WWE RAW Results (8/25) - Charlito, Rey Mysterio, More!

WWE RAW Results (8/25) – Charlito, Rey Mysterio, More!

Event: WWE Monday Night RAW
Airdate: Monday, August 25th, 2008 (USA Network)
Location: The Wachovia Arena in Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Results by 411Mania.com

Michaels Cole and Jerry Lawler are your announcers. King says the Championship Scramble concept is an Adamle Original, even though it was Shane and Stephanie McMahon's announcement.

CM Punk vs. JBL

Big "CM Punk" chants. JBL goes on offence early with a knee to the gut and clubbing blows! He works a side headlock and gets a shoulder tackle but misses an elbow drop. Kicks to the thighs and back by Punk, dropkick to the back of the head gets a near fall. They slug it out and JBL hits a big boot to the jaw. King says he sources have informed him of an injury to John Cena that we will hear more about later tonight. Punk battles back and hits a mule kick to the jaw for 2. Forearms in the corner now by Punk, followed up by a dropkick. Cover gets 2. JBL fights out of a side headlock, but misses a big boot and gets caught with an arm drag. JBL fights back but misses a clothesline. Roundhouse kick by Punk! A dropkick sends JBL to the floor, so Punk hits a SUICIDE DIVE! Back in, Punk up top, crossbody gets 2. Kicks to thighs again, Punk gets tossed but skins the cat, only to get caught with a big boot to send him to the floor. We go to a commercial.

We come back from the break and JBL has Punk locked in a bear hug. Punk elbows out of it but falls victim to a back suplex for 2. JBL dominated during the break. Bradshaw hits a suplex and floats over for 2. He applies an abdominal stretch now and pulls back the leg too. JBL falls back into a nice roll up for 2. He hits a short arm clothesline and an elbow drop for 2. JBL fights back from his knees but gets booted in the head. JBL applies a torture rack variant, but Punk slides out, gets caught and taken down for 2. To the corner now and JBL sets Punk up top. Big right hands by JBL knock Punk silly. JBL up to the second rope, but Punk battles back and hits a Tornado DDT! He gets an arm across and gets 2. Knees to the head now by Punk. They slug it out and Punk scores with a roundhouse kick. To the apron now, springboard clothesline! That gets him a near fall. Running knee connects in the corner! Bulldog! One?two?thr-NO! Punk stalks JBL, looks for the GTS, blocked, CLOTHESLINE FROM HELL! JBL takes his time getting the cover, and Punk gets a hand on the bottom rope! JBL argues with the referee and goes to the floor. He brings a chair in but the referee takes it off him. GO 2 SLEEP! That's all she wrote.

Winner: CM Punk

We get replays, Punk celebrates.

Mike Adamle is out. He wants us to turn our attention to the tron to look at some footage from Summerslam, John Cena vs. Batista. They specifically highlight that mid-air counter into a powerbomb. Adamle says Cena suffered a herniated disc in his neck as a result. An MRI revealed the extent of the damage and doctors believe that he will require surgery and will be out indefinitely, so he won't be in the Championship Scramble at Unforgiven. He will name a worthwhile replacement before the night is over.

Kane says pain can be beautiful. What Batista did to Cena is nothing compared to what he has done to Rey Mysterio. Kane cuts an nice little promo, basically saying inflicting pain turns him on.

Adamle apologizes to Primo Colon for last week. Primo says he is nothing like his brother, Carlito is a jerk. Shawn Michaels shows up. Adamle says Jericho isn't here yet. He asks how's Rebecca and gets blanked.

Kelly Kelly vs. Beth Phoenix

Lock up, head lock by Kelly, but Beth overpowers her and dumps her on the top turnbuckle, pulls her off and gets booted. Kelly works the arm then gets 2 off a roll up. Beth gets busted open from a kick. Beth goes on offence with a shoulder tackle. Kelly fights back and gets off a victory roll, then comes back with forearms. Kelly back flips to avoid, something, but misses a handspring elbow as Santino pulls Beth out of the way. Kelly rolls Beth up for the win!

Winner: Kelly Kelly

Beth seems to blame Santino for the loss. She tackles him and beats him up with rights and kicks him out of the ring.

We get a 24/7 commercial, showcasing Bret Hart vs. Mr. Perfect from 1989.

Charlito vs. Primo Colon

Charlito is Charlie Haas, dressed as Carlito. Apparently his new gimmick is impersonation. Slap by Charlito, Primo comes back with a weak rana off the top. Charlito gets a cheap shot in and hits a clothesline for 2. Stomps by Haas, and a big back suplex gets 2. Haas grabs a chinlock to wear Primo down. Haas grabs an apple but gets caught with a right hand. Haas misses a dropkick and Primo hits a clothesline and a dropkick. A monkey flip knocks Haas' afro off. Colon misses a splashes but heads up top and gets a cross body for 3!

Winner: Primo Colon

We get replays of Chris Jericho's promo from last week.

Shawn Michaels makes his way to the ring. He is one sad panda. First off, to everyone that is asking about Rebecca, she's hurt. But after being married to him for 10 years, she's tough and she'll be OK. Last week he went home to take care of his family. He wanted to look at this like a rational human being and that it was an accident. And then they watched Raw. He watched as Chris Jericho blamed him, and the fans and showed no remorse for what he had done. He didn't send in a letter of resignation because he has earned the right to tell the people who have supported him over the last twenty years, thank you. But the thing is, he didn't realize that coming out here and saying goodbye for the last time was going to be so hard. And that's why Rebecca was there, to live him up and support him like she has for the last ten years. And what did she get from that? She got punched in the face. He looked into her eyes and he knew that he was not going anywhere. Chris Jericho is on the titantron now. Chris says Shawn is a lucky man because Jericho was asked not to appear on Raw because people were afraid of what he would do to Shawn if he was. Jericho points out what happened last time they faced each other. He sees through Shawn and knows how conniving he has always been. He wants to goad him into a match so Jericho would hurt him and Shawn would file a lawsuit. Shawn says he wants this match because if he did what he wants to do to Jericho, they would throw him in jail. But in the ring, he can do anything. Shawn says he'll do anything, sign anything. He doesn't want anyone held responsible for what happens. Jericho asks if HBK has forgotten the places Jericho is willing to go, the things he is willing to do. Look at that eye, or better yet look at your wife's pretty face. Michaels wants to know if he will accept this match or will he tell him what he already knows. Michaels say Rebecca is tougher than Jericho. Jericho accepts. He warns him not to let his children and wife watch the match. Shawn says Jericho does not know the meaning of the word Unforgiven. He will never forgive Jericho for what he has done to his family. Shawn isn't looking for a pin, and he couldn't care less about stealing the show. It will be an eye for an eye.

We see Cryme Tyme stealing the tag titles last week.

We see King slapping Cody Rhodes from a few weeks ago.

Simply Priceless vs. Jerry Lawler and Jim Duggan

DiBiase and Lawler start as the USA chants go up. Lock up, no clean break. DiBiase reverses a whip and gets a back drop. Lawler comes back and gets his own back drop though. Lock up again, to the ropes and a knee by DiBiase. He gets telegraphe though, only to get back on the attack and tag out. Rights by Rhodes, Cody works a chinlock but Lawler fights out, only to get suplexed. Lawler comes back with rights, DiBiase tagged in and gets a sleeper hold. King counters with a jawbreaker and Duggan gets the tag. Clotheslines to Ted, and a scoop slam. Three point stand clothesline! Vintage Duggan! Rhodes breaks up the cover but gets tossed by Lawler. DiBiase gets the Million Dollar Leg Sweep on Duggan to pick up the win!

Winners: Simply Priceless

Rhodes grabs the microphone and says they're going to hunt down Cryme Tyme. They committed a crime/ Last time he checked, you don't steal championships, you win them. That's something those punks could never do. Cryme Tyme are up in the cheap seats. Shad says they're willing to do the time, and they want the titles to be put on the line, so they borrowed them. JTJizzle says they want the match at Unforgiven. DiBiase wants them to go through the proper channels. They have no idea what they've got themselves into. They've got their match. But know this, they will take back far more from what they stole and it will be Priceless. Silly white boy. Nothing comes without a price. Priceless? Nah. It'll always be about that money, money?

Todd Grisham is with Batista. Batista says his match at Summerslam was one of the toughest of his career. John lives his life by three words? hustle, loyalty, respect. He has nothing but respect for Cena and wishes him luck with the surgery. Tonight, he doesn't care what Kane is capable of and he isn't intimidated. He will then win back his title at Unforgiven. But tonight is personal.

Intercontinental Championship: Santino Marella vs. Kofi Kingston

Kofi scores a quick near fall of a roll up and then goes to the arm. Santino grabs a headlock, Kofi elbows out but gets knocked down. Leaping elbow to the jaw gets 2. Arm drag by Kofi. Kofi avoids an arm drag by hitting a monkey flip, then hits the mounted punches in the corner. Kingston gets two off of a uppercut, but then misses a rebound crossbody. Marella stomps away then hits a suplex. Marella grabs an abdominal stretch now. Kofi hip tosses out and hits a clothesline and a dropkick, and a flying forearm. Kofi feigns a moonsault and hits a dive punch. Russian leg sweep now, then the Thuner Calp leg drop! Santino rolls to the floor and Beth Phoenix is out now. The distraction allows Kofi to roll Santino in, but Beth trips him up, allowing Santino to pick up the win.

Winner: Santino Marella

After the match, Santino cowers in the corner, but Beth puts a big liplock on him. He's so overjoyed that he just about sucks her face off.

We get some hype for the SmackDown Your Vote thing.

Mike Adamle says the replacement is Rey Mysterio!

Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler run down the Unforgiven card thus far, SmackDown's Scramble match featuring Triple H defending the WWE Championship againt Jeff Hardy, Brian Kendrick, MVP and Shelton Benjamin. RAW's World Heavyweight Championship Scramble with CM Punk, Kane, Batista, JBL and now Rey Mysterio, and the Unsanctioned Match between Shawn Michaels and Chris Jericho, which I believe is literally a fight without rules and you cannot win perse.

[Commercial Break]

A promo airs for the SmackDown and RAW Scramble matches at Unforgiven, accompanied by that awful Motorhead song!

Here comes the Animal, blasting his way to the ring. Kane comes out to his new music, that remix of his original theme. I really don't think it suits him, it's too slow for his faster walk to the ring than his masked days. The bell rings. Kane locks in a hammerlock and gets sent over with a fireman's carry by Batista. He wrenches the arm of the Big Red Monster and rolls over into a rear naked submission, using his legs to wrap around Kane's body. Kane never fails to remind me of Homer Simpson when he hits someone or is on the receiving end himself, "D'oh!".

The Animal goes for the Batista Bomb early but Kane spins out of it, only to be decked by a huge clothesline by Batista. Kane exits the ring and pushes the ring steps apart in a fit of rage. He walks over to the timekeeper's table and throws away a steel chair.

[Commercial Break]

Back, Kane has a chin lock applied on a grounded Batista. We see a replay of a big uppercut striking Batista during the commercial break. Batista pushes his way out of the submission and charges for the Spear, only to get caught with a throat thrust. Chokeslam attempt by the Big Red Machine, but the Animal throws his arm off. Kane follows up with a dropkick to the knees, taking him down.

Batista is dazed in the corner, and a big boot to the face doesn't help. The monster works on the leg of the former multi-time World Heavyweight Champion, who fires back with some hard shots and a double axehandle, but falls flat with his damaged leg. The work continues on his leg as Kane tries to freight train his opponent, but runs into an explosive clothesline.

In desperation, Batista sucks it up and drives Kane with a one-legged Powerslam. A second Chokeslam attempt fails yet again and so does another Batista Bomb. The Big Red Machine leaves the ring again and positions Batista on the canvas over by a ring post. He slams his leg against it and immediately goes for a steel chair. He slams the weapon against the injured leg of the Animal for an instant disqualification.

WINNER: BATISTA