WWF Monday Night RAW - April 2nd 2001
Live from Fort Worth, Texas
Commentators - Jim Ross and Pauly Heyman
The show starts off with The Rock making his way to the ring. He grabs a mic and says," You know what, tonight i am not in the mood for my usual catchphrases because last night at Wrestlemania i could turned by the biggest piece of crap i have ever met. Not only did he turn on you guys, but he joined the man he has been fighting since 1998. So Steve, why don't you get your bald candy ass down to this ring." Steve Austin's music hits and he walks out to the ring. He grabs a mic but Rock slaps it out of his hands. Rock says," Steve man to man, i can't believe what you did last night but by god i will be coming for that WWF Championship because i have already cashed in my rematch clause for the WWF Championship at Backlash and just to make sure that none of your escape plans will work, i have spoken to Linda Mcmahon and she confirmed that our match at Backlash, will be inside a Steel Cage!" Austin then goes to hit The Rock with the Belt but the Rock ducks and punches him and sends him over the top rope!
WWF European Championship Match
Eddie Guererro (C) vs Test
Finish - This is Test's rematch for the Championship that he lost last night at Wrestlemania. Test goes for a powerslam, but Eddie Rolls him up and pulls the tights to get the win. (7:49)
Aftermath - Test goes to hit him but Eddie slides outside the ring and runs to the back with his European Championship.
Backstage is Stone Cold Steve Austin who is walking backstage and is looking for Vince Mcmahon.
Chris Benoit vs William Regal
Finish - Regal hits a very nice Butterfly suplex and covers him near the ropes and the referee is angled at a position where he can not see Kurt Angle holding onto his legs so that he can't kick out and Regal gets the win. (12:51)
Aftermath - Angle gets inside the ring and him and Regal start beating down on Benoit when Chris Jericho, the Intercontinental Champion runs in to make the save.
Backstage is Angle and Regal who look angry and Regal says," As i am the commisioner, i will be dammed if those two will get away with this. So you know what i am going to do, well i am going to make it a Fatal Four Way match for the Intercontinental Championship at Backlash. Also, next week on RAW it will be Me and You vs Benoit and Jericho"
Triple H vs Kane (C)
Finish - Triple H goes for a Pedigree but out of no where Raven hits him from behind with a steel chair. He puts the chair on the canvas and nails Kane with an Even Flow DDT and he has a referee with him and the referee counts to three and we have a new WWF Hardcore Champion Raven! (17:36)
Aftermath - Raven runs away with the WWF Hardcore Championship and Triple H gets a sledgehammer from under the ring and he is about to hit Kane straight in the face when The Undertaker rushes in to make the save and him and Triple H brawl all around ringside area and up the ramp. Kane on the other hand runs into the crowd to go after Raven!
Backstage and Steve Austin finally finds Mcmahon and he says," Vince how can Linda do that. She can't can she." Vince realises that Austin will go crazy so he says," Yes she can, she owns fifty percent of the World Wrestling Federation, but Steve you are Stone Cold Steve Austin, you are going to destroy The Rock at Backlash and just to make sure that he won't be going in one hundred percent. I have made a match for tonight between The Rock facing off against The Big Show." Steve smirks.
Edge (c) vs Jeff Hardy
Finish - Edge gets the win after hitting a spear. (7:16)
Aftermath - Edge celebrates with his brother Christian and Matt and Jeff Hardy are in the ring looking angry and frustrated.
X-Pac vs Crash Holly
Finish - Good little back and fourth match with X-Pac getting the win after Albert distracted the referee and Justin Credible comes in and nails him with a superkick and Crash walks into the X-Factor to get the win. (6:36)
Aftermath - The X Factor celebrate as they walk up the ramp.
We see The Rock backstage warming up for his upcoming match with The Big Show
The Rock vs The Big Show
Finish - The Rock hits The Rock Bottom on The Big Show to get the win. (11:42)
Aftermath - As the Rock is celebrating on the second turnbuckle Stone Cold Steve Austin runs down to the ring and hits The Rock from behind with a steel chair and continues to destroy The Rock with the chair but The Rock blocks a chair shot and steals the chair from him and goes to hit him but he rolls out of the ring and the show finishes with The Rock celebrating with the steel chair in his hands!
-----WWF Presents Backlash 2001-----
WWF Championship Match - Steel Cage Match - Stone Cold Steve Austin (C) vs The Rock
WWF Intercontinental Championship Match - Chris Jericho (c) vs William Regal vs Chris Benoit vs Kurt Angle
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