Raw

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Location: KENTUCKY, UNITED STATES
          on June 2005 at 9:00pm


Interview:
Shane McMahon lays down the main event...
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Shane McMahon makes a rather special 6 man tag match, and adds a stipulation to
Hogan vs Kane for the Great American Bash.


The Dudley Boys (Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley) defeated
The Hardy Boyz (Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy) when Bubba pinned M. Hardy after the
Dudley Death Drop in 0:15:23.
Rating: *****

An absolutely amazing way to start off Raw - a five-star tag match.  After the
match, the Dudleys looked to put Jeff Hardy through a table, but Spike Dudley
ran down to make the save.  However, the joy was shortlived, when almost out of
nowhere, Rhyno showed up and gored Spike through a table.


Jerry Lynn defeated Marty Jannetty by countout in 0:01:24.
Rating: **

A pretty pointless match between two guys whose contracts expire tonight.  Who
knows whether they will be re-signed or not?


Interview:
The Great Americans...
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JBL and Kurt Angle call out Edge and Val Venis for a No.1 Contenders match.


Edge and Val Venis defeated
The Great Americans (Kurt Angle and John Bradshaw Layfield) when Venis pinned
JBL after the Money Shot in 0:19:01.
Rating: *** 3/4

Edge and Val Venis picked up the win, leaving Angle and JBL frustrated at their
failure to earn a title shot.


Masahiro Chono pinned Rene Dupree after a power bomb in 0:01:44.
Rating: **

Chono made incredibly short work of Rene Dupree.  After the match, Brock Lesnar
entered the ring, leading to a stare down, and then a brawl between him and
Chono.  Officials ran to the ring to break them apart.


Interview:
Words from the Bad Guy...
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Scott Hall plans to put his career back on track.


Vader pinned Scott Hall with the Vader Bomb in 0:13:48.
Rating: ** 3/4

Hall fought hard, but ultimately was unable to subdue the force of Vader.


Elimination First Blood No-Countout-No-DQ-Match:
The Big Show, Steve Austin and Hollywood Hogan beat
Randy Orton, Ted DiBiase and Kane 3 falls to 1:
         x Big Show beat Kane in 0:01:08
         x Hollywood beat Orton in 0:11:22
         x double juice (S. Austin and DiBiase) in 0:21:49
Survivors: The Big Show, Hollywood Hogan
Rating: *** 3/4
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Shane McMahon's plan backfired, as it was the team that he backed who ended
up all getting busted open.  Although Stone Cold saw red as well, Hollywood
Hogan and The Big Show both survived.



Card rating: ***


Match observations: 

A rather good night of action, as we edge ever closer to the Great American
Bash.  Shane McMahon's plan to bust open Hogan, Austin and Big Show managed to
fail miserably, as although Austin got busted, all three of Kane, Randy Orton
and Ted DiBiase spilt the juice as well.  You can only imagine how cross Shane
O Mac is going to be come Smackdown.

Following the aftermath of tonight's five-star tag opener, a rather special
match has been added to the card for the Great American Bash.  It will be a six
man tables match, with the Dudley Boys and Rhyno taking on the Hardyz and Spike
Dudley.  That should be a rather wild contest.  Also signed, to complete the
card, is an 8-man special attraction match, with The Great Americans, Triple H
and Vader facing Thug Life, Scott Hall and Terry Funk.  It would seem that JBL
and Angle get to appear on the PPV after all.

The brawl between Masahiro Chono and Brock Lesnar tonight was pretty brutal. It
wouldn't surprise me if those two had to be kept well apart on Smackdown.  Do
not expect their match at the Bash to be anything like Chono's squash of Rene
Dupree here tonight though.

Next Show: Smackdown