Monday, July, 16th
Houston, Texas
The pyros explode, the crowd is on fire, everybody is ready for the last Raw before The Great American Bash !!
Mick Foley, the General Manager for the night comes to the ring to a good ovation and a « Foley » chant !
Foley : it's good to be back right here in Houston, Texas !! Well, in case you didn't know it, I'm the General Manager for the night, and I also promised Hell to a certain wrestler..
First of all, I Know that Stephanie and Shane watch us tonight even if they have other things on their minds if you know what I mean..
But I want to tell them, that I've been a comissioner in the WWE a few years ago, and I dont know if I did a great job but I know that I have more to give to the wrestling business. I'm not in the greatest shape of my life, the young stars in the locker room are better than me. So what's better than being your GM ?!!
I'm here to show my booking abilities and guess what ? I'm gonna give you the hell of a show because Raw needs to go Hardcore !!
That's why I decided that
all the matches tonight will be « no disqualification »!
I also decided something else...I was surprised that for weeks, John Cena has been brutally attacked by a guy named Snitsky. Even if this guy, is no advertising for teeth brushes, I admit he's kind of scary...
So I was surprised because, week after weeks this guy came when he wanted to, attacked Cena without being forced to wrestle in a real match...
This mistake will be history tonight, because I'm ordering him to compete tonight in the middle of that ring and if he doesnt...He will be fired, It's good the have to powa !
Now I have to talk about the guy who pinned me at Vengeance to win the WWE Championship, Mister Randy Orton...
Orton, last week you and your partner Umaga defeated me and my partner John Cena, and I promised you hell, as I always do what I promise, tonight you'll be in action too...But this is better for you to not know who'll be your opponent, but all I can say is that it's gonna be Extreme !!
I dont know if it's gonna be enough to become the General Manager of Raw, but one thing is sure, tonight will be Hardcore, right here in Houston !!
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NO DISQUALIFICATION TAG TEAM MATCH
Candice Michelle and Katie Lee vs Jilian Hall and Melina
- Remember, Jilian and Candice will go one on one at The Bash for the women's championship, Candice is really over with the crowd who is happy to not hear Jilian sing
- Melina is the frst in action, she hits a beautiful enziguiri on Candice, Katie wants to help her, but the A lister catches him with a dropkick, Melina wants to send a message tonight..
- Candice has now made the tag to Katie, and the new raw diva overpowers Melina, she hits three clothelines, an elbow drop and one legdrop, she gets a two count. Jilian uses that moment to take a chair, but Candice sees her and runs after her, Jilian is afraid and starts to run too..
in the ring, Katie is still dominating, Melina barely can breath, Katie carries her on her shoulders and hits her on the floor. Two count again
- Outside the ring, Candice finally catches Jilian but the « singer » has been smarter, she kicks the women's champion in the stomach and hits a beautiful DDT
- Katie goes outside now, Jilian starts to punch her, but Katie is too strong, she throws Jilian into the steel steps..
- Candice gets up now, she goes after Jilian, and brings her back in the ring, she hits a neckbreaker and makes the cover. Two count only
- Melina has recorevered, and she kicks Candice from behind and hits a reverse DDT....No ! Candice reverses the move and wants to hit his finisher , but Melina reverses it again into a roll-up , for a two count.
- Jilian and Candice are still in the ring, Melina is outside and wants to bring another chair in the ring, but Mickie James comes from backstage with another chair...katie can't believe his eyes, the former women's champion goes to Melina and hits her with the chair before,the A lister can hit Candice in the ring ! There is no disqualification
- Katie comes to the ring, she starts to yell at Mickie, she says to her that she didnt need her in this match, Candice joins them and wants to stop the argument...But Jilian rolls Candice up, the referee counts three !
- Jilian has won the match for her team, because Mickie and Katie were arguing, Candice is angry, Katie quickly leaves the ring, Mickie doesnt know what to say...
Winners of this match : Jilian and Melina at 10.25
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We are now backstage in a little office. We can see several federals, they are accompagned by
Stephanie and Shane McMahon. They are here for the Dna's tests. Everobody knows now that Mister McMahon has been killed, a DNA has been found in the limo, nobody knows who can it be.
The first two wrestlers to do the test are
Matt Hardy and King Booker. Todd Grisham is with Booker.
Todd: King, You have to do this test, your toughts?
King : My thoughts ? My royal thoughts ? I can't believe a king is forced to do this test. Everybody knows who is the killer. I say for a long time now, that Bobby Lashley has killed Mr McMahon, the results of the test will show the world that I 'm true !
Todd : Can you imagine..maybe he's innocent...
King : tell me you didnt say that ! Lashley hated Mr Mcmahon, he shaved his hair bald at Wrestlemania 23, he fought him, he kicked his ass ! Lashley was just scared that Mr McMahon fired him, nothing else. This test is a joke and...
(
Lashley comes to the office too, he's ready for the test..they have a stare down...)
King : Remember Lashey, if you touch me, we can't compete at The Bash, and I'm sure you want to kick my royal butt, will you be able to calm down...
Lashley : Don't worry Booker, I won't touch you, I want to show the world that I'm not guilty, and I really want to beat you once and for all at The Great American Bash...
King: Unless you're in jail this week. I dont know when the results will be known, but as soon as it's gonna be, you wont be a wrestler anymore, you will be a candidate to the electric chair ! Now, my queen, let's do this test
Lashley looks angrily at him but doesnt touch him....
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Still backstage but we are with the
tag team champions who are accompagned by
Jamie Noble and Mr Kennedy. The Loudmouth starts to make fun of the champions, he says that he's better than them and it's gonna be easy to take their title at the Pay per View.
Murdoch and Cade cant answer because
The Hardyz join the group too..They look at Kennedy and Noble, they are ready to fight. Matt says that The Hardyz are the best in ladder matches, the victory will go to them...
The champions still can't answer as
The World's greatest tag team arrives...Benjamin says that at the Bash, the world will know why they are called World's greatest tag team. He also says that they can do mat work, high fly, hardcore, they are the most « total package » !
Murdoch and Cade are worried, they want to answer but Paul
London and Brian Kendrick come...They say that they may be not the most experienced team, but they have been the greatest tag team of Smackdown history, they are spectacular and ready to raise to the top at Raw...
Murdoch is now about to talk but this time...
Mick Foley comes to them !
The GM for the night says that he has an idea...Murdoch and Cade will have the right to talk know because they will announce the next matches...
The hardcore legend books two more matches for tonight : First it's gonna be a fatal four way with
Paul London vs Matt Hardy vs Shelton Benjamin vs Mr kennedy ..Their respective are not allowed to interfere unless they want to be put out the ladder match..
And the second match is :
Brian Kendrick vs Jeff Hardy vs Charlie Haas vs Jamie Noble !!
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NO DQ MATCH
Sntisky vs Robbie McAllister w/ Rory McAllister
- For the first time in a long time, Snitsky shows up for a match, he's booed a lot, Robbie seems very determined to win this match
- Snitsky already dominates the match, he hits a big boot to start it, Robbie didnt see it comin'. Snitsky then uses several clothelines and throws his opponents in the corner
- The sadistic monster squashes his opponents with a lot of punches to the face and kicks to the stomach. He runs over him and hits an avalanche.
- Snitsky is ready for a second avalanche but Robbie escapes. Snitsky recovers slowly and McAllister goes to take a chair.
- Robbie goes back to the ring and hits a vicious chair shot to Snitsky'back, but Snitsky doesnt move, he even smiles !
- Robbie doesnt know what to do, Snitsky takes the chair and uses it on his opponent's head, Robbie is totally knocked out. Snitsky gets his opponent up, hits the pumple hand slam and makes the cover for the victory.
- After the match, Rory wants to help his partner and hits Snitsky from behind, but one more time he doesnt feel pain..Snitsky hits the pumple hand slam on him too...
- Snitsky celebrates with his sadisitc laugh, the crowd hates him, he celebrates until
John Cena comes to the ring via the crowd, the people go crazy...Cena is here is to take his revenge on the guy who injured him..
- Snitsky is ready to fight...Cena punches him one hundred times and want to go with the FU, but Snitsky reverses it and hits the pumple hand slam on him too !!
- One more time, Snitsky dominates Cena, but this time the former champion tried to resist.
Winner of this match : Snitsky at 5.58
-------We see the test office, now it's time for
Marella, Viscera and Jim Duggan to do the test..Marella and Viscera are about to fight but the road agents separate them---------
Kristal Marshall and Teddy Long waited for
Marella after his test. He met them when he left her.
Marella : Hey guys , what's up?
Kristal : We need to talk Santino.
Marella : Did Santino made something wrong?
Long: No you didnt , dont worry Santino. I'm just here tonight to ask you if you would accept to next to me the day of my wedding
Marella : oh it would be an honor Teddy. I would be happy to do that, it could be fun, The weddings in Italy are very important, it's a giant fiesta..
Kristal : We still appreciate what you did for us at Raw a few weeks ago. When you made the save to help my future husband who was destroyed by Viscera. You can't imagine what it means for us.
Long : Without you, I wouldnt be here to tell you this...
Marella : Hey that's not important, we are friends now that's cool. Friends always help each other, dont worry.
Kristal : Yeah, but there is one thing that we can help you...Umaga
Marella : ahah; dont worry again. Last week I took the advantage on him, this fat bulldozer doesnt scare me at all; I'll beat him easily in the cage at The Bash.
Long : You'd better get ready, I've never seen in my career someone like him, he's impressive playa'
Marella : I know, but The miracle of milan is more impressive now. Isnt it Kristal ?
Kristal : (
smiles) Yeah you are...But take care , it's a big
---Kristal cant fiinish her sentence as
Umaga attacks the Intercontinental Champion, Estrada is next to him, he encourages him to destroy Marella..
But Fortunetely, Long gives Marella a TV monitor who was next to them...The champion breaks it on Umaga's head..
Umaga is not on the floor, he seems absent but he doesnt fall...Marella needs to use a kick to the face to knock him out.
Estrada is angry, he promises Vengeance...
Marella : You see guys, I'm better than this fat idiot. I'm gonna beat him easily at the Bash in the steel cage.
Marella leaves, Kristal and Teddy are not really confident..
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NO DQ FATAL 4 WAY
Paul London vs Matt Hardy vs Shelton Benjamin vs Mr Kennedy
- This match should be spectacular. The more over is clearly Matt Hardy, Paul London is a good second. Mr Kennedy is the top heel of this match; Shelton Benjamin is not loved too.
- Trevor Murdoch and Lance Cade are announcing this match, we can hear them say that it's good to see all the challengers before the PPV. They hope that one or two team will get an injury.
- The match starts and hits a big brawl, Mr Kennedy and Matt Hardy are fighting, London and Benjamin too. The member of the World's greatest tag team takes the advantage, he throws London into the ropes and hits a beautiful missile dropkick. He goes for the quickly cover but gets a one count.
- On the other side, Matt Hardy dominates Kennedy. He hits a neckbreaker on the loudmouth folowed by a legdrop, that also gets a two count. Now Matt locks him in a headlock. Kennedy doesnt give up.
- Shelton now sits on the corner, on the top rope, Paul London is ready for a hurricanrana, but Shelton smells it, and He hits a gigantic Bulldog from the top rope !! benjamin suffers too, but he can make the cover.
- The count is break at 2.99 by both Mr Kennedy and Matt Hardy. They even team up to fight Shelton Benjamin, they hit a double clotheline and a double suplex. They continue the match, they fight each other now.
- Kennedy has now the advantage, he works on Matt's knee. He kicks it several times, what a good way to try to injure an important part of his opponent's body before a capital match.
- Kennedy has now Matt locks in a reversed figure four, Matt is screaming but he doesnt give up, Paul London who was on the top rope breaks the pin with a beautiful legdrop on Mr Kennedy's neck, he makes the cover, but Shelton Benjamin breaks that pin, and rolls Londond up for a nearfall.
- Benjamin throws his opponents between the ropes, London is running, Benjamin tries to catch him with a clotheline, but from nowhere, London hits a beautiful Hurricanrana, and already makes the pin, but Matt Hardy breaks the count.
- Matt hits a immediate twist of faith on London, he tries to make the cover but Mr Kennedy throws him outisde the ring. The loudmouth makes the cover on his own...But the referee doesnt need to count, Shelton Benjamin breaks the cover too and throws kennedy outside too.
- Benjamin makes the cover on London, but it gets only a two count !! The crowd loves that moment!
- Matt Hardy and Mr Kennedy are fighting outside , in the ring, Shelton Benjamin is ready for the T-Bone suplex, he waits for his opponent...Londond gets up , Shelton tries to hit the move, but London is too quick, he rolls him up, and this time this is a three count !
- London is happy with this victory, he runs to the stage and celebrates, while Benjamin is upset, and kennedy and Matt are desapointed..
Winner of this match : Paul London at 10.12
We are at the medical area with John Cena and the medical team. One more time the doctors tell Cena to not compete this sunday against randy Orton.
He's still suffering from the concussion, his kidney is very bad, he barely can walk. He body is full of bruises, his back is almost injured now, after the Snitsky's pumple hand slam..
Cena looks nervous, he doesnt care what the doctors say, he wants to compete this sunday and he will do it.
The doctors say that they have talked to Shane and Stephanie McMahon and they decided that this sunday match will be unsanctioned by the WWE. They dont wanna be reponsible for what could happen...
Cena doesnt matter if this match is sanctioned or not, he just wants his title back..
But now
Orton enters the room and starts to applause his challenger...
Orton : Congratulations Cena, you , one more time, showed the world that you are courageous...You never quit as you say. Great. But You also proved that you are a jackass.
How can you imagine win our match this sunday ? You barely can move, I'm in the greatest shape in my life..You got your ass kicked by Snitsky tonight, I'm gonna destroy the guy Foley booked to me whoever he is..
We are not on the same level anymore. You're not the John Cena I know kid, I won't feel pity, and this match will be unsanctioned. I can do what I want...
Cena : Yeah, you're true on one thing Orton. I'm not the same anymore. I'm Like an injured animal, I'm even more dangerous...
Cena attacks Orton, they start to brawl on the medical table, the doctors and the road agents have to separate them, again...
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Mr Kennedy and Eugene go to do the test. Kennedy is still angry by his defeat earlier tonight------
NO DQ FATAL 4 WAY MATCH
Brian Kendrick vs Jeff Hardy vs Charlie Haas vs jamie Noble
- Clearly again, Jeff Hardy is the big star of the match. Kendrick is second but not close, Haas and Noble are on the same « boo » level.
- The match starts faster than the first earlier tonight, already Noble takes a flying neckbreaker from Brian Kendrick. Noble is already on the floor.
- Jeff Hardy is on the top rope and hits a 360° splash on Noble. The fans loves that move
- Now Haas applies the haas of pain on poor Noble, but not for long as Hardy catches him with a big missile dropkick right to the face
- Hardy and Kendrick are battling together. Hardy throws Kendrick in the ropes, Kendrick escapes a clotheline attempt, Hardy escapes a enziguiri attempt...they both run on the ropes, and this time Jeff catches Kendrick with a spinning heel kick. Thats gets a two count
- Jeff Hardy goes on the top rope, he wants to hit the swanton bomb on Kendrick, but Haas makes the ropes move and Hardy is « forced » to sit on the top corner..
- Haas goes to the top too, he punches Hardy ten times and wants to hit a suplex, but Hardy blocks it. Haas tries again , and again Hardy blocks the move. Haas is upset , he kicks Hardy in the guts and hits this time a wonderful suplex. He makes the cover, he gets a two count, the crowd is surprised!
- Haas wants to uses the Haas of pain on Hardy, but Kendrick gets up, Haas wants to punch him, but Kendrick is very quick; he escapes the move , goes behind his opponent and hit a flying neckbreaker, that move is devastating
- Everybody noticed it, but apparently not the wrestlers, Jamie Noble has already recovered and now he's outside the ring, he's hiding !
- Kendrick is alone in the ring, He goes on the top rope one more time...and He hits a beautiful moonsault on Charlie Haas. He makes the cover but no ! Jeff Hardy breaks the count !
- Kendrick has no time to attack Jeff as the rainbow haired warrior knocks him out with the twist of faith.
- Hardy goes on the top rope, and it's swanton bomb time, that connects !
- Jeff Makes the cover, but what ?? Jamie Noble was on the top rope and he fell on Jeff Hardy's head with the bell on the match !
- Nobody can believe it. Noble has totally knocked his opponent out. He goes for the cover, and takes the victory !
- Nobody thought Jamie Noble could win this match and he did it. He barely didnt wrestle, he was just hide and he waited for the right moment !
Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch who were announcing, applause him! Mr kennedy joins him to celebrate, and both show their waist to say that they're gonna be the new tag team champions.
Winner of this match : Jamie Noble at 8.54
-----------Before the commercial Break, we still see the wrestlers go to do the DNA test. This time we see
Jamie Noble and Melina. They talk, and Noble celebrates again his victory earlier tonight..Noble then asks Melina how's
Johnny Nitro. But the A lister says that they're no longer a couple !
Noble cant believe what he heard, but Melina doesnt want talk more about that subject.
I should be interesting to see if Nitro will talk about that fact tomorow night on ECW On Sci-fi
Before the main event we are backstage.
Mick Foley is talking with
Bobby Lashley. The hardcore legend tells him that he has no doubt, Lashley is not the murderer. The real Deal is happy with the answer, he knows he didnt do that, but how the people look at him is disturbing sometimes.
Some people think he really killed
Mr McMahon. Foley answers that it is because of
King Booker, he screams his accusations weeks after weeks, the people just listen to who screams the louder..
Lashley says that anyway, he's going to destroy him at The Great American Bash because King Booker made his life a living hell...Then Lashley asks Foley what suprises he has for Orton, who'll be the mysterious opponent..
Foley says that he's going to see him in seconds....
NO DISQUALIFICATION MATCH
Non Title match
Randy Orton vs Terry Funk
- Funk gets a very strong pop,the crowd was shocked, this guy is loved by the fans, Oron is booed as usual...But got a big reaction, we see that this guy is over..He couldnt believe is eyes when he saw the Funker
- Orton hasnt even the time to come into the ring, Funk attacks him outside. He throws him in the steel steps...He runs over him and destroys him with a knee to the face..
- Funk now throws Orton into the barricade...Terry runs over him again, but this time Randy Orton backbody drops him into the crowd.
- Both men are fighthing in the crowd, the people go crazy. Orton punches him opponent, but this is not enough for Terry Funk, the legend punches the WWE Champion harder, he hits lots of headbutts too...
- Randy Orton tries to go back the ring, he has understand that it is his only chance to win this match. But Funk tries to keep the match outside
- They're brawling outside, Funk still dominates, But Orton can break the momentum when he breaks a glass of water on Funk's face !
- Funk is bleeding now, Orton regains control of the match. He uses the monitors cables to strangle his opponent, Funks screams. He now hits his head into the announcers table.
- The WWE Champion throws Funk back in the ring now. He's smiling, he thinks he has the match won. He kicks his opponent on the floor and makes the cover, but The Funker gets up at 2 !
- Orton is really surprised ...He goes under the ring and takes a table ! The crowd are on their feet, Orton let the table on the outside...
- he goes back into the ring, and want to carry Funk on his shoulder and throw him into the table who is outside, he's gonna kill him.....But Funk with the thumbs into Orton's eyes can break the move!
- Funk hits now a DDT on orton. He goes outside the ring to take a chair...and goes back to the ring
- Orton recovers slowly, Funk is ready to destroy him with the chair...that connects ! Funk destroys Orton with a vicious chair shot right to the head !! Funk makes the pin, it could be an upset .but He got a nearfall !
- Orton got up at the very ver last second. Funk is desapointed, and he takes the chair one more time, he wants to do the same move. Orton is bleeding now, but he recovers slowly, he wants to get up now....Funk hits with the chair....NO ORTON CATCHES HIM WITH THE RKO !! It was really from nowhere ! The WWE Champion makes the cover, and wins this match !
- He celebrates and shows he's the WWE Champ, but he serioulsy bleeds from the head, he looks at Funk and want to hurt him more...
- Orton takes the chair...He's ready to hit his opponent, but Mick Foley runs to the ring, the General Manager for the night is comin'..
He's in the ring now, Orton wants to use the chair on him, but Foley escapes and they exchange somes punches, Foley takes the advantage, but one more time Randy Orton catches his opponent with the same RKO ! The crowd booes the hell out of that...
- Orton is laughing, he's going to attack both Funk and Foley with the chair...But this time, it's John Cena , Orton has a crazy look of his face...
- One more time they both exchange some punches, but this time Cena is the stronger, and he's ready for the FU ! The crowd is on their feet...
- Cena sees the tables outside the ring, will he do it ? Yeah !!!! Cena throws Orton into the table who was outside !
- The fans go crazy, Cena doesnt celebrate , his kidney seems to hurt him really bad, But Orton is bleeding and left unconscious on the broken table ! What a match it will be at The Great American Bash !!!
Winner of this match : Randy Orton at 13.22
Quick results :
Jilian and Melina def. Candice and Katie in a No DQ tag team match
Snitsky def. Robbie Mcallister in a No DQ match
Paul London def. Shelton Benjamin, Mr Kennedy and Matt Hardy in a No DQ fatal 4 way
Jamie Noble def. Jeff Hardy, Brian Kendrick, Charlie Haas in a No DQ fatal 4 way
Randy Orton def. Terry Funk in a non title No DQ match
Official Great American Bash card :
- WWE Championship :
Unsanctioned Match
Randy Orton© vs John Cena
- ECW World Title :
Chris Benoit© vs Johnny Nitro
- Single match :
Batista vs Mark Henry
- Single match :
King Booker vs Lashley
- WWE Intercontinental Championship :
Steel Cage match
Santino Marella© vs Umaga
- WWE United States Championship :
MVP © vs Val Venis
- World Tag Team Championships :
Ladder match
Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch© vs The Hardyz vs World's Greatest Tag team vs Jamie Noble and Mr Kennedy
- Women's Championship :
Candice Michelle© vs Jilian Hall