Only 24 hours after the big Royal Rumble 2009, we get to see Raw live from somewhere...I don't know where, but it was on and in action. I'm really getting tired of hearing Randy Orton's music, that's for sure. The winner of the Royal Rumble opened up the show tonight on Raw. Orton came out with his lawyers and his therapist! He came out to a chorus of boo’s and was ready to explain why he did what he did last week.
The Miz and Morrison defeated Cryme Tyme
I’m not sure why there are two different sets of Tag Team championship belts. There’s no reason for that, considering that Miz and Morrison go on both shows regardless of their affiliation. Meanwhile, the other set of belts are on a tag team that doesn’t really defend them. I didn’t peg Miz and Morrison to win this match up, and they proved me wrong again. They won again, and they are still the world tag team champions. The match was fast and The Miz was definitely great, and it was awesome to see the tag team champs get more solid in a division that is lacking a lot of talent. Cryme Tyme should just call it a day.
Kofi Kingston defeated Kane in a Elimination Chamber qualifying match
Kane came out heavy in this match up. Kofi was getting hit with some stiff shots and clotheslines into the corner. However, Kofi managed to turn things around fast and the match ended swiftly, and if you blinked you missed it. Kofi Kingston defeated Kane.
Chris Jericho announced that he’s going to wrestle Mickey Rourke at Wrestlemania 25. that should be interesting to say the least.
John Cena defeated Shawn Michaels
HBK and John Cena battled it out yet again. If you’re a fan of this site at all, You know how much I hate getting the same match over and over again. I hated it in 1998 when Triple H and the Rock wrestled nine or ten times in a row. You’re standard Cena match was here, and while Shawn Michaels did enough of a good job to thwart repetition, it was still a Cena match when you took away the flashes of greatness. The same position that HBK was in a few weeks ago happened again here, with HBK being inches away from the ropes in the STF and eventually reached the ropes. I thought JBL would be pushing the ropes, but nothing happened. For a ten o’clock main event, this thing was doing well. The crowd was way into this one, even though I could’ve gone without it. JBL tried to convince Michaels to win the match at the midway point, but Cena countered and dropped HBK with the FU and it was all over. Cena wins another match. Are you surprised at all? As a result JBL can not be in the elimination chamber match up.
Beth Phoenix & Jillian defeated Melina & Kelly Kelly
Wow, I didn’t know this was going to happen. I hate the predictability of the WWE diva’s matches. They are easily the easiest match ups to predict. The match eventually went the way I thought it would, Beth Phoenix dropping Jillian on her face, and it was all over. Yep, it was all over. Boring divas match, standard stupidity.
Rey Mysterio defeated William Regal in an Elimination Chamber qualifying match
This match was not half bad. William Regal really does a good job of making his matches worthwhile. I enjoyed how good it turned out, and Rey Mysterio really did a good job out there. A lot of fast moves and good pacing, really made for a good match. I liked this one, even if it was a little short. Rey Mysterio finally wins one, that’s gotta be good for the fans.
Chris Jericho defeated CM Punk in an Elimination Chamber qualifying match
CM Punk and Chris Jericho? The Main Event? I’m down! The match was hard hitting at first, with Punk really pushing Jericho to the defensive. Punk had all the right moves early on, but it was Jericho that was impressing the heck out of me with reversals out of every single type of pinning combination imaginable, before hitting the Codebreaker right onto the face of Punk, and qualifies for the Elimination chamber match at No Way Out in my home town of Seattle, Washington.
Stephanie McMahon came out and confronted Randy Orton. Randy Orton told Stephanie McMahon that if she fires him, he will sue the crap out of WWE. The whole Raw roster came out to the ramp, and Orton started to threaten people. Orton then wanted to get fired and was yelling at the princess McMahon. She wasn't backing down at all, and it was getting crazy. SHANE MCMAHON SHOWED UP! EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT SHANE MCMAHON! He took off his jacket and was going to the inside of the ring. SHANE MCMAHON SPEARED RANDY ORTON! Then fought off legacy, and started to beat the crap out of Orton. However, Rhodes and Dibiase stopped him. Shane really held his own out there and was fighting Orton like a house on fire! Shane McMahon knocked out Randy Orton! This was the best thing to happen to Monday Night Raw in a long time! Shane McMahon will most likely wrestle Randy Orton at No Way out and set up a match up for Vince McMahon to fight him at Wrestlemania.
The entire RAW roster came out and separated the two factions, and Orton escaped with his life, but barely. Shane McMahon started to fight the Raw roster too!
WWE Monday Night Raw 1/26/09
The Miz and Morrison defeated Cryme Tyme
Kofi Kingston defeated Kane in a Elimination Chamber qualifying match
John Cena defeated Shawn Michaels
Beth Phoenix & Jillian defeated Melina & Kelly Kelly
Rey Mysterio defeated William Regal in an Elimination Chamber qualifying match
Chris Jericho defeated CM Punk in an Elimination Chamber qualifying match
Overall this edition of WWE Monday Night Raw 1/26/09 wasn’t half bad. I liked it a lot more than usual. I liked the qualifying matches, although I felt that all the matches were really short. I prefer longer matches, but it is Raw, so I didn’t expect a whole lot. I did like the tag team opener, and thought that Kofi Kingston is looking great still. The divas suck still and I don’t want to see them at all. I’m sorry, WWE’s Divas are terrible wrestlers. John Cena’s new movie “12 Rounds” looks worthwhile to me, but then the rating showed up, and I didn’t think it was worthwhile at all. A pg-13 rating? I know Cena’s suppose to walk the line, but come on! Stupid, this is stupid. I don’t want to see more pg-13 messes…they need to make another solid Rated R film, and then I’ll like it. If you haven’t seen the trailer, check it out, it’s worth it. The rest of Raw was ok at best. My only complaint is that the wrestling takes a backseat to pushing storylines, and you know what? That’s just the wwe way, I’m sure.
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