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RAW: 5/1/2004
The first Monday Night RAW of 2004 was live at the The Pyramid in Memphis, Tennessee. Coach and Bischoff are talking in Eric's office. Eric is whining to Coach, saying that Austin has given himself the title of the 'RAW Sheriff'.
Mark Henry and Teddy Long come into the office, The Coach leaves and the two want to collect on their favour from Survivor Series. The favour is that Teddy Long is the GM of Raw for one night only. Bischoff after giving it some thought agrees, cue the raw intro music.
JR and the King announce the Tag Title Match Main Event between the champs Flair and Batista vs. the Dudley's. Teddy Long comes down to the ring and plays the race card saying that finally a black man is in charge. He starts knocking Memphis so the King comes down to the ring. The King actually goes into the ring and get into Teddy Long's face. Randy Orton runs out from the back and hits a picture perfect RKO on Lawler. Teddy Long runs back up the ramp as Orton takes his time taunting Lawler, walking up the ramp.
We go backstage and Mark Henry confronts Randy Orton. Basically, we now have IC Title match between Henry and Orton. Henry and Long turn the corner and walk right into Austin. Austin saying that he is the sheriff lays down the law and puts RVD into the IC Title picture. We now have RVD vs. Henry with the winner named the #1 contender for the IC Title. Next week on Raw, we will see Randy Orton defend against either Henry or RVD. RAW goes to commercial.
After RAW returns from the break, Coach brings out his own chair (LSU sign on the back) and joins JR during the commentary. We have our first match. Renee Dupree will fight Spike Dudley. Replays are shown of that sick bump that involved Spike missing the table just 4 months ago. Coach is just taunting JR with some pro LSU smack (LSU beat Oklahoma in the Sugar Bowl the night before, and as reported, JR was actually at the game) Spike jumps on Dupree to start the match but Dupree reverses and dominates the early going. Spike tries some offense but Dupree gets the control back. Dupree is dominating. Dupree powers him off...Military press by Dupree, reversal by Spike, rollup, 1-2-3. Your winner: Spike Dudley
The Dudley's wait for Spike on the ramp, Spike is hoisted onto his brother's shoulders and then they get jumped by the tag team champs, Flair and Batista. Bubba Ray actually gets thrown into the side of the set. RAW then went commercial break.
After the break, Jericho is seen in his dressing room, Christian walks in and apologizes for last week. They reminiscence about old times and Christian says that he talked to Teddy Long and there is a tag team match next. Y2J agrees and off they go.
A recap package is shown of last week's main event.
The King comes back to the announce booth. Teddy Long comes out and doesn't want the King kick a black man out and threatens that if the King does anything to the Coach, he will be fired. Y2J comes down to the ring and now his tag team partner, Christian. (Coach is running his mouth and I am hoping they unplug his microphone soon) The opponents are Hurricane and Rosey. Christian and Rosey start things off, Rosey with some power moves on Christian and tags in the Hurricane into the match. Christian regains the control and tags into Y2J. Y2J in control until Hurricane hits a flying elbow.
Back and forth action, until Y2J gets control. Christian gets tagged in, and they try to do a flapjack, but Hurricane reverses into the double DDT. Rosey gets tagged in; power moves lead to a quick 2. Rosey now in control and now Hurricane hits Y2J on the outside from the top turnbuckle. Rosey with a pin fall attempt on Christian, but only gets a 2 count from the referee. Rosey tries to hit Christian but goes through and hits the post. Y2J hits Rosey's head on the post and Christian hits the unprettier for the victory
A woman's title match between Victoria and Molly Holly teased as well as Mark Henry vs. RVD later on. A recap of the sneak attack on the Dudley's by the tag champs. RAW goes to another commercial break.
After the break, Steven Richards comes out with Victoria and he will be fighting Test in singles action. Richards is letting his hair grow long and Test knocks down Richards and is dominating Richards in the easy going. (More LSU taunting by the Coach) Once again we see one person dominating (Test) and the face (Richards) try to start some offense but is stopped in his tracks early.
Victoria is causing some outside interference, Test misses the big boot, and Richards with the rollup for the 3 count. Victoria apparently raises Richards hand in victory and gets the boot from Test. She is KO'ed and Richards is pissed. He is just punching and punching Test. It takes 3 referees to hold him back as Test walks up the ramp. Richards goes to check on Victoria as RAW goes to commercial.
After the break, Glass breaks and out comes Stone Cold Steve Austin, the standard Austin intro in the ring by Austin as he grabs the mic and introduces himself as Sheriff Stone Cold Steve Austin. Austin is about to announce the HBK/HHH rematch when HHH comes out, and HHH making fun of the 'Sheriff' title. Austin responds by flipping off the world champ as only he can. Austin is staring right at the champ, as HHH makes fun of the little badge that Austin is wearing. Austin finally speaks and says he can give HHH a stunner, if he wants. Austin gets into HHH's face telling him that HBK kicked HHH's ass. Hunter is getting in Austin's face when HBK's music starts and out comes HBK.
Huge HBK chant by the crowd in Memphis, TN. Austin says that HHH will defend the world title against HBK at the Royal Rumble. HBK and HHH go nose to nose, as Austin gets back on the mic. He makes the match, a last man standing match. HBK gloats with a big smile at HHH. Hunter responds by giving HBK the pedigree in the middle of the ring and RAW goes to commercial break.
RAW returns from the break, Out comes Molly Holly for her woman's title defense. She grabs the mic and says that since Victoria can't compete, wants to be declared the winner. Teddy Long is on the jumbo-tron and makes a non-title match against another 'white girl'. Out comes Trish Stratus and we have a non-title match. Molly using some heel tactics to get the early advantage. Chokehold by an aggressive Molly and now Trish will that handstand trick in the corner, making Molly fly. Back and forth action with Trish now on the apron, when all of a sudden Jazz runs down to ringside and enters the ring. Jazz throws Molly out of the ring and locks Trish in the STF.
Jericho runs down and makes the save. Trish pushes him away.
OOOOOOWHOOOOOO!
The Devil's Wolf plays to a loud mixed reaction and the lights dim to a blood red and out comes the Bladewolf, making his way down the ramp to the ring.
"Uh oh!" JR said. "Here comes the Bladewolf! We haven't seen the Bladewolf since he lost the World Championship at Armageddon when Triple H pinned KANE, not Bladewolf. Triple H took the title by pinning the other challenger, not the champion."
"So?" Jerry asks. "Who cares? The champion didn't need to get pinned to loose his belt!"
"I don't think Bladewolf would be in agreement with you, King." JR shakes his head.
Bladewolf climbs onto the ring apron and steps over the top rope and walks straight towards Jericho who rushes at him only to be met with an uppercut that takes Y2J down. Bladewolf grabs Jericho by the throat, lifts him up...AND PLANTS JERICHO WITH A CHOKESLAM!
"Chokeslam! Jericho just got planted with a Chokeslam!" JR exclaimed as the crowd booed and cheered Bladewolf who slowly turns his gaze to Trish who went wideeyed. "Oh no..."
"Trish, get out of there!" Jerry shouts.
Trish quickly slides out the ring when Bladewolf took a step towards her and stared after her, tilting his head a curious manner before he turned and grabbed Jericho, scoops him up and holds him upside down in front of him...AND NAILS THE TOMBSTONE PILEDRIVER!
"Tombsone! Jericho is laid out!" JR exclaimed.
Bladewolf flips his hair back and raises his arms before throwing them down which causes lightning to strike the turnbuckles, causing fire to shoot out of them as his theme plays and the Demon Wolf leaves the ring.
"The Demon Wolf has just laid out Chris Jericho, what is his reason for this?" JR asked. "Did he do this just for his own personal amusement or does he have beef with Jericho?"
"Who knows, JR...who knows?" Jerry shrugged.
Off screen
George tossed his mask into his bag and zipped it up before placing the strap over his shoulder and began to leave the locker room, saying goodbye to a couple of the guys backstage. He paused though when he came across the one woman who had been avoiding coming across backstage.
Patricia (Trish) looked up from her phone and a tension and awkward silence began to fill the air. The tension could be cut with a knife as the former boyfriend and girlfriend couple looked at each other.
"Hey." Trish said awkwardly, seeing her ex for the first time since 2002.
"Hey." George said with a just as awkward tone and cleared his throat. "Um...how...how have you been since...?"
"Been good." Trish nodded with a small smile. "What about you...I mean, back on RAW, after...dating Stephanie McMahon?"
"Don't bring that up. It's in the past." George told her with a serious tone. "As for me being back here on RAW...feels good, glad my first storyline was me being World Heavyweight Champion and I didn't need to be pinned to loose it, keeping with the whole undefeated and invincible thing for a while like I did when I showed up in '97."
"I see." Trish said and an awkward silence came between them before Trish cleared her throat. "Well, um...I gotta go."
"Trish-"
"Patricia." Trish told him with a look in her eyes that was serious so he nodded.
"Patricia...can we talk?" George said with a pleading look that almost made Trish want to speak with him...but she couldn't. They hadn't seen each other in nearly two years, and now they are on the same brand after splitting up in 2002, and Trish learned during late 2002 that he was sleeping with Stephanie McMahon after Stephanie and Paul (Triple H) split, last Trish heard those two were back together after working their issues out.
"Sorry...but we can't." Trish said and walked away, trying to keep tears back from being so cold to him.
George sighed and ran a hand down his face before he shook his head and just walked off towards his car.
And that's it for the first chapter of 2004. Bladewolf laid out Chris Jericho not to start a feud with him, but there will be a feud between the two soon, it's more to return and cause destruction in his wake.
And we got to see backstage, off screen stuff between George and Trish who wants him to call her Patricia, showing just how strained things are between them.
