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Raw
IS War
Card Information:
Held in: HARTFORD CIVIC CENTER
Location: HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, UNITED STATES
Date/Time: Sept 18/00 at 7:30pm
Interview:
Show opens as the lights go out
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No-Time-Limit-Match:
Foreign Fanatics (Shoichi Funaki and Taka Michinoku) defeated
Too Cool (Grandmaster Sexay and Scotty Too Hotty) when Michinoku pinned
Grandmaster Sexay with the Michinoku Driver in 0:06:31.
Rating: ** 1/2
No-Time-Limit-Match:
Rikishi Phatu pinned Billy Gunn with the Banzai Drop in 0:03:02.
Rating: * 1/2
No-Time-Limit-Match:
Ken Shamrock pinned Bam Bam Bigelow after a sunset flip in 0:16:56.
Rating: **
**Ken Shamrock picks up yet another win here tonight, but he wasn't able to apply the anklelock
on the big guy. But never the less, he picked up a great win after he was able to reverse
the Greetings from Asbury Park into a sunset flip.**
Interview:
Tazz dives out of the crowd carrying a chair
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No-Time-Limit-Match:
The Dudley Boys defeated Secret Agent Club's Al Snow (Brooke Bond) and Test
(Random Task) when D-Von defeated Test by disqualification in 0:08:29.
Rating: *** 1/4
No-Time-Limit-Match:
Triple Syxx pinned D'Lo Brown (Dr. Lo) with the X-Factor in 0:04:46.
Rating: ** 1/4
**Triple Syxx beat D'Lo Brown thanks to some help from the Brood in this match for the spot in
the European championship at UnFORGIVEN. D'Lo looked to have the match won after the Sky
High but Crowbar came down and destracted the official allowing Kane to enter and hit a
chokeslam on D'Lo Brown as he lept of the top for the Feeling Lo-Down. Syxx was then able to
hit the X-Factor on Doctor Lo as he was dragged to his feet by Kane. Kane then slide out the
ring and went backstage as the ref turned around and made the count.**
Interview:
Backstage outside the Brood locker room.
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No-Time-Limit-Match:
Crash Holly made Marty Jannetty submit to a figure-four leglock in 0:02:10.
Rating: **
No-Time-Limit-Match:
The Acolytes defeated Allied Powers when Faarooq pinned Angle with the
Spinebuster in 0:09:21.
Rating: ***
**Excellent tag match that saw the Allied Powers (Bulldog/Angle) come back into the division in
a close match against the Acolytes. The USA/UK connection of the Allied Powers lost the match
when Davey Boy Smith signalled to the back for a second official to come out. The Bulldog
went for the Running Powerslam on Faarooq in an attempt to win the HaRdCoRe title but was
pulled off by Bradshaw. Kurt Angle tried to reason with the Bulldog to win the tag match
first but Davey Boy wasn't having any of it and turned back to Faarooq only to receive the
Clothesline from Hell by Bradshaw. Angle then turned his attention back to the Acolytes but
run right into a Spinebuster by Faarooq.**
[24/7 HaRdCoRe Challenge]: No-Countout-No-DQ-10-Man Battle Royal:
Faarooq escaped a 10-man Battle Royal against Bradshaw, D-Von Dudley, D'Lo Brown
, Buh Buh Ray Dudley, Crash Holly, Rikishi Phatu, Billy Gunn, Davey Boy Smith
and Bam Bam Bigelow:
x Faarooq escaped the ring after 0:12:59.
(Faarooq retain the HaRdCoRe title.)
Rating: * 3/4
**Once again, Faarooq wasn't able to leave as several WWF superstars hit the ring in an attempt
to win the 24/7 HaRdCoRe title. With 8 people gunning for his title, Faarooq must have been
glad that Bradshaw was on his side. Although Faarooq is the official holder of the title, it
seems more like both Acolytes are willing to defend the belt and keep it within their grasp.
They managed to do it again tonight, as they slipped away into the backstage area as the eight
other stars fought each other.**
Interview:
The Acolytes invade Commissioner Foley's office.
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No-Time-Limit-Non-Title-Four Corners Match:
Brood (Crowbar/Gangrel) defeated StratusPhere, The Hardy Boyz and Blood Brothers
: x Christian beat Venis via the Impaler in 0:12:02
x Edge beat M. Hardy via disqualification in 0:16:44
x Crowbar beat Edge via the Inverted DDT in 0:21:11
Rating: **
No-Time-Limit-Match:
Eddie Guerrero pinned Essa Rios with the Frog Splash in 0:04:17.
Rating: ** 1/4
(Eddie Guerrero retained the WWF European Title.)
No-Time-Limit-Match:
Tazz pinned Kane after a small package in 0:10:50.
Rating: ***
(Tazz won the WWF Intercontinental Title.)
**We have a NEW Intercontinental Champion and it's due to Kane's older brother, the Undertaker,
who's not even under contract here in the WWF. This action by the Undertaker shocked a lot
of people as the actions from earlier made it appear as though Kane would be the one to screw
over the other brother. The 'Taker hit Kane square in the back with a folding chair as he
bounced off the ropes. Tazz immediatly capitalised by rolling him up in a small package to
take the win and the title.**
Interview:
Undertaker continues the attack
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No-Time-Limit-Match:
Steve Austin and Chris Benoit defeated Chris Jericho and Hunter Hearst Helmsley
when S. Austin pinned Chris Jericho with the Stone Cold Stunner in 0:16:02.
Rating: ****
**Austin picked up a huge win here going into UnFORGIVEN after he pinned Chris Jericho cleanly
in the ring. The match turned into a preview for the World Title after only a few minutes as
Triple H and Benoit got carried away and fought it out on the outside and through the crowd
before vanishing backstage. Jericho and Austin turned it up a gear after that and Jericho
appeared to have an advantage with his speed and agility, but Austin's experiance paid off as
he hit the Stone Cold Stunner out of no where to get the pin.**
No-Time-Limit-Match:
The Undertaker pinned Rocky Maivia via Disqualification in 0:09:42.
Rating: ***
**Kane returned the favour in this one as he attacked the Undertaker just as he did to Kane in
the IC title match earlier in the night. However unlike the referee in the Kane/Tazz match,
this referee was paying attention and saw the interference from Kane and immediatly DQ'ed the
Rock. This did not please the Rock at all and as Kane stood over the fallen Undertaker, the
Rock attacked him with a flury of punches before hitting the Rock Bottom on him. As the Rock
took down Kane, the Undertaker staggered back up but Rocky took him down with a spinebuster
to place him next to his brother. The elbow pad of the Rock then flew off and the People's
Elbow seemed imminant. But instead of hitting one elbow, he hit two simaltaniously. The left
connected with Kane and the right with the Taker which caused the crowd to errupt. The show
ended with the Rock standing in the ring over the bodies of the Brother's Grimm.**
Match observations:
NEWS DESK by Russell Mania
Following the six man brawl for the HaRdCoRe title on Smackdown last week and the ten man fight
tonight, commissioner Foley has decided to put the title up for grabs in a Battle Royal at
UnForgiven between THIRTEEN men. The title can change hands as many times as needed during the
30 minute time limit. Will thirteen be lucky for someone?
Due to the actions of both Kane and the Undertaker tonight, they have both been signed to face
each other at UnFORGIVEN in a match. Stipulations to be added later.
CONFIRMED UnForgiven MATCHES
WORLD TITLE MATCH - Jericho (C) Vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin
FUED MATCH - Triple H Vs. Chris Benoit
FUED MATCH - The Rock Vs. Kurt Angle
IRON MAN MATCH - Shamrock Vs. Tazz
TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH - Blood Bros (C) Vs. Hardy Boyz
BROTHERLY LOVE MATCH - Kane Vs. The Undertaker (under WcW contract)
FUED MATCH - Gangrel Vs. Golden Guy (Goldust)
EUROPEAN TITLE MATCH - E.Guerrero (C) Vs. Triple Syxx
TAG TEAM FUED MATCH - StratusPhere Vs. Al Snow/Test
HaRdCoRe 13 MAN TITLE BATTLE - Faarooq (C), Bradshaw, D-Lo, Rikishi, Bigelow, D-Von,
Buh Buh, Jannetty, Bulldog, Grandmasta Sexay, Crash,
Scotty II Hotty and Davey Boy Smith
LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE 4-WAY - Crowbar (C) Vs. Rios Vs. Taka Vs. Funaki
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Carl Ford, 09-24-2000
