Submitted by Rajah on June 03, 2002 at 23:46:05

The Raw music video plays, the pyros explode, and we are LIVE from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Tonight we'll see RVD take on Eddie Guerrero in an IC Title Ladder Match, as well as Brock Lesnar taking on BuhBuh Ray Dudley. But first...

Chris Benoit Interview
-BENOIT! Chris Benoit returns home to the WWE ring and grabs a microphone. It sure as hell feels good to be back. A few months ago, he was drafted by Vince to be on SmackDown. But there's no way that they're going to pass through Edmonton without the Wolverine showing up. He's a few weeks from coming back, and proving that he is still the best damn technical wrestler in the world today. There's a good reason he's out here tonight... Latino Heat! Intercontinental Champion Eddie Guerrero struts down the ramp. It's great to see you, says Eddie. He missed his homie. But mostly, he missed Benoit's jealousy. Benoit was always jealous of Eddie Guerrero, because he knew that, out of all the Radicalz, he's the one with the talent and charisma. But most of all, he's the only one with Latino Heat. Benoit's jealousy has always blinded him. He's always tried to hold Eddie back. But since Benoit left, Eddie is the Intercontinental Champion. He beat RVD, and then last week, he did what Benoit never could: laying out Stone Cold. Benoit congratulates Eddie on being the IC Champ. Benoit can't change that, but tonight, RVD can. As far as being a better wrestler than Benoit, tonight we'll find out if he can have a better ladder match than Benoit could. And as far as what he did to Austin, it takes a real tough guy to hit someone from behind and then run. Eddie says he'd like to hit Benoit right now. Benoit takes his shirt off and they circle each other, when Flair's music hits. The Raw owner comes down the ramp. Well, well, well. Can't Benoit do anything civilized? Flair lets Benoit come out, suck up to his home-town fans, and what does he do? He starts a fight. Typical Canadian. Do these people want to see Benoit vs. Guerrero? They cheer, as all wrestling fans should. Too bad. According to JR, Debra had a family emergency, and Austin is not here. And even if he did come, Flair has a special welcoming committee just in case. But Benoit isn't benched like Stone Cold. But if he thinks Flair is going to let a SmackDown guy get it on with his Raw guys, much less the Intercontinental Champion, he's wrong. Unless Benoit has a ticket, he better get out of here. Benoit shoves Guerrero to the mat and forces him into a corner, while Flair screams for security. Benoit fakes a punch, stares at Flair and leaves on his own. Fade Out.

During the break, Benoit was forced to leave the arena.

Trish Stratus & Spike Dudley vs. Molly Holly & William Regal
-In the arena, the Women's Champ, Trish Stratus makes her way out, followed by her partner Spike. In the back, Regal and Molly are walking to the ring. Regal asks why Molly looks worried, and she explains that this will be her first time in the ring with Spike since they broke up. He was such a pervert. He tried to get to second base with her, but she wouldn't let him. Spike immediately attacks Regal, hitting a back elbow and two dropkicks. Spike goes up top and takes Regal down 1-2-kickout. Spike takes Regal into the corner and successfully completes the 10 Punch. Crossbody by Spike 1-2-kickout. Headscissors by Spike, then a schoolboy 1-2-kickout. Tag to Molly. Molly comes in and slaps Spike. Spike has to tag Trish in. Trish clotheslines Molly down 1-2-kickout. Roundhouse kick by Trish 1-2-shoulder up. Chops by Trish, but Regal pulls her down. Molly distracts the ref, while Regal kicks Trish in the ribs. Molly pins 1-2-shoulder up. Molly chokes Trish on the ropes, then slams her face-first. Two falling elbows by Molly. Molly yells at the fans, allowing Trish to regain herself and hit the backslide 1-2-3! While Trish and Spike celebrate, Regal gives Molly the brass knuckles, which Molly uses to hit Trish in the back of the head with. Fade Out.

In the back, Terri asks Steven Richards how Jazz is doing. He says that she has had a very serious knee operation, but is doing great. He's happy of how close they have become. Jazz is so cute and cuddly. Jacqueline comes up and questions his description of Jazz. She stomps on his feet and hits him with a microphone 1-2-broken by Stasiak who pins 1-2-broken by Bossman who pins 1-2-broken by Stasiak. Stasiak and Bossman fight, allowing Terri to pin Richards 1-2-3! Terri wins the Hardcore Title! Richards gets a cheap-shot off Terri and then rolls her up 1-2-3! Richards regains his Title.

In the back, Nash tells Booker, X-Pac and Show that they all have matches. Tonight, there will be no run-ins, no help. You lose your match, you're out of the nWo. You lose your match, Nash kicks your ass. Booker complains about the lack of bass in his music. Nash tells him that if he wins, they'll make a remix for him. They all walk out, and we see Goldust was hiding and listening. Fade Out.

Booker & X-Pac vs. Hardy Boyz
-Booker's music hits, while the nWo video plays, and Booker and X-Pac come down the ramp. X-Pac and Matt start off, with Pac hitting an armdrag. Roll-up by Matt 1-2-kickout. Punches by Pac, then kicks in the corner. Big boot by Matt, who goes second rope for the legdrop 1-2-broken by Booker. Tag to Booker. Armdrag by Matt. Tag to Jeff. Double back elbow and a cover by Jeff 1-2-shoulder up. Whisper in the Wind by Jeff 1-2-broken by X-Pac. Tag to Matt, who runs into a Booker T flapjack. Tag to X-Pac. Pac with a spin kick 1-2-shoulder up. Matt clotheslines both Pac and Booker down. Tag to Jeff. Jeff dropkicks Booker and Pac down. Jawbreaker to Booker and a double legdrop to X-Pac. Poetry in Motion to Booker, then to X-Pac. Nick Patrick forces Matt out of the ring, allowing Booker to hit Jeff with a reverse thrust kick. Blind tag by X-Pac, before Booker hits a scissors kick. Booker knocks Matt from the ring, while X-Pac hits the X-Factor and pins 1-2-3! Booker shoves Pac away and grabs a mic. He came here to give the people what they want to see. He tells them to play his music, and he hits the Spinaroonie.

In the back, Paul Heyman asks how Trish is doing. He sneaks into her room, only to find BuhBuh standing there waiting for him. Heyman tries to reason with BuhBuh, but the Dudley shoves him through the door. He's waited 8 years to say this: Shut the hell up. You talk to much. He tells Heyman to stay away from Trish and to tell Brock that he is the true Next Big Thing. Fade Out.

Tommy Dreamer Interview
-As we return, Tommy Dreamer is in the ring. He has heard that some people are beginning to wonder about him. There's nothing different between him and us. Tommy spots a guy eating hotdogs. He goes to grab it, but they all fall on the floor. Tommy picks up the hotdog from the floor, wipes it on the floor to pick up the fallen mustard and starts to eat it. He gets back in the ring to talk about how normal he is, when The Red Devil himself, The Undertaker, marches to the ring. The Undisputed Champion takes a mic and stares at Dreamer, who is liking his fingers. Taker wonders about Dreamer being a normal, average guy. Taker is the WWE Undisputed Champion, and now Dreamer is on his time. He suggests that Tommy go to the back. Tommy starts to explain, but Taker cuts him off. Even Hulk Hogan didn't take up his time. RVD didn't take up Taker's time. So what makes this sideshow freak think he can take up the Undertaker's time? He tells Tommy to get the hell out. Tommy starts to leave, but Taker calls him back in. Taker says that, since he's here and Tommy's here, why not have an Undisputed Title match? Tommy jumps back in and says that he wants a shot. Taker says that he's not going to get a shot, because he's not worthy. There's a dressing room full of wrestlers in the back, and not a single one of them poses a challenge to him. But because he's a nice guy and since Tommy loves to entertain the people by doing disgusting things, here's one. Taker reaches out and grabs his tobacco spitting glass. He tells Tommy to drink it. Tommy says he can't do it. Taker says that he's not asking for him to do it, he's telling him. Dreamer says that it's too gross. Taker tells Dreamer to either drink the spit, or he'll be forever eating through a tube. Tommy takes the glass and puts it to his lips, but Taker takes it back. Taker spits a huge wad of tobacco into the cup and hands it back to Dreamer. Tommy drinks it down and says that it's pretty good. Taker turns around in disgust and then punches Dreamer in the face. Taker whips Tommy hard into the corner, then slams him down. He pulls Tommy up and tosses him out of the ring. On the outside, Taker gets a chair, puts it around Tommy's head, and rams it into the steel post. Taker gets a mic and says that that is disgusting.

In the back, Paul tells Brock that when BuhBuh shoved him against the wall and through him down the hallway, he wasn't thinking about Paul, but about Brock Lesnar. In BuhBuh's mind, he punked Brock out. He doesn't think Brock can do anything about it. Is Brock going to let that go on? Brock shakes his head no and they walk to the ring. Fade Out.

Brock Lesnar vs. Bubba Ray Dudley
-Lesnar shoves BuhBuh into the corner and hits a couple shoulder thrusts. A whip into the opposite corner and more shoulder thrusts. BuhBuh comes back with chops and he tosses Lesnar outside. On the outside, Heyman gives Brock some pointers, but BuhBuh whips him into the stairs. Back in the ring, BuhBuh lays in with some straight punches, then a falling neckbreaker 1-2-kickout. Clubs to the back by Lesnar, then a vertical suplex. Gutwrench by Brock. BuhBuh avoids the techinacal submission and elbows out of the hold, but he runs into a powerslam 1-2-shoulder up! BuhBuh comes back with a belly-belly suplex. Punches and chops by BuhBuh, then a flapjack. Clothesline by BuhBuh, then a sidewalk slam 1-2-shoulder up. BuhBuh whips Lesnar into the corner and hits the BuhBuh Bomb, but the ref is yelling at Heyman to get off the apron. BuhBuh chases Heyman into the ring and backs him into the corner. Lesnar leaps at BuhBuh, who ducks and Lesnar smashes into Heyman! BuhBuh Bomb on Lesnar 1-2-shoulder up! Heyman trips BuhBuh up, allowing Lesnar to hit the TKO 1-2-3! Fade Out.

Outside, Coach is waiting for Stone Cold, but finds Raven instead. Raven says that it's not Debra's family that is having the emergency, but Austin himself. No matter how he sneaks up to the mirror, his tortured, tormented soul still reflects. This is his destiny, and Raven feels his pain.

Big Show vs. Bradshaw
-In the arena, the Big Show makes his way to the ring in the second of the nWo's "must win" matches. Bradshaw comes down and jumps right in the ring. Bradshaw takes out Show's knee and lays into it. Chops by Bradshaw, but Show clotheslines him down. Headbutt by Show. Punches in the corner by Show, who then tosses Bradshaw across the ring. Clothesline by Show, then more headbutts. Scoop slam by Show, then an elbow drop. Big Boot by Bradshaw, then another. They exchange punches, and Bradshaw clothesliens Show, but he doesn't fall. Bradshaw misses a boot and lands on the ropes. Show Stopper to Bradshaw 1-2-3! Fade Out.

In the back, X-Pac is celebrating the nWo's victories. Booker says that even a ratty little sucka like X-Pac can win tonight. Goldust comes in sporting an nWo shirt and black-and-white facepaint. X-Pac yells at him for disrespecting the colors. Booker says he's not doing any harm, but X-Pac runs off to tell Nash.

Over at The World, Al Snow leads the Tough Enough 2 final four in armwrestling contests. Jake and Linda win their respective matches. On Thursday, you can see if they win the whole thing.

In the back, Terri interviews RVD. Rob congratulates Terri on winning the Hardcore Title. Terri asks if Rob has any trepidation about tonight's ladder match. Rob wonders what that big word means. He says that ladder matches are fun. When it comes to climbing the ladder of success, nobody gets higher than R-V-D. Fade Out.

Outside, a pick-up speeds to the arena. Coach runs to it, thinking it's Stone Cold, but Howard Finkle jumps out. He says that he rented a car in Calgary but it broke down, so he had to bum a ride with some guy named Phil. Well, any excuse for Finkle mic-time, I guess...

Crash Holly vs. Goldust
-In the arena, Crash awaits the entrance of The Bizare One, still sporting the nWo shirt and facepaint. Armdrag by Goldust, then another. Punches by Goldust. Inside cradle by Crash 1-2-kickout. Dropkicks by Crash, but Goldust comes back with a reverse front suplex 1-2-3! The nWo music hits, and Kevin Nash marches to the ring. Goldust quickly leaves the ring. Nash Big Boots Crash down. Nash raises his hands, and Goldust mimics him from the outside before backing up the ramp.

In the back, Eddie comes into Flair's office. Eddie says that this ladder match could be dangerous. He could get hurt. He asks if Flair heard anything about Austin. Flair says that if Austin is stupid enough to show up, he has the Welcoming Comittee in place. Fade Out.

Eddie Guerrero vs. Rob Van Dam
-Eddie comes down, still wearing his belt. He passes the ladder apprehensively, then gets in the mat and is reluctant to give up his belt, but is forced to. As the belt is raised above the ring, the challenger Rob Van Dam comes down the ramp. Exchange of punches, with Eddie ducking a heel kick, but Van Dam fights out of a gutwrench. On the outside, RVD whips Eddie into the ringpost, then slams him into the apron. Van Dam lays Eddie on the barrier, then spin kicks down onto him. Eddie comes back, whipping RVD into the ladder, then stomping away like crazy. Suplex by Eddie, who now finds that the ladder is broken, so he just tosses it onto Van Dam. Eddie tries to smash it onto RVD, but finding it broken, tosses it aside. Back in the ring, Eddie hits a hard back elbow. Elbows to the head by Eddie, who then wraps RVD's legs around the ringpost. Eddie gets a chair and cracks it across RVD's knee. Stomps by Eddie, then punches in the corner. High angle backsuplex by Eddie. Punches in the corner by Eddie, but RVD comes back with a monkey flip. Eddie powerbombs Van Dam down. Eddie goes outside and pulls out another ladder, but RVD baseball slides it into Eddie's face. Eddie lifts up the ladder as RVD moonsaults to the outside, smashing the ladder onto Eddie. As the two men lay motionless, we see that Chris Benoit is walking down the stands. Security stops him, but he flashes a ticket. Fade Out. We come back as Eddie Guerrero smashes the ladder into RVD's face. Eddie gets into the ring and sets up the ladder. Eddie climbs up, but RVD goes up top and dropkicks the ladder out from under Guerrero. RVD hits a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker onto the ladder, then hits Rolling Thunder on Eddie. Van Dam hits Eddie with a low dropkick just to make sure before he starts setting up the ladder. Van Dam climbs up, but Eddie regains himself and climbs the other side. Eddie smashes Van Dam's face into the ladder and hits an incredible Sunset Flip Powerbomb from over the ladder! God damn! Eddie starts climbing the ladder when some dumb-ass drunken Canadian (Rajah?) knocks the jumps in the ring and knocks the ladder down. Before security can get to him, Eddie stomps the shit out of him, deservingly. Eddie resets the ladder and goes up top, easily able to grab the belt, but instead he swantons over the ladder onto Van Dam! Eddie gets a chair and sets it in the corner, but Van Dam reverses and smashes Eddie into it. Stomps by Van Dam, then a running dropkick into the chair into Eddie's face. Van Dam takes the ladder down and sets it on Eddie's body, before hitting the no-legged moonsault onto it! Van Dam sets up the ladder and climbs, but Eddie pulls him down. Eddie suplexes Van Dam into the ladder. Eddie sets the ladder in the corner, but Van Dam reverses and whips Eddie into it. Van Dam goes for the monkey flip, but Eddie blocks and 'buckles Van Dam. RVD leaps but misses, but then monkey flips Eddie into the ladder. Again RVD lays the ladder on Eddie, and again he hits Rolling Thunder onto it. As Van Dam sets the ladder, Eddie dropkicks his legs out from under him. Eddie picks up the chair, but RVD hits the Van Daminator! RVD takes the ladder and sets it up in the corner. Van Dam climbs up to the top of the ladder and looks for a giant 5-Star, but the ladder gives way and RVD falls to the mat. Eddie takes the opportunity to go up top, but Van Dam leaps up and spin kicks him off the turnbuckle and onto the barrier. Van Dam sets the ladder in the middle of the ring, climbs up and grabs the belt! Rob Van Dam regains the Intercontinental Title in the best match we've seen all year! Incredible match! Van Dam climbs the turnbuckle to celebrate, but Eddie hits him with the ladder and knocks him to the outside. The glass breaks and Austin runs down to the ring, beating the hell out of Eddie. Flair and Arn run down, only to get beat down. Back bodydrop to Flair. Benoit jumps the barrier and gets in the ring to force Eddie out, but then clocks Austin from behind! Benoit is beating up Austin! Snapmare by Benoit as Eddie goes up top for the Frog Splash! As Benoit and Eddie stomp on Austin, Flair and Anderson laugh from the ramp. End Show.

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