RAW starts tonight with a recap of the McMahon and HBK feud. Vince outback telling the Spirit Squad they are in a handicap match, bits of the match, the DQ and Marty’s interference. Then there’s Vince’s announcement of Marty getting a contract if Marty joins the derriere pucker of appreciation club.
Opening music, pyro and the announcers go over what’s on tonight’s show.
Edge’s music hits. He and Lita come down to the ring. Edge is in jeans and a crappy looking t-shirt. Lita’s wearing jeans and a shirt that covers her tatas, but just barely - it’s cut almost to her navel.
Edge grabs a mic and tells Foley his time’s up. A week since Edge challenged him. He doesn’t know what foley’s doing that night. He might be whoring himself to another indy show. Is he starting to write another book no one’s going to read.
There is no response from Foley. Edge tells Lita to grab the tickets. She pulls out plane tickets. Edge says they can be there by midnight. Edge says they are leaving and Foley’s music hits.
Foley comes out and makes a cheap pop. Foley says it was Edge who lost to Cena at RR and two weeks ago. Foley says if Edge is looking to blame someone he needs to blame himself. He had it in his hands and he choked.
Edge says the only choke is what he will do to Foley at WM.
Foley says Edge called Foley a transitional champion. Well, Foley was a great transition champion three times. He has nothing to prove to Edge.
Edge says Foley is the rated ‘O’ superstar. ‘O’ for overrated. Foley won’t be remembered for his three championships. He will be remembered for three things. The first that he had his ear ripped off. The second is that Taker tossed him off the cage. The third being that Foley showed up in Vince’s hospital room with a sock on his hand.
Edge says Foley has never won at WM - EVER. Whereas Edge has never lost at WM. He tells Foley to tuck his tail between his legs, because if he had a match with Edge he would loose.
Foley agrees he will loose. He may loose but he’s always wanted a shining WM experience. It’s the one thing he’s missing. Edge is younger and faster. It seems as Edge cares a lot more about him than Foley cares about Edge. Foley says he doesn’t want a wrestling match, he wants a match with no DQs, no count outs and no rules. Foley challenges Edge to a hardcore match.
Edge looks a bit freaked.
Foley says he has something that should help make Edge’s decision. Foley goes outback and returns with a barbed wire baseball bat. Foley rushes the ring with it in hand. Edge and Lita run from the ring and escape through the crowd.
Outback Kane and Show are heading for the ring.
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Kane and Show come down to the ring. Val and Big Vis are already there. Guess they don’t rate a big RAW on air entrance.
Val starts throwing punches at Kane and tries to shoulder block him. Val pokes Kane’s eye and then runs into Kane’s big boot. Kane traps Val in a corner and throws some punches. Val gets whipped and then sid slammed. Kane goes for a suplex and Val wiggles out. Val hits a chop block on Kane’s leg. Val slams Kane face first into the mat. Kane rolls over and Val seems to think he’s got him, until Kane sits up. Val rushes over to tag in Vis.
Kane starts punching Vis and hits an uppercut. Kane clotheslines Vis in a corner. Vis comes out and gets Kane up on his shoulders and nails a samoan drop for two. Vis headbutts Kane, but runs into a big boot.
Show tags in and shoulder blocks Vis. Val rushes in to gets a couple clothes lines and a big boot. Show then scoop slams Vis. Show nails Vis with a leg drop. Show covers but Val breaks up the count. Kane climbs and nails Val with a flying clothesline.
Kane clotheslines Val out of the ring. Kane and Show both chokeslam Vis. Show covers him for three. Kane and Show talk and smile in the ring as well as Kane’s corner fires for celebration.
- Winners: Big Show & Kane
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Slam of The Week is Shelton beating Flair for the IC strap.
Outback Todd interviews Flair. He says a lot of people think that might be his last title run.
Flair says he celebrated his 57th birthday this weekend. He says they said that last year when he had the belt. You never know if Flair has another run in him or not.
Outback HBK is saying he’s sorry that he dragged Marty into this.
Marty says he was just helping a friend. Now what he needs to do is help himself. He has never kissed any ass before. Heck, he’s quit jobs before doing that. But now he needs a job. He has no car, no job, no money. If it wasn’t for a friend he wouldn’t have a place to live. He needs to do this tonight and asks HBK to butt out of it.
Outback Maria says Carlito wanted this time to make an announcement. He rattles off in Spanish. Maria asks if that was his announcement. He says no, he was telling her that her beauty is only matched by her wisdom. Now, the announcement is that he just spoke with Vince who has agreed to another Money In The Bank Ladder Match at this WM.
Maria asks who will be in it. Carlito says only the most deserving. So there will be three qualifying matches tonight and Carlito will be winning his, of course.
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34 days until WM
Trevor Murdock is in the ring looking ugly as ever - he gets no pop or heat when announced. RVD’s music hits and he comes down to face Trevor for the first qualifying match.
Trevor attacks RVD as he rolls in the ring. RVD starts kicking Trevor in the back of the leg. Trevor throws a punch and then whips RVD into a corner. RVD jumps over and behind Trevor when he’s rushed and continues to kick the back of Trevor’s leg. RVD sweeps Trevor’s legs out from under him. RVD grabs Trevor’s opposite leg, flips over Trevor and slams his leg (I don’t have clue what to call this move).
Trevor throws a couple punches but then gets his legs knocked out from under him. RVD nails Trevor in the head with a standing drop kick. RVD drops both legs on Trevor and looks like he’s setting up for rolling thunder, but Trevor gets to his feet. Trevor goes for the big boot, but RVD catches his foot and nails him in the face with a spinning heel kick. RVD keeps hold of Trevor’s leg in a hold. The two of them roll until Trevor can grasp the ropes. The ref breaks up the hold. Trevor rolls from the ring and gets hit in the back with a baseball slide that slams him into the barrier. RVD climbs and flies, but Trevor moves out of the way. Trevor rolls RVD and covers him, but Trevor’s legs are under the ropes. Trevor stomps RVD as he slowly rolls across the mat.
RVD looks like he’s in pain when Trevor locks on a camel clutch. ‘RVD’ chants, then dueling chants for each of them. RVD gets to his feet, but Trevor slams RVD backward to the mat. Trevor drops a double axe handle to RVD’s chest and covers for two. Trevor locks on a headlock. RVD elbows out but Trevor nails RVD with a HARD clothesline. Trevor covers for two. Trevor again locks on a headlock. RVD gets out only to get clubbed in the back a couple times. RVD gets whipped into a corner, but gets a foot up in time. Trevor rushes RVD in the corner again. This time RVD moves out of the way and Trevor hits the ring post shoulder first.
Trevor staggers to his feet in the corner and RVD nails him with a spinning heel kick to the chest. RVD flips Trevor out of a corner and nails him with another spinning heel kick.
RVD hits rolling thunder, but kind of misses his spot. RVD gets his legs caught up in the ropes and lands his back on Trevor’s face. Trevor’s head bounces under RVD. RVD covers for two. Trevor tries to pick up RVD, but RVD gets out and lands on his feet. RVD then hits a spinning heel kick. RVD climbs and hits a 5 star frog splash for the win.
- Winner: RVD - Qualifies for Money In The Bank
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Video from RAW’s trip to the Phillippines.
Mickie is in the ring announcing Trish. Trish is the best women’s champ in history and Mickie best friend. Did you know that? Mickie mimics Trish’s pose to the fans and then tries to hug Trish. Trish backs away and gets out of it.
Torrie Wilson comes out to the stage and announces Candice. She tells the crowd that Trish is okay, but now the crowd needs to get on their feet for the next Diva Playboy cover girl and the next Women’s Champ. Candice is again in a corset and boy shorts skivvies.
Candice attacks Trish with her wand and keeps control she gets Trish in the corner and does Stacie’s choke move with her foot. She then put a few knees in Trish’s gut and one to her face. Candice is showing off to the crowd and when she turns around Trish grabs her leg. Trish puts her hand around Candice’s throat and pushes her to the mat. Trish starts punching the crap out of Candice. The ref gets Trish off Candice. Candice goes for a clothesline and Trish does a backbend to avoid it. Trish then hits Candice with a standing drop kick to the gut. Trish covers for two.
Trish pulls Candice to her feet by her hair and starts throwing forearms to the face. Trish backs Candice into a corner. Trish returns the corner choke but then gets dropped and hung up on the bottom rope. While Trish is there Candice stands on her upper back. Candice, using Trish’s hair slams her face into the mat a couple times.
Trish goes for a sunset flip, but Candice manages to drop to her knees and works her way close to the ropes. Candice covers Trish and Torrie reaches out her hands and Candice grasps them. The ref is about to tap three when he sees it and stops the count. Trish immediately rolls up Candice for three.
- Winner: Trish
Mickie is on her knees (a bit splay legged) bowing to Trish. Mickie then crawls over to Trish and wraps her arms around Trish’s waist hugging her. At first Mickie’s face is to the side. She then turns and buries her face in Trish’s lower abdomen/crotch area. Trish has had enough and pushes Mickie away. Trish asks what Mickie thought she was doing. Mickie looks confused and tells Trish she was hugging her.
Trish leaves the ring and walks up the ramp shaking her head at Mickie who is still sitting in the ring.
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During the commercial Torrie and Candice are talking outback. Torrie is apologizing for what happened in the ring. Torrie tried to put a good spin on things saying that she will be revealing Candice’s Playboy cover. Candice hauls off and bitch slaps the taste right out of Torrie’s mouth.
Coach is in the ring and his mic doesn’t work. He gets a working mic and announces Cena. That is met with mixed reaction. Cena’s music hits and he comes out to cheers. Then suddenly the crowd is mixed again leaning to negative.
Coach says HHH is facing Cena at WM. Coach goes on to rant about how wonderful HHH. Coach then asks if Cena thinks he has a chance. “Taking the title from you is like taking...” Cena grabs the mic from Coach.
HHH’s music hits and he comes sauntering down to the ring. He’s in a nice suit, sans tie and the top couple buttons open.
HHH tells Coach to take a seat, he can handle this. He then turns to Cena and mocks him. HHH tells Cena to think a bit before he answers Coach’s question. HHH asks Cena if he was actually going to say he can beat HHH at WM.
‘Cena sucks’ chants start. Cena lets them chant with a bit of a smirk on his face for a moment. It looked like he didn’t know how to react to it. Cena then says he’s been here 4 years. He says HHH probably said that “this kid won’t last two week. Cena says he has and now he’s to the point where he’s facing HHH at WM. He says he doesn’t have HHH’s resume or the crowd’s respect. But he does have the belt.
HHH excuse him if he doesn’t think much of someone who’s biggest move is pumping up his Reeboks. HHH then explains what a transitional champ is. He says Cena was in the right place at the ring time. But at WM the belt will be back on the waist it belongs on. HHH says he know’s Cena’s tough. He’s seen Cena take many ass kickings and come back from him. He says Cena’s like Rocky Balboa. In the movie he always comes back and wins. This isn’t the movies.
Cena says he just won $50 in the I know what HHH is going to say pool. Not that HHH says the same thing every time. But has heard the same words from so many other wrestlers who have come after the belt. Cena asks HHH what makes him different from any of them.
HHH smirks before he starts speaking. He says he doesn’t have to answer that. He says Cena knows deep down in his heart he know what makes HHH different. HHH says that looking into Cena’s eyes he knows that that fact scares the crap out of him.
Cena asks HHH if he wants facts (rhetorically). “Fact, I am not the company’s greatest athlete. Fact, you are a ten time world champion. Fact, you have beaten most every top superstar in the business.” HHH is the one who can, without a strap, walk down the ramp, pick up a mic and tell everyone he’s the best, and the crowd agrees. He asks if that is supposed to make him scared or afraid of HHH, then HHH has it wrong. Cena say that in the long line of big names HHH has decimated on the way to the top, but there’s one name not on that list. That’s the person holding the belt.
HHH starts to talk and Vince cuts him off. Vince is on the titan tron. Vince says that before they face each other at WM they will be pairing up as tag team partners. At SNME HHH and Cena will represent RAW in a tag match. They will be facing Rey, Orton and Angle.
HHH and Cena stand in the ring looking not very happy about the whole thing.
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The camera pans over a group of soldiers from Walter Reed who are there for the show wearing matching shirts.
Shelton’s music hits. Shelton comes down to the ring pushing Mama. Mama is holding his belt up over her head the whole way down. Chavito comes out to face him. Eddie chants start.
Shelton gets early control but Chavo fights back with punches. Shelton picks Chavo his in the air and lets him fall to the mat. Shelton chokes Chavo on the top rope and then locks on a headlock. Chavo throws some forearms and punches. Chavo then hits a couple clotheslines and a standing dropkick.
Chavo gets tossed in a corner but moves letting Shelton splash the corner. Chavo hits an amazing tilt-a-whirl head scissors followed by only two amigos. Shelton fights back and Chavo rolls from the ring. Mama approaches with her hands on her hips. Shelton comes out and beats on Chavo. Shelton rolls Chavo back in. Shelton goes for a vertical suplex, but Chavo reverses it into a DDT.
Both men are down. The ref is outside being distracted by Mama. Chavo gets to his feet and suddenly Orton’s there. Orton hits the RKO on Chavo and them leaves quickly through the crowd. The ref reenters the ring and Shelton covers Chavo for three.
- Winner: Shelton Benjamin - Qualifies for Money In The Bank
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The announcers tell us who has already been announced for the Hall Of Fame. The third person going into the Hall Of Fame is Mean Gene Okerland. Hogan will be doing the induction.
Outback Vince is on his cell phone talking about the Kiss My Ass Club members. HBK walks in and Vince gets off the phone. HBK says that this is between them. Please leave Marty out of it.
Vince says being in the capitol made him think. If Bush made Jacques Chirac kiss his ass it would be in the papers and all over the world. Vince tells HBK to stay out of what’s going on with Marty. If HBK gets involved he could also be joining the club.
Carlito comes down to the ring.
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Flair’s music hits and Carlito’s face drops. As Flair comes down the ramp, Carlito is bitching to the ref.
Carlito threatens Flair with and apple until the ref makes him put it down. Flair hits a headlock takedown. Carlito fights to his feet and gets caught in a hip toss. Flair locks on another headlock. Carlito rolls to his back a couple times for two. Carlito gets to his feet and backs Flair into a corner. He starts throwing punches and then stomping him while he’s down. Carlito bitch slaps Flair and then gloats. Carlito turns back to Flair only to get chopped. Flair continues to chop Carlito until he rolls from the ring.
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Carlito is on his knees in the ring and Flair is outside. Carlito goes outside to gets chopped, but Carlito hits a back body drop on the outside. Carlito breaks the count and goes out to pound on Flair some more.
Carlito suplexes Flair into the ring and covers him for two. Carlito locks on a headlock with his knee in Flairs back. Flair gets to his feet and starts throwing chops. Carlito kicks Flair in the back of the head. Flair takes a prat fall. Carlito covers for two. Carlito pulls down his knee pad but misses the knee drop on Flair.
Flair hits chops and climbs. He pokes Carlito hin the eye, but runs into a standing drop kick. Carlito covers for two. Carlito leaves the ring to take a bite of apple. Carlito climbs in the ring and gets kicked in the face. Apple flies all over. Flair rolls Carlito up. Flair hold the ropes for the three count.
- Winner: Flair - Qualifies for Money In The Bank (Flair in a ladder match!?!?!?)
Outback Vince is admiring his naked bum in a mirror. He slaps his own ass a couple times and them pulls up his pants. He has a big smile on his face while he zips, buttons and buckles himself back into his pants.
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Spirit Squad is in the ring. They do a cheer about Vince, Marty and the club. They then announce Vince (poorly).
Vince comes down to the ring strutting and smiling more than usual. Vince asks the crowd to give it up for the Spirit Squad. The crowd boos. He says the Squad reminds him of the Rockers. They had huge energy. HBK had a meteoric rise to the top and had a wonderful career. But Marty on the other hand has been in a downward spiral. Tonight he’s reach an all time low. Vince then announces Marty who comes down to the ring.
Vince acts all friendly to Marty. He says Marty looked good last week, but doesn’t look good at the moment. Vince asks if Marty is backing out. Marty says he isn’t Vince asks if he wants this job - yes. If he needs this job - yes. If he desperately needs this job - yes.
Vince says Marty is no different from anyone else, everyone kisses their bosses ass. Vince tells Marty to get on his knees. Marty doesn’t. Vince takes off his jacket and tells him to get on his knee, he doesn’t. Vince says if e wants the damn job to get on his knees. Vince says excuse him while he whips it out.
He says what he have here is Vince’s ass. It’s a mighty fine looking ass, isn’t it? Vince says he has a magnificent ass. He tells Marty to kiss his ass. Marty is about to, but stops him to readjust. Marty hesitates and Vince yells at him. Marty gets to his feet.
Vince asks if he’s going to do it. Marty says there must be another way. Vince says there’s always a plan B. Vince calls out Chris Masters. Vince gets a chair and puts it in the middle of the ring.
Vince tells him he doesn’t have to kiss his ass, but he has to do something no one else has ever done - break the masterlock. Vince says he knows Marty has been gone for a while, but it’s a full nelson. Vince is going to be the ref.
Vince is screaming at Masters to break Marty’s neck. Vince then says Marty was going to kiss his ass, and he’s going to. Vince drops his draws and tries to force Marty to do it.
HBK’s music hits. HBK rushes the ring and starts throwing punches at Masters. Masters had already dropped Marty who seems to have disappeared. HBK then hits Masters with sweet chin music. HBK grabs the chair that’s in the ring and folds it up. Vince is still standing there with his pants around his ankles. HBK pulls back to gets a good chair swing at Vince and shane hits him from behind. King says Shane came from under the ring. Shane then picks up the chair and hits HBK pretty hard with it. The chair hit his upper arm/shoulder area, not head or back.
Vince says that since HBK wants to fight a McMahon, then he’s going to fight Shane at the SNME in a street fight. Shane then whispers in Vince’s ear. Vince then says Shane was right, that if HBK interfered he would have to kiss Vince’s ass. Shane picks up an ‘unconscious’ HBK, puckers his lips and plants them on his father’s derriere.
Vince then says that HBK might have kissed his ass, but at WM Vince is going to kick his ass. This comment left the announcers wondering what Vince meant by that comment. Vince and Shave swagger back up the ramp congratulating each other.
Biggest pop
Flair
HBK
Cena
Biggest heat
Vince
Shane
Cena
Biggest lack of reaction
Trevor Murdock (never heard a crowd that quiet)
