Springfield Civic Center
Springfield, Massachusetts
November 1, 2002
The stars of Raw came to Springfield, MA for a Friday night house show four days after the return of Shawn Michaels to Raw. Tonight's card was advertised for 3 Minute Warning against Tommy Dreamer and Mark Jindrak, Justin Credible against Batista, Christopher Nowinski against Goldust, Bubba Ray Dudley and Jeff Hardy against Christian and Chris Jericho for the World Tag Team titles, D-Lo Brown vs Raven, Rob Van Dam vs Test, Trish Stratus and Jacqueline vs Molly Holly and Victoria, Spike Dudley and The Hurricane vs William Regal and Lance Storm then Kane vs Triple H for the World Heavyweight Championship. Its almost the exact same card they've been running with for a week except the first couple of matches. Let's get to it.
Match 1
3 Minute Warning (Rosey & Jamal) vs Tommy Dreamer and Johnny Stamboli
This was supposed to be Dreamer and Mark Jindrak but Mark must have hurt his knee again so Stamboli took his place. Rosey pinned Stamboli after a Samoan drop.
Winners: 3 Minute Warning by pinfall
Match 2
Justin Credible vs Batista
Once again, Batista was sent to Raw for a real big push but hadn't been shown on TV yet. They were seeing how he did on the house shows first and clearly he was getting a buzz. Batista takes it with a sit-down powerbomb.
Winner: Batista by pinfall
Match 3
Christopher Nowinski vs Goldust
Nowinski has been a pain in the ass on Raw showing respect to no one including Al Snow or anyone else. Goldust would be his latest test. Unfortunately for the Harvard man, Goldust wins it with the curtain call.
Winner: Goldust by pinfall
Match 4
Bubba Ray Dudley and Jeff Hardy vs Christian and Chris Jericho for the World Tag Team Championship
These four had been tearing up the house show circuit and finally got to have a match on this past Raw, the only bright spot to an otherwise bad show. Jericho got the pin for his team after hitting Jeff Hardy with one of the belts.
Winners: Jericho and Christian by pinfall (still World Tag Team Champions)
Match 5
Test vs Rob Van Dam
These two had been going around the house show circuit with the exact same finish and tonight was no different. RVD wins with the 5 star frog splash.
Winner: Van Dam by pinfall
Match 6
Raven vs D-Lo Brown
Just like the previous match, this one has been on all the house shows leading up to this one. As usual, D-Lo takes it with Sky High.
Winner: D-Lo Brown by pinfall
Match 7
Molly Holly and Victoria vs Jacqueline and WWE Women's Champion Trish Status
Once again the exact same match that was on the mid-west trip only this time, Molly and Victoria come out on top.
Winners: Holly and Victoria
Match 8
Spike Dudley and The Hurricane vs William Regal and Lance Storm
Stop me if you've heard this, the same exact match that had been on all the house shows the past week. As always, Spike wins it with an Acid Drop on Lance Storm.
Winners: Spike and Hurricane by pinfall
Match 9
Kane vs Triple H for the World Heavyweight Championship
The good news was the feud was coming to an end with Shawn Michaels returning to active duty but they still had to get through this round of house shows. As per norm, Kane went nuts with a chair on everyone and Triple H wins by disqualification.
Winner: Triple H by disqualification (still World Heavyweight Champion)
The final six matches had been on every card the past week but the first three were something new. As I mentioned, Shawn Michaels was coming back so they just had to get through this round with the exact same card before something different was coming. Still, Bubba and Jeff had a great match with Jericho and Christian on Raw so their house show matches must have been good as well. Batista is definitely in for good things in the future and eventually Kane vs HHH will end. Tomorrow is a double shot where both brands are holding shows. Smackdown's stars will be in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania while Raw will be in Halifax, Nova Scotia. I'll see ya in Halifax.
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