RAW starts with video about Memorial Day and all the troops who have given their lives for our freedom.
Music and pyro.
Candice comes out in a sparkly coat that she removes to show a pink and black one piece bikini (strap up the center connecting the pieces). Mickie comes out in a shiny camo bikini. Maria comes out in a silver and black top and a tiny black bottom. Jillian is in a blue and white tie-died string bikini. Extreme Expose come out in pink, black and red. Leyla’s black had lots of stud and straps. Michelle is in black and white polka dots. Kristal is in sequined silver. Melina is in basic white that covers more than most of the girls.
The girls attack Melina with squirt guns as soon as she enters. They attack each other with noodles, squirt guns and water balloons. Kristal is first out and eliminated. Brooke is next. Maria is then pushed out. Leyla is tossed out hard by Jillian. Michelle drops a whole bucket of water over Kelly’s head before tossing her out. Candy and Melina are fighting hard. Melina and Jillian attack Mickie but it’s a water cannon that knocks her out. Candy gets knocked out while trying to eliminate Melina. Jillian helped Melina out. The two of them slam Michelle down hard and then stretch her in the ring. Michelle ducks a double clothesline and then clotheslines them both. Jillian gets eliminated by Michelle. Melina chokes Michelle in the ropes with her legs wrapped around her waist. Michelle drop kicks Melina. Melina was obviously supposed to go out through the ropes but lands on the mat and obviously rolls herself from the ring.
- Winner: Michelle McCool
Melina backs her way up the ramp screaming that she’s the champion while Michelle just smiles at her from the ring.
Out back Shane is heading for the ring.
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Shane comes dancing out to the stage. He says today is the start of summer and the start of something at WWE. There’s something exciting in the air because in two weeks they will have the first tri-branded draft. No one is exempt! Lives are about to change. Change is good except when it comes to Vince. That’s the one thing that never changes. This Sunday at ONS Vince will walk out as he walks in, as the champ. Vince says people should lead by example. So, tonight Shane’s going to lead and make and example of Lashley. Cena and Lashley will team up to face, Umaga, Great Khali and Shane. When Shane covers Lashley tonight - if Cena gets in his way he’ll lay him flat. But, tonight he will lay Lashley out and he’ll call Shane his honey. Then they will all know why everyone calls Shane “The Money”.
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Matt and Jeff Hardy come out to the ring for an 8 man tag match. Video of Jeff beating Nitro last week. Haas and Benjamin rush in and attack Matt and Jeff. Cade and Murdoch sow up and drive off the heels. Now, Cade and Murdoch come down to the ring to tag with the Hardys. The WGTT come down in matching white and blue outfits. Nitro’s music plays and he comes out with Kenny. Kenny has some type of road pizza, dead animal skin around his neck (looks horrible and goofy).
Nitro and Cade start off. Cade gets the upper hand with a hard clothesline. Murdoch tags in and hits a back elbow for two. Matt tags in and Nitro tags out. Benjamin comes in and works on Matt. Matt bounces Shelton off the face corner and tags in his brother. Jeff covers for two. Snap mare to Shelton. Matt tags in and hits a double axe handle to Shelton’s arm that Jeff holds. Scoop slam to Shelton and Matt climbs to the second. Matt flies and covers for two. Haas tags in and gains control. Haas drives his shoulder into Matt’s gut in a corner. Matt hits a back body drop on Haas and tags in Cade. Cade takes a shot and tags in Murdoch. Murdoch beats on Shelton who’s tagged in. Matt tags in and he and his brother hit poetry in motion. Haas rushes in and takes out Haas. Murdoch climbs his corner and flies outside onto The WGTT.
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Murdoch drags Haas into a corner face first. Jeff tags and gets taken down. Haas covers for two. Shelton tags in he works on Jeff and tags in Kenny. Kenny covers for two. Nitro tags in and flies over the top onto Jeff and covers for two. Shelton tags in and tries to punch him in a corner. Jeff fights back but gets kicked in the head for two. Haas tags in and gets a body lock on Jeff in the center of the ring. It’s a chinlock with body scissors. Haas tags in hits an Irish whip and a belly to belly for two. Haas gets a reverse chinlock on Jeff. Kenny tags in and gets a hard shot to Jeff’s lower back for two. Kenny gets a chinlock on Jeff. Jeff manages to take Kenny down. Both are down and struggling to their corners. Matt tags in and takes apart Kenny with a clothesline into a bulldog.
All four get involved. Matt hits a twist of fate on Kenny and Jeff follows with a swanton. Kenny gets covered for three by Jeff.
- Winners: Matt, Jeff, Cade & Murdoch
the faces are celebrating in the ring when Shelton grabs a mic and tells them to hold on. They tell the Hardys they fought a hard won match, but didn’t beat The WGTT. Shelton challenges them to a championship match at ONS. Matt agrees, as long as it’s a ladder match. Shelton agrees.
Grisham is waiting out back to talk to Cena.
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Slam of The Week - Great Khali in the ring with his translator saying Great Khali can beat Cena anywhere. Cena comes out and says HE wants a re-match. Great Khali destroys Cena.
Grisham is out back with Cena who gets mixed reviews. Grisham talks about Great Khali taking Cena apart after Cena saying he isn’t afraid of him. Cena says a man in his position doesn’t have many friends. All Cena has is his word and he’s not going back on that. If he was there right now he’d look up into his Frankenstein Punjabi face and say
Which means he’s not afraid of Great Khali. Cena say he does have doubt. He did make Great Khali tap out, but in a match with doubt as to whether he won or lost. At ONS they will be in an extreme match and after that there will be no doubt. Will he be able to get Great Khali up on his shoulders and then be able to throw Great Khali down? For the three second it will take to slay Great Khali. He’s had a lot of critics and he takes great glee in shutting hem up. He gives us his word, he can and he will.
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Maria is out back with Santino. She says in two weeks there will be a draft. How would he feel about being drafted to another brand? He says he doesn’t care as long as he’s in the WWE and the IC Champ. She giggles through the whole thing. He asks her why. She says that she just loves his accent. She asks if it’s Italian. He smirks and tells her no, New Jersey. She looks confused until he lets her off the hook and tells her it is Italian. Santino leaves and Orton is behind Maria. She turns the mic to him. He says RVD was pissed about what Orton did to HBK. That Orton has no respect for the industry. That’s why Orton challenged RVD tonight. He did go after HBK’s injury, but his career was basically over. Orton says he did respect HBK, but he doesn’t respect RVD. So tonight he’s going to do what needs to be done.
RVD’s music and he comes down to the ring. Orton comes out to the ring, his chest looks a bit abused. They stare holes through each other the whole time.
Neither attack quickly. “RVD,” chant. They lock up and Orton gets his arms locked around RVD’s waist from behind. RVD reverses it. Orton reverses it. A headlock on RVD. RVD reverses it into a hammerlock. An arm drag to Orton. Orton looks pissed. Orton hits a few forearms to RVD’s back. Orton telegraphs and gets kicked. RVD rolls Orton up twice for two. A knee to RVD’s gut. RVD reverses a whip and monkey flips Orton. RVD runs into Orton’s knee. An upper cut to RVD. Another upper cut in a corner. Punches in a corner with the ref trying to stop him. A side headlock on Orton. Orton gets out. RVD ducks a clothesline and then kicks Orton for two. RVD sets up for rolling thunder but Orton rolls from the ring. Outside Orton regains control. Back in the ring RVD jumps up on a corner but a kick to his bum sends him flying into the barrier.
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Orton has a headlock on RVD. It takes a long time for RVD to elbow out. When he does Orton grabs his hair and slams him down. Orton stomps his way around RVD. Orton drops a knee on RVD for two. Orton gets a chinlock on RVD. RVD works to his feet and out. RVD is whipped and gets a foot up. RVD gets a foot in Orton’s face. Both are down for 5. They exchange blows. RVD holds the ropes and Orton misses a drop kick. RVD hits rolling thunder. A couple clotheslines to Orton. RVD covers for two. A slam to Orton. A split leg moonsault to Orton for two. A windmill kick to Orton. RVD climbs, but has trouble getting up there, not at all graceful. Orton rolls from the ring. RVD flies and kicks Orton from the apron. A kick to RVD’s head and then a hard DDT for two. Orton is shocked. The ref is trying to get RVD to talk to him as RVD is looking like he doesn’t know where he is. Orton hit RVD in the head hard while RVD uses the ropes to try to get to his feet. RVD can’t seem to get to his feet. Orton kicks RVD in the head and RVD looks dazed. The ref stops the match and gives it to Orton.
- Winner: Orton
While the ref is calling for help Orton hits an RKO on RVD. RVD is on the mat drooling when Orton leaves. The doc is in the ring shining lights in RVD’s eyes while RVD makes fish motions with his mouth. They show video of Orton’s attack. When the camera comes back to RVD he’s talking up to the doc.
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During the commercial they help RVD from the ring. JR and King say his eyes are screwy and he looks like he has a concussion.
Flair comes out in his pink robe with hot pink feathers. Torrie is in blue pants and a barely boob covering pink halter. Video of Carlito hitting the back cracker on Flair outside the ring after last week. Carlito comes out with Victoria who is in red fishnets, black boy shorts and a black short sleeve shirt over a red long sleeve shirt.
Flair gains quick control of Carlito with lots of chops. Vic tags in and she slaps him. He hits Carlito outside and Vic slaps him again. Flair gets pissed and puts a figure four on Vic. She flips it over on him and they break. Carlito tags in and goes after Flair’s knee. Carlito gets a half Boston crab on Flair. Vic tags in and she stomps Flair’s leg. She goes after Flair with a forearm but hits Carlito who’s hold him on the ropes.
Torrie tags in and rips Vic apart. She hits a face buster for two but Carlito breaks it and scares her. Carlito tags in and kisses Torrie. She bitch slaps him. He hits a back cracker on her and covers for three.
- Winners: Carlito & Victoria
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JR and King talk about ONS and SNME. They go through the matches for ONS.
Umaga goes up to Great Khali - they yell back and forth in undistinguishable words. Shane walks up and stops them. He says, “Worst. Prom couple. Ever!” (One of the best lines I’ve ever heard out of Shane.) They both just look at him lost. He tells Great Khali to take care of Cena tonight. He then tells Umaga to take care of Lashley.
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Maria is in the ring doing the Kiss Cam. One couple are dressed in wedding attire. Master’s music hits and he comes down to the ring. He takes her mic and tells her he couldn’t help but notice how she was charmed by Santino. He’s going to give her a chance to be more charmed. He’s going to give him a chance to break the masterlock. Chris calls him out. Chris puts a chair in the ring. He says it might be his last time on RAW so someone will be in the masterlock - he looks at Maria.
Santino runs to the ring and attacks Masters. Santino takes him down and slams the chair away. He flies at Masters who catches him and hits a shoulder breaker. Masters puts on his lock and whips Santino around like a rag doll until tossing him to the mat. Maria is outside the ring looking on worried. She glances up at Masters in fear them back at Santino in worry.
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Shane comes out dancing. Umaga comes out next. Great Khali is the last of their team out. Lashley comes down but does not enter the ring. Cena is last out to a good amount of heat. At the bottom of the ramp they look at each other and enter together.
Umaga and Great Khali argue about who will start, Shane make Great Khali step back. Umaga beats on Cena in a corner. Cena gets whipped and moves before Umaga can splash him. Cena gets knocked down by two shoulder blocks. Cena comes back with a bulldog type move. He covers for two and then Umaga gains the upper hand. Half of the fans are chanting, “Let’s go Cena!” The other half are chanting, “Cena sucks!”
Great Khali tags in and chops Cena’s head. Shane tags in and stomps Cena. Shane distracts the ref for Umaga to choke Cena. Cena tries to get to Lashley while Shane hold him and quickly tags out himself. Umaga come sin and punches down Cena. The ref has to stop Lashley who tries to help. A Samoan drop and Shane kicks Cena in the back from the outside. Umaga covers for two. Shan yells that he wants the pin. Great Khali enters and drops a leg on Cena. Shane tags in and gets body scissors on Cena in the center of the ring. Shane rakes Cena’s eyes. Cena gets turned around in the hold so they are face to face. Cena gets to his feet and drives Shane back first into the corner. Shane gets slammed to the mat. Shane tags out and so does Cena. Lashley throws punches at Umaga. Lashley can’t suplex Umaga so he hits a DDT. Lashley goes for a spear but hits Umaga’s foot. Khali tags in. Cena slams Umaga from the ring and the two faces tie Khali up in the ropes. Umaga hits a Samoan spike on Cena knocking him from the ring. Lashley goes after Shane and flips him into the ring. Great Khali gets free and hits a two handed choke slam on Lashley. Shane, the legal man, climbs and drops an elbow on Lashley for three.
- Winners: Shane, Umaga & Great Great Khali
Vince comes out on the stage to congratulate the winners. They all pose on the stage together.
Biggest pop
Lashley
Flair
Hardys
RVD
Biggest heat
Vince
Shane
Orton
Umaga
Great Khali
