WWE World Heavyweight Champion: Triple H
WWE Intercontinental Champion: Randy Orton
WWE World Tag Team Champions: Ric Flair & Batista
WWE Women's Champion: Molly Holly
WWE Monday Night RAW
January 12th, 2004
Nassau Coliseum: Long Island, New York
Tonight: RVD/Orton, Kane/Booker T & Coach interviews both Triple H and Shawn Michaels in the ring.
Coachman joins commentary again.
Trish Stratus & Lita vs. Jazz & Molly Holly (w/Theodore R. Long)
Jazz and Trish brawl right off the bat which leaves Molly and Lita to start, they do stuff for 40 seconds or so before Jazz tags in. Heels iso Lita and its okay, they work over her arm to which Lita sells really well for the most part. Trish's hot tag is cool, nothing special. The match breaks down and Long throws his jacket in Trish's face
lmao which allows Jazz to rollup Jazz using the tights. *3/4
After the match; the heels beat down Trish until Jericho makes the save again. He tries to lock on walls on, on Long until Mark Henry comes down for the save and beats down Jericho.
Matt Hardy is in the ring, he says all his life people have tried to steal his spotlight. Jeff, Lita but now Austin. He says he hasn't been on TV since Austin has been back. Shame on management and shame on you ignorant fans. He says he came here for some action and to kicks ass. Suddenly, Austin's music hits and out comes Stone Cold with ATV. Austin says didn't come back to be a co-GM he came to be the LAW! He says Matt is breaking the law by pissing, moaning, crying, but tonight is Matt's lucky night if he wants action Austin is here right in front of him. Matt says yeah he wants action just not with him, he says the whole reason Matt came to raw was for new opponents. Austin says that's not only a bold display of being a coward, but he should write him a ticket for impersonating a wrestler. He calls out anyone from the back that's never fought Matt..............................BILL GOLDBERG COMES OUT,
Matt Hardy vs. Goldberg
Dope little match, Matt has some great looking punches and Goldberg's power moves rule as usual. nasty looking Spear/Jackhammer ends it. After the match; Goldberg grabs the mic and says he's back and is entering himself into the Royal Rumble. **
Backstage: Eric is pissed that Austin brought back Goldberg after he "deactivated" him. Austin says Eric didn't do all the legal procedures so Goldberg is back. Eric says he talked to the board of directors and Austin can no longer make matches but he will allow the Last Man Standing match to happen. Austin says he doesn't want Eric's job but Eric better start doing his job or he will whop his ass.
Backstage: Orton says he would like to address an individual that lives 15 minutes away from the arena. A man that ran away from a fight against him. Mick Foley, Orton has a ticket in his hand and says he got it for Foley. He says this is Foley's chance to show he is not a coward. But if Foley does show up and he will finish what he started, right after he beats RVD. TONIGHT!
D-Von Dudley (w/Bubba Ray Dudley) vs. Batista (w/Ric Flair)
Fine, i guess, Coach, JR, and Lawler argue amongst themselves for the whole time. Batista wins after hitting the Batista bomb. After the match; Flair brings in a table but Bubba runs off Batista and Flair.
Randy Orton is now in the parking lot, he says he has even got Foley a limo so he has no excuses NOT to come to the arena. He says he's doing this for Mick and tells him to get his best flannel, come to the arena, and fight him instead of going down in wrestling history as a coward.
Backstage: Teddy Long is with Mark and Jazz, he calls Eric a cracker for setting him up last week. He goes over last weeks events but says Eric made a match for tonight, Mark vs. Jericho.
Backstage: Scotty Steiner says Goldberg can't beat him, which means he won't win the rumble which means HE will be winning. Goldberg says why wait lets do it tonight. Scotty says Goldberg already wrestled once he wants him at 100% SO NEXT WEEK
Goldberg says HE'S NEXT!
Coachman is in the ring and brings out Triple H and Shawn Michaels. Coach asks Shawn about 1997 and DX, Shawn says are we really gonna start with this. Trips says he considered Shawn as a brother but Shawn only saw him as a sidekick. Shawn says he always treated him as an equal and with respect. Hunter calls BS and says Shawn looked at him as a footstool. Shawn says he carried the wagon all by himself but when he broke down and couldn't carry the wagon Triple H took the wagon. Triple says BULLSHIT! HE'S BEEN CARRYING THE WAGON THE WHOLE TIME! And when Shawn wasn't in the way, people saw who was doing all the real work. Triple H says it was burning a hole in Shawn's chest watching him carry the wagon, Shawn says it did and that wasn't the reason he came back its reasons he would never understand. Shawn brings up after 4 years in this building he was still the better man, Triple H says yeah but who walked out and who left in the ambulance. I WAS THE LAST MAN STANDING THAT NIGHT, AND AT THE RUMBLE I WILL BE THE LAST MAN STANDING AGAIN. Triple H says this isn't about the past it's about who is the best. Hunter says he has seen them all, either been in the ring or studied them he says Shawn is at the top of that list and Shawn is/was at the best of the best but now he's THE BEST! Triple H says it will come down to one second, one second could win it or lose it. Shawn says so it goes they have reached that level, one second could last an eternity, but in reality, it's here (Shawn Superkicks Coach) and says its gone the next. FACEOFF!
Booker T vs. Kane
Like 2 minutes of nothing, Kane is DQ'ed after throwing Booker into the steel steps SMH! After the match; Kane continues to beat on Booker before hitting a tombstone.
Mark Henry (w/Theodore R. Long & Jazz) vs. Chris Jericho
Really good as Jericho is gearing up for his babyface run so he's busting out all his highflying 2000/2001 offense and Mark just takes them. Mark's slow methodical offense works as he throws Jericho around like a small child and Jericho's bumping and selling is tremendous. Mark works the back and again makes the bear hug look deadly along with stretching Jericho's back over his knee. Jericho's comeback is good he keeps going to Mark's knee breaking him down for the wall's. Jazz interferes, but Trish runs out to even the odds. Jericho finally locks in the walls but the women are now brawling in the ring so the ref doesn't see the tap. Jericho breaks the hold thinking he won. But the ref says no, to which Jericho walks into a worlds largest slam from mark and he covers for the win. **3/4
Backstage: Christian asks where the hell is Jericho's head at? He says Trish is playing with his head and now is making him lose matches. Christian says he's not saying it to be rude, he's saying because he's his best friend. Now get you stuff lets leave and find some women at the hotel. They leave and Trish walks into Jericho's locker room.
In the parking lot; Orton says he can feel Foley on his way, and RVD is no problem. Triple H says they have his back no matter what. Autin comes over on his ATV and says if they plan on helping Orton he will run them over. Hunter calls BS, so Austin chases them off before doing donuts.
WWE Intercontinental Championship: Randy Orton vs. Rob Van Dam
Really good match and good showing by both, RVD isn't sloppy or botch heavy as he's been doing and Orton is finally getting it and is awesome at bumping and on offense. He takes a nasty thud bump on the ringpost busting him open 4 minutes in. RVD is like a shark and stays on the attack. WE CUT BACKSTAGE OF A LIMO PULLING UP! As we go to a commercial. When we return Orton is in control now, very brutal stuff by Orton his uppercuts, forearms, punches everything looks nasty and to give RVD credit even though his what he does best his bumping is top notch especially the bump onto the barricades. Foley never shows up at all during the match, and Orton's rest holds/submissions also look vicious it's extra vicious. JR and King play it off as Orton being busted open for the first time and now he wants to do it to RVD. That goes on for a few minutes before RVD a nice comeback until he fucks up the middle rope thrust kick, the finishing stretch is AWESOME! Good series of near falls by both men. The ref gets hit by an RVD spin kick so Orton low blows RVD and hits the neck/backbreaker. Orton pulls and Eddie and fakes being down TRYING TO GET DOUBLE COUNTED OUT
But he sees RVD making it to his feet and tries an RKO but RVD kicks him in the face. RVD then goes for the Five Star but Orton shoves him and crotches him on the top rope. Orton then hits this fuckin nasty elevated DDT for the win. After the match; Triple H comes out and celebrates with Orton showing him Foley never came to the arena. ***1/4