Stone Cold Steve Austin's music hit in the arena and he made his way out to the ring on his ATV as the Sheriff of WWE RAW and it seems as though he may have a beef with someone or something, otherwise he wouldn't be out here.
Stone Cold said he's got a message right now he'd like to deliver to one person and that person's name is Mick Foley. Because he doesn't know what's going on in side Mick Foley's head. Last month, the Intercontinental Title match against Randy Orton, he sees fit to walk out of the building. He let Randy Orton spit in his face.
Last week, Nassau Coliseum, fifteen minutes from his home. Randy Orton lines up a limo, sends it to his house, buys him a ticket and he still doesn't show. Austin knows Mick is watching on his little TV and Austin has something to say. This isn't the Mick Foley he knows. The Mick Foley he knows that he used to ride up and down the road with, they used to rent the cheapest rent a cars and stay at the crappiest hotels, just to save a buck or two. Hell, they used to see who could crack Diamond Dallas Page first. And he sits there and calls himself a Hardcore Legend and he allows Randy Orton to spit in his face. He watches these commercials calling Mick a coward and when Randy Orton spits in Mick's face, he spits in the face of this business and in the face of Stone Cold Steve Austin and that's just something you don't do. So as Sheriff Stone Cold Steve Austin, he's asking, no, he's not going to ask anything. As Sheriff Stone Cold Steve Austin, he's ordering him this Sunday to be at the Royal Rumble and if he doesn't show up at the Royal Rumble an open up a can of whoop ass on Randy Orton then he will be breaking the law and that's Stone Cold's law and that's just something you don't do. So one way or another, he hopes Mick Foley makes the right decision because if he doesn't show up, Austin will see fit to jump on the four wheeler and ride it from Green Bay and he'll ride it straight to Long Island right into Mick's living room, tie his ass to the back and drag his son of a bitch ass to Philadelphia! If Stone Cold Steve Austin said it, you can believe it's the truth and that's the bottom line. Austin said not so fast and he called for some beers. Austin said he's a toast to Mick Foley, hoping he makes the right decision. Now that's the bottom line because Stone Cold Said So! Before leaving the ring, Austin chucked a couple beers up at the announce table towards Coach and then he hopped on his ATV and sped it to the backstage area.
Molly Holly and Trish Stratus were shown backstage and they were having some sort of a disagreement. Molly left saying that's why Trish is never going to win her Women's Title. Christian showed up and he said he's not looking for any trouble. He just wants to clear the air here. He knows Chris broke her heart with that stupid little bet and made it worse by telling her he has feelings for her. But between the two of them, he knows how Trish really feels about Chris Jericho. She never wants to see him again and the good news is that Chris Jericho feels the exact same way about her. At least after the pictures he took of him with these other girls. Christian showed Trish the pictures and Alexis was the girl Chris went home with.
Just so there's no mixed signals, Trish is the last thing on Chris Jericho's mind. That is what she wanted, isn't it? Trish seemed a little upset and Christian told her to take care of herself and he left laughing, saying he forgot about the midgets.
Lita vs. Jazz
In the arena, Lita's music hit and she made her way out to the ring for a one on one match against Jazz, accompanied to the ring by Theodore Long.
After the bell rang to start the match, Jazz and Lita locked it up and Jazz put Lita in a hammer lock and then Jazz gave Lita a hard forearm to the back of the neck.
Jazz whipped Lita off the ropes and Lita came back with a head scissors take down that went well received by the fans as this match has not been well received by the fans thus far.
Lita gave Jazz a version of the Twist of Fate and then she took her over shirt off to a huge pop and then she started to go to the top rope but Theodore Long hopped to the ring apron and distracted her.
Lita choked away on Theodore Long as he fell down on the ring apron.
Then Jazz rolled up Lita from behind, hooking the trunks to pin her for the three count.
The Hurricane was shown backstage with Terri and Terri said coming up next is the final advancement match and he's facing the Intercontinental Champion. Terri doesn't feel Hurricane's odds are the greatest, but how does he feel? Hurricane said the odds are always against him. They're against him tonight and they'll be against him in the Royal Rumble, not to mention that his opponent Randy Orton is on a super win streak. And he knows that people look at Hurricane and say he'll never main event at Wrestlemania but on nights like this, he has a chance to show them how far from the truth they are because he believes in himself. He believes he can defy those odds and beat Randy Orton and win that over the top rope challenge and he believes he can head to the Royal Rumble, poised to win at number 30! After Hurricane left, Terri said that this is the WWE and truly, anything can happen.
The Hurricane vs. Randy Orton
Randy Orton's music hit in the arena and he made his way out to the ring as the Intercontinental Champion and this match isn't about his title but it's about advancing to the over the top rope challenge at the end of the night and he's facing the Hurricane in this one on one contest!
Randy Orton started it off by clubbing the Hurricane in the back of the neck several times and then he whipped the Hurricane to the corner where the Hurricane hopped over Randy's shoulders and Randy quickly turned around and plowed through the Hurricane with a hard clothesline.
The Hurricane went to the top rope and came off with a high cross body on Randy Orton and pinned him but only got a two count.
Randy Orton quickly raked the eyes of the Hurricane and then planted him with the RKO and then pinned him for the three count to get the win.
Ric Flair and Batista walked down to the ring to congratulate the Intercontinental Champion, Randy Orton and Rosey came out to the ring to attend to the Hurricane as he was down on the mat.
Ric Flair gave Rosey a hard right hand and then Batista gave him a spinebuster slam and the Dudley Boyz hit the ring and went after Batista and Ric Flair and this Sunday night at the Royal Rumble, they will meet Flair and Batista for the Tag Team Titles! As the fight went on, Coach kept saying that something needs to be done about this and the Dudleys pulled out a table and set it up in the ring and got ready for the 3D on Flair but Orton and Batista pulled him out of the ring.
Coach took the mic and went to the ring, saying this is not going to happen, not tonight. Coach told the Dudleys that this is his show and he runs this tonight. He doesn't care if they don't like it because you know what, The Coach doesn't like either one of the Dudley Boyz. So here's what's going to happen, he's going to turn around and count to three and when he does that, the Dudleys and the table better be out of here. Coach turned around and started counting and the Dudleys set up for the 3D and when Coach turned around, the Dudleys put The Coach through the table with the 3D to a tremendous ovation from the crowd!
Mark Henry and Chris Jericho were shown backstage and Mark asked Chris how a little man like him expects to throw someone like Mark Henry out of the ring? Chris said the only thing strong about Mark Henry is the stench. Chris asked Mark Henry what the stench was and Mark said that he's got stank and if Chris ever gets close enough to Trish again, he'll smell Mark's stank all over his girlfriend and his stank smells good. Mark Henry left and Chris Jericho looked a bit upset.
Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler talked about the Over the Top Rope Challenge and he said that Booker T, Rob Van Dam, Goldberg, Spike Dudley, Chris Jericho, Randy Orton and Mark Henry are the seven men that have qualified for the Over the Top Rope Challenge but we've just been informed that after the beating he sustained at the hands of Kane, Spike Dudley won't be able to compete tonight.
Royal Rumble Preview: Smackdown! Brand
- WWE Championship: Hardcore Holly vs. Brock Lesnar
- Cruiserweight Championship: Jamie Noble vs. Rey Mysterio
- Eddie Guerrero vs. Chavo Guerrero
RAW Brand
- World Title: Shawn Michaels vs. Triple H [Last Man Standing]
- Tag Titles: The Dudley Boyz vs. Ric Flair and Batista [Table Match]
Royal Rumble Match Over the Top Rope Royal Rumble Challenge:
Lilian Garcia introduced the rules for the Over the Top Rope Royal Rumble Challenge and there will be six men in this match and the last man standing in this match will be number 30 in this Sunday's Royal Rumble Match!
And the wrestlers involved in this match are Rob Van Dam, Chris Jericho, Goldberg, Booker T, Randy Orton and Mark Henry!
When Goldberg got in the ring, he went to work on every wrestler in the ring with right hands, taking just about everybody out until Booker T caught Goldberg in the Book End. Jericho then saw fit to give Goldberg the lionsault and then RVD came off the top rope with the five star frog splash on Goldberg. RVD posed and then Booker T knocked Rob Van Dam over the top rope. Chris Jericho then eliminated Booker T from the match and then Orton went to toss Jericho out of the ring but Jericho held onto the ropes and pulled himself back into the ring. Jericho gave Randy Orton a drop kick to knock him over the top rope but Orton pulled himself back into the ring.
Chris Jericho went to the top rope and came off with a missile drop kick on Mark Henry to knock him down to the mat. Jericho then went over in an attempt to help Orton eliminate Goldberg but Goldberg smashed their heads together to save himself.
Mark Henry and Randy Orton dumped Chris Jericho out of the ring and then they set their sights on Goldberg. Goldberg was able to fight them off and he nailed Mark Henry with the spear. Goldberg then scooped Mark Henry and tried to lift him over the top rope but he couldn't get him up and Randy Orton helped Mark Henry by knocking Goldberg down to the mat. Orton then lifted Mark Henry's leg up on the ropesd.
Goldberg shoulder blocked Mark Henry over the top rope and now it's down to Orton and Goldberg.
Ric Flair and Batista made their way out to ringside as Randy Orton whipped Goldberg off the ropes. Goldberg came back with a spear on Orton to knock him down to the mat.
Goldberg then lifted Randy Orton up over his head and tossed him at Flair and Batista and Orton hit the arena floor, giving the win to Goldberg and he has earned the right to enter the ring at number thirty at the Royal Rumble!