WWE Raw (5/26/2008)

[Guest]

Just 24 hours after Judgment Day, four blockbuster matches were announced for One Night Stand, the one night where the WWE goes extreme. Half of those matches came from the biggest upset of Monday night, when Randy Orton & JBL defeated WWE Champion Triple H & John Cena in a tag team competition, earning the right to challenge the The Game and the Chain Gang Soldier to singles matches with extreme stipulations of the challengers’ choosing.

 

JBL assured that his match will be as vicious as the self-proclaimed “wrestling god” can make it, by demanding a First Blood Match. Orton, however, will compete against Triple H for the WWE Championship in the same type of match in which he won the title last October: a Last Man Standing Match. Knowing the bad blood that still boils between these four competitors, what type of pre-battle tactics can we expect in the next two weeks leading up to One Night Stand?

 

Flowing out of the ongoing rivalry between Santino Marella and Hall of Famer “Rowdy” Roddy Piper, the cocky Italian Superstar ridiculed “Hot Rod” and his super-fan, Jimmy Kimmel’s Cousin Sal on Santino’s own version of Piper’s Pit. After Piper and Sal threw him from the ring, Marella challenged Cousin Sal to a match, which Piper promptly accepted on Sal’s behalf. When can we expect to see these two spicy Italians square off, and how might the kilted WWE Legend be involved in their confrontation?

 

Batista has a bone to pick with Shawn Michaels, and by defeating Chris Jericho on Raw last Monday, he earned the chance to take on The Showstopper at One Night Stand. The Animal is still angry about HBK faking a knee injury, but William Regal has assured that HBK and The Animal’s match will end with someone legitimately injured by making their contest a Stretcher Match. Shawn Michaels is a man who will do anything to win — how will he use the next two weeks to prepare for the raw power of The Animal?

 

Though much of the night’s talk was of One Night Stand on June 1, there was another shocking development Monday night. After being defeated by Mr. Kennedy in a Loser Gets Fired Match, William Regal has been relieved of his duties as General Manager of Raw. Regal has a successful wrestling career behind him, having been recently crowned King of the Ring, and even garnered praise from Mr. McMahon himself for his work as GM of Raw. Have we seen the last we see of this vicious British brawler? And who will step into his kingly shoes on the next Monday Night Raw?

 

For answers to these questions and more, tune in to Monday Night Raw at 9/8 CT on Memorial Day, only on USA Network!

[Old School]

So, is the "big announcement" alluded to in the Observer just going to be the announcement of the Raw/ECW merger?

[cd213]

So, is the "big announcement" alluded to in the Observer just going to be the announcement of the Raw/ECW merger?

 

Either that, or the Draft or the new "GM."

[Dandy]

Maybe we got two red herrings last week for the GM spot, but I still say DiBiase gets it and his son debuts soon.

[Old School]

Does the GM even matter? You can slap anyone in that exact position and nothing changes. It's still just a backstage match-maker. Same shit they've done since back during Austin/McMahon. That's not a "big announcement" to me.

[haVoc]

So, is the "big announcement" alluded to in the Observer just going to be the announcement of the Raw/ECW merger?

 

ECW isn't merging with Raw, right? It's just being taped before Raw?

 

[Dandy]

Well, it's merging with Raw in the sense that it merged with Smackdown. Since it will be taped the same night as the bigger show, there is a storyline reason for why superstars from the bigger show will be appearing on ECW and vice versa.

[cd213]

From gerweck.net:

 

- WWE.com has announced that the main event of tonight's Raw will feature JBL & Umaga teaming up to take on John Cena & Jeff Hardy.

[Matt Young]

Val Venis for ECW Champion!

[The Amazing Rando]

Val Venis for ECW Champion!

 

NOT VAL VENIS~! HE'LL GET KILLED~!

[Downhome]

Oh shit, The Million Dollar Man is bringing out his son with the music, yes...

[Aero]

Randy Orton + Lance Cade = Ted DiBiase Jr.

[cd213]

So, they are laying the groundwork for the young-guns stable.

[PILLS! PILLS! PILLS!]

So, are they really going to wait to introduce his tag team partner?

[Exslade ZX]

He looks like an average frat boy to me.

 

And the RAW thread seems unusually dead tonight.

[Downhome]

Does that mean Cody turns on Holly to join the new Million Dollar Corporation?

[cd213]

They should have Million Dollar Man be the mouthpiece of the group. So, any ideas who they will get to be his partner?

[Hunter's Torn Quad]

I see Ted DiBiase Jr. becoming a major heel one day.

[cd213]

Am I the only one that thinks that Piper is going to turn on Cousin Sal to be the manager of Santino and Carlito?

[PILLS! PILLS! PILLS!]

Am I the only one that thinks that Piper is going to turn on Cousin Sal to be the manager of Santino and Carlito?

 

Yes, you are.

[Dandy]

I came to post my thoughts on Rhodes being bought out and being the tag partner, but Downhome already said it. So far, so good, but they need to update it to Billion Dollar Man or Billion Dollar Kid.

[Epic Reine]

What's with Santino fueding with guys that are retired? First Ron Simmons then Steve Austin and now Roddy Piper?

[AlwaysPissedOff]

Maybe it was just the lighting of the room, but Mickie looked damn near Hogan-ish orange tonight.

[MillenniumMan831]

For an inaugural promo, DiBiase Jr hit one out of the park.

[Thanks for the Fish]

Definitely got the vibe that Cody is going to turn on Bob and side with Dibiase Jr in their eventual match-up.

[ChrisMWaters]

I like how DiBiase Jr. modified his dad's catchphrase a bit.

 

...now all that's needed is for DiBiase Jr. to wear a fake tux to the ring.

[Hawk 34]

I wasn't a fan of Dibiase Jr. coming out in Randy Orton's gear. He should have been in a suit looking rich instead of a generic rookie.

[Thanks for the Fish]

Mickie is horrid in skits.

[HollywoodSpikeJenkins]

I like how DiBiase Jr. modified his dad's catchphrase a bit.

 

...now all that's needed is for DiBiase Jr. to wear a fake tux to the ring.

 

 

or a Lacoste shirt with the collar up.

[Perfection]

Got to love how mcmahon is a heel last week then tries to be a face this week. Although the appreciation to the fans might be something along the stupid lines of mcmahon appreciation or some crap like that.