The Raw Report (08/07/06): Triple H vs. Umaga
Submitted by Chad Matthews on Monday, August 7, 2006 at 11:10 PM EST





The Raw Report (08/07/06)

A recap aired of the finish to and aftermath of the HBK-Umaga match from last week.

The show opened with a few still photos of Graceland, but then the camera cut to the backstage area, where Vince and Shane were dressed up as Elvis. The McMahons said they left DX “all shook up” at the end of last week’s show. Vince said HHH was dancing to the “jailhouse rock” and HBK ended up in the “heartbreak hotel.” VKM said he was going to “be cruel” to Triple H tonight by putting him in a match against Umaga. They proceeded to break out into a rendition of “Hound Dog.” Vince said “Elvis has left the building.”

Match 1: Women’s Champion Mickie James vs. Trish Stratus
-(CMV1 note- title was on the line). A lock-up started us off, but just as the two were jockeying for position, WWE Champion Edge (w/ Lita) came to the ring and demanded that the show and the match be stopped. Edge said he was sick of taking a backseat and told Mickie to shut up. He said the match was over and he was taking over Raw. He asked Trish to stay and reminded us that he was a two-time WWE champion. Edge said he was sick of getting no respect and that it wasn’t fair that he had to defend the WWE title against John Cena in Boston at Summerslam. He called the fans mindless sheep and said none of it was fair. He said that he had to put up with more crap than any champ in the history of the company. Edge displayed the Summerslam promotional poster, featuring DX, John Cena, Rey Mysterio, and Trish. He then bashed several of those featured on the poster before turning his attention to the cover of the new WWE magazine featuring Trish Stratus. Edge said he was hoping the WWE would make up for leaving him off the Summerslam poster by putting him on the new WWE magazine cover, but instead Trish gets it. Lita then took the mic and called Trish a no-talent slut and asked Edge if she could remove her from the ring. Trish fought her, but Edge grabbed her and placed her out of harm’s way. Lita then speared Trish and set her up for an Edge spear. Carlito then came into the ring and made the save. However, as Carlito tended to Trish, Edge came in and speared the crap out of him. (CMV1 rating- n/a) (CMV1 note- An enjoyable opening segment that will set-up a nice side feud given that Cena-Edge has pretty much run its course)


Match 2: Shelton Benjamin vs. Kane in a #1 contender match for the IC title
-(CMV1 note- IC Champ Johnny Nitro, w/ Melina sat at ringside for this number one contender match). Kane tried to do his normal pre-match pyro ordeal, but Shelton hit him with a springboard bulldog to start the match. He tried to follow with a leapfrog out of the corner and into a high risk, but Kane countered and tried to snake eyes. Shelton countered into a roll-up, but Kane took control soon after. Kane then splashed SB in the corner and followed with a sidewalk slam. The Big Red Machine went up top and connected on a flying clothesline and set up for the chokeslam, but Shelton countered. Kane regained momentum and tried for the finish again, but SB again countered, this time into a DDT. Benjamin then tried for the T-Bone suplex, but Kane shoved him into the turnbuckle. He tried for another splash, but Benjamin dropkicked his knee and sent his face crashing into the top turnbuckle. The finish came when Kane countered Shelton’s attempt at a flying clothesline and hit the chokeslam for the win. Kane became #1 contender to the IC title at 2:45. (CMV1 rating- *). (CMV1 note- really short, but damn fine work)

John Cena came to the ring to a mixed reaction and said that he was as riled up as the crowd tonight. He said he didn’t like Edge and mocked his quest for respect and his griping about not being on the Summerslam poster. Cena said that Edge was supposed to be on it, but that research showed that Edge’s face scared kids. He said Lita was supposed to be on it, too, but she got on the 711 poster as spokeswoman for Slurpy’s for Herpes. Cena commented that Edge did get to be on the poster for CBI, Crying Bitch Illustrated…he showed a fake cover. He then got a cheap pop by saying he wouldn’t mind if Summerslam was in Memphis before challenging Edge to come to the ring and earn the respect he wanted. Coach interrupted, though, and said Edge would not be coming out to accept that challenge, but rather he’d be teaming w/ Lita to face Carlito and Trish. Given that Cena was hungry for action, though, Coach set him up against Viscera.


Match 3: John Cena vs. Viscera
-(CMV1 note- remember the days when you got excited to see the top babyface face a big huge guy? Yeah, nevermind, that was a really long time ago). The match started during the commercial break. Cena tried for a sunset flip, but Viscera tried for a butt drop. Cena dodged it, though, and tried for diving shoulder tackle. Viscera proceeded to catch him with a spinning wheel kick and follow with a running splash in the corner. He later hit a falling body slam for a near fall and locked in a modified camel clutch. Cena powered out and fought back with knee lifts and right hands, and then hit the seldom-used Throwback. He tried to follow with the Five Knuckle Shuffle, but ended up caught in a black hole slam. Viscera tried to hump him, but Cena moved, saluted the big man, and gave him the FU for the win. Cena defeated Viscera. (CMV1 rating- ¾ *) (CMV1 note- decent enough action, but I didn’t like that JR oversold Cena being able to FU Viscera…he’s FU-ed the Big Show twice in one minute for crying out loud).

Backstage, Vince McMahon told security officers that they needed to keep HBK out of the picture.

Further backstage, Carlito got a kiss from a fired up Trish Stratus in preparation for their match.

Even further backstage, Shane McMahon asked the Highlanders if they’d seen HBK. He asked Torrie and Candice, as well. No one had seen him, but the ladies flirted with Shane long enough for HBK to sneak up on Shane ‘O and attack him as he was going into Vince’s office. Michaels was immediately apprehended and taken down. Later on, Trips tried to come to HBK’s rescue as he was being handcuffed.


Match 4: WWE Champion Edge and Lita vs. Carlito and Trish Stratus
-Edge tried for a sneak attack, but caught multiple back elbows from Carlito. CCC then hit a jumping flatliner for a near fall. Edge came back with a trip that sent Carlito face-first into the second turnbuckle. The champ followed with a standing dropkick. Carlito then came back with a running knee lift and a hard clothesline. Edge proceeded to tag in Lita, while Carlito tagged in a pissed off Trish. Trish took Lita down with a Lou Thesz press and hammered away on her in the corner. Stratus then tried for a handstand into a double leg flip over in the corner, but Edge ran over to prevent the move. Trish fell to the mat and Lita came off the top with a clothesline. Lita then locked in a chinlock before throwing her down by the hair. The Rated R super Diva continued to dominate as an “Edge is gay” chant broke out. Lita worked over Trish’s knee, but Stratus came back with a head scissor. Edge tried to get involved, but Carlito and Trish delivered simultaneous dropkicks. We then got a dreaded mid-match commercial break. Back from the break, Edge had control thank to Lita pulling the rope during Carlito’s attempted springboard back elbow. Carlito tried for a comeback when he did a back flip off the top rope and landed on his feet behind Edge and then went for the Back Cracker. However, Edge grabbed the ropes in counter. The champ kept control for awhile longer, but Carlito connected on a jawbreaker and a springboard back elbow. Edge then tagged Lita and Carlito tagged Trish. Stratus went wild with chops, forearms, and kicks until Lita went for a Twist of Fate. Trish countered into a spinebuster, though, and went for a cover. Edge broke up the cover and tried to set-up Lita for high risk offense. Carlito made the save while Trish caught Lita with her handstand leg takeover move. Meanwhile, Edge vaulted at Carlito for a spear, but CCC moved. Edge’s momentum carried him into Trish, allowing Lita to pin her for the win. The champ and his woman defeated the other couple at 13:20. (CMV1 rating- ** ¼) (CMV1 note- solid mixed tag match that added some lengthy and better quality wrestling to the show)

Backstage, Randy Orton did an interview on Hogan and their Summerslam match. He told Hogan to heal up the knee injury he apparently suffered and get ready to have his Legend killed.


Ric Flair came to the ring with a book, Mick Foley’s “Foley is Good” in his hand. He took a mic, WOO-ed, and said that for all those that don’t know it, John Cena gave Memphis a nice shout out earlier. He said Ric Flair was born in Memphis. He said that for the last ten years he has tried to find out how to get Mick Foley to stand up and be a man. He questioned how he was going to get him in a wrestling match at Summerslam. Flair said that someone had come up and told him to read Foley’s book if he wanted a match with him at Summerslam. The Nature Boy threw the book down and elbow dropped it. He said the book was crap accept for page 169, where Foley had listed Flair vs. Terry Funk in an “I Quit” match as the best match of all-time. Flair then determined that Foley wouldn’t wrestle him because he either didn’t think he could beat him or knew he couldn’t beat him. Foley then came out to the ramp and said that Flair was absolutely right. Mick said that he did at one time idolize Ric Flair and that Flair was a better wrestler than he could ever hope to be. They don’t like each other, but they can main-event Summerslam because they’d bring out the best in each other. Foley said a match like that would put Flair’s name back at the top, but he cannot let that happen. Twelve years ago, Mick said, Flair was in control of his career and had the chance to make his dreams come true. Since Flair’s dream is to wrestle Foley in a hardcore match, it’s quite the role reversal for Foley to be in control of Ric’s dreams. Foley re-iterated that he got to choose who he wanted to wrestle, when he wanted to wrestle him. Flair asked him if he was really going to walk away from the potential greatness of a match b/t them at Summerslam. He begged Foley…but Foley asked Ric if he really expected him to go back on his vow from 1994 to never do anything to help Flair. How about Foley kicks his ass? How about they face each other at Summerslam in an “I Quit” match? Foley finally accepted the challenge…Flair said Foley was going to bleed to death. Mick said that in a career built of great matches, the bout between them at Summerslam might not only be the best of Flair’s career, but the last of his career as well. (CMV1 note- really strong segment…both men were on this week. Did it make sense that Foley accepted the challenge after what Flair said? No, not really…but it was still a really good segment).


Match 5: Randy Orton vs. Jerry “The King” Lawler
-The crowd was very behind Lawler, but Orton still scored first strike points. King came back with a slap to the face, but Orton retaliated with a slap and high back body drop. Lawler hit him with a slap again, but RKO raked the eyes and hit a standing drop kick. Orton proceeded to connect on several mounted punches and lock in that patented rear chinlock. King battled back to his feet and socked Orton with several left handed shots followed by a running forearm and a body slam. Lawler then went to second rope for the fist drop, but Orton moved. Randy then went for the RKO, but Lawler countered and nearly pushed Orton into the ref. The Legend Killer stopped himself, though, and took advantage of the distracted ref with a low blow on the King. The finish came soon after when Orton hit the RKO for the win at 2:03. (CMV1 rating- ½ *) (CMV1 note- good while it lasted, I guess…I don’t know if it could’ve been better with more time, so I’ll just count my blessings)

A hype video aired for the return of Jeff Hardy…

The Diva Search contestants were in the ring, along with Mike “The Tool” Mizanin. I bet Erica gets voted off tonight. Oh, I’m good…BYE ERICA! Miz then announced that the remaining contestants would face each other in “Diss the Diva” tonight. The crowd was DEAD. The one on the right showed charisma. Layla didn’t slur her words, but sounded like an idiot. Cowboy hat talked her ass kicking skills up, but the crowd didn’t care. JT was unfortunately the least skilled on the mic. (CMV1 note- only a week left of this garbage)


Match 6: Triple H vs. Umaga (w/ Armando Alejandro Estrada and the McMahons)
-The two traded right hands early on, but Umaga took early control with a headbutt. Trips came back with a back elbow before dodging the Samoan Bulldozer as he charged at him, thus sending him over the top rope. He then connected on a splash in the corner, but he when he tried to hit another, Umaga hit a spinning wheel kick. Umaga followed with a couple of running head drops before dropping the Game in the tree of woe in the corner. The Samoan Bulldozer then caught him with a running/diving headbutt and a running hip splash. Umaga headed to the top rope and came off looking for a diving headbutt, but Trips moved out of the way. Both men struggled to their feet, but Trips gained some momentum with a facebuster and a clothesline that finally knocked the big man down. The McMahons tried to get involved, but Trips took them out. He then set Umaga up for the Pedigree, but the Samoan countered into a backdrop. Umaga tried to gain control, but Trips caught him with a spinebuster. When HHH went for the cover, though, McMahon pulled the ref out of the ring. Shane came into the ring, but received a spinebuster for his troubles. Trips then got Vince set up for the Pedigree, but Umaga drilled him with a running Samoan Spike. Umaga defeated HHH at 5:12 (CMV1 rating- *). After the match, Vince hit Trips with the Pedigree. (CMV1 note- pretty blah main-event, but gave the McMahons the upper hand again, which is good after 2 ½ months of nothing but DX dominance. Now people have a reason to order the PPV to see DX get their heat back).



All in all…A slight step up from last week from where I sit. None of the matches were particularly interesting outside of the slightly above average mixed tag team match. Every other match was at the very least decent, but they were all painfully short. What happened to more than one 5-minute match on the same show? Edge, Foley, and Flair all delivered good stuff on the mic tonight. Edge made good points about taking a backseat…it was nice to see him featured again this week after he got about a minute of air-time last week. Raw seems to be cruising along these days and not trying to be a better show…Thus, I’m giving this a very generous 5.5/10 and calling it a night …





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