WWE RAW Rewind: Introducing the Guest Host From Hell!

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The show starts off with Vince McMahon announcing the guest host for the evening: Batista! Batista arrives and announces that three matches will determine Randy Orton’s opponent for Night of Champions: Triple H will face MVP, and The Miz faces John Cena.

Orton comes out and threatens to finish the job on Batista, but the Animal lets him know that if he even looks at him wrong, he’ll fire all three of them. He then announces that Orton will face three of the 15 newly acquired superstars in a three-on-one Gauntlet Match.

Night of Champions Semifinal Match

Both men go back and forth until the injured leg of Triple H plays a major role in the match. MVP locks in a Figure Four Leglock that is kept on for a decent period of time. But Triple H manages to fight his way out of submission. MVP goes for the Playmaker, but Triple H counters into the Pedigree to get the victory and advance to the Finals of the tournament.

WWE Unified Tag Team Championships

Jericho and Primo start the match with Jericho getting caught with a leaping dropkick and a takeover on the outside. Following a double team by the Colons, The Canadian Connection lays on the floor as RAW takes a break. Back on the program, Jericho has complete control over the younger Colon. Edge comes in and continues the assault on Primo. Jericho aims for the running bulldog, but Primo sends him flying, and also manages to tag in his brother Carlito.

Carlito ducks the Lionsault and hits the Back Body Press. After momentarily taking out Edge, Carlito gets caught. Carlito hits the Backstabbe, but Jericho stops the count. On the outside, Primo takes down Jericho, but thanks to some outside interference, Edge delivers a Spear to get the pinfall and retain the Unified Tag Team Championships.

Night of Champions Semifinal Match

Miz starts off with a series of punches and knees to the guts, but Cena fires back with huge takedown. The Miz regains control with a neck wrench, but Cena bounces back with a Fisherman’s Suplex and a quick headlock. Miz gets a cheap shot that allows him to the advantage following a huge headlock. Miz focuses on Cena’s surgically repaired neck with a series of neckbreakers and shots to the head.

Back on the program, Miz has complete control of Cena until Cena starts fighting back. Following a massive clothesline, Miz takes the fight to the corner. Miz counters an Attitude Adjustment into an Electric Chair Drop, but is only able to get a two-count. Cena starts firing back, but Miz counters the STF into a sleeper hold. Cena bounces out of the sleeper and hits a pair of takedowns followed by the Beantown Bomb and the Five-Knuckle Shuffle.

He then nails the Throwback before going up top for the Boston Leg Pie. He locks in the STF and gets the tapout to get the victory and advance to the Finals of the Night of Champions Tournament.

With that, next week’s main event is set: Triple H faces John Cena with the winner facing Randy Orton at Night of Champions for the WWE Championship.

Back on the program, Randy Orton is informed that the Original Million Dollar Man will be next week’s guest host. But before that, we have DIVAS!!!

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