RAW Recap 5.21.07
5.21.07 RAW from Quad Cities
Footage shown from Judgement Day match where Lashley was able to defeat Shane McMahon in the 3 on1 handicap match. Lashley was then blindsided by Umaga and informed by Mr. McMahon that he won the match but not the title, because he would have to beat Mr. McMahon to capture the title.
Lashley came down to the ring for RAW on a mission. Lashley proposed a challenge for tonight's show,Vince McMahon vs. Bobby Lashley for the ECW Championship. Vince then appeared on top of the ramp with Shane and Umaga. Vince told Lashley "No" to his challenge, because he had his rematch last night and didn't win the title. Vince said he's on to bigger things, the "One Night Stand" where he will face the #1 contender, the Blue Meanie in a Street Fight. Shane then told Lashley the list of names Vince has beaten in a street fight, Stone Cold, Triple H, The Rock, Ken Shamrock and Shane/Stephanie McMahon. Shane said if Lashley wants a street fight, then he's on. Vince said tonight Lashley will have to "run the gauntlet" and beat every single one of his opponents to qualify for the street fight.
JR announced that the condition of Shawn Michaels will be updated tonight, following last night's collapse at the hands of Randy Orton.
Carlito vs. Ric Flair- A rematch from last night's PPV saw Carlito gain an early advantage, knocking Flair down to the mat, and then focusing on Flair's right arm/shoulder which was injured last night. Carlito locked in a shoulder/arm hold causing strain on Flair's arm. Flair able to get a leg onto the bottom rope to break the hold, but Carlito started to kick Flair. Flair able to get up and start chopping the chest of Carlito. Flair threw Carlito to the ropes, and Carlito tried to spring off the ropes at Flair, who moved away. Flair had advantage until Carlito clotheslined Flair over the top rope. Carlito then went out after Flair and tried to attack him. The two men fought outside the ring and Flair tried to get back into the ring, but the ref sounded the bell for a double countout. Carlito continued the attack on Flair outside the ring after the match, then spit an apple onto a fallen Flair.
Winner: Draw, as a result of a double count-out.
Candice Michelle vs. Melina - Melina with a forearm and knee to the face of Candice early on. Melina able to place Candice in a submission move early on stretching Candice's back, then pulling her hair. Melina usedthe ropes to her advantage trying to choke Candice on them. Melina then ran to jump onto Candice's back, but Candice moved away from the ropes, causing Melina to land on the ropes. Candice with momentum as she started to dominate,by knocking down.Melina. Candice able to then land several moves and score the pinfall victory.
Winner: Candice Michelle via pinfall.
Footage shown of Stone Cold Steve Austin promoting his movie on various talk shows including Regis & Kelly and the Howard Stern show.
Bobby Lashley vs. Chris Masters Lashley's 1st match in tonight's Gauntlet. Lashley will have to win all of his gauntley matches to qualify for the Street Fight for the title vs Mr McMahon. Mr. McMahon seen backstage watching via TV.
Lashley with an early take down dropping Masters back first to the mat. Lashley tried to toss Masters to the corner and charge at him, but Masters promptly moved away. Masters then focused on the injured arm of Lashley. With Lashley down, Masters signaled for a Masterlock as Lashley got back to his feet. With the hold locked in, Lashley struggled at the center of the ring. Lashley able to escape the hold, then whip Masters off the ropes for a slam. Lashley rammed Masters in the corner, then tossed him to the opposite corner. Despite Masters elbowing Lashley, Lashley was able to catch Masters with a spear center of the ring and then the pin.
Winner: Lashley wins via pinfall victory.
Hardy's seen walking backstage on the way to the ring for their match.
Matt & Jeff Hardy vs. Johnny Nitro & Kenny Dykstra - Dykstra battled Matt early on, who was distracted by Nitro. Dykstra able to attack Matt Hardy from behind. Nitro able to get into the match and tried to continue momentum, but Matt Hardy caught him with a clothesline, then tagged his brother in. Jefff with quickness and high speed moves was able to clen house of Dykstra and Nitro. Hardy then climbed the ropes for a Swanton, but Nitro came up after him. Dykstra came onto the side apron to grab Jeff, but Matt came over and yanked Dykstra down off the apron. Jeff able to score the move then pinfall victory over Nitro. After the match, Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas entered the ring to attack the Hardy's. Surprisingly, Cade & Murdoch came to the Hardys' aid and cleared the ring of Benjamin/Haas.
Winners: The Hardys after Jeff Hardy pinned Johnny Nitro.
The Great Khali came to the ring with his pitchman who told the crowd that Khali was screwed last night. Footage was shown of Khali's foot under/outside the ropes even though Cena won with the STFU. Khali's pitchman then informed the crowd that Khali can beat Cena anywhere. On cue, John Cena came down the ramp to the ring. With mic in hand, Cena told Khali that 2 things happened last night. 1 was Khali's foot was under the rope and 2 was that Cena made Khali tap out. Cena said he can beat Khali anywhere in the arena. Cena said he wants a rematch if Khali wants one. Khali then proceeded to chop Cena down, and slam him down to the mat with a doublehanded chokeslam. Khali stood over Cena with his arms raised in the ring, then walked up the ramp with his new manager/pitchman.
Bobby Lashley vs. Viscera - Gauntlet match #2 for Lashley. Viscera tried to isolate Lashley in a corner of the ring, but Lashley escaped and tried to target the arm of Viscera. Viscera clothslined Lashley down. Despite this, Lashley was able to catch Viscera off the ropes at one point and bodyslam the massive wrestler. Viscera regained momentum with a clothesline and tried to keep Lashley down. Viscera also able to land a sidewalk slam on Lashley and then isolate Lashley in a corner. Lashley tried to gain some momentum and run off the ropes at Viscera, but Viscera did a spinning kick to the face of Lashley. Viscera tossed Lashley to the corner, and then went to charge at him. Lashley moved aside causing the huge Viscera to slam body first into the corner. Lashley then speared Viscera down and pinned him for his second Gauntlet victory.
Winner: Lashley wins via pinfall over Viscera.
Torrie Wilson came down to the ring along with Maryse, ECW's Extreme Expose (Brooke, Layla & Kelly Kelly) and Ashley to present a new music video by Timbaland featuring The Hives and WWE Divas. Timbaland's "Throw it on Me" music video was then premiered. The video featured a "Sin City" comic book movie style theme and cameos by the aforementioned WWE Divas.
Randy Orton came down to the ring not dressed to wrestle. Orton told the crowd he regrets that Shawn Michaels' wife Rebecca had to endure what happened to HBK last night. Footage shown from last night's Judgement Day PPV, where Orton attacked HBK backstage prior to their match, and doctors tried to tell HBK not to fight. HBK came to the ring anyways and collapsed in the ring before he could land Sweet Chin Music on Orton. Orton then landed an RKO on HBK after the match was over. HBK taken away on a stretcher by medical staff as his wife Rebecca looked on. Orton then told the crowd that was possibly Shawn Michaels' last match, and he beat HBK because he is "The Legend Killer".
Vince seen backstage prepping Umaga to go destroy Lashley. Vince told a heavy-breathing Umaga to go out there and beat Lashley now.
Saturday Night's Main Event set to return June 2nd on NBC. Check local listings for time.
Bobby Lashley vs. Umaga- Lashley faced Umaga in Gauntlet match #3. Umaga tried to toss Lashley to the corner early on, but Lashley caught himself at the turnbuckle and turned to fight back. Umaga clotheslined Lashley down soon after, then started to kick Lashley in the back. As Umaga continued to dominate he tossed Lashley to a corner and charged at him. Lashley kicked Umaga in the face,but then Umaga able to put a bear hug style submission hold onto Lashley. With Lashley down in the center of the ring, Umaga climbed onto the corner turnbuckle and tried to do a headbutt off the ropes. Lashley moved away causing Umaga to crash down. Both men then struggled to their feet. Lashley then gained momentum with a series of moves, and then launched himself into Umaga who went flying through the ropes to the announcer's table. Lashley went to jump off the apron at Umaga, who was able to avoid Lashley's attack and hit Lashley into the announcer's table. Umaga then grabbed a steel chair and smashed it down over Lashley's forehead.
Winner: Lashley wins via disqualification (Umaga hit Lashley with steel chair).
Vince and Shane McMahon seen walking backstage, en route to the ring.
Lashley seen laying in the ring knocked out, as Umaga walked up the ramp. During the break, Umaga dismantled Lashley in the ring and hit him with the Samoan Spike,a thumb to the throat of Lashley. Vince & Shane McMahon then came down the ramp, with Shane entering the ring to fight Lashley next.
Bobby Lashley vs. Shane McMahon- Shane told the ref to get Lashley up so he could fight. Shane began using the ropes to choke Lashley, then dropkicked Lashley into the corner ring post. Outside thering, Shane grabbed Lashley and pulled him against the ring post submission style. With Lashley out of the ring, Umaga went to grab a steel chair again. Vince urged Umaga not to get disqualified again. Umaga went to grab the steel steps. Finally, Vince and Shane were able to convince Umaga to head back to the locker room. This time allowed Lashley the ability to recollect himself and gain some momentum as Shane got back into the ring. Lashley able to roll Shane up for a pinfall attempt, but Shane kicked out. Shane able to DDT Lashley, and regain momentum. Shane slapped a Boston Crab submission hold onto Lashley with Vince looking on from outside the ring. Lashley able to escape using his leg strength. Shane with an elbow drop off the ropes onto the back of Lashley. After a failed pinfall attempt, Shane started to focus on the injured lower back of Lashley. Shane with a Camel Clutch Submission hold on Lashley.
Lashley gained brief momentum and went to slam Shane down, but the lower back gave way causing Lashley to fall down, dropping Shane. Shane then climbed the ropes to jump at Lashley. Lashley able to get to his feet and with a burst of power speared Shane mid-air. Lashley then scored the pinfall victory for his final Gauntlet match win.Lashley stared down Vince McMahon who held the ECW belt on his shoulder outside the ring. Lashley will go on to "One Night Stand" to face Vince in a Street Fight.
Winner: Lashley with a pinfall victory over Shane McMahon.
Footage shown from Judgement Day match where Lashley was able to defeat Shane McMahon in the 3 on1 handicap match. Lashley was then blindsided by Umaga and informed by Mr. McMahon that he won the match but not the title, because he would have to beat Mr. McMahon to capture the title.
Lashley came down to the ring for RAW on a mission. Lashley proposed a challenge for tonight's show,Vince McMahon vs. Bobby Lashley for the ECW Championship. Vince then appeared on top of the ramp with Shane and Umaga. Vince told Lashley "No" to his challenge, because he had his rematch last night and didn't win the title. Vince said he's on to bigger things, the "One Night Stand" where he will face the #1 contender, the Blue Meanie in a Street Fight. Shane then told Lashley the list of names Vince has beaten in a street fight, Stone Cold, Triple H, The Rock, Ken Shamrock and Shane/Stephanie McMahon. Shane said if Lashley wants a street fight, then he's on. Vince said tonight Lashley will have to "run the gauntlet" and beat every single one of his opponents to qualify for the street fight.
JR announced that the condition of Shawn Michaels will be updated tonight, following last night's collapse at the hands of Randy Orton.
Carlito vs. Ric Flair- A rematch from last night's PPV saw Carlito gain an early advantage, knocking Flair down to the mat, and then focusing on Flair's right arm/shoulder which was injured last night. Carlito locked in a shoulder/arm hold causing strain on Flair's arm. Flair able to get a leg onto the bottom rope to break the hold, but Carlito started to kick Flair. Flair able to get up and start chopping the chest of Carlito. Flair threw Carlito to the ropes, and Carlito tried to spring off the ropes at Flair, who moved away. Flair had advantage until Carlito clotheslined Flair over the top rope. Carlito then went out after Flair and tried to attack him. The two men fought outside the ring and Flair tried to get back into the ring, but the ref sounded the bell for a double countout. Carlito continued the attack on Flair outside the ring after the match, then spit an apple onto a fallen Flair.
Winner: Draw, as a result of a double count-out.
Candice Michelle vs. Melina - Melina with a forearm and knee to the face of Candice early on. Melina able to place Candice in a submission move early on stretching Candice's back, then pulling her hair. Melina usedthe ropes to her advantage trying to choke Candice on them. Melina then ran to jump onto Candice's back, but Candice moved away from the ropes, causing Melina to land on the ropes. Candice with momentum as she started to dominate,by knocking down.Melina. Candice able to then land several moves and score the pinfall victory.
Winner: Candice Michelle via pinfall.
Footage shown of Stone Cold Steve Austin promoting his movie on various talk shows including Regis & Kelly and the Howard Stern show.
Bobby Lashley vs. Chris Masters Lashley's 1st match in tonight's Gauntlet. Lashley will have to win all of his gauntley matches to qualify for the Street Fight for the title vs Mr McMahon. Mr. McMahon seen backstage watching via TV.
Lashley with an early take down dropping Masters back first to the mat. Lashley tried to toss Masters to the corner and charge at him, but Masters promptly moved away. Masters then focused on the injured arm of Lashley. With Lashley down, Masters signaled for a Masterlock as Lashley got back to his feet. With the hold locked in, Lashley struggled at the center of the ring. Lashley able to escape the hold, then whip Masters off the ropes for a slam. Lashley rammed Masters in the corner, then tossed him to the opposite corner. Despite Masters elbowing Lashley, Lashley was able to catch Masters with a spear center of the ring and then the pin.
Winner: Lashley wins via pinfall victory.
Hardy's seen walking backstage on the way to the ring for their match.
Matt & Jeff Hardy vs. Johnny Nitro & Kenny Dykstra - Dykstra battled Matt early on, who was distracted by Nitro. Dykstra able to attack Matt Hardy from behind. Nitro able to get into the match and tried to continue momentum, but Matt Hardy caught him with a clothesline, then tagged his brother in. Jefff with quickness and high speed moves was able to clen house of Dykstra and Nitro. Hardy then climbed the ropes for a Swanton, but Nitro came up after him. Dykstra came onto the side apron to grab Jeff, but Matt came over and yanked Dykstra down off the apron. Jeff able to score the move then pinfall victory over Nitro. After the match, Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas entered the ring to attack the Hardy's. Surprisingly, Cade & Murdoch came to the Hardys' aid and cleared the ring of Benjamin/Haas.
Winners: The Hardys after Jeff Hardy pinned Johnny Nitro.
The Great Khali came to the ring with his pitchman who told the crowd that Khali was screwed last night. Footage was shown of Khali's foot under/outside the ropes even though Cena won with the STFU. Khali's pitchman then informed the crowd that Khali can beat Cena anywhere. On cue, John Cena came down the ramp to the ring. With mic in hand, Cena told Khali that 2 things happened last night. 1 was Khali's foot was under the rope and 2 was that Cena made Khali tap out. Cena said he can beat Khali anywhere in the arena. Cena said he wants a rematch if Khali wants one. Khali then proceeded to chop Cena down, and slam him down to the mat with a doublehanded chokeslam. Khali stood over Cena with his arms raised in the ring, then walked up the ramp with his new manager/pitchman.
Bobby Lashley vs. Viscera - Gauntlet match #2 for Lashley. Viscera tried to isolate Lashley in a corner of the ring, but Lashley escaped and tried to target the arm of Viscera. Viscera clothslined Lashley down. Despite this, Lashley was able to catch Viscera off the ropes at one point and bodyslam the massive wrestler. Viscera regained momentum with a clothesline and tried to keep Lashley down. Viscera also able to land a sidewalk slam on Lashley and then isolate Lashley in a corner. Lashley tried to gain some momentum and run off the ropes at Viscera, but Viscera did a spinning kick to the face of Lashley. Viscera tossed Lashley to the corner, and then went to charge at him. Lashley moved aside causing the huge Viscera to slam body first into the corner. Lashley then speared Viscera down and pinned him for his second Gauntlet victory.
Winner: Lashley wins via pinfall over Viscera.
Torrie Wilson came down to the ring along with Maryse, ECW's Extreme Expose (Brooke, Layla & Kelly Kelly) and Ashley to present a new music video by Timbaland featuring The Hives and WWE Divas. Timbaland's "Throw it on Me" music video was then premiered. The video featured a "Sin City" comic book movie style theme and cameos by the aforementioned WWE Divas.
Randy Orton came down to the ring not dressed to wrestle. Orton told the crowd he regrets that Shawn Michaels' wife Rebecca had to endure what happened to HBK last night. Footage shown from last night's Judgement Day PPV, where Orton attacked HBK backstage prior to their match, and doctors tried to tell HBK not to fight. HBK came to the ring anyways and collapsed in the ring before he could land Sweet Chin Music on Orton. Orton then landed an RKO on HBK after the match was over. HBK taken away on a stretcher by medical staff as his wife Rebecca looked on. Orton then told the crowd that was possibly Shawn Michaels' last match, and he beat HBK because he is "The Legend Killer".
Vince seen backstage prepping Umaga to go destroy Lashley. Vince told a heavy-breathing Umaga to go out there and beat Lashley now.
Saturday Night's Main Event set to return June 2nd on NBC. Check local listings for time.
Bobby Lashley vs. Umaga- Lashley faced Umaga in Gauntlet match #3. Umaga tried to toss Lashley to the corner early on, but Lashley caught himself at the turnbuckle and turned to fight back. Umaga clotheslined Lashley down soon after, then started to kick Lashley in the back. As Umaga continued to dominate he tossed Lashley to a corner and charged at him. Lashley kicked Umaga in the face,but then Umaga able to put a bear hug style submission hold onto Lashley. With Lashley down in the center of the ring, Umaga climbed onto the corner turnbuckle and tried to do a headbutt off the ropes. Lashley moved away causing Umaga to crash down. Both men then struggled to their feet. Lashley then gained momentum with a series of moves, and then launched himself into Umaga who went flying through the ropes to the announcer's table. Lashley went to jump off the apron at Umaga, who was able to avoid Lashley's attack and hit Lashley into the announcer's table. Umaga then grabbed a steel chair and smashed it down over Lashley's forehead.
Winner: Lashley wins via disqualification (Umaga hit Lashley with steel chair).
Vince and Shane McMahon seen walking backstage, en route to the ring.
Lashley seen laying in the ring knocked out, as Umaga walked up the ramp. During the break, Umaga dismantled Lashley in the ring and hit him with the Samoan Spike,a thumb to the throat of Lashley. Vince & Shane McMahon then came down the ramp, with Shane entering the ring to fight Lashley next.
Bobby Lashley vs. Shane McMahon- Shane told the ref to get Lashley up so he could fight. Shane began using the ropes to choke Lashley, then dropkicked Lashley into the corner ring post. Outside thering, Shane grabbed Lashley and pulled him against the ring post submission style. With Lashley out of the ring, Umaga went to grab a steel chair again. Vince urged Umaga not to get disqualified again. Umaga went to grab the steel steps. Finally, Vince and Shane were able to convince Umaga to head back to the locker room. This time allowed Lashley the ability to recollect himself and gain some momentum as Shane got back into the ring. Lashley able to roll Shane up for a pinfall attempt, but Shane kicked out. Shane able to DDT Lashley, and regain momentum. Shane slapped a Boston Crab submission hold onto Lashley with Vince looking on from outside the ring. Lashley able to escape using his leg strength. Shane with an elbow drop off the ropes onto the back of Lashley. After a failed pinfall attempt, Shane started to focus on the injured lower back of Lashley. Shane with a Camel Clutch Submission hold on Lashley.
Lashley gained brief momentum and went to slam Shane down, but the lower back gave way causing Lashley to fall down, dropping Shane. Shane then climbed the ropes to jump at Lashley. Lashley able to get to his feet and with a burst of power speared Shane mid-air. Lashley then scored the pinfall victory for his final Gauntlet match win.Lashley stared down Vince McMahon who held the ECW belt on his shoulder outside the ring. Lashley will go on to "One Night Stand" to face Vince in a Street Fight.
Winner: Lashley with a pinfall victory over Shane McMahon.
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