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Backstory:

A cryptic message was left today on WWE.com, all content was taken down, leaving just one thing, a graphic.




Wrestling fans have been left to throw theories around of what this could mean, with an episode of Raw scheduled for tomorrow it looks like anybody who's interested is going to have to wait in anticipation for the episode to air, for the answers to this mystery.

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Raw comes straight on air, no opening graphic, no music, no fireworks, just Vince McMahon stood in the centre of the ring with a microphone in his hand.


VKM: Ladies & Gentlemen, good evening and welcome to Monday Night Raw live from the sold out Mohegan Sun Arena, right here in Mohegan Sun, Connecticut. Now you might be wondering a few things like, where's the music is? Where the pyro is? Or why Jeremy Piven isn't here.


*The crowd begin to murmur between themselves*


VKM: Well let me answer those questions for you. Yesterday morning I was at home, lying in bed with my wife Linda when she asked me a question, now this wasn't just any question, as I'm sure you would have guessed and this isn't the type of question you hear very often, but it is the type of question every man must face in his lifetime.


*The crowd again begin to mutter amongst themselves*


VKM: My wife Linda said “Vince, what do you think your legacy will be? What will people say about you, when you're gone?”...Now I'm not talking about Randy Orton and his buddies, I started to wonder, what would people say about Vincent Kennedy McMahon?...Will they say that I was a handsome man? Perhaps. ...Will they say that I was a well liked man? Maybe. ...But what I'm here to ask you today is, Will they say that I was good at my job?....Will they say that while I was in charge of this company, that it did great things? Will they say that...they wish...I was still...around?


*The crowd give a slight cheer*


VKM: Now that is the important question, I want people to say “Oh yeah, the WWE was great when Vince McMahon owned it.” And although I believe I have been doing somewhat of a good job, I believe there is room for improvement, I want to give you the best damn entertainment you'll ever see, heck I wanna give you the best damn entertainment anybody will ever see.


*The crowd begin to cheer*


VKM: So with that in mind I have decided to send Jeremy Piven back to Hollywood and install myself as the face of Monday Night Raw, so I can give you fans the best damn product you can see anywhere!


*The crowd are slowly building their cheer*


VKM: Now, some say that my best work here in the WWE came during the Attitude Era.


*The crowd pops hugely*


VKM: And the Attitude Era is when I was under my toughest competition, but now I don't have any competition left.


*The crowd begin to fall silent*


VKM: So, with that in mind I decided that ECW and Friday Night Smackdown could do with new leadership....To give something to compete against.


*The crowd begins to cheer again*


VKM: And I've been racking my brain trying to think, who could possibly compete with me, Vincent Kennedy McMahon. I thought, maybe you would like to see tomorrow night's ECW headed up by...Paul Heyman.


*The crowd cheering grows louder*


VKM: But then I decided against that.


*The crowd begin to boo*


VKM: I thought, why give Paul Heyman ECW back, when the most he could do with it last time was run some low budget bingo hall!


*The crowds booing grows*


VKM: So, then I had to re-think, who could take ECW and give me a run for my money with it?


*The crowd begin to mutter between themselves in excitement*


VKM: Well I thought their was only one man for the job...And that man is my son, Shane McMahon.


*The crowd begin to boo in out-rage*


VKM: And then I have Friday Night Smackdown...Who could possibly take Friday Night Smackdown and turn it into something worthy of rivalling me and then I then I realised, there wasn't a man alive who could...However, there is one woman...who could do the job and that's my Daughter, Stephanie McMahon.


*The crowd's rage builds and they begin booing even more*


VKM: Wait a minute dammit, I'm doing this for you, for all of you, to make the product better.


*Vinces anger starts to build as the fans begin to boo louder and Vince storms out to the back*


AD-BREAK


Cole: Welcome back to Monday Night Raw, and King, what we just saw in the ring shocked me.


Lawler: Yeah, Vince McMahon was just out here an he announced that he's the new General Manager of Raw and that his kids, Shane & Stephanie will be General Managers on ECW & Smackdown.


Cole: That's right King, then midway through his announcement Mr. McMahon stormed out after the fans started to boo him.


Lawler: Yeah, Vince was visibly disturbed by the fans reaction to him.


Cole: Wait a minute king, I hear there's something going on backstage and we've got a camera out there.


*Vince McMahon is in his office and he's beginning to calm down*


VKM: As I was saying, before I was so rudely interrupted...We're having the biggest shake-up in the history of sports entertainment. Starting now, there will be a 3 week long transfer window, where myself, Shane & Stephanie can choose to make trades with our talent. And this transfer window will lead all the way up until Summerslam.


*The ringside crowd begin to cheer*


VKM: And also at Summerslam, we're going to take things back to, what do the kids say? The old school? And what I mean by that is, I think we have too many titles in the WWE, so at Summerslam we're going to have 3, count them 3 title unification matches.


*The ringside crowd are going crazy for the announcement*


VKM: The first of which, will feature the WWE Divas Champion, Mickie James going up against the WWE Woman's Champion, Michelle McCool.


*The decent cheer goes up from the crowd*


VKM: The second unification match that we'll have will be The WWE United States Champion, Kofi Kingston taking on the WWE Intercontinental Champion, Rey Mysterio Jr.


*A big cheer goes up from the crowd*


VKM: And the third of which, will feature the WWE Champion Randy Orton taking on the World Heavyweight Champion Jeff Hardy.


*A Massive ear-blistering cheer goes up from the fans*


VKM: Now, those arn't going to be the only title mathces at Summerslam, no. In fact we're going to crown a new WWE Cruiserweight champion, when we'll have a triple-threat match, with one man from Raw, one man from ECW and one man from Smackdown.


*The crowd are still in an uproar*


VKM: Which leads me to our first match of the evening, it's Raw's Cruiserweight title qualifying match and that's next.


AD-BREAK





Action: A fast-paced match with Evan Bourne leading the action with lots of high-risk move, which Jamie Noble attempted to duplicate, with no avail to comedic affect. The match ended when Noble throws Primo into the barricades and sees Bourne hit a moonsault on Chavo and gets a 1, 2 but Noble then nails Bourne out of the ring and climbs the ropes himself and attempts a moonsault, but as he jumps, Bourne pulls Chavo out of the ring leaving Noble to land flat on his face, Bourne then climbs the ropes again and this time hits a 450 splash on Noble and covers him for the 1, 2, 3.


Winner: Evan Bourne


Lawler: Wow, what a match! And now Even Bourne gets to fight for the Cruiserweight title at Summerslam.


Cole: You can always count on cruiserweights to give you fast-paced, non-stop action. Now, ohhh what's this


*Jack Swagger's music hits and he walks out to the ring*


Lillian: On his way to the ring right now, from Perry, Oklahoma weighing in at 260 pounds, Jack Swagger.


*Swagger is greeted by medium boos*


Lillian: And his opponent from Patterson, New Jersey, weighing in at 227 pounds, Santino Marella.





Action: Swagger starts the match heavy-handedly and Santino manages to duck his attack, but Swagger gains the upper hand by naling Santino with a boot. Swagger then dominates the match with multiple submission holds and finally hoists Santino to his feet and then nails him with a gut-wrench powerbomb for the 3 count.


Winner: Jack Swagger


Cole: Jack Swagger with an impressive performance here tonight, we'll be bak after these messages.


AD-BREAK


*Raw comes back on air with the Miz stood in the ring with a microphone*


Miz: Well, well, well, it seems as though we've just entered a new era in proffesional wrestling, so what could possibly be better, than to see the Miz...And I'm offering an open challenge to anybody outback, I'll face anybody...


*Chris Masters music hits and the crowd erupt in cheers*





Action: The Miz starts strong, hitting Masters with a boot to the mid-section as soon as he gets in the ring. The Miz dominates the first minute until Masters manages to reverse a sleep-hold into a back-body-drop. Masters then builds up a-head-of-steam before applying his Masterlock and Miz begins to scream “I Quit! I Quit!!”

Winner: Chris Masters

Cole: Another one falls to that Masterlock...Didn't you once submit to that manoeuvre?


Lawler: I don't wanna talk about that, let's go to Jillian Hall backstage with the WWE United States Champion, Kofi Kingston.


Jillian: Thanks King! I am indeed here with the United States champion Kofi Kingston, and Kofi, what do you make of the huge announcement from Vince McMahon earlier tonight, that your going to be in a title unification match with Rey Mysterio Jr at Summerslam.


Kofi: Well Jillian, that of course is massive news, but first and foremost I've gotta stay focused on what's in front of me and that is my triple threat match tonight against Carlito and MVP.


Jillian: Yeah, what's your strategy going into your match tonight?


Kofi: It's hard to have a strategy in a triple-threat match like this ya know. But, being just 3 weeks away from that match at Summerslam, I just gotta hope I don't get injured and seing as my title isn't on the line I can relax a little more, but still, it's going to be a tough one, they're both tough competitors.


Jillian: Well good luck Kofi and thank you.


AD-BREAK


Lillian: The following match, is a non-title, triple threat match and is scheduled for one fall. On his way to the ring from San Juan, Puerto Rico, weighing in at 220 pounds, Carlito!


*Carlito is greeted by medium boos from the crowd*


Lillian: And his opponent, first from Jamacia, he is the current WWE United States Champion, Kofi Kingston.


*Kofi jogs to the ring, greeted by large cheers*


Lillian: And finally, making his way to the ring, from Miami, Florida, Montel Vontavious Porter, MVP!


*MVP strolls out to another big pop from the fans*





Action: Carlito and Kofi and trading blows in the ring, when Carlito manages to duck a left from Kofi and go for the back stabber, but Kofi ducks out of the ring, MVP then gets Carlito in the Playmaker, he hits the move and covers him, 1, 2..But Kofi springboards from outside the ring, to the inside and breaks the count. Kofi, then lifts MVP to his feet, and whips him into the ropes, Kofi attempts a cothesline, but MVP ducks and hits the ropes again, but this time when MVP bounces back into the middle of the ring Kofi hits trouble in paradise and covers him, 1,2 3.


Winner: Kofi Kingston


AD-BREAK


*Raw comes back on air with Jillian Hall interviewing Legacy backstage*


Jillian: Randy Orton, in 3 weeks time at Summerslam you have a title unification match, to crown the first ever WWE World Heavyweight Champion, what do you make of Vince McMahon's announcement?


Orton: To tell you the truth Jillian, I couldn't be happier, this gives me the chance to prove that I am the single, best wrestler in the WWE today, I am going to beat Jeff Hardy and take my place a-top of the WWE.


Jillian: Well, what do you think of your match tonight, when Legacy take on Mark Henry, John Cena & Triple H?


Orton: There is obviously a conspiracy against me, ever since I kicked Vince McMahon in the head, he's been after me and my Legacy and this match tonight is just further proof and if you don't mind, we've got a match to get to...


*Camera cuts to Lillian Garcia in the ring*


Lillian: The following match is a 6-man tag and is scheduled for one fall, first making his way to the ring from Silsbee, Texas, weighing in at 390 pounds, he is the Worlds Strongest Man, Mark Henry.


*A big cheer from the crowd*


Lillian: And his partners, first from Greenwich, Connecticut weighing in at 255 pounds, Triple H


*The crowd erupts in huge applause*


Lillian: And next from West Newbury, Massachusetts weighing in at 240 pounds, John Cena.


*Ear-blistering reaction from the crowd*


Lillian: And their opponents, weighing in at a combined 675 pounds, Randy Orton, Cody Rhodes & Ted DiBiase, Legacy


*The crowd errupts and boos fill the arena*




Action: Slow-paced match at first with HHH dominating Rhodes, until he tags Cena who then dominates Rhodes until DiBiase boots Cena in the back while the ref is distracted, DiBiase & Rhodes then keep switching with constant tags working on Cena legs, DiBiase then tags Orton in who enjoys pummeling Cena, until Cena manages to duck a right fist and jumps for the tag to Herny, Orton immediately tags in Rhodes and high tails it to the back with his title, Triple H & Cena give chase to Orton, leaving Rhodes & DiBiase 2 on 1 with Henry.


AD-BREAK


*Raw comes back as Orton jumps into a car and drives away*


Action: HHH & Cena begin shoving each other blaming each other for letting Orton get away, meanwhile in the ring Mark Henry has Rhodes in the corner, he attempts a running splash, put Rhodes doges and pulls the ref in the way. DiBiase then enters the ring and they both begin working on Henry, but Henry is strong and stubborn and is working a good defence until Rhodes hits a low-blow and the pair clothesline Henry out of the ring through the middle rope, as the ref comes to, DiBiase leaves the ring and the ref makes the count and Henry is counted out.


Winners: Legacy


*Raw goes off-air when Henry climbs to his feet and chases Legacy out of the ring, as they run to the back Henry is left in the ring posing for the fans*


Results:
Cruiserweight Title Contender Match: Evan Bourne beat Chavo Guerrero, Primo Colon and Jamie Noble
Jack Swagger beat Santino Marella
Chris Masters beat The Miz
Non-Title Match: Kofi Kingston beat Carlito and MVP
Legacy beat Mark Henry, John Cena & Triple H by countout.

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*ECW title sequence plays and ECW comes on air with Stephanie McMahon stood in the middle of the ring*


Steph: Hello ladies & gentleman and welcome to the first ever Tuesday Night ECW under the Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley ownership.


*The announcement is greeted with a minute cheer*


Steph: I wanted to start my first ever show by coming out here so I could see my audience.


*This is greeted by a slightly larger cheer*


Steph: And also, so I could see my roster at first hand...so please, if you wouldn't mind, every active wrestler from the back, would you mind coming out to the ring.


*There's a pause of a few seconds and ECW's theme tune plays, then the 13 ECW wrestlers make their way to the ring*


Steph: Just stop right there, that's lose enough thanks.


*The crowd begin to boo as the ECW wrestlers look amongst themselves confused*


Steph: Let me see, how many do we have....13? Well you've al got a chance tonight to show me what you can do.


*The wrestlers all nod and grin in appreciation and anticipation*


Steph: And for anybody who does impress me, you'll get the chance to earn quite a living for yourself...But for those of you who don't make a good enough impression, you'll be on my trade list.


*The crowds boo begins to get louder*


Steph: Now, who do we have?...Ah, Christian, our ECW Champion


*The crowd start to cheer loudly*


Steph: First of all, the ECW title, will now be the Hardcore title!


*A huge cheer from the crowd*


Steph: Christian, I'm going to give you the night off, I already know how god you are and I'm keeping you we'll see you next week.


*A big cheer from the crowd as Christian waves to them as he walks to the back*


Steph: Now, who else do we have?...Ahhh, Goldust.


*Another big cheer from the crowd*


Steph: Tonight, I think you will face....Vladamir Kozlov


*The crowd roars in excitement as Goldust and Kozlov stare each other down*


Steph: Now gentleman, you may go to the back and get ready for you match.....Next...You, what's your name...


*The wrestler turns to his side and runs his finger down the lettering on his pant-leg*


Steph: What's thay say....Oh, Yoshi Tatsu?


*The crowd cheers*


Steph: Tonight you can team with....Tommy Dreamer!


*The crowd roars in excitement*


Steph: And you can take on them team of William Regal and...His countryman Paul Burchill.


*The crowd cheers in approval of the match*


Steph: Gentleman...If you wouldn't mind making your way to the back...Now, who we have left...Ah, I know you, you're Ezekiel Jackson


*Boo's ring out from the crowd*


Steph: You, Ezekiel Jackson, you can face...that guy...what's your name?


*Tyler Reks begins to shout his name to Stephanie*


Steph: Tyler? Okay, it will be Ezekiel Jackson Vs. Tyler.


*They both make their way to the back as the crowd cheer*


Steph: Now, for the rest of you, you'll face off against each other in a fatal-four-way match and that's next!


AD-BREAK





Action: Benjamin & Gabriel tie up and Ryder ties up with Sheamus, Benjamin & Gabriel end up on the outside and Sheamus has the upper hand in the ring on Zack Ryder. Sheamus whips Ryder into the ropes and and when he comes back he throws him up in the air and pancakes him. While on the outside Benjamin suplex's Gabriel onto the floor outside. Sheamus lifts Ryder off the floor and delivers a huge sit-down-power-bomb and covers him for the 1, 2, 3.




*The crowd give light applause, but mainly boo's fill the arena*


Stryker: An impressive performance Sheamus here tonight.


Mathews: I think it's safe to say that Sheamus will have done enough here to keep his job on ECW.


Stryker: Yeah, but I wonder who hasn't impressed Stephanie here tonight, let's go over to Gregory Helmes backstage, he is with the new leader of ECW Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley.


Helmes: Thanks Matt, I am indeed here, with St....


Steph: That's enough, time is money on and I'm not about to waste what precious little time I have for this show, with you running your mouth....Now, I am keeping track of how everybody performs here tonight and I will be keeping close attention to the next match as well, which will be Ezekiel Jackson Vs. Tyler Reks.


Chimel: Ladies & gentleman the following match is scheduled for one fall and has a 10 minute time limit. In the ring right now, from Harlem, New York, weighing in at 290 pounds, Ezekiel Jackson.


*A boo comes up from the crowd*


Chimel: And his opponent from San Francisco, California, weighing in at 250 pounds, Tyler Reks.


*A deacent cheer as Reks jogs to the ring*





Action: Tyler starts off strong attacking Jackson with rights and left, Reks then has Jackson on the ropes as he attempts to Irish-whip him, Jackson reverses it, Reks hits the ropes and comes back to the middle and it met by a huge clothesline. Jackson then beings to dominate the match with a succession of power moves. Finally Jackson lift Reks up onto his shoulders and applies a torture wrack, within seconds Reks begins to tap-out.




Mathews: Wow! Now that was impressive!


Stryker: He's certainly made an impression on me. The total domination he showed for the last 3/4's of the match was awesome and up next we have the tag-match, when Tommy Dreamer & Yoshi Tatsu take on the team of William Regal & Paul Burchill


AD-BREAK


Chimel: Ladies and gentleman the following match is a tag-team match and has a 20 minute time limit. In the ring right now, Paul Burchill and William Regal.


*Boo's fill the arena*


Chimel: And their opponents, on their way to the ring from Yonkers, New York and Gifu, Japan respectively, Tommy Dreamer and Yoshi Tatsu.





Action: Regal and Burchill are taking their turns tagging in and out working on Dreamer until Burchill has Dreamer in a head lock and Dreamer back-body drops Burchill. With both Burchill and Dreamer grounded, they both struggle to reach their partners and as Regal and Tatsu both get the tag.


*The crowd erupts in support of Tatsu*


Action: Tatsu begins to unleash with drop-kicks and cross-bodies on Regal & Burchill, Dreamer gets up and clotheslines Burchill out of the ring, as they fall to the ground, the referee quickly checks on them, but misses a low-blow from Regal on Tatsu. Regal then floors Tatsu with a big fist and applies the Regal stretch and Tatsu has no choice but to tap out.




Mathews: Ah, that Regal, he's a no-good cheat..


Stryker: Ah, he does what he has to, to get the win and in this game, that's all that matters, anyway, next up is our main event, make sure to stay tuned and we'll be back after these messages.


AD-BREAK


Chimel: Ladies & Gentleman, the following match is your main event of the evening and scheduled for one fall. On his way to the ring from Hollywood, California, weighing in at 260 pounds, The Artist Formerly Known As Goldust.


*A decent amount of cheers from the fans*


Chimel: And his opponent, from Moscow, Russia weighing in at 300 pounds, Vladamir Kozlov.


*Boo's ring around the arena*





Action: Goldust tries playing mind games on Kozlov throughout the match, patting Kozlov on the butt any chance he gets, or holding his hand during submission holds which forces the release. As the match goes on the mind games start to get to Kozlov. Kozlov then Irish-whips Goldust into the corner, when he goes for a splash in the corner, Goldust moves and kisses Kozlov, Kozlov then goes crazy and sprints out of the corner attempting to clothesline Goldust, but he misses and as he turns to attack Goldust again, Goldust puckers his lips and Kozlov jumps out of the ring and heads to the back. The referee then begins the count and Kozlov gets counted out.




Results:
Fatal-Four-Way Match: Sheamus beat Zack Ryder, DJ Gabriel & Shelton Benjamin
Ezekiel Jackson beat Tyler Reks
William Regal & Paul Burchill beat Tommy Dreamer & Yoshi Tatsu
Goldust beat Vladamir Kozlov by countout.

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*WWE Superstars titles play*


Cole: Hello ladies and gentleman, welcome to WWE Superstars, I'm Michael Cole and I'm joined at ringside with my broadcast colleagues Josh Mathews and Todd Grisham.


Grisham: That's right Michael and tonight we've got a great show with 4 great matches for the great WWE fans.


Mathews: In those matches we're gunna be seeing 3 ECW superstars in action tonight, when Vladamir Kozlov takes on Primo Colon. We'll also see ECW champion Christian when he takes on Smackdown's Mike Knox. And then we'll see a tri-branded triple-threat match when ECW's Yoshi Tatsu takes on Raw's Carlito and Smackdown's R-Tuth.


Cole: But first we've got the Big Show will take on Smackdown's Kung Fu Naki.


Chimel: The following match is scheduled for one fall and had a 10 minute time limit. On his way to the ring, one half of the WWE World Tag Team Champions, representing Raw, The Big Show!


*Boo's drift through the arena*


Chimel: And his opponent, from Tokyo, Japan, representing Smackdown, Kung Fu Naki.


*Cheers fill the areana*





Action: Big Show makes short business of Funaki, tossing him around the ring to the head. Show finished the match with a guerilla-press-slam before lifting Funaki up for a show-stopper with massive force. Show then covers Funaki with a boot and poses for the 3 count.


Winner: Big Show


*Big Show walks to the back to a chorus of boos and the camera cuts to Gregory Helms outside and office*


Helms: Hi, I'm Gregory Helms and I'm outside the office of Mr. McMahon and I've been told to go inside for a big scoop..


*Helms knocks on the door and after waiting a few seconds Vince McMahon opens the door*


VKM: Ah, come in, come in....You know my daughter Stephanie and my son Shane...


*Both Shane and Stephanie McMahon smile*


VKM: Well, have we got some news for you...I am proud to announce, the first trade in the WWE transfer window has been between myself and Stephanie and it will see Festus & Jamie Noble going to ECW and Tyler Reks coming to work for me on Raw.


Helms: Wow, that's big news, how did you come to the decision to trade Jamie Noble & Festus for Tyler Reks?


Steph: Well, you see Gregory, I gave everyone on the ECW roster a chance to impress me on Tuesday and Tyler was far from impressive, so I offered him to both my father and my brother and when dad came in with an offer of 2 superstars, I accepted. I did want my husband but my dad is driving a hard bargain.


VKM: You know Gregory...On Raw I'm building not just for now, but also for the future. When I saw Stephanie offered Reks, I thought it was too good of an offer to turn down.


Helms: And Shane, why didn't you make an offer?


Shane: Well the simple fact of the matter is, I've not had enough time to evaluate my own roster, so as of yet, I don't know who I want to keep and who I want to trade.


Helms: Thank you for that...Well up next is Vladamir Kozlov Vs. Primo Colon and that's coming up right after this break.




Cole: Welcome back to Superstars, and what big news we just heard before the break.


Mathews: Yeah my brand ECW just scored 2 new signings.


Cole: Yeah and Raw now has Tyler Reks, but let's turn are attention to the action in the ring.





Action: Primo starts the action at a high speed attacking Kozlov with quick drop-kicks, but it barely budges Kozlov. Kozlov then takes the upper hand on Primo and takes him in a bear-hug, he begins to add more pressure and pressure until Goldust walks down the ramp, Kozlov spots Goldust and bolts out of the ring, the referee begins a count, but Goldust decides to leave, Kozlov then climbs back into the ring, but as he attempts to pick Primo off the floor, Primo hooks in a small-package and get the 3 count.


Winner: Primo Colon


Cole: Oh my god, a huge upset here from Primo Colon


*Kozlov marches his way backstage, as he Primo begins to gather himself in the ring, Carlito makes his way to the ring and as he begins to help him up, he quickly switches Primo around and hits a back-stabber as Carlito giggles to himself, Yoshi Tatsu and R-Truth run down to the ring, Tatsu helps Primo out of the ring and R-Truth and Carlito begin the match.*





Action: Calrito and R-Truth take turns exchanging forearms and fists, Carlito ends up with the upper hand Irish-whipping R-Truth into the ropes and meeting him with a back-body-drop, Carlito then applies a headlock. Yoshi Tatsu then makes his way back to the ring and breaks up the action, Tatsu and Carlito begin to criss-cross in the ring, until Tatsu manages to arm-drag Carlito out of the ring. Tatsu then hits the ropes, comes back and hits R-Truth with a drop-kick. Tatsu then climbs to the top rope and hits a huge moonsault onto R-Truth, for the 3 count.


Winner: Yoshi Tatsu


Mathews: And there's a win for ECW!


Grisham: A great performance from Yoshi Tatsu here, next up we have Mike Knox Vs. ECW Champion Christian in a non-title match, after this short break.




Chimel: Ladies and Gentleman, the following match is your main event of the evening. On his way to the ring representing Smackdown from San Bernardino, California, Mike Knox


*Boo's flood out from the crowd*


Chimel: And his opponent, ECW Champion, Christian.


*The crowd are full of applause, then before the bell rings, all 3 McMahons stroll out to ringside to get a closer look*





Action: Mike Knox shows a dominating performance, Knox shows some good power moves, hitting Christian with a variety of different slams. Christian also manages some good offence, the highlight being a beautiful European-uppercut which Stuns Knox. The match ends with Christian dodging a big-boot and manages to get a groggy Knox in an unpretier, hitting the move and getting a 3 count.


*Superstars goes off air with Shane McMahon consoling Knox and Stephanie congratulating Christian*


Results:
Big Show beat Kung Fu Naki
Primo Colon beat Vladamir Kozlov
Yoshi Tatsu beat R-Truth and Carlito
Christian beat Mike Knox

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JR: Hello ladies & gentleman and welcome to Friday Night Smackdown, I'm Jim Ross and I'm here with Todd Grisham


Grisham: Thanks JR, have we got a great show lined up for you tonight first we have...




Shane: Hello, WWE Universe!




Shane: Tonight, I have lined up 6, count 'em 6 matches for your viewing pleasure..




Shane: Also, like my sister Stephanie said on Tuesday night, I'm going to be taking a long hard look at everyone on my roster tonight.




Shane: Then whomever I see, isn't up to the standard I want for Smackdown, you'll be traded!




Shane: But, that's not the only reason I came out here...You see, I've been a busy boy this week, I've been keeping an eye on Raw, ECW and of course, last nights episode of WWE Superstars.




Shane: Now, that brings me to why I'm out here, you see in the main event on Superstars yesterday there was a match between Christian and Smackdown's own Mike Knox, and all night Smackdown had been on a slump and we hadn't won a single match, Raw had won 2 and ECW had won 1, so in the main event I thought it was my time to shine...but I was wrong, you see Mike Knox didn't win.




Shane: So that left me mad, so mad that at the end of the show I got in the ring and let Mike Knox know exactly what I though of him and then I went to the back and did the same to R-Truth and Kung Fu Naki, who both lost their matches last night. After the dust had settled and everybody went home I said to myself, “Shane, something needs to be done, we can't have guys coming out here and losing matches”. So, I picked up the phone and I called my sister Stephanie...and we made a deal that will see Mike Knox, R-Truth & Kung Fu Naki going over to ECW and Yoshi Tatsu ans Sheamus coming to Smackdown




Shane: And up next, Yoshi Tatsu will make his Friday Night Smackdown début a cruiserweight battle royal invitational match!








Action: The match gets under way and there's bodies flying all over the place, Dolph Ziggler starts the match strong by quickly tossing Jesse out of the ring. Meanwhile Yoshi Tatsu and Curt Hawkins begin duelling it out. Then Dolph Ziggler manages to toss out Jimmy Wang Yang, but Ziggler spends a little too much time celebrating and is swiftly removed by JTG. Then JTG and Tyson Kidd began to battle it out and end up tumbling out of the ring. Curt Hawkins and Yoshi Tatsu are still slugging it out, Tatsu then nails a swift kick to the outter thigh of Hawkins, before nailing an enziguri, knocking Hawkins out of the ring.






Eve: Hi, I'm Eve and here with me is the man who will represent Smackdown at the main event at Summerslam, Jeff Hardy!


Jeff Hardy: Wassup Eve?


Eve: Hey, I was just wondering, what are your thought about facing Randy Orton in the World Title Unification Match at Summerslam.


Jeff Hardy: Well you know what Eve, everything is fine with me. I'm more than happy to face Randy Orton at Summerslam, if that's what I have to do, to prove that I am the best there is in the company, then so be it, I'll fight anyone for the right to call myself the WWE's top player.


Eve: Alright, well what are your thoughts about your match tonight, Champion Vs. Champion, when you take on one half of the WWE World Tag-Team Champions Chris Jericho.


Jeff Hardy: Tonight is a special night, the first night that Shane McMahon is in charge of Friday Night Smackdown and what could be more special than Champion Vs. Champion, Jeff Hardy Vs. Chris Jericho.


Eve: That sounds special all right, now back to Justin Roberts at ringside.


Roberts: The following match is scheduled for one fall, on his way to the ring right now, from Raleigh, North Carolina, Matt Hardy




Roberts: And his opponent from Parts Unknown, Kane






Action: Back and forth match, mostly dominated by Kane, with bright spots from Hardy. The highlight of the match was when Hardy hit a stumbling Kane with a beautiful DDT, but Kane managed to lift the shoulder at the 2 count. The match ends when Hardy hits the twist of fate on a groggy Kane and covers him, with his feet on the ropes.








Action: A very cagey match, with Smith showing his superior speed and strength, hitting Finley with a particularly good running knee-lift and a big scoop-slam, but ultimately, Finlay shows his experience, tempting DH Smith onto the outside, where Finlay whips Smith into the steps, before tossing Smith back into the ring and hitting him with the celtic cross for the 3 count.






Eve: I am now here, with Smackdown's latest acquisition, Sheamus!


Sheamus: You all right there Eve?


Eve: I'm good thanks, how are you, now that you've been traded to Smackdown?


Sheamus: I think it's great, I get to be on a far better show than I was on before, plus now I get to work for Shane McMahon. Oh, Finlay




Sheamus: And I also love being on Smackdown, cos I get to work on the same show, as my favourite wrestler, Finlay




Sheamus: And I would be honoured, if you would shake my hand




Sheamus: You know what Eve, I can tell already, I'm going to love being on Smackdown.


Eve: Okay, back over to ringside.


Roberts: Ladies and gentleman, the next match is scheduled for one fall and had a 20 minute time limit. On his way to ring, from the Palace of Wisdom, John Morrison.




Roberts: And his oponent, weighing in around 255 pounds, The Straight-Edge Superstar, CM Punk






Action: Morrison uses the match, to show of his library of unorthodox manoeuvres and CM Punk displays his craftiness. The match ends we Morrison misses a split-legged corkscrew moonsault and CM Punk gains the upper hand, first delivering a number of vicious kicks and then nailing him with the Go 2 Sleep before covering him for the 3.








Action: A very short match, Melina dominates the match, nailing Neidhart with a number of gymnastic like moves. Melina thinks she has the match won after hitting Neidhart with a big kick to the neck, but as the referee counts reaches 2, Tyson Kidd pulls him out of the ring, the ref immediately calls for the bell and rules the match a no-contest.




Eve: Right now I am with...


Y2J: Hold it there chirpy.


Eve: Chirpy...what?


Y2J: Shut up! You wanna ask me about my match with Jeff Hardy tonight, well I've got to tell you, I knew Shane McMahon would pull something like this...He knows better than anybody that I'm by far the most entertaining man in the company...So he puts me in the main event against the World Champion..Well that's fine by me, but what isn't fine by me, is that Shane McMahon has the grapes to put me in this match and not have Jeff Hardy's title on the line. I mean, I would defend my title, but I can't cause this is a singles match, but to not have Jeff's title on the line is a disgusting...


Eve: Chris


Y2J: That's Mr. Jericho to you Chirpy.


Eve: Mr. Jericho...they're playing your music






Action: The match is very stop-start, with Jericho exiting the ring every time Hardy starts to build some offence, but Hardy turns the tables, when Jericho has the upper hand, Hardy ducks out of the ring and Jericho begins complaining to the referee.




Action: We come back to see Jericho with the upper hand, but Hardy quickly has a burst of adrenaline and cross-bodies Jeircho, knocking them both out of the ring. As the referee's count gets to around 6, Hardy and Jericho both get up and they begin brawling, as the ref counts to 9, they both make a dash to the ring, but are too late, the ref had reached 10 and calls the match a tie. Jericho goes over and grabs his title and walks out, while Hardy stays in the ring posing for the fans as Smackdown goes off air.


Results:
Cruiserweight Title Shot Battle Royal: Yoshi Tatsu beat Jesse, Jimmy Wand Yang, Curt Hawkins, JTG, Tyson Kidd, Dolph Ziggler
Matt Hardy beat Kane
Finlay beat David Hart Smith
CM Punk beat John Morrison
Natlaya Neidhart & Melina Perez fought to a no-contest.
Champion Vs. Champion Match: Chris Jericho tied with Jeff Hardy

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VKM: Welcome ladies and gentleman to the second Raw of a new era!




VKM: And after the success of my first week I though we could have more of the same this week, where we'll see every member of the Raw roster in action, so I'm holding an open office in the back, so if you have a request, come and see me.




VKM: I've got a rough idea already for tonight, but I'm open to suggestion from my employees. So without further a due, let me announce to you, the main event for the evening.




VKM: We are going to see a Champion Vs. Champion match, when we see the World Champion Randy Orton taking on the United States Champion, Kofi Kingston.




VKM: Oh, look at the time, I should be getting out of the ring, but before I do, let me introduce to you, the first match of the evening. Last week both these guys were on the same team, but this they couldn't get the job done, so this week they'll be taking each other on...Triple H and John Cena!




Lawler: Oh my god Triple H Vs. John Cena? This is a pay-per-view main-event calibre match!


Cole: You're right there King, Mr. McMahon is sure starting this weeks Raw off with a bang.




Action: After a cagey start, Triple H gained an early advantage over Cena, but then Cena managed to turn the tied with a succession of heavy right fore-arms. The two men battle it out in the ring before Cena whips HHH into the ropes and quickly meets him with a massive clothesline, taking them both out of the ring. The two men then continue to battle it out on the outside, while the referee makes the count, both men try to make it back in but Cena gets a boot to the face and doesn't manage to get back in, and gets counted out.




Cole: A
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that's a shame that this match had to end by count-out.


Lawler: Yeah, I'm sure the Game & John Cena will meet each other again sometime in the future.




VKM: Ah, Mr. Rhodes, Mr. DiBiase, please come in, I take it you have a request?


DiBiase: You got that right, we want a shot at the Tag-Team Champs!


VKM: Well, I'm afraid I can't do that, because there is a #1 contenders match for those very titles on Superstars this week, but what I can do for you is give you a match against on one half of the Tag-Team Champions, the Big Show.


Rhodes: Oh thank you Sir!


VKM: Wait...I wasn't finished, I will give you a match against The Big Show and the man you both faced last week, Mark Henry.


DiBiase: But...


VKM: But nothing! Now get out of my office.




Lawler: Why are these guys coming down here?


Cole: King, I've just received word we're gunna have a battle royal!




Lawler: Oh boy, we're gunna get to see the Raw début of Tyler Reks tonight!


Cole: I've seen some of this kids matches and he looks really impressive, so let's see what he can do here tonight.


Lawler: Yeah, but what about all these other guys? Chris Masters, MVP?


Action: The action starts off high speed, with Swagger running over to Hornwoggle and quickly dumping him over the top rope, seeing him crash heavily to the floor. Duggan then begins to trade fists with The Miz, Duggan quickly gets the upper hand and eliminates himself and The Miz at the same time. Tyler Reks and Jack Swagger are brawling when they both turn to Evan Bourne and quickly dump him out of the ring. MVP then runs up behind Reks and dumps him over the top rope. While Masters attempts to eliminate Swagger, but Swagger ducks him and back-body-drops Masters out of the ring. This leaves Swagger & MVP as the final two, they battle it out for around 2 minutes when MVP manages to get the upper hand before clotheslining Swagger out of the ring.




Cole: Welcome back to Monday Night Raw! We've got a tag match coming up next.


Lawler: Yeah and Primo is gunna get a chance to get his hands on his brother Carlito.


Cole: Yeah, these two brothers have storied past, let's see what's gone down between them.




Action: The majority of the match is very technical and fought at a high speed, with all men showing a good array of moves. The match ends when Chavo, who had dominated Santino for a few minutes tags out to Carlito, who had been dodging Primo throughout the match. As Carlito whips Santino into the ropes he attempts a back-elbow but Santino ducks and jumps to tag in Primo, Carlito immediately runs to his corner, tags Chavo and then begins walking out of the arena, this distracts Chavo, who is then easily rolled up by Primo for the 3 count.




Cole: That Carlito!


Lawler: What? Just because he has respect for his family and doesn't want to fight his brother.


Cole: Give me a break! He has no respect for anybody...Anyway folks, next up we've got a tag match when Legacy take on The Big Show and Mark Henry.




Action: Rhodes & DiBiase struggle to get much offence in during the match, with their larger opponents Henry & Big Show showing some impressive power moves, the match ends with Henry lifting Cody Rhodes up for a slam, when The Big Show tags himself in, Herny then delivers a worlds-strongest-slam to Rhodes, the referee then tells Henry to leave the ring, as Big Show covers Rhodes for the 3 count.




Action: After the match Mark Henry and The Big Show begin arguing, soon the arguing turns into pushing and shoving. DiBiase pulls Rhodes out of the ring as the ruckus continues, referees and officials rush down to the ring, to separate the two colossal competitors.




Cole: Welcome back to Monday Night Raw, we've got a treat for you next King


Lawler: Oh boy, next up we've an 8 diva swimsuit competition.




Lawler: All right, ladies and gentleman, this is going to be a Swimsuit contest and the winner of this match will be judged by the fans, by way of applause, so let's get this thing underway.




Action: One by one all 8 divas strut their stuff in the ring, for the pleasure of the fans. First up is Alicia Fox who struts out to a good cheer. Nest up is Beth Phoenix who is wearing an old-fashioned all in one piece, she begrudgingly struts the the centre of the ring, hits her signature pose, with a scowl on her face, then walks to into the group, the crowd give a large boo, which Phoenix just brushes off. Gail Kim then does her thing and is greeted by an okay cheer. Next Jillian Hall walks over to The King instead of the centre of the ring and grabs the microphone


Jillian: Okay, I know I have a fantastic body, but everybody knows you only came tonight to here me sing...


Action: Before Jillian can sing a note, the rest of the divas all team up to toss her out of the ring. Kelly Kelly is next up and she gets an outstanding applause from the fans as she does a little dance in the centre of the ring. Maryse then makes her way into the centre of the ring, she does her patented pose and gets a mixed reaction from the fans. Mickie James is next up, instead of posing, she ust bounces around the ring like a cheer leader, to a big ovation from the crowd. Finally Rosa Mendes makes her way to centre-stage, where she poses and gets a moderate applause from the crowd.


Lawler: Okay then, let's hear it for the lovely divas!




Lawler: Okay, I think we've got our winner...Kelly Kelly




Action: Maryse then attacks Kelly from behind causing an implostion in the ring with all the diva's beginign to scrap.


Lawler: Oh lord! Next up is the main event, Randy Orton taking on Kofi Kingston, I think we better go to the break!




Cole: Wow, here's the big one, the main event of the evening. Randy Orton taking on Kofi Kingston.


Action: Orton and Kofi go at it for over 20 minutes, exchanging numerous high impact manoeuvres. Kingston then gained the upper-hand on Orton, after executing a superb arm-drag. At this point Rhodes and DiBiase attempted to intervene, but they were stumped by the referee who imeditelty sent them back where they came from, but the distraction was enough to let Orton get the upper-hand via a thumb to the eye. Orton then continued to give Kingston a beat down, stomping on every bit of his body, before lifting him up and then hitting him with an RKO for the 1, 2, 3.



Results:
Triple H beat John Cena via countout.
Battle Royal: MVP beat Hornswoggle, Jim Duggan, Chris Masters, Evan Bourne, Jack Swagger, The Miz, MVP & Tyler Reks.
Primo Colon & Santino Marella beat Carlito & Chavo Guerrero
Big Show & Mark Henry beat Cody Rhodes & Ted DiBiase Jr
Swimsuit Contest: Kelly Kelly beat Alicia Fox, Beth Phoenix, Gail Kim, Jillian Hall, Maryse, Mickie James, Rosa Mendes

Xanta

I REFUSE to read this diary anymore unless Tyler Reks and Yoshi Tatsu become champions of their respective brands.

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