NEWS: |Matt B| Live from Topeka, Kansas, USA, RAW starts…

DX comes to the ring and due their introduction. But Jonathan Coachman interrupts them. On behalf of the McMahon family, Coach orders them to compete right now in a Texas Tornado Match. The Highlanders, Vis & Haas and Cade & Murdoch come out to face DX. All eight teams are in the ring, but it’s really everyone against DX. The Highlanders are thrown to the outside and DX is getting double teamed in the ring. DX fight back and throw everyone out except for Vis. They double clothesline Vis and the rest of the teams come back in. Facebuster by HHH and an atomic drop by HBK on Murdoch. DX follows with a double DDT on Vis and a spinebuster on Haas by HHH. HBK goes to the top rope and delivers the flying elbow drop. HBK hits Haas with the superkick and HHH Pedigrees him for the win. Coach starts screaming from the stage. This wasn’t supposed to happen. Coach runs this show and runs Monday Night’s. HHH questions that and says they might just throw Coach out and run the show themselves. DX marches up the ramp and Coach runs off as we go to commercial.

Our first match of the night is for the Intercontinental Championship where Johnny Nitro (c) defends his title against Jeff Hardy. Nitro starts with a kick to the gut, uppercut and sweep. Flying clotheslines by Hardy and a double leg drop. Takedown by Hardy and he goes for an early Twist of Fate. Nitro breaks out of it and rolls out of the ring. Milena checks on him and Hardy jumps over the top rope. Milena and Nitro both move out of the way, but Hardy lands on the apron instead and hits Nitro with a flying clothesline. Commercial. When we come back, Nitro has a modified camel clutch on Hardy. Hardy fights to his feet and starts swinging. Irish whip by Hardy, but Nitro reverses it mid way. Hardy goes for the Whisper in the Wind, but Nitro moves out of the way and Hardy hits the mat hard. Cover by Nitro, but Hardy breaks it. Nitro stomps Hardy in the corner and then delivers a drop kick to Hardy’s back. Hardy jerks forward, but stops when he nails the ring post. Backbreaker by Nitro and then more shots to the back. Nitro puts a knee into Hardy’s back as Hardy fights up. He reverses the hold and then hits a double mule kick. Flying clothesline by Hardy, two normal clotheslines and a mule kick. Cover by Hardy, but Nitro kicks out. Whisper in the Wind by Hardy and a cover…One…Two…Kick out. Nitro thrown into the ropes and Milena grabs him and pulls him out. Nitro hits a baseball slide on him and then hits a flying clothesline from the barricade. Match goes back inside the two fight on the top rope. Nitro is back dropped to the mat and Hardy hits the Swanton Bomb. Cover by Hardy…One…Two…Three! Winner and new Intercontinental Champion, Jeff Hardy.

Backstage, Coach has locked himself in his room. DX knock on the door and try to get themselves in. Coach knows it’s DX and refuses to open the door.

Backstage, Maria interviews new intercontinental champion Jeff Hardy. Hardy is happy about his win, but he knows he’s the target of people like Carlito and Masters. Milena runs in and she is not happy. She’s starting screeching over and over again and refuses to stop.

Elsewhere backstage, Coach is on the phone with the McMahons. He hangs up and is forced to leave his room. He cautiously looks out of his room and then walks into the hallway. As he looks up, he sees HHH standing down the hall. Coach turns around and sees HBK on the other side. Coach is cornered and runs through a door. HBK and HHH catch up, but the door closes in their faces. The door reads “Women’s Locker Room.” HBK asks if they’re going in and HHH smiles. HBK covers his eyes and the two go in. They see Mickie, Torrie and Kelly Kelly and they point to the door that Coach went through. HBK follows through the door, but HHH stays behind to talk to the Diva’s. The door opens up again and HBK pulls him through. We go back to Coach and see him hiding in another room. A red light starts flashing and we see an overweight guy dancing in a g-string. The stripper starts getting on him so Coach pushes him to the floor and runs off. Coach slips on a wet floor and looks up to see DX. Coach gets up and backs out of a door. He pleads with DX to let him go. DX takes a step forward so Coach turns around and starts running. But Coach runs into the side of a truck and falls to the ground. DX puts him in a trash can and an arena worker takes him away.

Backstage, DX walks into the Spirit Squad’s room and informs them of the “new” dress code. The Squad might not want to comply so HHH holds up the sledgehammer to show them what might happen if they don’t change. The Spirit Squad agree.

Our next match is Umaga versus Gene Snitsky. Umaga destroys Snitsky with a Samoan Drop, a splash in the corner and the Samoan Spike. Umaga picks up the easy win.

Backstage, Grisham interview Orton about his match with Carlito tonight. Orton is sick of Carlito. He says there’s nothing cool about Carlito. Cool is defeating Carlito at Unforgiven. Cool is being The Legend Killer. Tonight, Carlito will meet three letters R-K-O.

Our next match is Carlito versus Randy Orton. Stomps by Orton and he throws Carlito shoulder first into the ring post. Carlito falls to the outside and Orton follows. He wrenches Carlito’s shoulder and throws him back in. Carlito thrown into the ring post again. Orton delivers a knee drop to the shoulder and starts posing. Carlito gets up and hits a standing hurricarana. But Orton is back on him with an arm hold. Carlito gets to his feet and punches out of the hold. Springboard reverse elbow by Carlito, a running knee lift and a clothesline. Carlito can’t get the cover so he hits a springboard reverse swanton and a middle rope springboard moonsault. Cover by Carlito…One…Two…Kick Up. Carlito keeps rolling on with a spring board cross body, but Orton uses the momentum to turn it into a pin. Orton grabs a hand full of tights and steals a win.

Backstage, DX knocks on The Spirit Squad’s door. He tells them to come out or they’ll strip them of the Tag Titles. Kenny cracks the door open and asks for a few minutes.

Training video of Cryme Tyme. They want a sip of a black cops coffee, but he refuses so Cryme Tyme slaps the coffee out of his hand. The cop chases after them so Cryme Tyme practices their speed by running away. The tag team jump a fence to practice their cross training, but run back out after hearing dogs bark.

In the arena, Nicky w/ the Spirit Squad come out in real cheerleader outfits. Everyone is trying to cover up their crotch as Nicky’s opponent Sgt. Slaughter comes out. He starts cleaning house, until Nicky hits a hard Irish whip which sends Slaughter to the outside. The rest of the Squad stomp him and throw him back in. Nicky now has the advantage as he puts him in head lock. Slaughter reverses it into a Cobra Clutch, but Nicky hits a modified knee to the face. Nicky locks in a hold as DX comes on screen. They show a thong and tell Nicky that he forgot it. Nicky starts screaming at DX which allows Slaughter to roll up Nicky for the win.

Our next Women’s Title Tournament match is Mickie James versus Victoria. And as ordered by DX, both women will be competing in lingerie. Monkey flip by Mickie James and a hard shot to the guy by Victoria. Facebuster by Victoria and a clothesline. Victoria follows with shoulders to the gut and forearms to the small of the back. Mickie fights back with some kicks of her own and hits a press. Clothesline by Mickie and she throws Victoria down to the mat. Mickie goes for a hurricarana, but Victoria reverses it and brings Mickie up onto her shoulders. Mickie starts punching Victoria in the head, but Victoria brings her down and locks in a Boston Crab. Mickie gets out of it, but is thrown to the outside. Victoria follows to the outside and brings her back in. The two fight in the corner and Victoria sits on Mickie for the pin. Victoria grabs the ropes for leverage, but the ref sees it and stops the count. Victoria puts her hands up like she didn’t do it, but this allows Mickie to brings her legs up and reverse it into a pin of her own. Mickie gets the three count and the win. Afterwards, Victoria is pissed and throws a chair into the steels steps as she pulls on her hair.

Backstage, Masters is asking Bischoff about his new book. DX come into the conversation and do a cheap plug of the book. They ask Bischoff if they’re in the book and Bischoff tells them that they are. But in the book, he says DX is just a cheap rip off of the nWo. Bischoff thanks them for the plug and walks off. HHH asks Masters if he’s gonna write a book too. Masters is thinking about writing a nutrition book. HHH asks him if it’ll be about losing 50 pounds in 4 weeks. Masters shrugs off the comment and leaves. HBK asks HHH if they really are rip offs of the nWo. HHH says it doesn’t matter because at the end of the day, “he who laughs last, laughs best.” DX then proceeds to laugh.

In the main event of the night, John Cena defends the WWE Championship against Edge in a Steel Cage. Match starts with Edge slamming Cena into the cage. Cena comes back with an Irish whip and a suplex. No pinfall for Cena and Edge kicks Cena in his injured left arm (injured by Edge last week and made worse on Smackdown). Edge continues to kick the left arm of Cena. He follows with a standing drop kick and Edge tries to walk out of the door. Cena pulls him back in and hits a suplex. Cover by Cena and Edge kicks out. Irish whip by Cena and Edge runs up the turnbuckle and tries to climb out. Cena runs up and grabs him. He pulls Edge down and Edge slams the mat hard. No pinfall for Cena again, but he goes for the FU. Edge wiggles out and delivers the Impaler DDT. Cover by Edge, but Cena kicks out. Armbar by Edge. Cena fights out and hits a back body drop. Blockbuster by Cena and another cover. Edge kicks out. Cena tries to climb out of the ring, but Edge pulls him down and hangs his left arm over the top rope in the process. Edge follows with the spear and Cena slumps down. Edge tries to climb out now, but Cena climbs the ropes and the two start punching on top of the turnbuckle. Cena gets the better of him and both leap off the top. Cena slams Edge’s face into the mat as they land and we go to commercial. When we come back, Cena delivers a belly-to-belly suplex. Heel kick by Edge and a cover. Cena gets his shoulder up. Edge crawls to the door, but Cena crawls after him and grabs his foot. He pulls Edge back into the the middle, but Edge kicks him in his arm. Cena thrown into steel cage shoulder first as Edge climbs up. Edge is on the top of the cage and Cena climbs up their with him. They’re both straddling the cage as they exchange right hands. Rake to the eyes by Edge and Cena goes down a bit. But he holds on and pulls Edge back into the cage. The two are standing on the rope and Edge delivers a back suplex. Cover by Edge…One…Two…Shoulder Up. Edge starts climbing up again, but Cena pushes Edge’s feet and he falls on the top rope crotch first. Cena gains steam with a clothesline, shoulder block and a modifed suplex. Five Knuckle Shuffle by Cena and he lifts Edge up for the FU. But Edge grabs the cage and he pulls himself down. He slams Cena’s face into the cage and climbs to the cage. But Cena grabs him and tries to deliver the FU from the middle rope. But again, Edge grabs the cage. The two come back down and Cena lifts up Edge for the FU yet again. But again, Edge gets out and reverses it into inverted face buster. Edge crawls to the door and Lita hands Edge a chair. Lita is thrown out of the match, but the chair is still in the ring. Edge goes for a flying clothesline, but Cena ducks and Edge hits the ref. Edge grabs the chair and swings, but Cena ducks it, kicks Edge, grabs the chair and nails him. STFU by Cena, but the ref is out. Cade & Murdoch run in and beat down Cena. They grab Edge and pull him towards the door. But DX run in and stop them. HBK superkicks Murdoch. Murdoch flies back into the door and the door slams into Edge’s face. Cena takes advantage and FU’s Edge for the win. Winner and Still WWE Champion, John Cena.

RAW was a different show this week and it was much better.

Overall, RAW was good. Much better than last week which wasn’t hard to out do anyway.

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