WWE Raw 12/9/08 Slammy Awards Review and Results

I didn’t think I’d make it to see this show, but after a quick shower, I’m set to review the next three hours of Raw with full intensity! I’m tired though, and I might miss a few things here and there, who knows what’s up.

We opened the show with the tag team of the year award going to: The Miz & John Morrison

CM Punk defeated John Morrison in an intercontinental championship tournament semi-final

Morrison and Punk wrestled in the latest match up for the Intercontinental Championship tournament. Punk really made things interesting within minutes throwing himself off the middle rope and nearly knocked himself out. Hurricanrana off the top rope was insane! Cm Punk nearly shattered his leg when he landed, but he delivered one hell of a move! I was marking out huge for this match! Punk hit the high knee, but Morrison hit a Russian leg sweep and turned the tide a little bit. Punk was really favoring his leg in this match up, after landing hard from the top rope. Morrison countered the GTS into a roll up, but then immediately walked into a high kick to the head, Punk went for the GTS one more time and hit Morrison with it! Morrison loses to Punk and CM Punk advances in the tournament!

Best finishing maneuver of 2008 slammy award went to: Evan Bourne’s Shooting Star Press

MVC (Charlie Haas) defeated MVP

This was hilarious to say the least. Charlie Haas looked amazing as MVC and he really made it look good, looking exactly like MVP. I thought for sure MVP would win this one, but apparently it wasn’t his night. MVC defeated MVP after MVP missed his running leg kick. This was a short non memorable match. MVP is still on that losing streak, sadly.

The slammy for most extreme moment went to: Jeff Hardy’s dive off the titantron

Chris Jericho defeated Jeff Hardy

Jeff Hardy and Chris Jericho squared off in this match up, which was interesting. Jericho really looked great against Hardy, even though Hardy was the main fan favorite of this match up. Jericho was ready to win this with the Walls of Jericho, but Hardy kept getting out of it. Jericho managed to hit the Code Breaker and this match was over. Jericho defeated Jeff Hardy clean!

The Slammy for couple of the year went to: Vickie Guerrero and Edge

Finlay defeated Santino

Finlay beat Santino easily. Santino didn’t stand a whole lot in this match up, Finlay looked amazing against him. Santino is still way over, even if he loses and doesn’t do a whole lot of wrestling, which is great in these modern times.

The Slammy for WWE Diva of the year went to: Beth Phoenix

The slammy for OMG moment of year went to: CM Punk for cashing in money in the bank and winning the title

Rey Mysterio defeated Kofi Kingston in an Intercontinental championship semi-final

Kofi Kingston stood out in this match against Rey Mysterio. Mysterio was doing his best to try and combat the onslaught of high flying maneuvers that Kofi is known for, but Kofi also tried to do some technical wrestling, isolating Mysterio’s arm. This match had a lot of counters, and it involved Mysterio and Kofi both missing key drop kicks and other maneuvers that they do. This was incredible, and Rey Mysterio was really moving fast in this match up and eventually beat Kofi Kingston with a back roll up out of nowhere!

The slammy for match of the year went to: Shawn Michaels vs. Ric Flair WM 24

I don’t believe that, that match sucked!

Cody Rhodes, Manu, & Randy Orton defeated Batista & Triple H

I thought this match was dumb. I hate handicap matches where the two good guys are facing three guys. The only good that can come of this is the heels win and gain a hold on their next match up. However, if the good guys win then the bad guys look stupid for not being able to win as a team, which should never happen. There is no way that two regular dudes should beat three guys, but alas, this is pro wrestling after all. The expected spots happened here but after the dust settled from the all out brawl, Randy Orton swooped in and defeated Batista and Triple H! Orton jumps in hits the RKO and it was all over from there.

The Slammy for the most “Damn” moment of the year went to: The Khali Kiss Cam

Dolph Ziggler defeated R. Truth via countout

What in the world? R Truth against Ziggler? Alright, whatever. Ziggler was all over Truth, which is insane! He was doing great work in there for once, and I like his boots, they remind me of The Brain Busters. Truth took a nasty spill in the ring towards the ropes, and he wasn’t’ the same for the rest of the match up, it did look bad, like it knocked the wind out of him. This match was quite impressive, honestly, I was really impressed with how this match went, including Truth’s Irish whip onto Ziggler and Ziggler selling it like Bret Hart! Truth went over the top rope and nearly knocked out Ziggler when hitting him in the face! It looked great, these two really did some work for once. Ziggler hit Truth with a kick to the face and beat the 10 count for the win.

The Slammy for Superstar of the year went to: Chris Jericho

John Cena vs. Edge (no contest)

We saw this match one million times a couple of years back. It seemed like these two wrestled every week and every ppv for at least 6 months or so. Whatever the case is, this match was halfway decent, as the two wrestlers know each other quite well in the ring and out. This match broke down into a melee when Chris Jericho tried to interfere in the match. Cena jumped out and attacked him instead, the bell rang fast, and every main eventer ran down. The last man standing in the ring, once again holding down the roster, was none other than Triple H. Hardy ran the safety railings and BOOOM hit Edge with a huge drop kick. The match, I presume was thrown out, no official winner or loser was announced.

Overall a good night of wrestling, and I personally wouldn’t mind 3 hours of raw each week, but that’s just me. Lots went down on this night, and this weekend is Armageddon! So watch out for that. I’m not 100% sure I’ll return for ECW tomorrow, but I’ll try, if not, I’ll definitely be back for TNA Impact this week! OH and please check out the links on the sidebar and if you’re shopping on amazon, click our banners, it helps me keep getting cable and ppv’s…I’m going broke trying to cover all the wrestling bases, so help out a brotha, please.

WWE Raw 12/9/08 Raw Results

Tag Team of the Year Slammy Award The Miz & John Morrison
CM Punk defeated John Morrison in an intercontinental championship tournament semi-final
Best finishing maneuver of 2008 slammy award went to: Evan Bourne’s Shooting Star Press
MVC (Charlie Haas) defeated MVP
The slammy for most extreme moment went to: Jeff Hardy’s dive off the titantron
Chris Jericho defeated Jeff Hardy
The Slammy for couple of the year went to: Vickie Guerrero and Edge
Finlay defeated Santino
The Slammy for WWE Diva of the year went to: Beth Phoenix
The slammy for OMG moment of year went to: CM Punk for cashing in money in the bank and winning the title
Rey Mysterio defeated Kofi Kingston in an Intercontinental championship semi-final
The slammy for match of the year went to: Shawn Michaels vs. Ric Flair WM 24
Cody Rhodes, Manu, & Randy Orton defeated Batista & Triple H
The Slammy for the most “Damn” moment of the year went to: The Khali Kiss Cam
Dolph Ziggler defeated R. Truth via countout
The Slammy for Superstar of the year went to: Chris Jericho
John Cena vs. Edge (no contest)

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