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Y2J World Champ
06-15-2004, 03:11 AM
Well here are the results for tonights Raw.

Credit goes to Prowrestlingscoops.com


Start of the show:

Kane is standing in Eric Bischoff's office and Easy E is telling him that last night he had a tremendous match but they have named a new number one contender. Kane freaks out a bit and Eric tries to calm him down by saying that Kane is a professional and he will understand. Kane is breathing heavy as he is not taking the news too well, he inhales deeply and then starts destroying Eric Bischoff's office piece by piece! The Big Red Machine does not look happy at all!

The King welcome us as he says that tonight's main event will be an elimination match between Evolution (minus HHH) versus Jericho, Edge, and Chris Benoit.

JR in the ring: HBK and HHH appear

JR talks up the Hell in a Cell from last night's pay per view and he says it was a classic. He says both men cannot wrestle tonight but they are here. He asks both of them to come out and try to put closure to the whole thing. HBK comes out to the ring with a cast on his hand which many believed was broken in last night's match. HBK waves to the fans who chant his name as he turns and waits for HHH to come down the ramp. The Game's music hits and he is on the way looking just as bad as HBK as both men have bandages on their heads to hide last night's damage.

HHH stops halfway down the ramp and removes his glasses showing a huge shiner under his left eye. The two stare, HBK in the ring, HHH on the apron. When both men are in the ring they look into each others eyes as JR begins to speak. JR says he wants them to conduct themselves in the spirit in which they were asked to be here. He says their match last night will live for generations to come. JR says that it is time for this to end, the crowd boos. JR asks them to shake hands to end the most horrid rivalry in the WWE so both men can get on with their lives. The two circle around hesitating to do so as the crowd gets behind HBK. HBK slowly extends the hand and HHH is slowly meeting it but then HHH scratches his chin as if thinking. Before the two can shake hands Eric Bischoff comes out and says he has to break up this feel good moment saying he has news on the NEW number one contender. When he hits the ring, Kane's music hits and HE comes to the ring. Kane stands and looks at both men as they look at one another. Lane boots HBK in the face and HBK falls out of the ring. Kane then looks at HHH and the two stare into each other's eyes. HHH backs off as if he is glad Kane did what he did. HHH climbs out of the ring and leaves before Kane could touch him. Kane turns to HBK and kicks him in the face again.

Kane grabs a chair and throws it in the ring, he then chucks HBK in as well. He sticks HBK's head in the chair and then jumps off the top rope onto it. Shawn Michaels is bleeding from the mouth horribly as Kane over him laughing. Kane climbs out of the ring laughing as the referees take to HBK to make sure he is alright. It does not look good for the Heart Break Kid.

When we come back HBK is still in the ring as the medics are trying to get him oxygen as he has swallowed a lot of blood. HBK is carted off as the crowd cheers for him as JR is sympathetic for the fallen Heart Break Kid. HBK is taken to an ambulance as he is in shock and trying to breathe.

Referee: Chad Patton
Mixed Tag Team Match
Trish Stratus and Tyson Tomko vs. Matt Hardy and Lita

Start of the Match:

Trish and Lita start and lock up, Trish gain control with a headlock takedown. Lita recovers with a head scissor lock and the two break. Trish gets some rights in and the two exchange until Lita goes for a clothesline on Trish who does the matrix move but turns around to get a clothesline. Lita hits a flying headscissor and Trish tags Tyson which leaves Lita to tag Matt. Tyson catches Matt off the top rope but not good enough as the two goofily fall to the mat. Tyson gains control with a rear chin lock after dropping Matt on the top turnbuckle. Matt responds with a clothesline but as he goes for a move Tyson lifts him over his head, but Matt rolls out to hit a DDT. Trish tags herself in and the women exchange some moves until Lita hits an enzeguiri, she goes for the pin but Tyson pulls her off.

Mid Match Notes:

After Tyson pulls Lita off Trish Matt comes in and startles Tyson. Tyson makes a run at him but Matt lowers the top rope and Tyson falls to the outside. Matt goes flying to the outside on top of him!

End of the Match:

Trish and Lita are in the ring and Trish goes for her bulldog but Lita throws her off the ropes and kicks her in the gut. Lita then reaches deep down to plan Trish with a DDT to get the victory.

Winner: Matt Hardy and Lita

Eric in his office:

Eric is looking around his office as HHH walks in and asks him what the hell happened. Eric tells him Kane did it and HHH says he is concerned for HBK's health but anyway what about his number one contender spot. Eric says yes and no that HHH has the spot, but you see, someone else here is undefeated and that is Eugene! Eric says that if next week HHH beats the hell out of Eugene he will have the number one contenders slot. HHH agrees.

Todd is ringside with Joe Shmo and the entire cast of Joe Shmo two. Todd asks Joe what the advantage is of having 2 Shmo's and Joe gets some cheap pop from the Dayton Ohio crowd. He introduces some of the ladies from the sequel and then Spike TV totally sells out and shows us a whole friggen package of Joe Shmo TWO!

Referee: Jack Doan
Non Title Tag Team Flag Match
La Resistance (c) vs. Rosey and the Hurricane

(Winner of match gets flag raised and national anthem played two flags are side by side above the ring, on is American the other is the Quebec flag)

Start of the Match:

Rosey and Grenier start as Rosey throws his weight around to get the upper hand. Hurricane is tagged and he hits a kick on Grenier. The two battle back and forth until Hurricane knocks Conway in the face which allows Grenier to kick him and hang him up on the ropes as Conway gets him in a diamond cutter like move on the apron. Double team action ensues in the favor of La Resistance. Hurricane does get his momentum when he hits the flipping neckbreaker off the top rope and has the power to tag Rosey, who comes in with a head of steam slamming and tossing La Resistance around. He hits a big legdrop on Grenier and goes for the pin but Conway makes the save.

Mid Match Notes:

Outside the ring The Hurricane is fighting with Rob Conway and he goes for a cool super hero type move but Rob throws him right into the ring post. Rosey has no clue Hurricane is down as he splashes Grenier in the corner.

End of Match:

Rosey is on the apron about to suplex Grenier back in the ring but Rob Conway grabs his feet and Grenier falls down on top of Rosey. Rob holds the feet outside the ring as Grenier gets the pinfall.

After the Match:

The Quebec flag is raised above the American flag and Lilian announces the start of the Canadian National Anthem, but Grenier says he has something better as he sings the anthem in French as the crowd boos heavily!

Lita, pregnant?

Lita is shown in the back with an EPT test, she walks into a bathroom to take the test as she looks a bit scared to do so. (I called it! It's Kane's BABY! HAHA)

Highlight Reel w/ Eugene:

Jericho comes to the ring and introduces Eugene who comes down with Regal to big pops. Eugene comes in the ring and touches the Jeritron in amazement. Jericho says congrats for last night and says they have a lot in common as they both won last night and both men are SEXY BEASTS! Eugene is holding his mic upside down as Y2J asks him what his favorite Y2J moment is. Jericho helps him turn the mic right side up and Eugene says "Chris Jericho peed in William Regal's tea and he drank it, I did the same thing last week!" Big pop for Eugene follows the statement!

Regal is looking around baffled as Y2J gets on with the HHH match next week. Eugene says that HHH is his favorite wrestler and he impersonates him. Jericho tells him that HHH does not like Eugene and tells him why Eric made the match and tells Eugene to prepare himself for next week. As he is finishing Evolution comes to the ring. Eugene is shocked to see his favorite wrestler of all time!

HHH gets on the mic and says they have never been formally introduced, Eugene yells "YOU'RE HHH!" HHH shakes his hand and introduces Evolution as Randy Orton is holding a present for him. HHH says Evolution are Eugene's friends and that Chris Jericho is a liar. HHH says he IS his friend and he's the biggest friend Eugene has got. He says he's bigger than The Rock, Benoit, hell, he's the biggest friend he has. He says he has a present. Orton gives Eugene the box and Eugene opens it to find a HHH hat and T-Shirt, Eugene puts them both on. There is also a picture and a Sharpie in there and HHH signs it for Eugene who is loving all of this. Eugene hugs him after he signs the photo. He says there is also an Evolution T-Shirt in there but it is not for Eugene because HHH wants him to sign it! Eugene signs it and HHH says thank you. HHH then asks to take a picture with HHH and a camera man comes in the ring. HHH says on three to say Pedigree, the crowd thinks it's coming but it never does as the pic is taken just fine. HHH says that sometimes people get jealous and that if anyone says bad things about HHH or Eugene that he should come to HHH and tell him personally. HHH then tells Eugene to go show his friends his new stuff and he does not lay a hand on him at all! Eugene and Regal leave the ring as HHH says next week they will have a great time!

HHH then turns to Jericho and says "the hell you lookin' at?" He asks if he has a problem and Jericho says congrats, you really pulled one over on EUGENE! Jericho says HHH is not fooling anyone and he will be the first in line to cheer Eugene on next week! HHH says he has no idea what Jericho is saying because Eugene is really his friend. HHH says tonight Jericho, Benoit and Edge will get theirs and then in the end he will get his since he will be the Heavyweight Champion.

Lita is done with test:

Stacy comes in the locker room and asks Lita if she can use her elbow pads. Lita looks a bit worried as Stacy asks what is wrong and Lita asks if she can trust Stacy, Stacy says she can and Lita tells her that she is pregnant. Stacy does the freak out OMG thing and says Lita and Matt will be parents, she asks if they will get married. Lita looks a bit worried and asks Stacy not to tell anyone, even Matt, since she wants to tell him herself tonight. If Lita carrying the spawn of Kane???

Referee: Chad Patton
Women's Tag Match
Nidia and Stacy vs. Gail Kim and Molly

Start of the Match:

Nidia starts off against Kim and she impresses with a few quick moves and a dropkick. Molly is tagged and Nidia has control of her as well with a wrist lock. Molly fights back with a drop toe hold takedown. Molly swings at Stacy but misses, Nidia gets a kick in on Molly and tags Stacy who works on Molly with kicks followed by her long leg choke.

Stacy is doing well until Gail Kim jerks her off the apron and stacy's head bounces off the side of the ring. Molly is now in control in the ring with some headlock weardown moves.

Mid Match Notes:

Stacy is in trouble and goes to get a tag and she does but the ref does not see it and stacy is in more trouble as Gail works her over in the middle of the ring with clubbing blows followed by a leg submission that puts Stacy in pain. Nidia makes the save, but Gail Kim and molly Holly continue the control on Stacy.

End of the Match:

Stacy is still having trouble making a tag, things get out of hand but Nidia cannot help Stacy who gets placed in a strong bow leg submission by Gail Kim. Stacy looks like a pretzel and finally she taps out to Gail.

Winners: Gail Kim and Molly Holly

Up next is highlights of the Bad Blood Match from last night. For a detailed description of what happened, head to our Bad Blood Results page by using the side menu!

JR and the King update us by telling us HBK may have a crushed larynx and has lost a ton of blood.

Elimination Match
Referee: Michael Chioda
Randy Orton, Batista, and Flair vs. Benoit, Edge, and Chris Jericho

Start of the Match:

Jericho and Orton lock up and Y2J takes him down with a waist lock and then turns it into a bow and arrow surfboard. The ref breaks it as Y2J is on his back and Orton gets some shots in. Flair is tagged and is taken down with a shoulder block by Y2J, they exchange chops until Jericho is backed into Evolution's corner where they take advantage of him.

Batista is tagged and he works down Y2J with kicks followed by a big over the head powerslam. Jericho is in trouble early as Evolution takes turns on him. Jericho catches a break when he chops up Flair and hits him with the back body drop allowing him to tag Edge. Edge back body drops Flair and dumps him to the outside. Evolution members try to get onvolved but Benoit comes in and stops it. Batista comes in and all three opponents work on him as Jericho and Edge hit him with a double dropkick to send him to the outside! All members of Evolution huddle up as we cut to a commercial.

Mid Match Notes:

Flair is working on Benoit in the corner with chops galore but Benoit turns it around to chop Flair to death. Flair comes out of the corner and flops on his face. The two exchange blows when Flair gets up but he gets another back body drop. He goes to the wrong corner and catches a headbutt from Benoit and flops again. Edge tagged in and Flair gives him a thumb to the eye and some chops but Edge responds with a clothesline. Orton is tagged when Flair gains control with an atomic drop. Edge takes him down and tags Benoit who hits a snap suplex. Orton fights back with some blows as he tags Batista.Benoit and Batista go at it as Benoit throws some chops but when he heads off the ropes he runs into a spinebuster. Batista goes for the powerbomb but Edge comes in. Batista clotheslines him and chucks him out of the ring. Orton is tagged and Benoit is in trouble as Evolution has their way with him.

Benoit, while taking a beating tris every which way to fight back but he cannot get a tag. Batista hits a vertical suplex on Benoit and covers him but Y2J makes the save. Batista continues the assault by working on the back of Benoit in the corner with shoulder charges. Benoit finally makes a tag to Jericho who clips the leg of Batista after being caught trying a body block, he goes for the walls but Batista throws him off and hits a clothesline. All hell breaks loose after Jericho hits his running back crusher. Batista catches a kick to the back of the head from Jericho as a ton of men hit the ring. Benoit chops Flair over the top, Orton is outside as well. Batista clears the ring but turns around and gets a spear from Edge. Benoit climbs the top and hits the headbutt, Jericho comes in and hits the moonsault to pin and eliminate Batista.

When things settle down Orton has control of Jericho until Jericho hits a running headlock slam. Orton is bleeding a bit as Edge is tagged. Edge hits a vertical suplex on Orton for a two count. Orton gets in a boot and climbs the top rope but Edge catches him and climbs up to give Orton a superplex!

Edge calls for the spear as Orton is getting up, but HHH pulls the foot of Edge and Orton gets a tag to Flair who whips Edge around a bit. They go back and forth a bit until Flair climbs the top, which never works, and gets thrown off! Jericho tagged in and he hits a forearm on Flair followed by a bulldog for a count, Orton breaks, but Benoit chucks him to the outside!

Back in the ring Flair is caught in the Walls of Jericho! HHH grabs the referee though and this allows Randy Orton to come in and RKO Jericho! Flair covers Jericho and Jericho is eliminated.

It's down to Edge/Benoit vs. Orton/Flair as we take another commercial break at 11:11 PM!

When we come back Orton is working on Benoit in his corner but Benoit chops his way out of both men. Flair goes down to a chop and Benoit picks him and gives him a snap suplex. Flair is begging for his life but he catches a punch from Edge and a chop from Benoit. He pushes Benoit away so he can flop again!

A bit later Orton and Edge are in the ring as the crowd chants for Edge who comes out of a headlock and takes Randy down and is able to make the tag. Benoit whips Orton off the ropes and meets him with a knee. Orton however counters with the same move just seconds later and flair is tagged and has a second wind. The two sides go back and forth for a bit until Flair and Orton are in the ring together against Edge. Edge hits a bunch of back bady drops and he hits Flair with a spear! But as this happens Randy Orton low blows Edge and hits the RKO and pins him. Edge has been eliminated. A few seconds later Flair goes for the figure four on Benoit but Benoit reverses and gets him in the crossface, Flair taps! Ric Flair has been eliminated.

End of the Match:

Orton and Benoit, the only two left, go at it and Benoit gets a German suplex and goes for a second but Randy blocks and throws an elbow, he goes to clothesline Benoit but Benoit ducks and Mike Chioda is taken out! Benoit gets the sharpshooter on Orton but HHH comes in. He swings at Benoit but Benoit ducks and gives the hurt HHH a big german suplex! Orton goes for the RKO but Benoit reverses and tries the crossface, but Orton rolls out, when he gets up Benoit sweeps his legs and gets the sharpshooter again! Orton is in pain and trying to reach the ropes, HHH is starting to crawl on the apron, but it's too late as Orton taps just feet away from HHH! Orton is the final man eliminated!

Winners: Edge, Chris Benoit, and Chris Jericho

Unknown
06-15-2004, 12:00 PM
Since there is a thread for Raw up already I won't bother opening a new one to do my weekly review. It will be up at around 1 - 2 PM EST when I get home to my computer where I typed it this morning. I'll just edit this post around that time so look for it. :)

EDIT: Ok, I'm home now so here's my review.

Last night’s Raw was solid. It was a step above the past few weeks shows but there are some things in there that dragged the show down and have the potential to hurt the show if pursued.



The opening segment was excellent and very well done. HHH and HBK looked as if they’d bury the hatchet before Bischoff came out which also brought out Kane. Hopefully they won’t use this as an excuse to keep the HBK/HHH feud alive. Boy was Kane on last night or what? Thank you WWE. That’s how you make Kane a monster. Forget this rumored face turn. Keep Kane like this and he’ll get over as the sadistic heel in no time. The chair spot was sick. I guess this will be an explanation for HBK’s time off. Hopefully this will lead to a push and a feud with HBK when he comes back. They shouldn’t pass up this opportunity. Keep him in the main event scene rather than having him become a joke once again. I question why they didn’t have him attack HHH too then I remembered that the heels are friends. I am getting tired of that. If anything, Kane should have destroyed HHH too seeing as he caused him to lose his mask. Oh yeah we’re not supposed to remember things from the past…where’s my head? Anyways, they should have Kane as a heel but don’t limit him to just attacking the faces. That would make his character that much better.



The mixed tag match served its purpose and nothing more. There was some pretty good action in there. Hopefully this leads Matt into a feud with Christian because that would boost his career in a big way. It’s nice to see that his knee wasn’t that bad but hopefully I’m not too early in congratulating him. Boy is Tomko green? He nearly killed Matt when his head bounced off the ropes. Keep this guy out of the ring unless someone is gonna go down with a neck injury. Last night is the best I’ve seen Lita wrestle since coming back. It wasn’t great but she is improving slightly. Hopefully Victoria doesn’t just disappear. I want to see the psycho character come back.



I guess HHH will be the #1 contender for the title. Hey I’m fine with that as long as he doesn’t win. Benoit has a good thing going right now and a HHH title run right now isn’t necessary nor will it do anything good for his character.



The La Resistance/Rosey and Hurricane flag match was worst than dull. Tag matches like Los Guerreros/WGTT should show the WWE that not following the basic formula for a tag match means excitement. La Resistance needs to drop the singing the anthem bit along with carrying the flags. Let them establish their characters as ****y heels and the French/Canadian part just being there but not shoved down the fans throats. Hurricane and Rosey need a new gimmick…nuff said.



The Highlight Reel segment was very entertaining. I like the way Jericho played his role in the segment and I can easily see a feud between he and HHH on the horizons. I like the HHH being Eugene’s friend bit. This will maybe cause HHH to trick Eugene so that he can pin him maybe by a rollup or such. If they do that, I think they should still keep the HHH being his friend bit going with Eugene bothering HHH every week until he snaps and assaults Eugene leading to a HHH/Regal mini feud with a match on Raw.



The Lita/Stacy segment was rather stupid. I hate it when they do these angles where they pretend like the camera isn’t there. Then the wrestlers don’t see what happened meaning Matt won’t know. Don’t they have monitors all around the arena with the superstars watching the show backstage? Anyways, this Lita carrying Kane’s character is a little too daytime Tvish if you ask me. I hope it doesn’t turn Matt heel as Shelton Benjamin is the only other midcard face on the show. I’d just have him end up not speaking to Lita for a while. She’d then come out pleading with him to forgive her. She’d say that she had an abortion which would bring Kane out who would destroy her. Matt would then come out and try and fight Kane off but wouldn’t get to. Kane would then end up chokeslaming both off of the side of the stage ala Shane. This would put Lita out for about a month where she can then work on her in ring skills getting them back up to par. Matt would then have a mini feud with Kane which would lead to a match on a Raw show or maybe even a PPV. Matt’s character will develop a mean streak as a result of this angle. Kane will destroy him and he’d keep coming back for more never giving up. Kane would win the match but Matt would have gained enough credibility in the feud to go onto a feud with Christian when he gets back. Speaking of Benjamin where the hell was he? They need to keep him on the show every week so that his character will get over. He could have easily been put in here or they could have cut out the Women’s match. Speaking of that match, it was horrible. The worst women’s match since Trish/Jackie Gayda. Molly and Gail did a good job in their roles. Stacy was fair at best and Nidia…she just needs to take out those 42 FF implants and become a valet because lets face it…she doesn’t have what it takes. I don’t want to see a Gail/Stacy feud. Gail will be hurt more than helped if this happens seeing as they don’t portray Stacy as a real wrestler. Two women’s matches in one night? No that was plain stupid. They should have used that time to start a Gail/Victoria angle where Gail will bring back the psycho Victoria and Steven Richards will start coming out with her again. Or, they could have gotten Tajiri back on the show or atleast given Shelton Benjamin a matchup or a promo. These two segments were probably the only things that plagued an otherwise great Raw.



The main event tag match was excellent. I am glad that they decided to end the show with a match rather than an angle. Here’s to hoping that this concept continues as it keeps the energy up at the end of the show better than some angle to make people tune in next week. If Edge is turning heel, I don’t see how it will happen. Maybe they’ll have Eugene win the matchup against HHH then someone assaults Eugene backstage putting him out for a week or so. Edge then finds a way to convince Benoit to give him a title shot then the angle plays out that I posted in the Vengeance Prediction thread. While he may not be ready for a main event slot, Benoit is just the person to bring him up to that level.



I give Raw an 8.5 out of 10. Definitely better than the past three weeks episodes but the women’s match and that stupid Lita pregnancy angle dragged the show down the bit. There were less matches than usual which is understandable seeing as they’re starting new angles. I am looking forward to seeing what will develop in the HHH/Eugene angle next week.

Mac Daddy
06-15-2004, 03:38 PM
Raw felt kind of funny for me, since I didn’t record it and I watched parts of it at two different locations at different sides of town. But I did see most of it, and I read the rest of the results here. I’ll go over the high points that stuck in my head.


Kane. We’ve been asking for it the longest and now we got it: Kane’s revamping. Last night the Human Wrecking Machine was all over the show one way or another. He destroyed Eric Bischoff’s office; Lita’s pregnant with his child; and he beat the hell out of Shawn Michaels. Though HBK had just gone through a hellacious match with HHH at Bad Blood, it’ll be said that Kane is the reason why Shawn will be on the shelf for about a month. I must say this is a step in the right direction. It sorta reminds me of the Kane/Shane feud last year except Shawn Michaels is a wrestling star, perhaps one of the greatest of all time, and a victory over Shawn Michaels would mean something to Kane, opposed to a victory over Shane McMahon at last year’s Survivor Series.


La Resistance/Rosey/Hurricane. I love that the WWE is giving the Tag Team champs some airtime. I’ve been wondering for a long time when they would finally have this type of match and have the French or Quebec flag raised above the ring and they played it off nicely. Now I’d be even more happy if the WWE took some time and started building a tag team division, because as it stands, I can only think of two tag teams on Raw: La Resistance & Rosey/Hurricane.


The World’s Heavyweight Champion, Chris Benoit. Granted, Mr. Benoit should have more time to work on the stick, but who can honestly say that Benoit isn’t being built as a credible champion, and well, is the man. I had my doubts at first, but Benoit looks and carries himself as a champion. I like how Jim Ross has been tagging Benoit with the phrase, “he has the blue collar work ethics.” That fits Benoit so well. I don’t know what it is, but Benoit has convinced me that he is a worthy champion and he deserves and is capable of being a long-term champion. The bar may not have been set all that high, but for what its worth, Chris Benoit is the best World Heavyweight champ we’ve had since the title came into existence in Sept. 2002.

Gravedigger
06-15-2004, 04:33 PM
I watched almost all of the show, too, and will give my opinion on it later. But until then, I have one question:

What's the story behind the Lita-Kane angle? I haven't really watched wrestling that much lately. I watched very little of last week's RAW or the week before.

Chazz
06-15-2004, 06:58 PM
Well Unknown, I have to disagree with you on Raw being an excellent show. It just didn't set well with me overall. Let me break it down.



Kane: Agree with you here, but I felt that they dropped the ball by having Kane leave the arena right after his attack on HBK. If anything, Kane should have destroyed any and everyone in his path last night. You have the guy go on a rampage and then.....he just leaves? This could have been better.

HBK/HHH segment: HHH should have shook Shawn's hand and then planted him with a pedigree. Then Kane could have come out and chokeslammed HHH to a nice pop....faking a face turn. Then Kane could have done his damage to HBK. This segment....as it was.....was good but it just felt too drawn out. I like Kane injuring Shawn, but I feel it could have been better.

Matt/Lita vs. Tomko/Trish: Why is Trish the Women's champion? And why is Tomko on Raw instead of Heat or OVW? Lita did look good last night in the ring...in fact it was her best performance since returning. Poor Matt......he almost got crippled because of Tomko and is being forced to wrestle matches that do not help him. This match was......okay.....but Lita winning was a nice touch.

La Resistance vs. Rosey/Hurricane: Somebody please get Rosey a new costume. Cane and Rosey can be an asset for the tag team division. The flag match made absolutely no sense to do......and the match was okay.

HighLite Reel: Best thing about this show was the HighLite Reel. Jericho, Eugene and Hunter all did a beautiful job with there roles. Seeing Chris and Hunter stand nose to nose with one another seemed to signal that another feud would be happening down the road. Chris is still the one thing that remains good about Raw. Eugene is over and I am really liking it. I will mark my ass off if he pins Hunter next week.

Lita/Stacy segment: okay.......so the baby could be Kane's. Man, that is a scary thought. I had to pinch myself to make sure I wasn't watching Days of Our lives.

Molly/Gail vs. Stacy/Nidia: Somebody tell me why Gail is being reduced to making Stacy tap out. Before Bad Blood, Gail was being built as a credible heel champion contender........then she is put in a fatal four way and now is making Stacy tap. Gail has been impressive since she returned, and she deserved the title more than Trish did. It looks as if Gail will be wating her talents by working with Stacy. Nidia can improve, and hopefully she will get more ring time to do so. A program with Gail would work nice for her. Poor Molly. She has her head shaved and now is reduced to second fiddle behind Trish/Lita/Victoria/Gail.

Main Event: I didn't like this main event at all. To me, Kane should have interjected himself in this match and went crazy by chokeslamming everyone involved. That would have made sense if the WWE is trying to make Kane into a monster. Anyways, Benoit winning it was a nice touch. I will say one thing. Batista is looking more and more comfortable in the ring. He seems more confident in himself and looks ready to move ahead. It took a spear, a headbutt and a lionsault to pin him......that was a good call. Hopefully he will keep getting better because he could be a big star for Vince.

Overall, I'd give the show a 4.5/10. It just wasn't all that great to me.

Unknown
06-15-2004, 08:11 PM
Damn a 4.5? That's harsh. I do agree with you on the Kane bits. As I noted above, they should have had Kane attack HHH too. They won't allow heels to go against heels and vise versa though in the WWE.

I couldn't agree with you more on Gail Kim. Hopefully this will end with Gail and Stacy having a one on one next week on Raw where she completely destroys Stacy and puts her in a submission then doesn't let go. This will cause officials to take Gail off of Stacy. Gail could get on the mic and say try to pose for magazine spreads now Stacy oops, you're probably paralized thanks to me. My work with that bitch is done. Stacy was getting unearned TV time and for what? So she can flaunt her assets? I just put an end to that. I am putting all of the divas of the WWE on notice that this is what happens when you make Gail Kim mad. You end up in a wheelchair. No one will stand in my way of making it to the top and once again becoming Women's Champion. That would be a good way to salvage this angle and ensure that she adds something to her character. Plus, her and Victoria could easily pick up an angle where Gail dominates for the first week or so leading Victoria to snap and revert back to her old psycho ways complete with some new music. I also agree about Molly. I think a feud with Nidia rather than Nidia feuding with Gail will help both out. Molly has an interesting character and is probably the most talented diva in the WWE so there is no reason why she shouldn't get more TV time than Stacy...then again this is the WWE.

I liked the main event because the action was solid and it actually served a purpose in getting each and every man out there over. The only person who I didn't really see shining out there was Edge who is in major need of a style change if he ever plans on making it to the main event. A feud with either Benoit, HBK, Jericho, or Ric Flair will help him to develop those skills more.

Looks as if we agree on Lita's performance. Hope it wasn't a one time thing and she continues this way. Hopefully what I posted above will end up happening with Matt Hardy because it's time for him to get back in the spotlight once again.