Official Raw Thread (8-18-08): Punk returns home...Champion
 

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Preview:Best of the Best
August 18, 2008


In a first time meeting between two of Raw’s biggest Superstars, Batista was able to prove himself the better man by defeating John Cena at SummerSlam. Now that Batista has won, will he refocus on winning the World Heavyweight Title? Also, how will Cena cope with being beaten by The Animal?

Ever since winning the World Heavyweight Title, CM Punk has had to hear JBL doubt his worth as champion, even after he had already successfully defended his gold against the self-proclaimed “wrestling god.” The Straightedge Superstar followed up an insulting drinking contest offer from JBL on Raw by besting him once again in the ring at SummerSlam to retain his championship. With Raw rolling into Punk's hometown of Chicago, will JBL give the Straightedge Champion credit where credit is due? And who will be next to step up to vie for CM Punk’s World Heavyweight Title?

Thanks to the incredible strength of Beth Phoenix, Santino Marella and The Glamazon won their Winners Take All Match making them the new Intercontinental and Women’s Champions. Now that “Glamarella” has proven their relationship to be a golden alliance, where it will lead to next? Will either of the former champions in Kofi Kingston and Mickie James come looking to take their titles back?

Also, last week on Raw, as per Raw GM Mike Adamle’s demands, Kane revealed that the burlap sack he carried around contained the mask of Rey Mysterio. Afterward, Kane just laughed in the face of Adamle before walking to the back. What did Kane mean by someone “scarred and tortured”? Has the Master of the 619 been victimized by the Big Red Monster?

For the answers to these questions and more, be sure to tune into Monday Night Raw at 9/8 CT only on USA Network.

Home town Punk. Could be good.

I'll be watching.

Will be going to the gym instead.

I interested in today's episode of "What's in the Bag?"

Think they'll have an exclusive interview with Edge in hell, via sattelite?

Does anyone know of a stream for this...Cablevision cut me off today

Will Eddie Guerrero join him?

ZING!

http://pro-wrestling-answers.webs.co...livecenter.htm

Gonna crack open a beer soon.

One step ahead of you fourfifty.

Evening gentlemen. Morning to our friends across the pond.

Here we go

NOW THE WORLD IS WATCHING.

YEEEEEEEEH Y2J ALREADY!!!!

Hey Yo

And Jericho to kick it off.

JERICHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

So do you think when Jericho saw HBK's wife he said "Yea, I'd hit it."

Boreicho starts out the show in a suit

:D@the crowd cheering

I might watch some AJPW instead of this so if I dissapere thats what happend

It seems the city of Chicago loves woman beaters.... Hell, I bet Benoit would get the biggest pop ever.

Hello everyone, Mad One here. First time in a while I catch a live Raw, hope it's good.

WOOOO Y2J!!

Mrs. Hickenbottom lookin fine.

lol wtf is HBK wearing?

lol @ depressed girl in the crowd

God I love Jericho. He's the best heel in WWE today.

FALCON PUNCH!!!!!!!

Bitch got knocked the fuck down

That was an awesome looking punch last night.

Wow. Listen to that crowd.

lol i dont think this crowd saw the ppv last night after cheering him now they chant 'you suck'

Is HBK married to the former Nitro Girl or am I thinking of someone else?

Damn, Jericho doesn't have to do anything and the people just hate him. Just look at that face.

I'll see you guys in 3 hours

Pfft, just remeber Jericho's debut? Same basic thing.

Y2J Y2J Y2J

I do believe so.

first time tuning in in awhile Y2J has some new sparkle in him.

Edge: Undertaker! you may have beaten me at summer slam, but you made one fatal mistake....you sent me to hell, but I came back and I brought some one with me.....CHRIS BENOIT!

This video I found does a good job hypes up this fued even more:

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lol what is that random girl in the crowd yelling?

I hate those stupid girls in the crowd that over act.

Evenin guys. nice promo to start raw.

Hmph, I was halfway expecting to see HBK kick him as he went backstage.

I've said it before, say it again...

Jericho is god.

Was also expecting HBK aswell, but its too early for that to happen, maybe in a couple of weeks it will

You know Jericho could have cut that promo down about three minutes as he was babbling about the same damn thing over and over again.

Huge heat for Jericho

Sci Fi Raw huh.

Why the hell is Raw going on SciFi?

Raw on Sci-fi?

I guess US Open starts up next week.

Cue Dancin Dave

HERE COMES DA ANIMAL

Up, down, down, triangle, square, X

Is it me or did they show Harley Race a bunch of times during that Jericho promo? Or am I seeing things again?

LOL, slip

AHAHA Bats just slipped!

And Burchill jobs here tonight.

lol burchills now a jobber

Alienoid SQUASH.

BWA HA HA HA HA!!!! Love how they pulled off Dancin' Dave messing up getting into the ring!!!!!!!!!!!






:( Burchill is gonna job....

HAHAHAHAH Paul The Pirate is getting squashed

Capt. Burchill without an entrance. And no Katie Lea.

Is that the unlimited title shots code?

i missed the slip

Bye Bye Burchill lol

Clowns?

I wonder what burchill did to deserve this?

TEAR YOUR QUAD YOU FUCK.

Batista should have pressed triangle instead of pressing Square, that way he wouldn't have tripped. :D

Hahahaha

Well, I guess Burchill fills in the gap for all the released jobbers.

Thanks for coming, Paul.

God Batista is so weak, what a terrible looking Batista bomb, and no it wasn't because he was selling that the leg injury its because his muscles are for astetic use only.

Adamle an interviewer now too lol

Who?

Primo?

LOL

Aside from Jericho, and a weak JBL..there are like no heels on Raw. The problem with WWE today is they fear star powers being heels. Cena should turn heel already, its long overdue.

Wth was that btw?! LMAO

LOL. You got Cena'd.

EDDIE COLON!

OWNED?

Carlito's brother. He'll be out the door along with him in no time flat.

SOMEONE TURN HEEL GOD-DAMMIT.

I'm so sick of these face vs. face feuds.

Shoulda been COlt damn it

Hate how they're keeping cena face, almost like its just to piss us off.

it's a 20 faces to 5 heel ratio.

They better not have a series of Cena/Batista matches... you know a match is in trouble when Cena needs to carry it.

Does anyone think they'll use HBK's wife in the Jericho HBK Storyline? I mean having her turn on Shawn and joining Jericho?

Fuckin Cena with his 'better man won' bullshit. Crack him in the head with a fucking battle axe or something.

This gimmick is done now. Seriously.

oh ffs

........if she sings Frank Sinatra's "Chicago" I will kill myself.

WHY HASN'T SHE BEEN FIRED YET

Stop it for god sake.

Well. At least it ain't "Does anybody really know what time it is?"

Jillian has tremendous boobs. But she is terribly annoying. Dear jesus fuck

Johsonville, FL? Really? C'mon now.

THANK GOD FOR MICKIE

Mickie :drool: