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RAW is WAR: 11/12/2000

RAW is WAR was live at The Pyramid in Memphis, Tennessee. Just 24 hours after the breath-taking Hell in the Cell match at Armageddon - and with a myriad of questions surrounding Mick Foley's future as World Wrestling Federation commissioner - The show kicked off with the news that both Triple H and Rikishi were hospitalized after the Hell in the Cell match - Rikishi with a ruptured spleen, and the Game with a herniated disc in his back.

After barely surviving Hell in the Cell with his title intact, World Wrestling Federation Champion Kurt Angle headed to the ring as RAW went on the air. He was accompanied by the new Tag Team Champions, Edge & Christian. Angle said that three things were certain heading into the holiday season - Christmas is on Dec. 25, Elvis is dead, and the three men in the ring had just completed the most successful year in Federation history. Angle then spoke about the pure Hell he went though at Armageddon, and how it was a Christmas miracle come early that he survived. And after all that, Angle questioned what he still had to do to earn the fans' respect.

The Rock then came out to the stage to a huge ovation! The Brahma Bull gave Angle credit for emerging from Armageddon as champion. But The Rock said he wasn't concerned with last night, he was concerned with tonight! He told Angle that in this season of giving, he wanted to give Angle three things - milk, cookies and the ass-kicking of a lifetime! The challenge was laid out for a title match!

Angle said he'd love to face The Rock, but he said he wasn't 100 percent, and it would be unfair to all his fans to defend his title. He did agree to team up with Edge & Christian against Rock and two of his friends. Christian & Edge then said that Rock didn't have any friends, and they challenged him to a Handicap match!

Surprisingly, that brought out the Dudley Boyz! Buh Buh Ray and D-Von stood on the stage next to The Rock. The People's Champion then agreed to team with the Dudleyz against Angle, Edge & Christian in a Tag Team Table Testicle Match - even though he said his opponents didn't have any testicles!

Angle then told Rock that the Dudleyz weren't Rock's friend - they were just jealous that Edge & Christian got the job done at Armageddon and they didn't. The Rock and the Dudleyz then walked towards the ring and got into it with the Federation Champion and the Tag Team Champions!

Backstage, Edge & Christian worried about the match, but Angle said he had a plan.

In the first match of the evening, Dean Malenko and Perry Saturn took on the Hardy Boyz. Jeff Hardy hit the Swanton Bomb on Saturn, but the referee was too busy attending to melee between Lita and Terri. Jeff went outside the ring to stop the commotion, but he was knocked into the ringsteps. He was counted out, but after the match, Malenko went over to Lita - who was also knocked out in the brawl - and planted a big kiss on her lips!

In the locker room area, Pat Patterson asked Vince McMahon if he thought Mick Foley would resign as commissioner. Vince said that's why he was in the arena. He talked about Triple H's and Rikishi's injuries, and said that if Foley didn't resign voluntarily, he would force him to do so.

Next up was the Bladewolf vs Chris Benoit rematch for the WWF Intercontinental Champion.

Chris Benoit's theme hits to boos from the fans and out comes the former WWF Intercontinental Champion who the Bladewolf defeated at SummerSlam to win the title, which he still hold ever since that event. Benoit enters the ring and his theme soon dies down as he waits for his opponent.

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 a black top that gave a great view of her cleavage, wore a black leather skirt that stopped mid-thigh, giving a great view of her long legs and wore a black cowgirl hat, 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 takes off the Intercontinental Championship, handing it to the referee while Trish gets out the ring to stand at ringside.

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

'Ding! Ding! Ding!'

Bladewolf and Benoit then lock up and have a test of strength but Benoit gets Bladewolf into a headlock, but the Demon Wolf send shim running into the ropes but Benoit rebounds, comes running back and shoulder blocks Bladewolf which takes the Demon Wolf down onto his back. Benoit rebounds off the ropes, runs across Bladewolf who jumped to his feet, grabs Benoit in a Tilt-A-Whirl, but Benoit managed to reverse it and get Bladewolf into an arm drag which brings Bladewolf down.

Benoit attempts to go for the Crossface but Bladewolf flips Benoit over him but Benoit manages to land on his feet. The crowd gives a round of applause for the sequence between the two wrestlers who circle each other. Benoit rushes at Badewolf but is picked up... AND SPERED INTO THE CORNER!

Bladewolf drives his shoulder repeatedly into Benoit's stomach before he lands some hammering right hands to Benoit's forehead but Benoit lands a kick to bladewolf's stomach and reverses their positions, hipping some chops across the chest of the Bladewolf, then delivers stomps to the stomach and legs of the Demon Wolf.

Bladewolf suddenly stands, grabs Benoit by the neck with both hands and reverses their positions, throwing Benoit into the corner. Bladewolf unloads on Benoit with a series of lefts and rights before he strikes at certain parts on the body, landing a blow to the stomach, then the ribcage, then the side of the head, then one to the forehead before he ducks a clothesline from Benoit who turns around into Bladewolf's own clothesline.

Bladewolf flips his hair out of his face before he grabs Benoit and Irish whips him into the ropes, but Benoit ducks the coming big boot and Bladewolf turns around into a dropkick from Benoit, who goes for the cover.

"One!"

"Two-!"

Bladewolf tossed Benoit off.

Bladewof and Benoit get to their feet, with Benoit grabbing Bladewolf from behind to attempt a German Suplex but Bladewolf blocks it and elbows Benoit in the side of the head, knocking him back but Benoit quickly came back as he goes for a frontal suplex but Bladewolf blocks it again, knees Benoit in the gut before he slips behind Benoit, grabs him and hits a German Suplex across the ring.

Bladewolf grabs Benoit and lifts him onto his shoulder before he runs and hits a running powerslam, hooks the leg but Benoit kicks out at two. Bladewolf gets to his feet, flips his hair back and raises his right arm to cheers from the fans.

Benoit makes it to his feet and turns around... INTO A GOOZLE!

Bladewolf lifts Benoit who gets out of Bladewolf's hold and attempts to lock in the Crossface but Bladewolf escapes and backs off. Benoit runs at Bladewolf who ducks it, rebounds off the ropes... AND TAKES BENOIT DOWN WITH A SPEAR!

Benoit wisely rolls out the ring before Bladewolf can attempt a pinfall. Benoit grabs his title from the timekeeper's area but Bladewolf was on the hunt as he come sup behind Benoit and grabs him, sending him into the barricade then uppercuts Benoit. Bladewolf tosses Benoit into the ring and slides in after him, ducks Benoit's attempted strike with the Intercontinental Championship and comes back... TO NAIL A SECOND SPEAR! BLADEWOLF HOOKS THE LEGS! ONE! TWO! THREE! BLADEWOLF RETAINS!

'Ding! Ding! Ding!'

Down with the Sickness played as Bladewolf rolls off Benoit and Trish slides into the ring to check on her boyfriend. Trish kisses him while handing him the title and Bladewolf kisses her back before the two leave the ring and head backstage...

And that's it for this chapter everyone.