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[Dr. Giganto]

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RAW Preview for May 23, 2005

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Just one week after winning the Gold Rush Tournament, the new official No. 1 Contender, Edge, will get his opporunity at the World Heavyweight Championship.

Last week, Edge earned more money in the bank by beating Kane in the finals of the Gold Rush Tournament, but it took a shocking betrayal from Kane’s wife Lita to get the win. Now, Batista will have to try to focus on a competitor hell-bent on winning the World Heavyweight Championship, while keeping an eye on Edge's cunning companion Lita. Batista must also look out for Edge’s prized briefcase, which has now been used to knock off — literally — the likes of Shawn Michaels and the Big Red Monster.

Tonight's encounter will be the first time Edge and Batista will be opponents since the Elimination Chamber Match at New Year’s Revolution, where they each had four other combatants to face simultaneously in the frenzied environment. This week on RAW will be a very different scene; Batista and Edge will be able to prepare solely for each other and craft a strategy designed to leave Green Bay, Wisc., victorious.

For the past few weeks, RAW General Manager Eric Bischoff has said that he was the one who killed ECW. Tonight on RAW, Bischoff intends on killing it yet again — this time with an ECW funeral. Tune in tonight to see exactly what Bischoff has planned.

In a RAW rematch, Chris Jericho & Shelton Benjamin get another crack at Muhammad Hassan & Daivari. After what transpired last time, can Y2J get the result he’s looking for?

It was in Chris Masters’ RAW debut that he broke Steven Richards’ nose and the orbital bone around his eye, putting him out of action for several months. While it was an impressive victory for the newcomer known as “The Masterpiece,� it was a loss and beating Richards would not forget. Tonight on RAW, Steven gets his chance at revenge in a long-awaited rematch.

And sexy RAW Diva Maria will interview the 485-pound Viscera. What does Big Vis have to say after his advances toward Lilian during the Lingerie Pillow Fight last week?

All this and much more on Monday Night RAW at 9/8 CT only on Spike TV.

[Dr. Giganto]

Raw's about to start...anyone here?

[Bouchie]

They still boo Bischoff's pic at the start of RAW, even though he's a face

[Bouchie]

IdaMan is gonna have lots of catching up to do, reading wise.

[Bouchie]

Interesting start. Is Austin getting arrested again?

[Calcium Yeah]

I think the attack on ECW has officially turned him heel again.

[Dr. Giganto]

Lots of security, which means we're in for something extremely cheesy

[Calcium Yeah]

Wow, this is weird music to hear starting off the show.

[Bouchie]

They probably never talked since the end of RAW last week, that's the funny thing.

[Calcium Yeah]

Are they trying to creatively block the fact that Edge is humping the mat?