WWE Raw 1/12/09 Review and Results Jericho Gets Fired

We open the show with JBL instructing Shawn Michaels that he must basically wrestle like his life depended on it, because he works for JBL not just for pride and glory.

Chris Jericho confronting Stephanie McMahon was kind of cool. I think the best talker in the WWE right now is Chris Jericho. If only all the wwe superstars right now had his mic skills, we would have a completely different wwe raw program. Stephanie McMahon FIRES Chris Jericho!

Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated The Miz

The Miz and Rey Mysterio put on a good match up. No, it’s not crazy, but it was adequate. Miz put up a good enough offensive, but he couldn’t get this one through. Mike Knox appeared after the match and started beating up Rey Mysterio! Surprise, surprise, the big man attacked Rey Mysterio. Mike Knox is now officially A-Train Jr.

William Regal defeated Cm Punk via disqualification

Cm Punk and William Regal once again put the Intercontinental title into the spotlight, creating something really cool. Seriously, this is the type of heavy hitting match that the title should have. If only it was a little longer. It was getting really good, until William Regal suffered a low blow in full view of the referee! That’s right, Regal, was hit with a right hand to the stomach and the ref thought it was below the belt and was disqualified, causing Regal to hold on yet again.

Randy Orton defeated Kane

Kane has slowly becoming one of the least feared “monsters” in professional wrestling right now. They have been making him lose yet again. This match wasn’t that great, Kane really pushed hard this week and was beating Orton for a good amount of time. However, Orton caught Kane with a leg drop as Kane was flying down and then went for the pin. Kane sucks now, sorry, maybe he’ll make a comeback, but right now he’s just sucking it up.

Post match, Ted Dibiase returned and joined Manu and Sim Snuka in attempting to pounce on Randy Orton! Team Priceless looked together once again and the tension was huge! Orton struck Manu, then Cody hit Sim Snuka and the melee ensued into having Ted Dibiase and Cody Rhodes joining Legacy, and kicking out Snuka and Manu! Yep.

The Divas match never happened. Melina got brutally attacked as she was coming down the stage. I didn’t care, and you shouldn’t care either.

Shawn Michaels defeated John Cena

A ppv caliber match up? I’m not one hundred percent sure if this is going to make anyone’s top ten list. This match was basically back and forth, with both men looking really strong. John Cena looked poised to take this one, as he was really on some great rolls in this match up. He really had things going for him, but Shawn Michaels had counters for all of John Cena’s big moves, and really made a showing. JBL was ringside, looking serious, and Shawn Michaels was out there like a man possessed! Wow, this match was a lot longer than any other Raw match in recent memory. They really went out there and put on a show that the live crowd could get behind, and something that even us Jaded fans could get behind! Shawn Michaels was really out there looking like he had some great hopes, and John Cena was hanging in there move for move which was great! I thought this one was over when Cena got hit with a powerbomb reversal off of a third rope FU attempt! This prompted HBK to miss the big elbow! This match then got really good with the STFU locked in right in front of JBL! Cena missed the FU and ran into JBL for a split second and then ran right into the SUPER KICK! HBK OVER CLEAN! HBK defeats John Cena in one of the longest matches on Raw in recent memory! Good stuff here folks, seriously, good stuff here.

WWE Monday Night Raw 1/12/09 Results

Rey Mysterio Jr. defeated The Miz
William Regal defeated Cm Punk via disqualification
Randy Orton defeated Kane
Shawn Michaels defeated John Cena

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