QUICK QUOTES: WWF 12.70 (- 1.12, last year: 17 1/8), SPLN 2.87 (- .67, last year: 12 15/16) - industry scuttlebutt says CBS buys the 80% of SportsLine it doesn't own IF they land the NFL "Internet rights." It is left as an exercise to the reader to determine how this might affect a certain pro wrestling site with known affiliations to SportsLine, reporting on a wrestling company with known ties to the owners of CBS.

Meanwhile, despite a constant stream of red ink, SportsLine apparently STILL has plenty of mad money to throw around, seeing as they purchased MVP.com last week and relaunched it. No wrestling items, though, which at least spares us one more ad beneath the fold...and don't think we aren't grateful!

Still... anybody want to buy a CRZ bobbing head doll? It's interesting looking, but it doesn't bob too well - too much hair weighing down the ol' noodle. I'm thinking of trying to get MVP.com to offer them. Gotta get some decent scratch SOMEHOW!

TONIGHT: If RAW is in San Jose, you KNOW it must be a loaded show! It doesn't hurt that we're one night removed from Judgment Day - here's some stills - Kane is the NEW intercontinental championship thanks to an errant chair from Stone Cold Steve Austin...who's in the house! Will the tag team titles be defended tonight? Find out in about twenty minutes!

THIS WEEK'S MIAMI VICE SPECIAL GUEST STAR: Sorry, I completely missed it for some reason

NO opening theme, NO pyro, straight to MY NAME IS STONE COLD STEVE AUSTIN coming out to tell us what his name is and that he's still WWF Champion. LIVE from the Compaq Center of San Jose, CA 21.5.1 on TNN (and maybe TSN), this is WWF RAW is WAR, and as the Coach might say, it's gonna be "off da hook." Austin hits all four corners, goes outside to jaw with a fan, then goes back in to hit some MORE poses with his WWF championship belt. Crowd is loud and they have issues with this man. "Ass hole!" "You can say all you wanna say but the bottom line is Stone Cold Steve Austin is STILL the World Wrestling Federation champion!" Up on a corner. "Take a good look at it! LOOK AT IT! LOOK AT IT!! Stone Cold Steve Austin is still the World Wrestling Federation champion, and even though... and even though it means that I represent every piece of trash in this arena, it means that there ain't nobody back there in the World Wrestling Federation that can STOP - Stone Cold Steve Austin. And even though, I like to consider myself a fighting champion, a man's man, the best World Wrestling Federation champion in the histoy of the World WRestling Federation...I watched SHADDUP. I wanna serve notice right here, right now, that I whipped the Undertaker's ass last night at Judgment Day, just like I said I was! I get one more (beep) outta you, I'm fixin' to know your little teeth out. So let me go on record as sayin'... ["Austin sux!"] Let me go on sayin' record, Undertaker, you do NOT - I repeat, you do NOT get a rematch and that's all I got to say about you. Like I said, my name is Stone Cold Steve Austin... I am the World Wrestling Federation champion, and I'll say this: since my name IS Stone Cold Steve Austin, it means that I do not DESERVE to be treated like trash. No no no no - every single son(beep) in here is gonna show me the respect that i deserve. My name is Stone Cold Steve Austin... so I want everybody to just go ahead and stand up, and show me the respect that I deserve! Get off your asses! This is what greatness looks like. This is what the World Wrestling Federation champion looks like (where's my damn belt) - do you people understand? Do you understand that there is not a man back there that can stop Stone Cold Steve Austin?!" The Y2J countdown starts at this point - hmmmmm. CHRIS MONDAY JERICHO dares to interrupt the champ? "I said my name is Stone Cold Steve Austin..." "Oh, so what you're saying is YOUR name is Stone Cold Steve Austin. Well Stone Cold, MY name is Chris Jericho. And on behalf of EVERY single Jerichoholic in this arena...I would like to ask you, no, I would like to beg you, would you PLEASE SHUT THE HELL UP. You know ever since WrestleMania, the eternal question has beene WHY. Why'd ya do it, Stone Cold? Why'd ya sell your soul to Vince McMahon?" Austin taps the belt on his shoulder. "But after all the theories and all the questions, hell after two months of speculation, to be honest with ya I really don't give a DAMN why you did what you did. Besides I have a little theory of my own. You did it because you're nothin' more than an angry, vengeful, 100% bona-fide JACKASS! And besides, I've gotta hand it to you - in selling your mind and your soul and your body to Vince McMahon, you've achieved the impossible - you've managed to become an even bigger sl(beep)t than Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley!" Ross: "Jericho just called Stone Cold a sl(beep)t!" Heyman: "I do not believe what we're witnessing here tonight - Jericho is stepping up to the plate!" "And as far as tonight is concerned..." "Y2J!" "As far as tonight is concerned, I think it's time that the Two Man Power Trip became two time losers when Chris Benoit & Y2J beat you for your tag team championship titles! Because, after tonight, junior, neither you nor Triple H will EVER" "EVER!" "ever be the same agayne." Jericho hits the ring - Austin gets first licks, but as Jericho turns it around, THE NEW MAN runs out to make it two on one - CHRIS BENOIT sprints out shortly thereafter, takes out BOTH men, and FOUR REFS hold back Austin and Triple H - but not before Triple H hits the apron one more time so Jericho can get in a shot. Play Benoit's music 'cause IT'S ON - the tag team title match WILL take place tonight!

By the way, over the course of the past few weeks Austin has established himself as the GREATEST HEEL EVER (for those with short memory spans, anyway). He could write a BOOK on being a heel. He needs to keep the belt until....say, WrestleMania 20. Yep. (A few months from now, we can wonder what the hell I was thinking when I said this)

SUMMERSLAM! SUMMERSLAM! SUMMERSLAM comes to the Compaq Center 19 August! Tix go on sale SATURDAY at 10am!

And now, the RC Cola Rewind! From Judgment Day, Rhyno goes Big Show...then goes a garbage can into Big Show...and keeps the hardcore title.

Austin complains to Vince about Jericho (getting a "son of a bitch" past the censor) while Triple H complains about Benoit. Vince: "Steve, everybody knows your name."

Meanwhile, Kurt Angle arrives at the arena, proudly displaying his medals to everyone he walks by. "Good to see you, Bob." "My name is John." "Whatever - God bless America! Wooo!" Now, I don't want to alarm you, but while this was playing...I could have SWORN that some of these very WWF workers were within eyeshot, within the arena *while this segment was airing.* How - HOW CAN THEY BE IN TWO PLACES AT THE SAME TIME?????

WWF HARDCORE CHAMPIONSHIP: WELL IT'S THE BIG SHOW (with wwf.com logo) v. RHYNO THE MAN BEAST - Without Test, will the outcome be different? Rhyno tossing stuff in the ring, so Show goes outside to pound on him - Rhyno fires back, kicks, but Show pulls him into a short clothesline on the floor. Well it's a big right. Up the ramp we go - well it's a big forearm in the back. Well it's a big suplex on the ramp. Rhyno swings and misses - well it's a big right and Rhyno goes back down. Right by Rhyno - Show rams him hard into the barricade. Another loud run into the barricade. Well it's a big chest slap. "I'm gonna tear your damn head off!" Rhyno steps aside and Show hits the post. Rhyno has a sign - WHACK! WHACK! WHACK! Rhyno rams Show's right arm into the barricade - again - kick, kick. Rhyno going under for MORE weaponry. Hey, you have to actually GET in the ring to use that stuff, Rhyno. Back over to Show on the floor - well it's a big kick. Well it's a big forearm. Show shakes his right arm to let us know it hurts. Rhyno manages to swing ANOTHER sign as Show comes in - three more WHACKs - kick in the head, overhand right, right, got ANOTHER sign - WHACK! Right arm wrapped around the rope - Show screams for our benefit. Pounding on the shoulder. Right, right, right. Show shoves him away - Rhyno comes back with another right. Right. Show manages a headbutt. Well it's a big headbutt. Show is going to fight through the pain and try for the chokeslam - oops, no, he's not as Rhyno pounds on the elbow until Show has to let go. Garbage can lid to the head - again - third time - on one knee. Two more lid shots. Show on two knees. Rhyno setting up for the gore - but Show puts a chair in the way. Rhyno picks up a can and tosses it - "here, catch this" - Show's all "wait, I remember what happened last night," and throws it back - Rhyno catches it, and Show kicks the can (literally). ahhhhhhhTHECHOKESLAAAAAM on the can - well his arm couldn't have hurt THAT much - 1, 2, 3. Ladies and gentlemen, we have a new hardcore champion. (4:58) Show goes back to holding his arm - well, he's TRYING to sell, I guess. Here's some replays. Ross: "Could this be an omen of things to come?"

"WWF Tough Enough" ad - oh man, I hope Tazz is wearing XFL gear throughout this ENTIRE run so we can CONSTANTLY be reminded of its FAILURE - oops. Anyway, it's coming soon to MTV (Slogan: When you think "music television," think "wrestling reality programming")

Wow, the Rock is STILL on the cover of Rolling Stone! And Lita is STILL inside!

Angle promises to an Arena staffer that tonight, this second-class city will have something to talk about for generations to come - an Olympic celebration re-enactment. It actually gives him chills!

Meanwhile, the APA play cards - Terri knocks at their door and asks why they aren't warming up for their match with Perry & Dean. Faarooq curls some beers. Terri grabs a beer - it's hot in here. "So go to Alaska, leave our beer!" Terri - oh - pours the beer on her top. Faarooq: "Well don't just sit there, get the woman a colder beer!" Bradshaw: "And here's some ice!" This is all a ruse, though, as the Radicalz surprise them (and the cameraman that WAS hiding behind the scenery they just knocked over) and punk 'em out. "We'll see you guys in the ring!"

Meanwhile, Austin enters his dressing room...only to find his wife isn't there.

Meanwhile, Spike and Molly - gosh - sit close to each other and grin. Molly apologises for her cousins costing his brothers the Tag Team Turmoil match last night - she had nothing to do with it. "I know...I know, I don't want you to feel bad, I know you didn't have anything to do with this. The Dudleyz, the Hollys, they're fighters, they're gonna fight, there's nothing you can do. But I just wanted to let you know...I got you a little good luck present for the match tonight." He produces a pair of taped up frames for Molly. "Wear 'em with pride." Molly puts 'em on and grins some more. Awwwwwwwwwwwwww.

APA (wwfapa.com) (with Let Us Take You Back to Moments Ago) v. R2DICALZ (with Nipples) - This may be the *only* time I don't mind a replay of something I've just seen, by the way. At least if they're gonna be called A.P.A. from now on, we won't have to hear Lilian Garcia call them the "Accolades" anymore. Terri's in a silk robe, as Sam Malone said when he first met Rebecca Howe, "abooeah." Saturn removes the feathers and hat at the top of the stage, which can only mean it's a Pier Four on the floor to start. Malenko and Faarooq hit the ring for the bell - rights by Faarooq, into the corner, Malenko up and over, waistlock, back elbow out by Faarooq, Bradshaw joins him in a double neckbreaker. Cover - Saturn breaks it up - Bradshaw kicks him and clotheslines him out. Malenko into the ropes, double shoulderblock. Bradshaw with a British Bulldog half hour suplex - for 2. In the corner, knee in the chest, right, right, right, right, right. Into the opposite corner - but Malenko gets the boot up - off the second rope...Bradshaw catches him. Before he can hit the fallaway slam, though, Saturn is in with a superkick that puts Bradshaw down. 1, 2, shoulder up. Malenko stomps, tag to Saturn. Doubleteam while referee "Blind" Jack Doan keeps his back to the action...and Faarooq in his corner. Saturn with repeated knees to the head. Saturn stomps on the knee, knee to the knee, knees to the chest - wow, he's vicious. Stomp. Into the corner, going for a splash - Bradshaw catches him - Malenko in to try a superkick of his own, but Bradshaw is wise to that tactic and gets up a big boot up to stop him...then trips over Malenko, dropping Saturn on the mat. Did he roll his ankle? Tag to Faarooq, quickly. Kick, right, right, scoop...and a slam. 1, 2, Saturn kicks out. Gut-wrench, but Saturn goes behind the back, shoves Faarooq into a right hand from Malenko, bounces back into an overhead belly-to-belly suplex from Saturn (wow!). Looks like Bradshaw's okay. Tag, open kick, then straight up doubleteaming as Doan works to keep Bradshaw in the corner. Malenko with repeated stomps - now just standing on the neck - ow. Saturn with a choke from behind as Malenko eggs on Bradshaw. Malenko with an elbow to the back of the head. Into the corner is reversed...but Malenko gets an elbow up - then gets a boot up - but Malenko runs into a powerslam and both men are down. Tonight, Matt Hardy takes on X-Pac for the Euro belt! Both men tag - shoulderblock by Bradshaw, into the ropes, back elbow, into the corner, follow lariat, muscling him over with a death suplex and HELLO, Terri's on the apron. Commentators earlier speculated there's nothing on under the robe - will we find out? Free shot for Malenko - free shot by Terri! Too bad her back is to the camera so who knows what's under the robe - or not under. Bradshaw appears to be able to block it out - putting Saturn into the ropes - big boot - 1, 2, Malenko breaks it up - Malenko with two forearms - Bradshaw shoves him out. It's breaking down now - Saturn shoves out Bradshaw and turns to Faarooq - forearm in the back - but it's Faarooq with that wicked spinebuster. Bradshaw brought back in - double powerbomb time. APA talking it over - OH MAN THEY'RE GONNA DO IT AGAIN. A second powerbomb! I don't think he's getting up, Phil. 1, 2, 3. (5:36) Saturn *still* ain't movin'.

Commissioner Regal relates the virtues of the British to...some guy, until Austin shows up. "Have you seen my wife?" Regal stops short - then tells Austin that the Undertaker *is* in the building - he hopes he hasn't abducted her. Austin's facial expression indicates that perhaps he hadn't thought of this - until now.

When we come back, Angle is telling Edge & Christian that his re-enactment will, "as you crazy Canucks say, reek of awesomeness." Also, to make is more special, he'd like Christian to stand on the silver position, and Edge on the bronze. "Wait wait wait - I have an even better idea that will make it MORE special. How about...NO!" "Well why - why not? Oh, okay, I get it. If I'm standing up there alone, the spotlight will be just on me. Oh you guys are awesome - thanks. I want you guys to watch, all right? Thanks." "He's a special guy, isn't he?" "(sigh) Yup - you said it."

WWF EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP: MATT HARDY (with Jeff Hardy & Lita - and RAW is WAR is brought to you by Stacker 2, Castrol Motor Oily, and Twix!)

Backstage, Terri and Dean try to reach Perry, who is staring off into space as EMT's shine lights into his eyes. "You're welcome."

Meanwhile, Kurt Angle is WALKING! Whoa...and SMILING!

Here's a look at the former San Jose Arena - and all of it's new signage designating it the Compaq Center. By the way, to say the show was "SOLD OUT" is to be fudging a little bit - the very, very tippy top two or three rows were empty for most of the upper sections, but you'd really have to be looking to notice it.

During the break, the platform and some flags were set up in the ring, and now KING KURT ANGLE is out (with RAW credits, TV-14-DLV ratings box, and CC box) "Thank you. This is my night, people. Now I know that time is precious here in the World Wrestling Federation, so I will be brief." He's got...a scroll? "Angle sux!" "What is a hero? A hero is someone that people look up to - if not worship. A hero is someone who is clearly superior to the common man. A hero is someone people pay perfectly good money to sit in an arena or watch at home, and think... 'damn, I wish I was more like him.' And I know that you people don't have many heroes in your lives. Well, people...it's your lucky day. Because you are looking at a genuine true-life hero. To win Olympic gold is one thing, but to have your medals stolen, and soiled against human genatalia...and to win them back in a grueling two-out-of-three fall epic, well that my friends isn't special...it's damn well AWE INSPIRING. Which brings us to tonight, and tonight, to commemorate my glorious achievement... ["Angle sux!"] Oh no I don't! I'm an Olympic champion - it's true, it's DAMN true! Tonight, I will recreate my Olympic winning victory ceremony. And I would hope that you people would have as much respect as the good citizens of Atlanta had when I won these babies five years ago. So without any further ado, let the awards ceremony commence." The ABC-commissioned theme from the Olympics plays (Wow, the WWF paid to use outside music?) and Angle climbs onto the platform as the PYRO goes off - and about a hundred pounds of confetti falls. It's SO thick you can barely see Angle through it.

Back to Austin's dressing room, where Debra is drinking some coffee. Austin asks her where the heck she was - she had to go to the other side of the building to get her coffee. Austin relates what Regal said (sneaking another "son of a bitch" by the censors - but it's after 10, this time, so maybe he went home). "I'm glad to see everything's okay." That's the cue - Undertaker pops into the picture and makes Debra cry out. "HEY WOMAN! You scared? Well you damn sure should be. Hey Steve!" Austin freezes as Taker goes chest to chest with him. "It ain't over, son. It ain't over between me and you. It ain't over 'til *I* say it's over. You see, you made this thing personal - it ain't about the WWF anymore, all right? This thing's personal. You hear what I'm telling you? It's like I told you before - you mess with my family, and I hurt you. And last night I hurt you. I beat your ass, and deep down inside, you know it. But listen to what I'm telling you now - if you ever decide to bring my family into this again (sniff, look to Debra)....I'm gonna show you what it's like to step on somebody's family. You got a problem with that?" Austin makes some sort of noise. "That's what I thought." Taker leaves, and Austin comes back to life. "You see what I'm talking about? Him busting in on you like this - you know what? You know why I didn't whip his ass? Because you were right there, and I ain't gonna put my wife in jeopardy. That's why I didn't whip his ass! And you know what? Come to think of it, I just couldn't whip his ass 'cause you were here, and it never woulda happened had you been here! The Undertaker's gone, I'm concerned about you, I damn near beat that man's ass! I didn't want to put you in jeopardy." HA HA HA AUSTIN RULES, HE'S SUCH A COWARD

A heroic effort was put forth by those with leaf blowers and brooms to clear the ringside area of confetti

SummerSlam ad #2 - you think they want to sell it out in a day?

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Two cops escort Shane out of the building - but I thought he owned 25% of the company?

TONIGHT: Triple H & Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Chris Jericho & Chris Benoit - and the tag team titles are ON THE LINE!

THOSE DAMN DUDLEYZ (with Spike Damn Dudley - and Let Us Take You Back to Judgment Day) v. CRASH HAS NO LAST NAME & KOOL MOE DEE (with Molly Holly) - You know, I said it last night on my ezboard (as featured in Online Onslaught!) - that Tag Team Turmoil match, from top to bottom, was entertaining AND WELL-BOOKED. Hopefully the few of you who didn't believe me now have the benefit of hindsight after seeing that three matches tonight are direct effects of that single match last night - Radicalz/APA, this one, and the main event. Plus, it went half an hour and that's a good thing, too. Let's get to THIS match: Pier Four Brawl to start - Bubba Ray (guess they're gonna spell it THIS way now) on Crash and D-Von on Hardcore Holly. Bubba Ray sees Hardcore getting the better of D-Von and leaves Crash to help him out. Hardcore tossed. Crash into the ropes, tilt-a-whirl slam by Bubba Ray, legdrop by D-Von, Ross calls Crash "Spike" but corrects himself. Head to the buckle, big slap, head to the buckle, tag. D-Von with an open-handed slap as the crowd asks for tables. Arm wringer by D-Von - Crash to the eyes, front face to the corner, tag - open kick for Hardcore, kick, kick, into the ropes, D-Von reverses and hits the jumpin' back elbow. Molly and Spike are trading frames on the outside, so D-Von walks over to ask what's up - Hardcore sneaks in his Best Crotchkick in the Business while he's occupied. Right hand, Hardcore gets to stompin' - and there's one between the legs.

Backstage, Vince apologises on behalf of his family - he's had Shane thrown out of the building, but he still apologises. Angle says he hopes Vince isn't mad at him for putting Shane in the anklelock. "Quite frankly, I am - because you had the anklelock on Shane...why didn't you go ahead and break his angle? Why didn't you do that - and the next time you have that opportunity, I wanna hear that snap, crackle, pop. And you know what, since you've got your gold back, tonight I wanna give you the opportunity - I want to reward you - I want to give you the opportunity for more gold. Tonight, you've got an opportunity to win the intercontinental championship." "Thank you, Mr. McMahon, thank you very much." "Against Kane!" It just strikes Angle that he's facing Kane. "Thank you....I think."

This Sunday on Superstars, you can feel the awesome power of the WWF Racing team - just like Triple H and Stephanie did!

Backstage, the Dudleyz lick their wounds. "I can't BELIEVE Molly Holly!" "D-Von, she didn't mean to!" "What do you mean she didn't mean to? I saw it with my own eyes, Spike!" "It was an accident." "An accident?" Spike, lemme tell you something, okay? Me and Bubba have been here a lot longer than you - we know who to trust and who not to trust - and the Hollys are somebody you just don't trust!" "You've got it wrong - it didn't go down like that!" "Listen to me - who you gonna believe - THEM or..." Bubba Ray stops them. "You know what has to happen now." "Bubba, please - no, don't do this. You don't have to do this." "That bitch is going through a table."

Meanwhile, Matt holds his shoulder while Jeff & Lita watch. Eddie Guerrero comes in and tells him he did such a good job defending his title tonight, why doesn't he stay back while he and Jeff take on Edge & Christian. Matt asks Jeff if he's cool with that. "Come on! I don't believe this, man, what I've gotta prove myself again to you guys?!" Jeff tells him to chill out, it's cool. "You know, I'll always be there for you guys. You can join us too, Lita." 2Xtreme does the Wonder Twins hand touch - Eddie goes to join them but they break before he gets there. Ha!

Meanwhile, Jericho and Benoit look to be discussing strategy, but we can't hear 'em.

Your hosts are LARRY KING & PAUL HEYMAN.

TONIGHT: It's a tag team title match!

Meanwhile, Helmsley asks Austin to remember this word on their belts - "team." "I know last night we had a little mishap - I notice you still have both of your titles, and I don't have the intercontinental title...because of you. Because of your mistake. Now, you still have your WWF Championship...because of me. Because I don't make mistakes. Remember that tonight." "My name is Stone Cold Steve Austin, I don't think I deserve to be talked to like that. Especially before an important match like this." "You don't deserve it?" "No." "Then prove it."

Inside, Steven Richards has a major announcement regarding the Right to Censor. "That's right, Mr. Ross. I have an announcement that will change the face of World Wrestling Federation history! And my announcement is so important, that it needs to be said right here--" Heyman: "STOP! Stop! Steven! We don't GIVE a damn what the hell you have to say! Just shut up! Take a walk, tell everybody there in Times Square See ya later! What a jerk - I hate censorship!"

EDDIE GUERRERO & JEFF HARDY (with Lita - and Earlier Tonight) v. EDGE & CHRISTIAN - (scores count: two on the replay) Don't forget - two big matches to come after this one! Edge and Guerrero start - kick by Guerrero, right, right, into the ropes, Edge up and over, leg lariat by Guerrero, outside for the trademark senton, tag to Hardy, open kick. Right, right, kick, into the ropes, reversed, clothesline ducked by Hardy, dropkick - going to slingshot out but Edge slides in - Hardy stops and lands on the apron. "Iblockyourpunchyoudon'tblockmine" by Hardy - Christian over to pull him off the apron to the floor. Into the barricade, rolled back in for Edge to stomp on him. Backbreaker across the knee - 1, no. Tag to Christian. Edge holds him for Christian to stomp on. Into the ropes, big powerslam. 1, 2, Hardy gets the shoulder up. Christian pulls him away from his corner - right hand in the back. Another overhand right. Shoulder to the turnbuckle - Christian with rights to the small of the back - Guerrero tries to come in, but all he does is draw away referee "Blind" Mike Chioda - allowing Edge to sneak in some illegal action. There's a tag. Knee between the shoulderblades and Edge works the chinlock. Lita starts to fire up the crowd - here comes Jeff - right - kick by Edge - Hardy counters the suplex attempt and hits his sitout jawbreaker. Guerrero wants the tag - he'll GET it! Christian from the other side - Guerrero duck, right, right, Edge gets a kick, put in the ropes but it's reversed, Guerrero with a 'rana! Christian right, right, HARDY over - Guerrero and Hardy with synchronised punches - into the opposite corner, Guerrero with the follow clothesline - then dropping down and convincing Jeff to hit Poetry in Motion off HIS back! (Ross: "Twist - err, Poetry in Motion!") Guerrero looks for a handshake - they hit five, then Guerrero spies Edge coming in and shoves Jeff out of the way to take the bullet...or spear, if you will. Hardy over with a right for Edge, right, right, right, right, Chioda pulls him off - meanwhile, Guerrero put up top by Christian - Edge is over - are they going for the stack superplex? Lita trips up Edge, though, and crotches him on the post - above them, Guerrero punches, hits a super Sunset flip (!) and covers Christian for the 1, 2, 3! (4:18) Yeah, well call it an upset if you like but they had to CHEAT to get the win - here's your replays and WOW that Sunset flip looked painful.

Kane pshychs himself up, grabs his belt and gets ready to rumble

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Hey, look, it's the Greyhound Overdrive of the Week - from Judgment Day, here's some stills of how Kane took the title - mostly due to an errant chairshot from Austin to Triple H, as the story goes...

WWF INTERKANETINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP: KANE v. KING KURT ANGLE - they may have been doing this before and I just hadn't noticed 'til tonight, but a lot of entrances now also use those screens to either side of the EntertainmentTron - Kane's, for instance, uses fire, while Angle's has the stars and stripes. Benoit, Jericho, Triple H and Austin also had this treatment, and I'll bet when we see Undertaker's entrance next he'll also have something on those screens instead of the RAW is WAR loop. Perhaps it's a new way of play "spot that main event push?" Right by Angle is blocked, right by Kane, right, right, right, right, back elbow, right, into the opposite corner, clothesline, scooped up on the shoulder, powerslam. Angle ducks the choke, kick, wrenches the bad arm - kick by Kane, back elbow. Angle grabs the bad arm and hits - WOW, it's a wakigatame! Kane locks his knuckles, Angle tells him to let go so he does, Angle drops down - JUJIGATAME! And now, my friends, you know the difference. ("What? That doesn't help me AT ALL!") Okay, let's rewind and try it again. Angle grabs the bad arm and hits - WOW, it's a Fujiwara armbar! Kane locks his knuckles, we'll skip the spot calling this time, Angle drops down and wraps his legs around his head, to a short arm scissors! That's it. Now you know. Kane again tries to lock his knuckles to relieve the pressure on his casted arm - Kane manages to roll over and get Angle's leg off his head - right,

Backstage, it's knuckle up time for Benoit and Jericho. "Well Chris, tonight's the night. Let's not forget where we came from and what we sacrificed to get here? Remember being down in the dungeon with Stu? Just how bad we wanted it - how bad we wanted to make a name for ourselves in this business? All the time we spent in Japan, in Mexico, in Europe, all the CRAP we put up with down south? It's all boiled down to tonight. Tonight is our night. Let's go out there and show them who we are, and why we're here, and what we're all about. You got my back?" "Yeah, you're damn right I got your back. Let's do this, Chris, this is our chance, and it's our only shot - let's make it count."

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"Foley is Good" hit #1 on the New York Times bestseller list - can an Imus appearance be far behind?

WWF TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP: MY NAME IS STONE COLD STEVE AUSTIN and THE NEW MAN (with Stephanie Can't Act - But At Least We Haven't Seen Her On This Show Until Now & "WWF: The Music [Volume 5]" CD cover - AND Combos snacks present King of the Ring - coming soon, in June!) v. CHRIS BENOIT and CHRIS MONDAY JERICHO - Can I tell you that the last main event in San Jose was Angle/Austin for the title? The WWF and San Jose: Fan-TASTIC. Well, it all comes down to this. HERE WE GO! Austin and Jericho start. Kick by Austin, right, head to the buckle, head to the buckle, head to the buckle. Kick, kick, kick,

Post-match, any plans to tease a breakup for the house crowd were quickly scuttled as the trainer and two refs immediately came down to ringside check on Triple H. Up there where I put the four stars, H apparently landed wrong on his left foot but managed to gut out the last two minutes of the match without anybody in the audience knowing he'd injured his leg. H couldn't stand on his own - with a ref under each arm and the trainer watching closely, he made his way backstage, while Austin improvised a chase with Hebner to focus the crowd's attention onto them and away from Triple H.

Kind of a downer, because it was such a GREAT match - and a good show overall, at least to me. Then again, Rick and I were the only ones to like the pay-per-view, right?

Now SHUT UP ALREADY about how you don't like the WWF. If you couldn't find ONE thing to like about this show, I ain't got TIME FOR YA. We'll see you for SmackDown!