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Batista pinned Reverend D-Von
D-Von didn't even wait for Batista to enter the ring, planting kicks into him as he passed though the ropes. But it didn't last long before Batista sent D-Von fleeing from the ring. On the outside, D-Von tried to equalize things by taking down his former protégé with a steel chair. Back in the ring, he went for a cover, but to no avail. Using cheap shots to keep Batista grounded, it was only a matter of time before D-Von lost the advantage. Power moves were the order of the day as the mighty Batista punished the Reverend. A devastating powerbomb from Batista cut the match abruptly short at 2:32.
In the backstage area, Jamie Noble and Nidia were getting ready to leave. Nidia seemed taken by Chuck and Billy's engagement, and asked Jamie if they would ever get married. Although Noble said they would, he seemed to only be patronizing her.
In the locker room, Eddie Guerrero and Kurt Angle were getting ready for the upcoming six-man tag team match. Upset about losing his shot at the WWE title last week due to Rikishi, Guerrero was looking forward to getting some revenge. But Angle seemed upset at Guerrero's partner Benoit for ruining his own chances last week. There seemed to be some dissension between Angle and Guerrero, and as Angle was badmouthing Benoit, none other than the Rabid Wolverine emerged on the scene. Before long, Guerrero had to pull his two tag team partners apart.
Once again backstage, Matt Hardy and Shannon Moore were watching Matt's match last week with Brock Lesnar. Hardy seemed very impressed with himself and his performance, and instructed Shannon to watch him wrestle Hardcore Holly tonight if he wanted to learn to be a great Superstar. That's when Hardcore Holly showed up to make Matt eat some of his words.
Hardcore Holly pinned Matt Hardy
Matt took down Holly immediately for a two-count. Circling each other, the two locked up collar-and-elbow. Holly scored with a backslide, but couldn't hold Matt down. The match degenerated into blows, with Holly coming out on the short end. But a whip into the corner ring post changed all that, and Hardy was sent to the outside. Following him, Holly planted some chops in his opponent's chest before bringing him back inside for a two-count. Lifting Matt to the top turnbuckle, Holly went for a superplex, but was sent crashing down to the mat. Hardy followed up with a moonsault, but Hardcore kicked out of the ensuing pin. Even after hitting the Side Effect, Matt couldn't hold him down for three. Hardcore came back strong with a powerbomb, but Matt turned the momentum back after hitting Holly with a boot to the face in the corner. Hardcore Holly's impressive dropkick put Matt down, and the two struggled mightily on the mat. They exchanged a series of roll-ups before Holly used a handful of tights to hold Hardy down for the three-count at exactly 5:00.
Crash pinned The Hurricane
The cruiserweight division was front and center with this one. Looking to start climbing the ranks in the division after defecting from RAW, Crash was out to prove something. The two Superstars circled each other before exchanging blows in the corner. Hurricane took control, suplexing Crash and landing a high cross-body from the top. Crash fought out of a side headlock and landed his own side suplex. He then put the boots to his masked opponent. Softening up Hurricane's back, Crash planted a series of knees to the spine. Hurricane blocked a suplex, and went back on the offensive. A flying elbow hurt Crash, as did a snap neckbreaker from the second turnbuckle. But even a dropkick to the head wasn't enough. Hurricane seemed to be running out of steam as he took Crash to the top turnbuckle. He scored with a neckbreaker from the top, which took almost as much out of him as it did out of Crash. Referee Mike Sparks laid a count on both men, which reached eight before Hurricane made it to his feet. Hurricane went for his chokeslam finisher, but Crash grabbed a leg and rolled Hurricane up for the surprise pin at 4:40. After the match, Hurricane helped his victorious opponent to his feet in a rare show of sportsmanship.
Next, a promotional video package was aired, chronicling Rikishi's difficult life on the streets, particularly his recovery from being shot and nearly killed.
Undertaker, Edge & Rikishi defeated Kurt Angle, Eddie Guerrero & Chris Benoit
The titanic main event was next. Angle and Undertaker started it off, with the Taker wrenching Angle's left arm with authority. He took Angle down with a big boot/legdrop combination, and went for the chokeslam--which Angle promptly escaped, tagging out to Benoit. The Crippler took charge in the corner with kicks and chops, but the Dead Man reversed the situation and tagged in Rikishi. The 'Kish delivered a spinebuster on Benoit, followed by a Samoan drop. Edge came in next for his team, and Benoit brought in Guerrero to oppose him. It was all Edge at this point. When Angle tried to interfere, he was met by the Taker on the outside. With the ref distracted, Guerrero and Benoit double-teamed Edge, giving Latino Heat the advantage. Angle tagged in, continuing the beating on Edge. The tags continued for the controlling team, as Benoit and then Guerrero took turns punishing Edge. They seemed to have successfully cut off the ring, tagging in and out at will against the struggling Canadian. After a sapping reverse chinlock and belly-to-belly suplex from Angle, Edge seemed to have nothing left, but he hit the Edge-ecution on the former Olympian, allowing him to finally make the tag to the Undertaker. The Phenom proceeded to clean house on all three opponents. He was about to chokeslam the legal Benoit when Guerrero hit him with a low blow from behind. Angle and Rikishi came in next, leading to a Stinkface for Kurt courtesy of the Phat Man. Benoit came in for the save, but got a good laugh at Angle's predicament. The two teammates then went at each other, leading to total disarray outside the ring. Guerrero was left all alone in the ring against all three men on the opposing team. They took full advantage of their situation as referee Jimmy Korderas tried in vain to restore order. Eddie was a sitting duck, and the Taker put him out of his misery with the Last Ride at 11:06 to win the match for his team. |
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