Official Raw Thread (3/17/08): The Final Raw Before WRESTLEMANIA!

[KingofOldSchool]

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Preview:Pure Pedigrees
March 24, 2008


Triple H clearly relished his night in charge last week.

After punishing John Cena and Randy Orton by pitting them against the entire Raw roster last week, The Game added injury to insult by laying out both of his WrestleMania foes with Pedigrees.

With less than two weeks before The Granddaddy of Them All, what will the three warriors poised to compete for the WWE Championship do this week to get a leg up on their competition at the main event?

Also planned for Raw is a huge Money in the Bank Ladder Match preview, as four members of the field chasing the cherished championship contract in Orlando, Fla., will square off. CM Punk will team with the Intercontinental Champion Chris Jericho to face United States Champion Montel Vontavious Porter and Carlito.

Stylin' in Flair Country for the Last Time?

This week, Raw heads to Columbia, S.C. - "Flair Country." Columbia is just one of many places in the Carolinas that have watched and enjoyed "Nature Boy" Ric Flair's career from the very beginning.

With his career on the line against Shawn Michaels less than a week before WrestleMania, the Nature Boy will address HBK on Raw. Will Flair style and profile before our fans in Columbia for the last time?
The Biggest Statement

In other Raw action last week, The World’s Largest Athlete sent his WrestleMania opponent, Floyd “Money” Mayweather, another message by manhandling eight-time Intercontinental Champion Chris Jericho just a week after tossing The World’s Greatest Fighter from the ring. The intimidation game has escalated dangerously in the weeks leading up to WrestleMania. Just how far are the WBC welterweight champion and the former WWE Champion willing to go to gain an edge?

Belfast Brawl .. or crawl?

Also, JBL continued to provoke his WrestleMania opponent, Finlay, when he pummeled the Irishman’s fellow countryman, Colin Delaney. Having already stooped to new lows, what will the self-proclaimed “wrestling god” do next? And just what steps will Finlay take to exact his revenge?

To find out the answers to these questions and more, tune into Monday Night Raw at 9/8 CT on USA Network.

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Most of the IWC will implode at the sight of Jericho and Punk teaming up. Well, except for the fans in attendance because Punk gets dubbed pops, unless they forget the cheer track this week.

[KingofOldSchool]

Clockshot tried to be funny a post this 3 minute after me.







Wait a minute...






Did I just say...THREE...MINUTES?

[ClockShot]

I guess we're using yours then?

[Volchok]

I'm here tonight..WOOO

[Innovator]

ITS TIME

[Innovator]

ITS TIME

[Innovator]

ITS <s>VADER</s> PEANUT BUTTER JELLY TIME

[Destor]

I MIGHT POST IN HERE

[Destor]

MIGHT NOT

[Destor]

MIGHT NOT THOUGH

[Innovator]

what

[Innovator]

thats what

[Volchok]

woooo

[Innovator]

its oooooooooooooooon tonight

cause we about to spam it up

[Innovator]

maybe not, depends on how good the show is

[KingofOldSchool]

*is here to see two internet darlings team up for THE VERY FIRST TIME*

[Londoner]

Hoping this will be a good raw since its the last raw before wm. Still angry about the booking of jericho last week.

[Destor]

Almost time...

[Innovator]

Team Inno (CM Punk and Chris Jericho)

[Innovator]

Last RAW in FLAIR COUNTRY WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

THE NATURE BOY

[KingofOldSchool]

HERE WE GO!

[KingofOldSchool]

Last RAW in FLAIR COUNTRY WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

THE NATURE BOY

woo :'(:'(:wavesad::wavesad:

[Innovator]

THE LIMOSINE RIDING JET FLYIN KISS STEALIN WHEELIN N DEALIN SON OF A GUN

[Innovator]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[Londoner]

SUPERCUNT

[KingofOldSchool]

I predict Ashley will comeback tonight and be inserted in place of Candice in that stupid "Should have been Mickie James winning back the Women's Title" match at Mania.

[Innovator]

Fuck Cena, MORE FLAIR

[Outsider]

Bad news, Cena is here.

[ClockShot]

Evening folks.

[KingofOldSchool]

BOO THIS MAN

[Volchok]

yay Cena...:|

[Innovator]

Cena, you want to be cheered? DON'T TALK

[Volchok]

Shut The Fuck Up.... Shut The Fuck Up....!!!!

[Innovator]

wrestletainment?

[Outsider]

I'd be quite happy if Cena just dropped dead.

[KingofOldSchool]

EVERYONE POINT TO THE MANIA SIGN!

[Innovator]

sounds better than sports entertainment

[Volchok]

I'd Rather be in Chyna...

[Volchok]

see what i did there?

[Innovator]

why does everyone point to the sign? ITS OLD

AND DONT DO IT WHEN CANDICE DOES IT

[Londoner]

If only his catchphrase 'you can't see me' had some truth in it...

[Volchok]

lol at the old creepy guy with the home made spinner.

[Innovator]

Cena never even gets to a point in his promos

[Innovator]

I don't want to see you Cena, that's the problem

[Volchok]

YES!!!! beat this guy up!

[KingofOldSchool]

BIG SHOW!

[Innovator]

Thank god Show

[KingofOldSchool]

CHOKESLAM THIS MAN!

[ClockShot]

SHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW

Followed by fucking Floyd shortly after.

[Volchok]

wtf is wrestletainment?

[Londoner]

that was the worst promo supercunts ever done.

[Outsider]

I hate the Mayweather angle. God I hope it fails miserably.

[Innovator]

Show is right, fuck Mayweather

[Volchok]

Wtf is this nonsense.

[Londoner]

errr ok jbl now..

[ClockShot]

Break out the ruler.

[Innovator]

Bitchtits McGee!

[KingofOldSchool]

John Bitchtits Layfield

[Volchok]

Lets just have the whole fuckin Wrestlemania card in the ring tonight to promo.

[Londoner]

guess its just about them claiming their matches are the best.

[Outsider]

Overated :lol:

[KingofOldSchool]

JBL looks like he would be the one to eat Mayweather.

[Volchok]

oookay? and that means what?

[Innovator]

JBL...I hate you

[Volchok]

That means you can't wrestle so they put you in Hardcore matches.

[Volchok]

Here we goooo

[KingofOldSchool]

So let's get Hunter and Shawn out here and we can have Cena's entire Mania victory list.

[ClockShot]

ORTON!

[Innovator]

Thank god, I'm actually happy to see Boreton

[Volchok]

Common Hunter... We know you wanna come out.

[Volchok]

lol... UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUMAGA!!!!

[Londoner]

oh ffs, now its whomaga

[Destor]

LOL this segment is them trying to give us reasons to buy the show.

[ClockShot]

UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUMAGA!

Give this man a mic.

[Innovator]

Youmanga

[Volchok]

Umaga > everyone in the ring..

[Outsider]

Thank god, I'm actually happy to see Boreton

I'm not.

Oh, fuck off Umaga. There is nothing good you can bring to this, or any other segment.

[Innovator]

SPEECHSPEECHSPEECH

[Volchok]

this is awesome...

[Volchok]

whaaaat?

[Innovator]

Promo of the Year right there

[Volchok]

god cena is gay.

[ClockShot]

FUCK YOU!

[Volchok]

new shirt.

[Innovator]

Here comes Hunter, taking his Mania Vitamins

[Londoner]

lol@whomaga

and now triple haitch

[Volchok]

I love Triple H.

[Volchok]

CALLED IT!!!

[Hanso Amore]

Cena has beat 3 of them at WM

[ClockShot]

Ha ha.

[Londoner]

LOL i love hhh at the moment

[Outsider]

No Hunter, I will not buy your shit. Go away.

[Outsider]

Whoever wins the title at Mania needs to change that belt.

[Azriel]

Evenin' all.

So, how much longer till HBK/Flair shows up?

[KingofOldSchool]

lol at Umaga

[Innovator]

CANDICE HAS BEEN PULLED FROM THE MANIA MATCH! HUZZAH!

[Volchok]

lol ookay.

[KingofOldSchool]

Yeah! Smackdown be damned!

[Innovator]

WWE.com has posted an update on Candice Michelle, noting that she had surgery today to repair the re-broken clavicle she suffered on Raw last week. Candice admits in the article that she will not be able to wrestle in the "Playboy Bunnymania" match at Wrestlemania next Sunday, where she was scheduled to team with Maria against Beth Phoenix & Melina. Candice does state that she will be at Wrestlemania, but she will not be taking part in the match.

[Volchok]

OWNED!

[Innovator]

REGAL!

This segment just got better

[Londoner]

Regal is shit on the mic lately.

[Hanso Amore]

Its a damn shame Regal is such a good GM/Commish, he never really got a fair chance in the ring.

[Outsider]

Not a bad main event actually.....

[ClockShot]

God. "Wrestlemania Showcase". Who's the fucking writer who comes up with this shit?

[Kane Knight]

I'm already regretting tuning in. I may not be watching much longer.

[Volchok]

Regal has spoken.

[Azriel]

Well, there you go then

[Innovator]

8 man set up...WITH THE NATURE BOY WOOOOOOOOO RIC FLAIR

[Hanso Amore]

Nice match

[Londoner]

Yeh nice main event.

[KingofOldSchool]

Nice main event

[KingofOldSchool]

WWE.com has posted an update on Candice Michelle, noting that she had surgery today to repair the re-broken clavicle she suffered on Raw last week. Candice admits in the article that she will not be able to wrestle in the "Playboy Bunnymania" match at Wrestlemania next Sunday, where she was scheduled to team with Maria against Beth Phoenix & Melina. Candice does state that she will be at Wrestlemania, but she will not be taking part in the match.

Que Ashley

[Azriel]

Would be nice if Flair got the win on his last RAW

[Innovator]

Umaga needs to do some 20 minute opening promos

[Outsider]

Still don't know whether to buy Mania, this show isn't helping me think it's worth it so far.

[Innovator]

Flair makes JBL tap to the Figure Four

[Fox]

Flair pins Orton tonight. I'm calling it.

[Innovator]

TEAM INNO!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Outsider]

Show is looking up.

[Azriel]

Its Y2J baby!!

[KingofOldSchool]

WOOOO DREAM TAG TEAM!

[Londoner]

Y2JJJJJJJJJJJ!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Fox]

YEAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH

[Volchok]

Wait that isnt the new Y2J theme is it?

[Londoner]

here come the fake cheers

[Innovator]

I like Punk on RAW

[Fox]

God Mania is going to be amazing

[Kane Knight]

Listen to that pop for Punk! THREE PEOPLE!

[Outsider]

here come the fake cheers

Crowd very quiet this week.

MVP :love:

[Innovator]

Here comes the MITB winner

[Londoner]

jericho faces mvp on smackdown this week apparently.

[Fox]

I would mark out hard for a Matt Hardy appearance tonight.

[Azriel]

Wow, thats a shitty entrance vid for MVP

[Volchok]

I hope MVP has a good future. I see big things for him.

[Londoner]

loved that promo on smackdown

[Outsider]

This should be a fucking good match.

.....oh no wait, Carlito.

[Innovator]

Isn't Carlito due for some new music

[Fox]

Carlito desperately needs new music.

[Volchok]

Meh idk about carlito.

[Londoner]

Yeh mvp is cool, carlito however..

[KingofOldSchool]

Little to no reaction for all four guys.

[Hanso Amore]

Why does carlito still have a job? They should have let him go to TNA....honestly, if Christian and Kurt couldnt save them, how could Carlito?

[Innovator]

This should be a fucking good match.

.....oh no wait, Carlito.
3/4 ain't bad

[Londoner]

should be a good match this

[Kane Knight]

Jericho just outpopped Punk. So by the transitive property (or is it commutative?), Jericho outpopped DX!

[Azriel]

I hope Mickie replaces Candice.

[Destor]

Listen to that pop for Punk! THREE PEOPLE!http://www.hearingaidswholesale.com/

Might help you out.

[Volchok]

Yeah but Jericho could prolly legit outpop DX.

[Azriel]

Well, if I remember correctly, didn't Kurt actually quit?

[Outsider]

I hate all these breaks. Fucking yanks.

[Fox]

So, I'm thinking "TPWW.NET" sign for Sunday. Any other suggestions?

[Innovator]

We need some Mickie tonight

[Innovator]

So, I'm thinking "TPWW.NET" sign for Sunday. Any other suggestions?
Sign Crab People

[Outsider]

So, I'm thinking "TPWW.NET" sign for Sunday. Any other suggestions?

Cena must die.

[Hanso Amore]

So, I'm thinking "TPWW.NET" sign for Sunday. Any other suggestions?

Hanso Loves Trannies and Beth Phoenix

[Fox]

Sign Crab People

:y:

[Londoner]

So, I'm thinking "TPWW.NET" sign for Sunday. Any other suggestions?

"If cena wins, we riot"

[Hanso Amore]

HE JUST FUCKING SAID LION TAMER

[Innovator]

Cmon Y2Jesus

[Fox]

Sure he didn't say Lionsault? I heard Walls of Jericho.

[Hanso Amore]

I heard he "Has him in the Lion Tamer, The Walls of jericho"

as if he was correcting himself.

[Volchok]

idk

[Innovator]

Tastes like Crab
Talk Like People

[Hanso Amore]

I miss Red MVP Jumpsuit

[Fox]

Punk used to be so much more over.

[Outsider]

He said Liontamer.

[ClockShot]

Kid. Put down the "Swanton Bomb" sign. He ain't showing up.

[Londoner]

eh

[Outsider]

Punk used to be so much more over.

Only the WWE could think that was a problem that needs to be fixed....

[Innovator]

Good thing Carlito did jack shit in the match

[Fox]

Like, I'm turning up my volume becuase I expect the reactions for him to be higher. I dunno. I guess his recent jobs and such have killed his street cred.

[Volchok]

MVP to be Mr.Money in the bank?

[Londoner]

really dont understand how they're booking the finishes to jerichos matches

[Londoner]

mvp has no chance.

[Londoner]

its either jericho kennedy or cm punk

[Kane Knight]

http://www.hearingaidswholesale.com/

Might help you out.

Man, if I spread you out, I could fertilise Texas.

[Outsider]

really dont understand how they're booking the finishes to matches

Fixed.

[Londoner]

Good point outsider..

[KingofOldSchool]

Punk used to be so much more over.

Tonight is a rare happening, WWE just forgot their DUB machine to dub in his pops.

Jericho didn't get much of a reaction either.

[Innovator]

Did they forget they have Matt Hardy?

[Innovator]

Tonight is a rare happening, WWE just forgot their DUB machine to dub in his pops.

Jericho didn't get much of a reaction either.
Cmon, they crowd is dead after JBL came out

[KingofOldSchool]

Punk has TEH HEATZORZ because he jobbed to the U.S. Champion after an errant kick by his teammate.

[Hanso Amore]

Its a weird crowd tonight.

Where has Kennedy been?

[Hanso Amore]

Shit, Nevermind

[KingofOldSchool]

*sigh*

[Destor]

Man, if I spread you out, I could fertilise Texas.
Coming from you that means nothing.

[Innovator]

MISTERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

KENNEDY

would be so much better with a gay gimmick

[KingofOldSchool]

Kennedy is going to walk into Wrestlemania and bore everyone to sleep.

[Innovator]

NATURE BOY BABY

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[Londoner]

Flairs last ever raw

[KingofOldSchool]

PUNK IS IN THE BACK OF THE GROUP, HE HAS THE HEATZORZ!

[Londoner]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[Hanso Amore]

Poor song choice

[Outsider]

Great, another video segment.

[Londoner]

this is great

[Hanso Amore]

FYI, go buy Legacy of the 4 Horseman

Just imagine if WCW hasnt booked Flair so poorly from 94 and on, think of all the greatness we missed.

[Innovator]

At the Rumble, I looked around and over half of the crowd was bowing to Flair, great sight to see

[KingofOldSchool]

I will NEVER retire!












Unless I'm booked to.

[Outsider]

Is Flair really gonna lose at Mania? :(

[ClockShot]

Oh man. The Flair clan at ringside. Main event is already set up.

[Corndad]

Great Video segment.

[Londoner]

ofcourse outsider

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Fucking great vid. Honestly think I might order Mania JUST to see his last match.</font>

[Londoner]

Am definately ordering mania, perfect timing for me since i'll have the money this year for once.The card is much better than last years.

[Destor]

Is Flair really gonna lose at Mania? :(
yeah :(

[Innovator]

I'm ordering it to see Flair and HBK....and Taker vs. Edge

[Kane Knight]

Coming from you that means nothing.

Only because your meth-addled brain cannot accept it.

[Azriel]

Of course, you can't have a simple regular match at a PPV event, you have to add some heat to it. Stupid WWE.

[Hanso Amore]

<font color=goldenrod>Fucking great vid. Honestly think I might order Mania JUST to see his last match.</font>

I KNOW! I do not want to miss his last match, nor the emotion involved, but it is all I want to see.

[KingofOldSchool]

David Flair is in attendance?

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[Londoner]

LOL@them building this up like a boxing match, would make sense if the rules were boxing rules, but they fuckin aren't.

[KingofOldSchool]

Cue Big Show looking like a babyface video package

[Innovator]

AHAHAHHA

Holly got the jobber intro

[ClockShot]

KHALI SMASH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Londoner]

i thought khali was filming a movie?

[Hanso Amore]

Where is Vanilla Rhodea?

Why is Khali on Raw?

[Corndad]

Khali? Hell i thought he was off filming a kids movie

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>LOL Bobcore gonna get demolished</font>

[Fox]

Why is this a match?

[KingofOldSchool]

LOL Holly is getting squashed.

BWAAARGHSGARPBALARRR

[Azriel]

KHALI SMASH!!!

[Hanso Amore]

Who is going to win the 24 Man battle Royal? Anyone worth While is already in a match.

[KingofOldSchool]

It's Workrate 'R' Us

[Londoner]

pointless bullshit match

[Innovator]

WWE found a way to get me to root for Collie...wow

[Londoner]

KHALI SQUASH!

[Corndad]

i cry inside everything i think of Khali and mania how they completely jobbed Kane out last year.

[Innovator]

Cmon, Holly dead weight Collie like you did Brock

[KingofOldSchool]

WHY IS EVERYONE BOOING KHALI?!?! HE JUST WANTS TO FEED STARVING CHILDREN IN HIS HOMELAND!

[Londoner]

well that was entertaining..

[KingofOldSchool]

lol Khali actually laid down to pin him

[Hanso Amore]

i cry inside everything i think of Khali and mania how they completely jobbed Kane out last year.

Losing to Khali is not worse than bringing the See No Evil hook with him.

He lived a Gimmick Movie.

[Corndad]

watch the rumble jerry you will see how to elimate Khali within 2 mins

[Destor]

Only because your meth-addled brain cannot accept it.
Oh and you're so clever as well. KK you just keep amazing.

[Innovator]

Colin Whipwreck will eliminate Collie

[Londoner]

just reinforces my opinion of how shit the battle royal will be, good job wwe!

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>"24 Man Royal Rumble Battle Royal"</font>

[KingofOldSchool]

They should have saved that for Mania.

Move over Steamboat/Savage, Khali/Holly has your number.

[Azriel]

So much for Flair being next :lol:

[Corndad]

Losing to Khali is not worse than bringing the See No Evil hook with him.

He lived a Gimmick Movie.

this is also very true.

[Hanso Amore]

If Taker doesnt lose this year, I dont think he will EVER lose at mania, and it will always be his legacy. Its too hard to book something like that.

[KingofOldSchool]

Colin Whipwreck will eliminate Collie

And will get a Maven-like beatdown for his trouble, complete with head going into a popcorn machine.

[KingofOldSchool]

Losing to Khali is not worse than bringing the See No Evil hook with him.

He lived a Gimmick Movie.

MAY 19

[Outsider]

They need to pay TNA vast quantities of money to book Sting for the night to retire Flair. Anyone other than Sting doing so is sacrilage.

[Hanso Amore]

And will get a Maven-like beatdown for his trouble, complete with head going into a popcorn machine.

Taker was fucking sweet back then.

Remember how everyone shit their pants in shock when Maven knocjked taker out of the match.

[Hanso Amore]

[I]They need to pay TNA vast quantities of money to book Sting for the night to retire Flair. Anyone other than Sting doing so is sacrilage.[I]

Steamboat man, Steamboat.

Savage even before Sting.

[Azriel]

And yet another pointless parody movie. Why must they torture us so? These movies are really destroying that genre.

[Innovator]

And will get a Maven-like beatdown for his trouble, complete with head going into a popcorn machine.
RATINGS

[Hanso Amore]

Flair fueded with Steamboat like 4 or 5 times, all classic.