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Insurrextion 2002, X-Pac vs. Bradshaw
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Insurrextion 2001
We start with William Regal talking on the phone to Kurt Angle. He says that every match on the card has been changed. Wonder if this is a shoot? Someone knocks on the door, and that someone is Mr. McMahon. He confronts Regal on said changes on the card, accusing Regal of letting the power go to his head since they’re in England. Apparently, though, it’s not Regal’s fault, and Sherlock Vince discovers the changes to the card are Linda’s doing. Some of those changes include Benoit/Angle being 2/3 falls and a match between Big Show and Test being changed. Thank God for Linda McMahon. That’s the last time you’ll ever read that on this blog. Another knock is heard, and this time it’s Linda! Yaaay. The Lindatron 2001 tells Vince that change is a good thing. Wonder if she felt that way during a certain Barack Obama’s campaign. Hearing Linda get a cheap pop is very strange. We also hear that Undertaker will face Triple H and Stone Cold Steve Austin in a Handicap match tonight. Vince does a Linda imitation after shutting the door and knocks down Regal’s tea. Dick. We hear an “Asshole” chant. Or maybe it’s “Arsehole”, seeing as this is England. Vince brings up something about a foot-in-mouth disease that was probably relevant in 2001, but not 2014, so I opted not to Google it.
We hear the “Machinehead” ripoff and get a little pyro display. We are welcomed by Paul Heyman and Michael Cole. No JR? Goddamn, this is gonna be a long night. We’re live in London, England for Insurrextion, and apparently that Handicap Match will be for the WWF Championship. We hear the more dreadful Too Cool theme, and out comes Grandmaster Sexay. We also have Lillian Garcia as ring announcer instead of Howard Finkel. I’m already fixing to hate this show. Out next is Eddie Guerrero. Why does this match exist? Michael Cole says that Insurrextion has already been wild. Michael Cole is not known for being a great truth teller.
EDDIE GUERRERO VS GRANDMASTER SEXAY:
Eddie stomps away on Sexay. Eddie puts on Sexay’s sunglasses and looks even better then him with them because Eddie Guerrero is a real man, damnit! Sexay makes a comeback in which he dances like an epileptic. Sexay with a baseball slide. Sexay is an idiot, though, and gets hit from behind while he dances. Yeah. Eddie then dances, and it actually looks more like he’s trying to swim then anything. Sexay with a roll-up for a two count. Sexay with an eniguiri. With the amount of times I write Sexay, I’m seeing a lot of red lines on this draft page. Big Boot by Sexay. He’s really not all that big, so it’s more like a Small Boot. Powerbomb by Sexay. Sexay goes to the top rope and puts on some goggles. Sadly, this would not be his only homage to Michael Phelps. He misses the Legdrop from the top rope. Eddie goes to the top for a Frog Splash, but Sexay cuts him off. Sexay misses an attack in the corner, and hits his junk on the post. Guerrero rolls him up and gets his feet on the ropes for the win.
WINNER: EDDIE GUERRERO.
This was just kind of there. It seemed a lot more like a House Show opener then the opener of a PPV, to me, at least. As awesome as Eddie was, he probably wasn’t gonna get much out of this match.
We see Triple H say “….Damn near killed him” to Stephanie McMahon, followed by, “Get it?”. I don’t know about Stephanie, but I got it, and I haven’t loved Triple H more since that Three Stages of Hell match after that rectal joke. Stephanie observes how calm Triple H is. Maybe he’s not going to lose. Triple H is confident that he and Austin will win tonight. Out next are the surviving members of the Radicalz, with Terri. After that are the Hollys, with Molly Holly.
THE RADICALZ VS THE HOLLYS:
Molly Holy and Terri get into a Catfight in the ring, which includes Molly hitting a suplex on Terri. I laughed. The two teams are brawling on the outside. Teddy Long is the referee for this Tag Team match. Surprise, surprise. Molly also hits Cesaro’s swinging move on Terri, before Perry Saturn, looking like a balder, darker Hulk Hogan gets in the ring with Hardcore Holly. Perry is in control for a little, before Hardcore Bob dropkicks him. Crash tags in and hits a clothesline on Saturn for a two count. Saturn with a suplex, and he tags in Malenko. Crash with a drop toe hold on Malenko. Crash tags in Hardcore. Saturn clotheslines him on the apron, and Malenko takes control. By the way, some of the London fans thought it would be a bully joke to bring in some airhorns, and honk them when nothing’s going on. Maybe it’s just me, but airhorns in the UK sound more like ducks and foghorns then actual car horns. Anyway, Saturn gets tagged in. Brainbuster to Hardcore gets a two count. Saturn gets a Sleeper Hold locked in. Hardcore breaks out, but Saturn hits a suplex. Hardcore goes for the Alabama Slam, but Saturn just kinda falls. Crash gets tagged in and goes wild until Malenko comes in. Crash DDTs him, but Saturn hits a clothesline on Crash. Crash hits a hurricanrana from the top rope, but only gets a two count. Crash hits a bulldog and goes for the pin, but Terri grabs him off. I’m pretty sure that’s a Disqualification since it was blatantly in front of the ref, but Tag Team Teddy sees otherwise, as the match continues. Terri and Molly go at it, and we have to hear Michael Cole and Paul Heyman express their love for short skirts. Vomit inducing. Perry Saturn hits a Three Handled Credenza for the pin.
WINNERS: THE RADICALZ.
This was another really underwhelming match. I’m kinda noticing a pattern here. These guys tried hard, but it didn’t seem like the fans were that into it, and I know I wasn’t.
We see William Regal on a tour of London doing media appearances and stuff like that. William Regal is a really cool guy, and that definitely shows here. We see Regal in his office talking to, I think his Uncle, about how he’ll be cheered over Chris Jericho and will win the Queen’s Cup. We hear Luke Gallow’s old theme as we get a plug for the next UK PPV Rebellion. Hope it’s better then this has been so far. We see a clip of Test getting injured, explaining why he won’t face Test. Big Show’s music and pyro hits, and out he comes. Paul Heyman encourages Michael Cole to face Big Show. I would pay $20 a month instead of $10 for the network just to see that match. Big Show diagnoses Test with a case of yellowitis. Now, far be it for me to question the Big Show’s medical expertise, but I’m almost certain that doesn’t exist. Big Show beckons Test to come out to the ring and face him. Test does come out in street clothes. Big Show beats on Test and focuses his injured ribs. Big Show gets on the mic as Test is rolled away, and Big Show says no one can beat him. Big Show's music plays, and as he walks down the ramp, suddenly, the APA theme plays, and out comes Bradshaw. What. The two brawl into the ring as, I guess, this is now an official match. Who would possibly want to see this match?
THE BIG SHOW VS. BRADSHAW:
Bradshaw beats on Big Show for a bit, until Show hits a Sidewalk Slam. Big Show beats on Bradshaw while Michael Cole compares the size of Big Show's hand to the size of his own head. Is Michael Cole a little self-conscious about the size of his noodle? We see some shots of Test at ringside being attended to by EMTs. I just cannot care about this. Big Shows keeps beating on Bradshaw, and I almost fall asleep until Big Show misses an elbow. Bradshaw goes to the top rope, and hits a shoulder block. Big Show goes for a Chokeslam on Bradshaw, but it gets blocked, so Show just punches Bradshaw out of the ring. He grabs a chair, knocks down the ref, throws the chair in the ring, and goes after Test. He gets Test in the ring, and as he grabs the chair, Test kicks it right into his face with a Big Boot. Bradshaw then hits the Clothesline From Hell, and gets the win.
WINNER: BRADSHAW.
That was no fun. A segment and match that both could've easily been on Raw or Smackdown, or even Heat, and they showed it on PPV. It wasn't like it was a shitty match or anything like that. It was just really hard to care, to be honest. I don't know why they would've wanted to have Fucking Bradshaw, the tag team guy, pin Big Show, the guy they had signed to a big contract and tried to push two years previously, but, hey, I don't book things. Definitely a match I could've done without. We're 0 for 3 here for matches that deliver.
Big Show walks up the ramp looking pissed. Funny how some things never change. We see Stone Cold Steve Austin being interviewed backstage by a clean-shaven Coachman. Weird. Coach tries to ask why Undertaker asked for the Handicap Match tonight, but Austin cuts him off and asks a question of his own: How the Hell are we out of Honey Nut Cheerios already, Debra? No, he doesn't ask that, as far as we know. He actually asks how stupid Undertaker is. I assume that's a hypothetical question. Austin's pissed because Undertaker threw him through a window. Raven's also pissed, because Stone Cold and Undertaker stole his spot from Wrestlemania. Austin says he's sorry that Undertaker's career has to end in a “Piece of crap country, like England”. He'll be thankful to know his career actually ended in a piece of crap state, like Louisiana. Edge and Christian come out to the ring. Out next is the X-Factor. Anytime I get to hear that God-Awful Uncle Kracker theme is a good time. I think someone tried throw a beach ball at Albert. Hilarious. There's a sign that asks, “Why is X-Pac still alive?”. Ouch. Out next are the Dudley Boyz to a nice pop. Finally, the Hardy Boyz come out to a huge pop.
EDGE AND CHRISTIAN VS. X-FACTOR VS. THE HARDY BOYZ VS. THE DUDLEY BOYZ IN A FOUR TEAM ELIMINATION MATCH:
Justin Credible and Bubba Ray start things off. Justin gets the early advantage off of a distraction by Albert. He and Bubba trade some shots, and Credible eventually gets whipped into the corner. Bubba dominates, and Credible tags in to Matt Hardy. Christian blind tags Bubba Ray. Michael Cole asks Paul Heyman if the Hardys/Dudleys/Edge and Christian feud is the best three team feud we've seen to date. I can't think of many other feuds like that before this one, although I do bet this partially inspired Paul E's Smackdown Six a year later. Christian dropkicks Matt, but Matt ends up getting the advantage and tags in Jeff, and they team up on Christian. At some point here, Cole talks about the possibility of two members of the same team being tagged in and made to face each other. What the fuck? Wouldn't there be a rule against this kind of scenario? If not, wouldn't you just tag in someone from another team so you don't have to face your teammate. I'll chalk this up to Michael Cole retardation, but this line really bothered me. Christian tags in Edge and they team up on Jeff. Jeff hits a Crossbody for the two count, and Edge tags in X-Pac to major heat. See, X-Pac has his own kind of heat, aptly named X-Pac Heat. I think before that it was Bossman heat, and, today, the closest thing would be Eva Marie heat. Anyway, nobody liked X-Pac at this time, and it shows in matches like this. Jeff tags in Matt, who gets the advantage until Justin Credible and Albert crotch him on the post to unanimous boos. Heat by association! Michael Cole brings up a Women's Battle Royale later on, which I'm certain got cut. X-Pac hits the Bronco Buster and tags in Justin Credible. Credible beats on Matt, and quickly tags X-Pac back in. Both men go to work on Matt, but he hits a clothesline on them. Jeff gets tagged in by Matt, and dominates. He ends up hitting Poetry in Motion on X-Pac, and the match breaks down, with the Dudleys going after Edge and Christian on the outside. Jeff goes for another Poetry in Motion, but X-Pac moves out of the way, only to get hit with a Twist of Fate by Matt. Matt goes for the pin, and Albert goes to break it up, inadvertently splashing X-Pac in the process. I didn't think Matt was the legal man, but whatever. Jeff hits a Swanton Bomb on X-Pac, and gets the pin on him.
X-FACTOR IS ELIMINATED.
X-Factor attacks Matt, while Edge and Christian ambush Jeff. At this point, I saw a sign that made me pause and reflect. It simply read , “Astin slod out”. Astin slod out. No sooner should I reflect on this enigma then Christian hits an Unprettier on Jeff to eliminate the Hardys.
THE HARDY BOYS ARE ELIMINATED.
It's now down to the Dudleys and Edge and Christian. The Dudleys Irish Whip Edge and Christian into each other and hit a double flapjack on Christian. D-Von dominates until Edge attacks him, thus giving Christian the advantage. Edge and Christian double team D-Von for a while. A “We want tables” chant is heard. I think they're gonna be disappointed. D-Von hits a diving clothesline and goes to tag in Bubba. He does it, but the ref is distracted by Christian and doesn't see it. Devon eventually gets the Hot Tag, and it's Bubba and Edge in the ring. Bubba cleans house and, as he pins Edge, Christian goes to break it up and accidentally elbows Edge. Bubba Bomb to Christian and a Wazzup?!?! headbutt to Edge. D-Von goes to get a table, with Bubba Ray assisting. How polite of him. Edge and Christian attempt to baseball slide the table into their faces, but the Dudleys move the table and whack the two with it. The Dudleys attempt a 3D on Christian, but Edge pulls him to safety. D-Von and Christian brawl on the outside, and Rhyno, with the ref distracted, Gores Bubba Ray. Edge then pins Bubba for the win.
WINNERS: EDGE AND CHRISTIAN.
After the previous three disappointments, this match was a breath of fresh air. It wasn't the greatest tag match I've seen, and certainly not the best four way, but everyone involved did their best, and the crowd was really into it. A big thumbs up to this match for breaking the dry spell of this show.
Rhyno sets up the table, but Spike intervenes and hits a Dudley Dog on Edge. The Dudleys then 3D Rhyno to make the crowd happy. We see footage from a Make-a-Wish dinner event from the night before. It was all kind of nice and lovely, until Stephanie slaps Michael Cole to a thunderous ovation. No, actually, that made it even nicer. Cole's ear is still ringing, so I'm guessing during this show, he couldn't hear Vince yelling at him quite as well. We see Earl's Court from outside, and it's amazing to see that London actually looks kind of nice here. Paul Heyman, meanwhile is laughing, seriously like the Joker, about Michael Cole getting slapped. It's actually a little unsettling. We see some British Celebrities, but none of them are Michael Caine, so I automatically tune out their names. Kurt Angle is being interviewed by Coach. He vows to get his stolen Gold Medals back. Right to Censor's theme then plays. Oh God no. Steven Richards and Ivory come out. Steven bitches about how a UK newspaper ran a topless picture on page three. He bemoans the fact that children read that paper. To be frank, I don't think most kids read the newspaper, even in 2001. The crowd cheers children seeing boobs, and some little boys are seen smiling at the camera, and making squeezing motions. This was even more unsettling then Heyman's Joker laugh. Richards compares himself to MLK. Huh. Richards announces that the women's battle royale is canceled. How is Ivory OK with this? Was it a Bra and Panties battle royale or something? Jacqueline, Trish Stratus, and Lita are brought out. What is the point of all this? Ivory calls them all prostitutes, and the women strip her to her underwear. Ivory gets out of there, and Trish seemingly seduces Richards before lowblowing him. They pants him and beat him up. What a waste. We then get a package for Angle and Benoit in a Two out of Three Falls match. Out comes Benoit to a nice reaction. Out next is Kurt Angle. Angle demands his medals back. Benoit assures him they're in a warm place. Oh.
2 OUT OF 3 FALLS: KURT ANGLE VS. CHRIS BENOIT:
They start with some grappling and mat wrestling, and this is already the best thing on the show by leaps and bounds. Benoit briefly locks in the Crossface, but Angle gets the ropes. Angle ends up going for a roll-up, but Benoit reverses it into a Crossface, which Angle once again escapes from. Angle gets the advantage and hits Benoit's head on the turnbuckle. Benoit turns it around with a Belly to Belly Suplex. Benoit with some vertical suplexes and chops. Benoit goes for three German Suplexes, but on the third, Angle grabs the ropes, so Benoit just suplexes him on his head anyway. Awesome. Benoit signals for the Diving Headbutt, which still makes me cringe to this day. He hits and gets the pin.
WINNER OF THE FIRST FALL: CHRIS BENOIT.
Angle fakes being hurt, and cheapshots Benoit, knocking him out of the ring. Angle whips him into the steps and beats him down on the outside. Angle with a Belly-to-Belly off the top rope. Angle goes for the pin, but Benoit kicks out at 2. Angle gets a Chinlock on Benoit. Benoit makes a brief comeback, but gets suplexed again by Angle. 2 count for Angle. Benoit goes for a Small Package, but gets two. Angle beats on him in the corner. Benoit turns it around, and they get into a chopping match in the corner. Angle goes for an Angle Slam, but Benoit gets out and hits a trio of Germans. Benoit goes for another Diving Headbutt, but Angle rolls out of the way. Angle gets Benoit in the Ankle Lock, but Benoit turns it into a Crossface. Angle gets out of it, but Benoit rolls him up for the second straight fall and the win.
WINNER: CHRIS BENOIT.
It wasn't quite as good as their last two matches, but any Angle/Benoit match you is see is still likely to be a damn good match. These two busted their asses off for a PPV audience that was much smaller then most others, and that's a testament to how hard these two worked. Very fun match, and yet another bright spot on this card.
Benoit gets on the mic, repeating that Angle's medals were in a safe, warm place. He pulls the medals from his tights, leaving Angle distraught. The Powertrip is seen backstage, discussing their match later against Undertaker. Austin demands that Debra get him some water. Triple H also requests some water, and Stephanie asks for tea. Debra states that she's not an errand girl and walks away. Insert your misogynistic jokes here. Also insert a spousal abuse joke here. We see a package for William Regal vs Chris Jericho for the Queen's Cup. God, this really started with Jericho pissing in Regal's tea? We also see footage from the Duchess of Queensbury abortion from Backlash. We see the Queen's Cup, which looks nowhere near as nice as the Andre The Giant Memorial Trophy. Regal comes out first to a surprisingly mixed reaction. Chris Jericho comes out to a fairly decent reaction. Better then Regal's, actually.
QUEEN'S CUP MATCH: CHRIS JERICHO VS. WILLIAM REGAL:
They circle off as Michael Cole refers to their history together as “Historical”. I guess that's one way to put it. Regal with a headlock to start, but Jericho turns it into a wrist lock, and we get a nice wrist lock segment. Eventually, they go at it on the outside, where Jericho lights Regal up with some chops. Cole asks Heyman who has the better chops between Jericho and Chris Benoit, and Heyman answers “Linda McMahon”. Jericho gets Regal in the Walls of Jericho, but Regal fights out and sends Jericho shoulder first into the post. Regal gets Jericho in a wristlock again, and they show us the Queen's Cup. Come to think of it, why should we care so much about the Queen's Cup? I guess it's kind of like the Kuwait Cup they had when they went to Kuwait in the 90's, but this isn't even a tournament. It's just Regal and Jericho, like that's not enough for a match in Regal's home country. Whatever. Jericho hits a hurricanrana off the top rope for a two count. Jericho misses a dropkick and gets slingshotted into the ring by Regal, followed by a suplex. Regal's suplexes are actually really awesome. Regal beats up on Jericho for a while, with some waving to the crowd thrown in. Regal locks in a chinlock and we get a light “Regal” chant. By the way, the commentators keep talking about the whole Vince/Linda thing, as well as the Handicap main event. Normally, I'd be annoyed at this, but I can't blame them because, quite frankly, this match has been extremely dull so far. They end up on the outside, and Regal throws Jericho headfirst into the ringpost before getting him back in the ring. Jericho makes a brief comeback, but Regal cuts him off and gets him in another chinlock. Jericho gets out and rolls up Regal for a two count. Jericho gets tied up in the ropes and Regal starts punching him. Jericho gets out and Regal hits a suplex for a count of two. Regal gets Jericho in an abdominal stretch, but Jericho gets out and eventually hits an enziguri. Both men are down, and, when they get up, Jericho gets the advantage for what feels like the first time in this match. Dropkick off the top gets two. Jericho hits a Bulldog, and goes for a Lionsault, but Regal gets his knees up. Regal ends up going for a suplex, but Jericho locks in the Walls of Jericho, causing Regal to tap out almost instantly.
WINNER OF THE QUEEN'S CUP: CHRIS JERICHO.
I was really hoping this match would be great. I really wanted to like it, especially after seeing that Duchess of Queensbury match from Backlash. Sadly, it didn't live up to my expectations, and even left me feeling disappointed. It was boring, and the crowd really wasn't into it that much, mainly because they wanted to cheer Regal, but they also loved Jericho, thus, they didn't care about the outcome of the match. This was a huge letdown.
After the match, Regal beats the shit out of Jericho and breaks the trophy. We get a video package for Stone Cold and Triple H vs. The Undertaker for the WWF Championship. As little as I think of the Two Man Power Trip, seeing them beating on Kane was actually really cool. Out first is Triple H, accompanied by Stephanie McMahon. So, apparently, Undertaker must pin or submit Stone Cold to win the WWF championship. Keep that in mind. Out next is Stone Cold to somewhat of a pop. We also get to see the “Astin Slod Out” sign again. When Raw comes to Minneapolis in December, I might bring that sign for shits and giggles. Out next is The Undertaker to a sorta big pop. I don't know, maybe it's just me, but Undertaker doesn't really seem like the top face in this whole thing. It seems like people really want to cheer Austin, and some even want to cheer Triple H, but they have to sit there and go along with the whole Two Man Powertrip bullshit. Paul Heyman calls Undertaker Big Daddy Deadman. Disgusting.
HANDICAP MATCH FOR THE WWF CHAMPIONSHIP: STONE COLD STEVE AUSTIN (c) AND TRIPLE H VS. THE UNDERTAKER:
Undertaker grabs a chair and Austin and Triple H scatter. They stall again, and, eventually, Triple H comes in and hits Undertaker from behind to officially start the main event. The Powertrip double teams Undertaker. Undertaker ducks a double clothesline and hits one on both men. Undertaker tries to Chokeslam Austin, but Triple H drags him to the outside. They brawl up the ramp for a bit, with Austin getting involved, and eventually backdropped on the ramp. Undertaker and Triple H eventually get back to ringside, and Undertaker sets up the announce table. Triple H fights him off, and the “Astin Slod Out” sign is, to my delight, prominently displayed upside-down. Beautiful. Back in the ring, Undertaker hits Old School on Triple H and gets a one count. DDT by Undertaker. Triple H with a High Knee to Undertaker. Austin is tagged in, and he beats on Undertaker. Undertaker grabs Triple H by the throat, but Triple H runs in and gets big booted. Austin escapes, and Undertaker gets him again, but Triple H hits him from behind. Double clothesline knocks down both Triple H and Undertaker, and Austin grabs a chair while Stephanie distracts Earl Hebner. Austin hits Undertaker with it, and Triple H covers him for a two count. Austin gets tagged in somewhere in here, and he beats on Undertaker for a bit. Triple H gets tagged in and also goes to work on Undertaker. Triple H gets him in an extended Sleeper hold. Undertaker eventually gets out, and Austin gets tagged in. He beats on Undertaker and tags in Triple H for a double team move. He comes off the top, but Undertaker gets his boot up. Austin is tagged in, and Undertaker begins a comeback. Undertaker and Austin go to the outside and Triple H goes for a diving axe handle off the top. Undertaker, however, grabs him by the throat and chokeslams him through the announce table. In the ring, Austin goes for a Stunner, but Undertaker big boots him. Taker goes for a chokeslam, but Stephanie distracts Hebner again, and Austin low blows him. Undertaker eventually chokeslams Austin. He goes for the cover, but Triple H comes back in and breaks it up. Triple H goes for the Pedigree, but Undertaker slingshots him right into Austin. Triple H hits a Facebuster and a clothesline. Mr. McMahon struts on out, and grabs a chair. Triple H holds Undertaker back to get with the chair, but Taker ducks and Triple H is hit instead. Undertaker chokeslams McMahon and then Triple H, and pins Triple H. Wait, what?
WINNER, BUT NOT WWF CHAMPION: THE UNDERTAKER.
He pinned Triple H? Triple H? You mean the guy who CANNOT be pinned to win the WWF Championship? I guess you can argue Undertaker got his revenge on the Powertrip, but why not go the extra mile? Why not beat them AND win the WWF Championship? Isn't that what the entire point of the Powertrip is? Other than that headscratcher, this match was nothing special. It was just like the tag match from Backlash, except Kane wasn't there. It didn't feel quite as long as the Regal match, but I still could have done without it.
Undertaker beats up all three men with the chair, and Cole and Heyman call it the most important victory of the year. Yeah, sure.
OVERALL THOUGHTS:
That might have been one of the most disappointing shows I think I've ever seen. The only matches I can really recommend from this show are the Four Way Tag match, and the 2 out of 3 falls match. Everything else ranged from boring to bad. Really, this show would have been fine as a house show. I can see people leaving the PPV happy after seeing it live. But God was it bad here. It took me 4 months to get around to reviewing this thing, and for good reason: It's just that flat. I definitely wouldn't recommend watching this one. I'm sure there's better UK PPVs up on the Network, so just watch those instead. Thanks for reading, and I promise I will try to regularly post reviews, maybe weekly or biweekly. Up next, we return to the US for Judgment Day. See you then!
