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May 2nd

On this day in history in ....

1951 - Japanese legend Mr. Pogo was born.

1963 - Ray Traylor, known professionally as The Big Bossman, Big Bubba Rogers, The Guardian Angel and The Boss over different points of his career, was born.

-Bradshaw pinned Barry Windham.
-The Headbangers defeated the Quebecers.
-Jeff Jarrett defeated Scorpio.
-D-Lo Brown & Owen Hart defeated Farooq & Steve Blackman.
-The Artist Formerly Known as Goldust pinned Marc Mero.
-the Legion of Doom defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn via disqualification.
-The Undertaker defeated Kane via disqualification
-WWF champion Steve Austin defeated WWF European Champion Triple H

1999 - ECW ran Kissimmee, FL -at the Agricultural Center  featuring the following results:

Nova defeated Buck Quartermaine
Chris Candido & Steve Corino defeated Danny Doring & Roadkill
Mosco de la Merced defeated Little Guido
Super Crazy defeated Yoshihiro Tajiri
ECW World Tag Team Champions Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley defeated Skull Von Krush & Rod Price
Spike Dudley defeated Mustafa
Tommy Dreamer & Jerry Lynn defeated Justin Credible & Lance Storm

1999 - WCW ran Norfolk, VA at the Scope, featuring the following results:

Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Blitzkrieg
Prince Iaukea defeated Fit Finlay
Rick Steiner defeated Curt Hennig
Konnan defeated Horace
WCW Cruiserweight Champion & WCW World Tag Team Champion Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Juventud Guerrera
Raven & Perry Saturn defeated Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko
WCW World Champion Diamond Dallas Page defeated Ric Flair

1999 - WWF ran a TV taping in San Diego, CA featuring the following:

 Owen Hart & Jeff Jarrett (w/ Debra) defeated Edge & Christian (w/ Gangrel) when Jarrett pinned Edge after Owen came off with a dropkick that sent his partner on top for the pin
WWF Intercontinental Champion the Godfather pinned Goldust (w/ the Blue Meanie) after hitting the Ho Train on both the challenger and Meanie

Sunday Night Heat, which was broadcast live:

The Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated Mark Henry & D-Lo Brown via count-out at 1:14 after Henry & Brown began brawling with Prince Albert & Droz on the floor
Ken Shamrock & Test defeated the Acolytes at 1:20 when Faarooq submitted to Shamrock's ankle lock
Mankind fought the Big Bossman to a no contest in a Boiler Room Brawl
WWF Hardcore Champion Al Snow fought Hardcore Holly to a no contest

Raw is War, taped a day before it was broadcast:

Billy Gunn pinned X-Pac after avoiding the Bronko Buster; after the contest, Gunn and the Road Dogg began brawling at ringside with Gunn eventually hitting Road Dogg over the head with a chair; moments therafter, Gunn retreated backstage after Kane came ringside
Pat Patterson & Gerald Brisco defeated Pete Gas & Rodney via count-out when the Mean Street Posse left ringside
Test defeated the Big Bossman, Mideon, & Viscera in a handicap match by pinning Mideon after Bossman accidentally hit his partner with the nightstick; after the match, the Big Show, Ken Shamrock, and Mankind made the save
The Acolytes defeated Mankind in a handicap hardcore match when Bradshaw scored the pin following a double powerbomb through two chairs set up in the ring
Vince McMahon pinned Shane McMahon with the Stunner at 1:49; prior to the bout, Vince staggered out to the entrance stage after the assault he sustained earlier in the show from Triple H & the Undertaker, with Shane then running up the ramp to attack him and assault him on the floor before the match officially started
Triple H pinned Ken Shamrock with the Pedigree after Shamrock sustained a low blow from guest referee Chyna
The Big Show defeated the Undertaker (w/ Paul Bearer) via disqualification at 2:44 when, after Taker used ether on Show, he took a baseball bat and broke it over Show's head, busting him open; after the bout, Taker continued to choke, punch, and kick Show in the head before leaving ringside (The Undertaker's Most Dangerous Matches)
Nicole Bass (sub. for WWF Women's Champion Sable who appeared on the Titantron before the match) defeated Debra in a nightgown match when Debra stripped herself down to her bra and panties; after the contest, Jeff Jarrett made the save by busting a guitar over Bass' head before Val Venis came out, attacked Jarrett, and left ringside with Debra
WWF World Champion Steve Austin fought the Rock to a no contest in a lumberjack match when both competitors attacked the Corporate Ministry at ringside before the contest began; eventually a brawl broke out in the ring involving Mankind, Test, Show, Shamrock, Road Dogg, Edge, Gangrel, Christian, Mark Henry, D-Lo Brown, and Al Snow; as the show came to a close, both Rock and Austin were thrown off the stage by Triple H and the Undertaker

WWF Shotgun - Meat (Shawn Stasiak w/ PMS) pinned Albert (w/ Droz) with a small package

2000 - Chris Jericho defeats Chris Benoit for the WWF Intercontinental Titleduring a Smackdown taping in Richmond, Virginia, starting Jericho's third reign with the belt.  The remainder of the taping featured the following results:

Scott Vick pinned Julio Fantastico (Julio Dinero)
The Dupps defeated Joey Matthews & Christian York

Sunday Night Heat:  
Val Venis pinned Perry Saturn at 4:47 with the fisherman's suplex after Dean Malenko came ringside and tripped Saturn as he ran the ropes
Al Snow & Steve Blackman defeated Taka Michinoku & Sho Funaki at 4:21 when Blackman pinned Michinoku after Snow hit a legdrop off the top onto Taka as he was laid across Blackman's knee
The Godfater pinned D-Lo Brown at 3:48 when the momentum of a crossbody by D-Lo put the Godfather on top; after the bout, D-Lo attacked the Godfather, hit a leg lariat, and followed with the frog splash
The Dudley Boyz defeated Too Cool at 6:36 when D-Von pinned Scotty 2 Hotty following the 3D after Edge, who had been doing guest commentary with Christian, hit the spear on Scotty as he attempted the Worm

Smackdown:
WWF European Champion Eddie Guerrero & Chyna defeated Essa Rios & Lita when Chyna pinned Lita with a powerbomb and gorilla press slam
Kurt Angle pinned Hardcore Holly with a German suplex into a bridge
Rikishi defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian via count-out in a handicap match after Edge hit the ring post on the outside; Too Cool made the save for Rikishi after the match
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Test & Albert when Matt pinned Test after a Swanton from Jeff; after the bout, T&A further attacked their opponents
The Big Show (dressed as "Shownan the Barbarian") fought Bull Buchanan to a no contest after Show hit two chokeslams on his opponent before the match officially began
WWF Hardcore Champion Crash Holly defeated Dean Malenko after Perry Saturn interfered and got into an argument with Malenko
WWF World Champion the Rock & Earl Hebner defeated Triple H, X-Pac, & the Road Dogg in a handicap match when Rock pinned X-Pac with the Rock Bottom after Hebner hit a low blow on X-Pac.  After the match, Triple H attacked Hebner until Chris Jericho, the Dudley Boyz, and Rikishi made the save.

2002 - The WWF Hardcore Title changed hands several times during a Raw house show in Glasgow, Scotland.  Shawn Stasiak pinned Crash Holly with a roll up in a four way match with defending champion Steven Richards and Justin Credible to win the title.  However, due to the 24/7 defense rule, Justin Credible then superkicked Stasiak and pinned him to win the title.  This was followed by Crash bulldogging Credible and pinning him to win the title, then Richards hit Crash with a guitar and pinned him to win back the title he started the night with.   However, before he could leave the ring, Stasiak rolled him up from behind and pinned him to win back the title, only for Richards to reverse and then pin Stasiak to win back the title, which he then left with.  So, there were six title changes, with Stasiak and Richards winning the title twice each over the course of the match.

Other results from the live event saw:

Rob Van Dam pinned X-Pac with the Five Star Frog Splash
Jerry Lawler & Jackie defeated Mr. Perfect & Molly Holly when Lawler pinned Perfect with a roll up
Brock Lesnar pinned Matt Hardy with the Brockbuster
WWF Women's Champion Jazz defeated Trish Stratus via submission with the STF
Steve Austin pinned the Big Show with the Stunner
WWF European Champion Spike Dudley & Tommy Dreamer defeated Booker T & Goldust in a tables match after Dreamer hit a Spicolli Driver on Goldust through a table
WWF Intercontinental Champion Eddie Guerrero pinned Jeff Hardy with the frogsplash after using the title belt as a weapon
Scott Hall pinned Bradshaw with the Razor's Edge off the middle turnbuckle after Bradshaw became distracted by Kevin Nash and X-Pac at ringside
Triple H & Ric Flair defeated the Undertaker & William Regal when Flair pinned Regal with a low blow and roll up as Regal attempted to use his brass knuckles as a weapon

2002 -  Bill Goldberg was the special guest on the McDonnell-Douglas show on ESPN Radio 1110 in Los Angeles, announcing that his WCW contract had been bought out by AOL-Time Warner, making him a free agent, able to negotiate a deal and work with any wrestling organization.   Goldberg noted he would not wrestle immediately due to his arm injury, and that while he is not leaning towards the WWF, he has no personal animosity towards Vince McMahon. He said his differences with the WWF has to do with the product, and is nothing personal with McMahon, and he would not totally rule out going there.   Goldberg would debut for WWE a year later and wrestle for them through March 2004. 

2002 - New Japan Pro Wrestling ran the Tokyo Dome.  Dave Higgins filed the following:

New Japan Pro Wrestling continued to celebrate their 30th Anniversary with a show at the Tokyo Dome. Here are brief results from the show, which saw the involvement of several other promotions, and the reunion of the Steiner Brothers.

- The show started with a ten bell salute and moment of silence for Lou Thesz.

- Big Japan: Kintaro Kanemura defeated Daisuke Sekimoto.

- Katsuyori Shibata defeated Wataru Inoue.

- Tiger Mask 3 (Koji Kanemoto) & Tiger Mask 4 ( of Michinoku Pro) defeated Black Tiger & El Samurai.

- All Japan Women: Kaoru Ito & Momoe Nakanishi defeated Manami Toyota & Yumiko Hotta.

- Jushin Liger & Minoru Tanaka defeated Jado & Gedo to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Title.

- Shinya Hashimoto (Zero-One) & Naoya Ogawa (UFO) defeated Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Scott Norton.

- Bas Rutten defeated Manabu Nakanishi.

- Don Frye defeated Tadao Yasuda in under two minutes.

- The Steiner Brothers defeated Kensuke Sasaki & Hiroshi Tanakashi when Scott pinned Tanahashi. Joanie Laurer (aka Chyna) was the guest referee.

- Yuji Nagata defeated Yoshihiro Takayama (Noah) to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Title.

- Masahiro Chono vs. Mitsuharu Misawa (Noah) ended in a thirty minute time limit draw.

2002 - WWF broadcast Smackdown.  Eric McHugh filed the following TV report:

Hello folks, it's Eric McHugh with this week's Smackdown! report. With MTV coming to the area again this summer, and the big event this weekend here being a new Boscov's opening up, I still am able to concentrate completely on my duties here! So let's get to the show, which I thought was actually a little better than RAW this week...

Starts with a video recap of HHH-Jericho from Smackdown last week, and Hogan-UT from RAW last Monday. Show then opens with The Boomin' Fist-em, and we're at the Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh this week. Michael Cole and Tazz remind us of this week's huge TV main event: Hulk Hogan defends the Undisputed title against Chris Jericho!

It's right to the ring for our first match, and out comes...Rikishi and Hurricane? Well, it's an interesting tag-team, this should make for a fun...wait...WHAT the hell did Tony Chimel just say? This is for the tag-team championship?! Boy, nothing like building up new teams beforehand, eh? Good thing the old NWA didn't do this, or Mighty Wilbur and Ron Garvin would've been challenging The Midnight Express on "World Championship Wrestling." So OK, it's for the belts. Out come the champs. And I think I need to repeat this every week until either the WWF adds a new tag title or has Billy and Chuck work double duty: RAW NEEDS TAG-TEAM CHAMPIONS!! Wilbur...erm...Rikishi starts off with Billy Gunn. Gunn hits an early knee and some punches, Rikishi shoves him off. Gunn hits some more punches then a headbutt, which every longtime fan knows won't work on a Samoan wrestler. Sure enough, Billy's wobbly and Rikishi goes on the offensive. Whip into the ropes, Billy tries a sunset flip but Rikishi threatens to drop south, so Billy runs off and tags Chuck. Rikishi catches Chuck with a powerslam, then delivers a legdrop before tagging in the Hurricane. Hurricane comes off the top with a sunset flip for 2. Into the ropes, reversed, Hurricane hits a satellite headscissors. Chuck goes to tag out but is in the wrong corner, and he almost tag Rikishi's behind. Hurricane goes for the big chokeslam, but Billy runs in. They double-whip 'Cane but he's able to fight them off. Hurricane charges Billy and leapfrogs him, but he runs right into Chuck and his double-underhook belly-to-belly overhead suplex, which I had better find a shorter name for by next week. 2-count. Two clothesline and a discus punch, tag to Billy. Billy hits a kick and chokes Hurricane on the ropes. Into the ropes, Hurricane comes off and hits a tornado DDT. Chuck tags in and gets nailed with a reverse neckbreaker. Rikishi tags in and he pounds away on the champs, with Billy taking a spin bump off a clothesline. Riki whips the champs together in the corner and delivers the Ass-alanche. Backdrop to Chuck as Billy falls into stinkface position. Rico pulls Billy out to safety as Riki hits Chuck with a Samoan drop. Tag to 'Cane, who comes off the top with a crossbody, but the ref decides to admonish Billy and Rikishi for fighting outside. Rico runs in and hits a spin legwhip to Hurricane, and Chuck pins him. Winners and still champs, with the same &#@$ finish we've seen every week with these guys, Billy and Chuck. Afterwards, Rico gets the Hurricane chokeslam and the Rikishi stinkface.

In the back we go, and Val Venis and Lance Storm are chatting away. In walks Kurt Angle, who says we have two great athletes here, but their biggest contribution to Smackdown so far has been putting $20 down on Mark Henry bets. Angle says tonight one of them can model the REAL Kurt Angle t-shirt. Angle shows it to us, and sure enough, it's got the poem on the front he read last week. Val checks out the shirt and reads the first two lines..."Olympic medallist, it's true it's true"...but changes the end to "your shirt sucks and so do you!" before leaving. Storm, on the other hand, likes the shirt and offers to be the model. However, he asks Kurt if he's concerned about getting those "You suck" chants. Angle says this is his hometown, Pittsburgh, and without him this city would be the "Pits". Storm reminds him about Mario Lemieux, but Angle says Lemieux is a phony who--rumor has it--faked Hodgkin's to get sympathy. Needless to say, THAT turned Pitt against Angle in a hurry.

After our first round of breaks, Angle and Storm come out. Storm's got the shirt on. Angle gets on the mic and tells the crowd, in response to their chants during the music, that Lance doesn't suck. Funny! "He may be Canadian, but he's pretty cool. Why? Because he's wearing the new Kurt Angle shirt." Angle says he designed it himself. He reads the poem on the front, and then shows off the back. It lists the title reigns, King of the Ring..."And many more!" Lance says he loves the shirt. Angle tells the crowd to take the money that they spend on beer and porno and put it to good use here. Hilarious!! As Angle asks who wants to buy it, Edge comes out. Edge says there's nothing wrong with the shirt, but he's got one that the fans prolly want more. Out comes Val wearing the "You Suck" t-shirt. Angle freaks out and challenges Edge to a rematch at Judgment Day. Storm then whispers into Angle's ear, and gives him an idea. Angle says he knows he can beat Edge, but he wants to humiliate him this time. Angle tells Edge to put his hair on the line! The crowd WHOAS at that one. Edge takes the bet but wants Angle to do the same. After some jibes from Edge and Val, Angle accepts as well! We have a hair VS hair match at Judgment Day!!

More ads, and the Whack of the Night is Randy Orton beating Hardcore Holly last week. As luck would have it, those two are up next! Cole announces that Edge/Val will take on Angle/Storm later as well. Before the match, we see a video from earlier with Stacy wishing Orton good luck with a kiss on the cheek, while Orton just kinda ignores her. Pointless video, really. Holly holds the ropes open for Orton, but he opts to go in the other side. Orton starts off with a headlock, and Holly shoves him off. Orton takes a second headlock into a drop toehold, and a dropkick for a quick 2. Holly is frustrated. Holly hits a kick and some serious clubs to the head, followed by a few chops. Irish whip, Orton leaps Holly in the corner and hits a rolling cradle for 2. Oklahoma roll for another 2, the same move he won with last week. Holly comes off the ropes and hits a powerbomb before going to town on Orton some more, including his Dropkick from Hell. Orton reverses a whip but gets booted in the corner; however, he catches Holly coming with a powerslam. 2-count. Orton is whipped into the corner, and he catches Holly coming in with an interesting variation on the Fame-asser for another 2. Orton hits a flying double forearm and rallies the crowd. Backdrop by Orton, and Holly hits a blatant low blow, which Brian Hebner decides to call for a DQ on. Holly continues pounding Orton after the match and brings him to the stage, where he executes his Alabama Slam on the metal. Ouch.

In the back, Faarooq and Mark Henry are counting their bet money, when in comes D-Von Don't-Call-Me-Dudley. D-Von says that the Good Book says that money is the root of all evil, but "we can change that." D-Von says they should donate it to the "United D-Von Building Fund, because a dollar is a terrible thing to waste!" He grabs for it, but Mark stops him and tells D-Von to testify his ass outta there before he does something "truly sinful" with the collection plate. D-Von warns them both that lightning will strike them down.

After another break, we have Vince and Stacy in the back. Vince starts talking about getting turned on by kissing Stacy's bellybutton. Good, solid storyline action here. Didn't he and Linda patch things up, or did I miss about a month's worth of programming somewhere?? Anyway, Vince goes for the navel, but Chris Jericho barges in to the dressing room. Vince begins to freak out but calms down and asks what he needs. Jericho says he's worried about Hogan getting intentionally DQ-ed, so Vince makes the match no-DQ. Jericho then wonders about Undertaker, and Vince says that he and Flair have agreed that if anyone invades the other's program again, they will be suspended. Finally, Jericho wonders about HHH. Vince says that if he lays a finger on Jericho before the match outcome, it will be career suicide. Jericho feels better, so Vince goes back to Stacy's tummy. Meanwhile, Jericho is still in the room talking to himself and envisioning the stars. Vince, ahems, Jericho out, and he exits. Vince starts to kiss Stacy (who absolutely doesn't open her mouth one millimeter) as the camera fades out.

After our next round of ads, I'm happy to say the WWF pays tribute to our two recently-passed legends of the last couple of weeks. Michael Cole narrates the brief, but classy piece, which included vintage photos and a birth-death timeline. "The WWF remembers the lives of two legends. Ed 'Wahoo' McDaniel's Native American heritage was a source of personal pride and inspiration throughout his life. The Chief's remarkable career spanned over four decades. The incomparable Lou Thesz was one of the world's most respected ring generals. Immortalized by the Lou Thesz press, 'Hooker' will be remembered as one of the great champions of all time." Thank you WWF!! I hope they did this with their own conscience and not because of the backlash they've been getting for not paying tribute to them earlier, but at least they did finally pay their respects.

Now it's back to the ring, and Edge/Val VS Angle/Storm. I still can't believe Val Venis is now actually going by the name "The Big Valbowski." Val throws his towel to the crowd before the match. Angle starts off kicking Edge and hitting chops in the corner. Edge reverses the positioning and hits his own series of chops to the chest of Angle. Edge hits a boot and a dropkick off the second rope for 2. Val tags in and he clubs away on Angle, including a back elbow smash off the ropes. Elbowdrop and kneedrop off the ropes for 1. Angle goes to the eyes and hits a short-arm clothesline before tagging in Storm. Storm hits some chops but is reversed into the ropes, and Val goes for his ropes-knee ropes-knee neckbreaker sequence. He adds to it though, locking in a submission hold after the neckbreaker; Angle makes the save. Tag to Edge, who pounds away on Storm and whips him into the ropes. Storm reverses it and Angle grabs Edge's hair, distracting him and allowing Storm to hit a sidekick. Tag to Angle, who stomps away on Edge and hits a suplex for 2. Angle ducks a clothesline and nails a hard back suplex. Storm comes in and hits a legdrop for 2. Edge tries to punch his way to offense, but Storm stops him cold with a knee to the gut. Edge hits a boot, but Storm pulls him to the corner and tags Angle once again. Angle elbowdrop, and Val winds up distracting referee Teddy Long, so Edge gets doubled. Storm slaps on a form of cobra clutch, but Edge elbows his way out. Irish whip is reversed, and Storm leaps over the ropes onto the apron. He springboards back in but is caught with a powerslam. Both men tag out, and Val punches away on both heels. Val hits a flying tackle to Angle and a powerslam on Storm, but Angle gets him with a German suplex from behind. Val fights out of a second one and hits his modified powerbomb for 2, with Storm making the save. Val flips out of an attempted double atomic drop and ducks a double clothesline; Edge flies off the top and clothesline both Angle and Storm instead. Edge and Storm battle outside, while Angle hits an overhead belly-to-belly suplex on Val inside. Edge returns into the ring and hits a spear on Angle, but Storm quickly clotheslines Edge and himself over the top rope. Val crawls over to Angle and covers, but only gets 2. Val catches a charging Angle with a spinebuster and climbs to the top. Storm tries to trip him up but Val kicks him away; however, Angle does that awesome sprint to the top and hiptosses Val off. Long 2-count. Edge clothesline to Angle, and he throws Storm to the floor again as well. Teddy Long then tries to get Edge out, and Angle tries an Angle Slam on Val. Val escapes and rolls up Angle, but Storm hits a superkick and Angle turns the rollup over. Teddy Long counts the pin. Angle and Storm are your winners. Damn good match; I hope this means Storm and Val are going to be on TV more often.

More breaks. Haven't seen that damn Greyhound once yet! Chris Jericho comes to the ring. Crowd immediately is chanting for Hogan. Jericho says the fans can't bring him down, because tonight he is the king of the world, and the mack daddy! Last week, he says he beat HHH all by himself, and tonight he's going to do what "The Shame" couldn't at Backlash, and that's drive a stake through the heart of WrestleMania. I swear, all we need is Bobby Heenan managing all the heels and we'd have 1987 all over again. HHH comes to the ring and the two stare down. HHH then starts chuckling. Jericho wants to know what's so funny, but then says HHH is out because he's jealous. Jericho reminds HHH that he can't touch him tonight, and he tries to goad HHH into doing just that. HHH just keeps smiling. HHH ends the segment by telling Jericho that he's smiling not because he wants to pound Jericho, but because he knows something that CJ doesn't. "There is no chance in hell you'll win the belt tonight." End segment. Like Tim Whitehead and/or Buck Woodward said about a RAW segment this week, this could've easily been done in 2 minutes instead of over 10.

More ads. Time for our next match; Faarooq/Mark Henry VS Test/Christian. Cole announces casting is beginning for Tough Enough 3. Personally, I think the TE luster is gone, especially with the current crop of idiots forgetting why they're even there and instead worrying about getting into one another's proverbial trunks. But I digress. Shouldn't Mark Henry be wearing a Judgement Day shirt now? Oh well. Henry and Test start off. Lockup, Henry pushes off into the corner. Cole says that Test is the one who's been the ringleader of all these Henry bets. Christian distracts Henry and Test nails him from behind, hitting clubs and a knee lift. Christian tags in and they both try a double clothesline, but Henry instead nails them both. Henry press slams Christian, but he escapes and comes off the ropes. Henry is able to throw him in the air to crash-land him. Tag to Faarooq. Henry press slams Christian and drops him gutfirst onto Faarooq's outstretched knee. Ouch. Faarooq whip is reversed, but he hits an elbow. Test clotheslines him from the apron and comes in illegally as the ref is detained. Test stomps away on Faarooq before hitting a series of elbowdrives in the corner, and a couple of whips and clotheslines. Test tags out, and Christian hits one whole punch before Faarooq goes back to the offensive, including a powerslam for 2; Test makes the save. Suddenly, we see and hear (because he's mic-ed) D-Von in the crowd collecting donations again. Henry clotheslines Test to the floor. Faarooq covers Christian for 2. D-Von says that he can change that money's the root of all evil. Henry and Faarooq head to ringside and they confront D-Von. Faarooq takes the money box and gives it to Henry, who takes the money out and throws it to the fans! I'm sure the donators loved THAT. D-Von nails Henry from behind, and Henry chases him through the crowd. Meanwhile, Faarooq hits Test with a spinebuster only to have Christian nail him with a reverse DDT for the pin. Christian and Test win the match. Cole and Tazz call it an upset, even though neither team's been together in my memories. I guess Rikishi and Hurricane beat them both in the past to gain that earlier title shot...

What's worse, more ads or another Scorpion King vignette? I'm starting to wonder myself, but we get both of them. Then it's a Cruiserweight title defense, as Tajiri defends against Billy Kidman to further the Torrie story. Tajiri starts right off with a stiff kick to the thigh, and Kidman answers with one of his own. Kidman hits a rolling headscissors out of the corner and charges Taj. Taj ducks him and lifts him to the corner, but Kidman lands on the second rope and comes off with a flying armdrag. Taj hits another kick and a dropkick to the knees. Taj kicks Kidman around a little and works over the leg, including with Flair's shinbreaker. As Taj tries for a second one, Kidman flips over with a sunset flip for 2. Kidman tries for the old Kid Krusher finisher, but Taj instead hits a dragon screw on the leg. Taj hangs Kidman upside-down in the corner and dropkicks the knees once again. Kidman hits an enziguiri and some punches, then his Irish whip and clothesline combo. Taj is whipped into the ropes and tries his handspring back elbow, but Kidman dropkicks him coming in. Looked just as good as at Backlash, and got another great pop too. Crowd chants "Let's Go Kidman!" 2-count. Taj nails a spin kick and tries for a powerbomb, but Kidman flips out and hits a skyhigh powerbomb for 2. Taj ducks a clothesline and kicks the hell out of Kidman for 2. Taj is whipped into the corner and tries the Tarantula, but Kidman sends him to the floor. Torrie's checking on her man, and Kidman tells her to move. She tries to get away as Kidman comes over the ropes with a plancha, but Taj pulls her into harm's way and she takes the hit. Kidman is stunned to see he got Torrie, which allows Taj to nail Kidman with a kick outside the ring, and one back inside for the pin. After the match, Taj doesn't check on Torrie and, in fact, just watches her as she slowly gets up before they head out.

Cut to the back, and Vince and Stacy are getting dressed. Ya think Test has a good sense of humor? Anyway, Vince asks Stacy to get HHH. We go to break.

Why, it's HHH! Vince reminds him that if he interferes, it's career suicide. HHH just smiles and asks if they're done. Vince says they are, and HHH stops smiling and leaves, which freaks Vince out a little. One more time, we go to break. A whole segment for that?

It's main-event time, with Hulk Hogan defending the WWF title against Chris Jericho, no-DQ. Cole speaks of Hogan not being 100% tonight due to the Undertaker's beatdown of him on RAW. Both men lock up, and Hogan shoves Jericho the mat and poses. Another lockup, same result with Jericho this time being shoved outside the ring. In a funny spot, Jericho kicks the announce desk in frustration and then sells that he hurt his toe kicking the desk. Jericho back in, another lockup; Hogan headlock. Jericho tries to power out to no avail, so he pushes off into the ropes. Hogan with a shoulderblock, hiptoss, slam, armbar. Hogan hits a couple elbows to the shoulder during the armbar. Jericho goes to the eyes and hits a nice back suplex. Jericho takes Hogan's bandanna and wipes his underarms with it. Jericho stomps away on Hogan before missing an elbowdrop off the ropes. Hogan hits some punches and a nice sequence of chops and punches in the corner. Irish whip, Jericho catches Hogan coming with an elbow. Jericho to the top, Hogan catches him and slams him into the ring. Hogan goes for the corner 10-punch, but after 8 decides to chomp away on Jericho's forehead instead. This allows Jericho to sneak in a low blow, and Hogan falls to the mat. Jericho stomps away on Hogan. Series of punches, head to buckle, irish whip. Jericho misses Hogan on the charge and bumps over the top rope. Hogan goes out after him but gets reversed into the post. Jericho comes off the top with a double axehandle onto Hogan. Back in the ring, Jericho guillotines Hogan on the top rope, then leaps on his back to choke him over the ropes once again. Jericho poses, then undoes his wrist tape to choke Hogan with it. Cole reminds us it's no-DQ. Jericho tries another running leap, but he crotches the ropes instead. Hogan hits a series of punches and another slam, then a couple of elbowdrops. He comes off the ropes for a third, but Jericho moves. Jericho hits a bulldog and the Lionsault...and suddenly HHH's music starts up! Jericho is stunned as he sees The Game coming to the ring. Once at ringside, HHH puts on the brakes and smiles, then saunters over to the announce desk! Hogan regains the offense with a throat thrust, but his misses the big boot and Jericho hits a kick and DDT for a close 2-count. HHH says to Cole and Tazz that he has nothing up his sleeve. Hogan, after the kickout, starts Hulking up, and he hits the punches and big boot. However, coming in with the legdrop, Jericho catches him and turns him into the Walls! Hogan fights to reach the ropes and finally does so. Jericho is frustrated and he shoves referee Brian Hebner before retrieving a ringside chair. In a funny moment, he goes out to the floor with the same camera angle as last week, shoves the same guy out of his chair as last week who takes the same bump he did last week. I don't know if that was intentional or not, but it was pretty damn funny. Jericho nails Hogan in the back with the chair and sets up for another blow...when the Undertaker's music starts up!!! Jericho yells at the stage for Undertaker to come out...but instead, Hogan schoolboys Jericho for the pin!!! Winner and still champion is Hogan! Apparently, HHH had UT's music play to distract Jericho. Once the match ends, HHH immediately hits the ring and he pounds away on Jericho since he now can, and chases him off. HHH raises Hogan's arm in victory to end the show, with Cole saying that in regards to Chris Jericho, "What comes around, goes around." Erm...yeah, something like that, Michael...

So there's the show for this week. Overall, a good effort by everyone with some continuing storylines (nice to see the t-shirt come back for another week) and a couple of good bouts (including Hogan-Jericho, prolly Hogan's best TV match since returning to the WWF, and another good showing by Jericho in a TV main event). The hair match between Edge and Angle is definitely intriguing, and I still wonder if Hogan VS Undertaker is going to be the actual main event at the next PPV. Only one way to know for sure...check again next week for another report. Thanks as always for reading.

2003 -  WWE's Raw brand ran Oshawa, Ontario at the Civic Auditorium featuring the following:

The Dudley Boyz defeated Three Minute Warning following the 3D on Jamal
Rodney Mack pinned Tommy Dreamer (substituting for Jeff Hardy) with the running powerslam after Teddy Long interfered
La Resistance, Sylvian Grenier & Rene Dupree defeated the Hurricane & Maven following a double team flapjack on Maven
WWE Women’s Champion Jazz defeated Trish Stratus, Victoria, and Jackie in a Four Way by pinning Jackie
Christian pinned Spike Dudley with the Unprettier
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Rob Van Dam & Kane defeated Lance Storm & Chief Morley after the 18-minute mark following the Five Star Frog Splash on Morley
Steven Richards pinned Rico with a double arm DDT
Test pinned Scott Steiner in a Canada vs. USA match

2004 - WWE's brands each ran a house show, featuring the following:

Smackdown in El Paso, TX at the County Coliseum:
Rob Van Dam & Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated the Dudley Boyz when RVD pinned Bubba Ray with the Five Star Frog Splash after Bubba sustained the 619; the match was originally RVD vs. Bubba Ray but was turned into a tag team match after D-Von and Mysterio interrupted the bout
Shannon Moore defeated Johnny Stamboli
WWE Smackdown Tag Team Champions Rico & Charlie Haas defeated WWE Cruiserweight Champion Chavo Guerrero Jr. & Chavo Guerrero Sr. when Haas scored the pin with a roll over after Rico kissed Chavo Sr.
Mordecai pinned Paul London with the Razor's Edge after 4 minutes
Billy Kidman pinned Jamie Noble with an enzuiguri and the Shooting Star Press
WWE champion Eddie Guerrero pinned John Bradshaw Layfield with the Frog Splash after hitting the challenger with the title belt; in a post-match incident, the champion brought his family into the ring before Bradshaw attacked him from behind and Eddie's mother suffered a 'heart attack'
Mark Jindrak pinned Hardcore Holly with a roll over after Holly became distracted by Teddy Long at ringside
WWE U.S. Champion John Cena & Torrie Wilson defeated Rene Dupree & Dawn Marie when Cena pinned Dupree with the FU; the match was originally Torrie vs. Dawn but was made into a tag team bout after Dupree and Cena interrupted
The Undertaker pinned Booker T with the chokeslam and tombstone

Raw in Yuma, AZ at the Desert Sun Stadium:
Chris Jericho defeated Christian (w/ Tyson Tomko) via submission with the Walls of Jericho, despite interference from Trish Stratus
Tajiri pinned Garrison Cade with the kick to the head after spraying green mist in his face
WWE Intercontinental Champion Randy Orton defeated Shelton Benjamin
WWE Women's Champion Victoria & Lita defeated Molly Holly & Gail Kim when Lita pinned Kim; after the bout, Kane came to the ring and began stalking Lita until Matt Hardy made the save
Kane pinned Matt Hardy with the chokeslam; after the bout, Kane attempted to hit the chokeslam on Lita but Edge made the save
Batista defeated Val Venis
Rhyno pinned Albert with the Gore
Hurricane, Rosey, & Eugene defeated Johnny Nitro, & Rob Conway, & Sylvian Grenier; the bout was originally a 2-on-2 contest but was changed to a 6-man tag after Eugene and Nitro came out before the contest began
WWE World Champion Chris Benoit defeated Triple H via submission with the Crippler Crossface, despite interference from Evolution

2005 - During an edition of Raw in Boston, Massachusetts, General Manager Eric Bischoff announced a "Gold Rush Tournament" to determine the number one contender to the World Title held by Batista.  Here are the results of the first round:

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