Monday Night Raw
Episode 3

Raw starts off this week when Money hits which leads to Shane McMahon making his way to the ring, slapping hands with the fans. JR and the King then reveal that Shane said backstage that he had various announcements to make, concerning tonight and the Great American Bash. Shane starts off by playing to the home town crowd, getting cheap pops and such. McMahon then announces that he has two announcements tonight, and that both are match announcements. Shane goes on to say that in response of last week when Undertaker nailed Shawn Michaels, he has made a match between the two for the Great American Bash. The crowd give a huge pop for the announcement with a dream match taking place at GAB. McMahon then says that he has not finished, as this match is where steel chairs are legal, and anything is legal for that matter, as they would be battling it out IN A STREET FIGHT!! The crowd go wild, as Shane then says tonight, there will be Raw’s two Great American Bash main event’s in one match, when the two former foes Undertaker and Randy Orton team up to face the dream team of HBK and Jeff Hardy! Shane then leaves to a huge ovation, as the announcers put over these huge announcements.

*Commercial*

We return from the break with Trailer Park Trash hitting to a nice pop, as Jamie Noble makes his way down to the ring, ready for his title match tonight. SOS then hits to a big amount of heat, as Smackdown’s Cruiserweight Champion Kofi Kingston makes his way down to the ring. The recently turned heel comes down to the ring with a completely different demeanour, instead of playing to the fans, he just stares intently at the ring, climbs up the steps and gets in, ready for action.

Cruiserweight Championship
Kofi Kingston (C) vs. Jamie Noble
The match was pretty much a squash match to put over Kofi Kingston as a heel and a force to be reckoned with, and this match showed just that. Kofi dominated the match from start to finish, throwing Noble around the ring, and nailing the veteran Cruiserweight with various high kicks and elbows. After 4 minutes of complete dominance, Kofi nails Noble with the Trouble in Paradise, picking up the easy victory and retaining his gold.

Winner and STILL the Cruiserweight Champ: Kofi Kingston

Kofi doesn’t even bother to celebrate after the match, heading towards the back with his music playing in the background. Kofi doesn’t take one glance back at the ring where Jamie Noble is still down from Kofi’s vicious finisher kick and also from the offence of Kofi’s he endured all the way throughout the match. Kofi is really a changed man, and he has a demonic look about him when he heads through the curtain.

*Commercial*

We return from the break with a highlight of the finish and the aftermath of the main event last week, where Randy Orton destroyed Kane and put him on the shelf after connecting with an [COLOR=Red]RKO and his vicious Punt Kick. JR and the King then talk about Kane’s severe concussion, and they don’t know when the Big Red Machine would be back. They wish Kane a speedy recovery, and hope to see him in action very soon.

[I]We then go to the Smackdown Lowdown, with a recap of the huge Tag Team Match between HHH and Batista facing off against JBL and John Cena. They show the highlights with everyone being taken out by someone, before the Big Show makes his return, laying every one out except JBL. The two then reveal that they are a team with the Big Show as Bradshaw’s protection, and that JBL will be heading to the top once again very soon.

*Commercial*

We return from the second break of the night with Ain’t No Make Believe hitting to an initial mixed reaction before to a pretty big pop, as the Shaman of Sexy John Morrison makes his way to the ring, but he is not alone, as none other than the Intercontinental Champion Rey Mysterio accompanies him to the ring. Don’t Waste my Time then hits to pretty large heat, with Elijah Burke and Chris Jericho making their ways to the ring, with Y2J in street clothes and Burke in his wrestling gear. Once Burke gets in the ring, he is met with a huge right hand from Morrison, and this bout is underway!

John Morrison w/ IC Champ Rey Mysterio vs. Elijah Burke w/ Chris Jericho
This was a great match, with Morrison taking the early advantage after the right hand he delivered right before the match. Morrison then was in the driver’s seat for the majority, until he went for a Hurricanrana, Burke nailed him with a very impressive Turnbuckle Powerbomb. This then gave Burke the advantage, and he targeted the lower back of Morrison. Burke then went to finish off the match with an Elijah Express to Morrison’s back, but Morrison moved and unexposed knees hit the unforgiving steel turnbuckle! The two then stayed down until the count of seven, but once they had gotten up, the two traded punches, and whenever Morrison would hit a punch, the crowd would pop, whereas the crowd would give heat whenever Burke threw a punch. Burke took the advantage due to his boxing background, but when he went for an uppercut, Morrison dodged it, and quickly followed up with a Step up Enziguiri! The two were once again down, until seemingly out of nowhere once they had gotten up, Morrison got the 3 count after a Corkscrew Neckbreaker!

Winner: John Morrison

After the match, Chris Jericho went into the ring and began ambushing Morrison, exactly like what had happened last week after the Six Man Tag Team Match. Rey Mysterio then came in to help his friend, which led to Jericho getting Burke out of the ring as Mysterio helped Morrison up, as Jericho pointed to his head, signalling mind games to Mysterio ahead of their match at the Great American Bash.

*Commercial*

We return from the commercial break with another injury update, this time for former ECW Original Tommy Dreamer. They show the massive Frog Splash off of the ladder from Chavo Guerrero through the table that Dreamer was on, and they say that Dreamer suffered an injured neck (but surprisingly no back injury), and that his time in ECW didn’t help. Dreamer then says that he will be back sooner than any will expect, and especially Chavo Guerrero. Dreamer then tells Chavo that he had better watch his back, as Tommy was coming for him.

JR and the King discuss the matter of Tommy Dreamer’s injury, and that the man that put him out of action, Chavo Guerrero, would be in action right now against another 2nd Generation Superstar, Cody Rhodes. The camera goes to the ring and Cody is already in the ring, when Chavo Ardiente hits to big heat, as Chavo Guerrero makes his way to the ring with his Warrior poncho on.

Chavo Guerrero vs. Cody Rhodes

This match was a fairly good match, with Guerrero easily dismantling the young superstar in the early going, although Rhodes got a fair bit of offence in. Guerrero had taken the early advantage in the match, nailing Rhodes with some suplexes as well as some high flying attacks. Chavo went for an early finish, attempting for a Gory Bomb, but Cody managed to slide over Guerrero’s shoulders and land on his feet, before nailing a neckbreaker! The tide then turned Cody’s way, until an attempted suplex by Cody was reversed into Three Amigos by Chavo! Guerrero then signalled that he was going up top for the Frog Splash, in memory of his uncle Eddie. When Chavo had gotten up and looked to leap, Extreme hit to a huge ovation, as Tommy Dreamer came out to the entrance ramp with a neck brace on, before ripping the neck brace off! Guerrero is shocked to see that he has already recovered, and the distraction costs Guerrero, as Cody quickly runs at Guerrero, locks him in a front face lock, and he nailed him with a top rope DDT!

Winner: Cody Rhodes

Cody Rhodes has pulled off a shocking upset! Cody is ecstatic with his big win over a veteran as Tommy looks very pleased with himself as he walks to the back. Chavo is slamming the mat in frustration, but his look soon turns to a look of horror as Dreamer comes back out, but this time he has a Singapore Cane! Dreamer runs down to the ring, and Chavo can’t get up quick enough, and finds himself getting smashed in the head with the Cane! Dreamer then poses with the cane before bringing it down onto the ribs of Chavo another 5 times, before posing with the cane once again. Chavo is out cold as Dreamer is doing his signature arm pose, with the cane in one hand.

*Commercial*

We return from the break with Bringin’ Da Hood 2 U playing to a nice pop, as Cryme Tyme are in the ring, with JTG doing his bounce and Shad leading the crowd to a Money, Money, Yeah, Yeah chant, which is successful. While they are doing this, Rule Britannia hits to very big heat and to chants of USA, as the UKonnection come out, Regal holding the belts, and DH Smith and Paul Burchill in their wrestling gear, with Katie Lea Burchill and Natalya Neidhart.

Non Title Contest
World Tag Team Champions Paul Burchill & DH Smith vs. Cryme Tyme

The match starts off with Paul Burchill and Shad starting off in the ring, as JR and the King reveal that the UKonnection will defend their World Tag Team Title against the Great American Bash against Londrick, which will be their first title defence. Burchill and Smith spent the majority of the match working on the smaller JTG, nailing double teams such as a Double Suplex and even locking in a double Dragon Sleeper, which Shad broke up. Shad was raring to get in the ring all match, and his opportunity finally came when JTG slid off of an attempted running Powerslam from Smith, and JTG managed to get the diving tag to Shad. Shad then nails Smith with a big boot and knocks Burchill down, but when Shad tries to take on the two at the one time, the numbers are too much, as when he hit Burchill with a Big Boot, he turned straight into a Running Powerslam from Smith, which was enough to get the three count.

Winner: DH Smith and Paul Burchill

After the match, Regal got in the ring as well as Katie Lea and Natalya, as Burchill got up rather quickly from the vicious Big Boot of Shad, as the five members posed to big heat. As they all raise their arms in the air, London and Kendrick come from behind them via the crowd. Once Regal had helped the ladies out of the ring and he also left the ring, Londrick ambushed Smith and Burchill for the second week in a row! Regal and the two girls of the UKonnection are half way up the ramp but when Regal goes to talk to Smith and Paul, he is just in time to see London execute a beautiful Standing Shooting Star Press to Burchill, while Smith is hit by a Sliced Bread #2 from Kendrick. Regal rushes to the ring, but he is too late, as the damage has been done. The crowd give a very big pop, as Londrick then leave through the crowd once again, getting the better of the UKonnection once again.

*Commercial*

We return from the break with Chris Jericho and Elijah Burke in the backstage area, all smiles after they ambushed their foes earlier on in the night. They are then met by Shane McMahon, who tells them that he had changed the IC Title match due to Jericho’s recent actions, which gets Y2J worried, although Shane O Mac says that Jericho would still be in the match, much to Jericho’s relief and to the crowd’s dismay. McMahon then said that he had seen Burke and Morrison interfere with Mysterio and Jericho’s business, which has led him to the decision the IC Title Match at GAB, would now be a Fatal 4 Way Match between Mysterio, Jericho, Burke and Morrison. Jericho is ballistic and tells Burke to follow him, as Elijah has a big grin on his face.

We cut away from this image with Jeff Hardy in the backstage locker room area. Once he appears on the screen, he gets the biggest pop of the night from the hot crowd. Finally, Jeff stops walking and is looking at a door, as he takes a deep breath. The door says Shawn Michaels. The name of HBK gets a big pop from the crowd, and when Hardy knocks, Shawn tells him to come in. Hardy then tells Shawn that Shawn was his idol when he was growing up, and that it was his honour to team with him tonight. Shawn then thanks Jeff for the kind words, but they have to get ready for their match, which is next. Shawn finishes taping his wrists, as the two then leave the locker room, as JR tell us that the main event, IS NEXT!

*Commercial

We return from the break, with a resounding Gong going out through the arena, to a big amount of heat although there is the odd pop, as The Undertaker makes his way to the ring, doing his usual entrance. Voices then hits to the biggest amount of heat of the night, as Randy Orton makes his way to the ring, insulting the fans. Randy and Taker have a shaky stare down before their opponents begin their entrances. Sexy Boy hits to a wondrous ovation, as Shawn Michaels makes his way to the ring, although he stops at the steps. HBK doesn’t take his eyes off of Taker, and neither does the Deadman. No More Words then hits to one of the biggest pops heard in a long time, as the Thrill Seeker Jeff Hardy accompanies his partner and idol Shawn Michaels at the steps, before heading into the ring together.

Main Event Tag Team Match
Randy Orton and The Undertaker vs. Jeff Hardy and Shawn Michaels

This match was a candidate for the match of the year, going for longer than twenty minutes and there wasn’t a dull moment throughout. The match hyped Raw’s two GAB main events extremely well, as whenever the PPV opponents would be in the ring (HBK/Taker and Orton/Hardy), they showed great chemistry which got the fans excited about the PPV. All 4 men had their share of dominance throughout the match, and both teams had an equal amount of offense. Undertaker and Orton seemed to put their past differences aside and they worked as a team, even nailing HBK with a double suplex, and the two also used dirty tactics when the ref wasn’t looking to give their team the advantage. Speaking of teamwork, HBK and Hardy looked as though they had been teaming for years, nailing simultaneous cross bodies to their opponents on the outside, as well as nailing Orton with Poetry in Motion, reminiscent of the famous Hardy Boyz. The end of the match came when HBK and Taker were involved in a fierce brawl, leading them to go through the crowd and out of sight, leaving Hardy and Orton, the two men who in 13 days would be fighting for the vacant WWE Title. The two were given a fair bit of time, but the end came when it looked like a remake of two weeks ago would happen, with Randy RKO’ing Jeff off the top, but Hardy managed to push him off. Randy came charging back at Jeff, but Hardy nailed him with a missile dropkick while Randy was running at him! Hardy then quickly went back up, and nailed a Swanton Bomb!!

Hardy has just pinned his Great American Bash opponent!! Hardy is ecstatic with his massive win, as the crowd give Hardy a big pop. Hardy then looks down at Orton and smirks, happy as he has gotten revenge for what he did to Kane, although he hasn’t gotten his full revenge yet for screwing him out of the WWE Title. Raw ends with the image of Jeff on the top rope, doing his hand symbol as the fans cheer and JR and the King bid us good night.