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I love a good tournament... I did a 24 man double elimination one on another board once... lots of planning but it ended up being pretty fun. Lots of good looking stuff here... I have see Ace Steel wrestle before - he's got some skills for sure. Interested to watch this work over the next couple of days.

Pretty good loop of shows here... I always liked writing up the house shows but just haven't had the time recently. It is definitely a fun way to show all facets of what you're doing with the product. If i would do anything different... just for thought... with Kane - I 'd have him in handicap matches to show his dominance especially in squashes but that is simple. He definitely shows it with a 1:24 victory. The Booker T and Jarrett count outs are good ways to keep that feud going as well.

Lot of happenings here in Tokyo. I am interested to see how the UWF rules matches are adapted by the others. I like Sakuraba's chances here. He is someone I have some knowledge of but I won't be surprised if Brock makes a run although his last showing wasn't great. I'd be interested to see what brock would do if someone did throw int he towel for him... perhaps he shows he doesn't need that and can continue...

Dick Togo in a big win here... I like some of the other players going here. Like others... I would like to see Tajiri in a major role that he'd be primed for around this point in his career. Haas vs Hardys is also a fun contest that would be a good one to see live.

BCP coming in strong. I like the use of the stable here and the real mix of talent you've got going on. Ricky is a good choice for the champ he definitely has a tough road ahead with these challengers... anything can happen here.

Again, you're doing some serious work like you've never done before. I love the work from Jericho... he's without a doubt your top dog with a lot of others looking to bite at him. I also like to see where Bret fits in everywhere here. He has some fuel left in the tank... I wonder how he'll use it.

8/31 RAGE Monday Night Mayhem! @ Dallas, TX - Reunion Arena RAGE opens this week with a highlight of Eric Bischoff’s announcement of Ultimate Survival. We see the qualifying matches with Xpac, Dean Malenko, and Chris Benoit all qualifying. We then cut right to the ring with Bruce Buffer standing by… BB: Ladies and gentlemen… WELCOME TO RAGE MONDAY NIGHT MAYHEM! Our opening contest is scheduled for one fall with a 15-minute time limit and it is an ULTIMATE SURVIVAL QUALIFYING MATCH! Introducing first… from Minneapolis, Minnesota… Jerry Lynn! His opponent, from El Paso, Texas… a member of the famous Guerrero wrestling family… Chavo Guerrero, Jr! Jerry Lynn vs Chavo Guerrero Jr. -We kick it right off here with two prime time workers and they throw it all on the line here for 12-minutes. JR and Dusty are putting this through the roof and we see both men go move-counter-move. The catch wrestling has got the crowd going and in the end we see Jerry Lynn go for a Cradle-piledriver but Chavo goes over the top and then rolls him up with a handful of tights for the 3-count! Chavo Guerrero moves on to Ultimate Survival! COMMERCIAL RAGE is back with JR and Dusty pumping up Ultimate Survival and talking about the big event and they wonder just who will be the 5th and final entrant into the match. We will find out later on this evening in our main event. We also find out through JR and Dusty that Ric Flair is supposedly in the building… we will also hear from the Undertaker and Triple H tonight. There’s a lot going on plus our big matches and right now we’ve got one on tap… let’s go to the ring. BB: Ladies and gentlemen the following contest is scheduled for one fall with a 15-minute time limit. Introducing first, from Kyoto, Japan… accompanied to the ring by Sonny Onoo and Leia Meow… TENZAN! His opponent, he hails from Yubari, Hokkaido, Japan… MISAWA! Misawa vs Tenzan w/ Sonny Onoo & Leia Meow -Talk about bringing out the big guns with some real hard hitting. These two seem to give zero fucks out there and throw huge forearms. At one point Charles Robinson seems to not know if this is going well. Misawa holds his own against Tenzan before we see Leia Meow getting involved. Sonny Onoo is getting Robinson’s attention… Leia rakes Misawa’s eyes. There’s a fan at ringside, a young Korean girl, who is very vocal. Inside the ring Misawa is trying to mount a comeback and looks to get Tenzan in his grasp and goes for a TIGER DRIVER and a 3-count… NO! Wait a minute! That’s CHONO! Chono is out here and he is stomping away at Misawa! Sonny is in there kicking, Leia the same, and now Tenzan… it is 4 on 1 but here comes KOBASHI for the save! COMMERCIAL We’re back and we see Stacy Kiebler in the back and she is joined by Triple H… but he isn’t ALONE! Stacy: Stephanie… what a surprise?!? Stephanie: Listen here Stacy… it isn’t that big of a surprise if you know my husband… it was simply a matter of time… but don’t think that I am alone… Stacy: What do you mean? Stephanie: Well let’s just say that I brought a couple of friends… but they’re working with Eric Bischoff right now.. Stacy: Are all three of you working together? Triple H: Woah… that’s a big accusation Stacy… it seems like the first sheets have been trying to write something that just isn’t happening.. This Saturday night… I am going one on one with the Undertaker and I am going for the RAGE World Championship… when I win that title… I will win it on my own with no help. Deadman… you have put a lot of people down in the past but you’ve never put me down. Sudden impact… it is going to be the end for you… and everything you’ve ever done… this time you will be the one who will REST IN PEACE… We then cut to a special video highlighting the special feud between Godfather/Mark Henry and Scott Steiner/Buff Bagwell. We will see them in a big Texas Tornado Tag Team Match this weekend at SUDDEN IMPACT! COMMERCIAL JR and Dusty are back putting over the arrival of Stephanie McMahon Helmsley in a HUGE way. They can’t believe that she is here in RAGE but Dusty wants to know just who else she brought with her!?! We might find out but right now it is time for another big contest… let’s head to the ring… BB: Ladies and gentlemen our next contest is scheduled for one fall with a 15-minute time limit. Introducing first… from Kitchener, Ontario, Canada… CHRISTIAN! His opponent… from Dudleyville… Bubba Ray Dudley! Bubba Ray vs Christian -Another interesting singles match for two tag team wrestlers. These guys don’t quite have the singles expertise but put together a fun little 9-minute contest. We see Bubba play more of a heel and get some heat on Christian who fires back with a big flurry and gets in some offense. We see these guys go back and forth before a huge spot to finish when Christian flies off the top rope for a hurricanrana almost but Bubba counters and hoists him up and SLAMS him down for a POWERBOMB for the 3-count! Bubba has got that crazed look in his eyes… could this be spelling the tale for the tag titles at Sudden Impact? Before we go to commercial… we see Ric Flair in the back… he’s a bloody mess… he’s being dragged to the ring… but who is pulling him? COMMERCIAL We’re back on Mayhem and Eric Bischoff is in the ring… EB: I guess you people have been pretty upset about the way that I have treated Ric Flair… well, I want to bring Ric out here right now… c’mon out Nature Boy… We then see Ric Flair thrown out on the entryway… wait a second… that’s Rodney and Pete Gas! What in the hell are these guys doing here? They drag Flair down to the ring and throw him into Eric Bischoff… EB: Well… well… well… the Nature Boy… 100 time world champion… on your knees like the nothing that you are… covered in your own blood… Flair… you’re in my world now… and I want you to know that in my world… you are the ant and I am the boot… but it appears as though the masses out here want to see you wrestle… they want to see you at Sudden Impact… so tonight I am giving you the chance of a lifetime… the chance to get into Ultimate Survival… here is your opponent… ULTIMATE SURVIVAL QUALIFYING MATCH Ric Flair vs Rhyno -No special introduction here…. The man-beast Rhyno is in RAGE! He comes down to the ring to a chorus of boos and the crowd is letting him have it. He steps into the ring and Flair is held up by Rodney and Pete Gas…. GORE! They pick up the bloody Flair again… GORE! Bischoff throws Earl Hebner in the ring… he has no choice but to make the 3-count… Rhyno is in Ultimate Survival… Ric Flair is a bloody mess… Sudden Impact is this Saturday… GET PUMPED! RAGE Presents: Sudden Impact! RAGE WORLD TITLE - Triple H vs The Undertaker RAGE NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP - ULTIMATE SURVIVAL - Chris Benoit vs Dean Malenko vs Xpac vs Chavo Guerrero Jr vs Rhyno RAGE TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP - Tag Team Turmoil! Mark Henry & Godfather vs Scott Steiner & Buff Bagwell Plus more action live from Houston, Texas!

Some PWI action coming and here we go... Worldwide is definitely the word for it as we come from Australia. Disco doesn't fare to well here... I don't know too much about Vulcan, I will be interested to see what happens with him. Tag title tournament action... I always love a good tournament... The Impact players with a victory that definitely surprises me. Dustin Rhodes falling to Shinzaki is also a surprise. Sting vs the Rock is something I would like to see develop and build to a huge match. The Impact Players winning the tournament is again, a shock to me. They are definitely talented but beating the New Age Outlaws and the Outsiders is bigger that I could have expected for them. Obviously Angle's involvement makes more to this story so it will be interesting to watch it play out.

Good movement here from PWO. As you said before liger and mysterio are top tier talents and your treating as such. I'd almost like to see them versus the Hardys. The other good thing is how you're giving people rubs throughout the shows especially a guy like Low Ki.

I really like the writing that you're doing for Vince. It's a really good way to get him over... I like the crash division and definitely you've got some players involved there to build that up. I also like the movement of Booker t, I really do think that he is a top-tier guy at this point in his career and definitely someone you can build around. Kane is without a doubt the man. I personally always liked the cane that was under Mr McMahon's thumb as a hellacious heel but it'll be interesting to see how this plays out in the long run.

I just pictured the Super Dragon super fan out there just screaming! Tank, Iceberg, and Necro seem to be an interesting bunch that could spell some serious trouble for people. I am excited to see the build of Bryan Danielson here and you're giving him time to shine. Looking forward to what his future holds.

8/24 RAGE Monday Night Mayhem @ Dallas, TX - Reunion Arena RAGE opens up this week with the proclamation of Ultimate Survival by Eric Bischoff and we see Xpac qualifying last week. JR and the Dream are ringside to put over the two qualifying matches tonight… Dean Malenko vs Chris Kanyon and Chris Benoit vs Hugh Morris. They also put over Scott Steiner taking on Scotty 2 Hotty and the in ring debut of Chono and Tenzan! We will also hear from Eric Bischoff on his ruling for Ric Flair to return to the ring for Sudden Impact. It is time to head to the ring for our opening contest! BB: Ladies and gentlemen our opening contest is scheduled for one fall with a 15-minute time limit and is an Ultimate Survival Qualifying Match! Introducing first, he hails from Queens, New York… Chris Kanyon! His opponent… he is the man of 1,000 holds… Dean Malenko! Dean Malenko vs Chris Kanyon -Pretty good opener with Malenko and Kanyon working well enough. Kanyon has a little momentum from WCW but nothing major. Malenko is able to slow him down without question and he catches him when he stops short on a dropkick and then grabs the legs for the Texas Cloverleaf for the tap out! Malenko is moving on to Sudden Impact and Ultimate Survival… COMMERCIAL We’re back on RAGE and Stacy is standing by… with the Undertaker! Stacy : Welcome in here Undertaker… I have to ask… last week Triple H busted you wide open with the sledgehammer… what are your thoughts? Taker: C’mon Stacy … what are my thoughts… be serious… I want to beat his ass! I don’t think I can wait until Sudden Impact. Triple H…. you say you’re the game right? Well brother… I am putting my quarter in the slot brother… I am ready to play! Stacy : I also have to ask… do you think the rumors are true? Taker: What rumors? Stacy : That Eric Bischoff said he would prefer Triple H becoming champion… Taker: Listen… Bischoff has got a lot of problems right now… he’s got Ric Flair about to go crazy on him and he don’t want me on the list… if he has any guts… Sudden Impact is going to be one on one… but trust me… if I get my hands on Triple H tonight… we won’t even get to Houston! COMMERCIAL* We’re back with RAGE and JR and Dream put over the debut of Chono and Tenzan! We see them in a special highlight video. We then see them come to the ring and they are joined by Sonny Ono and his secretary Leia Meow! We head to Bruce Buffer… BB: Ladies and gentlemen our next contest is a tag team match scheduled for one fall with a 20-minute time limit. Introducing first, they are the team of Johnny and Rico… the Starship Troopers! Their opponents hail from Tokyo, Japan. They are accompanied to the ring by Sonny Ono… they are the former IWGP Tag Team Champions… Chono & Tenzan! Johnny & Rico vs Chono & Tenzan w/ Sonny Ono & Leia Meow -Sonny jumps over on commentary and puts over how Chono and Tenzan are the premiere tag team from Japan. He introduces Leia Meow who will be handling all of his special assignments for Chono and Tenzan herein America. He spends the entire match downplaying Misawa and Kobashi. We then hear that next week Misawa and Tenzan will go one on one and Sonny doesn’t seem very happy but says his man will get it done! Inside the ring, Johnny (Cena) and Rico (Constantino) have some fun outfits as the Starship Troopers but can’t seem to get the offense going. Chono hits a Kenka Kick right to Rico’s face for the 3-count. These two look very dominant… could they be the favorites for the Tag Team Invitational? COMMERCIAL RAGE is back with Eric Bischoff in the ring… he puts over how they are now eight teams in the tag team invitational… and it will be a tag team gauntlet match. That means that two teams will start… each match will have a 10-minute time limit… if a team wins they move on to the next team. The last remaining team will become the first ever RAGE Tag Team Champions. He announces that next week we will see two more Ultimate Survival Matches… the first will be between Jerry Lynn and Chavo Guerrero Jr and the second is going to be a special one with someone who is going to shock RAGE to its very core. He also announces that a special Texas Tornado Tag Team Match has been signed for Sudden Impact with Mark Henry and the Godfather taking on Buff Bagwell and Scott Steiner. Bischoff also wants to address the situation with Ric Flair... EB: Now… Ric Flair… I had your ass kicked out of here last week and this week I made sure you couldn’t get in… because Flair… I’ve got NOTHING for you! I couldn’t scrounge up one person who would care to get in the ring with you… I couldn’t find one peasant… peabody… or pissant who cared enough to even give you the chance… so Ric… I guess this means your career is over… buh bye buddy… THE FANS ARE REALLY LETTING HIM HAVE IT HERE…. EB: Listen… I want to be clear… I have no ill-will between me and Ric Flair… I just don’t think he has anything left to give this business and I don’t want to be digging up fossils in my ring… Now… there’s a rumor and I want to address it... I have no favorite in regards to the Main Event for the RAGE Heavyweight Championship. I am sure the Undertaker would make a fine champion. I know Triple H has the acumen to be a world wide champion who can go in there with anyone and have a good match and come out on top. I think we all saw what happened with the Undertaker last week. I think he has too much emotion that leads to some issues and hopefully he can get those resolved before Sudden Impact or it may just cost him. HELLS BELLS hits the PA and here comes the Undertaker! Taker comes down and the crowd is going nuts… he stares a whole in Bischoff before Eric backs off with a smile… he gets up the rampway and then looks behind and here comes Triple H… they simply smile at the Undertaker… Taker jumps out of the ring and makes chase! COMMERCIAL RAGE is back and we see the Undertaker in the back looking for Triple H… he’s nowhere to be found… he is scouring the backstage area before we see Triple H jump into a limo and drive off! Taker then jumps on his bike and makes chase… BB: Fans our next contest is scheduled for one fall with a 15-minute time limit. Introducing first, from Orlando, Florida, Scotty 2 Hotty! His opponent, he is accompanied to the ring by Buff Bagwell… Big Poppa Pump… Scott Steiner! Scott Steiner w/ Buff Bagwell vs Scotty 2 Hotty -An ugly match with an ugly finish. Steiner just beats the living piss out of Bagwell. He is hammering down on him something awful and it isn’t a pretty sight. Steiner ends things with the Steiner Recliner and gets the victory. He then jumps on the microphone to hammer into Mark Henry and The Godfather that he and Buff Bagwell are going to wipe them off the face of the earth at Sudden Impact! COMMERCIAL Mayhem is back with Dusty and JR putting over the issue with the Undertaker, Triple H, and Eric Bischoff. They point out how we have one more Ultimate Survival qualifying match to go here tonight and then two next week. Plus next week we will see Misawa taking on Tenzan and Bubba Ray vs Christian. Right now it is time for our main event… let’s go to the ring... BB: Ladies and gentlemen this is the MAIN EVENT of the evening. It is scheduled for one fall with a 15-minute time limit and it is an Ultimate Survival Qualifying Match! Introducing first, he weighs in tonight at 324 pounds… Hugh Morris! His opponent, from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada… he is the Canadian Crippler… Chris Benoit! Chris Benoit vs Hugh Morris -A pretty elementary contest with both men getting in some stiff shots. Benoit appears to be working more of a babyface role here and the fans seem to be behind him. Hugh Morris gets in some pretty nice blows but it isn’t enough for Benoit is is able to counter a suplex for a Trio of German Suplexes followed by a Crossface Crippler for the tap out victory. It is Xpac, Malenko, and Benoit in Ultimate Survival, we find out the other two competitors next week right here on RAGE Monday Night Mayhem!

"Fujiwara walked up and slapped Suzuki in the face but Suzuki withheld attacking Fujiwara, grinning as he and his army left the ring. " That to me was a great visual. Something that can get lost in this type of stuff but you built it and wrote it in a great fashion to get me hooked. Awesome stuff.

8/17 RAGE Monday Night Mayhem @ Dallas, TX - Reunion Arena RAGE opens with a highlight video of the top stars before cutting to special footage from last week’s main event where Ric Flair showed up just as we were going off the air. We then cut to the ring and see Jim Ross and Dusty Rhodes! JR: Welcome everyone to Monday Night Mayhem! I am Jim Ross alongside Dusty Rhodes and Dream, last week we saw none other than the Nature Boy Ric Flair show up and so many questions from his appearance! Dream: If anyone knows Ric Flair, it is me and brother you know that there are questions and answers that we all need. Ric Flair is the only one who knows why he’s here and I want to know just like all these people want to know. JR: We’ve been here all day… we haven’t seen him nor heard from him but we hope to have word soon. Fans this week we will have our first Ultimate Survival qualifying match plus we will see a huge main event of Viscera and the Undertaker! Dream: You talking about the two biggest boys in the yard and they want to see who the baddest dude on the block is and brother that’s going to be a war. Then you got Ultimate Survival… five men enter… first man to get a pin is the champion… last man standing is the number one contender. I love it. JR: Fans tonight, we will show you the exclusive interview I had with Stone Cold Steve Austin at his home… needless to say it was explosive. Right now, we’re going to head to the ring for our opening contest… it is the first of our two Ultimate Survival qualifying matches… let’s head to the ring! BB: Ladies and gentlemen our opening contest is scheduled for one fall with a 15-minute time limit and is an Ultimate Survival Qualifying Match!. Introducing first, hailing from Orlando, Florida… Scotty 2 Hotty! His opponent hails from Minneapolis, Minnesota… accompanied to the ring by TORI...X-Pac! Scotty 2 Hotty vs Xpac w/ Tori -A fun opener with both of these men bringing their all right now. We hear from JR and Dusty how these two men have traveled all around the world during their careers and they hope to make the biggest impact right here at RAGE. This one goes 9-minutes with both men getting offense but it is Xpac who hits a nasty low blow on Scotty which leads to the X-Factor for the 3-count! Xpac is the first one to qualify and it looks like he’ll do whatever it takes to get it done. -As we are about to cut out… there is a commotion in the crowd as they look to the back...that’s Ric Flair. He is walking down to the ring on the side of the aisle and here comes some security… we’ll be right back! COMMERCIAL -We’re back and Ric Flair is in the ring and here comes Eric Bischoff… they are eye to eye with a lot of security around them… EB: Ric… I know you’re here for a reason… please… what is going on? Flair: You know something Eric… when I sat there… in my home… being paid by WCW while you wouldn’t put me on television… I thought about kicking your ass every second of every day. Here I am to let you know that I am here to show you that I am still THEE MAN! You got me? EB: Listen Ric… I know that you still think you have something left in the tank… but I just don’t think this is the right time… Flair: No you listen to me you son of a bitch… you low balled me… you have downplayed me since day one and damnit I am tired of it. I am here to show you that I can go with anyone and damnit I will do whatever it takes! EB: Alright Ric… I understand… but know this… this is different than before… I want to let by gones be by gones… Flair: You can shove the by gones up your ass! EB: Alright… now I have tried… you want a shot at RAGE… huh? You want to be the man here in RAGE? Well how about this… I am going to go in the back and I am going to talk to my lawyers… next week right here… I will have a contract for you to wrestle someone at Sudden Impact… just to see if you’ve still got it! Flair: You better believe it pal… you give me anyone and I will face em! EB: Alright… I am glad we could settle this… now get this son of a bitch out of my ring! -THAT DOES IT! Flair goes after him but the security is holding him back! Flair is fuming right now as they are carrying him away. Bischoff is waving and smiling at him. The Nature Boy is going to wrestle at Sudden Impact… but who will it be against? COMMERCIAL* -We’re back on Mayhem as JR and Dusty put over the appearance of Ric Flair and the announcement for him to be possibly wrestling at Sudden Impact. We then hear them talk about the tag team invitational match at Sudden Impact that Misawa and Kobashi have entered… but we hear there is another Japanese contingent that has accepted the challenge as well… Masa Chono and Hiroyoshi Tenzan. Dusty puts these two over as major stars and competitors. They talk about the Dudley Boys along with Edge and Christian who have accepted the challenge as well. Right now the Dudleys are in action… let’s go to the ring! BB: Ladies and gentlemen our next contest is a tag team match scheduled for one fall with a 20-minute time limit. Introducing first, the team of Chris Chetti and Nova! Their opponents, hailing from Dudleyville… D-Von and Bubba Ray… the Dudley Boyz! Chris Chetti & Nova vs the Dudley Boyz -An easy going tag team match with Nova and Chetti making their debut and doing some decent work against the Dudleys but Bubba and D-Von are on a different level right now and they up their game. We hear from Edge and Christian during the contest and say they wonder why anyone has signed on to face them at Sudden Impact… everyone knows they will be champs and the world will see them triumph. Inside the ring… Chetti gets rocked with the 3-D and the 3-count! The Dudleys look good here...we’ll see how they fare with these others teams in this special match.. COMMERCIAL We’re back with Stacy Kiebler in the back and she’s joined by Buff Bagwell and Scott Steiner. They pump up their issue with Mark Henry and Buff explains that Godfather may have got the win last week tonight is a new night and Buff is going to show why he’s the STUFF! Steiner says that Mark Henry is nothing but a bitch and needs to sign the contract to face him at Sudden Impact...wow… let’s go to the ring! BB: Our next contest is scheduled for one fall with a 15-minute time limit! Introducing first… Buff Bagwell! His opponent… the Godfather! Buff Bagwell w/ Scott Steiner vs Godfather -This one has got a little juice in the tank and we’ve got Buff and Steiner with some serious heat at ringside. Godfather has got the hoes with him but they are freaked out by Steiner and run up the rampway. Steiner interjects himself whenever he can and causes quite the distraction for the Godfather who can’t help but try to stop him. They are pounding away at the Godfather until Mark Henry runs down and breaks things up! Oh my… this one is far from over! COMMERCIAL We return to Mayhem at the home of Stone Cold Steve Austin. Inside we see Jim Ross standing by with Stone Cold… JR: First things first, thank you for letting me in your home Steve… Austin: Yeah… you’re here… now let’s get this going… JR: I think the first thing that everyone wants to know is how is your health and can we expect to see you in the ring in the year 2000? Austin: Well the way I see it my health is nobody’s damn concern but my own. The fact of the matter is that I am getting better and better each day and you better damn well know that means I am going to be opening up cans of whoop ass all over when the time is right. Now when it comes to getting in the ring… look at this… (pulls out a contract). I got this via FEDEX from Eric Bitchoff and the corporate suits at RAGE. You can tell I haven’t signed it yet… JR: Do you think that you will? Austin: Shut up… listen to me when I say that I am not going to be jerked around by anybody. Eric Bischoff fired my ass via FedEx years ago and now he wants me to sign this thing… nuh uh! I am going to wrestle for Steve Austin and only for Steve Austin. If that means I go to RAGE well then by god I will… but don’t think I don’t have more contracts sitting there waiting for me to sign them. The way I see it… I am a free agent and I am willing to sign for anyone if the timing and price is right. I damn near broke my neck and I have put everything on the line in that ring… I don’t owe anyone a damn thing and that’s the way I feel about it… JR: Would you say your career is over? Austin: Listen to me damnit… I will be the one to decide when I go off in the sunset and when I don’t. I still got piss and vinegar in my veins and don’t think for a second I don’t have some retribution to be paid. There’s a couple of people who need to know that Stone Cold Steve Austin still has a can of whoop ass for them and they just happen to be in RAGE wrestling. JR: Are you referring to Triple H? Austin: You damn right and I am talking about you and Eric Bischoff and anyone else that doubts me. I am going to raise hell whenever I want and wherever I want. So the way I see it… I can open up your can right now if you want… JR: I will pass… Austin: Listen here… this is for you and every single person out there… when the doctor clears me to get in the ring; I will be in the ring. I don’t know when that will be… I don’t know where that will be… hell if I have to go to Australia to wrestle; I will do it. What I do know is that it is going to be my choice and no one else's and that’s the bottom line… CUZ STONE COLD SAID SO! COMMERCIAL Mayhem is back with JR and Dream going over the Stone Cold interview. Dusty says that Austin is his own man and he will do his own thing no matter what. JR said that it was very tense in the room and even after. Austin told him to leave and he had no choice. They put over Sudden Impact in a big way and talk about Taker vs Triple H. They put over two big Ultimate Survival matches next week… Dean Malenko vs Chris Kanyon and Chris Benoit vs Hugh Morris. We will also see the debut of Chono and Tenzan as a tag team. Plus Scott Steiner will be in action… Right now it is time for our main event… The Undertaker taking on Viscera! BB: Ladies and gentlemen it is now time for our main event of the evening! Introducing first, he weighs in tonight at over 500 pounds… he is known as the Menace of Mayhem… Viscera! His opponent hails from Death Valley… this is the UNDERTAKER! MAIN EVENT The Undertaker vs Viscera -A big time main event with Viscera not giving two shits about the Undertaker and really bringing the big bombs. JR and Dream put over how big V is truly a menace of mayhem and how he tore apart the ringside area just a couple of weeks ago. These guys start throwing bombs and then go out of the ring and hammer each other into the guardrail and then the ring posts! The ring may have moved when Taker moved and Viscera hit the post. The crowd is behind the Deadman who grabs Viscera by the throat and threatens a chokeslam but Viscera counters. Here comes a huge belly to belly on the outside and Taker is hurt. Viscera rolls him back in the ring but then we see the Undertaker sit up and the crowd pops huge! Taker gets up and he is throwing big time with Viscera and then hits him with a CHOKESLAM in the middle of the ring! Wait a minute… out of nowhere… Triple H with a sledgehammer and BAM! He cracks the Undertaker right in the skull and he goes down! Triple H jumps on top of him and is throwing some piston like right hands and Taker is busted wide open! We are out of time while Taker is slow to get up and Triple H has struck first blood on the road to Sudden Impact!

You are without a doubt the king of the images here in this game. A lot of really good stuff up and down and with rodman at the home anything can happen. I'm definitely going to have to do a little research and some of your guys but I also like how the brackets are moved around a little bit. I am a huge mark for deathmatch stuff in the '90s and owned a couple of FMW best of the deathmatch video tapes. I also like the results at the end of your show just as a refresher of what happened. I appreciate all the work that you're putting into this. I appreciate all the work that you're putting into this.

He talked about there being a lot to this show in terms of text and I will agree with you at some point but also I think it's beneficial to try to build up your promotion and the characters that you have. I know at one point I was just writing who won the match and then spending more time writing the promos and the angles to help develop everybody. Sometimes that kind of stuff is important too. One thing I would encourage you is to maybe do a little formatting to separate what's going on however I get this ECW sense of the scratch scratch angle scratch scratch interview scratch scratch match scratch scratch angle kind of ordeal which is pretty cool. The other little thing I would do is maybe put who is wrestling in the match just to keep it clear about what is exactly going on. other than that I think you've got a lot of good details and a lot of good things moving forward.

There's no doubt that you put a lot of eggs in the same basket when it came to that gauntlet idea. I liked it to an extent but I also have to put myself in the framework of your promotion and how it is all about getting butts in the seats. There's no doubt that the rock is a perfect choice for you to base your promotion on and he is going to be a huge name wherever you go. I like the use of Jim cornette with the Japanese guys and I like the movement of Kurt Angle.

you and I have done a lot of writing together, and I can say that this is definitely one of the better things that you've put together. I like the movement of the characters I like the format. you know that I'm probably going to say that you should try to limit it down a little bit but that's just what it is lol. The fact that you have Hogan and McMahon in the same picture in the year 2000 is going to be something that everybody has to take notice of. Not to mention you've got Jericho and Kane who are too bona fide superstars at this point I like a lot of the things that you have going on here and I'm looking forward to what happens in the future.

I always like the team of homicide and Hernandez but I'm not sure where they're at at this point in their careers. Interested to see how you play things out. Sabu versus Jeff Hardy is definitely one of those matches that everybody would love to see just how they can up and one another. I also like the movement of Ray and Jewish and lager they're definitely two aces to rely on and hopefully they'll see each other again in the future.

I would love to see that main event tag team match with dreamer and Kamala teaming up. I always thought there was a little bit of flare in Kamala working baby face.I have a good appreciation for how you're trying to get some of the promotions together here and I like the quick hit to keep your things going forward. your things going forward.

8/10 RAGE Monday Night Mayhem @ Dallas, TX - Reunion Arena RAGE opens to the live crowd who is hyped up for a big night of action. We see JR and Dusty at ringside. They put over the carnage last week involving Viscera and Godfather. They put over tonight’s big card including a main event of Triple H taking on Dean Malenko… plus we’ll see Buff Bagwell and Scott Steiner taking on the Godfather and Mark Henry…. Right now though… it is time for the American debut of Mitsuhara Misawa and Kenta Kobashi! Bruce Buffer: Ladies and gentlemen, our opening contest is scheduled for one fall with a 20-minute time limit. Introducing first, from Little Rock, Arkansas and Louisville, Kentucky respectively… ladies and gentlemen, Tom Stone and Mike Lawler! Their opponents… from Yubari, Japan and Fukuchiyama, Japan respectively...ladies and gentlemen… Mitsuhara Misawa and Kenta Kobashi! Misawa & Kobashi vs Tom Stone & Mike Lawler -Lots of respect for Kobashi and Misawa here. They really have a cult following with some of the fans who even try to throw the streamers in the ring. They don’t appear to be messing around tonight though. They beat the living shit out of these guys and needless to say… strong style is alive and well in RAGE! Lawler and Stone don’t have a chance… Kobashi and Misawa lay waste and finish things off when Kobashi hits the BURNING HAMMER for the 3-count. Stacy Kiebler tries to get some sort of an interview with the two men but they don’t speak English… all we can hear them make out is… we are at RAGE… we will fight anyone! COMMERCIAL We’re back on Monday Night Mayhem with Eric Bichoff standing in the entryway with Jim Ross. They are putting over the Sudden Impact PPV live on September the 5th from Houston, Texas. They put over the big main event, with the RAGE Heavyweight Championship on the line between Triple H and The Undertaker. Bichoff announces that the match will be no disqualification - no count out - no time limit - THERE MUST BE A WINNER! He then goes on to say that he has gotten acceptance from four different teams for the tag team invitational. He says there still may be openings but he will announce the further details of that next week here on Mayhem. We then get to Ultimate Survival. Bischoff explains that the North American title will be held in this special match. There will first be 5 matches held…The winners of these matches… Those five men will qualify for ULTIMATE SURVIVAL. This is a five-way match in which the first man to make a pinfall or submission will WIN the North American Championship… then… it gets interesting… because the final four men will take part in an elimination match with the final man left standing becoming the number one contender for the North American Champion and they will get their title shot the following Monday night on Mayhem! JR and Bischoff put it over… Eric says he will reveal the 10 names in a special lottery this week on RAGE.com! COMMERCIAL We’re back with JR and Dusty putting over the Ultimate Survival match. They talk about the big qualifying matches. They also put over the tag team invitational that will be announced next week as well. JR and Dusty discuss last week’s issue with Scott Steiner and Mark Henry… tonight they’re in tag team action - let’s go to the ring! Bruce Buffer: Our next contest is scheduled for one fall with a 20-minute time limit. Introducing first… from the Bay City, Michigan, and Hollywood, California… Big Poppa Pump Scott Steiner and Buff Bagwell! Their opponents… hailing from the Red Light District and Silsby, Texas… the Godfather and The World’s Strongest Man… Mark Henry! Buff Bagwell & Scott Steiner vs The Godfather & Mark Henry -Buff and Steiner have got some nice heat here… they are not very well liked. On the other end… Godfather has got two sultry women with him and the World’s Strongest Man looks to be in amazing shape. This one goes about 12-minutes… although the in-ring work isn’t good… there is a story. The highlight is seeing Mark Henry and Steiner go toe-to-toe and throw some serious lumber in the ring. This one does break loose a little bit and we see all four men go outside the ring and brawl before Steiner and Henry go over the guardrail and into the crowd. Back at the ring, Buff Bagwell makes eyes at the women but they only serve distraction for the Godfather who turns him around and hits the HOE-SLAM for the 3-count! Godfather and Henry have won… but Henry and Steiner are nowhere to be found! COMMERCIAL We’re back with a special video highlighting the Sudden Impact Main Event for the RAGE World Heavyweight Championship. We then cut to Stacy Kiebler who is standing by… with the Undertaker! Stacy Kiebler: I am here with the one, the only, the Undertaker! First off, it is great to see you here in RAGE and what a way to kick things off… you’ve got the chance of a lifetime to go up against Triple H for the RAGE World Title! How do you prepare for a match like this? Taker: First off… it isn’t going to be a match… it’s going to be a fight. Bischoff just announced no dq, no count out, no time limit… well there will be a winner and you’re looking at him. Stacy Kiebler: How is this different from your previous encounters with Triple H? Taker: Well we all know about those matches before but they’ve never been held here in RAGE and they’ve never had so much on the line. Triple H… I want you to know that you're looking at the Deadman and brother, I've got some serious piss and vinegar in my veins. I am looking to reap some souls here boy… and you’re at the top of the list. I want everyone to know that my backs up against the wall and I am coming out swinging. Stacy Kiebler: Fan there you have it… wait just a moment… Viscera... Viscera: Listen there Deadman… a little bit of me is because of you and well… I want my payback! Deadman: I’ll make ya famous boy… don’t even think I will back down… Viscera: Then I guess I will see you next week… hahahaha! The Undertaker and Stacy Kiebler watch as Viscera walk out of the scene… looks like we’ve got a big match next week! COMMERCIAL We’re back with Monday Night Mayhem. JR and Dusty are putting over the big announcement that The Undertaker and Viscera will do battle next week. We’ll also see our first Ultimate Survival qualifying match. Plus the Dudley Boyz will be in action. We will also have the special sit down interview with Jim Ross and Stone Cold Steve Austin! Fans next week’s Mayhem will be can’t miss! Right now we’ve got a huge main event… it is Triple H and Dean Malenko… let’s go to the ring! Bruce Buffer: It is now time for our main event of the evening. It is a one fall contest with a 30-minute time limit. Introducing first… from Tampa, Florida, he is the man of 1,000 holds… ladies and gentlemen… Dean Malenko! His opponent hails from Greenwich, Connecticut, he is the Game… Triple H! Triple H vs Dean Malenko -A fun little match here… Triple H makes Malenko look pretty small… but Dean fights like a 300 pounder and brings everything to the game. They put on a fun 16-minute main event. We see both men get in offense and Triple H gets some big time heat. Malenko makes a big comeback and gets some momentum but when Malenko goes for a northern lights suplex, Triple H seems to get his knee up and knock him loose before hitting a high knee of his own to set up the PEDIGREE for the 3-count! The crowd gives them some love but then erupts… wait a minute… look who is in the entryway… that can’t be… OH MY! Sorry it is a day late - no power or internet for the last 24 hours...

I like the shoot style approach to keep you separated from the other promotions. I am pulling for Kawada to be the man here... I haven't seen a ton of him but I know he would definitely hold his own against anyone. I think for many of us; your build of Lesnar is going to be a focal point. I am interested to see how you adapt him to this style.

I think you told me that you've never done this before... well... you're definitely off on the right foot. You're stuff is easy to read and has a good flow. I echo the sentiments of some of the others... I like Scott Norton a lot... I hope he can do something big here. I am thinking we'll see RVD and Goldberg do well in the tournament. I don't know which I will pick yet... but I'll be tuning in to see.

I like the debut here... I'd be interested to see where you're at in Chicago... lots of areas to run shows around there. Bryan Danielson gets a huge win, Eddie Guerrero with a huge win, Regal with the win, and then Lawler... That's a pretty good foursome to headline things with some really good workers in the background to keep building.

https://anchor.fm/lowblowbookingpodcast/episodes/Low-Blow-Booking-Podcast-Epsiode-30---2002-Brand-Split-Draft-ehodrt Welcome ladies and gentlemen to the Low Blow Booking Podcast! Join Derek Cornett and Dave Hall as they travel back to 2002 and look at the inaugural brand split draft. They discuss the different options with the number one pick and the logic of their picks and perhaps the lack of logic in what actually happened. They deep dive into how and why some of the teams should be split up along with how the titles should be utilized on each brand. They cap off the episode by heading to Backlash 2002 and putting their rosters in a 10-match card highlighting both brands capped off by a HUGE main event for the Undisputed Championship. Sit back and enjoy the latest episode of the Low Blow Booking Podcast! Don't forget to join out Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/668716029909944 for all the latest updates for the Low Blow Booking Podcast! Let us know what you think with feedback on our card and what you liked and thought could have gone better!