RAW
August 26th, 2002
Madison Square Garden
New York, New York
 
Dark Match:
 
1. Shelton Benjamin pins Shawn Stasiak.
 
Actual Show:
 
We see the opening video for RAW.
 
Your hosts are Jim Ross and Jerry “The King” Lawler.
 
Eric Bischoff comes out on the stage and welcomes everyone to RAW as he says that he promises everyone a historic evening, and he says that the Hardcore Title and Intercontinental Title will be combined tonight as Tommy Dreamer will face Rob Van Dam. He says that they are going to honor a special Hall of Famer with a lifetime achievement award and he wants to now introduce the new Undisputed WWE Champion, Brock Lesnar who comes down to the ring along with Paul Heyman. Heyman says that they stand here on the sacred ground of Madison Square Garden and you can take Bruno Sammartino, Billy Graham, and Hulk Hogan, and you can combine them and they wouldn’t equal Lesnar as he says that he told everyone and no one listened to him. He says that he said Lesnar was the Next Big Thing and no one listened as he told everyone Lesnar would win KOTR, and he says no one listened as he said that Lesnar would destroy the myth of Hulkamania and no one listened. He says that he told everyone that Lesnar would win the Undisputed Title and no one listened as he says that everyone should learn to listen, and Lesnar says that he’s 25 years old and is the youngest Undisputed Champion in history as no one can beat him. Just then, Shawn Michaels’ music hits only for Triple H to come out on the stage and he mocks Michaels as he says that’s the last time everyone will hear that music, and he says that last night he crippled Shawn Michaels as Michaels didn’t belong in the same ring as him and now Michaels will never wrestle again. He says that Michaels will probably never be able to walk again and he says that Lesnar is just a boy at 25 years old, and he says that he is also the Undisputed Champion though he wouldn’t be champion if it wasn’t for him. He says that he would soften Rock up for him and he did though he also told Lesnar that if he came out here tonight with the belt, he would be waiting as he comes down to the ring and he says that Lesnar owes him. He says that he wants to know one thing and that’s if Lesnar is man enough to play the Game as the Undertaker comes down to the ring, and he says the way he sees it is Triple H has it all wrong as he gets first crack at the young blood because as Number One Contender, he needs to know if Lesnar is the Next Big Thing or Next Big Bitch. He gets in Lesnar’s face only for Triple H to nail him from behind and they pound and stomp on Taker in the corner, and Lesnar and Triple H have a staredown until Taker grabs Triple H by the throat and throws him into the corner. He then grabs Lesnar and throws him into Triple H as he hits a clothesline on Lesnar and pounds on Triple H in the corner, and he pounds on Lesnar and splashes both men in the corners as he clotheslines Triple H over the top to the floor. He gets in Lesnar’s face and slaps him in the face twice before hitting a big boot which sends him over the top to the floor, and Triple H gets back in the ring and squares off with Taker before getting out of the ring and heading to the back.
 
Commercial break
 
Eric Bischoff is at the commentator’s table as he says he promised tonight would be historic and that in the main event, Triple H will face the Undertaker in a match to determine the Number One Contender for the Undisputed Title.
 
1. Booker T (w/ Goldust) pins Christian (w/ Lance Storm) with the scissors kick at 3:15.
 
Analysis: We kick off this edition of RAW with a pretty big matchup. The Un-Americans retained the tag titles over Booker and Goldust last night and now Booker looks to get some payback here against Christian. Booker gets a big pop from the crowd while Christian was pretty hot as a heel. Booker wastes no time and trips Christian up to start the match as he pounds on him on the mat and Christian ducks a shot, and Booker hits a flying forearm on Christian as Storm gets on the apron and Booker chases him to the floor before getting a kick in on Christian. Christian avoids the scissors kick and gets a shot in as he hits a modified backbreaker on Booker for a one count and he pounds on him, and he stomps on Booker repeatedly in the corner and chokes him as Booker tries to battle back only for Christian to get a knee in. He hits a snapmare and hooks a submission on Booker who fights to his feet and breaks the hold as he ducks a shot only for Christian to catch him with a knee to the ribs for a two count, and he chokes Booker on the mat and rakes his boot across his face as he continues to choke him and stomps on him. He pounds on Booker and chokes him in the corner as Booker turns it around and pounds on Christian in the corner, and he hits a pair of clotheslines and a spin kick on Christian as he pounds on him and Christian reverses a whip into the corner. Booker leaps over Christian and hooks a sunset flip for a two count as Christian begs off only for trip Booker up, and he hooks a rollup and uses the ropes for leverage for a two count as Goldust shoves Christian’s feet off the ropes from the floor. Christian gets distracted by Goldust and Booker hits a side kick as Storm gets in the ring though Booker ducks a shot while Goldust gets in the ring and pounds on Storm, and Goldust clotheslines Storm over the top to the floor as Christian looks for the Unprettier though Booker escapes and gets a kick in before hitting the scissors kick which gets the three and he wins the match. The match itself was decent as both men worked hard and put on a basic match. Both men were hitting their stride by this point and still had good chemistry as Booker gets some revenge for last night. The crowd was into the match and popped for Booker when he won. Booker gets the win over Christian though this issue isn’t over yet. Grade: 1.5
 
We see footage from earlier today of the Smackdown Your Vote campaign tour on Wall Street.
 
Commercial break
 
We see a shot outside Madison Square Garden.
 
We see the Un-Americans backstage as Christian complains about what happened and Storm assures him they are still champions, and Test says for them to calm down as he has a plan that will have people talking about them forever and he unfurls the American flag.
 
2. The Dudleyz defeat William Regal and Christopher Nowinski (w/ Molly Holly) when Bubba Ray pins Regal at 3:15.
 
Analysis: Our next match on the card is our lone tag match of the night. Nowinski had defeated Spike the week before in the intergender tag match and now Spike teams with Bubba to face Nowinski and Regal. The Dudleyz get a good pop from the crowd while Nowinski and Regal had solid heat as heels. Bubba starts off the match with Nowinski and they lock up with Nowinski backing Bubba into the corner though Bubba ducks a shot, and he pounds on Nowinski in the corner and Nowinski reverses a whip into the other corner as Bubba catches him with a back elbow. He gets a kick in and hits a swinging neckbreaker on Nowinski for a two count as Spike tags in and goes up top while Bubba hits a slam on Nowinski, and Spike hits a double stomp on Nowinski and pounds on him in the corner as he knocks Regal down and reverses a whip back into the corner. He misses a charge when Regal pulls Nowinski out of the way and then he and Molly pull Spike crotch first into the post, and Nowinski gets a two count and tags Regal who kicks at Spike and pounds on him before whipping him into the corner. Spike gets a back elbow in on Nowinski and hits a headbutt to Regal’s ribs as he hooks a headlock while Nowinski gets in the ring, and Spike grabs Nowinski with his legs and he takes both men down to the mat as Bubba gets the hot tag and hits a double clothesline. He hits another clothesline on both men and splashes Regal in the corner as he ducks a shot and hits a German suplex on Nowinski, and he hits a sidewalk slam on Regal for a two count as he avoids an elbow from Nowinski who hits Regal by mistake. Bubba throws Nowinski over the top to the floor and pounds on Regal as he drives the elbow into his head while Molly goes up top, and she lands on her feet on a Molly-Go-Round attempt and Bubba hits a slam on her as he holds her legs up. Spike goes up top and hits a diving headbutt to Molly’s groin as Bubba calls for the table and Spike goes outside, and he pulls a table out as Bubba dances with Molly as he ducks a shot from Regal only for Molly to slap him in the face. Regal hooks a rollup for a two count and Spike slides the table into the ring as Nowinski gets a shot in and hits a slam on Spike on the floor, and he gets on the apron as Bubba reverses a whip and sends Regal into Nowinski who gets knocked to the floor and Bubba hits the Bubba Bomb on Regal which gets the three and he wins the match for his team. The match itself was decent as both teams worked hard and put on a basic tag match. The Dudleyz were gelling well as a team as were Regal and Nowinski, and they had decent chemistry as the Dudleyz get the win despite Molly’s interference. The crowd was into the match and popped for the Dudleyz when they won. The Dudleyz get the win over Regal and Nowinski as both teams move on. Grade: 1.5
 
After the match, Molly gets on the apron and Bubba slings her into the ring as he sets the table up and then he sets Molly up for a powerbomb, but Regal gets a shot in with the brass knuckles and Nowinski grabs Molly from Bubba as they roll out of the ring. Spike gets in the ring and kicks at Regal as he hits the Dudley Dog onto the table though it doesn’t break, and then Bubba hits a powerbomb which puts Regal through the table.
 
We see Eric Bischoff talking to his special guest as he says it’s an honor to have a Hall of Famer here tonight and it means a lot to him, and he says that he’s going to the ring and he will bring him out to enjoy his moment.
 
Commercial break
 
We see Christopher Nowinski and Molly Holly backstage as she thanks him for saving her and she’s glad there’s at least one gentleman here, and she says if there’s anything she can do to repay him, he can let her know as they embrace and he says he can think of something.
 
Eric Bischoff is in the ring and he says that it’s a pleasure and honor to introduce his guest who is a legend and Hall of Famer, and he brings out “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka who comes down to the ring and he says that this is overwhelming for him. He says that he’s prepared something special for him as he has a special tribute video played honoring Snuka’s career, and Bischoff says that it’s a pleasure to present him with a WWE Lifetime Achievement Award and he asks how it feels as Snuka goes to answer though Bischoff pulls the mike from him. He says that this is a magical moment standing next to him and this has been classic for the last 3 minutes, but then he stops and asks if he just said 3 minutes as he says Snuka’s 3 minutes are up and he slides out of the ring. Jamal gets in the ring only for Snuka to pound on him and knocks him down until Rosey comes out of the crowd and gets in the ring, and he and Snuka have a staredown until Jamal nails Snuka from behind and Rosey hits a clothesline as Jamal goes up top and hits the big splash.
 
Commercial break
 
We see officials tending to Snuka as Chris Jericho comes down to the ring and he trips Snuka up before putting him in the Walls of Jericho, and the officials force him to break the hold and they help Snuka to the back as Jericho takes the mike and asks when the name of the arena was changed to Madison Square Has-Been. He says that Snuka is just like Ric Flair in that they may be popular, but they don’t deserve special treatment and he’s the one that deserves an award as he won the match at Summerslam, and he says that he made Flair tap out and he has the footage from last night played while he narrates it. He says that he made Flair tap out to his own move yet Flair was awarded the match and he will take his anger out on Flair’s buddy Jeff Hardy, and he says that since Flair rudely interrupted his concert last week he will give the Fozzy fans a treat by singing his version of “New York, New York” which he does.
 
Commercial break
 
3. Jeff Hardy defeats Chris Jericho by disqualification at 10:50.
 
Analysis: Our next match on the card is a pretty big matchup. Jeff has been cruising in the midcard and looks to get a win here over Jericho, who was coming off a tough loss the night before and looks to get back on track here. Jeff gets a big pop from the crowd while Jericho was red hot as a heel. Jericho wastes no time and knocks Jeff down to start the match as he slaps him in the face and hits a suplex, and he hits a low dropkick on Jeff and pounds on him as Jeff tries to battle back with kicks until Jericho chokes him on the ropes. Jeff ducks a shot and hits a flying clothesline on Jericho as he pounds on him in the corner and Jericho reverses a whip into the other corner, and he catches Jeff on a leap and Jeff hits a headscissors only for Jericho to recover first with a clothesline. He chokes Jeff on the ropes and knocks him down as he pounds on Jeff and slaps him in the face though Jeff blocks a dropkick attempt, and he slingshots Jericho over the top to the floor and goes up top as he hits a crossbody onto Jericho on the floor. Jeff runs the barricade only for Jericho to catch him in a powerslam on the floor and he throws him back into the ring, and he stomps and kicks at Jeff as he hits a backbreaker and chokes him with his towel before hitting a snapmare. He hooks a submission on Jeff who fights to his feet and breaks the hold as he pounds on Jericho who catches him with a knee to the ribs, and he hits a low dropkick on Jeff for a two count and then he hits a back suplex as he drops a series of elbows on him for a two count. He chokes Jeff on the ropes only to miss a dive as he crotches himself on the ropes and Jeff kicks at him before pounding on him, but Jericho holds the ropes to avoid a dropkick with Jeff landing on the mat and Jericho hits a senton on Jeff for a two count. Jeff tries to battle back and the two men trade blows until Jericho knocks him down repeatedly and Jeff again battles back, but Jericho ducks a shot and hits a sleeper slam for a two count as he hooks an abdominal stretch on until Jeff escapes with a hiptoss. Jericho recovers first and splashes Jeff in the corner as Jeff reverses a whip into the other corner and Jericho leaps to the middle rope, but Jeff catches him coming in with a dropkick and he fires up on Jericho who rakes the eyes and he whips Jeff into the corner as Jeff goes up top and hits Whisper in the Wind. He hits a jawbreaker on Jericho and trips him up as he hits a legdrop to the groin for a two count and Jericho reverses a whip, and Jeff attempts a sunset flip though Jericho rolls through and looks for the Walls of Jericho though Jeff kicks him off. He hooks a small package for a two count and Jericho catches him with a boot to the face as he hits the running bulldog on Jeff, but Jeff gets his knees up on a Lionsault attempt and hooks a rollup for a two count as Jericho catches a kick attempt and Jeff hits a modified enzurgiri. He goes up top and hits the Swanton Bomb for a two count as Jericho grabs the rope in time and Jeff looks for a hurricanrana, but Jericho blocks it and hooks the Walls of Jericho on as Jeff reaches the rope though Jericho doesn’t break which draws the DQ and Jeff wins the match. The match itself was good as both men worked hard and put on a solid match that Jericho dominated for the most part until he gets himself DQ’ed in the end. The crowd was into the match and Jeff, but are not happy with the ending. Jeff gets the win over Jericho by DQ and both men move on. Grade: 2.5
 
After the match, Jericho keeps the hold on until officials come out and force him to break the hold.
 
Terri Runnels interviews Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman, who say that it doesn’t matter who wins the main event tonight and it doesn’t make a difference.
 
We see the Un-Americans backstage as Lance Storm says this is wrong though Christian says it’s perfect and Test says that tonight in New York City, Old Glory is going up in flames as he holds up a blowtorch.
 
Commercial break
 
The Un-Americans come down to the ring with the American flag and Test says that it’s about time the fans realize what the rest of the world thinks about them, and he says that this is the best way to do it as Storm and Christian unfurl the flag and Test ignites the blow torch. Just then, Kane’s pyro goes off and the mystery video plays though no one comes out and the Un-Americans go back to what they were planning to do, but then Booker T and Goldust run down to the ring and attack the Un-Americans who eventually overpower them and force them out of the ring. Storm and Christian go outside and continue to attack them as Test holds up the flag and ignites the blow torch, but then Kane comes down to the ring and ducks a flag shot as he nails Test and hits a clothesline before Storm gets in the ring. Kane hits a clothesline on him as Christian brings a chair into the ring and hits Kane in the back with it though Kane no-sells it, and he grabs Christian by the throat and hits the Chokeslam as he clotheslines Storm over the top to the floor. He avoids the big boot and grabs Test by the throat as he hits the Chokeslam on him and Booker and Goldust roll back into the ring, and the Un-Americans head to the back and Booker grabs a mike as he says that they aren’t going anywhere until the fans see the Spinaroonie which he does while Goldust waves the flag. He asks if we can dig that and they go to leave until Kane takes the mike and says that the fans didn’t come here to just see the Spinaroonie, and he says they came here to see the “Kane-a-roonie” as he does his version of the Spinaroonie.
 
Commercial break
 
4. Rob Van Dam pins Tommy Dreamer with the 5-Star Frog Splash at 8:05 to unify the WWE Intercontinental and Hardcore Championships.
 
Analysis: Our next match on the card is our lone title match of the night. RVD regained the IC Title last night and Dreamer has been rolling as Hardcore Champion, and they face off here with one man leaving with two titles. Both men get a good pop from the crowd though RVD does get a bigger pop than Dreamer even in his hometown. The two men shake hands to start the match and they lock up with Dreamer going behind RVD who turns it around, and he takes Dreamer to the mat with a headlock and Dreamer escapes with a headscissors though RVD escapes. Dreamer avoids a somersault legdrop though he misses an elbow and he catches a kick attempt as he avoids an enzurgiri, and RVD catches a kick attempt and avoids an enzurgiri as both men duck a shot and they have a standoff. They lock up with RVD going behind Dreamer who hits a back elbow and he catches him in a split with a low dropkick, and he rams RVD into the buckle and RVD reverses a whip into the corner as he rams the shoulder into the ribs twice. He does a backflip though Dreamer grabs the Singapore cane and he hits RVD in the ribs with it as he hits a Russian legsweep with the cane for a two count, and he goes outside and pulls a ladder out as he avoids a baseball slide from RVD who ducks a swing and he kicks the ladder back into Dreamer for a two count. RVD bridges the ladder between the ring and barricade as he kicks at Dreamer who counters a whip and he hits a spinebuster on the floor for a two count, and he throws RVD back into the ring and gets on the apron as RVD gets a shot in only for Dreamer to rake the eyes. RVD blocks a suplex attempt and he rams the shoulder into Dreamer’s ribs twice until Dreamer gets a knee in, and he pulls RVD onto the apron only for RVD to block a bulldog by sending Dreamer face first into the ladder. He crotches Dreamer on the barricade and kicks at him as he leaps onto the ladder and hits a side kick on Dreamer for a two count, and he throws Dreamer back into the ring and then he brings a chair into the ring as he puts it on Dreamer and hits a standing moonsault for a two count. He stomps on Dreamer and puts the chair on him again though Dreamer uses his knees and the chair to block the split-legged moonsault, and Dreamer gets a kick in and looks for the DDT only for RVD to hit a Northern lights suplex for a two count. Dreamer ducks a shot and hoists RVD onto his shoulders though RVD slides off and Dreamer ducks a spin kick, and he gets a kick in and hits the DDT which spikes RVD for a two count as he pulls the ladder into the ring and he hits a sidewalk slam on RVD on the ladder. He goes up to the middle rope only for RVD to avoid the elbow as Dreamer lands on the ladder and RVD puts the ladder on him, and he hits the Rolling Thunder which drives the ladder into Dreamer for a two count and he hits a spinning legdrop. He goes up top only for Dreamer to crotch him on the top rope and he nails him before propping the ladder in the ropes in the corner, and he goes up himself and looks for a superplex only for RVD to pound on him and Dreamer gets crotched in the ladder. RVD sets himself on the top rope and hits a spin kick as Dreamer gets tied up in the ladder and RVD grabs the chair, and he hits a running baseball slide that drives the chair into Dreamer’s face as he goes up top again and hits the 5-Star Frog Splash which gets the three and he unifies the titles. The match itself was good as both men worked hard and put on a decent match. RVD was hitting his stride by this point while Dreamer was starting to slow down a bit, and they still had great chemistry as RVD unifies the titles and Dreamer puts him over strong. The crowd was into the match and both men, and they popped big for RVD when he won. RVD gets the win over Dreamer and unifies the IC and Hardcore Titles as both men move on. Grade: 2
 
After the match, RVD celebrates with the title and helps Dreamer to his feet as they embrace and raise each other’s hands out of respect.
 
We see Triple H warming up backstage as Trish Stratus and Lilian Garcia walk down the hallway.
 
Commercial break
 
Stacy Keibler comes down to the ring and says that she is out here to make sure that Trish Stratus doesn’t interfere as Finkel says that she’s interfering with something in his trousers.
 
5. Lilian Garcia (w/ Trish Stratus) defeats Howard Finkel in an Evening Gown/Tuxedo match at 1:27.
 
Stipulation: The winner would become the permanent ring announcer for RAW
 
Analysis: Our last match before the main event is a pretty interesting matchup. These two have been going at it for the last few weeks over who should be the ring announcer for RAW, and now they face off here to determine who that will be as one will be humiliated. Garcia gets a good pop from the crowd as does Stratus while Finkel had decent heat as a heel. Finkel says that he likes Garcia’s gown and says that Rudy Guiliani barred hookers from the city a long time ago to start the match, and he blocks a slap and shoves Garcia to the mat though Garcia jumps on his back and they roll around the mat. Finkel rips at Garcia’s gown and goes for the mike only for Garcia to again tackle him to the mat and rips at his suspenders, and he shoves her into the ropes and she falls to the mat as he takes the mike and says that blondes like her should be laying on their back. Stratus and Keibler surround him as Garcia and Keibler slap him with Stratus hitting a clothesline and the three rip his tuxedo off which gives Garcia the win. The match itself was nothing as it is basically Finkel getting humiliated by the three women. The crowd was into the match though they are a bit disappointed that Finkel lost. Garcia gets the win over Finkel and is the permanent ring announcer for RAW as both move on. Grade: DUD
 
Commercial breaks
 
We see a shot outside Madison Square Garden.
 
6. Triple H pins the Undertaker after a belt shot from Brock Lesnar at 8:35.
 
Stipulation: The winner would become the Number One Contender for the Undisputed WWE Championship
 
Analysis: After a fairly quick and interesting night of wrestling, we come to our main event. Taker and Triple H both staked their claim to being Brock Lesnar’s next challenger and now they face off here to see who will be the Number One Contender. Taker gets a big pop from the crowd while Triple H was red hot as a heel. Triple H wastes no time and attacks Taker on the floor to start the match as he pounds on him and rams him into the posts, and he clotheslines Taker over the barricade into the crowd and pulls him back to ringside as he rams Taker into the barricade and pounds on him. He throws Taker into the ring and gets a kick in as he looks for the Pedigree though Taker escapes and hits a clothesline, and he pounds on Triple H in the corner and Triple H reverses a whip as Taker ducks a shot and hits the flying clothesline. He hits a legdrop on Triple H for a two count and he works on the arm as he goes up top and hits Old School on Triple H for a two count, and Triple H catches him ducking with a kick which Taker no-sells and he grabs Triple H by the throat only for Triple H to rake the eyes. He pounds on Taker who reverses a whip into the corner and he splashes him as he pounds on him and whips him into the other corner, and he hoists Triple H onto his shoulder and hits Snake Eyes only for Triple H to hit the high knee and he throws Taker to the outside. He goes outside himself and pounds on Taker as he whips him into the steps and he continues to pound on him, and he rams Taker into the steps twice and pounds on him as he throws him back into the ring and hits a swinging neckbreaker for a two count. He pounds on Taker and drops an elbow on him for a two count as Taker tries to battle back until Triple H reverses a whip and hooks a sleeper on, and Taker fights out of the hold only for Triple H to catch him ducking with the facebuster for a two count and he hooks the sleeper back on. Taker fights to his feet and escapes the hold with a back suplex as they trade blows with Taker taking control and he knocks Triple H down, and Triple H gets a knee in only for Taker to hit a clothesline for a two count and he rams Triple H into the buckle. He whips Triple H into the other corner and Triple H catches him with a back elbow as he rams him into the buckle though Taker no-sells it, and he grabs Triple H and tosses him into the corner though the ref gets trapped behind Triple H and Taker hits a back elbow. He whips Triple H back into the ref in the corner and hits the big boot as he grabs Triple H by the throat and hits the chokeslam, but then Brock Lesnar runs down to the ring only for Taker to knock him off the apron and Triple H hits a low blow on Taker. He looks for the Pedigree only for Taker to escape with a backdrop as Lesnar gets in the ring and hits Taker in the head with the belt which allows Triple H to get the three and he wins the match. The match itself was good as both men worked hard and put on a decent match. Both men were hitting their stride by this point and still had good chemistry as Lesnar ends up costing Taker the match. The crowd was into the match and Taker, but are not happy when Triple H wins. Triple H gets the win over Taker and is seemingly the Number One Contender as both men move on. Grade: 2
 
After the match, Lesnar heads to the back with Paul Heyman as Triple H celebrates in the ring.
 
We see Stephanie McMahon arrive to the arena as Eric Bischoff walks up to her and says that she couldn’t help herself by being here on such a historic night, and Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman walk up to them as Bischoff says he had the Undisputed Champion here and now has the Number One Contender. Stephanie asks if he ever shuts up and she wouldn’t miss this for anything as she asks for what title is Triple H the Number One Contender for, and Bischoff says the Undisputed Title as the champion competes on both shows though Stephanie says it’s the champion’s prerogative which show he wants to be on. She says that Lesnar is now exclusive to Smackdown as he and Heyman get in the limo and she says this is the last night RAW will have the Undisputed WWE Champion on the show, and she asks how her peaches taste now as she gets in the limo and drives off while Bischoff is left stewing and we go off the air.
 
9/1 Sunday Night Heat taping:
 
1. Goldust pins Johnny "The Bull” Stamboli at 5:21.
2. Steven Richards pins Crash Holly at 3:52.
3. Bradshaw pins Justin Credible at 3:27.
4. D-Lo Brown pins Raven at 5:30.
 
Final Analysis: Overall, this edition of RAW coming off an excellent Summerslam was a pretty solid show with a few big moments on it. After a fantastic show in Summerslam, things now seem to be sliding into place for both brands though we did have a major moment happen here that would case a major shift going forward. We did have one title match as RVD still rules the midcard while Booker, the Dudleyz, Jeff, Garcia, and Triple H get big wins, and the matches were pretty standard for TV as the big moment was the revelation that the Undisputed Title would now be exclusive to Smackdown leaving RAW with no World Champion. 2002 has been an interesting year to this point as both brands were shaping themselves up pretty well and after what has been a chaotic summer, we will see how the rest of the year plays out. As for this show, it is a pretty solid show with a few big moments though the next week would provide a much bigger moment. Final Grade: B-