Submitted by Rajah on April 18, 2003 at 00:46:29

* God Bless the coalition troops overseas! Thank you for putting your lives on the line so the innocent Iraqi people can enjoy freedom!

* Brock Lesnar walks in the back and shakes hands with some crew people, and some fans. He signs some girls shirt.

* Matt Hardy vs. Brock Lesnar
Matt's book is a New York times best seller and as the longest title reign of any current singles title. The two stand in the way and Brock laughs at Matt's belt. Matt sets his belt down on the mat and Brock kicks it. Brock shows Matt his belt saying that its the real deal. Brock sets it aside. matt goes to pick it up but Brock puts his foot on it. Brock clotheslines Matt down. Matt fights back and covers Lesnar for 2. Matt stomps at Brock. Brock ambles his way up and boots Matt in the face. He throws Matt over the ropes but he lands on the apron. Matt covers Lesnar for 2. Matt delivers 2 dropkicks to the back of Lesnar's neck. Lesnar catches Matt on his shoulders and deliver the electric chair but lands weird on his neck as well. Matt is first to get up, and knocks Brock back to the mat with a clothesline. Brock responds with a few clotheslines of his own. Lesnar delivers consecutive belly to belly suplexes. Brock sets up for an inverted power slam but Shannon Moore interferes. Matt sets up for a twist of fate but Brock counters into an F-5. Brock covers for the win.

* The air the whole Vince telling Hogan that he is sending him home for good so Hulkamania can die.

* Sable's music hits as Tazz and Cole are talking about Hogan's situation. Sable sits down next to the announce table and flips through Torrie's playboy magazine.

* Torrie and Brian Kendrick vs. Jamie Noble and Nidia
Noble and Kendrick start off the match. Noble takes advantage while Kendrick tries to make a plan with Torrie. Noble suplexes Kendrick into the turnbuckle. Noble distracts the ref and Nidia attacks Kendrick from outside the ring.. Nidia tags in and Noble hits a drop toe hold on him. Nidia covers Kendrick but the count doesn't count. Noble rams Kendrick into the turnbuckle, Noble covers for 2. Noble locks in a neck submission. Kendrick counters out with a face buster. Kendrick nails Noble with a few punches. Nidia gets to the top rope and Noble throws her on to Kendrick. Kendrick rolls out of the way and tags in Torrie. Torrie sends Nidia flying into the turn buckle. Torrie hits a Russian leg sweep on Nidia. Torrie drops kicks Nidia and covers for 2. Nidia rakes Torrie's eyes. Noble runs in and sets Torrie up for a power bomb but Kendrick interferes. Kendrick gets to the top rope but Nidia knocks him down into the barricades. Noble holds Torrie in the ring and Nidia hits a clothesline but Torrie moves so Nidia knocks out Noble. Torrie hits her with a DDT and covers Nidia for the win. Sable stands next to the ring and claps. Torrie looks confused, like usual.

* Backstage Benoit comes up to Brock and tells him he thinks he is a true warrior. Benoit says that he looks forward to their match up at backlash. Rhyno comes up to Benoit and asks why he thinks he will face Brock. Rhyno says he will see Brock at Backlash. Brock says that its great, and they should beat the living hell out of each other. But they better watch out at Backlash, because, here comes the pain.

* Rhyno vs. Chris Benoit (Round 2 of Title Tourney)
Rhyno locks up with Benoit and pushes him into the corner. Benoit sets up for a suplex but Rhyno nails him with a drop toe hold. Rhyno hits an outer leg sweep and the applies a choke using Benoit's arms. Benoit suplexes into a pin for 2. Rhyno attempts a rear chin lock but Benoit counters it into a hammer lock. Rhyno app lies the head lock then delivers a shoulder block to knock Benoit down. Rhyno hits a delayed vertical suplex and covers for 2. Benoit takes a massive chop to Rhyno's chest. Benoit whips Rhyno into the turnbuckle and chop Rhyno till he drops to his knees. Rhyno gets back up and battles back with chops of his own. Rhyno covers for 2. Benoit gets up and takes a few shots at Rhyno and covers for 2. Benoit attempts a drop kick but misses Rhyno completely. Rhyno covers for 2. Rhyno applies a cross arm breaker to Benoit. Benoit rolls it over into a pin, but Rhyno kicks out at 2. Rhyno sends Benoit into the turnbuckle, then delivers a belly to belly suplex. Rhyno sets up for the gore, but Benoit moves just in time. Rhyno nails a spine buster and covers for 2. Benoit knocks Rhyno down with a running elbow. Benoit signals that its over and gets to the top rope. Benoit makes it 3/4's of the way across the ring to hit the flying head butt. Benoit covers but Rhyno kicks out at 2. Benoit applies a cross face but Rhyno reaches the ropes. Benoit attempts a German suplex but Rhyno counters. Benoit counters Rhyno with a back slide into a pin fall victory. Benoit and Rhyno stare each other down, but then shake hands and embrace.

* Sable knocks on Torrie's door. Torrie tells her that she is in the shower. Sable says that its only her. Sable congratulates on her Playboy issue. Torrie gets out of the shower only to find that Sable has her towel. Torrie walks over and gets it but does not look amused.

* The ring is being set up for Piper's pit by putting a plaid cloth over the mat, but then Vince's music plays.

* Vince says he has a big smile on his face because it was one week ago that he terminated Hulkamania. Vince says he gave it a lethal dose of leprosy. He reiterates that Hogan is being paid to stay at home, and that eventually Hulkamania will die. Vince says by the time Hogan's contract expires, Hogan will be in a wheel chair. Vince says along the same line, there is something else he wants to pull on the show, another of his creations. Just as Hulkamania was his creation, he introduces, after 14 years, Rowdy Roddy Piper. Piper comes down to the ring and Vince introduces the special guest, himself. Piper says that Vince has short fingers, Piper says that nobody made Roddy Piper, or Piper's pit except him and his bones and his flesh. Piper yell for Vince not to play with him. Piper sits down on a chair in the ring. Vince mocks the belly that has grown on Piper. Vince says that Piper looks horrible, like he has been to hell in a hand basket. Piper laughs, and Vince tells him not to think about kicking his ass. Vince suggests that Piper kiss his ass and join the Vince McMahon kiss my ass club. Piper suggests that Vince sit down in the chair. Piper says that this is Vince's life, he started off as a little nothing, he became a rock and roll producers but went belly up. Then he reminds him of the body building federation. Then he reminds him of the XFL, and the only job he has been able to hold is the one his daddy gave him. Vince looks pissed. Piper says he isn't frightened. Vince says they have one thing in common, their dislike for Hogan. Piper says that Vince made Hulkamania and everything about Hogan. Piper says he hates Hogan then he says he hates Vince. Vince calls Piper a son of a bitch and Piper takes off his coat. Piper says it takes a son of a bitch to know a son of a bitch. Vince extends his hand and says from one son of a bitch to another. Piper shakes his hand and says that he hates Hogan. Vince's music plays and he leaves the ring. Piper says stop the music, and says that he wants to give Vince credit for one more thing, that not even he did, get beat by Hogan 1-2-3! Piper's music hits but then stops and Rikishi's music plays. Rik ishi emerges with a coconut in his hands. Rikishi asks if the coconut looks familiar. He says ever since he was a little kid he has remembered a lot of things and after 2o years, he remembers what Piper did to Jimmy Supa-Fly Snuka. Piper says that its not between them. Rikishi says it was one of his family members, but tonight... Piper cuts him off and Rikishi is about to attack, when out of nowhere Sean O'Haire jumps him. O'Haire hits Rikishi with the chairs in the ring. Piper asks is Rikishi wants to be just like Snuka, then bashes the coconut over Rikishi's head.

* Team Angle vs. Tajiri and Rey Mysterio
Charlie Haas says that they are dedicating their match to Kurt Angle and demand that the crowd pray for him. Tajiri and Haas start off the match. Haas flips Tajiri with an arm drag take down. Tajiri boots him in the face and tags in Mysterio. Mysterio covers and Benjamin breaks up the count. Hass flips Mysterio over the top rope but he lands on the apron. Benjamin tags in. Mysterio hits a drop kick and whips Benjamin in the ropes. Benjamin gets Mysterio on his shoulder, but Mysterio counters with an arm drag. Benjamin kicks Mysterio in the stomach a few time and Haas tags in. Haas and Benjamin double team Mysterio by sending him stomach first into their knees. Haas sends Mysterio into the turnbuckle with authority. Haas gets Mysterio up on his shoulder but Mysterio counters with a DDT that lands Haas' head on Mysterio's knee. Tajiri tags in and takes it to Haas with a spring board clothesline and a hand spring into a flying forearm. Benjamin gets in the ring and Haas nearly decapitates Mysterio with a clothesline. Haas Set Mysterio up for a power bomb but Tajiri kicks Benjamin before they can double team him. Mysterio hits the 619 on Haas and hits a spring board leg drop. Mysterio covers for the win!

* Josh Mathews asks Taker about Cena's comments last week. taker says when he steps in the ring he expects to get the hell beat out of him, but backstage he expects respect. Taker says he has more shower time than Cena has ring time. Taker says that Cena will find out that his mouth shouldn't write checks that his ass can't cash.

* Nathan Jones vs. Bill Demott
Demott gets knocked down quickly by Jones. They lock up and Demott takes Jones down. Demott applies a front face lock, but Jones sets him up on the turn buckle. Jones leaves him alone and Demott attacks. Jones hits Demott with a huge boot to the face. Jones covers and picks up his first win.

* Backstage FBI is explaining something to some officers, they claim that there is stuff missing from their bags after they came back from lunch. The police ask if they know who did it. They says they have a pretty good idea.

* The police approach Jones backstage and say that there have been some accusations made against him and he needs to go down town, Taker gets all up in the officers face.

* Cena is walking down a hall backstage.

* Undertaker vs. John Cena (2nd Round Title Tourney)
Cena comes out and cuts one last rap promo about how Taker better bring one more urn, to bury his own ashes. He says he is going to leave Taker like the people of Chicago when Jordan left the bulls and so on. Taker attacks Cena and mocks him by asking if Cena still wants to disrespect him. Taker grabs Cena and nails a choke slam. Taker covers but Cena gets his leg on the bottom rope. Taker rubs his elbow in Cena's face. Taker stomps on Cena and he falls out of the ring.
--Commercial Break--
Cena is back in the ring with head leaning out. Taker rams his elbow into it.. Taker delivers a huge clothesline to Cena in the corner. Cena grabs the steel chain and whacks Taker in the head with it. Cena nails Taker with a shoulder block that knocks him out of the ring. The ref starts counting Taker out. Cena keeps hitting Taker in the elbow. Cena stomps on Takers elbow. Taker knocks Cena down with the damaged elbow. Taker signals for the end. He sets Cena up for the Last Ride but Cena counters and covers Taker for 2. Cena locks in an arm bar. Taker turns around and delivers a massive punch that knocks Cena down. Taker sends Cena into the corner for the snake eyes. Taker charges at Cena, but the ref gets in the way and is knocked out. Cena delivers a spine buster to Taker. Cena lifts Taker into the fireman's carry but Taker counters and give Cena the Last Ride. The FBI enters the ring but Taker clears all of them out, until Palumbo whacks Taker with a chair. FBI moves in like a pack of dogs and attacks him. FBI leaves the ring before the ref recovers. Cena crawls into the cover on Taker. The ref comes to and counts to 3! Pin fall victory for John Cena!

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