5/20/02-5/26/02

Raw

INT. ARENA – NIGHT

MATCH: Croooooow and Cynric vs. Booker T and Goldust

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

JR: What a better way to start of Raw than with the brothers from the PPV Squad, Croooooow and Cynric?

King: They didn’t fare so well last night, did they?

JR: Last night, they teamed with fellow PPV Squad member Cheesecake, but lost to the tandem of William Regal, Booker T and Goldust.

Goldust’s theme hits and he makes his way to the ring.

JR: We have a rematch from last week on Raw, when Croooooow and Cynric scored the win over Booker T and this man right here, Goldust.

Booker T’s theme hits and he makes his way to the ring.

JR: Booker T is on his way down, and he seems to be having his problems with Goldust as of late.

King: They are an odd couple to be sure, but hopefully they can pull it together to beat this PPV Squad.

FINISH: Halfway through the match, Cynric gets the hot tag. As he’s climbing to the top turnbuckle, Booker hits him with a chair and pushes him off, making him sail into the barricade at ringside, knocking himself out cold. Booker T and Goldust are able to double team Croooooow at will while the EMTs help Cynric out of the arena. After a few minutes of beating on Croooooow, he ducks a double clothesline and hits a double dropkick. Huh runs out and stands on the apron, reaching for the tag. The ref allows it since he saw Booker cheat before. Croooooow tags him and Huh comes in and beats the crap out of Booker and Goldust. Booker blindsides him, but when he goes for a leaping sidekick, Huh moves and Booker strikes Goldust. Croooooow comes off the top rope with a missile dropkick on Booker as Huh crushes Goldust in the corner with an avalanche. Goldust falls and Huh goes up and hits a moonsault, getting the pin.

Winners: Huh and Croooooow at 7:04

JR: And the PPV Squad wins it!

King: Wait, that’s not fair. Huh just can’t come down and join the match like that!

JR: It wasn’t fair that Booker used a chair on Cynric and knocked him out cold either, King, and he should have been disqualified right there, but the ref made up for it by allowing Huh to substitute for Cynric.

In the ring, Croooooow looks surprised that Huh can kick ass. Huh starts to dance to his theme, and encourages Croooooow to join in. Croooooow eventually does.

INT. ARENA – NIGHT

MATCH: Rob Van Dam and Nykk vs. Eddie Guerrero and Raven

Raven’s theme hits and he makes his way to the ring.

JR: We’re set for tag team action, and here comes Raven.

King: We have the host of Heat, and Latino Heat coming up!

Eddie Guerrero’s theme hits and he makes his way to the ring.

JR: And here comes the man who is still the Intercontinental Champion as of last night at Judgment Day.

King: Latino Heat! And he’s still the Intercontinental Champion, JR. No one, not even RVD can take that belt from him.

Nykk’s new theme hits and he makes his way to the ring.

JR: And here comes the leader of the PPV Squad, fresh off a win over X-pac last night.

King: Not only did he win, but he broke three bones in poor X-pac’s hand.

JR: He certainly did, but Nykk definitely proved to be the better submission wrestler.

Rob Van Dam’s theme hits and he makes his way to the ring.

JR: The roof has come off here in Memphis for RVD!

King: The fans love him, JR, but the bottom line is that he could not get the job done against Eddie Guerrero last night.

FINISH: As the four are brawling, RVD hits the Five Star Frog Splash on Regal, but neither guy is legal. Eddie attacks RVD from behind and sends him to the apron. Eddie moves in, but RVD clotheslines him on the top rope and Guerrero staggers back right into Howling Moon II from Nykk, who covers and gets the pin.

Winners: Nykk and Rob Van Dam at 4:42

JR: The tandem of RVD and Nykk win it tonight, and Nykk just pinned the Intercontinental Champion!

King: Latino Heat just got pinned!?

RVD and Nykk celebrate in the ring.

INT. PROMO SET – NIGHT

Jonathan Coachman is standing by with Rob Van Dam.

Coach: RVD, what a tremendous match you and Nykk just had against Eddie Guerrero and Mr. Perfect, but I understand there’s something you want to say.

RVD: Yes, Coach. Judgment Day was my night last night, but Guerrero had to cheat to pull the victory and the title away from me. Eddie, if you’re any kind of man, meet me in that ring next week on Raw for a rematch and bring that belt with you!

Nykk wanders on camera.

Nykk: Whoa, whoa, whoa, wait a minute. With all due respect, RVD, I’m the one who did what you couldn’t do, and that’s pin Eddie Guerrero in the middle of the ring. I’m also the guy who won his match last night and broke X-pac’s hand in the process. You had your rematch last night, so now it’s my turn. If anyone gets a match with Eddie Guerrero, it should be me.

RVD: With all due respect, Nykk, you never would have pinned him without my help. I respect what you established for yourself last night, but Guerrero is mine.

Nykk: You think so, huh?

RVD: Yeah, I think so, but since you seem to think you deserve the shot, how about this? How about you and I get in the ring next week on Raw, and the winner of that match gets the title shot?

Nykk: All right. Deal.

They shake hands.

Nykk: Just make sure you bring your A-Game, RVD, because if this is for a shot at the Intercontinental Title, I’m not holding back.

RVD: Hey, that’s cool. Everything’s cool when you’re Rob… Van… Dam.

Nykk gives RVD one last glance before walking away, and RVD stares after him.

INT. ARENA – NIGHT

MATCH: The Pyro Twins vs. William Regal and Steven Richards

William Regal’s theme hits and he and Steven Richards make their way to the ring, along with Molly Holly.

JR: Here comes the Hardcore Champion, Steven Richards, who will be teaming up with the European Champion William Regal tonight.

King: Richards better watch his back. Even his own partner could turn against him and try and take the Hardcore Title. You never know.

The Pyro Twins’ new theme hits and they make their way to the ring.

JR: This is the first match we’ve seen the Pyro Twins have on Raw for quite some time. Apparently, they’re upset that the tag team titles are exclusive to Smackdown.

King: You can’t really blame them, JR. And when the Pyro Twins get upset, that means you get out of dodge.

FINISH: As the four men brawl, Regal goes for a clothesline on Dusty. He ducks and Regal hits Richards with it. Jay and Dusty hit Final Darkness on Regal and Dusty covers for the pin.

Winners: The Pyro Twins at 3:23

JR: The Pyro Twins get the quick victory over the team of Regal and Richards, but what are they doing now?

They wait for Richards to get up and then execute Final Darkness again. Jay covers him and the ref makes the count, but Dusty pulls Jay off and makes the cover himself. Jay pulls Dusty off, and the Pyro Twins have words with each other. After a few moments, Regal gets up and gives Jay a shot to the back of the head with the brass knuckles, making him sail into Dusty. Regal celebrates, but the Pyro Twins get up and Regal makes a hasty exit. The Pyro Twins give chase and chase him out of the arena.

JR: Regal is in for it now. The Pyro Twins were arguing over who would beat Steven Richards for the Hardcore Title, but now they have something to focus their anger on. Regal better get the hell out of here!

INT. HALLWAY – NIGHT

Regal is running down the hall, but sees Jay in his path. He turns around to find Dusty standing in his path. He opens the nearest door and goes in, not realizing it’s the PPV Squad dressing room.

INT. DRESSING ROOM – NIGHT

The Pyro Twins corner Regal in the dressing room and lay in some shots. However, Molly comes in with a sealed water bottle and whacks Jay upside the head with it. Jay goes down, and Dusty goes after Molly, but gets hit with the brass knuckles by Regal. Molly goes over to help Regal up and happens to glance in the shower. She gets a surprised look on her face and shouting is heard. She tells Regal they need to get out of there, and they leave. A few moments later, Croooooow runs out of the showers with a towel around his waist and his hair dripping wet. He takes a look around and sees the Pyro Twins lying on the ground.

Croooooow: What the hell were they doing in here?

Heat

MATCH: Cheesecake vs. Crash

Cheesecake gets the win after he reverses Crash’s springboard bulldog into a powerbomb for the pin.