WWF Raw – 2000 Results
1/3/00; Miami, FL; American Airlines Arena
1/3/00 – 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
1/10/00; St. Louis, MO; Kiel Auditorium
1/10/00:
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
1/17/00; New Haven, CT; Coliseum
1/17/00:
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
1/24/00; Philadelphia, PA; CoreStates Center
1/24/00:
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
1/31/00; Pittsburgh, PA; Civic Arena
1/31/00:
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
2/7/00; Dallas, TX; Reunion Arena
2/7/00:
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
2/14/00; San Jose, CA; Arena
2/14/00 – 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
2/21/00; Atlanta, GA; Georgia Dome
2/21/00 – 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
2/28/00; New York City, NY; Madison Square Garden
2/28/00 – 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
3/6/00; Springfield, MA
3/6/00 – 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
3/13/00; East Rutherford, NJ; Continental Airlines Arena
3/13/00 – 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
3/20/00; Chicago, IL; AllState Arena
3/20/00:
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
3/27/00; Houston, TX; Compaq Center
3/27/00 – 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
4/3/00; Los Angeles, CA; Staples Center
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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
4/10/00; Ft. Lauderdale, FL; National Car Rental Center
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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
4/17/00; State College, PA; Bryce Jordan Center
4/17/00 – 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
4/24/00; Raleigh, NC; Entertainment & Sports Arena
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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
5/1/00; Baltimore, MD; Arena
5/1/00:
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)
5/8/00; Long Island, NY; Nassau Coliseum
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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
5/15/00; Cleveland, OH; Gund Arena
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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
5/22/00; Indianapolis, IN; Conseco Fieldhouse
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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
5/29/00; Vancouver, British Columbia; General Motors Place
5/29/00 – 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
6/5/00; Rochester, NY
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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
6/12/00; St. Louis, MO; Kiel Arena
6/12/00:
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
6/19/00; Nashville, TN; Gaylord Entertainment Center
6/19/00 – 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
6/26/00; Worcester, MA; Centrum
6/26/00:
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!
7/3/00; Orlando, FL; TD Waterhouse Centre
7/3/00:
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
7/10/00; San Jose, CA; Arena
7/10/00 – 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
7/17/00; Albany, NY; Pepsi Arena
7/17/00:
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
7/24/00; Austin, TX; Frank Erwin Center
7/24/00 – 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
7/31/00; Atlanta, GA; Georgia Dome
7/31/00 – 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
8/7/00; New York City, NY; Madison Square Garden
8/7/00:
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
8/14/00; Providence, RI; Civic Center
8/14/00:
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
8/21/00; Lafayette, LA; CajunDome
8/21/00:
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
8/28/00; Greensboro, NC; Coliseum
8/28/00:
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
9/4/00; Lexington, KY; Rupp Arena
9/4/00:
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
9/11/00; Phoenix, AZ; America West Arena
9/11/00:
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
9/18/00; Chicago, IL; AllState Arena
9/18/00 – 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
9/25/00; State College, PA; Bryce Jordan Center
9/25/00 – 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
10/2/00; Washington DC; MCI Center
10/2/00:
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
10/9/00; Anaheim, CA; Arrowhead Pond
10/9/00:
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
10/16/00; Detroit, MI; Joe Louis Arena
10/16/00:
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
10/23/00; Hartford, CT; Civic Center
10/23/00 – 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
10/30/00; Boston, MA; FleetCenter
10/30/00 – 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!
11/6/00; Houston, TX; Compaq Center
11/6/00:
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
11/13/00; Columbus, OH; Nationwide Arena
11/13/00:
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
11/20/00; Orlando, FL; TD Waterhouse Centre
11/20/00:
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
11/27/00; Ames, IA; Hilton Coliseum
11/27/00:
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
12/4/00; East Rutherford, NJ; Continental Airlines Arena
12/4/00:
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
12/11/00; Memphis, TN; Pyramid
12/11/00:
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
12/18/00; Greenville, SC; Bi-Lo Center
12/18/00:
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
Taped 12/22/00; Chattanooga, TN; McKenzie Arena
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:
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