12/17/01-12/23/01

Raw

INT. ARENA � NIGHT

In the ring, the Hurricane has successfully foiled the plans of another evil-doer when Cheesecake�s theme interrupts his own. Cheesecake appears on the ramp with the PPV Squad mic and a picture frame.

JR: Wait a minute, who�s this?

King: JR, look! It�s Cheesecake!

JR: What�s he doing here?

Cheesecake: Well, if it isn�t my arch neme�th�i�th, the Hurricane! If you�re a th�uperhero, I gue�th that make�th me a th�upervillain! And Hurricane, I have been th�ent out here becau�th you, who claim to be a th�uperhero, have committed a terrible crime! You have imper�th�onated our leader!

He holds up the picture frame, which has a picture of Nykk in it.

Cheesecake: Nykk ha�th th�ent me to right thi�th terrible wrong, th�o I�m afraid we mu�th�t put a th�top to you th�o you don�t th�poil our plan�th to take over the WWF! I have a th�pecial opponent for you tonight!

Huh�s theme hits and Huh dances his way to the ring as Cheesecake walks down to stand in the corner.

JR: Thank God that�s over. What the heck is wrong with his voice anyway?

King: It�s just a speech impediment, JR, like an accent.

JR: Well, which minority group has an accent like that? And why is he after the Hurricane? As silly as he is, just because he looks a little bit like Nykk is no reason to run him down for it.

King: Or dance him down, look at Huh!

MATCH: Huh vs. The Hurricane

Huh acts like he�s going to dance the entire match, but only uses it as a ploy to coax Hurricane in to lay in some punishment. However, as he moves in for the kill, he can�t resist any longer and just starts dancing, allowing Hurricane to roll him up for the pin after a match that lasted about a minute. Cheesecake expresses his chagrin, but Huh keeps dancing like nothing happened.

JR: That was short. Too bad Huh isn�t half as serious about wrestling as he is about dancing.

Cheesecake: You may have won thi�th time, Hurricane, but I�ll be back!

The Hurricane gives chase to Cheesecake, who runs daintily back up the ramp.

King: Look at �im go, JR! Cheesecake�s heading for the hills!

*Fade Out*

INT. ARENA � NIGHT

MATCH: The APA vs. Nykk and Croooooow

The PPV Squad theme hits and Nykk and Croooooow make their way to the ring.

JR: Now here come two guys who won�t have anywhere to run or hide tonight. If they get counted out or lose by DQ, the titles will still change hands.

King: Well, they could run or hide, but they�d be losing the belts if they did.

The APA theme hits and Faarooq and Bradshaw make their way to the ring.

JR: The APA looks fired up, as the tag team titles are on the line. After what Nykk, Croooooow and Matt Hardy did to Bradshaw on Smackdown, he has to be infuriated.

King: Well, he better watch it and keep his mind on winning the belts and not on hurting Nykk and Croooooow.

The APA attack as the match starts. Close to the end, Nykk gets a tag from Croooooow as Bradshaw tags Faarooq. Faarooq cleans house and a brawl erupts. While the ref tries to get Bradshaw out of the ring, Faarooq hits the Dominator on Nykk. Jay and Cynric run in and take down Faarooq. Nykk makes the cover and gets a close two, as Bradshaw makes the save. Jay and Cynric try to run in again, but Bradshaw charges over and fights with them. Croooooow tries to get involved and gets the Clothesline from Hell on the floor. The ref tries to get Bradshaw away, but this allows Edge to run in and spear Nykk. Faarooq makes the cover, but too much time passed and Nykk is able to kick out. Faarooq tags Bradshaw, who sets up for the clothesline from Hell and delivers it, but suddenly the lights go red and Dusty makes his way to the ring, carrying a flame-thrower. The APA expresses confusion as he gets on the top rope and shoots a cascade of flame into the air. The ref bolts from the ring, and the APA back up into a chair to the back from Croooooow on each of them. Dusty gets down and leaves, as Croooooow throws Faarooq to the outside. Nykk crawls over and covers. The ref counts the pin and awards them the match.

JR: Not like this! Don�t let it end this way! Dammit, the PPV Squad�s pulled off another one!

King: Who was that blond guy with the flame-thrower, JR?

JR: I have no idea, but if he�s in league with the PPV Squad, this cannot bode well.

*Fade Out*

Smackdown

INT. PROMO SET � NIGHT

Lillian Garcia is standing by with Nykk, Croooooow, Dusty and Cynric.

Lillian: Nykk, on Raw you unleashed yet another �bodyguard� of sorts so that you and Croooooow could hold on to the tag team titles. Who is this guy?

Nykk: Whoa, wait a minute. You have it all wrong. We were doing a pretty thorough job before Dusty came down to introduce himself to Faarooq and Bradshaw.

Lillian: So his name�s Dusty?

Nykk: His full name is Dusty Schneble, but we like to call him �The Devil Himself.�

Croooooow: You see, when the PPV Squad was growing up, fighting their way through the mean streets of Bellbrookville, Dusty always had our backs. As you saw, Lillian, he is very proficient with fire. In fact, he�s been obsessed with fire all his life. Call him inhuman, call him a monster, call him a pyro, whatever. But the fact remains: he�s our pyro.

Nykk: The PPV Squad�s been going through the WWF like a hot knife through butter. Well, Dusty will melt the butter right off the freakin� plate.

Lillian: Be that as it may, Ric Flair has ordered you to defend your WWF tag team titles tonight. Are you going to give the APA a rematch?

Nykk: Look, Flair doesn�t pull all the strings around here. We went to Vince, and he told us we could pick our opponents for tonight. Rest assured, they are quite a tandem. Legends in their own time. And tonight, the PPV Squad will beat them to take that legendary status and bestow it onto us.

They leave as Lillian looks baffled.

*Fade Out*

INT. ARENA � NIGHT

MATCH: Nykk and Croooooow vs. ?????

The PPV Squad theme hits as Nykk and Croooooow make their way to the ring, along with Cynric.

Cole: Well, one thing you have to give the PPV Squad credit for. They�re creative. When their match at Vengeance didn�t go how they planned, they regrouped and came up with� I guess you could say Plan B in the form of their friend Dusty. Now they�ve managed to wring a concession out of this forced title defense by hand-picking their opponents.

King: Absolutely Michael, but who are they facing? A couple of legends in their time?

Cynric hands Nykk the PPV Squad mic.

Nykk: I promised and I will deliver. I give you the legendary team of� Spike Dudley and Tajiri!

Tajiri�s theme plays as he and Spike make their way to the ring, along with Torrie Wilson.

Cole: Wait a minute�

King: This is great, Michael, what a plan!

Cole: Yeah, it appears the PPV Squad isn�t about to take the champion label seriously yet.

The match starts. The PPV Squad, the more together team, generally dominate, but near the end, Tajiri and Spike give them a few close calls. A brawl erupts and Spike and Tajiri take the advantage. Cynric gets on the apron, but Spike goes after him and gets his head snapped against the top rope while the ref tries to get Tajiri out of the ring. Croooooow and Nykk execute their spinebuster/reverse DDT combo and Croooooow covers for the pin at about the four-minute mark. Nykk and Croooooow turn their attention to Torrie, who tried slapping Nykk during the match. They stalk her up the ramp, and Tajiri runs after them. Cynric circles a prone Spike Dudley and waits for him to get up. When he does, Cynric sweeps his legs and starts pounding on him.

Cole: Come on, the match is over!

King: Well, Spike DID start it, Michael.

However, Steve Blackman runs into the ring through the crowd.

Cole: Wait a minute! It�s Blackman! Steve Blackman has returned!

He stands behind Cynric for a moment, and when Cynric spots him he tries a roundhouse kick. Blackman ducks, blocks a right hand and gives Cynric a few kicks. Cynric doubles over and Blackman does the splits and gives him a throat thrust, sending Cynric down. Cynric rolls out of the ring as Blackman�s music plays.

Cole: The martial artist Steve Blackman is back, King, and he�s taken out the Chief Assassin!

King: Oh my gosh!

*Fade Out*

Jakked

MATCH: Jay vs. Funaki

Jay squeaks out a win with the Overhaul.

Sunday Night Heat

MATCH: Chuck Palumbo vs. Huh

Palumbo wins after Cheesecake�s interference backfires.