The Raw music video plays, the pyros explode and we are LIVE from Vancouver, BC. Tonight, we'll see Goldberg face Ric Flair, and Chris Jericho take on Rob Van Dam, but first...
Here comes the money... Shane'O Mac takes a much slower walk to the ring this week, and takes a mic. What he did to Kane last week was the start of something, and tonight he's going to finish it. Tonight, we'll find out how big and bad Kane is. From this night forward, everywhere Kane turns, Shane will be right in his face. As long as Shane is living, he will make Kane's life a living hell.
Eric Bischoff's music hits, and the Raw Co-GM comes out to the ring. Bischoff feels for Shane and he promises that if he hadn't been given the night off already, he would have made sure Kane never laid a hand on Linda. He still has flashbacks of being chokeslammed off the stage by Kane, and there's nothing he'd rather see than Shane get some revenge. In fact, there's nothing he'd rather see than Shane vs. Kane tonight... but he can't make that match. At this point, it's not about what Shane wants, or even what Bischoff wants. This is about what Vince McMahon wants. Right before the show, Vince called Bischoff and demanded Kane vs. RVD at SummerSlam. Shane says he doesn't want SummerSlam; he wants tonight. Well, Bischoff says that Vince anticipated Shane's arrival and demanded that he be taken out of the building by security. Bischoff says that he likes Shane enough that he won't make he'll allow Shane to leave on his own, as long as he does it right now. Shane says that Bischoff can say all he wants, but Shane is disgusted by Bischoff. He doesn't care what Vince or Bischoff say, because he's not leaving the ring... unless Bischoff wants to make him. Bischoff says that he is a Co-GM because he can control his emotions, but if Shane isn't careful, he'll see Bischoff's black belt karate skills.
The glass breaks, and our other GM, Stone Cold Steve Austin comes out, as Bischoff and Shane are nose-to-nose. Austin tells Shane to leave, but Shane stays put. Austin continues, mocking Bischoff's fighting skills. He then brings up all of Bischoff's comments to Linda about liking mature women. Austin then says that Shane can leave the ring or, since he can't fight Kane tonight, he can take out his frustrations on Bischoff in a no-holds-barred match tonight.
Bischoff says that Austin can't make a match like that, because the GMs can't lay hands on WWE Superstars or else they're fired. Austin brings up that Shane isn't a contracted Superstar, and thus the match can go on. Bischoff complains, then has an epiphany and accepts the match. Fade Out.
Bubba Dudley vs. Renee Dupree
The D-Bombs drop and the Dudleys come out, followed by La Resistance.
BuhBuh clotheslines Dupree, then starts chopping away on him. Grenier takes down BuhBuh from the outside. D-Von tries to get in the ring, allowing Grenier to come in and double team on BuhBuh 1-2-kickout. Dupree goes for an overhead belly-belly, but BuhBuh blocks and hits a falling neckbreaker. Chops and punches by BuhBuh, then a back bodydrop and a clothesline 1-2-shoulder up.
BuhBuh punches away on Dupree, then big boots him. BuhBuh goes second rope for a flying cross body and a two count. BuhBuh goes for a Full Nelson Slam, but Dupree counters and slams BuhBuh down himself 1-2-shoulder up. Grenier tosses the flag in the ring. Dupree takes it and prepares to hit BuhBuh, but for some reason Grenier runs in and accidentally clotheslines Dupree. D-Von takes the flag and nails Dupree, who then gets a BuhBuh Bomb 1-2-3!
Winner: Bubba Dudley
In the back, Evolution are warming up, when Bischoff comes in. He tells Flair and Orton to leave so he can speak with Triple H. Fade Out.
Scott Steiner vs. Randy Orton
Steiner comes out with Stacy, followed by Randy Orton. Orton takes a mic and says that he can feel the tension in this arena, because he knows that more people came to see his nipples than Stacy's.
Steiner starts by clotheslining Orton into the corner, then choping away. Orton goes for a clothesline, but it doesn't phase Steiner, who starts pounding and pounding on Orton, eventually knocking him out of the ring.
On the outside, Orton pushes Stacy into Steiner, then clotheslines the distracted Steiner down. Back in the ring, Orton tries to continue his advantage, but in going for a Lou Thesz Press, instead gets powerslammed by Steiner 1-2-shoulder up.
Chops by Steiner, then a clothesline followed with an elbow drop. Steiner 'buckles Orton and hits a Super Belly-Belly. He goes to pin, but Test runs down the ramp. Steiner pulls Test into the ring and beats on him, finally clotheslining him out of the ring. Steiner turns back around and walks right into the RKO 1-2-3!
Winner: Randy Orton
In the back, Bischoff says that he made Triple H a hell of an offer and needs to know if they have a deal. Triple H tells Bischoff to calm down because the deal is on. Fade Out.
In the back, Hurricane is working with Rosey, when Christian comes up. He jokes that Rosey's superpower will be the ability eat a stack of cheesburgers at one time. Christian tells Hurricane that he left Booker in a pile in Australia and he'll do the same to Helms tonight. Christian leaves and Rosey comes back with his Superhero In Training kit. Helms tells him that he's not ready, but Rosey insists that he is.
In the back, Bischoff speaks with Rodney Mack when Stone Cold bursts in. Bischoff explains that he's going to have Evolution in his corner tonight. Austin asks what is in it for Triple H. Bischoff says that the Triple H vs. Goldberg Title Match at SummerSlam is not No-DQ, so Evolution can come down and do whatever they want. And there's nothing Austin can do about it, because the match was signed while Austin was still in limbo about his future as a GM. Fade OUt.
Christian vs. Hurricane Helms
Christian starts by whipping Helms against the ropes, but Hurricane comes back with a headscissor takedown. Hurricane tosses Christian out of the ring, and then hits a sommersault plancha. Back in the ring, Helms goes up top and hits a flying cross body 1-2-shoulder up.
Back elbow by Hurricane, who goes second rope and leaps over Christian, then locks in a choke. Christian elbows out, but Helms clotheslines him down 1-2-shoulder up. Christian quickly rolls Hurricane up, using Helms' tights for leverage 1-2-3!
Winner: Christian
After the match, Hurricane tries to get the ref to restart the match, but Christian attacks Hurricane. Helms' music hits, and Rosey comes out with a towel cape and a bandana over his eyes. Christian tries to attack, but Rosey takes him down with a spinning sidewalk slam. Fade Out.
In the back, a police van pulls up, holding Kane inside.
Goldberg vs. Ric Flair
In the arena, Ric Flair and Triple H come out on stage. Flair makes his way to the ring as Triple H takes a seat at the announce booth. Goldberg receives a knock on his door, and he makes his way through the sparklers and into the ring.
Flair gets in Goldberg's face, then backs up and runs, only for Goldberg to toss him back across the ring. Shoulder block by Goldberg, followed with a press slam. Flair rolls out of the ring, but Goldberg grabs him and pulls him back in.
Flair tries for some chops, but Goldberg swats him away tosses him to the mat with a choking throw. Goldberg continues with the choke, which the referee admonishes him for. Flair takes the opportunity to chop block Goldberg's knee.
With Goldberg down, Flair applies a headlock and punches away on Goldberg's face. Chops by Flair, but Goldberg remains unphased. Goldberg knocks Flair down with a forearm, then another. Back bodydrop by Goldberg, then a powerslam.
Flair takes advantage of Goldberg's posing by poking him in the eyes. Flair goes up top, but Goldberg is still able to toss him across the ring. Randy Orton runs down with a chair and nails Goldberg in the back. Hebner calls for the DQ, as Orton beats on Goldberg.
Winner: Goldberg -DQ-
Triple H leaves the announce table and makes his way to the ring.
Flair lowblows Goldberg as Triple H goes under the ring to get his sledgehammer. Orton and Flair hold Godberg, who receives the hammer right in the gut. Shawn Michaels runs down and starts beating on Orton and Flair, with Triple H having escaped to the outside. Chris Jericho runs down and attacks Michaels, then stomps on Goldberg. Kevin Nash comes out with a chair and forces Jericho and Evolution from the ring.
The glass breaks and Stone Cold comes out behind the announce booth. He admits that he can change the fact that Bischoff added stipulations to the SummerSlam Main Event, but he can add more to it. The Main Event will still be for the World Title, and it will still feature Triple H and Goldberg, but it will also feature Chris Jericho, Kevin Nash, Shawn Michaels, and Randy Orton, because the SummeSlam Main Event is now an Elimination Chamber match!!! Fade Out.
As we return, Kevin Nash and Shawn Michaels are still celebrating, when Chris Jericho runs back into the ring. He knocks Michaels from the ring, but Nash knees him down and gives him the Jacknife.
In the back, EMTs are working on Flair. Bischoff runs in and asks Triple H if their deal is still on even though the SummerSlam match changed. Bischoff says that technically it's out of his hands. Triple H says that their deal is technically off. Fade Out.
Women's Title
Molly Holly vs Trish Stratus
Molly starts by slamming Trish down with a waistlock and geting an early one count. Suplex by Molly for a two count. Molly hits a couple elbows then a Northern Lights Suplex 1-2-shoulder up.
Trish smashes Molly into the turnbuckles, then rolls her up and bridges 1-2-shoulder up. Schoolgirl 1-2-shoulder up. Molly knees Trish in the gut and clubs her in the back. Trish takes Molly down with a headscissors, then a dropkick 1-2-shoulder up.
Molly rakes the eyes, but goes flying out of the ring when Trish bridges below a clothesline. Trish leaps onto Molly from the apron and punches away.
Victoria comes out and tries to attack Trish. After getting punched a few times, Victoria hits Trish with a spinning sidewalk slam. The referee DQs Molly for Victoria's interference.
Winner: Trish Stratus -DQ-
Molly attacks Victoria for costing her the win, but then they team up to attack Trish. Gail Kim runs down and tosses them both out of the ring. Gail helps Trish up, then clotheslines her down again. Kim picks up Trish and gives her an Alabama Slam. Fade Out.
In the back, police are guarding Kane's van, when Shane McMahon rushes the van, beating on the sides and screaming until the police drag him away.
In the back, Lance Storm admits that he's boring, and asks for help from the one man who is anything but boring: Goldust. Goldust says that they're going to have some fun.
We cut back to the van, where Bischoff runs to the officers, screaming that Shane has attacked two more officers. He directs the police where to go and they run off, allowing a smiling Bischoff to use keys he got from somewhere to open the van and unlock Kane. Fade Out.
Rob Van Dam vs. Chris Jericho
Van Dam starts by flipping over Jericho's back and taking him down with a spin kick. RVD hits the monkey flip 1-2-shoulder up. Jericho pokes RVD in the eyes and smashes him into the turnbuckles. Chops by Jericho, who leaps to the corner, but RVD ducks and Jericho nails the ringpost and flies out of the ring. Baseball slide by RVD, knocking Jericho into the barrier. RVD goes up top and leaps, but misses Jericho and hits the barrier.
Back in the ring, Jericho is fully in control of the match. After using up some power offense, Jericho snapmares RVD and applies a reverse chin lock. Van Dam fights up and out of the hold, but runs into Jericho's low knee. Exchange of punches, but Jericho catches Van Dam with a sleeper which he turns to a pin 1-2-shoulder up.
Elbows to the back by Jericho, followed with mounted punches. Van Dam escapes to the apron, but Jericho grabs him. Jericho attempts to suplex RVD back into the ring, but Van Dam blocks and suplexes Jericho over the ropes to the floor below.
Back in the ring, dropkicks Van Dam, then goes with chops in the corner. Back elbow by Van Dam, who hits a springboard sidekick. Van Dam with elbows in the corner, then shoulder thrusts. Jericho leapfrogs Van Dam and rolls him up into the Walls of Jericho, but Van Dam counters with a cradle 1-2-shoulder up.
Jericho hits a leaping kick to the head for a two count. Jericho goes for an enziguri, but Van Dam ducks and hits a mule kick. Van Dam goes for Rolling Thunder, but Jericho gets his knees up in time 1-2-shoulder up.
Clothesline by Jericho, who goes for the Lionsault but Van Dam rolls away. Spinning heel kick by RVD, who goes up top for the Five Star, but Jericho rolls away in time! Jericho rolls up RVD 1-2-shoulder up. Van Dam goes for a hurricanrana, but Jericho blocks and goes for the Walls of Jericho, but Van Dam grabs the ropes. Jericho goes for a springboard crossbody, but Van Dam catches him with a kick to the chest. Van Dam hits the split-legged moonsault 1-2-3!
Winner: Rob Van Dam
After the match, Jericho gets on the mic and claims a conspiracy against him. He claims that this loss was due to Kevin Nash. But Big Sexy is just a Big Baby. That's why Jericho is going to take what is most precious to Kevin Nash. Jericho challenges Nash to a Hair vs. Hair match, presumably at SummerSlam. Fade Out.
No Holds Barred
Eric Bischoff vs. Shane McMahon
Bischoff's music hits, and the Co-GM comes out with a large sparring pad. He gets a crew member to hold the pad while Bischoff shows off his kicking abilities. Finally Shane'O comes out and the match gets underway.
Bischoff gets in two kicks that drive Shane against the ropes, then one that catches him in the head and takes him down. Bischoff poses for the crowd, allowing Shane'O to tackle Bischoff and pound away on him.
BOOM! Kane comes out, completely unshackled. Shane gets out of the ring and meets Kane at the bottom of the ramp. Shane attacks, beating Kane against a barrier and choking him with a cable. Finally Kane is able to slam Shane down and then boot him. Kane picks Shane up and drives his back into the ringpost. He tosses Shane into the barrier, then pulls over some of the stairs. Kane grabs Shane and Tombstones him onto the stairs. Kane picks up Shane's lifeless body and rolls him into the ring. Bischoff pins 1-2-3! End Show.
Winner: Eric Bischoff
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