Monday Night Raw – July 22, 2002: Let’s Get Ready To…..Have Way Too Much In One Show
Monday Night Raw
Date: July 22, 2002
Location: Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Commentators: Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler
Intercontinental Title/European Title: Rob Van Dam vs. Jeff Hardy
Bubba Ray Dudley/Trish Stratus vs. Molly Holly/William Regal
Brock Lesnar vs. Tommy Dreamer
Singapore cane match. Tommy hammers away with the cane to start but Brock just ends him with a belly to belly on the floor. Back in and Brock drives shoulders to the ribs in the corner but Dreamer nails a low blow. The DDT gets two but Lesnar pops up for the F5 and academic win.
Undertaker comes out with some cane shots for revenge on Lesnar for an attack last week.
Bischoff reminds Brown and Stasiak that they have three minutes.
Brown hammers away to start and gets a few early two counts as Bischoff stands on the stage, checking his watch. Stasiak puts on an armbar and Bischoff rips into him for being boring. He cuts off the time and we get to the point: 3 Minute Warning (Jamal, later known as Umaga, and Rosey, later known as Rosey) debuts and mauls both guys.
HHH gives Shawn a bag and tells him to wear whatever is inside. Shawn looks pleased.
Chris Benoit vs. Booker T.
Winner gets a future IC Title shot. Booker has bad ribs coming in from his match last night. A quick shoulder drops Benoit and a superkick does it even better. Benoit comes right back with a running elbow to the face for two before a hard whip drops Booker in the corner. Back up and another superkick drops the Canadian but he suplexes his way out of a sleeper.
Bischoff comes out for commentary on the next match.
Big Show vs. Spike Dudley
I think you know the drill here. The chokeslam ends it in about a minute.
Bischoff tells Show to get a table, but Bubba comes out to save his half brother. That earns him a chokeslam through the table along with Spike for his efforts.
ARE YOU READY? The DX theme comes on and here are HHH and Shawn with the old colors on once again. Shawn talks about the rebels being back and HHH does the Are You Ready bit. They load up the pose and HHH turns on Shawn with a Pedigree. They kept this quick as it only took about four minutes from beginning to end.
HHH is leaving when Smackdown GM Stephanie pulls up. She sends a production guy to tell Bischoff that the competition has arrived.
The Rock vs. Eddie Guerrero
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