Off-Air notes from RAW tonight: Bonus Match and Post-Taping Brawl...

Reported by Brian Farmer of WrestleView.com
On Tuesday, October 4, 2005 at 2:35 AM EST

--In a Bonus Match before taping began, Shelton Benjamin defeated Tyson Tomko.

--After RAW went off the air on USA Network (feed continued on WWE.com), The Smackdown and RAW superstars continued to brawl. Batista ended up being the last man in the ring for Smackdown, laying a spinebuster onto Viscera before facing off with Big Show. After trading a few punches, taking a head-butt, and elbowing his way out of a choke-slam attempt, Batista was sent out of the ring via a side kick from Show.

Both sides laid face/heel alignments aside as the RAW superstars stood side-by-side in the ring, staring down the Smackdown troops in the aisle, being restrained by GM Theodore Long. As Smackdown slowly retreated, Big Show hoisted John Cena onto his shoulders, who held the WWE Championship high over his head while the RAW Superstars continued to stare down Smackdown.

All of Smackdown and several of the RAW superstars had left when Eric Bischoff made his way down the aisle and into the ring, raising Cena’s hand and referring to him as “RAW’s Champion.” Cena responded by scooping Bischoff onto his shoulders and delivering an F-U while Big Show looked on. Cena and Show waved to the cheering crowd as Bischoff was taken to the back by officials.

Credit: Buck Woodward @ PWInsider.com