(As Raw comes on the air, Hollywood Hogan makes his way down to ringside, ready
to fight Shane McMahon.  Shane O Mac's music hits, and he comes out onto the
ramp with a mic, not dressed to fight.)

Shane McMahon:
Well, here I am Hogan.  I'm right here on Raw like you told me to be, but there
is a slightly different plan on the agenda to what you expected.  You see, I
want to fight you again Hogan, and I'm going to.  But I'm not going to do it
right here tonight.

(Hogan grabs a mic.)

Hollywood Hogan:
You see, I knew it.  I knew you were a coward Shane.  But you know what, the 
fight happens now, or it doesn't happen at all brother, because I won't extend
you this invitation again.

Shane McMahon:
That's all well and good Hogan, but it doesn't really mean anything to me, you
see I've already gone ahead and booked Shane McMahon versus Hollywood Hogan to
take place at No Way Out, live on Pay Per View!

Hollywood Hogan:
Oh, I get it. I see what's happening here.  I guess you got hurt a little bit
more than we all thought when you got bumped last night.  Shane, I hate to have
to break this to you brother, but your boy Benoit lost last night.  The title
is back in the camp of the nWo, around Brock Lesnar's waist, and you didn't
get the book back.  So, why don't you march your ass back home, watch the tape
of the match, and then settle down for a nice early retirement when you finally
understand what's going on.

Shane McMahon:
Hogan, I hate to break this to you, but you're the one that doesn't actually
understand what's going on.  Now I know that Brock Lesnar is the WWE Champion,
and I can't say I'm too thrilled about that, but the one thing that you need
to do is take a look at the timeline of events that led up to last night's
triple threat match at the Royal Rumble.

First of all, the match was signed to be Chris Benoit vs Hollywood Hogan for 
the WWE Title.  Then Benoit added the stipulations regarding myself and my
potential regaining of the WWE book, and then you added Brock Lesnar to the
mix to make a triple threat match.  Now Hogan, when you made that change to
the contract, that was all you changed.  One thing that you didn't change was
the contract clause that said "if Hollywood Hogan does not win the title from
Chris Benoit, then Shane McMahon will have his position in WWE re-instated".

Now Hogan, in case you need it spelled out for you, the clause in the contract
referred specifically to you, not Brock Lesnar.  Therefore, as you did not win
the WWE title last night, I am officially back in control on the book in this
company.

Hollywood Hogan:
No way brother.  This can't be.  I'll sue your ass!

Shane McMahon:
Sue me for what, Hogan?  Sue me for your stupidity?  That's not my fault Hulk,
that's yours.  But you know what, you don't need to worry, but I'm not gonna
fire you Hogan, I'm gonna have a whole lot of fun.  Starting tonight, you like
handicap matches, so I'm gonna put you in one.  Right here tonight, it's Hulk
Hogan in a 3 on 1 handicap match against Shawn Michaels, Cactus Jack and Chris
Jericho.

But that's not all, you see I also have a couple of other plans for tonight,
the first of which deals with the result of last night's Royal Rumble.  William
Regal, you may have officially won, but there is no way you're getting a title
shot at Wrestlemania with a victory like that one, so tonight, I begin an 8-man
tournament, which will conclude at No Way Out, with the winner getting the
Wrestlemania title shot.  Regal, you're in tonight's first round match, and 
you're facing the guy that you screwed at the Rumble last night, Goldberg.

And Hogan, you might like my other plan, you see tonight, in that very ring,
your new Champion Brock Lesnar is defending the gold, one on one, against the
man who he took the title from last night, Chris Benoit!  Tonight, you witness
the beginning of the end for the nWo, because I promise you this Hogan, now
that I'm back in the saddle, the nWo is going to die.




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Rich, 12-11-2005