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Welcome to this week's RAW review. On tap for tonight... Well, I have no idea what's on tap for tonight. On with the review!
We start the show with a ladder in the ring as Chris Jericho makes his way to the ring. He states that he's won more ladder match than Shawn Michaels and reenacts how things will be when he wins the ladder match at No Mercy. Randy Orton interrupts and cuts a promo which I pay no attention to. Jericho threatens to kick Orton's ass, but Randy says that Adamle has granted him immunity. If anyone hits Orton, they're suspended. Jericho leaves the ring, but down comes CM Punk who bitch-slaps Randy on a couple of occasions. Adamle now comes out and SUSPENDS CM Punk. Shane McMahon now comes out (Oh, COME ON!!!). Shane lifts the suspension (That was fast), and announces HBK and Batista vs Jericho and JBL for the main event, and CM Punk vs Cody Rhodes for.. RIGHT NOW!
COMMERCIAL!!!
CM Punk vs Cody Rhodes
A couple of lock-ups to start. Punk hits some Forearms and a Spinning Elbow, then goes for the Running Knee in the corner, but Rhodes avoids it. Rhodes throws Punk to the outside, but he kicks Cody off of the apron and uses his no-hands offense to inflict punishment. Back in the ring, Cody hits a Crossbody from the top, but Punk manages to roll through for a 2 count. More Kicks by Punk. CM goes for the GTS, but Cody fights his way out of it.
COMMERCIAL!!!
We are back and Cody is working on Punk's leg. Punk manages to get up and hit some single-knee strikes, then rolls through and locks in an Anklelock (Lol, wut?). Cody makes the ropes, but continues on offense as he slaps Rhodes a couple of times. Punk hits the Running Knee, but Cody blocks The Bulldog. Punk counters that counter with the GTS and this one is over!
Winner:CM Punk
Match Rating:**1/4
Post-Match. Manu and Dibiase come out and gang up on Punk. Kofi Kingston comes out and makes the save.
COMMERCIAL!!!
We are back and the Cincinnati Bengals are in attendance. They get booed, rightfully so. We get the SD Rebound as it shows Kozlov kicking ass. Backstage, Shane and Adamle are talking. Kane interrupts to demand Mysterio. Adamle makes the match for No Mercy and we get a discussion of Kane and Shane's past with one another (Holy continuity, Batman!). Back, backstage, Santino and Beth confront Kelly and say she was laughing at them for what happened next week. Batista randomly shows up, and Beth mentions that Santino will mess his face up.
COMMERCIAL!!!
Santino is in the ring, and he brings out THE HONK-A-METER (Santino is now up to 5 weeks). His opponent for tonight is Deuce? What the Deuce? REALLY?
Santino Marella vs Deuce (REALLY??)
Santino wins. Probably with a Roll-Up.
Winner:Santino Marella
Match Rating:*
COMMERCIAL!!!
We get a replay of Mysterio and Bourne beating down Kane last week, and it leads us to our next match.
Kane vs Evan Bourne
Bourne evades Kane early using his speed. He hits an Enzuguiri, then a Low-Dropkick. Bourne attempts a Tornado DDT, but Kane just dumps him on the apron. Running Boot attempt by Kane, but Evan moves out of the way and knocks Kane down to the floor. Bourne goes up top and hits a Moonsault on Kane. Back in the ring, and Bourne hits the Double Knee Drop from the top. Kane gets pissed, and starts wiping the floor with Bourne. Kane hits a couple of Backbreakers, a couple of Powerslams, then finishes up with a Chokeslam.
Winner:Kane
Match Rating:**
Post-Match, Kane attempts another Chokeslam on Bourne, but Rey comes out to make the save. He goes for a Springboard Crossbody, but gets a swatted out of the sky with a Big Boot. Kane hits the Chokeslam on Rey.
Backstage, Jamie Noble is asking Shane for another at William Regal. Dolph Ziggler interrupts, and no one cares. Randy Orton now interrupts, and tells Shane that what he did earlier tonight was NOT cool. Orton says it would be a shame if they got on each other's bad side.
COMMERCIAL!!!
Beth Phoenix is out, and she it set to take on Kelly Kelly.
Beth Phoenix vs Kelly Kelly (Non-Title Match)
Beth controls the match early, but Kelly goes to work on Phoenix's arm with some shitty Knee Strikes. Kelly flips off the ropes and hits a Mexican Armdrag (Lucha Kelly, FTW!!). Rana attempt is blocked by Beth, who then Powerbombs Kelly into the turnbuckle. Beth locks in a Keylock, but Kelly manages to escape.. until Beth slams her right back down to the mat. Phoenix misses an Elbow Drop which allows Kelly to hit a Dropkick. Kelly follows up with a Croossbody. Santino tries to distract Kelly, but some miscommunication leads to Kelly getting a Roll-Up and the win.
Winner:Kelly Kelly
Match Rating:*1/2
Post-Match, Santino and Beth try to kick Kelly's ass, but Batista interrupts. Spear on Santino, and Batista leaves.
COMMERCIAL!!!
The Miz and John Morrison come out, and they are set to take on Cryme Tyme as we get highlights of their on-going Internet feud.
Cryme Tyme vs John Morrison and The Miz
JTG and Morrison start off, with JTG getting the early advantage. He tags in Shad who hits a Military Press on Morrison. All hell breaks loose between both teams, and Cryme Tyme send Miz and Morrison out to the floor.
COMMERCIAL!!!
Morrison has JTG locked in a submission hold. JTG tries to escape, but gets stomped down by Morrison who tags in The Miz. After some double-teaming, Miz hits the Corner Clothesline for a two count. JTG gets isolated in the wrong corner, but manages to roll his way towards Shad and tags him in. He hits a Powerslam on Miz, but Morrison breaks up the count. JTG and Morrison fight to the outside. Back in the ring, Miz attempts a Roll-Up, but only gets two. Miz distracts the ref which allows Morrison to hit a kick in Shad's back, leading to the pin by Miz.
Winners:John Morrison and The Miz
Match Rating:**1/4
COMMERCIAL!!!
Backstage, Jericho pitches an idea to Mike Adamle. We get a hilarious video segment of Charlie Haas tryng to imitate Mr.Perfect, except Haas sucks at everything he does.
COMMERCIAL!!!
Back to the show, and Lillian announces that our main event will now be a Handicap Match.
Shawn Michaels and Batista vs Chris Jericho, JBL and Lance Cade
Cade and HBK start us off. We get a quick brawl in which Cade takes the advantage by turning HBK inside out on an Irish Whip into the corner. Michaels tackles Cade, then goes after Jericho, but gets a Lariat from JBL for his troubles. Jericho starts to choke out Michaels, then he and JBL take turns beating Shawn down. JBL locks in an Abdominal Stretch, then Cade is tagged back in and he chokes out Michaels in the corner with his boot. JBL is now back and he starts brawling with Shawn. JBL knocks him down, then knocks Batista off of the apron. The distraction allows Jericho to get some cheap-shots in to Shawn Michaels.
HBK makes a comeback with rights and Chops, but gets caught in the Fall-Away Slam, which Shawn counters into a DDT. Shawn tags in Batista, who Spears Jericho then hits a Powerslam. Elbow Drop by Shawn, then he goes for some Sweet Chin Music, but Jericho counters into The Walls, which HBK then counters into a Roll-Up for two. Batista is back in the ring. He attemps a Batista Bomb on JBL, but gets tossed to the outside. JBL is Speared on the outside. Back inside, Jericho attemps a Lionsault but Shawn moves out of the way. Cade is tagged in, and is met with a Flying Forearm. Michaels tries to hit some SCM on Jericho, Jericho evades it, and Shawn walks right into the Sit-Out Spinebuster from Cade for the win.
Winners:Chris Jericho, Lance Cade and JBL
Match Rating:**3/4
Jericho and Cade celebrate on the ramp as the show ends.
Overall Thoughts:A solid show this week. We got some wrestling, some good promos and some build towards No Mercy. Give it a thumbs up, and call it the best overall RAW in the last couple of weeks.
Remember to read Kaedon's NSZ, and his SD review. Also read BKB's Impact Review and TJ's ECW review. Until next week, I am out!
We start the show with a ladder in the ring as Chris Jericho makes his way to the ring. He states that he's won more ladder match than Shawn Michaels and reenacts how things will be when he wins the ladder match at No Mercy. Randy Orton interrupts and cuts a promo which I pay no attention to. Jericho threatens to kick Orton's ass, but Randy says that Adamle has granted him immunity. If anyone hits Orton, they're suspended. Jericho leaves the ring, but down comes CM Punk who bitch-slaps Randy on a couple of occasions. Adamle now comes out and SUSPENDS CM Punk. Shane McMahon now comes out (Oh, COME ON!!!). Shane lifts the suspension (That was fast), and announces HBK and Batista vs Jericho and JBL for the main event, and CM Punk vs Cody Rhodes for.. RIGHT NOW!
COMMERCIAL!!!
CM Punk vs Cody Rhodes
A couple of lock-ups to start. Punk hits some Forearms and a Spinning Elbow, then goes for the Running Knee in the corner, but Rhodes avoids it. Rhodes throws Punk to the outside, but he kicks Cody off of the apron and uses his no-hands offense to inflict punishment. Back in the ring, Cody hits a Crossbody from the top, but Punk manages to roll through for a 2 count. More Kicks by Punk. CM goes for the GTS, but Cody fights his way out of it.
COMMERCIAL!!!
We are back and Cody is working on Punk's leg. Punk manages to get up and hit some single-knee strikes, then rolls through and locks in an Anklelock (Lol, wut?). Cody makes the ropes, but continues on offense as he slaps Rhodes a couple of times. Punk hits the Running Knee, but Cody blocks The Bulldog. Punk counters that counter with the GTS and this one is over!
Winner:CM Punk
Match Rating:**1/4
Post-Match. Manu and Dibiase come out and gang up on Punk. Kofi Kingston comes out and makes the save.
COMMERCIAL!!!
We are back and the Cincinnati Bengals are in attendance. They get booed, rightfully so. We get the SD Rebound as it shows Kozlov kicking ass. Backstage, Shane and Adamle are talking. Kane interrupts to demand Mysterio. Adamle makes the match for No Mercy and we get a discussion of Kane and Shane's past with one another (Holy continuity, Batman!). Back, backstage, Santino and Beth confront Kelly and say she was laughing at them for what happened next week. Batista randomly shows up, and Beth mentions that Santino will mess his face up.
COMMERCIAL!!!
Santino is in the ring, and he brings out THE HONK-A-METER (Santino is now up to 5 weeks). His opponent for tonight is Deuce? What the Deuce? REALLY?
Santino Marella vs Deuce (REALLY??)
Santino wins. Probably with a Roll-Up.
Winner:Santino Marella
Match Rating:*
COMMERCIAL!!!
We get a replay of Mysterio and Bourne beating down Kane last week, and it leads us to our next match.
Kane vs Evan Bourne
Bourne evades Kane early using his speed. He hits an Enzuguiri, then a Low-Dropkick. Bourne attempts a Tornado DDT, but Kane just dumps him on the apron. Running Boot attempt by Kane, but Evan moves out of the way and knocks Kane down to the floor. Bourne goes up top and hits a Moonsault on Kane. Back in the ring, and Bourne hits the Double Knee Drop from the top. Kane gets pissed, and starts wiping the floor with Bourne. Kane hits a couple of Backbreakers, a couple of Powerslams, then finishes up with a Chokeslam.
Winner:Kane
Match Rating:**
Post-Match, Kane attempts another Chokeslam on Bourne, but Rey comes out to make the save. He goes for a Springboard Crossbody, but gets a swatted out of the sky with a Big Boot. Kane hits the Chokeslam on Rey.
Backstage, Jamie Noble is asking Shane for another at William Regal. Dolph Ziggler interrupts, and no one cares. Randy Orton now interrupts, and tells Shane that what he did earlier tonight was NOT cool. Orton says it would be a shame if they got on each other's bad side.
COMMERCIAL!!!
Beth Phoenix is out, and she it set to take on Kelly Kelly.
Beth Phoenix vs Kelly Kelly (Non-Title Match)
Beth controls the match early, but Kelly goes to work on Phoenix's arm with some shitty Knee Strikes. Kelly flips off the ropes and hits a Mexican Armdrag (Lucha Kelly, FTW!!). Rana attempt is blocked by Beth, who then Powerbombs Kelly into the turnbuckle. Beth locks in a Keylock, but Kelly manages to escape.. until Beth slams her right back down to the mat. Phoenix misses an Elbow Drop which allows Kelly to hit a Dropkick. Kelly follows up with a Croossbody. Santino tries to distract Kelly, but some miscommunication leads to Kelly getting a Roll-Up and the win.
Winner:Kelly Kelly
Match Rating:*1/2
Post-Match, Santino and Beth try to kick Kelly's ass, but Batista interrupts. Spear on Santino, and Batista leaves.
COMMERCIAL!!!
The Miz and John Morrison come out, and they are set to take on Cryme Tyme as we get highlights of their on-going Internet feud.
Cryme Tyme vs John Morrison and The Miz
JTG and Morrison start off, with JTG getting the early advantage. He tags in Shad who hits a Military Press on Morrison. All hell breaks loose between both teams, and Cryme Tyme send Miz and Morrison out to the floor.
COMMERCIAL!!!
Morrison has JTG locked in a submission hold. JTG tries to escape, but gets stomped down by Morrison who tags in The Miz. After some double-teaming, Miz hits the Corner Clothesline for a two count. JTG gets isolated in the wrong corner, but manages to roll his way towards Shad and tags him in. He hits a Powerslam on Miz, but Morrison breaks up the count. JTG and Morrison fight to the outside. Back in the ring, Miz attempts a Roll-Up, but only gets two. Miz distracts the ref which allows Morrison to hit a kick in Shad's back, leading to the pin by Miz.
Winners:John Morrison and The Miz
Match Rating:**1/4
COMMERCIAL!!!
Backstage, Jericho pitches an idea to Mike Adamle. We get a hilarious video segment of Charlie Haas tryng to imitate Mr.Perfect, except Haas sucks at everything he does.
COMMERCIAL!!!
Back to the show, and Lillian announces that our main event will now be a Handicap Match.
Shawn Michaels and Batista vs Chris Jericho, JBL and Lance Cade
Cade and HBK start us off. We get a quick brawl in which Cade takes the advantage by turning HBK inside out on an Irish Whip into the corner. Michaels tackles Cade, then goes after Jericho, but gets a Lariat from JBL for his troubles. Jericho starts to choke out Michaels, then he and JBL take turns beating Shawn down. JBL locks in an Abdominal Stretch, then Cade is tagged back in and he chokes out Michaels in the corner with his boot. JBL is now back and he starts brawling with Shawn. JBL knocks him down, then knocks Batista off of the apron. The distraction allows Jericho to get some cheap-shots in to Shawn Michaels.
HBK makes a comeback with rights and Chops, but gets caught in the Fall-Away Slam, which Shawn counters into a DDT. Shawn tags in Batista, who Spears Jericho then hits a Powerslam. Elbow Drop by Shawn, then he goes for some Sweet Chin Music, but Jericho counters into The Walls, which HBK then counters into a Roll-Up for two. Batista is back in the ring. He attemps a Batista Bomb on JBL, but gets tossed to the outside. JBL is Speared on the outside. Back inside, Jericho attemps a Lionsault but Shawn moves out of the way. Cade is tagged in, and is met with a Flying Forearm. Michaels tries to hit some SCM on Jericho, Jericho evades it, and Shawn walks right into the Sit-Out Spinebuster from Cade for the win.
Winners:Chris Jericho, Lance Cade and JBL
Match Rating:**3/4
Jericho and Cade celebrate on the ramp as the show ends.
Overall Thoughts:A solid show this week. We got some wrestling, some good promos and some build towards No Mercy. Give it a thumbs up, and call it the best overall RAW in the last couple of weeks.
Remember to read Kaedon's NSZ, and his SD review. Also read BKB's Impact Review and TJ's ECW review. Until next week, I am out!
