Eddie hears Chyna is going to be on the Playboy cover. The same Eddie who spent months praising his own security and confidence and pride in her. The reaction is immediate and completely inconsistent. Tommy Blacha and Rob Pasbani recap the September 11, 2000 edition of WWF Monday Night Raw, live from Phoenix, Arizona, two weeks before Unforgiven.
Triple H draws Jericho as his surprise opponent and they run a fast, heated match before X-Pac runs in for the DQ. Triple H shoves him off and nobody explains anything. The DX dissolution continues, unaddressed. Later, in the Kurt Angle vs T&A match, Stephanie sneaks out despite Triple H's explicit instructions, and what follows is Tommy's unlikely standout of the night, a Looney Tunes sequence involving all three performers that works entirely because the execution is crisp and the performers are that good.
Tazz, after getting knocked out by a David Hasselhoff portrait, grabs the mic and says exactly what everyone has been thinking. He can't compete with Lawler's political power. Nobody wants him here. The outsider is tapping out. Tazz has become just another victim of the WWF. The hosts find it oddly engaging.
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Other major discussion points include:
- Lita wins the Women's Title from Ivory after Midian's streaking run-in provides the distraction, with the hosts noting she has no angle heading into Unforgiven despite being champion
- Hardy Boys become number one contenders after Edge's interference accidentally helps them beat the Dudleys, setting up Hardys vs Edge and Christian at Unforgiven
- Mick Foley announces a Fatal Four Way for Unforgiven with Rock defending against Undertaker, Benoit, and Kane, and the hosts question why Undertaker earned a shot after just getting pinned
- Val Venis appears completely fine after being abducted last week, hits the Acolytes with a chair, and joins Right to Censor with no conversion promo and no explanation
- Tommy opens the episode with stories from behind the scenes at the 2000 MTV VMAs, held that same week at Radio City Music Hall, including what it was like to work on a live production that made wrestling look organized by comparison
- Observer notes include William Regal's debut held for time, talks with Raven about joining the company, and K-Kwik ready to debut with a plan to pair him with Road Dogg
Chapters:
00:00 Cold Open
02:27 Tommy at the 2000 MTV VMAs
10:50 Back to the Show / RAW and SmackDown at the Same Venue
11:59 Perry Saturn's Travel Nightmare
12:33 Show Overview / JR Gives the Card
13:29 Foley's Opening Promo / The Austin Investigation
14:15 The Rock Comes Out
15:36 Benoit Claims #1 Contendership
16:09 WWF Name / World Wildlife Fund Lawsuit
20:52 Foley Books the Main Event
21:41 Hardys vs Dudleys / Edge and Christian on Commentary
23:44 Lita vs Ivory / Women's Title
25:22 Kurt Angle in Foley's Office
26:57 Eddie and Chyna: Earlier Today
30:52 Eddie and Chyna vs Too Cool
32:34 Eddie Attacks Too Cool / Rikishi / Chyna's Decision
35:21 Triple H Backstage
36:12 Triple H's Entrance / Chyna Reveals Playboy
40:25 Triple H vs Jericho
43:33 X-Pac DQ / DX Implosion
47:47 RTC vs Acolytes / Val Venis Joins Right to Censor
50:24 Al Snow vs Tazz
52:04 Tazz's \"Tapping Out\" Promo
53:54 SmackDown Your Vote / Bush and Gore
56:53 Kurt Angle vs T&A
1:01:53 Foley Books Triple H vs Angle at Unforgiven
1:02:23 Steve Blackman vs X-Pac / Jericho Interferes
1:04:20 Benoit and Kane Backstage
1:05:28 X-Pac Attacks Jericho Backstage
1:06:38 Rock and Undertaker Backstage
1:08:02 Main Event: Rock and Undertaker vs Benoit and Kane
1:10:05 Benoit Pins Undertaker / Fatal Four Way Announced
1:11:42 Observer Notes / Regal, Raven, K-Kwik
1:15:47 Creative Direction / The Road Ahead
1:16:34 Final Thoughts and Sign-Off
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