WWE Raw Results

RAW Results for 12/18:

Edge won a battle royal also featuring Ric Flair, Eugene, Gene Snitsky, Viscera, Val Venis, Lance Cade, Trevor Murdoch, the Highlanders, Super Crazy, Sgt. Slaughter, Johnny Nitro, Shelton Benjamin, Faarooq, Cryme Tyme, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Brooklyn Brawler, Shawn Michaels, Carlito, Kenny Dykstra, Charlie Haas, Chris Masters, Randy Orton, Triple H, Jeff Hardy, Rob Conway, Johnny Jeter and Jerry Lawler.

Edge was slow to get in the ring. Brawler was the first wrestler out. DX eliminated Viscera. Cryme Tyme took out Faarooq, who lamented his elimination with a single word. Haas and Benjamin eliminated Cryme Tyme. DX tricked and dumped Eugene. It came down to DX against Randy Orton, Edge, Johnny Nitro, Lance Cade and Chris Masters. HHH eliminated Masters, but all the heels took out HHH. That left Michaels alone. He got rid of Nitro, and Orton eliminated Cade. Michaels avoided the RKO and sent Orton out to seemingly win. However, Edge had been knocked to the outside but not eliminated and he pulled Michaels out from behind by the hair to win the match.

Backstage, Edge said he would win the title and defend against Umaga at New Years Revolution. Edge told Orton he would be moving onto bigger things. Chris Masters said he put Torrie in the Masterlock as payback to Carlito. They introduced Vladimir Kozlov, who was announced as a world sambo champion.

Chris Masters and Carlito were to have a match, but it never got started. They brawled into the crowd, and Carlito bladed. Masters ran off and that was the end of that. Johnny Nitro and the Worlds Greatest Tag Team then defeated the Hardyz in a handicap match. Nitro got a really impressive heel reaction, which was an encouraging sign. The crowd took to him like a star. Jeff limped out and most of the match consisted of the heels working over Jeff. After the second hot tag, Matt came in with clotheslines, a bulldog, and side effects. Haas snapped Jeffs neck on the ropes and Benjamin rolled him up with the tights for the pin. The heels beat down the Hardyz afterwards, with Nitro focusing on Jeff.

Armando said that Umaga would beat Edge or John Cena, but they would rather beat Cena because he would be an easier opponent and for revenge. Nitro ran into K-Fed backstage. Melina was impressed by Federlines bravery. They introduced Sylvester Stallone on the big screen, and he got a nice reaction. They did a video interview with him plugging Rocky Balboa.

Kenny Dykstra beat Ric Flair. Kenny hit some kicks and a choke. Flair came back with an atomic drop and chops. Kenny threw him off the top, but missed his leg drop off the top. Flair hit some more chops, but Kenny rolled him up for the pin. Flair offered to shake hands after the match, but Kenny declined.

John Cena beat Edge to retain the WWE Title. This was another strong match from Cena and Edge, and probably the best on this show. The crowd was split, and we got dueling chants and the typical Cena reaction. Cena had a real superstar aura. Edge and Cena fought back and forth, and hit a double cross body. Edge knocked Cena off the apron to the floor. Cena hit clotheslines, cross body blocks, and the Cena slam. However, he missed the five knuckle shuffle, and Edge hit the spear for a near fall. Cena whipped out a rocker dropper off the top rope for a near fall. He followed with the stun gun and five knuckle shuffle. He went for the FU, but Edge got out and Cena hit a backwards suplex. Cena went for the FU again, but there was a ref bump. Orton ran in and hit the FU. Then DX came in and gave Edge the pedigree. Cena covered for the pin. After the match Cena realized what happened, and teased getting angry at DX. On this evening Cena ended up shaking hands with them.

Victoria beat Mickie James clean. Mickie went for some rollups and a spinning head scissors. She attempted a DDT but Victoria escaped and kicked her in the head. She then hit the Widows Peak for the pin. She added another item to her list: the womens championship.

Kevin Federline came out. He said that no one knows the real Kevin Federline, and that K-Fed is just a media creation. He said the real Federline does great things, and he will beat Cena. He said on January 1, K-Fed is dead, but Federline will be whipping Cenas butt.

John Cena and DX beat Umaga and Rated RKO via DQ. Edge said that DX will die at New Years Revolution. The match didnt really build, with people just rotating in and out. Cena fought Umaga to the back. Edge hit HHH with a chair for the DQ. Edge and Orton gave Michaels a double RKO on a chair. HHH went for the sledge hammer, but Edge kicked him into the announcers table. After booking the sledge hammer spot as a strong comeback for so long, it was really effective to see it cut off. Edge gave HHH two concertos on the announce table. They went after Shawn Michaels but Dean Malenko, Steve Keirn, Tony Garea and Mike Rotunda made the save. DX sold huge for this.

 

RAW Preview for 1/1/07 from WWE.com:

Kickin' off 2K7 South Beach-style

One week removed from the fourth annual WWE Tribute to the Troops, Raw heads to tropical Miami on New Year's Day to kick off 2007 in style.

A rap battle like no other: Less than a week before he will defend the WWE Championship against Umaga at New Year's Revolution, John Cena will find himself in the ring against Kevin Federline in Miami. This battle has been brewing for weeks, and Federline has told The Champ "that I want some, so I'm going to come get some". Will K-Fed become just another bump on Cena's road to Umaga or will "America's Most Hated" shock the world and upset The Champ? Tune in right at 9/8 CT, as K-Fed vs. Cena will kick off the show.

Can DX bounce back?: Two weeks ago, World Tag Team Champions Edge & Randy Orton left DX a bloody mess. Triple H & Shawn Michaels were beaten so badly that they needed to be helped to the locker room. Less than a week before their match at New Year's Revolution, will DX be in any shape to attempt some revenge on Rated-RKO?

Last stop before Kansas City: Also at New Year's Revolution, K-Fed's buddy Johnny Nitro will challenge Intercontinental Champion Jeff Hardy in a Steel Cage Match and Mickie James will defend the Women's Championship against Victoria. What else will be learned about the pay-per-view spectacular on Jan. 7?

Find out all this and more on Raw, tonight at 9pm et, 8pm ct on the USA Network.

 

RAW Results for 1/1/07:

Kevin Federline beat John Cena to start the show. Federline announced that the match would be no disqualification, and had Nitro with him. They did a full nelson challenge, with Cena breaking it easily. Nitro interfered but Cena took care of him. Federline used a low blow, but Cena quickly recovered and had Federline up for the FU. Umaga interfered and hit Cena with the title belt, allowing Federline to score the pin.

Backstage, Federline celebrated his victory. Maria went to interview him, and Melina slapped her and challenged her to a match. Coach then made Cena vs. Umaga, Armando, Johnny Nitro and Coach in a handicap match for the end of the show.

Cryme Tyme and the Highlanders defeated the Worlds Greatest Tag Team and Lance Cade & Trevor Murdoch. Shaq was at ringside, and he played along with Cryme Tyme robbing him. The heels worked over JTG, until Cade missed an elbow off the second rope. JTG tagged Shad, and a brawl broke out. Shad scored the pin on Murdoch after he hit a jaw breaker and JTG snapped Murdochs neck on the ropes.

Jeff Hardy beat Rob Conway. Conway said his New Years resolution was to be a winner, and that he would quit Raw if he couldnt beat Hardy. Hardy rolled him up and beat him within 30 seconds. Vince McMahon came out and fired Conway.

DX came out to a strong reaction. Shawn Michaels cut their usual shtick short, angry about two weeks ago. He said that DX has been challenged many times, but they are survivors. HHH said that DX has a comedy side, but theyve also got a bad side and they are going to leave Edge and Randy Orton in a bloody heap Sunday. This was a phenomenal promo as far as building the match.

Melina defeated Maria. Victoria did commentary, and complained about being left off the past couple WrestleManias. She said that she was going to add another name to her list. Melina scored the pin over Maria. Victoria teased attacking Melina, but instead went after Lillian Garcia. She was going to use the Widows Peak, but Mickie James made the save.

Kenny Dykstra and Chris Masters beat Carlito and Ric Flair. Earlier in the show, Kenny said that he didnt shake Flairs hand because that match was about him and not Flair. He added that he is the future of Raw and he would kill Flairs career like Gerald Ford, James Brown and Saddam Hussein. Dykstra and Masters worked over Carlito, and they put over Dykstras youth big time. Masters hit a press slam and applied the Masterlock on Carlito, but Flair made the save with the chop block. Carlito tagged him and he came in with punches and kicks on Kenny. He went for the figure four, but Masters broke that up. Dykstra went for a figure four of his own, but Flair pushed him off. Dykstra scored the pin with his feet on the ropes.

Flair challenged him again after the match, but Orton and Edge came in and Orton gave Flair the RKO. They then gave Flair the concerto.

Umaga, Armando, Coach and Johnny Nitro beat John Cena via disqualification. Kevin Federline gloated before the match and did commentary. Umaga gave Cena the Samoan drop, but Cena got his knees up on a banzai drop attempt. Cena then took out everyone. He put the STFU on Umaga, and hit Umaga in the head with a chair twice for the DQ. He gave Nitro, Coach and Federline the FU after the match.

 

RAW Preview for 1/8/07 from WWE.com:

One night after New Years Revolution, Raw rolls into St. Louis to sort out the fallout of 2007s first pay-per-view.

John Cenas resolution at New Years Revolution was to halt Umagas unbeaten streak and retain his WWE Championship. The Champ was true to his word despite a veritable onslaught from the Samoan Bulldozer, Cena clearly stunned Umaga, manager Armando Estrada, and those watching the pay-per-view with a win that has to be seen again to be believed. But is the rivalry between these two Superstars truly over, or will Umaga seek payback in St. Louis tonight?

DX-acting revenge... but at what price?: Edge & Randy Orton conspired to take D-Generation out for good at New Years Revolution to defend their World Tag Team Championship and assume their so-called rightful place atop of WWE. But rather than strip Rated-RKO of their title, Triple H & Shawn Michaels took much more satisfaction out of beating Edge and Orton within an inch of their lives. DX also didnt walk away unscathed, nor did Triple H under his own power. The Game suffered a potentially serious injury, one that may ultimately give Edge & Orton exactly what they wanted. Just who will make it to Raw tonight, and what shape will they be in?

Unhappy New Year for Nitro, Melina: The first pay-per-view of 2007 was a bad one for Johnny Nitro during his Steel Cage Match with Jeff Hardy at New Years Revolution, he literally came within inches of escaping the steel confines and recapturing Intercontinental gold. But a last-minute, high-risk rally helped lift Hardy to victory and preserve his championship. After Nitros loss, Melina hoped to gain a number one contender spot by assisting Victorias bid for the Womens Championship. That, too, fell short, as those who appeared on the demented Divas checklist over the past several weeks aided Womens Champion Mickie James in overcoming her powerful challenger. Whats next for these five Superstars, and will last nights events have any fallout in the Gateway City?

New challenges await on Raw tonight at 9pm et, 8 pm ct on the USA Network

 

RAW Results for 1/8/07:

They started the show by recapping DX-Orton/Edge from New Years Resolution. They announced a victory celebration for Orton and Edge, with a picture of them bloodied and laid out yet ready to celebrate a fluke injury.

John Cena came out. Cena said Armando is claiming last night was a fluke, but it wasnt. He put over Umaga and offered him a rematch. Coach said that Umaga would have the night off, and John Cena would be facing Great Khali.

Vince McMahon talked about legendary matches, and added Rosie ODonnell vs. Donald Trump to the list. They brought in a Rosie ODonnell impersonator to do lame, unfunny, ham-fisted skits based mainly around making fun of her weight. They were also unnecessarily mean spirited and clearly they were much more interested in mocking ODonnell than Trump.

Jeff Hardy beat Kenny Dykstra. Jeff hit a baseball slide and pescado early. Kenny pushed Jeff off the top rope to the floor and had a brief advantage. Jeff came back with the whisper in the wind. Johnny Nitro came out to distract Jeff but Ric Flair came in and gave Kenny a low blow. Jeff hit the twist of fate and swanton for the pin.

Victoria and Melina beat Maria and Mickie James. Maria gave Melina a bronco buster, but then the heels took over on her. They double teamed her and the faces never really got a comeback. Melina pinned Maria after a bulldog. This was the right way to book it. Maria is very likeable and a good performer but she doesnt have the physical credibility of the other three. The WrestleMania recall was Steve Austin stunning Brock Lesnar and Bill Goldberg, for what its worth.

Next up was quite the segment: 'Rosie ODonnell' vs. 'Donald Trump'. Rosie was clearly the heel. They went on and on and on, and the crowd predictably crap all over this. Vince McMahon was watching at ringside and it will be interesting to learn what he thought of the crowd reaction. There was loud booing and boring chants. Then came the amazing chant of TNA which was actually substantial. 'Donald' scored the pin with a head butt off the second rope.

Carlito beat Chris Masters. Masters hit a press slam and power slam. Torrie Wilson came to ringside and hit Masters with the ring bell. That allowed Carlito to hit the back cracker for the pin.

Edge and Randy Orton came out, with Edge limping and Orton in a neck brace. Orton acknowledged that DX whipped their asses, and talked about how bad they got beat up and how hurt they are. He added that it was worth it because HHH tore his quadriceps. Edge talked about all the people DX buried and destroyed before HHH hurt himself. Edge said next week they will finish off DX when they take on Shawn Michaels in a handicap match. Michaels came out. He said he doesnt know if this is the end of DX. He talked about HHH going into surgery, and said he would be with HHH. The crowd chanted for HHH. Michaels said next week hell deal with Orton and Edge.

Cryme Tyme beat Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch. Cade and Murdoch worked over Shad, mainly with punches and kicks. Shad made the tag to JTG, who came in with drop kicks. Shad rammed Murdochs head into the turnbuckle and JTG scored the pin.

Backstage, Eugene was apparently back to being a face with no explanation given. He talked about John Cena being his favorite when Khali walked by and stared him down.

Great Khali beat John Cena via DQ. Khali hit a shoulder block, clothesline and elbow. Cena tried to slam Khali unsuccessfully. Armando brought a chair onto the apron. Cena took it from him and hit Khali with it but Khali no sold it. Khali then hit a chop and the tree slam, laying out Cena. He didnt sell a single move from the champion and left. Armando then called for Umaga, who gave Cena the butt drop and Samoan spike to close the show

 

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RAW Preview for 1/15/07 from WWE.com:

WWE Champion John Cena may be in big trouble as Raw heads to Shreveport, Louisiana

Giant announcement - Jonathan Coachman made a huge announcement last week on Raw, bringing the 7-foot-3 Great Khali to the Raw roster. In his first match as a Raw Superstar, Khali faced WWE Champion John Cena in a non-title match, but in the end Umaga entered the arena and left Cena beaten and suffering in the ring. When will the heated rivalry between these two powerful Superstars find resolution?

Revenge served Raw - After a grueling match between DX and Rated-RKO at New Year's Revolution, Triple H suffered a ruptured quadriceps tendon. With The Game on the mend, Shawn Michaels will face rivals Rated-RKO on his own in a 2-on-1 Handicap Match when Raw reaches the CenturyTel Center in Shreveport, LA. Will HBK have what it takes to defeat the World Tag Team Champions on his own, or will Rated-RKO completely destroy DX?

Flair for playing dirty - The Nature Boy gave the cocky Kenny Dykstra a taste of his own medicine, nailing him with a low blow to help Intercontinental Champion Jeff Hardy retain his gold. The confident and driven Kenny seemed furious, and WWE fans can only speculate as to what Dykstra may be planning for Ric Flair.

Find out all this and more on Raw, Monday night at 9pm et, 8pm ct on USA Network.

 

RAW Results for 1/15/07:

The show started with Coach presiding over a contract signing for Umaga vs. John Cena at the Royal Rumble. He said that Armando would get to pick the type of match, and Armando made it a last man standing match. After both men signed the contract, Cena jumped Umaga and they brawled. Cena hit Umaga in the head with the ring steps and gave Armando the FU through the table.

Jeff Hardy and Maria defeated Johnny Nitro and Melina. Hardy went for the twist of fate early but Nitro escaped. Maria gave Melina a bulldog but Melina took over and worked on Maria briefly.Hardy and Nitro came back in. Hardy hit a mule kick and the whisper in the wind. He went for the swanton but Melina grabbed his leg. Nitro went for a superplex but was shoved off for a face first bump and Hardy hit the swanton for the pin.

Vince backstage called Donald Trump. He got Trumps secretary, who didnt know who Vince was. He then was put on with someone else who said Trump was having dinner. He asked Trump to call him back.

Edge and Randy Orton came out. They teased that DX would come out but played a flat line sound to signal DX is dead. Orton said HHH is done and they wont stop until Shawn Michaels is too. Edge and Orton then dragged out an unconscious Hacksaw Jim Duggan bleeding from the mouth. They played up Duggan as a long time friend of Michaels dating back to Mid South. They gave him the concerto.

Ric Flair beat Kenny Dykstra. Flair hit chops and then put Dykstra in a head lock and punched him in the nose. Dykstra put Flair in the figure four, but Flair got to the ropes. Flair came back with punches and chops. He went to the top and Dykstra tried to throw him off, but Flair stopped him and hit an ax handle off the top. Dykstra used a rollup and grabbed the tights and ropes but was caught. Flair went for a rollup of his own and grabbed the tights, but Dykstra kicked out. Flair then went for another rollup and grabbed the ropes this time for the pin.

Shawn Michaels entered the building backstage and was questioned about Jim Duggan. Michaels said he was sorry Duggan got brought into it, and that he intended to deal with Edge and Orton on his own. Ric Flair said he had Michaels back. Vince McMahon backstage didnt know why Trump hadnt called him back. He read a letter from Trump, saying the Rosie-Trump skit was lame and the crowd would rather see wrestling than a poor attempt at satire.

Next up was a weird segment. Vince came to the ring and defended the Rosie-Trump skit, calling it brilliant. They aired the footage multiple times. Vince said Trump asks his audience what it wants and gives it to them, while Vince tells his audience what they want and they like it. Vince introduced Ms. USA, which was Torrie Wilson. Torrie read off a card that she is Ms. USA and a very bad girl, and wanted to know how she could make it up to Vince. Vince was about to respond when Carlito came out. Carlito said Vince isnt cool, Rosie-Trump was really bad, and this Torrie skit was brutal. Carlito said Trump is right and Vince doesnt know what the people want. Carlito said they dont want stupid skits and dont want to hear Vince talk; they want to see people fight. Vince took off his jacket and said there would be a fight, but then called out Great Khali. Khali no sold all of Carlitos offense and gave him the tree slam.

Mickie James retained her Womens Title by defeating Victoria. Victoria grabbed Mickie by the hair, and Mickie returned the favor. Mickie spanked Victoria. Victoria hit a baseball slide and threw Mickie by the hair. Mickie hit a huracanrana, but Victoria retaliated with a firewoman carry into a spinning side slam. Mickie hit a thrust kick rather abruptly to score the pin.

Chris Masters said that he will win the Royal Rumble and nobody can beat him because nobody can break the Masterlock. He had a sheet of paper that said the Masterlock has never officially been broken. He issued a challenge and Ron Simmons came out. Masters put Simmons in the Masterlock, until Super Crazy came in from behind with a drop kick to break the hold. He gave Masters a moonsault.

Ric Flair was found unconscious backstage and taken to the hospital, so he couldnt help Michaels.

JTG beat Shelton Benjamin. Benjamin hit a shoulder breaker and attacked the shoulder. JTG came back with drop kicks but was caught with a yakuza kick. Shad exposed a turnbuckle but as Charlie Haas went to cover it, Shad tripped Benjamin and allowed JTG to score the pin.

Backstage, Michaels said he has nothing to lose, and if he was going down he would go down in a blaze of glory. He gave the interviewer the superkick.

Shawn Michaels beat Edge and Randy Orton via DQ. Prior to the match, Orton and Edge had security take away DX signs from the crowd. Michaels went after both men with chops and was dominant early. He stomped Edge and gave him a swinging neck breaker. Michaels hit Orton with chops. Michaels was coming off the ropes when Edge pulled down the top rope and gave Michaels a head over heels clothesline on the floor. Orton and Edge worked over Michaels with punches, and Michaels bled. Michaels hit a clothesline on Orton to start a comeback. Edge went for the spear but Michaels sent him into Orton. Michaels gave Edge chops, a flying forearm, an inverted atomic drop and an elbow off the top. Michaels then hit the Thesz press on Orton. Finally Edge gave Michaels the spear. He set Michaels up for the concerto, but Michaels kicked the chair into Edge. He gave both Orton and Edge low blows and then got the sledge hammer. He hit both men with the sledge hammer and gave Orton a concerto to end the show. Edge watched from the entrance. This was a strong performance from Michaels

 

RAW Preview for 1/15/07 from WWE.com:

Getting ready to rumble - With only one stop for the Raw Superstars before the Royal Rumble blasts into San Antonio, Raw will continue to raise the bar in sports-entertainment action this week when the show emanates from the Cajundome in Lafayette, La.

HBK to kick off Raw - Fresh off his emotional victory over Rated-RKO last week, Shawn Michaels will kick off Raw tonight right at 9/8 CT. What does HBK have on his agenda tonight?

Still standing? - WWE Champion John Cena will defend his title against Umaga in a Last Man Standing Match at the Royal Rumble. The Last Man Standing Match has no rules except to beat your opponent so severely that he is unable to answer to a 10 count. Armando Estrada still claims that Cenas win over the previously undefeated Umaga at New Years Revolution was a fluke, and chose a match that would allow no fluke victories. After the contract was signed cementing the match, Cena laid out both Umaga and Estrada. Will Estrada and Umaga try to get the upper hand on the final Raw leading into the Royal Rumble?

Rumbling towards San Antonio - Three spots still remain in the Royal Rumble Match; will any Raw Superstars join the 27 Superstars already announced?

Find out all this and more on Raw, tonight at 9pm et, 8pm ct on USA Network.

 

RAW Results for 1/22/07:

They made note of Bam Bam Bigelows death prior to the beginning of the show. Shawn Michaels came out to start the show. He said that last week he felt he could beat even the most overwhelming odds, and that he wont suppress those feelings any more. He said hes back, and will once again be champion. He said he will win the Royal Rumble and no one will stop his destiny. Edge came out and said he will win the Rumble and become champ. Michaels told him to shut up, challenged him to fight, and called him a coward. They fought into the crowd and brawled some more after the break. This was a really hot start to the show.

Jeff Hardy beat Joey Mercury in a Raw vs. Smackdown challenge. Johnny Nitro came to ringside with Mercury but was ejected by the referee. Hardy won quickly with the whisper in the wind and twist of fate. Backstage, Vince McMahon made Shawn Michaels vs. Edge in a street fight.

Vince McMahon came to the ring and had a letter to Donald Trump. He basically said he wants to be on the Apprentice, and put himself over. He credited himself for USA being the number one cable network. He said that the people love him and he loves the people back, so he will show his appreciation next week. John Cena came out and said Vince doesnt appreciate the people or even listen to them. He wanted to know why Vince is kissing Trumps butt. Coach ended up putting over Trump as richer than McMahon, but Vince screamed that Trump has nothing on him. Vince made John Cena vs. Coach.

Super Crazy beat Chris Masters. Crazy did a hilarious interview where he said he attacked Masters last week because hes super crazy. Masters worked over Crazy and hit a wheelbarrow slam. Crazy came back with a clothesline, spinning heel kick, drop kick, missile drop kick and standing moonsault. Masters got him in the Masterlock but Crazy pushed off the ropes and bridged for the pin.

Kenny Dykstra backstage said he will win the Royal Rumble. Maria was unconvinced, but Kenny insisted that 2007 will be his year. Orton approached Edge backstage. They went overboard with the makeup, as Orton looked like he had been in a horrible car accident. Orton was angry that Edge wasnt there last week, and teased that he wouldnt be there for Edge in the main event.

Coach said that he couldnt change his match with John Cena, but he could make him wrestle in another match first. Basically Coach made a battle royal where Cena would be targeted, and at the end Cena would get the match with Coach. Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch came out first. Cena gave Murdoch the FU to the floor and Cade the five knuckle shuffle. Shelton Benjamin, Charlie Haas and Viscera then came out, and Viscera gave Cena the elbow drop. That brought in Great Khali, who laid out all the heels and eliminated Viscera by himself. I guess that precludes Visceras elimination being a big spot on Sunday. Khali threw Cena out to win and sent Cena into the steps. He gave Cena his chop and left.

Coach went for the pin but Cena kicked out thankfully. At that point Umaga attacked Cena from behind for a DQ. He gave Cena the Samoan spike and splashed him from off the top through a table. They put this over as a serious injury after the break.

Mickie James and Candice Michelle beat Victoria and Melina. It was a bad night for women without last names. The heels worked over Mickie, who eventually tagged Candice. Candice came in with clotheslines and drop kicks, but was cut off by a hard Victoria knee. Victoria went for the widows peak, but Mickie made the save. Mickie gave Melina a Charlie Thesz press off the apron to the floor, and Candice came off the ropes with some sort of move on Victoria for the pin.

Kenny Dykstra beat Carlito. Carlito dominated most of the match with a clothesline, knee lift, huracanrana and springboard elbow. Kenny scored the pin by grabbing the tights. Dykstra desperately needs to win matches with something other than a rollup grabbing the tights or ropes.

Backstage, Cryme Tyme was selling Royal Rumble numbers to Super Crazy and Eugene. Crazy was happy with any number and excited with what he was given. Eugene got 30 and was excited but they convinced him to pay more for number 1 and he did. After Eugene and Crazy left, it was revealed that the numbers werent real. They also admitted to selling Ron Simmons a fake Edvard Munch. Simmons had a predictable response. This was a pretty funny segment, and very funny by WWE standards.

Edge beat Shawn Michaels in an excellent street fight with a really predictable finish. Michaels hit Edge with a trash can and went for a pescado, but Edge hit him in the head with a hard trash can lid shot. That was a really impressive spot and Michaels bled. Edge gave Michaels a face buster on the steps, and hit Michaels with a chain. He dropped a ladder on Michaels. Michaels came back with a flying forearm and attacked Edge repeatedly with the chain. Edge bled. Michaels body slammed Edge on the ladder and was going to give him the elbow off the top but Edge cut him off. Edge went for a superplex, but Michaels dropped him down with his ribs landing on the ladder. That was another really sick looking spot. Michaels then hit an elbow off the top. He went for sweet chin music but Edge avoided it and went for a botched electric chair spot. Edge went for the spear but Michaels countered with the Thesz press. Michaels hit Edge in the head with a chair and went for the concerto. At that point Orton came in and gave Michaels the RKO. Edge covered for the pin. Orton threw Edge over the top rope and set up Michaels for a concerto. Ric Flair made the save. Kenny and Carlito came out as well, but Michaels cleared the ring with sweet chin music to close the show.

 

RAW Results for 1/29/07:

Shawn Michaels came out to a big reaction. He noted his declaration that no mortal man would beat him at the Royal Rumble, but said the problem was there were 29 mortal men and the Undertaker. Michaels said that the showstopper is still back and somehow he will become the next champion at WrestleMania. He said that if Undertaker chooses to wrestle for Lashley or Batistas title, he would like to wrestle John Cena at Mania. Cena came out and said that he liked the idea of Cena vs. Michaels. However, he observed that the decision isnt up to either of them, but up to Undertaker. Edge came out and said he should get the title match. Randy Orton then came out and pointed out Edge has had tons of title shots against Cena and he has received none. Cena challenged Edge and Orton to fight. Vince McMahon appeared on the screen, and said that for fan appreciation night Cena and Michaels would wrestle Edge and Orton for the tag titles. This was a hot start to the show.

The Worlds Greatest Tag Team defeated Cryme Tyme. Benjamin kicked Shads leg out of his leg early, and Haas & Benjamin worked over Shads leg. Eventually Shad made the tag to JTG. Benjamin was thrown over the top rope, but he skinned the cat and pulled Shad to the outside with a head scissors. JTG rolled Benjamin up in the ring, but Haas gave JTG a DDT and Benjamin scored the pin.

Backstage, Vince spoke with Coach and Vince said that at the end of the evening Vince would be revered as a humanitarian along the lines of Gandhi, Mother Theresa or Desmond Tutu.

Melina beat Maria in a number one contenders match for the womens title. Maria hit a bronco buster, but Melina worked her over for the rest of the match. She hit kicks, a flapjack and scored the submission with the sickle hold, called California Dreams.

Backstage, Michaels said he would win the tag titles but that Cena is no Triple H. Elsewhere, Super Crazy told Mickie James that hes super crazy. Melina ended up getting into a brawl with Mickie James. Meanwhile, Edge spoke with Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch. Edge pointed out that he has never lost at WrestleMania, but also put over Randy Orton as his tag team partner.

Umaga beat Val Venis in a squash. He hit a head butt, butt drop and Samoan spike.

Next up was a weird segment. Vince came out with a cowboy hat, and then stomped on it. He said he had a special gift for one fan, and brought an attractive female plant into the ring. He had a large poster of his Muscle and Fitness magazine cover and said he would give it to her. At this point Donald Trump appeared on screen. After all the buildup it was a bad sign that he got basically no reaction. He said that fans dont like Vinces product, nobody would want the Muscle and Fitness cover, and Vince doesnt know his own audience. Trump said that the audience wants value, so Trump said he had signed Bryan Danielson, KENTA and the Briscoes to the WWE roster. No, actually he just had money dropped from the ceiling. Vince said it wasnt real money, but it was.

Carlito and Super Crazy defeated Kenny Dykstra and Chris Masters. Crazy and Carlito hit stereo somersault planchas early on. The heels worked over Crazy, who eventually tagged Carlito. Carlito came in with punches, a springboard elbow, a knee lift, clotheslines, and a dropkick. Masters got Carlito up for a gorilla press but Carlito went to the eyes and hit the back cracker for the pin.

Great Khali beat Jeff Hardy via count out. This was just a squash, with Khali no-selling basically all of Jeffs offense. Khali threw Jeff over the top rope and gave him punches and a clothesline. Jeff hit the whisper in the wind but Khali barely sold that. He stuck Jeff on the top rope and gave him a chop, sending Jeff to the floor. Jeff was counted out.

Backstage, Ric Flair told John Cena that Shawn Michaels might give him sweet chin music at the end of the show to make statement.

Shawn Michaels and John Cena won the tag team titles by defeating Edge and Randy Orton. Michaels was dominant early, hitting Edge with chops and giving him a knee lift. The bulk of the match consisted of Edge and Orton working over Cena. Edge and Orton collided at one point and Edge teased leaving. He came back, and they continued to work over Cena, who bled. Cena tagged Michaels, who came in with punches, a flying forearm, an inverted atomic drop, a body slam and an elbow off the top. He went for sweet chin music on Edge but Orton intercepted him. Orton went for the RKO but Michaels escaped and tagged Cena. Cena quickly hit the FU on Orton for the pin. After the match, Michaels was about to give Cena sweet chin music but Cena caught him. Cena got in his face, at which point Undertaker appeared on the stage. He stared down a concerned Cena with fire going off in the background.

 

RAW Results for 2/5/07:

Undertaker came out to start the show, followed by the three champions. Undertaker stared them all down, but then made a throat slashing motion at Batista. This brought out Shawn Michaels, followed by Randy Orton and Edge. Each wanted a shot at John Cena now that Undertaker had chosen Batista. Vince McMahon was next out, and suggested that nobody is challenging Lashley because he may be the toughest champion of all. Vince said that Lashley would have to defend his title against someone on Raw. He also made Cena vs. Orton vs. Edge for the WrestleMania title shot at Cena. Taker concluded the segment by choke slamming Batista.

Chris Masters and the Worlds Greatest Tag Team defeated Carlito and Cryme Tyme. the heels worked over JTG. Shelton Benjamin gave him a knee lift and Haas an overhead belly to belly. JTG tagged Carlito, who came in with clotheslines, a springboard double elbow, and a knee lift. Masters went for the Masterlock but Carlito escaped. He rolled up Haas, but Benjamin came from the outside with a springboard blockbuster on Carlito. Haas rolled through and grabbed the tights for the pin. This was short but good.

Backstage, Kenny Dykstra asked for a title shot against Lashley and was granted it. Vince also had a letter from Donald Trump. It said he would up the ante, and the people in the crowd cheered, thinking money. Instead, it was revealed he would appear next week on Raw, which the crowd didnt react to with enthusiasm. Trump said in the letter he had a business proposal for Vince, and Vince suggested he wanted Trump to join the kiss my butt club.

Elsewhere, Ric Flair briefly spoke about his title shot against Jeff Hardy. Meanwhile, Candice and Melina had one of those weird conversations between women where they pretend theyre really friendly but clearly have it out for each other. Johnny Nitro told Melina he would teach Super Crazy a lesson.

Jonathan Coachman said that because Vince McMahon has it out for ECW, he had a hand picked opponent to take care of Balls Mahoney. It was Umaga. Umaga beat Balls Mahoney. He choked Balls, gave Balls a head butt off the ropes, executed a Samoan drop on Balls, gave Balls the butt drop and finished Balls with the Samoan Spike.

Super Crazy beat Johnny Nitro. Crazy was accompanied by Mickie James, while Nitro was accompanied by Melina. Nitro gave Crazy a back breaker and side Russian leg sweep. Mickie tripped Nitro, and Crazy hit some dropkicks and a tilt-a-whirl back breaker. Crazy hit a body slam and went for the moonsault. Nitro tried to cut him off but was stopped and Crazy hit the moonsault for the pin.

Mickie James retained the womens title by defeating Melina. Melina used knees, kicks, punches and clotheslines. Mickie came back with an elbow, forearms and clotheslines. Nitro tried to interfere, but Crazy stopped him. Mickie went for the sunset flip off the top. Melina grabbed the ropes but was caught and Mickie rolled through for the pin.

John Cena approached Shawn Michaels backstage. Michaels figured Cena was coming to say he wanted Michaels to win the main event. Cena said that wasnt the case, because hes beaten Edge repeatedly and would beat him again at Mania. He said he just came to say he hopes Michaels stays safe out there.

Jeff Hardy beat Ric Flair to retain the Intercontinental Title. Flair hit chops and Hardy punches. Hardy landed wrong on his leg and Flair went after it for a while. Eventually Hardy came back with an enzuigiri, leading to a delayed Flair flop. Hardy hit the whisper in the wind and twist of fate, but he missed the swanton. Flair stomped on his leg and went for the figure four, but he was rolled up for the pin. Flair hugged Hardy after the match.

Batista backstage said he doesnt have a problem with Taker choke slamming him, but paybacks a snitch.

Bobby Lashley beat Kenny Dykstra. Lashley kept punching Lashley early and Dykstra flew all around for him. Dykstra eventually hit a dropkick to the knee and followed with an extended headlock sequence. Lashley came back with the delayed vertical suplex. He went for the spear but Dykstra kicked him in the head. Lashley then hit a gorilla press into a power slam for the pin.

Edge and Randy Orton backstage agreed that they wouldnt work as a tag team, but that neither wanted Shawn Michaels to win.

Carlito was in a good mood, leaving the building with Torrie Wilson before the main event. He ran into Ric Flair, and said he didnt care he lost. Ric Flair then tore into him with an awesome tirade. Flair lectured him about being a lazy underachiever lucky to even be on the show. He just ripped into Carlito for leaving early and having no passion. Flair said hes trying to figure out who he is, and Carlitos leaving before the main event. He called Carlito pathetic and stormed off.

Shawn Michaels beat Edge and Randy Orton to earn a WrestleMania title shot. The wrestlers took turns early. Eventually, Orton hit an RKO on Michaels. He went for the pin but Edge pulled him off. Orton and Edge argued. They shook hands but then punched each other at the same time, which was amusing. Orton went for the RKO, but Edge escaped. Edge went for the spear but Orton leap frogged it. Orton and Edge hit a double crossbody. Michaels took advantage to hit an elbow off the top on Edge. Michaels went for sweet chin music but didnt get either opponent. Edge accidentally speared Orton. Michaels then gave Edge sweet chin music and pinned Orton for the win. Cena and Michaels had a staredown after the match. Batista and Undertaker came out on the stage and had a staredown of their own. Then both teams stared at each other to close the show.

 

RAW will not be seen tonight due to the Westminster Dog Show. RAW will te taped tonight and will be shown on Thursday at 8:00pm et on the USA Network. I'll post the results on Friday.

 

RAW Results for 2/5/07:

Off go the Fireworks and WWE Raw is from Portland Oregon tonight, Jim Ross and The King at ringside. The two go over the 8 Man Main Event for tonight. Superstars from Raw and Smackdown in this acclaimed Main Event, says Jim Ross. Also Rowdy Roddy Piper on Raw tonight. Talking about Special Appearances, goes the King as No Chance in Hell kicks in. J.R. says we have been anticipating this night when Donald Trump and Vince McMahon are in this very ring. Vince says he appreciated the hospitality from the crowd and says his guest at this time is the star of The Apprentice on NBC and is one of the most powerful, richest men in all of the world and until recently, a very good friend of Vince's, Donald Trump. Money Money Money loop from the TV show The Apprentice hits and Donald Trump comes out with two escorts. The Raw banner on the bottom says Donald Trump is Chairman of Trump Organizations. Vince says he didn't think he would be escorted by two divas and Vince's asks them to leave the ring. Vince says Donald has been a fan of WWE for many years and makes mention that Donald has hosted Wrestlemania 4 and 5 at Trump Plaza. Says Donald has never stood in a WWE ring or beside Vince before and says he is probably intimidated. Vince realizes Donald doesn't have a mic and gets one for him. Donald says he isn't intimidated. Vince says he doesn't appreciate Donald stole You're Fired' catchphrase and also says he doesn't appreciate he things the Rosie characters was lame, She is pretty ugly', says Donald. Vince says on McMahon appreciation night he was giving the fans a picture of himself but Donald had to outdo him and give the fans value by dumping money on the audience. Vince says that was embarrassing and Donald says Vince is going to be embarrassed as well as they are going to do it again tonight.

Vince says this audience doesn't deserve the cash and Vince says he thought Donald would do it again, so Vince says he had security confiscate the money from Trump's hands'. The crowd starts flipping yelling You Suck', as they wanted the money and Donald gestures for them to continue. Vince wants to know why Donald is in the ring and what his business idea is. Crowd breaks into the a**hole' chant. Vince apologizes to Donald for calling him that but Donald says he thinks the crowd is 100% right for calling Vince names. Donald says he is at Raw because he is taller than Vince, better looking and he thinks he is stronger than Vince. Donald says he is here to challenge Vince to a match at Wrestlemania 23. You gotta be kidding me, says Jim Ross. Vince laughs and Donald says he is going to kick Vince's butt. Vince says he suffered a split pelvis in Hell in the Cell back in Toronto and Vince says his physician says he should never compete again in the squared circle. Vince says he appreciated the proposal and has a counter proposal. Vince says he will find a hand picked competitor to represent Vince at Wrestlemania and Donald should do the same, with the two of them in each others corner. Vince extends his hand and Donald says he doesn't like the idea. Donald says he doesn't like it because Vince is a rich guy but he is a richer guy, so Donald says the two will pick representatives and Vince says wait a minute, lets raise the steaks, for some cash. How much, says the King.

Vince says he can buy and sell the audience tonight, and then admits Donald has more money. A fan yells He's Scared', You are right, he is, says Donald. Donald says he doesn't care about the cash, and if Vince looses, he will shave Vince's head and if Donald losses, Donald's head is shaved. Vince has that look on his face. Donald says he has heard for a long time that isn't Vince's hair, and then Donald says the same thing, people say it isn't his hair. Sure it is, he bought it, says the King. Donald says he doesn't wear a hairpiece, someday maybe but not now. So Donald says, a hair match, loser gets their head shaved. Vince asks if the crowd wants to see that at Wrestlemania. Vince says the answer is no. Vince says he wont be embarrassed by Trump, he has something up his sleeve so no. Vince begins to leave the ring, You suck' yells the crowd. Donald paces around the ring. Donald says he has known Vince for a long time and he always thought Vince had guts, but says Vince doesn't have guts. He says three weeks ago Vince had Donald Trump vs. Rosie O'Donnell and Trump says he was angry because the wrestler who portrayed Rosie O'Donnell was better looking that how Rosie looks in real life, and Vince doesn't have guts, so Donald says forget the match at Wrestlemania. He called Mr. McMahon gutless, says the King. Vince says he thinks Donald has something up his sleeve, but the match is on exclaims Mr. McMahon. See you in Detroit, Vince says Donald. Jim Ross says two of the richest men in the world just made a deal for Wrestlemania, and they go over that whoever's representative prevails will result in the loser getting their head shaved. This deal could only happen at Wrestlemania 23, the battle of the billionaires and their hair on April 1st. We cut to a Marine DVD promo.

A national promo occurs during the break for Monday Night Raw coming to Toronto, tickets on sale February 24th for the May show. It is a historic look at Raw throughout the years, including many of the old logos of the show and present day superstars in the piece.

Wrestlemania 23 promo airs to Saliva Ladies and Gentlemen'. Nothing new in this promo, same one that has been on TV for the last few weeks. 48 days until Wrestlemania. Jim Ross and The King breakdown the past segment, saying that McMahon will be in one corner and Donald in the other, in the loser having their hair shaved off. Nitro's music hit and out comes Nitro and Melina, for a mixed tag team match. Bottom of the screen says MNM. Jim Ross talks about how last week both Super Crazy and Mickie James both had wins over these two last week. These two aren't married are they? asks the King. No they aren't, replies Jim Ross. I have had many wives, three of them were my own, says The King. Mickey James and Super Crazy come out to Super Crazy's theme song. Jim Ross goes over the rules, men vs. men and women vs. women. Mickie and Melina start brawling and Super Crazy and Nitro both separate their tag partners

Mixed Tag Team Match - Johnny Nitro and Melina vs. Super Crazy and Mickie James: Nitro and Crazy start it off after the women get separated. Nitro gives Crazy a shoulder block and gose off the ropes, with Crazy giving Nitro a sunset flip. Crazy with Nitro in the corner and goes with the 10 punches. Crazy gets distracted as Melina comes around the ring and attacks James on the apron. Nitro gets the advantaged, snake eyes on Crazy and gets a 2 count. Spinning neck breaker and a leg drop gets Nitro another 2. Nitro shoves Super Crazy into Mickie James and gets a two count. Jim Ross messes that up and says it was Melina but The King corrects him. Nitro buts Super Crazy in a side headlock, but Crazy powers off, until a European uppercut by Nitro. Melina screams her head off and as Nitro throws Crazy off the ropes, Crazy jumps to the top, and does a spinning moonsault. Melina tags in and Crazy grabs Melina so Mickey can come in and start beating on Melina. Lou Thez press by James on Melina. James goes for a DDT, Nitro comes in but Crazy goes in the ring and drop kicks him out. Melina gets out of the ring, the two grab each other's hair, and Melina goes out the ring. With both Melina and Nitro on the outside James and Crazy hit a double baseball slide to the back of Nitro and Melina's heads. James throws in Melina and goes for a Death Valley Driver but Melina grabs James' hair, Nitro throws Crazy into the ring post, and Melina winds up knocking out James by grabbing her hair and slamming her hard, holding the tights for a 3 count. Winners: Johnny Nitro and Melina

We see a replay of what just happened, and then Jim Ross sends us off to a highlight package of the Shawn Michaels/Edge/Randy Orton match from last week. Done with some generic music that has Shawn in all the glory. The package ends showing Cena and HBK vs. Batista and Undertaker, with Jim Ross saying their will be No Way Out on the Road to Wrestlemania 23. Jim Ross then once again goes over the 8 Man Tag for tonight.

Commercial for Smackdown on Friday, saying Undertaker and Batista will have to co-exist on Smackdown until No Way Out, but questions if it is going to be lights out for the Champion. Another commercial is an ECW Promo for the Extreme Rules DVD. It shows a bunch of clips from the old ECW as well as the Edge/Foley vs. Funk/Dreamer match from One Night Stand.

A special edition of WWE magazine is coming out, with a forecast on where the current day superstars are going to be in 2007. It's the spring preview edition available tomorrow. Eugene is in the ring, here is a guy who can afford to have his head shaved, says The King. Eugene is playing the face, and has a Ric Flair doll with him. The Great Khali music hits and out comes the man weighing over 420 pounds. Jim Ross says with Vince thinking about Wrestlemania, this match must have been made by Jonathan Coachman. Eugene tries to offer the Ric Flair doll as a piece offering.

The Great Khali vs. Eugene: Khali dominates, throwing Eugene off of him and then nailing him with a big close line. An open handed slap to the skill by Khali knocks down Eugene, as Khali poses. Khali picks up Eugene by the hair with two hands, then double handed choke slam, one foot on Eugene and that is the match. Winner: The Great Khali - I don't think anything can make Khali smile, not even a big bottle of Bar-B-Q sauces, says Jim Ross. Show some quick highlights from the match as Khali goes up the ramp. Kalhi is the winner, says Jim Ross.

Talking about winners, Rowdy Piper is here tonight! says The King. Jim Ross then says that Shawn Michaels will be doing an interview in the next segment.

Two commercials later its time for a WWE Slam Jam, tickets go on say March 3rd for Saturday May 26th Raw House show in Ottawa. Tuesday May 29th, Smackdown/ECW tapings, with tickets going on sale February 26th. On March 14th at 3pm Mr. Kennedy will be at WWE Niagara Falls.

HBK is on his cell phone and is talking about ordering a meal, as Maria tries to interview him. HBK cuts into a promo for the new DX DVD. Turns out he is on his cell phone with HHH, and HHH says HBK's promo for the DVD was good. Shawn says Maria wants to know about his thoughts about Mania. First time he was cocky didn't get it done, second time he got ego in check and boyhood dream was realized, third time was his back injury and sucker punched by Tyson It wasn't a good night, fourth time was his return and who knows about his fifth time. Shawn goes into a promo about him and Cena at Mania, the tag match at No Way Out and says everyone in the main event is going to learn that The Main Event, The Shower stopper, The Icon, Mr. Wrestlemania has arrived.

Cut to Todd Grisham with Ric Flair and they go and show the Flair promo from last week on Promo. Grisham asks why Flair was upset with Carlito but Carlito interrupts and says Flair owes him an apology, what Flair said last week Wasn't Cool'. Carlito says he thought about what Flair said all week and that Carlito thinks Flair is wrong. Flair says Carlito is like half the locker room and they have no guts and no heart. Flair goes into another good promo. Carlito says he will show Flair he has heart and passion, and the way to show it to Flair is to challenge Flair to a match tonight. Flair says Carlito has had his head between his legs for two years, and he just stood up. He accepts Carlito's challenge Whoo', and Carlito takes a bite of his apple as we cut out. Probably the most intense promo Carlito has done on WWE TV to date.

Jeff Hardy's music kicks in as Jim Ross welcomes us back. Fireworks go off, as the Intercontinental Champion comes down the ramp. What an ovation, says Jim Ross. We go to Jim Ross doing his Skittles promo. Chris Masters music hit, they don't love this guy, says The King. The Masters intro was short. Jim Ross says this match is non-title and that if Masters wins, he becomes the #1 Contender. Masters attacks Hardy before the bell

Non Title Match - Jeff Hardy vs. Chris Masters: Masters throws Hardy into the ropes, Hardy holds on and Masters goes running after him, and he goes over the top. Hardy jumps over the top landing on Masters and then Hardy throws Masters back in. Hardy sends Masters into the corner, goes for 10 punches but Masters hits an awesome looking Power bomb on Hardy for a two count. We get a replay of it. Masters starts to work on Hardy's lower back, including a big back drop for a 2 count. Masters puts his knee into the back of Hardy's spine and the crowd gets behind Hardy. Hardy hits some elbows to get out of a chin lock, followed by a jaw breaker. Hardy gets some elbows and punches of offense in, followed by a heal kick into Masters. Hardy gets reversed by Masters into the corner, goes up to the top rope but Masters crotches him. Masters puts Hardy into the Masterlock. Hardy climbs the ropes to try to get out but Masters holds onto the Masterlock. Hardy begins to fade, but Jeff tries to power out. Jeff gets his body over the top rope and the ref breaks the hold because Hardy is on the apron and Masters in the ring. Masters goes to Power Slam Hardy back in, but Hardy goes over the top, goes and rolls through and gets the quick three. Winner: Jeff Hardy. Masters is upset the ref made him break the hold and Jim Ross puts over the 8 Man Tag as the King puts over the fact that Piper is going to be next! We then cut to a new version of the Don't Try This At Home' video.

The King is in the middle of the ring. My guest at this time has overcome a lot in his life, he is a true survivor. He has been shot at, stabbed and if that is not truth that he is tough he has been married to the same women for 24 years. And now thanks to a Doctor here in Portland he has overcome cancer! My next guest has kicked Cancer's Ass, you never knew if he was coming from the left or the right, please welcome the WWE Hall of Famer, Portland's Own, Rowdy Roddy Piper! Crowd goes nuts, and Piper comes on stage, looking as if he has put on some weight. Has some longer hair than the last time we saw him out in the UK. Jim Ross puts over how great a moment this is. Piper has a black kilt on as The King gives Piper the mic and leaves the Ring. A 'Roddy' chant hits, as the fans stand up and cheer. Piper has a huge smile on his face, appears almost as if he is about to cry. He then starts getting psyched up and yells at the crowd. Its nice to he home!, starts Piper. Piper says unless you have had cancer, you don't know how important those nice wishes, gifts, cards, all mean to Piper. He says WWE Fans are a class act. Piper says Portland is a place of clbutt. Also, speaking of class, Piper wants to recognize every wrestler in the back. No matter what you think of them, they all contacted me one way or another, and those are the most classy men. Even WWE sent me a chocolate bar! And now for my honor to be here, we are talking about class, we are talking about Wrestlemania, we are talking about the first person to be inducted in the Hall of Fame for 2007. We cut to a Dusty Rhodes promo, for the American Dream with the old WWF American Dream song starting it off. A great montage, as you come to expect from WWE gets on the screen. A lot of non-WWF footage, with Dusty talking about his career in the background. Show footage of Rhodes winning the NWA title. Flair says that Dusty was one of the best wrestlers ever in the business. Hunter says that he was the blue collar man and that is what made people connect with him so much. HHH says he oozed charisma. We then see some polka dots Dusty footage, and we end with Arn Anderson saying congrats to Dusty.

We cut back, and Piper introduced Dusty to the crowd. American Dream! hits from the late 80's-90's during his WWF run. The King and Jim Ross go over how great Dusty has been and Piper and Rhodes hug in the middle of the ring. Crowd gives an ovation to Dusty as he takes the mic. A 'Dusty' Chant breaks out. Dusty says he is humbled to be in this building, to be in Mr. Piper's town, to be in the presence of Rowdy Piper. Rhodes says Piper is a celebration of life and starts cutting a promo, rhyming about how good Rowdy Piper is. Vintage Dream, says The King. Rhodes starts to go over his history, like he will at the Hall of Fame, and then Umaga's music hit. Umaga comes out with Armando Estrada. Umaga is in the ring and stares down Piper and Rhodes. Piper and Rhodes look as if they are about to back down and leave, but the crowd is chanting for Piper. Piper gets out of the ring and Dusty starts nailing Umaga, going with his classic Punches, but Umaga stops and starts nailing Rhodes in the throat and then hits the running butt move into Rhodes. Piper grabs a chair and nails Umaga in the back but Umaga no sells. Piper goes to punch Umaga but Umaga hits Piper in the throat followed by the Samoan Spike to Rowdy Pipers throat, and then the same to Dusty Rhodes as well. Crowd is really upset at Umaga as he celebrates with Armando Estrada.

I can't believe they just desecrated this moment, says The King. Umanga just spat in the face of every WWE fan in the world, says Jim Ross as we cut to a No Way Out Promo, as Wrestlemania opponents team up at No Way Out.

Carlito's music hits and he is mad as he comes down to the ring with Torrie Willson. Carlito isn't doing any of his normal pre-match stuff and he has his game face on, according to Jim Ross. We again see the promo from earlier tonight between the two. Flair comes out, and Jim Ross puts over how Ric Flair, the former 16 time Champion, is all about passion. They go over the promo, the pep talk from last week.

Carlito w/Torrie Willson vs. Ric Flair: The bell rings and the two tie up, with Carlito taking Flair into the corner and letting him out. Tie up again and Flair gauges the eyes. Carlito gets mad, grabs Flair and gives some shoulder blocks in the corner, but as he plays to the crowd, Flair grabs him and gives some chops. Carlito comes out of the corner, and nails Flair with a back body drop for a 2 count. Carlito, who is all fired up, gives a standing vertical Suplex for a 2. Goes for another pin, hooks both legs, for another 2. Carlito begins to hit Flair. King says like any sport, if you have all the talent and no passion, you wont win. Carlito takes Flair in the corner and starts stomping away on Flair. Carlito gets a 1 count, the two both get up and they exchange chops. Carlito then begins to hit some kicks but Flair turns it around back into some chops, grabbing Carlito's hair in the process. Carlito sends Flair to the ropes but as Carlito goes for a drop kick, Flair stops himself. Flair throws Carlito in the ropes and hits a running reverse elbow. Picks up Carlito and starts chopping away in the corner, but Flair throws Carlito to the other turnbuckle, hits a drop kick to the back of Flair's back, but as Carlito tries to his the double leg back breaker, Flair holds onto the top turnbuckle, misses and Flair rolls him up for the 3 count. Winner: Ric Flair

Carlito is mad he lost. Flair goes to leave the ring but Carlito, pulls Flair into the ring. Flair puts up his arms ready to wrestle but Carlito goes and extends his hand. Flair thinks for a second, then shakes his hand, appears as if he about to turn heel, but then lets go and leaves the ring. Flair looks on from inside the ring as Torrie Wilson consoles Carlito on his way back up the ramp.

The King says Carlito must have just learned a lesson. He then goes and cuts a promo for the 8 Man tag match. We then cut out to footage of the new DX DVD, which is a 3 size set. It appears to be an entirely new DVD, and doesn't acknowledge any of the stable's history in the promo.

Nitro and Mercury are in the back in front of the darkened Raw interview set in the back, but Melina can't figure out where her interviewer is, or where the media is, as she wants to talk about her match for the Women's title next week on Raw.

We then cut to Todd Grisham who is in a dressing room with Ashley, as they promote the cover of Playboy, which will be debuted on Smackdown on Friday. We cut to a highlight package of Ashley having her photos taken. Grisham says he doesn't know what to say, and Ashley tells him to wait until he sees the magazine. Grisham asks for one word to explain her playboy experience and Ron Simmons walks in. Ashley and Ron hug and then Farooq looks into the camera and says, 'Damn', as he looks over Ashley.

We then cut to MVP and Mr. Kennedy putting over Smackdown as Rated RKO walk in. Orton says he and Edge have been looking everywhere for them, and Rated RKO wants to welcome MVP and Mr. Kennedy to the 'A' Show. MVP says the 'A' show is whatever show MVP is on. Kennedy gets into Orton's face, but Edge tries to calm down the troops. Edge says his match is against the 'haves and the have not's'. He says everyone on his team should be in the main event at Wrestlemania, but they aren't. Edge says Kennedy could maybe hit Undertaker with Kennedy's mic, maybe MVP can knock out Batista's rib cage, and maybe Cena and HBK just can't make it to Wrestlemania. Edge says all he knows is that anything can happen between now and Wrestlemania.

Batista's music hits and out comes The Animal, to a moderate ovation. Fireworks go off as Batista does his pose on the top of the ramp. Are you Ready?, as the DX Theme song hits. Shawn and Batista keep to separate sides of the ring as HBK poses in the ring. The two stare each other down, as The King says Shawn wants to be the champion again. Undertakers theme song hits and the crowd gets pretty loud, as Jim Ross and The King go over the Smackdown Main Event for Wrestlemania. Cena comes out with both belts, and they say that tonight Cena will be on The Late Late Show on CBS at 12:35. Mr. Kennedy's music comes on and he comes out fast, as does MVP. So far this has ate up about 8 minutes of time. MVP and Mr. Kennedy wait at the bottom of the ramp. Rated RKO theme song hits and Orton and Edge come out together, appearing as if they don't have any problems. Jim Ross even makes mention of this. As Rated RKO enters the ring, we cut to commercial, but not before we get a No Way Out promo first.

8 Man Inter-Brand Tag Team Match: John Cena, The Undertaker, Shawn Michaels and Dave Batista vs. Edge, Randy Orton, Montel Vontavious Porter and Mr. Kennedy - All four guys are just getting onto the ring apron and it appears as if Cena and Orton will start. Orton with some punches to Cena and into the corner they go. Orton goes to throw Cena but Cena a reverses, hits a fishermen's supplex and gets a 2 count. Cena with a hip lock take over and a big elbow drop for another 2. Cena goes to tag out but Orton hits a thumb to the eye, drags Cena to his corner and in comes Kennedy. Kennedy off the ropes but Cena hits a big shoulder block and tags out to the Undertaker. Undertaker knocks Orton off the apron and Undertaker tries to go old school on Kennedy, Kennedy holds onto the top rope but eventually Old School is applied. Undertaker then hits a downward spiral for a 2 count but MVP comes in and Undertaker moves out of the way. Undertaker tags in HBK while Kennedy tags out to MVP. The two go at it, with MVP hitting HBK in the mouth with a reverse elbow. In comes Edge who starts punching away at Shawn, as he gets pumped up. Edge throws Shawn into the corner, goes for the sphere but puts on the breaks. Shawn then hits the enseguri on Edge, as Shawn tries to tag out. Batista tags in, brawls with Edge, and then hot shots Edge into the corner. In comes Orton but Batista knocks him down also. As we head to commercial, Batista gives the thumbs down signal. We come back to the action, Batista just got knocked in the face by Edge with a boot, when his head was down, but Batista tags out to Cena and Cena starts to give his offense on Edge, with a side suplex. He tells Orton/Kennedy/MVP to get in the ring as Cena hits the five knuckle shuffle. Cena goes for the FU on Edge but Orton grabs a hold of Edge and saves him from the FU. It is considered a tag as Orton comes in and attacks Cena, going for the quick pin but only getting a 2. Cena is getting hammered away at, according to Jim Ross and as Orton goes for a pin The Undertaker makes the save. Cena tries to tag out but Orton holds onto him and tags in MVP. MVP hits a snap mare on Cena and gets a 2 count. MVP has a side headlock as Cena powers out of the move, throwing MVP over his head. MVP tags into Kennedy as Cena can't make the tag, and Kennedy with some fast knees to the spine. A few clubbing punches to the back, followed up by kicks to Cena in the corner. Jim Ross says the two guys from Smackdown are showing a lot of intensity.

Kennedy gets a 2 count on Cena as Cena tries to tag out but can't reach anyone. Orton tags himself into the match and hits a standing drop kick on Kennedy. Undertaker is about to come in to make the save so Randy Orton jumps off of the pin fall attempt at 2. Orton takes Cena into the corner and begins to punch away. As Orton goes into the corner, Cena hits a few elbows, but as he comes running out Orton hits a major close line. A 'We Want Taker' chant starts as Edge gets the tag and starts to give a body scissors/head lock to Cena. HBK and Undertaker try to fire up the crowd. Cena powers out, and Edge throws Cena into the ropes, and both Cena and Edge hit close lines on each other. Both are down as the 10 count starts. I think something really bad is going to happen at No Way Out in the Tag Match, says the King. Orton and Undertaker both tag in, but Undertaker clears house of MVP, Kennedy, Edge and Orton, knocking Edge out of the ring. He begins to clotheline Orton and MVP in both corners and then snake eyes Kennedy. Orton and MVP both get caught by Undertaker as he wants to go for a double choke slam, they kick him in the gut but he goes and hits a double close line on both. HBK tags himself into the match and HBK hits a big elbow. He starts to tune up the band when all hell breaks lose. Undertaker is on MVP, Batista on Kennedy, Cena on Edge and Shawn tunes up the band as he wants to nail Orton. Orton gets up and sees Undertaker, turns around but ducks the Super kick. Undertaker, who is behind Orton grabs Shawn's foot. He then grabs Shawn by the throat but MVP comes in and Undertaker grabs him, choke slams him. Orton goes and shoves HBK into the Undertaker, knocking Undertaker out of the ring. All Undertaker sees is HBK and doesn't like it. As Undertaker starts to get back into the ring, Randy Orton comes off the far ropes, but HBK hits Sweet Chin Music and gets the quick 3 count. Undertaker comes up behind Shawn as HBK begins to celebrate, grabs him by the throat and choke slams him. John Cena comes to HBKs aid but then Batista jumps into the ring and begins to attack Cena. Undertaker kicks Cena in the face. Batista picks up John Cena and hits a Batista bomb on Cena. Batista's theme song hits as Undertaker and Batista stand tall, with HBK and Cena both laid out. The Smackdown guys have laid out all of the Raw guys, exclaims The King. The Undertaker and Batista pace in the ring as King tells us There is No Way Out come Sunday as Raw ends.

 

RAW Preview for 2/19/07 from WWE.com:

What will be left of Raws WrestleMania main eventers when the flagship sails into Bakersfield, Calif. on Monday night?

No Way Out - It is known that John Cena and Shawn Michaels will meet for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 23. But before that, the current World Tag Team Champions must coexist at No Way Out, where they will meet Batista & Undertaker. SmackDowns powerful duo left Cena & HBK beaten at the end of Raw last week. Can the World Tag Team Champions rebound, hold it together and come up victorious in Los Angeles Sunday night?

Womens Championship - As announced last week, Melina will meet Mickie James for the Womens Championship. Melina was unsuccessful in her first attempt two weeks ago, but was able to score a pinfall over the Womens Champion in a Mixed Tag Team Match last week. Will that success carry over for Melina, or will Mickie once again best the A-list Diva when the gold is on the line?

Called to the Hall - Last week, Dusty Rhodes was announced as the first member of the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2007. Continue to watch WWE programming and check WWE.com as more members of the Class of 2007 are announced.

Raw returns to its regular timeslot this week. Tune into USA Network Monday night at 9/8 CT to see what unfolds.

 

RAW Results for 2/19/07

Vince comes down to the ring. Theres a barbers pole in the ring as well as a barbers chair. Vince looks them over and grins. Vince says its officially on, the battle of the billionaires. Its just 41 days and hes like a little kid waiting for Christmas. Then Trump steps into his yard, his house, his greatest creation - WM. Hes going to walk over to Trump and beat the hell out of him. Hes going to drag him over to the chair and strap him in. Then hes going to slap Trump back to a conscious state so he can see Vince standing over him. Trumps going to beg him not to embarrass him, not to shave his head. Vince is going to tell him too damn bad. Then hes going to grab the scissors and give him the worst hair but ever. Hes going to be bald. Then again, a lot of famous people are going bald. Like Kevin Federlines exwife. Vince shows a picture of Britney on the titan tron both before and after her head shave. Vince says he can do whatever he wants to Trumps hair. They could call him Mr. T. Picture of Trump on the titan tron with a Mohawk. Then they show a picture of him with dreads. Vince goes on to talk about the 80's, Brother. Trumps picture has Hogans hair. But in reality he will look like this - the picture is of bald Trump. Vince says he expects Trump to announce who his representative is on RAW. Vince says hes picked his representative. Umaga comes out with Estrada. Estrada takes a mic and says it will be an honor for Umaga to decimate Trumps representative at WM. You suck, chant from the crowd. Vince says that this man will beat Trumps representative and he will be a champion. He will be a champion because he has an IC Title shot, right now. Jeff Hardy comes down to the ring.

Umaga tosses Jeff over the top and he lands on the apron. Jeff jumps down when Umaga rushes him. Umaga goes outside and Jeff hits two baseball slides on Umaga. Outside Jeff reverses and sends Umaga into the corner. Jeff runs the rails but gets slammed to the floor by Umaga. Umaga hits a headbutt on Jeff in the center of the ring. Umaga stomps Jeff. Hardy, chant. Umaga drops an elbow and then a leg drop on Jeff in the center fo the ring. Umaga kicks Jeff in the back of the neck. Umaga tightens his claw around Jeffs shoulder and holds him down. Jeff works his way to his feet but is clotheslined to the mat. Umaga tries to hit a flying headbutt on Jeff, but Jeff moved out of the way. Umaga rushes Jeff who moves to let Umagas head hit the ring post. Jeff hits a whisper in the wind for two. Umaga hits a Samoan drop on Jeff. Jeff gets dragged to a corner and set up leaning on the bottom ropes. Umaga hits his bum slam on Jeff. Umaga picks Jeff up by his hair and hits a Samoan spike on Jeff for three. Winner: New IC Champion: Umaga - Vince is up on the stage smiling and nodding at Umaga. He gives Umaga a thumbs up. Umaga walks up the ramp with Estrada and Vince greets them there.

Promo by Mick Foley for his new book The Hardcore Diaries.

Flairs music plays and he comes out in his black robe with the blue feathers. Carlito comes down to the ring with Torrie. He asked to tag with Flair after last weeks match. Cade and Murdoch come out to face them. A headlock on Flair from Cade. A back body drop on Cade. Carlito tags in but gets hit in the back by Cade. Carlito hits his reverse springboard elbow for two. A running knee lift and clothesline to Cade. Murdoch distracts from the apron and Cade gets a shot in on Carlito. Murdoch tags in. Carlito gets whipped and slammed. Cade tags in and hits some hard forearms to Carlitos chest. Murdoch tags in and gets a chinlock on Carlito. Carlito elbows his way out but gets slammed down again. Carlito gets scoop slammed. Murdoch climbs but gets a foot in his face when he flies. Flair tags in and chops Murdoch. A back body drop to Murdoch followed by a chop block. Flair starts to set up for the figure four but Cade comes off the corner to stop Flair. Carlito distracts the ref and Flair hits a low blow on Murdoch. Carlito tags in and hits his back cracker for three. Winners: Carlito & Flair - Torrie enters the ring and the three happily celebrate together.

Grisham is outback with HBK and Cena. He asks about their win at NWO. Cena says many are surprised about their win. Unlike Taker and Batista, HBK and Cena know where they stand. HBK agrees saying he has Cenas back. He is there to make sure nothing happens to Cena between now and WM. They look like they are about to fight, putting down their belts. Then HBK pushes the DX DVD. Cena says he should have gone for the big sell. Cena then does the big sell on his Marine DVD. They go back and forth as HBK and HHH do in DX vignettes. Big twinky Johnson comes dancing in rubbing lube all over himself. HBK hits sweet chin music on Big twinky. Cena walks back into the shot and thanks HBK for having his back.

Edge and Orton are outback watching the monitor and talking about Big twinky. Orton says that he spoke to Vince and got them a return spot at the Tag Titles. Edge goes on to talk about The Money In The Bank Ladder Match.

Video from the first Money In The Bank Ladder Match, two years ago. Edge won. Then video of the same match last year. RVD won.

Edge comes down to the ring for his qualifying match. RVD comes out to face him. They lock up and RVD gets an arm bar on Edge. A quick roll up by Edge for two. Side headlock on RVD who pushes out but gets hit with a shoulder block. RVD flips Edge out of a corner making Edge roll from the ring to regroup. RVD has Edge down in the center of the ring in an arm bar. RVD covers for two. Another armlock on Edge. Edge gets to his feet and pokes RVDs eyes to get free. RVD telegraphs and gets kicked in the chest. RVD sidesteps Edge and send Edge flying from the ring. Edge starts climbing over the barricade and RVD hits a spinning legdrop from the apron. Back in the ring Edge hits a singing neckbreaker as RVD climbs through the ropes. Edge gets a headlock and hits a neckbreaker for two. Another headlock on RVD in the center of the ring. RVD kicks Edge in the head to get free. They exchange blows and Edge gets whipped. RVD kicks Edge in the corner. They exchange blows and Edge falls to the mat. RVD clotheslines Edge to the mat. Edge runs into a spinning mule kick. RVD attempts rolling thunder but gets grabbed and slammed down hard in a power slam. RVD gets set up top and Edge climbs. Edge goes for a superplex but RVD pushes him and hangs him up on the top rope the hard way. RVD kicks him off the ropes to the floor. RVD flies over the top taking Edge down. RVD climbs and flies but Edge hits a standing drop kick to a flying RVD. Edge covers for two. Edge goes for a spear but RVD leap frogs him. Edge tries to slam RVDs head into the corner but RVD kicks him in the face. RVD hits a split legged moonsault for two. RVD climbs for the frog splash but Orton appears on the apron. So RVD flies and kicks Orton from the apron. Edge hits RVD with the spear and covers for three. Winner: Edge

Melina comes out in black and leopard cut out pants with a matching triangle halter top. Mickie comes out wearing a yellow mini and a white halter top. They lock up and pull each others hair a lot. Melina gets flipped across the ring. A hammer lock on Mickie but she gets out and flips Melina. Melina kicks Mickie in the back but Mickie comes back with a clothesline. Mickie hits a double kick to Melinas chest. Mickie goes for a baseball slide but Melina grabs her and pulls her from the ring hard. A knee to Mickies back. Melina flips Mickie by her hair and covers for two. Melina stomps Mickie and then ties her legs up and pulls her hair in a pseudo submission hold. Mickie starts fighting back and gets on top of Melina throwing punches. Melina gets flipped across the ring by her hair. Mickie slams her knee into Melinas face. Mickie slams Melina down and throws punches. Mickie goes for head scissors but gets thrown down. Melina takes advantage of Mickies head slamming into the mat and gets a bridge cover for three. Winner: New Womens Champion - Melina

The Highlanders, Robby and Rory are in the ring. Great Khali come out to face them in a handicap match. They both attack when Khali enters. With one arm Robbie goes flying. Rory gets head butted and Robby attacks from behind. Rory climbs and is chopped to the floor with one hand. A boot to Robbys face. Robby gets picked up with both hands around his neck and slammed to the mat. Khali puts his foot on Robby to cover for three. Winner: Great Khali

Coach is outback talking to Kenny and Khali comes in and says something illegible. Coach asks if Khali said he wanted better competition. Khali says yes and leaves. Coach turns around to see Ron Simmons who says, Damn!

Video of Ashley presenting her Playboy cover on SD! last Friday. Then of Ashley showing off at NWO.

Melina is outback with Grisham. Nitro rushes in and says hes ready to party tonight. Grisham talks about all the excitement outback. Melina says Ashley shouldnt be getting all the attention. It doesnt take any talent to be in Playboy. Playboy has begged Melina many times. Shes pissed.

JR and King talk about Dusty Rhodes going into the Hall Of Fame. The then show a video of the next inductee. Its Mr. Perfect, Curt Hennig.

Outback Cena is heading for the ring.

Ortons music plays and he comes down to the ring. Cena comes out to huge pop to face him. They lock up. Orton is backed into a corner. Orton reverses it and beats Cena down. Orton stomps Cena in the corner. Orton gets whipped and then a fishermans suplex from Cena for two. An upper cut from Orton and Cena is down. A hip lock takeover and then a slam from Cena for two. Orton gets whipped but moves out of Cenas way. A clothesline from Orton and he covers for two. Orton gets slammed face first into the mat and rolls from the ring. Back in the ring they both hit clotheslines at the same time and both are down. Orton hangs Cena up in the ropes and rolls from the ring. Orton grabs a chair and starts heading for Cena whos hanging from the ring. Orton has a headlock on Cena. Cena works his way to his feet and out of the hold. Cena throws a punch and goes for a shoulder block but Orton ducks. Cena goes flying. Orton hangs Cena up in the ropes and then hits DDT on Cena as Cenas body is between the second and third ropes. Orton covers for two. Orton throws a bunch of punches to Cena in a corner. Orton stomps his way around Cena. Orton drops a knee to Cenas head and covers for two. Orton gets a reverse chinlock on Cena. Cena lifts Orton a couple times while trying to get to the ropes. Orton works Cena down to the mat. Cena works his way back up to a vertical base and out of the hold. Cena kicks Orton in the gut, but a right from Orton drops Cena. Cenas now pissed and they exchange punches. A couple clotheslines from Cena. Orton tries for an RKO but Cena pushes him away. Cena hits a five knuckle shuffle and gets Orton up for the FU. Orton rakes Cenas eyes and hits a dropkick. Orton goes out to the apron and climbs the corner. Orton hits a cross body but Cena rolls through and covers for two. Orton hits a drop kick and sets Cena up for the RKO. Cena works his way to his feet but pushes Orton off from the RKO. Cena gets Orton up for the FU but Orton grabs the ropes and pulls himself down. Edge rushes the ring and spears Cena. Winner: Cena Via DQ

Edge leaves the ring and comes back with two chairs. They set Cena up for the con-chair-tow. HBK rushes in and grabs a chair. HBK takes out both Edge and Orton with the chair. Cena gets to his feet and sees HBK with a chair in hand and ducks. Hes not sure if HBK will go after him too and glares at him. HBK puts down the chair and they talk in the middle of the ring. Cena walks away from HBK who looks like he wants to hit sweet chin music, but doesnt. Cena watches HBK closely as he picks up both chairs. Cenas not sure what HBK will do with the chairs, but HBK tosses them from the ring

 

RAW Preview for 2/26/07 from WWE.com:

Trump to reveal his pick - Mr. McMahon sent a serious message to rival billionaire Donald Trump on Monday night when he selected new Intercontinental Champion Umaga to represent the Chairman in the Battle of the Billionaires at WrestleMania 23. On the next edition of Raw, Donald Trump will answer back by announcing which Superstar will carry the Trump banner in Detroit on April 1. Which competitor will have the mogul's endorsement? How will Mr. McMahon or, more importantly, the Samoan Bulldozer react to Trump's pick?

Opponents and partners - On two consecutive nights, Shawn Michaels was true to his word to WWE Champion John Cena, having his tag team partner's back at No Way Out and on Raw. Will Michaels uphold his promise this Monday night as he and Cena defend their World Tag Team Championship against Rated-RKO? Edge and Randy Orton have been credited with taking out Michaels last partner, and best friend, Triple H. Could the former tag champions be looking for more than another taste of championship gold?

Cashing in - The man who put Money in the Bank on the map, Edge, defeated Rob Van Dam to qualify for this year's Ladder Match. With the qualifying matches continuing on the Road to WrestleMania, who will be the next addition to this elite group of opportunists?

From paparazzi to Playboy - Melina changed the face of all Diva-dom on Raw as she seized the Women's Championship from Mickie James. Despite arguably the biggest win in her career, Melina did not seem too happy Monday night as the new champion disparaged latest Playboy cover girl and SmackDown Diva, Ashley. It seems as if the attention Melina gets from the usual torrent of paparazzi isn't enough any more. What will the Women's Champion do to ensure the spotlight stays fixed on her curvaceous body?

Find out live tonight at 9pm et, 8pm ct only on the USA Network.