Heat in Worcester, MA. August 20, 2000

-Kurt Angle vs. Matt Hardy
Matt Hardy comes out with Lita. Kurt Angle comes out to a great reaction. Both lock up. Angle with some kicks and punches. Matt comes back with some punches. Roll up by Matt, near fall. Shane and Triple H watch the match backstage. Matt with a kick but Angle back body drops him outside the ring. Both brawl on the ramp. Angle with some punches but Angle gets thrown into the ring. Matt with a DDT. Both back in the ring now, near fall. Matt goes to the top rope and Angle recovers and punches him. Matt throws Angle off the top rope and delivers a second rope leg drop, near fall. Angle with a belly to belly overhead suplex. Angle with some punches and chokes out Matt with his boot. Matt comes back with some punches and Angle puts Matt in the tree of woe and delivers some kicks. Lita gives Angle a top rope huricanrana, near fall. Matt with a tornado DDT and he covers him but Angle gets his foot on the rope. Matt with a moonsault, near fall. Angle with a german suplex, near fall. Angle grabs Lita and Lita slaps him. Matt goes for the twist of fate and Angle pushes him off into Lita. Double clothesline and both men are down. Stephanie runs out and kicks Lita in the ribs and throws her into the steel steps and into the commentary table! Stephanie is going crazy. Matt is distracted by this and Angle lays out Matt with the Stephanie’s Women’s Championship and puts Matt in the Olympic Slam and covers for the pin. Winner: Kurt Angle (Credit to Shaun Plummer at Pro Wrestling Inline

Again this was a great match (maybe because I am partial to Matt) but there was one problem. There were interviews of Kurt Angle backstage, but none of Matt! What's up with that??? For more of my opinion on this matter, you may want to check out My Column. (It should be up in a couple of days...)

Smackdown in Worcester, MA. August 17, 2000

-Edge and Christian vs. D-Von Dudley and Jeff Hardy:
Edge and Christian enter first and make fun of Worcester. They also complain about the TLC match at Summerslam. D-Von enters next with Buh Buh Ray. Next comes Jeff with Matt and Lita. Jeff and Edge start things off. Double teams by D-Von and Jeff. Christian gains control with a lowblow. Edge works on Jeff. Jeff nails a HUGE dropkick on Edge. D-Von gets tagged in and takes control. Spear by Edge for the cover. The ref is being distracted. Jeff goes to the top for the Swanton but Edge moves out of the way and Jeff hits D-Von. Edge covers him for the win. After the match, D-Von and Jeff start arguing and Buh Buh and Matt come in and they all brawl. Winners via pinfall: Edge and Christian(credit to Zack B. of Rajahwwf.com)

It was a great match as usual! Don't forget to watch Heat on Sunday 8/20 to see Matt face off against Kurt Angle!

RAW is WAR in Providence, RI. August 14, 2000

The Hardys & Lita vs. Right To Censor:
-The RTC come down, and we replay the ho/table incident. Steven says there are groups just like the RTC who care about our children, even if we do not. He says that if the WWF doesn't clean up it's act, the RTC will do it for them. He says laws will be passed to stop the sexuality and violence of the WWF, but until then, the RTC will do it's part to win the "good fight." This is why they have challenged The Hardy Boys and Lita. He says the youth of America may try to emulate Lita's underwear-showing attire. The Hardys music hits, and the high-flying trio enter. The boys run in and get beaten down by the RTC. Jeff starts out against Goodfather, but soon drop kicks Steven, who is not fighting in this 3-on-2 match. Tag to Matt, who gets clotheslined. Tag to Bull, tag to Jeff. Jeff misses a clothesline and Bull picks him up and drops him outside. After a beating by Goodfather, Bull returns to beating on Jeff. Tag to Goodfather, double big boot. Goodfather uses the ropes while choking Jeff. Belly-back suplex 1-2-kickout by Jeff. Tag to Bull. Military Press Slam by Bull. Clothesline in the corner by Bull, but he misses the second. Both men tag, and Matt hits a flying forearm on Goodfather. Matt calls Jeff in, and Jeff hits the Poetry in Motion corner splash. Bull goes outside, where Jeff lands on him from the top turnbuckle. In the ring, Matt hits a double DDT on both RTC members, and Lita tags herself in. Moonsault to Goodfather. She then gets on the other turnbuckle and splashes onto Bull outside. She gets up, and Steven Richards StevieKicks Lita. Goodfather pulls her in, hits a shoulder breaker, and gets the 1-2-3! As the RTC beat on the Hardys, Edge and Christian run in with chairs. They get ready to behead Lita, but Matt saves her. Edge and Christian drop the chairs and work on Matt, ending with Christian hitting an Impaler on the chair. (Credit: Dan the Man & RajahWWF.com)

It was a very entertaining match. Matt came out wearing a white shirt along with the infamous black pants which made him look very similar to the RTC people. Jeff was also sporting a different look from lately. He has retreated back to the earlier days of wearing the old Hardy Boyz 2Xtreme t-shirt. I must say that I am looking forward to Summerslam to see the new Manic Panic colors Jeff picks out. Two more weeks!!

On a more serious note. Mick Foley came out and informed Edge & Christian, during their sit-down strike, that they will be fighting the Hardy Boyz and the Dudley Boyz at Summerslam in a TLC (tables, ladders, and chairs) match for the Tag Team Championship.

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