Tonight was about the WWE Draft when RAW hit the airwaves in San Antonio, Texas! But when the night ended, it was like last year all over again. All three brands made their appearance in tonight's broadcast, and it was nothing short of foundation-shaking.
Here's the RAW Rewind, complete with Draft Results.
First Bout: Triple H (RAW) defeats Mark Henry (SmackDown!) (Draft Pick)
As Chad Patton starts the match, Triple H throws the 'DX' Chop to a jaw jacking Henry. The World's Strongest Man does a 'DX' Chop of his own as he continues the assault on the WWE Champion. Henry drops an elbow and tosses him in the corner.
After three near falls following the Vader Bomb, Henry is unable to finish the Game off. After The Game kicks out of the World's Strongest Slam, he drops Henry to the ground with the high knee and nails the Pedigree to secure the first pick for RAW. If the first pick is a sign of things to come, expect big things to happen.
First Pick: Rey Mysterio (SmackDown!) drafted to RAW
Second Bout: Finlay & Hornswoggle (SD!) defeat Santito (RAW) (Draft Pick)
The Irish Duo start the match, but Santino wants Hornswoggle. As the lil' Irishman comes in, he drops the Italian with a Stunner. On the outside, Finlay and his son have control until an interference from Carlito gives Santito control.
But in the end, it was the Celtic Cross followed by the Tadpole Splash that secured the victory for SmackDown! and the next pick.
Second Pick: Jeff Hardy (RAW) drafted to SmackDown!
In the process of Vince giving away his next million dollars, he announces that one of tonight's main events will be Edge vs. John Cena!
Third Bout: Rhodes & Holly (RAW) vs. Chavo & Neely (ECW) (Draft Pick)
The match didn't take too long as Ted DiBiase came down for a closer look. Bam and Chavo are punishing the younger Cody Rhodes, but a dropkick allows him to tag in Hardcore.
After Neely interferes with the Alabama Slam, Rhodes sends him outside, but Chavo sends Cody outside instead. But in the process, Hardcore catches him and lands the Alabama Slam to give RAW another pick in tonight's draft.
Third Pick: CM Punk (ECW) drafted to RAW
Back on RAW, Chris Jericho continues his campaign against Shawn Michaels. After his Doublecross Montage end, Jericho is joined by Lance Cade. Y2J also makes it known that he doesn't have an opponent for Night of Champions yet and wants HBK.
Shockingly for Jericho, Michaels arrives at the arena and bolts towards the ring and begins the retaliation on his adversary. Things are going well for the San Antonio native until Jericho pulls him into the announcers table on the injured eye.
Fourth Bout: The Dirt Sheet (ECW) defeats The Hardyz (SD!) (Draft Pick)
Before the bout, Vickie Guerrero makes a smart decision for a change as she pulls Hawkins and Ryder out of this match and puts in Matt & Jeff instead.
Miz and Matt exchange armbars, but Hardy drops Miz with a clothesline. As Jeff comes in, old school nostalgia kicks in with Poetry in Motion. The champs regain control with cheap shots and blind cheats. Miz has a headlock applied and follows it up with The Miz Cornerstone.
4 comments Last one added about 1 year ago — Leave a Comment
Michael Griffin about 1 year ago
The incident at the end really caught me off guard, but with Vince shouting Paul at Triple H, his real name, I really thought it was for real. Still, it will keep him off tv for a while.
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Ryan about 1 year ago
Meh, it's just his way of cancelling the giveaway since it wasn't doing much for ratings.
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Ron Glover about 1 year ago
He may be taking a page out of Vikki Guerrerro's (sp) book with the whole wheelchair thing.
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Ian Robinett about 1 year ago
Yeah the whole "Paul! Paul!" was a nice added touch, but Vince is not the best when it comes to selling pain. The grimace left some to be desired, but like I said in my article, Cena and Hunter sold it the best of anyone.
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