WWE RAW Results (8/6): New GM, Vince Returns!
Event: WWE Monday Night RAW
Airdate: Monday, August 6th, 2007 (USA Network)
Location: The HSBC Arena in Buffalo, N.Y.
Results by Dan O'Hagan
- From the HSBC Arena in Buffalo, N.Y.
- Raw begins with video footage of Mr. McMahon arriving at the arena earlier today ? Jonathan Coachman welcomes McMahon ? Vince says when Raw begins he wants every Raw superstar under contract in the ring so that he can exercise his freedom of expression.
- After the opening video all Raw superstars make their way to the ring ? Vince then stands on the stage ? he says the last time he was "officially" on Raw he was blown to smithereens, he shows the footage of the limo explosion from 2 months a go ? he says the fans must be wondering why he staged his own demise, he says he did it to see if anyone would care ? he says he is happy to report that he is beloved by the fans and by the superstars, he says tonight he will address the United States Congress and the American media, he says he will also address certain members of his family, Jonathan Coachman joins McMahon on the stage ? Vince says all the Raw superstars will now compete in a Battle Royal, and the winner will be the new General Manager of Raw! Coach looks disgusted?
(1) Battle Royal ? All Raw Superstars ? Winner becomes the Raw General Manager
Final four are Carlito, Cody Rhodes, Shelton Benjamin and Sandman ? Carlito eliminates Cody, Sandman then eliminates Benjamin and Carlito ? Sandman thinks he's won, William Regal then appears from under the ring and eliminates Sandman to become the new General Manager of Raw!
- Backstage Coach is complaining about William Regal becoming GM – Vince talks about two congresses wanting to investigate WWE at the same time ? Vince tells Coach he is now Regal's assistant.
- A Triple H returns video for SummerSlam airs.
- Todd Grisham interviews King Booker, he says tonight he will prove that HE is the King of Kings, he also announces that next week, live from Madison Square Garden, the looser of his match with Jerry Lawler will place the crown on the head of the winner in a special ceremony.
- Graphic hypes John Cena on Carlito's Cabana later tonight.
(2) Rory McAllister w/ Robbie vs. Snitsky
Pointless match, over in about 15 seconds after Snitsky wins with a Pump-Handle Slam.
- Mr. McMahon takes a call from his accountant, he says "we have nothing to hide" he tells Coach they are being investigated by the Internal Revenue Service, he goes on to bury the media (and so he should) and he also talks money, after he leaves, I.R.S is seen in the background wearing his suit with his briefcase by his side and he is reading the Financial Times, he looks up to watch McMahon and then goes back to his paper.
Jillian Hall is out her with her microphone. Jillian asks Lillian Garcia about her new album but no one wants to hear her sing. They want to hear Jillian sing. The crowd disagrees. Jillian does her best Britney impression but gets interrupted by?
Mickie James vs. Jillian Hall
Jillian with a cheap shot and sloppy snapmare. She beats Mickie down in the corner and applies a bow and arrow stretch. Mickie fights out and takes Jillian over. She runs into a back elbow and takes the Mickicanrana and a hair-pull takedown. Air Mickie by James and she fires off with right hands. Neckbreaker by Mickie gets a near fall. Mickie gets a roll up with bridge for 1 and a roundhouse kicks sets up for Mickie to go up top. Jillian's thong kept going further and further down. Wow, this was hot and we've got pics below. Jillian rolls out the way and hangs Mickie up on the top rope. Mickie James' bare ass is out revealing her crack. hehe. Jillian nails a full nelson falling slam for 3!
Winner ? Jillian Hall
Coach is unhappy backstage. Regal is here. Coach congratulates Regal. Regal is looking forward to his assistance. Regal has always wanted to host a game show and now he is GM he can do what he wishes so he tells Coach to set up a live rendition of The Dating Game! "And by the way, can you get me some earl grey?" Hahahaha.
- Carlito's Cabana up next.
- Carlito comes to the ring and introduces the WWE Champion John Cena, Cena intimidates Carlito and makes him sit in a chair, Cena takes over the show re-naming it Cena's Cabana, he then goes on to interview himself ensuring Carlito doesn't move from the chair the entire time, footage from last week is shown of Carlito spitting in Cena's face, after Cena is through interviewing himself he turns his attentions to 3 reasons why he should kick Carlito's ass, 3. Because Carlito has no nuts, 2. Because he doesn't really like apples, he would rather swallow bananas and 1. Because it's cool! Carlito and Cena start brawling Orton sneaks up behind Cena to try and RKO his again but Cena prevents it and Orton runs from the ring, Cena then FU's Carlito whilst staring at Orton ? Regal then decides that Orton and Carlito will decide Cena's opponent tonight
- Up next; King Booker vs. King Lawler II.
- Randy Orton and Carlito tell William Regal they have decided John Cena will face Umaga tonight ? McMahon talks to Regal about his family, he says after his demise, his son Shane was conveniently missing, his daughter Stephanie, even though she had given a heart-felt speech the next week on Raw had already spoken to attorneys about getting her slice of the pie and he suspects his wife Linda was already looking to find a new man, he says he is confident he can get his family again united.
(4) Loser must crown the Winner next week on Raw – King Booker w/ Queen Sharmell vs. Jerry "The King" Lawler
Booker dominates most of the match to begin with, all Lawler's attempts to fight back are cut short by Booker, Booker misses a Scissors Kick and Lawler takes control, Lawler is distracted by Sharmell and Booker gets the Scissors Kick in for the victory.
- A video package is shown of Mr. Kennedy taking out Bobby Lashley last week, J.R. notes Lashley has suffered a torn rotators cuff and he is having surgery tomorrow.
- Mr. Kennedy makes his way to the ring, he says there is one thing that we will be hearing a lot from now on, and that is "Kennedy" he repeats his name multiple times ? they go to commercial break.
- The Dating Game with William Regal ? the 3 guys are Jim Duggan, Ron Simmons and Santino Marella, the girl is Maria. Santino tries to spoil the "fun" by telling Maria to just pick him, she ends up picking Simmons! Santino gets hot and demands Maria leave with him, Umaga makes his way to the ring for his match and everyone quickly gets out of his way.
Umaga leaves the ring and Santino gets out of the ring before Umaga gets to the ring. We go to commercial.
We are back and Coach is in the McOffice and someone has some paperwork for Mr. McMahon. Coach signs a summons and then Coach reads the papers that he was just served. Coach says that he needs to find Mr. McMahon.
Match Number Five: Intercontinental Champion Umaga versus WWE Champion John Cena
Umaga charges at Cena but Cena moves out of the way. Cena punches Umaga but Umaga sends Cena into the corner with an Irish whip. Umaga stomps on Cena and then he chops Cena. Umaga with more punches to Cena followed by a hard Irish whip. Umaga with a head butt followed by a running shoulder tackle. Umaga with another shoulder tackle as Cena goes down again. Cena avoids another shoulder tackle and Cena tries for a blockbuster but Umaga stays on his feet. Umaga with a spinning heel kick and Cena rolls outside the ring. We go to commercial.
We are back and Umaga has Cena in a nerve hold but Umaga sends Cena back to his knees. We go to footage from the commercial break when Umaga knocked Cena off the apron and Cena hit the announce table. Cena gets back to his feet despite Umaga using his weight advantage for leverage. Umaga with a kick to Cena but Cena tries to get Umaga up for an FU but Cena collapses under Umaga's weight. Umaga maneuvers over to Cena in the corner and Umaga with punches to the shoulder and head. Cena rolls to the apron and Cena drops Umaga on the top rope. Cena goes up top but Umaga catches Cena and hits an uranage. Umaga goes to the apron and he climbs to the top turnbuckle but he misses a frog splash. Cena gets Umaga in the STFU but Randy Orton and Carlito come to the ring.
Winner: John Cena (by disqualification)
After the match, Orton and Carlito attack Cena and then they leave Cena in the corner for Umaga to connect with the running butt splash but Umaga takes his time and then he hits Orton with an uppercut. Umaga grabs Carlito and sends Carlito into the corner and hits a super kick. Umaga looks at Cena and Carlito and Umaga charges at Carlito but Carlito gets out of the corner.
General Manager William Regal comes out and he says that Carlito and Orton's choice of Umaga did not work out like they wanted. Next week from Madison Square Garden Randy Orton and Carlito will face John Cena and Umaga. Cena chases after Orton while Carlito backs up the ramp as Umaga comes after him.
We see Mr. McMahon walking in the back and all of the superstars are lined up against the wall. Mr. McMahon stops by Paul London and tells him to keep that smile on his face.
Mr. McMahon walks out of the building and he turns around and sees two men behind him and he gets a bit of d?j? vu. Mr. McMahon walks cautiously to his limo. He enters the limo and Coach stops him before he can close the door. Coach says that he has been looking for Mr. McMahon. Coach tells Mr. McMahon that he needs to read the papers. Mr. McMahon wants Coach to tell him what the summons is for. Mr. McMahon is being served with a paternity suit in Connecticut for an illegitimate child that he is siring. Apparently there is another member of the McMahon family running around. Mr. McMahon has a pained look on his face as we go to credits.