WWE Monday Night Raw
July 27th, 2009
Washington, D.C.
We’re in the Nations Capital, and we’re wasting no time tonight, kicking off Monday Night Raw in a big way. We’ll see two of the men competing in tonight’s Battle Royal going against each other in a warm up of sorts.
Match One
Elijah Burke vs. John Cena
Surprisingly, this one began with some mat work, as despite his former boxing prominence, Burke refuses to engage in a brawl in the early stages. The two trade holds, however despite Burke’s technical advantage, Cena is able to use his brute strength advantage to keep Burke at bay, and actually win a majority of the exchanges.
Cena used a basic Side Headlock very effectively to put the squeeze on Burke and keep him on the canvas. Frustration started to boil over for Burke, so he threw some elbows to the gut to break the hold, and when both men got back to their feet, the matched turned into a brawl. Burke had some initial success as he’s the one who turned the match this way, however it wasn’t long until Cena fired up.
The former champ started to rock Burke with his custom haymakers, before running through him with a few Clotheslines. Knowing he has another match later on tonight… CENA WANTS TO END THINGS QUICKLY… GETTING BURKE UP FOR THE FU…
HOWEVER, BURKE SLITHERS DOWN THE BACK OF CENA!!!
As Cena turns to face him, Burke grabs a hold of the waist band of Cena’s shorts and uses them to pull him, the momentum sending Cena through the ropes and to the outside. Cena lands with an uncomfortable splat on the protective mats, and sensing his chance, Burke immediately goes out after Cena. He clobbers him on the back a few times, before bringing him back to his feet. BURKE THEN SUPLEXES CENA… HAVING HIM LAND BACK FIRST ONTO THE CROWD BARRICADE!!!
That’s the type of move that will change the direction of the entire match. With Cena reeling in pain and clutching at his back, Burke smirks as we head to a break.
-COMMERCIAL BREAK-
When we return, the action is back inside of the ring, and Burke is well and truly in control. Our commentators let us know that Burke has been working on the back throughout the entire break. That continues now that we’ve returned, with Burke smartly ensuring all of his offense targets the back or the mid-section of Cena. It’s all pretty simple offense also, with Burke grinding away, throwing elbows and knees to the back to keep Cena down.
Of course, Burke isn’t against bending the rules either, occasionally throwing in an illegal choke hold until the referee counts to four and threatens disqualification. Eventually, Burke tries a different avenue of pain, locking Cena in a Standing Octopus Hold! Cena looks like he’s going to fade, in a tremendous amount of pain, but he refuses to submit, and eventually powers out of the hold with a sluggish Hip Toss!
Burke bounces right back to his feet, knowing he has to stay on Cena, but Cena’s ready for it and rocks Burke with right hands, before sending him to the ropes. As Burke bounces off the ropes, Cena runs him down with a Clothesline, followed by a second Clothesline, followed by two consecutive Shoulder Blocks! Cena’s beginning to really cook now, dragging Burke back to his feet and landing some more straight punches, however Burke is able to rake the eyes.
As Cena grabs at his eyes, trying to regain vision, Burke backs him up with his own right hands, battering Cena until he backs into the corner. With Cena still struggling with his eyes, Burke backs away from the corner before charging in… ELIJAH EXPRESS!!!
CONNECTS WITH THE CORNER AS CENA MOVES FROM THE CORNER AT THE LAST MOMENT!!!
Burke stumbles backwards, out of the corner… PROTO BOMB FROM CENA!!!
We know what’s next now as the man who likes to be called ‘The Champ’ stands over Burke, and gives him the old “YOU CAN’T SEE ME”. Cena bounces off the ropes… FIVE KNUCKLE SHUFFLE CONNECTS!!!
Cena now begins to stalk Burke, waiting for him to get up, and when he does… CENA GETS BURKE UP FOR THE FU!!!
BURKE EXPLODES WITH DESPERATION ELBOWS TO CENA’S TEMPLE, FORCING HIM TO LET HIM DOWN!!!
With Cena dazed, Burke follows up with a brutal Step-Up Knee Strike! BURKE LOOKS TO FOLLOW UP WITH THE HONOUR ROLL!!!
BUT CENA CLINCHES ON TO BURKE’S ARM AND PULLS IT DOWN TO DRAG HIM TO THE CANVAS!!!
Burke’s almost in shock, unsure what to do, as Cena quickly rolls to Burke’s legs… STFU IS LOCKED IN!!!
They are in the centre of the ring, there’s nowhere for Burke to go. He tries to fight out of it, until Cena pulls back even harder… AND BURKE TAPS OUT!!!
Winner: John Cena @ 14:18
Probably a more gruelling match then both would have preferred before tonight’s Battle Royal, but Cena looks relieved to have gotten through it anyway. He enjoys the cheers from the fans as the referee raises his hand in the air, only for Cena to then get a look of pure grit and determination on his face, whilst signalling that the WWE Championship is coming back to his waist.
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We now head to the back where CM Punk is watching on a monitor, nodding his head, impressed with Cena’s performance. Upon appearing on the titantron, Punk gets a tonne of cheers himself, as he now focuses on the camera, ready to cut his own promo.
CM Punk: That was impressive from John Cena, who I have nothing but the upmost respect for. But it’s nothing compared to the month I’m about to have. Tonight, I’m going to win the Battle Royal, next week I’m going to win the WWE Intercontinental Championship and then at Summerslam… I’ll do exactly what I’ve been wanting to do since WrestleMania. I will once again hold the WWE Championship and restore
integrity to that title.
An equally determined CM Punk gives the camera a confident smirk, before we cut to commercials.
-COMMERCIAL BREAK-
Returning from the break, we get an eerily similar image to last week, with the WWE Champion Randy Orton slowly entering the locker room of his former Evolution mentor, Triple H. Unlike last week though, there isn’t as much tension with Triple H almost looking like he expected the arrival of the champion.
Triple H: Okay, here we are. You’ve got what you wanted. Do you have the list?
Orton digs into his pockets and pulls out a piece of paper, handing it to ‘The Game’. Triple H looks over it, nodding as he reads.
Triple H: Let me get this straight, tonight in the Battle Royal if me and your
boys eliminate these three names…
Randy Orton: You’d get a future title shot, and it would be like Evolution all over again but better, we’d have your back.
Both men stare into each other’s eyes, wondering if they can trust the other, before they seemingly nod in agreement and go their separate ways…
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Later on in the show, WWE Champion Randy Orton is still lurking backstage and finding people to talk to, this time approaching Chris Jericho. Jericho looks at Orton and then looks away, continuing to lace up his boots ahead of tonight’s Battle Royal.
Randy Orton: It’s done, the plan is in motion. You need to watch Triple H’s back tonight. Get rid of everybody else and let it get down to the two of you.
Jericho stands up, a little aggressively and is quite close to Orton’s face.
Chris Jericho: I have to be honest with you,
champ, I
don’t care for all of your scheming. With that being said, what I
do care about is the WWE Championship. And if I haven’t made it crystal clear already, I’ll do
whatever necessary to get my shot.
Randy doesn’t completely like the words of Jericho, but he lets it slide, knowing he needs as many allies as possible heading into this Battle Royal…
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We now see the WWE Intercontinental Champion Mr. Kennedy standing in a random spot in the back.
Mr. Kennedy: Next week, I shut all your mouths and I shut CM Punk’s mouth. Next week, I defend
my title against CM Punk. I’ll prove to you all that there’s really no comparison between the two of us. Punk is a worthless piece of
shit, he’s from an
awful city, and to be brutally honest, he looks like a
bum. Meanwhile, I was bred to be a champion and next week I will prove it. Next week, after our match, all you will hear is your winner… And STILL WWE Intercontinental Champion……. MIIIISSSTTTEEERRRR KEEENNNNAAAAADAAAAAAYYYYY…
I’m sure you all know where this is going.
Mr. Kennedy: KEEENNNNNAAAAAADAAAAAYYYYYYYY!!!
Kennedy is clearly full of confidence ahead of his big title match tomorrow night…
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At ringside, our commentators announce that due to injuries sustained in his match earlier against Vladimir Kozlov, REY MYSTERIO WILL NO LONGER BE COMPETING IN TONIGHT’S BATTLE ROYAL!!!
His spot will be taken by… EVAN BOURNE!!!
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Later on in the night, right for the entrances for the Battle Royal begin, our commentators drop some more interesting info. First, they hype up the huge Kennedy/Punk IC Title match for next week, before announcing that THIS SATURDAY ON THE RETURN OF SATURDAY NIGHT’S MAIN EVENT, WE WILL SEE A PREVIEW OF THE INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH!!!
CM PUNK AND REY MYSTERIO VS. MR. KENNEDY AND RANDY ORTON… THIS SATURDAY!!!
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Some wrestlers that aren’t overly integral to our story now start making their way to the ring for the big Battle Royal…
-COMMERCIAL BREAK-
By the time we return, a majority of the participants of the Battle Royal are in the ring, with only CM Punk, Triple H and John Cena getting televised entrances before the match begins.
Match Four
20 Man Number One Contender’s Battle Royal
With everybody in the ring to start things off, it’s absolute mayhem when the bell rings. Plenty of chaos all over the place and it isn’t pretty, with there not being a lot of room for guys to move. It does look like WWE Champion Randy Orton’s strategy is in effect also, with Cody Rhodes, Ted DiBiase, Mr. Kennedy, Chris Jericho and Triple H either working together or staying out of each other’s way, depending on what is required. In a bit of a brain fade moment, KENNY DYKSTRA THROWS CAUTION TO THE WIND AND CHARGES AT VLADIMIR KOZLOV…
KOZLOV USES HIS MOMENTUM AND BELLY TO BELLY SUPLEXES DYKSTRA OVER THE TOP ROPE AND TO THE OUTSIDE!!!
ELIMINATION #1 – KENNY DYKSTRA BY VLADIMIR KOZLOV
Orton’s crew, including Jericho and Triple H begin focusing on what we can only imagine is the man at the top of the list of people Orton doesn’t want to face: John Cena. They corner Cena like rabid dogs and really do a number on him, until CM Punk makes the save. Punk drags them all off one by one, dropping them with Roundhouse Kicks, which allows Cena to recover. The unlikely duo are then able to fight off Legacy and their buddies, getting the fans really pumped up.
As Cena and Punk share a respectful nod, Cena looks to focus in on Jericho, meanwhile Elijah Burke charges at Punk, but he gets dropped by a Roundhouse Kick as well! Punk is on fire as he immediately drags Burke back up… GO TO SLEEP CONNECTS!!!
It’s a Battle Royal so instead of falling to the canvas, Burke falls back and stumbles into the ropes… ALLOWING PUNK TO CLOTHESLINE BURKE OVER THE TOP ROPE AND TO THE OUTSIDE!!!
ELIMINATION #2 – ELIJAH BURKE BY CM PUNK
As this is happening, Dolph Ziggler continues to look impressive also, seemingly making the most of his appearance on Monday Night Raw! Punk’s earlier actions come back to haunt him though, as now Triple H, Rhodes and DiBiase look to triple team him, getting revenge for earlier. They beat him up in the corner, until this time it’s Cena’s turn to play the role of the saviour. Cena begins pulling Priceless and Trips off of Punk, throwing his patented haymakers to keep them all at bay.
In the centre of the ring, Evan Bourne and John Morrison are duking it out. The two share quite the athletic sequence, with plenty of flips and what not, and it ends in a stalemate. Both men stare each other down as the fans applaud the interaction, until they both get run down with a Double Clothesline from Kozlov! As Kozlov turns around… KOZLOV GETS SPEARED TO THE CANVAS BY BATISTA!!!
Batista lands on top of Kozlov and explodes with right hands, but Kozlov quickly rolls on top, landing some shots on Batista as well. The two continue to trade positions, hammering away, as we cut to a commercial break.
-COMMERCIAL BREAK-
When the show returns to the air, we see some footage from during the break, where Rhodes, DiBiase and Mr. Kennedy WORKED TOGETHER TO THROW CURT HAWKINS OVER THE TOP ROPE!!!
ELIMINATION #3 – CURT HAWKINS BY CODY RHODES, MR. KENNEDY AND TED DIBIASE
Now we’re back to live action where Punk and William Regal are having an intense exchange. Punk eventually swings with a Roundhouse Kick… Regal ducks… REGAL NAILS A HALF NELSON SUPLEX!!!
Building some momentum, the Brit begins going crazy, nailing multiple competitors with running knee strikes to the temple. After dropping a few of his opponents, Regal spots Finlay, down on one knee. REGAL CHARGES AT FINLAY WITH THE RUNNING KNEE STRIKE!!!
FINLAY AVOIDS CONTACT!!!
Finlay immediately pushes the off balance Regal in the back, sending him stumbling into the ropes… FINLAY FOLLOWS UP WITH A CLOTHESLINE TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD, SENDING REGAL TUMBLING OVER THE TOP ROPE!!!
ELIMINATION #4 – WILLIAM REGAL BY FINLAY
Wearing a toothy grin after the elimination, Finlay turns to the centre of the ring, straight into a huge Lariat from Kozlov! Before Kozlov can capitalise on the blow, he’s tackled into the corner by the Batista, and the two big men begin brawling again. Meanwhile in the centre of the ring… MORRISON LOOKS FOR A SPRINGBOARD ENZUIGURI ON ZIGGLER!!!
ZIGGLER DUCKS AND MORRISON LANDS WITH A THUD!!!
As Morrison gets up… ZIGGLER NAILS THE ZIG ZAG!!!
Ziggler jumps back to his feet, immediately begin greeted by some kicks to the mid-section from Evan Bourne. The late sub into the match leaves Dolph reeling, before bouncing off the ropes to gain momentum… BUT ZIGGLER POPS HIM UP…
GETTING HIM IN POSITION FOR A POP UP POWERBOMB!!!
Ziggler keeps Bourne in the air… AND BEGINS RUNNING TOWARDS THE ROPES… BOURNE COUNTERS WITH A HURRICANRANA WHICH SENDS ZIGGLER OVER THE TOP AND TO THE OUTSIDE!!!
ELIMINATION #5 – DOLPH ZIGGLER BY EVAN BOURNE
A relieved Bourne lands on the apron, and immediately slides underneath the bottom rope and back inside of the ring. On the other side of the ring, Punk has managed to isolate Cody Rhodes from his friends, and sends him into the corner. Punk follows in, landing his high knee strike, before taking Rhodes out of the corner with a Bulldog! As Punk looks to get back to his feet… KENNEDY POUNCES WITH A MIC CHECK!!!
The WWE Intercontinental Champion gains plenty of heat from the fans for getting one up on his opponent, when he’s confronted by John Cena. Cena goes to work, hammering away to back Kennedy into the ropes. CENA BEGINS SLOWLY LIFTING THE LEGS OF KENNEDY… TRYING TO ELIMINATE HIM…
ONLY FOR TRIPLE H TO CLOBBER CENA FROM BEHIND AND MAKE THE SAVE!!!
The commentators are quick to point out that Orton’s plan is still working well to this point, as Triple H and Kennedy now work together to double team Cena. They both continue to beat on Cena, until Bryan Danielson and Paul London nail them with stereo Dropkicks! Danielson focuses on Triple H, and London on Kennedy, as the battle of the behemoths continues in the middle of the ring… WITH BATISTA DRILLING KOZLOV WITH A SPINEBUSTER!!!
Kozlov crawls away to the side of the ring, using the ropes to pull himself up… BATISTA CHARGES AT KOZLOV!!!
SIMILAR TO DYKSTRA EARLIER… KOZLOV CATCHES BATISTA… ATTEMPTING A SIDE BELLY TO BELLY SUPLEX OVER THE TOP!!!
BATISTA HOLDS ON… AND BOTH MEN GET CAUGHT… GOING TUMBLING OVER THE TOP AND TO THE OUTSIDE TOGETHER!!!
ELIMINATION #6 AND #7 – BATISTA AND VLADIMIR KOZLOV
The double elimination gets a HUGE pop from the crowd, but neither man seems to care, as they continue to beat the hell out of each other on the outside. A bunch of WWE officials and referees are forced to run down the ramp, trying to break up the brawl. The carnage seems to distract Zach Ryder, who gets caught up watching, ONLY TO TURN AND BE CLOTHESLINE OVER THE TOP ROPE BY JOHN CENA!!!
ELIMINATION #8 – ZACH RYDER BY JOHN CENA
The mayhem continues, Batista and Kozlov going at it, a tonne of WWE staff members trying to regain order, meanwhile we’ve still got half the participants in the Battle Royal as we head to our final break of the night.
-COMMERCIAL BREAK-
We’re back and we pick up some fast paced action, with Danielson and London working together to hit nearly all competitors with a series of double team moves. This culminates with Finlay trying to intervene but falling victim to a Double Dropkick! The two stalk Finlay as he battles back to his feet… LONDON NAILS FINLAY WITH A SUPERKICK!!!
Finlay staggers backwards… STRAIGHT INTO DANIELSON WHO THROWS HIM OVER THE TOP ROPE!!!
ELIMINATION #9 – FINLAY BY BRYAN DANIELSON
Both members of Priceless are fighting Punk and Morrison, doing some damage with some basic strikes, until both men fight back with forearms. Punk and Morrison then drop Priceless with stereo Step Up Enzuiguris! Both men are right back to their feet, and now Punk and Morrison face off, being no strangers to each other. The fans buzz, an old rivalry renewed as they begin exchanging shots, leading to a fiery kick exchange.
Eventually Punk tries to turn it up a level, throwing a Roundhouse Kick but Morrison ducks the shot. DiBiase then charges at Punk, who ducks a Clothesline, so Morrison kicks DiBiase in the gut and gets him up for a Vertical Suplex… BUT MORRISON INSTEAD OF FINIHSING THE SUPLEXES… PLACES DIBIASE ONTO THE SHOULDERS OF PUNK!!!
PUNK NAILS AN ASSISTED GO TO SLEEP ON DIBIASE!!!
Big time pop from the fans as there’s a sense of uneasiness between Morrison and Punk, but they realise this is a huge chance to break up the conglomerate of Orton’s soldiers working together. Punk and Morrison slowly drag DiBiase… BUT THEY ARE ATTACKED FROM BEHIND BY TRIPLE H AND CHRIS JERICHO!!!
DiBiase is saved momentarily, but H’s attack at least doesn’t last long, when London nails him with a Dropsault! In the corner of the ring, Danielson has Rhodes cornered and is pummelling him with elbows, only for Kennedy to intervene and turn that into a two on one in favour of the heels. Meanwhile, London waits for Triple H to use the ropes to get back to his feet… LONDON RUNS AT TRIPLE H AS HE GETS UP…
TRIPLE H PULLS DOWN THE TOP ROPE… LOW BRIDGING LONDON AND FORCING HIM TO FALL TO THE OUTSIDE!!!
ELIMINATION #10 – PAUL LONDON BY TRIPLE H
That elimination seems to bring a slight pause to the action, as half the participants have now been eliminated. Not only that, but there’s something of five on five stare down in the centre of the ring. All of Legacy, Rhodes, Kennedy and DiBiase, as well as Orton’s other recruits, Jericho and Triple H are on one side. On the other side are Cena, Punk, Morrison, Bourne and Danielson. The tension builds as the stare down continues, the fans making HEAPS of noise… UNTIL THEY ALL MEET IN THE CENTRE AND START A HUGE BRAWL!!!
It's pandemonium for awhile in the centre before opponents begin pairing off and heading to different corners of the ring. Remaining in the centre and battling it out are Kennedy and Evan Bourne. Bourne wins the battle of fists due to his quickness, before looking to send Kennedy into the ropes, but Kennedy sends Bourne instead. Bourne bounces off the ropes, and when he comes back… KENNEDY GETS HIM UP FOR A MODIFIED SPINEBUSTER!!!
BOURNE REVERSES INTO A SNAP HURRICANRANA!!!
Wasting no time, the fired up Bourne drags Kennedy up… AND BOURNE BEGINS WORKING ON TRYING TO HEAVE KENNEDY OVER THE TOP…
WHEN RHODES AND DIBIASE ATTACK BOURNE FROM BEHIND!!!
Having broken free from their opponents, Rhodes and DiBiase begin trying to work on Bourne, who shows tremendous fight, until Triple H gets involved as well. The three on one is to much for Bourne to handle, and the trio overwhelm Bourne… BEFORE THEY WORK TOGETHER TO TOSS HIM OVER THE TOP AND TO THE OUTSIDE!!!
ELIMINATION #11 – EVAN BOURNE BY CODY RHODES, TED DIBIASE AND TRIPLE H
The faces, even though one man down now, manage to regroup and bring the fight to the heels again, as the explosive situation turns into mayhem. As the brawl continues, Triple H tries to support all the other heels, also trying to get them to direct their attention specifically towards Cena, Punk and Morrison. As Triple H is happy leaving Kennedy with Morrison, Morrison explodes with a bunch of big kicks to back up Kennedy.
With Kennedy dazed… MORRISON CHARGES AT HIM WITH A CLOTHESLINE!!!
KENNEDY DUCKS…
BUT MORRISON FOLLOWS THROUGH AND CLOTHESLINE BRYAN DANIELSON OVER THE TOP AND TO THE OUTSIDE!!!
ELIMINATION #12 – BRYAN DANIELSON BY JOHN MORRISON
There’s a moment of celebration by Morrison, happy to get one step closer to victory, until he realises that it’s now only, he, Punk and Cena against Orton’s crew. The heels take over now, beating the hell out of the outnumbered faces… UNTIL JERICHO DECIDES TO HIT PUNK WITH THE CODEBREAKER!!!
With Punk incapacitated, Cena and Morrison go back to back, fighting for their lives… BUT PRICELESS ARE ABLE TO LAND THE MILLION DOLLAR BAILOUT (THINK SNAPSHOT IN THIS UNIVERSE) ON MORRISON!!!
As the others focus on Cena… JERICHO NAILS THE DOWNED MORRISON WITH THE LIONSAULT!!!
It’s absolute domination at this stage, as Priceless work on Cena in the corner, however Cena explodes out of the corner, fighting back. He managed to drop Cody with a right hand, before hammering away on DiBiase, sending him stumbling into the ropes. CENA THEN EXPLODES WITH A HUGE CLOTHESLINE… SENDING DIBIASE BACKWARDS OVER THE TOP ROPE!!!
ELIMINATION #13 – TED DIBIASE BY JOHN CENA
A furious Rhodes recovers just in time to see the elimination of his partner. CODY CHARGES AT CENA… WHO DUCKS AND GETS CODY UP ON HIS SHOULDERS…
FU SENDS CODY CRASHING ONTO DIBIASE… AND MORE IMPORTANTLY… OVER THE TOP AND TO THE OUTSIDE!!!
ELIMINATION #14 – CODY RHODES BY JOHN CENA
In a matter of seconds, a surge of adrenaline has seen both members of Priceless eliminated by Cena! Cena drops back to the canvas after that explosion of energy, feeling the effects of the match so far. Meanwhile, Kennedy climbs up to the top rope… KENTON BOMB CONNECTS ON MORRISON!!!
Instead of allowing Morrison to breathe, Kennedy drags him back up by the hair, and throws him towards Triple H, who kicks him in the gut… PEDIGREE CONNECTS ON MORRISON AS WELL!!!
After the big time move, a recovered CM Punk charges at Triple H and begins backing him up with some big time forearm strikes. As Triple H continues to back up, Kennedy attacks Punk from behind, halting all of his momentum. On the other side of the ring, Cena and Jericho are going at it now, and Cena ducks a wild Clothesline from Jericho… Protobomb connects!!!
A refreshed Cena bounces off the ropes… FIVE KNUCKLE SHUFFLE CONNECTS ON JERICHO!!!
Whilst Kennedy and Punk deal with each other, Triple H has been able to separate himself from that situation and focus on pulling Morrison to his feet. TRIPLE H DRAGS THE LIFELESS MORRISON TO THE ROPES… AND BEGINS TO LIFT HIM OVER THE TOP…
WHEN CENA PULLS TRIPLE H OFF OF MORRISON!!!
Cena begins nailing Triple H with right hands, both men standing next to the ropes… WHEN JERICHO CHARGES AND CLOTHESLINE CENA OVER THE TOP ROPE!!!
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BUT SOMEHOW CENA CLINGS ON AND LANDS ON THE APRON!!!
Jericho is trying his hardest to push Cena off of the apron, and Triple H looks to join in, only for Morrison to run over and nail Triple H with a bunch of forearms. The blows momentarily drop Triple H, but Morrison collapses as well, completely out of it after taking heaps of finishing moves not too long ago. Jericho and Cena (on the apron) continue to do battle, until Jericho over extends, trying to push Cena off… AND CENA GETS JERICHO ON HIS SHOULDERS FOR THE FU!!!
BUT JERICHO MANAGES TO SLIDE OFF AND LAND ON THE APRON!!!
Both Cena and Jericho are playing it dangerous now, battling away with right hands, both one fall from being eliminated. As they continue to battle away… PUNK COMES FROM NOWHERE WITH A ROUNDHOUSE KICK TO JERICHO!!!
BUT JERICHO DUCKS…
PUNK CONNECTS ON CENA!!!
CENA SLUMPS DOWN ONTO THE APRON…
TEETERING…
…
AND HE FALLS TO THE FLOOR!!! HOLY SHIT!!!
ELIMINATION #15 – JOHN CENA BY CM PUNK
Everybody is in complete shock, including Punk who just pauses, unable to believe that he just accidentally eliminated Cena. The one person who still seems to have their wits about them is the smirking Jericho… AS JERICHO GETS A GOOD GRIP ON PUNK AND DRAGS HIM OVER THE TOP ROPE AND ONTO THE APRON!!!
As a dejected Cena walks away, Jericho is in his second battle of survival on the apron in mere moments. Punk beats Jericho to the punch though, hammering away, and Jericho backs into the ring post… PUNK LANDS A MODIFIED VERSION OF HIS CORNER HIGH KNEE!!!
With Punk still on the apron… TRIPLE H CHARGES AT HIM… BUT PUNK SHOWS TREMENDOUS BALANCE AND DROPS HIM WITH A ROUNDHOUSE KICK TO THE SKULL!!!
As Triple H falls, another man lines up as now it’s Kennedy turns to attack… AS KENNEDY HOOKS PUNK UP FOR A VERTICAL SUPLEX!!!
PUNK REVERSES AND GETS KENNEDY UP…
BUT KENNEDY KICKS HIS LEGS DESPERATELY…
AND PUNK IS ONLY ABLE TO PULL KENNEDY OVER THE TOP ROPE BUT THEN PLACE HIM ON THE APRON!!!
With Jericho still recovering, it’s a one on one fight on the apron between Punk and Kennedy, a preview of what’s to come on next week’s edition of Raw. The two trade right hands, neither taking a backwards step… WHEN PUNK GRABS HOLD OF THE ROPES… AND USES LEVERAGE TO LAND A SIDE KICK TO THE HEAD!!!
WHICH SENDS KENNEDY FALLING TO THE FLOOR!!!
ELIMINATION #16 – MR. KENNEDY BY CM PUNK
We’re now down to the final four as Punk, Jericho, Triple H and Morrison remain. In the ring, both Morrison and Triple H are slowly trying to fight their way to the feet. On the apron, Jericho has recovered and he and Punk are trading brutal forearm shots. Finally, Punk gets the better of Jericho, nailing forearm after forearm, UNTIL AN EXHAUSTED TRIPLE H WALKS OVER AND TRIES TO SHOVE PUNK OFF THE APRON…
BUT PUNK CLASPS ONTO TRIPLE H’S ARMS AND USES THEM TO PULL HIM OVER THE TOP ROPE!!!
BEFORE TRIPLE H CAN HIT THE FLOOR THOUGH… KENNEDY GETS IN POSITION TO STOP HIM AND HEAVES HIM BACK ONTO THE APRON!!!
Despite being eliminated, Kennedy manages to save Triple H. H’s prone body is now on the apron, but Punk has no time to react, having to deal with Jericho. Punk stands over Triple H… AS HE GETS JERICHO ON HIS SHOULDERS FOR THE GO TO SLEEP!!!
BUT KENNEDY PULLS ONE OF PUNK’S LEGS OUT FROM UNDER HIM!!!
Punk lets Jericho slide off his shoulders, focusing only on trying to maintain his balance… BUT JERICHO SHOVES PUNK AS HARD AS HE CAN IN THE CHEST…
AND PUNK FALLS TO THE FLOOR!!!
ELIMINATION #17 – CM PUNK BY CHRIS JERICHO
A distraught and furious Punk gets right back up… BUT KENNEDY CREAMS PUNK WITH THE IC TITLE TO THE SKULL!!!
The boos are deafening as the cocky Kennedy poses with his title, before slowly and FINALLY making his way to the back. Enjoying his triumph, Jericho stands on the apron, smirking as he looks down at the fallen Punk… UNTIL TRIPLE H PUSHES JERICHO IN THE BACK FROM BEHIND…
SENDING JERICHO CRASHING FACE FIRST INTO THE RING POST… AND FALLING TO THE FLOOR!!!
ELIMINATION #18 – CHRIS JERICHO BY TRIPLE H
It’s a double cross!!! The plan the WWE Champion Randy Orton had crafted was for Jericho and Triple H to be the final two, but sensing his chance, Triple H just eliminated Jericho early. Triple H poses for the fans, knowing all that’s left now between he and a title shot, is the complete out of it John Morrison. However, they’ve been battling on the apron for awhile now, so as Triple H turns around…
MORRISON RUNS TO THE CORNER…
SPRINGBOARD GAMENGURI CONNECTS TO THE FACE OF TRIPLE H!!!
AND TRIPLE H FALLS OFF THE APRON AND TO THE FLOOR!!!
ELIMINATION #19 – TRIPLE H BY JOHN MORRISON
Winner: John Morrison @ 35:10
The ovation is TREMENDOUSLY loud as an exhausted, battered and beaten Morrison collapses to the canvas. After a hellacious journey in this match, Morrison is victorious and heading to Summerslam to challenge the man he pinned last week, Randy Orton for the WWE Championship.
It takes awhile but eventually Morrison is able to regain his footing and celebrate the biggest win of his career in style. As the celebration continues, things aren’t as happy on the outside of the ring, with a pissed off Triple H kicking the ring steps, before stomping his way to the back.
But the story here is Morrison, who continues to celebrate…
When the WWE Champion RANDY ORTON steps through the curtain, WWE Championship on his shoulder.
Despite his plan not coming together tonight, Orton shows no emotion. Instead, he just stared down Morrison, who stares right back, and signals that the title is coming to him.
The main event of Summerslam continue to stare each other down as the show fades to black.
END OF SHOW
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WWE Summerslam
August 16th, 2009
Los Angeles, California
Staples Centre
WWE Championship Match:
Randy Orton (c) defends against John Morrison