{"id":112058,"date":"2021-01-25T16:47:23","date_gmt":"2021-01-25T22:47:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=112058"},"modified":"2021-01-25T16:47:23","modified_gmt":"2021-01-25T22:47:23","slug":"20-years-ago-wwf-raw-report-1-22-01-triple-h-and-stephanie-mcmahon-team-up-the-rock-vows-to-become-wwf-champion-and-austin-attacks-in-the-main-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/01\/25\/20-years-ago-wwf-raw-report-1-22-01-triple-h-and-stephanie-mcmahon-team-up-the-rock-vows-to-become-wwf-champion-and-austin-attacks-in-the-main-event\/","title":{"rendered":"20 YEARS AGO \u2013 WWF RAW REPORT (1-22-01): Triple H and Stephanie McMahon team up, The Rock vows to become WWF Champion, and Austin attacks in the main event"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2037518504\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p><em>The following WWE Monday Night Raw report was originally published in the Pro Wrestling Torch Newsletter 2o years ago this week. PWTorch VIP membership gives you access to over 1,600 back issues of the Pro Wrestling Torch Newsletter dating back to the 1980s. Become a VIP member by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/govip\">CLICKING HERE<\/a>.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>WWF MONDAY NIGHT RAW REPORT<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>AIRED JANUARY 1, 2001<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>LAFAYETTE, LA.<br \/>\nREPORT BY JASON POWELL, PWTORCH ASSISTANT EDITOR<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3>KEY NOTES<\/h3>\n<p>&#8211;<em>Overall score (5.5)<\/em>: Just better than average.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<em>High point<\/em>: Rock &amp; Chris Jericho vs. Big Show &amp; Benoit was a good match.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<em>Low point<\/em>: The show was too predictable and the writers showed signs of laziness. There was no explanation as to why Steve Austin didn\u2019t show up until the final segment.<\/p>\n<h3>REVIEW OF THE PROGRAM&#8230;<\/h3>\n<p>[Q1: 5.0]\u2026 The opening montage aired\u2026 Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler introduced the show\u2026 Triple H and Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley walked to the ring for a promo. Triple H carried a sledge hammer with him and placed it in the corner of the ring while he talked. He complained that Steve Austin cost him the WWF Title at the pay-per-view. Triple H claimed to have beaten Angle, only to have Austin interfere. Triple H picked up the sledge hammer and vowed revenge on Austin. Angle walked onto the stage and claimed he was responsible for Triple H not winning the belt, not Austin. Angle said Triple H only wins matches via outside interference, which prompted Triple H to challenge him to a match. Angle agreed to the match, but Trish Stratus walked out to continue the segment. Trish ripped Steph and challenged her to a singles match for later in the show. Steph accepted the challenge and said she would make Trish her bitch (censored) later in the show\u2026 Backstage, Vince McMahon arrived at the building in a limo\u2026 [C]<\/p>\n<p>[Q2: 5.0]\u2026 Backstage, Michael Cole interviewed Vince, who reminded viewers that he is the boss, not the wrestlers. He said he would take the two matches proposed by Triple H and Trish \u201cunder advisement,\u201d concluding that they may happen, or they may not\u2026 (1) Test beat William Regal to win the WWF European Title at 1:22. Before the match, Regal cut a brief promo on Test, calling him \u201ca thorn in my side.\u201d Test dominated the entire match and finished off Regal with a top rope elbow\u2026 Backstage, Triple H told Vince that no one could take away his title match. He also accused Vince of paying too much attention to Trish. Vince took offense at the comment and reiterated that he was taking the proposed matches under consideration\u2026 [C] The announcers recapped the European Title change\u2026 A backstage shot aired of Regal sporting one of his classic facial expressions\u2026<\/p>\n<p>[Q3: 5.7]\u2026 (2) The Acolytes (w\/Jackie) beat The Hardys (w\/Lita) at 4:55. Before the match, Ross said that the Hardys were still upset with one another based on their eliminating each other from the Rumble match. Even before the match started, the Hardys argued over which one of them would start the match. The Hardys continued to argue throughout the match. Late in the match, Jeff hit a Swanton Bomb on Bradshaw, but Faarooq stopped him from scoring the pin. Faarooq hit the Dominator and scored a clean pin\u2026 Backstage, Triple H complained to Steph about her father. Steph tried to calm him down, but then got upset when talking about her match against Trish. Triple H told Steph to talk to ask her father whether her match would take place\u2026 [C] Backstage, Steph talked with Vince inside his office. Steph told Vince that he is \u201cdressing hipper.\u201d Steph lobbied for the proposed matches, but Vince was apprehensive, especially at the thought of her wrestling Trish. Vince reiterated that he would take the matches under advisement\u2026<\/p>\n<p>[Q4: 5.8]\u2026 The announcers narrated highlights of Big Show\u2019s Royal Rumble exploits\u2026 In a segment recorded earlier in the day, Michael Cole conducted a sit-down interview with Rock. Rock admitted being disappointed about not winning the Rumble match, but also said he would congratulate Austin for getting the job done. Rock vowed to become WWF Champion regardless of who he has to beat to win the title. When Cole asked Rock what he thinks his role at WrestleMania will be, he took offense and ended the interview\u2026 A shot aired of Jericho walking backstage\u2026 [C] Outside the building, Triple H waited for Austin while clutching his sledge hammer\u2026 (3) Rock &amp; Chris Jericho beat Big Show &amp; Chris Benoit in 10:45. Early in the match, Big Show chokeslammed Jericho at ringside, causing Jericho to go backstage for medical treatment. Rock continued to fight the match without Jericho.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-788882312\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>[Q5: 6.2]\u2026 Later, Jericho returned from the locker room and helped Rock. Rock hit the Rock Bottom on Benoit and scored the pin. Afterward, Big Show got angry and chokeslammed Rock and Jericho. Benoit got upset and demanded to know where Big Show was while he was being pinned. Big Show took offense, chokeslammed Benoit, and left him lying\u2026 [C] Backstage, Angle expressed his concern about the matches, but Trish told him not to worry, promising him that she would give Vince \u201call of the advisement he needs\u201d\u2026 The announcers narrated PPV highlights of Chyna\u2019s injury angle\u2026 (4) Ivory (w\/Steven Richards) beat Molly Holly (w\/Crash Holly) when Richards interfered. Before the match, Ivory cut a short promo on Chyna and her new book.<\/p>\n<p>[Q6: 5.8]\u2026 Late in the match, Molly climbed to the top rope for a move, but Richards tripped her while the ref was arguing with Crash. Ivory took advantage of the situation and scored the pin\u2026 Highlights aired of videos sent in by hopeful participants of MTV\u2019s \u201cTough Enough\u201d show\u2026 [C] Outside the building, Triple H continued to wait for Austin to arrive\u2026 A backstage shot aired of Trish entering Vince\u2019s office\u2026 (5) Kane beat Rikishi by DQ when Haku interfered at 2:05. Before the match, Ross put over Kane\u2019s Rumble performance, calling it the most impressive he\u2019s witnessed during his eight years with the WWF. Late in the match, Kane chokeslammed Rikishi and went for a cover. Haku ran out but must have been late since Rikishi had to kick out of Kane\u2019s finisher. Once in the ring, Haku attacked Kane as the announcers explained that he and Rikishi are both \u201cIslanders.\u201d Afterward, Undertaker ran in and saved Kane\u2026 A shot aired of the Dudleys walking backstage\u2026 [C]<\/p>\n<p>[Q7: 5.7]\u2026 Backstage, Kelly interviewed Rikishi, who challenged Undertaker to a no holds barred match at Smackdown\u2026 A backstage camera positioned in front of Vince\u2019s office picked up Trish saying: \u201cOh, that\u2019s nice. That\u2019s really nice.\u201d At ringside, the announcers wondered what was going on inside the office\u2026 The announcers hyped Drew Carey\u2019s pay-per-view special and narrated highlights of his Rumble appearance\u2026 (6) Lo Down beat The Dudleys by DQ at 2:39. Tiger Ali Singh sat in on commentary. Late in the match, the ref DQ\u2019d the Dudleys for using one of their tag belts as a weapon. Afterward, Tiger got excited, thinking his team had just won the WWF Tag Titles. He entered the ring to celebrate, but the Dudleys ended up putting him through a table\u2026 Backstage, Trish started to exit Vince\u2019s locker room, but he stopped her and reminded her to take her hat with her. On commentary, the announcers noted that Trish\u2019s hair appeared to be messed up\u2026 [C] Backstage, Cole said that Vince would be joining him to make an announcement regarding the two main events\u2026 (7) Raven beat Al Snow at 3:40 to regain the WWF Hardcore Title. Early in the match, both men fought their way backstage and into the catering area where Snow threw Raven face first into a cake.<\/p>\n<p>[Q8: 5.6]\u2026 Eventually, the men fought their way outside the building. Snow beat Raven with a weapon and then covered him for a pin attempt. The ref counted to two, but didn\u2019t count to three for some unknown reason. Snow instructed the ref to count, so he restarted and made the three count, giving Snow the win. Afterward, a woman dressed in black appeared out of nowhere and helped Raven regain the title by pinning Snow. The woman helped Raven into a car and then drove it away\u2026 Backstage, Vince announced that the main event would be a mixed tag match between Angle &amp; Trish vs. Triple H &amp; Steph\u2026 [C] In the parking lot, Steph informed Triple H of the mixed tag news\u2026 At WWF N.Y., K-Kwik and Too Cool performed \u201cRowdy\u201d\u2026 [C] (8) Triple H &amp; Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley beat Kurt Angle &amp; Trish Stratus at 5:37.<\/p>\n<p>[Q9: 5.7]\u2026 Late in the match, Trish bulldogged Steph and went for a cover, but Triple H broke up the pin. Triple H gave Trish the Pedigree and placed Steph on top of her for the win. Afterward, Austin ran in and attacked Triple H from behind. Austin slammed a few beers while Triple H lay on the mat to close the show\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<em>Ratings<\/em>: 5.6 overall\u2026 5.4 first hour\u2026 5.8 second hour\u2026 10 week avg.=5.0\u2026 5 week avg.=4.8\u2026<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>NOW CHECK OUT LAST WEEK&#8217;S RAW REPORT:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/01\/18\/1-18-wwe-monday-night-raw-results-kellers-report-on-live-tv-show\/\">1\/18 WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW RESULTS: Keller\u2019s report on Orton\u2019s response to fireball, Asuka vs. Bliss, Goldberg on The Dirt Sheet<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-1153578518\"><div id=\"pwtor-4293539275\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>The following WWE Monday Night Raw report was originally published in the Pro Wrestling Torch Newsletter 2o years ago this week. 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