WWF RAW Report for December 3, 2001
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Submitted by Rajah on December 06, 2001 at 23:30:58


LIVE from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the WWF presents the last RAW before the big Vengeance PPV: 4 wrestlers, 3 matches, 2 titles, 1 Undisputed Champion... Awwww yeah...

Chris Jericho Interview
-The Raw video rolls, the pyros explode, and RAW is underway! The Y2J Countdown hits 0.00, and out comes the Ayatollah. Jericho reminds us that he has been able to win The Big One, but this Sunday, he's going to win the biggest one of them all and become the Undisputed Champion. But you know what has been making him angry? It seems that The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin, being the two jackasses that they are, feel that they are definately going to be in the final match at Vengeance. They're overlooking that Austin must face the Olympic Hero himself, and that Rock must face the future Living Legend. Let's look at the history: Jericho has beaten Rock and left him in a puddle of his own blood over and over again. And as far as Stone Cold is concerned, the next time they fight, Jericho will beat the living hell out of his jackass. And after Vengeance, all of this disrespect will stop, because he will walk out the Undisputed Champion, proving to be the biggest star in WWF history, because he is larger than life. dun...dun...dun...Dun Dun! WHOO! Ric Flair comes out, strutting down the ramp and making his way into the ring. Jericho says that it must be an honor for Flair to stand in the ring with a legend like himself. Flair says that being larger than life is a big bag to carry. Should he call him Jericho? Y2J? Chris 'By God' Jericho? Jericho says that Flair can call him "Mr. Jericho". Well, Mr. Jericho, did all this greatness fall on Jericho because he beat the Rock once? Jericho says twice, but Flair says that he didn't see either of those matches. He has a problem with Jericho's lack of respect for Stone Cold Steve Austin. So for all the greatness he brings to the WWF, tonight, Jericho and Stone Cold will go at it one-on-one. Remember: to be the man, WHOO!, you gotta beat the man! And in Flair's eyes, Stone Cold is the man right now. Fade Out.

Kane vs. Bubba Ray Dudley
-Kane comes down, without his partner Big Show, whereas BuhBuh comes down with both D-Von and Stacy. BuhBuh goes right at Kane, pounding on him in the corner. Clothesline in the corner by Kane, then another. Back body drop by Kane 1-2-shoulder up. Kane goes to bounce off the ropes, but Stacy grabs his foot. Kane flips outside and stares her down, allwoing D-Von to attack him from behind and toss him into the ring. Elbow drop from BuhBuh, then another, then another 1-2-shoulder up. Kane misses a corner splash, allowing BuhBuh to hit a back suplex. He goes second rope and misses the elbow drop. Scoop slam by Kane, who goes up top and hits the Flying Clothesline. Stacy gets on the apron, so Kane chokes her. D-Von runs at Kane, but he lets go of Stacy and Boots D-Von down. BuhBuh grabs the belt and swings, but Kane ducks and chokeslams him down 1-2-3! After the match, D-Von attacks from behind and they hit the 3D on Kane, but Show runs down and hits the ShowStopper on D-Von.

In the back, Vince is on the phone with Taker, telling him that he doesn't have to come tonight, as long as he beats down RVD at Vengeance. Angle comes in and Kurt says that he couldn't sleep all weekend, thinking about how Rock embarassed him. Kurt talks about how the footage was across the country, and on the Internet, of Vince wiggling around with his pants around his ankles. But they'll get him back. Angle says that Rock does not embarass Vince like that, so he devised a plan. They sit down, and we Fade Out.

Albert vs. Test
-Scotty dances down the ramp, while Albert sternly marches. Scotty takes a seat at the announce table, while Albert awaits Test. Albert pushes Test down, then lays in a couple punches. Albert ducks a clothesline and hits a double underhook suplex 1-2-shoulder up. Clothesline by Test, into the mounted punches. Test smashes Albert into the turnbucle and then elbows into him. Boot choke by Test and then another clothesline, and another. Albert fights back, but Test knees him in the stomach and hits a vertcal suplex. Test goes up top, but yells at Scotty, allowing Albert to toss him off the turnbuckle. Straight rights by Albert, who does a little dance before laying in a couple clotheslines. Diving shoulder by Albert 1-2-shoulder up. Big Boot by Test, at which point Scotty gets out of the table and onto the apron. He distracts the ref, while Test pins. Test rolls outside and pulls Scotty off the apron, punching him down. Test gets back in the ring and yells at Scotty, but turns around into the Scissor Kick 1-2-shoulder up! Albert runs for a splash in the corner, but Test gets in a back elbow. Test pins, using the ropes 1-2-ref sees the ropes. Albert rolls Test up 1-2-kickout. Test clotheslines Albert down and then goes out for a chair. Test goes back to the ring, but Scotty steals the chair and nails Test in the head! Baldo Bomb by Albert 1-2-3!

In the back, Trish is roaming the hall. Crash wishes her luck against Jacqui on Sunday. She thanks him and asks for The Rock. Brawler tells her where Rock is, and she goes off in search of him. Fade Out

In the back, Michael Cole asks RVD about last Thursday when he was attacked by Undertaker. RVD asks what's up with Undertaker. Taker must be worked up about RVD. Christian comes up and says that maybe Taker is worked up because RVD doesn't show Vince the respect he deserves. RVD must think he's better than Taker. RVD says that we'll find out on Sunday, but right now, we can find out that RVD is better than Christian. Christian says that's fine, and maybe we can put the Hardcore Title up. Christian thinks any match where you can use the ConChairTo is cool, but RVD knows that it's cool anytime that you're R-V-D.

In the back, Trish comes into Rock's dressing room and thanks him for saving her from humiliation on Thursday. She kisses him on the cheek. Rock says that if that's how Trish says "thank you", then this is how Rock says 'You're Welcome". He takes Trish's hand, brushes her hair back, pulls her in close, and lays the Figure Four LipLock on her. Rock turns to the camera and gives us all the People's Eyebrow. Fade Out.

Hardy Boyz vs. Tajiri & Spike
-Matt and Jeff appear to have patched up their differences, at least for the time being, as they come down with Lita for tag team action. Spike and Tajiri come down, with Torrie by their side. Spike and Jeff start out, reversing each others' moves. Spike brings Jeff down and tags in Tajiri, who elbows away. Tajiri with a Superkick to Matt, but Jeff smacks him down. Matt tags himself in and starts stomping on Tajiri. Scoop slam 1-2-kickout. Tag to Jeff, who comes in and the Hardy's hit a double whiplash slam. Tajiri locks in the Tarantula and hits the Handspring Back Elbow once Matt goes back to the corner. Tag to Matt and Spike. Spike flips over a suplex and pushes Matt into Jeff, who gets knocked off the apron. Jeff runs in and starts yelling at Matt. Tajiri kicks Jeff away, while Spike rolls up Matt 1-2-kickout. Jeff pulls Tajiri out, while Matt hits the Twist of Fate on Spike. Matt goes second rope for the leg drop, but Jeff tagged himself in just before he leapt. Jeff climbs up and hits the Swanton and covers 1-2-3! Afterwards, Matt and Jeff argue about what just happened, with Lita whining on the outside.

In the back, Matt yells at Jeff for what he did, while Jeff claims that he did it to win. Lita tries to stop the arguement, and in the process, gets knocked down. Matt claims that if she loved him, she'd take his side. So to find out who's side she's on, Lita will referee their match at Vengeance.

Steve Austin vs. Chris Jericho
-Austin attacks Jericho right away and elbows him down. Clothesline by Austin, and Jericho has to go outside to clear his head. Austin runs after him and knocks him over the barrier. Punches in the crowd by Austin, then chops against the barrier. Austin tosses Jericho back over and he smashes Jericho into the stairs. More chops from Austin. Back in the ring, Jericho regains some advantage when Austin rolls in. Chops by Jericho. Austin reverses and lays in some chops and a Big Boot. Austin smashes Jericho's head into the turnbuckle repeatedly before choking him with the ropes. Austi looks for the Stunner, but Jericho pushes him away and looks for the Stunner of his own. Austin pushes Jericho into the ropes and trips him, locking in the Walls of Jericho, but Y2J gets to the ropes. Austin rams Jericho's shoulder into the ringpost a few times, but Jericho low blows him and hits an enziguri. Stomps by Jericho. Suplex by Jericho, but Austin spears him away. Jericho rams Austin into the ringpost, just as Austin had done to him. Jericho rolls outside and brings Austin with him, wrapping Ausitn's arm around the ringpost. Chops by Austin, but Jericho blocks him and rams him into the stairs. Austin whips Jericho into the barrier and clotheslines him down. Jericho picks Austin up and rams him into the ringpost again. Back in the ring, Jericho goes up top, but Austin punches him out of the air. Punches by Austin, then a clothesline. Lou Thesz Press by Austin, who goes for the elbow drop, but Jericho trips him up and locks inthe Walls of Jericho! Austin gets his arm to the bottom rope, just as Jericho did earlier. Jericho pulls Austin back and goes for the Walls again, but Austin punches out. Bulldog by Jericho. Jericho goes for the Lionsault, but Austin rolls away. Jericho lands on his feet, but by the time he regains his balance, Austin is up and he hits the Stunner 1-2-3! As Austin celebrates, he see Booker T on the TitanTron. He's out in the parking lot! Booker hotwires Austin's truck and drives off. Fade Out.

In the back, the Acolytes start making fun of Regal for kissing Vince's ass. Regal gets pissed at them and calls them scum. Bradshaw tells Regal that he has two options: get your ass kicked here in the office, or out there in the ring. Regal says he'd prefer if they fought like gentlemen in the ring. Fade Out.

Vince/Kurt Interview
-Austin and Angle make their way to the ring. Angle calls Rock an ungrateful S.O.B.. He would be nothing without Vince, and like him or not, you must respect him. No one in this company would have fame or fortune if it weren't for Vince, well, except for Angle who would still be an Olympic Champion. He is here to make sure that the travesty that happened last Thursday will never happen again. Angle rolls the footage. Angle says that Rock will never again Rock Bottom Vince McMahon. The fans seemed to like it, but Angle knows why: walking around with your pants down may be a tradition around here, but not in the WWF. Angle isn't worried about teaching Rock a lesson, because if they meet at Vengeance, he'll beat the lesson into him. But that's not good enough: they want an apology, nay, demand one, right now. Rock's music hits, and the World Champion comes out on stage. Angle wants Rock to come out here and feel remorse for beating down Vince McMahon? Well why don't Angle and Vince come up here and kiss The Rock's ass? But before they do, he must make one point clear: this is the People's Ass. Vince says that he is an authority on the subject of ass-kissing, but before this night is over, Rock will wish he had apologized. Vince has a way to make Rock wish he had never touched Vince last week. Rock demands that Vince, the "sick freak", state what he has in mind before he comes down there and beats him down again. Vince says that tonight, Rock will face a potent tag team: Angle and Vince. Now, Rock must think that's not fair, so they'll give Rock a tag-team partner, someone he's very close with: Trish Stratus! And while Rock is digesting that, there's an added stipulation: if Rock loses tonight, he will have no choice but to join the Kiss My Ass club on Smackdown. And if he decides not to kiss Vince's ass on SmackDown, then Rock will be stripped of his Title, and not allowed to compete at Vengeance. dun...dun...dun...Dun Dun! As 50% owner of this company, Flair has a couple stipulations to add of his own. If Vince and Angle lose tonight, then Vince is going to kiss Rock's ass on Smackdown. And if Vince doesn't kiss it, then Angle will lose his shots at Vengeance. If ya smell what the Nature Boy is cookin'! Rock has one thing to say about Vince kissing his ass on SmackDown!: WHOO! Fade Out.

Christian vs. Rob Van Dam
-Exchange of punches to start, until Christian tosses RVD over the top. RVD grabs the ropes and back body drops Christian to the floor. He goes for the moonsault from the apron, but lands on his feet. He drops Christian on the barrier and hits the spin kick from the apron 1-2-shoulder up. Back in the ring, RVD hits some shoulder thrusts, but Christian side steps and RVD nails the ringpost 1-2-shoulder up. Stomps by Christian, who locks RVD's arms behind the ropes and pulls back on his head. Powerslam by Christian 1-2-shoulder up. Christian goes outside and grabs a chair. He sets it in the turnbuckles before whipping RVD. RVD stops before hitting the chair and hits a spin kick. Reverse thrust kick by RVD, who grabs the chair and hits the dropkick-with-chair 1-2-shoulder up! Christian hits RVD low with the chair, but RVD sweeps his legs out from under him. RVD puts the chair on Christian's stomach before going for Rolling Thunder, but Christian gets his knees up and puts the chair on top, giving RVD a hard landing. Backbreaker by Christian 1-2-kickout. Christian goes outside and gets another chair. He sets Christian for the One-Man ConChairTo, but RVD rolls away. He grabs a chair and hits the Van Daminator! Five-Star Frog Splash to Christian 1-2-3!

William Regal vs. Bradhsaw
-Bradshaw kicks away on Regal in the corner to start, with a back elbow to send him down. Fallaway slam by Bradshaw. Clubs by Bradshaw, then a Big Boot. Knees and clubs in the corner by Bradshaw. As the ref pulls Bradshaw off of Regal, Regal pulls out the brass knuckles and cracks Bradshaw in the head. He puts them in his tights quickly and covers 1-2-3!

As Regal marches up the ramp, Tazz comes on the TitanTron at WWFNY. He wonders if Regal will be that lucky at Vengeance against Edge. Tazz came to WWFNY to watch Raw with his buddy Edge, but Edge is nowhere to be found. Where could he be? With that, Edge Spears Regal on the stage and goes punch-crazy on his future opponent. Fade Out.

In the back, Angle and Vince talk about how great it will be for Rock to kiss Vince's ass at SmackDown. Angle thinks about what it would look like to see Vince kiss Rock's ass, but Angle says that it won't happen. They go out to the ring. Fade Out.

Vince & Kurt Angle vs. Trish & Rock
-Vince out first, then Angle. Then Trish comes down and waits for her partner The Rock to come out before hitting the ring. Rock and Angle start out, with Angle pounding away on Rock in the corner. Back elbow by Rock, who ducks a clothesline and hits a back suplex 1-2-shoulder up. Chops by Rock. Low knee by Angle, who starts chopping away on Rock. Angle pushes Chioda away, allowing Rock to clothelsine him and hit the Samoan Drop 1-2-broken by Vince. Stomps by Angle, but Rock hits a diving forearm and a belly-belly. Rock knocks Vince off the apron, but Angle hits a belly-belly of his own. Mounted punches by Angle . Tag to Vince. Angle holds Rock, while Vince punches away on him. Clothesline by Vince , who starts in with the mounted punches. Blatant choke by Vince. Angle distracts Chioda, allowing Vince to kick Rock in the groin. Vince pushes Trish off the apron and kicks Rock away again. Spinebuster by Rock, who tags in the pissed off Trish. Trish kicks away on the fallen Vince, hitting the mounted punches like it's nobody's business. Rock distracts the ref, allowing Trish to kick Vince in the nuts like he did to Rock. Angle runs in and nails Trish down from behind. Tag to Angle. Angle runs in and picks up Trish, but she low blows him and tags in Rock. Right hands by Rock, then a DDT 1-2-shoulder up! Angle ducks a Rock clothesline, and Rock nails Chioda. Olympic Slam to Rock, and both men go down. Jericho runs in and Lionsaults Rock, then wakes up Angle before running off. Angle covers 1-2-shoulder up! Vince goes around and pulls Trish off the apron. He chases her around the ring and up the ramp. Vince runs up the ramp, right into Stone Cold Steve Austin! Austin rams Vince into the barrier and kicks away on Vince. Austin chokes Angle on the ropes. Angle stumbles backwards into the Rock Bottom 1-2-3! End Show


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