Submitted by Rajah on November 18, 2002 at 22:21:09

Less than a week until Survivor Series and the debut of the Elimination Chamber, we are LIVE from Cincinnati! The Raw music video plays, the pyros explode, and there was much rejoicing. Tonight we'll see Triple H take on Booker T. In the back, we see Shawn Michaels reading a newspaper. Rest assured, he'll do or say something later tonight, but first...

Rob Van Dam & Kane vs. Chris Jericho & Triple H
-Rob Van Dam and Kane make their respective ways down the ramp and into the ring, as they look to team up and take the Tag Titles away from Champs, Christian and Jericho. Speaking of whom, the Y2J Countdown hits 0.00 and out comes the Ayatollah, the Living Legend, the King of the World, Chris Jericho. Oh, and Christian, too. RVD and Jericho start off, with reversals and go-behinds. Jericho hits a shoulder block, but RVD flips up and over him, hitting a spinning heel kick. Monkey flip by Jericho, then the backflip splash 1-2-kickout. Tag to Kane. Kane smashes Jericho into the turnbuckles, then a clothesline. Jericho hits a big boot and goes second rope, only for Kane to swat him out of the air. Double-handed choke by Kane. Christian comes in, but Kane quickly clotheslines him over the top. Kane presses Jericho and tosses him onto Christian outside. And to finish it off, RVD sommersaults over the ropes and onto the two men below. RVD rolls Jericho into the ring, where Kane grabs him and chokeslams him down. Kane pins, but the ref is busy with RVD and Christian. Christian and the ref come in. Kane grabs Christian for a chokeslam, but Christian low blows him. Blatant choke by Christian, then a big boot. He runs right into Kane's sidewalk slam. Tag to RVD, who knocks Jericho off teh apron before taking Christian down. Christian ducks an enziguri, but RVD nails him with a mule kick. Rolling Thunder by RVD 1-2-shoulder up. Jericho goes up top, but RVD 'buckles him. He tosses Christian into the prone Jericho, then rolls hi up 1-2-kickout. Boot the face by RVD, who goes up, but now it is Jericho who grabs him long enough for Christian to push him off the top. On the outside, Jericho chokes RVD with the camera cables. Back in the ring, Christian stomps away and applies another blatant choke. Tag to Jericho. Back suplex by Jericho 1-2-kickout. Reverse chin lock applied by Jericho. Van Dam uses the crowd to give him strength, allowing him to elbow out of the hold, but Jericho pulls him down by the hair. Jericho does a little dance, then chokes RVD on the ropes. Running knee by Jericho. Tag to Christian. Jericho runs into the corner, allowing RVD to heel kick Christian and then boot Jericho down. RVD crawls to his corner and tags in Kane. Punches to both opponents, then a big boot to Jericho and a tilt-a-whirl to Christian. He tosses Jericho over the top, then goes up the turnbuckles and hits CHristian with a flying clothesline. He motions for the end, but Jericho runs in. Christian and Jericho team up to suplex Kane, but RVD goes up and nails both of them with a flying cross body. Chokeslam to Christian as the ref yells at RVD to leave the ring. Jericho comes in and nails Kane with a title belt, prompting RVD to kick him out of the ring. RVD goes up top and flies across the ring, over Kane's body, nailing Christian with the Five Star. Kane sits up and rolls over to pin Christian 1-2-broken by Jericho with a chairshot to the back. As the ref calls for the DQ bell, Jericho continues pounding away on both Kane and Jericho's backs with the chair. Fade Out.

In the back, Terri asks Jericho what he was doing out there. He says he is softening up all the assclowns in the Elimination Chamber. No is going to win that match except him. Jericho walks off and Christian steps up, saying that what's better is that Bischoff promised him the spot if anyone can't participate. Even if he has to beat his partner, he'll win the Title. Jericho comes back and punches Christian out, saying no one else is going to win the belt.

Video of Triple H and HBK's history.

Ace-Reporter Gregory Helms asks Booker T what his thoughts are about the Elimination Chamber. He says he's been doing more thinking that Abraham Lincoln, but right now his thoughts are just on facing Triple H. Goldust comes up and says he can't wait to team up with the Hurricane to take down Test and his partner. But beware, the Testicles are getting bigger and stronger. Helms asks what he thinks about Test naming his fans Testicles, but Goldust looks down and says he was talking about the Golden Globes. Fade Out.

Jeff Hardy vs. Lance Storm
-Jeff Hardy comes out, using glow-in-the-dark paint to distract us from his wrestling. Storm comes out, waving the Canadian flag, accompanied by William Regal, waving the Union Jack. Jeff slides under Storm and thrust kicks him in the face. Jeff goes second rope and hits a leg drop 1-2-kickout. Jeff slides onto Lance's back, allowing Storm to hit a front slam 1-2-shoulder up. Backbreaker by Storm 1-2-shoulder up. Knees to the back by Storm. Stoorm grabs Jeff around the waist and lifts him, but Jeff reverses and suplexes Storm 1-2-kickout. Jeff runs into a Storm powerslam 1-2-shoulder up. Knees by Storm, then a back breaker 1-2-shoulder up 1-2-shoulder up. Storm lays a knee into Jeff's back and pulls. Storm hits a few punches, but Jeff flapjacks him onto the ropes and hits a flying forearm. Punches in the corner by Jeff, then the Whisper in the Wind 1-2-kickout. Storm pokes him in the eyes, but Jeff hits a Russian legsweep and a double legdrop 1-2-shoulder up. Storm comes back with a jumping calf kick 1-2-shoulder up. Storm with knees, but Jeff back body drops him over the ropes to the outside. Regal helps him up, allowing Jeff to run the rails and clothesline both of them. Storm distracts the ref, allowing Regal to slam Jeff into the apron. Tommy Dreamer runs down the ramp and smashes Regal into the ringpost. Storm baseball slides Dreamer, allowing Jeff to hit him with the Twist of Fate. Jeff goes up top and hits the Swanton 1-2-3!

In the back, Terri enters Bischoff's office. She remarks that Eric looks very happy. He can't wait for the Elimination Chamber match this Sunday. He says he wanted to tell her that he booked her in a match against Victoria. Terri says she doesn't want to wrestle her. She's crazy. On the television, we see that Victoria is already in the ring. She calls Terri to bring her pretty little self to the ring. And since Trish and Terri have so many pretty little things in common, she is going to annihilate her tonight. Terri again pleas to not have the match. Bischoff says that she has two options. She can go to the ring and try to convince Victoria that she doesn't want the match, or go home to her daughter Dakota and tell her that there won't be a Christmas this year because Mommy got fired. Fade Out.

Terri/Victoria
-As we come back, Terri reluctantly walks into the ring with Victoria. She eeks out that she may be small in stature, but she is big enough to admit that Victoria is the better woman. Victoria proved her dominance last week, so there's no need to have this match. Victoria says that she agrees, and that the match is off. Terri breathes a sigh of releif and goes to leave, but Victoria grabs her. Even though the match is off, she says, doesn't mean she won't rip Terri's head off. With this, she grabs Terri and rips her shirt off. She smells the shirt, allowing Terri to nail Victoria with the microphone. She jumps on Victoria's back and beats away, but Victoria slams her down. She tosses Terri out of the ring, then scoop slams her onto the rampway. She smashes Terri into the stairs, then rolls her back into the ring. Stomps by Victoria, but the ref pulls her off. Victoria kicks him in the nuts, then tosses him outside. She rolls out and grabs a ladder from under the ring. She puts it in the ring, then goes in after it. She bends down to pick up the ladder, but as she does, Trish runs down and smacks the ladder back into Victoria's face. They battle until refs pull them off each other, Victoria laughing all the way.

In the back, Batista walks the halls. Flair comes up and says he's been watching him since his debut. He's very impressed and is glad to have him on Raw. He wishes him good luck. Batista breaks his cold stare and mutters, "Thanks."

In the ring, D'Lo Brown awaits Batista's entrance. Batista goes to stand on the turnbuckles, but D'Lo attacks him from behind. Back bodydrop by Batista, then a rolling front slam. Clubs to the back by Batista. D'Lo fights back, but Batista clotheslines him down. Clothesline in the corner by Batista. Back elbow by D'Lo, but he runs into Batista's spinebuster. He pulls D'Lo up and hits the sit-out powerbomb 1-2-3!

In the back, Shawn Michaels makes his way to the ring. Fade Out.

Shawn Michaels Interview
-As we come back, The Heartbreak Kid, Shawn Michaels struts his way down the ramp and into the ring the he dominated for so long. By now, we know the belief system of Shawn Michaels: he believes in God, his family, himself, and all these fans. But he is still human, and he wants retribution. This Sunday, he will be one of six men to compete in the Elimination Chamber match. He doesn't even know what an Elimination Chamber match is. Then again, he didn't know what a Ladder Match was when he was the first to compete in it. He didn't know what a Hell in the Cell match was when he was the first to compete in it. He didn't even really know what a Marathon Match was when he was the first to compete in it. After all, it's only been four years. It's only coming back from partial paralysis, from a career-ending injury. He may win; he may not. He's said it before: he's not the Heartbreak Kid anymore. He's just Shawn Michaels, but that is plenty to keep Triple H from leaving Madison Square Garden the World Champion. He has known Triple H a very long time. They were very good friends, and they walked down many of the same paths. But they have ended up at very different spots. He doesn't care if it's Kane, Booker T, Chris Jericho, or RVD who gets the honor of wearing the World Title belt. He just wants to be the man who keeps Triple H from remaining the Champ. Then again, the Word of the Lord says that all things are possible if you believe. And he believes that the next World Champion will be himself. Triple H's music hits, and the World Champion comes out on the stage. He believes that he can become the World Heavyweight Champion because God said so? In this arena, Triple H is God. Shawn stares Trips down and points to the heavens. Trips repeats his claim to be God within the arena. He believes that he will come to the ring and kick Shawn's ass. He drops the mic and the belt and walks down the ramp. Shawn stands ready in the ring. They exchange punches, but Trips nails a hard clothesline. Shawn rolls around on the mat, struggling to stand. He uses the ropes to stand up, then staggers into the Pedigree. Trips yells at Michaels, then gets a smile on his face. He rolls outside and gets his trusty sledgehammer from under the ring. A band of refs storm out of the back and swarm Triple H, refusing to let Triple H attack. They pull Triple H back up the ramp. Fade Out.

Bubba Ray Dudley & Spike vs. Rosey & Jamal
-BuhBuh and Spike come down, accompanied by Jeff Hardy. Similarly, Rosie and Jamal come down, with Rico. We are told that at Survivor Series, these six men will face each other, in teams of three of course, in a Six-Man Table Tag Match. BuhBuh and Jamal start off, with BuhBuh whipping Jamal into the corner, then hitting a falling neckbreaker. Tag to Spike, who hits a leaping stomp. He punches away on Jamal, but can't whip him. Jamal bodydrops Spike over the top, to the outside. Tag to Rosie. They hit a double facebuster to Little Spike, then Rosie hits a leg drop. Tag to Jamal, who hits another slam, then tosses Spike to the outside. BuhBuh runs in and clotheslines Rosie into the corner. He beats on Jamal, then ducks Rosie, who inadvertantly clothesliens Jamal. On the outside, Jeff Hardy takes down Rico and beats on him. In the ring, Rosie smashes BuhBuh in the corner, then whips him into Jamal's toss-up Samoan Drop 1-2-3! Jeff chases Rico around the ring, then into it. Jeff takes the opportunity to clothesline Rosie and Jamal down, then dropkick them out of the ring. He pulls Rico down and goes up top for the Swanton, but Jamal pulls Rico away. Rosie comes in and takes Jeff down, while Jamal gets a table. They set it up and lay Jeff on the table. Spike comes in for the Acid Drop, but Rosie blocks and smashes him into the turnbuckles. They put Spike on the table next to Jeff. Jamal goes up top and hits the flying splash, breaking Jeff and Spike along with the table. Fade Out.

Christopher Nowinski vs. Al Snow
-Christopher Nowinski walks to the ring, carrying a book. We probably expect him to come out and bash Cincinatti, right? Well he's got something more important to talk about. Pete Rose deserves to be in the Hall of Fame! He tells the fans to cheer if they think it too. They go wild, causing Nowinski to laugh. He just manipulated them hardcore, just as the student is going to manipulate the teacher. That's right, he's going to give Al Snow a wrestling lesson. Al runs down, but Nowinski stops him. He says he didn't want to fight. He wanted to teach a wrestling lesson. Al quickly goes behind Chris and trips him down. Al appleis a front face lock. Nowinski goes for an armdrag, but Al blocks and hits one of his own. He blocks Chris into the corner, then goes to punch, but Nowinski pleads for him not to. Nowinski cheap shots Al, causing Al to really punch him. Al hits a crossbody, but Nowinski rolls through. He uses the ropes to pin 1-2-3! Al confronts him, but Nowinski nails him with the book repeatedly. Maven comes down and punches Nowinski out of the ring. Fade Out.

Eric Bischoff Interview
-Raw General Manager Eric Bischoff comes out on stage. He'll get to Elimination Chamber details in a minute, but first, he wants to talk about Super Tuesday. For one time only, Raw talent will show up on UPN. Not only will he put on a 10-man Tag, there will also be a Bikini Contest between Raw's Trish Stratus and SmackDown's Torrie Wilson. As for the Elimination Chamber... we get a video of workers creating the Chamber. It will be steel. Apparently it will have zero give. It will weigh ten tons and also contain two miles of chains. We come back live, where Eric has information on the actual match. Two men will be chosen at random to start the match. The other four will be locked in individual chambers. Every five minutes, one chamber will randomly open. Two men will fight at a time, until five have been eliminated, and one will be the World Champion.

In the back, an F-View camera finds Steven Richards entering Stacy's room with a Singapore Cane. She says that between managing Test's wrestling and his Testicles, her hands are full. He says he just needs motivation. She asks what she can do to help. He hands her the cane and bends over. Test walks in. Stacy gives him the cane, and Test nails Stevie. Stacy bends over for Test, but we cut to an RNN Special Update. Recently, he has suffered a set-back to his recovery. The strap that goes over his good shoulder chafed against his skin and caused an area that was succeptible to infection. Luckily, the doctors applied cream and gave him padding. Keep sending those e-mails. Fade Out.

Goldust & Hurricane vs. Test & Steven Richards
-Goldust and Test start off, with Test pounding away. Goldust hits a thump, then hits Stevie with an Atomic Drop. Test slams him down. Tag to Stevie and Hurricane. Helms slams Stevie into the corner, then hits the flipping neckbreaker. Karate kick to Richards 1-2-broken by Test. Stevie grabs Helms, but Goldust punches him away. Test coems in and tosses Goldust out. Helms goes up top and flies, but Test catches him. Helms floats over, then ducks Stevie, who accidently hits Test. Eye of the Hurricane to Test 1-2-shoulder up. Helms goes for the chokeslam, but Test stops and hits the spinning DDT 1-2-3! After the match, Stacy comes in to celebrate with her man, but Stevie cuts her off and hugs her. Test sees this and nails him with the Big Boot, telling Stevie to never touch one of his Testicles.

In the back, Triple H and Flair walk to the ring, when Booker T cuts them off. He tells Trips that at the Elimination Chamber, the odds of him walking out Champ are slim and none, and slim just left the damn building. He's going to have five guys, five guys, five guys, five guys, five guys whooping his punk ass. Trips says he does have five opponents this Sunday, but one by one, he's going to take them out. As he says this, he drops his fingers until he is giving Booker the bird, saying that it's going to come down to just Booker, and then he'll beat him too. Fade Out.

Booker T vs. Triple H
-Booker immediately takes it to Trips, beating him around the ring. They spill outside, where Booker suplexes Trips down. More punches from Booker, but Trips tosses him into the stairs. In the ring, they exchange punches, with Booker getting the better, only to run into a high knee 1-2-kickout. Punches by Trips, then a knee-to-face. Trips 'buckles Booker, then chops away on his prone body. He goes up, but Booker headbutts him down. Booker climbs back up and hits a missile dropkick. Punches by Booker, then a forearm. Trips ducks a jumping calf kick and looks for the Pedigree, but Booker trips him and catapults him into the turnbuckles. Now he connects with the calf kick, and then hits the scissors kick. Flair comes in and goes up top, but Booker tosses him off. Booker hits the Spinaroonie, then clotheslines both Trips and Flair. Kick to Trips, kick to Flair. As the ref forces Flair out of the ring, Trips hits a low blow and then the Pedigree 1-2-3! After the match, HBK runs down and starts punching away on Trips. He knocks Trips down, then hits Flair with Sweet Chin Music. He punches Trips into the corner, then clotheslines an entering Jericho. Michaels goes back to Trips, but this allows Jericho to attack. They double team on Shawn as Kane and RVD enter. Kane takes out Trips as RVD takes down Jericho. Kane grabs Jericho, but RVD goes up top and dropkicks Kane. Kane tosses him out of the ring and starts taking on Triple H. Trips hits a spinebuster on Kane, but walks into Booker's jumping calf kick. Meanwhile, RVD goesup and hits a Five Star on Kane, then stumbles under Booker's scissors kick. Jericho goes up top and dropkicks Booker down. Trips and Jericho argue, allowing Kane to sit up and clothesline them both down. Kane clotheslines each of them into opposite corners, then chokeslams Jericho. HBK nails Kane with Sweet Chin Music. He goes for Triple H, but Trips grabs him and looks for the Pedigree. Shawn back bodydrops out and then hits the Pedigree on Triple H! Jericho comes in and lays Shawn out with a chair. Jericho stands over the carnage, motioning that the belt is his as we Fade Out. End Show.

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