John Cena vs. Rob Van Dam.
Rey Mysterio vs. Sabu.
Edge & Mick Foley, with Lita, vs. Terry Funk & Tommy Dreamer, with Beulah.
Kurt Angle vs. Randy Orton.
Balls Mahoney vs. Masato Tanaka (previously unannounced).
Tazz vs. Jerry Lawler.
FBI vs. Tajiri & Super Crazy with Mikey Whipwreck
WWE.com has their early Raw preview online, mentioning Vince McMahon vs. John Cena, Big Show taking the “Masterlock Challenge” from Chris Masters, and teasing that Trish Stratus will have comments about last week’s angle with Mickie James.
Marty Jannetty will decide if he wants a full-time spot on the Raw roster bad enough to kiss Mr. McMahon’s rear end. dge gave Mick Foley one week to respond to his WrestleMania challenge. Will Mick answer back this week? Trish Stratus will also defend the Women’s Championship against Candice.
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RAW will return to its regular night and time this week, Monday at 9/8 CT on the USA Network. The Road to WrestleMania tournament took a slight turn Thursday, as the finals will now be a Triple Threat Match between Triple H, Big Show and Rob Van Dam.
Also, Ric Flair defends his Intercontinental Title against Shelton Benjamin, Mick Foley talks about getting speared by Edge last week and another 2006 WWE Hall of Fame inductee will be accounced live on Raw.
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Hot on the heels of the Royal Rumble, “The Champ
Cruiserweight Championship Invitational Match – Winner: Gregory Helms
Mickie James def. Ashley with Trish Stratus as special guest referee
The Boogeyman def. JBL
The 2006 Royal Rumble Match – Winner: Rey Mysterio
John Cena def. Edge (new WWE Champion)
World Heavyweight Champion Kurt Angle def. Mark Henry
Other News From The Royal Rumble:
New Cruiserweight Champion Gregory Helms is now going to be part of the Smackdown roster.
Tatanka, Eugene, Rob Van Dam and Goldust appeared in the Rumble.
The Undertaker returned after the Angle/Henry match making it clear that he wanted the World Championship belt back.
Full Results at WWE.com
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I didn’t get a chance to order the pay per view and honestly has a WWE PPV actually been worth the $30-$40 to watch? So I am just commenting on the results as posted on WWE.com.
I thought the purpose of the Jerry Lawler/Gregory Helms match was to elevate Helms as a heel. While in control for the match he still came up short. Now what does this do for Helms? This certainly doesn’t give him more heat, and Lawler is an announcer, did he need the win? Gregory Helms should have picked up the win, that would have given him more heat as a heel. But again, WWE creative has no clue how to book a good wrestling show.
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Edge cashed in his “Money In The Bank” and defeated John Cena for the World Title after Cena survived the Elimination Chamber.
Check out WWE.com for full results.
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