WWE Raw Results

RAW Preview for 3/3 - Credit goes to WWE.com:

Tensions continue to boil on the road to WrestleMania XXIV as WWE Superstars invade the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis next Monday night, for the first Raw of March.

With his WrestleMania showdown with WBC Welterweight Champion Floyd Mayweather just weeks away, Big Show is preparing for the high profile matchup. Show will take on a boxer in an exhibition where he will aim to send Floyd and the world a message. How will Mayweather react to Big Show’s big statement?

John Cena was laid out by Mr. Kennedy’s Mic Check at the end of Raw as Triple H looked on. The Game made no effort to save the Chain Gang Commander, despite their successfully working together to defeat WWE Champion Randy Orton and Kennedy in tag action. Will Cena look for retribution against The Game with their Triple Threat WWE Title Match with Randy Orton five weeks away? And how will the Legend Killer try to protect himself as his title is pursued aggressively by two former WWE Champions?

Also, JBL dropped a bombshell on the WWE Chairman, announcing that Hornswoggle was not his bastard son, and that the lively leprechaun was, in fact, the son of his protector, Finlay. Will the self-made millionaire provide the documentation that Mr. McMahon demanded to settle this chaotic family affair once and for all? And will JBL make Finlay reveal the truth about Hornswoggle, as he promised?

The Nature Boy and The Showstopper will cross paths at WrestleMania, as WWE Class of 2008 Hall of Famer Ric Flair puts his career on the line to challenge Shawn Michaels at the Grand Daddy of Them All. As WrestleMania approaches, will this matchup of mutual respect change its tune?

The field for the Money in the Bank Ladder Match at WrestleMania XXIV continues to grow, as Chris Jericho qualified on Raw for a chance at a guaranteed contract for a title match against any world champion. Who else will joinY2J, Jeff Hardy, Shelton Benjamin and Mr. Kennedy?

Also announced on Raw, Playboy’s current and past WWE cover models will battle two former WWE Women’s Champions at WrestleMania, as Candice & Maria team up against Women’s Champion Beth Phoenix & Melina in the first-ever BunnyMania. Will the Glamazon look to wear down her competition as the weeks to their match tick down?

Join us live as the fireworks fly on The Road to WrestleMania XXIV when Monday Night Raw airs at 9pm et, 8pm ct on USA Network.

 

Bunnymania refers to Candice & Maria posing for Playboy, and i think they should have beth defend her title.

RAW Results for 3/3:

Backstage, Triple H, Randy Orton and John Cena hang out. William Regal is on hand. He's called them together in order to spice up their match at Wrestlemania. He says for the next 3 weeks they'll be taking turns in charge of Raw. Starting with tonight; John Cena is in charge of the show. Orton tries to make a pact so no one gets hurt over the next 3 weeks. H's is distrustful of his motives. Cena thinks that after getting hit by the other guys finishers over the past two weeks he can come up with something satisfying.

Mixed Martial Arts Exhibition match: Big Show v Brandon "The Thrill" Hill - Wins by pinfall, submission or KO. Apparently "The Thrill" is unbeaten as a boxer. The idea being he's a boxer and he's about the same size and trained in the same discipline as Floyd Mayweather. Show is super-intense and doesn't even listen to the referee. Hill eyeballs Show's general chest area. Oh, he's dead. Hill is wearing boxing gloves, which has never ever worked in a shoot. He tries to dance but Show cuts the ring off. If they're trying to pitch this as Ali v Foreman its not working. Hill repeatedly hides in the ropes until the referee admonishes his cowardice. Hill throws some tame shots to the midsection. Show throws him into the corner and levels him with a big boot. Lawler reminds us Hill is the same size as Mayweather as Show chokeslams Hill and pins him with one foot. Winner: The Big Show via pinfall. POST MATCH: Show gets the mic to run down Floyd Mayweather saying he's going to break his legs and his back claiming Floyd's payday at Wrestlemania will be the last money he ever sees. Floyd retorts by saying he'll break Show's jaw next time after he broke his nose. He claims to be the "main event and the main attraction". He claims he's willing to die at Wrestlemania. Floyd claims he's coming here via private jet right now as Show presses Hill out of the ring. DAYUM! That was a sick bump but they didn't show him landing. Floyd is still running his mouth when Show's music kicks in.

Shawn Michaels/Ric Flair v Lance Cade/Trevor Murdoch - The former tag champs don't get an introduction. Flair starts with Murdoch. The latter gets in a cheeky WOO before Flair starts unloading with chops. Murdoch backdrops him but Flair dodges an elbow drop. HBK in. He uses chops too. Murdoch cheap shots him though and Cade hits a back suplex. Murdoch pops in to add a big boot. They try and keep Shawn isolated but he hits an Enzuigiri and boots Murdoch in the face. Hot tag to Flair! Chops for Cade! Chops for Murdoch! Cade tries for a sleeper but Flair shinbreakers out. FIGURE FOUR! Cade sells it huge and Shawn stops Murdoch from interfering. Flair gets the tap. Winners: Flair & Michaels via submission. POST MATCH: Shawn gets a mic. He says he can't do Wrestlemania because he doesn't want to be the man that retires Ric Flair. HBK says he loves Flair but at Wrestlemania Shawn Michaels is the showstopper. Shawn tells Flair if they meet at Wrestlemania it'll be Flair's show that's stopped.

Umaga v Super Crazy - Regal joins the commentary crew. Umaga will be representing Raw in the battle of the brands against Batista at Wrestlemania. Pounding in the corner. Samoan Spike. Winner: Umaga via pinfall.

HIGHLIGHT REEL: Chris Jericho's chat show returns. The returning show gets its own pyrotechnics. He claims this chat show spawned all the immitators. He talks about Money in the Bank and says his guest is the first qualifier for the MitB match; Jeff Hardy. They shake hands. Crowd chants "Hardy". Big reception for him. Jericho points out he beat Jeff last week and we see that on the obscenely expensive Jeritron 6000 in HD. Jeff is about to big himself up in ladder matches but Jericho cuts him off and says he's winning at Wrestlemania and a Swanton off a ladder won't stop him. Crowd boos him and once again chants "Hardy". Hardy says he's not the dude that shakes hands, wishes luck and walks away. He says he's going to beat everyone in that match to get his title shot and then he'll win the title. Jericho once again reminds us he was the first undisputed WWE champion. He tells Jeff he's no longer a friend or a peer he's just a target. Jericho tells him anything goes between now and Wrestlemania. Jeff agrees and counters the leaving handshake into the Twist of Fate to a huge pop.

Mr Kennedy v John Cena - They run the International from the off into a Cena backdrop, which gets booed. Cena grabs an armbar as we head into the a commercial break. That gives me time to point you're reading the Raw report on 411Mania.com. Except no substitute. We return with Cena hitting a bulldog for 2. Kennedy bails out so Cena gives chase and tries the cut off but Kennedy hangs him up on the ropes and DDT'S HIM ON THE APRON! Hello! Cena can't see him! Kennedy scoops Cena up and backs him into the apron. We're into hour two. If this was Nitro we'd get a load of pyro. Kennedy rolls Cena back inside for the pin for 2. Neckbreaker gets 2. Kennedy with the mudhole stomping and the face wash. Ref shows concern and backs Kennedy up before he drags Cena out for a near fall. Kennedy hooks up a cravat and Cena isn't going to tap to that but it's wearing him down somewhat. Cena breaks Kennedy's hold but Kennedy knees him in the ribs and takes back over. Kennedy frames up for another face wash but Cena meets him with a clothesline. BOO! He runs through him with a much stiffer one. Cena heads up top for the diving Rocker Dropper. STFU! Kennedy has nowhere to go and taps for the second straight week. Winner: John Cena via submission

Jerry Lawler is in the ring to introduce Maria & Candice Michelle. Lawler also announces that Snoop Dogg will be at Wrestlemania. They unveil the cover but Santino Marella's face appears pasted over Maria's face, chest and crotch. He comes out to join us. Maria tells Santino its not his decision because its her decision to make and she's already posed for Playboy and she wants the whole world to see it. Santino blames her actions on her period and tells her she's making a scene. Santino tries to drag her to the back, which leads to Lawler popping him in the jaw and the divas throwing the bogus Playboy cover at him. Candice tells us that she has the real cover around here and they drop down another one from the rafters.

Money in the Bank qualifier: Carlito v Cody Rhodes - Cody is still one half of the tag team champions. He sneaks in a cheeky roll up from the opening for 2. Carlito returns the favor and they do some near falls countering. Cody over the top but he skins the cat. Carlito sees him coming back in and dropkicks him for 2. Carlito starts unloading in the corner and he's unleashing a mean streak. They counter standing and Carlito hits a neckbreaker for 2 at speed. Chinlock. Crowd is immediately restless. Cody grabs the ropes to avoid the Backstabber and rolls ‘Lito up again for 2. Cody with a crossbody for 2. Lots of near falls in this one. Carlito grabs the ropes on another one but the ref sees it and Cody counters back. Bulldog! That gets 2. These guys are really going for it. Shame the crowd don't care. Carlito gets caught charging but escapes a victory roll into the BACKSTABBER. Winner: Carlito via pinfall.

On next week's 3 hour Raw; Big Show and Floyd Mayweather will have an official weigh-in

Mike Adamle talks about the Hall of Fame. The latest inductee is announced as Mae Young!

Finlay makes his way to the ring to new music followed by WWE Chairman Mr. McMahon. McMahon asks him if it’s true Finlay worked with Vince’s family against him, Finlay says yes. McMahon asks if it’s true that Hornswoggle isn’t his son, Finlay says Vince isn’t good enough to be Hornswoggle’s dad. Vince then lastly asks if it’s true Finlay is Hornswoggle’s dad, Finlay confirms that he is in fact Hornswoggle’s dad. McMahon informs Finlay that JBL couldn’t make it to the arena tonight but he is with us via satellite. JBL is with Hornswoggle in Hornswoggle’s hospital bed. JBL intimidates Hornswoggle and challenges Finlay to a match at WrestleMania. JBL then turns out the lights in Hornswoggle’s room and beats the hell out of him. Finlay looks on in shock.

WWE Champion Randy Orton vs. Triple H - Cena gets in Orton’s face outside the ring. Triple H knocks Orton into Cena. Back in the ring Orton goes to hit Triple H with the belt but Triple H avoids it, Cena runs in the ring and FU’s Triple H to end the match in a DQ. Cena then turns around into an RKO from Orton. The WWE Champion is standing tall as Raw goes off air. Winner: Triple H via DQ

 

RAW Preview for 3/10 - Credit goes to WWE.com:

The Bradley Center in Milwaukee will be rocking with three solid hours of action as Raw airs a special WrestleMania Rewind Night extravaganza.

Superstars from Raw, SmackDown and ECW will battle in rematches from past WrestleMania spectaculars, giving competitors the chance to rewrite, or relive, history.

During this special Raw event, Floyd 'Money' Mayweather and Big Show will meet in an official WrestleMania weigh-in for their titanic matchup in Orlando, Fla. Will sparks fly as The Greatest Fighter in the World will once again be in the same ring with the gargantuan former World Champion before their one-on-one contest at WrestleMania XXIV?

John Cena made the matches last week on Raw, and got an RKO for his efforts. Now, as seen exclusively first on WWE Mobile on AT&T, Raw GM William Regal tapped Orton to be in charge in next week's Triple Threat Takeover on Raw. What will the WWE Champion have in store for his two WrestleMania opponents?

Shawn Michaels told Ric Flair he didn’t want to be the man to end the legendary 35-year career of the Nature Boy. Will HBK reconsider and recommit to facing his friend on sports-entertainment’s grandest stage?

Last week, Finlay ended all the speculation about Hornswoggle and Mr. McMahon, telling the world he was behind the ruse that portrayed the leprechaun as the billionaire’s bastard son and admitting that he was the real father. JBL then challenged the Belfast Brawler to a match at WrestleMania, as he further tortured Hornswoggle in his hospital bed. Bet on the Irish coming out ready to fight next Monday if Finlay crosses paths with the self-made millionaire.

What other surprises will be in store? Tune in live this Monday at a special time 8pm et, 7pm ct on USA Network for three action-packed hours of WrestleMania Rewind Night on Raw

 

RAW Results for 3/10:

The show started with Ric Flair. He said that Shawn Michaels had some nerve in saying that he would end Flair’s career, and called out Michaels. Flair said that when he started the business had no sympathy, and that he has no sympathy today. However, he sensed that Michaels had sympathy last week. Flair said he’s still the Nature Boy and he doesn’t want his career to continue if he can’t beat the best. Flair said that he wants respect, not pity. He argued that if he wins it will be because he is the man and if Michaels wins he will have beaten the man. Flair added that if he has a good day he can catch Michaels and continue his career. He asked for Michaels’ best. Michaels said he’s Mr. WrestleMania, and at that event he is the man. He said that they will steal the show, and they shook hands. Michaels then said he will be at Smackdown to assist Flair against Edge and his cohorts. Randy Orton then came out, and said that he was in charge. He made HHH vs. Kane and John Cena vs. Shawn Michaels in WrestleMania rematches. This was a great start to the show, particularly the Flair promo.

Undertaker beat Mark Henry in a casket match. Undertaker used some punches and went for the old school rope walk but was caught in a bear hug. Henry and Taker brawled on the floor, where Taker sent Henry into the post and casket. Henry came back with a power slam and 2 big splashes, and tried to drag Taker to the casket. Taker instead caught Henry in a gogoplata. Henry bled from the mouth and Taker pushed Henry into the casket.

They aired the first of three backstage promos from the WrestleMania main eventers. This was basically an attempt to make clear the motivations of each wrestler, a very good idea. HHH’s promo was the best of the three. HHH said he lives for the title, and he’s getting his chance to get it back. He said he will fight for the title as if his life depends on it, because as far as he’s concerned it does.

Mr. Kennedy beat Finlay via disqualification. Prior to the match, JBL appeared on the screen and said that he is amenable to a Belfast brawl at Mania. That should be fun. He said that he will put Finlay next to his son in the hospital. This enraged Finlay, who laid out Kennedy with repeated shillelagh shots. He kept attacking Kennedy even as referees tried to stop him. Eventually he knocked Kennedy unconscious with a shillelagh shot to the head. This was an effective angle.

Chris Jericho defeated Jeff Hardy to win the Intercontinental Title in an excellent match. They locked up early, but quickly began trading blows. Jericho clotheslined Hardy over the top rope. Jericho then missed a clothesline into the corner and flew to the outside himself. Hardy followed with a baseball slide and went for a clothesline off the barricade. Jericho caught him and sent him crashing into the announcers’ table, which looked really impressive. Jericho then hit a splash off the apron into the ring, and followed with a back breaker. Hardy retaliated with a forearm and the whisper in the wind for two. Jericho hit a Northern lights suplex for two, and the two wrestlers traded pinfall attempts. Jericho hit a crossbody off the top, but Hardy rolled through for two. Hardy went for the twist of fate, but Jericho escaped and hit a lionsault for two. Jericho then went for the Walls, but Hardy reversed into a pinning attempt for another two. Jericho missed the enzuigiri and Hardy gave him the twist of fate. That looked to be it as Hardy went to the top, but Hardy missed the swanton. Jericho then nailed the code breaker for the pin. These two were really on and the match was tremendous.

Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff were to have a rematch from the first WrestleMania against Barry Windham and Mike Rotundo. However, it turned out just to be angle, which is probably for the best. Jillian Hall came out and said that Windham and Rotundo can’t afford the rights to Made in the U.S.A., so she would sing it for them. Her singing made Nikolai cover his ears, Rotundo gave her an airplane spin, and that was that.

They announced Jack and Jerry Brisco for the Hall of Fame. They acted like the two were practically interchangeable and best known as a tag team.

HHH beat Kane. Prior to the match, Randy Orton tried to remind Kane of all the times HHH has screwed him over. Kane grabbed Orton by the throat and said he didn’t need to be reminded. Kane was in control early with punches and kicks. He sent HHH out of the ring, but HHH sent Kane into one of the posts. Kane regained control with a big boot, body slam and clotheslines into the corner. HHH hit a face buster and went for the pedigree, but Kane reversed. Kane went for the choke slam, but HHH escaped and set up again for the pedigree. Orton distracted HHH, allowing Kane to escape and hit a side slam. Kane came off the top with a clothesline attempt, but HHH caught him and hit the pedigree for the pin. This was an okay match.

John Cena did his backstage promo. He said he wasn’t supposed to be back in action until October, but he risked his health and career for the chance to be on the WrestleMania card. He said that he isn’t angry at Orton and that he thanks him because he was getting complacent. Cena said that Orton made him hungry to come back for Mania, and that he respects Orton. He said that at Mania his time will come again.

Melina beat Maria. Candice and Beth were in the respective corners. Santino came out and distracted Maria. That allowed Melina to come from behind with a kick and her leg drop neck breaker for the pin. The heels laid out Candice as well and Santino left with Beth and Melina.

Next up was the big Floyd Mayweather/Big Show angle. It worked very well, because they played off audience reactions and let Mayweather be more of a heel. That’s the role he plays best, and he was fantastic here. In recent weeks, Mayweather seemed out of place. Playing the heel now, he looks like a complete natural for pro wrestling. Prior to the angle, they showed a vignette reminiscent of the 24/7 shows. Mayweather showed off his money and toys in his home. Shane McMahon then came out to preside over the weigh-in. Having a weigh-in three weeks prior to a match is exceedingly silly, but we’ll let that one go. Mayweather came to the ring with shades, bling and an entourage. Mayweather was now carrying himself as a heel, and he has great natural arrogance. He looked genuinely pissed off at the fans chanting 'let’s go Big Show.' They got the weights, with Mayweather coming in at 159 and Big Show weighing 441.

Show pointed out that Mayweather had a crew of eight guys. Show said that he had his own posse, and all the wrestlers surrounded the ring. Mayweather vigorously protested this to Shane. Show suggested PBF throw some of his money to the crowd so they wouldn’t hate him so much, or throw some money at his crew so they will continue to pretend to be his friends. Show said that he will either embarrass Floyd at Mania, or guarantee that Floyd never boxes again. The crowd cheered that. PBF took the microphone, and took out a wad of hundred dollar bills. Mayweather said he respects what Show has done in WWE but doesn’t respect him as a human being. He said to beat him, Show will have to catch him. He again vowed to break Show’s jaw at Mania.As Floyd was leaving the ring, Show press slammed Mayweather over the top rope onto wrestlers on the floor. Mayweather left selling his elbow.

Randy Orton said that he’s the perfect champion because he is an amalgam of HHH and Cena’s best character traits. He said he will retain his title at Mania. This was short and non-descript.

Edge beat CM Punk. The crowd was behind Punk. Edge worked over Punk’s back, but Punk blocked Edge suplex attempts with knees. Punk then went on offense with a leg lariat, high kick, springboard clothesline and high knee. He went for a bulldog, but Edge countered with a DDT. Edge went for the spear, but Punk leap frogged over it. He then went for go 2 sleep, but was distracted by Ox Wheeler and Del Hawkins. That allowed Edge to hit the spear for the pin. This was a good short match.

William Regal said that Umaga vs. Batista will be a one-sided slaughter. Umaga and Batista came to the ring and fought. Umaga went for the Samoan spike, but he walked into a Batista spine buster. They then announced that Vince McMahon will get his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Friday. They also said that Mayweather suffered an elbow injury.

Shawn Michaels and John Cena fought to a no contest. This wasn’t bad, but it was a disappointment given the matches Michaels and Cena have had in the past. They mat wrestled early. Michaels worked over Cena’s leg, and Cena couldn’t get Michaels up for the FU because of that. Cena came back with the Cena slam and five knuckle shuffle. Michaels got out of a pin attempt, and came back with a belly to back suplex, inverted atomic drop, body slam and elbow off the top. Michaels went for sweet chin music but missed. After a very sloppy 10 seconds of botchery, Michaels applied his inverted figure four. Cena got to the ropes. Michaels hit a baseball slide and Asai moonsault. Michaels sent Cena into the post, but then Orton sent Michaels into the post to end the match. Orton set up Cena for an RKO on a chair, but Cena escaped. Cena then hit the FU. At the close of the show, HHH announced that next week it will be Cena and Orton vs. the entire Raw roster

 

RAW Preview for 3/17 - Credit goes to WWE.com:

After being subjected two weeks in a row to the sadistic whims of others, this week, it’s time for The Game to make the rules. And what Triple H has in mind spells nothing but hurt for his WrestleMania XXIV opponents, Randy Orton and John Cena.

Two weeks ago, Raw General Manager William Regal announced a Triple Threat Takeover, allowing each of the three men involved in the WWE Championship Triple Threat Match to arrange their opponents’ bouts for one week. That night, on John Cena’s command, Triple H was forced to battle reigning WWE Champion Randy Orton. Last week, The Cerebral Assassin was pushed into a match with his WrestleMania XV opponent, Kane, compliments of Orton.

This week, however, Triple H has arranged a match pitting Cena & Orton against the entire Raw roster. What the hell does this mean? Having suffered through two weeks of his opponents’ will, can The Game capture the momentum in the weeks leading up to the greatest stage in all of sports-entertainment?

In other action, Chris Jericho returns to Raw as the new Intercontinental titleholder after defeating former champion Jeff Hardy. The lion-hearted warrior has been salivating to recapture a title he’s held seven times prior. Now that he’s back on top, how will Y2J handle the list of contenders gunning for him?

The bad blood continues to flow between Big Show and his WrestleMania foe Floyd 'Money' Mayweather. The animosity between the two flooded the arena last week when The World’s Largest Athlete grabbed the WBC welterweight champion after their weigh-in, lifted him overhead and tossed him over the top rope causing Mayweather to injure his elbow. Will Mayweather be able to continue with their match? If so, how will The Greatest Fighter in the World retaliate?

For answers to these questions and more, tune in to Monday Night Raw at 9pm et, 8pm ct on USA network.

 

RAW Results for 3/17:

The Highlight Reel - Welcome to Raw is Jericho! First of all he needs to introduce his first guest, the Intercontinental Championship! Cause last week he became the 8-time IC Champion, which is better than the pervious record holder, which was also him! Damn he's good. His second guest is the man that will face Floyd Mayweather at WrestleMania, The Big Show! Big Show makes his way to the ring and is welcomed by Jericho. Jericho says thanks for the new clip of Mayweather flying through the air. We go to the insanely expensive Jeritron 6000 in HD to see the footage. Show is rather proud of himself, and says that the clip proves that no one likes Mayweather. No one in the locker room, none of his peers, no one here likes him either. Show says Jericho is a star, out weights Mayweather and is highly skilled. But Jericho wouldn't last 2-minutes with Show, so what chance does Mayweather have? Jericho says that is interesting, but everyone thinks that Show is a jackbutt. Jericho reminds Show is talking to Chris Jericho, the first Undisputed Champion ever, and the man that will win MITB, while Show will be looking for his teeth. Show says he touched a nerve, and that Jericho is like Mayweather; loud, arrogant, disrespectful and in over his head. Show challenges Jericho for the IC Title, tonight. Show says Jericho looks like he is going to sing karaoke with Justin Timberlake, but then again his singing is horrible. Jericho says Show has been bombing for 8-years, and if Show wants the match, he got it for the IC Title tonight.

CM Punk vs. Carlito - Lock up and to the corner they go, they fight out and break. They point at the WM sign, sidekick by Punk and then kicks to Carlito. Carlito then tosses Punk to the floor. Punk back in, slams Punk to the corner and beats him down in the corner and then gets a basement dropkick. Punk battles back, to the apron and eats a kick by Carlito who then covers for 2. Carlito works the surfboard, Punk escapes and rolls up Carlito for 2. Springboard elbow by Carlito, cover for 2. Rights and lefts from the mount by Carlito, and another cover for 2. A chin lock by Carlito, Punk works to escape, elbow by Carlito and back to the chin lock. Punk to his feet, counters a suplex and gets the corner knee of doom and the bulldog for 2. Punk to the apron, and flies in for the clothesline but takes a dropkick and Carlito covers for 2. Carlito looks for the backstabber, blocked and Punk tries a GTS, countered into the roll of the dice for 2. An Enziguri by Punk connects and both men are down. Carlito to the apron, slingshots in, but Punk catches him, the GTS connects and that is all. Winner: CM Punk @ 5:15 via pin

Handicap Match: London and Kendrick vs. Umaga - They start kicking at Umaga, he tosses them off, and then gets them both up and does a double samoan drop. Umaga kicks away at London, and then tosses Kendrick to a corner. Chops to London. Kicks to Kendrick and a choke. Samoan Clambake to London. Samoan Clambake to Kendrick never happens as Kendrick rolls to the floor. Kendrick looks pissed and stays on the floor, and walks off. Samoan Spike to London. That's all. Kendrick just walked away. Winner: Umaga @ 2:20 via pin

JBL vs. Colin Delaney - JBL offers Delaney a shot, he takes it and JBL slaps the crap out of him. Clubbing shots to the back by JBL, off the ropes and a big boot connects. Short armed clothesline, another and Delaney is down. The Clothesline from Hell turns Delaney inside out and that is all. Winner: JBL @ 1:20 via pin

Career Threatening Street Fight: Vince McMahon vs. Ric Flair - They start throwing punches, Flair in control and beats down Vince. He lays the boots to him and kicks Vince all the way to the floor. To the announce table they go and Flair is lighting him up with rights. Chops by Flair, rights and Flair maintains control. Vince tries to escape into the crowd, Flair follows and more rights and chops by Flair. Flair tosses Vince back ringside but then gets tossed into the ring post. Vince starts to take apart the announce table, Flair is up and Vince kills him with the monitor! Flair is busted open now, Vince on the attack with rights and lefts. Back into the ring we go, and Vince covers for 2. Lefts by Vince and another cover for 2. Vince now goes and gets a trashcan, he brings it in and levels Flair and covers for 2. Flair is working the crimson mask as Vince goes under the ring and gets a kendo stick. One shot, two shots and Flair is down. Vince covers for 2! Vince back to the floor and gets himself a chair. He waffles Flair, covers and BK is out to pull out the ref. HBK tells the ref that Flair is NOT getting beat! Vince now retrieves a table! He brings it in the ring, sets it up and goes after Flair. Flair then nails vince w/2 shots to the groin He lays Vince on the table, beats him down and goes up top? Top Rope Splash by Flair through the table, 1-2-3. Winner: Ric Flair @ 8:35 via pin

Maria & Candice Michelle vs. Jillian Hall & Victoria - Maria and Jillian to begin. Maria in control, but Victoria gets a boot to the back to slow her down. Irish whip and a cartwheel into an elbow in the corner. Tag to Victoria, she slams Maria down and maintains control. A hair mare tosses Maria across the ring. Slam by Victoria, standing moonsault eats knees, Maria then gets an Enziguri and tag to Candice. Candice cleans house, dropkick and a forearm to Jillian. She gets a version of the Edge-A-Cution and Jillian breaks up the cover. Victoria in with the side back breaker for 2. Tag back to Jillian, up top, misses a 450, she landed on her feet, and that was not good as she could have blown out a knee. It didn't look good and she was favoring the leg. Unprettier by Candice finishes it. Winners: Candice and Maria @ 3:04 via pin

WWE IC Title Match: The Big Show vs. Chris Jericho [c] - Jericho tries to run a bit, goes for some leg kick and then gets booted down. Clubbing shots by Show, in the corner and chops connect and Jericho is down. Show picks him up and delivers more chops, which has to suck. Knees by Show, but Jericho gets a jawbreaker. Jericho pulls the ropes down and Show goes to the floor after a clothesline try. Baseball slide blocked by Show, and he then gets flung into the barrier. Show breaks the count, and he tosses Jericho back in, because he's a sportsman. Show then walks on Jericho's stomach, goes up and MISSES the Vader splash! Dropkick by Jericho, Lionsault connects! Jericho gets a 2-count as Show kicks out and sends Jericho to the floor. Jericho grabs his title and nails Show with it for the DQ. Winner: The Big Show @ 3:15 via DQ - Jericho charges at Show, but gets knocked down with a big right. Show then drops him with a chokeslam and tosses the title on him.

Supreme Handicap Match: John Cena and Randy Orton vs. The Entire RAW Roster - The Raw roster walks to the ring and surround Cena and Orton. That's one big tag team. Cena tries to FU Snitsky, fails and Snitsky levels him. He lays the boots to Cena, slams him down and Santino tags in. He misses a splash, roll up and Cena pins him @ 0:48. Murdoch in, goes to work and gets a cover for 2. Rights to Cena, but Cena gets the STFU and Orton levels Cade, Murdoch taps @ 1:30. RKO on Cade, Cena pins him @ 1:40. Umaga in and levels Orton, and we head to a commercial @ 2:00. During commercial, Super Crazy is eliminated. JBL, Jim Duggan, Cody Rhodes, Paul Burchill, Val Venis, Carlito, Hardcore Holly and Robbie all have time in the ring against Cena. Orton finally gets the tag. Cena eliminates Robbie. DH Smith in and FU’ed out. Orton in. RKO on Burchill, Burchill gone, RKO on Venis, Venis gone. Huge RKO on Cody, Cody gone. The remaining Raw guys all get in the ring and beat down Orton and Cena. Cena gets a steal chair and takes out a few guys. Umaga and JBL are left with Cena and Orton. JBL accidently hits Umaga, Umaga chases JBL off. Cena and Orton are laid out in the ring by themselves. Triple H makes his way to the ring in his wrestling gear. Triple H Pedigrees both Orton and Cena and stands tall with the WWE Championship as Raw closes.

 

RAW Preview for 3/24 - Credit goes to WWE.com:

Triple H clearly relished his night in charge last week. After punishing John Cena and Randy Orton by pitting them against the entire Raw roster last week, The Game added injury to insult by laying out both of his WrestleMania foes with Pedigrees. With less than two weeks before The Granddaddy of Them All, what will the three warriors poised to compete for the WWE Championship do this week to get a leg up on their competition at the main event?

In other Raw action, The World's Largest Athlete sent his WrestleMania opponent, Floyd 'Money' Mayweather, another message by manhandling eight-time Intercontinental Champion Chris Jericho just a week after tossing The World's Greatest Fighter from the ring. The intimidation game has escalated dangerously in the weeks leading up to WrestleMania. Just how far are the WBC welterweight champion and the former WWE Champion willing to go to gain an edge?

Also, JBL continued to provoke his WrestleMania opponent, Finlay, when he pummeled the Irishman's fellow countryman, Colin Delaney. Having already stooped to new lows, what will the self-proclaimed 'wrestling god' do next? And just what steps will Finlay take to exact his revenge?

To find out the answers to these questions and more, tune into Monday Night Raw at 9pm et, 8pm ct on USA Network.

 

RAW Results for 3/24:

John Cena came out to start the show. He cut that promo they love to script for him where he rattles off fifty things in a row in a cutesy manner to convey there’s a lot going on. He said he will leave WrestleMania as champion. Big Show came out and said he will end Floyd Mayweather’s boxing career, and that will replace Hulk Hogan vs. Andre the Giant as the most remembered WrestleMania moment. He said people are split on John Cena’s match, but everyone including Mayweather’s family is pulling for Show. He actually got some boos for that. JBL joined the proceedings, and said he made history by revealing Hornswoggle’s father. He added that he’s just getting started since his match at Mania has no rules. Cena joked about beating JBL at Mania. Randy Orton was next out, and said nobody thinks he’ll retain but he will. Umaga then came out and yelled in Samoan. It was played for comedy. Cena said he speaks Samoan, and apparently Umaga was making lame jokes about Orton. HHH was the final star out, and he plugged his t-shirt. He then said there is one reason wrestlers lay it on the line, and that’s the title. He said Mania is at a building with no roof because Orton-Cena-HHH would blow the roof off. HHH said the King of Kings will go back on his throne. All the wrestlers started arguing, and William Regal made a no-DQ 8 man tag main event. The tone of this segment was all wrong for a go home show, and it felt really contrived as well. The only guy who had the right tone in selling a big pay-per-view was Triple H.

Carlito and MVP beat CM Punk and Chris Jericho. Jericho put MVP in the Walls early, but Carlito dumped Jericho to the outside and MVP worked him over. MVP missed the running yakuza kick, and Punk tagged in. Punk hit a high kick, power slam, knees from the clinch, a high knee and a bulldog on MVP. He missed a springboard clothesline. Jericho then went for an enzuigiri on MVP, but MVP ducked and Jericho nailed Punk in the fact. MVP covered for the pin. This was a nice finish to build towards Mania.

They ran an absolutely fantastic package on Ric Flair. It was so well put together.

Mr. Kennedy backstage predicted that Ric Flair will retire at Mania, Undertaker’s streak will end, and Mr. Kennedy will win Money in the Bank, cash it in, and become champion. They did a Big Show 24/7 segment where they showed him training and he gave his thoughts on the fight. Great Khali then pinned Hardcore Holly in a very brief match.

Next up was the indisputable highlight of the show. Ric Flair came out, and said that he was unhappy about last week because he doesn’t know if he would have beaten Vince McMahon. Flair was angry at Shawn Michaels for showing no confidence in him. He said he’s losing respect for Michaels. Michaels came out, and said he could never lose faith or confidence in Flair. He started talking about how Flair will always be a legend to him, but Flair told him to shut up. Flair said he doesn’t need anyone to tell him who he is, because he’s feeling pretty good about himself. He took out the old NWA title, and said Michaels grew up watching him against the likes of Dusty Rhodes, Terry Funk and Bruiser Brody. Flair said he picked Michaels because he wants to prove he can still be the Nature Boy. He added that he needs Michaels to bring out the best in him. Flair continued, and this was the money line, that he needs one more night at Mania to get him through the rest of his life. Michaels told Flair that he’ll give him what he needs. Michaels then said that the family loved Old Yeller, but they had to take him out to the back and finish him. Michaels said he will put Flair out of his misery. Flair slapped Michaels and asked if Michaels was kidding him. Flair said, 'I got your Old Yeller,' and slapped him again. A crazed Flair yelled at Michaels to take him out to the woodshed right then. Michaels said he will put Flair out of his misery, and left to boos. This was an absolutely fantastic segment. This is how you cut a promo to sell a match.

They ran a package on Floyd Mayweather. He said he’s smaller than Big Show, but he is mentally tougher, quicker, and packs a harder punch. He talked trash to and beat up a Big Show action figure, which was hilarious. They aired video of Show on Conan. I didn’t see the original segment, but it would seem they did a great editing job. The clip seemed like a serious segment talking about a real confrontation and it wasn’t played for comedy, when I would suspect the original segment was a lot of comedy.

Maria was to wrestle Melina, but Maria needed some backup since Candice is out of the WrestleMania match. Beth interfered, and who should make the save but Ashley. Santino came out and Jerry Lawler did too, setting up a six person tag. Lawler worked on Santino with a back drop and drop kick. Maria and Melina came in, with Maria hitting the bronco buster on Melina. Beth gave Maria a sit down power bomb and tagged Santino. Maria slapped and chopped Santino, and Lawler added some punches. However, Beth and Melina took out Maria’s knees, and Santino pinned Maria for the win.

HHH confronted John Cena backstage. He said that Cena beat him at Mania, but HHH knows that Cena isn’t the better man. HHH said that if Cena gets in his way, he will mow Cena down. Cena responded that he is bringing home the title.

Ric Flair, Shawn Michaels, HHH and John Cena beat Big Show, Randy Orton, Umaga and JBL in the main event. It was less a match and more an angle. Finlay came out and brawled to the back with JBL. Batista came out and brawled to the back with Umaga. Randy Orton kept yelling at Big Show for some reason so Show gave him a choke slam and left. HHH and Cena couldn’t agree on who would take out Orton, so they brawled to the back. Flair and Michaels then fought over it. Flair knocked Michaels out of the ring and got Orton to tap to the figure four. He celebrated to end the show