WWE Monday Night Raw: HOMECOMING
October 26th, 2009
Buffalo, New York
HSBC Arena
The show is well and truly in progress when we get our first featured segment. After the first match of the night and various segments, we cut to an office where the RAW GENERAL MANAGER MIKE ADAMLE sits behind a desk, just finishing up a phone call. As he puts his cell phone down, SHAWN MICHAELS walks into the office. Michaels puts his hands up as if to apologize for the unannounced arrival.
Shawn Michaels: I’m sorry to just barge on in here, but I got something pretty important to talk to you about, boss man. You see, last week, no questions asked, I pinned the WWE Champion. Now where I’m fr-…
Adamle puts a hand up to stop Shawn and intervene.
Mike Adamle: Whoa, whoa, let me cut you off there, okay, Mike. I’ve been thinking about the WWE Championship picture all week and I have a phone conference with the board of directors in half an hour. I can’t make any promises to you personally, but I will announce the WWE Title match for the Survivor Series at the end of the night. That, and only that, I can guarantee.
Michaels nodded, knowing there’s not much else he can do. He leaves the room, having put his best foot forward, as the show cuts to a break.
-COMMERCIAL BREAK-
Returning from the break, standing all on his lonesome at the interview set is a determined looking CODY RHODES. Already in his tights, Cody is seemingly ready for arguably the biggest match of his career tonight.
Cody Rhodes: Raw Homecoming, we’re finally here. Tonight, on the big stage, in front of the entire world, I will take the biggest step in my career when I defeat John Cena by myself. And then once I’ve defeated Cena, Ted and I will take back what’s ours, and that’s those World Tag Team Championships.
Cody’s eyes are steely; he truly believes what he said. As the segment slowly fades away, Cody continues to stare…
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Later on in the night, inside a locker room preparing for battle is D GENERATION X. Both SHAWN MICHAELS and TRIPLE H are donned in green DX t-shirts over their wrestling gear, when H looks at Michaels, a comical, disgruntled look on his face.
Triple H: Honestly, I can’t believe this Mr. Kennedy guy. He’s basically a rip off of my Michael Buffer rip off, except because he’s from Green Bay, he’s an ass and he’s awful.
Shawn chuckles, wearing his weathered smirk.
Shawn Michaels: You know what else? His hair is awful to…
This draws an eyebrow raise from Triple H.
Triple H: Shawn, at least he has hair.
H chuckles now, as Michaels shakes his head.
Shawn Michaels: Oh yeah? Well, get this, Hunter, this balding man is gonna’ be the next WWE Champion.
The jokes are over. At the mention of the WWE Championship, both men stiffen up somewhat, wanting that opportunity. With their suddenly being some tension amongst DX, the show cuts to a break…
-COMMERCIAL BREAK-
Back from the break, we needed some more pay per view hype…
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WWE SURVIVOR SERIES
NOVEMBER 22ND, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C.
VERIZON CENTRE
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After another match and a few other segments, we see JOHN CENA standing alone at the gorilla position. He’s in his jean shorts, almost ready to make his entrance, when he looks into the camera, intensity written on his face as his jaw clenches.
John Cena: You can throw anything at me; I’m a damn steam train that won’t be stopped. I will go through every obstacle I have to if the end result is Randy Orton and the WWE Championship. I’m not afraid to call it like I see it, Cody Rhodes is merely a distraction from my goal.
Cena nods along with his words, confirming this is his truth.
John Cena: So at Homecoming tonight, I get rid of this distraction sent by Randy Orton and regain my focus.
To further emphasise his words, Cena signals for gold around his waist as the show hits another commercial break…
-COMMERCIAL BREAK-
Match Four
Cody Rhodes vs. John Cena
As Cody had mentioned previously, he stayed true to his word for this one and didn’t have any Legacy members come to ringside with him. Cena nods, showing a sign of respect for that, but that quickly goes out the window when the bell rings. They circle each other, both men cagey, but repeated times, Cena goes to lunge for the Lock Up, and Cody backs away, opting against it.
Cody continues to stall, trying to goad Cena into losing control, but when they do Lock Up, Cena maintains his cool. They jostle for position until Cena overpowers Cody and throws him across the ring. Again, Cody takes his time reengaging, but eventually they Lock Up again, with Cena able to use his strength advantage to back Cody into the corner.
As the referee looks to call for a clean break, Cena obliges, only for Cody to hit a cheap shot right hand around the referee. Cena staggers backwards, having been caught off guard, allowing Cody to continue to press forward with punches. Suddenly, Cena begins swinging punches of his own and they trade blows, until Cena gets the advantage. Losing the slugfest now, Cody drops to the apron and rolls out of the ring.
Cena storms towards the ropes where Cody slid out of the ring. Cena reaches over the top rope to try and grab at Rhodes; however Cody pulls Cena’s legs out from under him. In essence, Cody trips Cena, standing him back first onto the apron. Keeping a hold on Cena’s legs, Cody drags Cena towards a corner of the ring… AND SLAMS CENA’S KNEE OFF OF THE RING POST!!!
Howling in agony, Cena drops to the floor, where Cody immediately meets him and sends him back inside the ring. The attack on Cena’s knee continues inside the ring, with Cody showing a really vicious side to him. After softening up Cena some more, Cody steps over Cena’s left leg… APPLYING THE FIGURE FOUR LEG LOCK!!!
Unfortunately for Cody, Cena refuses to submit and is able to show tremendous resilience, making his way to the ropes. Cody keeps on the attack, he’s relentless, but as the match progresses, the undeniable Cena begins to fight back. After fighting his way back to his feet, Cena looks to land a Clothesline, but Cody ducks and runs off the ropes. When Cody returns… CENA CATCHES HIM WITH A POWERSLAM!!!
It could be the turning point of the match now as both men remain down, trying to find some energy. Cena gets up a little quicker than Cody, but he doesn’t get straight down to business, instead he forced to shake out his leg, trying to get some feeling back. As Cena approaches Cody, Cody hits a kick to Cena’s injured knee, forcing him down to one knee… CODY NAILS A DDT!!!
CODY HOOKS THE LEG…1…2…NO!!! CENA GETS A SHOULDER UP!!!
Not wasting anytime now, Cody rushes Cena up to his feet… CROSS RHODES!!!
NO!!! CENA THROWS DESPERATION PUNCHES TO CODY’S RIBS UNTIL HE LETS CENA GO!!!
Immediately, Cena snatches Cody up onto his shoulders… FU!!!
NO!!! CODY SLIDES DOWN CENA’S BACK…
AND THEN TAKES HIM DOWN WITH A CHOP BLOCK!!!
The already battered leg of Cena cops it again. Cena grabs at it, struggling, until Cody grabs it as well… LOCKING IN A HALF CRAB!!!
NO!!! CENA KICKS CODY AWAY WITH HIS GOOD LEG!!!
Cody quickly scrambles to his feet and runs at Cena as he gets up, but Cena nails him with a big Clothesline! After taking Cody’s head off, Cena drags him to his feet, before lifting Cody onto his shoulders… FU!!!
NO!!! CODY KNEES CENA IN THE FACE REPEATEDLY!!!
CODY SLIPS DOWN THE BACK…
CODY HITS THE CROSS RHODES!!!
CODY HOOKS BOTH LEGS…1…2…NO!!! CENA SOMEHOW GETS A SHOULDER UP!!!
Remaining focused and not wasting time, Rhodes hurriedly scrambles to get Cena to his feet… DEAD END RHODES!!!
NO!!! CENA HITS RAPID FIRE ELBOWS TO THE BACK OF CODY’S HEAD UNTIL CODY RELINQUISHES HIS GRIP!!!
Getting frustrated, Cody extends on an over eager right hand, Cena ducks… CENA HITS THE FU!!!
Cody is positioned really close to the ropes, and Cena’s bad leg didn’t like the landing. ‘The Champ’ crawls towards Cody, grabbing at his bad leg as he does so. Once he makes it to Cody, Cena uses all his effort to roll Cody over, onto his stomach and away from the ropes. Without much resistance… CENA IS THEN ABLE TO APPLY THE STFU!!!
Cena pulls back and forth on the head, almost applying a pendulum like impact… AND CODY HAS NO CHOICE BUT TO TAP OUT!!!
Winner: John Cena @ 10:45
The fans cheer loudly for the hard fought victory acquired by Cena here tonight. There’s almost a look of relief on Cena’s face as he knows Cody put him through the ringer in this match. Cena celebrates the win as best as he can, although he’s admittedly still laboured by the knee that Cody put a lot of work into. Either way, Cena’s content, celebrating away as we cut to our next scene…
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At the interview set, Josh Matthews is standing by.
Josh Matthews: Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome my guest at this time, he is the WWE Champion… RANDY ORTON.
The camera pans out to reveal WWE CHAMPION RANDY ORTON standing. With the WWE Title over his shoulder, and wearing a ‘Viper’ t-shirt over his tights, Orton looks slightly perturbed, perhaps due to his mentee losing a few moments ago.
Josh Matthews: Randy, I know you have a big time tag team match tonight against D Generation X, but I wanted to ask you about your next challenger for the WWE Championship. We saw Shawn Michaels speak to Mike Adamle earlier, and Adamle confirmed he would announce a new number one contender by the end of the night. Do you think it will in fact be Shawn Michaels after he pinned you last week?
A vein shoots out of Orton’s temple, he’s seething at the question internally, but he does his best to keep his cool.
Randy Orton: Let me address the number one contender situation, Shawn Michaels and tonight’s main event all in one go for you, Josh, that way you can get out of my face before I MAKE you get out of my face. Last week was nothing but a fluke. Shawn Michaels didn’t beat me because he’s better than me, or even in the same league as me. He seized the opportunity because I made the choice to go for my number one goal. I made the choice to go after my white wail and punt John Cena in the head. Michaels pinned me because he wasn’t even on my radar and I lost focus.
The champion shakes his head, mad at himself for last week’s hiccup.
Randy Orton: Don’t let last week be the dawn of false hope, nothing has changed since No Mercy. Michaels is still the washed up old man who couldn’t get the job done in a one on one match with me. In the main event tonight, watch closely and I’ll prove it.
Orton shoots Matthews one last menacing stare, intimidating the hell out of him, before walking out of shot…
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A split screen appears showing CHRIS JERICHO walking down a hallway on the left side of the screen, whilst the right side of the screen shows WWE INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPION CM PUNK doing the same. It’s CM Punk defending the WWE Intercontinental Championship against Chris Jericho NEXT…
-COMMERCIAL BREAK-
Match Five
WWE Intercontinental Championship Match
CM Punk (c) defends against Chris Jericho
Having not really had THAT much to do with each other in singles matches at this point, it’s a weary start from both men. They eventually commit to some basic mat work, with Punk continually maintaining a slight advantage with his favourite Side Headlock. The champion showed just how good he was, as Jericho uses his years of experience continuing to produce counters throughout their chains, but Punk is one step ahead each time, able to reverse Jericho’s escape plans.
As the one sided chain wrestling continued, Jericho got frustrated, and started throwing some big elbows to Punk’s gut to break up the Side Headlock. Punk has no choice but to release his grip on Jericho’s head and neck, allowing the challenger to now tee off with right hands to the face, and chops to the chest. Punk stands tall and tries to fight back with some forearms, and Jericho retaliates with some forearms of their own. Neither man backs down, as they clinch up and get into the forearm frenzied hockey fight.
After absolute chaos they release each other from the clinch, and both men are dazed. Punk manages to shake out the cobwebs faster and begins landing some big body kicks to Jericho. Punk unloads with three hard kicks, before going for a fourth but Jericho catches the foot… ONLY FOR PUNK TO TURN IT INTO A BIG ENZUIGURI!!!
Rattled majorly for the first time tonight, Jericho avoids being pinned or hit further, rolling underneath the bottom rope and to the outside. Jericho puts his hands on his knees, trying to recover, when Punk sprints across the ring towards him… TOPE SUICIDA!!!
NO!!! JERICHO LEAPS UP ONTO THE APRON AND NAILS PUNK WITH A FOREARM THROUGH THE ROPES!!!
Punk’s momentum is halted as the blow causes him to fall backwards, remaining inside of the ring. Sensing his chance, Jericho hurries up to the top rope, stalking Punk. When the champ gets to his feet… JERICHO COMES OFF WITH A FLYING BACK ELBOW!!!
Now it’s Punks turn to show he still has his wits about him, rolling underneath the bottom rope and to the apron to avoid being pinned. Jericho can’t help but smirk through his frustration, almost appreciating the intelligence of his opponent. Jericho watches closely as Punk uses the ropes to pull himself to his feet on the apron, causing Jericho to spring into attack… SPRINGBOARD TRIANGLE DROPKICK!!!
NO!!! PUNK DUCKS…
BUT JERICHO MANAGES TO MONKEY ROLL THROUGH THE LANDING AND SPRING RIGHT BACK TO HIS FEET IN THE RING…
BUT PUNK TAKES HIS HEAD OFF WITH A SPRINGBOARD FLYING CLOTHESLINE!!!
PUNK HOOKS THE LEG…1…2…NO!!! JERICHO KICKS OUT!!!
Punk gets back to his feet, running his hands through his hair, he knew that wasn’t going to finish things. Again, showing his veteran instinct, Jericho is quick to roll back onto the apron to create some space. Unfortunately for Jericho, when he does get to his feet… PUNK NAILS A BIG ROUNDHOUSE KICK TO THE HEAD…
SENDING JERICHO FLYING OFF THE APRON AND OUT TO THE FLOOR!!!
Dazed and confused, Jericho tries to battle back up quickly… THIS TIME PUNK CONNECTS WITH THE TOPE SUICIDA!!!
Getting back to his feet, Punk has a smirk on his face, enjoying the adulation from the fans. The champ is well and truly in control as we cut to a break…
-COMMERCIAL BREAK-
We return from the break just in time to see Punk rolling Jericho back inside of the ring. Having beaten Jericho up around ringside during the break, Punk is still firmly in control, Irish Whipping Jericho into the corner. The IC Champ jogs in after Jericho… CORNER HIGH KNEE!!!
NO!!! JERICHO CATCHES PUNK!!!
Keeping Punk up in the air, Jericho manoeuvres himself behind Punk, AND THEN SHOVES PUNK OVER THE TOP ROPE AND ONTO THE APRON!!!
It’s a relatively soft landing for Punk, who clung onto the ropes to avoid a hard fall. He pulls himself back to his feet on the apron… BUT THIS TIME JERICHO CONNECTS WITH THE SPRINGBOARD TRIANGLE DROPKICK!!!
Punk drops after the impact, but still somehow remains on the apron. The challenger immediately drags him in, showing some real urgency, and now Jericho begins to dominate. He mainly focuses his attack on the head and neck area of the IC Champion. Jericho keeps up the non-relenting attack, but is unable to put Punk away.
Eventually, Jericho whips Punk into the corner before running in after him, but he runs straight into Punk’s raised boot…No! Jericho catches the boot… PUNK TRIES ANOTHER ENZUIGURI!!!
NO!!! JERICHO DUCKS!!!
Punk lands on his gut, but quickly hops back to his feet, and surprises Jericho with a back kick to the gut. As Jericho clutches at his stomach, gasping for air, Punk runs towards the ropes… SPRINGBOARD CROSSBODY OFF THE MIDDLE ROPE!!!
The exhausted Punk rolls off of Jericho after the move, and now both men remain down. When they finally do work their way up, they have a slug fest strike war in the middle of the ring, and Punk is able to gain the advantage. After dazing Jericho with his barrage of MMA strikes, Punk sends Jericho into the corner, and charges in after him… CORNER KNEE CONNECTS!!!
AND PUNK BRINGS JERICHO OUT OF THE CORNER WITH A BULLDOG!!!
NO!!! JERICHO COUNTERS AND SHOVES PUNK AWAY… SENDING PUNK CHEST FIRST INTO THE OPPOSITE CORNER!!!
Jericho runs in after Punk… Corner Clothesline… No! Punk dodges it… AND THEN PUNK FINALLY LANDS THE BULLDOG!!!
As Punk catches his breath, Jericho slowly works his way to his feet… PUNK HITS A STEP UP ENZUIGURI!!!
Jericho seems knocked loopy after that, so Punk stays on task, hoisting Jericho back up. Punk then heaves Jericho onto his shoulders… GO TO SLEEP!!!
NO!!! JERICHO ELBOWS HIMSELF FREE!!!
Jericho is able to slide down behind Punk, and when Punk turns to face him, Jericho takes him down with a Clothesline! With Punk down in the centre of the ring, Jericho runs towards the ropes… LIONSAULT!!!
NO!!! PUNK ROLLS OUT OF THE WAY SO JERICHO CRASHES AND BURNS!!!
When Punk gets back up, he’s quick to drag Jericho to his feet also, and plop Jericho on his shoulders again… GO TO SLEEP!!!
NO!!! JERICHO CATCHES THE KNEE ON THE WAY DOWN!!!
With Punk off balance, Jericho grabs Punk’s other leg also, turning the single leg into a Double Legged Takedown… ALLOWING JERICHO TO STEP OVER INTO THE WALLS OF JERICHO!!!
The big time submission hold is on and Punk grimaces in agony, reaching for the ropes. Sensing this is his chance, Jericho REALLY sits down on the hold, applying as much pressure as humanly possible. The champion refuses to submit though, desperately clawing his way across the canvas, and managing to grab the ropes.
Instead of letting the referee count and relinquishing the hold, Jericho maintains his grip on Punk’s legs and drags him towards the centre of the ring… BUT PUNK ROLLS FORWARD ONTO HIS BACK AND SNEAKS AN INSIDE CRADLE…1…2…NO!!! JERICHO KICKS OUT!!!
Both men scramble to their feet, Punk just slightly faster… PUNK HITS A ROUNDHOUSE KICK TO THE HEAD!!!
NO!!! JERICHO DUCKS AND THEN BOUNCES OFF THE ROPES…
ONE HANDED BULLDOG TAKES DOWN PUNK!!!
Now it’s the proper sequence so Jericho runs towards the ropes… LIONSAULT!!!
NO!!! PUNK MOVES AGAIN…
BUT THIS TIME JERICHO LANDS ON HIS FEET!!!
Punk hurries to his feet to meet Jericho… JERICHO POUNCES WITH A STEP UP ENZUIGURI OF HIS OWN!!!
The blow drops Punk onto his back, and for the THIRD time, Jericho runs the ropes… LIONSAULT FINALLY CONNECTS!!!
JERICHO STAYS ON TOP FOR THE PIN…1…2…NO!!! PUNK JUST GETS A SHOULDER UP!!!
The audience, the commentators and especially Jericho are in disbelief. A frustrated Jericho takes a moment to argue with the referee, before taking a deep breath and refocusing. He drags Punk to the middle of the ring, before grabbing his legs… TURNING INTO THE WALLS OF JERICHO!!!
NO!!!
Punk struggles against it, not allowing Jericho to turn him onto his stomach, instead Punk remains on his back… AND THEN GETS A VICTORY ROLL OUT OF NOWHERE…1…2…NO!!! JERICHO JUST KICKS OUT!!!
As per flash pin policy, both men hurry to their feet, full of adrenaline, but PUNK MEETS JERICHO WITH THE PUNKER COMBO!!!
Remaining on his feet, albeit spaghetti legged, Jericho is easy pickings for Punk to place onto his shoulders once again… GO TO SLEEP!!!
NO!!! JERICHO SWIVELS DOWN BEHIND PUNK!!!
Punk urgently spins around to face Jericho, turning into a CODEBREAKER!!!
NO!!! PUNK REVERSES INTO A JACKNIFE PIN…1…2…NO!!! JERICHO SOMEHOW ESCAPES ANOTHER FLASH PIN!!!
Both men bounce back up and run at each other… CODEBREAKER!!!
NO!!! PUNK GRABS THE TOP ROPE… LEAVING JERICHO TO TAKE A HARD BUMP ON THE MAT!!!
Jericho tries to hurry up, making it to his knees… WHEN PUNK HITS A HARD ROUNDHOUSE KICK TO THE TEMPLE!!!
Showing all the fight in the world, Jericho makes it back to his feet, albeit slowly, and Punk places him onto his shoulders… GO TO SLEEP LANDS!!!
PUNK HOOKS THE LEG…1…2…3!!!
Winner: CM Punk @ 18:23
The fans pop loudly for the result, as CM Punk slowly gets back to his feet. Despite being utterly spent, Punk can’t help but wear a smile underneath the sweat and matted hair. Having his hand raised by the referee, Punk raises his IC Title in the air, having survived one of his toughest tests since winning the title…
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A little later on in the night we get a video package…
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WWE WRESTLEMANIA 26
MARCH 28TH, 2010
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
THE NEW ORLEANS SUPERDOME
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After another match and some further segments, we head to the Raw General Manager’s office for the second time tonight. MIKE ADAMLE remains at his desk when MR. KENNEDY, WWE CHAMPION RANDY ORTON and TED DIBIASE barge in. Adamle looks surprised by their arrival, whilst an angry looking Orton leans over the desk to get closer to Adamle, trying to intimidate him.
Randy Orton: I’m not like Shawn Michaels and I’m not like anybody on the roster. I’m not common like the fans and I refuse to wait. I demand to know what my WWE Title match at Survivor Series is.
All three watch the GM intently, glaring at him to force him to say what they want.
Mike Adamle: I can’t. The Board of Directors have informed me I can’t say anything until your match is over tonight. Right now, even if you hadn’t rudely barged in here and I wanted to tell you, I couldn’t.
Orton and co get even closer to Adamle, walking around the desk, but he refuses to acknowledge the obvious threat.
Mike Adamle: You need to have patience like every other common man or woman. According to the board, the WWE Title match at Survivor Series can change depending on the outcome of the match. Now please, see yourselves out…
Kennedy and DiBiase are irritated but Orton puts hands on their shoulders, stopping them from doing more. On that note, they turn and leave, Orton seething as the show cuts to a break…
-COMMERCIAL BREAK-
After defeating PRIMO in less than two minutes, a stoic, barely broken a sweat VLADIMIR KOSLOV gets himself a microphone.
Vladimir Koslov: This is not victory worth celebrating. I demand the best competition.
With that, Koslov drops the mic and APPLIES THE IRON CLAW TO PRIMO!!!
As Koslov keeps the excruciating hold applied, HE STARTED SLAMMING PRIMO’S HEAD INTO THE CANVAS REPEATEDLY!!!
Koslov is a scary sight right now, as he relinquishes his grip on Primo and gets the mic again.
Vladimir Koslov: I WANT COMPETITION!!!
Nobody answers the call, so Koslov pulls an unconscious Primo to his feet… KOSLOV TAKES PRIMO BACK DOWN WITH A REVERSE CHOKESLAM!!!
Koslov shows no mercy, rolling Primo over… AND APPLY THE IRON CLAW!!!
This time Koslov is able to apply the hold whilst keeping one arm free to hold the mic.
Vladimir Koslov: I WANT COMPETITION
NOW!!!
Koslov keeps the hold locked in, really taking it out of Primo amongst the boos from the fans…
***THE TIME IS NOW***
HOLY SHIT! The roof almost blows off the arena as a worse for wear JOHN CENA makes his way out from the back. Cena slowly walks down the ramp, not taking his eyes off of Koslov before stepping through the ropes. As Cena gets inside the ring, the big Russian finally releases poor Primo.
There are no words between the two as Koslov arrogantly puffs out his chest, and Cena meets him in the centre of the ring. The two go nose for nose, the tension building, the fans going insane… THEN KOSLOV PUSHES CENA!!!
Cena stumbles back a couple of steps, smirking as Koslov remains stoic, trying to bully Cena… BUT CENA EXPLODES AND TACKLES KOSLOV DOWN TO THE MAT!!!
The two begin rolling around, throwing punches at each other, trading the ascendency. As the brawl continues, a tonne of officials run to the ring to try and break up this fight.
The two men do end up getting separated, although Koslov keeps throwing officials out of the way because he’s a monster. More and more agents, referees and security make their way down though, and much to the dismay of the fans, the two men are able to be restrained…
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Before the break, we get a split screen, showing D GENERATION X, SHAWN MICHAELS and TRIPLE H on the left walking down a hallway in the back. Meanwhile, on the right side of the screen, MR. KENNEDY and RANDY ORTON make their way towards the gorilla position. DX VS. Kennedy and Orton is NEXT!!!
-COMMERCIAL BREAK-
Match Eight
D Generation X vs. Mr. Kennedy and Randy Orton
In somewhat of a surprising start, DX didn’t get their moment in the sun initially. Instead, Kennedy and Orton started incredibly aggressive early on, and were able to have their way with Shawn Michaels. They attempted to isolate Michaels, and looked like they would be successful, until Triple H threw caution to the wind. Not waiting for a tag, Hunter got in to even up the numbers, since Legacy were doing illegal double teaming to Michaels.
Once Triple H was in, DX were able to seize control of the situation, resulting in MICHAELS CLOTHESLINING KENNEDY OVER THE TOP ROPE AND TO THE OUTSIDE!!!
WHILST TRIPLE H CLOTHESLINED ORTON OVER THE TOP ROPE AND TO THE OUTSIDE AT THE SAME TIME!!!
After the stereo Clotheslines, a frustrated Kennedy and Orton regroup on the outside. Meanwhile, inside the ring, DX now get their moment in the spotlight, getting a round of applause as they crotch chop like it’s 1998. After taking their time and devising a strategy, the heels opt for Kennedy to get back in as the legal man. After a quick discussion, Shawn tagged in Triple H.
Hunter and Kennedy went at it in a one on one situation now that order had been restored. They do some basic stuff for a little while, neither man able to really inflict to much damage. Triple H does eventually start to have some success with working on the arm of Kennedy, before he tags in Michaels, who continues to work on the same limb.
DX’s experience seems to be coming to the forefront here, until Michaels bounces off the ropes to build some momentum… BUT ORTON GRABS A HANDFUL OF SHAWN’S HAIR AS HE BOUNCES OFF THE ROPES!!!
Ignoring the pain, Shawn rips his hair free from Orton’s hand, and then knocks him off the apron with a right hand. This gets a big pop from the fans, but the distraction means Michaels then turns into a Clothesline from Kennedy! With that, the match turns into Legacy’s turn to try and establish a heat period, with Kennedy and Orton focusing in on the back of Michaels.
It doesn’t last long though as Orton sends Michaels into the corner, but when he charges in after him, Michaels gets a boot up into the WWE Champions face. Orton staggers backwards, holding his jaw, as Michaels applies a Side Headlock and drags Orton to the DX corner, making the tag to H in the process. Trips gets in and starts dominating Orton with right hands and Clotheslines, until Kennedy illegally enters.
Hunter initially has some Clotheslines for Kennedy as well, but then focuses a little too much on Orton, allowing Kennedy to attack him from behind. Much to the dismay of Michaels, who is restrained by the referee, Kennedy and Orton the stomp all over ‘The Game’, as we cut to our final break of the evening.
-COMMERCIAL BREAK-
When we return from the break, Triple H is still the legal man for DX, and he’s still being taken apart by Kennedy and Orton. At this point, Orton is methodically beating him with right hands in the corner, before he throws Triple H outside of the ring. The referee gets in Orton’s face, admonishing him for the use of closes fists in the ropes, and Orton uses the opportunity to continue the argument as a distraction.
With the referee occupied, Kennedy leaps off the apron and brings Triple H to his feet on the floor… KENNEDY WHIPS TRIPLE H INTO THE STEEL RING STEPS!!!
The noise of the collision echoes throughout the arena whilst H grabs at his shoulder. Kennedy then sends Trips back inside the ring and Orton goes back onto the attack. Legacy keeps up the domination, and they don’t hesitate to cheat to make things easier for themselves either. As the match continued to progress, Kennedy started teeing off with right hands, before looking to send Triple H into the ropes.
Hunter reversed, sending Kennedy into the ropes instead, and when Kennedy returns… TRIPLE H TAKES KENNEDY’S HEAD OFF WITH A CLOTHESLINE!!!
Both men remain down, and with the fans firmly behind DX, the crawl race to the teams respective corners takes place. Despite being knocked loopy, Kennedy gets to his corner faster, tagging in Orton. The WWE Champion gets in straight away and manages to grab H by the ankle, stopping him from making the tag to Michaels. Orton looks to drag Hunter back towards the centre of the ring, but Trips rolls to his back, kicks Orton away, and now he’s able to make the hot tag to Michaels.
‘The Heartbreak Kid’ comes in and overwhelms Orton with a barrage of punches and chops. Sensing his leader in trouble, Kennedy comes in and runs at Shawn… MICHAELS CATCHES KENNEDY WITH A MANHATTAN DROP!!!
Kennedy remains on his feet, bouncing on the spot, grabbing at his groin, until Shawn takes him down with a Clothesline! Unfortunately for Michaels, the numbers caught up to him as Orton quickly spins him around and backs him into the ropes with right hands. Orton then sends Michaels bouncing off the ropes… MICHAELS COMES BACK WITH THE FLYING FOREARM!!!
FOLLOWED BY THE KIP UP!!!
The arena is rocking now, as a fired up Shawn plays to the crowd, ONLY TO SIDESTEP A CHARGING KENNEDY AND THROW HIM OVER THE TOP ROPE AND TO THE OUTSIDE!!!
Turning back towards the champion now, Michaels notices Orton just struggling to his feet. Michaels takes him back with down with a Scoop Slam, before heading onto the apron and climbing up to the top rope… FLYING ELBOW DROP CONNECTS FROM MICHAELS!!!
Instead of going for the cover, Michaels gets up and heads to the corner, beginning to tune up the band. The fans are losing it, and as Orton blindly gets to his feet… SWEET CHIN MUSIC!!!
NO!!! ORTON DUCKS UNDER THE LEG…
AND SMOOTHLY TRANSITIONS INTO AN INVERTED HEADLOCK BACKBREAKER!!!
Meanwhile, on the outside, H had gone to beat up Kennedy some after he was thrown outside the ring. Kennedy has managed to gain the upper hand though… AND KENNEDY TAKES H DOWN WITH A KNEE LIFT ON THE FLOOR!!!
Inside the ring, Orton dragged Michaels into the centre of the ring and then called Kennedy in to join him. Together, the two members of Legacy beat on Michaels, before dragging him to his feet. They whip Michaels into the ropes, and when he comes back… KENNEDY HITS A SPINEBUSTER!!!
ORTON MAKES THE COVER…1…2…NO!!! MICHAELS GETS A SHOULDER UP!!!
Not wasting any time, Orton pulls the defenceless body of Orton up and drapes the lower half of Michaels’ body over the middle rope. Orton gets a Front Facelock… ORTON HITS THE ELEVATED DDT!!!
ORTON HOOKS THE LEG…1…2…NO!!! TRIPLE H PULLS ORTON OUT TO THE FLOOR TO BREAK UP THE COUNT!!!
Before Orton can react, H slides inside the ring, where Kennedy runs at him… TRIPLE H CATCHES KENNEDY WITH THE HARLEY RACE HIGH KNEE!!!
Orton immediately slides back into the ring and in a rage, he runs at H… TRIPS GETS THE DOUBLE A SPINEBUSTER!!!
With that, the fresh Triple H encouraged Michaels and then went and stood in the DX corner of the ring, awaiting the tag. Michaels crawled over to make the tag, but Kennedy grabbed him by the ankle, cutting him off. Michaels manages to fight to his feet, balancing on one leg as Kennedy holds the other… SHAWN NAILS KENNEDY WITH AN ENZUIGURI!!!
And just like that, Shawn makes the big tag to Triple H now! H goes to town on Orton, running through him with three consecutive Clotheslines, BEFORE CATCHING ORTON WITH THE KNEE FACEBUSTER!!!
Out of it but somehow still on his feet, Orton staggers, until Trips hits a kick to the gut… PEDIGREE!!!
NO!!! KENNEDY RUNS THROUGH TRIPLE H WITH A CLOTHESLINE TO STOP ORTON FROM BEING PEDIGREED!!!
Both Legacy members stomp all over Triple H, only deciding to return him to a vertical base when they deem him not a threat. Kennedy drags H to his feet, and shoves him towards the waiting Orton… RKO!!!
NO!!! TRIPS SHOVES ORTON OFF OF HIM…
CAUSING ORTON TO COLLIDE AND CLASH HEADS WITH KENNEDY!!!
Kennedy rolls out to the floor, in a world of trouble, potentially concussion coming into play here. Meanwhile, MICHAELS COMES FROM NOWHERE WITH SWEET CHIN MUSIC TO ORTON!!!
Orton stumbles to the side, and before he can collapse, H meets him with a kick to the gut… PEDIGREE TO ORTON!!!
TRIPLE H HOOKS THE LEG…1…2…3!!!
Winners: D Generation X @ 19:37
It’s a successful night for DX tonight, and the ovation is MASSIVE for the fan favourite tandem. Michaels and Hunter celebrate in the ring, and of course that means it’s crotch chop city once again. Meanwhile, Kennedy pulled an out of it Orton out of the ring to try and help him to the back.
Legacy retreat up the ramp, as the feel good celebration continues for DX. Suddenly though, DX stop celebrating, looking interested as MIKE ADAMLE stepped out onto the stage. Meaning business, Adamle pulled out a mic and got right to it.
Mike Adamle: Firstly, I apologise for interrupting the celebration here tonight, but I guaranteed I would announce the number one contender for the WWE Championship at Survivor Series and that’s what I’m here to do. Now Randy, I can confirm that at Survivor Series, there are two suggested matches that won’t be happening. It won’t be you versus Shawn or you versus Triple H.
Heat from the fans, whilst still remaining halfway up the ramp, Orton looks relieved. Both DX members look disturbed by this announcement.
Mike Adamle: Considering both these men have pinned you in the last week, the only fair course of action will be to confirm that at
Survivor Series, it will be Randy Orton defending the WWE Championship in a Triple Threat match against both Shawn Michaels and Triple H!!!
Now there’s a big pop from the fans. Adamle drops his mic and leaves, as Orton throws a tantrum, looking INFURIATED on the ramp. Interestingly enough, inside the ring, DX have now turned their attentions towards each other, staring each other down in a semi playful yet still kind of tense way.
And with our WWE Championship match for Survivor Series now announced, the show fades to black with DX no longer celebrating, and instead looking very awkward with each other…
END OF SHOW
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WWE Survivor Series
November 22nd, 2009
Washington, D.C.
Verizon Centre
WWE Championship;
Triple Threat Match:
Randy Orton (c) vs. Shawn Michaels vs. Triple H
