Official RAW Thread (9/4/2006): Golden Moments?
 

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Less than a month after making his return to WWE, Jeff Hardy has the opportunity to wear WWE gold around his waist when he takes on Johnny Nitro for the Intercontinental Championship tonight on RAW.

The returning Hardy earned his title match when he defeated "The Legend Killer" Randy Orton last week on RAW. After the match, Intercontinental Champion Johnny Nitro told WWE.com that Hardy's unique in-ring style may actually hinder the challenger more than help him.

“Jeff Hardy thinks he can take the Intercontinental Championship from me. He thinks he’s a risk taker – maybe an adrenaline junkie, a thrill-seeker of sorts – but what he doesn’t realize is I’m smarter than that. I take calculated risks, he takes uncalculated risks, and that’s what’s gonna cost him his shot at the title,” declared a resolute Nitro.

Will Hardy's risk-taking cost him on Monday night? Or will Nitro's comments prove wrong? Find out on RAW.

DX Destroyed?
Mr. McMahon sent a vicious message to DX last week on RAW. After recruiting SmackDown’s Sir William Regal, U.S. Champion Finlay, Mr. Kennedy and ECW’s Big Show to wear down Shawn Michaels and Triple H, the Chairman finished the job off with the help of his trusty lead pipe. He left D-Generation X in the ring in a puddle of their own blood with a message that the McMahons were ready for a rematch — in a Hell in a Cell Match with Big Show on the McMahons’ side. How will DX respond to the Chairman’s latest attempt to destroy them?

Advant-Edge?
After accepting John Cena’s challenge for a match at Unforgiven – with the stipulation that will send Cena to SmackDown for three years if he loses – Edge said he agreed only if he was able to choose the type of match.

During Cena’s match with Chris Masters on RAW, The Rated R Superstar interrupted and attacked Cena with tables, ladders and chairs. He then informed his challenger that at Unforgiven, it would be a Tables, Ladders and Chairs Match — a match Edge has never lost and one that Cena has never competed in. Unforgiven is also being held in the champion’s hometown of Toronto, Canada. Are the odds too great for Cena to overcome? Will Edge send his archrival to SmackDown?

Romance Killer
Two weeks ago on RAW, Carlito got involved in Randy Orton’s match with Ric Flair. For payback, Orton blasted Carlito and Trish Stratus against a wall while the two were sharing a romantic moment. Carlito responded to that by spitting an apple into Orton’s face during the Legend Killer's No. 1 Contender Match against Jeff Hardy, inadvertently costing Orton the match. In their game of one-upmanship, how will the Legend Killer respond?

To find out the answers, watch RAW at 9/8 CT only on the USA Network.

I'll watch the Nitro-Hardy match; I don't really care for anything else really.

Sounds like a pretty bland raw tonight. Then again it's been bland for the past year or so with a good show here and there.

<font color=goldenrod>A new tag team called Cryme Tyme will be debuting on Raw tonight, parodying racial stereotypes.</font>

Good evening.

Here we go! I'm totally not feeling it tonight. =/

SHold be good

Agreed. It seems we're missing a few of the regulars tonight.


Good evening everyone!

BAHGAWD there in DUBBASEEDUBBA COUNTRY.

lol. CW plug.

Evening folks, let's get ready for some mediocrity

Cena will go to sd

Atleast Edge is opening the show. That makes me care.

Where

Edge now that's how you sholud open a wrestling show with your champion!

LMAO. I love how they got Don LaFontaine to do this promo!

I have a scary feeling that Cena is gonna regain the title. :shifty: :'(

Where are they?

Hey. Isn't this the guy from the new Geico commercial?

Cool little video package presented by Edge.

damn,that was a good trailer!

HOTlanta.

*sigh* I hate that I saw that coming, and it STILL looked like abosolute shit.

Nice opening.

Why is it a must win for Cena? He still will have a job with the same company. Oh yeah thats right, we've been taught Raw is the A show and Smackdown is the B show.

Edge cuts a promo on a ladder, Cena attacks him, F-U's him on the table. Yawn. :shifty:

Wid JR just call a table a chair??? What the hell? Wrestling moves and names are one thing, but miscalling an everyday object that is nothing like the other one?

Opening segment wasn't horrible. Also, it only took 10 minutes, which could have been much worse.

Also, is "Cryme Time" really debuting tonight? They may or may not be the shit.

WTF

Bummer. No MNF tonight. Gotta find something else to go to between commercials.

Jeff HArdy sucks

WHOOO!! Hardy sniffing paint!

Maria :drool:

MARIA!!! :drool:

IC title match is first. This a good thing or a bad thing right now?

Dead heat for Hardy

Goth Sabu time.

Jeff thinks the paint IS the press conference

sorry,SD is the c show and rightfully so.

Can't believe JR called the table a chair.

This could either be a great match, or it's going to be horrible. No midway.

i guess watching paint dry is a inside joke for jeff, just don't put him in the same car with rvd.

Was that the Rock with long hair?!

ECW is the C show to who ever said otherwise. But I enjoy it the most.

I guess after that bad promo last week, they have decided to abort nitros title run.

Okay, I missed the first 14 minutes or so. Anyone want to fill me in?

Because making fun of shit is fun to me.

Next Question. :shifty:

Edge promo talking about how Cena can't beat him in a TLC match at Unforgiven (9/17) from on top of a Ladder. There's a table, chair, and ladder setup in the ring. Cena slides in the ring, Edge tries to crossbody - Cena catches and FU's him through a table.

Hardy vs. Nitro starts. Still going.

Nice combo.

Ouch to that backbreaker

This match isn't half bad.

Doing well

A near botch?

Standing SSP.

... Standing Moonsault? Fuck you JR.

Melina's probably gonna screw Jeff over. Jeff goes up for the Seanton bomb, knocks him off the rope, something like that

BOOOO. Fuck the obvious ending. =/

Good match, they did a great job controlling the crowd. With PPV time this may be good.

Not bad

Well, I was close

Not a bad opener. Could have been better.

"Johnny Monday Nitro"? Dude, I think JR needs medical help.

I'm not watching ECW tomarrow. =)

Jeff hardy was sniffing paint.

It's official: Vince's senility has started to rub off on JR.

ECW: Taking terrible to the EXTREME.

Wow. The first nitro. I remember this well.

You watch, HHH will try to make it for the title too. :shifty:

First Nitro. good times

I don't doubt it.

What was the name of the band they're using?

*yawn* let them fight.

Sadly, I saw that. So far, it's the highlight.

CARLITO :love:

Day of Fire.

Pun intended.

Ok, first Vince's senility rubbing off on JR, and now Lita's botching rubbing off on Trish with that "catfight". :roll:

Trish/Lita: The Final Encounter.

The more trailers they show of this flick. The more terrible it's going to be when it hits theates.

Good RAW so far. Needs more Punk. :shifty:

I don't like cena in the ring

FUCK. They're gonna fuck up Orton vs. Carlito with a CLUSTERFUCK!?

This isn't fucking anything up Jimmy. Its build up.

We all know Carlito/Orton will be at Unforgiven, so it should all be good

They had Ashton Kutcher's trailer for his new movie.


Ohh. Ohh. You mean CM Punk.....

hey,Savior!

A mixed tag isn't a cluster fuck. Terrible misuse of the word.

It's also more or less the opposite. This is pretty classic WWE booking.

YEAH! SUPER CRAZY!

SUPER CRAZY

It's a TNA main event, plus Tag Wrestling on WWE TV. Meh.

SUPER CRAZY

sper CARZY

FUCKING EH! Super Loco :love:

Super Crazy!?!

What the Fuck

Crazy!!!!!