WWE: The Uprising

Monday Night Raw: April 9th 2012

*The generic opening video plays as we kick off another live episode of Monday Night Raw. Before the general opening theme to Monday Night Raw plays we are given a look back to the end of last week’s epic episode. We hear the music of Cena and then his in suing promo in which he explained his actions at WrestleMania following his heel turn. We then see the biggest pop in the history of Monday Night Raw with a returning Stone Cold coming out and scolding Cena for his actions. We then see the Stunner and the celebration that happened afterwards. The replay of last week cuts out and the normal opening to the show resumes. After that finishes we undergo the generic pyro for Raw and Cole and Lawler explain what is on the cards tonight, Santino and Zack Ryder will take on Swaggler. Kofi Kingston will take on David Otunga and in the main event CM Punk and Rey Mysterio will take on Chris Jericho and a partner of his choosing. The commentators are then rudely interrupted by the music of John Cena, who for the first time in a looooooooonnnnnnngggggg time is received poorly by the WWE Universe. The arena has a weird feeling as Cena is ignoring everyone in attendance and is focusing on his business. It takes him a few minutes to be able to speak as the crowd is relentless with the voicing of their displeasure. A break in the chorus of boos finally happens and he begins to speak.*

Cena: Last week I came out here and said my piece. I told everyone why I destroyed the Rock at WrestleMania. I told everyone how I am the man who will fall under the lineage of Hogan, Hart, Austin and Triple H. But someone didn’t appreciate what I had to say. Someone didn’t feel as though my explanation was good enough. That someone was Stone Cold. *The crowd begins their WHAT chants following the mention of Stone Cold.* He wanted to come out and defend his fellow competitor. He thought that what I did was wrong. Well Steve, you’re wrong. What I did at the Showcase of the Immortals was the right thing to do. You can’t tell me you wouldn’t have done the same thing I did Steve, that was human nature. I know you’re not here tonight so I’m not going to ask for my revenge against you for now. Your time will come. But back to me, the people running the show here are absolutely ridiculous. Two weeks in a row, they have the greatest sports-entertainer of all time just standing out here talking about how great he is. Now, you all know I love doing that, but I feel the need to do what I do best, destroy people. So Hunter, get your ass out here and give me the main event match that I truly deserve.

*Once again Cena makes one of those Christ likes gestures in the middle of the ring as he waits for our General Manager for the evening to give him what he wants. He stands there for about thirty seconds before we hear the Game’s music hit. Instead of coming down to the ring, he just stands in the entrance way waiting to speak.*

Triple H: So Cena you want a main event tonight. *Cena nods.* and I assume you want some sort of implication for the WWE Title. *Cena nods again.* and you feel you deserve this because you destroyed a defenseless man on the Granddaddy of Them All and because you consider yourself the greatest of all time. *For a third time Cena nods, managing to crack a smile as well.* Well there is one thing I’m sure of, Cena you are not the greatest of all time. *Cena looks at him quizzically, we can hear him say of course I am in the background.*All of the people you mentioned last week and this week all had class, they all fought in the right. You however, didn’t do that against Rock. What you did was classless. You need to find some semblance in class before you can even consider yourself among those chosen few at the top. But for tonight that is irrelevant, we already have ourselves a main event so I have someone, or rather TWO people who are raring to face you. And that match will be next.

*Cena is enraged that he will be forced to compete in a handicap match, we see the ref running down to the ring as the show cuts to commercial.*

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*We come back from commercial to see a still irate John Cena standing in the middle of the ring. He awaits his two opponents as Justin Roberts introduces him.*

Roberts: The following handicap match is scheduled for one fall. Currently in the ring from West Newberry Massachusetts, he is John Cena.

AIN’T NO STOPPIN ME NOW

*The crowd gives a warm welcome to the returning Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas, better known as the World’s Greatest Tag Team. They return the warm reception to the fans in the front row as Roberts completes their introduction.*

Roberts: And his opponents, weighing in at a combined 497 pounds. Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin, they are the World’s Greatest Tag Team.

*As the two returnees make their way to the ring another cheer erupts as they decide who will start the match, eventually settling on Benjamin.*

Match #1:
Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas versus John Cena

Closing Moments:

Cena for the most part has done a decent job in cutting Haas off from Benjamin, keeping him in positions where a tag is not possible. Currently, Haas is in the corner eating right hands from the fresher Cena. John is then able to thrust forward with multiple shoulder blocks to Haas’ ribs which causes Charlie to fall to the mat in pain. Cena picks him right back up and slams him down with his signature Proto-Plex. Cena taunts the fans instead of his opponent by performing the You Can’t see me taunt and then following it up with a five knuckle shuffle. Cena then stands there and waits for Haas to get back up to his feet. He does and he stands with his back to Cena. Cena rests him on his shoulders, looking to deliver an inverted AA of sorts. However, as Cena carries Haas around the ring, almost mocking him, he forgets about Benjamin who is able to make the tag into the match. Cena is unaware of this and delivers his face first AA to Haas only to turn around into Paydirt from Benjamin. Shelton makes the cover and picks up the victory in WGTT’s return match.

Winners of the match: Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas (10:34)

*The former tag champs are able to celebrate their victory after Haas finally recovers from Cena’s finishing maneuver. Cena though is irate and he storms back stage possibly looking for management.*

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*We cut backstage where we are greeted by Josh Mathews and the man who returned last week Rey Mysterio.*

Josh: Rey I want to get your reactions on your loss to Chris Jericho last week.

Rey: I’ve come to peace with it. I understand that he was the better man that day, what I can’t get by is the way that he beat me. He did what he said he would never do, he didn’t like the controversial way that he lost at WrestleMania, and I certainly didn’t appreciate the way he beat me last week. He dropkicked me off the apron and just watched as I lay there in obvious pain. No concern on his face, I am glad to be teaming with CM Punk tonight in the Main Event as I can’t find a better person to tag with. He is the WWE Champion, the man at the pinnacle of his sport, and I will be happy when he and I will stand in the ring victorious here tonight.

Josh: Thanks Rey.

Rey: Thanks for the time Josh.

*And with that he walks away from the interview, and for the first time it seems as though Josh Mathews has not pissed himself during an interview. We then fade into a commercial.*

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*As we come back from commercial we are greeted with a picture of the entrance stage before hearing.*


*The crowd gives a decent response to the US Champion and his tag team partner for the evening Zack Ryder. Santino saunters down to the ring in usual fashion while Ryder is close behind seemingly taping another episode of Z True Long Island Story. The two men then enter the ring and pander to the fans before waiting for their opponents.*

Here to Show the World

*The crowd gives some heat to the #Heel and his tag team partner Jack Swagger as they make their way to the ring with manager Vickie Guerrero. Ziggler still has is show off t-shirt hanging form his pants and Swagger does his push-ups at the top of the ramp. They make their way down to the ring methodically and get in without an acknowledgment to the fans. Both teams decide who will start the match off and the bell rings to begin the match.*

Match #2:
Santino Marella and Zack Ryder versus Jack Swagger and Dolph Ziggler

Closing Moments:

Ziggler is taking it to Ryder in the corner with multiple right hands to both the head and body. Ziggler then backs up and charges at Ryder connecting with a vicious dropkick square on Ryder’s chin. With Ryder down Ziggler drags him to the corner and tags Swagger in. Swagger then takes the opportunity to stomp on Ryder’s chest multiple times. With Ryder in perfect position Swagger tries to connect with his signature splash but Ryder has enough in him to roll out of the way. Both men are down and are stretching to make the tag. As they do Santino is able to gain full momentum with two hip tosses. With Ziggler down Santino bounces off the ropes and executes his signature headbutt. Sensing the end was near he pulls out the cobra and readies for a finish. Back on the apron Ryder asks for a tag and Santino obliges. As he turns around he hits a now standing Ziggler with the cobra. Ziggler staggers and turns around only to be hit by the Rough Ryder and then bounce around like a pinball. The pinfall is academic and Ryder is able to secure the victory for his team.

Winners of the match: Santino Marella and Zack Ryder (9:12)

*Marella and Ryder head to the back to celebrate their victory, though the attention focuses on the action currently happening in the ring. Swagger and Guerrero are trying to console the recovering Ziggler. Dolph is taking their consideration with a grain of salt as he stands up and starts screaming at the both of them. Swagger takes the brunt of the abuse and is kicked in the gut by Ziggler and then eats a ZigZag from an obviously frustrated Ziggler. Dolph screams “I’m Done” as he heads to the back of the arena.*

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*As Ziggler finally gets to the back he is ambushed by Josh Mathews.*

Josh: Dolph what was that all about?

Dolph: Thanks for the original question Josh, but I’ll answer it anyways because we all know that everyone wants to hear my voice. Everyone knows that I am the most athletic superstar in the world today. And you know where I am, I’m stuck carrying those two dead weights every single week. I should’ve been main eventing WrestleMania but because of these nitwits I was stuck on team Johnny, and you know what I did. I still stole the show; everyone remembers my part in the match because I made a point of getting noticed. I am not United States Championship material because I am WWE Championship material. They don’t see that and Swagger needs to be aware of how good I really am. His world title reign was a one hit wonder along the lines of Daniel Powder or whatever his name was. I’m challenging him to a falls count anywhere match at Extreme Rules because that is the only way you stubborn little piece of shits will see how great I truly am. I am going to be a multi time WWE champion and there is nothing any of you can do to stop me. Later marks.

*Ziggler leaves after repeating his well-known Ask the Heel outro. Leaving Josh a little confused as to what is going on. Then the show cuts to commercial*

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*Once again a picture of the entrance way is shown as we come back to Monday Night Raw. The silence is interrupted by….*


*The crowd elicits a nice cheer for the man from Ghana as Kofi comes out and his signature pyro goes off in accordance to his entrance. He slaps hands with the fans as he makes his way to the ring and when he does get there he slides into the ring and tosses his shirt into the crowd. Kofi turns to the entrance and waits for his opponent.*


*David Otunga gets a surprisingly loud reaction from the DC crowd as his music plays around the arena. Otunga does his signature top of the ramp antics with his flexing and stuff. He makes his way to the ring, very focused on the task at hand. He climbs through the second rope and looks dead into Kingston’s eyes and waits for the ref to call for the bell.*

Match #3:
David Otunga versus Kofi Kingston

Closing Moments:

Both men are down as the ref begins his ten counts. Both men are stirring and are up by the count of 7 allowing the match to go on. Otunga and Kingston meet in the center of the ring and begin to trade punches, the crowd going behind the fan favorite Kingston. With the support of the fans he is able to get the upper hand on the former legal counsel. Kingston forces Otunga back into the ropes and shoots him off of them. As Otunga rebounds, Kingston meets him with a picture perfect dropkick to the chin. Feeling the momentum Kingston sets up for and connects with his signature Boom drop. Kingston then senses that the end is near and is waiting for Otunga to stand up so he can connect with the Trouble in Paradise. When Otunga stands up he ducks under the attempted kick and as Kofi turns around he falls into Otunga’s trap getting hit with his Verdict. The pinfall is academic from that point.

Winner of this match: David Otunga (7:42)

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*The camera immediately cuts back to the office of general manager Triple H. Where we see an irate John Cena looking to speak with tonight’s GM.*

Cena: What was that Hunter, you tell me I have a match and then screw me by forcing me to fight two guys? How is that even fair, I hadn’t had time to prepare properly and both of them knew well in advance what they would be doing.

HHH: So what you’re telling me is that it is fair for you to beat the Rock senseless when he has no idea what is going to happen. But if the same thing happens to you it doesn’t matter at all. You’re stupider than I thought. Jesus. *Cena opens his mouth.* don’t talk. I know what you want Cena, and that would be a fair shot against someone for next week. *Cena nods* Well why are you talking to me. I’m not the GM for next week, this man is.

*Hunter points to the door and in steps the Heart Break Kid, Shawn Michaels. The crowd roars in approval and Cena just looks pissed off at the whole thing. Instead of listening to what Shawn has to say, Cena storms out of the office not wanting to deal with either of them any longer. The two friends then begin talking.*

HHH: I never got to ask you this. Why did you end up super kicking me?

HBK: Let’s just say that I had my reasons.

*Shawn leaves the office on that ominous note and we cut to commercial with a confused/angered Triple H left wondering what the hell just happened with his best friends.*

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*As we come back from commercial we are introduced to a local jobber who is getting a shot to compete in the WWE, he looks happy as he is getting to compete for the first time on the biggest stage in weekly wrestling. He appears to shit himself however when the following music blares out.*

Somebody Call My Momma

*Everyone begins singing and dancing along as the Funkasaurus comes out and begins to perform his usual shtick all the way to the ring. The other competitor is still shitting himself, having to face this monster. After he finishes his shtick Clay tosses his warm up gear into the crowd and waits to demolish this person.*

Match #4:
Brodus Clay versus Local Competitor

Closing Moments:

The kid tries to get some early offense in only to be tossed aside by Clay. Clay then hits an exploder suplex. Then he hits What the Funk. The match was over before it even started.

Winner of the Match: Brodus Clay (0:20)

*It takes all of twenty seconds but it still seems as though the young man’s chest caved in from the three offensive moves Clay performed. Clay then does the rest of his shtick. Then he grabs the mic.*

Clay: No offense to that young man over there but the Funkasaurus needs some better competition to measure against. Quite possibly a US title shot at extreme rules. I’m just saying.

*Clay tosses the mic and continues to dance as the camera decides to stop showing a fat man dance.*

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*Before we cut to a commercial a vignette shows up on the screen. We see that it is in fact Michael McGuillicutty on the titantron. He doesn’t speak throughout the vignette but we do see pictures of him and his father cutting back and forth throughout the vignette potentially showcasing a gimmick that would mirror that of his father. The vignette comes to a close with the words “Perfection Personified, One Week’s Time” splattered across the screen. We cut to commercial as the vignette fades out.*

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*The camera cuts back from commercial and the lights go out signifying one thing and one thing only, Y2J.*

Break the Walls Down

*Jericho provides us with his signature entrance, as everyone has been doing tonight and makes his way to the ring sans care for anyone in attendance, seemingly waiting for his partner to arrive.*

Realeza

*The crowd boos as we hear the Spanish voice of Ricardo Rodriguez introduce the returning Alberto Del Rio, who has a very big history with both Rey and Punk. When he gets to the ring he high fives Jericho and the two seem to be on the same page match wise.*

Cult of Personality

*The crowd then erupts as we hear the WWE Champion’s signature theme song, Mysterio accompanies him to the ring forgoing his own entrance and instead entering as the team they are going to compete as. They hit the ring and they try and force their opponents out of it in fear of the match breaking down early. The other team doesn’t respond and in fact the match begins sans chaos.*

Main Event:
CM Punk and Rey Mysterio versus Chris Jericho and Alberto Del Rio

Closing Moments:

Del Rio and Jericho are working on Punk in the corner, using quick tags and double team moves to keep him isolated from his corner and Rey Mysterio. The crowd is begging for Punk to get out of this predicament but he just can’t seem to do so. Del Rio throws him into the ropes and clotheslines him off the rebound. He goes for a cover but manages only a two count. Del Rio looks at the ref quizzically for a moment only to tag Jericho back into the match. When Jericho goes over to pick Punk up he is met with two right hands to the gut. Punk musters the strength to send Jericho into the corner. Punk then stands up and is able to deliver his signature running knee into bulldog combination. With both men down the ref begins his count and the Punk chants begin. Both men are able to make tags simultaneously and there Latino counter parts are able to charge into the ring. Rey uses his speed advantage to maintain control of the match. Executing different signature moves, such as his bulldog and spinning heel kick, Rey is able to put Del Rio down. Jericho, who has recovered, then charges into the ring and tries to take Mysterio out from behind but Punk, has also recovered and he sends Jericho, as well as himself, to the floor. They begin to brawl while Mysterio gets occupied with Del Rio recovering. Rey manages to hit a hurricanrana on Del Rio setting him up on the second rope. Mysterio then connects with the 619 and manages to hit the splash while Jericho and Punk continue to brawl on the outside. Mysterio gains the pinfall and the victory for his team.

Winners of the Match: CM Punk and Rey Mysterio (15:33)

*Even after the match the teams are still seemingly finishing unfinished business; Jericho and Punk are brawling while Mysterio is now brawling with a recovered ADR. Both teams seem to be even in their efforts and are only stopped when…*

The Game

*The crowd erupts as it seems that tonight’s GM is going to be showing his power for the final time tonight. Hunter has a mic and he begins to speak with everyone’s attention, including the competitors.*

HHH: Well, it seems that you four have turned this crowd upside down with your actions tonight. I consider that to be a good thing. *Crowd cheers in agreement.* Now, as my last official act as temporary General Manager of Monday Night Raw, I am making a match for Extreme Rules. CM Punk will defend his WWE Championship against Alberto Del Rio *crowd boos*, Chris Jericho *louder boos* and Rey Mysterio *crowd cheers*. And that match will be inside a STEEL CAGE.

*The crowd erupts in cheers as Hunter leaves the stage and every man in the ring seems happy with the result. The show ends with the four men looking around at each other from different points near the ring.*

Feedback would be sweet for both shows.

April 13th SmackDown Review
~Nice Christian promo to start
~Odd to see Mark Henry going up against a Heel Christian, Big Show would have made sense. I hope you don’t make Henry heel
~Jinder Mahal? Kill me now
~Jinder Mahal has no business feuding with someone like Mark Henry and if you turn him into a big dopy face once more, I’ll put you in the Hall of Pain myself, foo
~Good promo there from Orton, shows he’s focused, I like it
~Gotta love some Layla, glad to see her return
~Layla win makes sense
~A dominating heel Natalya should be good. This could be an interesting Diva’s feud
~Odd segment there, interesting to see how the Jackson/Curtis pairing works out
~Cody Rhodes is great but I don’t think you really captured his voice there
~A good Wade Barrett promo there, I would have liked a little more dialogue between the two rather than the attack. Strange seeing Barrett as a face but I can see it working, his character doesn’t need too much tweaking to work as a face
~Glad to see Epico and Primo pull out the win, a good heel tag team
~Again I don’t think you really captured those two voices there, I’m interested to see what goes down in the main-event though
~A cross body win for Orton is a different one. I can’t help but think this match should have taken place at Extreme Rules though. A few more weeks build up and this could have been so much better
~Daniel Bryan winning back the title makes me wonder why Sheamus ever won it in the first place. 2 week title reigns just tarnish the legacy.
~Surprised there was no Sheamus on the rest of the show in the lead up to the main-event, he was the world champion after all
~Mr Kennedy returns. I thought he was signed to TNA? Realism is key guys and I hope you don’t make a habit of signing guys who are contracted to TNA

On a whole I thought the show was okay, there was nothing overly wrong with it but at the same time there was nothing which really sparked my interest. The lack of promos was a bit strange and seeing as the main-event was for the WHC I would have expected a lot more build going into it.

Your presentation of the show has improved in bounds from last week which is a major plus and there was some good build of feuds in there. I think it’d pay dividends to watch some promos of the bigger names on SmackDown so that you can portray them better as I felt some of the promos through the show were lacking something.

Overall the show was okay, I’d give it a 6 out of 10. There is definitely a lot of potential there for you to put on some great shows so I hope you really build on the feuds you’ve started and work a little bit on your promos to make this show even better.

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I'll most likely review Bret's, Raw tomorrow.

@Jake. On the topic of Kennedy, Cole and I both agreed beforehand that he would be the only TNA guy that either of us would sign in this booker. Don't worry realism will be huge for us down the road, at least I would hope so.

I know I suck at promos

No but for real, I'm not too good. I'll try to get better.

Monday Night Raw Preview

With Extreme Rules coming ever closer and Raw's main event set, this weeks auditioning General Manager Shawn Michaels has announced that CM Punk will face Alberto Del Rio in the main event this Monday Night.

HBK has also promised two major announcements for the beginning of this weeks episode of Raw, rumours are circulating that he may speak out about his actions at Wrestlemania.

After hearing the comments of Brodus Clay last week, HBK has decided to schedule a 10 man battle royal to determine a #1 contender for Santino Marella's United States Championship.

In other action The Bella Twins will take on Kelly Kelly and Smackdown's Alicia Fox in a divas match.

It is sure to be an action packed edition of Monday Night Raw.

OT: Show should be up Wednesday if I stick to my current writing schedule.

So apparently that Bret kid is sick. That means I may just post a recap of Raw. It won't be a full show, but it will be descriptive enough.

And as for Smackdown, expect it to be put up tonight or tomorrow.

I added shit to the front page. I Will do the Of The Week shit as soon as I get my show up.

Jinder Mahal is cool

Classic wrote:

Jinder Mahal is cool

I think he likes men, so I released him. No faggots allowed on Smackdown. Except for The Miz. He's a cool queer

Thoughts?