John Cena, HBK Take on Rated RKO: WWE RAW Results, 2-26-07

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World Tag Team Championship: John Cena & Shawn Michaels v. Rated RKO

Edge and Randy Orton appeared on the titan tron. Orton said there must be some sort of misunderstanding. Orton said Edge and he weren’t ready to compete. He said they would be later tonight and they’d make into the match for their match. Orton told HBK to listen up. He said HBK was robbed at the Oscars last night for not winning best actor. He said Michaels may have Cena’s back, but not his sides, his back or his jaws. He told John Cena to watch his back because HBK was a liar. He said to everyone who doesn’t believe him, Edge and Orton put together a little video recap of ‘historic’ Shawn Michaels.

A video aired putting over all the times Michaels had turned on people in the past. Very awesome stuff. Edge called Michaels a liar repeatedly and said Shawn said having your back and stabbing him in the back are two entirely different things and said we’d see them later tonight.

Cena turned around as HBK mouthed ‘do you trust me?”

Money in the Bank Qualifying Match: Jeff Hardy v. Shelton Benjamin
After back and forth and a commercial break, we came back to Shelton Benjamin being in control, with a headlock. Jeff Hardy fought back again, but this time got back body dropped to the mat. Shelton went for a cover but didn’t get anything. Benjamin collected Hardy and hit another backdrop before putting the boots to him on the mat. Shelton slapped on a modified chin lock and again the crowd rallied behind Hardy.

Hardy hit his jawbreaker and hit two clotheslines before hitting a back elbow and a swinging take down. Shelton ducked under a clothesline and leapt to the apron. Shelton went for a springboard move off the top rope but completely botched it and landed on his head. Hardy went for a cover. Hardy hit a crescent kick before hitting the twist of fate. Hardy loaded up the swanton bomb and nailed it for the three count.
Winner: Jeff Hardy via pin fall

Hardy walked up the ramp before Vince McMahon appeared on the titan tron and cut off the fun. He said Umaga was the guy who dethroned Jeff Hardy last week on RAW. He then showed us a bunch of pictures of Donald Trump’s shaved head.

A video was aired of Ashley Massaro in her Playboy shoot.

Melina was in the back being jealous and complaining about everything. She whined about Ashley, was pissed off about Mick Foley getting attention, especially after she ‘fired him’ last year, etc. She whined about a ‘falls count anywhere’ rematch with Mickie James and her match with Maria later tonight. Johnny Nitro exploded on her and told her to shut up, that she was all caught up in herself.

Johnny Nitro v. Super Crazy
Nitro assaulted Crazy before the bell and laid into Crazy with some super stiff punches. Nitro tossed Super Crazy into the ring steps and then hit a wheel barrel face buster on the outside of the ring. Nitro just walked off, seething still, not giving a crap about his match with Super Crazy. He looked down from the ramp, happy with his work. Crazy was left unconscious.
Winner: No Contest

Melina v. Maria
Melina sat in with a camel clutch, humbling people everywhere. Maria powered out of the move before getting hammered with a kick to the mid section. Maria caught the champion with a boot to the face and a face buster. Maria hit her bulldog and went for the cover but Melina kicked out at two. Maria hit an Irish whip and a nasty lariat before going for the broncobuster. Melina got a knee up just in time and Maria ate it in the, uh, private, uh, area. Her bronco has been busted. Melina rolled her up and got the three count for the win.
Winner: Melina via pin fall

Vince McMahon climbed into the ring and put the match over a little bit more. Vince and down his riches and everyone else’s riches and how embarrassed Trump would be after the match. He said he was going to give him a billionaire ‘bitch slap’. A video aired of Umaga totaling former World Champion Rey Mysterio. Vince introduced to us the man who would assure him victory at Wrestlemania, WWE Intercontinental Champion Umaga. Vince said anything Trump could do, he could do better.

After some more Vince Babbling, Donald interrupted him on the Titan Tron. Trump said Umaga was an animal. He said the proper thing to do with animals was to ‘tame’ them. He said the only way he knew how to tame someone, was to find a superior product, and he said he found that in ECW World Champion Bobby Lashley.

Lashley came out and stared Umaga down in the middle of the ring. Vince screamed for some security from the back. The two broke from security and brawled all around the ring. The two spilled to the outside of the ring and they brawled all up and down the table. The two brawled all around the announce table area before being broken up by security again. Lashley leapt off the ring steps at Umaga who spine bustered him to the floor and began whaling away with lefts and rights before being split up again.

Chris Masters was in the middle of a ring and it looks like we’re getting a master lock challenge.

Master Lock Challenge
Chris Masters went to speak on the mic and was cut off before he could even get a word out by the Great Khali’s music. Masters looks like he’s going to crap himself. Masters had trouble just getting his hands around Khali. Masters looked like he was trying to cheat and avoid putting on the lock. Kane’s music hit and he came out and choke slammed the poopie out of Masters.

Kane and Khali traded big man craziness before Kane clotheslined Khali over the top rope who hit the floor hard. Kane hit a chair shot on Masters for fun and the two stared each other down.
Winner: No Contest

Vince’s phone rang and he chatted and hung up. A guy on the board of directors apparently said he wanted a gust referee for the match to preserve the integrity of the match at Wrestlemania. Vince ordered off Coach to get him a glass of water.

Carlito v. Kenny Dykstra
Kenny slapped on an arm bar but Carlito fought out again. Kenny cut it off once more before dropping some knees and putting the boots to Carlito’s face on the mat. Kenny went for a cover and again, he kicked out. Kenny slapped on an abdominal stretch and pounded away at the ribs of his adversary as the crowd tried to get behind Carlito. The two traded hip toss attempts before Kenny ended up on the apron. Kenny went for a sunset flip, but Carlito blocked it.

Carlito hit some clotheslines before hitting a running million dollar knee lift and his springboard reverse elbow. Carlito went for a two count, but didn’t get anything. Carlito pounded away on Kenny before jaw jacking with the referee a little bit. Kenny blocked a hurricanranna and hit a sit out power bomb for a two count. Kenny whipped Carlito into the buckles but found no one home on the follow up. Kenny was hung up in the corner and Carlito planted him with a back cracker.
Winner: Carlito via pin fall

After the match, Ric Flair came out and clapped for Carlito and the youngster seemed to appreciate the gesture.

Coach promised everything was in Mr. McMahon’s briefcase. Vince said he was going to San Jose tonight. He said ECW was on Sci Fi tomorrow night and he was going to be there. He said he was going to make Lashley’s life a living hell. Coach wished him well.

World Tag Team Championship: John Cena & Shawn Michaels v. Rated RKO
Michaels and Edge started us off. The two exchanged go behinds before Edge planted an elbow to Michaels’ face. HBK countered with some chops to neutralize the challenger. Michaels grabbed an arm wringer before eating a forearm and a body slam.

Michaels decked Randy Orton as soon as he entered the match and Cena tagged in. Cena smashed Orton’s face off the buckle and then whipped the challenger to the buckles and hit a nice fisherman’s suplex before going for a cover. Orton raked Cena’s eyes and hit a drop kick before dragging Cena to the corner and tagging in his partner, Edge.

Edge rammed Cena’s head into the buckles and distracted the official while Cena got his in the corner. Edge stomped away at the WWE Champion on the mat and then jaw jacked with the crowd for a little bit. Edge hit a few more stomps and then tagged in Orton who put a beat down on Cena on the bottom rope.

Cena fought to his feet an began exchanging blows with Orton in the middle of the ring before the challenger gained the upper hand and beat Cena down in the corner. Orton choked out Cena with his boot before tagging Edge into the match. Edge hit some punches and planted an elbow in the back of Cena’s neck. Orton tagged in and missed an irish whip follow up and the champion countered with a power bomb.

Cena struggled to the corner and tagged in HBK who cleaned house on Randy Orton with a forearm and then the inverted atomic drop. He hit the scoop slam and went for the top rope elbow and connected with it. Edge came running in to cut him off and he ate an atomic drop of his own before being dumped to the outside by Cena.

Michaels tuned up the band and missed Orton by a little bit but Cena caught the kick and began exchanging words with HBK in the middle of the ring.

We came back to HBK and Edge exchanging chops. Edge got the better of the exchange and slapped on a bow an arrow. The crowd rallied HBK who fought out of the hold and hit some chops before getting cut off with the Edge-o-matic. Edge went for the cover, but only got a two count. Orton tagged in and laid into the #1 contender for the WWE title with the Garvin Stomp before dropping a knee right across HBK’s face. Orton went for a cover but Michaels was able to kick out in time. Orton slapped on a rear chin lock and again, Michaels will be forced to fight to his feet. Orton nearly got two pin falls out of the hold before Michaels began to amp up again.

Orton fought to his feet and hit some shots to the gut before getting caught with a big time atomic drop. Orton went for another cover and again, only got a 2 count. Edge tagged in and whipped HBK into the ropes and slapped on a sleeper hold. HBK again used the crowd to rally and crotched Edge on the top rope before flopping his way towards his partner and he made the tag.

Cena met a freshly tagged in Randy Orton head-on and nailed him with two clotheslines and an inverted power bomb. Cena loaded up for the five-knuckle shuffle and then loaded up the FU. Orton was grabbed by Edge to save him and when Cena yanked Orton out of Edge’s hands, he knocked the referee out.

Edge knocked HBK to the outside leaving him and Cena alone in the ring together. Edge looked for the spear and found himself stuck in an FU attempt. Edge wiggled out and slammed Cena into the corner. HBK brought the tag belt into the ring and clocked Edge in the back. HBK backed off and tossed the belt into Orton’s hands. Edge turned around and saw the belt in Orton’s hand and the two began arguing. Edge stormed out of the ring, leaving Orton all alone. HBK hammered Orton with sweet chin music before Orton wobbled into Cena’s arms and was FU’d. Once cover later, the match was over.
Winners and STILL World Tag Team Champions: Shawn Michaels & John Cena via pin fall