Official Raw Thread for March 26, 2007:Last stop on the road to wrestlemania 23
 

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Mr. McMahon has promised that the last Raw before WrestleMania will be the biggest one of all time. It is only fitting that the show will air live from Chicago, the home of last year’s WrestleMania.

With two huge main events, it looks like the show will live up to Mr. McMahon’s claims. World Tag Team Champions (and WrestleMania competitors) John Cena & Shawn Michaels will face World Heavyweight Champion Batista & Undertaker in a No Way Out rematch. Will the tenuous relationship between The WWE Champ & HBK stay intact?

At WrestleMania, Mr. McMahon’s representative Umaga will face Donald Trump’s representative Bobby Lashley in the Battle of the Billionaires. On Raw, Mr. McMahon himself will go one-on-one with the ECW World Champion. Does The Chairman have what it takes to topple the powerful Lashley?

As if two main events weren't big enough, Raw is going to get sexier than ever with the first-ever team-up of three Playboy cover girls - Ashley, Candice and Torrie - as they battle Women's Champion Melina, Victoria and Jillian. Who will prevail in this Six-Diva Tag Match? Will Melina and Ashley get some pre-'Mania action as they compete in the same ring on Raw?

Former World Tag Team Champions Edge & Randy Orton have also been at each other’s throats of late. Will their partnership continue to disintegrate as the Road to WrestleMania comes to an end?

So, what's the point of the brand extension again?

More world titles, is that the point?

no more ratings, SHOCKING UNPREDICTED no spoilers at all EVENTS!

Lets hope they keep Lashley/Vince short and I really hope they put the Cena/Shawn vs Bats/Taker match at the end.

Also, anyone else thinks they have to put filler matches in for Mania. I mean theres only 8 matches for a 4 hr ppv?

They are going to have 10 segments with Cena and HBK trying to nail each other.

Word. It reminds me of WM 21 where they had to fill up 4 whole hours despite just 8 matches, two of them being short as hell and containing great segments such as Carlito getting stunned and Hulk Hogan beating up Hassan and Daivari all while a bunch of wrestlers participate in a meaningless battle royal that didn't even get aired.

Evening all.

Ooooooo. Pyro :drool:

Well. Here we go. The last raw before Wrestlemania.

Who's going heel. Cena or Michaels?

And good evening everyone.

It's in Chicago, do you think Cena will get booed out of the building?

Crowd seems hot.

No one is turing heel.

No dq peoples

No DQ match! BAW GAWD!!

STONE COLD STONE COLD STONE COLD STONE COLD

Gotta love Chicago, hot crowd.

im missing it. damn girlfriend took over tv to watch... girlfriends

They could definitely do with a Piper's Pit or some kind of pre-announced angle at WrestleMania.

Rumours are that there will be a tag team battle royal and another women's clusterfuck match at Mania. No sign of the cruisers though.

Well done, Austin. Stun the Coach. Or maybe... job to him? Nah, better not.

Umaga is going to cost Lashley the match obviously.

Grow some balls and grab the remote from her.

Someone is going heel but I think it will be Batista if its anyone.

Is this being held in the same arena as last year's WrestleMania?

It better be.

Yes.

A Bad News Brown R.I.P. sign in the crowd? Did WWE even acknowledge his death on air?

yea same one.

Is that their job?

Coach is getting a stunner.

atleast this promo is better then the one on ECW a few weeks ago.

HAHAHAH Stone Cold going crazy

STUNNER BAW GAWD

Bye bye, coach.

Amazing sell

Coach got some Rock velocity on that jump.

ROFL Austins face is priceless

GODDAMNIT I WISH IT WAS 98 again

They did it for Bam Bam, Awesome, Ladd and Skaaland.

Raw Recap Time with M-A-G:

Opening segment: Steve Austin joins Jonathan Coachman in the ring. I might get Austin's shirt for my friend's birthday this summer. Simplistic and funny at the same time. Austin wants to tell a story about what happened to him over the weekend. A delivery guy apparently gave him tons of presents dealing with the outdoors. All of them were from Donald Trump apparently. Coach tries to explain that Trump is trying to buy him off. Austin blows him off and explains that the gifts came from the offices of Vince McMahon. Coach struggles for words. Austin says that it's grounds for disqualification. What??? Coach covers by saying he sent the gifts and sucks up to both Vince and Austin in a matter that is quite pathetic. Austin gives a detailed demonstration about his refereeing at WM. Yeah, I mean, just look at his intense refereeing skills in the last match he officiated. Coach wonders why Trump and McMahon are so worried about their hair when he and Austin are both bald and that it's beautiful. That earns him the usual. Just another Austin segment: D.

STONE BAH GAWD COLD

Ah, man. More recap?

Well, I didn't know Mr. Austin changed his first name to Bahgawd...

I'm glad no one takes you seriously.

First stunner since Austin returned, unless I missed something.

I'm glad no one reads his posts.

LOL AUSTIN ROAD RAGE

LOL!

:lol: Love the Austin/McMahon deal. All these years later.

LOL VINCE IS PULLING A RIC FLAIR

ha ha the limo driver is getting owned lol

And...?

:rofl:

:D

Just when I thought they were all out of Austin/McMahon scenes.

In the back, Austin tries to drive off but there's a limo in the way. Vince pops out and tries to apologize. That earns him the other usual (the finger) and Austin drives off. Vince drags the limo driver out and beats him up. WTF?

I am marking out like a bastard.

Yeah Vince. That's how you say it.

Playboy Covergirls?? Fuck, I hope Chyna doesn't show...

Loving the annual WrestleMania build. Hating the "All Grown Up" tagline.

Aw, hell, more commercial time with Rebecca. At least she's not trying to smell me this week.

You have to admit though the young Austin drinking the milk is priceless lol

Thought she got canned?

I guess, but why "All Grown Up"? As Jim Cornette would say, "it doesn't make any fucking sense".

Little EDGE! ROFL!!

That kid looks creepy.

Hey M N

When did Jillian Hall turn heel?

...

Dunno about Lumberjill...

So, no roster split, eh?

Candice's outfit.... man....

OMG Candice.

Randomly on SmackDown!, some time ago, I think after one of those gay "diva competitions" (not the one where she sings)

What roster split?

I mentioned this on the first page.

So who decided Ashley was the future of woman's wrestling?

Forgive me. I only briefly glanced at the first page.

Ouch.

oh god please pop out. Please. Candice.

Hugh Heffner.

Sweet move by Meleina

I think we can both agree that it's "pretty gay."

I don't like opponents being in the same match in the weeks leading up to an event. You didn't see Hogan and Piper vs Andre and Adonis the week before WrestleMania 3. You didn't see Flair and Justice vs Hogan and Savage the week before WrestleMania 8.

It takes away the novelty of two rivals meeting for the first time (or at least the first time in a long time) at the big event.

Check out Ashley's pale white ass.

Also Ashley is terrible. I'd rather Mea Young take her spot.

that was weak

The Victory Roll. Haven't seen that one in a while.

Nice call on not letting Torrie in the ring lol

Six Person Tag: The Playmates vs. The Chicks We Want To See in Playboy....and Jillian Hall: The Women's Title match at WM is now a Lumberjack Match. Remember when Torrie and Candice beat the snot out of Ashley when she first started out? Neither do they apparently. Melina and Ashley start it out but Melina bails. Back in she gets rolled up for a two. Victoria gets the tag, Candice comes in for a spinning wheel kick and some Go Daddy action. Melina cheap shots Candice and she plays Playmate-in-peril for a while. Jillian with a hair toss and a slam. Cartwheel leg drop misses. Hot tag to Ashley who opens up on Jillian followed up with a head scissors. Hurricanrana on Victoria. Jillian breaks up a beat down on Melina. Handspring elbow gets countered and Ashley finishes with a victory roll. Bret Hart would be proud. Match rating: 1/2* I miss Trish and Lita.

Surely Jillian was a face as recently as No Way Out.

This is something I pretty much agree with. I CAN see the tag matches occasionally, but the time that the opponents get to scrap in the ring should be limited at best.

Rebecca Specter. Look her up.

She wasn't really supposed to be, but maybe everyone forgot by then, and then she was doing that "bad singing" gimmick.

Nah, they left her as a tweener.

never...ever...give me that image like Royal Rumble *mumble* again :nono:

Do you guys think they will fit Carlito or Flair or Nitro on Mania?

Hang on.... Mercury was fired?

The 'S' word?

For those interested.....

Count yourslef lucky I cant find a picture.

Yup.