Your Host: Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler
Live from The Phillips Arena in Atlanta, GA
Sunday Night HeAT short recap
-Nothing really but a buncha shit hype seriously! I was expecting
at least Tajiri Vs Chavo Guerrero, something. But instead we were
treated to Kurt Angle talking about how no one respects him even
if he won a gold medal in Atlanta. Anyway, Angle also stated that
the fans chanting "What?" is something idiots do. I
agree. It's also rude, idiotic, and moronic. However, it doesn't
bother Angle. Angle's habit is being a winner, not a loser like
the people of Atlanta. He talks about winning the gold medal and
numerous WWF titles and says he'll win the rumble. He wants the
fans to chant something new like "Hero." Lawler is the
only one to chant here. Angle says "Inspiration,"
"Dominant," and "Main Event At Wrestlemania."
Fans say start he "What?" chant again, Angle says they
marry there cousins in Atlanta but I disagree that's more of an
Arkansas thing. He calls them ungrateful hicks also. Kurt leaves,
Lawler defends him and says that Angle will win. My money was on
Triple H all night but we knew that was going to happen.
-Mean while 15 minutes into the PPV I still haven't gotten the
signal. Grrr. I missed the complete Dudley Vs Tazz/Spike match.
Fuck you Cox Cable, and fuck you InDemand. However, I got the
replay so I did see the match.
Opening Match
WWF Tag Team Championship
Tazz & Spike (c) Vs The Dudley Boys w/ Stacy Keibler
Dudleys make there way to the ring with the lovely Stacy. Tazz
and Spike come out with new Cypress Hill music. Not like I care
much. So many other better bands to make themes. Buncha ECW style
brawling. The Dudley boys hit the backdrop neckbreaker combo on
the outside floor on Tazz. Dudleys hit LSD with the same move
only inside the ring. Bubba and Spike start the match now. Bubba
rips off the neck brace and hits a shoulder neckbreaker. Bubba
suplexes spike and tags out. D-von hits a snapmare and then the
Hennig necksnap. Tazz meanwhile makes it back up on the ring.
Bubba gets the tag and goes for a suplex but its reversed and
Spike hits the Acid Drop. I refuse to call it the Dudley Dog. The
Dudleys double team Spike with a double team flapjack. D-von made
the tag earlier, and attempts his diving headbutt on Spike but he
avoids it. Bubba and D-von go for a double clothesline on Spike
but they hit each other. Tag into Tazz, Tazz dominates the
Dudleys complete with a T-bone tazzplex, head and arm tazzplex,
then another T-bone tazzplex, and a variation on a northern
lights tazzplex. That fucking rocked. But only gets a 2 count.
Spike hits a high crossbody on Bubba, then hits another Acid Drop
on him. Stacy goes on the ring apron and Tazz hits the
TAZZMISSION ON HER!!!! DAMN YOU TAZZ! D-von saves her. Acid Drop
attempt on D-von, D-von tosses Spike out the ring, Tazzmission on
D-von for the win. Hmm, pretty good. I was expecting an ECW brawl
that would put me to sleep. **
-Edge says he's going to burn the devil or something. Edge is
retarded, why can't he go back to the evil tortured soul Edge?
WWF Intercontinental Championship
William Regal Vs Edge (c)
Regal makes his way to the ring, so does Edge with Rob Zombie
music. Edge is going to end up on Metal as we speak now. Nick
Patrick checks Regal for the brass knuckles and gets busted. Edge
clotheslines the hell out of Regal, hits a back body drop then
stomps on Regal like crazy. Edge slams Regal's face right into
the mat. Regal then hits a knee to Edge's head. Uppercut by Regal
reversed into a Backslide by Edge. Regal locks on some sort of
chinlock. Edge hits a leg lariat to the back of the head. Regal
hits this sweet ass German suplex variation. Only gets a 2. Regal
then hits a knee to the face again only getting a 2. Regal hits
double underhook, Edge counters with a strange pin move like of
like "Muken" in WWF No Mercy for N64. Regal holds on
and hits a double underhook powerbomb. Regal clotheslines Edge
out the ring. Regal goes for the tiger driver off the ring apron
but Edge counters and DDTs him onto it. That was fucking sick.
Only gets a 2 count after Regal puts his foot on the rope. Both
men hit heads as the run towards each other. That sounded
painful. Forearms by Edge then a shoulder block. Edge hits a
vertical suplex only getting a 2. Regal hits that German waist
lock suplex like move once again. Edge rolls on Regal and gets a
2. Edge goes for The Edgecution but its countered to the Regal
Stretch. Edge makes it to the ropes and hits a sloppy ass version
of the Regal Stretch. Regal then makes it to the ropes. Dropkick
to the back and school boy by Edge only gets a 2. Edge goes up to
the top and hits a spinning wheel kick. Edge spears both Nick
Patrick and Regal. Regal grabs the BRASS KNUCKS~! Regal hits his
devastating punch on Edge and pins for the IC title. Clash of
styles all over. Not like it was bad or anything but the lack of
build up killed it for me. **
-Regal talks about the power of the punch being a gift from God.
That was great.
WWF "Why see Tajiri Vs Kidman for the Cruiserweight
title?" Woman's Championship
Special Ref: Jacqueline
Jazz Vs Trish Stratus (c)
Jazz hails from New Orleans? I never knew that. Jazz comes out
with absolutely no reaction. Trish comes out with a huge pop.
Lawler bugs the crap out of me with his hormones. Jazz pounds the
hell on Trish. Punches by Jazz on Trish, Irish whip then a back
body drop by Jazz. Jazz hits a splash on Trish. Trish fights back
with some punches then hits a sunset flip and a bunch of counters
take place. Pretty impressive for a WWF Woman's match. Jazz kicks
out the final pin and clotheslines Trish. Jazz hits a leg drop
only for a 2. Jazz punches Trish right in the face. Jazz goes
after the arm a bit. Jazz and Jacky get in a disagreement. Trish
attempts a school girl, Jazz counters and pins only to get a
really slow 2 count. Jazz counters a front face lock and hits an
arm wringer. Trish hits her springboard bulldog only to get a 2.
Jazz hits a kick to the midsection and then a DDT for a 2.
Clothesline in the corner by Jazz. Jazz runs towards the corner
again but Trish counters with a little boot and hits her bulldog
for the 3. All right WWF woman's match. Say *3/4?
-Meanwhile, Reid "I beat Bischoff's ass" Flair and
Megan Flair and Ric Flair all show up in the arena earlier in the
day. Clips of the Flair/McMahon saga. Flair is the man.
Street Fight
Ric Flair Vs Vince McMahon
Flair comes out in his Speedo and blue robe. I was praying during
the entire intro that Flair was wearing a shirt like he did with
his last WCW Nitro match with Sting. But unfortunately that
didn't happen, however Flair was in better shape even if he still
had saggy man breast. McMahon is huge. Veins popping out are
sick. Strange that Vince and Flair are both former WWF World
Champions and have both been Royal Rumble winners. Huge stare
down starts it. They circle around each other, Vince shoves
Flair. Flair over sells like crazy. McMahon posses like he was
Hogan. Vince nails a headlock. Flair throws him off and Vince
hits a shoulder block. Another Hogan like pose then McMahon
struts. Flair starts stomping on McMahon in the corner. McMahon
tosses flair in the corner and hits a shoulder block then knocks
Flair down with a reverse elbow. McMahon then starts chopping
flair. Flair gets pissed and chops the hell out of McMahon. Flair
struts, McMahon does the Flair Eye poke on flair. Flair falls
face first and I mark out like a bitch. Vince then hits the
shoulder thrust. Vince whips Flair into the corner, Flair screws
up the Flair flip. Both are outside the ring. Vince grabs a sign
and levels Flair with it. Flair is busted open. Vince throws
flair into the barricades. Vince gets a trash can and beats Flair
with it. Gr., I hate how Vince enjoys putting himself over like
this. McMahon punches the hell out of Flair's head. Amazingly,
Flair's a trooper. Flair gets tossed into the steel ring steps
and basically tries to Flair flip them. Vince being the heel he
is takes Flair's kids camera and takes a picture of Flair.
McMahon and Flair go back in the ring. Vince works Flair's knee
like crazy. Wow, this match is going no where. Vince continues to
kill Flair's leg. Vince locks on the Figure Four Leg Lock.
McMahon gets a couple of 2 counts with it. Flair counters the
figure four. McMahon bails out the ring and grabs the led pipe.
Flair low blows Vince. Flair chops the hell out of Vince. He
delivers a punch and Vince falls down. More chop by Flair and he
continues to beat the hell out of McMahon. Flair takes apart the
Spanish announce table and hits Vince with the TV monitor. Flair
looks at himself on TV. Flair hits more chops and the fans are
going wild. Flair hits his nuggy punch combo to the head. Vince
goes back into the ring. McMahon starts to beg off. Flair pulls
him back outside. Flair bites McMahon in the head in front of his
children and his kids take pictures! They return to the ring and
McMahon begs off. More nuggy punches by Flair. Whoooo. Kick to
the nuts by Flair on McMahon. Flair hits McMahon with the led
pipe and locks on the figure four for the win. Wait a damn
minute, that move worked? McMahon TAPS TO THE FIGURE FOUR! A bit
disappointing but a fun match nonetheless. I wish most of the
offense wasn't done by Vince but it was more of a back and forth
thing. ***
-Nick Patrick is interviewed only to be interrupted by Stephanie.
I remember why I hate her now. She's a McMahon. What use does she
have for being on my TV? Austin creeps behind Austin says
"What?" a lot and Stephanie runs away. Heh.
WWF Undisputed Championship
The Rock Vs Chris Jericho (c)
Rock makes his way to the ring. Jericho, my role model, my icon,
my savior and Paragon of virtue makes his way to the ring with
both titles in his arms. Jericho isn't the transitional champion,
that's Spike and Tazz. Last year, Jericho won the IC title in a
ladder match at the Rumble. In an event I was at. Jericho mocks
Rock with the just bring it thing. Rock hits a clothesline then
Samoan drop. Jericho gets Irish whipped and Jericho bails out the
ring. Rock starts chasing Jericho around the ring. Both return to
the ring Rock hits a GORE and then punches the hell out of
Jericho. Jericho hits his flying forearm Rock slams Jericho head
into the mat. Jericho hotshots the Rock right into the ropes.
Jericho stomps on the Rock then chops him. Jericho sucks chant
starts. Jericho nails Rock with a spinning wheel kick then a
suplex. Jericho removes the turnbuckle padding. Rock uses his
millions of punches. Walls of Jericho attempt by Y2J but Rock
tosses him off. Jericho goes to the top and hits Rock with a
missile dropkick but only gets a 2. Jericho hits a chinlock.
Jericho keeps it on for a while Rock magically pops up and gets
his energy back. He escapes the hold. Rock punches Jericho a lot
again. Jericho goes back to the top rope, Rock hits the ropes and
Jericho falls. Rock slaps Jericho's chest while perched on the
turnbuckle. Rock hits a superplex on Jericho. Rock and Jericho
having a punching competition. Rock hits his belly to belly
"throw" it sure wasn't a suplex. Jericho hits a bulldog
then Lionsault and then another one! Rock magically kicks out.
Jericho goes up top and jumps, Rock catches him and locks on his
sloppy sharpshooter. Christian and Lance Storm the ring. Storm
distracts the ref Christian goes for a belt shot. Rock takes out
both Storm and Christian. Rock Bottom on The Rock by Jericho only
gets a 2. Jericho hits a senton, then attempts The People's Elbow
but Rocky pops up like a luchadore. He hurls Jericho out the
ring. He smashes Y2J's face on the steps. Rock becomes the second
person tonight to break apart the announce tables. Jericho
hotshots Rock onto the Spanish announce table. They go on the
announce table. Jericho tries to hit the Rock Bottom but its
countered into the Rock Bottom with the Rock leaping from the
Spanish table to JR's table and the rings table. That was awesome
looking. What's even funnier is to see Howard Finkle running away
like a little bastard. Meanwhile, Rock tosses Jericho back into
the ring and he gets a 2. Rock attempts the Rock Bottom but is
countered into the Walls Of Jericho, which ends up becoming a
Boston crab. Rock hits the ropes. Jericho goes for the WOJ again
but countered with a small package. Rocky hits Jericho's flying
forearm on the ref. Jericho uses a belt shot as the ref's down.
Nick Patrick comes out! YAY! Rock kicks out somehow. Patrick and
Jericho argue a bit. Rock hits a DDT. Patrick refuses to count.
That's why I love him. Rock Bottom on Patrick. Spinebuster,
People's Elbow you know the drill. But the ref is down so he
doesn't win. Rock wakes up Earl, Jericho hits a low blow and rams
the Rock's head to the exposed turnbuckle and pins the Rock with
his feet in the ropes for leverage. **** good match.
-Shawn Micheals at WWF New York enjoyed the Flair/McMahon match
and says his picks are Undertaker and Austin because they are
from Texas. If you want to go by that logic so is Bradshaw.
Royal Rumble Match
Rikishi (1) and Goldust (2) start. Goldust goes for a sunset flip
but doesn't work. Goldust punches Rikishi. Rikishi tosses him out
the ring, but his feet don't touch the floor. Brawling
between Goldust and Rikishi. Backdrop over the ropes, Goldust
grabs the ropes. Goldust basically stands on the apron and gets
back in the ring. Bossman (3) comes out. Goldust is perched on
the top turnbuckle. Rikishi tries eliminating Bossman. Bossman
takes Rikishi down with a clothesline. Goldust and Bossman double
team Rikishi. Both men try to be Rikishi out of the ring.
Goldust nails the Bossman. Bradshaw (4) runs to the ring.
Bradshaw bunches the hell out of everyone and hits a back
elbow on Bossman. Bradshaw hits a running shoulder block on
Goldust. Rikishi hits a running hip attack on Bossman then the
Stink face. Bradshaw tries eliminating Goldust.
Rikishi superkicked Bossman over the top rope. Samoan
drop on Bradshaw by Rikishi. Goldust pummels on Bradshaw in
the corner and Bradshaw counters with a Powerbomb. Lance Storm
(5) runs down to the ring and takes out Goldust with a
clothesline. Goldust slingshots Storm onto the top turnbuckle.
Rikishi tries to element Bradshaw. Storm tries getting rid of
Goldust. Rikishi goes to help Storm but nothing happens. Al Snow
(6) makes his way to the ring. Al starts brawling with
Rikishi. Bradshaw clotheslines from Hells Storm. Al Snow
tries to eliminate Rikishi. Goldust attempts to eliminate Al
Snow. Snow gets back in and clotheslines snow. Rikishi tries
tossing Storm over. Bradshaw gets punched by Al Snow. Billy
(7) comes in and punches Bradshaw. Bradshaw hits him with a big
boot. Goldust tries eliminating Rikishi. Snow and Storm fight on
the ring apron trying to eliminate each other. Storm gets
eliminated via a superkick. Rikishi tries getting rid of Al
Snow. Bradshaw is pushed over the top by Billy. The
Undertaker (8) rides down to the ring. He looks angry. All 3 guys
in the ring work on Goldust. Chokeslam on Billy. Undertaker
cleans house. Undertaker chokeslams Goldust over the top
rope. Taker tosses Al Snow over to top rope and clotheslines
Rikishi over the rope and hurls Billy out the ring. Matt Hardy
(9) with Lita runs down. Taker gets punched. Taker goes for a
chokeslam. Lita comes in and tries a hurricanrana. Lita low
blows Taker. Matt hits a swinging neckbreaker. They continue to
stomp on Undertaker. Matt tries eliminating UT. Matt starts
punching UT like crazy. Matt attempts to eliminate UT. UT
starts making a come back. Jeff Hardy (10) comes to the ring as
Matt's being suplexed. The Hardy Boys and Lita all stomp the hell
out of the Undertaker. Matt and Jeff hug. Undertaker clotheslines
Matt and Jeff. Jeff and Matt hit the Swanton Bomb/Twist of
Fate combo on Undertaker. Both try to toss Undertaker over.
Poetry in Motion attempt allows Taker to eliminate Jeff. UT hits
the Last Ride on Matt Hardy. Matt is flung over the top rope.
Maven (11) runs down and receives a big boot. Lita distracts UT,
the Hardys jump Undertaker and stomp on him. Maven dropkicks
Undertaker over the top rope!! Undertaker stands outside the ring
looking pissed. Undertaker returns back to the ring and looks at
Maven. Undertaker continues to punch Maven like crazy and tosses
him threw the ropes. UT throws Maven's head into the barricade.
UT hits Maven's head right with the steel chair. Scotty 2 Hotty
(12) dances down the run way and Undertaker levels him after
throwing Maven back into the ring. UT returns to the ring and
toss Maven over the top rope. UT continues to beat the holy hell
out of Maven in the crowd with Maven getting a few shots in here
and there. They end up in the food concession area as Christian
(13) makes his way to the ring. Undertaker throws Maven's head
threw the popcorn machine. Undertaker decieds "I'm
hungry" and eats some popcorn. Christian sits in the
turnbuckle ALA Eddy Guerrero waiting for Scotty to get in the
ring. Scotty arrives and the two trade punches. Christian hits
his falling reverse DDT, and gets punches to the head.
Christian stomps on Scotty's face. DDP (14) makes his way
to the ring. DDP punches Christian then hits a spinning
clothesline. Christian takes down DDP. Christian chokes DDP with
the ropes. DDP hits the Diamond Cutter on Christian. Scotty
superkicks DDP. Scotty then hits the most overrated move in all
of professional wrestling The Worm. DDP then tosses Scotty over
the top rope. Chuck (15), who beat Booker T for the WCW title
once even if its not in the record books, runs down. DDP beats
the hell out of Chuck and hits a neckbreaker. Chuck stomps on DDP
in the corner. He uses his boot to choke DDP. DDP punches on
Chuck in the corner. Christian clotheslines DDP. Christian
and Chuck double team DDP and attempt to eliminate him.
Both continue to stomp on DDP. The Godfather (16) comes out
with about a million ladies, I don't care what anyone one else
says, He should come back as Papa Shango damn it. Meanwhile we
miss the elimination of DDP because of this entire shit. He does
the normal Godfather dancing stick. Chuck turns on Christian and
attempts to eliminate him. Godfather gets in the ring as Albert
(17) comes out. Albert does the AHGGGG! Thump move on Christian.
Then jumps Chuck. Albert hits the Bicycle kick on Godfather.
Albert gets tossed over the top. Chuck and Christian attack the
Godfather. Godfather misses the Hoe train on both Christian and
Chuck. They eliminate the Godfather. Saturn comes out (18).
Saturn hits a neckbreaker on Chuck. Chuck clotheslines
Saturn. Saturn and Chuck brawl. Chuck chokes Saturn with his boot
in the corner. Saturn and Christian attempt to get rid of Chuck.
Saturn hits a Brainbuster on Chuck. Saturn tries to get rid of
Christian. Steve Austin (19) walks to the ring. Austin cleans
house on everyone. Stomps for Chuck. Austin chucks Christian out
the ring. Stunner on Saturn. Austin throws Chuck out, then
Saturn. Austin tosses Christian back in the ring hits a Stunner
and tosses him back out. He does the same for Chuck. Val
Venis (20) returns now and dances then strips, you know the deal.
Austin stomps a mud hole in Venis. Val punches Austin. Val
hits a kneedrop, and punches Austin's head. Val punches then
chops Austin. Austin Thesz press on Val. Test (21) runs to the
ring. Test attacks Austin and hits the Kevin Nash elbows in the
corner then chokes Austin with his big boot. Val and Test double
team Austin. Val and Test hit a double back elbow. Austin
brawls back. Austin clotheslines Val over the ropes. Austin
then tosses Test over the top. Triple H (22) returns. Triple H
and Austin have a staring contest in the ring. Triple H's intro
killed 2 minutes so the next guy comes out. Oh wait, Triple
H and Austin did brawl a bit. Hurricane (23) flew to the ring and
attempts a double chokeslam on Austin and Triple H. Austin and
Triple H both tosses Hurricane out and continue to brawl.
Austin hits some chops, then HHH does. HHH clotheslines
Austin. Austin hits a spinebuster on the game. Ron Simons
(24) of the APA makes his way out. Ron gets a Stunner and is
tossed out the ring. Triple H stomps on Austin the corner a
bit. HHH tries to toss Austin over but that won't work. Austin
punches the Game a bit more and attempts to toss him over. Mr.
Perfect (25) comes out w/ towel and everything. Perfect starts
taking out Austin and HHH. Hennig chops Austin a bit and tries to
toss him over. Perfect hits a back elbow on HHH. HHH and Austin
then attempt to get rid of Perfect but in the middle of it
Perfect spits out his gum and slaps it mid air. That was great.
Angle (26) makes his way out and charges the ring. Hennig and
Austin brawl while Triple H and Angle do. Triple H and
Hennig chop both Austin and Angle. Hennig attempts to eliminate
Austin. Angle hits a suplex on Triple H. Angle stomps on
Triple H. Angle tries tossing The Game over the ropes. Austin
saves Triple H. Angle hits a belly to belly on Angle. Big
Show (27) waddles down to the ring. Show headbutts Angle and
Chokeslams Hennig. Triple H and Austin double team Show. Show
clotheslines them both. Angle goes for a German suplex but Show
shrugs him off. Triple H receives a big boot from Show. Show
clotheslines Austin. Headbutt by Show on Angle. Chokeslam on
Triple H by Show. Kane (28) makes his way to the ring. Kane and
Show trade punches. Show big boots Kane. Both men go for
their chokeslams. Kane kicks show in the nuts. Kane body slams
show over the top rope. Austin hits a stunner on Kane then Angle
tosses Kane over the top rope. Rob Van Dam (29) runs down to the
ring. RVD runs to the ring and connects with a ***** frog splash
on Angle. RVD takes out Hennig with some sort of kick. RVD nails
Rolling Thunder on Austin. Triple H hits the Pedigree on RVD.
Hennig and Angle trade punches while Austin chops Triple H
in the corner. Booker T (30) becomes the last participant in the
Royal Rumble. Booker T tosses RVD out the ring and does the
Spinaroonie, after that Booker gets Stunnered and is eliminated.
Final Four:
Mr. Perfect Vs Austin Vs Angle Vs Triple H
Angle hits repeat German suplexes on Austin. Austin
counters with a low blow. Austin attempts to eliminate Hennig.
Austin becomes double teamed by Mr. Perfect and Angle. They
continue to stomp on Austin. Austin fights back.
Austin tries to get rid of Perfect but Angle from behind
shoves Austin over the top. Hennig and Angle brawl. Austin pulls
Perfect out the ring and punches on him. All return to the
ring. Hennig and Angle double team HHH. Austin returns to the
ring and hits everyone with a steel chair. Then leaves the arena.
Hennig is almost eliminated by Angle. Perfect punches Angle like
crazy and then hits the Perfectplex on Angle. HHH gets up and
knocks Perfect over the top rope. Angle and Triple H stare each
other down. Triple H hits a GORE on Angle and punches then
stomps on Angle. Triple H goes for a clothesline only to be
countered with a belly to belly. Angle goes for the
elimination but silly Angle forgets that he's never going to be
in that main event at Wrestlemania and its only a dream. Triple H
hits the knee facebuster and then hits a clothesline over the top
to win it. Overall, I liked the ending to the rumble. I wish RVD
and some of the younger guys got more time but it was pretty fun.
***
Final Note: Pretty disappointing PPV actually. I was hyped for
all week for it. It's not a horrible show but nothing really
stands out. As I stated during the Jericho/Rock match I was in
attendance for his Ladder match last year with Benoit and that's
something that I'll remember, same with Honkey Tonk Man and Haku
returning. Not like this is a horrible PPV its just average at
its best. Nothing sucked but nothing was needed to be remembered.