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Muhammad Hassan & Daivari(1-1) vs. Shelton Benjamin & Chris Jericho
The faces take it to the heels, and get a double team splash. Hassan & Daivari get dumped, and Benhjamin and Y2J follow them with crossbodies. Back in, Y2J gets a chop on Daivari and a back suplex. Shelton in, but Daivari gets a jawbreaker and brings in Hassan. Shelton comes back witha cltohesline and goes for Daivari, but Hassan uses the oppotunity to get a modified backbreaker. Daivari back in, and he continues to work over Shelton. Benjamin comes back with a clothesline, but Hassan tags in, and gets a double suplex for 2. Shelton reverses a whip into a somoan drop, and Y2J tags in. He cleans house, and gets a top rope crossbody for 2, thanks to Daivari. Shelton evens the odds, and Y2J looks for the Walls, but takes care of Daivari, allowing Hassan to get the Modified STO for 3.
Commercial break.
Backstage, Benoit talks to Tajiri about One Night Stand. Apparently, they were invited to it, and Chris would like to see them go one on one in an ECW match tonight. Regal comes in, and apparently doesn’t find ECW fun, but gives the OK for the match.
Meanwhile, Bischoff is seen talking when Coach barges in. Eric puts him on postpone, and gets back to Ric. Eric says that he won’t call HHH, as HHH needs to call him. Ric storms out(wearing a HHH shirt) and finds Batista. He starts blaming stuff on him, but Batista says that it’s HHH’s own fault that he left. He puts over Flair, and even does his won version of the wooo.
Commercial break.
Ric Flair(1-0) vs. Christian(1-3)
The woos are aloud tonight. Christian’s hoody is now more like a cape. Ric does some styling before they tie up. Christian imitates the strut, causing him to get a slap. Chrtistian backdrops him, but Ric cradles him with his feet on the ropesfor 2. Flair goes up, but Christian throws him down. Christian clotheslines him over the top, allowing Tomko to get some hits. Vertical suplex back in gets 2 for Christian. Christian flop, and Flair gets a knee drop. He goes for the Figure-four, but Tomko breaks it up. Roll-up by Christian gets 2, as the ref sees his hands on the ropes, but Ric gets his own roll-up with tights for 3.
Afterwards, Christian and Tomko man-handle Ric to some big heat, but Batista comes out to make the save and Batista Bombs Christian and Tomko.
Backstage, Edge meats up with Lita and gives her a message for Kane. Basically, Edge thinks he’s going to win.
Commercial break.
Backstage, Maria asks Christian if he’s hurt. Christian shoos her off, and says that “this” isn’t over.
Master Lock Challenge
Tonight, he has $6000 and an one way ticket out of Nebraska. Usual stuff.
Afterwards, Steven Richards jumps him to get revenge, and looks to make him eat chair, but Masters runs off.
Backstage, Kane meets up with Edge and tells him to never talk to his wife again.
Commercial break.
Chris Benoit(2-3) vs. Tajiri
Big pop for Benoit. Tajiri goes for an early Tarantula, and hooks it on. Benoit gets out, and chops him down. Tajiri lands on his feet from a german, and kicks Benoit out. Tajiri looks to follow, but Benoit kills his head with a stairs shot. Benoit brings out a ladder, but puts Tajiri on a table on the outside. Benoit sets up the ladder in the ring, but Coach runs out to stop the fun. Bischoff comes out and officialy ends the match. He goes on to say that ECW is pure garbage, but the fans disagree. So, Eric bans it from RAW, and promises to take away the ECW signs as well. He ALSO bans anybody from RAW to take part in the ECW ppv, and promises to show up at One Night Stand with a group of voluntary wrestlers to put an end to this ECW stuff.
Commercial break.
Christy Hemme vs. Candice Michelle – Lingerie Pillow Fight match
Christy’s ass is out of control. Feathers fly, and Candice tips over the bed which Christy is on to send her out. More pillow fighting, and Christy gets a roll-up for 3.
Viscera comes out afterwards, and mentions that he’s turned on, drawing off the girls. Vis brings up Lillian again, and brings up him and her in the ring-bed. But there’s one thing missing according to Vis, and that’s food. He goes to some babe with some cotton candy and kisses her, as well as taking her cotton candy. They get in the ring, and Vis lays on the bed to egg Lillian on. He says that he’s just like cotton candy, in that he will melt in her mouth. He brings down the lights and turns on the music, and starts to sing. Vis busts out the room key and hands it to Lillian.
Backstage, Kane reasures Lita that everything will be OK. The two finish it off with a kiss.
Commercial break.
Video package of the Gold Rush Tournament.
Backstage, Shelton checks up with Y2J, as he was acting weird after their tag match. Chris says that losing isn’t that big of a deal anymore at his level, as plus he’s quite busy, and goes on to pimp everything he does.
Commercial break.
The Hurricane & Rosey(cs)(2-1) vs. Maven & Simon Dean(0-1) – World Tag Team Championship match
Stacy is all dressed up in a super hero outfit. Rosey starts with Maven, and knocks him down. Hurricane in, and the two get a double team splash for 2. Maven comes back with a dropkick for 2. Dean comes in and gets an odd takedown for 2. Maven comes back in with a double suplex and does some sit ups. Dean comes back in, but Hurricane clotheslines out to tag in Rosey. He cleans house, but Simon & Maven look to get control, until Stacy distracts them, and the champs get the modified Eye of the Hurricane for 3.
Smackdown! Rebound.
Commercial break.
Randy Orton comes out, to quite a pop. He gets the stick, and says that it’s bad enough that he’s injured, but it’s bad enough that people keep asking him about what show he’s getting drafted to soon. Well, he can’t get drafted, he’s injured. He blames it all on Batista and the Undertaker. Vince interrupts, and asks what the hell happened to Orton. He pointes out that he’s looking kinda thin, and makes fun of his hair cut. Vince puts the it straight – no one is safe from the draft. Orton gets cocky and claims to be the man to carry the company for the next 15 years, and wants to know when the draft is. Vince announces the draft 3 weeks from tonight, and it’s not going to be one night, but an entire month. Vince wishes Randy good luck.
Commercial break.
From WWE.com:
The 2005 WWE Draft Lottery
For this historic 2005 Draft, RAW and SMACKDOWN! will each get five draft picks.
The picks will all be drawn at random. RAW will draw from the SMACKDOWN! roster. SMACKDOWN! will draw from the RAW roster.
All RAW & SMACKDOWN! Superstars can be drafted. Champions, Divas, announcers, general managers. Everyone is eligible to be drafted!
The Draft will take place from June 6th until June 30th.
One pick a week per show, until the final week when each show will get two picks.
The first RAW pick will be revealed on June 6th.
The first SMACKDOWN! pick will be revealed on June 9th.
The second RAW pick will be revealed on June 13th.
The second SMACKDOWN! pick will be revealed on June 16th.
The third RAW pick will be revealed on June 20th.
The third SMACKDOWN! pick will be revealed on June 23rd.
The fourth and fifth RAW pick will be revealed on June 27th.
The fourth and fifth SMACKDOWN! pick will be revealed on June 30th.
General Managers are allowed to trade until Midnight on June 30th.
Kane(3-0) vs. Edge(4-1) – Gold Rush Tournament Final match
Kane boots him down, and gets some right hands in the corner. Vertical suplex, and Kane does some choking. Edge trips him up and beats hims down, only to get thrown out. Kane drops him on the railing, and gets a clothesline back in. Edge snaps his neck on the rope, but Kane chokes him. Kane pushes the ref away, allowing Edge to get a low blow.
Commercial break.
We’re back with Kane fighting out of a knee lock from Edge. Edge contnues to do so, and the two fight outside. Back in, Edge continues the dominance, but Kane fights out. Kane catches him off the 2nd rope with an uppercut for 2. Snake eyes and clothesline gets 2. Edge ducks a boot and gets an Edge-O-Matic to set up the Spear. He runs into the Chokeslam attempt, but fights out and gets the Edgecution for 2. Kane gets a sidewalk slam, and Kane goes for the Tombstone, but Edge pushes him on to the ref. Spear, no ref, and Kane sits up. Edge gets the briefcase, but Kane boots him, and Lita gets it. Kane comes off the top, but Lita gives the briefcase to Edge to use as a weapon, and he picks up 3.
Edge and Lita have a liplock to end the show.
End.
So next week, it will be Edge vs. Batista
Biggest Cheers
1)Batista
2)Benoit/Flair
3)Orton
Biggest Jeers
1)Hassan & Daivari
2)Edge/Lita
3)Bischoff
~Rave
