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RAW: 15/2/2007
Monday Night RAW was live at the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon. Vince McMahon's music hit the arena and he came out to the ring to a chorus of boo's. He thanks the fans for their 'hospitality' and introduced his (our) special guest tonight on Raw, Donald Trump. Trump's 'music' hit the arena and he came out to and absolutely huge pop, and escorted by Torrie Wilson and Ashley. Vince excused them and told them to leave his ring.
Vince said he knew Donald was a fan of WWE and hosted Wrestlemania's in the past, but he's never actually stood in a WWE ring before, next to Mr. McMahon and he was willing to bet Trump was pretty intimidated by him. Trump said he definitely wasn't intimidated by Vince. Vince said he doesn't appreciate Trump stealing his catch phrase, his not being grateful for the great Rosie-Donald match, but most of all, he was pissed about Trump dropping thousands of dollars on the WWE audience on his show.
Trump said he was going to embarrass Vince some more because he was going to do it again tonight. Vince said the audience was undeserving and he had already put security on top of the arena to stuff any potential money drop. The crowd went berserk and chanted you suck while Trump encouraged them. Vince said Trump made reference to a business proposal so he suggested he get on with it.
Trump said he was taller than Vince, better looking than him and also a good deal stronger as well. He said he was challenging Vince to a match at Wrestlemania. Vince said he knew he had an ego but didn't think it was that big. Trump said he was going to kick his ass. Vince said in his last match at hell in a cell, he broke a lot of stuff and his doctor said he couldn't compete ever again inside a wrestling ring, so the answer was 'no'. Vince said he had a counter proposal. He said since he couldn't compete, he said he'd find a representative and he'd face Donald's representative, one billionaire in each corner.
Trump said he didn't like it. Vince was a rich guy, he was a richer guy. He said he was going to raise the stakes. Trump said Vince was scared of him. He said dealing in cash all the time got a little boring. He said if Vince loses, he'd get to shave his head, if Trump lost, Vince could shave his head. He said he wasn't going to lose, so it wasn't an issue. He said he had heard for a long time that Vince's hair wasn't really his and Vince had heard rumors about Trump's hair not being real. He said they both knew they had wonderful locks and that at Wrestlemania we'd figure it all out. Vince asked the crowd what they thought and they popped big time in approval. Vince said 'well then the answer is no". Vince went to leave the ring saying he wasn't up for the challenge and possibly being embarrassed by millions.
Trump said he always thought Vince had guts but turns out he doesn't. He said Vince put on a match a few weeks ago with Trump and Rosie. He said he was upset because the female actress looked way better than Rosie did in real life, because Rosie is a complete and total dog. But he respected Vince's guts for doing it. Now, he didn't know if Vince was really a 'man'.
Vince exploded and stormed into the ring and told us all that the match was on. Trump smiled at him and grabbed his hair and said 'see you in Detroit'. He gathered his divas and left while McMahon gave us a bunch of McMahon looks in the ring. Great stuff.
RAW then went to commercial.
*After the commercial break*
First match of tonight's show was a Mixed Tag Team match. It was Johnny Nitro & Melina v. Super Crazy & Mickie James. Mickie and Melina didn't waste any time while Super Crazy and Nitro tried to separate the two. Nitro and Crazy started off the match with Nitro getting a shoulder block take down to start things off. Crazy hit a monkey flip and rolled into the corner where Super Crazy pounced on him and hit 10 punches to the head.
Nitro caught Crazy and dumped him on the top rope and got a near fall from it. Nitro hit two leg drops before going for another cover attempt and again, the insane luchadore kicked out. Nitro shoved Crazy into the ropes and for whatever reason, into Mickie James. Crazy ducked under a clothesline attempt and hit a hurricanranna. Nitro tagged in Melina, which means we're getting the girls now.
Melina whipped Melina all over the ring by the hair before Mickie hit her Lou Thesz press on Melina and hit a bunch of punches to Melina's face. Nitro came running in once Mickie went for her implant DDT but Crazy dumped him to the outside. Melina shoved Mickie off her but ended up being tossed to the outside into Nitro's arm. The faces hit a double baseball slide drop kick before chaos broke out on the floor.
Crazy ended up eating a ring post allowing Melina to get back into the ring with Mickie and hit a snap back breaker and score the pin for the victory.
A video recap aired of Shawn Michaels winning a title shot against the Bladewolf at WrestleMania 23 last week in a triple threat match against Edge and Randy Orton.
JR and King announced a big 8-Man tag team main event later tonight before RAW goes to commercial.
*After the commercial break*
Next match is The Great Khali vs Eugene.
Eugene offered a teddy bear to Khali but the big man would have no part of it. He decked Eugene before laying him out with a massive clothesline before picking him up by the throat and tossing him like a toy to the mat. He put his boot on the chest and scored the win.
RAW went to another commercial.
*After the commercial break*
HBK was in the back and shilled the new and improved DX dvd. He recapped his Wrestlemania history and said that tonight he'd show everyone in the crowd and in the match what he was all about. He said Mr. Wrestlemania has arrived.
Todd Grisham was with Ric Flair and asked him about what he meant when he trashed Carlito last week. Carlito interrupted the interview and said Flair owed him an apology and that what he said last week wasn't cool. He said when he said that about Carlito, he was definitely wrong. Flair said he was a clown. He said Carlito was like half the locker room, all the talent, but no guts and no passion. Carlito challenged him to a match tonight. Flair said he was walking around WWE for two years with his head between his legs walking on his tip toes and for the first time in his life, he stood up. He said 'let's do it!' and walked off giving a 'wooo'.
*After the commercial break*
Next match was Chris Masters v. Jeff Hardy
If Masters wins, he gets a title shot against Hardy for the Intercontinental Championship.
Masters jumped Hardy at the outset and came after him with clubbing blows. Hardy fought him off and sent him to the outside of the ring. Hardy launched himself over the top rope and clattered into Masters. He quickly regained his bearings and went to beat on Masters in the corner, but the owner of the Master lock grabbed him by the legs and power bombed him hard to the mat.
Masters assaulted the lower back and put the boots to Hardy and capped off the work wit ha back body drop and a cover attempt. Masters sank a knee into the small of Hardy's back and slapped on a chin lock. Hardy wiggled out with a jaw breaker and followed it up with some clotheslines and the cork screw mule kick.
Masters reversed an Irish whip but got caught with a boot to the face. Hardy leapt to the top rope but Masters pushed him and crotched him on the top turnbuckle. Masters sank the Masterlock in while Hardy was sitting on the buckles and dragged him off. Hardy fought back and was able to get himself into the ropes to break the hold.
Masters went for a suplex from the apron but Hardy wiggled out and rolled him up out of nowhere for the win.
*After the commercial break*
Jerry "The King" Lawler introduced Rowdy Roddy Piper as the man who 'kicked cancer's ass'. Piper came out to the ramp and looked sincerely emotional, not the usual Piper over play thing. The crowd gave him a standing ovation and Piper told them it was nice to be home. He said Portland was a place of class. He introduced us to the first inductee to the Hall of Fame this year. It's Dusty Rhodes. A video played putting over Rhodes' career before Dusty came out to the ring to another really big pop.
Rhodes said he was 'humbled' to be in the building and in the presence of Rowdy Roddy Piper. He said this was a celebration of life and living. He said it made his back crack, liver quiver, etc. He said he had a dream growing up and that was to tell people that dreams do come true. Umaga's music hit and he came out to the ring.
Umaga stared down Piper who backed off a little bit. Piper distracted Umaga while Rhodes tried to assault him. Umaga hit Rhodes right in the throat and then lined Rhodes up in the corner for the running bump butt. Piper came at Umaga with a chair and it didn't work. Piper got similar treatment and then the samoan spike. As Piper went into dream land, Umaga noticed Dusty Rhodes coming to so he gave him one too while the crowd boo'd big time.
Next match was Carlito vs Ric Flair.
The two locked right up and Carlito pushed him into the corner. Flair reversed the hold and slapped Carlito before Carlito went a little spazzy and charged Flair to the opposite corner and hit some shoulder thrusts. The two went back and forth before Carlito planted Flair with a big drop kick and went for a cover.
Carlito went for the suplex but Flair kicked out yet again. Carlito pounded away at Flair on the mat before whipping to the corner. He dragged Flair out and something went awry in communication before Flair fought back with some chops. Flair was whipped into the ropes but put on the breaks and Carlito crashed and burned on the drop kick attempt. Flair chopped him to the mat and hit a back elbow coming off the ropes.
Flair hit some lefts and rights with more chops n the corner. Flair was whipped sternum first into the buckles and Carlito went for the back cracker but Flair held on and Carlito crashed to the mat. Flair rolled Carlito up for the pin fall and the victory.
After the match, Carlito reluctantly offered his hand to Flair and congratulated him on the win. He looked visibly upset after the match.
Backstage, Melina was complaining with Johnny Nitro about how there wasn't any media to cover her announcement that she'd be facing Mickie James for the Women's title next week.
Ashley was in the back with Todd Grisham and spent time putting over her Playboy cover girl shoot. She'll be unveiling her cover on Smackdown this Friday. Todd Grisham asked her if there was just one word to describe her Playboy experience.
MVP and Kennedy were talking in the back before Rated RKO waltzed in and welcomed them to the "A-Show". MVP said the A show was whatever show he decided to be on. Kennedy got in Orton's face until Edge cut them all off. He said they all had what everyone in that room wanted and that was a title or a title shot. He said anything could happen between now and then. He said they may be have-nots right now, but they had the power to change that.
The 8-man Tag Team Main Event was next!
In the arena, Batista's theme hit first and out came the World Heavyweight Champion. He makes his way down the ramp and enters the ring, getting on one of the turnbuckles and posing with his World Heavyweight Championship in hand before he gets down and hands his title to someone at ringside.
The DX theme hit next and out came one half of the World Tag Team Champions, Shawn Michaels. Shawn makes his way down the ramp with his title in hand and enters the ring, handing it to someone at ringside just like Batista did. Michaels and Batista have a brief staredown since they will be opponents come No Way out this Sunday.
The bell tolls to a loud pop as the Undertaker's theme begins playing and the Deadman comes out. "From Death Valley, weighing in at 305 lbs...THE UNDERTAKER!" Lillian Garcia announced.
"That is still one of the most awesome sights in the entire WWE." Jerry said.
"The Demon of Death Valley is 14-0 at WrestleMania." JR said. "That record goes up against Batista's World Heavyweight Championship come WrestleMania 23. It will be one of the great Main Events at WrestleMania 23, but tonight they are tag team partners."
"What has that got to feel like for Batista?" jerry asked as the Undertaker walked up the steps and began raising his arms to make the lights return to normal. "To be teaming here tonight, on RAW, with the man who's gone a try and rip his head off, take his title at WrestleMania...yet they are teaming together at No Way out?"
Undertaker enters the ring and his theme dies down.
OOOOOOWHOOOOOO!
The Devil's Wolf plays to a loud pop and the lights dim to a blood red, casting a sinister glow as the Bladewolf walks out with his WWE Championship around his waist, his half of the World Tag Team Championships on his left shoulder.
"And from Death Valley, weighing 310 lbs, he is one half of the World Tag Team Champions and the WWE Champion...THE BLADEWOLF!" Lillian Garcia announced.
"It's time to Burn in Hell, JR." Jerry laughed.
"The Bladewolf is one half of the World Tag Team Champions with Shawn Michaels, he's also the reigning WWE Champion, has held it for 78 days thus far." JR said. "He is also going to be one of the stars in the upcoming movie The Condemned starring Vinnie Jones and Stone Cold Steve Austin."
A small advert on the upcoming movie was shown, with Bladewolf being shown as one of the 10 criminals set to fight in the movie.
Bladewolf climbs onto the ring apron and steps foot over the top rope. He takes his hood down and takes his metallic mask off before dumping it outside the ring. He takes his coat off and hands his titles to someone at ringside.
He stands beside his brother as Mr. Kennedy's theme plays and out comes the cocky SmackDown superstar who pauses at the end of the ramp as MVP's theme plays and out he comes. He comes to a halt next to Kennedy as Rated RKO's theme hits and out come the former World Tag Team Champions. RAW went to commercial break.
*After the commercial break*
'Ding! Ding! Ding!'
RAw comes back from the break in time for the match to begin as everyone was getting onto the apron except the Bladewolf and Randy Orton, who will be starting the match off for their respective teams.
"And the bell sounds, and we are back here in the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon. A huge eight-man main event." JR said as Bladewolf and Orton circle each other, never ocne taking their eyes off the other. "It's the Bladewolf, WWE Champion, starting it out with Randy Orton."
Bladewolf and Orton lock up until Orton kicks Bladewolf in the stomach and quickly brings his forearms down to Bladewolf's back, bringing the WWE Champion to a knee, before delivering some rights to the masked forehead of the WWE Champion, getting him into the corner.
"Bladewolf, teaming with the #1 Contender for the WWE Title Shawn Michaels, the World's Heavyweight Champion Batista, and the Undertaker." JR continued.
"I've seen a lot of big eight-tag team matches on RAW." Jerry said as Orton goes for an Irish whip but Bladewolf reverses it. "But I can't remember oen with more starpower than this."
Bladewolf grabs Orton and hits a suplex. "Nice Suplex there by Bladewolf!" JR said as Bladewolf hooks the leg but gets a two count. "this is a one-fall match, Ladies and Gentlemen. Team Rated RKO along with Friday Night SmackDown's Mr. Kennedy and MVP."
Bladewolf gets to his feet and grabs Orton before giving him a hard Irish whip into the ropes then takes Orton down with a hard clothesline that sounded like two trains colliding with each other. Bladewolf goes for the cover again but Orton kicks out at two again. Bladewolf gets to his feet, picks Orton up when Orton rakes the eyes and drags Bladewolf over to his corner, tagging in Kennedy.
"Now here's Mr. Kennedy." Jerry said.
Kennedy gives a fury of rights to the masked face of the Bladewolf before he goes for an Irish whip only for Bladewolf to reverse it then give Kennedy a big boot to the face.
"Nice big boot there, right to the face of Kennedy." JR said when Bladewolf tags in the Undertaker. "Uh oh, Bladewolf tagging in his brother, the Undertaker."
Undertaker come sin as Bladewolf holds Kennedy down, allowing Undertaker to give a stomp to Kennedy's chest. Bladewolf rolls out the ring and gets onto the apron as Undertaker twists and yanks on Kennedy's left arm, pulling Kennedy into several shoulder blocks before he locks the arm to Kennedy's back then drives it into the corner, causing Kennedy to scream in pain and try tagging in Orton only for the Undertaker to punch him off.
"And the Undertaker backhanding Randy Orton right off the apron." JR said.
Undertaker gets into the corner and starts heading up top while holding Kennedy's left arm. "Undertaker going Old School!" Jerry exclaimed over the fans' cheers.
Undertaker leaps off the rope...AND HITS OLD SCHOOL! Undertaker goes for the cover but MVP breaks it up and quicklys catters from the ring before Undertaker could grab him. Undertaker drags Kennedy over to his corner and pushes Shawn's chest in the form of a tag.
Michaels enters the ring and hits a chop to the chest of Kennedy, giving Undertaker a brief staredown before the Deadman gets onto the ring apron. Michaels rams Kennedy's head into the top turnbuckle before he hits a chop, goes for an Irish whip but got caught with his head down.
MVP tagged in and HBK's going to get the beat down again. MVP put the boots to HBK before getting caught with a swinging neck breaker. HBK dropped a knee before getting caught himself with a back elbow. MVP scurried to the corner and tagged in Edge who put a pretty mean beat down on Michaels in the corner.
"Look at Edge go." Jerry points out.
"Edge, a former WWE Champion." JR said. "Wants to be WWE Champion again."
"You know, JR, this will be the second time the Bladewolf and Shawn Michaels have been in a match together at WrestleMania." jerry points out.
JR nods. "That is true, King. Their first was Bladewolf's very first WrestleMania at WrestleMania 14 nearly ten years ago. However, that wasn't a one on one match, it involved Stone Cold Steve Austin and Michaels was the WWE Champion at the time with Bladewolf coming out the victor."
"Think we'll see a repeat at this year's WrestleMania?" Jerry asks.
"I don't know, King." JR shrugs.
went for a spear, but put on the breaks when Michaels got out of dodge. Edge turned around just in time to get decked with an enzeguiri from HBK who managed to make the tag to Batista.
Batista began tossing Edge around and connected with a monster power slam. He whipped Edge to the buckles but missed the follow up. Edge mounted the buckles and came with a drop kick but Batista side stepped it and launched Edge into the corner. He got to his feet, sees Kennedy running at him and quickly lifts him up...AND HITS KENNEDY WITH A SPINEUSTER! MVP runs in...AND GETS A SPINEBUSTER AS WELL! Edge stumbles forward...AND SUFFERS A SPINEBUSTER AS WELL!
"Batista has gone Spinebuster crazy!" JR exclaimed as Batista shakes the ropes.
"The World Champ is on fire!" Jerry adds.
"This Main Event will continue!" JR said before RAW goes to commercial.
*After the commercial break*
RAW comes back from the break to see Batista being overwhelmed by Edge now. Batista is able to take Edge down befor ehe makes the tag to Bladewolf who gets a loud pop.
"And here comes RAW's WWE Champ, the Bladewolf!" Jerry shouts in excitement as Bladewolf takes Edge down with a clothesline after clothelsine.
"The World's Champion tagging in the WWE Champion!" JR adds.
Bladewolf stomps away on Edge several times before picking him up and drives him into the corner, hitting some shoulder thrusts into the stomach befor ehe grabs Edge and hits a belly-to-belly suplex across the ring. Bladewolf gets to his feet and watches Edge like a wolf watching it's prey.
"Bladewolf eyeing Edge like prey here." JR said.
Edge stumbles to his feet and turns around...INTOA GOOZLE! Bladewolf lifts Edge up...AND HITS A CHOKESLAM!
"Chokeslam! Bladewolf with a Chokeslam on Edge!" JR exclaimed.
Bladewolf does the cutthroat taunt to a pop from the fans before he grabs Edge and lifts him into a Fireman's Carry but Orton grabs onto Edge and pulls him off Bladewolf's shoulders only for Bladewolf to punch Orton off the ring apron, blocks a right from Edge and then picks him up and drives him into the corner.
"And Bladewolf, being the mosnter that he is, manhandling Edge like nothing." JR said.
Bladewolf backs up before running and hits a turnbuckle clothesline then lifts Edge up...AND HITS SNAKE EYES! Bladewolf rebounds off the ropes and hits a hard clothesline that floors Edge. Bladewolf turns, ducks a sneak attack by Randy Orton who turns around...INTO A SPEAR!
"Spear!" Jerry exclaimed. "What a Spear!"
"Orton getting a Spear for his troubles!" JR adds.
Bladewolf gets to his feet and looks at Rated RKO before he looks at the Undertaker and gestures to them. Undertaker stuck his ahnd out and Bladewolf tags his big brothe rin.
"uh oh!" Jerry said. "Brothers of Destruction reuniting here!"
Bladewolf gets Edge into one corner while Undertaker sends Orton into the opposite corner. Bladewolf and Undertaker run and hit the opposite man, then go back and fourth with it several times as they hit Edge and Orton with turnbuckle clotheslines before they Irish whip Edge and Orton into each other, making them stumble only to be taken down by clotheslines by the two brothers.
Bladewolf gets out onto the ring apron as Undertaker has the match in his control now, taking down MVP and Mr. Kennedy when Michaels tags himself in, gettinga not so happy look from the Deadman as Michaels heads to the top rope...AND COMES OFF WITH AN ELBOW DROP TO ORTON'S CHEST!
"What an elbow drop!" JR exclaimed.
Everyone comes in and starts fighting, Bladewolf tackling Edge out the ring and fighting him outside the ring. Back in the ring, Michaels went for Sweet Chin Music but Orton ducked it and Michaels nearly hit Undertaker had the Deadman not caught his foot, but he didn't like that as he grabs Michaels by the throat, befor ehe turns around, grabs MVP, lifts him up...AND HITS A CHOKESLAM!
Orton shoves Michaels into the Undertaker, sending him out of the ring. Michaels ducks a right from Orton...AND HITS THE SUPERKICK! HE HOOKS THE LEG! ONE! TWO! THREE! THEY WIN!
'Ding! Ding! Ding!'
DX's theme plays as Michaels gets to his feet, not seeing the Undertaker get back into the ring. "Here are your winners, Batista, the Undertaker, the Bladewolf, and the Heartbreak Kid...SHAWN MICH-"
Lillian was cut off when Michaels turned...INTO A GOOZLE! Undertaker lifts Michaels up...AND PLANTS HIM WITH A CHOKESLAM!
Bladewolf turns his brother around and unloads with a fury of rights on his brother before he does the same to Batista. Bladewolf goes for an Irish whipmon Undertaker, only for his brother to reverse it and hit a big boot to the WWE Champion.
Batista grabs Bladewolf, sets him up...AND HITS THE BATISTA BOMB!
Batista's theme plays as the two SmackDown stars stand tall over the two RAW superstars...
Really loved the RAW with this eight man tag match. It was done on the 12th of Feb but aired on the 15th which was a thursday, in case anyone is wondering why JR said Bladewolf held the title for 78 days when it should be about 81.
I have no idea why they had it aired on a Thursday night...