Official monday night RAW Jan. 19 2004 thread

[wrestling_god]

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GOLDBERG VS. STEINER; ONE LAST RAW BEFORE THE RUMBLE!
Jan. 19, 2004
Scott Steiner thought he received some good news last week when he found out that he would enter the Royal Rumble and have a shot at the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania, if he could survive the challenge of 29 other men. The good news, however, ended right there as it came with some bad news for Steiner … he is next. On RAW, Steiner will meet Goldberg, a man who will also enter the Rumble on Jan. 25. Goldberg is determined to win the Rumble and gain a shot at the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania, and is apparently going to try to use Steiner as an example of how serious he is. Will Goldberg’s path to the Rumble meet a bump in the road from Steiner? Watch RAW to find out.

Also, last week on RAW, Stone Cold Steve Austin and General Manager Eric Bischoff came to an agreement that Austin would not interfere with Bischoff as long as Bischoff followed the rules. Austin said his job is to make sure that Bischoff does his. Does this mean that Bischoff will now have a plan to run RAW as he sees fit despite the presence of Austin? Find out on RAW!

The Road to the Royal Rumble continues as RAW comes to you for the final time before the big event from Green Bay. What other developments for the Rumble will happen? Escape the Rules and find out on RAW at 9/8 CT on Spike TV!

[The Naitch]

lol wcw

[loopydate]

Because if Triple H couldn't stop Goldberg...surely Test's tag team partner can!

[Loose Cannon]

Hey remember towards the end of WCW when Steiner killed off like all of WCW's top guys and then had funerals for them on Nitro. LOL. Magnificent 7 Ruled

[Disturbed316]

RAW WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO YEAH

[The CyNick]

Steiner and Goldberg had an awesome match at Fall Brawl 2000, who wants to bet that this match tonight will not be as good? Anyone? Didn't think so.

That said, this is another example of good booking going into the Rumble. I assume Test will be in the Rumble, so much like with BT and Kane, this will give Goldberg a fued that the fans are familiar with to deal with in the Rumble.

The build for HBK-HHH has been really good, hopefully they continue that.

We should also get some more stuff with Orton, and if they're smart they will announce that Foley will be at the Rumble (if he actually is going to make an apprearance) instead of going with the suprise approach which does nothing for business, as has been proven this past month.

[The Show Off]

I'm looking foward to Steiner vs. Goldberg something about two brawlers going at it always makes me eager to watch an event, I don't really know why. Hopefully tonight they will finally turn Jericho all the way face (rather then just hinting at it) so Jericho when Jericho wins the Rumble the fans will actually cheer his victory rather then having a smatering of boos. Also I'll bet dollars to donuts that there will be a match tonight where the winner gets to be the 30th entrant in the Royal Rumble.

[MVP]

I'm betting that the main event will be crap. As has been before I hope Orton and RVD do some promos, and Jericho makes a full-fledged face turn so fans aren't left to wonder whether to cheer or boo the tweener at the Rumble.

[moshingfreak]

Why isnt this thread sticky yet?

[wrestling_god]

think the kane jericho match will be tonight?

[loopydate]

Okay, so the RAW superstars that have already been announced for the Rumble are: Kane, Booker T, Goldberg, Scott Steiner, Christian, Chris Jericho, Mark Henry, and Rico.

Who wants to hazard a guess at the last seven (keep in mind, HBK, HHH, the Dudleys, Flair, and Batista already have matches, plus Tommy Dreamer isn't in it, since Rico beat him to qualify)?

How about...rep points all around for whoever gets all seven.

For my part, I'm going with Rob Van Dam, Test, Randy Orton, Matt Hardy, Lance Storm, Val Venis, and Steven Richards.

[moshingfreak]

Test, Steven Richards, Rob Conway, Rene Dupree, Matt Hardy, The Hurricane, Rosey.

Theres my 7

[Mr. JL]

Do you think the Goldberg-Steiner match is going to resemble the match between Booker & Buff? Or do you think fans have got the WCW taste out of their mouths?

[MVP]

RVD, Randy Orton, Test, Matt Hardy, Spike Dudley, Val Venis, Lance Storm.

[AareDub]

I've got pretty high hopes for Raw tonight despite the Steiner/Goldberg match. I don't really care much for either of them, it's matches like this that make me miss monday night football.

My last 7 entrants guess would be
Test, Orton, RVD, Richards, Hurrican, Hardy, Maven

Unless Maven really is seriously hurt (not sure if it's been confirmed). If Maven is hurt then I'll take Rosey.

[AareDub]

Damn, should've watied a few minutes and I could've cheated :lol:

Tonight could be good, I like the idea of the tournament ending in an over the top rope battle royal

[Loose Cannon]

god that would be great if Hardy won it. Who was that guy behind Booker in the blue shorts, I couldn't see?

[MVP]

The last 7 are RVD, Randy Orton, Test, Hurricane, Rob Conway, Matt Hardy, and Spike.

We were all wrong. :(

[Krow]

Heh. Anyone catch the "BORING!" sign?

[Loose Cannon]

Conway..Thats who it was.

[MVP]

RVD and Booker T against Christian and Matt Hardy first.

No Jericho, that makes for a better chance at his face turn. :D

[Krow]

My last 7 entrants guess would be
Test, Orton, RVD, Richards, Hurrican, Hardy, Maven

Unless Maven really is seriously hurt (not sure if it's been confirmed). If Maven is hurt then I'll take Rosey.

Isn't Maven out on family-related affairs?

[Loose Cannon]

Oh Yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[Mr. JL]

WOW Jim Ross has a horrible memory

[MVP]

Isn't Maven out on family-related affairs?Yeah his mother has cancer.

[Loose Cannon]

Hardy and Christian= Kick ass team

[moshingfreak]

MVP and KIYF got 5/7 and me and Loopy only got 4/7

[Loose Cannon]

Yeah his mother has cancer.

Yeah but its been reported that he really hurt his elbow over the weekend

[AareDub]

Isn't Maven out on family-related affairs?

That was a week or so ago, he's been back at house shows recently. Over the weekend he hurt, possibly even broke, his elbow.

[wrestling_god]

think the kane jericho match will be tonight?



i think i might be on to something lol

[Krow]

...You know, dammit...what the hell's Matt doing on RAW again?

[AareDub]

:lol: Golberg v Steiner v Test

[wrestling_god]

...You know, dammit...what the hell's Matt doing on RAW again?
havent watched in awhile have ya

[MVP]

Test added to the Goldberg vs. Steiner match. PISS BREAK!

[Mr. JL]

Geez... RVD & Booker over Hardy & the CLB

[wrestling_god]

waiting for final fantasy commercial havent seen one since thursday

[wrestling_god]

:shifty: up there it is!!!! *mark

[AareDub]

I seriously hope goldberg doesn't win #30. I have a bad feeling that he might though.

[Loose Cannon]

****Marks out for the Coach announcing

[Loose Cannon]

I seriously hope goldberg doesn't win #30. I have a bad feeling that he might though.

Has 30 ever gone to a face?

[Mr. JL]

Geez... I hate Jonathan Coachman. Not the hate, as in he's a good heel. The hate as he's been rammed down my throat

[MVP]

Thank god Bischoff is still off TV. Hopefully all the added matches cut Triple H's and Stone Cold's TV time short.

[Krow]

havent watched in awhile have ya

Apparently, you think rhetoric is where shit comes out. You're not a...bright man, are you?

[MVP]

Shit it's Dupree, not Conway that's in the rumble.

[wrestling_god]

think the kane jericho match will be tonight?
guess i was wrong....maybe next week...its gonna happen (besides the house show)

[wrestling_god]

Apparently, you think rhetoric is where shit comes out. You're not a...bright man, are you?
uh... right

[AareDub]

Chyna was 30 wasn't she? Was she a face? I can't remember.

I could see them booking goldberg as 30 and when he comes in there will still be a hell of a lot of people remaining. Then they'd just let him clean house. Have I mentioned lately that I hate goldberg?

[Krow]

uh... right

:lol: In other words, it was a rhetorical question, hinting at the fact that he's been basically buried since coming over from SmackDown!.

[Loose Cannon]

Chyna was 30 wasn't she? Was she a face? I can't remember.

I could see them booking goldberg as 30 and when he comes in there will still be a hell of a lot of people remaining. Then they'd just let him clean house. Have I mentioned lately that I hate goldberg?

Your right, Chyna was a face at the time :y:

[Loose Cannon]

By the way, I love Dupre's taunt

[Krow]

Liontamer! Er...Walls of Jericho! Er...Boston Crab?

[MVP]

RVD, Booker T, and Jericho are in the battle royal. Expect some heels to win the next qualifying matches.

[AareDub]

Your right, Chyna was a face at the time :y:

I dug this up, it's a list of entrants from 88 to 01. Most of the 30's seem to be heels, but some could've been faces. Undertaker, Savage, Crush, and Rikishi could've been. I can't remember well enough what their gimmicks were during that point in time.

http://www.geocities.com/ptprowrestling/WWF/WWFEventsHistory/WWFRoyalRumble.htm

Oh well, more useless info anyway :lol:

[wrestling_god]

i think christian has a plan to take out Jericho.


thats actually a kick ass HHH / HBK promo

[AareDub]

Did coach say that if anybody interfered they were out of the Rumble? I thought I heard something like that, but the phone rang so I wasn't sure.

[Mr. JL]

Alot of history between HHH & HBK.

The Original DX
Summer Slam Street Fight
Elimination Chamber
Armageddon 2 out of 3 Falls
Last RAW of 2003 match

[wrestling_god]

lol rico ridding henry

[AareDub]

I'll be damned!!!

RICO IS THE F'NG MAN!

Why? Because he just pulled an entertaining match out of Mark Henry!

[Krow]

Uh-oh...has it begun?

[AareDub]

Uh-oh...has it begun?

That's what I was thinking. I also have to admit that, I may be the only one, but I'm becoming a mark for Orton.

[Krow]

Not me. Though I have to give him credit for showing respect for RVD earlier in the week.

[wrestling_god]

the giant killer! nope just wwe spike

[Krow]

Fire Spike. He's useless.

[Loose Cannon]

Hey that was an awesome Evolution interview

[Loose Cannon]

LOL at Spike winning

[Loose Cannon]

Oh shit

[Krow]

Fire Spike. He's useless.

Or just have Kane kill him. Either or.

[AareDub]

Kane's first awful feud: Shane
Kane's next awful feud: The Ref?

Nah, probably not. Interesting how they made it a point to mention him burying the Undertaker :shifty: also showing a replay of Undertaker getting eliminated in the Rumble :lol: C'mon guys, don't make it too obvious.

[wrestling_god]

ok did anyone else see and hear the dong as spikes head banged off the post?

lol coach as the man in charge im going to do something
jr. --what??
coach -sit here and watch

[Darkone]

If I see that ad for X-2 one more time, i'm going to kill my TV.

So this will be the last segment I see.

This rumble is shaping up nicely. Its a good idea.

[loopydate]

*This post has been brought to you by Final Fantasy X-2

"I know forward is the only way my heart can go
I hear your voice calling out to me..."*

Goddamn, I hate that commercial.

[loopydate]

So...Hurricane and Orton are the last qualifying match?

[wrestling_god]

If I see that ad for X-2 one more time, i'm going to kill my TV.

So this will be the last segment I see.

This rumble is shaping up nicely. Its a good idea.
you are guarenteed to see one per a commercial break...lol
then when wrestling is over you will begin humming the theme uncontrollable until you cant take it anymore and have to invest in hundreds of hours of therapy.... :shifty:

[Loose Cannon]

Nice Stiener Recliner there

[loopydate]

Okay, I'm going to reprise my game again (and go off-topic). We know the 15 RAW guys, and there are 10 SmackDown guys (Angle, Cena, Benoit, Gunn, Rikishi, Benjamin, Haas, Nunzio, Big Show, and Morgan) who have clinched spots. Who will round out the last five SmackDown slots?

Keep in mind that Brock, Hardcore, Mysterio, Noble, and the Guerreros already have matches. Also, Scotty 2 Hotty, the Bashams, Palumbo, and Stamboli lost their qualifying matches.

I'm going with Rhyno, APA, A-Train, and the Dragon.

[wrestling_god]

anyone see goldberg on punked?

[AareDub]

Rhyno, Tajiri, Bradshaw, Shannon Moore, and A Train

[Loose Cannon]

Rhyno, Train, Bradshaw, Moore, O'Haire(prays)

[wrestling_god]

Okay, I'm going to reprise my game again (and go off-topic). We know the 15 RAW guys, and there are 10 SmackDown guys (Angle, Cena, Benoit, Gunn, Rikishi, Benjamin, Haas, Nunzio, Big Show, and Morgan) who have clinched spots. Who will round out the last five SmackDown slots?

Keep in mind that Brock, Hardcore, Mysterio, Noble, and the Guerreros already have matches. Also, Scotty 2 Hotty, the Bashams, Palumbo, and Stamboli lost their qualifying matches.

I'm going with Rhyno, APA, A-Train, and the Dragon.
Edge

[loopydate]

Rhyno, Tajiri, Bradshaw, Shannon Moore, and A Train

Ooh, I forgot Shannon somehow. Bump Dragon from my list. I'm having serious Cruiser memory lapses lately (see my Fantasy Book thread).

[Loose Cannon]

LOL at Orton True Legend

[AareDub]

Those Orton commercials are great :D

[Loose Cannon]

Yes, Final Fantasy commercial.

[Loose Cannon]

Hey look at Bart Gunn's career go down the tubes..LOL

[The Show Off]

What ever happened to Butter Bean

[wrestling_god]

so Foley at the rumble?

[AareDub]

Off Topic:

You Got Served looks like the male version of Bring It On


^$#%#$$ Final Fantasy commercial

[loopydate]

"It's showtime, girls."

*Shoots TV, runs screaming, naked into 1F night*

FORWARD IS THE ONLY WAY MY HEART CAN GO!
I HEAR YOUR VOICE CALLING OUT TO ME!

[Krow]

Again with FFX-2! Christ...

[wrestling_god]

they dont even promote wrestling games as much as final fantasy

[Krow]

Off Topic:

You Got Served looks like the male version of Bring It On

West Side Story, anyone?

[wrestling_god]

"It's showtime, girls."

*Shoots TV, runs screaming, naked into 1F night*

FORWARD IS THE ONLY WAY MY HEART CAN GO!
I HEAR YOUR VOICE CALLING OUT TO ME!
uh....why are you watching wrestling naked?

[Loose Cannon]

"It's showtime, girls."

*Shoots TV, runs screaming, naked into 1F night*

FORWARD IS THE ONLY WAY MY HEART CAN GO!
I HEAR YOUR VOICE CALLING OUT TO ME!

Oh boy, it's gotten loopy

[loopydate]

Um...no reason...:shifty:

Actually, I should have put *takes off clothes* in there, shouldn't I?

[loopydate]

*Comes back inside, puts pants back on, picks gun back up, prepares for next FFX2 ad*

[Krow]

ROFL! "Forgot about the midgets..."

[AareDub]

Damn, we almost made it through the show without Lita.

[wrestling_god]

love midgets i hope for my birthday i get a midget stripper lol

[AareDub]

West Side Story, anyone?

Hehe yea, that one too.

[Krow]

Damn, we almost made it through the show without Lita.

Can you do a hurricanrana?

[Darkone]

Dude, I can't believe they actually killed a guy just to get Lita's theme music. Vince is evil, they have to be like burning that guy or something.

They still need like two more women to really make this a divison. Normally at least one girl is injured, and we've seen all this women feud with each other so much its very very stale.

[loopydate]

Can you do a hurricanrana?

No. Neither can Lita.

[AareDub]

Can you do a hurricanrana?

actually yes.

LOL Loopy.

[Krow]

I believe I can fly...

[wrestling_god]

Hurricane vs. Orton man i like Hurricane please please please please push him

yeah hes right he'll never main event but,,......pleaase please please win

[Loose Cannon]

Yeah and I believed Sean O'Haire was going to be a major player HELMS, but I was wrong

[wrestling_god]

waiting for ff comercial

[Krow]

actually yes.

Do you have knockers? :shifty:

[Darkone]

Really, bring in the trio from X-2. Damn, they've been hyped to a level almost as high and as much as Glacier.

Is there any whore higher in the WWE than that Terri Runnels?

Helms did good on the mic. He has a good range sometimes.

I don't think Orton will win because the 30'th guy won't win. We all know that. This is just what they do to avoid booking one more show.

[AareDub]

Do you have knockers? :shifty:

ok, you got me there :p

[Loose Cannon]

****Waits for the Final Fantasy trio to be brought in and jobbed to HHH after all the hype

[Krow]

Is there any whore higher in the WWE that Terri Runnels?

*cough*Steph*cough*

[wrestling_god]

did we ever figure out who was in the chair next to Mic Foleys seat?

[Loose Cannon]

**bows down

[Krow]

did we ever figure out who was in the chair next to Mic Foleys seat?

Nobody. It was empty.

As for the one next to that, I haven't.

[wrestling_god]

god damn it.....Stop burying hurricane give him a damn win

[Krow]

Wow...took Hurricane's finisher and basically no-sold it, then went right to the RKO. Triple H taught him well. :nono:

[Darkone]

I hope coach goes through that table.

-edit-

You just have to love the Dudleys. I could watch D-Von just be in character for hours.

Mark Henry is getting real over as a heel. Which is good. I'm just happy we don't have A-Train. Henry is better than him.

So who wins this mini rumble?

Henry, or spike would be my take.

[AareDub]

Yay for Orton...

and DAMN Batista picked up Rosey like it was nothing!

[Krow]

3D on Coach in 3...2....1...

[Krow]

"What'd you douse yourself in ass?" :lol:

[AareDub]

Dear god no!!! Did Mark Henry just say "my stank smells good"

[wrestling_god]

:nono: henry speaking

[Loose Cannon]

TV MELTS. Dam you Fantasy

[wrestling_god]

wait did they just show all thirty guys? i didnt catch all of smackdowns

[Krow]

"Vince, Buy The Brewers" sign.

[Innovator]

Good signs on RAW

"We're # Drunk"

"Austin fears AA"

[Krow]

I've lost count now...how many times is that?

[KayfabeMan]

I just turned on SpikeTV; I like the fact that the "Hey you wake up"
John Henson commercial airs during RAW; it's quite fitting.....

[wrestling_god]

Goldberg is getting beasted

[Innovator]

i bet Kane comes down and wins the battle royal after killing Spike

*marks out from RVD's 5 star on Goldberg*

[Krow]

*yawn*

[Innovator]

it'd be good if Mark Henry wins, at the rumble he wont be seen that much

[AareDub]

good point

[Innovator]

its gonna be orton

[Loose Cannon]

GOOOOOO ORTON

[Innovator]

damn i was wrong

[Krow]

its gonna be orton

Nosoupforyou!

[wrestling_god]

goldberg

[AareDub]

ugh, I hope goldberg doesn't win the rumble.

[Loose Cannon]

That kind of sucks cause Goldberg's music is great music for the Rumble. Your sitting there and you don't know who is next and Goldberg's music hits and your like OH shit. But now it ruins the suprise.

[Innovator]

so now goldberg will only be in the rumble for 5-15 minutes tops

[wrestling_god]

ugh, I hope goldberg doesn't win the rumble.
:D hurricane...come on you know you want to cheer him :D

[Kenny]

Decent Raw... Little disappointed with the end.

On the bright side... winning the number 30 position more than likely means that Goldberg will NOT be winning the Rumble. If memory serves me correctly a number 30 entrant never has.

Raw did it's job tonight... it hyped the Royal Rumble. If Taker and Foley both return, a decent guy wins the Rumble, and HBK wins the world Title I'll be extremely pleased. Not to mention Eddie vs Chavo.

[loopydate]

*Sits in fetal position, rocking back and forth*

Final Fantasy X-2...Final Fantasy X-2...Final Fantasy X-2...

[AareDub]

Decent Raw... Little disappointed with the end.

On the bright side... winning the number 30 position more than likely means that Goldberg will NOT be winning the Rumble. If memory serves me correctly a number 30 entrant never has.

Raw did it's job tonight... it hyped the Royal Rumble. If Taker and Foley both return, a decent guy wins the Rumble, and HBK wins the world Title I'll be extremely pleased. Not to mention Eddie vs Chavo.

All very possible except for HBK winning.

[wrestling_god]

im thinking no taker until mania

[AareDub]

im thinking no taker until mania

He'll have to show up before then so they can have the match at Mania.

[Innovator]

who here has broken down and brought final fantasy x-2?

[loopydate]

My roommate has it. I haven't played it. After VII, I kinda lost interest in the series. FFVII was about as close to perfect as an RPG could get, IMO, so everything after's been a bit of a disappointment.

[wrestling_god]

He'll have to show up before then so they can have the match at Mania.
I just dont see how he could return at the rumble. If Kane wasnt in the rumble and had a hyped match i could see him returning then.

[The CyNick]

Good show tonight.

I liked how they played up the importance of the Rumble and of course the #30 spot.

As for Goldberg winning, well that was pretty smart. The crowd loved him tonight, so he looks strong going into the Rumble. Of course now it seals his fate that he wont win the match, but if they ask I can send them an e-mail on how to keep Goldy strong and sell his match against Lesnar for Mania, and at the same time have Benoit win the match.

I loved how they booked Orton tonight, they're really trying to make him look like a top guy, and he's showing more skills every week. People may complain about Hurricane getting burried, but guess what? Thats what has to happen if you want to make new stars. I liked that Orton just basically squashed Hurricane, because to have him go 50-50 with Helms for 7 minutes would do nothing for Orton's push. Finally some sanity in the booking.

Austin's spot was smart as well. They had to tell the fans that Foley will be at the Rumble in order to help the buyrate. I'm not sure they went far enough, but at least the idea was dropped in the fans' minds. I would expect Foley will do a run in and cost Randy the Rumble match.

JEricho-Christian-Trish stuff was really good tonight.

"My stank smells good", thats some funny stuff.

Lita-Jazz was weak, and I was sad there was no Teddy Long promos.

Its nice that the World Champ is too busy to show up on TV to promote his main event match on the 2nd biggest show of the year.

That said, the video piece on their history was well done, although they left out the part where HBK won the title from him, and then HHH got it back a month later in a terrible match. Guess that never happened.

As for Taker returning at the Rumble, I dont think it will happen. As many people here have mentioned, they should do something indicating the old Deadman Taker will return. Basically have Kane in the ring being dominant, then we hear some bells toll, maybe the purple light some lthunder noices, and Taker's old music should be good enough. That would freak out Kane, and cause him to be eliminated maybe even by Spike.

[6to1]

has number 30 ever win the rumble?

[Nowhere Man]

Nope.

[FourFifty]

The worst part about Raw was all the FFX2... If I hear that song one more time, I swear to god I'm going to buy a copy just so I can burn it!

And when I say burn, I don't mean I'm going to take all the info from the game disk and put it on a blank CDR so I can enjoy it while costing Square Enix money.
I mean light the damn thing on fire.

[Hired Hitman]

has number 30 ever win the rumble?
yes... <font size=1> come this sunday... </font>

[Azriel]

That promo between Molly and Trish, did they cut that off? It didn't make no sense at all.

And what wsa the sense of having Spike win if he didn't end up going to the tournament? That was lousy.

Other than that, good RAW. Those FFX2 commercials need to die.

[SuperSlim]

I knew Goldie had to win. I predicted it ummmmm sometime durin his triple threat match. This predictin stuff stinks

[Kane Knight]

I'm not totally sure what to think of Raw last night. On the one hand, Hurricane looked credible (Even though he lost), there were some great matches, and Rico planting a kiss on Baldy was HILARIOUS, there's the disappointment of Goldberg being #30, the afforementioned "Spike Wins only to not compete" angle, and other crap.

Oh yeah, the Christian/Trish thing was hilarious. Way to drive a wedge between them.

[Savio]

They probably didn't want kane in it.....also they only showed 25 people in the RR promo so 5 more people can enter.

[The Show Off]

That promo between Molly and Trish, did they cut that off? It didn't make no sense at all.

And what wsa the sense of having Spike win if he didn't end up going to the tournament? That was lousy.

Other than that, good RAW. Those FFX2 commercials need to die.

So Spike will be too injured to wrestle in the Royal Rumble so he gives his spot to Mic Foley who just so happens to eliminate Randy Orton and then goes on to eliminate himself. Then Eric Bishoff fires Spike for giving his spot to Foley so that Spike can got to Smackdown and join the cruiserweight division which is what rumors say will happen.

[RGWhat316]

I enjoyed RAW this week. I see that Jericho did not start the show as a complete face as he tried to use his Survivor Series favor to be #30 in the Rumble.
And all the Austin Haters don't have much to complain about this week as he was barely on the screen 10 minutes, if that.
I was shocked to see Kane get DQ'd when Spike shoved the ref. But somehow I'm not expecting Spike to be in the match. Coach had said if there was interference, the competitior would lose his shot in the Rumble, so I was fully expecting Bubba and DVon to interfere and help Spike, but they only interfered when Flair and Batista were in the ring.
Also kind of surprised to see no HHH or HBK to hype their match on the final show, but their segment last week was great to add to the buildup anyways.

[Dave Youell]

So Spike will be too injured to wrestle in the Royal Rumble so he gives his spot to Mic Foley who just so happens to eliminate Randy Orton and then goes on to eliminate himself. Then Eric Bishoff fires Spike for giving his spot to Foley so that Spike can got to Smackdown and join the cruiserweight division which is what rumors say will happen.
All that works for me

Foley can eliminate Orton with a cactus clothsline