Raw
Lafayette, Louisiana
February 8, 2010
results thanks to wrestleview.com
Michael Cole & Jerry
Lawler welcomed us and let us know all about an ‘incident’ between John Cena and
Batista that took place after the show went off the air. Hornswoggle drove Carl
Edwards’ NASCAR out to the arena before Kelly Kelly introduced him to the crowd.
Edwards came traipsing down to the ring and hot dogged for the fans a little
before grabbing the mic. He even gave us a back flip. Edwards got a big face pop
for putting over the Super Bowl Champion New Orleans Saints. He put over the
Daytona 500 coming up before talking about his friend John Cena. Just as he went
to continue, WWE Champion Sheamus came waltzing down the ring with a mic in
hand.
Sheamus said speaking of Super Bowls, he was going to Wrestlemania in seven
weeks as WWE Champion before demanding to be the last participant in the
Elimination Chamber. All of a sudden, ECW Champion Christian’s music hit and he
came out to the ring. Christian kind of botched a bad joke before Sheamus chimed
in.
Christian said he was a bit offended. He said in two weeks time, ECW would be
going off the air and be replaced by something new. Sheamus said that made
Christian a lame duck champion. Christian made fun of him. Christian said in two
weeks, everyone on ECW would be a free agent. He said he thinks his peeps on Raw
miss him.
Sheamus vs. Christian
The two locked up and Christian got shoved hard backwards. Sheamus Christian
blocked a follow up on an Irish whip charge only to get hit with an overhead
slam after getting greedy on a cross body attempt. Sheamus clothes lined
Christian to the floor as we went to commercial break.
****Commercial****
Christian was fighting out of a rest hold before catching the champion with a
kick. Sheamus charged Christian up against the ropes only for the ECW champ to
duck down and send Sheamus reeling to the floor. Christian hit a tope to the
outside. Sheamus reversed a whip and sent Christian into the ring post before
slamming him into the barricade to take the advantage.
Sheamus started to work on Christian’s arm and got a one count for his efforts.
Sheamus worked a great looking hammer lock. Christian fought out of the hold and
came fighting back and planted a great right hand slap. Christian hung Sheamus
up on the top rope before hitting a flying European upper cut. Christian hit a
few punches to Sheamus’ head before getting caught by the Champion and almost
tossed with an exploder. Sheamus missed the bicycle kick but connected with a
polish hammer. He missed a follow up in the corner where Christian hit his flip
kick and a missile drop kick for a two count.
Christian got decked with the pump kick before Sheamus nailed the Celtic cross
for the win.
Winner: Sheamus via pin fall
HBK is in the back not fretting about the Undertaker stuff. He said DX could be
part of Wrestlemania for the first time. Triple H tells him that might not be
the case. The Elimination chamber is for the title, and that’s what things are
all about. HBK says ‘so it’s all about you know, eh’ and walks off.
****Commercial****
Footage of Batista destroying John Cena after Raw ended last week aired.
Cody Rhodes and Ted Dibiase are in the back arguing. Ted Dibiase says he’s
better than Cody. Randy Orton walks in and tries to put both of them in their
place. He said tonight, Ted Dibiase is facing John Cena. He said he appreciated
what Cody was trying to do a few weeks ago. He praised his effort in failure. He
said tonight, as a reward, he’d face… him.
****Commercial****
CM Punk came out for the match tonight and cut a promo. He ran down the Super
Bowl celebration and Mardi Gras. He said these people do awful things because
they were weak. He ran down the Subway guy, Jerrod in the third row, trying to
convince him to be the spokesperson for the straight edge society. Punk said he
was going to make an example of him. Luke and Serina went down to Jerrod before
DX’s music hit.
Unified Tag Team Championship
D-Generation X vs. CM Punk & Luke Gallows vs. The Miz & Big Show
Everyone started off brawling before DX ejected all the heels to the outside.
****Commercial****
We came back to Punk going for a cover on Michaels. Big Show came into the match
and began head-butting everyone. Show whipped Punk into the corner on top of
Michaels before charging both and promptly missing both. Triple H tagged in as
well as Luke Gallows.
Triple H and Gallows went at Big Show, who fought both off. Show began laying in
body shots on Gallows before hitting him with frying pan in the opposite corner.
He gave one to Triple H before hitting a good short arm clothesline on Gallows.
Triple H came ringing out with right hands and loaded up a pedigree, only to get
back dropped to the outside.
****Commercial****
The Miz backs CM punk up before Triple H clotheslines The Miz inside out. The
Miz eventually hits his clothesline on CM Punk before getting ripped off the
ropes by Sarena Deeb. It ends up with HBK and Punk where Michaels goes into
victory sequence. He goes to the top rope and looks for the elbow drop and
connects.
Michaels began tuning up the band only to get take out by Luke Gallows. Punk
loaded HBK up for the GTS only to sweet chin music the crap out of Punk and
cover him for the pin fall.
CM Punk & Luke Gallows have been eliminated
Big Show hits a big double clothesline and worked over Michaels for a little
while before Show missed a charge in the corner. Michaels hit another boot to
Show’s face (I know), before Show picked him up and hit a side slam for a two
count.
Miz hit a running knee neck breaker counter on Michaels before measuring him up
for the skull crushing finale. Michaels fought out with back elbows only for
Show to catch the tag. Triple H swallowed Miz up on the hot tag, only for
Michaels to tag himself in impromptu. Triple H and Michaels argued as Miz
sneaked up and rolled Michaels up for the clean pin fall and the tag belts.
Winners and NEW WWE Unified Tag Team Champions: The Miz & Big Show via pin fall
Triple H and Shawn Michaels argued after the match.
****Commercial****
The New Tag Team Champions are gloating. They’re winning ALL DA BELTZ~
Shawn Michaels is demanding he be traded to Smackdown. Teddy Long turns him
down. Michaels grabbed him by the neck before Triple H grabs him and lets him
know his antics are getting out of control. Michaels says his career is over and
he leaves.
****Commercial****
Jillian Hall vs. Gail Kim
Quickie squash match. Gail hits a fall away boot smash for the win.
Winner: Gail Kim via pin fall
After the match, Maryse got in the ring to let everyone know she’s normal. She
shakes Gail’s hand and walks off. Everyone’s befuddled.
Ted Dibiase is announced as the first inductee to this year’s WWE Hall of Fame.
****Commercial****
Santino Marella is in the back with Jerrod and Carl Edwards. After some back and
forth, Santino gets a sandwich card and a match on Superstars with Jack Swagger.
Kofi comes in and proposes that Carl Edwards make matches next week between all
six participants in the elimination chamber. They’re going to leave the
stipulations up to next week’s host….. Jerry Springer.
Randy Orton vs. Cody Rhodes
Orton hit a hard right hand backing Cody up. Cody caught a Russian leg sweep
before loading Orton up for Cross roads. Orton hung Cody up on the top rope
before picking him up and booting him in the mid section. Cody flailed at Orton
who placed him on the top rope and attempted a super plex. Cody fought him off
and went for a cross body and whiffed badly.
Orton looked for the RKO only for Sheamus to pop up out of nowhere and hold
Orton’s leg. The distraction allowed Cody to hit cross roads for the win.
Winner: Cody Rhodes via pin fall
After the match, Sheamus hit the bicycle kick on Orton, leaving him in a heap.
Cody chased him off with a chair.
Footage of John Cena getting power bombed onto the ring steps aired next.
****Commercial****
Carl Edwards is making the matches for next week.
Randy Orton will be facing Sheamus. Dibiase will get Kingston and Cena will
fight Triple H.
Ted Dibiase vs. John Cena
Cena charged right at Dibiase and began smashing him with right hands before
throwing him over the top rope and to the floor. Cena went out to the floor and
tossed Dibiase hard into the barricade. Cena was seething. He slapped on an STFU
on the floor and refused to break the hold on the floor. Dibiase passed out on
the floor before Cena went to grab a mic. Apparently the match never started.
Winner: NO CONTEST
Cena said he wasn’t here to have a match. He said he wants to fight Dave
Batista. He said last week, he was sent down to Raw to take him out and it
didn’t work. Cena called Batista out and demanded he finish the job. Cena said
he wasn’t going anywhere until he got here.
****Commercial****
Cena’s still going when we come back. Cena says that means he’s either scared
for his life as he should be, or he did what he did because of a business
decision. Cena said he looked McMahon in the eye and called him pathetic. Vince
doesn’t like being embarrassed, so he was attacked. He said he had a feeling
Vince was behind this. He said if he couldn’t fight Batista, he’s like to talk
to Vince McMahon.
Vince comes out with ten security guards. He said Vince was an idiot to think
that’d stop him. He told Vince to come out with a tank. He said Vince could come
into the ring so they could talk like men, or he could send them all in, he’d
maul them, and then he’d be even angrier once he got to Vince.
Vince acquiesced and came into the ring. Vince said he was man enough to step
into the ring. Vince said they’ll do this man to man. Vince said he was the
ultimate, supreme alpha male. Vince said when God created earth, he didn’t have
Adam in mind, he had HIM. Vince said he screwed Bret yet again. Vince said he
SPIT~ right in his face. He said it really felt good and he enjoyed it
immensely.
Cena asked why he’d come after him. Vince said maybe it was because he
eliminated Batista in the Rumble. Or maybe it was because Batista didn’t like
him. Vince said he didn’t like Cena. Personally at least… Cena cut him off and
said Vince did wrestling for money. Cena said he does it for the moments, and
for the love of the game.
Cena said he couldn’t put a price that on that. Cena said he’d tough out the
elimination chamber, and he’d go to Wrestlemania as champion. Cena said Bret
Hart does this for the moments too, and he wanted another one…. Another match.
He said Bret Hart wanted to wrestle Vince McMahon at Wrestlemania. After more
back and forth, Vince agreed to the match. Cena said everyone knew now… he only
had one other person to tell. Vince began spouting off some more and showed a
video from last week before Hart came rumbling through the crowd and leapt into
the ring and jumped Vince.
Vince was able to escape thanks to the security guards. Bret hammered the
security guards before ripping apart all the equipment in the ringside area.
Bret stood in the ring as we went off the air.