March 20th ~ 26th
Mood:  cheeky
Topic: March 2005
WWE RAW House Show
March 20, 2005
Columbia

5) Kane beat Christian & Tyson Tomko in a handicap match. Tomko is, honestly, terrible. He blew an Irish whip spot. He didn't take a clothesline properly. It was almost comical. Christian is still underutilized and got pinned here after a chokeslam from Kane.

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WWE RAW REPORT
MARCH 21, 2005
LIVE FROM BIRMINGHAM, ALA.

Raw was live tonight from the Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center. Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler introduced the show and promoted the "Pick Your Poison" Lumberjack match with Kane vs. Batista later. Trips joined Ross and Lawler and when Kane made his way to the ring, Hunter laughed and said he had nothing to worry about.

5 -- BATISTA vs. KANE

On his way to the ring, Batista stepped and shot a look toward Hunter. Hunter stood up, but told Batista that he had his hands full with what was waiting for him inside the ring.

Batista got in an early bodyslam on Kane, then when Daivari mouthed off from ringside, Batista jumped to ringside and got in his face. Hassan hit Batista from behind.

Kane then took control inside the ring. Batista and Kane continued to have a back and forth big man battle until they collided mid-ring. Gene Snitsky then attacked Kane. The match began to turn into a cluster mess, with half the lumberjacks stomping a mud hole in Batista and Kane taking care of business on the outside. Simon Dean and Mabel then attacked Kane. Hunter screamed, "What are you doing!" The other heels then attacked Batista on the other side of the ring "like a pack of rabid dogs," as Ross put it.

In the ring, Tomko, Christian, and Edge attacked their WM foe Kane. Batista gained control on the outside, fought back and clotheslined masterpiece, Maven, and Grenier. He then dropped Coach face-first over the security wall. He returned to the ring and gave spinebusters to Edge and Christian. Kane stood up and set up a chokeslam. Batista kicked out at the last second. Hunter screamed, "No!" Kane set up a Tombstone. Batista fought out of it and then gave Kane a spinebuster. He showed fire, then he gave Kane his Batista Bomb for the clean win.

"We have witnessed the impossible," screamed Ross. "Batista has overcome every odd!" Ross is the best. That grinding voice was a great backdrop to a staredown between Batista and Hunter from across the arena to close the show.

WINNER: Batista