Event: WWE Monday Night RAW
Airdate: Monday, March 9th, 2009 (USA Network)
Location: The Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Amphitheatre in Jacksonville, Fla.
Results by 411Mania.com
“Yes, sir, we promised you a abundant capital event…”
-Live from Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Amphitheatre in Jacksonville, FL
-Hosted by Michael Cole & Jerry “The King” Lawler
-We accessible with a epitomize of aftermost week’s HHH-Orton segment, and afresh the Legacy exhausted bottomward of HHH on Friday.
-Orton is not in Jacksonville tonight, as we get a alive attack from his home in St. Louis. He will accompany us via accessory tonight.
-Shawn Michaels is out for a chat about his Wrestlemania bout with The Undertaker. Shawn says 16-0 is a band so extrodinary, no one could alike anticipate of replicating it. Aback it comes to showstopping performances admitting he’s no slouch. That’s why on Friday he disconnected Taker’s promo with a video amalgamation of his greatest Wrestlemania moments. Shawn says he respects The Undertaker, but he’s not abashed of him. He says Taker may be 16-0, but he is Mr. Wrestlemania. He says he’s never been outperformed on the grandest date and he never will. He says streaks are fabricated to be broken, acceptable things appear to an end, and all acceptable things appear to an end. He says that’s why at Wrestlemania article has to give. The promo is afresh disconnected by an alarming video amalgamation chronicling anniversary of Taker’s 16 Wrestlemania victories. The lights appear aback up and Taker is in the amphitheatre with Shawn, but Shawn’s aback is turned. Shawn says while his aback is still angry “Hello Undertaker, I’ve been assured you” and turns around. Taker says Shawn’s airs has atramentous his judgement. Taker says he does account Shawn, but he’s fought abounding men he’s admired and they’ve all fallen. Taker promises that Shawn will be no different. Shawn says he and Taker accept taken altered career paths, and alike altered claimed paths. Shawn says he shouldn’t accept to authorize for annihilation at Wrestlemania. He says he revolutionized the ladder match, wrestled for an hour to win the title, and retired Ric Flair. He says he’s still the admiration and he can’t delay for this. Taker responds that Shawn has had ballsy victories at Wrestlemania, but he’s additionally had absinthian defeat. Taker says admitting all of his achievements his dream of advance Taker at Wrestlemania is aloof that, a dream. Taker will anon lay that dream to rest. Taker says Shawn apropos himself with actuality the showstopper, and with acceptable a bout and breaking the streak. Taker says he should activity himself with what he’s activity to do with him physically, and what he will do to his soul. He says he doesn’t allegation to abduct the show, but Shawn will apprehend that he is the best alarming article to access the ring. He says Shawn should accept been added accurate with what he admired for, because he’s opened hells gates. Taker tells Shawn on April 5th he will rest… Shawn cuts him off and says he’ll draft absolutely calmly because he’ll knew he did the impossible, and that’s concluded Taker’s streak. Shawn reminds him that alike admitting he’s baffled all of his Wrestlemania opponent’s he’s never baffled Shawn, and he never will. Amazing promo. Sadly as anon as it was over Michael Cole has to ruin it by agreeable “Vintage Shawn Michaels, arising confidence.” Can addition get him a muzzle?
WWE Intercontinental Championship: John “Bradshaw” Layfield vs. CM Punk ©
These two were originally appointed to accept a non-title bout aftermost anniversary that we saw acknowledgment to a leaked Raw script. That was cut for time, but it was declared to advance to this bout anyway, so they’re aloof acid to the hunt acknowledgment that JBL lobbied Vickie Guerrero for the match. Lansdell tells me he is accepting all sorts of animosity for his man drove appropriate now. Shoulderblock from JBL gets a quick two count. Punk ducks a clothesline and delivers a alternation of low kicks. Snap adult out of the bend gets a two count, so Punk goes aback to the kicks. JBL sends Punk into the ropes and locks in a sleeper. Punk bound counters with a chinbuster. Aerial knee connects for Punk, and he goes for a bulldog. JBL sneaks abroad and bails to the floor, so Punk comes out with a suicide dive as we arch to break. Aback from bartering and JBL has an belly amplitude bound in. Punk comes out of it and hits the ropes with a crossbody attack that is bent by JBL into a abatement abroad bang for two. JBL gives Punk a alternation of knees in the corner, and delivers a abbreviate clothesline for two. JBL continues the advance with a brace of forearms to the baby of the aback accepting addition two count. JBL grabs a bearhug, but Punk bound elbows out of it. JBL sends Punk to the corner, and accuse into the cossack of Punk. He comes appropriate aback with a roundhouse, and sets Punk on the top rope. Punk fires aback with a headbutt and tornado DDT off the top, which picks up a two count. A aerial acquaint follows circuit bang from Punk. Off the ropes with addition bang sets up a aerial knee attempt. JBL backdrops him to the apron, but he comes appropriate aback in with a springboard clothesline. Active aerial knee sets up a active bi-weekly for addition two count. Punk measures JBL for the GTS, but a rake to the eyes stops that. JBL hits the ropes and delivers the clothesline from hell, which accord him the win and the Championship at 9:30. And about Lansdell dies a little inside. Please god acquaint me this agency we absolutely get a Intercontinental Appellation bout at Wrestlemania.
Winner: NEW WWE Intercontinental Champion-John “Bradshaw” Layfield (Pinfall-Clothesline from Hell **3/4)
-We booty a attending at Orton and his smoker hot helpmate as they adapt for their account alive from St. Louis.
-A access JBL talks to Vickie, and says she can’t be serious. She says now he’s activity to do article for her. He says a accord is a deal. Edge interrupts and says he needs to acquisition out what Cena said to Vickie aftermost anniversary aback he broke the arrangement signing. Vickie screams that it doesn’t matter, and Edge agrees adage that it wont amount aback he signs his arrangement tonight.
-Michael Cole talks to Randy Orton from St. Louis. Orton introduces his wife Samantha. Cole asks Orton while he abandoned his own stipulation. Orton says to appearance the footage of the declared violation. Orton says you can alarm it a violation, but he calls it restraint. Orton says he could accept punted him like he did the McMahon men, or RKO’d him like he did Stephanie. He’s appreciative of himself that he was able to appearance abstemiousness and booty his applicable abode at Wrestlemania. He says he’s assured HHH will appearance in Houston, and he alike thinks that HHH will appearance up on Raw tonight. He says that every time HHH shows up he’s activity to booty a little added out of him. But he’ll leave aloof abundant for HHH to avert that Championship. Cole says they accept added questions for Orton afterwards tonight. Orton says he’s not activity anywhere.
Maryse vs. Melina
All the Raw and Smackdown diva’s are positioned at ringside for this one. Legsweep puts Maryse bottomward appropriate off the bat. Melina grabs a leg and Maryse goes for an enzaguri which misses. Elbow bead connects to Maryse, but she afresh fires Melina to the attic alone for the Smackdown diva’s to blaze her aback in. Maryse locks in a about-face chinlock, and afresh sits aback on it alike affairs aback on the hair. Melina comes aback with a accurately afresh a bifold cossack to the face. Melina comes off the additional braiding with a built-in senton, afresh hits a facebuster for two. Melina hits a acquaint in the bend afresh lays Maryse bottomward on the additional braiding angular advancing bottomward on her with the knees. Melina accuse again, but Maryse moves and afresh drives her arch into the mat. That’s acceptable abundant to aces up the abatement at 2:12. Afterward Rosa goes afterwards Maryse and afresh a big affray commences apparently to set up the accounted diva action aristocratic at Wrestlemania. Oddly abundant it started as cast vs. cast fight, but concluded up with the faces in the amphitheatre and the heels on the floor. Odd.
Winner: Maryse (Pinfall-Back of the arch apprenticed to mat *)
-Recap amalgamation of the Edge/Show/Vickie bend is presented.
-Vickie Guerrero is in the amphitheatre for the arrangement signing. Vickie says afore they activate she has an important advertisement to make. There will be a appropriate 25-diva action aristocratic featuring accomplished and present divas to acme the aboriginal anytime Miss Wrestlemania. She afresh brings out the participants. I shouldn’t care, but I acquisition it actual odd that we’re accepting a arrangement signing amid two Smackdown guys on Raw. Vickie asks the two men to booty a bench and they oblige. Edge says there is article he needs to say afore Vickie continues. Edge says aftermost anniversary him and Appearance said some awful things to anniversary other, but this week’s Wrestlemania highlight reminded him of actuality at Wrestlemania VI. He says he knows that Appearance is bigger than the Warrior, and that he is far bigger than Hulk Hogan. Edge says they accept the adventitious to accept an ballsy celebrated bout at Wrestlemania, and whether the admirers like it or not they are the top two superstars in the WWE today. Edge says they should put the accomplished in the accomplished and apply on authoritative history at Wrestlemania. Edge signs the contract, and Big Appearance says he’s animated to apprehend Edge say that. He says he agrees 100% and signs the arrangement authoritative the bout official. Edge offers a handshake and Big Appearance obliges. Aloof aback you anticipation you were activity to see the aboriginal anytime adventure chargeless arrangement signing John Cena interrupts. Edge asks Cena what he’s accomplishing here. He says Cena doesn’t accord here, and in case he absent it its not official. He’s not in this match. Cena looks at Vickie and says “you beggarly you didn’t acquaint them?” Edge says it doesn’t amount what she didn’t acquaint them, and tells Big Appearance they allegation to get Cena out of the ring. Vickie tells them to wait, and lets them apperceive that out of candor to the admirers she anticipation it was alone fair to acquiesce Cena to attack for the title. Appearance asks who cares what the admirers thinks, and that he is the cardinal one contender. Cena tells Appearance to booty it easy, and tells Vickie its time anybody knew the truth. Cena says he disconnected the arrangement signing on Smackdown not because he didn’t like them, but because he had to acquaint article to Vickie Guerrero. Cena says he told Vickie Guerrero that he loves her. Vickie looks as abashed as anybody else, but Cena says he can’t ascendancy who he fell in adulation with. Cena says she wouldn’t accept accustomed him into the bout if she doesn’t adulation him either. Cena says he wants two things. The World Heavyweight Championship and Vickie Guerrero. Vickie looks stunned, as Cena says he will see them at Wrestlemania. Edge calls Cena back, and says he doesn’t adulation Vickie. He says Cena is amphitheatre on her emotions, and she is activity to abort the arrangement appropriate now. Cena assuredly fesses up and admits he doesn’t adulation Vickie, and tells the absolute secret. He tells them that Raw was in his hometown, and he knows a lot of bodies in the arena. He alike knows the guy who runs the aegis camera. Afresh he shows video footage of Big Appearance and Vickie authoritative out in the locker room. Cena tells Vickie she’s got some ‘splainin to do, and active off. Edge screams at Vickie to attending him in the face, and she won’t. Anybody stands in the amphitheatre abashed as we arch to break. Apparently could accept cut out the accomplished Cena loves Vickie tease, but added than that it absolutely fabricated this one absorbing amateur threat. I assumption Vickie and Edge are alike now?
Money in the Bank Qualifying Match: Chris Jericho vs. Kofi Kingston
Jericho grabs a ancillary headlock at the outset, and Kofi shoves him into the ropes. Jericho comes off with a shoulderblock. Jericho hits the ropes and runs into an armdrag. Alternation of dropkicks sends Jericho to the bend area Kofi mounts and gets six punches in afore actuality powerbombed out. That gets a two calculation as we arch to break. Aback from bartering and Jericho has a bisected nelson chinlock on. Kofi fights out, and ducks a clothesline afore carrying a aerial clothesline of his own. Springboard crossbody is formed through by Jericho for a two count. Ancillary Russian legsweep from Kofi sets up the bifold legdrop, but Jericho counters into a Walls of Jericho attempt. Kofi bliss out of that, but Jericho is appropriate aback with an enzaguri for two. Bi-weekly from Jericho sets up a lionsault attack which misses. Kofi afresh goes for the bifold legdrop, and this time it hits for two. Circuit bang from Kofi is blocked by Jericho and he locks in the Walls. Ric Flair’s music plays as Kofi gets to the ropes!?!? Jericho stares bottomward Flair, but turns into a spinning heel bang from Kofi, which finishes at 7:49. Fabulous bout with a bit of a shock there in the average of it to abide Jericho’s Wrestlemania storyline. Afterward Kofi celebrates with Flair on the ramp.
Winner: Kofi Kingston (Pinfall-Spinning Bang ***)
-Back to Orton in St. Louis. Cole asks Orton why he’s not in Jacksonville. Orton asks if Cole is implying that he is hiding. He says that he’s abashed of what he would do to HHH if he were there. Orton says he can’t acting himself because he’s not consistently in ascendancy of his actions. Orton says he is assuming abstemiousness and that is why he’s not there. He says he’ll adore watching HHH attack tonight.
-Todd Grisham is with Jericho. Jericho says Ric Flair took abroad his Wrestlemania moment. Jericho says he dares Flair to appear out of retirement and face him on Raw. He says he knows Flair has been cat-and-mouse for that anytime aback Wrestlemania, to appear out and insolate in the celebrity of the hypocrites and parasites one aftermost time. He says the adventure of Ric Flair will end always abutting anniversary on Raw.
-The abutting inductee of the WWE Anteroom of Acclaim is…Koko B. Ware!?!?!?! Seriously, Koko B. Ware? There are about a actor guys who aren’t in the anteroom of acclaim who should be in there advanced of Koko, and he’ll be inducted by one of them. The Honky Tonk Man.
Rey Mysterio, Finlay, & Christian (w. Hornswoggle) vs. Kane, John Morrison, & The Miz
Christian starts with the Miz. Miz hits the ropes, and ducks a clothesline but gets a spinning heel kick. Christian chokes Miz on the additional braiding and an astern DDT gets two. Miz comes aback with a advanced face lock and tags Kane. Kane accuse into the ropes, but comes up empty. Christian goes for a springboard dusk flip, but Kane blocks it and throws in into the corner. Tilt-a-whirl bang gets two and Kane tags in Morrison. Bang to the arch from Morrison and a quick tag to Miz. They bear a bifold gut buster for two, and Miz locks in a ancillary headlock. Christian comes up, but gets befuddled into the corner. Miz accuse and comes up empty. Christian gets a hot tag to Finlay who comes with a alternation of clotheslines. Miz gets a ballista inside, and Finlay tags Mysterio. Springboard built-in senton connects to Miz sending him to the floor. Springboard crossbody is delivered to Morrison. Rey has an Irish whip antipodal sending him to the corner, but moves as Morrison charges. Hurracanrana gets a two calculation for Rey as Miz break up the count. Miz misses a allegation to the corner, and a dropkick sets up Morrison for the 619. Kane intercepts the 619 attempt, but Christian and Finlay accomplish the save sending Kane to the attic with a bifold clothesline. Hurracanrana sets up Morrison afresh for the 619 which afresh connects. West Coast Pop is bankrupt out for old times account giving the faces the win at 3:49. That was about the best 4 minute bout I’ve anytime seen.
Winners: Rey Mysterio, Finlay, & Christian (Mysterio pins Morrison-West Coast Pop ***)
-Next anniversary on Raw, JBL and Vladimir Kozlov will aggregation up to booty on the aggregation of Shawn Michaels and Undertaker!
-We are apparent a bivouac for John Cena’s new movie, 12 Rounds, looks appealing good, as hasty as that may be.
Handicap Bout – Cody Rhodes & Ted DiBiase vs. WWE Champion Amateur H
Music plays, and we accept no Amateur H. Anybody can see this advancing a mile abroad can’t they? Music plays again, and still no Game. Assuredly the ref awards the bout to Dibiase and Rhodes by forfeit.
Winners: Ted Dibiase & Cody Rhodes (Forfeit)
-Orton says no one should be happy, and Cody and Ted should be disappointed. Orton says HHH let both of them down, and let the bodies in the amphitheatre and watching at home. He says HHH isn’t the competitior he anticipation he was. Him not assuming up tonight agency he apparently wont appearance up at Mania and Orton won’t be able to exhausted him for the appellation at Wrestlemania. There’s a beating at the door, and Orton sends his wife to answer. Gee admiration who that could be. Orton realizes it as she’s about there and tells her to stop. Amateur H break bottomward the aperture with his sledgehammer and goes hunting through the abode for Orton. He runs in to several abode guests, and eventually finds Samantha Orton cowering. Added accidental women appear active out of the laundry room. What is Orton active a brothel? Orton eventually attacks from abaft arch to a big affray in the advanced room. Orton gets the affliction of it, and eventually flies through the advanced window. Hunter continues to exhausted the bits out of Orton in his advanced backyard as badge access to arrest HHH. HHH is taken abroad in the badge car as the appearance ends. What absolutely was the point of the no-touch article again?
-So for the additional time in three weeks the appearance ends with a Amateur H sledgehammer chase, this time in Orton’s home. I anticipate this one formed bigger than two weeks ago, but yet still seemed a bit blah for my taste. The no draft until Wrestlemania agreement has been absolutely befuddled out the window in abreast almanac time. As for the appellation match, to the shock of no one Cena has gotten into the match, about a actual absorbing about-face in the analysis of the Vickie-Show affair. Decent abundant appearance this week. Not a draft abroad show, but acceptable abundant to accumulate the absorption ailing on the alley to Wrestlemania.



