MATCH 1
Chuck Palumbo def. Jack Gabriel
(Single)
MATCH 2
Paul Burchill def. Matt Striker & Hardcore Holly & Val Venis
(Fatal 4-Way)
MATCH 3
Velvet Sky def. Kelly Kelly
(Single)
MATCH 4
D-Lo Brown +Paul London def. Ted DiBiase +Cody Rhodes
(Tag Team)
Raw Week 1
Cole- Ladies and gentleman welcome to Monday Night Raw.
King- We have a very special Raw tonight as it is the first WWE show of the wrestling year.
Cole- But before we get started with some action, our General Manager Mike Adamle is in the ring and is ready to make an announcement.
Mike Adamle begins the show in the ring with a microphone.
Adamle- Welcome fans, to the first Monday Night Raw of the year… or the wrestling year I guess. Now last night’s Wrestlemania was an eventful one. We saw both major titles change hands last night, only to be retired moments later. This means that both the WWE Championship and the World Heavyweight Championship are vacant. Now, we must obviously have a champion on Raw, and I have devised a way of finding one from our plentiful and talented roster. I have talked to Wednesday Night Smackdown’s Vickie Guerrero, mother of the late Eddie Guerrero, and she and I have come up with matching plans to crown our respective brand’s world champions. There will be an eight man tournament. That’s right, on the next few weeks of Raw; we will have 8 men competing in a King of the Ring style tournament to determine the World Heavyweight Champion. The matches will be over the next four weeks with the final and champion crowning match taking place at Backlash. As to who will be competing in this tournament we will not reveal all the participants now, but we will reveal the men fighting in this tournament tonight. As you may have heard, Rey the Mysterious will be in action and he will wrestle one of the men he faced last night at Wrestlemania XXX… I mean XXV… I mean 25, sorry. Rey Mysterio, in one on one action tonight, will be facing none other than the monster from the abyss… Abyss! And in the main event, we will have two men who both fought last night at Wrestlemania. We will have John Cena taking on Booker G in the champ-
Booker T’s music plays and he walks down the ramp.
Booker- Booker G? Who the hell is Booker G? I am Booker T, and I am a former World Heavyweight Champion, so I know how that title looks on me, and damn it looks good. John Cena, I have beaten you before and I won’t hesitate to do it again. Trust me, I can hang with the elite and I prove it by being a five time, five time, five time, five time, five time WCW-
Booker T is cut off by John Cena’s music and Cena appears on stage.
Cena- We get the picture Booker G, but this ain’t WCW, this is the WWE, where I am a three time, count them, WWE Champion.
Booker- That may be all well and good but no statistic written on paper can counteract the fact that I will win our match tonight. I mean, you haven’t even been World Heavyweight Champion.
Cena- That’s all well and good but that seems to be a statistic as well and it won’t play any effect on our match. You're not king anymore Booker, and you’re definitely not gonna be the champ. As for me, I know that I haven’t won this title before but I believe in first times. I will beat you tonight and then at Backlash, for the first time, I will become the World Heavyweight Champion. And speaking of first times, maybe tonight will be the first time that Booker T will be able to back up his words and deliver in his match. Because you are all talk Booker, and talking won’t get you to the top.
Booker- John, you don’t even know what the top is. You and all the other vermin on Raw should just bow down and make way for the true World Heavyweight Champion. You claim that I am all talk but did talking get all my numerous championships and accomplishments that far outweigh yours? And I don’t think that talking will beat your ass down tonight in the ring. Actually, why wait for the main event, I’ll take you now!
Cena- Oh yeah, well you want some? Come get some!
Cena runs into the ring where Booker is standing and rolls up his sleeves, ready to fight. Booker backs away and looks reluctant to brawl, instead shaking his finger at Cena.
Adamle- Hold it right there guys, nobody will be getting some until your match tonight. I want this to be a fair bout and one without distraction, so nobody will be brawling now.
Booker rolls out of the ring.
Booker- I don’t need to take you now anyway peasant. We will see who is superior tonight in the ring.
Cena- I guess we will, but rest assured I am superior and you are just a stepping stone because at Backlash when this tournament is over and done, you will hear me say… ‘The champ is here!’
The camera cuts to backstage where we see Batista watching the promo on a monitor with a serious look on his face.
Cole- Wow, we could see some tension there between Booker and Cena who will face off tonight.
King- And what about that huge announcement! An 8 man World Heavyweight Championship tournament right here on Raw to crown a new champion!
Cole- With 4 competitors already named, the whole locker room is vying for a spot in this.
King- And so are the two men ready to face off after the break.
Cole- For the first time ever we will have Chris Jericho versus El Generico in the first Raw match of the wrestling year!
***COMMERCIAL***
MATCH 1
Chris Jericho v El Generico
(Single)
The two wrestlers lock up as the referee rings the bell. Generico gets the upper hand with a standing armbar. Jericho twists himself around, but Generico continues the armlock and gets a head scissors which he takes Jericho down with. Jericho springs back up but the armbar is applied again. This time though, Jericho grabs the ropes, and the referee tells them to separate. Generico pushes Jericho off the ropes and he rebounds into the opposite ones, before hitting Chris with a tornado STO. Jericho groggily gets to his feet and Generico Irish whips him again into the ropes, before bending over. Jericho stops however, and hits a fame asser on the bent over body of Generico. Both men get up and grapple, but Jericho gets the upper hand with a hammerlock. He presses the back of his legs, forcing Generico to his knees, before slapping him across the back of his head. He then dropkicks Generico right in the back before hitting a falling front elbow drop. He puts him in a full nelson while lying down, but Generico rolls through into a small package. 1…..2….. Jericho rolls through and stands up, while keeping Generico in the full nelson. He then falls forward, hitting the breakdown. Jericho boots him in the throat, before running and jumping off the second rope, going for the Lionsault, only for Generico to roll out of the way. Jericho crashes and burns before recovering on his knees. Generico then flies off the ropes and hits Jericho with a crossbody, bending his legs back awkwardly. Generico then goes to the top rope and is about to jump for a moonsault, but then Kane’s music starts playing. Generico looks to the stage but nobody is there. Jericho uses the minor distraction to get to his feet and walk to the turnbuckle. He hits Generico who is facing the other direction. He goes for a back suplex off the top but he does not budge, and Jericho is forced to ascend the top rope. On the top, Generico manages to turn around and the two are face to face. Jericho tries to smash his face into the top, but Generico blocks it and picks him up for the Brainbustaahh. He goes for the move but Jericho reverses it into a Codebreaker off the top. Both men fall to the ground exhausted and the referee begins counting. 1…2…3…4…5…6...7… Jericho crawls over to Generico’s limp body, 8…9… He covers with his feet on the ropes, 1…..2…..3
WINNER- Chris Jericho by PINFALL in 8:15
As Jericho celebrates in the ring, a voice is heard.
Voice- I saw that.
Mike Adamle appears on the titan tron.
Adamle- Chris Jericho, you cheated, and here on Raw we do not participate in our matches that way. Now as the referee did not see it, you did officially win the match, but I can give your opposition a chance to get back at you. So next week, there will be a rematch with El Generico taking on Chris Jericho once again. And hell, why not make it a World Championship Tournament match. So next week, we will see who shouts ‘Ole’.
Adamle walks to the back as Chris Jericho finds a microphone.
Jericho- You know what, that’s no problem. I won the first time, so the second time must be easy… right? As long as me beating El Generico for the second time next week gives me the respect I deserve here on Raw, then I am all for it. If anybody has any problems with my intentions then they can say something but I guess nobody has the guts to stand in my way.
He pauses and looks to the apron.
Jericho- That’s what I thought, nobody is going to say anything-
He is cut off by Randy Orton’s music and RKO walks to the ring.
Orton- Chris, I understand your pain. This second coming to the WWE hasn’t exactly been how you wanted now has it? I mean, straight after you debuted, interrupting the Age of Orton; you lost your very first pay per view match against me. The Age of Orton reigned supreme for eight glorious months, but sadly it got cut short due to an unforeseen injury. Well, guess what, I am back and ready to begin the Age of Orton again.
Jericho- Randy, it seems to me that we both want the same things. I mean, you and me both want respect and reward here on Raw, and both of us will try our hardest to get just that. I will get to the top through this championship tournament by beating El Generico next week. And you… well…
Orton- I am already at the top, and I don’t need to establish that fact. But, if Mike Adamle forgets that, or my name, then I will do what I need to do to get noticed around here. Trust me; the one man dynasty recaptures his previous glory tonight! So, the whole Raw roster better watch out, as they are just a stepping stone for the Age of Orton.
Jericho- We will get the respect we deserve Orton. And after we do, Monday Night Raw will never… ever… be the same again!
Orton leaves and the Jericho smiles before leaving as well.
Cole- A perfectly good match ruined there by Jericho’s dirty tactics.
King- It looks like this is the way he plans to get to the top.
Cole- Though that gives him no excuse. I hope Randy Orton will try to climb the Raw ladder without cheating.
King- I wouldn’t bet on that, Orton will do anything to get what he wants, and that includes taking somebody out.
Cole- Up next, we find new tag title contenders!
***COMMERCIAL***
The Dudleys make their way to the ring with a microphone.
Bubba-Ray- We ain’t got much to say, but we’re gonna say it. Cryme Tyme, you are both sorry excuses for gangsters. You like money, why don’t you try earning some like normal Americans. Are you two even American? Because when I look at you I see two bars of chocolate waiting to be snapped in half and melted in the sun. The fashion police said that you looked good in black, not black. Me and my bro D-Von, we are not like that. We are white, and that makes us better than both of you. Hell, even for black people you guys are disappointments. Me and D-Von, we are blacker than you two, or at least I am. We have black spirit, but then again, maybe that’s why we have not been named contenders already. We’re better than you both at the only thing black are good at. I’ve slept with more hoes this week than you in your entire lives. And no, when you sleep with each other it doesn’t count. So get your sorry asses down to this ring and let’s start a fight, because hopefully now you have some motivation. Hungry challengers will only give us a bigger incentive to destroy you two fools right in your own home town, so let’s bring on the carnage tonight, D-Von.
D-Von- Yeah!
MATCH 2
Number One Contender to the World Tag Team Championship
Bubba-Ray Dudley +D-Von Dudley v JTG +Shad
(Tag Team)
D-Von and Shad begin in the ring and D-Von goes to his corner and is whispered some advice from Bubba-Ray. D-Von grins and turns around, only to take a big boot to the face from Shad. D-Von gets back up but takes a left hand from Shad. He fights back with a snap jab or two, but then takes a hard European uppercut. Shad screams and beats his chest but before he can unleash his fury, D-Von rakes his eyes before tagging in Bubba-Ray. Bubba approaches Shad who is still holding his eyes. He waves in his face, says hi, and then drops him with a stunner. Bubba-Ray then puts Shad in a front headlock. Shad uses his power to get back to his feet and manages to break free of the hold but the Bubba spins around and locks in a Full Nelson. He drags Shad around a bit before dropping him with a small but effective Bubba Bomb. He goes for the cover, 1…..2….. JTG breaks it up. D-Von runs in angry but Bubba calms him down and tells him to get back onto the apron. Bubba turns back around and Shad tags in JTG who comes running through and hits a spinning neckbreaker on Bubba-Ray. D-Von runs in but Shad takes him down with a big lariat. JTG then allows Shad to scoop slam him onto Bubba-Ray, who holds his chest in pain. Shad goes back onto the apron as JTG hits a standing leg drop on Bubba-Ray. JTG then goes up to the top and goes for a leg drop but D-Von distracts him on the apron. Shad then runs and knocks him to the floor but Bubba-Ray uses the distraction to get up and walk towards JTG, who sees him walking and immediately jumps, hitting a diving leg lariat into a pin, 1…..2….. Kick out! Shad picks him up and lifts him in Samoan Drop position and JTG runs for the G9 but as he runs to the ropes he is floored by a lariat from D-Von. Shad puts Bubba-Ray down and runs at D-Von but he pulls the ropes down and Shad crashes to the outside. D-Von then picks up JTG and hits him with the Saving Grace. He shouts ‘Yeah’ as Bubba-Ray feebly covers. 1…..2…..3 Team 3D are the new number one contenders to the tag titles!
WINNERS- Bubba-Ray Dudley +D-Von Dudley by PINFALL in 8:44
King- It looks like Team 3D’s experience as a team prevailed over the young team of Cryme Tyme.
Cole- The better team won, but it could have been a cleaner victory.
King- Oh give the nice talk a rest Cole!
Cole- I just like to see a fair match, that’s all. And hopefully are next match will be just that. Palumbo v Punk, it’s up next!
***COMMERCIAL***
MATCH 3
Chuck Palumbo v CM Punk
(Single)
Punk and Palumbo grapple in the centre of the ring as Chuck places Punk in a hammerlock. Punk fights against the hold, before ducking under Palumbo’s arm and reversing the hold into his own wristlock. Punk pulls on his arm, before sweeping his leg and dropping forward into a fujiwawa armbar. Chuck tries to roll over in the hold, but Punk rolls through himself, rolling Palumbo into a small package. 1…..2….. Palumbo kicks back and rolls through, and now he has Punk in the armbar. He gets to his knees, and pushes his knees into Punk’s lower back, before lifting his body up and stomping it to the ground. He stomps on the back of Punk’s head, before dropping a knee on his lower back and applying a camel clutch. Punk tries to claw his way to the ropes, but he is too far away. He flails his arms about, and then clasps Palumbo’s head, flipping him over onto his back in one swift movement. Palumbo uses the ropes to pull himself up, but Punk hits the Pepsi Plunge onto the ropes, sending Palumbo over the apron and onto the floor below. He then jumps off and hits him on the outside with a splash! Punk recomposes himself, before rolling Palumbo into the ring and covering him. 1…..2….. Chuck kicks out but then is hit with a low dropkick. Punk picks him up and hits a hard uppercut, before whipping him into the corner. He jumps and hits another Pepsi Plunge. He tries to follow up with the bulldog, but gets pushed into the opposite ropes, before jumping off them and hitting a springboard clothesline. He picks Palumbo up, and lifts him onto his shoulders for the GTS. He is about to hit him with the move, but Palumbo jumps off and raises Punk onto his shoulders. He goes for the Full Throttle but Punk floats over and connects with a backslide pin, 1…..2…..3 Punk wins!
WINNER- CM Punk by PINFALL in 6:36
Punk stands in the ring, celebrating his victory. He goes to leave, but then is floored with a huge RKO from none other than Randy Orton. Orton looks over the fallen body of Punk, before rolling out of the ring and making his way back up the ramp.
King- So that’s what Orton was talking about when he said he would do anything to rise to the top.
Cole- A sickening display there and we must wonder that Punk wants retribution after what Randy did.
King- He was ambushed after a hard fought victory; even I admit that that’s not right.
Cole- Though sadly, it happened and we cant stop it now. On a more positive note though, the Intercontinental title will be defended next.
***COMMERCIAL***
MATCH 4
Intercontinental Championship
Lance Cade © v Santino Marella v Kofi Kingston
(Triple Threat)
The three competitors begin in the ring circling each other, before Cade and Kingston briefly team up to throw Santino out of the ring. Kingston and Cade laugh at Santino, but then Cade hits a lariat to the back of Kingston’s neck. Cade puts Kofi in a lying headlock and hits a snapmare to put him into a seated position. He picks Kofi up and knees him in the back. He then sees Santino climbing up the apron and throws Kofi at him, knocking him back to the floor. Kofi is hung up on the ropes and Cade chokes him with the top rope, forcing the referee to step in. Cade ignores him and boots Kofi in the back of the head, sending his throat right into the rope. He then picks Kofi up off the floor and whips him into the corner. As he staggers back from the whip, Cade hits a big tilt a whirl sideslam. He drops a knee on Kingston’s head before pulling him back to his feet. He goes for the Cade Bomb, but Kofi breaks free and hits Cade with a spinning kick to the gut. Kofi hoes for a fame asser, but Cade moves out of the way, before kicking the seated and stunned Kofi right in the face with the sloe of his boot. Again, Cade sees Marella climbing the apron. He throws Kofi at him, but Santino pulls the ropes down and Kofi falls to the outside. Marella slides into the ring and ducks a clothesline from Cade, before hitting him with consecutive right hands. He hits Cade with a drop toe hold and then an elbow drop. Marella then rolls Cade into a Small Package and grabs the ropes for leverage. The referee is about to make the count but then Kofi picks up Marella’s legs while still outside, as the legs are hanging on the rope. He pulls Santino to the outside and rams him into the barricade. He then dropkicks him into the crowd, who disperse from the area. Kofi gets up onto the barricade and sets up for an elevated Air Jamaica, but then he is suddenly hit with a back suplex from Cade from the top of the barricade down to the floor. Cade stands over Kofi and laughs, before rolling him into the ring. He goes to hit Kofi with the Cade Bomb but then spots Santino on the outside and throws Kofi over the top rope, taking him down. Cade then gets up on the apron and waits for Santino to get up, before hitting a springboard lariat to him on the outside. He rolls Marella into the ring and covers him, 1…..2….. Santino kicks out much to Cade’s dismay. Cade picks Marella up and goes again for the Cade Bomb, but then Kingston rushes into the ring. Cade drops Santino who is then hit with the Trouble in Paradise. Santino falls to the ground as Kofi attempts the move on Cade. Lance ducks and goes for the Cade Bomb, but Kofi again reverses it. Cade gets frustrated and drops to his knees, before viciously low blowing Kofi while the referee is checking on Santino. Kingston rolls away in pain as Cade covers Marella, 1…..2…..3 Lance Cade retains the title!
WINNER- Lance Cade by PINFALL in 11:07
Batista is shown backstage with Jeremy Borash. They both just sit there for a while and look confused.
Batista- Aren’t you going to ask me anything, I mean, you did ask me for this interview after all?
Borash- I’m sorry… it’s just my first day on the job and I’m a little nervous so… umm…
Batista- Oh I understand, you are intimidated by the presence of the Animal. Many people are frightened by my presence, but one man isn’t. John Cena is that man, and he showed just that last night in the ring with me at Wrestlemania.
Borash- What are your thoughts on that match?
Batista- Thanks, I would have never thought about answering that one, what a great and inspiring question.
Borash- Really, because I-
Batista- I was being sarcastic, jeez, have you been getting lessons from Snitsky or something? Or do they not teach the interviewers where you come from?
Borash- I’m sorry.
Batista- It’s all well and good that you are sorry, but there is one man who is not sorry, and that yet again is John Cena. But I will make him sorry. Last night we fought in a match for the ages. It was set up to be the match of the year. But, John Cena had to ruin it; he had to lock in that STFU. He broke our promise, and now I’m going to break him. John Cena apparently shows no remorse for what he did. Hell, he forgot about it. Well guess what John, Batista didn’t forget about it and he won’t forget about what you did to him. The disrespect you showed me last night will never be shown to me again.
Borash- I hope you don’t mind, but in this circumstance I could imagine Cena saying ‘You want some come get some’.
Batista- You’re right, good work. Have a pat on the back. John Cena probably would say that, and he would probably regret it afterwards. I want some, and I’m gonna get some John, just watch yourself and things will resolve themselves, with the Animal coming out on top.
Batista walks away and Borash stands there sheepishly.
Borash- Umm… back to you… somebody?
Cole- Batista sending a very clear message there to John Cena, there is obviously tension between the two and Batista has not forgotten about the match last night and the broken promise.
King- And what about that title match. We saw Lance Cade fighting hard to walk away with the gold.
Cole- A good match it was and hopefully more follow.
***COMMERCIAL***
MATCH 5
World Heavyweight Championship Tournament
Abyss v Rey Mysterio
(Single)
Abyss pulls the hair out of his face as he adjusts his mask. Mysterio stretches his wrists and says some final words to El Generico who is at ringside, as is Kane. Abyss runs at Rey, but he ducks and runs to the opposite end of the ring. Abyss again lunges at him, but Rey uses his speed to move out of the way and then dropkick Abyss in the knees. Rey then kicks him in the knee and goes for a dropkick to the midsection but Abyss just bats him away. Rey is down and Abyss walks over to pick him up, but he quickly rolls out of the ring to avoid Abyss. The crowd is not pleased at his cowardliness so he instead jumps on the apron and goes for a springboard maneuver but as he jumps onto the ropes, Abyss pushes him back down to the outside where he flies back first into the barricade. Rey does not seem to be moving as the referee starts counting him out. 1…2…3… Generico walks over to Rey and starts encouraging him to get up. 4…5…6… Kane walks over to them and threatens to punch Generico, but the referee halts his counting to break up the altercation ending with Kane retreating back to the other side of the ring. Mysterio recuperates during the referee’s distraction and manages to get back into the ring on the count of 8. As he crawls back into the ring, Abyss stomps on him before dropping a knee on his back. Abyss then picks Rey up and hits a side slam backbreaker but after the impact he keeps him in the position and stretches his back over his knee. He lifts Mysterio up once again and then plants him in an identical backbreaker, while again still continuing the submission. Rey looks very strained and almost succumbs to the pain, but he fights back by kicking Abyss in the side of the head. He keeps the kicks coming but Abyss, almost oblivious to them, picks Rey up and hits a third backbreaker. However, this time he allows him to fall to the ground. He then covers him, 1…..2….. Mysterio kicks out. Abyss picks him up and throws him into the corner. As Rey rebounds forward, Abyss goes for the Black Hole Slam but Mysterio reverses it somehow into a reverse spike STO. Both men are down and their stable mates are cheering them on at ringside. Eventually both men get up and Abyss grabs Mysterio, who tries to escape but is tired and can not bring himself to fight Abyss’ power. Abyss picks Rey up and throws him over the ropes on the side where Kane is. However, Rey holds on and remains on the apron. He leaps onto the ropes and Abyss turns around he leaps, but as he lands, Abyss catches him by the throat. Mysterio is then lifted up and planted down with a huge Chokeslam. 1…..2….. Mysterio gets his hand on the rope at the last second and Abyss can not believe it. Neither can Kane who runs at Generico on the outside and takes him down with a big boot. He goes for a Chokeslam on the outside, but is pushed into the barricade by Generico. In the ring, Abyss has been intently watching this and as he turns back to his opponent he takes a flying dropkick to the knee, tripping him over and sending him falling down so he is hung up on the middle rope. Mysterio takes advantage of the situation and quickly hits the 619. He then jumps off the ropes and hits a dragonrana pin. 1…..2…..3 Mysterio wins and he quickly ducks out of the ring away from a shocked and recovering Abyss. Rey and Generico leave, motioning that they want the titles.
WINNER- Rey Mysterio by PINFALL in 10:19
Cole- Rey Mysterio has again overcome the odds and has secured himself a place in the second round of the tournament.
King- And we see the tension between the teams of Kane and Abyss and Rey and Generico growing.
Cole- You have to wonder if this puts Rey and Generico in line for a title shot.
King- I think that is up to the general manager, but I agree that they have worked hard and deserve it.
***COMMERCIAL***
CM Punk walks down to the ring with a serious look on his face.
Punk- All of you saw what happened tonight, didn’t you? You saw me beat… actually crush Chuck Palumbo, and then you saw something else. You saw a cowardly attack conducted on me. You saw be get blindsided while my back was turned. You all saw me get struck by an RKO when I was most vulnerable. So Randy Orton, do you care to explain yourself?
He stops and waits for Orton to come out but nothing happens.
Punk- How professional of you Orton. You can’t even grow the balls to come out here and take responsibility for your actions. You established yourself as a coward when you attacked me and now this proves my point, I should-
Orton’s music begins to play and he steps onto the stage.
Orton- CM Punk, I would just stop right there if I were you. You’re calling me a coward, yet you won your World Heavyweight Championship when your opponent was beaten and bloodied.
Punk- Hey, I beat 6 other-
Orton- If I wasn’t injured then you wouldn’t even get near that title! Nobody would get that title. But I still got injured, and the Age of Orton was tragically postponed. Well I am back, and so is my supreme reign. Punk, you should consider it an honour that I gave you that RKO tonight. Earlier tonight I said that I would do anything too get back to the top, I said that I would destroy anybody. And I chose you. I believed that you were a man of enough credibility and of enough ability. I chose you as the person that I thought would be big enough to make me look like the supreme figure on Raw when I took you out.
Punk- Sure, I understand what you mean and I gotta say who wouldn’t choose me to establish themselves. I am the most highly acclaimed superstar on Raw. But think about it, what did you prove by attacking me tonight while my back was turned? You didn’t beat anyone; you didn’t even face the person you took out. Undeserving scum like you are the reasons that hard working people can not get to the top of the business.
Orton- I don’t need to listen to this. I don’t even need to prove anything; I will beat anyone on the roster anyway!
Punk- Well then put up or shut up Orton, let’s see if you can live up to your words. You, me, one on one next week, and if you refuse then you just prove that you are a coward.
Orton- You’re on Punk! I’ll do whatever it takes, and that includes pinning anyone I need to.
Punk- I had a feeling you would accept. Obviously you had to back up your ego and agree to my offer. That is why I already made arrangements backstage with Mike Adamle. He said that if we both agree to this match, then it will be featured on the main event of Raw next week.
Orton- And your point is-
Punk- In a first round match for the World Heavyweight Championship tournament!
Orton- Excellent, it’s only been one day and I have already received the recognition I have been looking for. I told you that this would work. I haven’t even broken a sweat and I have already gotten what I want, so thank you Punk.
Punk- It won’t matter anyway because I only made this match as a stepping stone for me, because you see-
Orton decides not to listen to the rest of Punk’s speech and walks backstage, to a monumental amount of boos. Punk looks furious but then calms down and walks to the back slowly.
MATCH 6
Katie Lea Burchill +Beth Phoenix +Velvet Sky +Jillian Hall v Melina +Mickie James +Candice Michelle +Kelly Kelly
(8-Woman Tag)
Velvet Sky and Candice Michelle begin in the ring, as they lock up. Candice gains control as she pushes Velvet down to her knees. She kicks her in the gut, and goes to hit a roundhouse to her face, but Sky ducks and then twists Candice’s leg, sending her to the ground with her leg in a very awkward position. Velvet dropkicks Candice in the knee and she screams in pain, obviously hurt. Candice tries to get up but her leg buckles slightly. Velvet drags Candice back to her own corner and hangs her bad knee on the bottom rope. She then tags in Jillian who hits the springboard elbow drop onto the hung up knee of Candice. She goes to cover, but Candice is already grabbing the ropes. Jillian then starts pulling her away but Candice holds on, before kicking Hall in the mouth with her free and good leg. As Jillian falls backwards, Candice crawls to her corner for the tag. Jillian manages to tag in Katie Lea as Candice is still struggling to get to her own partners. Katie picks up Candice and clubs her in the back of the neck, before stepping back a pace. Burchill dives for a chop block but Candice jumps and avoids the attack. She falls onto her bad leg, but still manages to use the ropes to pull herself along and tags Melina in the process of falling down. Melina walks over to Katie Lea who has gotten up and the two divas bicker. Melina pushes Katie, but Burchill retaliates with a thunderous slap that echoes throughout the arena. Melina falls to the floor as Katie walks away and tags in Beth Phoenix. Beth walks over to Melina and picks her up, before throwing her into her own apron right into Candice, who falls to the floor onto her leg and screams in pain. Kelly immediately jumps off the apron to attend to her and medical officers rush out to put Candice on a stretcher with Kelly following to comfort her. In the ring, Beth is watching them wheel Candice away and is distracted. Melina utilizes the moment and puts Beth in a Small Package. 1…..2….. Beth kicks out and furiously charges and Melina, only to be sent to the ground with a drop toe hold. Melina gets up and hits bulldog on Beth. She runs to her corner and tags in the fresh Mickie James. Mickie gets up on the top rope, before waiting for the right moment and hitting a diving lou thesz press! She goes for the cover, but Beth rolls through to the other side of the ring where Katie tags herself in. Mickie punches robotically at Katie in a fury attack. Katie fights back though by pulling Mickie’s hair. She pulls her and swings her to the ground but the referee pushes her away due to the illegal maneuver. Mickie tries to recuperate from the hair pull but Katie breaks free from the ref’s grasp and hits the Twisted Sister on Mickie. She covers, 1….. Melina runs in but Beth sees this and takes her down with a lariat. 2…..3 Katie’s team wins.
WINNERS- Katie Lea Burchill +Beth Phoenix +Velvet Sky +Jillian Hall by PINFALL in 10:34
After the match Katie and Beth pick Mickie up and throw her out of the ring. They then pick Melina up and Katie slaps her viciously again while Beth holds her. She then delivers a Twisted Sister to Melina and they leave her sprawled in the ring.
King- We saw some serious altercations between those vicious vixens, but what really intrigued me was the Randy Orton and CM Punk altercation.
Cole- Yes and we will see the two men go one on one next week in the main event in a championship tournament match.
King- Randy Orton better back up his words or he will be left humiliated and if CM Punk loses then Orton’s point will be proved.
Cole- All good points, but I am still shuddering from that vicious slap that the Women’s champ gave Melina.
King- Who will without a doubt be looking for revenge.
***COMMERCIAL***
MATCH 7
World Heavyweight Championship Tournament
Booker T v John Cena
(Single)
As the bell rings Booker talks smack, but John Cena gets in his face and taunts him with the ‘you can’t see me’ hand signal. To this, Booker responds with a cheap shot punch to the face, followed up with a clothesline. Booker pulls Cena into a sitting position before slapping him in the face. Booker then boots Cena in the nose before dropping a knee on his face. Cena shouts in pain as Booker repeatedly stomps again and again on Cena’s vulnerable face. The referee forces Booker to get off Cena but he pushes the ref away and continues to pound Cena with his foot. The referee begins counting and Booker eventually back away, but not before delivering a hard running leg drop to the face of Cena. Booker then imitates spitting on Cena, before picking him up and throwing him into the corner. He delivers a big kick to the face and Cena falls to the canvas almost motionless. As the referee checks on Cena, Booker proceeds to take the turnbuckle covering off the top turnbuckle, and throws the leather to the outside. He picks Cena up and hits a European uppercut, before bouncing off the ropes. He goes for a running bulldog but then Cena ducks and Booker bounces off the opposite ropes. Cena goes to whip him into the corner, but Booker uses his momentum to pull Cena through and send him into the exposed turnbuckle back first. Booker then runs at Cena, but out of nowhere is hit with a drop toe hold, sending his face into the exposed steel. Booker falls to the ground and grasps his forehead in pain. He gets to his knees but Cena takes advantage of the position to hit an over castle. Cena hooks Booker’s leg and goes for the STFU, but Booker realizes the danger and immediately grabs the ropes so Cena gets off. Cena lifts Booker off the ground and ducks a feeble punch. He then hooks his leg and hits a fisherman’s suplex bridging into a pin. 1…..2….. Booker kicks out. Cena gets up and taunts Booker with the ‘you can’t see me’ before running and bouncing off the ropes. He does his signature taunts and then goes to drop down for the 5 knuckle shuffle, but before he can do so, he takes a thumb to the eye from Booker. Booker quickly gets up as Cena is bent over and goes for the Scissors Kick, but Cena moves out of the way. Cena goes for the spinning side powerslam, but Booker floats over. He then grabs Cena’s face and hits a modified stunner, sending his face right into his knees. Booker slowly gets back to his feet and waits until Cena gets up. He then picks up Cena and hits him with a vicious Bookend! He covers, 1…..2….. No! John Cena somehow manages to kick out at the last second. Booker is extremely frustrated and picks him up, before dropping him with a snake eyes right on the exposed turnbuckle, busting Cena open. The referee then begins to realize the danger of this steel and begins to retrieve the padding from the outside and then put it back on. During this time, Booker picks up Cena’s chain and goes to choke Cena with it, but he blocks it and hits a DDT on the chain to Booker, who is now also busted open. Cena throws the chain away, before bouncing off the ropes and hitting the 5 Knuckle Shuffle! The referee finishes fixing the corner just in time to make the count. 1…..2….. Booker gets his hand on the ropes. Cena looks slightly disdainful but never the less picks Booker up and plants him back to the ground with the spinning side powerslam. Cena then goes to the top rope and sets himself up for the fame asser. He waits until Booker is bent over and jumps, but he moves out of the way and Cena crashes and burns. Booker then lies in wait until Cena picks himself up. Cena is bent over and Booker goes for the Scissors Kick, but Cena moves and Booker lands on the canvas. Cena then runs to the ropes but is tripped over by a hooded figure. Cena gets up slowly and while he is bent over, Booker T capitalizes and hits the Scissors Kick! 1…..2…..3 Booker T wins and advances!
WINNER- Booker T by PINFALL in 13:49
The unknown man then gets into the ring and takes the hood off, revealing himself to be Batista who receives a large but mixed reaction. Batista picks up Cena in the centre of the ring as Booker T leaves. He then plants Cena with a huge Batista Bomb in revenge from Wrestlemania. Batista laughs and the show closes with him standing over Cena’s fallen body.
King- Booker wins! Booker wins! Booker wins!
Cole- What a main event that was, and now we see Booker T progress to the next round to face Rey Mysterio in the semi finals of the World Heavyweight Championship tournament.
King- I cant wait for that match but I am still getting over this one.
Cole- I know, and even though it was a disappointing finish with Batista interfering, I cant wait to see what happens between him and Cena in coming weeks.
King- Yes it looks like they are not done, but sadly for tonight, we are. Tune in next week for more tournament matches and another exhilarating week of Monday Night Raw!
Cole- Thank you and goodnight.
