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.

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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.

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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.

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.

Raw Deal - Raw recap for May 8, 2000

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Edge and Christian are accompanied by The Acolytes (Faarooq and Bradshaw) before the next match. Christian announces that they are issuing another open challenge and that they have hired The Acolytes in case any other team tries to run in and cost them the tag team titles. Edge then takes the microphone and says that Long Island, New York does not exactly have the best looking people in the nation, and makes concessions for that with a six-second pose for the benefits of those with flash photography instead of the usual five-second pose. He then says that if The Acolytes can stay sober long enough to fulfill their obligation, then the open challenge will begin. Bradshaw takes the microphone and says he and Faarooq aren't even sober right now, but out of the kindness of their heart, they will give them a 100% refund. Faarooq says it is so they won't have any remorse when they kick their asses, and The Acolytes accept the open challenge...physically.

Edge and Christian retain the WWF Tag Team Championships against The Acolytes (Faarooq and Bradshaw) by disqualification after Bradshaw hits Christian with the ring bell, even though Christian was the one to introduce the ring bell as a weapon in the ring against Faarooq. After the match, The Big Boss Man and Bull Buchanan show up and attack The Acolytes.

D-Generation X (Triple H, "Road Dogg" Jesse James, X-Pac), Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley, Tori, Gerald Brisco, Pat Patterson, WWF co-owner Shane McMahon and WWF Chairman Vince McMahon show up. Triple H apologizes to the fans for the actions of referee Earl Hebner, and says that when the WWF has something like what happened to Hebner, WWF is inundated with letters and phone calls, and Hebner has been unable to respond. He states that Hebner has not been able to respond to everyone's well-wishes like a true WWF Superstar should, and says that is is not Earl's fault because Hebner's jaw is wired shut, his eyes are so swollen shut that he cannot read the paper in front of him and that his arm is so broken he cannot write back. He calls this a tragedy, and says the whole thing could have been avoided if Hebner had just kept his nose out of their business. Triple H then states Hebner has to be the hero and that he got what he deserved for it, and shows what happens when anyone crosses the McMahon-Helmsley regime with a replay of the beating given to Hebner last Thursday on SmackDown. Triple H then warns anyone who wants to get in his way of becoming WWF Champion again that they will get a similar beating, then addresses The Rock, telling him that Judgment Day is coming and that old truths will be told. He says it will all come to a head and that everyone will know the truth, and challenges him to a one-on-one match with the WWF Championship on the line at Judgement Day, where a few things will be different: there will be no "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, no WWF co-owner Linda McMahon and no Hebner sticking his nose where it belongs; it will be just him and The Rock. He proposes upping the ante and separating the men from the boys by going in the one place where very few people in the business ever dream of going and most are scared to death of doing: a 60-minute Iron Man Match. He asks The Rock if he can go the distance, and proclaims that the one with the most falls will become the WWF Champion, then tells The Rock to look deep down inside and see if he can hang, as he knows that he can, and asks if he can accept that the truth will be told when he is on his back one hour later and looking into his eyes knowing that he can't hang with him. Vince then takes the microphone, but he is almost immediately interrupted by Chris Jericho. Jericho apologizes to Vince for being impulsive, following his heart and punching him in the face last week, saying it was instinct much like how the fans call Shane a "pussy", how Stephanie is a "filthy, dirty, disgusting, skanky, brutal bottom-feeding trash bag ho" or Vince is a multi-billionaire to make up for the fact that he has a very small penis. Vince says there is nothing stopping him and everyone else in the ring from coming up the ramp and kicking Jericho's ass, but Rikishi, Big Show and The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray and D-Von Dudley) show up, and everyone backs up. Vince tells Jericho he is misinformed, as he has "a set of grapefruits down there" and grapefruits grow on trees. He says that every tree has a trunk and that Jericho will be wishing he was dangling from the end of his trunk by the end of the night before making him defend the WWF Intercontinental Championship against Kurt Angle before guaranteeing that Jericho will not be leaving the arena with the title. Shane asks Big Show what he is doing on the stage following his actions from last week, and says he is acting like a fool by pretending to be different characters before proclaiming that they will settle the score once and for all. Vince then puts The Dudley Boyz in a Tables Match against Gerald Brisco and puts Rikishi in a match against Pat Patterson. He then says there is a fine line between insanity and genius, and that the fans will be reminded of his "superior mental acumen" before the night is over.

Before the next match, Kurt Angle says he is honored that the McMahon-Helmsley has picked him to take the WWF Intercontinental Championship from Chris Jericho tonight, and that he is privileged to defend the honor of Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley, as Stephanie possesses something that nobody in Long Island, New York never could: class. He also says that when Jericho insults Stephanie, he insults everything that is good and pure about society today.

Chris Jericho retains the WWF Intercontinental Championship against Kurt Angle with the Walls of Jericho. After the match, WWF co-owner Shane McMahon - who is irritated with Jericho's title victory - is confronted by Big Show, and Shane tells Big Show that he did not want to take him on himself, and that he wanted him to be angry and focused so he can become a champion again - especially with him in his corner - as he tells him that he has a match with Jericho for the Intercontinental title while taking a call from his stockbroker.

Before the next match, it is announced that Chyna will be on Good Morning America tomorrow morning. Also before the match, The Godfather says that when Lita ripped Chyna's clothes off at Backlash, she was "smokin'," and that she impressed The Godfather so much that he is willing to let go of all of his hos if Chyna joins the ho train. Chyna entertains the idea before telling him to take his women to the back as she smacks him with the roses in her hands.

Eddie Guerrero beats The Godfather. During the match, D'Lo Brown gets in the ring and hits The Godfather with a Sky High as Chyna distracts referee Tim White to give Eddie the win.

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Before the next match, Gerald Brisco announces that he has brought T&A (Test and Albert) to the match as his tag team partners.

The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray and D-Von Dudley) beat T&A (Test and Albert) and Gerald Brisco in a 3-on-2 Tables Match. After the match, X-Pac, "Road Dogg" Jesse James and Tori show up to stop Gerald Brisco from being attacked further. Brisco grabs a table and puts Buh Buh Ray through it with a splash from the top rope.

We see another "judgment day" vignette.

Chris Jericho retains the WWF Intercontinental Championship by count-out. During the match, footage of Shane telling his stockbroker that he has Big Show "wrapped around [his] finger" is played on the TitanTron, which turns Big Show against WWF co-owner Shane McMahon to the point that he chases him to the back, giving Jericho the count-out win. After teh match, Shane runs into a limousine to get away from Big Show. Afterwards, WWF Chairman Vince McMahon tells WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley that he will keep his promise and guarantee that Jericho will not walk out of the arena as a champion by putting him in his third title defense of the night against Chris Benoit.

Too Cool (Grandmasta Sexay and Scotty 2 Hotty) beat The Big Boss Man and Bull Buchanan. After the match, Boss Man and Buchanan continue to attack Too Cool until The Acolytes (Faarooq and Bradshaw) go after them. Too Cool then dances afterwards.

In the locker room, Perry Saturn and Dean Malenko have an argument, and Chris Benoit steps between them to tell them top stop. Eddie Guerrero shows up and says that Saturn is just as talented as everyone else in the room and will get a title shot eventually before saying that Chyna might be able to introduce someone to Malenko, but Malenko and Saturn brush him off.

The Hardy Boyz (Jeff and Matt Hardy) beat The Radicalz (Dean Malenko and Perry Saturn) after Saturn inadvertently superkicks Malenko. After the match, Malenko and Saturn argue again, and Eddie Guerrero and Chyna show up in time to get attacked by Malenko and Saturn. Referees have to get involved before everything gets even more physical.

Before the next match, WWF Chairman Vince McMahon shows up with Gerald Brisco and introduces Patterson to his tag team partners: D-Generation X (X-Pac and "Road Dogg" Jesse James).

Rikishi Fatu beats Pat Patterson and D-Generation X (X-Pac and "Road Dogg" Jesse James) by disqualification after Patterson hits Rikishi with a steel chair. After the match, Pat Patterson strips down to his underwear - complete with a brown stain on the back - and puts the Stinkface on Rikishi. Patterson and DX are then chased out of the ring by Grandmasta Sexay and Scotty 2 Hotty.

Triple H introduces himself as "the self-appointed special troubleshooting referee who will be on the outside" for the next match.

Chris Benoit beats Chris Jericho to become the WWF Intercontinental Champion! During the match, Benoit gets in an argument with the referee, and special troubleshooter Triple H gets in the ring to confront Benoit only to punch out the referee and take his place. Later on in the match, WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley shows up, and Triple H focuses on her while Benoit taps out to the Walls of Jericho. Jericho stomps Triple H for not paying attention, and Triple H attacks Jericho from behind before calling for the bell as soon as Benoit locks in the Crippler Crossface despite Jericho never tapping out. After the match, the McMahon-Helmsley regime shows up, and X-Pac and "Road Dogg" Jesse James joins Triple H in a post-match attack on Jericho that ends in a Pedigree. Stephanie also slaps Jericho in the face, and WWF Chairman Vince McMahon is about to hit Jericoh with a steel chair when Big Show, Too Cool (Grandmasta Sexay, Scotty 2 Hotty, Rikishi Fatu) and The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray and D-Von Dudley) chase the McMahon-Helmsley regime out of the ring to end the show.

Layin' da SmackDown - SmackDown recap for April 13, 2000

Before the next match, Eddie Guerrero hands Chyna a glass vase full of roses, then says that as a true European Champion from Europe, it would be a disgrace to the European Championship if it were to fall into the hands of an islander from Samoa. He asks if anyone knows where Samoa is, then tells Chyna that while Rikishi may have the biggest ass in the world, he has the biggest supply of Latino heat in the world.

Rikishi Phatu beats Eddie Guerrero by disqualification, and Eddie Guerrero retains the WWF European Championship. During the match, Rikishi inadvertently elbows referee Mike Chioda in the face, and while Chioda is down, Chyna counters a potential Banzai Drop onto Eddie by smashing the vase of roses into Rikishi's face. Rikishi manages to kick out at two afterwards, however. Later in the match, Chyna tries to hit RIkishi with a low blow from behind only for Rikishi to notice her. Eddie drop kicks Rikishi, but Rikishi squashes Chyna in the corner. Rikishi lays the Stinkface on Chyna, and when he goes for a spike piledriver on Eddie, Chyna hits Rikishi with a low blow to end the match.

Backstage, Triple H is feeding WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley grapes when WWF co-owner Shane McMahon and Triple H agree that last Monday night was pretty fun and that they can do more of the same if anyone gets in their way tonight. Shane proposes they go out and have even more fun than they did on Raw, and Stephanie says they should make WWF Chairman Vince McMahon - who is not here tonight - proud. Suddenly, The Rock is seen entering the arena with his head bandaged, and Triple H responds by saying "Let the games begin."

Triple H and WWF co-owners Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley and Shane McMahon show up. Shane recaps the events of last Monday's Raw and says that Triple H was true to his word when he said he would turn it up a notch by having The Rock lay at their feet "with the lifeblood of The Rock's blood oozing onto the mat." Shane tells Triple H that was a proud moment, and congratulates Triple H while saying he is proud is WWF Champion. He also says that he is proud that Triple H is his brother-in-law. Stephanie says Triple H and Shane get her so choked up, and says they are going to make her cry as she is emotional just like WWF Chairman Vince McMahon. She knows Vince is watching at home right now, and while she knows he wanted to keep this as a surprise, she announces that when Triple H defends the WWF Championship against The Rock, Vince is going to be in Triple H's corner. Triple H says he is both honored and flattered that Vince would do that, but he does not want Vince coming in thinking he can steal his thunder, as he wants to do this his own. Nevertheless, Vince can be in his corner with a front row seat to the match. Triple H then says he gave The Rock a lesson in what it takes to be a real WWF Champion and to be the best on Raw, and says it takes a lot of sweat, a lot of tears, and "a whole lot of [The Rock's] blood." He tells The Rock that if he keeps coming back, he will keep teaching him that same lesson, and if it takes him a million times, he will teach him that lesson over and over. He then says it does not matter how much sweat comes out of his body, how many tears comes from his eyes and how much blood pumps out of his body, it will all be for nothing, as he will never be WWF Champion because he cannot beat him. Suddenly, The Rock shows up, and Triple H tells The Rock that he knows he is in front of his home state to talk about his chance at becoming WWF Champion, and says he has thought long and hard about when and where to give him his shot. He admits that Tampa, Florida would be "a hell of a place," but then says the match is so big that they might as well make it a bigger place because the match is so important. He then proposes they do it in Washington, D.C. - the site of Backlash in three weeks. The Rock says that Triple H did it all to him on Monday night and left him laying in a pool of his own blood and barely able to stand, but as sure as Triple H is "surrounded by a silver spoon jackass and by a bargain basement bitch," he walked out with his shot at the WWF Championship. He tells Triple, Shane and Stephanie to bring on Vince McMahon, and since they will be in Washington, D.C., they might as well bring on Congress, the Senate, the Vice President, the President, and even a dug-up George Washington., as there is nobody who will be able to stop him from whipping Triple H's candy ass. Triple H says The Rock is full of himself for somebody who lost half his blood on Monday night, and says that The Rock isn't even at 60 to 70% of his best right nowHe then says it does not really matter what percentage he is at, because tonight, it will be the two of them. Shane whispers something in Triple H's ear, then Triple H tells The Rock it will not be for the WWF Championship. He then tells The Rock to round up The Acolytes (Faarooq and Bradshaw) and bring them to the ring with him while he brings The Big Boss Man and Bull Buchanan for a six-man tag team match. The Rock asks Triple H if this is the best he can come up with, then tells him it doesn't matter because at Backlash, he promises to the people that he will whip Triple H's candy ass and walk out WWF Champion.

We see footage from earlier today where Al Snow and "The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman head to a nursing home, where Blackman finds out that he has to perform stand-up comedy.

The Hardy Boyz (Jeff and Matt Hardy) beat The Radicalz (Dean Malenko and Chris Benoit) following a Jeff Hardy Swanton Bomb on Dean Malenko during a pinfall attempt as referee Tim White is distracted by Chris Benoit.

Backstage, Triple H and WWF co-owner Shane McMahon tell Kurt Angle that they were wrong about him and that they agree that he was screwed at WrestleMania. They give him an opportunity to win the WWF Tag Team Championships when he teams with Big Show tonight.

Perry Saturn beats Crash Holly after superkicking a cookie sheet into Crash's face to win the WWF Hardcore Championship! After the match, Tazz runs into the ring with referee Jimmy Korderas in tow, and smashes the cookie sheet into Saturn's head to win the Hardcore Championship from Saturn. Crash then grabs the cookie sheet and smashes it into Tazz's head, and wins the WWF Hardcore Championship back from Tazz. Saturn and Tazz then go at it, and referees have to run in to restore order.

Back at the nursing home in footage from earlier today, Al Snow is the only person laughing as Blackman does not have the chops for stand-up comedy.

Before the next match, Kurt Angle says that tonight, his quest to reacquire championship gold has come to an end, as he the has the one partner guaranteed to bring home the tag team titles in Big Show. When Big Show arrives, however, he arrives to "Rowdy" Roddy Piper's music in a kilt and a beret, eating a donut and drinking bottled water. Backstage, Triple H and WWF co-owner Shane McMahon laugh it up. Angle asks Big Show what he is doing, and Big Show speaks in a Scottish accent as he says he is trying to have a little fun. Angle says he is here to win championship gold, but Show says that while he is here for championship gold, he is also here to show everyone what is underneath his kilt. Angle tries to persuade him not to do it as there are children present, then the next match begins.

Edge and Christian retain the WWF Tag Team Championships against Big Show and Kurt Angle by count-out after Kurt Angle slaps Big Show for not taking the match seriously only for Big Show to beat him up outside of the ring.

Backstage near a water cooler, Chris Jericho asks Tori and WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley where The Godather is. Jericho walks away when he finds out he is talking to Tori and Stephanie and not two of The Godfather's hos.

Buh Buh Ray Dudley beats Albert. After the match, Test attacks D-Von Dudley, then Trish Stratus pulls a table out from underneath the ring. Test sets the table up in the middle of the ring, while D-Von Dudldey grabs a steel chair and smashes it into Test's back before he can put Buh Buh Ray through the table. After a steel chair head shot to Albert, Buh Buh Ray splashes Albert through the table from the top rope.

In the locker room, Chris Jericho apologize to Tori and WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley. Stephanie wishes Chris Jericho luck in his match against X-Pac tonight, then tells him that he will also be facing "Road Dogg" Jesse James during that match, effectively making Jericho's match a 2-on-1 handicap match.

Wade Boggs of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays is seen in the front row.

We see more footage from earlier today of "The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman's attempts at stand-up comedy at the nursing home. After telling a woman who says he sucks at stand-up that her mother is so hairy that Bigfoot takes pictures of her, the woman responds by saying "My mother died in '64...you heartless bitch!" Blackman finally snaps and pulls out his nunchaku, much to the disappointment of Al Snow.

The Kat and Mae Young beat Terri Runnels and The Fabulous Moolah.

Before the next match, Chris Jericho welcomes everyone to "Tampa is Jericho," then says that he has seemingly insulted WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley when he mistake her for one of The Godfather's ho. He says that he was going to apologize in the ring, but since he has been put in a 2-on-1 handicap match and is about to be screwed anyway, he might as well get his money's worth. He then says that The Rock and all the Jerichoholics were correct in calling Stephanie a "bargain basement bitch." Jericho then calls Stephanie "the filthiest, dirtiest, most disgusting, skankiest, brutal, bottom-feeding trash bag ho" that he has ever seen in his life while Stephanie and Triple H watch from backstage.

D-Generation X (X-Pac and "Road Dogg" Jesse James) beat Chris Jericho in a 2-on-1 handicap match. During the match, Tori gets involved, but Jericho catches her hand as she tries to slap him and puts her in the Walls of Jericho. Road Dogg then kicks Jericho in the back of the head so that X-Pac can hit X Factor for the win while WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley and a friend of hers watch backstage

Backstage, WWF co-owner Shane McMahon chews out referee Earl Hebner and threatens to fire him from last week while Triple H watches. Triple H stops Shane and puts him on probation, and tells him that if he screws up again, he is fired.

We see footage from earlier today where Al Snow and "The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman are leaving the nursing home. Al Snow tells Blackman he cannot go around hitting elderly people with his nunchaku, but Blackman says "She annoyed me."

WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley shows up with her friend from earlier. Stephanie says she understands how hard it is for the fans to look at the WWF Superstars and their hard bodies, and says it is a lot tougher for them to look out at all of the fans. She and her friend call the fans "fat, lazy, cellulite-ridden people," and says that they make her sick. Stephanie says she represents not only all the women out there, but also all the men "and your fat kids, too." Stephanie then decides to do a public service, and introduces her friend, who happens to be her personal trainer - and now the fans' - Muffy. As this goes on, The Rock asks The Acolytes (Faarooq and Bradshaw) backstage if they are man enough to tell him whether or not Triple H bought them off, but Faarooq tells them they are man enough to not tell him anything and Bradshaw says he is just going to have to trust them.

Triple H, The Big Boss and Bull Buchanan vs. The Rock and The Acolytes (Faarooq and Bradshaw) ends in a no-contest. During the match, referee Earl Hebner shoves Triple H out of the corner as he is taking the boots to Faarooq, and WWF co-owner Shane McMahon confronts Hebner from the apron and verbally berates him. Hebner responds by pushing Shane off the apron before making it clear to Triple H that he is the referee of the match and will be calling it right down the middle. Later on in the match, X-Pac and "Road Dogg" Jesse James get involved but The Acolytes fight them and get them out of the ring, leaving The Rock and Triple H by themselves in the ring. The Rock hits the spinebuster on Triple H, but when Shane hits The Rock from behind, The Rock chases Shane to the commentary table and puts him through it to end the show.

Raw Deal - Raw recap for April 10, 2000

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The Rock shows up to start tonight's show. He shows footage from last Thursday's SmackDown main event, where The Rock got his hands on WWF Chairman Vince McMahon and hitting him in the head with a steel chair, and says there is still one more shot that he wants Vince to see and remember forever: Vince laid out on the entrance ramp with The Rock's boot on his chest. He says that after all the humiliation he has put Vince and his children through, he still wants more. Tonight, he wants his shot at the WWF Championship in the place that he calls home. Suddenly, Vince shows up with a steel chair, and The Rock says one of three things will happen: Vince putting the chair down, Vince will attempt to hit him with the chair, and The Rock will turn the chair sideways and stick it straight up his candy ass. Vince says he will put the chair down, but if he makes one move towards him, he will hit him in the head so hard his brains will be crushed papaya. As for The Rock's shot at the WWF Championship tonight, The Rock will be given an opportunity, and should be be victorious against opposition to be named later tonight, he will get his shot at the title. He then points at the ceiling, and a steel cage comes down. The Rock must win a steel cage match in order to get his shot at the WWF Championship, but Vince makes it clear that he is not giving any more gifts and that The Rock must earn everything he gets. Vince then says that somewhere deep down, The Rock is wondering who he is and why he is who he is, and reminds The Rock that he made him who he is over a year ago. He reminds The Rock of his time as the "corporate champion," and admits that while The Rock would have been a star without him, he would never have been a superstar, and he would have been relegated to playing Doink the Clown, the Gobbledygooker or a Bastion Booger. Instead, thanks to him, The Rock became a superstar, became a guest host for Saturday Night Live, became a guest on The Tonight Show, got offers for television shows and movie and even had a best-selling book. Vince then says he was looking for one thing from The Rock and never got it, and that one thing was The Rock looking him in the eye and giving him a "thank you." Vince then places his hand on The Rock's shoulder, then removes it, and says that he chose WrestleMania to humiliate him and remind him of who he is. When The Rock asks Vince if that is what he thinks, and Vince calls The Rock "a complete ingrate." The Rock then tells Vince he "wipes a monkey's ass" with what he thinks, and Vince wants to know what is up with "wiping a monkey's ass" and "licking a llama's anus," and says it is strange thinking and a fixation for the rectal cavity that is not normal, as well as a fixation for feces. He then says that if The Rock took all the feces from the people in a 24-hour period and put it in one giant pizza oven, then everyone would be able to smell what The Rock is cooking. Triple H and WWF co-owners Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley and Shane McMahon then show up, and as The Rock is distracted, Vince tries to hit The Rock from behind with a steel chair. The Rock takes it from him and hits Vince with it, and keeps everyone else out of the ring.

D-Generation X (X-Pac and "Road Dogg" Jesse James) beat Edge and Christian to become the WWF Tag Team Champions after Road Dogg uses the belt as a weapon against Christian behind referee Mike Chioda's back...almost. Referee Earl Hebner runs in and tells Chioda what has happened, and Chioda restarts the match, declaring that the match will continue. Edge and Christian quickly retain the WWF Tag Team Championships against D-Generation X shortly after the match is restarted.

Backstage, The Godfather is seen with a few of his hos.

In footage from earlier today, The Kat is reading Raw Magazine when Terri Runnels shows up. Terri asks The Kat if her phone has yet to stop ringing off the hook, then apologizes for her past actions and treats her to a day of beauty in a local spa. The Kat accepts her apology and says she will be right there.

Before the next match, Kurt Angle says he is glad that everyone in the crowd is happy and in such a great mood tonight, as he would like to talk about something that gives him great joy: the joy of celibacy. He says the "three I's" are great, but he has had so much success because of the "big A" known as abstinence. He then says that unlike many people in the crowd, he is voluntarily abstinent. Angle then talks about how The Godfather parades out his "filth and debauchery" before giving him a little surprise: a prophylactic. He pulls out a condom, and says that it is time that The Godfather starts to use them. He then tells the children that they can prance and they can dance, but when it comes to relations, keep it in your pants. The Godfather then attacks Angle, starting the next match.

Kurt Angle beats The Godfather despite being slapped by one of The Godfather's hos for using her as a human shield.

We see footage from earlier today where The Kat and Terri Runnels enter a limousine, which speeds off. A red low rider then arrives, and inside is Chyna and Eddie Guerrero, who are entering the arena.

Backstage, Big Show talks with WWF owner Shane McMahon, saying he is going to let it all hang out and he is going to cut loose. He then walks away from the camera and takes his shirt off before throwing it to Shane.

The Radicalz (Chris Benoit, Perry Saturn, Dean Malenko) beat Tazz and Too Cool (Scotty 2 Hotty and Rikishi Phatu).

In footage from earlier today, Francois works on The Kat's hair at the spa while Teri Runnels puts something in The Kat's cup of soda. The Kat then drinks the drugged soda.

The Acolytes Protection Agency (Faarooq and Bradshaw) accompany Kaientai (Taka Michinoku and Funaki) to the ring for the next match, and they chase WWF co-owner Shane McMahon to the back.

Triple H retains the WWF Championship against Taka Michinoku. During the match, Funaki baseball slides Triple H into The Acolytes Protection Agency (Faarooq and Bradshaw), who take the inadvertent attack from behind as one that was done on purpose and proceed to attack Triple H before throwing him back in the ring. As referee Earl Hebner is distracted, Funaki and Taka both hit Triple H from the top rope, but Triple H kicks out at two. After words WWF Chairman Vince McMahon and WWF co-owner Shane McMahon show up, and The Acolytes Protection Agency are about to beat them up when they are attacked from behind by The Big Boss Man and Bull Buchanan. Triple H then hits Taka with the Pedigree to retain. After the match, Funaki also receives a Pedigree, then puts the boots to The Acolytes Protection Agency along with Vince and Shane.

WAR ZONE

T&A (Test and Albert) attack The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray and D-Von Dudley) backstage at the command of Trish Stratus, who says that if The Dudleys want to put their hands on her, then it is time T&A put their hands on them.

The Hardy Boyz (Jeff and Matt Hardy) beat T&A (Test and Albert). After the match, The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray and D-Von Dudley) run into the ring and hit Test with a Dudley Death Drop before setting up a tbale in the middle of the ring. Trish Stratus gets on the apron, distracting the Dudleys and allowing Albert to attack the Dudleys from behind and put Buh Buh Ray through a table.

Before the next match, Big Show shows up wearing a towel and a brown wig of long hair in an attempt to mock Val Venis. He then says it is not the motion of the ocean, but the size of the boat that turns women on. He then tells them to pay no attention to the "S.S. Minnow" in the ring and to buy a ticket for the Big Show Titanic if they want to see the real thing. Venis then takes the microphone and tells Big Show that if his brain was as big as his mouth, he would have realized a long time ago that the Titanic sank. He then says that it was not an iceberg that sank the Titanic; instead, it was Big Show's "dimply, fat ass."

Val Venis beats Big Show by disqualification when he uses his long brown wig as a weapon and proceeds to choke Venis out with it.

Before the next match, Chris Jericho tells Eddie Guerrero and Chyna that, regardless of what they believe, he is ecstatic that they are together. He then asks which one of them is the man in the relationship and which one of them has the bigger package before saying the Taco Bell chihuahua has more Latino Heat than Eddie, then says that at least "the Taco Bell chihuahua's bitch is housebroken."

Eddie Guerrero retains the WWF European Championship against Chris Jericho. During the match, Chyna hands the WWF European Championship to Eddie Guerrero, and Jericho and Eddie fight over the belt. Jericho sends Eddie into the back of referee Tim White, knocking him out, and Chyna hits Jericho with a low blow and a DDT before placing Eddie on top of Jericho. Tim White gets up and counts the pinfall, and Eddie retains.

In footage from earlier today, The Kat wkaes up to find out that her hair and make-up and messed up and that the word "Trash" is written on her forehead. Terri also hands The Kat's Pomeranian to her, and the dog is revealed to have its hair cut off so that it looks like it has the mane of a lion.

Before the next match, WWF Chairman Vince McMahon, Triple H and WWF co-owners Shane McMahon and Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley show up to watch from ringside. It is then revealed that The Rock's opponents are The Big Boss Man and Bull Buchanan.

The Rock beats The Big Boss Man and Bull Buchanan in a 2-on-1 handicap Steel Cage Match. After the match, Triple H gets in the ring and attacks The Rock, then puts on a brass knuckle and punches The Rock in the face before WWF co-owner Shane McMahon punches out referee Earl Hebner. Triple H then bust The Rock open with the brass knuckle before putting him in the Pedigree. WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley then hands WWF Chairman Vince McMahon a steel chair, then Triple H tells The Rock that if he wants to be in a game with him, then he is in it now and that he is done playing games with him. He then tells The Rock that he is his worst nightmare and that this is just step one. Vince and Shane then pick The Rock up, and Triple H is about to hit The Rock with another Pedigree when The Acolytes Protection Agency (Faarooq and Bradshaw) show up, attack Boss Man and Buchanana from behind, and chase everyone out of the ring.

Raw Deal - Raw recap for April 3, 2000

RAW

WWF co-owner Shane McMahon shows up to start tonight's show. Shane publicly apologizes to his father, WWF Chairman Vince McMahon, as he always revered and admired in the past. He says that what happened last night was Vince's greatest accomplishment, and he was so proud to be his son. He wants Vince to know that he will always love him very, very much, and it is because of that love that he wants to continue what Vince started last night at WrestleMania. Tonight, he would like to go one-on-one with The Rock, and asks The Rock if he is up for the challenge. Instead of The Rock, he gets Triple H and WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley instead. Stephanie says she will never forget or forgive what The Rock did to her last night, as she is nowhere near the size of The Rock and The Rock deserved the slap she gave him, even though she did not deserve the Rock Bottom or The People's Elbow, as her neck, back and chest are so sore that she feels like she has been in a skiing accident. Stephanie says any normal woman would not be out here right now, and she appreciates Shane's anger towards The Rock. Triple H takes the microphone and tells Shane that he wants The Rock tonight. He also says the WWF Championship is not on the line as he has proven that The Rock is not in his league and cannot beat him, then says it is a personal issue and that he will hurt him for hurting his wife. After Triple H asks The Rock if he is man enough to accept his challenge, WWF Chairman Vince McMahon shows up and hugs Stephanie before shaking hands with Triple H. Shane then extends his hand, then he and Vince embrace. Vince addresses both Triple H and Shane wanting a piece of The Rock tonight, and says that neither scenario is not the match he had in mind; instead, he wants a piece of The Rock. Vince also says he is not inclined to explain why he "scrambled The Rock's brains" at WrestleMania, as The Rock has a lot in common with the Los Angeles, California fans, as the vast majority of the fans are "vain, egocentric and narcissistic" and have "fake hair, fake teeth and fake boobs" and have undergone liposuction, face lifts and tummy tucks, and says they are not real human beings; instead, they are a bunch of phonies. When the fans start an "asshole" chants, Vince says he hopes the producers have the bleep button ready because he has never been called an asshole by so many people in his life. He then says that the fans are worse than those in the entertainment business, because they are bottom-feeders who want to be part of it. Vince then says the people's dreams of being a star are destined to be shattered over and over again just like The Rock's dream of being WWF Champion, as The Rock has no chance in Hell of winning it again just like the fans have of becoming stars. He then says that regardless of who faces The Rock, they will try not just to beat The Rock but to drive him out of the WWF and into a more suitable profession: waiting tables.

The Rock is seen making his way into the arena.

Before the next match, Eddie Guerrero says Chyna is here for some "Latino heat," because she was coming out of her pants at the sight of him. He then says he has to set her aside tonight to focus on the WWF EUropean Championship and make all his ancestors in Spain proud. He then dedicates his European Championship match to Chyna.

Eddie Guerrero beats Chris Jericho to become the WWF European Champion! During the match, Eddie Guerrero inadvertently knocks referee Tim White out of the ring following a drop toe hold by Chris Jericho, and Chyna has to revive Tim White before making the count herself. After Chyan declares Jericho the winner, she hits Jericho with a kick to the gut followed by a DDT and gets referee Tim White back into the ring to make the pinfall. After the match, Chyan personally hands the European title to Eddie, then heads to the back with him.

Backstage, WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley asks WWF Chairman Vince McMahon to allow Triple H take on The Rock tonight, saying it only seems right for Triple H to avenge what The Rock did to her, and tells Vince he does not have to protect her anymore. Vince says he will think about it

D-Generation X (X-Pac and "Road Dogg" Jesse James) beat T&A (Test and Albert) after Road Dogg hits a low blow behind referee Jimmy Korderas' back so that X-Pac can hit Albert with the X-Factor.

Backstage, Kurt Angle complains to ring announcer Howard Finkel about losing both the WWF European and Intercontinental Championship, but Finkel tells him rules are rules. Angle apologizes to Finkel and leaves, then turns around and chokes Finkel out with a crossface chicken wing.

Backstage, WWF co-owner Shane McMahon knows that WWF Chairman Vince McMahon has talked to WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley concerning who will face The Rock tonight. Vince tells Shane he will work something out, but Shane takes that as Vince letting him have a shot at The Rock tonight.

Chris Benoit retains the WWF Intercontinental Championship against Tazz. During the match< Perry Saturn tries to get involved, but Tazz pushes Benoit into the ropes, knocking Perry Saturn down from the top turnbuckle. Tazz fights off Saturn, but it ends up becoming a distraction that Benoit takes advantage of to win with a German suplex bridge pin. After the match, Tazz gets Saturn in the Tazzmission, but Benoit attacks Tazz to break the hold. Tazz catches up with Saturn and attacks him again, and this time their brawl goes to the back.

Backstage, WWF co-owner Shane McMahon talks with Big Show, who says that it is time to go Hollywood and become a superstar.

Michael Cole introduces Edge and Christian. Instead of coming out of the crowd, however, Edge and Christian come out from the back and down the aisle. Edge tells Michael Cole they can take it from here, and boot Michael Cole out of the ring. Edge says that last night, they became tag team champions in what is probably the most spectacular match of all time. Edge says they were great, but Christian says they were "really great." As Edge admits that as great as they are, they needed great opponents, and he brings out The Hardy Boyz (Jeff and Matt Hardy), who show up. Christian asks the crowd to give The Hardy Boyz another round of applause, and Edge says The Hardys did a good job as Christian says there is no shame in being second best before mocking The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray and D-Von Dudley) while saying "or third best, for that matter." The Dudley Boyz show up, and as The Hardys look towards the back from the apron, Edge and Christian knock them off. The Dudleys then fight Edge and Christian, sending Edge out of the ring before hitting Christian with a Dudley Death Drop. The Hardys then get back in the ring and brawl with The Dudleys, and Edge and Christian run away while referees and officials have to break the brawl between The Hardys and The Dudleys up.

Backstage, Chyna and Eddie Guerrero are speaking Spanish to each other when they come across an orange low rider. Eddie helps Chyna in first, then he gets in the driver's seat and drives off after showing off the hydraulics.

WAR ZONE

Big Show beats Rikishi Phatu by disqualification after Grandmaster Sexay gets involved in the match. After the match, Scotty 2 Hotty does The Worm to make up for Big Show mocking it earlier in the match only to miss the elbow drop when Rikishi rolled out of the way. Afterwards, Big Show is seen taking a look at Rikishi and Too Cool (Grandmaster Sexay and Scotty 2 Hotty) dance.

Backstage, WWF Chairman Vince McMahon meets with Triple H and WWF co-owner Shane McMahon and Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley. He dictates taht whoever draws the short straw will get The Rock tonight. Shane ends up drawing the short straw. Afterwards, Vince says he wanted to face The Rock. Triple H says he wanted to, too, then says that you never let the guy holding the straws go second.

Big Show is in the ring again. He says that all of his life, people have told him about what an athlete he is, and that people have told him he is the biggest, baddest meanest competitor in the business today as well as a completely unstoppable monster, and they are right. He then says there is more to him than that, as he proved that he can be a talented, funny guy on Saturday Night Live. He then says there is much more to him than just headbutts and choke slams, as he sometimes feels like either fighting, relaxing or dancing. He then tries to dance to Too Cool's (Grandmaster Sexay and Scotty 2 Hotty) theme. This leads to a "Go Big Show!" chant, but the music is suddenly stopped.

Backstage, Michael Cole interviews The Rock. The Rock says it is truly amazing with all the decisions WWF Chairman Vince McMahon has made in his lifetime mean nothing after what he did to him last night when Vince smacked him in the head with a steel chair at WrestleMania, and says that Vince made the biggest mistake of a lifetime. As sure as he is going to whip WWF co-owner Shane McMahon's ass, how he beat up WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley, he will become WWF Champion again.

Backstage, Too Cool (Grandmaster Sexay and Scotty 2 Hotty) make fun of Big Show as well as his dancing.

Crash Holly beats Hardcore Holly to become the WWF Hardcore Champion! During the match, The Acolytes (Faarooq and Bradshaw) show up and beat up Hardcore Holly, then allow Crash Holly to pin Hardcore Holly to win the title, revealing that he has paid The Acolytes off. After the match, The Mean Street Posse (Rodney, Pete Gas, Joey Abs) go after Crash Holly, but once again, they all fight each other over who will beat Crash to become Hardcore Champion.

Backstage, Triple H congratulates WWF co-owner Shane McMahon on getting the match with The Rock tonight. He tries to help him out, but he realizes that no advice he has can help Shane, so he just tells Shane to be careful.

In the locker room, Big Show talks to Grandmaster Sexay, and asks if his dancing was really that bad. Grandmaster Sexay says it wasn't that bad, but it wasn't that good, either. Big Show then punches him before splashing him through a table. Big Show then puts on Grandmaster Sexay's hat and goggles and says he is going to meet with his agent.

Before the next match, Val Venis is interrupted by Kurt Angle before he can talk about "The Big Valbowski." Angle then says that this is one of the darkest days in WWF history, if not United States history, as he has lost both the WWF Intercontinental and European Championship at WrestleMania. He says that he has received calls from parents saying that their children were too depressed to go to school today, and he odes not blame the children. He also says he does not know if the WWF will survive without him as "Eurocontinental Champion." ANgle says that in less than 24 hours, he has gone from holding to titles to being forced to wrestle a film star, which he calls "the lowest form of life there is." Since he cares about his body and does not want to taint himself, he is wearing rubber sanitary gloves. Val Venis then attacks Angle before he can get the gloves off, giving an early start to the next match.

Kurt Angle beats Val Venis with the crossface chicken wing.

Backstage, WWF Chairman Vince McMahon tells WWF co-owner Shane McMahon "I've got your back."

Backlash is coming live to pay-per-view on April 30th!

Kane beats Bull Buchanan after knocking The Big Boss Man off the apron. After the match, The Big Boss Man attacks Kane with his nightstick, then he and Bull Buchanan handcuff Kane to the turnbuckle. Paul Beare attacks Bull Buchanan with a steel chair to the abck, but it has no effect and Bull Buchanan takes the steel chair to smack it against the ring post, potentially injuring Kane's hand.

Before the next match, WWF Chairman Vince McMahon shows up to stand along WWF co-owner Shane McMahon. When The Rock runs in, he goes after Vince and pulls his jacket off as Vince and Shane run out of the ring. Shane tries to get back in the ring, but The Rock sees Vince telling Shane to get in the ring and chases him towards the back. Triple H then comes out from backstage and starts beating The Rock up while WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley makes her way towards the ring. All the while, Vince gets in referee Earl Hebner's way, keeping him from seeing a thing.

The Rock beats Shane McMahon and Triple H in an impromptu Triple Threat Match. During the match, The Rock inadvertently hits referee Earl Hebner in the back of the head while knocking Vince McMahon off the apron, and Triple H takes the opportunity to hit The Rock with a Pedigree before laying Shane's arm on top of The Rock. Triple H then tries to revive Hebner, but Shane only get a two-count. Triple H then grabs Hebner so that Vince can hit The Rock with the WWF Championship, but The Rock kicks Vince and knocks Shane out of the ring. Triple H then hits The Rock from behind and proceeds to gang up on him in the corner, and when Hebner tries to get Triple H out of the corner, Triple H saves Hebner all the way to the other side of the ring.The Rock manages to fight back and hit Triple H with a Rock Bottom, and The Rock pins Triple H to get the win even though Triple H is not officially part of the match.

Layin' da SmackDown - SmackDown recap for March 23, 2000

Triple H shows up with WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley to start tonight's show. Triple H says that on Monday night, WWF Chairman Vince McMahon had an announcement that would rock the World Wrestling Federation from its foundation, and tonight, Stephanie will make an announcement that will not only rock the WWF from its foundation but also knock it off. In the meantime, Triple H has a question that he needs answered. He mentions the announcement of the main event for WrestleMania taking place that very night and how it was made under the premise that it would never happen again, then talks about how he won the match and retained the WWF Championship only to run into WWF co-owner Linda McMahon - whom he says was "ready to screw [him]" - and placed in a Fatal 4-Way match for the title at WrestleMania with the men he just beat as well as a re-hired Mick Foley. Triple H then asks his question: "Linda McMahon, who the hell do you think you are, to come out here and demand anything of me, to come out here and tell me what I am going to do?" Triple H then demands Linda to come out and tell him who she thinks she is. Linda shows up and reminds Triple H that she has as much stroke as anyone else, and because of that and the fact that Mick Foley is a deserving individual whose dream was to be in a WrestleMania main event, she made the Fatal 4-Way Elimination Match for the WWF Championship. Also, since a McMahon is in the corner of the three other participants, she will be in Foley's corner, and there will be a McMahon in every corner in the Fatal 4-Way Match. She also announces that Mick Foley is coming back for one night and one night only. Triple H tells Linda that he is not buying the "one night only" line, and asks what is next if Foley takes the WWF Championship, as Foley is retired. Linda says that in all likelihood, Foley will win the match at WrestleMania and go out on top as he has always wanted. However, if that were to happen, the title would be declared vacant and held up in a tournament that would take place for the next few weeks until Backlash, where a new WWF Champion would be crowned. Triple H admits that Linda has put a lot of thought into this, but tells her that she has wasted her time as he will be leaving as WWF Champion after beating The Rock first because he hates him the most before beating Big Show and saving Mick Foley for last to spite Linda. He also tells Linda that after brutally beating Mick Foley at WrestleMania, it will be on her, and that he hopes she will remain in Foley's corner afterwards as nobody will be behind Foley by then and Linda will be the one assisting Foley as Foley wonders why Linda could not leave well enough alone until he realizes that she did it because she is "a cold, heartless bitch." Linda is shocked at first, but then she leaves.

Backstage, Ivory gives a very tense and impatient Crash Holly a back massage. Suddenly, Ivory calls for referee Teddy Long before breaking a jar over the back of Crash's head to try to take the WWF Hardcore Championship from him. Crash escapes with the title.

Before the next match, Kurt Angle says he realizes that he made a bid to defend a title against Chris Benoit and Chris Jericho at WrestleMania, but now he has to put up not just one title, but both of them. He then announces that this match is a Two-Fall Triple Threat Match where one fall is for one title and the second fall is for the other. He then says one does not have to be a genius, much less "one of the several dairy farm inbreds from Wisconsin" to figure out that this is a conspiracy against him. He then says that tonight, he will give Benoit a taste of what to expect at WrestleMania with a little touch of integrity, intensity and intelligence (the last of which Angle claims Benoit does not have). Chris Jericho guests on commentary after Chris Benoit makes his way to the ring.

Kurt Angle beats Chris Benoit by disqualification after Chris Jericho hits ANgle in the back of the head with the WWF Intercontinental Championship before hitting Benoit with it and putting Angle in the Walls of Jericho. Bob Backlund is seen watching the match from backstage during the match. After the match, Jericho puts Angle in the Walls of Jericho before referes and officials try to restore order, then lets go of the hold and briefly does the same to Benoit.

Backstage, Kevin Kelly interviews WWF Chairman Vince McMahon. Vince says he has an idea as to what WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley's announcement is. Vince predicts that Stephanie will announce that she is pregnant and that she will deliver an eight-pound baby anteater in nine months. He then says he is proud to be in The Rock's corner at WrestleMania. He also announces that that at WrestleMania, The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray and D-Von Dudley) will be defending the WWF Tag Team Championships against The Hardy Boyz (Jeff and Matt Hardy) and the team of Edge and Christian in a Triangle Ladder Match. He also announces that tonight, Buh Buh Ray Dudley will go one-on-one with The Rock.

In footage from earlier today, Al Snow tries to get "The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman to milk a cow at a Wisconsin dairy farm. When milk splatters onto Blackman's face, Blackman goes outside, take his nunchuaku and smacks the cow with them.

The Godfather beats Bull Buchanan by disqualification after The Big Boss Man gets in the ring and attacks The Godfather with his nightstick. After the match, Boss Man and Buchanan attack The Godfather, and Buchanana attacks him with a baton.

Backstage, Crash Holly tells Hardcore Holly that somebody that he feels somebody is going to try to take the WWF Hardcore Championship. Hardcore tells him that he has talked to everyone in the back and that nobody is going to attack him during his next match, and implies that if Crash cannot trust him, he cannot trust anybody.

Al Snow and "The Lethal Weapon" Steve Blackman beat The Hollys (Hardcore and Crash Holly) by count-out. During the match, the crowd is heard chanting "Let's go Head Cheese." Also during the match, Hardcore Holly shoves referee Jimmy Korderas into the path of a clothesline by Al Snow that is meant for him. Afterwards, Hardcore attacks Crash and chases him into the crowd after unsuccessfully trying to pin him to win the WWF Hardcore Championship. A second referee shows up for the match between Hardcore and Crash in the tech area as Snow and Blackman win by count-out. After the match, Snow and Blackman are attacked by T&A (Test and Prince Albert), then Trish Stratus shows up as Test and Albert make their way up the ramp. Trish says that T&A gives the fans what they want to see: T for Test and A for Albert..

Backstage, WWF co-owner Shane McMahon gives The Mean Street Posse (Rodney, Pete Gas, Joey Abs) some opportunities to live like Triple H, Mick Foley and The Rock for one night.

Before the next match, The Rock comes out to Know Your Role by Method Man from WWF Aggression, which is now available in stores.

The Rock beats Buh Buh Ray Dudley.

Jim Ross interviews Mick Foley in the ring. Foley mentions that a few weeks ago, he said he would not be like all those who had retired before only to come back six weeks later, and says he was a man of his word by coming back in only four. He then assures that his return will be for one night only, and says in the last four weeks, he not only got his first real haircut in sixteen years, but he did relatively little until he got a call from WWF co-owner Linda McMahon asking him if he wanted to be apart of WrestleMania. Foley said he look forward to meeting the fans over the weekend at Fan Axxess, but Linda then told him that he was going to be part of the main event of WrestleMania, which he had never been a part of. For the next 20 minutes, he tried to talk Linda out of it, but then realized that as a wrestler, you do not just walk out on WrestleMania. He accepted, but he had never been more nervous than when he showed up in Chicago, Illinois as he did not know how the fans would react. Thankfully, the reaction blew him away, as most everyone is happy to have him back for one night. He knows some people will not forgive him for coming back soon, but Foley fells that he would not forgive himself if he let the opportunity to main event WrestleMania slip away. As for the main event, it has four of the best athletes to step into a WWF ring, but it is his night and not theirs. He then addresses Triple H verbally attacking Linda McMahon, and says that he will not threaten him with barbed wire baseball bats and thumbtacks because he has done that already, and he admits that he enjoys seeing stitches on his face as they were put there because of him. He then says that he understands fully how to hurt Triple H, and that is to take his belt and make him realize there is a thing he can do about him WWF Champion as he will be retired. He then says he will walk down the aisle and look at Triple H, and Triple H will realize his last act as an active wrestler was kicking his ass. Foley then says that as great a match as No Way Out was, it will not end with him looking back with blood on his face, tears in his eyes and a sad smile on his face, as WrestleMania will end with blood on his face, tears in his eyes and the WWF Championship in his hands.

We see GTV footage where The Kat returns a skirt to Terri Runnels. The Kat leaves, then Terri Runnels finds dark spots all over it, much to Terri's disdain.

Jacqueline beats Lita after Lita becomes overconfident during a roll-up. After the match, Lita hits Jacqueline with a DDT before hitting her with a moonsault off the top rope.

We see a small part of the music video for The Kings by RUN-DMC from WWF Aggression, available in stores now.

Before the next match, The Mean Street Posse (Rodney, Pete Gas, Joey Abs) are accompanied to the ring by WWF co-owner Shane McMahon dressed like Triple H, The Rock and Mick Foley. Shane then introduces them as such, then brings out Big Show. He then proposes all four men in the ring have a preview of what will happen at WrestleMania, which starts a quick squash match where Big Show beats The Mean Street Posse, Shane guests on commentary, and Big Show allows Rodney to go for the People's Elbow only for Rodney and Joey Abs to fall victim to a double choke slam. The match ends with Big Show pinning all three members of The Posse.

Too Cool (Grandmaster Sexay, Scotty 2 Hotty, Rikishi Phatu) beat The Radicals (Perry Saturn, Dean Malenko, Eddie Guerrero). After the match, X-Pac and "Road Dogg" Jesse James attack Too Cool from behind along with The Radicalz, then Kane shows up with Paul Bearer and becomes a one-man wrecking crew, attacking The Radicals until Road Dogg pucnhes the back of Kane's knee before X-Pac hits Kane with a steel chair. Rikishi tries to battle back, but he also gets laid out with a steel chair.

WWF co-owner Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley shows up. Stephanie asks WWF co-owner Linda McMahon to come to the ring so she can feel the impact of what she is about to announce first-hand. Linda shows up, and Stephanie says she wishes that she was surprised to see her mother Linda, especially on Raw, but she knew it was just a matter of time before Linda meddled in her business. She says it is not unheard of for a mother to feel jealous or threatened by her daughter, for after she was born, she took away the last bit of affection that her father, WWF Chairman Vince McMahon, showed Linda, and instead of showing love and affection, Linda tried to control her. She uses example making her make her own bed instead of letting the maid do it, restricting her funds to $100 a week during junior week and not letting her buy the turbo model sports car in high school. Linda says it was all for her own good, but Stephanie counters by saying that in college, Linda only gave her enough money for a one-bedroom apartment and she had to convince the CFO to slip her a little extra cash, for even at 19, she knew how to use her assets to get what she wanted, as this was a trick that Linda taught her: the power of persuasion, especially that of the opposite sex, as control equals power. Stephanie says there is only room for one dominant female in the company, and that is her. She gives Linda credit for having the guts to change the main event at WrestleMania to stack the deck against Triple H as well as re-hire Mick Foley, if only for one night. Linda says it was the right thing to do, and Stephanie tells Linda she is not as smart as she thinks she is and that Triple H is right for calling Linda "a conniving bitch." Stephanie then slaps Linda and sends her falling to the mat. Linda is crying as Triple H shows up, approving of what has happened as the show ends.