Raw is War
Bridgeport, Connecticut
December 26, 2005
Advantage Kane
December 26, 2005
Sometimes, it’s good to be last.
With the best “Beat the Clock” Match time on RAW, the Big Red Monster has earned
the right to enter the Elimination Chamber last at New Year’s Revolution. The
huge pay-per-view main event will feature John Cena defending the WWE
Championship against Kurt Angle, Carlito, Chris Masters, Shawn Michaels and Kane
inside a demonic structure known to tear up the bodies of its participants. With
his showing on RAW, Kane will have the important advantage of entering the
Chamber last — thereby being the freshest and healthiest Superstar in the battle
for the WWE Championship. John Cena has overcome difficult odds time and again
during his eight-month reign. Will he step up again, or will these odds prove
insurmountable? Watch New Year’s Revolution on Jan. 8, to find out.
All of the Elimination Chamber participants took part in “Beat the Clock”
Matches on RAW, and the first to take a stab at the best time was “The
Showstopper.” HBK immediately attacked Snitsky in an effort to establish the
best winning time possible, but Snitsky fought back using his strength and power
and injured HBK’s back. Ultimately, Michaels hit “Sweet Chin Music” from out of
nowhere for the victory in 5:56. It seemed like a good time, but it wouldn’t
hold up as the night progressed. Michaels night also got worse when he and Mr.
McMahon had words, ending with McMahon threatening that he could “screw” HBK
just like he did Bret Hart any time he wanted.
The next “Beat the Clock” featured an intriguing match between Chavo Guerrero
and Chris Masters. The young rising star thought he’d make quick work of Chavo,
finish him with the Master Lock and establish an unbeatable time. Unfortunately
for “The Masterpiece,” Chavo had other plans and Masters was unable to beat
HBK’s 5:56.
The next Superstar to attempt to “Beat the Clock” was Kurt Angle, who first
lashed out at all those involved with WWE’s “Tribute to the Troops.” Then, his
opponent was announced: personal referee and ally Daivari. The fix seemed to be
in, as Daivari attempted to hand Angle a victory by lying down. But referee Mike
Chioda refused to count three without first seeing a competitive match. A
furious Angle chased Choida around the building, but the ref got the last word
by counting Angle out and awarding the match to Daivari.
John Cena was next to try to “Beat the Clock” against Shelton Benjamin. Despite
being perhaps the best athlete in WWE, Shelton has been on a horrendous losing
streak, which continued on RAW. Eventually, Cena was able to hoist Benjamin for
the FU, but Shelton held on to the ropes as time expired. Cena did then manage
an official victory with an STFU submission, but it did no good in terms of the
Elimination Chamber order of entry. After the match, Angle and Daivari attacked
Cena. Seeing what transpired, Mr. McMahon ordered a Kurt Angle vs. John Cena
“First Blood” Match for next week’s RAW.
Next up was Carlito, who tried to “Beat the Clock” in a randomly selected match
against former Women’s Champion Victoria. Carlito seemed to think facing a Diva
would be a walk in the park and didn’t take Victoria seriously for much of the
match. But with the clock ticking down, Carlito kicked it up a notch and hit his
reverse swinging neckbreaker finisher to establish a new time to beat of 2:36.
Attempting to beat that time was the Big Red Monster, who took on both members
of The Heart Throbs. Kane wasted no time – literally – finishing both Antonio &
Romeo with a double-chokeslam in a mere 28 seconds. As a result, Kane was the
“Beat the Clock” winner and will be the last to enter the Elimination Chamber.
Also on RAW, Triple H and Big Show signed their contract for New Year’s
Revolution. When things got physical, the Cerebral Assassin used a sledgehammer
taped to the underside of the contract-signing table to break Big Show’s hand.
In addition, Edge mocked Ric Flair again before receiving a visit from “The
Nature Boy.” Edge thought he’d get the best of Flair because of a legal gag
order preventing Flair from answering back. But since the 16-time world champion
couldn’t defend himself verbally, he simply attacked Edge and pummeled him into
a hasty retreat. Based on those events, Edge will face Ric Flair for the
Intercontinental Championship at New Year’s Revolution.
Matches
Carlito def. Victoria
Kane def. The Heart Throbs
Shawn Michaels def. Snitsky
Chris Masters vs. Chavo Guerrero (no-contest)
Daivari def. Kurt Angle (count-out)
John Cena def. Shelton Benjamin