-1"You think you know me" Raw came back on the air as Edge's music blared from the titantron.
"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to Raw, and it appears as though Edge will be having his last Cutting Edge on Raw programming tonight." J.R said. "Ladies and Gentlemen, please welcome, Edge" Lillian said. Edge entered the ring and took Lillian's microphone and told Lillian to get out of the ring.
"Well, you fans here tonight get a real treat. You get to see the last Cutting Edge on Raw programming. Tonight, I'm out here to issue a challenge to a ECW draftee by the name of Sting. Sting, I want to face you tomorrow night on ECW." Edge was about to continue when Christian Cage's music plays "An impromptu reunion of Edge and Christian" king commented as Cage entered the ring and picked up the other microphone.
"Whoa, there Edge. I have an even better idea. See, I just went to see Terry Funk, and he told me that you and I are gonna team up tomorrow night on ECW to take on Sting and a partner of his choosing for the ECW tag team titles" The fans went nuts at this revelation, and Edge smirked.
"Christian, you and I were the most dominate tag team champions in the early part of 1999, all of 2000, and most of 2001. Tomorrow night, we restate out dominance." The lights in the arena went out and Sting's face appeared on the titantron.
"Christian, Edge, tomorrow night me and my partner will show you what dominance really is" The lights came back on and Edge and Christian headed backstage as Raw went to it's final commercial break.
Commercial break
Raw came back on the air in Vince's office "The tenth round draft picks consist of Kane for Raw, Umaga for ECW, and Chavo Guerrero for Smack Down." The fans cheered at the mention of Kane being back on Raw. "Well the fans certainly showing their happiness for Kane being back on the Raw Roster" King says as Vince continues
"The eleventh round picks consist of CM Punk for Raw, Kevin Thorn for ECW, and Shawn Michaels for Smackdown" The fans cheered fro CM Punk, but their cheers turned to boos when they heard Shawn get drafted "The fans showing their disappointment at HBK being drafted away from Raw." J.R said as Vince continued.
"The
final round picks consist of Balls Mahoney for Raw, the Sandman for
ECW and
Samoa Joe for Smackdown" The crowd began chanting
"Joe's gonna kill you!" as the titantron showed the final draft
results
Raw: 1)Matt Hardy, 2)Marcus Cor Von, 3)Sabu, 4)John Cena, 5)Batista, 6)Mr. Kennedy, 7)Abyss, 8)Carlito, 9)MVP, 10)Kane, 11)CM Punk, 12)Balls Mahoney
ECW: 1)Kurt Angle, 2)Ric Flair, 3)Paul London, 4)Undertaker, 5)Edge, 6)Sting, 7)Christian Cage, 8)Bobby Lashley, 9)RVD, 10)Umaga, 11)Kevin Thorn, 12)Sandman
Smackdown: 1)Chris Masters, 2)Super Crazy, 3)Matt Striker, 4)Jeff Hardy, 5)Brian Kendrick, 6)Hardcore Holly, 7)Randy Orton, 8)Chris Beniot, 9)Scott Steiner, 10)Chavo Guerrero, 11)Shawn Michaels, 12)Samoa Joe
"Your time is up, my time is now, you can't see me!"
"The following contest, scheduled for one fall, is a first round match in the gold rush tournament. Making his way to the ring, From West Newbury, Massachusetts, weighing in at 240 lbs, John Cena" Lillian announced as Cena made his way straight to the ring, looking clearly pissed. "John Cena, Along with Bobby Lashly, Chavo Guerrero, and Chris Beniot, can't be to happy" King said "That's right, King. Those superstars ended up returning to their own brands, but without their titles." J.R replied as Cor Von's music began to play
"And his opponent, from Detroit, Michigan, weighing in at 265 lbs, the "Alpha Male" Marcus Cor Von" Lillian announced as Cor Von entered the ring, and got right in Cena's face. "Well, this is how you make an impact. You go after the last champion" J.R. says has Cor Von slaps Cena. The ref calls for the bell as Cena proceeds to beat Cor Von. After a fisherman's hook Suplex from Cena, He tried to lock in the STF-U, looking to end it early, but Cor Von was able to get out.
Cena ran against the ropes looking for a flying shoulder tackle, But Cor Von ran against a different set of ropes and hit Cena with the Pounce. Cor Von then locked Cena in a full Boston Crab. He held it for about a minute then let Cena out of it. He picked Cena up and whipped him against the ropes, looking to hit the Alpha Slam (A flapjack Spinebuster, he only used this move in TNA, when he was known as the "Alpha Male" Monty Brown). However, Cena countered with the flying shoulder tackle.
Cor Von got up, only to get another shoulder tackle from Cena. Cena then hit Cor Von with the Spinout Powerbomb. Cena did the "you can't see me" taunt, and ran across the ring, hitting Cor Von with the five-knuckle shuffle. Cena then picked Cor Von up and hit the F-U. Cena went for the pin cover, but the ref got pulled out of the ring.
Cena looked around to see who pulled the ref out of the ring. The crowd went wild when they saw a masked man come off the top rope and hit a missile dropkick on Cena. The figure took off his mask and the crowd went wild when they saw who it was. "Oh my god, King. It's Chris Jericho!" Jericho then hit Cena with the Lion Sault. Jericho then went to the outside and revived the ref. As he did this Cor Von picked Cena and hit him with the Circle of Life (One armed swinging Neckbreaker). With the ref back in the ring, Cor Von pinned Cena for the three.
"Here is your winner, the "Alpha Male" Marcus Cor Von." Lillian announced as Jericho and Cor Von walked up the ramp together. Jericho held Cor Von's arm up as Raw went off the air.
Next week's preview:
Gold rush tournament quarterfinal: Sabu vs. Abyss
Gold rush tournament quarterfinal: Matt hardy vs. Carlito
Gold rush tournament quarterfinal: Batista vs. Mr. Kennedy
Well there it is. the first Raw finished. Next up is the first ECW after the draft. with some luck, it should only be one chapter, but who knows. Anyway please R&R.
