WWE World Heavyweight Champion: Triple H
WWE Intercontinental Champion: Shelton Benjamin
WWE World Tag Team Champions: William Regal & Eugene
WWE Women's Champion: Trish Stratus
WWE Monday Night RAW Episode 600
November 22nd, 2004
Buffalo, New York
FIST TIME WATCHING!!!!!!
Chris Benoit comes out onto the stage, he says tonight he's in charge. Benoit says he didn't know what to expect when he turned up today, but after all the politicking, ass-kissing tried to get their way. He put a piece of paper on his door and anyone that wanted a match just wrote it down and got their match. So, TONIGHT! it is Maven vs. Gene Snitsky, Batista vs. Chris Jericho, Lita vs. Trish vs. Molly for the Woman's title. Benoit says Coachman, wanted a real match with JR and will get it. Benoit point's out the cage above the ring. He says after all the interference last week, there will be no excuses when he faces Triple H for the WORLD TITLE
Gene Snitsky vs. Maven
Snitsky although his character is amazing, he's still green and basic in the ring, And Maven has never been good. They kinda just do stuff, Snitsky applies this god awful looking half Boston Crab, they both take turns targetting one another's legs and they both tag turns not selling it. Shit is all filler. Snitsky hits the Pumphandle Side Slam for the win. *1/2
Backstage: Evolution are talking, Hunter is pissed and says this is CRAP! Flair tries to calm him down, he says he survived last week. Batista says he has his back, Hunter says just like last week? he says he won't calm down. Hunter says he didn't have his back at Survivor Series too, and very slowly explained last week, and again he didn't have his back. Triple H says he made this group so he wouldn't have to jump through hoops and Batista tells him to calm down. Batista goes to leave but Triple H pulls him back, he asks where he's going, and Batista says he has a match with Jericho, Hunter then says that he's got $100 that he'll lose that one too. Flair calms Batista down.
In the ring, Stacy Keibler comes out to plug the ECW "Rise and Falls" DVD when Simon Dean come out. He starts plugging his own DVD. He hits on Stacy so she insults him, and he tries to intimidate her. Hurricane runs out to save, but Simon low blows him and beats the shit out of him until Rosey makes the save.
Backstage: Candice is talking to some THOT (Malina) She gossips about Evolution's issues when Batista barges out of a room. Flair tries to calm him down. Flair tells Batista that Triple H didn't mean it, but Batista says they both know that's not true, and if he thinks he can talk to him like that, he's dead wrong.
Chris Jericho vs. Batista (w/Ric Flair)
This is a good time, Batista does all his monster power offense and Jericho bumps his ass off for all of it. Jericho busts out all his 200 babyface dives and highflying offense to get Batista off his feet. Jericho counters the Batista Bomb into a roll-up for two, Flair gets on the apron for the distraction allowing Batista to hit the spinebuster. Batista then places Jericho upside down in the corner and begins choking him from the floor for the DQ. After the match; Batista kills Jericho from behind with the KNOCKOUT LARIAT! **1/2
Backstage: Batista walks past Triple H who sarcastically claps and asks if Batista wants to give him his $100 now or later, Batista says he's not in the mood, and he walked out while Jericho is being carried out. Hunter says the bottom line is he told him to win, and he didn't do that. Flair tries to break it up, but Hunter yells to stop interrupting him. He says Batista blew it, and he's got a million dollar body and a ten cent brain. He says he needs someone he can rely on, and if that's not Batista, he should just get out, so Batista yells "SCREW YOU!" and walks off. Hunter tells Flair to go talk sense into him, and Flair says he will, but with all due respect, he needs to back off of Batista.
Backstage: Todd Grisham interviews Edge, he shows footage of Edge beating up Christian last week. Edge says he's taking the lone wolf approach, he's no longer a tag team wrestler. And should be getting shots at the World title, but oh no, Benoit gave it to himself. He says he deserves the match and takes the mic to ask random people if they agree. He asks Maria and Christy if they think he deserves the title match, they say NO! A random worker says NO! And says he voted for Shawn Michaels at Taboo Tuesday. Edge shoves him into a wall
Chris Benoit pulls him off. He says if he has a problem with how he's running the show tonight, he should do something about it, and Edge walks off.
Coachman comes out for his match, by Benoit appears on the tron. Benoit says there has been another miscommunication when he wrote down JR, he thought JR stood for JUST RHYNO!
Coachman vs. Rhyno
SQUASH!
WWE Woman's Championship: Lita vs. Molly Holly vs. Trish Stratus
Trish and Molly team up early, but Lita fights them off. I love that all of Lita' offense towards Trish is directed to the face and even pulls some dickish moves like pulling the face mask and sending it back into Trish's nose. Trish and Molly go back to double team but it ends when Trish tries to pull a face one with a roll-up for two. Trish then blames the face protector and says she couldn't see
I love heel, Trish. Lita makes a comeback on the both of them, she hits Molly with the snap DDT but Trish pulls her to the floor and covers Molly for the win. **1/2
After the match; As Trish is celebrating Lita locks her in the rear naked choke.
Backstage: Batista is getting his arm iced up, Flair warns him not to make the mistake that Orton made, because this is a good unit, and everyone has bad days growing up in this business, but he's got a future. He says he's the handpicked successor of Triple H when he steps down to be the next Champion, but Batista asks at what price, and if he has to get treated like dirt, like some muscle-headed idiot by Triple H, it's not worth it, and he's tired of waiting. Flair yells that tired is nothing, and he's been tired for 32 years, but he's still here. He says they owe Triple H, and he should apologize and calm down. Batista says he's gotta be kidding him, and Flair says not to make a mistake he'll regret. Batista says he'll think about it, but if he does something about it tonight, he WON'T regret it.
Shelton Benjamin backstory video airs.
Shelton Benjamin, William Regal & Eugene vs. Christian & La Resistance (w/Tyson Tomko)
This is mostly La Resistance isolating Eugene, so fuck everything. Christian barely gets in and Shelton only tags in to get the hot tag. He cleans house and the match breaks down. He hits Conway with the T-Bone Suplex for the win. FUCK THIS! After the match; Eugene brings some bum ass kids in the ring to dance and hug.
Muhammad Hassan cuts a promo on airports and being stopped during travels. GIVE US RESPECT!
SMACKDOWN REBOUND!
The Steel Cage is being lowered around the ring.
Chris Benoit comes out for the match, they play Triple H's music but he doesn't come out. The camera goes backstage, with Flair yelling at Batista that he's lost his mind. Triple H is shown laid out on the floor. Flair yells at the doctors. Chris Benoit comes over and the Doctors say he's "unconscious and can't compete" Flair yells at Benoit if he touches him, he will have a lawsuit. Edge comes over and asks how it feels to be robbed of a title match like he was, and says he would have beaten Triple H, but Benoit would have failed. Benoit says he's got a lot of pent-up aggression, so he orders Edge to take Triple H's place in the cage match RIGHT NOW!
Steel Cage Match: Chris Benoit vs. Edge
OH MAN! IM SO EXCITED FOR THIS! They get right to it with punches, chops, forearms, and boots to the face. Edge takes a page out of Hunter's playbook and sends Benoit into the turnbuckles hard and Benoit does his awesome hard bump. Edge targets the back, in between trying to escape, and Benoit does the same. They start utilizing the cage now with Benoit hitting a baseball sliding sending Edge's whole upperbody into the cage. During the break, Edge sent Benoit into the cage beam busting him open. This is super violent, so man stiff punches, straight elbows, and headbutts. Edge goes to escape but Benoit takes out the legs and Edge takes a fantastic bump off the top turnbuckle and stumbles into 5 rolling German's from Benoit. Benoit begins to climb out, but Edge meets him at the top. SO BENOIT RAPIDLY HEADBUTTS EDGE TO THE MAT! He follows up with the Diving Headbutt for two. Benoit tries to lock in the Crossface, but Edge rolls to the cage so Benoit begins pounding at his face. FUCK YEAH! Edge gets his own back and now he baseball slides Benoit's ribs into the cage. He continues to slam and punch at Benoit who is sandwiched between the cage mesh and the ropes, but out of desperation, Benoit slams the door into Edge's head. The match ends when Benoit was turning to open the door as Edge ran to Spear him, and he got him right in the side of the ribs, forcing Benoit to fall out the door and hits the floor for the win. GOOD SHIT! WOW! I love this pairing. ***3/4
Backstage: Batista is watching on and Flair asks Batista if he's lost his mind, Hunter is back on his feet. Batista says good cause he's going out to the ring and is CALLING HIS ASS OUT! And Flair had better decide whose side he's on.
Batista is in the ring, he says he's not after Triple H's title tonight he's after him. Triple H comes stumbling out, as Flair tries to stop him along with a doctor. He gets a mic and gets in Batista's face, and says he only has one thing to say to him, and that is.....................................................................Hunter starts laughing, and says "well done, man", and they all hug.EVOLUTION IS A MYSTERY! Triple H says he loves it when a plan works, he hands the doc $100 and says it was well worth the money. Hunter goes over his plan and says Batista's performance tonight deserves an award, and they high five. And says in all seriousness, he still should have beaten Jericho
Hunter says he's not one to brag or rub it in all their faces but ladies...........Randy Orton comes out onto the stage, he says he pulled a good one. Orton says he's the GM next week. Triple H mocks him about not being able to compete for the World Title. Orton says he's gonna give him 2 options. The first choice is Triple H vs. Orton and if Orton wins, he can challenge for the belt again. Hunter says nobody wants to see that and asks the crowd. They cheer, so he says in that case, it's a definite NO! Orton says in that case, Orton will face everyone behind door number two. The entire locker room comes out, AND ORTON SAYS IT'S A BATTLE ROYAL FOR THE BELT NEXT WEEK!