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Issue #2 : “The Rookies Come Out At Night …”

Back and bringin' the rave at full force. Let's get right to it.

Promo #1

The show kicks off with Teddy Long and Bret Hart hyping the first special 3-hour “Viewers Choice” episode of Raw. Hart tells the fans that everyone scheduled to fight in the WWE Championship match at FFW will have a stipulated match against opponents of the WWE Universe's choice. Orton comes out, and he tells Hart that he wants to fight Edge, and that he'd get Edge one way or another. Edge comes out, and agrees that Hart should make the match. Hart decides to give Orton the match, but the attending fans would get to choose the stipulation. It ends up being named a One-Arm match by unanimous decision, in which Edge would face Orton with one hand behind his back. Edge tries to protest, but Hart just replies by saying “... the fans have spoken.”

Commercial Break

Chris Jericho v. Big Show – Viewers Choice

To Jericho's dismay, the match is voted a Body-Slam Match. First to execute a body slam wins.

Who's idea for a match was that?

Show displays his size advantage and controls the match easily. He basically throws Jericho across the ring before Jericho strikes a comeback. Show misses a KO punch and his chokeslam, but after a crossbody attempt from Jericho he's able to body slam Y2J for the win.

Winner: Big Show

Rating: ★☆☆☆☆

Show continues the beatdown on Jericho, making him tap before tossing him out of the ring. By doing so, he basically beat Jericho by all three stipulation choices (Submission Match, Over-The-Top-Rope).

Commercial Break

??? v. The Hart Dynasty – Viewers Choice

As said by MANY other people, there aren't many tag teams in the WWE … so now there digging from the bottom of the barrel.

Choices Were:

• The Dudebusters

• The Usos

• Hornswoggle & The Great Khali

And the winners: Hornswoggle & The Great Khali with 56% of the vote.

Khali starts off the match for his team, and just like the Big Show he dominates over the much smaller opponents. Khali's able to slam down Tyson Kidd before tagging in Hornswoggle. Hornswoggle goes for a Tadpole Splash but misses allowing Kidd to roll 'em up to win.

Winners: The Hart Dynasty

Rating: ★☆☆☆☆

The Usos come down to the ring and the two teams brawl. THD is able to best The Usos this time though, and send them down to the ramp before sharing a few words.

As the two finish, Jerry Lawler talks about some problem, and walks off from the announce table.

Commerical Break

Promo #2

The show resumes with Lawler and members of the A-Team trying to resolve Lawler's “problem”. Apparently, he's lost his crown.

*sighs*

Rampage Jackson of the A-Team (UFC) says that he watches Raw all the time and that he knows who stole the crown. He and another member of the A-Team run off to find the culprit.

Promos theses days … but the next “match” was a little better.

Santino Marella v. Vlad Kozlov – Viewers Choice

Choices Were:

• Arm Wrestling Match

• Singles Match

• Dance Off

And the winner: A Dance Off with 84% of the vote.

Marella goes first, and jumbles across the ring like a druken monkey. Literally. Kozlov comes in to save the day, moon-walking and roboting his way to a fan approved victory.

Winner: Vlad Kozlov

Rating: ★☆☆☆☆

The two frolic around the ring after the match. Marella tries to jump into Kozlov's arms just gets shoved to the mat.

I can no longer take Kozlov seriously.

Commercial Break

*… Hyping for Divas match coming up …*

Commercial Break

Divas Match – Viewers Choice

Choices Were:

• Divas Tag Team Match (6-on-6)

• Diva Battle Royal

• Champ v. Champ Match (Divas, Womens Title)

And the winner: Diva Battle Royal with 73% of the vote.

Contestants: Michelle McCool, Eve, Rosa, Brie Bella, Nikki Bella, Kelly Kelly, Alicia Fox, Tiffany, Jillian, Gail Kim, Layla, and Maryse.

All out brawl. The better divas were targeted and taken out early, but it was basically a battle between the heels and the faces. The faces are taken out in the beginning with all but Eve out. Eve's able to narrow the heels down to Jillian and Maryse. The two heels team up though and take out Eve, just before Maryse betrays Jillian and takes her out too.

Winner: Maryse

Rating: ★★☆☆☆

Promo #3

Sheamus and Kane are seen talking backstage. Kane accuses Sheamus of taking out the Undertaker on Smackdown. Sheamus says that he doesn't waste time with sneak attacks, and that if he really did take out The Undertaker the whole world would've known by now. Kane tells Sheamus he hopes that they meet again real soon.

Even R-Truth's “Lie Detector” could've picked that one up.

Sheamus v. ??? - Viewers Choice

Choices Were:

• Kane

• Mark Henry

• Evan Bourne

And the winner: Kane with 88% of the vote.

Sheamus doesn't look too ready for the match as Kane comes down to the ring with that usual sinister smile. Despite his look, Sheamus does decent work on Kane to start off the match. He goes on to powerslam Kane and knock him down before a commercial break.

Commercial Break

The match resumes with Sheamus still in control. Sheamus is able to knock Kane down a number of more times before Kane comes back strong and knocks Sheamus out of the ring. Sheamus, seeming not to care much anymore lets the ref count him out.

Winner: Kane

Rating: ★★☆☆☆

Commercial Break

NXT Season 1 winner Wade Barrett is seen talking to a reporter backstage about winning the competition. Wade says its just the beginning to a good thing, and that in just one week he'd accomplish something else never done before.

Promo #4

And now for another promo for the not-so-great Hall o' Fame!

The A-Team, still looking for the crown approach Ted DiBiase and Virgil. They say they know that Ted stole the crown just as “IRS” walks in wearing the crown. “IRS” says that the crown is his since Lawler never paid taxes on it. Then, the randomest moment ever happens as gas breaks out in the ring. Ted, Virgil, and “IRS” all have masks whilst The A-Team don't. A member ends up passing out as the next match preps.

??? & The Miz v. R-Truth & ??? - Viewers Choice

Choices Were:

• Kane

• Mark Henry

• Evan Bourne

And the winners: John Morrison(Truth) w/ 54% & Zach Ryder(Miz) 45% the vote.

Morrison and Truth are able to do double team damage on The Miz all throughout the match. Ryder's able to make the save on a couple of occasions before The Miz is finally able to battle back and hit his finisher on Morrison to win.

Winners: The Miz & Zack Ryder

Rating: ★★☆☆☆

Promo #5

The camera's go backstage where Kane is seen confronting Bret Hart. Kane now thinks it was Bret who attacked Undertaker to get closure on their feud from long ago. Kane promises to make Bret pay if he finds out it really was him.

Commercial Break

Randy Orton v. Edge – One Arm Match

Orton is ready to wrestle, sporting an arm sling whilst Edge comes out and gets his left arm tied behind his back. Orton downs Edge down early and starts to stalk and prepare for an RKO. Orton goes for the move one handed but Edge blocks and undo's his arm. The ref calls for the bell as Edge continues the attack.

Winner: Randy Orton

Rating: ★★☆☆☆

Edge leaves Orton laying in the ring after a couple of shots to Orton's injured shoulder with a steel chair. He goes out smiling while Orton's left wincing in pain.

Commercial Break

Promo #6

Cena talks to Evan Bourne about their match last week. Cena tells Bourne that he really proved himself to everyone in the match. A reporter asks how Cena felt about his match tonight, and he replies that he wasn't really worried, but you never know.

Commercial Break

Drew McIntyre v. ??? - Viewers Choice

Choices Were:

• Goldust

• Matt Hardy

• Yoshi Tatsu

And the winners: Matt Hardy with 88% of the vote.

McIntyre tries to protest that Matt can't fight in a match since he was suspended on Smackdown!. Teddy Long agrees, but clarifies that this is RAW. The match goes on as scheduled, and Matt's able to put Drew away early on with a big Twist of Fate.

Winner: Matt Hardy

Rating: ★☆☆☆☆

Matt continues the fight and pulls at Drew's hair. Drew's able to escape the ring, but not before Matt's able to yank out some strands of hair.

Promo #7

Ted, Virgil and “IRS” have handcuffed Rampage from the A-Team to the ring. Ted says someone wanted to get rid of Rampage. That person was none other that the Hot Rod. Pipper comes out and talkes about what he did to Mr. T at WrestleMania all those years ago. He goes on to say that he's going to do the world a favor and knock the mohawk off of Rampage's head. Just as he does the calvary arives. Dusty Rhodes, Gene Okerlund, and the other A-Team member come out and take out Ted and his crew.

Commercial Break

Cena v. ??? - Viewers Choice

Choices Were:

• Jack Swagger

• Rey Mysterio

• CM Punk

And the winners: CM Punk with 45% of the vote. (Rey: 32% Swagger: 23%)

Punk man-handles Cena to begin, nailing big momentum changing moves on Cena just when it looked like he'd strike a comeback. Gallows is able to take down Cena whilst the ref's distracted before a CB.

Commercial Break

As the show returns, the Straight Edge Society is working on Cena while the ref's still distrcted. Cena's able to battle back with a Five Knuckle Shuffle before trouble brews in the arena.

“Rookies Night Out …”

Out come the NXT rookies. They enter the ring and surround Cena after anihilating the SES. They continue the attack by taking out Cena, WWE personel, Jerry Lawler, and destroying the whole ring area. The show ends with Cena showing a thumbs up while being carried off by a stretcher.

Winner: N/C

Rating: ★★☆☆☆

The End! Let's recap the report.

Best Match: Cena v. CM Punk

Best Performer: N/A

Worst Performer: N/A

Show Rating: ★★☆☆☆

This is all that I've come to expect of Raw from recent weeks, so it didn't necessarily disappoint.

I'm Ruslan, and I hope you keep Reading the Rave!