The Raw "Tour of Defiance" live from The Point Depot, Dublin, Republic of
Ireland.
May 26, 2004
Report by: Parnell w/ Wilson, Aaron and Brow! (rajah.com readers)
Well it's been 10 years since the WWE has set foot in the Republic of
Ireland, so there was a great anticipation and buzz in the air for this
event, which didn't dissapoint. Full house for this one, the tickets sold
out in like 15 minutes or something.
The Fink comes out to one of the biggest pops of the night, soes his usual
spiel and introduces a...
Stephanie McMahon Interview
-Stephanie comes out to a raptuous reception and tells us that as a McMahon,
she's proud to return home to Ireland! Mentions her dad to a round of boos
and asks us are we ready for the show? Damn right we are.
#1 Matt Hardy Version 1.0 vs. Batista
-Sign in crowd: WWE Need D'lo. Matt comes out to another big pop. It should
be noted that pretty much everyone who came down to the ring on the night
recieved a huge pop. Batista follows to another great reception.
"Hardy" chants all through the match which Batista doesn't like very much.
Pretty impressive match which Batista controlled for the most part. The end
came with a countered twist of fate into a hard spinebuster. But not happy
with that, Batista comes back in to deliver two further spinebusters and not
a powerbomb in sight.
Winner - Batista
#2 The Hurricane and Rosey vs. La Resistance
-Good pop for the face team as Rosey demonstrates with his new kick-ass
blue, black and orange gear that he is a S.H.I.T no longer, but a fully
fledged superhero. The "French" come down to a shower of "Ireland" chants
and some "Ol
