September 11, 2006
New York, NY
Commentators: Jim Ross & Jerry 'The King' Lawler
Raw started off with a moment of silence for the victims of 9-11 and Lilian came out to sing "America the Beautiful" for us all.
Umaga v. Ric Flair
Flair went right at Umaga hitting chops and some punches in the corner. Flair went for the shoulder block but found himself hitting the mat instead. Flair chop blocked and attempted a clothesline on Umaga, but it didn’t phase the big man.
Estrada jumped up to distract the referee but it backfired and Flair grabbed Umaga by the aber-dabbers. Flair was going bonkers by this point and grabbed a chair and cracked Umaga twice in the head. Umaga shook off the effects like they were nothing. Flair looking amazed, went to the outside and got the steel ring steps and chucked them at Umaga’s head, connecting, but that didn’t work either.
Umaga hit a Samoan drop on the floor and went to set Flair up for something with the ring steps when Kane’s pyro hit and he came out to the ring. The two exchanged blows before going for each other’s finishers. Umaga veered away however and went for a chair shot and connected but Kane soon sat up.
Kane cracked Umaga with two vicious chair shots and sent Umaga to the outside of the ring. Umaga reeled around the outside of the ring before Kane picked up the ring steps and tossed them over the ropes right into Umaga’s face. Umaga and Estrada doubled back to the locker room screaming at Kane the whole way back.
Winner: Umaga via DQ
Vince and Shane were outside looking at the MSG walk of fame. Vince put over many of the stars that had graced the Garden before pointing out his own spot on the walk. There were stanions placed all around the spot and he said no one ever walked on his name. He said however, that he had a feeling he and Shane would be walking all over Triple H and DX later tonight.
****Commercial****
The New York City Police Department fife and drum came out and played a nice piece for everyone. The Highlanders popped out onto the ramp with ROWDY RODDY PIPER to a huge, huge pop!
Piper put over the fifes and drums. The crowd cheered for Roddy and he told the crowd he loved them. He said he was ‘skirting down 8th street’ and found a magazine rack. He said he found a magazine that covered the biggest offenders in WWE history and that he was #1. He said, he was proud of the Highlanders and that they were the #1 contenders for the tag belts.
They introduced themselves to him and Robbie and Piper exchanged slaps that they both loved. Must be a Scottish thing. All of a sudden the Spirit Squad showed up. Johnny made fun of all three for wearing skirts. He said they were all dressed up like girls, even the fife and drum.
Piper said that was tough talk from some guys who got their testes removed and replaced with pom poms. Piper said it was a while since he had a fight so he challenged them to a six-man tag. The Squad accepted the challenge.
****Commercial****
Six Man Tag Match
Rowdy Roddy Piper & The Highlanders v. The Spirit Squad
We came back mid match with Piper and Robbie working over Mitch on the mat with a hammerlock. The Squad was able to distract the referee enabling the other members to jump in and swing the momentum. Johnny tagged in and landed some Dusty Rhodes like punches before hitting a clothesline. Kenny tagged in and calmed on a rear chin lock on Robbie.
Kenny worked over Robbie some more before Mitch tagged back in and hit his springboard front elbow. Mitch kept pounding away and eventually scored a near fall on the Scotsman. Eventually Robbie began to fight out of a chin-lock but was again cut off. Kenny tagged right back in and hit a punch off the second rope to Robbie’s midsection and scored yet another near fall.
Robbie fought back a little bit but Kenny was luckily able to keep him at bay. Johnny tagged in and hit a boot to Robbie’s face before getting caught on the business end of a Robbie roll up attempt. Johnny went right back to the rear chin lock his teammates employed. Robbie again fought out and this time reached Piper.
Piper went to town cleaning out all of the Spirit Squad members with punches and running knees. Eventually it came down to Kenny and Piper one on one. Kenny went for a running clothesline and was dumped to the outside. Piper distracted the referee while the Highlanders hit their reverse springboard suplex on Johnny. Piper made the cover for the win.
Winners: Piper & The Highlanders
Todd Grisham was in the back with Johnny Nitro. He asked him to react to Jeff Hardy’s comments last week regarding his press conference. They bashed Mick Foley at first before commenting on Hardy. Hardy popped up in the background painting a picture and watching it. Nitro turned around and flipped out, kicking the picture. Hardy doused both Nitro and Melina with paint before leaving them to wallow in their own embarrassment.
****Commercial****
The second hell in a cell highlight aired, showing HBK v. Undertaker from Badd Blood 1997.
Edge came out to the ring. He said he knew NYC fans prided themselves on being intellectuals which he said, was debatable. He said tonight would be the last Raw appearance ever by John Cena. He said Cena would be returning to his roots on Smackdown. He said he could cut some more raps and get down ‘with his bad self’. He said he came up with a rap of his own to inspire Cena.
Edge did his rap, ranking on the Yankees, Cena, and even King Booker. Good stuff.
****Commercial****
Six Man Tag Team Match
Edge, Randy Orton, & Johnny Nitro v. John Cena, Carlito, & Jeff Hardy
Nitro started off the match with Jeff Hardy. Nitro went right after him pummeling his potential challenger at Unforgiven. Hardy reversed in the corner and whipped the young champion into the buckles and hit a springboard drop kick of sorts to Nitro’s test. He hit the heels to the abdomen before tagging in Carlito.
Nitro and Carlito brawled to the corner before Carlito hit a big drop kick. He went for the cover but only got two. Nitro bum rushed Carlito to the corner and tagged in Orton. Orton whipped Carlito to the corner but was caught with an elbow on the way in. Carlito followed up with a clothesline and a back elbow that nearly got him a pin fall.
Edge tagged in an continued quickly gained the advantage. Carlito hit a hard hurricanranna however and nearly got a fall. Cena tagged in and Edge quickly tagged in Orton. Orton deliberated for a little while with his corner before squaring off against Cena. Cena ran in with a boot to the gut and hit a great fisherman’s suplex that almost got him a pin. Cena v-lined right for Edge allowing Orton to sneak in and hit a suplex.
Orton wrenched in an arm bar on the former champion before tagging in Johnny Nitro. Nitro worked over Cena with punches and kicks. Cena fought back, tackling his opponent and tagged in Carlito. He quickly hit a vertical suplex and went for a cover but was dumped into the wrong corner. Orton tagged in and hit a beautiful drop kick, which almost got him a pin fall.
Carlito fought out of a headlock and hit a stiff lariat and went for a cover. Carlito continued to pound away on Orton. Hardy tagged in and stomped away on Orton in the corner. Hardy hit a standing cross body block, which sent Orton to the mat. He poured more on, hitting a clothesline, which sent Orton to the floor. Hardy launched himself over the top rope and into Orton’s body. Edge sneaked up and hit a spear on Hardy on the outside. The babyfaces quickly came to his aid and rolled him back in the ring.
****Commercial****
We returned to Edge working over Jeff Hardy with a half crab. Hardy almost reached his corner but Nitro came sprawling over to make the save. Nitro continued to work Hardy’s leg, claming in some sort of Knee stretch but Hardy countered with a neck scissors take down. Orton quickly tagged in and stomped away on the wounded limb of Hardy.
Edge tagged in and stomped on the leg again. Hardy fought back with punches to the gut but was quickly put back in his place with a clothesline. Hardy fought back yet again however, with a flying forearm.
Carlito got the tag and began to clean house. Carlito went for his springboard back elbow, but Edge yanked the rope down causing Carlito to careen out onto the floor. Edge tagged back into the match and cinched in a toehold, keeping Carlito at bay. Nitro tagged in and pummeled the second-generation star with punches on the mat. Nitro hit a hangman’s neck-breaker and went for the cover, which the referee didn’t get to quickly enough.
Nitro distracted the ref and Edge hit a leg drop on the apron. Nitro slapped on a sleeper hold and applied pressure while Carlito faded. Eventually Carlito fought out of the hold and this time, hit his springboard back elbow.
Cena got the tag and went to work cleaning everyone’s clock. Orton went for an RKO but Carlito hit the back cracker. Jeff Hardy hit the Swanton bomb on Orton before Cena went for the FU on Edge. Nitro made the save but found himself nailed with the FU and got the STFU to which he quickly tapped out to.
Winners: John Cena, Carlito, & Jeff Hardy
Cena and Edge exchanged words as we went to commercial.
****Commercial****
Yet another highlight of Hell in a Cell aired, this time showing footage of the Triple H-Chris Jericho match from Judgement Day 2002.
A video putting over Cryme Tyme aired.
Vince McMahon was in the back talking about how glorious tonight would be. He talked about how proud his family and grand kids would be of him tonight. He said Steph may have mixed emotions. He said he was going to do it for his father and grandfather. He said this was bigger than Ali and the Rangers combined. Vince said there was a difference though, that he was a winner.
****Commercial****
Hilghlights from last week’s Super Crazy-Chris Masters match aired.
Super Crazy v. Chris Masters
Masters went right for Crazy, hammering away at him with a bunch of clubbing blows and a big back elbow. Super Crazy went for a ranna, but Masters blocked it and slammed him to the mat. Masters quickly clamped on a rear chin lock and bore down on Crazy hard.
Crazy fought back but was whipped to the buckles and got a running shoulder block to the gut. Masters whipped him again and hit a running clothesline in the corner. Masters tried one more time but got hit with a drop toehold. Super Crazy hit a springboard drop kick before hitting his standing moonsault.
Crazy came at Masters in the corner but got caught. He hit a kick to the face however and managed to roll up Masters for the pin fall.
Winner: Super Crazy via pin fall
A video aired putting over John Cena’s new movie “The Marine”.
Trish Stratus was in the back preparing for her final Raw match ever.
****Commercial****
Trish Stratus v. Mickie James
The two circled up and locked horns before James cinched in an arm wringer. Trish rolled out and went for a cover, but Mickie Backslid out. Trish clamped on a headlock before Trish hit air Canada and swatted away at James. She missed a follow up in the corner and went for the stratosphere but had it countered with a hurricanranna. Both quickly leapt to their feet and both hit a clothesline, laying both out on the mat.
Mickie got to her feet and hit a vicious lariat and scaled the ropes, but Stratus hit the stratosphere. Trish hit some elbows to the face before hitting a hurricanranna. Trish went for the Trish Kick but it was countered into a roll up.
Lita popped up and Stratus used her to spring board off into the stratus faction for the win.
Winner: Trish Stratus via pin fall
Mickie shook her hand after the match and left her to the ring the have her moment with the fans. Trish took the mic after the match and had a few words.
Trish thanked the fans for coming along on "this amazing, awesome ride."
Another Hell in the Cell segment aired, highlighting the Kevin Nash-Triple H match from 2003.
The commentary team put over the Unforgiven card.
****Commercial****
The commentary team again put over the Unforgiven card.
WWE Championship- TLC
Edge v. John Cena
Hell in a Cell
The McMahons & Big Show v. DX
Randy Orton v. Carlito
WWE Women’s Championship
Lita v. Trish Stratus
World Tag Team Championship
The Spirit Squad v. The Highlanders
Intercontinental Championship
Johnny Nitro v. Jeff Hardy
Kane v. Umaga
DX was in the back and they were confronted by Cade & Murdoch. Shane McMahon jumped in and the three worked over DX, tossing Triple H into the limo. Big Show popped up and choke slammed HBK onto the limo. They slammed Triple H’s head in the limo door. Vince finally showed up and declared that tonight’s match would be “No Holds Barred”.
****Commercial****
No Holds Barred
Triple H v. Vince McMahon
Triple H staggered out to the ring bleeding badly from the ear. Vince ducked under the first punch and landed some of his own. Vince continued to land lefts and rights, eventually crumpling Triple H in the corner. McMahon head butted Triple H, sending him across the ring before landing a few kicks to the stomach.
Vince removed his belt and began to choke out the Game. McMahon kept on pounding away at Triple H eventually sending him to the outside of the ring. Vince tossed him to the ring post before landing a stiff boot to the face. Triple H gave McMahon a suck it before McMahon loaded him up and hit a pedigree.
Triple H kicked out however and began to hulk up a bit. McMahon clubbed away but Triple H rose to his feet and hit a big spine buster on the chairman. Shane came in and was quickly knocked to the outside of the ring. HHH went for the pedigree, but Shane cut him off. The two McMahons worked over the Game before HBK came sprinting down the aisle. Michaels went to work on both McMahons before the Big Show showed up and absolutely plowed Michaels with a power bomb.
Triple H got his sledgehammer from under the ring but was cut off before he could use it. Show held HBK while Shane teed him up for a pretty sick chair shot. Big Show picked up Triple H and Vince picked up the sledgehammer and cold cocked the 10-time World Champion. Vince made the cover for the win.
Winner: Vince McMahon via pin fall
The McMahons and Big Show stood over what was left of DX as we went off the air.
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