Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for May 29, 2000

Outside of the arena, "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair tells his wife Beth and son Reid to stay in the limousine as he enters the arena, but R&B Security storm the limousine and take his wife and Reid away.

Kevin Nash shows up to start tonight's show. Before Nash can say anything, Scott Steiner also shows up with Midajah and Shakira. Nash gives Scott Steiner his thanks for helping him out on Thunder, then says that eight weeks ago, Vince Russo and Eric Bischoff said that they would systematically eliminate The Millionaire's Club, and since then, The Total Package has "a destroyed face," Diamond Dallas Page's personal and professional life is being controlled by Bischoff, Hulk Hogan has a retirement match at The Great American Bash, Vampiro wants to set Sting on fire in thirteen days, and then there is him. He says things didn't come to plan when it came to him for Bischoff and Russo, and also says that Bischoff and Russo did not think that Scott Steiner would be an ally. He says he and Scott Steiner would like to get their hands around Russo's neck, and says that he has a friend in Orlando, Florida by the name of Scott Hall who is getting happier by the day and wants a piece of Russo very badly if his daily phone calls are any indication. Nash tells Russo, Bischoff and The New Blood that the reason The millionaire's Club is full of legends is because they have seen it all, they have heard it all, and most importantly, they have dealt with it all before, and they are still here because they are legend. He then proceeds to show how hard it is to kill a legend by bringing out "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair. Flair tells Russo that the current situation must have him thinking overtime, and says that what has transpired two weeks ago will not stop him. He tells David Flair to look around, as he is here and he has nobody behind him, and at The Great American Bash, David's wrestling career will come to a quiet end. He says that Russo tried to bury him, but it did not work, and when he dies, "they will bury [him] quick." He then tells Russo that someway, somehow, he will find him and drag his "skinny little New York ass" to the ring tonight and stomp it dry. Nash then tells Flair that he has a present for him. He says that Flair never lost the championship and that he does not feel right holding the championship while not being the rightful champion. He then tells Flair that until he loses it, the WCW World Heavyweight Championship is his, and he gives it to Flair. Suddenly, Jeff Jarrett shows up and asks if he is on the wrong set because all he sees is "a bunch of self-serving women." He then asks if this "patheticness" is what he, Bischoff and Russo have broken them down to, as it is them against the world and he odes not like it one bit. He then announces that as per Vince Russo, Kevin Nash will face Rick Steiner and Tank Abbott in a two-on-one handicap match, and if Scott Steiner gets within five feet of the ring, Scott Steiner and Kevin Nash will be cleaning Russo's toilets next week. Scott Steiner tells Jarrett to tell Russo that talking your way out of problems is "way overrated," and that Jarrett and Russo can come down to the ring right now, bend over and kiss his ass. Jarrett says he is the man with all the stroke here, then tells Flair that he will face him in the ring for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship tonight and take the belt back from him. Flair tells Jarrett that he doesn't have to wrestle anybody, and that he is off tonight. Suddenly, Vince Russo shows up and tells Flair that he warned him what would happen if he showed up tonight, and tells him that he will always stay one step ahead of him. He then brings out David, who brings out his own stepmom Beth and his brother Reid Flair along with R&B Security. Flair, Nash and Scott Steiner rush the ramp and take out R&B Security while Jarrett and Russo flee.

A gasoline tanker trunk is seen pulling up outside of the arena. Vampiro is seen in the driver's seat.

Backstage, David Flair, Jeff Jarrett and Vince Russo hold "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair's wife Beth and younger son Reid hostage, while Ric Flair is backstage looking for them.

It is announced that "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair has been forced to accept Jeff Jarrett's challenge for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship for later tonight.

Before the next match, Disco Inferno proposes that they have a Lumberjack match the biggest guy that The Misfits In Action have to offer. Disco ends up facing Lieutenant Loco.

Lieutenant Loco beats Disco Inferno in a lumberjack match after Major Gunns kicks Rey Mysterio Jr. in the groin. After the match, Tigress checks on Rey Mysterio Jr., then runs into the ring and attacks Major Gunns.

Backstage, Pamela interviews Vampiro. Vampiro says that only the sinners will burn in Hell and that tonight, it does not matter how, when or why, but there will be a fire and it will beon Sting's head. Suddenly, Kronik (Bryan Adams and Bryan Clarke) barge in attacking Horace, then "The Main Event" Chuck Palumbo and "The Perfect One" Shawn Stasiak show up and attack Kronik.

Miss Hancock is seen heading towards the ring backstage.

Miss Hancock shows up. She says that everyone must think she is a stick in the mud, then says that she knows how to let her hair down and have a good time before proceeding to do a striptease. She barely gets started before "Hard Knox" Chris Candido shows up. Backstage, David Flair tells Vince Russo he has to go, then Russo chews out Reid Flair for using the word "damn" in front of him. Back in the arena, Candido says there are about ten to fifteen girls including Miss Hancock who don't like or care about or know a thing about the business, and the one that did tried to make the best out a bad situation last week by making a deal with Miss Hancock. He tells Miss Hancock not to stick her nose in his spotlight next time, or else he will not be so nice. Candido proceeds to grab Miss Hancock by the hair, but David Flair gets in the ring and fights Candido. All of a sudden, "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair runs into the ring and fights David. R&B Security show up, but Ric Flair beats them up, as well. David takes the opportunity to get away and take Miss Hancock to the back. Flair manages to get out of the ring and follow David to the back.

Outside of the arena, Kimberly comes out of a white car, and announces that she will only be referred to as "Kimberly" as she is surrounded by reporters and paparazzi.

Donny Osmond and Karl Malone are seen in the crowd.

Before the next match, G.I. Bro says he has gone back to being G.I. Bro, saying that this is who he used to be before he became famous and that this is who he is now. He then says that last week, "The Perfect One" Shawn Stasiak got a beating, but didn't get enough and still wanted more, so he knocked him out with a steel chair. G.I. Bro then challenges Stasiak to a Boot Camp Match at The Great American Bash. G.I. Bro then mentions "The Career Killer" Mike Awesome trying to end his career a few weeks ago, then says Awesome tried to put him out but did not get the job done before calling him - and his ambulance - so he can put Awesome out of the game once and for all. Awesome shows up in an ambulance for the next match.

G.I. Bro beats "The Career Killer" Mike Awesome in an ambulance match. During the match, Diamond Dallas Page shows up and hits Awesome with a steel hair before he and G.I. Bro put Mike Awesome through a table at the side of the stage and toss Awesome into the ambulance to end the match.

Backstage, "The Perfect One" Shawn Stasiak and "The Main Event" Chuck Palumbo are not impressed with G.I. Bro while Miss Elizabeth sits with them. Suddenly, a knock is heard at a nearby door, and a note is passed underneath the door. When Palumbo reads the note, it says "It's 4:19. Got a minute?" Kronik (Bryan Adams and Bryan Clarke) show up and attacks Palumbo and Stasiak. Elizabeth hit Palumbo with a Lex Flexer before escaping. Meanwhile, Bischoff is backstage up with members of The New Blood.

Outside of the arena, Hulk Hogan is seen coming out of a black sports car. The Goldberg monster truck pulls up, as does a newer, sleeker black sports car. Hulk Hogan looks back and sees both cars, then heads towards the arena. When the camera is focused on the cars again, Goldberg is seen near the monster truck and the other sports car.

"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair frantically looks for his family backstage. Meanwhile, David Flair has Miss Hancock held hostage

The newest issue of Sports Illustrated For Kids - featuring wrestlers from WCW - asks if professional wrestling is a sport in this issue's cover story.

Eric Bischoff shows up with The New Blood. Bischoff says that Hulk Hogan does not have the guts to war the red and yellow anywhere, as he would rip it out right off. He says that Hogan has painted himself into a corner and that there is nothing he can do about it, and tells him that he has a parting gift for him: Horace Hogan being the special guest referee for Hulk Hogan vs. Billy Kidman, saying the blood will be on Horace's hands and not his. Suddenly, Hulk Hogan shows up and says the red and yellow will never die and that it will take more than a "piece of shit" like Bischoff to get rid of it. He says that The Great American Bash, he will not only kick Billy Kidman's ass, but he will kick Horace's ass, and then the nightmare will begin for Bischoff when he becomes WCW World Heavyweight Champion by the end of July. Bischoff says it will never happen, but Hogan charges into the ring. At the same time, Goldberg is seen heading into the arena.

We see footage from during the commercial break where Hulk Hogan fights off The New Blood.

Kevin Nash vs. Scott Steiner and Tank Abbott in a 2-on-1 handicap match ends with Goldberg getting into the ring and laying out Rick Steiner. Tank Abbott is seen heading to the back, having already retreated, and Goldberg embraces Nash in the ring before telling Tank Abbott that he has sat at home hearing him run his mouth week after week before saying things are different because he is back. He says that tonight, the slaughter begins, and escape is no option. He then tells Tank Abbott has the balls to show up next week in his backyard of Atlanta, Georgia, his ass is next.

Backstage, Goldberg leaves the arena in the black sports car.

Before the next match, Terry Funk says that Eric Bischoff has a huge surprise for him: a mystery opponent with the WCW Hardcore Championship. Funk says he can bring that opponent on, then tells Bischoff says he will go backstage and put his foot right up his butt. He then finds out that his challenger is Vampiro.

During the match, Vampiro trying to set Terry Funk on fire with his pyrotechnics before beating people up backstage in addition to Terry Funk, then takes the brawl to the tanker truck and tries to douse Funk in gasoline. Stings runs out and fights Vampiro, and as he cuts off the valve for the tanker truck hose, Vampiro grabs a blowtorch. WCW security shows up before he can set the gasoline on fire.

"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair is still looking for his family backstage. Meanwhile, Shane Douglas finds out from Vince Russo that he is in an Asylum Match with Scott Steiner tonight, much to the chagrin of Douglas, who wants no part in such a match until Russo tells him that the match is for the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship.

We see footage of Diamond Dallas Page showing up to his house only to find that everything he owns has been thrown out of his house. He also finds out that the locks have been changed, finds out that Kimberly has kicked him out of his house and that Kimberly has filed a restraining order against him forcing him to stay 500 feet after Kimberly sics two police officers on him.

Backstage, "The Career Killer" Mike Awesome talks with Kimberly about Diamond Dallas Page, trying to figure out anything he should know about facing him at The Great American Bash. Suddenly, "The Main Event" Chuck Palumbo shows up and says he cannot find Miss Elizabeth and tells Kimberly that if she calls Elizabeth out in the ring, he can find her and Kimberly can get some television time. Kimberly agrees, and asks Awesome to come along.

Kimberly, "The Main Event" Chuck Palumbo and "The Career Killer" show up. Kimberly says all of the drama and injustice going on in her life have left her none the worse for wear, then says Miss Elizabeth has gotten on her last nerve. She calls out Miss Elizabeth so they can hash it out, and she is so tired of Miss Elizabeth taking up so much of her time. Miss Elizabeth shows up and tells Kimberly that everyone is sick of her as well as Eric Bischoff and Vince Russo, and asks Kimberly what she wants. Kimberly sics Awesome and Palumbo on her to grab her, which they do, then chews her out for hitting her with a baseball bat last week, then tells her she will show her who is charge. Suddenly, Diamond Dallas Page shows up and fights Palumbo and Awesome, hitting Awesome with the Diamond Cutter. Suddenly, Eric Bischoff shows up with two police officers, who show up to arrest DDP for violating the restraining order that Kimberly filed against him. Palumbo then strikes the police officer with the Lex Flexer before doing the same to DDP. The Total Package then shows up and attacks Palumbo, then leaves with Elizabeth. Awesome then gets back in the ring and takes the boots to DDP, but Karl Malone comes out of the crowd and hits Awesome with a Diamond Cutter before helping DDP to the back.

Backstage, Pamela interviews "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, who tells Jeff Jarrett that he has his World title shot tonight, and says that when he is done with Jarrett, he will find Bischoff and take his family back.

Before the next match, Scott Steiner says he always shows up with his two favorite freaks, because it is no secret that he is a genetic freak in heat. He also says that when he comes out and flaunts it, he knows there are other freaks nationwide watching and reaming about getting up on it. He then says that after tonight's show, he will give women the chance to get erotic at his freak show, and all they have to do is separate their hips and put their ass out so he can make them pass out. He then tells Tank Abbott that he will kick his ass in the Asylum at The Great American Bash, then tells Eric Bischoff that he can put Shane Douglas in the ring so he can kick his ass, too.

Scott Steiner retains the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship against Shane Douglas in an Asylum Match.

Sting is seen heading towards the ring backstage, while Hulk Hogan watches on a monitor.

Billy Kidman beats Sting. During the match, Vampiro hits Sting with a blowtorch as Torrie Wilson distracts referee Billy Silverman while Sting has Kidman in the Scorpio Deathlock. After the match, Vampiro and Kidman gang up on Sting, but Hulk Hogan shows up and fights them off. Suddenly Eric Bischoff show up with a steel chair and nails Hogan in the back with the chair, but it has no effect. Hogan is about to hit Bischoff with his chair when The New Blood outnumber and outpower Hogan. They then light a match and put it in a garbage can that has brought out during the attack, and Hogan's shirt - which had been torn off Hogan during the attack - is placed in the can after it is set on fire. As Vampiro pulls Sting towards the flaming trash can, Kronik (Bryan Adams and Bryan Clark) show up and force Bischoff and The New Blood to retreat.

Jeff Jarrett beats "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair to win the WCW World Heavyweight Championship! During the match, Vince Russo shows up with R&B Security, who are holding Beth Flair and Reid Flair hostage. Later on in the match, David Flair tries to get involved with a Statue of Liberty figurine, but Ric takes it away from him and hits him with it. Vince Russo also strikes Ric with a baseball bat during the match prior to Jarrett locking in the Figure Four Leg Lock. Charles Robinson then replaces David Flair as the referee, but he is soon wiped out inadvertently after Jarrett kicks Flair into Robinson after Ric knows Russo off the apron. Russo then puts on Robinson's referee's shirt to replace Robinson, but as Flair puts Russo in the Figure Four Leg Lock, David Flair comes to and hands Jarrett a guitar to smash into Ric Flair's head. This allows Jeff Jarrett to get the win and win the WCW World heavyweight Championship again. After the match, The New Blood and R&B Security celebrate and taunt Ric Flair with his wife and youngest son to end the show.

Raw Deal - Raw recap for May 29, 2000

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The Undertaker shows up to start tonight's show. Before he can say anything, however, The McMahon-Helmsley Regime also shows up. Triple H says he would like to come out and be the first guy to express to The Undertaker how great it is to have "the one true American Badass" back in the World Wrestling Federation, nobody is happier than he is, as The Undertaker has been back for only a short time and did him a huge favor when he helped him retain the WWF Championship against The Rock, and while he was going to kick The Rock's ass, The Undertaker saved him the effort of having to do the job himself. He says that being the kind of man that he is, it kept him awake at night not being able to thank him for what he did, then decides to blow his own horn for him by publicly thanking The Undertaker for what he did for him and the fans. The Undertaker tells Triple H to thank him for not kicking The McMahon-Helmlsley Regime's asses, that he does nothing for anybody except himself, that then says that when gets a chance to "slap a knot" on anybody in the Regime, he will take it, and that the WWF Championship belongs to him. Triple H tells him things have changed since he left, and if The Undertaker runs his mouth in the WWF, the Regime will close it. He then tells The Undertaker that the only way he will get close to the WWF Championship is when he rams it down his throat. As The McMahon-Helmsley Regime surrounds the ring, The Rock shows up. WWF Chairman Vince McMahon says this is a real simple picture to see, which he calls "the buddy system" with The Undertaker coming to the rescue of The Rock last week followed by The Rock coming to the rescue of The Undertaker before the Regime "kicked his ass." Vince says it is obvious to him that this is a deal that The Rock scratches The Undertaker's back in return for The Undertaker scratching The Rock's back. The Rock says that what is between him and The Undertaker is more along the lines of "[WWF co-owner] Shane [McMahon] scratching his ass, Triple H kissing Vince's ass and [Vince] sniffing a monkey's ass," and when he gets a chance to get his hands on anybody in the Regime, it is a good day, and it will be an even better day when "he makes change out of that two-dollar walking slut Stephanie [McMahon-Helmsley]." The Rock says that one way or the other, he will do what it takes to become WWF Champion. Vince says he has two individuals with common enemies and common goals, and tonight, instead of Triple H defending the WWF Championship, the fans will see The Undertaker one-on-one with The Rock.

D'Lo Brown, Perry Saturn, and Terri beat The Godfather, Dean Malenko and The Kat.

Backstage, Edge and Christian has Kevin Kelly take pictures of them when Joe C - of Kid Rock's entourage - shows up and takes a photo with them. When Christian calls Joe C "Mini-Me," Joe C tries to correct them, but Edge and Christian refuse to listen.

Backstage, Edge and Christian try to show Kurt Angle the picture they took with Joe C, but Kurt Angle has the European Championship on his mind.

Before the next match, Kurt Angle says Canada is lacking two things: Olympic heroes - of which Ben Johnson does not count, leading him to strive to become "North America's Olympic Hero" - and Memorial Day, which people in America celebrate with barbecues. He says that Canadians cannot have barbecues because they would be attacked by a moose, a caribou or a Grizzly bear. He then says that the Grizzles don't beat anybody in Vancouver, Canada, much less anyone else, and tonight, he will not only be "the North American hero," but he will represent the great countries of Europe as well, leading him to going global.

Eddie Guerrero retains the WWF European Championship against Kurt Angle. During the match, the referee is inadvertently wiped out as he is dealing with Chyna, who want to get back at Angle for hitting her with a baseball slide from inside the ring, and this allows Chyna to hit Angle with a low blow as he goes for a superplex. Eddie beats Angle with a hurricanrana from the top rope and retains, despite Angle's foot being underneath the bottom rope.

Backstage, Joe C is approached by Edge and Christian, who want to pay homage to him with a five-second pose, then ask whether they should call him a midget, a dwarf, a gnome or an Ewok. Joe C tells them to go have their match in the ring and then "go fuck [themselves]."

Backstage, "Road Dogg" Jesse James notices somebody is locked behind a room. The room is dark, and when Road Doog opens the door, he is grabbed, dragged in and beaten up before tossed out of the room.

Before the next match, Edge and Christian say that while British Columbia is "not the brightest province in the country," they will spell it out by telling them that Joe C is "an overrated midget rapper." They then unveil a five-second pose that honors "overrated midget rappers worldwide" called "Kickin' It Joe C Style." They put bucket hats on their heads, then kneel with their knees on shoes while crossing their arms.

Too Cool (Grandmasta Sexay and Scotty 2 Hotty) beat Edge and Christian to become the WWF Tag Team Champions! During the match, Rikishi Phatu and Joe C - the latter carrying a hockey stick - show up, and Joe C hits Christian in the groin with the hockey stick. Grandmasta Sexay then hits Christian with one of the tag team titles introduced into the match by Edge and gets rid of both foreign objects to get the pinfall and win the titles. After the match, Too Cool, Rikishi and Joe C celebrate in the ring.

Backstage, WWF Chairman and WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley agree that it was a great surprise to pit The Undertaker and The Rock against each other in a match tonight, and Vince says there will be "another real big surprise" courtesy of him. Suddenly, the lights go out, and when the lights come back on, everything is strewn about and Vince is attacked.

Before the next match, WWF co-owner Shane McMahon says Rikishi Phatu has seen by now why he is "an ubelievable thriller," and does not blame him for being scared in the back as he asks who would face a giant killer. He brags about beating The Big Show and The Undertaker as of late, then says his journey as "The King of Sting" begins and he will not be satisfied until he is King of the Ring.

Rikishi beats Shane McMahon by disqualification to qualify for the King of the Ring Tournament. During the match, Triple H shows up and distracts Rikishi, allowing Shane to hit a low blow. This does not last long, and Rikishi fends off not only Shane, but Triple H. As Rikishi goes for a Stinkface on Triple H, Shane hits Rikishi in the head with a steel chair, then he and Triple H team up to hit Rikishi with a Pedigree. Shane then counts his own three-count, despite the match being already stopped, and Rikishi wins by disqualification.

Backstage, WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley says that The McMahon-Helmsley Regime is nothing but fair and that they gave two people - who she is now talking to - an opportunity last night to take out Chris Jericho only to fail after The Hardy Boyz (Jeff and Matt Hardy) ran in unexpectedly. Those people in particular are T&A (Test and Albert), accompanied by Trish Stratus and Val Venis, Tonight, she gives them an opportunity to redeem themselves. She says that Val Venis - whom Trish Stratus has had her eyes on for some time - would have no problems ripping apart that "beach blonde bum" Chris Jericho, and says that T&A and Venis will face The Hardy Boyz and Chris Jericho. She then tells them that this is their last opportunity to redeem themselves, then leaves the room. After Stephanie closes the door behind her, Test calls Stephanie a bitch.

WAR ZONE

Before the next match, Chris Jericho says Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley seems to have devoted a lot of time and energy for a little while, and asks if Stephanie has a crush on her. She then says that if Stephanie were to comb out that rat's nest of a hairstyle she has, got a couple bottle of Clearasil and stopped being a filthy, dirty, disgusting, brutal, skanky bottom-feeding trash bag ho, then she could have a shot with him.

Val Venis and T&A (Test and Albert) beat Chris Jericho and The Hardy Boyz (Jeff and Matt Hardy) after Albert yanks Jeff Hardy off the top rope so that Trish Status can hit Jeff with one of her boots.

Backstage, Michael Cole interviews The Rock. The Rock says he looks forward to facing The Undertaker, but it is to do whatever he can to win the WWF Championship again, not simply because The Undertaker cost him the title.

Before the next match, Hardcore Holly tells Chris Benoit that everything could have been settled if he gave him a title shot and did it the easy way, but Benoit had to do it the hard way and give it to everyone else, including Jericho multiple times. He says that Benoit did not do it because he is scared of him, and while he admits there is no shame in being scared of him, he says that Benoit is "a typical Canadian" and a coward and that it will be a pleasure to kick his ass in "this worthless country of [his]" and give him what he deserves while he finally get what belongs to him: the WWF Intercontinental Championship. Benoit shows up and tells Holly that interfering in his matches, hitting him with a steel chair and insulting him and his country will give him Intercontinental gold, he is mistaken, and if he wants his attention, he's got it. He then says that now that Holly has gotten his big break, he will soon be able to tell everyone how he made his biggest mistake.

Hardcore Holly beats Chris Benoit by disqualification after Chris Jericho shows up, takes a steel chair that Hardcore Holly is introducing into the match out of his hands and proceeds to hit Holly in the head with it. Chris Benoit retains the WWF Intercontinental Championship. After the match, Benoit and Jericho are about to go at it, but Jericho ducks a steel chair shot from Holly and Benoit takes the chair from Holly and hits him with it before chasing him to the back. Jericho then takes the steel chair and chases Benoit to the back along with it.

Backstage, Kevin Kelly interviews The Undertaker, who says that he is no expert, but that it looks like The McMahon-Helmsley Regime has pissed somebody else. He has no beef with The Rock and admits he "kinda [digs] his stuff," but they both want the WWF Championship and "a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do."

Backstage, The McMahon-Helmsley Regime try to figure out who has been attacking them. WWF Chairman Vince McMahon says that Pat Patterson should be getting him coffee, then proposes putting the ice on the cake tonight after after everyone agrees that The Rock and The Undertaker being in a match against each other tonight is a good idea.

Bull Buchanan beats "The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman to qualify for the King of the Ring Tournament. After the match, The Big Boss Man attacks Al Snow with his nightstick, then does the same to Blackman. Blackman then manages to disarm The Big Boss Man and fight back, and he and Al Snow clear the ring.

Backstage, Pat Patterson is bringing coffee back to The McMahon-Helmsley Regime when he is grabbed from behind a door, dragged into the room and attacked.

Backstage, Edge and Christian confront Joe C for costing them the WWF Tag Team Championships, then put him in a trash can, strike the can with a steel chair and slam the trash can against a wall.

Before the next match, WWF Chairman Vince McMahon shows up and wants to know who between The Undertaker and The Rock attacked The McMahon-Helmsley Regime. Vince accuses The Rock first, then accuses The Undertaker. Both men deny it, and Vince thinks that one is lying and the other one is swearing to it, and because of this, Vince declares that their match will be a Lumberjack Match with members of The McMahon-Helmsley Regime as the lumberjacks alongside with T&A (Test, Albert, Trish Status), The Big Boss Man and Bull Buchanan. Instead of fighting each other, however, The Rock and The Undertaker fight the lumberjacks, but the lumberjacks get the upper hand. All of a sudden, Kane shows up for the first time in some time and fights them all off. Triple H tries to hit Kane with the WWF Championship, but Kane ducks and choke slams Triple H before holding up the WWF Championship - with The Undertaker and The Rock both looking at him - to end the show.

Extreme Nation - ECW on TNN recap for May 26, 2000

Backstage, Steven Prazak interviews Justin Credible, but is chewed out by Francine, especially when fans want to know if Credible is "vulnerable." Justin steps in and says he has made sacrifices to become ECW World Championship and has become targeted. He says that he cannot afford to make mistakes, and tells Prazak not to call him "vulnerable" again.

Backstage, Simon Diamond says he has been in ECW for one year but is still considered a comedy act. He tells himself that he needs to align himself with the same blue chip athletic ability as him. He is then approached by The Protege, The Protegette and The Musketeers from the stalls. Suddenly, Johnny Swinger shows up and tells him his problem is solved. Simon tells himself that he does not have a problem anymore.

Masato Tanaka beats Balls Mahoney after putting Mahoney through a table covered in thumbtacks with a Tornado DDT out of the corner.

We hear from The Sinister Minister, who says the wrestling world is concerned about Mikey Whipwreck's "new devil-may-care attitude" when Big Sal E. Graziano storms in and demands from The Sinister Minister Mikey's whereabouts. All of a sudden, Big Sal is blinded with a fireball by Mikey. The Sinister Minister tells Mikey he would tell him to take a leak on him, but it would put out the fire. Mikey laughs at the thought of The Sinister Minister nearly getting beaten up.

Backstage, Steven Prazak interviews "The Innovator of Violence" Tommy Dreamer, but Dreamer just tosses him out of the room.

Before the next match, Cyrus shows up with The Network (Steve Corino, Jack Victory, Scotty Anton). He says nobody cares about the chairs or tables and that The Network is all the show needs, and that "Mr. Nielsen is popping one off right now." As The Network claps in celebration, Cyrus says he is proud of Scotty Anton, as the network is planning on getting behind him and Anton is considered "a quality human being." He says that Anton has lived in the shadow of one Rob Van Dam, and that for too long, Anton has been known simply as "Rob Van Dam's best friend." Cyrus announces that from this point forward, he will be known as "Rob Van Dam's bitch," except when he shows what Rob Van Dam's friendship was worth to The Network. Cyrus then asks Anton to tell the fans who he is, and Anton says he is here to give every one of the fans "the clap" before The Network claps. Cyrus then tells Anton that he knows he is a fighter, but ever since he joined The Network, they have had "some action with the ladies," and he wants him to concentrate on being a lover and giving people "the clap." Cyrus then says that with the network, it is all about the ratings and that having two wrestlers with the same hair color is "a ratings killer." He then introduces Jerry Lynn - who is now back in action - to the ring for the next match.

Jerry Lynn beats Tajiri following interference from The Network (Cyrus, Steve Corino, Jack Victory, Scotty Anton). After the match, The Network gangs up on Tajiri and attacks him, then Rob Van Dam shows up and fights them off until he is floored by Anton and put in the Sharpshooter. Tajiri fights back against The Network and spits red mist into Anton's face. Rob Van Dam then takes out The Network with a somersault over the top rope and almost hitting the back of the head on the floor in the process.

We see a video package of Dawn Marie.

Backstage, Steven Prazak interviews Raven, who talks about the concussion her gave Justin Credible in the fight for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship until Francine shoves Prazak out of the way and asks Raven how many title shots Justin Credible has to give Raven before he figures out he's a loser. After Francine slaps Raven, Raven is attacked by Justin Credible. "The Innovator of Violence" Tommy Dreamer runs in, but Credible takes him down just as quickly before running away with Francine to end the show.

Layin' da SmackDown - SmackDown recap for May 25, 2000

Police officers are stationed around the inside of the ring as WWF Chairman Vince McMahon makes his way to the arena, where he tells Gerald Brisco that if The Undertaker shows up, he will have him arrested for trespassing. Vince tells Shane that tonight will not be a repeat of Monday night, then The Undertaker nearly runs down Vince, Brisco and WWF co-owner Shane McMahon. Vince, Shane and Brisco are forced to flee up a flight of stairs. Vince eventually makes it to the ring and yells at the police for not being backstage when The Undertaker nearly ran him over, then calls out The Undertaker. The Undertaker eventually shows up minus his motorcycle, then Vince asks The Undertaker "Who the hell do you think you are?" after his actions backstage and asks him if he thinks he is a badass who lives by his own rules before stating that he will pay for thinking that tonight. Before having the police arrest The Undertaker and carry him away in shackles, Vince tells The Undertaker that he was one of the happiest individuals ever at Judgment Day after The Undertaker single-handedly cost The Rock the WWF Championship, saying that he would rather enjoy that even thought Triple H would have beaten him anyway. He then asks The Undertaker how it feels to have cost The Rock the WWF Championship, and says he should not turn his back on The Rock any time soon. He then addresses his actions on Raw, saying he would have had him arrested for trespassing then, except he was not as prepared for him then as he is now. He then tells The Undertaker that he is not under contract and that he walked out on him, and Vince says that nobody walks out on him. He then says that since The Undertaker is standing in his ring on his property, he is trespassing, and orders the police to arrest him. The Undertaker takes the microphone from Vince, then asks Vince if he talks to his wife, WWE CEO Linda McMahon, anymore, saying that if he did, he would know that Linda signed him to "a big, fat contract" that gives him "lots of years and lots of zeroes," which means that Vince gets the pleasure of paying him lots of money to "kick [his] stank ass." Vince then tells the police to arrest The Undertaker for attempted vehicular homicide. One of the policemen says he would be happy to do that, but he would also have to arrest Vince on the grounds of assaulting a police officer. He then tells Vince and The Undertaker to work their problems out on their own, much to the chagrin of Vince, who yells at the police, telling them he hired them to do a job. Vince then comes face-to-face with The Undertaker, who goes for a choke slam on Vince only to be hit in the back with a steel chair by Shane. This has no effect, and Shane and Vince run up the ramp to the stage.

Before the next match, Edge informs the fans that earlier tonight, he and Christian issued an open challenge to any team in the World Wrestling Federation that they had not beaten, then says that they have beaten everybody. Christian says they are lacking competition, and as Edge and Christian asks where some of the teams formerly in the WWF went, Eddie Guerrero and Chyna show up.

Eddie Guerrero and Chyna beat Edge and Christian by disqualification after Christian shoves referee Jimmy Korderas. Edge and Christian retain the WWF Tag Team Championships. After the match, Christian tries to hit Chyna with one of the tag team title belts, but Chyna ducks and Eddie and Chyna get the upper hand, forcing Edge and Christian to retreat.

Backstage, The Acolytes Protection Agency (Faarooq and Bradshaw) catches Crash Holly in their headquarters shaking a an of beer - and mistaking it as him masturbating - and Crash opens the can of beer, shooting it into Faarooq's face. Bradshaw tells Faarooq "Remember, he's just a boy!", then tells Faarooq "Kill him!" after he opens a can of beer and finds that it too has been shaken up.

WWF Chairman Vince McMahon tells Gerald Brisco to head to the back of the building and keep his eyes open for The Rock, asking him to let him to let him know if The Rock shows up. WWF co-owner Shane McMahon also asks Brisco to keep his eyes open for The Undertaker.

Bradshaw guests on commentary for the next match.

Faarooq beats Crash Holly in a hardcore match.

Gerald Brisco is seen waiting for The Rock backstage.

Another limousine shows up at the arena in front of Gerald Brisco, and Triple H and WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley walk out of it. Brisco tells them what has happened recently with WWF Chairman Vince McMahon.

Before the next match, Chris Jericho says that tonight's match is to determine a #1 contender for the WWF Intercontinental Championship, and he contends that in the eyes of every single Jerichoholic, he is still "the Ayatollah of Rock 'n Rollah." Suddenly, Hardcore Holly shows up, followed by Val Venis.

Hardcore Holly beats Val Venis and Chris Jericho in a Triple Threat Match to become #1 contender for the WWF Intercontinental Championship after hitting a leg drop on Jericho as he pins Venis.

Backstage, Triple H and WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley talks with WWF Chairman Vince McMahon, who says that they will get even with The Undertaker tonight. Gerald Brisco shows up and tells Vince that he has gotten word that The Rock is on his way to the arena. Vince tells Triple H he has this under control, as he does not want to anger The Rock and he knows what he is doing.

Backstage, WWF Chairman Vince McMahon and Gerald Brisco meet up with The Rock. Vince tells The Rock that they have had their differences in the past, then mentions that The Undertaker cost him the WWF Championship. To show him that there are no hard feelings, he wants him to take the night off. Before The Rock leaves, he smacks Vince in the face from the back of the limousine. The Undertaker is then seen nearby, entering the building behind Vince and Brisco.

Matt Hardy beats Essa Rios after Essa Rios inadvertently knocks Lita off the ring apron. After the match, Essa Rios powerbombs Lita in the middle of the ring before hitting her with a top rope moonsault. Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy run back into the ring and beat up Essa Rios before carrying Lita to the back.

Backstage, WWF Chairman Vince McMahon tells the rest of The McMahon-Helmsley Regime he is glad that The Rock is gone, because he can now come up with a plan to get rid of The Undertaker. Triple H proposes they find somebody who can look The Undertaker in the eye and take him down, preferably a giant killer. Everyone agrees that WWF co-owner Shane McMahon is a shoo-in to get rid of The Undertaker.

Too Cool (Grandmasta Sexay and Scotty 2 Hotty) and The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray and D-Von Dudley) beat D-Generation X (X-Pac and "Road Dogg" Jesse James) and T&A (Test and Albert). During the match, Albert is whipped into referee Teddy Long, taking him out in the corner. Rikishi Phatu shows up and beats up D-Generation, allowing The Dudley BOyz to hit the Dudley Death Drop on X-Pac for the win. After the match, Too Cool, Rikishi and The Dudley Boyz dance in the ring, with Too Cool and The Dudleys trading glasses beforehand. Buh Buh Ray is seen dancing the Macarena before really getting down.

Backstage, Triple H fires up WWF co-owner Shane McMahon for his confrontation with The Undertaker.

Before the next match, Kurt Angle says that last Monday night, he came to the realization that preaching abstinence and posing with friends is all fun and good, but he is an Olympic gold medalist and the best in the entire world. He says that none of the fans could possibly understand the goals and the high standards that he sets for himself, and says that it has been too long since he last had championship gold around his waist. He realizes that tonight, the people here do not have much to live for, but they will remember this night forever when they witness the crowning of a new Intercontinental Champion.

Kurt Angle beats Chris Benoit by disqualification after Hardcore Holly shows up and smacks him in the head with a steel chair. Chris Benoit retains the WWF Intercontinental Championship. After the match Benoit fights back against Hardcore HOlly and hits him with his own steel chair.

Bull Buchanan beats Al Snow after The Big Boss Man hits AL Snow in the back with a nightstick. After the match, The Big Boss Man hits "The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman with a nightstick to the side of the head.

Backstage, WWF co-owner Shane McMahon tells the rest of The McMahon-Helmsley Regime that he wants no interference and that he wants to beat The Undertaker on his own.

Before the next match, Shane McMahon says he has been dominating in the World Wrestling Federation and that tonight will be The Undertaker's judgment day much like Sunday was for Big Show, then rolls the footage of how he won against Big Show at Judgment Day. Shane then warns The Undertaker to stay in the back, as he does not want any of him. The Undertaker shows up on his motorcycle, anyway.

Shane McMahon vs. The Undertaker ends with D-Generation X (Triple H, X-Pac, "Road Dogg" Jesse James) attacking The Undertaker. Suddenly, The Rock shows up and fights off DX along with The Undertaker. Shane falls victim to a Tombstone Piledriver as The Rock knocks Triple Hout of the ring. The Undertaker gets back on his motorcycle and chases The McMahon-Helmsley Regime to the back.

Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for May 22, 2000

A hearse and a limousine show up, and Vince Russo, Jeff Jarrett, David Flair and Miss Elizabeth walk out of it and head to the arena.

Earnest "The Cat" Miller beats Booker T in a weapons match. During the match, "The Perfect One" Shawn Stasiak get involved, but Booker T fends him off. Nevertheless, this allows The Cat to knock the steel chair in Booker T's hands into his head with a wheel kick to get the win. After the match, The Misfits In Action show up and take down Stasiak and The Cat, who are forced to retreat. Suddenly, Eric Bischoff and Kimberly show up, and Bischoff says he is here to address Booker T and The Misfits In Action. He mentions that some business took place last week that went very well, and says that they are one phone call away from changing the face of WCW and wrestling forever. Before that can happen, he wants to start tonight off with a clean slate, for it was never about Booker T and The Misfits, and they made a mistake. He states that all they have to do is join The New Blood and put everything behind them. Booker T and The Misfits come to a group consensus, and tells Bischoff to kiss their collective ass. Bischoff tells Booker T and The Misfits that they just signed their death warrants.

Sting, The Total Package, Diamond Dallas Page and Hulk Hogan are seen outside of the arena.

Backstage, Eric Bischoff tells Booker T and The Misfits In Action that if they want to embarrass him, then Booker T is fired.

Vince Russo, Jeff Jarrett, David Flair and rest of The New Blood make fun of the supposed end of "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair's career. Nearby is a casket containing one of Ric Flair's robes and a giant plastic nose.

Terry Taylor and "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair's young son Reid Flair are seen making their way into the arena.

Daffney shows up. She calls out Crowbar, saying he is acting like a baby and that she is the WCW Cruiserweight Championship. She asks him to come out to the ring so that they can handle this like two reasonable, mature adults. Crowbar shows up, and the next match starts.

Daffney beats Crowbar to become the undisputed WCW Cruiserweight Champion. During the match, Miss Hancock shows up and takes notes on the match. Later on, Chris Candido and Tammy Lynn Sytch get involved, and Daffney and Crowbar fight them off. Candido ends up hitting Crowbar with a Tombstone Piledriver on a steel chair after Crowbar keeps Tammy from hitting Daffney with the steel chair, however, and this allows Daffney to get the win.

The Kid Cam catches Torrie Wilson massaging Horace.

Outside of the arena, Booker T tells The Misfits In Action that he has a plan, and tells them to stay tuned next week. Meanwhile, "Screamin' Norman Smiley and Ralphus are washing cars for one dollar each.

Backstage, Kidman demands to know from Eric Bischoff where Horace is and finds out he is Horace is around the corner. He finds Torrie Wilson and confronts her for massaging Horace, telling her he will kick Horace's asss and telling her to go be the referee for the match. This gives Bischoff the idea of calling for a referee, beating him up, taking his referee's shirt and handing it ot Torrie as Kidman fights Horace backstage. This match then makes its way to the ring, and Bischoff guests on commentary.

Kidman beats Horace. During the match, Eric Bischoff announces that there will be a special guest referee for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship match at Bash at the Beach. Later on, Hulk Hogan shows up and yanks Kidman off the top turnbuckle before tossing him into Horace and a table. He then tells Torrie Wilson to make the count after placing Kidman on top of Horace, which Torrie reluctantly does. After the match, Hogan tells Bischoff that they were friends for a long time and that he used to think he was a pretty cool guy. He then tells Bischoff he can get any referee he wants, for he is "a little pissant" and he is going to kick Kidman's ass at Bash at the Beach to get a shot at the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. He then says there is nothing Bischoff can do about it before calling Bischoff "a piece of shit."

Backstage, Vince Russo, David Flair and Jeff Jarrett talk near the casket.

Backstage, Terry Taylor speaks with Reid Flair, asking him if he is all right with everything and that he is with him.

Outside of the arena, "Screamin'" Norman Smiley and Ralphus are trying to wash more cars. Suddenly, a low rider shows up, and The Filthy Animals are inside. Backstage, The Misfits In Action are watching what is going on and have a laugh.

Terry Funk shows up. He states that he has a long overdue announcement, and says that he has asked someone very important to be with him tonight: his daughter Brandy, whom he affectionately calls "Blue." He also states that his wife at home thinks that this announcement is way overdue. Backstage, Eric Bischoff commands the members of The New Blood that are with him to shut Funk's announcement down. As Terry Funk talks about how he told his family to watch Nitro tonight, "The Franchise" Shane Douglas and The New Blood show up, and Shane tells him to make the announcement as they have a live show to run. Terry Funk announces "It's boy!" and that he is officially a grandfather, much to the anger of Shane Douglas, who says that he couldn't give a damn about his family and that he and the fans are waiting for him to announce that he is retiring. After demanding that Funk announce he is retiring, Funk officially states that he is officially retiring on June 1st, and talks about how Brad Siegel cried when he found out that he is retiring. He then states that he is retiring on June 1, 2001 because Siegel extended his contract for one more year, again to the anger of Shane Douglas. Douglas then says that he is getting into the ring and retiring him right now, then runs into the ring with The New Blood, who begin to overpower Terry Funk. Suddenly, Brandy gets in the ring and pleads with Shane Douglas, but Shane puhses her down and Tammy Lynn Sytch proceeds to taunt her. as the rest of The New Blood hit Terry Funk with a piledriver on a steel chair before having a mock pinfall and handing the WCW Hardcore Championship to Shane Douglas. Afterwards, medical personnel shows up with a stretcher ready for Terry Funk.

Outside of the arena, The Misfits In Action distract "Screamin'" Norman Smiley and Ralphus so that they can replace Ralphus' water bucket with a bucket of something else.

We hear from Chris Kanyon, who says that he has not thought about wrestling anymore despite being relatively healthy throughout his career following his recent injuries, and says the question is if he will walk again and not when. He tells Mike Tenay that he still wants to wrestle, but for now, he is more concerned with getting out of bed and becoming healthy again.

"The Career Killer" Mike Awesome shows up in a wheelchair mocking Chris Kanyon's injuries, and asks if anyone has seen his nurses because he needs a sponge bath and he cannot locate them right now. He then gets out of the wheelchair and into the ring, then says that his name happens to '"Ironsides" Chris Kanyon," then makes fun of how he threw him off the top of the triple cage at Slamboree. As he calls out Diamond Dallas Page, The Wall shows up and the next match begins.

Mike Awesome beats The Wall after putting The Wall through a table, but The Wall immediately gets up and attacks Mike Awesome. Suddenly, "The Franchise" Shane Douglas shows up and hits The Wall from behind with a metal pipe, then he and Awesome take The Wall to the back to a waiting ambulance. There, Diamond Dallas Page comes out of the ambulance and attacks Mike Awesome with a steel chair, putting him in the ambulance as The Wall fights Shane Douglas.

Vince Russo and The New Blood are seen taking their casket to the ring. Chuck Palumbo removes Miss Elizabeth from the proceedings at the behest of Russo.

Backstage, "Screamin" Norman Smiley and Ralphus unwittingly "clean" The Filthy Animals' car with white paint.

Vince Russo and The New Blood make their way to the ring for a funeral for "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair's career. After footage of what happened to Ric Flair last Wednesday, then says this is all on the fans' heads for he tried to do the right thing in telling Ric Flair that he was "too damn old to compete." He then says that Ric Flair had a brain aneurysm, and that the only shame in all this is that David Flair could not retire his own father. He then says that he may suck, but he is the one with the World title. He then announces that he is handing the WCW World Heavyweight Championship back to "its proper owner" Jeff Jarrett. Jarrett says that "the man with all the stroke around the place" has proven that he is once again the chosen one. Russo then asks the fans to say that he has never had a heart, then pulls out a Rolex from his back pocket and states that he will bury the watch along with Ric's career. Russo then places the Rolex in the casket, then finds out that Kevin Nash has been hiding inside of it the entire time. Nash shoves Russo away, then gets in the ring and lays Jarrett out before taking the WCW World Heavyweight Championship with him.

Backstage, Vince Russo tells Kevin Nash that he has 45 minutes to give the WCW World Heavyweight Championship back to Jeff Jarrett or else they will take it back from him in a no-holds-barred match between Nash and Jarrett later tonight.

Scott Steiner shows up. He says it is always great to come back to the neighborhood, because Michigan is where he began to take his freaks to ecstasy and proved that he was the superman between the sheets at The University of Michigan. He then says that all his fans know that when the dark moon rises, the flip side of "the Big Bad Booty Daddy" comes out, and it is all about love, taste and touch. He then says it is no secret that he was born with a wild hair up his ass, and that his friends have told him that he lacks control and discipline and that he will end up in jail. He then says he has been through the cell and been through hell, but he has always survived, and from now on, wherever he goes, the cell goes, and hell goes with him. He then says that "the asylum" is above the ring, and the only way out is to say you quit. He then says there are two people face him: his brother Rick Steiner and Tank Abbott, whom he calls out. Rick Steiner shows up, and the next match begins as the asylum cage lowers to the ring.

Scott Steiner vs. Rick Steiner in an Asylum Match ends in a no-contest. During the match, Tank Abbott shows up with a pair of bolt cutters while mocking Goldberg's entrance and going by the name "Tankberg," and tries to cut through the asylum cage to no avail. He then attcks referee Mickey jay and grabs the control to raise the asylum cage, and he and Rick Steiner pound on Scott Steiner until Kevin Nash shows up. Nash gets in the ring and smacks Rick Steiner and Tank Abbott in the face with the World title, forcing them to retreat.

Backstage, Kevin Nash hits on interview Pamela Paulshock before telling Vince Russo that he is an easy man to find, and proposes that he and Jeff Jarrett face each other for the title.

Backstage, Terry Taylor talks with Reid Flair some more.

"The Main Event" Chuck Palumbo beats Diamond Dallas Page with the Torture Rack. During the match, Miss Elizabeth slaps Palumbo in the face, and shortly afterwards, Kimberly shows up and strikes Elizabeth in the back, distracting the referee. "The Career Killer" Mike Awesome shows up and hits him with the halo vest, allowing Palumbo to get the win. After the match, The Total Package shows up and checks on Elizabeth as Awesome and Palumbo take the boots to DDP, then tries to get in the ring only to be held back by Kimberly, allowing Palumbo to nail The Total Package in the face with a flexing bar. R&B Security take Elizabeth to the back, while EMTs put The Total Package on a stretcher.

EMTs check on The Total Package's bloodied face before getting him in the ambulance. Meanwhile, Kimberly tells Miss Elizabeth that she brought all of this upon herself.

Terry Taylor and Reid Flair show up. Reid calls out David Flair, who shows up with Daffney. Reid tells David that the family misses him, but David refuses to listen and Daffney smashes something into the back of Terry's head. Reid kicks David in the groin and puts him in a side headlock, but David nails him in the gut and shoves him to the mat before putting him in the Figure Four Leg Lock. Officials have to pull David off Reid.

Vampiro is in the new issue of WCW Magazine.

Vampiro beats Hulk Hogan after Kidman shows up and hits Hogan from behind with a blowtorch. After the match, Vampiro is about to pour gasoline on Hogan when Sting shows up and hits Vampiro with the Scorpion Death Drop.

Outside of the arena, The Filthy Animals attack "Screamin'" Norman Smiley and Ralphus for inadvertently painting their car, and The Misfits In Action fight off The Filthy Animals. When The Misfits notice that Ralphus is down, they order Major Gunns to give Ralphus mouth-to-mouth, but Major Gunns slaps Ralphus when he sticks his tongue out.

Before the next match, Vince Russo shows up with members of R&B Security and knocks out referee Billy Silverman, making himself the special guest referee.

Jeff Jarrett retains the WCW World Heavyweight Championship against Kevin Nash in a falls count anywhere match with Vince Russo as special guest referee. During the match, special guest referee Vince Russo sprays mace into Nash's eyes as he goes for a Jackknife Power Bomb, then Scott Steiner runs to the ring and fights Jarrett only to be maced by Russo and cuffed to the ropes on the outside by R&B Security. Nash forces Russo to count his pinfall by pinning to the mat, but when Jarrett kicks out, he wipes out R&B Security before getting his hands on Russo. As he is about to put Russo in a Jackknife Power Bomb, blood falls from the top of the arena (barely hitting him in the process), allowing Jarrett to hit Nash with a guitar and retain. After the match, Eric Bischoff says Russo and Jarrett are just too much, then says that Hulk Hogan and "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair will be gone for good on June 11th. He then tells Nash that if he thought this was an ass whipping, he hasn't seen anything yet. Russo then says "Bite us, baby!" Bischoff then asks Jarrett how it feels to be World Heavyweight Champion, and Jarrett says that he has once again proven that he is the chosen one.

Raw Deal - Raw recap for May 22, 2000

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WWF Chairman Vince McMahon shows up to start tonight's show. Vince says that judgment day is the day that the world is supposed to come to an end and everyone is judged by the way they live their lives, and that the world ended for several Superstars last night. He then says it is clear that the McMahon-Helmsley regime is living correctly, as they were rewarded greatly and they rewarded themselves with one of the greatest parties of all time. He apologizes for anybody looking less than their best, including himself, and says that the rest of the regime will be here tonight. He says that X-Pac and "Road Dogg" Jesse James "set the tables" for The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray and D-Von Dudley) and beat them at their very own game, his own son Shane McMahon single-handedly defeated Big Show, and Triple H single-handedly proved why he is "The Game" when he defeated The Rock for the WWF Championship, even though The Rock employed the services of The Undertaker. He then says it has been nice without The Undertaker, who walked out on his contract some time ago, and states that if The Undertaker shows up tonight, he will have marshals waiting to arrest him since he is no longer under contract. As far as The Rock is concerned, he is not so sure that The Rock will show up tonight and if he is big enough of a man to swallow his pride and appear tonight, but in case he does, The Rock will face him in the ring tonight...almost. Instead, The Rock will be facing Road Dogg, X-Pac, Shane McMahon and Triple H at the same time in one match. He then says at Judgment Day, the McMahon-Helmsley took the WWF Championship from The Rock, and tonight, they will simply take what is left.

Backstage, WWF Chairman Vince McMahon is tailed from behind by The Rock, who proceeds to attack him. Vince begs The Rock off, but to no avail, and he throws him into a limousine. Vince yells at The Rock for doing this, and The Rock hits Vince with a trash can lid before the limo drives off.

The Rock waits in the parking lot for the rest of the McMahon-Helmsley regime.

Before the next match, Trish Stratus says it has come to her attention that women love The Hardy Boyz (Jeff and Matt Hardy), their rainbow hair and their high-flying moves, then says that she does not and that "those boys" will face her men. She then says they will see how hard they really are when she is done with them.

T&A (Test and Albert) beat The Hardy Boyz (Jeff and Matt Hardy) after Trish Stratus distracts the referee so that Test can hit Jeff Hardy with a top rope elbow drop and place Albert on top of Jeff Hardy.

The Rock continues to wait in the parking lot for the rest of the McMahon-Helmsley regime.

Eddie Guerrero retains the WWF European Championship against D'Lo Brown. During the match, The Godfather shows up with his hos, distracting D'Lo so that Eddie can retain the title. After the match, The Godfather beats up D'Lo Brown.

A black limousine carrying X-Pac, "Road Dogg" Jesse James and Tori shows up at the arena, and Gerald Brisco warns X-Pac, Tori and Road Dogg of what has happened between The Rock and WWE Chairman Vince McMahon. Suddenly, X-Pac and Road Dogg are attacked from behind with a pipe by The Rock, who throws them into a truck and traps them inside.

Before the next match, Kurt Angle says he has only one thing to say tonight: the New York Knicks are going down in the NBA Finals after they defeat the Indiana Pacers. Christian says Indiana is known for two things: a rich, storied basketball history and choking, whether it is Bobby Knight choking his players or the Pacers choking in the playoffs. Edge says they have decided to embrace Indiana tradition with a five-second pose called "The Big Choke", where Edge pretends to be Bobby Knight and Angle and Christian pretend to be choked Indiana University players.

Edge, Christian and Kurt Angle beat Too Cool (Grandmasta Sexay, Scotty 2 Hotty, Rikishi Phatu) after Edge hits Scotty 2 Hotty with one of the tag team title belts.

The Rock waits backstage for more members of the McMahon-Helmsley regime.

WWF CEO and co-owner Linda McMahon and Kane are on the cover of the current issue of Business Week.

Another black limousine with WWF co-owner Shane McMahon shows up. Gerald Briscoe warns Shane of The Rock, but Shane does not listen to him.

Shane McMahon shows up. He says he is not afraid of Big Show, and proceeds to make fun of him. He says that last night was a wonderful night and that he has set up a pictorial of what happened between him and Big Show last night to put up on the TitanTron. Shane brags about his victory and how the Big Show took a ride in the "WAHHHHmbulance," all while the crowd chants "Shane's a pussy!" Shane asks the fans to refer to him as "Shane The Giant Killer," and says that if Big Show were to miraculously walk into the ring against him again, history would repeat himself and he would become "The King of Sting." As Shane is about to leave, The Rock shows up and attacks Shane. The Rock and Shane brawl their way through the crowd and into the backstage area.

Chris Benoit retains the WWF Intercontinental Championship against Val Venis by disqualification after Hardcore Holly hits Benoit in the head with a steel chair. After the match, Hardcore Holly hits Venis in the head with a steel chair. As Holly leaves, Chris Jericho's theme hits, and Jericho attacks Holly in the head with a steel chair from behind.

In the parking lot, Gerald Briscoe waits for Triple H.

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The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray and D-Von Dudley) beat The Big Boss Man and Bull Buchanan.

In the parking lot, Gerald Briscoe is still waiting for Triple H.

Backstage, Crash Holly confronts The Acolytes Protection Agency (Faarooq and Bradshaw) for not providing him an hour's worth of protection and demands his money back. When they refuse to take Crash seriously when he says that this is a breach of contract and Crash threatens to take his anger out on them, Crash Holly pours a beer on Bradshaw's head and storms off. Bradshaw then goes after Crash.

In the parking lot, Gerald Briscoe calls Triple H, but loses him due to a bad signal. He then throws the cell phone into a nearby concrete wall.

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Bradshaw beats Crash Holly in a hardcore match.

A third black limousine shows up, and Triple H and WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon come out. Gerald Briscoe warns Triple H and Stephanie about The Rock.

Gerald Briscoe tells Triple H and WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon about what has happened so far tonight in their dressing room. Triple H says The Rock will not surprise him and that he is not a hard man to find, and as the three of them leave, The Rock comes out of hiding, revealing that he has heard everything that has been mentioned.

In footage from last night, Michael Cole interviews "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels. Shawn says he has called the match down the middle and did the best job that he could. He says that all he saw after he was knocked out was The Undertaker attacking Triple H, and says he is sick and tired of people coming down on him every time he is asked to do a job, as he can't seem to make everybody happy, and if anybody does not like it, that is too bad.

As Essa Rios walks out with The Godfather and his hos to the ring, Lita chews him out.

Before the next match, The Godfather says that while Dean Malenko is known as the man of a thousand holds, his hos know a thousand positions. He offers Malenko the choice between a wrestling match and any of his hos. Malenko asks if he can have two, then walks off with two of the hos. Saturn then attacks Essa Rios from behind.

Perry Saturn beats The Godfather and Essa Rios in a two-on-one handicap after Lita pushes Essa Rios off the top rope.

Backstage, Triple H, Gerald Brisco and WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon look for The Rock.

The Rock shows up. He says that Triple H brought everything he could last night at Judgment Day, but regardless of what he brought, it did not matter, for after all they have been through, Triple H brought it all and he brought it back. He says they made history, and while Triple H walked out with the WWF Championship, he never beat him. The Rock tells Triple H to enjoy the WWF Championship, for in due time, he will be WWF Champion again. He then talks about The Undertaker's return at Judgment Day, and while The Undertaker did the right thing, he did it at the wrong time: on The Rock's time. As for tonight, WWF Chairman Vince McMahon found out the hard way that he cannot simply finish him off, X-Pac and "Road Dogg" Jesse James are still trapped in a truck and WWF co-owner Shane McMahon has simply left the building. As for Triple H, he could have ambushed him backstage, but he decided to wait until now to call him out so he can kick his ass all over Indianapolis, Indiana. Triple H and WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley show up, and Triple H tells The Rock that they went through hell yesterday, and admits they gave all they had and that they made history when they did what nobody else could do: go for 60 minutes and set the world on fire. He then says yesterday was The Rock's judgment day, and that The Rock was punished while he was rewarded, and that he felt it all slide out of The Rock as those 60 minutes ended. He says The Rock cannot hang with him, as he is the best there is, and while The Rock can say he never beat him, there are two men here tonight staring each other in the eye and one of them is a loser while the other is a winner. Triple H says that after all was said and done and the smoke cleared, he was the undisputed WWF Champion. The Rock simply tells Triple H "Just bring it." Triple H then takes off his jacket and heads to the ring, and after he cautiously enters the ring, both he and The Rock brawl. X-Pac and "Road Dogg" Jesse James run into the ring, as does Shane McMahon, but The Rock fends them all off. Gerald Brisco helps WWF Chairman Vince McMahon into the ring, but The Rock hits him with a Rock Bottom. Afterwards, the numbers game catches up to The Rock. As the McMahon-Helmsley regime places steel steps into the ring, The Undertaker shows up. The Undertaker fights off each member of the McMahon-Helmsley regime, including Vince McMahon, one by one, and nearly runs Vince over on his motorcycle before riding around the ring. Vince chases everyone back to the back, then Triple H nearly hits The Rock with a Pedigree on the steel steps. The Rock counters with a back drop before clotheslining Triple H out of the ring, and both men fight on the announce table before The Rock puts Triple H through it with a Rock Bottom to end the show.

Judgment Day 2000 - The Results

Backstage, WWF Chairman Vince McMahon tells The McMahon-Helmsley Faction that tonight will be a night of celebration. Gerald Brisco shows up and announces that Pat Patterson has missed his plane, then takes everyone's orders for coffee. Vince shows faith in WWF co-owner Shane McMahon to beat Big Show in what is now a No Holds Barred Match, and as he shows faith in Triple H to beat The Rock for the WWF Championship in a 60-minute Iron Man Match, Brisco is suddenly attacked backstage by The Headbangers (Thrasher and Mosh) over the WWF Hardcore Championship. Meanwhile, "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels is in his referee gear.

Before the next match, Kurt Angle says that ever since he teamed up with Edge and Christian, he has noticed that he has gotten a lot of extra attention lately from teenage girls. He has also heard that he is considered to be "all that." Angle then tells the teenage girls not to be like the people here and shack up with different guys; he tells them to be clean, pure and abstinent, and follow his "3 I's." He then introduces his tag team partners: Edge and Christian. Edge and Christian with two big brown bags, and Christian says it is great to be in front of all their great fans in Lousville, Kentucky (pronouncing the city name as "Lewis-ville" instead of "Loo-ey-ville" in the process). He and Edge then announce that before they and Angle give a "wicked beating" to Too Cool (Grandmasta Sexay, Scotty 2 Hotty, Rikishi), they will debut a new five-second pose called "The Jug Band," where they wear cowboy hats and bandannas while stomping around as they pretend to play a bottle, a banjo and a washboard. Edge is also seen wearing fake redneck teeth, and after the pose, Edge says "Hope y'all enjoyed it!"

Despite Christian using the ring bell as a weapon, Too Cool (Grandmasta Sexay, Scotty 2 Hotty, Rikishi) beat Edge, Christian and Kurt Angle after Angle fails to save the match for his team in time. During the match, Grandmasta Sexay's pants almost fall down as he is dancing, and Scotty 2 Hotty makes fun of the size of his manhood.

Backstage, Michael Cole interviews "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, who says that he is hired by WWF co-owner Linda McMahon to do a job and that he will do his job tonight. He also says he may be friends with Triple H, but it is only after the match can anyone assess his performance as a referee. He also mocks Internet rumors that he is jealous of The Rock.

We see footage from earlier tonight where Eddie Guerrero and Chyna show up at the arena and are confronted by Dean Malenko, who tells Chyna to keep her nose out of tonight's match, as it is between him, Eddie and Perry Saturn. After Chyna and Eddie mock Dean Malenko's word, Saturn shows up and tells Malenko that if he is going to kiss someone's ass, he should kiss the ass of the eventual winner: him.

Eddie Guerrero retains the WWF European Championship against Dean Malenko and Perry Saturn after Chyna tries to introduce a bouquet of roses - which contains a piece of pipe - into the match. Eddie then pins Malenko with a La Magistral Cradle to retain the title.

Backstage, Gerald Brisco is hiding in the bathroom. He almost scares himself with his own reflection in the mirror and tries to hit the mirror.

Shane McMahon beats Big Show in a no-disqualification match following interference from The Big Boss Man, T&A (Test, Albert, Trish Stratus) and Bull Buchanan after an amplifier lands on Big Show's leg and traps him underneath as Shane hits him in the head with a cinderblock. Referees and officials have to help Big Show get un-trapped and help him get into an ambulance.

Backstage, Gerald Brisco takes a rest in the referee's locker room, but soon leaves the room after the two referees in the room scare him after he falls asleep.

> Triple H is seen talking to "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels in the locker room. Interestingly, neither of them talk about their match tonight.

Chris Benoit retains the WWF Intercontinental Championship against Chris Jericho with the Crippler Crossface in a submission match. After the match, two referees have to pull Benoit off Jericho to break the Crippler Crossface.

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Backstage, Michael Cole interviews Gerald Brisco. As he talks, two vendors guys serving drinks show up and get referee Jimmy Korderas' attention. Brisco sees this and beats up the vendors.

Backstage, The Rock speaks with "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels and tells him to call his match down the middle or else he will take him out in less than 60 minutes.

D-Generation X ("Road Dogg" Jesse James and X-Pac) beat The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray and D-Von Dudley) in a tag team Tables Match. During the match, referee Mike Chioda gets put through a table by Road Dogg and Buh Buh Ray, then Gerald Brisco shows up. Road Dogg gets put through a table, but Chioda is still down when this occurs. Brisco gets Road Dogg out of the ring, then Tori confronts Buh Buh Ray Dudley only to get grabbed. Briscoe pulls Tori away from Buh Buh Ray, then X-Pac puts Buh Buh Ray through a table with an X-Factor from the top rope, which the referee does see. After the match, Briscoe tells Buh Buh Ray to "suck it" only to be put in a Dudley Death Drop through a table.

We see another vignette with the three little girls in white dresses.

Before the next match, Triple H says he will make history on a lot of levels and make it on his own, then asks the rest of The McMahon-Helmsley Faction to return to the back, for this match is between him and The Rock and h wants to do it for himself and the fans by himself. They leave.

Triple H beats The Rock in a 60-minute Iron Man Match six (6) falls to five (5) to win the WWF Championship. During the match, The McMahon-Helmsley Regime shows up with in the last three-and-a-half minutes of the match, and when Shane McMahon pulls HBK out of the ring, HBK punches him and WWF Chairman Vince McMahon. As The McMahon-Helmsley Regime attacks The Rock, the three little girls from the vignette from earlier appear on the TitanTron before saying "He's here." The Undertaker - now in a leather trenchcoat, sunglasses and a bandanna - shows up for the first time in months and fights them all off, with Triple H falling victim to a choke slam and Tombstone Piledriver just as time runs out. As per HBK, it is announced that as a result of a disqualification due to outside interference, Triple H wins the last fall and the WWF Championship.

Extreme Nation - ECW on TNN recap for May 19, 2000

We hear from The Sinister Minister, who says that Hardcore Heaven has come and gone and that Jerry Lynn did the impossible and pinned Rob Van Dam in the ring. He also mentions Rhyno Goring The Sandman's wife Lori Fullington and Tajiri nearly making Steve Corino bleed to death. Mikey Whipwrecks rides up on a tricycle and says he sees dead people, but The Sinister Minister tells him that Brad Siegel has not fired Eric Bischoff and Vince Russo, whom he says are "just like [his] old friend Keith Richards" as they are dead and do not even know it yet.

Kid Kash beats Johnny Swinger. After the match, Little Guido and Big Sal E. Graziano show up, and Guido slams Kid Kash before Big Sal hits Kid Kash with a top rope diving headbutt. Mikey Whipwreck then gets in the ring and throws a fireball into Big Sal's face. This starts an impromptu match.

Mikey Whipwreck beats Little Guido.

We get a short recap of Hardcore Heaven.

We hear from Rob Van Dam, who tells Jerry Lynn that he took something that did not belong to him: a victory over him. He says that if he were to lose, it would to be against Jerry Lynn, but not in the way. He tells Scotty Anton and Cyrus he will deal with him, and tells Rhino that he will especially deal with him. He says that Hardcore Heaven was supposed to be his comeback match where he came back better than before he left, and before he left, he was the best. He says this is not just a win in the record books, but a win that will "come out of [Jerry Lynn's] ass" after he is done "kicking [his] fucking ass."

Danny Doring and Roadkill beat the team of Chris Chetti and Nova and Da Baldies (Angel and Big Vito). During the match, Steve Corino hijacks the commentary booth, saying that everybody wants to be hardcore and addresses Tajiri spilling his blood at Hardcore Heaven. After the match, Corino complains about Tajiri beating him up again, then Da Baldies attack Doring and Roadkill with a steel chair before slamming Roadkill through two chairs in the center of the ring. Suddenly, New Jack shows up with a couple of weapons and beats up Da Baldies.

Backstage, Jerry Lynn talks about his history with Rob Van Dam and says that both of them "got fucked with" at Hardcore Heaven. He says that his victory at Hardcore Heaven proves he is not just good; he is better.

Before the next match, Justin Credible tells Raven that he has beaten him from pillar to post all over the country and beaten him in the middle of the ring, and tonight, he will show him why he is the ECW World Heavyweight Champion. Meanwhile, Steve Corino torments Joey Styles and "The Quintessential Studmuffin" Joel Gertner in the commentary booth, and Gertner gets Corino away from them by tricking Corino into believing that Tajiri is nearby.

Justin Credible retains the ECW World Heavyweight Championship against Raven. During the match, Credible rams Raven into referee Jim Molineaux, who is sandwiched in the corner. Francine gets on top of Raven, but Raven throws her off. Justin hits Justin Credible, but Raven gets his foot on the bottom rope. Raven goes for a Sunset Flip off the apron, but Justin grabs the ropes to pin Raven down and retain the title.

It is announced that Lori Fullington is still in the hospital and that her condition is unknown following Hardcore Heaven.

We hear from Cyrus and Rhino. Cyrus says he is tired of Extreme Championship Wrestling, and says that he used to work for Vince McMahon and might work for him again after a merger goes through. He is also mad because he has a tremendous athlete in Rhino who is put in the ring with drunks, decrepit idiots and their "whore wives" only for the two of them to be viewed as the bad guys. He plans to send ECW back to the stone age by paying Vince McMahon $100 million to come here just to get back at Paul Heyman and ECW, saying that Vince is "a goddamn saint." Rhino says he does not care if it is The Sandman, Lori Fullington, Tajiri, Super Crazy or Rob Van Dam, because if anyone wants the ECW World Television Championship, they will have to go through him.

Layin' da SmackDown - SmackDown recap for May 18, 2000

The McMahon-Helmsley Faction shows up to start tonight's show. WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley says Chris Jericho will be sorry he ever spoke her name, let alone disparaged it, for tonight, Chris Benoit will team up with the "very unforgiving" Hardcore Holly to face him and a partner of his choice. WWF co-owner Shane McMahon says he is not in the best of moods or 100% physically, but he will honor his challenge to Big Show. Even though he is hurt, he will not back out of his match with Big Show and he is starting to psych up for their no-disqualification match at Judgment Day. After replaying some footage from last Monday, he gives credit to Big Show's superhuman strength and says that no mere mortal would stand in the ring in front of the crowd, for he is a lion and he will rip his heart out. Shane then admits he is feeling a little better and a little more frisky, so in addition to Sunday's match, he will face Big Show in the ring one-on-one. Triple H replays the footage of last Monday's Rock Bottom through a table to make the fans happy, then calls the fans out on reveling in his pain and anguish and saying that tonight will end differently. He says that after Judgment Day, nobody will be happy about the outcome of the 60-minute Iron Man Match. He announces that falls can be won by pinfall, submission, count-out and disqualification, and also states that if there is a tie at the end of the match, The Rock will remain WWE Champion, then states there will be no tie and no happy ending when he wins the WWF Championship. WWF Chairman Vince McMahon asks the fans to show an ounce of respect, then mentions that his wife, WWF co-owner Linda McMahon, has made some popular decision as of late, such as reinstating "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, giving Mick Foley a WrestleMania main event match and appointing "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels as the special guest referee of the 60-minute Iron Man Match this Sunday. He now questions the wisdom of his wife, as Shawn started D-Generation X and his behavior has become more volatile over the years. Vince warns Shawn use good judgment on Sunday, or else, and says the only way The Rock will walk out as WWF Champion is if The Rock makes a deal with the devil himself. He then says he has it on good authority that the devil is "unavailable and real busy." Vince then announces that WWF history will be made tonight, as there will be a lumberjack handicap tables match between The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray and D-Von Dudley) and The Rock.

Backstage, Crash Holly pays The Acolytes Protection Agency (Faarooq and Bradshaw) enough money to rest in their headquarters for an hour.

Before the next match, Kurt Angle says that when he is was in the Olympics, he thought he has every single wrestling hold and move one could possibly see, but he was wrong. He says he discovered a wrestling move that would make the Stinkface almost as technical as the German suplex and is the single-most insulting move to all the wrestlers across the country: The Worm. He says The Worm is not a sanctioned wrestling move, and if he were to use it in the 1996 Olympic Games, it would be so embarrassing to all the other athletes and the USA that the USA would have finished dead last behind Guam and nobody would have an Olympic hero to look up to. He says that would be a shame, and that everyone would be forced to root for the Detroit Lions.

Kurt Angle beats Scotty 2 Hotty after sitting down to counter a Victory Roll.

Backstage at The Acolytes Protection Agency, Faarooq and Bradshaw notice Crash Holly is snoring.

Before the next match, Chyna announces that there will no longer be a Triple Threat Match on Sunday because the winner of the following match will face Eddie Guerrero for the WWF European Championship at Judgment Day. She then announces the competitors of the next match, saying Perry Saturn has "the uncanny ability to hunt birds and squirrels at the same time" and that Dean Malenko is "Mr. Personality" and "Mr. Charisma" before telling the fans to stay awake for them. After Saturn and Malenko arrive, Chyna announces that Eddie s the special guest referee for the match.

Perry Saturn vs. Dean Malenko ends in a draw after Malenko hits Saturn in the face with the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship and special guest referee Eddie Guerrero hits Malenko - who uses his position as referee to mess with both men - in the face with the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship. The bell rings, and Chyna declares the match a draw before stating that both men will face Eddie in a Triple Threat Match for the WWF European Championship at Judgment Day.

Grandmasta Sexay beats Christian after Christian rolls him up and grabs the tights only for Grandmasta Sexay to counter with another with another roll-up before grabbing the tights.

Backstage, one of The Godfather's hos shows up to try to win the WWF Hardcore Championship off a sleeping Crash Holly, but Bradshaw kicks her and referee Teddy Long out of the room.

Val Venis suddenly shows up. He says that for the last two months, he has been suppressed by the single-most repressive regime in the history of the World Wrestling Federation: the McMahon-Helmsley regime. He says that week after week, he has heard the exact same excuse: "We don't have any plans for you." Tonight, he has decided he will make his own plans. He says that it was just last year when he was WWF Intercontinental Champion, and he issues an open challenge to whoever is Intercontinental Champion after Judgment Day on Raw. Suddenly, Chris Benoit shows up and says there is no doubt in his mind that he will still be Intercontinental Champion, and tells him that he not only accepts his challenge, he proposes they do it right here, right now before he loses his patience. Suddenly, Chris Jericho shows up and says there is only one problem: while Benoit is on his way to retaining the title, he may be running into a little bit of wall, because after he experiences the Walls of Jericho, he will not have to worry about the Intercontinental Championship, for "The Crippler" will become "the crippled" and the only way he will be able to properly walk is if he is cooking Chinese food. He then says that on Monday, it will be him vs. Val Venis instead. Suddenly, Hardcore Holly shows up and asks Val Venis what gives him the right to start making challenges, as it should be him who is facing the Intercontinental Championship on Monday night, not Venis. Jericho interrupts him, saying that since WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley put him in a match against Holly and Benoit with a tag team partner of his coice and since Val Venis happens to be unhappy and currently in the ring, Venis will be his tag team partner for tonight. This starts the next match.

Val Venis and Chris Jericho beat Chris Benoit and Hardcore Holly after Hardcore Holly hits Jericoh in the head with a steel chair to break the Walls of Jericho following a chair shot to Venis on the outside. After the match, Hardcore Holly attacks Benoit with the steel chair and hits him several times in the left leg with it before referees run in to separate both men. Benoit, who is holdingonto his left leg in pain at this point, has to be put on a stretcher.

Before the next match, Edge and Christian pose for five seconds for the benefit of those with photography. For their pose, Edge wears a Colorado Avalanche jersey while pretending to score a goal on Christian (who is wearing a Detroit Red Wings jersey), all while Kurt Angle celebrates.

Rikishi beats Edge by disqualification after Kurt Angle and Christian get involved. During the match, Edge puts on a hockey mask to protect himself from the Stinkface, but Rikishi catches wind of this. After this, Rikishi hits Edge with a Samoan drop, then puts the hockey mask o before Angle and Christian interfere, which starts a brawl between them and the rest of Too Cool (Grandmasta Sexay and Scotty 2 Hotty). During the post-match dance, Edge, Christian and Angle attack Too Cool (Grandmasta Sexay, Scotty 2 Hotty, Rikishi) from behind before mocking Too Cool's dancing. Too Cool get back up and charge at them, forcing them to retreat.

At The Acolytes Protection Agency, Faarooq and Bradshaw note that Crash Holly is still snoring.

At The Acolytes Protection Agency, Pat Patterson introduces Faarooq and Bradshaw to Joe C, a hip-hop artist who is also part of Kid Rock's entourage. The three of them head out of the room, with Faarooq stating that Crash Holly's hour is up.

Before the next match, Shane McMahon says that he will misplaced his wrestling gear and that he will be at Judgment Day, wreslting gear and all. He then mentions that he runs rings around Big Show to the point that it makes him look like "the Big Slow," and tonight, he wants to see just how fast he is as he runs tonight's special gauntlet match. He then introduces Big Show's new opponents for tonight: T&A (Test and Albert). When Big Show makes quick work of them, Shane introduces The Big Boss Man and Bull Buchanan into the gauntlet match. Despite the four-on-one advantage against Big Show, he fends everyone off, and Shane puts X-Pac and "Road Dogg" Jesse James in the gauntlet match. As Big Show fights off six men at once, Shane McMahon hits Big Show in the back with a steel chair before laying the chair down on the center of the mat for an X-Factor into a foreign object. Shane then performs an assisted choke slam on top of a steel chaie with help from everyone else in the ring, and Shane McMahon pins Big Show for the three-count. Shane McMahon beats Big Show.

Backstage, Gerald Briscoe pins Crash Holly for the WWF Hardcore Championship. Suddenly, referee Jim Korderas trips on a chair, waking Crash up, and Crash grabs Korderas and has him tag along as he chases Brisco all the way to the ring. This starts an impromptu Hardcore Championship match. During the match, Pat Patterson shows up and distracts Crash, allowing Brisco to hit Crash in the head with a garbage can so that Pat Patterson can give Crash a Stinkface. Crash boots Patterson in the groin before hitting him in the butt with a nightstick. Crash then chases Brisco backstage.

Backstage, Kevin Kelly interviews The Rock. who says that Triple H has the plan of a lifetime, and the last time he was in the ring with "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, Shawn cost him the WWF Championship. He makes it clear to Shawn that he never forgets., and makes it clar to Triple H that he has not forgotten all of the matches he has had with him, and says that for one hour, Triple H will feel all his pain, anger and fury, and he will walk in and out the WWF Champion and The People's Champion.

The lumberjacks for the next match as The McMahon-Helmsley Faction, T&A (Test and Albert), The Big Boss Man and Bull Buchanan..

The Rock vs. The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray and D-Von Dudley) ends in a no-contest. During the match, The Rock and The Dudley Boyz stop fighting each other and fight off all of the lumberjacks - The McMahon-Helmsley Faction, T&A (Test and Albert), The Big Boss Man and Bull Buchanan - instead. X-Pac and "Road Dogg" Jesse James put The Dudley Boyz through a table after Tori hits Buh Buh Ray Dudley with a low-blow, and Triple H puts The Rock through a table with a Rock Bottom. WWF Chairman Vince McMahon declares D-Generation X (Triple H, X-Pac, Road Dogg) the winners of the match, and the show ends.

Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for May 15, 2000

Sting beats Vampiro in a House Of Pain Match. After shackling Vampiro, Sting attacks Vampiro a few more times before leaving the cage. The lights go out around the ring, and when they come back on, Vampiro has disappeared.

"The Franchise" Shane Douglas attacks Bryan Clark near a production truck outside of the arena. The Goldberg monster truck is seen in the distance.

Backstage, Captain Rection talks with the rest of Misfits In Action (Van Hammer, Lash Leroux, Chavo Guerrero Jr.), saying that Eric Bischoff tried to degrade and fire them, and if Bischoff wants a war face, he will get one. After a showing of war faces, Van Hammer, Leroux and Chavo are renamed Major Stash, Corporal Cajun and Lieutenant Loco respectively, then introduced to Major Gunns before going to war.

Kronik (Bryan Adams and Bryan Clark) show up, and Adams calls out "The Franchise" Shane Douglas for attacking Bryan Clark, saying it did not work and that it made Clark angry. He tells Douglas to either face the music like a man or they will tear the backstage area apart to find him. Douglas shows up and says that if they think he will try to take the tag team titles back without backup, they are stupid, and while they can suspend Buff Bagwell for 30 days for disciplinary action, that will not stop him. He then says that if they look around, they can see hints as to who his new partner - who is part of The New Blood - is, then reveals his new tag team partner: The Wall.

Kronik (Bryan Adams and Bryan Clark) retain the WCW World Tag Team Championships against "The Franchise" Shane Douglas and The Wall after Shane Douglas runs away very early in the match, making the match a 2-on-1 handicap match where Kronik overpowers The Wall. After the match, The Wall has to be taken out on a stretcher, but when the paramedics try to help him, The Wall gets to his feet and attacks them, putting one of them through a table in the process.

Backstage, Disco Inferno talks to Eric Bischoff, who just tells him to do whatever he wants if he does not want to be with The Mamalukes (Big Vito and Johnny The Bull) and join The Filthy Animals (Konnan, Rey Mysterio Jr., Juventud Guerrera). Afterwards, Ernest "The Cat" Miller brings Terry Funk to Bischoff, who tells Funk that he will let him off for last week as he asks him to hand over the WCW Hardcore Championship. Funk says he will not do that as both of them hate each others' guts, and "The Cat" attacks Funk from behind before pummeling him in the corner of the room.

Outside of the arena, "Screamin'" Norman Smiley tells Ralphus he is tired, hungry and in need of a shower. With only some chicken and $1.23 between them, they have no choice but to get jobs. As they head towards the arena, the Goldberg monster truck is seen again.

Before the next match, Konnan tells Terry Funk that he is past his time and tells Rey Mysterio Jr. to find an expiration date on Funk, and says that The Filthy Animals (Rey Mysterio Jr. and Juventud Guerrera) will put him out of his misery as they take the WCW Hardcore Championship from him. When Terry Funk shows, Ernest "The Cat" Miller chokes him with a red sash before bringing him to The Filthy Animals.

Terry Funk retains the WCW Hardcore Championship against The Filthy Animals (Konnan, Rey Mysterio Jr., Juventud Guerrera). During the match, The Misfits In Action (Captain Rection, Major Stash, Corporal Cajun, Lieutenant Loco) attack The Filthy Animals, then Disco Inferno joins in to even the odds for The Filthy Animals. Booker T then shows up and single-handedly takes down The Filthy Animals before placing Funk on top of Juventud to help him retain the title. After the match, Major Gunns shows up to celebrate, then takes off her shirt and gives Terry Funk mouth-to-mouth.

"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair is seen quickly exiting a white limousine. The Goldberg monster truck is seen yet again.

Backstage, Ralphus and "Screamin'" Norman Smiley talk to a popcorn vendor about working for him. He quickly gives them a shirt and only one chance to do the job right.

Backstage, "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair confronts Eric Bischoff, who tells him to take his business up with Vince Russo. After Flair leaves, he tells "The Cat" Ernest Miller to give Vince Russo a heads-up concerning Flair.

Next week's Nitro will air one hour earlier from 7 PM to 9 PM Eastern time due to the NBA playoffs.

Before the next match, Chris Candido says he and Tammy Lynn Sytch are "the first couple of wrestling," and says he is in such a good mood that he will put the WCW Cruiserweight Championship on the line against any other wrestling couple. The challenge is answered by Daffney and Crowbar.

Daffney and Crowbar beat Chris Candido and Tammy Lynn Sytch to become the WCW Cruiserweight Champions! During the match, Miss Hancock is seen taking notes on and scouting the match on the ramp, and later in the match, Miss Hancock decides to give Crowbar a show by dancing for him. Despite the distraction, Daffney gets a schoolkid pin on Sunny to win the Cruiserweight Championship. After the match, Daffney and Crowbar argue over who should win the title, then "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair stomps his way to the ring and attacks Crowbar, causing Daffney to retreat. Flair then takes a microphone and calls Vince Russo out. In the production truck, Russo tells a producer to play the video tape when he says so.

After the commercial break, "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair continues to call out Vince Russo. The show then cuts to outside of the arena, where Sting is seen in the parking lot noticing that his car is on fire, before returning to the ring, where Flair continues to call out Russo. We then see footage of Vince Russo coming out of a white Corvette with David Flair and Daffney in tow as they approach the Flair estate as part of an "exposé." They enter the house where Vince Russo demonizes David's stepmother, his step-sister Ashley (the future multiple-time WWE women's champion Charlotte Flair) and his younger brother Reid - who is called "Champ" - and it is mentioned that David could never live up to Reid's expectation. The tape then cuts to Ric Flair's bedroom, where Russo and Daffney mess up the bed before Russo and David show off the private swimming pool. David then mentions that there is a creek that can barely be seen off to the side, which he says has been the only place he has been allowed for years. The tape cuts again, this time to Ric Flair's closet, where the threesome rummage through Flair's wardrobe before heading to Reid's bedroom and look through all of the trophies Reid has. They then go to Reid's bedroom, which is an unfinished basement with a blanket and a pillow on the floor. After Russo tells the viewers to hug their children and tell them they love them, they try to leave only to come into contact with the rest of Ric Flair's family, where David reveals what he, Russo and Daffney are doing here before being told to get out before the police are called. David Flair then shows up with Daffney, who now has the NWA World Heavyweight Championship and the WCW World Heavyweight Championship with her, and David tells Ric that "his father" Russo is busy backstage and that he can say whatever he wants to say to Russo to his face. Ric tells David to come to the ring so he can tell him, and tells him they are the biggest steps he will ever take in his life and to make them good, because tonight, he will grow up. Ric says he won an opportunity to face Jeff Jarrett for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, and he is claiming that opportunity tonight so that David can walk out of the building, go back to the hotel room and look in the mirror to see what an asshole he has made himself into. Ric tells David that people would try to manipulate them when he entered this business, and tells David Flair to wrestle Ric Flair the wrestler, not his father, at The Great American Bash. David tells Ric to be ready to wrestle his son that he abandoned for so many years at The Great American Bash. Ric says he loves getting ready, and while he did not want this moment to happen, David kept pushing for it to happen. David says he is ready to kick Ric's ass at The Great American Bash, and Ric tells him to get up and do it if he says he is ready, for nothing he will ever do in life will get him higher than wrestling Ric Flair. Ric tells David he has embarrassed him and his family, and if he were to lose to David, he will retire from the business for the rest of his life. All of a sudden, Jeff Jarrett shows up and hits Ric Flair in the head with a guitar, then David punches Ric in the face as Jarrett puts Ric in the Figure Four Leg Lock.

Backstage, Vince Russo tells "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair to enjoy the guitar shot to the head, then tells someone to fix the House of Pain cage through the headset before forcing Miss Elizabeth out of the room.

Vince Russo shows up with Miss Elizabeth. Russo tells Miss Elizabeth that he is from New York, and that there is always a plan. He tells Elizabeth that she has been embarrassing him, but tonight, she will learn all about "tough love" when she competes in the House Of Pain. He then mentions Miss Elizabeth hitting Madusa with a steel chair when she wasn't looking, and states that Madusa will be Miss Elizabeth's opponent tonight. After Madusa shows up, Russo states that R&B Security is stationed all around the ring, and that "The Main Event" Chuck Palumbo is guarding the door. The bell rings, then Madusa and Russo corner Elizabeth and degrade, daring Elizabeth to slap Russo in the mouth as Russo sates that The Total Package won't be able to save him now. Suddenly, the ring technician drops down into the ring and reveals he is The Total Package. Madus is quickly put in the Torture Rack, but Russo hits The Total Package with a low blow, forcing him to drop Madusa. The low blow has no effect, as The Total Package reveals he is wearing a cup. Elizabeth kicks Russo in the groin, then puts The Total Package's cup on Russo's mouth. R&B security finally get the door open, and The Total Package levels them one by one until he is maced. This allows R&B Security and Chuck Palumbo to attack The Total Package, with Palumbo attacking The Total Package with a chest flexer. Miss Elizabath can only stand back and watch as Palumbo chokes The Total Package with the chest flexer, then Kevin Nash shows up and overpowers R&B Security while Miss Elizabeth, Vince Russo and Chuck Palumbo escape, with R&B Security running away from Nash soon afterwards. Nash then grabs Madusa, but Mike Awesome shows up and attacks Nash from behind, allowing Madusa to escape. Nash then takes a microphone and tells Mike Awesome that he has messed with him for the last time, and if he wants to enter the ring under his own free will, then he will be leaving on a stretcher in an ambulance. Nash challenges Awesome to an Ambulance Match tonight, and Awesome says he will put him in the ambulance and end his career.

Backstage, "Mean" Gene Okerlund is waiting for Scott Steiner when Steiner shows up and tells Vince Russo that he is not wrestling tonight and he will be waiting for his brother Rick Steiner and Tank Abbott in the parking lot, for there are too many rules in wrestling.

"Screamin'" Norman Smiley and Norman are seen selling popcorn to the crowd. Meanwhile, it is announced that the newest issue of WCW Magazine, which documents Goldberg's arm injury from months ago, is now available.

Backstage, Rick Steiner and Tank Abbott have a street fight with Scott Steiner. Two of Scott's women attack Rick from behind with a 2x4, and while Scott has the upper hand against Tank initially, Tank and Rick eventually outnumber Scott. Suddenly, the Goldberg monster truck is seen driving around in the parking lot while crushing cars. Meanwhile, Kevin Nash is seen backing an ambulance up.

Kevin Nash is seen backing an ambulance up next to the stage before the next match.

Kevin Nash beats Mike Awesome in an Ambulance Match by referee stoppage after Diamond Dallas Page shows up, hits Awesome with a Diamond Cutter on the stage and helps Nash put Awesome through a table. Backstage, Eric Bischoff - who has been watching the match on a backstage monitor - says that if you want something done right, you have got to do it yourself.

Hulk Hogan is seen heading to the arena.

Backstage, Ralphus and "Screamin'" Norman Smiley are fired as popcorn vendors after Ralphus puts his own hand down his pants before putting more popcorn in bags.

Eric Bischoff, Kimberly and Ernest "The Cat" Miller show up. Bischoff says there is a time that every man realizes that if you want something done right, you have got to do it yourself. After telling Diamond Dallas Page that he does not get what DDP does not get, he says that he is bored with DDP and calls him out, saying that he wants to kick his teeth in all by himself. He also tells DDP to bring some back-up, because he is going to need it. DDP shows up and says that while some circles consider The Cat "a mean sumbitch," he thinks he is a pussy, and tells him to back up before he'll have to "call his mama." As for Bischoff, he tells him he does not need to call anybody, then punches him before also fending The Cat off. Kimberly grabs a steel chair and decks DDP with it, allowing The Cat to kick DDP in the face. Suddenly, Sid Vicious shows up for the first time since going down with a shoulder injury and makes himself DDP's tag team partner. DDP tags him in, but Sid choke slams him in the center of the ring before shaking hands with Bischoff, cementing Sid as a member of The New Blood. Hulk Hogan then shows up and fights off Sid and The Cat, forcing them to retreat before helping DDP up, and Bischoff tells Hogan that if he wants to play in his house, then he will play it his way if he gets rid of Diamond Dallas Page.

Backstage, Eric Bischoff tells Horace Hogan not to drop the ball tonight and to trust him despite what his uncle Hulk Hogan has been telling him. They and Kidman show up on the stage, and Bischoff tell Hulk Hogan that Horace will kick his ass "all over the stinkin' stage" because he is a member of The New Blood. Eric Bischoff then guests on commentary for the next match.

Horace Hogan beats Hulk Hogan and Kidman in a three-way match. During the match, Horace Hogan refuses to help Hulk Hogan out until Kidman hits Hogan with a low blow in the ring, and when Eric Bischoff gets on the ring apron, Horace knocks him off. The Filthy Animals (Konnan, Rey Mysterio Jr., Juventud Guerrera, Disco Inferno) run to the ring, but Hogan fends them all off with help from Horace, who whacks all of them with steel chairs along with Hulk Hogan. Suddenly, Torrie Wilson shows up, and after Horace nods at Torrie, he whacks Hulk Hogan in the back with a steel chair and pins him to get the win. Afterwards, Bischoff places a New Blood jacket around Horace, cementing him as a member of the group.

Backstage, Kidman confronts Horace Hogan for leaving with Torrie Wilson in a white limousine, and Eric Bischoff holds Kidman back, telling him it is no big deal.

Vince Russo - wearing one of "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair's robes - shows up along with David Flair and Daffney for the next match. Russo and David Flair then guest on commentary

"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair beats Jeff Jarrett with an inside cradle to become the WCW World Heavyweight Champion! After the match, Jeff Jarrett smashes a guitar into the head of referee Charles Robinson, then David Flair smashes a Statue of Liberty statuette into Ric Flair's head, then Vince Russo walks up the stage with the World Heavyweight Championship. Suddenly, Kevin Nash shows up and grabs Russo by the neck, grabs the WCW World Heavyweight Championship and hits Jarrett in the face with it before nearly putting Jarrett through the ring with a Jackknife Powerbomb. Nash then hands the World title to Ric Flair and raises his hand.

Backstage, Eric Bischoff is on the phone, saying he and Vince Russo will be on a jet first thing in the morning. he then turns to "The Franchise" Shane Douglas, tells him that Kevin Nash is a problem that they can fix and that he will be running Thunder while he and Russo have to be on a plane at noon.