RAW Report
1/22/07
By: Kendra, rajah.com reader

This week’s RAW starts with a shot of Bam Bam Bigelow on the screen with his birth and death dates.

Music and pyro.

Video of Orton and Edge and what they did to Hacksaw last week. HBK is informed about what happened to Hacksaw. Flair tells HBK that he has his back, even though he’s not needed. Then Flair is taken out. HBK faces his match against Rated RKO and takes them down after a hard fought battle and getting busted open. HBK pulls out HHH’s sledge and uses it as well as HHH would. HBK then hits a con-chair-tow on Orton while Edge watches from the ramp.

DX’s music hits and out comes HBK bouncing around as if he wasn’t alone. He comes down to the ring and revels in the huge pop. He grabs a mic and says he feels like he can beat up any bully who can push his way through life. Through the past couple years he’s tried to suppress those feelings, but that stops today. The Showstopper is back!!! And he believes that he can once again be the WWE Champion. This Sunday the road to WM begins at the RR. The winner will go to the main event at WM. He’s going to take his new found passion and God help the other 29 individuals who get in his way. No mortal man will get in his way of fulfilling his destiny, and I promise...
Edge’s music cuts him off. He comes out to the stage and asks HBK if he has a feeling he will win the RR. “You suck” chant. Edge says he has a feeling too. A feeling that HBK will feel disappointed after the RR. Edge says he will win the RR and then once again be the WWE Champ.
HBK cuts him off telling him to shut up. He says he has a feeling Edge needs to go to the ring so he can tear him apart. HBK then calls Edge a gutless coward. Edge starts down to the ring and HBK meets him at the bottom of the ramp. They start fighting and fall into the crowd. Refs and officials break them up. They gets back together and fight their way into commercial

- Commercial

HBK and Edge are still fighting outback. They get away from the officials and end up falling over each other. Malenko is there helping. Coach shows up and tells them to lock Edge and HBK in separate locker rooms.
Jeff comes down to the ring for a RAW versus SD! match. Video from Matt Hardy beating Mercury on SD! Nitro shows up and helps his friend beat down Matt. Mercury comes out to face Jeff, Nitro and Melina are with him. Melina is in leopard and black triangle pot and matching pants with cut out sides.
Jeff flies out at Nitro and Mercury as they get to the bottom of the ramp. Jeff quickly takes Mercury down in the ring. Mercury gains the upper hand while Nitro pulls up the mat to expose the concrete. Nitro and Melina are tossed out of the ring area.
Mercury gets a face lock on Jeff. Jeff elbows out and ducks a clothesline. Jeff takes down Mercury a couple times and hits whisper in the wind. Jeff hits a twist of fate for three.

- Winner: Jeff Hardy

Nitro and Melina rushes to Mercury’s side.

Vince is outback and Coach runs in to say he has everyone locked up. Vince asks what he plans to do. Coach says he thinks he should throw them out. Vince doesn’t look pleased. Coach asks what Vince would do. Vince says he would put Edge and HBK in a street fight. Vince says he has another announcement to be given in the ring.

- Commercial
Vince comes out with Coach to the ring. Vince comments on Trumps letter and says he wants to read part of his letter to Trump. “You suck” chant. Dear Donald, now that your issue with Rosie are settling, it seems her ratings are going down the toilet. The Apprentice’s ratings are doing okay, but would be better with a special guest star... Vince. Why? Because Vince has been on TV for over 35 years, people tune in to see him. He carries RAW and because of him USA is the top rated cable channel. He’s not sure if it’s his looks, his charisma or his business acumen, but people all over the world love him. And he loves them back. “Asshole” chant. He says that they are making it tough to love him, but he will show his appreciation next week. He thanks the crowd and Cena’s music plays.
Cena comes down to the ring. Cena looks Vince up and down while the fans cheer. He asks Vince what the hell happened to him. When the hell did Vince become Brother Love. Stop being a pussbag! He comments about Vince saying he doesn’t care what the fans think, only last week. He asks the fans if they want this jack-off to shut his mouth. But he’s out here yacking away. It’s like you’re obsessed with him. Vince and obsession is not good. Like his obsession with DX. All it got was his head shoved way up Big Show’s ass. What about his obsession with starting a football league? Enough said about that. Now it’s Trump. Maybe because they are both huge egomaniacs.
Coach says Vince is no where near as big of an egomaniac as Trump.
Maybe it’s because they’re such huge self promoters.
Trumps a bigger self promoter than Vince.
Maybe it’s because they have so much more money and jets and spend so much on their hair.
Coach says that it doesn’t matter that Trump has more money than Vince.
Vince gets pissed at that one. Vince says he has more of everything than Trump. Since he has a last man standing match with Umaga at RR, he needs a tune up match tonight. A one on one match with Coach.

- Commercial

Chris Masters comes down to the ring. Video of Master putting the masterlock on Ron Simmons. Super Crazy came out and attacked Masters from behind making him break the hold on Ron. Super Crazy comes out to face Masters. Crazy was asked earlier about attacking Masters. He says it’s because he’s Super. It’s because he’s Crazy. It’s because he’s Super Crazy!
Masters throws a bunch of punches and tosses Crazy out over the top. Back in the ring Crazy gets whipped but jumps up and comes off with a crossbody. Masters tries for a masterlock but can’t get it locked on. Masters stomps Crazy. A back breaker to Crazy and then he drives a knee into Crazy’s back. A neck vice on Crazy who works to his feet and tries to fight back, but get man handled and covered for two. Masters throws punches knocking Crazy to the mat. A couple of forearms and a back elbow to Masters. A reverse kick and a dropkick to Masters knee. A mistle dropkick and a cover for two from Crazy. Masters locks on the masterlock and Crazy uses the ropes to climb and bounce his feet off from. Crazy is on top of Masters and pushes his shoulders down that way. Masters won’t let go of the masterlock and because of that gets pinned for three.

- Winner: Super Crazy

Coach is outback following Vince talking about how Trump has been bankrupt a couple times, but Vince never has. He goes on about the amount of money Vince has. Vince says he’s thinking about what to do for the fans next week. He says he knows Coach is worried about the match with Cena because he’s bound to get his ass beat. Coach says he doesn’t want the match. Vince tells him to have lunch with Trump next week because the match is still on.

- Commercial

69 days to WM!

Outback HBK is taping up for his street fight.

Maria is outback with Kenny. She says he’ll be in his very first RR. Kenny cuts her off to say he will be the youngest winner of the RR. Then he will main event at WM and be the youngest champ ever. She looks doubtful. Kenny says she looks like she doesn’t believe him. He says he beat Flair three times before Flair cheated last week. This year is going to be Kenny’s year. Maria doesn’t comment on this.

Orton comes up to Edge outback. Orton is covered with bruises. Edge says he’s surprised to see him there. Orton asks if it’s because of being speared off the ring? The low blow? Getting hit with a sledge?
Edge says he got hit with it too.
Orton says he got the con-chair-tow to the face. Last week wasn’t every man for himself.
Edge asks if Orton is going to help him in the street fight against HBK.
Orton says they will discuss what’s going to happen with them after the street fight.

- Commercial

Cena’s music hits and he comes down to the ring. Coach comes out to the stage and says he can’t stop the match, but since Vince is gone, he can make another match first. In the spirit of the RR he will send a variety of wrestlers to the ring. They won’t be fighting each other, they will all be after Cena. After Cena gets tossed over the top then he will have his match with Coach.
Murdoch and Cade come down and double team Cena. They stomp him in a corner. A running neck breaker from Cade and then Murdoch throws a bunch of punches. Cade drops Murdoch in a leg drop into Cena. Cena gets whipped and comes out fighting. He low blows Murdoch and hits multiple clotheslines to Cade. Then a slam to Cade. Murdoch gets FU’d over the top tot he floor. A five knuckle shuffle to Cade. Haas and Benjamin comes down as does Big Vis.
Haas and Benjamin hold Cena down for Vis to drop an elbow. Khali comes down to the ring. Vis chokes Cena in the corner with his foot. Khali starts taking down everyone with punches and chops. Guess he didn’t understand what Coach told him to do. Khali drops almost everyone from the ring.
Vis goes after Khali and gets a boot to the face. Khali one arms Vis over the top. Cena climbs and dives for Khali but gets dropped. Cena is quickly dispatched over the top.
Khali is announced the winner, but goes outside and tosses Cena into the stairs. Back in the ring Khali tosses Cena around and leaves him in a heap.
Coach rushes into the ring and quickly covers Cena. Cena gets a shoulder up. Umaga rushes the ring and attacks Cena from behind. Umaga hits a swinging sidewalk slam. Estrada and Coach put a table in the ring while Umaga hits a Samoan spike. They lay Cena out on the table. Estrada holds his feet and Coach has his head while Umaga climbs. Umaga flies off the corner and splashes through Cena and the table. Estrada calls the ten count for Umaga. Umaga then stands over Cena keeping the refs and officials away from him. The doctor and trainers check over Cena as Umaga yells from a corner.

- Winner: Khali

- Winner: Cena via DQ

- Commercial

Video of Umaga smooshing Cena through a table.

Cena finally sits up to good pop. Cena tries to get to his feet and can’t. He ends up rolling from the ring and getting helped up the ramp by refs, though they did have a stretcher down there for him. They show the video of the splash again.

Candice Michelle comes down to the ring wearing a black and sparkly two piece with an open long white coat over it. Video of Candy getting her nose broken by a kick from Victoria. Mickie James bounces out in a tiny leopard tank and black miniskirt. Melina comes out to the ring still in leopard and black. Victoria comes out in ref boy shorts, a white tank and a red bra or bikini top Under it.
Mickie and Melina start. Mickie locks on an arm bar and flips Melina. A kick to Melina and then Mickie gets whipped. Mickie uses swinging leg scissors on Melina. Vic tags in and they double teams Mickie with a hair pull for two. Melina tags in and kicks Mickie in the gut. Mickie is in the ropes and gets choked. Vic kicks Mickie from outside and Melina covers for two. Vic tags in and charges Mickie but Mickie moves.
Candy tags in and works over Vic hard. Melina gets knocked from the apron and Vic goes for Candy’s face. Mickie enters and attacks Vic in a double team. Mickie then flies off the apron to take Melina down. Candy hits a reverse elbow on Vic and covers for three.

- Winner: Mickie & Candice

- Commercial

WWE Slam of The Week - Carlito telling Vince he’s not cool. He says we don’t want to see stupid skits, we want to see people fight. Khali comes out to face Carlito while Torrie looks on in horror.

Carlito comes out with Torrie and Chloe. Torrie is in a naval bearing black halter dress. Kenny comes out to face him.
They lock up and Carlito is backed into a corner. He reverses it. Carlito fakes a poke to the eye to get Kenny in trouble. They go back and forth and Carlito hits a standing dropkick. Carlito jumps up on a corner and Kenny grabs his hair to slam him into the mat. Kenny covers for two. Kenny hits a reverse elbow for two. Kenny drops an elbow to the back of Carlito’s neck for two. Kenny locks on a chinlock in the center of the ring.
Carlito slingshots off the ropes and lands on his feet when Kenny moves. Carlito hits a hurricanrana for two. Carlito hits his springboard back elbow. Carlito rolls Kenny up, but Kenny reverses it and hold Carlito tights hard for the three.

- Winner: Kenny

Video setting up and showing last week’s DX handicap match. Looks like the same video from the start of the show, maybe a bit stretched out and showing more detail.

- Commercial

Cryme Tyme is outback with Eugene and Crazy. They say they have the numbers for the RR. They are trying to sell them. Crazy says to give him any number because he’s Super, he’s Crazy, he’s Super Crazy. They say they want mucho dinero. Crazy pays him for a number and he leaves. Eugene says he wants a number. They ask if he has any money. He looks at a number ans it’s number 30. He all excited until they tell him he wants to be number one. They sell him number one for thirty dollars.
Eugene leaves and JTG asks if Eugene is even in the RR. Shad says no. JTG asks if the numbers they are selling are real. Shad says no. JTG asks if the painting they sold was real, you know, ‘The Scream’. Shad says no.
They walk off and the camera swings to show Ron Simmons holding the painting. As usual, all he says is, “Damn!”

JR and King are talking about some of the matches set for the RR.

Video of Cena getting attacked by Umaga earlier. JR says Cena’s been taken to a local medical facility and might have a ruptured spleen.

Video of Edge and HBK beating the heck out of each other earlier and it spilling out into the crowd.

- Commercial

Edge comes down to the ring in jeans and an open black sleeveless shirt with his ribs taped. He paces the ring waiting for HBK who comes out also in jeans.
They throw punches in the ring and HBK drops Edge. HBK takes off his belt and starts whipping Edge with it after removing Edge’s shirt. HBK rolls from the ring and puts two chairs and a trash can in the ring. Back in the ring HBK nails Edge in the head with the trash can. HBK clotheslines Edge from the ring. HBK flies out over the top, but runs into a trash can lid rather than taking down Edge.
- Commercial

Edge headbutts HBK. HBK was busted open during the commercial. HBK backs Edge into a corner and throws punches. Edge leaves the ring and gets a chain. Back in the ring Edge punches HBK in the ribs with the chain around his fist. Edge uses a ladder to slam into HBK off the second rope. HBK is rolling on the mat holding his left arm screaming. Edge covers for two.
Edge sets up the ladder between two pieces of stairs in the ring. Edge gets HBK up to power bomb him through the ladder, but HBK throws punches and Edge falls back. They exchange blows and HBK takes Edge down. HBK hits an inverted atomic drop and then a punch. HBK grabs the chain and uses it across Edge’s face from behind. He then, using the chain, pounds Edge’s face into the corner. Edge has been busted open. HBK hammers away at the cut to open it up more. HBK slams Edge across the ladder across the stairs. HBK climbs but Edge gets to his feet and punches him. Edge climbs facing HBK. Edge tries for a superplex but HBK tosses Edge off so he lands chest/abdomen first on the ladder.
HBK climbs another corner and flies hitting a flying elbow to HUGE pop. HBK tunes up the band but Edge ducks and takes HBK down. HBK landed badly on the back of his neck. Edge is setting up for the spear but HBK counters and takes him down. HBK lays down a chair with Edge’s head on it. HBK grabs another chair and is about to hit a con-chair-tow but Orton grabs the chair from behind him and hits an RKO. Edge hooks HBK’s leg and covers for three.

- Winner: Edge

Orton help Edge to his feet and they seem to be talking, but then Orton tosses Edge from the ring. Orton slides a chair under HBK’s head for a con-chair-tow but Flair rushes the ring and attacks Orton. Kenny rushes in and attacks Flair. Flair gets tossed over the top and Carlito rushes in and attacks Kenny. Orton gets to his feet, as does HBK. HBK hits sweet chin music on Orton and knocks him from the ring.

Biggest pop
HBK
Cena
Jeff Hardy

Biggest heat
Edge
Vince
Coach
Umaga & Estrada