| kraven ( @ 2008-11-03 22:09:00 |
RAW 11.3.08
Tonight is the RAW 800th Episode Celebration. RAW opens with Randy Orton making his way out to the ring. Orton talks about the ultimatum he gave the McMahons. Orton sits down at ringside and says he will not leave until his ultimatum is addressed.
The first match is the Hardys taking on MVP and The Brian Kendrick. Jeff sends off MVP, but MVP hits the shoulder tackle and covers for a 2 count. MVP starts to mount an offense, but when he goes for his high knee, Jeff moves. Jeff dodges a boot and takes down MVP for the leg drop to the groin, then tags in Matt and they hit a double team move. Matt tags Jeff back in and they hit poetry in Motion. Jeff gets a 2 count on MVP, and then is distracted by Kendrick. Jeff misses a corner dropkick and MVP tags in Kendrick. Kendrick goes after Jeff with kicks to the back and head. Kendrick hits Jeff with a mat slam move and goes for the Kendrick, but Jeff hits a gordbuster. Jeff and Kendrick both tag in their partners. Matt hits the clothesline bulldog combo with an extra clothesline for Kendrick. Matt hits the elbow smash and a side effect, but Kendrick breaks up the count. MVP and Matt hits clotheslines on each other. MVP tags in Kendrick, but the referee doesn’t see it. While the referee makes Kendrick leave, Matt takes MVP down and Jeff hits the Swanton, then Matt covers MVP for the win.
Move of the Match: The Swanton Bomb.
8 Man Over the Top Rope Battle Royal for an Intercontinental Championship Match. A brawl breaks out immediately. Manu hits Regal with a big headbutt, butt Regal won’t be thrown out. Cody Rhodes and Noble fight on the apron. Snitsky tosses JTG ovr the ropes, but JTG holds on. Priceless eliminates Snitsky, then DiBiase eliminates Rhodes and Manu. Regal eliminates Noble who pulls him out of the ring. DiBiase takes out JTG. DiBiase and Shad go at it. Shad is about to toss DiBiase out, but catches up on the ropes and DiBiase knocks him out. Regal hits DiBiase from behind and tosses him out of the ring to win.
Move of the match: There weren’t that many moves because it was a battle royal, but I would give the move of the match to DiBiase for eliminating both of his tag team partners.
Stephanie and Shane arrive backstage. Stephanie tells Shane to handle things.
Orton is back in the ring. Orton repeats his ultimatum. Shane comes out. Shane says to Orton they need to talk about Adamle. Adamle comes out and says that one of the things that makes him different is that as GM, he doesn’t have an agenda. He says that the job corrupts and he doesn’t want to let that happen to him, so he is resigning as GM of RAW. Orton says Adamle owes him an apology. Shane tells Orton that if anyone owes someone an apology, Orton owes Adamle an apology. Shane says he talked to Orton’s doctors and found out that Orton was cleared to compete for weeks. Shane tells Randy that tonight he will be competing and his opponent is CM Punk.
Vladimir Kozlov vs. Brett “The Hitman” Haas. Haas opens with a kick that has no effect. Kozlov hits a big boot, belly to belly and the battering ram and pins for the win.
Move of the match: The Battering Ram.
Batista says he’s not going to lose the title and Jericho will have no more excuses.
Up next is the match between D Generation X and Miz and Morrison. HBK says he’s not ready. He shows the video of the Dirt Sheet on ECW. HBK says nobody mocks the chaps. DX makes fun of Miz and Morrison. Miz and Morrison come out. RAW returns with Morrison with Triple H in a headlock and Triple H trying to fight out. Morrison sends Triple H off and Triple H nails Morrison with a clothesline. HBK and Miz are tagged in. Miz takes some clotheslines and and inverted atomic drop. HBK hits the Elbow and signals for Sweet Chin Music. Morrison attacks HBK on the apron and when he turns around, Miz hits a decapitation clothesline. Miz and Morrison hit their elbow drop/backbreaker move. HBK fights back, but Morrison fights back and nails HBK with a clothesline. Morrison tags in Miz who hits his corner clothesline move. Miz goes for the Reality Check, but HBK gets a backslide pin for 2. Miz hits a clothesline and tags hi Morrioson. Morrison goes for the Moonlight Drive, but HBK fights back and hits and enzuguiri and tags in Triple H. Triple H goes after Morrison and hits a running high knee. Triple H gets his knee facebuster on Morrison and a spinebuster on Miz. Morrison hits his springboard kick, but HBK breaks up the count. Morrison hits a flying shoulder tackle on Triple H and kips up. Morrison uses HBK’s Sweet Chin Music on Triple H then tags in Miz and the two do a crotch chop. Miz decides he’s going to Pedigree Triple H, but Triple H overpowers him. Morrison comes in, but is tossed out, then HBK hits Sweet Chin Music on Miz and Triple H hits the Pedigree. Triple H covers for the win.
Move of the Match: DX’s Sweet Chin Music Pedigree combo.
JBL is talking to Shane McMahon. Shane makes JBL vs. the Undertaker for tonight’s RAW.
Beth Phoenix, Lena Yada, Victoria, Natalya, Maryse, Katie Lea, Jillian and Layla taking on Mickie James, Candice Michelle, Michelle McCool, Eve Torres, Brie Bella, Tiffany, and Kelly Kelly in a 16 Divas Tag Match.. The referee realizes the teams are uneven and Mae Young comes out to join the faces. Phoenix and Kelly Kellys start out. Kelly takes down Phoenix and tags in Mae. Mae hits Phoneix with a series of forearms. The other heels come in and she gives forearm shots to them as well. The divas try to team up on her and the faces clear the ring. Mae tosses Katie Lea out, but Phoenix rolls Mae up for the win.
Move of the match: I’d say the move of the match goes to Mae Young’s forearms.
Up next is CM Punk taking on Randy Orton. Punk hits the first offensive move with an enzuguiri. He hits a series of knees in the corner. Punk sends Orton into another corner, but Orton comes out of the corner with a powerful clothesline. He manages to take Punk down and begins to stomp on Punk, then hits a knee drop and covers for a 2 count. Orton locks in a side headlock, but Punk fights out. Orton sends PUunk into the corner, but Punk aboids his attack and springs in on top of him. Punk hits a series of kicks to Orton. He hits the high knee, but Orton counters the bulldog into a slam. Orton is looking ofr the RKO, but DiBiase hits the ring and attacks Punk. Orton punts DiBIase.
Move of the Match: Most of the moves in the match were kicks from Punk and I’d say the move of the match was probably the enzuguiri that started things out.
Orton is backstage talking to Rhodes and Manu. Orton says he was trying to kick some sense into DiBiase and that if they have a problem with what he did, they should do something about it. They don’t do anything and he tells them that that was smart and there may be hope for them yet.
Backstage, Mike Adamle is talking to Stephanie. Adamle says that everytime he made a decision she called and changed it. Stephanie says that controlling RAW is her birthright. Shane comes in and says he has a major announcement to make about Survivor Series.
JBL vs. Undertaker. Taker takes down JBL, and then gets him up in the corner and hits rights and a headbutt. Taker hits Old School, but JBL takes him down with a clothesline. JBL gets Taker in the corner and goes after him and has to be pulled back by the referee. Taker starts to fight back. Taker hits Snake Eyes and the Big Boot. He follows it up with a leg drop for a 2 count. Taker hits the chokeslam and signals for the end. Taker picks JBL up, but JBL fights out and hits a shouldertackle. JBL is getting back in the ring, and Taker sits up. JBL decides to let himself be counted out.
Move of the Match: Lot of great moves from Taker, but I’m gonna give it to Old School.
HBK comes out and tosses JBL back in the ring. Take hits the Tombstone Piledriver.
Shane McMahon is talking to Jericho and he tells Jericho that at Survivor Series the World Heavyweight Championship will be defended against John Cena.
Kung Fu Naki is in the ring and is joined by Hornswoggle. Boogeyman comes out to join the fun. Goldust and Jesse and Festus come out. Hacksaw, Sergeant Slaughter and Teddy Long all come in. Michael cole joins the party and somehow ends up dancing with Goldust. Ron Simmons comes out and says “DAMN!”
Kane and Mark Henry taking on Rey Mysterio and Kofi Kingston. Kane and Mysterio start out. Kane sends Mysterio into the corner, but takes a boot to the face followed by a hurracanrana. Kane manages to catch Mysterio and hits a side slam. Kane tags in Henry who goes for a military press drop, but Mysterio lands on his feet. Henry hits a big take down and goes for the big elbow drop, but misses. Kofi comes in and goes after Henry, but Henry overpowers him. Kofi drops Henry and takes a shot a Kane. He attacks Henry in the corner, but when he tries to whip hi, Henry overpowers him again. Kofi goes for a frog splash on a standing Henry, but Henry catches him. Mysterio tries to take Henry down, but is taken out by Kane. Henry hits the World Strongest Slam to win.
Move of the Match: World’s Strongest Slam.
After the match, Kane continues to attack Mysterio, but Khali comes out and attacks Kane and Henry. Henry gets set up on the ropes and Khali nods to Mysterio who hits the 619, then Khali hits the big chop on Henry.
Backstage, Stephanie says she loved Shane’s announcement, but asks that he keeps her in the loop next time.
Up next is Batista taking on Chris Jericho in a Steel Cage Match for the World Heavyweight Championship. Jericho goes after Batista and Batista pushes him away. Jericho slaps Batista and Batista sends him into the corner and hits shoulder thrusts. Batista sends him into the other corner and Jericho jumps up and tries to climb out. Batista pulls him back in and hits a powerslam. Batista hits a running clothesline and covers for a 1 count. He backs Jericho into the corner and goes after him, then chokes him against the turnbuckles. Jericho gets a kick on Batista, but then Batista sends him into the steel cage. Batista pushes Jericho into the cage, and then sends him into the cage on the other side. He sends him into the cage a third time. RAW returns with Jericho getting Batista into the Walls of Jericho. Jericho calls for the door to be opened. Batista breaks the hold and kicks Jericho. Jericho falls through the ropes and gets partway out of the ring, but Batista catches him and pulls him back into the ring. Jericho pulls Batista down and slams the door on his knee. He slams the door on Batista’s knee again. Jericho continues to work on Batista’s knee in the ring. Batista hits a spinning side slam on Jericho. Batista goes back to his power game. Batista goes for a spinebuster, but his leg gives out on him. Jericho covers for 2. Batista gets up and Jericho goes for the Codebreaker, but Batista slams him into the cage. Jericho gets up and Batista goes for the spear, but Jericho moves and Batista hits the cage. Jericho climbs out over the top of the cage. Batista gets the door open and pulls Jericho back in. Batista hits Jericho with a Spinebuster, but Jericho counters the Batista Bomb by catching hold of the cage. Batista and Jericho fight on the top rope. Jericho falls off, but causes Batista to fall on the ropes. Jericho starts to climb out again. Batista again climbs up, but Jericho grabs a steel ring off a cable and hits Batista with it. Jericho climbs out to the outside, but Batista grabs him by the hair. Jericho kicks the cage into Batista’s knee and drops to the ground to win the match.
Move of the match: I’d have to give this to the spinebuster from Batista.
Tonight is the RAW 800th Episode Celebration. RAW opens with Randy Orton making his way out to the ring. Orton talks about the ultimatum he gave the McMahons. Orton sits down at ringside and says he will not leave until his ultimatum is addressed.
The first match is the Hardys taking on MVP and The Brian Kendrick. Jeff sends off MVP, but MVP hits the shoulder tackle and covers for a 2 count. MVP starts to mount an offense, but when he goes for his high knee, Jeff moves. Jeff dodges a boot and takes down MVP for the leg drop to the groin, then tags in Matt and they hit a double team move. Matt tags Jeff back in and they hit poetry in Motion. Jeff gets a 2 count on MVP, and then is distracted by Kendrick. Jeff misses a corner dropkick and MVP tags in Kendrick. Kendrick goes after Jeff with kicks to the back and head. Kendrick hits Jeff with a mat slam move and goes for the Kendrick, but Jeff hits a gordbuster. Jeff and Kendrick both tag in their partners. Matt hits the clothesline bulldog combo with an extra clothesline for Kendrick. Matt hits the elbow smash and a side effect, but Kendrick breaks up the count. MVP and Matt hits clotheslines on each other. MVP tags in Kendrick, but the referee doesn’t see it. While the referee makes Kendrick leave, Matt takes MVP down and Jeff hits the Swanton, then Matt covers MVP for the win.
Move of the Match: The Swanton Bomb.
8 Man Over the Top Rope Battle Royal for an Intercontinental Championship Match. A brawl breaks out immediately. Manu hits Regal with a big headbutt, butt Regal won’t be thrown out. Cody Rhodes and Noble fight on the apron. Snitsky tosses JTG ovr the ropes, but JTG holds on. Priceless eliminates Snitsky, then DiBiase eliminates Rhodes and Manu. Regal eliminates Noble who pulls him out of the ring. DiBiase takes out JTG. DiBiase and Shad go at it. Shad is about to toss DiBiase out, but catches up on the ropes and DiBiase knocks him out. Regal hits DiBiase from behind and tosses him out of the ring to win.
Move of the match: There weren’t that many moves because it was a battle royal, but I would give the move of the match to DiBiase for eliminating both of his tag team partners.
Stephanie and Shane arrive backstage. Stephanie tells Shane to handle things.
Orton is back in the ring. Orton repeats his ultimatum. Shane comes out. Shane says to Orton they need to talk about Adamle. Adamle comes out and says that one of the things that makes him different is that as GM, he doesn’t have an agenda. He says that the job corrupts and he doesn’t want to let that happen to him, so he is resigning as GM of RAW. Orton says Adamle owes him an apology. Shane tells Orton that if anyone owes someone an apology, Orton owes Adamle an apology. Shane says he talked to Orton’s doctors and found out that Orton was cleared to compete for weeks. Shane tells Randy that tonight he will be competing and his opponent is CM Punk.
Vladimir Kozlov vs. Brett “The Hitman” Haas. Haas opens with a kick that has no effect. Kozlov hits a big boot, belly to belly and the battering ram and pins for the win.
Move of the match: The Battering Ram.
Batista says he’s not going to lose the title and Jericho will have no more excuses.
Up next is the match between D Generation X and Miz and Morrison. HBK says he’s not ready. He shows the video of the Dirt Sheet on ECW. HBK says nobody mocks the chaps. DX makes fun of Miz and Morrison. Miz and Morrison come out. RAW returns with Morrison with Triple H in a headlock and Triple H trying to fight out. Morrison sends Triple H off and Triple H nails Morrison with a clothesline. HBK and Miz are tagged in. Miz takes some clotheslines and and inverted atomic drop. HBK hits the Elbow and signals for Sweet Chin Music. Morrison attacks HBK on the apron and when he turns around, Miz hits a decapitation clothesline. Miz and Morrison hit their elbow drop/backbreaker move. HBK fights back, but Morrison fights back and nails HBK with a clothesline. Morrison tags in Miz who hits his corner clothesline move. Miz goes for the Reality Check, but HBK gets a backslide pin for 2. Miz hits a clothesline and tags hi Morrioson. Morrison goes for the Moonlight Drive, but HBK fights back and hits and enzuguiri and tags in Triple H. Triple H goes after Morrison and hits a running high knee. Triple H gets his knee facebuster on Morrison and a spinebuster on Miz. Morrison hits his springboard kick, but HBK breaks up the count. Morrison hits a flying shoulder tackle on Triple H and kips up. Morrison uses HBK’s Sweet Chin Music on Triple H then tags in Miz and the two do a crotch chop. Miz decides he’s going to Pedigree Triple H, but Triple H overpowers him. Morrison comes in, but is tossed out, then HBK hits Sweet Chin Music on Miz and Triple H hits the Pedigree. Triple H covers for the win.
Move of the Match: DX’s Sweet Chin Music Pedigree combo.
JBL is talking to Shane McMahon. Shane makes JBL vs. the Undertaker for tonight’s RAW.
Beth Phoenix, Lena Yada, Victoria, Natalya, Maryse, Katie Lea, Jillian and Layla taking on Mickie James, Candice Michelle, Michelle McCool, Eve Torres, Brie Bella, Tiffany, and Kelly Kelly in a 16 Divas Tag Match.. The referee realizes the teams are uneven and Mae Young comes out to join the faces. Phoenix and Kelly Kellys start out. Kelly takes down Phoenix and tags in Mae. Mae hits Phoneix with a series of forearms. The other heels come in and she gives forearm shots to them as well. The divas try to team up on her and the faces clear the ring. Mae tosses Katie Lea out, but Phoenix rolls Mae up for the win.
Move of the match: I’d say the move of the match goes to Mae Young’s forearms.
Up next is CM Punk taking on Randy Orton. Punk hits the first offensive move with an enzuguiri. He hits a series of knees in the corner. Punk sends Orton into another corner, but Orton comes out of the corner with a powerful clothesline. He manages to take Punk down and begins to stomp on Punk, then hits a knee drop and covers for a 2 count. Orton locks in a side headlock, but Punk fights out. Orton sends PUunk into the corner, but Punk aboids his attack and springs in on top of him. Punk hits a series of kicks to Orton. He hits the high knee, but Orton counters the bulldog into a slam. Orton is looking ofr the RKO, but DiBiase hits the ring and attacks Punk. Orton punts DiBIase.
Move of the Match: Most of the moves in the match were kicks from Punk and I’d say the move of the match was probably the enzuguiri that started things out.
Orton is backstage talking to Rhodes and Manu. Orton says he was trying to kick some sense into DiBiase and that if they have a problem with what he did, they should do something about it. They don’t do anything and he tells them that that was smart and there may be hope for them yet.
Backstage, Mike Adamle is talking to Stephanie. Adamle says that everytime he made a decision she called and changed it. Stephanie says that controlling RAW is her birthright. Shane comes in and says he has a major announcement to make about Survivor Series.
JBL vs. Undertaker. Taker takes down JBL, and then gets him up in the corner and hits rights and a headbutt. Taker hits Old School, but JBL takes him down with a clothesline. JBL gets Taker in the corner and goes after him and has to be pulled back by the referee. Taker starts to fight back. Taker hits Snake Eyes and the Big Boot. He follows it up with a leg drop for a 2 count. Taker hits the chokeslam and signals for the end. Taker picks JBL up, but JBL fights out and hits a shouldertackle. JBL is getting back in the ring, and Taker sits up. JBL decides to let himself be counted out.
Move of the Match: Lot of great moves from Taker, but I’m gonna give it to Old School.
HBK comes out and tosses JBL back in the ring. Take hits the Tombstone Piledriver.
Shane McMahon is talking to Jericho and he tells Jericho that at Survivor Series the World Heavyweight Championship will be defended against John Cena.
Kung Fu Naki is in the ring and is joined by Hornswoggle. Boogeyman comes out to join the fun. Goldust and Jesse and Festus come out. Hacksaw, Sergeant Slaughter and Teddy Long all come in. Michael cole joins the party and somehow ends up dancing with Goldust. Ron Simmons comes out and says “DAMN!”
Kane and Mark Henry taking on Rey Mysterio and Kofi Kingston. Kane and Mysterio start out. Kane sends Mysterio into the corner, but takes a boot to the face followed by a hurracanrana. Kane manages to catch Mysterio and hits a side slam. Kane tags in Henry who goes for a military press drop, but Mysterio lands on his feet. Henry hits a big take down and goes for the big elbow drop, but misses. Kofi comes in and goes after Henry, but Henry overpowers him. Kofi drops Henry and takes a shot a Kane. He attacks Henry in the corner, but when he tries to whip hi, Henry overpowers him again. Kofi goes for a frog splash on a standing Henry, but Henry catches him. Mysterio tries to take Henry down, but is taken out by Kane. Henry hits the World Strongest Slam to win.
Move of the Match: World’s Strongest Slam.
After the match, Kane continues to attack Mysterio, but Khali comes out and attacks Kane and Henry. Henry gets set up on the ropes and Khali nods to Mysterio who hits the 619, then Khali hits the big chop on Henry.
Backstage, Stephanie says she loved Shane’s announcement, but asks that he keeps her in the loop next time.
Up next is Batista taking on Chris Jericho in a Steel Cage Match for the World Heavyweight Championship. Jericho goes after Batista and Batista pushes him away. Jericho slaps Batista and Batista sends him into the corner and hits shoulder thrusts. Batista sends him into the other corner and Jericho jumps up and tries to climb out. Batista pulls him back in and hits a powerslam. Batista hits a running clothesline and covers for a 1 count. He backs Jericho into the corner and goes after him, then chokes him against the turnbuckles. Jericho gets a kick on Batista, but then Batista sends him into the steel cage. Batista pushes Jericho into the cage, and then sends him into the cage on the other side. He sends him into the cage a third time. RAW returns with Jericho getting Batista into the Walls of Jericho. Jericho calls for the door to be opened. Batista breaks the hold and kicks Jericho. Jericho falls through the ropes and gets partway out of the ring, but Batista catches him and pulls him back into the ring. Jericho pulls Batista down and slams the door on his knee. He slams the door on Batista’s knee again. Jericho continues to work on Batista’s knee in the ring. Batista hits a spinning side slam on Jericho. Batista goes back to his power game. Batista goes for a spinebuster, but his leg gives out on him. Jericho covers for 2. Batista gets up and Jericho goes for the Codebreaker, but Batista slams him into the cage. Jericho gets up and Batista goes for the spear, but Jericho moves and Batista hits the cage. Jericho climbs out over the top of the cage. Batista gets the door open and pulls Jericho back in. Batista hits Jericho with a Spinebuster, but Jericho counters the Batista Bomb by catching hold of the cage. Batista and Jericho fight on the top rope. Jericho falls off, but causes Batista to fall on the ropes. Jericho starts to climb out again. Batista again climbs up, but Jericho grabs a steel ring off a cable and hits Batista with it. Jericho climbs out to the outside, but Batista grabs him by the hair. Jericho kicks the cage into Batista’s knee and drops to the ground to win the match.
Move of the match: I’d have to give this to the spinebuster from Batista.