In a matter of moments, the sports-entertainment world was turned upside down during Raw. WWE Chairman Vince McMahon was humiliated and embarrassed on his own turf by fellow billionaire, TV star and owner of one of the most bizarre heads of hair in all of show-business, Donald Trump.
The shocking events unfolded at the opening of the show, as Mr. McMahon ordered the capacity crowd at Portland’s Rose Garden Arena to welcome his “close personal friend” Donald Trump to the ring. A few moments later, the frenzied Raw crowd bared witness to a historic scene as two of the world’s largest egos managed to occupy the same squared circle.
Prior to becoming the star of NBC’s hit show The Apprentice, Trump appeared on WWE programming on several occasions. The real estate tycoon hosted WrestleMania IV and V from his world-famous Trump Plaza in Atlantic City. However, until "The Donald" walked the Raw ramp on Monday night with Playboy cover girls Ashley and Torrie at his side (whom Mr. McMahon subsequently forced to leave), the controversial media icon had never stepped foot in a WWE ring.
That ring, which is a second home to the McMahon family, was intended to be the backdrop of one of the Chairman’s proudest moments. Seeking revenge for Trump’s actions of a few weeks ago on “Fan Appreciation Night,” the delusional billionaire had planned to bestow upon The Donald one of sports-entertainment’s most degrading honors: immediate membership and forced entry into the dubious Mr. McMahon Kiss My *** Club. Little did good ol’ Vinnie Mac know that just a few minutes later, the tables would turn and he would suffer his own ultimate humiliation.
WWE fans may know Donald Trump as a rich and pompous reality-TV star, but during Raw, they were introduced to Trump’s competitive side. Unmoved by McMahon’s intimidating glare and unwelcoming words, including a few in which he accused Trump of stealing his famous catch phrase "You’re Fired!", The Donald laid out an offer for McMahon.
“I am here to challenge you to a match at WrestleMania,” said Trump, “and I am going to kick your ***!”
Despite WWE fans’ overwhelming approval of Trump’s challenge, the Chairman immediately rejected the offer. Suspiciously citing “doctors orders”, Mr. McMahon claimed that his “damaged pelvis” and “broken coccyx” would prevent him from any further in-ring combat. However, The Donald’s brazen challenge apparently jarred something loose as McMahon responded with an offer of his own.
“I have a proposal for you,” muttered the Chairman. “Why don't I find someone to represent me, and you find someone to represent you?”
“You’re on!” responded Trump. “But let’s make this a little more interesting. As you know, I have quite possibly the most famous head of hair in the world, and for years, people have questioned if yours is even real!”
Seemingly driven by the encouraging pleas of Portland’s WWE fanatics, Trump continued.
“At WrestleMania, if my guy loses, you can shave my head,” said the fired-up billionaire. “But if your guy loses, I’m going to shave your head!”
Before Trump could even finish his thought, the flustered Chairman again rejected the offer, and in the process insisted to The Donald that his trademark coif was, in fact, real.
The Chairman’s repeated rejections quickly drew the ire of the WWE’s vocal fans. A thunderous chorus of boos filled the arena, and McMahon couldn’t have been more pleased. Seemingly realizing that he would have to resort to Plan B, Trump dropped a bombshell that shook Mr. McMahon to his core.
“I’m disappointed, Vince,” said Trump, “I've known you for a long time, and until now I thought you had guts. But I was wrong, you don't have any guts.”
With those words, McMahon’s once-impenetrable outer shell was violated. The image of an aggressive, ruthless and feared sports-entertainment dictator was shattered in the middle of the WWE ring.
“You’ve got a deal!” shouted the disgruntled Chairman.
With those words, the two had a bitter handshake, and a match was made. WrestleMania 23 will host the first-ever Battle of the Billionaires, and the stakes couldn’t be higher.
Challenges were made, gauntlets were thrown and WWE Legends were laid out on a wild and wacky Raw Thursday Night in Portland, Ore.
Donald Trump promised a business proposal for Mr. McMahon, and boy did he deliver. As Raw kicked off, “The Donald” made his way to the ring to speak with the WWE Chairman. After exchanging some “pleasantries” with Mr. McMahon, The Donald shocked the world by challenging Mr. McMahon to a match at WrestleMania 23. The Chairman refused, citing an alleged injury suffered at Unforgiven, but Trump was ready with a counter proposal. It was accepted, and there will be a high-stakes Battle of the Billionaires at WrestleMania. Trump and McMahon will both select a representative to do battle; if Trump’s representative wins, The Donald will shave Mr. McMahon’s head, but if the Chairman’s pick is victorious, McMahon will shave Trump’s head. Read more…
Raw Thursday Night also saw quite possibly the biggest main event in Raw history. WWE Champion John Cena teamed with World Tag Team Championship partner Shawn Michaels and their No Way Out opponents, Batista & Undertaker, to take on Rated-RKO, Montel Vontavious Porter and Mr. Kennedy. Prior to the match, Edge rallied his team by telling them that the opponents all had something that they should have gotten: a chance to main-event WrestleMania. Meanwhile, when Grisham caught up with Michaels before the match, HBK insinuated that his team of champions would hold it together on Raw before their upcoming battles at No Way Out and WrestleMania 23.
It was a back and forth battle, but when Orton and Undertaker were officially tagged in late in the bout, all hell broke loose. The Deadman tried to clean house, but all eight men ended up battling in the ring. When HBK tried to give Orton some Sweet Chin Music, the Legend Killer ducked and Michaels nearly hit the Phenom. Undertaker grabbed Michaels' foot, but instead of attacking his own partner, he turned to chokeslam MVP. Orton then used the opportunity to shove HBK into the Deadman, sending Undertaker to the floor. While the Legend Killer gloated, however, Michaels tuned up the band; Orton got some Sweet Chin Music, and Michaels scored the winning pinfall.
Once the match was over, though, the team of champions disintegrated. The Phenom re-entered the ring, and after a brief stare down with Michaels, Undertaker viciously chokeslammed him. Cena rushed to his fellow World Tag Team Champion’s aid, but ended up being crushed by a Batista Bomb, and Cena & Michaels were left beaten as the SmackDown duo stood tall. Is this scene a harbinger of things to come at No Way Out, or will the World Tag Team Champions be able score one for Raw?
In front of his hometown crowd, “Rowdy” Roddy Piper made his first Raw appearance since being diagnosed with cancer. Piper received a huge ovation from the WWE fans in Portland, and had the pleasure of introducing the first member of the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2007: Dusty Rhodes. Rhodes also received a thunderous ovation as he headed to the ring, but before Piper or Rhodes had much of a chance to speak, Umaga hit the scene. When all was said and done, Umaga’s path of destruction included two more victims, as the two Legends were left gasping for air courtesy of a pair of Samoan Spikes. In what may have been the ultimate act of disrespect, the Samoan Bulldozer became a big dark cloud and rained on what should have been a sunny day for both the current and future Hall of Famer. Read more…
Last week, Ric Flair verbally laid into Carlito, telling the young Caribbean Superstar that he was lazy and had no passion. When Flair reiterated those words this week, Carlito showed his passion by challenging Flair to a match. Once inside the ring, the Caribbean Superstar showed a fire that he hasn’t shown in weeks. Unfortunately, it wasn’t enough to unseat the wily veteran. Moments after the “Nature Boy” used the ropes to avoid Carlito’s Back Cracker, he rolled up the Caribbean Superstar for the three count. Carlito seemed both angry and surprised at his loss, and Flair and the WWE fans feared the worst when he grabbed the “Nature Boy” as he was leaving the ring. Instead of a fight, however, Carlito extended his hand in a gesture of good sportsmanship. He and Flair then shook hands to a nice ovation. Have Flair’s recent words and actions finally helped Carlito turn a corner in his young WWE career?
Intercontinental Champion Jeff Hardy was in action, taking on Chris Masters. It was a non-title match, but Masters would earn a future title opportunity with a victory. Once he secured the Master Lock on Hardy, it looked as if a golden opportunity was headed his way; instead, after fighting the Master Lock for well over a minute, Hardy was able to maneuver his body over the top rope, which forced Masters to release the hold within the referee’s five-count. When “The Masterpiece” went to suplex Hardy from the apron back into the ring, the champion escaped his clutches and rolled him up, earning the three-count and the victory over the surprised Masters.
Speaking of title opportunities, Melina helped her cause in getting a Women’s Championship Match when she and Johnny Nitro defeated Super Crazy & Women’s Champion Mickie James in a Mixed Tag Team Match. It seemed as if James & Crazy had the match all but sewn up, but Mickie was distracted by watching Nitro send Crazy into the ring post. This gave Melina the opening she needed, allowing her to gouge Mickie’s eyes and pull her down by the hair into a pinning combination for the victory.
Later, Melina in fact did get to announce that she would face James for the gold next week, but her scheduled interviewer never showed up. Just as she asked what could be more important than her, everyone found out; Todd Grisham was actually with Ashley, who gave the WWE fans a sneak peek at her Playboy magazine photo shoot. The video was only one part of the preview, as Ashley will unveil her Playboy cover Friday night on SmackDown.
Also, The Great Khali picked up an impressive victory over Eugene. The Special Superstar offered Khali a stuffed animal as a token of friendship, but the Punjabi monster shrugged it off before making short work of his overmatched opponent.
2007-02-16 11:19:32
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answered by Anonymous
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trash that what happen last night they crap all over the WWE fans with trash wow Y2J vs cena for 1000000 time and Jbl and HBK is getting to old and CM Punk vs Regal that what it was! crap the show was like watching a big pile of cow dang just sit their WWE will get NO BUY for the PPV! NO way out should be call let me out of my contract! why push the Y2J thing with Cena if he going to wrestle Ric Flair or mickey wow Booking in the WWE took it to the next step by sucking all night but thank god we didn't have to here that dolp guy say his name that would take the cake Overall the show got a 1/10 just for randy think about making a field goal out of Steph Mc Mahon and if you don't know that Randy and Steph are working together then your lame! Steph want to run RAW by herself! I seen this coming for month when Vince was giving away his millions! think about it who would gain more if Vince wasn't on RAW Steph she will be the only McMahon run Raw after No Way Out! wow that a bad stoyline and I had it know it before it happen!
2016-05-24 08:01:24
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-Started off with trump challenging mcmahon to a macth but mcmahon stated that he could not and so trump said that they have representatives and the loser has his head shaved
-carlito challenged ric flair to a match. Flair wins and carlito and flair shake hands
-Eugene and great khali, khali pins eugene 1 minute into the match
-jeff hardy vs chris masters Master puts hardy in masterlock and the ref makes him stop but hardy rolls him up and pins master to win
-8 man tag team match [HBK, cena, undertaker, batista vs. orton, edge, MVP and mister kennedy] Shawn micheals trys to sweet chin music orton but orton ducks and HBk sweet chin music'd undertaker and undertaker trys choke slam HBK but orton hits under taker and orton pushes undertaker out of ring and HBK finally sweet chin music orton and HBK pins orton to win!!!!!!!!!!!
2007-02-16 11:21:11
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answered by Anonymous
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trump and mcmann is gonna have a match at wrestlemania, but bottom line they both agreed to have someone fight for them and loser must shave their head
2007-02-16 11:16:58
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answered by LUNASPECIAL 2
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umm a lot but the ending seriously sucked
2007-02-16 11:14:37
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answered by ♥ 5
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Who cares?
2007-02-16 11:13:36
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answered by Anonymous
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i lost the last night,
it means i slept,
nothing is coming in my dreams.
2007-02-16 11:15:44
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answered by Anonymous
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OK,Donald Trump and Vince Mcmahon were talking and then Donald challged vince to a match at wrestle mania . Mr. McMahon claimed that his “damaged pelvis” and “broken coccyx” would prevent him from any further in-ring combat. However, The Donald’s brazen challenge apparently jarred something loose as McMahon responded with an offer of his own.
“I have a proposal for you,” muttered the Chairman. “Why don't I find someone to represent me, and you find someone to represent you?”
“You’re on!” responded Trump. “But let’s make this a little more interesting. As you know, I have quite possibly the most famous head of hair in the world, and for years, people have questioned if yours is even real!”
“At WrestleMania, if my guy loses, you can shave my head,” said the fired-up billionaire. “But if your guy loses, I’m going to shave your head!”
Champion John Cena teamed with World Tag Team Championship partner Shawn Michaels and their No Way Out opponents, Batista & Undertaker, to take on Rated-RKO, Montel Vontavious Porter and Mr. Kennedy. Prior to the match, Edge rallied his team by telling them that the opponents all had something that they should have gotten: a chance to main-event WrestleMania. Meanwhile, when Grisham caught up with Michaels before the match, HBK insinuated that his team of champions would hold it together on Raw before their upcoming battles at No Way Out and WrestleMania 23.
It was a back and forth battle, but when Orton and Undertaker were officially tagged in late in the bout, all hell broke loose. The Deadman tried to clean house, but all eight men ended up battling in the ring. When HBK tried to give Orton some Sweet Chin Music, the Legend Killer ducked and Michaels nearly hit the Phenom. Undertaker grabbed Michaels' foot, but instead of attacking his own partner, he turned to chokeslam MVP. Orton then used the opportunity to shove HBK into the Deadman, sending Undertaker to the floor. While the Legend Killer gloated, however, Michaels tuned up the band; Orton got some Sweet Chin Music, and Michaels scored the winning pinfall.
Once the match was over, though, the team of champions disintegrated. The Phenom re-entered the ring, and after a brief stare down with Michaels, Undertaker viciously chokeslammed him. Cena rushed to his fellow World Tag Team Champion’s aid, but ended up being crushed by a Batista Bomb, and Cena & Michaels were left beaten as the SmackDown duo stood tall.
In front of his hometown crowd, “Rowdy” Roddy Piper made his first Raw appearance since being diagnosed with cancer. Piper received a huge ovation from the WWE fans in Portland, and had the pleasure of introducing the first member of the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2007: Dusty Rhodes. Rhodes also received a thunderous ovation as he headed to the ring, but before Piper or Rhodes had much of a chance to speak, Umaga hit the scene. When all was said and done, Umaga’s path of destruction included two more victims, as the two Legends were left gasping for air courtesy of a pair of Samoan Spikes.
Last week, Ric Flair verbally laid into Carlito, telling the young Caribbean Superstar that he was lazy and had no passion. When Flair reiterated those words this week, Carlito showed his passion by challenging Flair to a match. Once inside the ring, the Caribbean Superstar showed a fire that he hasn’t shown in weeks. Unfortunately, it wasn’t enough to unseat the wily veteran. Moments after the “Nature Boy” used the ropes to avoid Carlito’s Back Cracker, he rolled up the Caribbean Superstar for the three count. Carlito seemed both angry and surprised at his loss, and Flair and the WWE fans feared the worst when he grabbed the “Nature Boy” as he was leaving the ring. Instead of a fight, however, Carlito extended his hand in a gesture of good sportsmanship. He and Flair then shook hands to a nice ovation. Have Flair’s recent words and actions finally helped Carlito turn a corner in his young WWE career?
Intercontinental Champion Jeff Hardy was in action, taking on Chris Masters. It was a non-title match, but Masters would earn a future title opportunity with a victory. Once he secured the Master Lock on Hardy, it looked as if a golden opportunity was headed his way; instead, after fighting the Master Lock for well over a minute, Hardy was able to maneuver his body over the top rope, which forced Masters to release the hold within the referee’s five-count. When “The Masterpiece” went to suplex Hardy from the apron back into the ring, the champion escaped his clutches and rolled him up, earning the three-count and the victory over the surprised Masters.
Melina helped her cause in getting a Women’s Championship Match when she and Johnny Nitro defeated Super Crazy & Women’s Champion Mickie James in a Mixed Tag Team Match. It seemed as if James & Crazy had the match all but sewn up, but Mickie was distracted by watching Nitro send Crazy into the ring post. This gave Melina the opening she needed, allowing her to gouge Mickie’s eyes and pull her down by the hair into a pinning combination for the victory.
Later, Melina in fact did get to announce that she would face James for the gold next week, but her scheduled interviewer never showed up. Just as she asked what could be more important than her, everyone found out; Todd Grisham was actually with Ashley, who gave the WWE fans a sneak peek at her Playboy magazine photo shoot. The video was only one part of the preview, as Ashley will unveil her Playboy cover Friday night on SmackDown.
The Great Khali picked up an impressive victory over Eugene. The Special Superstar offered Khali a stuffed animal as a token of friendship, but the Punjabi monster shrugged it off before making short work of his overmatched opponent.
That's it!
2007-02-16 21:42:43
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Results:
Battling Billionaires
February 15, 2007Challenges were made, gauntlets were thrown and WWE Legends were laid out on a wild and wacky Raw Thursday Night in Portland, Ore.
Donald Trump promised a business proposal for Mr. McMahon, and boy did he deliver. As Raw kicked off, “The Donald” made his way to the ring to speak with the WWE Chairman. After exchanging some “pleasantries” with Mr. McMahon, The Donald shocked the world by challenging Mr. McMahon to a match at WrestleMania 23. The Chairman refused, citing an alleged injury suffered at Unforgiven, but Trump was ready with a counter proposal. It was accepted, and there will be a high-stakes Battle of the Billionaires at WrestleMania. Trump and McMahon will both select a representative to do battle; if Trump’s representative wins, The Donald will shave Mr. McMahon’s head, but if the Chairman’s pick is victorious, McMahon will shave Trump’s head. Read more…
Raw Thursday Night also saw quite possibly the biggest main event in Raw history. WWE Champion John Cena teamed with World Tag Team Championship partner Shawn Michaels and their No Way Out opponents, Batista & Undertaker, to take on Rated-RKO, Montel Vontavious Porter and Mr. Kennedy. Prior to the match, Edge rallied his team by telling them that the opponents all had something that they should have gotten: a chance to main-event WrestleMania. Meanwhile, when Grisham caught up with Michaels before the match, HBK insinuated that his team of champions would hold it together on Raw before their upcoming battles at No Way Out and WrestleMania 23.
It was a back and forth battle, but when Orton and Undertaker were officially tagged in late in the bout, all hell broke loose. The Deadman tried to clean house, but all eight men ended up battling in the ring. When HBK tried to give Orton some Sweet Chin Music, the Legend Killer ducked and Michaels nearly hit the Phenom. Undertaker grabbed Michaels' foot, but instead of attacking his own partner, he turned to chokeslam MVP. Orton then used the opportunity to shove HBK into the Deadman, sending Undertaker to the floor. While the Legend Killer gloated, however, Michaels tuned up the band; Orton got some Sweet Chin Music, and Michaels scored the winning pinfall.
Once the match was over, though, the team of champions disintegrated. The Phenom re-entered the ring, and after a brief stare down with Michaels, Undertaker viciously chokeslammed him. Cena rushed to his fellow World Tag Team Champion’s aid, but ended up being crushed by a Batista Bomb, and Cena & Michaels were left beaten as the SmackDown duo stood tall. Is this scene a harbinger of things to come at No Way Out, or will the World Tag Team Champions be able score one for Raw?
In front of his hometown crowd, “Rowdy” Roddy Piper made his first Raw appearance since being diagnosed with cancer. Piper received a huge ovation from the WWE fans in Portland, and had the pleasure of introducing the first member of the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2007: Dusty Rhodes. Rhodes also received a thunderous ovation as he headed to the ring, but before Piper or Rhodes had much of a chance to speak, Umaga hit the scene. When all was said and done, Umaga’s path of destruction included two more victims, as the two Legends were left gasping for air courtesy of a pair of Samoan Spikes. In what may have been the ultimate act of disrespect, the Samoan Bulldozer became a big dark cloud and rained on what should have been a sunny day for both the current and future Hall of Famer. Read more…
Last week, Ric Flair verbally laid into Carlito, telling the young Caribbean Superstar that he was lazy and had no passion. When Flair reiterated those words this week, Carlito showed his passion by challenging Flair to a match. Once inside the ring, the Caribbean Superstar showed a fire that he hasn’t shown in weeks. Unfortunately, it wasn’t enough to unseat the wily veteran. Moments after the “Nature Boy” used the ropes to avoid Carlito’s Back Cracker, he rolled up the Caribbean Superstar for the three count. Carlito seemed both angry and surprised at his loss, and Flair and the WWE fans feared the worst when he grabbed the “Nature Boy” as he was leaving the ring. Instead of a fight, however, Carlito extended his hand in a gesture of good sportsmanship. He and Flair then shook hands to a nice ovation. Have Flair’s recent words and actions finally helped Carlito turn a corner in his young WWE career?
Intercontinental Champion Jeff Hardy was in action, taking on Chris Masters. It was a non-title match, but Masters would earn a future title opportunity with a victory. Once he secured the Master Lock on Hardy, it looked as if a golden opportunity was headed his way; instead, after fighting the Master Lock for well over a minute, Hardy was able to maneuver his body over the top rope, which forced Masters to release the hold within the referee’s five-count. When “The Masterpiece” went to suplex Hardy from the apron back into the ring, the champion escaped his clutches and rolled him up, earning the three-count and the victory over the surprised Masters.
Speaking of title opportunities, Melina helped her cause in getting a Women’s Championship Match when she and Johnny Nitro defeated Super Crazy & Women’s Champion Mickie James in a Mixed Tag Team Match. It seemed as if James & Crazy had the match all but sewn up, but Mickie was distracted by watching Nitro send Crazy into the ring post. This gave Melina the opening she needed, allowing her to gouge Mickie’s eyes and pull her down by the hair into a pinning combination for the victory.
Later, Melina in fact did get to announce that she would face James for the gold next week, but her scheduled interviewer never showed up. Just as she asked what could be more important than her, everyone found out; Todd Grisham was actually with Ashley, who gave the WWE fans a sneak peek at her Playboy magazine photo shoot. The video was only one part of the preview, as Ashley will unveil her Playboy cover Friday night on SmackDown.
Also, The Great Khali picked up an impressive victory over Eugene. The Special Superstar offered Khali a stuffed animal as a token of friendship, but the Punjabi monster shrugged it off before making short work of his overmatched opponent.
Matches
Melina & Johnny Nitro def. Women's Champion Mickie James & Super Crazy (Mixed Tag Team Match)
The Great Khali def. Eugene
Intercontinental Champion Jeff Hardy def. Chris Masters (non-title)
Ric Flair def. Carlito
WWE Champion John Cena, World Heavyweight Champion Batista, Shawn Michaels & Undertaker def. Edge, Randy Orton, Montel Vontavious Porter & Mr. Kennedy
http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/
http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/results/
2007-02-16 11:20:32
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answered by Zpider 20-0 5
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As if u needed another answer........DAMN!
2007-02-16 11:41:31
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answered by Anonymous
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