This RAW in London starts with Regal out back sipping tea. The fans go wild and chant his name. JBL comes in and they glare. JBL says he doesn’t care that they’re in Regal’s country or that he’s facing Orton. What he cares about is Cena and HHH in his title match at Backlash. They had their chance, now his one on one title match has become a fatal four way.
Regal says he’s glad it did because it saved him charging people twice to see two great matches. He asks JBL what he wants.
JBL says he wants a private plane home out of this hell hole.
Regal says he’s been too accommodating. It’s time for him to Show some authority. JBL’s not going home, he’ll be facing HHH tonight.
Music and pyro.
HBK comes out to the ring. He’s in a white dress shirt, jeans and his cowboy hat and looking less upset than he has since WM. The fans love him on the other side of the pond. Huge “HBK” chants. He says the last thing he wanted to do is go out there and once again address the issue between him and Batista. ‘Boos’ from the fans. He recaps - Flair demanded he be the man to face him at WM. They had the match of the ages. He beat him, they hugged and it was over. Everyone he knows has accepted that except Batista. ‘Boos’ for Batista. He says last week they got to what’s really bugging Batista and it’s HBK. He thinks HBK’s held people down and backstabbed his way to success. In 1998 he was told by doctors never to wrestle again. In 2002 he astounded people by coming back and wrestling to this day. He’s done it because he loves this job and it’s what he’s built to do. He might not be proud of all of his actions, but he’s sick of apologizing for his past. Batista says the only reason HBK retired Flair was to boost his ego and that’s not true. But what will boost his ego is to kick Batista’s teeth down his throat.
“Wooooooo” Everyone thinks Flair’s coming out to the ring, that he’s there, even HBK. When Y2J comes out he gets huge heat from the fans.
Y2J says he’s sorry he misled HBK with the music, but he had to prove a point that they’ll never hear that music again due to HBK. He’s done soma analysis since last week’s Highlight Reel and decided HBK’s a phony. Batista thinks he’s a phony. Batista thinks HBK enjoyed retiring Flair, thrived on it. Y2J says he knows HBK apologized, but he knows HBK thrived on screwing Bret Hart. In screwing Marty Jannetty. If he admitted it Batista would back down. But in Y2J’s unbiased opinion he thinks Batista is being irrational about Flair being gone, but not about how he feels about HBK taking Flair out. Y2J says he wouldn’t be surprised if HBK put the retirement stipulation in Vince’s ear. Y2J tells HBK to admit it.
HBK hits sweet chin music on Y2J. HBK then says he admits that what he did very good.
Video replay - a couple times - of the sweet chin music.
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A throne is shown and JR talks about how King Of The Ring will return next week during the three hour special.
Santino comes out to the ring. Carlito comes out to join him. London and Kendrick come out to face them.
Santino and London start off. Santino gets slammed down and covered for a quick two. Santino’s legs are taken out from under him, then he’s tripped on his way to Carlito. Carlito tags himself in. Brian tags in and kicks Carlito’s leg. Brian gets caught trying to splash Carlito in a corner and slammed down very hard with a sit down spinebuster. Brian is covered for two. Santino tags in, works over Brian and tags out again. Santino tags in again and covers for two. Brain is bounced face first into the corner. Carlito tags in. Santino tags in and punches Brian in the ribs. Brian kicks Santino’s ribs.
Carlito and London both tag in. Head scissors to Carlito. Carlito climbs and flies into a spinning heel kick from London. London covers for two. Santino and brain get into it outside the ring. London is distracted and gets nailed with a back cracker. Carlito covers for three.
- Winner: Santino & Carlito
Santino takes a mic and starts rambling in Italian at Cody and Holly. He then says to be Tag Team Champions you need strength, agility and international superstars. Those are the things Santino and Carlito have. Santino and Carlito are the real wieners. Carlito corrects Santino saying they’re going to be winners.
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Mickie comes bouncing to the ring in a yellow version of her two piece wrestling outfit. Beth comes out to face her in a shiny red and black knee length one piece outfit with a halter top and the sides cut out. The side of the legs are also cut out and laced up. This is a title match.
They lock up and Mickie is tossed off. Beth chokes Mickie and raises her high in the air. Mickie comes back with kicks to Beth’s sides. Mickie tries for a roll up but can’t take Beth down. Beth gets Mickie over her shoulder and slams her into a corner back first. Beth covers for two. Beth stomps Mickie while she’s still down. A reverse headlock, but Mickie knees out. Slingshot suplex to Mickie. Beth covers for two. Beth goes back to the reverse headlock hold in the center of the ring. Mickie gets out with knees to Beth’s face. Mickie gets tied up in a chicken wing move. She wiggles her legs loose and manages out of the hold. Mickie manages to slam Beth face first into the corner hard. Mickie comes back with punches and forearms to Beth’s face. They replay Beth’s face hitting the top turn buckle. Mickie tries for a DDT but gets backed into a corner hard. Beth stomps Mickie in a corner. The ref yells at Beth for not letting Mickie out fo the corner. Beth sits Mickie up top. Hard knees to Beth’s head. Mickie flies off the top, landing across Beth chest and covers for two. Beth gets Mickie high in the air with the chicken wing move. Mickie wiggles around and is able to roll Beth up for three!
- Winner: Mickie James!
Mickie flees the ring and grabs the title belt on her way by. Beth is in the ring with a shocked look on her face. Mickie celebrates with the title belt as she backs/bounces up the ramp. Replay of high points of the match. Mickie falls to her knees on the stage with the belt, hugging it close then holding it high. Beth is stomping around the ring and glaring up the ramp at Mickie.
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On the stage Maria and Ashley have joined Mickie. Grisham asks Mickie how she feels beating Beth.
She says she knew she could do it. She then locks lips with Grisham and slips him the tongue. She then goes back to celebrating with the Playboy Divas.
Regal is out back getting ready for his match with Orton. The crappy announcer is back there asking why Regal decided to take on the best in the world.
Y2J comes in and asks for a triple threat at Backlash. He wants to be in the middle of the match between Batista and HBK. Regal tells him he can be in the middle as the special guest ref.
Y2J says he wants to wrestle.
Regal says he can wrestle Umaga tonight.
Y2J is pissed about the super kick.
Regal says Y2J’s IC Title is on the line with his match against Umaga tonight.
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Video of Foley on set during taping of Anamorph that is supposed to be released very soon. The lead, Willem Defoe, talks about Foley in the movie.
Cryme Tyme comes down to the ring. JTG is wrestling tonight. JTG gets the fans going with ‘yo’. Shad says it doesn’t matter if it’s pounds or Benjamins, it’s about ‘money money’ those ‘Euros euros’. Cade and Murdoch’s music cuts them off. Video of Cade giving Murdoch a pep talk earlier, out back. Murdoch is in the ring.
They lock up and a shoulder block to JTG. JTG slams Murdoch down. A big boot to JTG and Murdoch covers for two. Murdoch covers again. JTG gets slammed down and then a reverse chinlock from Murdoch. Murdoch climbs and hits a cross body, but JTG rolls through and covers Murdoch for three.
- Winner: JTG
Murdoch, in the ring, looks shocked about his loss. Cade enters and glares at him, pissed. Cade stares for a few moments, shakes his head and leaves the ring.
Orton is out back heading for the ring.
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Orton comes down to the ring to huge heat. Orton says at that people things he got lucky at WM. You can say lucky, but her prefers WWE Champion. He took out HHH and Cena. After Backlash he’ll have taken out Cena, HHH and JBL. Then he’ll have beaten everyone there is to beat. But tonight he gets to beat RAW GM Regal in his home country. We are in the age of Orton. Regal comes out to huge pop. “Regal” chants.
They lock up and push each other back and forth. “Let’s go Regal” chants. Orton is finally backed into a corner and Regal doesn’t give a clean break, lots of punches. A chinlock and Orton muscles out. Orton gets an overhand wrist lock onto Regal and bend him back until his head is on the mat. Regal fights back and covers for two. A test of strength before they get up. They go back and forth until Regal comes back with body scissors on Orton. Using Regal’s hair Orton slams Regal’s head to the mat a couple times and Regal has to let go of the body scissors. Side headlock to Regal who pushes out. Orton comes back with an inverted neck breaker. Orton approaches Regal who is prone on the mat but tosses a bunch of kicks. Orton throws punches and the ref has to get between them. Orton manages to get a side headlock on Regal but Regal counters and drops Orton on his head. Regal covers but Orton manages to get a foot on the ropes. The fans are not happy.
Orton rolls from the ring to regroup. Video replay of Orton being dropped on his head. Regal suplexes Orton into the ring and covers Orton for two. Running knee lift to Orton. Regal covers for two but Orton, again, gets his foot on the rope. They go back and forth but Orton manages a really quick RKO out of no where. Orton covers for three.
- Winner - Orton
Video replay of the two head shots to Orton followed up by the RKO. In the ring Orton is holding his neck but staring at Regal with that evil smirk of his.
Umaga is out back talking gibberish to the camera.
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Umaga comes down to the ring. Y2J comes out to face him for the title match. Video of Y2J eating HBK’s foot earlier.
Y2J rushes Umaga and attacks him. Y2J is tossed off after a bunch of punches. One punch and Y2J is down. Umaga pushes one foot on the side of Y2J’s face. Umaga telegraphs and Y2J tries for a sunset flip but can’t bring him over. Y2J moves before Umaga drops to his bum. Umaga gains the upper hand. A head butt to Y2J. Umaga hits another head butt. Y2J fights back with punches and kicks but gets slammed down. Y2J is tossed in a corner. Y2J is whipped but gets an elbow up but then gets slammed to the mat. Umaga splashes Y2J and covers for two. Standing dropkick to Umaga. Umaga picks up Y2J and tosses him out over the top rope.
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Y2J has Umaga backed into a corner and throws punches, but gets tossed off. Umaga splashes Y2J. Umaga locks on his nerve hold in the center of the ring. Y2J gets to his feet and elbows out. “Y2J” chants. Y2J manages to use Umaga’s momentum, pulls down the top rope and sends Umaga flying outside. Y2J follows outside but gets slammed down. (Someone in the front row yells “fuckin wankah!”) back in the ring Umaga slams Y2J down. Umaga uses the second rope for height and tries to slam down on Y2J, but Y2J gets his knees up. Y2J tries to get Umaga up for a body slam but can’t do it and falls back. Umaga uses it and covers for two. Y2J gets punches around the ring. Y2J gets whipped. Umaga scrapes Y2J off the mat and whips him back the original corner. Y2J hits the mat again. Scoop slam to Y2J. Umaga grabs Y2J’s hand and drags him to a corner and sets him up for a bum slam. Umaga backs up to the opposite corner but Y2J moves out of the way and Umaga slams into the corner. Y2J climbs and flies hitting a clubbing blow to the back of Umaga’s head. They’re both down for a 5 count. Flying forearm to Umaga but Umaga comes back with a side slam. Y2J avoids the splash but doesn’t avoid the Samoan drop. Y2J manages to kick out at two. Umaga telegraphs and Y2J kicks him in the chest. Y2J gets whipped but moves so Umaga flies hard into the corner. Umaga falls back and Y2J rolls Umaga up - using the ropes - and covers for three.
- Winner: Y2J
Video replay of the high points of the match. Umaga is on his knees in the ring shocked at his loss. Y2J backs up the ramp holding his chin.
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Hacksaw comes down to the ring. Paul Burchill comes out with his ‘sister’ Katie Lea. Katie Lea is in a shiny red and black halter, matching arm warmers and black micro-mini with matching red waistband.
Paul slams Hacksaw down hard and stomps him. Paul punches Hacksaw in a corner. Hacksaw comes back with a couple punches, but is then slammed into a corner and down to the mat. Paul hits his finishing move and covers Hacksaw for three.
- Winner: Paul Burchill
Paul and Katie Lea celebrate the squash outside the ring.
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Grisham is out back with HHH and his new DVD. He asks HHH about facing JBL for the first time.
HHH asks how cerebral he’d be if he came out and gave away his game plan? He then goes on to talk about his DVD and then Backlash. He says he’ll be the next WWE Champion. HHH then turns to the camera and tells JBL he should have kept his cushy little announcing job because tonight, it’s time to play the game.
JR and King go through the matches slated for Backlash.
HHH’s music and he comes down to the ring. JBL’s music cuts in early, cutting off HHH’s showing off in the ring. JBL comes out as far as he can in his longhorn limo and then walks to the ring.
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HHH is slammed to the mat. JBL gets a side headlock on HHH in the center of the ring. HHH reverses it to head scissors. Back on their feet a shoulder block drops JBL. “HHH” chants. JBL looks pissed. They lock up and HHH is backed into a corner. The ref gets between them and yells at JBL. They glare at each other and then talk smack in the center of the ring. They again lock up and HHH is backed into a corner. After they break they talk smack again. They go back and forth with punches. JBL is backed into a corner and HHH drives his shoulder into JBL’s gut. HHH hits a neck breaker for two. They scrabble around on the mat trying for holds. They get to their feet and exchange blows. HHH tries for a pedigree but can’t get it off. A hard shoulder block to HHH. Punches to HHH that drop him to the mat. HHH is backed into a corner and the ref is yelling at JBL. JBL hits his own version of a swinging neck breaker. JBL locks on a full nelson. HHH drops to one knee in the hold.
HHH is able to break the hold. HHH hits a high knee to drop JBL. Face buster to JBL. HHH clotheslines JBL over the top rope. The ref stops HHH from following JBL outside. HHH goes out another direction. HHH, on the ramp, bounces JBL’s head off the steel railing. Orton comes out of nowhere and hits a hard shot to the back of HHH’s head.
Back in the ring Orton tries to gain the upper hand, but HHH hits a spinebuster. Before HHH can do more to Orton, JBL attacks HHH. They then double team HHH. Orton hits a hard RKO on HHH. JBL tells Orton to punt. JBL sets HHH up and hold the back of his hair. As Orton rushes to kick HHH’s head off, JBL hits a clothesline from hell on Orton. JBL grabs the title belt. JBL hits a clothesline from hell on HHH then holds the title belt high to heat from the fans.
Biggest pop
Regal
HBK
HHH
Biggest heat
Orton
JBL
