No Way Out Results 2/23/03
Match #8: The Rock vs. Hulk Hogan
Rock waits for Hogan to get distracted before he?ll enter the ring, but Hogan catches him and looks to try and gain the opening control. The Rock immediately goes to the outside. Hogan is inside the ring as the referee starts counting out The Rock. Hogan finally has had enough and goes outside after Rock. Rock runs back into the inside and gives a boot to Hogan. The Rock issues a big right hand to Hogan, follows with another. Hogan counters and bangs Rock?s head into the turnbuckle.
Hogan sends Rock to the outside. The crowd is cheering Hogan on. Hogan tries to reach and get Rock back to the inside, but Rock counters. Both men are back into The Rock, Hogan is dazed, Rock connects with the Rock Bottom but only gets a two count. Rock continues on by putting on Hogan?s bandanna and beats him with his own belt. The referee won?t call the match. But Rock gains control using his illegal strategy.
Hogan counters and gets his belt back, taking Rock down and assaulting him. The belt is finally out of the ring, but Hogan continues with right hands. Rock counters with a DDT. The crowd is cheering against Rock. Hogan is down, Rock kicks him in the kidney twice and looks to be going for a sharpshooter. He connect it, the referee checks Hogan for submission.
Hogan struggles to the ropes and the hold told to be broke. However, Rock pull Hogan out to the center, to continue the move. The referee is now checking Hogan for TKO. Hogan?s arm fell twice, but not a third as Hogan is showing life. He throws the Rock to the outside. The fight is now on the outside Rock is mocking Hogan and taking advantage by hitting his head on the announcers table.
Hogan starts countering, by using a steel chair. The referee is letting it go as Hogan tries to bring the chair into the ring. The referee won?t let Hogan use the chair, Rock connects on Hogan with a low blow. Hogan is dazed and Rock connects with a spinebuster. He throws his elbow bad off, Rock connects with The People?s Elbow.
The Rock goes for the cover and gets a two count, Hogan pushes out hard.
Hogan takes control and signals for the leg drop. He connects! The crowd goes crazy, but the arena?s lights go out. The lights go back on and the referee and The Rock are down. Hogan is the only man standing, as Vince McMahon enters ringside. Vince makes his way down as Hogan starts to express his anger.
The referee is showing life, Rock gets the chair from the referee and connects on Hogan. Hogan is down, his head is bleeding and McMahon is smiling. Hogan goes to his feet, runs right into a Rock Bottom. Rock defeats Hogan by pinfall, because of McMahon?s interference.
Winner: The Rock
Vince is now in the ring, mocking Hogan. Vince has a Hogan shirt on that says “Brother Sucks”. Vince takes two tears at his shirt and throws it off onto Hogan. McMahon’s music plays as he walks backstage, leaving Hogan down in the ring, still bleeding.
McMahon, The Rock, and the referee screwed Hogan! Hogan was screwed!
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