Submitted by Rajah on October 18, 2001 at 05:01:15

RAW Opening: LIVE from Albany, New York, just six days before Fully Loaded,
the World Wrestling Federation presents RAW is WAR! A video of the rising
Benoit/Rock feud airs, and then the famous RAW pyro launches. The show
begins with the returning Commish, Mick Foley. Mick starts by saying that
Southeast Asia loves the WWF, but it's great to be back. He says he did not
like many things from last RAW, like Triple H abusing authority and beating
on Jericho. He says he spoke to Jericho, and Jericho is supremely pissed,
and therefore wants a Last Man Standing match at Fully Loaded. Foley says he
thought about Triple H being unconscious and granted the match. He says
another thing he didn't appreciate, but then Undertaker enters via
motorcycle. Taker grabs a mic and says to Mick that they go back a long way,
and that Foley knows him well. He says that means Foley knows Taker doesn't
respond well to Kurt Angle. He didn't appreciate getting screwed out of the
Tag Titles, getting his bike messed up, and then getting a lame scooter. He
says the thing he appreciates least, is getting hit with a sledgehammer. He
says that Mick needs to make a match tonight between he and Angle, and if
Mick doesn't, Taker will beat Angle bad anyway. Foley says that if Taker is
trying to intimidate him, it worked. Then, Kane's pyros blast, and the Big
Red Machine enters and walks straight to Foley. He says Foley has never seen
anarchy like he will create unless he gives Taker the match. Then, Angle
comes on the TitanTron. He says he had no intention of hitting Taker, but
was going for Triple H. Foley says no one can appreciate Kurt's intention
more than he can, but he sees the need to make a match tonight, with Taker
and Kane facing Angle and Triple H. Triple H then turns the TitanTron into a
split screen and says that he knows Foley hates him. He says it's fine that
he faces Jericho in a Last Man Standing match, but he pleads not to have to
team with the Olympic Twerp. Angle says he doesn't think he's a twerp, the
crowd doesn't think he's a twerp, and if anyone doesn't think he's a twerp,
it's Stephanie. Triple H says that he'll tag with Angle, but if Angle screws
up, he'll face the same fate as Jericho. Foley looks at Kane and Taker, and
then the TitanTron, and says he thinks he's got one hell of a tag match. But
then Rock comes out. By now, Kane and Taker have left. Rock says that since
Foley is giving the people what they want, he has a one-word demand, Benoit.
He knows he has Benoit in a Title match on Sunday, but he wants Benoit in a
Title match tonight. Foley says as much as he would like to make that match,
but then Benoit's music hits. Benoit comes out with Shane and Edge and
Christian. Benoit says it's fine with him for a Title match tonight. He
says that every time he has put Rock in the Crossface, Rock has squealed. He
says whether it's tonight or Sunday, when he puts in the Crossface, Rock will
submit and he will become the new Champ. Shane says it doesn't matter what
day it is, Benoit will be the next champ, if ya smell... Foley interrupts and
says Shane doesn't steal the Rock's catchphrases, only he can do that. He
says Shane doesn't make the matches, only he can do that. He makes reference
to Edge and Christian and Edge interrupts. He says he wants Mick to know
that they are feeling totally better, not defending the Tag Titles better,
but better. Foley says there were times that he didn't want to fight, but
there was something he had, and still has, that got him through, and that
thing is a set of testicles. Foley says that since Edge and Christian don't
feel well enough to defend the Titles, and he wants to give the fans a
preview of the Tag Title match against the Acolytes that he has made for
Fully Loaded, tonight there will be a six-man tag match pitting Edge and
Christian and Benoit against the Acolytes and the Rock. Rock says he is in
the mood for giving Benoit a preview asswhooping and goes up the ramp.
Benoit goes down and the two brawl, with Edge and Christian getting into the
act until they brawl Rock back in the ring, where he motions to Benoit to
just bring it. Commercial.

The Dudley Boys vs. The Hardy Boyz: The Dudleys come out first. Then, the
Hardys come down with Lita, and the brawl begins. D-Von pounds on Matt in
the corner. Big boot by Matt. Matt hits a leg drop from the top and tags
Jeff, who hits the Hardy cross-body corner move and gets a two count. Tag to
BuhBuh. BuhBuh beats on Jeff in the corner and then back bodies him. Jeff
jumps on BuhBuh's back, but D-Von hits a flying clothesline onto the elevated
Jeff. Matt goes in but gets powerbombed and then gets D-Von's head in his
groin. They bring out the tables, but that signals the entrace of Stephen
Richards, who takes a table and runs off, with D-Von in chase. Matt brings
in a ladder, and then hits a big suicide dive from the turnbuckle on to an
unsuspecting BuhBuh. Jeff sets up the ladder in the ring and goes to dive
into BuhBuh, but BuhBuh turns and Jeff nails Matt. T&A and Trish run down
and a new brawl ensues. In the ring, Trish has Lita set up on a table and
Trish climbs the ladder. She looks around and backs down when Lita begins to
move. Lita climbs the other side of the ladder and grabs Trish's hair. The
two begin to fight at the top of the ladder, but when Lita goes to set up
Trish for a superplex, Trish pushes her off and through the table. T&A leave
while the Hardys and the EMTs check on Lita. Commercial.

The Godfather vs. Steve Blackman (Hardcore Title): Replay of Lita's
impressive bump. We see Lita get stretchered out during the break. We come
back live and see Lita getting a neck brace put on, but Lita yelling "no!".
The Hardys tell the EMTs to stop, and Matt picks Lita up. Lita groggily says
"I'm gonna get that bitch." In the arena, Godfather enters, with all his
newly named "ladies." For the first time in a while, Godfather gets his
lines in until his finally "Pimpin' Aint Easy," which gets interrupted by
Steven Richards. He asks why we cheer for violence (pop from the crowd), we
cheer for indecency (bigger pop from crowd), and worst of all, we cheer for
the Godfather (noticeably less pop from crowd). He says we and the producers
of this show are tearing the moral fibers of America. He says Godfather
cannot have scantily clad women at ringside because it is wrong, and he will
continue to censor the Godfather because we don't know any better. Godfather
says he knows that Steven is costing him the Hardcore Title. He asks Steven
to come down and see what we think of his censorship. Steven begins to come
down, but then stops and says he won't be soiled by fighting the Godfather
unless it was self-defense. Godfather tells Steven to start defending
himself, and he goes to Steven. Steven runs up the ramp and Godfather gets
taken from behind by none other than Bull Buchanon, dressed the same way as
Steven. They brawl to the ring and Bull dismantles Godfather as Steven takes
the women away. In the back, Michael Cole asks Kurt Angle about teaming with
Triple H. Kurt says he doesn't know why Triple H hates him. Cole says it's
because he caught Angle hugging his wife. Kurt says he doesn't get what the
big deal is about hugging, and proceeds to hug a scared Michael Cole.
Commercial.

Road Dogg & X-Pac vs. Too Cool: Michael Cole asks Godfather about the
introduction of Bull with Steven. Godfather says he's going to show both of
them how hard pimping can be. In the arena, Road Dogg and X-Pac enter. Road
Dogg does his talk (now with the drug reference "rolling on that X"). Too
Cool enter. JR announces that Rikishi will face Val Venis for the IC Title
at Fully Loaded in a Cage Match. Road Dogg starts off on GrandMaster. Big
boot by GM, followed by a dropkick. Suplex by GrandMaster. Tag to Scotty.
Double clothesline by Too Cool. X-Pac runs in, but gets double drop toe held
into Road Dogg. Dogg fights back on Scotty. Shake, Rattle, and Roll by Road
Dogg, followed by the Shaky Knee 1-2-broken by GrandMaster. Tag to X-Pac.
Spinning heel kick by Pac. Double clothesline by Scotty onto both members of
DX. Tag to GrandMaster. Powerslam by GrandMaster 1-2-Road Dogg goes to
break up the count, but hits X-Pac. All four men brawl, and Scotty hits a
facebuster on X-Pac. He goes for the Worm, but Road Dogg nails Scotty and
hits a pumphandle slam, but GrandMaster hits a Hip Hop Drop and puts Scotty
on top 1-2-broken by X-Pac. GrandMaster continues to beat on Road Dogg and
rolls him up for the 1-2-broken by X-Pac who hits a X-Factor on GrandMaster
for the 1-2-3! In the back, Shane is prepping his troops for their match.
Commercial.

Chris Benoit, Edge & Christian vs. The Rock & The Acolytes: A surprisingly
early start time sees Benoit and Shane enter, followed by Edge and Christian.
Christian says that being the fightingest champions ever, it's great to be
in Albany, where they are so respected. Edge says that they are going to
forfeit their five seconds to a man for is so excellent, Chris Benoit, the
next WWF Champ. The Acolytes enter, followed by the Rock. Rather than do
his poses, Rock goes in the ring, and then immediately out to get at Benoit.
As they fight, the Acolytes go after Edge and Christian. Finally, the match
starts with Rock on Christian. Powerslam by Rock 1-2-kickout. Tag to
Faarooq. Faarooq hits a powerslam 1-2-kickout. Tag to Bradshaw. Double
slam by the Acolytes 1-2-broken by Edge. Christian goes for a crossbody, but
gets caught by Bradshaw. Edge runs in and gets booted by Bradshaw, who is
still holding Christian. Fallaway slam by Bradshaw, and then a powerbomb on
Edge. All three heels then beat on Bradshaw in and out of the ring. Tag to
Benoit. Benoit beats on Bradshaw. Tag to Christian. Christian beats on
Bradshaw in the corner and tags Edge. Edge whips Bradshaw in the corner, but
Bradshaw comes back with a shoulder block. Both men are down, but Bradshaw
crawls and tags Faarooq. Faarooq beats on Edge and soon everyone is
fighting. Benoit and Rock go the outside where Benoit nails Rock with a
chair. Benoit then nails Faarooq in the back with a chair, and Faarooq
stumbles into Edge's Downward Spiral for the 1-2-3! Commercial.

Rock's Revenge: We see Rock prowling the halls with a chair calling for
Benoit. He hears talk in a room, and runs in and nails Benoit with the
chair, but Edge, Christian, and Shane beat on him. Rock battles back through
them all. He leaves and sees Shane helping Benoit through the hall. He
throws Shane aside and slams Benoit into a locker and then into a soda
machine. Rock goes back into the dressing room, hits Edge and picks up his
chair. He goes through screaming refs and Sgt. Slaughter, while trying to
find Benoit. Benoit and Shane make it to the limo, but Rock runs in and
nails Benoit with the chair. Rock then Rock Bottoms Benoit on the hood of
the limo. He goes back to the chair, which allows Shane to pull Benoit into
the limo. As the limo pulls away, Rock throws the chair at it and yells.
Commercial.

Dean Malenko vs. Chyna (Light Heavyweight Title): We come back and JR and
Lawler give their opinions of Rock's antics. Replay of the whole last
segment, with JR and Lawler doing their usual face view/heel view commentary.
We finally come back, and Dean Malenko enters, with two lady friends.
Malenko gets on the mic. He says you can't live with women, but luckily, you
can wrestle them. He says the only more exciting than two women fighting
over him, is him fighting two women. He calls out Ivory and Jacqui and says
he's granting them both Light Heavyweight Title shots. Eddie Guerrero and
Mamacita come down instead. Chyna says that he knows Ivory and Jacqui aren't
here, but that shouldn't keep the fans seeing what they want to see, her kick
his ass for the Title. Chyna starts off best and gets a two count. Chyna
kicks Dean in the corner. Chyna goes for the back handspring elbow, but Dean
gets out of the way. Malenko whips Chyna, who grabs the ropes while Malenko
drops his head. Chyna puts Dean in his own finisher, the Texas Cloverleaf.
Malenko gets to the ropes as Perry Saturn comes down. Saturn goes right
after Eddie and beats him all over, finishing with a Falcon Arrow on the
ramp. Chyna finally sees this and runs to her boyfriend. Perry backs up and
meets up with Terri on the stage. The two of them flirt as the ref counts
Chyna out of the match. In the back, Kevin Kelly asks Triple H about tagging
with Angle. Triple H says he hates Angle, Steph hates Angle, and he hates
having to tag with Angle, but thanks to Foley, Angle will do what he tells
him to, and will thank Triple H for letting him survive. Triple H says that
if Angle doesn't comply with this, he will be taken apart. In the halls,
Tazz is walking and The King says that he heard Tazz is going to explain
himself tonight. Commercial.

Tazz Interview: The Human Suplex Machine enters and takes a mic. He says
everyone is talking about the new Tazz. What could Tazz's motivation be for
nailing Kane with a chair? Kane's just a victim. Then a camera gets nailed
across Rikishi's fat head, costing him the IC Title. Rikishi's just another
victim. Then, it's W-O-R-Oh I just choked you're ass out! Scotty's just
another victim of the one man crime spree. Tazz says he has always said the
mood is about the change, and now that it has, until the WWF can find a man
to stop him, it's going to happen again and again, because Tazz is thug life
born and bred, and when the time comes, thug life dead. Foley comes down and
says the mood will indeed change, because Tazz won't interfere in a match in
Fully Loaded, he'll compete in one. At this, Al Snow runs down. Al says
that Tazz is trying to talk about being miserable? Well, for the last five
months, Al has been eating and breathing miserable. He even had to share a
room with Steve Blackman, and 50 camera shots to the head doesn't compare to
that. He tells Foley to let him show Tazz what misery is. Foley plugs his
book's coming to paperback, and is about to book the match when Tazz straps
on the Tazzmission on Al. Foley forces Tazz off and says that at Fully
Loaded, Tazz will face Al, and that when Al wakes up, he'll be really mad.
In the back, Michael Cole asks Stephanie what her relationship with Kurt
Angle is. Stephanie gets outraged at this insinuation and says she is
faithful to Triple H. In the back, Rikishi is warming up.

Rikishi vs. Test: Video is shown of Mick Foley on his Asian trip where the
fans are incredibly into everything, from Testicular Fortitude, to the old
Mankind who pulls his hair out, to the Dude's dancing. It was really cool.
Back in the ring, Test and Trish come out, and we see a replay of Trish
pushing Lita off the ladder through the table. Rikishi comes out alone.
Rikishi starts out quickest. Big boot by Test. Test pounds Rikishi in the
corner. Clothesline by Test. Test goes to pick up Rikishi, but can't.
Rikishi scoop slams Test and then hits a leg drop. Butt slam into Test, who
drops into perfect StinkFace position, and Rikishi can't resist. StinkFace
by Rikishi. Rikishi then goes for Trish who is on the apron. He grabs her,
but Test runs at him. Rikishi moves and Test knocks Trish off the apron.
Samoan Drop on the unsuspecting Test 1-2-3! Val and Albert run down and they
dismantle Rikishi with the steps until Too Cool run down. The six men battle
around and up the ramp. Scotty facebusters Albert onto the stage, where he
hits the Worm. Val comes up and throws Scotty off the stage, where
GrandMaster and Rikishi check on their fallen partner, while Val stares on.
Commercial.

Val Venis Interview: Replay of Val throwing Scotty off the stage. During
the break, Scotty was stretchered off. Kevin Kelly asks Val why he hates
Rikishi. Val says it's because Rikishi is just like the old Val Venis, doing
stupid things for the fans, but nothing for himself. He says "Hello ladies"
has gone to the wayside, and gold has come to the waistline, and on Sunday
he'll beat Rikishi within an inch of his life, not for the fans, but for
himself. At WWF New York, Kaientai is drunk, but still signing autographs.
In the locker room, Kurt Angle tells Triple H he has some ideas for the
match. Triple H says Kurt shouldn't think, and that he hates Angle and they
should just fight the match and stay out of each other's way. Angle agrees
and asks if they should shake on it, or hug. Commercial.

Triple H & Kurt Angle vs. Kane & The Undertaker: Angle enters first. Triple
H enters, accompanied by Stephanie. "They're here..." Taker and Kane enter
together and Undertaker goes right after Angle. Angle, in running from
Taker, runs right into Kane. Kane pounds on Angle in the corner. Tag to
Taker and tag to Triple H. Taker beats on Triple H, and clotheslines him in
the corner. Sidewalk slam by Taker 1-2-broken by Angle. Elbow by Triple H,
followed by a clothesline. Tag to Angle, who hits Taker and then forces a
tag to Triple H. Taker pounds on Triple H in the corner. Kane knocks Triple
H down. Tag to Kane. Choke by Kane. Neckbreaker by Triple H. Tag to
Angle. Angle knocks Kane in the knee. Tag to Triple H. Shoulder thrusts by
Triple H. Triple H tries to suplex Kane, but can't. Angle runs in and they
try to double suplex Kane, but can't. Kane then double suplexes both men.
Running powerslam by Kane, who goes up top for a flying clothesline
1-2-broken by Angle. Taker runs in and gets Angle. Taker throws Angle on
the announce table. Angle runs away and Taker follows. In the ring, Triple
H has Kane set up for a Pedigree, when Chris Jericho comes out, trying to get
through a swarm of refs. Triple H gets distracted and Kane back body drops
Triple H. Chokeslam by Kane 1-2-3! Jericho runs in and Triple H rolls out,
helped by two refs. Jericho flies over the ropes into Triple H and the two
refs, and pounds on Triple H. The refs separate the hurt Triple H and the
enraged Jericho. End Show.

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