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SmackDown: 14/3/2002
SmackDown was live at the Gund Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. The show opened with a battle of two of the best in-ring technicians in the World Wrestling Federation, as Kurt Angle took on Rob Van Dam. The men brutalized each other with suplexes and a variety of intense maneuvers. Angle soon caught RVD with the ankle lock, but Van Dam kicked out of it, and even rolled Angle into a pinning combination for a two-count. Van Dam went up top for the Five-Star Frog Splash, but Intercontinental Champion William Regal - Van Dam's WrestleMania opponent - ran to ringside to distract him. That allowed Angle to jump to the top rope and deliver a stunning belly-to-belly suplex from up top! Angle then again applied the ankle lock, and this time, Van Dam tapped out!
After the bout, Regal stomped away at Van Dam, laying in to his WrestleMania challenger. But as the abuse continued, Kane marched to the ring, only to meet up with Angle on his way!
Angle and Kane slugged it out into the ring, where Kane knocked Angle to the outside. Regal tried to get a piece of Kane, but the Big Red Machine downed the IC Champion with a monstrous chokeslam!
Backstage, Mr. McMahon spoke on his cell phone, saying he couldn't wait for WrestleMania. Ric Flair then entered his locker room, and asked why Vince wanted to see him. Mr. McMahon said he wanted Flair to see the man who had complete authority in the Federation. Vince said that if Flair insisted on competing with Taker at WrestleMania, he was going to make it a no-disqualification bout! But Vince said he was giving Flair the night off on SmackDown. Flair said that if it was all the same to Vince, he would stay and watch the show. Vince said it wasn't all the same to him, and he didn't want he and Taker to cross paths on SmackDown - he wanted Flair to be in one piece so he could watch Taker rip him limb from limb at WrestleMania! Vince sent Flair home, and Flair said he would leave, but only out of respect to the board of directors. Before leaving, Flair called Vince a piece of s**t!
In the arena, the following match was a Fatal 4-Way match consisting of one of the four teams battling in Sunday's TLC Tag Team match for the Tag Team Titles. It was Bradshaw for the APA, Jeff Hardy for the Hardy Boyz, and Bubba Ray Dudley for the Dudley Boyz.
Now it was time to see which one of the Wolfpack was competing.
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 Wolfpack comes out with Trish Stratus beside them. They stop at the ramp and Bladewolf takes off his coat and title, showing he will be the one to compete kissed Trish before he slides into the ring as his theme dies down and he looks at the men before him.
'Ding! Ding! Ding!'
Bladewolf went for Bubba Ray while Bradshaw went for Hardy. Bladewolf gets Bubba Ray into the corner and drives his shoulder into his stomach multiple times before he delivers hard right fists into the stomach of Bubba Ray only for Bubba ray to headbutt him, sending him down to a knee. Hardy tosses Bradshaw into the corner, runs uses Bladewolf as a springboard...AND HITS BUBBA RAY WITH POETRY IN MOTION!
Bladewolf clotheslines Bradshaw out of the ring as Hardy did the same to Bubba Ray then both turn to look at each other and the crowd cheers as the two circle one another before they locked up and Hardy uses his quickness to slide in between Bladewolf's legs and dropkick him from behind, causing Bladewolf to go into the corner. Hardy runs and leaps for a leaping turnbuckle clothesline that connects.
Bradhaw slides into the ring and clobbers Hardy from behind, allowing Bladewolf to recover and he quickly grabs Bradshaw by the throat, looking for the Chokeslam early but Bradshaw gets out of it and goes for a right only for Bladewolf to block it, scoops Bradshaw up and hits a powerslam.
Bubba Ray slides into the ring and says something to Bladewolf and gestures to the top rope. Bladewolf raises an eyebrow but nods and he heads to to top rope while Bubba Ray held Bradshaw. Bubba looks at Bladewolf.
"WASSUP!" He yelled.
Bladewolf rolled his eyes but did the same thing then leaped off...AND DID THE HEADBUTT TO BRADSHAW'S CROTCH! Bladewolf gets to his feet and Bubba Ray says something else to Bladewolf who rolls his eyes but nods. Bladewolf picks Bradshaw up befre lifting him for the flapjack...AND HE AND BUBBA RAY HIT THE 3D DUDLEY DEATH DROP!
Bubba Ray gets to his feet only to turn around...INTO A GOOZLE! Bladewolf lifts Bubba Ray up...AND PLANTS HIM WITH A CHOKESLAM! Bladewolf turns around only to meet a boot to the gut as Jeff Hardy goes for Twist of fate only for Bladewolf to roll out of it, lifts Hardy onto his shoulders...AND HITS THE FURY OF THE WOLF! HE HOOKS THE LEGS! ONE! TWO! THREE! BLADEWOLF WINS!
'Ding! Ding! Ding!'
Down with the Sickness plays as Bladewolf quickly slides out the ring and heads up the ramp where Wolfpack was waiting. He grabs one of the Tag Team Titles and raises them with Jackal as The Dudleys, the Hardys, and the APA glare up at the Wolfpack.
One team will be Tag Team Champions this Sunday at WrestleMania...
And that's it for this chapter, sorry it's short and feels rushed, but I have worked on this story for so long i kinda want it over with.
