CT Styles
Guest
World Wrestling Entertainment; the wrestling company of the world as many called it was unbeatable to put it bluntly. Although, many found this title to be undeserving as the WWE never really listened to the fans. The WWE had decided to do a 'major shakeup' instead of a lottery draft in 2008. For weeks, there were meetings deciding what would happen; Championships staying? Superstars moving? Authority changing? Nobody knew. Vince wanted this to be a new age in professional wrestling, as many people would know. The past era has been a negative experience as a whole for the world of Sports-Entertainment. It took two months of regular meetings to finally decide what was happening. Cyber Sunday was canceled for this year as it wasn't seen important. Instead the WWE held something different on that Sunday. They held 'The Revitalization'. Thousands attended this live event that was also televised. Vincent Kennedy McMahon hosted this event; every signed employee of WWE watching anxiously backstage as to what was happening. He stood in the ring and looked around. He then announced one hell of a shock. A shock that shook the wrestling world.
RAW, ECW and SmackDown! had merged; that though, was not the shock. SmackDown! was gone. ECW was gone. No one could believe it had happened, McMahon said that everyone holding a world title is still doing so. He said the title situation will be sorted out in due time. He announced that Shane McMahon and Mike Adamle will be Co-General Managers of RAW. As of now, Monday Night RAW is the home to three brands worth of superstars. Some superstars will be forced to leave, some may quit. Heat had returned and some superstars will relegate down to that. These things though, were a risk McMahon and the rest of the staff were willing to take. McMahon went backstage that night and received numerous resignations from superstars. The final roster would be posted on WWE.com the next day. It though, was subject to change. Survivor Series was coming up and WWE wanted this to be the best Pay-Per-View in a long time. Over the next few weeks on RAW there was many difficult situations regarding titles. It was decided that Survivor Series would be the decider for the World Titles. The Intercontinental and United States Championships were vacated and unified just as the Intercontinental Championship.
There then was an Intercontinental Tournament held over the weeks heading into Survivor Series and the final two to face-off at Survivor Series are John Morrison and Evan Bourne. McMahon said that the week before Survivor Series they would decide what was happening world title wise. During the weeks leading up to it, apart from the tournament, numerous matches were made. The final card for the Pay-Per-View was announced. The results..
World Heavyweight Championship
Shawn Michaels' Last Chance
Shawn Michaels def. Chris Jericho via Disqualification at 22:18
WWE Championship
Randy Orton def. Triple H
Team Priceless (Cody Rhodes, Ted DiBiase, Manu, Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder) def. Team Punk (CM Punk, Kane, Matt Hardy and Cryme Tymes' JTG and Shad)
Intercontinental Championship
John Morrison def. Evan Bourne
Ron Killings def. Shelton Benjamin
The Undertaker def. Batista
McMahon has stated that the World Title situation will be decided soon enough and it may end up with a few unhappy people.
::Monday Night RAW Roster::
::Monday Night RAW Management::
Mike Adamle & Shane McMahon
Co-General Managers
Jim Ross & Jerry 'The King' Lawler
Commentary
Maria Kanellis
Backstage Interviewer
::Monday Night RAW Title Holders::
World Heavyweight Champion
Intercontinental Champion
WWE Tag Team Champions
::Monday Night RAW Roster::
Continuing on after Survivor Series, WWE began hype for the next Pay-Per-View, Armageddon. Armageddon was set to be a massive PPV but became victim to a massive blow of a Main Event Star. Vince McMahon had spoken to Hunter regarding the World Title situation and explained that they wanted him to drop the title so Jericho could be the one and only champion. Hunter didn't take to that very well and a massive fight broke out, personal things were said during the tussle. It ended with Triple H being suspended from the WWE. McMahon made it known bluntly that things would continue and that Hunter's ego had simply gone to his head and that positions in the company meant nothing. Over the next few weeks numerous matches were announced for Armageddon. Chris Jericho would be defending now the only World Title in WWE, the World Heavyweight Championship against Batista.
Kane had targeted Jeff Hardy in numerous matches, questioning his ability and labeling him a coward. He had claimed that Hardy's speed was used to run away from his opponents and his high-flying was to stay away from them. Hardy and Kane had many encounters outside the ring and it was eventually announced that they would be battling each other in a match where the rules were the same they were outside the ring; there are none. Jeff Hardy and Kane battle in a No-Holds-Barred match.
Co-General Manager Shane McMahon made an announcement that Armageddon will hold a Battle Royal for an entrant number in the Royal Rumble that's in the 20's. The qualifiers are CM Punk, Evan Bourne Shelton Benjamin, John Morrison The Brian Kendrick and Kofi Kingston .
Shawn Michaels and John Cena take on a one time reuniting Rated RKO in a tag team match. All four believe they are rightful number one contenders and just to possibly add fuel to the fire, Mike Adamle pitted these four in a tag team match.
Ron Killings has been on quite a roll since his entrance into the WWE a few months ago, MVP though, isn't one of his many fans. He finds Killings immature and obnoxious. He claims his raps are pathetic and his in-ring performance bland. In MVP's words, 'In comparison to myself, he's unmentionable. Like everyone else compared to me, I'm simply better. The match was made at Killings' request and these two will be battling it out.
In the tag division there has been fierce competition to gain the tag title worn by Cryme Tyme and that's why both GMs agreed that a Fatal-Four-Way tag match was necessary.
::Armageddon Results::
World Heavyweight Championship
Chris Jericho def. Batista
No-Holds-Barred
Jeff Hardy def. Kane
::Kane was injured in this match after Hardy nailed a Swanton Bomb on Kane whom was laying on a table with tacks underneath it. He suffered facial injuries::
Battle Royal
CM Punk def. Evan Bourne, Shelton Benjamin, The Brian Kendrick, John Morrison and Kofi Kingston
Shawn Michaels and John Cena def. Rated RKO
WWE Tag Team Championships
Fatal-Four-Way Tag Team
Cryme Tyme def. Curt Hawkins & Zac Ryder, Team Priceless and Carlito and Primo Colon
Ron Killings def. MVP
Following Armageddon the WWE was heading into the Royal Rumble. There was numerous matches deciding who would be competing in it and the final card was announced the Monday before the event.
::2009 Royal Rumble Card::
30 Man Royal Rumble
Edge, Randy Orton, Undertaker, CM Punk, Evan Bourne, Jeff Hardy, John Morrison, Kofi Kingston, MVP, Ron Killings, Shelton Benjamin, William Regal, Scotty Goldman, Ken Doane, The Brian Kendrick, Dolph Ziggler, Primo Colon, Carlito, Curt Hawkins, Zack Ryder, 'Hacksaw' Jim Duggan, Mystery Person #1, Paul Burchill, Mystery Person #2, Elijah Burke, Mr. Kennedy, Mark Henry, Kung-Fu Naki, Manu, D-Lo Brown
World Heavyweight Championship
Chris Jericho vs Batista
WWE Tag Team Championships
Cryme Tyme vs Team Priceless
#1 Contender for World Heavyweight Championship at No Way Out
Shawn Michaels vs John Cena
