RAW this week starts with a recap of NM and Orton winning. Then it goes to last week’s RAW and everyone having to shake Orton’s hand. Orton gives his little speech and HHH doesn’t come out even though Vince screams for him. Then HBK comes out and hits sweet chin music on Orton. HBK celebrates and Orton is face down on the mat.
Regal is out back. Orton comes up and says that HHH was supposed to be the first to shake his hand. Instead HBK comes out and attacks him. Regal is GM. He thinks Regal should make the decision as to who he will face at CS, not the fans. Orton wants a tune up match tonight. He wants a Triple Threat Match between his three opponents. He thinks the English Rogues would like that. He thinks Kennedy should face Jeff Hardy, should face HBK. Regal says he needs to go out and leaves.
Music and pyro.
Regal comes out with mic in hand. The fans give him great pop. They love their home-country boy. He promises a great show. He says the Champion likes to do things in threes, so that’s what he’s going to get. He’s going to be facing each of his possible CS opponents tonight in singles action. Jeff Hardy is up first.
Jeff Hardy comes dancing out. Quiet “Hardy” chants. Orton comes out to face him. Orton glares at Regal on his way out to the ring.
The bell and “Hardy” chants. They tie up and Orton gets flipped. Orton back Jeff into a corner but Orton doesn’t give a clean break. A couple of arm drags from Hardy. Orton again back him into a corner then whips him. Jeff gets his feet up. Jeff flips Orton over the top rope and out. Jeff baseball slides into Orton to knock him down. Jeff then flies out on top of Orton.
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a headlock on Jeff in the center of the ring. During the commercial Jeff went for a high risk move and it backfired. “Hardy” chants. Hardy fights to his feet but gets power slammed for two. Orton stomps his way around Jeff. Orton drops a knee to Jeff’s chest and covers for two. A chinlock on Jeff in the center of the ring. Jeff slowly works his way to his feet during “Hardy” chants. Jeff gets out but get a blow to the back. Jeff hits a wrap-around clothesline. Jeff gets whipped, runs up the corner hits whisper in the wind and covers for two. Orton sits in the corner and gets double feet to the gut. Jeff climbs but Kennedy comes out of no where and distracts the wrestlers. Jeff comes down off the corner and Orton hits a quick RKO for three.
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Kennedy motions that he wants the WWE belt.
JR and King are talking about CS. King is online voting for Jeff Hardy. Orton glares back at the ring as he walks up the ramp.
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Santino comes out with Maria. Maria is in a leopard with red trip corset and a denim micro-mini. Black arm warmers and black boots complete the HOT look. He says he’s happy to be back in Europe. But the UK can’t compare to Italy. He then cuts up The Condemned. Val comes out cutting Santino off.
Santino rushes Val but Val gets the upper hand. Val gets whipped and hung up in the corner on the second rope. Santino goes back to work on Val’s left knee. He gets a two count. A half Boston crab on Val who crawls for the ropes, but screams in pain the whole time (it’s annoying watching/listening to him scream – he’s way over-doing it). Val finally gets to the ropes. Val chops Santino. Santino kicks Val’s knee. Another knee hold on Val. Val gets out and hits a clothesline and some elbows. Val goes for a sunset flip but Santino sits down to pin. Santino uses the ropes to get the three.
– Winner: Santino
Maria and Santino celebrate on the ramp. Video of Santino using the ropes to win.
Diva Search video. They’re playing Baywatch. They have to swim out and save a dummy and then do SPR. One of them is actually a rescue scuba diver, so she did well.
Carlito is out back with Coach. He has a tiny apple. They talk about little things and the name Hornswoggle comes up. Carlito laughed about Coach getting beaten with his own cane. Coach is plotting against Horney. Horney grabs the apple and runs off with Coach on his tale.
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Horney is running with Coach on his tail. They go through catering where a lot of crew is eating. They flop on a table and Horney gets away. Coach apologizes and runs off.
JR and King are laughing. They talk about how Vince is doing everything he can to make The Game’s life hell. He had to face Umaga and Orton last week in a Handicap Match. Video of the match and the following beat down.
Vince is out back with Regal. Vince asks how old the Queen is. Regal asks which one looking at the wall of pictures. Vince asks where HHH is. Regal says HHH is in no condition to wrestle tonight after last week. Vince says he has something in store for HHH tonight.
Kennedy is out back heading for the ring.
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Kennedy comes out playing face tonight. He asks who the fans are going to vote for to face Orton at CS. He says he hails from Green Bay, but gets very little reaction from the fans. Very little at all. It sounded like there was maybe 50 people out there when he spoke. Orton comes out to face him. Orton had a little red spot under his right eye when he came out last time. Now it looks more like a scrape.
They dance around and lock up. Kennedy gets a side headlock on Orton. Orton reverses it. Kennedy gets out and quickly rolls Orton up for two. Kennedy hits a shoulder block and then a side headlock on Orton. Orton knees Kennedy in the gut and gets out of the hold. Kennedy gets bounced face first off the corner. Orton pokes Kennedy in the eye. Kennedy side steps a dropkick and covers for two. They exchange blows. An upper cut from Orton. Orton stomps away on Kennedy. Orton gets slammed into a corner and rolls Orton up for two. An inverted back breaker to Kennedy. Kennedy drops Orton but Jeff enters and hits a swanton on Kennedy.
– Winner: Orton via DQ
Orton goes after Hardy but gets tossed form the ring. Hardy’s music and he celebrates in the ring. Orton glares and bitches at Hardy from the ramp.
– Commercial
Vince comes strutting out to the ring. He says he sometimes amazes himself with his own business genius. He’s talking about Cyber Sunday. He goes through what they whole PPV is about. The fans keep “What”ing him. He says at CS HHH will be facing Umaga. Umaga comes out to the ring. Vince calls for a ref.
A skinny guy by the name of Andy Simmonz is in the ring.
Vince says one of the matches at CS could be a Street Fight. Vince asks Andy his name and he gets some pop from the fans. Andy gets slammed down by Umaga. He rolls from the ring and Umaga chokes him with a cable. Umaga looks under the ring but then tosses Andy over the announce table, King and JR barely get out of the way. Umaga pulls the top cover off the table but does nothing else with it. He tosses a chair into the ring and then Andy into the ring. He hits a Samoan drop onto the chair. Umaga covers for three.
– Winner: Umaga
Vince is still in the ring. Refs try to help Andy to his feet. Vince leaves the ring and watches at they start to take Andy away, but he stops them. He says another stipulation the fans can choose is a First Blood Match. He orders Andy back into the ring for a First Blood Match.
The bell ring and Umaga hangs him up-side-down in a corner. He hits a running head butt. Andy falls down and Umaga hits his bum slam. Vince tells Umaga to finish him off. Umaga holds Andy on his knees and hits the Samoan spike over and over again until he’s bleeding from the mouth.
– Winner: Umaga
Vince says the kid is hurt and calls for medical. They start to take him from the ring again but then Vince stops them again. The kid can’t seem to stand. He says the third option is a Steel Cage Match. He tells them to bring it down. The person who escapes first wins. The cage is almost down and Vince has Umaga toss the kid in. Umaga does and then they lower the cage. Vince refers to the kid as HHH and shows all the things that’s happened to him at the hands of Umaga. Vince narrates it referring to him as HHH the whole time.
Vince orders Umaga in the cage and tells him to get HHH. Umaga picks him up and javelins him into the side of the cage. Vince says it’s not enough and he wants more. Umaga does it again. Vince says HHH is convulsing and to get him. Umaga picks him up and tosses him back first into the cage and he slides down.
Vince orders the cage door open. Umaga comes out and Vince announces Umaga the winner.
– Winner: Umaga
Vince announces the winner at CS, against HHH, as Umaga. Vince and Umaga stare into the ring a moment before they leave up the ramp.
– Commercial
Horney is running through the halls with Coach chasing him. Coach is on a bike. They go by Ron who gives his obligatory, “DAMN!”
Jillian comes out in black pants and a red sparkly halter over a black halter. She rips the mic out of Lillian’s hand. She shay Lillian’s musical performance last week was pathetic and everyone hated it. They could all tell she was lip synching. Video of Lillian singing beautifully last week. Jillian is laughing. She says that it was the best bunch of fake musicians she’s ever seen. She hates to say it after the CD was released, but no one understands Spanish. She says anyone can sing with a band. She’s going to sing a-capella. She’s also going to sing in British! Candy comes out and cuts off the horrible singing. Candy is in gold pants with cut outs and a gold and black top. Jillian attacks Candy from behind before she can get in the ring. Candy comes back with a kick and then another. An unprettier later and Candy covers for three.
– Winner: Candice
Beth is out back. She says Candy will invoke her re-match clause next week. She’s the Glamazon. What that means is everyone will get down on their knees and worship her. Next week Candice will be down on her knees.
Cody is out back and Holly comes up. He asks if he’s tired of being beaten up. Cody says he can beat Holly. He can earn his respect. Holly says he’s been beating people up before he was swimming around beneath his daddy’s polka-dots. He thinks Cody should get fired up. He bitch slaps him. Then he likes the look in his eyes.
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SD! Rebound – Rey Rey Rey Rey faces Finlay. Both get DQd. The lights go out and Taker is in the ring. Bodies everywhere. Batista holds the belt up outside and Taker motions for it.
JR and King say we need to vote on who to have for an official. King wants JBL to do it. The other tow are Foley or Austin.
Cade and Murdoch are in the ring with their belts, but they’re not fighting. London and Kendrick come out. Kendrick is wrestling. Video of London and Kendrick going against the Highlanders last week. The Highlanders cheated to win. Highlanders come out. They seem to get a little heat, but not much. Rory is fighting. Cade and Murdoch are at the announce table.
Kendrick takes Rory down with punches. Some kicks to Rory after he gets to his feet but he then take Kendrick down. Rory stomps Kendrick. Rory covers for two. A couple slams from Rory. Kendrick gets a kick to the head and rolls from the ring. He pulls himself up and in. Rory covers but Kendrick holds the ropes to stop the count. A headlock on Kendrick in the center of the ring. Kendrick gets to his feet but gets a knee to the gut. Kendrick gets a foot into Rory’s face. Kendrick takes Rory down with a kick to the face. Robbie distracts Kendrick. Rory hits a slingshot reverse suplex and covers Kendrick for three.
– Winner: Rory
the Highlanders give Cade and Murdoch the eye while London tends to Kendrick. Cade says they will get a shot when the time is right.
Video from MN. It’s basically the same video from the start of the show with HBK coming out and hitting sweet chin music on Orton, leaving him flat on the mat.
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Grisham is out back with HBK who gets huge pop. He says that every time Orton turns around, he’ll be there. He kicked his feet down his throat last week, and he’ll do it again tonight. After CS HBK will be back in the saddle again, kicking his teeth down his throat again.
Coach is still chasing Horney. He goes into the Diva locker room. Coach goes in after him. Horney comes out with Diva clothes. Lots of screaming and Coach comes out saying he’s sorry, but Horney’s already gone.
King and JR are cut off but the Matrix type video. They ask each other if they know what it’s about. King says he thinks he does, but won’ say.
Horney comes out and goes under the ring. Coach pulls out a detonating box and tries to set it off in the center of the ring. He tries again to a “Hornswoggle” chant. Nothing happens so Coach goes under the ring. Horney comes out the other side and goes after the detonating box in the ring. The fans go wild. Horney pulls up the lever and pushes it. JR says the building shook. The camera went all funny and lots of smoke comes from under the ring. Coach comes out coughing, charred and annoyed. Horney stands on the stage and laughs.
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WWE Moment – Cody facing Holly and lost three weeks ago. He lost again two weeks ago. Both times by Alabama slams.
Cody comes down to the ring, still holding his face. Holly comes out to face him.
A shoulder block to Holly. Holly send Cody over the top. Cody skins the cat. Cody gets tossed into a corner and chopped. Cody fights back in the next corner, but it doesn’t last. A cross body by Cody for two. Holly chokes and chops Cody in the ropes. A kick to Cody followed by a headlock. I can’t tell who the fans favor. A hard shot to Cody’s back. Holly goes for the Alabama slam but Cody wiggles out and covers for two. A backslide and Cody covers for two. Holly nails a hard kick but Cody comes back with another cover for two. A dropkick from Holly. Holly climbs and hits a cross body. Cody rolls through and covers for two. Holly hits the Alabama slam and covers for three.
– Winner: Hardcore Holly
Holly looks down at Cody and shakes his head. He backs up the ramp still shaking his head at the kid.
Split screen, out back Orton and HBK are heading for the ring.
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HBK comes out to huge pop. Orton comes out to face him.
They fly at each other at the bell. HBK hammers Orton in a corner. Orton rolls from the ring and HBK follows. He sends Orton back into the ring. HBK quickly covers for two. A chop to Orton. HBK rolls Orton up again for two. A hard elbow to HBK and he’s down. Orton mounts HBK and throws punches. HBK is set up top and Orton climbs. Orton tries for a superplex but HBK knocks him down. HBK hits his flying elbow. He starts to tune up the band but Kennedy rushes the ring. He attacks HBK. Orton and Kennedy work together to beat on HBK. Jeff Hardy rushes in and helps HBK. Hardy is dumped out over the top rope and the two heels go back after HBK. Orton tries for an RKO but is pushed away. Orton bounces into Kennedy who goes flying. HBK then hits sweet chin music on Orton.
HBK celebrates but then sits down hard in a corner to stare at Orton. He’s obviously not feeling great.
Biggest pop
HBK
Jeff Hardy
Hornswoggle
Biggest heat
Vince
Orton
Umaga