RAW Results, 4/29/02
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RAW opened live from Buffalo, N.Y., just one week after Stone Cold Steve Austin was laid to waste by the Big Show, who unexpectedly joined the nWo!

Two high-fliers started things off as Jeff Hardy challenged Eddie Guerrero for the Intercontinental Championship. Jeff controlled the champ at the start with several double-arm takedowns. The Team Xtreme member then nearly got a pin with a facebuster. Jeff followed with a hurricanrana that sent Guerrero spilling out of the ring in order to calm down and get back on track.

Eddie began to mount some offense shortly after. He dropped Jeff with a suplex and then climbed to the top turnbuckle. But Jeff cut him off and fired off a superplex.  Jeff continued to roll, but he went for the Swanton Bomb and found nobody was home. He instead whipped into the Whisper in the Wind that took down both Guerrero and the referee! This allowed Guerrero to clock Jeff with the Intercontinental Championship and follow with a Frog Splash to retain his title!

Following the match, a gripping video package recounted how the Big Show had joined the nWo the previous week. After the package, Stone Cold was shown walking backstage. He asked a production assistant if the lying son of a bitch had showed up. The PA said that Mr. McMahon wasn't going to be there that night. Austin said that he was talking about the other lying SOB, Ric Flair. Austin ordered the PA to tell Flair that he would see him in the ring right now!

The Texas Rattlesnake indeed appeared in the ring next. With a beer in hand, Austin said he was very pissed off, but not too much where he couldn't tell a story. He said it was a story of a bald-headed SOB named Stone Cold, who had a match at Backlash with the Undertaker where Ric Flair mistakenly counted to three with Austin's foot on the rope. Austin then recounted how Flair admitted making a mistake and also told the story of last week's main event. He told Flair to come out and say that Stone Cold would have a match against the Big Show!

The Nature Boy did come out and Austin told him to get in the ring. Flair said that he was standing on the stage instead of the ring because he wanted to ensure that nothing happens to make him suspend Austin or worse. He said he didn't appreciate Austin insinuating that he may have had something to do with last week's events. Austin merely flipped the RAW owner the bird. At this point, the Buffalo crowd directed an "asshole" chant at Flair. Flair apologized once again. Stone Cold said that Flair hadn't granted his match for the night. Flair said that Austin vs. the Big Show sounded great, but it couldn't happen because he sent Big Show on a promotional tour to India. However, Flair said he would put Austin and Bradshaw in the ring against Scott Hall and X-Pac. 

Austin said that was the same match that was made last week, but Flair said he would appoint a special referee to make sure justice prevails. The special guest referee would be himself! He warned Austin, though, not to touch him. Stone Cold said he would lay both his hands on him if things went awry!

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