The Love Triangle Explodes! Kurt Angle and Triple H Fight Over Stephanie McMahon – Raw 8/7/00 Review
Former WWF writer Tommy Blacha and co-host Rob Pasbani review the epic August 7, 2000, episode of Raw live from Madison Square Garden. WWF pulls out all the stops for the New York City crowd on the road to SummerSlam. The main event scene is on fire as Mick Foley books two massive matches: The Rock defending the WWF Championship against Chris Benoit in a No DQ match, and a Triple Threat Number One Contender match featuring Triple H, Kurt Angle, and Chris Jericho.
The soap opera drama continues as Stephanie McMahon and Triple H attempt to reconcile, but Kurt Angle and Just Joe keep stirring the pot. The broadcast closes with a massive moment for the WWE fans when The Rock delivers a Rock Bottom to Stephanie McMahon!
Other major discussion points include:
– The Undertaker returning from his honeymoon to exact brutal revenge on Big Show.
– The Goodfather cementing Right to Censor’s dominance by powerbombing Victoria through a table.
– Taz insulting Jim Ross and getting punched out by Jerry Lawler.
– Chyna stepping into a six person tag team match to help Eddie Guerrero defeat Val Venis and T&A.
– X-Pac using low blows to defeat Rikishi while Road Dogg interferes.
0:00 Intro and the Magic of Madison Square Garden
6:53 The Rock Challenges Chris Benoit
12:23 X-Pac vs. Rikishi
18:06 Right to Censor, The Protest, and The Goodfather’s Brutal Powerbomb
28:16 Eddie Guerrero, Chyna, and Too Cool vs. Val Venis and T&A
34:36 Just Joe Stirs Up Trouble Between Kurt Angle and Triple H
36:47 Stephanie McMahon Apologizes and Mick Foley Books the Main Events
39:06 The Rock vs. Chris Benoit for the WWF Championship
41:25 Taz Insults Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler
46:53 The Undertaker Throws Big Show Off the Stage!
50:29 Main Event: Triple H vs. Kurt Angle vs. Chris Jericho
54:04 The Rock Rock Bottoms Everyone
56:59 Outro and Final Thoughts
