411’s LIVE Raw Coverage 12.13.04 | Benoit/Jericho Vs Batista/HHH (Part 2)

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We return with Benoit hitting HHH with the series of rolling Germans. He knocks out Batista and Flair just to be safe, then heads up with the diving headbutt, but HHH rolls out of the way and we have a double-KO. HHH gets to Batista first, and Benoit can’t get Jericho. Batista MURDERS Benoit with a running powerslam for two. He uses a hard whip into the corner. Benoit collapses. HHH tags in. Now HHH uses a hard Irish whip, and Benoit collapses again. HHH covers for two. HHH tries to continue the assault, but Benoit meets him with two chops. Benoit runs the ropes… right into an abdominal stretch. This leads to a solid “Benoit” chant. Batista holds onto HHH’s arm to increase the pressure. It takes Hebner a while to figure out that he’s doing it. Nice. Every time Hebner looks over at Benoit, the heels hold hands. When Hebner catches them a second time, Benoit slides out and almost gets to Jericho, but HHH pulls him back in. Benoit gets a series of forearms in the corner and a cross-corner whip, but runs right into a boot and collapses. HHH goes to the second turnbuckle with a fistdrop attempt, but Benoit lifts a leg to kick him in the face, and HHH does a spit take and flops. Nice. It’s another double-KO and another Benoit chant. This time, Batista tags in, but it’s HOT TAG JERICHO. Batista reverses a whip, but that just sends Jericho into a forearm to send HHH hurtling to the floor. Jericho gets some shots on Batista, no sale, so he runs the ropes with a cross body, right into a cross body block. But he escapes another running powerslam attempt out the back door and gets a chop block. Batista escapes an attempted Walls, though. Jericho gets a drop toe hold into the 619 position and tries the running choke onto the second rope, but Batista gets up and meets him with a spinebuster attempt… but Jericho reverses to a sunset flip for two! Batista tries the DAVEBOMB, reversed by Jericho to the enzuigiri! JERICHO HITS THE LIONSAULT! HHH runs in and tries a clothesline, ducked, and Jericho dumps him. Flair on the apron – Jericho hits the springboard dropkick! Tag Benoit! Diving headbutt to Batista hits! Benoit locks in the Sharpshooter! HHH runs in… directly into the Crossface! He’s not legal, but Batista breaks it up anyway, and now he murders Benoit with the BIG SPINEBUSTER, and that finishes it!

Winners: Dave Batista & Triple H via pinfall (16:49)

Your second nice, long, good match of the night. HHH looks up at Batista, sort of worried. This hit all the right notes bookingwise, especially with the Jericho hot tag bit with him on the run from Batista but still getting the upper hand at every turn anyway. These two matches have left little to complain about, and I really like the booking so far, but we still have the extremely interesting Mohammed Hassan debut to deal with sometime soon.

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