Dot Net reader Jules Mercuri of North Bergen, N.J. sent the following report on Monday's Raw in East Rutherford, N.J. at the Izod Center.

After Raw went off the air

After the long crossface spot which was the last thing seen on TV, both Randy Orton and Triple H got a few more moves in before William Regal came down the ramp and told the referee, very calmly, to ring the bell. The crowd hated him, and he explained that since they were disrespectful to him during his coronation ceremony, they did not deserve to see the conclusion of this match—almost the same wording as on TV.

The referee reluctantly signaled to ring the bell and the timekeeper did. Orton made his way up the ramp looking angry at Regal, and HHH ran up behind him and gave him a double axehandle. They moved back to the ring with the ref trying to keep them apart, insisting the match was over. Triple H hit the Pedigree on Orton, posed for awhile, and walked down the ramp to the back with the WWE Championship belt, which did not change hands.

Also, the venue looked sold out or very, very close. Lots of kids and many, many "Woooooos" before the Heat matches started.

Heat matches

1. Ron Killings beat Nick "The Natural."

2. Shad Gaspard beat Charlie Haas. After the match JTG sold one of Haas's luchador masks to someone in the crowd.

3. Snitsky beat Hacksaw Jim Duggan. There were alternating "U-S-A" and "Brush your teeth!" chants

Lillian and a guy came out and shot Judgment Day T-shirts at the crowd for a few minutes

4. Hardcore Holly beat "Canadian Bulldog" D.H. Smith.

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