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| | WWE RAW RESULTS April 5, 2004Houston, Texas Announcers: Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler HEAT TAPINGS: Chuck Palumbo defeated A-Train (dark match)..Steven Richards defeated The Hurricane..Garrison Cade defeated Val Venis..Rosey defeated Slam Shady (local jobber).. IN THE RING: Triple H + Shelton Benjamin.. Triple H says that Shelton Benjamin makes for a great story, but in reality, it's nothing but a fluke!Triple H says that it's impossible for Chris Benoit to beat HHH & HBK two in a row back to back..Triple H says he knows Chris Benoit is starting to feel the pressure of having a target on his back..Shelton Benjamin's new music hits and he comes out to the ring and interrupts Triple H..Shelton Benjamin introduces himself as "the young punk kid from Smackdown! who beat you 1-2-3"..Shelton Benjamin says he wants to challenge Triple H to a rematch to prove that his win wasn't a fluke..Triple H says he'll do Shelton Benjamin a favour and decline the challenge..Shelton Benjamin agrees with HHH, saying it would feel horrible to lose twice to a "young punk kid"..Triple H changes his mind and accepts the challenge..Shelton Benjamin says that after tonight, Triple H can refer to him as Mr. Benjamin.. NON (WORLD) TITLE MATCH: Chris Benoit vs Rob Conway.. In a minor bonehead move by WWE management, Chris Benoit is now billed as "now residing in Altanta, Georgia"..La Resistance are introduced at being from Quebec City, Quebec (I guess they moved from France)..Special referee Johnny Nitro comes out to the old WCW Nitro theme song (nice touch)..Johnny Nitro says Eric Bischoff ruled that if Benoit lays a finger on him, he'll be stripped of his title!Late in the match, Johnny Nitro got accidentally knocked out of the ring..La Resistance double-teamed Chris Benoit but a second referee came down and took over..Chris Benoit quickly made Rob Conway tap out to the crippler crossface.. BACKSTAGE: Eric Bischoff & William Regal... William Regal returns to the WWE and says he's had more ups and downs than a whore's drawers..Eric Bischoff says he has an assignment for William Regal, who says he's always up for anything (uhhuh)..Eric Bischoff says he's hired his nephew "Eugene" and he's a very special talent, and wants Regal to manage him..William Regal thanks Eric Bischoff for bringing him back and assures him that he'll make Eugene a star! MATCH: Chris Jericho vs Matt Hardy.. Chris Jericho is announced as being from Manhatten, New York (whatsupitdat?)..Chirstian & Trish Stratus came out to the stage and sat on a chair together, and watched the match..Chris Jericho won the match after making Matt Hardy tap out to the Walls of Jericho.. PROMO: Mick Foley.. Mick Foley gives an intense promo saying he vowed never to return to the hardcore style..Mick Foley says that Hardcore means you had the attitude to give the fans the greatest show possible..Mick Foley says he went to Japan to participate in barbaric matches in order to pay the bills at home..Mick Foley pulls out a baseball bat wrapped in barbed wire and says he'll bring it to Backlash!Mick Foley stands up and smashes the set around him as the crew run for their lives.. BACKSTAGE: Evolution (Ric Flair, Randy Orton & Batista).. Randy Orton gets a little freaked out what he just saw on the monitor..Ric Flair gives Randy Orton a speech and then wishes Triple H well in his match with Shelton Benjamin.. REMATCH: Triple H vs Shelton Benjamin.. Eric Bischoff had ruled that anybody not part of the match gets involved, they will be fired..Ric Flair is the guest ring announcer, Batista is the guest bell ringer, Randy Orton is guest Trainer..Batista tossed Shelton Benjamin head first into the guard barrier and Benjamin landed on his neck hard!Later on, the fight spilled outside the ring, and Benjamin got in just in time and HHH was counted out!Evolution surrounded Shelton Benjamin and delivered a four-on-one assult, busting him open hardcore!Chris Benoit, Mick Foley & Shawn Michaels eventually made the save...!WINNER: Shelton Benjamin (bloodied & unconscious) by COUNT OUT.. WOMANS BATTLE ROYAL: Lita beat Trish Stratus, Jazz, Molly Holly, Gail Kim, Stacy Keibler, Nidia.. All the divas were announced, then they went to commercial, when they came back all but 3 wrestlers remained!Relays of five divas getting eliminated (including Gail Kim doing a face-plant on the outside)..Lita eliminated Jazz, and that left Lita one-on-one with former gal-pal Trish Stratus..Chris Jericho made his way down to ringside and distracted Trish long enough for Lita to toss her out!Lita wins the battle royal and wins a title shot against Victoria at Backlash 2004! BACKSTAGE: William Regal & Eugene Dinsmore.. William Regal finds Eugene backstage and is appauled to learn that he is a handicapped man..William Regal runs off to Eric Bischoff and protests being saddled with a "ninkinpoop"..Eugene ends up disappearing and ends up out in the arena playing around with JR & The King..William Regal goes and fetches him after he did a funny bushwhacker impression and licked the King.. BACKSTAGE: Christian & Trish Stratus.. Trish Stratus whines about being screwed out of the battle royal by Chris Jericho..Christian says it's okay, cause she has a match at Backlash - Christian & Trish vs Chris Jericho.. MATCH: Tajiri vs Christian.. The Coach joins JR & The King at the announce position and complains about Tajiri misting him last week..The Coach eventually made his way to ringside and caused Tajiri to get pinned by Christian.. MATCH: Kane vs Rhyno.. A minute into the match Rhyno hit the ropes and the middle rope broke all around the ring..Rhyno hit a Gore on Kane, but Kane kicked out and hit a chokeslam from hell for the victory!Edge walked down to the ring (cast on his arm) and brawled with Kane and speared him!Kane sat right up and give Edge a big kick to the face then tries to break Edge's other arm..Edge whacked Kane with the cast, Kane sat up again but fell right back down to the mat.. BACKSTAGE: Chris Benoit & Shawn Michaels + Mick Foley + Johnny Nitro.. Shawn Michaels says last week was awesome and that he'll have Benoits back whenever, but at Backlash, it's different..Shawn Michaels agrees with Triple H that the chances of Benoit beating HHH & HBK twice in a row is slim..Mick Foley shows up and says they should make sure tonight they're all on the same page..Johnny Nitro shows up and confiscates Mick Foley's barbed wire baseball bat (Bischoff's orders).. IN THE RING: Eric Bischoff & Chris Benoit & Mick Foley & Shawn Michaels.. Eric Bischoff announces that Benoit, Foley, Michaels & Benjamin will face Evolution next week..Triple H comes down carrying a sledge hammer and the rest of Evolution attacks from behind!Triple H knocked Shawn Michaels out with the sledgehammer, Randy Orton RKO'd Foley on the floor!Triple H took Benoit down with a chairshot and a pedigree on the chair! RAW goes off the air... 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