WWE RAW 20th of January
“To Be Loved” is playing and the pyro goes off. Then like last week Vince’s music hits, the crowd boos.
Vince – “Now I know you all love me and you don’t have to show it with your cheering”
Crowd boos more.
King - “Yeah he wishes”
J.R. – “Now remember who signs your paychecks, King”
“I’ll only be out here for a short while, I’m here to announce your new General Manager of RAW like I said last week, and the new announcer of RAW is…”
(Vince points at the entrance ramp)
Mick Foley’s Music plays, the crowd goes wild!
“Hi everyone, Mick Foley here, I’ll keep it quick I’m your new GM and I’ll be running the place from now on so… Have A Nice Day!”
His music hits and he and Vince make their way back.
Match 1
Bobby Lashley vs Santino Marella
Bell rings. They lock up and Bobby Lashley easily pushes Marella to the corner. Ref counts to 5 and Lashley lets go at 4, Marella gives him a poke in the eye and some kicks. Then goes for the roll up, 1 count, Lashley recovers and gives Marella a right hand Marella hits the ground gets up and meets another right, and another, and another. Then he dodges one and goes behind Lashley and kicks the back of his thighs, Lashley turns around and clotheslines Marella goes for the cover, 2 ½ count. Lashley leaves Marella on the ground and goes in the corner setting up for a spear Marella gets up turns around and jumps over Lashley’s spear turns around grabs Lashley’s tights and rolls him up.
Winner – Santino Marella via Roll-Up
Promo Airs with a black screen and the voice “I’m coming… BACK!”
Lillian – “The following match is a…” Foley comes on the screen “Sorry Lillian, since I’m the new manager and I make the matches I’ve decided to change this one to a Hardcore Match, since Ric Flair is the dirtiest player in the game & Morrison is a former ECW champion, Have a nice day!”
King - “Yes, this will be great J.R.!” “It should be interesting” – J.R.
Match 2
No DQ between John Morrison & Ric Flair.
Bell rings. They lock up, Flair counters with some chops (crowd – “Wooooooooooo”
, Morrison counters with a right hand and a dropkick, 1 count, Flair gets up and Morrison does his springboard enzugiri(I think that’s what it is)and goes out to get a chair.
He goes to hit flair, flair counters and hits Morrison, then locks in the Figure 4 leg lock. Morrison is screaming he’s going to tap! He then manages to get the chair and throw it at flair’s head flair is lying down dazed Morrison is leaning on the ropes facing the crowd smirking the crowd is cheering which surprises Morrison,
meanwhile HBK is running into the ring (that explains the crowd) Morrison turns around into some sweet chin music! Crowd cheers. HBK recovers flair and flair hits the figure 4 again. Morrison taps. HBK & Flair celebrate in the ring.
Winner – Ric Flair via Submission
King – “Ha Ha, you gotta love HBK, J.R.” “Well yes I guess I did enjoy seeing that cocky Morrison get whats ment to have been coming to him for a long time”
Promo for Royal Rumble
Foley comes out and announces a Women’s championship match between Beth Phoenix & a mystery woman.
Beth Phoenix comes out then its silent and then music hits, J.R. – “Trish Stratus! It’s Trish Stratus Ladies & Gentleman!!” “Oh yes pinch me J.R.”
Match 3
Women’s Championship between Trish Stratus & Beth Phoenix
Beth Starts off with some power house moves, a clothes line followed by another and then a big boot. Crowd boos. Trish recovers runs off the ropes and does a running drop kick goes for the cover. 2 count. Beth pulls Trish’s hair, Trish kicks Beth in the stomach and punches her then goes for the chick kick but phoenix dodges then she sets up the fisherman suplex but stratus reverses into a Stratusfaction. Trish Stratus is an 8 time Women’s champion.
Winner & New Women’s Champion – Trish Stratus
Foley on the Screen again “Now another surprise! a 6 Man Tag between Triple H, Rey Mysterio & Matt Hardy vs Jeff Hardy, Mr. Kennedy & MVP where the losers go to Smackdown! and I know you may not all get along but hey! That’s not my problem, Ha Ha, Cya!”
They All Make their way to the ring.
J.R. – “it’s a battle for your jobs as far as I’m concerned”
Match 4
Triple H & MVP begin in the ring. MVP distracts the ref, Kennedy & Hardy run and knock, Mysterio & M. Hardy off the apron and brawl outside. HHH & MVP finally start wrestling then Hardy runs in distracts the ref, Kennedy comes from behind and low blows HHH and MVP goes for the cover.
Winners – MVP, Jeff Hardy & Mr. Kennedy via Pinfall
Everyone else runs in and there is a massive brawl in the ring J. Hardy on Mysterio and M. Hardy on MVP & HHH & Kennedy are at it.
Foley comes out “Okay okay stop it! All of you as much as I’d love to see you fight I’m gonna have to stop you, but not for long at Royal Rumble there will be a rematch of this but it will be a Hardcore, just the way I like it, 6 Man Texas Tornado Elimination Tag, Now get out of the ring!”
Main Event
Tag Team Chris Jericho & Shawn Michaels vs Randy Orton & Special Smackdown Guest & World Heavyweight Champion Edge
Y2J & Orton start in the ring, they lock up, Y2J has a headlock on Orton they go to the rope Y2J releases and runs to the ropes and delivers a springboard clothesline, cover, 1 count, Orton’s up and Y2J goes for a clothesline Orton counters with his modified backbreaker,2 ½ count, Orton tags in Edge, Edge picks up Y2J and Y2J delivers a dropkick both men are down Y2J gets to HBK for the hot tag.
Edge irish whips HBK, HBK rebounds with a flying forearm and kip-up then inverted atomic drop but Orton runs in and clothes lines HBK from over Edge’s head, Y2J runs in and jumps on Orton, they are brawling Edge goes out and sets up the Con-Chair-To on HBK. Meanwhile on the outside Y2J hit the code breaker on Orton, HBK reverses the Con-Chair-To into Edges Face, Michaels Tunes up the Band while Y2J is on the opposite corner like DX used to do, Edge is nailed with Sweet Chin Music and falls into a code breaker by Y2J.
J.R. – “What a dirty match good to see Rated RKO get some payback”
Result – No Contest.
Y2J & HBK celebrate with the crowd on each side of the ring meanwhile someone is running into the ring and spears HBK and then Y2J turns into another spear. He looks up and signals a title around his waist. J.R. – “My god King, that’s Goldberg!” King – “Oh My God I Know J.R.”
Goldberg leaves the ring.
RAW goes off the air
