but Christian counters with an inverted atomic drop…that’s blocked! Kidman hip tosses Kidman out of the corner and has Christian backing away! Kidman doesn’t back away though and sends Christian off the ropes. Kidman ducks a clothesline and leapfrogs Christian, but Christian catches him with a flying tackle. Cover, 1…2…Kidman is quick to kick out. Christian quickly locks in a hammerlock. Kidman makes his way back to his feet, only for Christian to knock him right back down with a clothesline. Christian plays to the crowd, making it clear he doesn’t think much of Kidman.

Christian sends Kidman off the ropes, but Kidman slides under Christian’s feet. Kidman hits a dropkick, but when he runs at Christian he gets sidestepped and crashes to the floor right in front of Torrie. Christian baseball slides Kidman, sending him flying up the ramp. Christian goes after him and sends him into the ring apron. Christian sends Kidman back into the ring. Christian goes for a suplex, but Kidman counters and suplexes Christian front-first onto the top rope! Kidman springboards off the second rope and hits Christian with a flying knee, which sends him flying off the apron and into the barricade! Kidman follows up by hitting Christian with a dive over the top rope and onto the floor! Kidman slides Christian back into the ring and follows with a springboard elbow drop! Cover, 1…2…Christian gets his foot on the rope and jumps to the outside.

Kidman doesn’t give Christian any time, as he leaps onto the top rope and hits Christian with a springboard shooting star press! That gets the crowd going, although Kidman clearly hurt himself on the landing and both men lie on the floor. Torrie tries to encourage Kidman and it seems to help as Kidman gets back onto his feet and rolls into the ring to break the count. Christian gets to his feet as well, and shoves Torrie into the apron! Torrie goes down as Christian rolls into the ring. Kidman covers, 1…2…Christian kicks out and Kidman sees Torrie on the floor. Kidman heads to the outside to check on her, but while Christian distracts referee Silverman Rene Dupree runs down and attacks Kidman! Dupree picks Kidman up and slams him into the ringpost before rolling him back into the ring. Dupree tries to help Torrie up, and Torrie smacks him in the face! Christian covers Kidman, 1…2...but Torrie, hurt back and all, pulls the referee out of the ring! Silverman and Torrie argue before Kidman rolls Christian up! Referee back in, 1…2…no, Christian just kicked out! Christian complains about Torrie, but Billy Silverman points to Dupree as the problem!

Christian plants Kidman with an inverted DDT, then calls for the finish. He sets Kidman up for the Unprettier, but Kidman blocks, then reverses the move into his own version, a Kamikaze! Kidman heads to the top rope, but Christian shoves Billy Silverman into the ropes and Kidman gets crotched! Christian heads to the top rope…and drives Kidman to the mat with an Unprettier from the top rope! Cover, 1…2…3!

Winner: Christian via pinfall in 13:38 (Retains)

Christian yells at Rene Dupree to stop ogling Torrie and to focus as he leaves the ring, US title in hand. Kidman needs to help getting up from that finish, but officials and Torrie help him do so.

***

We cut as a car is pulling into the parking lot. Booker T emerges but is immediately hit with a pipe by R-Killa! R-Killa throws Booker into a pile of pallets. R-Killa then smashes the windshield of the car with the pipe before running off! The camera zooms in..and sees Stevie Ray yelling for help as windshield glass seems caught in his eye! Officials are on the scene as we cut to commercial!


::COMMERCIAL BREAK::


We return to Nitro and see medics and officials tending to Stevie Ray. Booker T seems okay, but is obviously furious with what just happened. Officials try to calm him down as Booker yells out that “he’s gonna kill that mother******.

***

Don West: “Oh man Mike, that’s…that’s going too far.”

Mike Tenay: “I honestly can’t believe what we just saw. This thing between R-Killa and Booker T, it’s gotten really personal but to do what R-Killa just did. Man. This Sunday at Anarchy Rulz I’m really concerned that someone’s getting hurt in the Harlem Street Fight. I’m sure we will check-in with Booker T and Stevie Ray later tonight. Right now, we have half of the ECW World Tag Team Championship coming up, Eddie Guerrero takes on Jerry Lynn.”

***

Eddie Guerrero (w/Chavo Guerrero Jr.) vs. Jerry Lynn (w/AJ Styles)

Guerrero gets a side headlock, but Lynn sends him off the ropes and knocks him down with a shoulderblock. Lynn hits the ropes again and ducks a clothesline…before a second clotheslines knocks him right down. Guerrero sends Lynn off the ropes and leapfrogs over him before catching Lynn with a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker! Slam by Guerreo. Guerrero leaps onto the apron and tries to springboard swan dive back in, but Lynn moves and Guerrero hits the canvas. Lynn stomps away on Guerrero in the corner. Lynn pulls him out and goes for a suplex, but Guerrero is able to land on his feet behind Lynn…only for Lynn to drop him with a neckbreaker! Cover by Lynn, 1…2…Guerrero kicks out and jumps through the ropes to catch a breather. Guerrero gets back on the apron and Lynn hits him with a shoulder to the midsection. Lynn comes off the ropes and sunset flips over Guerrero to try to powerbomb him to the floor, but Chavo kicks him to break that up.

Eddie punches away at Lynn on the floor, and Chavo starts stomping away on him…when AJ Styles runs into the ring and hits Eddie and Chavo with a Fosbury Flop! Referee Charles Robinson is just letting this all fly. Styles and Chavo go at it on the floor as both Lynn and Guerrero roll back into the ring. Guerrero locks in an abdominal stretch and looks to use the ropes as leverage, but Lynn hip tosses him over. Standing frankensteiner by Lynn! Cover, 1…2…Guerrero just kicks out! Lynn sets Guerrero up for the Cradle Piledriver, but Guerrero counters with a backdrop…although Lynn lands on his feet anyway. Guerrero is one step ahead though and mule kick low blows Lynn! Atomic drop from Guerrero, and a dropkick for good measure. Guerrero locks Lynn in an arm wringer, then climbs up the ropes and leaps off, armdragging Lynn over in the process! Guerrero sets Lynn up and drops him straight on his head with a brainbuster! Cover, 1…2…Lynn kicks out!

Guerrero goes for a DDT, but Lynn counters with a Northern Lights suplex! 1…2…Guerrero kicks out. Flying head scissors by Lynn sends Guerrero out on the apron, and Lynn dropkicks Guerrero off the apron and onto the floor. Lynn comes off the apron…but his somersault attack misses Eddie and hits Chavo! Eddie misses a clothesline on Lynn and hits Styles! Lynn gets back into the ring and heads to the top rope, but Guerrero is right on him and stops him up there. Guerrero side sunset flips Lynn off the turnbuckles into a pinning combination…and Chavo is holding one of Eddie’s hands…1…2…3!

Winner: Eddie Guerrero via pinfall in 9:18

Los Guerreros laugh as they head up the ramp, as Eddie has stolen a win from Jerry Lynn! Lynn and Styles still hold up the belts as they recover in the ring.

***

We head back to the parking lot as Stevie Ray is being loaded into an ambulance, yelling out that “he can’t see”. Jeremy Borash catches up with Booker T, but Booker shoves him out of the way.

Booker T: “You want to sent messages huh? You punk! R-Killa, you run down here with this coward hit-and-run type trash? You might have blinded my brother and you think I’m gonna let you walk this Sunday? You’ll be lucky if I don’t do something I might regret later! All the pain you caused me and my family over the last six months man, I’m going to make sure you feel it. When I’m done with you they gonna have to scrap your carcass off the street. I’m done playin’ with this. You better be a praying man because when I’m done with you, your scrawny ass will belong to me!”

An angry Booker T goes into the ambulance to ride with Stevie Ray to the hospital.


::COMMERCIAL BREAK::


Fit Finlay (w/William Regal) vs. Test

Finlay traps Test in the corner and hits multiple European uppercuts. Test fires back with hard punches. Test misses a clothesline, to which Finlay grabs his arm and sends him into the corner. Big shoulder thrust by Finlay, followed by an Inverted Atomic Drop. Finlay then busts out a dropkick of all things that sends Test to the floor. Slingshot baseball slide through the ropes catches Test right in the face. Referee Charles Robinson tries to get Finlay to back off, but this just allows Regal to send Test into the steel steps before rolling him back into the ring. Cover from Finlay, 1…2…Test kicks out. Finlay hits some more European uppercuts then knocks Test down with a short-arm clothesline. Seated senton connects from Finlay. Cover, 1…2…Test kicks out again. Finlay sends Test into the corner, but Test hits a charging Finlay with an elbow.

Test fires away at Finlay with hard punches. Finlay tries to fire back, but Test blocks one of the punches and hits a full nelson slam! Cover, 1…2…Finlay kicks out. Test comes off the ropes and hits Finlay with a hard lariat! Finlay amazingly only goes down to one knee, but Test follows up quickly with a vertical suplex. Another cover, 1…2…Finlay kicks out once again. Test calls for the Big Boot, but Finlay hits a leaping clothesline to counter. Finlay lifts Test up and drops him with the Celtic Cross! 1…2…Test kicks out to Finlay’s surprise…but Finlay quickly locks in the Celtic Knot. There’s nowhere for Test to go and he taps out. Dominating victory for Finlay.

Winner: Fit Finlay via submission in 6:04

William Regal looks satisfied as Finlay stands over the beaten Test.

***

Total Impact stands together backstage…

Chris Candido: “You know, I’ve been back for two months. Two months! And I’m already sick of the NWO. Now some of these guys, they’re new to me. Sean O’Haire, I don’t know a thing about you, but I know that this man right here, Mike Awesome, can take you out anytime, any place! Then of course there guys I’ve been dealing with my whole career. Nash, Hall, you guys always knew I could run circles around you in that ring, so you never let me get the chance! But hey, now I have my chance, and just so have it, at least tonight, I’ve got a Giant on my team! Trust me I’ve been waiting for this day for a long time! And man, I mean come on. Justin Credible? Lance, you really were desperate for a tag partner after I left, huh?”

Lance Storm: “Hey, mistakes were made. Look what else these guys got. They had to go international to hang with us. Let’s make something perfectly clear. The biggest international star in WCW isn’t Masato Tanaka or The Great Muta. It’s me, Lance Storm. From Calgary, Alberta, Canada! And another thing, we can still do catchphrase even without Justin.”

Chris Candido: “Yeah, yeah, let me, let me! That’s not just the coolest! That’s not just the best…that’s…”

Mike Awesome stands in front of both Candido and Storm.

Chris Candido: “Man that’s just Awesome!”

***

Chuck Palumbo vs. Meng

Palumbo gets the early advantage with punches to Meng. He whips Meng off the ropes and hits him with a hard back elbow. Meng fires back with a thrust punch to the neck, but Palumbo fires back with a haymaker and slams Meng down. Elbow drop connects, 1…2…Meng kicks out. Palumbo punches away at Meng in the corner. Palumbo goes for an avalanche, and catches Meng’s counter attempt of a kick and pulls him in for a short-arm clothesline! Cover, 1…2…Meng kicks out again. Belly-to-belly throw from Palumbo! Meng still gets right up, and Palumbo takes him right down with a running mafia kick! Another cover, 1…2…Meng kicks out again. Palumbo goes back to punches, but a headbutt attempt ends up hurting Palumbo more than Meng, and Meng follows up with an even harder headbutt!

Meng chops Palumbo hard in the corner before knocking him down with another headbutt. Meng hits a couple of kicks before choking Palumbo in the corner with his boot. Palumbo fights back, hitting Meng with punches. Palumbo comes off the ropes with a hard clothesline. And another one! Palumbo goes for a third, but Meng blocks it and immediately gets the Tongan Death Grip! Meng forces Palumbo to the canvas, 1…2…3!

Winner: Meng via pinfall in 4:08


::COMMERCIAL BREAK::


Eric Bischoff and Shawn Michaels wheel Triple H out to ringside for the main event.

Diamond Dallas Page, The Giant, Chris Candido, Lance Storm and Mike Awesome (w/Stacy Keibler) vs. The New World Order (Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, Sean O’Haire, The Great Muta and Masato Tanaka) (w/Alexis Laree)

Chris Candido struts around the ring confidently as Sean O’Haire menacingly looks on. They lock-up and O’Haire backs Candido into the corner, but O’Haire misses a forearm smash and Candido quickly smacks him in the face! O’Haire chases Candido around the ring, and Lance Storm gets a blind tag. O’Haire catches Candido, but realizes something is wrong…before turning around into a Storm superkick! O’Haire quickly gets to his feet but runs into an armdrag. Perfect dropkick sends O’Haire into his corner as Storm poses to the crowd! Nash tells O’Haire to relax and tag out, and he tags out to Storm’s opponent this Sunday, the Great Muta. Storm and Muta lock-up and Muta gets a kick to the midsection. Hard forearms to the back from Muta. Muta sends Storm off the ropes and Storm leapfrogs Muta, but gets hit with a back elbow on the way back. Muta hits the ropes, but Storm leapfrogs him again, then rolls through with the Canadian Maple Leaf! Scott Hall comes in and nails Storm to break up the submission.

Storm crawls over and tags in DDP as Muta tags in Scott Hall. Hall mocks DDP, but misses a wild punch and DDP catches Hall right in the face with a punch himself. Discus clothesline sends Hall crashing to the mat. DDP sends Hall off the ropes, to which Kevin Nash gets a blind tag, resulting in DDP hitting Hall with a knee to the midsection. Nash hammers DDP from behind though. Nash picks up DDP and slams him hard with a sidewalk slam. Cover, 1…2…DDP kicks out. Nash props DDP up in the corner and hits him with stiff knees to the midsection, Nash picks DDP up and hits him with snake eyes in the corner. Nash tags Masato Tanaka, who kicks away at DDP in the corner. Tanaka sends DDP off the ropes and hits him with a scoop powerslam. Cover, 1…2…DDP kicks out again. DDP tries to make it to his corner, but Tanaka drags him back to the NWO corner. Tanaka tags in O’Haire, who locks DDP in a chinlock to continue earing him down.

DDP fights his way back to a vertical base. He hits O’Haire with a couple of elbows, but when he hits the ropes O’Haire hits a roundhouse kick. O’Haire tags in Nash. Nash props DDP up in the corner and chokes him out with his boot. Nash calls for the end and sets DDP up for the Jackknife…but DDP lands behind Nash, waits for Nash to turn, and drops him with the Diamond Cutter! DDP gets a hand on Nash, 1…2…Hall breaks up the count just in time. DDP crawls to his corner as Nash tries to make his way back to his…Nash tags in Hall, but DDP tags in The Giant! Hall backs away immediately and O’Haire tries a cheapshot on the Giant, but that goes nowhere as Giant gets him with a headbutt. Hall runs into the big hand…but Tanaka and Muta help break him out of it. Mike Awesome gets into the ring and he and Tanaka go to blows! Awesome sends Tanaka to over the top rope and to the outside…then follows with a suicide dive over the top! The match is out of control now, but the Giant still stands tall in the ring, chopping the hell out of Scott Hall!

Awesome brings Tanaka down near the announcer’s desk on the side of the stage. Awesome is about to Awesome Bomb him when X-Pac, Justin Credible and Big Bossman attack! Storm and Candido run down to try to help Awesome, but Muta is there too and the numbers game proves to be too much. The NWO have a three-on-two advantage in the ring, but the Giant easily grabs O’Haire and plants him with a chokeslam! The Giant hits Nash with a big boot that sends him back, and DDP hits Hall with the Diamond Cutter! Giant pins Hall, 1…2…Eric Bischoff pulls referee Charles Robinson out of the ring! DDP heads to the outside and grabs Bischoff…but shockingly Triple H stands from his wheelchair, sledgehammer in ahnd and bashes DDP in the back of the head! Giant has Hall and Nash and hits them with a Double Chokeslam…but HHH slides into the ring and bashes the Giant over the head with the sledgehammer. Robinson sees this all and throws the match out.

Winners: The Giant, Diamond Dallas Page and Total Impact by DQ in 15:36

Back by the entrance Bossman has laid out Candido and Storm with his nightstick. Bossman, X-Factor, Muta and Tanaka pick up Awesome and powerbomb him through the announcer’s desk! HHH stands tall, sledgehammer in hand over the bodies of DDP and Giant!

Mike Tenay: “Damn it Don, Triple H, he fooled us all tonight!”

Don West: “Now we gotta ask, will The Giant be healthy enough to play the game next week? And what a mess we have right here in front of us Mike.”

Mike Tenay: "Anarchy Rulz" came early tonight!"


::END SHOW::


Quick Results

WCW United States Championship
Christian © pinned Billy Kidman (Retains)

Eddie Guerrero pinned Jerry Lynn

Fit Finlay made Test submit

Meng pinned Chuck Palumbo

The Giant, Diamond Dallas Page, Chris Candido, Lance Storm, and Mike Awesome defeated Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, Sean O’Haire, The Great Muta, and Masato Tanaka by DQ

Champions

WCW World Champion
Triple H (Defeated Kurt Angle on 5-12-02)

ECW World Champion
Brock Lesnar (Defeated Rob Van Dam on 12-30-01)

WCW United States Champion
Christian (Defeated Tazz on 1-27-02)

ECW Television Champion
Rey Mysterio Jr. (Defeated Eddie Guerrero on 7-11-02)

WCW World Tag Team Champions
The Outsiders (Defeated Diamond Dallas Page and The Giant on 7-7-02)

ECW World Tag Team Champions
AJ Styles and Jerry Lynn (Defeated R-Killa and Mark Henry on 4-14-02)

World Cruiserweight Champion
Tajiri (Defeated Super Crazy on 7-13-02)

World Women’s Champion
Victoria (Defeated Jazz on 7-18-02)

Roster Updates

None​