Why don't you just give him a Cheerleader gimmick and job him into oblivion?

:lol: I suppose I could do that. Just have Kane dominate the rest of their feud, putting him over the way WWE should have in 2003 anyway. Make Goldberg his little bitch.

Don't they block you from doing crap like that when they have creative control?

Maybe Goldberg has always wanted to be a cheerleader. YOU DON'T KNOW!

Anyway, you probably wouldn't be able to job him to lower midcarders or anything, but you can at least use him to elevate guys into the main event by having them go over him in high profile feuds. His overness will still stay pretty high, and he won't be completely worthless. I'm sure he won't deny the job if his opponent is pretty popular as well.

OCTOBER 13, 2003 - Monday Night RAW


They've been announced on WWE.com, but tonight on RAW, the four five-man Survivor Series teams representing RAW will be introduced by RAW GM Eric Bischoff and Shane McMahon!

Our opening bout pits Val Venis, fresh off a victory last week over Rico against Boss Man, who's hoping to bounce back after losing in the tag team fourway. Val leads off with a chop, but is then backdropped and DDTed. Venis hits some elbows and shoulders, followed by a bulldog and a spear. Boss Man lands a powerslam, but Val ends up hitting the Money Shot for another victory.

Shane McMahon is in the ring, and it is his pleasure at this time to introduce one of the RAW Survivor Series teams. It's Team Extreme! "One Of A Kind" hits the speakers, and Rob Van Dam comes out, accompanied by Tommy Dreamer as well as Bubba Ray, D-Von, and Spike Dudley.

Team captain RVD is up next for action against Rene Dupree from La Resistance. RVD hits a couple of hard kicks, then a series of back suplexes. He misses a dropkick, though, and Dupree capitalizes with a back elbow and a piledriver. Dupree misses a clothesline, and hits a flying cross body. Big running knee to the face. Dupree kicks and headbutts, but RVD hits another kick of his own before landing the Five-Star Frogsplash for the big win.

Last week on RAW, Team Extreme member Spike Dudley was betrayed in a tag team match by Maven. Tonight, he calls on his big brothers for backup. It's all three Dudley Boyz against Maven, Christian, and Matt Hardy Version 1.0! Spike and Christian start the match, and Christian takes an early advantage. He tags in Maven, who piledrives his former partner, then tags in Hardy. Maven and Matt hit a double backdrop, then Matt hits a rolling kick. Spike manages to fight back and tag in D-Von. D-Von hits punches and a DDT. Bubba tags in and lands a chop and a back elbow. Matt fights out, and Christian comes back in. D-Von tags Spike. Spike misses a legdrop. He recovers quickly and sets up for a slam, but Christian hits him with a low blow while the ref's back is turned. One, two, three! The heels pick up a cheap win! Spike Dudley gets screwed again.

Christian and Hardy remain in the ring, where they're joined by RAW General Manager Eric Bischoff, who introduces The Peepulation, another Survivor Series team, consisting of Christian, Hardy, Scott Steiner, Test, and William Regal.

Steiner and Test are up next in a triangle tag match against odd couple Hurricane and Tommy Dreamer as well as William Regal again attempting to claim tag glory with a new partner, Batista. Batista and Steiner start the match, Steiner takes an early advantage with punches and a clothesline, then tags in Hurricane. Hurricane hits a swinging neckbreaker, but walks into a trip. Batista tags in Regal, and the pair hits a Hart Attack on Hurricane. Hurricane manages to drag himself over and tag in Dreamer. Dreamer hits some punches and a piledriver on Regal, who tags in Test. Tommy hits a running kneelift, but misses a clothesline, and Test levels him with a Big Boot for the victory.

Up next is the next chapter in the Goldberg/Kane saga. Unfortunately, the match sucked, so i'm going to gloss over the results and just say Kane hit the Tombstone for the win, but afterwards Goldberg hits a Jackhammer to even the score.

Eric Bischoff again enters the ring to announce the team that will face Team Extreme at Survivor Series - The Game Changers! Triple H leads his Evolution mates Randy Orton and Batista, as well as Kane and Chris Jericho to the ring, where they pose for a moment.

The captain stays in the ring to take on Booker T in singles action. H hits strikes, kicks, and a clothesline before Booker hits a shoulder tackle. Booker hits a bulldog for two. HHH responds with consecutive DDTs for two. Booker hits a headbutt, but misses a legdrop, and HHH capitalizes with a Pedigree for the win.

Shane McMahon is in the ring for the last time tonight to introduce the team that will take on the Peepulation at Survivor Series, The People's Team! The World Heavyweight Champion The Rock leads the way to the ring, accompanied by Shawn Michaels, Goldberg, Booker T, and Hurricane.

Our main event of the evening pits two members of The People's Team (Rock & Michaels) against two of the Game Changers (Chris Jericho & Randy Orton) in a tag-team match. It's a match-up of champions to start, as The Rock tangles with the Intercontinental Champion Orton. Orton hits a couple of slams to start, then tags in Jericho. The pair hits a clothesline in the corner, then Jericho hits a kick and a dropkick. Rock fights out of a headlock and hits a DDT. HBK tags in and hits a DDT of his own, then a spin kick. He misses a legdrop, and Orton tags back in. Big spear on his long-time rival, then a powerbomb for two. Orton hits some punches, but comes up wanting on a splash. HBK puts Orton on the turnbuckles, and takes him over with a super Frankensteiner. As Orton gets up, he walks into Sweet Chin Music! Michaels has pinned the IC Champion! After the match, Rock and Michaels head into the crowd to celebrate as we go off the air.

Unfortunately, Tuesday morning, Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman had to say some stupid stuff about the company on a radio show, so he's suspended through the end of October. What does this mean for the Dangerous Alliance?

You suspended him WITH the belt? That was silly.

Cruiserweight title tournament!

Nah I want the Alliance to have all of the SD gold. It sucks that the CW belt won't be on TV for a couple of weeks, but I'd rather that than hotshot it between him and Rey. But, it's Heyman, so of course he has a plan to fill in the slot going into Survivor Series...

OCTOBER 16, 2003 - SmackDown!
Tonight, the three remaining SmackDown! Survivor Series teams will be introduced (since we already know who the members of the Dangerous Alliance are), the United States Title will be on the line, and Paul Heyman is going to address the Billy Kidman situation and how it pertains to the Survivor Series!

The show kicks off with Hardcore Holly, who has lost three straight weeks in controversial fashion, preparing to take on the FBI's Johnny "The Bull" Stamboli in a battle of brawlers. Holly starts with kicks, strikes, a clothesline, and his trademark dropkick. The Bull fights back with a piledriver for two. Holly ducks a clothesline, then hits a piledriver and a DDT but only gets two. They brawl for a bit, but Holly comes out on top with the Alabamaslam!

SmackDown! General Manager Stephanie McMahon hits the ring next to introduce one of the SmackDown! Survivor Series teams. "Basic Thuganomics" hits the PA, and the crowd goes nuts as John Cena comes to the ring with his star-studded Chain Gang, consisting of Kurt Angle, Undertaker, Eddie Guerrero, and Edge! This might be one of the most impressive SS teams ever assembled!

Edge remains in the ring as we come back from break, because he has a singles match against Chris Kanyon. Excellent match that goes back and forth several times. Kanyon is starting to look like he might be ready to make the next step. However, Edge hits a Death Valley Driver in the closing moments of the match to set up the Edgecutioner for the win.

Sable comes to the ring next, and there's a pretty good pop even though she's a heel. She's still pretty hot. She's out there to introduce the team that will be facing the Chain Gang at Survivor Series, Sean O'Haire's Devil's Advocates! O'Haire's teammates will be Chavo Guerrero and the three members of the FBI - Nunzio, Johnny Stamboli, and Chuck Palumbo.

Stamboli and Palumbo return to the back, because we have a SS preview match. It's O'Haire, Guerrero, and Nunzio against Rey Mysterio and two members of the Chain Gang - Eddie Guerrero and team captain John Cena! The captains start the match, and Cena leads off with a slam and a back elbow before tagging in Mysterio. Mysterio hits a rana for two, then tags in Eddie. The two luchadores hit a double backdrop on O'Haire, then Eddie lands a dropkick. O'Haire fights back with a big clothesline and he tags in Eddie's nephew Chavo. Chavo hits a rolling kick, then a DDT off the top rope that only gets two. Chavo hits an axe handle then tags in Nunzio. Nunzio hits a forearm to the chest, then an armdrag. Eddie manages to tag Cena back in, and he nails a running knee lift. Nunzio tags O'Haire back in, and O'Haire hits a punch, but misses on a splash and falls victim to the FU!

Paul Heyman comes to the ring with four members of the Dangerous Alliance. Conspicuous by his absence is the Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman.

HEYMAN: When I re-formed the Dangerous Alliance two weeks ago, my intentions were simple - to dominate SmackDown! And in that short time, we have done that. Look in this ring. We have the WWE Champion, the Next Big Thing, Brock Lesnar! We have the United States Champion, the largest athlete in the world, Big Show! We have the WWE Tag Team Champions, the most dangerous combination of power and athleticism in wrestling today, the A-Train and Matt Morgan! And up until two days ago, our band of brothers was completed by the Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman. But Tuesday morning, Billy went on a radio program and publicly criticized the way this company is being run, and he was suspended for it. Well, guess what, Vince? I'm out here to publicly criticize this company, too! You don't like what Billy had to say? Then punish him in the ring! Put him up against the most dangerous superstar you can think-- Oh... I get it now. You couldn't do that, could you Vince? You couldn't put Billy up against the most dangerous competition in wrestling, because they all play for the same team! Vince, if you think I'm going to just take this, you're wrong! In fact, I went out and got a temporary fill-in for the Cruiserweight Champion. A fifth man to watch the champs' backs until he gets back. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you... RHYNO!"

The Manbeast comes out to the ring to join the rest of the team.

HEYMAN: Now, I've worked with Rhyno for many years, and I've always seen one thing in him - potential. This is a man who is on the cusp of greatness. By the end of this decade, Rhyno will be recognized as one of the greatest wr--

Rhyno yanks the microphone away.

RHYNO: Paul, I appreciate everything you did for me in ECW. And thank you for the offer, but I can't take it.

Everyone is stunned. The Alliance moves in for the kill.

RHYNO: Look, everybody wants to play for the winning team, but what good would I do if I joined the Dangerous Alliance? If I want to be a champion here, I need to beat these guys. And I know damn sure you're not going to put me in the ring with them if I agree to join up. So thanks. But no thanks.

Heyman is incensed and sics the rest of the Alliance on him. Lesnar, Show, Train, and Morgan pummel him, then walk off, leaving him bloodied and beaten.

Up next, it's another Survivor Series preview as Chain Gang member Undertaker takes on Devil's Advocate Chuck Palumbo. Palumbo leads off with a big kick, then a piledriver. Undertaker fights out of a hammerlock, then slams him and hits a big backdrop for two. Taker hits a DVD and a big clothesline. Palumbo fights back and hits a spinebuster and a slam before resorting to strikes. Taker fights back and hits a spinning neckbreaker to set up the Last Ride and the win.

Up next, the United States Title will be on the line as Big Show defends against Backstage Bully Bradshaw. Bradshaw tries for power early, but Show fights back. Pretty ugly match that Show ends up winning with the Showstopper.

Stephanie McMahon is back in the ring now to introduce the team that will be facing the Dangerous Alliance at Survivor Series - the Rabid Wolverines! The team is led to the ring by Chris Benoit and consists of the Backstage Bullies and Rey Mysterio. But there are only four guys there...

The Dangerous Alliance heads down to the ring now, sensing the advantage. It's five-on-four heading into the pay-per-view, and now it's time to-- "WAIT A MINUTE, TAZZ! THAT'S... THAT'S RHYNO!" Rhyno tears down the ramp and goes after the men who earlier tonight laid him out. Rhyno is the fifth member of the Rabid Wolverines!

Our main event is going to pit two longtime rivals against each other in a non-title match. WWE Champion Brock Lesnar takes on Kurt Angle! Just four days ago, Lesnar pinned Angle in a fatal fourway title match, and the Olympic Hero is looking for revenge! Angle leads off with a legsweep and a lariat for two. Angle misses a clothesline and eats a forearm, then Lesnar hits a clothesline of his own. Lifting DDT by Lesnar gets two. Lesnar hits a flying shoulder tackle, but misses a legdrop. Angle hits a reverse DDT/backbreaker combo, then a delayed brainbuster for two. This match rules! Angle hits a high vertical suplex and a big punch, but Lesnar fights out of a backdrop, hitting one of his own and a shoulder slam. He whips Angle into the turnbuckles and he hits them hard, tumbling over the top rope to the floor, landing badly. The referee begins to count while Lesnar mocks his rival from the ring. Angle manages to get to his feet, but can't get to the ring in time! It's a count-out! Angle hits the ring enraged, and goes after Lesnar, and they brawl to the back as the show goes off the air.

Tonight's SmackDown! is definitely going to be one for the record books, but as we get closer to Survivor Series, things are only going to get more interesting! The Dangerous Alliance will be looking for revenge in a tag-team match pitting A-Train and Matt Morgan against Chris Benoit and his new partner Rhyno! Brock Lesnar and Big Show will also team up to take on the team of Eddie Guerrero and Rey Mysterio! Edge will take on Sean O'Haire. The Backstage Bullies will take on the FBI in a battle of Survivor Series participants. Speaking of the Survivor Series, a ten-man tag team match is in the works as well! Make sure you're tuned to UPN next Thursday night to see what happens next!

OCTOBER 20, 2003 - Monday Night RAW

Four weeks away from Survivor Series, tonight the five members of The People's Team will face off in a series of singles matches against their opponents from The Peepulation. But first, the Big Red Monster Kane kicks things off against Val Venis. The two trade slams to start until Val hits a shoulder slam to set up for the Money Shot, but he lands on Kane's knees. Kane hits a neckbreaker, a backbreaker, and a spinebuster (the dreaded trio of -er moves). Val fights out of a hammerlock and lands a piledriver for two, but Kane bounces right back up with fists. Goldberg comes down the aisle with a chair. Val goes to whip Kane toward him, but Kane reverses, and Val slams into the chair! Kane covers Val and gets the win. After the match, Kane unloads on both Val and Goldberg, clearing the area.

Tommy Dreamer, who will represent Team Extreme at Survivor Series faces off against one of the participants in the cruiserweight SS match, Rico. Tommy chops Rico to the mat, but misses a legdrop. Dropkick and heel kick from Rico for two. Dreamer hits a slam and locks in a full nelson, then a lifting DDT. Rico fights back and lands a Thump in the corner. Tommy fights out of a grapple, though, and lands the Dreamer Driver for three.

It's time for our first of five SS preview matches as Hurricane takes on Scott Steiner in a battle of WCW alumni. Hurricane hits a DDT to start the match and locks in a full nelson. Steiner fights back with a headbutt, then a neckbreaker, a spinebuster, and a big forearm in the corner. Hurricane hits a series of kicks, then a modified Stunner out of the corner for two. Flying axe handle, then a big kick, and Hurricane is pressing his advantage. He charges into the corner, but eats a big boot. Another neckbreaker, another spinebuster, and the Steiner Spiral, and Big Poppa Pump walks away with the win.

Backstage, the five members of Team Extreme cut a promo about Triple H and how the Game Changers are going to be taken to the extreme at Survivor Series.

The next match is Goldberg vs. Test, and it was - surprise surprise! - terrible. Kane hit Goldberg with a chair to allow Test to hit the Big Boot and steal the win. Afterwards, Kane chokeslams Goldberg and leaves him laying.

Mercifully, the next match is Shawn Michaels vs. Matt Hardy Version 1.0! Shawn bitchslaps Matt to start the match, but blows a legdrop. Matt hits a big spinning kick, then a second-rope back heel kick. He goes for an elbow and misses, then HBK hits a dropkick to the knee. HBK takes to the air and gets two. Big slingshot by HBK. But Matt catches him out of nowhere with Sweet Chin Music! HBK kicks out at two after his own move. Matt goes for a slam, but HBK slides out of it, then lands Sweet Chin Music of his own! That gets the pin. Afterwards, Randy Orton hits the ring and lands an RKO!

Up next is a six-man tag match pitting all three of the Dudley Boyz against the three members of Evolution. You know Evo heard the Team Extreme promo earlier and will be out for revenge. I'm getting a little tired of trying to translate EWR speak into a coherent recap, so I'm just going to say that Batista pins D-Von following a Batista Bomb.

Backstage, all five members of The Peepulation cut a promo on The People's Team. Basically, Christian's main point is Peeps > People.

It's a battle of two of the most exciting performers in wrestling today - Rob Van Dam vs. Chris Jericho! RVD hits a bunch of kicks. Jericho hits some high-flying moves. Booker T hits Jericho with a chair. RVD hits the Five-Star. After the match, Booker keeps pounding on Jericho and hits the Book End.

More WCW alumni are up next as Booker T faces William Regal. Unfortunately, the match wasn't very good (67% quality :( ), so I'll just say that Jericho gets revenge by costing Booker the match the same way as Booker did in the last segment as Regal hits the Power of the Punch for the win. Jericho ties Booker in the ropes, then lays him out with an unprotected chair shot, shades of Raven/Tommy Dreamer. Jericho goes for another, but is dragged away by an army of referees.

It's main event time, and it's a battle between the captain of The People's Team - The Rock and the captain of The Peepulation - Christian! These two will face off at Survivor Series, but tonight they go one-on-one. Rock dominates early. Christian fights back, but then Rock takes control again. Rock Bottom for the win, then afterwards HHH lays the champ out with a chair. Wow. Lots of chairshots tonight.

This week's RAW turned into a battleground for long-running bad blood. Expressing frustration over the lack of control demonstrated by the men who interfered in matches tonight, GM Eric Bischoff has announced that next week on RAW it will be The Rock vs. Triple H, Shawn Michaels vs. Randy Orton, and Goldberg vs. Kane! Booker T was injured at the hands of Jericho and may not make it to Survivor Series. Jericho will be in action, though, against The People's Team's Hurricane. Plus, Team Extreme will take on The Peepulation in a match-up of Survivor Series teams! You don't want to miss next week's RAW as the road to Survivor Series continues to heat up!

OCTOBER 23, 2003 - SmackDown!

The show starts with Sean O'Haire entering Stephanie McMahon's office. "What is he doing in there, Tazz?"

Uh-oh. It's going to be a dud show. The poor bastards in the opening ten-man tag match really tried to do well, and the match quality was high, but the EWR gods have said "No high segment ratings for you, bitch!" For the record, it was Scotty 2 Hotty, Jamie Noble, Ultimo Dragon, Paul London, and Zach Gowan versus Nunzio, Akio, Sakoda, Billy Gunn, and Chris Kanyon. Kanyon hit Gowan with I'm Betta Than You for the win.

Mehhhhh, I hate dud shows! Carlito beats Shannon Moore with the Inverted Figure Four.

Why? Why must you mock me, EWR? Rikishi beats Chavo Guerrero with help from Eddie. Afterwards, Chavo lays his uncle out with a brainbuster.

The crowd ate up the Backstage Bullies versus the FBI, but nope! 67% for you! The Bullies won by DQ when the Basham Brothers showed up looking for revenge and Danny hit Bradshaw with Brain Damage. Surprisingly, the World's Greatest Tag Team ran in to make the save, turning them face.

Edge versus Sean O'Haire should be awesome, right? NO! 68%! Eat it, armchair booker! O'Haire wins it clean with The Prophecy.

Tajiri gets a hype video, because I accidentally had the card set up for two Rhyno matches. Whoopsie. Sorry, Yoshi.

Backstage, Paul Heyman is surrounded by his Dangerous Alliance. "Last week, I was humiliated. Last week, I extended an olive branch to the last ECW Champion, the Manbeast Rhyno, and invited him to join the most feared alliance in wrestling. And how was I repaid? 'Thanks, but no thanks!' Well, Rhyno, if you're not with us, then you're against us! You want to oppose us because you want our gold? Well, that's too bad, Rhyno, because after what you did last week, you will never get a shot against any of our titles. Ever!"

After that kick-ass promo, the ensuing Benoit/Rhyno versus A-Train/Morgan match should rate through the roof, right? Nope. Rhyno gore GORE GOOOOOOOOOORES A-Train for the win.

Mercifully, I get a decent rating (73%, but it would have been an 80 or 81 if the show wasn't a dud) for Eddie Guerrero and Rey Mysterio versus Brock Lesnar and Big Show. Good times, good times. Brock hits the F-5 on Eddie for the victory.

The main event is up next, and it's John Cena versus Kurt Angle versus Undertaker for a shot at Brock Lesnar's WWE Title next week. "Tazz, is that what Sean O'Haire was doing in Stephanie McMahon's office earlier? He just got three of his Survivor Series opponents booked in a triple-threat match against each other!" Undertaker slams Cena, but Cena bitchslaps him. Cena breaks out of an Angle hammerlock and hits a piledriver. Spear gets two, broken up by UT. Angle hits a dangerous powerbomb on Cena for two. Cena fights out of a slam and hits another piledriver. Angle's out, and Cena eats a lariat and the Last Ride. Undertaker gets another shot at Lesnar next week!

Next week's main event is set - Brock Lesnar defends the WWE Title against Undertaker! Plus, the Tag Team Titles will be on the line as the Dangerous Alliance defends against the World's Greatest Tag Team! John Cena will face United States Champion Big Show in a non-title match. Kurt Angle will look for revenge on Sean O'Haire after his chicanery this week. Rhyno will face Tajiri in a match that was supposed to happen this week (whoopsie!). Old rivals the Backstage Bullies will face off against the Basham Brothers. Eddie Guerrero and Edge team up against two of their SS opponents, the FBI! Plus Chris Benoit versus Chavo Guerrero and much more!

OCTOBER 27, 2003 - Monday Night RAW

The last RAW of October kicks off with a battle of underrated stars. It's Lance Storm against Rico. Rico takes an early advantage with a back suplex and a super Frankensteiner. Storm fights back with a kick, a dropkick to the knee, a suplex, and a legsweep. Rico escapes a slam and hits a suplex, followed by another back suplex, then a kick. Storm fires back with a series of kicks, followed by a Superkick for the win.

At Survivor Series, there's going to be a 20-man battle royal. Tonight, we get a preview of that match with a RAW brand 10-man battle royal! Rob Conway is the first victim, as he's eliminated by Mark Jindrak. Maven then takes out Conway's partner Rene Dupree, then his former Tough Enough opponent Chris Nowinski. Rosey eliminates the World's Strongest Man Mark Henry. Rodney Mack eliminates Boss Man, but is then eliminated by Jindrak. Perhaps the most random-ass final four in the history of battle royals is Mark Jindrak, Maven, Rosey, and Sylvan Grenier. Maven eliminates Grenier, but is then dumped out by Jindrak. It's down to Rosey and Jindrak. Rosey hits a big bulldog and a clothesline. But as he prepares for a big slam, Jindrak escapes and pushes him over the top. Mark Jindrak wins!

After the match, Al Snow enters the ring to interview Jindrak. He makes a couple of cracks about how Jindrak beat the best of the best, but the Reflection of Perfection takes offense and lays him out.

Evolution's Animal Batista is up next, and his cannon fodder is poor Val Venis. A kick and a right hand from Batista, but then Val fights back with a forearm and a pair of neckbreakers. Bats nails a powerslam, then lands the Batista Bomb for the squash victory. After the match, he chases Venis up the ramp and takes him down again.

In just three weeks at Survivor Series, Hurricane will be a member of The People's Team going up against Chris Jericho and the Game Changers. Tonight, though, the two go one-on-one! Jericho leads off with a spin kick, strikes, a flying elbow, and a flying neckbreaker. Hurricane hits a knee lift, then a spear for two, but gets tripped and Jericho hits a top-rope cross body. Jericho almost gets three with a DDT, but Hurricane fights back with a kick, but misses a clothesline. Rolling kick from Jericho sets him up for a Lionsault and the win.

After the break, the entirety of The People's Team (including a badly-banged-up Booker T) cut a promo about how at Survivor Series, the People's Team is going to stay entact, knocking out all five members of the Peepulation if you smell what the People are cooking.

The Peepulation (Christian, William Regal, Scott Steiner, Test, and Matt Hardy Version 1.0) team up for the first time tonight to take on another Survivor Series fivesome - Team Extreme (Rob Van Dam, Tommy Dreamer, and all three Dudley Boyz). Spike Dudley starts against Hardy, who strikes him and hits a dropkick to the knee. Tag to Test, who lands some amateur blows. Spike tags in Tommy Dreamer, who is struck by Test. Tag to Regal, and the former Un-Americans take Dreamer down with a Hart Attack. Christian tags in and lands a snap suplex and a legsweep for two. Regal tags back in, and he and Christian land a double bacck elbow. Powerbomb by Regal gets two. Tag to Steiner, who kicks Dreamer, then lands a bulldog. The Peepulation is working like a well-oiled machine tonight! Hardy tags back in and lands a springboard dropkick for two. He goes for a hiptoss, but Dreamer finally manages to reverse it and tag in RVD. RVD comes off the ropes with an axehandle, then a spinning armdrag for two. He tags in D-Von Dudley, and they hit a double clothesline. Test tags in and eats a clothesline as well. Test blocks a punch, then suplexes D-Von before tagging Steiner back in. Big DDT, but he misses his bicep-kiss elbow. D-Von tags in Bubba, who slams Steiner. Bulldog from Bubba, then a shoulder slam. RVD tags back in, and they hit a double back elbow. RVD suplexes Steiner, then heads to the top. Five-Star Frogsplash! And Team Extreme picks up the win!

And once again it's Goldberg versus Kane. Blah blah blah Goldie knocks Kane to the floor. Kane grabs the ring bell and hits him with it, and the ref disqualifies him. At last! Goldberg gets a clean ( :wink: ) victory over his rival! They then brawl to the back.

The Game Changers (Triple H, Randy Orton, Batista, Chris Jericho, and Kane) cut a pre-recorded promo about how RVD may be flying high right now, but at Survivor Series, it's going to be Game Over.

Shawn Michaels and Randy Orton have been putting on probably the most entertaining feud in WWE over the last two months, and they're about to do battle again in a non-title match. HBK leads off with a flying elbow, then clamps in a full nelson. Orton fights out of it and lands a mule kick, then punches and a shoulder tackle for two. Orton hits a DVD for two more. Now a neckbreaker, but HBK trips him. Super frankensteiner by HBK gets two. Big DDT, then a dropkick and back heel kick from HBK. Orton blocks a punch, then lands a shoulder tackle and a lariat. HBK staggers to his feet and eats an RKO! Orton wins! As he's celebrating, the referee tries to help Michaels up, but he's pushed away and HBK nails his rival with Sweet Chin Music!

Main event time now, as the WWE Champion The Rock faces off against the man he defeated for the gold last month at Unforgiven - Triple H! They trade strikes early, then HHH hits a spinebuster. Rock hits a neckbreaker and a piledriver for two, then a lariat for two more. HHH hits a powerslam for two. Rock catches HHH out of nowhere with a Rock Bottom for a big win over his rival!

Next week on RAW, with just two weeks to go until Survivor Series, 20 of the RAW participants at the pay-per-view will go at it in a 20-man battle royal main event! Plus, a preview of the Divas SS match as Trish Stratus, Lita, Ivory, and Stacy Keibler take on Molly Holly, Jazz, Victoria, and Gail Kim. You can bet that Jackie Gayda and SmackDown!'s Nidia will be watching that match intently. Plus, we'll hear from several of RAW's top stars with their thoughts on the Survivor Series!

OCTOBER 30, 2003 - SmackDown!


The last WWE event in October promises to be a barn-burner with two title matches in one night! The show kicks off with Eddie Guerrero and Edge, two members of John Cena's Chain Gang taking on two of their Devil's Advocate opponents at Survivor Series - FBI members Chuck Palumbo and Johnny "The Bull" Stamboli. Eddie and Stamboli start it off, and Eddie hits a legsweep and a kick before tagging in Edge. They hit a Hart Attack followed by a back elbow and headbutt from Edge. Stamboli hits a big DDT then tags in Palumbo who hits a punch and a piledriver, but gets knees on a splash. Eddie tags in and hits a super Frankensteiner, a suplex, and a big kick before catching Palumbo's boot on an avalanche attempt. Palumbo hits a powerslam, then two more Devil's Advocates - Chavo Guerrero and Nunzio - hit the ring with chairs. The referee forces Chavo out, but Nunzio waylays Eddie with the chair. Eddie staggers into a Jungle Kick and Palumbo picks up the pin. After the match, Chavo and Nunzio set up for a double powerbomb, but John Cena and Kurt Angle come through the crowd to save their Survivor Series partners and run off the Devil's Advocates!

The Chain Gang/Devil's Advocate feud continues next as Chris Benoit takes on Chavo Guerrero in singles competition. Benoit leads off with a back suplex, but eats a mule kick. Chavo continues the assault with a standing kick and a facecrusher before missing an elbow drop. Benoit hits a suplex and a powerbomb variation for two. Butterfly suplex gets two. He sets up for a piledriver, but Chavo backdrops out of it. Chavo hits a super Frankensteiner for two, but then gets taken down. Benoit heads up top and lands the Swandive Headbutt for three! Gee, I hope those sort of high-risk moves don't damage his brain and cause him to behave erratically...

Up next, it's a video package hyping tonight's main event - Brock Lesnar defending the WWE Title against Undertaker!

The Backstage Bullies were formed last month for the sole purpose of Bradshaw getting revenge against the Basham Brothers for sidelining his partner Faarooq for sixteen months with a knee injury. However, the bad blood continues to flow, and tonight these teams will battle again! It's Holly and Doug to start, and Holly hits a DDT. Doug quickly tags in Danny, who takes a punch from Holly who tags in Bradshaw. Piledriver from Bradshaw, and Danny tags out again. Bradshaw lands a DDT, then a spinebuster. He gets himself set up for a Clothesline From Hell, but all of a sudden, A-Train is in the ring! Holly tries to make the save, but gets taken out by Matt Morgan! A-Train lands the Derailer on Bradshaw, and the referee calls for the bell. They get ready for a big double team move, but the music of the World's Greatest Tag Team hits the speakers, and the crowd erupts. They hit the ring, and both the Dangerous Alliance and the Basham Brothers hit the road.

Former ECW allies battle next as the fastest-rising star on SmackDown! - the Manbeast Rhyno - takes on Tajiri. The Japanese Buzzsaw leads off with a dropkick, then a super Frankensteiner for two. Rhyno lands some punches and a slam, then a shoulder slam for two. Back elbow by Rhyno, but Tajiri fights out of a headlock and hits a seated senton for two. He hits a big top-rope DDT for two more. Tajiri lands a big kick to the face, then another standing kick, but Rhyno slams him and hits a Death Valley Driver. As Tajiri staggers up, Rhyno nails him with the Gore for the pinfall victory!

After the match, Rhyno grabs the ringside microphone. Rhyno said two weeks ago that he wants what the Dangerous Alliance has. And if Paul Heyman thinks that he can keep Rhyno out of the title hunt, he's going to learn the hard way that you can't stop a charging Rhyno and every last member of the Dangerous Alliance will feel the Gore Goooore GOOOOOOORE!!!

Our first title match of the evening is up next as the WWE Tag Team Champions A-Train and Matt Morgan, representing the Dangerous Alliance, take on the World's Greatest Tag Team of Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin, who just moments ago saved the Backstage Bullies from a D.A. beatdown. Haas and Morgan start the match, and Morgan lands punches before tagging in Train. They hit a double clothesline for two. Bicycle kick from A-Train, but then Haas reverses a hip toss and kicks A-Train to the canvas. Tag to Shelton, who hits a piledriver that almost gets three. A thrust kick to Train's chest, but he counters an arm wringer and hits a neckbreaker. Morgan tags back in and goes to work on Shelton, but Haas tags in quickly. More punches from Morgan, but the Basham Brothers arrive at ringside with chairs! Morgan whips Haas off the ropes, and Danny Basham holds up a chair! Haas hits the chair, and Morgan lands a chokeslam for three. After the match, the Bashams slide in and look for revenge on WGTT, but the Backstage Bullies return the favor from earlier and clear the ring. The WWE Tag Team Title scene is red-hot!

Bill DeMott comes to the ring next. He knows he hasn't been a very visible member of the SmackDown! roster over the last couple of months, but he's okay with that. He understood that he was nearing the end of his career and it was time for him to step down graciously. Stephanie McMahon asked him if he would like some time tonight to formally retire from professional wrestling and thank the fans. He-- But he's interrupted by Sean O'Haire, who draws massive heat. He gets in the ring and gets on the microphone. "Bill, even though you gave up the Laughing Man gimmick years ago, you have always been a joke. Only problem is, the joke sucks. But I'm not telling you anything you don't already know." With that, he begins pummeling DeMott, sending him from the ring in disgrace.

O'Haire remains in the ring, because he's got a match against one of his SS opponents, Kurt Angle. This one promises to be fantastic. O'Haire hits a big backdrop to start the match, then lands a piledriver for two. Angle fights out of a headlock and lands a belly-to-belly suplex. Snake Eyes for two. Spear for two. Another Snake Eyes, but O'Haire gets a boot up to block an avalanche. Another piledriver gets two. Lifting DDT gets two. O'Haire hits a spinning neckbreaker and big punches, but he misses a legdrop and gets hotshotted off the top rope, then runs into a lariat. While he's down, Angle clamps on the Angle Lock! O'Haire has no choice but to tap out!

Our next match pits John Cena against Big Show. Cena leads off with a clothesline and a backbreaker for two, but Show fights back with punches and a pair of slams. Show misses a punch, then Cena fights out of a slam and lands a piledriver for two. Lifting DDT gets two more. Flying shoulder tackle, then a slam! Cena goes for a legdrop but misses. Powerslam from Show, then a side suplex. Show Stopper! Show gets the win! After the match, Cena gets revenge by lifting the giant and hitting the FU!

The WWE Title is on the line in our main event as Brock Lesnar defends against the man who won last week's #1 contender triple threat match - set up by Sean O'Haire to trap the members of the Chain Gang into fighting each other - Undertaker. Undertaker slams Lesnar to start, then hits a bulldog for two. Lesnar lands a chop, then a vertical suplex for two. Spinedbuster gets two. Big backdrop on UT, but Lesnar misses a clothesline and UT gives him a backbreaker for two. Lariat by UT for two, followed by a running knee lift. UT slams Lesnar, but gets tripped. Lesnar hits a shoulder tackle, then a lariat of his own. Lesnar hits the F-5, and the match is over! Lesnar retains the gold!

Next week, all four Survivor Series team captains will be in action against members of the opposition. Dangerous Alliance captain Brock Lesnar will go one-on-one agains the captain of the Rabid Wolverines Chris Benoit! Chain Gang captain John Cena will face off against Devil's Advocate Chavo Guerrero! Chavo's captain Sean O'Haire will take on Chain Gang member Undertaker! The Cruiserweight Title will be on the line as the returning Billy Kidman will defend against Rey Mysterio! Edge vs. Big Show! Plus, in light of the events that transpired tonight, the Backstage Bullies will team with the World's Greatest Tag Team to take on the Dangerous Alliance's A-Train and Matt Morgan and the Basham Brothers in an eight-man tag match!

OCTOBER 2003 RECAP


RAW

(Wrestlers in italics should be lower on card, but refuse to be depushed due to Creative Control)

(Overall Won-Loss) Main Event (Oct. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(10-0) The Rock (5-0, 96) (W 10-man tag, W HHH, W w/HBK vs Y2J/Orton, W Xian, W HHH)
(6-5) Goldberg (2-3, 68) (W 10-man tag, L w/HBK vs Evolution, L Kane, L Test, W Kane)
(5-5) Shawn Michaels (3-2, 91) (W 10-man tag, L w/Goldberg vs Evolution, W w/Rock vs Y2J/Orton, W Hardy, L Orton)
(5-5) Triple H (2-3, 80) (L 10-man tag, L Rock, W Booker, W 6-man tag, L Rock)

(Overall Won-Loss) Upper Midcard (Oct. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(7-2) Rob Van Dam (5-0, 82) (W 10-man tag, W Kane, W Dupree, W Y2J, W 10-man tag)
(5-3) Christian (2-2, 84) (W w/Matt vs Maven/Spike, W 6-man tag, L Rock, L 10-man tag)
(5-4) Randy Orton (3-2, 84) (L 10-man tag, W w/Bats vs HBK/Goldberg, L w/Y2J vs Rock/HBK, W (6-5) Kane (2-3, 69) (L 10-man tag, L RVD, W Goldberg, W Val, L Goldberg)
6-man tag, W HBK)
(3-6-1) Booker T (2-2, 77) (W 10-man tag, W Y2J, L HHH, L Regal)
(2-7-1) Chris Jericho (1-4, 87) (L 10-man tag, L Booker, L w/Orton vs Rock/HBK, L RVD, W Hurricane)

(Overall Won-Loss) Midcard (Oct. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(4-1) Jazz (1-0, 73) (W Ivory)
(4-2) Trish Stratus (1-0, 80) (W Gail)
(5-3) D-Von Dudley (2-2, 73) (W 4-team elim, L 6-man tag, L 6-man tag, W 10-man tag)
(5-4) Bubba Ray Dudley (2-2, 73) (W 4-team elim, L 6-man tag, L 6-man tag, W 10-man tag)
(4-3) Matt Hardy (2-2, 84) (W w/Xian vs Maven/Spike, W 6-man tag, L HBK, L 10-man tag)
(3-3) Test (2-2, 67) (L 4-team elim, W tag triple threat, W Goldberg, L 10-man tag)
(3-4) Scott Steiner (2-2, 77) (L 4-team elim, W tag triple threat, W Hurricane, L 10-man tag)
(3-4) William Regal (1-3, 71) (L 4-team elim, L tag triple threat, W Booker, L 10-man tag)
(3-4) Tommy Dreamer (2-2, 68) (L Jindrak, L tag triple threat, W Rico, W 10-man tag)
(4-6) Batista (3-2, 77) (L 10-man tag, W w/Orton vs Goldberg/HBK, L tag triple threat, W 6-man (2-3) Maven (1-2, 70) (L w/Spike vs Hardy/Xian, W 6-man tag, L battle royal)
(2-4) Val Venis (2-2, 71) (W Rico, W Boss Man, L Kane, L Batista)
(1-2) Victoria (1-0, 67) (W Lita)
(1-2) Gail Kim (0-1, 66) (L Trish)
(2-5) Hurricane (1-2, 80) (W 6-man tag, L tag triple threat, L Steiner, L Y2J)
(1-3) Lita (0-1, 77) (L Victoria)
(1-4) Sylvan Grenier (0-2, 70) (L 4-team elim, L battle royal)
(1-6) Rene Dupree (0-3, 70) (L 4-team elim, L RVD, L battle royal)
tag, W Val)
(0-2) Rob Conway (0-1, 69) (L battle royal)
(0-4) Boss Man (0-3, 56) (L 4-team elim, L Val, L battle royal)

(Overall Won-Loss) Lower Midcard (Oct. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(2-0) Lance Storm (2-0, 66) (W 6-man tag, W Rico)
(2-0) Mark Jindrak (2-0, 58) (W Tommy, W battle royal)
(1-1) Ivory (0-1, 65) (L Jazz)
(1-1) Rosey (1-1, 63) (W 6-man tag, L battle royal)
(2-4) Spike Dudley (1-3, 65) (L w/Maven vs Matt/Xian, L 6-man tag, L 6-man tag, W 10-man tag)
(0-1) Molly Holly (0-0, 74) (N/A)
(0-2) Chris Nowinski (0-2, 66) (L 6-man tag, L battle royal)
(0-2) Rodney Mack (0-2, 64) (L 6-man tag, L battle royal)
(0-2) Mark Henry (0-2, 55) (L 6-man tag, L battle royal)
(0-3) Rico (0-3, 75) (L Val, L Tommy, L Storm)
(0-0) Miss Jackie (0-0, 53) (N/A)

(Overall Won-Loss) Managers who've wrestled (Oct. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(0-1) Ric Flair (0-0, 94) (N/A)

Non-Wrestlers (Overness)
Steve Austin (92)
Eric Bischoff (91)
Shane McMahon (89)
Al Snow (75)

Managers (Overness) (Clientele)
Ric Flair (94) (Batista, Randy Orton, Triple H)
Stacy Keibler (88) (None)
Stevie Richards (70) (Victoria)
Theodore Long (66) (Chris Nowinski, Jazz, Mark Henry, Rodney Mack)

RAW Title Changes
World Heavyweight - None (The Rock has been champ since 9/28)
Intercontinental - None (Randy Orton has been champ since ??/??)
World Tag Team - None (The Dudley Boyz have been champs since 9/1)
Women's - None (Trish Stratus has been champ since 9/22)

RAW Feuds
The Rock vs. Triple H (89 Heat)
Shawn Michaels vs. Randy Orton (89 Heat)
Booker T vs. Chris Jericho (83 Heat)
Goldberg vs. Kane (78 Heat)

<font color=goldenrod>Nice job, loopy. I really love the write-ups.

Anyway...I'm going to start a new game playing off of Hurricane Helms' joke that "if I get released I'm gonna start a new promotion called Future Endeavors Wrestling"

It is exactly as it sounds...the roster will be comprised entirely of WWE alumni. *Insert "isn't that TNA?" joke here* I'll start at regional level (not sure where on regional, close enough that I could feasibly get to Cult status soon and hopefully a TV deal)

Anyway, the game will start in April 2009...and I will have my first show on Saturday, April 4...the day before WrestleMania.

The only rule really, is that I strictly use WWE alumni. This includes people that WWE cuts in-game (they tend to release a TON of people early on each time you start. But in general, alumni from any time is welcome).

HOWEVER, for my first show...the roster will be composed the last 31 male workers to be released from the main WWE roster in 2008/09 (not counting Mick Foley, Stevie Richards, Ric Flair, or Mike Adamle...Foley and Stevie are with TNA, Flair wouldn't realistically accept a regular position with a fed like this, and Adamle just sucks. After my initial show, I will allow myself to be more open and sign any alumni.

Here is my opening night roster (with their WWE names, I will change many of them to be more realistic in instances where WWE holds the copyright):

Armando Estrada
Balls Mahoney
Bam Neely
Big Daddy V
Braden Walker
Chuck Palumbo
Colin Delaney
Dave Taylor
D-Lo Brown
Domino
Elijah Burke
Gavin Spears
Hardcore Holly
Jonathan Coachman (authority figure)
Kenny Dykstra
Kevin Thorn
Kizarny
Lance Cade
Manu
Nunzio
Paul London
Robbie McAllister
Rory McAllister
Ryan Braddock
Scotty Goldman
Shannon Moore
Snitsky
Super Crazy
The Boogeyman
Trevor Murdoch
Val Venis</font>

WORK IN PROGRESS

OCTOBER 2003 RECAP

SmackDown!

(Overall Won-Loss) Main Event (Oct. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(9-2) Brock Lesnar (5-1, 93) (W UT, L Angle, W 4-way, W Angle, W w/Show vs Rey/Eddie, W UT)
(6-5) Kurt Angle (2-4, 92) (L Show, W Brock, L 4-way, L Brock, L triple threat, W O'Haire)
(6-5) John Cena (4-2, 91) (W Tajiri, W Kanyon, W O'Haire, W 6-man tag, L triple threat, L Show)
(3-7) Undertaker (2-4, 82) (L Brock, L Show, L 4-way, W Palumbo, W triple threat, L Brock)

(Overall Won-Loss) Upper Midcard (Oct. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(9-2) Big Show (5-1, 75) (W Angle, W UT, L 4-way, W Bradshaw, W w/Brock vs Rey/Eddie, W Cena)
(5-3-1) Chris Benoit (2-2-1, 87) (D Rhyno, L w/Eddie vs D.A., L Rhyno, W w/Rhyno vs D.A., W Chavo)
(5-5) Hardcore Holly (3-3, 83) (L w/Bradshaw vs D.A., L 6-man tag, L Tajiri, W Stamboli, W w/Bradshaw vs FBI, W w/Bradshaw vs Bashams)
(4-4) Sean O'Haire (1-3, 84) (L Cena, L 6-man tag, W Edge, L Angle)
(4-5) Rey Mysterio (3-2, 88) (L Kidman, W Carlito, W Chavo, W 6-man tag, L w/Eddie vs Brock/Show)
(4-6) Eddie Guerrero (2-3, 80) (W Chavo, L w/Benoit vs D.A., W 6-man tag, L w/Eddie vs Brock/Show, L w/Edge vs FBI)
(3-5) Edge (1-3, 82) (L 6-man tag, W Kanyon, L O'Haire, L w/Eddie vs FBI)

(Overall Won-Loss) Midcard (Oct. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(2-0) Faarooq (0-0, 70) (N/A)
(6-1-1) Rhyno (3-0-1, 85) (D Benoit, W Benoit, W w/Benoit vs D.A., W Tajiri)
(3-1) Billy Kidman (1-0, 80) (W Rey)
(6-3) Bradshaw (2-3, 70) (L w/Holly vs D.A., L 6-man tag, L Show, W w/Holly vs FBI, W w/Holly vs Bashams)
(3-2) A-Train (3-1, 71) (W w/Morgan vs Bullies, W w/Morgan vs Benoit/Eddie, L w/Morgan vs Benoit/Rhyno, W w/Morgan vs WGTT)
(4-4) Tajiri (2-2, 74) (L Cena, W 6-man tag, W Holly, L Rhyno)
(2-2) Billy Gunn (1-1, 70) (L Kish, W 10-man tag)
(1-1) Carlito (1-1, 72) (L Rey, W Moore)
(3-4) Chuck Palumbo (1-3, 75) (L tag triple threat, L UT, L w/Stamboli vs Bullies, W w/Stamboli vs Edge/Eddie)
(3-4) Johnny Stamboli (1-3, 68) (L tag triple threat, L Holly, L w/Palumbo vs Bullies, W w/Stamboli vs Edge/Eddie)
(2-3) Shelton Benjamin (1-1, 83) (W tag triple threat, L w/Haas vs D.A.)
(2-3) Charlie Haas (1-1, 82) (W tag triple threat, L w/Shelton vs D.A.)
(2-3) Rikishi (2-0, 71) (W Gunn, W Chavo)
(1-3) Chris Kanyon (1-2, 70) (L Cena, L Edge, W 10-man tag)
(2-8) Chavo Guerrero (1-5, 79) (L Eddie, W Moore, L Rey, L 6-man tag, L Kish, L Benoit)
(0-3) Scotty 2 Hotty (0-1, 76) (L 10-man tag)
(0-5) Shannon Moore (0-2, 70) (L Chavo, L Carlito)
(0-5) Doug Basham (0-2, 54) (L tag triple threat, L w/Danny vs Bullies)
(0-5) Danny Basham (0-2, 51) (L tag triple threat, L w/Doug vs Bullies)

(Overall Won-Loss) Lower Midcard (Oct. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(4-1) Matt Morgan (3-1, 65) (W w/Train vs Bullies, W w/Train vs Eddie/Benoit, L w/Train vs Benoit/Rhyno, W w/Train vs WGTT)
(2-1) Sakoda (2-0, 55) (W 6-man tag, W 10-man tag)
(2-2) Nunzio (1-1, 69) (L 6-man tag, W 10-man tag)
(2-2) Akio (2-0, 55) (W 6-man tag, W 10-man tag)
(0-2) Paul London (0-1, 68) (L 10-man tag)
(0-3) Jamie Noble (0-1, 65) (L 10-man tag)
(0-3) Ultimo Dragon (0-1, 65) (L 10-man tag)

(Overall Won-Loss) Wrestlers Sent To OVW (Oct. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(0-2) Zack Gowan (0-1, 55) (L 10-man tag)
(0-0) Dawn Marie (0-0, 60) (N/A)

Non-Wrestlers (Overness)
Stephanie McMahon (96)
Tazz (72)
Sable (70)

Managers (Overness) (Clientele)
Paul Heyman (96) (A-Train, Big Show, Billy Kidman, Brock Lesnar, Matt Morgan)
Torrie Wilson (70) (None)
Nidia (62) (Jamie Noble)

SmackDown! Title Changes
WWE Tag Team - Dangerous Alliance over Backstage Bullies (SmackDown! 10/2)
Cruiserweight - None (Billy Kidman has been champ since 9/25)
WWE World - None (Brock Lesnar has been champ since ??/??)
United States - None (Big Show has been champ since ??/??)

SmackDown! Feuds
Kurt Angle vs. Brock Lesnar (97 Heat)
John Cena vs. Sean O'Haire (86 Heat)
Eddie Guerrero vs. Chavo Guerrero (86 Heat)
Undertaker vs. Big Show (81 Heat)

<font color=goldenrod>And now...the inaugural show for Future Endeavors Wrestling...Path to Glory! Held on April 4, 2009...just one day ahead of the biggest show of the year for the promotion that wished all of these guys the best in their future endeavors.

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Our opening bout saw two familiar teams squaring off, as Lance Kade and Trevor Murdock faced off against Rory and Robbie, The Groundskeepers. More or less a formulaic tag team match, as the Scottish men managed to isolate Trevor from his corner of the ring. Lance gets the hot tag in, fights off both men, and Trevor recovers long enough to hit the Sweet 'N Sour on Rory for the victory.
<b>OR: 70, CR: 59, MQ: 81</b>

Ring veteran "Hardcore" Bob Howard looked to make an example of the egotistical throwback Cliff Compton in our next contest. Hardcore worked stiff, as always, but couldn't seem to put Compton away. In somewhat of a surprise, Cliff managed to fight his way back and actually planted Howard with the Cliff Hanger for a surprising victory. Looking stunned, Howard decided to give credit where it was due and tried to take Compton up on his handshake, but instead he received a kick in the balls. OHHH!!!
<b>OR: 69, CR: 66, MQ: 72
Road Agent Note: Bob Howard lost overness (but Cliff didn't gain anything)</b>

The next contest could quite simply be described as a 3-way freakshow. The worm-eating, clock-smashing Boogeyman went up against the vampire warrior Thorn and the sadistic Sinn the Clown. Fans were probably more entertained by the characters involved than the match itself. In any event, Thorn plants Sinn with a Crucifix Powerbomb and walks away with the win.
<b>OR: 63, CR: 64, MQ: 64</b>

Two tough guys squared off next as biker Chuck Palumbo met Chris "don't call me Braden Walker" Harris. Harris looked to be in far better shape than he was during his stupid ECW stint, and he looked to have Chuck's number, dishing out punishment and kicking out of anything Palumbo threw at him. Therefore, Palumbo felt the need to cheat to win, using the ropes for leverage in a rollup pin for the victory.
<b>OR: 70, CR: 62, MQ: 78</b>

In our most technical bout of the evening, decorated former champion Val Venus met up with Dave Taylor, one of the most brutal British wrestlers in the business. Both men took each other to the limit, applying stiff shots and exchanging several holds. Ultimately, Val Venus came out victorious by making Taylor submit to the Venus Fly Trap. Some guy named Alienoid was seen marking out.
<b>OR: 68, CR: 58, MQ: 79</b>

Quite a change of pace occurred in the next match which saw Paul London, Shannon Moore, James Maritato, and Super Crazy competing in a one fall to a finish four corners match (hey, if WWE won't utilize its cruiserweights, we will!) Bodies were flying everywhere in the high octane bout. The conclusion came when London hit a 450 splash on Crazy for the win while the other two combatants were outside the ring.
<b>OR: 65, CR: 56, MQ: 74</b>

Jonathan Coachman gets up from the commentary table and walks to the ring holding a bag. When he gets into the ring, he reveals that the reason he left his SportsCenter anchor job at ESPN was because he was given the chance to be put in charge here at Future Endeavors Wrestling. From out of the bag he pulls a new belt: the FEW Championship. And now for the surprise - throughout the night, 30 men were backstage pulling numbers, and now - a Royal Rumble match to determine the inaugural champion!
<b>OR: 82</b>

<u>Entry Order</u>
1. Kenny Doane
2. Paul London
3. The Boogeyman
4. Lance Kade
5. Cliff Compton
6. Elijah Burke
7. D'Lo Brown
8. Groundskeeper Robbie
9. Val Venus
10. Bam LaRouche
11. Chuck Palumbo
12. Sinn the Clown
13. Balls Mahoney
14. Armando Castro
15. Dave Taylor
16. Gene Snisky
17. Colt Cabana
18. Trevor Murdock
19. King Nelson
20. Colin Olson
21. Ron Spears
22. James Maritato
23. Afa Jr.
24. Super Crazy
25. Thorn
26. Shannon Moore
27. Groundskeeper Rory
28. Bradley Ryan
29. Bob Howard
30. Chris Harris

I won't bother typing out the elimination order cause EWR is always stupid and puts nearly all the eliminations after everybody entered. But anyway, the EWR-generated final four was Cliff Compton, Elijah Burke, D'Lo Brown, and King Nelson. Everybody tried to team up and get the colossal Nelson out of the ring, but he kept fighting it off. The assult continued and they didn't let up. Compton and Burke got Nelson teetering on the ropes and D'Lo dropkicked him and that momentum sent him packing.

This oddly enough left entries 5 through 7 as the last 3. Compton went out next at the hands of Burke. D'Lo and Elijah then brawled and a series of near-eliminations occurred. After both men struggling, Elijah was stunned and walked into a Sky High. Burke was then easy prey, as D'Lo chucked Burke out to become the first ever FEW Champion, the crowd goes wild!
<b>OR: 63, CR: 58, MQ: 68
Road Agent Note: The FEW Title gained in image.</b>

As D'Lo Brown celebrated with his title, Elijah Burke recovered on the outside. He kept threatening to get back into the ring to attack Brown, and Brown looked poised and ready to fight him off. However, from behind, Brown was assaulted by two men who entered from the crowd. The fans recognized these two men as Dolph Ziggler and former ECW champion Jack Swagger, both of whom had just been released by World Wrestling Entertainment the previous day during their budget cuts. They laid a beatdown on D'Lo, before leaving together with Burke as the show comes to a close. What was the meaning of that?
<b>OR: 70

68 Overall Rating for Path to Glory...not bad for a first-ever show.</font>

LOL, great concept Big Vito.

<font color=goldenrod>ESPN turned down my promo tapes in hopes of getting a TV deal...guess the Coach couldn't use his connections. Think I'll try ESPN2 next. Anyway, after signing up a few more WWE releases from the days following my first show...my next show is Rampage on May 2, 2009.
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FEW Champion D'Lo Brown started us off by talking about what an honor it was to be the first champion in the history of the promotion. His speech didn't last too long however, as Elijah Burke and the two others who assaulted the champion at the end of the last show came out and did so again. Burke announced that he and his cohorts, Jake Swagger and Zigg Nemeth, all of whom have amateur wrestling background, are The REAL Wrestlers, and they will be ruling FEW. Burke laid down a challenge for the title that night.
<b>OR: 82
Road Agent Note: D'Lo Brown gained overness</b>

"Hardcore" Bob Howard decided to take out his frustrations on poor Bradley Ryan in a hardcore match. Falcon Arrow through a table, and Howard had his first FEW victory. His celebration was cut short however, as Cliff Compton ran in after the match and assaulted Bob.
<b>OR: 67, CR: 57, MQ: 77</b>

Cliff Compton grabbed a microphone. He talked about how to make an impact in FEW, he planned on taking out the trash and ridding the company of "past it" wrestlers like Bob Howard, who are stuck in the past and can't accept they aren't as good as they once were. Ironic to hear a guy who dresses like he's in the '50s talk about being stuck in the past, but whatever. OHHH!!!
<b>OR: 72</b>

Recently released WWE talent Sho Funaki made his FEW debut against the uber-skinny Colin Olson. A high flying bout, neither man could seem to get advantage. Just as the crowd started getting into it...Ted DiBiase Jr., yet another recently released talent, jumped in and attacked both men. No Contest.
<b>OR: 60, CR: 49, MQ: 71</b>

Ted DiBiase Jr., much like Cliff Compton, cut a promo in the ring after doing his damage. He put himself over and said that what he did tonight is merely scratching the surface, and that soon enough, he would be a champion.
<b>OR: 65</b>

Since the fans didn't get a decisive finish in the last bout, the fans were treated to more high flying action as the four participants from the four-way cruiserweight dance met once again in tag team action. Paul London and Shannon Moore were victorious over ECW alumni James Maritato and Super Crazy when Moore pinned Maritato after the Halo.
<b>OR: 68, CR: 56, MQ: 80</b>

Yet another debut as Harry Smith faced off against Colt Cabana. This match was excellent, several near decisions both ways. The crowd was on the edge of their seats, right up until Smith tapped out to an Inverted Boston Crab, giving Cabana the victory. The fans gave a standing ovation after the bout, Colt extended his hand to Smith and Smith accepted. Hopefully these two will meet again in the near future.
<b>OR: 64, CR: 43, MQ: 86</b>

Quite a change of pace in our next match as two victorious men from the last show faced off, the vampire warrior Thorn against biker Chuck Palumbo. More or less a brawlfest, but quite a good one. The two meshed pretty well. Palumbo couldn't cheat his way to a win this time, as Thorn managed to lift the big guy up for a Crucifix Powerbomb for his second win in as many shows.
<b>OR: 74, CR: 64, MQ: 84
Road Agent Notes: Chuck Palumbo lost overness, Thorn gained overness</b>

In our main event, D'Lo Brown defended his FEW Championship for the first time against REAL wrestler Elijah Burke. Brown had to have his peripheral vision working in this one, as Jake Swagger and Zigg Nemeth made nuisances of themselves at ringside. As Brown had his momentum going, Swagger and Nemeth tried to run into the ring outright. Brown fought them off, but as referee Brian Hebner tried to get them away from ringside, Burke connected with a shot to the back of D'Lo's head with the title belt. The ref turned around, 1...2...3. New champion!

...but WAIT! Nick Patrick and Mickey Jay ran out and told Hebner what had happened. Upon realizing D'Lo got screwed, the decision was reversed and D'Lo retained his gold afterall! Burke, Swagger, and Nemeth beat the crap out of the refs in frustration to close out the show.
<b>OR: 76, CR: 69, MQ: 83
Road Agent Note: The FEW title gained in image

69% Overall Rating...a small improvement, but an improvement nevertheless</b></font>

Who are Bradley Ryan, Cliff Compton and Colin Olson?

<font color=goldenrod>-Bradley Ryan: Rarely seen SmackDown wrestler Ryan Braddock, just released a couple weeks ago. He wrestled in OVW as Jay Bradley (his real name) and Bradley Jay before switching to Ryan Braddock...so as a joke I made him Bradley Ryan.

-Cliff Compton: The real name of Domino, one half of the former Deuce 'n Domino team. He was awesome and could have made a decent comedy heel after the team broke up, but he was released sometime last summer. I chose to just give him his real name, because Cliff Compton is an awesome name.

-Colin Olson: A modified version of the indy name used by skinny wrestler Colin Delaney, also released by WWE last summer. In the indies he goes by the name Colin Olsen...tbh I didn't realize this until after I started and I had just named him Olson.</font> :o

<font color=goldenrod>So my attempts at getting a TV deal were rejected again, ESPN2 turning me down this time. I'll have to try again at the end of June now...hopefully I get one soon because obviously when you only one run show a month a lot of guys don't get proper exposure.

In some disturbing news...The Boogeyman married the daughter of my boss. So now he's got lifetime employment and creative control despite being the worst worker on my roster. Thankfully he at least has charisma.

Also, Dave Taylor turned 52 during May and decided to become a non-wrestler. Really talented, good enough to keep around so long as I only have a monthly show when he'd be available to wrestle...but once I get a TV deal his value would have diminished.</font>

<font color=goldenrod>And here's my next show, Squared Circle Showdown:

Yet another WWE-released newcomer, Steve Lewington made his debut against the Havana native Armando Castro. He certainly impressed, putting Armando away with the Sidewinder for the victory.
<b>OR: 67, CR: 57, MQ: 78
Road Agent Notes: Armando Castro lost overness, Steve Lewington gained overness, Steve Lewington's new gimmick got a positive response (no gimmick needed, not that dancer shit he's doing in ECW)</b>

Elijah Burke wants another shot at the FEW Title, D'Lo (always a fighting champion) accepts but only under his conditions. He wants to ensure Swagger and Nemeth are kept out of the picture, so the match will be inside a steel cage.
<b>OR: 67</b>

"Wildcat" Chris Harris met up with Cliff Compton in this next one. This match was actually pretty awesome, much better than you'd expect - really good brawlfest. "Hardcore" Bob Howard, whom Compton has been tormenting lately, comes out to ringside to distract Compton. It works, as Harris takes advantage and hands Compton a loss. Hardcore doesn't stop there, as he delivers an Alabama Slam after.
<b>OR: 73, CR: 61, MQ: 86
Road Agent Note: Chris Harris gained overness</b>

Compton slowly recovers and demands a microphone, he insists Hardcore will pay for this soon enough, and he lays down a challenge for another night.
<b>OR: 73</b>

Ted DiBiase Jr. makes his in-ring debut and he has his work cut out for him against the ring veteran Val Venus. Ted promised he would make an impact, and he certainly got off to a good start as he managed to best Venus after a solid back-and-forth affair.
<b>OR: 66, CR: 59, MQ: 73</b>

REAL Wrestlers Jake Swagger and Zigg Nemeth also made their official in-ring debuts, taking on Lance Kade and Trevor Murdock in a tag team bout. The REAL Wrestlers showed their prowess in the form of holds and locks, trying to force a submission. The redneck team started to rally back, with a hot tag made to Lance Kade, but it was cut short. Gutwrench Powerbomb from Swagger to Kade, and The REAL Wrestlers were victorious.
<b>OR: 75, CR: 69, MQ: 81</b>

Colt Cabana came to the ring for an interview. He mentioned that at the last show, he was put to the limit by Harry Smith and he came out victorious. He said that in a few minutes, they would meet again and that he hopes "Classic" Colt Cabana can deliver just that, a classic, once more.
<b>OR: 73
Road Agent Note: Colt Cabana gained overness</b>

Cabana and Smith delivered another very solid match. Though not as good in-ring as their last meeting, the crowd seemed much hotter this time around and hence it got a better rating. This time, Harry Smith walked away with the win after a Davey Boy Smith-like Running Powerslam. They shook hands again to the appreciation of the crowd.
<b>OR: 69, CR: 54, MQ: 84
Road Agent Note: Colt Cabana lost the overness he had just gained from the promo</b>

It was now time for our MAIN EVENT!!! D'Lo and Elijah stepped inside the steel cage and used the steel to absolutely pulverize each other. I'm not sure if it was the cage factor or what, but the rating in terms of workrate was MUCH lower than their previous meeting, which is a shame. Anyway, D'Lo found himself in a position to escape the cage but Swagger and Nemeth rushed out and climbed the cage, pushing D'Lo from the top of the cage back in. Elijah Experience for good measure...and Burke climbs out to become the NEW FEW champion. The REAL Wrestlers celebrate to end the show.
<b>OR: 74, CR: 73, MQ: 76
Road Agent Note: The FEW Title gained in image.

71% Overall Rating for the show...getting there.</b>

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REALLY hope I get a TV deal...</font>

<font color=goldenrod>I took a page out of WWE's playbook - as WGN America have offered me a 12-week tryout on a Late Evening slot on Wednesday nights. :cool: The fact that I rose to Cult status probably also helped.

Conveniently, the first show is July 1st. And my next Large event is the 4th of July, a Saturday. I'm gonna continue having my big events on the first Saturday of the month, so I'll only have one show to promote it but after that I should be good.</font>

October recaps are finished on page 43, if anybody's interested. Will hopefully get a chance to do the first couple of shows of November sometime tomorrow night.

<font color=goldenrod>I like the recaps, Loopy. Pretty interesting to keep track of stats and whatnot, can eventually make for an MVP-like losing streak angle.</font>

Yep. Like I'm not consciously jobbing people out or putting them over in streaks, but looking at the stats it's like - wow, Rhyno has been hot, and Chavo is slumping like mad!

NOVEMBER 3, 2003 - Monday Night RAW

Less than two weeks away from the Survivor Series, tonight's main event will feature twenty RAW superstars who will be competing in traditional SS matches in an over-the-top-rope battle royal!

But first, it's a six-man tag match pitting the three members of La Resistance (Rene Dupree, Sylvan Grenier, and Rob Conway) against Theodore Long's stable of Mark Henry, Rodney Mack, and Chris Nowinski. Conway and Mack start the match. Conway starts off with a hip toss and an arm drag before tagging in Grenier. Grenier hits a slam and a piledriver for two. Tag to Dupree. Double back elbow, then Dupree hits a slam. Dupree goes to drop an elbow, but Mack dodges. Mack hits a spinning neckbreaker, then tags in Nowinski, who hits a clothesline. Spinebuster by Nowinski gets two. Neckbreaker, now a tag to Henry. Henry brawls with Dupree, then hits a clothesline. Dupree makes a tag to Conway, who hits a knee lift. Mack tags back in and lands some punches, but Conway reverses his hip toss. Mack staggers up, and right into Conway's Iron Fist for the three-count!

Backstage, Christian hypes himself up. He's been on the outside looking in for the last several months, always getting passed over for main events and title shots. But at Survivor Series, when his Peepulation goes toe-to-toe with the World Champion and his team, he's going to show the world why he needs to be at the front of everybody's mind. Because that's how he rolls.

A battle of the big men is up next as Rosey, the SuperHero In Training, takes on Boss Man. Rosey starts off brawling, landing a kick and a neckbreaker. More strikes, but Boss Man fires back with some of his own, then a powerslam for two. Rosey gets up and hits a powerslam of his own for two, then a spinebuster for two more. Boss Man fights out of a hammerlock with a headbutt, but then gets punched out of the ring. Rosey celebrates in the ring, but Boss Man lays him out with a chair from behind! The referee sees it and calls for the bell, DQing Boss Man. Boss Man gets set for another chair shot, but someone comes tearing down the aisle to Rosey's rescue. "BAH GAWD, KING! IS THAT... IS THAT NOVA?!?" Sure enough, it is, and the former ECW superhero grabs the chair from Boss Man and lays him out with it! Boss Man is a bloody mess, but Nova has saved Rosey from what would surely have been a terrible beating.

The Intercontinental Champion Randy Orton has a microphone. "With just two weeks to go until the Survivor Series, everyone is paying so much attention to the four main matches that everybody seems to be overlooking the main event. Because you see, everybody wants to see what happens when John Cena gets his hands on Sean O'Haire. Everybody wants to see if Christian and Matt Hardy can hang with the main-eventers. But nobody's thinking ahead. Well, I am. You see, that's what sets me apart. That's what makes me the greatest Intercontinental Champion in history. Foresight is my specialty, and when I look toward the main event, the grand finale of the Survivor Series and I see myself in it, I'm left with one thought. 'My God, I hope Shawn Michaels can survive.' Now, nothing against Christian or Matt Hardy or... whoever the hell else is on that team, but I want Shawn Michaels. I want him bad. I want to kill another legend, and I want to do it in the main event. Shawn, I don't want you to think I've forgotten about you over the last few weeks. No, Shawn, I will not rest for one instant until you've had a chance to count every light in the damned ceiling after my RKO lays you out!"

Val Venis starts off his match against Maven with punches and a slam, then a big backdrop. Flying shoulder tackle by Venis. Maven hits a jaw breaker, then an avalanche clothesline. Piledriver by Maven gets two. Val ducks a clothesline, then slams Maven for two. Val hits a DVD for two, but Maven gets back up and hits another jaw breaker, then punches. Val hits a knee lift, then prepares to whip Maven. As Maven rebounds off the ropes, he hits a chair that Rico is holding up at ringside! The ref doesn't see it, and Maven stumbles into a roll up for three! Rico climbs into the ring and appears to be trying to celebrate Val's win, but Venis slams him, then climbs the turnbuckles and lands the Money Shot! Why did Rico help him?

Chris Jericho is next on the Promo Parade. Two weeks ago, he decimated Booker T with a chair, and doctors are still unclear whether he's going to be able to compete at the Survivor Series. And that's a real shame. He knew that Booker was a coward for joining The Rock's team, knowing that he wouldn't have to face Jericho again, knowing he wouldn't get so lucky again, and so Jericho had to show him what happens to cowards. Booker, you'll be lucky if you can even make it to Survivor Series at all. This is not over by a long shot, but your career is going to be the next time you step into the ring with me.

Up next, two of the most underrated wrestlers on RAW go one-on-one as Lance Storm takes on the red-hot Mark Jindrak. Jindrak starts out pummeling Storm, but Storm uses his technical expertise to take Jindrak down. Strikes from Storm, then a suplex. Jindrak slams Storm, then clamps on a full nelson. He lands a powerbomb that amost gets three, but Storm mule kicks him away. Rana from Storm gets two. Jindrak ducks a clothesline that sends Storm into the corner and follows him in with Splash Mountain for another victory!

Cameras have caught up with Shawn Michaels as he prepares for the battle royal tonight. Shawn Michaels doesn't think Randy Orton has forgotten about him, and he's glad that he hasn't been forgotten either. And he, too, is hoping to see Orton in the main event. That Intercontinental Title is what launched HBK into the upper echelon of WWE talent. And if Randy Orton is the future, the future is very dark indeed. That belt belongs back around the waist of a true champion, one who wins with dignity. And Orton is welcome to try to land an RKO on him, but he should stand warned. When he hears the band tuning up, it's already too late.

In a preview of the Divas' Survivor Series match, Trish Stratus teams with three of her partners - Lita, Ivory, and Stacy Keibler - to take on Molly Holly, Gail Kim, Jazz, and Victoria. Basically, all of the SS participants except Nidia and Miss Jackie. Ivory starts the match with a headbutt on Molly, then a powerslam before tagging in Trish. Trish lands a punch that sends Molly into her corner, where she tags Jazz. Trish gets in some shots, then tags in Lita. Trish whips Lita into Jazz in the corner for a clothesline. Lita hits a back heel kick for two. Stacy tags in now and strikes Jazz, then hits a horribly sloppy running dropkick. Ivory tags in and lands a side suplex for two. Jazz reverses a hammerlock and tags in Victoria, who suplexes Ivory and lands a bulldog for two. Tag to Gail, and they hit a double suplex for two. Trish tags in, but eats a face jam. Trish fights back with punches, then shots in the corner. Stacy tags back in and lands a big clothesline, but Gail tags Victoria in. Double back elbow, then Victoria hits a DDT! The referee is trying to maintain order, when Miss Jackie enters the ring! She nails Stacy with a Tough Enough Slam, and Victoria covers her for the cheap victory.

The Rock is gonna make this one short and sweet. He's getting damned tired of Triple H cashing in rematch after rematch after rematch. He beat him at Unforgiven. He beat him again last week. And he'll continue to beat him until Triple H realizes that it's forever going to be his destiny to be a permanent resident of the Smack Down Hotel! If ya smell what The Rock is cookin'!

Main event time now as twenty superstars fill the ring for a battle royal! In a shocker, Randy Orton dumps Goldberg over the top rope for the first elimination! HBK hits a spinning heel kick to knock William Regal over the top rope. Chris Jericho then dropkicks Batista (a fellow Game Changer) out of the match. Scott Steiner eliminates his Survivor Series captain Christian next. Teams are breaking apart all over as Tommy Dreamer eliminates Spike Dudley! Test is next, after being forearmed over the top rope by The Rock. RVD is the next casualty, courtesy of HBK. Hurricane takes care of D-Von Dudley. Jericho hits a big kick on Matt Hardy Version 1.0 that eliminates him. Scott Steiner gets his second elimination, taking out Kane. Hurricane sneaks up behind him and takes him out as well. Orton sends Bubba Ray Dudley to the floor, then does the same to Rico. As he turns around to celebrate, HBK dropkicks him over the top rope to the floor! Meanwhile, Jericho dumps Hurricane to the floor. Dreamer is next out, eliminated by HBK, and we're down to four. Chris Jericho, Shawn Michaels, The Rock, and Triple H! HBK is the 17th man out, dumped by The Rock. HHH tries to dump Rock out, but the champ holds on, then dumps Jericho out. And it's down to Rock and HHH. Who saw that coming? Rock hits a backbreaker, then a shoulder slam. He sets him up for a piledriver, but HHH backdrops him... to the floor! Triple H has won the battle royal!

Next week's RAW will be the brand's last stop before Survivor Series, and the bad blood is threatening to spill all over. In the main event, the four men with the most eliminations during tonight's battle royal will duke it out in tag team action. The Rock teams with Shawn Michaels to take on Randy Orton and Chris Jericho! Plus, the World Tag Team Titles will be on the line as the Dudley Boyz defend against Christian and William Regal. On pay-per-view, Team Extreme will take on the Game Changers, but Monday night, the captains go one-on-one as Rob Van Dam takes on Triple H! Plus, Goldberg versus Batista, Tommy Dreamer versus Scott Steiner, Hurricane versus Matt Hardy, Spike Dudley versus Test, and Boss Man looks to get back at a man making his WWE debut - Nova! Also, Stacy Keibler wants to get revenge on Miss Jackie, and will take her on on her own terms - a bikini contest! We'll be just six days away from Survivor Series, and RAW will definitely be one you don't want to miss!

WWE.com announced that WWE has signed several promising up-and-comers to developmental deals.

Aidan Nathans is a 21-year-old British heavyweight with a great look and the "it" factor, not to mention an affinity for high spots. He just needs polish to get more over.

Derrick King is a 25-year-old American lightweight who also enjoys high spots, but needs to work on developing charisma.

Generalin Intikami is another high-flying 21-year-old Brit who hopes to make an impact in the Cruiserweight division once he can get himself over in OVW.

Finally, Richard J. Criado is 27 years old and an American heavyweight. He's very well-rounded, but needs to develop overness.

Adding these four to the Ohio Valley Wrestling roster helps shore up WWE's future as the dominant sports-entertainment company in the world!

<font color=goldenrod>I'm really interested in seeing how Survivor Series plays out.

Since I now have a weekly TV show, I'm going to start using the in-game feud system. It's only a 6-segment show (for now) so at the moment I'm probably just going to do 2 (maybe a 3rd tag one, not sure yet) feuds at max. I still want to leave space on my shows to fit some other guys on the roster in.

Since Cliff Compton and Chris Harris had a great match at my last show, I think I will blow off the Compton/Bobcore "feud" I had going through my first three shows and turn it into a Compton/Harris feud on my first TV show, they have brighter futures in my company than Bobcore, anyway.

Also, although I still plan on using D'Lo regularly, I think I'll kick off my TV show with a #1 contender's battle royal, with the winner of that getting a title shot at the subsequent large event later that week...and whoever wins that will ultimately be the next program against Elijah Burke.</font>

NOVEMBER 6, 2003 - SmackDown!


We open up with tag team action, pitting the fun-loving duo of Rikishi and Scotty 2 Hotty against the... well... less-so duo of Chuck Palumbo and Johnny Stamboli, representing the FBI. Rikishi starts off with a kick and strikes, but Stamboli ducks a punch and slams the Samoan behemoth, then manages to land a piledriver! Palumbo tags in and hits a neckbreaker, but Rikishi mule kicks away and tags in Scotty. Double clothesline by the dancers, then a rolling kick from Scotty gets two. Rikishi tags back in and hits a spinebuster for two. Palumbo slides out of a slam and tags in Stamboli, who again slams the big man. The FBI line Rikishi up and hit him with the Kiss Of Death for the victory.

Our Olympic Hero Kurt Angle comes out next to take on a man who has been struggling lately, Chris Kanyon. He starts off with a forearm, then a stiff lariat and a suplex and a dropkick. He lines up for another clothesline, but Kanyon ducks it and hits a running knee lift. Piledriver gets two. He goes for a splash, but Angle gets his knees up and follows it up with a bulldog for two. Shoulder slam gets two more. Kanyon lands a headbutt, but misses a punch and gets snap suplexed. As he staggers back up, Angle snatches him up and takes him over with the Angle Slam!

Up next, four of the most exciting high-fliers in WWE go at it as Eddie Guerrero teams with Shannon Moore to take on Carlito and former Cruiserweight Champion Tajiri. Eddie starts off with strikes, then a dropkick to Carlito's knee for two. Moore tags in, and they hit a double suplex for two. Moore hits a back suplex, but misses a clothesline, running into a flying elbow from Carlito. Tajiri tags in and hits a spin kick for two. Another rolling kick. He goes for another, but Moore blocks it and hits another hard back suplex and tags in Eddie. Eddie kicks Tajiri in the leg, and the Buzzsaw tags Carlito back in. Eddie lands a DDT, then heads to the top rope and hits the Frogsplash for the win!

No one has caused more of an impact over the last month than the Manbeast Rhyno. Tonight, the man who draws the unfortunate task of facing him in the ring is Billy Gunn. Rhyno leads off with a forearm to the face, then a big slam for two. Billy fights out of a waist lock, then hits a forearm in the corner. Billy pounds on him for a bit, then hits a neckbreaker. Rhyno fights out of a sleeper with a jaw breaker, then clamps on a full nelson, wearing Gunn down to the canvas. As he pulls himself up, he runs right into the GOOOOOOOORE!

Over the last couple of weeks, the WWE Tag Team Title division has boiled down to a battle between four top teams, and tonight, we have an eight-man tag match featuring them. It's the Backstage Bullies (Bradshaw and Hardcore Holly) teaming with the World's Greatest Tag Team (Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin) to take on the Basham Brothers (Danny and Doug) and the Tag Team Champions the Dangerous Alliance (A-Train and Matt Morgan). Danny starts off with a slam and a backdrop on Bradshaw. Tag to Morgan. Morgan goes to work on Bradshaw, who tags in Holly. More pounding from Morgan, who then tags Doug in for a double suplex. Doug hits a spear for two. A-Train tags in now, and lands strikes and a piledriver. Tag to Danny, who lands a lifting DDT for two. Holly trips Danny and tags in Benjamin, who hits a hard legsweep and a brainbuster for two. Haas tags in now, and WGTT hit a whipped clothesline on Danny in the corner for two. Haas lands a big lariat for two. Morgan fights out of an arm wringer, then lands a big punch before tagging A-Train in. Train hits a piledriver. Haas fights out of a submission and tags Shelton in for a double suplex. Shelton lands a spinebuster, then when Train gets to his feet, he eats a superkick and WGTT has picked up a big win over the champions!

Kurt Angle is backstage. He hopes that Brock Lesnar hasn't got himself too focused on the Rabid Wolverines and that pesky little Rhyno that's gunning for him. Because there's still some unfinished business he has to deal with, and that's our Olympic Hero. Kurt is still looking for a fair fight, and once the dust has settled after Survivor Series, he's going to be after what's rightfully his - the WWE Title. Oh, it's true. It's damn true.

Up next, it's the captain of the Chain Gang John Cena taking one of his Survivor Series opponents, Devil's Advocate Chavo Guerrero. Chavo starts off with a kick to the face, then another kick for two. Cena fights out of a headlock and slams Chavo twice for two. Lifting DDT gets two more. Big backdrop, but Cena blows a clothesline, and Chavo takes him down with another kick for two. Back heel kick gets two. Big time DDT. Cena gets up, and Chavo hits a knife edge chop that echoes. Once again Cene escapes a headlock and slams Chavo. Now a spear! Suddenly at ringside, Eddie Guerrero has appeared! Cena whips Chavo off, but Eddie holds up a chair. Chavo staggers forward, right into an FU! Cena gets the win, then Eddie goes to work on his nephew, taking out months of frustrations. Suddenly, Sean O'Haire - Cena's rival and Chavo's captain - hits the ring to engage Cena in a fistfight. The Devil's Advocates pick up a brief "moral" victory as they clear the ring.

O'Haire remains in the ring, because he faces a huge task next - Undertaker! UT slams O'Haire, then hits a forearm and a pair of flying shoulder tackles. He charges in for an avalanche, but O'Haire gets a boot up, then lands a neckbreaker. Piledriver gets two. O'Haire goes for a clothesline, but UT ducks it and bulldogs him for two. Powerbomb gets two more. O'Haire escapes a headlock with a headbutt. Hammerlock attempt is broken up by UT's elbow. Big slam sets up the Last Ride! However, before he can move in for the pin, Big Show slides into the ring! He levels UT with a big punch, and the referee calls for the bell. And now it's two-on-one on Undertaker, but here comes Cena! John Cena has a chair, and now gets a measure of revenge on O'Haire, driving him from the ring and saving his SS partner from a worse beating.

The Cruiserweight Title is on the line next in a match that was supposed to happen weeks ago, but... well... Anyway, Billy Kidman starts off by hitting Rey Mysterio with a massive spinning kick. Then another spinning kick, a flying elbow, and a DDT. Rey stops his momentum by getting a boot to the face, then a dropkick to the knee. Bulldog out of the corner gets two. Kidman reverses a hip toss, then a Kidman Bomb for two. Rey turns a sleeper into a jaw breaker, then lands a high dropkick. Kidman gets a boot up to block an avalanche, then a DDT. Paul Heyman has climbed onto the apron! Rey turns around to face him, but Kidman jumps him from behind! Rey is down, and Kidman makes sure he's out with a Shooting Star Press to retain the gold. Heyman enters the ring and shakes his client's hand, standing over the fallen Mysterio. (Note: This match got a 98% Match Quality rating, so you can bet this won't be the last time they face off).

Edge manages to start off his non-title match against the United States Champion Big Show with an improbable slam, following it up with a bulldog for two. Show lands elbows and punches, then a slam for two. Now a powerslam, but then Edge fights back with a bulldog for two. Lariat for two. Another remarkable slam. And another! He goes for a splash, but Show gets his knees up, then an elbow, a side suplex, and the Show Stopper, and the big man wins! After the match, a familiar bell tolls, then the roar of a motorcycle can only mean one thing! Undertaker races into the ring to confront his old rival. Show is still feeling the effects of Edge's surprising power and eventually falls victim to a Last Ride! The American Bad Ass stands tall!

Tonight's main event features another non-title match as WWE Champion Brock Lesnar faces off against the captain of his Survivor Series opponents, Chris Benoit. Lesnar starts the match with a slam, but Benoit fights out of a hammerlock with an elbow, then a big forearm. Benoit nails a butterfly suplex. Lesnar kicks him in the midsection, then lands a spinning neckbreaker, then a huge backbreaker for two. Lesnar lands his infamous powerbomb for two more. He misses a big legdrop, and Benoit capitalizes with a huge suplex for two. Benoit misses a legdrop of his own, and stumbles into an F5! And the champ picks up a big win as SmackDown! goes off the air.

Next week, we will be just three days away from Survivor Series, and we will see seven huge preview matches, capped off by a much-anticipated one-on-one match. WWE Champion Brock Lesnar will face off against Rhyno, but Paul Heyman has assured us that the title will not be on the line. In what should be a very exciting match, Chris Benoit will face off against the Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman. Old rivalries will once again explode on SmackDown! as John Cena will face Sean O'Haire and Eddie Guerrero will take on his nephew Chavo! United States Champion Big Show faces a little man who will prove to be a big task - Rey Mysterio! Plus, the Backstage Bullies once again tangle with the hated Dangerous Alliance and six-man tag action pitting the three members of the Full-Blooded Italians against Kurt Angle, Undertaker, and Edge!

<font color=goldenrod>And here is the first ever edition of FEW Wednesday Night Shockwave! I'll be writing my results out like Loopy...and I won't include overall ratings or anything except for PPVs/large events.

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Jonathan Coachman welcomes us to the first ever edition of FEW Shockwave and he says we will kick the show off with a bang. Tonight, we will determine a NEW number one contender to the FEW Championship with a 20-man over the top rope battle royal! Oh and by the way, that match begins - RIGHT NOW! The camera pans to reveal the ring already filled with superstars, the bell rings, and the match is on!

The action is heavy, with 40 arms flailing as everybody thrusts haymakers at one another. Surprisingly, popular superstar Colt Cabana is the first man eliminated, getting dumped by Lance Kade. Kade's partner Trevor Murdock also does well for himself, eliminating Balls Mahoney. Sho Funaki is completely overmatched by the big Gene Snisky, getting thrown over the top to the floor. Shannon Moore bundles out Harry Smith, Colt Cabana's friendly rival. Kade and Murdock rack up even more eliminations, getting rid of James Maritato and Paul London, respectively. Val Venus attempts to capitalize on Murdock after eliminating London, but is back body dropped out for his troubles. Chuck Palumbo overpowers Super Crazy and eliminates him. King Nelson, the largest man in the match, takes out Kenny Doane. Snisky gets another elimination, taking out Ron Spears.

The field is now down to half. Snisky is on fire, clobbering Colin Olson with a big clothesline over the top. Murdock decides he'd rather not be tied with Snisky for the most eliminations, so he chucks out Shannon Moore. King Nelson shows his power by getting rid of Bam LaRouche. Armando Castro dropkicks Gene Snisky out in a bit of a surprise elimination. Teamwork becomes futile at this point as Lance Kade throws out his partner, Trevor Murdock. Maybe he shouldn't have done that, as Thorn capitalizes and takes Kade out. Chuck Palumbo rids us of Armando Castro, then tries his hand at taking out King Nelson in an effort that backfires and sees himself go out. Down to the final two, Thorn and King Nelson. Nelson wears down Thorn and seemingly has it in the bag, taunting to the crowd. Thorn reels on the ropes, Nelson charges, Thorn ducks, Nelson goes tumbling over the top. Thorn wins! The vampire warrior is the number one contender to the FEW title!

Cliff Compton is backstage. He laid down a challenge to "Hardcore" Bob Howard. Howard is a fool for costing Cliff his match against Chris Harris at the last show...so he needs to take him to school once and for all. He's going to beat him at his own game, a hardcore match. Cliff says he is headed to the ring now, and if he's stuck in the '50s, he plans on knocking Howard back to the '20s. OHHH!!!!

Cliff Compton went to the ring and decided to be egotistical, calling for Bob Howard and beginning to count to 10. However, before he could get very far in that count, Bob ran out and the match was on. Chairs, trash cans, and cookie sheets all found use in the match. Compton took quite a beating, but he was able to silence the doubters by delivering a Cliffhanger to a bleeding Bob Howard onto the steel steps for the victory. After the bout, Chris Harris ran out and delievered a Catonic to Compton, to roars of approval from the crowd. Harris wants to prove that he can beat Cliff fair and square.

The REAL Wrestlers entered and laid into D-Lo Brown, who is exercising his re-match clause for the FEW Title tonight. They gloated about their athletic superiority, and how Burke would retain. In fact, Jake Swagger and Zigg Nemeth will be barred from ringside, and Burke will not be allowed to get DQ'ed with weapons. It doesn't matter, because the Elijah Experience will still reign supreme.

D-Lo and Burke put together a much better offering than their cage match from the previous show. Their styles meshed very well and made for many near-falls and close encounters. Burke showed the heart of a champion, kicking out of the 'Lo Down...only for D'Lo to kick out of the Elijah Experience. After a long, competitive match...without his partners or weapons to save him, Burke finds another way to cheat by rolling up D-Lo and grabbing hold of the tights.

Burke grabs his belt and heads up the ramp as D-Lo remains in the ring, looking dejected. Swagger and Nemeth lift the cheating Burke onto their shoulders like a conquering hero as they back their way up the ramp. They bump into Thorn, who had come out to meet the man he will face for the title. Thorn points at the belt and motions that soon enough, it will be his.

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Have a large show coming up...debating whether or not to do a preliminary Burke/Thorn match on it. Either way, they will be my next FEW title program for the long run and after this large show, I will be going with Pay-Per-Views from this point forth.</font>

NOVEMBER 10, 2003 - Monday Night RAW

Just six days away from the 2003 Survivor Series, the World Tag Team Titles will be on the line, team captains will do battle, two Divas will flaunt what they've got in a bikini contest, and our main event will pit the four top performers in last week's battle royal in a tag-team war!

Last week, Boss Man was pummeling the SuperHero In Training, when Rosey got a surprise assist from none other than the debuting Nova! Tonight, Nova has his first WWE match against Boss Man.

Nova leads off with a kick, a suplex, then a springboard dropkick for two. Flying axe handle off the top for two more. He tries a clothesline, but Boss Man ducks it and hits one of his own, followed by a bulldog. He sets up a suplex, but Nova blocks it and hits a rana. Nova then lands the Kryptonite Krunch to win his debut!

Up next, Spike Dudley faces the unenviable task of going up against Test. Test starts off hot with punches, a neckbreaker, and a slam. Spike fights him off with a mule kick, then strikes and a bulldog for two. He foolishly tries a piledriver, and the much larger man backdrops out of it. Test hits a powerslam for two. Then a big clothesline for two more. He drops down for a backdrop, but Spike kicks him in the face, then hits some more strikes. He attempts another piledriver, and again gets backdropped. More strikes from Test before finishing him with the Big Boot.

Test's tag team partner Scott Steiner hopes to continue their momentum as he takes on the ECW Original, the Innovator of Violence, Tommy Dreamer. Dreamer starts with punches, but gets mule kicked away. Steiner now punches back and hits a spinebuster for two. He goes for a slam, but Tommy fights out of it. Slam and piledriver get two. Spear gets two. Steiner hits a kick to the midsection and a piledriver of his own for two. Tommy fights out of a sleeper with a jawbreaker, then lands the Dreamer DDT for the win! Tommy celebrates the victory, but Steiner jumps him and lands the Steiner Spiral.

Val Venis is walking backstage when he's cut off by Rico. Rico tells him that last week, he had an epiphany. He's admired Val's... cinematic prowess for years. He's one of his favorites. He loves to watch him in action. And since we're both better known for what we do than who we are, maybe we should... you know... team up. Val looks at Rico for a long moment, then laughs and walks away, leaving Rico crushed.

Up next is the next step in the budding Hurricane/Matt Hardy feud, as the two go one-on-one in a preview of their Survivor Series match. Hurricane hits a flying axe handle from the second rope, then a super kick for two. He goes for another kick, but Matt blocks it and hits a pair of dropkicks for two. Shoulder slam gets two more. Hard back suplex. Hurricane fights out of a headlock and lands a face crusher for two. Dropkick to the knee, then a big spinning kick to the jaw. Matt fights out of a slam and lands a neckbreaker and a back heel kick from the second rope. When Hurricane gets to his feet, Matt grabs him and nails the Twist Of Fate for the win.

In six days, Stacy Keibler and Miss Jackie will be on opposing Survivor Series teams, but tonight Stacy looks to go one-up on the woman who attacked her last week on RAW by beating Jackie in a bikini contest! Stacy is out first, and the crowd loves her. Her bikini definitely accentuates her... ahem notable lower-body assets. Miss Jackie is next, and her very very skimpy bikini is a hit with the crowd, but it's clear from the crowd reaction who the winner is. Stacy is declared the winner, and Jackie looks on with disgust.

Up next, it's a battle of the big men as Goldberg takes on Batista. Batista kicks, strikes, slams, and punches Goldberg. Goldberg blocks a kick, then lands punches of his own and a clothesline for two. Batista reverses a hip toss, then lands a bulldog for two. DDT for two. He sets up for the Batista Bomb, but Goldberg backdrops out of it. Kick from Goldberg, but Batista fights out of a headlock and lands a punch. He whips Goldberg off the ropes, but he runs into a chair that Kane has swung up from ringside. Where did he come from?!? Goldberg staggers forward, right into the Batista Bomb! Batista wins! Goldberg is quickly to his feet, and right on top of Kane, nailing him with a Jackhammer, leveling his old rival.

Goldberg grabs the microphone and tells Kane that he had better hope that one of them gets eliminated at Survivor Series, because if they both make it to the main event, Kane is going to need to be stretchered out because he's next!

The Dudley Boyz have proven over the last couple of months that they are indeed fighting champions, defending the World Tag Team Titles tonight against William Regal and his latest attempt at finding a tag partner, Christian. D-Von starts off by striking Regal, then slamming him for two. Tag to Bubba, and they hit a double back elbow for two more. Bubba hits a spinning neckbreaker, but misses legdrop. Regal lands a reverse DDT for two, then tags in Christian. Christian lands a suplex for a long two, then a dropkick. He misses a legdrop, and eats a running knee lift from Bubba. D-Von tags back in and goes to work on Christian. Regal tags in, but gets slammed. D-Von sends Regal off the ropes, and Bubba sneaks into the ring... 3D! And the champs retain again!

This Sunday night, Rob Van Dam will captain Team Extreme against Triple H's Game Changers. Tonight, they will go one-on-one to try to establish momentum. HHH starts with a right hand, then more strikes, and a pair of slams. RVD kicks HHH in the midsection, then lands a DDT, and a spinning armdrag for two. He attempts an avalanche, but HHH gets a boot up, then lands a bulldog for two. DDT for two. RVD slides out of a slam and lands a dropkick. RVD misses a legdrop, and HHH capitalizes with a neckbreaker and the Pedigree for the win. After the match, RVD pushes the referee aside, slams HHH, and nails him with the Five-Star Frogsplash for a measure of revenge.

Our main event of the evening pits the four men with the most eliminations in last week's battle royal against each other as the World Champion The Rock teams with Shawn Michaels to take on Chris Jericho and the Intercontinental Champion Randy Orton. Conveniently enough, these men will be on opposing teams this Sunday at the Survivor Series! Rock goes to work on Jericho with a right hand and a big backdrop for a quick two. Tag to HBK, then a double suplex for two. HBK hits a dropkick to the knee, but Y2J fights out of a piledriver attempt. High-flying from Jericho gets two, then a tag to Orton. RKO hits his longtime rival with a spear for two, then a slam. Shockingly, he applies a rest hold, but HBK turns it into a jawbreaker. Dropkick to Orton, then a tag to Rock. Rock smacks Orton down a bit, and RKO tags in Jericho. Rock slams him down. The ref is still distracted by Orton, and doesn't see... MY GOD, KING! IT'S BOOKER T! HE'S BACK! Jericho notices the man he laid out several weeks ago just a little too late, as Booker T hits the Book End to lay him out! The Rock goes for the cover as the ref turns back around. He counts to three, and Rock and HBK pick up the win! Book sets up for another Book End, but Triple H hits the ring to chase Booker, HBK, and his longtime rival The Rock out as RAW goes off the air.

Less than a week from now, it's going to be the People's Team (Rock, Michaels, Booker, Goldberg, and Hurricane) against the Peepulation (Christian, Hardy, Steiner, Test, and Regal). Team Extreme (RVD, Dreamer, and the Dudleyz) against the Game Changers (Evolution, Kane, and Jericho). Plus, the survivors of those matches will go on to the big interbrand main event! You don't want to miss Survivor Series this Sunday night, only on pay-per-view!

Always wanted to have a crack at TNM years and years ago. Downloading TEW2008 demo now to see what it like.

NOVEMBER 13, 2003 - SmackDown!

The last WWE show before Survivor Series is chock-full of pay-per-view previews, including Rhyno finally getting his hands on Brock Lesnar... but the title won't be on the line.

The night kicks off with the renewal of a tag-team rivalry that has lasted ever since the night the Dangerous Alliance declared war on the SmackDown roster. Tonight, DA members A-Train and Matt Morgan take on the Backstage Bullies - Hardcore Holly and Bradshaw. Bradshaw and A-Train start, and Bradshaw slams him down, then hits a powerslam for two. Tag to Holly, and the Bullies hit a corner clothesline. Neckbreaker for two. Holly brawls until A-Train turns it around with a punch and a tornado punch, and he tags in Morgan. Morgan slams Holly, then lands a bulldog. Morgan misses a legdrop, and Bradshaw tags in. Powerslam and a DDT on Morgan get two. Bradshaw begins striking, but Morgan fires off a punch and a piledriver to set up a chokeslam for the win! After the match, the Bullies fight off the Alliance, and the teams exchange words.

Undertaker is in the ring as we come back from break, and he's there to remind Big Show that he's coming for him and that he will rest in peace.

His teammates are out next, as he, Edge, and Kurt Angle prepare to take on three of their Survivor Series opponents - the FBI, consisting of Nunzio, Chuck Palumbo, and Johnny Stamboli. Edge and Nunzio start. Nunzio leads off with a back suplex and a flying elbow before tagging in Stamboli. The Bull hits a neckbreaker and a piledriver for two. Palumbo tags in now, and the FBI hit a double backdrop. Palumbo powerslams Edge. Edge lands a kick to the midsection and a slam and manages to hot-tag Angle. Angle hits a butterfly suplex and a lariat for two. Another butterfly suplex, and Undertaker tags in. Big right hand and backdrop. Palumbo tags Nunzio back in, and Nunzio manages to miraculously take advantage. Edge tags back in and slams Nunzio, then hits a piledriver before finishing him off with the Edgecutioner.

Kurt Angle is next to get on the stick, saying that after Survivor Series, after he's survived the Devil's Advocates and the main event, he's renewing his hunt for the WWE Title. And Brock, that belt is going to be mine again. Oh, it's true. It's damn true!

Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman is up next against the captain of the Rabid Wolverines, Chris Benoit. Benoit starts off with a suplex, but Kidman reverses a hip toss. Kidman hits a standing kick, then a top-rope DDT for two. He charges into the corner, but eats a boot, then a hotshot. Benoit hits a t-bone suplex for two. Benoit hits a neckbreaker out of the corner for two. Kidman fights out of a hammerlock and lands a spinning bulldog for two. Benoit ducks under a clothesline, then hooks the arm to clamp on the Crippler Crossface! Kidman taps!

Now it's the United States Champion's turn for a non-title match as he takes on Rey Mysterio. Show starts off by striking his diminuitive opponent, then hitting punches and a clothesline. Rey fights out of a hammerlock and lands an axehandle and a kick for two. He tries another kick, but Show catches him and slams him for two. Another slam gets two. Rey hits a big spin kick, but Show fights back with a powerslam and the Show Stopper for the win.

Eddie Guerrero and his nephew Chavo have been at each other's throats since they were children, and the rivalry is just about at a boiling point. They'll be on opposing teams at Survivor Series, but tonight's it's one-on-one. Eddie starts off with a rolling kick and a rana for two. He misses a clothesline and eats a dropkick. Big kick to the face for two. Chavo hits a Whippersnapper for two. Hard back suplex, but then Chavo misses an elbow. Eddie's back up and lands a superkick for two. Face crusher gets two more. Another dropkick, then a kick to the leg. Chavo turns a sleeper into a jawbreaker. Now a flying neckbreaker and another Whippersnapper out of the corner. Chavo again forces Eddie into the corner and lands his Tornado DDT for the win!

After the match, Chavo gets on the microphone. "Eddie, I've always been better than you, and I proved it tonight. At Survivor Series, I'm going to make sure that I personally eliminate you from the match. And then once that's done, I'm going to make sure that I personally eliminate you from this business!"

The long-running feud between John Cena and Sean O'Haire has elevated these two into the upper tier of the SmackDown! roster. They'll captain rival teams in three days, and tonight the next chapter of their one-on-one feud unfolds. O'Haire starts off with a pair of slams for two. Cena fights out of a headlock and lands a punch and a neckbreaker for two. Shoulder slam gets two more. Cena hits a flying shoulder tackle, but misses a legdrop. Bulldog by O'Haire gets two. Lariat gets two more. Spinning neckbreaker and punches, but O'Haire now misses the leg and gets slammed. Anothe rshoulder slam sets up the F-U! Cena wins!

Cena grabs the microphone and cuts a freestyle about how O'Haire has taken every cheap shot at Cena, but he keeps surviving. And Sunday night, he's going to survive anything the Devil's Advocates can throw at him.

Last month, Paul Heyman offered Rhyno a spot in the Dangerous Alliance. Rhyno turned him down and was assaulted for his troubles. Heyman has since told him that he'll never receive a title shot at any of the Alliance's belts, but that didn't stop GM Stephanie McMahon from making this non-title match between Rhyno and the WWE Champion Brock Lesnar. Lesnar starts off with a spinning neckbreaker and a slam for two. Rhyno reverses a hiptoss, then hits a forearm and a neckbreaker for two. Spear for two. Flying shoulder tackle. Brock fights back with a puncha nd a piledriver for two. Spinebuster for two more. Lesnar hits a running kneelift and a forearm to the face. Rhyno fights out of a slam, then hits one of his own and another spear. Heyman is up on the apron! Rhyno turns to confront him, but dodges just as Lesnar attempts to attack and Lesnar wipes out Heyman! Lesnar can't believe he just took out his own manager. He turns around... right into the GOOOOOOOOORE! Rhyno has pinned the WWE Champion! Heyman hits the ring, but Rhyno chases off both of his attackers and stands victorious as SmackDown! goes off the air!

Now that the Manbeast has gained a measure of revenge against the Dangerous Alliance, what does this mean for Survivor Series? We know that Rhyno and the champ will be in the same ring at Survivor Series as Lesnar teams with the Dangerous Alliance (Lesnar, Show, Kidman, A-Train, and Morgan) to take on the Rabid Wolverines (Rhyno, Benoit, Mysterio, Bradshaw, and Holly). Also, John Cena's Chain Gang (Cena, Angle, Undertaker, Edge, and Eddie Guerrero) will take on the Devil's Advocates (O'Haire, the FBI, and Chavo Guerrero). Who will survive?

At a house show the night after SmackDown, Intercontinental Champion Randy Orton suffered a neck injury! Doctors say he'll be out for eight months! Triple H has announced that he's found a replacement for Orton on the Game Changers, but we won't find out until the Survivor Series.

<font color=goldenrod>lol God...EWR ALWAYS screws me like that before a PPV. It's like they know the card I plan on running.</font> :o

November 16, 2003 - Survivor Series

Tonight, every active member of the WWE roster will be competing in ten-man (or woman) elimination matches, with the exception of our Sunday Night Heat featured bout, a 20-man over-the-top rope battle royal!

20-Man Battle Royal

Billy takes a vertical suplex. Billy Gunn got bundled out by Nowinski. (Elimination # 1) Storm takes a kick to the chest, and staggers back...like a drunk at 2am...hell, like ME at 2am in the morning. Lance Storm was eliminated by Conway. (Elimination # 2) Val Venis hits some punches. Rodney Mack got eliminated by Venis. (Elimination # 3) Chris Kanyon takes a right hand to the temple from Nowinski. Chris Kanyon got thrown over the top rope by Nowinski. (Elimination # 4) Weak headbutt on Danny by Dupree. Dupree slams Danny Basham down. Conway takes a kick. Rob Conway was eliminated by Grenier. (Elimination # 5) Maven snap suplexes Venis. Val Venis got thrown over the top rope by Maven. (Elimination # 6) Big clothesline on Haas. Shelton tried to eliminate Charlie Haas, who hung onto the top rope. I guess he was well hung. Bwahahahaa. Doug Basham takes a right hand to the temple from Nowinski. Nowinski tried to eliminate Doug Basham, who hung onto the top rope. I guess he was well hung. Bwahahahaa. Charlie Haas strikes Rikishi. Rikishi was eliminated by Haas. (Elimination # 7) Big clothesline from Henry. Henry went for the elimination, but Shelton Benjamin held onto the ropes. Rene Dupree hits a right hand on Rosey. Rene Dupree scores with a poor standing spinebuster. Boss Man takes a right hand to the temple from Nowinski. Big kick from Nowinski. Legsweep. There's probably a Japanese name for that....like Golden Dragon Nuclear Spike....that'll do, i'll call it that from now on. Nova tried to eliminate Shelton Benjamin, who hung onto the top rope. I guess he was well hung. Bwahahahaa. Nova scores with a back heel kick on Stevie. Stevie Richards was eliminated by Nova. (Elimination # 8) Doug Basham with a spinning neckbreaker on Danny. Basham threw Danny Basham over the top rope like a common Pygmy. (Elimination # 9) Nova hits a massive spinning kick to the jaw. DDT from the top rope by Nova....holy crap, that was sweet. Nowinski slams Mark Henry down. Mark Henry got thrown over the top rope by Nowinski. (Elimination # 10) Dupree strikes away at Rosey. Rosey got bundled out by Dupree. (Elimination # 11) Weak headbutt on Basham by Dupree. Doug Basham got eliminated by Dupree. (Elimination # 12) Nowinski strikes away at Boss Man. Boss Man got eliminated by Nowinski. (Elimination # 13) Shelton Benjamin hits a bulldog off the ropes. Shelton went for the elimination, but Chris Nowinski held onto the ropes. Sylvan Grenier strikes Charlie Haas. Grenier tried to eliminate Charlie Haas, who hung onto the top rope. I guess he was well hung. Bwahahahaa. Shelton hits a right hand. Rene Dupree got thrown over the top rope by Shelton. (Elimination # 14) Chris Nowinski strikes Charlie Haas. Nowinski tried to eliminate Charlie Haas, who hung onto the top rope. I guess he was well hung. Bwahahahaa. Armbar takedown from Charlie Haas, boring me senseless. Haas went for the elimination, but Shelton Benjamin held onto the ropes. Nova receives some unexciting punishment. I'm not sure this stuff is watchable without alcohol...and i don't feel like finding out. Nova got thrown over the top rope by Grenier. (Elimination # 15) Chris Nowinski uses a neckbreaker on Shelton. Shelton Benjamin takes a right hand to the temple from Nowinski. Terrible brawling from Sylvan Grenier. Grenier DDTs Chris Nowinski. Charlie Haas snap suplexes Maven. Maven got bundled out by Haas. (Elimination # 16) Weak bodyslam on Nowinski by Grenier. Grenier strikes away at Chris Nowinski. Haas hits a wicked chop that echoes through the building. Sylvan Grenier got thrown over the top rope by Haas. (Elimination # 17) Charlie Haas hits a delayed suplex on Shelton. Haas went for the elimination, but Shelton Benjamin held onto the ropes. Big backdrop on Nowinski, executed well. Chris Nowinski got bundled out by Shelton. (Elimination # 18) Back suplex on Haas. Flying shoulder tackle by Shelton sends Haas to the mat. Charlie Haas is in trouble. Super Kick! Charlie Haas got thrown over the top rope by Shelton.

Overall Rating: 65%
Crowd Reaction: 66%
Match Quality: 65%

The WWE Cruiserweight division is on display as the pay-per-view kicks off as nine SmackDown! cruiserweights and one from RAW compete in our first elimination contest.

Survivor Series Match - Jamie Noble, Paul London, Scotty 2 Hotty, Shannon Moore, and Ultimo Dragon vs. Akio, Carlito, Rico, Sakoda, and Tajiri

First Fall : Jamie Noble scores with a back heel kick on Sakoda. Flying elbow from Jamie Noble. 1 - 2 - kick out. Noble walks into a trip. Sakoda brings out a jumping powerbomb to nearly kill Noble!! That was incredibly brutal, i LOVE that move. 1 - 2 - kick out before the 3. Jamie Noble elbows Sakoda in the face to break a hammerlock. Noble crushes Sakoda with a running butt smash...nothing says 'killer move' like driving your ass into someone else's face. 1 - 2 - 3. Jamie Noble pinned Sakoda. Second Fall : Flying elbow from Scotty 2 Hotty. Spinning bulldog in the corner, Tajiri is down. 1 - 2 - shoulder up. Tajiri counters a sleeper hold by turning it into a jaw breaker. Brutal suplex on Scotty. Scotty 2 Hotty is in trouble. Kick Of Death! 1....2....3. Third Fall : Flying elbow from Shannon Moore. Weird kick by Shannon on Carlito. 1 - 2 - shoulder up. Carlito ducks a clothesline attempt. Flying knee to the face from Carlito. Japanese marks everywhere cream themselves as someone uses a Shining Wizard....it's only a knee for crying out loud! Shannon Moore gets knocked to the ground by Carlito. Shannon Moore gets locked in the Inverted Figure Four! Submission victory! Fourth Fall : Legsweep. There's probably a Japanese name for that....like Golden Dragon Nuclear Spike....that'll do, i'll call it that from now on. I missed what happened for a few minutes as i went to get a beer...i'm going to take an educated guess and say that Bruiser Brody made a stunning return and beat everyone up, then left. I'm sticking with that story until proven wrong. 1 - 2 - kick out. Rico kicks Jamie Noble in the gut to reverse the momentum. DDT from the top rope by Rico....holy crap, that was sweet. Rico moves in for the kill. Spinning Leg Lariat!!! That shook the ring. 1....2....3!! Fifth Fall : Second rope flying axe handle, London goes down. Spinning kicky move by Akio on London. 1 - 2 - kick out. Paul London ducks a clothesline attempt. Back heel kick off the second rope, Akio goes down. Akio gets knocked to the ground by London, who is already climbing the turnbuckle. Through the air, London Calling! 1....2....3. Sixth Fall : Ultimo Dragon scores with a back heel kick on Carlito. DDT by Ultimo Dragon. 1 - 2 - shoulder up. Carlito counters a sleeper hold by turning it into a jaw breaker. Carlito face jams Ultimo Dragon. 1 - 2 - 2.999 Ultimo Dragon reverses a hip toss. Weird kick by Ultimo on Carlito. 1 - 2 - 3. Ultimo Dragon pinned Carlito. Seventh Fall : Kick from Rico...to the leg! Oh the humanity! Second rope flying axe handle, London goes down. 1 - 2 - kick out. London counters an arm wringer with an elbow to the side of the head. Cool looking suplex on Rico. 1 - 2 - 2.999 Rico counters a backdrop with a kick to the face. Super frankenthingy on London, who hit hard. 1 - 2 - 3. Rico defeats London. Eighth Fall : Rico uses a basement dropkick to the knee. Super kick by Rico. 1 - 2 - shoulder up. Ultimo Dragon, like so many teenage boys, uses a right hand. Except in this case, it's for a punch. Back heel kick off the second rope, Rico goes down. Ultimo Dragon moves in for the kill. Here it comes - Asai DDT. 1....2...3, it's finished. Final Fall : Ultimo Dragon hits a rolling kick on Tajiri. Ultimo crushes Tajiri with a running butt smash...nothing says 'killer move' like driving your ass into someone else's face. 1 - 2 - almost a 3. DDT from the top rope by Ultimo Dragon....holy crap, that was sweet. Tajiri elbows Ultimo Dragon in the face to break a hammerlock. DDT by Tajiri. Tajiri moves in for the kill. Spinning Kick! 1....2....3.

Sole Survivor: Tajiri
Overall Rating: 73%
Crowd Reaction: 65%
Match Quality: 82%

The WWE Divas are out next for the second Survivor Series exhibition before the actual Series matches begin. WWE Champion Trish Stratus brought Nidia over from SmackDown to help her team against the top five challengers from RAW.

Survivor Series Match - Ivory, Lita, Nidia, Stacy Keibler, and Trish Stratus vs. Gail Kim, Jazz, Miss Jackie, Molly Holly, and Victoria

First Fall : Stacy receives some unexciting punishment. I'm not sure this stuff is watchable without alcohol...and i don't feel like finding out. Jazz uses a neckbreaker on Stacy. 1 - 2 - kick out. Stacy counters a sleeper hold by turning it into a jaw breaker. Stacy Keibler scores with a awesomely-bad looking standing spinebuster. 1 - 2 - 2.999 Stacy Keibler misses a big legdrop and lands ASS-FIRST on the mat. Jazz hits a bulldog off the ropes. 1 - 2 - 3. Jazz pinned Stacy. Second Fall : Molly hits a quick kick on Nidia. Molly hits a dropkick on Nidia. 1 - 2 - no 3 though. Nidia backdrops Molly Holly out of a piledriver attempt. Nidia with a kick to the head. 1 - 2 - almost a 3. Molly Holly elbows Nidia in the face to break a hammerlock. Back heel kick from Molly on Nidia. 1 - 2 - 3. Molly defeats Nidia. Third Fall : Throat thrust from Jackie. Hah, even i could do that. Messed up bodyslam by Jackie. 1 - 2 - kick out. Lita fights out of a grapple. Flying knee to the face from Lita. Japanese marks everywhere cream themselves as someone uses a Shining Wizard....it's only a knee for crying out loud! Lita climbs to the top turnbuckle as Miss Jackie is stunned. Litacarana! 1....2....3. Fourth Fall : Molly Holly arm drags Ivory over. SMELL THE RATINGS. Flying elbow off the top rope by Molly Holly. 1 - 2 - no 3 though. Ivory kicks Molly Holly in the gut to reverse the momentum. Face-first suplex from Ivory, but not done well. Molly Holly can barely stand. Here it comes - Samoan Driver. 1....2...3, it's finished. Fifth Fall : Weak slam from Ivory. Ivory hits a headlocky thing off the ropes. 1 - 2 - shoulder up. Kim blocks a suplex attempt using the power of gravity. Flying knee to the face from Gail Kim. Japanese marks everywhere cream themselves as someone uses a Shining Wizard....it's only a knee for crying out loud! Ivory is in trouble. Standing Rana!!! That shook the ring. 1....2....3!! Sixth Fall : Trish Stratus strikes Jazz. Trish Stratus strikes Jazz. 1 - 2 - shoulder up. Jazz reverses a Trish Stratus hammerlock. Jazz turns Trish inside-out with a clothesline. 1 - 2 - 2.999 Trish counters an avalanche with a raised foot to the face. Trish Stratus DDTs Jazz. 1 - 2 - 3. Trish Stratus pinned Jazz. Seventh Fall : Lita hits an arm drag on Kim. Lita hits a high kick on Gail Kim. 1 - 2 - no 3 though. Gail Kim elbows Lita in the face to break a hammerlock. Flying knee to the face from Gail Kim. Japanese marks everywhere cream themselves as someone uses a Shining Wizard....it's only a knee for crying out loud! Gail Kim climbs to the top turnbuckle as Lita is stunned. Diving Rana!!! 1....2....3!! It's all over. Eighth Fall : Trish Stratus uses a neckbreaker on Kim. Trish Stratus hits a bulldog off the ropes. 1 - 2 - almost a 3. Sloppy tornado punch from Trish Stratus...maybe that's a clue that Kerry Von Erich is going to run in...but probably not. Gail Kim reverses a hip toss. Kim hits a dropkick on Trish Stratus. Trish Stratus can barely stand. Standing Rana! 1....2....3.

Survivors: Gail Kim and Victoria
Overall Rating: 67%
Crowd Reaction: 74%
Match Quality: 51%

Up next is the first match in the actual Survivor Series as Rob Van Dam's Team Extreme takes on Triple H's Game Changers! The survivors of this match will advance to the main event. As the participants are being introduced, it is announced that Randy Orton's replacement in the match will be the Reflection of Perfection, Mark Jindrak!

Survivor Series Match - Team Extreme (Bubba Ray Dudley, D-Von Dudley, Rob Van Dam [captain], Spike Dudley, and Tommy Dreamer) vs. Game Changers (Batista, Chris Jericho, Kane, Mark Jindrak, and Triple H [captain]

First Fall : Mark Jindrak hits some punches. Flying shoulder tackle by Jindrak sends D-Von to the mat. 1 - 2 - no 3 though. D-Von Dudley pulls a mule kick out of nowhere. D-Von DDTs Mark Jindrak. 1 - 2 - 2.999 Jindrak kicks D-Von Dudley in the gut to reverse the momentum. D-Von walks into a slam. 1 - 2 - 3. Mark Jindrak pinned D-Von. Second Fall : Spike slams Batista down. Spike Dudley hits a bulldog off the ropes. 1 - 2 - kick out. Spike Dudley misses a big legdrop and lands ASS-FIRST on the mat. Batista DDTs Spike Dudley. Spike Dudley is in trouble. Here it comes - Batista Bomb. 1....2...3, it's finished. Third Fall : Jindrak slams Bubba Ray Dudley down. Bubba walks into a slam. 1 - 2 - kick out. Bubba blocks a punch. Death valley driver by Bubba Ray Dudley, Mark Jindrak got planted hard...that was cool. Bubba Ray Dudley moves in for the kill. Bubba Cutter!!! That shook the ring. 1....2....3!! Fourth Fall : Jericho hits a wicked chop that echoes through the building. DDT by Chris Jericho. 1 - 2 - shoulder up. Bubba kicks Chris Jericho in the gut to reverse the momentum. Lifting DDT by Bubba Ray Dudley. 1 - 2 - almost a 3. Jericho reverses a Bubba Ray Dudley hammerlock. Flying cross body off the top rope. 1 - 2 - 3. Chris Jericho pins Bubba. Fifth Fall : RVD takes a vertical suplex. Batista hits a stump piledriver on Rob Van Dam, but messed it up. 1 - 2 - kick out. RVD counters an arm wringer with an elbow to the side of the head. Running knee to the face on Batista, RVD is God for doing such a stupidly dangerous move!!! Rob Van Dam has Batista down on the canvas and is ascending the corner. Off the top - Five Star Frog Splash, forget about it. 1....2...3! Sixth Fall : Dropkick connects...Dreamer goes down like a skanky hooker. Dreamer takes a flying neckbreaker from Chris Jericho. 1 - 2 - kick out. Dreamer backdrops Chris Jericho out of a piledriver attempt. Spear! Jericho is down. 1 - 2 - kick out before the 3. Chris Jericho reverses a hip toss. Super frankensteiner on Dreamer, who hit hard. 1 - 2 - 3. Chris Jericho pinned Dreamer. Seventh Fall : Rob Van Dam hits a rolling kick on HHH. Flying move by Rob Van Dam...no idea what the name of that move is, so let's call it a Lighting Smash Of Impending Danger. 1 - 2 - kick out before the 3. Flying kick move off the second rope, HHH goes flying. Triple H reverses a hip toss. HHH slams Rob Van Dam down. Rob Van Dam is in trouble. Pedigree! 1....2....3.

Survivors: Chris Jericho, Kane, and Triple H
Overall Rating: 70%
Crowd Reaction: 70%
Match Quality: 71%

The other RAW Survivor Series match is up next as the WWE Champion The Rock captains The People's Team against Christian's Peepulation!

Survivor Series Match - The People's Team (Booker T, Goldberg, Hurricane, Shawn Michaels, and The Rock [captain] vs. The Peepulation (Christian [captain], Matt Hardy Version 1.0, Scott Steiner, Test, and William Regal)

First Fall : Goldberg hits a weak elbow on Scott Steiner. Big clothesline from Goldberg. 1 - 2 - kick out. Poppa Pump blocks a suplex attempt using the power of gravity. Sloppy tornado punch from Scott Steiner...maybe that's a clue that Kerry Von Erich is going to run in...but probably not. Goldberg can barely stand. Here it comes - Steiner Spiral. 1....2...3, it's finished. Second Fall : Scott Steiner hits a right hand on Booker T. Poppa Pump hits a stump piledriver on Booker T, but messed it up. 1 - 2 - kick out. Booker T powers out of a Scott Steiner headlock. Booker T scores with a standing spinebuster. Booker T moves in for the kill. Book End! 1....2....3. Third Fall : Test strikes away at Hurricane. Test uses a neckbreaker on Hurricane. 1 - 2 - no 3 though. Test only gets knees on a splash. Springboard dropkick from Hurricane...that looked pretty cool. 1 - 2 - 2.999 Test counters an arm wringer with an elbow to the side of the head. Test hits a stump piledriver on Hurricane, but messed it up. 1 - 2 - 3. Test pinned Hurricane. Fourth Fall : Rude Awakening on William Regal by Booker. Massive backbreaker, Regal got planted. 1 - 2 - shoulder up. Regal counters a backdrop with a kick to the face. Powerbomb nearly crushes the spine of Booker. Booker T can barely stand. Here it comes - Power Of The Punch. 1....2...3, it's finished. Fifth Fall : Kick from Shawn Michaels...to the leg! Oh the humanity! HBK hits a dropkick on William Regal. 1 - 2 - shoulder up. William Regal fights out of a grapple. Belly to belly off the top rope, HBK got folded up like...uh...eh, pick your own damn metaphors. 1 - 2 - 2.999 HBK blocks a suplex attempt using the power of gravity. Kick ass spinning arm pulling move out of the corner by HBK. 1 - 2 - 3. Shawn Michaels pinned Regal. Sixth Fall : Weak bodyslam on HBK by Test. Test hits a bulldog off the ropes. 1 - 2 - no 3 though. HBK counters an avalanche with a raised foot to the face. Weird-but-cool looking DDT thing from Shawn Michaels, Test is out. Shawn Michaels moves in for the kill. Here it comes - Sweet Chin Music. 1....2...3, it's finished. Seventh Fall : Matt uses a basement dropkick to the knee. Super frankenthingy on HBK, who hit hard. 1 - 2 - no 3 though. Shawn Michaels powers out of a Matt Hardy Version 1.0 headlock. Springboard dropkick from Shawn Michaels...cool. Matt Hardy Version 1.0 can barely stand. Sweet Chin Music!!! That shook the ring. 1....2....3!! Eighth Fall : Flying elbow from Shawn Michaels. 1 - 2 - shoulder up. Spinning bulldog in the corner, Christian is down. Kick to the teeth from Shawn Michaels, who looks really pissed off. 1 - 2 - almost a 3. HBK walks into a trip. Christian misses a clothesline...and takes out the referee instead. Kill the referee! Shawn Michaels can barely stand. Unprettier!!! That shook the ring. Cover, but there's no one to count for Christian. Christian uses a basement dropkick to the knee. Shawn Michaels ducks a Christian clothesline. Christian is in trouble. Sweet Chin Music!!! That shook the ring. 1....2....3!!

Survivors: Shawn Michaels and The Rock
Overall Rating: 74%
Crowd Reaction: 76%
Match Quality: 70%

The Dangerous Alliance has been running roughshod over SmackDown! since its formation last week, but tonight they face five of their biggest rivals, making up Chris Benoit's Rabid Wolverines. The Survivors of this match will join Chris Jericho, Kane, Shawn Michaels, The Rock, and Triple H from RAW in tonight's main event!

Rabid Wolverines (Bradshaw, Chris Benoit [captain], Hardcore Holly, Rey Mysterio, and Rhyno) vs. Dangerous Alliance (A-Train, Big Show, Billy Kidman, Brock Lesnar [captain], and Matt Morgan)

First Fall : Matt Morgan hits a right hand on Bradshaw. Big kick from Morgan. 1 - 2 - no 3 though. Bradshaw counters a sleeper hold by turning it into a jaw breaker. Bradshaw turns Morgan inside-out with a clothesline. 1 - 2 - kick out before the 3. Morgan gets out the back of a Bradshaw bodyslam attempt. Powerslam from Matt Morgan on Bradshaw. 1 - 2 - 3. Matt Morgan pinned Bradshaw. Second Fall : Rhyno slams A-Train. Rude Awakening on A-Train by Rhyno. 1 - 2 - no 3 though. A-Train, like so many teenage boys, uses a right hand. Except in this case, it's for a punch. Sloppy tornado punch from A-Train...maybe that's a clue that Kerry Von Erich is going to run in...but probably not. 1 - 2 - almost a 3. A-Train walks into a trip. A-Train walks into a slam. 1 - 2 - 3. Rhyno defeats A-Train. Third Fall : Chris Benoit snap suplexes Show. Vertical suplex by Chris Benoit. Big Show was really high...i can relate to that. 1 - 2 - no 3 though. Big Show ducks a clothesline attempt. Side suplex from Show, looked crap. 1 - 2 - kick out before the 3. Chris Benoit ducks a Big Show clothesline. Back suplex...Big Show got slammed down. 1 - 2 - 3. Benoit defeats Show. Fourth Fall : Matt Morgan hits a right hand on Chris Benoit. Matt Morgan uses a neckbreaker on Benoit. 1 - 2 - kick out. Matt Morgan gets taken down out of nowhere. Ultra-cool piledriver-slam thing by Chris Benoit on Morgan. 1 - 2 - almost a 3. Matt Morgan fights out of a grapple. Morgan hits a stump piledriver on Chris Benoit, but messed it up. 1 - 2 - 3. Matt Morgan pins Benoit. Fifth Fall : Matt Morgan strikes Hardcore Holly. Weak bodyslam on Hardcore by Morgan. 1 - 2 - shoulder up. Matt Morgan misses a big legdrop and lands ASS-FIRST on the mat. Sloppy tornado punch from Hardcore Holly...maybe that's a clue that Kerry Von Erich is going to run in...but probably not. 1 - 2 - kick out before the 3. Matt Morgan, like so many teenage boys, uses a right hand. Except in this case, it's for a punch. Morgan hits a stump piledriver on Hardcore Holly, but messed it up. 1 - 2 - 3. Morgan defeats Hardcore. Sixth Fall : Kidman hits a massive spinning kick to the jaw. Kick by Billy Kidman...to the facial regions. Break that nose! Yeah! 1 - 2 - no 3 though. Rey Mysterio ducks a clothesline attempt. Kidman walks into a face crusher variation. 1 - 2 - kick out before the 3. Rey Mysterio gets taken down out of nowhere. Spinning bulldog in the corner, Rey is down. 1 - 2 - 3. Kidman defeats Rey. Seventh Fall : Rhyno slams Matt Morgan. Bodyslam by Rhyno. 1 - 2 - kick out. Matt Morgan reverses a hip toss. Morgan DDTs Rhyno. 1 - 2 - 2.999 Rhyno counters an arm wringer with an elbow to the side of the head. Big piledriver on Morgan. 1 - 2 - 3. Rhyno defeats Morgan. Eighth Fall : Flying shoulder tackle by Rhyno sends Lesnar to the mat. Full nelson on Lesnar...i remember when Warlord used to do that. God he sucked. 1 - 2 - 2.999 Death valley driver by Rhyno, Brock Lesnar got planted hard...that was cool. Lesnar counters a backdrop with a kick to the face. Vertical suplex by Brock Lesnar. Rhyno was really high...i can relate to that. Rhyno is in trouble. F5! 1....2....3.

Survivors: Billy Kidman and Brock Lesnar
Overall Rating: 72%
Crowd Reaction: 74%
Match Quality: 69%

Our final "semifinal" Survivor Series match pits two of SmackDown!'s most hated rivals against each other as John Cena captains the star-studded Chain Gang against Sean O'Haire's Devils Advocates. Who will survive?

Chain Gang (Eddie Guerrero, Edge, John Cena [captain], Kurt Angle, and Undertaker) vs. Devil's Advocates (Chavo Guerrero, Chuck Palumbo, Johnny Stamboli, Nunzio, and Sean O'Haire)

First Fall : Nunzio gets smacked around like a bitch. Angle slams Nunzio down. 1 - 2 - no 3 though. Nunzio ducks a wild right hand. Front legsweep slam by Nunzio, that was cool. 1 - 2 - almost a 3. Angle counters a sleeper hold by turning it into a jaw breaker. Back suplex...Nunzio got slammed down. 1 - 2 - 3. Kurt Angle pinned Nunzio. Second Fall : Flying shoulder tackle by Stamboli sends Edge to the mat. Massive backbreaker, Edge got planted. 1 - 2 - no 3 though. Edge backdrops Johnny Stamboli out of a piledriver attempt. Stamboli walks into a slammy shoulder thing. Johnny Stamboli is in trouble. Here it comes - Edgeocutioner. 1....2...3, it's finished. Third Fall : Edge fires off some right and left hands. Edge slams Chuck Palumbo down. 1 - 2 - shoulder up. Palumbo blocks a suplex attempt using the power of gravity. Sloppy tornado punch from Chuck Palumbo...maybe that's a clue that Kerry Von Erich is going to run in...but probably not. 1 - 2 - kick out before the 3. Edge counters an avalanche with a raised foot to the face. Massive backbreaker, Palumbo got planted. 1 - 2 - 3. Edge pinned Palumbo. Fourth Fall : Chavo takes a headbutt from John Cena. Big clothesline on Chavo. 1 - 2 - kick out. Chavo Guerrero ducks a John Cena clothesline. Vicious kick to the teeth from Chavo Guerrero. 1 - 2 - kick out before the 3. Cena blocks a suplex attempt using the power of gravity. Cena hits a piledriver on Chavo Guerrero. 1 - 2 - 3. John Cena pins Chavo. Fifth Fall : Sean O'Haire hits some punches. Running knee lift from Sean O'Haire. 1 - 2 - shoulder up. Eddie blocks a punch. Cool looking suplex on O'Haire. 1 - 2 - kick out before the 3. Eddie only gets knees on a splash. Full nelson on Eddie...i remember when Warlord used to do that. God he sucked. 1 - 2 - 3. O'Haire defeats Eddie. Sixth Fall : Big backdrop on O'Haire, executed well. Edge hits a bulldog off the ropes. 1 - 2 - no 3 though. Edge drops an elbow...but misses...HAH. Powerbomb on Edge. Edge is in trouble. Prophecy! 1....2....3. Seventh Fall : O'Haire gets caught with a short powerbomb from Angle. 1 - 2 - no 3 though. Back suplex...Sean O'Haire got slammed down. Spear! O'Haire is down. 1 - 2 - almost a 3. O'Haire gets out the back of a Kurt Angle bodyslam attempt. Angle reverses an irish whip...and Sean O'Haire runs into the referee. Hah, die referee scum! Kurt Angle can barely stand. Prophecy!!! That shook the ring. Hooks the leg, but the referee is still out. Rude Awakening on Kurt Angle by O'Haire. Angle ducks a wild right hand. Kurt Angle has Sean O'Haire down on the canvas. Here it comes...Angle Lock! Sean O'Haire taps!

Survivors: John Cena, Kurt Angle, and Undertaker
Overall Rating: 78%
Crowd Reaction: 79%
Match Quality: 76%

Paul Heyman has now entered the ring and has had a change of heart. "You see, a few weeks ago, I made a promise. And Paul Heyman's word has always been as good as gold. But tonight, I'm here to break that promise. When Rhyno turned down a spot in my Dangerous Alliance, I took it personally. I have always counted Rhyno as a friend. Rhyno has begun developing into a major star in this industry, and I like to think I played a part in that. And I'd hate to waste it over something this petty. Rhyno, when I said you'd never get a shot at any of the Dangerous Alliance's titles, I meant it. At the time, I truly felt that if you weren't with us, you didn't deserve it. I've had a change of heart. Rhyno--" But before he can finish, Rhyno has hit the ring. He's ready to grab the microphone (and Heyman while he's at it), but he gets blindsided by Big Show! "Rhyno, this Thursday night, you'll get your title shot. And it's going to be against the biggest athlete in the world - the Big Show! And I'm going to be the guest referee!" Rhyno is left laying as Heyman and Show head to the back.

Segment Rating: 75%

It's all been building to this. Tonight, ten men have survived brand-exclusive Survivor Series matches to earn a shot in our interbrand main event. Both the WWE and World Champions, as well as the Cruiserweight Champion are involved, and the crowd is hyped, so let's not waste any more time!

Survivor Series Match - John Cena, Kurt Angle, Shawn Michaels, The Rock, and Undertaker vs. Billy Kidman, Brock Lesnar, Chris Jericho, Kane, and Triple H

First Fall : Running clothesline from Triple H. HHH hits a stump piledriver on The Rock, but messed it up. 1 - 2 - kick out. The Rock fights out of a grapple. Spear! HHH is down. The Rock moves in for the kill. Here it comes - Rock Bottom. 1....2...3, it's finished. Second Fall : Undertaker fires off some right and left hands. Flying shoulder tackle by Undertaker sends Kidman to the mat. 1 - 2 - no 3 though. Kidman pushes out of a Undertaker hold. Really cool stunner-type thing out of the corner from Billy Kidman, Undertaker might be dead. 1 - 2 - kick out before the 3. Undertaker reverses a hip toss. Undertaker hits a piledriver on Billy Kidman. 1 - 2 - 3. Undertaker pins Kidman. Third Fall : Thrown slam by Undertaker. Massive backbreaker, Kane got planted. 1 - 2 - no 3 though. Undertaker walks into a trip. Death valley driver by Kane, Undertaker got planted hard...that was cool. Kane moves in for the kill. Choke Slam!!! That shook the ring. 1....2....3!! Fourth Fall : Lesnar eats a suplex like a fat man eating a waffle. Man i could use a waffle right about now. Lesnar walks into a lariat. 1 - 2 - kick out. Angle walks into a trip. Lariat, apparently Lesnar thinks he is Stan Hansen. Brock Lesnar moves in for the kill. Here it comes - F5. 1....2...3, it's finished. Fifth Fall : Jericho gets smacked around like a bitch. Rock slams Chris Jericho down. 1 - 2 - no 3 though. Rock only gets knees on a splash. Slingshot flying butt move by Jericho, crushing the chest of Rock. 1 - 2 - kick out before the 3. The Rock, like so many teenage boys, uses a right hand. Except in this case, it's for a punch. Massive backbreaker, Jericho got planted. 1 - 2 - 3. The Rock pinned Jericho. Sixth Fall : Brock Lesnar fires off some right and left hands. Big backdrop on Cena, executed well. 1 - 2 - no 3 though. Brock Lesnar misses a big legdrop and lands ASS-FIRST on the mat. Lesnar walks into a slammy shoulder thing. 1 - 2 - kick out before the 3. Lesnar counters a sleeper hold by turning it into a jaw breaker. Lesnar hits a piledriver on John Cena. 1 - 2 - 3. Brock Lesnar pins Cena. Seventh Fall : Kick from Shawn Michaels...to the leg! Oh the humanity! Rude Awakening on Kane by HBK. 1 - 2 - no 3 though. HBK drops an elbow...but misses...HAH. Death valley driver by Kane, Shawn Michaels got planted hard...that was cool. 1 - 2 - kick out before the 3. HBK reverses a waistlock. Massive backbreaker, Kane got planted. 1 - 2 - 3. Shawn Michaels pinned Kane. Eighth Fall : Shawn Michaels with a spinning neckbreaker on Lesnar. 1 - 2 - shoulder up. Kick ass spinning arm pulling move out of the corner by HBK. Flying kick move off the second rope, Lesnar goes flying. 1 - 2 - 2.999 Lesnar blocks a kick from Shawn Michaels. The referee bumps after catching a wild right hand and is down. Brock Lesnar moves in for the kill. F5! Pinfall attempt, but the ref is still down. Back elbow connects, HBK staggers backward. HBK reverses a Brock Lesnar hammerlock. Brock Lesnar is in trouble. Here it comes - Sweet Chin Music. 1....2...3, it's finished.

Survivors: Shawn Michaels and The Rock
Overall Rating: 81%
Crowd Reaction: 83%
Match Quality: 78%

Jamie Noble and Ultimo Dragon are both midcarders now, which is good, because the top tier of the cruiserweight division has been dominated by heels, and I have a heel champion, which makes things awkward. Six weeks until Armageddon, with the Rumble happening just two weeks later, so the next eight weeks are going to be mostly Rumble build-up with some feud blow-off matches at 'geddon. Plus, I need to figure out what to do with the Intercontinental Title. Probably going to be a tournament, because I looooove tournaments, but maybe I'll switch things up a bit.

Nope, not going to switch things up. Six-week-long tournament to determine a new Intercontinental Champion! Finals to be held at Armageddon. Tournament kicks off on the next edition of RAW. Plus, starting this week on SmackDown!, qualifying matches for the Royal Rumble will be held. SD is going to space them out, but because of the tournament, RAW is going to do all of theirs in the three weeks leading up to RR.

NOVEMBER 17, 2003 - Monday Night RAW

Last night's Survivor Series was an incredible show, headlined by two of RAW's biggest stars, Shawn Michaels and the World Champion The Rock, who survived both of their SS matches, coming out on top in the main event! But tonight, we begin a new chapter as RAW heads toward the last pay-per-view of 2003, Armageddon, just six weeks away! Tonight begins a six-week tournament to crown a new Intercontinental Champion! WWE.com reported before the show that current champions The Rock and the Dudley Boyz will not be entered in the tournament, and that Shawn Michaels and Chris Jericho will receive first-round byes. Everyone else on the RAW roster will have to advance through a preliminary match tonight or next week!

The show opens with Rock and Michaels in the ring, celebrating their recent success. A brief ceremony takes place as the duo dubs themselves The New Mega-Powers!

The first match of the evening is a first-round match in the Intercontinental Title tournament pitting the man who was a surprise addition to the Game Changers last night, Mark Jindrak, against the flamboyant Rico. Jindrak hits a back elbow and a slam for two. Rico reverses a hammerlock and hits a big kick and back suplex for two. Another kick gets two. Another back suplex, but Jindrak fights out of a hammerlock to hit a piledriver for two. Spinebuster gets two. Back elbow and a slam. Rico hits a legsweep and a face crusher. He distracts the referee while Miss Jackie climbs into the ring. Jindrak staggers up, and right into a Tough Enough Slam! Impressive strength from Jackie. Rico gets the pin, then high-tails it out of the arena, happy to advance, but not in any mood to face off with a pissed-off Jindrak.

Up next was an absolute squash. Christian hit Boss Man with a spinning bulldog right off the bat, then followed up with an Unprettier to advance to the second round.

Trish Stratus comes to the ring next to address her loss at Survivor Series, but before she can get out a word, the woman who pinned her last night - Gail Kim - hits the ring and strips her down to her underwear, leaving her humiliated.

The tournament continues as Val Venis takes on La Resistance's Rob Conway. Val starts off with a slam, smacks Conway around, hits a clothesline, and a spinning neckbreaker. Conway finally fights back with an arm drag and a top-rope elbow for two. Val trips him, then hits a piledriver for two of his own. Lariat gets two. Now it's Conway with the trip, but Val mule kicks out of it. Flying shoulder tackle, then up to the top rope for a Money Shot! Val picks up the win and goes on to round two.

Tommy Dreamer and Rene Dupree are up next in our fourth tournament match. Dupree hits a neckbreaker and a bulldog for two. Tommy reverses a hip toss, then smacks Dupree around before hitting a spinning neckbreaker for two. Spinebuster gets two. Flying shoulder tackle, but he misses a clothesline and Dupree hits a powerslam for two. Dupree gets two on a spinebuster of his own. Slam by Dupree, then some amateur striking before Dreamer escapes a bodyslam to hit a neckbreaker. Tommy hits a lifting DDT to set up for his own Dreamer DDT to advance!

Two of RAW's biggest monsters do battle next for another slot in the second round as Evolution's Animal Batista takes on the SuperHero In Training, Rosey. Batista hits a bulldog, a spinebuster, and a clothesline for two. Neckbreaker for two more. Rosey gets his knees up on a Batista splash. Strikes, and a stump piledriver, but he swings and misses on a punch and Batista hits a piledriver of his own. Rosey staggers up and into a Batista Bomb. Batista advances! As Rosey is walking back up the aisle in defeat, Batista chases him down and beats him some more.

In the ring after the commercial, Triple H claims that he will win the Intercontinental Title at Armageddon to keep it in "the family." But he also has to address The Rock. It's pretty convenient that Rocky managed to keep himself out of this tournament, because he knows that at some point, our paths will cross, and he will not get lucky again.

Spike Dudley comes to the ring, and he's HHH's fodder. H hits a kick and a neckbreaker for two. Spike fights out of a headlock and hits a suplex. Strikes and a kick, but HHH kicks him in the face when he attempts a backdrop. Big time powerslam followed by the Pedigree, and HHH advances (surprise surprise!). H slides to the floor for a chair and returns. Spike manages to get up, but H lays him out. The Game means business!

Our final first-round match of the night pits Rob Van Dam, who last night succame to three-on-one odds in his Survivor Series match, against Test. Test starts off with an arm to the face in the corner and a DDT for two. Test goes for his elbow drop early, but misses. RVD hits a standing kick, then a legsweep for two. Springboard dropkick gets two more. Dropkick to the knee, but Test ducks a punch. Piledriver for two. Spinebuster for two. Test hits a clothesline and a right hand, but RVD ducks another punch and lands a flying axe handle. Big kick to the teeth, and Test staggers back. RVD hops to the top rope and nails his flying kick for the win!

The main event is a battle pitting The New Mega-Powers against two of the men they eliminated in last night's Survivor Series main event, Chris Jericho and Kane. HBK and Y2J start, and Jericho hits a flying axehandle and a super frankensteiner for two. Kane tags in, and they hit a follow-up clothesline int he corner. Neckbreaker for two, then a slam. HBK trips Kane, then lands a Death Valley Driver. Tag to The Rock, who piledrives Kane. RVD fights out of an arm wringer and tags in Jericho. Jericho hits a flying move, then a top-rope DDT for two. Massive spinning kick, but then Rock blocks another kick and clamps on a full nelson. He swings Jericho around and lands the Rock Bottom! But before he can go for the cover, HHH hits the ring and goes after The Rock! The ref calls for the bell as HHH goes to work on his rival. He sets up for the Pedigree, but Booker T and Goldberg hit the ring to make the save, and the faces stand tall as we fade to black.

Next week, the other seven first-round matches take place, as well as more exciting action featuring the winners of tonight's bouts in tag team previews of the second round. Shawn Michaels will team with Rob Van Dam to take on Batista and Triple H, while Tommy Dreamer will team with Val Venis to take on Christian and Rico. You can't miss RAW next week!

November 20, 2003 - SmackDown!

With Survivor Series in the books, we begin to trek to Armageddon, six weeks away on pay-per-view. Tonight, a #1 contender will be determined for Brock Lesnar's WWE Title, Rhyno gets a shot at the United States Title (with Paul Heyman as the referee), two slots in January's Royal Rumble match will be filled, and General Manager Stephanie McMahon has promised a huge announcement!

We open up with two of the most physical tag teams in WWE, the Backstage Bullies and the FBI. The FBI cut the ring off and pound Holly to begin, but Holly hits a clothesline and makes a hot tag. Bradshaw pounds on Stamboli until he can tag in Palumbo, who gets in some offense, until Bradshaw hits a bulldog to set up for Initiation Rites and a Bullies victory.

Two men who put on impressive showing at Survivor Series are up next as Edge looks for revenge against the man who eliminated him, Sean O'Haire. Good back-and-forth match with lots of near falls. O'Haire winds up hitting the Prophecy for the win, but after the match his long-time rival John Cena hits the ring and bloodies him with a chair shot!

The Cruiserweight division is on display next as the Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman teams with the former champion Tajiri to take on Jamie Noble and Ultimo Dragon. Lots of kicks thrown around in this match, and both teams got a hot tag. In the end, though, Tajiri takes out Noble with the Kick of Death.

It's now time for Stephanie McMahon's big announcement. She hits the ring and says that while we have a match tonight to determine a #1 contender for Armageddon, we need one for the first pay-per-view of 2004 as well. Challengers at the Royal Rumble have frequently walked out of the event with championship gold, and she wants to give the opportunity to someone who has not had many such opportunities. So tonight she is announcing a best-of-seven series for a shot at Brock Lesnar or whoever is the champion going into the Royal Rumble. Chris Benoit and Rey Mysterio will face off in a series of one-on-one encounters until one of them is able to amass four victories over the other!

The American Badass Undertaker has been on a downward slide lately, but hopes to bounce back in a major way by booking himself into a handicap match against Billy Kidman and Chris Kanyon. Undertaker pounds on Kanyon early, but succumbs to a double team. The duo double-teams UT for most of the match until Gunn gets tripped up and Kanyon misses an elbow drop, allowing the Deadman to hit Gunn with the Last Ride for the win.

The best-of-seven series between Benoit and Mysterio starts next, with Mysterio using his feet and his high-flying style to take an early advantage. Benoit fights back with a big t-bone suplex, but Rey takes control once more. A big belly-to-belly suplex by Benoit turns things back in his favor, but gets DDTed and falls victim to the West Coast Pop and Mysterio goes up 1-0! After the match, Rey offers a hand to Benoit, and they shake, demonstrating great sportsmanship.

The first two spots in January's Royal Rumble match are on the line in our next encounter, pitting two of SmackDown!'s top tag teams against each other. Both members of the winning team will advance. This wound up being an absolute squash as the red-hot World's Greatest Tag Team wiped the floor with the Basham Brothers, earning Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin passes into the Rumble!

Just moments before finding out who is going to be the #1 contender for his title at Armageddon, Brock Lesnar faces Eddie Guerrero in a non-title match. Brock leads off with a back suplex, but Eddie punches him in the face and takes control with strikes and a Whippersnapper out of the corner. Brock fights back with a spinning neckbreaker, a full nelson, and a lifting DDT, but Eddie backdrops out of a piledriver and hits a super kick. In the end, though, Lesnar was just too big and strong, and wins it with the F5.

Four nights ago, John Cena and Kurt Angle survived their preliminary Survivor Series match before both were eliminated by the WWE Champion in the main event. The winner of tonight's Cena/Angle match will get a chance to avenge that loss when they challenge for the gold at Armageddon. Good back-and-forth match with lots of near-falls. The crowd was way into this one as the two major babyfaces went at it. Angle scores with a big spear to set up the Angle Lock for the submission victory. Afterwards, they both demonstrate great sportsmanship by shaking hands.

Stephanie McMahon is backstage, and she makes it official. At Armageddon, Brock Lesnar will once again defend the WWE Title against Kurt Angle!

At Survivor Series, Paul Heyman announced that Rhyno would finally get a shot at one of the Dangerous Alliance's titles - Big Show's United States Title - but under his rules. And his rules are Heyman himself will be the referee! Shockingly, Show gets a blindingly fast count when he rolls Rhyno up for the victory. Heyman's "victory" is short-lived, though, as he is GOOOOOOOOOOOORED for his trouble as the show goes off the air!

What does Rhyno's assault on Paul Heyman mean going into next week's SmackDown!? We already know that Heyman's client Billy Kidman will defend his Cruiserweight Title against the Japanese Buzzsaw Tajiri. John Cena and Kurt Angle will both be participating in Royal Rumble qualifying matches. Rey Mysterio will hope to go up 2-0 against Chris Benoit, while the Rabid Wolverine will try to draw even. Brock Lesnar will go one-on-one with his former college teammate Shelton Benjamin in a non-title match. Plus, the long-running Undertaker/Big Show feud will have its next chapter as the two go one-on-one. Next week's SmackDown! - the last WWE show in November - promises to be one to remember!

NOVEMBER 24, 2003 - Monday Night RAW

The last RAW of November will help us round out the Sweet 16 of the Intercontinental Title tournament. Plus, the eight men who have already advanced will be involved in a pair of tag team matches. That, plus the Dudley Boyz defending the World Tag Team Titles!

The night kicks off with two unlikely tag teams going at it in a preview of next week's second-round matches - Tommy Dreamer and Val Venis against Christian and Rico. Dreamer and Val take an early advantage until Christian tags Rico in. Rico goes after Venis until Val manages to hit a big neckbreaker. Double hot tag, and Tommy winds up catching Christian with a Dreamer Driver out of nowhere for what has to be considered a bit of an upset victory!

Up next is another first-round match in the Intercontinental Title tournament pitting Rodney Mack against William Regal. Regal pretty much dominates the match other than a knee lift and a slam from Mack. In the end, Regal lays Mack out with the Power of the Punch to advance.

Our next first-round match is between the World's Strongest Man Mark Henry and Matt Hardy Version 1.0. The match goes back-and-forth, but the crowd really isn't into it, and their clashing styles don't exactly make for a five-star match. In the end, Matt slams Henry into an exposed turnbuckle for a cheap victory. He sprints away from the ring to avoid Henry's wrath.

Backstage, The Rock cuts a promo about his feud with Triple H. He wishes H well in his second-round match next week against his new partner Shawn Michaels, but H knows that if he loses the match, Rock's going to be waiting for him to finally settle the score for the World Title.

Nova and Sylvan Grenier are the next to attempt to advance to round two. Another ugly match ends with Nova putting Grenier away with the Spin Doctor.

Hurricane is becoming way over with the crowd, and they get into his first-round match with Chris Nowinski. Nowinski only manages to get a couple of moves in, because it's pretty much all Hurricane. A Shining Wizard puts the Harvard grad away and send Hurricane into the Sweet 16.

The tournament continues as Lance Storm takes on Maven in what turns out to be a pretty good match. Storm wins it with a superkick.

The World Tag Team Titles are on the line next as the Dudley Boyz defend the gold against La Resistance's Rene Dupree and Rob Conway. La Res dominates D-Von early until he can hot-tag Bubba. Bubba goes to work on Conway until Dupree tags in, but Dupree winds up falling victim to the 3D, and the champs retain!

Goldberg beat Scott Steiner with a Jackhammer. Yep, it's as bad as it sounds. I can't wait to release this idiot.

Disappointingly, Booker T and Kane didn't put on a very good match. Jericho comes to ringside and takes out Booker with a chair, allowing Kane to hit the chokeslam for the win. Afterwards, Jericho puts Booker in the Walls of Jericho.

Our main event pits Shawn Michaels and Rob Van Dam against Evolution's Batista and Triple H. All four men have advanced to the second round of the Intercontinental Title tournament, and they're looking to build momentum toward next week's matches. I'm running out of time, because Ihave to go to work, but Triple H pins Michaels with a Pedigree, but then gets laid out by a Rock chairshot afterwards.

<font color=goldenrod>Finally gotten around to posting my next large event, 4th of July Fireworks...taking place on, well, Saturday, July 4th!

After kicking off with a special fireworks opening to commemorate the day (and help draw some extra attendance), the 4th of July special actually starts off with two Brits as veteran Dave Taylor faces off against Steve Lewington. Youth reigns supreme as Lewington wins following a Sidewinder. Surprisingly, Dave Taylor offers a handshake and it is accepted, it soon becomes apparent that due to only wanting to be a non-wrestler, this will likely be Taylor's final appearance for Future Endeavors Wrestling.
<b>OR: 64, CR: 59, MQ: 70
Road Agent Note: Dave Taylor lost a ton of overness from this...but it's no big deal because like I said, it's probably his final appearance.</b>

Thorn delivers an interview, stating that he plans on taking advantage of his #1 Contendership immediately, and he will face Elijah Burke for the FEW Championship tonight.
<b>OR: 65</b>

Two of the REAL Wrestlers were in action with Jake Swagger and Zigg Nemeth facing off against the crazy, bearded, Scottish Groundskeepers. The pure athleticism of Swagger and Nemeth were just too much for the Groundskeepers, as Nemeth puts away Robbie with a jumping Russian Leg Sweep.
<b>OR: 72, CR: 66, MQ: 79</b>

Harry Smith takes a break from his friendly rivalry with Colt Cabana and goes to take on the cocky Ted DiBiase Jr. instead. A decent contest but as neither man is particularly over yet, the crowd reaction dragged things down a bit. Anyway, Ted apparently sees enough ability in Smith that he can't defeat him cleanly. Roll-up with the classic hook of the tights as Ted wins. Colt Cabana runs out after and teaches Ted a lesson for robbing his friend of a victory, planting him with the Colt 45.
<b>OR: 66, CR: 59, MQ: 73</b>

Cliff Compton delivered an interview backstage, ripping into Chris Harris. He said he planned on taking Harris to school after he interjected himself in Cliff's business on Wednesday night. OHHH!!!
<b>OR: 73</b>

Get some more cruiserweight action in to entertain the crowd. Teams are drawn seemingly at random as Paul London, Super Crazy, and Sho Funaki meet up against Shannon Moore, James Maritato, and Colin Olson. Bodies flying all over the place in this one as it resembles a Lucha-style 6-man tag match. London picks up the win for his team following a 450 Splash on Colin.
<b>OR: 66, CR: 57, MQ: 75
Road Agent Notes: Paul London and Super Crazy are both losing overness due to weak gimmicks (ugh! I got notified of this for both guys during the battle royal on Wednesday, but I completely spaced and forgot to change them)</b>

Seemingly taking a page out of Ted DiBiase Jr.'s book, Cliff Compton decides it's just not worth trying to beat Chris Harris fairly. After an awesome match, Cliff sullies it by exposing the steel turnbuckle and driving Harris' head into it without the ref noticing. That makes him easy prey for the Cliffhanger and Compton wins. Chris Harris looks bewildered at what has just transpired.
<b>OR: 78, CR: 68, MQ: 88</b>

FEW champion Elijah Burke makes his entrance and before Thorn can enter, he grabs the mic and trashes his opponent like any good heel would. One has to wonder if Burke might be selling Thorn short.
<b>OR: 75</b>

The answer is yes. Thorn takes Burke to the absolute limit in a match that got really solid ratings yet wasn't as good as I was anticipating. I was kinda thinking they'd have similar chemistry to Compton/Harris as they are both decent brawlers. In any event, Burke is nearly pinned on several occasions but manages to kick out, only to grow frustrated when he can't put Thorn away himself. So in a classic heel champion move, he gave up, grabbed the belt, and clocked Thorn in the head with it. Thorn wins by disqualification but STILL your FEW Champion, Elijah Burke! Burke hightails it after, not wanting to wait for Thorn to recover.
<b>OR: 77, CR: 78, MQ: 76
Road Agent Note: The FEW Title has gained in image

72% Overall Rating for 4th of July Fireworks, yet another small but nevertheless important increase in large show ratings. I'm going to hold my first PPV next month.</b></font>

November 27, 2003 - SmackDown!

The last WWE show of November kicks off with exciting cruiserweight action as Ultimo Dragon goes one-on-one with Carlito for a shot at the Cruiserweight Title next week! Great back-and-forth match between two guys hoping to climb out of the midcard and into the upper tier of the Cruiserweight division. Ultimo hits a big top-rope DDT to set up the Dragon Sleeper, and Carlito has no choice but to tap out!

Up next, the Dangerous Alliance's A-Train and Matt Morgan take on Edge and Hardcore Holly. D.A. dominate the early going until Holly can make a hot tag to Edge. Edge works over Morgan, but A-Train comes in and overpowers him. Edge manages to hit a spear to get some separation, but while the referee tries to restore order, Rhyno hits the ring and levels A-Train with the GOOOOOOOOOOORE! Edge gets the pinfall, then Rhyno returns to the ring to continue the beating.

Backstage, Paul Heyman is fuming. No matter what he does, every step of the way he has to deal with Rhyno. He gave him what he wanted last week - a shot at the gold, and he blew it. Big Show pinned him in the middle of the ring. What more does he want? He can keep attacking members of the Alliance all he wants, but so long as the gold stays in our camp, Rhyno is going to be on the outside looking in!

Up next is a qualifying match for the Royal Rumble! Not surprisingly, John Cena controls almost the entire contest against Johnny Stamboli (though The Bull did manage to hit a couple of big moves), and the Doctor of Thuganomics is in the Rumble match!

Two men who are on the verge of cracking into the main event are up next as Eddie Guerrero once again takes on Sean O'Haire. Eddie takes control early, but O'Haire strength advantage quickly turns things in his favor. Eddie uses strikes and some high-flying offense to turn things back, but he eats a powerbomb. While O'Haire distracts the referee, Chavo Guerrero slides in and lays his uncle out with a Brainbuster! O'Haire gets the pin, and now the two-on-one commences. But from the back comes John Cena to make the save!

Up next is a Royal Rumble qualifier with a twist. It's Kurt Angle versus Chris Kanyon, but if Angle wins this match, then defeats Brock Lesnar in their WWE Title match at Armageddon, it will be Lesnar competing in the Rumble match instead of Angle. Of course, that's all moot if Kanyon can pull off the upset. He tries early on, but Angle quickly asserts his dominance with suplexes and kicks. Kanyon manages to overpower him briefly, but again Angle takes control with a big suplex and a lariat to set up the Angle Lock. And Kanyon taps.

The Cruiserweight Title is on the line next as Billy Kidman defends against the sole survivor of the cruiserweight Survivor Series match, Tajiri! Very good back-and-forth match with both guys getting in a lot of offense. Kidman takes control in the end, though, hitting a flying neckbreaker and springbaord dropkick to set up the Shooting Star Press to retain the gold.

Last week, Rey Mysterio beat Chris Benoit to take a 1-0 advantage in their best-of-seven series to determine a #1 contender at the Royal Rumble. Tonight, he can open his lead up farther with another win, or Benoit can tie it up. Both men pull out all the stops early on, and it looked like Rey was about to pull off the win. However, he attempts to slam Benoit, who slides out of it, hooks an arm, and slaps on the Crippler Crossface! Rey taps out, and after the match, the two men shake hands.

One of the biggest rivalries this fall has been between Undertaker and the United States Champion Big Show. Tonight, they write the next chapter in their saga. This one goes back-and-forth, with neither one realy pulling off anything impressive. The crowd is way into it, though. Taker shoves Show into the ropes for a roll-up, but Show rolls through and grabs the tights! Big Show gets the cheap win! After the match, Undertaker is furious at the referee and lays him out with a big clothesline!

He grabs a microphone and tells Big Show that this all ends at Armageddon.

Our main event promises to be one of the better pure wrestling matches we've seen in quite some time as the WWE Champion Brock Lesnar takes on his former University of Minnesota wrestling teammate Shelton Benjamin in a non-title match. Lesnar starts with punches, a spinning neckbreaker, and a clothesline. He misses a legdrop, and now Shelton scores with a running knee lift. He applies a full nelson, but Lesnar hits a jaw breaker and a bulldog for two. Lifting DDT for two. Shelton fights back with a punch and a headbutt, but Lesnar hits a neckbreaker and the F5 for the win!

WWE.com reports that World Wrestling Entertainment has come to terms for a release with WWE Divas Ivory and Miss Jackie, Stevie Richards, and developmental star Nick Dinsmore. We wish all four the best in their future endeavors.

NOVEMBER 2003 RECAP



RAW

(Wrestlers in italics should be lower on card, but refuse to be depushed due to Creative Control)

(Overall Won-Loss) Main Event (Oct. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(14-1) The Rock (4-1, 96) (L battle royal, W w/HBK vs Y2J/RKO, W SS match, W SS match, W w/HBK vs Y2J/Kane)
(10-6) Triple H (5-1, 67) (W battle royal, W RVD, W SS match, L SS match, W Spike, W w/Batista vs HBK/RVD)
(9-7) Shawn Michaels (4-2, 90) (L battle royal, W w/Rock vs Y2J/RKO, W SS match, W SS match, W w/Rock vs Y2J/Kane, L w/RVD vs HHH/Batista)
(8-7) Goldberg (2-2, 61) (L battle royal, L Batista, W SS match, W Steiner)

(Overall Won-Loss) Upper Midcard (Oct. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(8-6) Rob Van Dam (1-4, 75) (L battle royal, L HHH, L SS match, W Test, L w/HBK vs Batista/HHH)
(6-5) Matt Hardy (2-2, 84) (L battle royal, W Hurricane, L SS match, W Henry)
(8-8) Kane (2-3, 66) (L battle royal, W SS match, L SS match, L w/Y2J vs Rock/HBK, W Booker)
(6-7) Christian (1-4, 83) (L battle royal, L w/Regal vs Dudleyz, L SS match, W Boss Man, L w/Rico vs Tommy/Val)
(4-7-1) Booker T (1-1, 75) (W SS match, L Kane)
(3-11-1) Chris Jericho (1-4, 87) (L battle royal, L w/RKO vs Rock/HBK, W SS match, L SS match, L w/Kane vs HBK/Rock)

(Overall Won-Loss) Midcard (Oct. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(6-1) Jazz (2-0, 73) (W 8-diva tag, W SS match)
(2-1) Molly Holly (2-0, 74) (W 8-diva tag, W SS match)
(2-1) Nova (2-1, 70) (W Boss Man, L battle royal, W Grenier)
(3-2) Victoria (2-0, 67) (W 8-diva tag, W SS match)
(3-2) Gail Kim (2-0, 67) (W 8-diva tag, W SS match)
(3-2) Lance Storm (1-2, 65) (L Jindrak, L battle royal, W Maven)
(10-7) Batista (4-1, 74) (L battle royal, W Goldberg, W SS match, W Rosey, W w/HHH vs HBK/RVD)
(7-5) D-Von Dudley (2-2, 73) (L battle royal, W w/Bubba vs Xian/Regal, L SS match, W w/Bubba vs La Res)
(7-6) Bubba Ray Dudley (2-2, 73) (L battle royal, W w/D-Von vs Xian/Regal, L SS match, W w/D-Von vs La Res)
(5-5) Val Venis (3-1, 73) (W Maven, L battle royal, W Conway, W w/Tommy vs Xian/Rico)
(4-4) Trish Stratus (0-2, 80) (L 8-diva tag, L SS match)
(5-6) Tommy Dreamer (2-2, 72) (L battle royal, L SS match, W Dupree, (4-6) Test (1-3, 67) (L battle royal, W Spike, L SS match, L RVD)
(4-7) Hurricane (2-2, 80) (L battle royal, L Matt, W SS match, W Nowinski)
(4-7) William Regal (1-3, 71) (L battle royal, L w/Xian vs Dudleyz, L SS match, W Mack)
(3-7) Scott Steiner (0-3, 76) (L battle royal, L SS match, L Goldberg)
W/Val vs Rico/Xian)
(2-6) Maven (0-3, 70) (L Val, L battle royal, L Storm)
(2-6) Sylvan Grenier (1-2, 70) (W 6-man tag, L battle royal, L Nova)
(2-8) Spike Dudley (0-4, 65) (L battle royal, L Test, L SS match, L HHH)
(2-9) Rene Dupree (1-3, 70) (W 6-man tag, L battle royal, L Tommy, L w/Conway vs Dudleyz)
(1-5) Lita (0-2, 77) (L 8-diva tag, L SS match)
(1-5) Rob Conway (1-3, 69) (W 6-man tag, L battle royal, L Val, L w/Dupree vs Dudleyz)
(0-8) Boss Man (0-4, 53) (L Rosey, L Nova, L battle royal, L Xian)

(Overall Won-Loss) Lower Midcard (Oct. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(4-1) Mark Jindrak (2-1, 60) (W Storm, W SS match, L Rico)
(2-3) Rosey (1-2, 63) (W Boss Man, L battle royal, L Batista)
(2-5) Rico (2-2, 79) (L battle royal, W SS match, W Jindrak, L w/Xian vs Val/Tommy)
(0-5) Chris Nowinski (0-3, 66) (L 6-man tag, L battle royal, L Hurricane)
(0-5) Rodney Mack (0-3, 64) (L 6-man tag, L battle royal, L Regal)
(0-5) Mark Henry (0-3, 55) (L 6-man tag, L battle royal, L Matt)

Managers Who Wrestled This Month
(0-2) Stacy Keibler (0-2, 88) (L 8-diva tag, L SS match)

Injured Reserve
(5-6) Randy Orton (0-2, 84) (L battle royal, L w/Y2J vs Rock/HBK)

Future Endeavors
(1-0) Miss Jackie (1-0) (W SS match)
(1-3) Ivory (0-2) (L 8-diva tag, L SS match)
(0-1) Stevie Richards (0-1) (L battle royal)

Non-Wrestlers (Overness)
Steve Austin (92)
Eric Bischoff (91)
Shane McMahon (89)
Al Snow (75)

Managers (Overness) (Clientele)
Ric Flair (94) (Batista, Randy Orton, Triple H)
Stacy Keibler (88) (None)
Theodore Long (66) (Chris Nowinski, Jazz, Mark Henry, Rodney Mack)

RAW Title Changes
Intercontinental - Vacated 11/13
World Heavyweight - None (The Rock has been champ since 9/28)
World Tag Team - None (The Dudley Boyz have been champs since 9/1)
Women's - None (Trish Stratus has been champ since 9/22)

RAW Feuds
The Rock vs. Triple H (90 Heat)
Booker T vs. Chris Jericho (86 Heat)
Goldberg vs. Kane (79 Heat)

<font color=goldenrod>Richards and Dinsmore.</font> :(

<font color=goldenrod>Here's FEW Wednesday Night Shockwave for July 8, 2009:

D'Lo Brown got us started off, hoping to get back on the path to being FEW Champion. He had his work cut out for him tonight against the bizarre Sinn the Clown. Solid match, got a better rating than I was anticipating. D'Lo wins following a Sky High out of the blue.

Thorn is out next, demanding another chance at the FEW Title after Elijah jilted him out of his chance on Saturday. The REAL Wrestlers come down and swarm Thorn, the numbers game is just too much. Elijah gets on the mic after and tells Thorn things will be getting worse for him, because tonight he will be facing the man he eliminated last in the Number 1 Contender's Battle Royal, the 500 lb King Nelson!

Seeking revenge on Colt Cabana from Saturday, Ted DiBiase Jr. asked for, and got, a match against Colt. Much like the DiBiase/Smith match from Saturday, it became clear to Ted that he wasn't going to be able to put Colt away cleanly. His attempt at cheating on a roll-up even got thwarted when the ref caught him and warned him to stop. The fight spilled to the outside, and that's when DiBiase showed a ruthless side to him, throwing Colt shoulder-first into the ring post at full speed. DiBiase hopped back in for a cheap countout victory! He quickly fled the ring after Harry Smith came out to check on his friend Colt Cabana.

Relative unknown Bradley Ryan got some television exposure tonight in a match against Chris Harris. He made the most of this opportunity by not getting squashed, these two meshed really well in this bout, there was even a ref bump! During the aforementioned bump, Cliff Compton ran out to confront his nemesis and help Ryan to a victory, and Ryan looked like he could use all the help he could get. Ryan held Harris for a clothesline, Harris ducks, and Compton ends up clotheslining Ryan instead. Harris knocks Compton out, the ref recovers, Catonic on Bradley Ryan, and 3 seconds later Chris Harris was declared the victor.

Jonathan Coachman announces that Future Endeavors Wrestling is getting another championship: the FEW Television title. It was determined in a meeting with the FEW Board of Directors (including outside consultant Lou P. Daight) that the best way to crown a new champion would be - a tournament! 16 FEW superstars will be randomly put into brackets. The first round would last two weeks, the quarter finals the week after, and the semi-finals and finals to be held on Saturday, August 1st at FEW's first ever PPV: Fight Night!

A battered Thorn faced off with King Nelson in the main event of the evening. This is King Nelson/Big Daddy V/Viscera/Mabel we are talking about here, so yeah, it was the worst match of the night by far. With the Crucifix simply not an option against the mammoth King Nelson, Thorn settled for a big boot that stunned him, then followed it up with a big spinebuster for a most impressive victory. After the bout, Thorn received ANOTHER title shot to the head by Elijah Burke. Burke celebrates as the show goes off the air.

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Yay tournaments!</font> :shifty:

Hey can you guys give me a reliable site to download EWR whether it be free to buy or not. The last time I tried to dl it, it crashed my laptop

Both of their contracts expired at the end of November and I couldn't really justify re-signing either of them since Richards was just acting as Victoria's manager and Dinsmore wasn't making that much progress in OVW. Maybe he'll get picked up by somebody else and improve there, then I can snatch him back. The rosters are so big atm that I can barely use the active roster I have.

NOVEMBER 2003 RECAP

SmackDown!

(Overall Won-Loss) Main Event (Oct. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(13-4) Brock Lesnar (4-2, 92) (W Benoit, L Rhyno, W SS match, L SS match, W Eddie, W Shelton)
(12-5) Kurt Angle (6-0, 94) (W Kanyon, W 6-man tag, W SS match, W SS match, W Cena, W Kanyon)
(11-6) John Cena (5-1, 91) (W Chavo, W O'Haire, W SS match, W SS match, L Angle, W Stamboli)

(Overall Won-Loss) Upper Midcard (Oct. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(14-2) Big Show (5-0, 75) (W Edge, W Rey, W SS match, W Rhyno, W UT)
(5-4) Shelton Benjamin (3-1, 83) (W 8-man tag, W battle royal, W w/Haas vs Bashams, L Brock)
(7-6-1) Chris Benoit (2-3, 87) (L Brock, W Kidman, L SS match, L Rey, W Rey)
(8-7) Hardcore Holly (3-2, 83) (W 8-man tag, L w/Bradshaw vs D.A., L SS match, W w/Bradshaw vs FBI, W w/Edge vs D.A.)
(8-8) Undertaker (5-1, 76) (W O'Haire, W 6-man tag, W SS match, W SS match, W Gunn/Kanyon, L Show)
(6-7) Edge (3-2, 82) (L Show, W 6-man tag, W SS match, L O'Haire, W w/Holly vs D.A.)
(6-9) Eddie Guerrero (2-3, 83) (W w/Moore vs Carlito/Tajiri, L Chavo, W SS match, L Brock, L O'Haire)
(6-9) Sean O'Haire (2-3, 81) (L UT, L Cena, L SS match, W Edge, W Eddie)
(5-9) Rey Mysterio (1-4, 87) (L Kidman, L Show, L SS match, W Benoit, L Benoit)

(Overall Won-Loss) Midcard (Oct. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(8-3-1) Rhyno (2-2, 86) (W Gunn, W Brock, L SS match, L Show)
(7-3) Billy Kidman (4-2, 79) (W Rey, L Benoit, W SS match, L SS match, W w/Tajiri vs Noble/Dragon, W Tajiri)
(8-5) Bradshaw (2-2, 70) (W 8-man tag, L w/Holly vs D.A., L SS match, W w/Holly vs FBI)
(5-4) A-Train (2-2, 71) (L 8-man tag, W w/Morgan vs Bullies, W SS match, L w/Morgan vs Edge/Holly)
(6-6) Tajiri (2-2, 74) (L w/Carlito vs Eddie/Moore, W SS match, W w/Kidman vs Noble/Dragon, L Kidman)
(4-4) Charlie Haas (2-1, 82) (W 8-man tag, L battle royal, W w/Shelton vs Bashams)
(2-3) Carlito (1-2, 72) (L w/Tajiri vs Eddie/Moore, W SS match, L Dragon)
(4-7) Chuck Palumbo (1-3, 75) (W w/Stamboli vs S2H/Kish, L 6-man tag, L SS match, L w/Stamboli vs Bullies)
(4-8) Johnny Stamboli (1-4, 68) (W w/Palumbo vs S2H/Kish, L 6-man tag, L SS match, L w/Palumbo vs Bullies, L Cena)
(2-4) Rikishi (0-1, 71) (L w/S2H vs FBI)
(2-5) Billy Gunn (0-3, 66) (L Rhyno, L battle royal, L w/Kanyon vs UT)
(3-10) Chavo Guerrero (1-2, 84) (L Cena, W Eddie, L SS match)
(1-5) Ultimo Dragon (1-2, 65) (L SS match, L w/Noble vs Kidman/Tajiri, W
(1-6) Shannon Moore (1-1, 70) (W w/Eddie vs Carlito/Tajiri, L SS match)
(1-7) Chris Kanyon (0-4, 70) (L Angle, L battle royal, L w/Gunn vs UT, L Angle)
(0-5) Scotty 2 Hotty (0-2, 76) (L w/Kish vs FBI, L SS match)
(0-5) Jamie Noble (0-2, 65) (L SS match, L w/Dragon vs Kidman/Tajiri)
Carlito)
(0-8) Doug Basham (0-3, 52) (L 8-man tag, L battle royal, L w/Danny vs WGTT)
(0-8) Danny Basham (0-3, 49) (L 8-man tag, L battle royal, L w/Doug vs WGTT)

(Overall Won-Loss) Lower Midcard (Oct. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(6-3) Matt Morgan (2-2, 62) (L 8-man tag, W w/Train vs Bullies, W SS match, L w/Train vs Holly/Edge)
(3-1) Sakoda (1-0, 55) (W SS match)
(3-2) Akio (1-0, 55) (W SS match)
(2-4) Nunzio (0-2, 69) (L 6-man tag, L SS match)
(0-2) Paul London (0-1, 68) (L SS match)

Managers Who've Wrestled
(0-1) Nidia (0-1) (L SS match)

Non-Wrestlers (Overness)
Stephanie McMahon (96)
Tazz (72)
Sable (70)

Managers (Overness) (Clientele)
Paul Heyman (92) (A-Train, Big Show, Billy Kidman, Brock Lesnar, Matt Morgan)
Torrie Wilson (70) (None)
Nidia (62) (Jamie Noble)

SmackDown! Title Changes
WWE World - None (Brock Lesnar has been champ since ??/??)
United States - None (Big Show has been champ since ??/??)
WWE Tag Team - None (Dangerous Alliance have been champs since 10/2)
Cruiserweight - None (Billy Kidman has been champ since 9/25)

SmackDown! Feuds
Kurt Angle vs. Brock Lesnar (97 Heat)
John Cena vs. Sean O'Haire (86 Heat)
Eddie Guerrero vs. Chavo Guerrero (88 Heat)
Undertaker vs. Big Show (81 Heat)

Oh, for fuck's sake! I was just about finished with my recap of RAW when my computer decided to fuck up. Okay, here's the cliff's notes version.

DECEMBER 1, 2003 - Monday Night RAW

Rico beats Val Venis in a second-round match, but Val attacks him afterwards.

Hurricane and Nova beat Matt Hardy and William Regal when Nova pins Regal.

The Dudley Boyz cut a promo where they talk about their dominance of the tag division and issue an open challenge.

Kane beat Lance Storm

Christian beat Tommy Dreamer to advance to the quarterfinals

Goldberg beat Chris Jericho by DQ when Kane attacked 'berg. Booker T ran in to save Jericho.

Jericho cuts a promo about how much he hates Booker T and how after Jericho wins the belt, he's setting his sights on that bedreadlocked ass-clown and he will never eeeeeever be the same a-gain.

Trish lost the Women's Title to Victoria thanks to interference from Gail Kim. After the match, Victoria attacked Gail for not letting her win the match her way.

RVD beat Batista to advance to the quarterfinals.

Shawn Michaels beat Triple H in another quarterfinal match thanks to interference from HBK's New Mega-Powers partner The Rock.

After the match, Triple H grabs the mic and demands a one-on-one match with The Rock to finally end this whole thing. Rock can pick the stipulation, but it all ends at Armageddon.

DECEMBER 4, 2003 - SmackDown!


With three weeks to go until Christmas and four until 2004, SmackDown kicks off its holiday season with a present for wrestling purists - a four-way match involving four of the most exciting cruiserweights in the world! It's Jamie Noble versus Shannon Moore versus Carlito versus Tajiri!

Moore and Carlito start the match, and there's good back-and-forth between the two until Noble tags in and goes toe-to-toe with Carlito with Noble taking advantage with superior technical skills. Tajiri comes in and works over Carlito, who panics and tags in Moore. Tajiri finishes the match with a top-rope DDT and the Kick of Death.

Up next, it's the latest chapter in the saga of Paul Heyman trying to destroy Rhyno, as he's arranged for the Manbeast to face off against former WWE Tag Team Champions the Basham Brothers. Rhyno dominates both men until the Bashams manage to land a series of double team moves. Rhyno fights off Danny, but Doug takes advantage, and they double-team some more. Rhyno plants Doug with a Death Valley Driver, then GOOOOOOOOOOOOOREs Danny for the win.

After the match, Stephanie McMahon and Paul Heyman are in a shouting match backstage. Stephanie tells Heyman that she's the General Manager of SmackDown!, and Paul has no business booking matches on her show. He may have all the gold, but she has all the power, and he would do well to remember that.

Up next is another Royal Rumble qualifying match, and the winner will have to be one of the odds-on favorites in January based on sheer size alone. Unfortunately, Rikishi and Big Show don't exactly put on a masterpiece. Show manages to hit a massive Show Stopper to win the match and book himself a spot in the Rumble.

Last week, Ultimo Dragon earned a shot at Billy Kidman's Cruiserweight Title by defeating Carlito in a contender's match. Kidman starts off with some martial arts kicks and sweeps. Dragon fights back, and they go back-and-forth for several minutes until Kidman lands a picture-perfect dropkick to set up his Shooting Star Press to retain the title.

Another spot in the Royal Rumble is on the line now as a pair of men with an affinity for motorcycles match up. It's Undertaker vs the FBI's Chuck Palumbo. They put on a surprisingly good match, even though the crowd isn't really into it. Undertaker hits the Chokeslam to advance to the Rumble match.

Up next is a fatal fourway for a shot at Big Show's United States Title next week. Eddie Guerrero and Edge start the match, but Shelton Benjamin quickly tags in and shows off suplexes on Eddie. Eddie manages to tag in Hardcore Holly, but Shelton takes control again and lands a sweet belly-to-belly from the top rope. Inexplicably, he tags in Eddie, who hits some major high-impact moves. Chavo Guerrero appears at ringside with a steel chair. Holly goes to whip Eddie toward it, but Eddie reverses, and it nails Holly instead! Eddie rolls up Holly to earn the title shot!

A furious Chavo grabs the microphone. "Eddie, I don't care whether you win the title or not, I am just so sick and tired of us going back and forth like this. Armageddon is supposed to be the final battleground, right? Well, let's make it that way. One way or the other, title, no title, it all ends at Armageddon!"

Chris Benoit and Rey Mysterio enter the third match of their best-of-seven series tied up at one win apiece. Bear in mind, the first to win four gets a shot at the WWE Title at Royal Rumble! Just like their previous matches, they both use their own strengths throughout. Rey uses kicks and high flying, while Benoit uses suplexes. Rey misses a clothesline, and Benoit takes control with a kick and a hard back suplex before slapping on the Crippler Crossface. Rey taps out for the second week in a row, and they shake hands, parting once more as friends. Benoit is now just two wins away from a WWE Title shot!

Our main event of the evening pits Kurt Angle and John Cena, who just two weeks ago did battle in a #1 contender match, against Brock Lesnar and Sean O'Haire. O'Haire and Lesnar dominate Cena early, but Angle hot tags in and hits a bulldog and a suplex before Lesnar tags in O'Haire. Cena tags in at the same time, and the rivals tie it up. O'Haire works Cena around behind the referee and hits a low blow! The ref notices only O'Haire rolling Cena up for the cheap victory! Cena and Angle chase the victors off, gaining a small measure of revenge.

Cena grabs the mic and says that he may not like Chavo Guerrero, but a good idea's a good idea. For three months, Sean O'Haire has been a pain in my ass, and enough is enough. At Armageddon, whoever draws First Blood gets the last laugh!

DECEMBER 8, 2003 - Monday Night RAW
The remaining slots in the quarterfinals of the Intercontinental Title tournament will be on the line tonight! Plus, the Dudley Boyz' open challenge has been answered... by The New Mega-Powers! What an explosive main event!

The night kicks off with the latest battle in the war between Goldberg and Kane, but this time a spot in the IC Title quarterfinals is on the line. Yet another terrible match ends with Goldberg pinning Kane with the Jackhammer, then laying him out with a chair afterwards.

The Divas are up next as Lita takes on Jazz. Decent match ends with Jazz getting Lita to tap out to the STF.

Val Venis is walking backstage. He hears something and turns back, but there's nothing there. He moves on, and we see a figure emerge from the shadows... but we can't tell who it is.

Another quarterfinal berth is on the line next as Nova hopes to continue his hot streak against Matt Hardy Version 1.0. Very good match that has a bunch of near falls, but after Nova goes to the well once too often, Matt hits a Twist of Fate out of nowhere to pick up the win.

The seventh quarterfinal spot is determined when Hurricane takes on William Regal. Hurricane takes control early with a slam, kicks, and a dropkick to the knee, but Regal fights back with an elbow, a butterfly suplex, and a reverse DDT. The two go back-and-forth until Hurricane manages to catch Regal with a rolling kick to set up the Shining Wizard and the victory.

Trish Stratus is in the ring, and she calls out Gail Kim for costing her the Women's Title last week against Victoria. Gail is a step ahead of her, though, and blindsides her. Gail is pummeling Trish until the new Women's Champ hits the ring! Victoria chases Gail off and helps Trish to her feet. Victoria has turned over a new leaf!

The last quarterfinal spot is up for grabs next as former ECW tag-team partners the Thrillseekers Lance Storm and Chris Jericho go one-on-one! Jericho taks control early with kicks and a pair of flying axe handles, but Storm fights back with punches and elbows until Jericho again uses his feet to take control. More brawling until Jericho sweeps Storm's legs and clamps on the Walls of Jericho, and Storm has no choice but to tap out!

Booker T and Christian are up next, and they're both headed in opposite directions. Booker has struggled mightily over the last three months, while Christian appears to be on his way up the ranks after advancing to the IC Title quarterfinals last week. Disappointing match ends with Christian hitting the Unprettier to continue his winning ways.

After the break, Booker and Chris Jericho start to get into it again, but they're held apart by an army of officials and fellow wrestlers. The hatred between these two men is off the charts!

Rob Van Dam and Triple H are up next, and it's another crappy H match. RVD picks up the win with the Five-Star Frogsplash.

Our main event is for the World Tag Team Titles! The Dudley Boyz have been dominant since winning the belts in September, but they've never faced a team as impressive as Shawn Michaels and the World Champion The Rock! The Dudleyz isolate the champ early until D-Von misses a legdrop. Rock tags in Michaels, who takes to the air and hits a big kick before eating a backdrop and a neckbreaker. Bubba tags back in and slams HBK, who hot-tags the champ. Bubba clotheslines Rocky, and in the confusion, the referee misses Triple H hitting the ring! Pedigree on The Rock! Bubba pins The Rock after the ref turns back, and the Dudleyz pick up the win! Afterwards, HBK confronts Rock. Rock's bad blood with HHH just cost them the belts!

Next week, we will be just two weeks away from Armageddon, and the pieces should start falling into place as to who will be representing RAW on that card. We already know that Triple H will challenge The Rock one last time for the World Title, and they'll sign that contract next week! Plus, the quarterfinals of the Intercontinental Title tournament will take place - Shawn Michaels, Chris Jericho, Rob Van Dam, Matt Hardy, Goldberg, Christian, Hurricane, and Rico are all looking to claim the gold that Randy Orton vacated with his neck injury! The Dudley Boyz will prove again that they are fighting champions as they defend the World Tag Team Titles in a triple threat against La Resistance and Scott Steiner & Test. Trish Stratus will team with her new ally the new Women's Champion Victoria to take on Gail Kim and Molly Holly. Plus, Booker T versus Kane, Tommy Dreamer versus Batista, and possibly more on just who is stalking Val Venis!

DECEMBER 11, 2003 - SmackDown!

Just two and a half weeks until Armageddon, five matches from SmackDown! have already been announced. Tonight, we will see or hear from all of the participants. Plus, in our main event tonight, Big Show defends the United States Title against Eddie Guerrero and match four in the best-of-seven series between Chris Benoit and Eddie Guerrero!

The show kicks off with tag team action pitting the team of Rikishi and Scotty 2 Hotty against the lowly Basham Brothers. The Bashams have been on a downward spiral, having lost every match they've competed in since the beginning of September. Danny starts off with Scotty 2 Hotty, and the master of the Worm takes an early lead. Danny manages to tag in Doug, but Scotty quickly takes the advantage on him, as well. The gigantic Samoan comes in and works over Doug, then brings Scotty back in, who levels the Machine with a springboard dropkick. Doug manages to somehow tag in Danny, who hits a big spinning neckbreaker on Scotty to set up a Double DDT, and the Bashams win! Danny and Doug jump around the ring as though they just won the main event at WrestleMania.

Up next is another qualifying match for the Royal Rumble, just one month from tonight! This match showcases two of the top stars of the cruiserweight division, Shannon Moore against the controversial champion Billy Kidman. Kidman dominates early, using his feet, but Shannon takes control with high-flying moves. In the end, though, Kidman picks up another big win with the Shooting Star Press to become the seventh man to officially qualify for the Royal Rumble!

Backstage, John Cena is surrounded by weapons. He knows that he can't go into Armageddon unarmed, because he knows his opponent won't. Sean O'Haire is going to do everything to get where Cena is - the main event. And to get there, he's going to have to make Cena bleed. But the problem with that is, the only blood O'Haire's going to see at Armageddon is his own. Word life.

Last week, Stephanie McMahon took Paul Heyman to task for booking Rhyno into a handicap match against the WWE Tag Team Champions the Dangerous Alliance. Tonight, she shows Heyman who the boss is by booking the champs in another handicap match, this time against the World's Greatest Tag Team... and Kurt Angle! Haas and Morgan start off, with Haas outwrestling MOrgan until Morgan hits a discus punch. Angle comes in, but Morgan presses the advantage. Shelton Benjamin tags in, and he and Angle hit a double back elbow. Now it's Shelton on the advantage with high-impact moves before tagging Angle back in for more double-teaming. Morgan manages to pull of a bulldog out of nowhere and tags in A-Train. They double-team Angle until Haas comes in, but Train pounds him. Haas tags Shelton back in, and WGTT now double-team Train. Angle tags back in and works A-Train over with superior wrestling until hitting a modified powerbomb to set up the Angle Lock!

Sean O'Haire has to be thinking about what John Cena said about their First Blood match earlier, but he also needs to focus on his Royal Rumble qualifying match against Jamie Noble! Noble manages to land a couple of moves, but the match was about 85% O'Haire, ending with the Prophecy.

Last week, Hardcore Holly was screwed out of a shot at the United States Title due to botched interference from Chavo Guerrero, who was trying to take out his uncle Eddie. Tonight, Holly looks for revenge. He doesn't get it, though, as Chavo surprisingly manages to squash the Backstage Bully, finishing him off with a swinging DDT to build momentum toward his big match with Eddie at Armageddon.

Backstage, Undertaker is preparing Big Show's punishment. Armageddon is the battleground where the just and the unjust meet their final sentence. In the old days, Undertaker would have made some vague biblical references, but the American Bad Ass just sees it as an excuse to kick Big Show's ass and end this thing for good. But he may not be able to wait until Armageddon.

Chris Benoit enters tonight's match with Rey Mysterio ahead 2-1 in their best-of-seven series after picking up the win last week with the Crippler Crossface. Once again, the two go back and forth with Rey flying around the ring and Benoit out-wrestling him. Benoit continually overpowers Rey as well until he misses a clothesline, allowing Rey to nail the 619 to tie things up again! Once again, they shake hands in a display of sportsmanship.

Brock Lesnar saw the #1 contender for his WWE Title, Kurt Angle, victorious in a handicap match against his Dangerous Alliance stablemates earlier, and you know the Next Big Thing is going to try to take it out on Edge. Lesnar starts with a stiff chop, then punches, a big clothesline, and a back elbow. Edge fights back with a slam and a bulldog, but Lesnar answers with a bulldog of his own and a huge spinebuster. Edge manages to land a headbutt, but misses a splash, and Lesnar capitalizes with the F5 for the win!

Eddie Guerrero won a fatal fourway last week to earn a shot at Big Show's United States Title, and tonight he cashes it in! Surprisingly good match out of Show, who's been sort of phoning it in lately. Undertaker shows up at ringside as the match winds down with a chair. Just like last week, Eddie gets help from someone else wielding a chair, and Undertaker cracks Show with it while Eddie has him distracted. Eddie mounts the turnbuckles and hits the Frog Splash. New champion, Tazz! Show staggers to his feet, but Undertaker blasts him again with the chair. UT sets the chair up near the ropes, then drop toeholds Show face-first onto the chair! Show is a mess!

Eddie walks up the aisle, celebrating his title victory, but he's blindsided by Chavo! Chavo attacks his uncle and grabs the belt, escaping through the crowd. Eddie is pissed as SmackDown! goes off the air.

So Armageddon has taken shape. We know that Kurt Angle will challenge Brock Lesnar for the WWE Title and John Cena faces Sean O'Haire in a First Blood Match. But Eddie Guerrero's victory throws a lot into doubt. Now his match with Chavo Guerrero is for the United States Title, while Undertaker and Big Show are only battling for pride. Expect more developments in both of those feuds in the remaining weeks until Armageddon.

Plus, next week, either Chris Benoit or Rey Mysterio will go one win away from a WWE Title shot at Royal Rumble when they have their fifth match in their best-of-seven series. Speaking of the Rumble, tonight Sean O'Haire and Billy Kidman joined Big Show, John Cena, Undertaker, the World's Greatest Tag Team, and the loser of the Angle/Lesnar match in the Rumble match. Next week, two more SmackDown! superstars will qualify. Plus, what does Eddie Guerrero think about Chavo Guerrero stealing his belt? And what does Paul Heyman think about the fact that someone outside of his Dangerous Alliance is now a champion? Plus, where the heck was Rhyno tonight? You don't want to miss next week's SmackDown!

DECEMBER 15, 2003 - Monday Night RAW

Eight men remain in the Intercontinental Title tournament, but when the dust settles tonight, we will be down to four! Also, the World Tag Team Titles are on the line, plus the contract signing for The Rock versus Triple H at Armageddon!

The evening starts with Evolution's Animal Batista taking on Tommy Dreamer. Batista starts with strikes, but Tommy responds with a couple of slams. Batista hits a big clothesline and a DDT for two. Discus punch gets two more. Tommy ducks a clothesline and clamps on a full nelson, but Batista kicks him away and plants him with a Batista Bomb for the win.

The Dudley Boyz are out next to once again defend the World Tag Team Titles, this time in a triple threat against Scott Steiner and Test and La Resistance's Dupree and Grenier. Bubba and Steiner start, with Bubba taking control. Grenier tags in and continues the offense on Steiner until Steiner tags in Test. Test and Steiner hit a double suplex and Grenier tags in Dupree. Dupree kicks and DDTs Test, who then tags D-Von in. Dupree strikes D-Von, but D-Von slides out of an arm wringer and hits his lifting reverse DDT to retain the belts.

Backstage, Val Venis is again walking alone. He can definitely tell he's being watched. Suddenly, someone dressed all in black jumps out from behind some crates and drags him off-camera. We hear a loud crack, then footsteps running away. The camera finally catches up to Val, and he's laid out with a monkey wrench laying next to him.

Last week, Kane suffered a disappointing loss to his rival Goldberg, but he looks to bounce back against Booker T. Kane starts off with a slam, a Death Valley Driver, and a spear for two. A big slam gets two more. Booker clotheslines Kane and slams him, but Kane fights out of a piledriver and plants him with a Tombstone for the win.

Last week, the new Women's Champion Victoria came to Trish Stratus' aid as she was being pummeled by Gail Kim. That sets up tonight's tag team action pitting Trish and Victoria against Gail and Molly Holly. Trish and Molly start off, and Molly hits an armdrag and a missile dropkick for two. Gail tags in, and they hit a Hart Attack for two. Gail chops Trish, but Trish DDTs Gail and tags in the champ. Victoria slams Gail and hits her with a pieldriver. Gail tags in Molly, who hits a flying elbow and an enzuigiri for two. Victoria hits a DDT, then the Widow's Peak for the win.

Shawn Michaels is one of the odds-on favorites to win the Intercontinental Title tournament, as he was on the verge so many times of taking the belt from Randy Orton before Orton's neck injury forced him to vacate it. Rico, on the other hand, is this tournament's Cinderella story, having stopped the roll of Mark Jindrak and picking up a victory over his rival Val Venis to get this far. The winner goes on to next week's semifinals! HBK starts with punches, but Rico responds with a back heel kick and a Whippersnapper. HBK hits a legsweep and a bulldog for two, then a big kick to the face for two more. He goes for a splash, but Rico gets his knees up, then lands a bulldog for two. Back on their feet, HBK hits Sweet Chin Music out of nowhere to pick up the win and advance to the Final Four.

Unfortunately, the crowd was so pumped from that match that they kind of shat (rightfully so) on Chris Jericho versus Goldberg. Kane takes Goldberg out with a chair, which lets Y2J pick up the win and a slot in the semifinals, but afterwards Goldberg launches Kane out of the ring.

Christian is backstage, preparing for his match with Rob Van Dam, but first he wants to address Shawn Michaels. Shawn, so much of what you've had over the last decade has been handed to you. And this tournament is no exception. You almost get lucky enough to beat Randy Orton once or twice, and that's enough to earn you a bye? Then in the second round, you get bailed out against Triple H by your buddy The Rock. And now tonight, you get a cake walk against Rico. Meanwhile, I've had to earn everything that's come my way. And when I beat RVD next, I can't wait until next week when I can finally show you what it's like to earn something. 'Cause that's how I roll.

RVD starts the match with strikes, then a massive spinning kick, then another kick to the face and a dropkick. He misses a legdrop, though, and Christian capitalizes with a powerbomb for two. RVD hits a spinning bulldg for two, then a top-rope DDT for two more. They exchange punches, then RVD legsweeps Christian to set up the Five-Star Frogsplash! RVD advances!

Over the last couple of months, few matches have brought as much excitement as the series between Hurricane and Matt Hardy Version 1.0. The rivals lock it up again tonight in a quarterfinal match. Hurricane starts off with a slam, but Matt hits a back heel kick and a legsweep for two. Cool suplex for two more. Another legsweep, but Hurricane fights out of a suplex and lands a super Frankensteiner for two. Springboard dropkick for two more. Slam by Hurricane, then a high dropkick. Matt ducks under a clothesline, then hits an axe handle from the second rope. Face crusher sets up the Twist of Fate, and Matt Hardy is going to the semifinals!

The ring has been cleared for the contract signing for the World Title match at Armageddon. Triple H once again tells The Rock that he can have his choice of match, but Rock leaves the stipulation line blank, keeping the challenger in anticipation. Both men sign the contract, then Triple H literally turns the tables on his rival and hits the Pedigree!

Next week, it's the semifinals of the Intercontinental Title tournament! Rob Van Dam versus Shawn Michaels! Chris Jericho versus Matt Hardy! The winners go to Armageddon to battle for the vacant belt. Plus, Goldberg and Kane's feud has gone too far, and now RAW General Manager Eric Bischoff has set up a match for next week that is guaranteed to end it. In a Royal Rumble qualifying match, it will be Goldberg versus Kane in an I Quit match! The winner goes on to the Rumble, the loser literally quits World Wrestling Entertainment! Also, three more slots in the Royal Rumble match will be determined in qualifying matches. Just one more RAW before Armageddon, and anything can still happen!

DECEMBER 18, 2003 - SmackDown!

Christmas comes a week early for one of the participants in our opening contest as Scotty 2 Hotty takes on Nunzio for a spot in January's Royal Rumble match! Really good back-and-forth match to start the show that ends with Nunzio clamping on the Sicilian Crab to pick up the submission victory and a Rumble berth.

It's a Cruiserweight Division start to SmackDown, as our second contest also showcases two of the top names in that division as former champion Tajiri takes on Shannon Moore. Lots of near falls in this one, and Tajiri nearly knocks Shannon out with some stiff knees and kicks, and in the end he picks up the win with the Kick of Death.

Up next is a four-team elimination match to determine #1 contenders for the Dangerous Alliance's WWE Tag Team Titles next week. It's the Backstage Bullies against the World's Greatest Tag Team against the Basham Brothers against the FBI. The Bullies are the first to fall as Stamboli catches Holly with a bulldog for a three count. Next is the FBI, as Charlie Haas takes Stamboli off the top with a sick belly-to-belly. WGTT and the Bashams go back and forth with quick tags, but Danny Basham picks up a surprising second-straight victory for his team by spearing Sheton and hitting Haas with Brain Damage!

Rhyno is in the ring for his match, but first he wants the microphone. For the last week, he's been hearing nothing but "Where were you last week?" And the truth is, he wasn't himself last week. He's lost focus. You see, that should have been Rhyno costing Big Show the United States Title last week instead of Undertaker. No disrespect to Undertaker, but taking down the Dangerous Alliance was supposed to be his job. And that's why, starting tonight, no matter what it takes, I'm going to go through the members of the Dangerous Alliance one at a time until Paul Heyman finally gives me what I deserve - a shot at Brock Lesnar!

Billy Kidman has the unfortunate task of being Rhyno's opponent, and Rhyno basically squashes him. He manages to hit a couple of moves, but winds up eating a Gore for the loss. After the match, Rhyno chases him down in the aisle and continues to pummel him. He means business!

Up next is another qualifying match for the Royal Rumble as Edge takes on Billy Gunn. Edge hits a forearm, but Billy takes control for most of the early going until Edge manages to fight back with high-impact offense. Gunn gets some licks in, but in the end, he falls victim to the Edgecutioner, putting Edge in the Rumble!

In a match we've seen several times over the last three months but has yet to disappoint, Eddie Guerrero again teams with John Cena to take on Chavo Guerrero and Sean O'Haire. Chavo (who is still carrying around the United States Title he stole from his uncle Eddie last week) works over Eddie with his feet early before tagging in O'Haire for double-teaming. Cena comes in and begins to overpower his rival. Chavo tags back in, and so does Eddie, and Chavo pulls Eddie's tights to lie, cheat, and steal his way to another victory!

As Eddie fumes in the ring, Paul Heyman leads the Dangerous Alliance to the ring with him. Big Show and Brock Lesnar have a big tag-team main event coming up, but first Paul has an offer for Eddie. The Dangerous Alliance was built on one principle - domination. And last week for the first time, the Alliance came up short when it counted. Eddie Guerrero may have gotten lucky when Undertaker helped him beat Big Show for the United States Title, but a title victory is a title victory. Eddie, the Dangerous Alliance has controlled every title on SmackDown! for over two months, and we're not about to let that go. So, what do you say, Eddie? Do you want to help us keep the title in the fold? Do you want to join the Dangerous Alliance? Eddie thinks about it for a second, then laughs in Heyman's face. Bad idea, as he's quickly jumped by all five members of the D.A., who leave him laying.

It's time for match five in the best-of-seven series between Chris Benoit and Rey Mysterio, with each man holding two victories over the other. Whoever wins tonight will be just one win away from a WWE Title shot at the Royal Rumble! Pretty much the same match they've been having for the last month, with Rey using high-flying moves and Benoit grounding him with power and technical expertise. Benoit nearly picks up the win with a reverse DDT/backbreaker combination, but blows a legdrop, which allows Rey to hit the West Coast Pop for the win!

Kurt Angle is on the microphone backstage. Short and sweet, tag team partners aside, tonight I'm gunning for you, Brock. Undertaker and Show can go on with their little rivalry, but tonight I'm going to make you tap! Just like I'm going to do at Armageddon. Oh, it's true. It's damn true!

Kurt Angle and Undertaker take on Big Show and Brock Lesnar in our big tag-team main event. Show pounds on UT to start, then tags in Lesnar. Double-team moves from the D.A teammates, and Lesnar continues th epunishment. Angle now tags in, and the participants in the Armageddon WWE Title match go at it. Lesnar takes a bit of an advantage, then tags in Show. Show kicks Angle into his own corner, and in comes Undertaker. Taker tries to roll up Show off the ropes, but Show rolls through and grabs the tights for a cheap win!

Next week, Rhyno continues his assault on the Dangerous Alliance as he takes on Big Show! Plus, if Rey Mysterio can beat Chris Benoit, he gets a WWE Title shot at the Royal Rumble! However, if Benoit wins, they go to a seventh match at Armageddon. Both Guerreros are involved in qualifying matches for the Royal Rumble, plus a Rumble preview pits the World's Greatest Tag Team against Billy Kidman and Nunzio. The Basham Brothers hope to continue their improbable winning streak against the Dangerous Alliance in an attempt to win back their WWE Tag Team Titles. Plus Holly versus Lesnar, Cena versus Edge, and Angle versus O'Haire. It's Christmas Day in World Wrestling Entertainment, and that killer card is our present to you! You don't want to miss it!

<font color=goldenrod>FEW Shockwave - July 15, 2009

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The focus of tonight was on the tournament to crown a new FEW Television champion, with 4 randomly selected first round matchups from the field of 16.

We started it off with two tough guys and two faces, Lance Kade and "Hardcore" Bob Howard going head to head. A lot of stiff punches were exchanged before Kade really started to take control. A few fallaway slams, a stump piledriver, and finally the Redneck Bomb put Hardcore down for the count of three. Lance Kade advances.

As luck would have it, Lance Kade's partner Trevor Murdock was out for the next match...and if he could have the same kind of luck his partner did, they would be scheduled to face off in 2 weeks in the quarter-finals. But it was a non-issue, as his opponent wound up being Ted DiBiase Jr. Ted pretty much dominated this one and finished it off with the Million Dollar Buster to advance.

Cliff Compton took the time to rip into Chris Harris. He said he hopes the brackets work out so that he can embarrass Harris next week to advance in the tournament. Whether or not he actually wants any piece of Chris Harris remains to be seen, but we'll see how the brackets work out.

The impressive Steve Lewington is out next for our third first round bout of the evening, as he squares off against the Cuban Armando Castro. Castro takes control in the early going, downing Steve and using heel tactics to try to get ahead. But ever-resilient, Lewington comes firing back with a flurry of offense. Sidewinder, three count, and Lewington moves on in his quest to be the first FEW Television champion.

Our final first round match of the night had some international flair involved as Super Crazy took on Harry Smith. The crowd sat on their hands throughout this one, which is odd as Smith is growing in popularity and I thought Super Crazy was somewhat over. Oh well. In either event, Smith pays homage to his dad by putting Crazy away with a Running Powerslam. Lewington vs. Smith in two weeks, Brit vs. Brit.

Our show ends with a cryptic promo from Thorn. Despite receiving two title belt shots to the skull in the span of a week, that will not slow him down in his quest to become the champion. He beat King Nelson last week, and he dares Elijah Burke to give him another title shot. In fact, he will face anybody Burke wants to throw at him next week.

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<font color=goldenrod>FEW Shockwave - July 22, 2009

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Cliff Compton entered to start the show, apparently for his first round match in the FEW Television Title tournament. As he paced in the ring, the crowd chanted "Wildcat", in hopes that Chris Harris would be his opponent. Instead, Val Venus' music hit and Compton smirked, apparently showing that he really didn't want to wrestle Harris. However, he made the mistake of taking the veteran Venus lightly, as Val came out hot right out of the gate. Still, Compton managed to persevere and hit the Cliff Hanger to advance in the tournament to the dismay of the crowd.

Chuck Palumbo had a tough task ahead of him next as he was assigned to wrestle the first-ever FEW champion D'Lo Brown in a tournament match. Another close bout throughout the early going. D'Lo eventually takes the advantage when Chuck Palumbo misses a clothesline. A bodyslam and swinging DDT by D'Lo left Palumbo laying on the mat. D'Lo climbed to the top turnbuckle and flew off, hitting the Lo Down. D'Lo advances in his quest to gain some more FEW gold.

Backstage, Elijah Burke trashes Thorn and vows to make him pay for his claim. Elijah decrees that he will give Thorn another title shot if he can defeat his REAL Wrestler mates, Jake Swagger and Zigg Nemeth, in a handicap match tonight.

In what was sure to be an exciting contest, Paul London met Colt Cabana next. "ROH" chants rang through the crowd as both men gave it their all with several series' of high-octane maneuvers. Loads of near falls as the crowd got really into it. London ascends for a 450 Splash...Cabana moves out of the way! London staggers to his feet having landed face first on the mat, Colt 45, Colt Cabana advances!

By process of elimination, our final first round contest pitted Chris Harris against Kenny Doane. Harris not only had his sights set on the FEW Television title, but he knew that if he won his next two matches and Cliff Compton won next week, he would be able to get his hands on him at the PPV in a semi-final match. Perhaps realizing just that, Compton made it a point to interfere. With Harris outside the ring and the referee admonishing Kenny inside the ring, Cliff rushed out and slammed Harris head-first into the steel steps! Kenny saw this and noticed the referee hadn't heard it as they were arguing. He jumps out of the ring, throws Harris in, climbs up top, Guillotine Leg Drop! Kenny Doane knocks off Chris Harris thanks to Cliff Compton! Cliff jumps back in and brutally attacks Chris Harris to the disgust of the crowd.

In our main event of the evening, Thorn certainly lived up to his promise as he took The REAL Wrestlers to the limit, flaunting his powerful offensive moves and offsetting the REAL Wrestlers' attempts at grounding him with submission holds. Seemingly bewildered by Thorn's dominance, Elijah Burke hopped up to the ring apron. Thorn hurled Jake Swagger through the ropes directly at Burke, senning Burke and Swagger crashing to the floor. This left Zigg Nemeth all alone to fall victim to the Crucifix Powerbomb. Thorn wins and earns himself a title shot!

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With our main event for Fight Night set, what will happen between Elijah Burke and Thorn in our final Shockwave before the show? Also, the Elite 8 in the FEW Television Title tournament will be whittled down to the Final 4. Lance Kade vs. Ted DiBiase Jr., Steve Lewington vs. Harry Smith, Cliff Compton vs. D'Lo Brown, and Colt Cabana vs. Kenny Doane, all next week!</font>

<font color=goldenrod>FEW Shockwave - July 29, 2009

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We started off with British action as Harry Smith and Steve Lewington met in our first of four quarter-final matchups in the FEW Television Title tournament. Certainly a technically proficient bout, but in the end Harry Smith bests his countryman, winning via pinfall after a Running Powerslam. This is Lewington's first defeat and Smith advances to the semi-finals at Fight Night.

Lance Kade and Ted DiBiase Jr. was much more of a styles clash. Kade seemed to dominate the early portion of the match, but DiBiase managed to bounce back and planted Lance with the Dream Crusher. Ted DiBiase Jr. advances to Fight Night and he will face off against Harry Smith, a man he is certainly familiar with.

The popular Colt Cabana was next up, looking to stamp his ticket for Fight Night. Kenny Doane was there to spoil the party and advance himself, hopefully proving to the world that he didn't need Cliff Compton's help to advance last week. Well, he didn't do that, as Colt Cabana controlled most of the match and got the pinfall victory following a Colt 45.

Cliff Compton was backstage, once again taking shots at Chris Harris. He said Harris is at home, injured. And while he's licking his wounds, he can watch Cliff advance to Fight Night and become the first ever FEW Television champion, OHHH!!!

Cliff Compton vs. D'Lo Brown was certainly a main event quality contest, as both mens' styles really complimented one another and both are some of the more over guys in the company. Neither man could put the other down. Cliff Hanger, and D'Lo kicks out! Compton is beside himself, and he lays in some stomps. Chris Harris walks down the rampway! He was there afterall! Cliff sees him and gets distracted, screaming at him from the ring. Compton turns around, right into a Sky High! D'Lo advances to the roaring approval of the crowd. Harris isn't done yet, he jumps in the ring and the Wildcat goes wild on the '50s throwback. With Harris ready to go, will their paths cross at Fight Night?

Elijah Burke and Thorn have a heated confrontation in the ring to hype up their FEW Title match for Fight Night. Burke says that even though he managed to defeat his friends, he won't allow that to happen on Saturday. Burke even goes as far as to dare Thorn to hit him. The Vampire Warrior mulls it, the crowd wants him to, but Thorn declines, saying he wants no excuses when he wins the championship. The crowd pop for that, but then Elijah Burke cracks Thorn in the skull with the FEW belt for the 3rd time. The crowd reacts with angry boos as Burke poses with the title as we go off the air.

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What will happen at Fight Night, FEW's first ever Pay-Per-View telecast? Harry Smith, Ted DiBiase Jr., Colt Cabana, and D'Lo Brown all look to become the first ever FEW Television champion, Cliff Compton and Chris Harris are sure to cross paths, Thorn challenges Elijah Burke for the FEW Championship, and much more!</font>

DECEMBER 22, 2003 - Monday Night RAW

Just six days away from Armageddon, and tonight RAW announces the rest of that card. We figure out which two superstars will do battle for the vacant Intercontinental Title, four men will qualify for the Royal Rumble, and long-time rivals will compete in tag-team action!

The show opens with a Royal Rumble qualifying match pitting Hurricane against Boss Man. Boss Man has struggled in recent weeks, and tonight was really no exception. He manages to get in a couple of power moves, but Hurricane's speed was just too much, and he puts him away with the Shining Wizard to become the first RAW superstar to advance to the field of 30.

Up next is a match that promises to be a technical masterpiece as Lance Storm takes on William Regal! Excellent back-and-forth match ends with Regal taking the cheap way out and landing Power of the Punch for the victory.

The World Tag Team Champions the Dudley Boyz are out next for a match with La Resistance, but the titles aren't on the line tonight. The winners of tonight's match will both qualify for next month's Royal Rumble match. The Dudleyz control the early going, cutting Dupree off from his partner. When Grenier finally tags in, he blows an elbow drop, which allows the Dudleyz to take control. Dupree manages to get a tag back in, but eats a 3-D and Bubba Ray and D-Von Dudley are going to the Rumble!

Backstage, Rico is just hanging out when he's approached by Val Venis. Venis goes off on him - "Why the hell are you stalking me? Don't you get it? I don't want anything to do with you! Stay the hell away from me!" Rico denies up and down that he had anything to do with Val being assaulted last week, but Val doesn't believe him and storms off.

And now the final chapter in what's been the most lackluster feud in all of World Wrestling Entertainment - Goldberg versus Kane. Tonight, there are two prizes at stake - a spot in the Royal Rumble... and your career! That's right, it's an I Quit match, where the winner gets a 1-in-30 shot at a title shot and the loser has to leave WWE! Yet another absolutely shitty match between the two ends when Kane improbably clamps on an ankle lock. Goldberg has no choice but to say the two words that no man ever wants to say, "I quit!" As the fans start to sing "Na na na na," Kane offers Goldberg a "Well, you tried your best" handshake. Goldberg looks at Kane's hand, spits on him, and walks away.

In six days, The Rock will face Triple H for the World Title, but tonight both men have picked tag-team partners. H will team with his Evolution mate Batista, while The Rock will face the man who has given Bats more than he can chew the last few weeks - Tommy Dreamer. The Armageddon opponents start the match, but Batista quickly tags in, and Evolution presses their advantage. Dreamer gets the hot tag and piledrives Batista and a big clothesline before Batista strikes him back. Both partners tag back in, and Triple H nails Rock with a neckbreaker, then hooks the tights during the pin and the ref doesn't see it! Cheap win for HHH just days before his title shot, but they're not done!

Our first semifinal match in the Intercontinental Title tournament is up next as Chris Jericho (who has defeated Lance Storm and Goldberg to get to this point) takes on Matt Hardy Version 1.0 (who holds victories over Mark Henry, Nova, and Hurricane). All four men brawl up the aisle and to the back. Very good back-and-forth match that the crowd unfortunately wasn't all that into, since both men are heels. As the match winds down, Booker T takes advantage of a distracted referee to lay Jericho out with a steel chair, allowing Matt to hit the Twist of Fate to advance to the title match! Afterwards, Jericho gets the chair away from Booker and hits him with it!

"Whoa whoa whoa whoa WHOA!" As Jericho and Batista continue to brawl, Eric Bischoff has come out onto the ramp. "You two are driving me insane! I put all this work into putting together an amazing tournament for the Intercontinental Title, and you two have been sabotaging it from the get-go, just to get your hands on each other! Well, at Armageddon, I'm happy to oblige. But this is it. One man wins, one man loses, and you're done with each other. And to make it more interesting, I'm going to hang a briefcase above the ring. And inside that briefcase is a World Title shot at the Royal Rumble. Whoever can climb that ladder first and pull down the briefcase gets their shot at the title. The loser has to suck it up and move on!"

And now to determine Hardy's Armageddon opponent, Rob Van Dam (who has had the toughest road to the Final Four, having defeated Test, Batista, and Christian) faces Shawn Michaels (who has pinned Triple H and Rico to get here). These two put on a pretty good match, but the crowd still really isn't into it. Good back-and-forth match that ends with RVD pulling off the upset with the Five-Star Frogsplash! After the match, HBK goes to congratulate him, but Christian hits the ring and levels him with a chair!

HBK manages to fight back and grab a microphone, challenging Christian to a match at Armageddon. It's accepted!

Before we go off the air, Eric Bischoff confirms that it will be Rob Van Dam versus Matt Hardy Version 1.0 for the vacant Intercontinental Title at Armageddon!

Armageddon is just six days away, and the card is set - The Rock versus Triple H in a Last Man Standing Match for the World Heavyweight Title! The winner will go on to the Royal Rumble to defend the gold against the winner of the Booker T/Chris Jericho Ladder Match! Plus, Rob Van Dam versus Matt Hardy for the Intercontinental Title and Shawn Michaels versus Christian!

World Wrestling Entertainment has come to terms with RAW superstar Goldberg for his release. We wish Goldberg the... aw, fuck it, he was boring and his matches sucked!

Also for those of you keeping score, the following people have already qualified for the Royal Rumble.

Big Show
Billy Kidman
Bubba Ray Dudley
Charlie Haas
D-Von Dudley
Edge
Hurricane
John Cena
Kane
Kurt Angle
Nunzio
Sean O'Haire
Shelton Benjamin
Undertaker
The Rock/Triple H loser
Booker T/Chris Jericho loser

Plus, expect a WWE.com exclusive announcement of three more Rumble participants from RAW following Armageddon. Still several slots to be filled, but that's what we're looking at so far.

DECEMBER 25, 2003 - SMACKDOWN!

It's the most wonderful tiiiime of the year! That's right, kids, it's the last SmackDown! of 2003, and our last stop on the road to Armageddon!

The Basham Brothers have been feeling the holiday spirit over the last two weeks, putting together an improbable win streak to earn a shot at the Dangerous Alliance's WWE Tag Team Titles. Will we have a Christmas miracle and new champions? These two teams put on a surprisingly good match, and the crowd actually got into it more than I was expecting. In the end, though, the power of the champs was just too much as Matt Morgan pinned Doug Basham with a chokeslam.

Two of the most exciting superstars on SmackDown! (not to mention two of the bigger draws on the Latin-skewing UPN) go at it one-on-one next for a spot in the Royal Rumble match as Eddie Guerrero takes on Carlito. Carlito takes an early edge with some high-flying, but Eddie fights back. ots of back-and-forth action with some high-impact stuff. Eddie hits the Three Amigos and lands a Frogsplash to pick up the win.

Pure wrestling fans are definitely having a Merry Christmas because the follow-up to that is another Rumble qualifier, pitting Eddie's nephew Chavo against Ultimo Dragon! These two actually top the previous match and put on one of the best matches of the year. In the end, Chavo hits the Brainbuster to win it and advance to the Rumble.

The hits just keep coming as four men who have already qualified for the Rumble go at it in tag-team action. It's the World's Greatest Tag Team taking on Nunzio and the Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman. Nunzio takes control on Shelton Benjamin early, then tags in Kidman for some double-teaming. Shelton manages to hot-tag Charlie Haas, who overpowers the champ until Nunzio tags back in. Nunzio manages to land a couple of stiff shots, but WGTT take him out with the Doomsday Device to pick up the win in a match that somehow managed to top even the previous two!

The crowd is still hot for a mediocre match in which Rhyno is looking to make good on his promise to tear through the Dangerous Alliance, tonight taking on the former United States Champion Big Show. Show starts off in control, but Rhyno uses his impressive power to fight back. As the match draws to a close, Big Show's Armageddon opponent Undertaker comes down to ringside with a steel chair. Rhyno whips Show off the ropes, and UT hits him with the chair. A shocked Show then runs into the GOOOOOOOORE, and Rhyno wins! Rhyno continues to attack Show, and Undertaker joins him until referees pull them apart.

Backstage, Paul Heyman is hyping up Brock Lesnar, saying that this Sunday night, it's time for Kurt Angle to move on. He knows he can't beat the champ. And after Lesnar beats him again, Angle needs to move on.

Lesnar is out next for a match against Backstage Bully Hardcore Holly. Pretty good back-and-foth match that even has a ref bump. Holly winds up eating an F5 to put Lesnar over, but after the match, Angle hits the ring and clamps the champion in the Angle Lock!

After the break, it's match six in the best-of-seven series between Chris Benoit and Rey Mysterio for a WWE Title shot at Royal Rumble. Rey won last week to go up 3-2. If he wins tonight, the title shot is his! Benoit dominates early with superior power, and every time Rey tries to use his speed to fight back, Benoit shuts him down again. This was Benoit's match almost from the beginning, as he gets another submission victory with the Crippler Crossface. After the match, the two shake hands once more. Match seven will be at Armageddon. What a surprise!

Backstage, Kurt Angle says that what he just did to Brock Lesnar is just a warm-up for what he's going to do at Armageddon.

And the best SmackDown! of the year continues as Kurt Angle takes on Sean O'Haire in a tremendous match. Several near-falls, but the ending is ruined as Lesnar comes to ringside and hangs Angle out on the top rope, allowing O'Haire to hit the Prophecy for the win. O'Haire and Lesnar now go after the challenger, but John Cena (who will face O'Haire in a First Blood Match) comes out to even the odds! The faces clear the ring.

And our main event pits Cena against his good friend Edge in a warm-up for Armageddon. Good solid wrestling match between the two, the kind that Cena used to have back in 2003. In the end, Cena was just too much for Edge, picking up the win with an FU. The two shake hands as we go off the air.

Armageddon is going to be absolutely huge! We already knew that Eddie Guerrero was going to defend the United States Title against his nephew Chavo in a Cage Match and that John Cena and Sean O'Haire would fight until one man drew First Blood. Now we know that the Angle/Lesnar match will be fought under Iron Man rules! And the Undertaker/Big Show match will take place inside Hell In The Cell! All that, plus match seven between Chris Benoit and Rey Mysterio - the winner gets a WWE Title shot at the Royal Rumble! You can't miss Armageddon, just three nights away on pay-per-view!

DECEMBER 28 - ARMAGEDDON

Here's an idea of just how stacked this card is. The preshow match is Hell In A Cell! Undertaker and Big Show have been going at it for the better part of four months now, and tonight they will finally end their bitter rivalry inside a match that was custom-made for Undertaker.

Hell In A Cell - Undertaker vs. Big Show

Show walks into a slam. Show kicks Undertaker in the gut to reverse the momentum. Hilariously weak brawling from Show. Uninspiring brawling from Big Show. Undertaker takes a weak clothesline. Undertaker ducks a clothesline attempt. Show walks into a slam. Powerbomb on Show. Thrown slam by Undertaker. Big Show powers out of a Undertaker headlock. Big Show punches away at Undertaker. Slam from Show on Undertaker. Undertaker can barely stand. Show Stopper! 1....2....3.

Overall Rating: 65% (Fucking dud shows!!!)
Crowd Reaction: 82%
Match Quality: 55%

Up next is the culmination of another months-long feud. Booker T and Chris Jericho have done everything in their power to make each others' lives miserable, including costing each other shots at the Intercontinental Title. Tonight, one man will climb the ladder of success for a World Title shot at Royal Rumble. The other gets to rethink his life.

Ladder Match for a World Title Match at Royal Rumble - Booker T vs. Chris Jericho

Jericho gets slammed hard onto the ladder. Massive backbreaker, Jericho got planted. Booker walks into a trip. Standing kicky thing by Chris Jericho on Booker. Hard back suplex on Booker. Ladder assisted standing moonsault, Booker gets floored. Kick by Chris Jericho...to the facial regions. Break that nose! Yeah! Chris Jericho misses a clothesline. Booker T hits a bulldog off the ropes. Spear! Jericho is down. Running knee lift from Booker T. Jericho gets slammed hard onto the ladder. Chris Jericho fights out of a grapple. Chris Jericho hits a rolling kick on Booker. Running knee to the face on Booker, Jericho is God for doing such a stupidly dangerous move!!! Chris Jericho has Booker T down on the canvas. Here it comes...Walls of Jericho! Booker T is almost unconscious with pain! Chris Jericho climbs the ladder and grabs the prize for the win.

Overall Rating: 64% (Fucking dud shows!!!)
Crowd Reaction: 77%
Match Quality: 63%

Over the last seven weeks, a tournament was held to determine a new Intercontinental Champion after Randy Orton injured his neck at a house show. Tonight, the two men who have outlasted 28 others go one-on-one for the gold!

Intercontinental Title Tournament Final - Rob Van Dam vs. Matt Hardy Version 1.0

Matt Hardy Version 1.0 scores with a back heel kick on RVD. Matt Hardy Version 1.0 scores with a back heel kick on RVD. Legsweep. There's probably a Japanese name for that....like Golden Dragon Nuclear Spike....that'll do, i'll call it that from now on. Matt hits a dropkick on Rob Van Dam. RVD backdrops Matt Hardy Version 1.0 out of a piledriver attempt. RVD uses a basement dropkick to the knee. Super kick by Rob Van Dam. 1 - 2 - no 3 though. Matt counters a backdrop with a kick to the face. Weird kick by Matt on RVD. 1 - 2 - shoulder up. Back heel kick off the second rope, RVD goes down. 1 - 2 - kick out before the 3. RVD pushes out of a Matt Hardy Version 1.0 hold. Kick from Rob Van Dam...to the leg! Oh the humanity! Matt Hardy Version 1.0 powers out of a Rob Van Dam headlock. RVD eats a suplex like a fat man eating a waffle. Man i could use a waffle right about now. Matt Hardy Version 1.0 moves in for the kill. Twist Of Fate!!! That shook the ring. 1....2....3!!

Overall Rating: 67% (Fucking dud shows!!!)
Crowd Reaction: 73%
Match Quality: 77%

Ever since winning the World Title from Triple H at Unforgiven, The Rock has had to contend with The Game's thirst for revenge. Tonight, the gold will go to whoever is the Last Man Standing.

Last Man Standing Match for the World Title - The Rock (c) vs. Triple H

Weak headbutt on Rock by HHH. The Rock reverses a hip toss. Chair shot. HHH walks into a slammy shoulder thing. Triple H is in trouble. Here it comes - Rock Bottom. The referee counts to 10, this match is over! The Rock goes into the crowd, where he celebrates his victory

Overall Rating: 69% (Fucking dud shows!!!)
Crowd Reaction: 83%
Match Quality: 64% (That's being pretty generous :lol: )

Just a couple of weeks ago, Eddie Guerrero upset Big Show for the United States Title (thanks to a little help from Undertaker), which made the stakes for tonight's Cage Match against his nephew Chavo that much higher. Tonight, bad blood finally gets settled, and - more than likely - will be spilt.

Cage Match for the United States Title - Eddie Guerrero (c) vs. Chavo Guerrero

Chavo Guerrero throws Eddie into the cage. Chavo crushes Eddie with a running butt smash...nothing says 'killer move' like driving your ass into someone else's face. Eddie Guerrero takes the advantage with a punch to the face. Eddie Guerrero strikes Chavo. Kick by Eddie Guerrero...to the facial regions. Break that nose! Yeah! Eddie Guerrero drives Chavo into the cage side. Second rope flying axe handle, Chavo goes down. Eddie Guerrero and Chavo climb the cage....but both end up crashing back to the canvas after a struggle! Chavo backdrops Eddie Guerrero out of a piledriver attempt. Weird kick by Chavo on Eddie. DDT from the top rope by Chavo Guerrero....holy crap, that was sweet. Chavo hits a dropkick on Eddie Guerrero. Chavo Guerrero launches Eddie into the cage wall. Eddie Guerrero reverses a hip toss. Kick by Eddie Guerrero...to the facial regions. Break that nose! Yeah! Cool looking suplex on Chavo. Eddie Guerrero has Chavo Guerrero down on the canvas and is ascending the corner. Off the top - Frog Splash hit hard. Eddie Guerrero and Chavo climb the cage....until Chavo Guerrero gets knocked off by a right hand! Eddie climbs over the top for the win!

Overall Rating: 83% (HA! Eat it, EWR!)
Crowd Reaction: 89%
Match Quality: 97%

Over the last several weeks, Christian has taunted Shawn Michaels, even going so far as to assault him after HBK lost to Rob Van Dam in the IC tournament semis. Tonight, the two finally go one-on-one.

Shawn Michaels vs. Christian

Hard legsweep by Christian. Shawn Michaels gets nailed with a suplex. 1 - 2 - no 3 though. HBK counters a backdrop with a kick to the face. Shawn Michaels strikes Christian. Shawn Michaels hits a rolling kick on Christian. 1 - 2 - kick out. Brutal suplex on Christian. 1 - 2 - almost a 3. Shawn Michaels hits a rolling kick on Christian. Christian counters an avalanche with a raised foot to the face. Brainbuster suplex by Christian. 1 - 2 - shoulder up. Lariat, apparently Christian thinks he is Stan Hansen. 1 - 2 - almost a 3. Christian snap suplexes HBK. Back suplex on HBK. HBK blocks a suplex attempt using the power of gravity. Back elbow connects, Christian staggers backward. Spear! Christian is down. Christian is in trouble. Sweet Chin Music! 1....2....3.

Overall Rating: 73%
Crowd Reaction: 82%
Match Quality: 83%

For six weeks, Chris Benoit and Rey Mysterio have traded victories in their best-of-seven series. Tonight's winner will go on to the Royal Rumble to challenge for the WWE Title!

WWE Title #1 Contender Match - Chris Benoit vs. Rey Mysterio

Spinny weird kick from Rey Mysterio. Benoit walks into a high dropkick from Rey Mysterio. Rey uses a basement dropkick to the knee. Second rope flying axe handle, Benoit goes down. Benoit ducks a wild right hand. Rey eats a suplex like a fat man eating a waffle. Man i could use a waffle right about now. T-Bone suplex by Benoit, Rey got folded in half. 1 - 2 - kick out. Rey gets out the back of a Chris Benoit bodyslam attempt. Rey crushes Benoit with a running butt smash...nothing says 'killer move' like driving your ass into someone else's face. 1 - 2 - kick out. DDT from the top rope by Rey Mysterio....holy crap, that was sweet. 1 - 2 - kick out before the 3. Chris Benoit fights out of a grapple. Armbar takedown from Chris Benoit, boring me senseless. Rey Mysterio pulls a mule kick out of nowhere. Rey Mysterio hits a rolling kick on Benoit. Rey Mysterio moves in for the kill. 6-1-9! 1....2....3. Chris Benoit offers a handshake to Rey...and he accepts it!

Overall Rating: 66% (Fucking dud shows!!!)
Crowd Reaction: 74%
Match Quality: 75%

Probably the most bitter feud in all of World Wrestling Entertainment has been the one between John Cena and Sean O'Haire. These two men have done everything in their power to destroy each other all fall and into the winter. Tonight, the man who draws First Blood will finally be able to end this rivalry on top.

First Blood Match - John Cena vs. Sean O'Haire

O'Haire slams John Cena. Thrown slam by Sean O'Haire. Flying shoulder tackle by O'Haire sends Cena to the mat. Cena ducks a wild right hand. Cena hits a piledriver on Sean O'Haire. Sean O'Haire elbows John Cena in the face to break a hammerlock. Sean O'Haire hits a bulldog off the ropes. Powerbomb on Cena. Sean O'Haire gets taken down out of nowhere. O'Haire takes a headbutt from John Cena. O'Haire kicks John Cena in the gut to reverse the momentum. Running knee lift from Sean O'Haire. O'Haire picks up a lead pipe. John Cena turns around...and gets smashed over the head with it! The referee sees blood, and this match is over!

Overall Rating: 77%
Crowd Reaction: 90%
Match Quality: 79%

And tonight's main event is the culmination of the months-long feud between Brock Lesnar and Kurt Angle for Lesnar's WWE Title. Angle has come so close so many times, but always falls just a bit short. Tonight, he gets one last shot in an Iron Man Match!

Iron Man Match for the WWE Title - Kurt Angle vs Brock Lesnar (c)

FIRST FALL: Lesnar eats a suplex like a fat man eating a waffle. Man i could use a waffle right about now. Spear by Kurt Angle. 1 - 2 - shoulder up. Brock Lesnar, like so many teenage boys, uses a right hand. Except in this case, it's for a punch. Brock Lesnar hits some punches. Rude Awakening on Kurt Angle by Lesnar. 1 - 2 - no 3 though. Spear! Angle is down. 1 - 2 - 2.999 Lesnar slams Kurt Angle down. Lesnar only gets knees on a splash. Lesnar walks into a lariat. 1 - 2 - no 3 though. Kurt Angle scores with a standing spinebuster. 1 - 2 - 2.999 Kurt Angle snap suplexes Lesnar. Suplex by Angle. Lesnar ducks a wild right hand. Back elbow connects, Angle staggers backward. Lifting DDT by Brock Lesnar. 1 - 2 - 3. Lesnar defeats Angle. SECOND FALL: Back suplex on Angle. Suplex by Lesnar. Running knee lift from Brock Lesnar. Brock Lesnar with a spinning neckbreaker on Angle. Lesnar only gets knees on a splash. Angle slams Brock Lesnar down. Variation of the powerbomb by Kurt Angle, it probably has a cool name...but i don't know it. Let's call it a Moon Lion Driver, or some other weird ass name. 1 - 2 - kick out. Brock Lesnar, like so many teenage boys, uses a right hand. Except in this case, it's for a punch. Spear by Brock Lesnar. 1 - 2 - no 3 though. Brock Lesnar scores with a standing spinebuster. 1 - 2 - kick out before the 3. Angle counters a sleeper hold by turning it into a jaw breaker. Lesnar gets floored with a brutal elbow to the jaw by Angle...that's more like it, VIOLENCE RULES. 1 - 2 - 3. Kurt Angle pins Lesnar. THIRD FALL: Suplex by Brock Lesnar, Angle landed on his ass...heh. Kurt Angle reverses a hip toss. Angle slams Brock Lesnar. The referee bumps after catching a wild right hand and is down. Fast lariat by Angle, Lesnar never saw it coming! Sucker! Pinfall attempt, but the ref is still down. Lesnar kicks Kurt Angle in the gut to reverse the momentum. Big backdrop on Angle, executed well. Angle walks into a slam. 1 - 2 - no 3 though. Angle gets hit with a wicked powerbomb thing out of the corner. 1 - 2 - kick out before the 3. Angle gets out the back of a Brock Lesnar bodyslam attempt. Big piledriver on Lesnar. 1 - 2 - almost a 3. Brock Lesnar takes the advantage with a punch to the face. Kurt Angle is in trouble. F5! 1....2....3. END OF BOUT.

Overall Rating: 71%
Crowd Reaction: 85%
Match Quality: 68%

We can add Booker T and Triple H to the Rumble match by virtue of their losses, plus Shawn Michaels, Christian, and the new Intercontinental Champion Matt Hardy Version 1.0! Still two weeks to go and nine slots to fill. Who will go on?

<font color=goldenrod>I'm simming to August to prepare for the PPV (hopefully will get that up tonight at some point). And all I can say is, LOL:

Triple H and Shawn Michales have announced they will retire from WWE in one month. :eek: :lol:

Also, TNA have a new TV show on Wednesdays, on the Graveyard shift. I might be getting promoted to Prime Time as my ratings have done well.</font>

<font color=goldenrod>FEW Fight Night - August 1, 2009

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Jonathan Coachman opens the first ever FEW PPV by announcing several bonus matches to be added to the card, most notably Cliff Compton facing off against Chris Harris!
<b>OR: 83</b>

In our first FEW Television Title tournament semi-final contest, Harry Smith and Ted DiBiase Jr. went one-on-one. The two youngsters put on a decent show, with Ted coming out victorious after a Dream Crusher. DiBiase Jr. showed a ruthless side to him after, assaulting Harry Smith.
<b>OR: 68, CR: 61, MQ: 75</b>

Colt Cabana entered next, and looked a bit concerned for his friend, Harry Smith. The announcers mention that Colt was likely busy preparing for his match and thus he didn't run out to save Smith from the extra beatdown, and now he has to face the first ever FEW Champion D'Lo Brown. After a really even match, Colt manages a Colt 45 and secures the upset victory! D'Lo congratulates Colt on the effort after, shaking his hand.
<b>OR: 77, CR: 66, MQ: 89</b>

In a bonus cruiserweight match, James Maritato met up with Sho Funaki. Not much to say here really...a good match, but the crowd just couldn't get into it, unfortunately. Funaki picks up the win following the Rising Sun. The feisty Italian Maritato looks pissed after, pounding the mat in frustration.
<b>OR: 66, CR: 53, MQ: 79</b>

Another bonus contest saw the other 10 men from the FEW Television Title tournament not yet on the card paired up randomly into teams of 5 for a 10-man tag team match. On one team was Armando Castro, Chuck Palumbo, Lance Kade, Steve Lewington, and Super Crazy. On the other: Bob Howard, Kenny Doane, Paul London, Trevor Murdock, and Val Venus. It was interesting to say the least as the faces and heels were mixed and attempted to co-exist. At one point, Kade and Murdock were both tagged in but refused to fight one another and tagged in heels instead. Everybody gets a chance to showcase their abilities. Kenny Doane slaps Bob Howard on the back to tag himself in, Bob decks him, and Kenny stumbles right into a Sidewinder from Steve Lewington to end the bout.
<b>OR: 70, CR: 65, MQ: 75</b>

Cliff Compton and Chris Harris continued their bitter rivalry next with a really brutal match. A lot of brawling and punching, seemed like a fight right out of a back alley. Cliff takes the easy way out and gets himself counted out. Chris Harris refuses to accept that win, and chases after Compton. They continue to brawl to the back. I don't think this is the last time we will see these two meeting up.
<b>OR: 83, CR: 78, MQ: 89</b>

Ted DiBiase Jr. and Colt Cabana put on a show to culminate the FEW Television Title tournament. The crowd was solidly behind Colt, trying to rally him onto the title despite Ted's best efforts to cheat and use underhanded tactics. Ted is backed into the corner, Colt charges - DiBiase pulls the ref into the way! Ref bump of doom! Ted grabs a chair, but here comes a beaten down Harry Smith! Ted flees, leaving the chair in the ring. Harry picks it up, Colt recovers...Smith cracks Colt over the skull! HEEL TURN! Harry plants him with a Running Powerslam before reviving the ref. Ted lands a Dream Crusher for good measure, and 3 seconds later is declared the first ever FEW Television champion! Harry and Ted shake hands! Why would Smith do this to his friend Colt Cabana?
<b>OR: 80, CR: 75, MQ: 85</b>

Elijah Burke cuts a promo against Thorn. He's outsmarted Thorn before, and he plans on doing it again.
<b>OR: 85</b>

While the in-ring quality of the main event still was pretty mediocre, the crowd was much hotter for this confrontation, everybody wanted to see Thorn shut Burke and The REAL Wrestlers up once and for all. Jake Swagger and Zigg Nemeth made nuisances of themselves, running out to try and distracted Thorn to no avail. The referee finally has enough and attempts to eject them from ringside. As the ref is preoccupied with that, Elijah Burke grabs the FEW Title and attempts to hit Thorn in the skull with it for the 4th time. But Thorn ducks! Thorn grabs the belt, and hits Burke with it himself! The crowd goes wild! Thorn covers, the referee turns around, and...the bell rings? The ref sees the belt in the ring and decided Thorn must have used it! Thorn has been disqualified! Swagger and Nemeth pull Burke and the title out of the ring, smiling all the way. Thorn did get outsmarted after all.
<b>OR: 82, CR: 85, MQ: 76

77% Overall Rating for Fight Night
0.25 Buy Rate

The buy rate seems hella low...but then again I'm only Cult sized, so we'll see. Hopefully having my PPVs on Saturdays won't be a mistake. If it is, I'll just switch to the first Sunday of each month.</font>

DECEMBER 29, 2003 - Monday Night RAW

One night after Armageddon, it's the last WWE show of 2003! The Rock retained his World Title in a laughable Last Man Standing Match against Triple H while Chris Jericho earned a shot at the gold by climbing the ladder of success to beat Booker T. Matt Hardy Version 1.0 laid claim to the Intercontinental Title by beating Rob Van Dam. And Shawn Michaels proved once again why he is the most exciting superstar on pay-per-view when he defeated Christian. Tonight, three more spots in the Royal Rumble match will be filled, The Rock is planning a championship celebration, and it's champions versus champion as Hardy teams with Christian to take on the Dudley Boyz.

We start off with a Royal Rumble qualifying match pitting the runner-up in the Intercontinental Title tournament Rob Van Dam against La Resistance's Rob Conway. RVD dominates the begging of the match with his feet, but Conway manages to take control briefly before taking more kicks. RVD finishes the match with his flying kick off the top rope to become the tenth RAW superstar to qualify for the Rumble.

Rico has been the center of controversy (isn't he always?) over the last few weeks as his longtime rival Val Venis has been stalked and attacked on multiple occasions. Tonight, he needs to put speculation aside to focus on the red-hot Nova. He manages to put the distractions behind him early, but it doesn't take the ECW original long to take to the air and take the advantage. Good solid match between two guys on the cusp of really making it in WWE, and Rico looks like he's about to win it with his spinning leg lariat, but Val Venis hits the ring and slams him down and hits the Money Shot. The referee calls for the bell! This ugly business is far from over.

Victoria will defend her Women's Title at Royal Rumble against the winner of the following match, but both Trish Stratus and Gail Kim are more anxious to tear each other apart than they are for a shot at te title. Lots of striking for the first half of the match until Trish starts using power moves. Gail tries to fight back with her feet, but Trish goes right back on the offense. The referee tries to get some separation but gets shoved down as they continue to brawl. The referee has lost complete control and calls for the bell, disqualifying them both! They don't care, as they continue fighting all the way back up the ramp backstage.

Eric Bischoff gets between the two of them and tells them that since they can't keep their hands off each other, then they'll get another shot. The Women's Title match at the Royal Rumble is going to be a triple threat match!

It's time for our next qualifying match as Spike Dudley takes on the animal Batista. Not really surprising that Batista dominates almost the entire match. Spike manages to land a DDT, but Batista bounces right back up to finish him off with a Batista Bomb.

Our next match pits two men who have already qualified for the Rumble against each other as Shawn Michaels hopes to continue his winning ways against Kane, who last week drove Goldberg out of World Wrestling Entertainment for good. Michaels takes control with his speed advantage, but Kane begins to overpower his rival. Again, Michaels pushes back with speed, but Kane again overpowers him. Kane tries a charge in the corner but eats a boot. HBK climbs to the top and lands his picture-perfect elbow before tuning up the band for Sweet Chin Music and the win! After the match, Kane jumps him and lands a chokeslam.

Last week, William Regal beat Lance Storm in a purist's dream match, and the WWE brass was so impressed they decided to give them another shot, this time for a spot in the Royal Rumble! Very good match with both men getting in offense and near-falls, but Regal again picks up the win with the Power of the Punch.

24 hours ago, Matt Hardy won the Intercontinental Title in the finals of the month-long tournament, but tonight he looks to beat another set of champions, the Dudley Boyz, with his partner Christian. The Dudleyz start off by isolating Christian until Captain Charisma pulls a spear out of nowhere to tag in Hardy. Hardy is a house of fire going after D-Von until Bubba hot-tags in. Bubba overpowers Matt, but Matt ducks a wild punch and plants him with the Twist of Fate for the win!

I should have switched this segment with the previous one, because the crowd was really pumped up after that match that they sort of didn't give a crap about Triple H beating Booker T with the Pedigree.

The Rock has a celebration ceremony where he thanks The People for helping him have the strength to absolutely destroy Triple H at Armageddon.

Rock's Royal Rumble opponent Chris Jericho is up next in the main event to take on Hurricane. Both men trade dropkicks to start, then lots of counter wrestling. Jericho comes out on top, getting 'cane to tap out to the Walls of Jericho as RAW goes off the air!

Next week, it's a whole new year in WWE, and new opportunities abound for the six men particpating in the final three qualifying matches for the Royal Rumble! You won't want to miss the last RAW before the Rumble, because as we all know - anything can happen in WWE!

GrappleFanatics.net has announced their Top 100 Workers of 2003:

1. Kurt Angle (WWE)
2. Chris Jericho (WWE)
3. Shawn Michaels (WWE)
4. Eddie Guerrero (WWE)
5. Chris Benoit (WWE)
6. AJ Styles (NWATNA/RoH)
7. Low Ki (NWATNA/RoH/XPW)
8. Tajiri (WWE)
9. Brock Lesnar (WWE)
10. Christopher Daniels (RoH/NWATNA/MLW)
11. TAKA Michinoku (XPW/MLW)
12. Kid Kash (NWATNA/XPW/MLW)
13. Super Crazy (MLW/XPW/IRON)
14. Ultimo Dragon (WWE)
15. Hurricane (WWE)
16. Chavo Guerrero (WWE)
17. Christian (WWE)
18. Shelton Benjamin (WWE)
19. Jerry Lynn (NWATNA/MLW/FLI)
20. Juvi Guerrera (XPW/NWAW)
21. Matt Hardy Version 1.0 (WWE)
22. Randy Orton (WWE)
23. EZ Money (RoH/MLW/XPW)
24. Nick Dinsmore (FLI)
25. Sean O'Haire (WWE)
26. Charlie Haas (WWE)
27. Rob Van Dam (WWE)
28. Lance Storm (WWE)
29. Shark Boy (HWA/NWATNA/NWAW)
30. Funaki (WWE)
31. Mikey Whipwreck (RoH/MLW/IRON)
32. CM Punk (RoH/NWATNA)
33. Scoot Andrews (ECWA/IRON)
34. Rey Mysterio (WWE)
35. Michael Modest (RoH/FLI/XPW)
36. Bryan Danielson (RoH/SWC/MLW)
37. Donovan Morgan (RoH/IRON/FLI)
38. Ikuto Hidaka (XPW)
39. Paul London (WWE)
40. Al Snow (WWE)
41. Scotty 2 Hotty (WWE)
42. Shannon Moore (WWE)
43. Scorpio (Free Agent)
44. Spanky (NWAW)
45. Gedo (FLI)
46. Taiyo Kea (MLW/NWATNA/FLI)
47. Jody Fleisch (RoH/CZW/NWAW)
48. Satoshi Kojima (MLW/IRON/FLI)
49. Rhyno (WWE)
50. Chris Candido (MLW/NWAW)
51. Psychosis (XPW/IRON)
52. Rico (WWE)
53. THe Rock (WWE)
54. Akio (WWE)
55. Devon Storm (MLW/FLI/NWATNA)
56. Lash LeRoux (NWAW)
57. Men's Teioh (MLW/XPW)
58. Trent Acid (NWAW/RoH/IRON)
59. Ebessan (XPW/FLI)
60. Jeff Jarrett (NWATNA)
61. Perry Saturn (NWATNA/XPW/FLI)
62. Michael Shane (RoH/MLW)
63. Jamie Noble (WWE)
64. Steve Corino (RoH/MLW/NWATNA)
65. J.R. Ryder (ECWA/NWAW/MLW)
66. Sick Nick Mondo (CZW/FLI/XPW)
67. Colt Cabana (IWAMS/FLI/WLW)
68. Masato Tanaka (MLW/XPW/FLI)
69. Nova (WWE)
70. Ken Shamrock (RoH)
71. D'Lo Brown (NWATNA/XPW/FLI)
72. Johnny Smith (RoH/IRON)
73. Jacques Rougeau Jr. (FLI)
74. Johnny Kashmere (CZW)
75. Rob Conway (WWE)
76. Fred Williams (FLI)
77. Dick Togo (Free Agent)
78. Edge (WWE)
79. Kaz Hayashi (SWC)
80. John Cena (WWE)
81. Kidd Video Fabulous (FLI)
82. Tony Mamaluke (RoH/NWAW)
83. BJ Whitmer (HWA/RoH)
84. Xavier (RoH/ECWA)
85. Mark Briscoe (RoH/SWC/IRON)
86. Jado (Free Agent)
87. Simon Diamond (NWATNA/MLW/IRON)
88. Mike Sanders (NWATNA/XPW)
89. Matt Stryker (HWA/RoH)
90. Ace Steel (IWAMS/IRON)
91. Raymond Rougeau (FLI)
92. Derrick King (WWE)
93. Jay Briscoe (RoH/ECWA)
94. Jimmy Rave (NWAW)
95. Air Paris (SWC/IRON)
96. Kevin Martel (FLI)
97. Spiffy Sean Styles (Free Agent)
98. John Phoenix (NWAW)
99. Johnny Jeter (WWE)
100. Chris Styles (CZW)

Joining the future endeavors posse are RAW Superstars Scott Steiner, Maven, and Rodney Mack.

DECEMBER 2003 RECAP



RAW

(Wrestlers in italics should be lower on card, but refuse to be depushed due to Creative Control)

(Overall Won-Loss) Main Event (Oct. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(15-3) The Rock (1-2, 99) (L w/HBK vs Dudleyz, L w/HHH vs Evolution, W HHH)
(12-9) Triple H (2-3, 61) (L HBK, L RVD, W w/Batista vs Rock/Tommy, L Rock, W Booker)

(Overall Won-Loss) Upper Midcard (Oct. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(13-7) Rob Van Dam (5-1, 70) (W Batista, W HHH, W Xian, W HBK, L Matt, W Conway)
(11-6) Matt Hardy (5-1, 83) (L w/Regal vs Hurricane/Nova, W Nova, W Hurricane, W Y2J, W RVD, W w/Xian vs Dudleyz)
(13-9) Shawn Michaels (4-2, 84) (W HHH, L w/Rock vs Dudleyz, W Rico, L RVD, W Xian, W Kane)
(9-9) Christian (3-2, 81) (W Tommy, W Booker, L RVD, L HBK, W w/Matt vs Dudleyz)
(7-13-1) Chris Jericho (4-2, 78) (L Goldberg, W Storm, W Goldberg, L Matt, W Booker, W Hurricane)
(4-11-1) Booker T (0-4, 68) (L Xian, L Kane, L Y2J, L HHH)

(Overall Won-Loss) Midcard (Oct. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(7-1) Jazz (1-0, 73) (W Lita)
(5-2) Victoria (2-0, 72) (W Trish, W w/Trish vs Gail/Molly)
(10-6) Bubba Ray Dudley (3-1, 74) (W w/D-Von vs Powers, W 3-way tag, W w/D-Von vs La Res, L w/D-Von vs Matt/Xian)
(10-6) D-Von Dudley (3-1, 74) (W w/Bubba vs Powers, W 3-way tag, W w/Bubba vs La Res, L w/Bubba vs Matt/Xian)
(13-8) Batista (3-1, 70) (L RVD, W Tommy, W w/HHH vs Rock/Tommy, W Spike)
(11-10) Kane (3-2, 57) (W Storm, L Goldberg, W Booker, W Goldberg, L HBK)
(5-5-1) Trish Stratus (1-1-1, 79) (L Victoria, W w/Victoria vs Gail/Molly, D Gail)
(3-3-1) Gail Kim (0-1-1, 67) (L w/Molly vs Trish/Victoria, D Trish)
(3-3) Nova (1-2, 70) (W w/Hurricane vs Matt/Regal, L Matt, L Rico)
(2-2) Molly Holly (0-1, 74) (L w/Gail vs Trish/Victoria)
(5-6) Val Venis (0-1, 73) (L Rico)
(7-9) Hurricane (3-2, 80) (W w/Nova vs Matt/Regal, W Regal, L Matt, W Boss Man, L Y2J)
(6-9) William Regal (2-2, 71) (L w/Matt vs Hurricane/Nova, L Hurricane, W Storm, W Storm)
(4-6) Rico (2-1, 77) (W Val, L HBK, W Nova)
(4-7) Test (0-1, 67) (L 3-way tag)
(5-9) Tommy Dreamer (0-3, 72) (L Xian, L Batista, L w/Rock vs Evolution)
(3-6) Lance Storm (0-4, 65) (L Kane, L Y2J, L Regal, L Regal)
(2-7) Sylvan Grenier (0-1, 70) (L 3-way tag)
(2-9) Spike Dudley (0-1, 65) (L Batista)
(2-10) Rene Dupree (0-1, 70) (L 3-way tag)
(1-6) Lita (0-1, 77) (L Jazz)
(1-6) Rob Conway (0-1, 69) (L RVD)
(0-9) Boss Man (0-1, 52) (L Hurricane)

(Overall Won-Loss) Lower Midcard (Oct. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(4-1) Mark Jindrak (0-0, 60) (N/A)
(2-3) Rosey (0-0, 63) (N/A)
(0-5) Chris Nowinski (0-0, 66) (N/A)
(0-5) Mark Henry (0-0, 55) (N/A)

Injured Reserve
(5-6) Randy Orton (0-0, 84) (N/A)

Future Endeavors
(8-7) Goldberg (2-2) (W Y2J, W Kane, L Y2J, L Kane)
(3-7) Scott Steiner (0-1) (L 3-way tag)
(2-6) Maven (0-0) (N/A)
(0-5) Rodney Mack (0-0) (N/A)

Non-Wrestlers (Overness)
Eric Bischoff (95)
Steve Austin (92)
Shane McMahon (89)
Al Snow (75)

Managers (Overness) (Clientele)
Ric Flair (94) (Batista, Randy Orton, Triple H)
Stacy Keibler (88) (None)
Theodore Long (66) (Chris Nowinski, Jazz, Mark Henry)

RAW Title Changes
Women's - Victoria beat Trish Stratus (12/1)
Intercontinental - Matt Hardy beat Rob Van Dam for the vacant belt(12/28)
World Heavyweight - None (The Rock has been champ since 9/28)
World Tag Team - None (The Dudley Boyz have been champs since 9/1)

RAW Feuds
TBD

<font color=goldenrod>Surprised you haven't Future Endeavor'd Boss Man yet.

It's early, but will you be doing a draft at some point after WM20?</font>

Yeah, this is what I had in mind:

The RAW and SmackDown! after WMXX, there will be a series of interbrand matches. The winner/s of the match gets to choose whether they want to jump to the other brand or steal the loser/s for their brand.

For example, The Rock vs. Brock Lesnar - if Rocky wins, he can either go to SmackDown! or Lesnar will be forced to jump to RAW.

I'm already kicking around ideas for who I want to move, and there will probably be tag and six-man matches to further shuffle things around. I want to see how people are doing closer to Mania, because I want to try to even things out. Right now, the top of the RAW card is stacked, while SD has an amazing midcard. Ideally, both brands would be balanced all the way through.

DECEMBER 2003 RECAP

SmackDown!

(Overall Won-Loss) Main Event (Oct. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(18-4) Brock Lesnar (5-0, 100) (W w/O'Haire vs Angle/Cena, W Edge, W w/Show vs UT/Angle, W Holly, W Angle)
(13-9) Kurt Angle (1-4, 98) (L w/Cena vs Lesnar/O'Haire, W w/WGTT vs D.A., L w/UT vs Lesnar/Show, L O'Haire, L Lesnar)
(12-9) John Cena (1-3, 93) (L w/Angle vs Lesnar/O'Haire, L w/Eddie vs O'Haire/Chavo, W Edge, L O'Haire)

(Overall Won-Loss) Upper Midcard (Oct. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(17-4) Big Show (3-2, 74) (W Rikishi, L Eddie, W w/Lesnar vs Angle/UT, L Rhyno, W UT)
(9-5) Billy Kidman (2-2, 84) (W Dragon, W Moore, L Rhyno, L w/Nunzio vs WGTT)
(11-9) Sean O'Haire (5-0, 90) (W w/Lesnar vs Angle/Cena, W Noble, W w/Chavo vs Eddie/Cena, W Angle, W Cena)
(7-6) Shelton Benjamin (2-2, 83) (L 4-way, W w/Angle & Haas vs D.A., L 4-team elim, W w/Haas vs Nunzio/Kidman)
(10-10) Eddie Guerrero (4-1, 90) (W 4-way, W Show, L w/Cena vs O'Haire/Chavo, W Carlito, W Chavo)
(9-9-1) Chris Benoit (2-3, 87) (W Rey, L Rey, L Rey, W Rey, L Rey)
(9-10) Undertaker (1-2, 75) (W Palumbo, L w/Angle vs Lesnar/Show, L Show)
(8-11) Rey Mysterio (3-2, 87) (L Benoit, W Benoit, W Benoit, L Benoit, W Benoit)
(8-11) Hardcore Holly (0-4, 83) (L 4-way, L Chavo, L 4-team elim, L Lesnar)
(7-10) Edge (1-3, 82) (L 4-way, L Lesnar, W Gunn, L Cena)

(Overall Won-Loss) Midcard (Oct. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(11-3-1) Rhyno (3-0, 86) (W Bashams, W Kidman, W Show)
(8-6) Tajiri (2-0, 74) (W 4-way, W Moore)
(8-6) Bradshaw (0-1, 70) (L 4-team elim)
(6-5) Charlie Haas (2-1, 82) (W w/Angle & Shelton vs D.A., L 4-team elim, W w/Shelton vs Nunzio/Kidman)
(6-5) A-Train (1-1, 71) (L w/Morgan vs Angle/WGTT, W w/Morgan vs Bashams)
(3-5) Nunzio (1-1, 69) (W Scotty, L w/Kidman vs WGTT)
(6-11) Chavo Guerrero (3-1, 84) (W Holly, W w/O'Haire vs Eddie/Cena, W Dragon, L Eddie)
(4-9) Chuck Palumbo (0-2, 72) (L UT, L 4-team elim)
(4-9) Johnny Stamboli (0-1, 68) (L 4-team elim)
(2-5) Carlito (0-2, 72) (L 4-way, L Eddie)
(2-5) Rikishi (0-1, 69) (L Show)
(2-6) Billy Gunn (0-1, 66) (L Edge)
(2-10) Doug Basham (2-2, 50) (L w/Danny vs Rhyno, W w/Danny vs Kish/S2H, W 4-team elim, L w/Danny vs D.A.)
(2-10) Danny Basham (2-2, 48) (L w/Doug vs Rhyno, W w/Doug vs Kish/S2H, W 4-team elim, L w/Doug vs D.A.)
(1-7) Chris Kanyon (0-0, 70) (N/A)
(1-7) Ultimo Dragon (0-2, 65) (L Kidman, L Chavo)
(1-9) Shannon Moore (0-3, 75) (L 4-way, L Kidman, L Tajiri)
(0-6) Scotty 2 Hotty (0-1, 74) (L Nunzio)
(0-7) Jamie Noble (0-2, 65) (L 4-way, L O'Haire)

(Overall Won-Loss) Lower Midcard (Oct. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(3-1) Sakoda (0-0, 55) (N/A)
(7-4) Matt Morgan (1-1, 63) (L w/Train vs Angle/WGTT, W w/Train vs Bashams)
(3-2) Akio (0-0, 55) (N/A)
(0-2) Paul London (0-0, 68) (N/A)

Non-Wrestlers (Overness)
Stephanie McMahon (96)
Tazz (72)
Sable (70)

Managers (Overness) (Clientele)
Paul Heyman (92) (A-Train, Big Show, Billy Kidman, Brock Lesnar, Matt Morgan)
Torrie Wilson (70) (None)
Nidia (62) (Jamie Noble)

SmackDown! Title Changes
United States - Eddie Guerrero beat Big Show 12/11
WWE World - None (Brock Lesnar has been champ since ??/??)
WWE Tag Team - None (Dangerous Alliance have been champs since 10/2)
Cruiserweight - None (Billy Kidman has been champ since 9/25)

SmackDown! Feuds
TBD

And as for Boss Man, he's relatively cheap, so I don't mind keeping him on the payroll. When his contract's up, I won't renew, but until then I don't mind keeping him as an enhancement talent.

JANUARY 1, 2004 - SMACKDOWN!

It's a brand new year, and the road to WrestleMania XX (the 19th anniversary of WrestleMania!) kicks off in just a week and a half at the Royal Rumble! Tonight, we get one more confirmed participant in the Rumble match, our main event pits champion versus champion, plus the start of some brand-new SmackDown! feuds!

The show kicks off with Stephanie McMahon in her office, confirming that at the Royal Rumble, Brock Lesnar will defend the WWE Title against the man who won four out of seven matches against Chris Benoit to earn the shot - Rey Mysterio!

Our opening contest pits two of the twelve men who've already qualified for the Rumble against each other - Edge and Nunzio! Nunzio has spent the last couple of weeks trying to prove that he is for real, and he puts on a good show tonight. He gets off to a hot start before being overpowered, but gets some more big moves in down the stretch. But tonight was Edge's night, as he puts Nunzio away with the Edgecutioner for the win.

Brock Lesnar has been the most dominant force in World Wrestling Entertainment since his debut, and tonight his opponent is hoping to put his name in the discussion of top-tier SmackDown! superstars, World's Greatest Tag Team member Charlie Haas. Lesnar hits a big forearm, but misses a clothesline and Haas nails him with a back suplex. Lesnar mule kicks to get space, then hits a running knee lift before clamping on a full nelson and landing a Death Valley Driver. Haas counters a backdrop with a piledriver, but Lesnar powers out of a Haas of Pain attempt and nails him with the F5! After the match, Rhyno hits the ring and lays him out with the Gore! The champ is down!

And now it's Haas' partner's turn to put on a show as Shelton Benjamin takes on Lesnar's Rumble opponent Rey Mysterio. Very good back-and-forth high-impact match with a couple of very close near-falls, but in the end, Rey continues his momentum with the West Coast Pop. After the match, Rey continues his tradition of shaking hands with his opponent. He's a hell of a guy.

It's been a night of Rumble previews, and tonight two more Rumble participants go one-on-one as Kurt Angle takes on Chavo Guerrero. Both men lost their bids for titles at Armageddon and are hoping to get their momentum back heading into the first of the Big Four 2004 PPVs. Chavo takes to the air early, then Angle fights back with technical expertise, then Chavo again goes to the air. Both men are really using their unique skills to their advantage. Angle charges Chavo, but Chavo moves and the ref bumps. Angle takes Chavo down, then takes off the straps, preparing for the Angle Lock. He approaches Chavo, but Chavo lays him out with a punch. He has brass knuckles! The referee wakes up to see Chavo covering Kurt for the win! Chavo slides out of the ring and escapes through the crowd. He clearly doesn't want any of Kurt once he regains consciousness!

Tonight's Royal Rumble qualifying match pits two of SmackDown!'s most brutal superstars against each other - Chris Benoit and Tajiri! Tajiri manages to hold his own, but the match mostly belonged to Benoit, and he bounces back from his loss to Mysterio by getting a tap-out victory over Tajiri for a spot in possibly the most star-studded Royal Rumble match in history.

Backstage, Sean O'Haire is watching the match on a monitor. As Benoit has his hand raised, O'Haire talks about how if Benoit can't beat a man that he's already faced six consecutive times in a one-on-one match to earn a title shot, how can he expect to defeat 29 of them? If he doesn't know his own friend's moveset well enough to be able to counter each and every one of them, how can he consider himself the greatest technical wrestler in the world? If Chris Benoit hadn't ridden the coattails of his more exciting, more charismatic, more entertaining friends, would he be where he is today? But, then again, he's not telling us anything we don't already know.

O'Haire is out next for a match against Undertaker. Pretty basic match, with both guys getting in some good brawling and slams. O'Haire manages to somehow get UT up on his shoulders in preparation for the Prophecy, but Chris Benoit hits the ring! Benoit clamps on the Crippler Crossface, and the referee calls for the bell! Benoit must have heard what O'Haire said about him, because he is on the warpath. He grabs a chair and lays him out, then a couple more shots. Now he sets the chair up and lands a drop toehold onto it, leaving O'Haire a bloody mess!

Two of the biggest odds-on favorites in the Rumble are the former United States Champion Big Show and John Cena. Tonight, they hope to establish momentum in their one-on-one match. Disappointing match that nonetheless has some pretty good false finishes until Cena hits a massive FU for the victory.

It's now time for our main event, and it is a champion versus champion match, with neither title on the line. United States Champion Eddie Guerrero will face the stablemate of the man he beat for the gold, the Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman. The crowd is way into this match, as both men hit some big moves and get near-falls. In the end, as Eddie is building momentum, Paul Heyman jumps up onto the apron. Eddie notices and takes his eyes off Kidman just long enough for the Cruiserweight Champion to take advantage, laying him out and hitting the Shooting Star Press for the win. After the match, Eddie is incensed and attacks both men, sending them scattering for safety.

Eddie wants the microphone. SmackDown! goes off the air with him issuing a challenge to Kidman. At the Royal Rumble, I don't care if it wears us both out so we can't compete in the main event, I want you, and I'm going to make you pay for tonight by taking your Cruiserweight Title!

Next week, the final two slots in the Royal Rumble will be determined as tag-team partners Bradshaw and Hardcore Holly go one-on-one and - in a match arranged by Paul Heyman - Rhyno can qualify for the Rumble only if he can defeat both A-Train and Matt Morgan in a handicap match! If Rhyno loses, whoever scores the winning fall gets the slot in the Rumble. Plus, expect more buildup from the other Rumble participants and a tag-team main event pitting the Dangerous Alliance's Brock Lesnar and Billy Kidman against Rey Mysterio and Eddie Guerrero! And you just know Rhyno is waiting in the wings. Next week is the last SmackDown! before the Royal Rumble, and you don't want to miss what happens next!

JANUARY 5, 2004 - MONDAY NIGHT RAW


It's the last edition of RAW before the Royal Rumble, and the final three spots on the RAW side of the Rumble match will be determined tonight, plus we have a massive tag-team main event and plenty more Rumble build-up!

Just like SmackDown four days ago, tonight's show kicks off with Eric Bischoff making the World Title match between The Rock and Chris Jericho official.

The show kicks off with Divas action as Gail Kim, who will be participating in the triple-threat match for the Women's Title at the Royal Rumble, takes on Lita. Both women get in some offense before Gail hits her Diving Rana for the win.

Our next match is a six-man tag pitting all three Dudley Boyz against all three members of La Resistance. The Dudleyz dominate Rob Conway early with quick tags getting all three men into the ring. Conway manages to snap suplex Bubba and tag in Dupree, and from there La Res takes over with similar quick-tag success. D-Von gets a hot tag, but in the confusion, Christian hits the ring and hits the Unprettier behind the referee's back! When he turns around, Conway is covering D-Von for the win. Why did Christian just attack D-Von Dudley?

Triple H is trying to build momentum toward the Rumble match to get himself back into the main event, but his squash match against Lance Storm did more to damage Lance than it did help HHH. H wins it with the Pedigree.

Up next is a fatal fourway match for the final three slots in the Rumble match. How does that work, you ask? The man who is pinned or forced to submit is out, and the other three are in. (editor's note: this was supposed to be three separate one-on-one matches, but then I endeavored Steiner and Maven and mashed them all into this one) It's Nova versus Tommy Dreamer versus Val Venis versus Test! Nova and Test start off, and Test taeks control early until Nova tags in Dreamer. Dreamer brawls with Test until Test tags in Venis, who hits a spear and a slam. Tommy backdrops Val and hits a spinebuster, then tags Test back in. Test hits a pair of big clotheslines. The referee is trying to maintain order and doesn't notice Batista hit the ring with a chair! Test whips Val into Bats' chair, then plants him with the Big Boot for the win!

After the match, Batista continues to pummel Val with the chair, when all of a sudden, Rico hits the ring! Batista can see that Rico means business and high-tails it, leaving Rico to attend to Val. What the hell is going on here? Was Rico telling the truth all along? But we do know now that Test, Tommy Dreamer, and Nova have qualified for the last three Rumble slots.

It's more Divas action next as Trish Stratus and the Women's Champion Victoria take on Jazz and Molly Holly. Decent match made better by a hot crowd ends with Trish hitting Molly with Stratusfaction, but then getting jumped by Gail! Gail heads to the top rope for the Standing Rana, but out of nowhere comes new WWE Diva Mickie James! Gail bails off the top rope, and Mickie chases her through the crowd and out of sight.

Booker T has fallen on some hard times lately, with a mounting losing streak and losing a shot at the World Title at Armageddon. Tonight, he hopes to turn things around before the Rumble by taking on one of his 29 opponents, William Regal. Both men get in their share of moves, but the match is lacking something. In the end, Booker hits the Book End to pick up the much-needed win. After the match, he celebrates the victory.

The crowd has really settled down which doesn't bode well for Rob Van Dam and Kane, who are up next. They put on a good match, but there's just no reaction. RVD picks up the upset win with a flying kick off the top.

What's the best cure for a dead crowd? The new Intercontinental Champion Matt Hardy taking on Hurricane! These two have torn up every arena they've competed in over the last several months, and now that Hardy's the IC champion, you can bet that this will turn into a full-on feud! These two put on a spectacular match that ends with the champ hitting the Twist of Fate out of nowhere for the victory.

And in our main event, it's the New Mega-Powers - Shawn Michaels and the World Champion The Rock - taking on Christian and Rock's Rumble opponent Chris Jericho. "Vitamin C" controls the champion early with quick tags and double-teams until Rocky manages to hit Christian with a piledriver. Tag to Michaels, who slams Xian and lands his trademark flying elbow. Christian ducks a clothesline and hits a spinning neckbreaker, then tags in Y2J. Jericho hits a dropkick, then Rock tags into the match. HBK scoops up Jericho for a double-team move, but accidentally catches Rocky with one of Jericho's boots! HBK is forced out of the ring, and Jericho applies the Walls of Jericho! The champ has no choice but to tap out. After the match, HBK is apologetic, but Rocky is having none of it. HBK goes to leave, but Rock pulls him back into the ring. They have a long stare-down as RAW goes off the air.

In just six days, the Royal Rumble will be our next huge pay-per-view event. The Rock will defend the World Title against Chris Jericho! Victoria will defend the Women's Title in a triple threat against Trish Stratus and Gail Kim! Plus - Shawn Michaels, Matt Hardy, Christian, Hurricane, the Dudley Boyz, Tommy Dreamer, William Regal, Nova, Batista, Rob Van Dam, Booker T, Test, Triple H, and Kane will be RAW's representatives in the Royal Rumble match for a title shot at WrestleMania XX!

JANUARY 8, 2004 - SMACKDOWN!

It's the last WWE show before the Royal Rumble, and the last two slots in the Rumble match will be filled! Plus, the other Rumble participants as well as the men representing SmackDown! in two title matches will all be in action tonight!

The show kicks off with a match between two men who came up short in their bids for Rumble slots, but are looking to prove that they shouldn't be overlooked. It's Shannon Moore against Chris Kanyon. Kanyon dominates early until Moore fights back with strikes. Kanyon again takes advantage with his strength advantage and hits I'm Betta Than You for the win.

Our next match is a Royal Rumble qualifier pitting the Backstage Bullies Bradshaw and Hardcore Holly against each other! Hardcore doesn't put in much of an effort in his win, and the crowd isn't into it. Holly hits the Alabama Slam for the win, then offers a handshake to his partner, but Bradshaw isn't having any of it. I wouldn't either, if Holly made me look like shit.

Mercifully, that match is followed up with Nunzio again hoping to leverage his way into the top part of the card by teaming with a member of the Dangerous Alliance against the World's Greatest Tag Team. Tonight's partner is Big Show. Nunzio takes control of Shelton early, and after a tag, Show continues it. Eventually, though, WGTT's cohesiveness is too much for their makeshift opponents, and they nail Nunzio with a Doomsday Device for the win. After the match, Nunzio is pleading with Show. Is he really trying to get himself into the Alliance? Show walks off and leaves him behind. There are no friends going into the Royal Rumble.

Ugh, then we follow that up with a crappy Undertaker/Chuck Palumbo match. UT picks up the win with the Last Ride.

Twenty-nine spots have been filled, and up next is the final Royal Rumble qualifying match as Rhyno takes on both A-Train and Matt Morgan in a handicap match! If Rhyno wins, he's in. If either Train or Morgan pins him or makes him submit, that man is in. D.A. double-team Rhyno for the first several minutes of the match until Rhyno slides out of a Morgan slam attempt and levels him with a lariat before GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORE-ing Train for the win. Despite the Alliance's best efforts, Rhyno is one win away from a shot at Brock Lesnar's WWE Title!

Up next is a disappointing match pitting Edge against Carlito. I was hoping these two would put on a good show, but the match wasn't that great. Fortunately, the crowd was pumped. Edge wins it with the Edgecutioner to continue his winning streak heading into the Rumble.

The next match is a fantastic tag-team contest pitting Chavo Guerrero and Sean O'Haire against (what EWR dubs) God's Team - Chris Benoit and Kurt Angle. Last week, Chavo stole a win from Angle, while O'Haire and Benoit exchanged words and brutal chairshots respectively. These are two of the hottest new feuds on SmackDown! colliding in tag-team action! Chavo and O'Haire control the early-going with quick tags and near falls until Benoit manages to powerbomb O'Haire and hot-tag Angle. Angle goes to work on O'Haire with a knee lift and a piledriver until Chavo tags back in. Chavo takes to the air and gets another near-fall. He misses a legdrop, and Angle capitalizes with a lariat and the Angle Slam for three. After the match, the four rivals brawl all the way up the aisle. With all four competing in the Royal Rumble, will any of them be able to focus on trying to earn a title shot?

After they're separated backstage, O'Haire again lays into Benoit verbally. "This is exactly what I was saying last week, Chris. You hitched your train to Kurt Angle tonight and let him do the dirty work. He's the one who got the pin tonight. Not you. And until you can start pulling your own weight, you're always going to be somebody's second fiddle. But I'm not telling you anything you didn't already know."

John Cena has - in a very short time - propelled himself into the main event on SmackDown! and looks poised to do very well in the Royal Rumble. His last warm-up match before the event is against the former Cruiserweight Champion, the Japanese Buzzsaw Tajiri. Tajiri takes control early with his speed advantage, but Cena's prototypical power gives him control. Tajiri uses his feet until Cena again overpowers him and hits the FU for the win.

After the match, Cena asks for the microphone and says that when the dust settles after the Royal Rumble, after he's beaten 29 of the best WWE superstars, he's going to WrestleMania and he's taking the WWE Title. So if Brock Lesnar can again prove that he's the Next Big Thing by beating Rey Mysterio, he's going to have to prove himself in the school of hard knocks. And his professor is going to be the Doctor of Thuganomics. Word life!

Our main event is a preview of two title matches to be held at the Rumble. In three days, Brock Lesnar will defend the WWE Title against Rey Mysterio while Billy Kidman will defend the Cruiserweight Title against Eddie Guerrero. Tonight, the champions will team up to take on their challengers! Eddie and Rey control Kidman early on, and it basically turns into a lucha libre style contest until Kidman manages to tag in Lesnar, who then begins pummeling Mysterio until Rey tags in Eddie. Eddie forces Lesnar back into his corner and Kidman tags in, only to run into a dropkick to the knee. Eddie heads up top and lands the Frogsplash for the win!

At the Royal Rumble, both the WWE and Cruiserweight Titles will be on the line, but will Brock Lesnar be looking past Rey Mysterio at the long line of people looking for a shot at him? Several SmackDown! superstars have made their intentions clear going into the Rumble match, and any of these fifteen superstars - Kurt Angle, John Cena, Sean O'Haire, Eddie Guerrero, Chris Benoit, Rhyno, Chavo Guerrero, Billy Kidman, Hardcore Holly, the World's Greatest Tag Team, Edge, Undertaker, Big Show, or Nunzio - could go on to WrestleMania and take the title!

JANUARY 11, 2004 - ROYAL RUMBLE


Before the PPV starts, Matt Hardy cuts a promo about the roll he's been on, winning the Intercontinental Title tournament, beating Hurricane last week, and now tonight winning the Royal Rumble!

Segment Rating: 82%

The pay-per-view kicks off with our first of four title matches. Since winning the Women's Title from Trish Stratus a little over a month ago, Victoria has been looking to cement her spot as RAW's top Diva. Her top two challengers have been Stratus and Gail Kim, and tonight all three compete for the title!

Women's Title - Trish Stratus vs. Victoria (c) vs. Gail Kim

Victoria hits a right hand on Gail Kim. Terrible brawling from Trish Stratus. Kim powers out of a headlock. Kim hits a high kick on Trish Stratus. Back heel kick from Kim on Victoria. 1 - 2 - no 3 though. Flying knee to the face from Trish Stratus. Japanese marks everywhere cream themselves as someone uses a Shining Wizard....it's only a knee for crying out loud! 1 - 2 - kick out before the 3. Kim ducks a wild right hand. Kim hits a high kick on Trish Stratus. Victoria DDTs Gail Kim. Gail Kim is in trouble. Widow's Peak! 1....2....3.

Overall Rating: 73%
Crowd Reaction: 77%
Match Quality: 64%

Kurt Angle is up next in the promo department, talking about how much he can't wait to get his hands on Chavo Guerrero in the Rumble match tonight and once that business is settled, going on to WrestleMania to win the WWE Title!

Segment Rating: 98%

On the first SmackDown! of the year, Billy Kidman cheated to beat Eddie Guerrero in a champion versus champion match. Eddie - looking for revenge - challenged Kidman to a match tonight for his Cruiserweight Title!

Cruiserweight Title Match - Eddie Guerrero (United States Champion) vs. Billy Kidman (c)

Hard back suplex on Eddie. I missed what happened for a few minutes as i went to get a beer...i'm going to take an educated guess and say that Bruiser Brody made a stunning return and beat everyone up, then left. I'm sticking with that story until proven wrong. 1 - 2 - no 3 though. Eddie counters a backdrop with a kick to the face. Spinny weird kick from Eddie Guerrero. Kick by Eddie Guerrero...to the facial regions. Break that nose! Yeah! 1 - 2 - kick out. Springboard dropkick from Eddie Guerrero...that looked pretty cool. 1 - 2 - almost a 3. Second rope flying axe handle, Kidman goes down. Kidman backdrops Eddie Guerrero out of a piledriver attempt. I missed what happened for a few minutes as i went to get a beer...i'm going to take an educated guess and say that Bruiser Brody made a stunning return and beat everyone up, then left. I'm sticking with that story until proven wrong. 1 - 2 - kick out. Eddie walks into a face crusher variation. 1 - 2 - 2.999 Kidman hits a dropkick on Eddie Guerrero. Kidman hits a wicked chop that echoes through the building. Eddie Guerrero fights out of a grapple. Flying elbow from Eddie Guerrero. Really cool stunner-type thing out of the corner from Eddie Guerrero, Kidman might be dead. Rhyno comes running down the aisle and into the ring! Billy Kidman turns around. Rhyno spins Kidman around. Rhyno hits the Gore! Rhyno leaves the ring, the damage done! 1 - 2 - 3. Eddie Guerrero pins Kidman. Rhyno isn't finished with his attack yet! Billy Kidman stands up...and walks into a boot to the gut from Rhyno. Gore!!! Billy Kidman has been put down on the canvas! Rhyno shakes his head and raises three fingers instead. Kidman gets picked up...and hit with another Gore! Billy Kidman is spread-eagled on the canvas. Rhyno again raises three fingers. Referees hit the ring, but are too scared to get too close. They can't stop this carnage...Gore, the third one in a row! Rhyno eventually leaves the ring, as medics come to attend to Kidman, who isn't moving.

Overall Rating: 86%
Crowd Reaction: 89%
Match Quality: 82%

Now it's time for the Heartbreak Kid Shawn Michaels to hype up his chances in the Rumble match. He's already won it twice, and tonight the third time's the charm!

Segment Rating: 87%

Chris Jericho won a ladder match at Armageddon to earn a shot tonight at The Rock's World Heavyweight Title. Whoever comes out of this match will likely be the champion heading into WrestleMania XX!

World Title Match - The Rock (c) vs. Chris Jericho

Jericho hits a dropkick on The Rock. Flying cross body off the top rope. 1 - 2 - shoulder up. Chris Jericho misses a big legdrop and lands ASS-FIRST on the mat. Jericho gets smacked around like a bitch. The Rock with a spinning neckbreaker on Jericho. 1 - 2 - kick out. Death valley driver by The Rock, Chris Jericho got planted hard...that was cool. 1 - 2 - almost a 3. Big clothesline on Jericho. Chris Jericho fights out of a grapple. Spinning kicky move by Jericho on Rock. 1 - 2 - shoulder up. Weird-but-cool looking DDT thing from Chris Jericho, Rock is out. 1 - 2 - almost a 3. Legsweep. There's probably a Japanese name for that....like Golden Dragon Nuclear Spike....that'll do, i'll call it that from now on. Spinny weird kick from Chris Jericho. Rock reverses a waistlock. Big backdrop on Jericho, executed well. Powerbomb on Jericho. Chris Jericho can barely stand. Rock Bottom!!! That shook the ring. 1....2....3!!

Overall Rating: 87%
Crowd Reaction: 89%
Match Quality: 84%

John Cena is our next promoer, hyping up how he's on a roll heading into the Rumble, and he can't wait to take that gold at WrestleMania from whoever wins it. But deep down, he hopes it's Lesnar, because he wants to prove who the real Next Big Thing is!

Segment Rating: 87%

Throughout the month of December, Rey Mysterio engaged his friend Chris Benoit in a hotly-contested best-of-seven series to earn a WWE Title shot tonight. At Armageddon, Rey pulled off the win, and tonight he faces off against Brock Lesnar!

WWE Title Match - Rey Mysterio vs. Brock Lesnar (c)

Lesnar takes a flying neckbreaker from Rey Mysterio. Lesnar takes a rana from Rey Mysterio. 1 - 2 - shoulder up. Brock Lesnar, like so many teenage boys, uses a right hand. Except in this case, it's for a punch. Brock Lesnar fires off some right and left hands. Big clothesline on Rey. 1 - 2 - kick out. Spear! Rey is down. 1 - 2 - almost a 3. Big clothesline on Rey. Rey blocks a suplex attempt using the power of gravity. Super frankenthingy on Lesnar, who hit hard. 1 - 2 - kick out. DDT from the top rope by Rey Mysterio....holy crap, that was sweet. 1 - 2 - almost a 3. Hard back suplex on Lesnar. Spinny weird kick from Rey Mysterio. Lesnar counters an arm wringer with an elbow to the side of the head. Rude Awakening on Rey Mysterio by Lesnar. Brock Lesnar brings out a jumping powerbomb to nearly kill Rey!! That was incredibly brutal, i LOVE that move. Rey Mysterio can barely stand. F5!!! That shook the ring. 1....2....3!!

Overall Rating: 89%
Crowd Reaction: 93%
Match Quality: 80%

And now it's time for the main event! Thirty of the top challengers for the WWE and World Titles are prepared for a timed-entry battle royal to determine the #1 contender at WrestleMania!

Royal Rumble Match

Undertaker and Test are the first two competitors. Test gets smacked around like a bitch. Powerbomb on Test. Entry # 3 : Charlie Haas! Thrown slam by Undertaker. Test got eliminated by Undertaker. (Elimination # 1) Entry # 4 : Bubba Ray Dudley! Big kick on Bubba by Charlie Haas. Bubba Ray Dudley got bundled out by Haas. (Elimination # 2) Entry # 5 : Matt Hardy Version 1.0! Running knee lift from Charlie Haas. Undertaker got thrown over the top rope by Haas. (Elimination # 3) Entry # 6 : William Regal! Big kick on Regal by Matt Hardy Version 1.0. Matt went for the elimination, but William Regal held onto the ropes. Entry # 7 : Hurricane! Dropkick connects...Matt goes down like a skanky hooker. Matt Hardy Version 1.0 was eliminated by Hurricane. (Elimination # 4) Entry # 8 : D-Von Dudley! Standing kicky thing by Charlie Haas on D-Von. D-Von gets hit with a wicked powerbomb thing out of the corner. Entry # 9 : Chris Benoit! Big backdrop on Regal, executed well. Haas threw William Regal over the top rope like a common Pygmy. (Elimination # 5) Entry # 10 : Shawn Michaels! Spinny weird kick from Hurricane. Chris Benoit got thrown over the top rope by Hurricane. (Elimination # 6) Entry # 11 : Billy Kidman! Shawn Michaels hits a rolling kick on Haas. Charlie Haas got eliminated by HBK. (Elimination # 7) Entry # 12 : John Cena! Flying shoulder tackle by Cena sends Hurricane to the mat. Hurricane got eliminated by Cena. (Elimination # 8) Entry # 13 : Hardcore Holly! Shawn Michaels scores with a back heel kick on Hardcore. Flying kick move off the second rope, Hardcore goes flying. Entry # 14 : Tommy Dreamer! HBK takes a kick. Sloppy tornado punch from Hardcore Holly...maybe that's a clue that Kerry Von Erich is going to run in...but probably not. Entry # 15 : Eddie Guerrero! Weak bodyslam on Kidman by Hardcore. Billy Kidman got bundled out by Hardcore. (Elimination # 9) Entry # 16 : Edge! Edge slams Tommy Dreamer. Tommy Dreamer got thrown over the top rope by Edge. (Elimination # 10) Entry # 17 : Batista! Big clothesline on Hardcore. Hardcore Holly got bundled out by Cena. (Elimination # 11) Entry # 18 : Kane! John Cena uses a forearm to the face. Death valley driver by John Cena, Batista got planted hard...that was cool. Entry # 19 : Nunzio! Back elbow connects, D-Von staggers backward. D-Von Dudley got thrown over the top rope by Edge. (Elimination # 12) Entry # 20 : Chavo Guerrero! Weak bodyslam on Nunzio by Batista. Batista hits Nunzio with some amateur blows. Entry # 21 : Sean O'Haire! Spinny weird kick from Eddie Guerrero. Second rope flying axe handle, Nunzio goes down. Entry # 22 : Nova! Eddie hits a wicked chop that echoes through the building. Eddie tried to eliminate Edge, who hung onto the top rope. I guess he was well hung. Bwahahahaa. Entry # 23 : Christian! John Cena hits some punches. Bodyslam by Cena. Entry # 24 : Booker T! Cena slams Nova down. Cena threw Nova over the top rope like a common Pygmy. (Elimination # 13) Entry # 25 : Kurt Angle! Back suplex on Booker. Booker T was eliminated by Angle. (Elimination # 14) Entry # 26 : Big Show! HBK takes a vertical suplex. Batista went for the elimination, but Shawn Michaels held onto the ropes. Entry # 27 : Rob Van Dam! Back suplex on Edge. Edge takes a butterfly suplex from Christian. Entry # 28 : Rhyno! Shawn Michaels with a spinning neckbreaker on Show. Big Show got thrown over the top rope by HBK. (Elimination # 15) Entry # 29 : Shelton Benjamin! Kick from Rob Van Dam...to the leg! Oh the humanity! RVD threw Kane over the top rope like a common Pygmy. (Elimination # 16) Entry # 30 : Triple H! Shelton Benjamin snap suplexes Nunzio. Shelton threw Nunzio over the top rope like a common Pygmy. (Elimination # 17) Cena slams Chavo Guerrero. Cena tried to eliminate Chavo Guerrero, who hung onto the top rope. I guess he was well hung. Bwahahahaa. John Cena fires off some right and left hands. Edge was eliminated by Cena. (Elimination # 18) Eddie Guerrero strikes HHH. Triple H got bundled out by Eddie. (Elimination # 19) Kick by Shawn Michaels...to the facial regions. Break that nose! Yeah! HBK tried to get Shelton Benjamin over the top rope, but Gravity made the save. Chop hits Eddie...that was stiffer than a 14 year old at a stripper convention. Massive lariat, Angle looked really pissed off when he hit that! Spinny weird kick from Eddie Guerrero. Eddie Guerrero hits a rolling kick on Christian. Flying elbow from Shawn Michaels. Rob Van Dam was eliminated by HBK. (Elimination # 20) Christian walks into a slam. Cena tried to get Christian over the top rope, but Gravity made the save. Second rope flying axe handle, Batista goes down. HBK tried to get Batista over the top rope, but Gravity made the save. Eddie Guerrero takes a butterfly suplex from Christian. Eddie Guerrero got thrown over the top rope by Christian. (Elimination # 21) Chop hits Christian...that was stiffer than a 14 year old at a stripper convention. Shelton went for the elimination, but Christian held onto the ropes. Rude Awakening on Christian by Rhyno. Rhyno threw Christian over the top rope like a common Pygmy. (Elimination # 22) Flying shoulder tackle by O'Haire sends Angle to the mat. Angle gets smacked around like a bitch. Rhyno gets smacked around like a bitch. Flying shoulder tackle by O'Haire sends Rhyno to the mat. Big clothesline on Rhyno. Cena went for the elimination, but Rhyno held onto the ropes. Super kick by Shawn Michaels. HBK tried to eliminate John Cena, who hung onto the top rope. I guess he was well hung. Bwahahahaa. Big dropkick by Kurt Angle. Angle slams Shelton Benjamin. Shelton slams Shawn Michaels. Shelton tried to get Shawn Michaels over the top rope, but Gravity made the save. Running knee lift from John Cena. Cena tried to get Rhyno over the top rope, but Gravity made the save. Chavo Guerrero takes a butterfly suplex from Angle. Chavo Guerrero got eliminated by Angle. (Elimination # 23) Sean O'Haire uses a forearm to the face. Lariat, apparently O'Haire thinks he is Stan Hansen. Rude Awakening on Shelton Benjamin by O'Haire. Shelton gets slammed. Kurt Angle fires off some right and left hands. Batista got eliminated by Angle. (Elimination # 24) Angle hits a right hand. John Cena got thrown over the top rope by Angle. (Elimination # 25) Bodyslam by O'Haire. Kurt Angle got bundled out by O'Haire. (Elimination # 26) Armbar takedown from Shelton Benjamin, boring me senseless. Powerbomb on Rhyno. Full nelson on HBK...i remember when Warlord used to do that. God he sucked. Rhyno tried to eliminate Shawn Michaels, who hung onto the top rope. I guess he was well hung. Bwahahahaa. Shelton gets slammed. Shelton Benjamin got bundled out by O'Haire. (Elimination # 27) Hard back suplex on O'Haire. HBK threw Sean O'Haire over the top rope like a common Pygmy. (Elimination # 28) HBK hits a massive spinning kick to the jaw. Running knee lift from Shawn Michaels. Rhyno is in trouble. Sweet Chin Music! Rhyno got eliminated by HBK.

Overall Rating: 65%
Crowd Reaction: 59%
Match Quality: 72%

World Wrestling Entertainment has come to terms with SmackDown! superstar Hardcore Holly for his release. We wish him the best in his future endeavors.

ROYAL RUMBLE MATCH ANALYSIS

Time In Rumble* (Longest-to-shortest)

1. Shawn Michaels 53:00
2. John Cena 45:00
3. Eddie Guerrero 35:00
4. Batista 34:00
5. Edge 30:00
   Sean O'Haire 30:00
6. Chavo Guerrero 27:00
7. D-Von Dudley 23:00
   Kane 23:00
   Nunzio 23:00
8. Christian 20:00
   Kurt Angle 20:00
9. Charlie Haas 17:00
   Rhyno 17:00
10. Shelton Benjamin 13:00
11. Hurricane 11:00
12. Rob Van Dam 10:00
13. Billy Kidman 9:00
    Hardcore Holly 9:00
14. Undertaker 7:00
    William Regal 7:00
15. Big Show 5:00
    Matt Hardy Version 1.0 5:00
    Nova 5:00
    Tommy Dreamer 5:00
16. Booker T 3:00
    Chris Benoit 3:00
    Test 3:00
    Triple H 3:00
17. Bubba Ray Dudley 1:00

Number of eliminations (Highest-to-lowest)

1. Shawn Michaels 5
2. John Cena 4
   Kurt Angle 4
3. Charlie Haas 3
4. Edge 2
   Hurricane 2
   Sean O'Haire 2
5. Christian 1
   Eddie Guerrero 1
   Hardcore Holly 1
   Rhyno 1
   Rob Van Dam 1
   Shelton Benjamin 1
   Undertaker 1
6. 16 others had no eliminations

Eliminations Per Minute (Highest-to-Lowest)

1. Kurt Angle .200
2. Hurricane .182
3. Charlie Haas .176
4. Undertaker .143
5. Hardcore Holly .111
6. Rob Van Dam .100
7. Shawn Michaels .094
8. John Cena .089
9. Shelton Benjamin .077
10. Edge .067
    Sean O'Haire .067
11. Rhyno .059
12. Christian .050
13. Eddie Guerrero .029

The Final Four
Rhyno vs. Sean O'Haire vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. Shawn Michaels

* - Assuming entries were every two minutes and eliminations were evenly distributed between entries, and that one minute elapsed between eliminations after everyone had entered.

JANUARY 12, 2004 - MONDAY NIGHT RAW

Last night at the Royal Rumble, Shawn Michaels went the distance, lasting 53 minutes and eliminating more superstars than anyone else, and now he will be facing his friend and tag-team partner The Rock at WrestleMania! In tonight's main event, they will hope to add more gold to their collection as they take on the Dudley Boyz for the World Tag Team Titles!

We kick things off with a six-man tag match pitting ECW originals Lance Storm, Nova, and Tommy Dreamer against all three members of La Resistance. All three La Res members dominate Tommy early until he can tag in Storm, who then goes to work on Dupree for a while before tagging Nova in. Dupree makes a desperation tag to Grenier as Nova tags in Dreamer. Tommy hits the Dreamer Driver and is poised to pick up the win until Test hits the ring and lays Dreamer out with a Big Boot! Why did Test just get involved?

Last week, Mickie James made her first WWE appearance, saving Trish Stratus from an assault by Gail Kim. Tonight, she makes her in-ring debut against Gail! Mickie controls the early going until Gail takes to the air. Mickie starts using kicks to take the lead again, eventually finishing the match with a tornado DDT!

Backstage, Shawn Michaels is warming up for tonight's big main event when The Rock approaches. The champ wants to congratulate Shawn for lasting almost an hour in the Rumble and winning it for a third time. He's excited to face him at WrestleMania, because he knows they're going to absolutely electrify the place. But tonight, The Rock's gotta know, is he ready for the Dudley Boyz? "Yeah. I'm ready." And HBK walks off, leaving Rock puzzled.

Last week, Batista assaulted Val Venis, costing him a spot in the Royal Rumble, leading many to speculate that it was he who had been stalking Val for the last month. Tonight, Val gets a shot at the animal, but he should probably have stayed home. Val manages to get in a couple of moves, but the match belonged to Batista, and he finishes him off with a Batista Bomb. Afterwards, Batista continues the assault, just absolutely decimating Val.

Ric Flair is in the ring now with Batista, and he's got a microphone. Yes, it was Batista that's been stalking Val Venis for weeks. And the reason is that Val is representative of everything that's wrong in this business. This is a guy with no ambition. He's been stuck in the midcard for over half a decade, and he doesn't seem to to care about it. But when Flair took over as Batista's manager, he did so on one condition - Batista was never going to settle. This is a monster with a real shot at one day being mentioned with the great ones in the industry, but he has no time for people who are just here to collect a paycheck. Last week, Val was just the first to be taken out on Batista's rise to the top. When he came out to save Val last week, Rico put himself on their radar, and the more Flair thinks about it, they couldn't have asked for a better victim. Rico's biggest accomplishment is... what, exactly? Being on American Gladiators fifteen years ago? Rico Constantino is middle-of-the-road. He always has been, and he always will be. And Batista is going to make him roadkill.

After the break, Rico is out next to take on William Regal. Rico had to have taken that personally, and you can bet he's going to try to prove himself and his new status as a fan-favorite against William Regal. Good solid technical match between the two with Regal using his catch-as-catch-can style and Rico using his feet as weapons. Several near-falls end with Rico hitting his spinning kick to win the match.

Hurricane has proven recently that he is very close to being mentioned with the top names in World Wrestling Entertainment. Tonight, he hopes to solidify that claim by defeating Chris Jericho. Lots of counter-wrestling in this one with several near-falls. In the end, Jericho distracts the referee long enough for Matt Hardy to hit the ring and again take out his rival Hurricane with the Twist of Fate, allowing Jericho to pick up the pin. After the match, they both stomp away on Hurricane.

Booker T is hoping to continue his climb back to relevance tonight against Christian. Pretty so-so match that does get Booker a little bump in overness as he hits the Book End for the win.

After the break, Christian and Chris Jericho decide that they would be best served by pooling their efforts. Jericho came up just short of winning the World Title at Royal Rumble, but together, they can take the World Tag Team Titles off the Dudley Boyz' waists. They've had them so long, they've got tan lines, but... Jericho waits for Christian to come up with a catchy zinger, but the best he can come up with is mumbling something about it being cold in Canada. "That's the best you can come up with?"

Up next it's the Intercontinental Champion Matt Hardy taking on Rob Van Dam in a non-title match. Decent match with a lot of near-falls. RVD is starting to take control when Hurricane comes down to ringside and hangs Matt out to dry on the top rope, allowing RVD to hit the Five-Star Frogsplash for the win! After the match, Hurricane continues to assault Matt, payback for earlier tonight.

And now it's time for our main event! The Dudley Boyz defend the World Tag Team Titles against The New Mega-Powers - Shawn Michaels and the World Champion The Rock! Bubba and Rock start off, and Bubba takes the lead with punches and a slam for two. Tag to D-Von, and they hit a double clothesline for two more. D-Von slams the Rock, but Rock reverses a hiptoss, then slams D-Von for two. Tag to HBK, who hits a seated senton for a long two, then a back suplex. HBK goes for a splash, but D-Von gets his knees up. D-Von slams HBK, then tags in Bubba. Bubba now slams HBK, who tags Rock back in. Rock hits a neckbreaker on Bubba, then signals for the Rock Bottom! He drops down into his crouch, waiting for Bubba to get to his feet... and eats a superkick! Shawn Michaels just laid out the World Champion with Sweet Chin Music! Both Bubba and Rock struggle to their feet, but Rock has been so dazed by SCM that he falls victim to a Bubba Cutter, and the Dudleyz retain!

The Mega-Powers have imploded, just like Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage fifteen years ago! What looked like the beginning of a friendly rivalry between The Rock and Shawn Michaels has turned into anything but. HBK has taken it too far, and you can bet the Great One will be looking for revenge. What's going to happen when the pieces come back together next week on RAW?

<font color=goldenrod>Triple H future endeavor'd :eek: *world explodes*</font>

JANUARY 15, 2004 - SMACKDOWN!

With the Royal Rumble behind us and No Way Out on the horizon and no #1 contender for Brock Lesnar's WWE Title, SmackDown! GM Stephanie McMahon has announced that tonight the SmackDown! superstars who participated in the Rumble match will compete in a gauntlet-style match lasting the whole night. The winner at the end of the night will face Lesnar at WrestleMania XX!

The first contest of the evening pits Chris Benoit against Big Show. Benoit put on probably the most disappointing performance of anyone in the Rumble match, lasting only three minutes before being eliminated. A handful of near-falls in this one that ends with Show missing an elbow drop and Benoit pouncing with a Crippler Crossface for the win.

Benoit's next opponent is the man who lost the Cruiserweight Title to Eddie Guerrero at the Rumble, Billy Kidman. These two put on a good solid match that lasts fifteen minutes, resulting in a time-limit draw, eliminating both men from the Chase for the Championship.

That brings out two new superstars - Undertaker and Nunzio. You can imagine how this one turns out. Nunzio gets in a couple of moves, but he falls victim to the Last Ride.

'Taker's next opponent is Chavo Guerrero. Chavo actually gets in an impressive amount of offense early before Taker takes over with his power. The referee winds up bumping in the corner and Chavo tumbles to the floor. As UT goes after Chavo, he gets decked in the face with the ring bell. As the referee comes to, he sees Chavo covering UT in the ring and counts the pin. Afterwards, an enraged Undertaker assaults the ref.

Chavo awaits his next opponent... and it's his uncle the United States and Cruiserweight Champion Eddie Guerrero! These two put on a tremendous match that showcases both men's skills as mat and aerial technicians, but it devolves into a brawl down the stretch. The referee tries to break them up, but Eddie shoves him to the canvas. He tries again, but Chavo pushes him away. he's seen enough, and he calls for the bell, disqualifying both men! They continue to brawl away from the ring.

Up next are Rhyno and Shelton Benjamin, two of the final four in the Rumble. Rhyno came within a move of winning the match, but fell victim to Sweet Chin Music putting Shawn Michaels in the WMXX main event. These two put on a great match (something Shelton has been making a habit out of lately) that is unfortunately spoiled by the interference of the WWE Champion Brock Lesnar, who has made it his mission to keep Rhyno away from his belt. With the referee distracted, Lesnar takes Rhyno out with a chair allowing Shelton to pounce with a superkick to take the win. Lesnar goes to continue the assault, but Shelton lays his former college partner Lesnar out with another superkick!

Shelton awaits the arrival of his next opponent, and it's... Charlie Haas! Both men's faces drop when they realize that they must face their best friend for a shot at the gold. Nonetheless, when the bell rings, they tear into each other. Haas hits a big chop to open the match, then levels him with a lariat and a DDT, following up with a suplex. Shelton mule kicks Haas to gain separation, then slams and piledrives his partner for two. Haas blocks a kick and lands a thump for two. Death Valley Driver gets a loooong two count. Shelton fights back with punches, but gets tripped up. Haas hits a spinning neckbreaker to set up Haastruction for the win! After the match (and it was a great one), Haas extends his hand to his partner, and they shake. This could have been a star-making match for both men.

Haas' next opponent is Edge. Edge takes advantage of Haas' exhaustion early with slams and strikes. Haas fights back a little bit, but Edge was just the fresher man and winds up hitting the Spear for the win.

Only three possible opponents remain for Edge, and out comes Sean O'Haire. O'Haire starts off with a trio of slams, then a big clothesline. From there, Edge turns things around a bit, but eventually O'Haire puts him away with the Prophecy.

Up next, O'Haire faces off against the Olympic Hero Kurt Angle! Angle controls most of the match, but O'Haire looks good with what little offense he gets in. Eventually, though, he has no choice but to tap out to the Angle Lock. But this match is enough to finally propel O'Haire to the main event.

Angle knows who his opponent in the main event must be, and he awaits the arrival of John Cena! Cena comes out, and unfortunately the match doesn't quite live up to the hype. The crowd is into it, but the match itself is only slightly above average. Cena headbutts Angle, then hits him with a series of slams before eating a back elbow that gets Angle a quick two. Cena spears Angle for two. Big lariat gets another two. Angle kicks Cena in the face, then hits a forearm, but gets hit with a big shoulder tackle to set up the FU! Cena picks up the big win and is going to WrestleMania! But as he's celebrating, the WWE Champion hits the ring with a chair and levels his challenger! Cena is bloodied and the champ stands tall as we fade to black.

John Cena overcame the odds tonight, but what chance will he have at WrestleMania against the unstoppable monster Lesnar? Plus, what will No Way Out have in store for both men? This Monday night on RAW, Vince McMahon will make a rare appearance and he says he has a blockbuster announcement for the No Way Out main event!

<font color=goldenrod>Awesome idea there having an all-night gauntlet, and also not allowing anyone to be in more than 2 segments as the crowd grows tired of them then.</font> :cool:

Thanks, Vito. I wanted to give all the top guys (and Nunzio lol) at least one good wrestling segment to try and build up some overness. It seemed to work, since Sean O'Haire's in the main event now. And I've tried this kind of thing before (see: the Trios Tournament from my old ROH game), so I learned my lesson about over-using people.

<font color=goldenrod>I really wish I didn't have such ADD when it came to EWR. I'm enjoying my FEW game, but part of me wants to pick up the older game I had (that I haven't touched in nearly a year) where I wound up re-drafting the brands into three separate companies...WWE, WCW, and ECW because I still had ideas for that that never came to fruition.

Maybe doing two games at once would keep me occupied with the game.</font> :o

JANUARY 19, 2004 - MONDAY NIGHT RAW

Last week, Shawn Michaels, the #1 contender for the World Title, turned his back on his friend and WrestleMania opponent The Rock. What looked like a friendly rivalry going to the granddaddy of them all has turned into bad blood. How will Michaels' actions affect RAW tonight? And Mister McMahon is expected to be here tonight with a huge announcement for No Way Out.

The show kicks off with two superstars badly in need of a win. Both Booker T and Kane have struggled mightily over the last couple of months, and a win tonight could help them get back on track as the Road To WrestleMania XX (the 19th anniversary of WM!) continues. Both men get in a fair amount of offense, but their desperation to prove themselves the better man winds up with them both being disqualified, and they brawl all the way up the aisle.

Backstage, Eric Bischoff announces that if these two want each other so bad, they'll get their chance to go one-on-one again at No Way Out!

Hurricane is looking to get an official shot at Matt Hardy's Intercontinental Title, but after back-to-back losses, he needs to bounce back to keep himself in the conversation. Tonight, his chances look pretty good as he takes on La Resistance's Rob Conway. Hurricane dominates early with a series of acrobatic kicks, aerial maneuvers, and a big legsweep. Conway takes control and hits a big elbow for two, but Hurricane fights back with more high-flying moves. They then brawl for a bit before Hurricane nails a DDT to set up the Eye of the Hurricane for the win! After the match, the Intercontinental Champion appears in the ring out of nowhere and nails Hurricane with the Twist of Fate, and now Matt Hardy Version 1.0 is standing tall!

Mickie James is in her locker room when she's approached by Trish Stratus. Trish hasn't really had a chance to say so yet, but thanks for helping out when Gail Kim was trying to take her out after that tag match a few weeks back. Mickie's showing a lot of potential, and she's going to be one of the biggest things to hit the Women's Division in quite some time, as long as she knows who her friends are and stays away from the bad seeds. WWE's a dangerous place. It's good to know somebody's watching your back.

The World Tag Team Champions the Dudley Boyz are facing a new threat on the horizon from Vitamin C, but tonight they take on Test and William Regal. The Dudleyz double-team Test for the early part of the match until Bubba misses a legdrop, allowing Test to hit a big powerslam and tag in Regal. Regal outwrestles Bubba until he can land a shoulderblock to tag in D-Von. Regal tags in Test at the same time, but is too dazed to stop his partner from being taken out with the 3D! After the match, Vitamin C hit the ring and jump the Dudleyz! Jericho nails D-Von with the Lionsault, then both members of Vitamin C put Bubba through the announce table!

Backstage, a limo pulls up, and the crowd begins booing like mad. It rolls to a stop, the door opens, and out steps Vince McMahon himself. He's got a lot on his mind tonight. What is he going to announce for No Way Out?

Val Venis and Rico have one of the most unique relationships in World Wrestling Entertainment. Months ago, Rico became fixated with Val because of Val's... professional acumen. When Val started being stalked late last year, he accused Rico of being the one. Last week, however, it was revealed that it had been Ric Flair's animal Batista who was attacking Val. Rico has time and again come to Val's rescue, and tonight they team up for the first time as the Sin City Swingers to take on Vitamin C. This is an excellent match with lots of near falls and quick tags. However, during one moment of confusion, Batista hits the ring and levels Rico with a chair! As he slides out of the ring, Jericho capitalizes with the Walls of Jericho, and Rico taps out. Batista slides back in and prepares to hit Rico with the Batista Bomb, but out come the Dudley Boyz! They're bandaged and they're hurt, but they now have the numbers advantage, and Batista and Vitamin C hit the road.

Rico asks for a microphone and tells Batista that if thinks Rico is just out for the paycheck, he's got another thing coming. And he's got it coming at No Way Out!

It's champion versus champion next as the World Champion The Rock takes on the Intercontinental Champion Matt Hardy Version 1.0 in a non-title match. Matt takes control early, but Rock starts to fight back with some high-impact moves and a couple of near falls. Both guys get in a lot of offense, and Matt is looking like a million bucks, and the crowd is eating it up, but in the end, Rock finishes it with the Rock Bottom.

Our main event tonight pits the "reformed" Shawn Michaels against Mister Monday Night ROb Van Dam. The last time these two tied up, RVD pinned HBK in the semifinals of the IC Title Tournament. HBK is looking for revenge tonight. Michaels takes a page out of RVD's book and leads off with a series of kicks, but RVD takes to the air to gain control. HBK goes for the submission with a full nelson, and follows up with a top-rope DDT for a long two-count. Back-and-forth brawling now until HBK manages to hit his top-rope elbow drop to set up for Sweet Chin Music and the win!

.....NO CHANCE! The crowd comes unglued as Mister McMahon makes his way to the ring for the first time in several months. He's been very impressed lately with the way things have run in his absence. New stars are elevating themselves, and old stars are revitalizing their careers. Some Superstars decided that they were too good for this company, and are struggling to find work for a greatly-reduced paycheck and for companies that no one has ever heard of. This is a great time to be the chairman of World Wrestling Entertainment, and the build-up to WrestleMania XX is giving me goosebumps. Now, last week on RAW, something very unexpected happened in the main event. Shawn Michaels proved once again why he can't be trusted, betraying yet another in a long line of partners and friends when he attacked The Rock. HBK may have put his name back in the pantheon of wrestling gods by winning his third Royal Rumble, but we'll see how he does on the biggest stage.

Meanwhile, on SmackDown!, Brock Lesnar continues to showcase the dominant strength, speed, and athleticism that put him on the Chairman's radar two years ago. He has torn through all challengers for his gold, but just four days ago, a new challenger emerged from the pack. John Cena is everything WWE fans should come to expect from this new era in World Wrestling Entertainment - he's strong, he's athletic, and he's entertaining. And the Cena/Lesnar showdown at WrestleMania could be the match that puts both men in the conversation with men like Hogan, Michaels, Austin, Rock, Andre, Savage, Flair, Undertaker... The sky is the limit for these two men, and Mister McMahon can't wait to see how high they climb.

Which brings me to my announcement tonight. Both RAW and SmackDown! have tremendously exciting title matches scheduled for WrestleMania, but we still have the little matter of No Way Out, just five weeks away. And as a WrestleMania preview, I've decided that the main event of No Way Out should showcase all four of the WM title match particpants. So, at No Way Out, it's going to be the World Champion The Rock teaming up with the #1 contender for the WWE Title John Cena to take on the #1 contender for the World Title Shawn Michaels and the WWE Champion Brock Lesnar. Bragging rights are at stake, and so is the all-important momentum heading into the biggest night in these four men's careers. Rocky, Shawn, Brock, John... I'm giving you the ball. Run with it.

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JANUARY 22, 2004 - SMACKDOWN!


We now know that the WWE Champion Brock Lesnar will team with RAW's Shawn Michaels to take on John Cena and RAW's World Champion The Rock at No Way Out thanks to Mister McMahon's blockbuster announcement on RAW. Tonight, expect more of the card to fall into place as the Road to WrestleMania rolls on!

The night kicks off with what should be a tremendous cruiserweight tag team match as the former champion Tajiri teams with his protege Akio to take on Ultimo Dragon and young Paul London. London goes after Akio with kicks early before tagging in Dragon for a double suplex. Dragon hits a rolling kick but misses a leg drop allowing Akio to hit a high-flying move and tag in Tajiri, who hits a cross body off the top, then a dropkick. Dragon hits a back suplex and tags in London. London hits strikes and a flying elbow while Dragon and Akio brawl at ringside. Suddenly, Bradshaw (?!?) comes tearing down the aisle and attacks Dragon and Akio, then does the same to London and Tajiri, clearing the cruisers from the ring. They start to go after him, but turn on each other and continue brawling until referees separate them.

Bradshaw grabs a microphone. "My name is John Layfield. Since day one in this company, I have done what's been asked of me. I played a cowboy with a ridiculous moustache and carried a bullrope. I put over a past-his-prime Tracey Smothers and watched him go nowhere. Then I agreed to team up with a past-his-prime Barry Windham to try to re-create a tag team that half the audience didn't even remember. Then I started teaming with a past-his-prime Ron Simmons to do the bidding of a man who was never going to let us get "the rub," so we struck out on our own. And I carried his ass until a stupid green bitch ruined his knee. Then I finally found a partner who "got" me. Bob Holly and I were two peas in a pod. We'd both been stuck with terrible partner after terrible gimmick and stuck putting over terrible wrestlers, and we were both sick of it. And when they put us against each other to qualify for the Royal Rumble... that was our chance! That was our chance to put on a show and make people respect us! No more of this "Backstage Bullies" nonsense. But Bob got too big for his britches. He decided he wasn't just going to beat me, he was going to make me look stupid while he did it. And that attitude got him fired. And you know what? Good riddance! Because it let me know that John Layfield - Company Man wasn't going to get anywhere. So tonight, you can say goodbye to the cowbells and the beer and the rest. I've watched too many greenhorns shoot past me lately, and I'm going to make up for that and get mine. Which is what I should have been doing all along."

A sign of how strong tonight's card is: Kurt Angle is taking on Big Show... next! Show takes the early advantage with strikes and a slam, but Kurt manages to showcase some impressive strength by hitting a suplex and a spinebuster for two. Angle misses an elbow and gets slammed for two. Spinebuster by Show for two more. Angle slams Show, but is attacked out of nowhere by Chavo Guerrero! The ref doesn't see it, as he's attending to Show, but Chavo hits the Brainbuster, allowing Show to pick up the win! Once Angle gets his bearings back, Chavo tries to attack again, but winds up caught in the Angle Lock!

Up next is a tag match that pretty much defines the term "squash." Edge and Undertaker make very short work of the Basham Brothers, with Undertaker pinning Danny after the Last Ride.

More cruiserweight action is up next as Rey Mysterio takes on Chavo Guerrero. Chavo takes the early lead, but Rey fights back with kicks. Excellent match with lots of near falls and reversals. The match ends with Kurt Angle taking some revenge, again putting Chavo in the Angle Lock, then ditching the ring allowing Rey to pick up the win. After the match, Chavo gets laid out by a chairshot from Angle. Angle is out for blood after Chavo's attack earlier, and he gets it, courtesy of a drop toehold onto the chair!

Stephanie McMahon appears on the TitanTron and says that if these two are so intent on destroying each other, let's give them their chance at No Way Out!

Our next contest is for the WWE Tag Team Titles! A-Train and Matt Morgan, the defending champions for over three months, represent the Dangerous Alliance. Their opponents are Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin, the World's Greatest Tag Team. Haas and Train start the match, with Train hitting a right hand and a piledriver for two. Tag to Morgan for a Hart Attack. Morgan hits a neckbreaker for two. Morgan hits a kick, but misses a clothesline and eats a springboard dropkick. Shelton tags in and hit s af flying shoulder tackle and a reverse DDT. Train tags back in and hits a DDT and a spinebuster for two. Train hits a kick, but Shelton fights back with a modified powerbomb. The ring starts to fill up, and the ref tries to restore order, and in the chaos A-Train gets GOOOOOOOOOOORED out of nowhere by Rhyno!!! Shelton notices this and goes for the pin. One! Two! THREE! New champions! WGTT celebrate their victory while the Dangerous Alliance look on in shock. Once again, Rhyno has cost the Alliance a title! Now the only member of the DA with a belt is Lesnar! Is he next?

John Cena and Billy Kidman have been skyrocketing up the ranks of the SmackDown! roster over the last few months, with Cena finally breaking the glass ceiling and making it into the main event. Kidman is looking to make it there as well, and has a chance to prove himself tonight against Cena. Good back-and-forth match with both guys getting in a fair amount of offense. In the end, though, Cena's size and strength advantage was too much, and he hits the FU for the win.

The following contest, scheduled for one fall, is a number-one contender's match. The winner will face Eddie Guerrero for the United States Title at No Way Out! They trade forearms to start, then Benoit hits a brutal neckbreaker out of the corner for two. He misses an elbow and gets slammed. O'Haire hits a bulldog for two, then a lifting DDT for another two. Benoit hits a t-bone suplex for two, but gets tripped up into the referee! Benoit takes O'Haire down and makes his throat-slash gesture. He grabs O'haire's arm for the Crossface, but O'Haire swings with his other arm and hits Benoit with brass knucks! The ref wakes up in time to see O'Haire get the pinfall! Benoit is furious. The referee tries to apologize, but Benoit nails him with a clothesline. Why is Chris Benoit so violent? :shifty:

Backstage, Stephanie McMahon makes it official - Eddie Guerrero will defend the United States Title at No Way Out against Sean O'Haire!

Guerrero is out next for a match against the WWE Champion Brock Lesnar. None of the three titles these men posess will be on the line - only bragging rights. Guerrero takes to the air early, but Lesnar starts to outwrestle and overpower him. Eddie puts on a great show, going move-for-move with the champ, but the man who he beat for the Cruiserweight Title (Billy Kidman) manages to sneak to ringside with a chair and blast him as he runs the ropes, allowing Lesnar to hit the F5 for the win. After the match, Lesnar and Kidman assault Eddie until John Cena's music hits and he clears the ring, saving Eddie from further damage as SmackDown! goes off the air.

JANUARY 26, 2004 - MONDAY NIGHT RAW

Tonight, two titles will be on the line, plus three one-on-one matches involving six men embroiled in the most heated rivalries on RAW mixed and matched against unique opponents!

Up first is eight-man tag team action to kick off the last RAW of January, and the eight participants are all looking to get noticed and climb up the card. It's Nova, Rosey, Spike Dudley, and Val Venis versus Boss Man, Chris Nowinski, Mark Henry, and Mark Jindrak! The heels work over Spike and Rosey for the first half of the match until Rosey manages to hot-tag Venis who goes to work on Boss Man before tagging in Nova for some double-team work. Henry manages to tag in Jindrak, but Val tags back in and Val and Nova hit a Hart Attack on Jindrak for two. Jindrak winds up coming back to pick up the win with Splash Mountain on Val.

Kane continues to work his way back to the top part of the card as tonight he faces off against ECW Original Lance Storm. Kane dominates early with power until Storm takes him out with a sweep and a rana. Unfortunately, that's all the offense he can muster, as Kane winds up putting him away with the chokeslam.

Booker T shows up on the TitanTron and congratulates Kane on his big win. But Booker's got something to prove, too, and he's going to do it against Kane at No Way Out.

Up next is our first title match of the night as the Women's Champion Victoria defends against Jazz. Jazz overpowers the champ early until Victoria starts to outwrestle her. Lots of near falls in this one ends when Victoria hits the Widow's Peak to retain.

Rob Van Dam and Tommy Dreamer go way back to their ECW days, and tonight they team up to face Test and William Regal, who are starting to make waves in the tag team division. The faces work over Test for the early part of the match until Test can tag in Regal, who showcases his unique offense with a hotshot and a delayed vertical suplex on Tommy. RVD tags back in and hits a seated senton, then a suplex of his own for a long two. The match degenerates into a brawl, which gives La Resistance the opening they need to attack RVD with a double DDT, allowing Regal to set up Power Of The Punch for the win. La Res signal for their finisher, but Nova and Spike Dudley come tearing down the aisle to the rescue. The ECW Originals stand tall!

La Resistance get a microphone and Rob Conway cuts a promo on RVD, about how these ECW thugs can't possibly compare to class acts like La Res and Test and Regal. Blah blah blah America sucks etc. etc. Basically, it's build-up for a ten-man tag match pitting La Res, Test, and Regal against RVD, Dreamer, Nova, Spike, and Lance Storm at No Way Out. But, since I can't actually "announce" that in-game, that's how I'm setting it up.

Our other title match tonight pits the dominant World Tag Team Champions the Dudley Boyz against Vitamin C. D-Von and Jericho start off the match, and he and Christian isolate him, but not for long as Bubba comes in like a house of fire before Jericho tagging in and hitting him with a high cross body for two. Bubba manages to take Jericho down, but Christian sneaks up and prepares to slam him, but he accidentally nicks Jericho with Bubba's boot, which allows Bubba to fight out of the slam and nail a Bubba Cutter for the win! After the match, Vitamin C look like they're about to fight, but then they turn their attention to the Dudleyz, laying the champs out.

After the match, the Dudleyz cut a promo on Vitamin C about how for all their talk, the Dudleyz still have the World Tag Team Titles!

The first part of our triple-header main event pits the Intercontinental Champion Matt Hardy Version 1.0 against Rico. Excellent match with lots of counter-wrestling and near falls gets ruined when Matt whips Rico off the ropes... right into a chair being swung by Batista! Matt hits the Twist of Fate for the cheap win. Batista and Matt go to double-team Rico, but Hurricane hits the ring to make the save with a chair of his own.

Up next it's the World Champion The Rock against Batista! Not a technical masterpiece, but a very entertaining brawl that the crowd gets into. The champ manages to land the Rock Bottom, but before he can put away Batista, Shawn Michaels hits the ring! HBK lays Rock out with a punch, and the ref calls for the bell. The duo go to work on Rock, but out comes Rico to make the save!

And, as you could probably guess, the main event pits Michaels against Hurricane in a very solid one-on-one encounter. Going to skip over the details, but Hurricane winds up getting hung out to dry by Hardy, allowing HBK to land Sweet Chin Music for the win. After the match, The Rock comes down with a chair to chase them both off and save Hurricane. What does this mean for next week?

Well, I'll tell you what it means for next week. Since these six men seem to want a piece of each other so bad, a six-man tag main event has been signed for next week. It's going to be The Rock teaming with Hurricane and Rico against Shawn Michaels, Matt Hardy, and Batista! Plus, more build-up for the Booker/Kane and ECW/"Civilization" matches. You don't want to miss RAW next week!

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JANUARY 29, 2004 - SMACKDOWN!

The last WWE show of January kicks off with a rematch from last week as Paul London teams with Ultimo Dragon to take on Kyo Dai's Tajiri and Akio. London takes the fight to Akio early with a spinning kick and a neckbreaker for two. Double clothesline by the faces gets two more. Dragon hits a neckbreaker but misses a legdrop and gets armdragged for two. Tajiri comes in with a seated senton for two, then nails a dropkick. Dragon dropkicks Tajiri's knee, then tags in London, who hits a standing kick to knock Tajiri into his corner. Akio tags in and eats another neckbreaker, and London finishes him off with London Calling for the win. Absolutely tremendous match that definitely puts London on the map. ...which, I guess it already was, since it's a city and stuff.

Up next, we're treated to a celebration ceremony for the United States and Cruiserweight Champion, Eddie Guerrero. He thanks Undertaker and Rhyno for their help, but mostly he's there to put himself over and how incredible his accomplishment is. Note: no one has held both titles simultaneously since Lance Storm in the dying days of WCW.

More tag team action is up next as the FBI's Chuck Palumbo and Johnny Stamboli take on the formidable duo of Kurt Angle and Undertaker. The FBI actually manage to isolate Angle early with double-team moves and some brawling, but Palumbo mistimes an avalanche and Angle boots him in the face, following it up with a butterfly suplex and tagging in UT. Taker pummels Palumbo until Palumbo manages to tag in Stamboli, who again manages to get some offense in. Unfortunately, he tries for a piledriver and gets backdropped for his troubles. Taker hits the Last Ride for the win.

Last week, John Layfield announced his presence as someone to be reckoned with, and tonight he's jumping right off the deep end as he takes on the #1 contender for the WWE Title - John Cena. Lots of brawling from both men ends with Cena hitting the FU for the win. After the match, Layfield shoves the referee aside and nails Cena with the Clothesline From Hell! John Layfield has made a statement!

Paul Heyman leads his Dangerous Alliance to the ring and he does not look happy. "My friends, I stand before you a disappointed man. A man whose hubris led him to believe that he ruled the wrestling world, only to find that the army he'd assembled was... insufficient. I thought I had surrounded myself with the best assembly of talent ever. I had the WWE Champion, the Next Big Thing, the most dominant force in the history of professional wrestling - Brock Lesnar! I had the United States Champion, the Largest Athlete in the World, the most feared big man ever - Big Show! I had the Cruiserweight Champion, the perfect blend of technical wrestling and aerial wizardry - Billy Kidman. And then... there's you." At this, he points at A-Train and Matt Morgan.

"I thought that I could create something from nothing. I thought that if I took two of the most physically gifted big men with no real direction and paired them up, I'd have an unstoppable tag team, but look at you! Billy and Show both lost their gold because of Undertaker and Rhyno, but you... there are two of you! And there was one of him! And now I look around this ring, and I only see one belt. And if you can't protect your own gold... How the hell am I supposed to expect you to protect his? Look, Matt, Train, this is nothing personal. This is just... business." And all of a sudden, Lesnar, Show, and Kidman assault Train and Morgan, absolutely pummeling them before walking away with Heyman.

Speaking of Rhyno, he's up next in a match against the #1 contender for the United States Title - Sean O'Haire. Good back and forth match with both men getting their share of near-falls. Rhyno looks like he's about to take control and goes for a clothesline, but O'Haire pulls the referee into the way. The ref calls for the bell and DQs O'Haire. O'Haire slides out of the ring, proud of himself for avoiding getting bulldozed by Rhyno, but out of nowhere Chris Benoit attacks! Benoit has been verbally abused by O'Haire for weeks now, and he's had enough! He rolls O'Haire back into the ring and clamps on the Crippler Crossface! O'Haire taps, but this isn't an official match, so Benoit continues the hold. Sweet Jesus, somebody get a bible! ...ahem.

After the break, O'Haire has been helped backstage, and now Benoit is preparing for a match against Chavo Guerrero. Good back-and-forth match that unfortunately gets cut short when O'Haire returns to the ring to hit the Prophecy on Benoit allowing Chavo to pick up the cheap win. O'Haire returns to the ring to continue the punishment until Kurt Angle hits the ring! He brawls with Chavo until Benoit comes to and they send their rivals from the ring.

Angle grabs a microphone and tells Chavo that he can't wait until No Way Out, because he can't wait to break his freaking ankle. Oh, it's true. It's damn true!

It was announced on WWE.com this week that at No Way Out, there's going to be a triple threat for the WWE Tag Team Titles with the World's Greatest Tag Team defending against two teams to be determined by singles matches over the next two weeks. The winner of each match gets to pick their partner for the title match. Billy Kidman comes to the ring two stablemates later for a match against Rey Mysterio. Rey dominates the start of the match until Kidman turns things around with a series of kicks for two. Rey fights back with some high-flying for a couple more two counts until Kidman lands a dropkick. In the end, though, Rey hits the West Coast Pop to pick up the win.

Backstage, Rey comes through the curtain, his music still playing, and he's approched by Edge. "Are we still on?" And yes they are. Rey's partner in the title match is going to be Edge!

Our main event of the evening pits the WWE Tag Team Champions the World's Greatest Tag Team against the Dangerous Alliance's Big Show and Brock Lesnar. Shelton Benjamin starts off the match against his college teammate Lesnar and actually takes control early. Tag to Haas, and they hit a double suplex. Haas continues the punishment until Lesnar plants him with a brutal piledriver for two. Tag to Show, who clotheslines the hell out of Haas twice. He goes for a slam, but gets suplexed. Tag to Benjamin, who hits a back suplex. Show tags in Lesnar, who runs into a knee lift. In the confusion, Rhyno hits the ring with a chair and blasts Lesnar with it, allowing Shelton to hit the Superkick for the win! After the match, WGTT celebrate the win as SmackDown! goes off the air.

World Wrestling Entertainment has come to terms with former SmackDown! star and developmental talent Orlando Jordan for his release. We wish Orlando the best in his future endeavors.

JANUARY 2004 RECAP


RAW

(Overall Won-Loss) Main Event (Oct. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(18-5) The Rock (3-2, 97) (L w/HBK vs Vitamin C, W Y2J, L w/HBK vs Dudleyz, W Matt, W Batista)
(16-11) Shawn Michaels (3-2, 95) (L w/Rock vs Vitamin C, W Rumble, L w/Rock vs Dudleyz, W RVD, W Hurricane)

(Overall Won-Loss) Upper Midcard (Oct. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(15-10) Rob Van Dam (2-3, 68) (W Kane, L Rumble, W Matt, L HBK, L w/Tommy vs Test/Regal)
(13-9) Matt Hardy (2-3, 83) (W Hurricane, L Rumble, L RVD, L Rock, W Rico)
(11-12) Christian (2-3, 81) (W w/Y2J vs Powers, L Rumble, L Booker, W w/Y2J vs Swingers, L w/Y2J vs Dudleyz)
(6-12-2) Booker T (2-1-1, 67) (W Regal, L Rumble, W Xian, D Kane)

(Overall Won-Loss) Midcard (Oct. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(1-0) Mickie James (1-0, 70) (W Gail)
(8-2) Victoria (3-0, 72) (W w/Trish vs Jazz/Molly, W 3-way, W Jazz)
(7-3) Jazz (0-2, 73) (L w/Molly vs Trish/Victoria, L Victoria)
(13-8) Bubba Ray Dudley (3-2, 74) (L 6-man tag, L Rumble, W w/D-Von vs Powers, W w/D-Von vs Test/Regal, W w/D-Von vs Vitamin C)
(13-8) D-Von Dudley (3-2, 75) (L 6-man tag, L Rumble, W w/Bubba vs Powers, W w/Bubba vs Test/Regal, W w/Bubba vs Vitamin C)
(14-10) Batista (1-2, 70) (L Rumble, W Val, L Rock)
(12-12-1) Kane (1-2-1, 56) (L RVD, L Rumble, D Booker, W Storm)
(6-6-1) Trish Stratus (1-1, 79) (W w/Victoria vs Jazz/Molly, L 3-way)
(4-5-1) Gail Kim (1-2, 69) (W Lita, L 3-way, L Mickie)
(10-15-1) Chris Jericho (3-2, 77) (W w/Xian vs Powers, L Rock, W Hurricane, W w/Xian vs Swingers, L w/Xian vs Dudleyz)
(6-9) Test (2-2, 67) (W 4-way, L Rumble, L w/Regal vs Dudleyz, W w/Regal vs RVD/Tommy)
(4-6) Nova (1-3, 70) (L 4-way, L Rumble, W 6-man tag, L 8-man tag)
(2-3) Molly Holly (0-1, 74) (L w/Jazz vs Trish/Victoria)
(5-8) Rico (1-2, 82) (W Regal, L w/Val vs Vitamin C, L Matt)
(8-13) Hurricane (1-4, 80) (L Matt, L Rumble, L Y2J, W Conway, L HBK)
(7-13) William Regal (1-4, 71) (L Booker, L Rumble, L Rico, L w/Test vs Dudleyz, W w/Test vs RVD/Tommy)
(6-12) Tommy Dreamer (1-3, 72) (L 4-way, L Rumble, W 6-man tag, L w/RVD vs Test/Regal)
(5-10) Val Venis (0-4, 73) (L 4-way, L Batista, L w/Rico vs Vitamin C, L 8-man tag)
(4-8) Lance Storm (1-2, 64) (L HHH, W 6-man tag, L Kane)
(3-8) Sylvan Grenier (1-1, 70) (W 6-man tag, L 6-man tag)
(3-11) Rene Dupree (1-1, 70) (W 6-man tag, L 6-man tag)
(2-8) Rob Conway (1-2, 69) (W 6-man tag, L 6-man tag, L Hurricane)
(2-11) Spike Dudley (0-2, 65) (L 6-man tag, L 8-man tag)
(1-7) Lita (0-1, 77) (L Gail)
(1-9) Boss Man (1-0, 51) (W 8-man tag)

(Overall Won-Loss) Lower Midcard (Oct. W-L, Overness) (Matches)
(5-1) Mark Jindrak (1-0, 60) (W 8-man tag)
(2-4) Rosey (0-1, 63) (L 8-man tag)
(1-5) Chris Nowinski (1-0, 66) (W 8-man tag)
(1-5) Mark Henry (1-0, 55) (W 8-man tag)

Future Endeavors
(13-10) Triple H (1-1) (W Storm, L Rumble)

Non-Wrestlers (Overness)
Eric Bischoff (95)
Steve Austin (92)
Shane McMahon (89)
Al Snow (75)

Managers (Overness) (Clientele)
Ric Flair (96) (Batista and Randy Orton)
Stacy Keibler (88) (None)
Theodore Long (66) (Chris Nowinski, Jazz, Mark Henry)

RAW Title Changes
World Heavyweight - None (The Rock has been champ since 9/28)
Intercontinental - None (Matt Hardy has been champ since 12/28)
World Tag Team - None (The Dudley Boyz have been champs since 9/1)
Women's - None (Victoria has been champ since 12/1)

RAW Feuds
The Rock vs. Shawn Michaels (94 Heat)
Hurricane vs. Matt Hardy Version 1.0 (87 Heat)
Dudley Boyz vs. Vitamin C (83 Heat)
Rico vs. Batista (80 Heat)