RFI Draft SpecialStory By: Gary Freeland
August 11, 2003
RFI Draft Special
August 10th, 2003
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
Announcers: Jim Ross, Joey Styles, and Bobby Heenan
Written by: Gary Freeland
[8:00-8:10]
JR, “Welcome everyone to a very exciting time here for World Wrestling Entertainment!!! Tonight is special because tonight is the World Wrestling Entertainment Draft Special!!! Hello, I am Jim Ross and I am joined tonight by the ‘Voice of ECW’ Joey Styles, and probably the most notorious color commentator in the business today Bobby ‘The Brain’ Heenan! Joey, what a show we have here tonight!” Styles, “That is right JR! Just days off of the surprise purchases of WCW and ECW, we are here tonight to begin a new era in World Wrestling Entertainment, with the first ever brand-extension draft!!!” Heenan, “Enough from you Joey Styles, you shouldn’t even be here! You have only been announcing in bingo halls and high school gymnasiums for the past few years! You are not anything special!” JR, “Well I am glad you two are not working together, but unfortunately I am stuck with the ‘Brain.” Heenan, “What do you mean stuck? With you as my sidekick for Shane McMahon’s Brand, the ratings will go through the roof!” Styles, “I highly doubt that but earlier in a totally random drawing, the announcers and personalities for each brand were decided. Let’s show you who will be working for which brand.”
Stephanie McMahon’s Brand
‘Iron’ Mike Tenay
Joey Styles
Jerry ‘The King’ Lawler
‘The Quintessential Stud Muffin of WWE’ Joel Gertner
Gene Okerlund
Pamela Paulshock
Bob Ortiz
Shane McMahon’s Brand
Jim Ross
Michael Cole
Bobby ‘The Brain’ Heenan
Jonathan Coachmen
Ernest ‘The Cat’ Miller
Lillian Garcia
Josh Matthews
JR, “Well it looks to me as if it…” JR is cut off by Drowning Pool’s “Bodies” as Stephanie McMahon makes her way to the ring to a huge ovation from the Madison Square Garden crowd. Stephanie enters the ring where two podiums have been set up for tonight’s events. Stephanie gets a mic from Lillian Garcia before getting ready to address the crowd. Stephanie, “I know tonight is a special night for everyone here so I will keep this short and sweet. What my father did to all the employees of Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling is sick and should not be tolerated. Just because my father has power and influence, doesn’t mean he should be able to do what he wants. He has done many sick things in the past, cheating on my mother, sending to his male business partners to ‘seal the deal,’ but what he did last week has crossed the line. The saddest thing is that I see my only brother growing up and turning into what my father has become. Well tonight, I proclaim that I want nothing to do with Shane, my father or Sports Entertainment!!!” The crowd is shocked by the announcement. Styles, “Has she just quit WWE?” Heenan, “Looks like you are out of a job already Styles!!” Stephanie continues, “I have done a lot of soul searching when coming to this decision. I have gone…” Stephanie is cut off by ‘No Chance’ as Shane and Vince McMahon make their way onto the stage. Vince has a mic, “Well what a pleasant surprise! My only daughter has quit so that I, Vincent K. McMahon, could take over her brand! Well I must say that…” Stephanie cuts off her father, “I did not say I quit wrestling dad. I am still going to be running the other brand. But it will not be sports entertainment. See, before you rudely interrupted, I was going to say that I have gone looking back through my roots. And when I did this, I found out that my grandfather, YOUR FATHER, was a great and decent man. And because of this, I have decided to honor him by taking my brand out of sports entertainment and bringing back old fashioned Professional Wrestling! That is why my brand will be named the WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION!!!” The roof is nearly blown off of the building with this announcement as Vince and Shane are frozen in place from shock. JR, “OH MY GOD!!! THE WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION IS BACK!!! WE HAVE TO TAKE A BREAK!!! WHEN WE COME BACK THE FIRST PICK FROM EACH DRAFT WILL BE SHOWN!!! WE WILL BE RIGHT BACK!!!”
[8:10-8:15]
**WWE Commercial**
Join us every Tuesday Night at 8 (7 Central) for World Wrestling Entertainment’s RAW!!! All of Shane McMahon’s best stars will be on hand as Jim Ross and Bobby ‘The Brain’ Heenan call the action.
[8:15-8:25]
When the Draft Special returns, Shane has made his way to the ring and took his position behind his podium as has Stephanie McMahon. Vince sits in the proctor’s chair as he gets ready to address the crowd. Vince, “In my hands I hold the coin that will decide who will get the first pick for the draft. Now even though I believe in chivalry, I don’t believe that women should always go first. So with this in mind, my son Shane will get to call heads or tails. So son, what will it be?” Shane, “Heads, dad.” Vince flips the coin high into the air and catches it, before slamming it down on the back of his hand. Vince peeks underneath his hand and quickly shoves the coin into his pocket. Vince, “It was Heads! Shane, you get the first pick!” The crowd boos as they sense something wasn’t right about the coin toss. JR, “What the hell?!? Something doesn’t smell right about the coin toss!” Heenan, “Shut up you idiot!! This only benefits me and you!” Shane confidently steps in front of the podium and begins to talk. Shane, “I have been thinking about who I would select first for nearly a week now, and when it all comes down to it, I can only think of one man. So with my first selection and newest WWE Competitor, it is the man that helped my father gain power in World Championship Wrestling, my pick is BILL GOLDBERG!!!” The drums are heard and the fireworks spew from the stage as Bill Goldberg makes his way down to the ring to tremendous heel heat. Styles, “We all should have known this was coming!” Heenan, “Yes! We get ‘Da Man’ Bill Goldberg! Try to top that Styles!!!” JR, “This man is a sick individual! He turned his back on all of his fans in WCW to join forces with this monster of a man, Vince McMahon!” Goldberg enters the ring and shakes hands with Vince McMahon before shaking hands with new boss Shane McMahon. Stephanie smiles as she walks up to the podium. Stephanie, “I must say that is an excellent selection Shane, but I think mine is a little bit better. With my first selection in the draft, the World Wrestling Federation selects current WWE World Heavyweight Champion, BROCK LESNAR!!!” The roof nearly explodes off of the building in shock from Stephanie’s pick. “The Next Big Thing” hits and Brock Lesnar makes his way to the ring to a large mixed reaction, but surprisingly receives more cheers than boos. Lesnar slides into the ring and makes his way over to Stephanie, before being cut off by Bill Goldberg. Lesnar and Goldberg stand face to face and exchange ‘pleasantries’ as Vince and Shane try to pull Goldberg back. JR, “Well I think business is about to pick up!!!” Vince and Shane continue to try and pull Goldberg back when he shoves them away and drills Brock in the face with a right hand! Vince, Shane and Stephanie slide out of the ring and scream for security as Brock Lesnar and Bill Goldberg exchange right hands in the center of the ring! Styles, “It is like the war of the worlds in the center of the ring!!! The two number one selections are going at it!!!” Goldberg gains an advantage and fires Lesnar off of the ropes. Lesnar counters and sends Goldberg off of the ropes. Goldberg charges and hits Lesnar with a shoulder block, but Lesnar does not move at all! Goldberg is a little surprised as he tells Lesnar to try and knock him down. Lesnar springs off of the ropes and drills Goldberg with a shoulder block, but Goldberg doesn’t budge! Just as that happens security slides into the ring and try to break the two men apart. Lesnar suddenly turn from fighting each other and start taking out Security Guards! As Goldberg side kicks a security guard in the chest, Lesnar catches another one with a spine buster! A ‘Spear’ from Goldberg onto a security guard! An ‘F-5’ to another one from Brock Lesnar! The ring is cleared of security guards and as Goldberg turns around, he is leveled by a Brock Lesnar clothesline! Lesnar waits for Goldberg to get up when Shane McMahon slides into the ring and drills Brock with a chair! Brock is un-phased as he turns around and grabs Shane! Brock lifts Shane into the air and drills him with the ‘F-5!!!’ Lesnar gets up and catches a chair shot from Vince, right in the face! Lesnar is still un-phased as he grabs Vince by the throat. Just as he does, Goldberg sprints across the ring and takes Lesnar out with a ‘Spear!!!’ A riot squad runs into the ring and grabs a hold of Goldberg as the Draft Special goes to another commercial break.
[8:25-8:30]
**WWF Commercial**
The World Wrestling Federation returns this Tuesday Night with Smackdown!!! Joey Styles and Jerry ‘The King’ Lawler call the action for the WWF’s regular Tuesday Night Show!
[8:30-8:45]
JR, “Welcome back to the WWE-WWF Draft Special and what anarchy we have seen so far!” Styles, “Shane McMahon has been taken to the hospital with injuries he suffered from the ‘F-5’ he received from Brock Lesnar just moments ago.” Heenan, “This is ridiculous Styles! You should tell your ‘talent’ to keep your hands off of the Owner! Who is going to make our picks now?!?” Styles, “What the hell am I supposed to do?!? I am just an announcer!” JR, “Enough between you two!! You bicker like little girls!! Earlier today another random drawing was held to decide which brand will hold each title. All champions from WCW and ECW have been stripped and only select titles will be used. This is what the drawing came up with.”
World Wrestling Entertainment
The World Wrestling Entertainment Heavyweight Championship
The World Wrestling Entertainment Intercontinental Championship
The World Wrestling Entertainment Television Championship
The World Wrestling Entertainment Extreme Championship
The World Wrestling Entertainment Women’s Championship
The World Wrestling Entertainment World Tag Team Championship
World Wrestling Federation
The World Wrestling Federation Heavyweight Championship
The World Wrestling Federation United States Championship
The World Wrestling Federation Extreme Cruiserweight Championship
The World Wrestling Federation World Tag Team Championship
The camera goes back to the ring where Stephanie and Vince McMahon stand. Vince is on the mic, “Well after what just happened, my son Shane has been taken to the hospital with internal injuries from the ‘F-5’ he received. Before he left, he instructed me to make the rest of the picks for him, and I intend to do so. So with that in mind, the next selection for World Wrestling Entertainment will be…former WWE and WCW Champion, BRET ‘THE HITMAN’ HART!!!” Styles, “OH MY GOD!!! VINCE HAS SELECTED BRET HART!!! I THOUGHT THEY HATED EACH OTHER?!?” The Hitman’s theme blasts throughout the sold-out arena as Bret Hart makes his way to the ring to monstrous heat. The Hitman and Vince stare each other down before Vince offers his hand to Bret…and the Hitman accepts!!! JR, “I can’t believe what I am seeing!!! Bret Hart and Vince McMahon shaking hands inside a WWE ring 6 years after the infamous ‘Montreal Screw-Job!!!’ I am in total shock!!!” After the shock wears down Stephanie walks up to the podium to make her next selection. Stephanie, “With a selection like that, I think it is only obvious that I select the next person, so with that said my next pick is ‘The Heartbreak Kid’ Shawn Michaels!!!!” “Sexy Boy” hits and out sprints Shawn Michaels to the ring! The Hitman quickly slides out of the ring and meets Shawn Michaels with right hands at the bottom of the ramp!!! Neither man gains an advantage as the Riot Squad comes to the ring again to this time break up Shawn Michaels and Bret Hart. Both men are kept separated as they are directed back up the stage and to the back. Vince, “Now that that is settled, I think that I am ready to make my third selection. So without any further ado, the WWE now selects…’The Big Red Machine’ Kane!!!” The lights dim as Kane makes his way to the ring. Kane shakes hands with Vince as Stephanie heads to her podium. Stephanie, “As my third selection, the World Wrestling Federation picks The Undertaker!!!”
**DEAD MAN WALKING**
The Undertaker’s music plays but there is no sign of the Undertaker. Kane and Vince begin to laugh as Stephanie looks confused as why the Undertaker is not here. Heenan, “HAHAHAHAHAHA!!! What does she think is going to happen? The Undertaker miraculously pull himself out of the flaming depths of the casket Kane put him in last week on RAW?!? That is if she forgets that Kane also threw him off of a bridge!!! HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!” JR, “Well we are going to take a break and when we come back, we will have the final two selections for each brand.”
[8:45-8:50]
**WWFE Commercial**
Make sure to tune in Friday Night for great WWFE Entertainment. First the WWE presents it’s Friday Night Show, Warzone hosted by Michael Cole and Jonathan Coachmen. That is followed by the WWF’s Friday Show, the Friday Night Thrill Zone, hosted by ‘Iron’ Mike Tenay and ‘The Quintessential Stud Muffin of the WWF’ Joel Gertner!
[8:50-9:00]
Styles, “Welcome back to the WWE-WWF Draft Special and we are going to go to the ring as it looks like Vince McMahon is ready to make his next pick for his absent son Shane.” Vince steps up to the podium, “With my next pick, the WWE proudly selects my son in law, TRIPLE H!!!”
**TIME TO PLAY THE GAME!!! HAHAHA!!!**
Triple H makes his way to the ring to a massive amount of heat from the New York Crowd. Triple H enters the ring and embraces Vince, before grabbing the mic. HHH, “Steph, hun, what do you look so surprised for? I just went with the money brand hun! That’s all I did! I did it for you! So we could have more money. We all know this whole WWF thing is gonna hit the shitter within 2 weeks. So I am doing this to secure you a job as a janitor or something for when you come crawling back to your dad.” The crowd boos terribly as Stephanie is in tears. The Game continues, “Well hun, I don’t think you appreciate what I have done for you. Well if that is the case, I only got two words for you…SUCK IT!!!” HHH throws the mic down and leaves the ring. JR, “What an ass!!! What a pompous ass!!! I hope someone beats the shit out of him this coming Tuesday!!! What a piece of trash!!!” Heenan, “Whoa, calm down JR! Remember what he did to you in the past? I don’t think you want another broken arm!!!” Stephanie tries to compose herself as she steps up to the podium. Stephanie, “My next pick is Rhyno. I’m sorry.” Stephanie just gets out her pick before she breaks down again. Rhyno comes to the ring and tries to console Stephanie. Just as he does Triple H runs back down to the ring armed with a chair! Triple H slides into the ring and nearly takes the head off of Rhyno with a chair shot! The Game throws the chair down on the mat before picking up Rhyno and delivering a devastating Pedigree on the chair!!! “HOLY SHIT!!! HOLY SHIT!!! HOLY SHIT!!!” JR, “DAMMIT!!! THIS PUNK SON OF A BITCH BLINDSIDED THE FORMER ECW CHAMPION WITH A CHAIR!!!” Heenan, “What are you talking about JR?!? Rhyno was hitting on The Game’s wife!!!” Styles, “That’s it! I have had enough of your ass!!!” Styles throws his headset off and tackles him off of his chair!!! Styles drills Heenan with several right hands to the face before security comes out and drags men to the back. As this happens EMT’s check on Rhyno in the ring and help him to the back as well. JR, “What a night this has been and we still have a little bit more to go. All of the remaining picks will be done off camera tomorrow in the WWFE Studios. And now to the ring for Vince’s final pick of the evening.” Vince, “Tonight, for my fifth and final pick, I Vince McMahon select ‘The Olympic Hero’ Kurt Angle!!!” Stephanie makes her final selection before Kurt can come out. Stephanie, “I just want to go home so I am not allowing Kurt Angle to come out here. My fifth and final pick is ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin!!!”
**GLASS SHATTERS**
Austin’s music plays as ‘Stone Cold’ makes his way to the ring. Austin steps into the ring and drills Stephanie in the stomach with a boot before delivering the ‘Stone Cold Stunner!!!’ JR, “What the hell?!??!” Vince begins to laugh as he extends his hand to Stone Cold. Stone Cold accepts before pulling Vince in and drilling him with a ‘Stone Cold Stunner!!!’ The crowd is confused and in total shock as Stone Cold grabs the mic. Austin, “I am not WWF, and I am not WWE. Stone Cold Steve Austin is a free agent!!!” Stone Cold slams the mic down and has his own beer bash in the center of the ring. JR, “OH MY GOD!!! This has been total anarchy!!! Which side will Stone Cold choose?!?! Join us Tuesday for RAW and Smackdown and maybe we will get some answers!!!”
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