The divas kick off Monday night Raw tonight. A Santa's little helper's match is lined up for our viewing pleasure. The tiny little outfits are enough to get my attention that's for sure! Maria and Jillian Hall start off this match up. Mickie James scores a win for her team and all the women run into the ring and the cat fight begins. Mr. McMahon comes out looking not so happy. In fact he looks really disgusted. He tells the divas to beat it and makes a statement. He addresses the fact that he got beat up and humiliated last week on Raw by the superstars. He's going for sympathy but I don't think he's getting it from this crowd tonight. "I'm a human being" he states. He says he's so heartbroken that everyone made fun of him last week and seems to enjoy his discomfort. Jeff Hardy comes out to say something about it all. Jeff compares Mr. McMahon to Sadaam Hussein. Wow! That's a bold statement.
Mr. McMahon collapses in the ring corner and is either crying or too depressed to face the music anymore. Broken down by Jeff Hardy's reality check of "You don't give a damn about anyone, that's why no one gives a damn about you. We don't want to hate on you, but you give us no choice!" When the commercial break ends, they are trying to talk Mr. McMahon out of the ring. William Regal is doing his best. Then out come Triple H to have his say. Triple H dismisses Regal and starts talking to Vince. No response. "Ladies and gentlemen mark the time, Vince McMahon has officially flipped!" He then apologizes to Vince about the antics of last week. William Regal starts to threaten Triple H but once Triple H stands up he hesitates for just a second. He threatens to have security throw out Triple H if he doesn't leave the ring. Mr. McMahon is trying to get up. He makes it to his feet. He grabs the microphone away from Triple H and starts to try to talk. He asks for Jonathan Coachman. Triple H will be in a match tonight against William Regal and Jonathan Coachman. Vince then says he hopes that something bad happens to each and every person tonight. Wow, I've never been cursed by a McMahon before!
This has got to be the strangest handicap match that I've seen yet. Triple H looks bored. None of these men are dressed for competition and street clothes are worn by all. Interesting. Coach and Regal can't think they have a chance in hell, do they? Triple H bounces Regal off the announcer's table and Coach tries to help the general manager. To no avail though, but the two men begin to really work over the cerebral assassin. Triple H fights back and begins taking turns beating the two suit clad men. William Regal grabs brass knuckles from under the ring and attempts to cheat the Game out of this match. Coach gets the knuckles which were knocked off Regal's hand, and he gets caught by Triple H. He relinquishes the knuckles. A huge pedigree finds Coach and Triple H wins it (is it a big surprise)?
Cody Rhodes and Hardcore Holly defend the tag team championship belts against Lance Cade and Trevor Murdock. Are the new tag champs going to be one week wonders? Hardcore Holly sure is taking it to Trevor Murdock. Murdock almost gets a three count on Holly, but Holly kicks out at the last second. Holly makes a much needed tag to Rhodes and Cody comes in and goes at Lance Cade with passion. Rhodes lands a DDT on Lance Cade and wins it! He ensures that the tag titles won't be changing hands this week!
Ric Flair will be defending his job tonight against the Samoan Bulldozer Umaga. He makes a very heartfelt speech about being in this business for 35 years and loving every minute of it. He won't retire and he's going to make sure that he puts his all into every match he fights. He's not intimidated in the slightest. He makes his way to the ring. Umaga comes out looking like a rabid animal like always. The match begins with no hesitations and Flair is styling and profiling around the ring. Umaga is devastating Flair like he were a rag doll. Umaga gets that numbing hold on Flair, but the fans are behind Flair and he gets to his feet. Only to be taken down again by Umaga. Odds don't appear to be in Flair's favor right now. Umaga keeps going for pin falls but Flair keeps getting his shoulders up before the count. Flair is trying so hard, but I'm not sure he has it in him to take on Umaga. Size alone is a huge factor (no pun intended!). Umaga tries to fly high, but ends up head butting the mat, he totally misses Flair. Flair seems to be powering back and getting some really good hits in. Flair ends up on the outside against the security wall and the count out begins. Umaga goes through the security wall trying to crush Flair, but Flair makes it back into the ring to stop his count out. However Umaga is counted out and Flair wins this match. Luck is with the Nature Boy tonight, that's for sure!
Y2J comes out. He's issued a challenge to JBL from Smackdown due to JBL's interference in Y2J's match last night at Armageddon, costing Jericho the title. Jericho is very angry and he wants revenge. JBL is via satellite to confront Jericho about what happened last night. JBL is too good to come to Raw, he's a business man and has more responsibilities that are more important than Chris Jericho. Jericho says he's going to be on Smackdown Friday night and ask the questions that he wants answers to face to face with JBL then. JBL and Mr. McMahon have an agreement that states if Jericho goes after JBL the he will never have the chance to be champ again. He also will forfeit his spot in the Royal Rumble. Jericho says that JBL is no longer a wrestling god, but a wrestling afterthought. JBL seems taken aback. JBL is coming to Raw and he's going to show Jericho just how much of a wrestling god he is. I assume this will take place next week? Oh boy! I think Jericho is right, JBL sold out when he quit being a member of the APA and became the Texas Millionaire with the cattle horns on his white limo. I mean seriously. It's all very ridiculous. It just goes to show that retirement in the WWE is not permanent.
Santino Marella comes out accompanied by Maria. His tag team partner for this match will be Carlito and they are against Paul London and Brian Kendrick. This match could prove to be the most entertaining one yet tonight! Santino starts this match up against Brian Kendrick. Brian's quickness and savvy is getting Santino is caught off guard. Paul London is in the ring and is really showing how talented he is. Fluid movement and no hesitation in execution of moves. Carlito is distracted by Santino which allows London a good shot at him. Kendrick is tagged in and the fight continues. Carlito gets the back stabber on Kendrick winning the match for his team tonight. Santino seems all too happy to be partners with Carlito and says they are a force to be reckoned with. This remains to be seen in my opinion. (All I have to say is Kane and Undertaker, now that's a force!)
Todd Grisham is interviewing Randy Orton. Randy Orton says that he's killed the virus that is Y2J. Jeff Hardy is going to face Orton at the Royal Rumble. Orton is the killer of hope and dreams, he's going to devastate Hardy, he's sure of it.
Triple H and Ric Flair are talking backstage when Mr. McMahon walks up. He says that the next match that Flair will be in is going to be against Triple H since they are so buddy buddy. That's just not fair, but hopefully Triple H will let Flair win so we don't have to send him to the retirement home just yet.
Jeff Hardy comes out for his tag team match with Shawn Michaels tonight against Mr. Kennedy and Randy Orton. Hey it's a recap of Armageddon all in one match! Orton and Hardy start off this match. This match is explosive and all the men involved are dead set on winning. Randy Orton and Mr. Kennedy do some nice double team action on Jeff Hardy. They have their guns set to kill, they went well beyond stun matches ago. (Poor attempt at Star Trek humor). Jeff Hardy gets a much needed tag to Shawn Michaels and the war is on. Michaels and Mr. Kennedy blow up at one another (almost literally). Orton gets in the ring and he's stomping all over Michaels. Then Kennedy is back in and wearing down Michael's even more. A huge boot to the face of Michaels may end up the deciding factor in this match. Mr. Kennedy is absolutely brutal tonight. Both men end up on their backs in the ring and they both make the tags to their partners. It's Hardy and Orton. Hardy lands a twist of fate and a swanton bomb on Orton to win the match for him and Michaels tonight. Orton better be weary, he was just pinned by the #1 contender! Never underestimate the power of the rainbow haired warrior!
Be sure to tune in next week for the Christmas Eve tribute to the troops! Same Raw time, same Raw channel!
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