Monday night was anything but boring for our WWE superstars. At the beginning of Monday night Raw I thought that Mr. McMahon was actually going to show his human side by apologizing to his little son Hornswaggle and setting him up with a date with Melina. Then come to find out the date with Melina was a hoax and was set up only because Melina wanted a shot at the Women's Title. How rude. Then Mr. McMahon began being his usual self and doling out matches that he felt were fair in the name of payback. Could the night get any better?
This match was intense from the get go. Carlito seemed to be dominating Triple H while Triple H's attention seemed to be focused on getting Mr. McMahon out of the picture. Carlito gave Triple H a low blow (for those of you who don't know, that's a shot to the genitalia) and also slammed his face into the side of the unforgiving steel cage, which I know cannot be pleasant. Triple H was not dominated entirely, he came back and showed Vince and Carlito that he was a force to be reckoned with and that he was not easily intimidated. The match ended with Mr. McMahon climbing out of the steel cage and hanging from the top of it while Carlito and Triple H exchanged blows on the top rope of the squared circle. Once Carlito was off the leg of Triple H, Triple H tried to grab for the Chairman but missed. Vince once again managed to secure another win in his favor over the Cerebral Assassin.
The match was not over there though. Triple H went after Carlito who was still inside the steel cage and absolutely dominated him. Carlito was a bloody, battered mess by the time Triple H was done giving him a taste of his own medicine (low blows and slams into the steel cage included.) Then he went hunting for Mr. McMahon himself. He found his prey trying to escape the arena and he confronted him with a very up close and personal call out. The challenge to a match next week on Raw was made, with Mr. McMahon accepting with gusto. "You're on and you're screwed", were the words that Triple H had for Vince as a parting gift.
How about our champ John Cena? I honestly thought that Coach was going to find a way to screw Cena out of his title. The "Title Surrender Ceremony" commenced and I was leery of what was to come. Cena was not going to beg for his title, are you serious? The Champ beg to keep his gold. Never! Just as Cena was about to kick the snot out of the endearing Jonathan Coachman (I'm sure) an announcement was made. Mr. McMahon had made a tables match that was to start immediately between Coach and Cena. Count outs and submissions didn't count and the winner had to successfully toss his opponent through the conveniently placed ceremony table. (How did I not see that coming?). Well the match began with Coach absolutely in shock because Vince McMahon never called him the acting GM of Raw to let him know that this was the new plan. Well do I even need to explain who won that match? Our champ is STILL here! At the end Hornswaggle walked out and gave the thumbs us to Cena who then thanked "Mr. McMahon" for allowing him that opportunity to keep his title. Looks like the littlest McMahon may be fit for the family name plenty!
Randy Orton who was on an "indefinite" suspension Monday night had some choice things to say to John Cena as well. Orton was via satellite and more cold hearted than I have seen him in a long time. His eyes were ice as he spoke through the camera to John Cena about their match at No Mercy and how next Monday night there is going to be hell to pay. All I have to say about this is that John Cena had better have his game in order at No Mercy because his opponent is dead set on annihilating him and taking the gold. When you want something bad enough you don't have to try, you just have to wait for an opportune moment and strike when the opponent is weak, something that Randy Orton has become very good at.
Monday night also marked the return of Hardcore Holly! I was surprised to see he'd made a comeback and was ready for action. This superstar was a household name for a long time and always put the hardcore element in the squared circle when he was in it. I haven't seen him on Raw in so long that I was happy to see him. He faced the newest addition to the Raw roster Cody Rhodes (yes the son of the American Great Dusty Rhodes). Holly entered the match declaring that Rhodes had to, "earn his respect". Well the match was won of course by Hardcore Holly who has had many years of wrestling under his belt. He left the ring not impressed with the wrestling style of the young Cody Rhodes.
It was a night that revealed many things to come. Will Cena remain champ? Will Triple H settle his score with Mr. McMahon? Will Melina ever get the "funk" off from her date with Hornswaggle? These questions and more will be answered in my next edition of Fantastic Entertainment. Tune in next time for more wrestling fun!
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