Raw is War
Rockford, Illinois
May 24, 2004
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH
May 24, 2004
Monday nights have been home to some of the greatest rivalries in the history of
sports entertainment. There was Mr. McMahon vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin, Hulk
Hogan vs. Ric Flair, Kane vs. Undertaker. The list goes on and on. While each of
these rivalries have been filled with excitement, none of them could match the
level of emotions involved in the Triple H/Shawn Michaels rivalry. This past
Monday night was a perfect example of this.
Still fuming from being eliminated from the 20-man battle royal the week prior,
Triple H demanded that Shawn Michaels' suspension be lifted. Clearly, The Game
wanted HBK active so that he could get him in the ring and gain a measure of
revenge. A wrestling ring, however, was not necessary on this night, as both RAW
Superstars were at each other's throats backstage the entire night. Finally,
Triple H made his way to the arena and called out his nemesis. By this time,
though, General Manager Eric Bischoff was irate because he was losing control of
the show. With HBK and Triple H battling out in the arena, Bischoff demanded
that the entire RAW roster stop them. Unbelievably, not even the RAW roster
could keep these two apart.
Finally, after claiming "enough is enough," Eric Bischoff stated that Shawn
Michaels and Triple H would settle their score at Bad Blood in the most
unforgiving match ever composed, a Hell in a Cell Match.
Elsewhere on Monday Night RAW, Randy Orton stayed true to his word, saying that
he would not award Shelton Benjamin an Intercontinental Title match. Orton then
turned his attentions towards the man that was interviewing him on the Highlight
Reel, Chris Jericho. The young Intercontinental Champion told Y2J that he would
love to add him to the list of legends he has killed off. An all-out brawl
quickly ensued. Before long, Batista ran down to make it two on one. Just when
it looked like Jericho was in for the beating of a lifetime, Shelton Benjamin
took to the ring and evened the sides. During the melee, Bischoff announced that
the battling that was going on was about to become official in the form of a tag
team encounter. In the end, it was Benjamin scoring the pin on Orton to pick up
the "W" for his team.
Something odd is going on between Kane and Lita, and unfortunately for RAW
viewers, only two people know the truth... Kane and Lita. One week after after a
frightened Lita said yes to Kane's mysterious demands, the two RAW Superstars
had an encounter backstage. During the encounter, a mentally exhausted Lita said
to Kane, "I thought you said it was over." Kane quickly replied that it was
over. In fact, he told Lita that it was all over. Kane's words were mysterious
to say the least, as this looks far from over.
Also on Monday Night RAW, Mr. McMahon announced that WWE was looking for the
next RAW Diva. If you think you have what it takes to be a part of WWE, simply
enter the $250,000 RAW Diva Search.
Match Results:
Edge def. Ric Flair
La Resistance def. The Hurricane & Rosey
Shelton Benjamin & Chris Jericho def. Randy Orton & Batista
Victoria def. Molly in a non-title match
Eugene & Chris Benoit def. Garrison Cade &
Jonathan Coachman