Raw

Card Information:
 Held in: MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
Location: NEW YORK, UNITED STATES
          on March 2005 at 9:00pm

Interview:
The end of the nWo is nigh...
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Shane McMahon reveals his master plan to end the nWo at Wrestlemania, where
Hollywood Hogan will fight the Undertaker!


Goldberg pinned Brock Lesnar with the Jackhammer in 0:03:01.
Rating: ** 3/4

Short and brutal, as the man who up until last night was WWE Champion was 
squashed by Goldberg.  


6-Man Battle Royal:
Brian Kendrick won a 6-man Battle Royal:
         x J. Hardy defeated Hurricane after a small package in 0:07:40
         x B. Kendrick defeated Michinoku after the Sliced Bread #2 in 0:11:35
         x Rey Rey defeated J. Hardy after the West Coast Pop in 0:18:22
         x U. Dragon defeated Rey Rey after an Asai moonsault in 0:22:29
         x B. Kendrick defeated U. Dragon after a Tombstone in 0:23:24
Rating: **** 1/4

Brian Kendrick wins the match to become No 1 contender to the Cruiserweight 
Title.


Interview:
The Number 1 Contender to the WWE Title...
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Randy Orton announces that he has left the nWo, and stakes his claim to the WWE
title.


Triple H pinned Booker T with the Pedigree in 0:15:52.
Rating: ****
(Triple H won the WWE Intercontinental Championship.)

At the second time of trying, Triple H became the IC champion.


The Undertaker defeated Scott Hall by disqualification in 0:15:28.
Rating: ** 1/4

Hall's frustrations got him disqualified.  Turning his back on the Undertaker
after the match got him Tombstoned.


Interview:
One half of the tag champions...
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Steven Richards taunts Shawn Michaels prior to their match...


Shawn Michaels pinned Steven Richards after a German suplex in 0:08:39.
Rating: *** 3/4

Shawn Michaels starts to make up for last night's loss by defeating Steven
Richards.  After the match, William Regal ran to the ring to attack HBK.  The
2 on 1 attack continued until Cactus Jack ran down to make the save.


Chris Benoit pinned Bret Hart after a German suplex in 0:09:30.
Rating: ****
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An excellent match saw the new champion emerge victorious.  Randy Orton was
seen looking on from the ramp.



Card rating: *** 1/2


Match observations: 

MSG saw a great night of action, as Shane McMahon announced that the Undertaker
would have the unenviable task of destroying the nWo once and for all.

One man who clearly believes that the group has no future is Randy Orton, who 
has left in order to concentrate solely on his Wrestlemania main event.

Brock Lesnar has obviously entered a slump, as he was defeated by Goldberg in
little over 3 minutes.

Tonight saw the return of Jeff Hardy, as he aimed to get a shot at his brother
Matt and the Cruiserweight title at Wrestlemania.  He failed, however, and it
will be Brian Kendrick that gets the shot now.

HBK's big win over Steven Richards tonight might help settle his sadness over
losing to Randy Orton at No Way Out.  However, don't expect things to be over
between Michaels, Cactus Jack, Richards and William Regal after the post fight
brawl.

Triple H became Intercontinental Champion here tonight, but who will be the 
first man to challenge the Game for his newly won gold?  We'll soon find out.

Next Show: Smackdown