Cena's Last Night on RAW; Snoop is for Real

It was the final RAW before Bragging Rights and possibly John Cena's final night on RAW, so was it memorable?

RAW was hosted by Gangsta Love himself, SNOOP D O Double G - The white people translation is: rap artist Snoop Dogg. And he brought the party to RAW as he rolled up with three luscious divas as he announced the star-studded matches for tonight's RAW. Seeing as this may be Cena's final night if he loses to Orton on Sunday, he has him going up against Triple H. And since Cena has a match, its only fair that Orton had a match, against the man that pinned him last week, Ted DiBiase. And... Since Triple H has a match, it is only right that Shawn Michaels get to see some action, and that is why Snoop has set him against Chris Jericho in the battle of the Co-Captains!

The night officially kicked off with D-Generation X talking like Snoop Dogg and giving each other an air high-five; thus proving, they are white. They introduced their team for this Sunday, and let's just say, they didn't really see eye to eye. Here you have the World's Largest and the World's Strongest, and a former IC and US Champion, and one of the youngest ECW Champions of all time, and then there's Cody Rhodes... When arguments broke out, Kofi tried to calm everyone down, but he was speaking in regular English. Which made it hilarious when Triple H begged the question, Aren't you suppose to be Jamaican? Ever since Kofi changed his residence of origin from Jamaica to Ghana, West Africa, it was only a matter of time when Kingston would show his true colors - and they are not green, yellow, and black.

The first match consisted of the 5 RAW team members versus another batch of RAW members to determine if there is a weak link amongst the group. And who ever proves to be the weak link will be replaced by the opponent that pinned him: Big Show, WSM, Jack Swagger, Kofi Kingston, and Cody Rhodes vs. Chavo Guerrero, Primo, Chris Masters, MVP, and Evan Bourne. It was more like the battle between RAW and WWE Superstars seeing as, aside from MVP and Chavo, the rest are exclusive to the WWE Superstars show. Did anyone check out the wrestling boots that Primo was sporting? The big red boots of Primo just goes to show that he shouldn't be taken seriously. Over on the RAW Team, Cody Rhodes feels that he can single handily beat the SmackDown team come this Sunday; but Swagger, who tagged himself in, proved that others want in on the action. And no, this is not considered to be 3-0 for Swagger as it was not one-on-one.

The RAW team still remains: DX, Big Show, Mark Henry, Kofi Kingston, Jack Swagger, and Cody Rhodes.

The next match: WWE Champion, Randy Orton vs. Ted DiBiase (non-title). Last week, DiBiase lost out on joining the RAW team after being pinned by his partner in a qualifying match. Later on in the night, he took advantage of an opportunity by pinning his mentor in a tag team match. Tonight he would regret the decision as he was forced to do the most humiliating thing a competitor can do, and that is to take a fall. Orton made it clear that if DiBiase were to fight back, he would be gone from Legacy. As much as DiBiase wanted to fight him, beat him into a bloody shriveling mass... He couldn't. DiBiase has the heart of a true competitor, but he just can't leave Legacy just now. DiBiase did get a chance to push Orton down, but he would them wait for the RKO and let his mentor get the win. It's believed that DiBiase will turn face one day and break away from Legacy, but not on this night. This night belonged to Orton.

The next match: John Cena vs. Triple H. You only get to see a match like this once every few years, but this was a match of epic proportions. A match that took over 20 minutes, a fourth of the time that Cena and Orton will have to endure at Bragging Rights... These are the two best in the business. Love him or hate him, John Cena is the face of the WWE, and no one can get a crowd on their feet like he can. Cena has been on RAW for over 5 years and has won the tag team titles twice, and has held 6 World Titles during his tenure. Cena has gone through many opponents, but never anyone like the 13-time World Champion, The Game, Triple H. This match brought out the best in both, and showed that a finisher is not absolute. Triple H broke out of 2 STFs and kicked out of an attitude adjuster. Cena also showed strength by breaking out of the Sharpshooter and 2 Pedigrees, but it was on the 3rd that Cena would get pinned. Its pretty basic knowledge that when one leaves the company, you lose your last match as a thank you to the company. With Cena losing a match billed as his final match may foreshadow that he will lose at Bragging Rights. And for those that asked, my prediction is that Cena will lose and go on to be the top face on SmackDown. And imagine a Cena vs Taker match at WrestleMania 26?

Next match: United States Champion, The Miz vs Marty Jannetty (non-title). With Miz disrespecting Jannetty in recent weeks, Snoop Dogg felt it appropriate to put together this match. Now folks, the last time Marty was on RAW it against Mr. Kennedy, during the Michaels-Kennedy feud. There was no elaborate set up this time, Marty just raced down the ring like Ultimate Warrior with the 80's beat of The Rockers' theme; which sounds more like the opening to Kenny Loggings' Footloose. Marty did cut loose but as fast as he entered the ring, was just as fast as he lost the match. Miz proved to be better than the real Jannetty, but will he have the right to brag this Sunday?

Second to last match: Divas Champion, Melina defends her title against Jillian Hall. Last week, Jillian pinned Mickie to become Divas Champ and then lost to Melina. This rematch was really bad as Jillian was stiff in all of her maneuvers. Short and simple: Melina retained.

Final Match: Shawn Michaels vs. Chris Jericho. Would we get to see another WrestleMania match tonight? Nope! Jericho talked a big deal and brought out the SmackDown team to beat up Michaels, but Triple H brought in the Calvary. So it was a stand off like the start of X-Men: Smackdown vs. RAW. Vickie Guerrero, manager and girlfriend of Eric Escobar tried to stop the confrontation - but since she has zero control over the RAW team, a fight broke out. And this is how RAW ended... Mid-match.

Final Assesment: RAW was great until the Divas Title match and the tease of a Jericho-Michaels confrontation. Even when Snoop Dogg clothelined Chavo and partied with the Divas and Hornswoggle - that was fun. The Cena-Triple H match really delivered on their promise of a history making match on RAW.