Wrestling fans got treated to one of the best wrestling shows in recent memory this Monday night in Boston's FleetCenter. In an already action-packed, star-studded WWF evening, Monday Night Raw ended with a bombshell. Rikishi entered the ring and told the shocked audience that the Rock was responsible for his attack on Stone Cold Steve Austin last November.
At the end of the final match, which featured Rock defeating Y2J Chris Jerricho to capture the position of the Number One Contender in the WWF, Rikishi came to the ring. After kicking the crap out the Rock for a few minutes, he admitted that he had been lying for the past few weeks and that Rock did tell him to hit Austin.
Apparently - and just as we had predicted - the WWF's most popular fat-ass did not act alone. Unfortunately (or conveniently), the Rock was knocked unconscious and thus was unable to confirm or deny these charges. If these accusations of the Rock's scheming prove to be true, the face of the WWF would change in a significant way. The Rock has been the WWF's cornerstone superstar for over a year, and these allegations could make him a heel. Stone Cold would regain his prominence and certainly begin a feud with the Brahma Bull. This epic clash would simply be awesome.
We knew no one was stupid enough to believe that Rikishi acted alone. Even though the Rock-Austin battle can and will be memorable, however, we still do not think the story is over. Vince McMahon is also behind this scheme. He has played an integral part in this attack and will surely admit his meddling in his triumphant, dramatic return, which we hope isn't too far off.
In other action, Chyna battled Eddie Guerrero and his lover, the Cat, in a feeble attempt to further drag out this tired storyline. The match ended with Stevie Richards of the Right to Censor knocking out Chyna and allowing Eddie the way to victory. We really hope that this marks the end of the endless Chyna-Eddie Guerrero story. We did not like it when they were a couple, and we do not feel like seeing them in the ring together anymore in any capacity.
In the comedic portion of the evening, Commissioner Mic Foley came to the ring to announce that he had appointed an assistant commissioner. After introducing the person as someone with "testicular aggression," he shocked everyone by producing the red-hot Debra as his new underling. This bombshell - who just happens to have a perfect, store-bought body - will be yet another gorgeous person to gawk at, and also happens to be the real-life wife of Stone Cold Steve Austin.
Also humorous was the William Regal portion of the program. This joke of a wrestler came to the ring with a list of insults for the Boston faithful. Thankfully, the All-American Bad Ass the Undertaker rode in on his Harley, entered the ring, and applied the power bomb on Regal. Hopefully this will signify the Undertaker's ultimate return from injury.
The highly anticipated steel-cage match between Steve Austin and Rikishi was also one to watch. After devastating Rikishi for most of the match (using the cage door as his primary weapon), Stone Cold applied the stunner and won the match. After Rikishi's later appearance, though, look for the Rattlesnake to be seeking some answers from the Rock this Thursday on Smackdown. Smackdown is aired Thursday at 8 p.m. on UPN 8, a channel miraculously available on Tufts cable.
Other action saw WWF Champion and Olympic hero Kurt Angle pitted against his nemesis Triple-H in a non-title match. Although Angle won the match by a bogus disqualification, the Game stole the show by cleaning house and kicking ass into the commercial.
Overall, this was one of the best Raw events that we have ever seen. Very rarely does the WWF take risks like they are doing now by making their most popular wrestler a villain. Still, judging from past experiences the Rock makes an excellent heel and always says hysterical things at the right times. The Stone Cold-Rock feud will be a classic one and we look forward to watching it. The WWF is currently in one of its most exciting states ever. Look for it to get even better with the return of the mastermind behind it all, Vince McMahon. So tune in this Thursday and next Monday to keep yourself informed: we are excited and we will certainly be watching.
