WWE RAW RESULTS

July 15, 2002 East Ruthorford, New Jersey - Continental Airlines Announcers: Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler

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KICKOFF: Vince McMahon.. Vince comes out to nWo music.. Vince says that he wanted the fans to hear the nWo music ONE LAST TIME.. Vince esplains that the nWo has dispanded.. Vince talks about the current era coming to an end.. Vince runs down the list of WWE eras.. Buddy Rogers era, Bruno Sammartino era, Pedro Morales era, Billy Graham era.. Hulk Hogan era, Ultimate Warrior era, Bret Hart era, Stone Cold era.. Vince says RAW was born roughly 10 years ago accross the hudson river in NY.. Vince says that RAW will have its 500 episode soon.. Vince says that it's time to shake-up the Company.. Vince says that he's hired two general managers for RAW & Smackdown! Vince says the general managers will have his 'unqualified support'.. Vince says within the hour he will name the RAW general manager.. Vince says the new GM will give the fans what they want and deserve.. A shot of RAW wrestlers sitting confused backstage.. INTERVIEW: Terri & Ric Flair.. Terri asks Flair to speculate who the new GM is.. Flair says that as a former co-owner of the company.. ..he can't think of anybody without the name "McMahon" who could do it.. SIX-MAN-ELIMINATION: Jeff Hardy/Bubba/Spike vs Regal/Benoit/Guerrero.. Spike is quickly eliminated by Eddie Guerrro.. A few minutes later, Eddie distracts the ref as Benoit slips Regal the euro belt.. Regal lines up Jeff Hardy, but Bubba tears the belt out of Regal's hands! Bubba nails Regal with the belt, but the referee saw it, and DQs Bubba! Bubba is extremely upset and attacks Benoit & Guerrero.. This allows Jeff Hardy to hit a swanton bomb on Regal to eliminate him! ~Commercial (Guerrero & Benoit beat on Jeff).. Jeff surprises Guerrero with a rollup pin!! Guerrero refuses to leave the ring as the two brutalize the Hardy.. Guerrero finally leaves the ringside area.. Benoit takes Jeff Hardy apart.. Jeff hits a blind backflip onto Benoit! Guerrero runs back down and tries to get into the ring.. The referee prevents Guerrero from entering the ring.. Behind the referees back, William Regal comes out from under the ring! Regal hits Jeff with a set of brass knux! Benoit locks the crossface on Jeff Hardy for the win! Guerrero runs down again and gets a table from under the ring.. Guerrero & Benoit set the table up inside the ring and they pick up Jeff Hardy.. Bubba & Spike run down and make the save before they can do any damage.. BACKSTAGE: Coach + Paul Heyman + Vince McMahon.. Coach stands outside Mr McMahons dressing room.. Coach lists down the men who might be the new General Manager.. Coach speculates Mick Foley or Rod McMahon (Vince's brother).. Suddenly Paul Heyman approaches the dressing room door.. Coach asks Heyman what he's doing?! Heyman says it is none of his business.. Coach asks if Heyman is the new General Manager of RAW? Heyman says that is what he's about to find out.. Heyman says that he is would be the perfect choice for the position.. Heyman enters the room and the camera follows.. A woman runs into the room and tells Vince that "he's arrived".. Vince tells the woman to bring him to his office, and sends Heyman away.. BACKSTAGE: Vince McMahon & Shane McMahon.. Shane McMahon surprises his father by busting into his office.. Shane protests Vince's decision to hire this "particular" man.. Shane says he knows who it is and that he's a parasite! Vince says that Shane himself tried to but him out of business.. Shane argued that it was okay because it was within the family.. BACKSTAGE: Tommy Dreamer + Rob Van Dam + Steven Richards.. RVD & Dreamer talk about who the GM might be.. Both agree that they're glad it's not Paul Heyman.. Dreamer Congratulates RVD on putting the Van-Terminator on Heyman last week.. RVD leaves to prepare for his match.. Steven Richards approaches Tommy Dreamer.. Richards accuses Dreamer of trying to get the spotlight last week standing up to Lesnar.. Richards challenges Dreamer to a "Singapore Cane Match".. Goldust walks by and says "This is an offer *hiiiiiist* too good to be true.." Richards & Dreamer chuckle at Goldust, who walks off.. Dreamer accepts the challenge.. Richards throws the Cane in the air for Dreamer to catch.. Richards sneak attacks Dreamer by Smashing the Cane in Dreamer's stomach! SINGAPORE CANE MATCH: Steven Richards vs Tommy Dreamer.. An "ECW! ECW!" chant starts early.. Tommy Dreamer is busted open big time during this match.. Dreamer jumps from the second rope but Richards superkicks Dreamer in the chin! Dreamer kicks out of the pin attempt.. Dreamer gets up and shatters a cane over Richard's head!!! Dreamer falls on top of Richards and gets the 1-2-3! INTERVIEW: The Coach & Booker T + Eric Bischoff.. Coach asks Booker T about the nWo being dead.. Booker talks about the nWo screwing Booker a month ago.. Booker says now the nWo is dead.. and he feels like celebrating! Booker makes Coach do a 'coacharooni' for the camera.. Booker asks Coach is he's sure he's black?! Booker says he's gonna punk out Big Show tonight.. Can You Dig That................. Booker sees someone off camera? Suddenly, Eric Bischoff steps into the picture and shakes Booker T's hand.. Bischoff says it's nice to see Booker again and walks off.. Booker says "Tell me I didn't just see that?!".. ON STAGE: Vince McMahon & Eric Bischoff.. Vince says that it takes a real son of a bitch to be successful in this business.. Vince announces the new General Manager of RAW... ERIC BISCHOFF!!!!! Eric comes out and hugs Vince.. TWICE! (frickin surreal, my friend, frickin surreal) IN THE RING: Eric Bischoff. Bischoff makes his way to the ring to give his first promo in the WWE.. Bischoff introduces himself to the confused audience.. Bischoff says he was the only person to ever 'take it to vince mcmahon'.. Bischoff says that Vince was talking about him when he talked about ruthless aggression.. Bischoff says that he personifies 'ruthless aggression'.. Bischoff says that he signed everybody; Hogan, Savage, Nash, Hall, Piper.. Bischoff says that he signed Bobby Heenan & Mean Gene just for the hell of it.. Bischoff says that when Vince was under government investition he 'dropped the ball'.. Bischoff denies that his success depended on Ted Turners money.. Bischoff remineses about when he gave taped RAW results away at the beginning of Nitro.. Bischoff talks about forcing Alundra Blaze to bring a WWE belt to Nitro and trash it! Bischoff says that he forced the McMahons to change its product.. Bischoff says that Nitro beat RAW 84 weeks in a row.. Bischoff says he came very close to putting the WWF out of business.. Bischoff says he was surprised when Vince called up about being General Mamager.. Bischoff says that if he signed Triple H, then Nitro would be on the air right now.. Bischoff says that if he signed Triple H, it would be Vince working for him right now.. Bischoff says that people generally like working with him.. Bischoff claims that he will sign Triple H to the RAW brand.. BACKSTAGE: Undertaker & Bradshaw + Eric Bischoff.. Bradshaw asks Taker if Bischoff could be worse that Vince McMahon?! Bischoff approaches the Undertaker and introduces himself, ignoring Bradshaw.. Bischoff tells Undertaker that if he needs anything, to let him know.. Bradshaw interrupts and introduces himself to Bischoff.. Bischoff says "Hi" and shoves Bradshaw away.. Bischoff tells Undertaker to just let him know if he wants anything.. WOMENS TITLE MATCH: Molly Holly vs Trish Stratus.. Molly pins Trish with both legs on the ropes for leverage.. BACKSTAGE: Eric Bischoff & Ric Flair.. Bischoff bumps into former enemy Ric Flair.. Bischoff says that he knows there is a lot of history between the two.. Bischoff proposes that they start fresh.. Bischoff asks if Flair was surprised when he saw Bischoff on RAW.. Flair said "surprise" wasn't the word he was thinking of.. MATCH: Booker T vs Big Show.. Big Show is more of a monster than ever during this match.. Late in the match, Booker clotheslines Big Show over the top rope.. Booker gets a steel chair and swings at Big Show.. Big Show dumps and Booker his the ringpost with the chair.. Big Show gets the chair into the ring and hits Booker with it! Big Show throws the referee out of the ring.. Big Show nails Booker T AGAIN with the chair.. The refereee disqualifies the Big Show.. Big Show chokeslams Booker T through the announce table!! Booker appears to be injured legit but it's probably just an angle.. BACKSTAGE: Brock Lesnar & Paul Heyman. Lesnar is doing curlups with a huge piece of the RAW set. Heyman says that he's happy with the new General Manager.. Heyman tells Lesnar that the Undertaker doesn't have a clue.. OBITUARY: Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler.. James Miranda (1962 - 2002).. James was the manager of the arena merchandise sales.. Lawler says that everybody loves James.. Lawler says that there couldn't be a nicer guy.. HARDCORE TITLE: Bradshaw vs Chris Nowinski. Bradshaw comes out with a new Hardcore Title belt.. Nowinski says that he doesn't even want the Hardcore Title. Nowinski says that he will lay down so Bradshaw can pin him.. Bradshaw goes to cover Nowinski, who small packages Bradshaw for a 2-count! Bradshaw & Nowinski brawl through the crowd and to the backstage area.. Johnny The Bull sneaks up behind Bradshaw and breaks a stick over his head! Johnny The Bull pins Bradshaw to become new WWE Hardcore Champion! BACKSTAGE: Eric Bischoff & Big Show.. Big Show enters Bischoff's office and hugs him! Big Show says that he has a huge pain in his ass.. Bischoff pauses and suggest that IS a huge pain.. Big Show asks for Bichoff to make a match for Vengeance with Booker T.. Bischoff says that he doesn't want to piss of Vince McMahon on his first night.. Bischoff thinks about it, stating that he and "Giant" have a history! Bischoff decides to give Big Show his match.. Big Show leaves the room and Bischoff turns on a Triple H video.. BACKSTAGE: Eric Bischoff & Johnny The Bull.. Johnny The Bull brags about what he did to Bradshaw.. Johnny thanks Bischoff for the opportunity to be on RAW.. Bischoff says that he'll give an opportunity to everyone.. Suddenly Bradshaw barges in and gives the Lariat to Johnny The Bull! Bradshaw covers Johnny to regain his Hardcore Title.. Bradshaw AGAIN introduces himself to Eric Bischoff.. BACKSTAGE: Paul Heyman & Brock Lesnar.. Heyman says that this is the summer of the next big thing! Undertaker comes up behind Lesnar.. Undertaker goes nose-to-nose with Undertaker.. MAIN EVENT: Undertaker & Brock Lesnar vs Ric Flair & Rob Van Dam.. Undertaker & Flair start the match.. Flair eventually puts the figure four on Taker.. Taker reaches for Flair's neck, which breaks the hold.. Taker chokeslams Flair, who kicks out after a two count.. Late in the match, Lesnar hits the F5 on Ric Flair.. RVD kicks Lesnar in the head! RVD hits the five-star-frog-splash on Lesnar! Taker grabs RVD and gives him the Last Ride! Taker pins RVD giving he and Lesnar the win.. Taker celebrates with his Undisputed Title.. Brock Lesnar attacks Undertaker from behind!! Brock delivers a MASSIVE F5 on the Undertaker!! Lesnar takes a long hard look at the Undisputed Title Belt... BACKSTAGE: Eric Bischoff. Bischoff leaves a message on Rock's answering machine.. Bischoff says that he's a HUGE fan of the Rock.. Bischoff says that he will meet with Rock on Smackdown.. RAW goes OFF THE AIR..

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