WWE Raw is War
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
May 28, 2007
thanks to: wwe.com
The last stand before One
Night Stand
By Noah Starr
May 28, 2007
TORONTO – “There is no doubt whether I can get the job done,” promised a
confident John Cena on Raw Monday night, referring to his upcoming One Night
Stand Pinfalls Count Anywhere Match against The Great Khali.
“I give you my word that I can, and will, defeat The Great Khali!” Our fans know
that only time will tell if the WWE Champion can hang on to his gold by toppling
the mountain that is The Great Khali.
The main event of Raw saw the unlikely trio of Shane McMahon, Umaga & The Great
Khali conquering WWE Champion John Cena & Bobby Lashley. Shane lived up to his
promise of pinning Lashley by landing a flying elbow drop from the top rope on
the muscular chest of the former ECW World Champion.
Raw’s main event actually marked the second appearance of the night by Shane
McMahon. Earlier, Shane-O-Mac announced that in two weeks on Raw, every
Superstar and Diva from Raw, SmackDown and ECW will gather for the first-ever
tri-branded draft.
Recently at Judgment Day, Randy Orton squared off against the legendary
Showstopper Shawn Michaels. After the match ended, Orton shocked our fans by
delivering a devastating RKO to the already concussed HBK. Last week, Rob Van
Dam granted WWE.com an exclusive interview in which he had harsh words for Orton
regarding the Judgment Day match and Orton’s respect for the
sports-entertainment business. After reading RVD’s interview, the Legend Killer
demanded a match with the ECW Original on Raw. In a horrific mirroring of the
events that occurred at Judgment Day, the referee stopped the match due to Rob
Van Dam’s unresponsive nature. Get an update on Rob Van Dam’s condition…
In related news, WWE.com has learned that Shawn Michaels has recently been
released from the care of doctors. Michaels’ medical team have stated that
although his condition has not worsened, they have done all that they can do for
the injured Superstar.
In other Raw action, the talented Hardys used their patented high-flying
maneuvers to conquer Lance Cade & Trevor Murdoch, The World’s Greatest Tag Team
and Johnny Nitro & Kenny Dykstra in an Eight-Man Tag Team Match. Immediately
following the pin, Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas claimed that because they
were not the ones pinned, they deserved an opportunity to face The Hardys for
their World Tag Team Championships. Never a tag team to back down from a
challenge, The Hardys agreed to a match at One Night Stand and added an
additional challenge to the mix: the contest would be a Ladder Match!
In a match filled with sour grapes (or is it sour apples?), Carlito teamed with
Victoria to defeat his former mentor Ric Flair, and former girlfriend Torrie
Wilson. At the end of this special Intergender Tag Team Match, Carlito stepped
into the ring with Torrie and laid an unwelcome kiss on the gorgeous Diva.
Torrie slapped Carlito and he countered with a vicious Backstabber that allowed
him to pin his ex and pick up the win.
Also on Raw, Santino Marella was conquered by Chris Masters’ powerful Master
Lock much to the dismay of the lovely Maria, who seems to be showing some
interest in the Italian Superstar. If our fans needed even more of the Sexiest
Women on Television, then the first-ever Memorial Day Bikini Beach Blast Battle
Royal that started the show certainly didn’t disappoint. SmackDown’s Michelle
McCool won the match and will get her own special photo shoot featured on
WWE.com.
Lastly, it has been announced that WWE Champion John Cena will put his title on
the line at Saturday Night’s Main Event against The Great Khali in a Special
Challenge Match.
Matches
Michelle McCool wins The Memorial Day Bikini Beach Blast Battle Royal
World Tag Team Champions The Hardys def. Lance Cade & Trevor Murdcoh, World's Greatest Tag Team and Johnny Nitro & Kenny Dykstra (non title)
Randy Orton def. Rob Van Dam
Carlito & Victoria def. Ric Flair & Torrie Wilson
Chris Masters def. Santino Marella (Master Lock Challenge)
Shane McMahon, The Great
Khali & Umaga def. WWE Champion John Cena & Bobby Lashley (Shane McMahon pins
Bobby Lashley)