WWE RAW Results (7/16): A Face Off/Debate!
Event: WWE Monday Night RAW Airdate: Monday, July 16th, 2007 (USA Network) Location: The American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas Results by Ryan Clark
- From the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Tx.
- Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler welcome us to Raw
- Graphic is shown to promote a John Cena-Bobby Lashley confrontation later
- Triple H’s music hits and the crowd go nuts, but instead of Triple H entering the arena, King Booker and Queen Sharmell do. King Booker cuts a promo on HHH saying that Triple H calls himself the “King of Kings”, Booker says H does not deserve or have the right to call himself a King, Booker says Triple H no longer has the right to call himself a king. Booker then moves on to Jerry Lawler, he asks Jerry “Out of respect” to drop the word King from his title, Lawler says he’s been a King for over 30 years and he doesn’t see why they both can't co-exist as “Kings”, Booker says that a kingdom cannot be split down the middle and cannot be ruled by 2 kings, Jerry says if it means that much to Booker then even though he can’t control what the fans or J.R. calls him he will stop referring to himself as “King”. Booker thanks Jerry and says that there is just one thing left to do, he then asks Jerry to kiss his royal ring, Jerry refuses and Booker says he’s not asking Jerry, he’s telling him, Jerry responds with “and I’m telling you, I’m not kissing your ring”. Booker then hits Jerry with the microphone, Jerry goes down but manages to get back up and hit Booker a few times before they are broken up by referees.
- To promote the Cena vs. Lashley match, 16 time former World Champion Ric Flair is asked who he thinks will win at the bash, he goes with John Cena.
(1) Fatal-4-Way Elimination Match to be #1 Contender for the Intercontinental Championship at the Great American Bash Jeff Hardy vs. Shelton Benjamin w/ Charlie Haas vs. Santino Marella vs. William Regal Hardy gets a huge pop, Regal eliminates Santino, Regal and Shelton team up and work over Hardy, they soon start fighting each other, Regal and Shelton bump heads, Hardy fires back up, hits a Twist of Fate on Regal to eliminate him, down to Hardy and Benjamin, Hardy hits the Whisper in the Wind, takes out Haas, goes for the Swanton on Benjamin but misses, Benjamin gets a 2-count, Hardy counters Benjamin into a roll-up for the victory, it will be Jeff Hardy vs. Umaga at the Bash!