WWE Raw
TD Banknorth Garden
Boston, Massachusetts
August 27, 2007
thanks to: wwe.com
Umaga: All the rage
By Greg Adkins
August 27, 2007BOSTON - After being dealt a loss at SummerSlam during his Triple
Threat Match against Carlito and defending champion Umaga for the
Intercontinental Championship, Mr. Kennedy was looking to take his frustration
out on his Monday Night Raw opponent, Jeff Hardy. But the rainbow-haired warrior
had other ideas.
In a battle of brute force versus high-flying aerial assaults, the two men went
back and forth, heaving each other from the ring before an exhausted Mr. Kennedy
rolled onto Hardy for the pin. Suddenly, though, ominous drumbeats filled TD
Banknorth Garden to announce the arrival of the Samoan Bulldozer.
Umaga trudged to the ring and showed why he’s as unpredictable as he is
intimidating. While Kennedy slithered from the squared circle, Umaga
unexpectedly helped Hardy to his feet before not-so-suddenly knocking him
senseless with a kick to the jaw. An instant later the high-flyer would be
struck in the throat with a Samoan Spike that left him splayed on the mat and
Umaga celebrating his own brutality.
In other Raw clashes, Beth Phoenix continues to offer Women’s Champion Candice
Michelle a preview of what might come in their eventual encounter.
In a bout with Maria, the Glamazon didn’t even wait for the bell to start the
match before slapping her fellow Diva around. And despite protests from the
referee, the No. 1 contender for the Women’s Championship hoisted Maria over her
head and paraded around the ring before slamming her to the mat. Smiling at her
handy work, Phoenix finally took her leave, with Maria’s crumpled body lying in
her wake.
In tag team action, upstart Cody Rhodes joined with Paul London & Brian Kendrick
to challenge Daivari and the Self-Proclaimed World’s Greatest Tag Team of
Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas. London & Kendrick subdued Benjamin & Haas with
their aerial wizardry, allowing Rhodes to get the pin on Daivari.
After the match, an enraged Daivari railed against the crowd in Farsi before
Cryme Tyme made the scene to shut him down.
“No one understands that ying-yang,” Shad told Daivari before the pair ripped
the Arab-American’s head piece off for one of their now infamous auctions.
After pocketing $5, Cryme Tyme were confronted by World Tag Team Champions Lance
Cade & Trevor Murdoch. As the redneck ruffians entered the ring and challenged
Cryme Tyme, the wily Brooklyn duo instead made off with Cade’s cowboy hat and
bolted for the audience. But rather than auctioning off the cap, they offered it
up to the capacity crowd for free.
Matches
John Cena def. Kng Booker (disqualification)
Jeff Hardy def. Mr. Kennedy (disqualification)
Beth Phoenix vs. Maria (no contest)
Cody Rhodes and London & Kendrick def. Daivari and Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas