RAW opened up with the video package of last Monday when Triple H inadvertantly hit Shane McMahon with a sledgehammer. The camera went to Mr. McMahon, who is sitting in his office. He told the audience that the only reason his son Shane survived the attack was because of his superior conditioning and genetics. Tonight, McMahon is forcing Triple H to make a public apology, which will allow him to get his vengeance.
The fireworks went off in the arena as Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler welcomed us to the show, which is being held in the University of Nevada – Las Vegas (UNLV). There was a portrait or something covered up in the middle of the ring. Mick Foley made his way down to the ring in a suit. He grabbed a microphone and told the audience that he is not a bad guy. He is a loveable guy and told the audience that it is not that great to be in Las Vegas. He hopes the audience agrees that it is more admirable to get what deserve. He did not become a three-time WWE Champion by working hard and not rolling a seven on the craps table. He did not become a two-time best-selling author by putting a quarter into a slot machine. He wanted to introduce a man who got everything he deserved. He introduced his new partner, Edge, who made his way down to the ring with Lita. The crowd booed them instantly, but Foley quickly told Lita that she looked amazing. He told Edge that he didn’t want to take all the credit for being a part in the greatest hardcore match in WrestleMania history, they did that! He whipped off the covering of the stand in the middle of the ring, and it happened to be the Hardcore Championship belt. He gave it to Edge and declared Edge the new Hardcore Champion! Edge told Foley that he can’t accept the belt because Foley is the true hardcore legend. He placed the belt on Foley’s shoulder, but Foley replied by challenging him to a match for the Hardcore Championship. Edge had a better idea and whispered something to Lilian Garcia. Lilian told the audience that Edge and Foley are the new co-holders of the Hardcore Championship! They held up the championship, but then the ECW music started up and Paul Heyman stepped onto the entrance ramp. He told Foley that he prostituted the name of Mick Foley, he prostituted his look, but he is not going to stand by and watch him prostitute the prospect of hardcore. Foley told Heyman that he is not the General Manager of SmackDown! anymore; he is powerless. Heyman agreed with him, but he told Foley that he has enough power to make a challenge. At ECW One Night Stand on June 11th, he wants Foley and Edge to team up and take one any two ECW nobodies he can find. Edge agreed and they started walking up the entrance ramp. Heyman quickly introduced their two opponents, Terry Funk and Tommy Dreamer! Funk and Dreamer came out and started pounding on the WWE wrestlers with garbage can lids and kendo sticks. They grabbed two baseball bats covered in barbed wire, but Edge, Foley, and Lita ran through the crowd to escape the ambush. Dreamer and Funk entered the ring and posed for the crowd as Heyman looked on.
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Rob Van Dam made his way down to the ring for his Intercontinental Championship rematch. We are shown some footage of last Monday when Shelton Benjamin defeated RVD for the championship. Benjamin made his way down to the ring to start the match.
Intercontinental Championship Singles Match
Rob Van Dam vs. Shelton Benjamin ©
They grappled up in the middle of the ring. RVD hit a shoulder block, followed by a knee to the head. He went for the pin, but Benjamin kicked out. He whipped Benjamin to the ropes, but Benjamin hanged on. RVD hit a suplex and the pin, but Benjamin kicked out. Benjamin started to retaliate with a back elbow. He hit several right hands, but RVD caught his kick and hit a step-over heel kick. Benjamin rolled out of the ring, but we cut to commercial.
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Benjamin had the rear-naked choke applied to RVD in the center of the ring. He whipped RVD to the ropes, but RVD was able to hit a sunset flip, but Benjamin kicked out. Benjamin countered a suplex and hit a neckbreaker. He went for the pin, but RVD kicked out. He locked in the sleeper-hold and wrapped his legs around the midsection of RVD. RVD got back to his feet, but Benjamin grabbed the hair and slammed him back down to the mat. He locked in the rear-naked choke, but RVD got back to his feet and elbowed out of the hold. Benjamin whipped RVD to the corner and went for the stinger splash, but RVD moved out of the way. He kicked Benjamin right in the face before hitting a springboard kick. He hit several clotheslines, followed by a superkick. He went for the pin, but Benjamin kicked out. RVD hit an interesting bodyscissors cradle pin, but Benjamin kicked out. RVD hit the rolling thunder and the pin, but Benjamin kicked out. Benjamin got back to a vertical base and hit several right hands, but RVD whipped him to the ropes. Benjamin ducked a spin kick and hit a samoan slam. RVD accidentally landed on the ankle of the referee. The referee grabbed his ankle in pain, which allowed Benjamin to grab the Intercontinental Championship belt and bring it into the ring. RVD hit the Van-Daminator onto Benjamin, sending the championship belt into the head of Benjamin. The referee saw this and thought RVD used the belt, so he called for the bell.
Winner by disqualification and still the Intercontinental Champion: Shelton Benjamin
RVD yelled at the referee, but quickly went to the top turnbuckle and hit the five-star frog splash onto Benjamin.
The camera switched to Mr. McMahon, who is in his office with two music producers (I’m not quite sure what their names were). McMahon told them that he has to go to the ring for a public apology and introduced them to Candice Michelle. Candice did her normal seducing as McMahon left.
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Mr. McMahon made his way down to the ring with a microphone. He told the audience that there will be a public apology here tonight, and the man who will be making the apology is Triple H. He ordered Triple H to come down to the ring, and he did. He told Triple H that Shawn Michaels once said that he should forget about the past, but ever since he said, his life became a living hell. He told Triple H that if he doesn’t get his apology, he will get some swift and vengeful punishment. He is waiting for those two words. Triple H teased the fans that he was going to say suck it, which is the trademark saying of Degeneration X, but instead he told McMahon that he was sorry. McMahon told Triple H that after Michaels’ match against the Spirit Squad tonight, he will command Triple H to come down to the ring with his sledgehammer and bash Michaels’ skull in. Triple H shook McMahon’s hand and told him they have an agreement.
Up next, John Cena goes one-on-one with Chris Masters.
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Todd Grisham is backstage with Kane, who told Grisham that on May 19th, his mother and his adopted family were killed in a fire. He has spent years suppressing his feelings, but now that May 19th has come and gone and his movie is out, he has never been happier. He laughed in a freaky fashion as the music of Chris Masters started up.
Masters made his way down to the ring for the next match. John Cena came down to the ring to start the match.
Singles Match
Chris Masters vs. John Cena
Cena and Masters grappled in the ring and Cena powered Masters to the corner. Masters raked the eye of Cena before hitting some climbing blows to the back of Cena. Cena came back with a bodyslam and a running elbow drop. He went for the pin, but Masters kicked out. He picked Masters up for the FU, but Masters got out of it and hit a huge clothesline. Cena rolled onto the apron, but Masters pulled him back into the ring and hit a vertical suplex. He went for the pin, but Cena kicked out. He attempted to apply the Masterlock, but Cena grabbed the arm of Masters and took them both out of the ring.
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Back in the ring, Cena hammered away at Masters with several right hands. He hit a back-body-drop, followed by a series of clotheslines. He hit a forearm, but Masters whipped him to the corner. He charged at him, but Cena got his boot up. He clotheslined the back of Masters before applying the STFU and Masters tapping out!
Winner by submission: John Cena
He celebrated in the ring, but he was interrupted by Rob Van Dam. He grabbed a microphone and entered the ring. He told Cena to savor the time he has with the championship, seeing that he has a shot at the WWE Championship. He reminded Cena of his victory at the Money in the Bank ladder match at WrestleMania. If he didn’t, he would never be rewarded with what he deserves. He told Cena that he wants to face Cena for the championship, but he wants to face him in a place where he feels more comfortable and the scenario is more in his favor. He declared to Cena that he is cashing in his Money in the Bank contract on June 11th at ECW One Night Stand! They had a stare-down and RVD slapped the champion. They exchanged right hands, but Cena was able to slam him down to the mat. Chris Masters came back into the ring with the suitcase, but Cena ducked the attack and took Cena down with the FU. Masters rolled out of the ring as Cena got blasted with the suitcase as RVD hit the Van-Daminator. He walked up the entrance ramp as Cena looked on.
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Carlito and Maria were backstage as Carlito was giving her advice on playing poker. They confronted Snitsky, who was looking for a woman he was meeting for a date. Maria pointed over to a woman in a gold dress, and Snitsky went over to her. He complimented her feet, but the woman turned out to be Goldust in a dress! They stared at each other in disgust.
Triple H is drinking some water before he was confronted by Shawn Michaels. He told Triple H that he has lost all his respect for him and told him to just sell out.
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Trevor Murdoch is in the ring as he commented on the new movies the Da Vinci Code and See No Evil. Explosions blasted throughout the arena as Kane came down to the ring and entered the ring for the next match.
Singles Match
Trevor Murdoch vs. Kane
Kane bashed Murdoch’s head into the top turnbuckle and hit a clothesline. Murdoch hit a chop-block and bounced off the ropes, but Kane grabbed him by the throat and hit the chokeslam. He went for the pin and the victory!
Winner by pinfall: Kane
After the match, Kane hit Murdoch with another chokeslam. He was about to leave the ring, but he decided to hit Murdoch with a third and final chokeslam. He did his turnbuckle explosion routine, but then his mask appeared on the titantron and a voice told Kane that it is not over. He stared at the titantron in confusion as we cut to commercial.
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Torrie Wilson came down to the ring for her match against Mickie James. Mickie came down to the ring to start the match.
Singles Match
Torrie Wilson vs. Mickie James
They grappled up and Mickie locked in a side-headlock. Torrie countered into a pin but Mickie kicked out. Torrie locked in a side-headlock, but Mickie powered her to the corner and the referee forced her to give a clean break. Mickie hit several right hands to the chest of Torrie. She ran at Torrie in the corner, but Torrie hit an interesting cradle for the pin, but Mickie kicked out. She hit a clothesline and a standing dropkick, followed by a neckbreaker. She went for the pin but Mickie kicked out. She attempted to whip Mickie to the ropes, but Mickie hung her up on the top rope. Mickie hit a kick to the chest of Torrie before hitting her DDT for the victory.
Winner by pinfall: Mickie James
Her victory was interrupted by Trish Stratus, who told her that Beth Phoenix will not illegally attack her from behind, but now she can legally attack her, seeing that she is the newest RAW diva! Mickie left the ring in shock, but Beth appeared behind and hit a clothesline. Mickie grabbed her championship belt and hit Beth with it and she ran through the crowd and Beth followed.
Tonight, it is a five-on-one handicap match as Shawn Michaels takes on the entire Spirit Squad.
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Viscera is in the ring with a microphone. He told the audience that he has some big news. He told Lilian Garcia that they had their differences in the past, but now he knows it is time to settle down. He asked Lilian if she could bring her sexy bottom into the ring, and Lilian obliged. She grabbed the microphone and told Viscera that last time they were in Las Vegas, he dumped her for a bunch of the Godfather’s hos! He agreed with her and told her that he is hungry and horny, so he got down on one knee and asked her to marry him. Before Lilian could answer, Armando Alejandro Estrada stepped onto the entrance ramp and congratulated the happy couple. He told Lilian that Viscera may be hungry for some action, but so is Umaga! Umaga and Estrada came down to the ring, but before Umaga could enter, Viscera pushed him off. They exchanged right hands and chops and Viscera was able to place Umaga near the steel post. He charged at him, but Umaga moved out of the way and Viscera crashed into the post. Umaga hit a series of right hands and placed Viscera’s head onto the apron. He hit his running headbutt before going to the apron. He jumped off the apron and hit a flying shoulder block. He hit the Samoan Spike onto Viscera before entering the ring and cheering with Estrada.
The Spirit Squad were walking backstage happily as they confronted Triple H. They told Triple H that his job is to stay right here and when Mr. McMahon gives him the signal, he comes down to the ring and ends the career of Michaels.
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The Spirit Squad came down to the ring for tonight’s main event. Shawn Michaels made his way down to the ring for a steel chair. He chased the Spirit Squad out of the ring with the chair before Mr. McMahon stood on the entrance ramp. He told the referee that there is no need for him. He left the ring as the Spirit Squad attacked him from behind. Michaels attempted to fight back, but the numbers quickly got to be too much for him. They hit four standing moonsaults onto Michaels and Mitch hit a leg-drop. They hit a double-suplex onto Michaels. They held him as Mikey went to the second turnbuckle and he hit a diving elbow drop. They hit an interesting pyramid jump as Mikey clotheslined Michaels at the corner. They grabbed a steel chair, but when Mieky attempted to smash Michaels with it, he kicked Mikey in the chest and launched Johnny out of the ring. He took Kenny out of the ring and hit Mitch and Nicky with the steel chair. He hit the diving elbow drop onto Nicky and hit Micky with the Sweet Chin Music. He hit Johnny with the Sweet Chin Music, but Nicky came from behind and smashed the chair over the back of Michaels. With Michaels writhing in pain, they tore the leg area of Michaels’ pants off and viciously attacked the left knee of Michaels. They placed Michaels’ leg in the chair and Kenny went off the top turnbuckle and hit a diving leg-drop onto the injured leg of Michaels. Mr. McMahon ordered Triple H to come down to the ring and do what he is supposed to do. Triple H came down to the ring with his sledgehammer as the Spirit Squad held Michaels. The crowd started chanting “DX” as Kenny stole the sledgehammer away from Triple H. He was able to smash Michaels head in before Triple H got in his way. Triple H hit Kenny with the spinebuster before taking down the rest of the Spirit Squad. He ripped off his shirt and hit Kenny with the Pedigree as McMahon stared on in shock. Michaels continued to writh in pain as Triple H and McMahon had a stare-down and RAW went off the air!
