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Old 03-27-2002, 01:48 PM   #105
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Lilian Garcia interviewed Matt Hardy and Lita, and congratulated both on ending up on RAW. Lita said it felt great to be Ric Flair's 10th draft pick, and it felt even better to know she was on the same side as Matt and Jeff. Matt said that last week was hard on him, and he was thrilled that Team Xtreme was together again on RAW. Suddenly, Chris Jericho walked over, and seemed sickened by Matt and Lita's romantic ways. Y2J said this was all about him, and that he was livid about being on SmackDown! -- he said he should be the Undisputed Champion and should be on both shows! Jericho said he was larger than life, and until he had the Undisputed Championship back around his waist, he would never be happy again. Matt said he could understand why Jericho was unhappy, since nobody wanted to be a has-been! As Matt and Lita walked away, Jericho attacked the two, and screamed that he was not a has-been!

Hollywood Hulk Hogan (SmackDown!) was getting ready in his dressing room when he was approached by The Rock (SmackDown!). Rock said this would be their last time to take on the nWo, since Hall, Nash and X-Pac were on RAW. Hogan said that their partner for tonight -- Kane (RAW) -- was bigger and badder than any dude he'd ever been in the ring with. He asked Rock if they could trust Kane. Rock mocked other big men, including King Kong Bundy and Kamala. Rock said Kane was an ass-kicking machine. Then, Kane came into the locker room as well.

Kane asked if Rock was ready, and when Rock went to answer, Kane said, "It doesn't matter if you're ready!" Kane spoke in traditional Hulk Hogan mode, culminating in, "Whatcha gonna do when Hulk Hogan, The Rock and the Big Red Machine run wild on you?" Kane then did some of Hogan's traditional posing as Rock and Hogan looked at him as if he were crazy.
That match was up next, as Hogan, Rock and Kane took on Hall, Nash and X-Pac of the nWo. Within minutes, Hogan had hit the big boot and legdrop on Hall, but Nash came in to save his partner. Before long, the match was out of control, with all six men going at it. In the ring, X-Pac went for the Bronco Buster on Kane, but the Big Red Machine caught X-Pac coming in, and chokeslammed him. Kane then pinned X-Pac for the win!

In a match stemming from their earlier altercation, Chris Jericho took on Matt Hardy, who was accompanied to ringside by Lita. As Y2J went to work on Matt, Lita went up top and nailed Jericho with the Litacanrana! Jeff followed up with a front slam on Y2J for two. Moments later, Y2J went for the Walls of Jericho, and Lita got up on the apron. In trying to escape the hold, Matt kicked Jericho right into Lita, knocking her from the apron. Matt went for the Twist of Fate on Jericho, but Y2J hit a low blow, and then put Matt in the Walls of Jericho. Matt soon tapped out, giving the win to the former Undisputed Champion. After the bout, Y2J locked Lita in the Walls of Jericho on the outside of the ring!

In the APA's office, the duo was playing cards with a number of superstars, including Godfather, Val Venis, Christian, Hurricane and Torrie. The superstars were talking about their favorite memories from years past. Tajiri won the hand of poker, and Torrie lost, so she took off a necklace. Christian was mad at being one card away from a royal flush, and threw a temper tantrum! Faarooq just said, "Damn!," as Bradshaw stared at Torrie's necklace and said he thought she would have taken off her panties or something!

The Intercontinental Championship was on the line as Rob Van Dam (RAW) defended against Test (SmackDown!). Test broke the rules a number of times, and got into it with referee Earl Hebner on several occasions. Ultimately, Test went for a powerbomb, but RVD climbed over Test into a sunset flip, and pinned him for a successful title defense!

Backstage, Coach interviewed Raven (RAW), asking about his Hardcore Title match with Maven, and about being picked for the RAW team. Raven said that which show he competed on was less important than what he wrestled for. He said the Hardcore Title was his first objective. Raven said that Maven's success would also cause the rookie's downfall, and that Maven would feel the "Raven Effect."

Up next, Maven defended the Hardcore Championship against Raven. The bout was filled with garbage cans and other foreign objects. During the bout, Tommy Dreamer ran in to attack the men, but he was soon knocked from the ring. Before long, Raven hit Maven with the Raven Effect, and pinned him to become the new Hardcore Champion, bringing the title to RAW!

Watching on from his locker room, Mr. McMahon complained to Kurt Angle about having drafted a rookie. Vince said his pick of Maven was now a wasted pick, since they had lost the Hardcore Title. Vince said he would definitely land Austin for SmackDown! Angle said he had it on good word that Stone Cold would be on RAW on Monday to make his decision! Vince said that if Austin was going to be on RAW, then so too was he. Angle said it was now time to focus on their match on SmackDown!, and Angle said was an honor to team with Vince, even though McMahon had picked him second in the draft!

Back at the APA's poker game, Hurricane chugged a beer, and then passed out. Regal approached the group, and the European Champion reminded them that he had predicted last week that the APA was now out of business, and it had come to pass. Bradshaw said they were out of business, and they were now also out of beer, so the party was over. The tough Texan then beat the hell out of Regal, and he and Faarooq said it had been a good run. The duo exited their office for the last time, and turned the "Open" sign around to say, "Sorry -- we're closed.

The two then shook hands and parted ways.
The main event on SmackDown! was a tag match pitting Mr. McMahon and Kurt Angle against Triple H and Ric Flair. The men all took turns chopping away at one another in the final SmackDown! match before the brand extension. After a few minutes of action, Vince locked Flair in Flair's own figure-four leglock! Flair finally reversed the hold, before Angle broke it up. The action was out of control as Triple H went for the Pedigree on Angle, only to have McMahon hit The Game with the Federation Championship while the ref was distracted! Still, Angle only earned a two-count.

With Triple H down, Mr. McMahon tagged in and nailed The Game. McMahon mocked the Nature Boy, and turned around only to have Triple H knock him down. The Game tagged in Flair, who hit McMahon with a top-rope axhandle. Flair chopped away at Vince, and moments later, he was about to lock Vince in the figure four when Undertaker ran down to the ring and creamed Flair with a huge boot to the face! Taker then put Vince on top of Flair, and the SmackDown! owner pinned the RAW owner to win the bout for his team! Vince smiled at Taker and hugged Angle as SmackDown! went off the air!

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