8-Card Stud Match:
-Mr. Anderson vs. Kurt Angle
Anderson comes out first. He goes to the ring and reaches for the mic. He fumbles is as it comes down. His first words: "that was intentional." Then he does his regular routine. Angle makes his way to the ring and our 8-card stud bout is underway. Angle out-wrestling Anderson on the mat early. Anderson uses the chain Angle wore to the ring on Angle and cuts him open with it. Angle is bleeding from the forehead now and Anderson is finally getting some offense in. Anderson is squeezing on a headlock and the blood pours more out of Angle’s forehead and drips onto Anderson and the ring mat. Angle is bleeding all over the place. Angle hits a suplex out of nowhere on Anderson. He hangs on and hits two more suplexes in a row. Both guys are down now and Angle is wiping some of the blood out of his face. Angle is up and waiting for Anderson. He tries the Angle slam but Anderson counters into a slam of his own. Anderson is untieing the turnbuckle in one of the ring corners. The ref stops him and tries retieing it. As he reties it, Anderson goes to the opposite end of the ring and pulls the turnbuckle off that side instead. He tries to slam Angle face-first into the unprotected corner but Angle blocks it. Angle hits an Angle Slam and pins Anderson but Anderson kicks out at two. Angle is up and he pulls the straps down. He slaps on the ankle lock. Anderson fights his way out of the hold. He gets up and he is limping. Angle misses a dive into the corner. Anderson hits the Mic Check on Angle and tries a pin. Anderson gets the 1-2-3 for the clean pinfall victory.
Winner: Mr. Anderson
After The Match: Anderson Kicks Angle While He’s Down
Angle is still laid out in the ring and Mr. Anderson grabs Angle’s chain from ringside. The same chain he used to open Angle up. He lays it across Angle’s chest and spits on it. He walks off, leaving Angle laying. Mr. Anderson will fight either Mick Foley or Abyss in the next round.
Backstage: Eric Bischoff w/ Mick Foley & Abyss
Bischoff tells both guys he needs to make sure that there will be no shananigans. Bischoff reminds them if they try anything, he’s taking Abyss’ mask off. Abyss flips out but Foley calms him down. Bischoff makes Foley-Abyss a no disqualification match. He says the reason is because he wants them to use "this." He holds up the barbed wire bat. He says if either guy doesn’t use it, off comes the mask. Foley says they’ll use it. Abyss says he can’t, he doesn’t want to hurt Mick. End segment.
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