By Noah Charity on Tuesday, April 29 2008

Hey everyone I'm back with my thoughts on Raw and it's my 9th column on this site.

Raw started off with Triple H coming out with a very lengthy entrance and he basically said it was the end of the Age of Orton. Randy Orton came out and basically wanted his rematch in the main event. I was expecting Regal to come out and deny his request but it actually happened.

The first match of the night was a rematch from the 12 diva tag match at Backlash. This match was predictable, as WWE wouldn't have the same thing happen twice like this. The end came when Mickie James pinned Jilian. There wasn't really anything to this match, though.

The second match was a squash when JBL dominated Robbie McAllister. This match was also way too predictable. After the match, JBL said he will destroy John Cena. It seems like JBL and Cena are going to restart their feud from a few years ago.

The next match was a tag team match with London and Kendrick taking on Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch. I was expecting Cade and Murdoch to lose because they are supposed to split up soon, and that's exactly what happened besides the splitting up part. This was a pretty good match. When Cade and Murdoch split up, I think Murdoch will be used like Charlie Haas is, which is sad. London and Kendrick ended up winning this match. This was an average match, nothing special.

The next match was a handicap match with Paul Birchill and Katie Lea beating Super Crazy. I am a big fan of Birchill and I hope the incest angle actually takes him somewhere, like to the upper midcard level. In the middle of the matchm Super Crazy started making a comeback but Birchill got the upper hand again and Katie Lea pinned Super Crazy for the win.

Up next was William Regal's coronation. I wasn't paying attention and the only thing I caught was him saying he was still going to be the Raw GM. Kennedy came out to a great pop. Kennedy said if he was in the KOTR tournament, he would have won. It looks like a Kennedy/Regal feud has started. I never thought Kennedy would ever be a face, but after 4 years, he finally is.

The next match was between Cody Rhodes and Santino Marella. I think this was a boring match, but it was average. Rhodes beat Santino. Afterwards, Cody tried to imitate Santino but Carlito hit the Backstabber on Rhodes.

Then, it was time for the main event. It was a WWE title match. They gave this match about a little more than 30 minutes. This was a great match, with Orton dominating almost the whole time before Triple H started making a comeback. Triple H had the crippler crossface on Orton, then we see Regal in the production truck and he makes the producers cut off the match for people watching at home, but the match ended in a no contest. This was the best match of the night. I was pleasantly suprised with this match because I thought it would be the typical Raw main event that ends in a disqualification.

Overall, this show was average.
Show rating: 8/10
Match of the Night: Triple H vs. Randy Orton-WWE title match

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