TEAM
Only two
weeks after he supposedly knocked Goldberg out for good and a week removed from
learning that in fact Goldberg would be able to defend his World Heavyweight
Championship at Survivor Series against Triple H, Batista found out on RAW that
Goldberg is more than one of the most powerful and destructive men to ever
enter the ring … he is also an incredible healer!
Although
slowed by a cast protecting his injured ankle, Goldberg proved that it would
take more than a limp to stop him on RAW when he made a shocking return to the
ring and not only felled Batista with a vicious spear, but he did the same to
Ric Flair as well. If an early return for Goldberg was not surprising enough to
Batista and company, they were shocked to learn that Goldberg would return to
action next week to face Batista in singles action … less than a week before
his Survivor Series title defense.
The
Goldberg-Batista clash highlighted a stirring night in Cleveland when the final
members of both Team Austin and Team Bischoff for Survivor Series were
disclosed. First, Stone Cold Steve Austin revealed that he would trust one of
his fiercest rivals from the past to help him ensure a successful future as RAW
co-GM. After some intense moments, Shawn Michaels accepted Stone Cold’s
invitation to join Team Austin, forcing Austin to go against the very “Don’t
Trust Anybody” sentiment that has made him Stone Cold. Austin explained that he
is doing so because if he can’t be the Stone Cold Steve Austin he wants to be,
it’s not worth being Stone Cold. Moments later, Eric Bischoff announced that
Randy Orton would be employed to join Team Bischoff, as the Legend Killer could
be the man to kill the career of the legendary Stone Cold Steve Austin!
In other
action, Mark Jindrak and Garrison Cade scored their second straight upset win
over a top RAW Tag Team when they stunned the Dudley Boyz in a non-title match
… thanks in part to a distraction provided by Scott Steiner. With consecutive
wins over the Dudleys, Jindrak and Cade could be in a position to gain a shot
at the World Tag Team Championships!
Match
Results:
Chris
Jericho & Christian defeated Booker T & RVD
Batista defeated Maven
Mark Jindrak & Garrison Cade defeated the Dudley Boyz in a non-title match
Lance Storm defeated Rico
Trish Stratus & John Heidenreich defeated Victoria & Steven Richards
Shawn Michaels defeated Mark Henry