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PWInsider.com said:The end of the World is nigh, folks. Vince McMahon has reportedly been sending talent scouts, not just to Philadelphia , Orlando, and New England (homes of CZW, TNA, and ROH, respectively), but Canada, Mexico, Europe, and even Japan. Yes, you're reading that right. Vince McMahon is interested in new, international talent for the WWE. This is clearly a sign of the end times
Pro Wrestling News said:There's apparently a buzz going around inside the WWE with plans to push several of the younger members of the roster. Elijah Burke, Mr. Kennedy, and MVP are in for pushes, which should come as no surprise. But what IS surprising is the apparent desire to push Nick Nemeth, "Nicky" of the Spirit Squad, into a solo career. Keep watching to find out what happens.
WWE Monday Night Raw, November 6 2006
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Raw opens with, surprisingly, Mr. McMahon. The crowd pours heat on McMahon, until he reveals that he has a major announcement. The crowd quickly hushes as the Chairman reveals his huge news: there will be an emergency draft this weekend on Saturday Night's Main Event on NBC. This is not only because the WWE is in need of a major shakeup, but also because, by this Saturday, the WWE will have required several new pieces of talent that need to be introduced into the company. The crowd has completely spun their reaction to McMahon 180 degrees, causing McMahon to leave with a cocky smirk, while the announce crew put over how huge this was.
The first match of the night had Carlito taking on the Samoan Bulldozer, Umaga. Despite Carlito's natural athetlicism and skill, and the fans on his side, the young Carribean star was no match for the living engine of destruction in Umaga, who demolished Carlito in 7:09. But Umaga did not stop when the match was done, encouraged by Estrada to continue his assault, beating the young man bloody, leaving Carlito in a pool of his own blood as Raw went to commercial.
When Raw came back, Todd Grisham was backstage with Rated-RKO. The two cocky young heels brag about their victory over Degeneration X last night, claiming that they had done what countless legends had been unable to do, and took DX OUT. They failed to mention Bischoff's less than impartial refereeing, and instead talk about the draft announced earlier in the night. Neither of them were worried about Rated-RKO being split up, since the team had accomplished what it needed to do in taking down DX, and wherever they went, they were clearly first in line for a title shot. "So look out, Smackdown and ECW, because The Rated-R Superstar, and the Legend Killer, are coming for you."
The next match was a Women's match, with Candice Michelle taking on Victoria. Lita joined for commentary, but really used the time to run down the division, albiet conspicuosly avoiding mention of Beth Phoenix. The match was decent, with a fair amount of back-and-forth action between the two women, before Michelle picked up the victory at 5:00. While Candice celebrated with the crowd, Beth Phoenix tore down the aisle, and wiped her out with the Beth Valley Driver, then gave the same treatment to Victoria. When Beth turned her gaze to the announce desk, Lita sank back in her chair to the point of hiding under the announce table, amusing Lawler to no end.
We went backstage next, to Eric Bischoff's office, where The "World's Greatest" Tag Team were giving Bischoff an earful about not being in the tag title match last night, or in the one tonight. Bischoff explained very plainly to the two that Flair and Piper were voted for by the fans, and The Spirit Squad had invoked their rematch clause tonight, so there was no chance for Haas or Benjamin to get inolved. If they were patient, they would get a chance. The two cocky young athletes left shortly afterward, grumbling about "hoping to be drafted."
We then had the aforementioned tag title match, with Flair and Piper receiving heroes' welcomes. The crafty veterans held their own over the Spirit Squad (represented by Kenny and Johnny), in an entertaining match. The other members of the squad cheered their partners on, save for Nicky, who watched with growing frustration. In a pivotal moment in the match, after Johnny superkicked Piper and attempted to tag in Kenny, Kenny was distracted by Nicky delivering a superkick of his own....TO MITCH! Mikey attempted to retaliate against the now-spiritless squad member, but Nicky spun him around and gave him a GERMAN SUPLEX ON THE FLOOR! Back in the ring, Piper had tagged in Flair, who got Johnny in the figure four to retain the tag titles in 8:30. But the veterans had little time to celebrate as Nicky climbed into the ring, taking out Kenny with a right to the Jaw, then hitting Johnny with a Rocker Dropper! Nicky was quickly on his feet, dropping both tag team champions with a running clothesline! Nicky stormed up the ramp, leaving the ring and ringside area a heap of defeated humanity as we go to commercial.
Back from commercial, Todd Grisham chased down Nicky to get an interview with him. Nicky told Todd to never call him Nicky again, and that his name is Nick Nemeth. He talked about being disrespected as a member of the Spirit Squad, and that it's a joke of a group that he refused to be associated with any longer. Nick ripped off the top half of his jumpsuit and stormed out of the shot as we went to the ring.
Cena came out and cut a promo about how K-Fed screwed him out of beating King Booker for the World Heavyweight title and demanded that K-Fed come out now so they can settle this. K-Fed came out and told Cena that even though he can't compete in a match, since he isn't a member of the WWE roster, he CAN have a representative from ECW or Smackdown face Cena at Saturday Night's Main Event. And Cena would find out who that representative is by the end of the night.
We went backstage again for an interview with Degeneration X. They talked about being disappointed about losing to Rated-RKO, but that they'll get Bischoff sooner or later. They then talked about the draft, and the idea of DX splitting up. Neither one of them would mind going to Smackdown, but the camera cut away as they argued about which of them is more "extreme."
The Main event featured WWE Champion John Cena and Intercontinental Champion Jeff Hardy facing off against Kane and Johnny Nitro. This was a good, back-and-forth match, with lots of offense by all four men and good interaction. The babyfaces picked up the win when Cena FU'd Kane and tagged in Hardy to hit the Swanton for the three at 14:05
While the babyfaces celebrated, Mark Henryappeared and attacked them both, delivering the World's Strongest Slam to Cena as Federline watched approvingly. K-Fed lifted Henry's arm in victory as Raw went off the air.