8/5/02-8/11/02

Raw

INT. ARENA - NIGHT

MATCH: Shadow vs. Molly Holly

Shadow's theme hits and she makes her way to the ring.

JR: It's time for our Women's Title match! What an opportunity for Shadow, from the PPV Squad. What's the matter, King? Nothing to say?

King: Uh... every time I open my mouth around her, I get in trouble, JR.

Shadow moves in the King's direction, but the King begs off.

King: No, I didn't say anything, honest!

Satisfied, Shadow hops into the ring. Molly Holly's theme hits and she makes her way to the ring.

JR: Our Women's Champion is on her way down, and though she beat Shadow just a few weeks ago, she?s being forced to give her a rematch right here!

FINISH: As Shadow goes for the Interceptor, Molly pulls the ref in between them and Shadow accidentally hits him, knocking him cold. As she checks on the ref, Molly attacks from behind. She tries whipping Shadow into the ropes, but Shadow reverses, pulls Molly back toward her and hits the Interceptor. She covers, but the ref is still down. As she tries to wake up the ref, Molly gets the Women's title belt and nails Shadow in the back of the head with it. She covers and the ref wakes up to make the three count.

Winner: Molly Holly at 4:03

JR: Shadow came so close, and if Molly hadn't pulled the referee in the way of the Interceptor, we?d have a new Women?s Champion.

King: What are you talking about, JR? Shadow obviously knocked out the referee because she knew that Molly would counter and pin her somehow.

JR: Give me a break.

Molly shouts at Shadow after some celebrating and starts to stomp on her as she gets up. Molly bounces off the ropes and nails her with the Women's title belt again, knocking her out. As she puts the bad mouth on Shadow, Trish Stratus runs down to the ring and slides in. She gives Molly some forearms and then hits the Stratusfaction on her. Molly rolls out of the ring and Trish helps Shadow up.

JR: Thank goodness Trish Stratus was around. There?s no love lost between her and Molly that's for sure, and Trish would love to regain the Women's Title.

When Shadow realizes who's helping her, she swats her away and looks at Trish with disdain. Trish asks her what's up, and Shadow looks at her for a moment before offering her hand. Trish accepts and they shake hands, Trish raising Shadow's into the air as her music plays.

JR: Well, that was a tense moment for sure. It looked as if Shadow wasn't going to accept the help of Trish Stratus.

King: I thought we were going to have a catfight break out there. Both of them want the Women's Title.

INT. LOCKER ROOM - NIGHT

Eddie Guerrero is going ballistic, kicking things around the locker room and yelling in Spanish. Chris Benoit looks on calmly.

Benoit: Eddie, calm down. You've been doing this for the past week.

Eddie: Did you see what those punks did to me last week, Chris? Me, Latino Heat, beaten down by a bunch of gringos! And on top of all that, I found out that Eric Bischoff went ahead and made the match for SummerSlam, me against Nykk in a two out of three falls match for MY Intercontinental Title!

He starts yelling in Spanish again.

Benoit: Look, there won't be a thing to worry about if I soften him up for you. You want me to take him out?

Eddie: You'd do that for me?

Benoit: Hey, what are friends for? I'll go find Bischoff and tell him to make the match.

He leaves and Eddie sighs.

Eddie: Two out of three falls... I can?t believe this.

INT. BACKSTAGE - NIGHT

Jonathan Coachman is walking with a microphone.

Coach: JR, I think I found the Extremists somewhere around here?

He spots Justin Credible, Mike Awesome and Steven Richards by a water cooler.

Coach: Here they are. Excuse me, guys, but last week Croooooow issued a challenge for you to wrestle himself, Cynric and the Pyro Twins in an eight-man tag match at SummerSlam. Have you decided to accept his challenge, and if so, who will be your fourth member?

Credible: Yeah, we accept their challenge. I'm a little disappointed that he just wanted a straight wrestling match, but we'll show him that we can wrestle as well as be extreme. As for our fourth member, we?ve been scouting a number of possible candidates, but haven?t decided?

They all look off camera, and it pans over to Shawn Stasiak, who is standing there with a grin on his face.

Stasiak: Extremists... look no further! Your fourth member is right here. After all, there is no more extreme planet in the galaxy than Planet Stasiak!

Credible, Awesome and Richards try hard not to crack up.

Credible: Planet Stasiak, huh? Tell me, what extreme qualities do you possess that would make you a contributing member of our group? What have you ever done?

Stasiak: Well, I don?t powerbomb people through tables, and I barely ever use chairs, but I have that one quality your group needs to succeed... charisma!

Credible: All right, Mr. Charisma, how about this? We have to send two members to face Huh and Cheesecake tonight. How about you team with Mike Awesome and think of this as a try-out. If you can prove you're extreme and get the pin, you can be our fourth member.

Stasiak: I accept! And one other thing...

Credible: Whoa, whoa, whoa. Just remember that I'm the leader. Me. I get to finish the promo. Tonight, we?re kicking the PPV Squad's asses, and that's not just the coolest... that's not just the best... that's Justin Credible!

Stasiak: And look who's back... Planet Stasiak!

They look at him irritably.

INT. ARENA - NIGHT

MATCH: Huh and Cheesecake vs. Mike Awesome and Shawn Stasiak

Mike Awesome's theme hits and he, Shawn Stasiak, Justin Credible and Steven Richards make their way to the ring. Though the rest of the Extremists are trying to look bad ass, Stasiak?s being his usual goofy self.

JR: Well, here's a turn we didn't expect. Stasiak wants to be extreme.

King: Why not? After all, who's better than Stasiak, the Extreme Planet?

JR: I could think of a number of individuals more suited for their group, but Stasiak has a try-out tonight against Huh and Cheesecake.

Huh?s theme hits and he and Cheesecake make their way to the ring. Huh is holding a kendo stick.

JR: Here come the unlikely team of the goofy Huh and the eccentric Cheesecake.

King: They usually have some kind of goofy outfit for Huh to wear. I wonder what they've got for us tonight.

They get in the ring and Cheesecake gets a mic.

Cheesecake: You know, I wa'th wondering the other day what kind of a per'th'on u'th'es a kendo th'tick, or a th'ingapore cane. Believe it or not, everyone, it'th the exact th'ame thing. Not many know thi'th, but I too wield a mighty th'tick. Unfortunately, Huh i'th holding my th'tick right now and won't let go. But he ha'th a trick he wan'th to perform with my th'tick, th'o ladie'th and gentlemen, I introduce to you, Huh the ama'th'ing th'word th'wallower! Let'th th'ow them how you th'wallow my th'tick, Huh!

Huh opens his mouth and prepares to stick the kendo stick down his throat, and Stasiak leans in, not believing what Huh?s about to do. Suddenly, Huh grabs the cane and whacks Stasiak across the face with it. Stasiak falls down unconscious as Huh and Cheesecake attack Mike Awesome and the bell rings to start the match.

FINISH: Stasiak remains unconscious for most of the match, and when he staggers to his feet in the corner, Cheesecake drops down and Huh runs and launches himself off of Cheesecake?s back, hitting an avalanche on Stasiak. Stasiak remains out on his feet, but Awesome clotheslines Huh and Cheesecake from behind. He pulls Cheesecake up to the top rope with him and powerbombs him halfway across the ring. As he gets up, Huh clotheslines him out of the ring, the momentum taking them both outside. Stasiak staggers out of the corner finally, and collapses on top of Cheesecake. The ref makes the three count.

Winners: Mike Awesome and Shawn Stasiak at 3:40

JR: So much for his try-out match. Stasiak was knocked unconscious before the match started and just got the lucky pin when he collapsed on top of Cheesecake.

Credible and Richards get in the ring and start to punish Cheesecake and Huh with shots from the kendo sticks. No sooner do they get the upper hand than Cynric, Croooooow and the Pyro Twins run out. Dusty and Jay have chairs, Cynric has his bo, and Croooooow has a baseball bat. They beat down Awesome and Credible, but Richards makes a run for it, and Croooooow chases him through the crowd. Finally, Awesome, Credible and Stasiak back up the ramp while the Squad stands in the ring with their music playing.

JR: The PPV Squad just sent a message to the Extremists. Mess with one of us and you mess with all of us.

King: I wonder if Croooooow's ever going to catch up with Richards?

JR: Nonetheless, Croooooow, Cynric and the Pyro Twins will take on Justin Credible, Mike Awesome, Steven Richards and possibly Shawn Stasiak at SummerSlam.

INT. LOCKER ROOM - NIGHT

In the PPV Squad locker room, Trish Stratus and Shadow are talking when Nykk walks in, looking nervous.

Shadow: Hey, Nykk. You look a little pale.

Nykk: Do I? You know I have a match with Chris Benoit tonight, right? I've got to tell you, I'm real nervous about this. Chris Benoit is the master. I've idolized him for years and even modeled my wrestling style after his, and now he?s out to get me. He could seriously hurt me. Did you know he once broke a guy?s neck and then laughed about it? You know, I've been in WWE for about ten months now, and this is the first time that I wondered if maybe I wouldn't walk out of that arena under my own power.

Shadow: Listen, you don't need to be nervous. Chris Benoit is a man just like everyone else, and can be beaten. Why would you be nervous? Very few people have accomplished the things you have in such a short time here in WWE. You should be proud of yourself. Just take it to him and show him what you?re made of.

Nykk nods, but looks as if he?s still got visions of pain and destruction dancing in his head.

Shadow: By the way, you know Trish, right?

Nykk looks at Trish and shakes her hand.

Nykk: Yes, it's nice to see you again, Trish.

Trish: Nice to see you too, Nykk. If I may... you don?t need to feel nervous about anything. Take me for example. I'm another unlikely success... supermodel turned wrestler? Who would have thought that would work out? But I improved myself, and now I?m a two-time Women's Champion. Just believe in yourself and do your best, and when in doubt, fall back on your friends. You?ve got some good ones here.

Nykk: Yeah? thanks Trish, Shadow. I feel a bit better now. Let's see if I can master the master.

He leaves the room and the girls look after him.

Shadow: If Nykk is showing fear, there may not be hope for any of us.

Trish nods in agreement.

INT. ARENA - NIGHT

MATCH: Nykk vs. Chris Benoit

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

JR: Here comes the man known as the Canadian Crippler, Chris Benoit. He promised his friend Eddie Guerrero earlier that he would take out Nykk, and that's no idle threat coming from him.

King: No doubt about it, Benoit is a machine. Nykk is in for a world of hurt tonight.

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

JR: Nykk was showing a bit more of his human side earlier on, when he expressed his anxiety to Shadow. I didn't know he could be nervous!

King: Well, he regards Benoit as the master, and if in his mind he doesn't think that he can overcome Benoit, he won?t.

FINISH: Shortly into the match, Eddie Guerrero comes out onto the ramp to watch. Nykk takes control of the match for the first time and gets some momentum going against Benoit. However, as he goes for Crimson Moon, Benoit slides off behind him and takes him down with a Fujiwara armbar. He applies the Crippler Crossface and Nykk taps out after a few moments.

Winner: Chris Benoit at 5:32

King: I guess Benoit is the master. Better luck next time, Nykk!

JR: Nykk gave it his all, but Chris Benoit was just too much for him. And look at Eddie Guerrero smiling up on the ramp.

Benoit stomps on Nykk and then picks him up and throws him out of the ring.

JR: Come on. That?s enough, Benoit. You got what you wanted. You beat him.

King: Who knew that Benoit could play such mind games? He may not have broken Nykk physically, but I'll bet he?s broken mentally.

Heat

MATCH: Croooooow vs. Justin Credible

Croooooow loses the match after interference by Steven Richards. Credible gives him That's Incredible for the pin. Afterward, Cynric comes out to check on his brother.