WWE Monday Night Raw Results 8/18/08
Submitted by PainLord on Tuesday, August 19, 2008 at 12:23 AM EST
Report by Jason Powell and ProWrestling.net
Chris Jericho's entrance music played and he walked to the ring wearing a suit. Michael Cole said Jericho was responsible for one of the most controversial moments in the history of WWE. Jerry Lawler also chimed in on commentary. Once in the ring, Jericho said Shawn Michaels is responsible for what happened to Rebecca. "I did not put Shawn Michaels in harms way," Jericho said. "He did and here's the proof." Video footage of the angle aired. Back live, the crowd booed heavily and chanted "You suck" at Jericho. He stood there and took it all in without saying a word for about 20 seconds. Jericho said Michaels could have sent in a letter of resignation or a video, but he had to come out and placate his ego one more time. He said because the fans feed HBK's ego, they are also responsible for what happened to Rebecca. "You should be ashamed of yourselves for that," he said. To wrap things up, Jericho said Michaels deserved it. "Shawn, you had it coming," he said.
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A commercial hyped that next week's Raw will air on Sci-Fi Network at the usual time on Monday night.
1. Batista pinned Paul Burchill (w/Katie Lea) in 1:50. The announcers noted that Batista was nursing a knee injury from the pay-per-view. Burchill targeted the knee early and stayed on it throughout the match. It didn't last long, though, as Batista hit the Batista Bomb and scored the pin.
Backstage, Mike Adamle introduced Primo Colon as Carlito's brother and the newest member of the Raw roster. Adamle blew off Primo when he spotted John Cena. Adamle tried to tell Cena about the match he was scheduled to have later in the show. Cena blew off Adamle and approached Batista. "That was a great match last night," Cena said. "The better man won." Cena and Batista shook hands. "But that was last night," Cena said before walking off.
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After the break, Jillian Hall was standing in the ring. She said she was happy to be in Chicago and said that was also the name of one of her favorite bands. She performed one of their songs to a chorus of boos.
2. Mickie James and Kelly Kelly defeated Jillian Hall and Katie Lea at 4:55. Kelly worked some offense momentarily, then sold until it was time for a hot tag for Mickie. The babyface duo hooked up for a double dropkick that hit Jillian in the stomach. A short time later, Mickie used a tornado DDT to score the pin on Katie.
A video recapped the top two matches on the SummerSlam pay-per-view.
Cole announced that Cena will face Ted DiBiase and Cody Rhodes.
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3. JBL beat Jamie Noble via ref stoppage at 2:50. Cole recalled JBL telling everyone that he would show up at tonight's show as the World Champion. Noble got a brief flurry of offense, but this was a glorified squash. JBL hit three Clotheslines from Hell and finally covered Noble. The referee made the first count, then stood up and stopped the match and awarded it to JBL.
Lawler hyped that Shane and Stephanie McMahon would be making a blockbuster announcement coming up after the break.
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A commercial hyped Smackdown's move to MyNetworkTV for October 3rd.
Mike Adamle walked onto the stage and announced "on behalf of Shane and Stephanie" that C.M. Punk would battle Chris Jericho later in the show. He also announced that a a new WWE Championship concept would be presented. He said five superstars, including the World Hvt. Champion, would compete in a 20-minute match. Adamle said the championship would change hands several times during the match and that the person who held it at the end of the 20 minutes would leave as World Champion. Adamle announced that Punk, Kane, JBL, Batista, and John Cena would compete in the match, which is called a "Championship Scramble".
4. John Cena defeated Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase in a handicap match at 12:00. Before the match, Cryme Tyme ran out and stole the tag title straps from DiBiase and Rhodes. The bell rang and the show cut to commercial before Cena locked up with either one of his opponents.
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Cena got the better of the tag champs for a stretch, but they took over the match and made the most of their two-on-one advantage. Cena made his comeback to the usual mix of cheers and boos. He set up Cody for FU, but dropped him when he spotted Ted coming in. Cena clotheslined Ted and then locked Cody in the STFU for the submission win.
Cole hyped "exclusive comments from Shawn Michaels" that he said were recorded moments after the incident.
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A shot aired of Harley Race sitting the crowd. He stood up and waved to the fans.
Cole and Lawler set up the HBK comments.
A highlight video aired of the Rebecca Michaels angle.
At ringside, Lawler said it was obvious that Jericho didn't try to strike Rebecca, but he's also shown no remorse. Cole said rumors are swirling that Rebecca suffered a fractured jaw. She said the couple is home in San Antonio.
Highlights aired of Cole interviewing the couple after the pay-per-view. HBK was going to ignore him, but he came back and said he was going to go home and comfort his wife and kids who just watched their mother get punched in the face.
Backstage, Todd Grisham interviewed C.M. Punk, who got a modest pop. He played into the Rebecca storylines by saying Jericho acted like he did nothing wrong. He said they deal with guys like in Chicago. He vowed to deal with Jericho in "Chicago style".
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Santino Marella and Beth Phoenix made their ring entrance. Cole announced that Santino would defend the Intercontinental Title against D-Lo Brown after the break...
5. D-Lo Brown Santino Marella (w/Beth Phoenix) by DQ in an Intercontinental Title match at 1:41. Cole said Glamorella delivered their acceptance speech during the commercial break. He said it will be available on the WWE website later. D-Lo got very little reaction despite being billed from Chi-Town. Kofi came out and sat in on commentary. D-Lo took control of the match early. He went to the top rope for his finisher, but Beth entered the ring and stood in front of Santino. D-Lo climbed down and got in her face. "Get to steppin'," he told her. Beth slapped him across the face for the DQ. D-Lo roughed up Santino briefly after the ref called for the bell.
A shot aired of Kane walking backstage as organ music played.
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The announcers hyped WWE 24/7.
Kane walked to the ring as the organ music played again. It sounds like he's changed his entrance music. Too bad. Once in the ring, Kane said people looked surprised when he pulled the mask out of the burlap bag last week. Kane said Rey Mysterio hasn't been seen in weeks and there's a reason for that. "I don't like Rey Mysterio and I don't like people who do," he said. Kane said Rey hides behind a mask. Kane said he attacked Mysterio in a parking lot six weeks ago. He said he spared his life, "but his spirit is broken, crushed, dead." Kane asked whether he's alive or dead and then laughed a Dr. Evil laugh until Batista's music played and he limped to the ring still selling the pay-per-view injury. Batista set up Kane for his finisher, but Kane clipped his knee and then chokeslammed him.
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The announcers discussed the one week move to Sci-Fi for next week's Raw. Lawler said he was excited to be on "the Science Fiction Channel."
Chris Jericho and Lance Cade made their ring entrance. The announcers shut up for a moment to let people listen to the Punk reaction. It was major. Lawler sold it well by saying the roof just blew off the building. Cole said Punk has more than 100 family and friends in attendance.
6. Chris Jericho (w/Lance Cade) defeated C.M. Punk in 14:00 in a non-title match. The crowd chanted Punk's name early when Jericho was in control of the offense briefly. Punk caught Jericho in a submission hold until Jericho kicked the back of his head. The announcers mentioned the cut Punk suffered the night before a short time later. Punk whipped Jericho through the ropes and to the floor before the break.
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After the break, Jericho had control of the offense. Cole said he dominated during the break as a couple of highlights were quickly shown. Punk made a comeback, but Jericho hit a nice Lionsault. Jericho went for the Liontamer, but Punk kicked him off and hit a huracanrana and hooked the legs for a good nearfall. Later, Punk caught Jericho on the ropes and tagged him with a high knee and a bulldog off the top. Cool spot. Moments later, Cade climbed onto the apron and distracted Punk momentarily. Jericho immediately took advantage of the situation by striking Punk's wounded head and then following up with the Codebreaker for the pin.
End of show.
Report by Jason Powell and ProWrestling.net
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