RAW Report 7/30/07 Tucson, AZ

Raw starts with music and then a recap of Coach saying he would name a number one contender last week. Clips from different matches last week. Orton, Carlito then a big clip of Jeff Hardy beating Kennedy. Cena talked about who might be number one contender and that he doesn’t care. Cena won his match last week, then got RKO’d. Coach came out and announced Orton as the number one contender.

Cena’s music and he comes out. Cena has a mic and says Tucson is fired up. He says they will have a championship match, him against Orton. This time Orton’s prepared. He has the play book. The first page says make a statement. He did it with the RKO. That’s fine, he should have seen it coming. He tells Orton to flip to the last chapter of the play book. It’s the same ending it’s been since last September. It’s only four words, so even he should understand it. “The Champ is…”
Carlito’s music cuts him off and he tells Cena he will be the first guest on the new and improved Carlito’s Cabana. Set guys bring out the props, including a hammock and set up Carlito’s Cabana in the ring.
Cena sits and Carlito tells him to get comfortable as he has an important question to ask. “Cena” chant. Carlito call him a liar. He says Cena doesn’t win every championship match he’s in. Carlito beat him on his first night for the US Title.
Cena says that Carlito did beat him in his hometown. Then he had his posse beat him in a club. It was what? Four years ago? Back when Britney was hot. Michael Jackson was less of a freak. Abraham Lincoln wrestled a grizzly bear. Lindsey Lohan did her first lines… The crowd is shocked. Cena says she did her first lines of dialogue. “Herbie Fully Loaded, we all saw it!”
Carlito says Cena can be as funny as he wants. He’s sick of the Orton’s of the world getting everything.
Kennedy cuts him off. He says he doesn’t deserve it because he ran away from Lashley last week. It’s the act of someone with lots of apples and not much grapefruits. Kennedy said he should have been given the number one contender-ship when he first got here.
Cena leaves the ring and yells on the ramp. He says Orton should be the number one contender because he earned it. He’s not Orton’s biggest fan and won’t be sending him a Christmas card.
He tells Kennedy to step up and face Lashley. Kennedy agrees. Cena then turns on Carlito and said that he did beat him four years ago, but what has he done since? He says he’ll face Carlito tonight in the main event. He tells Carlito he better be ready because he’s going to take his apples and shove them straight up his Cabana.

– Commercial

WWE Rewind – Melina and Beth against Maria and Mickie. Santino gets involved and Maria pins Melina, but didn’t see him interfere.

Beth, Melina and Jillian come out to the ring. They are all in red and black. Maria comes out hand in hand with Santino, she’s in light purple boy shorts and tank. Mickie comes out in a pink version of her wrestling outfit (bright, horrible, Pepto pink). Candice comes out in all gold. Gold coat over gold pants and gold bikini top.
Beth and Maria start. Maria is able to gain control and tags in Mickie. Mickie comes off a corner onto Beth’s arm. Mickie gets over powered into the heel corner. Melina tags in. Mickie fights out of the corner and gets whipped. She gets an elbow up. Mickie hits head scissors and then a hard clothesline. Candy tags in and they double team (badly) Melina. Jillian kick Candy in the back from outside. Jillian tags in and covers for two. Jillian knocks Mickie from the corner. Candy hits a Russian leg sweep and tags in Maria. Bulldog to Melina for two. Beth breaks up the count. Mickie rushes in and takes down Beth. Melina and Jillian double team Maria behind the ref’s back. Melina covers for three.

– Winners: Melina, Beth & Jillian

Video of Santino missing the cover as he scrapes Candy off the floor outside. Santino rushes to Maria’s side. (JR called Jillian, Beth through the whole match.

HHH promo.

– Commercial

Santino is in the ring with a mic. He says he can’t believe what he sees today. He gets a disgusting feeling when he see the cheating. Just like the NBA the fault lies with the ref. His Maria is the victim of the travesty of cheating. The ref tells him to calm down and he says no official can tell him to calm down.
Umaga comes down and he tells the ref to get him back, away from him. He wants to talk about cheating, it’s his time! He finally hands the mic to the ref who says to ring the bell. Umaga attacks Santino and gives him a bum slam. A sidewalk slam and Umaga covers for two but pulls Santino up before three. A Samoan spike and he covers for three.

– Winner: Umaga

Out back is Grisham with Booker and Sharmell. He asks Booker about his match with Jerry ‘The King’ Lawler. He rips Grisham apart for calling Jerry the King. He hopes HHH is watching from home so he can see Jerome get beaten, crawl and beg.

– Commercial

Coach is on the phone saying it will be a great main event. Cody comes in. Coach says he’s shocked by what happened to Dusty last week they watch the video of the feud, the lead up and then Orton attacking Dusty after he beat Cody. Dusty then gets taken away in an ambulance while Cody looks on is shock.
Coach asks how Dusty is. Cody has a huge black eye and shakes his head. Coach says he doesn’t want to see the same happen to Cody. He can’t let Cody go after Orton. Tonight, if he lays one hand on Orton, he won’t have a career here. Plus, he lost his first two matches here. To be on RAW you have to win. He has a match tonight. If he wins, he can stay. If he loses, he’s gone. Cody thanks him for showing him that footage and leaves.

Orton is out back with Grisham. He says he’s dressed to compete but no one wants to get in the ring with him. He lists off all the people he’s taken out. He says at SS he won’t be facing a Legend, but a Champ.
Sargent Slaughter comes up and challenges Orton to a match tonight and calls him a maggot.

– Commercial

Daivari is in the ring. He starts rambling in his native tongue. Cody’s music cuts him off.
Daivari rushes over and attacks as the bell rings but Cody comes back with punches. Back body drop to Daivari. “Cody” chant. Daivari gains control and hits a neck breaker for two. A chin lock on Cody who back Daivari into a corner to get free. A (bad) cross body from Cody fro two. A bulldog from Cody for two. Daivari gets whipped but gets an elbow up. A power slam from Cody. A DDT from Cody and he covers for three.

– Winner: Cody

Cody goes outside the ring and celebrates a bit with the fans before heading up the ramp.

Lashley is out back heading for the ring.

Kennedy comes down to the ring. His mic comes down and the fans give him big heat. He says he’s the real number one contender. Before he can say his name a second time Lashley’s music starts and he comes out to good pop.
Waist lock take down by Lashley. They exchange blows. Kennedy gets whipped and tries to jump back over Lashley but Lashley catches him on his shoulder and slams him. Kennedy gets stuck on Lashley’s shoulders but punches his way out. Kennedy leaves the ring for a breather. Lashley follows and gets kicked in the shoulder slamming it into the stairs. Lashley then gets slammed into the stairs shoulder first. Kennedy returns to the ring as the ref almost counts Lashley out. Kennedy goes to work on Lashley’s shoulder. “Bobby” chant. Lashley gets free, whips Kennedy but runs into Kennedy’s boot shoulder first. Kennedy covers for two.
Lashley is rolling around on the mat while the ref talks to him. The ref backs off and Kennedy gets an arm bar on Lashley. Lashley tosses Kennedy off. Kennedy gets flipped to the mat. A clothesline to Kennedy. Kennedy gets a shot at the shoulder. Lashley hits a back body drop. Lashley goes for the spear but Kennedy gets a knee up into Lashley’s knee. Kennedy covers for three!

– Winner: Kennedy

Kennedy quickly leaves the ring area, gets a mic and comes out onto the stage to announce himself as the winner. Lashley is lolling in the ring with a couple refs talking to him.

– Commercial

Snitsky promo where he talks about his matches and how he likes causing pain.

Video of what happened to Lashley in his last match.

Video of Booker talking about how no one else can be called King. He orders Jerry to kiss his ring and Jerry says no. They fight. Jerry calls him a pompous, idiotic pain in the arse.

King Booker and Queen Sharmell come down to the ring.

– Commercial

HHH promo.

Jerry ‘The King’ Lawler comes down to face Booker.
“Jerry” chant. They get belly to belly and stare at each other, Booker talks smack. Booker tries to play head games but it doesn’t work. Jerry gets a quick slap on Booker. They lock and Jerry gets backed into a corner. Jerry hits a bunch of rights and drops Booker. Booker regroups in a corner. “Jerry” chant. A thumb to Jerry’s eye and he’s taken down. Jerry comes back with punches and backs Booker into a corner. Booker gets whipped but gets an elbow up. A reverse heel kick to Jerry for two. A kick to Jerry and he’s down on the mat. Booker gets serious heat from the fans. Jerry duck the scissors kick and Jerry hits a reverse elbow. Jerry hits a bunch of punches and an elbow. Jerry covers and Jerry thinks he has three (the ref counted to three) but then realizes Booker’s foot is on the rope. A kick to Jerry’s face and he’s down. Body shots on Jerry. “Jerry” chant. Jerry’s trapped in a corner and Booker won’t back off. The ref calls for the bell.

– Winner: Jerry “The King” Lawler

Booker keeps working on Jerry for a bit. Lillian announces Jerry as the winner but Booker puts his arms up. He’s proud as he leaves the ring area, acting as if he won.
Jerry gets up, runs up the ramp and attacks Booker. Refs finally pull Jerry of to huge “Jerry” chants. They take Jerry out back while Booker lays on the ramp with Sharmell freaking out.

– Commercial

Cryme Tyme Tyme comes down to the ring. There are John Mason.
JTG starts off with Mason and hits an arm drag. Shad tags in and hits a hard clothesline. A quick power slam to Mason. The other guy tags in and JTG tags in. They double team the second guy and JTG cover for three.

– Winners: Cryme Tyme Tyme

Shad kisses Lillian and hands a mic to JTG. Shad enters with a mic of his own. They get the crowd pumped up and chanting about money. They comment about the other guys white shiny I got beat by Cryme Tyme Tyme boots. Shad kicks the guy and JTG takes off the guys boots while Shad starts to auction off the boots for $10,000. They drop it to $5,000, then $2,000. Money is coming out. They drop it to $1,000. JTG pulls out a Sharpie and they autograph them. They drop to $20, then up to $40. They get it up to $60. They take $40 bucks and hand them off to someone in the crowd. (He didn’t look like a plant.)

Orton is out back heading for the ring.

– Commercial

Orton comes down to the ring. Video of Orton hitting the RKO on Cena last week. Sargent Slaughter comes down to the ring.
Orton kicks Sarge and punches him down in a corner. A punch to his back and Sarge is down. Orton stomps Sarge’s wrist. A reverse chin lock to Sarge. Sarge gets to his feet but drops back down to one knee. Sarge elbows out of the hold. A clothesline by Sarge. Sarge gets the cobra clutch on Orton. Orton tries for the ropes but can’t make it. He finally gets to the ropes. Orton hits a head butt on Sarge an RKO and Orton covers for three.

– Winner: Orton

Orton is about to leave the ring but turns around a kicks Sarge in the head while he’s still down. The stretcher comes out and they load Sarge on, neck brace and all. Orton mouths off to the refs.

– Commercial

Video of Orton attacking Sarge after the match was over. During the commercial he was wheeled away. Orton is sitting by the announce table.

Carlito comes down to the ring. Cena comes down to face him.
Cena back Carlito into a corner. Cena backs out and laughs. A side head lock on Carlito and then gives him a noogie. Cena gets huge pop and mugs for the fans. Drop toe hold and tries to lock on the STFU. He can’t lock it on but messes with Carlito’s hair. Carlito finally mounts a fight. “Cena” chant. Cena uses Carlito’s hair to take him down. A reverse elbow to Carlito. Carlito stomps Cena. Cena hits a HIGH back body drop on Carlito. Suplex to Carlito. Carlito mounts an offensive but gets hit with a sidewalk slam. Cena and Orton lock eyes.
A clothesline to Carlito. Carlito gets bounced face first off a corner. A neck breaker to Cena and Carlito covers for two. Carlito hits a couple punches and covers again for two. “Cena” chant. A chin lock on Cena. Cena works his way to his feet and pries Carlito’s hands apart. A shoulder block to Carlito followed by a slam.
Cena goes for the five knuckle shuffle but Orton is on the apron and distracts him. Carlito hits the back stabber and covers for three.

– Winner: Carlito

Carlito spits apple in Cena’s face before leaving the ring.

Biggest pop
Jerry “The King” Lawler
Lashley
Cena
Cryme Tyme Tyme
Sargent Slaughter

Biggest heat
Orton
Kennedy
Booker & Sharmell