Submitted by Rajah on June 17, 2002 at 23:24:36

The opening montage aired... Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler introduced the show from ringside...

Ric Flair walked to the ring for a promo. Flair admitted he lost to Steve Austin last week and recalled that the loser of the match would have to do whatever the winner requested per the match stipulations. Flair said he came to Atlanta and was willing to do whatever Austin wanted, but Austin never showed up. Vince McMahon walked to the ring as the announcers questioned what he was doing on Raw. Vince chewed out Flair for being a sorry excuse for an owner. "Quite frankly, what you've done is taken this show Raw, a show that I created, and driven it right into the toilet." The crowd chanted "asshole" at Vince, who told Flair he "sucks" as an owner. "I'm sorry that I haven't lived up to your expectations," Flair said. "But since your out here on Raw, talking down to me, what do you suppose we do about it?" Vince bragged about being "a certified billionaire" and admitted he does everything for his own ego. "And my ego cannot stand one further day of you owning what I created," Vince added. Vince said he is a gambling man and challenged Flair to a no holds barred match for one hundred percent ownership of WWE. "I don't have a damn thing to lose," Vince added. "You want to wrestle me for 100 percent ownership of WWE," Flair asked. "Well, let me tell you, you 'Nature Boy' Ric Flair wannabe, you got it, tonight."

[Commercial break]

Backstage, Kevin Nash and X-Pac rejected Big Show and Booker T's requests to speak with Shawn Michaels. On commentary, Ross said the NWO interaction was filmed "earlier today"...

(1) X-Pac & Big Show & Booker T beat Spike Dudley & Shawn Stasiak & Tommy Dreamer at 2:48. A shot aired of Chris "Harvard" Nowinski sitting in the crowd at ringside. He wore a Harvard sweater, but the announcers referred to him by his real last name. During the match, a backstage shot aired of Michaels and Nash watching the match from inside their locker room. Nash spotted the camera, stood up, and closed the locker room door. In the ring, the NWO members dominated the match and eventually won when Booker caught Dreamer with a kick and pinned him. After the match, Booker took the mic and hyped them up for the Spinaroonie, which he delivered to a big pop...

[Commercial break]

The announcers hyped the King of the Ring tournament, and the RVD vs. Eddie Guerrero and Brock Lesnar vs. Bubba Ray Dudley qualifying matches for later in the show...

Backstage, Goldust (dressed as the Undercover Brother) approached Booker T and asked him to quit the NWO. Goldust warned Booker that Shawn Michaels "has never been a fan of our kind"...

Backstage, Terri interviewed Molly Holly, who complained about Terri's centerfold in one of the WWE magazines. Trish Stratus approached Molly from behind mocked her "big ass." Molly challenged Trish to a non-title match for later in the show. Trish set the stips that Molly would get a title match if she won the match, but said Molly would have to pose in a thong if she lost...

Backstage, Eddie Guerrero and Chris Benoit questioned Flair's decision to accept Vince's challenge...

[Commercial break]

(2) William Regal beat Bradshaw to retain the WWE European Title at 3:40. Bradshaw has gone back to his Justin Hawk Bradshaw look. He wore a cowboy hat and trunks, and carried a cowbell to the ring with him. Late in the match, Chris Nowinski tried to enter the ring but the ref stopped him. Nowinski managed to pass a pair of brass knuckles to Regal, who hit Bradshaw with them and scored the pin...

[Commercial break]

(3) Molly Holly beat Trish Stratus in a non-title match to earn a WWE Women's Title match at 2:25. Lawler spent the match delivering numerous one-liners about the size of Molly's backside. In the end, Molly flipped off the top rope and landed thigh-first onto Trish for the win...

Backstage, Arn Anderson entered Vince's dressing room. Arn conceded that Vince is a better businessman than Flair, but said Vince was making a mistake by gambling it all on Flair. Vince eventually slapped Arn...

[Commercial break]

(4) Rob Van Dam beat Eddie Guerrero in a KOR qualifying match at 9:36. Both wrestlers traded offense in the opening minutes. During the match, Ross mentioned Flair's history with the Four Horsemen, saying the group ran wild "during the eighties." Guerrero took control of the match and worked over Van Dam for a few minutes. The live crowd was flat until Van Dam made a comeback and hit a second rope moonsault. Moments later, Van Dam rolled through Guerrero's pin attempt and scored the win. A decent finish, but it wasn't a highspot so the live crowd didn't really react...

A shot aired of Undertaker driving a motorcycle backstage...

[Commercial break]

Backstage, Jonathan Coachman unsuccessfully attempted to interview Shawn Michaels...

Undertaker drove his motorcycle to the ring for a promo and complained that the fans aren't treating him like a champion. Highlights aired from Smackdown of Taker attacking Triple H. Taker hyped his KOR match, then complained about Jeff Hardy dropkicking him onto the puke-soaked Tommy Dreamer during last week's Raw. Taker said Jeff could walk to the ring and be slapped around "like the little bitch that you are," or he could take the hard way and suffer. Instead of Jeff, Matt Hardy walked onto the stage carrying a ladder. Matt complained that Taker disrespected him last week. Meanwhile, Jeff snuck to ringside through the crowd. Jeff tried to attack Taker, but Taker caught him and chokeslammed him. Matt Hardy ran in and snuck in a second of offense before Taker destroyed him. Taker set up Matt for the Last Ride, but Jeff recovered and took out Taker's knees from behind. The Hardys picked up the ladder Matt brought out and slammed it into Taker. Jeff eventually climbed the ladder and hit a Swanton Bomb on Taker...

[Commercial break]

Backstage, Terri interviewed Regal and Chris Nowinski. Chris was bragging about his Harvard career when Jeff Hardy cut in front of him and said something (I'll rewind the tape during the break) before ducking into an SUV...

(5) Brock Lesnar (w/Paul Heyman) beat Bubba Ray Dudley at 4:48 Early in the match, Bubba chased Heyman at ringside. Heyman ran away and dove behind the announcers' table, causing Ross to ask, "What are you doing, you idiot?" Brock grabbed Bubba and suplexed him on the floor.

Later, Bubba came back and hit a couple of impressive suplexes of his own. Bubba chased Heyman into the ring. Lesnar recovered and hit his finisher for the win...

[Commercial break]

Highlights aired from earlier in the show of the Ric Flair and Vince McMahon in-ring confrontation...

A shot aired of Vince stretching out backstage. Paul Heyman entered the room and told Vince to stop thinking about Steve Austin and start thinking about Lesnar...

A shot aired of Shawn Michaels leaving the NWO dressing room and apparently heading to the ring for a promo...

[Commercial break]

Highlights aired from Confidential of The Rock saying, "The Rock is coming back (to WWE)". Afterward, Lawler pimped the WWE Cookbook at ringside...

Shawn Michaels walked to the ring for a promo as the announcers debated why he would join the NWO. Michaels posed as his old pyro exploded behind him. Michaels said wrestling is a funny business. He said when he was around, "The WWF... oops, WWE," they had a variety of comedy gimmicks. Michaels said he was the one real thing in the company. Michaels recalled the company promoting its "Attitude" campaign. Michaels said he had attitude before it was a catch-phrase, and complained about the company pushing him aside for Steve Austin. Michaels then blamed the fans for turning their backs on him in favor of Austin. Michaels said he will never make the mistake of wrestling for the fans again: "I said a couple of weeks ago that HBK is dead, and he is, because you fans killed him." Michaels said Kevin Nash is the one person who remained his friend even when every other wrestler in the industry hated him. Michaels introduced Nash as the leader of the NWO. Nash walked to the ring along with X-Pac, Booker T, and Big Show. Michaels said he couldn't be prouder of Nash. He recalled Nash debuting in WWE as his bodyguard and put him over for going on to become one of the biggest names in the business. Michaels said he sat at home watching Raw and felt that something was missing. Michaels teased having heat with Big Show and X-Pac, but ended up putting them over. Michaels even went so far as to refer to X-Pac as the best performer in the company. "So I started to think to myself... Michaels started to say before drilling Booker T with Sweet Chin Music out of nowhere. Michaels blamed Booker for the NWO's problems as the other members laughed about what he did to Booker.

[Commercial break]

Ring introductions for the main event took place...

(6) Vince McMahon beat Ric Flair in a No Holds Barred match for WWE ownership at 8:57. Vince was introduced first and received heel heat. Flair ran down the ramp and attacked Vince at ringside with chops. As usual, the crowd "Whoo'd" Flair's chops. I'm not sure who was supposed to be the babyface, but the Atlanta crowd was rooting for Flair. At 2:40, Vince hit Flair with the ringbell. Flair bladed heavily and rolled to ringside. Vince dominated the next few minutes of the match.

Later, Vince threw a pair of the weakest clotheslines in wrestling history, and poor Flair sold both as if he'd been shot. Arn Anderson walked to ringside at 7:30. Meanwhile, Flair hit Vince with a pair of low-blows and locked him in the Figure Four. Arn entered the ring and got in Vince's face. Brock Lesnar entered the ring and ran off Arn Anderson. Lesnar dropped an elbow onto Flair, which broke the Figure Four. Lesnar left the ring as Vince covered Flair for the win. The show ended without any answers regarding the split...

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