The electrifying Chris Jericho kicks off Monday night Raw in a way that only he can! Jericho claims that he manipulated Randy Orton last week to get what he wanted. He wanted a title match and Orton granted Jericho that match last Monday after Raw went off the air. At Armageddon it will be Jericho vs. Orton for the title! Randy Orton comes out to have his say in this matter too. Blah blah blah....whine whine whine.....typical Orton commentary. Jericho and Orton exchange words about who the better man is and who will come out victorious at Armageddon. They square off like they are about to fight it out, but William Regal comes out in the nick of time. He says that they will both be in action tonight, and they get to pick each other's opponent. Randy Orton chooses Umaga to fight Jericho tonight. Jericho chooses Shawn Michaels to fight Orton tonight. I have to say that I think Orton got the better end of this deal tonight. I'd much rather fight Shawn Michaels than Umaga any day!
Maria and Mickie James face off against Melina and the Glamazon Beth Phoenix. Are we going to get a preview of Armageddon which Mickie facing off against Beth tonight? Maria and Melina kick it off and Maria is getting much better in her athletic maneuvers. Beth Phoenix and Mickie James face off and it's pure fire and relentlessness from Mickie. Beth powers back quickly and becomes the dominant force in this match. The Glamazon gets a huge 3 count from Mickie and wins the match for herself and her tag partner Melina. It's not looking like Armageddon is going to be in the favor of Mickie James.
Todd Grisham is interviewing Shawn Michaels about his match up tonight with Randy Orton. As Shawn is talking, he is rudely interrupted by Mr. Kennedy on the television monitor behind him. He warns Shawn about their match Armageddon and promises something in the ring tonight that is a blast from the past that just might break Shawn's heart. I wonder what that could mean?
Mr. Kennedy makes his way to the ring to reveal his surprise for Shawn Michaels. Three of Shawn Michael's friends are called to the ring to talk to Mr. Kennedy. Out comes a very fake Marty Jannetty, Razor Ramon and Diesel. (Seems like Mr. Kennedy has been doing his homework about Shawn Michaels past matches!). Man these guys are hideous looking. Then a substitute Shawn Michaels comes out. Wow this guy is very ugly, Shawn is either backstage laughing his butt off or being really offended by this show of stupidity from the mouth of Raw. The real Heartbreak Kid comes out to shut up this little show. Shawn super kicks all the imposters in the ring except for himself, who happens to escape the ring with Mr. Kennedy. I think this is totally stupid and I hope HBK kicks Mr. Kennedy's butt at Armageddon!
William Regal and Triple H are backstage discussing why Regal made the match between Triple H and Jeff Hardy at Armageddon. Regal says that the winner of this match will get a championship match at the Royal Rumble. Does Triple H respect Jeff Hardy too much to be completely victorious in this match up? Triple H says that he would not only pedigree his own mother and grandmother for a chance at the championship again. He would pedigree his own Father-in-law! (Man that's desire right there, he's so dedicated!). The look on Regal's face after that comment was made was priceless.
The Samoan bulldozer makes his way to the ring for his match against Y2J tonight. After 2 years away from the ring will Jericho have what is takes to fight a man as large and dominant as Umaga? During the commercial break apparently Jericho showed his upper hand to Umaga early on in this match. Umaga fights back and overpowers Jericho tossing him right out of the ring into the black retaining wall. Jericho is not looking very fresh right now, as Umaga continues to battle back and dominate the savior Y2J. Umaga gets the nerve hold locked in and Jericho cries out in pain as the hold begins numbing his right side. It's brutal. Jericho manages to get to his feet, and trip Umaga. Umaga gets a face full of Umaga's foot and this begins the upper hand of the Samoan Bulldozer yet again. Jericho at least gets out of the ring before Umaga pancakes him into the corner and manages to get a flying jump off the top rope to take Umaga to the mat. This match seems pretty even split, with both men getting some good licks in on each other. Randy Orton runs out and interrupts the match the delivers a huge RKO on the Iotola of Rock N Rolla knocking him senseless. The match is called for outside interference and Orton leaves the ring looking like a viper that has just struck.
Hornswaggle McMahon will be in a handicap match tonight against Carlito and Jonathan Coachman. This will be a no disqualification match up, tough love is definitely on order tonight. Carlito and Coach are in the ring making fun of Hornswaggle. Hornswaggle asks Lillian Garcia to announce the he has "hired" protection for this match. Out comes the original APA! Bradshaw and Farooq come out and help Hornswaggle to pick up another win for himself, keeping the luck of the Irish going for the McMahon family!
Jeff Hardy will need all the high flying magic he has tonight to keep his Intercontinental Championship in his match against Snitsky. Will Jeff have what it takes to defeat this ogre? Snitsky is dominant from the get go in this match up. He's not leaving a whole lot of room for Jeff to take risks or get the upper hand. Jeff is battling back, but he just can't seem to out maneuver Snitsky at this point. The sheer size difference and weight difference seems a bit unfair to me. I'm biased because I'm a huge Jeff Hardy fan though. Jeff finally gets some drop kicks in and starts to turn this match around just a bit. Jeff lands a huge Swanton bomb and keeps his championship! Snitsky doesn't let it end there, he keeps beating on Jeff after the match is called. He goes outside the ring and grabs a steel chair bringing it into the ring. Triple H comes out with the sledgehammer and Snitsky thinks better of it and leaves. Is Triple H targeting Jeff with that sledgehammer? (No please don't!) Triple H helps him to his feet them pulls him in close for some trash talk that isn't audible for the viewers at home. What he said was, "The next time I see you it won't be under friendly circumstances". Triple H then walks out of the ring leaving Jeff to ponder that statement.
Tonight's main even is none other than Shawn Michaels vs Randy Orton. The fans are on their feet for HBK as he makes his way to the ring. Will Shawn land the sweet chin music tonight, to make up for Survivor Series when it wasn't legal? One can only hope. Randy Orton comes out looking unimpressed with his opponent. I remember the days when Randy Orton was a "good" guy and wrestled his butt off to get respect. Now he is cocky, arrogant and a manipulator. Even the good guys can be tempted to the dark side. These two go at each other quick and brutally. Shawn Michaels is utilizing those submission holds yet again to weaken the self proclaimed Legend Killer. Randy battles back and breaks the hold. He stomps on the side of HBK's face. Orton begins to get his upper hand in this match as he battles against Michaels. There are some nice counters and maneuvering from both men at this point. HBK gets the ankle lock twice. The second time Orton gets to the ropes and Shawn has to break the hold. Shawn gets Orton on the outside and sets him up for the sweet chin music, but Orton moves and Shawn accidentally kicks the timekeeper (poor guy!) Orton gets Shawn in the ring and lays him out cold with a DDT. Orton then proceeds to stomp and weaken the heartbreak kid. No longer does HBK have the upper hand. Orton has powered back and is showing his dominance to Shawn. Michaels refuses to give up and he continues to get his licks in when he can on the champ. Michaels builds momentum and goes up top to get the elbow on Orton. Shawn tunes up the band and is interrupted by Mr. Kennedy. Michaels jumps out of the ring to knock Kennedy down. The match is called due to a count out but Michaels and Kennedy wrestle themselves through the audience to the back of the arena. Chris Jericho then comes out to get some of the champ. He tries to get the walls of Jericho on Orton, but Orton got lucky and escaped. Armageddon is sure going to be an explosive pay per view.
Stephanie McMahon shows up to talk to her Dad. She is concerned about next week's 15th anniversary episode of Raw. She doesn't want to see him get beat up again and she asks him to not go to Raw next week. He of course is pig headed and isn't intimidated by anyone the he has invited to the show next week. Tune in next week at 8 Eastern Time for the three hour Anniversary episode!
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