Val Venis brings "The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman's duffel bag full of weapons to the ring before the next match. He then says that "The Big Valbowski" figures that the remnants of Hurricane Floyd are still within the boundaries of North Carolina, because this morning, he was blown from one end of the stage to the other.
Val Venis beats "The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman. The Brooklyn Brawler is the referee for this match. After the match, Venis grabs a Kendo stick out of Blackman's duffel bag, but Blackman stops him and hits Venis in the head with the Kendo stick, knocking him out cold. Medical help comes to the ring, and Blackman confronts the female EMT. Head of WWF security Jim Dotson tells Blackman to back off, and when he doesn't, he takes him down.
Michael Cole interviews Big Show. He says The Undertaker's name is not on the roster, while his is. He has been through the learning tree, the tough love and the hard knocks. He now has a killer instinct that nobody can compare with, and he is not leaving without the WWF Championship tonight.
Lilian Garcia interviews "Sexual Chocolate" Mark Henry, who is standing between two men. When told about D'Lo Brown's shot at the WWF European Championship, Henry says "Never mind that...let me tell you what I want a shot at." He whispers something into her ear, and an offended Lilian Garcia slaps him.
The WWF referees are still on strike and still outside of the arena.
Before the next match, "Sexual Chocolate" Mark Henry is accompanied by the two women he was seen with backstage. He says there will not be a European Championship match tonight, and tells the two women accompanying him to start the car. They leave the ring, and Henry says he would normally go on with the match, but he got slapped in the face and something "just popped." He says "I think I got a brainurysm or something," then says he will do this tomorrow night on Raw. D'Lo Brown shows up before Mark Henry can make it to the back.
D'Lo Brown beats "Sexual Chocolate" Mark Henry to win the WWF European Championship! "Doctor" Tom Prichard is the referee for this match.
Michael Cole interviews The Acolytes (Faarooq and Bradshaw). Bradshaw says quite a few people have said that they have met their match, but they have already sent one team from Extreme Championship Wrestling (Public Enemy - Johnny Grunge and "Flyboy" Rocco Rock), and tonight, they will destroy The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray and D-Von Dudley). Faarooq says the only way they have met their match is that both teams have a White man and a Black man in them, and once and for all, The Dudleys will learn they are no match for tem. Suddenly, Hardcore and Crash Holly are seen attacking Chaz along, as is Droz and Joey Abs. Dave Hebner gets Chaz out of the room and says to him "Nobody wants you here! Leave!" It becomes apparent that Chaz is being ostracized due to allegations of abusing Marianna.
Lilian Garcia interviews Debra and Miss Kitty. Debra says she and Jeff Jarrett had their difference, but the first time he laid a hand on her was the last time. Jarrett suddenly shows up and takes this as a threat, and tells Debra to stay out of her business before grabbing Miss Kitty and taking her to the ring.
Jeff Jarrett retains the WWF Intercontinental Championship against Chyna by reverse decision. Harvey Wippleman is the referee for this match. During the match, Mae Young and The Fabulous Moolah are seen in the front row. Later in the match, Jarrett catapults Chyna into Harvey Wippleman in the corer, and Miss Kitty hands Jarrett his guitar to use as a weapon. Suddenly, Mae Young and The Fabulous Moolah jump the barricade and attack Jarrett until he clotheslines both of them. As Jarrett continues to attack them, Debra shows up, shoves Miss Kitty to the floor and smashes the guitar into Jarrett's head as he goes for a Figure Four Leg Lock on Chyna.Chyna gets the pinfall, and Wippleman recovewrs enough to make the three-count to win the title almost. "Doctor" Tom Prichard runs in and tells Wippleman what happened, and a replay of what happened appears on the TianTron. The decision is reversed, and Chyna beats the crap out of Prichard before giving him a low blow and a Pedigree.
Officials have to help Mae Young and The Fabulous Moolah to the back before the next match. Buh Buh Ray says Charlotte, North Carolina sucks before asking D-Von Dudley if the fans are making fun of him. D-Von Dudley says The Acolytes (Faarooq and Bradshaw) may have given their souls to the dark side, but their asses belong to them.
The Acolytes (Faarooq and Bradshaw) beat The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray and D-Von Dudley) after Stevie Richard shows up impersonating an Acolyte - only with random symbols on his pants and the United Paramount Networks logo on his chest - superkicks D-Von. After the match, The Acolytes beat him up before shaking his hand and thanking him as he lies in the middle of the ring. Jimmy Korderas is the referee for this match.
Ivory attacks Luna Vachon from behind with a garbage can as she makes her way to the ring, getting their hardcore match for the WWF Women's Championship started early.
Ivory retains the WWF Women's Championship against Luna Vachon in a hardcore match. At the end of the match, Tori shows up, but Ivory grabs the metal rod out of her hands and uses it against her before getting the victory.
Lilian Garcia interviews Mae Young and The Fabulous Moolah. Moolah says Jeff Jarrett should stay out of their business, not the other way around. When Ivory runs in and says she is a real women's champion, Mae Young and Moolah beat the crap out of her, and officials have to step in to restore order.
The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dogg" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) retain the WWF Tag Team Championshisp against Edge and Christian. after The New Brood (Gangrel, Jeff Hardy, Matt Hardy) attack Road Dogg, Edge and Christian behind the referee's back. Jimmy Korderas is the referee for this match. After the match, Edge and Christian chase after The New Brood.
Lilian Garcia interviews The British Bulldog, who says The Rock is a bit too cocky and that he was the man to bring him down. Triple H tells Lilian not to worry about his relationship with The British Bulldog as he says that you get the job done any way you can. The Bulldog will do his job, and he will do his as he leaves tonight as WWF Champion.
Michael Cole interviews The Big Boss Man, who does not regret what he has done to Pepper at all as he threatens to ram his nightstick up Michael Cole's ass. He has spent his whole life with people in cages, and tonight is no different. He says that tonight will be a night that nobody will ever forget.
Lilian Garcia interviews Al Snow, who says that tonight, he will be all over The Big Boss Man's ass like a one-man crime spree in Pepper's memory.
Al Snow retains the WWF Hardcore Championship against The Big Boss Man in a Kennel From Hell Match after breaking out of Boss Man's handcuffs from the corner and pulling Head out of a sack full of weapons introduced by The Big Boss Man and using Head as a weapon. The match becomes a notorious dud in the years to come due to the Rottweilers not being the attack dogs that they are supposed to be compared to previous weeks, with one of the dogs relieving themselves on their way into the cage. Once the dogs are in, they are more interested in each other than Al Snow and The Big Boss Man. After the match, The Big Boss Man quickly gets out of the cage, and the dogs - with their handlers - go after him as he runs to the back. The Brooklyn Brawler is the referee for this match.
Michael Cole interviews Mankind, who says that if the opportunity presents himself, he will look up at the crowd as his dozens and dozens of fans chant "Rock and Sock," and he will proceed to lay the smacketh down on The Rock's candy ass.
Before the next match, Chris Jericho welcomes the fans to "Charlotte is Jericho." Not only is he here to save the World Wrestling Federation and the city of Charlotte, North Carolina, he is here to save this pay-per-view by giving the fans what they really, truly wanted to see: him. He says that if X-Pac were foolish enough to take "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock's place, that is just fine, because he will have to end his career as that is what all the Jerichoholics came to see.
X-Pac beats Chris Jericho by disqualification. "Doctor" Tom Prichard is the referee for this match. During the match, Curtis Hughes gets in the ring and punches Prichard out before doing the same to X-Pac. Prichard calls for the bell as Hughes and Jericho gang up on X-Pac. "Road Dogg" Jesse James runs out and evens the odds, and he and X-Pac fight back against Jericho and Hughes, who high-tail it out of the ring.
Triple H beats The Rock, Big Show, Mankind, Kane and The British Bulldog in a Six-Pack Challenge to win the WWF Championship for a second time. Jimmy Korderas is the referee for this match, and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin is the special guest enforcer, though Austin guests on commentary as soon as the match begins. During the match, the real referees of the World Wrestling Federation show up to watch this match from ringside, and they eventually drag Korderas out of the ring to gang up on him for crossing the picket line. Austin runs down to the aisle and fights all the other referees, then has to run into the ring to count a near-fall for The Rock as he pins Triple H as Korderas is incapacitated. Austin gets dragged out of the ring by Big Show, Bulldog hits The Rock with a steel chair, Triple H hits Bulldog with the chair, then Triple H hits The Rock with a Pedigree. Austin counts the three-count for Triple H, who takes back the WWF Championship. Triple H snatches the title from Austin and raises it up, and Austin answers by hitting him with a Stone Cold Stunner.
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