Raw Preview 06.29.09

The WWE's Bash PPV 2009 results produced several brand new champions last night. However, Triple H was not one of those lucky competitors. In the most grueling and brutal match of the evening, a 3 stages of Hell match, Randy Orton managed to prevail over The Game, thanks to some help from his Legacy stable mates. Triple H lost the first stage by his own rage, as he took the opportunity to bash a steel chair over Orton's skull earning a DQ. In round 2, Triple H continued the beating with the chair and eventually Pedigreed Orton outside the ring for a pin in a Falls Count Anywhere match. With the score evened at 1 win apiece, the match moved into its toughest and most violent stage, an intense Stretcher Match. Both men had their opponent on the stretcher at various moments, but managed to fight through. In the end, Orton had help as Cody Rhodes and Ted Dibiase emerged from backstage to attack The Game. Triple H tried to even the score by taking them down with his Sledgehammer, but Orton had a weapon of his own which he used to take Triple H out, rolling him across the finish line on a stretcher. With Orton's win he continues his latest reign as WWE Champion. Will HHH be able to appear on Raw, or will he be out of action due to injury? Who will be able to stop Orton and Legacy's reign of terror?

Unfortunately for Rhodes & Dibiase, they had to contend with a third team in their quest to gain the WWE Unified Tag team titles. Before they started their match against The Colons, Smackdown GM Teddy Long added in a team from his show. Edge and Chris Jericho were put into the Triple Threat match, making it even tougher for Rhodes and Dibiase to win. Despite their attempts to keep away from Edge and Jericho tagging them, the Smackdown team eventually tagged their way in. The match became a melee as all competitors got involved. Carlito hit a Backstabber on Rhodes, but Edge made a blind tag on Rhodes which Carlito didn't see. This resulted in Edge spearing Carlito down for the winning pinfall. With that, Legacy failed to capture gold. The loss angered the team visibly and it was seen backstage during a segment in which Ted Dibiase walked off on Orton. Orton had told them that it was more important now to make sure he remained champ. Rhodes seemed to be able to smooth things over with Dibiase, but will Dibiase stay happy, or will their be dissension in the ranks of Legacy?

And finally, John Cena got his hands on The Miz in a main event Pay-Per-View match. Miz failed to deliver in this relatively quick contest, as Cena hit him with everything he had. Miz had a brief bit of offense, but Cena was able to hit the Five Knuckle Shuffle, the Attitude Adjustment and then the STF to make Miz submit. With that, it would seem that Cena has finally silenced The Miz. However, the Miz doesn't seem like the type to stay quiet after the loss. What will be in store next for these 2 superstars? Will their feud continue past The Bash?

Check out Monday night Raw tonight at 9PM EST on USA for all the follow up from The Bash!