December Week 1 | Alamogordo, NM
With Hollywood Hogan retiring from WWE and vacating the World Heavyweight Championship, not only would the company be without a world champion, but the nWo would also be left without a leader. Or so we thought. Kevin Nash came out without Scott Hall, who was sick this evening, but rather flanked by... Sting? Sporting red face paint and Kevin Nash in red and black instead of the traditional nWo white and black, Nash announced that the nWo had formed a new version of itself, the Wolfpac, and Sting had taken over as leader. They didn't exactly get off to a hot start though. One half of the tag team champions in Nash took on multi-time champion Jeff Hardy in singles action. Hardy was simply too big for Nash, and after countering a Jackknife Powerbomb from the big man, Hardy climbed the top rope and hit a Swanton Bomb to put him down for the three count. Will the Hardyz aim for the tag titles once again now?
Winner: Jeff Hardy by pinfall.
Middle Card Promo: Trish Stratus | Call Out
Another title that had been vacated, in this case by a superstar being released from the company, not retirement, was the WWE Women's Championship. Chyna is no longer part of WWE, and with her gone, Trish Stratus came down to the ring to make her own claim for the championship. She didn't demand she merely be appointed champion though, instead, she called out her long-time rival and the woman who beat her for the Women's Championship way back in June at King of the Ring, Lita. Lita came out and stated to the crowd that the WWE was in for a revolution, a woman's revolution, where women wouldn't just be divas and eye candy but actual legitimate wrestlers capable of having great matches. Her and Trish were the two best in the business right now and she agreed that the two of them should face off at the next pay-per-view, Night of Champions, for the biggest prize in women's sports entertainment.
Middle Card Promo: Shawn Michaels | Call Out
We haven't seen Shawn Michaels on TV in some time, but he was out here tonight to address the fans. HBK said, "You know, I've been out of the title picture for a bit, and hey, maybe I'm not deserving of being in the world championship picture, but there's a belt I haven't won since I was a young'un, the Intercontinental Championship. Orton, I know you've buddied up with my old boy Triple H now and he helped you beat Austin at Survivor Series, but well, another legend's coming for your belt." This prompted Orton to come down to the ring, he smiled cockily, "You want a shot at the IC champ? You've got it Shawn." They stared each other down for a bit until Batista came in from behind and clubbed Shawn over the head. Ric Flair came next, stomping on HBK's leg before locking in the Figure Four. When he released it, HBK hobbled to his feet but was immediately brought back down for good with an RKO from Orton. Michaels lay motionless in the ring while three quarters of Evolution stood over him triumphantly as the show faded to commercial.
Main Event: Sting vs. Goldberg vs. The Rock vs. Triple H | Fatal 4-Way | Undisputed WWE Championship
Vince McMahon was shown in the ring after the commercial break standing in front of a veiled object. He announced that he was planning to retire the World Heavyweight Championship along with Hogan. "We have a new deal now to show WWE programming across RAW is WAR, Smackdown! and Velocity! To be champion across all three of these shows, one needs to be the UNDISPUTED best in the world. So without further ado, I give you, the Undisputed WWE Championship!" Vince removed the cloth from the object to show a brand new championship belt. "I've selected the four superstars I believe to be the top men in the company to compete for this belt: The Icon Sting, Goldberg, The Rock and the The Game Triple H! They will compete in a Fatal 4-Way match for this championship and that match starts... RIGHT NOW!
This ended up being an incredible back and forth matchup. Initially it split up into essentially two separate one on one matchups, with the former WCW guys, Sting and Goldberg facing off while The Rock and HHH, longtime WWE guys went head to head. But eventually it devolved into total chaos. There were many opportunities for each guy to win as all four men gave and were on the receiving end of each other's finishers throughout the bout. If anyone stood above the rest it was Goldberg, who never went down for any more than a one count to that point. As the match continued, The Rock hit Triple H with a spinebuster, forcing The Game to roll out of the ring in pain and recover. Before he could do anything though, The Rock was also tossed over the top rope by Goldberg. When Goldberg turned around, Sting came flying off the top rope, hitting him with a clothesline and about to set up a Scorpion Death Drop for the possible win. But before he could do that The Rock came back into the ring, spun Sting around and capitalized with a surprise Rock Bottom. Goldberg simply didn't have the strength to make it over to break up the pin. 1, 2... and 3! The Rock is your new and first WWE UNDISPUTED CHAMPION!
Winner: The Rock by pinfall.