King : That's going to be an exciting prospect for the RAW Brand but it's not all going to be surely for Team Angle, Shane Douglas is the number one contender to face The Undisputed Champion at Wrestlemania and dont forget D-Lo Brown who is on a little bit of a winning streak of his own in the WWE!! But that's not all because we also see the in ring return of The Dead Man, The Undertaker as he is entered into a Triple Threat Match with last weeks two winning newcomers Booker T and Chris Benoit
JR : And then the main event, two people who come with in a whisker of winning this years Royal Rumble, Lance Storm and Kurt Angle, both men have been awesome in their performances and tonight they fight each other to meet the Royal Rumble winner himself, Shane Douglas for the WWE Inter-Continental Championship at No Way Out, which should be an absolute corker!
((( WHO SUCKS NOW?! - TEAM ANGLE )))
King : That's the music of Kurt Angle and now here he is walking out onto the stage with his new friends and more importantly his allies, Shultan Banjoman and Chorley Haasshole Haha!! But really they are tremendous athletes I've been told although last week on Raw what they did to Sabu and Leviathan was distasteful and disrespectful and didn't really show much athletisism really did it? A hooded attack from the blind side? It's cowardly JR!!
JR : Yeah I have to be inclined to agree with what you say King, Benjamin and Haas have great amateur backgrounds as did Kurt Angle when he got to the WWF, the now WWE, but just like Kurt did they need to show that they can compete with the professional superstars that World Wrestling Entertainment RAW has employed to it's brand and quite fankly I do have my doubts as now they have finished their entrances and get into the ring where Kurt Angle takes a microphone from Lillian Garcia the next prettiest ring announcer next to Howard Finkel who's out there in a league of his own...
[Kurt Angle]
Well folks here you all have it.....*Crowd : YOU SUCK!* Here you have something that I thought was only pheasable in my most far out dreams *Crowd : YOU SUCK!* I have two things in this ring that mean the world to me *Crowd : WHAT?* And those two things are these beauts! (holds up his gold medals) *Crowd : Boooo* Well you all thought I was going to say Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas didn't you? Well They mean a lot to me, they are business collegues, but If you ask them right now, they are not dissappointed about me valuing my gold medals more than them, valuing gold more than them, Infact they respect me for saying that, they dont want any love story going on between Kurt Angle and Team Angle, they want a partnership and they want a succesful one at that! Look at all of you idiots in the crowd tonight *Crowd : Booooo* Your all LOSERS because you put your friends before yourself and that's why your sitting here now like retards going YOU SUCK, but the fact is that you all suck, because you didn't persue dreams and you didn't follow your hearts, and that's why Benjamin and Haas aren't friends they are people I respect for being great athletes like myself and people that want to succeed like myself, You all may think this is twisted knowledge but the only reason you think it is twisted is because all your brains are twisted into the wrong way of thinking and you refuse to see the reality that I did something with my life and all you wasters didn't!!
Crowd : ASSHOLE!! ASSHOLE!! ASSHOLE!!
[Kurt Angle]
Yeah whatever guys, Your only chanting that because you know I'm write and as the saying goes, everybody has one....All you people are one!! OH IT'S TRUE!!! But without any further addo let me hand the microphone to Mr. Charlie Haas!
[Charlie Haas]
Thanks a lot Kurt, well you know, this is a first for me, standing here, microphone in hand, I'm not an entertainer, I'm not here to make you people use your emotions, I'm not a comedian, I'm a wrestler and a damn good one at that. You don't win countless amateur honours if your not a good wrestler, grappling with the best, no ring, just mats, fighting for social supremacy, to be considered better than the average American wasters out there and I did it, and I'll prove it once again in the pro's by giving D-Lo Brown a pasting here tonight that he wont soon forget, I'll use moves on him he hasn't seen anywhere before, i'll pin him before he can say click his fingers and say squat! because I'm representing myself Charlie Haas, I'm representing Team Angle and most importantly I'm representing KURT ANGLE!!! Oh It's True!! It's Damn True!!! Take it away Shelton....
[Shelton Benjamin]
You know what before I talk about Shane Douglas, I just want to say that I AM SHELTON BENJAMIN!!! And I am the human being that you ignorant fools are going to be seeing a lot more of in the upcoming future whether you like it or not. You may have your Undertaker's and your Kane's but I'm the whole new era that the WWE Raw Brand is bringing to the stage with my fellow act Charlie Haas, and we will kick up a storm, and we will be succesful, because wrestling is our life, infact without wrestling, I wouldn't want to live, now that is what you call extreme, not some poxy little Barbed Wire Match. I'm a graduate from the university of Minnesota and I am a man that will do what it takes, any means neccesary, using what I've been taught through the amateurs and I'll use the inspiring words of my mentor Kurt Angle, and I'll SUCK it all up and beat Mr.Royal Rumble winner later here tonight and prove why Team Angle will soon rule the WWE Raw Brand!!
**Team Angle's theme music hits the PA system and they all hold up each others arms as the show cuts to some advertisements - Team Angle put over well there as a force to be reckoned with, but can they impress in the ring tonight?**
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**We come back from the commercials and we see D-Lo Brown, he walks up to the curtains where he is waiting for his music to hit. Team Angle is coming back from ringside aswell after it's little showing inside the ring moments ago. D-Lo stares at Angle who stares back at him.
D-Lo : First ever Euro-Continental Champion punk
Angle : Pfff, I'm not even going to argue with you, your below me now, you may have won a few WWE titles off the likes of Mideon and Mark Henry in the past. Infact the only time you ever won anything in your sorry life was against sideshow freaks, your just like all these people in this arena LOSERS!! So if I was you I'd concentrate on your opponent.....CHARLIE HAAS!!!
**Haas steps infront of Kurt as now Benjamin and Angle back him up...**
Haas : After you D-Lo....After you (points through the curtain whilst a smirk on his face)
D-Lo : Ladies first Charlotte
Haas : Your begging for a beating that you can't take Brown, do me a favour and walk your ass to that ring, and show me your A game because your gonna need every bit of it...."Punk"
D-Lo : I might just do that!, I might just do that!
**Kurt Angle and Shelton Benjamin walk off as referee's are on the scene now so that the match can start normally and that the entrance can go ahead as normal...and infact we play another commercial, this time promoting D-Lo Brown and his new "Down With The Brown" Gimmick before we can return to the action...**
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Match 1
One on One
D'lo Brown Vs Charlie Haas
King: here we go with the first match of the night, one member of the newly created... Team Angle. In last week's main event between Shane Douglas and Eddie Guerrero facing Lance Storm and Kurt Angle, this Haas guy along with Shelton Benjamin helped Kurt win the match then destroy all other competitors!
JR: It was god damn horrendous!
King: Impressive is what it was JR, no two ways about it!
(( WOOOH.... Your Looking At the Real Deal Now...))
[D'lo brown walks out wearing a black wrestling suit with purple trim as per usual. D'lo gets into the ring climbs the turnbuckle and does his usual poses, which includes the head wobble]
JR: D'lo Brown has been on a pretty good streak as of late, perhaps this new comer Charlie Haas can put an end to that?
((**Team Angle** DURN DURN DA DA ...#YOU SUCK# DURN DURN #YOU SUCK#))
[Charlie Haas walks out sporting the red white and blue colours of Team Angle. He makes his way down the ramp and is a little phased by the reception he is getting from the crowd because of his in-experience. Haas gets in the ring and gets te match started with an early attack hitting a clothesline]
JR: Dlo is pissed at that, he gets back up, Hip toss to Haas, the youngster gets up another hip toss... Dlo gets him back to his feet again... spine buster. Dlo with the cover, referee Nick Patrick counts the fall 1........2 Charlie Haas kicks out. Dlo straight back to work on him. Nails him with standing suplex. Pretty impressive move from Dlo Brown, Dlo with some mat manoeuvers here, wrist lock applied to Haas... Haas quickly escapes from it, Charlie with some mat manoeuvres of his own.. leg sweep to D'Lo brown. Rear chin lock being applied to Dlo, Haas using this manoeuver wisely, applying a lot of pressure. Haas releases Dlo, he gets him to his feet... Irish whip into the ropes... knee to the gut from Haas... Spine buster take down, he goes for the cover 1.......2... Dlo had to grab the ropes. Haas gets brown to his feet, knife edge chop to Dlo's chest... and another whips him into the corner. Haas going for a running clothesline, Dlo brown just raised his foot, Haas got introduced to his size 13 boot!. Dlo Brown with the small package 1......2... Haas got a shoulder up, Dlo Brown with a chop of his own to Charlie.. Haas replies with a rake of the eyes.. Dlo Brown with shuddering clothesline, Haas gets back up.. hip toss from Brown, sends him into the ropes... Haas ducked... brown telegrahped it... Back body drop. Dlo Brown is going up to, he wants to end this right here.. Dlo Brown going for the Frogsplash, he didnt connect!... Haas wisely moved out of the way. Charlie Haas stomping the hell out of Dlo's back, he's God dam relentless. What the hell is he doing here?.. wow thats an impressive submission move, cant say I've seen that one....
King: Kurt Angle has been training him well, you know Kurt the expert technical wrestler he is, he probably came up with that move and gave it to Haas! What a kind person Kurt is. Haas still has this weird submission hold locked in, Dlo is reaching for the ropes, but he cant quite get there.. Dlo trying to make some ground, he does so... he got a hold of the bottom rope. Patrick having trouble in getting Haas to release the hold. Haas gets in the face of Patrick, Patrick tells him straight that Dlo grabbed the rope... Dlo with a standing drop kick to Haas, amateur mistake there JR... Dlo gets him back to his feet.. Back suplex, hook of the leg 1........2... Haas got his left shoulder up off the mat. Dlo keeps up the offence... boot to the gut..going for a Piledirver... Haas with a back body drop.. Both men up, Dlo swung for Haas, Haas ducked it, got his arms locked in around his waist... German time! One.... two.... and a third to finish him off!. Charlie Haas with the cover 1.......2... Brown surprisingly gets a shoulder up. Haas can�t believe it and is telling the referee it was a slow count, Haas wants this debut win really bad.. Patrick tells him to get on with it, Dlo Brown with a boot to the gut, he gets that piledriver he was looking for, can he make it count. Dlo Brown with a school boy 1......2... Haas got to the bottom rope. Dlo and Charlie both to their feet, they lock up, short battle there, Dlo send Haas into the ropes knee to the gut... now the clothesline take down... Haas up, Dlo cant believe it... Belly to Belly suplex... damn that was sweet. Charlie Haas with the cover 1......2......3 he�s done it!
JR: You forgot to mention the fact he had his feet on the middle rope for extra leverage...
King: Well I didnt see it and neither did Patrick, your seeing things JR!.
Winner : Charlie Haas
**We come back from ringside after the last match and we see Chris Benoit warming up for his match, a Triple Threat Match against Booker T and The Undertaker. Ric Flair is motivating him but just then up walks none other than The Dead Man himself....The Undertaker!**
Undertaker : I hope I'm not interuppting anything here....Because I've got something I need to say....Chris Benoit, I saw your impressive victory over Diamond Dallas Page last week and I'd just like to say I'm glad you had your little warm up match last week, because I'm The Undertaker and although I'm a similar age as DDP, Our abilities are not so similar. I like to beat people up, I like to hurt people and tonight yours and Ric Flair's fairy tale ends, and your brought back down to earth with a bump and you will both have a tombstone in Death Valley that will say so!
Flair : You know Dead Man, me and you have had quite a storied past in Sadistic. I tried my damn hardest for a while to stop you from becoming The Undisputed Champion, but I failed. In the end you defeated this man Chris Benoit for that very prize. Back then I was a SON OF A BITCH!! I'll admit It, I tried to take away people's hopes and dreams and I understand you may have a grudge against me and against Chris Benoit, because of course you two made up the SummerSlam main event in 2002 and you tore the arena down in a Casket Match!! But now it's February 2003 the things around here have changed. I am still Commissioner granted but all our morales have changed. Chris Benoit is now MY Bodyguard when in effect it was the opposite last year and now Undertaker you are back to support Hulk Hogan and help him battle his nemesis Triple H! The pictures are different and tonight it will be a lot different than before so Undertaker you had better not worry about me, but you had better worry about Chris Benoit and you had better worry about Booker T!!
**The camera's flick around and we see a door open next to where Benoit, Flair and Undertaker are stood and walking through comes The Booker Man!! Booker T stands and stares at all three**
Booker : Did I just here some sucka say my name? Ah Ric Flair I think it was you, the 17 time World Champion Sucka!! No just messin' man, I respect you, I respect that guy next to you Chris Benoit and yeah hey Undertaker hows it goin Dawg!!
Undertaker : Are you trying to disrespect The Dead man? You better rewind what you just said and say something different or else the medics here tonight will be removing a big ol' soup bone from halfway down your throat at the hospital by the time tonights match is over!
Booker : Chill out Dead Man and by the way, I know you think your special, your a former Undisputed Champion and you also have a decade of destruction under your belt, but you seem to be forgetting that pales in comparison to me Booker T! The Count Em' FIVE TIME FIVE TIIME FIVE TIME FIVE TIME FIVE TIME Dubya See Dubya Champion SUCKA!!!
**Undertaker goes nose to nose with Booker T**
Benoit : Woah guys, you two stop arguing about how good you both are, there isn't really much point. I'm Chris Benoit, and your in the ring with me tonight, In the ring with the best damn technical wrestler in the history of the WWE!! Need I say more? Come on Ric let's go!!
**Benoit and Flair walk away from the scene as now Undertaker and Booker still nose to nose**
Undertaker : You better not write any cheques that your ass can't cash, because if you do, you'll join Triple H on my shortlist of people about to be publicly executed by THE LORD OF DARKNESS!!!
**Undertaker walks off now as Booker T stares at Undertaker walking away, he looks like he's just seen a ghost, but then he just changes his face expression and rolls the eyes in the back of his head and puts his hand in front of his face and shakes and shouts......SUCKA!!!!!!!**
**Show goes to a commercial - advertising Tell Me You didn't just say that! Booker T-Shirt****
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Match 2
Triple Threat
Chris Benoit Vs Booker T Vs The Undertaker
King: Here we go, three guys that have recently come to the Raw brand, tonight will be the Undertaker�s first match since his suspension at the end of 2002, Booker T beat Sabu in what was meant to be a handicapped match last week, but Sabu and Leviathan took Goldut out so he couldn�t compete.
JR: yeah then ironically Sabu and Leviathan were taken out of commission later that night. This match is going to be intense, all three guys have a point to make here tonight!
(( CAN YOU DIG IT...... SUCKAAAAAA ? ))
[Booker T walks out nodding and shaking his head, with his dreads flying every where. He walks to the middle of the ramp way looks at his hands, it�s as if he�s in a trance. He slams his arms in the air and flames shoot up from the ramp way. Booker makes his way down to the ring with a great reception from the crowd]
(( DEAD MAN WALKING.....#YOU�VE DONE IT NOW...#))
[We here the roar of the Deadman�s motorcycle, he drives out onto the ramp way... at the top of the ramp he punches his chest twice then drives down to ringside. Undertaker then circles the ring and parks his bike, the Undertaker steps up onto the apron then steps over the top rope, he walks around in a circle in the ring then goes to one side and throws his arms in the air, a perfect photo opportunity for the fans]
King: These two aint waiting for Chris Benoit, Booker T with a cheap shot to the Deadman... chop to the chest of the Deadman.. Booker sends him into the ropes. Reversal by Taker... boot to the gut... scoop slam... off the ropes elbow drop from the Undertaker... Taker picks Bookerman up to his feet, he sets up for a suplex.. Booker blocks it by using his legs... punch to the gut of the Undertaker, he gets free. Side Russian leg sweep from Booker.. Booker T makes the cover 1.....2... it�ll take more than that to beat Deadman Inc
(( DURN NUR NUR NUR #WHAT EVER - Our Lady Peace#))
JR: Here comes Benoit into the mix. Benoit straight in... clothesline to the Undertaker... locks his arms around booker.... Belly to belly suplex. Undertaker back up fairly quickly.. Benoit turns around Big boot to the fore head of Benoit. Undertaker gets him back to his feet.... Irish whip into the corner... Undertaker follows up... running clothesline crashing the chest of the Rabid wolverine. Booker T is up he�s picking his moment.. Undertaker turns around... DDT from Booker T. Chris Benoit from out of the corner... Booker had him scouted in the corner of his eye... hip toss to Benoit... Chris back up to his feet... chops to Bookers chest, backing him in the corner whilst doing so... Huge knife edge chops to Booker, just like Naitch himself.. wait booker grabs benoit he throws him in the corner... Knife edge chops to Chris Benoit.... a second... a third... one final one... that almsot sent Benoit out of the ring...Booker sends Chris Benoit out of the corner with a clothesline to the opposite corner... no the Deadman caught him mid run... running side walks slam... The Undertaker with a hook of the leg, the ref slides 1......2... Booker T with an elbow drop to break up the count. Booker t gets the undertaker back on his feet... Suplex from Booker T... nicely executed!. Chris Benoit was ready and waiting for him to finish... Northern Lights suplex into a bridge 1.....2.... Book got his left shoulder up. The Undertaker picks up Chris Benoit sends him into the ropes... Booker back up... he jumps on the back of the Undertaker... sleeper hold applied to the Deadman... Benoit off the ropes... Drop kick to the Undertaker.... taker falls on Booker T. Benoit managed to nail both opponents there, Benoit makes the cover on Booker T 1......2... the Undertaker with a big stomp to the stomach of Benoit to stop the cover. Undertaker gets Benoit to his feet. He whips him into ropes... Benoit goes for the Cross body, but Undertaker catches him... over head throw from the Undertaker.
King: Undertaker is looking in good shape considering he�s been out of commission for a few months. Obviously doesn�t suffer from ring rust. Booker with a clubbing blow to the Undertaker�s back.. he gets him down to one knee. He�s see�s his opportunity.... off the ropes... AXE kick... no Undertaker moved at the last second... all Booker hit was air... Benoit back in this thing... Release German to Booker T.. he goes after the Deadman... huge right hands to Taker, Undertaker replies with some hard hitting punches of his own. He looks Up with Benoit... Benoit breaks free... huge shoot to the back of Taker�s leg... and another.. Undertaker down on one knee... massive clothesline from Chris Benoit. Benoit not given the chance to make the cover... Booker from behind... Full nelson slam... Booker makes the cover 1......2... Benoit grabs the bottom rope. Wise move.. Book gets Chris Benoit to his feet.... the go behind... arm tie up... now the leg sweep from Booker.. Booker of the ropes.... charges down with his arms on Benoit�s gut. Undertaker shakes the cob webs off, he goes after Chris Benoit... Gets him to his feet. Uppercut from taker... Double arm ddt from the Undertaker... Undertaker turns around... Scissors kick to the Undertaker. Are we gonna see it JR?.... Booker in a trance looking at his hand, he�s down on one knee. The arms go up... SPIN-A-ROONIE JR!... Benoit was waiting for him when he got up... Benoit missed with the clothesline... Booker hooks up... Book End to benoit. Bookerman is firing on all cylinders. Booker T with a cover 1.......2... Undertaker drags Booker off Benoit..
JR: Wait a god damn minute who�s that making their way down to the ring?... That�s Kurt Angle, what the hell does he want, this match has nothing to do with him...
King: he just wants a better view of this exciting match... your so paranoid JR!. Undertaker whips Booker T into the corner.. he takes him from the corner... Taker climbing the turnbuckle... now walking across the ropes... Vintage Undertaker... Undertaker pounces on booker with a thunderous right arm.. Booker sent to the floor.. Oww Kurt is getting an up close look of the match he�s right in front of the ring. Undertaker makes the cover 1.........2... Benoit pulls the Undertaker off... Benoit going for a submission move... undertaker got out of it and in the process sent benoit over the top rope...
JR: Angle sprints over to where Benoit is, yeah just wanted to watch the match King! Angle stomping the hell out of a fallen Benoit. Angle gets him to his feet.... Angle Slam. In the ring Booker T just went for the Harlem Side kick... he didnt connect, Taker spins him around... he grabs his throat... Chokeslam to Booker T... no he breaks free... Undertaker connects with a big boot though.. angle rolls Benoit into the ring now... The Undertaker gets Benoit to his feet..scoops hims up. Sets him up for a tombsonte.... he gets it... Undertaker with the crucifx pin 1........2.......3 Undertaker wins after an outside attack from Kurt Angle. What the hell is Angle�s problem he should be concentrating on his match against Lance Storm tonight.
[Angle smiles as we see him walk up the ramp and disappear backstage. The Undertaker gets on his bike, and drives back up the rampway... before going through the curtians, he stops, then raises his arm in the air. The fans explode]
**We are now backstage where we see the arrival of none other than Paul Heyman! He is alone which is very unusual he isn't smiling or anything he just get's out of a taxi and heads for the arena**
JR : What the hell is that about?
King : I'm not sure maybe we'll find out later....
**Scene changes and we see Shane Douglas getting prepared for his match with Shelton Benjamin, The Franchise is with Francine who is watching him warm up, the scene pans around and we see the ECW Championship and Inter-Continental Championship belts across the back of a sofa. Francine then begins to speak...**
Francine : Shane, you know ever since you arrived here on RAW you've overcome all the obstacles you ever needed to, you got to a position where you now have a match guaranteed, a championship match guaranteed against The Undisputed Champion who at this current time is The Rock at Wrestlemania XIX all because you won the Royal Rumble Match and now tonight, you face Shelton Benjamin, somebody you shouldn't have to worry about, he's lower than you, he's inferior to you and then the match afterwards is also important because it determines who you will face next week, who will be the Number One Contender to face you for the Inter-Continental Championship!! So this in other words is a disagrace, the odds are stacked against Shane Douglas again!! You have so much to worry about Team Angle, Kurt Angle himself, Lance Storm, The Rock, No Way Out, Wrestlemania, Raw, Smackdown, I think that this is going to work against you Shane and I.....
Douglas : And you what Francine? And your trying to motivate me? And your trying to give me a pre match pep talk? Well Francine as much as I appreciate your thought and your feelings towards me I dont give two fucks about pressure. I thrive on the pressure, if I didn't have pressure on me to perform I'd be a fat ballooned out of shape middle aged waster, but instead I'm going to be the next UNDISPUTED CHAMPION!! Whether I'm turning up to face Shelton Benjamin, Kurt Angle, Lance Storm, The Chuckle Brothers or the fucking Tweenies it really doesn't matter to Shane Douglas, what does matter is that I win, all the other bull shit isn't worth mentioning, I never mentioned it before and I never will because I thrive on becoming one of Sadistic's best and if I'm worrying about things, I'm taking a backward step in my career, so you know what I'm gonna do? I'm gonna go out to that ring and kick the hell out of Shelton Benjamin about 1000 times worse than he did to me last week and that sorry little bastard will begin to realise how things work around this shithole!!
**The scene falls quiet as Francine smiles - scene change to ringside**
JR : Wow strong language by Shane Douglas there, I cannot condone his behaviour, but neither can he and I don't think he gives a damn, he just wants another victory under his belt! Another feather in his illustrious cap and his illustrious career on the Raw Brand!!
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Match Three
Shelton Benjamin v Shane Douglas
Dendendenden ...You Suck-Shelton Benjamin-]
The King v And we are ready for our next match of tonight between Shelton Benjamin the new guy from Team Angle that Kurt introduced the other week , he will be facing the Royal Rumble winner and Intercontinental champion , Shane Douglas .
Jr - That|s right King , I wonder how good that this guy is . And he already haves a very big match facing Shane Douglas
[Perfect Strangers v Shane Douglas]
Jr- And there he is the man on RAW , Shane Douglas !
The King v Yea great , where is Francine ?
Jr v I don|t know King , but I geus that Shane doesn|t want any interuption for this match .
King- Both men now inside of the ring ...;and the match is underway . Shelton Benjamin looking already for Douglas his knee|s , but Douglas could get out of the way for now . Shelton Benjamin going in again for the attack . Douglas get|s out of the way and he hit|s Benjamin with an elbow on his back , Shelton is down , Douglas going already for an submission move , as he get|s Shelton Benjamin in the cobra clutch.
Jr-This match is going to be pure wrestling King , no weapons in this one . And what is that ? Is Benjamin giving up ? ..... No he is reaching for the ropes , and he got|s it . Douglas releases the hold and then he starts to kick on a fallen shelton Benjamin .
The King v Hit him , hit him ! hahaha ! Shane is getting Benjamin up ow and hehits him with a scoop slam , followed by an elbow drop . Shane is going for the over , 1,2, no he kicks out , Douglas get|s up , Shelton ben jamin is also up and they are gowing for the power battle , both men lock there hands up to see who|s the strongest of the two . Shane Douglas is winning this , but Shelton with a kick in the midsection of Douglas , irish wip in he ropes , Shane comes back and an excellent powerslam , but shelton isn|t going for the pin , he get|s up to kick Douglas like crazy , he then get|s Douglas up , he get|s him up for a big side slam but he hit|s a big backbreaker instead , Douglas is down again , and I don|t think that we saw Douglas in a possition like this before .
Jr v You are right there King , it looks like Kurt got his people ready for the big gold . Shane is grabbing his back and it looks like he is hurt here , but look at that , Shelton Benjamin see|s this and he starts to kick on the hurt back of Shane Douglas , followed with an elbow drop in the kidney area of Shane Douglas .
King- Great tactics from this young kid , he helps Shane up again just to hit him again with such a big backbreaker .
Jr v You can call me boring King , but this is one slow match .
King- Slow but great Jr ! shelton is getting shane up , he makes him run in the ropes , Shelton go|s for the high dropkick , but Shane holds himself in the ropes , Shelton hit|s nothing and he smacks against the ground . Shane is running innow and he starts to kick on the head of Shelton , he quickly get|s Shelton up , he makes him run in the ropes and clothesline , Shelton is going up again , a kick in the mid section for his trouble followed with a big DDT , this got both men down and the referee starts to count 1....2....3.....4.....5.....6....Shane is getting up but so is Shelton , Both men are up . And they are trading punches with eatchother , big rights and lefts , and Shane seems to get the upper hand in this , he picks Shelton for the suplex, but shelton counters and he lands at the back of Shane Douglas were he hits him with an elbow at the back of his neck , followed with and high angle backdrop . Shane is in pain and look at this , Shelton is going too the third rope , and an Angle moonsault ! but shane rolls out of the way ! , Shelton missed the moonsault . Shane rolls out of the ring , he grabs a chair , therehe go|s that|s how we know him !
Jr- He can|t do this King, this is a normal match , no hardcore rules ! , He takes the chair inside the ring , he wants to hit shelton ! but the referee interups , he grabs the chair , and there is shelton Benjamin , The referee throws the chair outside , Shane Douglas turns aroudn to grab Shelton Benjamin but he|s already up , he go|s for the kick but Shane grabs his leg ,he isn|t going away now ! and look at Shane he knows it , look at his smile , but what the ...... Enziguri ! As god is my withness I never saw something like that !
King v U saw that king , that kick was right in his neck ! , Shane Douglas dropped down like a dead man !
Jr v And Shelton Benjamin get|s Douglas up, he go|s to his back and High Big German Suplex ! The refree go|s for the count , 1....2....3! Can you believe it ? he got him ! Shelton benjamin just defeated the Royal Rumble winner !
King - Hahahaha
Winner : Shelton Benjamin
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**The scene goes backstage where we see Lance Storm doing a few calf stretches before going into battle with Kurt Angle. Just then D-Lo Brown walks past him an says a few words....**
D-Lo : Hey this Team Angle is a bunch of horse crap, I know your down with the brown Lance so what I'm saying is you make up for where Shane Douglas and myself went wrong. Team Angle needs a good ass kicking and you need to do it! I'm not finished with Team Angle, and I've got a feeling neither is Shane Douglas, this new era sucks! I know the fans dont like us anymore than they do Team Angle but we need to stick together and eliminate this stupid faction. So basically what I'm saying Lance is good luck in your match tonight....And get Down with the Brown!
Lance : Yeah D-Lo I'm Down with the Brown, but if I could be serious for a minute......
**Scene cuts off to a more important scene that is happening live and it's essential that we see it, It's Paul Heyman, we wondered why he arrived earlier he's in Hulk Hogan's room, along with Hulk Hogan himself the RAW Brand Owner.....The WWE Raw Commissioner Ric Flair and also Chris Benoit who is in his normal clothes fresh out of the shower after a huge display earlier, It's apparent that the conversation has already partially begun**
Heyman : So what do you mean it was the right idea?
Hogan : Look Paul he hasn't been present on Raw for at least a month, he hasn't showed up at all in 2003!!
Flair : He's not only letting himself down, but the Raw Brand as a whole!!
Benoit : He's the same man that has attacked Hulk Hogan and sidelined Ric here in the past anyway! So where is your argument coming from?
Heyman : I just don't understand, this man is the future of Sports Entertainment!! And you go ahead and strip him of his livelihood and something that he climbed the ladder to get.....literally!!!
Hogan : I'm sorry Paul, It was the right decision to strip the tag team title belts and give them both to Kurt Angle, at least for the time being!
Flair : So Paul, I understand your frustration, but your client left us no choice!
Heyman : Well guys, I had a feeling you were going to do this to me so for your own safety I didn't bring my client to this office tonight. But you know what I did request that my client have his contract renewed in a letter I sent privately last week, did you recieve it?
Hogan : No Paul, I didn't, I know the situation with Brock Lesnar's contract it expired this morning and I was going to renew it, I'd been on the cellphone all week trying to contact you but the line was always dead, because no matter what you say about Brock Lesnar, he is a tremendous athlete and aslong as he gets his head together he can be a huge star in Sports Entertainment!!
Heyman : I agree Hogan totally, Brock will be a huge star in Sports Entertainment and that's why Brock is ready to get his head together once more and sign a BRAND NEW CONTRACT!!!
Flair : Whooooo!!!
Hogan : That's great news for the RAW Brand!!!
Heyman : I wouldn't be so sure guys, I wouldn't be so sure.....
**Heyman walks up to a TV player in Hogan's office suite and puts a video cassette into the player....Heyman laughs and walks out as Hogan, Flair and Benoit look on...**
****We see a video clip of Brock Lesnar's times on RAW with the Revolution and how he delivered an F-5 to Hulk Hogan, how he fought him in the ring, how he shunned authority and how he helped hospitilize Ric Flair and beat him around the ring to a bloody pulp. The words "The Next Big Thing" Then come on the screen......Then followed by the SMACKDOWN LOGO!!!****
**Scene cuts to Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan and Chris Benoit's reaction shots....Benoit smiles, Ric Flair also has a small smirk, but Hollywood Hogan smacks his fist down on the table and shouts....**
Hogan : SON OF A BITCH!!!
****The video then cuts to Brock Lesnar sitting in a room wearing a pair of tracksuit bottoms and a blue "Put a little SmackDown on it!" T-Shirt, then we hear a door open and the camera zooms around to see Shane McMahon. Shane smiles into the camera and then sits down opposite Brock, who puts pen to paper and signs the contract, Shane is loving this moment we can see, Transmittion fades out on the scene as the Smackdown logo and the Brock Lesnar tattoo logo merge and Shane's music plays over the top****
**We see Hogan with his head in his hands in his office as Flair just paces up and down**
Hogan : I should have known that Brock Lesnar was going to do something like this!!! I need him on RAW as much as I hate the sorry son of a bitch! He's an assett to this brand!!
Flair : I agree, but don't worry, we have some great new talent coming through the ranks, look at Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas from OVW!!
Hogan : Yeah I guess but you kno.....
**Video has still been playing and we thought the transmittion was over but it has kicked in again and we see Brock and Shane now stood up shaking hands and just then in walks Triple H and Stephanie Mcmahon!!! where this footage has been filmed we do not know! it could have been last week behind the scenes after Smackdown but we can only speculate! HHH shakes Brock's hand and he hugs Shane and Stephanie also hugs Shane and shakes Brock's hand, Triple H now talks into the camera**
Triple H : Hehe Mr. Hogan I guess your watching this now for the first time along with all those Hulkamaniacs in the RAW Brand crowd. We over here on Smackdown have made you look a fool once more. I'm speaking here on last week's Smackdown! am I confusing you? Well Hogan it wouldn't take much, you haven't got much intelligence you've lost Brock to Smackdown and you lost Christian to Smackdown not too long ago, and he's undefeated on Smackdown whilst on Raw he was lucky to even get a match because he wasn't rated! But Hogan you know something? You know what Raw needs? you know what Hulk Hogan needs? IT NEEDS TRIPLE H!!!!
**Transmittion ends**
Hogan : I cant believe this!!!! I CANT BELIEVE IT!!!!! Raw needs The Game? Hogan needs The Game? That's B.S!!!! Hulk Hogan needs The Game..............TO KISS HIS ASS BROTHA!!!!
**Scene to ringside**
JR : Wow!! I cant believe this night!!
King : It's been pretty surreal to say the least...
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Match Four
Number One Contendership to IC Title
Lance Storm vs Kurt Angle
King : Coming up next we have a match that we have been waiting to see ever since The Royal Rumble as Kurt Angle, The man that basically holds both tag team titles right now will take on a man that is the current WWE Hardcore Champion and both men will compete for the Number One Contendership to the Inter-Continental Championship. But of course both men no strangers to each other after meeting last week and also both men "that" close to winning the Royal Rumble and going to Wrestlemania XIX as the number One contender for the Undisputed Championship but on that night, It was Shane Douglas! and that's why we are here tonight, waiting for what should be a quality one on one match between two proven stars here on the RAW Brand!
((( LANCE STORM - The Pride of Canada )))
JR : Here comes Lance Storm with that Hardcore Championship strapped around his waist, he looks focused in the task at hand as he gets to the ring and gets a microphone...
Lance : If I could be serious for a minute.....without being interuppted.....
((( WHO SUCKS NOW?! - Kurt Angle )))
King : I think Lance was just cut off there by Kurt as now the fans are beginning to chant YOU SUCK at Kurt Angle, not really a very nice thing to do I guess. But It's a Free Country. As now an American Icon gets ready to take on a Canadian Icon in a match that should be good to watch and a very competitive match for the number one contender slot to the Inter Continental Championship as now Angle into the ring and pulling off his medals as he also starts warming up by the ropes as Storm stares a hole through him whilst strapping off that Hardcore Championship...
JR : The bell ringing now to signal that we are off in this contest...Lance Storm moves across the ring and bumps chests with Kurt Angle, he's not happy he was interuppted and there is no love lost in the first place as now Angle retaliates by pushing Storm, Lance now comes back and grabs Kurt Angle into the elbow tie up and now getting the advantage into a side headlock, Lance putting on the pressure. But Kurt Angle reverses it escaping the headlock into the go behind and a hammerlock. Storm now with a counter to it getting behind Angle into his own hammerlock, Angle now looking for an escape route, using a Ju Jitsu takedown reaching down between his legs and scooping away Lance's leg so he falls on his ass, Angle now quick as a cat looking to grab one of Lance's feet to try and turn him over into one of his devastating submission manoevre's but Lance kicking Kurt away and he lands on his ass across the ring, he gets up and runs at Storm but he dodges Kurt's attack and Kurt goes flying over the ropes, but Kurt holds on, I bet he wish he could have done that in the actual Rumble match as now Lance turns around and see's Kurt on the apron, Lance goes for Angle but Kurt with a shoulder barge through the ropes connecting with the abdomen and now looking to lock up Lance for a suplex to the outside...can he execute it? No Lance can't be lifted, Lance now with a suplex attempt of his own, Lance incredible strength lifting Kurt up for a suplex back inside but he can't get all of it and he drops Kurt stomach and chest first over the top ropes!!!
King : Quite a good move from Lance very innovative as now Kurt is now dangling on the ropes with his head facing the inside of the ring and his feet just above the apron with his chest lying on these ropes. Lance now hits the ropes and as Kurt Angle stands up straight on the apron and looks for Lance he see's him fly at him with a Flying Kick making a huge noise with a fierce impact, like a sidekick there from Lance, I'm sure it has a name, he does it every match but I don't know what its called as Lance now has knocked Kurt flying into the guardrail!! Lance now hurt himself landing awkwardly after that kick but Kurt Angle is obviously in more pain on the outside as Storm now sliding under the bottom rope and after Angle who is grimacing in pain doubled over next to the guardrail as Storm now pulls him up and peels the padding off the top of the rail leaving just steel and now Lance gets Angle's head and he tries to slam it against the steel but an elbow to the gut breaking it by Angle and now Kurt grabs Storm and smashes his head against the steel! Kurt not stopping there though now as he takes Storm's head and grinds it across the top of the guardrail along one side of the ringside before following up with an irish whip into the steel steps sending Lance head and shoulders first dismantling the steel ring steps!
JR : Quite an original and innovative match here that we are witnessing, maybe a sign of things to come on the RAW brand as now Kurt Angle pulls up Lance and tosses him back inside the ring, the referee giving a generous count, he obviously wants there to be a clean winner and a number one contender from the RAW brand to the Inter-Continental Championship as much as everybody else does. Kurt now in the ring and into an amateur pin hooking the leg and the arm and linking his own arms together holding Lance in position 1..........2..........Lance gets a shoulder off the canvas, very hard pin to break and it takes the energy and sometimes the spirit out of the person being pinned. Kurt now kicking away at Lance's ribs as he tries to scramble to his feet, Kurt now locks up Lance and he's looking for a Suplex and he hits it, with fierce affect a Snap Suplex and now Kurt holding on to Storm and he goes for another Snap Suplex he connects and now rolls over into the pinning attempt hooking the leg 1..........2...........Storm shoots a shoulder off the canvas in time. Kurt now not giving Storm any time to recouperate as he goes straight into the STF submission hold on Lance, but Storm not letting Angle lock the arms around his throat, kicking and fighting and grabbing the ropes, but now Kurt stands up and pulls Storm away and now trying to use that Angle Lock maybe but Storm still has to much life and is fighting it, Kurt isn't going be able to lock it in but now he gives up the attempt and drops a hard elbow drop down over the left knee and cranks in a leg lock and now attempting to put a figure four on the ankle and foot from the same position, pushing the foot in a way it's not supposed to, pure wrestling here from Angle.
King : I have to agree and Lance is feeling the pain, and doesn't really have anywhere to go, but he has his arms free but the pain is excruciating, he's about to tap is he? He's gonna tap out here? he seems to be agonisingly fading away in this submission move, as now both shoulders drop on the canvas, he might not realise through the anguish and the tormenting pain 1.............2......Storm gets them up in time, however he has his hands free and he seems now to instinctively get a grip of Kurt Angle's head with his arms and locks in a Choke Hold on Kurt Angle, a figure four bar choke and now Kurt is also in trouble, Both Men Have Submission Holds Locked in on Each Other! This is strange, looks like Storm is choking out Angle, but at the same time Storm is passing out through the pain from the vice Angle has on Storm's foot, ankle and all leg it seems and Storm has no choice surely, he's released the the bar choke on Angle, his arms are free he's gonna tap....HE DOESN'T TAP!! Kurt has released the grip on Storm, and Storm has released the grip on Angle, It looks because Angle is unconscious!!! Angle is Unconscious!!! Storm though now is holding his foot and ankle, he may have had it almost broken, sprained at least but Angle is in most trouble Storm choked him out! It was a blatant choke, maybe the referee didn't properly see it, because he was concentrating on looking at whether Kurt was going to tap, or whether Storm was going to tap! Storm now places on arm over Kurt Angle 1..............2........................Kurt Angle kicks out!! The count must have woke him up haha!!
JR : I think he's going off instincts, that was definately a sub conscious kick out from Angle as now the referee beginning to count both men out, this could well end a double countout!!! 1...........2...............3.................4.....................5....................6......................7.................8..................9..............It's all over here surely, no! Lance Storm just got himself up by the ropes and also Kurt Angle just about doing the same thing on the other side of the ring. Both men now look at each other, both groggy and in severe pain I should think, Angle runs at Storm but Storm with the leapfrog somehow with that injured left foot and ankle, Angle goes through the ropes and lands on the outside! Storm though landing in an awkward way twisting that foot and ankle and he looks in agony, we need the physio out here right now! Storm is hurt, he can't continue surely. Storm though pulling himself up again by the ropes, as Angle is up on the outside, but now from the outside of the ring Kurt Angle with the leg trip on Lance and he lands on his stomach, Kurt pulls his legs towards him and ANGLE LOCK!!! Lance is inside the ring and Kurt Angle is outside!!! Lance is in excruciating pain here on that left Ankle! Angle has it properly locked in.....Lance taps!!! Lance taps!!! But it's not legal, this doesn't count! Kurt isn't inside the ring. The referee now counting out Kurt Angle, telling him to let go, but he has it locked in like a vice, he's going to break his god damn ankle!! eventually though Angle breaks the hold! and he rolls back inside the ring where we see Lance trying to grab his Ankle, he is in a world of hurt! Kurt now locking The Angle Lock back in on Storm who is surely going to tap out, but he is actually still trying to fight back, and he does he rolls onto his back and kicks away with all he's got! Angle falls backwards and moves backwards towards Storm, he surely has the same idea again to lock up that ankle...But wait! Lance Storm with a small package from nowhere!!! 1.............2.....................Angle just kicks out OH MY GOD!!!
King : Both men now back to their feet and Storm now looking for a right hand but Kurt Angle ducks out of the way into a go behind!!! German Suplex coming up.....Lance is up, but counters it excellently into a victory roll 1..................2....................Angle just getting a shoulder up again!! This is frustrating to Kurt here, he cannot put Lance away, he thought he had Lance where he wanted him a few seconds ago but he just found himself in two close call predicaments just a few seconds ago himself! Both men back up again though, Lance Storm with the momentum but Kurt breaks it here kick to the gut and now whats he looking for? He's going for The ANGLE SLAM he lifts Lance but Storm counters into a CRUCIFIX PIN one of the best counters I've ever seen here on RAW!! An original one at that! 1.................2...............................ANGLE KICKS OUT!! Storm now is up he's waiting for Angle to get to his feet, Kurt stumbles up, Storm looking for that trusty SUPERKICK but Kurt has the top rope and he rolls himself out of the ring, greeted by a large BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! From the crowd!! Haha Kurt Angle is great isn't he!
JR : Kurt is a coward get back inside the ring and face Lance! Storm now coming outside after Kurt here still with a noticeable limp, Lance grabs Kurt from behind and GERMAN SUPLEX on the outside!!! Lance with a brilliant move, right out of Angle's play book. Storm now pulls up Angle and pushes him back inside the ring! Lance follows in and he sets up Kurt and now he's climbing the turnbuckle....what's he planning? He's got a bad wheel this isn't a good move on Lance's part. Lance up to the top rope what's he got planned here on Kurt? Lance now turning himself around! Surely he's not going to use The Moonsault! That's the same move Kurt used last week!! But Now Kurt Angle is up, he see's Lance facing the other way on the top turnbuckle, he's going to push him off surely.....But NO! Kurt runs up the turnbuckle and HOLY SHIT!! ANGLE WITH A RELEASE GERMAN SUPLEX FROM THE TOP ROPE TO LANCE STORM!!! Storm was turned inside out with that and he landed three quarters of the way across the ring and also Kurt landing on the canvas! That's gotta be it right there!! Lance is out for the count!! Angle crawling across the ring, he needs to make a cover, he throws an arm across Storm and hooks the far leg 1.......................2........................STORM KICKS OUT!! And King I cannot believe that he kicked out!!! Angle now is at boiling point!! He pulls down his straps of his attire. He's going to destroy Storm, he's stalking him for what could be another Angle Slam....Storm gets up and Angle locks up........ANGLE SLAM!!! Storm goes for the ride!! But he somehow lands on his feet from the move, cat like agility and flexibility considering that bad ankle aswell as now Angle turns around to meet Storm.....SUPERKICK!!!! Storm knocked the taste out of Angle's Mouth!!!! Angle drops to the canvas and Storm drops into a cover and a hook of the leg 1............2.............3!!! Lance Storm wins!!! Lance Storm is the number one contender!! Man what a match!!
King : I can't believe that Storm won this thing! Lance Storm defeating Kurt Angle in an epic encounter, but look what's this? coming down the aisle that's Shane Douglas. Lance has just been handed a Canadian Flag and he's holding it on the turnbuckle, waving it in the air and signalling he's gonna become the next Inter-Continental Champion....Lance hasn't seen Douglas who's brought along a chair with him! Douglas now sets up the chair on Lance's blind side and now he goes towards Storm sneaks underneath him as he is on the turnbuckle and he has Storm set up....POWERBOMB THROUGH THE CHAIR!!! Storm just went through a hard fought match with Angle and this is what he gets!!.....
(( IF YA SMELLLLalalalalalaoooowww WHAT THE ROCK is Cookin'!! ))
JR : It's THE ROCK!!! It's Our Undisputed Champion!!! He's out here to everybodies amazement I didn't know whether he would be here tonight on Raw!!! He drops his Undisputed Championship on the stage and comes running down the aisle and slides inside the ring with Shane Douglas who has picked up that mangled chair!! Douglas now swings at The Rock.....Rock ducks ROCK BOTTOM!!! ROCK BOTTOM!!! The Rock plants Douglas!! and now he's setting up for a Rock Bottom Special as he puts the chair over Shane Douglas head and prepares for The Most Electrifying Move in Sports Entertainment.....PEOPLE'S ELBOW!!! No!!! Before The Rock can hit it from behind is Kurt Angle.....ANGLE SLAM!!! ANGLE SLAM!!! The Rock gets planted...The Rock, Shane Douglas and Lance Storm down as now Kurt Angle leaves the ring, he wasn't victorious on this night, but look at the carnage in the ring!! As Now Team Angle joins Kurt on the stage and they have Kurt Angle's Tag Team Titles, they give them to Kurt who holds them in the air as they also salute the crowd after strong performances here tonight! Team Angle is definately a force to be reckoned with!!! Were out of time!!
Winner : Lance Storm Number One Contender to Inter-Continental Championship