Wrestling Then & Now: WWE Wrestlemania X8

Guest Referee: Jacqueline

Rikishi, Scotty 2 Hotty and Albert vs. Mr. Perfect, Lance Storm and Test

Rikishi

Then: After this match he went on to defeat Billy & Chuck to win the WWF Tag Team Championships with Rico at the WWE Judgment Day PPV on 5/19/02.

Now: He made a surprise cameo on Raw 1000 dancing with his sons, Jey & Jimmy Uso. He also represented Yokozuna, his cousin, when he was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.

Scotty 2 Hotty

Then: His tag partner Albert turned on him and then had major neck surgery.

Now: He makes occasional indy appearances. He also made a surprise appearance on NXT on 8/16/12 in a match vs. Heath Slater.

Albert

Then: Known as the “Hip Hop Hippo” he turned on his partner Scotty 2 Hotty and then spent the majority of 2002 wrestling on Velocity.

Now: He currently tagging with Brodus Clay under the name Sweet T after his Japanese gimmick Tensai failed to catch up with the audience and is tagging with Cameron & Naomi against Team Rhodes Scholars and The Bellas.

Mr. Perfect

Then: This was in the middle of his last run with WWF after his return at the Royal Rumble.

Now: Curt Henning passed away on February 10, 2003 at the age of 44 from acute cocaine intoxication.

Lance Storm

Then: After this night he went on to form the UnAmericans with Christian and Test. He won the WWF Tag
Team Championships with Christian in this stable.

Now: Lance wrestling in a six man tag match on 1/18/13 in the Hart Legacy promotion in Calgary with Davey Boy Smith, Jr. and Lance Archer versus Bobby Lashley, Chris Masters and Johnny Devine. He also runs a very popular wrestling school in Calgary.

Test

Then: After this night he went on to form the UnAmericans with Lance Storm and Test. Later that year
Stacy Keibler became his on screen girlfriend and image consultant.

Now: Andrew Martin passed away on March 13, 2009 at the age of 33 because of an oxycodone overdose.

Jacqueline

Then: Jacqueline became a part time referee/wrestler in 2002.

Now: She has not been seen since an appearance on the 9/1/11 episode of TNA Impact when Karen Jarrett brought her in under “a new contract.”

WWF Intercontinental Championship

Rob Van Dam

Then: RVD would hold onto the title till 4/21/02 at the WWF Backlash PPV to Eddie Guerrero.

Now: He won the TNA X Division Championship on 10/14/12 at the TNA Bound for Glory PPV and lost it to Kenny King on the 2/28/13 edition of Impact Wrestling.

William Regal

Then: Later in the week on the 3/21/02 edition of WWF Smackdown he defeated Diamond Dallas Page to win the WWF European Championship.

Now: Regal is now a NXT commentator and trainer.

WWF European Championship

Diamond Dallas Page

Then: He would go on to lose the title to William Regal on the 3/21/02 edition of WWF Smackdown.

Now: DDP has retired from regular in ring competition in 2005. He currently has a very popular workout program DDP Yoga and has taken in Jake Roberts and Scott Hall to straighten up their lives and get them clean.

Christian

Then: this night he went on to form the UnAmericans with Lance Storm and Test. He won the WWF Tag Team Championships with Lance Storm in this stable.

Now: Christian last wrestled on the 7/27/12 edition of WWE Smackdown losing his WWE Intercontinental Championship rematch against The Miz. He is now inactive with a shoulder injury.

WWE Hardcore Championship

Maven (c) and Goldust fought to a no contest

• Spike Dudley pinned Maven for the title
• The Hurricane pinned Spike Dudley for the title
• Mighty Molly pinned The Hurricane for the title
• Christian pinned Mighty Molly for the title
• Maven pinned Christian for the title

Maven

Then: The first ever Tough Enough winner, eventually lose the WWF Hardcore Championship to Raven on 3/28/02 edition of WWF Smackdown.

Now: He currently pending a 5 year prison sentence for the doctor shopping painkillers.

Spike Dudley

Then: He would go on to upset William Regal to win the WWF European Championship on the 4/8/02 edition of WWF Raw.

Now: He wrestled his last regular match on 9/11/10 against Shane Williams at Real Action Wrestling’s September 2 Remember. He made a surprise appearance as one of Bully Ray’s groomsmen when he married Brooke Hogan on the 1/17/03 edition of Impact Wrestling.

The Hurricane

Then: He won the WWE Cruiserweight Championship in a triple threat match with Tajiri and Billy Kidman on the 5/16/02 edition of WWE Smackdown.

Now: On 1/15/13 he tagged with Matt & Jeff Hardy and James Storm in an eight man tag match against Steve Corino, CW Anderson, Lodi and Gunner in a OMEGA Championship Wrestling charity show.

Mighty Molly

Then: After splitting from The Hurricane she went on to win the WWE Women’s Championship at the WWE King of the Ring PPV on 6/23/02 from Trish Stratus.

Now: She retired from regular action in 2007. In April 2012 she was honored as a 2013 Women’s Wrestling entry in the Cauliflower Alley Club.

Kurt Angle

Then: He would enter a rivalry with Edge where he would go on to lose his hair at the WWE Judgment Day PPV on 5/19/02.

Now: He recently lost a steel cage match to Wes Brisco at TNA Lockdown on 3/10/13.

Kane

Then: He would go on to fued with the New World Order till he tore his biceps.

Now: He is currently one half of the WWE World Tag Team Champions with Daniel Bryan as Team Hell No won at the WWE Night of Champions PPV on 9/16/12 from R-Truth and Kofi Kingston.

Undertaker

Then: Taker would go onto beat Stone Cold Steve Austin to become the #1 Contender to the WWF Undisputed Championship on 4/21/02 at the WWF Backlash PPV and went on to beat Hulk Hogan for the championship on 5/19/02 at the WWF Judgment Day PPV.

Now: He is facing CM Punk at Wrestlemania XXIX to attempt to improve to 21-0 at Mania.

Ric Flair

Then: He would go on to draft the Raw roster in the brand extension.

Now: He retired from regular competition when he lost to Shawn Michaels at Wrestlemania XXIV on 3/30/08. Since then he makes various appearance in WWE.

Edge

Then: He would enter a rivalry with Kurt Angle where he would go on to shaved Angle’s hair at the WWE Judgment Day PPV on 5/19/02.

Now: After being forced to retire on 4/11/11 as World Heavyweight Champion, he was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as a member of the 2012 class. He currently recovering from his latest major neck surgery.

Booker T

Then: He was eventually invited to join the NWO but then got booted out by Shawn Michaels. He then went on to tag with Goldust and they won the WWE World Tag Team Championships on 12/15/02 at the WWE Armageddon PPV in a fatal four way match with the UnAmericans (Lance Storm and William Regal), The Dudley Boyz and then champions Chris Jericho and Christian.

Now: He is currently the General Manager of WWE Smackdown and will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in the Class of 2013.

Stone Cold Steve Austin

Then: Unhappy with his position in WWF, he walked out of the company on 6/10/02.

Now: He was inducted in the WWE Hall of Fame in 2009. Currently he is the host of hosting the CMT reality show Redneck Island.

Scott Hall

Then: He went on win a match with Bradshaw at the WWE Backlash PPV on 4/21/02. He was fired after being drunk on the imfamous “Plane Ride from Hell” on 5/6/02.

Now: He is currently living with Diamond Dallas Page participating in a massive rehab program with Jake Roberts.

Kevin Nash

Then: Nash would tear his quadriceps after participating in a tag match on the 7/8/02 episode of WWE Raw.

Now: He is now a trainer in NXT development.

Billy & Chuck

Then: They would lose the tag belts to Rikishi and Rico WWE Judgment Day PPV on 5/19/02. They would hold them one more time before disbanding eventually losing them to Hulk Hogan and Edge on the 7/4/02 edition of WWE Smackdown.

Billy Gunn

Now: He recently reform the New Age Outlaws at WWE house shows near the end of 2012 and was in a match against Team Rhodes Scholars on the 3/11/13 edition of WWE Raw.

Chuck Palumbo

Now: He retired from active in ring wrestling in November 2009. He is currently operating his garage gym and has a custom motorcycle business.

Rico

Now: He is currently wrestling for the Future Stars of Wrestling in Las Vegas after seven year retirement.

APA

Then: The APA was forced to break up because of the WWE Brand Extension.

John “Bradshaw” Layfield

Now: He is currently the color commentator of WWE Smackdown, host of the John Bradshaw and Michael Cole show via the Layfield Report and is doing the Seven for Seven for charity through WWE.

Ron Simmions

Now: He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in April 2012.

The Hardy Boyz

Then: The Hardyz were fed to Brock Lesnar and eventually got destroyed at the WWE Backlash PPV on 4/21/02.

Jeff Hardy

Now: He currently lost the TNA World Heavyweight Championship to Bully Ray in a steel cage match at the TNA Lockdown PPV on 3/10/13.

Matt Hardy

Now: He currently was announced as a member of the faction SCUM at the ROH 11^th Anniversary on 3/2/13.

The Dudley Boys

Then: The Dudleys were forced to break up because of the WWE Brand Extension.

Bubba Ray Dudley (Bully Ray)

Now: He recently won the TNA World Heavyweight Championship from Jeff Hardy and was announced as the President of the Aces & Eights faction at the TNA Lockdown PPV on 3/10/13

Devon Dudley

Now: He is currently the TNA World Television Champion and a member of the Aces & Eights faction.

The Rock

Then: Rock took a break after Wrestlemania to film The Scorpion King. He would return to win the WWE Undisputed Championship at the WWE Vengeance PPV on 7/21/02 in a triple threat match between then champion Undertaker and Kurt Angle.

Now: He is defending the WWE Championship against John Cena at Wrestlemania XXIX.

Hulk Hogan

Then: Hogan would go on to the WWE Backlash PPV on 4/21/02 and won the WWF Undisputed Championship beating Triple H.

Now: He is the current general manager TNA Impact Wrestling.

WWF Women’s Championship

Jazz

Then: She would drop the championship to Trish Stratus on the 5/13/02 edition of Raw in an inter-gender tag team match with Bubba Ray Dudley tagging with Trish and Steven Richards tagging with her.

Now: Jazz is currently wrestling for the Women Superstars Uncensored promotion based out of Las Vegas.

Trish Stratus

Then: She would win the championship from Jazz on the 5/13/02 edition of Raw in an inter-gender tag team match with Bubba Ray Dudley tagging with her and Steven Richards tagging with Jazz.

Now: Trish retired from regular in ring action on 9/17/06 at the WWE Unforgiven PPV as WWE Women’s Champion. He is being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as part of the 2013 class.

Lita

Then: She would go on to be a major part of the initial Hardy Boyz breakup in July 2002.

Now: Lita retired from regular in ring action on 11/26/06 at the WWE Survivor Series PPV losing the WWE Women’s Championship to Mickie James. She made a cameo appearance at Raw 1000 defeated Heath Slater in a No DQ match.

Triple H

Then: He would go on to lose the championship to Hulk Hogan at the WWE Backlash PPV on 4/21/02.

Now: He will be facing Brock Lesnar in a rematch at Wrestlemania XXIX. Also now part of the McMahon family, he is the Executive Vice President of Talent and Live Events of WWE.

Chris Jericho

Then: He would go on to face Triple H in a Hell in a Cell match at the WWE Judgment Day PPV on 5/19/02.

Now: After making a surprise return to the WWE in the Royal Rumble match he is setting up for an unknown Wrestlemania XXIX match. He is also the host of the SyFy’s show Robot Compact League.

Stephanie McMahon (Levesque)

Then: She would become the first general manager of WWE Smackdown on 7/18/02.

Now: Now married to Paul Levesque (Triple H) she is currently the Executive Vice President, Creative of WWE.