Weekend House Shows to See Batista vs. Randy Orton and the Return of Trish Stratus

It's another weekend packed of action for the WWE, as they have a full schedule for house shows this weekend.

RAW

* August 12 in Kitchener, Ontario:
- WWE Champion John Cena vs. Edge, with Lita.
- Intercontinental Champion Carlito vs. Shelton Benjamin.
- Big Show vs. Chris Masters.
- Appearances by Kurt Angle, Christy Hemme, Hurricane, Rosey, Stacy Keibler, and Viscera

* August 13 in Kingston, Ontario:
- WWE Champion John Cena vs. Chris Jericho.
- Intercontinental Champion Carlito vs. Shelton Benjamin.
- Big Show vs. Edge, with Lita.
- World Tag Team Champions Hurricane & Rosey vs. Tyson Tomko & Gene Snitsky.
- The Return of Trish Stratus.
- Appearances by Kurt Angle, Christy Hemme, Viscera, and Val Venis.

* August 14 in Ottawa, Ontario:
- Kurt Angle vs. Eugene.
- Big Show vs. Edge.
- Intercontinental Champion Carlito vs. Shelton Benjamin.
- An appearance by Trish Stratus.

They then move to Montreal on August 15 for the RAW tapings. Kurt Angle takes on Hulk Hogan, and John Cena wrestles Chris Jericho and Carlito in a handicapped match.

SmackDown!

SmackDown runs a similar card for their shows over the weekend, with slight changes for each show. The highlight is a Batista working with Randy Orton, which was originally Muhammad Hassan.

- World Champion Batista vs. Randy Orton.
- U.S. Champion Orlando Jordan vs. Chris Benoit.
- WWE Tag Team Champions Road Warrior Animal & Heidenreich vs. MNM.
- Booker T, with Sharmell, vs. Christian.
- Paul London, Rey Mysterio & Funaki vs. Juventud, Psicosis & Super Crazy.

Source: PWInsider.com

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