The fans booed that decision as Orton made his way down to the ring. Vince presented to us the new WWE Champion…Randy Orton. (Jericho came back a few months after this.) The fans chanted “Y2J” and Vince said he’s not going to give us that. Vince said he makes decisions for all of us and he gives us what he wants. Vince guaranteed us that history will be made because we’ll have a new WWE Champion and a WWE Championship match right here tonight. Vince mentioned fans rooting for the Diamondbacks and some are rooting for the Cubs. (It would end up being four months.) Vince said that Cena is no longer the WWE Champion. The fans cheered although some booed that. Vince did a promo saying last Monday on Raw, John Cena suffered a debilitating injury meaning Cena is out for six months to a year. The Raw announce team of Jim Ross and Jerry “The King” Lawler welcomed us to the show. Vince did his McMahon strut on the way down to the ring. The WWE Chairman Vince McMahon began the show with Raw General Manager William Regal. The video said that tonight there is a “search for a new champion” as we find out who will show “no mercy.” It ended with a shot of Randy Orton’s eyes. The opening video package showed some clips of John Cena holding the WWE Title during his long championship reign and then the visual of Cena holding his right arm when he suffered a torn pectoral injury. World Heavyweight Champion Batista takes on the Great Khali in a Punjabi Prison Match.” 14+ (D, L, V)Ĭheck out the full list of my WWE PPV Review archive right here. “A wild night in WWE Championship history sees Triple H competing three times, culminating in a Last Man Standing Match against Randy Orton for the WWE Championship.

Do not hesitate show no mercy