PK’s busy, so I’ll be covering up for him. First off, I want to apologize for not having a SD! report, as I was having computer problems. PK will be doing it this week.
I would also like to say that I recently finished the RVD DVD, and think it’s worth picking up. Admitedly, I don’t really like anything before RVD/Bigelow, but that, his matches with Lynn, his match with Hardy, & his match with Christian make the buy worthwile.
Now on to RAW…
Will it be a Valentine’s Day Massacre when Raw comes to you live, from Cincinnati, OH tonight? A few matches have already been signed for tonight’s show, and all signs are pointing to a night of mayhem.
Last week, Batista helped cost Edge the victory in his World Heavyweight Championship match against Triple H. After waiting so long to finally get his shot, Edge is furious that he was “screwed” once again in his quest for the gold. He has revenge on his mind and will be looking to take down Batista tonight.
Randy Orton was able to pick up a hard-fought win over Tyson Tomko last week in Japan, but after the match, he was brutally attacked by Captain Charisma himself, Christian, who punished Orton with the Unprettier. Orton looked as if he might have been concussed again last week, but he will also be looking for revenge tonight, as he takes on Christian in one-on-one action.
La Resistance is none too happy that they lost their World Tag Team Championships to William Regal & Tajiri last week in Tajiri’s native Japan, so they are invoking their rematch clause tonight in hopes that the outcome will be different now that the Japanese Buzzsaw doesn’t have home-field advantage.
Plus, another member of the Class of 2005 Hall of Fame Inductees will be announced. You won’t want to miss this much-anticipated announcement!
LIVE from Cincinnati, Ohio
Hosts are Jerry Lawler & Jim Ross
We start off with the Highlight Reel. Y2J introduces the star of the GoDaddy.com commercial, Candice Michelle. They show the commercial, and Candice doesn’t see what the big fuss is about, since Cincinnati wouldn’t mind seeing her do some dance moves or having a wordrobe malfunction. She exposes her shoulders, but before she can go any further, Hassan interrupts. He threatens to embarass Y2J, and calls him the poster boy of stupidity. Jericho calls them the poster boys of jackasses, and questions if they have penises. Jericho accuses them of being each others Valentine, but Hassan won’t have it. Chris says that he’s willing to take the two assclowns down to China Town, right now.
Commercial break.
Chris Jericho vs. Hassan
We return with Y2J stomping Hassan. Back suplex, and a vertical suplex gets 2. Y2J rolls through a sunset flip and goes for the Walls, but Hassan makes the ropes. Springboard shoulderblock, and a top rope crossbody gets 2. Hassan starts to take control, and Davari does some illegal choking. Vertical suplex gets 2 for Hassan. Y2J fights out of a chinlock, and starts to come back. He goes for the Walls, but Hassan kicks him to the turnbuckle. Bulldog, but Lionsault misses. Davari distracts the ref, and Y2J springboard dropkicks him, only to get a Modified STO, and pinned for 3.
Backstage, HHH says there is going to be a fight tonight, cause JBL is on his way to RAW
Commercial break.
They announce the newest inductee of the Hall of Fame is…”Rowdy” Roddy Piper!
Backstage, Orton and Stacy are talking and Stacy asks him out for a date. Randy says their on.
Meanwhile, Batista is having his own girl conversation with Maria. Ric comes up and tells Batista to not worry about JBL, and Dave says that he’s making his decision by next week. He also tells Ric to tell HHH that if JBL does show up, to tell Hunter to stay out of it.
Commercial break.
Shelton Benjamin(c) vs. Gene Snitsky – Intercontinental Championship match
They slug it out, and Shelton gets a quick knockdown for 2. Splash, but Gene clotheslines him down for 2. Gene misses a 2nd rope elbow. Top rope clothesline gets 2 for Shelton. Snitsky gets a powerslam for 2. Gene gets a clothesline for 2. Gene goes for the Pumphandle, but gets big booted for 2. Three times. Shelton backdrops Gene outside, but Gene gets mad and hits him with a chair for the DQ!
Commercial break.
La Resistance vs. William Regal & Tajiri(cs) – World Tag Team Championship match
Regal and Conway start off, and Rob arm whips him for 2. Grenier comes in, but Regal shoulderblcoks Conway down and brings in Tajiri. Kick and standing moonsault gets 2 for Tajiri. Tajiri goes for the Tarantula, but Grenier tries to counter, only to get bulldogged for 2. Conway and Grenier do some double teaming, and Grenier gets a knee drop for 2. Conway gets a vertical suplex for 2. Tajiri comes back with a springboard elbow, and manages to eventually tag in Regal. William gets a t-bone suplex and a running knee for 3.
Commercial break.
Randy Orton vs. Christian
Big pop for Orton. Orton slugs him to start, and goes wild with punches. He grabs on a headlock, and gets a shoulderblock for 2. Orton goes back to the headlock, but Christian brings the fight. Orton comes back and clotheslines him out. Randy runs into Tomko, and Christian tries to get him from behind, but Orton catches him. Back in, Randy gets the 10 punch and a clothesline for 2. Christian backdrops him out, and Tomko makes him eat steps.
Commercial break.
We’re back with Christian getting 2 off something. Orton ducks a charge from Christian and gets a roll up for 2. Christian gets a backdrop for 2. Neckbreaker and an elbow gets 2. Orton goes for the RKO, but Christian gets an inverted DDT for 2. Orton reverses a whip into one of his own, causing Christian to hit the turnbuckle HARD. Orton gets a dropkick, a clothesline, and a backdrop. Powerslam gets 2 for Randy. Top rope crossbody gets 2. Christian makes him eat post, and gets 2. Christian messes with a turnbuckle, distracting the ref, and Tomko gets a boot on Orton. It only gets 2. Orton reverses an Unprettier into a inverted backbreaker, but Christian pushes him off for the RKO and goes for the Unprettier AGAIN, but Orton pushes him off, leapfrogs over him, and gets the RKO for 3.
Backstage, Eric is seen on the phone, apparently talking to Long. Edge pops in, and is pissed that everybody’s talking about Batista. He’s going to prove tonight that nobody deserves that title shot at WM 21 but him.
Commercial break.
Trish comes out, and thinks that her spotlight is trying to be stolen. She calls out Christy, and wants to thank Christy, because the fans use to chant “slut” at her, but now Christy is appearing in Playboy. So, the only slut is her, according to Trish. Christy then accuses Trish of sleeping with half the locker room. Trish slaps her in reply.
Commercial break.
Simon Dean vs. Kane
Dean gets on the mic, and admits he’s scared to death. He says that even though he may have his career ended right now, he will still produce his Simon System. He calls the city Cincifatty, but Kane steps in. Dean tries to hide, and Kane argues with the ref, allowing Dean to get his bag and hit Kane with it. He gets some protein powder, but Kane kicks him. Kane whips him with the belt, and boots him on the outside. Back in, Kane even does some push ups. Chokeslam and we’re outta here.
Commercial break.
We get an “earlier tonight” with HBK. Coach comes up and says that he read an article where Kurt said he was proud of what he did to Shawn at the Rumble. HBK says Kurt needs to focus on his match at No Way Out.
Backstage, HHH catches up with Batista. They argue over who should take care of JBL, and HHH really looks like the lead singer of Motorhead with that facial hear.
Commercial break.
Batista vs. Edge
Big pop for Dave. Why hasn’t Edge had pyro with his entrance since like December? The fire was cool. Batista takes Edge into the corner, and gets a reverse elbow. Edge goes to the floor, and Dave picks him up, but Edge gets a modified Edge-O-Matic. Edge gets a neckbreaker for 2. Batista catches Edge in air and slams him down. Edge boots him and comes off the 2nd rope with…something, but Batista shoulderblocks him. Edgecution sets up the Spear, but Batista gets a spinebuster and hits the Batista Bomb, and the limo pulls up. HHH takes out the ref to cause a DQ, but Evo goes to the limo.
The three head to the limo, but Batista wants to take care of it himself. He goes to the parking lot, and nearly gets run over by the limo, but HHH saves him. Dave says he’s going to Smackdown! this thursday, by himself.
~Rave
