Offical Raw thread 4/5/04
 

Less than two weeks before Backlash, RAW comes to you from Houston where it is expected that Triple H will be in anything but a friendly mood. Last week, Triple H suffered a staggering upset loss when he was pinned by RAW newcomer Shelton Benjamin to end the evening. The night was nearly a complete disaster for Evolution as Ric Flair & Batista appeared to lose the World Tag Team Championship to Chris Benoit & Shawn Michaels. Only a reversal by referee Johnny Nitro allowed Evolution to keep the World Tag Team Championship ... or it could have been one of the worst nights imaginable for the foursome!

How will Triple H react to the loss? What's in store for Shelton Benjamin after the biggest win of his career? Find out on RAW!

Also, last week, several announcements were made concerning Backlash as Triple H was added to the World Heavyweight Championship Match to make it a Final Encounter Triple Threat Match with Chris Benoit and Shawn Michaels. It was also announced that Mick Foley will meet Randy Orton for the Intercontinental Championship in a Street Fight/Hardcore Match where Evolution will be banned from ringside. Christian and Chris Jericho will have a WrestleMania rematch, and Edge and Kane will meet as well. What other developments concerning Backlash will happen? Watch RAW to find out!

All of this and more on RAW at 9/8 CT on Spike TV!

I'm looking forward to Raw a lot tonight, and I'm looking forward to:
what happens with Shelton
Jericho, maybe a big face match and possible promo
announcement of triple threat to be ladder match, if thats the case

I thought Backlash was going to be a Smackdown! PPV? I guess I was mistaken.

It might not be good tonihght because of the Ncaa.

Im sure it will still be good, the ratings just wont be as high.

They can either do an awesome show to try and compete for ratings, or they'll do a crappy show because they think nobody will watch. I guess we'll just have to wait and see.

Well time for me to go watch. See ya

you are a stupid fu</>ck The NCAA will have nothing to do with the overal performance of the WWE if anything it gives them competition and something to compete against making for a kickass show.

Em...

BAH GAWD STUNNER UNPRETTIER ALL ABOUT THE BENJAMINS BLUE CHIP.

so your saying for everyone that paid to see alive show theyll fu</>ck over? Know I still think they will do there best to entertain the WWE fans. They wont changs there script do to the NCAA. Already it looks good I see Gail Kim is back.

For some reason I have the feeling that Shelton Benjamin will change his outfit sometime soon. I've noticed that a lot of times when they try to push people as main eventers they make them stop wearing pants or singlets or anything other than the traditional underwear type thingies.

btw my last post was pointless

I dunno hbk has had the same tights for awhile

<font color=Silver>*hopes that Jazz wins the Diva battle royal match*</font>

trips goes blah-blah-blah

Have you forgot Brock vs Goldberg?
Hardcore holly in a main event?

Gail Kim because she is hot as hell

Yea, it's not a 100% type thing. It's just when you think of most of the main eventers they all wear the little underwear style thingies. They even got big show to wear them for a while *shudder*

were those main events? Brock vs Goldberg was a good idea for a match and had it not been for the fans couldve been a incredibly great match.

Shelt's mic skills could use a little work.

:rant: :n:

What matches have been announced so far?

Just the diva battle royal so far.

lol word

what babe? you know she is to!

Alright, rematch. Wouldn't that be something if Trips did the job again...

oh come on...you cant always side with people against me.....ok all who think Gail Kim is hot say I.



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<font color=Silver>Em, hon, Gail Kim = Funaki</font>

So it's the return of the Raw Recap Show by M-A-G...and, uh, yeah....

Live from Houston, TX (and Laredo if you count this recap). Opening video shows the drama behind last week's Shelton/HHH encounter. DRAMA!!!

HHH opens up the festivities. Sign in the crowd: It's all about the Benjamins. Testify!!! He refers to Benjamin as "this kid" in lieu of making him seem important. He immediately labels the win as a fluke and it won't happen again. Kind of like when he destroyed Jeff Hardy back in 2001 to get back the Intercontinental Title. It's not so much a problem saying it but actually going through with it and proving it to be a fluke kind of puts that impression in the fans eyes. But it's all about Backlash, says HHH! Chris Benoit is the target now and damned if HHH isn't going to win says he. He puts over the danger of the triple threat match before getting interrupted by Shelton Benjamin. I miss the old Team Lenny and Carl music. He just wants to introduce himself. See? WWE can be friendly. Shelton can't live with the possibility of a fluke on his conscience and so he challenges HHH again. JR and King are shocked as if he plans on invading China single-handedly. HHH jobberizes Shelton via mic and denies the request. He explains himself saying Shelton could build a career on what he did last week. Shelton sort of understands and pisses off HHH enough to get HHH to agree to the match. This is kind of an iffy match. HHH is challenging for the belt and shouldn't be viewed as an inept idiot but Benjamin needs the overness. If they can deliver something just as good as last week, it'll be OK.

More power to him if he does.

Gail Kim is hot

I kill

I am going to laugh like shit if Benjamin wins again. Although this is what I was worried about, in Triple H going on about it being a fluke.

gotta love close captioning mess ups.

"When I beat you again, you can call me Mr. Pidge!"
:lol:

She's ok. I wouldn't kick her out of bed..... unless she was like, takin up all my covers and stuff.

Damn it, Raw is here in houston and I didnt have enough money to go. And im gonna miss the rematch. Hopefully even though im not there its just as good as there last one.

you are now my best freind if I could rep you again I would!

El Mexico!

I bet they'll make a special ref or some crap.