WWE Raw Results 9/22/08 and Review

This was the 800th Episode of Monday Night Raw!

Raw was live from The U.S Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio.

This was a good show overall with a lot more wrestling than talking and some great moments. If you missed it, you should go back and check it out as there was a lot of things for every wrestling fan out there. There was a lot of quick reversals in a lot of the matches and it seemed like they were trying to be more like Smackdown than an entertainment showcase. While there was a bit of storyline, there was a lot of wrestling in my view, and the post match incidents were great.

WE start the night with Chris Jericho speaking on top of a ladder, and bragging. This looks great, they have a 20 foot ladder in the middle of the ring and a spotlight on Chris Jericho. Randy Orton comes out, and this could be a little foreshadowing for what is to come. Orton announces that no one can hit him, and he can’t hit anyone or else Mike Adamle will suspend them immediately. Jericho left Randy Orton alone, and C.M Punk made his way out to the ring. The two stared each other down and Punk slapped Orton twice! Mike Adamle quickly run downs to the ring and demands CM Punk to stop it, and calm down. Then Mike Adamle suspends CM Punk indefinitely!

Shane McMahon shows up on Raw! Shane overrules the Suspension of CM Punk! Shane McMahon continues to shake things up, announcing that CM Punk will wrestle Cody Rhodes later on tonight, and then makes another match for tonight: JBL & Chris Jericho vs. Batista & Shawn Michaels!

Cm Punk defeated Cody Rhodes

This match somewhat surprised me, CM Punk was getting good shots in, but the surprise came from Cody Rhodes who seemed on top of his game, and was delivering great shots to Punk and bumping like a true champion. A leg sweep on the outside from Punk, dropping Cody Rhodes was definitely impressive, and Cody Rhodes flying off the top rope with a textbook cross body block to Punk’s reversal was also something that highlight reels are made of. The match was going well, and the pacing was right on target, although I could’ve done with more impact spots, as there was obvious stalling at one point with Punk issuing stiff kicks and right hands to Cody Rhodes. CM Punk rallied in the end and dropped Cody with his GTS and won the match clean and seemingly easy. Post match, Manu and Ted Dibiase Jr. ran in for the save and started to beat down Punk, but that prompted Kofi Kingston to run down and save Punk from further harm! Kofi Kingston cleared the ring and this most likely will set up a tag team match between the two and Priceless or Manu, or some combination of two of them.

Santino defeated Deuce

I can’t believe this match up. I thought Deuce got fired? Maybe it was Domino that got fired. Whatever the case is, here is Deuce in his former gimmick wrestling Santino. It must be noted that Santino is wearing a face protector to sell the injury of Beth Phoenix getting thrown on top of his face. Santino’s face was the target of the majority of Deuce’s offense, and Deuce was trying his hardest to make himself a viable commodity for the WWE as he was really putting the boots to Santino. I definitely spoke too soon though, as Santino gave a reversal to Deuce rolling him up clean for the victory and another match won. This match was a squash, but it was hilarious to see Santino, he’s the funniest Intercontinental Champion of all time, not necessarily the best.

Kane defeated Evan Bourne

Evan Bourne looked amazing in this match against Kane. He was definitely using his in ring psychology to the best of his ability, trying to chop down Kane as if he were a tree in the forest. We saw a lot of low dropkicks and offense to Kane’s lower leg and Evan was relentless, forcing Kane to really slow down. However, the onslaught was short lived because Kane dropped the hammer towards the middle of this match, and while Bourne was putting up a good fight, he was no match for Kane’s immediate strength. Evan Bourne was definitely doing well, but one moonsault miss and things turned around. If you missed it, Evan Bourne went for a moonsault and missed half of kane, landing on his face and arms, but it didn’t seem to phase him too much because he bounced back only to get thrown up into the air and dropped mercilessly with a huge right hand! Bourne was thrown into the air and on the way down, Kane hit an uppercut, turning the tables on Evan Bourne’s initial offensive flurry. Kane dropped Evan in one of the best chokeslams I’ve ever seen on Raw, and won. Post match, Rey Mysterio ran down to the ring and started fighting off Kane but that too was short lived. Rey Mysterio dove off the middle ropes and Kane countered in mid air with a huge big boot sending Mysterio flying. You really had to see this, the timing was perfect and Rey really took one hard in mid air. There’s no protecting yourself on this one, and Kane walked away as a monster. If you can get a hold to a replay, do so, this match and ending was great.

Kelly Kelly defeated Beth Phoenix

Kelly Kelly is definitely improving yet again, and this match proved it greatly. Beth Phoenix is the best wwe female wrestler performing right now. That’s saying a lot considering that Victoria is still a wwe diva, but she hasn’t done a whole lot to gain the title or even get a good push in a long time. Kelly got a lot of offense in with dropkicks, and reversals off the top and surprise flying clotheslines, really impressive match. Kelly then upset the Glamazon when she rolled up Beth after a distraction from Santino. Kelly defeated Beth Phoenix with a roll up. Post match Santino and Beth Phoenix were going to do a number on Kelly, but Batista’s music hit and out came the Animal! Beth Phoenix got into his face, and Batista speared him for his troubles!

Miz & Morrison defeated Cryme Tyme

Cryme Tyme finally looked good in a match, and it took the likes of Miz and Morrison to bring it out in them. Cryme Tyme was looking like a great team and was rallying the fans in a way that I haven’t seen from a tag team in a long time. Hopefully the WWE doesn’t separate Cryme Tyme anytime soon as they are a great team and are starting to come into their own now. After the commercial break Miz and Morrison had full control over this match, however, the hot tag came in and things really turned around! Cryme Tyme set up their finisher, but Morrison jumped in to break it up before things got bad, but that was short lived. I was surprised at how many near falls were in this match up, Miz kicked out of a lot of big time moves, and the crowd was really into this match up. This wasn’t Cryme Tyme’s night as Morrison nearly knocks out Shad with a kick to the back of the head, Miz rolled him up for the pin and Miz and Morrison defeats Cryme Tyme thanks to quick wits and Morrison’s blindside.

JBL, Lance Cade, and Chris Jericho defeated Shawn Michaels and Batista

I thought for sure the good guys had this match sewed up, but apparently even I am wrong most of the time. Cade really shined in this match, at least in the closing effort. Shawn Michaels and Batista are a good team, and I guess the feud between them is over since they acted like a cohesive unit for the most part of this match up. JBL was a non factor in the end, and while Jericho had a great amount of offense he just couldn’t put away Shawn Michaels who was on a roll in the later goings of this match up. It was definitely good, but things worked out best for Cade as he jumped in and dropped HBK for the win! Lance Cade pins Shawn Michaels! The bad guys win this match up, and we get another edition of Raw with Jericho and Cade on top!

WWE Raw 9/22/08 Results

JBL, Lance Cade, and Chris Jericho defeated Shawn Michaels and Batista
Miz & Morrison defeated Cryme Tyme
Kelly Kelly defeated Beth Phoenix
Kane defeated Evan Bourne
Santino defeated Deuce
Cm Punk defeated Cody Rhodes

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