The last RAW on Spike opens with Vince McMahon coming to the ring. Vinnie-Mac talks about what a great show RAW will be tonight. He then goes through WWE leaving USA, going to TNN which then turned to Spike. He said Spike and WWE were great Tag Team partners. He then thanked Spike for being such a good partner. But next week RAW returns home. Vince then spoke about next week’s three hour Homecoming show and the matches that will be on that show.
He didn’t get too far before he was interrupted by Kurt Angle’s music. Vinnie-Mac got a grin on his face and started conducting Waco, TX in a rousing rendition of, “You suck” chants for Angle. Once Angle got to the ring Vince was pissed at the interruption.
Angle said he was upset that Vince picked Bischoff to face Cena next week to the title belt. Angle says he deserves a shot at the title - whoever wins next week’s match. The crowd Boos loudly. Vince says he’s qualified for a title match...
Then HBK interrupts Vince. Vince announces HBK and dances along with him. HBK calls Vince, “Moneybags” and says he want clarification as to why Angle gets a title match. Because if all it takes is winning at Unforgiven - then HBK wants a title match. Angle doesn’t like that idea, but the crowd chants, “HBK, HBK, HBK.” Angle says he made HBK tap at ‘Mania. HBK reminded Angle that he beat him at Vengeance.
“I beat you first,” whined Angle. They started bickering. Vince jumped in and said next week they will have a rubber match and the winner will face Cena. But, not just a regular match. It will be a 30 minute Iron Man Match.
Vince said he’d promised to start this show off with a title match. Trish’s music hit. Trish comes to the ring with Ashley. Both are dressed in black.
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Slam Of The Week showed Trish beating Torrie Wilson last week, then the subsequent beating given to her and Ashley by the three female heels.
Victoria comes to the ring. Torrie Wilson and Candace Michelle are with her. All three of them are wearing red and black outfits. Torrie has the tiny dog with her again.
The match starts with fists flying between the two. Trish nails Victoria with a Head Scissors maneuver which sends Victoria from the ring. But Victoria retaliates by smashing Trish’s lower back into the side of the ring, then sending her over the barrier into the audience. Trish hit Victoria with a forearm, then a Clothesline from the top of the barrier. Trish throws Victoria in the ring, but while trying to climb in herself Torrie pulls her from the apron. Trish’s face slams to the apron before she hit the floor.
As Torrie and Candace celebrate, Ashley comes over. Ashley grabs them both and slams their heads together, then bitch slaps Torrie. Victoria grabs Ashley, who is atop Torrie pounding her head into the floor, and tosses her aside like a rag doll. Victoria then tosses Trish back into the ring. Victoria does her famous Somersault Legdrop over the top rope onto Trish and goes for the cover. Trish kicks out. Victoria then locks on a Headlock that looks more like a Chokehold. Trish works her way out.
Victoria hits a Spinning Sidewalk Slam on Trish and goes for another cover. She’s pissed when Trish kicks out again. Trish sends Victoria into the corner. Victoria climbs up and sits on the top. Trish ends up sitting hin her lap as they exchange blows. After a particularly hard blow from Victoria both girls fell from the top to the floor. Victoria climbs back in the ring first, but Trish isn’t far behind. Victoria tries to hit Trish repeatedly, only to be blocked and punched by Trish. Trish sends Victoria flying into the ropes and then hits her with a Spinebuster. Trish goes for the cover, but no three.
Victoria rakes Trish’s eyes and goes for a Clothesline, but Trish does a backbend to avoid it. Trish goes for a little Stratusfaction. She hits the move and covers Victoria. She would have gotten the three is Torrie and Candace hadn’t rushed the ring causing a DQ.
Trish and Ashley fight back against all three heels, including a Chick Kick directly to Torrie’s face. Victoria and Torrie get tossed from the ring leaving Candace to get the worst beat down of the three. Ashley then stripped Candace’s dress off her. Candace looked oh so upset being seen in her bra and panties (as if she hasn’t paraded around him her bra and panties many, many times for the WWE fans - never mind the fact that Torrie was standing there wearing less than Candace after losing her dress). Candace takes a mic and starts yelling at Trish and Ashley. She calls Trish a slut and asks Ashley if she’s ever been publicly embarrassed such as what they’d just done to her. Candace tells Trish and Ashley the three of them will get them back next week - in a bra and panties match.
The three heels leave. Victoria and Torrie trying to shield the audience from seeing Candace’s body. In the ring Ashley is holding out Candace’s red dress playing matador as Trish plays the bull charging it.
- Winner: Trish Stratus Via DQ
Outback the Big Show is walking along, apparently heading for the ring.
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Big Show comes to the ring for a Street Fight. His opponent is Gene Snitsky who comes to the ring with a chair in his hand.
They do a short recap of the feud that led to this match.
Snitsky goes after Show with the chair, but Show moves out of the way, then punches the chair. Show slaps Snitsky’s chest. They move to another corner ans Show slaps Snitsky’s chest again. Snitsky stops an Irish Whip and starts beating Show down in the center of the ring. Snitsky jumps from the ring and gets some weapons from under the ring. Snitsky starts beating Show with a street sign. When Show is prone in the ring Snitsky goes for a quick cover, but no dice. Snitsky gets a trash can and starts to hit Show with it. But Show’s had enough. He gets up and Headbutts Snitsky which sends him flying into a corner.
Show wedges the trash can between the top and second ropes in the opposite corner from Snitsky. Show grabs Snitsky and sends him back first into the trash can. When Show goes after Snitsky again he gets tripped and falls head first into the side of the still wedged trash can. Snitsky leaves the ring and comes back with another trash can. He sets it in the center of the ring, and then tries (as if) to Suplex the Big Show. Show picks up Snitsky and slams him back first into the trash can in the center of the ring. When Snitsky gets up Show hits him over the head with a trash can lid, knocking him back down. Show then hits him with the lid again and Chokeslams Snitsky to the mat.
Rather than covering Snitsky he crawls from the ring, reaches under and comes out with a kitchen sink! (I don’t think I’ve ever seen a kitchen sink in a match before.) Show hits Snitsky over the head with the metal kitchen sink, which doesn’t crumple like everything else metal in the ring. Show covers Snitsky for the win.
Show walks up the ramp, kitchen sink in hand.
- Winner: Big Show Via kitchen sink
Outback Ric Flair is talking to Maria. Not an interview, not conversation heard, just shown.
Recap of Flair and Carlito’s feud. They also showed Carlito and Masters attack on Flair last week.
Back to Flair and Maria talking outback.
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Upon returning from commercial a mini-preview of “The Self-Destruction Of The Ultimate Warrior. It’s due out on Sept. 27th. I’d heard that this was a really rough DVD, but from what I saw it looks down right ugly.
Ric Flair comes out on the stage, mic in hand. He talks about how he’s been beaten down in his career, even jumped from behind. But, he always comes back and gets revenge. He may not do it alone, but he always has friends. He mentions the 4 Horsemen from his past. But now it takes just one. Flair walks outback and comes back with a sledge hammer. He announces the return of HHH next week. He calls HHH his beat friend then points to the Titantron.
On screen is a really good video montage of HHH and what he’s done to people in the ring, all set to his theme music.
Out back shows Bischoff on his cell phone talking about who’s going to be on the show next week. He’s interrupted by Cena walking into his office. Cena takes the cell phone and yells into it, “He’ll have to call ya back!”
Cena then starts talking about next week’s match between them. Cena talks about how he went on the internet and found out Bisch is a ninja. He then pulls out Bisch’s cell phone and takes a picture of Bisch saying it’s going to be the last time he’ll be able to see his face as it is now.
Cena leaves and Bisch looks all upset. Cena comes rushing back yelling. He rumples the front of Bisch’s suit and says he know kung foo too, partner. Bisch looks quite unhappy.
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WWE Rewind shows a bunch of beautiful Shelton Benjamin clips.
Shelton Benjamin comes down to the ring. Kerwin White comes to the ring in his golf cart being followed by his caddy Nick. Why he needs a caddy to carry his golf clubs behind the golf cart I don’t know, but if it makes him happy, then what’s the big deal?
Shelton picks up a mic and comments of Kerwin’s new caddy, “Someone to carry around your clubs and wash your balls. It doesn’t matter if you are on a golf course or in a WWE ring... Chavo sucks.”
Shelton and Kerwin start fighting in the ring and the ref starts trying to get the caddy out of the ring and wrestler the club away from him. Kerwin dashes at Shelton who picks him up in the air then lets him drop flat on the mat. When Shelton tries to go after Kerwin he is tripped and eats the second turnbuckle. Kerwin follows it up with a Dropkick. Kerwin continues to stomp Shelton down on the mat. When the ref wasn’t looking Kerwin ripped at Shelton’s face.
Kerwin hit a Snap Mare Takeover and got Shelton in an Armlock. The whole time he had this hold locked on he was ranting that his name was Kerwin, NOT Chavo! Shelton broke out of the hold and nailed Kerwin hin the gut with a bunch of elbows. Shelton then hit a Back Body Drop. As Shelton went after Kerwin, Kerwin pulled down the top rope sending Shelton over. But Shelton held on and Skinned The Cat. Shelton went for his corner Splash, but Kerwin moved. Shelton landed with his feet on the top ropes. He turned around and hit Kerwin with a Flying Clothesline.
Kerwin ended up on the apron and tried to shoulder Shelton in the gut. Shelton moved out of the way then Suplexed Kerwin into the ring. Kerwin landed on Shelton and covered him for the win. Nick, the caddy was holding Shelton’s foot to keep him from kicking out.
Shelton attacked Kerwin after the match was over. Really started to beat him down until Nick the caddy ran in and broke a golf club over Shelton’s back. That was the end of that and Kerwin left in his golf cart with Nick following behind.
- Winner: Kerwin White Via caddy
In the ring someone is setting up a ladder in the ring, but why?
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The ladder is still in the ring when Edge’s music hits. Edge comes out with Lita. Lita is wearing a soft neck brace. Lita gets a mic and starts talking about Matt Hardy. That the only thing he accomplished with giving her the Twist of Fate was proving what a looser he is. She said she was speaking for the entire world when she says they’re going to be just fine without him. She says she knows a lot about twists of fate. Some can be vicious, others ironic. Such as 5 years ago, the first night on Spike TV. Edge and Christian VS the Hardy Boyz in a ladder match. She was there to support her man... How things have changed.
Lita hands the mic to Edge and takes the briefcase. Edge tells Matt it’s only one week left until their ladder match. This time the stakes are much higher. It’s not just the Money in The Bank, it’s the end of a career. Edge says he becomes a career killer and Matt will be gone. The crowd is chanting, “Hardy, Hardy.” Matt might not die, but Edge never loses in one on one matches when the stakes are high. That’s why Lita is with him, not Matt. He tells Matt he’s a looser - the whole time climbing the ladder and sitting on top.
The crowd begins to get louder and Edge looks up to the stage, as if he expects Matt to be there. Instead Matt is right next to the ladder. Lita leaves the ring quickly as Matt grabs the side of the ladder and shakes it. He starts toying with Edge, pushing and pulling the ladder slightly. Just enough to make Edge nervous. Edge is yelling down at Matt telling him he’d better not do it. Matt lets go of the ladder and starts to back away. Matt tells Edge he has one week and turns to leave the ring.
When he gets to the ropes he turns around, walks back, grabs the ladder and starts pushing. He pushes the ladder over. Edge’s right leg gets slightly caught on the top rope before falling to the mat and rolling out to the floor. Lita yells at Matt and backs up the ramp with the briefcase. Edge slides/crawls away from Matt and the ring.
Outback Bischoff is watching a monitor when Teddy Long shows up. Bisch is pissed and threatens to call security. Long brings up Smackdown’s move to Fridays and maybe there should be some Smackdown exposure next week on the Homecoming show. Bisch say no way. The Vince McMahon walks in and talks about how next week’s show is three hours, almost like a PPV. How at some PPV’s there is both RAW and Smackdown competing against each other. How about doing something like that next week on RAW? Vince tells Long to come up with a great match because Vince would love to see certain people on RAW, if only for one night. He threw out names like Benoit, Rey Mysterio and Batista. Long agreed and left.
Bischoff and Vince started talking about Bischoff’s match next week with Cena. Bischoff asked Vince to reconsider the match, again. Vince tells Bischoff he has friends and is ruthless. If he wants to shake up the WWE and put on a great show? “What about Eric Bischoff, WWE Champion?” Vince grins and walks off leaving Bisch deep in thought.
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Big Vis and Val Venis are in the ring together waiting for their opponents. Cade and Murdoch come down to the ring. Murdoch is ugly and looks like he’s smelling something bad.
Cade and Val start the match. They lock up. After Val hit a couple of punches and a Reverse Elbow that sent Cade tot he mat, Murdoch came running in un-tagged. Val Clotheslined Murdoch who immediately left the ring. Val the Scoop Slammed Cade. Val dropped and elbow on Cade and went for the cover, but no luck. Val Chops Cade, kicks him in the face and then sits on the top turnbuckle. Before he has a chance to execute a move Murdoch comes running along the apron and pushes Val to the floor.
Vis enters the ring to yell at the ref and Murdoch runs around the outside to stomp Val’s head. He tossed Val into the ring and Cade went for the cover, no three. Cade tags in Murdoch who hits an Inverted Atomic Drop. Cage runs through with a Swinging Neckbreaker, and Murdoch goes for another cover, without luck. Murdoch ties Val up with a Choke, but Val gets out and tags in Vis.
Vis starts taking apart both Cade and Murdoch with Slams and Back Body Drops. Vis puts both men in a corner and Splashes them both. Vis tosses Cade from the ring then hits a Swinging Side Slam on Murdoch. Vis dances over Murdoch’s body for a moment, but Cade is grabbing a chair. Vis notices him and pushes him off the apron. Vis tags in Val and then Splash’s a prone Murdoch,
Val climbs to the top turnbuckle and also Splashes Murdoch. Val covers Murdoch, but as the ref is counting Cade attacks to the ref to stop the count. The ref calls for the bell. Cade is yelling at the ref and Val goes after him. Cade and Murdoch run from the ring and Val and Vis.
- Winners: Big Vis & Val Venis Via DQ
Outback Carlito is all worked up and yelling at Masters in Spanish. Masters tells him to calm down and speak English. Carlito is freaking out about the Tag Tables Match they are to be in later against Cena and HBK. Carlito is worried about splinters if he goes through a table. Masters has a more realistic view as to what could happen if he went through a table. He says they need a plan... A master plan. Carlito is chomping on an apple.
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Eugene is coming to the ring carrying a Eugene Bear. He’s hugging it. He then hugs the ref and Lillian Garcia. Rob Conway then comes to the ring.
Eugene is wearing a Tshirt and talking to his bear. Eugene puts his bear in a corner and they lock up. Rob gets Eugene in a Side Headlock, but it doesn’t last long at all. Rob Shoulder Blocks Eugene sending him flying into a corner. Eugene comes back, picks up Rob onto his shoulders and gives him an Airplane Spin, then a poke to the eye. Eugene hit Rob with a Tomahawk Chop, crawls through Rob’s legs and then bites him on the bum.
Rob rolls from the ring. Eugene puts on Rob’s sunglasses which pisses Rob off to no end. Rob comes in the ring and attacks Eugene. He stomps Eugene and beats him down. Rob Elbow Drops on Eugene then starts punching him in the head. Rob puts Eugene in a Headlock, then bounces his head off a top turnbuckle. This is where Eugene starts getting mad. Rob bounces Eugene’s head off the top turnbuckle a couple more times until Eugene’s had it and goes Hogan on Rob’s ass. But, as Eugene goes for a Rock Bottom Rob fights back. But Rob ends up with a Spinebuster.
Eugene starts going for The People’s Elbow, and makes it. He goes for the cover, but doesn’t get the win. Eugene then turns into Hacksaw Jim Dugan yelling, “Hooooo.” Eugene went into a three point stance and then charged Rob. But Rob held up the Eugene Bear and Eugene stopped dead in his tracks. Rob threatened to rip the head off the bear and Eugene pleaded. Rob did it, he ripped the head off the bear, then kicked Eugene in the head. Eugene went for The Ego Trip. Rob went for the cover and got the win.
Eugene laid in the ring holding bits of the bear crying.
- Winner: Rob Conway Via Teddy Bear
Smackdown Rebound
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Carlito comes to the ring chomping on an apple for the Tag Tables Match. Chris Masters comes out next.
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HBK comes out and climbs in the ring. Last, but not least, Cena comes out to huge pop. Carlito and Masters jump HBK and Cena before they were really ready to start the match. Cena goes outside with Carlito and beats up on him while HBK takes control of Masters in the ring.
Cena and Carlito go back in the ring and Masters gets tossed from the ring. HBK takes over with Carlito and Cena goes outside to work on Masters. Cena takes off his shirt and starts choking Masters with it while Carlito takes control of HBK in the ring. Carlito leaves the ring and starts hitting Cena in the back of the head as Cena goes after a table. Masters entered the ring, hit HBK, then left the ring to help Carlito with a table.
Carlito kicked Cena in the head. The heels set up a table. Carlito drags Cena over to the table while Masters chokes HBK in the ring. Cena and Carlito get in a slugging match, as do Masters and HBK. Carlito tries twice to Suplex Cena through the table, but is unable to get Cena lifted high enough.
In the ring HBK hit Masters with a Flying Forearm. Cena pounds Carlito’s face into the apron. HBK is setting up for Sweet Chin Music when Masters rolls from the ring. Carlito and Cena enter the ring. HBK tries to play Sweet Chin Music on Carlito, but hits the ref instead, knocking him from the apron through the table to the floor. Cena checks on the ref as HBK beats on Carlito in the ring.
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Cena is beating on Masters with punches and a Hip Toss. Cena goes to FU Masters, but Carlito rushes him. Cena kicks Carlito, but Masters is able to escape and locks on the Masterlock. HBK breaks up the lock, but gets DDT’d by Carlito. Masters and Carlito both stomp HBK.
Masters takes Cena outside the ring and beats on him while Carlito beats on HBK in the ring. Masters throws Cena into the steel steps knocking the top section off. HBK gets tossed from the ring and both Carlito and Masters attack him. Masters throws HBK into the ring while Carlito attacks Cena. Masters picks up HBK in a Military Press and drops him with a Gorilla Slam. Carlito sets up a table, but gets blind sided by Cena in the process. Cena beats Carlito in the head. Cena got up and turned over the table, which was a good thing considering Masters had HBK in another Military Press and was going to toss him through the table.
HBK raked Masters’ eyes, but got tossed from the ring. Masters and Carlito beat on Cena. Masters throws Cena in the ring and slams him to the mat. Carlito sends a table in the ring to Masters who sets it up in the corner. Both men beat on Cena. Masters Suplexes Cena.
They both go to throw Cena into the table in the corner, but HBK Spears Cena to stop him before he hits the table. Painful, but it worked! HBK attacks both Carlito and Masters. Cena comes back and takes over with Masters.
HBK hits and Inverted Atomic Drop in Carlito while Cena Splashes Masters in two corners. Cena hit a Bulldog on Masters and HBK beats Carlito’s head into a top turnbuckle. Cena traps Masters in a corner while HBK traps Carlito in the opposite corner. The both climb up and give the heels 10 synchronized punches. Cena and HBK flung Carlito and Masters into each other then gave then Scoop Slams in the center of the ring.
They both then hit the 5 Knuckle Shuffle (HBK’s was quite goofy looking). Cena then FU’d Masters. Cena crawled to the corner to get the table to set upright in the center of the ring.
Bischoff and Angle rush to the ring as Cena sets Masters on the table. Bischoff attacks HBK outside while Angle gets in the ring and attacks Cena. HBK climbs to a top turnbuckle to fly at Masters to send him through the table, but Angle pushes him off. HBK crashes through a table on the outside. The ref rings the bell.
Cena attacks Angle and punches him over and over in the face. Cena pushes Masters off the table in the ring. Cena goes to FU Angle through the table, but Bisch scurries into the ring and nails Cena with a crotch shot from behind. Cena gets Angle Slammed through the table. Bisch is screaming at Cena while Angle gets the title belt for Bischoff. Bisch stand in the middle of the ring holding the belt high. Cena is bleeding while Bisch holds the belt up. I can’t tell where the blood is coming from, but Cena has streaks of it on his torso where he wiped his hands off. Cena just keeps reaching for his belt while Bischoff struts around the ring holding it up.
- Winners: Chris Masters & Carlito Via help from Angle
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