Raw
Indianapolis, Indiana
February 22, 2010
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questioning your heart and join me, because it is time for Monday Night RAW!
It is I, David Stephens, filling in for Hunter Golden tonight. I last helmed RAW
for the eventful January 4th edition which included the return of Bret “Hitman”
Hart! Please feel free to check out my other work for WrestleView which includes
the weekly ECW (now NXT) Recaps, as well as my columns ‘That’s a Wrap’ &
‘WrestleView Road Trip’. It’s always a pleasure to write for the WrestleView
audience, so I hope you enjoy my report tonight.
Opening Segment
The show starts off with the NEW World Heavyweight Champion, Chris Jericho,
making his way down to the ring. He proudly proclaims that he is “going to
Wrestlemania”! Jericho points out that after being assaulted by Mike Tyson a
month ago, he claimed he would never return to RAW. However, due to his
performance last night at the Elimination Chamber PPV, he has changed his mind.
The very cocky Champion puts over the fact that he beat The Undertaker twice in
a row. He keeps repeating over and over again that he is fact, The World
Heavyweight Champion, and he is going to Wrestlemania!
Edge’s music hits and it looks like we may be getting his much anticipated
announcement. Instead of hitting the ramp, Edge appears from behind the ring and
spears Jericho! Edge grabs the mic and says that Jericho is going to
Wrestlemania, and Jericho is going to be facing him! It is now official, Jericho
vs. Edge at Wrestlemania 26.
After they both clear the ring, John Cena’s music fills the arena and he hits
the ring. Last night he won the RAW Elimination Chamber match and won the WWE
Title, but shortly thereafter lost it to Batista in a spontaneous match created
by Mr. McMahon. Cena says to add him to the list of guys that Vince McMahon has
screwed. Cena is mad as hell because of Vince creating the match with Batista
which cost him the Championship. Cena says that because he was Champion, he
wants a rematch, and he wants it right now.
“No Chance in Hell” hits the airwaves, as McMahon comes out on the entrance ramp
with mic in hand. McMahon says that his decision was based purely on business.
Vince did not want to mess up his manicured hand by having to fight Bret Hart,
so he made a deal with Batista. If Batista scratched his back, he’d scratch
Batista’s. McMahon says there is nothing personal, just business. So McMahon
gave Batista the Title in return for his service.
Cena demands that he have his rematch right here on RAW. Vince points out that
Cena is not the only one that deserves a rematch, another Champion fell last
night, and that man is Sheamus. Vince asks who should have the match, Sheamus or
Cena? Oh, and Batista won’t be defending until ‘Mania. McMahon says that Cena
will have a match tonight. If Cena wins, he gets the Title shot, if he loses,
Sheamus will get the shot. Cena says that he will take the match, and asks for
the identity of his opponent. McMahon answers – Batista!
****Commercial****
WWE Divas Championship
Gail Kim v. Maryse
This match which was supposed to be on the PPV last night was postponed and made
a Tag Team match, so we are getting the Finals of the Divas Tournament right
now. It starts off with Kim using her speed to dodge Maryse’s attacks. Gail goes
for a quick cover, but Maryse kicks out. Maryse is whipped into the corner, and
is caught with a shoulder to the gut. Maryse does not let this phase her as she
grabs Gail’s hair. Kim goes for her finisher, but Maryse counters and throws her
to the mat. Kim goes for a quick roll-up, but Maryse kicks out.
Gail now heads to the top rope with her back to the ring. Maryse runs to the
turnbuckle as Kim leaps, and Gail catches nothing but air. Both Divas are on the
mat as the referee begins the 10 count. Maryse is the first to her feet, but
Gail snaps a quick roll up pin. Maryse kicks out.
Gail again heads for the corner, this time ascending to the second rope. Maryse
pulls her down hard, and Gail Kim lands painfully on the second rope. The
momentary distraction allows Maryse to hit the French Kiss. This match is over.
Winner & NEW Divas Champion: Maryse
****Commercial****
We are back live and there is a mechanical bull set up in the arena. Apparently
the Divas will be giving it a ride later tonight. That’s definitely PG.
In the back Ty Murray and wife Jewel are talking with the Divas. Jewel has
crutches, and says that she hurt her ankle on the mechanical bull. Jillian Hall
comes into the room. She says that she is quite the singer herself and can sing
better than Jewel. She starts to sing, and Jewel does a bit of the song to show
Jillian how it is supposed to go. Jillian questions if Jewel is trying to show
her up. Jewel takes the advice of her friend Sharon Osbourne, and slaps Jillian
across the face!
We head to the locker room where Orton is talking to Cody Rhodes. Cody says that
he knew Ted Dibiase would try and betray Orton, and apologizes. Orton says the
problem rest in the fact that Orton did too good of a job training them. He says
that he asked for a Six-Man match later tonight, to show that Legacy is on the
same page. He asks Cody to tell Dibiase that he is sorry. Orton walks away, and
Ted walks up to Cody. He asks how it went with Orton. Cody replies “too well”.
Ted asks Cody if he is still on board with the plan, and Cody answers yes.
****Commercial****
Kofi Kingston, Evan Bourne & Yoshi Tatsu v. Randy Orton, Ted Dibiase & Cody
Rhodes
Yoshi has joined RAW as one of the free agents from ECW! In fact, his entire Tag
Team is made up of former ECW competitors. The match starts with Tatsu and
Dibiase. Yoshi uses his speed to run around Ted, and drops him into an arm bar.
Yoshi tags in Evan Bourne. Ted hits a suplex on Bourne and then tags in Rhodes.
Cody comes in looking cocky, but quickly gets caught by a kick from Bourne. Evan
slams him to the mat and then heads to the top rope. Rhodes runs over to counter
and picks up Evan. Bourne finds himself met with a hard wheelbarrow slam. Cody
goes for the cover, but Bourne kicks out.
****Commercial****
We come back as Dibiase and Bourne are in the ring. Ted hits a hard clothesline
on Evan and goes for a cover. Evan kicks out. Ted tries to lift Bourne into the
air, but Evan counters by falling knees first onto Ted. Evan gets to the corner
and tags in Kofi. Kingston is on fire as he lays out with Ted with kicks and a
dropkick. Kofi tries to bounce off the ropes, but gets hit with a cheap shot
from Orton. Ted tags Randy into the match. Orton goes right after Kofi and hits
three consecutive scoop slams. Kofi gets to his feet, only to be caught with an
European Uppercut. Randy goes for a headlock. Kofi comes close to escaping, but
gets hit with a “vintage” backbreaker, as Michael Cole so aptly put it.
Cody Rhodes tags himself in as Orton is still in the ring. Apparently Orton does
not take to kindly to this as he sets Dibiase up for a suspended DDT. Dibiase is
confused and runs to the outside where Orton has headed. He starts to angrily
question Orton’s rational. Instead of responding, Orton hits him with a RKO!
Yoshi is tagged into the ring and hits his patented rolling snapmare, kick combo
on the stunned Superstar. Yoshi tags in Bourne who heads directly for the
corner. Evan leaps and connects with the Shooting Star Press, and picks up the
win.
Winners via Shooting Star Press: Tatsu, Bourne & Kingston
****Commercial****
Video package airs highlighting the drama between HBK & The Undertaker.
Shawn’s music hits, and the Heartbreak Kid, looking very serious, makes his way
down to the ring. HBK says that he did what he needed to do. He understands that
it wasn’t a popular decision with the fans, but he can live with that. Shawn
says that he is not just hoping for a reaction from The Undertaker, he is
counting on.
The lights go out in the arena, and The Undertaker’s music hits! The fog rolls,
and the fire burns, as the Deadman makes his way out onto the entrance ramp. The
Undertaker has his old gothic rob on, and no Cowboy hat. He does not looked
pleased, and is quite demonic. He enters the ring and says that Shawn wanted his
attention, and now he has it. Shawn says that despite the accolades that people
gave him for his match against Undertaker, he made one mistake and he lost the
match. HBK says that is something he just can’t live with. Despite begging Taker
for a rematch, the Deadman refused and ignored his plea. THAT is the reason that
he interfered in the match last night, and cost Taker the Title.
Shawn says that if Undertaker wants his revenge, he needs to face Shawn at
Wrestlemania. Taker picks up the mic and simply says, “you’re on, I accept”.
Shawn goes to leave the ring, but Taker adds, “on one condition”. Taker says
that Shawn needs to put up something as well this year. If Shawn wins, he ends
the streak. BUT if Taker wins, then Shawn’s career is over! Shawn accepts, and
the match is signed. Shawn Michaels v. The Undertaker, The Streak v. Shawn’s
Career.
In the back we see Christian getting prepared for a match. Yes, it is official.
Captain Charisma has signed with Monday Night RAW!!
****Commercial****
Money in the Bank Qualifying Match
Christian v. Carlito
Christian is on RAW!! Just needed to add a couple of more exclamation points to
emphasize my excitement. Hell, I’m a wrestling fan, so let me have my moments of
fandom. We see a quick video of his mentee on WWE NXT, Heath Slater. Heath puts
himself over and says that they will be a force to be reckoned with. Carlito’s
mentee Michael Tarver also gets a brief video spot to put himself over.
Christian and Carlito go right after each other at the offset. Carlito backs
Christian into the corner and thrusts his shoulder into the former ECW Champ.
Carlito charges at Christian, but gets thrown into the air and lands face first
on the mat. Carlito seeks the second rope for comfort, but Christian jumps on
his back to apply pressure. He follows this up with a punch to the face.
Christian heads for the top rope and leaps for a crossbody, but misses.
Christian is not phased as he hits Carlito with a slam and goes for a cover.
Carlito kicks out.
Christian again heads to the corner, but Carlito pulls him to the mat and tries
for a cover. Christian kicks out. Christian looks to be going for the Killswitch,
but Carlito counters and throws Christian into the ropes. Christian bounces back
and tries again, but again is countered. This time Carlito is whipped into the
corner, and that is the impact that Christian needed to momentarily stunned
Carlito. Christian connects with the Killswitch and qualifies for the Money in
the Bank Match at Wrestlemania!
Winner via Killswitch: Christian
Up next, the very PG Divas Bull riding contest
****Commercial****
Jewel & Ty Murray make their first actual appearance in front of the live crowd.
Jewel says that Wrestling is a very dominating sport, just like bull riding. She
says that it is time to bring the girls into the mix. Ty says to bring out the
girls, and away we go.
First up is Eve Torres. Not even sure how to recap this. She lasts the whole 8
seconds. Good endurance there Eve. Kelly Kelly is up next. She also lasts all
the way to the end. Either this bull is set on easy, or the Divas are really
experienced at riding…. nevermind. The Bella Twins ride double, cause, why not?
They also last the whole time.
The music of the Unified Tag Team Champions hits and The Miz & Big Show make
their way to the ramp. Miz says that he is ashamed that this is what the show
has devolved to. Miz asks if a yodeling competition is up next. Jewel says that
her yodeling would destroy him (lol!). Big Show says that anybody could ride
that bull. So Ty challenges him to give it a try. Big Show says he is the
world’s largest athlete, and he can clearly do it. Ty says that the competition
is Show riding the bull, not vice versa.
Big Show gives it a try, and well… he fails. Utterly (yeah I totally just made a
cow pun). Miz tries to tell Show not to let it get to him. Meanwhile Ty says
that the bull is taunting him. Believe it or not, Show starts to yell at the
bull. This just got interesting. Big Show hits the knockout punch on the bull,
and falls over in the process!
Jewel and Murray are laughing and announce that The Tag Champs are going to have
to face the team that defeated them last week. That match is up next!
****Commercial****
Unified Tag Team Championship Match
The Big Show & The Miz v. MVP & Mark Henry
In the back we see Daniel Bryan (aka Bryan Danielson of ROH and Indy fame)
watching the match on the monitor. The Miz is Daniel’s mentor on tomorrow’s
debut show of WWE NXT. It is worth noting that they actually plugged Bryan a lot
during last night’s PPV. It’s safe to say that the WWE has high hopes for the
international wrestling star.
The Miz and MVP start off the match. MVP throws Miz to the mat, so Miz tags in
Big Show. MVP goes right after Big Show, barely letting him into the ring. Big
Show regains his composure and spears MVP. Show then exposes MVP’s chest and
gives him a hard chop.
The Commentator’s take a moment to note that there is a lot of controversy and
complaints online about the fact that The Miz is mentoring Daniel Bryan. They
are REALLY building up the interaction between these two.
Back in the ring we see that MVP has tagged in Mark Henry. MVP continues on the
attack as Big Show tags in The Miz. Show runs over to MVP’s side and knocks him
out of the ring. Meanwhile, behind his back, Mark Henry has picked up Miz and
connects with the World’s Strongest Slam. He goes for the pin, but Big Show
breaks up the count. Show hits his knockout punch, and then Miz covers to pick
up the win.
Winners & STILL Unified Tag Team Champions: The Miz & Big Show
Up next: Bret Hart Update
****Commercial****
The next inductee for the Hall of Fame is announced. It is none other than the
women who ended the Fabulous Moolah’s near 3 decade run as women’s Champion…
Wendi Richter! She will be inducted by Rowdy Roddy Piper.
Michael Cole & King update us on the state of Bret Hart. For those not aware,
last week he had his leg injured as a car backed into his limo. The gist of the
injury is that his leg and ankle are messed up. Vince McMahon is in the back and
says that he is sorry for what happened to Bret. He says that he was actually
considering facing Bret at ‘mania, until the tragic accident. McMahon oddly
assures the fans that he had nothing to do with the accident that occurred last
week. He invites Bret back to RAW next week to give a proper farewell to the WWE
Universe.
****Commercial****
King announces that Hart has accepted McMahon’s offer and will be on RAW next
week for a farewell. Also next week, the guest hosts are Cheech & Chong.
Announced match for next week is Randy Orton v. Ted Dibiase!
John Cena v. Batista
This match is set to begin just after the 11pm mark. Cena is the first to enter
the ring. Batista’s music takes a fair amount of time to hit. Batista then walks
very slowly to the ring. He even pauses at the ring steps to pull up his knee
pads. The bell rings and Cena charges directly at Batista. Batista is hanging on
to the ropes, so the referee keeps Cena away. Batista then walks into Cena and
knees him in the groin. The referee calls for the bell!
Winner via DQ: John Cena
After the match Batista applauds Cena for “earning” the right to face him at
‘Mania. Batista then lays into Cena with a series of punches and kicks. Batista
is smiling as he heads back up the ramp. Batista then turns around and heads
back into the ring. He picks up John and throws him shoulder first into the
steel post. Cena falls to the outside, and Batista follows him out. Batista
throws Cena into the barricade. Batista then moves the rings steps, and picks
Cena up to ram his spine into the steel post.
Batista once again heads up the ramp with a smile on his face as medics run down
to help Cena. Batista then heads back down to the ring again, and this time
grabs a steel chair. He comes back over to Cena and hits him over the back.
After several moments, Cena struggles to get to his hands and knees, but Batista
just lays in another chair shot for his troubles. Batista hits yet another shot
square against the former Champ’s back. Cena is trying with all of his might to
get up, but Batista hits him again with the chair. Batista heads up the ramp
again, with a sick smile on his face as we go off the air.