WWE RAW RESULTS - (3/31) - Ric Flair'S RETIREMENT!
Event: WWE Monday Night RAW
Airdate: Monday, March 31st, 2008 (USA Network)
Location: The Amway Arena in Orlando, FL
Results by 411Mania.com
CLIPS – Wrestlemania. Shawn superkicks Flair. "I'm sorry". Flair's kids cry. Standing ovation.
TONIGHT – Ric Flair's Farewell Address.
PROMO TIME – John Cena. Or is it? His music kicks in then stops. Then HHH's music kicks in. JR apologises for this being live and mistakes happen. But H's isn't coming out either. Because WWE champion Randy Orton is. Perhaps even cockier looking than usual. JR points out 92% of fans thought Orton would lose his title last night on the SMS poll. He also suggests that a 3-way is the hardest match for a champ to retain because he doesn't have to be involved in the fall. "Boo" – Orlando. "Expecting someone else?" – Orton. HEEEL! He mentions that everyone was debating who was going to beat him at Wrestlemania. Whether it'd be Cena or H's. No one thought he was going to win (8% actually Randy and Bayani Domingo!) He says he now deserves respect. He's beaten all challengers and won in the main event of Wrestlemania. He says H's & Cena don't deserve a re-match. He tells us to forget Hulkamania & Attitude because this is the Age of Orton. We're joined by JBL. He agrees with Orton. He says Cena & H's don't deserve a title shot but he does. He says Orton has come out here to brag but his match with pathetic because he was lucky. He says his whole reign thus far has been lucky. "LOOK AT ME, BOY". OOOOHHHH! JBL says his title reign, the longest in Smackdown history, was dominating. He says at Mania he took the toughest guy at Wrestlemania and beat them at their own game. He tells Orton he can't beat him. He declares himself #1 contender for the WWE title. He passed the torch. "I want my damn torch back". JBL walks off without letting Orton respond. Orton grabs the mic and says that everyone who's challenged him has lost. He claims to be the most dominant champion this show has ever seen. Matt Hardy! He runs in from the crowd and lays Orton out. Referees run out to break it up and we get no word from Hardy as to why he's out here. Ad break!
BACKSTAGE William Regal asks Hardy who the bloody hell he thinks he is. Hardy says Orton took 3 months of his life and nearly took his career when he kicked him in the appendix. He demands a match. Regal says he'll think about it.