Raw Preview for March 10, 2008 (including spoilers)

News, Spoilers

Set for tonight’s three-hour Raw (set your DVRs for 8pm ET!):

  • Big Show and Floyd Mayweather weigh-ins
  • Randy Orton is in charge
  • Wrestlemania Rematches including Undertaker vs. Mark Henry in a Casket Match
  • More Mania Hype!

Here is the full preview from WWE.com, and below the *****s are some spoilers that have been reported online…

Preview: Past, Present & Future
March 10, 2008

Superstars from Raw, SmackDown and ECW will battle in rematches from past WrestleMania spectaculars, giving competitors the chance to rewrite – or relive – history.

During this special Raw event, Floyd “Money” Mayweather and Big Show will meet in an official WrestleMania weigh-in for their titanic matchup in Orlando, Fla. Will sparks fly as The Greatest Fighter in the World will once again be in the same ring with the gargantuan former World Champion before their one-on-one contest at WrestleMania XXIV?

John Cena made the matches last week on Raw, and got an RKO for his efforts. Now, as seen exclusively first on WWE Mobile on AT&T, Raw GM William Regal tapped Orton to be in charge in next week’s Triple Threat Takeover on Raw. What will the WWE Champion have in store for his two WrestleMania opponents?

Shawn Michaels told Ric Flair he didn’t want to be the man to end the legendary 35-year career of the Nature Boy. Will HBK reconsider and recommit to facing his friend on sports-entertainment’s grandest stage?

Last week, Finlay ended all the speculation about Hornswoggle and Mr. McMahon, telling the world he was behind the ruse that portrayed the leprechaun as the billionaire’s bastard son and admitting that he was the real father. JBL then challenged the Belfast Brawler to a match at WrestleMania, as he further tortured Hornswoggle in his hospital bed. Bet on the Irish coming out ready to fight next Monday if Finlay crosses paths with the self-made millionaire.

Also, the Undertaker will face the “World’s Strongest Man” Mark Henry in a Casket Match – a rematch of their WrestleMania 22 battle won by the Deadman. Will darkness reign again over SmackDown’s behemoth, or will Henry rewrite history and avenge his previous loss to the current No. 1 Contender for the World Heavyweight Championship?

What other surprises will be in store? Tune in live this Monday at a special time – 8/7 CT – on USA Network for three action-packed hours of “WrestleMania Rewind Night” on Raw.

*****SPOILER ALERT*****

PWInsider.com has confirmed that Barry Windham & Mike Rotunda will face The Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff in a rematch from Wrestlemania I (1985). Rotunda and Windham both work as producers (road agents) for WWE, and back in the 80s came out to “Real American” — a song later made famous as Hulk Hogan’s entrance music.

Matthew Michaels is editor emeritus of Pulse Wrestling, and has been since the site launched.