Match Rating: C
This match was a good opener. Good back and forth although it could’ve gone on a little longer.

Oh, Edge is talking to Batista. I think he’s trying to talk Batista into being his partner. He has Cena to cry over. Dream on Edge.

R-Truth and Flavor Flav… you know what, I didn’t watch this bit. I didn’t pay attention because I just don’t care about Flavor Flav. This has absolutely STUFF ALL to do with wrestling… not commenting.

William Regal vs. R-Truth

Regal kicks Truth… and that’s pretty much it.
Primo and Carlito come down to beat the tar out of Truth.
As The Butt Bros (Colons) walk back up the ring, they meet Ted DiBiase who shakes their hands and pays them for taking out Truth.
Ummm… WHY?! Does WWE seriously think that Ted found R-Truth to be a threat to him?

Winner by DQ: R-Truth

Match Rating: F
Biggest waste of dump on Raw so far. Much more than Vickie…

Footage is shown from earlier today with Maryse and her karate instructor. This is seriously pathetic. Even for a divas segment… this needs more creditability.
He tries to explain to her that she doesn’t understand him with what he wants her to do. She talks in French, takes out his leg and leaves.
Pathetic.

Josh “I ask Stupid Questions” Matthews is talking to Orton. Orton says that he isn’t worried about whoever Edge’s partner is and he hopes that Vickie is at ringside so he can give her some good loving. I mean, a night she’ll never forget. I mean, wait… no that last one was right.

Zack Ryder- *changes channel* blah blah something about being gorgeous and all the divas adore him blah blah *changes back* (if you didn’t guess… I don’t care for Zack Ryder)

Zack Ryder vs. Evan Bourne

Ryder with the early advantage and kicks furiously at Bourne. Bourne counters and hits an elbow in the corner and goes up top. He’s stopped by Ryder who hits the Ruff Ryder for a 2 count. Bourne fights back with a solid knee to the chin and goes for the Shooting Star Press. Alicia (who was at ringside with Gail Kim, I must have missed that part) tries to attack Bourne but Gail Kim stops her (that seriously looked pathetic).
Bourne hits the SSP and gets the pinfall.

Winner: Evan Bourne

Match Rating: D+
Another 3 minute match for two bright stars of the future… that are continually being held back.

For everyone who didn’t see or hear about what happened last week from the 8 thousand other Raw Recalls… Cena got blindsided by Sheamus before making his announcement for the stipulation at Over the Limit.

Cena’s music hits and he strides to the ring. Wow… mixed crowd in tonight. He thanks Sheamus for attacking him (wha…?) because it gave him time to think about the stipulation for Over the Limit (ahh. I get it now.)
He officially forfeits his rematch clause if he loses (geez, just give away the ending of the match NOW why don’t you?).
The match at Over the Limit will be… an I QUIT MATCH!
Uhh… No. I’m not buying it. We had an I Quit match 8 months ago. These matches need to be used sporadically… anyway, back to Raw.

Cena calls out Sheamus.
Sheamus threatens Cena, saying that if he comes to the ring, he’ll make sure that Cena doesn’t make it to Over the Limit. Sheamus asks if Cena wants him to come to the ring. Cena takes off his shirt and other gear and gets ready. Sheamus runs to the ring.
Batista attacks Cena from behind and the double team begins.
Batista drives Cena into the ring post, back first. Then rolls him back in the ring for a Big Boot by Sheamus and a Batista Bomb. Mark Henry then comes out and makes the save to send Batista reeling back up the ramp. He checks on Cena to make sure that he’s ok.
That was alright… I’ll admit.

We go backstage now to see the Rated R Blob and Vickie. Edge says that he found a partner for tonight’s Main Event. There is a lot of butt-kissing going on to try and suck up to the new GM… this is getting weird.
He asks Vickie to come down to ringside for the match tonight. She is reluctant about it though. Edge assures her that nothing bad will happen to her. He says that if he tries to do anything to her, she can fire him on the spot. Vickie agrees and Edge walks out of the office smiling.
Oh, smell the anticipation… it smells like sewage.

Tyson Kidd vs. The Miz
If Tyson Kidd wins, a member of the Hart Dynasty will get a US Title shot next week on Raw.
The Miz attacks Kidd from the get go and sends him outside to the floor. Miz brings Tyson back in and tries to continue the onslaught, but Tyson quickly kicks Miz in the gut and uses a floatover rollup for the win. That quick?

Winner: Tyson Kidd

Match Rating: D
Far out. 3 out of the 4 matches have been less then 3 minutes in length… way to go Creative!

The Miz then gets on the microphone as the Harts celebrate at ringside. Miz stresses that HE gets to pick who he faces for the US Title.
Miz goes through the member of Hart Dynasty and says that he doesn’t want any of them. Miz makes his decision that he will face Bret Hart for the US Championship.
I smell bacon… or actually… I smell a crap ending to this rivalry.

Backstage, Matthews is with Batista. Josh says Batista has a match later on. Batista asks if he heard Cena make the announcement. Batista says that he won’t make Cena say I Quit… he’ll make him scream it. What he does to Mark Henry tonight will be nothing compared to what he is going to do to Cena at Over the Limit.

8 on 4 Handicap Tag Team Match
The NXT Rookies (Daniel Bryan, David Otunga, Skip Sheffield, Michael Tarver, Wade Barrett, Heath Slater, Justin Gabriel & Darren Young) vs. John Morrison, Santino Marella, Yoshi Tatsu & Goldust
Wow this match might have some potential…I bet it doesn’t end up that way.
Goldust opens up the match with a flurry of offence and tags in Yoshi. Yoshi gets a few good shots on Gabriel before Gabriel hits a spin kick on Yoshi and tags in Otunga. Otunga hits a hard shoulder block for the 2 count and then tags in Slater. Slater quickly gets taken down by Morrison who then takes out three other rookies and goes for Starship Pain. Slater gets his knees up just in time. Morrison tags in Santino and Slater tags in Bryan. Santino walks right into a roll-up and…
DANIEL BRYAN GETS THE PINFALL!!

Winners: NXT Rookies

Match Rating: C-
Quick tags and overall good tag performance. I wonder where they go from here.

There is a Flavor Flav segment here. I’m not commenting on it. I don’t care.

Batista vs. Mark Henry

No Contest. Match never started.

Batista gets a chair and sets it up in the middle of the ring and sits down.
As Mark Henry tries to get in the ring, Batista attacks him with a kick through the ropes.
Batista then uses the chair to smack Henry with it and… then uses a submission move on Henry. It looks like a version of a chicken wing… but anyway, Mark Henry is out cold.
Batista leaves as the trainers attend to Henry.

Match Rating: No match to speak of.
Should’ve been a match… Pathetic.
Pathetic is getting an overuse of play in this article…

Main Event – Handicap Match
Randy Orton vs. Edge & Mystery Partner

Orton makes his way to the ring in this fashionable way…
Edge comes out but waits at the top of the stage so Justin Roberts can announce his partner. Aaaand…
It’s Ted DiBiase.
DiBiase and Orton start the match. Orton beings to kick the crap out of Ted before Edge tags himself in. They double team for a few more moves and keep him grounded in their corner… I don’t know why, he doesn’t have a partner…
Orton fights back out of a choke hold and send Edge crashing into the announce table. Orton looks for an RKO but Ted counters and is sent outside. When he tries to get back in the ring, he is distracted by R-Truth who has run down to ringside. DiBiase turns around, straight into an RKO.
Call it in, it’s done.

Winner: Randy Orton

Match Rating: B+
I did like the Heel tag in that match. It did make a solid finish to a poor Raw.

Orton then turns his attention to Vickie who is still at ringside.
She warns Orton but is starting to panic. Orton continues to stalk her and she starts crying. Vickie screams for Edge but Edge is barely moving. Vickie yells that she resigns as GM and runs away.
Orton then hits an RKO on Edge and surveys the destruction he’s caused as Raw goes off the air.

Overall Raw: C-

I didn’t like this Raw. Not enough wrestling on a wrestling program… who would’ve thought?

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