Raw is War
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
May 30, 2005
A BARBARIC BATISTA
MAY 30, 2005
Triple H picked the right week not to be at RAW.
With The Game absent, Batista went on a vicious rampage, destroying both
Muhammad Hassan and Daivari while being disqualified in the process. When
Daivari tried to intervene, Batista busted him open with knee after knee to the
face. Then, he refused to break a choke on Hassan, forcing the referee to call
for the bell.
But the World Heavyweight Champion wasn’t done sending a message to the man who
beat him down with a sledgehammer last week. Batista bloodied Hassan with a
crushing chair shot, powerbombed both men, then hovered over their broken bodies
while holding his championship belt high. The onslaught was all the more
impressive considering just how battered Batista was from the attack suffered at
the hands of Triple H and Flair one week ago.
After what occurred on RAW, it’s clear that Batista is capable of anything
inside the frightening structure. But it’s Triple H who has used Hell in a Cell
to end careers, something he reminded Batista of during an off-site interview.
In an interview on Y2J’s Highlight Reel, Kane was again despondent. Chris
Jericho tried anything and everything to get Kane to answer some questions, but
he simply remained silent until interrupted by Edge’s presence on the TitanTron.
Edge taunted Kane, then Lita entered the frame and declared that she had
officially filed for divorce. The couple then flushed Lita’s wedding ring down
the toilet before embracing before Kane’s eyes, making him all the more
distraught.
RAW General Manager Eric Bischoff showed just what Paul Heyman must be wary of
at ECW’s One Night Stand on June 12. Bischoff held a “Tables Match” between his
representative Edge and Chris Benoit on RAW to prove that his roster could outdo
ECW any night. Although Bischoff was banking on an Edge victory, twice The
Crippler looked poised to win. First, he set Edge up for a superplex through a
table, only to have Lita move the table aside. Then, he set up a diving headbutt
with Edge lying on a table, but Lita thwarted that attempt, as well.
At that point, Bischoff had seen enough, waving several of his RAW Superstars,
which swarmed The Rabid Wolverine. A well-placed kick from Gene Snitsky sealed
the deal, as Benoit lost consciousness and was scooped up and powerbombed
through a table by Edge for the victory. The events seemed to be a signal from
Bischoff to his ECW counterpart as to what could be in store when RAW’s presence
is felt at the ECW pay-per-view.
Intercontinental Champion Shelton Benjamin was placed in a precarious Triple
Threat Match against Robert Conway and Sylvain Grenier. Both members of La
Resistance were looking to substantiate singles careers, and after early
teamwork, they refused to allow the other to cover Benjamin. Eventually, things
broke down as Conway and Grenier went at each other, and Benjamin picked his
spot to hit a dragon whip and T-bone suplex to Grenier to eek out the win.
Meanwhile, Viscera interrupted a special Memorial Day Swimsuit Competition,
carrying off contestant Lilian Garcia. But the show went on, and sexy Christy
topped Divas Victoria, Candice and Maria. The loss was the last straw for
Victoria, who superkicked Maria, punched Candice and took out Jerry Lawler with
a low-blow before delivering the Widow’s Peak to Christy. Afterward, Victoria
explained that after watching Christy get all the attention — and a coveted
Women’s Championship Match at WrestleMania 21 — that she had simply had enough.
Also, Christian addressed his adoring Peeps in Calgary, Alberta, letting them
know that if he’s drafted to SmackDown! next week, that show will get an
infusion of the Three C’s: Charisma, Canada and Christian.
Chris Masters upped his challenge to $10,000 this week, and for the first time,
he opened up the competition to RAW’s roster of Superstars. Accomplished veteran
Val Venis promptly answered the call. Sensing his hands would literally be full,
“The Masterpiece” delivered a cheap shot to Venis before hooking in the Master
Lock. Val fought back and nearly powered out of the hold, but Masters refused to
release it and eventually Venis succumbed. It was Masters’ most impressive
challenge to date.
MATCH RESULTS
Christy wins the Memorial Day Swimsuit Competition
World Tag Team Champions The Hurricane & Rosey (w/Stacy Keibler) def. The Heart
Throbs
Intercontinental Champion Shelton Benjamin def. Sylvain Grenier and Robert
Conway (Triple Threat Match)
Edge def. Chris Benoit (Tables Match)
Chris Masters def. Val Venis (Master Lock Challenge)
Muhammad Hassan def. Batista (DQ; non-title match)