(Retro) RAW Recap - July 29, 2003

RAW Recap - July 29, 2003

RAW 7/28/03 Live from Colorado Springs, Colorado

Video recap of the Linda McMahon saga from last week

RAW intro montage

(Why is the Rock featured in the intro's for both RAW and Smackdown? Suckah's wanna know?)

THe Coach and The King are handling the announce duties

Here comes Vince McMahon to the ring. Kane is an animal and he's here to avenge his wife - later tonite, all hell is gonna break loose..

Booker T and Scott Steiner w/Stacy Kiebler versus Christian and Test

Test & Booker start off. Fist and knees by Test. Booker gets the elbow and chop suey. Booker nails Christian standing on the apron, but Test nails him. Tag to Christian. Backbreaker and choke. Tag back to Test. Booker gets a kick and tag to Steiner. Here's Christian, but BPP manhandles him. Steiner does some push-ups.

Huge press-slam by Steiner. Christian manages to tag Test. Test stomps Steiner. But Steiner gets a suplex and tag to Booker. Back and forth and commercial. Back and Test is doing jumping jacks. Tags to Christian and Booker. Kicks for everyone by Booker and spineroonie time. Christian grabs Booker for the double-team - Test misses the boot and hits Christian - Scissors kick by Booker for the pin.

Winners: Booker T and Scott Steiner w/ Stacy

Press Conference from LA announcing main event for Summerslam - It's Triple H versus Goldberg

Coming up on August 15 - It's Jason versus Freddy.. Hell yeah!!!

Goldberg walks from the lockerroom to the ring

Goldberg versus Stevie Richards

Richards jumps Goldy, but Goldy does a chop and a big press slam. Spear and jackhammer..

Winner: Goldberg

Here comes Triple H and Evolution on the ramp. Triple talks junk. Goldy says to bring it. Triple H says he calls the shots and Flair agrees. Goldy challenges Flair - and here's Eric Bischoff. Not now, but next week - it's Flair versus Goldberg. Goldy tells Flair "he's next!"

WWE Slam of the Week - Rico beats Val Venis on Heat

Val Venis versus Rico with Miss Jackie

Val does his intro. "Hello ladies!" and here's Rico. Damn - the sideburns have taken over his entire face. Rico prances andslaps Val on the ass. Val doesn't like it,and grabs a waistlock. Rico grinds and Val backs up. They trade arm twists and Val hits a dropkick. Rico goes to the floor. Val follows, but jackie distracts Val and Rico gets the advantage - sending Val into the barrier. Back in the ring, Rico with forearms and an axhandle off the top. He follows up with a suplex and kicks. Val comes back with powerbomb and clothesline. Perfect-plex by Val for 2. Spinecrusher and Val goes for the money shot. Jackie distracts, but Val kicks her off. Here's Rico, but Val knocks him to the mat - money shot for the pin.

Winner: Val Venis

Bischoff and a cop walk to the back. He clears the area and they bring in a van Kane is here and is to stay locked up till Eric gives the word.
Here comes Y2J. It's time for the highlight reel. He shows the replay of HBK tapping last week, several times. Here comes Randy Orton. The trade compliments and Orton gives Jericho an Evolution T-shirt. More talk & Orton explains he's a legend killer and is going ot kill the legend og HBK.

Here comes HBK Shawn Michaels. HBK tells Jericho he won last week, but can't do it alone. Back and forth, in the face by all three men. HBK wants Y2J tonite. Y2J calls HBK pathetic. Orton and Y2J attack HBK, but HBK kicks ass. The numbers get the best and Y2J/Orton get the best. Here comes Kevin Nash. Clears the ring of Orton and Y2J. He wants Jericho in a match tonite and now...

Commercial - why do I want a Twix bar right now?

Nash is beating on Y2J. Chris spits on Nash and comes back. Repeatedly working on knee. Nash fights back with elbows and a slam, but Y2J keeps going back to the leg. Spinning toe hold by Y2J. Sideslam by Nash, and the straps come down. Jericho with a low blow in front of the ref andis DQ'ed. Winner by Disqualification: Kevin Nash

After match - Jercho goes for the Walls of Jericho - Nash powers out and just whips his ass. Two snake-eyes by Nash and Jericho is thrown to the floor. Slam to the steps and slam on the barrier. Nash picks up the steps and Jericho flees through the crowd.

Outside shot of the arena

Replay of Vince from earlier..

Huricane and Rosey are in the locker-room. Rosey is not sure about the Super-Hero-In-Training thingee, but Hurricane is encouraging. More wordplay on the S.H.I.T. title. Hurricane takes off and then Rosey tries to fly. Failing, he sits in the corner and pouts. Funny..

The security open the van to give Kane some air., Eric Bischoff throws a hissy-fit.

WWE Burn of the Night - Kane destroys RVD last week..

Lawler and the Coach give injury updates on RVD and Jim Ross

Here come the Dudleyz to do some commentary

La Resistance versus Garrison Kade and Mark Jindrak

La Resistance mouth off to the Dudleyz as they come to the ring. They don't sing (thank God!) Kade and Sylvian start off. Kade dominates and sends Sylvian to the outside. Tag to Jindrak and beautiful dropkick. It's all Kade and Jindrak. The frenchies manages to choke Kade on the rope and nail a spinecrusher. A clothesline follows and the Frenchies get the flag. Here come the Dudley's, but the ref's stop them before they get to the ring. Commercial as Dudleys/La Resistance face off..

Back to the match as Kade hits a suplex on Dupree. tag to Jindrak who throws Dupree all around. All men get in the ring and La Rsistance get a double-team slam on Kade for the pin.

Winners; La Resistance

After match, Sylvian & Dupree continue beatdown of Kade. Here comes the Dudleys who clear the ring. But here's Dupree with the flag and he lays out both Dudley's with some weak looking pole shots from the flag.
Bischoff has the cops release Kane to get ready to go to the ring - he looks pissed..

WWE Womens Championship
Gail Kim versus Molly Holly

An awful match - Molly controlled most of it, but Gail got in some offense with some leg scissors and head scissors. She tried "old school" and fell to the outside of the ring. This girl is so green. Molly hits the big butt flip off the top and gets the pin..

Winner and New WWE Women's Champion: Molly Holly

Vince is heading to the ring..

VInce is in the ring - bring out Kane. He get's in Kane's face and tells the security folks to unshackle Kane and then leave. Vince rant as they go nose to nose - "who the hell do you think you are?". Vince realizes Kane is a monster. VInce is grinning and talking about a Kane/Vince alliance.
Here comes Stone Cold Steve Austin. He's still co-GM and wants Kane to provoke him. He tries to pick a fight, but to no avail. Kane backs off and here comes the money - it's Shane O'Mac. He comes to the ring and clotheslines Kane over the top. Beats the hell out of Kane till Vince pulls him off. Shane decks Vince and goes after Kane with a chair. Several shots and Kane stumbles off the stage. He then sits up and grins as the show ends.

A decent show. Fast paced. The tag match to start was good - Nash was carried to an OK event by Jericho,and Rico and Val are awesome & funny. The woman's match was painful to watch, but the title is on a lady who deserves it now, so it's all worth it. Gail needs to go back to OVW and stay - for a while. Coach is getting better, but still sucks. The Highlight reel was pretty good, and Goldy's squash of Richards was the way they should have done him all along. And Shane's back. I know he's a McMahon - but I still think he's pretty cool. Next week - Flair versus Goldy. We know who's going to win, but I betcha it'll take more than 1-2 minutes. Anyhow - that's the recap.. Good night all!

-Doug