WWE: Ruthless Aggression - Jericho vs Van Dam - Ladder Match

[King Of Spice]

April 21, 2002 | Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Missouri

Official Theme Song - "Live Again" by Sevendust

World Heavyweight Championship
Triple H (c) vs Chris Jericho


WWF Championship
The Rock vs The Undertaker


Mr Perfect vs Kurt Angle


"Stone Cold" Steve Austin vs Eddie Guerrero


WWF Women's Championship
Trish Stratus vs Mighty Molly (c) vs Jazz


Brock Lesnar vs The Big Show


Edge and Chris Benoit vs The Un-Americans


WWF Intercontinental Championship
Booker T vs Rob Van Dam

[King Of Spice]

April 12th, 2002 | Tucson Convention Centre, Tucson, AZ

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Scotty 2 Hotty and Albert vs Billy and Chuck
Chuck and Billy win after a Fameasser (3:26)

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Kurt Angle was shown backstage with Jonathan Coachman

"I'm here with Kurt Angle, and, Kurt, last week, for the second time, you were beaten by rookie, Randy Orton, and I've gotta ask you, how does that make you feel?"

"How does that make me feel? How does that make me feel? I'll tell you exactly how it makes me feel Coach. It makes me feel like teaching somebody a lesson, and at Backlash, I'm gonna take out all these weeks of frustration on Mr. Perfect. And when I break his ankle in the middle of that ring and make him scream like a bitch, everyone will realise that there is nobody better than Kurt Angle."

"Nobody, huh?"

The Undertaker interrupted Angle.

"You see Kurt, I don't know if you saw last week, but I beat The Rock within an inch of his life, whilst you were put on your ass by a rookie yet again. So if there truly is nobody better than Kurt Angle, why don't you prove it by beatin' me out there tonight?"

Seemingly intimated, Angle formed a response.

"Oh.. yeah? You wanna fight me out there? Well, you're on, Deadman, and we'll see just exactly who's better."

Undertaker laughed and left.

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-Commercial Break-

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Chris Benoit vs Lance Storm
Lance Storm wins after a roll up (7:04)

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After the match, Christian hit the ring and attached Benoit, but he was soon stopped by Edge, and another match was made instantly.

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Edge vs Christian
Edge wins after a spear (5:28)

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Storm and Christian backed up the ramp as Benoit and Edge stood tall.

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A promo for Backlash was shown.

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-Commercial Break-

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Billy Kidman vs Tajiri
Tajiri wins after interference from The Hurricane followed by a roll up with a handful of tights (3:28)

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Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman came to the ring.

"Ladies and gentlemen, my name is Paul Heyman, and I am the advocate and agent for "The Next Big Thing", Brock Lesnar. My client is not only the man who ended Kane's career, but he is the man who is going to beat the Big Show so bad this Sunday that "The Giant" will never want to show his face around here again. Because, ladies and gentlemen, what you all fail to realise, is that Brock Lesnar is not like all of you. Brock Lesnar is not like The Big Show, Brock Lesnar is not like anyone in that locker room, Brock Lesnar is not like anyone in the world. Brock Lesnar is a monster. Brock Lesnar is not a human. Brock Lesnar is a freak. This man stood behind me, is fear personified, and when he shows everybody just what he's capable of, you will all realise just how dangerous my client is."

Heyman was interrupted by The Big Show.

"Paul, you know, you're right. Brock is a freak. Brock is a monster, but he's still no Big Show. I am a 7'0 tall, over 500lb giant. I could crush you with my right hand Paul, so if Brock Lesnar thinks that I'm gonna back down from him, then he can think again."

Lesnar moved towards Show, and Show dropped the microphone. Both men stared each other, and Brock connected with shots to the gut. Big Show pushed him away, and when Lesnar came back towards him, chopped him in the head, but Lesnar was almost unphased and just brushed it off. Big Show went for another shot, Lesnar ducked it, went behind, and in an incredible feat of strength, hit Big Show with a German Suplex and rolled out of the ring as Big Show looked on, clearly shocked.

"Oh my god! Brock Lesnar just hit Big Show with a German Suplex! What the hell is this man, well, kid, capable of?!"

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-Commercial Break-

Kurt Angle vs The Undertaker
The Undertaker wins after Mr. Perfect distracted Angle (9:15)

As Undertaker celebrated in the ring and Angle backed up the ramp, irate and disappointed. As soon as Angle walked back through the curtain, The Rock came straight out through the ring, as The Undertaker looked on in shock. Rock hit the ring, and took the Undertaker down with a clothesline, hit him with repeated shots to the head and went for the Rock Bottom, but Undertaker rolled out of the ring and left up the ramp as The Rock looked on.

© 2002, World Wrestling Federation.

[King Of Spice]

April 21, 2002 | Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Missouri

Official Theme Song - "Live Again" by Sevendust

Sunday Night Heat - Only On MTV

Cruiserweight Championship
The Hurricane (c) vs Billy Kidman

[King Of Spice]

April 21, 2002 | Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Missouri

Official Theme Song - "Live Again" by Sevendust

World Heavyweight Championship
Triple H (c) vs Chris Jericho


WWF Championship
The Rock vs The Undertaker


Mr Perfect vs Kurt Angle


"Stone Cold" Steve Austin vs Eddie Guerrero


WWF Women's Championship
Trish Stratus vs Mighty Molly (c) vs Jazz


Brock Lesnar vs The Big Show


Edge and Chris Benoit vs The Un-Americans


WWF Intercontinental Championship
Booker T vs Rob Van Dam

[King Of Spice]

April 15th, 2002 | Reed Arena, College Station, TX

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DDP vs Shawn Stasiak
DDP wins after a Diamond Cutter (3:00)

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Stone Cold Steve Austin was shown arriving to the arena on his ATV before he got off and angrily stormed towards a security guard.

"Where is he?"

"Excuse me, sir?"

"Are ya stupid? Eddie Guerrero, where the hell is he?"

"Mr. Austin, I'm sorry, he hasn't shown up yet."

Stone Cold grunted and entered the arena.

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-Commercial Break-

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D-Lo Brown vs Kanyon
D-Lo Brown wins after a Lo-Down (2:16)

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Stone Cold was shown walking into Ric Flair's office.

"Woa-"

"Ric, I want you to listen to me and I want you to listen good. I have had it up to here with Eddie Guerrero attacking me from behind, and I can't wait till Backlash to get my hands on him. I want him tonight."

"Alright, Austin, take it easy. Guerrero isn't here yet. But he's already booked in a match tonight and I can't change that."

"You can't change that? Well I can."

"Austin, wait-"

Stone Cold stormed out and slammed the door.

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Raven came to the ring with the former WWF Hardcore Championship and a microphone.

"This is the WWF Hardcore Championship. It's only gonna be defended in hardcore matches, and under 24/7 rules.

Oh yeah, and I'm the first champion."

As Raven raised the title in the air, Maven came down to the ring with a referee.

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WWF Hardcore Championship - Maven vs Raven
Maven wins via rollup (0:06)

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-Commercial Break-

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Eddie Guerrero vs Perry Saturn
Before the match could end, Stone Cold hit the ring and attacked Eddie, causing a disqualification. Austin hit him with a Lou Thesz Press, followed by repeated shots to the head, and an attempted Stunner to Guerrero, but Eddie rolled away at the last second, jumped the barricade, and ran off through the crowd as Austin looked on. Saturn span him around, but Austin hit him with a Stunner as consolation.

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Triple H came to the ring with a microphone, but before he could get a word in, Test interrupted him.

"I just got done talking to Mr. McMahon, and he told me that since it just wouldn't be fair to keep all of The Un-Americans on one brand, we're now free agents, and can compete on whichever brand we choose. He also told me, that you've gotta go one on one with me, right now, so come on, Game, let's see what you got.

That is, if you even have the balls to step into the ring with me."

This lit a fire under The Game, and the match began, with Triple H meeting Test on the outside.

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Test vs Triple H
As Triple H had control towards the end of the match, Chris Jericho hit the ring and distracted him by getting up on the apron. As Triple H ran towards him and took his eye off the ball, he turned around into a big boot, allowing Test to steal the win.
Test wins after a big boot (7:14)

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Test backed up the ramp and Jericho celebrated with him, as Triple H pointed and yelled at Jericho.

© 2002, World Wrestling Federation.

[King Of Spice]

April 21, 2002 | Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Missouri

Official Theme Song - "Live Again" by Sevendust

Sunday Night Heat - Only On MTV

Cruiserweight Championship
The Hurricane (c) vs Billy Kidman

[King Of Spice]

April 21, 2002 | Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Missouri

Official Theme Song - "Live Again" by Sevendust

World Heavyweight Championship
Triple H (c) vs Chris Jericho


WWF Championship
The Rock vs The Undertaker


Mr Perfect vs Kurt Angle


"Stone Cold" Steve Austin vs Eddie Guerrero


WWF Women's Championship
Trish Stratus vs Mighty Molly (c) vs Jazz


Brock Lesnar vs The Big Show


Edge and Chris Benoit vs The Un-Americans


WWF Intercontinental Championship
Booker T vs Rob Van Dam

[King Of Spice]

April 18th, 2002 | Compaq Centre, Houston, TX

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As Smackdown began, Mr. McMahon was shown in his office.

"Good evening. As some of you may know, the current Tag Team Champions, The Hardy Boyz, are both currently injured, and have not been able to defend their championships in over 30 days. As a result, I have been given no option, but to strip them of the titles. Therefore, this Sunday's match between the teams of Chris Benoit and Edge and The Un-Americans will be for the vacant World Tag Team Championships. Thank you, and enjoy the show."

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Val Venis vs William Regal
Val Venis wins after The Money Shot (3:05)

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Christian and Lance Storm were shown walking backstage, until they ran into Randy Orton.

"Hey Lance, look! It's Randy Orton. Smackdown's fastest rising star."

"The man who beat Kurt Angle not once, but twice!"

"Yeah, impressive, but I mean, everyone knows that both of those wins were nothing more than mere flukes, right?"

"Haha, yeah, absolutely."

"I'll tell you what, kid, we'll give you a chance to prove the doubters wrong. How about you get in the ring tonight with Test? Huh? You beat him, and you can add him to your list of former Champions you've beaten.

That is, of course, if you think you can take him."

"You're on. I'll see him out there."

Storm and Christian walked off laughing.

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-Commercial Break-

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WWF Hardcore Championship - Maven vs Goldust
Maven retains after a Halo DDT (2:11)

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A promo for Backlash was shown.

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Chavo Guerrero vs Tajiri
Chavo Guerrero wins after a Frog Splash (4:21)

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Kurt Angle was shown walking into Mr. McMahon's office.

"Hey, Kurt!"

"Hi Vince. I've got a question."

"Well, fire away."

"This Sunday, I've got a match against Mr. Perfect, but I want something more from it. I'll beat him, fine, but I feel like I've gotten to the point where I'm in line for a shot at the WWF Championship."

"I'll tell you what. You beat Mr. Perfect this Sunday, and next month, I'll put you in a #1 Contender's match for the WWF Championship at Judgment Day. Huh, how does that sound?"

Angle nodded and left.

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-Commercial Break-

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Randy Orton vs Test
Randy Orton wins after help from Edge and Chris Benoit

Benoit and Edge celebrated on the stage with Orton as The Un-Americans looked on in anger.

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The Rock vs Lance Storm
The Rock wins after a Rock Bottom (8:12)

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After the match ended, The Undertaker hit the ring, and he and The Rock started brawling. As both men exchanged blows, security hit the ring, and struggled, but managed to keep them seperated.

"We've got two combustible elements headed into Backlash this Sunday ladies and gentlemen, but we're all out of time. Thank you for joining us, and we'll see you Sunday, live from Kansas!"

© 2002, World Wrestling Federation

[King Of Spice]

April 21, 2002 | Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Missouri

Official Theme Song - "Live Again" by Sevendust

Sunday Night Heat - Only On MTV

Cruiserweight Championship
The Hurricane (c) vs Billy Kidman

[King Of Spice]

April 21, 2002 | Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Missouri

Official Theme Song - "Live Again" by Sevendust

World Heavyweight Championship
Triple H (c) vs Chris Jericho


WWF Championship
The Rock vs The Undertaker


Mr Perfect vs Kurt Angle


"Stone Cold" Steve Austin vs Eddie Guerrero


WWF Women's Championship
Trish Stratus vs Mighty Molly (c) vs Jazz


Brock Lesnar vs The Big Show


Edge and Chris Benoit vs The Un-Americans


WWF Intercontinental Championship
Booker T vs Rob Van Dam

[King Of Spice]

April 21, 2002 | Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Missouri

Official Theme Song - "Live Again" by Sevendust

Sunday Night Heat - Only On MTV

Val Venis vs Raven
Val Venis wins after the Money Shot (3:22)

Test vs Goldust
Test wins after a big boot (1:11)

WWF Hardcore Championship - Maven vs Tommy Dreamer
Tommy Dreamer wins after a Dreamer Driver (2:07)


Cruiserweight Championship
Billy Kidman vs The Hurricane (c)
The popular challenger, Billy Kidman, came into this match with a lot to prove, while the challenger, The Hurricane, came in to try and put Kidman down once again and prove that his Wrestlemania victory wasn't a fluke. The match began with the heroic superstar taking advantage of Kidman and bringing the action down to the mat. Transition between a number of holds, including a rear chinlock, a head scissor, a rear hammerlock, and more. Hurricane maintained control, sent Kidman to the outside, and went for a suicide dive, but Billy avoided it, got into the ring himself, and hit Hurricane with a suicide dive. As the action was back in the ring later on in the match, The Hurricane once again had control and went for the Hurrichokeslam, but Kidman avoided it, planted The Hurricane on his head with a DDT, and then hit the Shooting Star Press to defeat The Hurricane and become the new WWF Cruiserweight Champion.

Billy Kidman defeats The Hurricane to become the new WWF Cruiserweight Champion in 8:36!

[King Of Spice]

April 21, 2002 | Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Missouri

Official Theme Song - "Live Again" by Sevendust

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"Hello, ladies and gentlemen, and we welcome you to WWF Backlash, the first pay-per-view since Wrestlemania, and tonight, we've got not one, but two World Championship matches. In our first, The Undertaker goes one on one with The Rock for Smackdown's WWF Championship, and in our second, Triple H goes one on one with Chris Jericho for Raw's World Heavyweight Championship. I'm JR, alongside my broadcast colleague Jerry "The King" Lawler, calling the action from Raw, and calling the action from Smackdown, are our good pals, Michael Cole and Tazz!"

"Thank you very much JR, and Smackdown's section of Backlash tonight is huge, and we're gonna kick things off with the Intercontinental Championship match very soon, but first, lets here a few words from our colleagues, and the Spanish announce team, Hugo Savinovich and Carlos Cabrera!"

"Gracias a mi amigo, esta noche aquí en el Backlash, veremos la Triple H ante la Chris Jericho por el Campeonato Mundial Peso Pesado, y tambíen vamos a ver El Undertaker se enfranta El Rock por la WWF Campeonato!"

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WWF Intercontinental Championship
Booker T vs Rob Van Dam
Two popular young WWF Superstars came into this match with the same goal - waking out of Missouri as the Intercontinental Champion. Both men shook hands before the match began, and Booker T took control of things early on, going to work on the legs of RVD, dropping the knee against them and twisting it to uncomfortable positions. Van Dam eventually fought back and got himself back into the match, catching Booker T with a spin kick which was followed up by a monkey flip for a two count. Van Dam went straight back to work on Booker, but it appeared that the former 5x WCW Champion was playing possum, as he pushed RVD away and hit him with the Book End, but only got two. Booker then continued his onslaught, and later in the match, he still had control. As RVD tried to rally up the crowd, he started to mount some offence again, throwing Booker T across the ring and hitting Rolling Thunder, but only getting a two count. Van Dam tried for Rolling Thunder again, but this time Booker T got up, kicked him in the gut and connected with the Scissor Kick. Booker went for the pin, but Van Dam got his foot barely on the bottom rope to break it up. Booker seemed to get frustrated, and lifted RVD up, possibly going for another Scissor Kick, but we'll never know, as RVD hit him with a roundhouse kick followed by a 5 Star Frog Splash for the victory.
Rob Van Dam defeats Booker T to retain the Intercontintental Championship (9:21)

"Rob Van Dam retains the WWF Intercontinental Championship folks, and listen to the reaction from this crowd in Missouri! They certainly love him everywhere we go."

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A split screen showed Triple H and Chris Jericho warming up for their World Heavyweight Championship match later in the evening.

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WWF Women's Championship
Trish Stratus vs Mighty Molly (c) vs Jazz
The fan favourite in the match, Trish Stratus, was double teamed by Jazz and Molly in the early goings, with both women taking turns to weaken her and take her out of the equation. The partnership between the two lasted until Jazz hit a Tree Trunk Slam and went for the cover, with Molly breaking it up. Molly and Jazz then went at it, with the heroic Diva almost getting the win after rolling Jazz up with a handful of tights. As Stratus was down, Molly and Jazz continued to go at it. Later in the match, Jazz went for a spinebuster, but Molly was able to avoid it, go behind her, and hit a bridging German, but the pin was broken up by Trish Stratus, who came off the top with an elbow. Molly and Trish then went after each other, and Molly had the upper hand, until Trish fought back and hit her with the Chick Kick. Before Stratus could pin her, however, Jazz came back into the match and went for a back suplex on Trish, but she managed to counter it into Stratusfaction to get the cover and once again become the WWF Women's Champion.

Trish Stratus defeats Jazz and Mighty Molly to become WWF Women's Champion (8:32)

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A promo for the match between Mr. Perfect and Kurt Angle was shown.

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Mr Perfect vs Kurt Angle
Angle came out to an unfavourable reaction, as usual, unlike Mr. Perfect, who was greeted with cheers from the crowd. Mr. Perfect out-wrestled Angle at the start, and even slapped him across the back of the head, embarrassing the former Olympian. Angle then got angry, and went for Mr. Perfect's leg, but Perfect stepped away and Angle landed on his face, to laughter from the crowd. By this point, Angle was infuriated. Mr. Perfect tried to grab Angle in an arm bar, but Kurt was having none of it, and threw him overhead with a belly to belly, followed by another, and another, and another. Angle continued to work over Mr. Perfect for a long time, but got cocky after a while and began mocking Perfect, giving him time to recover. Angle got caught by Perfect, who flipped him overhead with the Perfect-Plex, but Angle got his foot on the bottom rope and quickly got up to his feet and into the corner, but this only allowed Mr. Perfect to chop him in the chest a number of times, and connect with forearms to the face. Perfect tried for something, but Angle pushed him backwards, causing him to collide with the referee. As Perfect checked on the referee, Angle hit a low blow on Perfect, taking him down. Jury then wasted no time in trapping him in the Ankle Lock. Angle grapevined him in the center of the ring, and when the referee got up, Mr. Perfect was tapping, and Angle got the win.

Kurt Angle defeats Mr. Perfect (10:43)

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A video package showing people that have fallen at the hands of Brock Lesnar in recent weeks was shown. It included Val Venis, Lita, The Hardy Boyz, and more.

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Brock Lesnar vs The Big Show
The imposing Lesnar showed no fear towards Big Show, as he got right in his face before the bell rang. As the match began, Lesnar hit Show with shots to the gut, but the 500lber ran through Lesnar like a truck, taking the former NCAA Champion down. "If anybody here in the WWF can manhandle Brock Lesnar, it's The Big Show.", said Michael Cole. Show threw Lesnar into the corner, and lit his chest up with repeated overhand chops, as Paul Heyman cringed on the outside. Big Show continued to manhandle Lesnar, and eventually stood him in the middle of the ring and ran towards him, but Lesnar grabbed him and threw him down with a Belly-To-Belly suplex, shaking the ring and the entire state of Missouri. As Big Show had a shocked look on his face, he got back up and went for Lesnar again, but Brock moved out of the way. Big Show again turned around, and this time grabbed Lesnar by the throat, going for the chokeslam, but Brock fought his way out, and then in an ungodly feat of power and strength, lifted Show up on his shoulders and hit him with the F5 to get the victory.

Brock Lesnar defeats The Big Show (6:54)

As fans were shocked, Heyman was jumping for joy in the ring, as Lesnar smiled at Big Show.

"First Kane, and now The Big Show. Tazz, this Brock Lesnar is an animal. If "The World's Largest Athlete" can't stop him, who can?"

"Lesnar is an absolute monster of a human being Cole, and Show just felt the full effects of his power. I mean, Lesnar just lifted him up and hit him with an F5 like it was nothing. This kid is a freak."

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The Un-Americans came down to the ring with a microphone, a Canadian flag, and an upside-down American flag.

"Tonight, you people get to witness history. You get to see The Un-Americans become the World Tag Team Champions for the first time in history. You know, I'd like to say that it means something to win these titles, but, lets be honest, as long as we're in Missouri, nothing really means anything here anyway.

AMERICA SUCKS!"

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World Tag Team Championships
Edge and Chris Benoit vs The Un-Americans
After Mr. McMahon announced that The Hardy Boyz had been forced to vacate the World Tag Team Championships due to injury and that they would be on the line in this match on Smackdown, all four men had even more reason to win this match. Storm and Benoit started the match and started off with mat wrestling, transitioning between different holds on the ground, before Storm dragged Benoit to his corner and allowed Christian to hold him in position while he slapped him and chopped him across the chest. Benoit then tagged in Edge, Storm tagged in Christian, and the two brothers faced off. Edge gained control, and had Christian bridged over his back after getting the upper hand in the Greco-Roman knuckle lock, but Christian got back up, went behind, kicked Edge in the back of his knee, and grabbed him in the rear chinlock. Storm and Christian maintained this control over Edge for a good amount of time, and cut the ring in half between him and his partner Benoit. Christian started to taunt his brother while he was down in the corner, but Edge booted him in the face and finally dived across the ring to tag in Chris Benoit. Benoit came in and immediately launched Christian across the ring with a German, and hit Storm with one too. Benoit shot off into the ropes, hit Christian with a clothesline, and went for a clothesline on Storm, but Lance ducked it, and the referee was taken down by the clothesline. Looking around confused, Benoit tried to think of something to do, but before he could, Test came in and kicked his head off with a big boot. Christian slowly crawled to the cover, and The Un-Americans became the new World Tag Team Champions.

The Un-Americans defeat Chris Benoit and Edge to become the new World Tag Team Champions (10:05)

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A promo for the match between Stone Cold Steve Austin and Eddie Guerrero was shown.

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"Stone Cold" Steve Austin vs Eddie Guerrero
Guerrero seemed to be taking Austin very lightly in the beginning, almost mocking "The Texas Rattlesnake", and even going as far as to flip him the bird after Austin hit him with a snapmare. Stone Cold took exception, and came down on top of Guerrero with a Thesz Press and hit him with a number of shots to the head. Eddie then rolled to the outside to regain his composure, as the referee began his count and Austin was calling him to get back into the ring. At this point, Guerrero began walking up the ramp. "Where the hell is Guerrero going?!" "It looks to me like he's had enough of this match". Austin then chase Guerrero up the ramp, and threw him back in the ring just before the count of 9, but it was almost like Guerrero had planned it, as he tripped Austin over with the drop toe hold and and then smashed Austin's knee against the canvas. Guerrero continued to focus his attack on Stone Cold's leg, dropping his knee against Austin's, and then locking him in a leg bar whilst driving his elbow into the knee joint. Eddie controlled Austin for a good chunk of the match, and continued to pinpoint the knee, severely weakening Austin. Stone Cold started to fight back eventually, hitting Guerrero with his signature stomps in the corner and an elbow drop, but he only got a two count on Guerrero. Stone Cold then took control of Guerrero for a good while, and eventually Austin whipped Eddie off into the ropes, but Guerrero went behind and trapped Stone Cold in a sleeper. The Rattlesnake dropped to his knees, and appeared to be fading, but just barely got his hand on the bottom rope before he passed out. Eddie started to get mad, and that fiery Latino temper came into play, as he continually stomped away on Austin in the corner, not letting up for even a split second. The referee tried to hold him back, and he succeeded, but Guerrero just yelled at the referee and lifted Austin up. He ate a Stunner from out of nowhere, but Austin was just too worn out to get to a cover. When he finally did, Guerrero grabbed him in the small package, and surprisingly, stole a win from Stone Cold.

Eddie Guerrero defeats Stone Cold Steve Austin (14:56)

After the match ended, however, replays showed that Stone Cold's arm was indeed under the bottom rope during the pinfall, meaning that the match shouldn't have ended, and that Guerrero shouldn't have won. Austin pleaded his case to the referee, but the ref simply said that he couldn't do anything because he didn't see it.

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A promo for the match between The Undertaker and The Rock was shown.

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WWF Championship
The Rock vs The Undertaker
"For weeks now, these two men have attacked each other, cost each other matches, and come to blows, and tonight, we will truly see, once and for all, who is the better man out of these two competitors", said Michael Cole, as Undertaker and Rock circled each other in the ring, appearing to be very cagey in the early goings, until The Undertaker backed The Rock into the ropes and hit him with repeated knees to the gut, followed by a blows to the body and face, and a clothesline, taking "The Brahma Bull" down. Undertaker went for the cover, but The Rock was able to power out early on. Undertaker responded by slapping Rock in the face, and throwing him into the corner. 'Taker smashed Rocky in the face with elbow after elbow after elbow, and then rapid fire jabs, or "soup bones", as JR likes to call them. The Rock stumbled out of the corner, which prompted Undertaker to lift him up and try for Snake Eyes, but The Rock broke free, pushed The Undertaker into the ropes, and connected with a flying clothesline. The Rock attempted a cover, but this time, it was The Undertaker who got the shoulder up. For the next portion of the match, Rock and Undertaker took the match to the mat, with Undertaker primarily going after Rock's shoulder and The Rock trying to take out the tree trunk like legs of The Undertaker. When both men were on their feet again, The Rock hit Undertaker with his signature strikes, and went for the big shot, but Undertaker pushed him away before he could, and then connected with the big boot. With Rock down and seemingly out, Undertaker called for the chokeslam, but The Rock was wise enough to break free and take The Undertaker down with a spinebuster. The Rock didn't go for a cover however, and instead continued his attack on the legs of The Undertaker, and eventually locked in the Sharpshooter. The Undertaker crawled for the bottom ropes and was visibly expending more and more energy with every stretch, but he finally got a hold of the rope and The Rock was forced to break the hold. Undertaker slowly got up, and walked right into a spinebuster from The Rock, followed by "The Most Electrifying Move In Sports Entertainment Today", The People's Elbow. Rock hit it to perfection, and followed it up with an attempted Rock Bottom, but The Undertaker retaliated with shots to the head. The Rock then hit Undertaker with strikes, followed by one last big one, but The Deadman was able to hit The Rock with the chokeslam. Instead of pinning him, The Undertaker bided his time, and when The Rock got back up, The Undertaker hit the tombstone for the three count and the WWF Championship.

The Undertaker defeats The Rock to become WWF Champion (16:57)

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A promo for the match between Chris Jericho and Triple H was shown.

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World Heavyweight Championship
Triple H (c) vs Chris Jericho
Jericho, usually arrogant and cocky, had a look of business and business only plastered across his face. It was clear that he had one goal and one goal only on his mind - walking out of Backlash as the World Heavyweight Champion, but the exact same could be said for Triple H, who stared a hole through Jericho. The bell rang, and both men locked up, with Jericho taking advantage after a cheap shot to the thigh of Triple H, and wearing down the knee early on, forcing Triple H to roll to the outside to try and recover. Jericho however met him there, and threw "The Game" shoulder first into the steel steps. Jericho then started to taunt the crowd, before throwing the World Heavyweight Champion shoulder first into the barricade. Jericho broke the referee's 10 count, and continued to assault Triple H on the outside. Jericho tried to back body drop Triple H on the floor, but Hunter was wise enough to sweep out the legs of Jericho, and slingshot him head and face first into the ringpost. As Jericho got back up, it became evident that his forehead had been busted open upon contact with the ringpost. Triple H bought him back into the ring and then took advantage of that, mounting Jericho and punching him in the forehead a number of times. Y2J then rolled onto the apron, doing anything he could to escape Triple H. The Game walked towards Jericho and went for something, but "The Ayatollah Of Rock'N'Rolla" was playing possum, and pulled Triple H down throat first across the top rope, sending him flying back across the ring. A big chunk of the match was then spent with Jericho in control of Triple H. Every time the game tried to mount some kind of comeback, Jericho shut him down instantly. As Y2J arrogance began to exude, the same happened with Triple H's anger, and when Jericho bounced off of the ropes, Triple H connected with the spinebuster. He then got up and called for the Pedigree, but before he could hit it, Jericho connected with the Breakdown. "That's a sign of desperation there, folks. You don't see Jericho bust that one out too often", said JR. Y2J then dragged the Champ into the middle of the ring, and trapped him in the Walls Of Jericho. Triple H yelled in the center of the ring as he was stuck there. Jericho leaned back, putting more and more pressure on the previously torn quadricep muscle. Triple H finally got over onto his back, kicked Jericho off, and on sheer adrenaline, hit the Pedigree. Triple H got to the cover after a while, but he'd taken too long, as Jericho got his foot on the bottom rope. Triple H put his hands on his head, as realisation set in that that might have been all he had left. Jericho then got up, hit the Lionsault and tried for the Walls again, but The Game broke free, hit him with a second pedigree, and got the pinfall immediately, securing the win and retaining the title.

Triple H defeats Chris Jericho to retain the World Heavyweight Championship (18:58)

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© 2002, World Wrestling Federation.

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[King Of Spice]

April 22nd, 2002 | Savvis Centre, St. Louis, MI

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Booker T and DDP vs Billy and Chuck
Booker T and DDP win after an Axe Kick (5:56)

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The Un-Americans were shown arriving to the arena, looking very proud, as Christian and Storm strutted around with their newly won World Tag Team Titles.

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William Regal vs Shawn Stasiak
William Regal wins after the Power Of The Punch (0:03)

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Chris Jericho came to the ring with a microphone.

"For the past month, since I lost at Wrestlemania, my head has been all over the place. And I promised, no, I guaranteed that I would walk out of Backlash with the World Heavyweight Championship. But I didn't.

I lost to Triple H. Again. However, if he thinks this is over.. he is wrong. Dead wrong. Triple H.. you and I have a rather storied history with one another. And a lot has happened since I tore your quad last May. You've attacked me, I've attacked you, we've beaten the living hell out of each other, Hunter, but, one day, this all has to end, and that day is May 19. The location is Nashville. Judgment Day is upon me and you, Hunter. You see, we are going to face again, one last time, but this time.. it's gonna be different. There will be one clear, decisive winner. Hunter, at Judgment Day, it's gonna be me, and you, one on one, World Heavyweight Championship."

Triple H then came out to the ring.

"Chris.. you're right. This does all have to come to an end, and I see no better place to do it than at Judgment Day. But.. like you said.. there needs to be something, something to make sure that we know, once and for all, who truly is the better man. And I know exactly what. Chris Jericho.. at Judgment Day.. we are going to do battle again. We are going to go to war again. It's gonna be Chris Jericho.. vs Triple H.. one on one.. World Title on the line.. Hell. In A Cell."

The crowd erupted with cheers as both men stared each other down. They dropped their microphones, and the visual of both men in each other's faces was shown on the titantron.

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-Commercial Break-

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WWF Hardcore Championship - Tommy Dreamer vs Hardcore Holly
Hardcore Holly wins after an Alabama Slam (2:07)

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WWF Hardcore Championship - Hardcore Holly vs D-Lo Brown
D-Lo Brown wins after a chair to the head (0:32)

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WWF Hardcore Championship - Test vs D-Lo Brown
Test wins after a big boot (0:09)

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A recap of Backlash was shown.

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-Commercial Break-

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Eddie Guerrero was shown walking into Ric Flair's office.

"Olale, Slick Ric, ah? Ay, homes.. I don't know if you saw, but at Backlash, I beat Stone Cold Steve Austin. So.. that's gotta push me up in contention for a championship.. right?"

"Well.. yes. You did beat Stone Cold.. albeit questionably, but, I'll tell you what. Since you did technically beat him, but his arm was under the bottom rope, so, at Judgment Day, you're gonna have a rematch with Stone Cold Steve Austin. But.. this time, the winner will get a World Heavyweight Championship shot sometime in the future."

Guerrero nodded and left.

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Chris Jericho vs RVD
Chris Jericho wins after the Walls Of Jericho (9:11)

© 2002, World Wrestling Federation.

[King Of Spice]

May 19, 2002 | Gaylord Entertainment Centre, Nashville, TN

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Official Theme Song - "Your Disease" by Saliva

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Hell In A Cell - World Heavyweight Championship
Chris Jericho vs Triple H

[King Of Spice]

April 26th, 2002 | Peoria Civic Centre, Peoria, IL

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Chavo Guerrero vs The Hurricane
The debuting Chavo Guerrero wins after a Frog Splash (5:09)

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Kurt Angle came down the ramp, microphone in hand.

"Sunday night at Backlash, I did exactly what I said I'd do, I beat Mr. Perfect. I made his ass tap out in the middle of that ring. And now that I've done that, I'm gonna move on to Judgment Day, and trust me when I say, I will beat Edge, and I will move on to King Of The Ring. And I will become the new WWF Champion."

Angle looked towards the ramp, as Edge appeared with a microphone.

"Kurt, you sound awfully confident that you're going to beat me for a man who's lost to me on numerous occasions. Hell, I beat you just last month."

"First things first, Edge, this isn't about last month. This is about Judgment Day. And the fact of the matter is, you're looking at the very best wrestler in the world today. I am the only Olympic gold medalist in profes-"

"'professional wrestling history' blah, blah, blah, Kurt, we've heard it all before. You can talk about how good you are, and all of your accolades, but-"

"Hold on a second. Edge, I've watched you prance around here like the king of the freakin' hill for far too long. You got kids looking up to you, you dress like a rockstar, the women love you, and quite frankly, it makes me sick. Because you don't deserve to be here. You're not as good as anybody in that locker room, and you're sure as hell not as good as me. And all you are to Kurt Angle is another obstacle that I will mow down."

"Obstacle, huh? Well, Kurt, if you hate me and my rockstar look so much, what do you say we make the stakes a little higher? Why don't we uh, say, make this match hair vs hair?"

"Ha, hair vs hair? Sure, whatever, but just know, that's just an added bonus, because not only do I get to beat you and embarrass you in front of the entire world, not only do I get a WWF Championship match, but I get to shave that stupid hair off of your head."

Angle's theme started to play, but Edge began to talk over it again.

"Hold on a second, your theme song.. I think I just found some lyrics to it! Yeah! Ready, everybody?"

Edge, and the fans, eventually, began singing "You suck!" You suck!" in tune to Kurt's theme, as Angle looked on, unimpressed with Edge's antics.

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-Commercial Break-

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WWF Hardcore Championship - Test vs Maven
Maven wins via roll up (1:21)

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A promo for Judgment Day featuring clips of The Undertaker, a noose, a gravestone, and a casket were shown.

"A thousand deaths."

"Men will rise."

"Men will fall."

"One decides their fate."

"The day of reckoning is upon us."

"Judgment Day is around the corner."

WWF Judgment Day is live on Pay-Per-View, Sunday, May 19th, 2002, 8E/7C.

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William Regal vs Raven
William Regal wins after the Power Of The Punch (00:23)

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Paul Heyman and Brock Lesnar came to the ring.

"Ladies and gentlemen.. My name.. is Paul Heyman, and I am the advocate and agent for the single most destructive superstar in the history of the WWF, "The Next Big Thing" the 2002 King Of The Ring, the slayer of giants, and the best damn professional wrestler in the world today, Brock! Lesnar! Unless you have been living under a rock since Wrestlemania, then you have bore witness to my client's decimation of superstar, after superstar, after superstar, after superstar, and at Backlash, "The World's Largest Athlete", the 7ft tall, over 500lb freak of a human being, The Big Show, fell at the hands of Brock Lesnar. Allow me to repeat that for you. The previously most dominant WWF Superstar of all time, The Big Show, legitimately the largest living athlete in the world, was made to look like a child by my client. Brock Lesnar is the single most destructive, dominant, and violent man to ever step into this ring. And after seeing what he did to Brock Lesnar at Backlash, I ask, no.. I dare any single person to come out here and try to stand up to my client."

Heyman was forced to stop talking after Chris Benoit's theme started to play. "The Rabid Wolverine" got into the ring and faced off with Lesnar. As both men stared each other in the eye, Brock went for the cheap shot, but Benoit countered it and trapped Lesnar in the Crippler Crossface. As Lesnar reached for the ropes and tried all he could to break free, he managed to escape under the bottom rope and back up the ramp. Benoit then grabbed the microphone.

"You dare me? I dare you to fight me at Judgment Day."

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A recap of Backlash was shown.

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The new WWF Champion, The Undertaker, drove down the ramp on his motorcycle holding his Championship belt.

"Like I've said before.. this is my yard. I've beaten everybody around here. Jericho. Triple H. Angle. Austin. Benoit. Edge. And now, The Rock. Not only did I beat The Rock, but I exposed him for the punk that he is. As he laid there in that ring, watching me leave that arena on my motorcycle with my championship over my shoulder, you could see the look of disappointment and realisation in his face. Realisation that he don't have what it takes to beat me."

The Rock's theme hit.

"You know, Undertaker, The Rock was willing to be a man, admit that he'd lost, and even admit that you earned his respect, but when The Rock hears you come out here and talk trash on him, try and embarrass The Rock, that doesn't sit well with him. Undertaker, if you're the champion that you say you are, you'll give The Rock his rematch at Judgment Day."

"Why in the hell would I have to face you, someone I've already beaten more times than I can count, again? You had your shot, now move to the back of the line."

"Maybe because.. deep down.. you know that you can't truly beat The Rock.. and that Backlash was no more than a fluke."

"You want me at Judgment Day? You got it boy. But you just made the biggest mistake of your life."

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-Commercial Break-

Edge vs Lance Storm
Edge wins after a spear (8:09)

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After the match ended, Edge was attacked from behind by Kurt Angle. Angle locked in the Ankle Lock, and then clobbered Edge with a chair shot to the head. As Edge was knocked out, Angle pulled a pair of scissors out from under the ring, and started cutting Edge's hair. As Angle held the strands he'd cut off in his hands, Smackdown ended.

© 2002, World Wrestling Federation.