Monday Night Raw – July 1, 2002 (2016 Redo): Make Yourself Famous
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Night Raw
Date: July 1, 2002
Location: Verizon Wireless Arena, Manchester, New Hampshire
Commentators: Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler
Here are Heyman and Lesnar with the former talking about how this is the summer of Brock Lesnar. See, Brock has the intelligence to be inspired by people like Kurt Angle. Over on Smackdown, Angle issued an open challenge to any rookie (actually it was to anyone Angle had never wrestled but whatever). Tonight, Lesnar has issued an open challenge to any veteran willing to be put into retirement.
Brock Lesnar vs. Ric Flair
is just not a good talker. Lesnar shows off the power to start but gets slowed down by a chop. A powerslam plants Ric and it’s time for Heyman to dance a bit. Some backbreakers send Flair outside because he has no idea what to do with a monster like this.
Back in and Brock goes shoulder first into the post but grabs the bearhug anyway. A not great looking spinebuster has Flair begging off but also sets up a low blow on Brock. The Figure Four is quickly broken up but Flair goes after Heyman, setting up the F5 to give Brock the pin.
Bradshaw vs. Christopher Nowinski
Jeff Hardy runs around backstage and climbs onto various things because tonight is a ladder match.
Vince and Eddie have a chat about ruthless aggression. The Spanish translation for ruthless aggression: EDDIE GUERRERO. Chris Benoit comes in and is ready for his Raw debut tonight. “The Smackdown guys” will have to be compensated somehow, even though Vince owns both shows now and should be able to dictate all roster moves.
Rob Van Dam vs. William Regal
presumably for the Intercontinental Title.
Bubba Ray Dudley/Spike Dudley vs. Chris Benoit/Eddie Guerrero
Post match Spike gets thrown through a table and Bubba takes the Crossface, which turns into a choke.
Rey Mysterio is coming.
Jeff Hardy ladder match highlight reel.
X-Pac is out too.
Booker T. vs. Big Show
Booker leaves through the crowd to avoid the NWO.
Vince makes Undertaker vs. Rock at Vengeance.
Matt Hardy wishes his brother luck and Lita makes a cameo to say the same.
WWE World Title: Jeff Hardy vs. Undertaker
pull the title down.
The last few minutes help this but it was a long squash until the ending. We’ve sat through a few weeks of Undertaker destroying the Hardys and now he does it again in Jeff’s signature match before moving on to the Angle match. Not great but watchable enough.
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