Raw

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 Held in: RICHFIELD COLISEUM
Location: OHIO, UNITED STATES
          on December 2004 at 9:00pm

Welcome to the first night of nWo Raw!

Val Venis pinned Eddie Guerrero with the Money Shot in 0:06:19.
Rating: ***
[Kane interfered against Val Venis.]

Val's joy at victory was shortlived, when the monster Kane entered the ring
and choke-slammed him straight to hell!


Interview:
The first night of nWo rule...
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The nWo lays down the law, books some matches, and is then interrupted by the
Game.


Al Snow pinned Marty Jannetty with the Snow Plow in 0:09:08.
Rating: *** 1/2

Al Snow picked up the victory over his tag partner.  After the match, Snow
offered his hand to his friend, but surprisingly Jannetty would not shake it,
choosing instead to walk off to the back.


nWo (Goldberg and Scott Steiner) defeated Chris Benoit and Chris Jericho when
Goldberg pinned Benoit with the Jackhammer in 0:16:36.
Rating: **** 3/4
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A fast count from Nick Patrick gave the nWo the victory.  After the match,
Benoit could clearly be seen telling Goldberg that it wasn't over between
them.


Interview:
Richards wants HBK...
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Steven Richards vows to dog Shawn Michaels until he accepts his challenge.


Handicap-Match:
Shawn Michaels defeated Batista and Kane when Michaels defeated Kane by
disqualification in 0:00:48.
Rating: *
[Steven Richards interfered against Shawn Michaels.]

The match barely even got started, as Steven Richards came down and attacked
Michaels.  After the match, the three attempted a three on one attack on HBK,
before Val Venis and RVD came down to make the save.


[nWo Tag Team Battle Royal]: 8-Man Tag Team Battle Royal:
Ted DiBiase and The Big Show won a 4-team Battle Royal:
         x X-Pac threw out Hall (partner: Kevin Nash) after a kneelift in
           0:00:26
         x X-Pac threw out Hollywood (partner: Brock Lesnar) after a roll away
 in 0:01:45
         x Big Show threw out Jarrett (partner: X-Pac) in 0:04:56
Rating: *** 1/4

It didn't last long, but the nWo's Million $ Team came out victorious.  They
will now face Bret Hart and Stone Cold at Armageddon.


Interview:
Game Time
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Triple H is looking forward to beating Randy Orton and facing Goldberg.


Randy Orton pinned Triple H after hitting him with an acoustic guitar in
           0:08:55.
Rating: ***
[Goldberg interfered against Triple H.]
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The WWE Champion Goldberg made his way to ringside and threw Jeff Jarrett's
guitar (left at ringside during the Battle Royal) to Randy Orton.  The Legend
Killer used it to get the pinfall victory.



Card rating: ***


Match observations: 

The nWo truly is in charge.  Tonight, they screwed Triple H out of a title
shot, Chris Benoit and Chris Jericho out of victory, and they handed themselves
a guaranteed tag team title shot.  If this is a sign of things to come, then
dark days are ahead for the WWE.

It seems as though a rivalry is forming between Val Venis and Kane.  The Big
Red Monster attacked Venis during and after his match against Eddie Guerrero,
and then Venis ran down to save Shawn Michaels from the 3 on 1 attack he was
facing from Kane, Batista and Steven Richards.  This Thursday on Smackdown,
that evil trio will face Venis, HBK and Rob Van Dam in a six man tag match.

Also this Thursday, we'll find out what the nWo has planned for Booker T as
punishment for his victory at Survivor Series.  After what went down for Al
Snow and Shawn Michaels tonight, it probably won't be anything good.  And on
the subject of Snow, why did his partner Marty Jannetty refuse to shake his 
hand tonight?  Is there trouble in paradise?

We'll be hoping to get word from Tajiri as to why he attacked Rey Mysterio 
following the match at Survivor Series, and Matt Hardy will also return from
injury.  Tune in, or miss out!

Next Show: Smackdown