WWF @ Tampa, FL - Ice Palace - June 18, 2001 (10,264)
Jim Steel pinned Buck Quartermaine with a gutwrench into an airplane spin slam
Vito DeNucci pinned Chris Nelson with a missile dropkick
Jakked:
Crash Holly pinned Jerry Lynn with the Acid Drop at 5:47
WWF Hardcore Champion Test pinned Mike Sullivan with the boot to the face at 2:46 in a non-title match
Taka Michinoku & Sho Funaki defeated Scoot Andrews & Christopher Daniels when Taka pinned Daniels with the Michinoku Driver at 4:25
Haku pinned Billy Fives with the Tongan Death Grip at 3:31
Raw is War - featured an opening graphic advertising WWF World Champion Steve Austin & the Dudley Boyz vs. Spike Dudley, WWF Tag Team Champions Chris Benoit & Chris Jericho, though the match would not be announced until much later; included an opening in-ring segment in which Spike, alongside Molly Holly, in which he spoke about his match on Smackdown! against Austin; moments later, Spike noted Austin tried to hurt Molly after the match and then called out Austin; Austin eventually appeared, with Spike telling him off and saying he wanted another title shot; Austin replied that it wasn't fair to Spike, with Spike then leading the crowd to chant "Hell yeah" by asking if they thought he deserved another shot; Austin then said Spike didn't deserve to be in the same ring as him, but did give him credit for having the guts to call him out before again calling Molly a "bimbo;" Molly responded by slapping Austin across the face, resulting in a chant of "Molly;" moments later, Austin said they had both earned his respect and shook Spike's hand before then dropping Molly with the Stunner and leaving the ring;
during the commercial break, Austin walked past the Dudley Boyz backstage and they didn't mention the attack; moments later, the Dudley Boyz spoke with Spike & Molly, then saying they resented the fact Spike got a WWF World Title shot before they did;
featured a backstage segment with Austin and Debra, with Austin saying he needed someone who could understand him and laughed when Debra said it could be her;
included a backstage segment with William Regal and Tajiri in which they talked about Tajiri's King of the Ring match later in the show against Rhyno; moments later, Austin walked in and Regal said Spike wanted a title shot with him but instead he would have Austin & the Dudleyz face Spike, Jericho, & Benoit, with the Dudleyz facing Jericho & Benoit for the titles on Smackdown instead of already scheduled for later in the show;
Austin then said he wanted someone he could confide in and said he wanted to speak to Tajiri in private;
featured an ad promoting Thursday's WWF Tough Enough casting special on MTV;
included Michael Cole conducting a bakstage interview with Tazz regarding Tough Enough, with Hardcore Holly interrupting and saying Tazz used to be tough and the two agreeing to a match later in the show;
featured WWF IC Champion Kane at WWF New York, in which he was shown losing a claw arcade game, then punching through the glass to steal the toys inside and handing them to a young fan nearby;
included a video package recapping the stalker's videos of Sara in and outside her and the Undertaker's home, during which the stalker indicated it was his time to come forward;
featured a backstage segment in which Austin vented to Tajiri about Vince McMahon letting Linda McMahon run Vince's life;
included a backstage segment with Edge and Christian arguing with each other and saying they'd be happy to face each other in the finals of the King of the Ring;
moments later, Kurt Angle walked in and said he was already in the semi-finals, which meant they had no shot at winning the tournament;
featured a segment in which the Undertaker's music played, even though he was said to be at home, with a man dressed in black and wearing a mask then driving ringside on a motorcycle; the man then entered the ring and took off his mask to reveal himself as Diamond Dallas Page,
resulting in a loud ovation; Page then said he went after Taker and his wife in order to make the biggest impact possible and Taker's weakness was his family; Page then said he's made Sara famous and that he was using Taker to get to the top of the business; Page then said he would see Taker at King of the Ring, even if that meant he had to buy a ticket, then begging Taker to make him famous; security then came out, resulting in Page leaving through the crowd (DDP's surprise debut); i
ncluded a backstage segment in which Vince McMahon was shown arriving to the arena, then speaking with Steve Lombardi about having to deal with Linda's divorce attornies and then asking where Austin was;
featured footage of Mick Foley appearing on 'Regis & Kelly,' with guest host Tony Danza filling in for Kelly Rippa, to promote 'Foley is Good;'
included a backstage segment with Austin and Vince in which Vince questioned Austin's mental state, with Austin eventually lashing out and telling Vince to pick between he and Linda regarding who he was going to care more about; during the commercial break, Vince was shown leaving the arena in his black limo;
featured a backstage segment with Spike, Jericho, and Benoit talking about the altercation with Austin the previous week on Smackdown;
included a backstage segment with Edge and Rhyno discussing facing each other in the King of the Ring; moments later, Christian walked in and took exception to them getting easy opponents while he had to face Big Show later in the show;
featured a look at Entertainment Weekly's preview coverage of Tough Enough:
King of the Ring Quarter Finals: Kurt Angle defeated WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Jeff Hardy in a non-title match via submission with the ankle lock at 3:17 after yanking Hardy off the top rope by his foot
Tazz defeated Hardcore Holly via submission with the Tazzmission at 1:45; following Holly's entrance, the Undertaker's stalker cut off the music and said he was in Tampa but showed footage he captured the previous day of Undertaker and Sara, shot from inside their garage; the stalker then said he would reveal himself later in the show, with footage then showing the stalker from the waist down
King of the Ring Quarter Finals: Rhyno pinned Tajiri (w/ William Regal) with the Gore at 2:51 as Tajiri came off the top; after the commercial break, Regal yelled at Tajiri backstage for losing his match and told him to get out of his sight
King of the Ring Quarter Finals: Edge (w/ Christian) pinned Perry Saturn (w/ Terri) with the DDT at 3:49 after Saturn kicked an interfering Christian off the ring apron
WWF European Champion Matt Hardy (w/ Lita) defeated Albert via disqualification at at 2:56 when the challenger refused to break a choke; after the contest, Lita hit a low blow on Albert, allowing Hardy to hit the Twist of Fate; moments later, X-Pac and Justin Credible ran out and hit a double superkick on Matt, prompting WWF Light Heavyweight Champion Jeff Hardy to run out to make the save; moments later, Lita took X-Pac down with a huracanrana off the top before X-Factor laid out the Hardyz
King of the Ring Quarter-Finals: Christian (w/ Edge) pinned the Big Show at 2:19 after Edge interfered, struck Show twice with a steel chair and then helped Christian hit a Con-Chair-Two as Kurt Angle, who did guest commentary for the bout, distracted referee Tim White from the apron; moments before the finish, Show shoved Angle's face on the floor, prompting Angle to interfere
Spike Dudley, WWF Tag Team Champions Chris Jericho & Chris Benoit defeated WWF World Champion Steve Austin & the Dudley Boyz at 12:29 when Austin submitted while he was caught in both the Crippler Crossface and Walls of Jericho
This was my first WWE show.
My first Wrestling card all I really remember was Road Warriors vs Rick Rude and Raging Bull Manny Fernandez, Dusty vs Kevin Sullivan in a cage, Cuban assassin, Rock and Roll Express vs the Midnight Express, and Steiners vs Ivan and Nikita Koloff
