ALBERT & SCOTTY 2 HOTTY VS. BILLY & CHUCK

  Before the match, Jonathan Coachman is outside waiting for Triple H to make his big return. Kurt Angle walks into the shot and tells Coach to interview someone who has the decency to show up. Kurt happens to have a big announcement but refuses to tell Coach what it is. Angle’s point is proven as we go to commercials without a Triple H sighting.

 We return to Raw and head straight to WWF New York, just down the street from tonight’s venue, Madison Square Garden. We’re welcomed back by Jim Ross on commentary, he is joined by Jerry “The King” Lawler, as is routine. WWF Women’s Champion, Trish Stratus walks onto the stage to host the evening. She’s interrupted by Terri Runnels, who calls Trish pathetic despite her title and challenges her. Someone in the crowd shouts “Bra and Panties match!” but instead we get a wet T-Shirt contest, which isn't exactly losing.

  As we return to Madison Square Garden, King and JR confirm that the all-important wet T-Shirt contest will be tonight as Billy & Chuck enter for their match. Billy Gunn grabs the microphone and says he and Chuck should be in a wet T-shirt contest because of their physiques. Albert & Scotty 2 Hotty’s music interrupts Billy’s gay insinuations and Ross tells us this match was set up on the previous night’s Heat, making me wish they would add all the broadcasts to the Network already.

 

Billy & Chuck VS. Albert & Scotty 2 Hotty

WWF Raw (7^th January 2002)

 

 

  Billy Gunn starts with Albert and he doesn’t look happy about it. Luckily he doesn’t have to as Charles Robinson calls for the bell. Billy puts Albert in a headlock but is immediately thrown off. Billy kicks Albert in the midsection and works on him in the corner but can’t bring him out as Albert holds on to the top rope. Billy with more kicks to the gut, he tries to send Albert across the ring but is sent down with a clothesline. Chuck Palumbo tries to run interference as King & JR remind us of tonight’s tag main event. The Rock and Steve Austin teaming up to face Big Bossman and Booker T. It may be the first time I’ve mentioned it but it’s the third time I’ve heard it.

 

  Palumbo is cut off with a right hand and stacked in the corner with his (tag) partner, Albert hits the running avalanche in the corner and Chuck staggers before dropping to the mat. Billy Gunn drops on his crotch. (DO YOU GET THE GIMMICK YET!!) It takes way too long and Scotty oversold the comedy on the apron before being tagged in. For some reason, Chuck Palumbo is in but I didn’t notice the tag, Scotty knocks Chuck back with right hands, but can’t send him off the ropes, leading to a nice sequence of cut-offs and counters until Scotty 2 Hotty hits the neckbreaker for a nearfall. Chuck Palumbo reverses the irish whip, Billy gets a cheap shot from the apron allowing Palumbo to run through Scotty with a clothesline. Chuck stomps on Scotty and knocks him back into the corner. Chuck hits a discus right hand and lifts Scotty onto his shoulder. Chuck starts running across the ring, so Scotty ditches the ride and sends Chuck into the turnbuckle, he staggers back into a DDT from Scotty.

  They both crawl for the tag and Albert cleans house, knocking down Billy & Chuck with right hands as the new men are legal. He hits Billy with a powerslam and covers but gets up at 2 as Chuck tries to break it up and elbow drops his own (tag) partner! Albert knocks Chuck down with a right hand, Billy Gunn is sent into the corner for a running avalanche. Albert tags in Scotty and directs traffic, but Billy counters the bulldog attempt, Chuck hits Billy with the right hand inadvertently and eats a Bicycle Kick for his efforts knocking him out of the ring. Scotty 2 Hotty hits the bulldog this time and has Albert as his backup dancer for the Worm but tries to cover Billy near the rope. Chuck drags Scotty to the floor and gets in the ring, he hits a Superkick on Albert but Scotty hits him with a right hand over the top rope, then flips over his back into the ring. He ducks a clothesline from Chuck, but Billy has snuck in the ring behind him. He hits the Fameasser for the win.

 

WINNERS: BILLY & CHUCK

 This was a pretty decent tag match from these teams. Albert and Scotty had a pretty good big man/smallman dynamic going, and could really do something more than just have Albert dance during The Worm.  – ** match, I’d call it 4.5/10 because it was fun.