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| | WWE RAW RESULTS April 8, 2002 - America West Arena - Phoenix, Arizona Announcers: Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler KICKOFF: Undertaker + Ric Flair + Steve Austin. Undertaker hits the ring looking for answers..Refering to Vince McMahon taking Taker's title shot away and giving it to Hogan..Ric Flair answers the call and comes to the ring..Ric says he made a mistake last week, that Vince had the right to make the Backlash title match..Ric reminds Taker that he runs this place, not Taker..Undertaker tells Ric to make him the #1 contender AFTER Backlash..Suddenly Steve Austin's music hits and Stone Cold comes to the ring..Austin asks why Undertaker deserves a title shot?!Austin tells Flair that it's time to make a decision..Flair talks about how Taker has made his life hell since Wrestlemania..Flair talks about how Austin stunned him last week on RAW..Flair tells the two that NOBODY can lay a hand on him from now on..Flair says there will be TWO #1 Contender matches on RAW tonight..Flair sets up Undertaker vs Rob Van Dam..Flair sets up Stone Cold vs Scott Hall..Taker says that Flair WILL make him #1 Contender weather Stone Cold likes it or not..Suddenly Austin & Taker start to brawl..Undertaker retreats..Austin turns around and thinks about stunning Flair but doesn't.. HARDCORE TITLE MATCH: Bubba Ray Dudley vs Booker T. Before the match, Booker T performs the spinerooni for the crowd..Bubba replies by doing a funky dance of his own..Early on, the crowd chants for tables..Bubba eventually gets a table and sets it up inside the ring..Goldust suddenly runs down with his own referee..Bubba powerbombs Goldust through the table and covers up for the win! INTERVIEW: The Coach & Trish Stratus. Coach recaps Molly Holly's attack on Trish last week..Trish says Molly will have to face her tonight..Trish says that she's pretty pissed off!William Regal steps in..Regal talks about his match with Spike Dudley.Trish makes fun of Regal for losing to Spike last week..Regal gets upset and storms out! INTERVIEW: Terri & Kane. Terri asks Kane about his life recently..Kane says he's always been called a "freak"..Kane says he's always been ashamed of it..Kane said last week when 17,000 of Kananites cheered for him, that freaks kick ass!Kane says talks about his match with XPac..Kane finished the interview with "XPAC SUCKS!" BACKSTAGE: nWo. XPac prepares for his match with Kane.Nash & Hall start to head to the ring..XPac says that he wants to do this on his own..Nash & Hall wish their partner luck.. FALLS COUNT ANYWHERE: Kane vs XPac The fight goes to the backstage area..Scott Hall & Kevin Nash attack Kane from behind..The nWo beats Kane down..XPac pins Kane..XPac removes Kane's mask..Bradshaw comes in and chases the nWo away.. BACKSTAGE: The nWo & Ric Flair. Flair comes into the nWo locker room pissed off..Flair suspends Kevin Nash indefinitly without pay!Flair threatens Scott Hall & XPac with the same..Nash counters saying he's sue Flair! EUROPEAN TITLE MATCH: William Regal vs Spike Dudley. Regal comes to the ring and drops his Brass knucks in the ring.The ref takes them away..Regal hides a second pair of Knucks in the turnbuckle..Regal argues with the referee..Spike Dudley runs down and takes the weapon out of the corner, and nails Regal!Spike pins Regal to WIN the European Championship!! INTERVIEW: The Coach & Spike Dudley. Coach Congratulated Spike..Tommy Dreamer, Jacky & Big Show come in and celebrate with Spike..Bubba Ray (Spike brother) enter with some tension..Bubba quietly Congratulates Spike on his title victory.. #1 CONTENDERS MATCH: Rob Van Dam (IC Champ) vs Undertaker. Late in the match, the two superstars brawl outside the ring..Undertaker brings a chair into the ring..RVD kicks the chair into Taker's face..RVD goes up to the top rope for the frog splash..RVD sees Eddie Guerrero outside the ring and leaps off onto Guerrero!!RVD goes back into the ring, but gets CHOCKSLAMMED!RVD kicks out!!RVD counters the last ride.. and kick Taker's legs out from under him..RVD hits the five-star frog splash on Taker!!RVD rolls to the side of the ring..Eddie Guerrero nails RVD with the IC Title Belt!Taker covers RVD but RVD kicks out!Taker hits a MASSIVE last ride..Taker gets the 1-2-3 for the win becoming the #1 Contender..Guerrero looks on at a beaten RVD.. DIVAS MATCH: Trish Stratus vs Molly Holly. Jazz joins the announce team..Jazz has a black eye from Trish Stratus on a House Show on the weekend.INTERVIEW: Terri & Molly Holly.Molly (with a new look) says that she actually has talent..Molly says she is "pure & natural" (unlike other WWF divas)Molly & Trish brawl on the RAW Ramp..The Divas enter the ring and the match starts..Jazz doesn't speak the entire time..Late in the match, Trish leaves the ring to confront Jazz..Molly grabs Trish, but Trish sets up the Bulldog!Jazz hits Trish, who takes a brutal fall to the floor!Molly rolls Trish into the ring, and pins Trish! BACKSTAGE: Brock Lesnar & Paul Heyman. Heyman says that this crowd doesn't respect a man like Lesnar..Heyman begs Lesnar to stay in control.. IN THE RING: Paul Heyman & Brock Lesnar. The crowd chants "Yankees Suck!" at the Yankee-Cap wearing Paul Heyman..Heyman thanks the crowd for their "irrelivant opinion"..Heyman reminds the crowd on several 'historical facts'.. He (Paul Heyman) managed Steve Austin and groomed him to be Stone Cold.He (Paul Heyman) represented the Undertaker and groomed HIM to be the Deadman.He was the architech of a concept called ECW that spawned WWF Attitude. The moral of the story is that I (Paul Heyman) can spot that next big thing..Heyman says that the NEXT big thing is BROCK LESNAR! NCAA Heavyweight Champion, Brock Lesnar!The invincable, Brock Lesnar!The invulnerable, Brock Lesnar!The indestructable, Brock Lesnar!The impervious to pain, Brock Lesnar! They show a video package of Brock attacking WWF superstars..Back LIVE in the ring..Suddenly The HARDY BOYZ run down and attack Brock Lesnar..Brock fights back and throws the Hardyz out of the ring!Brock celbrates..The Hardyz each get a chair and run back into the ring..Each Hardy smashes Lesnar in the head with a chair..Lesnar just falls out of the ring and lands on his feet! MATCH: The Big Show vs MR Perfect.. Big Show wins after the chokeslam.. RIC FLAIR'S OFFICE: Steve Austin + Ric Flair. Steve Austin goes into Flair's vacant office and sits down..{--Commercial Break--}Ric Flair comes in and finds Austin..Austin asks Flair what happens if he beats Scott Hall, since Undertaker is already #1..Flair says that if Austin wins, then Austin vs Taker will be added to Backlash..Flair says the winner of that match will be the sole #1 Contender.. #1 CONTENDERS MATCH: Stone Cold Steve Austin vs Scott Hall w/XPac. Hall beats Austin out of the ring..XPac attacks Austin on the floor, with the ref's back turned..Eventually the referee gets knocked out..XPac runs into the ring but Austin hits a spinbuster..Taker runs down and attacks Steve Austin!Bradshaw runs down and takes Undertaker out of the ring..Bradshaw & Undertaker brawl through the crowd..Scott Hall covers Austin but only gets a two count!The referee gets knocked down again!XPac runs back in and Hall/XPac beat on Austin..Ric Flair runs to th ring and pulls XPac off by the hair..Hall sets up for the Razor's Edge!Austin counters with a backflip..Stunner on XPac!Stunner on Scott Hall!ONE.... TWO....... THREE!!!Steve Austin gets to his feet and stuns WWF Co-Owner Ric Flair!Steve Austin celebrates with lots of beer! RAW goes off the air... 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