WWE RAW Results – August 17, 2009

WWE RAW Results — PAGE FIVE

St. Louis, MO.

August 17, 2009

Report By: Matt Boone for WrestleZone.com

Next Week’s RAW Guest Host Is…

As we’ve been reporting for a while now – Floyd Mayweather Jr. A video package airs, almost like a music video. Some interview excerpts from Mayweather, some clips of him training and some clips of him in WWE in the past. Mayweather confirmed to host next week’s RAW in Las Vegas.

LumberJack Match:

-John Cena & Randy Orton vs. Chris Jericho & Big Show

Chris Jericho and Big Show’s mixed-music plays as the Unified Tag-Team champions make their way to the ring for tonight’s RAW main event. Randy Orton’s music hits and the WWE champion makes his way to the ring. John Cena’s music hits and now he’s out. Our main event is underway! I spoke too soon. Some music hits and out comes Freddie Prinze Jr. with a microphone. He tells Orton he’s going to take a page out of his book. This match is now a LumberJack match. He says he’s hand-picked the LumberJacks and none of them like Orton very much. Out comes a bunch of babyface LumberJacks. We return from commercial and the match has already started as Big Show has Cena off his feet in a bear-hug. We see some replays of action during the commercial where both Orton and Jericho had been tossed to the outside. The LumberJacks jump all over both guys and throw them back in. Back to live action, Cena is fighting his way out of the bear-hug. Another replay during the break of Cena trying to tag Orton but Orton refusing the tag. Seems like a lot went down during the break in this match. Big Show still in control, moving around slowly as Cena tries to get back to his feet. Cena makes his comeback. Orton is on the apron with his back turned and Cena walks up to him, slaps him on the back and brings him in the ring. I guess that was his tag. Big Show spears Orton out of the ring. Mark Henry lifts Orton over his head and throws him back in the ring. Big Show mauls Orton into the corner. Big Show with a big standing leg-drop move on Orton into a pin attempt. He only gets two. Big Show tags Jericho in, who quickly goes on the attack with Orton. Jericho with a sleeper hold on Orton. "Ask him! Ask him!" from Jericho. Orton with a jawbreaker on Jericho to escape the sleeper hold. Cena cheering for Orton to get to him to make the tag. Jericho grabs Orton and yanks him to his side of the ring. Jericho tags in Big Show, who drops a big leg drop on Orton. He pins him but only gets two. Big Show with a big nerve-hold on Orton in the center of the ring, Yokozuna style. Big Show with a suplex on Orton. Big Show tags back in Jericho, who stops Orton from getting to his corner for the tag again. Orton with a slam out of nowhere and both guys are down. Crowd actually popped for Orton’s offense there. Cena encoraging Orton to get to the corner. Jericho quickly cuts him off and slaps a rear naked chin-lock on him. "Ask him! Ask him!" again from Jericho to the ref. Orton fighting his way out of it and the crowd gets behind him. Jericho cuts off his momentum, clotheslining him to the mat. Jericho misses the Lionsault. Orton finally gets to Cena and makes the tag. Cena comes in with the hot tag on fire, cleaning house of Jericho and Big Show. Cena hits the Attitude Adjustment on Jericho and pins him for the three count and the victory.

Winners: John Cena & Randy Orton

After The Match:

Orton immediately hits Cena with an RKO as soon as the match ended. Orton leaves the ring and walks up the ramp. Jericho and Big Show now beating on Cena, who’s still out. The LumberJacks try to come in for the save but Big Show and Jericho are clearing house of all of them. Cena fighting back. Cena gets Jericho out of the ring. Big shoulder-block to Big Show, which knocks him out of the ring as well. They walk up the ramp. Cena’s music hits to end the show.

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