411’s LIVE Raw Coverage 08.22.05 | Big Show Vs Gene Snitsky

Match #3: The Big Show vs Gene Snitsky

Snitsky gets a kick and a series of rights that back Show into the corner, but Show decides he’s had enough and lines Snitsky up for the big slap to the chest, which he hits in three corners. Show gets a headbutt. Show gets a hard whip into the corner. Snitsky gets up, so Show slaps him again. Show gets a hard right. They head outside, but Snitsky avoids a shot from Show and rams him into the security wall, then whips him into the ringpost. Back in. Show reverses a whip into the corner, but he runs into a drop toe hold. Snitsky had to jump to hit it. Snitsky runs the ropes and ducks a clothesline, then hits two straight running boots to the head. They get two. Snitsky tries the vertical suplex, though. No dice. Show reverses it, and down come the straps. Clothesline! Clothesline! Show gets a whip. Hiptoss! Show gets another hard slap to the chest and clotheslines Snitsky out. Referee Jack Doan starts the count, and Snitsky’s had enough. He leaves.

Winner: Big Show via countout (3:44)

Backstage, Eric Bischoff walks up on John Cena, whose head is covered in the hood of a hooded sweatshirt. Bischoff looks at the belt over Cena’s shoulder. He tells him to cherish his moments as champion. Cena turns around, sees Bischoff, and reveals that he’s been listening to his headphones and didn’t hear him.

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