WWE Raw results - 9/14/09
(aired live September 14, 2009 from Toronto, Ontario.)
| #1 | & The Miz | & Primo | ||
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| #3 | DX/Legacy fought postmatch | |||
| #4 | Hornswoggle | & Carlito | ||
| #5 | MVP & Mark Henry | Chris Jericho & Big Show | Stratus pin Phoenix | |
| #6 | Cena attack Orton in-match, Batista WWE return |
WWE Raw results - 9/7/09
(aired live September 7, 2009 from Rosemont, Illinois.)
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| #3 | Cena laid out Rhodes postmatch | |||
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| #6 | Chris Masters | DX/Legacy fought & Orton laid out Cena postmatch |
WWE Raw results - 8/31/09
(aired live August 31, 2009 from Detroit, Michigan.)
| #1 | Gail Kim, Alicia Fox, Rosa Mendes | Divas contender match | ||
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| #3 | Bourne distract Guerrero | |||
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| #5 | Kofi Kingston | The Miz, Carlito | ||
| #6 | Mickie James |
Former "The Price is Right" host Bob Barker confirmed his upcoming guest host stint on "WWE Raw," reported a couple of weeks ago by Variety. Barker announced in a phone interview with radio station WQXA/105.7 (The X) of York, Pa. that he will host the September 7 edition of Raw from metro Chicago.
If the telephone interview is any indication, Barker won't have any problem with the out there nature of World Wrestling Entertainment programming. Of course, he also has a project to promote with his book "Priceless Memories" released several months ago. (Credit to Darth Chaos at rec.sport.pro-wrestling for the Barker news.)
Additionally, NWA legend Dusty Rhodes was announced by WWE.com several days ago as the guest host of the August 31 "Raw" edition from Detroit, Michigan. Rumors that basketball star LeBron James or failed general manager/commentator Mike Adamle would host the next edition proved unfounded. One or both men could still host in future weeks.
Nick 'Eugene' Dinsmore's WWE comeback was done in by a weight issue, according to none other than WWE champion Randy Orton, an apparent real life friend of Dinsmore. In an interview with the U.K.'s The Sun newspaper, Orton noted that Dinsmore came in overweight for his comeback television match against The Calgary Kid (aka The Miz) on "WWE Raw."
WWE management immediately noted the weight issue and released Dinsmore four days later. Orton stated that he found himself disappointed at Dinsmore for showing up that way. Dinsmore's comeback lasted all of two matches, the Raw TV match and a previous house show match win over Ricky Ortiz. Of course Ortiz also ended up being released soon thereafter for unrelated reasons.
While the weight issue was the obvious short-term reason for Dinsmore's termination, my own belief still holds that the Eugene gimmick didn't have a long-term shelf life anyway in today's more politically correct WWE. Either way, it remains heartening to see that persona gone if not the man who portrayed it.
WWE Raw results - 8/24/09
(aired live August 24, 2009 from Las Vegas, Nevada.)
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| #2 | Alicia Fox & Rosa Mendes | Gail Kim, & Kelly Kelly | mayweather melee | |
| #3 | Mark Henry | Chris Jericho & Big Show | MVP pin Jericho, MVP/Henry gain tag title shot | |
| #4 | out Guerrero postmatch | |||
| #5 | Shawn Michaels & Mr. McMahon | Ted DiBiase & Cody Rhodes | Cena laid out Orton in-match |
WWE Raw results - 8/17/09
(aired live August 17, 2009 from St. Louis, Missouri.)
| #1 | Kofi Kingston | |||
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| #3 | Mickie James | |||
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| #6 | & John Cena | Chris Jericho & Big Show | Orton pin Jericho, Orton attack Cena postmatch, Cena fights off JeriShow |
Pro basketball star LeBron James and boxing sensation Floyd Mayweather are among celebrities confirmed as future guest hosts of "WWE Raw," reports Variety. Mayweather will likely host August 24 in Las Vegas.
The entertainment media trade publication touted WWE's recent ratings uplift, prompted by the appeals of various celebrity guest hosts seeking to publicize their latest projects. In response, World Wrestling Entertainment plans to keep the concept alive at least till the remainder of the calendar year.
What hasn't been confirmed is whether WWE's fans can actually be convinced by these appeals to support non-WWE peojects. At the least though, the celebrities will keep trying with more confirmed guest hosts including Rev. Al Sharpton, Bob Barker and Nancy O'Dell. Other celebrities, including Twitter follower king Ashton Kutcher. are in talks with WWE.
Jeremy Piven's "WWE Raw" guest host stint is apparently failing to bring wrestling fans to see new movie "The Goods: Live Hard, Die Hard." The preliminary returns at BoxOfficeGuru.com have "The Goods" scoring only a $5.35 million opening weekend, well below the other opening films in wide release.
Piven had appeared on non-traditional programs including "WWE Raw" and "Big Brother 11" in an attempt to drum up business for the R-rated comedy flick. The promotional efforts clearly were in vain. If anything, the emphasis on "The Goods" in the scripting of the "WWE Raw" program itself actively annoyed significant numbers of wrestling fans.
Although other factors were in play, the failure of "The Goods" underscores the severely limited utility that WWE programming has as a promotional device for advertisers. It remains difficult if not impossible for WWE viewers to be persuaded to support products other than WWE.
WWE Raw results - 8/10/09
(aired live August 10, 2009 from Calgary, Alberta.)
| #1 | Beth Phoenix, Alicia Fox | #1 Divas contenders match | ||
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| #3 | (aka The Miz) | Miz laid out Eugene postmatch, Miz reinstated to Raw | ||
| #4 | Randy Orton | |||
| #5 | out MVP postmatch | |||
| #6 | & Cody Rhodes | Hornswoggle | ||
| #7 | BShow/Jericho postmatch |
WWE Raw results
(aired live August 3, 2009 from Uncasville, Connecticut.)
| #1 | MVP save Bourne | |||
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| #2 | & Jillian | & Gail Kim | ||
| #3 | & Cody Rhodes | Rhodes pin HHH | ||
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| #6 | Kofi Kingston | |||
| #7 | Miz banned from Raw/SSlam, Cena laid out Dr. Ken/heels postmatch |
Someone old or someone new? Name the person who be the next pay-per-view challenger for the WWE title in my totally unofficial poll....
World Wrestling Entertainment has released former tag team champion Brian Kendrick, according to a Thursday announcement via WWE.com. Kendrick's last match was a quick non-title loss to U.S. champion Kofi Kingston on Raw.
Kendrick rose to WWE prominence as a beloved and skilled tag team champion on the Smackdown brand with Paul London. Both wrestlers were eventually drafted to Raw where they briefly were tag team champions again but with less time available for quality matches there, they never replicated the same success.
After London fell into the quagmire of WWE politics, Kendrick was drafted back to Smackdown where he was refashioned as an arrogant heel called 'The Brian Kendrick' paired with the mysterious enforcer Ezekiel Jackson. After a brief run near the top of the card though, Kendrick fell on the wrong side of WWE politics too and quickly tumbled down the Smackdown ranks.
Kendrick was redrafted back to Raw again where he worked an ongoing storyline search for a new tag team partner, never actually finding one. The storyline was quietly discarded though with Kendrick simply being jobbed out until his release. Whatever else may be said of him, Kendrick retains his wrestling talent and should find the going good for him on the independent circuit or Japan again.
A "WWE Raw" backstage skit of guest host Shaquille O'Neal and Santino Marella playing Scrabble turns out to have been plagiarized by WWE writers. According to Pro Wrestling Torch, the sketch was taken virtually word for word from an ESPN commercial with Shaq promoting the cable channel's NBA broadcasts.
ESPN noted the word for word copying of its commercial on subsequent SportsCenter recaps of O'Neill's "WWE Raw" stint with its sportscasters adding in the usual added "WWE/pro wrestling is fake" jokes.
The one positive for WWE is that Shaq was not completely booed out of Washington, D.C.'s Verizon Center due to his affiliation with the Wizards' archrival Cleveland Cavaliers. The Washington Post's D.C. Sports Bog did note some negative reaction. Fortunately, Shaq made an early joking reference to new teammate LeBron James, presumably to divert any potential D.C. fan heat away from himself.
As it turns out, fans just don't associate Shaq that strongly with his new Cavaliers team yet. For the sake of maintaining at least a mildly favorable reception for Shaq at Verizon Center, WWE made sure to keep it that way.
WWE Divas champion Mickie James officially confirmed in a WWE Universe chat during "WWE Raw" that she is not a member of Twitter, Facebook, MySpace or any other non-WWE social networking sites. She is only affiliated with WWE's in house Fan Nation. The relevant transcript excerpt is provided below...
WWE Raw results
(aired live July 27, 2009 from Washington, D.C.)
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| #2 | Gail Kim & Kelly Kelly | Alicia Fox & Rosa Mendes | ||
| #3 | Masters Raw brand redebut | |||
| #4 | Kofi Kingston | |||
| #5 | DiBiase attack HHH prematch | |||
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| #8 | Cena #1 WWE contender | |||
| #9 | Chris Jericho & Big Show | BShow dq interference, Shaq/CTyme attack BShow postmatch |
Four-time Women's champion Mickie James defeated Maryse at the WWE Night of Champions PPV to become the new Divas champion. James pinned Maryse with a tornado DDT to win the eight-minute encounter, the second all-female match on the night.
Unfortunately, the match quality itself wasn't worthy of memory as Maryse clearly appeared stretched beyond her limited wrestling abilities to fill the time. While Maryse has a strong heel persona, she couldn't convey the skill set at the pay-per-view to back it up in the ring. While not horrific on the level of Sharmell v. Jenna Morasca, the consensus of viewers had it as the worst match of the PPV.
Nonetheless, Mickie James is only the third woman to hold the Divas title and the second woman to become both a Divas and Women's champion, behind Michelle McCool who defeated Melina for the Women's title on the previous pay-per-view.
NBA superstar Shaquille O'Neal has been slotted as the guest host of WWE Raw this Monday, July 27 from Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. O'Neal has been affiliated with five NBA teams over his professional basketball career but is best known for his championship runs with the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat.
Clearly, O'Neal (or Shaq as he is better known) won't have the same recognition problem that ZZ Top faced this past week among the younger male WWE Raw demographic. He has also participated in wrestling storylines before with both WWE and WCW so he should be comfortable in the setting. As someone who is a native Washingtonian though, I take personal offense with this guest host selection.
WWE Raw results
(aired July 20, 2009 from Raleigh, North Carolina.)
| #1 | MVP & Primo | Jack Swagger & Carlito | BShow laid out all postmatch | |
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| #3 | Henry laid out Jericho postmatch | |||
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| #5 | Rosa Mendes | Kelly Kelly | AFox pin Kelly | |
| #6 | & John Cena | Ted DiBiase & Cody Rhodes | Cena pin Orton |
WWE Raw results
(aired July 13, 2009 from Orlando, Florida.)
| #1 | Alicia Fox & Rosa Mendes | Kelly Kelly & Gail Kim | Maryse pin MJames | |
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| #2 | laid out Primo postmatch | |||
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| #5 | behind back | |||
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| #7 | John Cena & Seth Green | Ted DiBiase & Cody Rhodes |
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