WWE RAW
November 19, 2007
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
results thanks to: wwe.com
Role Reversal
By Greg Adkins
November 19, 2007
The student has become the master.
After suffering three consecutive defeats at the hands of Hardcore Holly, Cody
Rhodes has finally managed to top the former World Tag Team Champion.
The young upstart spent months trying to earn the veteran’s respect. Now, it
seems, Rhodes has drawn on those experiences to overcome his mentor.
Rhodes’ win comes just one day after he and Holly teamed up to challenge
reigning World Tag Team Champions Lance Cade & Trevor Murdoch for the title at
Survivor Series. While the duo lost the match, Rhodes nonetheless gained
valuable ring time.
Just one day before the match, Holly spoke with WWE.com about how Rhodes was
still green and how he was teaching his young partner to toughen up and kick
ass.
Mr. Holly, consider those to be lessons learned.
Before Rhodes could celebrate, though, Randy Orton dropped both he and Holly
with RKOs. It seemed the WWE Champ didn’t appreciate having to share the
spotlight on what he perceived as his night.
In other Raw action:
King, Interrupted
After another humiliation last week, compliments of Jerry “The King” Lawler, you
might expect to find Santino Marella hiding out in a dark basement. But no, the
hot-headed grappler challenged Lawler to a rematch. After suffering Marella’s
disrespectful words, Lawler pulled out the win. But Randy Orton cut any
celebrating short when he dropped Lawler with an RKO, just as he had done with
Rhodes and Holly.
Musical Chair
It probably wasn’t nearly as satisfying as laying out Randy Orton with Sweet
Chin Music, but Mr. Kennedy would have to do. As Shawn Michaels taunted Orton,
the Green Bay, Wisc., native shot into the ring and challenged HBK. After a
give-and-take brawl, Michaels finally put Mr. Kennedy to sleep with Sweet Chin
Music through a steel chair.
Flight Delay
In his matchup against Jeff Hardy, Umaga appeared determined to down the man who
had eliminated him the night before at Survivor Series. Just as it appeared the
aerial artist would divebomb the Samoan Bulldozer again, yuck-mouthed ogre
Snitsky trounced into the ring and dropped blows on Hardy. Not one to let Umaga
gain any sort of advantage, Triple H shot in and helped Hardy repel the twin
terrors.
Diva Four Play
In a Divas Tag Team Match, Mickie James paired with Maria to take on Jillian
Hall & Melina, the woman James had pinned the night before at Survivor Series.
After hitting a rough patch with Jillian, James showed why she’s been on a tear
lately as she laid the Kiss of Death on the tone-deaf Diva and pinned her for
the three-count.
No Small Feat
The night after going face-to-knee cap with The Great Khali at Survivor Series
and being rescued by Finlay, Hornswoggle appeared pumped to take on the
challenge of Carlito. At the behest of Mr. McMahon, the Caribbean Bad Apple was
sent to teach the leprechaun some tough love. Instead, Finlay intervened and
pushed Hornswoggle over the top again.
Fire Extinguisher
An excited Randy Orton could hardly wait. The WWE Champion stood poised to
accept a torch that he said symbolized the ushering in of the Orton era. But as
he awaited the hand off of the torch, one man stood in his way: Chris Jericho.
The "Sexy Beast" interrupted the ceremony and let Orton know that he’s intent on
capturing the WWE Championship.
Matches
Shawn Michaels vs. Mr. Kennedy (no contest)
Jerry "The King" Lawler def. Santino Marella
Jeff Hardy def. Umaga (disqualification)
Cody Rhodes def. Hardcore Holly
Mickie James (pin) & Maria def. Jillian Hall & Melina
Hornswoggle def. Carlito