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RAW is WAR: 1/10/2001
RAW is WAR was live from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It had been a pretty eventful week, on SmackDown, Stone Cold lost his WWF championship to Kurt Angle after Angle challenged Austin to a match for the title. Now the question was...where was Stone Cold Steve Austin?
Paul Heyman answered that question by saying that Austin would not be in attendance - but he had a fax machine nearby, in case Austin needed to communicate with him.
RAW began with the new World Wrestling Federation Champion, Kurt Angle, walking to the ring to a standing ovation! Angle announced to the crowd that Austin was rumored to not be showing up - a rumor that Kurt doubted to validity of. Angle said that he didn't care why Austin wasn't there - whether Austin was embarrassed, ashamed or hung over! The champion said that there was nothing embarrassing about losing to an Olympic gold medallist, because Kurt didn't want to embarrass him - he wanted Austin come out right then and face Angle - but Austin didn't show his face!
Kurt said that was fine, because he had some business to tend to with the Dudley Boyz. But before he could finish, The Rock interrupted him! The Rock grabbed a microphone and said that he didn't care where Stone Cold was, but he did care about the Dudleys. The Rock said that any Dudley Boy could come out and face Kurt and Rock at anytime, and Rock and Angle would whoop their asses all over Louisiana!
Rock's challenge was not met by any member of the Dudley family, but rather WCW Owner Shane McMahon! Shane said the Dudley Boyz will be busy tonight because they will face the Bladewolf in a tag team tables match for the World Tag Team Championship, that is if the Bladewolf can find a partner since his brothers were busy. So he put the Rock in a Handicap match against Booker T and Test for the WCW Championship.
Shane added that if Kurt Angle interfered, Shane would strip The Rock of the WCW Championship! Even with all the stipulations Shane had, The Rock still accepted the match!
Kurt Angle added that he finally understood what The Rock meant about strudel - and that Kurt though Shane has no strudel! Shane took exception to Angle's insult and challenged Kurt to the Federation Championship, a match Angle accepted - which prompted Shane to start strolling down to the ring! When Shane entered the ring, Booker T and Test attacked Rock and Angle from behind! Soon, the WCW Tag Team Champions got out the hardware and with McMahon's help, put Kurt Angle through a table! The Rock tried to help, but was a victim of a Bookend from Booker T!
When RAW returned from break, Paul Heyman received a fax on his machine and promptly announced to the crowd that it was from Stone Cold Steve Austin. Austin said that he resented everything Angle had said earlier, and that he resented the fact that everyone was out to get him!
In singles action, Spike Dudley challenged The Hurricane for the European Championship. During the match, Mike Awesome tried to interfere, but Spike was able to take him down.
Back in the ring, The Hurricane took down Spike, but Spike countered and tried to hit a Dudley Dogg. His attempt to take down The Hurricane was thwarted by Awesome, and Hurricane was able to pin Spike for the win! After the match, Hurricane revealed his new Hurri-cycle, and his new sidekick - Molly Holly! Molly whooshed in and told Hurricane that they'd better get out of there soon, before Spike got to them! Back in the ring, Spike was dejected, but the Big Show appeared live from WWF New York and told his buddy that he was still with him. Show said that on SmackDown!, he was going to take Spike out on the town for a night he'd never forget! Show added that Thursday would definitely be Show Time!
Now it was time for the World Tag Team Title match.
In the arena, the Dudley Boyz' theme hits and the WWF World Tag Team Champions make their way to the ring with tables in hand, their titles around their waists. The duo make their way down the ramp and set the tables up in the ring and hand their titles to the referee as they wait for the Bladewolf.
OOOOOWHOOOOOO!
'Oh, ah, ah, ah, ah! Get up, come on get down with the sickness!'
Down with the Sickness plays to a huge pop from the crowd as the Bladewolf walks out.
"Bladewolf's got one heck of a challenge here." JR said. "He may be on his own against the Dudley Boyz. Remember, this is Tornado rules, both members of the Dudley Boyz will be in the ring and will use the numbers game to their advantage."
"Oh boo hoo! Bladewolf should just stay down and join the Alliance if he hopes to be great here!" Heyman said.
Bladewolf stops at the end of the ramp and his theme dies down. He looks up at the stage before he looks forward and takes off his coat and tosses it aside and was about to go enter the ring when suddenly Psycho plays to a pop from the fans.
"What the...?!" Heyman shouted.
Jackal walks out and makes his way down the ramp with a smirk on his face. Bladewolf had a smirk as well as Jackal stopped next to him and the two fist bumped ebfore they went towards the ring.
"Jackal and Bladewolf! They are teaming up! I never thought I would see this!" JR said.
"No!" Heyman shouted.
The new duo enter the ring as the Dudley Boyz back up. Jackal takes off his jacket and smirks at the Dudley Boyz.
'Ding! Ding! Ding!'
Right off the bat, Jackal and Bladewolf charge at the Dudleys and start beating them down.
"Right off the bat! Jackal and Bladewolf are beating down the Dudley Boyz!" JR said.
Bladewolf knees D-Von in the stomach a few times before he tosses him out of the ring. Jackal picks Bubba Ray Dudley up and pushes him directly into a clotheslien from Bladewolf.
"Good God." JR said. "That sounded like two trains colliding!"
Jackal and Bladewolf relentlessly attack Bubba Ray with forearms to the back before Bladewolf gets to a knee and starts hammering away at Bubba Ray while Jackal stomps away on him then Bladewolf backs off, allowing Jackal to drop triple elbows down on Bubba Ray like what he does.
"The Jackal and Bladewolf are dominating the Dudley Boyz!" JR said.
"They'll get back into things!" Heyman said, trying to save face.
Bladewolf picks Bubba Ray up and Jackal hammers away at Bubba Ray's skull before they pick him up by the throat...AND HIT A DOUBLE CHOKESLAM! D-Von slides into the ring but was immediately attacked by the new duo who relentlessly attack him, stomping away on him before Bladewolf picks up D-Von and Irish whips him into the corner, where Jackal runs and hits a turnbuckle clothesline then pushes D-Von...INTO A SPEAR FROM BLADEWOLF!
"This new duo of Bladewolf and Jackal are impressive and dominant." JR said, impressed.
"Meh." Heyman wasn't impressed.
Jackal says something to Bladewolf who nods and they grab D-Von. Jackal lifts him up into the powerbomb position, but one of D-Von's legs was also on Bladewolf's shoulder while his other was on Jackal's. Bladewolf and Jackal nodded at each other...BEFORE THEY HIT A DOUBLE POWERBOMB ON D-VON!
Bubba Ray stumbles to his feet and turns around...INTO A SUPERKICK! Bubba Ray stumbles around only to be kicked in the stomach, lifted up...AND PLANTED WITH A JACKAL BOMB!
"Jackal Bomb!" JR exclaimed.
Bladewolf sets up the two tables the Dudley Boyz brought with them to the ring and he grabs D-Von while Jackal grabs Bubba Ray. Bladewolf grabs D-Von by the throat while Jackal lifts Bubba Ray up for the Jackal Bomb again. Bladewolf lifts D-Von up...AND CHOKESLAMS HIM THROUGH THE TABLE WHILE JACKAL NAILS THE JACKAL BOMB THROUGH THE TABLE! WE HAVE NEW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS
'Ding! Ding! Ding!
Down with the Sickness plays as Bladewolf and Jackal stare down at the bodies of the Dudley Boyz. "here are your winners and the NEW! World Wrestling Federation Tag Team Champions...THE BLADEWOLF AND THE JACKAL!"
The referee hands the duo their titles and they place them on their shoulders.
"I never thought I would see the day where these two men, who wanted to rip each other apart at WrestleMania, are now a team and Tag Team champions."JR said. "I pray for any duo that goes up against these two after such a dominating performance."
Bladewolf and Jackal leave the ring and head up the ramp with their titles in hand, fist bumping as they did so.
And thus Jackal has turned Face and the Wolfpack has begun it's formation.
