WWF – 2000 Results
WWF @ Miami, FL – American Airlines Arena – January 3, 2000 (9,272)
Tom Howard pinned Anthony Adonis
Papi Chulo pinned Steve Bradley
Billy Fives pinned Bruno Sassi
Steve Blackman pinned Cliff Sheets
Raw is War – Ziggy Marley was in attendance for the show; included an opening segment in which the Rock cut an in-ring promo and challenged Triple H as a result of what happened to Mick Foley the previous week on Raw; moments later, Triple H and Stephanie McMahon came out, with Triple H saying he would face the Big Show for the world title later in the night while the Rock would face X-Pac and the New Age Outlaws in a handicap match, with stipulations stating that if Rock loses then he would be fired; Triple H went on to state that if anyone interfered in the match, they would be fired on the spot; moments later, Rock’s three opponents ran out to the ring and triple teamed him until a number of referees swarmed the ring; featured Harvey Wippleman introducing DX’s “epic film” entitled ‘Have a Bad Day’, with Triple H – playing the role of employment office worker Harry Sacks, trying to find a job for Mankind, portrayed by Mideon; a second part aired later in the show in which Mankind came to a children’s hospital to entertain kids, with Triple H portraying the role of Asian doctor Hung Low, with Low eventually using kung fu to beat Mankind down; a third part showed Mankind at a book signing where no one was there, with Triple H portraying the publisher who then fired and threw Mankind into the wall as he attempted to use Mr. Socko:
The Dudley Boyz defeated Too Cool (w/ Rikishi) via disqualification at 3:16 when Rikishi interfered, superkicked Bubba Ray, and hit the Rikishi Driver on D-Von; moments earlier, the Mean Street Posse – who came out before the match – attacked Rikishi at ringside but were soon chased backstage by the Acolytes
Kurt Angle defeated Kane (w/ Tori) via disqualificaton at 3:27 when Steve Blackman came into the ring and hit Angle over the head with his kendo stick; earlier in the show, Triple H told Blackman that if he attacked Kane in an attempt to save Angle’s undefeated streak then he would be fired
WWF IC Champion Chyna (w/ the Kat) pinned Hardcore Holly (w/ Crash Holly) at 1:58 when Chris Jericho, who did guest commentary for the bout, punched Holly in the face, allowing Chyna to roll him up in a sunset flip for the win; prior to the bout, Stephanie McMahon had both Jericho and Chyna come out to the ring and declared that, as a result of their match on Smackdown!, both wrestlers were the Intercontinental Champion; both could defend the title but if one lost the title then both would lose it; moments later, Hardcore Holly, with Crash, came out and demanded a title shot; after the bout, Jericho left ringside with the title belt, with Chyna & Miss Kitty following, as Crash and Hardcore fought into the crowd
Triple H pinned WWF World Champion the Big Show to win the title at 7:08 with a kick to the groin and the Pedigree as the referee was distracted by X-Pac and the New Age Outlaws on the rampway; DX and Stephanie McMahon watched the match from stage; after the bout, balloons were dropped from the rafters and pyro went off to celebrate Triple H’s victory as he was congratulated by DX and Stephanie in the ring
The Big Bossman & Albert defeated Test, the Fabulous Moolah (w/ Harvey Wippleman), & Mae Young (w/ Mark Henry) (mystery partners chosen by Triple H & Stephanie McMahon) in a handicap match at 1:41 when Albert pinned Test with the bicycle kick after Bossman used his nightstick to knock Test off the top; after the bout, Test and Wippleman were beaten down until Henry helped clear the ring
The Acolytes (with one arm tied behind their backs) defeated Pete Gas, Rodney, & Joey Abs via disqualification in a handicap match at the 30-second mark when the Dudley Boyz interfered and helped in beating down the Acolytes with a chair until a number of referees swarmed the ring
Jeff Hardy (w/ Terri & Matt Hardy) defeated Al Snow in a steel cage match at 6:45 by escaping over the top after leaping off Snow’s back; prior to the bout, Snow attacked Matt from behind on the floor; moments later, he dragged Hardy out of the cage and assaulted him with a steel chair before throwing him back inside the ring and trapping Terri in the ring as well, locking the cage door with his own chain; after the match, Matt climbed over the top of the cage and hit Snow with a chair to save Terri
The Rock defeated X-Pac, WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg in a No DQ handicap match at 9:17 by pinning Gunn with the Rock Bottom after Mick Foley came out of the crowd and assaulted Gunn, Road Dogg, X-Pac, & Triple H with a steel chair; prior to the bout, Triple H – who watched the match from the stage with Stephanie McMahon – announced that it would be a No DQ match; pre-match stipulations stated that had Rock lost, he would have been fired
Jakked – 1/8/00 – featured Michael Cole & Michael Hayes on commentary:
Ivory pinned Jackie at 2:31 when the momentum of a twisting crossbody off the top put Ivory on top for the win
Gangrel (w/ Luna Vachon) & Mideon defeated the Headbangers at 4:32 when Mideon pinned Thrasher after Gangrel hit the Impaler DDT
Crash Holly pinned Taka Michinoku at 5:20 with the Crash Course
WWF @ Orlando, FL – Arena – January 4, 2000 (12,652; sell out)
Smackdown! – 1/6/00 – featured an opening video package showing how Triple H won the WWF World Title from the Big Show on Raw; included a backstage segment in which Stephanie McMahon, with Triple H, addressed X-Pac, WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg, blamed them for not beating the Rock and getting him fired; Stephanie said X-Pac could redeem himself by facing Show and Gunn would face the Acolytes in a handicap match; as the DX members argued, Stephanie said Triple H had already agreed to defend the title against anyone on the roster, picked at random, later in the broadcast; hosted by Michael Cole & Jerry Lawler; featured a backstage segment in which WWF IC Champion Chris Jericho and Chyna, with Miss Kitty, argued; included an outdoor shot of security shown watching for any appearance of Mankind, with the order to arrest him if he appeared; featured footage of “Mankind” (Dennis Knight) touring Universal Studios, with Triple H and Stephanie then discussing arresting Mick Foley if he shows up at the arena; moments later, Tori walked in and asked if she could use the restroom; included a backstage segment in which Stephanie told Road Dogg that Triple H would determine his match for the night; moments later, Road Dogg accidentally walked in as Tori was in the restroom; featured a backstage segment in which Triple H said Kurt Angle would face the Rock; included a segment of Mankind at Universal Studios, scared by the Jaws ride; featured footage of Mankind being asked to leave Univerrsal Studios because the rides were closed; included a backstage segment in which Triple H and Stephanie discussed his random challenger later in the show; featured footage of Mankind going to get on the Back to the Future ride at Universal Studios; included a backstage segment in which Stephanie addressed the entire roster and introduced Triple H, who said picking his opponent at random was his chance to be a leader to all of them; moments later, Stephanie drew the name of Andre the Giant, with Triple H joking that he would kick Andre’s ass if he were there; Stephanie drew a second name, with it being the Fabulous Moolah; Triple H then asked Howard Finkel to draw the name, with Finkel falling into the tumbler and knocking all the balls over the carpet; Finkel then picked one at random and said it was Rikishi, with the entire room then chanting “Rikishi;” featured footage of the real Mankind confronting the fake Mankind at Universal Studios and assaulting him outside the Back to the Future ride:
X-Pac defeated the Big Show via disqualification at 1:09 after Show shoved referee Mike Chioda out of the way while assaulting X-Pac in the corner; after the bout, Show dropped Chioda with the chokeslam, no-sold X-Pac hitting him with a steel chair, and manhandled him before referees swarmed the ring; Show then shoved Chioda to the floor
Hardcore & Crash Holly defeated WWF IC Champion Chris Jericho & WWF IC Champion Chyna (w/ WWF Women’s Champion the Kat) at 4:25 when Hardcore pinned Jericho with a suplex into a powerslam, moments after Chyna dropped Jericho with a clothesline on the floor and rolled him back into the ring
The Acolytes defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Billy Gunn via disqualification in a handicap match at 2:04 after WWF Tag Team Champion the Road Dogg interfered; after the match, the Acolytes assaulted the New Age Outlaws and fought with them into the crowd; moments later, Kane was shown in Triple H and Stephanie McMahon’s office demanding a match with Road Dogg; following the commercial break, Triple H and Stephanie informed Road Dogg of his match against Kane, with Triple H saying he would have to let Gunn go if he interfered in the match
Kane (w/ Tori) pinned WWF Tag Team Champion the Road Dogg at 5:07 with the chokeslam and tombstone; stipulations stated WWF Tag Team Champion Billy Gunn would be fired if he interfered in the match; Kane attacked Road Dogg in the aisle and around ringside for a few minutes before the bout officially began; X-Pac briefly appeared late in the match, distracting Kane from the aisle
Kurt Angle defeated the Rock via disqualification at 3:44 when Rock fought off interference from Steve Blackman and hit both Blackman and Angle with Blackman’s kendo stick; prior to the bout, the Rock cut a promo on his win over DX during Raw; moments later, Angle cut his own promo noting his undefeated streak and said he should be the true people’s champion; Rock went on to tell Angle to shove his medals up his ass; after the contest, Rock dropped Angle with the Rock Bottom; after Rock left the ring, Angle celebrated his victory until the Rock returned, hit the spinebuster, and landed the People’s Elbow; moments later, Triple H was shown backstage, upset that Angle remained undefeated
Edge, Christian, & Jeff Hardy (w/ Terri Runnels & Matt Hardy) defeated Al Snow & the Dudley Boyz when Edge pinned D-Von Dudley with the Downard Spiral at 3:09; Matt’s fingers were heavily taped; after the bout, Snow hit both Dudleyz with Head
Test pinned WWF Hardcore Champion the Big Bossman in a non-title match at 4:04 after an interfering Albert accidentally dropped Bossman with a bicycle kick in the ring; Test wore a protective facemask for the bout but had it removed mid-way through as Albert assaulted him on the floor; after the bout, Bossman and Albert argued for the loss
Taka Michinoku & Sho Funaki defeated the Mean Street Posse in a handicap match at 3:02 when Funaki pinned Rodney with a roll up after Taka hit a missile dropkick; prior to the bout, Triple H told Stephanie McMahon the Posse’s match was a reward and he hoped they could get their first tag team win
Rikishi (mystery opponent) defeated WWF World Champion Triple H (w/ Stephanie McMahon) via disqualification at 7:11 after the champion hit Rikishi with the title belt; Scotty 2 Hotty & Grandmaster Sexay escorted the challenger to the entrance stage before the contest; Stephanie provided guest commentary for the match; during the bout, X-Pac, WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn were shown watching on backstage, enjoying seeing Triple H be beaten up; late in the match, Triple H hit Rikishi with a steel chair behind the referee’s back but the challenger kicked out at 2; after the contest, Triple H repeatedly struck Rikishi with a steel chair, as referees ran out to the ring, but Rikishi repeatedly got back to his feet; after Triple H and Stephanie left ringside, Too Cool came out to celebrate with Rikishi
Sunday Night Heat – 1/9/00 – included a backstage segment in which Triple H and Stephanie McMahon gave the Headbangers a match against Too Cool; featured a Kurt Angle / Steve Blackman video recap with recent comments from Stephanie McMahon and Triple H; featured an in-ring promo by the Acolytes regarding their tag team title match with the New Age Outlaws at the Royal Rumble; included a week in review music video to the tune of System of a Down’s “Sugar”:
WWF European Champion Val Venis pinned Albert at 3:13 in a non-title match with the fisherman’s suplex after the Big Bossman’s interference backfired and he accidentally hit Albert with his nightstick
Steve Blackman pinned Buck Quartermaine at 4:05 with a kick to the chest
Too Cool defeated the Headbangers at 5:32 after Grandmaster Sexay pinned Thrasher with the Hip Hop Drop; after the bout, the Headbangers attacked Too Cool and hit the Stage Dive on Scotty 2 Hotty
The Godfather pinned Gangrel at 4:23 with the Ho Train and Pimp Drop after Luna, who came out mid-way through the match, accidentally sprayed red fluid in Gangrel’s face; Luna had been tied up backstage by the Godfather’s hoes earlier in the show
– 1/5/00: The Rock Says… The Most Electrifying Man in Sports-Entertainment, by the Rock & Joe Layden was released.
– 1/6/00: Cameron Hickenbottom, daughter of Shawn Michaels & Rebecca Curci, was born.
WWF @ Minneapolis, MN – Target Center – January 8, 2000 (13,579)
The Godfather defeated Gangrel
Kurt Angle defeated Test
Rikishi defeated Albert
WWF European Champion Val Venis defeated Steve Blackman
The Dudley Boyz defeated Edge & Christian and Matt & Jeff Hardy in an elimination match
The Big Show defeated WWF Hardcore Champion the Big Bossman in a non-title match
Too Cool defeated Hardcore & Crash Holly
WWF IC Champion Chris Jericho defeated Al Snow
X-Pac & WWF Tag Team Champion Road Dogg defeated the Acolytes
The Rock defeated WWF World Champion Triple H via disqualification
WWF @ Kansas City, MO – Municipal Auditorium – January 9, 2000 (8,509)
The Godfather defeated Gangrel
Kurt Angle defeated Test
Rikishi defeated Albert
WWF European Champion Val Venis defeated Steve Blackman
The Dudley Boyz defeated Edge & Christian and Matt & Jeff Hardy in an elimination match
The Big Show defeated WWF Hardcore Champion the Big Bossman in a non-title match
Too Cool defeated Hardcore & Crash Holly
WWF IC Champion Chris Jericho defeated Al Snow
X-Pac & WWF Tag Team Champion Road Dogg defeated the Acolytes
The Rock defeated WWF World Champion Triple H via disqualification
WWF @ St. Louis, MO – Kiel Arena – January 10, 2000 (13,923; sell out)
Papi Chulo defeated Tom Howard
Steve Bradley defeated Ali Stevens
Raw is War:
WWF Tag Team Champion the Road Dogg pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Billy Gunn at 4:25 by reversing the Fameasser into a pumphandle slam
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Kurt Angle & Steve Blackman at 2:48 when Matt pinned Blackman
WWF European Champion Val Venis pinned Edge at 3:34 with the fisherman’s suplex; after the match, the two along with Christian hugged because of Edge’s engagement to Val’s sister
Hardcore & Crash Holly defeated Chris Jericho & Chyna when Hardcore pinned Chyna at 2:47 after Jericho failed to notice Chyna reaching for the tag
WWF World Champion Triple H (w/ Stephanie McMahon) pinned X-Pac at 3:11 after Stephanie caused X-Pac to crotch himself on the top rope
Rikishi & Too Cool defeated Al Snow & the Headbangers when Rikishi pinned Mosh at 2:28 with the Rikishi Driver
D-Lo Brown & the Godfather defeated the Dudley Boyz via count-out at 3:20 when the Dudleyz tried to steal the hoes from ringside
The Big Show & Test defeated the Big Bossman & Prince Albert when Test pinned Albert at the 55 second mark
WWF World Champion Triple H, X-Pac, & WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated the Rock, Mankind, & the Acolytes when Triple H pinned Mankind after hitting him with the ring bell, a Pedigree through the commentary table, and a second Pedigree in the ring
Jakked – 1/15/00:
Christian defeated Gangrel (w/ Luna Vachon) at 5:13 with an inverted DDT onto a steel chair Luna threw in the ring moments earlier
Jackie pinned Ivory at 1:52 when the momentum of a twisting crossbody off the top by Jackie ended with both women briefly ending up on top
Taka Michinoku & Sho Funaki defeated Jason Lee & Danny Holiday (Danny Basham) at 4:33 when Michinoku pinned Lee with the Michinoku Driver
Jack Black, Jerry Miller, & BJ Payne defeated Joey Abs, Rodney, & Pete Gas at 2:52 when Gas was pinned after Taka Michinoku hit a missile dropkick off the top, with the opponent landing on Gas for the pinfall; Michinoku & Sho Funaki came out late in the match
WWF @ Chicago, IL – AllState Arena – January 11, 2000 (13,253; sell out)
Tom Howard defeated Steve Bradley
Smackdown!:
WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg defeated Bradshaw in a No DQ handicap match when Gunn pinned Bradshaw after a chair shot from Road Dogg
Rikishi & Too Cool defeated Al Snow, Hardcore, & Crash Holly when Rikishi pinned Crash with the Bonzai Drop; after the bout, Snow hit both of his partners with Head and left
Test defeated Gangrel (w/ Luna) via disqualification when Luna pulled the referee out of the ring; after the bout, Test hit the pumphandle slam on Luna and the flying elbow drop on Gangrel
Matt & Jeff Hardy (w/ Terri Runnels) defeated Albert & WWF Hardcore Champion the Big Bossman
Edge & Christian defeated Kurt Angle & Steve Blackman when Edge pinned Blackman after Val Venis appeared on the OvalTron with Blackman’s kendo stick
WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg pinned Farooq in a No DQ handicap match; after the bout, Bradshaw made the save
The Godfather & D-Lo Brown defeated the Headbangers
Kane (w/ Tori) pinned WWF IC Champion Chris Jericho in a non-title match with the chokeslam and tombstone; after the bout, the Kat stole the IC title for Chyna
WWF World Champion Triple H & X-Pac (w/ Stephanie McMahon) defeated the Rock & the Big Show when Triple H pinned the Rock with the Pedigree; the Rock worked the entire match by himself and was hit with the chokeslam by Show after the bout
Sunday Night Heat – 1/16/00:
Kurt Angle pinned Christian with the Angle Slam
Jeff Hardy (w/ Terri Runnels & Matt Hardy) pinned Albert after Jeff intercepted the Big Bossman’s nightstick and used it as a weapon
D-Lo Brown pinned Bubba Ray Dudley (w/ D-Von Dudley) with the Sky High
Rikishi & Too Cool defeated the Mean Street Posse when Rikishi pinned Rodney with the Bonzai Drop
WWF @ Grand Rapids, MI – Van Andel Arena – January 12, 2000 (7,866)
The Godfather defeated Gangrel
Kurt Angle defeated the Brooklyn Brawler
Rikishi defeated Mideon
The Acolytes defeated the Dudley Boyz, Edge & Christian, Too Cool, and Matt & Jeff Hardy in an elimination match
Test defeated Steve Blackman
Kane defeated Prince Albert
WWF IC Champion Chris Jericho defeated Al Snow
The Big Show defeated WWF Hardcore Champion the Big Bossman in a non-title steel cage match
WWF @ East Rutherford, NJ – Continental Airlines Arena – January 16, 2000 (18,782; sell out)
The Godfather & D-Lo Brown defeated Gangrel & Mideon
The Acolytes defeated the Dudley Boyz
Rikishi defeated Steve Blackman
Edge & Christian defeated the Headbangers and Too Cool
Kane defeated the Big Bossman
Kurt Angle defeated Test
WWF IC Champion Chris Jericho defeated Hardcore Holly
The Big Show defeated Al Snow
WWF Tag Team Champions the New Age Outlaws defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy
Cactus Jack & the Rock defeated WWF World Champion Triple H & X-Pac
WWF @ New Haven, CT – Coliseum – January 17, 2000 (7,924; sell out)
Papi Chulo defeated an unknown
Jakked:
Hardcore & Crash Holly defeated Joey Abs & Pete Gas
Too Cool defeated Taka Michinoku & Sho Funaki
Viscera fought Gangrel to a no contest
Davey Boy Smith pinned Kevin Landry
Raw is War:
Test pinned WWF Hardcore Champion the Big Bossman to win the title with the flying elbowdrop after Albert attacked the champion
Kurt Angle pinned Steve Blackman after Davey Boy Smith interfered and hit Blackman with his own kendo stick
The Acolytes defeated WWF World Champion Triple H & X-Pac (w/ Stephanie McMahon) via disqualification when the New Age Outlaws interfered
Jeff Hardy (w/ Terri Runnels & Matt Hardy) pinned Bubba Ray Dudley (w/ D-Von Dudley) with the Senton; after the bout, the Dudley Boyz hit the 3D on both Hardyz before putting them through tables
Rikishi defeated WWF IC Champion Chris Jericho via disqualification after Chyna, Crash, & Hardcore Holly interfered and Hardcore hit the challenger with a chair; after the bout, Too Cool made the save for Rikishi
Kane (w/ Tori) pinned Albert with the chokeslam
WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg defeated the Rock & the Big Show when Gunn pinned Show after the Rock hit his partner with a chair; after the bout, the Rock hit the People’s Elbow on Show
WWF @ Providence, RI – Civic Center – January 18, 2000 (9,140; sell out)
Papi Chulo pinned Steve Bradley
Tom Howard pinned Tim Lowery
Sunday Night Heat – only shown internationally:
Edge pinned Al Snow
The Headbangers & the Big Bossman defeated D-Lo Brown, the Godfather, & Albert
Christian pinned Steve Blackman
Smackdown!:
X-Pac pinned WWF Hardcore Champion Test in a non-title match with the X-Factor after the New Age Outlaws interfered; due to prematch stipulations, X-Pac earned the #30 slot in the Royal Rumble match
Al Snow & Steve Blackman defeated Kurt Angle & Davey Boy Smith when Blackman pinned the Bulldog with a kick to the face off the top
Matt Hardy (w/ Terri Runnels & Jeff Hardy) defeated D-Von Dudley (w/ Bubba Ray Dudley) via disqualification when Bubba interfered; after the bout, the Hardyz fought off the Dudleyz and put both men through tables
The Big Bossman fought Albert to a no contest
Rikishi & Too Cool defeated WWF IC Champions Chris Jericho & Chyna (w/ WWF Women’s Champion the Kat) & Hardcore Holly via disqualification when Rikishi was triple-teamed; after the bout, Rikishi hit the Bonzai Drop on Chyna
Viscera pinned Crash Holly with a splash
Gangrel (w/ Luna) defeated Edge via count-out when Luna and the other participants in the Miss Rumble contest all attempted to seduce Edge, believing he was to be one of the judges for the competition
Kane defeated the Rock and the Big Show in a lumberjack battle royal; Show eliminated Rock with a chokeslam over the top to the floor; Kane eliminated Show with a backdrop after the Rock returned to the ring and hit the Rock Bottom on Show; the lumberjacks were the 27 other participants slated for the Royal Rumble
– 1/19/00: The “WWF New York” entertainment complex in Times Square officially opened. The grand opening, which included appearances by most of the roster, featured a concert by Sugar Ray.
Sunday Night Heat – featured live backstage interviews from MSG; included numerous Rumble participants drawing their entry numbers, with the Mean Street Posse and Kaientai being excluded since they were denied spots in the match; featured a segment on the opening of WWF New York, with footage from the Sugar Ray concert as well as comments by many of the WWF superstars in attendance; included footage from seperate Radio WWF interviews conducted over the weekend with Steve Austin and Triple H as well as the Road Dogg and Bradshaw fighting in the studio during a broadcast; featured an in-ring promo by the Big Show regarding the Royal Rumble match
Pay-per-view bouts – included Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler on commentary; featured the Miss Rumble contest, with participants including WWF Women’s Champion Miss Kitty, Jackie, BB, Terri, and Luna, in which Mae Young came out unannounced and took off her shirt to reveal prosthetic breasts; moments later, Mae was announced as the winner; judges for the contest included Sgt. Slaughter, Tony Garea, Johnny Valiant, Freddie Blassie, the Fabulous Moolah, and Andy Richter from “Late Night with Conan O’Brien”; Jerry Lawler was the MC for the segment; included Jonathan Coachman interviewing Linda McMahon at WWF New York regarding the McMahon-Helmsley Era:
Tazz (mystery opponent) defeated Kurt Angle at 3:14 with the Tazzmission; after the bout, Angle was attended to by medics and taken backstage on a stretcher; later in the broadcast, Angle claimed because he was choked out – which is illegal – his undefeated streak still stood (Tazz’ surprise debut; Angle’s first TV singles loss)
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated the Dudley Boyz in a tables match at 10:17; Bubba Ray was put through a table at ringside at 4:12 following a legdrop off a ladder by Matt and a top rope splash by Jeff; Matt was powerbombed off the top through a table in the ring, on top of two sets of ring steps, by Bubba Ray at 6:31; D-Von was eliminated by a Swanton from Jeff after both teams began brawling into the crowd; Michael Cole conducted a backstage interview with the Hardyz & Terri prior to the bout in which Matt & Jeff told Terri she was staying backstage because it would be too violent for her to be at ringside; moments later, the Dudleyz cut an in-ring promo saying the NYC fans were ass-backwards for cheering the Hardyz and booing Atlanta Braves pitcher John Rocker (Twist of Fate: The Matt & Jeff Hardy Story)
WWF IC Champion Chris Jericho defeated WWF IC Champion Chyna and Hardcore Holly at 7:30 by pinning Chyna with a bulldog and Lionsault after Chyna applied a Boston Crab on Holly; due to the decision, Jericho became the sole holder of the IC title
WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg defeated the Acolytes at 2:37 when Gunn pinned Bradshaw with the Fameasser after X-Pac interfered as referee Tim White was knocked down on the floor and hit a spin wheel kick on the challenger
WWF World Champion Triple H pinned Cactus Jack at 26:49 with the Pedigree followed by a second Pedigree onto a pile of thumb tacs inside the ring; Stephanie McMahon escorted the champion ringside prior to the match before going backstage; mid-way through the bout, the Rock interfered and hit the champion over the head with a steel chair as both participants were near the entrance; late in the contest, Stephanie returned ringside after the challenger poured a bag of thumb tacs over the ring; after the match, Cactus knocked over the champion’s stretcher as he was being helped backstage, dragged him back inside the ring, and hit him with a 2×4 wrapped in barbed wire (Most Memorable Matches of 2000, Triple H: The Game, Mick Foley’s Greatest Hits & Misses, The History of the WWE Heavyweight Championship)
The Rock won the 30-man Royal Rumble match by last eliminating the Big Show at 51:47; due to pre-match stipulations, Rock earned a WWF World Title match at WrestleMania
Order of entry: D-Lo Brown (00:00); Grandmaster Sexay (00:00); Headbanger Mosh (1:41); Taka Michinoku & Sho Funaki, who were not legal participants, ran to the ring and were quickly thrown out; Christian (3:23); Rikishi (5:05); Scotty 2 Hotty (6:40); Steve Blackman (8:42); Viscera (10:32); the Big Bossman (14:23); Bossman refused to get in the ring with Rikishi until Test came out and threw him in; Test (14:28); Davey Boy Smith (15:30); Gangrel (17:30); Taka & Funaki came out again and were again thrown to the floor; Taka hit his face on the floor after being thrown out and was taken to the hospital; Edge (19:07); Bob Backlund (21:03); WWF IC Champion Chris Jericho (22:49); Crash Holly (24:27); Chyna (26:02); Farooq (27:36); WWF Tag Team Champion the Road Dogg (29:02); Al Snow (30:35); WWF European Champion Val Venis (32:13); Funaki came out again and was quickly thrown out of the ring; Albert (33:49); Hardcore Holly (35:28); the Rock (37:02); WWF Tag Team Champion Billy Gunn (38:38); the Big Show (40:39); Bradshaw (41:53); Kane (escorted to the ring by Tori) (43:50); Funaki came out a final time and was thrown out by Snow; the Godfather (46:09); X-Pac (46:52)
Order of elimination: Mosh by Rikishi (5:18); Christian by Rikishi following a belly to belly suplex (5:32); D-Lo by Rikishi following the Rikishi Driver (6:09); Grandmaster & Scotty by Rikishi after all three men danced together in the ring (7:43); after the elimination, Too Cool & Rikishi showed there were no hard feelings; Blackman by Rikishi following the Rikishi Driver (9:27); Viscera by Rikishi via a shoulderblock after three superkicks (11:57); Rikishi by Edge, Gangrel, Backlund, Bossman, Smith, & Test (21:27); Backlund by Jericho via a dropkick (23:04); after his elimination, Backlund left through the crowd; Jericho by Chyna following a suplex from the apron to the floor (26:36); Chyna by Bossman after being shoved off the apron (26:40); Farooq by the Bossman after Rodney, Pete Gas, & Joey Abs came out and attacked Farooq (27:53); Smith by Road Dogg (30:51); Edge by Snow & Venis via a double backdrop (33:55); Bossman by Rock via a punch (37:11); Crash by Rock following a floatover DDT (39:22); Test by Show via a boot to the face as Test was straddled on the top rope (40:45); Gangrel by Show (40:50); Bradshaw by Gunn & Road Dogg after Bradshaw fought off an interfering Mean Street Posse and threw all three men to the floor (42:17); moments later, Farooq joined Bradshaw in battling the Posse backstage; Venis by Kane via a choke throw (44:00); Albert by Kane via a clothesline (45:12); Hardcore by Kane via a clothesline (47:16); Godfather by Show (47:41); Snow by Rock via a clothesline (47:52); Road Dogg by Gunn (48:04); Gunn by Kane following two uppercuts (48:16); moments later, Kane brawled with the New Age Outlaws outside the ring, distracting referees as the Rock threw X-Pac over the top; Kane by X-Pac via a spin kick after Kane bodyslammed Big Show (50:01); X-Pac by Show via a press slam to the floor (50:24); Show by Rock when Rock held onto the top rope as Show had him on his shoulder and ran toward the ropes to throw him out, with the momentum sending Show over the top to the floor; after the elimination, Rock cut an in-ring promo on going to WrestleMania but was eventually interrupted by Show, who ran back out to the ring and threw Rock to the floor
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – CoreStates Center – January 24, 2000 (14,359; sell out)
Papi Chulo pinned Jason Goodnight
Jakked:
Albert pinned Gangrel
The Dudley Boyz defeated the Headbangers
Sho Funaki pinned Joe Abs
Davey Boy Smith pinned Julio Fantastico
Raw is War:
Edge & Christian fought Steve Blackman & Al Snow to a no contest after Edge suffered an injury from a double team legdrop; after the bout, EMTs were called to the ring
WWF IC Champion Chris Jericho pinned Hardcore Holly with the Lionsault after Chyna interfered and hit the Pedigree on the challenger onto a steel chair
Viscera & Crash Holly defeated Too Cool when Viscera pinned Grandmaster Sexay with a legdrop moments after Grandmaster hit the Tennessee Jam on Crash, the illegal man
Kane (w/ Tori) defeated X-Pac via disqualification after X-Pac used a chair
Matt & Jeff Hardy (w/ Terri Runnels) defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg via disqualification when the Dudley Boyz prevented the pinfall from being made after Jeff hit the Senton; after the bout, the Dudleyz hit the 3D on both Hardyz and Bubba Ray powerbombed Terri off the top through a table; Terri was later taken out of the ring on a stretcher
The Acolytes defeated the Godfather & D-Lo Brown when Bradshaw pinned D-Lo with the Clothesline from Hell
The Big Bossman defeated WWF Hardcore Champion Test in a non-title match via disqualification after Test used the Bossman’s nightstick as a weapon
The Rock & Rikishi defeated WWF World Champion Triple H (w/ Stephanie McMahon) & the Big Show via disqualification when the New Age Outlaws interfered; after the bout, Cactus Jack made the save with a 2×4
WWF @ Baltimore, MD – Arena – January 26, 2000 (11,113; sell out)
The show was originally scheduled for the day before, but was postponed a day due to a heavy snowstorm
Sunday Night Heat – featured a week in review music video to the tune of Powerman 5000’s “Nobody’s Real”; included a video package on Kurt Angle’s undefeated streak, the loss to Tazz at the Royal Rumble, and the altercations between Angle and Tazz during the past week; featured the Rock / Rikishi match from Smackdown!, shown in full to kill time before Halftime Heat; Halftime Heat featured a video montage from the Hardyz / Dudleyz tables match and the bikini contest from the Royal Rumble as well as Jim Ross conducting a live interview with Steve Austin at his home in Texas in which he discussed his injury, his return, and his engagement to Debra; Austin ballparked his return as being in 3-4 months:
The Big Bossman defeated Albert via disqualification at 4:35 when, after Bossman became tied in the ring ropes, Albert grabbed the nightstick, flung the referee across the ring, and used the weapon on his opponent; after the bout, Bossman grabbed the mic and said Albert was making him proud
The Acolytes defeated the Headbangers when Farooq pinned Mosh with a spinebuster at 2:59
Kurt Angle pinned Mideon with the Olympic Slam at 2:16
Smackdown!:
Al Snow defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Billy Gunn via disqualification after Gunn hit Snow with Steve Blackman’s kendo stick; due to prematch stipulations, Snow and Blackman earned a tag team title shot against the New Age Outlaws
Edge & Christian defeated the Dudley Boyz when Edge pinned D-Von with the spear; after the bout, the Dudleyz put both of their opponents through tables, leaving Edge bleeding from the mouth
Viscera pinned Hardcore Holly with a Samoan Drop; after the bout, Crash and Hardcore attacked Viscera
Kane (w/ Tori) fought the Big Show to a no contest when DX interfered; after the bout, Kane was tied in the ringropes and witnessed Tori revealing that she was now with X-Pac
Too Cool fought the Godfather & D-Lo Brown to a no contest at around the 3-minute mark when the Godfather took the mic and said, if Too Cool wanted to party, they could party; the two teams then danced with Godfather’s hos until Mark Henry and Mae Young appeaerd at the entrance stage, with Young announcing she was pregnant (The Atittude Era)
WWF Hardcore Champion Test pinned Gangrel (w/ Luna) with the flying elbowdrop backstage
Tazz defeated Rodney & Pete Gas in a handicap match after applying the Tazzmission on Pete Gas; after the bout, Kurt Angle attacked Tazz and locked him in a chokehold
WWF IC Champion Chris Jericho (w/ Chyna) defeated Crash Holly (w/ Hardcore Holly) via submission with the Walls of Jericho
The Rock fought Rikishi to a no contest when the referee was knocked out and the Big Show and Triple H attacked both men; after the bout, Too Cool attempted to make the save but were beaten down as well
WWF @ Indianapolis, IN – Conseco Fieldhouse – January 28, 2000
Postponed until 3/8
WWF @ Dayton, OH – January 29, 2000 (8,368)
The Godfather & D-Lo Brown defeated the Headbangers
Christian defeated Billy Gunn
WWF European Champion Val Venis defeated Al Snow
Kurt Angle defeated Tazz
WWF World Champion Triple H defeated WWF Hardcore Champion Test
Steve Blackman defeated Gangrel
The Dudley Boyz defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy
Scotty 2 Hotty defeated Crash Holly
Kane & Bradshaw defeated the Big Show & X-Pac
WWF @ Cleveland, OH – Gund Arena – January 30, 2000 (matinee) (14,546)
SuperBowl Sunday
D-Lo Brown & the Godfather fought Too Cool and the Headbangers to a no contest
Jerry Lawler pinned Gangrel
Kurt Angle pinned Tazz
Test & Bradshaw defeated the Big Show & WWF Tag Team Champion Billy Gunn
Edge & Christian defeated Al Snow & Steve Blackman
Kane pinned X-Pac
WWF European Champion Val Venis pinned Prince Albert
The Dudley Boyz defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy
Kane won a 28-man battle royal; other participants included D-Lo Brown, the Godfather, Grandmaster Sexay, Scotty 2 Hotty, Mosh, Thrasher, Jerry Lawler, Gangrel, Kurt Angle, Tazz, Test, Bradshaw, the Big Show, Billy Gunn, Edge, Christian, Al Snow, Steve Blackman, X-Pac, Val Venis, Prince Albert, Bubba Ray Dudley, D-Von Dudley, Matt Hardy, Jeff Hardy, Hardcore Holly, and Crash Holly
Kane defeated WWF World Champion Triple H via disqualification
WWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – January 31, 2000 (13,545; sell out)
Papi Chulo pinned Julio Fantastico
Jakked:
The Godfather & D-Lo Brown defeated the Headbangers
The Big Bossman pinned Stevie Richards
Prince Albert pinned Gangrel
Mideon pinned Sho Funaki
Raw is War:
WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg fought Al Snow & Steve Blackman to a no contest at 5:00 when the Road Dogg started a fight with Chris Benoit, Dean Malenko, Perry Saturn, and Eddie Guerrero, who were all sitting ringside for the show, by shoving Benoit after landing in their laps during the match; after the bout, Road Dogg was assaulted on the floor by Benoit and Malenko while, inside the ring, Gunn sustained an overhead suplex from Saturn and the Frog Splash from Guerrero; moments later, Malenko hit a suplex on Road Dogg inside the ring, with Benoit following with the diving headbutt off the top; during the segment, Jim Ross referred to the four men for the first time as the Radicalz (the surprise TV debut of Benoit, Malenko, Saturn, and Guerrero)
Christian (w/ Edge) pinned D-Von Dudley (w/ Bubba Ray Dudley) following the inverted DDT at 3:21; Matt & Jeff Hardy made the save for Edge & Christian after the match by putting the Dudleyz through tables
The Big Show defeated Too Cool in a handicap match at 2:15 after chokeslamming Grandmaster Sexay and powerbombing Scotty 2 Hotty
The Rock pinned Kurt Angle with the People’s Elbow at 5:32 after Tazz stopped Angle from leaving and thew him back into the ring; after the match, Tazz went to clothesline Angle but accidentally hit the Rock instead; this was the first official pinfall loss for Angle
X-Pac (w/ Tori) pinned WWF IC Champion Chris Jericho (w/ Chyna) in a non-title match at 5:34 with the X-Factor after Tori hit Jericho with the title belt as X-Pac was in the Walls of Jericho
Harvina (Harvey Wippleman dressed as a woman) pinned WWF Women’s Champion the Kat in a lumberjill match to win the title at 1:14 after Jackie knocked down the champion; other lumberjills included: BB, Ivory, Luna, Mae Young, and the Fabulous Moolah
Hardcore & Crash Holly defeated Viscera in a handicap match at 4:51 after Hardcore dropkicked Crash ontop of Viscera for the pin
Bubba Ray Dudley (w/ D-Von & the Acolytes) defeated Matt Hardy (w/ Jeff Hardy) via disqualification at 2:57 when Matt intercepted a chair from D-Von and hit Bubba with it; after the match, the Dudleyz and Acolytes destroyed the Hardyz and Edge & Christian
WWF World Champion Triple H (w/ Stephanie McMahon) defeated Cactus Jack (sub. for Kane) via disqualification when the Radicalz and Cactus ganged up on the champion
WWF @ Detroit, MI – Joe Louis Arena – February 1, 2000 (14,996; sell out)
Sunday Night Heat:
Too Cool defeated Joey Abs & Rodney (w/ Pete Gas) at 4:41 when Grandmaster Sexay pinned Rodney following the Hip Hop Drop as Scotty 2 Hotty held Rodney in the air; moments prior to the finish, Rikishi came out and threw an interfering Pete Gas into the steel ring steps; Pete Gas did guest commentary for the bout until he began interfering
Christian pinned Sho Funaki with the Unprettier at 4:27
The Big Bossman defeated WWF European Champion Val Venis via disqualification at 2:01 when the Acolytes attacked the Bossman after they were paid to do so by Albert; after the bout, Albert grabbed a microphone and cut a promo on Bossman before leaving the ring
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated the Headbangers when Jeff pinned Thrasher at 6:03 following the Twist of Fate / Swanton combo
Albert pinned Viscera at 2:56 with a bicycle kick to the face after the Big Bossman came to the ring and hit Viscera with his nightstick as Viscera ran the ropes
Smackdown! – included an opening segment in which Cactus Jack, Chris Benoit, Eddie Guerrero, Dean Malenko, & Perry Saturn came out, with Cactus then cutting a promo, saying his four guests wanted a chance to face the best and perform in front of the WWF fans, and noted that they just weren’t old enough to succeed in WCW; moments later, Cactus asked Triple H to come out and sign their contracts or all five men would take part in a sit-down; WWF World Champion Triple H, Stephanie McMahon, X-Pac, Tori, and WWF Tag Team Champions the New Age Outlaws came out, with Triple H eventually agreeing to give them a chance at obtaining contracts, with Malenko facing X-Pac, Saturn & Guerrero facing the Outlaws, and Triple H facing Benoit; if the Radicalz won 2 out of their 3 matches, they would win contracts; moments later, Cactus said that – to make sure all the matches were fair – he would be waiting backstage with a 2×4 wrapped in barbed wire; featured Mark Henry & the Fabulous Moolah at a restaurant inside the arena, with Mark giving her a box of Preperation H and moisturizing cream to make her feel better; included the Big Show proving to Triple H that the Rock’s feet touched the floor first at the Royal Rumble after showing him slow motion footage of the finish of the match; Triple H then agreed to give Show a match with Rock at No Way Out, with the winner getting the world title shot at WrestleMania; featured a video montage of the Dudley Boyz recently putting the Hardyz, Edge & Christian, and Terri through tables:
WWF IC Champion Chris Jericho (w/ Chyna) defeated Gangrel (w/ Luna) via submission with the Walls of Jericho at 2:51 after Chyna crotched an interfering Luna on the top rope
X-Pac (w/ Tori) pinned Dean Malenko at 4:08 with a low blow from behind and the X-Factor as Tori distracted the referee (Malenko’s in-ring debut)
Jackie pinned WWF Women’s Champion Harvey Whippleman to win the title at the 18-second mark with a bodyslam and elbow drop; after the bout, Jackie straipped Harvey down to his underwear; earlier in the show, Pat Patterson & Gerald Brisco had Ivory, the Fabulous Moolah, Mae Young, Luna, Jackie, BB, and Miss Kitty draw straws to see who would face the champion; Jackie drew the shortest straw and earned the right
Kurt Angle defeated the Rock and Tazz by pinning Tazz at 5:06 after both Angle and Tazz received Rock Bottoms and Rock was pulled out of the ring by an interfering Big Show; after the bout, Show chokeslammed Rock on the floor
WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg defeated Eddie Guerrero & Perry Saturn at 4:29 when Road Dogg pinned Guerrero after Guerrero sustained a legit dislocated elbow while attempting the frog splash on Gunn; since DX won the series, the Radicalz were denied WWF contracts; after the commercial break, even though the Radicalz had already lost the series, Triple H volunteered to face Chris Benoit later in the night (Guerrero & Saturn’s in-ring debut)
Al Snow & Steve Blackman defeated Crash & Hardcore Holly at 3:09 when Snow pinned Hardcore after Crash came off the top, with the momentum of the blow putting Snow on top for the win; after the bout, Hardcore attacked Crash on the floor and threw him into the steel ring steps
Rikishi (w/ Too Cool) defeated the Big Show via disqualification at 1:57 when Show hit Rikishi over the head with a steel chair, moments after Rikishi kicked out of the chokeslam; after the bout, Show fought off Too Cool as they attempted to make the save; moments later, Show was beaten down by the Rock who came out, hit Show with the chair, and followed with the Rock Bottom
WWF World Champion Triple H (w/ Stephanie McMahon) pinned Chris Benoit in a non-title match at 9:04 with a low blow and the Pedigree (Benoit’s in-ring TV debut)
– 2/3/00: At a press conference held at WWF New York, Vince McMahon announced the creation of the XFL football league. The first season would begin the following year.
WWF @ Mobile, AL – February 5, 2000 (10,045; sell out)
The Godfather & D-Lo Brown defated Mideon & Gangrel
Christian defeated Headbanger Mosh
The Acolytes defeated Al Snow & Steve Blackman
Kurt Angle defeated Tazz
The Dudley Boyz defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy
WWF European Champion Val Venis defeated Albert
Too Cool defeated Crash & Hardcore Holly
Rikishi defeated the Big Bossman
Cactus Jack & Kane defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the New Age Outlaws via disqualification
WWF @ New Orleans, LA – February 6, 2000 (14,247)
The Godfather & D-Lo Brown defated Mideon & Gangrel
Christian defeated Headbanger Mosh
The Acolytes defeated Al Snow & Steve Blackman
Kurt Angle defeated Tazz
The Dudley Boyz defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy
WWF European Champion Val Venis defeated Albert
Too Cool defeated Crash & Hardcore Holly
Rikishi defeated the Big Bossman
Cactus Jack, Kane, & the Rock defeated WWF World Champion Triple H, WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn
WWF @ Dallas, TX – Reunion Arena – February 7, 2000 (12,893; sell out)
Papi Chulo pinned Sho Funaki
Mean Dog Brown pinned Action Jackson
Mideon pinned Steve Bradley
Jakked:
Headbanger Mosh pinned Albert
The Big Bossman pinned Gangrel
WWF European Champion Val Venis pinned Joey Abs
Raw is War:
WWF Tag Team Champions the Road Dogg & Billy Gunn defeated Edge & Christian after the Dudley Boyz interfered and Road Dogg pinned Christian
Kurt Angle defeated Mark Henry via disqualification when Mae Young interfered; Angle hit the Olympic Slam on Mae after the match
Hardcore & Crash Holly defeated the Acolytes in a hardcore match after Viscera interfered as the two teams were brawling at a concession stand
WWF IC Champion Chris Jericho defeated Viscera via disqualification when the Hollys interfered; the Acolytes made the save after the match
WWF Women’s Champion Jackie pinned Luna (w/ Gangrel) with a German suplex; Gangrel hit the DDT on Jackie after the match
The Dudley Boyz defeated the Godfather & D-Lo Brown following the 3D on D-Lo; the Hardy Boyz and Edge & Christian fend off the Dudleyz after the match
WWF World Champion Triple H (w/ Stephanie McMahon), X-Pac (w/ Tori), Chris Benoit, Perry Saturn, & Dean Malenko (w/ Eddie Guerrero) defeated the Rock, Cactus Jack, Too Cool, & Rikishi at 10:10 when Benoit pinned Grandmaster Sexay with the diving headbutt after Triple H hit the Pedigree; after the bout, Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg aided their DX teammates as well as the Radicalz in attacking the opposition until Kane made his return, alongside Paul Bearer, and made the save; Stephanie McMahon did guest commentary for the match
WWF @ Austin, TX – February 8, 2000 (12,337; sell out)
Brian Kendrick & Lance Cade defeated American Dragon (Bryan Danielson) & Shooter Schultz (Daniel Bryan: Just Say “Yes! Yes! Yes!”)
Sunday Night Heat – featured a week in review music video to the tune of Incubus’ “Pardon Me”; included a Tazz vignette; featured Pete Gas and Rodney arguing over the fact that none of them wanted to face Tazz; they eventually wrote Joey Abs down in their place as Tazz’ opponent:
D-Lo Brown (w/ the Godfather) defeated Headbanger Mosh (w/ Headbanger Thrasher) at 3:47 by catching Thrasher coming off the top and hitting the Sky High for the pin after Mosh and Thrasher switched places
Viscera pinned Sho Funaki at 2:18 with a splash after blocking an attempted hurricanrana off the top and hitting a sit-down powerbomb
The Big Bossman pinned Mark Henry (w/ Mae Young) at 4:47 after Mae threw Bossman’s nightstick into the ring with Bossman intercepting it and hitting Henry in the back of the head with the weapon
Essa Rios (w/ Lita) pinned WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Gillberg with a moonsault at the 46-second mark to win the title; prior to the bout, Gillberg cut a promo and issued an open challenge to prove that he wasn’t a closet champion; after the bout, Lita hit a moonsault of her own onto Gillberg, with Rios giving her a 3-count (Papi Chulo’s 1st appearance as Essa Rios) (Lita’s debut) (Before They Were Superstars Vol. 1 DVD)
Tazz defeated Joey Abs (w/ Pete Gas & Rodney) via submission with the Tazzmission at 3:06 after Abs collided with Gas on the ring apron; after the bout, Tazz beat up Rodney in the ring before tossing him to the floor onto his teammates
Smackdown!:
Kurt Angle pinned WWF European Champion Val Venis to win the title with the Angle Slam at 3:13 after crotching Venis on the top as he attempted the Money Shot
Perry Saturn defeated Grandmaster Sexay via submission with the Rings of Saturn; the referee failed to notice that Grandmaster’s foot was on the ropes as the hold was applied
Edge & Christian defeated the Dudley Boyz when Christian pinned D-Von with a sunset flip and a missile dropkick from Edge; after the bout, Bubba Ray was wheeled up the ramp by EMTs until he and D-Von ran them off and brought BB into the ring where they powerbomb off the top through a table; moments later, BB was taken out of the ring on a stretcher
Dean Malenko defeated Scotty 2 Hotty via submission with the Texas Cloverleaf
The Rock & Cactus Jack defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg in a non-title match
Gangrel & Luna defeated Albert & WWF Women’s Champino Jackie when Luna pinned Jackie with a DDT
Rikishi defeated Chris Benoit via disqualification when the other Radicalz interfered; after the bout, Too Cool made the save
Al Snow & Steve Blackman defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy following the double team Blackman legdrop off the top on Jeff after Bubba Ray Dudley interfered and hit Jeff with a chair
WWF IC Champion Chris Jericho defeated Crash & Hardcore Holly in a No DQ handicap match after the Acolytes interfered and destroyed the Hollys
Kane defeated WWF World Champion Triple H (w/ Stephanie McMahon) & X-Pac (w/ Tori) via disqualification in a handicap match after Triple H hit Kane with a chair; after the bout, Kane hit the tombstone on Tori
WWF @ Denver, CO – February 11, 2000 (10,412)
The Godfather & D-Lo Brown defated Mideon & Crash Holly
WWF European Champion Kurt Angle defeated Tazz
WWF IC Champion Chris Jericho defeated Hardcore Holly
Kane & Cactus Jack defeated WWF World Champion Triple H & X-Pac
Al Snow & Steve Blackman defeated the Headbangers and Too Cool in a three way match
Albert defeated Mark Henry
WWF Tag Team Champions the New Age Outlaws defeated Edge & Christian
Jeff Hardy defeated D-Von Dudley in a No DQ match
Rikishi defeated the Big Bossman
WWF @ San Diego, CA – February 12, 2000 (12,423)
The Godfather & D-Lo Brown defated Viscera & Crash Holly
Tazz defeated Mideon
Al Snow & Steve Blackman defeated the Headbangers and Too Cool in a three way match
Jeff Hardy defeated D-Von Dudley in a No DQ match
WWF IC Champion Chris Jericho defeated Hardcore Holly and X-Pac
Albert defeated Mark Henry
Rikishi defeated the Big Bossman
WWF Tag Team Champions the New Age Outlaws defeated Edge & Christian
Kane defeated WWF World Champion Triple H via disqualification
WWF @ Bakersfield, CA – February 13, 2000 (7,132)
The Godfather defeated Gangrel
WWF European Champion Kurt Angle defeated Tazz
D-Lo Brown defeated Mideon
Edge defeated the Big Bossman
Albert defeated Mark Henry
Christian defeated Crash Holly
Cactus Jack & Kane defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the New Age Outlaws via disqualification
WWF @ Davis, CA – February 13, 2000 (7,996)
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Essa Rios defeated Sho Funaki
Joey Abs defeated the Brooklyn Brawler
Too Cool defeated the Headbangers
Bradshaw defeated Steve Blackman
Farooq defeated Al Snow
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated the Dudley Boyz
WWF IC Champion Chris Jericho defeated Hardcore Holly
The Rock & Rikishi defeated WWF World Champion Triple H & X-Pac
WWF @ San Jose, CA – Arena – February 14, 2000 (13,300; sell out)
Sho Funaki pinned Frankie Kazarian
Jakked:
The Big Bossman pinned Billy D
Albert pinned Tim Patterson
The Acolytes defeated the Headbangers
Raw is War – this episode aired live beginning at 11pm due to the annual Westminster Kennel Dog Show which preempted Raw’s regular timeslot:
D-Von Dudley (w/ Bubba Ray Dudley) defeated Edge (w/ Christian) and Jeff Hardy (w/ Matt Hardy) by pinning Edge with a reverse DDT; due to prematch stipulations, the Dudleyz became the #1 contenders to the tag team titles
WWF Tag Team Champion the Road Dogg pinned Grandmaster Sexay with the pumphandle slam
The Godfather & D-Lo Brown defeated Steve Blackman & Al Snow when D-Lo pinned Blackman with a roll up as Snow danced with the hos on the floor
Chris Benoit (w/ Eddie Guerrero) pinned the Rock with a German suplex into a bridge after the Big Show interfered
Scotty 2 Hotty pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Billy Gunn
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Essa Rios (w/ Lita) pinned Crash Holly (w/ Hardcore Holly) with the moonsault; after the match, Lita hit her own moonsault on Crash
Tazz defeated Hardcore Holly via disqualification when Crash Holly interfered to break the Tazzmission; after the match, Tazz hit a Tazzplex on Crash
Rikishi defeated Dean Malenko & Perry Saturn via disqualification in a handicap match after Eddie Guerrero interfered and hit Rikishi in the ankle with a pipe; after the match, Too Cool made the save
Kane fought WWF World Champion Triple H, X-Pac, & the Big Show to a no contest when the Rock and Cactus Jack interfered on behalf of Kane, forcing the opposition to head backstage
WWF @ Fresno, CA – Selland Arena – February 15, 2000 (7,614; sell out)
Sunday Night Heat – featured a week-in-review music video to the tune of “Nobody’s Wife” by Anouk; included a Tazz vignette; featured a video recap of the Rock / Big Show feud as well as the Jericho / Angle feud:
The Godfather & D-Lo Brown defeated the Dudley Boyz via disqualification at 1:03 when Bubba Ray hit D-Lo with a steel chair to prevent the pin after D-Von sustained the Ho Train and Lo Down; after the bout, Bubba Ray grabbed one of the hos and attempted to put her through a table until Godfather & D-Lo made the save and cleared the Dudleyz from the ring
WWF Women’s Champion Jackie pinned Ivory with a floatover DDT at 1:00; after the bout, the Dudley Boyz came out, knocked Ivory to the floor, and attempted to put Jackie through a table until Matt & Jeff Hardy ran out to make the save
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Essa Rios (w/ Lita) pinned Sho Funaki in a non-title match with the moonsault at 4:52; prior to the contest, Michael Cole & Kevin Kelly mentioned that Cactus Jack, Kane, & Paul Bearer were dumped off in a remote area of Fresno County by DX after being stuffed into the DX Express on Smackdown!; after the bout, Lita hit her own moonsault on Funaki
Al Snow & Steve Blackman defeated the Headbangers at 4:13 when Blackman pinned Thrasher after Snow hit a legdrop off the top as Thrasher was laid across Blackman’s knee
WWF IC Champion Chris Jericho (w/ Chyna) pinned Jeff Hardy (w/ Matt Hardy) at 4:05 with the Lionsault after Bubba Ray Dudley interfered and hit the Bubba Cutter as Chyna and Matt fought off an interfering D-Von Dudley outside the ring
Smackdown! – featured an opening segment in which all members of DX walked off the DX Express (the debut of the bus) and came to the ring, with the New Age Outlaws cutting a promo on facing the Dudley Boyz, X-Pac cutting a promo on facing Kane, and Triple H cutting a promo on facing Cactus Jack at No Way Out; as a way to amend problems between himself and X-Pac, Triple H offered to face Kane later in the show; X-Pac then said he would only be impressed if the world title was on the line, with Triple H then agreeing; X-Pac then said he would face Cactus Jack later in the show, with Triple H then showing a clip of Cactus knocking over an injured Tori on Raw and saying he would only be impressed if X-Pac faced Cactus in a falls count anywhere contest later in the show; X-Pac agreed to the stipulation; Triple H then said that the Outlaws would defend the titles later in the night against the Rock & the Big Show; included a backstage segment in which Hardcore Holly and Mark Henry had an altercation after Holly made comments about Mae Young, with Henry then being attacked and double teamed by Hardcore & Crash Holly; later in the show, Henry had the APA look after Mae:
Kane (w/ Paul Bearer) defeated WWF World Champion Triple H (w/ Stephanie McMahon) via disqualification at around the 3-minute mark when the New Age Outlaws & X-Pac interfered after Kane hit a clothesline off the top and called for the chokeslam; after the contest, Kane was quadruple-teamed by DX before X-Pac assaulted Paul Bearer into the backstage area; moments later, Kane revived himself and followed DX and Bearer into the street; Bearer was then stuffed into the luggage compartment of the DX Express, with Kane being thrown in as well after being beaten down by DX; moments later, the bus drove off with Kane & Bearer still stuck inside
Chyna defeated WWF European Champion Kurt Angle via disqualification in a non-title match at 2:11 after Angle hit Chyna in the face with the title belt on the floor; prior to the bout, Angle cut an in-ring promo saying he heard millions of children went to bed crying on Monday after he was assaulted on Raw; after the match, Chris Jericho attempted to make the save for Chyna as Angle prepared to hit her a second time with the belt but sustained the Olympic Slam; moments later, Chyna hit a low blow on Angle to send him to the floor
Tazz defeated Gangrel via submission with the Tazzmission at 1:38
Cactus Jack fought X-Pac to a no contest in a hardcore match at around the 5-minute mark when Cactus was lured outside the arena by X-Pac, beaten down by all four members of DX, and thrown into the luggage compartment of the DX Express; the bus then drove off; prior to the contest, X-Pac sent Tori backstage
Dean Malenko & Perry Saturn defeated Too Cool at 5:00 when Malenko pinned Scotty 2 Hotty after Eddie Guerrero, with one arm in a sling, interfered and hit Scotty with a wrench; after the bout, Rikishi, still selling an injured ankle, attempted to make the save but was eventually assaulted by Guerrero’s wrench; moments later, Saturn trapped Rikishi’s ankle in a steel chair, with he and Malenko then slamming the steel steps onto it until officials swarmed the ring; Rikishi was then loaded onto a stretcher and taken by ambulance out of the arena
Eddie Guerrero defeated Rikishi via forfiet when Guerrero returned to the ring following the previous match and demanded the ring announcer to declare him the winner since Rikishi was too injured to compete
Edge & Christian defeated Albert & the Big Bossman at 4:10 when Christian pinned Albert with a sunset flip after Edge hit a missile dropkick; after the bout, Bossman & Albert further attacked their opponents, with Bossman eventually using his nightstick as a weapon
Mark Henry defeated Crash & Hardcore Holly in a No DQ handicap match at 1:34 by pinning Crash after Mae Young led the Acolytes to the ring, with Hardcore being thrown to the floor and Bradshaw hitting a powerbomb on Crash (The Atittude Era)
The Rock & the Big Show fought WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg to a no contest at around the 4-minute mark when the Big Show finally appeared and helped the champions triple team Rock, eventually dragging him outside the arena where DX was laying in wait; Rock was then thrown into the DX Express but escaped moments later, as DX drove off, and broke a 2×4 across the Big Show’s back as the show came to a close
WWF @ Knoxville, TN – February 19, 2000 (14,834)
The Godfather & D-Lo Brown defated Mideon & Gangrel
Grandmaster Sexay defeated Headbanger Mosh
Edge defeated Headbanger Thrasher
WWF European Champion Kurt Angle defeated Christian
The Acolytes defeated Al Snow & Steve Blackman
WWF Women’s Champion Jackie defeated Ivory
The Dudley Boyz defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy in a No DQ match
Kane defeated the Big Bossman
The Rock & Rikishi defeated WWF World Champion Triple H & the Big Show
WWF @ Columbus, GA – February 20, 2000 (8,237; sell out)
Mideon & Gangrel defeated Rodney & Joey Abs
Viscera defeated Mark Henry
Dean Malenko defeated Christian
Perry Saturn defeated Albert
The Acolytes defeated Al Snow & Mark Henry
The Rock & Kane defeated WWF World Champion Triple H & X-Pac
WWF @ Augusta, GA – February 20, 2000 (6,047)
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Essa Rios defeated Sho Funaki
WWF Women’s Champion Jackie defeated Ivory
Jerry Lawler defeated the Brooklyn Brawler
WWF European Champion Kurt Angle defeated Tazz
The Dudley Boyz defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy in a No DQ match
The Big Show defeated Rikishi
WWF IC Champion Chris Jericho defeated Hardcore Holly
Cactus Jack & WWF Hardcore Champion Test defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the New Age Outlaws via disqualification
WWF @ Atlanta, GA – Georgia Dome – February 21, 2000 (27,464; announced at 28,614)
Barry Buchanon defeated Rukkus
Jakked:
Essa Rios (w/ Lita) pinned Joey Abs (w/ the Mean Street Posse) at 3:55 with a moonsault
Albert pinned Mideon with a bicycle kick at 3:04
The Headbangers defeated Tracey Smothers & Rick Michaels at 1:45 when Michaels was pinned following the Stage Dive
Sho Funaki pinned David Young at 4:28 with a tornado DDT
Raw is War – included an opening in-ring segment with DX which was quickly interrupted by the Rock; after Triple H mentioned there were several members of DX and just one Rock, Cactus Jack came out to join the Rock on the stage, with Kane & Paul Bearer doing the same moments later; Cactus then said he wanted a 6-man tag for later in the night, leading to an in-ring brawl between Rock, Cactus, & Kane against DX; the Big Show soon followed with a steel chair and laid out Kane and the Rock and allowed Triple H to hit the Pedigree on Cactus; featured a “Don’t try this at home” PSA featuring Mick Foley, Farooq, the Hardy Boyz, Chyna, and Chris Jericho:
WWF European Champion Kurt Angle & Davey Boy Smith defeated WWF IC Champion Chris Jericho & Chyna at 2:48 when Angle pinned Jericho with the Olympic Slam after hitting him with the IC belt as Smith, the illegal man, was caught in the Walls of Jericho
Too Cool defeated Al Snow & Steve Blackman when Scotty 2 Hotty pinned Blackman at 3:11 with a roll up off the ropes, knocking Snow off the apron, into a bridge; during the bout, Chris Benoit, Perry Saturn, and Dean Malenko were shown watching the match backstage
Dean Malenko & Perry Saturn defeated the Godfather & D-Lo Brown at 3:39 when Saturn, the illegal man, pinned D-Lo with an elbow drop off the top
Edge, Christian, Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated the Dudley Boyz & WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg at 8:18 when Jeff pinned Gunn with the Swanton after Gunn sustained a chairshot to the head from Bubba Ray as tensions flared between all four teams
The Acolytes & Mark Henry defeated Crash & Hardcore Holly & Viscera at 3:17 when Farooq pinned Crash with one hand following a spike powerbomb; after the match, Mae Young came out and began stomping Crash until Hardcore knocked her down and Viscera followed with a splash; moments later, Mae was taken backstage on a stretcher and transported to a medical facility
Chris Benoit pinned Test at 2:28 with a back suplex and the diving headbutt after Eddie Guerrero came ringside and hit Test from behind with a wrench; during the bout, Dean Malenko and Perry Saturn were shown watching the match backstage
Rikishi pinned Eddie Guerrero at the 22-second mark with the Bonzai Drop in a No DQ match after hitting Guerrero over the head with Rikishi’s own crutches; after the bout, Too Cool came out to help Rikishi clear the ring of Perry Saturn, Chris Benoit, and Dean Malenko, with Rikishi eventually hitting the Rikishi Driver on Saturn; Guerrero wore a sling on his arm after injuring it several weeks prior and Rikishi came out to the ring on crutches after the Radicalz assaulted him on Smackdown!; after clearing the ring, Rikishi & Too Cool danced in the ring
Tazz defeated the Big Bossman via disqualification at 1:26 when Bossman grabbed his nightstick and used it to beat Tazz off him as the Tazzmission was applied; after the bout, Albert came out to help in double teaming Tazz, eventually hitting a fireman’s carry into a swinging neckbreaker
WWF World Champion Triple H (w/ Stephanie McMahon), the Big Show, & X-Pac (w/ Tori) defeated the Rock, Cactus Jack, & Kane (w/ Paul Bearer) at 10:54 when Triple H pinned Cactus after hitting him with a fire extinguisher inside the ring; after the bout, all six men brawled on the floor near the entrance ramp until Cactus chased Triple H and Stephanie onto the DX Express, with Cactus driving a steel rod through the windowsheild before the bus drove off
WWF @ Nashville, TN – Arena – February 22, 2000 (12,950; sell out)
Sunday Night Heat:
Headbanger Mosh (w/ Headbanger Thrasher) defeated WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Essa Rios (w/ Lita) via disqualification in a non-title match at 4:34 when Lita came off the top onto Mosh with a hurricanrana; after the bout, Rios hit a somersault plancha to the floor onto Mosh
Ivory & Mideon defeated WWF Women’s Champion Jackie & Sho Funaki at 3:41 when Ivory pinned Jackie by blocking a sunset flip into the ring and grabbing the ropes for leverage
Smackdown!:
Crash Holly pinned WWF Hardcore Champion Test to win the title at 3:57 after Hardcore Holly interfered and accidentally hit Test over the head with a steel chair when Crash moved out of the way (WWF Hardcore)
Kane (w/ Paul Bearer) fought Chris Benoit to a double count-out; late in the contest, Kane stalked Tori away from ringside and was met by X-Pac who shot Kane in the face with a flame thrower; moments later, EMTs attended to Kane
Dean Malenko, Perry Saturn, Al Snow, & Steve Blackman defeated Edge, Christian, Matt, & Jeff Hardy when Saturn pinned Jeff with a double underhook suplex into a bridge; after the bout, the Hardyz and Edge & Christian began brawling
WWF World Champion Triple H, X-Pac, & WWF Tag Team Champion the Road Dogg (w/ Stephanie McMahon & Tori) defeated Rikishi & Too Cool when X-Pac pinned Grandmaster Sexay with the X-Factor; after the bout, Triple H continued to attack Rikishi’s injured ankle
The Godfather & D-Lo Brown defeated the Big Bossman & Albert when Godfather pinned Albert with the Pimp Drop after Tazz interfered
WWF Tag Team Champion Billy Gunn defeated Bubba Ray Dudley (w/ D-Von Dudley) via disqualification when D-Von interfered; after the bout, Gunn fought off the Dudleyz and hit Bubba Ray with the Fameasser through a table
The Big Show & WWF European Champion Kurt Angle defeated the Rock & WWF IC Champion Chris Jericho (w/ Chyna) via disqualification after Chyna hit Show with a chair; after the bout, Rock and Jericho used their finishers on their opposition until Rock and Show battled backstage where the Rock was eventually thrown through a glass window
WWF @ Little Rock, AR – February 23, 2000 (15,892)
The Godfather defeated Viscera
Christian defeated WWF Hardcore Champion Crash Holly in a non-title match
Edge defeated Albert
Too Cool defeated Al Snow & Steve Blackman and the Headbangers in an elimination match
WWF European Champion Kurt Angle defeated WWF IC Champion Chris Jericho via disqualification
Kane defeated X-Pac
Rikishi defeated Hardcore Holly
WWF Women’s Champion Jackie defeated Ivory
The Acolytes defeated the Dudley Boyz
The Rock defeated the Big Bossman in an Arkansas streetfight
Sunday Night Heat – featured Jonathan Coachman conducting a backstage interview with Mark Henry in which he spotted Viscera and the two came to blows until they were broken apart by officials; included Tazz arriving at No Way Out and being jumped backstage by the Big Bossman & Albert; following the commercial break, Tazz challenged Bossman to a match on the pay-per-view; featured Michael Cole conducting an interview with Paul Bearer in the entranceway in which Bearer cut a promo on X-Pac & Tori; included Terri finding the APA backstage and asking them to protect her:
Pay-per-view bouts – featured Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler on commentary:
WWF European Champion Kurt Angle pinned WWF IC Champion Chris Jericho (w/ Chyna) to win the title at 10:14 after blocking an attempt at the Lionsault by lifting up the IC belt, which Angle brought in the ring moments earlier, as referee Tim White was distracted by an injured Chyna on the floor; after the match, referee Earl Hebner came out to tell White what really happened but the decision stood; only the IC title was on the line in the bout (History of the Intercontinental Championship, Breaking the Code: Behind the Walls of Chris Jericho)
The Dudley Boyz defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & the Road Dogg to win the titles at 5:20 when D-Von pinned Road Dogg following the 3D after Bubba Ray hit Gunn in the shoulder with a lead pipe; after the bout, Kurt Angle was shown near the concession stands celebrating his IC title win earlier in the night; later in the show, Gunn’s shoulder was attended to backstage by medics (Gunn’s last match for 7 months)
Mark Henry pinned Viscera with a shoulderblock and bodyslam at 2:47 after Viscera shoved an interfering Mae Young to the mat and attempted to splash her
Edge & Christian defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy (w/ Terri) at 15:18 when Christian pinned Matt with the Unprettier after Terri, from the ring apron, slapped Matt in the face after shoving Jeff off the top into the retaining barrier; after the bout, Matt grabbed Terri and demanded an explanation but was attacked by the Acolytes, who were at ringside for the duration of the match to protect Terri; due to pre-match stipulations, Edge & Christian became the #1 contenders to the tag team titles and earned a title shot at WrestleMania
Tazz defeated the Big Bossman (w/ Albert) via disqualification at the 49-second mark when Albert interfered as Bossman was caught in the Tazzmission; Tazz attempted to fight off both men until he was eventually assaulted with the Bossman’s nightstick, which was broken over Tazz’ head, and double teamed for several minutes before referees broke up the fight; after the bout, more footage was shown of Kurt Angle celebrating amongst the fans
X-Pac (w/ Tori) pinned Kane (w/ Paul Bearer) in a no holds barred match at 7:50 after kicking the steel ring steps into Kane’s face and holding them down during the cover, moments after Kane dropped an interfering Tori with the tombstone
Rikishi & Too Cool defeated Chris Benoit, Dean Malenko, & Perry Saturn at 12:42 when Rikishi pinned Malenko with the Rikishi Driver and Bonzai Drop; Eddie Guerrero was in the Radicalz’ corner prior to the bout but retreated backstage after Rikishi used Guerrero’s own lead pipe to further injure his dislocated elbow; after the bout, Rikishi & Too Cool danced together in the ring; moments later, more footage was shown of Kurt Angle celebrating with the fans, now in the lobby area
The Big Show pinned the Rock at 9:28 after Shane McMahon, who came ringside moments earlier as second referee Tim White began fighting with initial referee Earl Hebner, slid in the ring as Rock attempted the People’s Elbow and hit Rock over the head with a steel chair; due to pre-match stipulations, Show earned a world title shot at WrestleMania; after the bout, footage was shown of Chris Jericho and Chyna attacking Kurt Angle in the parking garage and locking Angle in the trunk of his own rental car (Shane’s surprise return after a several month absence)
WWF World Champion Triple H (w/ Stephanie McMahon) pinned Cactus Jack in a Hell in a Cell match at 23:58 with the Pedigree; moments earlier, the champion backdropped Cactus on top of the cell, sending him through the ceiling, and partially through the mat as Cactus attempted a piledriver onto a flaming 2×4 wrapped in barbed wire; due to pre-match stipulations, Mick Foley was forced to retire; after the bout, medics came out with a stretcher to help Cactus backstage but he refused help and walked backstage under his own power (Triple H: The King of Kings, Hell in a Cell, For All Mankind: The Life and Career of Mick Foley)
WWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – February 28, 2000 (12,256; sell out)
Joey Abs pinned an unknown
Raw is War – included WWF World Champion Triple H, with Stephanie McMahon, cutting an in-ring promo on the previous night’s Hell in a Cell match against Mick Foley in which he said he had more respect for Foley than anyone and played a tribute video to Foley’s career; the video began with classic images of Mick but then cut to embarrassing clips in which Foley was beaten down to the tune of the DX theme; moments later, Shane McMahon & the Big Show interrupted, with Shane cutting a promo on Stephanie running Vince out of the WWF, then stating that the Big Show would be the future world champion; the Rock then came out onto the stage and said he would be the WWF Champion at WrestleMania despite what happened at No Way Out; Triple H then stated that since Rock was no longer the #1 contender, he would have to start off at the bottom of the roster and face the Brooklyn Brawler later in the show; featured a backstage segment in which Billy Gunn complained to DX about not being involved in the tag team title shot against the Dudley Boyz, despite the fact he had his arm in a sling; after telling Triple H off, Triple H, X-Pac, and the Road Dogg attacked Gunn and threw him out of the dressing room; included a musical tribute to the career of Mick Foley to the tune of Sarah McLachlan’s “I Will Remember You”:
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated the Acolytes at 3:57 when Matt pinned Bradshaw with a kick to the midsection and the Twist of Fate after Jeff made the blind tag
Rikishi defeated WWF IC & European Champion Kurt Angle via count-out at 1:39 when Angle left the ring after sustaining the Stinkface; prior to the bout, Angle made an open challenge in the ring for anyone to face him, which Rikishi accepted; immediately after the bout, Chris Jericho came out with Chyna and threw Angle back inside the ring where Rikishi hit the Rikishi Driver and Bonzai Drop; moments later, Chris Benoit, Eddie Guerrero, Dean Malenko, and Perry Saturn attacked Jericho, Rikishi, and Chyna, with Too Cool eventually coming out to make the save; moments later, Rikishi, Too Cool, Jericho, and Chyna danced in the ring; only the Euro title was on the line
Edge & Christian (w/ Terri) defeated Al Snow & Steve Blackman at 3:23 when Edge pinned Blackman with the spear after Christian hit a missile dropkick while Blackman was distracted by Terri wearing the Head Cheese hat on the floor; prior to the bout, Terri came down to be in Edge & Christian’s corner and do guest commentary; during their entrance, Al Snow debuted Steve Blackman’s entrance music, which was put together to better portray his personality
The Rock pinned the Brooklyn Brawler with the Rock Bottom at the 31-second mark after an Irish whip; after the bout, the Rock grabbed a microphone and called Triple H out; Shane & Stephanie McMahon, Triple H, and the Big Show then came out, with Stephanie saying Rock could get a WrestleMania world title shot if he could pin either Triple H or Show in a handicap match later in the night
Chris Jericho (w/ Chyna) pinned Perry Saturn (w/ Dean Malenko) with the Lionsault at 3:03 after Chyna interfered behind the referee’s back and hit a low blow on Saturn (Saturn and Malenko’s MSG debut)
Mark Henry (w/ Mae Young) fought WWF Hardcore Champion Crash Holly to a no contest at around the 1:50 mark after Mae hit a splash on Crash inside the ring and doubled over in pain; moments later, EMTs came to the ring along with Pat Patterson, Gerald Brisco, and the Fabulous Moolah and helped Mae onto a stretcher and to the back; later in the show, Mae gave birth to her baby, which turned out to be a hand
Tazz defeated Chris Benoit via disqualification at 2:03 when the Big Bossman and Albert attacked Tazz as Benoit was caught in the Tazzmission; Eddie Guerrero was in Benoit’s corner at the beginning of the match but was ejected by the referee mid-way through the bout; after the match, Tazz was double teamed by Bossman and Albert, eventually sustaining the Baldo Bomb and then a torture rack into a neckbreaker from Albert; moments later, Bossman cut a promo on the microphone as officials came in the ring to check on Tazz (Benoit and Guerrero’s MSG debut)
WWF Tag Team Champions the Dudley Boyz fought X-Pac & the Road Dogg (w/ Tori) to a no contest at around 4:30 when Kane and Paul Bearer came to the ring, with Kane hitting the chokeslam on Road Dogg, D-Von, and Bubba Ray as a sign to what he planned to do to X-Pac
The Rock defeated WWF World Champion Triple H (w/ Stephanie McMahon) & the Big Show (w/ Shane McMahon) in a handicap match via disqualification at 6:53 when Shane broke Rock’s cover on Triple H after hitting the People’s Elbow; after the bout, Rock sustained a low blow from Shane, was beaten down by Triple H, and took a chokeslam from Big Show; pre-match stipulations stated that had Rock earned the pinfall, he would have received a world title match at WrestleMania
Jakked – 3/4/00:
Test pinned Mideon with an elbow drop off the top at 4:10
The Headbangers defeated Kevin Landry & the Inferno Kid at 2:17 following the Stage Dive
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Essa Rios (w/ Lita) pinned Sho Funaki at 3:11 with a moonsault
The Godfather & D-Lo Brown defeated the Big Bossman & Albert at 4:33 when D-Lo pinned Albert following a leg lariat
WWF @ Trenton, NJ – February 29, 2000 (6,345; sell out)
Sunday Night Heat – featured an opening backstage segment in which the Mean Street Posse confronted Sho Funaki, with Funaki eventually taunting the Posse before running off, with them chasing him; included the Posse backstage jumping Funaki; featured a WWF music video of the previous week’s events to the tune of P.O.D’s “SouthTown;” included a backstage segment in which an Asian woman issued a challenge to the Posse on behalf of Funaki for a 3-on-1 match, with the Posse accepting; featured a backstage segment in which Funaki & the Asian woman found the APA backstage and asked them to beat up the Posse later in the show; included a music video recapping the WWF career of Mick Foley (it was the same video from Raw but without Sarah McLachlan’s “I Will Remember You”):
The Big Bossman & Albert defeated the Headbangers at 4:01 when Albert pinned Mosh with the Baldo Bomb moments after Mosh hit a sit-down splash onto a standing Bossman
Mark Henry & Mae Young (w/ the Fabulous Moolah) defeated Mideon & Ivory at 2:51 when Henry reversed Ivory’s cradle behind the referee’s back, with Mae scoring the pin; after the match, Henry fought off Mideon and made the save for Mae against Ivory
Al Snow (w/ Steve Blackman) pinned D-Lo Brown (w/ the Godfather) with a superplex after Blackman rammed the Godfather into the steel ringpost, crotching D-Lo on the top rope
Sho Funaki defeated Pete Gas, Rodney, & Joey Abs in a No DQ 3-on-1 handicap match at 2:27 by pinning all three simultaneously after the Acolytes interfered and assaulted all three of the Mean Street Posse
Smackdown! – included Al Snow & Steve Blackman at a restaurant after Snow set Blackman up on a blind date; featured an in-ring promo from Shane McMahon & the Big Show in which the Rock interrupted and challenged both men to a handicap match; after Show & Shane accepted the challenge, Rikishi came out and asked to be Rock’s tag team partner; included a commercial for the Acolyte Protection Agency, with Bradshaw ending it by saying, “…Cause we need beer money”:
Perry Saturn, Dean Malenko, & Chris Benoit (w/ Eddie Guerrero) defeated Chris Jericho (w/ Chyna) & Too Cool at 4:30 when Saturn pinned Grandmaster Sexay following Benoit’s diving headbutt behind the referee’s back as Sexay had Saturn covered after hitting the Hip Hop Drop
Jeff Hardy (w/ Matt Hardy) defeated WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Essa Rios (w/ Lita) via disqualification at 4:10 when Lita hit a standing moonsault onto the challenger, moments after Matt interfered and hit the Twist of Fate on Essa and Jeff followed with the Swanton; after the bout, Essa grabbed a microphone and cut a heated promo on Lita in Spanish, with Lita then slapping him in the face
WWF Hardcore Champion Crash Holly pinned Tazz at 1:53 after spraying the challenger with a fire extinguisher and breaking a 2×4 over his head, moments after Tazz fought off an attack by the Big Bossman & Albert backstage; following the commercial break, Lilian Garcia conducted an interview with Crash in which he said he would be defending the Hardcore title on a 24/7 basis from now on; later in the broadcast, the Mean Street Posse attempted to beat Crash for the title as he was leaving the parking lot but Crash ended up escaping with his title intact (WWF Hardcore)
X-Pac & the Road Dogg (w/ Tori) defeated Edge & Christian when X-Pac pinned Christian at 4:46 with a low blow and the X-Factor as Edge was distracted by Terri on the floor; prior to the bout, Terri came down to be in Edge & Christian’s corner; after the bout, Edge and Christian had a brief shoving match due to the loss
Test pinned Viscera at 3:45 with a bodyslam and the flying elbow drop after Viscera hit his head on an exposed turnbuckle
WWF IC & European Champion Kurt Angle pinned Sgt. Slaughter at 2:59 with the Olympic Slam after avoiding the Cobra Clutch; only the IC title was on the line in the bout
WWF Tag Team Champions the Dudley Boyz defeated Kane (w/ Paul Bearer) via disqualification in a non-title handicap match at 5:55 after Kane avoided being put through a table on the floor, hit a backdrop on Bubba Ray, and hit a chokeslam on D-Von from the apron through the table
The Rock & Rikishi defeated the Big Show (w/ Shane McMahon) & WWF World Champion Triple H (sub. for Shane McMahon) (w/ Stephanie McMahon) at 7:22 when Rock pinned Triple H with the Rock Bottom and People’s Elbow after Show accidentally hit his partner over the head with a steel chair; prior to the bout, Shane cut a promo in the ring saying that Triple H would be his replacement in the match; after the bout, Triple H & Stephanie argued with Show & Shane over the result of the match
WWF @ Toronto, Ontario – Skydome – March 3, 2000
Test defeated Mideon
Albert defeated D-Lo Brown
Dean Malenko & Perry Saturn defeated Too Cool
Road Dogg defeated Headbanger Thrasher
Rikishi defeated Chris Benoit
Christian defeated WWF Hardcore Champion Crash Holly in a non-title match
Edge defeated the Big Bossman
WWF Tag Team Champions the Dudley Boyz defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy
WWF Intercontinental & European Champion Kurt Angle defeated Chris Jericho
WWF World Champion Triple H defeated the Big Show, the Rock, and Kane
WWF @ Ottawa, Ontario – Corel Center – March 4, 2000 (12,000)
Too Cool defeated the Headbangers
D-Lo Brown defeated Mideon
Test defeated the Big Bossman in a Canada vs. US flag match
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Perry Saturn & Dean Malenko
WWF IC & European Champion Kurt Angle defeated Chris Jericho and Chris Benoit; only the IC title was on the line
Albert defeated WWF Hardcore Champion Crash Holly in a non-title match
WWF Tag Team Champions the Dudley Boyz defeated Edge & Christian
The Big Show defeated Rikishi
The Rock & Kane defeated WWF World Champion Triple H & the Road Dogg (sub. for X-Pac) when Rock pinned Triple H with the People’s Elbow
WWF @ Montreal, Quebec – Molson Centre – March 5, 2000 (matinee)
Christian pinned WWF Hardcore Champion Crash Holly in a non-title match with the Unprettier after avoiding a back suplex
Albert pinned D-Lo Brown with the torture rack into a slam after D-Lo missed a moonsault
Dean Malenko & Perry Saturn defeated Too Cool when Malenko pinned Scotty 2 Hotty after a series of reversed roll ups
Test pinned Mideon with the pumphandle slam and the flying elbowsmash
Rikishi pinned Chris Benoit with the Bonzai Drop; after the bout, Too Cool made the save against Dean Malenko & Perry Saturn
WWF Tag Team Champions the Dudley Boyz defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy following the 3D
The Road Dogg pinned Headbanger Mosh at around the 2-minute mark
Edge pinned the Big Bossman with a roll up
WWF IC & European Champion Kurt Angle pinned Chris Jericho after hitting him with the European title belt; after the match, Jericho put the champion in the Walls of Jericho
WWF World Champion Triple H defeated the Rock, Kane, and the Big Show in a steel cage match by pinning Kane after Tori, who came ringside earlier in the bout along with the Road Dogg, hit a low blow on Kane while the other participants were outside the ring; after the bout, Kane hit the tombstone on Triple H and Tori while Rock followed with a People’s Elbow; moments later, Kane hit the People’s Elbow while Tori was laid across Triple H
WWF @ Springfield, MA – March 6, 2000 (announced as a sell out)
Jakked:
The Godfather pinned Mideon at 1:54 with the Pimp Drop
Tazz & Test fought the Big Bossman & Albert to a double count-out at 3:13
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Essa Rios (w/ Lita) pinned D-Lo Brown at 5:33 with the moonsault
Sho Funaki pinned Headbanger Thrasher (w/ Headbanger Mosh) with a roll up at 3:24
Raw is War – featured an opening in-ring promo by Shane McMahon & the Big Show regarding the clash between Show and WWF World Champion Triple H the previous week on Smackdown!, during which Show hit Triple H with a steel chair and Triple H then shoved Shane to the mat; Shane then called Stephanie McMahon a slut, said Show would win the title from Triple H at WrestleMania, and ordered Triple H to face Rikishi in a non-title match later in the show; moments later, Triple H & Stephanie appeared, with Triple H saying Show wasn’t in his league and Stephanie ordering Show to face Kane in the opening bout before slapping Shane for his previous comments; included footage from earlier in the day of the Mean Street Posse bringing room service to WWF Hardcore Champion Crash Holly’s hotel room, then attacking Crash and trying to pin him until Crash eventually ran off; featured a backstage segment in which Mark Henry and Mae Young argued over whether Mae would be in Mark’s corner against the Dudleys later in the show; included an APA vignette parodying the Royale with Cheese scene from ‘Pulp Fiction;’ featured Shane & Show coming into Stephanie & Triple H’s dressing room, with Shane proposing the Rock face Chris Benoit later in the night in a steel cage match; included Michael Cole conducting a backstage interview with the Rock regarding his match against Benoit later in the show; featured a backstage segment in which Mark Henry, returning from the hospital, attacked the Dudleyz in their dressing room but was eventually double teamed:
The Big Show (w/ Shane McMahon) defeated Kane (w/ Paul Bearer) via disqualification at 3:31 when the Rock ran in the ring and dropped Show with the Rock Bottom; after the bout, Kane hit the chokeslam on Show
Mark Henry (w/ Mae Young) pinned WWF Tag Team Champion D-Von Dudley (w/ Bubba Ray Dudley) with a powerslam at 1:15; after the match, the Dudleyz dropped Henry with the 3D and Bubba dropped Mae with a top rope powerbomb through a table set up in the ring
X-Pac & the Road Dogg (w/ Tori) defeated Too Cool via disqualification at 4:20 when Kane, with Paul Bearer, appeared and laid out both members of DX
Chris Jericho defeated WWF IC & European Champion Kurt Angle via disqualification at 4:09 when Bob Backlund came through the crowd and applied the Crossface Chicken Wing on Jericho as Angle was caught in the Walls of Jericho; after the bout, Backlund kept the hold applied until referees and officials pulled him away; moments later, Angle held up Backlund’s hand in victory and the two left ringside together; only the IC title was on the line in the match
Rikishi defeated WWF World Champion Triple H (w/ Stephanie McMahon) via disqualification at 5:07 when Stephanie slid a steel chair in the ring and distracted referee Earl Hebner as Rikishi attempted the Bonzai Drop, with the champion then hitting Rikishi in the back with the chair; during the bout, Shane McMahon & the Big Show were shown watching backstage; after the match, the Rock ran in the ring and dropped the champion with the Rock Bottom and left ringside as Rikishi hit the Bonzai Drop on Triple H; moments later, Too Cool and Rikishi danced in the ring
Steve Blackman (w/ Al Snow) pinned Matt Hardy (w/ Jeff Hardy) with a kick to the chest off the top at 4:43 after shoving Matt off the top; prior to the bout, Snow told a stage hand backstage to arrange for Blackman to come out with midgets and platters of cheese but Blackman went to the stage hand without Snow knowing and threatened he would beat the guy up if that happened; during the ring introductions, Lillian Garcia announced Jeff would be wrestling the bout, when it was actually Matt
Dean Malenko & Perry Saturn (w/ Eddie Guerrero) defeated Edge & Christian (w/ Terri) 5:13 when Saturn pinned Christian following a modified Total Elimination as Terri, who did guest commentary for the bout, distracted Edge on the floor
WWF Hardcore Champion Crash Holly pinned Viscera backstage at 2:51 after Farooq smashed his chair over Viscera backstage after the fight interrupted the Acolytes’ poker game
The Rock defeated Chris Benoit in a steel cage match at 10:52 by escaping over the top after fighting off WWF World Champion Triple H, who climbed up to meet Rock at the top of the cage, and knocking Triple H onto the Big Show outside the ring; prior to the bout, Benoit was escorted out by Dean Malenko, Perry Saturn, & Eddie Guerrero but he told them to go backstage; early in the bout, Show & Shane came ringside, with Triple H & Stephanie appearing moments later; after the match, Triple H accidentally hit Show with a chair while double teaming the Rock in the cage, with Rock then chasing Shane out of the cage before leaving ringside
WWF @ Boston, MA – FleetCenter – March 7, 2000 (sell out)
Sunday Night Heat – included Mideon visiting the Acolytes in their office, offering them a case of Zima if they would let him become an Acolyte; they turned him down but let him play poker with them; even though Mideon repeatedly had the better hand, he didn’t know how to play and the Acolytes told him he was losing; after saying he couldn’t afford to pay them, they eventually beat him up and kicked him out of the office; featured a WWF music video to the tune of Nitro’s “Do the Damn Thang”:
Edge pinned the Big Bossman at 4:56 by dropkicking Bossman’s nightstick into his face, after Bossman grabbed the nightstick away from Terri at ringside; Terri came ringside to be in Edge’s corner a minute into the bout, though it seemed he didn’t want her there
Matt Hardy (w/ Jeff Hardy) pinned Viscera at 2:35 after Jeff interfered and hit the Swanton behind the referee’s back
Too Cool defeated the Headbangers at 5:19 when Grandmaster Sexay pinned Thrasher after hitting the Hip Hop Drop as Scotty 2 Hotty lifted Thrasher in the air
Chris Jericho pinned Dean Malenko (w/ Eddie Guerrero) with the Lionsault at 4:29 after knocking Guerrero off the apron with a springboard dropkick and then avoiding Malenko’s dropkick; after the bout, Jericho put an interfering Guerrero in the Walls of Jericho but as was eventually double teamed and sustained a reverse 3D
Smackdown! – included an opening segment in which Shane McMahon & the Big Show interrupted WWF World Champion Triple H & Stephanie McMahon on the stage, with the two groups agreeing not to go after each other until WrestleMania, with Show then saying Kane would face X-Pac & the Road Dogg in a handicap match and Shane then saying Rikishi would face both Triple & Show in a handicap match as well; Triple H then announced that the Rock would face Chris Benoit & Perry Saturn in another handicap match; featured footage from earlier in the day when the Mean Street Posse brought referee Teddy Long to a laundrymat to beat Crash Holly for the hardcore title, with Crash eventually escaping without being pinned (WWF Hardcore); included Kevin Kelly interviewing a wheelchair-bound Mae Young and Mark Henry regarding the Dudley Boyz putting Mae through a table on Raw:
The Rock defeated Chris Benoit & Perry Saturn in a handicap match at 2:09 by pinning Saturn with the Rock Bottom, immediately after hitting a DDT on Benoit; after the bout, Eddie Guerrero and Dean Malenko came to the ring and helped in beating the Rock down, with Benoit hitting the diving headbutt before referees were able to intervene; after the commercial break, Stephanie McMahon came out on the stage and announced that the Rock would face the Dudley Boyz later in the evening in a handicap tables match
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Essa Rios (w/ Lita) defeated Christian (w/ Edge & Terri) via disqualification at 1:47 when Edge hit the spear on an interfering Lita after Lita hit a moonsault on Christian as Terri distracted the referee; after the bout, Edge & Christian argued over the decision
Tazz defeated WWF IC & European Champion Kurt Angle via disqualification at 2:01 when Bob Backlund interfered and applied the Crossface Chicken Wing on the challenger after Tazz had Angle caught in the Tazzmission for a lengthy period of time; only the IC title was on the line in the bout; after the bout, Chris Jericho made the save and put Backlund in the Walls of Jericho as Tazz hit a belly to belly off the top on Angle
The Road Dogg & X-Pac (w/ Tori) defeated Kane (w/ Paul Bearer) in a handicap match at 6:56 when X-Pac scored the pin with an X-Factor onto a steel chair after hitting Kane in the back with the chair as Kane attempted to hit the tombstone on Tori
Steve Blackman (w/ Al Snow) pinned Jeff Hardy (w/ Matt Hardy) with a kick off the top at 4:03 after Snow pulled Blackman out of the way of Hardy’s Swanton, then held Matt back from breaking the cover
WWF Tag Team Champions the Dudley Boyz defeated the Rock in a handicap tables match at 7:04 following a 3D through a table; Rock put Bubba Ray through a table with a Rock Bottom at 5:21 but was unable to do the same to D-Von (The Best of Smackdown: 10th Anniversary)
WWF Women’s Champion Jackie pinned Ivory with a floatover DDT at 2:14
WWF Hardcore Champion Crash Holly fought Albert to a no contest at around the 2-minute mark when Crash ran off as Albert beat down the interfering Mean Street Posse inside the ring
WWF World Champion Triple H & the Big Show (w/ Shane & Stephanie McMahon) defeated Rikishi in a handicap match at 7:22 when Triple H scored the pin with the Pedigree after Show hit the chokeslam; after the bout, the Rock came out to make the save until he was repeatedly hit in his injured ribs by Triple H, wielding a steel pipe; moments later, Show hit the chokeslam on Rock and Triple H followed with the Pedigree
WWF @ Indianapolis, IN – Conseco Fieldhouse – March 8, 2000
Rescheduled from 1/28
The Godfather defeated Mideon
Bradshaw defeated Albert
Too Cool defeated the Headbangers
Steve Blackman defeated Christian
Rikishi defeated the Big Bossman
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Essa Rios defeated WWF Hardcore Champion Crash Holly
WWF Tag Team Champions the Dudley Boyz defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy
WWF IC & European Champion Kurt Angle defeated Chris Jericho
The Rock & Kane defeated WWF World Champion Triple H & the Big Show
WWF @ Albany, NY – Pepsi Arena – March 12, 2000
The Godfather defeated Steve Blackman
Perry Saturn & Dean Malenko defeated Too Cool
WWF Intercontinental & European Champion Kurt Angle defeated Tazz
The Acolytes defeated the Big Bossman & Albert
Rikishi defeated Viscera
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Essa Rios defeated Crash Holly
WWF Tag Team Champions the Dudley Boyz defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy and Edge & Christian in an elimination match
The Road Dogg defeated Test
The Rock & Kane defeated WWF World Champion Triple H & X-Pac
WWF @ East Rutherford, NJ – Continental Airlines Arena – March 13, 2000 (sell out)
Rodney & Pete Gas defeated the Dupps
Scott Vick pinned Joey Abs
Jakked:
The Godfather pinned Gangrel with a roll up at 2:15
Albert pinned the Inferno Kid at 2:50 with the Albert Bomb
The Headbangers defeated Julio Fantastico & Ty Street at 4:29 following the Stage Dive
Viscera pinned JR Ryder with a splash at 2:53
Raw is War – included an in-ring promo by WWF World Champion Triple H, Stephanie McMahon, the Big Show, and Shane McMahon in which Stephanie introduced the Rock’s opponents for WrestleMania, two midgets that went by the name of the Twin Towers; the four then discussed what the stipulation should be, with Triple H finally suggesting it be a Midget on a Pole match before the Rock interrupted; Rock then challenged the Big Show to a one-on-one bout with the stipulations being that if Rock won he would get a world title shot at WrestleMania and if Rock lost he would quit the WWF; Rock then stated that there would be no interference from Triple H, Shane, and Stephanie and, if there was, Rock would win the match and get the title shot by default; Triple H then accepted the challenge; Jayson Williams from the New Jersey Nets was in attendance; featured footage from earlier in the day of the Mean Street Posse, Albert, and WWF Hardcore Champion Crash Holly fighting at the Newark Airport in which Pete Gas pinned Crash to win the title after hitting him with a piece of luggage; moments later, Crash pinned Pete and regained the title after hitting him with the weight scale, then ran out of the luggage area (WWF Hardcore):
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Al Snow & Steve Blackman when Matt pinned Blackman with an inside cradle at 3:20 immediately after Matt missed a top rope standing moonsault
Mark Henry fought WWF Tag Team Champions the Dudley Boyz to a no contest in a handicap match at around the 4-minute mark when, after hitting the 3D on Henry, the Dudleyz pushed the wheelchair-bound Mae Young to the top of the stage where Bubba Ray then hit a sit-down powerbomb from the stage through a table on the floor; earlier in the bout, Bubba Ray went backstage and found Mae in the dressing room, then brought her ringside; after the bout, Mae was attended to by Henry and EMTs, with her eventually being taken away in an ambulance; later in the broadcast, the Fabulous Moolah – who was supposed to be watching Mae in the dressing room – called Mae a bitch and said Mae had been trying to steal her spotlight
WWF European & IC Champion Kurt Angle defeated Chris Jericho and Tazz in a No DQ match at 3:14 by pinning Jericho after hitting him in the face with the Euro title belt immediately after Jericho hit a springboard dropkick to send Tazz to the floor; as Tazz made his way to the ring, Tazz demanded the No DQ stipulation; moments prior to the finish, Chyna came to the ring to counter the interference of Bob Backlund; only the European title was on the line
WWF World Champion Triple H (w/ Stephanie McMahon), the Road Dogg, & X-Pac (w/ Tori) defeated Rikishi & Too Cool when Triple H pinned Rikishi at 5:03 after X-Pac hit Rikishi in the face with the timekeeper’s bell as Rikishi attempted the Bonzai Drop
Kane pinned the Big Bossman with the chokeslam at 3:13 after avoiding being hit by Bossman’s nightstick
Dean Malenko (w/ Eddie Guerrero) pinned WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Essa Rios (w/ Lita) to win the title at 4:15 by blocking a victory roll moments after Guerrero caught Lita coming off the apron with a hurricanrana and hit a powerbomb to the floor
The Acolytes (w/ Mideon) defeated Edge & Christian at 3:06 when Bradshaw pinned Edge with the Clothesline from Hell immediately after Edge hit the spear on an interfering Mideon; Terri, who came ringside before the bout began, distracted Christian during the cover so that he could not make the save; after the bout, Edge & Christian double clotheslined Mideon out of the ring
Chris Benoit & Perry Saturn defeated Test & Val Venis at 4:25 when Benoit pinned Test with a German suplex into a bridge after Eddie Guerrero, who was on the ring apron, hit Test in the face; Guerrero came ringside mid-way through the bout
The Rock pinned the Big Show with the Rock Bottom at 9:16, moments after Vince McMahon arrived to the arena, knocked down Triple H backstage, then came to the ring, hit guest referee Shane McMahon over the head with a steel chair, and put on Shane’s referee shirt to declare himself the new referee; prior to the bout, Shane McMahon came ringside and told referee Earl Hebner to leave the ring as he was the guest referee for the bout; due to prematch stipulations, Rock earned a world title shot for WrestleMania; had Rock not won, he would have had to quit the WWF
WWF @ Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum – March 14, 2000
Sunday Night Heat:
Test pinned Gangrel with the flying elbowdrop; during the bout, Trish Stratus came out to scout Test (Trish’s TV debut)
Val Venis pinned Viscera with the Money Shot
Scotty 2 Hotty pinned Essa Rios (w/ Lita) with a top rope DDT
Albert pinned Joey Abs (w/ Rodney & Pete Gas); during the bout, Trish Stratus made a second appearance to scout Albert
Mideon defeated the Big Bossman via disqualification when Bull Buchanon interfered and hit a top rope legdrop on Mideon (Buchanon’s TV debut)
Smackdown! – featured the Headbangers and referee Earl Hebner visiting Funtime U.S.A to find WWF Hardcore Champion Crash Holly; Crash was seen in the arcade and then went on a slide to get downstairs where he was double teamed by both Headbangers; Crash eventually went in the ball room and hit a flying clothesline on one and a hurricanrana on the other before running out the door (WWF Hardcore):
WWF Tag Team Champions the Dudley Boyz defeated Edge & Christian following the 3D on Christian as Edge was distracted by Terri Runnels at ringside; after the bout, the Hardy Boyz prevented Terri from leaving and took her into the ring where she was eventually hit with the spear from Edge
The Godfather pinned WWF World Champion Triple H (w/ Stephanie McMahon) in a non-title match after the Big Show attacked the champion on the floor and slammed him into the ringpost
The Acolytes (w/ Mideon) defeated Al Snow & Steve Blackman after Bradshaw hit Snow with the Clothesline from Hell after Snow hit Mideon with Head
Rikishi pinned the Big Show (w/ Shane McMahon) with the Bonzai Drop after WWF World Champion Triple H interfered and hit the Pedigree on Show
Chris Jericho & Tazz (w/ Chyna) defeated WWF IC & European Champion Kurt Angle & Bob Backlund via disqualification when Chris Benoit interfered as Jericho had the Walls of Jericho applied on Angle; after the bout, Chyna hit a low blow on an interfering Eddie Guerrero while Benoit hit the diving headbutt on Angle
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko (w/ Eddie Guerrero) pinned Grandmaster Sexay (w/ Scotty 2 Hotty) after Guerrero pushed the challenger off the top; after the bout, Too Cool hit a flapjack on Malenko while Chyna came ringside and hit a DDT on Guerrero
Matt & Jeff Hardy fought Chris Benoit & Perry Saturn to a double count-out; the bout was to have determined the #1 contenders for the tag team championship
The Rock defeated X-Pac (w/ Tori) via disqualification after Triple H and the Big Show interfered; after the bout, Rock fought off both men before they began fighting each other
WWF @ Cedar Falls, IA – UNI-Dome – March 18, 2000
Edge defeated Albert
WWF Hardcore Champion Crash Holly defeated Christian
WWF Tag Team Champions the Dudley Boyz defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy
Rikishi defeated the Big Bossman
WWF Women’s Champion Jackie defeated Lita
WWF Intercontinental & European Champion Kurt Angle defeated Chris Benoit and Chris Jericho in a three way match
Too Cool defeated the Headbangers
Kane defeated X-Pac
– 3/18/00: The Rock hosted Saturday Night Live. The episode, which also featured appearances from Vince McMahon, WWF World Champion Triple H, Mick Foley, and the Big Show, was the highest rated show of the season.
WWF @ Moline, IL – Mark of the Quad – March 19, 2000 (10,150; sell out)
Edge defeated Albert
WWF Hardcore Champion Crash Holly defeated Christian
WWF Women’s Champion Jackie defeated Lita
Too Cool defeated the Headbangers
Rikishi defeated the Big Bossman
Tazz defeated Gangrel
WWF Intercontinental & European Champion Kurt Angle defeated Chris Benoit and Chris Jericho in a three way match
WWF Tag Team Champions the Dudley Boyz defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy
Kane defeated X-Pac
WWF @ Chicago, IL – All-State Arena – March 20, 2000 (sell out)
Scott Vick pinned Tracey Smothers
The Dupps defeated Rob Conway & Danny Dominion
Jakked:
Tazz defeated Gangrel via submission with the Tazzmission at 3:00
Viscera pinned Mark Henry at 3:55 with a splash
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Essa Rios (w/ Lita) & Stevie Richards defeated Taka Michinoku & Sho Funaki at 4:01 when Essa pinned Michinoku with the moonsault
The Headbangers defeated Joey Abs & Rodney (w/ Pete Gas) at 3:37 when Thrasher pinned Rodney with a TKO
Raw is War:
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated X-Pac & the Road Dogg (w/ Tori) after Jeff hit the Swanton on Road Dogg moments after Kane scared X-Pac from ringside; due to prematch stipulations, the Hardyz earned a spot in the battle royal later in the night that would deterine the #1 contendes to the tag team titles
The Godfather fought the Big Bossman (w/ Bull Buchanon) to a no contest when Bossman and Bull double teamed Godfather before the bout began
Too Cool defeated Perry Saturn & Dean Malenko (w/ Eddie Guerrero) after Grandmaster Sexay kicked Malenko as Malenko had the Texas Cloverleaf applied on Scotty 2 Hotty; due to prematch stipulations, Too Cool earned a spot in the battle royal later in the night that would deterine the #1 contendes to the tag team titles
Kane (w/ Paul Bearer) defeated Rikishi via disqualification when the Road Dogg & X-Pac attacked Kane; Rikishi attempted to make the save but was also beaten down
Chris Jericho pinned Chris Benoit with the Lionsault; after the bout, Kurt Angle and Bob Backlund attacked both participants
Al Snow & Steve Blackman defeated WWF Hardcore Champion Crash Holly & Hardcore Holly following the double team Snow legdrop off the top on Hardcore after Tazz fought Crash backstage in an attempt to win the Hardcore title; due to prematch stipulations, Snow & Blackman earned a spot in the battle royal later in the night that would deterine the #1 contendes to the tag team titles
Edge & Christian defeated the Acolytes when Edge pinned Farooq after Mideon’s interference backfired; due to prematch stipulations, Edge & Christian earned a spot in the battle royal later in the night that would deterine the #1 contendes to the tag team titles
Test (w/ Trish Stratus) pinned Val Venis with a roll up and holding the tights for leverage; after the bout, Albert came ringside and helped in double teaming Val; after the bout, Trish announced the formation of T&A
Matt & Jeff Hardy fought Edge & Christian to a no contest in a 4-team #1 contenders tag team battle royal when the Dudley Boyz, who were doing guest commentary, attacked both teams; eliminations included: Too Cool were eliminated by the Hardyz and Snow & Blackman were eliminated by the Hardyz; after the bout, the Dudleyz hit the 3D on Edge and Matt Hardy and powerbombed Jeff off the top onto Christian set up on a table
WWF World Champion Triple H (w/ Stephanie McMahon) defeated the Rock (w/ Vince McMahon) and the Big Show (w/ Shane McMahon) by pinning Show with the Pedigree; after the bout, Linda McMahon announced that the main event at WrestleMania 2000 would be a four-way match involving Mick Foley; as the show came to a close, Foley attacked Triple H as the Rock chased Shane McMahon through the crowd
WWF @ Milwaukee, WI – March 21, 2000
Scott Vick defeated Mideon
The Headbangers defeated the Dupps
Sunday Night Heat:
Val Venis pinned Gangrel with the Money Shot
Taka Michinoku & Sho Funaki defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy when Funaki pinned Jeff after Edge & Christian interfered
The Acolytes fought Stevie Richards & Essa Rios (w/ Lita) to a no contest when the Acolytes beat their opponents to the point where they could no longer continue
Tazz & Chris Jericho defeated Edge & Christian when Jericho pinned Edge with the Lionsault after Matt & Jeff Hardy interfered
Smackdown!:
WWF IC & European Champion Kurt Angle fought Chris Beniot to a double disqualification when Chris Jericho attacked both men with one of Angle’s title belts and applied the Walls of Jericho on both men until referees could pull him off
The Godfather defeated Bull Buchanon (w/ the Big Bossman) via disqualification when the Bossman hit Godfather with the nightstick; after the bout, Bossman and Buchanon double teamed the Godfather with their nightsticks
Al Snow & Steve Blackman defeated WWF Hardcore Champion Crash Holly & Hardcore Holly via count-out when Hardcore began attacking Crash and the two battled into the crowd; after the bout, T&A attacked Snow & Blackman
The Rock pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Bubba Ray Dudley (w/ D-Von Dudley) with the spinebuster / People’s Elbow combo after sending Bubba Ray into D-Von on the apron, with D-Von crashing through a table on the floor
WWF Women’s Champion Jackie pinned Lita with a reversal; after the bout, Lita hit the moonsault on Jackie
The Big Show defeated the Mean Street Posse in a handicap match following the chokeslam on all three opponents and pinning all of them at once; the Posse were dressed like each of Show’s opponents for WrestleMania and the bout was put together by Shane McMahon as a tune-up
Rikishi & Too Cool defeated Eddie Guerrero, Perry Saturn, & Dean Malenko when Rikishi pinned Saturn with the Rikishi Driver; after the bout, the Road Dogg & X-Pac interfered and, with the Radicalz’ help, eventually won a brawl with Rikishi and Too Cool
WWF @ Champaign, IL – March 22, 2000
The Godfather defeated Mideon
Tazz defeated Eddie Guerrero via submission with the Tazzmission
Perry Saturn & Dean Malenko defeated Too Cool when Saturn pinned Scotty 2 Hotty
WWF Hardcore Champion Crash Holly pinned Gangrel after hitting him with a steel chair
WWF Women’s Champion Jackie pinned Lita with a roll up
The Acolytes defeated Test & Albert when Bradshaw pinned Albert
Rikishi (w/ Too Cool) defeated Viscera
WWF Intercontinental & European Champion Kurt Angle defeated Chris Benoit and Chris Jericho by pinning Jericho after hitting him with one of the title belts as Jericho had Benoit caught in the Walls of Jericho
WWF Tag Team Champions the Dudley Boyz defeated Edge & Christian and Matt & Jeff Hardy in an elimination match; Edge & Christian were eliminated; Matt was pinned after sustaining the 3D
WWF World Champion Triple H defeated Kane
WWF @ Houston, TX – Compaq Center – March 27, 2000
The Dupps defeated Larry ? & Cary Cool
Scott Vick pinned Cedric
Jakked:
Val Venis pinned Mideon with the Money Shot
Essa Rios (w/ Lita) pinned Gangrel after Gangrel seperated his shoulder executing a dropkick and could not hit the Impaler
The Headbangers & Viscera defeated Taka Michinoku, Sho Funaki, & Stevie Richards when Viscera pinned Richards
Tazz defeated Joey Abs (w/ Rodney & Pete Gas) via submission with the Tazzmission
Raw is War – included Linda McMahon coming out to begin the show, where she asked that Stephanie come out and apologize to her, the rest of the McMahon family, and the fans for slapping Linda on Smackdown!; moments later, Vince McMahon came out and said that, out of the welfare of his wife, he didn’t agree with Linda’s decision to be in and around the ring but would respect it; Vince then demanded that Stephanie come out alone and apologize; Stephanie came out onto the stage moments later, where she apologized for slapping her mother but said she should have slapped her father instead; as Vince went to leave the ring and spank Stephanie, Triple H came out; after Vince and Triple H shared words, Shane McMahon came out and berated Stephanie for her actions on Smackdown!, praised Linda, and then hit Vince in the back of the head with the microphone; moments later, Triple H attacked Vince as Stephanie held Linda back; Mick Foley came out to make the save and was soon followed by the Big Show, with Show sending Foley to the floor with a clothesline; Triple H then set Vince up for the Pedigree but the Rock came out and fought off both Triple H and Show but eventually fell victim to Show’s chokeslam; seconds later, Triple H hit the Pedigree on Foley and hit Vince in the head with the world title belt; Charles Barkley was in attendance for the event; during the telecast, a handicap match was made pitting the Rock against the Big Show & Shane McMahon but was later changed to a tag team match with Vince as Rock’s partner; included a G-TV segment in which the Kat confronted Terri and the Fabulous Moolah in the dressing room, with Moolah ripping Kat’s shirt off before Mae Young showed up; featured a clip of Method Man’s “Know Your Role” music video:
Chris Benoit & Eddie Guerrero defeated Chris Jericho & Chyna at 1:55 when Benoit pinned Jericho after Guerrero tripped Jericho as he attempted the Lionsault; after the bout, Jericho and Benoit fought their way into the crowd while Chyna stalked Guerrero around ringside; moments later, Dean Malenko and Perry Saturn came out and helped in triple teaming Chyna until Too Cool made the save and cleared the ring
WWF Hardcore Champion Crash Holly fought Hardcore Holly to a no contest at the 2-minute mark when, after Tazz, the Mean Street Posse, the Headbangers, Taka Michinoku, Sho Funaki, and Viscera involved themselves in the match, Crash was chased out of the arena where he eventually snuck back in and locked all the other wrestlers outside (WWF Hardcore, The Atittude Era)
Rikishi defeated the Road Dogg via count-out at 1:01 when Road Dogg left ringside after sustaining the Stinkface; after the bout, Too Cool came out, with all three men then dancing in the ring
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko & Perry Saturn defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy at 5:45 when Saturn pinned Jeff with a double underhook suplex after Christian pulled Saturn out of the way of Jeff’s Swanton and Edge hit the spear on Jeff; Edge & Christian did guest commentary for the bout
Kane (w/ Paul Bearer) defeated WWF European & IC Champion Kurt Angle via disqualification in a non-title match at 3:39 when Angle hit Kane in the face with the IC title belt after landing a low blow behind the referee’s back; after the bout, Kane dragged Angle back inside the ring and hit the chokeslam and tombstone
Test (w/ Trish Stratus & Albert) pinned Al Snow (w/ Steve Blackman) at the 38-second mark with a boot to the face after Blackman attempted to throw Head into the ring but overshot the throw
The Acolytes fought the Big Bossman & Bull Buchanon to a no contest at around the 1:30 mark when the Godfather & D-Lo Brown came ringside, paid off the Acolytes, and cleared the ring of Bossman & Buchanon
X-Pac (w/ Tori & the Road Dogg) pinned WWF Tag Team Champion D-Von Dudley (w/ WWF Tag Team Champion Bubba Ray Dudley) at 2:24 with the X-Factor after Road Dogg dropped D-Von throat first across the top rope; after the bout, Bubba Ray and Road Dogg fought in the ring until Kane came out, with the Dudleyz hitting the 3D on him; moments later, Kane sat up and attempted a chokeslam on Tori only to sustain a low blow from X-Pac; moments later, X-Pac & Road Dogg threw Kane over the top rope and through a table that the Dudleyz had set up on the floor earlier in the match
The Rock & Vince McMahon defeated the Big Show & Shane McMahon at 11:10 when Rock pinned Shane with the Rock Bottom, moments after Vince knocked guest referee Triple H out of the ring and the second guest referee Mick Foley sent Show out of the ring
WWF @ San Antonio, TX – March 28, 2000
Sunday Night Heat – only shown internationally:
Val Venis pinned Hardcore Holly with the fisherman’s suplex after Crash Holly distracted Hardcore from ringside
Al Snow pinned Viscera after hitting him twice with Head while Steve Blackman distracted the referee
Bradshaw (w/ Farooq) fought Bull Buchanon (w/ the Big Bossman) to a double disqualification after Farooq and Bossman interfered
The Godfather & D-Lo Brown defeated Rodney & Joey Abs (w/ Pete Gas) when D-Lo pinned Rodney with the Lo Down
Smackdown!:
Rikishi & Kane defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Dudley Boyz in a non-title match when Rikishi pinned D-Von with the Bonzai Drop
Tazz fought WWF Hardcore Champion Crash Holly to a no contest when numerous other wrestlers got involved and Crash left ringside
The Road Dogg & X-Pac (w/ Tori) defeated Edge & Christian when Road Dogg pinned Edge after the Hardy Boyz, who were doing guest commentary, attacked Edge & Christian with Matt hitting the Twist of Fate on Christian while Jeff hit the Swanton on Edge
The Rock pinned WWF IC & European Champion Kurt Angle in a non-title match with the Rock Bottom; after the bout, Vince McMahon made the save for Rock against Triple H and the Big Show until Shane knocked his father and Triple H out with a chair and Show posed with the world title belt
Chris Jericho (w/ Chyna) defeated Eddie Guerrero (w/ Chris Benoit) via disqualification when Benoit interfered; after the bout, Chyna chased Guerrero backstage while Kurt Angle hit the Angle Slam on both Benoit and Jericho
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko (w/ Perry Saturn) pinned Scotty 2 Hotty (w/ Grandmaster Sexay) after Eddie Guerrero interfered
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated T&A (w/ Trish Stratus) when Matt pinned Test with the Twist of Fate; after the bout, T&A continued to beat on the Hardyz until Edge & Christian came ringside and did the same; moments later, the Dudleyz came out and attacked both the Hardyz and Edge & Christian
Stephanie McMahon pinned WWF Women’s Champion Jackie to win the title after Tori interfered and hit a DDT; after the bout, Mick Foley won an in-ring brawl involving almost the entire locker room while using a baseball bat
Sunday Night Heat – featured an in-ring brawl between Edge & Christian and Matt & Jeff Hardy; included WWF European & IC Champion Kurt Angle attacking Bob Backlund and locking him in the Crossface Chicken Wing after finding out it was Backlund who came up with the idea of Angle having to defend both his titles at WrestleMania:
Pay-per-view bouts – featured Lilian Garcia performing the national anthem to open the show; featured Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler on commentary; included footage from WWF Axxess and comments from Val Venis, Chyna, Chris Jericho, Terri, the Big Show, Trish Stratus, Test, Michael Cole, Tazz, D-Von Dudley, Steve Austin, and the Rock; during the segment, both Shawn Michaels and the Undertaker, in his “American Badass” persona, were shown signing autographs even though they did not appear at the pay-per-view; featured an ‘Austin Powers 2’-type segment with the Kat and Mae Young in which Mae strategically held items to cover the naked Kat as the two conversed backstage; included footage of Bridget & Chris Binder of Allentown, PA winning tickets for WrestleMania earlier in the day and being flown on a private jet to the show; Martin Short, Michael Clarke Duncan, French Stewart, and Dustin Diamond were all in attendance for the event:
The Big Bossman & Bull Buchanon defeated the Godfather & D-Lo Brown (w/ Ice-T) at 9:05 when Buchanon pinned D-Lo with a legdrop off the top after Bossman hit the sidewalk slam
Hardcore Holly won a 13-man 15-minute hardcore battle royal to win the WWF Hardcore Title; Tazz pinned WWF Hardcore Champion Crash Holly with an overhead belly-to-belly suplex to win the title at the 26-second mark; Viscera pinned Tazz outside the ring to win the title at 1:24 with a powerslam on the floor after ramming him into the steel ring post; Taka Michinoku & Sho Funaki pinned Viscera at 7:38 after Farooq broke a 2×4 over Viscera’s back and Bradshaw followed with a flying shoulderblock; Funaki was named the new champion; Rodney pinned Funaki backstage to win the title at 8:34 after he and Joey Abs threw Funaki into a steel barricade; Joey Abs pinned Rodney to win the title at 8:48 with a gutwrench suplex backstage on the concrete floor; Headbanger Thrasher pinned Abs to win the title at 9:08 with a clothesline after ramming him into a recieving door backstage; Pete Gas pinned Thrasher to win the title at 10:05 after spraying him with a fire extinguisher in the aisle and then hitting him over the head with it; Tazz pinned Pete Gas to win the title at 10:40 following a Tazzplex on the floor; Crash pinned Tazz to win the title after twice hitting him over the head with a cookie sheet at 14:38; Hardcore pinned Crash to win the title at 15:20 after smashing Jim Ross’ candy jar over Crash’s head as the champion was caught in the Tazzmission, injuring Tazz as well; after the bout, Crash thought he had retained the title but referee Tim White took the title belt from him and gave it to Hardcore; participants included: Tazz, Viscera, Rodney, Pete Gas, Joey Abs, Hardcore Holly, Taka Michinoku, Sho Funaki, Headbanger Mosh, Headbanger Thrasher, and WWF Hardcore Champion Crash Holly
Test & Albert (w/ Trish Stratus) defeated Al Snow & Steve Blackman (w/ Chester McCheeserton – a hispanic man in a cheese outfit) at 7:01 when Test pinned Blackman with a flying elbow drop following a gorilla press slam by Albert; after the bout, Snow grabbed the mic and apologized for bringing Chester out, helped him in the ring, said “It’s time to cut the cheese” and then hit Chester over the head with the microphone; moments later, Blackman kicked Chester before he and Snow hit their elevated legdrop off the top double team
Edge & Christian defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy and WWF Tag Team Champions the Dudley Boyz in a ladder match to win the titles at 22:25 after Edge shoved Matt from a table top, placed across the top of two ladders, through a second table set up in the ring (Edge: A Decade of Decadence, Jeff Hardy: My Life My Rules, Wrestling’s Highest Flyers, The True Story of WrestleMania)
Terri (w/ the Fabulous Moolah) defeated the Kat (w/ Mae Young) at 2:26 in a match where the winner would be the first woman to throw her opponent out of the ring; Kat had twice thrown Terri to the floor but Mae accidentally distracted guest referee Val Venis, the second time by kissing him in the ring; during the distraction, Moolah pushed Terri back inside the ring and pulled Kat to the floor, resulting in Venis awarding Terri the match; after the bout, Mae hit the Bronko Buster on Moolah before helping Kat rip Terri’s pants off (the first appearance of the Kat as a blonde)
Chyna, Grandmaster Sexay, & Scotty 2 Hotty defeated Eddie Guerrero, Perry Saturn, & WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko at 9:39 when Chyna pinned Guerrero with a sleeper slam after grabbing Guerrero by the crotch and hitting a press slam
Chris Benoit defeated Chris Jericho and WWF IC & European Champion Kurt Angle to win the IC title by pinning Jericho at 7:56 with a diving headbutt after throwing Angle into the front row after Jericho was trapped in the champion’s Crossface Chicken Wing for a lengthy period of time
Chris Jericho defeated WWF IC Champion Chris Benoit and WWF European Champion Kurt Angle to win the European title at 5:52 by pinning Benoit with the Lionsault after Angle rolled out of the way of Benoit’s diving headbutt (Most Memorable Matches of 2000)
Kane (w/ Paul Bearer) & Rikishi defeated X-Pac & the Road Dogg (w/ Tori) at 4:16 when Kane pinned X-Pac with the tombstone after Rikishi gave Tori the Stinkface; after the bout, Too Cool came out to celebrate followed soon after by the San Diego Chicken and all three, along with Rikishi, danced in the ring; Kane then cornered the Chicken, thinking it was Pete Rose, but the real Rose came from behind with a baseball bat; Rikishi prevented Rose from using the bat, allowing Kane to hit the chokeslam, and then gave Rose the Stinkface
WWF World Champion Triple H (w/ Stephanie McMahon) defeated the Rock (w/ Vince McMahon), the Big Show (w/ Shane McMahon), and Mick Foley (w/ Linda McMahon) in a No DQ elimination match at 36:24; Rock pinned Show with the Rock Bottom at 4:50 after Foley hit Show in the back with a steel chair from the floor; Triple H pinned Foley at 19:40 with a Pedigree onto a steel chair after hitting a regular Pedigree and following with a chair shot to the head; after the fall, Foley returned to the ring and hit Triple H in the face with a 2×4 wrapped in barbed wire; Triple H pinned Rock after Vince twice hit the challenger over the head with a steel chair; mid-way through the fall, Shane returned ringside and bloodied Vince, with Vince then being helped backstage; moments later, he returned to the ring, hit a low blow on Shane and knocked him out of the ring and then prepared to hit the champion with the chair but hit Rock instead; after the bout, Vince and Stephanie embraced, with Rock returning to the ring, knocking Shane down and hitting the Rock Bottom on Vince; Stephanie then confronted and slapped Rock before sustaining the Rock Bottom and People’s Elbow; Vince and Shane were helped backstage as Triple H checked on his wife to close the show (Foley’s last match for 4 years; Foley’s last appearance for almost 3 months)
WWF @ Los Angeles, CA – Staples Center – April 3, 2000 (sell out)
D-Lo Brown pinned Scott Vick
The Headbangers defeated the Dupps
Jakked:
Al Snow pinned Viscera at 3:33 after hitting him twice with Head after Steve Blackman came ringside and distracted the referee
Bull Buchanon (w/ the Big Bossman) defeated Bradshaw (w/ Farooq) via disqualification at 4:13 when Farooq interfered; after the bout, all four men brawled
The Godfather & D-Lo Brown defeated Joey Abs & Rodney (w/ Pete Gas) when D-Lo pinned Rodney at 3:25 following the Ho Train and Lo Down
Val Venis pinned WWF Hardcore Champion Hardcore Holly in a non-title match with the fisherman suplex at 4:01
Raw is War:
Eddie Guerrero pinned WWF European Champion Chris Jericho (w/ Chyna) to win the title at 5:38 when, after referee Tim White was knocked to the floor, Chyna counted Jericho’s pin attempt on Guerrero only to then hit a low blow on the champion and drop him with a DDT before placing Guerrero on top; prior to the bout, Guerrero cut a promo on his way to the ring, saying he could tell Chyna wanted some “latino heat” but he had to put her aside to focus on winning the title and making his ancestors from Spain proud (Viva La Raza: The Legacy of Eddie Guerrero, The Atittude Era)
X-Pac & the Road Dogg (w/ Tori) defeated Test & Albert (w/ Trish Stratus) when X-Pac pinned Albert with the X-Factor after a low blow by the Road Dogg
WWF IC Champion Chris Benoit pinned Tazz with a German suplex into a bridge after the challenger fought off Perry Saturn
The Big Show defeated Rikishi (w/ Too Cool) via disqualification when Too Cool interfered
Crash Holly pinned WWF Hardcore Champion Hardcore Holly to win the title after the challenger paid off the Acolytes to interfere and they hit a double spinebuster on Hardcore; after the match, Crash escaped the challenge of the Mean Street Posse by running away
Kurt Angle defeated Val Venis via submission to the Crossface Chicken Wing
Kane (w/ Paul Bearer) pinned Bull Buchanon (w/ the Big Bossman) with the chokeslam
The Rock defeated Shane McMahon (w/ Vince McMahon) by pinning an interfering WWF World Champion Triple H with the Rock Bottom
WWF @ San Jose, CA – Compaq Center – April 4, 2000 (sell out)
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated the Ballard Brothers
D-Lo Brown pinned Pete Gas
Sunday Night Heat:
The Kat & Mae Young defeated Terri & the Fabulous Moolah
Essa Rios pinned Sho Funaki
WWF Hardcore Champion Crash Holly pinned Mark Henry
Val Venis & Stevie Richards defeated the Headbangers
Viscera pinned Chris Jericho
Smackdown! – several members of the Oakland Raiders were in attendance for the event; included Vince & Shane McMahon ordering referee Earl Hebner to come out and address his actions on Monday when he counted Triple H down in the main event even though he wasn’t a participant; Vince then threatened to knock Hebner on his ass if he ever did something like that again; after Hebner left, Vince ordered ring announcer Lilian Garcia to come out and answer as to why she announced the Rock as the winner of the match; Vince stated that pretty women with a little talent are a dime a dozen and she could be easily replaced if she messed up again; Vince then said he and Shane would face the Rock later in the night in a handicap bout:
WWF IC Champion Chris Benoit pinned Rikishi at 1:55 with a northern lights suplex after the challenger hit the corner; after the bout, Rikishi dropped Benoit with a Samoan Drop, gave him the Stinkface, hit a belly to belly suplex, and finished with the Bonzai Drop
The Dudley Boyz defeated Test & Albert (w/ Trish Stratus) when Bubba Ray pinned Test following the 3D at 5:08; after the bout, Bubba Ray grabbed Trish and appeared to have intentions of putting her through a table but T&A were able to escape before anything took place; moments later, the Hardy Boyz ran to the ring and brawled with the Dudleyz until the four men were pulled apart by officials
Tazz fought Perry Saturn to a no contest when the two men began brawling on the floor before the bout began and eventually took the battle backstage
The Big Bossman & Bull Buchanon defeated Al Snow & Steve Blackman
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko pinned Taka Michinoku
The Big Show pinned the Godfather
WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian defeated Hardcore Holly & Kurt Angle
The Rock fought Road Dogg & X-Pac to a no contest in a handicap match
WWF @ Ft. Lauderdale, FL – National Car Rental Center – April 10, 2000
The Dupps defeated two unknowns
Scott Vick pinned Rodney
Jakked:
Essa Rios (w/ Lita) pinned Billy Fives at 4:06 with the moonsault
Stevie Richards pinned Bruno Sassie at 3:14 with the Stevie Kick
Al Snow & Steve Blackman defeated the Headbangers at 5:45 when Snow pinned Mosh after hitting him with Head
D-Lo Brown pinned Joey Abs (w/ the Mean Street Posse) at 5:51 with the Sky High
Raw is War:
WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian defeated X-Pac & the Road Dogg (w/ Tori) at 3:08 when Edge pinned X-Pac with the spear; the challengers originally won the match and the titles after hitting Christian with the ring bell but Earl Hebner nullified the desicion and ordered that the match continue
Kurt Angle pinned the Godfather with the Olympic Slam at 2:03
WWF IC Champion Chris Benoit, Dean Malenko, & Perry Saturn defeated Tazz, Rikishi, & Scotty 2 Hotty when Malenko pinned Scotty at 3:52
WWF World Champion Triple H pinned Taka Michinoku (w/ Sho Funaki & the Acolytes) following the Pedigree at 5:53 after the Big Bossman & Bull Buchanon attacked the Acolytes
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Test & Albert (w/ Trish Stratus) at 3:08 following the Twist of Fate and Swanton on Albert; the Dudleyz came to the ring afterwards, with Bubba Ray being distracted by Trish and put through a table
Val Venis defeated the Big Show via disqualification at 2:29 when Show began choking Val with his Val Venis wig
WWF European Champion Eddie Guerrero (w/ Chyna) pinned Chris Jericho at 5:19 after Chyna interfered and hit a low blow and a DDT
The Rock defeated Bull Buchanon & the Big Bossman in a handicap steel cage match at 7:11 by pinning Bull with the Rock Bottom; the Acolytes made the save for Rock against the McMahons, Triple H, Bossman, and Bull after the match; due to prematch stipulations, Rock earned a world title shot at Backlash
WWF @ Tampa, FL – Ice Palace – April 11, 2000
Scott Vick pinned Stevie Richards
Scoot Andrews pinned Mike Sullivan
Sunday Night Heat – included Muffy cutting a promo on the stage regarding how fat the audience is:
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko pinned Scotty 2 Hotty at 4:25 with a roll up and grabbing the tights for leverage after reversing a suplex into the ring
Test (w/ Trish Stratus & Albert) fought D-Von Dudley (w/ Bubba Ray Dudley) to a double disqualification at 2:11 when both Bubba Ray and Albert interfered as D-Von had Test covered; after the bout, Test hit the flying elbow drop on D-Von and Albert hit the Baldo Bomb on Bubba Ray
Taka Michinoku (w/ Sho Funaki) pinned Essa Rios (w/ Lita) with a kick to the midsection and the Michinoku Driver at 3:34 after Rios kicked an interfering Funaki out of the ring
Val Venis fought the Godfather to a no contest at around the 3-minute mark when both men went out to the floor to attack Kurt Angle, moments after Angle came ringside and cut a promo on both wrestlers’ lack of morals; prior to the bout, Godfather cut a promo and said he would offer Val his girls but, after seeing the damage that “the Big Valbowski” has done, he didn’t want any of his ladies torn up
WWF IC Champion Chris Benoit pinned Hardcore Holly at 5:29 with a German suplex into a bridge
Smackdown! – included Steve Blackman, with Al Snow with him, doing stand-up comedy for senior citizens at a retirement center; baseball star Wade Boggs was in attendance for the show; featured WWF Women’s Champion Stephanie McMahon cutting an in-ring promo in which she introduced her personal trainer Muffy:
Rikishi defeated WWF European Champion Eddie Guerrero via disqualification
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated WWF IC Champion Chris Benoit & WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko
Perry Saturn pinned WWF Hardcore Champion Crash Holly to win the title
Tazz pinned WWF Hardcore Champion Perry Saturn to win the title
Crash Holly pinned WWF Hardcore Champion Tazz to win the title
WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian defeated Kurt Angle & the Big Show via count-out at 3:00 when Show, after being provoked by Angle, attacked his partner on the floor before throwing him back inside the ring and hitting a powerbomb; Show was dressed as Fat Bastard from “Austin Powers” during the bout
Bubba Ray Dudley (w/ D-Von Dudley) pinned Albert (w/ Trish Stratus & Test) at 2:32 following a one-man 3D; after the bout, the Dudleyz fought off an attack from T&A, with Bubba Ray eventually splashing Albert through a table set up in the ring
The Kat & Mae Young defeated Terri & the Fabulous Moolah at 4:15 when Mae pinned Moolah with an elbow drop following a spear from the Kat
X-Pac & the Road Dogg (w/ Tori) defeated Chris Jericho in a handicap match at 2:24 when Road Dogg scored the pin following a kick to the head and the X-Factor from X-Pac, moments after Jericho put Tori in the Walls of Jericho; during a pre-match promo in the ring, Jericho for the first time referred to Stephanie McMahon as a “brutal, bottom feeding, trash bag ho”
The Rock & the Acolytes fought WWF World Champion Triple H (w/ WWF Women’s Champion Stephanie McMahon & Shane McMahon), the Big Bossman, & Bull Buchanon to a no contest at around the 9-minute mark when, after the Acolytes brawled with Bossman, Buchanon, and the interfering X-Pac & Road Dogg all the way backstage, Rock hit the Rock Bottom on Shane through the commentary table and, back inside the ring, had a staredown with Triple H, who was on the ramp, to end the show
ECW @ Indianapolis, IN – Murat Center – April 13, 2000 (1,700)
Chilly Willy pinned Johnny Swinger
Mikey Whipwreck defeated Simon Diamond
Chris Chetti & Nova defeated CW Anderson & Bill Wiles
Rhino pinned Kid Kash
Danny Doring & Roadkill defeated Tony Devito & Angel
Lance Storm pinned Raven
Super Crazy pinned Little Guido
ECW TV Champion Tajiri fought Tommy Dreamer to a no contest
ECW on TNN – 4/14/00: Tazz defeated ECW World Champion Mike Awesome (w/ Judge Jeff Jones) to win the title via submission with the Tazzmission at 1:13 after Tommy Dreamer interfered an dropped the champion with the DDT; after the bout, Awesome and Jones left through the crowd; moments later, Dreamer and Tazz celebrated in the ring (Tazz’s surprise return after a 5-month absence)
WWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – April 15, 2000 (16,925 paid)
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko pinned Scotty 2 Hotty
WWF European Champion Eddie Guerrero pinned ECW World Champion Tazz after Chyna interfered and hit a DDT on the challenger; only the European title was at stake; Tazz was not announced as the ECW World Champion nor did he appear with the title belt
The Big Bossman & Bull Buchanon defeated the Headbangers when Buchanon pinned Thrasher with a legdrop off the top; after the contest, Kane appeared and dropped both Buchanon and one of the Headbangers with a chokeslam; Kane then dropped the other Headbanger with the tombstone
WWF Hardcore Champion Crash Holly pinned Perry Saturn; during the match, ECW World Champion Tazz ran out with a second referee in an attempt to win the title; after the match, Tazz and Saturn brawled
WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy and the Dudley Boyz in an elimination match; D-Von pinned Matt with the 3D; Edge pinned Bubba with the spear; after the contest, the Dudleyz set up a table, with the Hardyz returning ringside, brawlign with them, and then putting Christian through the table themselves
Test & Albert defeated Al Snow & Steve Blackman when Test pinned Snow
Kurt Angle pinned Val Venis with a roll up and grabbing the tights for leverage
WWF IC Champion Chris Benoit pinned Chris Jericho with his feet on the ropes for leverage
The Big Show fought Rikishi to a double count-out when both men brawled on the floor; prior to the match, the two had a dance contest; after the bout, the two faced off in the ring before dancing together
WWF World Champion Triple H, Road Dogg, & X-Pac defeated the Rock & the Acolytes
WWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – April 16, 2000
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko defeated Scotty 2 Hotty
WWF European Champion Eddie Guerrero defeated Tazz
The Big Bossman & Bull Buchanon defeated the Headbangers
WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy and the Dudley Boyz
WWF Hardcore Champion Crash Holly defeated Perry Saturn
Albert & Test defeated Steve Blackman & Al Snow
Kurt Angle defeated Val Venis
WWF IC Champion Chris Benoit defeated Chris Jericho
The Big Show fought Rikishi to a double count-out
The Rock & the Acolytes defeated WWF World Champion Triple H, Road Dogg, & X-Pac
WWF @ State College, PA – Bryce Jordan Center – April 17, 2000
The Dupps defeated the Mean Street Posse
Taka Michinoku pinned Dancin’ Goodnite
Jakked:
D-Lo Brown pinned Julio Fantastico at 5:30 with the Lo Down
The Headbangers defeated Stevie Richards & Ty Street at 4:44 when Street was pinned following the Stage Dive after Richards walked out of the match
The Godfather pinned the Inferno Kid with the Pimp Drop at 3:21
Rikishi pinned Mideon with the Bonzai Drop at 1:50
Raw is War – included Eddie Guerrero studying backstage in preperation for the GED; featured footage of Kurt Angle on the campus of Penn State University promoting abstinence; at one point, his demonstration was interrupted by the Big Show who handed out free condoms to students; included an in-ring announcement by Linda McMahon in which she said that someone should be in the Rock’s corner at Backlash to make sure the odds are even and that person would be Stone Cold Steve Austin; moments later, Triple H, Stephanie & Shane McMahon came to the ring to confront Linda, with Linda blocking a slap from Stephanie and slapping Stephanie to the mat; while Linda apologized, Triple H set her up for the Pedigree only for Shane to knock Triple H to the mat; as Shane and Triple H were about to go at it, the Rock came out on the stage and said that he would be the WWF Champion at Backlash; Washington Redskins 1st Round Draft Pick Lavar Arrington was in attendance for the show:
Chris Jericho pinned WWF World Champion Triple H (w/ WWF Women’s Champion Stephanie McMahon) with a spin kick and the Lionsault at 8:38; prior to the bout, Jericho challenged Triple H to put the title on the line, as the match was originally a non-title contest, and then brought out the Acolytes to be in his corner; late in the bout, Shane McMahon, who was at ringside, crotched Jericho on the top rope after referee Mike Chioda had been knocked out, with the APA then chasing Shane to the back; Earl Hebner came down moments later to take over the officiating; after the commercial break, Chioda and Hebner were dragged back to the ring where Chioda was pressured into saying Hebner gave a fast count; Triple H then threatened Hebner to reverse the decision or else, with Hebner then saying he would only reverse the decision if Triple H and the McMahons agreed to never lay their hands on him again, as long as he was a WWF official; Triple H agreed, Jericho came out onto the stage, and reluctantly relinquished the title belt; Hebner returned to the ring, strapped it around Triple H’s waist, and was then publicly fired and beaten down by Triple H and Shane, eventually sustaining the Pedigree before numerous officials swarmed the ring (The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary, Breaking the Code: Behind the Walls of Chris Jericho)
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Essa Rios (w/ Lita) & WWF European Champion Eddie Guerrero (w/ Chyna) at 4:43 when Matt pinned Guerrero with the Twist of Fate after Lita accidentally hit a moonsault onto a standing Guerrero; after the bout, Chyna hit a powerbomb on Essa while Guerrero stomped him
WWF Hardcore Champion Crash Holly defeated Perry Saturn and ECW World Champion Tazz at 3:25 by pinning Saturn after dropkicking an interfering Hardcore Holly in the face seconds after Hardcore hit the Hollycaust on Saturn; after the bout, Lilian Garcia mistakenly announced Crash as the WWF Champion (Tazz’ first appearance on WWF TV as ECW Champion)
Al Snow & Steve Blackman defeated the Dudley Boyz at 1:32 when Snow pinned D-Von after Test hit the flying elbow onto D-Von as Trish Stratus and Albert distracted the referee, moments after the Dudleyz hit the 3D on Snow; after the bout, Bubba Ray grabbed Trish by the hair but Trish kissed Bubba on the lips to distract him long enough so she could escape being put through a table
Scotty 2 Hotty pinned WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko to win the title at 4:42 with a cradle immediately after Malenko hit a superplex on the challenger
The Big Show defeated WWF IC Champion Chris Benoit via disqualification at 2:18 when Benoit kicked Show in the groin to escape the chokeslam; after the bout, Kurt Angle ran to the ring and repeatedly stomped and elbowed Show in the groin
WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian defeated the Big Bossman & Bull Buchanon via disqualification at 4:41 when, as the challengers were double teaming in the ring, Bossman shoved referee Teddy Long; after the bout, Kane came out, knocked Bossman from the ring, and hit a chokeslam on Buchanon; after the commercial break, Edge & Christian were jumped backstage and knocked out by X-Pac & the Road Dogg
WWF World Champion Triple H, the Road Dogg, & X-Pac (w/ Shane McMahon, WWF Women’s Champion Stephanie McMahon, & Tori) defeated Chris Jericho & the Acolytes at 7:37 with a kick to the midsection and the Pedigree after Jericho hit the corner; late in the bout, the Acolytes battled with Road Dogg & X-Pac up the ramp, where Edge & Christian came down to help gang up on the DX members; moments later, the Acolytes returned ringside but were jumped from behind by the Big Bossman & Bull Buchanon
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA – First Union Center – April 18, 2000
Val Venis pinned Mark Henry
“The Future” Snuka Jr. pinned Elvis Elliot
Scott Vick pinned Pete Gas
Sunday Night Heat:
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Al Snow & Steve Blackman
Hardcore Holly fought Perry Saturn to a double disqualification
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Scotty 2 Hotty defeated Dean Malenko and Taka Michinoku by pinning Taka; after the bout, Malenko attacked the champion from behind, hitting him with the title belt
Farooq defeated Bull Buchanon via disqualification
Smackdown!:
The Road Dogg pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Edge with a roll over and holding the tights
The Dudley Boyz defeated WWF European Champion Eddie Guerrero (w/ Chyna) & Essa Rios (w/ Lita) following the 3D on Rios; after the match, Chyna gave Lita to the Dudleyz who put her through a table
The Big Show fought Rikishi to a double count-out; after the match, Rikishi hit Show with a superkick as the two men danced in the ring
WWF World Champion Triple H (w/ WWF Women’s Champion Stephanie McMahon) pinned ECW World Champion Tazz in a non-title match at 5:51 after Tommy Dreamer interfered with a chair and accidentally hit Tazz with it while the referee was knocked down; Triple H hit Dreamer with the Pedigree before making the cover (The Best of Smackdown: 10th Anniversary)
Test & Albert (w/ Trish Stratus) defeated the Godfather & D-Lo Brown when Albert pinned Godfather with the Baldo Bomb after D-Lo turned on his partner
X-Pac pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Christian with the X-Factor after the Road Dogg and Edge interfered; after the match, Edge & Christian fought off X-Pac & Road Dogg
WWF IC Champion Chris Benoit defeated Kurt Angle via disqualification when the Big Show interfered and pushed Benoit off the top rope
Chris Jericho pinned the Rock in a lumberjack match after Triple H interfered and hit Rock with the world title belt; other lumberjacks included: Dean Malenko, Perry Saturn, Chris Benoit, Kurt Angle, Bull Buchanon, the Big Bossman, the Dudley Boyz, X-Pac, the Road Dogg, Shane McMahon, Stephanie McMahon, and Tori
Gary Albright Memorial – Allentown, PA – Convention Center – April 19, 2000
Too Cold Scorpio & Sugaa defeated American Society
Jimmy Snuka pinned Jake Molson
Doink the Clown pinned Shane Black
The Headshrinkers defated the Hungarian Barbarian & Big Dick Dudley
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Scotty 2 Hotty pinned Stevie Richards
Afa Jr. defeated Lucifer Grimm and Gillberg
Crowbar pinned Judas Young
The Headbangers defeated Taka Michinoku & Sho Funaki
Maunukea Mossman pinned Johnny Smith
Chris Jericho defeated WWF European Champion Eddie Guerrero in a non-title match
Rikishi pinned the Road Dogg
WWF @ Columbia, SC – April 22, 2000
The Godfather defeated Viscera
Test & Albert defeated the Headbangers
WWF Hardcore Champion Crash Holly defeated Perry Saturn
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Scotty 2 Hotty defeated Dean Malenko
The Acolytes defeated Road Dogg & X-Pac
WWF World Champion Triple H defeated the Big Show
The Fabulous Moolah & Terri Runnels defeated Mae Young & the Kat
WWF IC Champion Chris Benoit defeated Kurt Angle
Rikishi defeated WWF European Champion Eddie Guerrero via disqualification
WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy and the Dudley Boyz
WWF @ Greensboro, NC – Coliseum – April 23, 2000
The Godfather defeated Viscera with a roll up
Test & Albert defeated the Headbangers
WWF Hardcore Champion Crash Holly pinned Hardcore Holly; Perry Saturn did a run-in and tried to win the title
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Scotty 2 Hotty pinned Dean Malenko by reversing Malenko’s flying bodypress
Bradshaw pinned the Road Dogg with the Clothesline from Hell
The Rock & Chris Jericho defeated Chris Benoit & WWF World Champion Triple H when Rock pinned Benoit with the Rock Bottom
Terri defeated the Kat in an arm wrestling match
WWF European Champion Eddie Guerrero pinned Kurt Angle after Chyna interfered and gave Angle a low blow and a DDT
Rikishi defeated the Big Show via disqualification when Show pushed the referee and used a chair
WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy and the Dudley Boyz; Bubba Ray Dudley pinned Matt with the 3D; Edge pinned Bubba Ray with the spear
WWF @ Raleigh, NC – Entertainment & Sports Arena – April 24, 2000
The Dupps defeated Border Patrol
K-Crush pinned Scott Vick
Jakked:
Tazz defeated Tracy Smothers via submission with the Tazzmission at 2:49
Perry Saturn pinned Stevie Richards at 2:14 with a bridging Tiger suplex
Essa Rios (w/ Lita) pinned Taka Michinoku (w/ Sho Funaki) with the moonsault at 5:35
The Headbangers defeated the Mean Street Posse at 4:53 when Rodney was pinned following the Stage Dive
Raw is War:
Rikishi defeated Kurt Angle via disqualification at 1:23 when Angle pushed the referee to avoid the Stinkface; after the match, the Big Show assisted Rikishi in using the Stinkface on Angle
WWF IC Champion Chris Benoit pinned the Road Dogg (w/ Tori) at 3:13 with the flying headbutt after Edge and Christian interfered, with Edge hitting the spear on the challenger; after the match, Christian hit an inverted DDT on Tori
Hardcore Holly & WWF Hardcore Champion Crash Holly defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy at 2:38 when Hardcore pinned Jeff with an inside cradle after Crash hit Jeff with a cookie sheet prior to the Swanton
Matt Hardy pinned WWF Hardcore Champion Crash Holly after a Swanton from Jeff after outside interference from Perry Saturn, Jeff Hardy, and Tazz
The Big Show defeated the Big Bossman & Bull Buchanon via disqualification at 1:22 in a handicap match after Kurt Angle interfered; after the match, the Acolytes attacked Bossman and Buchanon
D-Lo Brown & Steve Blackman defeated the Godfather & Al Snow at 2:32 when D-Lo pinned Snow with the Lo Down
Val Venis pinned WWF European Champion Eddie Guerrero (w/ Chyna) in a non-title match at 3:41 with the Money Shot as Essa Rios and Lita attacked Chyna on the floor
WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian defeated the Dudley Boyz at 4:36 after Edge hit the spear on D-Von as Bubba Ray was distracted by Trish Stratus on the apron
WWF World Champion Triple H & WWF IC Champion Chris Benoit defeated the Rock & Chris Jericho at 7:23 when Triple H pinned the Rock with the Pedigree, following a low blow by Vince McMahon; Shane McMahon was the special referee for the bout
WWF @ Charlotte, NC – Coliseum – April 25, 2000
Joey Abs pinned Rocky McDaniel
The Dupps defeated Scott Vick & K-Krush
Rikishi pinned Viscera
Sunday Night Heat – featured interviews and live footage from the MCI Center to promote Backlash which aired immediately after Heat; included WWF Women’s Champion Stephanie McMahon cutting an in-ring promo on Steve Austin from the MCI Center:
D-Lo Brown defeated Al Snow via disqualification at 3:47 when Snow hit D-Lo with a pair of nunchucks as D-Lo attempted the running powerbomb; Snow came out to Steve Blackman’s entrance music
Steve Blackman pinned Val Venis at 5:02 after Al Snow interfered and hit Venis with his nunchucks as Venis had the fisherman suplex applied on Blackman
Taka Michinoku, Sho Funaki (both dressed as the Godfather), & the Godfather defeated Stevie Richards (dressed as a Headbanger) & the Headbangers at 4:28 when Godfather pinned Thrasher with the Pimp Drop
Smackdown! – featured an in-ring promo from the Rock in which he challenged DX and the McMahons to come out; moments later, WWF World Champion Triple H, WWF Women’s Champion Stephanie McMahon, Tori, the Road Dogg, Vince & Shane McMahon appeared on the stage, with Triple H stating that DX and the Rock would have the night off but Road Dogg would face Christian later in the night and if Edge interfered then they would be stripped of the tag team titles; Vince then stated that Shane would be the guest referee for the Rock / Triple H match at Backlash; Rock then surprised the crowd and DX by stating that Steve Austin didn’t want to wait until Backlash and would appear later in the show; after the commercial break, DX found foam Stone Cold middle fingers on the outside of the DX Express; later in the show, Triple H’s pager went off with it reading “316”; DX later went on a search around the arena to find Austin, with a paranoid Shane attacking a cardboard cut-out of Austin, thinking it was him; included Kurt Angle telling Stephanie McMahon that he would have to miss next week’s Raw because he had been personally invited by Steven Spielberg to attend the premiere of ‘Gladiator’; featured Shane and Triple H finding a room backstage full of empty beer cans; included Triple H, Vince & Shane attacking a boombox in frustration backstage after hearing it play Austin’s theme from the Aggression CD, thinking Austin was in the room with the boombox; featured a cement truck arriving and telling the McMahons they had an order to pour the cement into Vince’s Corvette, with Vince then telling them to leave; included Vince & Triple H confronting Jim Ross backstage, thinking he was talking to Austin on his cell phone when he was actually speaking to his cousin; featured the McMahons and DX finding a rattlesnake in their dressing room; included a closing segment in which the McMahons and DX came out to the ring, with Vince, Shane, and Triple H demanding Steve Austin show himself; moments later, the Rock appeared on the stage, after being challenged to come out by Triple H, and introduced Austin who was shown outside the arena; after cutting a promo on his appearance at Backlash, Austin used a crane to crush and destroy the DX Express:
Essa Rios (w/ Lita) & Val Venis defeated WWF European Champion Eddie Guerrero & Chyna at 4:36 when Rios pinned Guerrero with a moonsault immediately following a spinebuster from Venis after referee Jack Doan forced Chyna out of the ring after not seeing Eddie tag her in; prior to the bout, photos were shown of Eddie & Chyna deciding on what to wear to Eddie’s prom on Sunday; after the match, Lita hit a moonsault on Guerrero as well
Dean Malenko pinned WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Scotty 2 Hotty to win the title at 3:51 by blocking a sunset flip into the ring and grabbing the ropes for leverage
Test & Albert (w/ Trish Stratus) defeated Hardcore & Crash Holly at 3:18 when Test pinned Crash with the flying elbowdrop following a gorilla press slam by Albert; after the bout, the Dudley Boyz attacked T&A from behind on the ramp, hitting both with steel chairs before dragging Trish into the ring; moments later, as Bubba Ray attempted to powerbomb Trish off the top and through a table, Trish began kissing Bubba, distracting him long enough for T&A to attack D-Von and then throw Bubba Ray through the table
Chris Jericho & Tazz defeated WWF IC Champion Chris Benoit & Perry Saturn at 4:16 when Jericho pinned Benoit with the Lionsault after Benoit collided with Saturn on the ring apron, knocking Saturn to the floor
WWF Tag Team Champion Christian defeated the Road Dogg by reverse decision; Road Dogg initially won the bout at 2:54 with a reversal into the pumphandle slam but he continued to assault Christian following the bout, throwing down the referee in the process; after several more referees came ringside as Road Dogg continued to attack Christian on the floor, the referee changed his decision
Rikishi & the Big Show defeated Kurt Angle, the Big Bossman, & Bull Buchanon in a handicap match at 1:54 when Show pinned Buchanon with the chokeslam; after the bout, Show & Rikishi were attacked from behind until the APA made the save, chasing Bossman, Buchanon, & Angle backstage; moments later, Show & Rikishi danced in the ring
Crash Holly pinned WWF Hardcore Champion Matt Hardy to win the title at 4:33 after interfering in Matt’s title defense against Jeff Hardy, breaking Matt’s cover, and hitting him over the head with a trash can; earlier in the bout, Tazz, Perry Saturn, and Hardcore Holly all came ringside but stayed on the outside and watched until brawling amongst themselves late in the contest (WWF Hardcore)
The Godfather defeated Steve Blackman via disqualification at 1:36 when Al Snow, dressed in tights similar to Blackman’s, attacked the Godfather and hit him with a pair of nunchucks as Godfather attempted the Ho Train
WWF / IWA @ Ponce, Puerto Rico – April 28, 2000
Essa Rios & Lita defeated Shane Hill & Andres Borges
Jesus Cristobal defeated Fidel Sierra
Pain defeated Giant Silva
Nuevo Gran Apolo defeated Lone Wolf Anderson
Shane the Glamour Boy defeated Ricky Santana
Chicky Star & Victor the Bodyguard defeated IWA Tag Team Champions Miguel Perez & Huracan Castillo to win the titles
Ricky Banderas defeated Steve Bradley in a submission match
Tiger Ali Singh defeated Val Venis
The Rock & Kane defeated the Dudley Boyz; Savio Vega was the guest referee for the bout
WWF @ Hershey, PA – Hersheypark Arena – April 29, 2000
Hardcore Holly pinned Al Snow with the Hollycaust
Bull Buchanon defeated Bradshaw
WWF Hardcore Champion Crash Holly defeated Steve Blackman
WWF European Champion Eddie Guerrero pinned Tazz after Chyna interfered
Kane pinned the Big Bossman with a chokeslam
WWF IC Champion Chris Benoit defeated Chris Jericho via disqualification when Jericho blocked the diving headbutt with the title belt
Terri defeated the Kat in an arm wrestling match
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko pinned Scotty 2 Hotty by blocking a victory roll
The Big Show pinned Kurt Angle with the chokeslam
WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian defeated the Dudley Boyz, Albert & Test, and Matt & Jeff Hardy
Pay-per-view bouts – featured Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler on commentary; Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins sat ringside for the show:
WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian defeated X-Pac & the Road Dogg (w/ Tori) at 9:23 when Christian pinned X-Pac after hitting him over the head with the time keeper’s bell behind the referee’s back, moments after X-Pac dropped Edge with the X-Factor; prior to the bout, Debra was introduced as the guest ring announcer for the match (Debra’s surprise return after a 6-month absence)
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko pinned Scotty 2 Hotty at 12:56 by reversing a superplex attempt into top rope DDT
The Big Bossman & Bull Buchanon defeated the Acolytes when Buchanon pinned Bradshaw at 7:41 with a legdrop off the top onto a standing Bradshaw after Bossman hit Bradshaw with his nightstick behind the referee’s back, moments after hitting Farooq with the weapon
WWF Hardcore Champion Crash Holly defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy, Tazz, Perry Saturn, and Hardcore Holly at 12:20 by pinning Tazz after Saturn hit Tazz over the head with a STOP sign (WWF Hardcore)
The Big Show pinned Kurt Angle with the chokeslam at 2:38; Show came to the ring dressed as Hulk Hogan and to the tune of “Real American” (The Big Show: A Giant’s World)
Test & Albert (w/ Trish Stratus) defeated the Dudley Boyz when Test pinned Bubba Ray with a boot to the face at 11:10 after Trish distracted Bubba by climbing on the apron and taking off her jacket as the Dudleyz attempted the 3D; after the match, Bubba hit a powerbomb on Trish off the top through a table, with Trish eventually being taken backstage on a stretcher by EMTs and loaded into an ambulance backstage
WWF European Champion Eddie Guerrero (w/ Chyna) pinned Essa Rios (w/ Lita) at 8:41 with a spinning neckbreaker drop; immediately prior to the bout, Guerrero & Chyna arrived to the arena from Eddie’s prom and were told by a referee that if they didn’t get out to the ring then and there then Eddie would forfeit the match and the championship; they then decided to drive out to the ring in Eddie’s car
WWF IC Champion Chris Benoit defeated Chris Jericho via disqualification at 15:05 when Jericho blocked a diving headbutt from Benoit by lifting up the title belt, brought into the ring moments earlier by the champion; after the bout, Jericho put referee Tim White in the Walls of Jericho until four other referees pulled him off
The Rock pinned WWF World Champion Triple H to win the title at 19:22 following the spinebuster and People’s Elbow after Steve Austin countered the interference of Vince & Shane McMahon, Gerald Brisco, and Pat Patterson; Shane McMahon was the guest referee for the match but Earl Hebner made the pinfall (The Rock: The Most Electrifying Man in Sports Entertainment, The Top 25 WWE Rivalries)
WWF @ Baltimore, MD – Arena – May 1, 2000 (sell out)
Scott Vick pinned JR Ryder at 7:21 with the Kryptonie Krunch
The Dupps defeated Joey Matthews & Christian York at 7:12 when Bo pinned York following a double flapjack
Jakked:
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko defeated Stevie Richards via submission with the Texas Cloverleaf at 3:48
Val Venis pinned Julio Fantastico with the Money Shot at 4:48
Perry Saturn pinned Joey Abs (w/ the Mean Street Posse) at 4:03 with a brainbuster suplex
Bull Buchanon pinned Headbanger Mosh at 3:05 with a legdrop off the top
Raw is War:
Test & Albert defeated the Dudley Boyz at 4:49 when Test pinned D-Von after Edge & Christian interfered
WWF Hardcore Champion Crash Holly fought a parking attendant to a no contest when the champion ran away
Too Cool defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy at 4:50 when Grandmaster Sexay pinned Matt with the superkick
The Kat & Jackie defeated Terri Runnels & Ivory at 4:04 when Kat pinned Terri after Jackie interfered behind the referee’s back
Chris Jericho defeated X-Pac (w/ Tori) via disqualification at 3:44 when X-Pac shoved the referee; Jericho fended off the Road Dogg after the match while referee Earl Hebner had to be restrained by other officials
Rikishi & the Big Show defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian via disqualification at 1:46 when Edge hit Show with the ring bell as Christian was set up for the chokeslam
WWF European Champion Eddie Guerrero (w/ Chyna) pinned Essa Rios (w/ Lita) at 2:04 with an airplane spin backbreaker
WWF IC Champion Chris Benoit pinned Tazz at 1:22 with a fisherman’s suplex after Perry Saturn distracted the challenger; Hardcore Holly took out all three men after the match
WWF Hardcore Champion Crash Holly fought Steve Blackman to a no contest at 2:50 when the champion ran away
WWF World Champion the Rock defeated Shane McMahon in a steel cage match at 9:14 by escaping over the top after Earl Hebner interfered on behalf of the champion following interference from Triple H, Gerald Brisco, Pat Patterson, and Vince McMahon (The Rock: The Most Electrifying Man in Sports Entertainment)
WWF @ Richmond, VA – Coliseum – May 2, 2000
Scott Vick pinned Julio Fantastico
The Dupps defeated Joey Matthews & Christian York
Sunday Night Heat – included WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian cutting a promo on the stage, saying they would be out later for color commentary, and then did a 5-second pose; featured footage from the parking lot in which Chris Benoit and Tazz had a confrontation following Benoit’s loss of the IC title, with Benoit eventually kicking Tazz’s car door into his arm resulting in a serious injury:
Val Venis pinned Perry Saturn at 4:47 with the fisherman’s suplex after Dean Malenko came ringside and tripped Saturn as he ran the ropes
Al Snow & Steve Blackman defeated Taka Michinoku & Sho Funaki at 4:21 when Blackman pinned Michinoku after Snow hit a legdrop off the top onto Taka as he was laid across Blackman’s knee
The Godfater pinned D-Lo Brown at 3:48 when the momentum of a crossbody by D-Lo put the Godfather on top; after the bout, D-Lo attacked the Godfather, hit a leg lariat, and followed with the frog splash
The Dudley Boyz defeated Too Cool at 6:36 when D-Von pinned Scotty 2 Hotty following the 3D after Edge, who had been doing guest commentary with Christian, hit the spear on Scotty as he attempted the Worm
Smackdown!:
Chris Jericho pinned WWF IC Champion Chris Benoit to win the title after hitting Benoit with the title belt and executing the Lionsault
WWF European Champion Eddie Guerrero & Chyna defeated Essa Rios & Lita when Chyna pinned Lita with a powerbomb and gorilla press slam
Kurt Angle pinned Hardcore Holly with a German suplex into a bridge
Rikishi defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian via count-out in a handicap match after Edge hit the ring post on the outside; Too Cool made the save for Rikishi after the match
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Test & Albert when Matt pinned Test after a Swanton from Jeff; after the bout, T&A further attacked their opponents
The Big Show (dressed as Shownan the Barbarian) fought Bull Buchanon to a no contest after Show hit two chokeslams on his opponent before the match officially began
WWF Hardcore Champion Crash Holly defeated Dean Malenko after Perry Saturn interfered and got into an argument with Malenko
WWF World Champion the Rock & Earl Hebner defeated Triple H, X-Pac, & the Road Dogg in a handicap match when Rock pinned X-Pac with the Rock Bottom after Hebner hit a low blow on X-Pac; after the match, Triple H attacked Hebner until Chris Jericho, the Dudley Boyz, and Rikishi made the save (Hebner’s last appearance for a month)
UK exclusive pay-per-view
Too Cool defeated Perry Saturn & WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko at 7:00 when Grandmaster Sexay pinned Saturn with the legdrop off the top after Malenko and Saturn collided, with Malenko inadvertantly headbutting his partner in the groin; after the bout, Saturn and Malenko had to be held apart by officials
Kane (w/ Paul Bearer) pinned Bull Buchanon at 2:31 by catching Bull coming off the top and hitting the chokeslam
The Road Dogg (w/ Tori) pinned Bradshaw at 5:58 with the pumphandle slam; Farooq was in Bradshaw’s corner for the early moments of the bout until the referee sent him backstage following an altercation with Road Dogg
The Kat (w/ Mae Young) defeated Terri (w/ the Fabulous Moolah) in an arm wrestling match after Mae distracted Terri by spraying her with water; after the bout, the Kat flashed the crowd in an attempt to upstage Terri
The Big Show & Rikishi defeated the Dudley Boyz at 7:10 when Show pinned Bubba Ray with the chokeslam after Edge & Christian interfered, with Edge hitting the spear on Bubba; after the match, Rikishi, Show, the Dudleyz, and Too Cool danced
Kurt Angle pinned Chris Benoit at 6:05 with the Olympic Slam moments after avoiding the diving headbutt; Benoit worked the bout with a severely bruised eye, suffered during his IC title loss to Chris Jericho on Smackdown!
Davey Boy Smith pinned WWF Hardcore Champion Crash Holly to win the title in an impromptu match at 3:31 following the running powerslam
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian via disqualification at 12:41 when Edge hit both challengers with the ring bell following the Twist of Fate / Swanton combo on Christian; after the bout, the Dudley Boyz made the save for the challengers, hitting the 3D on Christian and a powerbomb off the top through a table on Edge (Wild in the UK UK exclusive)
WWF European Champion Eddie Guerrero (w/ Chyna) pinned WWF IC Champion Chris Jericho at 11:57 after hitting Jericho in the face with the Euro title belt after Jericho knocked Chyna to the floor; a coin toss was made before the bout, declaring that only Guerrero’s title would be on the line
WWF World Champion the Rock defeated Shane McMahon (w/ Vince McMahon) and Triple H (w/ Stephanie McMahon) at 14:44 by pinning Shane with the Rock Bottom and People’s Elbow, despite interference from Vince and Gerald Brisco; Earl Hebner took over the officiating late in the contest after chasing Vince around the ring
WWF @ Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum – May 8, 2000
The Dupps defeated the Mean Street Posse
Davey Boy Smith pinned Mideon
Raw is War:
WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian defeated the Acolytes via disqualification at 3:33 when Bradshaw hit Edge with the ring bell; the Big Bossman & Bull Buchanon attacked the Acolytes after the match
WWF IC Champion Chris Jericho defeated Kurt Angle via submission with the Walls of Jericho at 5:35
WWF European Champion Eddie Guerrero (w/ Chyna) pinned the Godfather with a missile dropkick at 2:26 after D-Lo Brown interfered
The Dudley Boyz defeated Test, Albert, & Gerald Brisco in a handicap tables match at 4:37 following the 3D on Test through a table; after the match, X-Pac, Road Dogg, and Tori attacked the Dudleyz, with Brisco putting Bubba Ray through a table
WWF IC Champion Chris Jericho defeated the Big Show (w/ Shane McMahon) via count-out at 3:19 when Show chased Shane backstage after finding out Shane was trying to brainwash him
Too Cool defeated the Big Bossman & Bull Buchanon at 4:01 following Grandmaster Sexay’s Hip Hop Drop on Bossman behind the referee’s back; the Acolytes made the save for Too Cool after the match
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Perry Saturn & Dean Malenko at 3:25 following the Swanton on Malenko after Saturn accidentally hit his partner; after the match, Saturn and Malenko began brawling – despite Eddie Guerrero and Chyna trying to break it up
Rikishi defeated Pat Patterson via disqualification at 1:43 when X-Pac & the Road Dogg interfered and used a chair; Too Cool made the save after the match
Chris Benoit defeated WWF IC Champion Chris Jericho with the Crippler Crossface to win the title at 7:08 when the special troubleshooting referee – Triple H – stopped the match even though Jericho never tapped out; Too Cool, Rikishi, the Dudleyz, and the Big Show fended off DX and saved Jericho after the match
Jakked – 5/13/00:
D-Lo Brow pinned Stevie Richards with the Lo Down at 2:11
Val Venis pinned Joey Abs with the Money Shot at 3:48
Al Snow & Steve Blackman defeated the Headbangers at 6:49 when Snow & Blackman hit the Stage Dive on Thrasher
Hardcore Holly pinned Essa Rios (w/ Lita) at 2:54 with the Hollycaust
WWF @ New Haven, CT – Coliseum – May 9, 2000
The Dupps defeated the Mean Street Posse
Sunday Night Heat – featured a brief video package on Edge & Christian, recapping their antics since winning the tag team titles at WrestleMania; included a WWF music video to the tune of Kittie’s “Brackish”; featured the announcement that the Dudley Boyz would face X-Pac & the Road Dogg in a tables match and that WWF European Champion Eddie Guerrero would defend against both Perry Saturn and Dean Malenko at Judgment Day:
Val Venis pinned Matt Hardy with the Money Shot at 5:33 after Test interfered and kicked Hardy in the face as Albert distracted the referee, moments after Hardy hit the Twist of Fate on Venis; after the bout, Venis left ringside with Test and Albert
Hardcore Holly pinned D-Lo Brown at 3:34 with the Hollycaust after the Godfather interfered and hit D-Lo with the Pimp Drop while Holly was on the floor
Al Snow & Steve Blackman defeated Perry Saturn & Dean Malenko at 4:18 when Snow pinned Saturn following a flying legdrop as Saturn was laid across Blackman’s knee, moments after Eddie Guerrero and Chyna attacked Malenko on the floor; prior to the bout, Guerrero & Chyna came ringside to do guest commentary
Jeff Hardy pinned Essa Rios (w/ Lita) at 5:02 with the Swanton after Lita accidentally hit an Asai moonsault onto Rios when Hardy moved out of the way
Too Cool defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian via disqualification at 5:31 when Kurt Angle interfered after Grandmaster Sexay hit the Hip Hop Drop on Edge as Edge had Scotty 2 Hotty covered; moments later, Rikishi came out and made the save, with Angle being triple teamed until he was able to escape the ring and avoid the Stinkface
Smackdown!:
Test & Albert (w/ Shane McMahon & Gerald Brisco) defeated the Dudley Boyz after Shane pulled the referee out of the ring following the 3D and Test hit his finisher; the Big Show chased Shane from ringside after the match
WWF IC Champion Chris Benoit defeated the Godfather via submission with the Crippler Crossface
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko pinned Chyna (w/ Eddie Guerrero) after Perry Saturn interfered
Kurt Angle, WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian defeated Chris Jericho, Matt & Jeff Hardy after Christian hit Matt with the ring bell; Chris Benoit interfered during the match by tossing Jericho back into the ring where he was speared by Edge
Crash Holly pinned WWF Hardcore Champion Davey Boy Smith to win the title after interfering in Bulldog’s title match with Hardcore Holly and hitting both men with a trash can lid
The Dudley Boyz defeated the Big Show in a handicap match after hitting the 3D off the second rope; after the match, all three men were laid out by DX
WWF European Champion Eddie Guerrero (w/ Chyna) pinned Perry Saturn (w/ Dean Malenko) after Chyna hit Saturn with a loaded bouquet of flowers
Triple H, X-Pac, & the Road Dogg (w/ Stephanie McMahon & Pat Patterson) defeated Rikishi & Too Cool in an elimination match when Triple H pinned Rikishi with the Pedigree; earlier eliminations: Scotty 2 Hotty eliminated, Grandmaster Sexay was eliminated via Pedigree, X-Pac & Road Dogg were pinned simultaneously after the Dudley Boyz interfered and hit a 3D on both men
WWF @ Cincinnati, OH – May 13, 2000
The Godfather defeated D-Lo Brown
Test & Albert defeated Al Snow & Steve Blackman
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko defeated Essa Rios
Road Dogg & X-Pac defeated the Dudley Boyz
WWF Hardcore Champion Crash Holly defeated Hardcore Holly and Perry Saturn
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated the Big Bossman & Bull Buchanon
WWF IC Champion Chris Benoit defeated Val Venis
Too Cool & Rikishi defeated Kurt Angle, Edge, & Christian
WWF @ Columbus, OH – May 14, 2000
The Godfather defeated D-Lo Brown
The Big Bossman & Bull Buchanon defeated Al Snow & Steve Blackman
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko defeated WWF Hardcore Champion Crash Holly
WWF European Champion Eddie Guerrero defeated Essa Rios
WWF World Champion the Rock & the Acolytes defeated Triple H, Road Dogg, & X-Pac
Perry Saturn defeated Val Venis via disqualification
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Test & Albert
WWF IC Champion Chris Benoit defeated Hardcore Holly and Chris Jericho
Too Cool & Rikishi defeated Kurt Angle, Edge, & Christian
WWF @ Cleveland, OH – Gund Arena – May 15, 2000
The Dupps defeated the Mean Street Posse
An unknown pinned an unknown
Jakked:
D-Lo Brown pinned Headbanger Mosh
Bull Buchanon pinned Rob Conway
Gangrel pinned Stevie Richards
Scotty 2 Hotty pinned Essa Rios
Raw is War:
The Dudley Boyz defeated Al Snow & Steve Blackman at 3:08 after hitting the 3D on Snow; after the match, X-Pac, Road Dogg, and Tori interfered – with Tori putting Bubba through a table
Rikishi defeated Kurt Angle via disqualification at 1:04 when Edge, Christian, and Pat Patterson interfered; Too Cool made the save after the match
One of the Godfather’s Hos pinned WWF Hardcore Champion Crash Holly at 2:35 when D-Lo Brown interfered in Holly’s title defense against the Godfather and hit the Sky High
Crash Holly pinned WWF Hardcore Champion the Godfather’s Ho with a roll up to win the title
Hardcore Holly pinned Chris Jericho at 4:30 in a hardcore match with a chair shot after Chris Benoit interfered and put Jericho in a dragon sleeper
The Big Show defeated Test & Albert (w/ Trish Stratus & Pat Patterson) via disqualification in a handicap match at 3:34 when Shane McMahon hit Show with a chair
Dean Malenko & Perry Saturn defeated WWF European Champion Eddie Guerrero & Chyna at 5:07 after Chyna accidentally low blowed Guerrero, with Saturn getting the pin
WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian defeated the Acolytes and Matt & Jeff Hardy at 2:25 after Christian hit the reverse DDT on Matt
WWF IC Champion Chris Benoit defeated WWF World Champion the Rock in a non-title submission match at 6:49 when Vince McMahon had the match stopped as Benoit had Rock in the Crippler Crossface, following outside distractions from Triple H and Stephanie McMahon; Chris Jericho and the Dudley Boyz helped fend off DX after the match
WWF @ Detroit, MI – Joe Louis Arena – May 16, 2000 (18,238)
Sunday Night Heat – live portions of the show featured backstage interviews and arrivals to Freedom Hall in Louisville, KY, the site of Judgment Day; featured Vince McMahon conducting an in-ring promo at Judgment Day:
Davey Boy Smith pinned Joey Abs (w/ Rodney & Pete Gas) at 4:29 with the running powerslam after Abs attempted to flip over his opponent in the corner
Essa Rios & Lita defeated Taka Michinoku & Sho Funaki at 5:02 when Lita pinned Funaki with a moonsault as Essa pinned Taka following the same move; the bout was originally Essa vs. Taka but was turned into a tag match after both Lita and Funaki interfered a minute into the match
The Godfather pinned D-Lo Brown with the Ho Train and a clothesline at 3:41; after the bout, D-Lo hit the Sky High on the Godfather, hit the Sky High on an interfering ho, and followed by hitting the frog splash on her as well
Smackdown! – included an opening in-ring segment with Triple H, WWF Women’s Champion Stephanie McMahon, Vince McMahon, Shane McMahon, Gerald Brisco, Pat Patterson, X-Pac, the Road Dogg, and Tori in which Stephanie announced Jericho & a partner of his choice vs. Benoit & Hardcore for later in the show; Shane then cut a promo on facing the Big Show at Judgment Day, with Shane challenging Show to a one-on-one match later in the night; Triple H then cut a promo on facing the Rock in an Ironman match at Judgment Day; Vince then cut a promo, questioning the wisdom of his wife Linda in appointing Shawn Michaesl to be the guest referee for the Judgment Day main event, then threatening Michaels to make the right call or else; Vince then announced that a lumberjack handicap tables match would take place later in the night pitting the Dudleyz against the Rock; featured Gerald Brisco taking Joe C into the Acolytes’ office, in which Joe told Brisco off before leaving the office with the APA:
Kurt Angle pinned Scotty 2 Hotty by blocking a victory roll at 3:07
Perry Saturn fought WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko to a no contest at around 3:30 when guest referee Eddie Guerrero hit Malenko in the face with the Light Heavyweight title belt, moments after Malenko knocked out Saturn by doing the same to him; prior to the bout, Chyna came out and announced that there would no longer be a triangle match for the European title at Judgment Day and that the winner of the fall would face Guerrero in a one-on-one match instead; Chyna was the guest ring announcer for the bout and introduced WWF European Champion Eddie Guerrero as the guest referee after Malenko and Saturn made their entrances; after the bout, with both Saturn and Malenko knocked out in the ring, Chyna announced that the triangle match was back on, giving the impression that the entire segment was just done to wear down the two challengers prior to Judgment Day
Grandmaster Sexay pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Christian with a roll over and holding the tights for leverage at 4:41
Chris Jericho & Val Venis defeated WWF IC Champion Chris Benoit & Hardcore Holly via disqualification at 2:16 when Holly hit Venis over the head with a chair on the floor, then hit Jericho with the chair as Jericho had the Walls of Jericho applied on Benoit inside the ring; prior to the bout, Val Venis came out and cut a promo saying he was sick of being passed over by the McMahon-Helmsley Regieme and then made a challenge to the IC champion, whomever it may be, the following week on Raw; moments later, Chris Benoit came out and accepted the challenge but said he wanted the match then and now; Chris Jericho then interrupted, saying he would beat Benoit for the title at Judgment Day, then defend against Venis on Raw; Hardcore Holly then interrupted Jericho, saying he had more right to face the IC champion than Venis, with the tag match then taking place immediately thereafter; after the bout, Holly hit Benoit over the head with the chair and then repeatedly hit him in the leg with the weapon
Rikishi (w/ Too Cool) defeated Edge (w/ Kurt Angle & Christian) via disqualification at 1:14 when Angle and Christian interfered; after the bout, Too Cool and Rikishi sent their opposition to the floor but were later attacked from behind, with Edge & Christian using their tag team title belts as weapons; moments later, Angle, Christian, & Edge did the Too Cool dance routine until they were eventually run off
Shane McMahon pinned the Big Show in a gauntlet match at 3:46 with an assisted chokeslam, while standing on a chair, after Show had been beaten down by Test & Albert (w/ Trish Stratus), the Big Bossman & Bull Buchanon, and the Road Dogg & X-Pac; prior to the bout, which was supposed to be a one-on-one bout, Shane came out and said he forgot his gear; Shane then called Show “the Big Slow”, before announcing the gauntlet match opponents
Gerald Brisco pinned a sleeping WWF Hardcore Champion Crash Holly in the APA’s office to win the title; moments later, Brisco accidentaly woke Crash up, with Crash then chasing Brisco out to the ring; moments later, Pat Patterson came out and attempted to give Crash the Stinkface but Crash hit a low blow and then ran backstage to find Brisco; earlier in the evening, Crash paid off the APA to let him sleep in their office to avoid defending the title but they left the office moments earlier (WWF Hardcore)
WWF World Champion the Rock fought the Dudley Boyz to a no contest in a handicap lumberjack tables match at around the 2:30 mark when all three men began battling with the lumberjacks, who included Pat Patterson, WWF Hardcore Champion Gerald Brisco, Shane McMahon, Vince McMahon, X-Pac, the Road Dogg, Tori, Test, Albert, Trish Stratus, Bull Buchanon, and the Big Bossman; eventually both Dudleyz were put through tables by the Road Dogg & X-Pac, with Triple H eventually hitting a Rock Bottom on Rock through a table to end the broadcast
Pay-per-view bouts – featured Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler on commentary:
Rikishi & Too Cool defeated Kurt Angle & WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian at 9:47 after Grandmaster Sexay hit Edge with a legdrop off the top behind the referee’s back
WWF European Champion Eddie Guerrero (w/ Chyna) defeated Perry Saturn and WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko when Guerrero pinned Malenko with an Oklahoma side roll after Malenko hit his head on Chyna’s loaded bouquet of flowers
Shane McMahon pinned the Big Show in a No DQ match at 7:11 after outside interference from Test, Albert, and Bull Buchanon, Shane trapping Show underneath a stereo, and then breaking a cinder block over Show’s head
WWF IC Champion Chris Benoit defeated Chris Jericho in a submission match at 13:26 when Benoit choked Jericho out with a modified version of the Crippler Crossface
X-Pac & the Road Dogg (w/ Tori) defeated the Dudley Boyz in a tables match at 10:55 following an X-Factor off the top onto Bubba Ray after outside interference from Gerald Brisco; the Dudleyz were the first to put their opponents through tables but the referee was knocked out
Triple H defeated WWF World Champion the Rock in a 60-minute Ironman match to win the title, 6 falls to 5; Shawn Michaels was the special referee for the bout; named Pro Wrestling Torch’s Match of the Year; fall #1: Rock pinned Triple H with the Rock Bottom at 10:44; fall #2: Triple H pinned Rock by blocking the figure-4 and hitting the Pedigree at 25:30; fall #3: Triple H pinned Rock immediately after with an inside cradle at 26:31; fall #4: Triple H pinned Rock with a piledriver at 32:27; fall #5: Rock pinned Triple H with a jumping DDT at 40:38; fall #6: Triple H is disqualified for a chair shot at 43:43; fall #7: Triple H scores the pinfall after the chair shot at 44:10; fall #8: Triple H locks on a sleeper to get the win at 47:29; fall #9: Rock won via count-out at 56:09 after hitting the Pedigree onto the commentary table; fall #10: Rock pinned Triple H with the spinebuster and People’s Elbow at 58:04 after fending off Vince & Shane McMahon; fall #11: Rock is disqualified, after the 60-minute time-limit, once the Undertaker entered the ring and took out each member of the McMahon faction – including Triple H (Taker’s surprise return after an 8-month absence) (Triple H: Thy Kingdom Come)
WWF @ Indianapolis, IN – Conseco Fieldhouse – May 22, 2000
The Dupps defeated Bull Pain & Todd Gordon
Rico Constantino pinned Robbie D
Jakked:
Gangrel pinned Joey Abs (w/ the Mean Street Posse) at 4:04 with the Impaler
Davey Boy Smith pinned Mideon at 5:02 with the running powerslam
Headbanger Mosh pinned Stevie Richards with the TKO at 4:14
Al Snow & Steve Blackman defeated Taka Michinoku & Sho Funaki at 6:16 following the Stage Dive
Raw is War:
Test & Albert (w/ Trish Stratus) defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy at 3:56 after Test hit the flying elbow behind the referee’s back
WWF European Champion Eddie Guerrero (w/ Chyna) pinned D-Lo Brown at 2:26 with a Frankensteiner after the Godfather interfered; the Godfather attacked D-Lo after the match
Kurt Angle, WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian defeated Too Cool & Rikishi at 2:50 when Angle pinned Scotty 2 Hotty with a half-nelson pin combo after Edge hit Scotty with one of the tag belts
WWF IC Champion Chris Benoit defeated Val Venis via disqualification at 6:43 when Hardcore Holly interfered and hit Benoit with a chair before doing the same to Venis; Chris Jericho attacked Holly after the match
The Dudley Boyz defeated the Big Bossman & Bull Buchanon at 5:07 following the 3D on Bossman
Bradshaw pinned Crash Holly at 2:01 with the Clothesline from Hell in a hardcore match
Perry Saturn & Dean Malenko defeated Essa Rios (w/ Lita) & the Godfather at 1:33 after Saturn hit a brainbuster on Rios following Lita knocking Rios off the top rope
The Rock defeated Shane McMahon
WWF @ Evansville, IN – Roberts Municipal Stadium – May 23, 2000
Sunday Night Heat:
WWF European Champion Eddie Guerrero (w/ Chyna) fought Davey Boy Smith to a double disqualification when both men shoved the referee
Perry Saturn & D-Lo Brown defeated Dean Malenko & the Godfather when Saturn pinned Malenko with a brainbuster after D-Lo broke the Texas Cloverleaf with the Sky High
Rikishi pinned Gangrel with the Rikishi Driver
Chris Jericho defeated Test & Albert (w/ Trish Stratus) in a handicap match by pinning Albert with the Lionsault after the Hardy Boyz interfered, attacked Test, and Jeff hit the Swanton on Albert
Smackdown!:
Eddie Guerrero & Chyna defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian via disqualification when the champions refused to stop illegally double teaming Chyna; after the bout, the challengers cleared the ring of Edge & Christian
Farooq pinned Crash Holly with the Dominator in a hardcore match
Hardcore Holly defeated Chris Jericho and Val Venis by pinning Val; due to prematch stipulations, Hardcore became the #1 contender to the IC title
Matt Hardy (w/ Jeff Hardy) pinned Essa Rios (w/ Lita) with the Twist of Fate; after the bout, Rios hit a powerbomb and moonsault on Lita until the Hardyz returned to the ring and carried her backstage
Too Cool & the Dudley Boyz defeated T&A (w/ Trish Stratus) & X-Pac & the Road Dogg (w/ Tori) when X-Pac was pinned following the 3D
Kurt Angle defeated WWF IC Champion Chris Benoit via disqualification after Hardcore Holly interfered and hit Angle with a chair; after the bout, Benoit hit Holly with a chair
Bull Buchanon (w/ the Big Bossman) pinned Al Snow (w/ Steve Blackman) after Bossman interfered and hit Snow with the nightstick
The Undertaker fought Shane McMahon to a no contest after Triple H, the Road Dogg, and X-Pac interfered with the Rock eventually coming out for the save
3rd Annual Brian Pillman Memorial – Cincinnati, OH – Schmidt Fieldhouse – May 25, 2000
Included an in-ring ceremony featuring the Pillman family, Les Thatcher, Ricky Steamboat, Diamond Dallas Page, Kevin Nash, and others; featured a presentation of a check, totalling $36,936, to the Pillman family
Rory Fox & Logan Caine defeated Jeremy Lopez & Jet Jaguar with simultaneous pinfalls
BJ Payne (w/ GQ Masters III) pinned Rico Constantino with a chokeslam into a sit-down powerbomb after hitting him with Masters’ clipboard
Chuck Palumbo defeated Sean O’Haire via submission with the Torture Rack after landing a low blow
Scotty Sabre pinned Reckless Youth with a sunset flip off the top into a powerbomb
HWA Tag Team Champions Cody Hawk & Anthony McMurphy defeated Flash Flannagan & Matt Stryker (w/ Helena Heavenly) when Hawk pinned Stryker with a splash off McMurphy’s shoulders
HWA Junior Heavyweight Champion Shark Boy pinned Jamie Knoble (w/ Tony Marinara) with the Diamondust after Knoble missed a headbutt off the top
HWA Heavyweight Championship Tournament Finals: Race Steele pinned Chip Fairway (w/ a local DJ) with a Diamond Cutter to win the title after Fairway collided with the DJ on the ring apron; D-Lo Brown was at ringside for the match and presented the title to Steele after the bout; several HWA wrestlers came out after the match to celebrate the victory
Anthony McMurphy (sub. for an injured Terry Taylor) pinned Cody Michaels with a sunset flip off the top
Tim Horner (w/ Missy Hyatt) pinned Tom Prichard with a sunset flip into the ring; Prichard attepted to grab the ring ropes to prevent the cover but was distracted after Hyatt flashed him
Ron & Don Harris defeated Billy Kidman (w/ Torrie Wilson) & Disco Inferno (sub. for David Flair) when Disco was pinned following the H-Bomb after Kidman turned on his partner; Shawn Casey of the Cincinnati Reds was the guest referee for the bout but Charles Robinson made the pinfall when Casey refused to, due to the double cross; after the bout, Casey cleared the ring of Robinson and the Harris brothers
Vampiro pinned Capt. Rection with the Nail in the Coffin after Rection missed a moonsault
WWF IC Champion Chris Benoit defeated Steve Regal at 12:45 in a non-title match via submission with the Crippler Crossface after hitting a dragon suplex (Hard Knocks: The Chris Benoit Story)
Diamond Dallas Page pinned Shane Douglas with the Diamond Cutter
ECW Champion Justin Credible pinned Raven with the spinning tombstone
WWF European Champion Eddie Guerrero & D-Lo Brown defeated WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko & Perry Saturn when D-Lo pinned Saturn with the frog splash
WWF @ Calgary, Alberta – May 27, 2000 (11,652)
Bradshaw defeated Bull Buchanon via disqualification when the Big Bossman interfered and hit Bradshaw with his nightstick
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko defeated Crash Holly via submission with the Texas Cloverleaf
WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian defeated Too Cool and Test & Albert
Davey Boy Smith pinned Steve Blackman with the running powerslam
Rikishi pinned Kurt Angle after Too Cool fought off an interfering Edge & Christian
Kane pinned the Big Bossman with the chokeslam after hitting the move on an interfering Bull Buchanon
WWF European Champion Eddie Guerrero defeated Perry Saturn
WWF IC Champion Chris Benoit defeated Chris Jericho in a No DQ match
The Rock & the Dudley Boyz defeated Triple H, X-Pac, & Road Dogg when Rock pinned Triple H
WWF @ Edmonton, Alberta – Northlands Coliseum – May 28, 2000 (14,500+)
The Godfather defeated Al Snow
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko defeated Crash Holly via submission with the Texas Cloverleaf following a double underhook powerbomb at 7:10
Test & Albert defeated Too Cool
Bradshaw defeated Bull Buchanon via disqualification
Kane defeated the Big Bossman
The Rock & the Dudley Boyz defeated WWF World Champion Triple H, X-Pac, & the Road Dogg at 11:43 when Rock pinned Triple H with a spinebuster and the People�s Elbow; after the match, Triple H confronted referee Earl Hebner over the decision, with Hebner eventually shoving Triple H to the mat and stomping him until he left the ring, then punching both X-Pac and Road Dogg off the ring apron
WWF European Champion Eddie Guerrero pinned Perry Saturn at around the 8-minute mark with a hurricanrana off the top after Chyna interfered and hit a low blow on Saturn as he attempted a superplex
WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy at 6:49 when Edge pinned Matt after Christian interfered behind the referee�s back and used one of the title belts as a weapon after Edge sustained the Twist of Fate / Swanton combo
Rikishi pinned Kurt Angle at 1:15 with the Rikishi Driver after Too Cool fought off an interfering Edge & Christian
WWF IC Champion Chris Benoit pinned Chris Jericho at 10:26 with the diving headbutt after reversing a tombstone attempt into one of his own; prior to the bout, Jericho cut a heel promo on Edmonton, saying Calgary was his favorite city in Alberta
WWF @ Vancouver, British Columbia – General Motors Place – May 29, 2000 (sell out)
The Dupps defeated Scott Vick & Mark Large
Jakked:
The Big Bossman pinned Stevie Richards at 4:22 with the sidewalk slam
The Dudley Boyz defeated the Headbangers at 4:32 when Thrasher was pinned following the 3D
Raw is War – featured the Undertaker coming out to open the show but, before he was able to say a word, WWF World Champion Triple H, WWF Women’s Champion Stephanie McMahon, WWF Hardcore Champion Gerald Brisco, Pat Patterson, X-Pac, Tori, the Road Dogg, Vince & Shane McMahon came out, with Triple H formally welcoming Taker back to the WWF and thanking him for putting the world title back around his waist at Judgment Day; after Taker and Triple H had words and Triple H prepared to enter the ring, the Rock came out on the stage and cut a promo on the McMahons and DX; moments later, Vince announced that Taker and the Rock would face each other later in the show; included Edge & Christian meeting Joe C backstage in which they had their picture taken with him, believing he was actually Mini Me from “Austin Powers”; after finding him later in the show, they apologized for not knowing who he was and wanted to make it up to him by doing a 5-second pose in his honor but wanted to know if he was a midget, a dwarf, a knome, or an Ewok; Joe C then told them to go (bleep) themselves and walked off; Vince McMahon, the Road Dogg, and Pat Patterson were all attacked backstage by an unknown assailant during the show; featured Chris Jericho introducing Kid Rock who, alongside Joe C and Uncle Cracker, performed “Cowboy” and “American Badass” live on the stage; during the performance, the censors were late in bleeping at least one obsenity; after the commercial break, Edge & Christian grabbed Joe C backstage and stuffed him in a trashcan, then repeatedly hit the can with a steel chair before throwing it into the wall:
D-Lo Brown, Perry Saturn, & Terri defeated the Godfather, WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko, & the Kat at 3:32 when Saturn pinned Malenko with the flying elbowsmash after D-Lo hit the Sky High on Malenko
WWF European Champion Eddie Guerrero (w/ Chyna) pinned Kurt Angle at 3:27 with a hurricanrana off the top after Chyna interfered and hit a low blow on Angle from behind, knocking him off the top; Angle’s foot was underneath the bottom rope during the cover but the referee didn’t notice
Too Cool defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian to win the titles at 3:32 when Grandmaster Sexay pinned Christian following a belt shot to the face after Joe C interfered behind the referee’s back and used a hockey stick to land a low blow on Christian; Joe C and Rikishi came ringside late in the contest; prior to the bout, the champions did a 5-second pose to honor overrated midget rappers, a reference to Joe C, in which they got down on their knees and put on urban hats; after the bout, the new champions, Rikishi, and Joe C danced in the ring
KOTR Qualifying Match: Rikishi defeated Shane McMahon via disqualification at 2:34 when Shane hit his opponent over the head with a steel chair as Rikishi attempted to Stinkface an interfering Triple H; Triple H came ringside early in the bout to be in Shane’s corner; after the bout, Shane hit Rikishi a second time before Triple H hit the Pedigree onto the chair and gave Shane a 3-count after he covered Rikishi
Test, Albert, & Val Venis (w/ Trish Stratus) defeated Chris Jericho, Matt & Jeff Hardy at 3:25 when Test pinned Matt after Albert, the illegal man, hit the Baldo Bomb on Matt behind the referee’s back
Hardcore Holly defeated WWF IC Champion Chris Benoit via disqualification at 4:16 when Chris Jericho interfered, as Holly attempted to use a steel chair, grabbed the chair away, and hit it over Holly’s head; after the bout, Benoit hit Holly over the head with the chair before all three men chased each other backstage
KOTR Qualifying Match: Bull Buchanon (w/ the Big Bossman) pinned Steve Blackman (w/ Al Snow) with the scissors kick at 3:22 after Blackman missed a diving headbutt; after the bout, Snow & Blackman were assaulted and beaten down by Bossman’s nightstick until Blackman stole the weapon away and, with Snow, cleared the ring
The Rock fought the Undertaker to a no contest in a lumberjack match at around the 30-second mark when both men began fighting the lumberjacks; in the brawl that ensued, the lumberjacks ganged up on both men inside the ring and beat them down, with both men sustaining world title belt shots to the head until Kane made a surprise appearance and laid out several of the lumberjacks with chokeslams, including Triple H; prior to the bout, Vince McMahon came out on the stage and accused one of the two men as being the unknown man who attacked Vince, Road Dogg, and Pat Patterson earlier in the show; the crowd repeatedly chanted “Austin” during the segment; since no one fessed up, Vince made the bout into a lumberjack match; lumberjacks for the bout included WWF world Champion Triple H, WWF Women’s Champion Stephanie McMahon, the Road Dogg, X-Pac, Tori, Test, Albert, Trish Stratus, Bull Buchanon, the Big Bossman, WWF Hardcore Champion Gerald Brisco, Pat Patterson, Vince & Shane McMahon; the show closed as Kane held the world title belt over his head while Triple H was knocked out underneath him
WWF @ Tacoma, WA – Tacoma Dome – May 30, 2000 (19,000+)
Sunday Night Heat – included a week in review music video to the tune of Kid Rock’s “American Badass”:
KOTR Qualifying Match: Chyna (w/ WWF European Champion Eddie Guerrero) pinned the Godfather (w/ WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko) at 1:45 after Guerrero hit Godfather with a bouquet of flowers, with a hidden pipe inside, as Godfather attempted the Ho Train
Perry Saturn pinned Essa Rios at 3:41 with the flying elbowsmash
KOTR Qualifying Match: Val Venis (w/ Trish Stratus) pinned Al Snow at 4:30 with a spinebuster and the Money Shot after Snow missed a moonsault off the top (Trish’s first appearance with Val; the debut of Val’s new dance music theme)
The Dudley Boyz defeated the Big Bossman & Bull Buchanon in a tables match at 6:37 after putting Buchanon through a table with the 3D
WWF IC Champion Chris Benoit pinned Rikishi at 4:01 with a German suplex into a bridge following a low blow as the challenger attempted the Stinkface
Smackdown! – included the Undertaker circling Vince McMahon’s limo with his motorcycle upon Vince’s arrival to the arena; without McMahon being aware of Triple H’s agreement with Kane, Vince gave Taker a chance at a title shot at the King of the Ring but he would have to defeat both X-Pac & Road Dogg later in a handicap match; featured Shane McMahon talking with Edge & Christian upon their arrival to the arena, with Shane saying the Rock had been recently calling him asking to be #1 contender; Shane then told Edge & Christian that if they beat the Rock in a handicap match, they can be #1 contenders for the tag team titles but if Rock wins, he’ll be #1 contender for the world title:
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Too Cool via disqualification at 4:32 when Kane, still in possession of Triple H’s world title belt, came to the ring and hit a chokeslam on Jeff; after the bout, Kane did the same to Scotty 2 Hotty; moments later, Kane grabbed a microphone and said that if Triple H wanted his belt back, he should come out and take it; the champion then came out with WWF Women’s Champion Stephanie McMahon, with Triple H asking that Kane do the right thing and walk up the ramp to give him back his title; after Kane said he wanted a title shot, Triple H said that the only way he could become #1 contender would be to beat the champion in a non-title match later in the show; if he was successful, Kane would get a world title match at King of the Ring; Kane agreed and referee Earl Hebner returned the belt to the champion
KOTR Qualifying Match: Kurt Angle pinned Bradshaw with a reversal into the Olympic Slam at 2:46; after the bout, Bradshaw kicked Angle in the head and followed with a powerbomb
WWF IC Champion Chris Benoit defeated D-Lo Brown via submission at 4:16 after reversing an attempt at the Sky High into the Crippler Crossface
Terri Runnels defeated the Kat in an arm-wrestling match after she spat water in her opponent’s face as Kat was about to win; Jerry Lawler was the guest MC for the event; after the contest, Kat attacked Terri and gave her the Bronko Buster but Lawler pulled her off and wanted one done to himself instead; Kat declined and left ringside
The Undertaker defeated X-Pac & the Road Dogg (w/ Tori & Vince McMahon) in a handicap match at 2:25 by pinning X-Pac with a chokeslam; mid-way through the bout, DX attempted to leave ringside but was blocked by the Dudley Boyz; after the match, Taker hit a chokeslam on D-Von Dudley; Vince McMahon did guest commentary for the bout; due to pre-match stipulations, Taker became the #1 contender to the world title and would receive a title shot at the King of the Ring
Chris Jericho pinned Hardcore Holly at 3:05 with the Lionsault after Jericho dropkicked Holly into Chris Benoit on the ring apron, causing Holly to hit his head against the steel chair in Benoit’s hands; Benoit came ringside mid-way through the contest
The Rock defeated Edge & Christian (w/ Shane McMahon) in a handicap match at 5:51 by pinning Edge with a spinebuster and the People’s Elbow, despite interference from Shane McMahon; due to pre-match stipulations, the Rock became the #1 contender to the world title and would receive a title shot at King of the Ring; had Edge & Christian won, they would have become #1 contenders to the tag team titles
KOTR Qualifying Match: Crash Holly pinned Albert (w/ Trish Stratus) at 1:26 by reversing a powerbomb attempt into a sunset flip; after the bout, Trish shoved Crash into the steel ring post on the floor and Albert followed by hitting a torture rack into a slam back inside the ring
Kane pinned WWF World Champion Triple H (w/ WWF Women’s Champion Stephanie McMahon) in a non-title match at 5:16 with the chokeslam as Triple H attempted to hit Kane with a steel chair; prior to the bout, Kane grabbed a microphone and caused referee Tim White to leave, then said Earl Hebner would be the referee for the bout; after the bout, Kane held the world title belt over his head while the champion was laid out underneath him; due to pre-match stipulations, Kane became the #1 contender to the world title and would receive a title shot at King of the Ring (Hebner’s surprise return after being gone a month)
WWF @ Milwaukee, WI – Bradley Center – June 3, 2000
The Godfather pinned D-Lo Brown with a roll up after the Ho Train
Val Venis pinned Hardcore Holly after Test & Albert interfered and hit their respective finishers as the referee was busy with Trish Stratus
The Big Bossman & Bull Buchanon defeated Al Snow & Steve Blackman after Buchanon hit Snow with a nightstick
WWF European Champion Eddie Guerrero pinned Perry Saturn with a top rope hurricanrana after Chyna gave Saturn a low blow
The Rock & the Dudley Boyz defeated WWF World Champion Triple H, X-Pac, & Road Dogg when Rock pinned Triple H with the People’s Elbow
Rikishi pinned Kurt Angle with the Rikishi Driver
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko defeated Crash Holly via submission with the Texas Cloverleaf
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Edge & Christian following the Swanton after Lita hit Edge with a hurricanrana off the top
WWF Tag Team Champions Too Cool defeated Test & Albert, despite interference from Val Venis
WWF @ Toronto, Ontario – Skydome – June 4, 2000
The last house show event held at Skydome
The Godfather pinned D-Lo Brown following the Ho Train
The Big Bossman & Bull Buchanon defeated Al Snow & Steve Blackman when Buchanon pinned Blackman after hitting him with a pipe
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko defeated Crash Holly via submission with the Texas Cloverleaf
WWF European Champion Eddie Guerrero pinned Perry Saturn after Chyna interfered and caused the challenger to crotch himself on the top rope
The Rock & the Dudley Boyz defeated WWF World Champion Triple H, X-Pac, & the Road Dogg when Rock pinned Triple H with the People’s Elbow
WWF IC Champion Chris Benoit defeated Val Venis, Hardcore Holly, and Chris Jericho by pinning Holly after the 5-minute mark
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Edge & Christian when Jeff pinned Edge with the Swanton after Lita interfered
Rikishi pinned Kurt Angle
WWF Tag Team Champions Too Cool (w/ the Kat) defeated Test & Albert when Grandmaster Sexay pinned Test with the Hip Hop Drop after the Kat and Rikishi countered the interference of Trish Stratus and Val Venis
WWF @ Rochester, NY – June 5, 2000
The Dupps defeated Scott Vick & Joe E. Legend
Essa Rios pinned Stevie Richards
Jakked:
Headbanger Mosh pinned Mideon at 4:04 with a vertical splash
Gangrel pinned Taka Michinoku (w/ Sho Funaki) at 4:43 with the Impaler
Al Snow & Steve Blackman defeated Perry Saturn & D-Lo Brown via disqualification at 6:30 when D-Lo pulled the referee out of the ring
Raw is War:
Test, Albert, & Val Venis (w/ Trish Stratus) defeated Rikishi & WWF Tag Team Champions Too Cool at 4:46 when Venis pinned Scotty 2 Hotty after hitting him with one of the title belts; after the match, Rikishi hit the Stinkface on Trish
KOTR Qualifying Match: Chris Benoit pinned the Road Dogg (w/ X-Pac & Tori) at 1:43 with a German suplex into a bridge after the Dudleyz distracted Road Dogg; after the match, DX saved Tori from a powerbomb through a table on the floor
WWF Hardcore Champion Gerald Brisco pinned Crash Holly at 2:18 after interference from Pat Patterson
The Rock defeated the Undertaker and Kane in a triple threat match at 3:44 by pinning Kane with the Rock Bottom after Triple H interfered and hit both Taker and Kane with a chair; due to prematch stipulations, Rock became the #1 contender to the world title
Eddie Guerrero & Chyna defeated Dean Malenko & the Godfather at 2:54 when Eddie pinned Malenko with an inside cradle
KOTR Qualifying Match: Hardcore Holly pinned Farooq with the Hollycaust at 3:04
Kurt Angle, Edge, & Christian defeated Chris Jericho & the Dudley Boyz at 4:09 when Angle pinned Bubba Ray with the Olympic Slam; after the match, Jericho applied the Walls of Jericho on Angle before the Dudleyz put Angle through a table with the 3D
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated the Big Bossman & Bull Buchanon at 2:39 when Jeff pinned Bull with the Swanton; after the match, Bossman attacked Bull from behind with the nightstick
WWF World Champion Triple H (w/ Stephanie McMahon) pinned the Rock at 9:31 after Kane and the Undertaker interfered, hitting chokeslams on both participants, after clearing all members of Corporation X from the ring
WWF @ Buffalo, NY – HSBC Arena – June 6, 2000
The Dupps defeated Sho Funaki & Taka Michinoku
Joe E. Legend pinned an unknown with the Downward Spiral
Sunday Night Heat:
WWF IC Champion Chris Benoit defeated Chris Jericho, Hardcore Holly, and Val Venis by pinning Holly; Jericho had Venis trapped in the Walls of Jericho at the same time – leading both men to believe they won the match
KOTR Qualifying Match: Bubba Ray Dudley pinned the Big Bossman with the Bubba Cutter after Bull Buchanon came ringside and hit Bossman with his nightstick
KOTR Qualifying Match: Perry Saturn pinned D-Von Dudley with the elbow drop off the top after X-Pac and the Road Dogg interfered and attacked D-Von on the floor, moments after Bubba Ray Dudley came out to counter Tori at ringside
WWF European Champion Eddie Guerrero (w/ Chyna) pinned Crash Holly with a top rope hurricanrana; after the match, Chyna shook Crash’s hand – with Eddie becoming jealous as a result
D-Lo Brown defeated Steve Blackman via disqualification when Al Snow interfered and hit both D-Lo and referee Teddy Long with Head
Smackdown! – included an in-ring promo by DX, with balloons and confetti falling from the ceiling, in which Triple H said a party was being thrown in celebration to the fact that there were no longer any #1 contenders to his world title; he then went on to individually thank WWF Hardcore Champion Gerald Brisco, Pat Patterson, Shane McMahon, X-Pac, the Road Dogg, Tori, and WWF Women’s Champion Stephanie McMahon; moments later, the Rock interrupted; after Triple H showed recent footage of the Undertaker twice costing the Rock the title, Taker came out on a motorcycle and beat down DX inside the ring while Rock watched from the ramp and Kane watched from backstage; moments later, the Rock made the save but accidentally sustained a chair shot from Taker as DX left ringside; after the commercial break, Rock and Kane had a confrontation backstage and began fighting until they were broken apart by officials:
KOTR Qualifying Match: Chris Jericho pinned Test (w/ Trish Stratus) at 4:15 with a bulldog and the Lionsault after Test accidentally knocked Trish off the ring apron
WWF Tag Team Champions Too Cool defeated the Godfather & WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko at 4:59 when Grandmaster Sexay pinned Malenko with the Hip Hop Drop following a back suplex from Scotty 2 Hotty
WWF IC Champion Chris Benoit defeated Jeff Hardy via submission to the Crippler Crossface at 5:32 after reversing a northern lights suplex attempt; after the bout, Benoit extended his hand in respect but, after Jeff shook it, Benoit hit him in the face with the title belt and knocked him out
The Dudley Boyz defeated Kurt Angle, Edge, & Christian in a handicap match at 1:40 when D-Von pinned Christian following the 3D; prior to the bout, Angle, Edge, & Christian did a 5-second pose mocking Buffalo Bills’ kicker Scott Norwood
Lita won a women’s battle royal by last eliminating Ivory at 2:44; order of elimination: Kat by Terri at the 45-second mark; Terri by Lita via a blow from behind at the 51-second mark; Jackie by Lita via a hurricanrana at 1:52; Lita pinned Ivory with the moonsault; elimination could occur via pinfall or being thrown to the floor; WWF Women’s Champion Stephanie McMahon did guest commentary for the bout; prior to the bout, Stephanie cut a promo in the ring and it was announced that Tori would be the guest referee for the bout
WWF Women’s Champion Stephanie McMahon pinned Lita at the 12-second mark after guest referee Tori clubbed Lita in the back before the match began and hit an overhead back suplex as Stephanie looked on from the commentary table
KOTR Qualifying Match: WWF European Champion Eddie Guerrero (w/ Chyna) pinned Matt Hardy in a non-title match with a hurricanrana off the top into a cradle at 4:10 (Viva La Raza: The Legacy of Eddie Guerrero)
Rikishi defeated Val Venis (w/ Trish Stratus) via disqualification at 1:23 when Trish interfered and threw powder in Rikishi’s eyes as he attepted to Stinkface Venis; after the bout, Val ran the steel ring steps into Rikishi, busting him open, and tossed referee Teddy Long into the front row when he tried to intervene; moments later, Val hit Rikishi with the time keeper’s bell as referees swarmed the ring; Rikishi eventually got to his feet and challenged Val on the ramp, with Rikishi beating Val down, scaring Trish backstage, superkicking Val from the stage to the floor, and then following with a splash from the stage onto Val
The Rock, the Undertaker, & Kane defeated WWF World Champion Triple H, the Road Dogg, & X-Pac (w/ WWF Women’s Champion Stephanie McMahon, Tori, Shane McMahon, WWF Hardcore Champion Gerald Brisco, & Pat Patterson) when Taker pinned X-Pac with the chokeslam at 8:43 after reversing Triple H’s Pedigree attempt into a backdrop; after the bout, the Rock accidentally hit Kane in the head with a steel chair but then purposely hit Taker with the same weapon as DX left ringside; moments later, the Rock chased Triple H up the ramp with the chair
WWF @ Las Cruces, NM – June 9, 2000
The Godfather defeated D-Lo Brown
Hardcore Holly defeated Al Snow
The Acolytes defeated the Big Bossman & Bull Buchanon
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko defeated Crash Holly
WWF European Champion Eddie Guerrero defeated Perry Saturn
WWF Tag Team Champions Too Cool defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy and Edge & Christian
WWF IC Champion Chris Benoit defeated Chris Jericho
Essa Rios defeated Sho Funaki
Bubba Ray Dudley defeated Prince Albert and Test in a handicap table match
Rikishi defeated Kurt Angle
WWF @ Albuquerque, NM – June 10, 2000
The Godfather defeated D-Lo Brown
Hardcore Holly defeated Al Snow
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko defeated Crash Holly
WWF European Champion Eddie Guerrero defeated Perry Saturn
The Dudley Boyz defeated Test & Albert
WWF IC Champion Chris Benoit defeated Chris Jericho
Essa Rios defeated Sho Funaki
The Acolytes defeated the Big Bossman & Bull Buchanon
WWF Tag Team Champions Too Cool defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy and Edge & Christian
Rikishi defeated Kurt Angle
WWF @ Columbia, MO – June 11, 2000
The Godfather defeated D-Lo Brown
WWF European Champion Eddie Guerrero defeated Perry Saturn
WWF IC Champion Chris Benoit defeated Al Snow, Hardcore Holly, and Chris Jericho
Road Dogg & X-Pac defeated the Dudley Boyz
Kane defeated WWF World Champion Triple H via disqualification
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko defeated Sho Funaki
The Acolytes defeated the Big Bossman & Bull Buchanon
WWF Tag Team Champions Too Cool defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy, Test & Albert, and Edge & Christian in an elimination match
WWF @ St. Louis, MO – Kiel Arena – June 12, 2000
Joey Abs & Rodney defeated the Dupps
D-Lo Brown defeated Joe E. Legend
Scoot Andrews defeated Jason Lee
Headbanger Mosh defeated Scott Vick
Jakked:
Eddie Guerrero & Chyna defeated Sho Funaki & Taka Michinoku
Hardcore Holly pinned Stevie Richards
The Godfather pinned Essa Rios
Perry Saturn pinned Gangrel
Raw is War:
KOTR Qualifying match: X-Pac (w/ Tori & the Road Dogg) pinned Dean Malenko with the X-Factor after the Road Dogg interfered
WWF Women’s Champion Stephanie McMahon pinned Lita at 1:15 after Kurt Angle interfered and hit the Olympic Slam on the challenger
WWF Tag Team Champions Too Cool defeated T&A (w/ Trish Stratus) via disqualification at 2:31 when Val Venis interfered; Rikishi made the save after the match
Vince & Shane McMahon defeated the Dudley Boyz in a tables match at 5:39 after DX interfered
Crash Holly pinned WWF Hardcore Champion Gerald Brisco to win the title at 2:26 after Pat Patterson accidentally hit Brisco with a trash can
WWF World Champion Triple H (w/ Stephanie McMahon) pinned Chris Jericho (mystery opponent) after hitting him with Stephanie McMahon’s women’s title belt at 7:57
WWF IC Champion Chris Benoit defeated Matt Hardy via submission with the Crippler Crossface at 6:05; after the match, Benoit applied the hold on Jeff Hardy as well
KOTR Qualifying match: Jeff Hardy (w/ Matt Hardy) pinned Christian (w/ Edge) at 1:57 with a cradle after Christian hit a superplex
The Rock fought Kane to a no contest at 4:21 in a No Holds Barred bout when both men teamed up to fight off DX and the McMahons; the Undertaker joined Rock and Kane in triple teaming Triple H
WWF @ Chicago, IL – AllState Arena – June 13, 2000 (sell out)
Sunday Night Heat – included Eddie Guerrero getting into a fight with Dean Malenko backstage after Malenko hit on Chyna; featured Hardcore Holly in Triple H & Stephanie McMahon’s dressing room, eating their food, with Holly then challenging Triple H to a non-title match later in the show which was accepted; included a WWF music video of the previous week’s events to the tune of Trans Siberians Orchestra’s “Requiem”:
WWF European Champion Eddie Guerrero (w/ Chyna) pinned WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko in a non-title match at 3:17 with a top rope hurricanrana after Chyna assaulted Malenko on the floor
KOTR Qualifying Match: Bull Buchanon pinned Perry Saturn with a boot to the face and the scissors kick at 2:02
Al Snow & Steve Blackman defeated Taka Michinoku & Sho Funaki when Blackman pinned Taka with a kick to the chest at 2:11; mid-way through the bout, Snow ran backstage; he returned during the final seconds of the match, with Head, and then knocked out the opposition with the weapon after the bout
KOTR Qualifying Match: Val Venis (w/ Trish Stratus) pinned Jeff Hardy with a blow from behind and the fisherman’s suplex at 3:56 after Trish grabbed Hardy’s foot; late in the bout, Lita came ringside to counter Trish’s interference but Trish knocked her down by taking off her boot and hitting her in the back
Hardcore Holly fought WWF World Champion Triple H (w/ WWF Women’s Champion Stephanie McMahon) to a no contest in a non-title match at 7:35 after Chris Jericho came ringside, pulled Stephanie off the ring apron, and hit both wrestlers in the face with the world title belt
Smackdown!:
KOTR Qualifying Match: Edge (w/ Christian) pinned Grandmaster Sexay (w/ Scotty 2 Hotty) at 5:04 after Shane McMahon interfered and hit Sexay with a chair
Test & Albert defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy at 3:28 when Matt was pinned after Trish pushed Jeff off the top and he crashed into the ring steps; Lita helps make the save after the match
KOTR Qualifying Match: Scotty 2 Hotty pinned D-Lo Brown with the Worm and a DDT at 3:10
Kane defeated WWF IC Champion Chris Benoit via disqualification in a non-title match at 3:29 after the champion used the title belt as a weapon
Edge & Christian fought the Dudley Boyz to a no contest at 3:16 when both teams began fighting up the rampway; X-Pac & the Road Dogg attacked the Dudleyz after the match, locked them in dumpsters, and pushed them off the stage
Bull Buchanon pinned Chris Jericho with the axe kick at 1:51 after Stephanie McMahon threw water into Jericho’s face; Triple H attacked Jericho after the match
The Rock defeated Kurt Angle via disqualification at 6:03 when Triple H broke the pinfall; after the match, DX laid out the Rock and Kane
WWF / IWA @ Aquas Buenas, Puerto Rico – June 16, 2000
Jesus Cristobal defeated Alex Power
Pain defeated Head Hunter in a chokeslam vs. bodyslam match
Kurt Angle defeated Perry Saturn
Huracan Castillo defeated Hombre Dinamita
Shane defeated Fidel Sierra in a Best 3 out of 5 table match
Nueva Generacion defeated Club WWF, Star Corp., and Sexy & Sensual to win the IWA Tag Team Titles in a fatal four way match
Miguel Perez fought Hardcore Holly to a no contest in a hardcore match
WWF Tag Team Champions Too Cool defeated Edge & Christian
WWF @ Minneapolis, MN – Target Center – June 17, 2000
Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura was in attendance for the event
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko defeated WWF Hardcore Champion Crash Holly
The Acolytes defeated the Big Bossman & Bull Buchanon
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Edge & Christian
WWF European Champion Eddie Guerrero defeated Perry Saturn
The Rock & the Dudley Boyz defeated WWF World Champion Triple H, X-Pac, & Road Dogg
D-Lo Brown defeated Mideon
WWF Tag Team Champions Too Cool defeated Test & Albert
WWF IC Champion Chris Benoit defeated Val Venis, Hardcore Holly, and Chris Jericho
Rikishi defeated Kurt Angle
WWF @ Huntsville, AL – June 18, 2000
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko defeated Crash Holly
Farooq defeated Mideon
Gangrel defeated the Brooklyn Brawler
Kurt Angle defeated Bradshaw
Kane & the Undertaker defeated the Big Bossman & Bull Buchanon
WWF IC Champion Chris Benoit defeated Val Venis, Hardcore Holly, and Chris Jericho
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Edge & Christian
WWF @ Chattanooga, TN – UTC Arena – June 18, 2000
Essa Rios defeated Stevie Richards
WWF European Champion Eddie Guerrero defeated Perry Saturn
Ivory defeated Jackie
Road Dogg & X-Pac defeated the Dudley Boyz
Rikishi defeated WWF World Champion Triple H via disqualification
D-Lo Brown defeated Joey Abs
Sho Funaki & Taka Michinoku defeated Rodney & Pete Gas
WWF Tag Team Champions Too Cool defeated Test & Albert
WWF @ Nashville, TN – Gaylord Entertainment Center – June 19, 2000
The Dupps defeated Todd Mortin & Bull Payne
Joe E. Legend pinned Scott Vick
The Mean Street Posse defeated Sho Funaki & Taka Michinoku
Jakked:
Christian pinned Gangrel
Val Venis pinned Tracey Smothers
D-Lo Brown pinned Essa Rios
Perry Saturn pinned Stevie Richards
Raw is War – included Pat Patterson & Gerald Brisco giving Vince McMahon a fax backstage that came from Linda; featured an in-ring segment with WWF World Champion Triple H, WWF Women’s Champion Stephanie McMahon, Vince & Shane McMahon, Pat Patterson, & Gerald Brisco in which Triple H criticized Patterson & Brisco for not getting one good picture of Kane with his mask off, then cut a promo on the 6-man tag team main event of King of the Ring, saying Rock, Kane, and Taker all want the #1 contender spot and thus had no chance of winning the match; moments later, Vince took the microphone and addressed Linda’s fax, saying that she said that the world title should be at stake in the 6-man tag and not the #1 contendership; to prove to her that Vince did indeed have grapefruits, Vince agreed to the stipulation, despite the objections of Triple H, Stephanie, and Shane, but only if Kane, Taker, and Rock were successful in a series of handicap matches later in the night – Kane vs. the Hardy Boyz, Taker vs. Buchanon & Bossman, and Rock vs. T&A; Vince went on to state that there would be no interference in any of the matches; included several players from the NFL Tennessee Titans in attendance; featured comments from Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura, taped the previous Saturday at the WWF event in Minneapolis:
KOTR Qualifying Match: Kurt Angle pinned Bubba Ray Dudley at 4:42 with the Olympic Slam after avoiding the Bubba Cutter and sending Bubba into the ropes
KOTR Qualifying Match: WWF IC Champion Chris Benoit defeated X-Pac (w/ Tori) at 4:53 via submission with the Crippler Crossface after avoiding the X-Factor and throwing X-Pac into the air, moments after X-Pac became distracted by the Dudley Boyz at ringside; after the bout, the Dudleyz beat down X-Pac in the ring until the Road Dogg came out, with D-Von sustaining the pumphandle slam and Bubba Ray sustaining the X-Factor, with Tori landing several kicks before officials ordered them from the ring; after the commercial break, Vince McMahon accepted X-Pac & Road Dogg’s request for a match with the Dudleyz, with Vince saying they would face them in a 3-on-2 handicap tables / dumpster bout at King of the Ring
KOTR Qualifying Match: WWF European Champion Eddie Guerrero pinned Chyna in a non-title match at 2:27 with an inside cradle as Eddie begged Chyna not to hit him in the groin; after the bout, Chyna stormed off, upset that Guerrero surprised her with the cover
KOTR Qualifying Match: Chris Jericho defeated Edge via submission with the Walls of Jericho at 5:30
The Undertaker defeated the Big Bossman & Bull Buchanon in a handicap match at 3:09 by pinning Buchanon with the chokeslam, moments after Bossman walked out of the match
KOTR Qualifying Match: Rikishi pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Scotty 2 Hotty with a back splash in the corner and the Bonzai Drop at 2:54; after the bout, Val Venis attacked Rikishi from behind and fought off Grandmaster Sexay before leaving ringside
Kane defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy in a handicap match at 6:20 by pinning Matt with the chokeslam, moments after Jeff failed a top rope move and accidentally hit his brother
KOTR Qualifying Match: WWF Hardcore Champion Crash Holly defeated Hardcore Holly via disqualification in a non-title match at 4:17 when, as Pat Patterson distracted Hardcore, Gerald Brisco entered the ring and hit Crash in the back with a 2×4; after the bout, Patterson again distracted Hardcore while Brisco slid back inside the ring, hit Crash a second time with the 2×4 and pinned him for the Hardcore title; after the commercial break, Patterson pinned Brisco for the title backstage by hitting him over the head with a bottle of champagne after pouring the drink over Brisco’s head and blinding him (WWF Hardcore)
The Rock defeated Test & Albert (w/ Trish Stratus) in a handicap match at 6:07 by pinning Test with the People’s Elbow; since Taker, Kane, and Rock were successful in their handicap matches, the WWF World Title would be at stake in the 6-man tag team match at King of the Ring
WWF @ Memphis, TN – Pyramid – June 20, 2000
The Mean Street Posse defeated the Dupps & Joe E. Legend
Scott Vick pinned Tracy Smothers
Sunday Night Heat – included live footage and backstage interviews from the FleetCenter and the setting of the King of the Ring, as well as a surprise arrival by Linda McMahon; featured Ivory arriving to WWF New York:
Hardcore Holly pinned Gangrel with the Hollycaust at 2:51
Mideon pinned Headbanger Mosh at 3:25 with the reverse DDT
Essa Rios pinned Stevie Richards with a hurricanrana off the top and the moonsault at 4:29
The Acolytes defeated D-Lo Brown & Perry Saturn at 3:59 when Farooq pinned Saturn after Bradshaw hit a powerbomb behind the referee’s back, then knocked D-Lo out of the ring
Smackdown! – Jerry Lee Lewis was in attendance for the event:
Test, Albert, & Trish Stratus defeated Lita, Matt & Jeff Hardy at 4:32 when Trish pinned Lita after Albert hit the Baldo Bomb on Lita
WWF Tag Team Champion Grandmaster Sexay (w/ Scotty 2 Hotty) pinned Christian (w/ Edge) at 4:47 after Scotty hit Christian with the ring bell
The Big Bossman defeated WWF European Champion Eddie Guerrero (w/ Chyna) via disqualification at 3:25 after Chyna interfered and hit the challenger with the loaded roses after Val Venis interfered and hit the champion with Bossman’s nightstick
Rikishi pinned WWF IC Champion Chris Benoit to win the title at 4:20 with the Bonzai Drop; after the match, Benoit laid waste to Rikishi and Too Cool and applied the Crippler Crossface on the new champion
Chris Jericho pinned Hardcore Holly at 5:37 with the Lionsault, despite interference from Stephanie McMahon
Jerry Lawler (sub. for Taka Michinoku) & the Kat defeated Dean Malenko & Terri at 2:26 when Kat pinned Terri
The Road Dogg (w/ X-Pac & Tori) pinned D-Von Dudley (w/ Bubba Ray Dudley) after X-Pac interfered and hit the X-Factor at 1:39
WWF World Champion Triple H, Shane, & Vince McMahon defeated the Rock, Kane, & the Undertaker at 4:56 in a handicap match after Rock, Kane, & Taker fought off X-Pac, Road Dogg, Albert, Bull Buchanon, Edge, Christian, Kurt Angle, Test, & Val Venis
WWF / OVW @ Louisville, KY – Louisville Gardens – June 23, 2000
Jerome Cronie won a battle royal
Stan Lane & Steve Keirn defeated Jason Lee & Derrick King
Russ McCullough & Bull Buchanon defeated Mark Henry & Mr. Black
Kurt Angle defeated the Collector
OVW Heavyweight Champion Nick Dinsmore defeated Al Snow
Trailer Park Trash defeated OVW Hardcore Champion Flash Flanagan to win the title
Kane & Damaja defeated D-Lo Brown & Rob Conway; Mick Foley was the guest referee
WWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – June 24, 2000 (16,975 paid)
Included a segment in which Jerry Lawler interviewing Donald Trump, who sat ringside for the event
The Godfather pinned D-Lo Brown with a roll up after hitting the Ho Train
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko defeated Crash Holly via submission with the Texas Cloverleaf; after the bout, Holly raised Malenko’s hand
Kane pinned Gangrel at the 90-second mark with the chokeslam
Terri defeated the Kat in an arm wrestling match; Jerry Lawler was the official for the contest; after the match, Kat gave Terri the Bronko Buster and, after he asked, did the same to Lawler
WWF European Champion Eddie Guerrero pinned Perry Saturn with a hurricanrana after Chyna interfered
The Rock & the Dudley Boyz fought WWF World Champion Triple H (w/ WWF Women’s Champion Stephanie McMahon), X-Pac, & Road Dogg to a no contest at around the 16-minute mark; following DX’s entrance, Triple H took the mic and confronted referee Earl Hebner and threatened to kick his ass if he screwed with them in the match and leave him as bloody and beaten as he did Mick Foley at the Royal Rumble; late in the bout, Bubba Ray Dudley was put through a table at ringside; moments later, Rock hit the Rock Bottom and People’s Elbow on Triple H, only for Vince McMahon to run out and yank Hebner out of the ring to prevent the pinfall; Rock was then triple teamed and sustained the Pedigree until Kane came out; Kane was then triple teamed as well until the Undertaker drove his motorcycle to the ring and dropped Shane McMahon, X-Pac, and Triple H with the chokeslam (Undertaker’s MSG return after a 10-month absence)
The Acolytes defeated the Big Bossman & Bull Buchanon after Buchanon walked out of the match
WWF IC Champion Rikishi pinned Kurt Angle with a belly to belly suplex; after the match, WWF Tag Team Champions Grandmaster Sexay & Scotty 2 Hotty came out and danced with Rikishi
Chris Benoit defeated Chris Jericho, Hardcore Holly, and Val Venis after hitting Holly over the head with a chair and applying the Crippler Crossface; stiuplations stated the winner would be the #1 contender for the WWF IC Title
WWF Tag Team Champions Grandmaster Sexay & Scotty 2 Hotty defeated Edge & Christian, Matt & Jeff Hardy, and Test & Albert in an elimination match; Matt Hardy pinned Test; Christian pinned one of the Hardyz with the Impaler; Scotty pinned Christian
Pay-per-view bouts – featured Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler on commentary; included Mick Foley at WWF NY (Foley’s surprise return after being gone since WrestleMania); featured footage from the previous night’s event at Madison Square Garden in which Jerry Lawler interviewed Donald Trump at ringside
KOTR Quarter Finals: WWF IC Champion Rikishi defeated Chris Benoit via disqualification in a non-title match at 3:24 when Benoit, while in full control of the match, went out to the floor and returned with a steel chair, hitting Rikishi twice with it; after the bout, Benoit locked Rikishi in the Crippler Crossface while the ring became filled with officials, including Sgt. Slaughter and Tony Garea; moments later, Benoit released the hold only to go up top and drop a diving headbutt before briefly reapplying the hold
KOTR Quarter Finals: Val Venis (w/ Trish Stratus) pinned WWF European Champion Eddie Guerrero (w/ Chyna) in a non-title match at 8:04 with a side elbow to the face, while in a waist lock, followed by a kick to the midsection and a fisherman suplex
KOTR Quarter Finals: Crash Holly pinned Bull Buchanon at 3:52 with a la magistral cradle after Buchanon failed the scissors kick
KOTR Quarter Finals: Kurt Angle pinned Chris Jericho with the Olympic Slam at 9:52; late in the bout, WWF Women’s Champion Stephanie McMahon came ringside as Angle was trapped in the Walls of Jericho, distracting referee Teddy Long as Angle tapped out; moments later, Long was knocked down, allowing Stephanie to enter the ring and accidentally hit Angle with the women’s title belt; Jericho then kissed Stephanie on the lips and, while he was celebrating, then sustained the Olympic Slam from Angle
Edge & Christian defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Scotty 2 Hotty & Grandmaster Sexay, Matt & Jeff Hardy (w/ Lita), and Test & Albert (w/ Trish Stratus) in an elimination match to win the titles at 13:48; Matt pinned Test at 3:42 following the Swanton by Jeff after Test hit Matt with a pumphandle slam and Jeff knocked Albert to the floor as he attempted to break the cover; Christian pinned Matt with the Unprettier at 7:57 after Matt attempted the Twist of Fate on Edge; Edge pinned Grandmaster following a belt shot to the back of the head from Christian after Grandmaster hit the Tennessee Jam; prior to the bout, Edge & Christian did a 5-second pose in tribute to the Bill Buchner error from the 86 World Series (You Think You Know Me? The Story of Edge)
KOTR Semi Finals: WWF IC Champion Rikishi pinned Val Venis (w/ Trish Stratus) in a non-title match at 3:17 by catching Val coming off the top and hitting a belly to belly suplex; after the bout, Trish jumped on Rikishi’s back but he easily threw her to the ground and then set her up for the Bonzai Drop, only to have Val make the save by landing a low blow; moments later, Val threw the ring steps into the ring and rammed them into Rikishi’s already injured shoulder, then smashed his arm with a steel chair as it was laid across the steps
KOTR Semi Finals: Kurt Angle pinned Crash Holly at 3:57 with the Olympic Slam after dropping Crash throat-first across the top rope
Crash Holly pinned WWF Hardcore Champion Pat Patterson to win the title at 2:48 following a garbage can shot to the head after interfering in Patterson’s title defense against Jerry Brisco in a hardcore evening gown match
X-Pac & the Road Dogg (w/ Tori) defeated the Dudley Boyz in a handicap tables / dumpster match at 9:46; DX originally won the match at 4:44 but the referee was distracted by Tori who was knocked down on the opposite side of the ring; when X-Pac & Road Dogg brought the referee in the ring to show them they had put the Dudleyz in the dumpster, the dumpster was empty as the Dudleyz had escaped from the side, snuck around the ring, and attacked DX from behind; Bubba Ray put Road Dogg through a table at 7:34 with a powerbomb from the steel ring steps inside the ring, over the top, and through two tables on the floor; D-Von put X-Pac through a table with a superplex through a table set up in the ring at 8:41; DX won when Tori ran and hid inside the dumpster, with the Dudleyz distracted long enough for X-Pac and the Road Dogg to come up behind them and hit duel chair shots to the head, knocking Bubba Ray and D-Von into the dumpster for the win; after the bout, the Dudleyz hit the 3D on both X-Pac and Road Dogg before Bubba Ray hit a sit-down powerbomb off the top on Tori through a table set up in the ring
KOTR Finals: Kurt Angle pinned WWF IC Champion Rikishi in a non-title match with a belly to belly suplex off the top at 5:58 (The Best of King of the Ring)
The Rock, the Undertaker, & Kane defeated WWF World Champion Triple H (w/ WWF Women’s Champion Stephanie McMahon), Vince & Shane McMahon at 17:55 when Rock pinned Vince with the Rock Bottom as Vince ran the ropes in hopes of hitting his own People’s Elbow; late in the bout, Kane prevented the Rock from hitting the People’s Elbow on Vince and hit a chokeslam on him, then hitting the tombstone on Triple H before Taker pulled him out of the ring and hit him over the head with a steel chair; moments thereafter, Taker hit a chokeslam on Shane from the top rope through the ringside commentary table; due to pre-match stipulations that stated if a member of Triple H’s team was pinned, the winner of the fall would win the title, the Rock became the new champion; had Triple H’s team won, the winner of the KOTR would have received a world title shot at Fully Loaded (The Best of King of the Ring)
WWF @ Worcester, MA – Centrum – June 26, 2000
Steve Lummly pinned Joe E. Legend
Joey Abs pinned Scott Vick
The Mean Street Posse defeated the Dupps
Jakked:
The Big Bossman pinned Headbanger Thrasher
Gangrel pinned Essa Rios
Bull Buchanon pinned Jay Kidd
Headbanger Mosh pinned Mideon
Raw is War:
WWF IC Champion Rikishi defeated Chris Benoit via disqualification at 2:25 when Tazz interfered and hit the champion with a chair
X-Pac (w/ Stephanie McMahon) pinned Chris Jericho at 2:44 after the Road Dogg interfered
Val Venis (w/ Trish Stratus) defeated WWF European Champion Eddie Guerrero (w/ Chyna) via disqualification at 2:55 when Chyna broke the cover after Trish interfered
Jerry Lawler (w/ the Kat) defeated WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko (w/ Terri) at 3:18 in a match where when a participant was thrown over the top, his valet would be forced to remove an article of clothing; Steven Richards stopped Terri from completely stripping after the match by covering her with a ‘Censored’ sign
The Acolytes won a tag team battle royal at 3:54 to become the #1 contenders to the tag team titles by eliminating Perry Saturn & D-Lo Brown; other participants included: the Dudley Boyz, Kaientai, Matt & Jeff Hardy, Too Cool, and T&A
The Undertaker & Kane defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian in a non-title match at 1:29 when Taker pinned Edge with a chokeslam
WWF World Champion the Rock defeated Triple H (w/ Stephanie McMahon) and Kurt Angle in a non-title match at 8:54 by pinning Triple H with the Rock Bottom after Chris Jericho interfered and attacked Triple H; had either Triple H or Angle won the match, they would have become the #1 contender and earned a title shot on Smackdown!
WWF @ Hartford, CT – Civic Center – June 28, 2000
The Winbies defeated the Dupps
Sunday Night Heat:
Too Cool defeated Taka Michinoku & Sho Funaki
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko defeated Jackie via submission
Test, Albert, & Trish Stratus defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy & Lita in an elimination match
Perry Saturn pinned Gangrel
D-Lo Brown & Chaz defeated the Mean Street Posse
Smackdown!:
Val Venis & Chris Benoit defeated WWF European Champion Eddie Guerrero (w/ Chyna) & Rikishi via disqualification at 4:35 when Too Cool came to the aid of Chyna after Test, Albert, and Trish Stratus interfered
Kurt Angle pinned Hardcore Holly with the Olympic Slam at 7:25; Holly broke his arm during the match following a moonsault by Angle
Bull Buchanon pinned the Godfather with the scissors kick at 2:18
WWF Tag Team Champion Christian (w/ Edge) pinned Kane at 4:44 following the Con-Chair-Two
The Undertaker pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Edge (w/ Christian) at 1:47 with a chokeslam; Kane and the Undertaker laid waste to the tag champs after the match
Steve Blackman pinned WWF Hardcore Champion Crash Holly to win the title at 5:35 after interfering in Holly’s title defense against Al Snow and twice hit the champion with knunchucks on the floor; Blackman fought off the Mean Street Posse after the match (The Attitude Era Blu-ray)
Triple H, the Road Dogg, & X-Pac defeated Chris Jericho & the Dudley Boyz when Triple H scored the pin with the Pedigree after a failed attempt at the 3D; Jericho dropkicked Triple H off the apron and through a table after the match
WWF @ Houston, TX – July 1, 2000
The Big Bossman & Bull Buchanon defeated the Headbangers
Crash Holly pinned Sho Funaki
WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian defeated Too Cool and Matt & Jeff Hardy
WWF European Champion Eddie Guerrero pinned Perry Saturn
Chris Jericho defeated Kurt Angle via disqualification
The Godfather pinned D-Lo Brown
WWF IC Champion Rikishi pinned Val Venis
The Acolytes defeated Al Snow & Steve Blackman
WWF World Champion the Rock pinned Triple H
WWF @ Tampa, FL – July 2, 2000
The Godfather pinned D-Lo Brown
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko defeated Crash Holly via submission with the Texas Cloverleaf
WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian defeated Too Cool and Matt & Jeff Hardy
Chris Jericho defeated Kurt Angle via disqualification
WWF European Champion Eddie Guerrero pinned Perry Saturn
The Undertaker & Kane defeated the Big Bossman & Bull Buchanon
X-Pac pinned D-Von Dudley
WWF IC Champion Rikishi pinned Val Venis
Al Snow & Steve Blackman defeated the Headbangers
WWF World Champion the Rock pinned Triple H
WWF @ Orlando, FL – TD Waterhouse Centre – July 3, 2000
The Mean Street Posse defeated the Dupps
Scott Vick pinned Pete Gas
Joe E. Legend pinned Buck Quartermaine
Jakked:
Matt Hardy pinned Gangrel
Albert pinned Mideon
D-Lo Brown & Chaz defeated Essa Rios & Bull Buchanon
Perry Saturn pinned Headbanger Thrasher
Raw is War:
Chris Benoit defeated WWF European Champion Eddie Guerrero (w/ Chyna) via disqualification at 4:18 when Chyna slapped the challenger as he was about to hit Guerrero with the title belt; after the bout, Benoit knocked out Guerrero with the title belt and locked Chyna in the Crippler Crossface
WWF IC Champion Rikishi fought Triple H (w/ Stephanie McMahon) to a double count-out at 4:31; after the bout, Chris Jericho came ringside and threw Triple H back into the ring where he recieved the Stinkface from Rikishi
Val Venis (w/ Trish Stratus) pinned Jeff Hardy (w/ Lita) at 5:57 with the Money Shot after Tazz interfered
Chris Jericho & the Acolytes defeated X-Pac & the Road Dogg in a handicap match at 3:56 when Jericho pinned X-Pac with the Lionsault after Farooq hit the Dominator
The Undertaker & Kane defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian via disqualification at 2:23 when Kurt Angle interfered and hit Taker with his scepter; after the bout, Kane hit the chokeslam on Edge while Taker hit the powerbomb on Christian
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko pinned Crash Holly with a powerbomb at 2:03; after the bout, Jackie and Ivory attacked Malenko
The Dudley Boyz defeated Kurt Angle & the Brooklyn Brawler at 3:51 following the 3D on Brawler after Angle walked out of the match; after the bout, the Dudleyz put Brawler through a table
Test (w/ Trish Stratus) pinned the Godfather at 1:52 with the flying elbowdrop after Steven Richards distracted Godfather from ringside
WWF World Champion the Rock defeated Shane McMahon via disqualification at the 10-second mark when Chris Benoit hit the champion with a chair; after the bout, Benoit applied the Crippler Crossface on Rock while Shane continued to hit the champion’s shoulder with a chair; eventually, Commissioner Mick Foley broke up the double teaming
WWF @ Ft. Lauderdale, FL – National Car Rental Center – July 4, 2000
The Dupps defeated the Mean Street Posse
Scott Vick pinned Pete Gas
Sunday Night Heat:
Perry Saturn defeated the Godfather via disqualification after Godfather hit his opponent with a stick moments after Steven Richards came ringside to censor the hoes
Al Snow defeated Essa Rios via submission
Bull Buchanon pinned Crash Holly with the scissors kick
Bradshaw defetaed Gangrel & Mideon in a handicap match by pinning Mideon with the Clothesline from Hell
Too Cool defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy (w/ Lita) when Grandmaster Sexay pinned Jeff with a roll up as Jeff was distracted by T&A and Trish Stratus attacking Matt and Lita at ringside; after the bout, Too Cool and the Hardyz fought off T&A
Smackdown!:
Kurt Angle (w/ Stephanie McMahon) pinned Chris Jericho with the Olympic Slam after Stephanie hit Jericho with a low blow by using Angle’s KOTR sceptor
The Dudley Boyz defeated D-Lo Brown & Chaz following the 3D on Chaz
Jackie & Ivory defeated Dean Malenko in a handicap match when Crash Holly held Malenko’s foot down during the cover; Malenko attacked Crash after the match
Val Venis pinned WWF IC Champion Rikishi to win the title with the Money Shot after Tazz interfered and hit the champion with a TV camera; T&A interfered earlier in the match but were run off by Too Cool
WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman pinned the Big Bossman after Al Snow interfered and hit the challenger with a chair
The Undertaker & Kane defeated Test & Albert (w/ Trish Stratus) after Kane hit the chokeslam on Albert
The Brooklyn Brawler, Taka Michinoku, & Sho Funaki defeated Triple H in a handicap elimination match when Brawler scored the pin after Chris Jericho interfered and hit a bulldog and the Lionsault; Triple H had eliminated Taka and Funaki earlier after the Pedigree; Triple H beat up his opponents after the match
WWF World Champion the Rock, WWF European Champion Eddie Guerrero, & Chyna defeated Chris Benoit & WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian when Chyna pinned Christian with a powerbomb; Benoit locked Chyna in the Crippler Crossface after the match until the Rock made the save
WWF @ Anaheim, CA – Arrowhead Pond – July 8, 2000
D-Lo Brown defeated the Godfather
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko defeated Perry Saturn with the Texas CloverLeaf
T&A defeated the Acolytes following Test’s pumphandle slam on Bradshaw
Rikishi defeated WWF IC Champion Val Venis via disqualification
Chris Benoit defeated Kurt Angle and Chris Jericho in a triangle match when Benoit pinned Jericho with a German suplex after Triple H interfered
Crash Holly defeated Gangrel
The Undertaker & Kane defeated the Big Bossman & Bull Buchanon following double chokeslams
The Dudley Boyz defeated Road Dogg & X-Pac in a tables match
WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian defeated Too Cool and Matt & Jeff Hardy
WWF World Champion the Rock defeated Triple H following the Rock Bottom and People’s Elbow after Chris Benoit’s interference backfired
WWF @ Sacramento, CA – Arco Arena – July 9, 2000
D-Lo Brown defeated the Godfather
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko defeated Perry Saturn
The Acolytes defeated the Big Bossman & Bull Buchanon
Chris Jericho defeated Chris Benoit via disqualification
The Undertaker & Kane defeated Kurt Angle, Test & Albert
WWF World Champion the Rock defeated Triple H
Crash Holly defeated Gangrel
X-Pac & Road Dogg defeated the Dudley Boyz
WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian defeated Too Cool and Matt & Jeff Hardy in an elimination match
Rikishi defeated WWF IC Champion Val Venis via disqualification
WWF @ San Jose, CA – Arena – July 10, 2000
Jakked:
D-Lo Brown & Chaz defeated Sho Funaki & Taka Michinoku
Crash Holly pinned Essa Rios
The Godfather pinned Headbanger Thrasher
The Dudley Boyz defeated the Mean Street Posse
Raw is War – included an opening segment in which Chris Benoit and Shane McMahon challenged the Rock; after the Rock made an appearance and then left backstage, Benoit and Shane were jumped from behind by Eddie Guerrero and Chyna before they were able to escape ringside; featured Kurt Angle trying to reconcile things between he and the Undertaker by offering Taker a red, white, and blue motor scooter; moments later, after scaring Angle backstage, Taker threw the scooter off the stage; included Stephanie McMahon trying to set a trap for Chris Jericho by calling him out to the ring but Jericho saw through the trick, upsetting Triple H, X-Pac, and the Road Dogg who were laying in wait to attack:
Test & Albert (w/ Trish Stratus) defeated Too Cool and Matt & Jeff Hardy at 7:14 in an elimination match; Test pinned Jeff after Albert hit the Baldo Bomb behind the referee�s back; Test pinned Scotty 2 Hotty with the flying elbowdrop after Tazz interfered and applied the Tazzmission on Scotty
Chris Jericho pinned the Road Dogg at 5:15 with the Lionsault after Road Dogg failed a moonsault; pre-match stipulations stated that had Triple H or DX interfered in the bout, then Triple H would have lost his match with Jericho at Fully Loaded
Rikishi defeated Kane and WWF IC Champion Val Venis via disqualification at 5:42 when Venis hit Rikishi with the title belt; the IC title was on the line; after the bout, Kane hit the chokeslam on Venis (Val’s first match with the crewcut)
WWF Tag Team Champion Edge (w/ Christian) pinned Bradshaw (w/ Farooq) at 3:01 after hitting him with the time keeper’s bell
Trish Stratus fought Lita to a no contest in a streetfight at 1:34 when Steven Richards came out to cover up Trish after she was stripped down
Triple H fought X-Pac to a no contest at 3:59 when Chris Jericho came ringside to take advantage of the situation – not realizing it was a set up, with Road Dogg coming down moments later, a sledgehammer in hand; Triple H, X-Pac, and the Road Dogg then triple teamed Jericho, hitting the Pedigree, the X-Factor, and using the sledgehammer to force Jericho to bleed from the mouth
WWF World Champion the Rock defeated Chris Benoit (w/ Shane McMahon) via disqualification in a non-title match at 4:56; Benoit originally won the match after locking the Crippler Crossface on the champion and having Shane reveal that he was wearing a referee’s shirt and then calling for the bell even though there was no tap out; however, moments later, Earl Hebner – the official for the match – gave the match to the Rock via a disqualification for Shane’s interference; had Benoit won the match, he would have earned a world title shot at Fully Loaded
WWF @ Oakland, CA – July 11, 2000
The Mean Street Posse defeated the Dupps
Scott Vick & Joe E. Legend defeated Damien & Sadist
Sunday Night Heat:
Edge & Christian defeated the Dudley Boyz
The Godfather defeated Bull Buchanon via disqualification
D-Lo Brown & Chaz defeated Sho Funaki & Taka Michinoku
Perry Saturn pinned Essa Rios
Bradshaw pinned Gangrel
Smackdown!:
Too Cool & Rikishi defeated WWF IC Champion Val Venis, Test, & Albert
X-Pac & the Road Dogg defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy
Eddie Guerrero & Chyna defeated Chris Benoit via disqualification in a handicap match
Farooq pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Christian
Kane pinned Kurt Angle
WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman pinned Crash Holly
Triple H pinned the Undertaker in a No DQ match after Kurt Angle interfered
WWF @ Kansas City, MO – July 15, 2000
The Godfather defeated Gangrel
Test & Albert defeated the Acolytes
Kane defeated Bull Buchanon
WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian defeated the Dudley Boyz
The Undertaker defeated Kurt Angle via count-out
WWF European Champion Eddie Guerrero defeated the Big Bossman
WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman defeated Crash Holly
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated X-Pac & Road Dogg
Chris Jericho defeated Chris Benoit via disqualification
Rikishi defeated WWF IC Champion Val Venis via disqualification
WWF @ Trenton, NJ – July 16, 2000
The Godfather defeated the Brooklyn Brawler
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko defeated Crash Holly
Jerry Lawler defeated Steven Richards
The Dudley Boyz defeated Test & Albert
Tazz defeated Headbanger Thrasher
Craz defeated Grandmaster Sexay
Chris Jericho defeated Chris Benoit via disqualification
Rikishi defeated WWF IC Champion Val Venis via disqualification
WWF @ Wilkes-Barre, PA – July 16, 2000
Bull Buchanon defeated Al Snow
WWF European Champion Eddie Guerrero defeated Perry Saturn
Taka Michinoku & Sho Funaki defeated the Dupps
WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian defeated the Acolytes
The Undertaker defeated Kurt Angle via count-out
Ivory defeated Jackie
WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman defeated Gangrel
WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman defeated Essa Rios
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Road Dogg & X-Pac
Kane defeated the Big Bossman
WWF @ Albany, NY – Pepsi Arena – July 17, 2000
The Dupps defeated Joey Abs & Pete Gas at 8:21 when Bo pinned Pete following a double flapjack
Joe E. Legend pinned Scott Vick at 5:55 with a Flatliner
Jakked:
D-Lo Brown (w/ Chaz) pinned Essa Rios at 5:22 with the Lo Down
Headbanger Thrasher pinned Rodney at 2:51 with a cradle
The Big Bossman pinned Gangrel at 4:17 with the sidewalk slam
Chaz (w/ D-Lo Brown) pinned Crash Holly at 4:49 with a slam after D-Lo interfered
Raw is War:
The Dudley Boyz fought Matt & Jeff Hardy to a no contest at 3:17
X-Pac & the Road Dogg defeated Too Cool at 3:52
Chris Benoit, Edge & Christian defeated WWF World Champion the Rock & the Acolytes at 5:06
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko defeated Chyna via disqualification at 2:33
Rikishi pinned Test at 1:46
The Undertaker & Kane defeated Triple H & Kurt Angle at 5:13
WWF @ Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum – July 18, 2000
The Mean Street Posse defeated the Dupps
Just Joe pinned Scott Vick
Pete Gas pinned Headbanger Thrasher
Smackdown! – 7/21/00:
WWF European Champion Eddie Guerrero (w/ Chyna) defeated Dean Malenko and Perry Saturn (w/ Terri) by pinning Saturn with an inside cradle after Saturn leap frogged over Malenko; Saturn attacked the champion and Chyna after the match
Kane defeated Kurt Angle via disqualification after Angle shoved the referee and repeatedly hit Kane’s leg with a chair
WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman pinned Al Snow after Tazz interfered and choked Snow out
Rikishi, Matt & Jeff Hardy (w/ Lita) defeated Test, Albert, & Val Venis (w/ Trish Stratus) after Jeff hit the Swanton on Test; Test, Albert, and Trish attacked the Hardys and Lita after the match; Val and Rikishi battled their way backstage late in the contest
Bull Buchanon (w/ Steven Richards) pinned the Godfather with the scissors kick after Richards interfered and hit the Steven Kick
The Big Bossman defeated the Undertaker via count-out when Taker began chasing Kurt Angle around the arena after Angle poured a liquid over Taker’s motorcycle; Angle knocked Taker out with a wrench backstage but ran off when Kane appeared
Triple H (w/ Stephanie McMahon) & Chris Benoit (w/ Shane McMahon) defeated WWF World Champion the Rock & Chris Jericho via disqualification when the Rock hit the referee; after the match, Rock and Jericho applied the Crippler Crossface and the Walls of Jericho on their respective rivals
Sunday Night Heat – 7/23/00 – live portions of the show included talent arriving to Reunion Arena for Fully Loaded as well as backstage interviews:
Taka Michinoku pinned Essa Rios with the Michinoku Driver at 2:01 after avoiding a jump kick
WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman pinned Sho Funaki after after hitting the challenger over the head with a kendo stick at 4:38
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko pinned Crash Holly with a modified fisherman’s suplex into a cradle at 2:43
The Dudley Boyz defeated D-Lo Brown & Chaz at 5:15 when D-Von pinned D-Lo after hitting the 3D; after the bout, the Dudleyz attempted to put D-Lo through a table but Chaz made the save by knocking out both Bubba Ray & D-Von following shots over the head using the time keeper’s bell
Grandmaster Sexay (w/ Scotty 2 Hotty) pinned the Road Dogg (w/ X-Pac) when Scotty interfered and rolled his partner on top of Road Dogg behind the referee’s back (shown exclusively on the international broadcast)
Fully Loaded 00 – Dallas, TX – Reunion Arena – July 23, 2000 (16,504)
Pay-per-view bouts – featured Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler on commentary:
Lita, Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Test, Albert, & Trish Stratus at 13:12 when Lita pinned Trish with a moonsault; Matt & Jeff fought off Test & Albert after the match, although they sustained a beating in the process (Lita: It Just Feels Right)
Tazz defeated Al Snow at 5:21 by reversing a waist lock into the Tazzmission
Perry Saturn (w/ Terri) pinned WWF European Champion Eddie Guerrero (w/ Chyna) at 8:10 with a flying elbowsmash to win the title after Terri hit a low blow on the champion outside the ring; Chyna ran Terri backstage early in the bout but she returned in the final moments of the match
The Acolytes defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian via disqualification at 5:32 when Edge hit Farooq with one of the title belts as Farooq had Christian pinned with the Dominator
WWF IC Champion Val Venis (w/ Trish Stratus) pinned Rikishi in a steel cage match at 14:11 after Tazz interfered and hit the challenger with a video camera as Rikishi attempted to leave through the door after hitting a splash off the top of the cage onto the champion; Lita ran off Trish Stratus moments earlier (The Atittude Era)
The Undertaker pinned Kurt Angle at 7:37 with a chokeslam and the powerbomb
Triple H (w/ Stephanie McMahon) defeated Chris Jericho in a Last Man Standing Match at 23: 13 following a back suplex through the commentary table (Most Memorable Matches of 2000)
WWF World Champion the Rock pinned Chris Benoit (w/ Shane McMahon) at 22:09 by reversing an attempt at the Crippler Crossface and hitting the Rock Bottom; Benoit won the match via disqualification moments earlier and, due to prematch stipulations stating that the title could change hands on a DQ, won the championship after referee Earl Hebner was attacked from behind by Shane; Mick Foley came out following the initial decision, stated that no disqualification had taken place, and ordered the match to continue (Most Memorable Matches of 2000)
WWF @ Austin, TX – Frank Erwin Center – July 24, 2000
The Dupps defeated the Mean Street Posse
Just Joe pinned Joey Abs
Jakked:
The Big Bossman pinned Mideon at 2:16 with the sidewalk slam
Al Snow defeated Gangrel via submission with the dragon sleeper at 3:42
D-Lo Brown & Chaz defeated Taka Michinoku & Sho Funaki at 4:59 when Taka was pinned following the superplex / frog splash combo
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko pinned Essa Rios by reversing a roll up at 4:30
Raw is War – included Chris Jericho cutting a promo on the previous night’s Last Man Standing match, with Triple H appearing on the Titantron to respond; moments later, Jericho went backstage to find Triple H – since Triple H refused to come to the ring – and the two battled in the locker room:
WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman pinned the Road Dogg (w/ X-Pac) at 5:29 after kicking a chair into the challenger’s head; after the bout, X-Pac challenged Blackman to a match on Smackdown!
The Big Show & Lita defeated Shane & WWF Women’s Champion Stephanie McMahon via disqualification at the 55-second mark when Trish Stratus interfered and pushed Lita off the top; after the bout, Trish and Stephanie double teamed Lita with a leather strap; had Chris Benoit or Triple H interfered on behalf of the McMahons, all four would be fired by Commissioner Mick Foley
Bull Buchanon (w/ Steven Richards) pinned the Godfather at 4:40 with the legdrop off the top after Richards interfered and hit Godfather with a chair; due to pre-match stipulations, the Godfather was forced to give up pimping forever; had Godfather won the match, Richards would have been forced to stop censoring the WWF
The Undertaker fought Kurt Angle to a no contest at 1:47 when the Big Show chased Shane McMahon out of the crowd and into the ring; moments later, the Undertaker went to chokeslam Shane but let Show have him; Show then attacked Taker from behind and joined Angle and Shane in triple teaming him; moments later, during a backstage interview with the Undertaker, all three attacked him again, focusing on the knee
Tazz defeated Scotty 2 Hotty via submission with the Tazzmission at 2:08; after the bout, Rikishi came to the ring and attacked Tazz
WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian defeated the Dudley Boyz and Matt & Jeff Hardy at 4:13 when Christian scored the pin
Trish Stratus pinned Lita in a strap match at 1:47 after WWF Women’s Champion Stephanie McMahon interfered while the referee was knocked out and hit Lita in the face with the title belt (Lita: It Just Feels Right)
WWF World Champion the Rock & Kane fought Chris Benoit & Kurt Angle to a no contest at 8:45 when all four men fought up the rampway, with Shane McMahon and the Big Show coming out to gang up on Rock and Kane
WWF @ San Antonio, TX – Freeman Coliseum – July 25, 2000 (sell out)
The Dupps defeated Chris Class & Lee Charles following the Doomsday Device on Charles
Just Joe pinned Kevin Killman with the Flatliner
Sunday Night Heat – included a video feature of Steven Richards’ recent censoring as well as the Godfather’s transformation into the Goodfather:
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko pinned Scotty 2 Hotty at 5:45 with a roll up and putting his feet on the ropes after avoiding a suplex into the ring
The Big Bossman pinned Al Snow at 2:38 after hitting him in the face with the nightstick as Snow attempted a sunset flip while the referee was busy putting Head out of the ring
Rikishi defeated Test (w/ Trish Stratus & Albert) via disqualification at 2:00 when Albert interfered as Rikishi attempted the Stink Face; after the bout, Too Cool ran out and made the save
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Sho Funaki (w/ Taka Michinoku) via submission with the cobra clutch at 3:53 after throwing an interfering Taka out of the ring; Slaughter used “Stars & Stripes Forever” as his theme music for the bout
Chyna (w/ Eddie Guerrero) defeated WWF IC Champion Val Venis (w/ Trish Stratus) via disqualification at 3:48 when Perry Saturn interfered and attacked the challenger; after the bout, Guerrero & Chyna hit a flapjack on Saturn before sending him to the floor with a double clothesline
Smackdown! – included an in-ring promo by Mick Foley in which he referenced the Big Show’s heel turn on Raw, saying Show made a fool out of him; he then said that, after talking to the Rock backstage, the Rock said he wanted Shane McMahon, the Big Show, Chris Benoit, and Kurt Angle; Foley then ordered the following matches for later in the night: the Rock vs. Kurt Angle, Trish Stratus & Triple H against Lita & Chris Jericho, and Edge, Christian, & the Big Show vs. the Dudley Boyz & Kane in a tables match; moments later, the Big Show & Shane McMahon came to the ring, with Show cutting a promo saying that making the fans laugh turned him into a joke and his knee injury was ultimately his own fault; he went on to credit Shane and Kurt Angle for trying to help him; featured Triple H trying to teach Trish Stratus some moves in his dressing room to prepare for their mixed tag match later in the night, with Stephanie then walking in as he had Trish in a compromising position and trashing the dressing room in anger; moments later, an angered Triple H left the arena; included an in-ring promo from Steven Richards & Bull Buchanon in which Richards introduced the Goodfather, with the former Godfather coming out to the ring moments later and cutting a promo saying that he had reformed and now realized the harm he had done as the Godfather (the debut of the Goodfather):
WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman pinned X-Pac (w/ the Road Dog) at 5:33 following a kendo stick blow to the head after blocking the Bronko Buster with a steel trash can; the Road Dog did guest commentary for the bout and, afterwards, helped X-Pac in assaulting Blackman with the kendo stick and trash can
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated D-Lo Brown & Chaz at 6:04 when Matt pinned Chaz following the Twist of Fate / Swanton combo; after the bout, D-Lo & Chaz attacked their opponents and hit a superplex / frog splash combo on Jeff
Tazz defeated Grandmaster Sexay via disqualification at 3:45 when Scotty 2 Hotty interfered as Tazz had the Tazzmission applied on Sexay; after the bout, Grandmaster hit the Hip Hop Drop and Scotty followed with the Worm
Kane & the Dudley Boyz defeated the Big Show (w/ Shane McMahon), WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian in a tables match at 4:20 when the Dudleyz put Edge through a table with a 3D; after the bout, the Dudleyz attempted to do the same to Christian but he slid out to the floor; moments later, Show chokeslammed Kane through a table set up in the ring
WWF European Champion Perry Saturn (w/ Terri) pinned Crash Holly at 2:50 with an inside cradle after Terri, who did guest commentary for the bout, grabbed the challenger’s foot; after the bout, Eddie Guerrero and Chyna came out, with Eddie assaulting the champion; as Guerrero was held back by referees, Chyna clotheslined Saturn to the floor
Chris Jericho & Lita defeated Chris Benoit (w/ Shane McMahon) (sub. for Triple H) & Trish Stratus at 3:28 when Jericho pinned Benoit with the Lionsault after Lita dove to the floor onto Trish; later in the show, Benoit attacked Jericho backstage as Jericho was being interviewed by Jonathan Coachman, drove a garage door down on Jericho’s midsection, trapping him, and then slammed a steel chair across Jericho’s head which caused Jericho to spit up blood
Kurt Angle defeated WWF World Champion the Rock via disqualification at 7:39 when the champion brought a steel chair into the ring and assaulted both an interfering Chris Benoit as well as Angle; Benoit and Shane McMahon came out to ringside early in the bout and interfered often throughout the contest; after the match, Rock chased Shane up the ramp with the chair, then returned to the ring to regain possession of the title belt from Angle
WWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – July 29, 2000
Too Cool defeated Taka Michinoku & Sho Funaki
Bull Buchanon defeated Al Snow
The Godfather defeated Crash Holly
The Dudley Boyz defeated D-Lo Brown & Chaz in a tables match
WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman defeated Mideon
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Test & Albert
WWF IC Champion Val Venis defeated Eddie Guerrero via disqualification
WWF World Champion the Rock, Kane, & Rikishi defeated Chris Benoit, Triple H, & Kurt Angle
WWF @ Pensacola, FL – July 30, 2000
Bull Buchanon defeated Al Snow
The Godfather defeated Crash Holly
The Dudley Boyz defeated D-Lo Brown & Chaz and Taka Michinoku & Sho Funaki in a tables match
Kane defeated Chris Benoit
Road Dogg & X-Pac defeated Too Cool
WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman defeated Mideon
Matt & Jeff Hardy & Lita defeated Test & Albert & Trish Stratus
WWF IC Champion Val Venis defeated Eddie Guerrero
Rikishi defeated Tazz
WWF @ Atlanta, GA – Georgia Dome – July 31, 2000 (25,000+)
Taka Michinoku & Sho Funaki defeated the Dupps
Just Joe pinned an unknown
Jakked:
Crash Holly pinned Essa Rios at 4:28 with a bulldog
Too Cool defeated the Mean Street Posse
Test & Albert defeated D-Lo Brown & Chaz
Raw is War – included an opening tribute to the passing of Gordon Solie who died the previous Friday; featured an in-ring promo by Triple H, with a dozen roses in hand, in which he apologized to Stephanie McMahon for the compromising position he was caught in with Trish Stratus on Smackdown!; moments later, Stephanie came out to confront her husband; after Triple H humbly apologized, the two reconciled but were interrupted by Mick Foley, who fined Triple H $5,000 for walking out on his scheduled match on Smackdown! and said if he did it again he would be gone from the company; Foley then made a match for later in the show with Triple H & Stephanie vs. the Rock & Lita; included footage of two of the Godfather’s hos outside the arena and in the lobby trying to gain support for ‘Save the Hos’ (one of the two was Victoria); featured Triple H trying to teach Stephanie a few moves backstage in which she angrily stormed off and left the arena when Triple H accidentally called her ‘Trish’; included live footage of Michael Cole and Linda McMahon at the Republical National Convention in Philadelphia to promote the Smackdown! Your Vote campaign; featured WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko at WWF New York:
X-Pac & the Road Dogg defeated Al Snow & WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman in a hardcore match at 6:15 when X-Pac pinned Blackman with the X-Factor onto a steel chair after Snow accidentally hit his partner in the back of the head with a trash can lid
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian via disqualification at 4:36 when Christian pulled referee Jack Doan out of the ring and punched him after Jeff hit the Swanton on Edge and made the cover; prior to the bout, the champions did a 5-second pose to portray the Atlanta Braves as the New York Yankees’ bitch; after the bout, the champions attacked the Hardy Boyz, with Jeff sustaining a double chairshot to the head; later in the show, Matt Hardy interrupted a backstage interview with Edge & Christian and attacked both champions for their attack on his brother (the debut of the Con-Chair-Two)
Chris Benoit (w/ Shane McMahon) & Kurt Angle defeated the Dudley Boyz at 7:20 when Benoit pinned Bubba Ray after the Big Show interfered and hit the chokeslam on Bubba; during Angle’s entrance, Lilian Garcia accidentally announced him as being from “Pittsburgh, Philadelphia”
The Acolytes defeated Bull Buchanon & the Goodfather (w/ Steven Richards) at 1:28 when Farooq pinned Buchanon by catching him coming off the top and hitting a powerslam; prior to the impromptu match, the Right to Censor cut an in-ring promo, during which the two hos were shown in the crowd with their signs; after they jumped over the barrier, Steven Richards had security hold them back; at the same time, a fan jumped into the ring but was quickly pulled out by security; moments later, after Richards made an open challenge, the Acolytes came out to accept; after the bout, the APA were beaten down by all three members of the RTC
Rikishi pinned Tazz at 3:33 by reversing the Tazzmission into a Samoan Drop; after the bout, Too Cool came out to celebrate and dance with Rikishi
Eddie Guerrero & Chyna defeated WWF European Champion Perry Saturn & WWF IC Champion Val Venis at 3:33 when Guerrero pinned Saturn by reversing a tilt-a-whirl slam into a hurricanrana
Kane fought the Big Show (w/ Shane McMahon) to a no contest when both men began brawling on the floor before the bout began, with Kane eventually being beaten down by Show, Shane, Chris Benoit, and Kurt Angle until the Dudley Boyz ran out to help clear the ring
WWF World Champion the Rock & Lita defeated Triple H & Trish Stratus (sub. for WWF Women’s Champion Stephanie McMahon) at 6:06 when Lita pinned Trish with a moonsault; after the bout, Rock hit Triple H over the head with a steel chair so that he fell on top of Trish in a 69 position
WWF @ Birmingham, AL – Jefferson County Civic Center – August 1, 2000 (sell out)
Sunday Night Heat – included backstage footage of Mick Foley and Edge putting Christian through training so that he could lose one pound and qualify for his Light Heavyweight title shot against Dean Malenko; featured an in-ring promo by Steven Richards, Bull Buchanon, & the Goodfather regarding the vulgarity and violence in the WWF; included footage of Linda McMahon and the Rock at the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia to promote the Smackdown Your Vote campaign:
Crash Holly defeated the Big Bossman via disqualification at 3:26 after Bossman hit Crash in the face with his nightstick
Test & Albert (w/ Trish Stratus) defeated D-Lo & Chaz when Albert pinned D-Lo with the Baldo Bomb at 5:32
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Christian (w/ WWF Tag Team Champion Edge) with an inside cradle at 2:02; after the bout, Christian hit Malenko in the back with a steel chair as the champion was fighting off an interfering Edge
Tazz defeated Eddie Guerrero via submission with the Tazzmission at 2:51 after Val Venis interfered behind the referee’s back and dropped Guerrero face-first against the top turnbuckle; moments earlier, Trish Stratus came ringside and was quickly chased backstage by Chyna, allowing Venis his opportunity
Smackdown!:
X-Pac (w/ the Road Dogg) pinned Scotty 2 Hotty (w/ Grandmaster Sexay) with a low blow and the X-Factor at 4:11
Eddie Guerrero (w/ Chyna) & Rikishi defeated WWF IC Champion Val Venis (w/ Trish Stratus) & Tazz when Guerrero pinned Val with the frog splash
Matt Hardy defeated WWF Tag Team Champion Edge (w/ Christian) via disqualification when Christian interfered; Jeff Hardy and Lita came down afterwards and got involved in a brawl which included the use of a ladder and steel chairs
Chris Benoit & the Big Show defeated WWF World Champion the Rock & Kane when Benoit pinned the Rock with the diving headbutt after Shane McMahon interfered and hit the champion with a chair; the Big Show chokeslammed Kane through a portion of the stage after the match, with Kane being stretchered out afterwards
WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman pinned Perry Saturn (w/ Terri) after Al Snow interfered and hit Saturn with Head
The Goodfather & Bull Buchanon (w/ Steven Richards) defeated the Acolytes after using a 2X4 as a weapon on Farooq and Buchanon hitting the scissors kick
The Road Dogg (w/ X-Pac) pinned Grandmaster Sexay (w/ Scotty 2 Hotty) after X-Pac interfered and hit a spin kick; Rikishi made the save after the match
Triple H, Kurt Angle, & WWF Women’s Champion Stephanie McMahon defeated the Dudley Boyz & Lita in a No DQ match when Stephanie pinned Lita after Triple H hit the Pedigree on Lita
WWF @ Cleveland, OH – Gund Arena – August 5, 2000
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko defeated Crash Holly
WWF European Champion Perry Saturn defeated Eddie Guerrero
The Dudley Boyz defeated D-Lo Brown & Chaz in a tables match
WWF IC Champion Val Venis defeated Al Snow
X-Pac defeated Scotty 2 Hotty
WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman defeated the Big Bossman
Matt & Jeff Hardy & Lita defeated Test & Albert & Trish Stratus
WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian defeated the Acolytes
Kane defeated Chris Benoit
WWF World Champion the Rock defeated Triple H
WWF @ Washington DC – MCI Center – August 6, 2000
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko defeated Crash Holly with the Texas CloverLeaf
WWF European Champion Perry Saturn defeated Eddie Guerrero via disqualification (unsure why – either Guerrero / referee collision or Chyna’s interference)
The Dudley Boyz defeated D-Lo Brown & Chaz in a tables match at 12:36
WWF IC Champion Val Venis pinned Al Snow with the Money Shot at 7:04
Scotty 2 Hotty (w/ Grandmaster Sexay) pinned X-Pac with the Worm at 5:59 after Grandmaster pushed X-Pac’s leg off the ropes during the cover
Rikishi pinned Tazz at 5:34 with the Bonzai Drop
WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman pinned the Big Bossman at 7:35 following a kick
WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy, Test & Albert, and the Acolytes in an elimination match; Jeff pinned Farooq with the Swanton; Matt pinned Test with the Twist of Fate; Matt is pinned following a double team by the champions
Kane defeated Chris Benoit via disqualification at 7:20 when Kurt Angle and the Big Show attacked Kane
WWF World Champion the Rock pinned Triple H at 15:34 in a steel cage match with the Rock Bottom
WWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – August 7, 2000
The Dupps defeated Charlie & Russ Haas
The Mean Street Posse defeated Low-Ki & Vince Goodnight (Low-Ki’s MSG debut)
Raw is War:
Rikishi defeated X-Pac via disqualification at 2:57 when Road Dogg interfered and hit a low blow on Rikishi; after the bout, the two double teamed Rikishi
The Dudley Boyz defeated Bull Buchanon & the Goodfather (w/ Steven Richards) via disqualification at 3:24 when Richards prevented a pinfall on Buchanon following the 3D; after the bout, the Goodfather powerbombed one of his former hoes through a table
Too Cool & Chyna (sub. for Eddie Guerrero) defeated Test, Albert, & WWF IC Champion Val Venis (w/ Trish Stratus) at 3:50 when Chyna pinned Venis after Guerrero interfered and hit a frogsplash on the champion; Chyna took over for Guerrero before the bout began after Venis hit a piledriver on the floor
WWF World Champion the Rock pinned Chris Benoit (w/ Shane McMahon) with the Rock Bottom in a No DQ match at 8:12 after Chris Jericho interfered, hit two powerbombs on Benoit onto a steel chair, and chased Shane through the crowd
The Acolytes & Matt Hardy defeated the Big Show (w/ Shane McMahon), WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian via disqualification at 1:38 when Show hit the Acolytes with one of the tag title belts; after the match, the Undertaker made the save and took out Show, Shane, Edge, and Christian
Kurt Angle and Triple H (w/ WWF Women’s Champion Stephanie McMahon) pinned Chris Jericho in a #1 contenders match at 6:46 following a double superplex; after the bout, the Rock – who was doing guest commentary – hit a Rock Bottom on Triple H, Angle, and Stephanie
Jakked – 8/12/00:
The Big Bossman pinned Taka Michinoku with the sidewalk slam at 3:29
WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman pinned Mideon at 3:36 after kicking a trash can into the challenger’s chest
D-Lo Brown & Chaz defeated Gangrel & Crash Holly at 3:21 when D-Lo pinned Crash with the frog splash after the Big Bossman interfered
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko defeated Essa Rios via submission with the Texas Cloverleaf at 4:21
WWF @ East Rutherford, NJ – Continental Airlines Arena – August 8, 2000 (17,891; sell out)
Sunday Night Heat:
The Road Dogg & X-Pac defeated D-Lo Brown & Chaz when X-Pac pinned D-Lo with the X-Factor
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko pinned Just Joe
Matt & Jeff Hardy (w/ Lita) defeated Bull Buchanon & the Goodfather (w/ Steven Richards) when Jeff made the pin following the Swanton
Smackdown! – included an in-ring segment with Commissioner Mick Foley to begin the show in which he addressed who, between Triple H and Kurt Angle, should be the #1 contender; moments later, Kurt Angle, with Shane McMahon, came out to tell Foley why he should be #1 contender; Triple H, with WWF Women’s Champion Stephanie McMahon, soon followed and did the same; eventually Foley announced that it would be Kurt Angle vs. Triple H vs. WWF World Champion the Rock at Summer Slam and that later in the night it would be Angle & Triple H vs. the Undertaker & the Rock; featured a backstage segment with the stars of “Highlander: Endgame” – Christopher Lambert, Adrian Paul, and Lisa Barbuscia – in which they came to say hi to Edge, who was also featured in the film, but were more excited to meet Gangrel than to hear Edge & Christian tell the story about winning the tag team titles at WrestleMania; included a trailer for “Highlander: Endgame”; featured Chris Jericho confronting Mick Foley backstage regarding wanting a match with Chris Benoit, with Foley saying he could have him at Summer Slam; included Jonathan Coachman conducting an interview with Victoria, one of the Godfather’s hos who was put through a table by RTC on Monday and hospitalized, with Victoria saying she planned to sue Steven Richards for his actions:
Chris Benoit (w/ Shane McMahon) & WWF IC Champion Val Venis (w/ Trish Stratus) defeated Chris Jericho & Eddie Guerrero (w/ Chyna) at 3:37 when Benoit pinned Guerrero with the diving headbutt as Guerrero had Venis, the illegal man, covered following the frog splash; after the bout, Jericho briefly put Shane in the Walls of Jericho before eventually being locked in the Crippler Crossface by Benoit; moments later, Albert came ringside, caught Guerrero in a plancha to the floor, and rammed him into the steel ring post; Benoit broke the hold when referees swarmed the ring but briefly reapplied it before leaving the ring
Rikishi pinned X-Pac with the Bonzai Drop at around 3:45 after blocking a sunset flip out of the corner and hitting a sit-down splash
WWF European Champion Perry Saturn & Terri Runnels defeated Al Snow & the Kat at 2:46 when Saturn pinned Snow with a northern lights suplex after Kat hit Snow with Head; after the bout, Kat tackled Terri to the mat, with the two fighting with each other until Saturn pulled Kat off and Snow sent Saturn to the floor
The Dudley Boyz defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian via disqualification at 4:29 when Edge hit Bubba Ray in the back with a steel chair as D-Von went to pull a table out from underneath the ring; prior to the bout, the champions were given good luck by Christopher Lambert, Adrian Paul, and Lisa Barbuscia who sat ringside; after the bout, the Hardy Boyz threw the champions back inside the ring, with Edge then being crushed in-between two ladders by the Hardyz and sustaining a double aerial attack while Christian was put through a table via a Bubba Ray powerbomb off the top
Tazz fought Crash Holly to a no contest when, before the bout began, Jerry Lawler attacked Tazz from behind and the two fought in and outside the ring until they could be broken apart by officials; prior to Holly’s entrance, Tazz argued with Lawler at the commentary table and ended up hitting him across the head with a metal water pitcher and busting him open
Bull Buchanon & the Goodfather (w/ Steven Richards) defeated Too Cool when Buchanon pinned Scotty 2 Hotty scissors kick off the top after Goodfather landed a kick to the midsection; Steven Richards did guest commentary for the bout
WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman pinned Albert (w/ Trish Stratus) at 3:18 following a kendo stick blow to the head, from the ring apron to the floor; prior to the bout, Lawler returned ringside with his head bandaged; after the bout, Val Venis hit Blackman in the back with the kendo stick, with Albert then hitting the Baldo Bomb
WWF World Champion the Rock & the Undertaker defeated Triple H & Kurt Angle at 7:32 when Taker pinned Angle with the powerbomb moments after Triple H walked out of the match; early in the bout, WWF Women’s Champion Stephanie McMahon came ringside to be in the corner of Triple H & Angle; after the bout, Rock attempted to hit the Rock Bottom on Stephanie but Triple H returned to the ring and made the save but eventually sustained a chokeslam from Taker and the People’s Elbow from Rock
WWF @ Detroit, MI – Joe Louis Arena – August 12, 2000
WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman defeated the Big Bossman
The Godfather & Bull Buchanon defeated the Acolytes
Matt & Jeff Hardy & Lita defeated Test & Albert & Trish Stratus
WWF IC Champion Val Venis defeated Eddie Guerrero
Kurt Angle defeated Triple H via disqualification
Rikishi defeated Mideon
WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian defeated the Dudley Boyz and D-Lo Brown & Chaz
The Road Dogg & X-Pac defeated Too Cool
The Undertaker & Kane defeated Chris Benoit & the Big Show in a streetfight
WWF @ Springfield, MA – Civic Center – August 13, 2000
D-Lo Brown & Chaz defeated Taka Michinoku & Sho Funaki
Ivory defeated Jackie
Crash Holly defeated Essa Rios
Rikishi defeated Tazz
Matt & Jeff Hardy & Lita defeated Test & Albert & Trish Stratus
WWF IC Champion Val Venis defeated Al Snow
The Undertaker & Kane defeated Kurt Angle & Albert
WWF @ New Haven, CT – August 13, 2000
Gangrel defeated Just Joe
The Dupps defeated Rodney & Pete Gas
WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman defeated the Big Bossman
Road Dogg & X-Pac defeated the Dudley Boyz
Jerry Lawler defeated the Brooklyn Brawler
Mideon defeated Joey Abs
WWF European Champion Perry Saturn defeated Eddie Guerrero
The Goodfather & Bull Buchanon defeated the Acolytes
Chris Jericho defeated Chris Benoit
WWF @ Providence, RI – Civic Center – August 14, 2000
The Dupps defeated Charlie & Russ Haas
Mideon pinned Joey Abs
Jakked:
The Big Bossman pinned Jay Gilette at 3:04 with the sidewalk slam
Gangrel pinned Bob Evans with the Imapler at 3:35
D-Lo Brown & Chaz defeated Rodney & Pete Gas at 5:51 when D-Lo pinned Gas with the Lo Down
WWF European Champion Perry Saturn (w/ Terri) pinned WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko at 4:53 with a northern lights suplex; only the European title was at stake
Raw is War:
Test & Albert (w/ Trish Stratus) defeated Eddie Guerrero (w/ Chyna) & WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman at 2:35 after Albert hit Blackman with his own kendo stick
The Goodfather & Bull Buchanon (w/ Steven Richards) defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy and Lita at 5:00 when the Goodfather pinned Lita with a shoulder breaker after Richards hit the Steven Kick on the floor; after the match, Edge & Christian beat up the Hardyz and Lita with a ladder and steel chair
The Undertaker defeated Chris Benoit (w/ Shane McMahon) via disqualification at 2:54 when Shane interfered with a chair; Kane made the save after the match only to attack the Undertaker, chokeslam him through the canvas, and drive off on his bike
Tazz defeated Crash Holly via submission with the Tazzmission at 1:10; Jerry Lawler and Tazz had to be held apart after the match
X-Pac & the Road Dogg defeated Rikishi in a handicap match at 3:41 after X-Pac hit a spin wheel kick; Too Cool made the save after the match
Chris Jericho defeated WWF IC Champion Val Venis (w/ Trish Stratus) via disqualification at 3:56 when Chris Benoit interfered; Benoit applied the Crippler Crossface to Jericho after the match
WWF World Champion the Rock & the Dudley Boyz fought Triple H, Kurt Angle, & Shane McMahon to a no contest at 5:35 when the referee was knocked out, Edge & Christian interfered, and the Rock was triple teamed by his opponents
WWF @ Worcester, MA – Centrum – August 15, 2000
Sunday Night Heat – featured a promo by Chris Jericho on the stage regarding his Best 2 out of 3 falls match with Chris Benoit at Summer Slam; included the announcement that the Kat would face Terri in a Stinkface match at Summer Slam and the Undertaker would face Kane:
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko defeated Essa Rios via submission with the Texas Cloverleaf
D-Lo Brown & Chaz defeated Al Snow & Just Joe at 4:00 when D-Lo pinned Snow following the superplex / frog splash combo after Perry Saturn came out and caused Snow to crotch himself on the top rope
Bull Buchanon & the Goodfather (w/ Steven Richards) defeated Test & Albert (w/ Trish Stratus) at 4:30 when Buchanon pinned Albert after Richards interfered and hit a superkick on Albert as Buchanon was hoisted in a gorilla press slam; during the opening moments of the match, Richards grabbed Trish and dragged her backstage before returning ringside himself
Kurt Angle pinned Matt Hardy (w/ Lita) at 5:50 with the Olympic Slam after hitting Hardy in the face with Stephanie McMahon’s women’s title belt, moments after Stephanie came ringside and began assaulting Lita
Smackdown! – included an opening in-ring segment with Shane McMahon, WWF Women’s Champion Stephanie McMahon, Triple H, and Kurt Angle in which Angle and Triple H reluctantly apologized to each other for their past differences; moments later, Mick Foley came out and showed a clip from Raw in which Angle kissed Stephanie on the cheek, hoping to create further tension between Angle and Triple H; he then said that one of the four would face the Rock in a non-title match later in the show and it was up to them to decide which one; later in the show, Shane told Triple H and Angle that he would take the match so as not to allow even more of a wedge to be driven between them; Stephanie McMahon later said she wanted the match; it was finally decided that Triple H would get the match; featured an in-ring promo from the Right to Censor; included footage of Linda McMahon, the Rock, and Chyna at the Democratic National Convention; featured Tazz attacking Jerry Lawler from behind and applying the Tazzmission as Lawler sat at the commentary table talking about facing Tazz at Summer Slam:
WWF European Champion Perry Saturn & Terri defeated Rikishi & the Kat at 2:01 when Terri pinned Kat after Kat sustained a clothesline from Saturn; after the bout, Rikishi dropped Saturn with the Rikishi Driver and gave the Stinkface to Terri
WWF IC Champion Val Venis (w/ Trish Stratus) pinned Eddie Guerrero (w/ Chyna) at 3:25 with a roll up after Trish hit Chyna in the back of the head with a water pitcher, shattering it; later in the show, Foley granted Chyna a shot against Trish Stratus at Summer Slam in a tag team match – Chyna & Guerrero against Venis & Trish
The Acolytes & Crash Holly defeated Sho Funaki, Taka Michinoku, & the Big Bossman at 2:35 when Crash pinned Michinoku after Bradshaw threw his partner onto Taka, moments after Taka sustained a powerbomb and the Dominator from Farooq; mid-way through the bout, Bossman walked out on the match
WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman pinned Chris Benoit (w/ Shane McMahon) at 4:53 when Chris Jericho, who did guest commentary for the bout, interfered and hit the challenger over the head with a steel chair as Benoit had a STF applied on Blackman; prior to the bout, it was announced that the Jericho / Benoit match at Summer Slam would be a Best 2 out of 3 falls bout; after the match, Benoit twice applied the Crippler Crossface on Blackman until referees were able to pull him away
WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian defeated D-Von Dudley (w/ Bubba Ray Dudley) & Jeff Hardy (w/ Lita & Matt Hardy) in a non-title match at 2:00 when Edge pinned D-Von after Hardy accidentally hit the Swanton on his own partner; after the bout, the Hardy Boyz and Dudley Boyz battled in the ring as Edge & Christian watched on from the stage; the four continued to fight until the ring became filled by referees and officials
Too Cool fought X-Pac & the Road Dogg to a no contest at around the 1:30 mark when, as X-Pac and the Road Dogg prepared to fight each other, Kane came out, hit chokeslams on both members of DX, and cut a promo on the Undertaker; moments later, Taker walked to the ring, past several referees, and confronted Kane, with Kane eventually landing a sucker punch and kicking Taker out to the floor; on the floor, Kane hit Taker over the head and back with a steel chair, busting him open, before leaving ringside
Triple H pinned WWF World Champion the Rock in a non-title match at 7:28 with the Pedigree following a low blow from Triple H and a chair shot from an interfering Kurt Angle; prior to the bout, Mick Foley came out and said that no McMahons would be allowed at ringside, then stated that on Monday WWF Women’s Champion Stephanie McMahon would defend against Lita while Shane McMahon would face Steve Blackman in a hardcore title match; after the bout, Triple H and Angle shook hands on the stage and celebrated
– 8/18/00: Former WWWF Tag Team Champion Tony Parisi passed away at the age of 58.
WWF @ Greenville, SC – Bi-Lo Center – August 19, 2000
WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman defeated the Big Bossman
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko defeated Crash Holly
The Goodfather & Bull Buchanon defeated the Acolytes
WWF IC Champion Val Venis defeated Chris Jericho
The Undertaker defeated Chris Benoit; the match was advertised as Taker & Kane vs. Benoit & Big Show
Rikishi defeated Tazz
Al Snow defeated Mideon
Matt & Jeff Hardy & Lita defeated Test & Albert & Trish Stratus
WWF World Champion the Rock defeated Kurt Angle
WWF @ Mobile, AL – August 20, 2000
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko defeated Crash Holly
Al Snow defeated Mideon
WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian defeated Too Cool and D-Lo Brown & Chaz
WWF World Champion the Rock defeated Kurt Angle
Just Joe defeated the Brooklyn Brawler
The Goodfather & Bull Buchanon defeated the Acolytes
Road Dogg & X-Pac defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy
WWF IC Champion Val Venis defeated Rikishi via disqualification
WWF @ Baton Rouge, LA – August 20, 2000
Gangrel pinned Essa Rios
Taka Michinoku & Sho Funaki defeated the Dupps
Jackie pinned Ivory
WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman pinned the Big Bossman
The Undertaker pinned Triple H
WWF European Champion Perry Saturn pinned Eddie Guerrero
Chris Benoit pinned Chris Jericho
The Dudley Boyz defeated Test & Albert in a tables match
WWF @ Lafayette, LA – CajunDome – August 21, 2000
The Mean Street Posse defeated the Dupps
Bobby Dall pinned Joey Slick
Jakked:
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko defeated Chad Cheetum via submission with the Texas Cloverleaf at 2:13
Taka Michinoku & Sho Funaki defeated Essa Rios & Kerry Rockford at 5:02 when Taka pinned Rockwood with the Michinoku Driver
Just Joe pinned Gangrel at 4:01
D-Lo Brown & Chaz defeated the Big Bossman & Mideon at 5:15 when D-Lo pinned Mideon with the Lo Down
Raw is War:
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated the Dudley Boyz at 4:37 after Edge & Christian, who were doing color commentary, interfered and Christian hit Bubba Ray with a chair with Jeff scoring the pin
WWF IC Champion Val Venis & Trish Stratus defeated Crash Holly & Ivory at 2:34 when Trish pinned Ivory following a powerbomb from Val; after the match, Eddie Guerrero saved Chyna from a 2-on-1 beating by Trish and Val
Rikishi defeated Kane via disqualification at 1:13 after a chair shot; after the match, Too Cool attempted to make the save but were beaten down by the RTC
Triple H & Kurt Angle defeated the Acolytes at 5:36 when Triple H pinned Farooq with the Pedigree; after the match, Triple H left ringside – allowing the Acolytes to double team Angle
Chris Jericho defeated WWF European Champion Perry Saturn via disqualification at 1:56 when Chris Benoit made the save for the champion; after the bout, Benoit and Jericho fought to the back
Shane McMahon pinned WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman to win the title at 4:19 by hitting him with a kendo stick after outside interference from Test, Albert, Edge, and Christian
WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian fought X-Pac & the Road Dogg to a no contest at 3:47 when the challengers began arguing over who would get the win as the Dudley Boyz began attacking the champions; after the match, X-Pac accidentally sent Road Dogg through a table the Dudleyz had placed on the floor
Lita pinned WWF Women’s Champion Stephanie McMahon (w/ Kurt Angle & Triple H) to win the title with the moonsault at 5:06 after the special referee the Rock fought off Angle and Triple H and hit the Rock Bottom on Stephanie (Divas in Hedonism
– 8/22/00: Former WWWF Tag Team Champion Prof. Toru Tanaka passed away at the age of 70.
WWF @ New Orleans, LA – August 22, 2000
The first TV taping in New Orleans
Gangrel pinned Mideon
Sunday Night Heat:
Scotty 2 Hotty defeated Bull Buchanon via disqualification
Tazz pinned WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko in a non-title match
The Dudley Boyz defeated D-Lo Brown & Chaz
The Big Bossman pinned Crash Holly
Smackdown!:
Rikishi pinned the Goodfather
Eddie Guerrero, Chyna, & Steve Blackman defeated Test, Albert, & Trish Stratus
The Undertaker defeated X-Pac & the Road Dogg in a handicap match
WWF European Champion Perry Saturn defeated Al Snow via submission
Chris Jericho, Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Chris Benoit, WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian
WWF World Champion the Rock & WWF Women’s Champion Lita defeated Kurt Angle & Stephanie McMahon via disqualification
Pay-per-view bouts – featured Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler on commentary; included JR & Lawler advertising Vinnie’s Steakhouse & Tavern in Raleigh, with the restaurant logo appearing on screen; featured clips from the debut of Radio WWF, held at WWF New York the night before, hosted by Michael Cole & Mick Foley with appearances by Trish Stratus, Too Cool, Chyna, and a phone call from WWF World Champion the Rock:
Steven Richards, Bull Buchanon, & the Goodfather defeated Rikishi, Grandmaster Sexay, & Scotty 2 Hotty (w/ 2 of the Godfather’s former hos, one of which was Victoria) at 5:12 when Richards pinned Scotty with the Steven Kick as Scotty attempted the Worm
X-Pac pinned the Road Dogg at 4:41 with the X-Factor after blocking the pumphandle slam with a low blow; after the bout, X-Pac grabbed the mic and said now that everyone knew who the better man was they should shake hands and make up; Road Dogg responded with a pumphandle slam
Eddie Guerrero & Chyna defeated WWF IC Champion Val Venis & Trish Stratus at 7:13 when Chyna pinned Trish with a gorilla press slam to win the IC title; pre-match stipulations said if Guerrero & Chyna won the match then the person who scored the fall would win the championship
Jerry Lawler pinned Tazz at 4:24 when Jim Ross interfered as referee Teddy Long was knocked down and smashed a glass candy jar over Tazz’ head as Lawler was caught in the Tazzmission
Steve Blackman pinned WWF Hardcore Champion Shane McMahon to win the title at 10:08 with an elbow drop from high above the stage after the champion fell approximately 50 feet to the floor
Chris Benoit defeated Chris Jericho in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 13:21; Benoit won the first fall via submission with the Crippler Crossface at 3:14; Jericho won the second fall via submission with the Walls of Jericho at 8:39; Benoit scored the pinfall with a reversal of a roll up and used the ring ropes for leverage
WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian defeated the Dudley Boyz and Matt & Jeff Hardy in a TLC match at 14:49 after both champions threw a ladder into Matt, who was dangling by the title belts 20 feet in the air; voted Pro Wrestling Illustrated’s Match of the Year (The Hardy Boyz: Leap of Faith, The Ladder Match, Most Memorable Matches of 2000, Allied Powers, The Atittude Era)
The Kat (w/ Al Snow) defeated Terri (w/ Perry Saturn) in a Stink Face match at 3:04 after Kat used Head as a weapon
The Undertaker fought Kane to a no contest at 6:25 when Kane walked out of the match after having his mask torn almost completely off
WWF World Champion the Rock defeated Kurt Angle and Triple H at 20:12 by pinning Triple H with the People’s Elbow after Triple H collided with Stephanie McMahon on the apron and was then hit with a sledgehammer; after the match, Angle carried Stephanie backstage; early in the bout, Angle suffered a legit concussion after Triple H put him through a table (The History of the WWE Heavyweight Championship, The Epic Journey of Dwayne The Rock Johnson)
WWF @ Greensboro, NC – Coliseum – August 28, 2000
The Dupps defeated the Mean Street Posse
Joey Abs pinned Just Joe
Jakked:
Too Cool defeated D-Lo Brown & Chaz via disqualification
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko defeated Crash Holly via submission with the Texas Cloverleaf
X-Pac pinned Essa Rios
The Road Dogg pinned Gangrel
Raw is War:
Chris Jericho & the Acolytes defeated Chris Benoit, Test, & Albert at 5:24
WWF IC Champion Chyna pinned Val Venis at 5:18
Rikishi fought Steven Richards to a no contest
WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman pinned Tazz at 2:38
WWF Women’s Champion Lita pinned Jackie at 3:33
Triple H defeated Eddie Guerrero via disqualification at 3:30
Perry Saturn & Terri defeated Al Snow & the Kat at 4:22
WWF World Champion the Rock pinned Kane at 8:09
WWF @ Fayetteville, NC – August 29, 2000
Rodney & Pete Gas defeated the Dupps
Joey Abs pinned Just Joe
Sunday Night Heat:
The Goodfather pinned Grandmaster Sexay
Test & Albert defeated the Acolytes
WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman pinned Gangrel
Crash Holly pinned the Big Bossman
Smackdown!:
The Road Dogg pinned Bull Buchanon
WWF Women’s Champion Lita, Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Jackie, WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian at 4:00 when Jeff pinned Christian following Matt’s Twist of Fate and the Swanton; after the bout, the Hardyz celebrated with their father, who was shown in attendance (Lita: It Just Feels Right)
Al Snow defeated WWF European Champion Perry Saturn (w/ Terri) to win the title at 5:24 via submission with a dragon sleeper after avoiding the Rings of Saturn
The Undertaker defeated Chris Benoit via disqualification; pre-match stipulations stated the winner would be the #1 contender to the WWF World Title
Chris Jericho pinned Tazz
Sho Funaki & Taka Michinoku defeated the Dudley Boyz
Val Venis pinned Rikishi
Kurt Angle pinned Eddie Guerrero; the bout was to have also involved Triple H
– 9/1/00: Highlander: Endgame, featuring Edge, opens in US theaters.
WWF @ Boston, MA – FleetCenter – September 2, 2000
WWF European Champion Al Snow defeated Perry Saturn
Eddie Guerrero defeated Val Venis
WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian defeated the Dudley Boyz and D-Lo Brown & Chaz
WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman defeated the Big Bossman
The Goodfather & Bull Buchanon defeated Too Cool
Tazz defeated Crash Holly
The Undertaker & Rikishi defeated Kane & Chris Benoit in a streetfight
WWF World Champion the Rock defeated Triple H and Chris Jericho
WWF @ Knoxville, TN – September 3, 2000
WWF European Champion Al Snow defeated Perry Saturn
Eddie Guerrero defeated Val Venis
WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian defeated the Dudley Boyz and D-Lo Brown & Chaz
WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman defeated the Big Bossman
Bull Buchanon & the Goodfather defeated Too Cool
Tazz defeated Crash Holly
The Undertaker & Rikishi defeated Kane & Chris Benoit in a streetfight
WWF World Champion the Rock defeated Triple H and Chris Jericho
Matt & Jeff Hardy and WWF Women’s Champion Lita defeated T&A and Trish Stratus
WWF @ Lexington, KY – Rupp Arena – September 4, 2000
The Dupps defeated the Mean Street Posse
An unknown pinned Mark Antony
Steven Regal defeated Chris Michaels via submission
Jakked:
Scotty 2 Hotty pinned Dean Malenko
D-Lo Brown & Chaz defeated Doug Basham & BJ Payne
Crash Holly pinned Jason Lee
Rikishi pinned Gangrel
Raw is War:
Kane defeated Chris Benoit via disqualification at 3:26 when Benoit used a steel chair; after the match, the Rock hit the Rock Bottom on Kane; the bout was made to determine the #1 contender to the world title
The Dudley Boyz defeated the Acolytes (w/ Sho Funaki & Taka Michinoku) in a tables match at 1:52 when Bubba Ray powerbombed Bradshaw through a table after Kaientai’s interference backfired; after the bout, the Acolytes destroyed Kaientai
Eddie Guerrero defeated WWF IC Champion Chyna and Kurt Angle at 4:03 to win the title by pinning Chyna after Angle hit the champion with the title belt
Triple H pinned Test (w/ Trish Stratus & Albert) with the Pedigree at 2:32; after the match, Triple H hit the Pedigree on Albert
WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman pinned the Big Bossman at 3:02 after Crash Holly interfered backstage and threw hot coffee in the challenger’s face; after the match, the champion fought off an interfering Dean Malenko and Holly, leaving all three men down on the floor before walking off (WWF Hardcore)
Val Venis & the Road Dogg defeated the Goodfather & Bull Buchanon at 2:32 when Road Dogg pinned Goodfather with the pump handle slam; after the match, Bull hit Val with a DDT on the floor and then carried him backstage as Steven Richards looked on
Jerry Lawler & Chris Jericho defeated Tazz & Mideon after 2 seconds when Lawler pinned Tazz with a roll up
WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian defeated WWF World Champion the Rock & the Undertaker at 9:55 when Rock was pinned following the Con-Chair-Two after Chris Benoit and Kane fought with the Undertaker on seperate occassions
WWF @ Louisville, KY – Freedom Hall – September 5, 2000
Ross Sacala pinned Flash Flanagan
Damaja pinned Slick Robby D
Sunday Night Heat – included an in-ring promo by Chris Benoit in which he said he would defeat the Rock to become WWF World Champion; featured comments from several celebrities at the MTV Video Music Awards regarding the Rock and Chyna, both of whom were presenters at the show:
WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman pinned Perry Saturn
Gangrel pinned Crash Holly with an elbow drop after the Big Bossman tripped Crash and held his foot down during the cover; after the bout, Dean Malenko came out to make the save, stealing Bossman’s nightstick in the process
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko pinned the Big Bossman in a non-title match at 3:10 with a roll up after Crash Holly came ringside and hit Bossman in the head with his own nightstick; after the bout, Bossman assaulted both Malenko and Holly with the nightstick, eventually busting Crash’s head open
WWF Women’s Champion Lita, Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated D-Lo Brown, Chaz, & Ivory at 4:17 when Lita pinned Ivory with the Twist of Fate and moonsault
Smackdown!:
X-Pac pinned Chris Jericho
Chris Benoit pinned Rikishi
Triple H defeated Test & Albert in a handicap match
WWF IC Champion Eddie Guerrero (w/ Chyna) pinned the Road Dogg after Chyna reversed the challenger’s inside cradle
Too Cool defeated Bull Buchanon & the Goodfather
The Undertaker pinned Kurt Angle
WWF World Champion the Rock defeated Christian and Kane
WWF @ Seattle, WA – September 9, 2000
The Acolytes defeated the Goodfather & Bull Buchanon
WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman defeated X-Pac
WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian defeated the Dudley Boyz and Too Cool in an elimination match; Too Cool was eliminated first
Triple H pinned Chris Jericho with the Pedigree after X-Pac interfered
D-Lo Brown & Chaz defeated Crash Holly & Dean Malenko
Matt & Jeff Hardy & WWF Women’s Champion Lita defeated Test & Albert & Trish Stratus when Lita pinned Trish
WWF European Champion Al Snow pinned Tazz with a roll up
The Undertaker & Rikishi defeated Chris Benoit & Kane when Taker pinned Benoit
WWF @ Reno, NV – September 10, 2000
Gangrel pinned Essa Rios
WWF European Champion Al Snow defeated Perry Saturn via submission
Jackie pinned Ivory
The Big Bossman pinned Crash Holly
Tazz defeated Jerry Lawler via disqualification
WWF Tag Team Champions Edgie & Christian defeated D-Lo Brown & Chaz and the Dudley Boyz
Too Cool defeated Sho Funaki & Taka Michinoku
The Undertaker & Rikishi defeated Chris Benoit & Kane in a streetfight
WWF @ Denver, CO – September 10, 2000
Jack Dupp pinned Pete Gas
WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman pinned X-Pac
The Acolytes defeated Bull Buchanon & the Goodfather
Lita, Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Test, Albert, & Trish Stratus
Joey Abs pinned Just Joe
Steven Regal pinned Mideon
WWF IC Champion Eddie Guerrero pinned Dean Malenko
Triple H pinned Chris Jericho in a streetfight
WWF @ Phoenix, AZ – America West Arena – September 11, 2000 (sell out)
K-Krush pinned Pete Gas
Jakked:
Just Joe pinned Essa Rios with a Flatliner at 4:31
D-Lo Brown & Chaz defeated Sho Funaki & Taka Michinoku at 4:44 when D-Lo pinned Taka with the Lo Down
Crash Holly pinned Gangrel at 3:12 with the Acid Drop
Raw is War:
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated the Dudley Boyz at 2:18 when Jeff pinned Bubba Ray following outside interference from Edge & Christian; after the match, the Dudleyz put Edge through a table; due to prematch stipulations, the Hardyz became the #1 contenders to the tag team titles
WWF Women’s Champion Lita pinned Ivory at 2:03 with the Twist of Fate and the moonsault
Too Cool defeated WWF IC Champion Eddie Guerrero & Chyna at 4:00 when Grandmaster Sexay pinned Guerrero with the legdrop off the top; after the match, Guerrero attacked Too Cool with the IC title as they danced until Rikishi made the save; relunctantly, Chyna fought off Rikishi to save Guerrero
Chris Jericho defeated Triple H (w/ Stephanie McMahon) via disqualification at 5:09 when X-Pac attacked Jericho as Triple H argued with Kurt Angle on the floor; after the match, Triple H and X-Pac had a confrontation due to X-Pac’s interference
The Goodfather & Bull Buchanon defeated the Acolytes at 2:36 when Buchanon pinned Farooq with the axe kick; after the match, Val Venis attacked the Acolytes with a chair and joined the RTC
WWF European Champion Al Snow pinned Tazz at 1:28 with an inside cradle after Jerry Lawler interfered and hit Tazz over the head with a framed picture of David Hasselhoff; after the match, Tazz grabbed a mic, said he can’t compete with Lawler’s political power, and that he has become just another victim of the WWF
Kurt Angle fought Test & Albert (w/ Trish Stratus) to a no contest at 2:52 in a handicap match after Stephanie McMahon came ringside and attacked Trish, Triple H made the save for Stephanie, and Triple H accidentally knocked Stephanie out during a confrontation with Angle
WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman pinned X-Pac at 3:27 after Chris Jericho interfered and hit the challenger with a kendo stick
Kane & Chris Benoit defeated WWF World Champion the Rock & the Undertaker in a No DQ match at 5:02 when Kane attacked Taker midway through the Last Ride, with Benoit falling on top for the pin
WWF @ Phoenix, AZ – America West Arena – September 12, 2000 (sell out)
K-Krush pinned Joey Abs
Gangrel & Just Joe defeated the Dupps
Sunday Night Heat – included an in-ring promo by Chyna in which she said her relationship with Eddie Guerrero was still strong and that she’s looking forward to her Playboy pictorial being released on 9/25; during the segment, Naked Mideon randomly came out, did a strut in the ring, and ran backstage:
Tazz defeated the Brooklyn Brawler via submission with the Tazzmission in a Brooklyn strap match at 2:31; after the bout, Tazz cut a generic promo in the ring
D-Lo Brown & Chaz defeated Taka Michinoku & Sho Funaki at 4:51 when D-Lo pinned Funaki with the frog splash immediately after Chaz hit a superplex
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko defeated Crash Holly via submission with the Texas Cloverleaf at 3:24 after hitting a powerbomb; after the bout, the two men shook hands out of respect
WWF Women’s Champion Lita defeated Ivory and Jackie at 2:28 by pinning Ivory with the Twist of Fate and moonsault
Smackdown!:
The Acolytes defeated Kane & Chris Benoit in an Acolytes Rules match
Bull Buchanon, the Goodfather, & Val Venis defeated Too Cool & Rikishi
Test & Albert defeated Kurt Angle & Triple H
WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman pinned Perry Saturn
X-Pac, WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian defeated Chris Jericho, Matt & Jeff Hardy
The Dudley Boyz defeated the Undertaker & WWF World Champion the Rock in a tables match
WWF @ Moline, IL – Mark of the Quad – September 16, 2000 (5,141)
Steve Regal defeated Mideon
WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman defeated X-Pac
WWF IC Champion Eddie Guerrero defeated Crash Holly
WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian defeated Too Cool
The Undertaker & Rikishi defeated Chris Benoit & Kane
The Goodfather, Bull Buchanon, Steven Richards, & Val Venis defeated the Dudley Boyz and the Acolytes
WWF European Champion Al Snow defeated Perry Saturn
WWF Women’s Champion Lita, Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Test, Albert, Trish Stratus
WWF @ Champaign, IL – September 16, 2000
Steve Regal defeated Mideon
WWF IC Champion Eddie Guerrero defeated Crash Holly
WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian defeated Too Cool
Kurt Angle defeated Triple H
WWF World Champion the Rock defeated Chris Benoit, Kane, and Rikishi
WWF European Champion Al Snow defeated Perry Saturn
The Goodfather, Bull Buchanon, Steven Richards, & Val Venis defeated the Dudley Boyz and the Acolytes
WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman defeated X-Pac
WWF Women’s Champion Lita, Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Test, Albert, & Trish Stratus
WWF @ Chicago, IL – AllState Arena – September 18, 2000 (sell out)
The 14th consecutive sell out at the AllState Arena
The Mean Street Posse defeated John Wayne & Steve Boss
The Dupps defeated the Texas Hangmen
K-Krush pinned Joey Abs
Jakked:
D-Lo Brown & Chaz defeated WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko & Crash Holly at 5:35 when D-Lo pinned Holly with the Lo Down
Essa Rios pinned Taka Michinoku (w/ Sho Funaki) with the moonsault at 4:39
Perry Saturn (w/ Terri) defeated Chad Collier via submission with the Rings of Saturn at 3:15
Just Joe pinned Vic Capri at 3:18 with the Hearing Loss
Raw is War – the last Raw to air on the USA Network until 2005; included an opening segment in which Stephanie McMahon cut an in-ring promo and asked Mick Foley to come out and cancel the Triple H / Kurt Angle match scheduled for Unforgiven; moments later, Kurt Angle appeared instead, said the match had to happen, and showed a video montage of the various problems between Stephanie and Triple H over the past several weeks; Triple H then came out and alluded to the fact that Angle might be gay since he said he just wanted to be Stephanie’s friend; Triple H then showed a clip put together by Dick Ebersol at NBC of Angle at the 96 Olympics, first a shot of Angle’s opponent’s head in Angle’s crotch, then a shot of Angle crying after winning the gold medal; as Triple H encouraged Angle to come out of the closet, Foley came out, replayed the clip of Angle crying, and ordered a match between Trish Stratus and T&A against Triple H, Angle, & Stephanie for later in the show; featured an in-ring promo by WWF World Champion the Rock in which he told the Undertaker that all he had to do was ask if Taker wanted a title shot; moments later, Taker came out and confronted the champion, with Foley following moments later and agreeing that the two could have a match if they wanted one; Chris Benoit appeared shortly thereafter and said that he was more deserving of getting a title shot later in the night; Kane then came out and argued he should get the title shot; Foley ordered the Rock to face Taker in a non-title match and Benoit to face Kane later in the show; after the announcement, Benoit and Kane began brawling on the floor until they were pulled apart by referees, with Benoit then coming back to hit Kane in the back with a steel chair; included Hugh Heffner commenting on Chyna’s feature in the upcoming issue of Playboy magazine; featured an in-ring segment with Steven William Regal in which he attempted to teach the American audience about dinner etiquette but was interrupted by Chris Jericho, with Jericho eventually dumping all of Regal’s plates and utensils to the floor before he was attacked from behind by X-Pac, weilding a pair of nunchucks (Regal’s surprise return after a nearly 2-year absence); included Naked Mideon at WWF New York; featured a promo by Foley on the stage in which he said the WWF Smackdown! Challenge was being ignored by George W. Bush and Al Gore; Foley then urged both candidates to appear on Smackdown!; during the segment, it was noted that the Smackdown Your Vote campaign had registered 80,000 new voters:
Bull Buchanon & the Goodfather (w/ Steven Richards & Val Venis) defeated the Dudley Boyz at 3:06 when Buchanon pinned Bubba Ray after Richards interfered and hit the Stevie Kick; after the match, all four members of the RTC attacked the Dudley Boyz until the Acolytes came out to help clear the ring
Kane defeated Chris Benoit via disqualification at 3:52 when Benoit twice hit his opponent with the ring bell and attacked the referee; after the bout, Benoit hit the diving headbutt on Kane, shoved the referee back down to the mat, and then left ringside as Kane sat up
Triple H, Kurt Angle, & Stephanie McMahon defeated Test, Albert, & Trish Stratus at 5:15 when Stephanie pinned Test after Triple H pushed Test off the top, shoved Trish from the apron to the floor, and hit the Pedigree on Test; after the bout, Triple H tackled Angle and knocked him out of the ring after seeing Angle enthusiastically hug Stephanie
Rikishi fought Chyna (sub. for an ill Eddie Guerrero) (w/ WWF IC Champion Eddie Guerrero) to a no contest when Guerrero interfered and sprayed mace in Rikishi’s face before the match began; prior to the entrances, Tazz came out, sent Lilian Garcia out of the ring, and took over the ring announcing duties; after Guerrero’s entrance, Rikishi attacked Guerrero on the floor, threw him into the ring steps, and threw him into the ring; moments later, Rikishi attacked Chyna to goad Eddie into the ring and hit the Bonzai Drop but Eddie wouldn’t make the save; Taz announced Rikishi as the winner but did so under his own judgment, not the referee’s; later in the show, it was announced Rikishi would face WWF IC Champion Eddie Guerrero at Unforgiven
WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian defeated Too Cool at 4:01 when Edge pinned Grandmaster Sexay after hitting him with one of the title belts; during their ring entrances, Tazz announced Too Cool as “Two Fools” and said Edge & Christian were “from someplace in Canada”; Tazz harassed Lawler at ringside for the duration of the match but, because of the no tolerance clause which said they couldn’t be physical with one another until Unforgiven, Lawler was unable to retaliate with force; after the bout, Tazz was escorted backstage by several officials
The Undertaker pinned WWF World Champion the Rock in a non-title match with the powerbomb at 4:23 after hitting an elbow to the head to block an attempt at the Rock Bottom; Chris Benoit did guest commentary for the bout; after the match, Kane came out to the ring, prompting Benoit to enter the ring as well and double team Taker; moments later, the Rock hit the Rock Bottom on Taker to win a brawl over the three other men
WWF @ Milwaukee, WI – Bradley Center – September 19, 2000
K-Krush pinned Sho Funaki with a legdrop off the top
Sunday Night Heat – only shown internationally:
Scotty 2 Hotty pinned D-Lo Brown with the Worm
Steven Regal defeated Just Joe via submission
Albert (w/ Trish Stratus) pinned Grandmaster Sexay with a press slam after Trish interfered
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko defeated Taka Michinku via submission with the Texas Cloverleaf
Smackdown!:
Val Venis (w/ Steven Richards) pinned Scott 2 Hotty with the fisherman’s suplex as Scotty attempted to hit the Worm on Richards
WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman pinned Taka Michinoku after Taka, Perry Saturn, Test, Albert, Sho Funaki, and Crash Holly interfered in Blackman’s title defense against Al Snow
Jerry Lawler & Chris Jericho defeated Tazz & X-Pac via disqualification when Tazz began choking Lawler with a leather strap after Jericho chased X-Pac backstage; Jim Ross replaced Lawler at the commentary table for the remainder of the show
The Acolytes defeated Bull Buchanon & the Goodfather; after the match, the Dudley Boyz and Too Cool made the save against the RTC
WWF World Champion the Rock, the Undertaker, & Triple H (w/ Stephanie McMahon) defeated Kurt Angle, Chris Benoit, & Kane when Triple H pinned Angle after Angle collided with Stephanie; moments earlier, the Rock, TAker, Kane, and Benoit fought their way backstage; after the match, Angle hit Triple H with Triple H’s own sledgehammer and kissed Stephanie
WWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – September 23, 2000 (19,530; 16,952 paid; sell out)
Included an in-ring promo by William Regal before he was interrupted by Naked Mideon, with Regal then leaving the ring disgusted; featured an in-ring promo by Shane McMahon
Grandmaster Sexay & Scotty 2 Hotty defeated D-Lo Brown & Chaz when Scotty pinned D-Lo after Sexay hit the Hip Hop Drop
WWF European Champion Al Snow pinned Perry Saturn after hitting him with Head
Test, Albert, & Jackie (sub. for an injured Trish Stratus) (w/ Trish Stratus) defeated WWF Women’s Champion Lita, Matt & Jeff Hardy when Jackie pinned Lita; prior to the match, Trish cut an in-ring promo noting she couldn’t compete
WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian defeated the Dudley Boyz after Edge hit Bubba with one of the title belts
Jerry Lawler & the Kat defeated Tazz & Ivory when Kat pinned Ivory
WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman defeated Gangrel
The Goodfather & Val Venis defeated the Acolytes after Val Venis interfered; after the match, the Dudley Boyz ran out and aided the Acolytes in clearing the ring
Chris Jericho & Rikishi defeated WWF IC Champion Eddie Guerrero & X-Pac
WWF World Champion the Rock, Triple H (w/ Stephanie McMahon), & the Undertaker defeated Kurt Angle, Chris Benoit, & Kane when Rock pinned Angle with the Rock Bottom; Triple H’s ribs were heavily taped in the match; late in the contest, Angle accidentally suplexed Stephanie, thinking she was someone else
Sunday Night Heat – after a span of 17 years, this was the last WWF show aired on the USA Network until 2005; featured live backstage interviews and arrivals to the arena by talent; included the Acolytes and Dudley Boyz playing poker in the APA’s office in which they were visited by the ‘Wazzzup’ guy from Budweiser; featured Tazz interrupting Michael Cole & Kevin Kelly backstage before taking over Kelly’s hosting duties; included many pretaped comments from fans outside the arena as to who they think will win the WWF World Title match; featured a backstage appearance of DJ Scribble who would be co-hosting Heat from WWF New York the following week alongside Michael Cole; included Shane McMahon saying he would unveil video proof of who ran Stone Cold Steve Austin over at the previous year’s Survivor Series during Unforgiven; featured an in-ring promo from Kurt Angle regarding his match with Triple H later in the night as well as his friendship with Stephanie McMahon; after the promo, Angle watched the big screen as Triple H & Stephanie were shown entering the arena
Included Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler, & Michael Cole on commentary; featured Too Cool hosting the party at WWF NY; included Shane McMahon coming out to the ring and showing footage from Raw over a year ago in which Steve Blackman hit Ken Shamrock with his car, with Shane then saying that was proof enough that Blackman was the culprit behind running over Steve Austin at the 1999 Survivor Series; moments later, Blackman came out, with Shane then leaving the ring, and Steve Austin soon followed him to the ring; Austin hit the Stunner on Blackman, shared a few beers with Shane, and then hit the Stunner on Shane three times (Austin’s return from Backlash 00):
Steven Richards, Bull Buchanon, the Goodfather, & Val Venis defeated the Acolytes & the Dudley Boyz at 6:04 when Venis pinned Bubba Ray Dudley after Richards hit the Steven Kick behind the referee’s back; after the bout, Richards was beaten down by all four members of the opposition, eventually sustaining a powerbomb off the top through a table by Bubba Ray Dudley
Tazz defeated Jerry Lawler in a strap match at 5:04 via submission with the Tazzmission after Raven came out of the crowd, hit the DDT on Lawler, and left through the crowd; the bout could end via pinfall, submission, or by touching all four corners of the ring; after the match, Michael Cole filled in for Lawler at the commentary table (Scott Levy’s surprise return after a 6-year absence)
WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman defeated WWF European Champion Al Snow, Crash Holly, Test (w/ Trish Stratus), Perry Saturn (w/ Terri), and Sho Funaki in a 10-minute hardcore challenge match; Crash pinned Blackman to win the title at 3:53 after Test kicked a trash can into the champion’s face; Saturn pinned Crash at 4:07 after hitting him over the head with a trash can; Blackman pinned Saturn at 9:02 after hitting him over the head with a kendo stick
Chris Jericho defeated X-Pac via submission with the Walls of Jericho at 9:04 after Jericho side stepped X-Pac as he came off the top; after the bout, X-Pac assaulted Jericho with his pair of nunchucks
Matt & Jeff Hardy (w/ Lita) defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian in a steel cage match to win the titles at 13:32 after both challengers hit a con-chair-two on Edge as the three men were on the top of the cage, allowing Matt Hardy to climb over the top to the floor; Jeff escaped over the top at 2:01; Christian escaped over the top at 9:28; Lita came out to help the Hardyz at around the 11:30 mark (The Hardy Boyz: Leap of Faith, Jeff Hardy: My Life My Rules)
WWF IC Champion Eddie Guerrero (w/ Chyna) defeated Rikishi via disqualification at 6:02 when Rikishi brought Chyna into the ring and kicked her in the face after she prevented him from scoring the pinfall with the Bonzai Drop; prior to the bout, Jerry Lawler returned to ringside, relieving Michael Cole of his commentary duties; after the bout, Rikishi hit the Bonzai Drop on Chyna
Triple H (w/ Stephanie McMahon) pinned Kurt Angle in a No DQ match at 17:23 with the Pedigree after Triple H forced Stephanie to choose between the two men and Stephanie kicked Angle in the groin from behind; Mick Foley was the special referee for the bout; prior to Triple H & Stephanie’s entrance, Angle sang Happy Birthday to Stephanie; after the bout, an angry Triple H forced a kiss on Stephanie before they left ringside (Triple H: Thy Kingdom Come)
WWF World Champion the Rock defeated the Undertaker, Kane, and Chris Benoit by pinning Benoit with the Rock Bottom at 16:04, moments after Benoit sustained the chokeslam from Taker, while Kane held Taker by the leg to prevent him from breaking the cover; Benoit had originally won the match and title by pinning the Undertaker following a chair shot at 7:08 but Commissioner Mick Foley came out, grabbed the title belt away from Benoit, and had the match restarted because Taker’s foot was on the bottom rope during the cover
– 9/25/00: Chyna was featured in her first Playboy magazine pictorial.
WWF @ State College, PA – Bryce Jordan Center – September 25, 2000
Raw is War – debut episode on TNN:
Kane fought Rikishi to a double disqualification at 2:02 when Kane pushed the referee as Rikishi attempted to use a steel chair; after the match, the two had to be pulled apart
Tazz pinned Bubba Ray Dudley at 4:01 after Raven interfered and hit the DDT on Bubba Ray
WWF Tag Team Champions Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Edge & Christian in a ladder match at 11:24 after Lita interfered; stipulations stated it was Edge & Christian’s only title shot against the Hardys (Ladder Match 2: Crash & Burn)
X-Pac defeated Chris Jericho in a First Blood Match at 2:50; after the match, Jericho applied the Walls of Jericho on X-Pac on top of the commentary table
WWF IC Champion Eddie Guerrero (w/ Chyna) pinned Val Venis (w/ Steven Richards) at 2:31 with a school boy roll up
WWF World Champion the Rock pinned Chris Benoit with the Rock Bottom at 7:34 after Triple H interfered; after the match, Benoit and Kurt Angle attacked the Rock and Triple H, with Benoit headbutting Stephanie McMahon
Jakked – 9/30/00:
Perry Saturn (w/ Terri) pinned JJ Johnson at 2:04
Essa Rios pinned Mike Glowmer at 3:02
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko defeated Just Joe via submission with the Texas Cloverleaf at 3:45
Too Cool defeated D-Lo Brown & Chaz and Taka Michinoku & Sho Funaki at 5:45
WWF @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – September 26, 2000
D-Lo Brown & Chaz defeated the Mean Street Posse
Charlie & Russ Haas defeated the Dupps
Sunday Night Heat (1st Heat on MTV) – included the Acolytes playing poker with Albert & Test backstage in which Trish Stratus was forced to strip down to nothing before the APA were attacked by T&A:
The Dudley Boyz defeated Bull Buchanon & the Goodfather in a tables match
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko defeated Taka Michinoku
WWF IC Champion Eddie Guerrero defeated the Road Dogg
Steven Regal defeated Crash Holly via submission
Smackdown!:
Val Venis (w/ Steven Richards) pinned Scotty 2 Hotty with the fisherman’s suplex as Scotty attempted to hit the Worm on Richards
WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman pinned Taka Michinoku after Test, Albert, Perry Saturn, Sho Funaki, Taka Michinoku, and Crash Holly interfered in Blackman’s title match against Al Snow
Chris Jericho & Jerry Lawler defeated Raven & Tazz via disqualification when Tazz began choking Lawler with a leather strap
The Acolytes defeated the Goodfather & Bull Buchanon; after the match, Too Cool and the Dudleyz made the save for the Acolytes against the RTC
Triple H, the Rock, & the Undertaker defeated Kurt Angle, Chris Benoit, & Kane when Triple H pinned Angle after Angle collided with Stephanie McMahon on the apron; after the match, Angle hit Triple H with a sledgehammer and then kissed Stephanie
WWF @ Hershey, PA – Hersheypark Arena – October 1, 2000
Val Venis (sub. for Sho Funaki) pinned Essa Rios with a powerbomb
WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman pinned X-Pac after kicking a chair into the challenger’s face
The Goodfather & Bull Buchanon defeated Too Cool when Grandmaster Sexay was pinned
Kurt Angle pinned Chris Jericho after X-Pac interfered and gave Jericho the X-Factor
WWF European Champion Al Snow pinned Perry Saturn after using Head as a weapon
The Dudley Boyz defeated Edge & Christian in a tables match
Rikishi pinned Chris Benoit with a kick to the face
WWF @ Richmond, VA – Coliseum – October 1, 2000
Bradshaw pinned D-Lo Brown (w/ Chaz) after a powerbomb
The Brooklyn Brawler pinned Just Joe
Ivory pinned Harvey Wippleman (sub. for Jackie) after the Brooklyn Brawler attacked Wippleman on the floor
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko defeated Raven via submission with the Texas Cloverleaf
WWF World Champion Rock pinned Kane with the Rock Bottom
Crash Holly pinned Gangrel
WWF IC Champion Eddie Gurrero pinned Road Dogg with a roll up
WWF Women’s Champion Lita, WWF Tag Team Champions Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Test, Albert, & Trish Stratus when Lita pinned Trish with the moonsault
WWF @ Washington DC – MCI Center – October 2, 2000
Charlie & Russ Haas defeated the Dupps
K-Krush pinned Joey Abs
Jakked:
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko & Crash Holly defeated D-Lo Brown & Chaz at 3:20 when Crash pinned Chaz with the Sudden Impact
Test & Albert (w/ Trish Stratus) defeated JR Ryder & Vincent Goodnight at 4:38 when Test pinned Ryder with a boot to the face
Perry Saturn defeated Gangrel via submission with the Rings of Saturn at 3:47
Essa Rios pinned Just Joe at 3:57 with the moonsault
Raw is War:
WWF Tag Team Champions Matt & Jeff Hardy (w/ Lita) defeated Too Cool (w/ Mandy & Victoria) when Jeff pinned Scotty 2 Hotty after interference from Edge backfired and he accidentally hit a spear on Scotty after Matt moved out of the way
Chris Jericho & the Dudley Boyz defeated Tazz, Raven, & X-Pac when Jericho pinned Raven with the Lionsault after the 3D
WWF World Champion the Rock & Rikishi defeated Kane & Chris Benoit when Rikishi pinned Kane with the sit-down splash after the Rock Bottom
WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman defeated Edge and Christian at 3:16 by pinning Christian after pump kicking a steel chair into Christian’s face (WWF Hardcore)
WWF IC Champion Eddie Guerrero & Chyna defeated Steven Richards & Val Venis
Kurt Angle pinned Triple H with the Angle Slam when Triple H became distracted after Chris Benoit pulled Stephanie McMahon off the ring apron; after the bout, an angry Triple H left Stephanie alone in the ring
WWF @ Baltimore, MD – Arena – October 3, 2000
The Dupps defeated Charlie & Russ Haas
K-Krush pinned Just Joe
Joey Abs pinned Jason Goodknight
Sunday Night Heat:
X-Pac defeated Test (w/ Trish Stratus) via disqualification after Billy Gunn interfered and hit the Fameasser on X-Pac
WWF Tag Team Champions Matt & Jeff Hardy (w/ WWF Women’s Champion Lita) defeated Rodney & Pete Gas (w/ Edge & Christian) when Matt pinned Rodney
Triple H pinned Perry Saturn with the Pedigree
WWF IC Champion Eddie Guerrero defeated Val Venis (only shown on the international version)
Smackdown!:
D-Lo Brown, Chaz, & Jackie defeated WWF Women’s Champion Lita, WWF Tag Team Champions Matt & Jeff Hardy when Jackie pinned Lita after D-Lo interfered and hit the Sky High; after the bout, D-Lo & Chaz further attacked the tag team champions
WWF European Champion Al Snow pinned X-Pac after Billy Gunn interfered and hit the Fameasser on the challenger
The Goodfather, Bull Buchanon, & Val Venis (w/ Steven Richards) defeated WWF IC Champion Eddie Guerrero (w/ Chyna) & the Acolytes when the Goodfather pinned Guerrero after catching him in a crossbody; after the bout, the Acolytes made the save for Chyna against the RTC
Tazz & Raven defeated the Dudley Boyz via disqualification when Bubba Ray hit his opponents with the timekeeper’s bell; after the bout, Bubba Ray hit a powerbomb on Raven through a table
Kurt Angle, Edge, & Christian defeated Rikishi & Too Cool (w/ Mandy & Victoria) when Angle pinned Sexay with the Angle Slam after Stephanie McMahon pushed him off the top
WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman pinned Albert (w/ Trish Stratus) after hitting him with a kendo stick as the champion lept off the top rope
Chris Benoit defeated Chris Jericho via disqualification when Triple H interfered and had a lengthy brawl with Benoit
Kane defeated WWF World Champion the Rock via disqualification after Rikishi interfered and attacked the challenger
WWF @ San Jose, CA – Arena – October 7, 2000
WWF European Champion Al Snow defeated William Regal via disqualification after the challenger hit a low blow
D-Lo Brown & Chaz defeated WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko & Crash Holly after a superplex / Lo Down combo
WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman pinned Raven after jump kicking a trash can into Raven’s face
Bull Buchanon & the Goodfather defeated the Acolytes after Steven Richards interfered
Billy Gunn pinned Val Venis with a roll up
Edge, Christian, and Jackie defeated WWF Women’s Champion Lita, WWF Tag Team Champions Matt & Jeff Hardy
Sho Funaki pinned Essa Rios with a roll up
The Dudley Boyz defeated Test & Albert in a tables match
Chris Jericho pinned X-Pac after Billy Gunn interfered and hit the Fameasser on X-Pac
Triple H & Rikishi defeated Kurt Angle & Kane
WWF @ Fresno, CA – Selland Arena – October 8, 2000
K-Krush (K-Kwick) pinned Joey Abs with a face first suplex
The Acolytes defeated D-Lo Brown & Chaz after Bradshaw hit the Clothesline from Hell on Chaz
Edge, Christian, & Jackie defeated WWF Women’s Champion Lita, Matt & Jeff Hardy when Jackie pinned Lita
Crash Holly pinned Just Joe with a bulldog
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko defeated Essa Rios via submission with the Texas Cloverleaf
WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman pinned Sho Funaki
Chris Jericho defeated X-Pac via submission with the Walls of Jericho
WWF @ San Diego, CA – October 8, 2000
The Goodfather & Bull Buchanon defeated Too Cool
Mideon defeated the Brooklyn Brawler
Jerry Lawler defeated Raven
WWF European Champion Al Snow defeated Perry Saturn
Rikishi & Triple H defeated Kurt Angle & Kane
The Dupps defeated Rodney & Pete Gas
Chris Benoit defeated Billy Gunn
The Dudley Boyz defeated Test & Albert in a tables match
WWF @ Anaheim, CA – Arrowhead Pond – October 9, 2000
K-Krush pinned Christopher Daniels
Jakked:
The Dudley Boyz defeated Gangrel & Just Joe at 2:01 after Gangrel sustained the 3D
Too Cool defeated Sho Funaki & Essa Rios at 4:03 when Scotty pinned Funaki after the Hip Hop Drop
Albert (w/ Trish Stratus) pinned Crash Holly at 2:48 with the Albert Bomb
Raw is War:
WWF Women’s Champion Lita pinned Jackie in a hardcore match at 3:53 after spraying her with a fire extinguisher and then hitting her over the head with a cookie sheet (Lita: It Just Feels Right)
WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman pinned Raven in a non-title non-hardcore match with a kick to the chest; after the bout, Raven attacked the champion but was soon taken down by Blackman’s kendo sticks
Chris Benoit & X-Pac defeated Triple H & Chris Jericho when Benoit pinned Triple H after Jericho sent X-Pac into the corner, which caused Triple H to be crotched on the top rope
WWF Tag Team Champions Matt & Jeff Hardy (w/ WWF Women’s Champion Lita) defeated D-Lo Brown & Chaz when Jeff pinned D-Lo at 7:01; during the match, the Conquistadors interfered and stopped Jeff from hitting the Swanton (Conquistadors’ debut / return); after the bout, Chaz hit Matt with one of the title belts
WWF European Champion Al Snow pinned Test (w/ Trish Stratus) at 4:42 by hitting him with Head after the challenger accidentally knocked Trish off the apron; William Regal did guest commentary for the match
Val Venis & the Goodfater (w/ Steven Richards) defeated WWF IC Champion Eddie Guerrero & Chyna at 4:29 when Venis pinned Guerrero with a gutwrench powerbomb; during the match, Chyna refused to tag in after watching GTV’s footage of Eddie backstage with the hoes, Mandy & Victoria; after the bout, Billy Gunn made the save for Chyna against Venis, the Goodfather, and Steven Richards
WWF World Champion the Rock & Rikishi defeated Kurt Angle & Kane when Rikishi pinned Angle with the Bonzai Drop at 7:49 after Angle suffered the Rock Bottom; late in the match, Kane hit a chokeslam on his partner before walking out on the match; after the bout, Mick Foley came to the ring and rightly accused Rikishi of being the mystery man who ran over Steve Austin at the previous year’s Survivor Series
WWF @ Los Angeles, CA – Staples Center – October 10, 2000
Mikey Richardson pinned Prototype
The Dupps & K-Krush defeated the Mean Street Posse & Just Joe
Sunday Night Heat:
Too Cool defeated Edge & Christian when Scotty pinned Christian with a roll up after the Conquistadors distracted Edge & Christian from ringside
Chris Jericho pinned William Regal with the Lionsault after Al Snow interfered and hit Regal with Head
Chris Benoit defeated the Road Dogg via submission with the Crippler Crossface
Smackdown!:
The Dudley Boyz defeated D-Lo Brown & Chaz in a tables match after D-Lo sustained the 3D through a table
WWF IC Champion Eddie Guerrero defeated Chris Jericho and X-Pac by pinning Jericho at 3:50 after X-Pac hit a low blow and the X-Factor to Jericho, with Guerrero then dropkicking X-Pac to the floor; after the match, Jericho and X-Pac continued to brawl until officials broke it up; the bout was to have been a tag team match pitting Jericho & Billy Gunn against Guerrero & X-Pac but Guerrero attacked Gunn backstage and thus Commissioner Mick Foley made the bout a triple threat match instead (History of the Intercontinental Championship)
WWF European Champion Al Snow pinned Albert (w/ Trish Stratus) with a hurricanrana; after the bout, William Regal attacked Snow
Triple H & the Road Dogg defeated Chris Benoit & Perry Saturn (w/ Terri Runnels) when Triple H pinned Saturn with the Pedigree; after the bout, Benoit applied the Crippler Crossface on Triple H
WWF Tag Team Champions Matt & Jeff Hardy (w/ WWF Women’s Champion Lita) defeated Tazz & Raven following the Swanton; during the bout, the champions were attacked by the Conquistadors
Kurt Angle (w/ Stephanie McMahon) pinned Kane with a roll up as Kane grabbed Stephanie by the hair; after the match, Kane hit the chokeslam on two referees
WWF World Champion the Rock pinned Val Venis (w/ Steven Richards) with the spinebuster / People’s Elbow combo; after the bout, Kurt Angle attacked the champion, twice hit the Olympic Slam, and allowed Stephanie McMahon to slap the Rock in the face
UPW Pride and Punishment @ Santa Ana, CA – Galaxy Theater – October 11, 2000
Prior to the show starting, Mandy and Victoria escorted announcers Pete Doyle & Doc Marlee out to the ring; included a segment in which UPW owner Rick Bassman introduced his latest find, “Nathan,” with a trainee coming out before Bassman said that wasn’t the right Nathan; Nathan Jones then came out and attacked the trainee
The Prototype pinned Andy Judge with the Protobomb
B-Boy defeated Prodigy, Funky Billy Kim, and Ricky Reyes by pinning Reyes; stipulations stated the winner would become the #1 contender to the UPW SoCal Title
Keiji Sakoda pinned Mike Knox with a roaring elbow
Frankie Kazarian pinned Tony Jones with the Wave of the Future
The Hardcore Kidd pinned the Navajo Warrior with an inside cradle
UPW Tag Team Champions the Ballard Brothers defeated Smelly & Mad Dog
Smooth Billy Dee defeated Damien Steele via disqualification when Al Katraz interfered
UPW SoCal Champion Mikey Henderson pinned Donovan Morgan with the Miracle Maker
Steven William Regal defeated Samoa Joe at 7:25 via submission with the Regal Stretch; after the bout, Regal took the mic but was confronted by Naked Mideon and kissed on the lips; after Mideon left the ring, Regal tried to cut a promo on a mic that wasn’t working; after being given a working mic, Regal said the Undertaker couldn’t make it so the WWE sent a naked man to take his place, proving they had no class; he then said he wasn’t there to be made a fool of, with Triple H walking out and quickly clearing Regal from the ring; Triple H then took the mic, noted Jim Ross was in the building, talked about being The Game, and said he was impressed by what he saw at UPW but didn’t think much of “The Scab;” the Big Schwag then came out with his Army, directing Blake Norton out to take out Triple H, but he took a Pedigree instead; after the Army retreated backstage, Triple H dropped the Big Schwag with the Pedigree
Al Katraz & Under Pressure fought Hank Hill & Thomas Howard to a double disqualification
Christopher Daniels pinned UPW Heavyweight Champion Staz to win the title
WWF @ St. Louis, MO – Savvis Center – October 14, 2000
Too Cool defeated D-Lo Brown & Chaz at 8:13 when D-Lo was pinned with the Worm
Steven William Regal (sub. for Val Venis) defeated Crash Holly via submission with the Regal Stretch at 6:03
The Goodfather & Bull Buchanon defeated the Acolytes at 5:18 when the Goodfather pinned Farooq as Steven Richads held the foot down to prevent Farooq from kicking out
Billy Gunn defeated WWF IC Champion Eddie Guerrero via disqualification at 7:02 after the champion hit a low blow
Edge, Christian, & Jackie defeated WWF Women’s Champion Lita, WWF Tag Team Champions Matt & Jeff Hardy at 9:21 when Edge pinned Lita with a powerbomb
WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman pinned Val Venis (sub. for the Big Bossman) at 8:01 after a thrust kick into a trash can
The Dudley Boyz defeated Test & Albert in a tables match at 10:12 after Test sustained a powerbomb
WWF World Champion the Rock & Triple H defeated Kurt Angle & Chris Benoit in a St. Louis Streetfight at 8:43 when Triple H pinned Angle with the Pedigree after Rock and an interfering Kane fought their way backstage
WWF @ Grand Rapids, MI – October 15, 2000
K-Krush pinned Joey Abs
Mideon pinned Gangrel
Val Venis (w/ Steven Richards) pinned Crash Holly
The Goodfather & Bull Buchanon (w/ Steven Richards) defeated the Acolytes when Buchanon pinned Bradshaw after Richards interfered
The Dupps defeated Rodney & Pete Gas when Pete was pinned
Billy Gunn defeated WWF IC Champion Eddie Guerrero via disqualification after the champion hit a low blow
The Dudley Boyz defeated Test & Albert in a tables match when Bubba Ray hit a powerbomb on Test through a table set up in the ring as Test was pounding at D-Von in the corner
Kane pinned the Road Dogg with a chokeslam
Triple H pinned Kurt Angle with the Pedigree as Angle was arguing with the referee
WWF @ Toledo, OH – Sports Arena – October 15, 2000
WWF European Champion Al Snow defeated William Regal
Perry Saturn defeated Essa Rios
WWF Tag Team Champions Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Edge & Christian
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko defeated Sho Funaki
Grandmaster Sexay & Scotty 2 Hotty defeated D-Lo Brown & Chaz
The Kat & Just Joe defeated Ivory & the Brooklyn Brawler
WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman defeated Perry Saturn
Chris Jericho defefated Chris Benoit and X-Pac
WWF @ Detroit, MI – Joe Louis Arena – October 16, 2000
K-Krush pinned Christopher Daniels
Ivory pinned Ophelia
The Dupps defeated the Mean Street Posse
Jakked:
Tazz, Perry Saturn (w/ Terri), & Raven defeated Too Cool & Crash Holly at 4:52 when Crash submitted to the Rings of Saturn
WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman pinned Sho Funaki at 4:54 following a kick into a trash can
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko defeated Essa Rios via submission with the Texas Cloverleaf at 2:57
The Brooklyn Brawler pinned Just Joe with a swinging neckbreaker at 1:44
Raw is War:
Chris Jericho fought WWF IC Champion Eddie Guerrero to a no contest when the bout was stopped after the champion appeared to have injured his groin muscle; after the bout, Billy Gunn made the save for Jericho against X-Pac as Guerrero was taken from ringside on a stretcher (the stretcher was not shown on television)
The Acolytes defeated Test & Albert (w/ Trish Stratus) after Albert sustained Farooq’s spinebuster and Bradshaw’s Clothesline from Hell
William Regal defeated WWF European Champion Al Snow at 3:39 via submission with the Regal Stretch to win the title after blocking a moonsault; Snow came out to the ring dressed as though he was from England
Triple H defeated Kane via disqualification when Chris Benoit, who was doing guest commentary for the match, hit Triple H with a chair on the floor in retaliation to Triple H attacking him moments earlier; after the match, Benoit applied the Crippler Crossface on Triple H inside the ring; during the bout, Stephanie McMahon wanted to come to the ring and give moral support to her husband but Kurt Angle convinced her to stay backstage
X-Pac defeated Billy Gunn via disqualification when Chris Jericho interfered and attacked X-Pac, with the two brawling around ringside after the bout
The Conquistadors defeated the Dudley Boyz when Conquistador #2 pinned Bubba Ray with a roll up
Val Venis (w/ Steven Richards) pinned the Road Dogg following a low blow; during the bout, Naked Mideon ran into the ring and attacked Richards before leaving ringside
Kurt Angle (w/ Stephanie McMahon), Edge, & Christian defeated WWF World Champion the Rock, WWF Tag Team Champions Matt & Jeff Hardy when Angle scored the pin with the Olympic Slam; after the bout, the Rock hit the Rock Bottom on the tag team champions as Angle and Stephanie left ringside
WWF @ Cleveland, OH – Gund Arena – October 17, 2000
Christopher Daniels pinned Aaron Anguilera
Jackie pinned Ophelia
Sunday Night Heat – only shown internationally:
WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman pinned Crash Holly in a non-title match with a dropkick off the top
Perry Saturn (w/ Terri Runnels) pinned Al Snow
Kane pinned the Road Dogg with a chokeslam
Smackdown!:
The Conquistadors won a 7-team battle royal; other participants included: D-Lo Brown & Chaz, the Dudley Boyz, Test & Albert, the Acolytes, Too Cool, and Bull Buchanon & the Goodfather; order of elimination: Test by Bradshaw, Bradshaw eliminated himself to save Farooq on the floor, the Goodfather by Grandmaster Sexay, Scotty 2 Hotty by one of the Conquistadors as Scotty attempted the Worm on D-Lo, D-Lo & Chaz are eliminated, Bubba Ray by one of the Conquistadors as D-Von was getting a table on the floor; due to prematch stipulations, the Conquistadors became the #1 contenders to the tag team titles and earned a title shot for No Mercy
WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman pinned Tazz at 4:16 with a low blow followed by a kendo stick shot to the head off the top; during a brief backstage fight, the participants attacked Sho Funaki and Just Joe who walked by (WWF Hardcore)
WWF European Champion William Regal defeated Al Snow and Perry Saturn when Snow submitted to the Regal Stretch
The Road Dogg pinned Raven with the pump handle slam
Chris Jericho, WWF Tag Team Champions Matt & Jeff Hardy fought X-Pac, Edge, & Christian to a no contest when all the participants began brawling and Steve Austin came to the ring and laid out all six men with a steel chair before doing the same to the referee and Sgt. Slaughter
WWF Women’s Champion Lita defeated Trish Stratus via disqualification when an interfering Test blocked a hurricanrana from the champion into a powerbomb; after the match, the Acolytes made the save against Test & Albert
Kurt Angle defeated Triple H, Chris Benoit, and WWF World Champion the Rock in a non-title match by pinning Triple H after Triple H sustained the People’s Elbow from the Rock; the Rock was unable to make the pin because of the distraction of Stephanie McMahon at ringside; after the contest, the Rock and Benoit locked Angle and Triple H in submission holds and Stephanie didn’t know which of the two men she wanted to help; as the show came to a close, Benoit and Angle double teamed the Rock
– 10/22/00: Former WWF World and Tag Team Champion Yokozuna passed away at the age of 34.
Sunday Night Heat – included the announcement that Chyna & Billy Gunn would face Val Venis & Ivory as a replacement for Gunn vs. Eddie Guerrero since Guerrero was injured; featured Kurt Angle ‘interviewing’ the Rock in which Angle had clips of previous Rock interviews cut together to make him and his answers to Angle’s questions look bad
Pay-per-view bouts – featured Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler on commentary; included Steve Blackman at WWF New York:
The Dudley Boyz defeated Bull Buchanon & the Goodfather, Too Cool, D-Lo Brown & Chaz, and Raven & Tazz in a tag team table invitational at 14:39; Too Cool eliminated D-Lo & Chaz at 3:53 when D-Lo missed a Frog Splash on Grandmaster Sexay, crashing through the table, while at the same time Scotty 2 Hotty shoved Chaz off the top with he also going through a table; Raven & Tazz eliminated Too Cool at 7:41 following a double suplex on Scotty through a table; the Dudley Boyz eliminated Raven & Tazz after D-Von hit a top rope legdrop on Tazz through a table at 10:33; the Dudley Boyz eliminated Buchanon & the Goodfather at 14:40 following the 3D on Goodfather; the match originally ended at 13:44 after the Goodfather convinced referee Jack Doan that RTC had put Bubba Ray through a table while Doan was knocked out but a second referee came out to explain what had happened and the match continued
The Acolytes & WWF Women’s Champion Lita fought Test, Albert, & Trish Stratus to a no contest when T&A attacked and injured the Acolytes backstage prior to their entrance; moments later, Lita attempted to go backstage and help but was blocked off by T&A and Trish, with the three triple teaming her until Matt & Jeff Hardy made the save
Chris Jericho defeated X-Pac in a steel cage match at 10:38 after Jericho dropkicked the cage as X-Pac stood on the cage door, with X-Pac then crotching himself as Jericho walked out the door
Val Venis & Stevie Richards defeated Billy Gunn & Chyna at 7:17 when Venis pinned Chyna after Eddie Guerrero interfered and hit Chyna in the back with a bouquet of flowers loaded with a steel pipe; moments prior to the finish, the Goodfather & Bull Buchanon came ringside and attacked Gunn
Steve Austin fought Rikishi to a no contest in a no holds barred match at around the 7-minute mark after Austin threw his opponent into the back of his pick up truck, which he drove to the ring, took the vehicle to the parking lot, assaulted Rikishi, and attempted to ram the truck into his opponent before several police cars arrived on the scene; moments later, Austin exited the truck, was quickly arrested, and driven away in a police car
WWF European Champion William Regal pinned Mideon at 6:10 with the modified neckbreaker after opting not to apply the Regal Stretch because of the challenger’s bare ass; Mideon began the bout fully clothed but was wearing just a thong by the time it ended
Los Conquistadors (Edge & Christian under masks) defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Matt & Jeff Hardy at 10:52 to win the titles when Conquistador #2 pinned Matt with the Unprettier after Matt attempted to unmask Conquistador #1; later in the show, Edge & Christian congratulated the new champions backstage
Triple H pinned Chris Benoit at 18:45 with a low blow and the Pedigree after avoiding the Crippler Crossface; during the final moments of the bout, Stephanie McMahon came out and slapped Benoit before going backstage immediately following the pinfall
Kurt Angle (w/ Stephanie McMahon) pinned WWF World Champion the Rock in a No DQ match to win the title at 21:44 with the Olympic Slam, moments after Rikishi interfered and accidentally splashed in the corner and superkicked the champion before Angle dropped Rikishi with the Olympic Slam; at the 16-minute mark, Rock hit the Rock Bottom on an interfering Stephanie after she prevented him from hitting the People’s Elbow; moments later, Triple H came out, knocked Angle out of the ring, and hit the Pedigree on Rock for attacking his wife; Triple H then carried Stephanie backstage
WWF @ Hartford, CT – Civic Center – October 23, 2000
Charlie & Russ Haas defeated the Dupps
Raw is War – featured Michael Cole conducting a backstage interview with Rikishi, his head bandaged, in which he said he would be at the show all night whether the fans liked it or not; included Jonathan Coachman conducting a backstage interview with Triple H regarding his win over Chris Benoit the previous night, during which he said Benoit was the best technical wrestler he’s ever faced but still beat him; Coach then asked Triple H about Stephanie McMahon helping Kurt Angle win the WWF World Title, with Triple H saying he would hurt Angle for allowing Stephanie to be hurt and would do the same to the Rock; featured a backstage segment showing Crash Holly housesitting at the APA office, with Test & Albert then walking in and carrying him out; included a backstage segment with Chris Jericho talking with a stagehand about his new Fozzy CD and that some of it would be played on Sunday Night Heat; moments later, Jericho turned around and accidentally spilled coffee on Kane, with Kane turning over a table in anger; featured a backstage segment showing Trish Stratus, Test, & Albert coming up with their new name for APA; included a backstage segment showing WWF World Champion Kurt Angle and Stephanie arriving to the arena in a black limo and being photographed by the media on hand; featured a segment in which Stephanie came out to the entrance stage, noted it was the city in which she was born, and then introduced Angle as the new WWF World Champion, with confetti and balloons then falling from the rafters; during Angle’s entrance, it was noted he would be on ‘Regis & Kelly’ Thursday; Angle then cut a promo in which he bragged about his numerous accomplishments within the previous 12 months; while speaking about his reign as WWF Euro-continental champion, he said he was the first one besides D-Lo Brown, but D-Lo doesn’t count anyway; Angle then read a poem about his accomplishments until he was interrupted by Mick Foley, who said he was in awe of what Angle was able to accomplish and gave Angle a congratulatory hug before saying Angle’s first title defense would be against both Triple H and the Rock later in the night; included a backstage segment in which Chyna walked into Eddie Guerrero’s locker room to find the Godfather’s hos (one of which was Victoria), with Chyna closing the door behind her and screams coming from the room after Chyna caught them with Guerrero in the shower:
WWF Women’s Champion Lita defeated Trish Stratus in a Bra & Panties match at 2:09 after hitting the moonsault (Divas in Hedonism, Lita: It Just Feels Right)
Chris Benoit defeated the Road Dogg via submission with the Crippler Crossface at 2:05 after Road Dogg became distracted by Dean Malenko; prior to the match, Benoit cut an in-ring promo saying the only reason Triple H beat him the previous night was because of his “bitch” of a wife and that he would take his frustrations out on Triple H’s friend Road Dogg; after the bout, Lilian Garcia flubbed and announced the winner as being Chris Jericho; during the match, it was announced several WWF superstars would be appearing throughout the week on ‘Regis & Kelly’ to promote the new WWF cookbook; after the decision was announced, Benoit and Malenko shook hands in the ring
Chris Jericho defeated WWF European Champion William Regal via disqualification at 2:10 when Kane came ringside and hit the chokeslam on Jericho; prior to the bout, Regal cut an in-ring promo on the state producing so many handguns that are used to kill people; moments later, Jericho responded and was about to insult Regal but said Regal wasn’t worth it and then ran into the ring
Tazz & Raven defeated Too Cool at 4:33 when Tazz pinned Scotty after Raven hit the DDT
Billy Gunn (w/ Chyna) pinned Val Venis (w/ Steven Richards) at 3:30 with the Fameasser
WWF Tag Team Champions the Conquistadors defeated Edge in a handicap match at 1:43 following the Swanton; after the bout, as Christian came to the ring to console his partner, the Conquistadors unmasked and were revealed as the Hardy Boyz; moments thereafter, Commissioner Mick Foley allowed both the previous night’s controversial tag team title change as well as this switch
WWF World Champion Kurt Angle (w/ Stephanie McMahon) fought the Rock and Triple H to a no contest at 8:51 when Rikishi attacked the champion; after the bout, Steve Austin came to the ring and attacked both Rikishi and Angle
Jakked – 10/28/00:
The Dudley Boyz defeated Essa Rios & Sho Funaki at 4:59 after Rios sustained the 3D
WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman pinned Gangrel at 4:40 after hitting the challenger over the head with a kendo stick
Al Snow pinned Just Joe at 3:46 after hitting him with Head
Crash Holly pinned Low-Ki with the Acid Drop at 3:26
WWF @ Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum – October 24, 2000
Jackie, Charlie & Russ Haas defeated the Dupps & Ophelia
K-Krush pinned Joey Abs
Smackdown! – 10/26/00:
WWF Tag Team Champions Matt & Jeff Hardy (w/ WWF Women’s Champion Lita) fought the Dudley Boyz to a no contest when Edge & Christian interfered and attacked both teams with steel chairs
Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko defeated Triple H & the Road Dogg when Road Dogg submitted to Malenko’s Texas Cloverleaf after Perry Saturn interfered and attacked Road Dogg; after the bout, Triple H attacked Saturn and Malenko
Chris Jericho defeated WWF World Champion Kurt Angle (w/ Stephanie McMahon) via disqualification when Kane attacked the challenger and hit the chokeslam
Albert pinned Crash Holly in a hardcore match
The Rock, Billy Gunn, & Chyna defeated Steven Richards, Val Venis, Bull Buchanon, & the Goodfather (w/ Steven Richards) when Buchanon submitted to the Rock’s Sharpshooter
Raven pinned Al Snow with the DDT; after the bout, Snow and Jerry Lawler fought off Tazz, who was doing guest commentary for the bout, and Raven
Rikishi defeated Too Cool in a handicap match by pinning Scotty 2 Hotty with the Bonzai Drop; after the bout, Rikishi hit a Samoan Drop and Bonzai Drop on Grandmaster Sexay; moments after, Rikishi called out Steve Austin; Austin eventually came out, after being attacked backstage by an unknown assailant, and the two battled from the entrance way to the ring where Rikishi eventually hit the Bonzai Drop
Sunday Night Heat – 10/29/00:
WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman defeated WWF European Champion William Regal via disqualification when Regal hit Blackman with the title belt; after the bout, Blackman attacked Regal with his kendo sticks; only the European title was on the line
WWF Women’s Champion Lita, WWF Tag Team Champions Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Test, Albert, & Trish Stratus when Matt pinned Albert after Crash Holly interfered and hit Albert with a trash can as Albert had Matt up in a gorilla press
WWF @ New York City, NY – Wall Street – October 25, 2000 (7,500)
Free outdoor public show to celebrate WWF’s debut on the NY Stock Exchange; featured in-ring promos from Mick Foley, the Rock, Triple H & Stephanie McMahon, and an appearance from Steve Austin
The Dudley Boyz defeated Test & Albert (WWE: Attitude Era Unreleased Volume 3
Billy Gunn defeated WWF European Champion William Regal in a non-title match
Tazz defeated Al Snow via submission
Chris Benoit fought Kane to a no contest when Triple H interfered
WWF Tag Team Champions Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated D-Lo Brown & Chaz (WWE: Attitude Era Unreleased Volume 3
WWF @ Toronto, Ontario – Air Canada Centre – October 28, 2000
The Goodfather & Bull Buchanon defeated Too Cool after Steven Richards pushed Grandmaster Sexay off the top as Grandmaster attempted the Hip Hop Drop
The Dudley Boyz defeated Test & Albert in a tables match when Albert sustained a powerbomb off the top through a table
WWF European Champion William Regal pinned WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko with a neckbreaker; only the European title was on the line; Debra was the guest ring announcer for the match
WWF IC Champion Eddie Guerrero pinned Crash Holly; after the bout, Chyna came to the ring and hit a low blow on Guerrero
Billy Gunn pinned X-Pac with the Fameasser after avoiding the Bronko Buster
WWF World Champion Kurt Angle pinned Triple H after Chris Benoit interfered and hit the diving headbutt on the challenger
Perry Saturn defeated Al Snow via submission
Edge, Christian, & Jackie defeated WWF Women’s Champion Lita, Matt & Jeff Hardy when Edge pinned Lita; after the bout, Lita hit the moonsault on Jackie
Kane pinned Chris Jericho with the chokeslam
The Rock & Steve Austin defeated Rikishi & Chris Benoit after Austin hit the Stunner; after the bout, Triple H made the save against the other members of the Radicalz
WWF @ Buffalo, NY – October 29, 2000
The Goodfather & Bull Buchanon defeated Too Cool after Steven Richards pushed Grandmaster Sexay off the top
WWF European Champion William Regal pinned Crash Holly with a neckbreaker
Billy Gunn defeated WWF IC Champion Eddie Guerrero via disqualification when the champion hit a low blow as Gunn attempted the Fameasser; after the bout, Chyna came to the ring and hit a low blow on Guerrero moments before Gunn hit the Fameasser on the champion
X-Pac defeated WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko in a non-title match
Test, Albert, & Jackie (sub. for Trish Stratus) defeated WWF Women’s Champion Lita, WWF Tag Team Champions Matt & Jeff Hardy when Jackie pinned Lita after Albert pushed Lita off the top as she attempted the moonsault; after the bout, Lita hit the moonsault on Trish Stratus
Al Snow pinned Perry Saturn with a roll up after Saturn accidentally hit Terri with Head
The Dudley Boyz defeated Edge & Christian in a tables match when D-Von put Edge through a table with a powerbomb
Kane pinned the Road Dogg with a chokeslam after catching Road Dogg coming off the middle turnbuckle as he attempted a double axe handle
The Rock, Triple H, & Steve Austin defeated WWF World Champion Kurt Angle, Rikishi, & Chris Benoit when Austin pinned Angle with the Stunner after avoiding the Olympic Slam
WWF @ Boston, MA – FleetCenter – October 30, 2000
Ophelia, Charlie & Russ Haas defeated Ivory & the Dupps
Scotty 2 Hotty pinned Paul Fuller
Jakked:
Raven pinned Essa Rios with the DDT at 4:15
WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman pinned Just Joe at 5:57 after hitting him in the head with a kendo stick
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko & Perry Saturn (w/ Terri) defeated JR Ryder & Bob Evans at 3:56 when Saturn forced Evans to submit to the Rings of Saturn
Gangrel pinned Sho Funaki with the Impaler at 3:20
Raw is War – included footage from the XFL draft held two days earlier in Chicago; featured Al Snow trying to bribe Jerry Lawler with candy so that Lawler would be his tag team partner against Tazz & Raven; later in the show, Snow returned ringside with a stack of Chyna Playboys in hopes of convincing Lawler; included WWF World Champion Kurt Angle, Edge & Christian celebrating Edge’s birthday as Stephanie McMahon was fighting the flu; during the segment, Edge & Christian played their theme song on kazoos before being kicked out of the dressing room by Triple H; featured an in-ring promo by WWF European Champion William Regal in which Regal referred to the Boston Tea Party as ‘gastly’ and then prepared to read a list of 127 ways for the fans to improve their life but was interrupted by the Undertaker, who drove to the ring and hit the powerbomb on Regal; included pre-taped footage of Trish Stratus, Albert, & Test in which they redid the APA’s poker table, only for Crash Holly to come in and mess it up; featured Stephanie McMahon being driven away due to being sick, with Triple H then demanding a match with Kurt Angle for later in the show; included members of the New England Patriots in attendance; featured X-Pac at WWF New York, where he was confronted and slapped by Tori for not checking on her after she sustained a shoulder injury at King of the Ring (Tori’s TV return following KOTR); included an in-ring promo by Mick Foley in which he introduced Debra as his new Lt. Commissioner:
WWF IC Champion Eddie Guerrero (w/ the Kat, dressed as Chyna) pinned Chyna at 2:41 when Steven Richards interfered and hit the Steven Kick on the challenger after Chyna press slammed the Kat onto Guerrero; after the bout, Billy Gunn came out to make the save and cleared the ring
Bull Buchanon, the Goodfather, & Ivory (w/ Steven Richards) defeated WWF Women’s Champion Lita, WWF Tag Team Champions Matt & Jeff Hardy at 4:59 when Ivory pinned Jeff after Richards interfered and hit the Steven Kick, moments after Hardy hit the Swanton
Test (w/ Trish Stratus) pinned Crash Holly in a hardcore match at 3:05 by placing Crash’s head in a trash can, hitting it with a kendo stick, and hitting the flying elbowsmash; during the bout, Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler discussed that Adam Sandler would be appearing on Smackdown!
Steve Austin pinned Rikishi in a steel cage match at 5:14 with the Stunner after ramming Rikishi face-first into the cage; pre-match stipulations stated that the victory could only come via pinfall; prior to the bout, the two brawled around ringside before finally entering the cage
Steven Richards (w/ Val Venis) pinned Billy Gunn (w/ Chyna) at 2:24 after Eddie Guerrero interfered and hit Gunn with the IC title belt, moments after Gunn hit the Fameasser on his opponent; prior to the bout, Richards cut a promo in the ring stating that if he won the match, Gunn would no longer be able to use the term “Mr. Ass”; moments later, Gunn & Chyna came out, with Gunn accepting but only if the stipulation was added that if Richards lost, he would have to kiss Gunn’s ass
WWF World Champion Kurt Angle defeated Triple H via disqualification in a non-title match at 5:53 when Triple H grabbed and shoved referee Tim White across the ring, moments after Triple H hit the Pedigree on Angle through the commentary table; after the bout, Triple H grabbed the microphone and said that if the crowd wanted a DQ, they would get a DQ; moments later, Triple H hit the Pedigree on White then hit Angle and an interfering Edge with a steel chair before hitting the Pedigree on Christian as well
The Rock pinned Chris Jericho at 7:10 with the Rock Bottom; after the match, Rikishi assaulted the Rock and threw Jericho to the floor before grabbing a microphone and stating that it was the Rock that helped and told him to run over Steve Austin during the previous year�s Survivor Series; due to pre-match stipulations, Rock became the #1 contender to the world title and would receive a title shot on Smackdown!
WWF @ Rochester, NY – Blue Cross Arena – October 31, 2000
Charlie & Russ Haas defeated the Mean Street Posse
Too Cool defeated the Dupps
Sunday Night Heat:
WWF European Champion William Regal pinned the Road Dogg with the neckbreaker
WWF Tag Team Champion Jeff Hardy pinned Bull Buchanon with a springboard moonsault
WWF Tag Team Champion Matt Hardy (w/ WWF Tag Team Champion Jeff Hardy) pinned Edge (w/ Christian) after Jeff interfered and hit the Poetry in Motion onto a steel chair; after the bout, the RTC attacked the Hardy Boyz
Smackdown! – featured an in-ring promo from the Rock in which he asked Steve Austin to come out so he could face-to-face tell Austin he had nothing to do with running him over at Survivor Series 99; moments later, Austin came to the ring and said that the only person he trusts is himself; Rikishi appeared on the stage shortly thereafter and said that, because the Rock’s merchandise sales were dropping, Rock came to him and asked him to run Austin down; to rebut Rikishi’s claims, Rock told Austin that everything he has done has been face-to-face; WWF World Champion Kurt Angle then appeared on the stage and explained that Stephanie McMahon was too ill to be in his corner later in the night and that Rock was not worthy of receiving a title shot because he helped run Austin over; after Angle and Rikishi went backstage, Austin jumped Rock from behind and hit the Stunner; included Steven Richards cutting an in-ring promo about the political scene and the censoring that should take place; moments later, the Undertaker drove to the ring, assaulted Richards, and hit the powerbomb; featured pre-taped footage of Adam Sandler meeting with such WWF talent as Billy Gunn & Chyna, Crash Holly, Trish Stratus, Edge & Christian, the Rock, and Earl Hebner – with Hebner being Sandler’s favorite; Sandler appeared to help promote his film ‘Little Nicky’ which would be released 11/10; included Debra rejecting Edge & Christian’s request for a tag team title shot later in the show; featured Al Snow trying to bribe Jerry Lawler with the WWF cookbook so that Lawler would be his tag team partner against Raven & Tazz; included Steve Austin talking on his cell phone backstage in which he narrowly avoided having a crate drop on him; after the commercial break, several officials investigated the incident and Jonathan Coachman was unable to find the Rock:
Crash Holly defeated Test & Albert in a handicap hardcore match at 2:45 when WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman, who was watching the match backstage, interfered and attacked T&A as they attempted to throw Crash off the loading dock, knocking Albert off the dock and assaulting Test with his kendo stick before placing Crash on top for the win
Ivory defeated WWF Women’s Champion Lita, Trish Stratus, and Jackie to win the title at 3:25 by pinning Lita after Edge & Christian interfered and hit a sideslam / reverse DDT combo; pre-match stipulations stated that no member of RTC, the Hardy Boyz, or T&A could interfere; after the match, RTC celebrated with Ivory at ringside
Chris Jericho defeated Rikishi via disqualification at 4:08 when Kane came to the ring, sustained a steel chair shot to the head by Jericho, and then hit a chokeslam on Jericho; after the bout, Rikishi hit the Bonzai Drop on the already injured Jericho
Billy Gunn & Chyna defeated Val Venis & WWF IC Champion Eddie Guerrero at 4:02 when Chyna pinned Guerrero with a sleeper slam; prior to the bout, Venis interrupted Gunn’s theme song, saying he could no longer use it as a result of losing to Steven Richards on Raw; Gunn was referred to as ‘Billy G’ by the ring announcer and commentary team
Al Snow pinned Tazz (w/ Raven) with a roll up at 1:23 after Tazz collided with Raven, who did guest commentary for the bout, on the ring apron moments after Jerry Lawler pulled Raven off the apron as he attempted to interfere; after the match, Snow was double teamed in the ring until Lawler used a toilet seat to help clear the ring
Chris Benoit pinned Triple H at 3:39 after Eddie Guerrero interfered and hit Triple H over the back of the head with the IC title belt moments after Triple H cleared Perry Saturn and Dean Malenko from the ring and hit the Pedigree on Benoit; after the match, Triple H cleared the ring with a steel chair
The Rock defeated WWF World Champion Kurt Angle via disqualification at 7:45 when Rikishi, who the Rock knocked off the apron moments earlier, broke the cover on Angle after the challenger hit a spinebuster; after the bout, Rock was double teamed in the ring until Steve Austin came out, knocked Rikishi out of the ring, and hit the Stunner on Angle; moments later, Rock hit the Rock Bottom on Austin as payback for the Stunner he received earlier in the show
WWF @ Las Cruces, NM – November 4, 2000
Too Cool defeated the Goodfather & Bull Buchanon
Lita defeated Jackie
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko defeated Raven
WWF Tag Team Champions Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Edge & Christian
Steven Richards defeated Crash Holly
WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman defeated Perry Saturn
Billy Gunn defeated WWF IC Champion Eddie Guerrero via disqualification
Steve Austin & Chris Jericho defeated Val Venis & Rikishi
WWF @ Lubbock, TX – November 5, 2000
Too Cool defeated the Goodfather & Bull Buchanon
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko defeated Raven
Lita defeated Jackie
Steven Richards defeated Crash Holly
Steve Austin & Chris Jericho defeated Val Venis & Rikishi
WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman defeated Perry Saturn
Billy Gunn defeated WWF IC Champion Eddie Guerrero via disqualification
WWF Tag Team Champions Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Edge & Christian
WWF @ San Antonio, TX – November 5, 2000
Sho Funaki pinned Essa Rios
K-Krush pinned Joey Abs
Mideon pinned Gangrel
WWF European Champion William Regal defeated Al Snow
The Dudley Boyz defeated Test & Albert in a tables match
The Mean Street Posse defeated the Dupps
Chris Benoit defeated the Road Dogg via submission with the Crippler Crossface
WWF World Champion Kurt Angle defeated Triple H and Kane
WWF @ Houston, TX – Compaq Center – November 6, 2000
The Dupps defeated the Mean Street Posse
K-Krush pinned Joey Abs
Jakked:
WWF European Champion William Regal pinned Gangrel at 4:01 with a neckbreaker
Al Snow pinned Sho Funaki after hitting him with Head at 4:00
Crash Holly pinned Shawn Hernandez at 3:46 with the Acid Drop
Essa Rios pinned Zane Morris at 3:49 with the moonsault
Raw is War:
The Undertaker pinned Val Venis at 5:09 with the powerbomb; after the match, the Undertaker pulled off his vest to reveal a Yokozuna t-shirt underneath in memory of Yoko who passed away weeks prior; had any member of the RTC interfered in the match, they would have lost their tag team title shot against the Hardyz later in the evening
Test & Albert (w/ Trish Stratus) defeated Too Cool at 3:53 when Test pinned Grandmaster Sexay after Albert interfered behind the referee�s back and hit the Baldo Bomb; after the match, Crash & Molly Holly made the save
Triple H, Billy Gunn, Chyna, & the Road Dogg defeated Chris Benoit, Eddie Guerrero, Dean Malenko, & Perry Saturn at 5:11 when Triple H pinned Malenko with the Pedigree; after the match, Kurt Angle attacked Triple H while the Radicalz continued to attack their opponents
The Godfather & Bull Buchanon (w/ Steven Richards) defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Matt & Jeff Hardy to win the titles at 5:19 when Richards placed on of the tag belts on top of the Goodfather before Jeff hit a top rope move, allowing the Goodfather to score the pin; earlier in the match, Edge & Christian interfered but were quickly sent out of the ring by the champions
WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman pinned Kane at 4:50 when Chris Jericho interfered and hit the challenger with a steel chair as Kane was holding up the steel ringsteps, causing them to crush him underneath and allowing the champion the easy pinfall
Jerry Lawler defeated Raven via disqualification at 1:31 when Tazz, who was doing guest commentary for the match, interfered; after the match, Al Snow made the save
The Dudley Boyz defeated Edge & Christian in a tables match at 3:31 when Christian was sent through a table with the 3D after the Hardy Boyz and Lita interfered
Steve Austin & Triple H fought WWF World Champion Kurt Angle & Rikishi to a no contest at 4:14 when Triple H, filling in for the Rock who had been attacked moments earlier backstage, nailed Austin with his sledgehammer after tossing Angle to the floor; moments later, Triple H admitted that it was he who was behind Austin’s hit-and-run injury at the 1999 Survivor Series
WWF @ Dallas, TX – Reunion Arena – November 7, 2000
Sunday Night Heat:
WWF European Champion William Regal pinned Al Snow after Raven interfered and hit the DDT on the challenger
Edge & Christian defeated Too Cool when Edge pinned Scotty 2 Hotty after Scotty sustained a chair shot from Christian
WWF World Champion Kurt Angle pinned Crash Holly (w/ Molly Holly) with a low blow and the Olympic Slam; after the bout, Angle hit Crash with a steel chair, dropped Molly with the Olympic Slam, and then put Crash in the ankle lock
Smackdown!:
Billy Gunn (w/ Chyna) defeated WWF IC Champion Eddie Guerrero (w/ Perry Saturn & Terri) via disqualification when Saturn interfered moments after Gunn thought he had won the championship
Matt & Jeff Hardy (w/ Lita) defeated Edge & Christian when Christian was pinned following the Twist of Fate / Swanton combo after Lita interfered
The Undertaker defeated Chris Jericho, Kane, and Chris Benoit by pinning Jericho with the powerbomb after Jericho had previously sustained a chokeslam from Kane; due to prematch stipulations, the Undertaker became the #1 contender to the world title
WWF Tag Team Champions Bull Buchanon & the Goodfather (w/ Steven Richards & Ivory) defeated the Dudley Boyz when the Goodfather pinned Bubba Ray after Val Venis interfered and hit the challenger with the title belt
Crash Holly (w/ Molly Holly) & Steve Blackman defeated Test & Albert in a hardcore match when Crash pinned Test with a kendo stick shot off the top after Molly interfered
The Rock & Steve Austin fought Triple H & Rikishi to a no contest when the Radicalz began brawling with the Rock & Austin before the match began
– 11/7/00: Former WWF World Champion Bob Backlund (R) lost to incumbant John Larson (D) in his race to become US House Representative from Connecticut (District 1).
WWF @ Cincinnati, OH – November 11, 2000
Edge & Christian defeated Too Cool
Val Venis defeated Al Snow
WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman defeated Raven
WWF European Champion William Regal defeated Hardcore Holly
Lita & Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated the Goodfather, Bull Buchanon, & WWF Women’s Champion Ivory
WWF World Champion Kurt Angle defeated Chris Jericho
Crash Holly defeated the Brooklyn Brawler
The Dudley Boyz defeated Test & Albert
Billy Gunn defeated WWF IC Champion Eddie Guerrero via disqualification
The Undertaker & Steve Austin defeated WWF World Champion Kurt Angle & Kane
WWF @ Dayton, OH – November 12, 2000
Scotty 2 Hotty pinned Christian
Val Venis pinned Al Snow
Edge pinned Grandmaster Sexay
WWF Tag Team Champions Bull Buchanon & the Goodfather defeated the Dudley Boyz
Gangrel pinned Mideon
WWF European Champion William Regal defeated Hardcore Holly
WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman pinned the Big Bossman
The Undertaker & Steve Austin defeated WWF World Champion Kurt Angle & Kane
WWF @ Huntington, WV – November 12, 2000
The Dupps defeated Rodney & Pete Gas following a double spinebuster on Rodney
WWF Women’s Champion Ivory pinned Lita with a roll up
The Brooklyn Brawler pinned Joey Abs with a swinging neckbreaker
Raven pinned Sho Funaki with the DDT
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Test & Albert when Matt scored the pin with the Twist of Fate
Perry Saturn defeated Essa Rios via submission with the Rings of Saturn after Rios failed a moonsault
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko defeated Crash Holly via submission with the Texas Cloverleaf
Billy Gunn defeated WWF IC Champion Eddie Guerrero via disqualification when the champion blocked an attempt at the Fameasser by hitting a low blow
Chris Jericho pinned Chris Benoit after a chair shot
WWF @ Columbus, OH – Nationwide Arena – November 13, 2000
Mark Henry pinned an unknown
Jakked:
Too Cool defeated Sho Funaki & Just Joe at 4:48 when Grandmaster Sexay pinned Joe with the Hip Hop Drop
Al Snow pinned Albert (w/ Trish Stratus) at 3:48 with a hurricanrana
Raw is War:
WWF World Champion Kurt Angle defeated Crash Holly (w/ Molly Holly) via submission with the ankle lock at 2:55; after the match, Hardcore Holly made the save until Edge & Christian came ringside; the Undertaker eventually cleared the ring until Kurt Angle ran from ringside
Chris Jericho & WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman defeated Kane & Test (w/ Trish Stratus) in a hardcore match at 3:57 when Jericho pinned Kane with the Lionsault after Test accidentally hit his partner with a kendo stick; after the bout, Kane hit a chokeslam on Test
The Dudley Boyz defeated Tazz & Raven at 5:02 with the 3D on Tazz after Raven accidentally hit his partner; after the bout, Tazz hit a Tazzplex on Raven through a table set up in the ring
The Undertaker, Hardcore & Crash Holly (w/ Molly Holly) defeated WWF World Champion Kurt Angle, Edge, & Christian at 6:46 when Taker pinned Angle with the powerbomb
Lita, Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated WWF Women’s Champion Ivory & WWF Tag Team Champions the Goodfather & Bull Buchanon via disqualification at 3:56 when the Goodfather pulled the referee out of the ring to prevent a pinfall; after the bout, Val Venis joined in a brawl at ringside; both the tag team and women’s titles were on the line in the match
WWF European Champion William Regal defeated the Road Dogg via disqualification at 2:41 when K-Kwick interfered and hit Regal with a microphone
Steve Austin, the Rock, Billy Gunn, & Chyna defeated Chris Benoit, WWF IC Champion Eddie Guerrero, WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko, & Perry Saturn (w/ Terri) at 10:45 when Austin pinned Guerrero with the Stunner; after the bout, the Rock continued brawling with Benoit backstage until Rikishi drove past and hit the Rock with a sledgehammer while hanging out the car window
WWF @ Indianapolis, IN – Conseco Fieldhouse – November 14, 2000
Flash Flanagan pinned Slick Robby D with a flying neckbreaker
Shelton Benjamin pinned Rob Conway
Sunday Night Heat – shown internationally:
Edge & Christian defeated Essa Rios & Sho Funaki when Rios was pinned following a spinebuster / neckbreaker combo
WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman pinned the Big Bossman in a non-title match after kicking Bossman’s nightstick into his face
Billy Gunn (w/ Chyna) pinned Al Snow with the Fameasser
Smackdown!:
Hardcore & Crash Holly (w/ Molly Holly) defeated Test & Albert (w/ Trish Stratus) when Hardcore pinned Test with a roll up; after the bout, T&A and Trish attacked their opponents
Too Cool defeated Tazz & Raven when Grandmaster Sexay pinned Tazz with the Hip Hop Drop after Raven attacked his partner and hit the DDT
Steve Austin pinned WWF IC Champion Eddie Guerrero with the Stunner in a non-title match at around 3:12; prior to the bout, Guerrero cut an in-ring promo on Austin, with cameras then showing Austin backstage blocking the Radicalz inside the McMahon-Helmsley locker room with a forklift; there was no opening bell for the match (The Legacy of Stone Cold Steve Austin)
The Dudley Boyz, Matt & Jeff Hardy (w/ Lita) defeated Steven Richards, Val Venis, WWF Tag Team Champions the Goodfather & Bull Buchanon (w/ WWF Women’s Champion Ivory) when Matt pinned the Goodfather after the 3D and Swanton; after the bout, Edge & Christian joined in an attack on the Hardyz and Dudleyz
WWF World Champion Kurt Angle & Kane defeated Chris Jericho & the Undertaker in a No DQ match when Angle pinned Taker following a chairshot from Kane
The Road Dogg & K-Kwick defeated WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko & Perry Saturn when Kwick pinned Saturn
The Rock defeated Chris Benoit via disqualification when Rikishi came out of the crowd and attacked the Rock, eventually leaving him bleeding from the mouth and nose
Sunday Night Heat: Val Venis (w/ the RTC, Edge & Christian) pinned Jeff Hardy (w/ Matt Hardy, Lita, & the Dudley Boyz) when Steven Richards interfered and hit the Steven Kick on Jeff; after the bout, the Hardyz, Dudleyz, and Lita cleared the ring (Survivor Series 00 DVD)
Pay-per-view bouts – featured Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler on commentary; included pre-taped footage of D-Lo Brown, Chaz, & Tiger Ali Singh trying to get in backstage but were denied because they weren’t on the list; featured Raven at WWF New York; included Mick Foley telling Triple H & the Radicalz backstage that not only would the Radicalz not be allowed at ringside during the main event but that the match would be No DQ; featured a XFL cheerleader promo:
WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman, Crash & Molly Holly defeated Test, Albert, & Trish Stratus at 5:03 when Molly pinned Trish with a sunset flip off the top
Chris Benoit, WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko, WWF IC Champion Eddie Guerrero, & Perry Saturn (w/ Terri) defeated Billy Gunn, the Road Dogg, Chyna, & K-Kwick in an elimination match at 12:41; Saturn pinned Chyna at 2:32 after Guerrero hit her in the back with the IC title belt; Gunn pinned Guerrero with a modified cobra clutch slam at 6:02; Benoit pinned Kwick with a German suplex into a bridge at 7:18 after avoiding a spin kick; Saturn pinned Road Dogg with a northern lights suplex at 8:49 after avoiding a punch; Gunn pinned Malenko with a kick to the midsection and the Fameasser at 10:58; Benoit pinned Gunn when Saturn swept Gunn’s leg out from under him as he attempted a suplex into the ring and held the leg down during the cover
Kane pinned Chris Jericho at 12:33 with the chokeslam immediately after sustaining the Lionsault; late in the broadcast, Jericho assaulted Kane backstage, repeatedly hitting him with a steel chair and various other objects before being pulled away by officials
WWF European Champion William Regal defeated Hardcore Holly via disqualification at 5:47 after Holly brought the title belt into the ring and hit Regal in the face with it; after the bout, Holly continued to assault the champion until Regal could escape the ring
The Rock pinned Rikishi with the spinebuster and People’s Elbow at 11:18; after the bout, Rikishi hit a superkick and followed with four Bonzai Drops before leaving the ring
WWF Women’s Champion Ivory pinned Lita at 4:53 after blocking the challenger’s moonsault by lifting the title belt as Steven Richards distracted the referee; mid-way through the bout, the challenger began bleeding profusely near her left eye; late in the bout, Richards came ringside to be in the champion’s corner
WWF World Champion Kurt Angle pinned the Undertaker at 16:03 with a roll up and grabbing the tights for leverage; moments earlier, Angle hid underneath the ring, with Taker pulling who he thought was Angle out from underneath, powerbombing him inside the ring, and making the cover; the real Angle slid out the other side and in the ring as Taker argued with referee Earl Hebner over not making the 3-count; after the bout, Angle ran backstage and drove out of the parking lot; the mystery individual was later revealed to be Kurt’s brother Eric
Matt & Jeff Hardy and the Dudley Boyz defeated Edge, Christian, WWF Tag Team Champions Bull Buchanon & the Goodfather (w/ Val Venis), at 10:06 in an elimination match; Edge pinned Matt with the Edge-o-matic at 4:00 after Venis dropped Matt throat-first across the top rope; Christian pinned D-Von with the Unprettier at 5:09 after avoiding a clothesline, moments after Buchanon hit D-Von from behind on the ring apron; Bubba Ray pinned Buchanon after Edge accidentally hit the spear on his partner at 7:33; Bubba Ray pinned Edge at 8:01 after Christian with an elbow drop after Christian accidentally splashed his partner from the top while attempting to break a cover; the Goodfather pinned Bubba Ray with the DVD at 8:42 after Christian shoved Bubba towards his partner; Jeff pinned Christian with the Swanton at 9:41; Jeff pinned the Goodfather after Venis and the Goodfather accidentally clotheslined each other as Venis was on the ring apron; after the bout, Jeff was attacked by Steven Richards, Venis, Goodfather, and Buchanon until the Dudley Boyz and Matt Hardy made the save, with Goodfather sustaining the 3D and Venis sustaining the Whazzzup Drop; moments later, Matt put Venis through a table with a legdrop off the top as Bubba Ray did the same to Richards with a powerbomb off the top
Steve Austin fought Triple H to a no contest in a No DQ match at around the 25 minute mark; late in the bout, Triple H goaded Austin backstage where Austin was attacked by all four members of the Radicalz until referees and officials intervened; after Triple H ran into the parking lot and hid in his car, waiting for Austin to follow him out so he could run him over, Chris Benoit tricked Austin into the parking lot but Austin quickly disappeared; after Benoit ran back inside to find Austin, Triple H’s car was picked up by a forklift, with Austin operating it; Austin then lifted the car high into the air before dropping it, with the car tipping over onto its hood and smashing to the ground (The Legacy of Stone Cold Steve Austin)
WWF @ Orlando, Florida � TD Waterhouse Centre – November 20, 2000
Joey Abs & Just Joe defeated the Mean Street Posse
Mideon pinned an unknown
Jakked:
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Sho Funaki & Essa Rios at 6:10 when Jeff pinned Rios with the Swanton
Too Cool defeated Chris Nelson & Vito DeNucci at 3:47 when Grandmaster Sexay pinned DeNucci with the Hip Hop Drop
Raven pinned Mike Sullivan at 3:12 with the DDT
Al Snow pinned Scoot Andrews after hitting him with Head at 3:53
Raw is War:
The Dudley Boyz defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Bull Buchanon & the Goodfather (w/ Steven Richards) via disqualification at 4:20 when Richards pulled D-Von out of the ring to prevent a pinfall following the 3D; after the match, Richards was powerbombed through a table
WWF European Champion William Regal pinned Hardcore Holly in a hardcore match at 3:53 after hitting him in the head with a 2×4 after Test & Albert interfered; after the bout, Crash Holly and Steve Blackman made the save
The Rock & Chris Jericho defeated Rikishi & Kane at 8:29 when Rock pinned Kane with the Rock Bottom following a chairshot from Jericho; after the bout, Rock and Jericho continued to assault their opponents
Billy Gunn, the Road Dogg, & K-Kwick defeated WWF IC Champion Eddie Guerrero, WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko, & Perry Saturn (w/ Terri) at 4:11 when Kwick pinned Saturn with a 720 splash
WWF Women’s Champion Ivory pinned Molly Holly at 1:34 after Trish Stratus interfered and dropped the challenger with a DDT on the floor
The Undertaker defeated Edge & Christian in a handicap match at 1:31 by pinning Christian with the powerbomb after Edge accidentally hit the spear on his partner; after the bout, Taker hit the chokeslam on Edge
Steve Austin pinned Chris Benoit at 8:34 with a kick to the mid-section and the Stunner after avoiding a clothesline
WWF @ Ft. Lauderdale, FL – November 21, 2000
Just Joe pinned Pete Gas
Rodney pinned an unknown
Sunday Night Heat:
Edge (w/Christian) pinned Al Snow with the Edge-o-matic after Snow becamed distracted by Christian
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko & Perry Saturn (w/ Terri) defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy (w/ Lita) when Malenko pinned Matt following a Saturn elbow drop off the top
WWF Tag Team Champions Bull Buchanan & the Goodfather (w/ WWF Women’s Champion Ivory) defeated Too Cool when Buchanan pinned Scotty 2 Hotty with a shoulder breaker following a low blow
Smackdown! – aired on Thanksgiving:
Billy Gunn pinned WWF IC Champion Eddie Guerrero to win the title at 4:37 by catching Guerrero coming off the top and hitting a sleeper slam; prior to the bout, Guerrero cut an in-ring promo on Gunn costing him his relationship with Chyna, then saying Gunn wouldn’t win the title; during the bout, Gunn kicked out of the frog splash and Guerrero kicked out of the Fameasser
Test & Albert (w/ Trish Stratus) defeated Hardcore & Crash Holly in a hardcore match after Albert ran Crash into a big boot from Test
Val Venis pinned K-Kwick after Steven Richards interfered and hit the Steven Kick as the Road Dogg battled the other members of RTC on the floor
The Rock defeated WWF European Champion William Regal in a non-title match via submission with the Sharpshooter; after the match, the Rock further attacked Regal by hitting the Rock Bottom; Rikishi looked on from the rampway for much of the contest
Raven pinned Tazz with the DDT
Molly Holly pinned Trish Stratus with the Molly-Go-Round
Chris Jericho & Steve Austin fought Kane & Chris Benoit to a no contest when a frustrated Austin hit the Stunner on Earl Hebner before doing the same to Benoit and Kane
WWF @ Chicago, IL – AllState Arena – November 25, 2000
Too Cool defeated Test & Albert following the Hip Hop Drop
WWF European Champion William Regal defeated Crash Holly
WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman defeated Perry Saturn following a kick to the chest
The Dudley Boyz defeated Edge & Christian in a tables match
Kane defeated Road Dogg following a chokeslam
Matt & Jeff Hardy & Lita defeated WWF Women’s Champion Ivory & WWF Tag Team Champions Bull Buchanon & the Goodfather when Lita pinned Ivory with a flying crossbody
Val Venis pinned Al Snow with a fisherman’s suplex
WWF IC Champion Billy Gunn pinned Eddie Guerrero
WWF World Champion Kurt Angle pinned Chris Jericho after Kane interfered and chokeslammed Jericho
Steve Austin & the Undertaker defeated Chris Benoit & Rikishi after Austin executed the Stunner on Benoit
WWF @ Omaha, NE – November 26, 2000
Too Cool defeated Test & Albert
WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman defeated Perry Saturn
WWF European Champion William Regal defeated Crash Holly
The Dudley Boyz defeated Edge & Christian in a tables match
Kane defeated Road Dogg
Matt & Jeff Hardy & Lita defeated WWF Women’s Champion Ivory & WWF Tag Team Champions Bull Buchanon & the Goodfather
Val Venis pinned Al Snow
WWF IC Champion Billy Gunn pinned Eddie Guerrero
WWF World Champion Kurt Angle pinned Chris Jericho
The Undertaker & Steve Austin defeated Rikishi & Chris Benoit
WWF @ Ames, IA – Hilton Coliseum – November 27, 2000
Joey Abs pinned Pete Gas
Don Mitchell pinned Scotty Stafa
Jakked:
The Dudley Boyz defeated Just Joe & Sho Funaki at 3:44 when Joe was pinned following the 3D
Tazz defeated Essa Rios via submission with the Tazzmission at 3:34
Raven pinned Justin Rocheleau at 2:45 with the DDT
Al Snow pinned Rodney at 4:02 with the Snow Plow
Raw is War:
Hardcore, Crash, & Molly Holly defeated Trish Stratus, Test, & Albert at 5:22 when Hardcore pinned Albert with a dropkick
WWF IC Champion Billy Gunn pinned Eddie Guerrero at 5:41 with the cobra clutch slam after the challenger collided with Dean Malenko on the ring apron; after the bout, the Radicalz attacked the champion
The Rock defeated Rikishi via disqualification at 2:45 when Kurt Angle, who did guest commentary for the match, interfered as Rikishi was locked in the Sharpshooter; after the bout, Rikishi attacked the Rock; the match was to have determined the #1 contender to the world title at Armageddon
The Undertaker defeated Kane via disqualification at 4:12 when Edge, Christian, and Kurt Angle interfered
The Road Dogg & K-Kwick defeated Val Venis & Steven Richards (w/ WWF Women’s Champion Ivory) at 4:44 when Kwick pinned Richards
Chris Jericho, Matt & Jeff Hardy (w/ Lita) defeated Chris Benoit, WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko, & Perry Saturn (w/ Terri) at 5:30 when Jerihco applied the Walls of Jericho on Malenko; after the match, the Radicalz attacked their opponents
WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman pinned Tiger Ali Singh at 3:32 after ripping off the challenger’s turban and landing a kendo stick blow to the head from the top rope (WWF Hardcore)
Steve Austin defeated WWF World Champion Kurt Angle via disqualification at 9:16 when Triple H interfered and helped in double teaming the challenger
WWF @ Minneapolis, MN – Target Center – November 28, 2000 (sell out)
Sho Funaki pinned Lenny Lane with a neckbreaker
Rodney pinned Just Joe with a flying neckbreaker
Joey Abs pinned Pete Gas with a crucifix powerbomb
Sunday Night Heat:
Test (w/ Trish Stratus) pinned Al Snow with the pumphandle slam
Crash & Molly Holly defeated Val Venis & WWF Women’s Champion Ivory when Molly pinned Ivory with the Molly-Go-Round
D-Lo Brown & Chaz (w/Tiger Ali Singh) defeated the Dudley Boyz with the superplex / frog splash combo
Smackdown!:
Eddie Guerrero, Dean Malenko, & Perry Saturn (w/ Terri Runnels) defeated Lita, Matt & Jeff Hardy when Malenko pinned Lita at 5:04 when, after Lita hit the moonsault on Malenko, Guerrero hit the frog splash on her as Terri distracted the referee from the apron (The Attitude Era Blu-ray)
WWF Tag Team Champions Bull Buchanon & the Goodfather (w/ Ivory) defeated the Road Dogg & K-Kwick when Buchanon pinned Kwick after Ivory hit Kwick in the head with her Women’s title belt; prior to the match, Steven Richards – who came out with the RTC – was sent backstage
WWF European Champion William Regal pinned Scotty 2 Hotty with a neckbreaker
Chris Benoit & Kane defeated Chris Jericho & WWF IC Champion Billy Gunn when Gunn submitted to Benoit’s Crippler Crossface
D-Lo Brown, Chaz, & Tiger Ali Singh defeated the Dudley Boyz & WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman in a tables match when D-Lo put Blackman through a table with the Sky High
Hardcore Holly pinned Raven in a hardcore match after hitting him with a street sign outside the arena at a bus stop
The Rock & the Undertaker defeated WWF World Champion Kurt Angle, Edge & Christian in a handicap match when Taker pinned Angle with the chokeslam and powerbomb
Shown live on Sky Box Office – featured Jim Ross & Tazz on commentary; included an opening in-ring segment in which Mick Foley, with Debra, noted that Triple H wasn’t going to be on the show because he refused to work the card if he wasn’t in the main event; Foley then said that the main event would be No DQ which prompted WWF World Champion Kurt Angle to come out and confront Foley about dropping the stipulation, which Foley refused to do; featured Angle speaking backstage with Chris Benoit and later Edge & Christian in which he tried to convince them to interfere on his behalf in the main event; included British broadcaster Dan Berlinka interviewing several fans in attendance regarding their thoughts on the show; featured a backstage confrontation between Lita and Trish Stratus in which Lita brutally assaulted Trish, repeatedly throwing her into the wall and hitting her with various weapons, after Trish made fun of Lita for not winning back the women’s title; the brawl eventually spilled into the women’s dressing room, where Ivory was changing, until it was broken up by Steven Richards, referees, and officials:
The Dudley Boyz defeated Test & Albert (w/ Trish Stratus) and Edge & Christian in an elimination tables match at 9:55; Albert was put through a table by Edge & Christian at 4:25 via a double powerbomb as Albert punched at Bubba Ray on the top rope; Christian was put through a table via a 3D
WWF Women’s Champion Ivory (w/ Steven Richards) pinned Lita at 2:57 by holding onto Richards from the outside to prevent a sunset flip into the ring; prior to the bout, Richards cut a promo on the low morals of the UK while Ivory cut a promo regarding her match with Lita at the Survivor Series
WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman pinned Perry Saturn at 6:02 following a pump kick which sent a steel chair into the challenger’s face
Crash Holly (w/ Molly Holly) pinned WWF European Champion William Regal to win the title at 4:59 after Molly interfered and hit a missile dropkick on the champion as the referee was speaking with the ring announcer; Regal originally won the match at 4:43 after a face-first throw but Molly showed the referee that Crash’s foot was on the bottom rope during the cover so the bout was ordered to continue; prior to the bout, Regal cut a heel interview backstage as well as an in-ring promo in which he said he was proud to represent England as a national hero since they really didn’t have anyone else; after the bout, Regal assaulted both Crash and Molly from behind and stole the title belt
WWF IC Champion Billy Gunn & Chyna defeated Eddie Guerrero & WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko at 7:26 when Gunn pinned Malenko with the cobra clutch slam after throwing Guerrero out of the ring
Kane pinned Chris Jericho at 8:06 with the chokeslam after lifting his knees to block the Lionsault; after the bout, Jericho grabbed a steel chair from ringside, ran up the ramp, and assaulted Kane from behind with the weapon; moments later, Jericho applied the Walls of Jericho on the stage until Tony Garea and several referees made him release the hold
WWF Tag Team Champions Bull Buchanon & the Goodfather (w/ Val Venis) defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy at 8:08 when Goodfather pinned Jeff after Venis interfered and hit the Money Shot as Jeff had Goodfather covered following the Twist of Fate / Swanton combo
The Undertaker pinned Chris Benoit with an inside cradle at 12:18 as Benoit attempted to apply a figure-4; immediately prior to the bout, Benoit and Taker had a confrontation backstage in which Taker was beaten down and sustained an injured knee at the hands of Benoit, Dean Malenko, Eddie Guerrero, and Perry Saturn; when Taker failed to appear, Benoit grabbed the mic and cut a promo saying he should win the match on a forfeit; Taker’s music played a second time and again he failed to appear; as Tony Chimel announced Benoit as the winner via forfeit, Taker’s music played a third time and he came out
WWF World Champion Kurt Angle defeated Steve Austin, the Rock, and Rikishi in a No DQ match at 8:51 by pinning Rikishi with the Olympic Slam, moments after Rikishi sustained the Rock Bottom from the Rock and the Stunner from Austin; following the Rock Bottom, the cover was broken by Edge, with Rock then brawling with Edge & Christian on the floor; following the Stunner, the cover was broken by Perry Saturn, with Austin then brawling with Saturn & Eddie Guerrero on the floor; after the bout, Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko came out, with all four members of the Radicalz assaulting Rock and Austin until Rock and Austin were able to clear them from the ring; moments later, the Radicalz rushed the ring and were again thrown to the floor, with Rock and Austin then having a few beers as the show came to a close (Wild in the UK UK exclusive)
WWF @ East Rutherford, NJ – Continental Airlines Arena – December 4, 2000
The Dupps defeated Charlie & Russ Haas
Sho Funaki pinned Chris Chetti
Jakked:
D-Lo Brown & Chaz (w/ Tiger Ali Singh) defeated Too Cool at 3:37 when D-Lo pinned Grandmaster Sexay following the Lo Down
Eddie Guerrero pinned Essa Rios at 4:09 with a cradle after Rios failed a moonsault
Raven pinned Taka Michinoku with the DDT at 3:30
Al Snow pinned Mike Bell at 3:37 with the Snow Plow
Raw is War:
Rikishi pinned the Undertaker with a sit-down splash after Taker became distracted by Kurt Angle at ringside; after the bout, Angle further attacked the Undertaker
WWF Tag Team Champions Bull Buchanon & the Goodfather defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy after Buchanon hit the scissors kick on Jeff as the referee was distracted by the Dudley Boyz at ringside; before the bout, the referee sent Ivory backstage but allowed Lita to remain at ringside – where she was watched from afar by Dean Malenko
Chris Benoit defeated Hardcore Holly via submission with the Crippler Crossface
Edge & Christian defeated the Road Dogg & K-Kwick
WWF World Champion Kurt Angle pinned Chris Jericho with the Angle Slam after Kane distracted the challenger; after the bout, Kane laid Jericho out in the ring
WWF IC Champion Billy Gunn (w/ Chyna) defeated Val Venis (w/ Ivory) after Chyna interfered; after the bout, the two members of RTC attacked both Gunn and Chyna
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko defeated Lita via submission with the Texas Cloverleaf; due to prematch stipulations, Lita would be forced to go out on a date with Malenko on Smackdown!
William Regal defeated WWF European Champion Crash Holly (w/ Molly Holly) at 2:24 to win the title via submission with the Regal Stretch; prior to the match, Regal cut an in-ring promo about his loss of the title two days earlier in England; after the bout, Regal kept the hold applied until Molly came off the top with a crossbody; moments later, Regal dropped Molly with a back suplex and locked her in the Regal Stretch until Hardcore Holly made the save and threw Regal to the floor
WWF @ New York City, NY – Madison Square Garden – December 5, 2000 (11,945 paid)
The Dupps defeated Charlie & Russ Haas
Sho Funaki pinned Chris Chetti
Smackdown! – featured Vince McMahon telling Linda he wanted a divorce:
Val Venis & WWF Women’s Champion Ivory defeated WWF IC Champion Billy Gunn & Chyna when Venis pinned Chyna after Ivory hit Chyna with the Women’s title belt as Gunn was distracted by Chris Benoit at ringside
Molly Holly defeated Trish Stratus via disqualification when Trish hit Molly with a trash can lid; due to pre-match stipulations, Molly became the #1 contender to the Women’s title
Chris Jericho & Hardcore Holly defeated Kane & WWF European Champion William Regal when Regal submitted to a sleeper by Holly
The Road Dogg & K-Kwick defeated Edge & Christian when Road Dogg pinned Edge after Edge sustained a spin kick from Kwick
WWF World Champion Kurt Angle, Steve Austin, the Rock, and the Undertaker fought to a no contest when Triple H and Rikishi interfered and a brawl ensued involving all six men, with Triple H remaining as the last man standing (WWE’s Top 50 Superstars of All Time)
Sunday Night Heat – 12/10/00 – only shown internationally – hosted by Jonathan Coachman & Michael Hayes:
Chris Benoit pinned WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman in a non-title match at 4:33 by reversing a roll up and using the ropes for leverage Perry Saturn (w/ Terri & Eddie Guerrero) pinned Taka Michinoku (w/ Sho Funaki) at 4:37 with the Death Valley Driver
Tazz defeated Crash Holly via submission with the Tazzmission at 3:28
D-Lo Brown & Chaz (w/ Tiger Ali Singh) defeated Grandmaster Sexay & Scotty 2 Hotty at 6:00 when Chaz pinned Sexay after Sexay sustained D-Lo’s Sky High
Sunday Night Heat – featured an in-ring promo by WWF Commissioner Mick Foley in which he once again said he would resign if anyone was seriously injured in the night’s main event:
Scotty 2 Hotty (w/ Grandmaster Sexay) pinned D-Lo Brown (w/ Tiger Ali Singh & Chaz) with the Worm
Pay-per-view bouts – featured Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler on commentary; included clips throughout the show from previous Hell in a Cell matches; featured a pretaped segment in which Kevin Kelly interviewed the Undertaker inside the Hell in a Cell regarding the main event; included Vince McMahon, along with Gerald Brisco and Pat Patterson, cutting an in-ring promo in which he protested the Hell in a Cell main event and said that both Mick Foley and the fans would be blamed for the destruction the match would cause; featured Shawn Michaels at WWF New York in which he gave his comments on being in Hell in a Cell and the night’s main event; several members of the XFL’s Birmingham Bolts were in attendance for the show; included a pretaped segment in which Jim Ross spoke to Steve Austin about Hell in a Cell:
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko, Eddie Guerrero, & Perry Saturn (w/ Terri) defeated Lita, Matt & Jeff Hardy in an elimination match at 8:03; Jeff pinned Guerrero at 2:56 with the Swanton after Lita hit the Twist of Fate behind the referee’s back; Saturn pinned Jeff at 3:41 with the DVD after catching Hardy as Hardy attempted a springboard splash in the corner; Matt pinned Saturn with a kick to the midsection and the Twist of Fate at 5:07; Malenko pinned Matt with a roll up at 5:33 after sending Hardy into Lita, knocking Lita to the floor; Malenko defeated Lita via submission with the Texas Cloverleaf; after the bout, Malenko threw Lita to the floor before the Hardy Boyz returned to the ring to scare him from ringside; moments later, Michael Cole interviewed Lita at ringside during which she said she knew she could beat Malenko (Divas in Hedonism, Lita: It Just Feels Right)
WWF European Champion William Regal pinned Hardcore Holly at 4:59 after Raven interfered and hit the DDT on the challenger behind the referee’s back
Val Venis (w/ WWF Women’s Champion Ivory) pinned Chyna with a kick to the midsection and the fisherman’s suplex at 5:02 while Chyna was distracted by chasing an interfering Ivory around the ring; after the bout, Chyna pulled Ivory back inside the ring and attempted to hit a powerbomb but was attacked from behind by Venis who hit a back suplex
Chris Jericho defeated Kane in a Last Man Standing match at 16:45 after shoving a stack of barrels, part of the entrance stage set, onto Kane and then standing on top of the barrels as referee Teddy Long gave the 10-count (The Twisted, Disturbed Life of Kane)
Edge & Christian defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Goodfather & Bull Buchanon (w/ Steven Richards), the Road Dogg & K-Kwick, and the Dudley Boyz to win the titles at 9:42 when Edge pinned Bubba Ray after hitting the spear and Christian following with the Unprettier behind the referee’s back
Chris Benoit defeated WWF IC Champion Billy Gunn to win the title at 10:01 via submission with the Crippler Crossface
WWF Women’s Champion Ivory defeated Trish Stratus and Molly Holly at 2:11 by pinning Trish after Molly powerbombed Trish but was thrown to the floor by the champion; after the match, the Acolytes made their return by saving Crash Holly from an attack by Test & Albert after T&A came out and cornered Molly (Divas in Hedonism)
WWF World Champion Kurt Angle defeated Steve Austin, Rikishi, the Undertaker, the Rock, and Triple H in a Hell in a Cell bout at 32:10 by pinning the Rock after Austin hit the Stunner on the Rock but was prevented by making the cover by Triple H; mid-way through the bout, Vince McMahon had a truck driven to the ring so he could dismantle the cage; moments later, Mick Foley came out and had McMahon sent backstage before the cage could be taken down; late in the bout, the Undertaker chokeslammed Rikishi from the top of the cage down onto the bed of the truck; after the match, Austin hit the Stunner on Angle (Hell in a Cell, The Atittude Era)
WWF @ Memphis, TN – Pyramid – December 11, 2000
The Dupps defeated Steve Bradley & Mogo
Spanky pinned American Dragon
Jakked:
Too Cool defeated Seven & Slash
Tazz pinned Enrica
Essa Rios pinned Chris Michaels
D-Lo Brown & Chaz defeaeted Taka Michinoku & Sho Funaki
Raw is War:
Dean Malenko & Perry Saturn (w/ Terri) defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy (w/ Lita) via count-out at 3:35 after Malenko sent Jeff into the ring steps
Billy Gunn defeated WWF IC Champion Chris Benoit via disqualification at 3:26 when Eddie Guerrero prevented the pinfall following the Fameasser; after the match, Guerrero distracted Gunn as Benoit attacked from behind and applied the Crippler Crossface
The Rock & the Dudley Boyz defeated WWF World Champion Kurt Angle & WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian in a tables match at 8:22 after Rock hit the Rock Bottom on Edge through a table
Chyna defeated Ivory via disqualification when Val Venis and Steven Richards interfered; after the match, the RTC hit a spike piledriver on Chyna and she was later stretchered out of the ring
The Acolytes defeated Test & Albert (w/ Trish Stratus) at 2:53 when Bradshaw pinned Albert with a flying shoulderblock and the Clothesline from Hell
Jerry Lawler, the Road Dogg, & K-Kwick defeated Steven Richards, Bull Buchanon, & the Goodfather at the 55-second mark in an impromptu match when Lawler pinned Richards with a fistdrop off the middle turnbuckle
Raven pinned Al Snow in a hardcore match at 3:47 by hitting him with a cinder block after Snow fought off Tiger Ali Singh and Lo-Down outside the arena; after the match, Snow was attended to by EMTs
WWF @ Little Rock, AR – December 12, 2000
American Dragon pinned Spanky
Scott Vick, Seven, & Slash defeated Lance Cade, Shooter, & Steve Bradley
Sunday Night Heat:
The Road Dogg & K-Kwick defeated Bull Buchanon & the Goodfather (w/ Steven Richards) when Road Dogg pinned Buchanon after a spin kick from Kwick; after the match, all three members of the RTC attacked their opponents
Test (w/ Trish Stratus & Albert) pinned Bradshaw (w/ Farooq) following a chair shot
D-Lo Brown & Chaz (w/ Tiger Ali Singh) defeated Too Cool when Scotty 2 Hotty was pinned following a double powerbomb
Smackdown!:
WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian defeated the Dudley Boyz when Christian pinned Bubba Ray after Edge hit him with one of the title belts
WWF Women’s Champion Ivory pinned Lita with a side suplex after Dean Malenko interfered
Val Venis (w/ WWF Women’s Champion Ivory) defeated Billy Gunn via disqualification when Gunn hit Venis with Ivory’s Women’s title belt after Ivory attempted to hit Gunn with it
The Undertaker pinned Raven in a hardcore match at 3:02 following a powerbomb through the announce table (WWF Hardcore)
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated WWF IC Champion Chris Benoit & Perry Saturn (w/ Terri) when Jeff pinned Benoit
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko pinned Chris Jericho in a non-title match after Eddie Guerrero came ringside and prevented Jericho from hitting the Lionsault; after the match, Jericho applied the Walls of Jericho on Guerrero until officials swarmed the ring
The Rock & Steve Austin defeated WWF World Champion Kurt Angle & WWF European Champion William Regal when Austin pinned Regal with the Stunner
WWF @ Greenville, SC – Bi-Lo Center – December 18, 2000
Just Joe & Joey Abs defeated the Dupps
Tex Slazenger pinned the Big Bossman
Jakked:
The Road Dogg & K-Kwick defeated D-Lo Brown & Chaz (w/ Tiger Ali Singh) via disqualification at 3:41 when Singh interfered to prevent the pinfall
Scotty 2 Hotty pinned Chuck Coates at 4:41 with the Worm
Raven pinned Romeo Bliss at 3:28 with the DDT
Essa Rios pinned Shank at 3:59 with the moonsault
Raw is War:
WWF IC Champion Chris Benoit defeated Jeff Hardy via submission with the Crippler Crossface at 3:38
Val Venis, Bull Buchanon, & the Goodfather (w/ Steven Richards & Ivory) defeated Billy Gunn & the Dudley Boyz at 4:02 when Venis pinned Gunn with a fisherman’s suplex after Richards saved Ivory from Gunn
The Rock & the Undertaker defeated WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian to win the titles at 8:42 when the Rock pinned Edge with a spinebuster and the People’s Elbow (The Epic Journey of Dwayne The Rock Johnson)
Chris Jericho defeated Perry Saturn (w/ Terri) via submission with the Walls of Jericho at 2:20; after the match, Saturn, Dean Malenko, and Chris Benoit used their respective finishers on Jericho after Jericho attempted the Walls of Jericho on Terri
WWF European Champion William Regal defeated Steve Austin via disqualification at 4:31 when referee Tim White recovered from a collision and saw Austin with the Euro title belt, which he had taken from Regal, and assumed Austin had used it as a weapon
The Acolytes & Jackie defeated Test, Albert, & Trish Stratus at 1:46 when Jackie pinned Trish with a DDT
WWF World Champion Kurt Angle fought Vince McMahon to a no contest when Mick Foley attacked both; McMahon and Angle beat down Foley before Stephanie McMahon declared that since Linda McMahon was mentally unstable, Vince would immediately take over as CEO; upon hearing that, Vince fired Foley
WWF @ Charlotte, NC – Coliseum – December 19, 2000
Sunday Night Heat:
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko (w/ Perry Saturn & Terri) pinned Matt Hardy (w/ Jeff Hardy & Lita) with a roll up and using the ropes for leverage
Val Venis pinned K-Kwick with the fisherman’s suplex
Farooq (w/ Bradshaw) pinned Albert (w/ Trish Stratus & Test) with a DDT onto a steel chair
Smackdown!:
The Dudley Boyz defeated D-Lo Brown & Chaz (w/ Tiger Ali Singh) following the 3D on Chaz
WWF Women’s Champion Ivory (w/ the RTC) pinned Jackie with a roll up; after the match, the Acolytes made the save against the RTC
Chris Jericho, Matt & Jeff Hardy (w/ Lita) defeated WWF IC Champion Chris Benoit, Dean Malenko, & Perry Saturn (w/ Terri) when Jericho pinned Malenko with the Lionsault
WWF European Champion William Regal fought Hardcore Holly to a no contest when guest referee Steve Austin hit the Stunner on both men and began counting them both down until Kane came to the ring and hit a chokeslam on Austin; after the bout, Vince McMahon announced Austin would face Kane on Raw
Crash & Molly Holly defeated Taka Michinoku & Sho Funaki when Crash pinned Funaki with a bulldog following a missile dropkick from Molly
WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman pinned Raven with a DDT off the middle turnbuckle onto a trash can
Billy Gunn pinned Steven Richards with the Cobra Clutch slam
Edge & Christian defeated WWF Tag Team Champions the Rock & the Undertaker to win the titles when Edge pinned the Rock after guest referee Kurt Angle hit the Olympic Slam on the Rock and laid Edge on top for the win
UPW @ Santa Ana, CA – December 20, 2000 (700; sell out)
Television taping:
Under Pressure defeated Brian Taylor
Ricky Reyes defeated Billy Kim and Eddie Williams
DOOP defeated the Urban Outlaws
Mikey Henderson defeated Juventud Guerrera
Staz defeated Damien Steele
Frankie Kazarian defeated Michael Modest and Tony Jones
High Impact defeated PHAT and Latino Locos in a ladder match
The Navajo Warrior defeated Billy D
Donovan Morgan defeated Keiji Sakoda
The Prototype (John Cena) defeated Chase Tatum
Christopher Daniels defeated Tom Howard
Lita, Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated the Ballard Brothers & Lexie Fyfe
WWF @ Chattanooga, TN – McKenzie Arena – December 22, 2000 (7,223)
Chris McMullen pinned Flex
Essa Rios pinned Seven
Jakked:
Crash Holly (w/ Molly Holly) pinned Taka Michinoku (w/ Sho Funaki) at 4:33 with a bridge
D-Lo Brown & Chaz (w/ Tiger Ali Singh) defeated Jason Lee & Chris Michaels at 2:33 when Chaz pinned Lee following a double hiptoss / powerbomb
K-Kwick pinned Slash at 2:49 with a Falcon’s Arrow
Perry Saturn (w/ Terri) pinned Derrick King at 4:25 with the Death Valley Driver
Raw is War – 12/25/00 – included Stephanie McMahon talking with her father Vince, who was said to be volunteering at a soup kitchen, via speaker phone backstage, where Trish Stratus’ voice could clearly be heard at one point in the background; when Stephanie confronted him about the issue, Vince abruptly ended the phone conversating, saying he was needed back in the soup kitchen:
Matt & Jeff Hardy (w/ Lita) defeated WWF IC Champion Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko at 4:06 when Jeff pinned Malenko with a top rope attack after Lita crotched Malenko on the top turnbuckle
WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman defeated Raven and Hardcore Holly at 3:42 after hitting a German suplex on Holly onto the hood of a car
Raven pinned WWF Hardcore Champion Steve Blackman to win the title after hitting him with a 2X4
Steve Austin defeated Kane via disqualification at 7:22 when William Regal attacked Austin; after the match, Austin fought off both men
Scotty 2 Hotty & Grandmaster Sexay defeated Test & Albert at 3:39 when Grandmaster Sexay pinned Test with a school boy roll up after Stephanie McMahon tripped Test
WWF World Champion Kurt Angle & WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian defeated Chris Jericho & the Dudley Boyz at 5:07 when Angle pinned Jericho with the Olympic Slam after avoiding the Lionsault; after the match, the Dudley Boyz made the save for Jericho against Angle and several of his family members (Before They Were Superstars Vol. 1, The Attitude Era Blu-ray)
The Goodfather & Bull Buchanon (w/ Steven Richards & Ivory) defeated the Acolytes (w/ Jackie) at 2:32 following the scissors kick from Buchanon after Val Venis interfered
The Rock defeated the Undertaker via disqualification at 9:34 when Rikishi interfered and attacked both men
WWF @ Nashville, TN – December 23, 2000 (10,805)
Russ McCullough defeated Flash Flanagan
Just Joe & Joey Abs defeated Smash & Seven
Sunday Night Heat:
Billy Gunn pinned Val Venis
Perry Saturn pinned Hardcore Holly
Tazz defeated Taka Michinoku via submission with the Tazzmission
Steve Blackman defeated Crash Holly via submission
K-Kwick pinned D-Lo Brown
Smackdown! – 12/28/00:
WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian defeated Chris Jericho in a handicap match
WWF IC Champion Chris Benoit defeated Matt Hardy
WWF World Champion Kurt Angle defeated Bubba Ray Dudley
Bull Buchanon, the Goodfather, & Ivory defeated the Acolytes & Jackie
Ivory defeated Jackie (this was an impromptu match where the finish was used as the ending to the previous match when shown on TV)
WWF Hardcore Champion Raven defeated Jeff Hardy
Test & Albert defeated Too Cool
The Rock & the Undertaker defeated Rikishi, William Regal, & Kane in a handicap match
WWF @ Tulsa, OK – December 28, 2000 (8,057; sell out)
Bull Schmidt defeated Rocco Valentino
Crash Holly defeated the Brooklyn Brawler; Debra was the special guest ring announcer
The Big Bossman defeated Tex Slazenger (Mideon)
WWF Women’s Champion Ivory defeated Molly Holly after Steven Richards interfered
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Bull Buchanon & the Goodfather (w/ Steven Richards) following the Twist of Fate / Swanton combo
Jerry Lawler pinned WWF Hardcore Champion Raven in a non-title match with a roll up after the Kat distracted Raven; the Kat was the special guest ring announcer
Too Cool defeated D-Lo Brown & Chaz following the Hip Hop Drop
Billy Gunn pinned Val Venis with the full nelson slam
Steve Austin (w/ Jim Ross) pinned WWF European Champion William Regal in a non-title match following the Stunner
WWF @ Amarillo, TX – December 28, 2000 (5,640)
The return to the city after more than 5 years
Perry Saturn defeated K-Kwick
Steve Blackman defeated Taka Michinoku
Albert defeated Test
Essa Rios defeated Sho Funaki
WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian defeated the Dudley Boyz and the Acolytes
WWF IC Champion Chris Benoit defeated Hardcore Holly
The Undertaker & Chris Jericho defated WWF World Champion Kurt Angle & Kane
WWF @ Austin, TX – Frank Erwin Center – December 29, 2000 (9,512)
Joey Abs defeated Sean Hernandez
Bo Dupp defeated Brandon Cruz
Rodney & Pete Gas defeated Bull Schmitt & Romeo Valentino
Jakked:
K-Kwick defeated Essa Rios
D-Lo Brown defeated Grandmaster Sexay
Scotty 2 Hotty defeated Chaz
Raw is War:
The Undertaker pinned Rikishi with a DDT; due to prematch stipulations, the Undertaker advanced to a #1 contender’s match on Smackdown!
The Acolytes (w/ Jackie) & Billy Gunn defeated the Goodfather, Val Venis, & Bull Buchanon (w/ Steven Richards & WWF Women’s Champion Ivory) when Gunn pinned Venis with the Cobra Clutch slam
WWF Hardcore Champion Raven pinned Crash Holly backstage after spraying him with a fire extinguisher as Crash attempted to pin Tazz, then hitting him over the head with a 2×4; the bout was originally a title defense against Tazz but Crash, Molly, and Hardcore Holly and Steve Blackman interfered once the match went backstage
Chris Jericho & the Dudley Boyz defeated WWF World Champion Kurt Angle, WWF Tag Team Champions Edge & Christian in a tables match when Edge was sent through the table with the 3D
WWF IC Champion Chris Benoit pinned Test (w/ Trish Stratus) when Trish pushed the challenger off the top after Test fought off an interfering Albert; after the bout, Test and Albert brawled at ringside until referees stepped in
Matt & Jeff Hardy (w/ Lita) defeated Taka Michinoku & Sho Funaki when Matt pinned Funaki after Jeff hit the Swanton
Kane pinned the Rock with the chokeslam after Kurt Angle interfered and hit the Rock with the world title belt on the floor before rolling the Rock back into the ring; due to pre-match stipulations, Kane advanced to a #1 contender’s match on Smackdown!
WWF European Champion William Regal pinned Steve Austin with a roll up in a non-title match when guest referee Stephanie McMahon made a fast count; due to pre-match stipulations, Regal advanced to a #1 contender’s match on Smackdown!
WWF @ San Antonio, TX – Freeman Coliseum – December 30, 2000 (7,439; sell out)
Rodney & Pete Gas defeated the Dupps
Joey Abs defeated Just Joe
Sunday Night Heat:
Too Cool & K-Kwick defeated D-Lo Brown, Chaz, & Tiger Ali Singh when Kwick pinned Chaz with a scissors kick
The Acolytes defeated Taka Michinoku & Sho Funaki after a few seconds following a spinebuster
The Acolytes defeated Taka Michinoku & Sho Funaki after a few seconds after Bradshaw kicked Funaki in the face and Farooq hit the Dominator on Taka
The Acolytes defeated Taka Michinoku & Sho Funaki after a few seconds when Bradshaw hit a pumphandle slam on Funaki and Farooq hit a powerslam on Taka
Jackie pinned Molly Holly with a tornado DDT
Tazz defeated WWF Hardcore Champion Raven in a non-title match; after the contest, Crash Holly came ringside and attempted to win the hardcore title but Tazz hit a suplex on him while Raven escaped
Smackdown! – 1/4/01:
Chris Jericho defeated WWF IC Champion Chris Benoit via disqualification when Perry Saturn and Dean Malenko attacked the challenger as Benoit was locked in the Crippler Crossface; after the bout, Matt & Jeff Hardy made the save
The Dudley Boyz defeated Bull Buchanon & the Goodfather (w/ Steven Richards) following the 3D on Buchanon as Richards argued with Edge & Christian, who were doing guest commentary, on the floor; due to prematch stipulations, the Dudleyz became the #1 contenders to Edge & Christian’s tag team titles; after the bout, the champions attacked the Dudleyz and hit their finishers
WWF World Champion Kurt Angle defeated the Rock via disqualification in a non-title mach after the Rock hit the Rock Bottom on a number of referees before hitting Angle in the head with the title belt
Perry Saturn & Terri (w/ WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko) defeated Matt Hardy & Lita (w/ Jeff Hardy) at 3:22 when Terri pinned Lita after Malenko interfered behind the referee’s back and dropped Lita with a DDT after Lita hit the moonsault on Terri (Lita: It Just Feels Right)
Val Venis (w/ Steven Richards & Ivory) pinned Billy Gunn after Richards interfered and hit the Steven Kick
Rikishi (sub. for Albert) pinned Test with the Bonzai Drop after Test became distracted by Trish Stratus and Albert at ringside; after the bout, Albert hit the Baldo Bomb on Test before Rikishi hit a second Bonzai Drop; prior to the match, Trish pulled Albert from the match since Vince McMahon owed her a favor
Steve Austin (sub. for WWF European Champion William Regal) defeated the Undertaker and Kane by pinning the Undertaker with the Stunner after Taker hit a chokeslam on an interfering Rikishi; Vince McMahon was the second referee for the bout and reluctantly made the pinfall for Austin; due to prematch stipulations, Austin earned a world title shot for the following Monday