-Second Fall: Volkoff and Zhukov hit power moves again. Back and forth. Slick then throws his cane to
Volkoff to hit Santana, but he ducks and Zhukov gets hit instead and Santana pins him.
-Mean Gene interviews Mr. Fuji and Sika. They have a long bread roll and a jar of mustard. They say
Damien is dinner.
-Mean Gen interviews Jake Roberts. He says he’s not worried because you have to respect Damien and
the DDT.
-Sika with Mr. Fuji VS. Jake Roberts with Damien: Roberts is quick here, but Sika is too powerful to be
moved. Fuji attacks Roberts with the cane. Sika gets Roberts in the corner and charges, but Jake moves then rolls Sika up for the pin. Jake then DDT’s Mr. Fuji and then puts Damien on him.
-Mean Gene interviews Bobby Heenan, King Kong Bundy, and Andre The Giant. Heenan says per
doctors’ orders, he can’t be at ringside, but Andre will be at ringside. Bundymania lives! They flashback
to the last SNME and the Bobby Heenan/Hulk Hogan confrontation and attack.
-Mean Gene then interviews Hulk Hogan. He says lightning struck once in 1987 when King Kong Bundy
won, but he says Ronald Reagan is a Hulkamaniac, so he will win. A lot of political talk here since we are so close to Washington, D.C.
-WWF Heavyweight Championship Match: Hulk Hogan VS. King Kong Bundy with Andre The Giant:
Hogan come out hot. They go back and forth. Bundy takes control. He subtly cheats. Hogan slams him,
but he’s hurt. Hogan hulks up! Bundy charges, the ref gets in the way accidentally and gets knocked out. Bundy gets knocked outside. Other refs come down to check on the fallen ref. He gets taken away as the match continues. Hogan gets knocked outside of the ring. He does get back in as Bundy takes over again. He hits two avalanches. Hogan kicks out. He Hulks up, hits the leg drop, and pins Bundy. Andre come in. and Hogan taunts him. Andre backs down. Hogan must pose! Andre comes back in and head butts and chokes out Hogan. The British Bulldogs come out to help and get manhandled then Andre goes back to Hogan. More wrestlers come out and they struggle to get him off. Hacksaw Jim Duggan hits Andre with the 2x4. That does it. Hogan gets carried out.
-Jesse interviews Jimmy Hart and Greg Valentine. Valentine is happy being back with Jimmy Hart.
-Mean Gene interviews Koko B. Ware and Frankie. Koko says Valentine and Hart are featherweights.
-Koko B. Ware with Frankie VS. Greg Valentine with Jimmy Hart: Valentine attacks early. Koko tries to
fight back. Brutus Beefcake comes down to ringside. Referee Joey Marella tells him that he has to leave. Greg Valentine Dominates again. Back and forth. Valentine gets the figure four on Koko and Koko submits. Beefcake comes back down and chases Valentine to the back. Beefcake then comes back and cuts some of Jimmy Hart’s hair.
-They replay the Andre attack on Hulk Hogan.
-Mean Gene interviews Bobby Heenan and Andre The Giant. Andre says he enjoyed himself. Heenan
says Andre’s going to choke the belt away. He then says he is close to clinching a deal for Andre.
-Mean Gene is then back talking to Jesse Ventura, who loved the attack on Hogan. They say Hogan has a damaged windpipe.
-Vince, Jesse, and Mean Gene then close out the show.

Second Contest: Edge & John Cena vs. Eddie Guerrero & Chavo Guerrero: This is early Cena and not at all like the character we would come to know. Eddie and Chavo attack before the bell to get the cheap advantage. Cena is trapped on the floor, but Edge drops both Chavo and Eddie to the mat gut first. Cena slides in and clotheslines both Guerrero’s. Cena legally starts with Eddie and pulls Eddie into the ring by his hair from the floor. Cena tries for a suplex, but Eddie counters with knee lifts. Cena arm drags the Guerrero’s and Edge hits a double clothesline. Chavo pulls the ropes down causing Cena to crash to the floor. Cena is double teamed on the floor with stomps. Chavo uppercuts Cena and stomps Cena. Chavo connects with a short arm clothesline. Eddie works over Cena with right hands in the corner. Eddie misses a clothesline and Cena press slams Eddie to the mat. Cena attempts a press slam, but Chavo chop blocks Cena. Cena tags in Edge and Chavo legally tags in. Edge cleans house with strikes and a backdrop to Chavo. Eddie trips Edge and drives Edge groin first into the post. Chavo dropkicks Edge in the corner for a two count. Eddie beats on Edge with elbow strikes and a vertical suplex for a near fall. Eddie decks Cena on the apron and Edge is briefly double teamed. Eddie kicks Edge and hits a head scissors off the ropes for a near fall.
Chavo knee strikes Edge from the apron and Edge fires back with right hands. Chavo knee lifts Edge coming off the ropes. Edge hammers away on Chavo and hits a face buster. Eddie and Cena are tagged in with Cena cleaning house. Cena backdrops Eddie and nails Chavo with a flying forearm and a spinning suplex on Eddie. Edge leaps off the top to clothesline Eddie. Edge spears Chavo in the corner, but misses a spear in the corner on Eddie. Chavo plants Cena with a brainbuster and Eddie hits the frog splash for the clean win. (1/2. A solid tag match and I love the clean finish for the Guerrero’s, which would be expected to take place on Cena. Eddie and Chavo as a team on SD could be a lot of fun.) After the match, Chavo wants Eddie to rub Edge’s face into his ass. Eddie is met with a low blow and Edge puts Eddie into Chavo’s ass. Chavo has his pants around his knees and trips trying to get Edge. Eddie shoves Chavo for being embarrassed.
Backstage, Eddie Guerrero is yelling at Chavo Guerrero for being embarrassed. Chavo is apologizing.
-Mark Lloyd interviews The Undertaker and says people are surprised that Undertaker brought his wife Sara to the arena. Undertaker says that not that it's any of Lloyd's business, but Sara happens to have friends and family in Minneapolis. They get interrupted by Matt Hardy. He says he wants to congratulate Undertaker on his wife being pregnant. How cool will it be to have a little Undertaker running around the house? He says hopefully one day, he might have a little Matt Hardy running around. Undertaker says that maybe they should have this conversation some other time. Undertaker goes to leave, but Hardy grabs his arm and keeps talking. Undertaker doesn't like that. Hardy says he just wanted to see the mother to be and congratulate her. Undertaker says the mother to be don't need your congratulations, so why don't you just get the hell out of here? He pushes Hardy into another dressing room door and Hardy falls down. Undertaker goes back into his dressing room and Hardy says it looks like someone definitely needs a Mattitude Adjustment. A little of Matt Hardy's character at this time went a long way with me.
-Rico is shown on his phone trying to get details of the wedding cake straightened out. He then goes to Stephanie McMahon's office and asks her to reconsider being a part of the commitment ceremony. Stephanie says she has really bad luck at weddings and doesn't want to be a jinx. Rico talks about how everything has gone wrong and he needs a witness for the ceremony, so Stephanie says she will attend.**
-Kurt Angle comes down to the ring with a microphone to cut a promo. Angle makes a joke about Mysterio being short and the fact that they are in “Minny”. Angle says what he’s about to do to Rey isn’t going to be funny. Angle warns Chris Benoit that if he ever sees him laugh again there will be a union between Benoit’s face and Angle’s fist. Angle tells Mysterio that he’s a boy in a man’s world and he’s a man who loves to play with boys. Angle realizes what he says and backtracks that. Angle says that he’s a man and he’s gonna love to manhandle Rey, but that doesn’t come across well. Angle is getting frustrated that all his taunts are sounding sexual.
Third Contest: Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Kurt Angle: Angle slaps Mysterio to look at him. Angle slams Mysterio to start the match and doesn’t follow up on the advantage. Angle takes Mysterio down and slaps the back of Mysterio’s head. Mysterio drop toe holds Angle and tosses Angle with a fireman’s carry. Angle shoves Mysterio down and is met with a slap. Rey runs away and sends Angle through the ropes to the floor. Mysterio head scissors Angle into the corner. Angle misses a spear hitting the post shoulder first. Mysterio hits a split-legged moonsault for a near fall. Angle tries for the Angle Slam, but Mysterio arm drags Angle. Mysterio sends Angle into the corner and almost wins with a roll up. Angle tosses Mysterio with a German suplex and Mysterio lands on his stomach. Angle drives Mysterio down with a backbreaker. Angle drives Mysterio down with a backbreaker. Mysterio avoids a suplex and hits Angle with a spinning heel kick. Angle tosses Mysterio overhead with a suplex for a near fall. Angle controls Mysterio on the mat with a body scissors. Mysterio almost wins with a roll up. Angle tosses Mysterio with a German suplex and holds on to deliver several in a row. Rey counters with a bulldog. Rey boots Angle in the corner and kicks Angle. Mysterio hits a moonsault off the top for a near fall. Mysterio hits a running crossbody to send Angle over the top to the floor. Mysterio takes Angle out with a corkscrew dive on the floor. Mysterio connects with a springboard leg drop for a near fall. Angle switches to the ankle lock, but Mysterio kicks free. Mysterio hits the 619! Rey hits a head scissors for a near fall. Mysterio heads to the top rope but Angle hits the Angle Slam off the top rope. Angle goes for the cover and wins the match.
-A limo arrives and security says they're with the wedding party.

Fourth Contest: Chris Benoit vs. Rikishi: Watching Benoit matches always makes me feel uncomfortable. Benoit tries to attack before the bell, but Rikishi decks Benoit with several right hands. Rikishi decks Benoit with a forearm strike. Benoit avoids a belly to belly suplex with a headbutt. Rikishi plants Benoit with a sit out choke slam. Benoit low blows Rikishi while the referee is out of position. Benoit chops Rikishi to the mat and gets a two count. Benoit locks in the crossface, but Rikishi doesn’t give in. Rikishi lifts Benoit into the air to drop Benoit face first to the mat. Rikishi drags Benoit to the corner, but Benoit has Rikishi on his shoulders to hit an electric chair slam. Benoit heads to the top rope, but Angle shoves Benoit off and the referee throws the match out. Rikishi superkicks Angle to avoid an Angle Slam,. Rikishi back splashes Benoit in the corner and Rikishi tries for the Stink Face. Angle holds Benoit’s arm back allowing Rikishi to perform the Stink Face.
-They are setting up for the commitment ceremony.
-Backstage, Chris Benoit is with Stephanie McMahon and Benoit demands a match at the PPV. Matt Hardy enters the scene and wants to speak with Stephanie. However, Stephanie tells him to wait and she makes the match between Benoit and Angle at Unforgiven. Hardy demands a match with the Undertaker. Stephanie reminds Matt that Taker is busy at the PPV. Hardy wants Taker tonight on Smackdown. Stephanie books the match for Hardy tonight against the Undertaker. Hardy guarantees victory tonight.
-It’s time for the commitment ceremony between Billy & Chuck. Rico makes his way out and he’s complaining about the presentation. After a commercial, Stephanie McMahon has made her way to the ring for the ceremony. They cut off the singers singing It's Raining Men for licensing reasons. Rico says this is a groundbreaking moment. Billy and Chuck make their way out. The host asks them to proceed with their written vows. Chuck starts off and says all he knew about Billy was that he was a great tag wrestler and his name was Mr. Ass. Chuck says that Billy has captured his heart, which is better than tag gold. Billy tells Chuck that was corny. Billy is happy to ask Chuck to be his tag team partner forever. Rico presents a video that highlights their union. The video is called “Our Love Story”. The crowd is booing this segment big time. Rico has been waiting for this moment for a long time. The question of anyone objecting is asked and the entire crowd erupts.
The Godfather’s music hits. Godfather comes out with a bunch of hoes and Rico is shocked. Godfather says he’s back in business and needed to be at the party. Godfather is here to stop the ceremony because the truth must be heard. Godfather asks Billy what happened and knows that Billy still has the pimp in him. Godfather says that Chuck was a legendary skirt chaser. Godfather says that Chuck loved the bigger girls. Godfather asks what the hell is going on here. Rico says he will not take this interruption. Rico doesn’t think the fans want to see Godfather and his good time girls. Rico threatens security to escort them out. Godfather tells Rico he doesn’t know what he’s missing out on and they proceed to leave.
Rico assures Billy and Chuck that everything is under control. Rico wants to go right to the end. Billy looks to be nervous as Rico is pressuring Billy. Billy says yes. Chuck doesn’t look to be confident and Rico tells Chuck to not get cold feet. Chuck says yes, as well. Chuck cuts off the ceremony and tells Rico this wasn’t supposed to go this far. Billy says this was supposed to be a stunt. Billy reveals they aren’t gay and there’s nothing wrong with gay people. Billy says if he was gay that he probably would marry Chuck. Rico knew that they’d back out of this. Rico is pissed that they blew this. The host chimes in and tries to calm them down. He says that a commitment is a special thing and their bond is sacred. It doesn’t matter how long it lasts, fifty years, sixteen months or three minutes. Wait a minute, did I hear myself say three minutes?! It’s ERIC BISCHOFF in a disguise! Stephanie is stunned! Rico low blows Billy and Bischoff has Stephanie. Jamal and Rosey attack Chuck and Billy. Jamal hits a Samoan Drop on Chuck and Rosey splashes Billy in the corner. Jamal plants Stephanie with a Samoan Drop! Stephanie is out cold and Jamal heads to the top rope, but the locker room empties to run the heels through the crowd. Kurt Angle is checking on Stephanie. That was a fantastic segment.
-Fifth Contest: Torrie Wilson vs. Nidia: Wilson baseball slides Nidia before the start of the match. Nidia gets a two count following a clothesline. Wilson kicks Nidia followed by a scoop slam for a near fall. Nidia stops Wilson with a jawbreaker. Nidia decks Wilson over the back. Nidia kicks Wilson in the ribs. Nidia slaps Wilson and rams Wilson into the corner face first. Nidia boots a charging Wilson in the corner. Wilson delivers a swinging neck breaker to win the match.
-Backstage, Undertaker leaves Sara in the locker room all by herself telling her that he will be right back. Matt Hardy gets Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman as they make their way towards the ring.
-Main Event: The Undertaker vs. Matt Hardy: Heyman slides a chair into the ring, but the referee gets rid of it. Taker works over Hardy in the corner with strikes early on. Taker power slams Hardy and signals for the Last Ride, but Heyman gets on the apron to cause a distraction. The referee ejects Heyman. Hardy low blows Taker and hammers away on Taker. Taker stops Hardy with a big boot and is distracted by Lesnar. Hardy decks Taker from behind to the floor. Lesnar nails Taker with a clothesline outside the ring. The referee ejects Lesnar from ringside, too. Hardy keeps control hammering away on Taker on the mat. Hardy clotheslines Taker in the corner. Hardy tries for the Twist of Fate, but Taker counters with a clothesline. They begin to trade strikes with Taker getting the advantage. Taker clotheslines Hardy in the corner. Taker drops Hardy over the top rope. Paul Heyman is gone to the locker room that Sara is in. Heyman tells Sara he never realized how attractive she is. Taker is running to the locker room. Taker storms into the room and grabs Heyman. Lesnar enters and whacks Taker over the head with a steel chair. Lesnar backs Sara against the wall and puts his hand on her stomach. Lesnar says “life is a bitch” and backs away as Sara is frozen in fear. Sara checks on Taker as the show ends.
-Final Thoughts: Fast paced show. You couldn't do the ceremony today, but the Bischoff reveal was great.

-Night 2: Intro. Ashland Craft sings America the Beautiful.
-WrestleMania Intro.
-Titus O'Neiil and Hulk Hogan welcome us to Night Two of WrestleMania. They come out dressed like pirates.
-Flashback to what led up to the match between The Fiend and Randy Orton.
"The Fiend" Bray Wyatt vs. Randy Orton: Before the match, The Fiend was shown "burning" and returning to his original form, no longer appearing burned. Alexa Bliss cranked a giant Jack-in-the-box next to the ring before The Fiend emerged. I don't like the red light. The Fiend dove off the box, nailing Orton with a clothesline and then hitting a uranage suplex. Orton attacked The Fiend on the outside of the ring, dropping him on the announce table, but his offense had no effect before The Fiend locked in the mandible claw. Orton escaped back into the ring and hit the hanging DDT, again to no effect as The Fiend came back to continue his assault.
After sending The Fiend face-first into the box, Orton finally was able to start doing some damage. As Orton built momentum, he tried to hit the RKO but The Fiend countered into the mandible claw. The Fiend attempted to hit Sister Abigail, but fire shot from the ring posts and The Fiend looked at Alexa Bliss, who was seated on the box with black goo shooting down her face. The distraction allowed Orton to hit the RKO and score the pinfall victory. After the match, The Fiend stared down Bliss before the lights went out. When the lights came back, both had disappeared. This was very odd all around. The pre-match spectacle of The Fiend's entrance was great, but the match itself didn't really do much before the sudden, very odd ending. Stupid ending and they wasted Bray Wyatt and The Fiend both. You should not be losing to Randy Orton at WrestleMania.
-WWE Championship Ad.
-Titus and Hulk are talking to Eric Bischoff and get interrupted by Bayley. Hulk and Bischoff bail and then Titus leaves.
-Daniel Bryan shown getting ready in the back.
Women's Tag Team Championship -- Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler (c) vs. Natalya & Tamina: Natalya was able to go hold-for-hold with Baszler early, leading to Jax tagging in. Jax called for Tamina, who took the tag from Natalya. Jax and Tamina traded headbutts before Tamina tried for a body slam, but Jax was able to counter before being floored with a tandem backdrop. The challengers continued their hot start, isolating Baszler through a series of tags, leading to a near fall when Natalya hit a slingshot into a Tamina super kick.
Baszler was able to hit a knee to Natalya's face to finally take over the match, going to work on Natalya's knee after putting her down. Jax was in for a moment and tried to lock in a stretch muffler but Natalya attempted to counter into an arm bar before she ate another knee from Baszler. Jax hit Natalya with the one-arm spinebuster before Tamina made the save. Tamina got the hot tag and took the fight to Baszler, getting the upper hand before Baszler took her out on the top rope. Jax came off the second rope with a double crossbody to the challengers for a near fall on Tamina. After absorbing some insults from Jax, Tamina finally managed to hit a body slam on the bigger woman. Tamina came off the top rope with a splash, but Jax was able to move out of the way. Natalya tagged in and locked Jax in the sharpshooter, but Baszler was the legal woman in the match. Baszler slid in and locked in the Kirifuda Clutch to score the win. A perfectly good tag match with no real rough spots other than Tamina's slam of Jax not really hitting the way it was intended. Baszler should be a bigger star than she is. I have never been impressed with Nia Jax. There was too much time spent on Tamina and Jax. Baszler and Natalya made the match.
-Flashback to what led to Zami Zayn vs. Kevin Owens.
-JBL introduced as the special guest commentator.
Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayn: Owens has won me over as a fan with his work. A fired-up Owens hit a pop-up power bomb just seconds into the match, but Zayn rolled out of the ring. Owens looked to power bomb Zayn onto the ring apron, calling back to their feud in NXT, but Zayn was able to escape back into the ring where he was met by more offense from Owens with a cannonball into the corner. Zayn was eventually able to hit a brainbuster on the apron to finally get some offense flowing, looking to Logan Paul at ringside for approval before hitting a Michinoku driver for a near fall.
Owens fought back on the top rope, knocking Zayn to the mat and hitting a frog splash for his own two count. Owens tried for the package piledriver but was countered into an exploder suplex into the turnbuckles from Zayn. Zayn countered another big move from Owens, avoiding a stunner to hit the Blue Thunderbomb. Zayn then went on a flurry of suplexes before a brainbuster for yet another near fall. As Owens came back with a superplex and a series of clotheslines in the corner, Zayn countered into a Helluva Kick, but Owens came back with a pair of super kicks and a stunner for the three count. After the match, Paul tried to shake Owens' hand, but Zayn got angry, claiming Paul was his guest of honor, leading Paul to shove him to the floor and raise Owens' hand. The crowd booed Paul and immediately began cheering when it became clear that the inevitable stunner was incoming. Owens delivered by dropping Paul. This was an excellent match between guys with a lot of history -- and the chemistry that comes with it. The Logan Paul business was what it was. At least he ate a stunner. This was the match of the night so far.
-Matt Riddle and The Great Khali are shown in the back. They are joined by RVD. I just don't get Riddle.
-WWE Covid-19 vaccine ad.
United States Championship -- Riddle (c) vs. Sheamus: Flashback to how the match came about. Sheamus got off to a fast start, trying to work the arm of Riddle before resorting to a punch to the stomach and stomp of the head after Riddle mounted an early comeback. Sheamus continued the physicality with clubbing forearms, but Riddle came back with a huge flipping belly-to-belly suplex from the top rope. That was a nice move. Riddle flurried with strikes and hit the Pele kick into an exploder suplex and senton as he made his big comeback. Riddle hit a jackhammer for a near fall in a subtle call out to Goldberg. The match seems clunky at times and I don't know if it's just a clash of styles.
Sheamus finally cut off Riddle's offense with a big knee as Riddle flipped over the top rope and followed up with an Alabama slam for a near fall. The big moves kept coming, with Riddle hitting a twisting springboard moonsault to the outside before finally slowing things down a bit with an arm bar attempt, which Sheamus was able to counter into a power bomb. The second big botch of the match came when Sheamus slipped from the top rope as he was trying to hit White Noise. That was a clunky moment. After a diving knee, Sheamus scored a near fall and then set up for the Brogue Kick, but Riddle countered and tried to hit a springboard moonsault but was caught by a midair Brogue Kick by Sheamus for the pin. This was a surprisingly sloppy match. There were multiple botches throughout and the final Brogue Kick caught Riddle square in the mouth, drawing a good amount of blood. Despite the issues, the bulk of the match was a solid, hard-hitting affair. That was a nice ending sequence that surprised me.
-WWE Championship ad.
Intercontinental Championship -- Big E (c) vs. Apollo Crews (Nigerian Drum Fight): Flashback to how the match came about. Wale performs Feel the Power before the match. Big E gets a tremendous reaction when he comes out. Big E immediately went to work with a kendo stick, wearing out the ribs of Crews before sending him crashing into some of the drums at ringside. Crews managed to get his hands on the kendo stick for a bit of retaliation before Big E hit the spear through the ropes to the floor. Big E tried to set up some of the ring steps, allowing Crews to get back into the match, eventually trying to drop the steps on Big E. Big E was able to move and hit a uranage suplex from the ring apron onto the steps set up on the outside.
Crews fired up and came back with a flurry of shots with a kendo stick but missed when trying to hit a splash on Big E from the top rope through a table. Big E hit the Big Ending and was seemingly on his way to retaining the title, but Dabba Kato ran in and took out Big E, hitting a choke slam and placing Crews on top for the three count. This was short, but very brutal. Every bit of offense was heavy and meaningful before the Dabba Kato run-in. The only big knock here is that the announcers acted as though they'd never seen Kato, despite him being a fixture on Raw Underground in 2020 and someone selected in the draft. That was a shocking ending.
-Recap of Night 1 of WrestleMania.
-Replay of the WrestleMania 38 announcement.
-2021 WWE Hall of Fame ceremony recap. RVD, Molly Holly, The Great Khali, Ozzy Osbourne, Warrior Award Recipient Rich Hering, Eric Bischoff, and Kane are the members of the HOF. The Hall of Fame members are then introduced.
-A look at Asuka and Rhea Ripley and the lead up to their match.
They perform Ripley's theme live.
Raw Women's Championship -- Asuka (c) vs. Rhea Ripley: Asuka is fired up and ready to start. The crowd loves Asuka. Dueling let's go, Asuka/Let's go, Rhea chants go out. Asuka hit a dropkick and flurried with strikes before trying for a quick roll-up and then backslide, neither even getting to a one count. Ripley hit with a chop but was sent into the turnbuckle, which Asuka then kicked into her face. Ripley battled through the continued knees and kicks of Asuka before Asuka missed with a hip attack, allowing Ripley to start grinding away. Ripley hit a series of short-arm clotheslines before Asuka caught a kick and turned it into a leg lock. Ripley was able to muscle out of the hold to hit a German suplex for a near fall.
Ripley took Asuka to the top rope, but Asuka was able to fire off a series of elbows to set up a missile dropkick. Asuka hit her own German suplex and a hip attack before a flurry of kicks to set up another hip attack. Ripley got a reprieve from Asuka's attack after dropkicking the champion from the top rope to the outside and then driving Asuka from her shoulders into the ring apron. Asuka was able to drive Ripley into the floor with a DDT from the apron and tried for an arm bar back inside, continuing to go back to the arm of the powerhouse. Ripley countered an Asuka Lock into a pin, forcing Asuka to break the hold. Seconds later, Ripley was able to hit Riptide after ducking a kick to win the title. A good enough match, but not quite to the level of Asuka's best and certainly not on the level of Bianca Belair vs. Sasha Banks from Night 1. The crowd loves Rhea's win.
-Another Covid Vaccine Commercial.
-Recap of what happened between The Fiend and Randy Orton.
-Titus and Hulk out again to thank everyone watching and the fans at Raymond James Stadium. Bayley comes out again. She says she's been carrying WrestleMania on her back for two nights. She gets interrupted by The Bella Twins. She tells them John Cena is not here tonight. Oh snap and they attack her.
-WWE Network commercial.
-Flashback to how the main event came about.
Universal Championship -- Roman Reigns (c) vs. Edge vs. Daniel Bryan: Reigns went right at Bryan, landing a right hand before Edge jumped on the champion. The action quickly spilled out to the floor with Reigns trying to set up the announce table for violence, but Bryan landed a suicide dive. Jey Uso took out Bryan with a super kick and Edge took out Reigns to be the only man standing amid the chaos. Edge took out Uso with a DDT on the ring steps, taking away Reigns' ace in the hole. Edge and Bryan went at it in the ring before Reigns grabbed Edge from the apron. Bryan slid between the legs of both men and drove Reigns face-first into the edge of the ring before a flurry of offense on Edge. Bryan tried to hit Reigns with another suicide dive but was caught and dumped on the floor by the champion.
Edge countered a Reigns Superman punch with a DDT before setting up for a spear. Reigns hit his own counter, drilling Edge with a Superman punch and setting up for his own spear, but Edge countered with a sunset flip before the men hit spears simultaneously. This allowed Bryan to get back in the match with diving headbutts on both men before a near fall on Reigns. Bryan hit both men with Yes Kicks before a running knee to Edge and a kick to Reigns' head for another near fall. Bryan's hot run continued as he locked Reigns in the Yes Lock until Edge broke the hold. Bryan responded by putting Edge in the same hold, this time with Reigns making the save.
Reigns pummeled Bryan before taking him to the outside and powerbombing Bryan through the announce table. As Bryan was laid out, Edge drove through Reigns with a spear. Reigns and Edge ended up back in the ring with Reigns ripping a chair away from Edge. Edge responded by taking Reigns to the ground and locking in a cross face, then grabbing a piece of the now-broken chair and putting it in Reigns' mouth to pull back on the hold. As Reigns was about to tap, Bryan caught his hand and locked in the Yes Lock. Bryan and Edge traded headbutts, both holding Reigns in their respective holds before they broke and Bryan unleashed a flurry of strikes. Bryan went for the running knee on Edge but was hit by a spear before Edge hit Reigns with a spear, but Bryan pulled the referee from the ring before the three count. Edge snapped and attacked with a steel chair before looking to hit both opponents with a con-chairto. He managed to hit Bryan with the move, but Uso ran to the ring to attack Edge before getting speared. Reigns got back to his feet, took out Edge with a spear and hit his own con-chairto, placing Edge on top of Bryan and pinning both men to retain the title.
A thriller in the main event with all three men delivering in a wild match. All three men had believable moments where they had the match won and the double-submission spot was especially good. For the second night, WrestleMania had a worthy main event. I would have preferred Reigns vs. Edge, Reigns vs. Bryan, or Bryan vs. Edge to this, but your mileage may vary. Hate is not a strong enough word for how I feel about those quick cuts though.
-Final Thoughts: Good show. It's too long though even stretched over both nights. It's a good show to watch for the fact that it's the first show back in front of fans.

-Today we look at the Smackdown from September 13, 2001 from the WWF.
-WWF Smackdown was shown live on September 13,2001 from the Compaq center in Houston, TX. It was the first large public gathering in the United States since September 11.
-WWF logo.
-We start out with a live shot of the crowd. Jim Ross welcomes us to Houston for a special live edition of Smackdown.
-A USA chant goes out. Vince McMahon is shown in the ring. He addresses the crowd. He sends out condolences to the friends and families of the terrorist attack victims. He says the government has encouraged us to get back to living our lives. McMahon is very good at this kind of thing as he talks about not being afraid. He says the USA is a beacon of freedom that will never be extinguished. He thanks everyone for the honor and privilege of performing before them.
-Smackdown intro: The Beautiful People.
-Jim Ross and Paul Heyman welcome us to a special edition of Smackdown as the WWF Superstars are shown coming down the aisle. Many of them are emotional as they stand there. Howard Finkel asks that people rise for the singing of the National Anthem. Lilian Garcia sings the anthem and it gives you chills. Huge Ovation when she finishes then a USA chant. Lilian is crying.
-Superstars Speaking out: Edge goes first. He says this will never be forgotten, but if they can do their jobs and entertain for a few hours then this show was the right thing to do. Ricky Santana sends his condolences out. He says he’s mad and the USA is the home of the free and he’s not going to hide his head and live in fear. He commends the WWF for stepping up. He sends out a message to his family that everything is going to be okay and dad is coming home.
-The Hardy Boyz Matt and Jeff with Lita VS. The Hurricane and Lance Storm with Ivory: Matt and Hurricane start. They lock up and Hurricane with a fireman's carry takeover. Matt with an Irish whip. Hurricane with a shoulder block. Matt comes back with a hip toss. Matt with some rights. Now all four men are in. The Hardy’s go to run Hurricane and Storm into each other. They stop before colliding, but Jeff dropkicks Storm into Hurricane, who gets rolled up by Matt for a two count. Jeff throws Storm outside. They double clothesline Hurricane and deliver an elbow drop and a splash to him. Matt goes to shoot off the ropes and gets tripped up by Storm. Storm then tagged in. Double back elbows by the heels. Storm with an Irish whip and a dropkick. Hurricane tagged back in. Storm slams Matt while Hurricane puts his cape on. Hurricane hits a crossbody for a two count. Matt hits a side Russian leg sweep. Jeff tags in and cleans house. He hits a jawbreaker on Storm. Jeff hits Poetry in Motion to Hurricane. Then goes to hit it on Storm, who moves out of the way. Matt goes for a Twist of Fate on Storm, who pushes Matt into a superkick by Hurricane. Storm covers for a two count. Hurricane launches himself onto Jeff on the outside of the ring. Lita hits a hurricanrana to Hurricane from the ring steps. Matt hits the Twist of Fate on Storm. Jeff then hits the Swanton Bomb on Storm and pins him.
-Superstars speaking out: Terri says that as a mother, she thought of all the children that lost a loved one and it breaks her heart. The Rock says he can’t fathom the pain or suffering the families are going through. It’s difficult to talk about. He offers his condolences and says everyone is in his heart and in his prayers and to everyone out there, just stay strong. Jim McIngvale “Mattress Mack” is then shown. He says everyone in Houston tells those affected that their prayers are with them. He says they are also there to celebrate the freedom they enjoy as Americans.
-Rob Van Dam VS. Spike Dudley with Molly Holly: RVD is the Hardcore Champion at this time, but this is a non-title match. RVD starts with kicks and forearms to Spike. A flurry of kicks knocks Spike down as an RVD chant goes out. RVD puts Spike’s head between his legs, but pauses to do his pointing to himself and saying Rob Van Dam gimmick, allowing Spike time to knock RVD down.
-My RVD Story.
-Spike with a dropkick and a headscissors that throws RVD out of the ring. Spike launches himself onto RVD from the apron to the floor, but RVD catches him. RVD sets Spike on the barricade and delivers a leg drop to him from the apron. He gets a two count. RVD throws Spike into the ring and grabs a steel chair. Back and forth. RVD picks Spike up and Spike reverses it into a victory roll for a two count. RVD reverses an Irish whip, Spike with a go behind. RVD misses a clothesline and Rolling Thunder. He picks up the chair and dropkicks it into Spike. RVD goes up top and hits the 5-star frog splash. He gets the pin.
-Superstars speaking out: Chris Jericho says he’d rather be in NYC trying to help. He says to love your loved ones a little harder, be kind to a stranger on the street. Michael Hayes says Americans are not perfect people, but we are good people. He says it feels real and people will never stop fighting for their freedoms. He says we are more united than ever. Shawn Stasiak says his heart and prayers go out to all the relatives and friends and we will come out of this stronger. Lita says she has this numbness over her and she’s trying to discover these emotions over her. She says it’s become more of a reality for her. She says she hopes the entertainment they provide tonight can help people relax.
-Christian VS. Chris Jericho: Before Jericho comes out, Christian grabs the mic and says to the crowd that was the greatest entrance they’ve seen and soon he will be the Intercontinental Champion, but he gets interrupted by Jericho’s entrance. Jericho says the crowd is thinking, Junior, will you please shut the hell up! He then makes fun of Christian’s theme music and says Christian will receive a Y2J beating he will never forget. Match starts and Jericho hits a flying forearm. Jericho with reverse knife edges to Christian in the corner. Christian reverses a corner whip, but misses the charge in. Jericho goes for the Walls of Jericho, but Christian fighting it. He gets out of it and goes to charge Jericho, who gets his boot up. Jericho misses a clothesline and Christian gets a boot up and then runs Jericho into the ring post by the shoulder. Christian with an arm bar takedown. Gets a two count. Christian works on Jericho’s shoulder with shots and Jericho comes back with a flapjack. Double count going. Both men back up as a Y2J chant goes out. Back and forth. Christian reverses an Irish whip, Jericho comes back with a shoulder block. Jericho goes for a bulldog, Christian ducks. Jericho with an enziguri. Jericho then with a takedown and goes for the Lionsault. Christian gets his knees up. Christian gets a death drop for a two count. Christian argues with referee Charles Robinson and gets rolled up by Jericho for the pin.
-Superstars speaking out: Kanyon says his cousins are NYC cops and part of the rescue effort and he’s very proud of them. He’s proud of the people of NYC. He’s proud of his country. Tazz says it’s scary to be in Houston and so far from his family. His family is in New York and he just wants to be there to protect them. The people who did this are going to pay. He says don’t bring them to justice, bring them down. Torrie Wilson gives her heartfelt condolences to all those who have lost loved ones. She says God bless you. The Hurricane sends out his respect to the families and those who have tried to help their fellow man. Bubba Ray Dudley says that that does not kill us makes us stronger. A lot of people died, but you can’t kill America or the American Spirit. Somebody is going to pay for this.
-The Rock comes to ringside. He is the reigning WCW Champion. He says finally The Rock has come back to Houston. He says since we are live The Rock is issuing a challenge to anyone in the back who wants to go one on one with the Great One. A Rocky chant goes out as Shawn Stasiak comes out with Stacy Kiebler. Stasiak runs in to attack Rock, who throws him over the ropes to the other side. Rock says anybody who wants a shot can come out. Stasiak tries to attack again and the same thing happens. Rock says again if anyone would like to challenge The Rock to come out. Stasiak tries again and The Rock says woah, what is the matter with you? He says Stasiak is always embarrassing himself and The Rock knows he doesn’t like it. He says let’s you and The Rock talk about pie. Stasiak says he hates pie. The Rock asks him if he likes strudel. Stasiak shakes his head no. The Rock then turns to Kiebler on the ramp and asks her if she likes the People’s Strudel and she nods her head yes. Stasiak interrupts and says he wants his WCW title shot now. The Rock says he’s going to get his shot because that title means everything to The Rock. A Rocky chant goes out again. He says before they begin, he wants Stasiak to shake his hand and then they will have their match. Stasiak does and Rock says let me introduce you to the Lone Star State and Rock Bottoms Stasiak and pins him.
-Superstars speaking out: Ivory says we send our prayers out to the victims and their loved ones, the survivors and the rescue teams. She says she doesn’t want the children to be afraid or judgemental and that there are far more good people in this world than there are bad. America is made up of people of all different beliefs. We will become a stronger and more united nation. Bradshaw says some maniac has now attacked Americans because of misguided belief, but you cannot bend the fiber of America and to the critics of running this show, go to Hell. He loves his country and we will find those responsible. This is very much of the time, but the crowd absolutely loved this promo.
-The X-Factor X-Pac and Albert VS. The APA Farooq and Bradshaw: Farooq and X-Pac start. Farooq with a big kick and shots to the back of X-Pac. Farooq with a corner whip and a backbreaker to X-Pac. Farooq with an Irish whip, but misses a clothesline and X-Pac hits a spinning heel kick. He then takes a shot at Bradshaw to lure him in and the referee stops Bradshaw, but Farooq tags him in. Albert also tagged in. Albert reverses an Irish whip, but drops his head and Bradshaw pounds on his back. Albert asks if that’s all he has and Bradshaw hits him with a running boot. Bradshaw knocks X-Pac off the apron. Albert reverses a corner whip and hits a corner splash. Scoop slam to Bradshaw, but Albert misses a second rope splash when Bradshaw moves. Farooq tagged in. Double shoulder block by the APA. Gets a two count. Irish whip by Albert. He misses a clothesline, but hits a bicycle kick. X-Pac tagged in and he’s kicking Farooq in the corner. X-Pac goes for a bronco buster, but Farooq hits him with a spinebuster. Bradshaw tagged back in. He knocks down X-Pac and delivers another shoulder block to Albert. He hits a DDT on Albert. X-Pac tries a running attack on Bradshaw who catches him. Bradshaw hits a fallaway slam on X-Pac. Albert comes to splash Bradshaw who moves and splashes X-Pac instead. Farooq knocks Albert to the outside and Bradshaw hits the Clothesline from Hell to get the pin.
-Superstars speaking out: Kurt Angle says his heart, thoughts, and prayers go out to the victims and their families. He says he always wanted to be an American hero. He says the real heroes are the helpers that helped those in need.
-A replay of Vince McMahon saying we will not live our lives in fear.
-Booker T VS. The Big Show: Big Show attacks Booker right away, getting him in a corner and hitting a big right hand. Then an Irish whip and a big boot to Booker. It goes outside and Big Show slams Booker on the barricade. Back in, Big Show is raining blows down on Booker. Booker stops an Irish whip attempt and hits Big Show with a back kick. Big Show hits a clothesline. Then another clothesline. He throws Booker into a corner and follows it up with a clothesline charge to Booker. Big Show goes for a chokeslam and Booker hits him with knees to stop it. Big Show throws Booker into another corner. Booker tries to get Big Show into a sunset flip, but Big Show just sits down on Booker. He picks Booker up with both hands on the throat and slams him down. Big Show goes for a big boot by the ropes, but Booker moves and Big Show’s leg goes over the top rope. Booker hits a dropkick from the second rope. Big Show goes for a clothesline, but Booker ducks it and comes back with a clip to Big Show's knee. Booker hits a scissor kick. Gets a close two count. Booker hits another scissor kick. Gets another two count. Booker with a rolling leg drop to Big Show to get the pin.
-Superstars speaking out: Lance Storm says this isn’t an attack on the USA, it’s an attack on the world. He says it affects us all and it’s a very sad day. D-Von Dudley says it hits close to home when you realize that this stuff is real and this should bring us all together. Retired Naval Lt. Commander and Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient Michael Thorton says he would like to thank the WWF for stepping up and having the show. It’s his honor to be here tonight.
-Lita VS. Ivory: Lock up and Ivory slams Lita down. She then stomps on her. A Lita chant goes out. Lita reverses a corner whip and then backdrops Ivory. Lita with an arm drag. Ivory with a wrist lock. Lita with a clothesline to get out of it. Gets a two count. Ivory with a headbutt. Ivory with an Irish whip to Lita, then takes her down by her hair. Ivory gets a two count. Ivory with an Irish whip, drops her head early, Lita with a sunset flip. Ivory doesn’t go down and grabs Lita by her hair. Ivory drives a knee into the back of Lita’s head. Gets another two count. Ivory with snap mare into a headlock. Lita with a corner whip and a rollup for a two count. Ivory with a clothesline. Ivory goes back to a headlock. Lita won’t give up. Lita comes back with elbows to the ribs and a back suplex. Back and forth. Ivory reverses an Irish whip into a headscissors takedown. Lita with a Twist of Fate and a moonsault to get the pin.
-Superstars speaking out. Stacy Kiebler says this is something her generation has only read about. She says we are getting a reality check right now. She says she has a new respect for the word freedom. She says we need to stick together. Steve Austin says the people who did this are complete cowards and his heart goes out to anyone who lost loved ones. He says it feels strange coming back to work but it’s the right thing to do. Booker T gives his condolences. He is very somber. He says we will always remember the heroes and that this will make us better people. Stephanie McMahon chimes in with the stupidest take in the world. Imagine the most tone deaf response and magnify it 10,000 times. She equates the 9/11 tragedy with the steroid trial of her father. Rant time.
-Robert Horry of the Los Angeles Lakers is shown in the crowd.
-Test and The Dudley Boyz D-Von and Bubba Ray VS. Scotty 2 Hotty, Tajiri, and William Regal with Torrie Wilson: Billy Gibbons from ZZ Top is shown in the crowd and Paul Heyman says it’s the Boogie Woogie Man Jimmy Valiant. I laughed. Regal and D-Von start. They lock up and they exchange wrist locks. Regal escapes and does a takedown into a front face lock. D-Von blocks an Irish whip into a headlock. Regal with a push off, but lowers his head and D-Von goes for a sunset flip. Regal doesn’t go down and plants a knee into D-Von’s back. Scotty 2 Hotty looks to tag in and bounces off the apron. Tajiri tagged in. A stiff kick to D-Von’s midsection. D-Von with an Irish whip and Tajiri ducks a clothesline and hits a devastating superkick. Tajiri with chops to D-Von in the corner. He kicks Bubba Ray off the apron when he tries to interfere. Test then clotheslines Tajiri from the apron. Test tags in and nails Tajiri with a right hand to the ribs while D-Von holds him. Test beating down Tajiri in the corner. Test with a corner whip and a brutal clothesline to Tajiri. Bubba Ray tagged in. He hits some right hands and forearms. He puts Tajiri in the corner and slaps his chest hard. Then another slap. Scoop slam to Tajiri. Bubba Ray goes to the second rope for a back splash, but Tajiri moves and Bubba Ray lands hard on his tailbone. Scotty 2 Hotty and Test both tagged in. Scotty 2 Hotty with some shots, ducks a Test right hand and hits a superkick. He backdrops D-Von and ducks a shot from Bubba Ray when they come in. Bubba Ray reverses a corner whip. Scotty 2 Hotty with a boot up on the charge. Scotty 2 Hotty goes for the Worm, but Test grabs his feet and drags him outside. Regal in and Bubba Ray reverses an Irish whip and Slams Regal down. He gets Regal in position for the Whassup, but Tajiri comes in and sprays mist in D-Von’s face. D-Von falls down. Tajiri with a spinning heel kick to Bubba Ray. Bubba Ray with an Irish whip. Tajiri comes back with a back elbow. Test pulls Tajiri out of the ring. Scotty 2 Hotty slams Bubba Ray’s head down and does the Worm. Test comes in and hits the big boot on Scotty 2 Hotty to get the pin.
-Superstars speaking out: Lilian Garcia says this has been a roller coaster of a week. She lives in NYC and prays for everyone that they are okay. Ron Simmons says there’s no way you can describe such an act of terrorism and cowardice of what has happened and his heart, his best wishes, and his sympathies go out to the families that have lost loved ones in this terrible act and he knows the American people will prevail in this and it’s time that we showed these cowards that we mean business. William Regal says you can’t explain his feelings of anger and it’s great to see that people are rallying around and doing their best to help out so that life can continue. Albert says waking up to turn the TV on to see what was happening left a feeling of disgust in his stomach. He hopes that America can pull together to overcome this tragedy. We pray for the victims and the families who lost their loved ones, for the people who are helping and that swift justice is brought to the cowards who did this.
-Rhyno VS. Kurt Angle: Angle is a total babyface here. A USA chant goes out as they lock up. Angle pushes off. Rhyno comes back with a shoulder block. Angle with a drop toe hold. Angle with right hands. Rhyno reverses an Irish whip. Angle ducks a clothesline and hits a crossbody. Gets a one count. Rhyno lands a knee to the stomach of Angle. Angle reverses an Irish whip and throws Rhyno out of the ring. Angle follows. Rhyno outside and runs him into the barricade. He then throws Rhyno back inside the ring and chops him hard in the corner. Rhyno reverses a corner whip and drives his shoulder into Angle’s injured ribs. Rhyno drops his knee on Angle’s back. He does it again. Angle coming back with right hands. Rhyno gets Angle up in a fireman’s carry and does an airplane spin and a takedown. He gets a two count. Rhyno with a headlock. Angle fighting to get out of it as a USA chant goes out again. Angle with elbows to get out of it and right hands to Rhyno. Rhyno reverses an Irish whip and buries a knee into Angle’s midsection. Angle grabs the knee and rolls Rhyno up for a two count. Rhyno with a belly to belly suplex. Rhyno sets up for the Gore. Angle sidesteps it and runs Rhyno into a turnbuckle. Angle goes for the Angle slam, but Rhyno side steps that and then a double clothesline and both are down. Double count going. The USA chant goes out again. Both up and exchanging blows. Rhyno reverses an Irish whip and Angle comes back with a flying forearm. Rhyno goes for another suplex, but it’s countered by Angle into a series of German suplexes. Rhyno trying to fight his way out with a series of elbows to Angle’s head. Angle ducks one and belly to belly suplexes Rhyno. Gets a two count. Rhyno counters an Irish whip attempt into a spinebuster. Rhyno sets up for the Gore again. He hits it. Angle kicks out at 2.5 to a massive cheer. Rhyno with big right hands to Angle’s head. Angle comes back with right hands and Rhyno counters with a boot to the gut. Angle counters into an Angle Slam and gets the three count to a massive pop. He gets up on the turnbuckle to celebrate as the crowd cheers and they sign off from Houston as Angle starts a USA chant on the mic.

1. Norman and The Juicer
2. Big Cat and The Motor City Madman
3. Tim Horner and The Candyman
4. Master Blasters
5. Southern Boys
6. Ricky Morton and Tommy Rich
7. Fabulous Freebirds
8. Nasty Boys
9. Ric Flair and Arn Anderson
10. The Steiner Brothers World Tag Team Champions: Doom Singles
11. Bobby Eaton
12. Z-Man
13. Michael Wall Street
14. Brian Pillman
15. Terry Taylor
16. Arn Anderson
17. Ric Flair
18. Lex Luger
19. Sid Vicious.
20. Stan Hansen World Heavyweight Champion: Sting

-JR and Paul E talk about the tag team tournament coming up at Starrcade. They do a feature on the tournament. They show the trophy in the Arena.
-African Qualifying Match: Sgt. Kruger and Colonel DeKlerk VS. Kalua and The Botswana Beast: Paul E. complains about WCW flying these guys in, but not picking him up, is funny if you know Paul’s history. Slow paced match. Match has no chemistry. The crowd is not really into it. Future Rocco Rock gets tossed around by the Beast. Beast catches him in a big powerslam. Double teaming by Kruger and DeKlerk allows them to get the pin.
-Sam Muchnick asks fans to meet him in St. Louis for the Tag Team Tournament.
-Tony Schiavone introduces a video package of the Lex Luger/Stan Hansen rivalry.
-Tony then interviews Luger. Luger talks about Stan Hansen and the Motor City Madman when the Big Cat interrupts him and tells him to worry about him. Luger attacks him and the Big Cat says Luger just made a big mistake.
-The Motor City Madman VS. Lex Luger: Luger extremely over with the fans. Big Cat comes out behind Luger and they start to go at it until they are pulled apart. Madman attacks Luger. Crowd cheers every Luger move. Luger dead weight suplexes Madman inside and the crowd loves it. Luger hits a clothesline and pins Madman.
-Another Starrcade ad.
-Tony Schiavone talks to Nick Patrick about the heat between the Nasty Boys and the Steiner Brothers.
-The Renegade Warriors VS. The Nasty Boys: Nasty Boys had apparently given their notice at this point, so they are subtly being buried by JR on commentary. He says he’ll quit announcing if they beat the Steiners and they are scared to face the Steiners. The Steiners come in and start brawling and the Nasty Boys bail.
-A video showing Big Van Vader is on his way back to WCW.
-Sid Vicious VS. The Nightstalker: Sid in a red singlet for this match. Vicious says he wants Sting again because he rules the world. Test of strength. Power moves. Nightstalker going after Vicious’ ribs for that punctured lung. The Big Cat comes down and Vicious nails him. Not a good night for Curtis Hughes. Nightstalker goes to hit Vicious with his Battle Axe, but Vicious gets it and hits Nightstalker with it and pins him. Very clunky match throughout. Nightstalker and Big Cat double team Vicious. He powers out and gets a chair.
-Tony Schiavone interviews the Freebirds. They crow about getting rid of El Gigante. The Southern Boys come out and the Freebirds goof on them until El Gigante comes out and the Freebirds scram.
-Missy Hyatt tells us to watch The Main Event on Sundays.
-They replay the Nasty Boys/Steiner Brothers confrontation.
-Magnum Force VS. The Steiner Brothers: Total squash. Scott wins after a Frankensteiner. The Nasty Boys attack after the match. The Steiners make them retreat.
-Tony interviews Ric Flair and Arn Anderson about the match coming up and all of the stipulations. If the Horsemen win, Flair and Anderson earn a title rematch against Doom at Starrcade and Teddy Long has to be Flair’s chauffer for a day. If Doom wins Teddy Long gets Flair’s Yacht and Limousine and there would be no rematch at Starrcade. Typical Horsemen interview. Flair and Anderson are so good here.
-JR shows a video package recapping the Sting/Black Scorpion drama.
-The Danger Zone with Paul E. Dangerously: Sting is the guest. There is a huge ovation for Sting as Paul E. brings him out. Sting wants The Black Scorpion to come out and he appears and does more magic tricks in another part of the arena. He rotates a guy’s head around then throws the guy in a cage, covers the cage, and then a leopard appears in the cage. Sting comes over but The Black Scorpion comes in to a curtained off platform and disappears.
-Tony Schiavone shows a recap video of the Horsemen/Doom feud.
-Ric Flair VS. Butch Reed: Flairs Yacht and Limo VS. Teddy Long as chauffer and a rematch at Starrcade. They do a coin toss to determine the participants and its Flair and Reed. Reed with the early advantage. JR works in Athletic Background so you can drink safely. They go in and out of the ring and do some mat wrestling. Flair comes back with some hard chops. Simmons comes up to argue a call allowing Flair to dump Reed over the top rope where Anderson attacks him. Horsemen are playing dirty and the fans love it. Reed comes back and Flair begs off. Flair falls outside where Simmons attacks him. Back in, Flair takes back over. Reed gets the figure four on Flair and the crowd loses it. Flair is fighting it though. He gets to the ropes and Nick Patrick has to pull Reed off to break the hold. Reed with the advantage, but can’t get the pin. Long puts Reed’s foot on the rope to save him from a Flair pin. Reed goes up top and hits the shoulder block. Patrick is distracted by Long. Reed charges Flair who dumps him on Patrick and Long. Simmons comes in and nails Flair for Reed but Anderson also comes in with a chair and hits Reed. Flair rolls over and pins Reed. Crowd loves it. They push Starrcade once more as the credits roll.

• Mike Rotunda and Tommy Rich VS. The Samoan Swat Team the Samoan Savage and Fatu: Rotunda’s college background is brought up IYDAH. They talk about Lex Luger’s real life staph infection and hospital stay. Tremendous amount of stalling. They finally get to it. Then more stalling tactics. Faces with an advantage. SST coming back. Rotunda thrown outside. SST continue to punish him. Rotunda has been in there way too long. Rich tagged in a couple of times, but the referee doesn’t see it. Rich finally tagged in. Rich gets the sleeper on, but gets hit by a Samoan from the top rope and pinned. -Tony Schiavone interviews The Steiners. They say that the line to wrestle them is short and if Doom is ready, they are. -They show the winners of the Capital Combat competition. -Hair VS. Hair Match: Teddy Long VS. Paul Ellering: Long comes out in Headgear and boxing gloves. Long has something in his glove. Ellering gets it and knocks Long out and pins him. They shave what little hair Long has left. -Tony Schiavone is joined by the Horsemen. They say there is no way they will allow Ric Flair to leave without the title. -NWA United States Tag Team Championship Match: Brian Pillman and Tom Zenk VS. The Midnight Express Stan Lane and Bobby Eaton with Jim Cornette: Jim Cornette has to be in a small cage at ringside. They finally get Cornette in the cage. The two teams work well together and the faces are dominating early. Pillman’s football career is brought up IYDAH. MX making the faces look good. MX coming back. Pillman won’t stay down for a three count. Eaton hits the Alabama Jam, but Pillman again kicks out. Zenk tagged in. He gets double teamed. Zenk kicks out of the Rocket Launcher. Lane hits Eaton with a savate kick and Eaton gets the pin with an inside cradle. New US champs! -Gordon Solie breaks in that Sting and Robocop are coming out and the signal breaks up. Poor Gordon Solie! -Gary Michael Cappetta announces Sting who comes out. He then announces Robocop, who as he is lumbering out, The Horsemen throw Sting in the mini cage. Robocop slowly saunters down and pulls the gimmicked cage door off its hinges. The Horsemen retreat. -Tony Schiavone interviews The Junk Yard Dog. He says he’s here to stay. Jim Cornette interrupts him and says it is supposed to be The Midnight Express’ interview time. JYD says he’s been at Cornette’s mother’s house and that he is Cornette’s dad. Cornette tries to attack him, but JYD stops him. -Corporal Punishment Match: Rock N Roll Express Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson VS. The Fabulous Freebirds Jimmy Garvin and Michael Hayes: It was mentioned on either Tony Shiavone’s or Jim Ross podcast that someone was in charge of going out and getting the leather straps, but they brought back cat of nine tails whips instead. That’s kinky but not what was called for. Typical WCW. That’s what all the confusion is about at the beginning of the match. A Freebirds suck chant goes out. Garvin grabs his strap at one point but loses it and Morton picks it up. He straps both Freebirds. The RNR put double figure fours on The Freebirds. Gibson and Hayes then have dueling straps at one point. Gibson straps both Birds and they retreat. Hayes hits Morton hard. Garvin only gets a two count though. Hayes in control. Morton playing the face in peril. Morton pushes off a Hayes bulldog attempt. Gibson tagged in. Hayes hits the DDT on Gibson, but doesn’t cover right away. Hayes goes for another one, but Morton sunset flips him for the win. They then strap The Freebirds a few more times. -Tony Schiavone interviews Doug Furnas. He talks about the courage of Lex Luger. Then Furnas leaves and Tony brings on Sting. He says that nothing is going to stop Luger from getting in the ring. -NWA World Tag Team Championship Match: Rick and Scott Steiner VS. Doom Butch Reed and Ron Simmons with Teddy Long: Take three shots because you know JR is going to talk about all the college careers. Rick Steiner pulls Long’s durag off. A peanut head chant goes out. Scott shoves referee Randy Anderson out of the way. He and Simmons go at it. Power moves to start. Scott hits a big belly to back suplex. Reed takes over. Scott hits Steinerlines on both Doom members. Slow paced match. It goes outside where Rick slams Reed on the floor. Rick hits a piledriver on Simmons. Steiners in control. Doom comes back. Doom prevents Scott from tagging. Scott is taking a lot of punishment. He takes way too much punishment. Scott finally hits the Frankensteiner on Simmons. Reed and Rick tagged in. Doom hit Rick with a double team maneuver from the second rope and get the pin. New Champions! -Tony Schiavone interviews Teddy Long and Doom. Long says he lost a little hair, but he gained the world. -NWA World Heavyweight Championship Match: Ric Flair with Woman VS. Lex Luger: Cage Match. They lower the cage after both men are in the ring. The announcers are really pushing the Luger infection and hospital stay. Luger is eager to get the match started. The referee checks both wrestlers and Woman for weapons. He finds an “International Object” on Woman because Turner Executives won’t allow WCW to say the word Foreign. Flair retreats, Luger follows. Luger with the early advantage. Luger’s sports and education background brought up IYDAH. Both Flair and Luger working hard in this match. Luger impervious to pain. Flair starts to climb the cage, then comes down and opens the chophouse. Luger won’t stay down. Flair hit with a clothesline as he comes off the top. They both climb the cage. Flair is sliced open. Crowd comes to life as a Luger chant goes out. Flair bleeds profusely, but Luger can’t get the pin. Flair opens up the chophouse again. Luger hits the superplex, but hurts his already injured knee. Flair concentrates on the knee. Flair gets the figure four on. He gets caught cheating and has to break the hold. The Horsemen come to ringside. Luger gets a two count. Sting comes to ringside to fight the horsemen off. El Gigante comes down and man is he big. The Horsemen back away and Ole gets the switch for the cage and lifts it a little. Barry Windham sneaks under the bottom. Windham attacks Luger for the DQ. JR yells for them to get the damn cage down. The Horsemen attack Luger. Sting tries to get in. They finally let it up. Luger is beat down. -Tony Schiavone tries to interview The Horsemen. Flair rants that he’s still the champion. Sting attacks Flair from behind. The Horsemen retreat from Sting and El Gigante as they sign off from Washington D.C.

• Texas Chain Match: Terry Funk VS. Eddie Gilbert with Paul E. Dangerously: Tod Gordon joins Jay Sulli on commentary. Gilbert doesn’t want to get into the ring. He throws a chair in the ring. They finally get the chain on both men. Paul E. sucks chant goes out. Gilbert retreating from Funk. Funk goes outside and pulls Gilbert outside over the top rope. Funk goes after Gilbert on the outside. They go back in. Gilbert slams Funk and hits him with the chain. Funk rolls out. He comes back and slaps Gilbert. Gilbert punches him in the throat and hits three corners while Funk is down. Funk stops him and whips Gilbert with the chain. Gilbert rolls out. When he comes back in, Funk wraps the chain around Gilbert’s neck. He then pulls him over his back and drops him. He gets three corners before Gilbert stops it. He wraps the chain around Funk’s neck. They go outside. Funk knocked into the timekeepers table and is busted open. Gilbert then crotches Funk. Gilbert wraps Funk’s face with the chain. Gilbert gets three corners and Funk fights it. They slug it out. Gilbert knocked down and bleeding. It goes outside where Funk chokes Gilbert and it goes out into the crowd. Funk whipping Gilbert with the chain. Funk then drags Gilbert back to the ring. Funk takes the ring steps and slams it on Gilbert. Back and forth. Gilbert wraps his hand with the chain but accidently hits the referee. Funk then gets three corners but Gilbert stops it. Referee Kevin Christian then comes to the ring. Gilbert choking Funk and gets three corners and Funk is fighting to stop him from hitting the fourth as a Terry chant goes out. Funk knocks Gilbert out and gets all four corners but Paul E. distracts referee Kevin Christian who doesn’t see the fourth corner touched. Funk argues with him and Gilbert hits him with a chair. Gilbert then piledrives Funk on the chair before touching all four corners. Paul E. then proclaims Gilbert the King of Philadelphia. Christian and Gilbert hug proving they were in collusion all along. Tod Gordon comes to the ring and fires Christian. Paul E. then hits Gordon with the telephone. Gilbert runs away from Funk. Funk then raises the crown. Funk then gets on the mic and makes a speech, but you can’t make out what he is saying. The video then fades to black.

• JCP is going for consolidation.