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the MNF football parody for the millionth freaking time. I'm pretty much a moron for recapping the shows this weekend. Controversial viewpoint: Trish has many nice things, but her legs aren't really good. "Are you ready for some wrestling!" I WISH. (2:40)

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Live from the festive Prime Time Studios (hi!), it's Todd and the Coach. For Christmas, Coach got everything he wanted. Like the ability to talk copiously with his hands. Because minimum effort = the best! (and like I can argue there), we're starting with the opener from RAW:

Christian vs Chris Jericho (3:15)

Later: A look down at SmackDown! in Iraq! because this is RAW
Up Next: Eugene!

WWE Rewind, presented by Taboo Tuesday: Coach wears a dress. This is exactly what aired after the first commercial break on RAW, leading into...

Best Of Eugene. Did they even use the same sort of segue between Coach and [announcer]? I think I overshot when I said "minimum". On the upside, I didn't bother watching the rest of the show, so it's new to me. Well, not new. Is this the only time Rock makes the show? Is this the only time Johnny Nitro makes the show? (2:49)

Later: A look down at SmackDown! in Iraq!

RAW 2004 Moment: Kane & Lita's wedding. (2:24)

They really thought it was worth someone's time to make a second ad for WWE Themeaddict? I'd think it would be throwing dead money after dead money but at least I don't have to see the old one anymore.

Shelton in Orangeburg. (3:03)
Shelton vs Triple H. Beating Triple > Winning the IC Title, we are told. (3:01)

Later: WM Triple Threat
Later: A look down at SmackDown! in Iraq!

RAW Live
Monday - Biloxi, MS [RAW]
Tuesday - Glendale, AZ
Wednesday - El Paso, TX
Thursday - Houston, TX
Next Monday - Long Island, NY [RAW]

Coach (in, like all the other Iraq mentions, a post-produced voice over - last minute decision? late footage?), introduces
"WWE Holiday" in Iraq video montage to "Higher" (3:41)

Coach and Todd do talk about the footage and Creed in the studio, so who knows what was up with that. 

RAW Diva Search (3:08)
Next: Triple Threat footage

Bod Man Slam of the Week: Orton gives Batista the RKO after the Elimination Chamber announcement.

Triple H in Blade 3 (1:00)
Todd: "No matter what you think of Triple H in the ring, in this movie Triple H was AWESOME." Coach loved the movie. Todd is awesome in killing Coach's buzz in the set up for

Triple Threat -joined in process? Just clips? Just in time to go in black and white due to blood? Who can say. They at least go back to color when we get away from bloody Shawn, but they kinda give him away as coming back by going back to colorless just before he shows up. Didn't they show this sequence in color during the previews? Clip after HBK gets back in the ring. Pause for commercials when Benoit breaks up a pin much to the crowd's delight. (4:53)

And continued, with Benoit putting the sharpshooter on Triple H. Benoit's win brings us back in to color, subtle! We don't get the hug with Eddie,w which is tragic. (4:05 here, 9:58 total)

Todd and Coach wrap up, and set up RAW - what will be the fallout from the Elimination Chamber announcement? It's only two weeks away - what other matches will be made? No matches from Monday in Biloxi. Todd: "You know, I was actually born in Mississippi." "No one cares where you were born." Sometimes, I miss WCW, because they would've followed that with a pieface, one kind or another. Instead, everyone says goodbye, and we're out.