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WWE Raw 3-22-04

9:00 - Vince McMahon stands in his office announces that tonight will be a night of champions. All titles are vacant, the rosters will be rejoined and 4 championships will be decided tonight in a variety of matches including a 30 man battle royal to decide the WWE World Champion. The Raw video plays, pyro starts and we are under way with Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler calling the action.

JR and King run down the rules for the first match as 8 cruiserweights make their way to the ring. It will be a 4 on 4, 1 fall to a finish match. The winning team then faces each other in a fatal 4-way match to decide the Cruiserweight champion.

Chavo Guerrero, Billy Kidman, Nunzio, and Ultimo Dragon vs. Rey Mysterio, Jamie Noble, Tajiri, and Paul London: Fast paced match that slows after about 7 minutes when Billy Kidman got a pin on Jamie Noble. Noble's team is eliminated and we go to commercial. When we come back, the 4-way has started.

9:16 - The first fall in the match occours when Billy Kidman pins Nunzio after a fisherman suplex. Chavo scores the second fall with a clean pin on Kidman, leaving Dragon and Chavo. After a back and forth match between the two, Chavo is able to score a tornado DDT and pick up the 1,2,3. Chavo Guerrero is the Cruiserweight Champion! He celebrates in the ring with Chavo Sr.

9:27 - Paul Heyman is seen walking into Vince's office. He asks about his job now that the rosters are rejoined and Vince tells him that he will make an announcement later on tonight regarding the situation.

9:29 - *Commercial*

9:33 - The ring is filling up for a Women's Title 6-Pack challenge featuring Trish, Nidia, Jazz, Molly, Lita, and Victoria. after about 5 minutes, while Trish and Nidia fight alone in the ring, Christian runs out of the crowd and give Nidia an unprettier allowing Trish to pick up the pin. Christian pulls her from the ring and walks with her down the isle.

9:39 - Vince McMahon is seen backstage getting coffee when Eric Bischoff walks up behind him. After giving out a few compliments, Bischoff tells Vince that whatever he decides tonight will be the right choice.

9:43 - *Commercial*

9:47 - "No Chance in Hell" plays as Vince McMahon walks out to the arena. He says he's given alot of thought to the GM situation but before he can make any announcement, Eric Bischoff comes out. He brings up all the good things he has done for Raw. Paul Heyman comes out and mentions all the good things he has done for Smackdown. McMahon then begins belittling Paul Heyman for ECW never being able compete with WWE and WCW. Therefore, he announces Eric Bichoff as the commissioner. Paul Heyman stares Vince down before calmly stepping out of the ring. Bischoff and Vince shake hands.

9:56 - *Commercial*

10:00 - Josh Matthews is seen outside catching up with Paul Heyman as he is getting in his limo. He asks Heyman how he feels about Vince's decision. After staring at Josh for a moment, Heyman just smiles and gets into the limo.

10:02 - JR and King announce that the next match, for the tag titles will be a tag team turmoil match. 2 teams will start. Whenever a team is elminated, a new team comes in to take their place. We start with Cade and Jindrak and Palumbo and Stamboli of the FBI.

After a short match, Garrison Cade is able to pin Stamboli with his feet on the ropes. Next team: La Resistance. After a few more minutes Jindrak gets the pin on Rene Dupree to advance again. Next team: World's Greatest Tag Team. *Commercial*. Shelton Benjamin is able to get the pin on Cade quickly after a superkick. Next team: Akio and Sakoda. The two teams battle it out for about 6 minutes until Benjamin pins Sakoda to continue in the match. Next team: The Bashams. WGTT make short work of the Bashams after Haas pins Doug in about a minute and a half. Last team: The Dudleys. The Dudleys control the match all the way through. In the end, Shelton Banjamin pulls something from his tights and hits D-Von with it while Charlie fights with Bubba outside. Shelton gets the pin and WGTT wins the Tag Titles. They run down the isle and celebrate as Bubba Ray tends to D-Von in the ring.

10:23 - *Commercial*

10:27 - As the superstars head to the ring for the World Title battle royal, JR and King announce that the Intercontinental Title will be decided this Thursday night on Smackdown in a match between the runner up and the 3rd place superstar in the battle royal. The 30 men in the battle royal are...

A-Train, Batista, Big Show, Billy Gunn, Booker T, Bradshaw, Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho, Christian, Eddie Guerrero, Hardcore Holly, The Hurricane, John Cena, Kane, Lance Storm, Matt Hardy, Orlando Jordan, Randy Orton, Rhyno, Ric Flair, Rikishi, Rob Van Dam, Rosey, Scotty 2 Hotty, Shannon Moore, Shawn Michaels, Stevie Richards, Triple H, and Val Venis.

Just as the battle royal is getting underway, Edge's music starts! Edge runs into the ring and everyone starts brawling. We are under way. Eliminations: 1) Scotty 2 Hotty by Matt Hardy, 2) Hardcore Holly by Big Show, 3) Shannon Moore by Big Show, 4) Ric Flair by John Cena, 5) Billy Gunn by Big Show, 6) Rosey by Kane, 7) Kane by Hurricane. Kane climbs back into the ring and chokeslams The Hurricane. 8) Hurricane by Christian, 9) Matt Hardy by Lance Storm, 10) Bradshaw by Booker T, 11) A-Train by Val Venis 12) Booker T by RVD, 13) Christian by Chris Jericho 14) Stevie Richards by Orlando Jordan, 15) Shawn Michaels by Chris Benoit, 16) Lance Storm by Triple H, 17 +18) Big Show with a running clothesline, topples over the ropes and eliminates himself and Rikishi, 19) Randy Orton by John Cena, 20) John Cena by Triple H. Cena and Orton begin to fight each other on the outside. 21) Rhyno by Eddie Guerrero, 22) Orlando Jordan by Batista, 23) Cena breaks away from Orton and runs in the ring to eliminate Triple H, and then run through the crowd, 24) Eddie Guerrero by Chris Benoit, 25) Edge by Rob Van Dam, 26) Val Venis by Batista

Final Four: Batista, Benoit, Jericho, and RVD. Jericho and RVD fight in one corner, Batista and Benoit in another. Benoit is able to get Batista onto the top turnbuckle. As he tries to push him out, Jericho runs at Benoit and pushes him over the top! 27) Benoit is eliminated. RVD and Jericho team up on Batista but have trouble getting him out. RVD goes to the top to deliver the 5-Star but gets pushed out by Jericho!28) RVD is eliminated. Batista gets a second wind and goes on the attack. He beats Jericho down before hoisting him over his head and throwing him out. Jericho is able to hold on to the ropes and skin the cat! Batista turns and celebrates as Jericho delivers a dropkick, sending him over the top and winning the battle royal. Chris Jericho is the WWE Heavyweight Champion! He stands in the ring celebrating as Batista stares on from the top of the ramp and the scene fades to black.