RAW IN MINNEAPOLIS LAST NIGHT
- 09/30/2008 (12:12:47 pm)
- Georgiann Makropoulos
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Georgie,
We got to our seats around 6:50pm, and they were awesome!! we were in the first floor section in the 9th row by the ramp(but on the opposite end of the aisle from it) we were totally feeling the heat from the pyro every time the used it all night!!!
they showed some video on the tron of different celebrities an being at wrestling events and talked about the smackdown your vote campaign-- when McCain's Picture came up the whole arena erupted into boos- and a couple minutes later when Obama's came up everyone was cheering. lots of WHOO! chants throughout thevening-- we saw two people get ejected from the lower part of the upper deck at one point ---6 security people escorted them out and took their signs.
Dark Match
Dolf Lungren -vs- D-Lo Brown
this match was decent.. the crowd was really into D-Lo.
Winner: Dolf Lungren
Lillian did an amazing job on the National Anthem! she then introduced Michael Cole who got an ok pop and Jery Lawler- who got a great response anfrom the crowd who then broke into a "Jerry,Jerry" chant.
Batista came out to open the show the crowd loved him
next out was Santino Marella and Beth Phoenix-- after Santino talked trash for a bit we had our opening cintest
Batista -vs- Santino Marella w Beth Phoenix.
Batista absolutely anhilated Santino the and was able to get a quick victory
WINNER: BATISTA
after the match,Beth got in Batistas face and was trash talking him when JBL came out of nowhere and blasted him with a clothesline from behind.and leaves him laying.
Todd Grisham interviewed HBK-- they talked about Lance Cade and when asked who his mystery partenr would be he asked about him and a texas rattlesnake--and the crowd cheered.. then he asked what about someone whho is the best there is, the best there was and the best there ever will be,,decent pop from the corwd- then HBK said,"i think i went to far with that., maybe i better just find someone who likes me.
Cryme Time's music hit and the crowd got really loud as they came to the ring
JTG w/ Shad -vs- The Miz w/John Morrison
this was a decent match that the crowd seemed to like.. Morrison tried to interfere at one point, but Shad would have not part of that and yanked him off the apron.
at the end JTG hit Miz with a Lariat , but Morrison was able to distract him and cost him the match
WINNER: The MIZ
Jaime Noble was seen backstage talking with Jillian and ripping apart her singing-then he asked her to be his tag partner- she declined saying if Layla wouldn't be seen with him why would someone who was way hotter?" then she attempted to sing a little and the crowd boo'ed really loud
she was thankfully interupted by that bleached blonde goof Dolf Lungren and she ended the segment giving him a totally blank clueless stare.
Jamie Noble came to the Ring and Paul Burchill and Katie Lea were already in the ring(they came out during the commercial) William Regal's music Hit and he and Layla came out and watched the matchfrom the ramp as he sat on his throne.
as the match prepares to star, Mickie James music starts and she bounces out and teams with Jamie.
this match was decent enough. in the end Jamie was able to get Paul to tap out with an armbar submission hold.
WINNERS: JAMIE NOBLE AND MICKIE JAMES
backstage segment with priceless looking for Kane they find him and tell him they need to be on the same page tonight. Kane informs them he takes orders from no one, and if they get in his way he'll leave a pile of second generation carcasses laying in the ring. he then said he was going to see his friend Mike Adamle,
video of HBK from last week.
Cade comes out and cuts a promo on HBK and got a loud "you suck!" chant
CM Punk came out next to a huge pop, followed by Rey Mysterio Jr(another loud pop)-- (the kid at the end of my row got the mask he had over the one he wore in the ring)
during the commercial Kofi Kingston and evan BOurne Join them in the ring.
Priceless then comes down to the ring to a chorus of boos and yelling. Kane was the last to enter( he almost looked to me as though he was laughing at something when he got in the ring.)
for an 8-man tag, it was a good match with some awesome high spots from Punk, Kofi and Rey.
in the end Kanegot the chookeslam on Kofi and scored the pinfall.
WINNERS: Priceless and Kane
a little trash talking by Rey and Kane after the match as Kane goes up the ramp.
Adamle is out next and is practically boo'ed out of the arena.as he finally starts to talk(the "What?" chant still lives!!) he announces that he honoring a request Kane made earlier in the evening-he said because Kane won his match tonight he would make his request happen--at no mercy, should Rey Mysterio Jr be defeated by Kane, Rey will be forced to remove his mask in the center of the ring.--the crowd wa boo'ing and jeering loudly--he was quickly interupted by Randy Orton who got a great response from the crowd.
Orton got in his face and ripped on him for having to clear things with Shane McMahon first, he said something about shining his shoes and dry cleaning too- but, i didn't catch it
Ortons says when he gets back,HE'LL be running things-JBL comes out and runs his mouth and demands Adamle make a stipulation that once JBL wins the World Title that Orton will never,EVER get a title shot. Batista's music hits and Ortin and Admale bail out of the ring JBL stare up the rmap andis waiting for Batista who has yet to come out-Batista came in the ring behind him and when JBL turned around, he laid him out in the ring.
backstage segment with Santino and Beth- he is on his cell phone talking to afemale and as he rounds the corner Geth is standing there so he calls the person on the phone "Frank" and says he'll call him later. he hangs up and he and Beth talk she asks about his call, and he claims it was a sick fan he promised a win to named Frankie. she informs him she doesn't want him at ringside, she then heads to the ring and he says he didn't want to go anyway anf that she must have a "female problem"
Kelly Kelly and Candice are shown in the back heading to the ring.
Beth and Jillian come out first(thankfully, JIllian did not sing) the corwd popped when Candice and Kelly Kelly came out. at one point durng the match the drunk in fron of me got a "we want puppies" chant going. this was a fairly good match.
Winners: Beth and Jillian
Deuce comes to the ring during the commercial, The Great Khali's music hits, and --hey wait a minute-thats not Khali--its the great Charli!! Rajin Singh was with him and "translated for him-"-as it was charlie haas in a horrible wig and and a fake strap on chin! the crowd got a kick out of it..
WINNER: The Great Charli!
afterwords Khali's music hit again and this time The GreatKhali came out with Rajin Singh and he got in the ring (him and charlie haas together looked like austin power and mini me--it was so funny!)
Charli wanted to shake hands with him, but nstead got a massive chop to the head for his trouble.
No mery Line-up is rundown.
Y2J and Cade are out first to huge heat and Y2J cuts a promo on HBK.
HBK is out next to a huge pop and has he starts to do hisenterance he stops and motions to wait like he forgot something and disappers backstage- Cade and Y2J seem confused in the ring..
after a bit of a pause, DX's music hits and HBK came back out in DX gear and had Triple H with him--and the crowd went absolutely nuts!!! it was so loud!
HHH and Y2J staart the match and go back and forth --it was a very good match the crowd was really into DX
in the end Cade and Y2J wouldm't heed the referees instructions to quit double -teaming HBK so he called for the bell.
WINNERS VIA DQ: DX!!
after the match the continued to pound HBK- at one point Y2J grabs a ladder from outside to pound HBK(who was being held by Cade) with it..HHH gets back in the ring and has brought his "little friend" with him--his sledgehammer! Y2J runs like a coward and hightails it to the top of the ramp. Cade lets go of HBK to see what y Y2J left and gets a sledgehammer to the gut, followed by some sweet chin music and a pedigreeHbk then gets Cade where he wants him and sets up the ladder, clmbing nearly to the top he points at Y2J who looks scared and proceeds to do a crotch chop and splashes Cade from the near top of the ladder.
HBK had trouble getting up after knocking the wind out of himself on that move but was able to pull himself up with the ropeds and shoot Y2J a smirk.
I am not sure when the show went off the air, but, DX cut a promo in the ring tha got the corwd screaming and cheering-- HHH then went to do his buffer impersnation and "said oops i took to long" and was clearing his throat and took a drink of water, spiting it at the guy who gave it him-he was like "sorry man, its just a habit." he cleared his throat some more and said," hey its been awhile since i've done this." then quipped "i think i am going to need a ricola after this." he started the impression and daid, "for the thousands in attendance and the millions watching at home..HBK interupted and said something to himHH was like .. Raw ends at 11...HBk said something to him about the central time zone and HHH laughed a little and said, ok for the millions--NOT watching at home LLLLLLLLLLLLLL Let's get ready to suck it!!!! the crowd just went crazy! HBk took the mic and looked around and after listening to the crowd awhile, said" he didn't know how he could top that, but he knew Minneapolis would have two words for ya--SUCK IT!!" more lud cheering from the corwd erupted as they went all aong the front rowd from one end of the ring to the other high-fiving and shanking hands and taking a few pictures when people wanted them.
when they came around by where we were my husband got a hand slap from HHH i wasn't as lucky, as i reached my hand out for him and HBK, two big drunk guys bulldozed their way in front of me, coming from way behind me climbing over chairs knocking my arm out of the way and nearly knocking me on my butt in the process!!!
So, i just want say to those two drunken A***HOLES thank-you so much for stepping on my feet,nearly knocking me over and for ruining my once in a lifetime shot to shake hands and get a picture with two of my favorite wrestlers!!! i really hope you got picked up outside the Target Center and had to spend the night at the Hennepin County Jail!
The lights came up, and Lillian told us we rocked the house and said they would be back--but, no return date was given. she thanked us for coming and said goodnight.
overall, i thought it was an awesome show- and i had a good time.. at least until those two drunks ruined my shot at getting close to DX.
BIGGEST POPS OF THE NIGHT
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DX
CM PUNK/REY MYSTERIO/EVAN BOURNE/KOFI KINGSTON
BATISTA
THE GREAT CHARLI
LILLIAN/JERRY LAWLER
THE VIDEO THEY AIRED OF OUR TROOPS
OBAMA (when he was shown on the tron)
BIGGEST HEAT OF THE NIGHT
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RANDY ORTON(though he got a fair amout of cheers too)
MIKE ADAMLE
JBL
Y2J/CADE
PRICELESS/KANE
JILLIAN/SANTINO
McCain(he got boo'ed very heavily when shown on the tron.)
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