Raw Tenth Anniversary (2017 Redo): Down With The Sickness
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10th Anniversary
Date: January 14, 2003
Location: The World, New York City, New York
Hosts: Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler
The opening is a big mash up of all the intros in a cool touch. Nice start.
Sable
Sunny
Trish Stratus
Lita
Chyna
Winner: Trish Stratus. Trish gives a nice acceptance speech, thanking everyone who paved the way for her as well as Fit Finlay for his coaching, but the regular fans yelling ruin the moment.
Big Show chokeslams Undertaker through the ring
Jeff Hardy in TLC 2002 (no specific moment)
Dudley Boyz powerbomb Mae Young off the stage
Kurt Angle misses a moonsault off the top of the cage
3 Faces of Foley
Eric Bischoff Debuts
The Brawl for All (the whole thing)
Kane Lights Things on Fire
Austin Drives a Zamboni to the Ring
Ric Flair comes out to announce the wrestlers who have passed away in the Raw era, with a video set to Tell Me a Lie:
Andre the Giant (who never appeared on Raw), Joey Marella, Brian Pillman, Rick Rude, Owen Hart, Gorilla Monsoon, Yokozuna, British Bulldog
In other words, the big names instead of people they feel the need to mock, like Bertha Faye earlier. You know, because it was too hard to list more than eight names.
Chris Jericho comes out in his goofy gear and dedicates the look to the Hollywood Fashion Plate Classy Freddie Blassie. We get the nominees for the Gimme the Mic Award:
Steve Austin
D-Generation X
Kurt Angle
Mick Foley
Mr. McMahon
The Rock
Michael Cole and Tazz present the Shut Up and Kiss Me Award for best on screen romantic couple. The nominees:
Mark Henry and Mae Young
Chyna and Eddie Guerrero
Lita and Matt Hardy
Mr. McMahon and William Regal
Stephanie McMahon and Triple H
Winners: Stephanie McMahon and Triple H. Well duh. They reunite on the stage with Stephanie listing off their history on TV. HHH offers a reenactment, only to drop his pants and bend over for a spank. Remember that this is one day after he was stripped to his underwear by Scott Steiner when he was supposed to be the biggest heel in the world.
Moment #7: Steve Austin attacks Vince in the hospital.
Gene Okerlund and Pat Patterson present Network Difficulties Award for most controversial moments. The nominees are:
Mae Young Gives Birth to a Hand
Steve Austin Stuns Santa Claus
HLA
Winner: Mae Young Gives Birth to a Hand. Mae accepts and is rushed off the stage.
Moment #6: D-Generation X parodies the Nation. Funny, but should be further down the list.
Brock Lesnar presents Superstar of the Decade and does a better job of speaking in such an open forum than you would expect. Here are the nominees:
Mick Foley
The Rock
Bret Hart
Triple H
Steve Austin
Undertaker
Match of the Decade has no presenter for some reason so here are the nominees:
TLC 2002
Triple H vs. Cactus Jack – Falls Count Anywhere
Jeff Hardy vs. Undertaker – Ladder Match
Steve Austin vs. Kane
Winner: TLC 2002. Most of the people involved accept the award and thank the TLC performers who came before them.
Shawn Michaels vs. Marty Jannetty – May 17, 1993
Triple H vs. Cactus Jack – Falls Count Anywhere – September 4, 1997
British Bulldog vs. Owen Hart – March 3, 1997
Chris Benoit/Chris Jericho vs. Two Man Power Trip – May 21, 2001
Rob Van Dam vs. Jeff Hardy – Ladder Match – May 27, 2002
Bret Hart vs. 1-2-3 Kid – July 11, 1994
Moment #3: Rock Challenges Hulk Hogan for Wrestlemania XVIII. No issues here.
Everyone comes onto the stage to end the show.
Overall Rating: E. For E. Coli, a sickness you get from something being too Raw. This was a terrible show with a bunch of stuff designed to basically flip the fans off by saying none of the top stars were there (Rock, Austin and Foley were all missing live) and the awards were little more than a joke. I know the top ten was voted on by fans but this was either rigged or the fans are a lot dumber than I thought. Really, calling the beer truck the best moment of all time? How is that possible?
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