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Monday Night RAW: 7/1/2008

The first RAW of 2008 was live at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut. In the arena, Santino Marella's theme hits and he comes out to boos from the fans. Tonight, he was facing the Bladewolf for the WWE Intercontinental Championship in a Submission Match. Marella looked cocky and arrogant that he'd beat the Bladewolf and finally Maria will come to him, a winner. "The following contest is a Submission match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship! Introducing first...SANTINO MARELLA!" Marella enters the ring.

OOOOOOWHOOOOOO!

The Devil's Wolf hits to a pop and Marella's expression went to pure fear as pyro exploded at the 0:11 mark of the song and out comes the Deathwolf, Bladewolf's alter ego and the more sadistic, evil version of him. Marella looked like the Devil himself has appeared to take his soul. In a way, he has.

"And his opponent, weighing 275lbs, he is the Intercontinental Champion...THE DEATHWOLF!" Lillian Garcia introduced and Deathwolf enters the rings taking off his trench coat. He was wearing the same attire he did at SummerSlam when fighting against Randy Orton. The Deathwolf took off his Intercontinental Championship and shoved it into the referee's hands before sitting in the opposite corner of Marella's and just stared an unnerving stare.

The referee raises the title, showing it off before letting Santino see it then gives it to someone at ringside before calling for the bell.

'Ding! Ding! Ding!'

Marella quickly scampers from the ring and the Deathwolf moves right after him. Marella tries running but the Deathwolf catches up and grabs him before tossing him onto the floor. Deathwolf drags Marella down the ramp and back to the ring. He grabs Marella by the head and bounces his skull off the apron before doing this repeatedly a few more times then releases Marella. Marella tries crawling away but the Deathwolf, not the merciful kind, grabs Marella and tosses him into the steel steps.

Deathwolf laughs sadistically before stomping away on Marella multiple times then tosses him into the ring. Deathwolf slides into the ring and Marella tries crawling away but Deathwolf grabs him, rebounds him off the ropes...AND HITS THE STO BEFORE LOCKING IN THE WOLF CLUTCH! THE SUBMISSION MOVE IS LOCKED IN TIGHTLY! WILL MARELLA TAP?...AND HE DOES! DEATHWOLF WINS!

'Ding! Ding! Ding!'

The Devil's Wolf plays as Deathwolf stands to his feet. "Here is your winner and STILL Intercontinental Champion... THE DEATHWOLF!" Deathwolf snatches his title before raising it to a pop from the fans then leaves the ring, heading up the ramp with the title on his shoulder. Marella is recovering in the ring.


It's short but I figured it would've been a nice way to kick off Bladewolf's new year by becoming the Deathwolf to take out Santino Marella. 2008 was honestly one of WWE's great years, same with 2009. In my opinion, the great years for WWE were 1999, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, and 2016.