WWF Sunday Night HEAT

June 24, 2001

Commentators: Coach and Tazz



We open with Linda McMahon calling the triple threat match for the main event at King of The Ring. Clips of everything that has happened leading up to this match including Vince McMahon's ultimatum follow. (They are mostly centered on Austin flipping out.)



The Sunday Night HEAT titles play Coach welcomes us to HEAT. We are shown the hoards of fans making their way into Continental Airlines Arena. Tazz and Coach discuss some of the matches that will take place in an hour. We are taken to a clip of Rhyno on the mic on Smackdown! last Thursday. Tazz and Coach continue to discuss the KTOR competition.



Commercial for KTOR featuring the main event.



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We are brought back to Molly Holly and Spike sitting in the Arena. Lillian walks up and asks what Spike thinks of his brothers becoming tag champions and how they beat him only days earlier in a six-man tag match. Spike congratulates his brothers but wants to hit on tough love. Spike then challenges Buh Buh and D-Von to Tag Team Title match later tonight at KOTR. Spike and Molly get up and walk off. Spike mumbles that he's off to find a tag partner. Tazz points out that Spikes shirt's has a big X on Buh Buh and D-Von's faces.



Coach and Tazz discuss the Street fight between Kurt Angle and Shane McMahon. We are taken back to the recreation of Angle's Olympic Gold Ceremony that Shane interrupted. We go through most of the segments were Shane ran in on Angle's matches.



We see Shane walk into the Arena and Test meets him. Shane says he is confident about his match and said it should be 'very' interesting. Coach points out that Shane didn't even look like he had his mind on the match with Angle.



-Commercial-



We are taken to clips of Angle on Conan O'Brien.



Tazz and Coach discuss the DDP/Taker fiasco. We are shown pieces of all the Stalking clips and DDP revealing that he is the stalker. Tazz says that tonight is going to be one bad night for Diamond Dallas Page.



-Commercial-



WWF RC Cola Rewind - Dudleyz winning the Tag Team Titles with the help of Stone Cold Steve Austin.



We are brought back to the Dudleyz talking to Lillian. They are fine with the tag team title match against Spike and his mystery partner.



Coach hits on Stone Cold not liking a few of the things Michael Cole said about him and Vince McMahon. We are taken back to what transpired at Smackdown! Between Stone Cold and Cole. Austin beat the hell out of Cole! (Just Criminal!) Tazz tells everyone that they should be proud of their Champion, Stone Cold Steve Austin, beating the hell out of a 116-pound man. Tazz removes his sunshades and says, "Austin, I'm real proud of you."



-Commercial-



We are brought back to Edge and Christian discussing tonight's King of the Ring. Their recent bickering continues. Christian hits on how Edge had an easy walk into the KOTR Semi-finals.



We are taken to a brief overview of the casting show for WWF Tough Enough. (This was really great if you didn't see it. Tazz was brutal.) The season premier for WWF Tough Enough is this Thursday after Smackdown! on MTV.



WWF Combos Slam of the Night - Shane running in hitting Kurt Angle with a kendo stick on Smackdown!



Next week The APA will be the hosts of WWF HEAT.



Heyman says that if Beniot or Jericho win the WWF Championship, the winner could defect. Ross says he wasn't going to mention it but yes he had heard the same rumor.



European Championship Match

Matt Hardy [c] w/ Lita vs. Justin Credible (not using X-Factor's theme music)

Lock up in the middle. Credible pushes Matt into the corner. Credible yells at Matt. Credible runs to the other corner and hides behind the ropes. Credible kicks Matt in the gut and gives him a shot to head. Matt throws Credible into the ropes - toe drop by Matt. Matt slaps the back of Credible's head. Matt knocks Credible to the mat twice with hard punches. Matt punches Credible out of the ring. Credible pulls Matt out of the ring and throws him into the barricade. Both men are back in the ring. Credible is on the attack. He pushes Matt into the corner and drops him to the ground a couple of times. Credible slaps Matt across the chest. Matt bends down and Credible knees him in the head. Matt reverses and slaps Credible a few times across the chest. Credible puts the sleeper on Matt. Matt fights out of it but Credible stays on the attack. He covers Matt for a two count. Covers again for another two count. Credible puts Matt back in the sleeper. Lita gets the crowd to yell for Matt. He rallies but Credible drops him again. Credible throws him in the ropes but Matt wraps him up with a sunset flip - two count. Credible gives Matt a DDT. Credible covers for a two count. Credible looks for a baseball slide but Matt moves - Credible finds only the corner post. Matt catapults Justin into the corner. He rams Justin's head into the turnbuckle 6 times. Matt is up on the second rope and delivers a leg drop. Justin blocks the twist of fate. Credible gives Matt the super kick and covers for two. Credible wraps Matt's arms up in the ropes and starts punching him. Lita gets up on the top rope and gets Credible's attention and plants the Litacuarana. Matt out of the ropes now, gives Credible the Twist of Fate. Matt covers - three count.

Winner and still European Champion: Matt Hardy



We go to clips leading up to the main even for KOTR. Ross says that Austin is very unstable. Heyman and Ross agree that tonight is really a turning point. Careers will change tonight.