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RAW: 1/3/2004

Monday Night RAW was live from Atlanta, Georgia. Recap video is shown of Vince's announcement of WrestleMania inter-promotional matches and the end result of the F5 on Austin from an enraged Brock Lesnar

We are live from Atlanta GA, and La Resistance is in the ring protesting that the illegal man was pinned last night. The RAW intro plays but gets cut off half way through. Austin's music hits and here comes the RAW Sheriff on his ATV. He enters the ring and gives one member of La Resistance a stunner as the other runs away. Austin grabs a microphone and cuts a promo on his 'anger management' issues involving Lesnar and Goldberg. He fears no spear as much as he fears no beer. He will open a can of whoop ass if either man gets in his face at WrestleMania 20. That's the bottom line...and here comes Vince.

He says that the bottom line is that Austin is a bad referee. Vince cuts a promo on Lesnar's F5 on Austin last week. Crowd is calling Vince an A-Hole. Vince tells Austin to get out of the ring, so Austin gets on his ATV and chases McMahon up the ramp

HBK & Benoit vs. Batista & Orton is shown as later tonight as well as the return of Mick Foley

Austin chases McMahon out the building on his ATV. Literally driving on top of his limo and running over it before Vince's limo leaves the arena. RAW goes to commercial.

After the break, Victoria comes down to the ring. She's got a zebra outfit going on today, anything better than the cheeky outfit from last week. Lita comes down (looking very hot as always) and we are ready for Tag team action. Lita and Victoria take on Jazz and Molly Holly.

Before the match starts, Molly shoves down Jazz and tries to get at Victoria. Jazz and Teddy Long leave the ringside area and walk back up the ramp. Victoria and Molly to start the match, and actually after like 2 minutes of action Victoria rolls up Molly for the 3 count.

JR and King recap the HBK/Benoit storyline and lead up to their tag match tonight which is next. RAW goes to the break.

After the show comes back from the break. Coach interviews HBK in the back, with HBK saying that he can't coexist with Benoit

John Hennigan (tough enough 3 winner, calling himself Johnny Blaze) walks into Bischoff's office and basically sucks up to Bischoff. Eric makes Johnny his apprentice. Austin bursts in and gets in Eric's face; Eric says he had nothing to do with Brock when Molly comes into the office. She demands a match with Victoria for the women's title. Since Molly said she will do anything, Austin suggests that if she likes pulling hair so much that if she loses at WrestleMania 20, she will have her head shaved. Molly accepts the match as Johnny introduces himself to Austin; he just looks at Johnny and walks out.

After the commercial break, Here comes the Hurricane for our next match; Hurricane and Rosey vs. Garrison Cade & Mark Jindrak. The special stipulation is that the winners will advance to the fatal four-way for the tag belts at WrestleMania 20.

The Hurricane and Garrison Cade to start the match with Hurricane using speed moves to get the early advantage. After some good back and forth action, Hurricane tags in Rosey. Rosey uses a couple of power moves before tagging the Hurricane back in. Cade tags in Jindrak and gets the advantage. Jindrak and Cade using the heel tactics to perfection as they double team the Hurricane. Cade gets tagged back in and is using his strength to his advantage with a couple of nice moves before tagging in Jindrak. (Yawn) Jindrak hits 2 moves and then tags Cade back in. Hurricane finally catches a break and tags in Rosey. Rosey cleans house and gets a 2 count on Cade. Jindrak punches Rosey as he tries a top rope move which allows Cade to roll him up with a handful of tights for the 3 count.

Coach interviews Benoit and asks him the same question with Benoit responding that the only person he can trust is himself.

Rico is in the ring with a microphone and introduces Stacy and Miss Jackie. They are both dressed in evening gowns. The ladies come down into the ring and are looking very HOT. Rico compares them to movie actresses and showers them with complements. An explosion goes off and here comes the 7 foot monster, Kane. Rico fights with Kane so the ladies can leave the ring and gets a choke slam for his troubles.

Kane cuts a brief promo on his match with the Undertaker at WM 20. Lights go off and the Undertaker's music starts but with a druid choir playing over the speakers, another explosion at two burning Undertaker symbols are burning at the top of ramp next to the big video screen

HBK & Benoit vs. Batista & Orton is next

After the commercial break, WWE Hall of Fame inductees tomorrow at 12 noon is promoted as well as a mention about the NY Times tomorrow

HBK and Benoit are interviewed backstage and get in each other's face. HBK's music plays and Benoit says 'After you'.

HBK comes out first to the ring; Benoit comes out next to the ring and awaits Orton and Batista. Eventually they come out.

Benoit and Batista to start this match with Benoit using his quickness to slow Batista, Benoit tags in HBK and Batista tries to use power moves but HBK uses his quickness as well to slow down the huge member of Evolution. Batista tries to hit HBK with a power bomb but HBK reverses it. Batista finally gets in an offensive move with a huge Irish whip and tags in Orton. Orton is going to work on HBK, while the crowd chants for Foley. Orton tags in Batista and Batista now is in control. Batista hits a couple of moves before tagging in Orton.

Orton uses a few moves and tags Batista back in. Batista still using power moves on HBK. Orton gets tagged back in but quickly gets tagged out. Good quick tags here with HBK finally hitting a reverse DDT on Batista. HBK finally tags in Benoit and Batista almost gets the Sharpshooter put on him. Benoit doesn't give up and hits a couple of German suplexes before putting him in the Cross face. Orton tries to break it up but is stopped by HBK. Orton pushes HBK into Benoit and the cross face is broken. HBK throws Orton to the outside, and Benoit gets in HBK's face. HBK punches Benoit down as Orton pulls HBK to the outside. All four men are down so let's go to a commercial.

RAW comes back from the break to show Orton is in control of Benoit as we are back. Orton is wearing Benoit down with a body scissors, choke hold. Benoit starts to fight out as Batista jumps in and punches Benoit back down. Orton now back and after a couple of moves gets a two count on Benoit. Orton tags in Batista, with Batista showing more power moves. Orton gets the tag back in. Orton has a reverse chin lock on Benoit, looking for the submission in the center of the ring.

Benoit does not submit as Orton tags in Batista. Batista tries to get Benoit submit but to no avail. Benoit breaks free and knocks Batista down. Batista tags in Orton and HBK reluctantly tags Benoit. This is where it gets messy, very messy. Basically, HBK and Benoit start brawling and Orton rolls up HBK for the 3 count.

Post match, Evolution comes running down and beats down Benoit and HBK. HHH gives them both a pedigree and celebrates with the title belt and his evolution buddies.

After the next commercial break, Recap of what just happened at the end of the last match is shown. Evolution is watching the screen as the monitor switches to Foley walking down a hallway. HHH says that tonight is the night that Evolution finishes off Mick Foley, and let Randy Orton lead the charge.

The Highlight reel set is in the ring and the countdown clock is going off. It's Y2...Christian. Christian is walking down to the ring. a neck brace around his neck after getting Tombstoned last week, and grabs a mic. Christian is cutting a promo about his fight with Trish last week. He seems quite pleased with last week's beating. Christian says he did this for Y2J.

OOOOOOWHOOOOOO!

The Devil's Wolf plays to a loud mixed reaction and the lights dim to a blood red and out comes the Bladewolf without his metallic mask or jacket, his demonic hellfire eyes gleaming in the blood red light behind his demonic wolf mask.

He slides into the ring...AND SPEARS CHRISTIAN! Bladewolf gets to his feet, flipping his hair back before he tosses Christian out of the ring. He picks up the microphone and stands in the middle of the ring.

"For weeks...I have shown a desire to have Trish Stratus as mine and she will be." Bladewolf chuckles darkly. "Chris Jericho can hide her from me all he wants, but he is merely denying the inevitable. Christian...thought he could join forces with me but I showed him differently but dropping him on his head...AND WATCHING HIS LIFELESS CORPSE LAY THERE! Chris, you must understand why I desire Trish...she is beautiful...she is somebody that my dark heart feels the only ounce of warmth for, so she must be mine. I will make her mine, my...Queen of Hell. But you will continue to stay in my way, so...I am issuing a challenge betwene you and me at WrestleMania 20, but not just any match. I want you to step into my world, I want you to walk into the darkness of my mind, I want you come with me...TO HELL! But not just any Hell, but Hell...IN THE CELL!"

Bladewolf drops the microphone and his theme plays as he leaves the ring. "The challenge has been made, Bladewolf wants Chris Jericho inside Hell in a Cell. Bladewolf has never lost at WrestleMania nor has he been beaten inside Hell in a Cell. Will Chris Jericho answer the challenge is the big question."


And that's it for this chapter everyone. I hope you are all enjoying it. There is only two more chapters before this story ends. One more RAW chapter then the WrestleMania 20 chapter.