RAW X: Tenth Anniversary

Written Solely by Daniel Greig, 2003

= Great Opening Package, showing the first ever RAW back in January 1993, showing the changes in RAW�s history, until today�s product.

= Live from The World in Times Square, New York City. We are hosted by Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler, with Jonathan Coachman and Stacy Keibler chipping in from time to time throughout the night as well.

= We kick things of with Shawn Michaels, who is here to present the �Diva of the Decade� award. He starts things off by saying that he is Number One in the Royal Rumble this Sunday. He mentions that WWE Divas have come a long way from Bertha Faye and Bull Nakano. Chips in his cheap joke about how Jerry Lawler likes Fat Chicks, funny stuff. The nominees tonight have awesome 30-second video packages tonight, making it just a little bit better. The nominees are: Sable, Sunny, Trish Stratus, Lita & Chyna. The �Diva of the Decade� is Trish Stratus. Yeah, smart. Pick the chick who has been doing stuff for like 2 years, and nothing really special. Average wrestler, and a sub-par manager. Lets give the award to her because the new fans will know her and she is blonde and likes to show her tits! Don�t get me wrong I like Trish as much as the next guy but Chyna should of won this award hands-down, but obviously didn�t due to contract reasons I suppose. Chyna revolutionized wrestling for women, by being a wicked bodyguard, and then showing that women can get it on with the men� in the ring. Trish comes onto the stage and she would like to thank the Fabulous Moolah for helping women break into wrestling, Fit Finley for training and helping the chicks in the ring and finally the fans for staring into cleavage� I mean support.

= The Coach & Stacy talk about the night tonight and the Top 10 Moments in RAW History.

= Moment No. 10: September 17, 1999. �The Rock: This is your life� segment with The Rock & Mankind.

= Shane McMahon enters onto the stage to present the �Don�t Try This At Home� award, sponsored by the PTA. He talks about that he is currently undergoing negotiations with health insurance companies across America. Okay he didn�t say that but he does say, �Here are the nominees�. The Nominees are: Big Show Chokeslams The Undertaker through the ring, Jeff Hardy�s performance in TLC IV & Kurt Angle�s Moonsault off the cage. Winner: Kurt Angle. Hilarity ensures when Big Show comes on the stage before the decision is announced and then cracks the shits when he doesn�t win. Kurt is way over the top and this thing cracks me up. He makes his way to the podium and Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas hold up an American Flag behind Angle, like it is some Presidency Interview. He has a lot of �thankyou�s� to get through but the tech guys play him off by playing his music half way through! Funny Stuff! That is what is keeping World Wrestling Entertainment alive � Kurt Angle.

= We go over to Stacy Keibler to show us the video package of �It Looked Good on Paper�. This is just a very funny package of really bad gimmicks over the past years. Some gimmicks include IRS, Isaac Yankem, Doink the Clown, Aldo Montoya & Giant Gonzales. Extremely funny stuff that takes you back.

= Moment No. 9: April 19, 1999. The night Austin runs over The Rock�s car with his Monster Truck.

= Booker T presents the �Tell Me I Did Not Just See That� award. Booker talks in his �Da Hood� accent as usual and then picks on Jericho�s clothes by saying �You go Girl�. I am both shocked and appalled. The nominees are: Three Faces of Foley, The Hug Between Vince McMahon & Eric Bischoff, Brawl For All (Why???), Kane: Fire Starter & Zamboni 3:16. And your winner is� Three Faces of Foley. Ok, me confused. I think that The Hug should of won, because that was clearly the most shocking. At least they would have had Bischoff & McMahon in attendance and under contract, not like this half-assed Foley thing. Booker T says crap on behalf of Foley � which is just bullshit and makes no sense. Damn, the WWE should of tried to get some names for this show instead of just putting things together quarter-assed.

= The Coach talks to Eric Bischoff. Eric looks worried due to the �22 minutes, oops, 22 days� that he has left.

= Scott Steiner / Triple H promo for the Royal Rumble, this Sunday.

= Ric Flair the master of Woo, comes out to talk about the deaths in WWE history. Keep in mind this was probably about a month before Curt Hennig died. Great little video packages are shown of Andre The Giant, Joey Marella (WWF Referee, son of Gorilla Monsoon), Brian Pillman, Rick Rude, Owen Hart, Gorilla Monsoon, Yokozuna & Davey Boy Smith � British Bulldog. Nice little moment there, thanks WWE.

= Chris Jericho � your hero and mine, comes on the stage to present the �Gimme The Mic� award. Tonight he is wearing Classie �Freddie� Blassie. Jericho, being the usual smartass, thinks that he has won the award, but of course it is The Rock. No video packages, just The Rock �via satellite� from Hollywood. This cracks me up, because Rock stills thinks he is a full babyface but the New York crowd hate him. Damn, this goes on for a while, talking about Y2J (Ruining Chris� first night on RAW), Kurt Angle (Breaking his undefeated streak in his hometown), Team Angle (�Suck Squad� as he called them), Stephanie McMahon (��Blow out the candles not the pool boy��) and Goldust (the Sick Freak). Says he will be back soon if you can smell what he is cooking.

= Moment No. 8: March 26, 2001. Shane McMahon buys World Championship Wrestling on Monday Night Nitro.

= Da Human Commentating Machine, Tazz & That Goatee Wearing Little Bitch, Michael Cole come out to present the �Shuttup and Kiss Me� Award. The nominees are: Mae Young & Mark Henry, Chyna & Eddie Guerrero, Lita & Matt Hardy, Vince McMahon & William Regal (Kiss my Ass club) & Stephanie McMahon & Triple H. Winners: Stephanie McMahon & Triple H. Finally, the right choice. They get on stage reluctantly, but Triple H says one more time, just a little kiss for old times sake. Steph actually looks happy, but Triple H pulls down his pants and wants her to kiss his ass. Luckily, my tape has censored out his ass. After a whole lot of carrying on� she slaps his ass� but Triple H still looks happy. Kinky Greenwich Sex, I don�t understand it.

= Moment No. 7: October 5, 1998. Debut of Mr. Socko and Steve Austin attacking Vince McMahon in the hospital.

= Stacy & Coach present Pat Patterson & Gene Okerland to present the �Network Difficulties� Award. Your nominees are: Mae Young: A Hand is Born, Stone Cold Steve Austin: Santa Claus and Brian Pillman: He�s got a Gun! (Yeah! Mark out moment for me!). Here is your winner: Mae Young: A hand is born. I�m stopping here, Pillman should of won and what is it with the WWE and Mae Young? Is it an inside joke? Who cares? NEXT.

= Moment No. 6: July 6, 1998. D-Generation X impersonates the Nation of Domination.

= Brock Lesnar comes out to a nice pop, to introduce the �RAW Superstar of the Decade� Award. Your nominees are: Mick Foley, The Rock, Bret Hart, Triple H, Steve Austin and The Undertaker. Your winner is� Stone Cold Steve Austin. Defiantly, the right choice but once again due to contract problems, no Stone Cold. Vince McMahon come out and says that Austin wasn�t invited. Oh come on, you could of thought of something better that that?? What a load of horseshit.

= Triple H & Ric Flair leaves. Babies. Now honestly� who cares?

= Moment No. 5: January 19, 1998. The Mike Tyson / Steve Austin Confrontation.

= We come back from a commercial break straight to the �RAW�s Greatest Match� Award. The nominees are: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 4, Triple H vs. Cactus Jack 1997, Undertaker vs. Jeff Hardy 2002 and Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Kane 1998. Now come on, there has got to be better matches than these? RVD/Guerrero Ladder Match to name one, there has to be others. Jerry Lawler announces that TLC 4 wins. Christian & Chris Jericho come on the stage and act like funny jackasses but Kane & Bubba Ray gone on to say how big this award really is. The significance and all, great speech� not. Nearly a tear from my eye. After the others walk off the stage, Rob Van Dam comes back, and being the total bong head that he is� says that he is �RVD�. Why thank-you Rob. Now if Van Dam was a heel there, he would of picked up the best heat�but the WWE continues to make him stale and boring.

= Moment No. 4: April 27, 1998. D-Generation X invades World Championship Wrestling.

= Moment No. 3: February 18, 2002. The Rock challenges Hollywood Hulk Hogan to a match at WrestleMania X8.

= Classie Freddie Blassie is here!

= Moment No. 2: May 24, 1999. The Owen Hart Tribute Show.

= Edge comes on stage to announce the Number One Moment in the history of RAW (IS WAR)� Moment No. 1: March 22, 1999. Steve Austin drives a beer truck into the arena, soaking The Corporation with beer. Edge thanks the fans because RAW wouldn�t be possible with out them. He invites all of the WWE Superstars onto the stage to thank the World Wrestling Entertainment Fans. All the Superstars clap.

= End Show.

= Greigie�s Two Cents: Well, most certainly a disappointing show all round. It was good and all with all of the memories coming back, but there were just too many major flaws. The announce team said Ruckus too much which was annoying. But, the WWE just dug themselves into a really deep hole, which they couldn�t dig themselves out of. The no-show of Mick Foley and Stone Cold Steve Austin was a huge disappointment for myself and the rest of the wrestling world. Also, there were heavy rumors of other stars like Bret Hart showing up� but couldn�t deliver. That is one thing that the WWE has lost lately� surprises. In the Attitude Era� there was plenty of them to make us happy, but now we find out about a month before on the internet what is going to happen. Except Rowdy Roddy Piper at WrestleMania XIX� but that is for another day. Mildly recommended show� only for the sentimental value.