WWE Monday Night Raw - Labor Day edition tonight at 9pm ET on USA

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Preview:Mounting tensions


September 1, 2008





Though SummerSlam was just weeks ago, there is only one thing on the mind of WWE Superstars: Unforgiven. With a Championship Scramble set to feature five of Raw?s most powerful and intense competitors, tensions are running high.

That heat just might explode on Raw as the five Superstars meet early in a Raw Battle Royal. World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk, new Scramble Match addition Rey Mysterio, JBL, Kane and Batista will all be in the ring, searching for a way to grab an early advantage heading into Sunday's pay-per-view. Who will be the man left smiling after Raw and bringing momentum to the World Heavyweight Championship Scramble Match at Unforgiven?

Another pre-Unforgiven meeting takes place as well, as Shawn Michaels and Chris Jericho ink the contract for their Unsanctioned Match. This signing will be the first time these Superstars have been in the ring with each other since Y2J left HBK's wife in a world of pain. Will The Showstopper have a few words for his Unforgiven opponent just days before their contest?

Also on Raw, Randy Orton plans to make a special appearance to address the title holders on Raw. Orton is a former three-time World Champion, himself. What message will he deliver to the current champions?
In addition to having four opponents at Unforgiven and a Raw Battle Royal, Rey Mysterio may have more to battle. After General Manager Mike Adamle announced that John Cena?s recently sustained herniated disk in his neck would prevent him from competing in the World Heavyweight Championship Scramble, he replaced Cena with Mysterio. But Mysterio has been missing from Raw for months, due to a brutal attack by Kane, if the Big Red Monster is to be believed. Will Mysterio be in good enough physical condition to compete at Unforgiven? And what type of mental state will the Ultimate Underdog be in?

Last Monday night, Raw?s resident golden couple, Intercontinental Champion Santino Marella and Women?s Champion Beth Phoenix, had a brief lovers? spat, due to Santino distracting Beth during a match against Kelly Kelly and The Glamazon?s subsequent loss. While ?Glamarella? appears to have reconciled, could this signal a rocky period for Santino and Beth?
For the answers to these questions and more, make sure to tune into Monday Night Raw at 9/8 CT, back on its regular channel, only on USA Network.

 

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Re: WWE Monday Night Raw - Labor Day edition tonight at 9pm ET on USA

Tonight's RAW is taped instead of live so not sure if it will be any good. Worth flipping to it during the Tennessee-UCLA commercials maybe.

 

[Bugman]

Re: WWE Monday Night Raw - Labor Day edition tonight at 9pm ET on USA

After watching rasslin' faithfully for years, I stopped watching early this year. The storylines were weak, the rivalries were forced & I felt the writing was awful.

Is it any better now than it was several months back ?

 

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Re: WWE Monday Night Raw - Labor Day edition tonight at 9pm ET on USA

After watching rasslin' faithfully for years, I stopped watching early this year. The storylines were weak, the rivalries were forced & I felt the writing was awful.

Is it any better now than it was several months back ?

Not any better, and I'd say worse if anything. 2938u4ji23

 

[wrigley]

Re: WWE Monday Night Raw - Labor Day edition tonight at 9pm ET on USA

wwe raw really hurting now that Cena out at least 4 months with neck injury and Orton out at least 2 more months with broken collar bone. Id say smackdown has better talent these days and storylines.

 

[Simplythebest]

Re: WWE Monday Night Raw - Labor Day edition tonight at 9pm ET on USA

wwe raw really hurting now that Cena out at least 4 months with neck injury and Orton out at least 2 more months with broken collar bone. Id say smackdown has better talent these days and storylines.

Cena: OUT
Orton: OUT
Micheals: OUT
Kennedy: OUT

Now the WWE has to depend on 40something HHH and near 50 Undertaker. The bad thing about this is that there is a shit ton of talent on the current roster and down in FCW. Dibiase' son, Snukas' son, Dusty Rhodes' son, Anvil Neidhardt daughter, Curt Henning Sons, British Bulldogs' son and two Samoans in FCW that are Umaga,Rikishis' cousins. There is some serious second,third generation talent in the company. They need to suck it up and while business is down develop some of these guys.

 

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Re: WWE Monday Night Raw - Labor Day edition tonight at 9pm ET on USA

No doubt they always try growing the second generation talent. Most work out to be pretty good in the business and they are easy to break in since their fathers let them in how Vince does things. Still though, there's some real hurting here. Have to pretty much call this a "rebuilding year" for WWE.