In article <sKKdnajnA4s7m6rfRVn-pQ@giganews.com>, Christy Hemme's Forehead wrote:
Thanks to Carrie Rich for sending this in:>
I attended Raw in Atlanta tonight so I thought I'd send in some notes about> the show.>
Before the show the WWE history video set to "Lonely Road of Faith" aired.> It had a WrestleMania theme. Major pops were for Hogan, Bret and Austin.
Do they do this at every event? I got to see the original version which included the Monday Night Wars stuff (Uncle Eric got big boos)
Dark Match:>
Rhyno defeated Scott Vick. Major ECW chant for Rhyno.
He was in the dark match? The final ECW TV & Heavyweight Champion has fallen.
Heat Matches:>
Viscera defeated Simon Dean after Dean cut a promo ripping on fat people.>
Chris Masters defeated Jimmy Rave.>
Maven and Molly Holly defeated Val Venis and Victoria.
Maven & Molly? Val & Victoria? <shakes head>
I'm not sure what all was caught on camera since I haven't watched my tape> yet, but here are some other notes:>
The crowd definitely turned on Orton after Jake came out. Their were major> "DDT" chants.>
When Tomko was taken to the back after the match with Kane, Tomko appeared> to have been busted open. He was show on the Titan Tron with blood on his> face.>
When Edge was leaving the ring after his match with Benjamin he acknowledged> a "You Screwed Matt" chant that was centered in a section near the stage. As> he was leaving he looked over and mockingly pointed back at the fans.>
There were huge pops for the Rockers reunion, especially for the> simultaneous splashes over the top rope.>
After the Benoit/Triple H match as Benoit was leaving, he received a near> standing ovation and pounded his chest to acknowledge it.>
After the cameras went off Bischoff came out and said that the crowd was> promised a tag match and we were going to get it. He told Triple H to come> back out. After a while he did the match was Triple H and Edge w/ Flair vs> Batista and Shawn Michaels. Initially the post show dark match was announced> as Triple H vs Batista vs Orton and last week on Raw there was a commercial> announcing it as Triple H and Flair vs Batista and Orton. Triple H played> the scared heel the entire match and wouldn't get in the ring to face> Batista. Michaels got up on the ropes and flapped his arms in a "you're> chicken" motion which caused Triple H to throw a hissy fit on the apron. The> match went back and forth until Shawn got tossed to the floor and was> repeatedly choked by Flair behind the ref's back. This brought out Jake> Roberts with a snake around his neck. He chased Flair around the ring and> laid the snake on him. This caused Flair to make a quick exit. Jake stayed> at ringside the rest of the match. The match ended with Batista pinning> Triple H after a Batista Bomb. Michaels then superkicked Triple H after he> was distacted by the snake. Jake got in the ring and DDT'ed Triple H and> then laid the snake on him. As Edge was leaving after this match he again> acknowledged some "You Screwed Matt" chants by nodding his head with a smirk> on his face.
Flair's afraid of snakes? Then why is he the lackey of one...
