We see a quick clip from SmackDown where Brock Lesnar savagely destroys a one-legged man in front of his mother. The kid, Zach Gowen gets some serious color in the clip and Michael Cole says that Brock broke the young mans only leg in two places. When they try to take the young man out on a stretcher Brock continues to destroy him and he even smears the dudes blood on his chest. He I guess when your trying to really drive the Heel turn home what better way then to have the individual destroy a man with one leg. This clip leads us into our match for the WWE Championship.

Before the match starts we see a package of Kurt Angle’s road to recovery from his neck injury and how he and Brock ended up here. It shows clips of Brock and Kurt’s friendship and how Brock was there to comfort him in his recovery. Vince then would set-up a Steel Cage match between himself and Brock Lesnar with Kurt as the special guest referee. It was all a work and Brock would betray Kurt in the cage with F5s.

The challenger, Brock Lesnar enters the arena first and the fans are booing him, much like they would today. This is good heat here though, and not the kind he receives today. The WWE Champion and two time US Gold medalist, Kurt Angle enters and he gets some cool pyro to go along with his “You Suck” chants. Kurt kisses the medals before he hands the Title over to the ref and he goes over the rules. Each men return to their corners and the bell sounds. As soon as they tie-up in the collar and elbow Brock drives Kurt to the corner and the ref is forced to separate them. They square up again and Kurt is quick to take Brock down with a hammerlock. Brock reverses it and it is Kurt who is now in the hold. The men continue the back and forth a bit longer and it is in the style of a high school wrestling match. After they roll around a bit they return to their corners and do it again. They try to collar and elbow a few times but Lesnar just over powers Kurt and shoves him to the ground. I understand that they both have similar pedigrees but after awhile this start grows stale. Kurt hits three arm drags in a row and this forces Brock from the ring to regain his composure. While on the outside he instead loses his composure and freaks out. He smashes some monitors and the kicks at the ring stairs like a small child. Brock then threatens to throw the stairs into the ring but the ref stops him. He continues his tantrum by grabbing the Strap and trying to leave with it, while saying “It’s mine”. This is great Heel work by Brock here and it helps to show that he has a weakness and that’s what every good Heel needs. Angle chases him down and delivers a clothesline to Lesnar’s back. Brock no-sells it and the two trade punches on the apron. This is a battle that Lesnar obviously wins and he soon whips Kurt into the ring apron. But after a kick to the midsection Kurt regains the advantage and returns Brock to the ring.  Brock is first to his feet and violently whip Kurt into the turnbuckle. But Kurt comes out of the corner quick to hit a belly-to-belly and go for the cover. But Brock isn’t finished yet and kicks out.

Brock comes from nowhere and picks Kurt up for a gorilla press slam. He holds him in the air for a moment before he just tosses him out of the ring. Brock Lesnar is just a freak of nature and his strength really shows here. Brock joins him on the outside and whips him into the ring steps. He then returns Kurt to the ring and stomps away at Angle’s back. He goes for the cover but it’s Angle who isn’t done yet and he kicks out. The tilt-a-whirl backbreaker that Lesnar delivers next is super brutal, but Angle still kicks out of the cover attempt. After the kick-out, Brock applies a rear naked choke that he slowly transitions into the body scissors. The “Angle” chants start now an Kurt finally rises to his feet and escapes the hold with elbows to the midsection of Lesnar. Kurt bounces off the ropes but Brock takes him out with a knee to the gut. After some stomps in the corner, and chokes from Brock’s boot, Angle explodes from the corner and rolls Brock up for the pin. The crowd counts along, but are forced to stop at two when Lesnar kicks out. Lesnar is pissed and just flattens Angle with a clothesline. He then picks Kurt up for a high cradle and slams him to the mat. But once again Angle kicks out. At this point in the match we here Michael Cole mention that one year ago, at SummerSlam, Lesnar became the youngest World Champion ever.(You can read more on that here.)

The back and fourth continues but Brock seems to always come out ahead. Brock whips Kurt to the corner and rams him with his shoulder. When he takes a few steps back and charges, it makes a solid connection. He whips Kurt to the other corner, but this time when he charges, Kurt moves and Brock tackles the ring post. Angle explodes into Lesnar with some shoulder block but after two Lesnar is still standing. So Kurt delivers a dropkick to the back of his knee and this takes the big man off his feet. Both men are slow to their feet and Kurt sits him back down with a flying forearm. He follows it up with a triple German suplex and hold the third one for a pin. But Lesnar still isn’t done and he kicks out. When they return to their feet Lesnar grips Angle and tosses him with a belly-to-belly. He attempts a second one but Angle escapes and goes for the Angle Slam. It isn’t time yet and Brock escapes and shoves Angle into the ropes. When he bounces back Brock slams him to the mat with a spinebuster.  He again goes for the cover but Angle still has some gas left and kicks out. Lesnar is taunting Angle as he waits for him to rise to his feet. Lesnar goes for the F5 next but Kurt is able to reverse it into a tornado DDT. This is a cool spot here folks. It is Kurt’s turn to go for a cover now but Brock isn’t out of gas either and he is the one now kicking out. At this point in the match the fans are really popping with ever move. This is always a good sign and really shows the fans are hanging onto every move and unsure of when the finish will come.

When Kurt returns to his feet and pulls the straps of his singlet down the crowd goes from a rumble to an earthquake. Kurt is taunting Brock to rise to his feet and when Lesnar does he is rewarded with an Angle Slam. The cover is made but the ref stops at two, even though Lesnar made no attempt to kick-out. At this point Kurt pulls the straps of his singlet back up then quickly pulls them back down. I think this was some kind of signal to the guys in the back. Angle then applies the ankle lock and Lesnar is squirming to escape. Lesnar eventually escapes the hold by pulling Angle towards him and this then makes Angle collide with the official. Both men are slow to return to their feet but the ref still lay there “unconscious”. Kurt then applies some kind of weird inverted armbar that leaves him hanging from the back of Lesnar. Lesnar finally falls to the ground and Angle applies the ankle lock again. Brock gets to the ropes but with the ref still knocked out, Angle just drags Lesnar back to the center of the ring. Brock soon starts to tap-out but the ref is still down and this is when we hear the crowd explode and rise to their feet. Soon Vincent K. McMahon enters the ring and lays Kurt out with a chairshot to the back. After the chairshot Vince quickly exits the ring and hides the chair. He then stands outside the ring and spectates, as he looks on innocently. The reactions from Vince here are priceless. The crowd hit McMahon with some “Asshole” chants as Brock slowly rises to his feet. Lesnar is hopping around on one foot as he picks Angle up and delivers the F5. Angle lands squarely on his head here and probably wasn’t good for that neck of his. Lesnar is slow to make the cover and at this time the ref is starting to move again. The ref makes the slow count and the fans join in because they think this thing is surely over. Even know Angle is running on E, he manages to kick-out. The look of shock on Lesnar’s face and anger on McMahon’s here is just great stuff. Brock goes for another F5 but this one is reversed and Angle soon has him in another ankle lock. Lesnar crawls and touches each rope but Angle is quick to pull him back to the center each time. For some reason the ref doesn’t break the hold each time. Eventually Lesnar can no longer hold on and, for what I think is the first time in his career, taps the mat. Kurt Angle retains the Title and the crowd cheer him on with “You Suck” chants. This was a phenomenal match and told a great story. Kurt Angle has said that Lesnar was supposed to go over here but that Lesnar insisted that he loose this one. He thought it would be better for his character to tap-out and show some signs of weakness. I wish he was still so humble and went out and performed like the Brock Lesnar of old. If you are a doubter of the in-ring work of Brock Lesnar I suggest you go back and watch some of his matches with Kurt Angle. But the craziest part of this whole match is that Kurt wrestled the whole thing with a torn hamstring. It may not of been the wisest of decisions but I tip my hat to you Mr. Angle. Match Time:20:49

After the match and celebration Vince re-enters the ring to try and hit Kurt with a chair. He manages to duck it though and starts to beat the hell out of the boss. At this point I noticed a sign that reads “La Parka=Ratings” and this made me chuckle. Shout-out to whoever that sign dude was. Angle then sets the chair up and crushes it by Angle Slamming Mr. McMahon onto it. And for this Michael Cole wishes Vince a Happy Birthday and this is in fact his actually birthday. He turned 58 on this day and after the show the entire crew would join him in the ring to celebrate it. This is some cool stuff and it is out there on the inter-webs someplace. I suggest that if you are a fan of this era of wrestling you go watch it, after you finish reading this of course.

Howard Finkle tells us that the next match will be No-Holds Barred and introduces Kane and The Big Red Machine Enters first in the darkness. As soon as he hits the ring Rob Van Dam enters and the crowd is popping. RVD lands some quick kicks but Kane no-sells them and lays Rob out with a clothesline. Kane soon takes Van Dam to the outside and begins to beat him off the security rails. This is when we hear the first “RVD” chants from the crowd. They chants power Rob to unload a few kicks before he moonsaults off the security wall and land on Kane. The Big Red Machine eventually stops the attack by whipping RVD into the ring post. Then he goes under the ring to grab the ladder. He then takes it into the ring but Rob uses the ropes as a fulcrum and drives the ladder into Kane’s face. RVD hits the top ropes next and comes of with a roundhouse to Kane’s chest. RVD next hits a crossbody against the ropes that send both men to the floor.

Kane is first to his feet and whips RVD into the ring steps. After a few more blows against the security wall, Kane return’s Rob to the ring to continue the beating. RVD slows can down with a flipping heel kick and its his turn to take over the match. After a few shoulder blocks, Rob springboards of the second buckle and hits another roundhouse. When Rob goes up top again it is thwarted when Kane shoves him off the tope rope and into the security wall. The “Holy Shit” chants are given for this action. The ladder is back in Kane’s hands now and he drives it into the face of RVD. Next Kane returns RVD to the ring and tries to cover. But RVD isn’t done yet and kicks out. This enrages the big man and he takes to choking RVD, until the ref forces the break. Kane goes after the official after this and when Rob Van Dam returns to his feet Kane flattens him with a clothesline. Kane stomps on him, like ten times, before he chokes Van Dam with his boot. Van Dam dodges the next clothesline though and this sets up an enziguri to the side of Kane’s face. Kane is quick to stop the attack by throwing Rob off the apron and into the security wall. This is when we see Kane start to ascend to the top turnbuckle. He flies of the top, for a lariat, but RVD moves and Kane hits the wall. The crowd reward him with “You fucked up” chants. He then drives the ladder into the midsection of Kane. But Kane is quick to recover and lands a DDT on the outside. Kane charges RVD with the stairs next but he is quick with a drop toe hold, that send Kane’s face into the steps. Both men are slow to return to their feet and RVD dropkicks Kane over the security wall. RVD then teeters Kane on the security wall so that he can leap from the apron and hit a spinning leg drop. Rob grabs a chair next and when he lifts it above his head the crowd erupts. A spinning heal kick puts Kane on his back and this leads to Rob putting the chair across his chest. RVD then sacrifices him self to hit a rolling thunder, onto the chair. But Kane sits up in a similar fashion as The Undertaker. Rvd is quick to dropkick him in the face and return him to the mat. RVD then goes to the top rope and goes coast-to-coast with the chair and tries for the VanDaminator. Kane rolls from harms way and the landing here is just brutal. Kane is back outside and RVD leaps the ropes to try a crossbody. Kane catches him though and Tombstones him onto the ring steps. Kane returns him to the ring and makes the cover. 1,2,3 and Kane is the victor here. The match as a whole was entertaining and had some great highspots. It is definitely worth the watch. Match Time:12:49

We see Linda McMahon enter the locker room that Bischoff is nursing his injuries in. Eric starts to cop a plea with here but she just slaps him in the ice-bag, that he holds on his face. And finally the Main Event is upon us!

We see the Elimination Chamber lowered onto the ring before Lawler and JR tell us about the first Chamber match from the previous year’s Survivor Series. Triple H lost his Title in that match, that took place at Madison Square Garden. Chris Jericho would be the one to take the Strap on that day.

Before we start the match I just want to say that this was a tough to cover , due to the chaos, so I will be just highlighting the entrances, highspots and eliminations here.

Howard Finkle runs through the rules before he starts to introduce the participants in this match. An Evolution member, Randy Orton makes his way down and enters his cage. Kevin Nash is next and when Big Daddy Cool enters the crowd explode. The WWE Universal Champion and head of Evolution, Triple H enters next and is joined by Ric Flair. We see Goldberg walk through the back before he enters the arena accompanied by “Goldberg” chants. He enters a cage and they are now full. JR tells us here that the doors of the cages will open at random, every three minutes. Chris Jericho is next and is receiving a nice pop. And last but certainly not least, The Heart Break Kid , Shawn Michaels enters and the crowd is now on their toes. I find it funny that at last years SummerSlam, Michaels made his return for one match. We see how that went.

Jericho and Michaels start and trade some holds. Michaels hits a nice springboard crossbody, off the second rope, but this doesn’t slow Jericho and they continue to trade roll-ups and backslides. Jericho eventually attempts the Walls of Jericho but Michaels is quick to reverse it. The counter appears on screen and Randy Orton is next out. He is quick to hit HBK with a crossbody off the top rope and try for a pin. Michaels kicks out and the three men continue to battle. There is a hard slam for Orton onto the chain floor, from Y2J, and he soon puts Shawn in The Walls. But Kevin Nash’s cage opens and he levels Jericho with a clothesline. Nash continues to dominant the match until Michaels hits him with a superkick and Jericho makes the cover. Just like that Nash is eliminated. This would be the last time we see hom in the WWE until 2011. The Game, Triple H enters next but before he can exit the cage, Michaels levels him with the superkick. The Jackknife that Nash delivers to Orton is brutal but he is eliminated and cause some havoc before doing so.  At this point HBK and Jericho both are showing some color. Goldberg finally comes in and clears the ring as the crowd is exploding. But Jericho and Michaels tries to double team him and this leads to Goldberg laying them both out with a clothesline. He hits Orton with a spear and soon eliminates him with a pin.

Goldberg then picks Jericho up and throws him into the cage, from the ring. Goldberg then explodes Jericho through the plexiglass with a spear. Michaels soon receives a spear and a Jackhammer is next. At this point Michaels is eliminated by a pin. Jericho takes another brutal spear that he follows with the Jackhammer and the pin. Jericho is gone. Triple H gets his ass kicked and is about to take a spear when he levels Goldberg with the sledgehammer and gets the cover. Evolution then joins Triple H in the ring and beat his ass. A decent match but Goldberg should of went over here and that was the original plan. That changed because they wanted him to go over in a better match but Triple H was dealing with a groin injury. Who says dating the bosses daughter doesn’t have its perks. Match Time:19:12

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