WWE RAW 1
The Raw Report
The show opened with WWE Champion John Cena coming to the ring and show off his newly regained WWE Championship. He is interrupted by IC Champion Chris Jericho who says that he never got a chance to "thank" John Cena for retiring him a few years ago, he then suggests a main event for that night.
Chris Jericho
"Champion vs. Champion, Title vs. Title"
before Cena can accept, William Regal comes out and throws the possibility of a title unification out of the window.
William Regal
"there is no chance of that happening on my watch, in fact instead of battling, you will be teaming tonight. It will be WWE Champion John Cena, Intercontinental Champion, and for one night only DeGeneration X vs. Randy Orton, John Bradshaw Layfield, Umaga and Carlito"
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Match 1: The Highlanders (Robbie McAllister and Drew McIntyre) vs. Cade and Murdoch
Cade and Murdoch did a Pearl Harbor job on the Highlanders, but Robby came back with a missile dropkick from the top rope on Murdoch. The Highlanders proceeded to clear the ring. They threw Murdoch back in the ring. Cade distracted the ref and gave Drew a cheap shot. The cowboys went on to connect with an inverted atomic drop-clothesline combination. A double back elbow followed for Cade and Murdoch. Murdoch slammed Drew and went to the second rope. He came flying off with a double axe handle, but Drew got his boot up and clocked him in the jaw. Robby got the tag and eventually got the pin with a roll-up.
Winner: The Highlanders.
Don't forget about Main Event
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Match 2: Maria vs. Jillian Hall
Jillian wins after a bulldog. Nothing much happened
Winner: Jillian Hall
Pimp Merchandise
Backstage, Todd Grisham, Super Crazy, and Jim Duggan were talking, but William Regal didn't think it was so productive. He said that Super Crazy was setting back race-relations 20 years. Crazy just kept saying, "Si.". Regal made a match for Crazy
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Crazy is already in the ring
Match 3: Super Crazy vs. Ken Kennedy
Ken used a knee lift to gain early control. He continued to build momentum with a hard right hand and a choke hold, but Crazy caught him by surprise with a flying body press off the second rope and a head scissor. Ken came back with a pressing kick and a stalling back body drop. He taunted the former member of the Mexicools and set him up for the Stinger splash. Ken missed, though, allowing Crazy to go for a moonsault off the top rope. Crazy missed and Ken got the win with the Mic Check.
Winner: Mr. Kennedy
Backstage, JBL approached Carlito. He told Carlito he better hold up his end of the team tonight, Carlito said that he was not the one who sat on the sidelines for two years.
Commercial
Preview for ECW: Number 1 Contender Battle Royal
Match 4: DH Smith vs. Snitksy
-Snitsky thwarted Smith's early offense by throwing him across the ring and backing him into the corner for a series of slaps to the chest. He threw DH to the other side of the ring and choked him in the opposite corner. Smith got in his left-handed shots, but Snitsky came back with a clothesline. DH came right back with body blows, but Snitsky surprised him with a bicycle kick. He then walked on Smith's back with all 300 pounds of his weight. Snitsky then swatted Smith's attempt at a cross body block and tried to follow with a jumping elbow drop. However, Smith moved out of the way and came back with a series of blows to Snitsky's knee. Snitsky came back with a Black Hole Slam.
Winner: Snitsky
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Match 5: John Cena, Chris Jericho and Degeneration X vs. Randy Orton, Umaga, John Bradshaw Layfield and Carlito
-All parties brawled in the ring as the bell tolled. The faces cleared the ring of the heels and went after them on the outside. HHH slammed Randy's face on the announce table repeatedly. Back in the ring, HHH continued his roll and gave Orton repeated shots with his boot. He then choked the Legend Killer in the corner. HBK put his feet up, and HHH rammed Orton's face into them. HBK then tagged in and hit a swinging neck breaker. A knife edge chop followed for Michaels, who then tagged HHH back into the match. Trips beat the hell out of Orton and taunted Umaga. Orton managed to scamper away and tag Carlito, but Carlito got a clothesline for his trouble. Jericho tagged Trips and caught Carlito with a back elbow smash, a body slam, and a leg drop. John tagged in and hit a clothesline. He followed with a low dropkick to the back of the head and made a unique cover. JBL tried to get involved, but the DX caught him and Carlito in the corner with blows. The crowd chanted "JBL Sucks" and "Randy Sucks" to HBK's delight. We then got a dreaded mid-match commercial break, but I guess that was to be expected. Back from the break, John had JBL mounted in the corner for several punches. After 10 of them, John tried to follow with a running clothesline, but JBL got his feet up. Carlito tagged in and took control of John. Orton tagged in and continued to build momentum for the heels. JBL tagged in, as the crowd again chanted "Orton sucks." JBL and Umaga proceeded to hit a double rope guillotine and a double gutbuster on John. JBL went on to hit a leg drop and tag Umaga, who hammered away at and taunted the faces. Umaga synched on a rear chinlock. John made it to his feet, but Umaga brought him back to the mat with a kick. Orton tagged in and dropped his knee on John's sternum. Jericho made the save to avoid the heels getting the pin, but Orton went right back to stomping away at John. Randy leaped up and connected with a knee drop before locking on a rear chokehold. JBL and Carlito then tried to hit some tandem offense, but John countered with a clothesline. Jericho finally got the tag and hit a bulldog and clothesline combo on Orton and Carlito. DX came in to thwart JBL and Umaga interference. As Triple H cleaned house in the ring, JBL hit HBK with a chair on the outside. Umaga nailed a Samoan Drop on Triple H which allowed Orton to pin him with his feet on the ropes.
Winners: Randy Orton, Umaga, John Bradshaw Layfield, and Carlito
