WWE RAW Results 6/16/08

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Who could the WWE bring out alongside Vince McMahon to make the chairman look smart? Who could they put next to him that makes his delayed dialing synapses look lightning quick? There’s only one person:
Hacksaw Jim Duggan. Duggan is in a tux and so is his 2×4. My IQ has just dropped about 40 points.
Jeff Hardy def. Carlito
We’re already at RAW’s halfway point and this is only the second match. Thankfully, it’s good. Carlito brings his A game and the two work well together. During the match our favorite high flyer takes 4 blind leaps …read more

Memorial Day Monday Night Raw
Image details: Close-up of a businessman crying served by picapp.com
Match Four
Mr. Kennedy def. Carlito
Kennedy’s predictable defeat Carlito comes quickly with a well-executed Mic Check. Then the fun starts. Paul Burchill and his lovely “sister” Katie Lea sneak attack Kennedy and beat him senseless for ejecting their countryman William Regal from the WWE. The Denver crowd erupts into a spontaneous U.S.A. U.S.A. chant.
Segment Grade: D
Match Five
Shawn Michaels vs. Chris Jericho
Tonight’s main event is a rematch of Judgment Day’s best bout. These two professionals are two of the WWE’s best and their match is bound to be …read more

The Setup\\r\\nThere\\\’s some big bad out-of-control bullying going on. For the third(!) week in a row RAW General Manager William Regal is angry about being disrespected. This time, instead of turning out the lights, he\\\’s kicking out a random pair in the audience. Miraculously, he picks out Mickie James\\\’ brother and sister to toss. Evidently they\\\’ve made the trek to Detroit from Richmond, Va. Gas prices be damned.\\r\\n\\r\\nMickie James doth protest the ejection. After she balks at her own Regal-dictated dismissal he angrily tells her \\\”What part of get out of the ring don\\\’t you understand?\\\” (Nominee #1 for best …read more

The lineup for WWE’s next pay-per-view, Backlash, took serious shape on Monday night during Raw. What was originally booked as JBL vs. Randy Orton for the PPV quickly expanded to a Fatal Four Way as both Triple H and John Cena won matches on Raw against their Backlash opponents to earn spots in the match.
In other Backlash match bookings the slow buildup between Shawn Michaels and Batista continued on Raw and their match at Backlash has now been officially announced.
In other Raw matches Santino Marella and Carlito defeated tag champs Hardcore Holly and Cody Rhodes in a non-title match, Paul …read more

Dark match: Kane won a 24-man Interpromotional Battle Royal
John “Bradshaw” Layfield defeated Finlay (w/Hornswoggle) in a Belfast Brawl
CM Punk defeated Shelton Benjamin, Chris Jericho, Carlito, Montel Vontavious Porter (MVP), Mr. Kennedy and John Morrison in a Money in the Bank ladder match
Batista defeated Umaga
Kane defeated Chavo Guerrero to win the ECW Championship
Shawn Michaels defeated Ric Flair
Beth Phoenix and Melina (w/Santino Marella) defeated Maria and Ashley in a Playboy BunnyMania Lumberjill match
Randy Orton defeated Triple H and John Cena in a Triple Threat match to retain the WWE Championship
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. defeated The Big Show in a No Disqualification match via …read more

Triple Threat match for the WWE Championship: Randy Orton (c) vs. Triple H vs. John Cena
World Heavyweight Championship: Edge (c) vs. The Undertaker
Money in the Bank ladder match: Mr. Kennedy vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. Chris Jericho vs. Carlito vs. MVP vs. CM Punk vs. John Morrison
No Disqualification match: Floyd “Money” Mayweather vs. The Big Show
Umaga vs. Batista
Career threatening match: Ric Flair vs. Shawn Michaels
Playboy BunnyMania Lumberjack match: Maria and Ashley vs. Beth Phoenix and Melina[43]
Belfast Brawl: Finlay vs. John “Bradshaw” Layfield
ECW Championship: Chavo Guerrero (c) vs. TBD
Pre-show: 24-man Interpromotional Battle Royal (Elijah Burke, Lance Cade, Deuce, Domino, Tommy Dreamer, Jim …read more

Snitsky pins Tommy Dreamer (24-Man Tag Team Match)
Shelton Benjamin def. Carlito
Mike Knox & Layla def. Stevie Richards & Kelly Kelly (Mixed Tag Team Match)
ECW Champion Chavo Guerrero def. Tommy Dreamer (non-title)

United States Champion MVP & Carlito def. Intercontinental Champion Chris Jericho & CM Punk
The Great Khali def. Hardcore Holly
Santino Marella, Melina & Women’s Champion Beth Phoenix def. Jerry “The King” Lawler, Maria & Ashley in an Intergender Tag Team Match
Ric Flair, Shawn Michaels, Triple H & John Cena def. Umaga, John “Bradshaw” Layfield, The Big Show & WWE Champion Randy Orton in a No-Disqualification WrestleMania Showcase Match

Th main event this week on Raw was definitely above average in my book with Batista attacking Umaga and Finlay assaulting JBL but the hype for Wrestlemania doesn’t feel any bigger now then when …read more

John Cena opened up RAW last night adressing just how tough Umaga was but that his win was not a ‘fluke’ as Umaga’s manager Armando Estrada had indicated. Cena indicated he was willing to challenge Umaga again for the championship on RAW until Johnathan Coachman appeared to announce RAW’s newest member, the Great Khali.
So it appears the rumors were true and Khali has indeed moved to RAW. Coachmen stated he was giving Umaga the night off because of his hard work at NYR and that Cena would face the Great Khali in a non-title match instead.
The match was bad for …read more

In what was perhaps the worst timed match of the entire evening Chris Masters beat Carlito 6 minutes in pinning him while using his tights. After the match he applied the master lock for extra measure. The match really lost everything it could have had by being put right between the DX match and the title bout between Cena and Umaga. Oh well.
Check back later for more results and a full recap of New Year’s Revolution.