[WWE RAW opens up for it�s 49th show since the start of the brand extension and for 2nd time with Mr. McMahon in charge! We see a video package play showing the four superstars competing in tonight�s main event, A �Mini Royal Rumble� a Four Man Over the top rope Battle Royal which will determine the Raw No.1 Contender for the Undisputed Championship at The Royal Rumble! The Union Underground music then plays and pyro�s explode on the stage as we go to the commentators below the stage The veteran Jerry The King Lawler and J.R�s hand picked replacement. Jonathan Coachman!]
Coach : Hello everyone and welcome to Monday Night Raw! I am The Coach and alongside me is my broadcast colleague Jerry Lawler!
King : Wow has it been a week already since I had to sit by you? I still can�t believe JR isn�t here! But nevertheless I am �happy� to see you here tonight Coach!
Coach : How could someone hate a guy like me? But anyway King forget about us, This isn�t The Coach and King show, it�s Raw and we�ve got some blockbuster matches this week in store!
King : Yeah that�s right quite a lot of new talent has been signed, that is if they do turn up on time unlike last week!
Coach : On top of these big matches here tonight we will have an edition of the Highlight Reel! A first for 2004! Chris Jericho hasn�t done one of those things in months but he will do one here tonight and who knows who�ll be on his guest list!
[Camera�s cut to the parking lot where we can see it is snowing outside quite steadily. We see this shot for a few seconds until the fans start to cheer as they see Batista walk around a corner and into the shot. He is wearing a long black coat, a smart white shirt with a gold chain around his neck. But as Batista is about to walk in from the snow and into the inside building he is attacked from behind by Sean O� Haire!]
Coach : Woah can you believe that?
King : Sean O� Haire just sneak attacked Batista!
[Batista is knocked down in the snow and O� Haire starts thumping and clubbing the back of Batista�s head and neck. He eventually pulls him up and walks him inside the arena where the WWE lorries are parked and he smashes Batista�s head up against the side of one! Batista falls to the concrete as Sean O� Haire puts the exclamation point on with one last kick]
Sean O � Haire : I�ll see you in the Battle Royal punk!
[We then see O � Haire walk out of shot as Batista gets up holding his head and with a mean look on his face]
King : Well what was the meaning of that?
Coach : I don�t know, O� Haire gave Batista no chance, he was attacked from behind! I think O� Haire may have signed away his life, Batista will eat him alive when he gets his hands on him
King : Batista is pure animal! O� Haire is trying to eliminate one of his opponents before the Battle Royal even starts!
Match #1
Three Way Dance
Lance Storm vs A-Train vs Randy Orton
Coach : Were ready for our next match folks where we are expecting to see a Triple Threat Match between A-Train, Randy Orton and Lance Storm
King : A three way match to kick off Raw wow!
**Just then the footage cuts to backstage where we see the image of Mr McMahon sitting behind a desk full of paperwork with the RAW logo on the wall behind him.**
[Mr.McMahon]
Ladies and Gentleman, what a treat it is to see you all here tonight **cough** Raw is in fine attendance once more with the amount of people coming to watch the event here tonight! BUT! I wish the same could be said for the amount of wrestlers in attendance! Sure your going to see three great matches here tonight, New talent such as The Hurricane, Kurt Angle and Booker T will be in attendance. Goldberg is here and so are the four men scheduled to fight in my Raw Battle Royal! Not to mention you seeing appearances from the Undisputed and Intercontinental Champions! But still I seem to have some slackers employed to my brand and I�m about to do something I was too kind to do last week and that is FIRE BOTH A-TRAIN AND RANDY ORTON!!!! Oh yeah I gave them a second chance, not many people get that in life and they blew it! As for The Rock who no showed last week he�s back away doing some movie, I don�t like it but it brings publicity to this company so I accept it! And as for Lance Storm? Well you may think you will get another chance like A-Train and Orton but I�m sorry kid YOUR FIRED!!!! Now I hope that is all clear. No more chances for people who can�t be bothered to put the effort in where others are fighting their asses off for this brand! Infact there is only one way to get back onto this show, and that is not to beg, not to grovel, not to suck up to me, but indeed the only way to get back on this show is to get into the ring and KISS MY RING! It�s as simple as that, The Kiss My Ass club officially begins after The Royal Rumble! Now Lets get on with the damn show!
**Footage cuts now to another area backstage**
[Camera�s go into the backstage area now where we see Justin Credible on the RAW interview set with Miss Terri Runnels]
Terri : Justin, thanks for taking this time out for an interview
Justin : It�s a pleasure Miss Runnels
Terri : Now we know that tonight is a big night for you, because later on RAW in our main event you will be one of the four guys going into the Battle Royal, your in the ring with the same people as last week but the strategy is going to be a lot different. This isn�t a tag team match, it�s a four-way match, and there will be no friends because everyone is only after one thing and that is the number one contendership to the WWE Undisputed Championship! So we know the strategy is gonna be different, but how do you prepare for something like this?
Justin : Well Terri, I�ve been in an over the top rope match before and they are damn fun. But nothing like this you know that there are four guys in the ring and only one can advance to the Royal Rumble as the Raw Brand No.1 Contender. There are no pinfalls, no submissions just elimination via throwing three other son bitches over the three red ropes!
Terri : So you think you have a good chance of advancing to the Royal Rumble to meet the Smackdown number one contender?
Justin : Just as much chance as anyone else Terri!
Terri : But anyway moving on, it is no secret that you are good friends with the band N� Sync, you even helped them to re-unite we understand, this is a constant rib in the backstage area and amongst staff, people find it hilariously funny that the Hardcore Champion is well associated with a group of men who sing such how shall we say �unmanly� music.
Justin : What are you getting at Terri?
Terri : Well I quite like Justin Timberlake myself but some people say and don�t quote me as saying this, but it has been said that some people think you may like Justin Timberlake in the same way that I do.
Justin : Right, I know what your getting at? Why don�t you just say it? You think I�m a Homosexual Hardcore Champion?
King : Oh my god what a thought! Ewww
Justin : Well even if I was, whats wrong with that?
Terri : Oh nothing, nothing at all, It�s just that some people do have a problem with you holding that title when such people fought inside a Battledome for that title, in Scaffolding matches, Ladder Matches, Barbed Wire and Stairway to Hell matches! And so far you Haven�t shown any interest in putting your body on the line in that sort of environment!
Justin : That�s because I�m not stupid, I don�t wanna damage a body like mine in a match like that! I don�t wanna have my career shortened like Lance Storm or Shane Douglas, I don�t wanna be retired like Taz! I don�t want a part of that!
**Just then Tommy Dreamer walks onto the set**
[Tommy Dreamer]
Face it Justin, you�re just a pussy!
[Justin Credible]
I�m a what?
[Tommy Dreamer]
You heard! Terri�s right you are getting ripped up by the boys backstage, we all know your not man enough to defend that title, I won the rights to the number one contendership for that title about three months ago! Hell you haven�t defended that title since you won it!
[Justin Credible]
Oh is that what this about? Well fine I�ll put this title on the line against you, just name a place and a time and we�ll get it on!
[Tommy Dreamer]
Oh so your pretending you have a backbone now? Well Justin I do have something in mind and that is this. Seeing as tonight I�ll be busy kicking your ass around we can�t do it tonight and seeing as at the Royal Rumble either one of us could be focusing on the Undisputed Championship if we win tonight�s Battle Royal then that is out of the window also! So what I propose is that we meet on the next edition of Monday Night Raw on the 50th show since the Brand Extension! Justin Credible vs Tommy Dreamer for the Hardcore Title on Raw�s 50th show! What do you say?
[Justin Credible]
Oh it�s on Tommy! It�s on! I�ll make sure my friends are at ringside with me so they can see me whip your fat ass!
[Tommy Dreamer]
Don�t get turned on about this Justin, I�m gonna inflict some serious pain onto you! Because It�s not going to be any normal match, It�s going to be...........A SCAFFOLDING MATCH!
[Justin Credible]
What? You can�t do that!
[Tommy Dreamer]
Oh It�s been made official Justin! Go ask the boss! Your looking at the next Hardcore Champion! AND the next Undisputed Champion! Now go and get Justin Timberlake to rub some oil into your chest or something because our match is getting pretty close! See you in the ring Justin!
**Tommy Dreamer blows Justin Credible a kiss as he walks off, Justin Credible has a look of disdain over his face and walks off in the opposite direction past Terri and kicks over a garbage can as we go back to ringside**
Coach : Oh My God King! The Raw after the Royal Rumble were gonna see a Scaffolding Match for the Hardcore Title!
King : Poor Justin! And Poor Tommy! That�s a hellacious match, Vince is sick booking such a match!
Coach : He isn�t sick he�s giving the fans what they want!
Match #2
One on One
Booker T vs Goldberg
King : Up next folks were going to see two of the most famous names from wCw, two former World Champions collide here on RAW!
Coach : That�s right, their battle started in wCw, it will resume here tonight on RAW!
((( Can You Dig It..........###Sucka! )))
Booker T walks out to a nice pop from the crowd inn his comeback match, last week he unfortunately arrived late but was spared his job by McMahon, but he is here tonight to face Goldberg!
((( Dum Dum, GOLDBERG! GOLDBERG! GOLDBERG! Dum Dum )))
Goldberg now getting a rapturous ovation also as he makes his way to the ring, these really are two very popular WWE stars! Goldberg walking through the fire as he gets to the ring and warms up by the ropes.
King : This match has been quite highly anticipated! A poll on the website has shown that half of the WWE fans were looking forward to this match more than any other here tonight!
Coach : Well then they are just stupid fans, The Battle Royal is gonna be off the chart as good as this match is gonna be!
King : Goldberg and Booker T now staring at each other, they start circling and now lock up. Quite an even battle now here but eventually Goldberg getting the better of Booker T and pushing him into the corner! Goldberg now with a clothesline in the corner, but Booker T ducks out of the way and comes back with a few right hands to Goldberg but now Goldberg reverses The Book back into the corner and grabs him around the neck in a choke....
Patrick : 1.......2.........3.........4........C�mon let go!
Coach : Goldberg now with an irish whip to The Book and he goes crashing into the opposite corner. Booker stumbles out of the corner and Goldberg runs in and knocks him down with a kick to the chest! Booker now covers him 1.............2...........But The Book Man kicks out!
King : Goldberg now pulls Book up by the dreads and swings him at the ropes and Booker bounces back and into a BELLY TO BELLY THROW!!! Goldberg is in charge here now and he has another cover 1........2.............But Booker kicks out again! Booker now gets up and stares right in the face of Goldberg, he isn�t happy with something, maybe the pulling of his dreads and SLAP! Booker just slapped the snot out of Bill Goldberg! And now Goldberg is incensed by it! Goldberg is growling at Booker T and teh fans don�t know what to do, their two fan favourites have boiled over here!
Coach : Booker and Goldberg now exchanging right hands, hard shots to the head! This is completely brutal! Goldberg though getting the better of Booker T until Booker now with a kick to the midsection and a few chops to the chest of Goldberg! Goldberg is reeling backwards now as Booker hits the ropes and comes back with a straight SCISSOR KICK BIG BOOT to the face of Billy Goldberg! And Goldberg is on the canvas! Booker now utilising a few stomps to Goldberg�s head before leaving the ring and going up top, whats he got planned?
King : I think I know Coach, Will he? HOUSTON HANGOVER! Booker hit it! He covers Goldberg 1...........2...........But Goldberg picks a shoulder up! Booker covers again, hooks both legs 1..........2........Booker T again is frustrated as Bill Goldberg kicks out! Booker now pulls up Goldberg and sets up for a suplex but he can�t lift Goldberg, and Goldberg now reverses could it be? JACKHAM.....NO! Booker T escapes down the back from the suplex reversal and into a roll up 1............2.........................Goldberg kicks out! I think Booker had the tights! As now Goldberg gets straight up and Booker is also up and Goldberg throws a right hand at Booker T but its countered BOOK END!!!! Booker T with a Book End!
Coach : And Booker isn�t covering him, he�s staring at his hand, ol five timer is gonna do the most electrifying move ever seen on TV or in entertainment! THE SPIN-A-ROONY! Booker T now spins onto his feet and jumps around, but look out! Here comes Goldberg........SPEEEEEEEAAAAAAAR!!!!!! SPEAR ON BOOKER T!!!!
King : But I think Goldberg tweaked that shoulder he hurt last week when Triple H hit him with the Sledgehammer! Goldberg is writhing in pain after that as Booker T is also. But now the referee is taking a look at Goldberg and ringing for the bell!
Coach : What is that about?
King : Maybe Goldberg isn�t fit to continue! Goldberg now getting up holding his shoulder wondering whats happening! Booker T now is also gingerly up.
[Ring Announcer]
Via injury to Goldberg this match has been stopped and ruled a no contest!
Coach : Thats the right decision I guess!
King : No it aint its BULL SH...
**Booker T snatches microphone**
[Booker T]
Then Sucka of a referee, raise The Book�s hand!
**Booker has mic. Snatched by Goldberg**
[Goldberg]
That decision stinks and you know it! You didn�t win! Nobody won! I had you beat 1......2......3!
**Booker T then takes down Goldberg, he�s had enough. Booker T with a double leg takedown and the pair start rolling around trying to get shots on each other and they roll out of the ring punching the hell out of each other on the mats at the bottom of the aisle until a number of referee�s come out aswell as security to deal with the malarchy!**
[Camera�s cut to Vince backstage who is watching on the monitor smiling]
[Mr. McMahon]
That�s what I like to see, PRIDE! DESIRE! AMBITION! These two want to out do each other dont they! They have MASSIVE EGO�S, I LIKE THAT! That�s why at The Royal Rumble, I plan to make things RIGHT!
Coach : What does he mean by that?
King : Who knows??
**The camera�s go backstage where we see Terri Runnels once again on the interview set. This time with the man that made his return last week � The Hurricane!**
(OOC : This is a chunk taken from part #1 of Steph�s roleplay � I would have written the part myself, but seeing as it is the introduction to a very imaginative and different gimmick then I�m just copying to do the Introduction and Explanation of the character justice.)
..:TERRI RUNNELS:..
Thank you Jerry, I am standing here with The Hurricane who made his debut last week in very confusing circumstances. First off, all the through the show there were vignettes depicting lightening striking down the logo�s of many famous comic book hero, and then in the tag team match later in the night, you interfered after the match to stop Tommy Dreamer for being on the receiving end of a 2 on 1 beatdown, or so we thought, but you proceeded to then beat him down by yourself for a good few minutes before helping him to the back for treatment, what have you got to say for yourself Hurricane?
..:THE HURRICANE:..
Thank you and nice to see you citizen Terri. As you mentioned yes last week I did engineer videos of superhero signals being struck down by Hurri-Lightning. And do you know why Terri? No of course you don�t, they were struck down to show the people, the fans of the WWE, that The Hurricane is the only true Superhero, not Superman, not Spiderman and definitely not Batman, I mean come on Batman is just a rich dude with some fancy toys and he�s considered a Super Hero? WHATS UP WIT THAT?!
..:TERRI RUNNELS:..
OK Hurricane, so we�ve established that you are indeed a superhero and that Batman isn�t, but you still haven�t explained your interference in the tag match Hurricane, why did you do what you did?
..:THE HURRICANE:..
Well Terri, let The Hurricane explain himself then. As you all saw, at the end of the tag match last week, Citizen Dreamer was on the end of a beatdown by the dastardly Credible and O�Haire, so I took it upon myself to go down and intervene and even up the sides and put an end of the cowardly actions and I flew down there and helped out Tommy Dreamer and removed Credible and O�Haire from the ring before helping Tommy back to the locker room to get some treatment for his injuries, what is so hard to understand about that Terri?
..:TERRI RUNNELS:..
But Hurricane, everybody saw that after you cleared the ring, you attacked Tommy Dreamer yourself before taking him to the back, can you clarify why you did that?
..:HURRICANE:..
But Terri�
..:Hurricane starts shaking a little bit and twitching his neck for a few seconds. Terri looks worried and begins to shout for a medic, but before a medic can arrive Hurricane stops shaking and goes back to answering the question:..
..:TORNADO:..
You want to know why I kicked his ass Terri? Well I strolled out there and seen his ass in the middle of the ring after losing a tag team match, looking very weak. And this is Tommy Dreamer, the so called king of extreme, but he wasn�t that extreme was he. I came to Sadistic to make a name for myself, and what better way to start than taking out Tommy Dreamer? Start as I mean to go on and destroy the competition. You see Tommy wasn�t aware of what was happening around him, so he felt the Power Of The Tornado!
..:TERRI RUNNELS:..
Power Of The Tornado? Power of the Hurricane surely?
..:TORNADO:..
No no no, don�t confuse me with that little do-gooder Hurricane, he calls himself a Super Hero and a mentor for the public, but does he ever stop anything bad? No he does not, where was he when I was unleashing on that pesky Dreamer? Did the super hero appear to save his precious public? No, he was nowhere, isn�t that right Terri?
..:TERRI RUNNELS:..
But Hurricane, you wer�
..:TORNADO:..
Please Terri, my name is Tornado, get it right or get the hell out of here.
..:TERRI RUNNELS:..
OK Hu�Tornado, how do you feel about The Hurricane�s match tonight against Kurt Angle? What part will you be playing in that?
..:TORNADO:..
Well Terri, naturally I will be watching The Hurricane�s match tonight and looking to see if I can pick any holes in the defence of the Super Hero, and also of Kurt Angle. You see Terri, The Hurricane is running scared of me, the Super Villian, and you want to know why I know that Terri? Because he NEVER shows up in the same place as me does he?
..:TERRI RUNNELS:..
But Tornado, you ARE the Hurricane.
..:TORNADO:..
Now Terri, you are confused. I have heard it from many people that The Hurricane looks similar to me, and I admit, from what I see on TV of him, he does look a lot like me, but Terri, we are entirely different people. You see, Hurricane is a little goody two shoes who is afraid to fight me, but Terri, I am anything but afraid of him and tonight I will prove that. After his match against Kurt Angle tonight, or maybe even during it if you get lucky, I will show up to the ring, now whether or not Hurricane will stick around to face up to me 1 on 1 is a different matter entirely. Hurricane has been constantly running from me Terri, but that can�t continue forever, eventually he�s going to have to face up to me if he wants to stop me from taking over the WWE!
..:TERRI RUNNELS:..
Oh, we�re getting somewhere now, so Tornado, you want to take over the WWE do you? I suppose you want to rule the world aswell?
..:TORNADO:..
Damn right I want to, and I will Terri. You see the world can�t deal with The Tornado, I�ve done many small time things, and The Hurricane couldn�t stop me doing those things, so why should I be concerned about the super hero stopping me now? He�s never even tried in the past and everybody knows that without their precious Hurricane, there will be no stopping me, so yes Terri, I am going to takeover the WWE, one step at a time and it won�t be long till I make my debut and you will see exactly why nobody can stop me.
..:TERRI RUNNELS:..
Now that you mention your debut, what are your plans for the match tonight against Kurt Angle?
..:TORNADO:..
Are you stupid or just deaf Terri? I am NOT Hurricane, I am Tornado.
..:TERRI RUNNELS:..
I�m sorry, I forgot. Well you mentioned your debut, when do you think that will be?
..:TORNADO:..
Well I�ve got to speak to Mr. McMahon first, but I�m looking for a match next week. But until next week Terri, The Tornado must go, but before I do, a word of warning to The Hurricane, and even to you Kurt if you get in my way, you will feel the..
Power Of The Tornado!
**Commercial � WWE Royal Rumble**
Coach : Hello and welcome back to Monday Night Raw!
King : Yeah welcome back folks and up next we�ve got a match between The Hurricane and Kurt Angle. I wonder if Tornado will get involved? This is freaky Coach, what the heck is going on?
Coach : That was freaky, I totally agree, I�ve heard about split personalities but give me a break! I�m looking forward to this upcoming match, it should be quite different to say the least!
Match #3
One on One
Kurt Angle vs The Hurricane
Coach: Up next we�ve got The Hurricane�s debut Raw match, he�s been back and forth on Smackdown when they had the Cruiserweight division, but he�s signed a Raw contract and he�s going to try and aspire to greater things in the superior brand.
King: Hurricane did seem a little confused last week, after the tag match last week we helped Tommy Dreamer from being attacked, making the save from Justin Credible, then moments later Hurricane attacked Dreamer. Then even more confusing is that a split second later Hurricane was helping Dreamer up. So is he on the same page as Dreamer or is what?
Coach: I�m sure we�ll find out soon, Hurricane is facing the returning Kurt Angle here tonight. It wasn�t clear if Kurt angle would be coming back to wrestle at all after the injury he sustained from that dangerous moonsault Chris Jericho performed in the Elimination Chamber. Angle cracked a rib I think from the impact of Jericho, hopefully it will hold for Angle so he can continue here on Raw. This match will be a good indication of how well it�s healed or not as the case maybe!
(( DUR DUR DUR �. DER DER�*YOU SUCK*�DER DER ))
][ Kurt Angle makes his way out wearing one of his red white and blue wrestling attire. Underneath his clothing we can see a bandage going across his chest and over his shoulder. Kurt makes his way down the ramp way, stops before he gets to ringside then throws his arms in the air. Red white and blue pyrotechnics shoot off behind him, angle then slides under the bottom rope into the ring][
King: Early indications that Angle�s rib isn�t all healed up, he�s got that bandage wrapped around it, perhaps it was a mistake for Kurt to come back so early?
(( STAND BACK�. THERE�S A HURRICANE COMING THROUGH! ))
][ We see images of the Hurricane flying around skyscrapers, and patrolling neighbourhoods preventing crime and down right dastardliness! The scene changes to Hurricane posing on the ramp way. Hurricane starts to make his way down to the ring, he tags some Citizen�s hands before rolling under the bottom rope to get in the ring][
King: Did you see Terri Runnels interview with Hurricane, I�m a little worried about his mental stability. He started freaking out then he was acting as if he was someone else�. This Tornado character.
Coach: Yeah your point is? Tornado and Hurricane both signed a Raw contract around about the same time. I guess I�m going to have to keep you in the know as regards to talent, as JR has gone. Tornado is hoping for his debut match anytime soon!
King: Yeah we need a Raw shrink for sure, we can send Hurricane, Justin Credible and you along to sort your brains out! The match is about to get started, The Hurricane is removing his cape, Angle and Hurricane step towards each other. Hurricane pauses and offers his hand to Kurt Angle. Angle is slightly hesitant about shaking Hurricane�s hand, but he does what a great show of sportsmanship between these two superstars. They lock it up, Angle sending Hurricane into the ropes, Hurricane bouncing off the ropes.. Angle goes for a short arm clothesline. The Hurricane ducks and narrowly misses Angle�s forearm, Hurricane running into the opposite ropes� FLYING CROSS BODY to Kurt Angle. Hurricane takes Angle down to the mat, Hurricane making a very early cover. 1���2��.. Angle breaks out with plenty of time. Hurricane gets to his feet, waits for Angle to do the same, go behind from the Hurricane reaching for Angle�s arm and sets up a wrist lock behind Angle�s back. Hurricane now pushing angle into the corner, Hurricane doing his super hero pose. Kinda annoys Kurt Angle, sprints out of the corner knocking Hurricane for six with a clothesline. Kurt Angle is a little annoyed at Vince for booking him in this match, offended in fact, but I guess Vince didn�t want a really high profile match for his return match after the Elimination Chamber.
Coach: What do you mean high profile; he�s facing one of Raws finest new talents. I�m telling you this guy Hurricane is going places. I think there�s going to be quite a competition between Tornado and this guy! Kurt Angle going to work on Hurricane using his extensive knowledge technique�s on the mat. Kurt Angle applying some sort of lock on the leg, he�s switched to a front face lock. Sliding across the back of the Hurricane, Hurriance is trying tog rab the roes, but with his face on the mat he can�t see. I guess his Hurra-senses will come into play here. I was right Hurricane manages to get a foot on the rope. Referee Nick Patrick telling Angle to get off, he�s not letting go through. Patrick gets to a count of 4 before leaving the lock go, and then he slaps hurricane around the head a few times just to prove a point! Angle on his feet, waiting to pounce on Hurricane, hurricane onto his feet. Angle charges at Hurricane, Hurricane with the side step and the DROP TOE HOLD. Angle goes crashing into the ropes. Allows Hurricane to go for a school boy�. 1����.2��� Kurt kicks out. Hurricane on his feet, he gets Kurt to hist feet aswell. He locks up with the Gold Medalist, he tries to send Kurt into the ropes but Kurt reverses it and sends Hurricane into the corner. Angle making his way over the Hurricane, Angle ramming his shoulder into the ribs of the hurricane. The impact is so much that Hurricane is going between the middle and top turnbuckle! Angle carrying on relentlessly with these shoulder barges. Angle backing off at the request of Patrick, only for a few moments though, Angle grabs Hurricane by the waste, changes his position�. GERMAN SUPLEX!. Kurt like a bear holding onto the Hurricane looks like he�s sending him for ride again.. second german! Now the cover, this may be all 1���2����.. The Hurricane got a shoulder up. Kurt is a little shocked, he thought this one was over.
King: He�s going to make sure this time by the look of it. Kurt is taking down his straps there we see the full size of this bandage supporting his ribs. Angle jumping on the spot just waiting to lock in his submission move. He reaches for Hurricane�s foot, he�s got it� ANGLE LOCK! Angle has got it locked in, he thought he had it won with these technically sound German�s but this time he�s making sure! Hurricane is wriggling all over the place to break free, he�s now trying to get to the ropes.. Angle has got him to far away. Wait a minute Hurricane with the roll through, he breaks free, Angle is on the mat getting up on his knee�s. Hurricane is walking over to Angle he�s grabbed him by the throat, is he for real does he really expect to chokeslam Angle? He�s got angle to his feet, Angle with an elbow shot to the head, no chokeslam for Angle� Angle keeping the flow going� ANGLE SLAM.. he drilled Hurricane into the mat with that! Angle makes the hook of the leg� 1���.2���� The referee says no, Hurricane�s arm was on the bottom rope. Angle getting in the face of Nick Patrick, and Patrick isn�t best pleased about this at all. It�s giving Hurricane the chance to get up though. He spins Angle around, neckbreaker� Angle doesn�t know what the hell just happened, he�s getting up on one knee�. SHINNING WIZARD from the Hurricane. That just cleaned Angle�s clock! The Hurricane with a cover 1�����2�����3 The Hurricane wins his debut.
Coach: Impressive, but Kurt angle was at a disadvantage
King: What you think his injury let him down?
Coach: No, he hasn�t got any super powers.
King: Right�.. The Hurricane is helping Kurt Angle to his feet, angle is a little shocked from what just happened I think, Hurricane overing his hand again to Angle. Angle accepts the loss and shakes Hurricanes hand� hold on Hurricane is shaking violently. He may be having a fit, we need some medics�.. No it�s ok he�s stopped now. Hurricane has a huge smirk across his face. Angle leaving the ring now, NO WHAT THE HELL� Hurricane is attacking Angle. Hurricane clotheslining Angle out of the ring. That was just un-called for�
][We see a dark blue spotlight shine over the Hurricane, the camera goes to a close up of his face, he starts to laugh manically][
Coach: Wow did you see that, from out of no where, Tornado just struck again, clotheslining Angle out of the ring. Hurricane is just luck he left when he did!
King: What the hell are you on about Hurricane hasn�t gone any where, he�s still in the ring!
Coach: You have no idea what your talking about do you?
[We come back from a commercial and Chris Jericho�s music starts to play over the sound system � It�s time for the first edition of the Highlight Reel in 2004!. The countdown concludes and pyro�s explode all over the stage area as Chris Jericho slowly walks out to a good ovation from the Jerichoholics. He�s wearing his special highlight Reel t-shirt and a pair of his famous chess board pants, he also has the Undisputed World Title belt over his shoulder.]
Coach : Well the ring is set, the Jeri-Tron 5000 is in place and this is the first time Coach has been in the ringside area to witness one of these things, I can�t wait!
King : You like Chris Jericho then?
Coach : I do, I think he�s got a lot of charisma, why wouldn�t I like him?
King : You seem to hate anyone the fans cheer just because your an ass and want to get noticed or something!
Coach : Well I�m not that shallow as a matter of fact, but as JR would say in any event Chris Jericho is now in the ring and is preparing to talk, who�s his guest going to be?
[Chris Jericho]
WELCOME TO MONDAY NIGHT JERICHO baby! And welcome everybody to the first Highlight Reel showing of Y2J04!
**A little video package plays with the music of �King of my World� we see clips from previous shows with such guests as The Rock, Kurt Angle, Chyna etc as we then go back to Chris Jericho**
[Jericho]
Well Jerichoholics I know you like the Highlight Reel shows and I�m not going to let anyone down here tonight!. You see I have a guest lined up tonight, a guest that I didn�t actually assign, a guest that I told Mr. McMahon to get in touch with. Tonight�s guest is somebody who I have had my problems with lately and I want to talk our problems through face to face in a civilised manor unlike last week. Ladies and Gentleman I give you........JOHN CENA!!!
King : Cena?
Coach : Cena is right! That�s huge, this could kick off right here!
((( So you think your untouchable?................WORD LIFE!!! )))
**The Music of John Cena plays but nobody walks out onto the stage. Chris Jericho is confused and keeps looking up the aisle incase he walks out**
[Jericho]
Where the hell is Cena Jerichoholics? I gave him an invite to turn up on my show tonight, I want to see his face! Come on John don�t be shy!
**The music fades out and a WWE official runs down the aisle and whispers something in Jericho�s ear it takes about ten seconds to get his message across and he scurries away backstage again**
[Jericho]
Ladies and Gentleman I�ve just been informed that John Cena, The Sanctimonious son of a bitch isn�t here tonight! If your watching Cena at home in your �crib� then let me make it clear to you that I�m going to DESTROY you when I next see you, I demand respect, I�m the Undisputed Champion and Mr. McMahon, like it or not John demands respect! He deserves respect he�s your boss! I wanted to talk things through with you but oh no your acting like a little boy going off in a mood because you think Mr. McMahon should have rewarded you for your actions at Survivor Series. Well I�m going to speak to Mr. McMahon and I�m gonna have your ass SUSPENDED!!!! (Fans Boo a little)
King : Can he do that?
Coach : I think he can!
King : Vince won�t suspend Cena, he saved him his job at Survivor Series!
[Chris Jericho]
As for this edition Highlight Reel? It�s now over!
King : Over?
Coach : Well his guest didn�t show up! What can he do?
**Chris Jericho drops his microphone and is about to leave the ring when**
(((tick tick tick tick tick...........EVOLUTION IS A MYSTERY!! )))
**Triple H then walks out onto the stage with the Intercontinental Championship over his shoulder and next to him is The Nature Boy Ric Flair! They are both wearing smart trousers and shoes with a black t-shirt�s which have the Evolution badge on. Jericho looks shocked in the ring as Haitch and Naitch get inside and Haicth picks up a microphone off of one of the stools**
[Triple H]
Hey Champ.
[Chris Jericho]
What in the hell are you doing out here?
[Triple H]
Well I was sat in the back and listening to you spouting out some crap about John Cena and how you don�t like him, how he doesn�t like you and how you argue over which cheek of Vince�s ass you wanna kiss! You want Cena suspended huh? Who gives a crap! You need to get your priorities straight because in six days time you have got to defend that Undisputed World Championship belt......MY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BELT!
[Chris Jericho]
Oh so you came all the way out here just to say that, how nice! Now scurry off to the back and make yourself a cup of coffee with extra steroids JACKASS!
[Triple H]
Steroids? It�s called training Jericho, it�s something you need to look into seeing as this �old man� on my left here beat your ass 1.......2........3 on Smackdown this past Thursday! (hand microphone to Flair)
Crowd : WHOOOOOOOOO!!!!
[Ric Flair]
Chris, Were not out here to fight you, we fought on Smackdown and Triple H has beat your ass more times than he�s had hot dinners WHOOOOOOOOO!!!! That�s not what this about. We came out here to give you a show. John Cena the punk isn�t here and that just plain sucks and I feel sorry for you that he isn�t here to be on this show, maybe Mr. McMahon couldn�t get a hold of him on his mobile phone like last week who knows! But what Haitch and me are trying to say is focus on being the best, not on petty rivalries! Enjoy your last days as Champion because at the Royal Rumble it is going to be a member of Evolution taking that piece off your shoulder and around the waist of either Triple H or for the 17th time The Nature Boy..........WHOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! (right in Jericho�s face)
[Chris Jericho]
You know what you two raise a good point, I shouldnt be worried about Cena, whether he�s fired, suspended or whatever. This is the WWE and the point is to hold the Undisputed World Title and I should concentrate on that because at the Rumble I have to defend it and your right it could well be against Ric Flair or Triple H but don�t get too cocky, your gonna have to go through a Battle Royal on Smackdown and also the winner of the Raw Battle Royal before you get the privilege of facing Chris Jericho! So Ric Flair dwell on your little victory over me on Smackdown because lightning won�t strike twice!
**Chris Jericho then drops the microphone on the mat and turns to leave the ring but then from behind Flair takes down Y2J with a chop block!**
King : Oh that was uncalled for! They said they weren�t out here to fight!
**Ric Flair and Triple H then take turns at stomping Chris Jericho as the fans boo Evolution. The stomps continue as Flair kicks away at Jericho�s hamstring until after a minute or so Triple H pulls Jericho up as Flair tosses a few stools out of the ring. Triple H now sets up Jericho.........PEDIGREE!!!!!**
King : Damn Evolution have made a statement tonight! As now Evolution�s music plays and Triple H and Ric Flair dust themselves down and Flair poses with the Undisputed Championship and Triple H with the IC Championship over the broken body of Chris Jericho. That picture tells a thousand words Coach! As now Flair lays the title next to Jericho as the two leave the ring.
Coach : That was brutal! Jericho has been wasted by Evolution on his very own Highlight Reel show! That is the absolute ultimate insult! Jericho is hurt!
**Commercial**
Main Event
Raw No.1 Contenders Match for Undisputed Championship
Four Man Over the Top Rope Battle Royal
Sean O� Haire vs Tommy Dreamer vs Justin Credible vs Batista
Coach : The time is here folks, it�s time for the RAW IS WAR Battle Royal for Number #1 contenders slot to the WWE Undisputed Championship
King : That�s right, we know the man who just got taken out by Evolution, Chris Jericho will defend his title in a one on one match at The Royal Rumble but this match here now is determine who advances to the Royal Rumble to face the Smackdown number one contender from the winner of that Battle Royal on Thursday! Kinda confusing huh?
Coach : It�s kinda hard to explain but I think everyone has got the idea of it. Simply the winner of this match meets the winner of the Smackdown match and they face off in a inter-brand match at The Royal Rumble and the winner of that match faces Chris Jericho later in the night! It�s not easy to explain and it�s not gonna be easy to get a championship shot at the end of it all! 4 men here on Raw and 4 men on Smackdown want that shot, but only one will get it!
((( INNOVATOR OF VIOLENCE )))
Tommy Dreamer�s music hits the PA system and he makes his way down to the ring, he is wearing an �Escape the Rules� t-shirt as he rolls inside the ring and awaits his opponents....
((( JUST-IN-CREDIBLE )))
Justin Credible�s music hits as he walks down the aisle now to a huge amount of audiable boo�s, he has his Hardcore Title over his shoulder and walks around the ring area and taunts Dreamer before passing it to the timekeeper. Remember Dreamer punked out Credible earlier and made the challenge for a scaffolding match for that very title on the next edition of Raw which is going to seem a long long time away for these two with the Royal Rumble event between this show and the next! Credible now stays outside the ring as Dreamer is inviting him inside to get his ass kicked....
((( SEAN O� HAIRE )))
O� Haire walks out now from behind the curtain to some metal music wearing his long black trenchcoat and stroking his beard. He looks as evil as ever and he�s even more of a force in the ring as we saw last week in the Tag Tornado Match! O� Haire now strips off his cloak and slides inside the ring...
((( BATISTA )))
The music of Batista plays and he walks out onto the stage in a rage and throws up his arms. He then runs as fast as he can to the ring and slides inside and tackles Sean o� Haire to the ground!
Coach : Wow! That�s for the sneak attack earlier I guess! Batista just took out O� Haire and they are rolling around on the mat trying to get in shots on each other!
King : Dreamer now has just come outside the ring, through the ropes shall we add, he isn�t eliminated and he�s walking around the ring after Justin who�s slid inside now! If I didn�t know any better I�d think Justin Credible is running from Dreamer here!
Coach : No he isn�t he�s just smart! As now Dreamer rolls back inside the ring but Justin Credible hits him in the back with an elbow drop!
King : The referee�s which there are four here at ringside, one on either side of the ring are signalling for the match to officially start now. We have Patrick, Hebner, Robinson and White as the referee�s but in the ring Batista has O� Haire up now in the corner and is using shoulder barges trying to weaken up the midsection as he now backs off and follows in with a hard clothesline! Batista now trying to scoop O� Haire up in the corner, looking for an early elimination but O� Haire is trying to keep a low centre of gravity and stop Batista chucking him out, O� Haire now with a forearm shot to the head of Batista, and another followed by athletic Dropkick! And Batista has been stunned by that and now O� Haire kick to the gut and a SUPLEX!
Coach : Meanwhile King look at Credible, he�s got Dreamer in an armbar on the canvas, He�s not going to throw Dreamer out like that but he will sure weaken him up! Credible now sitting on the back of Dreamer whilst in the hold for more leverage and torking the joints but Dreamer finally grabs Justin with his free arm as both men stand up, and Dreamer brekas it up with an uncharacteristic headbutt. Dreamer now sets up Credible for an irish whip at the ropes but Credible reverses and Dreamer hits the ropes and he comes back towards Credible......HUGE BACK DROP! But Dreamer wasn�t near the ropes he landed on his back in the centre of the ring!
King : O� Haire now has control of Batista in the corner with a side headlock and he�s trying to put as much pressure as he can, but Batista shoves him away now and into the corner. O� Haire knocked his chest on the turnbuckle as Batista follows up, HUGE SCOOP and O� Haire went over the ropes! But he hung on! Batista now is kicking down O� Haire who�s on the apron but he is hanging on to the bottom rope, Oh wait across comes Justin Credible though and uses a BACK DROP SUPLEX on Batista from behind!
Coach : O� Haire was quite lucky there but he did well to hang on, Credible now stomps away at Batista as O� Haire now joins him! It�s O� Haire and Credible kicking away at Batista, but now Tommy Dreamer is up and knocks down O� Haire with a shoulder tackle and now again Justin Credible. O� Haire pops back up and Dreamer now kick to the gut and a spinning neckbreaker! Credible now up and walks into The Innovator, kick to the gut........DREAMER DDT!!! Tommy Dreamer hit it all there! Dreamer now turns around and pulls up O� Haire and grabs him by the tights and attempts to chuck him over the ropes, but O� Haire reverses the attempt and there goes Dreamer! Dreamer though hanging on, that was close, one of those bang bang calls. Dreamer now has come back inside and O� Haire may not even realise, and Dreamer is walking up behind O� Haire, maybe he�s stalking him for something.....Dreamer spins around O� Haire........he scoops him up.......DEATH VALLEY DRIVER! NO! O� Haire countered and fell behind Dreamer, he then spins Dreamer around........scoops him up.........Sean O� Haire Slams Dreamer to the mat! That was a modified version of the Death Valley Driver that Dreamer use!
King : Sean O� Haire is happy with that but now Batista is up and he explodes at O� Haire with a HARD CLOTHESLINE! O� Haire went over the ropes, but again he hung on! One of O�Haire�s feet may have hit the floor though, that was very close again!
Coach : Batista now stomps O�Haire on the apron, but now from Behind of Batista SUPERKICK to the b ack of the head from Credible and Batista just flew over the ropes also! But O� Haire and Batista are both miraculously holding on! Piled on top of each other as Batista quickly falls back in the ring between the first and second ropes and O� Haire rolls back in underneath the bottom rope!
King : Credible now being spun round however and Dreamer is unleashing some hard right hands on him stunning him backwards, Dreamer now grabs a hold of Credible�s arm and kicks him in the gut and pulls his head between his legs, it could be time here maybe for a Powerbomb by Dreamer! Dreamer lifts Justin, but Justin fights it with fists to the head, Dreamer is disorientated by the ropes now and Dreamer tries to chuck Justin over the ropes from the Powerbomb but Dreamer wasn�t close enough, his head was rattled and Justin just got Powerbombed onto the ropes! Slingshotting Justin back into the original powerbomb position and now HURRICARANA by Credible and Justin just sent The Innovator of Violence, Tommy Dreamer over the ropes and crashing to the floor! Dreamer is the first man eliminated in the Battle Royal! But Justin went over the ropes also and he�s barely hanging on, but he�s managed to pull himself back into the ring through the ropes before Dreamer gets up to pull him off the apron on the outside! Tommy Dreamer has got to be upset and being eliminated, he was my pick to win this match!
Coach : Well your picks never seem to win, your about as lucky with picking wrestlers to win rumbles as you are with women infact!
King : Hey! Get back to the mini rumble match would ya!
Coach : Well now we are down to three as now Credible stands up in the corner and looks across the ring where Batista is doing the same thing in the opposite corner and in another corner so is Sean O� Haire. All three men regrouping, they�ve all had close scares as now all three men are closing in on each other, Credible, O� Haire and Batista, which man will advance in the quest to find the number one contender for the WWE Undisputed World Title?
King : Look Coach, O� Haire and Credible seem to be trying to strategize with each other at a distance. O� Haire just said that the two should take care of Batista and then go at it with each other. This could be 2 on 1 to eliminate Batista! Credible now is shaking his head though to O� Haire and he turns to Batista and smiles, he walks over to Batista step and tries to strategize with Batista here, maybe it will be 2 on1 on O� Haire instead? NO! Credible had it planned out! He just low blowed Batista! Credible now stands up and looks across to O� Haire who is smiling. What a great plan! Credible now holds up Batista, Credible and O� Haire.......DOUBLE VERTICAL SUPLEX!!!! They just put Batista down on the canvas! Now they both get up and grab him up again, could be another Vertical Suplex......YES! It is, Batista is getting man handled, but it is by two men! You wont see this often! But now O� Haire and Credible pull him up again, not a third time? Vertical Suplex by both men again, but NO! Batista alters his body wait and brings both men down, Credible & O� Haire with a DOUBLE DDT!!!! And all three men are down!
Coach : Who�s gonna win this now? Who�s got the advantage? All three men are slowly getting up after this pain. Batista and Credible now are first up to both feet as O� Haire is still on one knee. Batista gets given a right hand, and its returned, Credible again with a right hand but Batista blocks it and grabs him up, ELEVATED SPINE BUSTER!!! OH MY!!!! Credible just got battered by Batista! Batista now pulling up Credible after that, giving him no time to dwell on the pain, but where has O� Haire gone? He just slid out under the bottom rope. O� Haire is still in it, he didn�t go over the ropes! But Now Batista has thrown Credible�s head between his legs and he�s setting up maybe for the biggest powerbomb in the WWE today, Batista has the Hardcore Champion up high..........TIGER BOMB!!!! That will shatter a mans back and Credible felt it all!!!
King : Look though Coach, O� Haire is back in the ring and he�s got a steel chair! Is that legal?
Coach : That is legal, O� Haire has the chair now and as Batista gets up and turns around........CRACK!!!! Batista�s head just got dented! Batista now stumbles into the ropes and now O� Haire runs in WHACK!!!! Another Chair Shot MY GOD!!! Batista now lying completely motionless it seems on the ropes, the ropes keeping him up as now O� Haire tosses the chair down and CRESCENT KICK! Sean O� Haire with the athletic martial arts kick and Batista went over the ropes and to the floor! Batista has been eliminated! What a mean streak there shown by O� Haire! O� Haire attacked Batista earlier, Batista got a small measure of revenge but O� Haire got the ultimate revenge! He just ridded the ring of the monster Batista!
King : And now we are down to two! It took two chair shots and a Martial arts kick to eliminate Batista but thats exactly what happened as now O� Haire is pulling up Credible, these two haven�t gone at it in this match yet, Credible is still useless after that Spinebuster and Batista Bomb! O� Haire is smiling now as he scoops up Credible and signals to the crowd he is going to eliminate him, he walks towards the ropes but Credible somehow slides down the back and grabs O� Haire by the tights and shoves him over the ropes, NO! O� Haire has both hands held to the top rope and now grabbing his legs around the ropes. He�s going nowhere. O� Haire is grabbing on for dear life as now Credible grabs the hair and pulls him back into the centre of the ring and he hooks him up........FISHERMAN SUPLEX ON THE STEEL CHAIR!!!! That was the chair O� Haire brought in and he tasted it himself there! But Credible needs to pull him up and toss him over the ropes. O� Haire now is being pulled up as Credible is whispering some trash in his ear but OH NOOO!!! O� Haire brings his knee up into the face of Credible and again! Credible is stunned and O� Haire now scoops him up onto his shoulders, SAMOAN DROP INTO A NECKBREAKER!!! What impact! I haven�t seen O� Haire use that before but Justin felt that I assure you!
Coach : These men will do whatever it takes to get a chance for a shot at the Undisputed Championship! O� Haire now gets to his knee�s and now pulls up the stel chair that is battered in the middle of the ring, O� Haire now putting the rim of that chair to the neck of Credible, Oh we saw The Undertaker do this before! This will leave you breathless, this will damage your windpipe! O� Haire nwo going to smash the chair into the mat and into the neck of Credible but no! O� Haire gets a few shots in the ribs from Justin and now Justin breaks up the grip, Justin now hits the ropes and flies back at o� Haire with a FLYING FOREARM>>NO!!! OH MY GOD!!! HOLY SH..SUGAR!!! O� Haire just cracked Credible in the head mid air with the Steel Folding Chair! Now that is lights out, Just throw the man out, this over!
King : Over with a capital O! O� Haire now chucks the chair out of the ring and pulls up Justin Credible who is bleeding from his forehead after that shot! Credible is limp. O� Haire now stands Credible up against the ropes and charges in, but Credible ducks and O� Haire just flew over the ropes and to the floor! NO! O� Haire hung on there, only one foot touched! I thought Credible had pulled off a miraculous win their but O� Haire held on! O� Haire now manages to climb back onto the apron as Credible spins around and he�s facing O� Haire! Credible now given a thumb to the eye! O� Haire is he going to come back inside? NO! O� Haire setting up Credible for something? It looks like a Suplex....O�Haire wont surely! O� Haire suplex from the inside to the outside! But Credible landed on the ring apron with O� Haire! I can�t believe it! O� Haire now with a right hand to Credible, but he has a hold of the ropes and now Credible with a return of the right hand! If either man falls they lose now! O� Haire with another right! And Credible with a right too! O� Haire another right, and another! He�s winning the fist fight, he�s got Credible rocking, one more punch could do it! But O� Haire now SUPERKICK! But no Credible caught the kick from O� Haire. Credible has a hold of Sean O� Haire�s leg! But now Credible shoves down O� Haire�s foot from his grasp and quickly using a WOOAAAH!!!! Credible with a SUPERKICK of his own to the face of Sean o� Haire and he just fell down off the apron and to the floor NO! What the? O� Haire has a hold of the bottom rope and his backside is still slightly on the apron, Both feet are touching the floor though? No the referee�s are judging just the right foot, his left foot is damn close though, he�s trying to haul himself back up but now Justin Credible STOMP TO O� HAIRE�S HAND!!! And O� Haire has fell down, he�s eliminated! Justin Credible has won The Battle Royal!
Coach : What a damn match! Justin Credible advances! He will now face the winner of the Smackdown Battle Royal, with the winner finally getting a shot at The WWE World Undisputed Title!
King : O� Haire is on the outside clutching his hand now, it may be broken after that shot! I can�t imagine the pain in his hand and the pain of losing this match!
Winner : Justin Credible
(Advances to the Rumble to face the WWE Smackdown No.1 Contender)
**Camera�s go backstage quickly before the end of the show where we see Mr. McMahon behind a desk again, not for the first time this evening, he has his glasses on and is reading a piece of paper**
[Mr. McMahon]
Well It�s come to the end of Raw for the second time under the McMahon regime, And what a show it has been! Still there are a few errors but overall I�m a happy guy! We just witnessed Justin Credible win a hard fought match and advance to the Rumble to face the winner of the Smackdown Battle Royal, Tune in for that one folks! But I�ll let you all know what this is about, and that is I have a few things to say concerning The Royal Rumble! It�s only six days away and this week Raw has impressed me, the new superstars have made an impact so I have some very meaningful matches planned to reward the wrestlers of this brand!
Oh yeah see we all know The Royal Rumble is the Main Event of the evening. The winner will get a WWE Undisputed Championship Match against the Champion at Wrestlemania XX! And also we will see Chris Jericho defend his title at The Royal Rumble! But what else will we see? Where will the new talent fit in? Well with the exception of Justin Credible who has a chance at gaining the Undisputed Heavyweight Title every RAW superstar will enter The Royal Rumble Match! But prior to the Rumble we will see a few matches like tonight�s matches. We will see maybe a controversial Tag Team Match featuring the team of Sean O� Haire and Batista taking on Kurt Angle and The Hurricane.....taking on Booker T and GOLDBERG! In a Triple Threat Tag Team Match, And the winners of that match will hold these..........(shuffles around under his desk until he finds what he is looking for and places down two title belts on the desk to the delight of the crowd) THE WORLD TAG TEAM TITLES!!!!
King : What? What about the A.P.A? They are the World Tag Team Champions!
Coach : So did I King! What�s the deal?
[Mr. McMahon]
The A.P.A, They made bad tag team champions as did the previous champions Mark Henry and D-Lo Brown. The Tag Division became a joke, so since I fired The A.P.A and Black Power this weekend I have thought how to bring these titles back, and they will come back at The Royal Rumble! You see this makes compelling T.V, something that Hulk Hogan doesn�t understand, something only a genius like Mr. McMahon can! So This Sunday you will see New Tag Team Champions on RAW!
King : That�s huge news!
[Mr. McMahon]
And as for Tommy Dreamer? I�m going to find him an opponent on Smackdown this Thursday and Dreamer will face off in an inter-brand match, with the winner getting to enter The Royal Rumble match #30 Now I think there is just about enough at stake there don�t you? Now if you weren�t going to watch Smackdown and you weren�t going to watch MY ROYAL RUMBLE! Then now you will, the ratings wont slump like they did under Hogan, the WWE will do a lot better with yours truly in charge, Mr. McMahon giving the fans WHAT THEY WANT!!!
King : Oh My God! I can�t wait for The Rumble now! I have to admit Coach, Vince is a genius booking those matches!
Coach : And you said Raw would get worse! Good Night and see you all at the Rumble everybody!
**Show ends**