Raw Review 2/16/09

Welcome everyone to the February 16th edition of Raw. This being the first Raw after the very good No Way Out pay per view I am expecting some very interesting developments, as well as some answers as to what WWE has in store for Wrestlemania. Raw no longer has a champion that is a member of its roster so what will tonight bring to that equation, well lets just see shall we.

Vickie comes out and introduces the new Heavyweight champion..her husband Edge. What a swerve the WWE put on us last night with Edge walking in with one title and leaving with the other one. But it was totally necessary considering my whole Randy Orton facing Triple H prediction. I guess i got my answer on who will face John Cena at Wrestlemania. Edge sais R stands for remarkable and really really smart. Big you suck chants from the fans. Basically tells his story from last night, getting very good heat in the process. Tells everyone their wrong..i laughed as he went around the first row telling everyone they were wrong. Basically what i want to tell everyone on the Wrestlingnewsworld forums every day haha. They wont let me talk there anymore though because "i dont know what i'm talking about", yet i always seem to be way more right then they are and way more observant as well, but thats a whole nother blog altogether, and one i'll be getting to. Ok back to raw, sorry folks lol. Vickie runs her mouth for a little bit as well. Then they proceed to make out wich is never really necessary. John Cena's music hits and the former "champ is here". I'm sure all the Cena haters creamed in their pants last night when he didnt win. To them I say get a life. Cena actually praises Edge for how he did what he did and congratulates Edge. Mentions rematch to a huge roar from the crowd. Edge sais he is going back to smackdown. John sais he thought about what vickie and Edge do together and he threw up in his mouth a little bit. You can hate if u want but that was funny. Edge mentions their previous feud and how he slapped his father. Cena tells him that if he tries to run and hide he'll find him. They're gonna fight and hes gonna hurt him. Nice and straight to the point. Obviously this will be the Title match at mania and I have absolutely no problem with that whatsoever. Great stuff here by everyone involved. Great opening to this Raw.

Quick cut to Shane McMahon in the back. He tells Randy Orton to meet him in the ring later for an unsanctioned fight where one way or another, "this ends tonight".

CM Punk & Cryme Tyme vs William Regal & Rhodes and Dibiase:

6 man tag action up next, combigning these two mini-feuds. Rhodes gets hit early with the GTS, but Regal interferes and we go to commercial. Really, we've been back for like 4 minutes and already back to commercial, ok then. Ok, back now with Dibiase beating on Punk. Basic 6 man tag match with Dibiase pinning JTG with the "dream street".

Steph is telling Shane he's not ready to fight but Shane blows her off.

Next out is Chris Jericho. Tells the academy to not vote for Mickey Rourke. Sais if he wins it will send a message to all the old hall of famers that they can have one more run of success. Roddy F'in Piper comes out. This should be gold. Piper tells Jericho that he respected him before because he used to say what was on his mind and then had the guts to back it up. Tells Jericho he should "shut the hell up". Piper is really emotional talking about "the wrestler" and it looks to be his genuine thoughts. Piper is just pure gold here talking about the past. He can still outtalk 99 percent of todays performers. Sais Old School's Cool..i couldnt agree more. Jericho then attacks him. Awesome segment, I'm beginning to wonder exactly what legend Jericho will end up wrestling at Mania. Its clear it will be someone? Cant wait to find out who. Something tells me it wont be Flair but who knows.

Orton sais he if Shane wants to end it tonight and fight until someone cant move, He can make that happen.

Jamie Noble is the ring. Talking about WrestleMania. Sais he has never had a Mania moment. Well Duh. Talks about Chavo only making it 9 seconds last year. Kane interrupts, chokeslam, pin, match over. Filler segment.

JBL makes his way out to the ring next. For those that dont know, Shawn beat JBL last night in the winner takes all match. JBL sais Shawn is paid in full and basically that he lived up to his end of the bargain, but he could care less. JBL mentions ending Undertakers streak at Mania. God i hope hes not gonna be Takers opponent. Shawn interrupts and comes to the ring looking very happy. Shawn sais he is now back to being the heartbreak kid and Mr. Wrestlemania. Shawn mentions what Taker said to him at the rumble. Sais that there is nobody better to face Taker at Mania then him. Hopefully they wont go with a triple threat and just make it Shawn vs Taker. As i say that Shawn sais next week they will face off for a chance to face and possibly end Takers streak at Mania. Please win Shawn, i usually dont cheer for anyone but god i hope Shawn wins, and he should.

Recap of the Orton/McMahon feud is shown.

Rey Mysterio vs Mike Knox:

Just for starters, Rey Mysterio might have just been the MVP of the pay per view last night. His performance was simply amazing. Knox dominates until the break. Knox again looks very good, he is turning out to be a very good big man and not just another waste of time. I've said it before but i think the guy has plenty of potential to be an upper mid carder for a while. Rey hits a few high flying moves followed by a 619 attempt but is caught by knox and hung up in the "tree of woe" position. But Knox misses and hits the post allowing Rey to roll him up for the victory. Very good TV match, good job by both men.

Melina(c) vs Beth Pheonix: Woman's Title Match:

I dont hate Melina but shes really not that good. Beth on the other hand is and hopefully she wins this so that maybe they can get Trish to come back and wrestle her at Mania. They show a graphic saying over 100 million photos of the divas were looked at on WWE.com. Well i'm sure there has been that much porn watched online too but i dont wanna see the pornstars wrestle either. Plenty of Tits and Ass out there i could care less if its on my wrestling show, just my opinion. Some of the Diva's come out and beat up Santino and Rosa..distracting Beth allowing Melina to roll her up for the win. Blah blah blah, lets move on.

Next they announce that joing Stone Cold in the hall of fame will be Terry and Dory Funk. That is very fitting and its about time. Good year to do it while they are in Texas. Cant find a more fitting class so far then this year. Supposedly Ricky Steamboat, The Von Erichs, and Bill Watts are going in as well. That just might be the best HOF class they've ever had.

Steph is talking on the phone again..tells whoever it is (cough TRIPLE H cough) to hurry and get there before losing the connection.

Shane McMahon vs Randy Orton: Unsanctioned Fight:

Main event time and this should be very interesting. Shane gets the advantage at the start as they fight into the crowd. Orton turns things around and they fight back to ringside. Nothing fancy just alot of punches and kicks leading them back to the ring. Shane knocks Orton over the announce table before grabbing the ring bell and using it twice on Orton. Shane grabs a chair next. Places it in front of Ortons face setting him up for the coast to coast. The legacy interferes again however and begin to beat down Shane. They werent supposed to get involved but hey thats what heels do and after all, this is unsanctioned and there isnt any rules. Orton then delivers the punt to Shane's head. That spot always looks really good and believable. Orton certainly delivers that punt very realisticly. Steph comes out and is crying in the ring over Shane while Orton stalks her. Orton is pure gold right now in his heelish actions. He then RKO's Stephanie. Has that "what did I do" look about him. Triple H comes out and the Legacy scrambles. All I can say is that in the immortal words of Arn Anderson. "I dont like to toot my own horn, but toot toot". I was the first one to call this angle happening and nobody can say otherwise. Most sites I went to didnt even mention the phone call with Stephanie last week. Yet these are the so-called "experts", makes me laugh. But they're too busy knocking everything that WWE is doing that they wouldnt have done to notice what is really going on. Awesome pop for Triple H who is truly pissed off. Great Great ending to the show.

Fantastic Show this week after No Way Out. Awesome segments involving Edge/Cena, Jericho/Piper, and the McMahon/Orton angle. Cant wait till next week.