Official Monday Night Raw Thread (8/29/05): STREET FIGHT!

[Gone Mad]

RAW preview
August 29, 2005


After a week where one RAW Superstar got fired, two more were traded to SmackDown! and the 2005 RAW Diva Search winner Ashley was brutally welcomed to RAW by its two newest Divas Torrie and Candice, nothing seems like a safe bet on RAW.

The only sure thing is that Kurt Angle is the new No. 1 Contender to John Cena’s WWE Championship. After Cena defeated Chris Jericho to get him fired last week, Angle attacked the WWE Champion and left him lying in the ring. Will The Champ have revenge in mind when RAW heads to the Tampa. Fla.?

While that develops, the rivalry between Matt Hardy and Edge continues to intensify. Edge attacked Hardy after his match with Rob Conway last week, leaving Matt bloodied after an attack involving the steel ring steps. Tonight, Matt gets a chance at payback in a RAW Street Fight. Additionally, Alter Bridge - the band that sings Edge's entrance theme - will be in attendance tonight.

Fresh off a four-person trade that brought them to RAW, Candice Michelle and Torrie Wilson welcomed Diva Search winner Ashley to RAW with a vicious attack. How will the newest WWE Diva rebound from her first taste of RAW?

Also last week, Shawn Michaels got the best of Chris Masters when “The Masterpiece” interrupted Shawn’s speech in the ring. Tonight, HBK will attempt to be the first man to break Masters’ vicious full nelson when he takes part in the Master Lock Challenge. Can Michaels get the job done, or will The Masterpiece add HBK to his list of victims?

All this and more on tonight at 9/8 CT on Spike TV.