Following the result of last night's WWE RAW, the following matches have been confirmed for the December 16th WWE Armageddon PPV:
- WWE Championship Match: Randy Orton (c) vs. Chris Jericho
- Jeff Hardy vs. Triple H
- Shawn Michaels vs. Ken Kennedy
- Finlay vs. The Great Khali
- WWE Women's Championship Match: Beth Phoenix (c) vs. Mickie James
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Triple H and Jeff Hardy v. Snitsky and Umaga
Jeff Hardy starts off against Snitsky, and is quickly overpowered by the monster. He tags in HHH, who locks up with Snitsky, and cheap shots HHH with a shoulderblock in the corner while the ref asked him to break the hold. HHH gets the upper hand, tags in Hardy, and Hardy takes the advantage, only to get knocked down quickly by Snitsky. Hardy hits a baseball slide on Snitsky out of the ring, pulls the top rope down so a charging Umaga goes over the top, and hits a plancha over the top rope on both men. HHH then dives off of the apron on to all three men, and Raw heads to commercial with the good guys on top...
Hardy has the advantage when we come back, but he runs right into a sidewalk slam. Umaga tags in Snitsky, who picks up Jeff and delivers a big suplex and gets a 2 count. Snitsky with a double underhook front-facelock, but Hardy powers out, only to come off the ropes and catch an elbow from the big Ugly. Umaga is tagged in, and he goes to work on Hardy, delivering big kicks to Jeff's chest, followed by a spinning heel kick which gets a 2 count.
Umaga tags in Snitsky, who goes for a pumphandle slam, but Hardy gets out of it and delivers a dropkick to Snitsky's back. Jeff hits a mulekick and tags in HHH while Snitsky tags in Umaga. HHH takes it to Umaga with a big clothesline, but only gets a one count. Triple H hits a facebuster, followed by a spinebuster. He goes for the pedigree, but Snitsky interferes. Snitsky nearly gets pedigreed, but Umaga hits him. Snitsky and HHH brawl to the outside while Jeff and Umaga fight in the ring. Umaga puts Jeff in a corner, but misses a wrecking ball when HHH pulls him away. Jeff hits the Whispers in the wind, HHH hits the pedigree, and Jeff hits the Swanton for the win!
Winners: HHH and Jeff Hardy
The music hits, and the Nature Boy comes out for what may be the final time.
Ric Flair picks up the mic and says "Thank You." Flair says there has been a lot of discussion as to why he chose his hometown of Charlotte to make this announcement. Flair says it's because they've been so good to him, as has every city he's competed in all over the world. There's a reason he hasn't been on Raw for 6 months, and thats because his wrestling career can't go on forever. He knows that sooner or later, he'll have to retire. He compares himself to Cal Ripken, Jr, and Brett Favre. Tonight, in front of the world, Ric Flair announces that he will NEVER retire! He will only retire when he's dead in the ring. He's got too much juice left, and he's still the Nature Boy! He loves the business, and he's going nowhere.
Vince McMahon's music hits, and the Chairman hits the ring. Vince says Flair had him going for a bit there. Vince is very happy because he's a good piece of property, and he hopes he goes on forever - so long as he keeps on winning. Vince says it's true: the first match Flair loses, his career is over. Whether it's via countout, submission, pinfall, or anything, the next time Flair loses, he must retire. Vince wishes him luck, and tells him he hopes he doesn't die anytime soon.
Randy Orton's music hits, and the Champ comes out, walking towards the ring. Orton says he came out here to thank Flair for all of the advice he gave him early in his career. Orton wants to thank Flair in advance, for the pleasure of ending his career tonight. VKM says Randy Orton versus Ric Flair, tonight.
Hardcore Holly, Cody Rhodes, Jim Duggan and Super Crazy v. Cade, Murdoch, and the Highlanders
Super Crazy starts off against Rory, and gets the upper hand early. SC tags in Duggan, who works on Rory's arm. Duggan tags in Rhodes, but Rory hits a headbutt and tags in Cade. Cade tosses Rhodes shoulder first into the turnbuckle and pounds away on young Cody. Murdoch in now, and he gives Rhodes a snapmare and an armlock. Cody powers out of it, puts Murdoch into the ring post, and tags in Holly. Murdoch gets the tag into Robbie, but Holly takes advantage with a series of clotheslines. A big dropkick by Holly gets a 2 count, and it is interrupted with all men hitting the ring. Holly and Robbie are left in the ring, with Holly hitting the Alabama Slam for the win!
Winners: Holly, Rhodes, Duggan, and Crazy
The countdown starts, and Y2J's music hits. Chris Jericho comes out to a massive pop. He hits the ring and grabs a mic. He says that the second coming of Y2J is here, and there's only one way to rock, and Jericho rocks. He says there's only one reason he came back, and that is to save us from Randy Orton, and become the new WWE champion. He says everyone knows Y2J wants a title match, except Orton. He says that he's been waiting for an answer, but Randy hasn't given it yet.
Sources backstage WWE are reporting that Triple H has wanted to become a heel and feud with John Cena for awhile now.
However, due to Cena's injury, there have been talks about Triple H turning on Shawn Michaels to headline WrestleMania 24.
Mike Mooneyham of The Charleston-Post Courier has a new article online today. It focuses on WWE World Heavyweight Champion Batista. Below are excerpts from the piece:
Women as his weakness: It kind of hit me in the face. I had never really noticed it before. But everywhere I went I was flirting with a different girl. I don't where all that started, because my wife was only the fifth woman I had ever slept with. I had never been promiscuous or a woman-chaser. I was actually pretty silent when it came to girls. It kind of hit me in the face then.
On mistakes he's made: I'd like to go back and correct the mistakes I've made, but I guess that's all part of living your life. You've got one life to live, and you've got to go for it. But I miss the simple days ... sleeping in your bed every night. I didn't realize how good we had it. It was awesome just getting paid to go work out, and all the guys had a good camaraderie. But I wouldn't go back.
Regarding his relationship with Melina and John Morrison: He (Hennigan) knew everything from day one. From the day we started talking,' explains Batista. "That was one of the things that a lot of people didn't realize and didn't bother to ask. Melina and John weren't together anymore. He was always aware of what was going on, and she was very honest with him.
They split up and moved apart, and we started dating each other. She still considers him her best friend in the world. But he always knew exactly what was going on.
Ashley Massaro has updated the blog at her MySpace page.
In it, the WWE Diva says that she is now living in Austin, Texas with boyfriend and WWE superstar Paul London. Massaro also says that she plans to be part of the Survivor season finale on CBS, which will be taped in Los Angeles.
Lastly, the beauty stats she has cut her hair and removed her trademark lip rings.
Here is the official WWE.com preview for tonight's edition of Monday Night RAW:
Ric Flair will be on Raw in his hometown of Charlotte, N.C. âThe Nature Boyâ always shines brightest in front of his home crowd, and Monday should be no exception. What will Flair have to say? What will he have in store for the Superstars of Raw when he rides that limousine into Charlotte this week on Raw?
Triple H & Intercontinental Champion Jeff Hardy survived the odds at Survivor Series, and now the two will look to ride that wave of success into their tag team encounter this week on Raw. After Snitsky & Umaga attempted to double team Hardy, the duoâs plans were sidelined by The Game, who lent a hand to Hardy and chased off the two dominant Superstars.
Will the budding friendship between The Game and the âRainbow-haired Warriorâ lead to another victory for the two or will the Samoan Bulldozer and Snitsky run them over?
Our fans and all of sports-entertainment were shocked when the code that has been prevalent over the past few months was revealed to be masterminded by a returning Chris Jericho. Y2Jâs second coming to WWE on Raw was not just mind-blowing, it also ruined WWE Champion Randy Ortonâs Passing of the Torch Ceremony.
How will Orton react to Jericho interrupting the public observance of his victory at Survivor Series? And now that Chris Jericho has come to âSave Usâ â will Raw ever be the same ⦠again?
The Elimination Chamber is being brought back for the No Way Out pay-per-view in February.
The angle heading into WrestleMania 24 is that the winner of the Royal Rumble will get to decide which champion - RAW or Smacksdown - he wants to face at WrestleMania. From there, the UNselected champion will have its brand's top wrestlers face off in the Elimination Chamber.
The winner of that match will get the other title shot at WrestleMania 24.
SOURCE: Wrestling Observer Newsletter
Linda Hogan has filed for divorce from Hulk Hogan. The couple has been married for 24 years.
It appears as though the WWE icon was shocked by the news. He was called by a reporter from The St. Petersburg Times last night, told about the divorce papers and responded with:
"You caught me off-guard. My wife has been in California for about three weeks. ... Holy smokes. Wow, you just knocked the bottom out of me. ... I just pulled over to the side of the road for five minutes to find out what was going on here."
- The show opened with Vickie Guerrero and Edge backstage. They start to argue, then huge and Edge reveals it was a plan all along for his return. Vickie announces Batista vs. Edge next week on Smackdown for the World Heavyweight Title. The segment ends with both kissing. Seriously.
- In the ring, JBL introduced MVP and put him over as the greatest U.S. Champion ever and presents him with a ring resembling the U.S. Title. MVP then runs down Matt Hardy on the mic until Rey Mysterio comes out. This sets up MVP vs. Mysterio later tonight.
- The Major Brothers did a promo about their upcoming match.
- WWE Tag Team Champions John Morrison & The Miz defeated The Major Brothers.
- Backstage, Vince McMahon was with Finlay. They exchange more talk about being Irish. Finlay & Hornswoggle vs. Mark Henry is announced for later tonight.
- Backstage, Batista confronts Vickie Guerrero for teaming up with Edge. Vickie says she loves Edge.
- Kane defeated Big Daddy V via DQ.
- WWE U.S. Champion MVP defeated Rey Mysterio.
- Finlay & Hornswoggle defeated Mark Henry in a Handicap Match. After the match, The Great Khali came down and Khali and Henry took out Finlay.
- Jamie Noble defeated Chuck Palumbo.
- Torrie Wilson defeated Victoria.
- The Cutting Edge with Batista: Vickie Guerrero joined Edge in the ring and then introduced World Heavyweight Champion Batista. Batista said Edge doesn't deserve a title shot so soon, but he does deserved to get his ass kicked. Batista shoves Edge and leaves. The lights then go off and the gong hits. The Undertaker appears and Edge takes off. Undertaker teases he will chokeslam Vickie, but then gives her a Tombstone. Vickie was taken out on a stretcher.
