WWE RAW News (Page 17)

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The show opened with JR and King announcing that K-Fed would be on RAW tonight to explain why he attacked John Cena last night at Cyber Sunday.

Edge, Women’s Champion Lita, and Randy Orton came to the ring. The Rated-R Superstar grabbed a mic and welcomed the new Women’s Champion, Lita, and the history making tag team that defeated DX last night, Rated-RKO (Edge and Orton). He said that there was a new era starting tonight … an era w/o DX making immature jokes and whoring out their merchandize. Edge had the boys in the back roll the footage of Bischoff helping them beat DX last night. Orton took the mic to a chorus of boos and said that for the first time ever, DX has been beaten. He said that people shouldn’t act like they don’t like what happened, because they were the ones who voted for Eric Bischoff. Randy then introduced Bischoff, who came to the ring and asked to have his music cut.

He said he had a lot of people that he wanted to thank. He thanked the people for voting for him last night, and allowing him to ref the match where DX suffered their first loss. Bischoff also thanked Edge and Orton for getting the job done last night and putting on an outstanding performance. He then thanked Vince McMahon, who Bischoff said was well aware that controversy creates cash. Because Bischoff’s book has been selling so well, McMahon put Bischoff in charge for the night. Thus, Bischoff decided to give fan-favorites like John Cena the night off … and ban DX from the building. Also, Nitro (w/ Melina) will take on Jeff Hardy for the IC title. At that point, the new tag team champions, Ric Flair and Roddy Piper, came to the top of the ramp and welcomed themselves. Flair asked Bischoff if he remembered the time that he beat his ass backstage in St. Louis. Edge intervened and tried to remind Flair of the last time he was on the Cutting Edge.

Piper interrupted and called Edge’s show a Roddy Piper-rip off. He said that Orton couldn’t even correctly rip off his old man. Piper said he was born controversial and that every time a guy like Bischoff thought they knew the answers, guys like him and Flair changed the questions. Bischoff made Piper and Flair against Edge and Orton in a no-DQ match for the tag titles as the main-event.

Match 1: Intercontinental Champion Jeff Hardy vs. Johnny Nitro (w/ Melina)
- After back and forth action, the champion hit a sit-out facebuster for a near fall and called for the Twist of Fate. Nitro countered, though, and pushed Hardy into the turnbuckle. Hardy countered, too, and hit the Whisper in the Wind. Melina came into the ring and jumped on Hardy’s back, but he whipped her to the mat and went to the top to drill her with the Swanton Bomb. Nitro caught up to and crotched him on the top rope before he could execute his high risk finish. Johnny went on to drill Hardy with the championship belt and get the pin. Nitro became IC champion at around 8:00.

Backstage, Duggan and Eugene, as well as the Spirit Squad, argued with Eric Bischoff. Bischoff said that those two teams would face tonight, and the losing team would have to split up and never tag with each other again. Maria showed up and Bischoff reminded her of how she used her previously unknown brain power to help get him fired last year. He put her in a match with Umaga and said that if she didn’t wrestle, she was fired.

K-Fed appeared on the Titantron and said that he knew we all enjoyed seeing what he did to Cena last night, just like they all enjoyed going to his concert and listening to his album. He challenged Cena to a match in Miami, Florida on Monday Night RAW on January 1, 2007.

Match 2: Hacksaw Jim Duggan and Eugene vs. The Spirit Squad
- The finish came when the Squad got involved, distracting Duggan long enough for Johnny to catch him with a roll-up win. Eugene and Duggan were forced to disband at 2:35. Eugene turned on Duggan after the match, even going as far as to beat Hacksaw with a 2X4.

Match 3: Umaga (w/ Armando Alejandro Estrada) vs. Maria
- The Samoan Bulldozer dominated and destroyed the poor girl until Cena showed up and knocked Umaga out of the ring. Cena tended to Maria as AAE tried to hold back Umaga from retaliating. Maria and Umaga went to a no-contest at 2:33.

Cena took the mic from Todd Grisham after the match and said that nothing made sense on tonight’s show. He said that Bischoff was fired the last time he checked, but now he’s the GM for the day. He said that K-Fed snuck up and attacked him last night, but now he’s challenging the champ to a match. He said that Umaga must have run out of guys to beat up if he was beating up Maria. Cena gave Grisham the FU and said it was time to make some sense of the night. He said that next time Umaga wants to attack a diva, he should try to beat the hell out of John Cena. He also said that if K-Fed wants his ass kicked on New Year’s, then Cena suggests he use Britney’s money to buy himself an Army, Navy, and Air Force … b/c that’s the only way he was leaving Miami, Fl alive. If you want some, come get some.

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With Cyber Sunday coming up, this probably wasn't the news the WWE was hoping for:

This week’s Monday Night RAW rating came in at a 3.6. The figure is a bit lower than last week - but did at least break 4.0 during one quarter hour. That didn't occur during the previous week's show.

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The show opened with The Cutting Edge. Randy Orton was a guest. Edge said that it was a sacred day (his birthday), but he was disappointed that he had to spend it with all the fans. He said he didn’t know if he could go through with this tonight, to which Orton reminded him that, last week, they took out Triple H. Orton introduced the footage of his win over the Game. Edge smiled and said that it got him fired up. He said that at Cyber Sunday, DX would suffer the most decisive loss of their lives at the hands of the Rated-R Superstar and the Legend Killer.

Edge then introduced the first of three options that the fans could choose to referee the tag match, Eric Bischoff. Orton proceeded to introduce Coach. Finally, Edge welcomed Vince McMahon. Once all three potential guest refs were present in the ring, the special edition of the Cutting Edge continued. Edge gave them the opportunity to tell the fans why they should be chosen. Bischoff went first, hyped his booked, and said that controversy does indeed create cash. He mocked the idea that DX was controversial, and said that he was controversial before Hunter, Shawn, and even Vince knew what controversy was all about. Coach took the mic and said that since day one, DX has shown him no respect. He recalled how they undermined his authority and begged the fans to give him a chance to show DX that he is no joke. Then it was Vince’s turn.

McMahon said that, if chosen, he’d show DX the same respect that they’d shown him. He turned his attention toward tonight’s show, and made Orton vs. Triple H (in the rubber match) w/ Edge as the special guest referee. He also mentioned that HBK would not be here tonight. Vince then had Edge, Orton, and Bischoff take off so that he could have a moment alone with Coach. Despite Coach’s plea that Vince didn’t need to thank him, McMahon wanted to know what Coach had in mind for a back-up in case Cena lost the WWE title at Cyber Sunday. Coach tried to offer suggestions, but Vince denied them and decided that the fans would get to choose Cena’s opponent for tonight: Booker, Show, or Coach.

Match 1: Johnny Nitro (w/ Melina) vs. Carlito vs. Shelton Benjamin
- (IC Champ Jeff Hardy was at ringside to do some scouting). The two heels ganged up on Carlito to open the action. They tried to do a double back drop, but Carlito countered and tried for a springboard back elbow. Nitro and Benjamin caught him, though, and tossed him over the top rope. Johnny took control and connected on a head scissor into a side Russian leg sweep.

Carlito came back and cleaned house, but when he moonsaulted over Nitro to surprise the former IC champ, the other former IC Champ Shelton Benjamin caught him with a springboard bulldog. Shelton would eventually head to the top rope for a flying clothesline, but Nitro drilled him in mid-air with a dropkick. The finish came when Carlito pinned Shelton following a Back Cracker at 2:46.

Backstage, Todd Grisham interviewed WWE Champion John Cena. Cena said he wasn’t worried about Cyber Sunday, saying that he preferred to think positive. He said he didn’t know who he’d face on Sunday, or who he’d face tonight, or what he’d eat for breakfast tomorrow. He said what he did know is that K-Fed’s album comes out tomorrow and that it was going to be used as a weapon against America’s enemies (who would listen to it and then kill themselves). he champ said he wasn’t worried and got fired up as he said that they should be worried about him, for they were staring down the barrel of a loaded weapon.

Further backstage, Torrie Wilson caught up w/ Carlito and offered him someone to talk to. He tried to come across like he was sensitive, and in a roundabout way asked Torrie out. In the end, Carlito flashed a cocky smile and muttered to himself that getting together with Torrie was “cool.”

Match 2: Lita vs. Maria
- A smoking hot Maria didn’t back down from the more experienced Lita, catching her with a roll-up and an inside cradle for a couple of quick near falls. Lita came back with a clothesline and a side Russian leg sweep into a pinning combo, but Maria kicked out. She continued to build momentum w/ a back breaker, but soon after got caught with an awkward boot to the chest and a running bulldog. Maria got fired up and hit a Bronco Buster, but Lita came back with a pinning combo w/ help from the ropes. The ref caught Lita’s cheating ways, but Lita still got the win with a spike DDT. Lita advanced to the finals at 2:16.

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Even Kevin Federline can't save the WWE from poor ratings, apparently.

Mr. Britney Spears appeared again this week, but RAW only pulled in a 3.6 rating. It was the thid consecutive decrease for the program since the Family Reunion season premiere.

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Kevin Federline came to the ring to open the live action. Britney Spear’s husband grabbed a mic and asked if everyone wanted to know why he was back on Raw. He said it was simpe: he wants payback. K-Fed claimed that all the entertainment networks talked all week about how Cena had humiliated him last week.

He said that he wasn’t a loser like the Chicago Cubs and vowed to get his revenge tonight … and he figures to have some help in the form of World Champion King Booker. Booker slowly came to the ring and said that he listened to K-Fed’s CD. He called it a treasure and Federline a pure artist. The King said Cena would pay for his actions. He continued the K-Fed praise by calling him a trend setter, who would set the trend by voting for Cena’s WWE title to be on the line at Cyber Sunday.

At that point, ECW Champion Big Show came to the ring in street clothes and said everyone needs to hold on a second. He said he agrees that Cena’s belt should be up for grabs at Cyber Sunday and that he should be beaten within an inch of his life. However, he disagreed that Booker would win the Champion of Champions match. He said that he was the most dominant athlete in WWE history, and if he didn’t believe him to tune into ECW tomorrow night. A “Cena” chant broke out. Book cried “Balderdash!” Big Show asked what the hell that meant.

They argued over who’d be victorious at the PPV until WWE Champion John Cena showed up and, from the top of the ramp, told us to look at what we’ve got here. He said we’ve got Big Show, Booker T, and Kevin Federline: the dumbest line-up in the history of Celebrity Jeopardy … a big (referring to Show), royal (Book), pain in the ass (K-Fed). Cena addressed K-Fed and questioned his choice of allies, claiming that Show was the Stay-Puft marshmallow man, Jabba the Hut, and the white Fat Albert (mocking his past movie roles by making bogus claims of roles he did not have).

He then addressed K-Fed’s choice of Booker T as an ally, saying that it was all well and good w/ the King gimmick until he called K-Fed’s album a “treasure.” Cena said that Booker had officially lost his status as a black man. Ron Simmons then showed up and said, “Damn,” before walking away. Cena turned back to K-Fed and said that he’d have better luck playing with himself (rather than “Playing with Fire,” the title of K-Fed’s album) than getting revenge on the Champ.

Match 1: Melina vs. Mickie James
- James went for the Mickie DDT, but Melina countered and hit a modified swinging neckbreaker. James came back with a hurricanrana and hit her signature DDT for the win. Mickie advanced to the finals at 3:48.

Match 2: Chris Masters and Shelton Benjamin vs. Carlito and Intercontinental Champion Jeff Hardy
- The finish came when the faces had some confusion follow their attempt at a double-team, which led to Carlito getting rolled up by Shelton for the 1, 2, 3. Benjamin and Masters defeated Hardy and Carlito at 4:23. After the match, Carlito and Hardy argued until Masters and Benjamin started a brawl with them that led to the faces standing tall in the ring.

Backstage, Todd Grisham interviewed Edge and Randy Orton. Edge called Grisham “Re-Todd,” and talked about how typical it was for DX to do what they did last week. Orton said they won’t lay down for DX like others have, and that as the two biggest superstars in the industry, he and Edge will get the job done and defeat DX. Edge said that Eric Bischoff, The Coach, and Vince McMahon will be at ringside for the Orton-Trips match tonight.

Backstage, Johnny Nitro and K-Fed were hanging out and talking trash about Cena. Nitro said K-Fed was a better rapper and actor than Cena, but tonight Johnny would show the world that he’s a better wrestler than Cena.

Match 3: Johnny Nitro (w/ Melina and Kevin Federline) vs. WWE Champion John Cena
- Cena went wild after a lengthy beatdown, connecting on a series of diving shoulder tackles and clothesline, followed by the Prototype spinning back drop. He then motioned that K-Fed “couldn’t see him” and connected on the Five Knuckle Shuffle and the FU. Cena defeated Nitro at 6:33.

After the match, Cena went after K-Fed as he backed up the ramp. Booker and Big Show came out and beat Cena back to the ring before the champ could get his hands on K-Fed. Book slammed Cena’s face into the ring steps and then drilled him with a hard running clothesline. Big Show gave him the chokeslam, as Federline taunted him from the ramp. Booker T then gave Big Show the Book End and Cena the Axe Kick.

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Fans in attendance of WWE RAW last weel seemed to enjoy it, so it makes sense WWE.com would report the following:

Kevin Federline will be present at Monday's telecast.

The RAW preview reads: "K-Fed was furious with Cena’s actions and the treatment he received during his visit. As a result, he has informed RAW’s Executive Assistant Jonathan Coachman that along with Melina, he will be in Johnny Nitro's corner for his match this Monday on RAW with Cena."

In another article on the website, Coachman acknowledged WWE's role in promoting Federline's upcoming album "Playing With Fire."

“I am pleased to announce on behalf of Mr. McMahon that WWE will have the distinct privilege of promoting Kevin Federline’s new album “Playing with Fire.” I have listened to the album, and I can assure you that is nothing short of a musical masterpiece," said Coachman.

A masterpiece or a complete and utter joke. One of the two.

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* WWE RAW opens with Edge and Randy Orton coming to the ring dressed as DX (Edge as HHH, Orton as Michaels), cutting a promo on HHH and Shawn Michaels and on the fans for buying DX merchandise. This leads to DX hitting the ring. Orton challenges HHH to the main event.

* Cryme Tyme debuted, defeating two members of the Spirit Squad (non-title bout) using a TKO/neckbreaker combination. Spirit Squad began arguing and fighting amongst themselves after the match.

* Jonathan Coachman was speaking to King Booker backstage when Cryme Tyme came into the scene. Booker told them he doesn't speak ebonics.

* WWE Intercontinental champion Jeff Hardy won a Four Way over Shelton Benjamin, Chris Masters, and Super Crazy, pinning Masters with the swanton.

* Backstage, Vince McMahon approached King Booker and Big Show, asking where John Cena was and teasing his big announcement.

* Melina and Johnny Nitro promised they had a big celebrity and brought out Kevin Federline. That got the most heat of anything thus far on the show.

Cena came out and rapped about Federline, then knocked Nitro out of the ring. Big Show and Booker T both came out, which saw them go back and forth on the mic. Vince McMahon came out and announced at Cyber Sunday, the fans would have the ability to decide which of the titles would be on the line. Cena asked Federline which title he wants to see defended and ends up giving him the F-U, which got a huge reaction.

* Rob Conway came out and complained about not being used. Carlito came out and squashed him.

* Later, McMahon toldthat Edge & Orton they'd face DX, presumably at Cyber Sunday.

* Steve O and another cast member from MTV's Jackass came to the ring and said they were willing to take on anyone. Umaga came out and destroyed them.

* Maria won a Four Way Bra & Panties match against Torrie Wilson, Victoria, and Candice Michelle to advance in the WWE Women's championship tournament.

* The Tournament Semi-Finals are Maria vs. Lita and Melina vs. Mickie James.

* Triple H pinned Randy Orton after a chairshot and Pedigree. It appeared Orton injured his foot early as they were stalling. A trainer and referee came to ringside to help Orton walk back to the locker room.

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John Cena welcomed us all to the season premiere of WWE RAW. He said it felt good to say that the champ was still here despite all the crap he had to go through with Edge.

World Heavyweight Champion King Booker’s music hit and he came out to the ring with Queen Sharmell following closely behind. He asked Cena if he remembered the last time he was on RAW he made him kiss his feet.

Booker and Cena began to circle it up when ECW World Champion Big Show’s music hit and he came down to the ring.

Big Show said he was the champion of champions. He said we had a white guy talking like he was black and a black guy trying to talk like a white guy. He said there was only guy here who said what he said he was. Cena said he was wrong because no one ever called him the Michelin man. He said he was the most dominant giant in WWE history and the most dominant champion in this ring.

Cena said this whole champion of champions thing was up in the air so why not just settle it right now. He jumped Big Show, but Booker clocked him from behind. Show hit both with a big boot, sending both champions reeling. The referees took off down to the ring to break up the fight.

Loser Leaves RAW: Kane vs. Umaga
- The two started off exchanging blows in the middle of the ring. Kane got the upper hand and worked Umaga into the corner and planted him with a follow up clothesline. Umaga retaliated relatively quickly, laying Kane out with a lariat of his own.

Kane blocked the spike and went for the choke slam. Umaga fought out of it only to get caught in a sidewalk slam. Kane mounted the top rope and hit his flying lariat before turning his attention to Estrada on the outside. Umaga recovered relatively quickly and flattened Kane with a Samoan spike, getting the cover for the win.
Winner: Umaga via pin fall

DX was standing behind a podium. HBK said as a result of their actions last week they would be forced to apologize to the following people: the tag team division. HHH pointed out there wasn’t much of a tag division to begin with. The Spirit Squad we apologized to and made fun of. They kept throwing out their cards on all their apologies before stopping at Edge. HBK pointed out they hadn’t apologized to anyone yet. They said they’d beat the hell out of Cade and Murdoch tonight in a street fight but couldn’t apologize for it because it hadn’t happened yet. HBK didn’t realize they were on live TV. HHH asked him what they were going to do and HBK whipped out some merchandise and plugged it before giving us a ‘suck it’.

Jeff Hardy vs. The Big Show
- Hardy came right at the ECW champ, but was quickly tossed aside. Show followed him to the corner and planted him with a big chop before tossing Hardy like a frisbee out of the corner. He ripped Hardy’s shirt in the opposite corner chopped him and then stood on him near the apron.

Hardy fought back with some punches before he got clocked with a huge clothesline. Hardy flailed away with some punches and a drop kick to the knees before hanging Show’s head on the ropes and connecting with whisper in the wind.

Hardy hit a swanton bomb but Big Show kicked out in a big way. Hardy went to whip him into the ropes but Show caught him in the cobra clutch back breaker before hitting the showstopper for the victory.
Winner: The Big Show via pin fall

Johnny Nitro popped up out of nowhere and railed away at Hardy before Big Show showed up and hit the back breaker on Nitro before tossing him to the side like a rag doll.

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It's one of the more exciting times of the year: The latest WWE vide game is hitting stores.

This time, it's RAW vs. Smackdown 2007.

The game features legends such as Mick Foley, Hulk Hogan, Brett Hart and more. Here are a couple screen caps from the game. (Leave comments and let others know cheats/views of the game if you've played it):

You could actually set up Batista versus the Hitman. The options are endless. Click here to check out other WWE photos from the game.

John Cena holding on to his belt last night wasn't the only news out of WWE RAW.

According to a recent press release, Papa Roach announced that their new single “….To Be Loved” will become the new weekly theme song for the show. Drummer Dave Bucker said:

"We're stoked that the WWE liked this track enough to use it every week ... WWE fans are passionate and I think our song is going to fit perfectly with them."

In other news, last week's edition of SmackDown earned a 2.5 final cable rating with a 4.0 share.