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WWE.com - HOMEPAGE (Raw Results - 24th March 2008)
RAW Results
24th March 2008
Key Arena
Seattle, Washington
***6 DAYS UNTIL WRESTLEMANIA!***
***VIDEO RECAP*** From Two Weeks Ago
Evolution’s attack on Shane McMahon Backstage
From Last Week
• Evolution’s argument with The McMahon Men, leading to Eric Bischoff making Ric Flair versus Vince McMahon
• The finish to the match with Shane McMahon appearing from the crowd and attacking Flair with brass knucks to get the win for Vince
• Randy Orton strutting to the ring with his security team and mocking John Cena & Kane
• John Cena and then Kane going down to the ring and attacking security and then Cena’s FU on Orton
• Cena & Kane going at it on the outside with Cena eventually putting Kane through the announce table with the FU
• Orton getting back up and staring at Cena to end the show
“Line in the Sand” blasts out to a huge pop as a very well dressed Evolution make their way down to the ring. Once inside, Triple H collects a microphone and says that time is running out for The McMahon Men, they have just six days before the biggest war in the history of Wrestlemania. He says that after The McMahon’s pulled another fast one last week, they made their task this Sunday a lot more difficult because the last thing they want to do is anger Evolution, but then says he has a simple message for Vince and his two bastard sons. He says that at Wrestlemania, there is nowhere to hide, there will be no blocking people in locker rooms, no sneaking through the crowd as it will be just six men beating the crap out of each other to the point they can’t fight anymore. The crowd cheer as Triple H stares intensely in to the camera with an intense Batista & Ric Flair standing behind him, but they receive a shock as “Voices” hits and Randy Orton, the WWE Champion walks down to the ring and gets a lot of heat from the crowd.
He has a microphone already and says that no one cares about Evolution anymore for one reason and one reason only, the breakout star of the group is the top dog right now, the man who has proved himself like he will even further at Wrestlemania by retaining his WWE Championship. With the fans booing and Evolution staring angrily at him, Orton then says that he has a real problem to deal with, saying that thanks to Eric Bischoff failing to control his locker room last week, he is being threatened with legal action by the security firm that had John Cena and Kane run riot on last week. He says that he wants them punished as well as having Bischoff admit that he is to blame to get the attorney’s off his back, saying he doesn’t need any extra pressure on his shoulders going in to one of the biggest matches of his life this Sunday night. With Orton looking stressed, Triple H then tells Orton to stop acting like a brat and to stand up and be a man for change, saying he wasn’t taught in Evolution to be a whiney little bitch.
Orton smirks and says that he saw Triple H bitch and moan when he was World Champion, then says that right now, he is the man on Raw, the very definition and meaning of Raw and that without The Legend Killer, there would be no show. Triple H smiles and says that since The McMahon’s aren’t here, maybe we can find out if there would be a show without Randy by putting him in his place right now. Orton smirks this time and says that they’re not going to do a damn thing, saying that there’s not a set between all three of them. Triple H drops his microphone as Evolution then circle Orton, unsettling him. It looks like he’s in danger, just as “I’m Back” plays as Eric Bischoff walks out to the stage and shouts that he’s not having his main event stars killing each other six days before Wrestlemania. Evolution back off as Bischoff then says that Orton brought on all the trouble last week just like he has tonight, telling Orton he has to be responsible for his own actions.
Bischoff then tells an angry Orton as well as Evolution that just because they’re not going to fight now, it doesn’t mean they won’t be in action tonight because he has a very special challenge for Randy Orton and his challengers as well as the Money in the Bank competitors. He says that Orton, John Cena & Kane will all have triple threat preparation matches against two men from the Money in the Bank ladder match, also giving them the chance to prepare for Wrestlemania. Bischoff then turns to Evolution and says that he saw The McMahon’s pull a fast one again last week, then says that tonight, there won’t be a repeat as he is going to don a referee shirt for a match everyone wants to see, JBL versus Triple H. A big pop breaks out as Triple H smiles, as do Batista & Flair with Bischoff then saying that he’s not going to stand for any kind of crap tonight, and that if anyone dares step out of line tonight, he will personally deal with them. “I’m Back” hits again as Bischoff then stares down at Orton & Evolution.
***COMMERCIAL BREAK***
***VIDEO PROMO***
***CUT BACKSTAGE***
Rey Mysterio is getting ready in his locker room, putting his elbow pads on when Chris Jericho walks in to a pop from the arena. Rey looks concerned as Jericho walks up to him and tells him that he just found out that Rey will be in the ring with Lashley tonight and says he came to warn him. He tells Rey that it’s no secret they all want to win the Money in the Bank match in six days at Wrestlemania, but says to Rey that he needs to watch Lashley. He says that Lashley makes out that he’s a nice guy, but says that he’s dangerous and clever, then warns him to watch his back because Lashley might have another motive in their match later on. Rey stays cool and tells Jericho that he’s known Lashley a long time and says that there’s nothing to worry about, then thanks Jericho for the advice but says everything’s under control. Jericho holds his hands up and tells Rey that he can’t say he didn’t warn him before wishing him luck tonight because he thinks he’ll need it. Y2J then walks away as Rey watches on, but Jericho walks back in to the shot and says to Rey that this Sunday, he’ll need more than luck, he’ll need a miracle because there’s only person who’s going to be climbing up the ladder and collecting the briefcase, and that’s Y2J, Chris Jericho. There’s a tense exchange of looks before Jericho turns around and leaves the room.
***CUT TO THE ARENA***
“Slam Smack” hits as The Pitbulls make their way down to the ring to heat from the arena. Jamie Noble collects a microphone and says that they’re sick and tired of the two pretty boys talkin smack for weeks and weeks, but says they’ve got a wake up call for the two little girls. He says that the reason they left Smackdown was because of The Pitbulls, saying they beat Morrison & Miz to the number one contenders spot ahead of them. Kash then takes the microphone and says that Morrison & Miz are full of crap, and right now they’re gonna beat that crap out of them like they did on Smackdown before the two cry babies ran over to hide on Raw. It doesn’t take long before “Ain’t No Make Believe” plays and John Morrison & The Miz walk out to the stage. The Miz has a microphone and says that this is Raw, not trailer town, then tells The Pitbulls that their win was a fluke. He then says that they should think back to last Friday and remember that it was The Shaman of Sexy, John Morrison who beat Noble and one of each of the champions. Morrison then takes the stick from Miz and says that Sunday night will be a historic night for him and The Miz, but tonight will be a reality check for The Brokeback Boys. Noble & Kash looked pissed in the ring and gesture for Morrison & Miz to come down to the ring, which of course they do.
***THE OPENING MATCH***
John Morrison & The Miz vs. The Pitbulls
ENDING: The Miz reverses a whip from a groggy Noble and ducks his head, and as Noble comes back, he kicks Miz square in the head. Miz’s head snaps back up and Noble takes full advantage by lifting him up and hitting a SITOUT SUPLEX SLAM. . . . . Instead of going for the cover, the still groggy Noble stands back up and walks over to his corner, making the tag to Kid Kash. The Notorious K I D storms the ring and does try for a cover, hooking Miz’s leg as the ref makes the count 1 . . . . . 2 . . . . . Morrison enters the ring and breaks up the count with a stamp to the back of Kash’s head. The ref gets Morrison out of the ring as a furious Noble shouts across at him. It takes both Kash & Miz a while to get back up, and as they do, Kash blocks a right hand from The Chick Magnet and hits him with an uppercut, then tries to lift him up for a suplex. The Miz though is able to slip down Kash’s shoulder and spins him round before nailing him with a discus punch. The Miz looks happy with that and starts to reach down and pull Kash back up when he sees Paul London & Brian Kendrick walk out to the top of the stage with their World Tag Team titles on their shoulders. Miz gets distracted by this and lets go of Kash, who just drops to his knees, looking to have recovered as Miz walks over to the ropes and directs some smack towards the champions at the top of the ramp. Unaware to Miz, Kash approaches behind him and then rolls him up in to a schoolboy, holding on to the tights and ropes for the cover 1 . . . . . 2 . . . . . 3.
AFTERMATH: “Slam Smack” hits as Kash slides under the bottom rope to **** Noble at the bottom of the ramp. Morrison slides in the ring as Miz sits up in horror while London & Kendrick stare down tentatively at both teams.
WINNER: The Pitbulls by pinfall @ 5.49
***COMMERCIAL BREAK***
***VIDEO RECAP*** From Last Week
• Beth Phoenix announcing to Victoria that she would be part of a gauntlet challenge
• Victoria defeating Melina thanks to some outside distraction from Cryme Time & Santino Marella
• Jillian Hall falling victim to The Widow’s Peak
• Beth & Natalya Neidhart attacking Victoria from behind after the second win
• Beth saying she is the third opponent and cleaning up for the win
***CUT TO THE ARENA***
***MATCH #2***
Victoria & Michelle McCool vs. Beth Phoenix & Natalya Neidhart
ENDING: Victoria is pulled up by Natalya and is able to block a right hand, then pushes her away. Natalya then regains her composure and walks back across to Victoria who explodes out of nowhere with a SAVOTE KICK. . . . . A big pop rings out from the crowd as Natalya falls to the mat, but so does the tired Victoria. Both of them take a while to come round before they start to crawl towards their respective corners. McCool & Phoenix race in to the ring and towards each other as McCool ducks an outstretched arm from The Glamazon and then punches her as she turns round before turning back to run the ropes. As she comes back, she hits Beth with a clothesline, but it isn’t enough to knock the champion off her feet. McCool tries again as she turns back and runs the ropes, but as she comes back, The Glamazon nails her with a double axe handle shot to the chest, sending McCool crashing to the mat. Beth then reaches down, pulls her back up to her feet and then lifts her in to the air for a GORILLA PRESS DROP. . . . . Beth just casually drops McCool who lands in a motionless heap on the mat, just as Victoria stands back up fully on the apron. Beth sees it and runs across to knock her off by driving her knee in to the mid section of Victoria. She then walks back over to the motionless McCool and lifts her up to her feet before planting her with THE FLIGHT OF THE PHOENIX (DELAYED CRADLE SUPLEX). . . . . The ref makes the count with Phoenix holding on for a cover 1 . . . . . 2 . . . . . 3.
AFTERMATH: “Glamazon” hits as Beth scarpers from the ring with Victoria trying desperately to get at her. Natalya grabs Beth as she gets to the outside and then walks round to grab her title belt frantically. She holds it close to her chest as Victoria watches on, not taking her eyes off a delighted Natalya and relieved Phoenix. Slowly the champ and Natalya walk round to the ramp, but Victoria’s eyes remain locked on them as they back up the ramp.
WINNER: Beth Phoenix & Natalya Neidhart by pinfall @ 5.36
***CUT BACKSTAGE***
MVP & Elijah Burke with Layla walk out of a locker room door and in to the hallway, then walk down the hall towards the curtain area when they spot Mr. Kennedy stretching. They stop with Kennedy noticing them and standing up straight with a disapproving look. Kennedy looks at them both and says to Burke that there’s still some of his face left on his (Kennedy’s) boot from last week, and asks if he wants his back. Burke flips, but MVP puts his arm across Burke’s chest and then tells Kennedy that he’ll be eating the playa’s boot tonight and that he’s gonna put Kennedy out of Wrestlemania and Money in the Bank. Kennedy’s not fazed and tells MVP that they’re big words from a big mouth but a small brain. He tells MVP & Burke that he won Money in the Bank last year and that he’ll do it again like that, clicking his fingers, then barges past the angry duo. They both look pissed and Burke tells MVP to make sure he kicks Kennedy’s ass tonight, with MVP promising to kick Kennedy’s face off before saying he’ll catch Burke & Layla later on and walking off. Layla then tells Burke to worry about himself and not MVP. Burke says that he’s ready and he knows it’s one man for himself, then says that Sunday night, he’ll be the man alright, the man with the briefcase. Layla smiles and hugs Burke, calling him her man and saying she knows he can win it. The camera zooms in on Burke’s focused face before fading away.
***VIDEO PROMO***
***COMMERCIAL BREAK***
***VIDEO PROMO***
Some brief clips of “The Million Dollar Man”Ted DiBiase are shown, including the announcement of him being inducted in to the Hall of Fame two weeks ago
VOICEOVER: He is arguably the greatest superstar never to have won a World Championship, but the legacy of The Million Dollar Man will never be forgotten. . .This legacy will be rewarded when he ****s the WWE Hall of Fame the night before Wrestlemania XXIV, however his legacy will also continue in the shape of his son, Ted DiBiase Jr. . . Coming soon to Monday Night Raw.
***CUT TO THE ARENA***
***MATCH #3***
John Cena vs. Mr. Kennedy vs. MVP
ENDING: Cena & Kennedy both get back up to their feet with MVP still down beside the ropes. Cena grabs Kennedy by the shoulder from behind and spins him round, but Kennedy rakes him in the eyes and takes Cena down straight away with one hell of a SNAP DDT. . . . . The crowd are in shock as Kennedy frantically hooks both of Cena’s legs for a cover attempt 1 . . . . . 2 . . . . . SHOULDER UP FROM CENA. . . . . Cena bravely fights the pain to get his shoulder up to the shock of Kennedy who sits up and looks stunned. He rushes to his feet and walks over to the corner where he climbs to the top rope, looking for THE KENTON BOMB. . . . . Just as it looks like Cena’s in trouble, MVP stands up by the ropes and shakes them, resulting in Kennedy falling off the top and down to the mat face first. The Franchise Player smiles before walking over to Kennedy and pulling him up to his feet, whipping him in to the opposite corner. Kennedy crashes back first in to the pads as MVP takes a couple of seconds before charging across at him and going for THE PLAYA’S BOOT. . . . . Kennedy sidesteps it as MVP runs through in to the pads and slumps against the pads. He turns round looking in a bad way in the corner as Kennedy then backs up to the opposite corner before running back and connecting with a little FACEWASH. . . . .
A pop meets that as MVP just falls in a heap with Kennedy then dragging him away from the ropes and going for a cover 1 . . . . . 2 . . . . . MVP kicks out, but Kennedy gives himself a short breather before standing back up and pulling MVP up to his feet. The Franchise Player shocks him by blocking a right hand and hitting one of his own before taking Kennedy down with a short arm clothesline. MVP looks down for a split second before looking in to the crowd as the fans boo him. He turns to another side of the arena and lifts his hands up, then gestures to say he’s had enough and leaves the ring. Kennedy gets back up and looks up in shock as he sees MVP back tracking up the ramp, then starts directing smack in MVP’s direction. MVP smiles as he sees Cena standing up behind Kennedy, and then he gestures for Kennedy to turn around, which he does. He sees Cena and panics, running towards him with Cena ducking his head as Kennedy runs through and stops dead. As he turns round, Cena lifts Kennedy up in to the air and plants him with the F U. . . . . A big pop breaks out with some boos as Cena then turns Kennedy over and locks in the STFU. . . . . Kennedy desperately tries to fight the hold as MVP watches on with a smile on his face. Cena looks incredibly determined to make Kennedy and tap, and after a good fight, Kennedy gives in and taps.
AFTERMATH: “My Time is Now” blasts out to a big pop from the crowd. Cena stands back up and gets his arm raised by the referee before walking over to the corner and posing for the fans, standing on the second rope.
WINNER: John Cena by pinfall @ 6.42
***CUT BACKSTAGE***
The McMahon’s are stood facing us in their locker room, all looking very serious. Vince says that they caught Evolution’s message earlier on and says that they know the serious business starts now. He says that he and his two sons are ready to fight and that over the course of ten years, they have fought the biggest names and athletes that have dared stand in their way, and that they are not scared of any challenge, including Evolution. He says that they stand as one family together, three of the richest, intelligent and toughest men in the world who will rid the world of the human waste that is Evolution. JBL then says that along with his family, he is not just prepared for battle tonight and at Wrestlemania, but prepared to bleed and put his very existence on the line in the one battle that matters most. He stops and stares right in to the camera, along with Vince & Shane to say that at Wrestlemania, The McMahon Men will do whatever it takes to prevail at all costs, and that they are ready for whatever is thrown at them because they will emerge through adversity and stand proud as not just victors, but as the most powerful family in the world. Shane & Vince smile as the camera then fades out.
***VIDEO PROMO***
***COMMERCIAL BREAK***
***MATCH #4***
Chris Jericho vs. Elijah Burke w/Laylavs. Kane w/Paul Bearer
ENDING: Kane meets an enthusiastic Jericho who tries for an irish whip, but it’s reversed by The Big Red Monster as Burke comes round on the outside. Jericho flies back off the ropes, but runs right in to a big boot from Kane, who then walks over to the corner and climbs to the top rope. As Jericho slowly stands back up and turns round, Kane leaps off the top for a FLYING CLOTHESLINE. . . . . . Jericho sees it coming at the last second and rolls through to the ropes as Kane crash lands on the mat. As Jericho then stands up by the ropes, Burke slips back in the ring under the bottom rope and charges across at Jericho and clotheslines him over the top rope to the outside. Burke smiles and laughs at the sight of Jericho on his ass while Layla enjoys it too, but that quickly changes as Burke turns round to be greeted by Kane. The Big Red Machine nails him with an uppercut thrust and follows up with an irish whip, and as Burke comes back off the ropes, Kane grabs him by the waist, lifts him up off the mat and connects with one hell of a SIDEWALK SLAM. . . . . Paul Bearer shows his appreciation on the outside as Kane then makes his way back up to his feet with Burke squirming on the mat. Kane lies in wait and lifts his right arm up in to the air as Burke slowly makes his way back up to his feet, and as he then turns round in to his opponent, Kane grabs him around the throat and nails him with a CHOKESLAM. . . . . Layla looks on in horror as Burke hits the mat, but she then sees Jericho getting up close by. She walks over to him and gets in his ass face, making Jericho giggle, which doesn’t go down well with Layla as she slaps him right across the face at the same time as on the inside of the ring, Kane pulls Burke up and then scoops him on to his shoulder and plants him with a TOMBSTONE PILEDRIVER. . . . . Kane crosses Burke’s arm for the cover as Jericho then sees the danger and rushes to make the save while the ref makes the count 1 . . . . . 2 . . . . . 3.
AFTERMATH: “Burned” hits as Jericho gets in the ring too late. Kane stands up and sees Jericho standing there, but Y2J isn’t intimidated as he runs right at Kane and knocks him off balance with a forearm shot. Jericho tries again as he runs back in to the ropes, but as he comes back this time, Kane grabs him across the throat and plants him with a chokeslam. The Big Red Machine then sets his pyro off as his father applauds on the outside.
WINNER: Kane by pinfall @ 6.11
***COMMERCIAL BREAK***
“This Fire Burns” hits as the Intercontinental Champion, CM Punk walks down to the ring along with Colt Cabana & Sunny. They are booed loudly by the crowd, but Punk revels in it as he collects a microphone. He says that Sunday night is drawing closer and closer, and that Sunday is the realisation, the day of judgment, the day of reckoning for one Jeff Hardy. He then says that he’s been criticized for his comments about Jeff Hardy, but says that everything he has said has been nothing short of the truth, and that all you can do in life is tell the truth. With boos ringing out, he says that at the end of the day, he can go home and be satisfied with himself because he is being honest. He then says that Jeff Hardy has to live with the fact that he’s a user and a cheat, then ponders what satisfaction Jeff can get from that. He moves on to say that Jeff shows disrespect to everyone who calls themselves a wrestler just by walking through the entrance to the arena because he wants to make out that he’s a wrestler when he’s not. He calls Jeff a fraud and a stunt man for cheap pops, then says the real wrestler holds the gold, tapping the title belt as it lies on his shoulder.
Looking very smug, Punk says that Jeff has never come out on top against him and never will, just like Punk has never quit in his life and won’t this Sunday where he says he will make Jeff admit all his sins as well as making him quit. He then says that if Jeff doesn’t see sense, he will beat Jeff to the point that he won’t know where he’s at, just like when Jeff’s at his happiest, smoking pot. He says maybe Jeff will like that, but that he’s going to beat Jeff within an inch of his life, but then “No More Words” plays as a pissed off Jeff Hardy walks down to the ring. He grabs the microphone from Punk and says that he admits he’s made mistakes in his life, but says they’re in the past. He then says that if Punk wants to talk about Wrestlemania, then that’s fine. He says that no one has ever pushed him like Punk has, and that Sunday night, there will be a price to pay that will cost Punk the title he stole away from him at the Royal Rumble, along with that tramp Sunny. She doesn’t like that, but Punk & Cabana cool her down with Punk lifting his title belt up in the air.
Punk then grabs the microphone back with his other hand and says that the gold is staying where it is, saying it’s out of reach for Jeff. He then says Jeff is powerless, just like when he’s ploughed all the crap in to his body over the years, taking over his body and emotions, calling Jeff weak and an embarrassment to all his blind followers. He then says that he’s going to put Jeff and his pathetic fans out of their misery and make him suffer like any abuser should. Jeff loses it and smashes Punk in the face with a right hand. Jeff fights for his life as Cabana ****s in to help Punk, with the both of them throwing punches at Jeff, forcing him against the ropes as Sunny shouts out in appreciation. With Jeff forced against the ropes, we then see Eugene race down the aisle to his aid. He grabs Cabana by the feet and pulls him under the bottom rope. Punk looks shocked and yells down at Eugene as Eric Bischoff’s nephew slugs it out with Cabana, resulting in Eugene whipping Cabana in to the ringpost as Jeff fights back against a stunned Punk.
Jeff hammers Punk away from the ropes, then kicks him in the gut before running in to the corner and exploding with a Whisper in the Wind. The crowd go nuts, but as Jeff gets up, he’s greeted by Sunny as she yells right in his face. Eugene enters the ring behind her with the crowd cheering as he then taps her on the shoulder. She turns round with Eugene then forcing himself on her, kissing her as a huge pop breaks out. Punk stands up and looks horrified, but Jeff spins him round and nails him with the Twist of Fate. The fans are going crazy, as is Eugene who lets go of Sunny as Jeff then bends down and picks up the title belt he was screwed out of at the Rumble. He looks at it for several seconds while Sunny rubs her mouth frantically as she kneels down on the mat while Eugene claps his hands over and over. Jeff drops the belt on Punk’s chest and picks up the microphone to say that at Wrestlemania, he’s not the one going to quit and he will take back his title. “No More Words” hits again and Jeff leaves the ring along with Eugene.
***CUT BACKSTAGE***
Todd Grisham is standing by and introduces his guest to us, Randy Orton. The WWE Champion walks in to the shot to heat from the arena with Grisham asking him how he feels about John Cena & Kane picking up impressive wins already tonight. Orton says tonight is just like Sunday, it doesn’t matter what either John Cena or Kane does, it’s all about what Randy Orton does. The fact of the matter is his performance tonight and at Wrestlemania is going to speak louder than words when he beats whoever the hell’s been put in his way tonight and when he steamrolls both his challengers Sunday night. Grisham looks quite impressed with the confidence and asks Orton if he is ready to come good on his promise and make John Cena or Kane tap out this Sunday like he said several weeks ago. The Legend Killer says people laughed when he said that, but it’s nearly time to find out who the laughing stock is. He says he will come good on his promise to make one of them tap this weekend and vows to make someone tap tonight, saying none of them have a choice, they will tap out to The Orton Clutch. He then says that Cena & Kane should watch his match tonight just so they can realise that this Sunday will just be another landmark in the career and title reign of Randy Orton, because no one can stop the one man dynasty, no one. He finishes by saying that he guarantees victory tonight and more importantly at Wrestlemania, promising to walk out as still the WWE Champion. He looks serious in to the camera for a couple of seconds before turning to look at Grisham and then walking out of the shot.
***VIDEO PROMO***
***COMMERCIAL BREAK***
***VIDEO PROMO***
Clips of Shawn Michaels, Randy Orton, John Cena, Edge, Kane, Jeff Hardy, CM Punk, Triple H, Batista, Ric Flair in studio shots posing under bright lights and a black background
VOICEOVER: There is one spectacle that eclipses them all. . . There is one spectacle where the best showcase their talent. . . There is one spectacle where dreams are shattered. . . This spectacle will return to create new dreams, for this spectacle is Wrestlemania. . .
ENDING: Both men make their way back up to their feet after a double clothesline, and it’s JBL who reacts first as he hits Triple H with a couple of vicious right hands before sizing up for one more. The Game blocks it though and grabs JBL by the wrist to whip him in to the ropes, and as he comes back off the ropes, Triple H nails him with a high knee strike to a huge roar from the crowd. JBL gets right back up though, but Triple H is right on him as he shifts behind him and connects with a FALLING NECKBREAKER. . . . . Again the crowd get right behind Triple H, who this time goes for a cover 1 . . . . . 2 . . . . . Boos meet JBL’s kick out, but The Game stands back up and throws his arms above his head, prompting Shane McMahon to hop up on to the apron in panic. Eric Bischoff sees Shane and tells him to get down, giving Triple H the hint to turn round. He walks over and laughs in Shane’s face before nailing him with a right hand, sending him right off the apron. Vince then gets up on the apron and yells at The Game, clearly angry that he just clocked his son, but Triple H walks casually over to his father-in-law, smiling right in his face, seeming to be enjoying the opportunity to punch Vince McMahon. Before he can though, JBL walks up behind him and clubs him across the back. He then turns The Game round and whips him in to the ropes, and as Triple H comes back, JBL catches him and sends him flying overhead with a FALLAWAY SLAM. . . . .
As Shane comes round, Vince claps his illegitimate son as he tries for a cover on Triple H with Bischoff making the count 1 . . . . . 2 . . . . . JBL doesn’t look happy as he stares at Bischoff, who just signifies that it was only a two count. With Batista & Flair nervously looking on, JBL stands back up and seems to be stalking The Game for the CLOTHESLINE FROM WALL STREET. . . . . Slowly but surely, Triple H makes his way back up to a vertical base, and as JBL comes off the ropes, Triple H ducks under an outstretched arm. JBL is able to stop himself dead and turn round, but Trips stomps him in the gut and sets him up for THE PEDIGREE. . . . . Vince panics on the outside and grabs a steel chair from next to Lilian, then slides it in the ring towards JBL before hopping up on the apron. The Game looses it and rushes over to Vince, as does Bischoff, and also Flair & Batista on the outside. Bischoff screams at Vince to get down as JBL grabs hold of the chair and stands back up. Batista pulls Vince off the apron, and Flair strikes him with a right hand. Bischoff looks down at Vince for a couple of seconds while Triple H turns round and walks out in to JBL who SWINGS THE CHAIR AT TRIPLE H. . . . . The Game stomps JBL in the chest before the chair can hit him, resulting in JBL dropping the chair. Triple H then picks the chair up himself and DRIVES IT IN TO JBL’S SKULL. . . . . Bischoff turns round and sees what happened, leaving him with no choice but to call for the bell.
AFTERMATH: Triple H doesn’t seem to hear the bell as he sizes JBL up for another chair shot. Bischoff walks up behind The Game and grabs him by the shoulder, but thinking it could be Vince or Shane, without looking, Triple H turns round and swings the chair in to Eric Bischoff’s skull. The Game looks in shock as he sees Bischoff collapse to the mat. Shane then enters the ring under the bottom rope and pulls JBL by his feet to the ropes before sliding back under the bottom rope and pulling JBL out the same way. He checks on his dad by the bottom of the ramp as Batista & Flair **** a stunned Triple H in the ring. A dazed JBL & Vince stand back up slowly as Evolution then stare right at them while Shane supports them both with a nervous look on his face with the fearsome sight of Evolution staring right through him and his family.
WINNER: JBL by DQ @ 6.09
***VIDEO PROMO***
***COMMERCIAL BREAK***
***VIDEO PROMO***
We see a video clip showing the highlights of the career of ”The Macho Man” Randy Savage.
2008 INDUCTEE: ”The Macho Man” Randy Savage
***CUT TO THE ARENA***
***THE MAIN EVENT***
NON TITLE MATCH
Rey Mysterio vs. Bobby Lashley vs. Randy Orton
ENDING: With a dusted down John Cena watching on from the announce table, Orton reaches down and pulls Mysterio back up to his feet. He nails him with a European uppercut, knocking him off balance before turning back in to the ropes, but as he comes back, Rey takes a couple of steps back and drop toe holds Orton on to the bottom rope. The crowd go nuts as Rey dials up with Lashley still on the outside. Mysterio runs back in to the ropes, charges towards Orton and swings through the ropes for the 619, but Orton pulls his head back and falls to his knees on the mat. Rey lands on the apron but climbs through the ropes, but Orton races to his feet and hits Rey with an INVERTED HEADLOCK BACK BREAKER. . . . . Orton is quick to try and take advantage as he hooks both legs for a cover 1 . . . . . 2 . . . . . Rey lifts his shoulder up to a huge pop from the crowd, leaving Orton frustrated while Lashley then climbs back in to the ring. He makes his way over to Orton, who doesn’t see him. Lashley grabs Orton by the wrist and whips him in to the ropes, and as Orton comes back, Lashley tosses him overhead with an OVERHEAD BELLY TO BELLY SUPLEX. . . . . A pop meets that slam from Lashley, but he’s not done as he waits patiently as Orton slowly struggles to his feet.
Lashley walks up behind him, grabs him around the waist and sends him flying with a FLIPPING RELEASE GERMAN SUPLEX. . . . . Orton looks in trouble as he lands on the mat, right alongside the squirming Mysterio. Both he and Rey struggle to their feet as Lashley stalks Orton for a SPEAR. . . . . As Orton is getting to his feet with Rey, behind him, Lashley then spots his chance to strike and charges at Orton. . . . . BUT THE CHAMPION SIDESTEPS AS LASHLEY THEN SPEARS MYSTERIO INSTEAD. . . . . Lashley looks to have broken Mysterio in half as Orton quickly turns round and sees Lashley starting to sit back up. Orton strikes like a cat, as before Lashley can sit up, Orton charges at him AND PUNTS HIM SQUARE IN THE HEAD. . . . . Lashley is knocked to the mat by the ropes and he rolls under the bottom rope to the outside as Orton drags Rey away from the ropes by his feet. He turns Rey on to his back and applies his version of The Camel Clutch, THE ORTON CLUTCH. . . . . Orton applies so much pressure to an already worn out Mysterio, who puts up one hell of a brave fight, but Orton just looks possessed as he screams out for Rey to tap, which he does.
AFTERMATH: “Voices” hits to heat from the crowd with Micky Henson collecting and then passing Orton his WWE Championship. Armed with a huge grin, Orton walks over to the ropes in front of the announce table and John Cena to raise his title in the air. Cena stands up and throws his headset off and down to the table. Before he can walk over to the ring, “Burned” hits to a mixed reception as Kane makes his way out to the stage along with Paul Bearer. Orton turns his head and sees Kane staring down from the top of the ramp alongside a laughing Paul Bearer. Cena looks concerned as he too looks at Orton & Kane. A very concerned Randy Orton keeps looking both ways with his title in hand at the two men that stand in his way of retaining the WWE Championship this Sunday at Wrestlemania. Raw comes to a close as all three men stare at each other with Orton standing nervously in the ring taking it in turn to look at each challenger.
WINNER: Randy Orton by submission @ 7.27
***END OF SHOW***
QUICK RESULTS
The Pitbulls df. John Morrison & The Miz
Beth Phoenix & Natalya Neidhart df. Victoria & Michelle McCool
John Cena df. Mr. Kennedy & MVP
Kane df. Chris Jericho & Elijah Burke
JBL df. Triple H
Randy Orton df. Rey Mysterio & Bobby Lashley
HEAT RESULTS
Mickie James & Ron Killings df. Melina & Santino Marella
Lance Cade df. Jim Duggan
Cryme Time, Cody Rhodes & Kofi Kingston df. The Colon Brothers, Eric Perez & Orlando Jordan
WWE Championship
John Cena vs Kane vs Randy Orton (c)
World Heavyweight Championship
Shawn Michaels (c)vs Edge
The Ultimate Grudge Match
Evolution vs The McMahon Men
Last Man Standing Match
The Undertaker vs Umaga
Money in the Bank Ladder Match
Chris Jericho vs Bobby Lashley vs Rey Mysterio vs Mr. Kennedy vs Elijah Burke vs MVP
Intercontinental Championship I Quit Match
Jeff Hardy vs CM Punk (c)
WWE Unites States Championship
Matt Hardy (c)vs Shelton Benjamin
WWE Cruiserweight Championship
Chavo Guerrero vs Matt Sydal vs Kenny Dykstra (c)vs Michael Shane
WWE & World Tag Team Championships
The UK Pack (Paul Burchill & Harry Smith) (c)vs The Pitbulls (Jamie Noble & Kid Kash) vs Paul London & Brian Kendrick (c)vs John Morrison & The Miz
Womens Championship Title Can Change By Disqualification
Victoria vs Beth Phoenix (c)
WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2008 Owen Hart, “The Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase, “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair, Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat,
The Rock, “The British Bulldog” Davey Boy Smith, “Stonecold” Steve Austin & “The Macho Man” Randy Savage
Hey Nige I know I haven't been replying lately, but I've been reading and as you close in on 'Mania I am extremely pumped. You can expect a full review for your 'Mania, I am glad to see you make it to the big one.
I really like the btbs around here. I've just started up one myself on WCW.
Review of Nige's Raw Show
Opening Segment was a great way to start the show. I like the idea of the guys involved in the championship title match going up against the guys in the MITB match.
Morrison & Miz vs The PitBulls- Fun opener, lots of good action. Like the way how The Pitbulls won. I like the distraction from Londrick causing The Miz to lose. Should be a great tag title match at WrestleMania.
Womens match was really good. Glad Victoria didn't get pinned. Beth and Natalya make a great team. Victoria/Beth is going to be a great womens match.
lol at the ending of Cena/Kennedy/MVP match. Fun 3 way match and MVP watching Kennedy tap out was quite funny.
I enjoyed Match 4. I liked it better than Match 3. Kane looked very strong in that match and the mitb participants also had a good showing in that match.
My fave segment of the show was the Jeff/Punk segment. This is going to be a great match up. The numbers game played up for Jeff and it was nice to see Eugene making the save. I think Punk will retain but this is so close to call.
HHH/JBL was a good match, i liked the ending. I hope Evolution go over The McMahons at WrestleMania.
OMG Macho Man in the HOF haha, love this induction. This seems like it would never happen but I'm glad to see it happen in your btb. Oooooooooh Yeah
The Main Event was really good. Orton using a submission hold to win is a really good idea. I hope he retains the belt at WrestleMania. You've actually made the 3 guys involved in the title match look very strong heading into the ppv.
Overall a solid slow with top matches and great segments. THE HOF inductees list is a fantastic list. I also like the WrestleMania card, looking forward to WrestleMania.
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- Extremely solid, well thought out opening segment. I wish Triple H didn’t do so much of the talking, but in recap form I guess it’s okay. The main goal here was to hype WrestleMania and you did that,, with both Triple H and Orton referring their respective matches and claiming that they’re the biggest matches of their careers. The Bischoff interruption came just in time for Orton and it worked very well. I like the idea of the triple threat matches with the MITB ladder match participants involved and I’m also feeling the JBL, HHH match up with Bischoff as the special referee. Everyone was in character here and you managed to set the tone for the night brilliantly.
- Nice interaction backstage between Rey and Jericho that not only placed added importance on tonight’s Triple threat matches, but also on the MITB ladder match at Mania. Interesting to see Jericho looking out for Rey, yet also informing Rey that there is no way he can win at mania. It’s that two faced edge Jericho always seems to have about him that makes him such an interesting character.
- Nice swerve finish in the opening match with Kash using the ropes and tights to pick up the pinfall victory. Nothing wrong here at all and both teams walked out looking strong.
- The champion looked Beth Phoenix looked strong here but so did the challenger Victoria, which is great going into their match up in six days time. Nice to see Michelle doing the job as she is the lest talented diva of the four women in the ring.
- Very nice segment here with Burke, Kennedy and MVP. High drama and a lot of tension between Burke, MVP and the always antagonising Mr Kennedy. Got to give you props. The MITB ladder match is often an after though for bookers, yet you’ve placed great importance on it and have numerous feuds tied up within the actual match which is very clever and proves how good a booker you actually are.
- Nice finish to the first of the triple threat matches. You’ve got to love MVP, the dude played it cool and showed that he is a smart guy, letting Kennedy fall victim to the STFU and allowing Cena to pick up the win. Kennedy loosing to Cena is no big deal as Cena is one of the top guys. This match allowed MVP to gain heat, Kennedy takes the fall, looks okay and Cena appears strong going into the title match. Job well done.
- A very dramatic, serious backstage promo involving the McMahon men. I see something big happening at mania with Vince pulling a trick or two out of the bag. There is no way in hell these three men don’t have a backup plan going into Mania.
- Logically Kane had to win this triple threat match, with Cena walking out victorious. The way you sold Jericho here, being fearless, makes me think he s the man to beat at mania and I predict he’ll win MITB. Another great match up with a logical, effective finish.
- It would have been so easy for you to overlook the Intercontinental championship match up going into WrestleMania with so much else going on tonight, but you didn’t and it’s great to see you give Punk and Jeff so much air time to get their match over at Mania. The segment was great with Punk running down Jeff for his past mistakes. Jeff logically comes out and defends himself. Cabana and Punk double team Jeff with Eugene making the save. The kiss was a nice touch also. Great job here.
- I guess you’re aloud this DQ finish in the JBL, HHH match as you’ve given us a pinfall finish in all the other matches tonight. I’m glad you didn’t let this match go on last. I guess an experienced booker knows a champion goes on last and also that the finish would of pissed the fans off big time. Let me think, HHH accidentally takes out Eric, resulting in Eric screwing Evolution at mania??? Who knows, but it sure makes things even more interesting heading into the big one.
- Solid main event. I hate Rey Mysterio and his stupid kiddie mask, so seeing him tap out was awesome. The match up itself made Orton look great, but the aftermath reminded us that he is in big trouble at Mania. Also by having both Orton and Cena look concerned when Kane and Paul came out, made Kane look the strongest, even though I think Orton will retain at Mania.
OVERALL: Another solid show. I won’t repeat myself as I’ve said enough in the initial review. Can’t wait for WrestleMania. Great Job as always dude.
This was another very good promo to kick off the show. I was expecting Orton to kick off the show after last week but Evolution opening the show is cool as well. I liked what Triple H had to say but we were just waiting for an interuption really. Wow I didn't expect Orton to come down at all, would've thought you would have the McMahon's come down again but I guess the two teams have talked enough. Orton coming down was very interesting with the history between Orton and the others and I liked the confrontation between the Orton and an Evolotion. There was never going to be a brawl really as Orton would be destroyed, so having Bischoff coming down was a good decision. He's been coming down a lot lately and showing his authority which is good with all the big characters on Raw and he did the same here. I really like the three triple threat matches idea but its just three showcase matches for Kane, Cena and Orton really. Triple H vs JBL is great too and Bischoff as ref is even better. Good promo.
This was a decent little promo here. This did a good job of hyping the MITB even more and the tension between the two would be cool to see. Lashley may be dangerous but I don't know about clever lol. The last line from Y2J was great.
The pre match promo was pretty good and it showed us the problems between the two teams from Smackdown, hilarious opening line from Morrison btw. The match itself seemed like a good match, I was expecting Miz and Morrison to pick up the win as they have looked strong recently. Good win for the Pitbulls though and with the distraction it means that Miz and Morrison don't lose too much credibility.
Good win for Phoenix and Natalya again here, they are looking very strong at the moment. The match was
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