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Vince spends some time at the beginning of the show prancing around, proud of his ECW title. He shows off to Cena who replies, “White dude in a DewRag”. Vince tells HBK that if he wins the match tonight, he will have a title shot next week, live on Raw and then leaves with a “peace out, my brotha’s” remark.

Match #1: Edge Vs Randy Orton

The match starts with Edge slapping Orton, and it went downhill from there for these former tag-team champions. Orton gets thrown down and bounces off the annoucners table, but Edge throws him back in. Edge climbed on the top rope and was ready to jump, but Orton drop kicked him as he was in the air in an awesome hit. Both pulled out every bit of arsenal they had, but in the end it was a spear from Edge for the count.

WINNER: Edge

A nice little interview with Santino Moriella, the “Mystery Man from Milan”, during which he states that he is from Italy but trained in the US three years before he was “discovered” at Raw. Next week he has his first title match, live, on Raw.

Lots of talking - RVD and the “Original ECW” crew are disgusted that Vince has the title, while Shane tells his father he loves him and helps him polish the title. Edge is pissed that he doesn’t have a title shot against Cena and vows to take matters into his own hands.

Match #2: Jeff Hardy Vs Johnny Nitro

Jeff Hardy proves once again that he’s great as a single competitor AND a tag team partner and ends the match rather quickly with a Swanton bomb on Nitro from the top rope.

WINNER: Jeff Hardy

Cade tries to enter the ring and shake hands with Jeff, but he rebuffs him and walks off.

Match #3: Umaga Vs RVD

In an attempt to bring honor back to ECW, RVD is taking on the giant that helped Vince get the title. The two go around for awhile before RVD jumps on Umaga’s back and applys an excellent sleeper hold. Just when it looks like Umaga is going to go down, he gets up again. He hits RVD against the corner post, but RVD just wraps his legs around Umaga and holds on. It wasn’t until Umaga threw him over the top rope that he finally let go. Some more grappling and good moves, and it looks like RVD’s got it sealed as he goes to the top for a five-star frog splash. Just as he lands, though, Umaga grabs his throat and gives RVD the Samoan Spike to the throat.

WINNER: Umaga

Carlito goes to Flair and apologizes to him for swearing at him in a “foreign language” last week. Flair tells Carlito that he has one more shot to prove himself as they go up against the World’s Greatest Tag Team

HBK’s theme music plays for a minute or two, but he doesn’t come out. We see on the screen an unconscious HBK surrounded by a ref and others who are trying to revive him. Coachman accuses Cena, who then puts Coachman up against a wall and eventually walks off in disgust. Vince tells the EMT to get HBK ready to wrestle “no matter what”.

Match #4: Ric Flair & Carlito w/ Torri Wilson Vs Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin

Flair and Carlito actually do some pretty good tag-team damage for awhile. Carlito even jumps in the ring and knocks Haas away from Flair, who was fighting Benjamin. Just as Flair gets Benjamin down for a minute, Carlito attacks him! Flair rakes his eyes and Carlito leaves the ring…only to find Flair chasing after him! “Don’t turn your back on the dirtiest player in the game,” Lawler states. Eventually Carlito gets away.

Coachman finds Edge unconscious in the locker room and goes on a hunt for the cause of the superstar’s injuries.

Mr. Kennedy comes out and says that he is going to cash his “money in the bank” clause at Wrestlemania 24. (Like we care)

Randy Orton is then found unconscious in the shower! What’s going on with these wrestlers?!

Vince tells Coachman that he’s figured out who did it, and to have Cena go to the ring.

Match #5: Melina & Victoria Vs Candice Michelle & Mickie James

For this TNA match, I have to say that I’m a bit disappointed in the WWE. Both Mickie James and Victoria are halfway decent wrestlers, and they keep them separated and not wrestling each other much, which is a damn shame.

WINNER: Candice Michelle & Mickie James

Thank god I didn’t need a cigarette - I would’ve missed the whole match!

Cena heads to the ring and says, “You want some?! COME GET SOME!” With a cocky attitude.

A few minutes later his cockiness turns to true fear as The Great Khali comes out from the back. Cena tries to get him in the FU, but it doesn’t work. Khali knocks Cena down with a two-handed choke slam and grabs the belt from him, showing the crowd that he will be the champion.

And that’s Raw!

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