Raw

Card Information:
 Held in: TRICITY COLISEUM
Location: WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES
          on February 2004 at 9:00pm

Interview:
Match making and anger...
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William Regal makes numerous matches for tonight, and also signs a match for
himself against the Ultimate Warrior at No Way Out, with major stipulations
involved.


Brian Kendrick, Hurricane Helms, Maven and Bubba Ray Dudley defeated
Los Guerreros and The Basham Brothers when B. Kendrick pinned Danny after
a jumping bomb in 0:08:05.
Rating: ** 1/4
(Tajiri no-showed.)

Following the match, both Los Guerreros and the Bashams blamed one another for
the loss, leading to a shoving match, and the Bashams eventually walking out
on their partners.


Interview:
A new manager...
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AJ Styles, now managed by Paul Heyman, will face Rey Mysterio at No Way Out.


Vader, Scott Steiner and Ric Flair and Booker T, Edge and Sting
 battled to a draw in 0:30:00.
Rating: ** 1/2

A number of forgotten superstars battled it out in a dramatic match, which
ended when the time-limit expired.  Hopefully more of these guys will be seen
in the future.


No-Countout-No-DQ-Towel Match:
Shawn Michaels (w/Kevin Nash) defeated Lance Storm (w/Chris Jericho) with
an armbar submission in 0:15:34.
Rating: ** 1/2
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Not as good a match as it could have been, but still an interesting contest.
Jericho will square off with Nash on Smackdown.


Interview:
First maskless match...
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Mankind is out of the upcoming tag match.


Steve Austin and Val Venis defeated Kurt Angle and Jeff Jarrett when S. Austin
 pinned Jarrett with the Stone Cold Stunner in 0:18:11.
Rating: ****
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An excellent tag match, which saw Austin pin Jarrett.  Can he do it all again
at No Way Out?


Scott Hall, Ted DiBiase and The Big Show defeated
Bret Hart, Hulk Hogan and The Rock when DiBiase defeated The Hulkster when
The Hulkster passed out in a grapevine in 0:21:24.
Rating: ** 1/4
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In a shocking turn of events, Ted DiBiase caused Hogan to pass out to a leg
grapevine.  This should add extra fuel to their fire.



Card rating: ** 3/4


Match observations: 

An interesting night of action, let down by the brawl that caused Rob Van Dam
versus Ken Shamrock to be abandoned.  With the addition of William Regal
versus the Ultimate Warrior, and AJ Styles versus Rey Mysterio, the card for
No Way Out is now complete.

Some shocking events did transpire tonight, as we just saw DiBiase defeat
Hulk Hogan.  Although Hogan never gave up, the pressure of the grapevine
caused the Hulkster to pass out.  Only Brock Lesnar has ever been able to
defeat Hogan in such a way before.

A great six man tag match earlier in the night too, which saw potential Sting
versus Scott Steiner, and Edge versus Ric Flair rivalries heat up.  Sadly,
Booker T and Vader only appeared to be along for the ride.

With No Way Out drawing ever closer, expect the heat to be on this Thursday
night, when Smackdown rolls around.

Next Show: Smackdown

Additional: Frustrated at his lack of appearences for the company, WWE has now
received word that the Undertaker has quit.