OH BABY, I like it Raw! Three of a Kind?

Matt and Adam take the brand extension very seriously. They each only identify with one brand and actively follow it. Matt bleeds Raw red and Adam has Smackdown blue coursing through his veins. Being soldiers in the ongoing war for brand supremacy has charged both of them up enough to provide handy recaps of the previous week's show. That way, no new viewers will feel lost. Thus, every Monday and Friday, we here at LOL, Wresslin' will offer you a refresher. Hey, it's the least we can do.

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Raw was in Las Vegas last week, hence the silly subtitle. Let's move on.

There's no guest host this week, which makes me sad. Actually, it turned out there was a guest host, boxer Floyd Mayweather, but he couldn't be bothered to show up for the start of the show. So that means no matches until he arrives, right?


Ok, I'm wrong on that too. Apparently, Triple H is handed the duty of making matches in the guest host's absence. It's all clear to me now. Allow me to explain:

You see, the boys from Degeneration-X were throwing a little birthday party for Vince McMahon, and making all number of jokes because...


and...

When all of sudden, just as the party was getting good, those youngsters from Legacy showed up and ruined the whole thing! Which gave Triple H the idea to make a match for later tonight (last week!) with all of Legacy, Hoggo included, versus D-X and Mr. McMahon! What a wild start of the night!

The Miz, eager to prove he's worthy of a United States title shot, beat up resident clown Santino Marella. You'd think if you were going after the United States title, he'd at least fight someone from America. I'm just sayin'.

Next, seeing as how the guest host still isn't here, it seems about time for the Divas to have a boxing-themed match in his honor. This should be grand. I can't wait to see what the nitwits backstage have cooked up for-

I take back anything mean I've said about anything.

K-squared, I'm just going to send you a business card. All the pertinent information will be located thereon. This match ended, I think. For all I know, it's still going on somewhere in Heaven right now.

Don't look so confused, ref. You know what to do.

Well, look who finally decided to show up, after the divas match. Terrible timing, my friend.

He has money stuffed behind his watch. And his belt looks like the speed boosts from Excitebike.

Of course, Big Show was instantly in a confrontation with Mayweather, harboring anger from a throw-away match a year and a half ago. This meant our new host wasn't in any mood to do the Tag Team champs many favors. Which means he put them in a match against MVP and Mark Henry.


The newly formed team beat the two seasoned veterans, which earned them a shot at the titles at the next pay-per-view. Is there some equal opportunity requirement with the tag titles that I don't know about?

Finally, it's time for the main event.

No tanks this time, fellas?

McMahon came out with training gloves on, sticking with the whole boxing motif. Now it was Legacy's turn to enter the arena. I understand that before the match, Randy instructed young Cody Rhodes to not look so confused during the entrance this time.


This match was hard fought all the way. As is custom, Shawn got cut off in the middle of the ring, and had to somehow will himself to a tag.

Every one of those signs looks straight about of a WWE video game.

Somehow, the match ended when Vince McMahon pinned not-the-legal-man Randy Orton, but I guess that somehow falls under the "No DQ" stipulation that was set for this match.


And yes, eagle eye, that's Mr. John Cena in the background. He showed up just in time to help our heroes by doing one move on Randy Orton. Thanks!

You won't want to miss the show tonight, as our guest host Dusty Rhodes devours the entire crafts services table during a single commercial break! Live on USA, 9/8c

You're welcome.