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Matt Fact: Matt always gets more
valentines than his brother. He doesn't send flowers, and only gives
chocolate.
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Well, that just ruined the surprise
for Lita. |
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Hey (according to Chimel), he's lost 4
pounds! Still a ways to go. |
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Oh, wait - Matt corrects Chimel, it's 222
pounds. Only 7 to go in my world, 2 in his.
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Surprisingly, he looks not at all
different! |
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It's almost like - nah, I dare not
suggest it. |
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We're ignoring that he's been
announced as 234 and pretending it was always 230 for some
reason. |
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We go back to last week to see Kidman
cheat and beat Matt.
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He did. Trust me! |
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Matt is wearing a rubber suit under his
shirt to wear weight. |
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Tazz stumbles on "centrifugal
force"
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It doesn't matter how he we got
there. |
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Circle, lockup, Matt throws down Rey and
mocks him with jumping jacks. Pose! |
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Rey's no Version one. |
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Lockup, Rey slips behind and sneaks in a
back heel trip into a side headlock on the mat.
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Cole says, based on the upset from
last week, Matt Hardy gets a title shot at No Way Out |
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So the key is to lose to Billy
Kidman to get a title shot - interesting! |
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This is only if Matt can lose the
weight. |
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Matt tries to power out of the headlock
but Rey keeps the headlock on. |
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Matt finally shoots him in the ropes,
over, under, into a right hand. |
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Corner whip, charge into a boot. |
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Rey with the overhead headscissor and a
dropkick to knock Matt to the lfoor. |
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Off the ropes, 619 to the floor is ducked,
Matt pulsl out Rey but gets kicked down. |
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Rey points, pescado but no one's home. |
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Matt rolls in and distracts the ref so
Shannon can stomp.
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Tazz calls Matt "the sensei of
Mattitude" |
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Shannon helpfully points Rey on the apron
before backing away. |
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Matt with a suplex in, into a gutbuster on
the top rope. |
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Matt uses Shannon's towel to clean the
swear from his face, and gets to stomping. |
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Right hands in the corner. |
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Gutwrench suplex one two NO. |
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Cole and Tazz comedy!
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Cole: "You ever have to get in
one of those rubber suits and lose some weight?" |
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Tazz: "No, I just take Stacker
2 and eat a bunch of, uh, macaroni." |
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Rey gets whipped into the corner chest
first, and bounces into the Ricochet. |
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Surfboard with a foot instead of a boot.
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Matt all about the back work. |
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Cole says Matt has 2 more pounds to go, so
I guess we've defined the weight limit at 220.
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Maybe it's because I'm fixed on the
215 pounds, but they really aren't point out the weight limit
enough. |
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You could do the math in your head,
but they haven't once said "the Cruiserweight Limit is
220" |
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Rey turns it around and is punching back. |
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Matt stops it with clubbing blows. |
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TORTURE RACK!
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Announcers settled on
"backbreaker" |
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Matt knows back damage. |
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Rey fights out - bulldog! |
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Both are down - Matt is exhausted. |
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Right hands are missed, but not Rey's. |
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Corner whip, reveres, Rey goes to the
apron and gets a shoulder to the midsection. |
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Springboard Thesz Press! |
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Rey with a right, corner whip, reversed,
Rey stops short, Matt charges in and goes shoulder first into the
post.
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The only part of his body not
covered by that rubber suit - is that shoulder, where he cut it
out to look cool. |
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Rey goes up - twist, rope flip moonsault
one two NO! |
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Whip, reversed, both go for the quick kick
but it's Rey who hits it, right, springboard but it's caught - Side
Effect! One two NO! |
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Matt is fatigued but seems like he wants
to get for the Twist of Fate. |
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Rey has no problems escaping, whip, Matt
goes over, then clips Rey while going under (accident) |
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Matt grabs the ropes, and pauses just long
enough that Rey can pop up and for a 'rana |
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Matt blocks it and tries to do something,
but Matt is exhausted and Rey flips out. |
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Matt collapses to his knees - and leans on
the middle rope. Uh oh. Shannon fanning him is not helping. |
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619! Shannon throws a fit! West Coast Pop
one two three (6:03) |
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This was better than when it was Disco
Inferno vs Billy Kidman. |
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Matt manages to stumble to the announcer's
desk.
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Rey might have beat him, but he
wasn't at full strength so it doesn't count. |
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He'll drop two more pounds, make the
weight, and beat Billy Kidman for the title. |
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I believe him! |
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