1/21/02-1/27/01

INT. PROMO SET - NIGHT

Michael Cole is standing by with Jerry Lynn.

Cole: Jerry, you failed to win at the Royal Rumble last night, but I understand you?ve requested this time to say something to the men who eliminated you, Nykk and Croooooow.

Lynn: Thank you, Michael. Nykk? Croooooow? last week on Raw, Tajiri and I beat you both right in the middle of the ring. Yet we haven't received a title shot. If you want us to beat you again, that's fine. We'll pin your shoulders to the mat as many times as it takes until the WWF administration has no choice but to grant us our rightful shots. All I'm saying is that you should give it to us now, rather than make us extract it by force.

Nykk walks on the set.

Nykk: Wait a minute here. Extract by force? The only thing you're 'forcing,' Jerry Lynn, is this promo. Yet let it be said that the PPV Squad are no cowards. You'll get your shot at our belts, but you have to earn it first.

Lynn: We already earned it...

Nykk: No, no, not by PPV Squad standards. These are much higher standards than the ones pressed upon you by the mere WWF. Here's my proposal. Tonight, Croooooow will take on Tajiri and on Smackdown I will have a match with you, since you seem to think you have some score to settle with me. If your side wins either of those matches, you get your shots. If you lose both the matches, then you never ask us for another title shot again.

Lynn: Deal. I'll go tell Tajiri.

He leaves, leaving Nykk with Cole.

Nykk: What an idiot.

He leaves the set.

INT. ARENA - NIGHT

MATCH: Cynric vs. Kane

Cynric's theme hits and he makes his way to the ring.

JR: Here comes Cynric, who won against Steve Blackman last night at the Royal Rumble? though it wasn't clean by any means.

King: Wait a minute, JR, it was a fair contest...

JR: It was not. First that guy Croooooow, one half of the WWF tag team champions, and as we understand it, Cynric's younger brother interfered which allowed Cynric to beat Blackman with some kind of martial arts staff for the win.

King: It's called a bo, JR, get it right.

Flames explode on the stage and Kane's theme plays. He walks down to the ring.

JR: Cynric is going to have his work cut out for him here, because tonight the Chief Assassin meets the Big Red Machine!

The match goes about four minutes. As Kane regains control and lifts Cynric for a chokeslam, Jay suddenly jumps the barricade with Dusty's flame-thrower. He shoots flames into the ring and Kane drops Cynric and backs away. The ref calls for the DQ.

JR: Oh my God! Jay's got that damn flame-thrower, and you know that 'The Devil Himself' can't be too far behind!

Jay tries to shoot again, but has trouble with the flame-thrower. Kane sees this and walks over as Jay panics. Kane brings him into the ring and strips him of the flame-thrower. He lays into Jay and then clotheslines him over the top rope. Jay staggers toward the dressing room with Kane beating on him as they go up the ramp.

King: Kane's going to dismantle Jay!

JR: Jay better run for his life!

INT. BACKSTAGE ? NIGHT

Jay is still running from Kane when a bunch of equipment comes down, falling on Kane. Kane goes down and Dusty walks into view. Kane is nearly out cold.

Dusty: Hey, Kane. You just had to stick your nose in my business last week, didn't you? And to top it off, you eliminated me in the Royal Rumble last night! You know what happens when you play with fire, don't you? You get burned. Apparently your disfigurement as a child didn't teach you that. But don't worry, because I will teach you that lesson over and over and over again, if need be...

Jay hands him some lighter fluid and Dusty pours it on Kane's mask. He then pulls out a Zippo and lights the mask on fire. Kane suddenly gets to his feet and whips off the mask, throwing it to the ground. He runs off, holding his face because of the new burns while Dusty laughs.

INT. ARENA - NIGHT

MATCH: Croooooow vs. Tajiri

Croooooow's theme plays and he makes his way to the ring.

JR: Did you see that, King?

King: Yeah, I saw it.

JR: Kane has been through so much in his life and then those evil... Pyro Twins have to puncture old wounds, so to speak.

King: Kane had to have been burned again, or... well, he'll need a new mask anyway.

JR: Well, as the PPV Squad turns, now we have that guy Croooooow out here, the man solely responsible for his older brother winning last night. If Tajiri beats him, he and Jerry Lynn get a shot at Nykk and Croooooow's tag team titles.

Tajiri's theme plays and he comes out with Torrie Wilson.

King: Whoo-hoo, Torrie!

JR: Nykk and Croooooow, cowards that they are, offered Tajiri and Lynn this deal rather than just defend the titles. If Tajiri and Lynn lose both singles matches, they can never ask the PPV Squad for a title shot as long as their champions.

The match goes about five minutes. Croooooow works over Tajiri's knee, but he fights back and eventually gets Croooooow in the Tarantula. As the ref tries to break it up, Nykk jumps the guardrail and throws a chair at Tajiri, cracking him in the head. Nykk hides under the ring as Tajiri slumps to the mat and Croooooow applies the STF. Tajiri taps and Croooooow gets the victory.

JR: That damn Nykk helped Croooooow get the victory, and now the PPV Squad is one up on the challengers. Tajiri and Jerry Lynn's chances at the tag team title all come down to Lynn vs. Nykk on Smackdown.

Smackdown

INT. PROMO SET - NIGHT

Lillian Garcia is standing by with Cheesecake, Chuck and Billy.

Lillian: Cheesecake, tonight you team up with Chuck & Billy to go against the APA and the Hurricane. First off, why choose these two guys to be your partners instead of your fellow Squad members?

Cheesecake: Well, the'th boy'th and I play on the th'ame th'ide, Lil.

Lillian: Okay... would your decision have anything to do with your friends Jay and Dusty being suspended for two weeks for what they did to Kane on Monday?

Cheesecake: Look, Kane got what he de'th'erved. I gue'th hi'th great ball'th of fire turned out to be little fireball'th after all.

Lillian: Now what about the Hurricane? He has vowed to get his cape back tonight.

Cheesecake: My little Hurricane, how I've mi'th'ed you. You went and got the APA a'th your partner'th? Talk about to uncouth individual'th. Re'th't a'th'urred, Lillian, thi'th team will not go down tonight, but thi'th three'th'ome will come out on top!

They leave the set.

MATCH: Cheesecake, Chuck & Billy vs. The Hurricane and the APA

Cheesecake's theme hits and he makes his way to the ring with Chuck & Billy, and is wearing the Hurricane's cape.

Cole: Here comes the ultra-bizzare 'supervillain' Cheesecake, who is teaming with Chuck & Billy tonight.

King: I can't really explain it, but these guys just seem to go together for some reason.

The APA's theme plays and they run to the ring.

Cole: Here comes the APA! They'll be teaming with the... wait, here we go!

The APA start brawling with Cheesecake and Co., but the three soon get the best of the APA. All of a sudden the lights go out and the Hurricane's theme plays. The lights come back on and he is on the top turnbuckle. He tries to launch himself at Billy, but can?t quite do it since he doesn't have his cape. He gets down and the match starts.

The match lasts about four minutes before a big brawl happens, with Cheesecake and the Hurricane as the legal men. Faarooq hits the Dominator on Cheesecake, but Chuck then takes him out with a superkick. Bradshaw bounces off the ropes and hits the Clothesline from Hell on Chuck. As he gets up, Billy hits the FameAsser on Bradshaw. The Hurricane sneaks up and executes the Eye of the Hurricane, but Cheesecake is back in and trips the Hurricane, then picking him up wheelbarrow style to execute the Screw Driver. He covers and gets the pin for his team.

Cole: Cheesecake with the pin on the Hurricane. Their feud continues?

King: Wait a minute, Michael, look.

Cheesecake goes to retrieve the cape, but Hurricane grabs the other end and a tug of war ensues. However, Billy holds the Hurricane in a waistlock from behind, seemingly enjoying it a little too much. Cheesecake yanks the cape from Hurricane's grip and he and Billy and Chuck run up the ramp.

INT. ARENA - NIGHT

MATCH: Nykk vs. Jerry Lynn

Nykk's theme plays and he makes his way to the ring.

Cole: It's make or break time for the new team of Jerry Lynn and Tajiri. If Lynn loses to Nykk tonight, he and Tajiri get no shots at the tag team championship while Nykk and Croooooow hold it.

Jerry Lynn's theme plays and he makes his way to the ring.

King: It's go time for Lynn. He better make the most of this.

The match goes about five minutes. Toward the end, Lynn is on his comeback, but as he bounces off the ropes for the swinging DDT, Croooooow jumps the barricade with a chair and hits Lynn with it. Lynn slumps to the mat and Nykk covers, but Jerry kicks out. Croooooow gets on the apron, but Tajiri runs down and pulls Croooooow down. He spits the green mist, but Croooooow blocks it with the chair. He raises the chair to hit Tajiri only to get red mist spat in his face. However, Cynric comes out of nowhere to hit Tajiri from behind, sending him into the ring post. He gets on the apron, but Torrie grabs him by the foot. He turns to face her, and Lynn pushes Nykk into Cynric. Cynric flies into the guardrail and Nykk backs up into a low blow from Lynn. Lynn hits the swinging DDT and pins Nykk.

Cole: Jerry Lynn did it! He beat Nykk! They have to put the titles on the line sometime in the near future!

Jakked

MATCH: Cheesecake and Huh vs. Rico Constantino and Ron Waterman

Cheesecake and Huh win when Huh executes the Windbreaker on Rico.

Heat

MATCH: Perry Saturn vs. Huh

Saturn wins when he makes Huh submit to the Rings of Saturn.