While TV stations scrambled for a chance to speak with former POW Jessica Lynch, Vince McMahon and WWE bided their time. But what very few knew was that Lynch is a hardcore WWE fan. This week she agreed to grant World Wrestling Entertainment announcer, Jonathon Coachman, an exclusive sit-down interview to discuss her story.

Coach: Thanks for taking the time to see me, Jessica. I've been looking forward to this interview for a long time.

Pt. Jessica Lynch: It's my pleasure, Coach.

Coach: So Jessica, how's married life doing? You and your beau from 98 degrees seem to be getting along well.

Lynch: Uh, that's not me. You're thinking of Jessica Simpson. I'm Jessica Lynch.

Coach: Jessica Simpson? Now you're just messing with me. There's Bart, Lisa and Maggie. There's no Jessica.

Lynch: No, Jon. I'm Jessica Lynch. I'm the P.O.W. that was in Iraq.

Coach: Oh! I have one of those in my closet. Is yours electric or regular?

Lynch: (confused) I have no idea what you're talking about. Oh wait. You're thinking of a tie rack. I said Iraq.

Coach: What's an eye rack? For your eyes? Do you mean a spice rack?

Lynch: What the hell is wrong with you?

Coach: (checking his watch) It's about 11:30. Thanks for asking.

Lynch: Uh…whatever.

Coach: So tell me about this rack thing.

Lynch: I was in the armed forces and ended up captured in Iraq. I was subjected to torture and…

Coach: Whoa-ho, hold on right there, Jessica. I have to remind our viewers that there won't be a bigger torture than forgetting to call your local cable operator and ordering Armageddon, coming to you live on December 14th. Don't be left out in the cold. Call now and be a part of the biggest happening of December. It's Armageddon and it's WWE!

Lynch: I was subjected to inhuman torture. How can you trivialize my experience by transitioning into a pitch for a pay-per-view?

Coach: I only understood three of the words you just said.

Lynch: (getting up and leaving) This interview is over. You're a moron.

Coach: (calling out) I'm a moron? What about you!? You do this interview and don't even sing "Irresistable?" I hope I never act like you when I become all famous. You rich people with your tie racks and eye racks! Who needs you? I'm out of here. (looking down) Oh man. I forgot to put pants on again.

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Well, he's no Diane Sawyer, but the Coach really asks the burning questions. Speaking of burning questions (and well placed segues), we have many looking for answers tonight. With the Raw Roulette spinning it's wild webs, will the fate of many performers be at risk? Can the Dudley Boys continue to escape the Monday Night show with their titles in tact? Is this the week that Stacy Kiebler finally finds a loophole and can leave Scott Steiner and Test with nothing left but their Testicles? Will the love affair between Christian and Lita continue to grow or will they crash and burn to the delight of Matt Hardy? Does Shawn Michaels have something in store for sole General Manager Eric Bischoff in retaliation for last week? Are the Evolutionary Trio plotting a scheme to ensure that Bill Goldberg's title reign comes to an end at the hands of their fearless leader, Triple H? What's the big Survivor Lie this week? Well, the answers to almost all those questions, with the exception of the Survivor one, can be answered tonight. There's only one place to get it and it's here on Spike TV. Take drink, say your prayers and count your blessings, Eric Bischoff's got himself a wheel and we've got Raw!

Salt Lake City, Utah…November 24, 2003

Raw Theme Plays. You know what this show needs? Jamison and the Rosatti Sisters.

Welcome to Salt Lake City, Utah! Jerry Lawler has gotten married seven times since this morning and he's alongside Jim Ross to welcome you to the action. Tonight is going to be a special night. Not only will we see Triple H pull on his padded pants and face the World Champion Bill Goldberg, but tonight is the return of Raw Roulette! The intensity is so thick, you could cut it with a knife!

Soy Esp-alda…y Mejor Que Nunca…

El Eric Bischoff is standing center ring in front of a giant wheel. Bisch is in full game show host mode tonight, even being joined by two lovely strippers, uh I mean strippers, I mean uh…assistants. Easy E is grinning ear to ear and promises two great hours of Raw. He says that the Roulette has been brought to Salt Lake City to spice up the "boring" town. That gets a big boo from the Salty City People. Boo all you want, you should be grateful. Every match will be determined by a spin of the wheel. There's so many matches to choose from. But don't get too excited yet. Schoff reminds the Saltines that they get a chance to see the rematch to end all rematches, Triple H versus Goldberg! Everyone's excited. Everyone's happy. Let's spin that wheel and make the deal! Like he was spinning for the Showcase Showdown, Uncle Eric takes a spin but is interrupted by…

Oh…Oh Shawn…

The party's cut short by the Heartbreak Kid Shawn Michaels. HBK is here for one reason, Bisch. Remember how you cut him off last week and kicked him out of the arena? Well tonight's the night that the Boy Toy returns the favor. You know what, Bischy? Last week Michaels followed your advice. He went home and looked at the man in the mirror. He asked him to make a change. No message could have been any clearer. Shawn wasn't at fault for Steve Austin's unemployment! He had a clear conscience. He gave his all to keep Stone Cold on Raw. It's not his fault, Eric - it's yours! Shawn is ready to pull Ezekial 25:17 on Bischoff when…

Hey, Batista really lives his Evolution gimmick. When he got to the arena today, he was an amoeba.

I know, sorry.

It's the $100,000 man, Dave Batista. Davey B stops at the top of the ramp, eliciting a plea from Shawn Michaels to come on down and finish what was started. No dice, Shawn. Tista isn't going to waste his time "rolling around with you." Why?

"I got chunks bigger than you in my bowel movement."

- Dave Batista providing the disturbing visual of the night, 9:06pm

Zing! Kid Heartbreak stands stoically as Batista continues. He agrees with you, Rocker. You didn't cost Steve Austin his General Managership. No, no, no. That honor belongs to Dave himself. He did it by power bombing you straight to hell! This enrages Mr. Montreal as he calls DB a "jacked up nimrod" before attempting to leave the ring and attack. Thank goodness for Eric Bischoff, who steps in and eases the ish. He calls both men off and forces them to take a time-out. Bischy can make everything good. You two want to fight? How about you do it at Armageddon? Not tonight, Salt Lake City's already gotten enough. They agree and the crowd boos. But ease your salty minds, Utah people. Uncle Eric has something for you. Let's check the wheel. Oh wait. There's no reason to spin the wheel and make the deal. It's already been spun. As luck would have it, it's on "Bischoff's Choice." Eric wonders aloud "What would Eric Bischoff want to see?" (JG Note: 1997 and lesbians?) After some soul searching, he settles on Batista teaming up with the Digital Video Dominator Ric Flair to meet Shawn Michaels and his partner…Chris Jericho! What? Y2J? What aboot all the history between him and Shawn? It doesn't matter. It's Eric's choice. Tough luck, Michaels. Shove off you hoser. It's a done deal, ay.

Commercial Break. Lugz has the Boot of the Week. It's like employee of the month…only for boots.

Lita hit the ring and was cut off by a TitanTron full of Eric Bischoff's face. The Bisch is sipping on a martini glass filled with blood and informs her that her match will have a stipulation determined by a special guest spinner, Molly Holly. Eric reminds Litatude that she should be out of a job right now, but Christian used his favor to save 'er. Since she's still here, her life will just have to be hell. Miss Molly, spin that wheel! With a Mighty spin, Holly lands on "steel cage match." Wow. Bischy confirms that this is the first Women's Cage Match in the history of Raw. Good stuff. The cage lowers and things get interesting.

(1) Victoria defeated Lita in a Steel Cage Match Last year's Raw Roulette began with a steel cage match too. How strange is this? The first time I ever did a JG Note was in the first match of the Raw Roulette last year. It was Booker T v the Big Show. The line was: I don't remember any live broadcast beginning with a cage match. (JG Note: Don't write to me telling me about how it happened this time or that time. I said I don't remember - I didn't say YOU don't remember.) Now I do remember. It was last year. Strange. I wonder if they start with a cage match the next time they do this. Anyway, I though this was a really good showing by both Vicki and Lita. They really carried it well and being that this was a first, the match had a genuine historic feeling to it. No matter how good or bad this one was, you knew it would end up on some "Best of DVD" eventually. This only adds to the crowd response. One awkward moment when Leets slipped on the top rope and fell, but other than that they did a great job. The finale saw Lita nail Toria with a moonsault and crawl for the door, only to have ex-boyfriend Matt Hardy slam her in the face with it. Victoria regains her composure, climbs over the Fallen Angel and escapes the cage.

Following the bell, Hardy entered the ring. Before he could do any other heinous acts, Christian comes to rescue of his new bootay and chases him off. Version One hits the bricks while the CLB checks on Amy D.

Backstage, Peter Tamarkin Eric Bischoff is planning his night. When he turns around, he sees Randy Orton embracing his strippers, uh I mean strippers…I mean assistants. No worries, Eric. Ort was just telling these ladies how he's on his way to being the next Intercontinental Champion. Sounds good, Randall. Bischoff has a surprise for you too. The wheel hath been spun and you will find yourself in a "Legend Killer Match." EB had a special legend flown in to face you (JG Note: If it's Duggan or Rick Steiner, I'm going to bed. Seriously. You won't be reading this, because I'd have gone to bed and stopped reviewing.) Orton runs off to prepare for Joey the Legend. Orty flies out….

Hurricane and Rosey fly in. Shane Helms does his superhero on speed gimmick and demands that the evil Dr. Bischoff reveal his plans for them tonight. OK. You want to know the match? It's going to be Hurricane versus Rosey. How's that sound? You want to know the match? We all do. Let's spin the friggin wheel! Spin, spin, spin The Roulette lands on "Capture the Midget." Sleazy E calls out for Fernando. Fernando emerges. If you hadn't guessed, he's a midget. Schoff counts three and Fernando takes off. Time's a ticking, boys. Capture the midget. Helms asks what the ramifications would be for a refusal. EB responds that the loser will then be fired. Get that midget!

Commercial Break. According to Remington, I need to shave with Titanium in order avoid irritation. That might explain things. I've been using sandpaper and hydrochloric acid.

Uh, Randy Orton, you're on. What? No Randy, I don't want to fake fight with you.

Randy steps in the ring and prepares for his challenger.

Welcome back to the show everybody. We're joined by Destro from the long running show, G.I. Joe. Destro, you have a new book coming out where you tell some of the behind the scenes stuff?

Yes. Sgt. Slaughter was the worst when it came to political games. He held me down every chance he got. He never sold any of my moves. I couldn't stand the guy. Joe I could deal with. Sarge? Me and him had legit heat.

(2) Randy Orton pinned Sgt. Slaughter after an RKO Slaughter was in the best shape he's been in for a while. He really trimmed down from his last appearance. Say what you want about Randy's push and attitude, but he sold Slaughter's Cobra Clutch like he was getting killed. It's a situation like this that really shows how important it is for a young wrestler to understand and respect the history of the industry. Sarge isn't a spring chicken. Someone else could have bitched and moaned about selling for an old guy. Not only did Orton sell, but he put over a good amount of Slaughter's offense. In the long run, doing that will only help a character, not hurt him. By bumping all over, RO sold the match as something exciting, making it memorable. On a side note, Randy Orton apparently defected to Russia halfway through the match as the crowd started to chant "U.S.A." The Cobra Clutches lost their grip on the match though as Cowboy Bob's kid hit the RKO and put the Sarge out to slaughter.

The bell doesn't stop Orton as he continues to attack the fallen legend. Rob Van Dam runs down and makes the save, kicking Randall in the face a few times and sending him back to the showers. RVD and the Drill Sergeant celebrate the only way they know how - Sarge does the pledge and Rob gets baked out of his head.

Recap of Goldberg's rivalry with Triple H. They leave out the clip of Bill cursing Hunter out from across the room at that licensing show in NY a few years ago.

Commercial Break. Oh look. More James Bond movies. Spike TV - the first network for men …that are obsessed with James Bond and Real TV

Val Venis has some good news and some bad news for Lance Storm. The good news? He got them some fine ladies, from Salt Lake City. The bad news? They're from Salt Lake City, therefore a bit more reserved than the wild Canadian women you're use to. No big deal, Chief. Bring the girlies in. The strippers…uh, I mean the strippers…I mean the ladies enter and remind the Canucks that they are proper and have heard poor things about the wild life of rasslers. As the VenisStorms attempt to squash that rumor, the midget runs in. Following the midget is Rosey, who takes a midget headbutt to the Testfans and falls to the ground. Hurricane flies in with a net, but misses Fernando as well. A stagehand joins the hunt for the midget as the super-duo chase him down a hallway. An embarrassed Lance denies that he knows anyone involved in the midget chasing. The girls seem skeptical. (JG Note: They should have greased up the midget. That would have been really funny.)

Coachman is standing alongside Ric Flair and selling us Ric's DVD. I guess Flair figured he'd sold enough, because he cuts Coach off and moves on to more important matters, most notably Evolution. The past is cool but now is now! Tonight it's the Nature Boy, stylin and profiling alongside Batista against Jericho and Michaels. Not just that, but in a few moments Hunter Hearst Helmsley takes back his rightful property, the World Heavyweight Title. Whooo!

Matt Hardy Version One and Eric Bischoff Version Bitter and Old are backstage in the Wheel Room. The two discuss Matt's dumping of Lita last week. As he talks, Bisch notices that Hardy is finished with his can of YJStinger. Never fear, Matt. You don't have to hold that empty can anymore. Eric has a coaster for it - Steve Austin's book. Boo. Easy E then cuts a promo on Stone Cold, managing to plug both his upcoming UPN Special and book during it. Enough old news. Matty, you're a superstar here. What say you spin that wheel and pick your match. Hardy does that and lands on "Strange Bedfellows." V1 protests and tells Eric "I don't know what you heard, but Matt Hardy's straight." (JG Note: I heard he has Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.) No no, Hardy boy. This match is going to be a strange pairing of tag team partners. It's like the Lethal Lottery, only people are actually watching. Gear up. It's next.

Goldberg is preparing to meet Triple H. I'm preparing for a commercial.

Commercial Break. The band Slayer now has a 20 year box set. Can you believe that there are kids out there that have to find music loud and angry enough to offend parents that listen to Slayer?

(3) Garrison Cade & Bubba Ray Dudley defeated Matt Hardy & Christian when Cade pinned Christian. And the plot thickens. Bubba and Cade have a mini-rivalry stemming from the upset victory Garrison scored alongside Mark Jindrak over the Dudley Boys a few weeks ago. Matt's ish with Christian is a bit more black and white as the two are battling over the emotions of Amy Dumas. I thought this was one of the best matches on the show in terms of storyline advancement. They were able to work the Cade-Dudley rivalry and the Hardy-Christian thing all at once. Mr. Garrison played the heel well in this and really seemed natural in his role (JG Note: Mr. Hat, let's beat up the Dudley Boys.) It's the most comfortable he's looked out there and did well. The dynamic started to die when Mister Christian went for a tag but his Hardy partner stepped out of the corner. Cade capitalized and attacked the deserted Canadian. Matt Hardy left and Jerry Lawler screamed "I knew that would happen." Jerry's psychic. Cade hits a flying elbow and scores the pinfall, angering Bubba Ray who wasn't even aware that the match was over. The two argue and things get nasty when Garrison hands Bubba his title but fails to let go when BB Ray grasps it. An enraged Dudley chases Cade out of the ring.

The Nature Boy and Triple H are walking to the ring. Hunter's chance to capture the gold is next. Wait…next? Jim Ross says we're going on early. I guess so. After the commercials, of course.

Commercial Break. The Dudley Boys are playing Mario Kart. I betcha Bubba Ray is one of those guys that restarts the game when he's losing. He looks like one of those guys.

Shawn Michaels gives Terri Runnels a little lesson in promo time 101. He explains his dilemma tonight. Teaming with a man he hates to face two men he hates even more, what's a boy toy to do? Well, Shawn promises that he will do as he always does and overcome. Oh Halleluiah, he shall overcome. Oh, by the way Terri, you got a midget peeping up your skirt. HBK walks off and Marlena chases after the perverted little Fernando. She joins up with the stagehand, Rosey and Hurricane in pursuit of the midget prize. This is just crazy.

Cue Hunter

Like a Bat out of Hell, Triple H enters the ring and waits for his Loony Toon opponent.

Cue Goldberg.

What? No! Goldberg! What the hell?! Great. We said we released Goldust? Whatever. It's a good thing we added that "Ooops" section.

(4) World Champion Bill Goldberg defeated Triple H via disqualification Hunter really looks like he's wearing long black diapers. Anyway, Diaperboy and Goldy did a good job with this match tonight. For some reason, it felt more like a World Title match than any of their past encounters. It could be that Trips has finally stepped back and allowed another wrestler to rise the ranks and be considered a true main eventer on the show, thus giving him a valid opponent. Nahhhh. The crowd was really into this one and were louder for this than any other matches tonight. The only thing I hated was that this match seemed to end awkwardly. The first time was when Randy Orton ran in. Goldberg tossed him. Bell rang. Jim Ross says that it's an automatic disqualification. Fine. Orton is thrown away and Goldberg turns his attention to the Game. A well rested Trips hits a quick kick and lands the Pedigree. He makes the cover, for some reason the referee counts and is stopped at two when Kane shows up. (JG Note: Even though the match is over. I don’t get it) Bell rings again. Kane enters the ring and proceeds to beat the Goldenbrains out of the Goldenbergler. The Big Red Machine stands above the Champion and calls for the warm glow of his fiery pyro.

Backstage Hunter is livid. Livid, I tell you! He demands that Bischoff do something about this! Don't forget where your bread is buttered, Eric! Hunts gave you your power. Evolution was responsible for your Survivor Series win. Hunt is incensed and demands to face Goldberg for the World Heavyweight….title. Gameboy stops. He notices that Kane is standing behind him, pushed up against him, sweating and breathing deeply. (JG Note: It looked like they were getting ready to film an "alternative" porno movie.) It seems that Big Red wants a shot at da Man as well. Whatcha gonna do, Eric? Who's it gonna be? After some thought, Bisch decides to make Armageddon a Triple Threat Match. It will be Kane versus Triple H versus Goldberg. Everybody's happy, everybody wins. The sweaty mouth breathers continue to press up against each other and agree to the stipulation. H Cubed keeps breathing in, deeper each time, as Kane walks away. My girlfriend says it looks like Hunter's about to blow up. It does. No explosion from Trips though. Well, not unless it happened during the commercial.

Commercial Break. It's got to be Christmas time. Every other commercial is for video games. Doesn't anyone want a Daisy Brand Red-Rider BB Rifle anymore?

We're back and the chase for the golden midget is continuing into the parking lot. I can't believe that there's women's groups protesting this show, but not midgets. Where's the midget union?

Dear Booker,

I don't remember anymore. Never mind

The newly Dustless Booker T hits the ring and prepares to hear the details of his upcoming match. On the TitanTron, Bischoff appears alongside Mark Henry and Teddy Long. Peanuthead asks Eric why his strippers…uh I mean strippers…I mean, assistants aren't black. Long wonders why he couldn't get any sisters to shake that booty. (JG Note: I love Teddy Long. I was a bit disappointed that he didn’t make any connections between the Roulette Wheel and "betting on black." That would have been funny.) Let's spin that wheel, Playa, and figure out what T and Henry are gonna do tonight. Sexual Chocolate spins the wheel. Spin, spin, spin It lands on a Salt Lake City Street Fight. (JG Note: Is that the match where they throw salt at each other?) I love how every city has their own "street fight" named after them, but they're all exactly the same. Same or not, this match is happening…now!

As Mizark heads to the ring, Book hides besides the entranceway. When Oh Henry stepped out, T stepped up. The beating begins early and the bell sounds.

(5) Mark Henry pinned Booker T in Salt Lake City Street Fight I joked about this last week, but Mark Henry looks like Booker T got blown up with an air pump. I hate to say it two weeks in a row, but once you notice it, it's hard to not focus on the whole time. Pretty good match that worked to Mark Henry's favor. It's a guy like Mark Henry that could really benefit from having a Hardcore Title in the rotation. Back when they had the hardcore option open, they didn't have to force-feed everyone as a legitimate wrestler. Some guys, who couldn't deliver a spectacular match, could play with aluminum trash can lids and cookie sheets. It was a good alternative. Anyway, this match was surprising. Nothing to write home about, but light years above last week's match. Big upset victory for Mark as he plastered Mr. T with a trash can and scored the pin. Beliedat.

Still to come: Slick Ric and Jacked Dave meet Lord Shawn and the Stratus-boyfriend.

Commercial Break. Buy WWE Unscripted. With some of the scripts that WWE has written in the last year, I'd say that being "Unscripted" is a selling point.

Bischoff is backstage and once again the Roulette has been spun. This time it's for Trish Status's match. Tonight Miss Trish will be competing in a Bra and Panties match. (JG Note: Good, good. At least they found a way to balance out the credibility that the steel cage match gave the women's division earlier tonight.) He wishes Trish "bad luck" and she leaves in a huff. Outside the office, she runs into Chris Jericho, who predicts the match she just received. Y2J offers to cash in his favor with Eric to call the match off, but Trisha refuses. Instead she asks that he "do the right thing tonight" when teaming with Shawn Michaels. Don't be a bad guy, Chris. Don't be a tool for Eric Bischoff. Be your own man. Take a stand tonight. Just to sweeten the deal, Stratus offers to be "good" to Chris if he's "good" in his match. She gives him a kiss on the cheek as he leaves.

Lawler is damn near losing his mind over the Bra and Panties match. He and Jim Ross shill the Stone Cold special on UPN this Wednesday. I'm actually looking forward to this. They've needed to do a piece like this about Austin for years now. Just as Ross is running down the contents of the special, he is interrupted by the midget chase.

The Superheroes, Terri and the Stagehand chase Fernando around the ring. The little guy is too fast for them and rushes to the Nitro position, where he sits on Jim Ross's lap. Awkwardly, Lillian Garcia announces Good Ol' JR as the winner. Strange segment, but harmless. Ross takes his Cowboy hat off and puts it on the midget's head. (JG Note: I was waiting for Fernando to tell Jim what he wanted for Christmas.)

Hey, man.

Yeah. That's the third time you've told me that joke.

Cut the music, it's Bischoff time. Once again, the wheel has been spun before the cameras arrived. It landed on "handi-cap match." But hold up, Robby V. This is a special occasion. Easy E has brought in the Legend Killer Randy Orton to spin again, adding another stip to the contest. Randall revs up…spin, spin, spin Singapore Cane Match. Uh oh. RVD's in some serious trouble. Bischoff smiles and takes a drink of his martini glass of blood before sending us to a…

Commercial Break. Reebok is apparently the "new answer" now. I guess the "old answer" was tying garbage bags around your feet.

(6) Test & Scott Steiner defeated Intercontinental Champion Rob Van Dam in a Singapore Cane Handicap Match How long is Stacy Kiebler contractually obligated to Steiner and Test? Who's her lawyer? He must suck. This was another surprisingly good match. I think it just shows what the Henry match showed, certain guys would benefit more from doing hardcore matches. Most notably, Scott Steiner. He might not have the quickness or agility he once had, but when Big Poppa Pump swings a cane, it looks like it hurts. Robby V held his own, but was the victim of some vicious pounding from the Testzillas. A mistimed cane shot from Test hit his partner and set up for a Five Star Frog Splash from Van Dam. However, the odds were too much as Andrew broke up the pin attempt on Steiner and nailed Rob with the cane. Three seconds later, Mr. Monday Night was out of luck.

Hey Bischoff! Chris Jericho's here to piss and moan about the Bra and Panties match for Trish tonight. Aw…Jericho. You're in love! Eric thinks it's adorable. Forget that, Fozzy. The Bra and Panties are a done deal. Focus on your match tonight. You know what Bischoff wants you to do. Yeah, Eric, Chris knows. He'll do the "right thing." The King of Bling Bling walks away without explaining what the "right thing" is.

Commercial Break. Announcement to anyone that is buying me Christmas presents this year - I don't care what Burger King says. Cat in the Hat Ornaments are not a "great holiday gift." Do not buy it for me. I repeat - Cat in the Hat Ornaments are not a "great holiday gift." Do not buy it for me.

(7) Trish Stratus defeated Miss Jackie in a Bra and Panties Match Well, last week Jackie Gayda found her special purpose. Might as well ride the nip train all the way to the bank. This one was pure cheese, plain and simple. Batista's bowel movement lost it's title of disturbing visual of the night when Rico was stripped down into his thong. It would have been horrible enough, but his prancing in butt floss just made the whole experience so much worse. Really basic. Jackie got stripped. At least she didn't take a back bump off of a Trish Bulldog this time.

After the bell, Jackie confronted Lillian Garcia. The two argued and Miss Gayda tore the ring announcer's shirt. Garcia became irate and tore the rest of it clean off, flinging it at the Tough Enough winner. Butt floss Rico and Nip Slip Jackie take off as Lil screams.

Backstage Trish Stratus once again offers Chris Jericho sex in exchange for doing what she wants. Hey, at least she's honest about it.

Lillian Garcia is still half-naked in the ring. Her bra seems more manly than the outfit Shawn Michaels is wearing. The camera cuts to HBK walking along backstage in his mirrored red leather chain thing. The mirror man goes for broke…next!

Commercial Break. X-Box - It's Good to Play Together. (Insert Michael Jackson joke here.)

(8) Shawn Michaels & Chris Jericho defeated Ric Flair & Randy Orton when Michaels pinned Flair Lillian Garcia is now wearing a t-shirt as this one gets underway. Some out of control pyro filled the arena with a thick white cloud of smoke for the opening moments. This was a good match that served so many purposes at once. We had the Jericho-Trish storyline hanging on the outcome of this. We had Michaels's destiny. We had Batista's revenge. It just accomplished a lot and had a lot going for it. Flair was, as always, off the charts. An Irish whip saw Ric stumble and slam his nose against the middle rope. Many fans can't fathom how hard those cables are, but Naitch's instantly busted nose proved it. With blood running down his face, Slick Ric still continued the match and delivered a solid showing. I'm really glad that his DVD sold like crazy. Someone who can still compete at the level he can, at his age, deserves it. The finish was good in this one. Michaels, in a frenzy, began swinging at everything in sight. He took down Flair with a punch. He knocked down Orton with a jab. He continued to punch blindly and ended up knocking down his reluctant partner, Y2J as well. HBK didn't notice, though, and struck down Flair with some Sweet Chin Music. Naitch was down, but Shawn wasn't out of the woods yet. Furious, Jericho set up the Boy Toy for a super kick. He nailed him with it and the Rocker was knocked out, landing right on top of Flair for the pinfall.

Grinning ear to ear, Y2J+almost4 leaves the ring and goes off to have his cake and eat it too. He got to hit Michaels, while still getting the win for his team. A perplexed Michaels looks out to CJ from the ring, but his stares are cut short by the monster that is Batista. Davey B Powerbombs the Fishman twice. Shawn, who is now "bleeding" from the mouth, lays in pain while Dave Batista growls and we fade to black.

All in all… Another good show tonight. A midget and Roulette Wheel, so familiar…hmmmm. Nevertheless, tonight was good episode of Raw. Major and minor storylines were played out and developed. With a common theme (the Roulette) and some running angles, this show had a good feel to it.

I was surprised to actually like the Midget chasing stupidity. The thing about a gimmick like Rosy and Helms is that they can't really be played with other serious characters. If you want them to do comedy, this is the right way to do it. It was just silliness for the sake of silliness, which was ok. The time they spent on that mini-angle would have just been spent on shop zone commercials and video flashbacks anyway. Not bad. I laughed.

Triple H and Goldberg had a good feel to it too. It actually came off as the show's top match without even being in the main event. The less they shove the World Title story down your throat, the more it seems important. When we were all screaming "too much of a good thing" from the roof tops last year, this is why. Less is more. I can see the rationale behind making the Armageddon match a three way dance. It's a way of saving Kane and Goldberg for another time. It also leaves room for Kane to come away without the World Title while still not being defeated.

The Jericho-Michaels thing was good. The ending was done well and opened up a lot of doors for Chris's character without committing to a turn yet. The show closer with Batista wasn't good though. I don't know if anyone's too excited about HBK-Tista, but it's definitely not at the point where fans would applaud it as a show ender.

By the way, before you send me any e-mails about the title of this week's Insanity - it's a Judy Blume book. If you didn't know that, you should blame your fourth grade teacher.

Altogether, this was a good effort by WWE. I've always liked it better when a show has a common theme throughout (Austin kidnaps McMahon, Who attacked So-and-so?). The Roulette does that. Raw just needed a stronger closer tonight, but other than that it was pretty solid. There was a good balance tonight. I'm off to catch me a midget. I'll see you all on Saturday for the Notebook. Be well and always speak your mind.