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SmackDown: 8/11/2001
SmackDown was live at the Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The Dudley Boyz put their titles on the line against the APA. Faarooq and Bradshaw were accompanied to ringside by Jacqueline, while Stacy Keibler - the Duchess of Dudleyville - seconded the Dudleys. At one point, the Duchess got up on the ring apron to try to distract Bradshaw, but he just smacked her on her butt, knocking her from the apron! Ultimately, the Dudleys would retain their titles, putting Faarooq away with a 3-D!
Stone Cold Steve Austin and Debra were talking backstage, and Austin was holding some notes he had taken. He said he was looking for information. Commissioner William Regal entered the locker room, and asked why the Rattlesnake had called for him. Austin told Regal to get all the Alliance members, with the exception of Kurt Angle, Booker T and Rob Van Dam. Stone Cold said he had some questions for his fellow Alliance members.
Led by William Regal, the Alliance made its way to the ring. The commissioner said they had been summoned by Stone Cold, who had something to get off his chest. Regal then called for Austin, who made his way to the ring to a chorus of boos.
The members of the Alliance looked at Austin as if they didn't trust him. The Rattlesnake barked for them to back up. He asked Chavo Guerrero Jr. if he had a problem with him, and Chavo said no. Austin listened to his watch, which told him it was time to do some investigating to find out which person in Team Alliance would jump to the World Wrestling Federation.
Austin talked about Monday's RAW, when Vince McMahon claimed that Austin would be jumping to the Federation at Survivor Series. His watch then said that it was time for Stone Cold to get back to business. He said it was an issue of trust, and he needed to know if the Alliance members trusted him. Austin didn't like the way Chavo was looking at him, but Chavo told Austin that he trusted him. He then asked Hugh Morrus, who also said that he trusted the Rattlesnake. The Hurricane also said that he trusted Stone Cold, and Austin gave the Hurricane his watch for saying so! Stone Cold didn't like the way Shawn Stasiak was looking at him, but Stasiak said that he trusted the Rattlesnake, as did Billy Kidman.
As Austin talked to Kidman, he looked outside the ring to Tazz. He asked if Tazz had been talking trash about him. He challenged Tazz to get in the ring, because he had a question for him. It didn't take long for Tazz to take Austin up on his offer.
Tazz asked Austin what was up, and Stone Cold said "the roof." Tazz said he was going to cut Austin off, but Austin said he would cut Tazz off. Tazz said he was going to tell Austin something that no one else in the ring had the guts to tell him, and Austin wouldn't like it. Austin said, "What?" and Tazz said he hadn't stuttered. Austin walked away, and Tazz said, "Hey boss - I'm over here."
Tazz said he was speaking for most of the Alliance when he said that they didn't like him, and that they were sick and tired of being treated like trailer park trash! Tazz talked about Austin's motto of DTA - Don't Trust Anybody. Tazz said that in his opinion, DTA now stood for "Don't Trust Austin." Stone Cold laughed about what he had just heard, but none of the other Alliance members found it funny. As he walked around again, Tazz again said, "Boss - I'm over here!" Austin then gave Tazz a Stunner!
The Rattlesnake continued to pound on Tazz, and instead of the Alliance helping their leader, they just walked away! Austin tried to get them to stop as they walked away, but they simply walked back to their locker room! Commissioner Regal was the only Alliance member to stay in the ring with Stone Cold.
Backstage, Lita asked Matt Hardy if he would be her partner for a mixed tag match against Lance Storm and Ivory. He said he couldn't do it, since he had an Intercontinental Championship match against Test - an opportunity he needed to take. Lita was disappointed, and Matt said he'd try to help.
The next matchup was the Bladewolf against Raven
In the arena, Raven's theme hits and he comes out to the ring, looking to make a name for himself by taking out one of the biggest starts in the WWF and one of the members of Team WWF.
Raven enters the ring, looking cocky and confident as he waits.
OOOOOOWHOOOOOO!
'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 his coat hood up and baseball bat in hand, his half of the WWF Tag Team Championships around his waist. He walks down the ramp towards the ring with a bored look on his face and slides in, staring down Raven who was mouthing off to him as the referee calls for the bell.
'Ding! Ding! Ding!'
Raven lunges at Bladewolf only for the Tag Team Champion to catch him on his shoulders...AND HIT THE FIREMAN'S CARRY FACEBUSTER! HE HOOKS THE LEGS! ONE! TWO! THREE! BLADEWOLF WINS!
'Ding! Ding! Ding!'
Bladewolf's theme plays as he slides out the ring and begins heading up the ramp to the back.
"He calls that move Fury of the Wolf." Michael Cole noted.
Yeah, the Fireman's Carry Facebuster is indeed the same move as the F5 is. But hey, other superstars have used it, you don't see everyone grilling Kane, Big Show, Baron Corbin, or Braun Strowman for using the Chokeslam.
