Official Raw Thread: 3/31/08 (Four Horsemen Edition)

[Loose Cannon]

At WrestleMania XXIV, Randy Orton shocked the world by pinning John Cena and retaining his coveted WWE Championship at the Citrus Bowl.

Now that Orton has proven his dominance against not one, but two of Raw’s most powerful and skilled Superstars, who could possibly step forth to oppose him? And how will Triple H and Cena react after having been foiled in their attempts to recapture the WWE Championship? We'll find out as Raw rolls across town to Orlando's Amway Arena.

Unfortunately, Orton’s win wasn’t the only disappointment for WWE fans last night. After a legendary 36-year career, the "Nature Boy" Ric Flair was defeated by Shawn Michaels, and given a standing ovation by the 74,365 at the Citrus Bowl.

How will The Showstopper deal with the emotions involved in ending the career of his friend and 16-time World Champion? Will he be present as Flair returns to Raw tonight for his farewell address to our fans worldwide?

Intercontinental Champion Chris Jericho was two rungs away from claiming the Money in the Bank briefcase at WrestleMania before slipping, and CM Punk outraced him to the case to win the match. Y2J faces the new “Mr. Money in the Bank” tonight on Raw in a non-title match, looking to even the score with the Straightedge Superstar.

And after Maria was on the losing end of the BunnyMania Lumberjack Match at WrestleMania, the latest Playboy cover girl will look to put an end to the meddling of her former beau, Santino Marella, by facing him in the ring tonight.

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

[Loose Cannon]

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[Jaton]

I think we need a Forum Horsemen reunion for this show.

[Azriel]

WOOOOOO!!

[Loose Cannon]

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[Innovator]

TULLY FUCKING BLANCHARD ON RAW

[Azriel]

I'm sure Lawler's going to end up getting involved with the Santino match.

[Innovator]

CM Punk vs. Chris Jericho.....I'm set

[Jaton]

CM Punk vs. Chris Jericho.....I'm set

Seems like you can't go wrong with that.

[Innovator]

I'd love for the roster to blackball HBK for retiring Flair

[Heros Welcome]

CM Punk vs. Chris Jericho.....I'm set

You and me both bro

[FourFifty]

This is gonna be great tonight.

[Innovator]

10 minute match with a 4 minute break, even that'll do

[Volchok]

Woooooooooo good night tonight.

[Azriel]

I'm sure they'll be setting up a Punk/Jericho match at Backlash

[Azriel]

And here we go

[FourFifty]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

[KingofOldSchool]

Horseman + Punk vs. Jericho = WIN

[Innovator]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[FourFifty]

I giggled at the pyros.

[Azriel]

So much for no pyro :lol:

[Volchok]

Lets go daddy!!

[Innovator]

GOD DAMMIT YOU LOST

[KingofOldSchool]

Someone has a "I'm here for Ashley" sign.

[St. Jimmy]

Cena? Seriously now?

[FourFifty]

Wow, my hopes and dreams for this show just got killed in a heart beat.
The champ isn't here.

[KingofOldSchool]

Cena comes out first even though he lost.

Yipee.

[Azriel]

Oh, look, it's Super Cena :roll:

[St. Jimmy]

This is Orton fucking with everyone.... LOL

[Innovator]

here comes Orton

[KingofOldSchool]

Ohhhh Orton is playing games.

[Azriel]

And HHH? Hmmm

[FourFifty]

:rofl: Nice way to start the show.

[St. Jimmy]

THAT WAS AWESOME!

[Azriel]

Oh Orton, you shyster :lol:

[Loose Cannon]

ORTON :love:

[Jaton]

Fuck. I was hoping in the time I had stopped watching, they'd replace that atrocious fucking belt.

[Loose Cannon]

HEEL 4 LIFE

[Innovator]

Orton is making me a fan, he needs some golden pyro

[St. Jimmy]

Super Heel.

[FourFifty]

His odds were 33.33333 percent, repeating of course.

[Jaton]

Orton is making me a fan, he needs some golden pyro

And a less face-sounding theme. And a better looking belt.

[Loose Cannon]

ROFFLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

[Jaton]

Whoa. Good heat. It's like this crowd cares or something.

[Loose Cannon]

Orton needs the Evolution theme back

[FourFifty]

Thinking about it now- the triple threat at mania was great. A great heel, a top face, and the world's richest tweener.

[Azriel]

I kinda like his theme, but yeah, it'd be cool having the Evolution theme again

[Loose Cannon]

woooooooo Laundry List

[Corndad]

Evening fellas. Whats this about the Horseman tonight?

[Loose Cannon]

we need to get the Laundry List t-shirts out

[St. Jimmy]

Heelishness is leaking from his mouth.

[Azriel]

The Age of Orton :lol:

[BigDaddyCool]

BDC is here.

[St. Jimmy]

JBL?

[FourFifty]

So would CM Punk do well with Orton? Hardy and Orton were good.


JB-FUCKING-L :D

[Loose Cannon]

Church of Orton is reopened

[Jaton]

Yeah, it fit him pretty well. Although a few years ago, I came across a fan-made version of his theme with another Mercy Drive song:

http://download.yousendit.com/04F110123E7C66D6

And wtf at JBL?

[Azriel]

JBL, huh?

[Azriel]

Church of Orton is reopened

Hells yeah! :love:

[St. Jimmy]

JBL face turn?

[NeanderCarl]

hey y'all

[BigDaddyCool]

JBL is the balls.

[FourFifty]

The more JBL talks the more I dig him.

[NeanderCarl]

turning Orton face??

[BigDaddyCool]

JBL is awesome. If he wins, I hope he goes back to the traditional title.

[Jaton]

God, I hope JBL gets his DAMN TORCH BACK.

[Azriel]

Oooooh JBL/Orton :drool:

[BigDaddyCool]

JBL is the best heel ever.

[NeanderCarl]

i just fell asleep for literally 3 minutes... randomly woke up when orton came out and now i feel like ive had an entire night's sleep... quality

[BigDaddyCool]

Clotheline from hell please.

[Corndad]

Matt Hardy? lol

[St. Jimmy]

What the fuck is with Matt Hardy?

[FourFifty]

MATT FREAKIN' HARDY!!!!

[Innovator]

V-111111111111111111111111

[NeanderCarl]

huh?

[Loose Cannon]

Holy fuckin shit

[KingofOldSchool]

MATT!

[ClockShot]

Evening everyone.

THE ORTON ERA BEGINS!



.............................MATT HARDY!

[Jaton]

...now I'm confused. Why isn't he jobbing right now?

[BigDaddyCool]

This is good.

[Skippord]

That was unexpected

[Azriel]

V.1 uhhhhhhh

[Loose Cannon]

wow, am I watching from 2008 here?

[NeanderCarl]

payback

[Volchok]

wtf matt hardy go to smackdown.

[BigDaddyCool]

What the fuck is with Matt Hardy?

Orton kicked his apendix scar.

[BigDaddyCool]

That was unexpected

I expected that.

[Azriel]

Now that's how you start RAW!

[Afterlife]

And his head. Matt clearly deserves a title feud.

[Ruien]

HAHA, everyone always says "WWE expects us to forget everything after 3 weeks" or something to those lines.

Anyone remember Orton punting in Hardy's skull, ya :D.

[NeanderCarl]

So who's gettin credit for putting Matt out then? MVP or Orton?

Or is Matt's new gimmick that he just runs out of the crowd and randomly attacks people? I'm liking that. Maybe he can do it to Adamle.

[Loose Cannon]

did they just continue a storyline from 2 months ago?

[Innovator]

I'm liking the start to RAW, minus JBL talking, appearing, and fattening

[KingofOldSchool]

Orton vs. Matt tonight, Orton wins via MVP interference.

[Linkbowler]

So Matt's the new loose cannon guy?

[St. Jimmy]

JBL is the man, Matt Hardy is a feces.

[Jaton]

I'm liking the start to RAW, minus JBL talking, appearing, and fattening

How could you say that? :foc:

[FourFifty]

With JBL as the ref

[BigDaddyCool]

So Matt's the new loose cannon guy?

No, he is just get revenge.

[XL]

Anyone know of a decent stream that actually works and doesn't involve downloading sopcast / any other programme to watch?

It would be MUCH appreciated.

[NeanderCarl]

I saw a rumour that WWE has been banned from using pyrotechnics tonight.

Nothing new there. RAW's been lacking fireworks for years.

Boom boom.

[Afterlife]

Orton vs. Matt tonight, Orton wins via MVP interference.

Oooooo! I like it.

[BigDaddyCool]

Matt Hardy is stepping up his game.

[Innovator]

Orton vs. Hardy, that'd be good

[ClockShot]

Cadoch got some new duds.

[Linkbowler]

CRYME TIME!

[FourFifty]

HOLY FUCKING SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[NeanderCarl]

What???

[Innovator]

CRYME TIMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[St. Jimmy]

WTF?!

[Corndad]

WHAT!! HAHA YES!!

[Azriel]

Cryme Time?!

[Ruien]

OH SHIT! CRYME TIME!

[BigDaddyCool]

Cryme Tyme is back?

[ClockShot]

CRYME TYME!

MOTHER FUCKING PAYBACK TIME!

[KingofOldSchool]

CRYME TYME!

[FourFifty]

BROOKLYN BROOKLYN!!!!!!!!

[Volchok]

wtf cryme tyme?

[NeanderCarl]

Is this the bizarro Raw??

[Heros Welcome]

MONEY MONEY YEAH YEAH

[BigDaddyCool]

They is getting they revenge!

[FourFifty]

Stiff them! Stiff them!

[Jaton]

Oh yeah. Where have they been?

[Loose Cannon]

wow, what the hell. seriously, what year is this?

[Hanso Amore]

What a fucking surprise night!

[St. Jimmy]

Word.

[BigDaddyCool]

I bet they got rehired so WWE doesn't look racist.

[Corndad]

Oh why couldnt they have come back last night and have a promo with Mayweather lol

[Innovator]

wow

[FourFifty]

I just came

[Afterlife]

Aw, dammit. Why are those two back?

[BigDaddyCool]

This is a good raw

[Azriel]

Wow, Cryme Time is insanely over
















That can't be good :shifty:

[Volchok]

awesome

[Innovator]

What year is this? 1999?

[BigDaddyCool]

Aw, dammit. Why are those two back?

So WWE doesn't look racist.

[KingofOldSchool]

Aw, dammit. Why are those two back?

They are over?

[NeanderCarl]

How random has Raw been already?? If it keeps this up, this could end up being a REAL interesting show.

Maybe speaking too soon...

[Loose Cannon]

1999 is that you?

[Skippord]

Also did not see that coming

[Y2Ant]

FUCKING YES CRYME TYME

[Innovator]

If this is 1999, is someone from TNA gonna jump ship tonight?

[BigDaddyCool]

How random has Raw been already?? If it keeps this up, this could end up being a REAL interesting show.

Maybe speaking too soon...

Just so long as it doesn't go to random.

[FourFifty]

Ron Killings should join them.

[ClockShot]

YES!

THAT MONEY, MONEY, YEAH, YEAH!

[JT]

lol...WWE putting on a good show... it's like they're returning to 10 years ago.

[Volchok]

nice

[Afterlife]

So WWE doesn't look racist.

Oh, that makes PERFECT sense.

[Innovator]

Race/Flair in a cage, awesome

[St. Jimmy]

On good authority.

[Innovator]

Paul London sighting in the background

[Linkbowler]

And we all remember what happened last time HBK poured his heart out........

[Azriel]

Aww, poor Shawn lost his smile....again

[XL]

Stream?

[Innovator]

Here comes HBK

[Volchok]

Raw is awesome so far.

[BigDaddyCool]

Oh, that makes PERFECT sense.

Wait, which is more racist, not hiring blacks, or hiring them but making them act like stereotypical niggers?

[KingofOldSchool]

Paul London sighting in the background

The only camera appearance he'll get for the next 6 months, unless they need someone to put over a debuting monster heel.

[Loose Cannon]

this is like the best start in as far back as can remember. very random

[Innovator]

Oh that smile is getting lost

[FourFifty]

I'm still marking the fuck out over Cryme Tyme.

[rob11]

If this is 1999, is someone from TNA gonna jump ship tonight?
Shawn does a worked shoot, then mysterious blood pours from the ceiling, but of course misses Shawn, then we find out it's Russo!

[KingofOldSchool]

I heard "Yo, yo, yo" and I was all like ":wtf: :eek:"

[Azriel]

Here comes HBM

[Loose Cannon]

oh my god HBK is back1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!holy shit

[ClockShot]

Have the kleenex on stand-by.

[BigDaddyCool]

HBK is the man, he is probably going to be all like, "Kliq runs the world."

[Jeritron]

HBM!

[FourFifty]

To the owner of the "why Shawn why" sign- please return to '97. HBK didn't do anything wrong.

[BigDaddyCool]

He is going to say Kliq>Horsemen

[Jaton]

I've already lost my smile, and he hasn't even spoken yet.

[Afterlife]

Wait, which is more racist, not hiring blacks, or hiring them but making them act like stereotypical niggers?

White ppl making blacking ppl act like white ppl told them to act like black ppl is not only racist. It's insulting to smart ppl.

[Innovator]

LOSE YOUR SMILE GODDAMMITGODDAMMIT

[Jeritron]

this should be good


p.s. I marked out for Matt Hardy's second run-in in less than 24 hours

[Loose Cannon]

Bring Pill Poppin HBK back

[Johnny Vegas]

MIXED CROWD FOR HBK

[St. Jimmy]

I was asked to do a worked shoot.

[KingofOldSchool]

HBK should be all like "HAHAHAHA I RETIRED FLAIR, FUCK EVERYONE!"

[NeanderCarl]

Nobody has ever had the kind of send off Flair's getting in the WWE right now. It's a classy move.... a Class Act move!!

[BigDaddyCool]

White ppl making blacking ppl act like white ppl told them to act like black ppl is not only racist. It's insulting to smart ppl.

Shut up.

[Jaton]

Bring Pill Poppin HBK back

This. He's got the scruffy facial hair, the hair plugs are looking much better. Might as well.

[BigDaddyCool]

Nash is still wrestling...the greatest career in wrestling history is not over.

[ClockShot]

Wow. That's it?

[Loose Cannon]

lol, Shawn's going back to 1997 baby. they drove him back

[FourFifty]

That was................ lame.

[Innovator]

:lol: at Punk's new freeze frame

[Azriel]

Ok, so where's this leading?

[Afterlife]

Oh, boy! Orton's gonna get a Mattitude Adjustment.

[Innovator]

Matt Hardy in a main event match? I like it

[Jaton]

To a lost smile.

[DarKCentaur]

This is like Alienoid booking tonight... not gonna lie, it's shaping up to be really good so far.

[Jeritron]

Jericho vs Punk

nice. should lead to a longer program so they prob won't give us much

[Afterlife]

Shut up.

Sorry.

[NeanderCarl]

This is like Alienoid booking tonight... not gonna lie, it's shaping up to be really good so far.

How do you spell paradox?

[Corndad]

anyone else get the feeling that promo was to be longer?

[Loose Cannon]

32 minutes in and Raw has an A PLUS

[Azriel]

It's like back to the 90's tonight on RAW.

[Heros Welcome]

Jericho vs Punk

nice. should lead to a longer program so they prob won't give us much

Just seeing them in the same ring tonight for one on one makes me excited as hell. If they had a staring contest I would probably still be satisfied.

[FourFifty]

So does anyone else drink Sunny D?

[KingofOldSchool]

This is like Alienoid booking tonight... not gonna lie, it's shaping up to be really good so far.

Val Venis would be facing Orton and Paul London would be put into the Punk/Jericho match to make it a Triple Threat.

[Azriel]

It'd be interesting to know how upset Shawn really was

[Johnny Vegas]

DAMN, NICE MATCHES SO FAR! CM PUNK & Hardy on RAW! Good post WM show so far

[Innovator]

I think WWE finally learned which Hardy to push

[KingofOldSchool]

Tonight has been booked to cater to the IWC.

[Loose Cannon]

Promo was perfect. did what it needed to do

[St. Jimmy]

I was re-watching that Soldier throwing a puppy of a cliff. That shit is fucked up.

[Loose Cannon]

look even Regal just said it

[Innovator]

uh oh, thats an angry roid monkey

[ClockShot]

Uh oh..........

[Corndad]

Batista?

[Jaton]

LONDON ON TV

[Corndad]

Did they just totally forget Kendrick turned on London lol

[KingofOldSchool]

UH ON BATISTA SEES A BASKETBALL.

[Innovator]

what the fuck!?!?! WHY ARE THEY BACK TOGETHER

[Loose Cannon]

woah, Batista out of nowhere. jesus, this is fricken awesome

[St. Jimmy]

YEY MORE TAG CRAP THAT NO ONE CARES ABOUT.

[Heros Welcome]

LOL Bats

[Azriel]

Londrick split?!

[BigDaddyCool]

They need to check the arena for Bats.

Noid is booking, Londrick is wrestling.

[KingofOldSchool]

LOL Kendrick is going to turn on him again.

[NeanderCarl]

London and Kendrick getting a title match? This really IS the Bizarro Raw.

[FourFifty]

For a second I was wondering who was the faggot that was staring at HBK.

So will Londrick go over CAWdy and Bobcore, or will this be the final nail in the coffin for Londrick as a team?

[ClockShot]

Londrick vs. CAWdy and Holly.

[Innovator]

Jr saying they worked out their issues, I believe JR...

Someone is turning on the other

[JT]

damn...pee break.

Guessing this will be the office break up of The Rockers though...errrr, Londrick

[Hanso Amore]

This has been a great raw

[Johnny Vegas]

WOW totally forgot they were tag champs

[Volchok]

lol

[Loose Cannon]

Brian should throw London threw a window. Then we'll talk about breakups

[DarKCentaur]

Damn, and now a Kendrick/London angle, I wonder if the WWE has a ghost writer tonight...

[JT]

Bet Brian kicks London through a plate glass window.

[KingofOldSchool]

THE LONDRICKPOWERS EXPLODE TONIGHT!!

[jerichoholicninja]

Anyone else get the feeling that HBK will be blown up in a limo tonight?

[Innovator]

Reversal, +5 technical

[Jeritron]

That Batista segment was great tv. Honestly, thats a good idea for a fued and an angle

I never even thought of that. Michaels as the guy nobody likes now backstage and fueds stemming from it. Good idea

[Hanso Amore]

A pissed off heel bats vs HBK could be awesome. HBK can get a good match out of him.

[Innovator]

Someone is gonna jump HBK tonight I think

[Azriel]

I bet Bats is upset at Shawn for Shawn being upset. He'd probably tell Shawn not to be down in the dumps, to be a man, stuff like that.

[KingofOldSchool]

"LET'S GO LONDON!"

[DarKCentaur]

Is the crowd chanting for Bob fucking Holly?

[Innovator]

Holy stiff chops

[Hanso Amore]

Nasty Bump London

[FourFifty]

:rofl: Gotta love London's sell.

[ClockShot]

A dueling chant. OK.

[Hanso Amore]

I.......am......liking.....Holly..............What?

[Innovator]

Holly over? WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON TONIGHT

[Loose Cannon]

LOVED THAT HBK promo by the way. the little words, drop mike, walk out promos always lead to good things

[Hanso Amore]

London is amazing

[Innovator]

AHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[Hanso Amore]

Botch Holly.