Raw is War
Dayton, Ohio
June 14, 2004
EVOLUTION OUTLASTED
After a RAW of unprecedented length, the last man standing Monday night was
Chris Benoit.
In a six-man-tag elimination main event, The Rabid Wolverine survived the loss
of teammates Edge and Chris Jericho and outlasted Evolution. After Batista fell
to a triple-team and Flair tapped to the Crippler Crossface, the World
Heavyweight Champion went one-on-one against Intercontinental Champion Randy
Orton. After a vicious exchange, Benoit bested Orton with a Sharpshooter.
Fewer than 24 hours after their hellacious Hell in a Cell battle, Triple H and
Shawn Michaels seemed prepared to shake hands in the center of the ring. It
would have been a fitting and respectful end to an epic rivalry. Instead, the
Big Red Machine crashed the scene, crushing HBK’s throat with a wedged chair.
Kane laughed as medics tried to help Michaels through an ugly, graphic and
delicate situation. And out of either disbelief or indifference, Triple H backed
away and left rather than come between the monster Kane and his unsuspecting
prey.
The Game wasn’t done, though. He took the time to shower Eugene with gifts,
befriending and bewitching his announced opponent for next week’s RAW.
Lita released some pent-up emotion in a mixed tag match, blasting Women’s
Champion Trish Stratus with a DDT to pick up the win on behalf of Matt Hardy.
But Lita still has the weight of other matters on her mind. Watch Monday Night
RAW next week to discover why she wasn’t exactly celebrating the news that her
pregnancy test came up positive.
Match Results:
Lita and Matt Hardy defeat Trish Stratus and Tyson Tomko
La Resistance def. The Hurricane and Rosey (Flag Match)
Gail Kim and Molly Holly def. Nidia and Stacy Keibler
Chris Benoit/Chris Jericho/Edge def. Randy
Orton/Ric Flair/Batista (Elimination Tag Match)