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WWE RAW – Monday, April 18 2005 – Cameron, NC
After the pyro, we see clips of last weeks Unification Match and HBK’s announcement of an Elimination Chamber Match at Backlash.
We then go down to ringside where JR is with Tazz.
JR – Hello everybody, and welcome to RAW. I am here live, with Tazz, and Tazz, we have two matches already made for RAW.
Tazz – Absolutely, JR, Billy Kidman going against Rey Mysterio, and in a rematch from last week, Batista versus John Cena.
JR – Two exciting matches made last week by our commissioner Shawn Michaels.
Muhammad Hassan and Khosrow Daivari come out to some heat.
Hassan – Last week, you all saw another American get destroyed by us. And you people booed. So tonight, Kurt Angle, if you’re able to even walk, get your ass out here, and I’ll finish the job.
HBK’s music hits and he gets a huge pop.
HBK – Muhammad Hassan, you know damn well that Kurt Angle isn’t here tonight. But I have found another American for you to face. In fact, he is from right here in Cameron, North Carolina.
‘Oh Yeah’ hits and Matt Hardy makes his return to a huge pop.
Hardy – Matt Hardy, Version 1, is here to tell you Muhammad Hassan, that tonight, these American fans will see you get your ass beat once again.
Hassan – Last week, after what I did to Kurt Angle, you don’t have a chance.
HBK – But this week, Hassan, there’s going to be a special guest referee. It will be…ME!
Hassan – No, that’s not fair.
Daivari says something in Arabic.
HBK – Ring the bell, coz this match is starting right now.
Match 1: Matt Hardy vs. Muhammad Hassan with Khosrow DaivariSpecial Referee – Shawn Michaels
Hardy hits a few hard shots and Hassan bails outside. Hardy follows and knocks down Daivari, but this allows Hassan to toss him into the ring steps. Hassan throws him into the ring, and controls him for a while, but Hardy fights back and hits the Side Effect. He covers
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Kickout. Hardy goes up top and hits a crossbody but Hassan rolls through and holds the bottom rope
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HBK sees him holding the rope and stops the count. Hassan argues with Michaels and Hardy gets up and goes up top. He hits a missile dropkick and goes up to the other corner and hits the Legdrop. He covers
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No, Hassan just kicks out. Hardy taunts to his hometown fans and signals for the Twist of Fate. Hassan gets up and he nails it. He covers and gets the win.
Winner: Matt Hardy
HBK raises his hand and Hardy then leaves. Hassan and Daivari then attack Michaels and beat him down. This leads to Hardy coming back in and making the save. He hits the Twist of Fate on both opponents, before Hassan gets some Sweet Chin Music from the commissioner. Matt Hardy gets a huge pop.
JR – Wow, we just saw the return of Matt Hardy, and he got the win over Muhammad Hassan in front of his hometown fans, Tazz.
Tazz – Oh yeah baby, Matt Hardy’s back, and I can’t wait to see more from V1uuuuuuuhhh.
We go to commercials
Commercial Break
Backstage, JBL cuts a promo.
JBL – Last week, it was announced that at Backlash, on May 1 2005, there would be an Elimination Chamber match, featuring the top six superstars in the world of wrestling. And John Bradshaw Layfield plans on not only kicking 5 other jackasses, but he will, and I repeat, will, walk out of the arena, as the new WWE Champion. At WrestleMania, John Cena may have beaten me, but I’m back, and from tonight onwards, I will be at a completely new level. I will embark on a reign of terror in this company, and it all starts tonight, when I face Shannon Moore.
The Bashams then attack JBL but he fights back and somehow takes them both down. They get up and chase him but he comes out of nowhere with a Clothesline from Hell on both of them at the same time. He laughs and then leaves, with the Bashams lying helplessly.
JR – Welcome back, folks, and after JBL attacked the Basham Brothers last week, they tried to get some payback, but it backfired and JBL somehow escapes, unscathed,
Tazz – Yeah but you’ve gotta think the Bashams will catch up with him sometime soon, and when that happens, it won’t be pretty.
Billy Kidman comes out and is followed by Rey Mysterio.
Match 2: Rey Mysterio vs. Billy Kidman
Rey controls the opening part of the bout, hitting some quick offensive moves and catching Kidman a little off his game. Kidman comes back with some holds and hits a suplex. He dominates the smaller Mysterio and hits a legdrop from the turnbuckle. He then connects with the BK Bomb and gets a 2. He goes up top and goes for the Shooting Star Press, but Mysterio rolls out the way. Mysterio then hits a, dropkick to Kidman’s back and hits the 619. He connects with the West Coast Pop and covers
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Kidman somehow kicks out. Rey is shocked and goes for another WCP, but Kidman counters it into a Powerbomb. He goes up top and hits the SSP
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3. Kidman wins a good cruiserweight match.
Winner: Billy Kidman
Kidman then goes back up top and hits a second SSP. Paul London then runs out and goes to hit Kidman with the cruiserweight title but Kidman ducks and DDT’s the champion right onto his title. Kidman leaves with a sadistic smirk on his face.
JR – Oh my gawd, Billy Kidman is a sick individual Tazz.
Tazz – He wants the cruiserweight title and he wants it bad, JR.
We go backstage, where Eddie Guerrero is with Chris Benoit.
Eddie – Hey what’s up holmes?
Benoit – Listen, Eddie, I’ve been thinking. How about we request a match for Backlash.
Eddie – What me against you?
Benoit – No, us defending our tag team titles.
Eddie – I don’t know, ese, we don’t need to defend these belts to prove that we are the world’s greatest tag team.
Edge and Christian enter the scene.
Edge – You two think you’re so great now that you’ve got those belts, don’t you.
Christian – You think you’re gonna be holding onto them for a long time, well your damn wrong boys.
Benoit – You wanna try and prove us wrong.
They all get in each other’s faces until E&C leave.
Jericho comes out to a good pop for the Highlight Reel.
Chris Jericho’s Highlight Reel
Guests - Edge and Christian
Y2J – Welcome to RAW is Jericho. And tonight, my guests are two former multiple time tag team champions. Two superstars who were in the Ladder match at WrestleMania. Possibly the greatest tag team of all time, but possibly not. Please welcome, Edge and Christian.
They come out to huge heat.
Edge – Jericho, you’re looking at the next tag team champions, but I just wanted to know, how does it feel, knowing you’re going into an Elimination Chamber Match in a few weeks time with absolutely no chance of winning.
Y2J – It’s funny that you say that because I will win, and when I come out with the WWE Championship, I’ll even let you use that World Title shot you earned at WrestleMania to face me.
Christian – Edge and I would be privileged to be your guests on the very first RAW after Backlash, Jericho. The fans could all witness us as tag team champions and you with no title.
HBK shows up on the titan tron.
HBK – Edge, Christian, I don’t know why you say your gonna win the tag titles at Backlash when I haven’t even put you in a title match yet, but you know what, you will get a title shot at Backlash, along with La Resistance, the Basham Brothers and the Dudley Boyz, because it will be a Turmoil Match for the Tag Team Championship.
Edge – What, no, only we deserve that title shot, nobody else.
HBK – And preparation for that match begins tonight, because it will be Edge and Christian, teaming with Triple H, to face Chris Jericho, Eddie Guerrero and Chris Benoit in a Six-Man Tag Team Match, right now.
Guerrero and Benoit come out and they are followed by HHH. Meanwhile, the set for the Highlight Reel is being removed, and they all fight on the outside.
Match 3: Six-Man Tag Team Match
Chris Jericho, Eddie Guerrero & Chris Benoit vs. Triple H, Edge & ChristianEdge and Guerrero fight, Christian and Benoit brawl and Y2J and HHH are beating the hell out of each other. The match is mayhem for several minutes until Benoit and Edge are in the ring. After 6 minutes of back and forth action, Benoit hits the Diving Headbutt on HHH and tags Guerrero, who hits the Frog Splash. He tags in Jericho, who hits the Lionsault and covers
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Edge breaks the pin. Christian then hits the Unprettier as Edge knocks Guerrero off the apron. Benoit locks Edge in the Crossface and doesn’t see HHH pedigree Y2J. HHH covers
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3. HHH, E&C win.
Winner: Triple H, Edge & Christian
Commercial Break
JR – Welcome back everybody. There are already a few matches signed for Backlash on May 1 2005, Tazz.
Tazz – Yep, Billy Kidman gets a Cruiserweight Title shot against Paul London. The tag team titles will be decided in a turmoil match, featuring 5 teams.
JR – And in the main event, 6 superstars will enter, but only one will walk out with the vacated WWE Title.
Tazz – Backlash is gonna be huge JR.
JR – It sure is, but coming up tonight, we’ve still got Batista and John Cena going head-to-head in a rematch from last week, and we’ve just found out that there will be a number one contenders match for the Intercontinental Championship coming up soon.
We are taken backstage, where Rey Mysterio is looking upset about losing earlier on.
We hear a voice and it’s Carlito
Carlito – Well, well, well, Rey Mysterio loses for the second week in a row. Things aren’t going to well for you are they, and that’s not cool.
Rey – These last two weeks, I didn’t win my matches, but I did put on great matches, whilst you have been to afraid to even get in the ring.
Carlito – You think I’m too scared to wrestle. Man, you’re not cool. Mysterio, I’ve got something to tell you. I want you in that ring later tonight.
Rey – I’ve already had a tough match and afterwards, Billy Kidman did more damage to me.
Carlito – I guess you’re the one who’s scared then.
HBK comes to the scene.
HBK – Wow, wow, wow, guys, I’ve just had an idea. Because Rey Mysterio has already competed tonight, he will not face you later on Carlito. Instead, Carlito, you will be in that IC Title number one contenders match, and next week, you will team with Billy Kidman, to face Rey Mysterio and Paul London in a tag team match.
We go back down to ringside.
JR – What a match that should be next week Tazz.
Tazz – Yeah, and coming up now, we’ll find out who Shelton Benjamin defends his title against at Backlash.
Charlie Haas, Rhyno and Carlito make their way out and Val Venis comes out last. JR informs us that this is an elimination match.
Match 4: #1 Contenders Elimination Match
Winner gets an Intercontinental Title shot at Backlash
Charlie Haas vs. Carlito vs. Rhyno vs. Val Venis
Haas starts with Carlito and Rhyno overpowers Val in the corner. Rhyno hits a backbraker to Venis and Carlito takes Haas outside and runs him into the ring post. He climbs back in but Rhyno immediately hits the Gore. He covers Carlito
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Val breaks the pin. Rhyno screams at Val, asking why he broke it up. Carlito then attacks Rhyno from behind and he and Venis double team Rhyno. Val gets some boos as he taunts the crowd. Haas comes back in but gets double teamed. Carlito and Val hit a double suplex off the top turnbuckle to Haas and both cover him at the same time
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3. Haas is eliminated.
Eliminated: Charlie Haas
Rhyno then takes them both down with a double clothesline and hits a powerbomb on Carlito. He covers but Val again breaks the count. Rhyno sends Val outside and gets hit with a DDT from CCC. Carlito goes to the corner and takes a bite off his apple. Venis is back and holds Rhyno. Carlito spits the apple but Rhyno ducks and it gets Val. Carlito begs Vl that it was an accident but Val takes him down a hits a suplex. He goes up top and hits the Money Shot and coevrs CCC
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3. It’s down to Venis and Rhyno.
Eliminated: Carlito
Val gets up and turns into a Gore from the man beast. Rhyno covers
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No. Val gets a foot on the rope.
Rhyno drags him to the middle of the ring but gets a thumb to the eye. Val then rolls him up and gets the 3. Val Venis pinned all 3 other opponents.
Eliminated: Rhyno
Winner: Val Venis
Val gets on the mic.
Val – You all just witnessed the next Intercontinental Champion strut his stuff in the ring. And on May 1, once I win the title, I’m going to party all night long!
JR – A big win for Val Venis and he’ll face the dominant champion Shelton Benjamin at Backlash.
Tazz – He’s held that title for 6 months now, JR. it’s time to hand it over to someone else.
Commercial Break
When we return, Shannon Moore is in the ring. JBL comes out to huge heat and looks down on Moore, who is scared of him.
Match 5: Shannon Moore vs. JBL
JBL taunts Shannon and tells him to punch him, and Moore does, but is knocked down. He gets back up but gets a big boot. JBL then hits the Clothesline from Hell and Moore stays down. JBL laughs and covers Moore
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No. JBL pulls Moore’s shoulder up. JBL then sets him up for the Powerbomb but as Moore goes up, he hits an amazing DDT. He covers and JBL just kicks out. Moore goes to the top rope and goes for a crossbody but JBL catches him in mid air and hits the Fall Away Slam. He sets up for another Powerbomb and hits it. Instead of covering him, he picks him up and delivers another Clothesline from Hell and gets the win.
Winner: JBL
JBL laughs and leaves, but is met halfway down by Triple H. they brawl until Jericho, and then Kane come out. They all go at it for a while until HBK’s music plays and he comes to the ring.
HBK – Stop it, stop it all of you! Now, there’s still one more match tonight, and if any of you get involved in it, you will be replaced in the Elimination Chamber match. Also, next week, there will be 3 matches. Batista will face JBL; Triple H against Chris Jericho and John Cena will face Kane.
The crowd cheers as we go to the commercial break.
Commercial Break
JR – Welcome back folks, and Jonathan Coachman is in the ring. The fans are booing.
Coach – Hello, thank you for such a welcoming you gave me.
The fans boo even more.
Coach – Now I’m here to announce that I will be starting my very own segment on RAW, just for the benefit of you guys.
The fans boo very heavily.
Coach – It will be called Coach’s Corner. And tonight, as it is the inaugural show, I have a very special guest. The Coach’s first ever guest…Mick Foley.
The fans cheer as Foley comes out.
Coach – Mick Foley, welcome to Coach’s Corner. It’s been a while since these fans last saw you.
Foley – It sure has, but it feels good to make appearances every now and then, to show my appreciation for all of these fans.
Coach – Mick, one thing I have gotta ask ya. What are your thoughts on the end of the roster split?
Foley – Well, I never got the chance to actually be a part of the full-time roster when the split happened, as I had already retired, but at first I thought it was an excellent idea, you know, look how it elevated several superstars to the main event level.
Coach – Can you give me some examples of who you’re talking about?
Foley – I’m talking about the likes of Chris Benoit, Eddie Guerrero, Randy Orton (the crowd boo), and more recently, Batista and John Cena.
Coach – Well that leads me to my next question. I know you’re all about being extreme and hardcore, so who do you think will win the Elimination Chamber Match at Backlash?
Foley – I think that’s a tough one to call. There’s 6 top superstars, who have all been World Champion at some stage in their careers, but I think I’m gonna have to go for Chris Jericho, he can take a risk and that’s what you’ve gotta do in this type of match.
Coach – You actually think Chris Jericho is gonna win the match. Mick, no offense, but you’re even more stupid than you look.
Coach laughs to himself.
Coach – Ya see, Mick, the only superstar who has a chance of winning that match is Triple H.
Foley – Well you asked for my opinion and I told you.
Coach – I see, well everybody that was Mick Foley.
Foley – Is that it, is this all we get of your new show?
Coach – You want more, oh I’ve got a lot more for you then Foley. Ok, how does it feel knowing that you are now just an over-rated, underachieving has-been, who never achieved anything in his life?
The fans boo.
Foley – You know what Coach, I don’t think these fans quite agree with what you just said. But they might agree with what I’m just about to do.
Foley hits Coach and knocks him out in 1 shot.
The fans go crazy and Foley waves to them and leaves.
JR – Well, Tazz, that was something different. Anyway, we’ve got one last commercial but we’ll be right back.
Commercial Break
WWE RAW – Monday, April 18 2005 – Cameron, NC
After the pyro, we see clips of last weeks Unification Match and HBK’s announcement of an Elimination Chamber Match at Backlash.
We then go down to ringside where JR is with Tazz.
JR – Hello everybody, and welcome to RAW. I am here live, with Tazz, and Tazz, we have two matches already made for RAW.
Tazz – Absolutely, JR, Billy Kidman going against Rey Mysterio, and in a rematch from last week, Batista versus John Cena.
JR – Two exciting matches made last week by our commissioner Shawn Michaels.
Muhammad Hassan and Khosrow Daivari come out to some heat.
Hassan – Last week, you all saw another American get destroyed by us. And you people booed. So tonight, Kurt Angle, if you’re able to even walk, get your ass out here, and I’ll finish the job.
HBK’s music hits and he gets a huge pop.
HBK – Muhammad Hassan, you know damn well that Kurt Angle isn’t here tonight. But I have found another American for you to face. In fact, he is from right here in Cameron, North Carolina.
‘Oh Yeah’ hits and Matt Hardy makes his return to a huge pop.
Hardy – Matt Hardy, Version 1, is here to tell you Muhammad Hassan, that tonight, these American fans will see you get your ass beat once again.
Hassan – Last week, after what I did to Kurt Angle, you don’t have a chance.
HBK – But this week, Hassan, there’s going to be a special guest referee. It will be…ME!
Hassan – No, that’s not fair.
Daivari says something in Arabic.
HBK – Referee, ring the bell, coz this match is starting right now.
Match 1: Matt Hardy vs. Muhammad Hassan with Khosrow Daivari
Special Referee – Shawn Michaels
Hardy hits a few hard shots and Hassan bails outside. Hardy follows and knocks down Daivari, but this allows Hassan to toss him into the ring steps. Hassan throws him into the ring, and controls him for a while, but Hardy fights back and hits the Side Effect. He covers
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Kickout. Hardy goes up top and hits a crossbody but Hassan rolls through and holds the bottom rope
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HBK sees him holding the rope and stops the count. Hassan argues with Michaels and Hardy gets up and goes up top. He hits a missile dropkick and goes up to the other corner and hits the Legdrop. He covers
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No, Hassan just kicks out. Hardy taunts to his hometown fans and signals for the Twist of Fate. Hassan gets up and he nails it. He covers and gets the win.
Winner: Matt Hardy
HBK raises his hand and Hardy then leaves. Hassan and Daivari then attack Michaels and beat him down. This leads to Hardy coming back in and making the save. He hits the Twist of Fate on both opponents, before Hassan gets some Sweet Chin Music from the commissioner. Matt Hardy gets a huge pop.
JR – Wow, we just saw the return of Matt Hardy, and he got the win over Muhammad Hassan in front of his hometown fans, Tazz.
Tazz – Oh yeah baby, Matt Hardy’s back, and I can’t wait to see more from V1uuuuuuuhhh.
We go to commercials
Commercial Break
Backstage, JBL cuts a promo.
JBL – Last week, it was announced that at Backlash, on May 1 2005, there would be an Elimination Chamber match, featuring the top six superstars in the world of wrestling. And John Bradshaw Layfield plans on not only kicking 5 other jackasses, but he will, and I repeat, will, walk out of the arena, as the new WWE Champion. At WrestleMania, John Cena may have beaten me, but I’m back, and from tonight onwards, I will be at a completely new level. I will embark on a reign of terror in this company, and it all starts tonight, when I face Shannon Moore.
The Bashams then attack JBL but he fights back and somehow takes them both down. They get up and chase him but he comes out of nowhere with a Clothesline from Hell on both of them at the same time. He laughs and then leaves, with the Bashams lying helplessly.
JR – Welcome back, folks, and after JBL attacked the Basham Brothers last week, they tried to get some payback, but it backfired and JBL somehow escapes, unscathed,
Tazz – Yeah but you’ve gotta think the Bashams will catch up with him sometime soon, and when that happens, it won’t be pretty.
Billy Kidman comes out and is followed by Rey Mysterio.
Match 2: Rey Mysterio vs. Billy Kidman
Rey controls the opening part of the bout, hitting some quick offensive moves and catching Kidman a little off his game. Kidman comes back with some holds and hits a suplex. He dominates the smaller Mysterio and hits a legdrop from the turnbuckle. He then connects with the BK Bomb and gets a 2. He goes up top and goes for the Shooting Star Press, but Mysterio rolls out the way. Mysterio then hits a, dropkick to Kidman’s back and hits the 619. He connects with the West Coast Pop and covers
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Kidman somehow kicks out. Rey is shocked and goes for another WCP, but Kidman counters it into a Powerbomb. He goes up top and hits the SSP
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3. Kidman wins a good cruiserweight match.
Winner: Billy Kidman
Kidman then goes back up top and hits a second SSP. Paul London then runs out and goes to hit Kidman with the cruiserweight title but Kidman ducks and DDT’s the champion right onto his title. Kidman leaves with a sadistic smirk on his face.
JR – Oh my gawd, Billy Kidman is a sick individual Tazz.
Tazz – He wants the cruiserweight title and he wants it bad, JR.
We go backstage, where Eddie Guerrero is with Chris Benoit.
Eddie – Hey what’s up holmes?
Benoit – Listen, Eddie, I’ve been thinking. How about we request a match for Backlash.
Eddie – What me against you?
Benoit – No, us defending our tag team titles.
Eddie – I don’t know, ese, we don’t need to defend these belts to prove that we are the world’s greatest tag team.
Edge and Christian enter the scene.
Edge – You two think you’re so great now that you’ve got those belts, don’t you.
Christian – You think you’re gonna be holding onto them for a long time, well your damn wrong boys.
Benoit – You wanna try and prove us wrong.
They all get in each other’s faces until E&C leave.
Jericho comes out to a good pop for the Highlight Reel.
Chris Jericho’s Highlight Reel
Guests - Edge and Christian
Y2J – Welcome to RAW is Jericho. And tonight, my guests are two former multiple time tag team champions. Two superstars who were in the Ladder match at WrestleMania. Possibly the greatest tag team of all time, but possibly not. Please welcome, Edge and Christian.
They come out to huge heat.
Edge – Jericho, you’re looking at the next tag team champions, but I just wanted to know, how does it feel, knowing you’re going into an Elimination Chamber Match in a few weeks time with absolutely no chance of winning.
Y2J – It’s funny that you say that because I will win, and when I come out with the WWE Championship, I’ll even let you use that World Title shot you earned at WrestleMania to face me.
Christian – Edge and I would be privileged to be your guests on the very first RAW after Backlash, Jericho. The fans could all witness us as tag team champions and you with no title.
HBK shows up on the titan tron.
HBK – Edge, Christian, I don’t know why you say your gonna win the tag titles at Backlash when I haven’t even put you in a title match yet, but you know what, you will get a title shot at Backlash, along with La Resistance, the Basham Brothers and the Dudley Boyz, because it will be a Turmoil Match for the Tag Team Championship.
Edge – What, no, only we deserve that title shot, nobody else.
HBK – And preparation for that match begins tonight, because it will be Edge and Christian, teaming with Triple H, to face Chris Jericho, Eddie Guerrero and Chris Benoit in a Six-Man Tag Team Match, right now.
Guerrero and Benoit come out and they are followed by HHH. Meanwhile, the set for the Highlight Reel is being removed, and they all fight on the outside.
Match 3: Six-Man Tag Team Match
Chris Jericho, Eddie Guerrero & Chris Benoit vs. Triple H, Edge & Christian
Edge and Guerrero fight, Christian and Benoit brawl and Y2J and HHH are beating the hell out of each other. The match is mayhem for several minutes until Benoit and Edge are in the ring. After 6 minutes of back and forth action, Benoit hits the Diving Headbutt on HHH and tags Guerrero, who hits the Frog Splash. He tags in Jericho, who hits the Lionsault and covers
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Edge breaks the pin. Christian then hits the Unprettier as Edge knocks Guerrero off the apron. Benoit locks Edge in the Crossface and doesn’t see HHH pedigree Y2J. HHH covers
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3. HHH, E&C win.
Winner: Triple H, Edge & Christian
Commercial Break
JR – Welcome back everybody. There are already a few matches signed for Backlash on May 1 2005, Tazz.
Tazz – Yep, Billy Kidman gets a Cruiserweight Title shot against Paul London. The tag team titles will be decided in a turmoil match, featuring 5 teams.
JR – And in the main event, 6 superstars will enter, but only one will walk out with the vacated WWE Title.
Tazz – Backlash is gonna be huge JR.
JR – It sure is, but coming up tonight, we’ve still got Batista and John Cena going head-to-head in a rematch from last week, and we’ve just found out that there will be a number one contenders match for the Intercontinental Championship coming up soon.
We are taken backstage, where Rey Mysterio is looking upset about losing earlier on.
We hear a voice and it’s Carlito
Carlito – Well, well, well, Rey Mysterio loses for the second week in a row. Things aren’t going to well for you are they, and that’s not cool.
Rey – These last two weeks, I didn’t win my matches, but I did put on great matches, whilst you have been to afraid to even get in the ring.
Carlito – You think I’m too scared to wrestle. Man, you’re not cool. Mysterio, I’ve got something to tell you. I want you in that ring later tonight.
Rey – I’ve already had a tough match and afterwards, Billy Kidman did more damage to me.
Carlito – I guess you’re the one who’s scared then.
HBK comes to the scene.
HBK – Wow, wow, wow, guys, I’ve just had an idea. Because Rey Mysterio has already competed tonight, he will not face you later on Carlito. Instead, Carlito, you will be in that IC Title number one contenders match, and next week, you will team with Billy Kidman, to face Rey Mysterio and Paul London in a tag team match.
We go back down to ringside.
JR – What a match that should be next week Tazz.
Tazz – Yeah, and coming up now, we’ll find out who Shelton Benjamin defends his title against at Backlash.
Charlie Haas, Rhyno and Carlito make their way out and Val Venis comes out last. JR informs us that this is an elimination match.
Match 4: #1 Contenders Elimination Match
Winner gets an Intercontinental Title shot at Backlash
Charlie Haas vs. Carlito vs. Rhyno vs. Val Venis
Haas starts with Carlito and Rhyno overpowers Val in the corner. Rhyno hits a backbraker to Venis and Carlito takes Haas outside and runs him into the ring post. He climbs back in but Rhyno immediately hits the Gore. He covers Carlito
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Val breaks the pin. Rhyno screams at Val, asking why he broke it up. Carlito then attacks Rhyno from behind and he and Venis double team Rhyno. Val gets some boos as he taunts the crowd. Haas comes back in but gets double teamed. Carlito and Val hit a double suplex off the top turnbuckle to Haas and both cover him at the same time
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3. Haas is eliminated.
Eliminated: Charlie Haas
Rhyno then takes them both down with a double clothesline and hits a powerbomb on Carlito. He covers but Val again breaks the count. Rhyno sends Val outside and gets hit with a DDT from CCC. Carlito goes to the corner and takes a bite off his apple. Venis is back and holds Rhyno. Carlito spits the apple but Rhyno ducks and it gets Val. Carlito begs Vl that it was an accident but Val takes him down a hits a suplex. He goes up top and hits the Money Shot and coevrs CCC
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3. It’s down to Venis and Rhyno.
Eliminated: Carlito
Val gets up and turns into a Gore from the man beast. Rhyno covers
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No. Val gets a foot on the rope.
Rhyno drags him to the middle of the ring but gets a thumb to the eye. Val then rolls him up and gets the 3. Val Venis pinned all 3 other opponents.
Eliminated: Rhyno
Winner: Val Venis
Val gets on the mic.
Val – You all just witnessed the next Intercontinental Champion strut his stuff in the ring. And on May 1, once I win the title, I’m going to party all night long!
JR – A big win for Val Venis and he’ll face the dominant champion Shelton Benjamin at Backlash.
Tazz – He’s held that title for 6 months now, JR. it’s time to hand it over to someone else.
Commercial Break
When we return, Shannon Moore is in the ring. JBL comes out to huge heat and looks down on Moore, who is scared of him.
Match 5: Shannon Moore vs. JBL
JBL taunts Shannon and tells him to punch him, and Moore does, but is knocked down. He gets back up but gets a big boot. JBL then hits the Clothesline from Hell and Moore stays down. JBL laughs and covers Moore
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No. JBL pulls Moore’s shoulder up. JBL then sets him up for the Powerbomb but as Moore goes up, he hits an amazing DDT. He covers and JBL just kicks out. Moore goes to the top rope and goes for a crossbody but JBL catches him in mid air and hits the Fall Away Slam. He sets up for another Powerbomb and hits it. Instead of covering him, he picks him up and delivers another Clothesline from Hell and gets the win.
Winner: JBL
JBL laughs and leaves, but is met halfway down by Triple H. they brawl until Jericho, and then Kane come out. They all go at it for a while until HBK’s music plays and he comes to the ring.
HBK – Stop it, stop it all of you! Now, there’s still one more match tonight, and if any of you get involved in it, you will be replaced in the Elimination Chamber match. Also, next week, there will be 3 matches. Batista will face JBL; Triple H against Chris Jericho and John Cena will face Kane.
The crowd cheers as we go to the commercial break.
Commercial Break
JR – Welcome back folks, and Jonathan Coachman is in the ring. The fans are booing.
Coach – Hello, thank you for such a welcoming you gave me.
The fans boo even more.
Coach – Now I’m here to announce that I will be starting my very own segment on RAW, just for the benefit of you guys.
The fans boo very heavily.
Coach – It will be called Coach’s Corner. And tonight, as it is the inaugural show, I have a very special guest. The Coach’s first ever guest…Mick Foley.
The fans cheer as Foley comes out.
Coach – Mick Foley, welcome to Coach’s Corner. It’s been a while since these fans last saw you.
Foley – It sure has, but it feels good to make appearances every now and then, to show my appreciation for all of these fans.
Coach – Mick, one thing I have gotta ask ya. What are your thoughts on the end of the roster split?
Foley – Well, I never got the chance to actually be a part of the full-time roster when the split happened, as I had already retired, but at first I thought it was an excellent idea, you know, look how it elevated several superstars to the main event level.
Coach – Can you give me some examples of who you’re talking about?
Foley – I’m talking about the likes of Chris Benoit, Eddie Guerrero, Randy Orton (the crowd boo), and more recently, Batista and John Cena.
Coach – Well that leads me to my next question. I know you’re all about being extreme and hardcore, so who do you think will win the Elimination Chamber Match at Backlash?
Foley – I think that’s a tough one to call. There’s 6 top superstars, who have all been World Champion at some stage in their careers, but I think I’m gonna have to go for Chris Jericho, he can take a risk and that’s what you’ve gotta do in this type of match.
Coach – You actually think Chris Jericho is gonna win the match. Mick, no offense, but you’re even more stupid than you look.
Coach laughs to himself.
Coach – Ya see, Mick, the only superstar who has a chance of winning that match is Triple H.
Foley – Well you asked for my opinion and I told you.
Coach – I see, well everybody that was Mick Foley.
Foley – Is that it, is this all we get of your new show?
Coach – You want more, oh I’ve got a lot more for you then Foley. Ok, how does it feel knowing that you are now just an over-rated, underachieving has-been, who never achieved anything in his life?
The fans boo.
Foley – You know what Coach, I don’t think these fans quite agree with what you just said. But they might agree with what I’m just about to do.
Foley hits Coach and knocks him out in 1 shot.
The fans go crazy and Foley waves to them and leaves.
JR – Well, Tazz, that was something different. Anyway, we’ve got one last commercial but we’ll be right back.
Commercial Break
JR – Welcome back, tonight’s main event is up next.
Batista comes out first to a good reaction, but Cena follows and gets an amazing pop. He does a rap on his way down about all the participants in the Elimination Chamber Match.
Main Event: Batista vs. John Cena
Batista starts off strong, overpowering Cena into the corner but Cena comes back, only to get knocked to the outside. Batista follows him out but Cena does a drop toehold and Batista goes into the ring steps. This gets Cena a mixed reaction. Batista is back in and gets knocked down with a clothesline. Cena does the word-life sign and gets some cheers. He surprisingly has control for a few minutes but Batista comes back, taking Cena to the corner and hitting 3 shoulder thrusts. He then hits the clothesline and taunts, getting some cheers too. They fight back and forth for several minutes in a good match, with neither man getting any huge advantage. Batista then hits the Spine Buster and gets a 2. he hits a second and then a third and keeps on getting 2 counts. He sets up for the Batista Bomb but Cena goes over a gets a rollup
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Batista throws Cena off him. Cena ducks a clothesline attempt and hits a Spine Buster of his own. He pumps up his boots and puts Batista on his shoulders and drops him with the F-U. He doesn’t have enough energy to make the cover and the ref starts the count
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Cena is just up as is Batista. Cena goes for another F-U but Batista counters and then hits the Batista Bomb. He covers
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Winner: Batista
Batista gets a good reaction and they stare down afterwards, with Cena down in the ring looking on at Batista, who is leaving up the ramp.
JR – What a main event we just saw. Batista is the last entrant into the chamber match. Tune in next week for more great action.
Tazz – Yeah, you don’t wanna miss action like this.
RAW ends with the two staring down each other.
Results
Matt Hardy def. Muhammad Hassan
Billy Kidman def. Rey Mysterio
Six-Man Tag Team Match
Triple H, Edge & Christian def. Chris Jericho, Eddie Guerrero & Chris Benoit
#1 Contenders Elimination Match
Val Venis def. Carlito Caribbean Cool, Rhyno and Charlie Haas
JBL def. Shannon Moore
Batista def. John Cena
Card for Backlash
Elimination Chamber for the Vacant WWE Championship
John Cena vs. Batista vs. Triple H vs. Kane vs. Chris Jericho vs. JBL
Cruiserweight Championship
Billy Kidman vs. © Paul London
Tag Team Championship Turmoil Match
Basham Brothers vs. La Resistance vs. Dudley Boyz vs. Edge & Christian vs. © Eddie Guerrero & Chris Benoit
Intercontinental Championship
Val Venis vs. © Shelton Benjamin
Matches for next week’s RAW
Rey Mysterio & Paul London vs. Billy Kidman & Carlito Caribbean Cool
Chris Jericho vs. Triple H
Kane vs. John Cena
Batista vs. JBL
JR – Welcome back, tonight’s main event is up next.
Batista comes out first to a good reaction, but Cena follows and gets an amazing pop. He does a rap on his way down about all the participants in the Elimination Chamber Match.
Main Event: Batista vs. John Cena
Batista starts off strong, overpowering Cena into the corner but Cena comes back, only to get knocked to the outside. Batista follows him out but Cena does a drop toehold and Batista goes into the ring steps. This gets Cena a mixed reaction. Batista is back in and gets knocked down with a clothesline. Cena does the word-life sign and gets some cheers. He surprisingly has control for a few minutes but Batista comes back, taking Cena to the corner and hitting 3 shoulder thrusts. He then hits the clothesline and taunts, getting some cheers too. They fight back and forth for several minutes in a good match, with neither man getting any huge advantage. Batista then hits the Spine Buster and gets a 2. he hits a second and then a third and keeps on getting 2 counts. He sets up for the Batista Bomb but Cena goes over a gets a rollup
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Batista throws Cena off him. Cena ducks a clothesline attempt and hits a Spine Buster of his own. He pumps up his boots and puts Batista on his shoulders and drops him with the F-U. He doesn’t have enough energy to make the cover and the ref starts the count
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Cena is just up as is Batista. Cena goes for another F-U but Batista counters and then hits the Batista Bomb. He covers
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Winner: Batista
Batista gets a good reaction and they stare down afterwards, with Cena down in the ring looking on at Batista, who is leaving up the ramp.
JR – What a main event we just saw. Batista is the last entrant into the chamber match. Tune in next week for more great action.
Tazz – Yeah, you don’t wanna miss action like this.
RAW ends with the two staring down each other.
Results
Matt Hardy def. Muhammad Hassan
Billy Kidman def. Rey Mysterio
Six-Man Tag Team Match
Triple H, Edge & Christian def. Chris Jericho, Eddie Guerrero & Chris Benoit
#1 Contenders Elimination Match
Val Venis def. Carlito Caribbean Cool, Rhyno and Charlie Haas
JBL def. Shannon Moore
Batista def. John Cena
Card for Backlash
Elimination Chamber for the Vacant WWE Championship
John Cena vs. Batista vs. Triple H vs. Kane vs. Chris Jericho vs. JBL
Cruiserweight Championship
Billy Kidman vs. © Paul London
Tag Team Championship Turmoil Match
Basham Brothers vs. La Resistance vs. Dudley Boyz vs. Edge & Christian vs. © Eddie Guerrero & Chris Benoit
Intercontinental Championship
Val Venis vs. © Shelton Benjamin
Matches for next week’s RAW
Rey Mysterio & Paul London vs. Billy Kidman & Carlito Caribbean Cool
Chris Jericho vs. Triple H
Kane vs. John Cena
Batista vs. JBL
