Guest Brian Report post Posted June 28, 2002 WWF RAW – 2/18/02 Road to WrestleMania Austin walks out with the WCW title. He says that at Royal Rumble, Triple H was the only person who could get Stone Cold Steve Austin out of the ring. But last night at No Way Out, Triple H dropped the first fall to Stone Cold just like at WrestleMania Triple H is going to lose the WWF title to Stone Cold Steve Austin, and that’s the bottom line, because Stone Cold said so. Jericho’s music blares out over the speakers and Jericho comes out to inform Austin that he hasn’t earned that title yet junior. Jericho says he wasn’t pinned last night for her title, but thanks to a clause, he can still get a rematch for that title, a title Stone Cold Steve Austin didn’t earn and furthermore is afraid to defend against him. Austin knows than Jericho is a living legend, a man so destined for fame, that Austin was afraid to go through him for the WCW title. Because Austin’s always been afraid of doing things the noble way, winning the right way; Austin’s always been the biggest cheater of any wrestler in the WWF. Stone Cold tells Jericho that if he wants to keep on talking, Stone Cold can walk up the ramp and give him an ass whipping right now. Austin heads through the ropes but Flair interrupts. Flair tells Jericho that tonight they will have a no holds barred match for the WCW title, and HHH will have to defend on Thursday against the Rock. Flair says that this WrestleMania will be the biggest ever in Toronto. It could be Rock vs. Jericho for the WWF title, Stone Cold vs. Rock, HHH vs. Jericho, or HHH vs. Austin. Whooo! Flair says the WCW champ could unite both titles. Whoooo! Austin charges at Jericho and they brawl until security show up. <Commercial Break> No Way Out results air with stills, black and white, and video. Flair announces that ECW wreslers will be able to assume their normal wrestling schedule under Flair’s WWF. Intercontinental Championship RVD vs. Christian Edge interferes with RVD outside of the ring at 7:36 for the DQ, only to get a belt shot and an unprettier from Christian. Christian heads out side and grabs a chair and a mic saying he accepts Edge’s challenge at WrestleMania. He turns around and gets a van dominator from Van Dam. Eddie Guerrero slides in the ring and gives Edge the five star, and taunts RVD before sliding out of the ring. Helms tells Regal he wants another shot at the title at WrestleMania. Regal says that Helms and Rey will fight tonight in a number one contender’s match. <Commercial Break> HHH is in the back talking to Vince on the phone. Vince tells him that he promises that HHH he will be going to main event at WrestleMania, but HHH can make sure that happens on his own. HHH nods and smiles. Vince says that they’re family and they have to help out each other, and that HHH has to get back at that son of a bitch Austin for him. Hardcore Championship DDP vs. Raven A straight out brawl DDP pins Raven at 6:27 following a Diamond Cutter after DDP reverses an evenflow DDT. Justin Credible says that at WrestleMania they will finally get their one-on-one shot with the tag team champs, Palumbo and O’Haire, and they will take the titles. Palumbo and O’Haire are about to get hit with an impact. Lance Storm says that’s not just the coolest, that’s not just, that my friends, is just incredible. <Commercial Break> Eddie cuts a promo in the back. He tells Lillian Garcia that he had to hit the five-star frog splash on Edge tonight for old times sake, to remind him that he’s passed up another challenger, a former intercontinental champ. Eddie wants to take on everyone and anyone, but he reminds them that they will fall to the best frog splash in the business. #1 Contender’s match Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Shane Helms At 10:20, the light blank. The strobe hits and three guys are in the ring beating on two others, with another on the outside. Suddenly the lights hit and Kaz Hayashi, TAKA, and Funaki are there with Tajiri on the outside. All four are startled by the light coming on, giving Helms and Rey enough time to recover. They both hit punches that stagger TAKA and Funaki, than leap up and hit a double dropkick on Kaz knocking him down. TAKA and Funaki quickly bounce back and whip them into the rope but Helms and Rey reverse that into two hurricanranas. They double clothesline Kaz over the top rope, prompting Juventud, Chavo, and Essa Rios to run out and take on the three. Meanwhile, Helms and Rey start battling it out with Helms getting a whip on Rey but Rey reversing, and Tajiri throwing a kick from the apron to Helms thinking that Rey would be there. Rey comes back with a pinning hurricanrana for the win at 11:13. Jeff tell Matt it’s not a big deal that he lost the match on Sunday, because after tonight they will be on the road to WrestleMania. <Commercial Break> Booker T cuts a promo in the back. Michael Cole asks him what it was like scoring the decisive fall last night. He says that last night he took on four ECW suckas and beat them all, because he’s a five-time WCW champ, and tonight, one of those suckas gets a chance at his US title. They can’t beat the Book. But that fool ain’t got a chance in hell, now can you dig that sucka…. #1 Contender Match Impact Players vs. Hardys Impact Player win at 6:47 when Matt knocks out Jeff with a chair. He slides out of the ring and grabs Lita by the hair and walks backstage. The Dudleys come down and put Lance Storm through a table and tell Justin Credible that they have to take out an insurance policy since they are going to win the tag titles tonight. <Commercial Break> US Championship Booker vs. Tazz Tazz says that tonight he’s going to make Booker submit, just like when he had Booker in the tazmission at No Way Out before Christian interfered. Eddie interferes at 8:22 and brainbusters Tazz, causing RVD and Edge to run out and clear the ring. Chris Jericho asks Michael Cole why he thinks Stone Cold Steve Austin is going to beat him tonight. Is it some foregone conclusion that Chris Jericho is a choker, that he’ll drop the big match when it counts, that he’ll lose in the clutch. What, was it not enough that he beat the rock, retired the Undertaker, took out Triple H, beat Triple H, and beat both RVD and Booker T. Is anything ever enough for you people. <Commercial Break> Tag Team Championship O’Haire and Palumbo vs. the Dudleys O’Haire pins D-Von when Justin Credible runs out and hits the That’s Incredible on D-Von at 4:56. Chris Jericho is in the back prepping photographers. He tells them he wants to make sure they get his good side after he wins the title tonight. <Commercial Break> WCW Championship Steve Austin vs. Chris Jericho w/ entourage Chris Jericho gets in the ring with a mic and tells Austin that he wants a few photographs pre-Jericho’s second WCW title win. Jericho grabs the belt and stands next to Austin. Austin throws a couple right hands and the match begins. Mid-match a photographer flashes a lightbulb in Austin’s eyes allowing Jericho to get the walls but Austin reaches the ropes. The photographer is Randy Orton. Jericho dominates much of the match as Austin bumps for him a lot. Austin hits a stunner but gets the three count broken up Orton. Austin wins after HHH hits the ring and gives Jericho a pedigree at 17:35. HHH walks to the top of the ramp and hugs Vince and welcomes back Steph as Austin stands stunned in the ring and Jericho on the outside is pissed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
