Live from the MCI Center in Washington D.C., RAW hits the airwaves with Triple H making his way down to the ring by himself.
Triple H Interview
-Triple H takes the mic and says a lot of people aren't happy at what he did last week but believe it or not, he's not too proud of himself either. What he did to Eugene makes him feel sick, horrible and pain. He wondered how he could do that to poor, innocent Eugene but immediately after that, he farted and felt better. Triple H acknowledges Eugene and says if he's at home watching TV at home with Mommy and Daddy; he wants him to hear something important - "I hate you". Triple H says he was never Eugene's friend and neither he nor Evolution likes him. In fact, they hate him. Because he's an embarassment; everyone who Eugene has ever met is ashamed of him. Triple H then calls him pathetic and says he put together some footage to help him figure everything out. We're then shown clips from last week as Chris Benoit and William Regal help an injured Eugene up. Triple H then asks if Regal and Benoit were crying...but he answers and says there's no crying in wrestling. There is your world champion, Chris Benoit, crying like a baby and THAT is pathetic.
Eric Bischoff Interview
-Bischoff comes down to join Triple H and agrees that this is all pathetic. Bischoff says he talked to his sister this morning and it's official - Eugene is gone from the WWE forever. And all thanks to Triple H. Bischoff promises Triple H that he will get his reward...next week, Chris Benoit vs. Triple H in a 60-minute Iron Man Match for the World Heavyweight title. Bischoff also announces that Benoit will wrestle Batista tonight. Triple H appreciates Bischoff's efforts and says that there is nobody who can hang with him in a wrestling ring for 60 minutes and he will win the title.
William Regal Interview
-Regal joins Bischoff and Triple H in the ring and basically says that he isn't scared of shedding a tear and he hopes that Eugene is watching at home because this is for him. With that, he and Triple H start brawling and Regal gets the better of it with several left-handed shots. They head outside where Regal rams Triple H's head into the steps. Bischoff screams for security and finally, they come down to subdue Regal and take him away.
Tonight, Edge defends his Intercontinental title against Randy Orton in a rematch. Also tonight, the final 10 divas will be announced and introduced inthe RAW Diva Search.
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Sylvain Grenier vs. Tajiri
-Before the match, Sylvain Grenier sings the Canadian national anthem in French. But before he can finish, he's interrupted by Tajiri, who has Rhyno by his side. Grenier hits a modified face-buster after getting out of the Tarantula (thanks to Robert Conway) and then hooks the tights to get the pinfall win.
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Chris Jericho's Highlight Reel
-Jericho introduces the 10 finalists in the RAW Diva Search. They are introduced as (and I'm not going to bother listing the cities): Michelle from Florida, Christy from California, Julie from Kentucky, Camille from Texas, Maria from Illinois, Tracie from Atlanta, Carmella from Cleveland, Chandra from Kentucky, Amy from Illinois, and Joy from Boston. Jericho tells them about an "immunity envelope" in Eric Bischoff's office and whoever finds it cannot be eliminated from contention this week. He takes them to the back and all the ladies begin taking apart Bischoff's office looking for the envelope. Finally, Bischoff walks in and asks what is going on. One lady says they were having a party, another says Eugene said they could come in. Bischoff asks for the truth and he's told about the immunity envelope. Bischoff says no such thing exists and asks who put them up to this. One reveals that it was Chris Jericho and Eric tells them that if they mess with him, they'll find out it's the dumbest thing they can do. He tells them all to get out of his office.
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Tyson Tomko vs. Hurricane
-Trish Stratus accompanies Tomko down to the ring. Hurricane introduces Stacy Keibler, who follows him down to the ring as well. The finish sees Tomko win after Trish grabbed Hurricane's leg, allowing Tomko to kick him in the face. After the match, Trish punches Stacy with her cast and then throws her to Tomko, who prepares to press slam her. But Rosey, no longer Super Hero in Training, comes down for the save.
Backstage, Ric Flair is walking alongside Batista when Triple H meets them up and says he wants to talk to Batista about his upcoming match.
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Batista vs. Chris Benoit (Non-Title Match)
-Batista gets a reasonable amount of pops since he's from Washington D.C. Ric Flair accompanies him and sticks around at ringside. Batista ends up getting disqualified by the ref for illegal use of the ropes (Benoit got caught in the ropes and Batista just kept kicking him in the head). After the match, Batista hits a powerbomb on Benoit and leaves with Flair as officials come to Benoit's rescue.
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Backstage, Lita walks up to Matt Hardy and says she just wants to tell him one thing. Matt tells her that he doesn't mind speaking to her, it's just that he doesn't know where he stands or how to react. Lita says she loves Matt to death and she wishes they can be together, but she's going to have the baby - with or without her.
Backstage, Randy Orton is interviewed. He's angry at Edge's lucky win but shows off his t-shirt which has a checklist of all the legends he's beaten. Orton then promises that he'll win the title back tonight when Edge walks into view. Edge says he didn't come back to become a statistic on Orton's t-shirt but he likes the outfit, though he has something better to wear...and he holds up his belt. Edge says Orton has confidence problems but it's understandable since his father was Roddy Piper's bitch. He ends it off by saying that if Cowboy Bob Orton had only wore a condom, this wouldn't be happening.
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Kane vs. Chris Jericho
-Jericho ends up winning via countout after Jericho hits him into the ringpost and nails an enziguiri, knocking him out. However, Eric Bischoff comes out and re-starts the match, saying that it is a no-DQ, falls-count-anywhere match.
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Kane vs. Chris Jericho - Cont'd
-When we come back, the match is going on outside and stays there for pretty much the duration. Kane drags Jericho through the audience but gets a drop toe hold into the hockey rink boards. Jericho then shoves the camera crane into Kane's face but Batista storms out and beats Jericho up. Kane then covers Jericho for the easy pinfall victory.
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Jonathan Coachman introduces the diva finalists, who come out in bikinis. Coach asks them to turn around and pose so we can all get a good, long, hard look. They then ask everyone to vote either via phone or online on which lady you prefer.
They recap Smackdown!.
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Randy Orton vs. Edge (WWE Intercontinental Title Match)
-Orton back bodydrops Edge onto the security wall. With Edge seemingly injured and Orton posing in the ring, we cut to our last commercial break of the night.
Randy Orton vs. Edge (WWE Intercontinental Title Match) - Cont'd
-Lots of near falls after we come back, including Orton kicking out of two spears and Edge kicking out of an RKO. Orton tries for another RKO but Edge counters it into a backslide and then puts his foot on the ropes to score the victory.
They hype up the Iron Man Match next week.
End of show.
