By Paul Marshall
It’s that time once again for Monday Night RAW! We are only SIX days away from Survivor Series. Join me tonight as we will witness yet another Triple H v. Umaga match and the face off between Randy Orton and Shawn Michaels!
We start off Smackdown RAW with the World Heavyweight Champion, Batista! He’s ready for action however as a referee is positioned inside the ring. Batista has the microphone and he is happy to be back on RAW. He was invited tonight by William Regal to take on some “raw†competition. He appreciates the invite, but Regal made a big mistake. Batista is gearing up for Hell in a Cell and Undertaker. The Undertaker’s bells toil as the Dead Man is here! Taker does his entrance and he enters the ring. Batista is ready for him right now. J.R. and King think that the match is on NOW?!
William Regal comes out to interrupt the festivities. Batista and Undertaker get to team up against the Redneck Wrecking Crew.
Undertaker & Batista v. The Redneck Wrecking Crew
Taker starts off with Lance Cade, nailing a few shoulder thrusts. He goes old school and looks for the Chokeslam, but Batista tags in and nails Cade in the turnbuckle. Cade turns the table on Batista and sends him shoulder first into the steel. Tag to Murdoch, who works on Batista, scoring a one count. Tag back into Cade and a double team move gets two. Batista fights back and nails the spinebuster! Undertaker tags back in and he nails the Chokeslam and covers. Murdoch interrupts the count and gets a Spinebuster for his troubles. Cade back up and he walks into the TOMBSTONE! Undertaker scores the three count.
Winners: Undertaker & Batista
Match Length: 2:45
Match Rating: *
Batista nails Murdoch with a Batista Bomb after the match, not to be outdone. He and Undertaker stare down.
Smackdown v. RAW 2008 will be out tomorrow on many platforms! Later tonight, Shawn Michaels and Randy Orton will face off with Mr. McMahon moderating.
Commercials.
WWE Rewind: Santino Marella receives a Stone Cold Stunner and he and Maria receive a beer bath.
Beth Phoenix graces us with her appearance tonight. Nice touch by Lillian Garcia with the ring announcing duties tonight. Her opponent is Maria. Maria is HOT HOT HOT tonight!
Beth Phoenix v. Maria
Maria gets dropped south by the stronger Phoenix. Phoenix misses a charge and eats a boot to the throat by Maria. Phoenix takes and nails stiff kicks to Maria. Maria looks for an electric chair, but gets countered to an unique back torque. Fisherman’s suplex finishes this for the champion.
Winner: Beth Phoenix
Match Length: 1:17
Match Rating: 1/2*
Post match, Santino Marella comes out to console Maria. He takes a microphone from Lillian Garcia and he says that Maria will be okay. He whines about being attacked by Stone Cold Steve Austin. He says that Austin can’t take criticism well. He demands an apology from Stone Cold. After a moment, he says that Stone Cold is not here, so he looks to J.R. He demands J.R. to apologize and makes fun of the Oklahoma accent. Jerry Lawler stands up for J.R and Santino runs into the ring, begging Lawler to come into the ring. Santino says that he’ll allow Lawler the first punch. Big mistake as Lawler nails the closed fist to the jaw and Santino runs away like a b*tch.
“Jerry Stupid Lawler†– Santino Marella
Commercials.
“Tick Tick Boom†by The Hives is the Official Survivor Series theme song. Back to the show as we get a replay of Santino Marella getting punched the f*ck out. Grisham tries to interview Marella, but he decides to issue a challenge to Lawler. Despite Lawler not bringing his ring gear with him, he accepts the challenge.
We take a trip down memory lane where Mr. McMahon seemingly brought the inner demon out of Shawn Michaels. Five weeks of Sweet Chin Music. WWE Mobile presented the exclusive that happened last week. If Shawn Michaels attempts Sweet Chin Music, he loses the match and never gets a chance to face Randy Orton for the title again. However, if Randy Orton attempts to get himself disqualified, he will lose the championship.
OOOOOOH YEEAAAHHH! Matt Hardy makes his entrance for a six man tag team match. SMACKDOWN INVADES RAW! Hardy is joined by Rey Mysterio and Jeff Hardy. Any guesses on who their opponents will be? We’ll know after the ad break.
Commercials.
Highlights of the first Survivor Series is shown. Back to the show as Finlay, MVP, and Mr. Kennedy are out and about.
The Hardy Boyz & Rey Mysterio v. MVP, Finlay, & Mr. Kennedy
Matt Hardy starts off with Finlay. He backs Finlay into the corner and a break is initiated. Matt shoves Finlay and they jockey for position in the opening minutes. Finlay nails a right hand to knock Matt down. Kennedy tags into the match and he gets Matt in a side headlock. MVP gets tagged in and he doesn’t want anything to do with Matt since they are partners. Kennedy takes and comes back into the match. Both Matt and Kennedy continue to find an opening and Matt finds the CROSS BODY and he nails an arm drag. Finlay comes in and he receives an arm drag of his own. Matt gets thrown out of the ring as we take another ad break at 2:45 into the match.
Commercials.
We are back at the 6 minute mark as Matt Hardy is still in the ring with Kennedy locking on a headlock. Matt gets out of it and Kennedy goes for the Green Bay Plunge, but Matt counters it to a botched Side Effect, hurting Matt more. Tags all around as Finlay and Mysterio are in the match. Finlay ends the Mysterio advancement and he tags in MVP, who continues to kick Mysterio. Whip to the ropes and he lifts him high and drops him face first for two. MVP locks in a submission move, but Mysterio knees his way out. MVP tags into Finlay, who drops the knee for two. Finlay nails a backbreaker and he cheap shots Jeff Hardy. Finlay uses the diversion as an advantage, as he tags in Kennedy. Kennedy with a backbreaker with a back submission locked in. He gets out of it, but Kennedy is quick to his feet. Mysterio looks to get a tag, but Kennedy pulls him over to the other side and tags in MVP. MVP applies a waist lock, but Mysterio gets out of it. Mysterio gets a hurrancurana and he tags in Jeff Hardy, who is on fire. He nails the wraparound clothesline and takes out the other members of the opposing team. WHISPER IN THE WIND connects for two! Kennedy breaks up the fall, but both Kennedy and MVP are sent to the ropes. 619 by Mysterio connects on BOTH MEN! Jeff finishes off MVP with the Swanton Bomb for the three.
Winners: The Hardy Boyz & Rey Mysterio
Match Length: 11:51
Match Rating: ***1/4
Post match, the faces celebrate. Backstage, Mr. McMahon walks. The Face Off is next!
New Video here are the clues I got: Can you break the code; X+1=Y; J=9+1; Break_The_Walls; 6 Days, 23 Hours, 33 Minutes; 07.XI/MIII
Yup this almost confirms Chris Jericho.
It’s time for the Face Off. All the participants are in the ring. Mr. McMahon asks for no physicality tonight. Randy reminds Shawn that he can’t attempt Sweet Chin Music. Shawn reminds Randy that he can’t get disqualified. Randy says what he did at Cyber Sunday was to defend himself. Shawn says that Randy got Sweet Chin Music banned because he got Sweet Chin Music the past five weeks. Randy calls Shawn a hot head and says that Sweet Chin Music is instinct for Shawn. Shawn likes the train of thought. He says that everything he accomplished in his career was a fluke, that it may be luck. He says that he can win the WWE Title with a wrestling move or a submission hold in a cheap knock to Randy. He asks Randy what would happen if he beats him without Sweet Chin Music. He says that all he needs is the memory of what happened six months ago. He takes the microphone and gets serious. Randy comes back and says that he can tell his wife and kids to have the same feelings at Survivor Series. Shawn gets closer to Randy, but is cut off by Vince. Randy sneaks up on Shawn and he telegraphs the Superkick. Shawn looks to superkick Vince, but Randy low blows him. Randy lines up for the concussion kick, but Vince stops him. He RKO’s Shawn instead. He raises the title high above his head. Randy leaves the ring as we go to break.
Commercials.
Blatt will have some fun tomorrow night on ECW. Rey Mysterio & Kane v. Big Daddy V & Finlay on ECW tomorrow!
We get a replay of the closing moments of the face off. Back live coming to the ring, are six of the ten divas scheduled to meet at Survivor Series.
Melina, Leyla, & Jillian Hall v. Mickie James, Kelly Kelly, & Michelle McCool
Melina faces off with McCool, who takes it to her. Kelly gets a tag and nails a high risk move. Hall gets tagged in and she nails a backbreaker on Kelly. Kelly blocks a handspring attack and tags in Mickie James. Mickie goes to town on the heels and she runs into Hall. Layla tags into the match, but everything falls out. Mickie nails the KISS OF DEATH, followed by the spinning heel kick for three!
Winners: Mickie James, Michele McCool, & Kelly Kelly
Match Length: 2:25
Match Rating: *1/4 (Extra points for the kiss of death)
Upcoming is a horny Jerry Lawler taking on Santino Marella. His music plays and he takes his shirt off. Put it back on!
Commercials.
“My Life†– John Cena comes out tomorrow at Best Buy and FYE.
Highlights of The Rock v. Mankind at the 1998 Survivor Series is shown. One year after the Montreal Screw Job they follow it up with another screw job.
Snitsky Pain is his pleasure. Ugh.
In the ring is Jerry Lawler. Santino Marella comes out very ticked off.
Santino Marella v. Jerry Lawler
They lock up, jockeying for position. Lawler disposes of Marella with a back body drop, followed by several punches. Marella fights back with some fists of his own. Snapmare takedown into a headlock as Lawler gets back up. Marella nails a couple shoulder thrusts and another snapmare before Lawler nails some timely kicks, taking Marella back to the corner. He goes for a running fist, but eats boot for his problems. He tells J.R. to watch this and Lawler gets an inside cradle for three!
Winner: Jerry Lawler
Match Length: 3:45 (approx.)
Match Rating: **
Commercials.
We are back as the same Save Us video plays again. Jerry Lawler thinks that he has cracked the code, but he doesn’t say who it is. Earlier today, William Regal trains Hornswoggle for his match against the Great Khali. Boy, Khali put on some weight and Runjin looks like Jay Leno. It’s Coach and humility ensues. Somebody please kill me right now. Never let the Runjin actor have a microphone again. Regal tells Coach that this is a training session, not to lay a finger on him. He bites Coach’s finger and he bends down. Regal pushes him over and he de-pants him. Tadpole splash connects. That match was brutal. So brutal that I am not calling it a match.
The card for Survivor Series is revealed.
Backstage, Todd Grisham interviews Triple H. He asks for some thoughts. HHH says that Umaga will be lucky to make it to Survivor Series. He calls himself the One True Destroyer, the Conqueror, and the King of Kings and he vows to finish Umaga once and for all.
Commercials.
Clips of Jerry Lawler and a bunch of midgets facing off against Doink the Clown and a bunch of midgets in a Survivor Series Match in 1994.
It is 9:50 (CST) and Triple H makes his way to the ring with his team. The Lumberjack match is about to commence. For the record, I won’t mention the lumberjacks until they get physically involved with either Triple H or Umaga. I’ll note things out if it becomes an all-out brawl, but my main focus will be Triple H and Umaga. It makes it easy on me and my readers.
Lumberjack Match: Triple H v. Umaga
The bell rings as Finlay distracts Triple H, allowing Umaga to gain the upperhand. That lasts a few seconds until Triple H gains a little offense. Umaga throws him outside and the lumberjacks are hesitant on engaging him. Back inside the ring, HHH nails some punches to Umaga, who follows up with throat jabs. Outside, the lumberjacks don’t engage, but HHH has other plans, taking the fight to the outside. SAMOAN SPLASH to the ring post and stairs and the match goes back into the ring. Pedigree try and Umaga backdrops HHH outside where his lumberjacks take liberties on the fallen man. Once HHH’s lumberjacks head for the rescue, the fighting stops as we take an ad break at 2:25.
Commercials.
Back at 5:49 as Umaga and HHH battle with fists of fury, neither man gaining advantage. Umaga sends HHH to the corner and follows with a splash. Swinging slam takes HHH down near the edge of the ring. Umaga headbutts HHH as his team encourages him. Umaga goes to the second rope and drops his weight on HHH’s sternum. HHH rolls around as Umaga does the move again. Finlay and MVP get involved while the referee was distracted. HHH is back up and Umaga takes him down. Running splash gets two as the end looks to be near. Umaga scores a stiff kick to the back of the neck as HHH tries to get up, but Umaga drops his weight on HHH’s knees! HHH scoops up Umaga, but Umaga IS TOO HEAVY as Umaga crashes on top. Neck pinch is applied as HH breathes new life. Head-to-back attack keeps HHH in trouble. Umaga focuses on the back before going for the neck pinch once again. HHH fights up again and he nails a shot to the midsection. Uppercut by Umaga connects as he takes HHH to the corner and unveils a fury of punches. Kennedy applies a choke until he is caught. REAR END COLLISON misses as HHH gains momentum! DDT connects as Umaga kicks out at two. Whip to the ropes is countered. Knee smash connects, but the Pedigree is COUNTERED to the Samoan Drop! SAMOAN SPIKE MISSES as HHH gets the Spinebuster in. All Hell breaks loose as everyone gets involved. Call the match.
Winner: No Official Decision
Match Length: 12:48
Match Rating: ***
It is a ten man brawl as RAW goes off the air. See you at Survivor Series!
The Inside Pulse
Quick Recap
Undertaker & Batista d. The Redneck Wrecking Crew (*)
Beth Phoenix d. Maria (1/2*)
The Hardy Boyz & Rey Mysterio d. Finlay, MVP, & Mr. Kennedy (***1/4)
Shawn Michaels and Randy Orton had a faceoff
Mickie James, Michelle McCool, & Kelly Kelly d. Melina, Leyla, & Jillian Hall (*1/4)
Jerry Lawler d. Santino Marella (**)
Hornswoggle trains for Khali
Triple H v. Umaga went to a no contest (***)
Best of the night: The Hardy Boyz & Rey Mysterio v. Finlay, MVP, & Mr. Kennedy
Worst of the night: Hornswoggle trains for Khali
