Taso the Greek’s “Bumpin’ Heads 2008″

WWE RAW 2008 04 28

RAW

April 28, 2008 - East Rutherford, New Jersey
Announcers: Jim Ross & Jerry “The King” Lawler

INTERNET HEAT TAPINGS: …

* Ron Killings (formerly of TNA) defeated “The Natural” Nick Nemeth..
* Shad Gaspard w/JTG defeated Charlie Haas (wearing a mask)..
* Gene Snitsky defeated “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan..
* Hardcore Holly defeated “The Canadian Bulldog” D.H. Smith..

IN THE RING: The NEW WWE Champion Triple H + Randy Orton…

* Triple H came out and milked the crowd reaction, holding up his newly won WWE championship belt..
* Triple H talked about coming back from injury and wondering if he had what it took to be the best..
* Randy Orton interrupted and claimed that the odds were stacked against him last night at Backlash..
* Randy Orton said he was so dominent as WWE champion that they couldn’t put him against anyone 1-on-1..
* Randy Orton said in three short weeks he will envoke his rematch clause at the Judgment Day Pay Per View..
* Triple H told Randy Orton to get lost, and Orton refused to leave, so HHH knocked Orton out of the ring!
* Randy Orton said he can’t wait for Judgment Day and Triple H’s title reign won’t even last 24 hours..

DIVA FREE-FOR-ALL (REMATCH FROM BACKLASH):
Mickie James’ Team of babyface Divas defeated Beth Phoenix’s Team of heel Divas..

* Team Phoenix = Beth & Melina & Jillian & Victoria & Natalya & Layla…
* Team James = Mickie & Maria & Ashley & Michelle & Cherry & Kelly..

SQUASH MATCH:
John Bradshaw Layfield defeated “Highlander” Robbie McAllister..

* Robbie’s cousin, Rory McAllister, came to ringside but declined JBL’s invitation to get in the ring..
* After it was all over, JBL challenged the winner of HHH vs. Orton and wants to get his torch back..

TAG MATCH:
Brian Kendrick & Paul London defeated Lance Cade & Trevor Murdoch..

* After the match; Lance Cade got in Trevor Murdoch’s face, but Murdoch turned and jumped out of the ring..
* Trevor Murdoch grabbed the mic and jumped up on the announce table and starting singing country music!
* Trevor Murdoch was singing “I got friends in low places” by Garth Brooks until the audience joined in..
* Lance Cade jumped out of the ring and stroke backstage clearly frustrated with his tag team partner..

HANDICAP MATCH:
Paul Burchill & Katie Lea Burchill defeated Super Crazy..

INTERVIEW: Todd Grisham asked Randy Orton if he regretes envoking his rematch clause - and Orton abruptly answered, “NO!”..

ROYAL CORONATION: King William Regal + Mr. Kennedy..

* King Regal said he will not step down as General Manager because he has earned both titles..
* King Regal said as King of the Ring, he has become the most powerful entity in the entire WWE..
* King Regal said that all the WWE Superstar will have no choice but to respect him and fear him..
* King Regal increased the pompous arrogance until Mr. Kennedy hit the scene to interrupt the King..
* Mr. Kennedy said he would love to congratulate William Regal on King of the Ring but can’t do it..
* Mr. Kennedy proclaimed he was the biggest WWE Superstar not to be invited to the King of the Ring..
* King Regal said nobody talks to him without an appointment and demanded that Mr. Kennedy apologize..
* Mr. Kennedy did his “Mr. Kennedy!” thing in King Regal’s face so Regal punched him HARD in the face!
* Mr. Kennedy jumped in the ring for an intense dogfight which had to be pulled apart by five referees..

GRUDGE MATCH:
Cody Rhodes w/Hardcore Holly defeated Santino Marella w/Carlito Cool..

* Carlito Cool was marching around ringside after the match not impressed with his partner..
* Cody Rhodes started bad-mouthing Santino when Carlito jumped in and gave Cody a Back-stabber!

HIGHLIGHT REEL: Chris Jericho + Shawn Michaels…

* Chris Jericho came out in a tuxedo to present the award for best actor in sports entertainment..
* NOMINEE #1: “Magnificent” Don Muraco & Mr. Fuji for “Fuji Vice” (an 80s parody of soap operas)..
* NOMINEE #2: Michael Cole for “Deliverence, Pt. 2″ (when Heidenreich abducted and bum-raped him)..
* NOMINEE #2: Shawn Michaels for “Pretending to have a Knee injury in order to beat Batista at Backlash”..
* Chris Jericho opened the envelope and said “And the winner is…….. my guest tonight….. Shawn Michaels!”
* Shawn Michaels limped out to the ring where Chris Jericho praised Shawn and asked for an acceptance speech..
* Shawn Michaels said he was hurt, and Chris Jericho said to drop the act because he has already beaten Batista..
* Chris Jericho suggested to Shawn Michaels that he look into the camera and tell Batista, “Gotcha!” right now..
* Chris Jericho asked for a round of applause from the fans and left the injured Shawn Michaels standing in the ring..

BACKSTAGE SEGMENT: Santino Marella + “Rowdy” Roddy Piper..

* Santino Marella walked up behind Roddy Piper (in a kilt) thinking he was one of the WWE Divas..
* Santino Marella quickly got under Roddy Piper’s skin so the Rowdy one hauled off and slapped him!

WWE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH:
Triple H vs. Randy Orton went off the air before the end of the match..

* William Regal entered the production truck and said the fans didn’t deserve to see the conclusion of this match..
* William Regal politely ordered the director to take the show off the air immediately, and at first he refused to do that..
* William Regal grabbed the poor guy and repeated his order and the show went off the air without a conclusion..

Thanks to www.omlineworldofwrestling.com for the results to RAW this week. Good TV show this week, with Regal/Kennedy, Chris jericho, and almost everything else right on point with everything from the matches to the feuds and angles. Trips vs. Orton was very good, better then the one-on-one time they got at the PPV, IMO.

WWE Backlash 2008

RESULTS:
Matt Hardy defeated Montel Vontavious Porter -US Title **1/4
Kane defeated Chavo Guerrero -ECW World Championship *3/4
The Big Show defeated The Great Khali **
Shawn Michaels defeated Batista -Super Grudge Match ***
Team Phoenix defeated Team James -6 on 6 Divas Match *1/2
The Undertaker defeated Edge -World Heavyweight title ***1/4
HHH defeated Orton & JBL & Cena -WWE Championship ***1/2

Nothing blew me away on this event, although I thought Batista vs. Michaels had alot of potential until the fake injury spot, and it might have been one of the best Batista straight wrestling/non-gimmick matches I have seen. I’m not very hot about the Edge/’Taker matches, not this one or the Wrestlemania 24 match. It’s good but I can watch guys punch each other over and over just so much. The finishe to the 4-way match were good but overall the end of the Age of Orton is a dissapointment. I think Randy is one of the most improved all around wrestlers in the business, and the WWE for sure, but they just keep burying him and make him a basic non-player. He might be heel and they play that up in his character of being a chicken-shit but his ring work says he’s better then that and Edge does a better job in that role than his ex-partner.