RAW kicked off with the return of "The Animal" Dave Batista. Not too long ago did we witness the return of Batista, the crowning as the new WWE Champion, followed by the relinquishing of the title in a matter of weeks. Why? Because Batista is prone to injury, he's not built to last and endure. Knowing this, and with Legacy destroying the arm of Batista - after he injured it in the Steel Cage Match at Extreme Rules the night before - would Batista's announcement involve him retiring from the WWE?
In a matter of seconds, Randy Orton came out to take credit - because the reason why Batista was leaving the WWE is because of him!
Batista found humor in Orton's predictability - showing up to reap the benefits - but Batista's announcement wasn't that he was leaving the WWE but that he was leaving RAW to go over to Smackdown - and as an added bonus, the host of Monday Night RAW, agreed to his request on his final match on the RAW Roster, a No Holds Barred Match against Randy Orton. A match that he would go on to dominate with the help of the new WWE Champion John Cena.
The real reason behind Batista's sudden change over to Smackdown is because Jeff Hardy's departure from the WWE, and Edge's recent injury, has hindered the brand of Superior Superstar Power. Undertaker was forced to come back from hiatus sooner than he had intended to help fill the void. But also, The Undertaker will have to undergo hip surgery in the coming months - so Batista will then carry the brand as the top face.
In all honesty, Smackdown doesn't need Batista, it has enough talent to carry the brand on it's own. And there is no way to replicate the majesty that was WrestleMania 23 - The Undertaker vs Batista. In my opinion it should have been Shawn Michaels to transfer over to Smackdown. But as of right now he is busy doing what WWE failed to do, and that's build up new superstars over on RAW.
This past Monday Night, RAW got a dose of Stratusfaction as the 7-time Women's Champion started off RAW in a big way.
First to note, Trish Stratus no longer has blonde hair, but she is a brunette now - which so threw me off.
Also, Trish revealed two matches that would take place at the Hell in a Cell pay-per-view. Randy Orton will have his rematch against John Cena for the WWE Title inside a Hell in a Cell. And if that were not enough to get the juices flowing, then how about... wait... are you ready? Are you ready to see DX face off against Legacy in the first tag team Hell in a Cell Match? (This ppv theme is going to get old real quick).
And she wouldn't be the Queen of Queens if she didn't asign some sort of Diva's action: a #1 Contender's match to determine Mickie James' next opponent for the Diva's Title. It was Alicia Fox versus Gail Kim - with high hopes that we would witness a rematch between Kim and James ended up seeing Alicia Fox as the winner with the King Booker Scissors Kick. Congrats to Alicia, you've gone a long way from making out with Edge as his wedding planner - yeah, that's right, I haven't forgotten.
Trish also signed off on the Batista versus Orton - No Holds Barred Match for the main event but after being confronted by both Beth Phoenix (for not putting her in a #1 Contenders match) and Chris Jericho (when isn't he confronting a RAW host? Even though he's on SMACKDOWN!), Trish Stratus issued a Mix-Gendered Tag Team match to take place: Trish and MVP vs. Jericho and Phoenix.
Beth Phoenix feels that Trish left the WWE because she was afraid of the new competition (that is The Glamazon), but has everyone forgotten already? Trish made a special guest appearance on RAW last year and teamed up with John Cena to take on Beth and Santino Marella. It's not like it hasn't been done before.
The match was interrupted by The Big Show - so as the Host and having all the power in the RAW Universe - she restarted the match, but as a 6-person tag team match (the 6th being Mark Henry of course). The match ended with Trish Stratus hitting the Stratusfear (Turnbuckle Handstand Headscissors Takedown) followed by Stratusfaction (Springboard Bulldog).
Not only did Trish Stratus host a great RAW, but she pinned Beth Phoenix the Glamazon.
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