Taboo Tuesday is tomorrow and it's time for Mundane Monday. What will happens when the fans have the chance to see what their choices for the pay-per-view can accomplish? Will Chris Jericho's challenger rise above the others to show why he should be voted into an Intercontinental Title shot? Does Eric Bischoff have a plan to throw Eugene off his game before their temporarily stipulation-free match? Which of Triple H's triple challengers will prove his salt prior to the opening of the polls? If voting on WWE.com seems so pointless since there's only about three choices in each category, what's it going to feel like on November 4th? It's hard work, and I have a plan. Ask Mary Cheney, she'll tell you. Ask her later, right now it's time for Raw. It comes with Spike Lee TV's seal of approval.

Recap of the altercation between Shawn Michaels, Edge, and Chris Benoit. Shawn Michaels is just nine Canadian feuds shy of having wrestled the entire country.

Raw Theme Plays. If they're not going to play credits during this, what's the point? They should do a Brady Bunch thing with Evolution, Chris Benoit, Shawn Michaels, Randy Orton, Eric Bischoff, Chris Jericho, and Christian on the perimeter and then have Vince McMahon pop up in the middle. Either that or they could just use the same opening they've been using for years. Whatever's easier.

Welcome to Raw! We're on the eve of Taboo Tuesday. An on-screen countdown signifies one hour to go before the start of polling. However, the General Manager in a karate uniform signifies the start of an Uncle Eric tirade.

Eric Bischoff is in the ring and he looks like a middle-aged Daniel LaRusso with a bad hangover. He's not going to wait for Taboo Tuesday. No, no, no. He's going to get all Taboo up in here tonight. Eugene Dinsmore! Get out here.

Eugene gets out here and confronts his seething Uncle in the ring. Bischoff tells his nephew that he has been an embarrassment to him his entire life. Tonight's about payback. He's going to embarrass you, Dinsy. Following that match, you'll either be a servant, cross dresser, or bald. Take your pick, fake-relative. Easy E then mocks him and does his impression of a mentally impaired person. (JG Note: Ironically, it's also an impression of exactly what Eric sounded like the night Fusient pulled out of the WCW deal.) You're out of luck, Eugene. Tonight's not about a fight between you and Bischy. No, no. It's about a fight between you and…

OK, we got some new shirt ideas. Ready? OK. How about "Gene Snitsky killed my baby and all I got was this lousy T-shirt?"

No. Next.

(1) Gene Snitsky pinned Eugene after a sideslam Great. In order to not repeat "Eugene" throughout paragraphs about his segments, I shorten it to Gene. Now I can't do that. Thanks, WWE. Anyway, Nephew Gene is immediately attacked by Baby Killer Gene to start the brawl. It was a good way to start the show, giving Eugene a chance to wrestle for the first time in a while. Also, Snitsky finally had a chance to wrestle someone with name recognition. The fans were actually really into this one, far more than you'd think. A "Lets Go Eugene" Chant broke out, before Dinsmore made a comeback. They booed Snitz hard and really got into things. However it all came to end. With Eugene in a Pumphandle position, Gene swung him around and landed a side slam. Three seconds later, Snitsky is declared the victor. Gene Snitsky - He isn't just for babies anymore. Hey, that's an idea…

Following the bell, Gene rushes to ringside and attempts to get a chair. This prompts Lord William Regal to rush out and try to assist Eugene. In response, Snitty lands the worst chairshot of all time on him. Basically, he sort of sideswipes into Regal's head. Even Jim Ross says that it was "on the side of Regal's neck." Seeing how bad it was, Eric Bischoff calls for Snitsky to do it again, which he doesn't. Instead, he takes off and Bischoff returns to the ring and kicks Eugene in the head. Good opening segment.

Up next: Chris Benoit, Edge, and Shawn Michaels debate. Uh oh. I spoke too soon. I knew that you don't just get a good opening segment without something to balance it out. It's an argument and it's up next!

Commercial Break. WWE.com has a headline urging you to dress like your favorite superstar for Halloween. They're offering many different sets that come with various items from different performers. To name a few, they have the Undertaker package, John Cena package, and Hurricane package. So, show your support for your favorite WWE superstar. Grab his package today!

Todd Grisham welcomes everyone to the Triple Threat Debate. The crowd groans. Seriously, they groaned. DJ Grishy Fresh says that each man will have the opportunity to tell us why they should face Triple H at Taboo Tuesday. Splendid. With that, he brings out all the participants. They each come downt the ramp to the Raw theme for some reason.

As they come out, Jerry Lawler says that he doesn't remember ever hearing of a three-way debate. (JG Note: OK. Let's forget all about Ross Perot in 1992. Forget that. What's worse is that WWE Hall of Famer Jesse Ventura must love knowing that Jerry Lawler had no idea that he participated as a third party debate rep in 1998 when he won the Governor's race in Minnesota.) Grisham reminds the debaters that they agreed to answer each question in under two minutes without getting into a physical confrontation. Edge is up first:

Edge: "Shawn Michaels and Chris Benoit, they've had their chances, their opportunities at the World Title, but I haven't. I have waited my entire career for a championship match and the fact that I haven't had one is a crime….I am the youngest. I am the hungriest and I proved it with my actions last week. And I promise, I promise, I guarantee that if I face Triple H, I will win the World Title."

Chris Benoit: "Since I've been back on Raw, I've not lost a match to Triple H. In fact, I made Shawn Michaels and Triple H tap out."

This causes Edge to say, "You never made me tap out." Grishy then attempts to restore order. Incidentally, my fiancée watched this segment and when she saw Chris Benoit arguing in a debate, she asked "Why is he participating in such nonsense?" Good question. Why is he participating this nonsense? Nonsense continues with Shawn Michaels.

Shawn Michaels: "…Edge and Chris Benoit are a couple of master debaters. Now why should you vote for old HBK to face Triple H for the World Heavyweight Championship? Because I have a plan. I'm not gonna tell you what it is, but I have a plan."

First the master debater joke, then the John Kerry knock. He follows it all up by telling a hungry Edge to eat a "sammich." If you thought it sounded dumb when Rock says "sammich," you should hear HBK do it. He then challenges both Edgeman and Benoit to have their Triple Threat Match right now. This causes Edge to leave his podium.

The You Think You Know Me Guy takes the mic and is admonished by Todd Grisham. He informs the roving Canadian that he must remain in his spot. Edge responds to Grishy by telling him to stand on the side of the ring and look stupid. He then goads Shawn and Chris by reminding them that he would beat them tonight. Benoit responds by pounding him with punches and landing a German Suplex. Edge rolls backwards and stands up. The Boy Toy runs at him for a Superkick but….

Bam! Todd Grisham gets it. Edge ducks and Grishy gets hit with a kick that doesn't land on his face. It sort of kicks him in the chest and then his foot drags itself down Todd's torso. Ross even says Michaels got him in "the ribs." As the E-Man leaves, JR says that Michaels was "no doubt targeting Edge." (JG Note: Really? I thought he was aiming for Todd Grisham. I mean, wouldn't you target Todd Grisham?)

Commercial Break. Maybe the guy that "stabbed" John Cena on Smackdown did it because he couldn’t take that annoying Day of Reckoning Commercial anymore.

The women's battle royal is called the "Fulfill Your Fantasy Battle Royal" because you can choose what they wear, seriously. Yes, WWE. My fantasy is watching women… on television… wrestle in clothing. Pretty lame fantasy.

(2) Victoria, Stacy Kiebler, & Nidia defeated Gail Kim, Molly Holly, & Trish Stratus when Victoria pinned Kim Kiebler got the beat down for most of this match and did a good job of selling her injuries. WWE also played off the fact that Stacy had been getting the pins for the last month and then had her give the three count to a teammate, which was good. After tagging in Dancin' Vicki, Kiebs watched from the corner as her partner landed the Widow's Peak on Gail and scored the victory. On a side note, Nidia has about as much character development as the narrator for the pay-per-view commercials.

Commercial Break. I have to see the Grudge. If, for no other reason, than to find out why the kid with the black mouth is meowing.

Gene Snitsky is on the phone with an unknown person (JG Note: Bruno Hauptmann? If you don't get the joke, Google it). He's bragging about what he did to Eugene when Lita shows up. She smacks the phone from Snitty and reminds him how he killed her baby. She says she came here to look him in the eye, although she comes up to his chest. Finally, she loses her mind and goes on the attack, pummeling Gene with punches. He tires of this game and slams her into the wall. Listen here, Leets. What happened wasn't his fault, but come Taboo, your husband will lose his match just like you lost your baby! Ouch.

They replay Randy Orton on the Jimmy Kimmel laughing about how old Ric Flair is. It was truly insane. After reading about the old age jokes they made, I never imagined that WWE would air it on Raw.

I also never imagined that Ric Flair would see it, but he just did. He watched that whole recap on a backstage monitor. He's in that insane zone, following Kimmel and Orton's claims that he's 97 years old. Batista can't get through to him and even when Triple H comes into the room, Ric isn't his usual gushing self. Hunter reminds him that while Randall laughed on that show, he won't be laughing later. He also tells Flair that he'll never be old, which according to the laws of science is a lie. The Nature Boy says he's ready and they all leave the locker room.

Commercial Break. TBS is producing a reality show called "He's a Lady." They dress men up like women. Ever since WCW went out of business I haven't watched TBS all that much. Things seem to have changed a bit round there, huh?

Mr. Flair, there's been a number of write-in votes for your match tomorrow. As of right now, 98% of the votes are for a match where if you lose, you have to retire.

Whooo! What happens if I win?

(3) Ric Flair & Batista defeated Randy Orton & Chris Jericho when Flair forced Jericho to submit to the Figure Four Leglock This was a good match and a good way to keep fans watching as the countdown counted. Batista wrestled a large amount of the match and is seriously too huge for human comprehension. Watching him in the ring with Jericho, I though that if I saw Chris on the street, I'd think, "That's a pretty big guy." Compared to Davey B, Y2J looked like a 13 year old girl. It was ridiculous. Unless his parents are Lou Ferrigno and He-Man, I don't think genetics can account for all that. Then again, maybe his parents are Lou Ferrigno and He-Man. Then I'd sure be embarrassed. I'll chance it, though. Flair turned things up a notch when he locked up with Orton, but then fizzled. A blown spot seemed to throw him off and he talked through most of the match. Granted, you can catch Ric's mouth move now and then, but it was like he was narrating the match. Weird. The crowd was into things though and it illustrated who WWE wants to win the Intercontinental Title Match once again. The only questionable logic comes in with the decision, although there was more to it than is written above. Ric Flair landed a low blow on Randy Orton and then turned his attention to the King of Bling Bling. Jericho reversed his plan and slapped on the Walls of Jericho. Batista attacked and Chris released the Canadian Crab. Tista rushed forward and knocked him silly with a clothesline. With Fozzy down, Ric locked on the Figure Four and almost got a pinfall when Y2J+4 was spread out on the mat. He raised his shoulder before three and then tapped out. Flair wins. Flair beats Chris Jericho. Why? No clue. By the way, the polling hasn't opened yet according to the on-air countdown, but it's already active on WWE.com. I checked the site about ten minutes early and it was up and voted for the IC Title match just to see if it was working before the countdown was up. It did. That was fun. Now I have no need to watch the rest of the show. Oh, wait. I forgot. That Raw Insanity thing…

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At the announce table, Jerry Lawler is walking us through the voting process. If you need Jerry Lawler to walk you through the voting process, you really shouldn't vote in this year's presidential election.

Uh, Mr. McMahon, there seems to be a problem with the Taboo Tuesday voting. For example, the poll for Triple H's World Title challenger. It says here that so far, Edge has 340,000 votes. Chris Benoit has 423,000 votes. Shawn Michaels has 524,000 votes, and Triple H has 1,920,000 votes.

I don't see what the problem is.

Vince McMahon is in the house and he's got a microphone. Mr. McMahon informs us that Taboo Tuesday is upon us with voting now open on "WB.com." Seriously, for some reason, he said voting began on "WB.com" I know he meant WWE, but I rewound it twice and he said "WB.com." I went to WB.com and it was advertising some Hillary Duff DVD. I have no clue why he said WB. Then again this is the same person that said the final Nitro was airing on TNN and TNN. He says that the fans aren't used to having the type of power he has each and every day of his life. However, just like a Disney movie, they'll have the power for one day! They can do whatever they want, as long as it's one of the three choices….

Christian is here. He's interrupting Mr. McMahon because he has something to say. Mister Christian needs your support, Mac. He wants to have your endorsement for the Intercontinental Title shot. It would mean so much to his "peeps" and "Christian Coalition." McMahon repeats back "Christian Coalition?" (JG Note: There's already a real Christian Coalition . Figure that after the World Wildlife Fund meltdown, they might want to watch their step with sharing names, right?). Vince is prepared to give his decision when suddenly…

Tajiri has arrived. He deserves the title endorsement. Why? Because he "l-ruvs" Vince McMahon. With that, he hugs him. (JG Note: Oh those Japanese. They're so funny. Hee hee.) Christian then gives a hug of his own to Vince. It's like 2001 Austin-Angle all over again, only this time it's not really funny. All we need now is the Coach.

Coach shows up. He calls Big Mac "boss" and asks if he can receive the backing for an IC Title shot. Considering he's not even a wrestler, you wonder why he'd want it. You'd think that his gimmick would be that he doesn't want the title match and is afraid to be chosen. Instead, he talks of how young and good looking he is. VKM screams to Coachman how he hates to be interrupted. Christian echoes that and Rhyno's music plays. This just doesn't end, does it?

Rhyno is here and his hair is sopping wet as always. Vinnie Mac stops him and assumes that he's hear to ask for the chairman's support. Sorry, Boss, but that's a negative. The Man Beast is here to beat up Coachman and Christian. McMahon responds that they are all acting like children. When the CLB tries to echo him again, Mac tells him to shut up. Vince demands that they all be adult in the situation and prepares to offer a solution. This cues Hurricane.

Hurricane does his usual shtick and rhymes his way to an endorsement request. I thought this guy was turning heel. Didn't he take that kid's mask back? I'll just forget that…just like I forgot half of Kane's life. Last but not least, ladies and gentlemen. Put your hands together for….

Shelton Benjamin. Vinnie doesn't let Benji speak. He threatens to put Shelton's microphone where the sun doesn't shine. After muttering a meager defense, Shelton settles back and lets McMahon begin a six-man elimination match for his Taboo Endorsement. Why they would want the endorsement of the heel chairman for a match that the fans vote for is beyond me.

(4) Shelton Benjamin won a six-person elimination match over Christian, Coach, Tajiri, Rhyno, and Hurricane to earn Vince McMahon's endorsement Vince joins Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler on commentary and plays things pretty low key. I miss the old announcing McMahon with all the "a-ha-ha"s and "three, he got him…no!" Instead he came off like he was clinically depressed. This match was good and showcased the guys on the ballot well. They left out some names, but I guess those don't really matter. From the selection offered and the outcome of this, I'd say that it's either Batista or Benjamin. (JG Note: Then again, it could be Steven Richards if that whole delete the username'@taboovote.wwe really works. Also assuming that the voting is legit. Then again, why would we assume otherwise? Come on…)

(0. Hurricane - Doesn't exist)
1. Tajiri eliminated by Rhyno
2. Coach eliminated by Rhyno
3. Rhyno by Christian
4. Christian by Shelton Benjamin

Apparently Tajiri's elimination happened at the hands of Rhyno during the break. No one knows what the hell happened to Hurricane. We came back from the commercial and he was gone. No one brought it up. Maybe I just imagined him.

Following Benjamin's win, Vince McMahon stood up and said that Shelton had earned his endorsement for the pay-per-view voting. Shelly responded that he wasn't here to get an endorsement. The voting is in the hands of the audience and McMahon has nothing to do with it. Wow. He better hope that the voting isn’t fixed.

Up next Christy and Carmella go head to head and deliver the "last word." What?

Commercial Break. Skittles is starting a Rainbow Cult. First you believe in the Rainbow. Then you taste the Rainbow. Then the Rainbow tells you to kill people. I'm onto this scheme.

It's Christy Hemme and Carmella front and center with Lillian Garcia giving each one the "last word." Basically, it's an interview segment. Logically, it's impossible for both women to give the last word. That's just semantics, though. Debate #2 is underway and immediately we are reminded that Carmella has the personality of a torn tube sock. She also won't parade around in a bra and panties. (JG Note: Although she'll be buck naked in Playboy. ) So she urges us to choose the Aerobics Challenge so she can show us her titillating routine. Christy has a chance to refute her distinguished opponent's main contentions with a rebuttal. Miss Hemme says that she doesn't care what match is chosen. She'll do it all. In fact, last time she was out here, she kissed Eugene. Tonight she's on the prowl for another kiss. Who could get a piece of the Amazingly Insane Red tonight?

Lillian Garcia. Yup. Christy stalks the announcer and leans ever closer. Suddenly, she gives Lil a peck on the lips. Seriously - it was a peck. Nothing great. It's the type of kiss that if you dared a girl at a bar to kiss her friend, and she did a kiss like that, you'd yell "That doesn't count!" That's what it was. Didn't count. Celebrating her Garcia-love, Christy turned and posed for the crowd. From behind, Carmella sort of pushed Hemme's head and she fell. Weird. It looked like she tapped her. On the way out of the ring, Mella blew her a kiss. Blowing a kiss is the least she could have done after blowing a basic punch.

Commercial Break. If you need the fine print on the M&M commercial to tell you not to bend you body backwards and let your legs run around your head, you need help.

(5) Edge defeated Chris Benoit and Shawn Michaels when he pinned Benoit This was a solid match. All three of these guys were great choices to face one another and delivered a good performance for a free TV contest. Joining J.R. and the King was Triple H, who wanted to have a good seat…fifty feet away from the ring. Benoit opened up with Shawn Michaels and the two traded Irish whips. Before Edge rushed into the action and took the Crippler down with a clothesline. For the most part, I was happy with the way this match came about. Rather than having two guys focus on one another while a third twiddles his thumbs, all three worked well though and delivered some good three way spots. A highpoint early on saw HBK bounce off the second rope and jump onto his opponents outside. As the contest closed, the Wolverine locked Edge in a Sharpshooter, but was taken down by a Michaels Superkick. Chris hit the ground and all three rolled around on the mat in agony. After taking Shawn out of the equation, Edge rushed Benoit for a Spear, but was countered in the beginning stages of a Crossface. The E-Man grabbed the turnbuckle and Chris went from behind and tried a roll-up. Edge rolled through and hooked the tights and middle rope to score a pin. The former Brood member is your winner! He cheated and apparently the referee is legally blind.

After the bell, Helmsley stood up and held his title high while all three challengers looked on from the ring. Give us money for Tuesday! Fade to black!

All in all… This wasn't a bad Raw at all. Chances are, it will be swept under the rug as it existed merely to sell a show that airs tomorrow. The hard sell was on and WWE did a good job of running down each match for the show and offer a different type program to push it. We were heavy on in-ring action tonight. The matches were set up nicely and rather than a promo-heavy show that relied on a match or two to fill the wrestling portion of the broadcast, they worked in reverse. It proves that World Wrestling Entertainment realizes that fans will make their selection based on who they are most impressed with in the ring…assuming that the voting is legit. Then again, why would we assume otherwise? Come on…

The big debate was pretty lame, although it's good to see the show focus on three guys besides Triple H. Granted, the focus is on wanting a match with Triple H, but…well, you get the point. With Edge playing the heel for the main angle of Raw, it puts him in a new light and allows fans the chance to see his heel turn on a grand scale. Giving him the win was a strange note to end the show on. Being pushed as a heel, he's a peculiar choice to challenge Hunter for the title. If he isn't picked, whoever gets the nod lost to him the night before. It'll be interesting to see how WWE uses this match outcome after the voting's over.

If WWE brings in Jimmy Kimmel to wrestle Ric Flair, I'll cry. I'm still getting over Jay Leno and Diamond Dallas Page teaming up.

I've thrown my hands in the air on the whole Snitsky-Kane feud. I give up. I'll cheer for Kane. Whatever you want. If you want me to boo him tomorrow, I'll boo him tomorrow. I'm tired of arguing. I leave it to you, Vince. Just point me in the right direction and I'll do as I'm told.

I went to WWE.com early and the voting was already active. The only thing that stinks about the whole thing is that it's impossible to say "Hee hee, I'm going to screw them up and vote for all the choices I shouldn't." With the exception of one match, there's only three choices each time. You can't screw them up if you wanted to. No matter what you choose, you can't really mess things up. The closest you could come to doing this is voting for Steven Richards. That's what I did. It's Dancin' Stevie against the world. Anarchy! Anarchy! Anarchy!

So WWE is trying to sell Tuesday for $35. Good luck. TNA couldn't even sell Wednesday for ten. See you all next week. Be well.

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