THE GAME
CASHES IN
24 hours
after Survivor Series saw the end of Stone Cold Steve Austin’s career, the
first night of the new Eric Bischoff administration on RAW saw one surprising
turn after another. Apparently, the shockwaves from one of the most intense
pay-per-view events of the year were of such magnitude that they followed the
RAW Superstars from Dallas to Beaumont, Texas--the site of one of the most
incredible two hours of RAW this year! Bischoff began the night by granting
every member of his Survivor Series team – as well as Triple H – one wish for
the evening and declaring that those who fought against him were on their way
out the door. Triple H took advantage of the new era on RAW and, along with
Bischoff, scheduled a Handicap Match between himself, Randy Orton, and Batista
against World Heavyweight Champion Goldberg. After scoring the pinfall victory, Triple H cashed in his favor and announced
that they would meet next week on RAW for the World Heavyweight Championship.
Just as Triple H tried to once again injure Goldberg with a chair, Kane
appeared to scare off Evolution and attack Goldberg!
Speaking of
surprises, a WWE Superstar made his surprise return to RAW last night when Matt
Hardy stunned the RAW audience – and longtime girlfriend Lita
– by appearing on The Highlight Reel and announcing that his contract with SmackDown! was up and he would
join the RAW roster. And if that was not surprising enough, during an Intergender Match between Lita
& Hardy and Bischoff & Molly Holly, where Lita
would lose her job if her team lost, Hardy turned his back on Lita, allowing Bischoff to score the pin. Afterwards, Hardy
announced that it was over between him and Lita. When
things appeared to be hopeless for Lita, Christian
saved the day by using his favor with Bischoff to get Lita’s
job back.
The first
night of the new Bischoff administration was also one of the hottest nights for
RAW this year. And with RAW Roulette returning next Monday night and the match
between Triple H and Goldberg already scheduled, next week promises to be even
hotter. Will Kane once again spoil Triple H’s plans for Goldberg? What will
Eric Bischoff do next to those who speak out against him? Only one way to find
out … tune into RAW next Monday Night at 9/8 PM CT on Spike TV!
Match
Results:
Booker T defeated Mark Henry
Mark Jindrak & Garrison Cade
defeated Rob Conway & Rene Dupree
Rob Van Dam defeated Ric Flair via disqualification
Molly Holly & Eric Bischoff defeated Lita &
Matt Hardy
The Dudley Boyz defeated Scott Steiner & Test
Val Venis defeated Rico
Triple H, Randy Orton & Batista defeated Goldberg in a Handicap Match