Official Raw Thread "Mania Backlash"
 

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A record-setting 80,103 packed inside Detroit’s Ford Field Sunday night, though millions of WWE fans around the world will forever remember WrestleMania 23 as one of sports-entertainment’s greatest moments. Now detouring from the Road to WrestleMania, Raw rolls ahead to Dayton, Ohio Monday night. But where will this path lead its Superstars?

Traditionally, the first Raw after WrestleMania makes for one of the year’s most exciting evenings in sports-entertainment. This Monday night will be no exception, though it also promises to be one of the most tense-filled in Raw history, thanks to WWE’s new Chairman of the Bald. WrestleMania’s Battle of the Billionaires ended very badly for the now-hairless Mr. McMahon, so Raw’s Superstars are well advised to stay out of his crosshairs when he crops up in Ohio. There’s no telling what he’s capable of doing tonight, but after Sunday’s “shear” embarrassment, it’s guaran-damn-teed that no one—not the Superstars, the WWE fans, or any barber shops operating within the Buckeye State—is safe from “Mr. McMadman’s” hot-headed backlash.

Shawn Michaels put forth a WrestleMania performance only a Showstopper like him could deliver, nearly reaching WWE’s highest mountaintop once more. But the Heartbreak Kid would know exactly that come the final result, as John Cena successfully defended the WWE Championship Sunday night by forcing HBK to tap out in the STFU. Both Superstars will be on hand at Dayton’s Nutter Center tonight, and both are still the World Tag Team Champions. But can they still co-exist with the titles? Hell, after what transpired at WrestleMania, can they co-exist in the same state?

Playboy cover girl Ashley nearly stripped the Women’s Championship from Melina during WrestleMania’s Lumberjill Match last night. However, the A-list Diva barely scored the cover to retain the title, then exited the ring amid Lumberjill pandemonium. Raw rolls out the red carpet once again for the primal screamer this Monday night, but will paparazzi snap any photos of her next challenger in the Buckeye State?

Raw embarks on a new Road to WrestleMania this Monday night, starting at 9/8 CT on USA Network!


Well... This is suppose to be the biggest Raw of the year coming off of 'Mania so we shall see what happens

Spoiler:

Cena wins.

How many people in Ohio will be watching anyway, considering OSU is gonna <s>lose to</s> play Florida tonight? :lol: :shifty:

McMahon-handled, Shear Dominance, Mane Event. These guys are killing me.

Tomorrow it will be "John's Cena-nough with HBK."

Anyone else think Cena and HBK drop the Tag Belts tonight?

We've been saying that since they won the titles.

I guess just getting my hopes up again I suppose.

Start of Raw:

Highlights of Wrestlemania.

Cena comes out and says "The Champ is Still Here"

HBK will come out and they will exchange words.

The Coach will come out and book them in a match for the tag titles.

i just dont see any tag teams that they will let go over right now. I mean WGTT? no Cade/Murdoch? no RKO? no. Just curious who they do finnally drop them to.

Umaga and Khali

:shifty:

I really hope they don't read these boards. just for that very idea. cause you know they would use it without hesitation

If they are having a tag title match, they'll keep them. Next week they are in my neck of the woods and they are advertising Cena/HBK vs. Edge/Orton.

Subject to change. Of course.

Well if anything they would be a dominate tag team.

Evening all.

wow never realized how off the board clocks are. about 10 mins behind.

Good evening, fellas.

And here we go fellas.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Mixed reaction again.

god damn it. your gonna be right. its starting already.

When did it become cool to boo Cena again?

It's nearly as boring as he is.

BOOOO!

would you start talking already?

Go ahead. Say it you dumb bastard.

Cena was one half of a very good match last night, yet still gets no respect. I'm no Cena mark, I hate the character (the man himself busts his ass for the company, so he's cool with me) but he doesn't deserve the sheer hatred he elicits.

lol Kids/Women cheers vs Guy's Boos

LOL GOD

Just as plan lol

HOLY HELL MASSIVE BOOS ON CENA

I love it,

Didn't take long, did it?

I only missed the Still part.

I swear King if coach comes out...

BROTHER!!!!!!!!!!!

KICK HIS HEAD

C'mon HBK... full on heel... do it! Do it!

HBK Heel turn??

Shawn :love:

BROTHER BROTHER BROTHER

Strong tease.... HeelBK? I love it.

Cue Coach

Interesting bit so far.

Definitely Coach arrival... surely...

As expected

COACH!!

Ha

I'm actually a booker for WWE, I'm backstage at Raw as we speak.

KoOS wins today's psychic award.

God damn it King its too predictable.

Has it turned THIS predictable??

Cryme Tyme getting their title shot?

WOAH

Thats an assload of teams

Do they even have ten tag teams?

Clearly Cena and Michaels will win though

Booker?

ANOTHER battle royal? They are SO killing off the battle royal gimmick. How many in the last 12 months?

10 team battle royal. This might be good. NOW!

KING BOOKAH and Finlay

So the last person left wins it for their team?

Makeshifts

RVD??? What the hell

Come on Elijah Burke and Cor Von

RVD AND SABU FTW

WHAT A TWIST

Ad break already???

RVD/Sabu. Damn.

Okay, so I'm in the Raw thread because I want to know about the fallout.

Is Cena getting booed?

Is Michaels out yet? Is he getting popped or booed?

How are they handling the heat Cena got last night?

I would die if Umaga and Khali win this.

Usually in tag team battle royals, if one man is eliminated, his team mate also has to leave the ring.

I'm calling Flair/Carlito to win the belts.

Yes, Cena is being booed.

Michaels cut a heel promo.

They are handling the Cena heat the same way they usually do... ignoring it.

Do I spy Hacksaw in there?

maybe this is cryme tyme's shot before they are fired

I hope Burke and Striker win

That sucks. It would be better I think if both partners have to be eliminated.

WTF CRYME TYME

Guess I was right on the first count, but no sign of Flair/Carlito in there. Looking at the entrants in this match, Cena and Michaels are keeping the fucking belts.

Ouch. JTG landed awkward.

wow i've never seen so many jobbers in one ring

Yeah, with Eugene. Even though they had a stip that prevented them from teaming....

it wasn't a heel promo in all reality.

Didn't hackshaw and Eugene break up a few weeks ago?

What's with the tag team scene anyway? The writers seem to come up with tag team gimmicks, love them for a few weeks, then forget about them. Highlanders, Deuce N' Domino and Cryme Tyme spring instantly to mind.

Try months.

Maybe Deuce and Domino will win

So is Cena getting booed, or is he getting popped and they're ignoring that, too?

D n D are supposed to go back to OVW right?

Nope.

Ok never mind

You know... I read a few weeks back that WWE were making up a pair of ECW tag team titles. Maybe RVD/Sabu are taking this, and becoming the first ECW tag team champs?

Fuck Stop eliminating people who I want to win

Okay then...

Nope.

What the hell RVD!

Why would you book Cena and Michaels to win this?

Booker and Finlay to Raw? Could make sense...

Surely HBK and Cena have this in the bag.

LOL!

"I hate Cena" sign.

Maybe HBK will let or help them eliminate Cena somehow.

Cena rules the World.