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RAW is WAR: 8/10/2001
The Oct. 8 episode of RAW - the biggest RAW in history - emanated live from the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Ind.!
The show opened with a six-man tag bout, as the Dudley Boyz and Tazz took on Tajiri, Big Show and Spike Dudley. The Dudleys were accompanied to the ring by Stacy Keibler, who adorned a Dudleyville T-shirt and black-framed glasses in honor of Bubba Ray and D-Von. Tajiri was seconded by Torrie Wilson. Tajiri finished off Tazz with a big boot to the face. After the bout, Stacy ran into the ring to mouth off to Tajiri, but Torrie snuck up from behind to give Stacy a piece of her mind. But Bubba Ray distracted Torrie, allowing Stacy to get in another cheapshot. As Tajiri went to save his girlfriend, Tazz locked him in the Tazzmission and choked him out. D-Von then got a table.
They were going to put Torrie Wilson through the table per Stacey's request...WHEN THEY ARE ATTACKED FROM BEHIND BY BLADEWOLF AND THE JACKAL! The new Tag Team Champions beat down the Dudleys before they attacked Tazz and beat him down, stomping away on him.
They grab D-Von and pick him up...BEFORE HITTING A DOUBLE POWERBOMB THROUGH THE TABLE!
The World Tag Team Champions stand tall over the Dudleys and Tazz before they look at Tajiri who was being tended to by Torrie and they walk towards him before they just smirk and walk away, leaving the ring and head up the ramp.
Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley then returned to RAW, as the Billion-Dollar Princess made her way to the ring. Stephanie said that after seeing what had just happened to Torrie Wilson, the only thing she could say was "Big deal!" She said that Torrie had just gone through a table, but she had been pulverized by Chris Jericho two weeks ago on SmackDown! She said that Torrie had gotten what was coming to her, but that she was an innocent victim! Stephanie said she suffered two herniated discs, a bruised sternum and a concussion in the incident.
She said that she was proud to be back. She said she felt great, and felt like she could do anything. Stephanie said she'd like nothing more than to see Stone Cold Steve Austin defeat Kurt Angle to become World Wrestling Federation Champion. As she continued to speak, the Y2J countdown began, and out came Jericho himself!
As the crowd chanted for Y2J, Jericho told Stephanie that it was good to see her again. He asked if she had said that she felt like she could do anybody, or be on her back, or that she had back, or that she was back. He said that makes sense too - and speaking of two ...
Before Jericho could go on, out came WCW owner Shane McMahon - Stephanie's brother. The Boy Wonder talked about how Y2J had been making fun of Stephanie for years, and he had done nothing about it, because he thought Jericho was hilarious. Shane said he thought Y2J was funny, although Stephanie disagreed with him. He said he'd figured that Jericho would run out of material by now, but Y2J was a genius.
He said that if Jericho had spent half the time focusing on his matches as he did on his jokes, he could have been a champion by now, but that's not what Jericho has chosen to do. Shane said there was always room for comic relief, but Y2J would never be anything other than a choke artist. Jericho said that Shane's comment was entertaining, but said that it would also be entertaining if Shane and Stephanie were to team up against him on RAW. He said that way, he could get their hands around their necks and show them what it really means to choke.
Stephanie said she knew Y2J wanted nothing more than to get his hands on her body, but she wasn't stupid, and wouldn't put herself in that position. Instead, she said that Shane would team with Rob Van Dam - who has pinned Y2J three times in recent weeks - against Jericho and the partner of his choice, The Rock! He told Shane and Stephanie to choke on that!
RVD was watching backstage when he was approached by Booker T and Test, the WCW Tag Team Champions. Booker congratulated RVD on his recent success, but said he would have defeated Angle a lot faster last week on SmackDown! Booker pointed out that he was a five-time WCW Champion, and RVD said he couldn't believe that Booker had lost the title five times! RVD said he didn't want to be Booker, he wanted to be Rob ... Van ... Dam!
Some mysterious footage then aired of a woman named Jennifer, who talked about how she was fat and out of shape weeks ago, and was very depressed, and how her husband didn't want to touch her. She said that since meeting DDP, she learned to like herself, and her husband liked to touch her again. She then bent over to illustrate "Positively Stretching!" Page then said that he wanted to touch her too, and that he liked her! DDP also said he would help the fans like him, and themselves!
Next up, Booker T and Test - T&T - defended the WCW Tag Team Championship against the Hardy Boyz, who were accompanied to the ring by Lita. Test and Booker used their power advantage early on to dominate the Hardys, but Team Xtreme battled back. Booker hit Jeff with the Book End, but Lita nailed a hurricanrana on Booker! Matt then hit the Twist of Fate on Booker. As Lita held Test's foot, Booker and Jeff hit each other with a double clothesline. Outside the ring, Test threw Lita over the barricade, and Matt attacked Test outside the ring.
The Undertaker then made his way to the ring and gave Booker the Last Ride, with the ref on the outside! Jeff followed up with a Swanton Bomb, and pinned Booker as the Hardys became WCW Tag Team Champions!
Moments later, Booker screamed at Test backstage that he had been nothing but disrespected since coming to RAW - and he was gonna get some respect by taking out the Undertaker!
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 with the Jackal beside him. The WWF Tag Team Champions walk down the ramp with their titles around their waists.
"And there they are ladies and gentlemen, the duo who were the most unlikely of allies." JR said. "Last week on RAW, they tamed together to defeat the Dudley Boyz and become new Tag team Champions. Earlier tonight at the start of the show, they attacked the Dudley Boyz and put D-Von Dudley througha table. The Dudley Boyz and this new duo will face each other at No Mercy in a Tornado tag Team Tables match for the WWF Tag Team Championship."
The Tag Team champs enter the ring and Bladewolf's theme dies down as he grabs a microphone for him and Jackal. The duo standing in the middle of the ring.
"What you people see before you tonight...is the dawning of a duo who will bring destruction to the Alliance any anybody else who stands in our way." Bladewolf began as he takes off his title to place on his left shoulder. "Yes, it was shocking for everyone when seeing the two of us join forces and become a team to defeat the Dudley Boyz last week on RAW. But this actually began on the SmackDown we battled each other. You see, I earned Jackal's respect that night, and when I needed a partner...he was the first to sign up for it. So, last week was the beginning...of a Wolfpack. At No Mercy, we will defeat the Dudley Boyz and retain our Tag Team titles."
Jackal spoke next. "All will soon know...that the Wolfpack are gonna be better and badder than that pathetic NWO Wolfpack thing they had going on in WCW. We are a better Wolfpack than they ever could be. And we will show that at No Mercy, against anyone that steps up in front of us. Be wary Dudley Boyz...you never know when we will show up. We'll see you at No Mercy."
Dropping the microphones, the leave the ring and head up the ramp before RAW went to commercial.
I know there's no match with the Wolfpack yet, but I am still trying to think up a theme for them to use just now. The official one was The Animal by Disturbed but that wasn't released until 2010. Should I just have it that it was made a lot earlier and in 2000 or 2001 so the Wolfpack can use it?
