Welcome to the March 2nd edition of the Slingshot Suplex Raw Review. The road to Wrestlemania keeps on rolling tonight. Shawn Michaels vs Kozlov to see who faces Undertaker at Mania, along with a triple threat match between Rey/Kane/Knox to qualify for money in the bank as well. Lets see what this week brings us shall we.


Jerry Lawler is in the ring to start and claims that Vickie has told him to make the announcement that Edge will face John Cena tonight for the World Heavyweight Title. We'll have to wait and see if this actually happens but ok.

Roddy Pipers music starts wich is quickly interrupted by Jerichos music, he comes out onto the Pipers Pit set. Sais he is gonna host the show himself. The classis moment where Piper smashed Snuka's witht he coconut, that segment was one of my first memories of watching wrestling as a kid and I'll never forget it. Jericho introduces my favorite wrestler as a kid, Jimmy Superfly Snuka. Markout moment for me. Some footage is shown of Piper/Snuka matches, ah good times, gooood times. Jericho talks while Snuka glares at him. Mentions Snuka's appearance in the rumble a couple years back at madison square garden wich i heavily marked out for. Jericho continues to run down Snuka just like he has done all the legends. Jericho pulls out the fruit just like Piper did back in the 80's. Snuka gets the coconut and is stalking Jericho with it, Jericho runs, but then attacks Snuka from behind, knocking the set down on him. He beats him down using the set and whipping him with his belt. Great opening segment, not as good as the last couple weeks due to Snuka not being a big talker, but very effective none the less.

Rey Mysterio vs Kane vs Mike Knox: Money In The Bank Qualifier:

Time to find out who will be the next participant in money in the bank this year. If you read the ECW spoilers you'll find out who the 3rd participant is and its baffling as to why this superstar has been put in money in the bank but I guess we'll just have to accept it and see how it goes. But its time for one of these 3 to punch their ticket to mania. I honestly cant see Rey not winning this match, but I will never complain about Kane winning everything because i'm a huge fan of his and always will be. I'm a fan of Knox's work so far as i feel he has been very impressive but he shouldnt be in the money in the bank match yet. Rey counters the chokeslam into the hurricanrana leading to the 619, but Knox interrupts the count. Knox hits his finisher on Rey but then Kane chokeslams Knox for the win. Kane is in money in the bank. Most internet fans will bitch that Rey isnt in but personally if anyone deserves to be a part of Mania its Kane. The guy has been buried time and time again and still remains over and I'm glad he won this match. I just cant see Rey being held off of the card at Mania so in that regard this baffles me some. Who knows maybe he still gets in somehow.

Interview with Shawn Michaels. He mentions how he wrestled in this building at Mania 14 with a broken back. That was one of the gutsiest performances I have ever seen. The pain he was in was written all over his face. That was the night the Austin era officially began, but it was Shawn Michaels who stole the show.

Mickie James & Kelly Kelly vs. Beth Pheonix & Jillian:

Melina and Maryse are on commentary. Yeah i know i dont care either. Kelly rolls up Jillian for the win. A big silicone brawl happens. Maryse ddt's Melina on the floor, now that i liked. It wasnt quite Jake Roberts and Ricky Steamboat, but it was cool anyways.

Randy Orton is out to make his decision on who he'll face at WrestleMania. I think we know already dont we lol. He is surrounded by his lawyers, Legacy, and a bunch of security. Orton sais he will challenge the winner of the Edge vs Cena later tonight. Randy Orton sais he's pressing charges against Triple H for assault with a deadly weapon for his sledgehammer attack last week. Claims Triple H is going to jail not WrestleMania. Tells Triple H if he has anything to say to come on out and say it because he will be going away for a long time. Triple H is out, sledgehammer in hand. Triple H sais while Orton might not be in control of his actions, he is complete control of his. He walks to ringside, a huge Triple H chant starts. He drops his sledgehammer and gets in the ring. Triple H tells Orton he needs to beat him at Mania because of what happened with evolution. Triple H is basically prevoking Orton to choose him instead of Edge or Cena. Tells Orton hes afraid so he wants to run. Orton's lawyer sais that Orton has nothing more to say. The cops start to remove Triple H from the ring but Orton tells them to let him go. Sais he's changed his mind and he will face Triple H at Wrestlemania, but under one condition, that Triple H does not put his hands on Orton until Mania unless prevoked or he will go to jail. While Triple H is on his way back to the ring, Orton sais that it fealt great taking out the McMahon's and especially when he RKO'd Stephanie. Awesome job by Orton at the end. Triple H gets back in the ring and they're face to face. Triple H sais the last time they fought he broke Orton's collarbone, that was just business, this time its personal. He's gonna break his neck. Great segment by the two of them, nice old school feel to it. And although kinda predictable, still an awesome job by Orton and Triple H. And the match is finally official. Randy Orton will face Triple H at Wrestlemania for the WWE World Title.

Shawn Michaels vs Vladimir Kozlov: Winner faces Undertaker at WrestleMania:

I'm very interested to see how Kozlov does here but I fully expect Shawn to come out on top. Undertaker vs Michaels at mania will be a huge, huge deal, and could be the match of the night. I think i'm one of the few people that actually likes Kozlov but I dont think he should face Taker at Mania. Ok match with the right guy going over as Shawn pins Kozlov with sweet chin music. Undertakers music hits and he comes out to the ramp and gives Shawn the throat cut sign. What a match this should be at Mania and is already getting my prediction of match of the night.

The next inductee to the WWE hall of fame is announced and it is legendary wrestler and promoter "cowboy" Bill Watts. Very fitting induction indeed, and for those newer fans that dont know who Bill Watts is, google him and educate yourself on the history of this business we all love so dearly as fans.

Edge is interviewed. Sais he is not facing Cena tonight because he got knocked out by Big Show just 3 days ago but because its his hometown. I'm still interested to see if this match actually happens tonight or if a swerve happens. I'm hoping the latter because i want this match to happen at WrestleMania.

Edge(c) vs John Cena: World Heavyweight Title Match:

Both men make their way out to the ring and we're set to go. So far as good as these 2 are this match just seems very uneventful. Maybe because it was just announced at the beginning of the show and then barely mentioned after that until right before it started. I'm still really hoping for a swerve ending here. Pretty solid match but it just doesnt feel right to me. Edge grabs the belt from the outside. Cena catches him in the attitude adjuster but Edge hits him with the belt causing the DQ. Yes thank god lol. Edge getting himself DQ'd definitely opens the door for the actual big title match to still happen at Mania, wich is where it belongs. Big Show comes out and doesnt help Edge up. Vickie announces that Big Show is in fact the #1 contender for the belt at Mania. Looks like we're gonna get a triple threat match at wrestlemania instead. Thats cool with me as Big Show needs to fit in here somewhere I guess, And it wont be the top match on the card, that title will go to Triple H vs Orton, and even to Taker vs Michaels. So a triple threat match here is a pretty good idea actually.

Decent Raw this week with alot of continuation. Kane is in MITB. Shawn and Taker are confirmed for Mania as well as Triple H vs Orton.

Welcome to this weeks edition of the Slingshot Suplex Raw Review for the week of February 23, 2009. I'd like to say that I havent looked forward to Raw every week this much for a long time now. It could be that its Wrestlemania time, or that I'm just lovin the storylines that WWE has been presenting the last 6 months. Lets see what this week brings us shall we!

Recap of what happened with Orton and Shane last week opens the show. Once again I'd like to toot my own horn for calling what would happen in this angle long before anyone else did :). I cant tell u how excited I am over how this whole angle has developed. It has simply been a work of art, and moving towards Triple H and Orton at Mania it has been a masterful job how they have now made that feud fresh again.

Vickie opens up in the ring again for the 3rd straight show, last monday, this friday and again this week. Apparently she is now also the interim GM on raw as well. She annoys me greatly but i guess that is her job to make me hate her. Wether u can stand seeing her on TV or not nobody can deny the heat she gets. She is interuppted by John Cena to a huge (as always) reaction. Cena congratulates Vickie on being named GM of raw and lets her know all she cares about is that Edge is champion. Sais he wants to cash in his rematch tonight. Cue Edges music, who comes out with Big Show behind him. Cena tells Edge there is no reason for him to not defend the belt tonight but Edge sais he dont answer to him. Tells Cena that he wants to be this generations Bruno, or Hogan, or Austin, but he wont let it happen. Cena sais hes talkin tough because hes got a big 400 plb beast behind him, and of course he brought the Big Show too, that was hilarious I dont care lol. Big Show takes the mic now and tells Cena to show Vickie respect. Vickie tells Cena that Edge is family and Big show is a friend and Cena will face either friend or family tonight. Cena sais he will either slay a giant or walk out champ. Decent opening segment with some funny moments.

Orton and legacy arrive.

CM Punk vs Miz vs Morrison: Money In The Bank Qualifying Match:

This suprises me some because I actually thought Punk and Morrison would be in the MITB match. We are about to get our first qualifier. I wonder if they will go with the original 6 man MITB or last years 8(wich was actually 7 after Jeff got suspended). As i say that Cole sais it will be 8 again so thats cool. It is one of the best matches that they have ever come up with, and has been one of the best highlights of every Mania it has been involved in. Miz and Morrison start out working together, no suprise there. I would like to see Miz and Morrison face The Colons at Mania to unify the tag belts but I'm not sure they can stretch that feud out that long. We come back with Morrison and Punk in the ring and Miz down and out on the floor. Nice spot in the corner with Punk hitting his running knee turning around and getting hit with Miz's corner clothesline move. Morrison to the floor now and Miz and Punk in the ring. Miz finally tries to roll up Morrison and now they start going at it. Miz tries to superplex Morrison but Punk catches him into Go To Sleep position, swings around and Morrison's legs knock Miz out of the ring. Punk hits Morrison with the GTS and wins a spot in the MITB match. Great triple threat match with the right guy going over.

Next they re-air the sit down interview with Triple H that was on Smackdown. Short, sweet, and emotional. Great job by Triple H.

Todd Grisham is outside Legacy's lockerroom. Orton and Dibiase come out and defend Orton's action. Say Orton will come out and address his actions from last week later, and that if Triple H comes out, they will be ready.

Beth, Santino, and Rosa interact with Dolph Ziggler in the back. Santino is hilarious lol. 6 person mixed tag match is next. Normally i would start to dry heave over mixed tag action but Santino is involved so that makes me at least mildly interested.

Melina & Cryme Tyme vs Beth, Santino, & Dolph Ziggler:

First off, Melina is hot as hell but I just dont think she is very good in the ring which basically describes 90 percent of the divas. Hopefully she drops the belt to Beth soon. I read that WWE is indeed reaching out to Trish to work at Mania so hopefully we'll see the Beth vs Trish match that should be very good. I actually think that Dolph Ziggler (despite the horrible name) has great potential if he is ever actually used. He has great energy in the ring and his selling is wonderful. Santino is hilarious squaring off with Shad before hes squashed and pinned. He cracks me up lol. Ok filler match nothing all that noteworthy.

Shawn Michaels vs JBL: Winner faces Taker at Mania:

Now i'm not sure if the winner of this match will actually end up facing Taker at mania or not because of Vickie throwing in Kozlov's name in the equation on Smackdown. All I can say that I'd give it about a 99.9 percent chance that it will be Shawn vs Taker at WrestleMania. Apparently Cole sais that the winner of this match will face Kozlov on Raw next week and the winner of that match will actually face Taker at mania. Ok then, they have time to drag this out another week so thats cool. I'm not a JBL fan but he has been much improved over the last 4 or 5 months, probably due to his weight loss. He wrestles a very slow paced, old school style that i really enjoy. Solid work by both men. End comes when JBL goes for clothesline from hell but Shawn catches him coming in with Sweet Chin Music for the win. Looks like Shawn will face Kozlov next week with the winner going on to face Undertaker at Wrestlemania. That should be interesting to see how Kozlov hangs in the ring with, in my opinion, the best "in ring" performer of all time. Kozlov comes out and staresdown Shawn. He leaves Shawn laying, making him look strong leading into next week.

Jamie Noble vs Mike Knox:

Jamie Noble is in the ring next. Sais he knows that he only lasted 15 seconds last week but he knows if he can last longer this week that hes going to Mania. They actually have a clock running in the corner. Knox hits his finisher for the win in 29 seconds. Well i guess he lasted longer but i'm not really sure where any of this is going. Guess we'll have to wait and see.

Next up the WWE announces that Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat will be inducted into the Hall of Fame. For anyone who has not seen Steamboat wrestle i strongly urge you to look some of his work up. He is easily on of the top 5 in ring workers of all time. His match with Randy Savage at Mania 3 stole the show and is still regarded as one of the best ever. His matches with Ric Flair were simply beautiful to watch. If I ever made a top 5 list of my favorite matches of all time, Steamboat would be in at least 2 of them. Fitting induction to say the least and he joins what is shaping up to be the best induction class yet.

Steamboat is out next to address the fans. Everyone should bow down to this great legend, I cant stress enough just how good he was. Just a master of his craft. Jericho is out to interrupt him as expected. Jericho thanks the academy for not voting for Mickey Rourke to win the best actor award last night. This would've been a match I would have loved to seen in Steamboat's prime. Jericho cuts his usual top notch promo running down Steamboat like he did Piper and Flair. Steamboat said he remembers when Jericho told him that he admired him. Steamboat tells Jericho that he is in fact the hypocrite. Sais that while Jericho flip flopped through his career between hating and loving the fans that he never changed his whole career. Just an awesome promo by Steamboat. I'm loving this whole angle. Tells Jericho that he is something that Jericho might never be, and thats a Hall of Famer. Jericho hits him with the mic and runs him into the set. This angle has been awesome. Jericho has been gold and so have the legends in return. Awesome, awesome angle and I cant wait week to week to see where its heading leading into Wrestlemania.

John Cena comes out, Vickie tells him he will not get his rematch tonight, Cena tells her he is gonna follow her wherever she goes until he gets his title match.

John Cena vs Chavo Guerrero:

As Vickie promised Cena will face a member of her family, and its Chavo Guerrero. Cena makes short work of Chavo hitting him with the attitude adjustment, then gets him to tap out in the STF. Short and Sweet, Cena will be on smackdown.

Legacy comes out of the dressing room and makes sure the coast is clear for Orton to follow. Orton has a sledgehammer.

"I hear voices in my head, they council me, they understand, they talk to me"..love that theme song lol. Legacy makes they're way to the ring, Orton and sledgehammer in the lead. Orton basically recaps what hes done so far to the McMahon family. Tells the people that they have no idea what he goes through. Sais he hopes that Triple H's children was watching last week so they can learn from their mothers mistakes. Triple H is shown on the titantron sledgehammer in hand. He appears in the arena and stands on the stage, slowly makes his way towards the ring. Stops on the apron while Orton tells him to stop because someone will get hurt bad. Tells him that both of em should lose their sledgehammers and settle this like men. They drop their sledgehammers and Triple H enters the ring. Triple H pulls out another sledgehammer from behind him and swings but misses, he chases Legacy out, the doors are locked but they escape into a dressing room. They barricade the door but Triple H busts through. Orton and Dibiase are trapped. He nails Dibiase but Orton ducks and the sledgehammer goes through the mirror. Orton and Legacy run down the hall and into their limo. Triple H smashes out the window and then throws the sledgehammer at it as it speeds away. Awesome segment to end the show.

Great Raw this week. While nothing monumental happened, they did a great job of continuing all the storylines heading to mania. CM Punk also became the first man to qualify for the MITB match at Mania. Shawn moves on to face Kozlov next week for the right to face Taker, and an awesome segment to end the show with Triple H and Legacy.

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.

Welcome everyone to the first official Slingshot Suplex Pay Per View preview. This months PPV is No Way Out, featuring Raw/Smackdown elimination chamber title matches. There is only 5 matches scheduled so far so they should all be given decent time with the chamber matches taking up a good chunk of it of course. Although there is always a possability of throwing in a divas match or a promo segment to fill some time as well. Well lets see what we have for tonight shall we.

Jack Swagger (c) vs Fit Finlay: ECW championship match:

Well the ECW title picture got a whole lot more interesting this past Tuesday night as Christian made his return to WWE and challenged the winner of this match. We might see Christian tonight on commentary or in some manor like that. I think this will be a great match and the opener tonight. Should be given pretty good time, and they showed what they could do together 2 weeks ago when they had a pretty good main event on ECW. Finlay is usually always pretty good and Swagger has shown over the last couple months that he can hold his own with some of the top veteran performers in the company. I cant see Finlay winning the title here as Swagger has alot of momentum and a feud leading into Wrestlemania with Christian would make Tuesday nights must watch TV for a little while. Gutwrench Powerbomb, 1,2,3.
Winner: Jack Swagger

Shawn Michaels vs JBL:

Well the story here is that if Shawn wins he is completely free of JBL, and if JBL wins he owns everything that is Shawn Michaels for the rest of eternity. The whole fued has been pure gold and i believe has won over even the most hateful skeptics. These two are among the best storytellers in the business and it has shown bigtime here. I honestly thought they would go straight through to Wrestlemania with this but it looks like they're gonna end it tonight wich is ok too as it will allow Shawn to hopefully face The Undertaker at Mania, something they already hinted at during the Royal Rumble. I've seen some predictions where they have this match ending in a no-contest so that they can end it at Wrestlemania but i just cant see that happening. I think if they wanted it to end at Mania they could've had a tag match of some sort or something else where Shawn got sick of JBL and kicked him leading to the winner takes all at Mania. But they went with the winner takes all stipulation tonight so therefore i'm saying it ends tonight. Shawn hits sweet chin music for the win.
Winner: Shawn Michaels

Randy Orton vs Shane McMahon: No Holds Barred:

Despite what has been the popular hate on this match's build throughout the internet, i actually have loved it. Also, for the people that read my raw and smackdown review i have a feeling that something bigger is brewing possably leading to Wrestlemania with Randy Orton and Triple H. If something happens to Stephanie tonight, and Triple H wins the chamber match then look for that to be the title match at mania. This match should be very good and very physical. Shane McMahon always steps up in these situations and tonight should be no different. I love Randy Orton's character right now and he should go over in this one after a very brutal match that might go all over the building.
Winner: Randy Orton

World Heavyweight Title Match: Elimination Chamber:
John Cena(c), Kofi Kingston, Rey Mysterio, Kane, Mike Knox, Chris Jericho:

This should very interesting for the fact that I want to see how Kofi and Knox perform on the big stage tonight. I dont think the winner is in doubt all that much here as the only one that could possably win other then Cena is Jericho and hes busy with other things going into WrestleMania. Kane will play his part very well as he always does for years and years now. As will Rey Mysterio and it should be fun to watch Rey and Kofi fly around the chamber. But, no secret who the winner will be, the champ retains.
Winner: John Cena

WWE Championship Match: Elimination Chamber:
Edge(c), Big Show, Vladmir Kozlov, Triple H, Jeff Hardy, Undertaker:

Now this is where the night gets interesting. This match is going to be very unpredictable and has been built extremely well. As of 2 weeks ago Edge was my pick to retain here, and its still a possability that he will do just that. But like I've said, i have another theory. With Randy Orton reminding everyone that he has a choice of what champion to face at Mania, and Stephs mystery phone call last week on Raw. I now am leaning heavily towards Triple H winning this match resulting in him getting involved in the Mcmahon/Orton storyline. That would actually make perfect sense, after all, Triple H is a part of the family. If this happens, look for Edge and Big Show to face off, with Undertaker likely facing Shawn Michaels, Jeff Hardy obviously facing Matt, and Kozlov, well, doing whatever he might do at Wrestlemania. If u asked me what I would do, Edge would retain, and i honestly cant think of anyone to wrestle Cena at Mania if it isnt Randy Orton. With that being said, I'm completely torn on who will win this match. Because of the whole who could possably face Cena deal, I wanna pick Edge. But WWE didnt hint at all that on Raw for no reason did they? So my gut tells me that it will the Game walking out of NWO the WWE champion once again.
Winner: Triple H

Should be a solid PPV tonight with alot of things that could or might happen, and most of that will build very heavily towards WrestleMania. I guess we have to wait and see what happens.

Hello everyone and welcome to the February 9th edition of the slingshot suplex raw report. A much anticipated Raw this week with it being the last Raw before No Way Out, undertaker vs randy orton announced, and of course, the return of "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair to WWE tv.

And they dont keep us waiting long as Ric Flair opens the show to a great response. He doesnt get very far before Jericho interrupts him to tremendous heat from the crowd. The crowd is eating this segment up. Just simply 2 of the best on the mic of all time working their magic here, going back and forth. Flair eventually nails Jericho and struts around the ring..can never get sick of seeing that lol. They obviously plant the seeds for a possible match between the two at Mania, even though Flair said he wouldnt wrestle again. They could always have it an unsanctioned match of some sort being more of a fight then an actual match, I guess we'll just have to wait and see how this all progresses. All in all a great beginning to Raw this week.

A recap of what happened last week with Randy Orton and Shane Mcmahon, including that awesome backstage segment where Shane took the kick for Stephanie. I actually love how this is progressing, its a great way to keep Orton busy till mania and the match at NWO should be very good.

Beth Phoenix & Jillian Hall vs Melina & Kelly Kelly:

Diva tag action up next. Hopefully short and sweet. They announce Melina will defend the title against Beth next week. I'm praying Beth wins so that Trish can hopefully return and face Beth at WrestleMania. Trish has been hinting that she wouldnt mind wrestling at the big show this year so lets all hope and pray thats the case. Rosa trips up Melina on the ropes leading to Beth hitting her finisher for the win. Thankfully a short match and now we can move on.

They recap WrestleMania 3 next and its quite simply the best Mania of all time and will always be in my eyes. The huge crowd of 93,000 people, one of the best matches of all time with Steamboat vs Savage, and what is still the most epic main event of all time with Hogan vs Andre. Simply the best event in wrestling history.

JBL and Shawn Michaels are in the back. JBL reminds Shawn that at least until Sunday he is still his employee. Sais he set up a match between Shawn and the worlds strongest jobber, er man, Mark Henry later tonight.

The Legacy makes their way out to the stage next as Orton reminds everyone that he won the royal rumble and he has a choice on who he faces at Mania. I honestly cant see him not facing John Cena but i guess WWE could swerve us and have him choose Smackdowns champion if it ends up being Triple H. Actually that would make sense considering Triple H is a member of the Mcmahon family. I'm hoping for Orton vs Cena but i'm just saying that scenario would make sense if it did happen. I dont think either champion will lose at NWO though. But that just popped in my head so i figured i would throw it out there as a possability.

Dibiase and Rhodes vs Cryme Time:

Next we get a rematch of last week where Dibiase and Rhodes got DQ'ed and beat down Shad afterwards. During the match a disclaimer telling viewers where to find the Westminster dog show is shown. Thank god USA finally smartened up and stopped delaying Raw for this worthless piece of shit show. Nothing against dogs and dog lovers but seriously lol. Short match with Rhodes hitting JTG with his new finisher which i guess has been dubbed "crossroads". Basic tag match with the right team going over here.

Just like to mention that i've never seen the show "Burn Notice"...but it stars the immortal Bruce Campbell and thats a good thing. Long Live Ash, keep kicking some deadite ass wooo. (Yes i'm a horror geek lol)

Kane, Mike Knox, Chris Jericho vs John Cena, Kofi Kingston, Rey Mysterio:

6 man tag action next featuring all the members of the Raw elimination chamber match. Jericho comes out still selling the punch from Flair, showing why he is one of the best of his time. Cena comes out to a huge pop from the crowd. I'm sure there were a few boos in there but the cheers certainly drowned them out. Love him or not nobody can deny the electricity in the building when he enters the arena. They come back from break with Kofi and Kane in the ring. I hope Kofi and Knox realize how big of an opportunity they have this sunday to impress everyone and prove they belong near the top of the card. Great spot to end the match with Jericho catching Kofi in mid air with the codebreaker for the win. Great 6 man tag with lots of energy, a hot crowd and a great finish. Everyone was on top of their game here.

Steph is in the back talking to someone on the phone. Her dad maybe, or Shane, or...Triple H. Hmm, the more i think about it the more they might be leading toward a Triple H involment in this whole deal. When she said "we all have alot going on this weekend, was it Triple H on the other line saying that he has the chamber match to worry about, I dont know, maybe i'm reading to much into the whole thing but i guess we'll have to see how it all goes down. But if something ends up happening to Steph either later tonight or this sunday look for Triple H to get involved, especially if he wins the title Sunday. I honestly cant think who would face Cena at Mania if this is the case but it all just seems to make sense to me the more i think about it. What might happen at NWO is getting more and more interesting by the minute.

Shawn Michaels vs Mark Henry:

JBL makes his way out and sits at ringside as the match gets underway. Shawn goes after Henry like a wildman eventually pulling a chair out. Henry takes it away but gets it superkicked into his face disqualifying Shawn. JBL quickly gets on the mic to remind Shawn that if he were to get DQ'd or counted out at NWO that he will forever belong to him. He then goes on to tell Shawn to bring his wife to NWO to witness the match. Obviously Shawn is going over at NWO, but the build for this match has been superb.

CM Punk (c) vs William Regal:

Intercontinental Championship rematch up next. Why the champion comes out first i'll never know. Should be a very physical match as most of Regal's matches are. Very short match with Punk putting Regal away with the GTS. Seriously if u blinked you missed this match. But now Punk can move on from Regal and will probably end up in the Money in the Bank match.

While theres a commercial i would just like to elaborate on the whole possability of Orton vs Triple H. at Mania scenario i've been touching on. I honestly never saw this as a possible match until some of the subtle hints dropped on tonights show. I'm not necessarily predicting this outcome but i can now see it as something that could happen. Two things are keeping me from presenting this as a fullout prediction. 1. I cant possably think of who John Cena would face for the title if it wasnt Orton. Undertaker will probably be busy with Shawn, and even if not i cant see him facing Cena due to the fact that Taker's not losing at Mania and him vs Cena would mean that he would win the title at Mania 3 years in a row, and if Edge isnt champion after this sunday he would probably end up feuding with Big Show which is being heavily teased. Jericho and JBl have been done and really nobody else is built up enough right now to face Cena for the belt so i'm baffled. 2. I think Orton will win whatever belt he challenges for at Mania and if they went with him vs Triple H. it would mean that the WWE championship would have to change hands at 5 straight PPV's. Its actually a very good thing that WWE has me wondering whats gonna happen and it should all be cleared up this sunday for sure.

Randy Orton vs Undertaker:

Its main event time and the crowd is buzzing even before the gong hits. Taker enters to a huge pop as always. Who wouldnt pop for that entrance, perhaps the best entrance ever in this business. Solid match going on until The rest of Legacy interfere and end the match via DQ. Legacy continues to beat down the deadman until Shane hits the ring and saves the day. Orton bails out and is left to watch Rhodes get chokeslammed, and then Shane hit Dibiase with the dropkick across the ring with Dibiase holding the garbage can. Always a tremendous spot to see and a great way to end the show.

Overall a very good raw. Dropping some subtle hints towards what could happen, i mean they showed Steph talking on the phone for a reason and i suppose it couldve just been Vince but something tells me otherwise. No Way Out will bring a tremendous amount of answers in that regard. Good start with the Jericho/Flair interaction. Tremendous 6 man tag, and a solid closing to end this weeks Raw.

Hey peoples, this is my first raw review. Dont expect a play by play as i'm not gonna get into all that, i'm assuming everyone probably watched the show anyways so i dont think its necessary to go into all that detail. But ill do my best to review each segment and give my opinion to the best of my ability!!

Opening Segment:

Shane Mcmahon comes out and announces that he will face Randy Orton in a no holds barred match at No Way Out. Not too suprising there as they need to keep Orton busy till mania. Orton cuts a good heel promo, claiming he told Cody and Ted not to fight back against Shane last week. Nice touch as it wasnt believable that Shane beat up the 3 of them. The Legacy then try and ambush Shane who was expecting just that as he had a kendo stick waiting for them. Decent segment and the match should be pretty good at NWO as Shane always delivers in big matches and Orton is the best heel in the business right now in my opinion. Should be very interesting.

CM Punk and Mickie James vs William Regal and Layla:

First off id like to say i dont really enjoy mixed tag matches, i dont really enjoy the divas in general as most of them are talentless. I long for the days of Moolah vs Richter lol. Usually i'll just end up giving a quick "this chick fought this chick and this chick won" type review of the divas just to let everyone know lol. Mickie James however i think has lots of talent, along with Beth Pheonix but really everyone else isnt that good in comparison. This match was just to give Regal and Punk somethin to do. They say they'll face next week wich is cool. These 2 could have a nice series of very physical matches wich is good for the IC title. Regal hits the knee for the win as Punk is getting back in the ring. But i predict that Punk will end this feud still IC champion in the long run.

Rhodes and Dibiase vs Cryme Tyme:

I like Cryme Tyme but WWE seems reluctant to pull the trigger on them for some reason. In my opinion they're running the risk of Cryme Tyme going somewhat stale before they pull that trigger. DQ finish with a beatdown of Shad afterwards. Nice double team DDT. Just a quick throwaway match to show the relentlessness of the Legacy and to further draw heat to Rhodes and Dibiase.

They're still teasing the Jericho/Rourke angle so we'll see what happens. Some people think Jericho deserves a bigger match but to those people i say who do u thinks name will be most out there in the media, whos name will get the most publicity if this does happen. Chris Jericho thats who. Remember folks its a show not a competition and I think Jericho is a perfect candidate to pull this off in a big way.

Jericho's in the ring after commercial. Jericho has been as good as he ever has been the last 9 months or so. Hes been simply awesome. As he rants about ric flair and legends of the past hes interuppted by John Cena. As i said in my introduction blog i'm not a cena hater at all, i believe he has more then earned his spot and works harder then probably anyone in the business today. He goes on to cut a pretty good promo on jericho to build toward their match at the end of the night. Is all this Ric Flair talk building towards something? Guess we'll have to wait and see huh.

Kofi Kingston and Rey Mysterio vs Kane and Mike Knox:

Kofi going over Kane last week was a pleasant suprise. Not that i like watching Kane lose all the time because i think its rediculous but it gives Kofi a chance to really prove himself at NWO. I actually think Mike Knox has a whole lot of potential to at least be a viable upper mid card heel for a while. I know most people just see another worthless hoss but i dont. I liked his answer a couple weeks ago that he didnt know why he attacked Rey, it leaves the door open for a very unpredictable type character if they use him correctly. Good spot to tease future dissention between kofi and rey with rey not being there for the tag. Kane pins Rey after catchin him in mid-air with a chokeslam, very good looking spot. Kane and Knox looked very good as a team actually. Very good tag match with a very hot crowd.

The Legacy gang attack Shane in the back knocking down steph as well and beating up some random security too. Randy goes to boot steph in the head before shane dives in the way at the last moment taking the kick to the ribs instead. Awesome little backstage segment and this angle is coming along quite nicely.

Candice Michelle vs Beth Pheonix:

Candice has gotta be the biggest waste of time or at least shes right up there. She should go back to doing softcore porn at least then she was slightly interesting to watch. At least with the divas now u get Santino too, the guy is hilarious. Trish Stratus recently said she might be up for doing a match at WrestleMania, now Trish vs Beth is a Diva match i would love to see. Beth puts the match away hitting her finisher.

Flair on Raw next week. Could he do one more match. Maybe with Rourke in his corner, hmm we'll have to wait and see but somethings definitely brewing there and i like it.

Next out is JBL to do his evaluation on Shawn Michaels. This storyline has been very well executed in my opinion by two "old school" performers. Everything Shawn does is gold anyways so its not suprising. I cant see this not ending at wrestlemania, although i guess theres a chance it could end sooner so Shawn can face Taker at mania but in my opinion the Shawn vs JBL blowoff might as well happen at Mania now with all the build and time they've put into it. LOL, i guess i should've waited till the end of the segment to write all that as they've decided to have the match at NWO, this pretty much confirms that Shawn will wrestle Taker at Mania now, wich is a good way to go too because the match will be an instant classic for sure. NWO is definitely shaping up to be a solid PPV!!! Solid promo and a great way to continue building sympathy for HBK.

Kane apparently got in contact with his Brother the Undertaker as a trade off with Stephanie to get himself in the elimination chamber match. That fits ok, Kanes always good and will fit well in the chamber match. Taker vs Orton next week should be very interesting.

John Cena vs Chris Jericho:

Main event time. I thought these two had one of the best matches of last year at Survivor Series where they told a tremendous story throughout the match of selling the return of Cena and his neck injury. Wether u like Cena or not the crowd is always superhot for his segments and matches (either positive or negative its always there). This time around the match is taking place just to build toward the Elimination Chamber with both men being involved. I guess they've gone with "the attitude adjuster" as the new name for cenas finisher. I have to say thats kinda corny but i understand the name change. As a parent myself its kinda hard to tell my 3 and a half year old the name of the move is the FU. Nice lil match with Cena countering Jericho into the STF for the win. Good but forgettable main event to end the show.

Overall a very solid raw with a lot of build up towards No Way Out. A hot crowd all night as well wich is always a good thing. Next week, Ric Flair and Taker vs Orton, should be very interesting.
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