Post by DTP. on Feb 22, 2008 15:37:45 GMT -5
The theme song for RAW is WAR hits, after the video finishes, a back-up theme plays and we go live to the arena where we see thousands of fans on their feet and pyro explodes on the stage as the audience is set for WWF RAW! We see the attendence figure on a small graphic in the corner along with the letters 'SAP'. Jim Ross and Michael Cole welcome us to the show and go through the card, including the previously hyped match between Kane and Mankind, Big Bossman and Ken Shamrock against Triple H and X-Pac for the Tag titles, the debut of Kurt Angle among others. The commentators are cut off as the Patriot's theme hits the arena.
Kurt Angle vs. Scorpio
But instead of the Patriot, it is the new star, Kurt Angle, a former Olympian with a gold medal wrapped around his neck. He steps out to the stage and turns back to raise his hands, in which time pyro goes off throughout the arena. He turns back to the ring before he climbs into the ring and raises his arms into the air once again. He grabs a microphone and begins to ramble on about how he is the saviour of the WWF and brags about how fast he will rise through the ranks and beat the Rock for the WWF Championship and how he is the first ever WWF superstar to come in with an Olympic Gold Medal. Suddenly he is cut off by the theme of Scorpio from the JOB Squad! He walks down the aisle and begins to trade insults with the newbie. A referee walks down to the ring as the two trade blows. As the match progresses, Scorpio begins to go to offense on the body of Angle, easily making signs of Angle making rookie mistakes. Scorpio nearly ends the bout with a gutwrench powerbomb however Angle is able to touch the bottom ring rope. Scorpio's enziguri attempt is reversed and Angle ducks his furious kick and makes Scorpio tap out in seconds from the Ankle Lock. His theme plays and the referee raises Angle's hand but he continues to attack Scorpio! Angle gives Scorpio a spinning backdrop right to the outside before he happily walks away.
Winner - Kurt Angle [75%]
We return from the commercial break to hear the theme of the Ministry play throughout the arena. Moments later we see the Undertaker slowly walk out to the stage followed by Gangrel, Edge and Christian, the Acolytes and Viscera and Mideon. Undertaker gets on the microphone and discusses why Gangrel and Edge and Christian did what they did to X-Pac and Triple H last night. Taker demands that X-Pac gives Gangrel a shot at the European Championship. "Break It Down" hits the arena and X-Pac and Triple H appear on the ramp. X-Pac accepts Gangrel's demand and makes a deal for a match at the Royal Rumble as Triple H calls out Taker to a match next week. Taker declines as he is 'busy'. Taker tells Hunter that he must go through Edge and Christian next week to get him one-on-one. The Ministry plays again and the lights go out. When they return, the Ministry of Darkness are gone!
74%
Women's Championship - Sable vs. Jacqueline
Sable came out to the ring dressed in a sexy black leather singlet. She holds the Women's belt over her head and awaits Jacqueline to enter. She walks down the ramp a little slower than usual. Jacqueline also seemed to botch every move up, even getting up seconds after a suplex. Sable hit a Sable Bomb for an easy victory and began to celebrate with the Women's Championship belt. Several seconds later, Jacqueline gets on her feet and leaves, selling nothing. As Jackie heads behind the curtain, Luna Vachon of the Oddities jumps out from backstage and runs into the ring. She jumps Sable with a Lou Thesz press and begins to shake her head against the canvas before Sable manages to crawl out of the ring and escape. Luna throws the title at Sable and continues to shout at her.
Winner - Sable [Defense #1] 45%
We head to the back where we see Scorpio leaving, clutching his shoulder in pain. As he walks off screen, we notice Bob Holly and Al Snow of the JOB Squad chatting. They talk about the size of opportunity they have if they beat the Acolytes tonight. Snow then complains of having a bad leg from the hardcore match with Viscera, the night before. Bob reassures Al, telling him to focus on beating the Acolytes before he walks away. Al is left, leaning on a box in the hallway thinking about their match. He smacks both hands on the box and shouts 'Bring It!' before limping away as a graphic appears in the corner telling us that it is next.
71%
JOB Squad [Bob Holly and Al Snow] vs. The Acolytes [Bradshaw and Faarooq]
Al came to the ring with his little mannequin friend, Head and with some duct tape wrapped around his shin. The Acolytes then marched to the ring and worked extremely stiff. Faarooq actually gave Snow a believably painful spinebuster and the two Ministry members worked on the more softer member of JOB Squad. Bradshaw missed a big boot completely yet Snow fell down. Snow was made to look like a jobber against these two, but then again, isn't that what the JOB Squad was made for? Snow finally reversed a leg-grabbing maneuver [whatever that was gonna be] and got the tag. Holly ran in with a ton of momentum. But it took three shots on both men individually to knock them down. Holly gave Bradshaw an unbelievably sharp dropkick and began bleeding from the eye. Holly got shoved backwards into his own corner where Al got a blind tag. Bradshaw left the ring and began to choke Holly out as Al ran into a Dominator from Faarooq. And just like that, it was finished. Post match, the Acolytes celebrated and walked to the back as Holly tried regaining his breath. When he did, he shoved Al and began shouting at him. Holly walked to the back as Al was left inside the ring.
71%
Contendership - Edge and Christian vs. The New Age Outlaws [Billy Gunn and Road Dogg]
Road Dogg and Gunn went down to the ring, Dogg working the mic as usual and hyping the fans up. As they enter the ring, they do the crotch chops and begin to do their little Michael Buffer impression. After they are done, the Brood's music plays in the arena and soon, Gangrel along with Edge and Christian rise from below the ramp, stood behind a table of candles and other Christian church related objects. They walk the aisle as Gangrel blows out the candles and slowly follows the duo. He watches from the outside as the match begins. Gunn and Dogg clear the ring fairly quickly before Dogg attempts to go for his finisher, the Pumphandle Slam on Edge but Christian manages to give him a shoulder to the back of the knee. Edge covers but gets a near fall as Gunn takes Christian out of the equation. Edge begins to gain momentum and he takes out the Hardcore Champion and goes to work on his back. Edge tags in Christian and the pair really begin to show off their flashy talent. Christian hits the Unprettier and sets up for the finish of the match but Dogg reverses and hits a dangerous vetebreaker. Dogg tags Gunn in and he clears house. He hits the Fame Asser on Edge and ducks a shot to the head from Christian with Gangrel's wine glass. Dogg takes Christian out and this thing is over.
Winners - The New Age Outlaws [85%]
WWF Tag Team Championships: Ken Shamrock and Big Bossman vs. Triple H and X-Pac
The two fan favourites, Triple H and X-Pac seemed to be pretty happy tonight, as they interacted with the fans pretty well and did the crotch chops with their heads held high. But the Corporation's music was the buzzkill as Tag champions, Ken Shamrock and Big Bossman began to walk down the aisle, Bossman carrying his nightstick in one hand and the belt in the other. The four faced off before HHH and X-Pac went to discuss their strategy and Bossman nailed Pac in the head with his nightstick. He threw it out as the bell rang and from that moment, Bossman pretty much dominated X-Pac. In the first five minutes, the corrupt law enforcer worked on X-Pac's head giving him brutal neckbreakers and knees to the head before tagging in Shamrock. He continued where Bossman had left off from and nearly ended the match on two occasions, both with the belly-to-back suplex. Eventually, X-Pac leapfrogged a clothesline and gave the smaller Tag champ a kick to the head. Seconds later, Triple H is in the ring and dominating the Tag Team Champions. Hunter gets set for the Pedigree on Shamrock but doesn't see Bossman run up from behind. X-Pac luckily takes Bossman out and Hunter hits the Pedigree. He hooks a leg but the lights go out to a chorus of boos. As they go back on, Gangrel is standing over an unconscious Triple H and X-Pac! Gangrel leaves, taking sips from his blood as Bossman gets an arm over Hunter and it's finished with.
Winners - Ken Shamrock and Big Bossman [Defense #1] 82%
In a dark room we see the Undertaker grinning, dressed in his sinister black robe, laughing at the monitor. Eventually the camera does a close-up and we notice his eyes rolled back into his head. We break off of the vile Undertaker to a graphic showing us that Kane vs. Mankind is up next. We then go to commercial.
81%
Kane vs. Mankind
We return from the break to the site of inferno lighting the arena in a mysterious red glow. The tron of Kane shows up on the big TitanTron as the big red, Corporate machine slowly steps out to the stage. He walks down the ramp on his own as he steps on the apron and lets his pyro explode behind him. The theme of Mankind plays as the crowd light up with joy as the fan favourite, main guy walks down the ramp. He sits down in the corner and grins into the camera before getting up for shouting something, raising his hands into the air. The bell rings and the two stare each other down. Kane goes to do his taunt but Mankind blocks him off with clobbering lefts and rights to the head. Mankind runs Kane off the ropes and meets him in the centre with a clothesline, but Kane grabs Mankind by the throat and gives him a thunderous sidewalk slam. Kane drops a big elbow and covers for a near fall. Kane gives Mankind a boot to the head and drops another elbow over Mankind. Kane grabs the leg of Mankind and goes for a catapult of some sort but Mankind kicks Kane in the chest and hits him with a clothesline before the big red machine trips over the top rope and falls to the outside. Mankind follows and slams his head into the steel steps before shoving him to the floor. Mankind dives onto the steps and hits an elbow right onto Kane, leant up against the barricade. Mankind pounds on Kane before slamming him into the steps again. Mankind drags Kane into the ring and covers but Kane grabs the rope. Mankind climbs up and hits an axe handle but Kane catches him and hits a collosal Chokeslam! He covers but Mankind somehow grabs the ropes. Kane gets Mankind on his shoulder, preparing for a Tombstone Piledriver but Mankind kicks Kane in the kidney and hits a Double arm DDT! He drags Mr. Socko from his sweats and stuffs it down the throat of Kane. The referee begins to count but the WWF Champion, the Rock dives onto the apron and Mankind realises him and shoves Socko down Rock's throat! Rock attempts to fall off the apron before Kane grabs Mankind and gives him a huge Chokeslam and covers, this thing is done. Kane celebrates, setting the pyro off to the movement of his hands again before the Rock climbs inside the ring and the two begin to beat down the number one contender! Kane chokeslams the official out of the ring before Steve Austin runs down the aisle with a chair! He gets inside and smacks Kane in the side before the two Corporation members flee the ring! Austin helps up Mankind as we go off the air!
Winner - Kane [82%][/centre]
[glow=red,2,300]OVERALL - 74%[/glow]
