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RAW is WAR: 25/9/2000

RAW is WAR was live at Bryce Jordan Center in State College, Pennsylvania. The World Wrestling Federation invaded Penn State as RAW kicked off live for the first time ever on TNN!

Stone Cold Steve Austin came out to the ring and the roof nearly popped off the arena! The Rattlesnake was still trying to accomplish his mission - find out who hit him with a car at last years' Survivor Series. Austin said since he'd left, a lot has happened. For one, Vince had gone home to "make babies." The other development was Triple H and Stephanie marriage - in short, the worst marriage ever. Another thing that's changed is now Mideon runs around naked! Only thing that hasn't changed was the fact that Austin was going to drink beer and do what he wanted when he wanted. Austin said he still hadn't found out who ran him down, but until he did, he was going to go to every single superstar and get his payback!

Then, Commissioner Foley came out. Mick told him that he last thing he ever expected was to be in same ring as Austin again. Foley said Stone Cold left out one big change in his list - the fact that Foley was now Commissioner! Foley said that as an authority figure, he objected to Austin taking it out on someone's ass. Foley said he'd do the investigation for Austin so no one would get hurt. Stone Cold said he didn't give a damn, and that Foley's investigation wasn't making any progress! Austin added that Foley could be the culprit and that he didn't trust anyone!

Chris Benoit entered and introduced himself to Austin as the greatest technical wrestler in the world. Then Benoit said he had come out to address another injustice - the fact that, once again, he was stripped of the title. Benoit said that if anyone deserved payback, it was him. Benoit demanded a title match on RAW later! Foley thought about the request and said that Benoit could face The Rock of the title - in that very ring!

As Benoit smiled, Kurt Angle's music hit and he came out. Angle said that the truth was that Benoit got royally screwed. But Kurt maintained that he had a worse night, almost as bad as Penn State's football season! He said that at Unforiven, he almost lost his friend Stephanie after she kicked him in the genitals. Almost, because friendship includes forgiveness. But Kurt said he was angry because Triple H forced himself on Stephanie, and that Triple H wasn't a man. Then Kurt demanded a re-match later on RAW! Foley thought over the request for about a half second and denied it!

Kurt said he could live with the decision, but said he had one more problem. Then, Angle turned to Austin! Angle told Stone Cold that he had offered him his friendship and a gold medal, and Austin just responded by attacking him! Then, Angle demanded an apology from Austin! Austin told Angle he appreciated his gesture of friendship, but he wouldn't apologize. Then, Austin gave both Benoit and Angle a stunner!

In a battle of two of the Federation's biggest men, Kane battled Rikishi. As the match started, both giants started walloping each other with a chair! The referee called for the bell, but Kane and Rikishi kept on hitting each other as hard as they could, until more officials came out to brake up the melee.

Stone Cold walked in to Undertaker's locker room. Taker just looked at the Rattlesnake and told him not to even look at him. He wasn't there and he was taking time off, Taker said. But, the dead man said that if he had info he'd give it to him, because the person who ran Austin down would probably do it to him too. Then Taker looked at Austin and said it's a shame that someday they'd be gone. Austin just looked at him and said, "It is?" Then Taker said that, now that he thought about it, maybe it wasn't so bad.

In the Commissioner's office, Edge and Christian complained that it was ridiculous that they had to fight their re-match against Bulletproof in a ladder match! Foley just told the duo that he needed his top two stars in the kind of match they made famous. Then he added that if Edge and Christian didn't win, it would be their last title shots even.

Buh Buh Dudley came out for his match against Tazz accompanied by his brother D-Von. When Tazzz came out, he told Buh Buh he was a wuss to have his brother there, so D-Von went to the back. After battling back and forth, Tazz climbed out of the ring and squirted water into The King's eyes! When The King got up to go after Tazz, Raven came out and knocked him out! While the ref's back was turned, Raven took out Buh Buh, allowing Tazz to get the pin!

Austin was shown walking backstage when he came across a door that had 'Bladewolf' on it. Austin smirked a bit before he entered to see the Intercontinental Champion himself speaking with Trish but both stopped their talk when Austin entered the room and Bladewolf stood as the crowd cheered at seeing the two longtime rivals staring each other down.

Austin looked Bladewolf up and down. "Ditched that damn mask, I see?" Bladewolf remained silent. "Do you talk now or what?"

"What do you want, Austin?" Bladewolf asked.

"He does talk." Austin scoffed with a chuckle before he got serious. "I think you know why I'm here. All I'm gonna ask you is did you do it?"

Bladewolf got in Austin's face and the crowd cheered in response to it. "I think you know me well enough at this point to know that if I wanted to take you out... I wouldn't need a damn car to do it when I can just beat you in the ring like I've done numerous times in the past."

Austin stared into Bladewolf's eyes before he nodded a few times. "I get that. I just came from asking your big brother, and he didn't do it. You I can understand, we've had our issues... but you would rather beat me up in the ring than use a car to take me out. Takes someone with less balls than you to do something like that."

"I got no leads for you, so I'd just do what you said at the start of the show." Bladewolf suggested. "Interrogate everyone you suspect. But if you ask me... I'd point that finger at Triple H, a man who seemed so hellbent on taking you out last year."

Austin nodded. "Alright, thanks." With that, Austin walked away.

"That was tense." Trish commented and Bladewolf nodded without looking away from where Austin walked off.

In their locker room, Triple H and Stephanie talked about Unforgiven. Hunter asked Steph what was wrong, and she said she couldn't believe he didn't know. She said that at least Kurt sang her "Happy Birthday", but Hunter did nothing. The Game told her that her present was at home waiting for her. Then Stephanie asked Hunter about the kiss at Unforgiven. She said it was rough, not loving. Triple H said the kiss was to prove to Angle that she was his, and that he had kicked Angle's ass for her as well!

In a Ladder Match to determine the Tag Team Champions, Bulletproof were challenged by Edge and Christian. With the tag titles hanging above the ring, the two teams were set to brutalize each other. As the match started, Edge got nailed in the face and chest with a ladder. Then, Edge and Christian sandwiched Jackal and slammed him onto the turnbuckle! With Bulletproof down, Edge and Christian set up ladders to get the titles. But as they climbed, Bulletproof nailed them both with another ladder!

Then, Bloodwolf climbed a ladder and was even swinging from the rope that the titles were hanging from! As he tried to unhook them, Edge speared him and both men fell fifteen feet to the ring below! Christian began climbing to the titles, but Jackal caught him and suplexed him off the ladder, nearly snapping both their necks when they hit the ring! With three ladders set up, Edge and Christian set up Jackal for a con-chair-to! As they went to hit him with the double chair-shot, Bloodwolf knocked over their ladders, allowing Jackal to grab the titles for the victory!

In the back, Stone Cold grilled Brisco and Patterson. The two stooges kept blaming each other. Austin said he knew they didn't do it but that they were both there, and if they knew who did it, he'd hunt them down as well!

Next up was the Bladewolf vs a member of Right to Censor for the WWF Intercontinental Championship.

In the arena, Right to Censor's theme hits and out comes the group with Val venis entering the ring, showing he will be the one challenging the Bladewolf for the Intercontinental Championship.

OOOOOOWHOOOOOO!

Dead Silent plays to a pop from the fans as smoke fills the stage, the lights dimming to a familiar sinister blood red and dark blue. Trish is standing on the stage in a dark robe, dressed in leather as usual, before the Bladewolf walks out, the Intercontinental Championship around his waist, and stands in front of her, facing the ring with a dark glare on his face.

Trish takes the robe off, then walks around him, running a hand seductively across his shoulders as she walks forward to the ring while singing.

"He is time... famine, war... pestilence you cannot endure..." Trish gets in the ring and seductively rubs her body against the ropes as she continues while getting more frantic by the second. "the end is here... the end is here! Fall and Pray! Fall and Pray! Fall and PRAY!"

The lights flash blood red repeatedly as Trish falls to her knees and moves out the way as Bladewolf appears in the ring, unleashing a primal yell as he stands under the flashing red lights while the songs repeats the 'fall and pray' part.

Bladewolf beats his chest in sync with the drum part of the theme and the song slowly ends as Trish slides between Bladewolf's legs and poses on her knees in front of him while her back is pressed against his knees.

The lights go to normal and Trish gets to her feet as Bladewolf takes off his coat followed by his short-sleeved shirt to reveal his ring gear underneath. Bladewolf then takes off his Intercontinental Championship and hands it to the referee.

The referee holds the title up, showing it's on the line, then hands it to someone at ringside before calling for the bell.

'Ding! Ding! Ding!'

Right off the bat, venis runs... INTO A SPEAR FROM BLADEWOLF! Bladewolf gets to his feet and grabs Venis, sets him up... AND HITS THE JACKHAMMER! HE HOOKS THE LEG! ONE! TWO! THREE!

'Ding! Ding! Ding!'

Dead Silent plays as Bladewolf gets to his feet and leaves the ring, Trish grabbing the Intercontinental Championship and following Bladewolf as they head to the back...

Quick and clean.