Report by: pwtorch.com
DARK AND HEAT MATCHES
(1) Test & John Heidenreich beat two guys from "Rockford" One guy's first name was Johnny (maybe Jeter?) but that's all I could make out. The long haired guy looked pretty decent. He ate Test's boot to end the match.
(2) Trish Stratus (w/Tyson Tomko) defeated Nidia. Your standard women's match really that ended with Trish's chick kick.
(3) Matt Hardy, V-1 beat some guy announced from Canada but again you couldn't make out the name. The other guy got in a lot of offense but it ended in the Twist of Fate.
They then had the Heat Pyro go off.
(4) Rhyno defeated Val Venis with the Gore. Rhyno was way over. It was a pretty stiff match. They did a funny spot where Val (who was playing the heel) would keep slidding in and out of the ring until Rhyno faked slidding out but stayed in and beat on Val. Pretty good match.
Report by: Ryan, rajah.com reader
This is Ryan from Rockford, who had pretty good floor seats for Mondays Raw tapings in Rockford, IL. The show turned out to be pretty good, but I got to see Shawn Michaels, so nothing could have made it a bad show.
Dark matches
Test and John Heinindraith vs. two local wrestlers
Test was the first person out, and got a major pop, only because he was the first person besides the Fink that we recognized. John got no heat, and the local wrestlers got a pop when it was announced that they were from Rockford.
- I believe that John was in the match for about 45 seconds total, and the crowd was . Test came in, and did his usual big man stuff, and tried to get over as a heel, but everyone was chanting for him to kick the other guys ass. He missed a first big boot, but hit the second one for the 3-count. I realized that I actually did miss Test! Welcome back big guy!
Trish Stratus vs. Nidia
I am a big diva fan, so this excited me. Trish came out with Tomko (No Christian?) and she looked really hot! I was hoping that Nidia would be her opponent, and I was right. Nidia got almost as big as a pop as Trish did, I was cheering louder for Nidia at least.
- Both ladies impressed me tonight. Alot of Nidia chants got started, which makes me happy, as it shows that she can get over easily. (At least with a heel opponent). Tomko helped Trish with the win here...don't remember how she got it..I believe that she pulled the tights.
I won't comment on Heat and Raw matches, because you guys will get those results by a professional lol.
After Raw went off the air, Triple H and Shawn Michaels got loose from their groups about 3 different times before the group with Triple H eventually went to the back, and Shawn Michaels got into the ring and danced when his music hit. A good show for me, better then the last time that they came with a sub-par Smackdown show. (before the brand split.)
We found where the wrestlers parked, and were watching them through the fences. Bischoff was the first out, and did not acknowledge anyone to my knowledge, and just got on a bus. We saw Jazz, but we thought that she was Gail Kim from far away. She actually came REALLY close because of where she was parked, and started packing her stuff into the trunk. Nidia came a minute later, and I screamed "GOODBYE NIDIA, I LOVE YOU!" and she smiled and waved. I then screamed the same to Jazz, and she gave a wave and said "peace." They both got into their gray car, Nidia was driving, and they left. We were leaving, and we saw Benoit, and he also waved after a long time of screaming. Most people seemed friendly. Jazz and Nidia were adorable, and they were super friendly.
That's all I have, I hope that you can use it!