1/5/04 Raw
Opening segment: Okay...
Spike Dudley vs. Rene Dupree: Not a great match.
Chris Jericho/Christian vs. Hurricane/Rosey: Decent...
Steven Richards vs. Test: Not a great match and felt like filler.
Austin/HHH/HBK segment: This was boring.
Molly Holly vs. Trish Stratus: Good until Jazz interfered.
Rob Van Dam vs. Mark Henry: This was actually good.
Batista/Ric Flair vs. Dudley Boyz: This wasn't that good and didn't deserve a main event slot.
Very uninspiring and mailed in effort.
Grade: C
1/12/04 Raw
Trish Stratus/Lita vs. Molly Holly/Jazz: Not a great match.
Goldberg vs. Matt Hardy: Typical Goldberg squash.
Batista vs. D'Von Dudley: Bad match.
HHH/HBK segment: It was alright but I saw the match so many times before this.
Kane vs. Booker T: This was pretty boring as it was a bad clash of styles...
Mark Henry vs. Chris Jericho: Wasn't good and the result was terrible.
Randy Orton vs. Rob Van Dam: Wasn't bad but it was a bit overrated.
Overall a poorly booked show with the wrestlers not showing up to work.
Grade: D+
1/19/04 Raw
Booker T/Rob Van Dam vs. Matt Hardy/Christian: Pretty good...
Chris Jericho vs. Rene Dupree: Decent match.
Mark Henry vs. Rico: Squash.
Kane vs. Spike Dudley: Squash.
Goldberg vs. Scott Steiner vs. Test: Bad match.
Lita vs. Jazz: Very rushed match.
Randy Orton vs. Hurricane: Squash...
Battle Royal: This lasted 5 MINUTES?
Bad show with ridiculously short matches.
Grade: D
1/26/04 Raw
Opening segment: Very good with Jericho giving up his title shot to save Trish from Kane, and it made this match.
Chris Jericho/Rob Van Dam vs. Evolution: Solid match.
Victoria/Lita vs. Molly Holly/Jazz: Solid match.
HHH promo: Very good with HBK interrupting and leadig to the Raw debut of Chris Benoit.
Kane vs. Bubba Ray Dudley: Bad match.
Rob Conway vs. Rico: Decent filler match.
Goldberg vs. Coach/Mark Henry: Bad handicap match with Goldberg winning.
Final segment: Very good Foley promo that results in him brawling with Orton and taking out him, Flair, and Batista.
Very good show to start the WM build.
Grade: B+
2/2/04 Raw
Highlight Reel: Very good with Benoit as the guest and making a match.
Chris Benoit vs. Mark Henry: Not a great match.
Rico vs. Rene Dupree: Bad filler match.
Trish Stratus vs. Kane: All angle in what was supposed to be Trish vs. Molly.
Goldberg vs. Kane: Not a great match.
Booker T vs. Matt Hardy: Solid match.
HHH vs. Spike Dudley: Squash.
Ric Flair/Batista vs. Chris Jericho/Christian: Solid match.
Randy Orton vs. Shawn Michaels: Very good main event.
Okay show with the second hour being better than the first.
Grade: C-
2/9/04 Raw
Opening segment: Good Austin/Vince promo exchange building towards the eventual Brock/Goldberg match.
Trish Stratus/Chris Jericho vs. Matt Hardy/Molly Holly: Solid match.
Chris Benoit vs. Ric Flair: Good match.
Contract signing: Interesting with HBK superkicking Benoit as he's about to sign the contract then signing it himself.
Kane vs. Hurricane: Squash.
Foley promo: As good as usual and results in a brawl with Orton.
Rob Van Dam vs. Randy Orton vs. Booker T: Good IC title match.
Very good show.
Grade: A
2/16/04 Raw
Opening segment: Very good HHH/Bischoff promo exchange that hyped the main event.
Booker T/Rob Van Dam vs. Batista/Ric Flair: Good match with Booker and RVD winning the tag titles.
Kane vs. Chris Jericho: This was all angle.
Orton promo: Very good promo on Foley until Foley comes out to brawl, until Flair and Batista come out to help lay him out.
Trish Stratus/Victoria vs. Jazz/Molly Holly: Solid match.
Shawn Michaels vs. Chris Benoit: Very good main event.
Very good show.
Grade: A
2/23/04 Raw
Victoria vs. Lita vs. Molly Holly vs. Jazz: Decent match with Victoria winning the title.
Randy Orton vs. Val Venis: Squash.
HHH promo: Your typical HHH promo until Benoit and HBK came out.
Chris Benoit vs. Batista: Decent match.
Rob Van Dam/Booker T vs. La Resistance: Okay match.
Trish Stratus vs. Christian: This was all angle.
Vince McMahon vs. Eric Bischoff: Bad "main event" as this was solely done for Lesnar to F5 Austin.
Okay show as the show really lacked energy after the women's match.
Grade: C
3/1/04 Raw
Opening segment: Very average with Austin stunnering La Resistance and chasing Austin away on the ATV.
Victoria/Lita vs. Jazz/Molly Holly: Very rushed match.
Hurricane/Rosey vs. Mark Jindrak/Garrison Cade: Bad filler math.
Rico promo: This was basically to hype the Playboy match until Kane came out to cut a promo on Undertaker.
Shawn Michaels/Chris Benoit vs. Batista/Randy Orton: Solid match.
Highlight Reel: Good segment to advance Christian/Jericho.
Booker T/Rob Van Dam vs. Test/Matt Hardy: Decent match though it was more filler.
Final segment: Good promo exchange that featured the return of Foley and Rock.
Very boring show as there was so much filler and the show had little energy.
Grade: C
3/8/04 Raw
Opening segment: Pretty good...
Mark Jindrak/Garrison Cade/La Resistance vs. Dudley Boyz/Booker T/Rob Van Dam: Not a great match.
Hurricane/Rosey vs. Evolution: Squash...
Chris Benoit vs. Matt Hardy: Another squash.
HHH promo: Your typical HHH promo.
Lita vs. Molly Holly: This was another rushed match.
Lesnar segment: This wasn't that good as it was your typical Lesnar promo.
Chris Jericho vs. Steven Richards: Another ridiculously short match with Richards winning and getting beat up afterwards.
This is your Life: Was very good but not as good as the first.
This show was very weak with ridiculously short matches. Hardly anything lasted long enough to sink in.
Grade: D
3/15/04 Raw
Opening segment: Very good Benoit/HHH promo exchange that made the main event.
Lita/Victoria vs. Molly Holly/Jazz: Okay match as it was more of an angle to get Molly's wig taken off.
Chris Jericho vs. Matt Hardy: Not much of a match as Jericho gets DQ'ed quickly by taking it out on Matt.
Kane vs. Val Venis: Squash.
Miss Jackie vs. Stacy Keibler: Bad match until Vince interrupts and announces the draft lottery next week. What was the point of the match then?
Booker T/Rob Van Dam vs. Dudley Boyz: Decent match with Booker/RVD retaining the tag titles.
Christian vs. Spike Dudley: No match as Spike gets attacked by Christian before Christian cuts a promo putting over how he and Trish screwed Jericho at WM.
Dupree segment: Dupree gets stunnered by Austin. More filler.
Shawn Michaels/Chris Benoit vs. Evolution: Very good main event.
For a post-WM Raw, this felt like quite the placeholder show as there was so much filler and outside of anything involving Benoit and Christian, not much else worked.
Grade: C-
3/22/04 Raw
Opening segment: This was basically Vince explaining the rules of the draft.
Chris Jericho vs. Rene Dupree: Decent match. Dupree gets drafted to Smackdown.
Kane vs. Rico: Squash. Shelton Benjamin gets drafted to Raw and Mark Jindrak gets drafted to Smackdown.
Segment: Nidia gets drafted to Raw and HHH gets drafted to Smackdown.
Christian vs. Spike Dudley: Solid match.
Segment: Rhyno gets drafted to Raw and Eddie vs. HHH is the main event.
Booker T/Rob Van Dam vs. Ric Flair/Batista: Good match with Flair and Batista regaining the tag titles. RVD gets drafted to Smackdown.
Chris Benoit vs. Rhyno: Decent match.
Segment: Tajiri and Edge get drafted to Raw, and Teddy Long and Spike Dudley gets drafted to Smackdown.
Eddie Guerrero vs. HHH: Good main event outside of the DQ ending.
A very interesting show with some good matches.
Grade: B+
3/29/04 Raw
Opening segment: Pretty good minus HHH getting traded back to Raw. Made the main event which is good.
Nidia vs. Molly Holly: Decent enough match, despite it being complete filler.
HHH segment: Meh... he attacks Hurricane and cut his second promo of the night.
Rhyno vs. Lance Storm: A complete squash.
Batista/Ric Flair vs. Shawn Michaels/Chris Benoit: Good match.
Tajiri vs. Kane: Very meh.
Shelton Benjamin vs. HHH: Great match and great surprise win for Shelton.
Good show. Not much happened as a lot of the show was pointless but it was better than the vast majority of Raws last year and Shelton's win over HHH was a complete surprise.
Grade: B-
4/5/04 Raw
Opening segment: Pretty good as it made a Shelton/HHH rematch for later.
Chris Benoit vs. Rob Conway: Solid match, despite it being filler.
Chris Jericho vs. Matt Hardy: Solid match.
Foley segment: Great promo as it made Foley vs. Orton for Backlash.
Shelton Benjamin vs. HHH: Very good match, though not as good as last week.
Women's title #1 contendership battle royal: Meh... most of it happened during a commercial break.
Tajiri vs. Christian: Solid match.
Kane vs. Rhyno: Boring filler...
Final segment: Pretty good as it made next week's main event.
Good show. There was still a fair share of filler but this was a stronger effort than last week as it built towards the PPV very well and the matches were good.
Grade: B+
4/12/04 Raw
Opening segment: Really good build towards the main event and Foley/Orton.
Kane vs. Grandmaster Sexay: Boring filler squash...
Tajiri vs. "Shinobi": Another squash and Shinobi was revealed to be Al Snow afterwards. What was the point of this Coach/Tajiri feud anyway, since it put COACH over in the end?
Highlight Reel: Pretty good build towards Jericho vs. Christian/Trish at Backlash.
Trish Stratus vs. Lita: Another nothing match!
Hurricane vs. Sylvan Grenier: ANOTHER filler match.
Chris Benoit/Mick Foley/Shawn Michaels/Shelton Benjamin vs. Evolution: Great match.
Not a good show. The main event was the only good match and WAY too many squashes.
Grade: C-
4/19/04 Raw
Chris Jericho vs. Christian: Very good opening match.
Benoit/Michaels segment: Very good and made a match between the two for the title in two weeks.
Victoria vs. Molly Holly: Decent match.
Orton segment: Pretty good segment with Orton spitting on Harley Race.
Garrison Cade vs. Tajiri: Filler but it was good filler.
Val Venis/Lita vs. Matt Hardy/Gail Kim: No match as Lita is Kane's sacrifice. Hmmm...
Edge/Chris Benoit vs. Batista/Ric Flair: Great match.
Good show. I can’t say anything really sucked about this episode at all.
Grade: A
4/26/04 Raw
Lita/Victoria vs. Gail Kim/Molly Holly: Solid opening match.
Tajiri/HHH segment: Pretty good as it made a match for later.
Rob Conway vs. Rhyno: Decent match.
Christian vs. Grandmaster Sexay: Decent at best as it still felt like complete filler.
Tajiri vs. HHH: Good match actually as it was well-worked and put Tajiri over well.
Kane vs. Matt Hardy: The angle was stupid and this was pretty one sided.
Orton segment: Really good segment that made the main event.
Batista/Ric Flair vs. Edge/Chris Benoit: Great match.
Good show. Lots of good wrestling and the pushing of new stars continued.
Grade: B+
5/3/04 Raw
Shelton Benjamin/Tajiri/Edge vs. Evolution: Very good opening match...
Hurricane vs. Rob Conway: Not bad, despite it being filler...
Kane vs. Steven Richards: Squash...
Highlight Reel: This was okay... it just advanced the Kane/Matt/Lita stuff.
Gail Kim vs. Victoria: Gail's best match in WWE at that point...
Eugene training video: It was funny but not a classic...
Chris Benoit vs. Shawn Michaels: Very good...
Overall, a very good show. Only the Kane squash and the angle surrounding it was bad.
Grade: A
5/10/04 Raw
Shelton Benjamin vs. HHH: Very good... not as good as it was a couple months ago but it’s hard to be as good as the original.
Batista vs. Tajiri: Squash... oh wait, Tajiri got in a lot of offense and Batista still looked like a monster. Why don't they do these types of matches like that anymore?
Women's segment: I thought it would be just pointless rubbish but it ended up making a 6 woman tag later in the show.
Edge vs. Randy Orton: Pretty good...
Stacy Keibler/Victoria/Nidia vs. Gail Kim/Molly Holly/Jazz: Pretty good tag match...
Matt Hardy vs. Val Venis: No match, just an angle advancing the Kane/Matt angle.
Eugene vs. Rob Conway: Eugene proved that he is a good wrestler but the match was just decent as it was pretty short.
Chris Jericho vs. Christian cage match: Great main event once again...
Another really good show although no Benoit was quite stupid... leaving your champion off the show altogether is never a good thing.
Grade: A
5/17/04 Raw
Lita vs. Trish Stratus: This wasn't a very good match as it was rushed and pretty sloppy too.
Orton/Benjamin promo: Pretty good and it made a match between the two next week...
Kane vs. Val Venis: Boring squash match...
Edge/Chris Benoit vs. Randy Orton/Batista: Very good match...
Eugene segment: Very good comedy... "Who's your favorite wrestler?" "HHH!"
Battle Royal for WHC #1 contendership: Was pretty good with Kane winning.
Not as good as previous weeks but it was solid.
Grade: B+
5/24/04 Raw
Edge vs. Ric Flair: Really good match to open the show.
La Resistance vs. Hurricane/Rosey: Decent at best. Nothing special...
Highlight Reel: Very good and made the next match.
Shelton Benjamin/Chris Jericho vs. Randy Orton/Batista: Good match.
Victoria vs. Molly Holly: Good match even though this was known for Victoria debuting some new dance music instead.
Chris Benoit/Eugene vs. Jonathan Coachman/Garrison Cade: Decent match at best but a TERRIBLE use of the World Champion. Teaming with Eugene against a Heat jobber and an announcer?
HBK/HHH segment: Great segment to build towards their HIAC match at Bad Blood.
Good show. Parts were quite flawed, but this show was far from bad as the PPV build was great and the matches were pretty solid.
Grade: B+
5/31/04 Raw
Chris Benoit/Edge vs. La Resistance: Pretty good tag title match with La Resistance winning to get the titles off the world champ.
Eugene/Coach segment: Not very good as it makes the main event of Kane vs. Eugene...
Victoria vs. Jazz: Decent match though complete filler.
Randy Orton vs. Shelton Benjamin: A pretty bad match that Shelton wins to become #1 contender to Orton's IC title.
HHH promo: This was good build towards the HIAC match at Bad Blood.
Matt Hardy vs. Garrison Cade: An average filler match.
Highlight Reel: Very good segment to build the Jericho/Tonko match at Bad Blood.
Eugene vs. Kane: Not a good main event.
An average show across the board. Nothing too terrible but nothing that made me go "wow!" either.
Grade: C
6/7/04 Raw
Lita vs. Gail Kim: Pretty solid outside of the stuff before the match with Stacy hyping the Diva Search and Gail cutting a terrible promo on her.
Batista vs. Shelton Benjamin: Pretty good match.
Chris Jericho vs. A-Train: Decent enough because Jericho carried it.
HHH/HBK segment: Pretty good build towards their HIAC match at Bad Blood.
Chris Benoit/Edge vs. Kane/La Resistance: Pretty good match (Don't count the Benoit vs. La Resistance handicap match as it didn't have a pinfall/submission finish and got restarted as this).
Eugene vs. Johnny Nitro: Very quick match that saw Nitro get "fired".
Randy Orton vs. Shawn Michaels: Really good main event.
Good show. Solid wrestling and PPV build throughout the show.
Grade: B+
6/14/04 Raw
Opening segment: I actually didn't mind it at all as it put over the HIAC match very well, despite HBK being carried from the ring taking a while.
Trish Stratus/Tyson Tomko vs. Matt Hardy/Lita: This match was very sloppy.
Joe Schmo infomercial: This had nothing to do with wrestling whatsoever and lasted forever.
La Resistance vs. Hurricane/Rosey (flag match): Short, uneventful, pointless, and did you really think the superheroes had a chance of winning?
Highlight Reel: This was very good and pure comedy. They really followed up on Eugene saying that HHH was his favorite wrestler a few weeks ago.
Gail Kim/Molly Holly vs. Nidia/Stacy Keibler: Complete filler match... it was pretty bad too.
Evolution vs. Chris Benoit/Edge/Chris Jericho (elimination match): This match was VERY good.
Overall, a great main event and a great Highlight Reel but a ton of stupidity and bad storylines (Lita’s pregnant!) drag this down.
Grade: C-
6/21/04 Raw
Opening segment: Pretty solid Rock promo.
Trish Stratus vs. Victoria: Not much of a match as it felt very rushed.
William Regal vs. Kane: Lasted 14 seconds.
Evolution vs. Chris Jericho/Edge: Solid match.
Kane/Lita/Matt segment: Very bad and advanced a really stupid storyline.
HHH vs. Eugene: Not a great main event.
Very boring show full of Diva Search hype, dumb storylines, and very little in terms of actual wrestling. Oddly paced show as well...
Grade: D+
6/28/04 Raw
Opening segment: Solid HHH/Eugene promo though Eugene in the main event scene is a bit much.
Edge/Chris Jericho vs. Randy Orton/Batista: Solid match.
Kane promo: This wasn't good as it telegraphed the main event result and continued the pregnancy angle.
HHH vs. William Regal: Decent match.
La Resistance vs. Rhyno/Sgt. Slaughter: Not a great match.
Chris Benoit vs. Kane: Solid main event.
The wrestling on this show was good, but the storylines on the show were terrible and they're on the brink of overexposing Eugene. Mentally retarded gimmicks shouldn't be in the main event. Still, this built Vengeance well and the matches were good.
Grade: B
7/5/04 Raw
Opening segment: Hilarious musical chairs game that Jericho wins to become #1 contender to the IC title. This fits with Eugene's gimmick as he's in charge on this show.
La Resistance vs. Rhyno/Val Venis: Okay match.
HHH/Edge promo: Solid promo exchange that results in the main event being made.
Kane vs. Batista: This was all angle.
Randy Orton vs. Chris Jericho: Solid IC title match with Orton retaining.
Molly Holly vs. Victoria vs. Nidia: Bad pole match where Nidia wins #1 contendership, then gets beaten by Trish quickly, who's still champ despite being injured.
HHH/Ric Flair/Eugene vs. Chris Benoit/Edge: Good main event.
Solid show compared to the last few weeks as Vengeance was built up very well.
Grade: B-
7/12/04 Raw
Edge vs. Batista: Solid opener.
Diva Search: Boring...
Rhyno vs. Rob Conway: Decent match.
Tyson Tomko vs. Maven: Squash.
Highlight Reel: Very bad as it continued the Kane/Lita pregnancy angle.
Kane vs. Chris Jericho: Not a great match.
Diva Search 2: Boring...
Hurricane vs. Ric Flair: Decent match.
Diva Search 3: Boring...
Chris Benoit vs. Eugene: Decent WHC match though Eugene getting protected against Benoit was terrible.
Very hit/miss episode, as much of the show was focused on the Diva Search, which was a contest full of models in which one would win a $250,000 one year contract. The rest of the show was decent but those interviews hurt the flow of the show.
Grade: C-
7/19/04 Raw
Opening segment: Pretty boring HHH promo... his typical “I’m the game, I am the greatest” promo.
Tajiri vs. Sylvan Grenier: This was very bad.
Diva Search: Boring...
Tyson Tomko vs. Hurricane: Boring squash match...
Batista vs. Chris Benoit: Had potential to be good, but lasted only a couple minutes and just had terrible execution.
Chris Jericho vs. Kane: This match was very boring... these two didn’t click at all.
Edge vs. Randy Orton: Pretty good IC title match and the finish with Edge putting his feet on the ropes teased an Edge heel turn.
Overall this show felt mailed in... everything except for the main event was either a bad match or fell flat. WAY too much stuff with the Diva Search too.
Grade: D-
7/26/04 Raw
Battle Royal: Very good with Orton becoming #1 contender for the world title at Summerslam. Interesting...
Diva Search: Boring...
HHH vs. Chris Benoit: Very good ironman match with Benoit actually retaining the title and winning the feud.
Very good show.
Grade: A
8/2/04 Raw
Opening segment: Very good and set the tone for the night.
Diva Search: Boring...
Rhyno/Tajiri vs. La Resistance: A squash and an uneffective one at that. A ROLLUP? This mad the champs look very bad.
Tyson Tomko vs. Rosey: Squash.
Highlight Reel: This was pretty good...
HHH vs. William Regal: Good storyline surrounding the match but the match was nothing.
Diva Search 2: Boring...
Kane vs. Maven: Squash.
Chris Jericho/Edge/Chris Benoit vs. Evolution: Very good match...
Overall, a weak show with a good angle throughout to save it.
Grade: C-
8/9/04 Raw
Diva Search: Boring but it was interrupted with a decent Orton promo so it wasn’t as bad as it could have been.
Stacy Keibler/Victoria/Nidia vs. Molly Holly/Gail Kim/Jazz: This was pretty solid...
Kane/Matt Hardy contract signing: This wasn't good... the storyline was just too dumb for words at this point.
Diva Search 2: Boring...
Edge vs. Chris Jericho: Pretty good...
Eugene segment: This told a great story actually...
Rhyno/Tajiri vs. Brent Albright/Chris Cage (two minute challenge): This was stupid...
Diva Search 3: Diva Dodgeball is announced for Summerslam...
Chris Benoit vs. Randy Orton/HHH: Good main event with the LOGICAL outcome... the two beating the one!
This could have been a good show if the Diva Search didn't have three segments but that's not to be... Dodgeball on one of your biggest PPVs of the year?
Grade: D+
8/16/04 Raw
Opening segment: Pretty good for an Orton promo then. Made the main event as well.
Rhyno vs. Sylvan Grenier: Decent match.
Lita Baby shower segment: Entertaining segment, albeit poorly acted by everyone. Mainly because the jokes were funny.
Victoria vs. Gail Kim: Pretty good match.
Edge vs. Kane: Another good match.
Diva Search: Boring...
Chris Jericho vs. Batista: Solid match.
Randy Orton vs. Chris Benoit: Great match but the aftermath was middling. Would have worked better if HHH turned instead of Orton because it would have been more interesting and made more sense.
Pretty good show... outside of the Diva Search and the Orton face turn everything was good.
Grade: B+
8/23/04 Raw
Diva Search: Boring but it had The Rock so it wasn’t as bad as it could have been...
Edge vs. Chris Jericho: One of TWO matches on this show... good but not what it should have been.
Orton/HHH segment: This was very bad outside of Orton spitting in HHH’s face...
William Regal vs. Ric Flair: This match was subpar and ended abruptly.
Kane/Lita wedding: Outside of Trish this was boring. This also lasted forever and had a bad ending.
Overall, a complete waste of two hours.
Grade: F
8/30/04 Raw
Opening segment: Okay at best.
Rhyno/Tajiri vs. La Resistance/Coach: Okay match at best.
William Regal vs. Batista: Not a great match.
Diva Search: Not great though they did show SOME personality, even if it felt like Jerry Springer.
Kane vs. "The Hardy Boyz": Very, very lame. It was Kane squashing four guys whose "names" rhymed with "Matt".
Chris Benoit vs. Ric Flair: Solid match.
Highlight Reel: Pretty good.
Victoria/Nidia vs. Trish Stratus/Gail Kim: Solid match.
HHH vs. Eugene: Decent streetfight main event, though Eugene still didn't get put ove despite winning it as Orton's music played after he won.
Okay show, nothing special. Second hour was much better than the first.
Grade: C
9/6/04 Raw
Chris Benoit/Rhyno/Tajiri/William Regal vs. Ric Flair/Batista/La Resistance: Very good match...
Trish Stratus vs. Nidia: Meh match with a botched finish as you could clearly see Nidia chewing gum while being pinned after the chick kick.
HHH vs. Eugene cage match: Very boring...
Tyson Tomko vs. Chris Jericho: It was alright... Jericho’s good but Tomko was still learning though. Didn’t agree with Tomko winning either.
Diva Search: Boring...
Randy Orton vs. Kane: Meh...
Randy Orton vs. Kane cage match: Lame and Orton as a face really wasn’t clicking...
This Raw wasn't awful but it was pretty boring and some of the booking decisions were quite questionable...
Grade: D
9/13/04 Raw
Opening segment: Your typical HHH promo with the most notable thing being Orton coming out of the cake in the ring, which was obvious from the get-go. Middling segment.
Chris Benoit vs. Rob Conway: Pretty good match.
Stacy Keibler/Nidia/Victoria vs. Molly Holly/Gail Kim/Trish Stratus: Pretty good women's tag match outside of the booking with Stacy pinning Molly. What?
Highlight Reel: Pretty good segment with HBK as the guest and it made the next match too.
Shawn Michaels/Chris Jericho vs. Christian/Tyson Tomko: Pretty good tag match.
Diva Search: Boring...
Kane vs. Gene Snitsky: Not much of a match but more of a segment to continue the Kane/Lita stuff.
Randy Orton vs. Evolution: Pretty decent main event match.
Good show, mainly due to the in-ring action as the storylines still left a lot to be desired for the most part.
Grade: B-
9/20/04 Raw
Opening segment: Pretty good...
Stacy Keibler/Victoria vs. Molly Holly/Trish Stratus: Very short and Stacy pinned Molly again. Ugh!
Tajiri vs. Hurricane: Very rushed match.
Shawn Michaels vs. Jericho: Really good but not their best.
Sylvan Grenier vs. Maven: Not very good, pointless, and one half of the tag champs lost a complete throwaway match. Terrible booking.
Diva Search: Boring...
Randy Orton/Chris Benoit/Shelton Benjamin vs. Evolution: Really good.
Two really good matches but a lot of crap too.
Grade: C
9/27/04 Raw
Opening segment: This wasn't bad... and it set up Shelton Benjamin vs. HHH.
Shelton Benjamin vs. HHH: Not as good as their previous matches but it wasn't bad at all...
Hurricane/Rosey vs. Rhyno/Tajiri: It was just okay... the #1 contenders at the previous PPV lose to a team that's teasing a breakup. Something is really wrong with that...
Gene Snitsky vs. Val Venis: Squash.
Orton/Flair segment: This was VERY good...
Chris Jericho/Shawn Michaels vs. Christian/Tyson Tomko: This was pretty good...
Taboo Tuesday stipulation demonstration segment: This dragged pretty much.
Christy Hemme initiation ceremony: Outside of some comedy it was pretty pointless and resulted in a "bra and panties match" that wasn't really a match and Christy dances afterward.
Batista vs. Randy Orton: This main event was nothing special...
Overall, a mixed bag with more bad than good.
Grade: C-
10/4/04 Raw
Opening segment: Very good Flair/Orton promo exchange…
Shawn Michaels vs. Christian: Very good match and best of the night...
Snitsky/Lita/Kane segment: Very bad and advances a storyline that was full of logic holes.
Chris Benoit vs. Batista: Match lasts for around two minutes until Randy Orton comes in.
La Resistance vs. Hurricane/Rosey: Another boring two minute match that advances an angle that was dropped out of nowhere.
Stacy Keibler vs. Molly Holly: Bad match with a bad result.
HHH vs. Chris Jericho lumberjack match: Was good for what it was until the end and the aftermath of Randy Orton RKOing all the lumberjacks. This rubbed me the wrong way as it was way too obvious they were trying to make him like Steve Austin.
This show started off really strong but ended up falling flat with weak matches and questionable booking.
Grade: D+
10/11/04 Raw
Trish Stratus vs. Stacy Keibler: Decent women's title match actually as there were little, if any, screwed up spots.
La Resistance vs. William Regal/Eugene: Decent match, though bad booking with Regal and Eugene winning the belts in England, then La Resistance wins the belts back after Bischoff restarts the match.
Hurricane/Rosey vs. Val Venis/Steven Richards: No match as expected as Kane attacks all four before it gets started.
Flair/Orton promo: Excellent promo exchange to build their match at Taboo Tuesday.
Chris Jericho vs. Rhyno: Decent match until interference made it a tag match.
Chris Jericho/Rhyno vs. Christian/Tyson Tomko: Solid match.
Evolution vs. Shawn Michaels/Chris Benoit/Edge: Good main event with the aftermath building towards an Edge heel turn.
Very good show outside of the tag title match booking.
Grade: A
10/18/04 Raw
Eugene vs. Gene Snitsky: Boring...
HHH/HBK/Edge debate: Wasn't too bad actually. The mic work wasn’t bad and it made the main event too.
Stacy Keibler/Nidia/Victoria vs. Gail Kim/Molly Holly/Trish Stratus: Decent match.
Batista/Ric Flair vs. Randy Orton/Chris Jericho: Good match.
Vince segment: Vince interacting with midcarders was a very refreshing change. Made the next match too.
Hurricane vs. Tajiri vs. Christian vs. Coach vs. Rhyno vs. Shelton Benjamin: Decent match.
Christy/Carmella segmnt: Very bad.
Edge vs. Shawn Michaels vs. Chris Benoit: Good main event match.
Solid show. Great PPV build and the wrestling quality was very solid.
Grade: B+
10/25/04 Raw
Opening segment: Pretty good segment as it made the main event of Orton vs. Flair where Orton will get a title shot if he wins but never again as long as HHH is champ if he loses.
Shelton Benjamin vs. Chris Jericho: Good match.
Edge/HBK segment: Really good segment to build their feud.
Batista vs. Maven: Not much of a match but an attempt to put Maven over... a surprise result but unsurprisingly it didn't work.
Gene Snitsky vs. William Regal: Not much of a match as Snitsky squashed Regal in no time.
Trish/Lita segment: Pretty good segment to build their feud.
Randy Orton vs. Ric Flair: Decent match, GREAT angle with all the faces surrounding the ring after the match.
Good show. Solid wrestling and great storyline progression throughout.
Grade: B+
11/1/04 Raw
Gene Snitsky vs. Eugene: Boring hardcore match.
HHH promo: Pretty good as he says he'll be taking the night off.
Bischoff/Evolution segment: Really good and made the main event.
Christian vs. Hurricane: Decent match.
Simon Dean segment: This was pretty funny actually.
La Resistance vs. Edge/Chris Benoit: Solid match.
Shelton Benjamin vs. Viscera: Pretty bad match.
Trish/Lita segment: Pretty good segment to build their feud.
Evolution vs. Maven/Randy Orton/Chris Jericho: Like last week's main event, decent match, GREAT angle during the match with the faces playing dirty throughout the match.
Good show. Solid wrestling and great storyline progression throughout.
Grade: B+
11/8/04 Raw
Opening segment: Great promo exchange that made the first match.
Batista vs. Randy Orton: Not a great match.
Shelton Benjamin vs. Tomko: Okay match.
Highlight Reel: A Trish/Lita/Snitsky segment that was actually good because of the punt of a stuffed baby into the crowd.
Simon Dean segment: This was good once again.
HHH vs. Tajiri: No match as this was to reveal Snitsky as a member of HHH's Survivor Series team.
Chris Benoit vs. Edge: Great main event.
Solid show as this promoted Survivor Series perfectly.
Grade: B
11/15/04 Raw
Opening segment: Great Maven promo that made the opening match.
La Resistance vs. William Regal/Eugene vs. Rhyno/Tajiri: Good match with Regal/Eugene becoming the new champs.
Lita vs. Molly Holly: Squash.
Randy Orton vs. Jonathan Coachman: Pointless squash as a result of Coach thinking he's going to face JR... but the J was silent.
Edge/Christian vs. Chris Benoit/Shelton Benjamin: Good match.
Christy Hemme vs. Stacy Keibler: Bad lingerie pillow fight.
Simon Dean segment: Once again solid, this time starting a feud with Rosey.
HHH vs. Maven: A world title match with Maven in the main event that was actually good and with HHH retaining.
Another good show.
Grade: B
11/22/04 Raw
Opening segment: Good Benoit promo where he made the show's matches.
Gene Snitsky vs. Maven: Bad match and badly booked with Maven the victim of an extended squash after his WORLD TITLE MATCH last week.
Simon Dean segment: This wasn't as good as the rest with him bullying Stacy until Hurricane and Rosey come out.
Chris Jericho vs. Batista: This was mostly angle.
Rhyno vs. Jonathan Coachman: Like last week, pointless squash as a result of him thinking he'll wrestle JR, only to find out that JR stands for "Just Rhyno".
Trish Stratus vs. Lita vs. Molly Holly: Decent women's title match with Trish retaining.
Christian/La Resistance vs. Shelton Benjamin/William Regal/Eugene: Decent match.
Chris Benoit vs. Edge: Very good cage match.
Final segment: Very good HHH/Orton/Batista promo exchange setting up a #1 contender's battle roual for next week.
Decent show, with the second hour's greatness overcoming a very weak first hour.
Grade: B-
11/29/04 Raw
Opening segment: Good Vince promo that made the opening match.
#1 contender's battle royal: Decent though it ended in a no contest. Yes, a battle royal ended in a no contest.
Orton promo: Very bad with him making the show's matches.
Lita/Victoria vs. Trish Stratus/Molly Holly: Decent match.
Ric Flair vs. Jerry Lawler: Not a great match as most of the moves were chops and slaps.
Lingerie Show: This was absolutely terrible as it showed why Orton is a bad face and just served for T&A.
William Regal/Eugene vs. La Resistance: Okay tag title match with Regal/Eugene retaining.
HHH vs. Chris Benoit vs. Edge: Good match, though THIS ended with a no contest too. Ugh.
This show was just poorly booked and written. Two non-finishes in the same show?
Grade: C-
12/6/04 Raw
Opening segment: Pretty good.
Eugene vs. Maven: Not a good match.
Divas limbo segment: Really bad.
Simon Dean vs. Hurricane: Okay match.
Orton/Edge promo: Really good.
Shelton Benjamin vs. Christian: Solid match.
HHH/Batista vs. Chris Jericho/Chris Benoit: Good match.
Lita vs. Trish Stratus: Good women's title main event.
Good show. Started off slow but ended very strongly.
Grade: B
12/27/04 Raw
Chris Jericho vs. Christian: Pretty good opening beat the clock match.
Randy Orton vs. Maven: A pretty good beat the clock match.
Lita vs. Molly Holly: This match was pretty much an extended squash.
Simon Dean vs. Rosey: Pretty boring match...
Edge vs. Eugene: Solid beat the clock match.
Chris Benoit vs. Viscera: Benoit carried Viscera to a barely decent beat the clock match.
Hassan segment: Pretty good.
Batista vs. Rhyno: This beat the clock match was an extended squash.
HHH vs. Shelton Benjamin: Solid beat the clock main event match.
Good show. Lots of good wrestling.
Grade: B
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