March 17: Hulk Hogan and the Rock engage in a staredown at WrestleMania X-8
WWF @ Washington DC - MCI Center - January 3, 2002 (13,978)
Brock
Lesnar defeated Sho Funaki
Ron Waterman defeated Rico
Constantino
Sunday Night Heat:
Billy Gunn pinned Albert with the
Fameasser at 3:41
Chuck Palumbo pinned Scotty 2 Hotty with the Jungle Kick at
3:27
WWF European Champion Christian pinned Crash Holly with the Unprettier
at 5:28
Smackdown! - shown live:
WWF Tag Team Champions the Dudley
Boyz (w/ Stacy Keibler) defeated Spike Dudley & Tazz at 4:05 when Bubba Ray
pinned Spike with a powerbomb off the top after D-Von reversed an attempt at the
Dudley Dog
Jazz pinned Molly Holly with a fisherman's buster at 2:33
WWF
Hardcore Champion the Undertaker defeated the Big Show at 5:05 via submission
with the dragon sleeper after avoiding a powerbomb by hitting a low blow on the
challenger
WWF World Champion Chris Jericho & Kurt Angle defeated WWF IC
Champion Edge & Rob Van Dam at 5:11 when Jericho pinned Edge after Angle hit
the Olympic Slam
Test pinned Tajiri with a boot to the face at 2:28
The
Rock pinned Booker T at 5:19 with the Rock Bottom; due to prematch stipulations,
the Rock earned a world title shot for the Royal Rumble
Dark match after the show: The Rock &
Steve Austin defeated Booker T & the Big Bossman
WWF @ Binghamton, NY - Broome County Arena - January 4, 2002 (6,192)
Rico Constantino pinned Crash Holly with a roll up and using the tights for leverage
Spike Dudley pinned the Brooklyn Brawler with the Dudley Dog
Jazz pinned Jackie (sub. for WWF Women's Champion Trish Stratus) by using the tights for leverage
Lance Storm pinned Brock Lesnar with a bridge after hitting the superkick and using the ropes for leverage
Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo defeated Scotty 2 Hotty & Albert after Gunn hit the Fameasser on Scotty
Justin Credible pinned Ron Waterman with the superkick
WWF Tag Team Champions the Dudley Boyz defeated the Acolytes after D-Von hit Farooq with one of the title belts
Booker T (w/ the Big Bossman) pinned Diamond Dallas Page with the scissors kick after the Bossman interfered
Triple H & Kane defeated Kurt Angle & WWF World Champion Chris Jericho when Triple H pinned Jericho with the Pedigree
(Triple H's return match after being on the shelf 7 months)
WWF @ Moncton, New Brunswick - January 4, 2002 (5,106)
WWF
Cruiserweight Champion Tajiri pinned Billy Kidman with a kick to the
face
Lita pinned Molly Holly with the Twist of Fate / Swanton combo
Shawn
Stasiak (sub. for Raven) defeated Randy Orton via submission with the figure-4
leglock
The Hurricane pinned Sho Funaki with a reverse DDT
The Big Show
pinned Hugh Morrus with the chokeslam
WWF European Champion Christian pinned
Rikishi after Test interfered
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Steven Richards
& Tommy Dreamer with the Twist of Fate / Swanton combo after Lita
interfered
WWF IC Champion Edge pinned Val Venis with the spear and
DDT
Rob Van Dam pinned Test with the Five Star Frog Splash
WWF @ Springfield, MA - Civic Center - January 5, 2002 (6,587)
Crash Holly pinned
Rico Constantino after Rico missed a moonsault
Spike Dudley pinned the
Brooklyn Brawler with the Dudley Dog
Jazz pinned Jackie with a roll up and
using the tights for leverage
Lance Storm pinned Brock Lesnar with a
backslide and using the ropes for leverage; after the match, Lesnar knocked
Storm out
WWF Tag Team Champions the Dudley Boyz defeated the Acolytes when
D-Von pinned Farooq after Bubba Ray used one of the title belts as a
weapon
Justin Credible defeated Ron Waterman
Billy Gunn & Chuck
Palumbo defeated Scotty 2 Hotty & Albert when Scotty was pinned after
sustaining the Fameasser
Booker T pinned Diamond Dallas Page with the Harlem
side kick after DDP became distracted by the Big Bossman at ringside
Triple H
& Kane defeated Kurt Angle & WWF World Champion Chris Jericho when
Triple H pinned Jericho with the Pedigree
WWF @ Fredricton, New Brunswick - January 5, 2002 (3,633)
WWF
Cruiserweight Champion Tajiri pinned Billy Kidman with a kick to the
face
Lita pinned Molly Holly with a moonsault
Shawn Stasiak pinned Randy
Orton with a reverse DDT
The Hurricane pinned Sho Funaki with the crossbody
off the top
The Big Show pinned Hugh Morrus with the chokeslam
WWF
European Champion Christian pinned Rikishi after Test interfered
Matt &
Jeff Hardy defeated Steven Richards & Tommy Dreamer following the Swanton on
Richards
WWF IC Champion Edge pinned Val Venis with the DDT
Rob Van Dam
pinned Test by reversing a powerbomb attempt into a sunset flip
WWF @ Trenton, NJ - Soverign Arena - January 6, 2002 (6,007)
Crash
Holly defeated Rico Constantino
Spike Dudley defeated the Brooklyn
Brawler
Jazz defeated Jackie
Brock Lesnar defeated Lance Storm
Billy
Gunn & Chuck Palumbo defeated Scotty 2 Hotty & Albert when Gunn pinned
Scotty
Justin Credible defeated Ron Waterman
WWF Tag Team Champions the
Dudley Boyz defeated the Acolytes when D-Von pinned Farooq after one of the
title belts was used as a weapon
Booker T pinned Diamond Dallas
Page
Triple H & Kane defeated Kurt Angle & WWF World Champion Chris
Jericho when Triple H pinned Jericho with the Pedigree
WWF @ St. John, New Brunswick - January 6, 2002 (2,008)
WWF
Cruiserweight Champion Tajiri pinned Billy Kidman with a dropkick to the
face
Lita pinned Molly Holly with a moonsault
Shawn Stasiak defeated Randy
Orton
The Hurricane pinned Sho Funaki
The Big Show pinned Hugh Morrus with
the chokeslam
WWF European Champion Christian pinned Rikishi after Test came
ringside
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Steven Richards & Tommy
Dreamer
WWF IC Champion Edge pinned Val Venis following the DDT
Rob Van
Dam pinned Test after Rikishi interfered
WWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - January 7,
2002 (13,978)
Brock Lesnar defeated Rico Constantino
Randy Orton defeated Ron
Waterman
Jakked:
The Hurricane pinned Sho Funaki with a flying
crossbody at 4:55
Crash Holly pinned Prince Nana with a Tornado bulldog at
4:13
Perry Saturn defeated John Jirus (Xavier) via submission to the Rings of
Saturn at 4:56
Christian pinned Lo-Ki with the Unprettier at 3:24
Raw
is War - featured a closing segment in which Triple H made his much-hyped return to the
ring after being on the DL since 5/21/01:
Rob Van Dam pinned Test with the Van Daminator and the five star frog
splash at 3:44
Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo defeated Scotty 2 Hotty &
Albert at 3:43 after Gunn hit the Fameasser on Scotty
WWF IC Champion Edge
pinned Lance Storm with the DDT at 1:10 (Storm's MSG debut)
Steve Austin & the Rock defeated
Booker T & the Big Bossman when Austin pinned Bossman with the Stunner at
8:21
WWF World Champion Chris Jericho pinned Rikishi in a non-title match at
4:27 after hitting him with the title belt; Rikishi kicked out of the cover but
referee Nick Patrick made the three count anyway as payback for receiving the
Stinkface earlier in the bout
Tazz & Spike Dudley defeated WWF Tag Team
Champions the Dudley Boyz (w/ Stacy Keibler) in a hardcore match to win the
titles at 3:45 when Spike pinned Bubba Ray with the Dudley Dog through a
table
WWF Women's Champion Trish Stratus fought Terri to a no contest in a
wet t-shirt contest when Jazz interfered and attacked Trish; Jerry Lawler was
the guest host for the contest
WWF @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - January 8,
2002 (12,175)
Brock Lesnar pinned Randy Orton with a powerslam
Ron Waterman
defeated Rico Constantino via submission with a Torture Rack
backbreaker
Sunday Night Heat:
Albert & Scotty 2 Hotty defeated
Crash Holly & Sho Funaki at 5:20 after Scotty hit the Worm on Crash
Bily
Gunn pinned Tajiri at 4:31 with the Fameasser
The Dudley Boyz defeated Perry
Saturn & Sgt. Slaughter via disqualification at 5:08 when Slaughter used his
belt as a weapon
Smackdown!:
WWF Tag Team Champions Tazz &
Spike Dudley defeated Christian & Lance Storm when Christian submitted to
the Tazzmission at 4:57
WWF IC Champion Edge pinned the Big Bossman with the
DDT at 3:55
The Rock & Rob Van Dam defeated WWF World Champion Chris
Jericho & Test at 9:30 when the Rock used the Sharpshooter to make Jericho
submit
Jazz & Terri defeated WWF Women's Champion Trish Stratus & Jackie; the match
was cut from the show and was not televised
Rikishi fought Booker T to a no contest when Booker vomitted on the
announce table after recieving the Stinkface
Steve Austin fought Kurt Angle
to a no contest when Kane interfered and hit the chokeslam on both men
WWF @ Lubbock, TX - January 12, 2002 (8,080)
WWF Cruiserweight
Champion Tajiri pinned Billy Kidman with a dropkick to the face
The Big Show
defeated Steven Richards & Tommy Dreamer in a handicap match following a
double chokeslam
WWF Women's Champion Trish Stratus defeated Jazz; Jackie was
the special referee
Kane pinned the Big Bossman
Steve Austin pinned Booker
T with the Stunner in a No DQ match
Diamond Dallas Page pinned Lance Storm
with the Diamond Cutter
Chuck Palumbo & Billy Gunn defeated Scotty 2
Hotty & Albert following the Fameasser
Kurt Angle pinned Rikishi with the
Angle Slam
Triple H defeated WWF World Champion Chris Jericho via
disqualification when Kurt Angle interfered
WWF @ Beaumont, TX - January 12, 2002 (4,004)
WWF European Champion
Christian pinned the Hurricane
Sho Funaki pinned Randy Orton by using the
ring ropes for leverage
Lita pinned Molly Holly
Rico Constantino & Ron
Waterman defeated Justin Credible & Shawn Stasiak
Hugh Morrus pinned
Brock Lesnar
Perry Saturn pinned Raven
WWF IC Champion Edge pinned William
Regal
The Acolytes defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy and the Dudley Boyz in a
triple threat match; Bradshaw pinned D-Von with the Clothesline from Hell to end
the bout
Rob Van Dam pinned Test with the Van Daminator
WWF @ Houston, TX - Compaq Center - January 13, 2002 (5,745)
WWF Cruiserweight
Champion Tajiri defeated Billy Kidman
The Big Show defeated Steven Richards
& Tommy Dreamer in a handicap match
WWF Women's Champion Trish Stratus
defeated Jazz; Jackie was the guest referee for the bout
Kane pinned the Big Bossman with the chokeslam
Triple H
defeated Unified World Champion Chris Jericho via disqualification when Kurt
Angle interfered
Diamond Dallas Page pinned Lance Storm with the Diamond
Cutter
Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo defeated Scotty 2 Hotty &
Albert
Kurt Angle pinned Rikishi with the Angle Slam
Steve Austin defeated Booker T in a No DQ match
WWF @ Waco, TX - January 13, 2002 (3,537)
WWF European Champion
Christian pinned the Hurricane
Funaki defeated Randy Orton
Lita pinned
Mighty Molly
Rico Constantino & Ron Waterman defeated Justin Credible
& Sean Stasiak
Hugh Morrus pinned Brock Lesnar
Perry Saturn pinned
Raven
WWF IC Champion Edge pinned William Regal
The Acolytes defeated the
Dudley Boyz and Matt & Jeff Hardy in a triple threat match
Rob Van Dam
pinned Test
WWF @ Dallas, TX - American Airlines Arena - January 14, 2002
Charlie Haas defeated Rico Constantino via submission with a leglock
Ron Waterman pinned Giff Horn at 4:02 with a sit-down powerbomb
Jakked:
The Big Bossman pinned Shawn Stasiak at 5:18 with the sidewalk slam
Perry Saturn defeated Eddie Craven via submission with the Fujiwara armbar at 4:25
Sho Funaki pinned Michael Shane at 5:15 with a reverse tornado DDT
Raw is War:
WWF Tag Team Champion Spike Dudley (w/ WWF Tag Team Champion Tazz) pinned Bubba Ray Dudley (w/ Stacy Keibler
& D-Von Dudley) with a victory roll after Tazz prevented interference from
D-Von
Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo defeated Tajiri & the Hurricane when
Palumbo pinned Tajiri with the Jungle Kick
Jazz pinned Jackie with a
fisherman’s buster; due to prematch stipulations, Jazz became the #1 contender
to the women’s title; Trish Stratus did guest commentary for the bout and,
afterwards, she and Jazz had to be held apart at ringside
Kurt Angle pinned
Kane by reversing Kane’s ankle lock into a roll up and using the ropes for
leverage
William Regal & Test defeated WWF IC Champion Edge & Rob Van
Dam when Regal pinned Edge after hitting him with a pair of brass
knuckles
Booker T pinned the Big Show after Show hit an exposed
turnbuckle
WWF World Champion Chris Jericho, Lance Storm, & Christian
defeated Rikishi & the Acolytes when Jericho pinned Farooq with the
Breakdown
WWF @ Louisiana - Century Tel Center - January 15, 2002
Brock Lesnar defeated Randy Orton
Giff Horn defeated Eddie Craven
Ron Waterman defeated Rico Constantino
Charlie Haas defeated Michael Shane
Sunday Night Heat - only shown internationally:
Perry Saturn defeated Shawn Stasiak
Albert defeated Sho Funaki
Scotty 2 Hotty defeated the Hurricane
Smackdown! - included the Rock’s in-ring promo on how everyone thinks they’re going to win the Royal Rumble, including the cameraman;
featured Lillian Garcia interviewing WWF Women's Champion Trish Stratus backstage about her upcoming title defense against Jazz at the Royal Rumble,
with Jazz attacking Trish from behind and crushing her hand:
William Regal pinned Rob Van Dam by avoiding a spear and hitting him with brass knuckles
Billy Gunn
(w/ Chuck Palumbo) pinned Tajiri (w/ Torrie Wilson) with the Fameasser after
Tajiri sprayed Palumbo in the face; after the bout, Palumbo hit the Jungle Kick on Tajiri
Diamond Dallas Page pinned the Big Bossman by countering a slam
into the Diamond Cutter
Rikishi defeated Christian & Lance Storm in a
handicap over-the-top-rope elimination match; Rikishi eliminated Storm with a
superkick; Rikishi threw Christian over the top rope onto Storm; after the bout,
an over-the-top-rope brawl ensued involving the Big Show, the Acolytes, and Kane
with Kane emerging as the last man standing
Test defeated WWF IC Champion
Edge via disqualification when the champion hit an interfering William Regal and
then Test with a steel chair Test brought into the ring; after the bout, Edge
hit referee Nick Patrick with the chair due to the decision
Steve Austin
& Triple H defeated Kurt Angle & Booker T when Booker was pinned after
sustaining the Stunner and Pedigree; after the bout, Austin, Triple H, and the
Undertaker - who appeared at ringside moments after the decision, had a
staredown
WWF @ Chattanooga, TN - January 19, 2002 (4,370)
Crash Holly
defeated Rico Constantino
Tommy Dreamer & Steven Richards defeated Brock
Lesnar & Randy Orton
The Big Bossman defeated Ron Waterman
Perry
Saturn pinned Raven
Lance Storm defeated Diamond Dallas Page
WWF Women's
Champion Trish Stratus defeated Jazz
WWF Tag Team Champions Spike Dudley
& Tazz defeated the Dudley Boyz
WWF IC Champion Edge pinned William
Regal
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated the Acolytes and Chuck Palumbo &
Billy Gunn in an elimination match
Rob Van Dam pinned Booker T
Royal Rumble 02 - Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena - January 20, 2002 (announced at 16,106; 12,915; sell out)
Pay-per-view bouts - included Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler on commentary; featured Lilian Garcia conducting a backstage interview with WWF IC Champion
Edge regarding his upcoming title defense against William Regal, with Edge taking a steel chair and saying he could play dirty too if that's how Regal
wants to do it; included footage from earlier in the night of Jonathan Coachman attempting to interview Ric Flair, alongside his son and daughter,
Reid and Megan, about his upcoming match with Vince McMahon; featured Michael Cole conducting a backstage interview with Nick Patrick in which he asked
whether Patrick had seen the footage of how Regal won the IC title; moments later, Stephanie McMahon walked in and took over the interview, saying
the beating Ric Flair gave Vince McMahon would not compare to what Triple H would do to the other 29 men in the Royal Rumble match; as Stephanie began
insulting Debra, Austin's wife, Austin walked up behind her and repeatedly asked "What?" until Stephanie ran away; Cole then attempted to interview
Austin about the Rumble, with Austin saying he would throw out Triple H, Kurt Angle, and the Undertaker to win it; included a "Don't try this at home"
PSA; featured Ross & Lawler speaking with Shawn Michaels, from WWF New York, about the show thus far and who he thinks will win the Rumble match, with
Michaels siding with Austin or Taker:
WWF Tag Team Champions Tazz & Spike Dudley defeated the Dudley Boyz (w/ Stacy Keibler) at 5:06 when D-Von submitted to Tazz' Tazzmission after running
into the corner, moments after blocking Spike's Dudley Dog and throwing Spike to the floor; Spike wore a neck brace to the ring until it was ripped off
mid-way through the match
William Regal pinned WWF IC Champion Edge to win the title at 9:45 after hitting the champion in the face with brass knuckles moments after Edge accidentally
speared both referee Nick Patrick and the challenger; prior to the bout, Patrick found brass knux in Regal's tights and confiscated them but Regal had
a second pair Patrick didn't find; after the bout, Edge was attended to by referees as Michael Cole interviewed Regal in the aisle regarding the match
WWF Women's Champion Trish Stratus pinned Jazz at 3:44 with a bulldog after kicking the challenger in the face as she ran into the corner; prior to the
match, Jackie was introduced as the surprise guest referee; late in the match, Trish hit the Stratusfaction but the challenger kicked out at 2
Ric Flair defeated Vince McMahon in a streetfight at 14:54 via submission with the figure-4 after hitting McMahon over the head with a lead pipe;
Flair's children Reid and Megan were shown at ringside during the match; early in the bout, Vince stole Megan's camera to take a photo of a bloody Flair,
with Flair later holding a bloody Vince and biting his head while Megan took a photo
(Mr. McMahon)
WWF World Champion Chris Jericho pinned the Rock at 18:50 with both feet on the ropes for leverage after hitting a low blow and ramming the challenger's
head into an exposed turnbuckle; Jericho tapped out to the Rock's Sharpshooter at the 10-minute mark but referee Earl Hebner was distracted by Lance Storm
and Christian at ringside, who were then laid out by the challenger; during the closing moments of the match, referee Nick Patrick came down after Hebner
had been knocked out but then refused to count the challenger's cover, with Rock then hitting Patrick with the Rock Bottom
(The Rock: The Most Electrifying Man in Sports Entertainment)
Triple H won the 30-man Royal Rumble match by last eliminating Kurt Angle at 1:09:19; due to pre-match stipulations, Triple H earned a World Title shot at
WrestleMania X-8
Order of entry: Rikishi (00:00); Goldust (00:00) (Goldust's return after a 3-year absence); the Big Bossman (2:19); Bradshaw (4:13); Lance Storm (6:16);
Al Snow (8:14); Billy Gunn (10:09); WWF Hardcore Champion the Undertaker (12:37); Matt Hardy (w/ Lita) (14:36); Jeff Hardy (16:52)
(the surprise return of the Hardyz & Lita after a month absence); Maven (19:36); Scotty 2 Hotty (25:52)
(Scotty was introduced before Christian but was attacked in the aisle by the Undertaker before entering the ring); WWF European Champion Christian (25:22);
Diamond Dallas Page (26:55); Chuck Palumbo (28:55); the Godfather, escorted by 12 hos (32:54) (the Godfather's return after a 6-month absence);
Albert (33:12); Perry Saturn (35:09); Steve Austin (37:25); Val Venis (40:11) (Venis' return after an 8-month absence); Test (41:37); Triple H (46:10);
the Hurricane (47:26); Farooq (49:01); Mr. Perfect (51:45) (Perfect's return after a 5-year absence; his first match back in over 8 years);
Kurt Angle (53:13); the Big Show (55:20); Kane (57:19); Rob Van Dam (59:25); Booker T (1:01:29)
Order of elimination: Bossman by Rikishi via a side kick and clothesline (5:25); Storm by Snow via a superkick as both men stood on the apron (11:03);
Bradshaw by Gunn as Bradshaw attempted to eliminate Goldust (11:31); Goldust by the Undertaker via a chokeslam over the top to the floor (13:01);
Rikishi by the Undertaker via a clothesline (13:39); Gunn by the Undertaker (13:46); Jeff Hardy by the Undertaker by catching Jeff as he leapt off Matt's
shoulders and tossing him to the floor (18:22); Matt Hardy by the Undertaker following the powerbomb (18:53); the Undertaker by Maven via a dropkick from
behind after Taker again cleared the Hardyz from the ring; after his elimination, Taker brutalized Maven in and around ringside before beating him into
the crowd, up the stairs, and to a popcorn vendor where he smashed Maven's head through the popcorn machine; Scotty by DDP after Scotty hit the Worm on
Christian (28:28); DDP by Christian via a backdrop after Palumbo avoided the Diamond Cutter and shoved Page into Christian (not shown live; around 32:12);
Albert by Christian & Palumbo as Albert attempted to eliminate the Godfather (34:00); the Godfather by Christian & Palumbo via a double clothesline after
missing a double Ho Train in the corner (34:42); Christian by Austin (37:44); Palumbo by Austin (37:58); Saturn by Austin following the Stunner (38:04);
moments later, Austin dragged Christian back inside the ring, hit the Stunner on him, threw him back out and then did the same to Palumbo; Venis by Austin
(43:07); Test by Austin following the Stunner (43:19); the Hurricane by Austin & Triple H (48:05); Farooq by Triple H via a clothesline after Austin hit
the Stunner (49:36); Big Show by Kane via a bodyslam to the floor (58:19); Kane by Angle via an Olympic Slam over the top after Austin hit the Stunner
(58:34); RVD by Booker after Triple H hit the Pedigree (1:01:39); Booker by Austin via the Stunner (1:02:03); Austin by Angle as Austin attempted to
eliminate Perfect (1:04:10); after his elimination, Austin hit Perfect, Angle, and Triple H with a steel chair before leaving ringside;
Perfect by Triple H via a clothesline after Perfect hit the Perfect Plex and neck ringer on Angle (1:07:04); Angle by Triple H via a facebuster and
clothesline after Angle thought he had won the match
(Triple H: The King of Kings, from Triple H's entrance on)
WWF @ Greenville, SC - Bi-Lo Center - January 21, 2002 (9,420)
Brock Lesnar pinned Rico Constantino with the F5
Randy Orton pinned Ron Waterman with an inside cradle; after the bout, Waterman assaulted
Orton and hit several Tiger Bombs
Jakked - 1/26/02:
WWF European Champion Christian
& Test defeated Scotty 2 Hotty & Albert
The Hurricane (w/ Molly
Holly) pinned AJ Styles with the Vertebreaker at 4:36 after Styles missed a
Shooting Star Press
Perry Saturn defeated Sho Funaki
Crash
Holly defeated Oynx
Raw is War:
Rob Van Dam, WWF Tag
Team Champions Tazz & Spike Dudley defeated Booker T & the Dudley Boyz
when RVD pinned D-Von with the Five Star Frog Splash immediately after the
Dudleyz hit the 3D on Tazz
WWF IC Champion William Regal defeated Edge via
disqualification when the challenger was caught using Regal’s own brass
knuckles; after the bout, Edge hit referee Nick Patrick with the brass knuckles
and knocked down two other referees before leaving the ring
Val Venis fought
Mr. Perfect to a no contest when Steve Austin interfered hit Perfect with a
steel chair on the floor, and then hit the Stunner on Val; after the bout,
Austin cut a promo announcing that, though he didn't win the previous night's
Rumble match, he was entering the 2003 Royal Rumble and is preparing to go to
WrestleMania X-8 and kick a man's ass
Chuck Palumbo & Billy Gunn defeated
Kane & the Big Show when Gunn pinned Show with the Fameasser, as Palumbo
held Show’s foot down to prevent a kick-out, moments after Show inadvertently
knocked Kane off the top rope
The Rock & Triple H defeated WWF World
Champion Chris Jericho & Kurt Angle when Rock pinned Jericho with the Rock
Bottom after the champion accidentally hit his partner with the timekeeper’s
bell
WWF @ North Charleston, SC - Coliseum - January 22, 2002 (8,428)
Mr. Perfect pinned Randy Orton with the Perfect Plex
The Acolytes defeated Brock Lesnar & Ron Waterman when Bradshaw pinned Waterman following the Clothesline from Hell
Rico Constantino pinned AJ Styles at 4:22 with a backdrop suplex
Sunday Night Heat - featured an in-ring promo by Val Venis in which he brought in a woman from the crowd to kiss:
The Godfather pinned Lance Storm at 3:24 with a reverse shoulderbreaker
Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo defeated Sho Funaki & Crash Holly at 5:03 when Gunn pinned Holly with the Fameasser
Diamond Dallas Page pinned WWF European Champion Christian in a non-title match at 6:11 with the Diamond Cutter
Smackdown! - included the Rock forcing Jonathan Coachman to dance the Charleston as well as Vince McMahon announcing
that the nWo was on its way to the WWF:
Rob Van Dam pinned WWF IC
Champion William Regal in a non-title match with the Five Star Frog Splash;
after the bout, the champion was further attacked by Edge until officials
intervened
Rikishi pinned the Big Bossman with the Bonzai Drop; Jackie was
the referee for the bout
WWF Tag Team Champions Tazz & Spike Dudley
defeated Albert & Scotty 2 Hotty when Scotty submitted to the
Tazzmission
Steve Austin pinned Booker T with a kick to the midsection and
the Stunner at 9:17; due to prematch stipulations, Austin advanced to a
qualifying match on Raw - the winner of which would face Chris Jericho at No Way
Out
The Dudley Boyz defeated Kane & the Big Show in a tables match after
a miscommunication resulted in Kane going through a table; after the bout, Show
and Kane had a confrontation until officials, including Sgt. Slaughter, broke it
up
WWF Women’s Champion Trish Stratus defeated Jazz via disqualification when
the challenger failed to release a submission hold after Trish reached the
ropes; after the bout, the champion sustained a DDT
Kurt Angle pinned the
Rock after the Rock sustained a chokeslam from the interfering Undertaker while
the referee was distracted by Chris Jericho, who was doing guest commentary for
the bout; due to prematch stipulations, Angle advanced to a match with Steve
Austin on Raw - the winner of which would face Jericho at No Way Out
WWF @ Johnstown, PA - War Memorial - January 26, 2002 (3,264)
Spike Dudley pinned
Ron Waterman
Perry Saturn defeated Rico Constantino
The Hurricane defeated
Crash Holly
Kane pinned The Big Show
WWF Hardcore Champion The Undertaker
pinned Rob Van Dam
The Dudley Boyz defeated the Acolytes in a table
match
Lita pinned Molly Holly
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Test &
WWF European Champion Christian
WWF @ Pittsburgh, PA - Mellon Arena - January 26, 2002 (7,012)
WWF Cruiserweight
Champion Tajiri pinned Billy Kidman with a kick to the head
Brock Lesnar
pinned Raven with a powerslam
WWF Women's Champion Trish Stratus pinned Jazz
with the Stratusfaction
WWF IC Champion William Regal pinned Test in a No DQ
match after using brass knuckles
WWF World Champion Chris Jericho defeated
Triple H via disqualification after Triple H used the title belt as a
weapon
Diamond Dallas Page pinned Lance Storm with the Diamond
Cutter
Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo defeated Scotty 2 Hotty & Albert
after Billy hit the Fameasser on Scotty
Kurt Angle pinned Rikishi with the
Angle Slam
Steve Austin pinned Booker T with the Stunner
WWF @ Hershey, PA - January 27, 2002 (6,440)
WWF Cruiserweight
Champion Tajiri defeated Billy Kidman
Brock Lesnar defeated Raven
WWF
Women's Champion Trish Stratus defeated Jazz
WWF IC Champion William Regal
defeated Edge
Steve Austin defeated Booker T
Diamond Dallas Page defeated
Lance Storm
Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo defeated Albert & Scotty 2
Hotty
Kurt Angle defeated Rikishi
WWF World Champion Chris Jericho
defeated Triple H via disqualification
WWF @ Charlottesville, VA - January 27, 2002 (5,848)
Spike Dudley
defeated Ron Waterman
Justin Credible defeated Randy Orton
Perry Saturn
defeated Rico Constantino
The Hurricane defeated Crash Holly
Kane defeated
the Big Show
WWF Hardcore Champion the Undertaker defeated Rob Van Dam
The
Dudley Boyz defeated the Acolytes in a tables match
Lita defeated Mighty
Molly
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Christian & Test
WWF @ Richmond, VA - Coliseum - January 28, 2002 (9,034)
Mr. Perfect pinned Brock Lesnar with the Perfect Plex
Rico Constantino pinned Orlando Jordan at 6:14 when the momentum of a crossbody off the top by Jordan put Rico on top for the pin
Randy Orton pinned Ron Waterman at 5:05 with a reverse roll up
Jakked:
WWF Tag Team Champions Tazz & Spike Dudley defeated Crash Holly & Sho Funaki at 5:39 when Spike pinned Funaki with the Dudley Dog as Tazz had the
Tazzmission on Crash; Jackie was the special referee for the bout
Val Venis defeated WWF Cruiserweight Champion Tajiri (w/ Torrie Wilson) in a non-title match at 3:48 via submission with a reverse figure-4
The Big Bossman pinned the Hurricane (w/ Molly Holly) at 3:53 with the sidewalk slam
Scotty 2 Hotty & Albert defeated Steven Perez & Pat Cusick at 4:31 when Albert scored the pin following the Baldo Bomb
Raw is War - featured the debut of the Kid Rock
'Lonely Road of Faith' WWF music video in a segment that included Vince McMahon
ordering Ric Flair to sell his half of the WWF or he would bring the nWo into
the company:
Kane pinned the Big Show with a boot to the face
and the chokeslam
Rob Van Dam defeated WWF IC Champion William Regal via
disqualification after Regal hit a low blow; after the bout, both RVD and Edge
were beaten down by Regal and the Dudley Boyz
Diamond Dallas Page & the
Godfather defeated Lance Storm & Christian after DDP hit the Diamond Cutter
on Storm and Godfather hit the Ho Train on Christian
WWF World Champion Chris
Jericho defeated Maven via submission with the Walls of Jericho at 3:22; after
the bout, the Undertaker brutally assaulted Maven as payback for his elimination
in the Royal Rumble match while Jericho joined the commentary team for the rest
of the segment
Billy Gunn, Chuck Palumbo, & Jazz defeated the Acolytes
& WWF Women's Champion Trish Stratus when Palumbo pinned Trish with a
powerbomb
Booker T pinned Triple H with a roll up after sending him into
Stephanie McMahon on the ring apron; Stephanie came ringside late in the bout
after Christian interfered on behalf of Booker
Steve Austin pinned Kurt Angle
with the Stunner after Angle mistakenly believed he had won the bout; after the
match, Chris Jericho came to the ring and attempted to attack Austin from behind
but also sustained a Stunner; due to prematch stipulations, Austin earned a world title shot for No Way Out
WWF @ Norfolk, VA - Scope - January 29, 2002 (8,434)
Orlando Jordan defeated Jim Jeffries
Featured an untelevised segment where WWF Women's Champion Trish Stratus & Torrie Wilson defeated Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo in a posedown contest;
Jerry Lawler was the MC for the event
Sunday Night Heat:
The Godfather pinned Sho Funaki at 3:16 with the DVD
Lance Storm pinned the Hurricane (w/ Molly Holly) at 5:05 with the superkick
Val Venis defeated Perry Saturn via submission at 4:29 with the reverse figure-4
The Big Bossman pinned Crash Holly at 4:17 with the sidewalk slam
WWF Cruiserweight Champion Tajiri (w/ Torrie Wilson) pinned Scotty 2 Hotty at 3:59 with a small package
Smackdown! – included LL Cool J, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos, and Chris Klein from 'Rollerball' playing cards
and drinking with the APA backstage; later in the show, Booker T showed up and confronted LL Cool J about why he wasn't invited to the premiere
of the movie; LL said there wasn't a role in the movie for someone to get beat up in a grocery store;
featured an in-ring segment in which Ric Flair said he would agree to sell his half of the company to Vince McMahon
in exchange for Vince not bringing in the nWo; included a Goldust vignette in which he said he would reveal himself to 'him' on the following
week's Raw; featured a pre-taped segment in which Jim Ross conducting a sit-down interview with Stephanie McMahon regarding her recent
marital problems with Triple H; she there was nothing wrong and then said she had the perfect idea to prove to the entire world just
how much Triple H loves her; included a replay of the Kid Rock "Lonely Road of Faith" / WWF history music video;
featured a closing segment in which Vince McMahon, with his lawyers, had Flair come out to officially sign away his half of the company;
after Flair signed his first name on the contract, Steve Austin interrupted; moments later, Flair and McMahon traded blows, with Austin
then hitting the Stunner on Vince as Flair tore up the contract:
WWF World Champion Chris Jericho pinned Tazz in a non-title match at 2:35 with the Breakdown after pulling guest referee Jackie into the ropes
and landing a low blow on Tazz to escape the Tazzmission; after the bout, Jericho and Jackie had a confrontation, with Jericho eventually putting
her in the Walls of Jericho
Diamond Dallas Page pinned WWF European Champion Christian to win the title at 4:03 by reversing the Unprettier into the Diamond Cutter;
after the bout, DDP went into the crowd to celebrate
Rob Van Dam & Edge defeated the Dudley Boyz (w/ Stacy Keibler) at 3:51 when Edge pinned Bubba Ray with the DDT
after Bubba accidentally collided with an interfering William Regal on the ring apron;
prior to the bout, Regal came out before the participants and joined the commentary team but, before sitting down,
he was patted down by the referee to make sure he wasn't hiding a pair of brass knuckles
The Acolytes (w/ LL Cool J, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos, & Chris Klein) defeated Booker T & Test at 2:39 when Bradshaw pinned Test with the Clothesline from Hell;
after the bout, all five celebrated in the ring
The Rock & Triple H defeated the Undertaker & Kurt Angle via disqualification at 8:51 when Taker hit Triple H in the head with a steel chair as
Triple H had Angle covered following the Pedigree;
after the bout, Rock and Taker fought their way out on the floor where Rock eventually hit the Rock Bottom through the announce table;
at the same time inside the ring, Angle applied the ankle lock on Triple H until a number of referees made him break the hold;
moments later, Angle reapplied the hold on the ramp
WWF @ Vancouver, British Columbia - PNE Coliseum - February 2, 2002 (6,461)
WWF
Cruiserweight Champion Tajiri pinned Billy Kidman after a kick to the
head
The Hurricane pinned Sho Funaki with a somersault neckbreaker off the
top
Val Venis defeated Ron Waterman with an inverted figure-4
Molly Holly
pinned Jackie by using the tights for leverage
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated
the Dudley Boyz and Scotty 2 Hotty & Albert in an elimination bout; the
Hardyz scored the final win following the Twist of Fate / Swanton Bomb on the
Dudleyz; Scotty & Albert were eliminated earlier after a 3D
Lance Storm
pinned Rob Van Dam with a lariat kick off the ropes
WWF European Champion
Diamond Dallas Page pinned Christian with the Diamond Cutter
Test pinned Kane
after a low blow and a kick to the head
WWF World Champion Chris Jericho
defeated Triple H via disqualification after Triple H used a chair, which was
brought in the ring by Jericho
WWF @ Tuscon, AZ - February 2, 2002 (8,722)
Spike Dudley defeated
Rico Constantino
Brock Lesnar defeated Perry Saturn
Billy Gunn & Chuck
Palumbo defeated the Acolytes
WWF IC Champion William Regal defeated
Edge
WWF Hardcore Champion the Undertaker defeated the Big Show
Mr.
Perfect & the Big Bossman defeated Crash Holly & Randy Orton
WWF
Women's Champion Trish Stratus defeated Jazz
Kurt Angle defeated
Rikishi
Steve Austin defeated Booker T
WWF @ Seattle, WA - Key Arena - February 3, 2002 (8,018)
WWF European Champion
Diamond Dallas Page pinned Christian with the Diamond Cutter
Jackie pinned
Molly Holly with a tornado DDT at 5:35
Val Venis defeated Ron Waterman via
submission with a reverse figure-4 at 6:49
The Hurricane pinned Sho Funaki
with a flying neckbreaker at 8:24
Scotty 2 Hotty & Albert defeated Matt
& Jeff Hardy and the Dudley Boyz in an elimination match; D-Von pinned Jeff
following the 3D at 6:16; Scotty pinned Bubba Ray with the Worm at 13:57 after
Albert swung an interfering Stacy Keibler around in circles by the legs
WWF
Cruiserweight Champion Tajiri pinned Billy Kidman following the Tarantula and a
kick to the head at 6:05
Rob Van Dam pinned Lance Storm with
the Five Star Frog Splash at 6:27
Kane pinned Test at 4:30 by reversing the
pumphandle slam into the tombstone
WWF World Champion Chris Jericho defeated
Triple H via disqualification at 16:26 when the challenger hit Jeircho with a
steel chair, originally brought into the ring by the champion; late in the bout,
Christian interfered on behalf of the champion but sustained the Pedigree for
doing so; after the bout, Triple H hit the Pedigree on referee Charles Robinson
for the decision; moments thereafter, after Jericho came to his senses and posed
with the world title belts, Triple H returned to the ring and hit the Pedigree
on the champion
WWF @ Reno, NV - February 3, 2002 (3,746)
Spike Dudley defeated Rico
Constantino
Brock Lesnar defeated Perry Saturn
Billy Gunn & Chuck
Palumbo defeated the Acolytes
WWF IC Champion William Regal defeated
Edge
WWF Hardcore Champion the Undertaker defeated the Big Show
Mr.
Perfect & the Big Bossman defeated Crash Holly & Randy Orton
WWF
Women's Champion Trish Stratus defeated Jazz
Kurt Angle defeated
Rikishi
Steve Austin defeated Booker T
WWF @ Las Vegas, NV - Thomas & Mack Center - February 4, 2002 (9,643)
Rico Constantino & Randy Orton defeated Brock Lesnar & Ron Waterman at 4:05 when Orton pinned Waterman with a crossbody off the top after
Constantino dove onto Lesnar on the floor
Jakked:
Christian pinned the Hurricane (w/ Molly Holly) at 4:42 with the Unprettier
Scotty 2 Hotty & Albert defeated Crash Holly & Sho Funaki at 4:07 when Albert pinned Funaki with the Baldo Bomb
WWF Cruiserweight Champion Tajiri (w/ Torrie Wilson) pinned Jason Partain at 2:36 with the kick to the head
Raw is War - included a backstage segment in which Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo challenged Torrie Wilson & Stacy Keibler to a
posedown contest for Smackdown!; featured the announcement that Triple H would face Kurt Angle at No Way Out with the WrestleMania
world title shot on the line; included an in-ring segment in which Vince McMahon called out Ric Flair to confront him for not selling
his stock during the previous week's Smackdown!, with Flair saying it was because of the fans that he refused to sell out to McMahon;
moments later, Vince alluded to the fact that the nWo would appear at No Way Out while a pretaped shot of Hogan, Hall, & Nash appeared on the Titantron;
featured WWF European Champion Diamond Dallas Page at WWF New York; included an in-ring segment in which Stephanie McMahon said that, to
prove to the world that they really did love each other, she and Triple H would renew their wedding vows the following Monday;
Triple H responded by saying it was a dumb idea and it didn't need to be on live TV, even if it did happen; moments later, after she started
to cry, Stephanie admitted that she was pregnant; after some hesitation, Triple H became estatic upon hearing the news:
Triple H defeated Booker T via disqualification at around the 2:30 mark when Kurt Angle interfered and broke Triple H's cover after he hit
the Pedigree on Booker; prior to the bout, Triple H grabbed the microphone and called Angle out but Booker appeared instead, leading to the
impromptu match
Rob Van Dam pinned Bubba Ray Dudley with the Five Star Frog Splash at 3:23;
D-Von Dudley & Stacy Keibler were in Bubba's corner early on but were sent backstage after attempting to interfere;
after the bout, a Goldust vignette appeared on the Titantron in which he cut a promo on RVD;
with Van Dam distracted by the video, Goldust attacked RVD inside the ring, eventually hitting him with the Shattered Dreams followed by
a neckbreaker
WWF Tag Team Champions Tazz & Spike Dudley defeated the Acolytes and Chuck Palumbo & Billy Gunn in an elimination match at 4:48;
Gunn pinned Bradshaw with the Fameasser at 4:24; Spike pinned Gunn with the Dudley Dog after the APA interfered
WWF IC Champion William Regal defeated Rikishi via disqualification at 4:06 when Edge attacked the champion and bloodied his face as
Regal went to pull a pair of brass knuckles out of his tights; after the bout, Edge was ejected from ringside by several officials while
Regal sustained the Stinkface inside the ring
Jazz pinned WWF Women's Champion Trish Stratus to win the title at 3:39 with a fisherman buster after reversing the champion's bulldog
attempt into a back suplex
WWF World Champion Chris Jericho & the Undertaker defeated Steve Austin & the Rock at 13:25 when Jericho pinned Rock after Taker hit Rock in the head
with a steel pipe;
prior to the Undertaker's entrance, a fan attacked Jericho at ringside, with the camera quickly cutting away as the man was pulled away by security
WWF @ Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center - February 5, 2002 (17,905; 13,550 paid; sell out)
Val Venis defeated Randy Orton
Ron Waterman defeated Rico Constantino
Sunday Night Heat - the live portion of the show included Kurt Angle getting lost in New York City on his way to WWF New York;
after being given bad directions that sent him to Harlem, Angle and his limo driver met a transvestite, with the limo driver opting
to stay with the transvestite while Angle went out on foot to find the restaurant; Angle finally appeared at WWF New York during the
closing moments of the show:
Lance Storm defeated WWF Cruiserweight Champion Tajiri in a non-title match
Test pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Spike Dudley with the boot to the face at 2:55
Scotty 2 Hotty pinned the Hurricane (w/ Molly Holly) at 2:39 with a roll up and bridge after avoiding the Eye of the Hurricane;
Jackie was the referee for the bout; after the bout, Scotty, the Hurricane, and Molly danced in the ring
Kane pinned Christian with the chokeslam at 4:34 after Christian began throwing a tantrum in the ring
Smackdown! - included several vignettes promoting the debut of the nWo at No Way Out;
featured a doctor showing Triple H and Stephanie McMahon the sonogram of their baby;
featured an in-ring promo from Kurt Angle in which he brought out a baby stuffed gorilla in a baby carriage, named it Triple H Jr., then fed it
baby bannanas; moments later, Triple H came out and attacked Angle with the carriage;
included a promo for the Triple H / Stephanie McMahon wedding vow renewal for the following week's Raw;
included Chris Jericho challenging Steve Austin to face him, with Will Sasso from 'Mad TV' coming out dressed as Austin; after Sasso, as Austin,
praised Jericho, the real Austin came out, attacked Jericho, and threw him out of the ring; moments later, Austin invited Sasso back to the ring,
gave him a beer, and then dropped him with the Stunner; Paulina from Tough Enough 1 was in attendance for the show;
featured a posedown contest between Torrie Wilson & Stacy Keibler and Billy & Chuck, with Jerry Lawler as the MC for the event, with Torrie & Stacy winning;
after the contest, Lawler raised Torrie's hand in victory, making Stacy jealous to the point where she attacked Torrie from behind:
The Rock pinned Booker T with the spinebuster and People's Elbow at 4:29; prior to the bout, Rock cut a promo on the Undertaker and challenged
him to come out but Booker came out instead; the impromptu battle went on for several moments before a referee was able to get to the ring and
call for the bell
WWF IC Champion William Regal & the Dudley Boyz defeated Edge, Rikishi, & Rob Van Dam at 5:07 when Bubba Ray pinned Rikishi following the 3D;
after the bout, the Dudleyz held Edge, allowing Regal to punch him with the brass knuckles, bloodying his face, and then
applied the Regal Stretch on the ramp
Maven pinned WWF Hardcore Champion the Undertaker to win the title at 5:34 after the Rock interfered, hit Taker over the head with a steel chair,
and followed with the Rock Bottom; moments earlier, Al Snow interfered on behalf of Maven but was kicked out of the ring by the champion;
later in the show, Taker assaulted Rock in the parking lot and hit the tombstone on top of a limo
WWF World Champion Chris Jericho & Kurt Angle defeated Triple H in a handicap match at 6:43 when Angle pinned Triple following an Olympic Slam
onto a steel chair as Triple H attempted to hit the Pedigree on Jericho; after the bout, Stephanie McMahon came out to check on her husband;
Jericho then cornered Stephanie in the corner until Triple H hit both Angle and Jericho with the chair; moments later, Angle ran into
Triple H from behind, causing Triple H to fall on top of the pregnant Stephanie
WWF @ Albuquerque, NM - The Pit - February 9, 2002 (9,520)
Chavo Guerrero Jr.
defeated Rico Constantino
Crash Holly & the Hurricane defeated Lance
Storm & Ron Waterman
WWF Women's Champion Jazz defeated Lita
Kane
defeated the Big Bossman
The Dudley Boyz defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy in a
tables match
WWF European Champion Diamond Dallas Page defeated
Haku
Rikishi defeated Val Venis
Triple H defeated Booker T
Steve Austin
defeated WWF World Champion Chris Jericho via disqualification
WWF @ Rolla, MO - February 9, 2002 (3,504)
The 1st show held in Rolla
WWF Cruiserweight Champion Tajiri defeated Billy Kidman
Jackie defeated Victoria
Spike Dudley defeated Sho Funaki
Chrisitan defeated Randy Orton
Bradshaw (sub. for the Big Show) defeated the Undertaker
Mr. Perfect defeated Brock Lesnar
Scotty 2 Hotty & Albert defeated Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo
WWF IC Champion William Regal defeated Edge
Rob Van Dam defeated Test
WWF @ El Paso, TX - Haskins Center - February 10, 2002 (9,837)
The Hurricane &
Crash Holly defeated Lance Storm & Ron Waterman when Hurricane pinned
Waterman with a somersault neckbreaker off the top
WWF Women's Champion Jazz
pinned Lita with a fisherman buster
Kane pinned the Big Bossman with a
chokeslam
Chavo Guerrero Jr. pinned Rico Constantino with a
brainbuster
Triple H pinned Booker T with the Pedigree
WWF European
Champion Diamond Dallas Page defeated Haku via disqualification when Haku shoved
the referee
The Dudley Boyz defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy in a tables
match
Rikishi pinned Val Venis with the Bonzai Drop
Steve Austin defeated
WWF World Champion Chris Jericho via disqualification when the Dudley Boyz
interfered
WWF @ Springfield, MO - February 10, 2002 (6,556)
WWF Cruiserweight
Champion Tajiri defeated Billy Kidman with a kick to the head
Jackie pinned
Victoria with a DDT
Spike Dudley pinned Sho Funaki with the Dudley
Dog
Christian pinned Randy Orton with the Unprettier
Bradshaw pinned the
Undertaker with the Clothesline from Hell after Farooq came ringside
Brock
Lesnar pinned Mr. Perfect with his feet on the ropes
WWF IC Champion William
Regal pinned Edge in a No DQ match after hitting him with brass
knuckles
Scotty 2 Hotty & Albert defeated Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo
following the Worm on Gunn
Rob Van Dam pinned Test with the Five Star Frog Splash
WWF @ Jonesboro, AR - Convocation Center - February 11, 2002
Shelton Benjamin defeated Leviathan
Rico Constantino & Randy Orton defeated Brock Lesnar & Ron Waterman
Jakked:
Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo defeated Scotty 2 Hotty & Albert at 5:15 when Gunn pinned Albert after Palumbo dropkicked Albert as Albert held Gunn in
the air, with Gunn falling on top for the win; after the bout, Scotty hit the Worm on Gunn
Val Venis defeated Crash Holly via submission with the reverse figure-4 at 4:10
Lance Storm defeated Sho Funaki at 3:21 with the Canadian Maple Leaf
The Big Bossman pinned Perry Saturn with the sidewalk slam at 5:43
Raw is War:
WWF World Champion Chris Jericho pinned Edge in a non-title match at 3:57
Goldust defeated Rikishi via disqualification when Rob Van Dam interfered at 1:31
Kurt Angle defeated the Godfather via submission with the ankle lock at 1:10
Steve Austin defeated the Undertaker via disqualification at 4:49 when WWF World Champion Chris Jericho interfered
Booker T pinned Tazz at 2:13
Stacy Keibler pinned Torrie Wilson in a bikini match at 1:17
Rob Van Dam pinned Christian at 6:28
WWF @ Little Rock, AR - Alltel Arena - February 12, 2002
Featured an in-ring promo from "America's Most Wanted" host John Walsh to encourage fans to tune into Saturday's show featuring the search for
the killer of 2 WWF wrestling fans, and taping a promo to air on the show itself
Leviathan pinned Randy Orton with a spinebuster
Sunday Night Heat - only shown internationally:
WWF European Champion Diamond Dallas Page pinned Christian with the Diamond Cutter at 6:10
WWF Women's Champion Jazz pinned Molly Holly with a fisherman buster at 4:10
Rikishi pinned the Big Bossman at 3:52 with the Bonzai Drop
Albert & Scotty 2 Hotty defeated the Dudley Boyz (w/ Stacy Keibler) at 7:14 when Albert pinned Bubba with a splash after Scotty hit the Worm
Smackdown!:
Spike Dudley pinned Booker T at 3:11
Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo defeated the Acolytes at 2:07 when Billy pinned Farooq
WWF IC Champion William Regal pinned Val Venis in a non-title match at the 59-second mark
Goldust pinned WWF Cruiserweight Champion Tajiri in a non-title match at 2:00
Kane defeated WWF World Champion Chris Jericho in a non-title match via disqualification at 1:45
Triple H & WWF Hardcore Champion Maven defeated Kurt Angle & the Undertaker via disqualification at 9:04
WWF @ Green Bay, WI - February 16, 2002 (3,912)
Rikishi pinned Mr.
Perfect with the Bonzai Drop
Brock Lesnar & Leviathan defeated Randy
Orton & Shelton Benjamin when Lesnar scored the pin
WWF Women's Champion
Jazz pinned Lita
Sho Funaki pinned Perry Saturn
Kane pinned the Big
Bossman with a chokeslam
WWF European Champion Diamond Dallas Page pinned Val
Venis with the Diamond Cutter
WWF Tag Team Champions Tazz & Spike Dudley
defeated Booker T & Test after Tazz locked Test in the Tazzmission
WWF IC
Champion William Regal pinned Edge in a No DQ match after hitting him with brass
knuckles
Matt & Jeff Hardy won a tag team turmoil match over the
Acolytes, Scotty 2 Hotty & Albert, Lance Storm & Christian, the Dudley
Boyz, and Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo; order of elimination: Lance Storm
& Christian defeated Albert & Scotty 2 Hotty; the Acolytes defeated
Storm & Christian; the Acolytes defeated the Dudley Boyz; Billy Gunn &
Chuck Palumbo defeated the Acolytes; Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Gunn & Palumbo after Lita interfered
No Way Out 02 - Milwaukee, WI - Bradley Center - February 17, 2002 (15,235; 13,484 paid; sell out)
Sunday Night Heat: WWF European Champion Diamond Dallas Page defeated the Big Bossman
Pay-per-view bouts - featured Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler on commentary; included an opening segment in which Hulk Hogan, Scott Hall, & Kevin Nash,
representing the nWo, made their in-ring return and cut a promo saying they weren't there to kill the WWF but to make it better
(Hogan's return after a 9 year absence, Hall and Nash's return after a 7 year absence);
featured a backstage segment in which Steve Austin had a confrontation with the nWo and threw away a pack of beer they gave to him as a present;
included Mr. Perfect at WWF New York; featured a backstage segment with the Rock and the nWo in which Rock had his photo taken with Hogan and
then cut a promo on all three:
The Acolytes defeated Scotty 2 Hotty & Albert, Lance Storm & Christian, Matt & Jeff Hardy (w/ Lita), the Dudley Boyz (w/ Stacy Keibler),
and Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo in a tag team turmoil match;
Christian pinned Scotty 2 Hotty at 2:57 with the Unprettier as Storm held Albert back from breaking the pin;
Jeff pinned Storm at 6:12 following the Twist of Fate / Swanton combo after Storm accidentally knocked Christian out of the ring;
Matt pinned D-Von with a reversal into a roll up at 10:52 after both Stacy and Lita interfered; after the fall, the Dudleyz hit the 3D on
a dazed Jeff Hardy outside the ring; Gunn pinned Matt with the Fameasser at 12:22;
Bradshaw pinned Gunn with the Clothesline from Hell at 16:38 after Gunn hit the corner;
due to pre-match stipulations, the Acolytes earned a tag team title shot for WrestleMania X8
Rob Van Dam pinned Goldust with a spin kick and the Five Star Frog Splash at 11:03
WWF Tag Team Champions Tazz & Spike Dudley defeated Test & Booker T at 7:16 when Test submitted to the Tazzmission after referee Jack Doane shoved
Test into Tazz after Test shoved the referee
WWF IC Champion William Regal pinned Edge in a Brass Knuckles on a Poll match at 10:35 after hitting the challenger in the midsection and head
with brass knuckles Regal had hidden in his tights as Edge attempted to use the ring-legal brass knuckles
The Rock pinned the Undertaker at 17:25 with the Rock Bottom after Ric Flair interfered and hit Taker in the face with Taker's own lead pipe
as the referee was distracted by an interfering Vince McMahon; moments earlier, Taker pulled the pipe from his motorcycle and attempted to
use it on Rock, prompting Flair to come out, followed soon thereafter by McMahon who hoped to aid Taker
Kurt Angle pinned Triple H with the Olympic Slam at 14:39 following a chair shot to the back and face as Triple H attempted to hit the
Pedigree on guest referee Stephanie McMahon; Stephanie was sent to the floor and knocked out at around the 3-minute mark and taken backstage
with referee Tim White taking over; Stephanie returned to the ring at around the 12-minute mark, attacked White, preventing him from making
the pin for Triple H, and took over officiating; due to pre-match stipulations, Angle won Triple H's world title shot for WrestleMania X8
WWF World Champion Chris Jericho pinned Steve Austin at 21:33 after the nWo interfered and Scott Hall hit the Stunner on Austin;
after the bout, Hulk Hogan, Kevin Nash, and Hall returned to the ring and triple teamed Austin, with Hall spray painting "nWo" on Austin's back
WWF @ Chicago, IL - AllState Arena - February 18, 2002 (13,967)
WWF Tag Team Champions Tazz & Spike Dudley defeated Brock Lesnar & Leviathan
Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo defeated Randy Orton & Shelton Benjamin at 6:17 when Gunn pinned Orton with the Fameasser
Jakked:
The Dudley Boyz (w/ Stacy Keibler) defeated Sho Funaki & WWF Cruiserweight Champion Tajiri (w/ Torrie Wilson) at 6:19 when D-Von pinned Tajiri
following the 3D, moments after Stacy and Torrie began fighting
Test pinned Crash Holly at 3:53 with the Roll of the Dice; after the bout, Holly laid in the ring 3 minutes before being helped from the ring
Val Venis defeated Scotty 2 Hotty via submission with a reverse figure-4 at 6:11
The Big Bossman pinned Michael Shane with the sidewalk slam at 4:07
Raw is War - included Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler on commentary; featured an opening segment in which Steve Austin called out the New World Order, with
Scott Hall, Hulk Hogan, and Kevin Nash appearing on the stage but then refusing to fight and going to the back; moments later, Austin refused to leave
the ring and began drinking from a cooler of beer until Kurt Angle, flanked by security, entered the ring and bragged about challenging for the WWE
Undisputed Title at WrestleMania, with Austin attacking Angle until security arrested him, with Austin loaded into a police car as the nWo taunted him;
included a backstage segment in which Ric Flair informed Angle and Stephanie McMahon that Angle would face Triple H once more to determine the #1 contender
for WrestleMania; featured a promo for Criss Angel appearing at WWF New York the coming Wednesday; included a backstage segment in which the Undertaker
confronted Flair and challenged Flair to a WrestleMania match, with Flair declining and stating his priorities were on ownership and not wrestling;
featured a backstage segment in which Hall & Nash left the building while Hogan claimed he had personal matters to deal with; included Hogan coming to the
ring and claiming he was the biggest star in the history of the business, with the Rock then confronting Hogan in the ring, and Hogan stating Rock was just
a "flavor of the month" who wasn't in Hogan's league; Rock then challenged Hogan to a WrestleMania match and Hogan accepted before stating he'd kick the
Rock's ass at the event, with Rock then hitting Hogan with the Rock Bottom; moments later, Hall & Nash attacked the Rock at ringside, with Hogan whipping
Rock with his leather belt, Hall delivering the Outsider's Edge, and Nash hitting the powerbomb, and Hogan then hitting Rock in the back of the head with
a hammer before delivering the legdrop; Hall then counted Rock down to three before Rock was taken from the ring on a stretcher; after the commercial,
the nWo took control of the ambulance and chained the doors shut, with Hall & Nash watching as Hogan crashed a tractor-trailer truck into the side of the
ambulance; Rock was eventually shown taken in an ambulance to a hospital; featured Michael Cole asking Angle about what happened to the Rock, with Angle
stating the real travesty was his having to face Triple H again to earn a WrestleMania title shot:
Matt & Jeff Hardy (w/ Lita) defeated Lance Storm & Christian at 4:45 when Matt pinned Christian after Jeff hit the Swanton Bomb
Kane pinned Mr. Perfect at 2:10 with the chokeslam; prior to the match, Perfect pointed out Brian Urlacher of the Chicago Bears in the front row and
insulted the team for having an "imperfect" season
Booker T pinned the Godfather at 2:18 with a jumping side kick as Godfather was distracted yelling at the hos for not paying attention to his match
Rob Van Dam & Edge defeated Goldust & WWF IC Champion William Regal at 3:32 when Edge forced Regal to submit to the Edgeucator; after the match, Edge
speared Goldust
Triple H pinned Kurt Angle at 12:01 with the Pedigree after escaping the ankle lock; stipulations stated the winner would challenge for the WWF World Title
at WrestleMania; WWF Undisputed World Champion Chris Jericho provided guest commentary for the bout; Stephanie McMahon was banned from ringside for the
match; after Raw went off the air, Jericho entered the ring and challenged Triple H to a fight, then stated he didn't know if Triple H's "slutty ex-wife"
would let him, with Triple H then hitting the ring and laying out the champion with the Pedigree
WWF @ Rockford, IL - Metro Center - February 19, 2002 (6,706)
Albert & Scotty 2 Hotty defeated Brock Lesnar & Ron Waterman
Mr. Perfect & Leviathan defeated Randy Orton & Shelton Benjamin
Sunday Night Heat:
WWF Cruiserweight Champion Tajiri (w/ Torrie Wilson) pinned the Hurricane (w/ Molly Holly) at 4:07 with a reverse backslide
Test pinned the Godfather at 4:26 with the Roll of the Dice
Booker T pinned Val Venis at 5:57 with the Harlem sidekick
WWF IC Champion William Regal pinned Rikishi at around the 4-minute mark after hitting him with brass knuckles
Smackdown!:
Kane defeated Kurt Angle
Edge defeated
Christian via submission
Rob Van Dam, Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Lance
Storm & the Dudley Boyz
Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo defeated WWF Tag
Team Champions Spike Dudley & Tazz to win the titles
Triple H fought the
Undertaker to a no contest when Taker refused to compete
- 2/20/02: Former WWF star Swede Hanson passed away at the age of 68.
WWF @ Buffalo, NY - February 23, 2002 (7,088)
Edge pinned Lance
Storm with the spear
Mr. Perfect pinned Rob Van Dam with his feet on the
ropes
WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo defeated Albert
& Scotty 2 Hotty when Gunn pinned Scotty with the Fameasser
Rikishi
pinned Booker T with the Bonzai Drop
WWF European Champion Diamond Dallas
Page pinned Christian with the Diamond Cutter
Triple H pinned Kurt Angle with
the Pedigree
Matt & Jeff Hardy & Lita defeated the Dudley Boyz &
WWF Women's Champion Jazz when Lita hit a moonsault after Matt executed the
Twist of Fate on Jazz
Test pinned Kane with a boot to the face after Kurt
Angle interfered and hit the Olympic Slam
Steve Austin pinned Scott Hall (w/
Kevin Nash) after executing the Stunner on both men
WWF @ Manchester, NH - Verizon Wireless Arena - February 24,
2002 (11,030)
Edge defeated Lance Storm via submission to a standing figure-4
following the spear
Mr. Perfect pinned Rob Van Dam with his feet on the
ropes
WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo defeated Albert
& Scotty 2 Hotty with Gunn's Fameasser
Steve Austin pinned Scott Hall
with the Stunner
Kane pinned Test with the tombstone
WWF European Champion
Diamond Dallas Page pinned Christian with the Diamond Cutter
Matt & Jeff
Hardy & Lita defeated the Dudley Boyz & WWF Women's Champion Jazz when
Lita pinned Jazz with a moonsault
Booker T pinned Rikishi after Test
interfered and gave Rikishi a boot to the face
Triple H pinned Kurt Angle
with the Pedigree
WWF @ Providence, RI - Dunkin Donuts Arena - February 25, 2002 (10,059)
Aaron Stevens defeated Bob Evans
Jakked:
Edge pinned Test at 5:32 by reversing a powerbomb into a sunset flip; after the bout, Test dropped Edge with the boot to the face
The Dudley Boyz (w/ Stacy Keibler) defeated Tazz & Spike Dudley at 7:13 when D-Von pinned Tazz, the illegal man, following the 3D
after he applied the Tazzmission on Stacy on the apron; due to prematch stipulations, the Dudleyz became the #1 contenders to the tag team titles
WWF Hardcore Champion Goldust pinned WWF Cruiserweight Champion Tajiri (w/ Torrie Wilson) at 4:11 with a reverse neckbreaker;
neither title was on the line
Scotty 2 Hotty & Albert (w/ a midget dressed as Scotty) defeated Perry Saturn & Sho Funaki at 6:39 when Albert pinned Funaki with a splash
following the Worm from Scotty
Raw is War - included Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler on commentary; featured an opening segment in which Hulk Hogan, Scott Hall, & Kevin Nash came to the ring,
with Hall pushing a wheelbarrow with a covered-up item to the ring and then challenging Steve Austin to a match at WrestleMania X-8; included footage of
Lita, Test, Jacqueline, Matt & Jeff Hardy, and Molly Holly competing on Fear Factor earlier in the evening; featured WWF Undisputed Champion Chris Jericho
arriving in a limo and opening the door for business partner Stephanie McMahon, with the two complimenting each other and walking arm-in-arm; included
an Olympic-spoof promo for Tough Enough 2 featuring Al Snow; featured a backstage segment in which Debra told Michael Cole to ask Austin what his reaction
was to Hall's challenge; included a backstage segment in which Christian told Arn Anderson that he wanted to quit the WWF because of his losing streak,
with Diamond Dallas Page appearing behind Christian and telling him that he was too negative and that he'd help Christian think positively; featured
Cole speaking with Austin who called Hall a fat jackass and accepted his challenge; included a backstage segment in which Test greeted Booker T,
with Booker shown reading a Japanese cuisine guide in preparation for meeting a representative about a Japanese shampoo commercial which he claimed
would make him a star; featured Bradshaw informing Faarooq that they didn't have a match on Raw but did receive an invitation to go to the Friendly Tap bar;
included a segment in which Jericho & Stephanie came to the ring and showed footage of Triple H tearing his quad muscle against Jericho in May 2001,
with Stephanie then claiming Triple H "came up short" in the bedroom; moments later, Triple H came to the ring, insulted Stephanie, and challenged Jericho
to a match tonight, with Kurt Angle interrupting and stating that Vince McMahon granted him a title Match against Jericho tonight; included a backstage
segment in which Jonathan Coachman conducted an interview with Mr. Perfect who claimed he'd give Austin a perfect ass-kicking; featured
a "WrestleMania Moment" with Austin defeating Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania XIV; included Hogan speaking to a cardboard standee of the Rock with Hogan
stating Rock wasn't in his league; featured the APA arriving at the Friendly Tap only to find men and drag queens dancing with each other, with WWF
Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo then attacking Faarooq & Bradshaw from behind and beating them down:
WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy (w/ Lita) at 3:38 when Gunn pinned Jeff after Chuck hit the Jungle Kick,
moments after Jeff hit Gunn with the Swanton Bomb
Rob Van Dam defeated the Big Show and Lance Storm at 2:23 by pinning Show with the Five Star Frog Splash; stipulations stated the winner would challenge
for the WWF IC Title at WrestleMania; WWF IC Champion William Regal provided guest commentary for the match
Booker T pinned Rikishi at 2:39 with a jumping side kick
WWF Women's Champion Jazz pinned Molly Holly at 3:41 with the fisherman's buster; after the match, Jazz locked the STF on Molly and then hit a DDT;
after the commercial break, agents and officials helped Molly from the ring, with Undertaker appearing and attacking Arn Anderson, bloodying his head
with a series of punches; Taker then claimed Ric Flair had brought this on by not accepting his WrestleMania challenge
WWF World Champion Chris Jericho (w/ Stephanie McMahon) pinned Kurt Angle at 9:06 with the Break Down after Kane came out of the crowd and threw the
challenger back inside the ring
Steve Austin pinned Mr. Perfect at 4:56 with the Stunner; after the match, Scott Hall brawled with Austin at ringside until Hulk Hogan and Kevin Nash
came out, with Hall then smashing a cinder block over Austin's right knee
WWF @ Boston, MA - FleetCenter - February 26, 2002
Spike Dudley pinned Sho Funaki at 5:55 with the Dudley Dog
Sunday Night Heat:
Rikishi pinned Perry Saturn at 4:18 with the Bonzai Drop; Jackie was the guest referee for the bout
Test pinned the Hurricane at 4:47 with the Roll of the Dice
Rob Van Dam pinned Lance Storm at 6:42 with the Five Star Frog Splash
Edge defeated Mr. Perfect via disqualification at 3:53 when Perfect brought a steel chair into the ring; after the bout, Edge dropped Perfect with the
spear (Edge: A Decade of Decadence)
Smackdown!:
WWF Women's Champion Jazz (sub. for Stacy Keibler) & the Dudley Boyz defeated Lita, Matt & Jeff Hardy when Jazz
pinned Lita after Stacy interfered
The Big Show defeated WWF IC Champion
William Regal in a non-title match
WWF Hardcore Champion Maven defeated
Goldust
Al Snow fought the Undertaker to a no contest
Goldust pinned WWF
Hardcore Champion Maven to win the title as the champion was backstage receiving
medical treatment
Booker T defeated Scotty 2 Hotty
Triple H & Kane
defeated WWF World Champion Chris Jericho & Kurt Angle
WWF @ Tampa, FL - March 1, 2002 (7,699)
Bubba the Love Sponge (local
DJ) pinned Mike Moran of the Texas Hangmen with a splash; Gerald Brisco was the
guest referee
Albert & Scotty 2 Hotty defeated the Big Bossman & Mr.
Perfect when Bossman was pinned
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion X-Pac pinned
Spike Dudley with the X-Factor
Booker T pinned Rob Van Dam with the axe kick
after Christian interfered
WWF Women's Champion Jazz pinned Trish
Stratus
Triple H pinned Kurt Angle with the Pedigree
The Acolytes defeated
Lance Storm & Christian when Storm was pinned following Bradshaw's
Clothesline from Hell
Val Venis pinned Test with the Money Shot after Rob
Van Dam interfered and hit the Five Star Frog Splash
Hulk Hogan pinned
Rikishi with the legdrop
Steve Austin pinned Scott Hall with the Stunner
after Hall hit an unprotected turnbuckle
WWF @ Yokohama, Japan - Yokohama Arena - March 2, 2002
WWF IC Champion William Regal pinned Edge at 14:41
Lita pinned Molly Holly at 6:26
WWF European Champion Diamond Dallas Page pinned Haku at 5:37
Sho Funaki (w/ Taka Michinoku) pinned the Hurricane at 9:00
WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy at 9:20
WWF Cruiserweight Champion Tajiri pinned Billy Kidman at 11:38
Kane & the Big Show defeated the Dudley Boyz at 11:08
WWF World Champion Chris Jericho pinned the Rock at 20:53 after the Dudley Boyz interfered
WWF @ Lake Charles, LA - Civic Center - March 2, 2002 (5,123)
Albert
& Scotty 2 Hotty defeated Mr. Perfect & the Big Bossman following the
Worm and a splash by Albert
Booker T pinned Rob Van Dam with the axe kick
after Test interfered
The Acolytes defeated Lance Storm & Christian after
Christian was hit with Bradshaw's Clothesline from Hell
WWF Women's Champion
Jazz pinned Trish Stratus with a brainbuster
Triple H pinned Kurt Angle with
the Pedigree
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion X-Pac pinned Spike Dudley with
the X-Factor
Val Venis pinned Test with a fisherman's suplex after Rob Van
Dam interfered
The Undertaker pinned Rikishi with a chokeslam
Steve Austin
pinned Scott Hall (w/ Kevin Nash) after executing the Stunner on both men
WWF @ Singapore - Singapore Indoor Stadium - March 3,
2002
WWF IC Champion William Regal pinned Edge when the momentum of a top
rope crossbody put Regal on top
Lita pinned Molly Holly with a top rope
moonsault
WWF European Champion Diamond Dallas Page pinned Haku with the
Diamond Cutter
The Hurricane pinned Sho Funaki with a top rope flying
neckbreaker
WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo defeated
Matt & Jeff Hardy when Gunn pinned Matt following Palumbo's Jungle
Kick
WWF Cruiserweight Champion Tajiri pinned Billy Kidman with a kick to the
head
Kane & the Big Show defeated the Dudley Boyz after chokeslamming
both opponents
WWF World Champion Chris Jericho pinned the Rock with the
Break Down after sending him face-first into the unprotected turnbuckle; Jericho
had his feet on the ropes during the cover; Shane McMahon interfered during the
match and broke up the Rock's Sharpshooter
WWF @ Ft. Worth, TX - March 3, 2002 (6,333)
Albert & Scotty 2
Hotty defeated Mr. Perfect & the Big Bossman
Booker T defeated Rob Van
Dam
The Acolytes defeated Lance Storm & Christian
WWF Women's Champion
Jazz defeated Trish Stratus
Triple H defeated Kurt Angle
X-Pac defeated
Spike Dudley
Val Venis defeated Test
The Undertaker defeated
Rikishi
Steve Austin defeated Scott Hall
WWF @ Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Putra Indoor Stadium - March 4,
2002
Sho Funaki defeated the Hurricane
WWF European Champion Diamond
Dallas Page pinned Haku with the Diamond Cutter
Edge defeated WWF IC Champion
William Regal via disqualification after Regal shoved the referee
Lita pinned
Molly Holly with a moonsault
WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & Chuck
Palumbo defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy when Palumbo pinned Jeff
WWF
Cruiserweight Champion Tajiri pinned Billy Kidman with a kick to the
face
Kane & the Big Show defeated the Dudley Boyz after a chokeslam on
both opponents
WWF World Champion Chris Jericho pinned the Rock with his feet
on the ropes
WWF @ Austin, TX - Frank Erwin Center - March 4, 2002 (8,849)
The Big Bossman defeated Red Dogg
Jakked:
Val Venis defeated Mike Anthony via submission with the reverse figure-4 at 4:53
Perry Saturn pinned Paul London with the DVD at 6:01
Crash Holly pinned Eddie Craven at 5:33 with a bulldog
Raw is War:
Steve Austin fought Booker T to a no contest at around 2:23 when Hulk Hogan, Scott Hall, & Kevin Nash attacked Austin
Mr. Perfect & Test defeated Scotty 2 Hotty & Albert at 2:18 when Perfect pinned Scotty with the Perfect Plex
WWF Hardcore Champion Goldust pinned Tazz at 2:09; Jackie was the special referee for the bout
WWF Women's Champion Jazz defeated Trish Stratus via disqualification at 3:15
Rob Van Dam pinned Lance Storm at 5:43
Scott Hall pinned Spike Dudley with the Razor's Edge at 2:32
Kurt Angle defeated Triple H in a steel cage match at 15:34 by escaping the cage after Stephanie McMahon interfered
WWF @ San Antonio, TX - Freeman Coliseum - March 7, 2002 (8,274)
Sho Funaki defeated Eddie Craven
Sunday Night Heat:
WWF European Champion Diamond Dallas Page pinned Lance Storm with the Diamond Cutter after avoiding a backslide at 5:49
Bradshaw pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Chuck Palumbo at 4:28 with the Clothesline from Hell after avoiding a clothesline in the corner
Mr. Perfect defeated Rikishi after Test interfered
Smackdown!:
WWF Hardcore Champion Goldust defeated Rob Van Dam
Booker T defeated WWF Cruiserweight Champion Tajiri in a non-title match
The Undertaker defeated Al Snow & Maven in a handicap match
WWF World Champion Chris Jericho defeated Kane
Lita defeated Stacy Keibler
The Rock defeated Scott Hall
WWF @ Sarnia, Ontario - March 8, 2002 (4,554)
Crash Holly pinned Christian after Jackie, the guest referee, hit Christian from behind
Brock Lesnar pinned Randy Orton
WWF Women's Champion Jazz pinned Trish Stratus
Test pinned Farooq; the bout was to have been the APA taking on Booker T & Test but was changed due to no shows
Lance Storm pinned Bradshaw (sub. for Val Venis); Storm played the babyface in the town he was born in while Bradshaw played the heel
WWF Light Heavyweight Champion X-Pac pinned Spike Dudley
Rikishi pinned Mr. Perfect
Val Venis (sub. for Rob Van Dam) pinned Kurt Angle
WWF @ Kalamazoo, MI - March 9, 2002 (5,545)
Rikishi pinned Mr.
Perfect with the Bonzai Drop
X-Pac pinned Randy Orton with the
X-Factor
Brock Lesnar defeated Crash Holly
Spike Dudley pinned Christian
with an inside cradle after Jackie, the guest referee, hit Christian from
behind
Lance Storm defeated Val Venis
WWF Women's Champion Jazz pinned
Trish Stratus
The Acolytes defeated Test & Booker T
Rob Van Dam pinned
Kurt Angle with the Five Star Frog Splash
WWF @ Ft. Wayne, IN - Coliseum - March 10, 2002 (5,339)
The scheduled bout between the Undertaker and Ric Flair did not take place
Rikishi defeated Mr. Perfect; Jackie was the guest referee for the bout
WWF Women's Champion Jazz defeated Lita and Trish Stratus following the fisherman buster
X-Pac & Brock Lesnar defeated Crash Holly & Randy Orton when X-Pac pinned Crash with the X-Factor
Val Venis defeated Lance Storm via submission
Test, Booker T, & Christian defeated Spike Dudley, Farooq, & Bradshaw when Test pinned Spike with a boot to the face
Kurt Angle pinned Rob Van Dam with the Angle Slam
WWF World Champion Chris Jericho pinned Triple H with a roll up as Triple H was distracted by Stephanie McMahon;
referee Nick Patrick gave a fast count
Steve Austin pinned Scott Hall (w/ Kevin Nash) after executing the Stunner on both Hall and Nash
WWF @ Detroit, MI - Joe Louis Arena - March 11, 2002 (16,567; announced as a sell out)
Albert & Scotty 2 Hotty defeated Johnny Destiny & an unknown
Brock Lesnar pinned Spike Dudley at 5:05 with the F5
Jakked:
The Hurricane pinned Sho Funaki with a flying neckbreaker at 6:21
Lance Storm pinned the Godfather with a superkick at 4:25
Val Venis defeated Perry Saturn via submission with the reverse figure-4 at 5:05
WWF Cruiserweight Champion Tajiri pinned Crash Holly at 3:42 with the kick to the head
Raw is War:
Rob Van Dam, Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated William Regal & the Dudley Boyz at 3:52 when RVD pinned Regal
Test pinned Rikishi at 1:57
Al Snow pinned WWF Hardcore Champion Goldust to win the title at 1:01
Kurt Angle & Booker T defeated Edge & the Big Show at 4:38 when Show submitted to Angle's ankle lock
Christian pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Billy Gunn at 2:08 after Diamond Dallas Page interfered and hit the Diamond Cutter on Gunn; after the match,
Christian attacked DDP
WWF Women's Champion Jazz & Stacy Keibler defeated Lita & Trish Stratus at 2:24 when Jazz pinned Lita
Hulk Hogan, Scott Hall, & Kevin Nash defeated the Rock & Steve Austin in a handicap match at 9:13 when Hogan pinned the Rock with the boot to the face
and legdrop as Austin fought with Hall and Nash on the floor; after the bout, Austin attacked Hogan only for Hall to drop Austin with his own version of
the Stunner (Hogan's first match back after an 8-year absence; Nash's first match back after a 6-year absence; Hall's first TV match back after a 6-year
absence) (nWo: Back in Black)
WWF @ Cleveland, OH - Gund Arena - March 12, 2002
Scotty 2 Hotty & Albert defeated the Cold Brothers
Brock Lesnar defeated Spike Dudley
Smackdown! - 3/14/02 - featured Michael Cole & Jerry Lawler on commentary; included Jonathan Coachman conducting a backstage interview with
Steve Austin regarding his match at WrestleMania X8 against Scott Hall; moments later, Hall walked out to the ring and showed footage of him
dropping Austin with the Stone Cold Stunner on Raw, then adding Austin didn't have to hide backstage and should come on out; after Austin's music
hit, a referee came out, prompting Kevin Nash to appear with a steel chair, showing that he was waiting on Austin to show up; Austin then came
through the crowd, dropped Hall with the Stunner in the ring, and then escaped back into the crowd before Nash could make it to the ring with the
chair; featured a backstage segment with Stephanie McMahon and WWE World Champion Chris Jericho, during which Jericho guessed Triple H's announcement
later in the show would be his retirement, with the two saying the injury Jericho gave him on Raw was like when Triple H tore his quad; Jericho then
said they should check out his announcement up close and personal; included the announcement WWF European Champion Diamond Dallas Page would face
Christian at WrestleMania; featured a closing in-ring segment in which Triple H cut a promo saying Jericho's attack on him was the reason he was in
the ring with a mic and not with Jericho's ass on his boot; he then said he had an unfortunate announcement, then adding it was unfortunate for Jericho
because Triple H was still standing and was 100%; moments later, Jericho and Stephanie appeared at the entrance stage, with Stephanie saying she talked
with Dr. James Andrews and the injury to Triple H's quad was serious and she knew he was taking a risk facing Jericho at WrestleMania; Triple H admitted
Stephanie and Jericho were right that he wasn't really 100%, but he would leave WrestleMania with the title whether he walked out or had to be wheeled out
of the arena; Jericho then ran out to the ring, with Triple H sending him to the floor but showing weakness in his leg in the process; a fight on the floor
then saw Triple H throw Jericho into the ring steps, grab Stephanie by the hair, backdrop Jericho into the crowd, and then set up Stephanie for the Pedigree
onto the announce table; Jericho then hit Triple H in the leg with the title belt before applying the Walls of Jericho on the announce table as Stephanie
taunted Triple H with the title belt; after referees forced Jericho to break the hold, he stood atop the table and held up his title belts as the show
ended:
Kurt Angle defeated Rob Van Dam
Billy Gunn defeated Bradshaw, Bubba Ray Dudley, and Jeff Hardy
Maven pinned WWF Hardcore Champion Al Snow to win the title after interfering in Snow's title defense against the Big Show
Test & Booker T defeated Edge & WWF Cruiserweight Champion Tajiri (w/ Torrie Wilson) at 2:43 when Booker pinned Edge with a Harlem sidekick after
Edge dropped Test with the DDT; after the bout, Test kicked Tajiri off the apron before he and Booker double teamed Edge
The Undertaker defeated David Flair via disqualification when Ric Flair interfered at 1:26; after the bout, Taker fought off Ric, with David trying to
make the save but was beaten down as well; moments later, Ric reentered the ring and hit Taker over the back with a steel chair, with Taker escaping to
the floor
Sunday Night Heat - 3/17/02 - only shown internationally:
Val Venis defeated the Big Bossman via submission with the reverse figure-4
Lance Storm pinned Rikishi at 3:51 with the superkick after hitting a low blow as Rikishi attempted the Stinkface
Mr. Perfect pinned the Godfather with the Perfect Plex at 4:42
Spike Dudley & the Hurricane defeated Perry Saturn & Crash Holly at 6:11 when Spike pinned Crash with the Dudley Dog
WrestleMania X-8 Fan Axxess - Toronto, Ontario - March 14,
2002
Lance Storm defeated Sho Funaki
Maven defeated Christopher
Nowinski
Crash Holly defeated Tommy Dreamer
WrestleMania X-8 Fan Axxess - Toronto, Ontario - March 15, 2002
The Hurricane defeated Sho Funaki
Tajiri & Jackie defeated
Billy Kidman & Victoria
Hardcore Holly pinned WWF Hardcore Champion Maven
in a non-title match; a woman from the crowd was the guest referee for the bout
WrestleMania X-8 - Toronto, Ontario - Skydome - March 17, 2002 (68,237; sell out; new attendance record)
Sunday Night Heat: Rikishi, Albert, & Scotty 2 Hotty defeated Test, Lance Storm, & Mr. Perfect at 3:06
when Rikishi pinned Perfect
Pay-per-view bouts - included Saliva performing "Superstar" to open the show; featured Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler
on commentary; included Drowning Pool performing "Tear Away" during a video package detailing the feud between
Triple H and Chris Jericho; featured the Big Show at The World:
Rob Van Dam pinned WWF IC Champion William Regal to win the title with the Five Star Frog Splash at 6:20 following
a spin kick as the champion attempted to use a pair of brass knuckles
WWF European Champion Diamond Dallas Page pinned Christian at 6:10 with the Diamond Cutter;
after the bout, the champion grabbed a mic and said he was proud of Christian for losing in front of 67,000 and
millions others around the world and not throwing a temper tantrum, prompting Christian to throw a tantrum in the
middle of the ring; the champion then left through the crowd
Spike Dudley pinned WWF Hardcore Champion Maven to win the title at 3:17 by interferring in Maven's title defense
with Goldust after Maven and Goldust knocked each other out with trash can lid shots to the head; immediately after
the pin, Spike was chased into the crowd by Crash Holly, Goldust, and Maven; later in the show, the Hurricane pinned
Spike backstage after Spike avoided attacks from Al Snow and Crash Holly; later segments in the show saw Hurricane
hide in the Godfather's dressing room until he was chased out, Molly Holly pin the Hurricane to win the title after
hitting him with a frying pan, Christian pin Molly for the title after slamming a door in her face, and Maven pin
Christian with a roll up to win the title as Christian attempted to leave in a taxi
Kurt Angle pinned Kane at 10:43 by reversing a chokeslam attempt into a roll up and putting his feet on the ropes for leverage
(The Twisted, Disturbed Life of Kane)
The Undertaker pinned Ric Flair in a No DQ match at 18:47 with the tombstone after fighting off an interfering Arn Anderson; after the bout,
Taker hit a clothesline on referee Charles Robinson
(The Undertaker: 15-0)
Edge pinned Booker T with a kick to the midsection and the DDT at 6:33
Steve Austin pinned Scott Hall (w/ Kevin Nash) at 9:53 with two Stunners after Hall hit an unprotected turnbuckle;
Nash was ejected by several referees during the final moments of the match after interfering
WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy, the Dudley Boyz (w/ Stacy Keibler),
and the Acolytes in an elimination match at 13:51; D-Von pinned Bradshaw following the 3D at 3:25 after Bradshaw
hit the Clothesline from Hell on Gunn; Matt pinned Bubba Ray following the Twist of Fate / Swanton combo at 11:49
after Bubba became distracted by Gunn shoving D-Von off the top and through a table set up on the floor; Palumbo
pinned Jeff after Gunn hit the Fameasser behind the referee's back and followed moments later by hitting Jeff in
the face with one of the title belts; prior to the bout, Saliva performed the Dudleyz' new theme live as they made
their way out
The Rock pinned Hulk Hogan at 16:23 with two Rock Bottoms and the People's Elbow after avoiding the legdrop;
after the bout, Hogan extended his hand to Rock, with Rock accepting; after Rock left the ring, Scott Hall &
Kevin Nash came out, confronted Hogan, and double teamed him until Rock returned to help make the save; moments
later, Hogan and Rock posed before leaving the ring together; voted Pro Wrestling Illustrated's Match of the Year
(Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology,
The Rock: The Most Electrifying Man in Sports Entertainment,
The Greatest Superstars of WrestleMania,
The True Story of WrestleMania)
WWF Women's Champion Jazz defeated Trish Stratus and Lita at 6:16 by pinning Lita with a fisherman buster off the top after knocking Trish off the
apron to the floor
Triple H pinned WWF World Champion Chris Jericho (w/ Stephanie McMahon) to win the title at 18:40 with a kick to the midsection and the Pedigree
as the champion came off the middle turnbuckle; late in the bout, Stephanie attempted to interfere with a steel chair but sustained the Pedigree
from the challenger; prior to the bout, Drowning Pool performed Triple H's theme song live
(The Greatest Superstars of WrestleMania)
WWF @ Montreal, Quebec - Molson Centre - March 18, 2002
A young Kevin Steen was in attendance for the show
Randy Orton defeated Justin Credible
Billy Kidman & Tommy Dreamer defeated Brody Steele & Bobby Roode at 5:13 when Dreamer pinned Roode with a sit-down spinebuster
Jakked:
The Acolytes defeated Mr. Perfect & the Big Bossman at 5:05 when Farooq pinned Bossman with a powerbomb
Val Venis pinned Lance Storm at 5:45 with a modified roll up; after the bout, Storm hit a superkick on Venis
Test pinned WWF Cruiserweight Champion Tajiri (w/ Torrie Wilson) at 5:36 in a non-title match with the boot to the face
Scotty 2 Hotty & Albert defeated Crash Holly & Sho Funaki at the 6-minute mark when Albert pinned Funaki with a splash after Scotty hit the Worm
Raw is War - featured an opening in-ring promo by Hulk Hogan, Kevin Nash, & Scott Hall in which Hogan said he had come back to the Hulkamaniacs and
Nash responded by saying Hogan was a poison for the nWo; moments later, the Rock came out and, with Hogan, challenged Hall & Nash to a match later in
the show; included an in-ring announcement from Linda McMahon in which she said Ric Flair would control Raw but both the WWF World Title and WWF Women's
Title would be defended on both shows; featured an in-ring segment in which Vince McMahon fought with Flair, with Flair then putting McMahon in the
figure-4; included a backstage segment in which Matt Hardy and Lita were shown making out until William Regal interrupted and asked them what they would
do if they were split by the upcoming draft; featured an in-ring promo by WWF World Champion Triple H in which he bragged about dropping Stephanie
McMahon with the Pedigree at WrestleMania the previous night; moments later, Chris Jericho and Stephanie came out with Stephanie demanding Jericho get a
rematch the following week on Raw; Triple H agreed, but added the stipulation that Stephanie participate in the match, she leave the WWF if she was pinned,
and if she didn't compete then Jericho wouldn't get the title shot:
WWF IC Champion Rob Van Dam pinned Christian with the Five Star Frog Splash after WWF European Champion Diamond Dallas Page prevented Christian from
leaving ringside and threw him back into the ring
Lita pinned Trish Stratus with a moonsault; after the match, Jazz and Ivory attacked Trish and Lita
Edge & Kane defeated Kurt Angle & Booker T when Edge pinned Angle with the DDT
WWF Hardcore Champion Maven fought Al Snow to a no contest after Spike Dudley ran out, with his own referee, to challenge for the title and, moments
later, another man came out with Paul Heyman and assaulted all three men; moments later, Heyman raised the man's hand in victory (Brock Lesnar's
surprise debut; Heyman's first appearance in 4 months)
WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo defeated the Dudley Boyz (w/ Stacy Keibler) after Keibler's interference backfired; after the match,
the Dudleyz attacked Keibler and powerbombed her through a table from the middle turnbuckle
Hulk Hogan & the Rock defeated Kevin Nash & Scott Hall via count-out when Hall & Nash refused to return to the ring
WWF @ Ottawa, Ontario - Corel Centre - March 19, 2002
Scotty 2 Hotty & Albert defeated Justin Credible & Billy Kidman
Tommy Dreamer defeated Randy Orton
Sunday Night Heat:
Val Venis defeated Lance Storm
The Big Show & Kane defeated the Dudley Boyz
Rikishi defeated Goldust
WWF IC Champion Rob Van Dam pinned Mr. Perfect with the Five Star Frog Splash
Smackdown! - included an in-ring promo by Chris Jericho & Stephanie McMahon regarding the upcoming handicap match against Triple H on Raw;
moments later, Triple H interrupted and showed a compilation of clips entitled "Stephanie's Most Embarrassing Moments", then polled the
crowd to see if they wanted her to stay in the WWF or leave; they wanted her to leave; Stephanie then announced that the handicap match
was off and it was now a triple threat match with the world title on the line; she went on to state that not only would she not be leaving
the company but she would be the world champion; featured Vince McMahon telling Kevin Nash & Scott Hall backstage that he made sure the
nWo would be drafted together and would not be split up; included the Undertaker coming into Ric Flair's dressing room, with Taker asking
Flair to draft him for Raw:
Booker T pinned Edge at 4:30 with the scissors kick after Kurt Angle, who did guest commentary for the bout, interfered and hit the
Olympic Slam as referee Teddy Long was knocked out
Lita & Trish Stratus defeated WWF Women's Champion Jazz & Ivory at 4:18 when Trish pinned Jazz with the bulldog
William Regal defeated WWF European Champion Diamond Dallas Page to win the title at 3:54 via KO by applying the Regal Stretch
after hitting the champion with a pair of brass knuckles as DDP was distracted by Christian at ringside
Test pinned WWF Cruiserweight Champion Tajiri (w/ Torrie Wilson) in a non-title match with the boot to the face at 3:54, moments after
shoving Torrie off the ring apron
The Hurricane fought Molly Holly to a no contest at the 1-minute mark when Brock Lesnar & Paul Heyman came out of the crowd, with Lesnar
hitting the F5 on Hurricane and then a clothesline on Molly
WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo (w/ Rico) defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy at 3:37 when Gunn pinned Matt
with the Fameasser after Rico dropped Matt throat-first on the top rope (Rico's TV debut)
The Rock defeated Kevin Nash (w/ Scott Hall) via disqualification at 7:12 when Hall prevented Rock from scoring the pinfall after
Rock hit the People's Elbow; after the bout, Nash powerbombed Rock through the commentary table before Hulk Hogan made the save and
hit the legdrop on both Hall & Nash; moments later, X-Pac came out wearing an nWo t-shirt and hit Hogan over the head with a steel chair,
busting him open; Hall and Nash followed with their own chair shots before X-Pac spraypainted nWo on Hogan's back (X-Pac's surprise return
after a 4-month absence)
WWF @ State College, PA - Bryce Jordan Center - March 25, 2002 (15,550)
Scotty 2 Hotty & Albert defeated Hugh Morrus & Perry Saturn following the Worm and an Albert splash on Morrus
Randy Orton pinned Justin Credible with a neckbreaker
Jakked:
Lance Storm pinned Val Venis at 5:39 with a reverse roll up and using the tights for leverage
Tommy Dreamer pinned Raven at 4:09
Test pinned Spike Dudley with a boot to the face at 2:52
WWF Cruiserweight Champion Tajiri (w/ Torrie Wilson) & Sho Funaki defeated Billy Kidman & the Hurricane at 5:46 when Tajiri pinned Kidman with a kick to the head
Raw is War:
Tazz defeated Mr. Perfect via submission with the Tazzmission at 1:51
Booker T & Christian defeated Edge & Diamond Dallas Page at 2:12 when Booker pinned DDP with the scissors kick, moments after DDP sustained the Unprettier
Trish Stratus pinned Ivory at 2:11
Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, & X-Pac defeated Hulk Hogan & the Rock via disqualification in a handicap match at 5:03 when Kane interfered and attacked the nWo members
Jeff Hardy pinned WWF Tag Team Champion Billy Gunn at 1:51
WWF IC Champion Rob Van Dam defeated Kurt Angle via disqualification at 2:53
WWF World Champion Triple H defeated Chris Jericho and Stephanie McMahon in a handicap match at 8:07 by pinning Stephanie with
a spinebuster; due to pre-match stipulations which stated that if Stephanie were pinned she would be forced out of the
WWF, Stephanie had to leave the company; after the bout, Triple H called for security to remove Stephanie from ringside;
she fought back, grabbing onto the ring post and the ring ropes, but was eventually dragged backstage as the champion prompted
the crowd to sing Stephanie goodbye
WWF @ Philadelphia, PA - First Union Center - March 26, 2002 (13,600)
Crash Holly & Billy Kidman defeated Hugh Morrus & Perry Saturn
Mr. Perfect defeated Randy Orton
Sunday Night Heat:
WWF Women's Champion Jazz defeated Molly Holly via submission with the STF in a non-title match
Lance Storm pinned Scotty 2 Hotty with the superkick
Edge pinned Goldust with a low blow and the spear
WWF European Champion William Regal pinned WWF Cruiserweight Champion Tajiri with a double underhook into a powerbomb
Smackdown! - Jerry Lawler's last appearance on Smackdown! as color commentator; included an in-ring promo by Kurt Angle in which he
commented on Stephanie McMahon having to leave the WWF, with Kurt then holding a moment of silence for her departure in which he had
the lights come down and a picture of her was shown on the big screen; after the crowd showed no respect for Stephanie, Kurt attempted
to go into the crowd and beat it out of them but was quickly interrupted by Vince McMahon, who came to the ring, cut a promo on the
behavior of the crowd, and blamed Triple H for Stephanie's leaving; moments later, Triple H came out and replayed the footage of him
pinning Stephanie on Raw; after Angle challenged Triple H, Vince said he wanted a shot at Triple H himself and ended
up saying it would be Triple H vs. Angle & Vince in a handicap match; Ric Flair then came out and said it would be Triple H & Flair
teaming up in the main event; featured a backstage segment with the APA in their office, commenting on their years together, with
Bradshaw telling Tajiri to tell the rest of the guys that they were having a party; Bradshaw then talked Torrie Wilson into playing
strip poker; later in the show, Christian, the Hurricane, Spike Dudley, Val Venis, Booker T, the Godfather, Jackie, Ivory, Tajiri, Torrie,
and Sho Funaki were shown in the back with the APA; eventually, William Regal came in to remind the APA that they were splitting up;
Bradshaw then said since they were out of beer then the party was over and a brawl broke out involving everyone; the APA were the
last two standing, then walked through their office door and turned their sign over to read "CLOSED"; the lights then dimmed backstage
(the APA's last TV appearance as a team for over a year):
Diamond Dallas Page defeated Booker T via disqualification at around the 2-minute mark when Brock Lesnar & Paul Heyman came out of the
crowd, with Lesnar dropping DDP with a spinebuster and the F5 (Booker's last appearance on Smackdown! for 2 years; Lesnar's last
Smackdown! appearance for 5 months)
WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo (w/ Rico) defeated the Dudley Boyz at 3:54 when Palumbo pinned Bubba Ray after Gunn,
the illegal man, hit the Fameasser behind the referee's back, moments after D-Von chased an interfering Rico up the stage and to the back;
after the bout, D-Von returned to the ring, where Palumbo sustained the 3D and Gunn sustained the Wazzzup Drop; moments later, Gunn
sustained a 3D through a table; the Dudley Boyz then hugged
(the Dudleyz' last TV match as a team for 8 months; Bubba Ray's last appearance on Smackdown! for 2 years)
Hulk Hogan, the Rock, & Kane defeated Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, & X-Pac at 6:36 when Kane pinned X-Pac with the chokeslam after avoiding the
Bronko Buster (the last Smackdown! appearance of Kane, Hall, Nash, & X-Pac)
Chris Jericho defeated Matt Hardy via submission with the Walls of Jericho at 2:12 after blocking the Twist of Fate by landing a low blow;
after the match, Jericho went to leave ringside but briefly put Lita in the Walls of Jericho on his way out
(Lita's last appearance on Smackdown!; Hardy's last appearance on Smackdown! for 5 months)
WWF IC Champion Rob Van Dam pinned Test by reversing a powerbomb attempt into a sunset flip at 2:24;
referee Earl Hebner gave the challenger a fast count due to Test shoving him around earlier in the bout (RVD's last Smackdown! appearance for 2 years)
Raven pinned WWF Hardcore Champion Maven to win the title at 1:45 with the DDT after a drop toe hold onto a steel chair;
moments prior to the finish, Tommy Dreamer interfered in an attempt to win the title but was knocked out of the ring by Maven
(Raven and Dreamer's last Smackdown! appearance)
Kurt Angle & Vince McMahon defeated WWF World Champion Triple H & Ric Flair at 9:04 when McMahon pinned Flair after the Undertaker interfered
and kicked Flair in the face as he attempted to apply the figure-4 (Flair's last Smackdown! appearance; Taker's last Smackdown! appearance
for 5 months)
WWF @ Wilkes-Barre, PA - March 27, 2002 (6,000)
Diamond Dallas Page
pinned Christian with the Diamond Cutter
WWF Women’s Champion Jazz defeated
Molly Holly via submission with the STF
WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn
& Chuck Palumbo defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy after Rico pushed Jeff off
the top rope
Brock Lesnar pinned Spike Dudley; after the match, Lesnar easily
fended off the Hurricane
WWF IC Champion Rob Van Dam pinned William Regal
with the Five Star Frog Splash
The Acolytes defeated the Dudley Boyz with the
Clothesline from Hell; both teams shook hands after the match
Booker T pinned
Tazz with a scissors kick
Scott Hall pinned Rikishi with his feet on the
ropes
WWF World Champion Triple H pinned Kevin Nash (w/ X-Pac) with the
Pedigree
WWF @ Gainesville, FL - March 27, 2002 (4,296)
WWF Cruiserweight Champion Tajiri defeated Scotty 2 Hotty and Billy Kidman
Trish Stratus defeated Ivory
Perry Saturn & Hugh Morrus (sub. for Scotty 2 Hotty & Albert) defeated Shawn Stasiak & Mr. Perfect
Lance Storm defeated Randy Orton
Goldust defeated Albert
Ric Flair (sub. for Steve Austin) defeated the Undertaker in a No DQ match
Test defeated Val Venis
Chris Jericho defeated Edge
Kane defeated Kurt Angle
WWF @ East Rutherford, NJ - Continental Airlines Arena - March 28,
2002 (13,500)
Diamond Dallas Page pinned Christian with the Diamond Cutter
WWF
Women’s Champion Jazz defeated Molly Holly via submission with the
STF
Rikishi pinned Tommy Dreamer with the Bonzai Drop
WWF Tag Team
Champions Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy after
Rico interfered and Billy hit the Fameasser
Brock Lesnar defeated Spike
Dudley & the Hurricane in a handicap match by making a double pin
WWF IC
Champion Rob Van Dam pinned William Regal with the Five Star Frog
Splash
Booker T pinned Tazz with an axe kick
The Acolytes (w/ Stacy
Keibler) defeated the Dudley Boyz following the Clothesline from Hell; after the
match, both teams along with Arn Anderson, Matt & Jeff Hardy shared a few
beers - since it was the last time either duo would team before splitting due to
the expansion
WWF World Champion Triple H & Hulk Hogan defeated Scott
Hall, Kevin Nash, & X-Pac in a handicap match when Hogan hit the legdrop on
Hall as Triple H hit the Pedigree on X-Pac to score double pins
WWF @ Jacksonville, FL - March 28, 2002 (6,416)
WWF Cruiserweight
Champion Tajiri defeated Billy Kidman and Scotty 2 Hotty by pinning Kidman with
a kick to the head
Trish Stratus pinned Ivory with the bulldog
Perry
Saturn & Hugh Morrus defeated Mr. Perfect & Shawn Stasiak when Hugh
pinned Stasiak
Lance Storm pinned Randy Orton when the momentum of a flying
crossbody put Storm on top
Albert pinned Goldust with the Baldo Bomb
Ric
Flair pinned the Undertaker with his feet on the ropes after hitting him with
two chair shots
Val Venis pinned Test with the Money Shot
Chris Jericho
pinned Edge with the Break Down and his feet on the ropes
Kane pinned Kurt
Angle with the tombstone
WWF @ Albany, NY - Pepsi Arena - April 1, 2002 (9,000)
The fist
telecast in which the Raw roster was run by Ric Flair
D-Lo Brown pinned
Harvard Chris with the Sky High
Justin Credible pinned the Inferno
Kid
Sunday Night Heat:
The Big Show pinned Goldust with the
chokeslam
WWF Women’s Champion Jazz pinned Jackie with a roll up
Scott
Hall pinned Crash Holly with the Razor’s Edge
Shawn Stasiak pinned Tommy
Dreamer with a DDT
Raw - included Ric Flair presenting Triple H with the
new heavyweight title belt in a segment that featured a confrontation between
the champion and the Undertaker; also included Steve Austin singing a contract
to become exclusive to the Raw brand in a segment that saw Austin hit the
Stunner on both Vince McMahon and Ric Flair:
WWF IC Champion Rob Van Dam
pinned Booker T with the Five Star Frog Splash at 6:40 after blocking an
attmepted superplex and knocking the challenger off the top; after the match,
Eddie Guerrero made his return to the WWF by attacking RVD and hitting his
version of the frog splash
Spike Dudley pinned WWF European Champion William
Regal in a non-title match at 3:44 with the Dudley Dog as Regal searched for his
brass knuckles
Bubba Ray Dudley pinned WWF Hardcore Champion Raven to win the
title with the Bubba Bomb at 4:07
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Mr. Perfect
& the Big Bossman at 3:54 when Jeff pinned the Bossman with the Twist of
Fate / Swanton combo; after the match, Brock Lesnar destroyed the
Hardyz
Trish Stratus defeated Terri in a paddle on a pole match at 1:16;
after the bout, Molly Holly attacked Trish as Trish attempted to use the paddle
on Terri
Kane defeated X-Pac (w/ Scott Hall & Kevin Nash) via
disqualification at 5:31 when Hall and Nash interfered as Kane attempted the
chokeslam; after the match, Bradshaw made the save for Kane
WWF @ Rochester, NY - Blue Cross Arena - April 2,
2002 (8,500)
Rikishi pinned Chris Harvard with the Stinkface and Bonzai
Drop
D-Von Dudley pinned Jerry Toot (the Wall) with a diving
headbutt
Jakked:
WWF Women's Champion Jazz defeated Ivory via
submission with a Crossface Chicken Wing
Farooq pinned Lance Storm with a
spinebuster
Chavo Guerrero Jr. & Hugh Morrus defeated the Hurricane &
Sho Funaki when Chavo pinned Funaki with the brainbuster
Smackdown! - 1st
'McMahon' episode:
WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo
(w/ Rico) defeated Scotty 2 Hotty & Albert when Gunn pinned Scotty after
Rico interfered and executed a spin wheel kick; after the match, Albert turned
on his partner and hit the Baldo Bomb
Christian pinned Diamond Dallas Page
with the Unprettier
Edge defeated Kurt Angle via disqualification when Angle
blocked Edge's spear with a steel chair
Billy Kidman pinned WWF Cruiserweight Champion Tajiri to win the title with a
roll up into a sunset flip as Tajiri became distracted, looking for the title belt he brought
into the ring to use as a weapon
Hardcore Holly pinned Maven with the Alabama Slam
The Rock pinned
Chris Jericho with the Rock Bottom; Kurt Angle interfered late in the match
until Edge chased him into the crowd
WWF (Raw) @ Reading, PA - Sovereign Center - April 2,
2002
Justin Credible pinned Crash Holly when the momentum of a crossbody
off the top put Credible on top
Molly Holly pinned Jackie when the momentum
of a crossbody put Molly on top
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Mr. Perfect
& Shawn Stasiak following the Twist of Fate / Swanton combo
X-Pac pinned
Raven with his feet on the ropes
Bradshaw pinned Goldust with the Clothesline
from Hell
WWF IC Champion Rob Van Dam pinned William Regal with the five star
frog splash
Steve Austin & Kane defeated the Undertaker & Booker T
when Austin hit the Stunner on the Undertaker while Kane hit the chokeslam on
Booker T
WWF (Raw) @ Salt Lake City, UT - E Center - April 6, 2002
Spike Dudley
& Crash Holly defeated Tommy Dreamer & Steven Richards when Spike pinned
Richards with the Dudley Dog
Brock Lesnar pinned D-Lo Brown
Matt &
Jeff Hardy defeated Mr. Perfect & Shawn Stasiak following the Twist of Fate
/ Swanton combo on Perfect
Bradshaw pinned Justin Credible following the
Clothesline from Hell
Trish Stratus & Jackie defeated WWF Women’s
Champion Jazz & Molly Holly when Trish pinned Molly with the
bulldog
Goldust defeated Raven
Kane pinned X-Pac with the chokeslam
WWF
European Champion William Regal pinned WWF Hardcore Champion Bubba Ray Dudley to
win the title after hitting him with brass knuckles
Goldust pinned WWF
European & Hardcore Champion William Regal to win the Hardcore
title
Raven pinned WWF Hardcore Champion Goldust to win the title with the
DDT
Bubba Ray Dudley pinned WWF Hardcore Champion Raven to win the title
following a powerbomb through a table
WWF IC Champion Rob Van Dam pinned
Eddie Guerrero with the Five Star Frog Splash
The Undertaker pinned Steve
Austin in a No DQ match after hitting him with a chair
WWF (Smackdown!) @ Davis, CA - April 6, 2002
Torrie Wilson
defeated Ivory and Stacy Keibler in a swimsuit contest
Al Snow & Maven
defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr. & Hugh Morrus following the Snow Plow
Albert
& Lance Storm defeated Scotty 2 Hotty & Randy Orton following the Baldo
Bomb
Val Venis defeated D-Von Dudley
WWF Cruiserweight Champion Billy
Kidman pinned Tajiri
Hardcore Holly pinned Test
WWF Tag Team Champions
Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo defeated Rikishi & the Hurricane after Rico
interfered and kicked the Hurricane
Diamond Dallas Page pinned Christian with
the Diamond Cutter
Edge pinned Kurt Angle with the DDT
WWF World Champion
Triple H pinned Chris Jericho with the Pedigree
WWF (Smackdown!) @ Fresno, CA - April 7, 2002
WWF
Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman defeated Tajiri
Lance Storm & Albert
defeated Scotty 2 Hotty & Randy Orton
D-Von Dudley defeated Val
Venis
Hugh Morrus & Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Al Snow &
Maven
Hardcore Holly defeated Test
Torrie Wilson defeated Stacy Keibler
and Ivory in a swimsuit contest
Christian defeated Diamond Dallas Page
WWF
Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo defeated Rikishi & the
Hurricane
Kurt Angle defeated Edge
WWF World Champion Triple H defeated
Chris Jericho
WWF (Raw) @ Denver, CO - Coliseum - April 7, 2002
Spike Dudley &
Crash Holly defeated Steven Richards & Tommy Dreamer when Spike hit the
Dudley Dog on Richards
Brock Lesnar pinned D-Lo Brown
Matt & Jeff
Hardy defeated Mr. Perfect & Shawn Stasiak following the Twist of Fate /
Swanton combo on Perfect
Goldust defeated Raven via submission
Trish
Stratus pinned Molly Holly with the bulldog
WWF European Champion William
Regal pinned WWF Hardcore Champion Bubba Ray Dudley to win the title after
hitting him with brass knuckles
Goldust pinned WWF European & Hardcore
Champion William Regal to win the Hardcore title
Raven pinned WWF Hardcore
Champion Goldust to win the title with the DDT
Bubba Ray Dudley pinned WWF
Hardcore Champion Raven to win the title following a powerbomb through a
table
Justin Credible pinned Ron Waterman with a superkick
Scott Hall
& X-Pac defeated Kane & Bradshaw when Hall pinned Bradshaw after Brock
Lesnar interfered and executed a spinebuster on Bradshaw
WWF IC Champion Rob
Van Dam pinned Eddie Guerrero with the Five Star Frog Splash
The Undertaker
pinned Steve Austin with the chokeslam in a #1 contenders match
WWF (Smackdown!) @ Yuma, AZ - Desert Sun Stadium - April 8, 2002
Torrie Wilson
defeated Stacy Keibler and Ivory in a swimsuit contest
Lance Storm &
Albert defeated Scotty 2 Hotty & Randy Orton following the Baldo Bomb on
Scotty
WWF Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman defeated the Hurricane and
Tajiri by pinning Tajiri
Hardcore Holly pinned Test
WWF Tag Team Champions
Chuck Palumbo & Billy Gunn defeated Hugh Morrus & Chavo Guerrero Jr. and
Al Snow & Maven in an elimination match; Snow pinned Chavo with a
brainbuster; Chuck pinned Maven after Rico interfered and kicked Maven in the
face
Christian pinned Diamond Dallas Page with the Unprettier
Chris
Jericho pinned Rikishi with a low blow and his feet on the ropes
Edge pinned
Kurt Angle with the DDT
WWF @ Phoenix, AZ - America West Arena - April 8,
2002 (13,500; sell out)
Sunday Night Heat:
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Steven
Richards & Justin Credible following the Twist of Fate / Swanton
combo
Goldust defeated Shawn Stasiak with a Cobra Clutch
Crash Holly
pinned Jackie with his feet on the ropes
Bradshaw pinned the Big Bossman with
the Clothesline from Hell after a matter of seconds
Raw:
WWF
Hardcore Champion Bubba Ray Dudley pinned Goldust following a powerbomb through
a table; the original challenger was Booker T but Goldust intervened in the
match, taking advantage of the 24/7 rule
X-Pac pinned Kane in a falls count
anywhere match after Scott Hall and Kevin Nash interfered backstage, using a
lead pipe, 2X4, and a steel chair as weapons; Bradshaw made the save after the
match
Spike Dudley pinned WWF European Champion William Regal to win the
title after about 3 seconds by hitting him with brass knuckles that Regal had
hidden in the turnbuckle pad
The Undertaker pinned WWF IC Champion Rob Van
Dam in a non-title match with the powerbomb after Eddie Guerrero interfered and
hit RVD in the back of the head with the title belt; due to pre-match
stipulations, the Undertaker advanced to a #1 contender's match at Backlash
Molly
Holly pinned Trish Stratus with a leg roll up after Jazz hit Trish with the
women’s title belt
The Big Show pinned Mr. Perfect with the
chokeslam
Steve Austin pinned Scott Hall (w/ X-Pac) following the Stunner
after Bradshaw, X-Pac, the Undertaker, and Ric Flair interfered; due to
pre-match stipulations, Austin also advanced to Backlash in the #1 contender match
WWF @ Tucson, AZ - Convention Center - April 9,
2002
Farooq defeated Test
Jakked:
Sho Funaki pinned Lance Storm with a school boy
roll up
Hugh Morrus pinned Christian with the moonsault
WWF Cruiserweight
Champion Billy Kidman pinned Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Diamond Dallas Page fought
Hardcore Holly to a double count-out
Smackdown!:
Tajiri pinned the
Hurricane with a kick to the head
Albert pinned Scotty 2 Hotty with the Baldo
Bomb; Rikishi saved Scotty from further harm after the match
Chris Jericho
pinned Edge with a roll up and using the tights for leverage after Kurt Angle
dropped Edge throat-first over the top rope; Edge was later double-teamed
backstage until Hulk Hogan made the save
Al Snow (w/ Maven) pinned WWF Tag
Team Champion Chuck Palumbo (w/ Billy Gunn & Rico) with the Snow Plow
WWF
World Champion Triple H pinned Kurt Angle in a non-title match with the Pedigree
after Hulk Hogan saved Triple H from a double team assault by Angle and Chris
Jericho
WWF (Raw) @ Amarillo, TX - April 12, 2002
The Big Show, WWF
European Champion Spike Dudley, & Crash Holly defeated Tommy Dreamer, Justin
Credible, & Steven Richards when Show chokeslammed Dreamer and Richards as
Spike and Crash chokeslammed Credible
Bradshaw pinned Goldust with the
Clothesline from Hell
William Regal pinned WWF Hardcore Champion Bubba Ray
Dudley to win the title after hitting him with brass knuckles
WWF European
Champion Spike Dudley pinned WWF Hardcore Champion William Regal to win the
title
Goldust pinned WWF European & Hardcore Champion Spike Dudley to win
the Hardcore title
Bubba Ray Dudley pinned WWF Hardcore Champion Goldust to
win the title following a powerbomb through a table
WWF IC Champion Rob Van
Dam pinned Booker T with the Five Star Frog Splash
D-Lo Brown pinned the Big
Bossman with a roll up
Trish Stratus & Jackie defeated WWF Women’s
Champion Jazz & Molly Holly when Trish pinned Jazz
Kane pinned X-Pac with
the chokeslam
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Mr. Perfect & Shawn Stasiak
following the Swanton
The Undertaker pinned Steve Austin with the chokeslam
WWF (Smackdown!) @ Montgomery, AL - Garrett Coliseum - April 13, 2002
WWF
Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman pinned Tajiri with the sit-down
powerbomb
Kim Neilson pinned Dawn Marie with a splash off the middle
turnbuckle
Hardcore Holly pinned Maven
D-Von Dudley defeated Val
Venis
Farooq pinned Christian with a spinebuster
Test pinned Diamond
Dallas Page with a boot to the face
Scotty 2 Hotty & Randy Orton defeated
Albert & Lance Storm when Scotty pinned Storm with a superkick
WWF Tag
Team Champions Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo defeated Hugh Morrus & Chavo
Guerrero Jr. and Rikishi & the Hurricane
Edge pinned Kurt Angle by
ducking a chair shot and executing the spear
WWF World Champion Triple H
pinned Chris Jericho with the Pedigree after ducking a chair shot
WWF (Raw) @ Odessa, TX - Ector County Coliseum - April 13, 2002
The Big Show, WWF
European Champion Spike Dudley, & Crash Holly defeated Tommy Dreamer, Justin
Credible, & Steven Richards when Show chokeslammed Dreamer and Richards as
Spike and Crash chokeslammed Credible
Goldust defeated Raven with the Cobra
Clutch
Trish Stratus & Jackie defeated WWF Women’s Champion Jazz &
Molly Holly when Trish pinned Jazz with the bulldog
William Regal pinned WWF
Hardcore Champion Bubba Ray Dudley to win the title after hitting him with brass
knuckles
WWF European Champion Spike Dudley pinned WWF Hardcore Champion
William Regal with the Acid Drop to win the title
Goldust pinned WWF European
& Hardcore Champion Spike Dudley with a DDT to win the Hardcore
title
Bubba Ray Dudley pinned WWF Hardcore Champion Goldust to win the title
following a powerbomb through a table
WWF IC Champion Rob Van Dam pinned
Booker T with the Five Star Frog Splash
Brock Lesnar pinned Bradshaw with a
spinebuster
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Mr. Perfect & Shawn
Stasiak
The Undertaker pinned Steve Austin after kicking a steel chair into
his face
WWF (Raw) @ Abilene, TX - April 14, 2002
The Big Show, Crash
Holly, & Spike Dudley defeated Justin Credible, Steven Richards, & Tommy
Dreamer following a double chokeslam by Show
Goldust defeated Raven with the
Cobra Clutch
The Big Show (sub. for Kane) pinned X-Pac with the
chokeslam
Trish Stratus & Jackie defeated WWF Women’s Champion Jazz &
Molly Holly when Trish pinned Jazz
William Regal pinned WWF Hardcore Champion
Bubba Ray Dudley to win the title after hitting him with brass knuckles
WWF
European Champion Spike Dudley pinned WWF Hardcore Champion William Regal to win
the title
Goldust pinned WWF European & Hardcore Champion Spike Dudley
with a DDT to win the Hardcore title
Bubba Ray Dudley pinned WWF Hardcore
Champion Goldust to win the title following a powerbomb through a table
The
Undertaker pinned Steve Austin after hitting him with a chair
D-Lo Brown
pinned the Big Bossman with a roll up
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Mr.
Perfect & Shawn Stasiak following the Swanton on Stasiak
Bradshaw pinned
Brock Lesnar with the Clothesline from Hell (Bradshaw’s hometown)
WWF IC
Champion Rob Van Dam pinned Booker T with the Five Star Frog Splash
WWF (Smackdown!) @ Hattiesburg, Mississippi - April 14,
2002
WWF Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman pinned Tajiri with the
sit-down powerbomb
Val Venis pinned D-Von Dudley with a roll up
Dawn Marie
pinned Kim Nielson with a roll up; due to prematch stipulations, Dawn Marie
earned a WWF contract
Hardcore Holly pinned Maven with the Alabama
Slam
Christian pinned Farooq with his feet on the ropes
Scotty 2 Hotty
& Randy Orton defeated Lance Storm & Albert when Scotty pinned Storm
with a superkick
WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo
defeated the Hurricane & Rikishi and Hugh Morrus & Chavo Guerrero Jr. in
an elimination match; Hurricane pinned Chavo to eliminate Chavo and Morrus; Rico
interfered to defeat Rikishi and the Hurricane
Diamond Dallas Page pinned
Test with the Diamond Cutter
Kurt Angle pinned Edge with the Olympic
Slam
WWF World Champion Triple H pinned Chris Jericho with the Pedigree
WWF (Smackdown!) @ Denton, TX - April 15, 2002
WWF
Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman defeated Tajiri and the Hurricane
Dawn
Marie & Ivory defeated Kim Neilson & Torrie Wilson
Tazz defeated
Hardcore Holly
Farooq defeated Christian
Val Venis defeated D-Von
Dudley
Test defeated Diamond Dallas Page
WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn
& Chuck Palumbo defeated Al Snow & Maven and Hugh Morrus & Chavo
Guerrero Jr.
Lance Storm & Albert defeated Scotty 2 Hotty & Randy
Orton
Chris Jericho defeated Rikishi
Edge defeated Kurt Angle
WWF @ College Station, TX - Reed Arena - April 15, 2002
Sunday Night Heat - only shown internationally:
D-Lo Brown pinned Justin Credible with the Sky High
Tommy Dreamer pinned the Big Bossman with a roll up after the referee pushed Bossman
Mr. Perfect pinned Steven Richards with the Perfect Plex
Raw - featured Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler on commentary; included Raw owner Ric Flair stating he hoped Steve Austin defeated the Undertaker at Backlash,
but had a problem with Austin giving him the Stunner the week prior, with Austin then confronting Flair and stating Flair chose to get involved and
that he never asked for his help; moments later, Taker came to the ring and confronted Austin, with Flair then announcing he would be the referee for
their match at Backlash; Scott Hall & X-Pac then came out, with Bradshaw following and helping Austin clear the ring; featured a backstage segment in which
Flair screamed at Arn Anderson about the lack of respect he had been shown; included Jonathan Coachman conducting an interview with Shawn Stasiak, who
welcomed everyone to Planet Stasiak; featured Terri conducting an interview with Eddie Guerrero, who claimed WWF IC Champion Rob Van Dam stole his belt
and his frog splash; included a segment in which Goldust apologized to Booker T for costing him the WWF Hardcore Title the week before, but stating the
two of them together could make box office gold; featured a segment in which Debra accidently spilled coffee on Taker as he snuck up behind her; included
footage of the Rock guest starring on Saturday Night Live; featured Terri conducting an interview with Jackie who claimed she would get revenge on Crash
Holly in her home state; included Coachman conducting an interview with William Regal about losing the WWF European Title to Spike Dudley; featured
Coachman conducting an interview with Trish Stratus, with Molly Holly interrupting and comparing picture of her and Trish in the Divas Magazine special,
with Molly stating she would become the first pure and wholesome WWF Women's Champion; included a "Get Tough on Angina" PSA with Kurt Angle; featured
Terri conducting an interview with Bradshaw about the main event; included Coachman conducting an interview with Lita, with Paul Heyman interrupting
and barging into her dressing room, with Heyman then pawing one of Lita's thongs and stating Brock Lesnar would tear Matt Hardy apart at Backlash; featured
Jim Ross conducting an interview with WWF Undisputed Champion Triple H about his recent issues with Hulk Hogan and facing him at Backlash:
Raven pinned WWF Hardcore Champion Bubba Ray Dudley at 3:04 to win the title with the DDT
Tommy Dreamer pinned WWF Hardcore Champion Raven at the 6-second mark to win the title with the Death Valley Driver
Steven Richards pinned WWF Hardcore Champion Tommy Dreamer at the 6-second mark to win the title with the superkick
Bubba Ray Dudley pinned WWF Hardcore Champion Steven Richards at the 15-second mark to win the title following a guitar shot to the head
The Big Show pinned Shawn Stasiak in 1:25 with the chokeslam
Jackie pinned Crash Holly at the 29-second mark with a sunset flip after hitting a dropkick off the top
Eddie Gurrero & William Regal defeated WWF IC Champion Rob Van Dam & WWF European Champion Spike Dudley at 5:49 when Guerrero pinned Spike with the frog
splash
Trish Stratus pinned Molly Holly at 3:19 after reversing an O'Connor; stipulations stated the winner would become the #1 contender to the
WWF Women's Title
Booker T & Goldust defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy (w/ Lita) at 2:15 when Goldust pinned Jeff after Booker delivered a jumping side kick; after the bout,
Matt went after Paul Heyman at the top of the entrance stage, who had brought out Lita's travel bag; moments later, Brock Lesnar appeared and hit
Matt with an F5 on the stage
Steve Austin & Bradshaw defeated the Undertaker, Scott Hall, & X-Pac in a handicap match at 7:15 when Bradshaw pinned X-Pac with the Clothesline from Hell;
after the bout, Taker hit Austin in the head with a chair
WWF @ Houston, TX - Compaq Center - April 16, 2002
Ivory
pinned Kim Neilson with a facebuster
Jakked:
The Godfather pinned
Val Venis after hitting him with his cane
Christian pinned Sho Funaki with
the Unprettier
Lance Storm fought Hugh Morrus to a double
count-out
Smackdown!:
Al Snow, Maven, & Rikishi defeated Albert
& WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo (w/ Rico) when Maven
pinned Chuck with a flying crossbody
Tajiri (w/ Torrie Wilson) & Chavo
Guerrero Jr. defeated WWF Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman & the
Hurricane when Tajiri pinned the Hurricane with a kick to the head
Farooq
pinned Test with a roll up and his feet on the ropes
Hardcore Holly pinned
Diamond Dallas Page with a dropkick
WWF World Champion Triple H & Hulk
Hogan fought Chris Jericho & Kurt Angle to a no contest after the referee
was knocked out, Hogan accidentally gave Triple H a chair shot, Edge chased
Angle into the crowd, and Triple H returned Hogan’s chair shot with one of his
own
- 4/18/02: Wahoo McDaniel died at the age of 63.
- 4/19/02: The Scorpion King, starring the Rock, opened in US theaters.
WWF (Raw) @ Long Island, NY - Nassau Coliseum - April 19, 2002 (9,000)
The Big Show, D-Lo Brown, & Crash Holly defeated Tommy Dreamer, Steven Richards, & Justin Credible when the Big Show hit a double chokeslam
on Credible and Dreamer
WWF European Champion Spike Dudley pinned William Regal with a roll up
WWF Women’s Champion Jazz & Molly Holly defeated Trish Stratus & Jackie when Molly pinned Trish with a roll up and held the tights for leverage
Brock Lesnar defeated Jeff Hardy via referee’s decision when the referee deemed Jeff unable to continue
Goldust pinned WWF Hardcore Champion Bubba Ray Dudley to win the title with a bulldog
Raven pinned WWF Hardcore Champion Goldust to win the title following the DDT
Bubba Ray Dudley pinned WWF Hardcore Champion Raven to win the title following a powerbomb through a table
WWF IC Champion Rob Van Dam pinned Booker T with the Five Star Frog Splash
Matt Hardy pinned Shawn Stasiak (w/ Mr. Perfect) with a roll up
Scott Hall (w/ X-Pac) pinned Bradshaw with the Razor’s Edge as Bradshaw was on the middle turnbuckle pounding X-Pac
Steve Austin pinned the Undertaker with the Stunner; the Undertaker originally won the match, even though Austin’s foot was on the bottom rope,
but Ric Flair had the match restarted
WWF (Smackdown!) @ Topeka, KS - April 20, 2002 (5,500)
WWF
Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman defeated the Hurricane, Tajiri, and Chavo
Guerrero Jr.
Christian & Lance Storm defeated Randy Orton & Mark
Henry
Tazz defeated Hardcore Holly via submission with the
Tazzmission
Dawn Marie defeated Kim Neilson
Albert defeated Hugh
Morrus
Torrie Wilson defeated Stacy Keibler in a swimsuit contest
D-Von
Dudley defeated Val Venis
WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & Chuck
Palumbo defeated Al Snow & Maven
Test defeated Rikishi
Edge defeated
Kurt Angle
WWF (Raw) @ Des Moines, IA - Veterans Memorial Auditorium - April 20, 2002
The Big Show, D-Lo Brown, & Crash Holly defeated Tommy Dreamer, Steven Richards, & Justin Credible after Show hit the chokeslam on Dreamer
Matt Hardy pinned Shawn Stasiak (w/ Mr. Perfect) with a roll up
WWF Women's Champion Jazz (w/ Molly Holly) pinned Trish Stratus (w/ Jackie) with a roll up
WWF European Champion Spike Dudley pinned William Regal with a roll up as Regal attempted to use his brass knuckles as a weapon
Goldust pinned WWF Hardcore Champion Bubba Ray Dudley to win the title
Raven pinned WWF Hardcore Champion Goldust with the DDT to win the title
Bubba Ray Dudley pinned WWF Hardcore Champion Raven with a powerbomb through a table to win the title
Raven pinned the Big Bossman with the DDT
Brock Lesnar defeated Jeff Hardy via referee's decision after Jeff sustained a superplex, two powerbombs, and the Brockbuster
Scott Hall (w/ X-Pac) pinned Bradshaw with the Razor's Edge as Bradshaw was on the turnbuckle; the bout was originally scheduled for
Hall & X-Pac against Bradshaw & Kane but was changed due to injuries to Kane
WWF IC Champion Rob Van Dam pinned Booker T with the Five Star Frog Splash
Backlash 02 - Kansas City, MO - Kemper Arena - April 21, 2002 (12,489)
Sunday Night Heat: The Big Show defeated Justin Credible & Steven Richards in a handicap match
Pay-Per-View bouts - featured Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler on commentary; included a backstage segment in which
Farooq met with and hugged Bradshaw, with Farooq wishing Bradshaw good luck in his match against the nWo;
featured a backstage segment in which Vince McMahon walked into Ric Flair's office and talked with Flair,
Arn Anderson beside him, and questioned Flair's decision to be guest referee for the Steve Austin / Undertaker
bout later in the show; Flair then said he would never be like McMahon, with McMahon saying he could try and
extended his hand but Flair refused to shake it; included a backstage segment in which Paul Heyman hyped
Brock Lesnar up for his first televised match; featured Tazz at WWF New York, with pretaped comments from
fans in attendance over who they thought would win the match between Triple H and Hulk Hogan; included an
in-ring promo by Chris Jericho, complaining about not having a match on the show even though he had just lost
the WWE World Title and others like Billy Kidman, Trish Stratus, and Maven did get on the card; Jericho then
complained of Hogan getting a title shot ahead of him; featured a backstage segment with Flair and Anderson
in which the Undertaker appeared and didn't say a word but attempted to intimidate Flair prior to the match
later in the night:
Tajiri (w/ Torrie Wilson) pinned WWF Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman to win the title at 9:08
when Tajiri sprayed Kidman in the face with red mist as Kidman attempted a powerbomb, with Tajiri
falling on top for the win; after the bout, Michael Cole interviewed Tajiri at ringside with Tajiri
speaking in Japanese until he dragged Torrie backstage
Scott Hall (w/ X-Pac) pinned Bradshaw (w/ Farooq) at 5:47 with a low blow and roll up immediately after
Farooq rammed X-Pac into the steel ringpost on the floor;
prior to the bout, Farooq made a surprise appearance to counter X-Pac at ringside
WWF Women's Champion Jazz defeated Trish Stratus at 4:26 via submission with the STF;
prior to the bout, Molly Holly came out, insulted Trish, hit her with the mic, and threw her into the steel
ringsteps on the floor before Jazz appeared; after the bout, Mark Lloyd interviewed Jazz at ringside,
with Jazz walking off after he asked whether Molly had anything to do with the win
Brock Lesnar (w/ Paul Heyman) defeated Jeff Hardy (w/ Lita) at 5:31 when referee Teddy Long stopped the match,
deeming Hardy unable to defend himself after sustaining the Brockbuster and three powerbombs; after the bout,
Lita and several referees tended to Hardy in the ring (Lesnar's TV in-ring debut)
Kurt Angle pinned Edge at 13:24 with a kick to the face and the Olympic Slam after Edge attempted the spear
Eddie Guerrero pinned WWF IC Champion Rob Van Dam to win the title at 11:43 with the Frog Splash after dropping the champion with a neckbreaker onto the
title belt (Viva La Raza: The Legacy of Eddie Guerrero)
The Undertaker pinned Steve Austin at 26:58 after kicking a steel chair into Austin's face;
Scott Hall & X-Pac briefly appeared ringside at the 12-minute mark;
Austin's foot was on the bottom rope during the cover but guest referee Ric Flair didn't see it;
due to pre-match stipulations, Taker became the #1 contender and earned a WWE World Title shot at Judgment Day;
after the bout, Austin dropped Taker with the Stunner; moments later, Jonathan Coacham conducted a backstage
interview with Flair, showing him footage of Austin's foot on the bottom rope during the cover, with Flair
then saying "Aw, shit" upon seeing he made a bad call
WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo (w/ Rico) defeated Al Snow & Maven at 5:59 when Gunn pinned Maven
after Palumbo hit the Jungle Kick on Maven following Snow chasing an interfering Rico out of the ring
Hulk Hogan pinned WWF World Champion Triple H to win the title at 22:05 with the legdrop after sending an
interfering Undertaker to the floor with a clothesline, moments after Taker punched out referee Earl Hebner,
hit Triple H over the head with a steel chair, and pulled Hogan on top of the champion; late in the bout,
Chris Jericho punched out Hebner and hit Hogan over the head with a steel chair but was eventually knocked
out of the ring by Triple H; after the bout, a bloody Triple H extended his hand to the new champion, with
Hogan shaking it
(Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology)
WWF (Smackdown!) @ Valparaiso, IN - April 22, 2002
WWF
Cruiserweight Champion Tajiri defeated Billy Kidman, Chavo Guerrero Jr., and the
Hurricane by pinning the Hurricane
Dawn Marie pinned Kim Neilson to earn a
WWF contract
Tazz defeated Hardcore Holly
Val Venis & Hugh Morrus
defeated Albert & D-Von Dudley
Christian & Lance Storm defeated Randy
Orton & Mark Henry
Torrie Wilson defeated Stacy Keibler and Ivory in a
swimsuit contest
WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo
defeated Al Snow & Maven
Chris Jericho defeated Rikishi
Edge defeated Kurt Angle
WWF @ St. Louis, MO - April 22, 2002
Sunday Night Heat:
The Big Bossman pinned Crash Holly
Tommy Dreamer defeated Justin Credible
WWF IC Champion Eddie Guerrero pinned D-Lo Brown with the tornado DDT and frog splash
Raven defeated Steven Richards
Raw - featured Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler on commentary; included a backstage segment in which the Undertaker thanked Ric Flair for doing the right thing
at Backlash, with Flair stating he did not see Austin's foot on the rope and he did Taker no favor; featured an in-ring promo by Taker in which he said he
would win the WWF Undisputed Title at Judgment Day from Hulk Hogan; moments later, the Titantron showed Triple H backstage, clearly making his way to the
ring; Triple H and Taker then brawled in the ring, around ringside, around the stage, and in the backstage area, with the bloodied Taker about to receive
a sledgehammer shot before police intervened and Triple H was arrested; included an "At The Movies" segment with Goldust & Booker T, with the two reviewing
'The Scorpion King;' featured William Regal congratulating Flair on his mistake at Backlash; included Arn Anderson explaining to Flair that much of the
locker room and fans don't believe Flair didn't see Austin's foot on the rope at Backlash, and that he needed to prove his word; featured a series of
"WWF Flashback" moments showing Hulk Hogan's WWF Title wins throughout the years; included an in-ring promo with Flair attempting to explain his mistake
at Backlash, with Steve Austin confronting Flair and Flair giving Austin a tag team match later with Bradshaw against Scott Hall & X-Pac; featured
Shawn Stasiak in the locker room getting on Tommy Dreamer and William Regal's nerves with his "Planet Stasiak" rhymes; included a backstage segment in
which Bradshaw was found unconscious, with Flair stating he had an idea who was responsible; moments later, Flair confronted Scott Hall & X-Pac in their
locker room and stated he would find a new partner for Austin, with Kevin Nash coming out of the bathroom and Flair kicking him out of the building since
he was suspended; Flair then named Big Show as Austin's new partner; featured an in-ring promo by WWF Undisputed Champion Hulk Hogan, who stated
Hulkamania was as alive as it's ever been and thanking the fans for their support:
Brock Lesnar (w/ Paul Heyman) defeated Matt Hardy at 3:09 when the referee stopped the match after Lesnar delivered an F5 and a spinning powerbomb
Rob Van Dam pinned Mr. Perfect at 3:01 with the Five Star Frog Splash; WWF IC Champion Eddie Guerrero provided guest commentary for the match and
attacked Van Dam after the bout, only to eventually miss his own frog splash attempt
WWF Women's Champion Jazz & Molly Holly defeated Trish Stratus & Jackie at 2:16 when Molly pinned Jackie with a clothesline after Jazz hit Jackie in the
back of the head with the title belt
Goldust & Booker T defeated WWF Hardcore Champion Bubba Ray Dudley & WWF European Champion Spike Dudley at 6:18 when Booker pinned Spike with the
scissors kick; after the bout, Steven Richards attacked Bubba Ray in an attempt to win the Hardcore Title, but was instead powerbombed through a table
on the arena floor
William Regal pinned Shawn Stasiak at around the 12-second mark when Stasiak ran into Regal's brass knuckles punch upon entering the ring; the
referee counted the pinfall despite the bell never ringing
Steve Austin & the Big Show (sub. for Bradshaw) fought Scott Hall & X-Pac to a no contest at 8:29 when Show turned on Austin and dropped him with the
chokeslam, with Show joining the nWo as the show ended; after the show went off the air, WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan made the save and helped Austin
clear the ring, with Austin then delivering the Stunner to Hogan; Austin went on to hold a beer bash until Hogan got his feet, with Austin finally
toasting Hogan and the two celebrating as the event ended
WWF @ Peoria, IL - Civic Center - April 23, 2002 (8,350)
Kim Neilsen defeated Dawn Marie
Smackdown! - 4/25/02:
Al Snow, Maven, & Billy Kidman defeated WWF Cruiserweight Champion Tajiri & WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo
Randy Orton pinned Hardcore Holly with an Oklahoma side roll at 2:45; prior to the bout, it was announced Christian would face Mark Henry later in the
show (Orton's TV debut) (The Best of Smackdown: 10th Anniversary,
Randy Orton: The Evolution of a Predator)
Mark Henry defeated Christian
Kurt Angle & Albert defeated Edge & Rikishi
Chris Jericho pinned Triple H with a roll up after Triple H knocked an interfering Undertaker, from Raw, off the ring apron;
due to pre-match stipulations, Jericho won a world title shot; after the bout, Taker hit a chokeslam on Triple H
Jakked - 4/27/02:
Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated the Hurricane
Lance Storm fought Hugh Morrus to a no contest
WWF Women's Champion Jazz defeated Ivory
Farooq & Val Venis defeated the Godfather & Test
WWF (Smackdown!) @ Baltimore, MD - Arena - April 27,
2002 (9,500)
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Tajiri pinned Billy Kidman with a German
suplex into a roll over and holding onto the ropes for leverage
Hardcore
Holly pinned Randy Orton with the Alabama Slam
Mark Henry, the Hurricane,
& Val Venis defeated Christian, Lance Storm, & Albert when Henry pinned
Storm by catching him coming off the top and hitting a running
powerslam
Chavo Guerrero Jr. pinned Sho Funaki with the
brainbuster
Rikishi pinned D-Von Dudley with the Bonzai Drop
Farooq pinned
Test by avoiding the boot to the face and hitting the spinebuster
Torrie
Wilson defeated Ivory and Stacy Keibler in a swimsuit contest
WWF Tag Team
Champions Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo defeated Al Snow & Maven (w/ Big
from Tough Enough) after Rico interfered and hit a spin kick on Maven
Kurt
Angle pinned Edge in a No DQ match with a low blow and the Olympic
Slam
Triple H pinned Chris Jericho with the Pedigree
- 4/28/02: Former 6-time NWA World Champion Lou Thesz passed away at the age of 86. Thesz' win over Buddy Rogers for the title in 1963 led to the formation of the WWWF.
WWF (Smackdown!) @ Syracuse, NY - War Memorial - April 28,
2002 (5,500)
Chavo Guerrero Jr. pinned Sho Funaki with the brainbuster
Randy
Orton pinned Hardcore Holly with a small package
D-Von Dudley pinned Tazz
with his feet on the ropes
WWF Cruiserweight Champion Tajiri pinned Billy
Kidman with a German suplex into a roll over
Test pinned Farooq with the boot
to the face
Mark Henry, the Hurricane, & Val Venis defeated Christian,
Lance Storm, & Albert when Henry pinned Storm by catching him coming off the
top and hitting a powerslam
Torrie Wilson defeated Stacy Keibler and Ivory in
a swimsuit contest
WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo
defeated Al Snow & Maven when Palumbo pinned Maven after Rico interfered and
hit a spin kick
Chris Jericho pinned Rikishi with a roll up after blocking
the Bonzai Drop
Edge pinned Kurt Angle in a No DQ match with a low blow and
the DDT
WWF (Smackdown!) @ Erie, PA - April 29, 2002 (4,000)
Chavo Guerrero
Jr. pinned Sho Funaki
Hardcore Holly defeated Randy Orton
D-Von Dudley
pinned Tazz
WWF Cruiserweight Champion Tajiri pinned Billy Kidman
Farooq
defeated Test
Mark Henry, the Hurricane, & Val Venis defeated Christian,
Lance Storm, & Albert
Torrie Wilson defeated Stacy Keibler and Ivory in a
swimsuit contest
WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo
defeated Al Snow & Maven
Chris Jericho pinned Rikishi
Edge pinned Kurt
Angle
WWF @ Buffalo, NY - HSBC Arena - April 29, 2002 (8,500)
Sunday Night Heat:
Mr. Perfect defeated Tommy Dreamer
D-Lo Brown defeated the Big Bossman
Trish Stratus defeated Molly Holly (w/ Crash Holly); Jackie was the guest referee for the bout
Rob Van Dam defeated Justin Credible
Raw:
WWF IC Champion Eddie Guerrero pinned Jeff Hardy at 6:50 with the frog splash after hitting Hardy with the title as the challenger attempted a crossbody
to the floor (Viva La Raza: The Legacy of Eddie Guerrero)
Rob Van Dam pinned Booker T with the Five Star Frog Splash at 3:17 after Goldust interfered and accidentally hit Booker
Brock Lesnar defeated Shawn Stasiak at 1:50 when the referee stopped the bout after Stasiak sustained an F5 and spinning powerbomb
Steve Austin & Bradshaw defeated Scott Hall & X-Pac at 7:32 when Austin pinned X-Pac with the Stunner; X-Pac's foot was on the rope during the
cover but guest referee Ric Flair didn't see it
Steven Richards pinned WWF Hardcore Champion Bubba Ray Dudley to win the title after hitting him with a guitar;
Bubba's opponent was Jazz but Richards interfered at the 4-minute mark to make the cover
WWF European Champion Spike Dudley pinned Goldust at 1:42 with the Dudley Dogg after Booker T attacked the challenger
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan fought William Regal to a no contest in a non-title match when the Undertaker interfered and repeatedly jammed
Hogan's belt buckle into the champion's face until he became a bloody mess - finishing him off with a chokeslam
WWF @ Pittsburgh, PA - Mellon Arena - April 30, 2002 (10,000)
Jakked:
The Godfather defeated Tazz
The Hurricane defeated Albert
Hugh Morrus defeated Sho Funaki
Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Maven
Smackdown! - 5/2/02:
WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo (w/ Rico) defeated Rikishi & the Hurricane when Palumbo pinned the Hurricane after Rico interfered
and hit a spin kick; after the bout, Rico was double teamed by the challengers
Randy Orton defeated Hardcore Holly via disqualification after a low blow; after the bout, Holly hit the Alabama Slam on the rampway
Kurt Angle & Lance Storm defeated Edge & Val Venis when Angle pinned Venis with a roll up after Storm hit the superkick
Christian & Test defeated Mark Henry & Farooq when Farooq was pinned after Henry left ringside to chase D-Von Dudley backstage
WWF Cruiserweight Champion Tajiri (w/ Torrie Wilson) pinned Billy Kidman with the kick to the head after pulling Torrie into a Kidman dive to the
floor moments earlier
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan pinned Chris Jericho in a No DQ match at 10:19 with a roll up after the challenger became distracted by the
Undertaker's music playing; mid-way through the match, Triple H came out to provide guest commentary, during which he hinted he had something
up his sleeve for Jericho; after the bout, Triple H made the save for Hogan against Jericho
(The Best of Smackdown: 10th Anniversary,
Breaking the Code: Behind the Walls of Chris Jericho)
WWF (Raw) @ Cologne, Germany - May 1, 2002 (10,000)
WWF European
Champion Spike Dudley pinned William Regal
WWF Women's Champion Jazz defeated
Jackie via submission with the STF
Brock Lesnar pinned Crash Holly
X-Pac
pinned Jeff Hardy with his feet on the ropes
Tommy Dreamer defeated WWF
Hardcore Champion Steven Richards, Shawn Stasiak, and Justin Credible to win the
title by pinning Richards
Goldust pinned WWF Hardcore Champion Tommy Dreamer
to win the title
Steven Richards pinned WWF Hardcore Champion Goldust to win
the title
Jerry Lawler & Trish Stratus defeated Mr. Perfect & Molly
Holly when Trish pinned Molly with the bulldog
WWF IC Champion Eddie Guerrero
pinned Rob Van Dam with the frogsplash after using the title belt as a
weapon
Ric Flair defeated Booker T via submission with the figure-4
The
Big Show pinned Bradshaw after Scott Hall and Kevin Nash interfered
Steve
Austin pinned the Undertaker with the Stunner
WWF (Smackdown!) @ Wheeling, WV - Civic Center - May 1,
2002
WWF Cruiserweight Champion Tajiri pinned Billy Kidman with a kick to
the head
Chavo Guerrero Jr. pinned Sho Funaki
Tazz defeated D-Von Dudley
via submission with the Tazzmission
Randy Orton pinned Hardcore Holly with a
roll up
Mark Henry, the Hurricane, & Val Venis defeated Christian, Lance
Storm, & Albert when Henry caught Storm coming off the top and hit a
powerslam
Torrie Wilson defeated Stacy Keibler and Ivory in a swimsuit
contest
Test pinned Rikishi with the boot to the face
WWF Tag Team
Champions Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo defeated Al Snow & Maven after Rico
interfered
Edge defeated Kurt Angle in a steel cage match, despite
interference from Lance Storm, by escaping through the door
WWF (Raw) @ Glasgow, Scotland - May 2, 2002 (6,500; sell out)
Rob Van Dam
pinned X-Pac with the Five Star Frog Splash
Jerry Lawler & Jackie
defeated Mr. Perfect & Molly Holly when Lawler pinned Perfect with a roll
up
Brock Lesnar pinned Matt Hardy with the Brockbuster
WWF Women's
Champion Jazz defeated Trish Stratus via submission with the STF
Shawn
Stasiak defeated WWF Hardcore Champion Steven Richards, Crash Holly, and Justin
Credible by pinning Crash with a roll up to win the title
Justin Credible
pinned WWF Hardcore Champion Shawn Stasiak with the superkick to win the
title
Crash Holly pinned WWF Hardcore Champion Justin Credible with a bulldog
to win the title
Steven Richards pinned WWF Hardcore Champion Crash Holly
after a guitar shot to win the title
Shawn Stasiak pinned WWF Hardcore
Champion Steven Richards with a roll up to win the title
Steven Richards
pinned WWF Hardcore Champion Shawn Stasiak to win the title
Steve Austin
pinned the Big Show with the Stunner
WWF European Champion Spike Dudley &
Tommy Dreamer defeated Booker T & Goldust in a tables match after Dreamer
hit a Spicolli Driver on Goldust through a table
WWF IC Champion Eddie
Guerrero pinned Jeff Hardy with the frogsplash after using the title belt as a
weapon
Scott Hall pinned Bradshaw with the Razor's Edge off the middle
turnbuckle after Bradshaw became distracted by Kevin Nash and X-Pac at
ringside
Triple H & Ric Flair defeated the Undertaker & William Regal
when Flair pinned Regal with a low blow and roll up as Regal attempted to use
his brass knuckles as a weapon
WWF (Raw) @ Birmingham, England - May 3, 2002 (11,927; sell out)
Rob Van Dam
defeated X-Pac
Goldust (w/ Booker T) defeated Tommy Dreamer after Booker
interfered
WWF Women's Champion Jazz defeated Jackie
Crash Holly defeated
WWF Hardcore Champion Steven Richards, Justin Credible, and Shawn Stasiak to win
the title
Steven Richards pinned WWF Hardcore Champion Crash Holly to win the
title after hitting him with a trash can
WWF IC Champion Eddie Guerrero
defeated Jeff Hardy
WWF European Champion Spike Dudley defeated William
Regal
Jerry Lawler & Trish Stratus defeated Mr. Perfect & Molly
Holly
The Big Show defeated Bradshaw after Kevin Nash and X-Pac
interfered
The Undertaker & Brock Lesnar defeated Triple H & Matt
Hardy when Lesnar pinned Hardy
Steve Austin pinned Scott Hall with the
Stunner, despite interference from the Big Show
WWF (Smackdown!) @ Ft. Lauderdale, FL - National Car Rental Center
- May 4, 2002 (12,000)
Orlando defeated Sly
Lance Storm & Chavo Guerrero
Jr. defeated Sho Funaki & the Hurricane when Guerrero scored the pin with
the brainbuster
WWF Cruiserweight Champion Tajiri pinned Billy Kidman with
the kick to the head
Hardcore Holly defeated Randy Orton
WWF Tag Team
Champions Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo defeated Al Snow & Maven when
Palumbo pinned Maven after Rico interfered and hit a spin kick
The Godfather
defeated Hugh Morrus
D-Von Dudley pinned Rikishi with his feet on the
ropes
Mark Henry defeated Christian via KO with a bearhug
Edge pinned Test
with the DDT
Torrie Wilson defeated Stacy Keibler and Ivory in a swimsuit
contest
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan & the Rock defeated Kurt Angle
& Chris Jericho when the Rock scored the pin with the Rock Bottom
Insurrextion 02 - London, England - Wembley Arena - May 4, 2002 (9,308; sell out)
Mr. Perfect pinned Goldust with the Perfect Plex
Pay-per-view bouts - included Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler on commentary; featured footage from the previous night's 2nd annual Make a Wish Foundation
charity auction / dinner in London:
Rob Van Dam defeated WWF IC Champion Eddie Guerrero via disqualification at 11:24 when the champion grabbed the title belt and shoved the
referee; after the decision, Guerrero chased the referee around the ring and into the ring where RVD dropped him with a spin kick, hit him
in the face with the title belt, and landed the Five Star Frog Splash
Trish Stratus & Jackie defeated WWF Women's Champion Jazz & Molly Holly at 7:43 with simultaneous pins, Trish pinning Jazz with the bulldog
and Jackie pinning Molly with a DDT
X-Pac pinned Bradshaw at 8:49 with a low blow and the X-Factor after Bradshaw missed the Clothesline of Hell, instead knocking Scott Hall
off the ring apron; prior to the bout, X-Pac came to the ring wearing a Kane mask; late in the bout, Hall came ringside as X-Pac appeared
to be on the verge of losing
Booker T pinned WWF Hardcore Champion Steven Richards to win the title with the Bookend at 9:50; immediately after the match, Crash Holly
ran ringside and pinned Booker with a roll up to win the title; seconds thereafter, Booker hit the scissors kick to regain the belt;
Tommy Dreamer and Justin Credible then came out but were beaten down by Booker; as Booker was celebrating the win, Richards returned ringside
alongside Jazz, with Jazz hitting a low blow on the champion, allowing Richards to put Booker through a table, pin him, and regain the belt
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Brock Lesnar (w/ Paul Heyman) & Shawn Stasiak at 6:42 when Jeff pinned Stasiak following the Twist of Fate / Swanton
combo; after the bout, Lesnar hit the F5 on both Hardyz, then - at the instruction of Heyman - hit a spinebuster and a spinning powerbomb on
Stasiak
WWF European Champion Spike Dudley pinned William Regal with an inside cradle at 4:56; early in the match, Spike appeared to have
injured his ankle while attempting the Dudley Dog; moments later, the trainer came out and took off Spike's boot to check the ankle;
as the champion was being helped to the back, Regal came from behind and attacked him on the floor, and threw him back inside the ring
to continue the match; after the bout, Regal knocked Spike out after hitting him with a pair of brass knuckles; Spike was eventually
carried backstage by referees
Steve Austin pinned the Big Show at 15:00 after hitting a Stunner on an interfering Kevin Nash, who came out of the crowd, and then
hitting two Stunners on Show; minutes earlier, Ric Flair - the special second referee - chased Scott Hall and X-Pac backstage with a
shovel after they came ringside and pulled Flair out of the ring as he went to count Austin's cover on Show; after the bout, Flair returned
ringside and sent Nash backstage before sharing in a beer with Austin, with Austin saying that the recent problems between the two
were forgotton and he would let bygones be bygones; moments later, as Flair went to drink his beer, Austin kicked him in the midsection and
dropped him with the Stunner
Triple H pinned the Undertaker at 14:31 by hitting a kneelift as Taker ran the ropes and following with the Pedigree
WWF (Smackdown!) @ Worcester, MA - Centrum - May 5, 2002
WWF
Cruiserweight Champion Tajiri pinned Billy Kidman with a kick to the head
Randy Orton pinned Hardcore Holly with a roll up
Lance Storm & Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Sho Funaki & the Hurricane when Storm pinned Funaki with a superkick
Tazz defeated D-Von Dudley via submission with the Tazzmission
Mark Henry & Hugh Morrus defeated Albert & the Godfather when Henry pinned Albert with a powerslam
Kurt Angle pinned Edge in a No DQ match with the Olympic Slam after
hitting Edge with a steel chair
Torrie Wilson
defeated Stacy Keibler and Ivory in a swimsuit contest
WWF Tag Team Champions
Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo defeated Al Snow & Maven when Palumbo pinned Maven with the Jungle Kick
Test pinned Rikishi with a boot to the face after Christian interfered; after the bout, Rikishi gave Christian the Stinkface
WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan pinned Chris Jericho with the boot to the face and the legdrop
The WWF is renamed World Wrestling Entertainment
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Lowell, MA - May 6, 2002
WWE
Cruiserweight Champion Tajiri defeated the Hurricane and Sho Funaki
Torrie
Wilson defeated Stacy Keibler and Ivory in a swimsuit contest
Al Snow &
Maven defeated Hardcore Holly & Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Test defeated
Farooq
Albert defeated the Godfather
Lance Storm defeated Randy
Orton
Billy Kidman defeated Christian
WWF Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn
& Chuck Palumbo defeated Val Venis & Mark Henry
Edge & Tazz
defeated Kurt Angle & Chris Jericho
WWE @ Hartford, CT - Civic Center - May 6, 2002
Sunday
Night Heat:
Rob Van Dam defeated Goldust
WWE IC Champion Eddie
Guerrero defeated Tommy Dreamer
Matt Hardy defeated Mr. Perfect (Perfect's last match in the WWE)
Raw -
featured Hulk Hogan crushing the Undertaker's motorcycle with a mack truck in
the backstage area:
WWE Women's Champion Jazz (w/ WWF Hardcore Champion
Steven Richards) pinned Trish Stratus in a No DQ match at 3:12 when Richards
pulled the referee out of the ring to prevent the pinfall after the challenger
hit the bulldog, slid in the ring, and hit the Steven Kick; after the match,
Bubba Ray Dudley came to the ring with a referee in hopes of regaining the
Hardcore title
Bubba Ray Dudley pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Steven Richards
with the Bubba Bomb to win the title
Raven pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Bubba
Ray Dudley to win the title after hitting Bubba over the head with a trashcan
lid and following with the DDT
Justin Credible pinned WWE Hardcore Champion
Raven with the superkick to win the title
Crash Holly pinned WWE Hardcore
Champion Justin Credible with a missile dropkick to win the title
Trish
Stratus pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Crash Holly to win the title after Bubba
Ray hit Crash over the head with a trash can and turned away before making the
cover himself
Steven Richards pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Trish Stratus to
win the title after Bubba Ray was sprayed in the face with a fire extinguisher
by Jazz and, while blinded, hit a powerbomb on Trish through a table set up in
the ring - thinking it was Jazz; after the match, Bubba carried Trish
backstage
William Regal defeated WWE European Champion Spike Dudley via
submission with a half crab at the 37-second mark to win the title; Spike
competed with a severely sprained ankle and could barely walk to the ring; after
the match, Regal attacked Spike in the aisle as he was being helped backstage by
the referee, threw him back into the ring, and reapplied the submission hold
until D-Lo Brown made the save
Brock Lesnar (w/ Paul Heyman) pinned Shawn
Stasiak at 2:07 with one foot on the chest after hitting the F5
Rob Van Dam
& Jeff Hardy defeated Booker T & WWE IC Champion Eddie Guerrero at 5:43
when RVD pinned Guerrero after Hardy and RVD hit a back-to-back Swanton / Five
Star Frog Splash on Guerrero after Hardy tossed an interfering Goldust to the
floor
Terri defeated Molly Holly in a swimsuit contest; Jerry Lawler was the
guest MC for the event; after the contest, Molly attacked Terri from
behind
Steve Austin, Bradshaw, & Ric Flair fought the Big Show, Scott
Hall, & X-Pac to a no contest at 13:50 when Flair repeatedly hit Austin with
a steel chair after the referee had been knocked out; late in the contest, Show
pulled Bradshaw out of the ring after X-Pac sustained the Clothesline from Hell
and hit a chokeslam through the announce table; moments thereafter, the bout
turned into a one-on-one encounter pitting Austin against Show; moments after
the turn, Flair announced that Austin would be facing both he and Show in a
handicap match at Judgment Day before applying the figure-4 on Austin - with
both Show and Hall adding to the leverage
WWE @ Bridgeport, CT - Harbor Yard Arena - May 7,
2002
Slyk Wagner Brown defeated the Inferno Kid
Jakked:
Val Venis defeated Albert
Chavo Guerrero Jr.
defeated Sho Funaki
Billy Kidman defeated Christian via
disqualification
Farooq defeated the Godfather
Smackdown!:
The
Hurricane defeated WWE Cruiserweight Champion Tajiri via count-out
Test
defeated Mark Henry
Lance Storm defeated Randy Orton
D-Von Dudley defeated
Triple H
Rico & WWE Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo
defeated Al Snow, Maven, & Rikishi
WWE World Champion Hulk Hogan &
Edge fought Chris Jericho & Kurt Angle to a no contest
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Quebec City, Quebec – Colisee Arena - May 11,
2002
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Tajiri defeated Billy Kidman
Chavo
Guerrero Jr. defeated Sho Funaki
Christian defeated Sylvan
Mark Henry, Val
Venis, & the Hurricane defeated Albert, the Godfather, & Lance
Storm
Tazz defeated D-Von Dudley via submission with the Tazzmission
WWE
Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo defeated Al Snow &
Maven
Hardcore Holly defeated Randy Orton
Farooq defeated Test
Torrie
Wilson defeated Ivory and Stacy Keibler in a swimsuit contest
Edge defeated
Kurt Angle in a steel cage match
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Halifax, Nova Scotia - Metro Centre - May 12,
2002 (4,500)
Christian defeated Sho Funaki
Hardcore Holly defeated Randy
Orton
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Tajiri defeated Billy Kidman and Chavo
Guerrero Jr.
WWE Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo defeated
Al Snow & Maven when Palumbo pinned Maven after Rico interfered and hit a
spin kick
Mark Henry, the Hurricane, & Val Venis defeated Lance Storm,
Albert, & the Godfather when Henry pinned Storm
Test pinned Farooq with
the boot to the face
D-Von Dudley defeated Tazz
Chris Jericho defeated
Rikishi
Torrie Wilson defeated Ivory and Stacy Keibler in a swimsuit
contest
Edge defeated Kurt Angle in a steel cage match, despite interference
from Chris Jericho, by leaving through the door
WWE @ Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Centre - May 13, 2002
Sunday Night Heat:
Goldust defeated Crash Holly
Spike Dudley defeated the Big Bossman
D-Lo Brown defeated Justin Credible
Raw:
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Brock Lesnar (w/ Paul Heyman) via disqualification in a handicap match at 3:28 when Heyman
broke the cover as Jeff had Lesnar pinned
WWE IC Champion Eddie Guerrero pinned Shawn Stasiak at 1:08
Molly Holly pinned Terri at 2:27
WWE World Champion Hulk Hogan pinned Ric Flair in a No DQ match at 8:46 with the legdrop after Steve Austin interfered and dropped the
challenger with the Stunner as Flair attempted to apply the figure-4; late in the match, X-Pac attacked the champion but Hogan easily
fought him off; moments later, the Big Show interfered, with Bradshaw then knocking Hogan to the floor and chasing X-Pac through the crowd
(Hulk Hogan: The Unreleased Archives)
Trish Stratus & Bubba Ray Dudley defeated WWE Women's Champion Jazz & Steven Richards when Trish pinned Jazz at 4:10;
due to pre-match stipulations, Trish won the women's title
X-Pac & the Big Show defeated Bradshaw in a handicap match when X-Pac scored the pin at 4:32
Steve Austin pinned Booker T in a lumberjack match at 5:25
WWE (SmackDown!) @ Cornwall, Ontario - May 13, 2002
Albert,
the Godfather, & Lance Storm defeated Mark Henry, Val Venis, & Randy
Orton
Farooq defeated Test
Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Sho Funaki &
the Hurricane
WWE Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo defeated
Al Snow & Maven
Christian defeated D-Von Dudley
Chris Jericho defeated
Rikishi
Torrie Wilson defeated Ivory, & Stacy Keibler in a swimsuit
contest
Edge defeated Kurt Angle in a no disqualification match
WWE @ Montreal, Quebec - Bell Centre - May 14, 2002
Christian defeated Sylvian Grenier
Jakked:
Albert defeated Hugh Morrus
The Godfather defeated Sho Funaki
Billy Kidman defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Test & Christian defeated Farooq & Mark Henry
Smackdown! - 5/16/02 - featured an in-ring swimsuit contest between WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus and Stacy Keibler, hosted by Tazz; the contest was
supposed to be between Stacy and Torrie Wilson but WWE Cruiserweight Champion Tajiri ran in and covered up Torrie before the segment began, then took
her backstage; after Stacy declared herself the winner and that she wouldn't have to take off her swimsuit; moments later, Trish walked out and asked
Stacy if she was afraid of a little competition, then taking off her robe; Tazz proclaimed Trish the winner, with Trish then knocking Stacy to the floor:
Val Venis & Randy Orton defeated Lance Storm & Hardcore Holly when Orton pinned Storm at 2:16
D-Von Dudley pinned Maven at 1:54
Rikishi pinned Rico at 2:04
The Hurricane defeated Billy Kidman and WWE Cruiserweight Champion Tajiri to win the title at 2:21 by pinning Tajiri
Kurt Angle & Chris Jericho defeated Triple H & Edge at 8:48 when Angle pinned Edge with the Olympic Slam after
blocking a spear from Edge by using a steel chair to the head; moments prior to the finish, Triple H and Jericho battled
into the crowd (WWE's Top 50 Superstars of All Time)
WWE (Raw) @ Louisville, KY - Freedom Hall - May 17,
2002 (6,000)
Jackie pinned Crash Holly with a roll up
Brock Lesnar pinned D-Lo
Brown with the Brockbuster
WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus pinned Molly
Holly with the bulldog
Nick Dinsmore & Rob Conway defeated OVW Southern
Tag Team Champions Doug Basham & Damaja (w/ Victoria) with a double team
move to win the titles
WWF IC Champion Eddie Guerrero pinned Rob Van Dam with
a roll up and using the ropes for leverage
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated
Shawn Stasiak & Goldust following the swanton
WWE Hardcore Champion
Steven Richards pinned Bubba Ray Dudley after Raven interfered and hit the DDT
on the challenger, before suffering the Steven Kick from Richards
William
Regal pinned Spike Dudley after using the brass knuckles as a weapon
The
Undertaker pinned Bradshaw after kicking a chair into Bradshaw's face
Steve
Austin defeated Ric Flair & the Big Show in a handicap steel cage match by
pinning Flair with the Stunner after outside interference from Booker T backfired
- 5/18/02: Former WWF IC, European, Hardcore, and Tag Team Champion "The British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith passed away at the age of 39.
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Macon, GA - Centreplex - May 18, 2002
The
Hurricane pinned Tajiri with the chokeslam
Batista pinned Hugh
Morrus
Billy Kidman, Randy Orton, Mark Henry, & Val Venis defeated Lance
Storm, Christian, D-Von Dudley, & Albert after Kidman hit the Shooting Star
Press
Shannon Moore pinned Jamie Noble with a corkscrew off the top
WWE
Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo defeated Al Snow & Maven
after Rico interfered
Tazz defeated Hardcore Holly via submission with the
Tazzmission
Farooq pinned Test in a streetfight with the spinebuster
Chris
Jericho pinned Rikishi with a roll up and putting his feet on the ropes after
blocking the Bonzai Drop
Torrie Wilson defeated Ivory, Victoria, and Stacy
Keibler in a swimsuit contest
Edge pinned Kurt Angle with a roll up
WWE (Raw) @ Raliegh, NC - Entertainment & Sports Arena - May
18, 2002
Jackie pinned Crash Holly with a roll up after 4
minutes
Brock Lesnar defeated D-Lo Brown
WWE Women's Champion Trish
Stratus defeated Molly Holly
Bull Buchanon pinned Ron Waterman after a
legdrop off the top
WWE IC Champion Eddie Guerrero pinned Rob Van Dam with a
roll up and putting his feet on the ropes for leverage
Matt & Jeff Hardy
defeated Goldust & Shawn Stasiak
WWE Hardcore Champion Steven Richards
defeated Bubba Ray Dudley after Raven interfered
WWE European Champion
William Regal defeated Spike Dudley
The Undertaker defeated Bradshaw
Steve
Austin defeated Ric Flair & the Big Show in a handicap steel cage match by
pinning Flair with the Stunner after outside interference from Booker T backfired
Judgment Day 02 - Nashville, TN - Gaylord Entertainment Center - May 19, 2002 (14,000)
Sunday Night Heat:
WWE European Champion William Regal defeated D-Lo Brown
Pay-per-view bouts - featured Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler on commentary:
WWE IC Champion Eddie Guerrero pinned Rob Van Dam at 10:47 with a backslide and putting his feet on the ropes during the cover
WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus (w/ Bubba Ray Dudley) pinned Stacy Keibler (w/ D-Von Dudley & Batista) at 3:00 with the bulldog;
after the bout, D-Von and Batista put Bubba Ray through a table
Brock Lesnar & Paul Heyman defeated Matt & Jeff Hardy at 4:00 when Heyman pinned Jeff after Brock hit the F5
Steve Austin defeated Ric Flair & the Big Show in a handicap match at 15:34 when Austin pinned Flair with the Stunner after interference
from the nWo backfired
Edge pinned Kurt Angle at 15:28 in a hair vs. hair match with an inside cradle after avoiding the ankle lock; after the match, Angle attacked Edge before
Edge eventually dropped Angle with the DDT and dragged him to the barber's chair positioned near the entrance stage; moments later, Angle attempted to
escape backstage but Edge went after him; Angle eventually jumped Edge from behind backstage, with the brawl then returning to the entrance stage; Angle
then grabbed a mic and said he would cut Edge's hair; as the fight continued, Edge avoided an Olympic Slam on the podium and locked on a sleeper; after
Angle passed out, Edge positioned Angle in the chair, sheared his head, and then lathered it with shaving cream; Edge then slapped Angle on the back to
wake him up and then prompted the crowd into chanting "You're bald" instead of "You suck"
(Edge: A Decade of Decadence)
Triple H pinned Chris Jericho in a Hell in a Cell match at 24:29 by pinning Jericho on the roof of the cell after hitting him over
the head with a 2x4 wrapped in barbed wire and following with the Pedigree; the two left the cell late in the bout and climbed to the
top when the door was opened to allow officials to check on knocked out referee Tim White
(Hell in a Cell)
Rikishi & Rico (mystery partner) defeated WWE Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo to win the titles at 3:50 when Rikishi pinned Palumbo
after Rico accidentally kicked Palumbo when Rikishi moved out of the way, with Rikishi then kicking Rico before making the cover; prior to the bout,
Rico escorted the champions to the ring; following the ring entrances, Howard Finkel receiced a note identifying Rico as Rikishi's partner, as chosen
by Vince McMahon
The Undertaker pinned WWE World Champion Hulk Hogan to win the title at 11:20 with a chair shot and chokeslam after Hogan attacked Vince McMahon,
who came ringside late in the contest as Hogan was about to win the match
(Tombstone: The History of the Undertaker)
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Birmingham, AL - Jefferson Civic Center - May
20, 2002 (4,800)
Lance Storm & Hardcore Holly defeated Randy Orton & Val
Venis when a high crossbody from Orton put Storm on top who used the tights for
leverage in order to get the win
Jamie Noble pinned Shannon Moore by
reversing a victory roll and holding onto the ropes for leverage
Maven &
Mark Henry defeated Christian & Albert when Henry pinned Christian with a
running powerslam
WWE Cruiserweight Champion the Hurricane defeated Tajiri,
Chavo Guerrero Jr., and Billy Kidman by pinning Chavo with the
chokeslam
D-Von Dudley & Batista defeated Farooq & Hugh
Morrus
Hulk Hogan pinned Chris Jericho with the legdrop
WWE Tag Team
Champions Rikishi & Rico defeated Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo when
Rikishi kicked his partner in the face, falling on Palumbo for the pin
Edge
pinned Test with the DDT
Torrie Wilson defeated Ivory, Victoria, and Stacy
Keibler in a swimsuit contest
Triple H pinned Kurt Angle with the Pedigree
WWE @ Memphis, TN - Pyramid - May 20, 2002 (8,000)
Ron Waterman defeated Crash Holly
Bull Buchanon defeated Spike Dudley
Sunday Night Heat:
D-Lo Brown defeated Justin Credible
Tommy Dreamer defeated the Big Bossman
Spike Dudley defeated Shawn Stasiak
WWE Hardcore Champion Steven Richards defeated Crash Holly
Raw:
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated the Big Show & X-Pac
WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus defeated Jackie
Bubba Ray Dudley defeated WWE European Champion William Regal via disqualification
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Booker T & Goldust
Jerry Lawler defeated Raven via count-out
WWE World Champion the Undertaker pinned Rob Van Dam with the powerbomb; the challenger originally won the match and title with the Rolling Thunder
but Ric Flair ordered that the bout continue since the Undertaker's foot was on the bottom rope during the cover and the referee failed to notice;
after Flair's decision, Van Dam knocked the Raw owner to the mat only to be met with a kick to the midsection and powerbomb from the champion
WWE @ Tupelo, MS - May 21, 2002 (7,450)
Jerry Lawler defeated Albert
Jamie Noble defeated Shannon Moore
Michael Shane defeated Sonny Siaki
Velocity:
Billy
Kidman defeated Tajiri
Hardcore Holly defeated Val Venis
WWE Women's
Champion Trish Stratus defeated Stacy Keibler in a Bra & Panties
match
Smackdown!:
Triple H defeated Lance Storm
Test defeated
Randy Orton
Edge & Maven defeated Kurt Angle & Christian when Maven
pinned Christian with a roll up after avoiding the Unprettier
D-Von Dudley
(w/ Batista) pinned Rikishi after Rico interfered and hit Rikishi in the back of
the head with one of the tag team title belts
WWE Cruiserweight Champion the
Hurricane defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Chris Jericho defeated Mark Henry
WWE (Raw) @ Duluth, MN - DECC - May 24, 2002
Jackie defeated
Crash Holly
WWE Hardcore Champion Steven Richards pinned Tommy
Dreamer
Brock Lesnar defeated Bubba Ray Dudley
X-Pac defeated Matt
Hardy
Bradshaw defeated Booker T
Shawn Stasiak & D-Lo Brown defeated
Justin Credible & Goldust
WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus defeated
Molly Holly
WWE European Champion William Regal defeated Spike Dudley
WWE
IC Champion Eddie Guerrero defeated Rob Van Dam
WWE (Raw) @ Winnipeg, Manitoba - Arena - May 25, 2002
Jackie
defeated Crash Holly
WWE European Champion William Regal pinned Spike Dudley
after hitting him with the brass knuckles
Tommy Dreamer pinned WWE Hardcore
Champion Steven Richards with the DVD to win the title
Raven pinned WWE
Hardcore Champion Tommy Dreamer with the DDT to win the title
Steven Richards
pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Raven with the Stevie Kick to win the
title
Brock Lesnar pinned Bubba Ray Dudley with the F5 after William Regal
interfered
The Big Show pinned Bradshaw with the chokeslam after distraction
from X-Pac
Booker T pinned Matt Hardy with the Book End
WWE World Champion
the Undertaker pinned Rob Van Dam in a steel cage match with the
powerbomb
D-Lo Brown & Shawn Stasiak defeated Goldust & Justin
Credible when Stasiak pinned Credible with a reverse DDT
WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus pinned Molly Holly with the
bulldog
Steve Austin pinned WWE IC Champion Eddie Guerrero in a non-title
match with the Stunner after fighting off an interfering Ric Flair
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - May 25,
2002
Sho Funaki pinned Christian with a reversal of a roll up
Test
pinned Maven with the boot to the face
Billy Kidman, Hugh Morrus, & Mark
Henry defeated D-Von Dudley, Batista, & Albert after Kidman hit the Shooting
Star Press
WWE Cruiserweight Champion the Hurricane defeated Tajiri and Chavo
Guerrero Jr. after the champion hit the chokeslam
Lance Storm pinned Hardcore
Holly with the superkick in a Canada vs. USA match
Billy Gunn & Chuck
Palumbo defeated Val Venis & Randy Orton
Torrie Wilson defeated Ivory and
Stacy Keibler in a swimsuit contest
Chris Jericho defeated Edge
Triple H
pinned Kurt Angle with the Pedigree
WWE (Raw) @ Red Deer, Alberta - May 26, 2002
Crash Holly
defeated Jackie
Tommy Dreamer pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Steven Richards to
win the title
Raven pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Tommy Dreamer to win the
title
Steven Richards pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Raven to win the
title
WWE European Champion William Regal defeated Spike Dudley
The Big
Show defeated Bradshaw
Brock Lesnar defeated Bubba Ray Dudley
WWE World
Champion the Undertaker defeated Rob Van Dam
Shawn Stasiak & D-Lo Brown
defeated Goldust & Justin Credible
WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus
defeated Molly Holly
Booker T defeated Matt Hardy
Steve Austin defeated
WWE IC Champion Eddie Guerrero in a non-title match
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Regina, Saskatchewan - May 26, 2002
WWE
Cruiserweight Champion the Hurricane defeated Tajiri and Chavo Guerrero Jr. by
pinning Tajiri with the chokeslam
Christian pinned Sho Funaki with the
Unprettier
Test pinned Maven after the boot to the face
Billy Kidman, Hugh
Morrus, & Mark Henry defeated D-Von Dudley, Batista, & Albert after
Kidman hit the Shooting Star Press
Val Venis & Randy Orton defeated Billy
Gunn & Chuck Palumbo
Lance Storm pinned Hardcore Holly with the superkick
in a Canada vs. USA match
Chris Jericho pinned Edge with a Downard
Spiral
Torrie Wilson defeated Ivory and Stacy Keibler in a swimsuit
contest
Triple H pinned Kurt Angle with the Pedigree
WWE @ Edmonton, Alberta - Skyreach Centre - May 27, 2002 (9,500)
Sunday Night Heat:
Matt Hardy defeated Justin
Credible
X-Pac defeated D-Lo Brown
WWE Hardcore Champion Steven Richards
defeated Crash Holly
Raven defeated Shawn Stasiak
Raw - featured Chris
Benoit's return to TV after being on the shelf since King of the Ring
01:
Spike Dudley & WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus defeated WWE
European Champion William Regal & Molly Holly at 3:05 when Trish pinned
Molly with a backslide; after the bout, Regal & Molly continued to attack
their opponents; both the Women's and European titles were on the line
Terri
pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Steven Richards to win the title when, as she was
conducting an interview with Richards backstage, a brawl broke out also
involving Jackie, the Big Bossman, and Shawn Stasiak; after Richards was beaten
down and the other three participants took their battle elsewhere, Terri made
the pin
Steven Richards pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Terri with a roll up to
win the title as she was celebrating
Booker T & X-Pac defeated Matt &
Jeff Hardy at 3:41 when X-Pac pinned Jeff after Jeff sustained the scissors kick
and the X-Factor; after the match, Booker had the nWo music cut so he could do
the Spinaroonie to his own music
Brock Lesnar (w/ Paul Heyman) pinned Bubba
Ray Dudley at 5:50 with the F5 after Heyman tripped Bubba Ray from the
apron
The Big Show pinned Bradshaw at 1:59 with the chokeslam after avoiding
a boot to to the chest
Goldust pinned Crash Holly at 1:03 with the Curtain
Call; after the match, Kevin Nash came ringside and kicked Crash in the face
after Goldust rolled out of the ring; Goldust wrestled the match with the nWo colors painted on his face
Rob Van Dam defeated WWE IC Champion Eddie Guerrero in a ladder match to win the title at 20:27 after kicking the champion off the top rope to the floor;
early in the bout, Chris Benoit appeared in the crowd and showed a ticket to security before taking a seat in the front row;
after the bout, Benoit helped Steve Austin in holding off Ric Flair and Eddie Guerrero only to attack Austin from behind and help in triple teaming him
(Cheating Death, Stealing Life:
The Eddie Guerrero Story, The Ladder Match))
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Lethbridge, Alberta - May 27, 2002
Billy
Kidman defeated Sho Funaki
Batista defeated Val Venis
Mark Henry &
Hugh Morrus defeated Albert & Christian
WWE Cruiserweight Champion the
Hurricane defeated Tajiri
Lance Storm defeated D-Von Dudley
Maven &
Randy Orton defeated Hardcore Holly & Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Test defeated
Farooq
WWE Tag Team Champions Rikishi & Rico defeated Billy Gunn &
Chuck Palumbo
Torrie Wilson defeated Ivory and Stacy Keibler in a swimsuit
contest
Chris Jericho defeated Edge
Triple H defeated Kurt Angle
WWE @ Calgary, Alberta - Saddledome - May 28, 2002
Velocity:
Mark Henry defeated the Godfather
Albert defeated Hugh Morrus
D-Von Dudley defeated Val Venis
Smackdown! - featured the TV debut of Dawn Marie:
WWE Tag Team Champions Rikishi & Rico defeated Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo at 2:16 when Rikishi kicked Rico in the face, who then fell on Palumbo for the
win; after the match, Gunn & Palumbo argued with Rico over the loss
Christian pinned Maven at 2:08 with the Unprettier after Tajiri interfered and kicked Maven in the head, knocking him off the top rope
Chris Jericho pinned Farooq at 3:59 with a modified neckbreaker after Farooq hit an unprotected turnbuckle
WWE World Champion the Undertaker pinned Randy Orton with the chokeslam at 5:20; after the match, Triple H made the save and challenged the champion to
a title match
Tajiri & Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Billy Kidman & WWE Cruiserweight Champion the Hurricane at 4:10 when Tajiri pinned the Hurricane with the kick to
the head after the champion became distracted by a message on the big screen that said the mystery person who had been leaving notes for the Hurricane
in previous weeks would reveal themself the following week
Test pinned Triple H with the boot to the face at 5:47 after Triple H knocked the Undertaker off the ring apron; earlier in the match, Lance Storm also
interfered on behalf of Test; after the contest, Taker pounded away at Triple H, hit the chokeslam, and repeatedly smacked him with a steel chair until
numerous referees and officials intervened
Edge pinned Kurt Angle in a steel cage match at around the 17-minute mark with a spear off the top rope after knocking Angle off the top to the mat; Angle
was the first to escape the cage, at 9:45, but Hulk Hogan came ringside and threw Angle back in the cage before the referee - who was unconcious - could
stop the match; Hogan remained ringside until the finish of the match
(Bloodbath: Wrestling's Most Incredible Steel Cage Matches,
Edge: A Decade of Decadence)
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Pensacola, FL - Civic Center - June 1,
2002 (4,200)
Billy Kidman defeated Jamie Noble
Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated
Ron Waterman
Hardcore Holly pinned Hugh Morrus with a spinebuster
The
Island Boys defeated Christian & Test after Test walked out of the
match
D-Von Dudley & Batista defeated Val Venis & Randy Orton when
Batista pinned Orton
WWE Cruiserweight Champion the Hurricane pinned Tajiri
with the chokeslam
WWE Tag Team Champions Rikishi & Rico defeated Billy
Gunn & Chuck Palumbo
Hardcore Holly (sub. for an injured Edge) pinned
Chris Jericho after Edge interfered
Torrie Wilson defeated Victoria, Stacy
Keibler, and Ivory in a swimsuit contest
Triple H pinned Kurt Angle with the
Pedigree
WWE (Raw) @ New Orleans, LA – Arena - June 2, 2002 (4,200)
Jackie
pinned Crash Holly with a roll up
Tommy Dreamer pinned WWE Hardcore Champion
Steven Richards with the DVD to win the title
Raven pinned WWE Hardcore
Champion Tommy Dreamer with the DDT to win the title
Steven Richards pinned
WWE Hardcore Champion Raven with the Steven Kick to win the title
Spike
Dudley & Shawn Stasiak defeated Goldust & Justin Credible when Spike
pinned a confused Goldust with the Dudley Dog after Kevin Nash came ringside,
took out Credible, and took his place in the match
Brock Lesnar pinned Bubba
Ray Dudley with the F5 after William Regal interfered
WWE European Champion
William Regal (w/ Molly Holly) defeated D-Lo Brown via submission with the
STF
World Heavyweight Champion the Undertaker defeated WWE IC Champion Rob Van
Dam
Shelton Benjamin pinned Prototype (John Cena) with a kick
Booker T
& the Big Show (w/ X-Pac) defeated Matt Hardy & Bradshaw when Booker
pinned Hardy with the Bookend after Show and Bradshaw brawled out of the
ring
Steve Austin pinned Eddie Guerrero after hitting a Stunner on both
Guerrero and an interfering Ric Flair
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Jackson, MS - State Fair Coliseum - June 2,
2002
Christian defeated Billy Kidman
Hardcore Holly defeated Hugh
Morrus
Test defeated Ron Conway
Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Jamie
Noble
Val Venis & Randy Orton defeated D-Von Dudley & Batista
WWE
Cruiserweight Champion the Hurricane defeated Tajiri
WWE Tag Team Champions
Rikishi & Rico defeated Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo
Hardcore Holly
defeated Chris Jericho
Torrie Wilson defeated Victoria, Stacy Keibler, and
Ivory in a swimsuit contest
Triple H defeated Kurt Angle
WWE @ Dallas, TX - American Airlines Arena - June 3,
2002 (7,800)
Shelton Benjamin defeated Prototype
Sunday Night Heat:
Raven defeated Spike Dudley
Molly
Holly defeated Jackie
The Big Show defeated Jeff Hardy via
disqualification
Crash Holly defeated Shawn Stasiak
Raw - included an
opening segment in which Steve Austin challenged Ric Flair to a match as payback
for the previous week's attack from Flair, Chris Benoit, and Eddie Guerrero;
included the Undertaker brutally attacking Matt Hardy backstage as payback for
Jeff Hardy's interference in his match against Tommy Dreamer; featured Shawn
Michaels' surprise return to TV as he was introduced by Kevin Nash as the newest
member of the nWo:
Bradshaw pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Steven Richards
with the Clothesline from Hell at 2:45 to win the title after sending an
interfering Spike Dudley to the floor; Jackie was the referee for the bout;
after the match, Bradshaw fought off an interfering Justin Credible and Crash
Holly
KOTR Qualifying Match: X-Pac pinned Goldust at 3:26 with the X-Factor
after blocking Goldust's Bronko Buster with a kick to the groin; X-Pac came to
the ring wearing Kane's mask
WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus pinned Terri
in a lingerie match at 2:16 with a bulldog; after the bout, Trish hit an
interfering Molly Holly in the head with the title belt after blocking a brass
knuckles punch from Molly with the belt
Eddie Guerrero & Brock Lesnar (w/
Paul Heyman) defeated WWE IC Champion Rob Van Dam & Bubba Ray Dudley at 8:59
when Guerrero pinned RVD with the Frog Splash after Heyman pushed RVD off the
top and Lesnar hit the F5
KOTR Qualifying Match: Booker T pinned WWE European
Champion William Regal in a non-title match at 3:26 after hitting Regal with the
title belt as the referee was busy taking a steel chair away from Regal; after
the bout, Booker hit the Spinaroonie
WWE World Champion the Undertaker
defeated Tommy Dreamer in a non-title match via submission with the dragon
sleeper at 3:00; after the match, the champion poured a pail full of Dreamer's
own vomit over Dreamer at ringside until Jeff Hardy ran in the ring and hit a
baseball slide - sending Taker chest-first into the vomit
Steve Austin pinned
Ric Flair in an 'old time wrestling match' with the Stunner at 14:31; prematch
stipulations stated that Austin could not punch Flair, the loser would become
the servant of the winner, and that if Austin won he would come off the bench
and if he lost he would be indefinately suspended; both Chris Benoit and Eddie
Guerrero interfered mid-way through the bout
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Tulsa, OK - Convention Center - June 3,
2002
Randy Orton pinned Christian with a roll up
Chavo Guerrero Jr.
pinned Jamie Noble with the brainbuster
Hardcore Holly pinned Test with a
roll up after the referee pushed Test in response to Test pushing the
referee
Billy Kidman pinned Rob Conway with a sit-down powerbomb
WWE
Cruiserweight Champion the Hurricane pinned Tajiri with the chokeslam
Val
Venis & Hugh Morrus defeated D-Von Dudley & Batista when Morrus pinned
D-Von after Batista accidentally hit his partner with the steel cash box
WWE
Tag Team Champions Rikishi & Rico defeated Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo
when Rikishi pinned Palumbo after Rico accidentally hit Palumbo with one of the
title belts
Hardcore Holly (sub. for an injured Edge) pinned Chris Jericho
with the Alabama Slam after Edge dropped Jericho throat-first over the top rope;
Jericho originally won the match with his feet on the ropes but Edge told the
referee what happened
Torrie Wilson defeated Victoria, Stacy Keibler, and
Ivory in a swimsuit contest
Triple H pinned Kurt Angle with the Pedigree
WWE @ Oklahoma City, OK - Cox Convention Center - June 4, 2002 (6,000)
Albert defeated Prototype
Shelton Benjamin defeated Rob Conway
Velocity:
Test defeated Randy Orton
Chavo Guerrero Jr.
defeated Sho Funaki
The Godfather defeated Hugh Morrus
Ivory defeated
Linda Miles
Smackdown! - included the revelation that Nidia was the one
who had been sending the Hurricane letters over the previous weeks; featured the
on-screen debut of Jamie Noble as he attacked the Hurricane backstage; included
the on-screen debut of Linda Miles and Jackie Gayda in which Vince McMahon made
a match between Linda and Ivory for Velocity; featured Tajiri attacking Maven in
his hospital room after finding him with Torrie Wilson:
Triple H and Hulk Hogan co-won a 20-man battle royal at 8:14 when both men hit the the floor at
the same time following a Triple H clothesline; order of elimination: Farooq by
D-Von Dudley via backdrop (:50), D-Von by Triple H (1:33), Billy Kidman by Test
via a boot to the face as Kidman stood on the apron (1:51), Val Venis by
Christian (1:58), Christian by Hulk Hogan (2:21), Randy Orton by Kurt Angle via
backdrop (3:16), Al Snow by Chris Jeircho via a forearm blow as Snow stood on
the apron (3:35), Lance Storm by Mark Henry via clothesline (3:45), Chavo
Guerrero Jr. by Henry via gorilla press onto Storm (3:58), the Hurricane by
Angle after avoiding the chokeslam (4:17), Hugh Morrus by Angle via clothesline
(4:23), Albert by Angle as Albert attempted to eliminate Hardcore Holly (4:43),
Henry eliminated by falling over the top while lunging at Angle, who stood on
the ring apron (5:11), Angle by Holly (5:34), Holly by Test via a boot (5:41),
Jericho by Hogan and Test by Triple H (6:47); the match was to determine the #1
contender to the world title and who would face the Undertaker at the King of
the Ring; after the bout, a one-on-one bout was made by Vince McMahon for later
in the night between Hogan and Triple H
Billy Gunn & Chuck
Palumbo defeated WWE Tag Team Champions Rikishi & Rico in an elimination
match to win the titles at 4:05; Rico submitted to a wrist lock from Palumbo at
the 24-second mark; Rikishi pinned Gunn with a Diamond Cutter at 1:59; Palumbo
pinned Rikishi with the Jungle Kick after Rico interfered and hit a spin kick on
his partner; during the cover, Gunn pushed Rikishi's foot off the bottom
rope
KOTR Qualifying Match: Val Venis pinned Christian
at 3:22 by avoiding the Unprettier and hitting a back suplex into a
powerbomb
Kurt Angle pinned Hardcore Holly at 6:59 with a roll over and
grabbing into the ropes for leverage; after the bout, Holly dominated a brawl
with Angle by hitting the Alabama Slam and then using the ring bell as a
weapon
KOTR Qualifying Match: Chris
Jericho defeated Edge via forfeit when Edge was unable to compete due to a
shoulder injury sustained during the previous week's steel cage match against
Kurt Angle; during the segment, Jericho attacked Edge and further injured the
shoulder by laying it across the steel ring steps and smashing it with a steel
chair before Val Venis made the save
Lance Storm pinned Billy Kidman at 2:44
with a superkick after avoiding a clothesline
Triple H pinned Hulk Hogan with the Pedigree at 6:43 after kicking out of the legdrop; after the match, Hogan
brought Triple H back into the ring to shake his hand and both men posed until they were attacked by Kurt Angle
and the Undertaker; stipulations stated the winner would challenge WWE World Champion the Undertaker at the King
of the Ring (Hulk Hogan: The Unreleased Archives)
WWE (Raw) @ Lexington, KY - Rupp Arena - June 7, 2002
D-Lo
Brown & Shawn Stasiak defeated Goldust & Justin Credible
Tommy
Dreamer defeated Steven Richards
Spike Dudley & WWE Women's Champion
Trish Stratus defeated WWE European Champion William Regal & Molly Holly
when Trish pinned Molly; both titles were on the line for the
contest
Prototype defeated Crash Holly
WWE Hardcore Champion Bradshaw
defeated the Big Show
X-Pac defeated Matt Hardy
Bull Buchanon defeated Ron
Waterman
Brock Lesnar defeated Bubba Ray Dudley
WWE World Champion the
Undertaker defeated WWE IC Champion Rob Van Dam
Steve Austin defeated Eddie
Guerrero
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Albany, GA - June 8, 2002
Christian
defeated Randy Orton
Tajiri & Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Shannon Moore
& Ron Waterman
Test defeated Sean O’Haire
WWE Cruiserweight Champion
the Hurricane defeated Jamie Noble
Farooq defeated D-Von Dudley
Billy
Kidman defeated Lance Storm
WWE Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & Chuck
Palumbo defeated Rikishi & Tazz
Chris Jericho defeated Val
Venis
Torrie Wilson defeated Ivory, Victoria & Stacy Keibler in a
swimsuit contest
Hardcore Holly defeated Kurt Angle
WWE (Raw) @ Knoxville, TN - Thompson-Boling Arena - June 8,
2002
Tommy Dreamer defeated Steven Richards
Prototype defeated Crash
Holly
D-Lo Brown & Shawn Stasiak defeated Goldust & Justin
Credible
Spike Dudley & WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus defeated WWE
European Champion William Regal & Molly Holly; both titles were on the line
for the contest
WWE Hardcore Champion Bradshaw defeated the Big Show
WWE
IC Champion Rob Van Dam defeated Eddie Guerrero
Bull Buchanon defeated Ron
Waterman
Matt Hardy defeated Raven
Brock Lesnar defeated Bubba Ray
Dudley
Steve Austin defeated Ric Flair in a steel cage match
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Augusta, GA - June 9, 2002
Randy Orton
defeated Christian
Tajiri & Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Shannon Moore
& Rob Conway
Lance Storm defeated Billy Kidman
Test defeated Sean
O’Haire
Farooq defeated D-Von Dudley
WWE Cruiserweight Champion the
Hurricane defeated Jamie Noble
WWE Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & Chuck
Palumbo defeated Rikishi & Tazz
Chris Jericho defeated Val
Venis
Torrie Wilson defeated Ivory, Victoria & Stacy Keibler in a
swimsuit contest
Hardcore Holly defeated Kurt Angle
WWE (Raw) @ Columbus, GA - Civic Center - June 9,
2002
Prototype pinned Crash Holly
Bull Buchanon defeated Ron
Waterman
D-Lo Brown & Shawn Stasiak defeated Goldust & Justin
Credible after the Lo Down
Matt Hardy pinned Raven with the Twist of
Fate
Spike Dudley & WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus defeated WWE
European Champion William Regal & Molly Holly when Trish pinned Molly; both
titles were on the line for the contest; Jackie was the referee for the
bout
WWE Hardcore Champion Bradshaw defeated the Big Show (w/ X-Pac) after
Raven, Tommy Dreamer, and Steven Richards interfered and tried to win the
title
Tommy Dreamer defeated Steven Richards
Brock Lesnar pinned Bubba Ray
Dudley with the F5
WWE IC Champion Rob Van Dam pinned Eddie Guerrero with the
Five Star Frog Splash
Steve Austin defeated Ric Flair in a steel cage match
after hitting the Stunner on both Flair and an interfering Arn Anderson
(Austin's last match in the WWE until February 03)
WWE @ Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena - June 10, 2002 (8,000)
Bull Buchanon defeated Ron Waterman
Prototype defeated Scott Vick; Jackie was
the guest referee for the bout
Sunday
Night Heat:
Goldust defeated Steven Richards
Tommy Dreamer defeated
Shawn Stasiak
D-Lo Brown pinned Crash Holly with a modified side slam in an
impromptu match
Raven defeated Jeff Hardy via disqualification when Jeff
began choking his opponent with television cables
Raw - this was the
episode in which Steve Austin no-showed and, as such, walked out of the company;
it also featured the nWo kicking Booker T out of the group:
Booker T, the
Big Show, & X-Pac defeated Tommy Dreamer, Spike Dudley, & Shawn Stasiak
at 2:50 when Booker pinned Dreamer with the Harlem side kick; after the match,
Booker had the nWo music cut so he could do the Spinaroonie to his own
music
WWE European Champion William Regal pinned WWE Hardcore Champion
Bradshaw at 3:41 after Regal hit Bradshaw with a pair of brass knuckles, thrown
in the ring by Christopher Nowinski who sat ringside for the show; following the
contest, Regal and Nowinski left ringside together after Nowinski was restrained
by security; only the European title was on the line (Nowinski's debut)
Molly
Holly pinned WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus in a non-title match with the
Molly-Go-Round at 2:27; due to prematch stipulations, Molly earned a Women's
title shot for the near future; had Trish won, Molly would have to wrestle the
following Raw in a thong; after the match, Molly choked Trish out with a pair of
Trish's panties
KOTR Qualifying Match: WWE IC Champion Rob Van Dam pinned
Eddie Guerrero in a non-title match at 9:38 after a series of roll overs
KOTR
Qualifying Match: Brock Lesnar (w/ Paul Heyman) pinned Bubba Ray Dudley at 4:49
with the F5 as Bubba Ray attempted to hit the Bubba Bomb on an interfering
Heyman
Vince McMahon pinned Ric Flair in a no holds barred match at 9:03 when
Brock Lesnar interfered as Flair had the figure-4 applied, scared Arn Anderson
from ringside (Arn was taunting Vince and urging him to submit), and hit the F5
on Flair; due to prematch stipulations, McMahon won ownership of the Raw brand
and thus became the sole owner of the WWE; had Flair won, he would have earned
McMahon's ownership of Smackdown! and become the sole owner of the WWE
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Florence, SC - Civic Center - June 10,
2002
Randy Orton pinned Christian with a roll up
Tajiri & Chavo
Guerrero Jr. defeated Shannon Moore & Rob Conway when Tajiri pinned Conway
with a kick to the head
Lance Storm pinned Sean O'Haire with a superkick and
using the ropes for leverage
WWE Cruiserweight Champion the Hurricane pinned
Jamie Noble with the chokeslam
Hardcore Holly defeated Test
Farooq pinned
D-Von Dudley after hitting him with the steel cash box
WWE Tag Team Champions
Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo defeated Rikishi & Billy Kidman after Palumbo
hit the superkick on Kidman
Chris Jericho defeated Val Venis (sub. for Edge)
via submission with the Walls of Jericho
Torrie Wilson defeated Victoria,
Stacy Keibler, and Ivory in a swimsuit contest
Triple H pinned Kurt Angle
with the Pedigree
WWE @ Greenville, SC - Bi-Lo Center - June 11, 2002
Scott
Vick & Sean O'Haire defeated Rob Conway & Shannon Moore after O’Haire hit the TKO
Chavo
Guerrero Jr. pinned Shannon Moore with the brainbuster
Velocity:
WWE Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn
& Chuck Palumbo defeated Randy Orton & Mark Henry after Gunn hit Henry
with the Fameasser
Rikishi pinned Albert with the Bonzai Drop
Jamie Noble
(w/ Nidia) defeated Sho Funaki via submission with the Trailer Hitch
Kurt
Angle pinned Hardcore Holly with a roll up and grabbing the ropes for
leverage
Smackdown – included Vince McMahon
officiating the contract signing between Triple H and the Undertaker for a world
title match at the King of the Ring; moments thereafter, Triple H demanded a
match with the Undertaker that night, fending off Billy Gunn, smashing a number
of monitors, and threatening to destroy a video camera until Vince McMahon
returned ringside and made a main event tag team match with Triple H and Taker
on opposing teams:
KOTR Qualifying Match: Test pinned WWE
Cruiserweight Champion the Hurricane with the Test Drive in a non-title match;
after the bout, Jamie Noble and Nidia came to the ring and humiliated the
beaten champion
KOTR Qualifying Match: Hardcore Holly pinned Tajiri by
fighting off the Tarantula and hitting the Alabama Slam
Billy Kidman &
Val Venis defeated Chris Jericho & Lance Storm when Kidman pinned Storm with
a roll up
Farooq pinned D-Von Dudley with the Dominator after around 10
seconds; after the bout, Batista ran to the ring but Farooq escaped harm
WWE
Women's Champion Trish Stratus & Linda Miles defeated Ivory & Jackie
Gayda when Trish pinned Ivory with the bulldog
WWE World Champion the
Undertaker & Kurt Angle defeated Triple H via disqualification in a handicap
match when Triple H hit Taker with the sledgehammer; after the bout, Triple H
sustained Angle’s Olympic Slam; the bout was to have been a tag team match also
involving Hulk Hogan but Hogan was attacked by Angle and Taker moments before
the bout was scheduled to begin
WWE (Raw) @ Albuquerque,
NM - Pit - June 14, 2002
Spike Dudley & WWE Women's Champion Trish
Stratus defeated WWE European Champion William Regal & Molly Holly when
Trish pinned Molly; both titles were on the line for the contest
Eddie
Guerrero defeated Matt Hardy
Justin Credible defeated Crash Holly
Goldust
defeated Steven Richards
Raven defeated Tommy Dreamer
D-Lo Brown defeated
Shawn Stasiak
Booker T defeated the Big Show
Brock Lesnar defeated WWE
Hardcore Champion Bradshaw in a non-title match
WWE World Champion the
Undertaker defeated WWE IC Champion Rob Van Dam
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Honolulu, HI - Blaisdell Center - June 15,
2002
Tajiri pinned Christian
Albert & D-Von Dudley defeated Randy
Orton & Sho Funaki
WWE Cruiserweight Champion the Hurricane defeated
Jamie Noble
Test defeated Val Venis
WWE Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn
& Chuck Palumbo defeated Hugh Morrus & Farooq
Billy Kidman pinned
Lance Storm with the Shooting Star Press
Rikishi defeated Kurt
Angle
Torrie Wilson defeated Ivory and Stacy Keibler in a swimsuit
contest
The Rock pinned Chris Jericho; late in the contest, Jericho received
a headbutt from Bruce Willis who sat ringside for the show
WWE (Raw) @ San Diego, CA - Sports Arena - June 15,
2002
D-Lo Brown & WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus defeated WWE
European Champion William Regal & Molly Holly with a roll up after Regal
began arguing with guest referee Jackie
Matt Hardy pinned Shawn Stasiak with
the Twist of Fate
Raven & Justin Credible defeated Tommy Dreamer &
Spike Dudley in a hardcore match
Brock Lesnar pinned Bradshaw with the F5;
Paul Heyman was barred from the building for the contest
Jackie pinned
Victoria; Crash Holly was the guest referee for the bout
Goldust pinned
Steven Richards
WWE IC Champion Rob Van Dam pinned Eddie Guerrero with the
Five Star Frog Splash after the challenger missed his own version of the
move
Shelton Benjamin pinned Prototype
Booker T pinned the Big Show with a
roll up
WWE World Champion the Undertaker pinned Triple H
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Anaheim, CA - Arrowhead Pond - June 16,
2002
WWE Cruiserweight Champion the Hurricane pinned Jamie Noble with
the chokeslam
Christian, Lance Storm, & Albert defeated Sho Funaki, Hugh
Morrus, & Randy Orton after Storm hit the superkick on Funaki
Tajiri
pinned Rob Conway with a kick to the head
Farooq pinned D-Von Dudley with a
spinebuster
Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned Chavo Guerrero Jr. by reversing a
flapjack off the top into a bulldog (Mysterio's debut)
Hulk Hogan defeated
Kurt Angle via disqualification after Angle used a steel chair
Val Venis
pinned Test with the Money Shot
WWE Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & Chuck
Palumbo defeated Rikishi & Billy Kidman when Palumbo pinned Kidman after
Rico interfered and hit Kidman with one of the title belts
Torrie Wilson
defeated Ivory and Stacy Keibler in a swimsuit contest
Triple H pinned Chris
Jericho with the Pedigree in a steel cage match, despite interference from Billy
Gunn & Chuck Palumbo; after the bout, Triple H hit the Pedigree on Gunn
& Palumbo
WWE (Raw) @ Bakersfield, CA - Centennial Garden Arena - June 16,
2002
Spike Dudley & WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus defeated WWE European Champion William Regal & Holly Holly;
Jackie was the guest referee for the bout
D-Lo Brown defeated Shawn Stasiak
Tommy Dreamer defeated Raven
Victoria defeated Jackie
Brock Lesnar defeated Bradshaw
WWE World Champion the Undertaker defeated WWE IC Champion
Rob Van Dam
Shelton Benjamin defeated Prototype
Goldust defeated Steven Richards
Eddie Guerrero defeated Matt Hardy
Booker T defeated the Big Show
WWE @ Oakland, CA - Arena - June 17, 2002
Shelton Benjamin defeated Prototype; Justin Roberts was the ring announcer for the bout, doing a try out
Sunday Night Heat - only shown internationally:
WWE Hardcore Champion Bradshaw defeated Justin Credible; Jackie was the guest referee
WWE European Champion William Regal defeated Tommy Dreamer
Goldust defeated Shawn Stasiak
Raw - this episode is notable for the surprise
return of the Rock as he made an anti-Steve Austin, pro-WWE speech to close the
broadcast:
KOTR Quarter Finals: WWE IC Champion Rob Van Dam pinned X-Pac
with the Five Star Frog Splash at 6:00 after Booker T interfered and hit the
Bookend on X-Pac
Jeff Hardy pinned Raven at 3:48 with the Swanton after
knocking Raven off the top rope; the Undertaker watched the contest from the
ramp for the duration of the match
Christopher Nowinski (w/ William Regal)
pinned Spike Dudley with the full nelson slam at 3:19 after Dudley knocked Regal
off the ring apron; after the match, Bradshaw made the save
D-Lo Brown &
WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus defeated Crash & Molly Holly when D-Lo
pinned Crash with the Sky High at 2:46
WWE World Champion the Undertaker
pinned Matt Hardy in a non-title match with the powerbomb at 2:11; during the
contest, both Jeff Hardy and Raven interfered; after the match, Jeff was
handcuffed to the top rope and beaten down by the Undertaker while Raven
attacked Matt
KOTR Quarter Finals: Brock Lesnar (w/ Paul Heyman) pinned
Booker T with the F5 at 3:22 after Booker knocked X-Pac and the Big Show off the
ring apron; during the match, Shawn Michaels and Kevin Nash did guest commentary
while Goldust and the remainder of the NWO were at ringside; after the match,
Booker and Goldust were beaten down by the NWO
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Fresno, CA - Selland Arena - June 17,
2002
Albert defeated Rob Conway
Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Chavo
Guerrero Jr.
Torrie Wilson defeated Stacy Keibler in a bra & panties
match
Christian, Lance Storm, & Test defeated Randy Orton, Hugh Morrus,
& Sho Funaki
Farooq defeated D-Von Dudley
WWE Cruiserweight Champion
the Hurricane defeated Jamie Noble and Tajiri in an elimination match
WWE
Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo defeated Rikishi & Billy
Kidman
Chris Jericho defeated Val Venis via submission with the Walls of
Jericho
Triple H pinned Kurt Angle with the Pedigree
WWE @ Sacramento, CA - Arco Arena - June 18, 2002
Prototype defeated Shelton Benjamin; Justin Roberts was the ring announcer, doing a try out
Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned Sho Funaki with a West Coast Pop off the top; Justin Roberts was the ring announcer, doing a try out
Velocity:
Randy Orton pinned Rob Conway with a crossbody off the top
Chavo Guerrero Jr. pinned Albert with a roll up after
Albert hit an exposed turnbuckle Tajiri pinned Hugh Morrus with a kick to the
head
D-Von Dudley (w/ Batista) pinned Farooq after Batista interfered and hit
a one-handed chokeslam
Smackdown! – included an opening segment in which
Kurt Angle cut a promo on facing Hulk Hogan at the King of the Ring which led to
he and Hogan brawling in the ring:
Rikishi pinned Christian even though
Christian’s foot was on the bottom rope during the cover; after the bout, Lance
Storm came ringside to argue the decision and later blamed the referees for
being biased against Canadians
Jamie Noble (w/ Nidia) pinned Billy Kidman
after Nidia interfered to prevent Kidman from hitting the Shooting Star Press;
due to pre-match stipulations, Noble became the #1 contender for the WWE
Cruiserweight Championship; after the match, the Hurricane attacked Noble and
regained possession of his mask
Triple H pinned Billy Gunn (w/ Chuck Palumbo
& Rico) with the Pedigree; after the bout, the Undertaker and Kurt Angle
came to the ring to attack Triple H, with Angle accidentally hitting Taker with
a steel chair
KOTR Qualifying Match: Chris Jericho defeated Val Venis
via submission with the Walls of Jericho
KOTR Qualifying Match: Test
pinned Hardcore Holly with the boot to the face
Kurt Angle defeated WWE World
Champion the Undertaker in a non-title match with a roll up after the champion
became distracted by Triple H at ringside; after the bout, Triple H was the last
man standing following a brawl with he and Hulk Hogan against Taker and Angle
WWE (Raw) @ Cincinnati, OH - June 22, 2002
Steven Richards
defeated Shelton Benjamin
Jackie defeated Victoria; Crash Holly was the guest
referee for the bout
Tommy Dreamer defeated Prototype
Raven pinned WWE
Hardcore Champion Bradshaw to win the title
Spike Dudley pinned WWE Hardcore
Champion Raven to win the title
Shawn Stasiak pinned WWE Hardcore Champion
Spike Dudley to win the title
Bradshaw pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Shawn
Stasiak to win the title
D-Lo Brown & WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus
defeated Christopher Nowinski & Molly Holly; Jackie was the guest referee
for the bout
HWA Champion Lance Cade defeated Johnny Stamboli
Goldust
defeated Justin Credible
Brock Lesnar defeated Bubba Ray Dudley
Booker T
& Matt Hardy defeated the Big Show & X-Pac
WWE IC Champion Rob Van
Dam defeated Eddie Guerrero in a steel cage match
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Huntington, WV - June 22, 2002
WWE
Cruiserweight Champion the Hurricane defeated Tajiri and Jamie Noble
Chavo
Guerrero Jr. defeated Rob Conway
Lance Storm, Christian, & Test defeated
Hugh Morrus, Randy Orton, & Billy Kidman when Storm pinned Morrus after Test
hit a boot to the face
Albert pinned Sean O'Haire
D-Von Dudley pinned
Farooq with his feet on the ropes
WWE Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn &
Chuck Palumbo defeated Val Venis & Hardcore Holly after Rico
interfered
Rikishi pinned Kurt Angle with the Bonzai Drop
Torrie Wilson
defeated Stacy Keibler in a bra & panties match after 4 minutes; Ivory was
the special referee for the bout
Triple H pinned Chris Jericho with the
Pedigree in a steel cage match, despite interference from Billy Gunn & Chuck
Palumbo
King of the Ring 02 - Columbus, OH - Nationwide Arena - June 23, 2002
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Raven & Steven Richards at 6:02 when Jeff pinned Richards
Pay-per-view bouts - featured Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler on commentary:
King of the Ring Semi-Finals: WWE IC Champion Rob Van Dam pinned Chris Jericho in a non-title match at 14:32
with the Five Star Frog Splash after knocking Jericho off the top and crotching him on the ropes; after the bout, Jericho attacked
RVD during an in-ring interview (Rob Van Dam: One Of A Kind)
KOTR Semi-Finals: Brock Lesnar (w/ Paul Heyman) pinned Test with the F5 at 8:18
Jamie Noble (w/ Nidia) pinned WWE Cruiserweight Champion the Hurricane to win the title at 11:38 with a powerbomb
Ric Flair pinned Eddie Guerrero at 17:00 after Bubba Ray Dudley came through the crowd and hit the Bubba Bomb on Guerrero as the referee was
sending an interfering Chris Benoit backstage
Molly Holly pinned WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus to win the title at 5:41 with a roll up and using the tights for leverage
Kurt Angle defeated Hulk Hogan via submission with the ankle lock at 12:08 after avoiding the legdrop
(The Best of King of the Ring)
KOTR Finals: Brock Lesnar (w/ Paul Heyman) pinned WWE IC Champion Rob Van Dam in a non-title match by catching RVD coming off the top
and hitting the F5 at 5:42 after interference from Heyman; due to pre-match stipulations which stated the winner of the KOTR tournament would
earn a world title shot at Summer Slam, Lesnar was made the #1 contender
(The Best of King of the Ring)
WWE World Champion the Undertaker pinned Triple H at 23:44 with a low blow and roll up after interference from the Rock, who did guest commentary
for the bout; after the match, the Undertaker laid out both the Rock and Triple H; late in the contest, Triple H sustained a legit injury which
led to a rushed impromptu finish of the match
WWE @ Cleveland, OH - Gund Arena -
June 24, 2002
Crash Holly & Steven Richards defeated the Island
Boys after Richards hit the Steven Kick on Ekmo
Jason Sugarman & Mike
Sanders defeated BJ Payne & Steve Bradley after Sanders hit a clothesline
off Sugarman’s shoulders
Sunday Night Heat:
Eddie Guerrero pinned
Spike Dudley with the frog splash
Sean O'Haire pinned Justin Credible with
the modified DVD
Tommy Dreamer defeated Johnny Stamboli via disqualification
after Stamboli hit a low blow; Jackie was the special referee for the bout and
after the match hit a clothesline on Stamboli
Raven pinned Matt Hardy with a
roll up and putting his feet on the ropes for leverage after Hardy failed a
moonsault
Raw – included an opening segment in which Vince McMahon came
out to the ring and confronted the Raw talent, coining the phrase ‘ruthless
aggression’; the segment featured an appearance of Shawn Michaels and Kevin Nash
and McMahon making a match for later in the night pitting Booker T & Goldust
against X-Pac & the Big Show; included a backstage segment in which Goldust
dressed up like the Crocodile Hunter and referred to X-Pac as a swamp rat;
included the coronation of Brock Lesnar as the 2002 King of the Ring, which was
eventually interrupted by Rob Van Dam:
WWE European Champion William
Regal & Christopher Nowinski defeated WWE Hardcore Champion Bradshaw &
Spike Dudley when Nowinski pinned Bradshaw with a roll up after throwing Spike
to the floor
Eddie Guerrero pinned Bubba Ray Dudley with a hurricanrana into
a roll up; after the bout, Bubba Ray hit a powerbomb on Eddie through a table
set up in the ring before Chris Benoit came down and locked Bubba Ray in the
Crippler Crossface; moments thereafter, several wrestlers came to the ring to
make the save
Tommy Dreamer pinned Raven with the DVD; due to pre-match
stipulations in which the loser would have to leave Raw, Raven was forced from
the building by security
WWE World Champion the Undertaker pinned Jeff Hardy
in a non-title match with the powerbomb after hitting a chokeslam on the
floor
Trish Stratus & Linda Miles defeated WWE Women's Champion Molly
Holly & Jackie Gayda when Trish pinned Molly with the bulldog
X-Pac &
the Big Show defeated Booker T & Goldust when Show pinned Goldust with the
chokeslam as Goldust attempted the Shattered Dreams
WWE IC Champion Rob Van
Dam defeated Brock Lesnar (w/ Paul Heyman) via disqualification when Heyman
broke the pinfall after the champion hit a moonsault; after the bout, RVD hit
the Van Daminator on Lesnar and the Five Star Frog Splash on Heyman before
Lesnar powerbombed him through the announce table
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Moline, IL - Mark of the Quad - June 24,
2002
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble pinned the Hurricane at 6:53
when Nidia prevented the challenger from suplexing Noble into the ring, with
the champion falling on top for the win
Albert & Christian defeated Rob
Conway & Prototype at 11:07 when Christian pinned Conway after Albert hit a
kick to the head
D-Von Dudley pinned Shelton Benjamin at 7:07 with the
neckbreaker after Benjamin hit a superkick on an interfering Batista
Billy
Kidman & Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr. & Tajiri at 8:38
when Kidman pinned Chavo with a sunset flip
WWE Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn
& Chuck Palumbo defeated Farooq & Randy Orton at 5:53 when Palumbo
pinned Farooq after Rico interfered and hit the challenger with one of the title
belts
Test pinned Hardcore Holly at 6:01 with the kick to the face
Edge
pinned Lance Storm at 2:24 with the spear after fighting off an interfering
Christian
Val Venis pinned Chris Jericho at 10:28 with a DDT and the Money
Shot after Edge interfered
Torrie Wilson pinned Stacy Keibler in a bra &
panties match at 1:18; Ivory was the guest referee while Dawn Marie was the
guest ring announcer
Rikishi (sub. for Triple H) pinned Kurt Angle at 15:16
with the Rikishi Driver
WWE @ Chicago, IL - AllState Arena - June 25, 2002
Shelton Benjamin defeated Rob Conway
Velocity:
Tajiri pinned Albert at 3:58 with
the kick to the head
Christian pinned the Hurricane at 4:37 with a roll up
and using the tights for leverage
Billy Kidman pinned Sho Funaki at 3:59 with
a hurricanrana off the top
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble (w/ Nidia)
defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr. via submission with the Trailer Hitch at 5:34
Smackdown! – included an in-ring promo by the Undertaker which was interrupted by Kurt Angle, who then challenged Taker for a world title
match the following week:
Kurt Angle pinned John Cena at 5:37 with a double chicken wing into a roll up; prior to the bout, Cena accepted Angle's open challenge for
someone whom he had never faced before to wrestle him; after the match, Cena offered to shake Angle’s hand in a showing of respect but Angle
just laughed and walked away; moments later, Cena was congratulated backstage by Rikishi, Farooq, Billy Kidman, and the Undertaker (Cena's TV debut)
(Before They Were Superstars 2,
The Best of Smackdown: 10th Anniversary)
WWE Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn &
Chuck Palumbo defeated Hardcore Holly & Val Venis when Palumbo pinned Venis
after Gunn hit the Fameasser
Lance Storm pinned Mark Henry with a superkick
after Christian came ringside
Rikishi defeated Test via disqualification
after Test shoved the referee down; after the bout, Rikishi survived an attack
from Christian, Lance Storm, and Test
Billy Kidman & the Hurricane
defeated WWE Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble (w/ Nidia) & Tajiri when
Kidman pinned Tajiri with the Shooting Star Press after the Hurricane hit the
chokeslam
D-Von Dudley & Batista defeated Farooq & Randy Orton when
Batista pinned Orton with a spinebuster
Hulk Hogan defeated Chris Jericho via
disqualification after Jericho hit Hogan in the head with a steel chair; after
the bout, Jericho continued his assault on the floor with the chair until his
own music and pyro went off with Edge making a surprise appearance, hitting the
spear on Jericho, and saving Hogan from further injury
WWE (Raw) @ Washington DC - MCI Center - June 28,
2002
William Regal & Christopher Nowinski defeated Bubba Ray &
Spike Dudley when Nowinski pinned Spike with a full nelson slam
WWE Women's
Champion Molly Holly pinned Trish Stratus by blocking a monkey flip out of the
corner and putting her feet on the ropes for leverage
Shawn Stasiak pinned
WWE Hardcore Champion Bradshaw to win the title after Steven Richards
interfered
Spike Dudley pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Shawn Stasiak to win the
title with the Dudley Dog
Steven Richards pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Spike
Dudley to win the title with the Steven Kick
Bradshaw pinned WWE Hardcore
Champion Steven Richards to win the title with the Clothesline from Hell
D-Lo
Brown pinned Justin Credible with the Sky High
Matt Hardy pinned Raven with
the Twist of Fate
Brock Lesnar pinned Ric Flair with the F5 after Chris
Benoit distracted Flair from ringside
WWE IC Champion Rob Van Dam pinned
Eddie Guerrero with the Five Star Frog Splash after Ric Flair prevented
interference from Chris Benoit; the bout was to have been a ladder match but was
changed to a normal match with no explanation given
Steven Richards pinned
Tommy Dreamer by avoiding the DVD and hitting the Steven Kick
Booker T &
Goldust defeated the Big Show & X-Pac when Booker pinned X-Pac with the Book
End
WWE World Champion the Undertaker pinned Hulk Hogan with the chokeslam
after a chair shot
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Providence, RI - Civic Center - June 29,
2002
John Cena defeated Albert
Christian & Lance Storm defeated
Sho Funaki & Mark Henry
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble defeated
the Hurricane
WWE Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo defeated
Val Venis & Hardcore Holly
Rey Mysterio Jr. & Billy Kidman defeated
Chavo Guerrero Jr. & Tajiri
D-Von Dudley & Rob Conway defeated Hugh
Morrus & Steve Bradley
Rikishi fought Test to a no contest
Torrie
Wilson defeated Stacy Keibler in a bra & panties match
Edge defeated Kurt
Angle
WWE (Raw) @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - June 29,
2002
WWE European Champion William Regal & Christopher Nowinski
defeated Bubba Ray & Spike Dudley
D-Lo Brown defeated Justin
Credible
Shawn Stasiak pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Bradshaw to win the title
after Steven Richards interfered
Spike Dudley pinned WWE Hardcore Champion
Shawn Stasiak to win the title with the Dudley Dog
Steven Richards pinned
WWE Hardcore Champion Spike Dudley to win the title with the Steven
Kick
Bradshaw pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Steven Richards to win the title
with the Clothesline from Hell
WWE Women's Champion Molly Holly defeated
Trish Stratus
Matt Hardy defeated Raven
Brock Lesnar defeated Ric
Flair
Steven Richards defeated Tommy Dreamer
WWE IC Champion Rob Van Dam
defeated Eddie Guerrero in a ladder match
Booker T & Goldust defeated
X-Pac & the Big Show
WWE World Champion the Undertaker pinned Hulk Hogan
with the chokeslam after Vince McMahon distracted Hogan from ringside
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Augusta, ME - Civic Center - June 30, 2002 (4,000)
John Cena pinned Christian with a roll up; Christian originally won
the match by using the ropes for leverage but the referee had the contest
continue
Albert pinned Steve Bradley
Lance Storm defeated Rob
Conway
Mark Henry & Hugh Morrus defeated D-Von Dudley & Batista when
Henry scored the pin with the running powerslam
Rikishi pinned Test with a
Samoan Drop, despite interference from Lance Storm and Christian
Rey Mysterio
Jr. & Billy Kidman defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr. & Sho Funaki when
Mysterio pinned Chavo with a hurricanrana off the top
WWE Cruiserweight
Champion Jamie Noble defeated the Hurricane and Tajiri in an elimination match;
the Hurricane pinned Tajiri with the chokeslam; Noble pinned the Hurricane when
Nidia interfered and held onto the challenger's legs as he attempted a suplex,
with the champion falling on top for the win
WWE Tag Team Champions Billy
Gunn & Chuck Palumbo defeated Hardcore Holly & Val Venis; after the
bout, Rico sustained both the Alabama Slam and Money Shot
Torrie Wilson
pinned Stacy Keibler with a roll up
Kurt Angle defeated Edge (sub. for Triple
H who was having surgery on his elbow) via submission with the ankle lock after
Billy Gunn, Chuck Palumbo, and Rico interfered; after the bout, Rikishi made the
save
WWE (Raw) @ Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun - June 30,
2002
Christopher Nowinski pinned Spike Dudley
Jackie pinned Victoria
with a DDT; Crash Holly was the guest referee for the contest but another
referee made the pinfall
Raven pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Bradshaw to win
the title
Crash Holly pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Raven to win the
title
Steven Richards pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Crash Holly to win the
title with the Steven Kick
Bradshaw pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Steven
Richards to win the title with the Clothesline from Hell
D-Lo Brown pinned
Shawn Stasiak with the Sky High
Bubba Ray Dudley & Trish Stratus defeated
WWE European Champion William Regal & WWE Women's Champion Molly Holly when
Trish pinned Molly with the bulldog
WWE World Champion the Undertaker pinned
Ric Flair with the chokeslam
Tommy Dreamer pinned Justin Credible
Matt
Hardy pinned Eddie Guerrero with the Twist of Fate
WWE IC Champion Rob Van
Dam defeated Brock Lesnar via disqualification when Paul Heyman prevented the
pinfall after the champion hit the Five Star Frog Splash; after the bout, Lesnar
attacked RVD
Booker T & Goldust defeated the Big Show & X-Pac when
Booker pinned X-Pac with the scissors kick
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Portland, ME - Civic Center - July 1, 2002 (3,388; 3,200 paid)
Included an in-ring segment in which Scotty 2 Hotty announced he would soon return to the ring, only for Chief Morley to come out and
order him out of the arena
Sho Funaki pinned Rico by avoiding a spin kick and using a roll up
Lance Storm &
Christian defeated John Cena & Steve Bradley when Storm pinned Bradley with
the superkick
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble pinned the Hurricane as
the challenger attempted a suplex into the ring, Nidia swept his feet out from
under him and held the leg down during the cover
WWE Tag Team Champions Billy
Gunn & Chuck Palumbo defeated Val Venis & Hardcore Holly when Gunn
pinned Holly with a roll up after a Jungle Kick from Palumbo
Billy Kidman
& Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr. & Tajiri after Kidman
vaulted Rey into the air and Mysterio hit a Frankensteiner off the top on
Chavo
D-Von Dudley, Batista, & Albert defeated Hugh Morrus, Rob Conway,
& Mark Henry when D-Von pinned Conway
Torrie Wilson defeated Stacy
Keibler in a Bra & Panties match
Rikishi pinned Test
Edge pinned Kurt Angle, despite outside
interference from Billy Gunn, Chuck Palumbo, and Rico; after the match, Edge,
Val Venis, Hardcore Holly, Rikishi, and Scotty 2 Hotty held off Gunn, Palumbo,
Rico, Christian, Lance Storm, and Test
WWE @ Manchester, NH - Verizon Wireless Arena - July 1, 2002
Justin Credible defeated Shelton Benjamin
Sunday Night Heat:
Trish Stratus pinned Victoria with the bulldog
Raven pinned Tommy Dreamer with the DDT
Matt Hardy pinned Steven Richards with the Twist of Fate
Raw:
Brock Lesnar (w/ Paul Heyman) pinned Ric Flair in an impromptu match with the F5 after Flair knocked Heyman off the apron
Christopher Nowinski pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Bradshaw in a non-title match after hitting him with a cow bell
WWE IC Champion Rob Van Dam pinned WWE European Champion William Regal with the Five Star Frog Splash in a non-title match;
after the match, RVD called out Lesnar but instead got a challenge from Paul Heyman for a bout between RVD and Lesnar
for Vengeance - which RVD accepted
Bubba Ray & Spike Dudley defeated Eddie Guerrero & Chris Benoit when Bubba pinned Guerrero with the Bubba Bomb;
after the match, Benoit threw Spike from the top rope through a table on the floor and applied the Crippler Crossface on Bubba (Benoit's return match)
Booker T defeated the
Big Show via count-out after kicking the ring steps into Show's face, knocking him out; after the match, Shawn Michaels
held Kevin Nash and the Big Show apart, announced that Triple H would soon be joining the NWO, and then superkicked Show
in an act of tough love for losing the bout
WWE World Champion the Undertaker defeated Jeff Hardy in a ladder match at 14:05 after chokeslamming the challenger from the top
of the ladder; after the match, Jeff reached his feet and was met with a powerbomb from the champion; Jeff again reached
his feet moments later, grabbed the mic and said Taker hadn't broken him; Taker then returned to the ring, set up Hardy for
a punch, but instead raised Jeff's hand in a showing of respect
(The Ladder Match)
WWE @ Boston, MA - FleetCenter - July 2, 2002
Sho Funaki pinned Steve Bradley with a cradle
Velocity:
Tajiri pinned Billy Kidman at 4:04 with a kick to the head after spraying mist in his face
Hardcore Holly pinned Chavo Guerrero Jr. with the Alabama Slam at 4:24
Christian pinned Mark Henry with a roll up after a chair shot at 4:02
Albert pinned Rob Conway at 4:02 with the Baldo Bomb
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble defeated the Hurricane at 7:01 with the Trailer Hitch
Smackdown!:
Lance Storm (w/ Christian & Test) pinned Rikishi after Test kicked Rikishi in the face as he attempted the Bonzai Drop
D-Von Dudley & Batista defeated Randy Orton & Val Venis when Batista pinned Orton with a spine buster after Orton
missed a crossbody off the top
Hulk Hogan & Edge defeated WWE Tag Team Champions Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo (w/ Rico) to win the titles at 10:04 when
Edge pinned Palumbo following a double boot to the face and a legdrop from both Edge and Hogan; Hogan used his classic
"Real American" theme song before and after the bout to celebrate Independence Day (Hogan's first time using "Real American" in 9 years)
(Vengeance 02,
Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology,
Edge: A Decade of Decadence,
The Best of Smackdown: 10th Anniversary)
Chris Jericho pinned John Cena at 5:07 with the Flashback and putting his feet on the ropes for leverage;
after the bout, Jericho extended his hand to Cena but attacked him until Cena eventually cleared the ring
Torrie Wilson defeated Stacy Keibler in a Bra & Panties match
WWE World Champion the Undertaker fought Kurt Angle to a draw at 10:22 when Taker pinned Angle at the same time that he tapped out to Angle's triangle
choke; following the commercial break, more referees came into the ring as the crowd began to chant "Bullshit;" moments later, referee Mike Sparks ruled
Angle as the winner while referee Jimmy Kordaris ruled Taker as the winner; referee for the match, Mike Chioda, then ruled the match a draw; Angle then
jumped Taker from behind and put him in the ankle lock until he was pulled away by referees
(The Best of Smackdown: 10th Anniversary)
WWE (Raw) @ Frederick, MD - Harry Grove Stadium - July 6,
2002
Tommy Dreamer, Sean O'Haire, & Shelton Benjamin defeated Justin
Credible, Steven Richards, & Crash Holly when Dreamer pinned Crash with the
Spicolli Driver
D-Lo Brown pinned Shawn Stasiak with the Sky High
Jackie
& Linda Miles defeated WWE Women's Champion Molly Holly & Jackie
Gayda
Eddie Guerrero pinned Spike Dudley with the frog splash
Matt Hardy
pinned Raven with the Twist of Fate
WWE European Champion William Regal
pinned Bubba Ray Dudley
WWE IC Champion Rob Van Dam defeated Brock Lesnar via
disqualification
Steven Richards pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Bradshaw to win
the title
Crash Holly pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Steven Richards to win the
title
Christopher Nowinski pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Crash Holly to win
the title
Bradshaw pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Christopher Nowinski to win
the title
Booker T pinned the Big Show with the Bookend
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Mobile, AL – Civic Center - July 6,
2002
Sho Funaki defeated Albert
D-Von Dudley & Batista defeated
Rob Conway & Nick Dinsmore
Billy Kidman pinned Tajiri with a
facebuster
Lance Storm & Christian defeated Hardcore Holly & Val
Venis
Test defeated Randy Orton
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble
defeated the Hurricane and Chavo Guerrero Jr. in an elimination match; Hurricane
pinned Chavo with a chokeslam; Noble pinned Hurricane after Nidia tripped the
challenger as he attempted a suplex into the ring and held onto the leg during
the cover
Shannon Moore, Mark Henry, & Farooq defeated Billy Gunn, Chuck
Palumbo, & Rico
Kurt Angle pinned Rikishi with the Olympic Slam after
Rico, Billy Gunn, and Chuck Palumbo interfered
Torrie Wilson defeated Dawn
Marie in a Bra & Panties match
Edge pinned Chris Jericho with the
spear
WWE (Raw) @ Wildwood, NJ - July 7, 2002
Tommy Dreamer,
Shelton Benjamin, & Sean O'Haire defeated Justin Credible, Steven Richards,
& Crash Holly
WWE European Champion William Regal defeated Bubba Ray
Dudley
WWE Women's Champion Molly Holly & Jackie Gayda defeated Jackie
& Linda Miles
Steven Richards pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Bradshaw to
win the title
Crash Holly pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Steven Richards to win
the title
Chris Nowinski pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Crash Holly to win the
title
Bradshaw pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Chris Nowinski to win the
title
WWE IC Champion Rob Van Dam defeated Brock Lesnar via
disqualification
D-Lo Brown pinned Shawn Stasiak
Matt Hardy pinned
Raven
Eddie Guerrero pinned Spike Dudley
Booker T defeated the Big Show in
a No DQ match
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Savannah, GA - Civic Center - July 7,
2002
Val Venis & Randy Orton defeated D-Von Dudley & Batista when
Val pinned D-Von with the Money Shot
Chuck Palumbo, Billy Gunn, & Rico
defeated Rob Conway, Farooq, & Nick Dinsmore following the Doomsday Device
on Conway
The Hurricane pinned Albert with a school boy roll up
WWE
Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble pinned Billy Kidman with a backslide and
having his feet on the ropes for leverage
Christian & Lance Storm
defeated Mark Henry & Sho Funaki when Christian pinned Henry following a
superkick from Storm
Rey Mysterio Jr. & Shannon Moore defeated Tajiri
& Chavo Guerrero Jr. when Rey pinned Chavo with a Frankensteiner off the
top
Hardcore Holly pinned Test with a roll up after the referee shoved
Test
Rikishi defeated Kurt Angle via disqualification after a low
blow
Torrie Wilson defeated Dawn Marie (sub. for Stacy Keibler) in a Bra
& Panties match
WWE Tag Team Champion Edge pinned Chris Jericho with the
spear as Jericho prepared to use a chair
WWE @ Philadelphia, PA - First Union Center - July 8,
2002
Justin Credible pinned Shelton Benjamin with a superkick at
3:38
Sunday Night Heat:
Sean O'Haire pinned Shawn Stasiak at 5:09
with a powerslam
The Big Show pinned Matt Hardy with the chokeslam at
4:19
WWE Hardcore Champion Bradshaw pinned Raven with the Clothesline from
Hell at 5:03
WWE Women's Champion Molly Holly pinned Jackie at 4:13 after
hitting her with the title belt; Crash Holly was the special
referee
Raw:
Booker T pinned Eddie Guerrero with a sunset flip at
3:08; after the match, Bubba Ray & Spike Dudley came to Booker's aid against
Chris Benoit and Guerrero
Chris Benoit (w/ Eddie Guerrero) defeated Bubba Ray
Dudley (w/ Spike Dudley) via submission to the Crippler Crossface at 3:56; after
the match, Booker T and Goldust made the save for the Dudleyz against Benoit and
Guerrero
WWE Hardcore Champion Bradshaw & Trish Stratus defeated Chris
Nowinski & Jackie Gayda when Trish pinned Gayda with a bulldog off the
top
Ric Flair defeated Steven Richards via submission with the figure-4 at
3:42
Jeff Hardy pinned WWE European Champion William Regal to win the title
following the Swanton at 4:23 after dropkicking the champion into the
corner
Kevin Nash (w/ Shawn Michaels), X-Pac, the Big Show, Chris Benoit,
& Eddie Guerrero defeated WWE IC Champion Rob Van Dam, Booker T, Goldust,
Bubba Ray, & Spike Dudley when Show pinned Booker T with the chokeslam at
9:26 following a superkick from Michaels; midway through the match, RVD chased
Michaels to the entrance way - where he was attacked by Brock Lesnar, sustained
the F5 on the ramp, and was taken out of the match; late in the contest, Nash
legitly injured his knee and was also taken out of the match
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Salisbury, MD - July 8, 2002
The
Hurricane pinned Albert with a roll up after the referee pushed Albert
WWE
Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble pinned Billy Kidman with the Razor's
Edge
Tajiri & Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Rey Mysterio Jr. & Shannon
Moore when Tajiri pinned Moore with a series of kicks
D-Von Dudley &
Batista defeated Mark Henry & Randy Orton when Batista scored the pin with a
clothesline
Test pinned Nick Dinsmore with a boot to the face
Rikishi
pinned Kurt Angle with a piledriver, despite outside interference from Billy
Gunn, Chuck Palumbo, & Rico; after the match, Val Venis, Randy Orton, and
Mark Henry made the save for Rikishi
Farooq, Rob Conway, & Sho Funaki
defeated Billy Gunn, Chuck Palumbo, & Rico when Farooq pinned
Rico
Hardcore Holly & Val Venis defeated Christian & Lance Storm when
Val pinned Storm with a splash off the top
Torrie Wilson defeated Dawn Marie
(sub. for Stacy Keibler) in a Bra & Panties match
Edge pinned Chris
Jericho with the spear
WWE @ Atlantic City, NJ - July 9, 2002
Rob Conway pinned an unknown with a sit-down powerbomb off the top
Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned Sho
Funaki with a top rope Frankensteiner
Velocity:
Randy Orton pinned
Albert with a roll up after Albert hit the corner
Val Venis defeated Test via
disqualification after a low blow
Billy Kidman pinned Chavo Guerrero Jr. with
a top rope Frankensteiner
Tajiri pinned Shannon Moore by catching Moore
coming off the top and hitting a kick to the midsection and
head
Smackdown!:
WWE Tag Team Champions Hulk Hogan & Edge defeated Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo (w/ Rico) at 6:17 when Hogan pinned Gunn with the boot to the face
and legdrop after Edge dropped Palumbo with the spear
(Hulk Hogan: The Unreleased Archives)
WWE Women's Champion Molly Holly pinned Torrie Wilson with a roll up
D-Von Dudley & Batista defeated Randy Orton & Mark Henry when Batista pinned Henry with a spinebuster
Rikishi pinned Test with a Samoan Drop, despite the outside interference from Christian and Lance Storm; after the
match, Edge & Hulk Hogan made the save for Rikishi
Billy Kidman & the Hurricane defeated WWE Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble (w/ Nidia) & Tajiri at 3:06 when Kidman
pinned Noble with a sit-down powerbomb off the top
WWE World Champion the Undertaker & John Cena defeated Kurt Angle & Chris Jericho when Cena pinned Jericho with an
Oklahoma side roll after the Undertaker blocked the Lionsault with a punch to the face; after the match, the Rock laid out
both the Undertaker and Angle
WWE (Raw) @ Lakeland, FL - July 12, 2002
William Regal
pinned Tommy Dreamer with a neckbreaker
Shawn Stasiak pinned Steven Richards
with a reverse DDT
WWE Women's Champion Molly Holly pinned Trish Stratus with
a roll up
Christopher Nowinski pinned Spike Dudley with a Tiger Bomb
WWE
World Champion the Undertaker pinned Ric Flair by avoiding the figure-4 and
hitting a chokeslam
Justin Credible pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Bradshaw to
win the title after interfering in Bradshaw's title defense with the Big
Show
Spike Dudley pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Justin Credible to win the
title
The Big Show pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Spike Dudley to win the
title
Bradshaw pinned WWE Hardcore Champion the Big Show to win the title
with the Clothesline from Hell, wrapping a cowbell around his arm
Matt Hardy
pinned Raven with the Twist of Fate
Booker T & Goldust defeated Eddie
Guerrero & Chris Benoit when Booker pinned Guerrero with a scissors
kick
D-Lo Brown pinned Justin Credible with the Sky High
WWE IC Champion
Rob Van Dam defeated Brock Lesnar via disqualification when the challenger
pulled the referee in front of him as RVD leapt towards Lesnar; Paul Heyman was
barred from the arena for the bout
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Ottawa, Ontario – Corel Centre – July 13,
2002
Albert pinned John Cena with the Baldo Bomb
Batista pinned Randy
Orton with the Roll of the Dice
Billy Gunn, Chuck Palumbo, & Rico
defeated Shannon Moore, Mark Henry, & Hugh Morrus when Palumbo pinned
Moore
Sho Funaki pinned Nick Dinsmore
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Jamie
Noble pinned Billy Kidman
The Hurricane & Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated
Tajiri & Chavo Guerrero Jr. when Rey pinned Chavo
Lance Storm &
Christian defeated Val Venis & Hardcore Holly when Storm pinned Val with the
superkick
Test pinned Rikishi at around the 5-minute mark after busting
Rikishi open early in the contest
Torrie Wilson defeated Dawn Marie (sub. for
Stacy Keibler) in a Bra & Panties match
Edge pinned Kurt
Angle
WWE (Raw) @ Daytona Beach, FL – Ocean Center – July 13,
2002
D-Lo Brown pinned Steven Richards with the Sky High
Matt Hardy
& Trish Stratus defeated Raven & WWE Women's Champion Molly Holly when
Matt pinned Raven with the Twist of Fate as Trish pinned Molly with the
bulldog
Chris Benoit & Eddie Guerrero defeated Tommy Dreamer (sub. for
Bubba Ray Dudley) & Spike Dudley when Dreamer submitted to Benoit's Crippler
Crossface
Justin Credible pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Bradshaw to win the
title
Shawn Stasiak pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Justin Credible to win the
title
Bradshaw pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Shawn Stasiak to win the title
following the Clothesline from Hell
WWE World Champion the Undertaker pinned
WWE IC Champion Rob Van Dam after kicking a chair into the challenger's
face
Chris Nowinski pinned Goldust after hitting him with a foreign object
thrown in the ring by William Regal
Booker T pinned the Big Show with a
scissors kick
Brock Lesnar pinned Ric Flair with the
F5
WWE (Smackdown!) @ St. John's, Newfoundland - Mile One Stadium -
July 14, 2002
John Cena pinned Albert with a roll up as Albert was
arguing with the referee
Sho Funaki pinned Nick Dinsmore with a roll
up
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble pinned Billy Kidman with a DDT off
the top
Batista pinned Randy Orton with a clothesline when Orton was unable
to get to his feet 30 seconds after sustaining the move; after the bout, a
stretcher was brought ringside but Orton was able to walk to the back with the
assistance of several officials
Rey Mysterio Jr. & the Hurricane defeated
Chavo Guerrero Jr. & Tajiri when Rey pinned Chavo with a hurricanrana off
the top
Test pinned Rikishi with a chair shot and the boot to the face after
Rikishi hit the steel ring post and began bleeding from the head
WWE Tag Team
Champions Lance Storm & Christian defeated Val Venis & Hardcore Holly
when Storm pinned Holly with the superkick
Billy Gunn, Chuck Palumbo, &
Rico defeated Mark Henry, Hugh Morrus, & Shannon Moore after Palumbo hit
Moore with the Jungle Kick
Torrie Wilson defeated Dawn Marie (sub. for Stacy
Keibler) in a bra & panties match
Edge pinned Kurt Angle with the
spear
WWE (Raw) @ Bethlehem, PA - Stabler Arena - July 14,
2002
William Regal pinned Tommy Dreamer with the neckbreaker
WWF
Women's Champion Molly Holly pinned Trish Stratus with her feet on the
ropes
Chris Benoit & Eddie Guerrero defeated Bubba Ray & Spike Dudley
when Benoit applied the Crippler Crossface on Bubba
Justin Credible pinned
WWE Hardcore Champion Bradshaw with the superkick to win the title after
Credible interfered in Bradshaw's title bout with Shawn Stasiak
Shawn Stasiak
pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Justin Credible to win the title
Bradshaw pinned
WWE Hardcore Champion Shawn Stasiak with the Clothesline from Hell to win the
title
WWE World Champion the Undertaker pinned Ric Flair with the
chokeslam
D-Lo Brown pinned Steven Richards with the Sky High
Matt Hardy
pinned Raven with the Twist of Fate
Booker T pinned the Big Show
WWE IC
Champion Rob Van Dam defeated Brock Lesnar via disqualification after the
challenger inadvertantly knocked down the referee
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Binghamton, NY - July 15, 2002
Rey
Mysterio Jr. defeated Tajiri
Albert pinned Nick Dinsmore with the Baldo
Bomb
Torrie Wilson defeated Dawn Marie in a Bra & Panties match
D-Von
Dudley & Batista defeated Mark Henry & Sho Funaki (sub. for Randy
Orton)
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble defeated Billy Kidman and
Chavo Guerrero Jr. in an elimination match; Chavo was eliminated; Noble
defeated Kidman
Chris Jericho defeated John Cena with a low blow and the
Walls of Jericho
Billy Gunn, Chuck Palumbo, & Rico defeated Hugh Morrus,
the Hurricane, & Shannon Moore following Palumbo's Jungle Kick
Rikishi
defeated Test
Christian & Lance Storm defeated Val Venis & Hardcore
Holly after Val missed the Money Shot
Edge pinned Kurt Angle with the spear
WWE @ East Rutherford, NJ - Continental Airlines Arena - July 15, 2002
Chuck Zito from 'Oz' was in attendance
Sunday Night Heat - only shown internationally:
D-Lo Brown
pinned Crash Holly at 5:06
Matt Hardy pinned Raven at 5:40
Goldust pinned
Shawn Stasiak at 6:17
Raw:
William Regal, Chris Benoit, & Eddie
Guerrero defeated WWF European Champion Jeff Hardy, Bubba Ray Dudley, &
Spike Dudley in an elimination match; Guerrero pinned Spike by reversing a pin
attempt into an inside cradle; Bubba was disqualified for using the European
title as a weapon on Regal, who attempted to use it on Hardy; Hardy pinned Regal
with the Swanton after Bubba used the title belt as a weapon; Hardy pinned
Guerrero with a roll up and sitting down on Guerrero for the win; Benoit
defeated Hardy with the Crippler Crossface after Regal interfered and hit Hardy
with a pair of brass knuckles; after the match, Benoit and Guerrero attempted to
put Hardy through a table until the Dudleyz made the save
Tommy Dreamer
pinned Steven Richards in a Singapore Cane match after breaking a cane over
Richards' head
WWF Women's Champion Molly Holly pinned Trish Stratus by
avoiding the bulldog and putting her feet on the ropes
Booker T defeated the
Big Show via disqualification when Show began using a chair on his opponent;
after the match, Show hit the chokeslam on the commentary table
Johnny
Stamboli pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Bradshaw to win the title after hitting him in the head
with a kendo stick backstage as Bradshaw was defending the title against
Christopher Nowinski
Bradshaw pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Johnny Stamboli
with the Clothesline from Hell to win the title as Stamboli was talking with
Eric Bischoff in his office
WWE World Champion the Undertaker & Brock
Lesnar (w/ Paul Heyman) defeated Ric Flair & WWE IC Champion Rob Van Dam
when Taker pinned RVD with the powerbomb after RVD hit the Five Star Frog Splash
on Lesnar; after the match, Lesnar attacked the Undertaker from behind and hit the F5
WWE @ Wilkes-Barre, PA - First Union Arena - July 16,
2002
Simon Diamond defeated Johnny Swinger
Shannon Moore defeated Hugh Morrus
Velocity:
Albert
defeated Nick Dinsmore
Hardcore Holly & Val Venis defeated Billy Gunn
& Chuck Palumbo (w/ Rico) when Val pinned Gunn with the Money Shot following
the Alabama Slam, despite outside interference from Rico (eventually shown on
Smackdown! instead of Velocity)
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble defeated
Sho Funaki
Smackdown!:
John Cena defeated
Chris Jericho via disqualification following a low blow; after the match,
Jericho applied the Walls of Jericho on Cena and attacked him with a chair until
officials broke it up
Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated the Hurricane via
submission with the STF; after the match, Chavo issued a challenge to the
debuting Rey Mysterio Jr. for the following week
Rikishi & WWE Tag Team
Champions Hulk Hogan & Edge defeated Test, Christian, & Lance Storm when
Edge pinned Storm with the DDT after avoiding the superkick
Billy Kidman
pinned Tajiri with the Shooting Star Press; after the match, Jamie Noble attempted to attack Kidman but
was fought off until Tajiri sprayed green mist into Kidman's eyes, allowing Noble to hit the powerbomb on Kidman
The Rock defeated Kurt Angle via disqualification when the Undertaker nailed the Rock with a clothesline midway through the
People's Elbow, after Rock had attacked Taker on the floor; after the match,
Angle hit Taker with a chair and applied the ankle lock on Rock
OVW @ Six Flags - July 19, 2002
Redd Dogg pinned
Seven
Shelton Benjamin pinned Sean O'Haire
Rob Conway defeated Damaja
& Queen Victoria in a handicap match
The Hurricane defeated WWE
Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble via disqualification
Nick Dinsmore
defeated Doug Basham in a Last Man Standing match
OVW Champion Nova pinned
John Cena; the bout had Dean Hill handcuffed to Kenny Bolin, Jim Cornette
handcuffed to Jerome Crony, and Matt Morgan handcuffed to Sean O'Haire
WWE (Raw / Smackdown!) @ Sarina, Ontario - July 20,
2002
Lance Storm & Christian defeated Hardcore Holly & Val
Venis
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble defeated Billy Kidman after
Nidia interfered
Eddie Guerrero & Chris Benoit defeated Bubba Ray &
Spike Dudley
Edge pinned Test with the DDT
Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated
Tajiri
The Big Show pinned Booker T with the chokeslam
Matt & Jeff
Hardy defeated William Regal & Christopher Nowinski following the Twist of
Fate / Swanton combo
John Cena pinned Chris Jericho after Edge interfered and
hit the spear on Jericho
WWE Women's Champion Molly Holly pinned Trish
Stratus with a backslide
WWE IC Champion Rob Van Dam defeated Brock Lesnar
via disqualification when the challenger brought a chair into the ring; after the match, RVD hit the Van Daminator on Lesnar
Vengeance 02 - Detroit, MI - Joe Louis Arena - July 21, 2002 (12,000)
Sunday Night Heat: Goldust pinned Steven Richards with a powerslam at 3:49
Pay-per-view bouts - featured Michael Cole & Tazz on commentary for the first half of the show and Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler on commentary
for the second; included a backstage interview with Kurt Angle in which Brock Lesnar & Paul Heyman interrupted, with Heyman introducing Angle
to Lesnar saying they would meet for the world title at Summer Slam; featured Torrie Wilson and Dawn Marie at The World;
included an in-ring segment with Triple H, Eric Bischoff, and Stephanie McMahon in which the Raw and Smackdown! General Managers tried to
convince Triple H to sign a contract to their brand; Triple H agreed to sign with Stephanie, only for Shawn Michaels to come out and talk
Triple H into joining him on Raw; moments later, after Michaels and Triple H left the ring together, Bischoff began gloating only to be slapped
in the face and knocked to the mat by Stephanie; after the segment, Rikishi, Booker T & Goldust were interviewed backstage about their reaction
to Triple H joining Raw; later in the show, Stephanie said Bischoff won a battle on this night but when the time was right she would steal talent
out from under Bischoff's nose and would rip the heart out of Raw:
Bubba Ray & Spike Dudley defeated Chris Benoit & Eddie Guerrero in a tables match at 14:58;
Spike eliminated Guerrero with a Dudley Dogg off the apron to the floor at 13:28;
Benoit eliminated Spike with a press slam to the floor at 14:27; Bubba eliminated Benoit with a Bubba Bomb after blocking a German suplex attempt
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble (w/ Nidia) pinned Billy Kidman at 7:34 with the Tiger Bomb after avoiding a clothesline
WWE European Champion Jeff Hardy pinned William Regal with a roll up at 4:17;
after the bout, Hardy was congratulated backstage by Ric Flair and Hulk Hogan before Hogan and Flair discussed Eric Bischoff being in charge of Raw
John Cena pinned Chris Jericho at 6:19 by reversing an attempt at the Walls of Jericho into a roll up
(John Cena: My Life)
WWE IC Champion Rob Van Dam defeated Brock Lesnar (w/ Paul Heyman) via disqualification at 9:38 when Heyman pulled referee Charles Robinson
out of the ring to prevent the pin after RVD hit the Five Star Frog Splash on the challenger;
prior to the bout, Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler came ringisde to call the last half of the show;
after the match, Lesnar assaulted the referee before he and RVD brawled in the ring; moments later, RVD attmepted to hit the
Van Terminator but Heyman distracted him long enough for Lesnar to attack the champion and hit the F5 onto a steel chair
Booker T pinned the Big Show in a No DQ match at 6:12 with the Harlem Hangover after a low blow and the scissor kick;
moments earlier, Booker hit the scissors kick on Show through the Spanish announce table; after the match, Booker hit the Spinarooni in the ring
Christian & Lance Storm defeated WWE Tag Team Champions Hulk Hogan & Edge to win the titles at 10:01 when Storm pinned Edge after
Chris Jericho came out of the crowd and hit Edge in the face with one of the title belts; moments prior to the finish, Rikishi battled
an interfering Test backstage after Test kicked Edge in the face
The Rock defeated WWE World Champion the Undertaker and Kurt Angle to win the title at 19:34 by pinning Angle with the Rock Bottom after Angle hit the
Olympic Slam on the champion
(The Rock: Just Bring It,
The History of the WWE Heavyweight Championship,
The Rock: The Most Electrifying Man in Sports Entertainment)
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Flint, MI - IMA Sports Arena - July 22,
2002
Rey Mysterio Jr. & Sho Funaki defeated Tajiri & Chavo
Guerrero Jr. when Mysterio pinned Guerrero with a Frankensteiner off the
top
Albert pinned Mark Henry by using the tights for leverage
WWE
Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble pinned Billy Kidman as the challenger
attempted a suplex into the ring, Nidia swept his feet out from under him and
held the leg down during the cover
Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo defeated
the Hurricane & Shannon Moore when Gunn hit the Fameasser on Hurricane after
Hurricane fought off interference from Rico
John Cena pinned Test with a
small package
Rikishi defeated Kurt Angle via disqualification after a low
blow
D-Von Dudley & Batista defeated Mike Awesome & Sean O'Haire when
D-Von pinned Awesome
WWE Tag Team Champions Christian & Lance Storm
defeated Hardcore Holly & Val Venis after Test interfered and attacked
Val
Torrie Wilson defeated Dawn Marie in a Bra & Panties match; Stacy
Keibler was the special referee
Edge pinned Chris Jericho with the DDT
WWE @ Grand Rapids, MI - Van Andel Arena - July 22, 2002
Raw - featured Triple H's heel turn as he attacked Shawn Michaels during the brief DX reunion:
WWE IC Champion Rob Van Dam defeated WWE European Champion Jeff Hardy in a ladder match to unify both championships at 6:56 after knocking Hardy
off a second ladder and then hitting a splash off the top of the first ladder; after the match, RVD raised Hardy's hand in a showing of respect
(History of the Intercontinental Championship,
Ladder Match 2: Crash & Burn)
William Regal & WWE Women's Champion Molly Holly defeated Bubba Ray Dudley & Trish Stratus at 3:55 when Regal forced Trish to submit to the STF as Molly
distracted Bubba
Brock Lesnar (w/ Paul Heyman) pinned Tommy Dreamer in a Singapore Cane match following the F5 at 2:34; after the bout, the Undertaker sent Lesnar out of
the ring following a number of shots with the cane as payback for Lesnar hitting the F5 on Taker the previous week
D-Lo Brown fought Shawn Stasiak to a 3-minute time limit draw; after the match, Eric Bischoff had the two men beaten up by the Island Boys because the
two participants weren't entertaining enough
Chris Benoit defeated Booker T via submission to the Crippler Crossface at 5:52 after sending Booker head-first into an unprotected turnbuckle; due to
prematch stipulations, Benoit earned an IC title shot against RVD for the following week
The Big Show pinned Spike Dudley with the chokeslam at 1:02; after the match, Show put both Spike and Bubba Ray Dudley through a single table after Bubba
attempted to make the save; Eric Bischoff did guest commentary for the contest
WWE World Champion the Rock pinned Eddie Guerrero at 8:30 with the spinebuster and People's Elbow in a non-title match; had Guerrero been victorious, he
would have earned a title shot for the following week; after the bout, Rock had an altercation with Brock Lesnar - with both men having a staredown before
Lesnar dropped the world title belt at the champion's feet; moments thereafter, Lesnar and Paul Heyman let it be known that they had officially signed with
Stephanie McMahon's Smackdown!
(The Rock: The Most Electrifying Man in Sports Entertainment)
Sunday Night Heat - 7/28/02:
Raven pinned Crash Holly with the DDT
Goldust defeated Justin Credible
Steven Richards pinned Matt Hardy by blocking a sunset flip out of the corner and using the ropes for leverage
WWE Hardcore Champion Bradshaw pinned Johnny Stamboli with the Clothesline from Hell after putting a trash can over his opponent's head
WWE @ Indianapolis, IN - Conseco Fieldhouse - July 23, 2002
Sean O'Haire pinned Sho Funaki with a fireman's carry slam
Torrie Wilson & Victoria defeated WWE Women's Champion Molly Holly & Dawn Marie when Torrie pinned Molly with a running swinging neckbreaker
Velocity:
Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo defeated the Hurricane & Shannon Moore when Gunn pinned Hurricane after the Jungle Kick from Palumbo
Tajiri pinned Mike Awesome after a kick to the knee and head
Hardcore Holly pinned Rico with the Alabama Slam after avoiding a spin kick; after the match, Val Venis made the save for Holly against Billy Gunn
& Chuck Palumbo
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble (w/ Nidia) pinned Billy Kidman when Nidia held the challenger's leg down during the cover
Smackdown!:
Mark Henry defeated Kurt Angle via disqualification at 2:58 when Brock Lesnar interfered and hit the F5 on Henry; after the match, Angle and Lesnar had a
confrontation backstage (Lesnar's Smackdown! debut)
Val Venis (w/ Hardcore Holly) pinned D-Von Dudley (w/ Batista) at 3:06 with a back suplex into a sit-down powerbomb as Holly attacked Batista
on the floor; after the match, Batista laid out both Holly and Val
Rikishi pinned Albert at 2:45 with a kick to the face and the Bonzai Drop
Hulk Hogan & WWE World Champion the Rock defeated WWE Tag Team Champions Christian & Lance Storm (w/ Test) via disqualification at 9:13 when Brock Lesnar
broke Hogan's cover on Christian following the legdrop, hit the F5 on Hogan, and then taunted the Rock from the ramp
Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned Chavo Guerrero Jr. at 5:52 with the 619 and West Coast Pop (Mysterio's TV debut)
(Rey Mysterio: 619 ,
Rey Mysterio: Biggest Little Man)
John Cena pinned Test at 3:19 by reversing a powerbomb attempt into an over-the-head sunset flip; after the match, Test kicked Cena in the face
Edge defeated Chris Jericho in a steel cage match at around the 15-minute mark by escaping over the top seconds before Jericho crawled out of the door;
the bout began during the commercial break; after the contest, Lance Storm, Christian, Jericho, and Test attacked Edge on the floor and in the ring until
Rey Mysterio Jr. and John Cena made the save (The Greatest Cage Matches of All Time)
WWE (Raw) @ Houston, TX - Compaq Center - July 26,
2002
Steven Richards pinned Tommy Dreamer with the superkick as Dreamer
came off the top
Raven pinned Matt Hardy with a roll up and using the ropes
for leverage after Hardy missed the legdrop off the top
Trish Stratus &
Linda Miles defeated WWE Women's Champion Molly Holly & Jackie
Gayda
Justin Credible pinned Shelton Benjamin with a roll up and using the
tights for leverage
Chris Benoit & Eddie Guerrero defeated Bubba Ray
& Spike Dudley in a table match when Benoit blocked Spike's Dudley Dog,
throwing Spike through a table set up outside the ring
Goldust defeated
Christopher Nowinski
Raven pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Bradshaw to win the
title after he and Justin Credible interfered during Bradshaw's title defense
against Shawn Stasiak
Justin Credible pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Raven to
win the title with the superkick
Shawn Stasiak pinned WWE Hardcore Champion
Justin Credible to win the title with a roll up
Bradshaw pinned WWE Hardcore
Champion Shawn Stasiak to win the title with the Clothesline from Hell
WWE IC
Champion Rob Van Dam pinned William Regal with the Five Star Frog Splash
The
Undertaker & Booker T defeated Brock Lesnar & the Big Show when Booker
pinned Show with the scissors kick after Taker hit Show with a chair
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Jonesboro, AR - Convocation Center - July 27,
2002
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble defeated Sho Funaki and
Billy Kidman
Test defeated Albert
Tajiri & Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated
Shannon Moore & Rey Mysterio Jr.
Rico, Billy Gunn, & Chuck Palumbo
defeated Farooq Bull Buchanon, & Mike Awesome
Mark Henry & the
Hurricane defeated D-Von Dudley & Batista
WWE Tag Team Champions Lance
Storm & Christian defeated Hardcore Holly & Jerry Lawler
Torrie
Wilson defeated Dawn Marie in a Bra & Panties match
Edge & John Cena
defeated Kurt Angle & Chris Jericho
WWE (Raw) @ San Antonio, TX - Freeman Coliseum - July 27,
2002
Steven Richards defeated Tommy Dreamer
Goldust defeated
Christopher Nowinski
Trish Stratus & Linda Miles defeated WWE Women's
Champion Molly Holly & Jackie Gayda
Raven pinned Matt Hardy by using the
ropes for leverage
Chris Benoit & Eddie Guerrero defeated Bubba Ray &
Spike Dudley in a table match
Justin Credible defeated Shelton Benjamin
Raven
pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Bradshaw to win the title after he and Justin
Credible interfered during Bradshaw's title defense against Shawn
Stasiak
Justin Credible pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Raven to win the
title
Shawn Stasiak pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Justin Credible to win the
title
Bradshaw pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Shawn Stasiak to win the
title
WWE IC Champion Rob Van Dam pinned William Regal
The Undertaker
& Booker T defeated Brock Lesnar & the Big Show when Booker pinned Show
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Little Rock, AR - Alltel Arena - July 28,
2002
The Hurricane & Mark Henry defeated D-Von Dudley & Batista
when Hurricane pinned D-Von with a crossbody off the top
Farooq, Mike
Awesome, & Bull Buchanon defeated Billy Gunn, Chuck Palumbo, & Rico when
Farooq pinned Rico with the Dominator
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble
defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr. and Billy Kidman when he pinned Kidman with a
backslide and putting his feet on the ropes
Rey Mysterio Jr. & Shannon
Moore defeated Tajiri & Sho Funaki when Mysterio pinned Funaki
WWE Tag
Team Champions Lance Storm & Christian defeated Jerry Lawler (sub. for Val
Venis) & Hardcore Holly after Test interfered
John Cena pinned Albert
with a crucifix
Torrie Wilson defeated Dawn Marie in a Bra & Panties
match
Edge pinned Chris Jericho with the spear after Jericho accidentally hit
himself in the face with a chair
Hulk Hogan pinned Kurt Angle with a roll up
after sending Angle into Chris Jericho on the apron; after the match, Edge came
to Hogan's aid against Jericho and Angle
WWE (Raw) @ Columbia, SC - Carolina Coliseum - July 28,
2002
Shelton Benjamin defeated one of the Island Boys
Chris Nowinski
pinned Goldust after avoiding the Curtain Call
Trish Stratus & Linda
Miles defeated WWE Women's Champion Molly Holly & Jackie Gayda
David
Flair defeated Crash Holly
Matt Hardy pinned Raven with the legdrop off the
top and the Twist of Fate
Booker T pinned Steven Richards with the scissors
kick
Chris Benoit & Eddie Guerrero defeated Bubba Ray & Spike Dudley
in a table match when Benoit put Spike through a table
Eddie Guerrero pinned
WWE Hardcore Champion Bradshaw to win the title after he and Justin Credible
interfered in Bradshaw's title defense against Shawn Stasiak
Justin Credible
pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Eddie Guerrero to win the title
Shawn Stasiak
pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Justin Credible to win the title
Bradshaw pinned
WWE Hardcore Champion Shawn Stasiak to win the title
WWE IC Champion Rob Van
Dam pinned William Regal with the Five Star Frog Splash
The Undertaker &
Ric Flair defeated Brock Lesnar & the Big Show after Taker hit Show with a
chair, with Flair scoring the pin
WWE @ Greensboro, NC - Coliseum - July 29, 2002
Crash Holly & Danny DeNucci defeated Shawn Stasiak & Sean O'Haire when Holly pinned Stasiak with a roll up
Sunday Night Heat:
Matt Hardy pinned Steven Richards with the Twist of Fate off the top
Shelton Benjamin pinned Justin Credible with a spin wheel kick
Johnny Stamboli pinned Spike Dudley with a modified Rock Bottom
Goldust pinned William Regal with a roll up; after the match, Regal knocked Goldust out with brass knuckles
Raw:
Booker T pinned Eddie Guerrero with the scissors kick after Guerrero was dropped head-first onto an unprotected turnbuckle
Bubba Ray Dudley & Trish Stratus defeated the Big Show (sub. for William Regal) & WWE Women's Champion Molly Holly when Trish pinned Molly
following the Doomsday Device; after the match, Bubba saved Trish from an attempted chokeslam through a table by the Big Show
Jeff Hardy pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Bradshaw to win the title after a Swanton off the top of a ladder
Johnny Stamboli pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Jeff Hardy to win the title after a spinebuster
Tommy Dreamer pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Johnny Stamboli to win the title after Bradshaw hit the Clothesline from Hell on the champion,
only to be sent out of the ring by Dreamer after a cane shot
Chris Benoit pinned WWE IC Champion Rob Van Dam to win the title when RVD seperated Benoit's hands to break the Crippler Crossface, turned it
into a roll up, and Benoit reversed it into his own roll up to score the win with his feet on the ropes
The Undertaker pinned Christopher Nowinski with the powerbomb in an impromptu match; after the match, Lance Storm, Christian, and Test attacked Taker -
with Storm and Christian hitting two Con-Chair-Twos
WWE World Champion the Rock pinned Ric Flair in a non-title match with the Rock Bottom; after the match, Chris Jericho made a surprise appearance by
interrupting Flair's important announcement, rumored to be his retirement speech, and hit Flair in the face with a steel chair
(The Epic Journey of Dwayne The Rock Johnson)
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Asheville, NC - Civic Center - July 29,
2002
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble defeated Sho Funaki and
Billy Kidman
Farooq & Mark Henry defeated D-Von Dudley &
Batista
Torrie Wilson defeated Dawn Marie
Randy Orton, the Hurricane,
& Hardcore Holly defeated Billy Gunn, Chuck Palumbo, & Rico
Hulk
Hogan pinned Kurt Angle with a roll up after Brock Lesnar came ringside and
threw Angle back into the ring
Mike Awesome defeated Bull Buchanon
Rikishi
defeated Albert; after the match, Rikishi dominated an interfering Billy
Gunn
Tajiri & Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Shannon Moore & Rey
Mysterio Jr.
Brock Lesnar pinned Edge; after the match, Edge took down an
interfering Kurt Angle - who had come ringside to confront Lesnar
WWE @ Charlotte, NC - Coliseum - July 30, 2002
Chavo
Guerrero Jr. & Bull Buchanon defeated David Flair & Dan
DeNucci
Velocity:
WWE Women's Champion Molly Holly defeated Torrie
Wilson
Hardcore Holly pinned Albert with the Alabama Slam
Billy Gunn &
Chuck Palumbo defeated the Hurricane & Shannon Moore when Gunn pinned Moore
with the Fameasser
Farooq pinned Mike Awesome with the spinebuster
Billy
Kidman pinned Sho Funaki with the Shooting Star Press after reversing a
powerbomb attempt into a facebuster
Smackdown!:
Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned Tajiri at 7:15 with a West Coast Pop off the top
Brock Lesnar (w/ Paul Heyman) pinned Mark Henry with an over-the-head belly to belly suplex and the F5
Hulk Hogan defeated Kurt Angle via disqualification at 10:32 when Angle hit Hogan over the back with a steel chair, thinking the referee was
knocked out at the time, as Hogan was distracted by Brock Lesnar & Paul Heyman at ringside; stipulations stated that the winner would face Lesnar
the following week; after the contest, Angle continued to attack Hogan until Hogan fought him off and dropped him with the boot to the face;
as Hogan attempted the legdrop, Lesnar tripped him from the floor and then hit the F5 inside the ring
(Hulk Hogan: The Unreleased Archives)
Rikishi pinned D-Von Dudley (w/ Batista) with the Bonzai Drop, after kicking Batista to the floor; after the match, Batista and D-Von double teamed Rikishi
John Cena pinned
Rico; after the match, Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo attacked Cena
WWE IC Champion Chris Benoit & Eddie Guerrero defeated WWE World Champion the Rock & Edge at 13:00 when Rock tapped out to Benoit's Crippler Crossface
after being distracted by Brock Lesnar at ringside (Benoit & Guerrero's surprise Smackdown! return)
WWE (Raw) @ Miami, FL - American Airlines Arena - August 3,
2002
D-Lo Brown pinned William Regal with a roll up as Regal went for his
brass knuckles
Goldust pinned Christopher Nowinski with a powerslam
WWE
Women's Champion Molly Holly pinned Trish Stratus with her feet on the ropes
after avoiding the bulldog
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Justin Credible
& Raven following the Twist of Fate / Swanton combo
WWE IC Champion Chris
Benoit defeated Rob Van Dam with the Crippler Crossface after hitting him with
the title belt as the referee was distracted by Eddie Guerrero
Steven
Richards pinned Shelton Benjamin by using the tights for leverage when the
momentum of a flying crossbody by Benjamin put Richards on top
Bradshaw
pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Tommy Dreamer to win the title following the
Clothesline from Hell
Tommy Dreamer pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Bradshaw to
win the title after Justin Credible and Shawn Stasiak interfered
Bubba Ray
Dudley pinned Eddie Guerrero in a No DQ match following the Bubba Bomb through a
table after Chris Benoit and Rob Van Dam interfered
The Undertaker &
Booker T defeated the Big Show & Brock Lesnar when Show was pinned after
Lesnar walked out of the match
WWE (Raw) @ Pittsburgh, PA - Mellon Arena - August 4,
2002
Steven Richards pinned Shelton Benjamin at 7:05 by using the tights
for leverage when the momentum of a flying crossbody by Benjamin put Richards on
top
Goldust pinned Christopher Nowinski with a powerslam at 7:25
WWE
Women's Champion Molly Holly pinned Trish Stratus at 4:12 with her feet on the
ropes after avoiding the bulldog and hitting a back suplex
Matt & Jeff
Hardy defeated Justin Credible & Raven at 6:13 following the Twist of Fate /
Swanton combo
Bubba Ray Dudley defeated the Big Show in a tables match at
7:50 after Trish Stratus distracted Show
WWE Tag Team Champions Lance Storm
& Christian defeated the Undertaker & Ric Flair via disqualification at
13:57 when the challengers used steel chairs
D-Lo Brown pinned Sean O'Haire
at 5:55 with the Sky High
Bradshaw pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Tommy Dreamer
to win the title at 6:30 following the Clothesline from Hell
Tommy Dreamer
pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Bradshaw to win the title after Justin Credible and
Shawn Stasiak interfered at the 30 second mark
Booker T pinned William Regal
with the scissors kick at 6:30
Rob Van Dam pinned Chris Jericho at 9:50
following the Van Daminator and Five Star Frog Splash
WWE @ Richmond, VA - Coliseum - August 4, 2002
Velocity:
Hardcore Holly pinned Albert with a roll up; after the match, Rico saved Mark Loyd from Holly
Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Tajiri via disqualification when Tajiri sprayed mist in Chavo's face
Bull Buchanon pinned Mike Awesome with a legdrop off the top
Smackdown! - 8/8/02:
John Cena defeated Kurt Angle via disqualification when Chris Benoit interfered and applied the Crippler Crossface
as Angle was about to be counted-out; after the match, Cena, Edge, and Rey Mysterio Jr. dominated a brawl with
Angle, Benoit, and Eddie Guerrero
Mark Henry pinned D-Von Dudley (w/ Batista) with a running poweslam
Rikishi pinned Batista with a kick to the face after D-Von accidentally hit Batista
The Hurricane & Shannon Moore defeated Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo (w/ Rico) when Moore pinned Palumbo
with a victory roll after avoiding the Doomsday Device
Edge, Rey Mysterio Jr., & John Cena defeated Kurt Angle, WWE IC Champion Chris Benoit, & Eddie Guerrero
when Mysterio pinned Angle with the springboard Frankensteiner into a roll up after hitting the 619
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble & Nidia defeated Billy Kidman & Torrie Wilson when Nidia pinned Torrie
with a roll up as Torrie kicked Noble to the floor
Brock Lesnar (w/ Paul Heyman) defeated Hulk Hogan via KO at 10:05 with a bearhug after hitting the F5;
late in the bout, Lesnar kicked out of the legdrop; after the match, Brock returned to the ring and hit
a bloody Hogan in the head with a steel chair and, moments later, smeared Hogan's blood across his own chest;
had Hogan won the match, he would have won Lesnar's WWE World title shot against the Rock at Summer Slam
(Brock Lesnar: Here Comes the Pain)
WWE @ Baltimore, MD - Arena - August 5, 2002
Sunday Night Heat:
Shelton Benjamin pinned Shawn Stasiak with a reverse spin kick
after Stasiak blocked a kick and grabbed Benjamin's leg
Spike Dudley defeated
Steven Richards via disqualification after a chair shot
Johnny Stamboli (sub.
for Raven) (w/ Raven) pinned D-Lo Brown with the modified Rock Bottom after
Raven used one of his crutches as a weapon
Sean O'Haire pinned Justin
Credible with a modified Samoan Drop
Raw:
Bubba Ray Dudley defeated the Big Show in a tables match after Trish Stratus distracted Show, Spike Dudley hit a spear wearing a football helmet,
and Bubba finished it off with a flapjack through the table
WWE Hardcore Champion Tommy Dreamer pinned Bradshaw following the DDT onto the steel ring steps
Test fought Sgt. Slaughter to a no contest after knocking Slaughter off the ring apron before the bell with the boot to the face
Booker T & Goldust defeated William Regal & Christopher Nowinski when Booker pinned Regal with the scissors kick after an atomic drop from Goldust
Victoria pinned Trish Stratus by reversing a sunset flip and holding onto the ropes for leverage at 4:24;
early in the match, Victoria appeared to injure her knee, with officials then coming out to help her backstage; moments later, Victoria knocked Trish to
the floor, revealing the injury as a fake; after the match, Trish was double teamed by Victoria and WWE Women's Champion Molly Holly, who provided guest
commentary for the bout; moments later, Trish cleared both women from the ring (Victoria's TV in-ring debut)
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated WWE Tag Team Champions Lance Storm & Christian via disqualification when Christian used one of the
tag belts as a weapon and Test interfered; after the match, the Undertaker ran the Un-Americans out of the arena - chasing after them on a police
motorcycle
Rob Van Dam pinned Chris Jericho with the Five Star Frog Splash after Ric Flair interfered and hit Jericho with a chair
WWE (Raw) @ Kelowna, British Columbia - August 9,
2002
Shelton Benjamin pinned Sean O'Haire with a spin kick
Shawn
Stasiak pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Tommy Dreamer to win the title after
interfering in Dreamer's title defense against Steven Richards
Steven
Richards pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Shawn Stasiak to win the title with the
Stevie Kick
Tommy Dreamer pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Steven Richards to win
the title with the DDT
WWE Women's Champion Molly Holly pinned Victoria with
her feet on the ropes
Bradshaw pinned Christopher Nowinski with the
Clothesline from Hell
Goldust pinned William Regal with a modified
bulldog
WWE IC Champion Chris Benoit defeated Rob Van Dam with the Crippler
Crossface after hitting him with the title belt as the referee was distracted by
Eddie Guerrero
Johnny Stamboli pinned Spike Dudley with the modified Rock
Bottom
The Big Show defeated Bubba Ray Dudley in a tables match by blocking a
vertical suplex and hitting the chokeslam
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated
Raven & Justin Credible with the Twist of Fate / Swanton combo
Booker T
pinned Eddie Guerrero in a No Holds Barred match with the scissors kick after
interference from Chris Benoit and Rob Van Dam
WWE (Raw) @ Kamloops, British Columbia - August 10,
2002
Sean O'Haire pinned Shelton Benjamin with a powerslam
Shawn
Stasiak pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Tommy Dreamer to win the title after
interfering in Dreamer's title defense against Steven Richards
Steven
Richards pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Shawn Stasiak to win the title with the
Stevie Kick
Tommy Dreamer pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Steven Richards to win
the title with the DDT
WWE Women's Champion Molly Holly pinned Victoria with
her feet on the ropes
Bradshaw pinned Christopher Nowinski with the
Clothesline from Hell
Goldust pinned William Regal with a modified
bulldog
WWE IC Champion Chris Benoit defeated Rob Van Dam with the Crippler
Crossface after hitting him with the title belt as the referee was distracted by
Eddie Guerrero
Spike Dudley pinned Johnny Stamboli with the Acid
Drop
Bubba Ray Dudley defeated the Big Show in a tables match; after the
match, the locker room emptied out with many of the wrestlers attempting and
eventually putting Show through a table
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Raven
& Justin Credible with the Twist of Fate / Swanton combo
Booker T pinned
Eddie Guerrero in a No Holds Barred match with the scissors kick after
interference from Chris Benoit and Rob Van Dam
Global Warning Tour (Smackdown!) - Melbourne, Australia - Colonial Stadium - August 10, 2002 (56,000)
Featured Michael Cole & Tazz on commentary; included an opening in-ring introduction by Stephanie McMahon;
featured footage of WWE Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble and Nidia surfing; included footage of Kurt Angle,
WWE Tag Team Champions Lance Storm & Christian visiting the Melbourne Zoo; featured footage of Edge, Billy Kidman,
and Torrie Wilson sight seeing in Melbourne; included footage from the Fan Frenzy event held the previous day,
with comments from Stacy Keibler, Mark Henry, Edge, and Brock Lesnar; featured footage from the previous night's
charity dinner:
Rikishi pinned Rico in a Kiss My Ass match at 2:32 with a Samoan Drop after avoiding a moonsault;
after the bout, Rikishi hit a side kick to the face before giving Rico the Stinkface; moments later,
Rikishi danced in the ring with two young fans
Mark Henry & Randy Orton defeated D-Von Dudley & Batista when Henry pinned D-Von with a powerslam at 7:00
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble (w/ Nidia) pinned the Hurricane at 8:45 with a backslide and putting his feet
on the ropes for leverage after the challenger became distracted by Nidia; after the bout, Noble collided with Nidia
while trying to save her from the Hurricane's chokeslam, with Hurricane then dropping Noble with the move
Hardcore Holly & Chavo Guerrero Jr. (w/ Maven) defeated Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo at 15:00 when Chavo pinned Palumbo
Kurt Angle pinned Test with the Olympic Slam at 11:00 after Test accidentally hit himself in the head with a chair
WWE Tag Team Champions Lance Storm & Christian defeated Rey Mysterio Jr. & Billy Kidman at 9:09 when Storm pinned Kidman
after hitting him with one of the title belts, moments after Mysterio hit an Asai moonsault on Christian outside the ring
Edge pinned Chris Jericho at 14:22 with an inside cradle after avoiding the Walls of Jericho;
prior to the bout, Edge came ringside with a camcorder filming the crowd; after the match, Edge climbed
a scaffold beside the ring to look out on the crowd
Torrie Wilson defeated Stacy Keibler in a Bra & Panties match at 4:45, despite interference from Nidia;
Val Venis was the guest ring announcer for the match; after the bout, Torrie fought off an attack from Stacy
and spanked her
WWE World Champion the Rock defeated Triple H and Brock Lesnar (w/ Paul Heyman) in a No DQ match at 14:33
by pinning Triple H with the Rock Bottom, moments after Lesnar kicked out of Triple H's Pedigree
WWE (Raw) @ Vancouver, British Columbia - August 11,
2002
Goldust pinned Sean O'Haire with the powerslam
D-Lo Brown &
Spike Dudley defeated Shawn Stasiak & Shelton Benjamin when Spike pinned
Stasiak with the Acid Drop
WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus pinned
Victoria
Bubba Ray Dudley pinned Johnny Stamboli
Bradshaw (w/ four members
of the BC Lions football team) pinned Christopher Nowinski with the Clothesline
from Hell
WWE IC Champion Chris Benoit defeated Rob Van Dam with the Crippler
Crossface after hitting him with the title belt as the referee was distracted by
Eddie Guerrero
Shawn Stasiak pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Tommy Dreamer to
win the title after interfering in Dreamer's title defense against Steven
Richards
Steven Richards pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Shawn Stasiak to win
the title with the Stevie Kick
Tommy Dreamer pinned WWE Hardcore Champion
Steven Richards to win the title after using a Singapore cane as a
weapon
Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Raven & Justin Credible with the
Twist of Fate / Swanton combo on Credible
Booker T pinned William Regal with
the scissors kick
The Undertaker & Ric Flair defeated the Big Show &
Eddie Guerrero when Flair pinned Show after a chair shot from the Undertaker
WWE @ Seattle, WA - Key Arena - August 12, 2002
Sean O'Haire
defeated Johnny Stamboli
Sunday Night Heat:
Bradshaw pinned Shawn
Stasiak with the Clothesline from Hell
William Regal pinned Shelton Benjamin
with a body scissors into a roll up
D-Lo Brown pinned Justin Credible (w/
Raven) with the Sky High; after the match, Raven hit the DDT on
D-Lo
Raw:
Christopher Nowinski & WWE Women's Champion Molly
Holly defeated Spike Dudley & Trish Stratus when Nowinski pinned
Spike
Booker T (w/ Goldust & Mini Goldust) pinned WWE Tag Team Champion
Lance Storm (w/ Christian) with the scissors kick after Goldust hit Storm in the
face; after the match, the Undertaker made the save for Booker and Goldust
against Storm, Christian, and Test; due to prematch stipulations, Booker &
Goldust earned a tag team title shot against Storm & Christian for Summer
Slam
Chris Jericho & the Big Show defeated Ric Flair & Bubba Ray
Dudley when Jericho forced Bubba to submit to the Walls of Jericho after a low
blow; after the match, Flair depantsed Jericho
WWE Hardcore Champion Tommy
Dreamer pinned Steven Richards after blocking a cane shot with a chair, which
snapped the cane in half, and then hitting the challenger in the head with the
same chair; prematch stipulations called for each man to use only one weapon -
Dreamer a cane and Richards a chair
Rob Van Dam pinned Jeff Hardy with the
Five Star Frog Splash after Matt Hardy interfered and hit the Twist of Fate on
his brother, as payback for Eric Bischoff granting Jeff the match instead of
him; due to prematch stipulations, RVD earned an IC title shot against Chris
Benoit for Summer Slam
Triple H, Test, & WWE Tag Team Champions Lance
Storm & Christian defeated WWE World Champion the Rock, Booker T, Goldust,
& the Undertaker when Test pinned Taker with a boot to the face as Taker was
midway through hitting the powerbomb on Christian
WWE @ Seattle, WA - Key Arena - August 13, 2002
Randy Orton
pinned Mike Awesome
Velocity:
Hardcore Holly pinned Rico with the
Alabama Slam
Bull Buchanon pinned Albert with the legdrop off the top
John
Cena pinned D-Von Dudley with a roll up; after the match, D-Von attacked
Cena
Billy Kidman (w/ Torrie Wilson) & Sho Fuanki defeated WWE
Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble (w/ Nidia) & Tajiri when Funaki pinned
Tajiri
Smackdown!:
Billy Gunn, Chuck Palumbo, & Rico defeated
the Hurricane, Shannon Moore, & Hardcore Holly; after the match, Matt Hardy
made the save for the faces
Kurt Angle defeated Mark Henry via submission
with the ankle lock; after the match, Rey Mysterio Jr. attacked Angle
Brock
Lesnar (w/ Paul Heyman) pinned Rikishi with the F5 as Rikishi prepared to hit
the Stinkface on Heyman
Nidia (w/ Jamie Noble) pinned Torrie Wilson (w/
Billy Kidman) after Noble interfered and hit a clothesline on Torrie
Edge
& Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Eddie & Chavo Guerrero Jr. via
disqualification when Kurt Angle interfered and applied the ankle lock on
Mysterio
WWE World Champion the Rock pinned WWE IC Champion Chris Benoit with
the Rock Bottom; late in the match, Brock Lesnar came ringside to distract the
world champion
WWE (Raw) @ Terre Haute, IN - Hullman Center - August 17,
2002
Spike Dudley pinned Sean O'Haire with the Acid Drop
Raven pinned
WWE Hardcore Champion Tommy Dreamer to win the title with the DDT after
interfering in Dreamer's title defense against Shawn Stasiak
Shawn Stasiak
pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Raven to win the title with an inverted
DDT
Tommy Dreamer pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Shawn Stasiak to win the title
with the Spicolli Driver
Jamal (w/ Rosey) pinned Shelton Benjamin (w/ D-Lo
Brown) with a modified Samoan Drop
Bradshaw pinned Christopher Nowinski with
the Clothesline from Hell
Booker T pinned Steven Richards with the scissors
kick
The Undertaker & Rob Van Dam defeated WWE IC Champion Chris Benoit
& Eddie Guerrero in a steel cage match when RVD pinned Guerrero with the
Five Star Frog Splash as Taker hit a chokeslam on Benoit
WWE Women's Champion
Molly Holly pinned Trish Stratus; Victoria was the special referee
Matt &
Jeff Hardy defeated Raven & Justin Credible when Jeff pinned Credible with a
roll up as Raven and Credible argued over who would score the pin; earlier in
the match, Matt Hardy walked out of the match
Bubba Ray Dudley defeated the
Big Show in a tables match with a flapjack after Trish Stratus distracted Show
WWE (Raw) @ Evansville, IN - Roberts Stadium - August 18,
2002
Sean O'Haire defeated Spike Dudley with a neckbreaker
Steven
Richards pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Tommy Dreamer to win the title after
interfering in Dreamer's title defense against Shawn Stasiak
Shawn Stasiak
pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Steven Richards to win the title
Tommy Dreamer
pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Shawn Stasiak to win the title
WWE Women's
Champion Molly Holly (w/ Victoria) pinned Trish Stratus after Shawn Stasiak
interfered; Jerry Lawler was the special referee
Jamal (w/ Rosey) pinned D-Lo
Brown (w/ Shelton Benjamin)
The Big Show defeated Bubba Ray Dudley in a
tables match following a chokeslam through the table
Brock Lesnar defeated
the Undertaker via disqualification when Taker used a chair
Christopher
Nowinski pinned Bradshaw by using the tights for leverage
Matt & Jeff
Hardy defeated Raven & Justin Credible when Jeff pinned Raven; Matt left
ringside late in the match
Booker T defeated Eddie Guerrero
WWE IC
Champion Chris Benoit defeated Rob Van Dam in a steel cage match; RVD escaped
the cage first but, while the referee was knocked out, Eddie Guerrero attacked
the challenger and put him back into the ring
WWE @ Norfolk, VA - Scope - August 19, 2002
Sunday Night
Heat - only shown internationally:
Shelton Benjamin pinned Crash Holly
with a reverse enzuiguri as Crash held one of Benjamin's legs
Sean O'Haire
pinned Justin Credible with the modified DVD
D-Lo Brown pinned Raven with the
Sky High after avoiding Raven's DDT
Raw:
WWE Hardcore Champion
Tommy Dreamer won a 6-minute Hardcore battle royal by holding onto the title
after scoring the pin on Crash Holly following a Bubba Ray Dudley powerbomb
through a table; earlier decisions: Bradshaw pinned Dreamer, Crash pinned
Bradshaw following a superkick from Steven Richards; participants included: Jeff
Hardy, Bubba Ray Dudley, Steven Richards, Johnny Stamboli, Terri Runnels, Crash
Holly, Bradshaw, and Tommy Dreamer
Trish Stratus pinned Stacy Keibler in a
Bra & Panties Mud Wrestling match at around 1:50 with a roll up outside the
pool following several chops; after the match, Trish pushed Stacy and Howard
Finkel into the pool (Trish Stratus - 100%
Stratusfaction Guaranteed DVD)
Test & WWE Tag Team Champions
Christian & Lance Storm defeated the Undertaker, Booker T, & Goldust
when Christian pinned Goldust after hitting him with one of the title
belts
Rob Van Dam defeated the Big Show via disqualification when Show
attempted to hit RVD with the steel ring steps; after the match, Eric Bischoff
had Jamal & Rosey attack Show for getting out of hand
WWE World Champion
the Rock fought Triple H to a no contest in a non-title match when Shawn
Michaels attacked Triple H as Hunter was about to use his sledgehammer, while
ringside security held back Brock Lesnar on the floor; as the show came to a
close, Michaels and Rock fought off Brock and Triple H
WWE @ Fayetteville, NC - August 20,
2002
Velocity:
Mark Henry defeated Mike Awesome
Tajiri
defeated Sho Funaki
Chuck Palumbo (w/ Rico & Billy Gunn) defeated
Hardcore Holly
Randy Orton (w/ Hardcore Holly) defeated Billy Gunn (w/ Rico
& Chuck Palumbo)
Smackdown!:
The Hurricane & Shannon Moore
defeated WWE Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble (w/ Nidia) & Tajiri when
Moore pinned Noble by reversing a powerbomb attempt into a sunset flip
Chavo
Guerrero Jr. pinned Matt Hardy with a roll up as Matt was distracted by Kane's
pyro; after the match, Hardy argued the desicion with the referee since this was
his hometown
Billy Kidman defeated Kurt Angle via count-out when Angle left
ringside to chase Rey Mysterio Jr. backstage; after the match, Angle attacked
Kidman
Rikishi & John Cena defeated D-Von Dudley & Batista when
Rikishi pinned D-Von with the Bonazi Drop after Batista hit a spinebuster on his
partner and walked out of the match
WWE Women's Champion Molly Holly pinned
Nidia (w/ Jamie Noble) with the somersault sit-down splash onto a standing
Nidia after knocking Noble off the apron; had Nidia won the title, she would
have flashed the crowd; after the match, Molly knocked Noble into Nidia when
Nidia attempted to flash the crowd anyway
WWE World Champion the Rock &
Edge defeated WWE IC Champion Chris Benoit & Eddie Guerrero when Edge pinned
Guerrero with the spear; after the match, the Rock knocked an interfering Brock
Lesnar out of the ring as the show came to a close
WWE (Raw) @ Youngstown, OH - August 23, 2002
Spike Dudley
pinned Johnny Stamboli with the Dudley Dog
Justin Credible pinned Shelton
Benjamin with a roll up and putting his feet on the ropes for leverage
D-Lo
Brown pinned Raven with the Lo-Down
WWE Hardcore Champion Tommy Dreamer
pinned Steven Richards after tying the challenger upside down in the Tree of Woe
and hitting him in the face with a trash can lid
Rob Van Dam pinned the Big
Show with the Van Daminator
WWE Women's Champion Molly Holly pinned Trish
Stratus with her feet on the ropes; Victoria was the guest referee
Jeff Hardy
& Bradshaw defeated William Regal & Christopher Nowinski following the
Clothesline from Hell and Swanton on Nowinski
WWE Tag Team Champions Lance
Storm & Christian defeated Booker T & Goldust after Christian hit
Goldust with one of the title belts
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Albany, NY - Pepsi Arena - August 24,
2002
The Hurricane & Shannon Moore defeated Chuck Palumbo & Rico
(sub. for Billy Gunn)
Batista defeated Bull Buchanon
Tajiri defeated Sho
Funaki
D-Von Dudley defeated Randy Orton
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Jamie
Noble defeated Billy Kidman
Brock Lesnar defeated Rikishi
Matt Hardy
defeated Hardcore Holly
Kurt Angle defeated Rey Mysterio Jr.
Torrie Wilson
defeated Dawn Marie; Nidia was the guest referee
Edge & John Cena
defeated WWE IC Champion Chris Benoit & Eddie Guerrero
WWE (Raw) @ Trenton, NJ - August 24, 2002
Johnny Stamboli
defeated Spike Dudley
Shelton Benjamin defeated Justin Credible
William
Regal & Christopher Nowinski defeated Bradshaw & Jeff Hardy
WWE
Hardcore Champion Tommy Dreamer defeated Steven Richards
WWE Tag Team
Champions Lance Storm & Christian defeated Booker T & Goldust
Raven
pinned D-Lo Brown with the DDT
WWE Women's Champion Molly Holly pinned Trish
Stratus after Victoria interfered; Jerry Lawler was the guest referee but was
distracted by Christopher Nowinski prior to the outside interference
Bubba
Ray Dudley defeated the Big Show in a tables match following a 3D through the
table after Trish Stratus distracted Show
Rob Van Dam pinned Chris Jericho
with the Van Daminator and Five Star Frog Splash
Summer Slam 02 - Long Island, NY - Nassau Coliseum - August 25, 2002 (sell out)
Sunday Night Heat: Spike Dudley pinned Steven Richards with the Dudley Dog; after the match, Spike sent Richards to the floor and
further assaulted him
Pay-per-view bouts - featured Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler on commentary for the Raw matches and Michael Cole & Tazz on commentary for the Smackdown! bouts;
included a backstage segment in which Stephanie McMahon walked into her office to find Eric Bischoff, with the two having words until they agreed to
watch the show together and prove their respective brand was superior; featured a backstage segment in which Paul Heyman and Brock Lesnar discussed
Lesnar's recent victory over Hulk Hogan and facing WWE World Champion the Rock later in the show; included a vignette on WWE and the fact their season
never ends; featured Jonathan Coachman conducting a backstage interview with Test, WWE Tag Team Champions Christian & Lance Storm regarding their
upcoming title defense against Booker T & Goldust; included WWE Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble & Nidia at The World in New York City in which Nidia
chose a fan to make out with; featured a backstage segment with Bischoff and Stephanie in which they discussed which brand would have the WWE IC Title
by the end of the night; featured an in-ring promo by Howard Finkel in which he noted he announced WrestleMania 2 at the same venue; moments later,
Trish Stratus interrupted and sweet talked Finkel, distracting him until Lilian Garcia came up behind him and kicked him in the groin:
Kurt Angle defeated Rey Mysterio Jr. via submission at 9:20 with the ankle lock after blocking a hurricanrana from the top;
during the bout, there were chants of both "Angle sucks" and "Let's go Angle"
(Rey Mysterio: Biggest Little Man)
Ric Flair defeated Chris Jericho via submission with the figure-4 at 10:21 after Jericho collided with referee Charles Robinson and Flair landed a
low blow on Jericho; earlier in the bout, Flair grabbed the ring ropes while caught in the Walls of Jericho and then tapped out, leading Jericho to
believe he had won
Edge pinned Eddie Guerrero with the spear after ducking a clothesline at 11:48
WWE Tag Team Champions Christian & Lance Storm defeated Booker T & Goldust when Christian pinned Booker at 9:38 after Test - who escorted the champions
to the ring before the match - interfered and hit a boot to the face on Booker; immediately after interfering, Test escaped through the crowd
Rob Van Dam pinned WWE IC Champion Chris Benoit to win the title at 16:24 with the Five Star Frog Splash after reversing a back suplex off the top;
Tony Chimel introduced Benoit before the bout while Howard Finkel introduced the challenger; Eric Bischoff and Stephanie McMahon were shown
watching backstage during and after the bout
The Undertaker pinned Test with the tombstone at 8:19 after kicking a steel chair into his opponent's face; WWF Tag Team Champions Lance Storm &
Christsian interfered late in the bout but Taker easily fought them off and dropped each with chokeslams; after the bout, Taker celebrated in the
ring with the American flag
Shawn Michaels pinned Triple H in a non-sanctioned streetfight at 27:20 with a double leg pick up into a roll over after avoiding the Pedigree;
after the match, a bloody Triple H twice hit Michaels in the back with the sledgehammer and then gave Michaels the DX chop; moments later, Michaels
was tended to in the ring and eventually taken backstage on a stretcher (Michaels' first match in more than 4 years)
(Shawn Michaels: From the Vault)
Brock Lesnar (w/ Paul Heyman) pinned WWE World Champion the Rock to win the title at 15:49 by blocking the Rock Bottom and hitting the F5;
at about the 12-minute mark, the champion hit the Rock Bottom on Heyman through the Spanish announce table; Rock was noticably booed in the match
(Rock's last appearance for 4 months)
(Brock Lesnar: Here Comes the Pain,
The History of the WWE Heavyweight Championship,
The Epic Journey of Dwayne The Rock Johnson)
WWE (Smackdown!) @ New Haven, CT - Coliseum - August 26,
2002
Final event at the Coliseum:
Tajiri pinned Sho Funaki with
a kick to the head
D-Von Dudley pinned Randy Orton when a crossbody off the
top by Orton put D-Von on top for the win
Hardcore Holly pinned Albert with
the Alabama Slam
Batista pinned Bull Buchanon
The Hurricane & Shannon
Moore defeated Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo when Hurricane pinned Gunn with
the chokeslam
Chris Benoit defeated Rikishi via submission with the Crippler
Crossface in a Kiss My Ass match
Torrie Wilson defeated Dawn Marie in a Bra
& Panties match; Nidia was the guest referee
WWE Cruiserweight Champion
Jamie Noble defeated Billy Kidman and Chavo Guerrero Jr. by pinning Kidman with
a backslide and his feet on the ropes
Matt Harty pinned John Cena with the
Twist of Fate
Edge & Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Kurt Angle & Eddie
Guerrero when Edge pinned Angle with the spear
WWE @ New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - August 26,
2002
Shelton Benjamin pinned Shawn Stasiak with a spin kick to the
face
Sunday Night Heat:
Goldust pinned Johnny Stamboli with the
Curtain Call
Steven Richards pinned Crash Holly with the Stevie
Kick
Bradshaw pinned Justin Credible with the Clothesline from
Hell
Raw:
Booker T (w/ Goldust) pinned WWE Tag Team Champion
Christian (w/ Lance Storm) with the scissors kick after Goldust sent an
interfering Storm out of the ring
Bubba Ray & Spike Dudley defeated
William Regal & Christopher Nowinski (w/ Molly Holly) when Bubba pinned
Regal with the Bubba Bomb; after the match, Nowinski saved Molly from going
through a table but Regal sustained a Dudley Dog onto and then a Bubba Ray
powerbomb through the wooden table
Jeff Hardy defeated Chris Jericho via
disqualification when Jericho failed to release the Walls of Jericho after Hardy
reached the ropes; after the match, several referees forced Jericho to break the
hold
WWE IC Champion Rob Van Dam pinned WWE Hardcore Champion Tommy Dreamer
with the Five Star Frog Splash following a modified Van Terminator as Dreamer
was tied up in the Tree of Woe, with his legs trapped in a ladder, to unify both
title belts; the match was fought under hardcore rules; after the match, the two
embraced out of respect
Lillian Garcia (w/ Trish Stratus) defeated Howard
Finkel in an Evening Gown vs. Tuxedo match, after both Trish and Stacy Keibler
helped in attacking and stripping Finkel; due to pre-match stipulations, Lillian
became the permanent ring announcer for Raw
Triple H pinned the Undertaker
after Brock Lesnar interfered and hit Taker in the face with the world title
belt; due to pre-match stipulations, Triple H became the #1 contender to the
world title
WWE @ Uncasville, CT - Moehgan Sun Hotel & Casino - August 27,
2002
Mike Awesome defeated Slyk Wagner Brown
Velocity:
Billy
Gunn & Chuck Palumbo defeated Hardcore Holly & Randy Orton
WWE
Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble defeated Sho Funaki
Mark Henry defeated
Albert
Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated the
Hurricane
Smackdown!:
Eddie Guerrero pinned Edge with the frog
splash after blocking the spear with a steel chair; due to prematch
stipulations, Guerrero advanced to the next round in a one-night competition to
determine the #1 contender to the world title
D-Von Dudley pinned John Cena;
after the match, Batista attacked D-Von
Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned Rico with the
619 and the Frankensteiner into a roll up
Rikishi pinned Eddie Guerrero with
a kick to the face; due to prematch stipulations, Rikishi advanced in the #1
contender competition; after the match, Chris Benoit attacked Rikishi and locked
him in the Crippler Crossface until Edge made the save
Shannon Moore (w/ the
Hurricane) pinned Tajiri (w/ Jamie Noble & Nidia)
Chris Benoit defeated
Rikishi via submission with the Crippler Crossface; due to prematch
stipulations, Benoit advanced in the #1 contender competition
WWE World
Champion Brock Lesnar (w/ Paul Heyman) pinned Matt Hardy in a non-title match by
blocking the Twist of Fate and hitting the F5
The Undertaker defeated Chris
Benoit and Kurt Angle by pinning Benoit with the powerbomb; due to prematch
stipulations, the Undertaker became the #1 contender to the world title (Taker's
surprise debut on Smackdown!)
WWE (Raw) @ Lincoln, NE - Pershing Auditorium - August 30,
2002
Tommy Dreamer defeated Steven Richards and Raven in a battle royal
by last eliminating Richards; Raven had been eliminated earlier in the match
after missing a crossbody and falling out of the ring
Justin Credible
defeated Shelton Benjamin
Bradshaw pinned WWE Tag Team Champion Lance Storm
with the Clothesline from Hell
Booker T & Goldust defeated William Regal
& Christopher Nowinski when Booker pinned Nowinski with the Bookend
WWE
World Champion Brock Lesnar defeated the Undertaker via disqualification after
the challenger used a steel chair after Lesnar used the same chair earlier
behind the referee's back
Trish Stratus & Jackie defeated WWE Women's
Champion Molly Holly & Victoria when Trish pinned Victoria with the
bulldog
Chris Jericho defeated Bubba Ray Dudley via submission with the Walls
of Jericho after a low blow
WWE IC Champion Rob Van Dam pinned the Big Show
with the Van Daminator in a No DQ match
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Corpus Christi, TX - August 31,
2002
Rikishi defeated Rico
Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo defeated
Randy Orton & Hardcore Holly
D-Von Dudley defeated Batista
Mark Henry
defeated Albert
Kane defeated Bull Buchanon
Matt Hardy defeated John
Cena
The Hurricane, Shannon Moore, & Billy Kidman defeated WWE
Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble, Tajiri, & Chavo Guerrero Jr. via
disqualification
Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Eddie Guerrero
Edge defeated
Chris Benoit
WWE (Raw) @ Springfield, MA - August 31, 2002
Spike Dudley
pinned Raven with the Dudley Dog at the 4 minute mark
Shelton Benjamin
pinned Justin Credible with a spin kick to the head at 7:30
Booker T &
Goldust defeated William Regal & Christopher Nowinski when Booker pinned
Nowinski with the scissors kick at 10:10
Tommy Dreamer pinned Steven Richards
with the DDT at 4:30
WWE World Champion Brock Lesnar defeated the Undertaker
via disqualification after the challenger used a steel chair, after Lesnar used
the chair twice when the referee was knocked out
Trish Stratus & Jackie
defeated WWE Women's Champion Molly Holly & Victoria at the 6 minute mark
after Trish hit the bulldog on Victoria
Bradshaw pinned WWE Tag Team Champion
Lance Storm with the Clothesline from Hell at 6:45
Chris Jericho defeated
Bubba Ray Dudley via submission to the Walls of Jericho at 12:40
WWE IC
Champion Rob Van Dam pinned the Big Show at the 6 minute mark after the five
star frog splash
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center -
September 1, 2002
The Hurricane, Shannon Moore, & Billy Kidman
defeated WWE Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble, Tajiri, & Chavo Guerrero
Jr. following Kidman's Shooting Star Press
Matt Hardy pinned John Cena with
the Twist of Fate out of a reversal
Batista pinned D-Von Dudley with the
spinebuster
Mark Henry pinned Albert with a powerslam
Billy Gunn &
Chuck Palumbo defeated Randy Orton & Hardcore Holly when Palumbo pinned
Orton after Gunn hit the Cobra Clutch slam
Kurt Angle pinned Rikishi with the
Angle Slam in a Kiss My Ass match
Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned Eddie Guerrero with
the 619 and the Frankensteiner into a roll up
Dawn Marie defeated Stacy
Keibler in a Bra & Panties match; Nidia was the guest referee for the
bout
Kane pinned Bull Buchanon with a chokeslam; after the match, Kane hit
the chokeslam on Eric Bischoff after Bischoff ordered Kane to attack Stephanie
McMahon but then called Kane a freak
Edge pinned Chris Benoit with the spear
after Eddie Guerrero and Rey Mysterio Jr. interfered
WWE (Raw) @ Chicago, IL - All-State Arena - September 1,
2002
Tommy Dreamer pinned Steven Richards with a DDT
Shawn Stasiak
& Justin Credible defeated Shelton Benjamin & Crash Holly after Credible
hit the superkick
D-Lo Brown pinned Raven with the Sky High
Bradshaw &
Spike Dudley defeated William Regal & Christopher Nowinski after Bradshaw
hit the Clothesline from Hell
WWE World Champion Brock Lesnar defeated the
Undertaker (w/ Ric Flair) via disqualification after the challenger took a chair
from Lesnar and the referee saw him with the weapon
Trish Stratus &
Jackie defeated WWE Women's Champion Molly Holly & Victoria; Jerry Lawler
was the guest referee for the bout
Chris Jericho defeated Bubba Ray Dudley
via submission to the Walls of Jericho
WWE Tag Team Champions Lance Storm
& Christian defeated Booker T & Goldust in a Best 2 out of 3 falls
match
WWE IC Champion Rob Van Dam pinned the Big Show with the Five Star Frog
Splash after the Van Daminator
WWE (Smackdown!) @ LaCrosse, WI - September 2, 2002
Albert
defeated Rico
Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Eddie Guerrero
Chris Benoit
defeated John Cena
Kurt Angle defeated Rikishi in a Kiss my Ass match
WWE
Smackdown! World Champion Brock Lesnar defeated Edge
Mark Henry defeated Bull
Buchanon
Hardcore Holly & Randy Orton defeated Billy Gunn & Chuck
Palumbo
Batista defeated D-Von Dudley
Matt Hardy defeated Sho
Funaki
The Hurricane, Shannon Moore, & Billy Kidman defeated WWE
Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble, Chavo Guerrero Jr., & Tajiri
WWE @ Milwaukee, WI - Bradley Center - September 2,
2002
Sean O'Haire defeated Johnny Stamboli
Sunday Night Heat:
Jackie pinned Victoria with a
roundhouse kick to the head
Shelton Benjamin pinned Shawn Stasiak with the
Money Clip
Spike Dudley pinned Raven with a backslide as Raven was distracted
by D-Lo Brown at the commentary table
Goldust pinned Steven Richards with the
Curtain Call
Raw - included Eric Bischoff awarding Triple H with the Raw
brand-exclusive world heavyweight title since Stephanie McMahon made WWE World
Champion Brock Lesnar exclusive to Smackdown!:
Bubba Ray Dudley &
Trish Stratus defeated Christopher Nowinski & WWE Women's Champion Molly
Holly in an intergender tables match; Nowinski went through the table after
missing a splash from the top rope onto Trish, who was laid out on a table on
the floor; Molly went through a table following a powerbomb from Bubba
Booker T pinned William Regal with the scissors kick
World Heavyweight Champion Triple H pinned Ric Flair at 9:40 with the Pedigree after a low blow;
after the match, Chris Jericho attacked Flair and applied the Walls of Jericho until Rob Van Dam made the save and fought off both Jericho and Triple H
Kane defeated WWE Tag Team Champions Lance Storm & Christian in a non-title handicap match by pinning
Storm with a chokeslam after Storm acidentally superkicked his partner; after
the match, Test took Kane out with a boot and attempted to burn the American
flag until Bradshaw helped make the save
The Big Show defeated Tommy Dreamer
via disqualification after a series of chair shots
Jeff Hardy fought Crash
Holly to a no contest when Eric Bischoff had the Island Boys attack Hardy,
fearing he had prepared to jump ship to Smackdown!; after the attack, Crash
admitted he was the one leaving Raw
Terri pinned Stacy Keibler in a Lingerie
Pillow Fight; Jerry Lawler was the guest referee for the bout; after the match,
Stacy attacked Terri with a pillow loaded with an alarm clock
WWE IC Champion
Rob Van Dam & Ric Flair defeated World Heavyweight Champion Triple H & Chris
Jericho when RVD pinned Triple H with the Five Star Frog Splash after kicking
the world title belt into Triple H's face
WWE @ Green Bay, WI - Resch Center Arena - September 3,
2002
Velocity:
Billy Kidman pinned Albert with a sunset flip
off the top
Sho Funaki pinned Mike Awesome with a roll up after Awesome hit
the corner
John Cena pinned Chavo Guerrero Jr. with an inside
cradle
Smackdown!:
Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned Billy Gunn (w/ Chuck
Palumbo & Rico) at 5:05 with a victory roll out of a backdrop attempt; after
the match, Chuck proposed to Gunn to be his 'partner in life', with Gunn
accepting
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble (w/ Nidia) pinned Shannon
Moore at 6:01 with the Tiger Bomb in a non-title match
WWE World Champion
Brock Lesnar (w/ Paul Heyman) pinned Randy Orton at 5:27 in a non-title match by
rolling through on a crossbody off the top, picking Orton up, and hitting the
F5
Mark Henry pinned Tajiri with a running powerslam at 3:24 after blocking
the Tarantula
Batista pinned D-Von Dudley with a powerbomb at
2:32
Hardcore Holly pinned Matt Hardy with a roll over at 5:00 and holding
the tights for leverage
Crash Holly pinned the Hurricane at 4:40 by reversing
the chokeslam into an inside cradle
The Undertaker, Edge, & Rikishi
defeated Kurt Angle, Eddie Guerrero, & Chris Benoit when Taker pinned
Guerrero with the powerbomb at 11:06 as Benoit and Angle brawled on the floor
OVW / WWE @ Louisville, KY - Davis Arena - September 4,
2002
Johnny Jeter & David Flair defeated Chris Cage & Mark Magnus
when Jeter pinned Cage with a kick to the back of the head
Television
taping:
Charlie Haas defeated Christopher Nowinski via submission with a
leglock
Damaja (w/ Victoria) pinned Randy Orton with the Brain Damaj after
Jackie Gayda interfered and hit a low blow on Orton
Lance Cade pinned Rico
after Jerome Crony interfered and held Rico's legs down during the cover; after
the match, Rico attacked Crony
Mark Henry & Matt Morgan defeated Seven
& Travis Bain when Morgan scored the pin
Mark Jindtrak pinned Sean
O'Haire by avoiding a spin kick to the head and hitting an inverted
bulldog
OVW Southern Tag Team Champions Shelton Benjamin & Redd Dogg
defated Nick Dinsmore & Rob Conway after Dogg hit Dinsmore with a
chair
OVW Champion Nova (w/ the Big Bossman) pinned John Cena (w/ Sean
O'Haire) after Kenny Bolin interfered and hit the challenger in the head with a
briefcase
Chris Benoit (sub. for Brock Lesnar) pinned Doug Basham (w/
Victoria) with a German suplex after interference from the Revolution, Nick
Dinsmore, and Rob Conway
WWE (Raw) @ Sioux Falls, SD - September 6, 2002
Spike Dudley
pinned Johnny Stamboli with the Dudley Dog
Justin Credible pinned Shelton
Benjamin when the momentum of a crossbody off the top put Credible on top for
the win
Raven pinned D-Lo Brown with a kick to the midsection and the DDT
after ducking a clothesline
Bradshaw pinned Christopher Nowinski with the
Clothesline from Hell; William Regal was in Nowinski's corner until he was
thrown out for interferring
WWE IC Champion Rob Van Dam pinned the Big Show
with the Van Damninator and Five Star Frog Splash in a No DQ match
WWE
Women's Champion Molly Holly pinned Jackie with a roll up and putting her feet
on the ropes; Victoria was the guest referee and Stacy Keibler was the guest
ring announcer
Tommy Dreamer pinned Steven Richards with the DVD
WWE Tag
Team Champions Lance Storm & Christian defeated Bubba Ray Dudley (sub. for
Booker T) & Goldust in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1 - Storm pinned
Bubba with the superkick while Christian held Bubba's leg down during the cover;
fall #2 - Goldust pinned Christian with the Curtain Call; fall #3 - Christian
pinned Goldust after William Regal interfered and hit Goldust with brass
knuckles
WWE World Champion Brock Lesnar pinned Raw World Champion Triple H
by avoiding the Pedigree and hitting the F5; only Lesnar's title was on the line
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Washington DC - MCI Center - September 7,
2002
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble pinned Billy Kidman with a
roll up and using the tights for leverage
Bull Buchanon pinned Horace Hogan
with the legdrop off the top
Batista pinned D-Von Dudley with the sit-down
powerbomb
Mark Henry, John Cena, & Randy Orton defeated Billy Gunn, Chuck
Palumbo, & Rico when Henry pinned Palumbo with the powerslam
Matt Hardy
pinned Hardcore Holly with the Twist of Fate
WWE World Champion Brock Lesnar
defeated the Undertaker via disqualification when the challenger used a steel
chair, originally brought in the ring by Lesnar
Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned Eddie
Guerrero with the Frankensteiner into a roll up
The Hurricane & Shannon
Moore defeated Tajiri & Chavo Guerrero Jr. when Hurricane pinned Guerrero
with the Vertebreaker
Kurt Angle pinned Rikishi with the Angle Slam in a Kiss
My Ass match
Edge pinned Chris Benoit with the spear after interference from
both Eddie Guerrero and Rey Mysterio Jr.
WWE (Raw) @ Rapid City, SD - September 7, 2002
Spike Dudley
defeated Johnny Stamboli
Shelton Benjamin defeated Justin Credible
WWE Tag
Team Champions Lance Storm & Christian defeated Goldust & Bradshaw (sub.
for Booker T) and William Regal & Christopher Nowinski in an elimination
match
Steven Richards (w/ Raven) defeated D-Lo Brown after Raven interfered
and hit the DDT
WWE IC Champion Rob Van Dam defeated Chris Jericho
WWE
Women's Champion Molly Holly & Victoria defeated Trish Stratus & Jackie;
Stacy Keibler was the guest referee
The Big Show defeated Tommy Dreamer in a
No DQ streetfight
Raw World Champion Triple H defeated Bubba Ray Dudley
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Cleveland, OH - Gund Arena - September 8,
2002
Kurt Angle pinned Rikishi in a Kiss My Ass match with a school boy
roll up and holding onto the ropes; Rikishi originally won the match with the
Bonzai Drop but Angle grabbed onto the bottom rope during the cover
Hardcore
Holly pinned Rico with the Alabama Slam
Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo
defeated the Hurricane & Shannon Moore when Gunn pinned Hurricane after a
superkick from Palumbo
Batista pinned D-Von Dudley with a sit-down
powerbomb
WWE World Champion Brock Lesnar defeated the Undertaker via
disqualification after the challenger hit Lesnar with a chair, originally
brought in the ring by the champion
Randy Orton pinned Matt Hardy after
reversing the Twist of Fate
Tajiri, Chavo Guerrero Jr., & Bull Buchanon
defeated Mark Henry, John Cena, & Horace Hogan when Tajiri pinned Horace
with a kick to the head
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble pinned Billy
Kidman after hitting him with the title belt
Edge & Rey Mysterio Jr.
defeated Chris Benoit & Eddie Guerrero when Edge pinned Guerrero with the
spear
WWE (Raw) @ Cedar Rapids, IA - US Cellular Center - September 8,
2002
Spike Dudley pinned Johnny Stamboli with the Dudley Dog
Shelton
Benjamin pinned Justin Credible with a spin kick to the head
D-Lo Brown
pinned Raven with the Lo-Down
Bradshaw pinned Steven Richards with the
Clothesline from Hell
WWE Women's Champion Molly Holly & Victoria
defeated Trish Stratus & Jackie when Molly pinned Trish by avoiding the
bulldog and putting her feet on the ropes for the win; Stacy Keibler was the
guest referee
Chris Jericho defeated Bubba Ray Dudley via submission with the
Walls of Jericho
Jeff Hardy pinned Test with a school boy roll up after
referee Charles Robinson pushed Test
WWE Tag Team Champions Lance Storm &
Christian defeated Goldust & Booker T and William Regal & Christopher
Nowinski in an elimination match; Regal & Nowinski were eliminated first
after Booker hit the scissors kick on Nowinski; the champions won after Test
interfered and hit Goldust with a boot to the face
The Big Show pinned Tommy
Dreamer in a No DQ streetfight following the chokeslam onto a garbage can
Raw
World Champion Triple H pinned WWE IC Champion Rob Van Dam with the Pedigree
after a low blow
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Mankato, MN - September 9, 2002
The
Hurricane & Shannon Moore defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr. & Tajiri when
Hurricane pinned Chavo
Matt Hardy pinned Hardcore Holly
Randy Orton &
Mark Henry defeated Chuck Palumbo & Billy Gunn when Henry pinned Gunn with a
powerslam
Val Venis, Horace Hogan, & John Cena defeated Albert, Mike
Awesome, & Bull Buchanon when Venis pinned Awesome
Rikishi defeated Rico
in a Kiss My Ass match
Edge pinned Chris Benoit with the spear after Kurt
Angle distracted Benoit
Batista pinned D-Von Dudley with a
spinebuster
Eddie Guerrero pinned Billy Kidman with the frog splash
WWE
Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble pinned Rey Mysterio Jr. by reversing the
Frankensteiner into the ring and hitting a powerbomb; Torrie Wilson was the
guest ring announcer for the match
WWE World Champion Brock Lesnar pinned
Kurt Angle by avoiding the Angle Slam and hitting the F5; moments earlier, Chris
Benoit interfered and put Angle in the Crippler Crossface until Lesnar attacked
him and hit the F5
WWE @ Ames, IA - Hilton Coliseum - September 9, 2002
Mark
Jindtrak defeated Doug Basham
Shelton Benjamin defeated Justin
Credible
Sunday Night Heat:
D-Lo Brown defeated Shawn
Stasiak
Raven defeated Johnny Stamboli
WWE Women's Champion Molly Holly
defeated Jackie
Raw:
WWE Tag Team Champions Lance Storm &
Christian defeated Bradshaw & Kane when Christian pinned Bradshaw after
William Regal interfered and knocked Bradshaw out with a pair of brass knuckles;
Test interfered moments earlier but Bradshaw took him down with the Clothesline
from Hell; after the match, Booker T and Goldust made the save for the
challengers
Bubba Ray Dudley pinned Steven Richards with a powerbomb off the
top
Trish Stratus & Terri defeated Stacy Keibler & Victoria when
Terri pinned Stacy with a flying crossbody
Raw World Champion Triple H pinned
Spike Dudley in a non-title match with a sleeper after Spike attempted a second
Dudley Dog but was sent chest-first into the corner; after the match, Bubba Ray
Dudley made the save for Spike and had a staredown with the champion
Test
& William Regal defeated Booker T & Goldust via disqualification when
Kane and Bradshaw prevented the pin after Regal hit Booker with brass knuckles;
after the match, Booker, Goldust, Kane, and Bradshaw held off the
Un-Americans
WWE IC Champion Rob Van Dam defeated the Big Show, Jeff Hardy,
and Chris Jericho in an elimination match; Show was disqualified when the
referee came to and saw Show with a steel chair, that he had taken from Jericho;
Show hit the chokeslam on the remaining three men after he was eliminated;
Jericho pinned Hardy with the Lionsault after pushing Jeff off the top; RVD
pinned Jericho with the Five Star Frog Splash after catapulting Jericho
head-first into an unprotected turnbuckle and then connecting with a spin kick
off the middle turnbuckle; due to prematch stipulations, RVD earned a title shot
against Triple H's Raw world title for Unforgiven
WWE @ Minneapolis, MN - Target Center - September 10, 2002
Val Venis defeated Horace Hogan via submission with an inverted figure-4
Mark Jindtrak & Lenny Lane defeated Bull Buchanon & Doug Basham
Velocity - 9/14/02:
D-Von Dudley defeated Shannon Moore
Albert pinned Sho Funaki
The Hurricane & Crash Holly defeated WWE Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble (w/ Nidia) & Tajiri
Randy Orton pinned Billy Kidman at 5:29
Smackdown! - 9/12/02:
WWE World Champion Brock Lesnar (w/ Paul Heyman) pinned Hardcore Holly in a non-title match at 6:12 with the F5
Eddie & Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Edge & John Cena at 7:04 when Eddie pinned Cena with the frog splash after Chavo hit the brainbuster;
after the match, Edge avoided the Stinkface from Chavo and forced Eddie into it instead
Kurt Angle pinned Rey Mysterio Jr. with an Olympic Slam off the top at 8:26
(Rey Mysterio: 619 )
Chris Benoit defeated Rikishi via disqualification at 3:05 when Kurt Angle interfered and shoved Benoit off the top; after the match, Angle held Benoit
down as Rikishi used the Stinkface in the corner
Torrie Wilson pinned Nidia at 1:42 with a neckbreaker
Matt Hardy defeated the Undertaker via count-out after around 4:30 when Taker left ringside after seeing that Paul Heyman and Brock Lesnar were harassing
his wife Sara backstage; Lesnar blindsided Taker with a chair backstage, laying him out; both Heyman and Lesnar were in Hardy's corner earlier in the bout
but were individually sent backstage after physically interfering
WWE (Raw) @ St. Louis, MO - Savvis Center - September 13,
2002
Tommy Dreamer pinned Steven Richards with a DDT after avoiding the
Steven Kick
D-Lo Brown, Shelton Benjamin, & Johnny Stamboli defeated
Shawn Stasiak, Justin Credible, & Christopher Nowinski when D-Lo pinned
Stasiak with the Sky High
WWE Women's Champion Molly Holly pinned Jackie with
her feet on the ropes; Stacy Keibler was the guest ring announcer and Victoria
was the guest referee for the bout
Bubba Ray Dudley pinned Test with a
sit-down chokeslam
Chris Jericho defeated Ric Flair via submission with the
Walls of Jericho in a St. Louis Streetfight
Jeff Hardy pinned William Regal
with a roll up after about a minute as Regal attempted to dig for brass knuckles
hidden in his tights
Rosey & Jamal defeated Spike Dudley & Jeff Hardy
(sub. for Bradshaw) when Spike was pinned after William Regal interfered and
attacked Hardy; after the match, Bubba Ray Dudley made the save for Spike
WWE
Tag Team Champions Lance Storm & Christian defeated Booker T & Goldust
in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1 - Storm pinned Goldust when Christian
swept the challenger's leg out and held it down as Goldust attempted a suplex
into the ring; fall #2 - Booker pinned Christian with the scissors kick; fall #3
- Christian pinned Goldust after Test interfered and kicked the challenger in
the face
World Heavyweight Champion Triple H pinned Kane with a roll up after a
chair shot to the head
WWE (Raw) @ Casper, WY - Events Center - September 14,
2002
Tommy Dreamer pinned Steven Richards with a DDT
Jeff Hardy pinned
William Regal with a roll up after about a minute
WWE Women's Champion Molly
Holly pinned Jackie with her feet on the ropes; Stacy Keibler was the guest ring
announcer and Victoria was the guest referee for the bout
Rosey & Jamal
defeated Spike Dudley & Jeff Hardy (sub. for Bradshaw) when Spike was pinned
after William Regal interfered and he and Hardy fought backstage; after the
match, Bubba Ray Dudley made the save for Spike
Chris Jericho defeated Ric
Flair via submission with the Walls of Jericho in a No DQ match
D-Lo Brown,
Shelton Benjamin, & Johnny Stamboli defeated Shawn Stasiak, Justin Credible,
& Christopher Nowinski when D-Lo pinned Stasiak with the Sky High
Bubba
Ray Dudley pinned Test with a DDT
WWE Tag Team Champions Lance Storm &
Christian defeated Booker T & Goldust in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall
#1 - the champions won after double teaming Booker; fall #2 - Booker scored the
pin with the scissors kick; fall #3 - Storm pinned Goldust after Test interfered
and kicked the challenger in the face
World Heavyweight Champion Triple H pinned
Kane after a chair shot
WWE (Raw) @ Laramie, WY - September 15, 2002
Tommy Dreamer
pinned Steven Richards with a DDT after avoiding the Steven Kick
Jeff Hardy
pinned William Regal with a roll up
WWE Women's Champion Molly Holly pinned
Jackie with her feet on the ropes; Stacy Keibler was the guest ring announcer
and Victoria was the guest referee for the bout
Chris Jericho pinned Ric
Flair with the Lionsault in a streetfight
Rosey & Jamal defeated Spike
Dudley & Jeff Hardy (sub. for Bradshaw) when Spike was pinned after William
Regal interfered and he and Hardy fought backstage; after the match, Bubba Ray
Dudley made the save for Spike
D-Lo Brown, Shelton Benjamin, & Johnny
Stamboli defeated Shawn Stasiak, Justin Credible, & Christopher Nowinski
after D-Lo hit the Sky High
Bubba Ray Dudley pinned Test
WWE Tag Team
Champions Lance Storm & Christian defeated Booker T & Goldust in a Best
2 out of 3 falls match; fall #1 - Storm pinned Booker while Christian held the
leg down from outside the ring; fall #2 - Booker scored the pin with a scissors
kick; fall #3 - the champions retain after Test interfered and hit a boot to the
face
World Heavyweight Champion Triple H pinned Kane after a chair shot
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Billings, MT - Metra Park - September 15,
2002
Billy Kidman pinned Tajiri with the Shooting Star Press
Mark
Henry, Batista, & Shannon Moore defeated Bull Buchanon, D-Von Dudley, &
Albert when Henry pinned Buchanon with a powerslam
Eddie & Chavo Guerrero
Jr. defeated Val Venis & John Cena when Chavo pinned Cena with the
brainbuster
WWE World Champion Brock Lesnar pinned Edge with the F5
The
Hurricane pinned Matt Hardy with the Eye of the Hurricane
WWE Cruiserweight
Champion Jamie Noble pinned Rey Mysterio Jr. with a roll up after avoiding the
Frankensteiner into the ring
Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo defeated Hardcore
Holly & Randy Orton when Palumbo pinned Orton with a roll up
Kurt Angle
pinned Rikishi with an inside cradle and using the ropes for leverage in a Kiss
My Ass match
WWE @ Denver, CO - Pepsi Center - September 16, 2002
Tommy Dreamer & Mark Jindrak defeated Christopher Nowinski & Doug Schaeffer
Justin Credible defeated Ryan ?
Sunday Night Heat:
Goldust defeated Raven
The Big Show defeated Johnny Stamboli
Steven Richards defeated D-Lo Brown
Raw - included a Jeff Hardy music video to the tune of Our Lady Peace's "Not Enough":
Rico pinned Ric Flair at 3:58 with a spin kick to the face; Flair's arm was wrapped around the bottom rope during the cover but no mention of it was
made on TV
Booker T pinned Test at 5:54 with a modified sunset flip out of the corner
WWE Tag Team Champions Lance Storm & Christian defeated Bubba Ray & Spike Dudley at 8:31 when Christian pinned Bubba with a roll up after the challenger
back suplexed Storm out of the ring when Storm attempted to hit him with one of the title belts; moments prior to the finish, Storm and Christian reversed
Spike's attempt at the Dudley Dog and hit a double powerbomb over the top rope and through a table set up at ringside; after the match, Spike was
stretchered to the back
Chris Jericho defeated WWE IC Champion Rob Van Dam to win the title at 8:46 via submission to the Walls of Jericho at 8:46 after the champion
knocked an interfering Triple H to the floor; while RVD was caught in the Walls of Jericho, Triple H verbally assaulted him from ringside
and urged him to tap out; after the contest, Triple H hit the Pedigree on the former champion
(The Greatest Superstars of the 21st Century)
Kane defeated William Regal via disqualification at 2:55 when Test, Christian, and Lance Storm interfered; after the match,
Booker T, Bubba Ray Dudley, and Goldust made the save for Kane - with Booker issuing a challenge for an 8 man tag team match to be held at Unforgiven
World Heavyweight Champion Triple H defeated Jeff Hardy at 5:42 via submission with a sleeper;
before and after the match, Rob Van Dam attacked the world champion - eventually laying him out with the Five Star Frog Splash as the show came to a close
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Salt Lake City, UT - September 16,
2002
The Hurricane pinned Sho Funaki with the chokeslam
Randy Orton
& John Cena defeated Tajiri & Chavo Guerrero Jr. when Orton pinned
Chavo
Val Venis defeated Albert
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble
pinned Billy Kidman with the Tiger Bomb as Nidia and Torrie Wilson got into a
catfight on the floor
WWE World Champion Brock Lesnar pinned the Undertaker
after a chair shot
Mark Henry, Hardcore Holly, & Batista defeated D-Von
Dudley, Horace Hogan, & Bull Buchanon when Henry pinned D-Von
Matt Hardy
pinned Shannon Moore with the Twist of Fate
Edge & Rey Mysterio Jr.
defeated Chris Benoit & Eddie Guerrero when Edge pinned Benoit with the
spear as Rey pinned Guerrero with the Frankensteiner into the ring
Kurt Angle
pinned Rikishi by using the ropes for leverage in a Kiss My Ass match
WWE @ Colorado Springs, CO - World Arena - September 17,
2002
Val Venis defeated Doug Basham
Mark Henry & Mark Jindtrak
defeated Horace Hogan & Bull Buchanon
Velocity:
Tajiri pinned
Billy Kidman with a kick to the head
The Hurricane pinned Crash Holly with
the Shining Wizard
Sho Funaki pinned Albert with a school boy roll
up
Randy Orton defeated Shannon Moore
Smackdown!:
Rey Mysterio Jr. & Torrie Wilson defeated WWE Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble & Nidia
at 4:06 when Mysterio pinned Noble with a modified sunset flip / powerbomb move
WWE World Champion Brock Lesnar (w/ Paul Heyman) pinned John Cena with the F5 in a
non-title match
Eddie & Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Edge & Rikishi
when Chavo pinned Rikishi after hitting him in the head with a video camera;
after the match, Eddie hit Edge in the head with a steel chair, busting him
open
Matt Hardy pinned the Hurricane with the Twist of Fate after a low
blow
Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo defeated Kurt Angle & Chris Benoit
when Benoit was pinned; after the match, Angle applied the ankle lock on his tag
partner before Benoit reversed it into the Crippler Crossface as the show came to a close
WWE (Raw) @ Fresno, CA - Selland Arena - September 21,
2002
Steven Richards pinned Spike Dudley with the Steven Kick after
avoiding the Dudley Dog
Tommy Dreamer pinned Raven with the DVD
Trish
Stratus & Jackie defeated WWE Women's Champion Molly Holly & Victoria
when Trish pinned Molly with the bulldog; Stacy Keibler was the guest referee
for the bout
Bubba Ray Dudley pinned Test with the DDT
WWE IC Champion
Chris Jericho defeated Rob Van Dam via submission with the Liontamer after a low
blow
Shelton Benjamin, Johnny Stamboli, & Mark Jindtrak defeated Justin
Credible, Shawn Stasiak, & Christopher Nowinski after Benjamin pinned
Stasiak with the spin kick to the head
The Big Show pinned D-Lo Brown with
the chokeslam
Jeff Hardy pinned William Regal with a school boy roll up as
Regal was searching for brass knuckles in his tights
WWE Tag Team Champions
Lance Storm & Christian defeated Booker T & Goldust in a Best 2 out of 3
falls match; fall #1 - Christian pinned Booker after Storm swept the
challenger's leg out during a suplex into the ring and held the foot down; fall
#2 - Booker pinned Christian with the scissors kick after 15 seconds; fall #3 -
Christian pinned Goldust after Test interfered and kicked Goldust in the face
WWE (Smackdown!) @ San Jose, CA - Compaq Center - September 21,
2002
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble defeated Billy Kidman and
Rey Mysterio Jr. in an elimination match; Noble pinned Kidman with a backslide
and having his feet on the ropes; Noble pinned Mysterio with the Tiger Driver;
Torrie Wilson was the guest ring annoncer for the bout
John Cena pinned Bull
Buchanon
Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo defeated Mark Henry & Crash Holly
when Palumbo pinned Henry with the Jungle Kick
D-Von Dudley pinned Randy
Orton with an inverted suplex
The Hurricane & Shannon Moore defeated
Tajiri & Doug Basham when Hurricane pinned Basham with the Shining
Wizard
WWE World Champion Brock Lesnar defeated Kane via disqualification
when the challenger used a steel chair
Matt Hardy pinned Val Venis with the
Twist of Fate
Kurt Angle pinned Chris Benoit with a reversal on the
mat
Edge & Rikishi defeated Eddie & Chavo Guerrero Jr. when Rikishi
pinned Chavo with the Rikishi Driver
Unforgiven 02 - Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center - September 22, 2002 (sell out)
Sunday Night Heat: Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned Chavo Guerrero Jr. with the 619 and West Coast Pop at 8:58
(Unforgiven 02)
Pay-per-view bouts - featured Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler on commentary for the Raw matches and Michael Cole & Tazz on commentary for the
Smackdown! bouts; Shaquille O'Neal was in attendance for the show;
included a backstage segment in which Triple H confronted Rob Van Dam and Ric Flair in the lockerroom, saying RVD didn't have the passion
to be world champion and that Flair used to have it but was now all washed up; featured a backstage segment with D-Lo Brown, Billy Kidman,
and Eric Braeden from "The Young & the Restless", during which Dawn Marie said Braeden was with her;
included an in-ring segment prior to the main event in which Eric Bischoff brought out two lesbians by the name of Peaches and Creme to engage
in "Hot Lesbian Action" with Stephanie McMahon; after bringing Stephanie out, Bischoff ordered the two lesbians backstage, saying he found the
ugliest and fattest lesbian to have HLA with Stephanie; moments later, a woman by the name of Hildegard came out to have HLA with Stephanie;
after the two kissed, Hildegard superkicked Bischoff into the corner, then pulled off the wig and mask to reveal himself as Rikishi;
Rikishi then gave the Stinkface to Bischoff before dancing with Stephanie inside the ring:
Booker T, Kane, Bubba Ray Dudley, & Goldust defeated Test, William Regal, & WWE Tag Team Champions Lance Storm & Christian at 9:52
when Kane pinned Storm with a chokeslam
WWE IC Champion Chris Jericho defeated Ric Flair at 6:16 via submission with the Walls of Jericho after convincing both referee Charles Robinson
and the challenger that he sustained a leg injury, then attacking Flair from behind as the referee called for the trainer to check on Jericho
Eddie Guerrero pinned Edge at 11:57 with a sunset flip off the top into a powerbomb after ramming Edge's face into an unprotected turnbuckle
(Edge: A Decade of Decadence)
Rosey & Jamal (w/ Rico) defeated Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo at 6:39 when Rosey pinned Gunn by throwing him in the air and hitting a Samoan Drop,
moments after Gunn threw an interfering Rico out of the ring;
due to pre-match stipulations, Smackdown! general manager Stephanie McMahon would have to perform "Hot Lesbian Action"; had Billy & Chuck won,
Raw general manager Eric Bischoff would have to kiss Stephanie's ass; later in the card, Eric Bischoff brought out the ugliest fattest lesbian he
could find for Stephanie to kiss only for it to turn out to be Rikishi; Rikishi dropped Bischoff with a kick before using the Stinkface
World Heavyweight Champion Triple H pinned Rob Van Dam at 18:19 with the Pedigree after Ric Flair came to the ring as referee Earl Hebner was
knocked down on the floor, grabbed the champion's sledgehammer, and struck RVD in the midsection with the weapon; after the bout, Flair
raised the champion's hand in victory before the two left ringside together
(The History of the World Heavyweight Championship)
Trish Stratus pinned WWE Women's Champion Molly Holly to win the title at 5:47 by reversing a waist lock into a bulldog
Chris Benoit pinned Kurt Angle at 13:56 by countering the ankle lock into a roll up and putting his feet on the ropes for leverage
The Undertaker fought WWE World Champion Brock Lesnar to a double disqualification at 20:19 when referee Brian Hebner stopped the match when
he was unable to gain control of the match; mid-way through the contest, Matt Hardy interfered on behalf of the champion only to sustain the powerbomb
from Taker; after the bout, Taker hit the chokeslam on Lesnar as a number of Smackdown! referees swarmed the ring; moments later, Taker confronted
Lesnar in the aisle and assaulted him before throwing him head-first through the "Unforgiven" sign at the entranceway
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Santa Barbara, CA - UCSB Events Center -
September 23, 2002
D-Von Dudley pinned Sho Funaki with an elevated
reverse DDT
Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo defeated Val Venis & Doug
Basham with the Doomsday Device
Matt Hardy pinned John Cena with a low blow
and the Twist of Fate
Billy Kidman & Torrie Wilson defeated WWE
Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble & Nidia when Kidman pinned Noble with a
short powerbomb
WWE World Champion Brock Lesnar pinned Edge with the F5 after
Eddie Guerrero knocked the challenger off the top
Batista pinned Bull
Buchanon with a spinebuster
Rikishi pinned Kurt Angle with the Rikishi Driver
in a Kiss My Ass match
Shannon Moore pinned Tajiri with a sunset flip after
avoiding Tajiri’s kick to the head
Rey Mysterio Jr. & Crash Holly
defeated Chris Benoit & Chavo Guerrero Jr. when Mysterio pinned Guerrero
with a springboard legdrop
WWE @ Anaheim, CA - Arrowhead Pond - September 23,
2002
Sunday Night Heat:
D-Lo Brown pinned Shawn Stasiak with
the Sky High
Spike Dudley pinned Raven with the Dudley Dog
Johnny
Stamboli pinned Justin Credible with the modified Rock Bottom
Raw:
WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus defeated Molly Holly and Victoria at 3:51 by pinning Molly with a roll up after a blow from Victoria
The Big Show pinned Jeff Hardy at 3:25 with the chokeslam after a boot to the face
Randy Orton pinned Steven Richards with a crossbody off the top
WWE IC Champion Chris Jericho defeated Goldust via submission at 6:39 with the Walls of Jericho after a kick off the top rope
Kane & the Hurricane (mystery partner) defeated WWE Tag Team Champions Lance Storm & Christian to win the titles at 6:27 when
Kane pinned Storm after hitting a double chokeslam; William Regal was in the champions' corner early in the bout but was sent backstage
after both he and Test interfered
Booker T pinned Rico with the scissors kick at 2:06; after the match, Rosey, Jamal, and Rico beat down Booker and Goldust
World Heavyweight Champion Triple H & Ric Flair defeated Rob Van Dam & Bubba Ray Dudley at 7:08 when Flair pinned Bubba with a roll up
and using the tights for leverage after Triple H dropped Dudley throat-first over the top rope; as the show came to a close, RVD hit a
top rope legdrop onto Triple H, who was laid out on a table set up in the ring
WWE @ San Diego, CA - Sports Arena - September 24, 2002
Al Snow pinned Horshu with the Snow Plow
Ivory defeated Molly Holly
Velocity:
Crash Holly defeated Billy Kidman
Shannon Moore defeated Doug Basham
John Cena pinned D-Von Dudley with a roll up
Smackdown! - 9/26/02:
Rikishi pinned Chavo Guerrero Jr. with the Bonzai Drop
Tajiri & Jamie Noble defeated Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo in an impromptu match after Gunn and Palumbo judged a bikini contest between Torrie Wilson and
Nidia, giving the win to Torrie
Edge pinned Eddie Guerrero in a No DQ match at around the 19-minute mark following a DDT off the top of a ladder; mid-way through the contest, referee
Mike Sparks was helped backstage after Edge accidentally struck him in the face with the ladder; after Edge went backstage, the fans cheered Guerrero
as he struggled to his feet (Viva La Raza: The Legacy of Eddie Guerrero,
The Best of Smackdown: 10th Anniversary,
You Think You Know Me? The Story of Edge)
The Undertaker defeated Matt Hardy; after the bout, WWE World Champion Brock Lesnar came to the ring and busted the Undertaker open after hitting him with
the world title belt
Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit at 8:44 by pinning Benoit with a springboard hurricanrana into a cover after Benoit sent Angle to the
floor with a back suplex over the top (Rey Mysterio: 619 )
WWE (Raw) @ West Palm Beach, FL - South Florida Fair & Expo
Center - September 28, 2002
Rico pinned Spike Dudley with a spin kick to
the face
Randy Orton pinned Test with a roll up
D-Lo Brown, Johnny
Stamboli, & Mark Jindtrak defeated Raven, Steven Richards, & Justin
Credible when D-Lo pinned Raven with the Sky High
WWE Tag Team Champions Kane
& the Hurricane defeated Christian & Lance Storm when the champions made
a double pin after hitting both opponents with the chokeslam
Rob Van Dam
pinned Ric Flair with the Five Star Frog Splash
Trish Stratus & Jackie
defeated Molly Holly & Victoria when Jackie pinned Victoria with a
DDT
The Big Show pinned Tommy Dreamer at the 9 minute mark with the
chokeslam; had Show not defeated Dreamer within 10 minutes, he would have had to
kiss Dreamer's ass
Rosey & Jamal defeated Booker T & Goldust when
Jamal pinned Goldust with a Samoan Drop
World Heavyweight Champion Triple H
pinned Bubba Ray Dudley with a chair shot and the Pedigree after Ric Flair
distracted the challenger
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Bossier City, LA - September 29, 2002
Sho
Funaki defeated Crash Holly
Batista & Doug Basham defeated Albert &
Bull Buchanon
Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo defeated D-Von Dudley &
Farooq
John Cena defeated Shelton Benjamin
Matt Hardy defeated Shannon
Moore
WWE World Champion Brock Lesnar pinned Edge
Billy Kidman
& Torrie Wilson defeated WWE Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble &
Nidia
Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Chris Benoit defeated
Val Venis
Rikishi defeated Kurt Angle in a Kiss my Ass match
WWE (Raw) @ Beaumont, TX - September 29, 2002
D-Lo Brown,
Johnny Stamboli, & Mark Jindrak defeated Justin Credible, Steven Richards,
& Raven
Test defeated Randy Orton
The Big Show defeated Tommy
Dreamer
Rosie & Jamal defeated Goldust & Spike Dudley
Rob Van Dam
defeated Ric Flair
WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus & Jackie defeated
Victoria & Molly Holly
WWE Tag Team Champions Kane & the Hurricane
defeated Lance Storm & Christian
WWE IC Champion Chris Jericho defeated
Booker T
World Heavyweight Champion Triple H defeated Bubba Ray Dudley
WWE @ Houston, TX - Compaq Center - September 30, 2002
Johnny Stamboli pinned Little Guido with a top rope legdrop
Sunday Night Heat:
Jackie pinned Molly Holly with a tornado DDT
Spike Dudley pinned Justin Credible with the Dudley Dog
Steven Richards pinned the Hurricane with a roll up and putting his feet on the ropes for leverage
Raven pinned D-Lo Brown with the DDT
Raw - included Victoria attacking Trish Stratus backstage prior to their scheduled match:
Rosey & Jamal defeated Booker T & Goldust when Rosey pinned Booker with a splash
Randy Orton pinned Lance Storm with a roll up and using the tights for leverage at 2:41
Randy Orton pinned Christian in an impromptu match at 2:50 with the Overdrive neckbreaker
Jeff Hardy defeated the Big Show via count-out at 3:30 after hitting a dropkick on the floor - sending a steel chair into his opponent's face; Jackie was the
referee for the bout
World Heavyweight Champion Triple H (w/ Ric Flair) pinned Bubba Ray Dudley at 7:10 with the Pedigree after constant interference from Flair
WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus defeated Victoria via disqualification at 2:52 after the challenger hit Trish over the head with a steel chair
as the two were fighting on the floor; after the bout, Victoria was sent backstage by officials (Trish Stratus: 100% Stratusfaction Guaranteed)
Rob Van Dam & Tommy Dreamer defeated William Regal & Test at 4:50 when Dreamer pinned Test with a roll up following a superkick from RVD; after the bout,
the Un-Americans argued in the ring
Kane pinned WWE IC Champion Chris Jericho to win the title with the chokeslam after kicking a chair into the champion's face, despite interference
from World Heavyweight Champion Triple H; stipulations stated the winner would challenge Triple H at No Mercy
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Monroe, LA - Civic Center - September 30, 2002
Chavo
Guerrero Jr. defeated Shannon Moore
John Cena, Batista, & Doug Basham
defeated Albert, Bull Buchanon, & Shelton Benjamin
WWE Cruiserweight
Champion Jamie Noble pinned Rey Mysterio Jr. by using the ropes for leverage
after Nidia blocked the challenger from using the Hip Hop Drop
Billy Gunn
& Chuck Palumbo defeated Ron Simmons & D-Von Dudley
Torrie Wilson
defeated Dawn Marie in a Bra & Panties match; Val Venis was the special
referee for the match
Edge defeated Kurt Angle
Rikishi pinned Matt Hardy
with the Rikishi Driver in a Kiss My Ass match
WWE World Champion
Brock Lesnar pinned Chris Benoit with the F5
WWE @ Lafayette, LA - October 1, 2002
Sho Funaki pinned Little Guido
with a roll up
Val Venis defeated Shelton Benjamin via submission
with a leglock
Velocity:
John Cena pinned Albert with a spinning
sidewalk slam
Tajiri pinned Shannon Moore with a kick to the head
Billy
Kidman pinned Doug Basham with the Shooting Star Press
Smackdown!:
Smackdown! Tag Team Title Tournament Quarter Finals: Eddie & Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Rikishi & Mark Henry when
Henry submitted to Eddie's El Passo Lasso after Chavo used a steel chair on
Henry's leg
Matt Hardy pinned the Undertaker in a falls count anywhere match at 4:46 after the two battled backstage and Brock Lesnar interfered,
hitting the F5 onto the cement floor; after the bout, Lesnar hit the Undertaker with a helium tank
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble (w/ Nidia) pinned Crash Holly with a roll up and using the ropes for leverage
Edge pinned Kurt Angle with the spear after Angle accidentally hit himself in the head with a chair; the chair bounced off the top rope as he swung
at Chris Benoit, who was on the ring apron; Edge originally won the match with a cradle after Angle hit a superplex but the original and replacement
referee argued over the decision to the point where the match was ordered to continue
Smackdown! Tag Team Title Tournament Quarter Finals: Farooq & D-Von Dudley defeated Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo when D-Von pinned Gunn following
a spinebuster from Farooq
Torrie Wilson defeated Dawn Marie in a bikini contest; after the contest, Dawn Marie threw her opponent to the floor
Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned Chris Benoit with a standing West Coast Pop after Kurt Angle interfered and dropped Benoit throat-first across the top rope;
after the bout, Angle and Benoit traded finishers before - in an untelevised incident - WWE World Champion Brock Lesnar came to the ring and hit an F5
on both men
WWE (Raw) @ Boise, ID - October 4, 2002
Rico pinned Spike
Dudley with a spin kick after avoiding the Dudley Dog
D-Lo Brown, Mark
Jindtrak, & Johnny Stamboli defeated Raven, Justin Credible, & Steven
Richards when D-Lo pinned Raven with the Sky High
The Big Show pinned Goldust
with the chokeslam at 9:56; had Show not won the match within 10 minutes, he
would have had to kiss Goldust's ass
WWE Tag Team Champions Kane & the
Hurricane defeated Rosey & Jamal (w/ Rico) when Kane hit the chokeslam on
Jamal after Rico accidentally hit a superkick on Rosey
Test pinned Tommy
Dreamer with a boot to the face as Dreamer came off the top
Bubba Ray Dudley
& Jeff Hardy defeated William Regal & Lance Storm when Hardy pinned
Storm with the Swanton after Christian's interference backfired; after the
match, Storm hit the superkick on Christian before leaving with Regal
Torrie
Wilson defeated Dawn Marie in a Bra & Panties match
WWE Raw World
Champion Triple H pinned Rob Van Dam with the Pedigree after a chair shot
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Kansas City, MO - Municipal Auditorium - October
5, 2002
Matt Hardy pinned Sho Funaki
Bill DeMott & Crash Holly
defeated Shelton Benjamin & Bull Buchanon following a top rope elbowsmash
from DeMott
John Cena pinned Albert by reversing a powerbomb attempt into a
sunset flip
Billy Kidman & Shannon Moore defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr.
& Tajiri after Kidman hit the Shooting Star Press
WWE Smackdown! World
Champion Brock Lesnar pinned Edge with the F5 after Chavo Guerrero Jr.
interfered and pushed Edge off the top
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Jamie
Noble pinned Rey Mysterio Jr. with a roll up and using the ropes for leverage
after avoiding the 619
Chris Benoit defeated Val Venis via submission with
the Crippler Crossface after hitting the diving headbutt
Billy Gunn &
Chuck Palumbo defeated D-Von Dudley & Farooq after Palumbo hit the Jungle
Kick
Kurt Angle pinned Rikishi with a roll up in a Kiss My Ass match
WWE (Raw) @ Sacramento, CA - Arco Arena - October 5,
2002
D-Lo Brown defeated Raven
Steven Richards & Justin Credible
defeated Johnny Stamboli & Mark Jindrak
Bubba Ray & Spike Dudley
defeated William Regal & Lance Storm
Chris Jericho defeated Jeff
Hardy
The Big Show defeated Goldust
WWE Tag Team Champions - WWE IC
Champion Kane & the Hurricane defeated Rosie & Jamal
WWE Raw World
Champion Triple H defeated Rob Van Dam
WWE (Smackdown!) @ San Angelo, TX - October 6, 2002
Sho
Funaki pinned Matt Hardy with a roll up
Albert pinned John Cena with the
scissors kick
Shelton Benjamin & Bull Buchanon defeated Crash Holly &
Bill DeMott when Benjamin pinned Crash with a roll up
Chavo Guerrero Jr.
& Tajiri defeated Billy Kidman & Shannon Moore when Chavo pinned Moore
with a Gory Special into a face buster
WWE World Champion Brock
Lesnar pinned Edge with the F5 after Chavo Guerrero Jr. interfered
WWE
Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble pinned Rey Mysterio Jr. with a roll up and
his feet on the ropes
Chris Benoit defeated Val Venis via submission with the
Crippler Crossface
Ron Simmons & D-Von Dudley defeated Billy Gunn &
Chuck Palumbo when Simmons pinned Palumbo with the spinebuster
Rikishi pinned
Kurt Angle in a Kiss My Ass match; after the match, Billy Gunn and Chuck Palumbo
made the save for Rikishi against Angle, Ron Simmons, and D-Von Dudley
WWE (Raw) @ Reno, NV - October 6, 2002
D-Lo Brown defeated
Raven
Bubba Ray & Spike Dudley defeated William Regal & Lance
Storm
Steven Richards & Justin Credible defeated Johnny Stamboli &
Mark Jindrak
Chris Jericho defeated Jeff Hardy
The Big Show defeated
Goldust
WWE Tag Team Champions - WWE IC Champion Kane & the Hurricane
defeated Rosie & Jamal
World Heavyweight Champion Triple H defeated Rob Van
Dam
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Tucson, AZ - October 7, 2002
Sho Funaki
defeated Matt Hardy
Crash Holly & Bill DeMott defeated Bull Buchanon
& Shelton Benjamin
John Cena defeated Albert
Shannon Moore & Billy
Kidman defeated Tajiri & Chavo Guerrero Jr.
WWE World Champion
Brock Lesnar defeated Edge
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble defeated
Rey Mysterio Jr.
Chris Benoit defeated Val Venis
Billy Gunn & Chuck
Palumbo defeated D-Von Dudley & Ron Simmons
Rikishi defeated Kurt Angle in a Kiss my Ass match
WWE @ Las Vegas, NV - Thomas & Mack Center - October 7, 2002
Solo pinned Horshu with a roll up
Sunday Night Heat:
Mark Jindtrak pinned Justin Credible with a reverse bulldog
Lance Storm pinned Johnny Stamboli with the superkick
Raw Roulette:
Booker T defeated the Big Show in a steel cage match at 8:07 by escaping over the top;
after the match, Chris Jericho attacked Booker from behind and busted him open
World Heavyweight Champion Triple H (w/ Ric Flair) pinned D-Lo Brown at 2:34 in a blindfold match
with the Pedigree after taking his hood off while the referee was distracted by Flair
William Regal pinned Goldust in a Showgirl match at around the 50 second mark after using brass knuckles
while the referee was distracted by Lance Storm at ringside
WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus defeated Stacy Keibler in a Bra & Panties match at 2:19;
due to pre-match stipulations, Trish earned the right to spank Stacy with a paddle; after the match,
Victoria attacked Trish and rammed her into the steel ring steps
Al Snow pinned Test in a streetfight at 5:39 after several shots with a trash can lid and using a bowling ball
Jerry Lawler pinned Steven Richards in an It's Legal in Nevada match at 2:24 by blocking a sunset flip;
due to pre-match stipulations, Lawler earned the services of the Godfather's hos for the night; after the bout,
Lawler, the Godfather, and the hos left, with Jim Ross calling the rest of the show himself
WWE Tag Team Champion Kane defeated Chris Jericho & Christian, Bubba Ray & Spike Dudley, and Rob Van Dam & Jeff Hardy
in a TLC match at 25:07 after chokeslamming Jericho off the top of the ladder; the Hurricane was scheduled to defend
the titles alongside Kane but was attacked backstage before the match by Ric Flair and Triple H; after the match,
Triple H appeared and accused Kane of being a murderer
(Raw: 10th Anniversary,
The Ladder Match)
WWE @ Phoenix, AZ - America West Arena - October 8,
2002
Shannon Moore pinned Spanky with his feet on the ropes
Val Venis
& Bill DeMott defeated Bull Buchanon & Shelton Benjamin after DeMott hit
an elbowsmash off the top
Velocity:
Ron Simmons pinned Chuck
Palumbo with the spinebuster
Chavo Guerrero Jr. pinned Crash Holly with a
cradle suplex
Albert pinned Sho Funaki with the Baldo
Bomb
Smackdown!:
Eddie Guerrero (w/ Chavo Guerrero Jr.) defeated
Rikishi via submission with the El Passo Lasso at 4:37 after Chavo hit Rikishi
in the leg with a chair
Smackdown! Tag Team Title Tournament Quarter Finals:
Kurt Angle & Chris Benoit defeated Billy Kidman & John Cena at 7:50 when
Kidman submitted to Benoit's Crippler Crossface, moments after Angle had the
ankle lock applied until Cena made the save
Billy Gunn (w/ Chuck Palumbo)
pinned D-Von Dudley (w/ Ron Simmons) at 5:23 with the Fameasser after Palumbo
hit the Jungle Kick on Simmons on the floor
Torrie Wilson defeated Dawn Marie
in a Lingerie contest
Smackdown! Tag Team Title Tournament Quarter Finals:
Edge & Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Tajiri & WWE World Champion
Brock Lesnar (w/ Paul Heyman) (sub. for Jamie Noble) at 7:20 when Edge pinned
Tajiri following the 619 and spear after Tajiri accidentally kicked his own
partner; after the match, the Undertaker made the save for the other three
competitors by holding off Lesnar
WWE (Raw) @ Utica, NY - October 11, 2002
Batista &
Charlie Haas defeated Justin Credible & Red Dogg following a spinebuster
from Batista
Mark Jindtrak pinned Steven Richards with a crossbody
D-Lo
Brown pinned Raven with the Sky High
Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo defeated
Rosey & Jamal after Gunn hit the Fameasser
The Big Show pinned Goldust
with the chokeslam; had Show not defeated Goldust within 10 minutes, he would
have to kiss Goldust's ass
Booker T pinned William Regal with the scissors
kick
WWE IC Champion Kane pinned Test with the tombstone
Rob Van Dam
pinned Ric Flair with the Five Star Frog Splash
WWE (Raw) @ Rochester, NY - Blue Cross Arena - October 12,
2002
WWE Tag Team Champion the Hurricane pinned Rico with the
chokeslam
D-Lo Brown, Mark Jindtrak, & Batista defeated Raven, Justin
Credible, & Red Dog when Batista pinned Credible with the
spinebuster
William Regal pinned Jeff Hardy after using brass
knuckles
Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo defeated Rosey & Jamal after Gunn
hit the Fameasser
Rob Van Dam pinned Ric Flair with the Five Star Frog
Splash
Steven Richards pinned Charlie Haas with the Stevie Kick
The Big
Show pinned Goldust with the chokeslam at 9:30; had Show not defeated Goldust
within 10 minutes, he would have to kiss Goldust's ass
Booker T pinned Test
with the scissors kick
WWE IC Champion Kane pinned Kurt Angle with the
chokeslam
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Edmonton, Alberta - October 12,
2002
Chavo Guerrero Jr. & Tajiri defeated Billy Kidman & Shannon
Moore when Chavo scored the pin with the brainbuster
Sho Funaki pinned Albert
with a school boy roll up
Val Venis defeated Shelton Benjamin via submission
with a reverse figure-4
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble pinned Rey
Mysterio Jr. with the Tiger Bomb and using the ropes for leverage
Christian
pinned D-Von Dudley with the Unprettier
WWE World Champion Brock
Lesnar pinned Chris Benoit with the F5
Lance Storm pinned John Cena with the
superkick
Chris Jericho defeated Matt Hardy via submission with the Walls of
Jericho at around the 12-minute mark
Torrie Wilson defeated Dawn Marie in a
Bra & Panties match
Edge pinned Eddie Guerrero with the spear in a No DQ
match after Chris Benoit countered outside interference from Chavo Guerrero Jr.
WWE (Raw) @ Buffalo, NY - HSBC Arena - October 13, 2002
WWE
Tag Team Champion the Hurricane pinned Rico with the flying crossbody
Batista
pinned Justin Credible with the spinebuster
D-Lo Brown, Mark Jindtrak, &
Charlie Haas defeated Raven, Steven Richards, & Red Dogg when D-Lo pinned
Raven with the Sky High
The Big Show pinned Booker T with the
chokeslam
WWE IC Champion Kane pinned Kurt Angle (w/ Stephanie McMahon) with
the chokeslam
Jeff Hardy pinned William Regal with the Swanton after Test
interfered
Billy Gunn & Chuck Palumbo defeated Rosey & Jamal
WWE
Raw World Champion Triple H pinned Rob Van Dam with the Pedigree after a chair
shot
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Calgary, Alberta - Saddledome - October 13,
2002
Tajiri pinned Sho Funaki with a kick to the head
Harry Smith
pinned Teddy Hart with a running powerslam
Val Venis defeated Bull Buchanon
via submission with a reverse figure-4
Billy Kidman & Shannon Moore
defeated Shelton Benjamin & John Cena when Moore pinned Benjamin
Lance
Storm defeated D-Von Dudley via submission with the Sharpshooter
WWE
Smackdown! World Champion Brock Lesnar pinned Chris Jericho with the F5 after
Matt Hardy interfered
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble pinned Rey
Mysterio Jr. with a roll up and using the ropes for leverage after avoiding the
619
Chris Benoit defeated Matt Hardy via submission with the Crippler
Crossface
Torrie Wilson defeated Dawn Marie in a Bra & Panties
match
Edge & Christian defeated Eddie & Chavo Guerrero Jr. following
a double spear
WWE @ Montreal, Quebec - October 14, 2002
Justin Credible
defeated Flash Flanagan
Johnny Stamboli & Charlie Haas defeated two
unknowns
Sunday Night Heat - shown internationally:
Test pinned an
unknown with the boot to the face
D-Lo Brown & Mark Jindtrak defeated
Raven & Steven Richards
William Regal defeated Spike Dudley via
submission with the Regal Stretch
Raw:
Chris Jericho &
Christian defeated WWE Tag Team Champions the Hurricane & WWE IC Champion
Kane at 6:47 to win the titles when Jericho pinned the Hurricane with a roll
over and putting his feet on the ropes for leverage
Lance Storm (w/ William
Regal) pinned Al Snow with a superkick after Regal distracted Snow from
ringside
Jeff Hardy pinned Rico at 3:07 with the Swanton
WWE Women's
Champion Trish Stratus & Jackie defeated Molly Holly & Victoria at 3:55
when Jackie pinned Molly with a DDT; Stacy Keibler was the special referee but
another referee made the pinfall after she was knocked to the
floor
Christopher Nowinski defeated Tommy Dreamer at 2:42 with the full
nelson slam after Al Snow prevented Dreamer from using his Singapore cane
WWE
Raw World Champion Triple H pinned Rob Van Dam in a non-title lumberjack strap
match at 10:35 after Ric Flair interfered and hit RVD with the title belt as the
face and heel lumberjacks brawled on the floor; lumberjacks included: Chris
Jericho, Christian, the Big Show, Christopher Nowinski, Lance Storm, William
Regal, Rico, Rosey, Jamal, Booker T, Goldust, the Hurricane, D-Lo Brown, Spike
Dudley, Tommy Dreamer, and Jeff Hardy; after the match, Kane laid waste to
Triple H, Flair, and a number of the lumberjacks
WWE (Smackdown!) @ London, Ontario - October 14, 2002
Tajiri
pinned Crash Holly with a kick to the face
Shelton Benjamin & Bull
Buchanon defeated John Cena & Shannon Moore when Benjamin scored the pin
with a modified spinebuster
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble pinned
Rey Mysterio Jr. with a roll up and putting his feet on the ropes after Nidia
blocked the 619
Eddie & Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Billy Gunn &
Chuck Palumbo when Palumbo submitted to Eddie's El Passo Lasso after Gunn
suffered a legit injury
WWE World Champion Brock Lesnar pinned
Edge with the F5 after Eddie Guerrero interfered
Torrie Wilson defeated Dawn
Marie in a Bra & Panties match; Sho Funaki was the special referee for the
bout
D-Von Dudley & Ron Simmons defeated Val Venis & Billy Kidman
when D-Von pinned Kidman with a reverse suplex
Chris Benoit defeated Matt
Hardy via submission with the Crippler Crossface after countering the Twist of
Fate
Rikishi pinned Kurt Angle with the Rikishi Driver in a Kiss My Ass
match; after the match, Rey Mysterio Jr. made the save for Rikishi against
Angle, Bull Buchanon, and Nidia
WWE @ Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Centre - October 15,
2002
Charlie Haas & Sylvian
Grenier defeated Bull Buchanon & Redd Dogg when Haas forced a submission with a leglock
Scott Vick pinned Tyson
Dux with the Vertebreaker
Val Venis defeated Shelton Benjamin via submission
with an arm bar at 6:10
Velocity:
Tajiri pinned Sho Funaki with a
kick to the head at 3:55
Albert pinned Scotty Cruz with the Baldo Bomb at
4:41
Crash Holly pinned Shannon Moore at 5:31 with a roll up and using the
ropes for leverage
Smackdown!:
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Championship
Tournament Semi-Finals: Edge & Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Ron Simmons &
D-Von Dudley at 4:37 when Edge pinned Simmons with the DDT; after the match, the
Guerreros attacked Mysterio and Edge
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble
pinned Nidia with a roll up at 2:03; after the match, the two made up and
double-teamed Tajiri, who was the special referee
John Cena pinned Billy
Kidman with a roll up and using the ropes for leverage at 5:38
WWE Smackdown!
World Champion Brock Lesnar (w/ Paul Heyman) pinned Chuck Palumbo at 6:30 with
the F5; after the match, the Undertaker stormed the ring and busted the champion
open with his arm cast until Heyman could pull his man out of the ring
Matt
Hardy & Dawn Marie defeated Rikishi & Torrie Wilson at 3:59 when Dawn
Marie pinned Torrie after Hardy reversed the pin behind the referee’s back;
after the match, Rikishi rather than Torrie hit the Stinkface on Hardy
WWE
Smackdown! Tag Team Championship Tournament Semi-Finals: Kurt Angle & Chris
Benoit defeated Eddie & Chavo Guerrero Jr. at 10:45 when Angle pinned Eddie
with the Olympic Slam after Benoit hit both opponents with a steel chair
WWE (Raw) @ Texarkana, AR - October 19, 2002
Al Snow
defeated Redd Dogg
Justin Credible, Rosey & Jamal defeated Johnny
Stamboli, Charlie Haas, & Mark Jindrak
Batista defeated Steven
Richards
The Hurricane & Spike Dudley defeated Lance Storm & William
Regal
Kane defeated Test
D-Lo Brown defeated Raven
WWE Women's Champion
Trish Stratus & Jackie defeated Molly Holly & Victoria (w/ Stacy
Keibler)
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Chris Jericho & Christian defeated
Booker T & Goldust
Rob Van Dam defeated Ric Flair
No Mercy 02 - Little Rock, AR - Alltell Arena - October 20, 2002
Sunday Night Heat: The Hurricane pinned Steven Richards at 3:05 with the Vertebreaker
Pay-per-view bouts - featured Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler on commentary for the Raw bouts and Michael Cole & Tazz on
commentary for the Smackdown! matches; included an opening backstage segment with the Undertaker and Kane in which
the only words said were Kane asking "So, how was your week?;" featured Sho Funaki conducting a backstage interview
with Al Wilson about the attention he had received recently from Dawn Marie, with Funaki eventually asking why
he was wearing clothing when he was caught in the shower with Dawn; included Jonathan Coachman conducting a backstage
interview with Rob Van Dam regarding his match later in the show against Ric Flair; moments later, Coachman tried to
get a comment from WWE World Champion Brock Lesnar, Paul Heyman, and Tracy about Lesnar's match later in the show
against Taker; featured a backstage segment with the Big Show and Stephanie McMahon in which Eric Bischoff interrupted,
asking what his Raw talent was doing talking to Stephanie; after Stephanie walked off, Show complained to Bischoff he
wasn't being used right on Raw and it was Bischoff's fault; after Bischoff told him off, Show grabbed him and threatened
to hurt him if he didn't start putting him in main events; included a video package highlighting the history of the IC
title, to hype the Kane / Triple H match later in the show; featured a backstage segment with Chris Benoit and Eddie
Guerrero, with Benoit saying Chavo Guerrero Jr. was being attacked by Kurt Angle; as Eddie tried to say it wasn't Chavo
behind the closed door and it was a trap, Angle threw Chavo out into the hallway and Eddie was held back by security
as he tried to get at Angle & Benoit; included a backstage segment with Stephanie and Tracy in which Tracy said she had
a relationship with Taker in the past and had been lying because Heyman put her up to it; moments later, Taker appeared
and called Tracy a lying bitch, with Stephanie then ordering Tracy to leave; featured Taker convincing the trainer to
give him a pain shot to his injured hand so he could compete in his match later in the show; included Rikishi at The World
commenting on his experience in Hell in a Cell being thrown off the roof by Taker:
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Chris Jericho & Christian defeated Booker T & Goldust at 8:48 when Jericho pinned Goldust
with a bulldog onto one of the title belts followed by a moonsault off the top; during the closing moments of the match,
Jericho attempted a Lionsault on Booker but the middle rope became unhinged
Torrie Wilson pinned Dawn Marie with a swinging neckbreaker at 4:41
Rob Van Dam pinned Ric Flair with a spin kick and the Five Star Frog Splash at 8:01
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble (w/ Nidia) pinned Tajiri at 8:15 by blocking a victory roll after Nidia held
onto Noble to prevent the champion from being taken down; after the bout, Tajiri kissed Nidia on the lips, with Noble
then attempting to show Tajiri how a real man kisses a woman; as he went to do so, Tajiri kicked Noble in the back of
the head, knocking him out
World Heavyweight Champion Triple H pinned WWE IC Champion Kane at 16:14 in a unification match after ramming the challenger into the corner and following
with the Pedigree after Kane caught an interfering Ric Flair coming off the top and hit the chokeslam; Flair appeared mid-way through the match, prompting
the Hurricane to appear to counter Flair's interference; moments later, Triple H dropped Hurricane with a Pedigree on the floor
(The Twisted, Disturbed Life of Kane)
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Championship Tournament Finals: Kurt Angle & Chris Benoit defeated Edge & Rey Mysterio Jr. at 22:00 when Edge submitted
to Angle's ankle lock, moments after Angle reversed Edge's hold into his own
(voted Match of the Year by the Wrestling Observer Newsletter and Pro Wrestling Torch)
WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus pinned Victoria at 5:34 with a roll up after Victoria avoided the bulldog;
after the bout, Victoria kicked Trish until she was forced from the ring by the referee
WWE World Champion Brock Lesnar (w/ Paul Heyman) pinned the Undertaker in a Hell in a Cell match by reversing an attempt at the tombstone and hitting
the F5 at 27:15; after the bout, Lesnar grabbed the belt, scaled to the roof of the cage, and posed as the show came to a close
(Brock Lesnar: Here Comes the Pain,
Tombstone: The History of the Undertaker,
Hell in a Cell)
WWE @ Nashville, TN - Gaylord Entertainment Center - October 21,
2002
Sunday Night Heat:
Raven
defeated Cassidy O'Reilly
Mark Jindrak defeated Mike Owens
Steven Richards
defeated Johnny Stamboli
Molly Holly defeated
Jackie
Raw:
Christopher Nowinski pinned Jeff Hardy after Hardy
executed the Swanton onto a chair; moments prior, Al Snow prevented Nowinski
from using the chair as a weapon, allowing Hardy to dropkick it into his
opponent's face
Bubba Ray & Spike Dudley defeated Lance Storm &
William Regal when Spike pinned Storm with the Dudley Dog after both Dudleyz
hit their finishers on their opponents; after the match, Storm & Regal
attacked their opponents; due to prematch stipulations, the Dudleyz became the
#1 contenders to the tag team titles
Test pinned D-Lo Brown with a boot to
the face as D-Lo threatened guest referee Stacy Keibler; Stacy was biased
towards Test for the duration of the match and gave D-Lo a fast count to end the
contest
Victoria, WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Chris Jericho & Christian
defeated Booker T, Goldust, & WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus when Trish
submitted to the Walls of Jericho
Tommy Dreamer pinned Al Snow in a Singapore
Cane Match after Christopher Nowinski interfered and accidentally hit Snow with
the prop
The Big Show defeated Rico, Rosey, & Jamal in a handicap match
following the chokeslam
Rob Van Dam & Kane defeated WWE Raw World
Champion Triple H & Ric Flair when RVD pinned Flair with the five star frog
splash as Kane and Triple H battled backstage; after the match, Kane locked
Triple H in the trunk of the Hurricane's car and then drove off (though the
trunk clearly swung open as the show went off the air)
WWE @ Memphis, TN - Pyramid - October 22, 2002
Val Venis
& Bill DeMott defeated Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas when Venis pinned
Haas with the Money Shot
Jerry Lawler pinned Redd Dogg with a fistdrop off
the middle turnbuckle
Velocity:
Sho Funaki pinned Crash Holly with
a reversal
Torrie Wilson pinned Nidia in a lingerie match
D-Von Dudley
& Ron Simmons defeated Chase Stevens & Big Bully Douglass when D-Von
pinned Stevens with a top rope headbutt after a spinebuster from Simmons Albert
pinned Chuck Palumbo with the Baldo Bomb
Smackdown! - 10/24/02:
Rikishi pinned Matt Hardy with the Rikishi Driver at 3:21; after the match, the Big Show made his Smackdown! debut by beating Rikishi down
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble (w/ Nidia) pinned Tajiri at 3:54 with a roll over, bridge, and holding onto Nidia outside the ring
Edge & Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Eddie & Chavo Guerrero Jr. at 7:15 when Edge pinned Chavo following a springboard legdrop into the ring by Mysterio
behind the referee's back; due to prematch stipulations, Edge & Mysterio became the #1 contenders to the Smackdown! tag team titles
(Rey Mysterio: The Life of a Masked Man)
Bily Kidman pinned John Cena at 2:44 by blocking a sunset flip and holding onto the ropes for leverage; after the match, Cena attacked Kidman
in and outside of the ring, eventually throwing Kidman into the steel ring steps
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion Chris Benoit pinned WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion Kurt Angle at 8:15 with a cradle after Chavo
Guerrero Jr. interfered and hit Angle in the back of the head with one of the title belts as Eddie Guerrero distracted the referee;
after the match, Angle attacked Benoit and destroyed he and Benoit's tag team trophy - which, due to stipulations, Benoit earned by winning the match
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Helsinki, Finland - Hartwall Arena - October 24,
2002
Billy Kidman pinned John Cena with the Shooting Star Press
Sho
Funaki & Shannon Moore defeated Albert & Crash Holly when Funaki pinned
Crash with an inside cradle
D-Von Dudley (w/ Ron Simmons) pinned Bill DeMott
after DeMott hit the corner
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble pinned
Tajiri
WWE World Champion Brock Lesnar pinned Booker T (sub. for
the Undertaker)
Eddie & Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Val Venis (sub. for
Billy Gunn) & Chuck Palumbo when Eddie forced Venis to submit to the El
Passo Lasso after Chavo pushed Val off the top
Rikishi pinned Matt Hardy with
the Rikishi Driver in a Kiss My Ass match
Torrie Wilson defeated Dawn Marie
in a Bra & Panties match
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Kurt Angle
& Chris Benoit defeated Edge & Rey Mysterio Jr. when Benoit pinned
Mysterio after Angle hit the challenger with the title belt following Mysterio's
Hip Hop Drop; after the match, the faces on the card fought off the heels
WWE (Raw) @ Topeka, KS - October 25, 2002
Justin Credible
& Steven Richards defeated Mark Jindtrak & Johnny Stamboli following a
double super kick
Batista defeated Redd Dogg
Rico defeated Tommy
Dreamer
The Hurricane & Spike Dudley defeated Lance Storm & William
Regal when Spike pinned Storm with the Dudley Dog
World Heavyweight Champion
Triple H defeated Kane via disqualification after laying out several referees
and using a chair; after the match, the challenger fought off a number of
wrestlers before chasing Triple H to the back
D-Lo Brown pinned Raven with
the Sky High
WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus (w/ Jackie) defeated Molly
Holly (w/ Victoria)
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Chris Jericho & Christian
defeated Jeff Hardy & Bubba Ray Dudley when Jericho pinned Hardy with the
Lionsault
Rob Van Dam pinned Test with the Five Star Frog Splash
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Belfast, Northern Ireland - Odyssey Arena -
October 25, 2002
Rey Mysterio Jr. & Billy Kidman defeated WWE
Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble & Tajiri when Mysterio pinned Noble
with a top rope Frankensteiner after being launched in the air by Kidman
Sho
Funaki & Shannon Moore defeated Crash Holly & Bill DeMott when Moore
pinned Crash with a roll up
Booker T pinned Matt Hardy by avoiding the Twist
of Fate and hitting the scissors kick
John Cena & Albert defeated Val
Venis (sub. for Billy Gunn) & Chuck Palumbo when Albert pinned Venis with
the Baldo Bomb after Cena pushed Venis off the top
Rikishi (w/ Fit Finley)
pinned D-Von Dudley (w/ Ron Simmons) with the Rikishi Driver
WWE Smackdown!
Tag Team Champions Chris Benoit & Kurt Angle defeated Eddie & Chavo
Guerrero Jr. when Angle reversed Eddie's El Passo Lasso into the ankle lock for
the submission
Torrie Wilson defeated Dawn Marie in a Bra & Panties
match
WWE World Champion Brock Lesnar pinned Edge with the F5
WWE (Raw) @ Wichita, KS - Coliseum - October 26, 2002
Mark
Jindtrak & Johnny Stamboli defeated Justin Credible & Steven Richards
with a dropkick / spinebuster combo
Batista pinned Redd Dogg with a sit-down
powerbomb
Tommy Dreamer pinned Rico with the DVD
WWE Raw Tag Team
Champions Chris Jericho & Christian defeated Jeff Hardy & Bubba Ray
Dudley when Jericho pinned Hardy with the Lionsault after using one of the title
belts as a weapon
Rob Van Dam pinned Test with the Five Star Frog Splash;
Stacy Keibler was the special ring announcer
D-Lo Brown defeated
Raven
Molly Holly & Victoria defeated WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus
& Jackie when Molly pinned Jackie with a roll up and using the tights for
leverage
The Hurricane & Spike Dudley defeated Lance Storm & William
Regal when Spike pinned Storm with an assisted crucifix, after a dropkick from
the Hurricane
World Heavyweight Champion Triple H defeated Kane via
disqualification when the challenger used a steel chair; after the match, Kane
fought off a number of other wrestlers and hit chokeslams on all of them before
Batista pulled Triple H from the ring
Rebellion 02 (Smackdown!) - Manchester, England - Evening News Arena - October 26, 2002 (13,416; sell out)
Bill DeMott pinned Shannon Moore at around the 5-minute mark
Pay-per-view bouts - featured Michael Cole & Tazz on commentary;
included an opening segment in which Smackdown! GM Stephanie McMahon announced the Undertaker would not be in attendance
because his wife was about to give birth; she then introduced Raw superstar Booker T who, for one night only, would compete on the Smackdown! event:
Booker T (sub. for the Undertaker) pinned Matt Hardy at 12:01 with a kick to the midsection and the scissors kick after avoiding the Twist of Fate;
after the contest, Booker took the mic and said he knew what all the fans came to see, then executed the Spinarooni
Billy Kidman & Torrie Wilson defeated John Cena & Dawn Marie at 5:25 when Kidman pinned Cena with the Shooting Star Press;
after the bout, Torrie kissed Kidman on the lips inside the ring
Sho Funaki pinned Crash Holly at 5:35 by blocking an Oklahoma side roll
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble (w/ Nidia) defeated Tajiri and Rey Mysterio Jr. in an elimination match at 12:48;
Noble pinned Tajiri with the Tiger Bomb at 2:51; Noble pinned Mysterio by blocking a victory roll and holding onto Nidia from the outside;
after the match, Mysterio dropkicked Noble and Nidia into the ropes and hit the 619 on both
D-Von Dudley & Ron Simmons defeated Val Venis (sub. for Billy Gunn) & Chuck Palumbo at 4:09 when D-Von pinned Palumbo with a roll up and grabbing
the tights for leverage after Simmons punched Palumbo in the face from the floor
Rikishi pinned Albert with the Bonzai Drop in a Kiss My Ass match at 7:18 with a side kick and the Bonzai Drop after Albert hit an exposed turnbuckle;
during the bout, Michael Cole announced that Rikishi would face the Big Show the following week on Smackdown!;
after the contest, Albert left the ring but was threatened with an indefinate suspension by the referee if he did not kiss Rikishi's ass;
moments later, Albert hit a low blow on Rikishi but eventually sustained the Stinkface; moments later, Michael Cole, Tazz, and Tony Chimel were
invited into the ring to dance with Rikishi
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Kurt Angle & Chris Benoit defeated Eddie & Chavo Guerrero Jr. at 16:36 when Angle pinned Eddie with the Olympic Slam
after Benoit dropped Eddie throat-first across the top rope; after the bout, Angle and Benoit argued but worked together in scaring the Guerreros out
of the ring when Eddie & Chavo attempted to steal the tag team title belts
WWE World Champion Brock Lesnar & Paul Heyman defeated Edge in a handicap match at 18:51 with the F5 after hitting the challenger in the
midsection with a steel chair as Edge came off the top; pre-match stipulations stated Edge could win the title by pinning either Lesnar or Heyman;
after the bout, Heyman verbally berated Edge until Edge kicked a steel chair into Heyman's face and followed with the DDT
(Live in the UK: November 2009)
WWE (Raw) @ Toledo, OH - October 27, 2002
Justin Credible & Steven Richards defeated Mark Jindtrak & Johnny Stamboli
Batista
pinned Redd Dogg with a sit-down powerbomb
Rico pinned Tommy Dreamer with a
spin heel kick
The Hurricane & Spike Dudley defeated William Regal &
Lance Storm when Spike pinned Storm with the Dudley Dog
WWE Raw World
Champion Triple H defeated Kane via disqualification when the challenger used a
chair; after the match, a number of wrestlers attempted to restrain Kane but
were all chokeslammed
D-Lo Brown pinned Raven with the Sky High
WWE
Women's Champion Trish Stratus & Jackie defeated Molly Holly & Victoria
with a double pin after Molly and Victoria collided
WWE Raw Tag Team
Champions Chris Jericho & Christian defeated Jeff Hardy & Bubba Ray
Dudley when Jericho pinned Hardy with the Lionsault
Rob Van Dam pinned Test
with the Five Star Frog Splash
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Sheffield, England - Sheffield Arena - October
27, 2002
Sho Funaki pinned Albert with a roll up
Shannon Moore, Chuck
Palumbo, & Bill DeMott defeated Ron Simmons, D-Von Dudley, & Crash Holly
when DeMott pinned Crash when the momentum of a flying crossbody put DeMott on
top
Billy Kidman pinned Chavo Guerrero Jr. with a modified bulldog
John
Cena pinned Val Venis with a powerbomb and using the ropes for leverage
WWE
Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble pinned Tajiri with a roll up and using the
tights for leverage
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Kurt Angle & Chris
Benoit defeated Edge & Rey Mysterio Jr. when Benoit pinned Mysterio after
Eddie & Chavo Guerrero Jr. interfered and Mysterio was hit with one of the
tag belts
Torrie Wilson defeated Dawn Marie in a Bra & Panties
match
Booker T & Rikishi defeated WWE World Champion Brock
Lesnar & Matt Hardy when Rikishi pinned Hardy with the Rikishi Driver after
avoiding the Twist of Fate
WWE @ Detroit, MI - Joe Louis Arena - October 28,
2002
Ernest Miller defeated Johnny Stamboli
Raven & Redd Dogg
defeated Tyson Dux & Larry Destiny
Sunday Night Heat:
Mark
Jindtrak defeated Justin Credible
Rosey & Jamal defeated Bobby Rude & Mark Maraculi
D-Lo Brown defeated Steven Richards
Raw:
Lance Storm
& William Regal defeated Rob Van Dam & Tommy Dreamer when Regal pinned
Dreamer after Storm hit him with the Canadian flag
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions
Chris Jericho & Christian fought Bubba Ray & Spike Dudley to a no
contest when Rosey & Jamal attacked the Dudleyz from behind before the match
began
Test (w/ Stacy Keibler) pinned Goldust with the boot to the face after
Stacy hit a blow blow
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Chris Jericho &
Christian defeated Bubba Ray Dudley & Jeff Hardy (sub. for Spike Dudley who
was injured earlier in the night) when Jericho pinned Hardy with the Lionsault
after using one of the title belts as a weapon; moments before the finish, Bubba
left ringside to save Spike - who had been captured by Rico, Rosey, and
Jamal
Christopher Nowinski defeated Booker T via disqualification when Al
Snow attacked Nowinski; Snow stood ringside for the match; after the bout,
Booker nailed Snow and continued pounding on Nowinski
WWE Women's Champion
Trish Stratus defeated Jackie and Molly Holly by pinning Molly following a
double bulldog on both challengers
Kane defeated World Heavyweight Champion
Triple H in a non-title casket match after Shawn Michaels came out of the casket
and attacked the champion; after the match, Michaels danced on top of the casket
with Triple H trapped inside
WWE @ Grand Rapids, MI - Van Andel Arena - October 29, 2002
Val Venis pinned Ernest Miller with the Money Shot
Shelton Benjamin defeated Bull Buchanon
Albert defeated Mark Maraculi
Velocity:
Chuck Palumbo defeated D-Von Dudley
Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Tyson Dux
Billy Kidman & Sho Funaki defeated WWE Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble (w/ Nidia) & Crash Holly when Kidman pinned Crash with the Shooting Star Press
Smackdown!:
Edge pinned WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion Chris Benoit with a spear at 12:21 after avoiding a clothesline after fighting off an interfering Kurt Angle
The Big Show pinned Rikishi with the chokeslam at 2:28; after the match, Show once again challenged Brock Lesnar
Torrie Wilson pinned Dawn Marie in a pool of mud match following a chop
Matt Hardy pinned Tajiri with the Twist of Fate at 7:38
Eddie Guerrero pinned WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion Kurt Angle at 13:20 with the frog splash after Chris Benoit hit Angle in the head with one of the
title belts
Rey Mysterio Jr. fought WWE World Champion Brock Lesnar (w/ Paul Heyman) to a no contest at around the 4-minute mark when the Big Show came ringside,
caught Mysterio in the air as Mysterio attempted the 619 on the champion, and threw him into the crowd; moments later, Lesnar attacked Show on the floor
but was rammed into the steel ringpost and sustained a chokeslam through the announce table
WWE (Raw) @ Springfield, MA - November 1, 2002
Rosey &
Jamal defeated Tommy Dreamer & Johnny Stamboli (sub. for Mark Jindtrak) when
Rosey pinned Stamboli with the Samoan Drop
Batista defeated Justin
Credible
Goldust pinned Christopher Nowinski with the Curtain Call
WWE Raw
Tag Team Champions Chris Jericho & Christian defeated Bubba Ray Dudley &
Jeff Hardy when Jericho pinned Hardy after using the title belt as a
weapon
Rob Van Dam pinned Test with the Five Star Frog Splash
D-Lo Brown
pinned Raven with the Sky High
WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus &
Jackie defeated Victoria & Molly Holly
Spike Dudley & the Hurricane
defeated Lance Storm & William Regal when Spike pinned Storm with the Dudley
Dogg
World Heavyweight Champion Triple H defeated Kane via disqualification
WWE (Raw) @ Halifax, Nova Scotia - Forum - November 2,
2002
Rosey & Jamal defeated Tommy Dreamer & Johnny Stamboli after
Stamboli was hit with the Samoan Drop
Batista pinned Justin Credible with the
sit-down powerbomb
Goldust pinned Christopher Nowinski with the Curtain
Call
Kane pinned Test (w/ Stacy Keibler) with the tombstone
William Regal
& Lance Storm defeated Spike Dudley & the Hurricane following the
superkick from Storm
D-Lo Brown pinned Raven with the Sky High
Victoria
& Molly Holly defeated WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus &
Jackie
Rob Van Dam pinned Rico in a martial arts challenge with the Five Star
Frog Splash
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Chris Jericho & Christian defeated
Bubba Ray Dudley & Jeff Hardy when Hardy was pinned
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Wilkes-Barre, PA - November 2, 2002
Chuck
Palumbo & Sho Funaki defeated D-Von Dudley & Ron Simmons when Funaki
pinned D-Von
Nathan Jones pinned Val Venis
Sean O'Haire & Shelton
Benjamin defeated Doug Basham & Bull Buchanon
WWE Cruiserweight Champion
Jamie Noble defeated Crash Holly and Tajiri by pinning Crash following a kick
to the head by Tajiri
WWE World Champion Brock Lesnar pinned the
Big Show
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion Chris Benoit defeated Matt Hardy
via submission with the Crippler Crossface after avoiding the Twist of
Fate
Billy Kidman & Torrie Wilson defeated John Cena & Dawn
Marie
Rikishi defeated Albert in a Kiss My Ass match
Edge & Rey
Mysterio Jr. defeated Eddie & Chavo Guerrero Jr. when both men scored the
pin at the same time
WWE (Raw) @ Moncton, New Brunswick - November 3, 2002
Rosey
& Jamal defeated Tommy Dreamer & Johnny Stamboli when Stamboli was
pinned following the Samoan Drop
Batista pinned Justin Credible with the
sit-down powerbomb
Goldust pinned Christopher Nowinski with the Curtain
Call
William Regal & Lance Storm defeated Spike Dudley & the
Hurricane following the superkick from Storm
Kane pinned Test with the
tombstone
D-Lo Brown pinned Raven with the Sky High
WWE Women's Champion
Trish Stratus & Jackie defeated Victoria & Molly Holly after Trish hit
the bulldog
Rob Van Dam pinned Rico in a martial arts challenge with the Five
Star Frog Splash
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Chris Jericho & Christian
defeated Bubba Ray Dudley & Jeff Hardy in a Moncton Streetfight after
Jericho hit the Lionsault on Hardy
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Bethlehem, PA - November 3, 2002
Rikishi
pinned Albert with the superkick in a Kiss My Ass match
Doug Basham &
Bull Buchanon defeated Sean O'Haire & Shelton Benjamin when Benjamin was
pinned
Nathan Jones pinned Val Venis with a full nelson slam
Billy Kidman
& Torrie Wilson defeated John Cena & Dawn Marie when Kidman pinned Cena
with the Shooting Star Press
WWE World Champion Brock Lesnar
pinned the Big Show by avoiding the chokeslam and using an inside
cradle
D-Von Dudley & Ron Simmons defeated Chuck Palumbo & Sho Funaki
when D-Von pinned Funaki with the reverse DDT
WWE Cruiserweight Champion
Jamie Noble defeated Tajiri and Crash Holly in an elimination match; Noble
pinned Crash with the Tiger Bomb; Noble pinned Tajiri with an inside cradle and
using the tights for leverage
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion Chris Benoit
defeated Matt Hardy via submission with the Crippler Crossface after avoiding
the Twist of Fate
Edge & Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Eddie & Chavo
Guerrero Jr. when Mysterio pinned Chavo with the West Coast Pop
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Bangor, ME - Auditorium - November 4, 2002 (3,000)
Crash Holly & Sean O'Haire defeated Bull Buchanon & Doug
Basham
Val Venis pinned Shelton Benjamin with the Money Shot
Albert pinned
Rikishi with a boot to the face that legitly injured Rikishi
Chuck Palumbo
& Sho Funaki defeated D-Von Dudley & Ron Simmons after Palumbo hit the
Jungle Kick on Simmons
WWE World Champion Brock Lesnar pinned the
Big Show with a modificed fireman's carry after shoving the challenger into a
steel chair set up in the corner
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble
pinned Tajiri
Billy Kidman & Torrie Wilson defeated John Cena & Dawn
Marie when Torrie pinned Dawn Marie with a swinging neckbreaker
WWE
Smackdown! Tag Team Champion Chris Benoit defeated Matt Hardy via submission
with the Crippler Crossface
Edge & Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Eddie &
Chavo Guerrero Jr. after Edge hit the spear
WWE @ Boston, MA - FleetCenter - November 4, 2002
Nathan
Jones defeated Arch Kincaid at 2:27
Spike Dudley pinned D-Lo Brown at 5:42
with a roll up
Sunday Night Heat:
Goldust pinned Johnny Stamboli
with the Curtain Call
Steven Richards pinned Erin Stevens with the DDT
Raw:
Rosey & Jamal (w/ Rico) defeated Bubba Ray Dudley
& Jeff Hardy when Hardy was pinned with a Samoan Drop at 6:21; moments
earlier, Spike Dudley jumped Rico at ringside - only to be attacked from behind
himself
WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus pinned Ivory at 3:17 with the
bulldog in a non-title match; after the match, Trish had a confrontation with
Victoria on the entrance ramp
William Regal & Lance Storm defeated Tommy
Dreamer & Al Snow at 3:35 when Storm pinned Dreamer
Batista pinned Justin
Credible with the sit-down powerbomb at 1:25 (Batista's Raw debut)
Test (w/
Stacy Keibler) pinned the Hurricane at 3:41 with the Roll of the Dice
Rob Van
Dam pinned WWE Raw Tag Team Champion Christian with the Five Star Frog Splash at
6:35; had Christian won the match, he would have taken RVD's spot in the
Survivor Series Elimination Chamber bout
Kane & Booker T defeated WWE Raw
World Champion Triple H & WWE Raw Tag Team Champion Chris Jericho at 10:26
when Booker pinned Triple H after Shawn Michaels interfered and hit the
superkick on the world champion
Super Tuesday - 11/12/02: WWE
Raw World Champion Triple H, WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Chris Jericho &
Christian, and Rosey & Jamal defeated Kane, Booker T, Rob Van Dam, Bubba Ray
Dudley, & Jeff Hardy at 8:24 when Triple H pinned Kane with the Pedigree after Ric
Flair interfered and hit Kane with a chair as Kane attempted a plancha to the
floor
WWE @ Manchester, NH - Verizon Wireless Arena - November 5,
2002
Nathan Jones pinned Doug Basham with a full nelson slam
Super Tuesday - 11/12/02:
WWE Women’s Champion Trish Stratus fought
Torrie Wilson to a no contest in a bikini contest when Nidia interfered
Eddie
Guerrero defeated WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion Chris Benoit and Edge at 7:20 when he
pinned Benoit with a roll up and using the tights for leverage after sending him
into Kurt Angle, who was on the apron arguing with
Benoit
Velocity:
Chuck Palumbo & Sho Funaki defeated D-Von
Dudley & Ron Simmons when Funaki pinned D-Von with a roll up
Albert
defeated Vince Vicallo
Tajiri pinned Crash Holly with a kick to the
head
Smackdown!:
Billy Kidman & Torrie Wilson defeated WWE
Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble & Nidia when Kidman pinned Noble with
the Shooting Star Press
Rikishi pinned John Cena with the Bonzai Drop
The
Big Show pinned Matt Hardy by catching Hardy coming off the top and hitting the
chokeslam
Edge & Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated WWE Smackdown! Tag Team
Champions Kurt Angle & Chris Benoit in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match to win
the titles; fall #1: Mysterio pinned Benoit following a double team powerbomb /
frankensteiner; fall #2: Angle forced Edge to submit with the ankle lock; fall
#3: Angle was pinned following a miscommunication with Benoit; the challengers
originally won the third fall when Mysterio pinned Angle but the match was
restarted since Angle’s foot was on the bottom rope
WWE Smackdown! World
Champion Brock Lesnar pinned Eddie Guerrero with the F5 after countering
attempted interference from Chavo Guerrero Jr.; after the match, the Big Show
attacked Lesnar from behind and threw him off the stage, much as he had done to
the Undertaker weeks prior
WWE (Raw) @ State College, PA - Bryce Jordan Center - November 8,
2002
Raven defeated Rico
Rosey & Jamal defeated D-Lo Brown &
Sean O'Haire following the Samoan Drop
Batista pinned Justin Credible with a
sit-down powerbomb
Bubba Ray Dudley defeated WWE Raw Tag Team Champion
Christian in a tables match
Booker T pinned Test with the scissors
kick
Tommy Dreamer pinned Steven Richards in a Singapore cane match with the
DVD
Al Snow pinned Christopher Nowinski with the Snow Plow
Rob Van Dam
& Spike Dudley defeated Lance Storm & William Regal when RVD pinned
Regal with the Five Star Frog Splash
WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus (w/
Jackie) pinned Victoria (w/ Molly Holly) with the bulldog
WWE Raw World
Champion Triple H defeated Kane via disqualification after a chair shot; after
the match, Kane fought off a number of heel wrestlers that attempted to restrain
him
WWE (Raw) @ Philadelphia, PA - First Union Center - November 9,
2002
Rosey & Jamal defeated Johnny Stamboli & Sean O'Haire
following the Samoan Drop by Jamal after Rico interfered and hit a superkick on
Stamboli
Batista pinned Justin Credible with a sit-down
powerbomb
Christopher Nowinski pinned Al Snow with his feet on the
ropes
D-Lo Brown pinned Raven with the Sky High
Rob Van Dam pinned Test
with the Van Daminator and the Five Star Frog Splash
WWE Raw Tag Team
Champions Chris Jericho & Christian defeated Booker T & Bubba Ray Dudley
when Jericho pinned Bubba Ray with the Lionsault
Tommy Dreamer pinned Steven
Richards in a Singapore cane match
WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus (w/
Jackie) pinned Victoria (w/ Molly Holly) after both Molly and Jackie reversed an
inside cradle, with Trish coming out on top
William Regal & Lance Storm
defeated Goldust & Spike Dudley when Spike was pinned
WWE Raw World
Champion Triple H defeated Kane via disqualification when the challenger
attacked a number of referees; after the match, Kane held off a number of
wrestlers that attempted to restrain him
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Champaign, IL - Assembly Hall - November 9,
2002
Rikishi pinned Albert with a superkick in a Kiss My Ass
match
Shelton Benjamin & Eric Angle defeated Bull Buchanon & Doug
Basham after Benjamin hit a tornado DDT on Basham
Nathan Jones pinned Val
Venis with a full nelson slam after Venis missed the Money Shot
WWE
Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble pinned Tajiri with a reversal and using the
tights for leverage
WWE World Champion Brock Lesnar pinned the Big
Show after a chair shot
D-Von Dudley & Ron Simmons defeated Chuck Palumbo
& Crash Holly when D-Von pinned Crash with a reverse DDT
Billy Kidman
& Torrie Wilson defeated John Cena & Dawn Marie when Kidman threw Torrie
ontop of Dawn Marie for the pin
Chris Benoit defeated Matt Hardy via
submission with the Crippler Crossface after avoiding the Twist of Fate
WWE
Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Edge & Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Eddie &
Chavo Guerrero Jr. with a double pin after Edge hit the spear on Eddie as Rey
hit a springboard legdrop into the ring on Chavo
WWE (Raw) @ Hershey, PA - Giant Center - November 10,
2002
Rosey & Jamal defeated Johnny Stamboli & Sean
O'Haire
Batista defeated Justin Credible
D-Lo Brown defeated Raven
Al
Snow defeated Christopher Nowinski
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Chris Jericho
& Christian defeated Booker T & Bubba Ray Dudley
Tommy Dreamer
defeated Steven Richards in a Singapore cane match
William Regal & Lance
Storm defeated Goldust & Spike Dudley
WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus
(w/ Jackie) defeated Victoria (w/ Molly Holly)
World Heavyweight Champion Triple
H defeated Kane via disqualification after the challenger used a steel chair;
after the match, Kane fought off a number of wrestlers that tried to restrain
him - eventually hitting a chokeslam and tombstone on Rico
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Peoria, IL - November 10, 2002
Val Venis,
Eric Angle, & Shelton Benjamin defeated D-Von Dudley, Ron Simmons, &
Bull Buchanon when Venis pinned Buchanon with the Money Shot
Nathan Jones
defeated Crash Holly
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble pinned Tajiri
with a reversal and using the tights for leverage
Chuck Palumbo & Billy
Kidman defeated John Cena & Doug Basham when Kidman pinned Cena
Rikishi
pinned Matt Hardy with the Bonzai Drop in a Kiss My Ass match
Chris Benoit
fought Albert to a no contest when the Big Show interfered and hit the chokeslam
on both men before calling out Brock Lesnar; once Lesnar made his way to the
ring, the two men were held apart by the rest of the roster
Torrie Wilson
defeated Dawn Marie in a Bra & Panties match
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team
Champions Edge & Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Eddie & Chavo Guerrero Jr.
with a double pin after Edge hit the spear on Eddie as Rey hit the West Coast
Pop on Chavo
WWE @ Cincinnati, OH - November 11, 2002
Nathan Jones defeated Rob Conway
Charlie Haas & Lance Cade defeated Chris Kanyon & Damaja when Haas forced Kanyon to submit to a leglock
Sunday Night Heat - shown internationally:
Tommy Dreamer defeated Justin Credible via referee’s decision when Credible was
unable to continue and was helped to the back
Ivory pinned Jackie with a roll up
Raven pinned Johnny Stamboli with the DDT
Raw:
Rob Van Dam & Kane defeated WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Chris Jericho & Christian
at 9:15 via disqualification when the champions used the title belts as weapons
Jeff Hardy pinned Lance Storm (w/ William Regal) at 5:15 with the Swanton
Batista pinned D-Lo Brown at 1:33 with the sit-down powerbomb
Rosey & Jamal defeated Bubba Ray & Spike Dudley at 2:51 following the Samoan Drop on Bubba
Christopher Nowinski pinned Al Snow at 1:48 with his feet on the ropes; after the match,
Maven made the save for Snow against Nowinski
Test (w/ Stacy Keibler) & Steven Richards defeated the Hurricane & Goldust
at 2:16 when Test pinned the Hurricane with the Roll of the Dice
World Heavyweight Champion Triple H pinned Booker T at 5:16 in a non-title match with the Pedigree
after a low blow; after the match, all the participants involved in the
Elimination Chamber brawled in the ring with Chris Jericho emerging as the
last man standing
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Wheeling, WV - Civic Center - November 11,
2002
Val Venis, Eric Angle, & Shelton Benjamin defeated D-Von Dudley,
Ron Simmons, & Bull Buchanon when Venis scored the pin with the Money
Shot
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble defeated Tajiri and Crash Holly
in an elimination match; Tajiri pinned Crash with a kick to the head; Noble
pinned Tajiri with a roll up and using the tights for leverage
Billy Kidman
& Chuck Palumbo defeated John Cena & Doug Basham when Palumbo pinned
Basham with the Jungle Kick
Rikishi pinned Matt Hardy with a superkick in a
Kiss My Ass match
Chris Benoit fought Albert to a no contest when the Big
Show interfered and hit the chokeslam on both men; after the match, Show
immediately challenged Brock Lesnar
WWE World Champion Brock
Lesnar fought the Big Show to a no contest when the entire roster
interfered
Torrie Wilson defeated Dawn Marie in a Bra & Panties
match
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Edge & Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated
Eddie & Chavo Guerrero Jr. with a double pin as Edge pinned Eddie with the
spear as Rey pinned Chavo with the West Coast Pop
WWE @ Columbus, OH - Nationwide Arena - November 12,
2002
Chris Kanyon pinned Rene Dupree with the Flatliner
Shelton
Benjamin & Lance Cade defeated Val Venis & Nova when Benjamin pinned
Nova
Velocity:
Chuck Palumbo pinned Crash Holly
D-Von Dudley
pinned Sho Funaki with a reverse suplex
Albert pinned Shannon Moore with the
Baldo Bomb
Smackdown!:
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion Edge pinned
Chavo Guerrero Jr. by avoiding the tornado DDT and hitting his own DDT
Matt
Hardy & John Cena defeated Rikishi & Tajiri when Hardy pinned Tajiri
after both men hit a simultaneous DDT
Eddie Guerrero defeated WWE Smackdown!
Tag Team Champion Rey Mysterio Jr. via submission with the El Passo Lasso and
holding onto the ropes for leverage
Billy Kidman pinned WWE Cruiserweight
Champion Jamie Noble (w/ Nidia) in a non-title match with a cradle after
suffering a superplex by the champion
Chris Benoit fought Kurt Angle to a
double disqualification when Edge, Rey Mysterio Jr., and the Guerreros, who sat
at ringside for the bout, interfered; after the match, Benoit and Angle won a
brawl over the two other teams and reconceild
WWE (Raw) @ Reading, PA - November 16, 2002
Batista pinned
Steven Richards with a spine buster
WWE Women’s Champion Trish Stratus (w/
Jackie) pinned Victoria (w/ Molly Holly) after the seconds reversed pin fall
attempts behind the referee’s back, with Trish coming out on top
Christopher
Nowinski pinned Al Snow by reversing a roll up and using the tights for
leverage
The Hurricane & D-Lo Brown defeated Raven & Johnny Stamboli
when Hurricane pinned Stamboli with the Eye of the Hurricane
Kane pinned
William Regal with the chokeslam
Tommy Dreamer pinned Justin Credible with
the DVD
Rob Van Dam pinned Lance Storm with the Five Star Frog
Splash
Rosey, Jamal, & Rico defeated Jeff Hardy and Bubba Ray & Spike
Dudley when Jamal pinned Bubba with the Samoan Drop
WWE Raw Tag Team
Champions Chris Jericho & Christian defeated Booker T & Goldust when
Jericho pinned Goldust after hitting him with one of the title belts
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Baltimore, MD - Arena - November 16,
2002
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble pinned Billy Kidman after
Nidia interfered
Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas defeated Redd Dogg &
Doug Basham when Haas forced a submission
Chavo Guerrero Jr. pinned Sho
Funaki
Shannon Moore, Crash Holly, & Chuck Palumbo defeated D-Von Dudley,
Bull Buchanon, & Sean O’Haire when Palumbo pinned Buchanon
Albert fought
Val Venis to a no contest when the Big Show interfered; after the match, Show
challenged Brock Lesnar
WWE World Champion Brock Lesnar fought the
Big Show to a no contest when the rest of the roster interfered
Rikishi
defeated Matt Hardy in a Kiss My Ass match
Tajiri & Torrie Wilson
defeated John Cena & Dawn Marie when Torrie pinned Dawn
WWE Smackdown!
Tag Team Champions Edge & Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated Chris Benoit & Kurt
Angle when Edge pinned Angle with the spear after Angle suffered the 619 from
Mysterio
Survivor Series 02 - New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden - November 17, 2002 (17,930; 15,500 paid)
Matt Striker was in attendance for the show
Sunday Night Heat - shown live:
Lance Storm & William Regal defeated Goldust & the Hurricane at 3:02 when Storm pinned Goldust with a cradle after Regal hit Goldust from behind;
after the bout, Tommy Dreamer assaulted both Storm & Regal with his Singapore cane, clearing them from the ring
(Survivor Series 02)
Pay-per-view bouts - included Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler on commentary for the Raw matches and Michael Cole & Tazz on commentary for the Smackdown! matches;
featured Saliva performing "Always," the show's theme song, at The World; during the performance, clips were shown promoting the WWE Women's Title,
Smackdown! Tag Team Title, WWE World Title, and World Heavyweight Title matches later in the show; Stacy Keibler introduced the band at The World; included
Kurt Angle speaking with Chris Benoit backstage, with Angle saying if Billy Kidman could win the Cruiserweight title then there was no doubt they could
regain the Smackdown! Tag Team Titles; featured a backstage camera showing Victoria looking in the mirror, before the smashed it and then tore the head off
a cardboard cutout of Trish Stratus; included Jonathan Coachman interviewing Eric Bischoff backstage until the Big Show interrupted and said Bischoff would
be sorry for trading him since he would be leaving MSG with the WWE World Title; featured Paul Heyman speaking with WWE World Champion Brock Lesnar backstage
about the match against Show later in the night; Al Wilson & Dawn Marie were shown sitting in the crowd; included an in-ring segment by Christopher
Nowinski in which he insulted the crowd for not being as smart as him, with the crowd chanting "Shut the fuck up;" moments later, Matt Hardy appeared as
well and said New Yorkers were not stupid, but losers; after both continued to insult the crowd, debating as to whether the fans were stupid or losers,
Scott Steiner appeared and easily beat down both men, eventually gorilla pressing Hardy onto Nowinski on the floor before doing push ups in the ring and
then cutting his own in-ring promo (Steiner's surprise debut after a 9-year absence); featured Terri interviewing Shawn Michaels backstage regarding the
Elimination Chamber, which was interrupted by a pre-taped RNN segment in which Randy Orton discussed his road to recovery and urged fans to continue
sending well wishes to GetwellRandy@wwe.com; included Coachman interviewing World Heavyweight Champion Triple H, with Ric Flair, regarding his Elimination
Chamber title defense later in the night:
Jeff Hardy, Bubba Ray & Spike Dudley defeated Rosey, Jamal, & Rico in an elimination tables match at 13:53; Spike was eliminated following a double
flapjack through a table by Rosey & Jamal at 4:23; Hardy eliminated Rosey with a Swanton off an EXIT ramp through a table set up underneath at 7:42;
Jamal eliminated Hardy with a splash off the top through a table on the floor at 10:31; Bubba eliminated Jamal with a powerbomb off the top through
a table at 11:42; after the elimination, Rosey & Jamal attacked Bubba until D-Von Dudley made the save and cleared them from the ring; Bubba eliminated
Rico following the 3D through a table by Bubba & D-Von (Bubba & D-Von's surprise reunion after 7 months)
Billy Kidman pinned WWE Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble (w/ Nidia) with the Shooting Star Press at 7:29 to win the title after kicking Nidia off the
apron and knocking Noble off the middle turnbuckle; after the bout, Kidman left through the crowd (the debut of Kidman's "You Can Run" theme song)
Victoria pinned WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus in a hardcore match to win the title at 7:01 with a suplex after spraying a fire extinguisher in the
champion's face
The Big Show pinned WWE World Champion Brock Lesnar (w/ Paul Heyman) to win the title at 4:19 after hitting the champion in the midsection with a chair
followed by a chokeslam onto the chair; moments before the finish, Heyman turned on Lesnar by pulling the referee out of the ring and knocking him out
after Lesnar hit the F5 on the challenger; immediately after the match, Heyman & Show drove out of the arena (Lesnar's first TV pinfall loss)
(The Big Show: A Giant's World)
Eddie & Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Edge & Rey Mysterio Jr. and Kurt Angle & Chris Benoit in an elimination match to
win the titles at 19:20; Edge pinned Benoit with the spear at 13:04 after avoiding a clothesline; after the elimination, Angle & Benoit attacked their
opponents and then argued with one another as they left ringside; Eddie forced Mysterio to submit to the El Passo Lasso after Chavo hit Rey in the leg
with one of the title belts as the champion attempted the West Coast Pop
(Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero Story)
Shawn Michaels defeated World Heavyweight Champion Triple H, Booker T, Rob Van Dam, WWE Raw Tag Team Champion Chris Jericho, and Kane in an Elimination
Chamber match to win the title at 39:21; Booker pinned RVD with a missile dropkick at 13:38 immediately after RVD hit the Five Star Frog Splash off the
top of one of the chambers, with one of RVD's knees landing across Triple H's throat as he landed; Jericho pinned Booker with the Lionsault at 17:41;
Jericho pinned Kane with the Lionsault after Kane sustained both Michaels' superkick and the Pedigree at 22:54; Michaels pinned Jericho with the superkick
at 30:43 as Jericho had the Walls of Jericho applied on Triple H; Michaels pinned Triple H with the superkick after reversing the Pedigree into a backdrop;
prior to the bout, Eric Bischoff came out and cut an in-ring promo inside the chamber, detailing what the chamber was created of and the rules of the match;
during Jericho's entrance, Saliva performed "King of My World" live from The World; Ric Flair escorted Triple H to the ring prior to the match (Michaels'
in-ring return to MSG after a 4 year absence) (debut of the Elimination Chamber)
(Satan's Prison: The Anthology of the Elimination Chamber)
WWE @ Bridgeport, CT - November 18, 2002
Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas defeated Danny Doring & Danny Gimondo
when Haas forced a submission from Gimondo
Sunday Night Heat:
Molly Holly pinned Jackie with a roll up
The Hurricane pinned Justin Credible
Johnny Stamboli pinned D-Lo Brown
Raven pinned Aaron Stevens with the DDT
Raw:
Bubba Ray, D-Von, & Spike Dudley defeated Rosey, Jamal, & Rico
at 4:21 after Rico suffered the 3D from Bubba Ray and D-Von
Lance Storm & William Regal defeated Tommy Dreamer & Jeff Hardy
at 1:45 when Storm pinned Dreamer after a kick to the face by Regal;
after the match, Regal and Storm further injured Dreamer
WWE Women’s Champion Victoria pinned Stacy Keibler at 1:20; after the match,
Trish Stratus attacked Victoria until Steven Richards laid her out
with a double arm DDT
Christopher Nowinski pinned Al Snow at 4:44 after Snow missed a moonsault
and crashed through a number of steel chairs set up in the ring
Kane fought Ric Flair to a no contest when Flair came out in street clothes,
not ready or willing to wrestle, and Kane was attacked by Batista
Rob Van Dam defeated Booker T and WWE Raw Tag Team Champion Chris Jericho
in a No DQ match at 11:39 by pinning Jericho with the Five Star Frog Splash after
Scott Steiner interfered and attacked both Jericho and Christian; after the
match, World Heavyweight Champion Shawn Michaels congratulated RVD on the win;
stipulations stated the winner would challenge Michaels the following week
WWE @ Hartford, CT - Civic Center - November 19, 2002
Sean O'Haire & Doug Basham defeated Charlie Haas & Red Dogg when O'Haire scored the pin with the modified DVD
Velocity:
Albert pinned Crash Holly with a kick to the face; after the bout, Albert hit the Baldo Bomb
Chuck Palumbo defeated Danny Gimondo via submission
Bill DeMott pinned Danny Doring with the moonsault
Matt Hardy pinned Sho Funaki with the Twist of Fate
Smackdown!:
Rey Mysterio Jr. pinned Jamie Noble (w/ Nidia) at 2:54 with a modified West Cost Pop after Noble threw Mysterio over his head, who then landed and bounced
off the middle rope (Rey Mysterio: 619 )
Chris Benoit defeated WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion Chavo Guerrero Jr. via submission with the Crippler Crossface after Chavo attempted to come off the
top; prior to the contest, Eddie Guerrero - who escorted Chavo to the ring - was sent backstage
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman pinned Tajiri with the Shooting Star Press
Kurt Angle pinned WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion Eddie Guerrero with an Olympic Slam off the top after Guerrero attempted to hit the frog splash; late in
the contest, Chavo Guerrero Jr. - who had been sent backstage before the match - itnerfered on behalf of his uncle; Chris Benoit soon followed but stood on
the rampway and watched as opposed to getting in the ring; after the match, Angle took down an interfering Chavo with the ankle lock
Rikishi pinned John Cena with a belly to belly suplex; after the match, Bull Buchanon attacked Rikishi and left ringside with Cena
WWE Smackdown! World Champion the Big Show (w/ Paul Heyman) defeated Edge via disqualification when Brock Lesnar ran in the ring, hit the F5 on the
champion, and chased Heyman into the crowd; prior to the outside interference, Edge sustained three chokeslams from Show under orders of Heyman
WWE (Raw) @ New Delhi, India - November 22, 2002
Raven
defeated D-Lo Brown and Tommy Dreamer by pinning D-Lo with the
DDT
Christopher Nowinski pinned Al Snow by using his tights for
leverage
Jeff Hardy pinned Justin Credible with the Swanton
Rob Van Dam
pinned Rico with the Five Star Frog Splash
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Chris
Jericho & Christian defeated Booker T & Goldust after Jericho hit
Goldust with one of the title belts
Kane pinned Test with the tombstone
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Syracuse, NY - War Memorial - November 23,
2002
Albert, Bull Buchanon, & Red Dogg defeated Shelton Benjamin,
Sean O’Haire, & Charlie Haas when Albert pinned O’Haire with the Baldo
Bomb
Shannon Moore & Spanky defeated Crash Holly & Little Guido when
Moore hit a moonsault for the pin
Chuck Palumbo & Sho Funaki defeated
John Cena & Doug Basham when Palumbo forced a submission out of
Cena
Rikishi pinned Matt Hardy with a superkick in a Kiss My Ass match
WWE
Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Eddie & Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Kurt Angle
& Chris Benoit after Chavo hit Angle with one of the title belts
Dawn
Marie defeated Nidia (sub. for Torrie Wilson) in a Bra & Panties
match
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman defeated Jamie Noble, Rey
Mysterio Jr., and Tajiri by pinning Noble
WWE World Champion the
Big Show pinned Edge with the chokeslam
WWE (Raw) @ Mumbai, India - November 23, 2002
Bubba Ray
& Spike Dudley defeated Raven & Justin Credible with a simultaneous
double pin after Spike hit the Dudley Dog on Credible as Bubba hit the Bubba
Bomb on Raven
The Hurricane pinned Rico with the chokeslam
Tommy Dreamer
pinned Steven Richards with a DDT
Christopher Nowinski pinned Goldust after
hitting him with a loaded book
Test pinned D-Lo Brown with the boot to the
face
Booker T pinned Lance Storm with the scissors kick
WWE Raw Tag Team
Champions Chris Jericho & Christian defeated Rob Van Dam & Jeff Hardy
after Christian hit Hardy with one of the title belts
Kane pinned William
Regal with the chokeslam despite interference from Ric Flair, Triple H, and
Lance Storm
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Elmira, NY - November 24, 2002
Crash
Holly & Little Guido defeated Shannon Moore & Spanky when Guido pinned
Spanky with a fisherman buster
Shelton Benjamin, Sean O’Haire, & Charlie
Haas defeated Albert, Bull Buchanon, & Redd Dogg when Haas forced Redd Dogg
to submit
Dawn Marie defeated Nidia in a Bra & Panties match
WWE
Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Eddie & Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Chris
Benoit & Kurt Angle when Eddie pinned Angle with the frog splash after Angle
was hit with one of the title belts
Rikishi pinned Matt Hardy with the
superkick in a Kiss My Ass match
John Cena & Doug Basham defeated Sho
Funaki & Chuck Palumbo when Cena pinned Funaki with a spinning sidewalk
slam
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman pinned Tajiri, Rey Mysterio Jr.,
and Jamie Noble when he pinned Tajiri with the Shooting Star Press
WWE
Smackdown! World Champion the Big Show pinned Edge with the chokeslam
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Raleigh, NC - November 25, 2002
Shelton
Benjamin & Charlie Haas defeated Bull Buchanon & Albert
Shannon Moore
& Spanky defeated Little Guido & Crash Holly
Dawn Marie defeated
Nidia in a Bra & Panties match
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman
defeated Jamie Noble, Rey Mysterio Jr., and Tajiri
WWE Smackdown! World
Champion the Big Show pinned Edge
Red Dogg defeated Doug Basham
Chuck
Palumbo defeated John Cena
Rikishi defeated Matt Hardy in a Kiss My Ass
match
Chris Benoit defeated WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion Eddie Guerrero
WWE @ North Charleston, SC - November 25, 2002
Molly Holly defeated an unknown
Danny DeNucci defeated Super J
Sunday Night Heat:
Tommy Dreamer defeated Justin Credible
Sean O'Haire defeated Chuck Coates
D-Lo Brown defeated Johnny Stamboli
Rosey & Jamal defeated Danny DeNucci & Pat Cusick
Raw - included Val Venis being named Eric Bischoff's Chief of staff:
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Chris Jericho & Christian defeated the Dudley Boyz; Jericho initially pinned D-Von at 5:31 with a roll up into a bridge
but Chief Morley came out and restarted the bout since both men's shoulders were down during the pinfall; Bubba then pinned Christian at 1:43 following
the 3D but Morley again restarted the bout because Bubba was not the legal man at the time of the fall; Bubba submitted to Jericho's Walls of Jericho
at 2:29 after Christian hit the challenger with one of the title belts from the apron
Test (w/ Stacy Keibler) pinned Steven Richards with the Roll of the Dice
Maven fought Chris Nowinski to a no contest when the two brawled at ringside before the match began and Nowinski hit Maven with a book before walking off
WWE Women's Champion Victoria pinned Trish Stratus at 8:14 with the Widow's Peak
Lance Storm & William Regal defeated Jeff Hardy & the Hurricane at 4:08 when the Hurricane submitted to Storm's Sharpshooter
Batista (w/ Ric Flair) pinned Kane at 2:33 with the sit-down powerbomb after Flair hit Kane with a chair behind the referee's back
Goldust pinned Rico at 3:16 with the Curtain Call
Rob Van Dam defeated World Heavyweight Champion Shawn Michaels via disqualification at 8:54 when Triple H pulled the challenger to the floor and dropped
him with the Pedigree; after the bout, Triple H dropped Michaels with a backbreaker onto a steel chair
WWE @ Columbia, SC - November 26, 2002
Super J pinned Doug
Basham with a roll up
Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas defeated Shannon
Moore & Spanky when Benjamin pinned Spanky
Bill DeMott & Albert defeated Chuck Coates & Pat Cusick when Coates was pinned
Velocity:
Rikishi
pinned Redd Dogg with the Bonzai Drop
John Cena (w/ Bull Buchanon) defeated
Danny Danoochi
Albert & Bill DeMott defeated two unknowns following
DeMott's moonsault
Crash Holly defeated Sho Funaki Smackdown!:
Matt
Hardy & John Cena (w/ Bull Buchanon) defeated Edge & Rey Mysterio Jr.
when Hardy pinned Mysterio with a roll up and grabbing the ropes for
leverage
Tajiri pinned Chuck Palumbo with a kick to the head after spraying
mist into his opponent's face
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Eddie &
Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Kurt Angle & Chris Benoit after Benoit was hit
with one of the title belts
Torrie Wilson defeated Dawn Marie in a Pilgrim
match
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman pinned Crash Holly with the
Shooting Star Press
WWE World Champion the Big Show fought the
Fabulous Moolah to a no contest when Brock Lesnar interfered and hit the F5 on
the champion through the announce table
WWE (Raw) @ Amarillo, TX - November 30, 2002
Maven, D-Lo
Brown, & Spike Dudley, & Johnny Stamboli defeated Christopher Nowinski,
Raven, Justin Credible, & Sean O’Haire when Maven pinned Nowinski with a DDT
onto Nowinski’s own book
Batista pinned Tommy Dreamer with the sit-down
powerbomb
Rosey & Jamal defeated the Hurricane & Jeff Hardy after
Rosey hit the Samoan Drop on the Hurricane
WWE Women’s Champion Victoria (w/
Molly Holly) pinned Trish Stratus (w/ Jackie) by using Molly for leverage
WWE
Raw Tag Team Champions Chris Jericho & Christian defeated the Dudley Boyz
when Jericho pinned Bubba Ray after Christian used one of the title belts as a
weapon
Test pinned Steven Richards with the Roll of the Dice
Rob Van Dam
pinned Lance Storm with the Five Star Frog Splash
Booker T pinned William
Regal with the scissors kick
Kane pinned Triple H by blocking the Pedigree
and hitting the tombstone
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Abilene, TX - November 30, 2002
Albert
pinned Crash Holly with the Baldo Bomb
Bull Buchanon & Red Dogg defeated
Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas when Buchanon scored the pin with the
legdrop off the top
Rikishi pinned Matt Hardy with a superkick in a Kiss My
Ass match
Shannon Moore, Sho Funaki, & Spanky defeated Bill DeMott,
Little Guido, & Doug Basham when Funaki pinned Guido with a
powerbomb
John Cena pinned Chuck Palumbo with a roll up and putting his feet
on the ropes for leverage
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman defeated
Tajiri, Jamie Noble, and Rey Mysterio Jr. by pinning Noble with a
powerbomb
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Eddie & Chavo Guerrero Jr.
defeated Kurt Angle & Chris Benoit when Angle was pinned after being hit
with one of the title belts
Dawn Marie defeated Nidia in a Bra & Panties
match
WWE World Champion the Big Show pinned Edge with the
chokeslam after Paul Heyman prevented the referee from making the pin following
three spears from the challenger
WWE (Smackdown!) @ San Antonio, TX - SBC Center - December 1,
2002
Sho Funaki defeated Albert
Red Dogg, Bull Buchanon, & Doug
Basham defeated Bill DeMott, Shelton Benjamin, & Charlie Haas
Rikishi
defeated Matt Hardy in a Kiss My Ass match
Shannon Moore & Spanky
defeated Crash Holly & Little Guido
John Cena defeated Chuck
Palumbo
Brock Lesnar fought WWE World Champion the Big Show to a
no contest
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman defeated Jamie
Noble
Nidia defeated Dawn Marie in a Bra & Panties match
WWE
Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Eddie & Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Chris
Benoit & Kurt Angle and Edge & Rey Mysterio Jr. in an elimination
match
WWE (Raw) @ Laredo, TX - Entertainment Center - December 1,
2002
D-Lo Brown, Johnny Stamboli, & Maven defeated Christopher
Nowinski, Sean O’Haire, & Justin Credible when Maven pinned Nowinski with a
missile dropkick
The Hurricane & Jeff Hardy defeated Rosey & Jamal
when Hardy scored the pin with the Swanton
Batista pinned Tommy Dreamer with
the sit-down powerbomb
WWE Women’s Champion Victoria (w/ Molly Holly) pinned
Trish Stratus (w/ Jackie) by using Molly for leverage
WWE Raw Tag Team
Champions Chris Jericho & Christian defeated Booker T & Goldust after
Christian hit Goldust with one of the title belts
Test pinned Steven Richards
with the Roll of the Dice
Rob Van Dam pinned Raven (sub. for Rico) with the
Five Star Frog Splash
The Dudley Boyz defeated Lance Storm & William
Regal in a tables match after interference from Chris Jericho, Christian, and
Spike Dudley
Kane pinned Triple H in a No DQ match despite interference from
Batista
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Corpus Christi, TX - Memorial Coliseum -
December 2, 2002
Shannon Moore, Spanky, & Sho Funaki defeated Little
Guido, Doug Basham, & Bill DeMott
Crash Holly defeated Albert
Shelton
Benjamin & Charlie Haas defeated Bull Buchanon & Red Dogg
Rikishi
defeated Matt Hardy in a Kiss My Ass match
WWE World Champion the
Big Show defeated Edge
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman defeated Rey
Mysterio Jr. and Jamie Noble
Dawn Marie defeated Nidia in a Bra &
Panties match
John Cena defeated Chuck Palumbo
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team
Champions Eddie & Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Kurt Angle & Chris
Benoit
WWE @ Austin, TX - Frank Erwin Center - December 2,
2002
Michael Shane defeated Paul London
Sean O'Haire defeated American Dragon
Sunday Night Heat:
Test
defeated Justin Credible
Steven Richards defeated Johnny Stamboli
D-Lo
Brown & Christopher Nowinski defeated Al Snow &
Maven
Raw:
The Dudley Boyz defeated Rosey & Jamal (w/ Rico)
when Rosey was pinned after sustaining the 3D; during the commercial break,
Bubba Ray, D-Von, and Spike Dudley were laid out by Rosey, Jamal, Chris Jericho,
and Christian - with Bubba Ray & D-Von sustaining a Con-Chair-Two from the
tag team champions
Trish Stratus pinned Ivory with the bulldog
Lance Storm
& William Regal defeated Tommy Dreamer & Jeff Hardy when Dreamer was
pinned after Storm sent him head-first into an exposed turnbuckle; after the
bout, Hardy attempted to fight off both opponents but suffered a low blow from
Storm
Batista (w/ Ric Flair) pinned the Hurricane with the sit-down
powerbomb; after the match, Kane made the save by clearing the ring
WWE Raw
Tag Team Champions Chris Jericho & Christian defeated Booker T & Goldust
when Jericho pinned Booker after hitting him with one of the title belts; the
match was originally a one-on-one contest pitting Booker against Jericho but
after both Christian and Goldust appeared at ringside, Chief Morley turned the
bout into a tag team match for the championship
Jackie pinned WWE Women’s
Champion Victoria in a non-title match with a roundhouse kick; after the match,
Steven Richards came to the ring to console Victoria; after the commercial
break, Scott Steiner came to the ring and fought off both Richards and Victoria
before Eric Bischoff and Stephanie McMahon made it clear they both wanted
Steiner on their program
Triple H pinned Rob Van Dam after hitting him with a
steel chair as guest referee Shawn Michaels was knocked down; due to prematch
stipulations, Triple H became the #1 contender to Michaels’ Raw World Title;
after the match, Michaels and Triple H briefly fought before Michaels hit the
superkick and spat on his opponent for Armageddon
WWE @ Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center - December 3, 2002
Little Guido defeated American Dragon
Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas defeated Michael Shane & Spanky
Velocity:
Crash Holly defeated Shannon Moore
Rikishi defeated Mike Fox
John Cena defeated Paul London
Matt Hardy defeated Chuck Palumbo
Smackdown!:
Albert pinned Rey Mysterio Jr. after 3 minutes with a backbreaker; after the bout,
Albert continued to attack Mysterio's knee until Edge made the save; moments later,
Mysterio was taken from the arena in an ambulance
Crash Holly pinned Jamie Noble
Bill DeMott pinned Sho Funaki with the moonsault
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman defeated Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Kurt Angle defeated Chris Benoit, WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion Eddie Guerrero, and Edge in an
elimination match at around 20:45; Benoit defeated Guerrero via submission with the Crippler Crossface
at around 7:30 after Guerrero sustained a spear from Edge; Edge pinned Benoit with the spear at around
9:30 after Guerrero interfered and hit Benoit in the back of the head with his tag team title belt;
Angle pinned Edge with an Olympic Slam off the top; due to pre-match stipulations, Angle earned a world
title shot against the Big Show at Armageddon; after the bout, Show and Paul Heyman came to the ring, with Show
hitting the chokeslam on Angle as the show went off the air (the bout began during the commercial break)
(Armageddon 02)
WWE (Raw) @ Richmond, VA - Coliseum - December 6, 2002
The
Hurricane pinned Raven by reversing the DDT into the Eye of the
Hurricane
Tommy Dreamer defeated Sean O’Haire
Rosey & Rico defeated
D-Lo Brown & Spike Dudley when Rico pinned Spike with a spin kick after D-Lo
walked out of the match
WWE Women’s Champion Victoria & Molly Holly
defeated Trish Stratus & Jackie when Molly pinned Jackie by reversing a
sunset flip
Batista pinned Kane with a spinebuster after Ric Flair
interfered
The Dudley Boyz defeated William Regal & Lance Storm in a
tables match following the 3D on Storm after Spike Dudley
interfered
Christopher Nowinski pinned Maven after hitting a DDT onto his
book
Test pinned Steven Richards with a boot to the face
Booker T pinned
WWE Raw Tag Team Champion Christian with the scissors kick
Rob Van Dam pinned
Triple H in a No DQ match with the Van Daminator and Five Star Frog Splash after
Batista, Ric Flair, and Kane interfered
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Hamilton, Ontario - Copps Coliseum - December 6,
2002
Sho Funaki & Sylvian Grenier defeated Doug Basham & Red Dogg
when Funaki scored the pin with a roll up
Crash Holly & Nunzio (Little
Guido) defeated Shannon Moore & Spanky when Crash pinned Moore with a roll
up and holding onto the ropes for leverage at around 8:30
Matt Hardy pinned
Chuck Palumbo with a roll up and putting his feet on the ropes at around
8:00
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman pinned Jamie Noble with the
Shooting Star Press at 7:30
Brock Lesnar defeated WWE Smackdown! World
Champion the Big Show via disqualification when Matt Hardy interfered; after the
match, Kurt Angle made the save for Lesnar
Albert & Bill DeMott defeated
Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas when Albert pinned Benjamin with the Baldo
Bomb at 8:00
Scott Steiner defeated Bull Buchanon via submission with the
Steiner Recliner at 9:00
Gail Kim defeated Dawn Marie in a Bra & Panties
match
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Eddie & Chavo Guerrero Jr.
defeated Kurt Angle & Chris Benoit when Eddie pinned Angle after Chavo used
one of the title belts as a weapon
WWE (Raw) @ Pensacola, FL - Civic Center - December 7,
2002
The Hurricane defeated Raven
Tommy Dreamer defeated Sean
O'Haire
Rosey & Rico defeated Spike Dudley & D-Lo Brown after D-Lo
turned on Spike
WWE Women's Champion Victoria & Molly Holly defeated
Trish Stratus & Jackie when Victoria pinned Jackie
Batista defeated Kane
after Ric Flair interfered
The Dudley Boyz defeated William Regal & Lance
Storm in a tables match after Spike Dudley interfered and Bubba Ray powerbombed
Regal through a table
Christopher Nowinski defeated Maven
Test defeated
Steven Richads
Booker T defeated WWE Raw Tag Team Champion Christian
Rob
Van Dam defeated Triple H in a No DQ match after interference from Batista, Ric
Flair, and Kane
WWE (Raw) @ Chattanooga, TN - McKenzie Arena - December 8,
2002
The Hurricane defeated Raven
Tommy Dreamer defeated Sean
O'Haire
Rosey & Rico defeated D-Lo Brown & Spike Dudley
WWE
Women's Champion Victoria & Molly Holly defeated Trish Stratus &
Jackie
Kane defeated Batista via disqualification
The Dudley Boyz defeated
William Regal & Lance Storm in a tables match
Booker T & Test
defeated WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Christian & Chris Jericho in a non-title
match
Rob Van Dam defeated Triple H in a No DQ match
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Long Island, NY - Nassau Coliseum - December 8, 2002
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman pinned Jamie Noble with the Shooting Star Press
Shelton Benjamin, Charlie Haas & Doug Basham defeated Albert, Bill DeMott, & Redd Dogg when Haas forced a submission from Redd Dogg with a leglock
Chuck Palumbo pinned John Cena (w/ Bull Buchanon) with the Jungle Kick after sending Cena into Buchanon
Shannon Moore & Spanky defeated Crash Holly & Nunzio when Spanky pinned Nunzio
Scott Steiner defeated Matt Hardy via submission with the Steiner Recliner
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Eddie & Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Kurt Angle & Chris Benoit via disqualification when Angle used a title belt to hit
Eddie
Gail Kim defeated Dawn Marie in a Bra & Panties match; Sho Funaki was the special referee
WWE World Champion the Big Show defeated Brock Lesnar in a steel cage match after the cage broke and Show fell to the floor to win
WWE @ Knoxville, TN - Thompson-Boling Arena - December 9, 2002
Kid Kash defeated an unknown
Sunday Night Heat - only shown internationally:
The Hurricane defeated Raven
Test defeated an unknown
Spike Dudley defeated Johnny Stamboli
Tommy Dreamer defeated Sean O'Haire
Raw:
Lance Storm & William Regal defeated Goldust & Booker T at 5:25 when Goldust submitted to Storm's Sharpshooter; in a post-match interview, Goldust admitted to
being the weak link of the team and would try to get Booker another partner for Armageddon
Steven Richards pinned Jackie at 2:18 with a tilt-a-whirl slam; after the bout, Victoria attacked Jackie and hit the Widow's Peak before Trish Stratus made the
save
Batista (w/ Ric Flair) defeated Rob Van Dam via disqualification at 2:41 when Kane attacked Batista as RVD was set up for the powerbomb; after the bout, Kane and
RVD fought off Flair and Batista
D-Lo Brown & Christopher Nowinski defeated Al Snow & Maven at 4:54 when D-Lo pinned Snow with the Sky High
Triple H pinned Jeff Hardy at 4:02 after hitting two back-to-back Pedigrees
Kane defeated Rosey & Jamal (w/ Rico) in a handicap match at 2:36 by pinning Jamal with the chokeslam after knocking Rico off the ring apron; after the bout,
Rob Van Dam made the save and hit the Van Terminator on Jamal
The Dudley Boyz & Trish Stratus defeated WWE Women's Champion Victoria, WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Chris Jericho & Christian in a tables match at 12:13
when Trish hit a powerbomb on Victoria through a table
WWE @ Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena - December 10, 2002
Velocity:
Matt Hardy defeated Shawn
Evans
Chuck Palumbo defeated Johnny Slaughter
Sho Funaki defeated CG
Afi
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman defeated Chavo Guerrero
Jr.
Smackdown! - included Scott Steiner rejecting Stephanie McMahon’s
offer to join SD in favor of Eric Bischoff’s Raw:
Bull Buchanon (w/ John
Cena) pinned Rikishi after Rikishi sustained a low blow from his opponent and
was hit with Cena’s steel chain
Bill DeMott pinned Shannon Moore with the
moonsault
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Eddie & Chavo Guerrero Jr.
defeated Chris Benoit & Billy Kidman when Eddie pinned Kidman with a roll up
after the challenger failed the Shooting Star Press
Crash Holly defeated
Jamie Noble (w/ Nidia) via disqualification when Nunzio interfered and attacked
Crash
WWE World Champion the Big Show (w/ Paul Heyman) &
Albert defeated Kurt Angle & Edge when Show pinned Angle with the chokeslam
after Heyman interfered as the ankle lock was applied on the champion
WWE (Raw) @ Norfolk, VA - Constant Convocation Center - December
13, 2002
Rosey & Jamal defeated D-Lo Brown & Spike
Dudley
Raven defeated Johnny Stamboli
Goldust defeated Christian
WWE
Women's Champion Victoria defeated Trish Stratus and Jackie
Chris Jericho
defeated Test
The Dudley Boyz defeated William Regal & Lance Storm in a
tables match
Maven defeated Christopher Nowinski
Rob Van Dam & Kane
defeated Triple H & Batista
WWE (Raw) @ Ft. Myers, FL - TECO Arena - December 14,
2002
Rosey & Jamal defeated D-Lo Brown & Spike Dudley
Sean
O'Haire defeated Tommy Dreamer
Raven defeated Johnny Stamboli
Goldust
defeated Christian
Rob Van Dam & Kane defeated Triple H &
Batista
WWE Women's Champion Victoria defeated Trish Stratus and
Jackie
Christopher Nowinski defeated Maven
Chris Jericho defeated
Test
The Dudley Boyz defeated William Regal & Lance Storm in a tables
match
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Jacksonville, FL - Coliseum - December 14,
2002
Bill DeMott & Albert defeated Shelton Benjamin & Charlie
Haas
Doug Basham defeated Red Dogg
Crash Holly & Spanky defeated
Nunzio & Shannon Moore
Dawn Marie defeated Gail Kim in a Bra &
Panties match
Matt Hardy defeated Chuck Palumbo
WWE Cruiserweight Champion
Billy Kidman defeated Jamie Noble
Scott Steiner defeated John Cena
Brock
Lesnar defeated WWE World Champion the Big Show via disqualification
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Eddie & Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Chris Benoit & Kurt Angle
Armageddon 02 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Office Depot Center - December 15, 2002 (9,000)
Sunday Night Heat: Jeff Hardy pinned D-Lo Brown at 4:56
Pay-per-view bouts - featured Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler on commentary for the Raw matches and Michael Cole & Tazz on
commentary for the Smackdown! matches;
included footage from Sunday Night Heat of Josh Matthews interviewing Brock Lesnar backstage in which Lesnar said
he would make an impact during the Big Show / Kurt Angle WWE World Title match; featured a backstage segment in which
WWE World Champion the Big Show & Paul Heyman spoke backstage about Lesnar's comments, with Heyman telling Show to
focus on Angle and Heyman would speak to Stephanie McMahon about Lesnar; included Heyman speaking with Stephanie
regarding Lesnar's suspension being lifted; featured an in-ring segment with Dawn Marie & Al Wilson in which Dawn
showed footage of what happened between her and Torrie Wilson in Dawn's hotel room; after they were shown kissing,
Al demanded Dawn to stop showing the clip and Dawn accepting, with the crowd then chanting "asshole" before the two
left the ring; included Kurt Angle looking for Lesnar's lockerroom backstage; featured John Cena, with Bull Buchanon,
cutting a rap in the entranceway; included Angle trying to talk Lesnar into being in his corner for his match against
Big Show, with Lesnar being vague in his answer; Angle then had Lesnar watch the finish of his title loss to Show at
Survivor Series and walked off; featured Rob Van Dam at The World in which he picked Shawn Michaels to beat Triple H
in the night's main event:
Booker T & Goldust defeated Lance Storm & William Regal, the Dudley Boyz, and WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Chris Jericho &
Christian in an elimination match to win the titles at 16:45;
Regal pinned Bubba at 5:18 by grabbing the tights for leverage after Storm hit a top rope legdrop as Bubba covered
Christian following the 3D; Goldust pinned Regal with a powerslam at 6:33;
Booker pinned Jericho with the Book End as Jericho attempted to hit Booker with one of the title belts
Edge defeated Albert via disqualification at 7:13 when Albert hit Edge in the leg with a steel chair after kicking
out of Edge's spear; after the bout, Edge assaulted Albert with the chair, repeatedly hitting him with it
Chris Benoit defeated WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion Eddie Guerrero via submission with the Crippler Crossface at 16:48
after reversing an attempt at the El Passo Lasso, despite interference late in the bout from WWE Smackdown! Tag Team
Champion Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Batista (w/ Ric Flair) pinned Kane with a kick to the midsection and the sit-down powerbomb at 6:39 after Kane threw
Flair into the ring and began assaulting him (Batista: I Walk Alone)
WWE Women's Champion Victoria defeated Trish Stratus and Jackie by pinning Jackie at 4:25 after hitting Trish in
the head with the title belt as Trish had Jackie covered following a clothesline; after the bout, Victoria put on
Trish's felt cowboy hat at ringside (Victoria's first appearance using TATU's "All the Things She Said" as her theme music)
Kurt Angle pinned WWE World Champion the Big Show (w/ Paul Heyman) to win the title at 12:37 after Brock
Lesnar interfered, dropped Show with the F5, and chased Heyman backstage, moments after Albert interfered and
dropped Angle with the backbreaker
Triple H defeated World Heavyweight Champion Shawn Michaels in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match to win the title at 38:33;
fall #1 - Triple H pinned Michaels in a hardcore match at 20:35 with the Pedigree after clipping the champion’s injured
leg; fall #2 - Michaels pinned Triple H in a steel cage match at 31:05 following a splash off the top of the cage through
a table set up in the ring after hitting the superkick on both the challenger and an interfering Ric Flair, who returned
ringside mid-way through the fall after being ejected before the match; after the fall, a bloody Flair was helped
backstage by referees; fall #3 - Triple H defeated Michaels in a ladder match after knocking the champion off the ladder -
sending him over the top rope through three tables set up outside the ring
(Triple H: The King of Kings)
WWE (Smackdown!) @ Sarasota, FL - Roberts Arena - December 16,
2002
Albert defeated Shelton Benjamin
Chuck Palumbo defeated Bill
DeMott
Jamie Noble & Nunzio defeated Shannon Moore & Crash
Holly
Rikishi defeated John Cena
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman
defeated Spanky
Chris Benoit defeated Doug Basham
Dawn Marie defeated Gail
Kim in a bra & panties match
WWE World Champion Kurt Angle
defeated the Big Show and Brock Lesnar
WWE @ Orlando, FL - TD Waterhouse Centre - December 16,
2002
Brent Neil defeated Andy Anderson
The Shane Twins defeated Bruce Steele & Style
Sunday Night Heat:
Johnny
Stamboli defeated Al Snow
Spike Dudley & Tommy Dreamer defeated Scoot
Andrews & Michael Shane
Jackie defeated Molly Holly
The Hurricane
defeated Raven
Raw - included Scott Steiner’s official debut on Raw as he
was given the title shot to face Triple H at the Royal Rumble:
Test &
Trish Stratus defeated Victoria & Steven Richards
Christopher Nowinski
pinned Maven
Christian pinned Goldust
Batista (w/ Ric Flair) defeated Rob
Van Dam via disqualification at 2:40 when Kane interfered as RVD was set up for
the powerbomb
William Regal & Lance Storm defeated the Dudley
Boyz
Jeff Hardy pinned D-Lo Brown
Booker T defeated Chris Jericho via
disqualification
WWE @ Tampa, FL - St. Pete Times Forum - December 17,
2002
Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin defeated the Shane
Twins
Billy Fives & Scoot Andrews defeated Sly & Blake
Gale
Velocity:
Jaime Noble pinned Sho Funaki with the Tiger
Driver
Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Shannon Moore
Rikishi pinned Andy
Anderson with the Bonazi Drop
Bill DeMott pinned Michael Shane with a
moonsault
Smackdown!:
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champion Eddie
Guerrero (w/ Chavo Guerrero Jr.) pinned WWE Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman
in a non-title match with a sit-down crucifix powerbomb
John Cena (w/ Bull
Buchanon) pinned Chuck Palumbo by using the tights for leverage; after the bout,
Rikishi made the save
Brock Lesnar pinned Shannon Moore (sub. for Matt Hardy)
(w/ Matt Hardy) after hitting the F5 on both Moore and Hardy
Bill DeMott
& Crash Holly defeated Jaime Noble & Nunzio when DeMott scored the pin
with the moonsault; after the bout, DeMott attacked his own partner
Edge
pinned Albert with the spear
Chris Benoit defeated WWE Smackdown! World
Champion Kurt Angle via disqualification when the Big Show interfered; after the
bout, Brock Lesnar made the save and hit three consecutive F5s on Angle onto the ringside barrier
WWE @ Oklahoma City, OK - Ford Center - December 21, 2002
Michael Hutch defeated Brandon Groom
Sunday Night Heat:
Steven Richards (w/ Victoria) defeated Jeff Hardy
Maven pinned Vinnie Valentino with a missile dropkick
Raven pinned Tommy Dreamer with a low blow; due to pre-match stipulations, Raven would be allowed back on Raw
Johnny Stamboli pinned Gabe Roach with a top rope attack
Raw - 12/23/02 - featured an arm wrestling contest between Scott Steiner and World Heavyweight Champion Triple H in which Steiner won:
Rob Van Dam & Kane defeated Rosey & Jamal when RVD pinned Jamal with the Five Star Frog Splash after Kane hit the chokeslam
Test (w/ Stacy Keibler) defeated D-Lo Brown via disqualification when D-Lo shoved the referee
The Hurricane pinned Christopher Nowinski with the Shining Wizard after Maven distracted Nowinski from ringside
Trish Stratus, Jackie, & Stacy Keibler defeated WWE Women's Champion Victoria, Molly Holly, & Ivory in a Santa's Little Helper match when
Trish pinned Ivory; all the Divas wore Santa outfits for the match
Batista (w/ Ric Flair) pinned Spike Dudley with the sit-down powerbomb;
both Bubba Ray and D-Von Dudley were barred from interfering in the bout and, had they, all three Dudleyz would have been suspended
WWE Raw Tag Team Champions Booker T & Goldust defeated Chris Jericho & Christian when Goldust pinned Jericho with a roll up and grabbing the
tights for leverage
Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler defeated William Regal & Lance Storm after the Dudley Boyz interfered and Ross used Regal's own brass knuckles to
score the pin after the Dudley Boyz interfered
WWE @ Tulsa, OK - Convention Center - December 22,
2002
John Davis defeated Michael Hutch
Spanky pinned Red Dogg with the Sliced Bread #2
Velocity:
Matt Hardy pinned Brandon Groom with the Twist of Fate
Albert pinned Sho Funaki with the backbreaker
Jamie Noble (w/ Nidia) & Nunzio defeated Vinnie Valentino &
Gabe Roach after a double team fisherman's buster
John Cena (w/ Bull
Buchanon) pinned Chuck Palumbo with a low blow and roll up after Palumbo hit the
Jungle Kick on Buchanon
Smackdown!:
Bill DeMott pinned Crash Holly
with the moonsault
WWE Smackdown! Tag Team Champions Eddie & Chavo
Guerrero Jr. defeated Edge & WWE Cruiserweight Champion Billy Kidman when
Eddie pinned Kidman with the frogsplash after Albert interfered and hit the
backbreaker on Edge; earlier in the contest, the champions attempted to walk out
on the match and get themselves counted-out, however the referee ordered them to
return to the ring by the 10-count or they would not only lose the match - they
would also lose their titles
Rikishi pinned Bull Buchanon (w/ John Cena) with
the superkick and Bonzai Drop after preventing Buchanon from using Cena's steel
chain
Chris Benoit pinned the Big Show (w/ Paul Heyman) with the diving
headbutt; after the bout, Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas came to the ring
to join the Big Show in attacking Benoit - with Kurt Angle eventually coming
ringside to berate Benoit; the match was to determine which of the two men would
recieve a world title shot against Angle for the Royal Rumble