WWE Raw house show
June 8, 2008
Stockton, Calif. at the Stockton Arena
Report by Joel Rathasak, PWTorch.com reader

I just got back from the show in the Stockton Arena here in Stockton,California. The advertised match with Triple H and Orton didn't happen, of course. Lillian Garcia came out to the ring as the Ring Announcer for the evening and Maria was also a Hostess for the evening asking various Trivia questions and giving away free money. It was funny because she came through the crowd and gave a kid a special giveaway courtesy from Mr. Mcmahon. The kid ended up winning $200 and his name was ironically, Santino. LOL. Anyways, when we were walking to head in line, I seen Brian Kendrik of all people driving in his car to figure out what side to get into the arena. I mentioned it to everybody else and they were like "Who?" Lillian Garcia also announced that we could text our vote to see what we wanted in the main event later tonight which would either be a No DQ, 2 out of 3 Falls, or a Falls Count Anywhere match.But, anyways lets get to the show. Our opening contest was a Tag match for the World Tag Team Championships.

(1) Hardcore Holly & Cody Rhodes beat Carlito & Santino to retain the WWE Tag Team Titles. Santino and Carlito got mediocre crowd heat and I was bummed out because Santino didn't get to entertain us by cutting a promo. Anyways, Team Rhodes/Holly won, but I forgot what the finish was. Bleh Match. Also to note, Santino was sporting a singlet wrestling outfit which are basically the kind like what Kurt Angle wears.

(2) Ted DiBiase Jr. defeated "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan. I was disappointed in this match, but due to who Ted had to face, it was understandable. Boring match and nothing home to write about. A Big dud. Prior to the match Ted Dibiase cut a promo to further gain some heat. The crowd chanted for Duggan the entire time. Ted won with his feet on the ropes.

(3) Brian Kendrik defeated Snitsky. There was a loud Brush your Teeth chant to Snitsky earlier on. Brian got minimal offense and with the Surprise of the night defeated Snitsky with the Sliced Bread finisher that he does. I was completely shocked there, but it wasn't a big celebration afterwards when he got stomped and battered.

(4) Katie Lea & Paul Birchill defeated Super Crazy. Katie Lea is f'm hot in person and really didn't get too much offense. She was sporting a new outfit as well. Burchill destroyed Crazy early on and they did the sequence where Crazy goes for a Bulldog but ends up also placing his legs on top of Katie's Shoulders reversing it to a Hurricanrana flip over take down. Katie's tights kept going down and you could see a good view of her "Butt Crack" which was the theme of the night.And, there in fact was a very LOUD chant for "Butt Crack". Paul and Katie Lea takes the win when Burchill takes Crazy out allowing for Katie to get the deciding pin.

(5) Lance Cade beat Trevor Murdoch. Trevor Murdoch came out and talked about his differences with Lance Cade and said this was Round 2 for them. Everyone in the crowd urged him to sing, and he in fact did. What was funny was that he got booed when he started singing, so I didn't know what the crowd wanted. I was hoping for Jillian to show up and do a Duet with him, but thats just wishful thinking. At one point in this match, Trevor Irish whips Lance to the opposite corner and goes for a Elbow and knocks Lance's teeth out. Lance wins with a roll up I believe.

Maria was once again in the crowd and talked to some random kid. She told him if he can Dance as crazy as Jeff can, then he can go down to ringside and be a special ring announcer. Once he got down to the ring, Lillian Garcia told him to look under the Ring bell and proclaim his prize of $200.

(6) Chris Jericho beat Jeff Hardy to retain the IC Title. Both guys came out to tremendous pops, but everyone turned on Chris Jericho and was way over for Jeff Hardy. Every time Chris would get offense they would boo him and I wasn't too happy with that! There were certain points in the match where Jeff would be close to defeating Jericho. Both guys hit most of their spots as Jeff got to hit his Whisper in the wind. Later in the match, Chris counters a move and goes for the Codebreaker for the deciding fall. Crowd loved this match and it went on for about 8 Minutes.

After this, there was a brief intermission. But, before that Lillian announced that souvenirs will be handled out in the Stands out in the Lobby. Maris was then in the crowd and gave away $200 to some lady who she told to buy herself some souvenirs.

(7) Mickie James beat "Glamazon" Beth Phoenix. Maria was once again in the crowd and gave this little girl an opportunity to be the Manager/Valet for the Winner of the next match. Beth Phoenix came out to mild Heat reaction and there was points in this match where people said "Buffalo". Mickie James came out to a Great reaction and she did indeed looked hot as ever. In the beginning of the match where the Ref checks each Opponent for Weapons, Mickie James places her legs on the ropes which got a great arouse from the crowd. Hands down this was one of the Best matches of the Night because they actually gave it some time and both were allowed to give it all they had. Beth phoenix goes for her Fisherman's Suplex, but Mickie James counters it to a Implant DDT for the victory. Also to mention, Both Mickie and Beth had various "Butt Crack" moments as well. Mickie James celebrates with the lucky fan and takes her to the back to get more acquainted, I guess?

(8) John Cena defeated JBL. Before the next match happened, JBL came out to the Biggest Heat of the night. The crowd just ate him out alive and booed everything he said. He basically took some shots on the Hispanics in the crowd saying they're good for only picking Cherries and being his gardener. Whatever came out of his mouth was priceless and he basically received so much heat that you couldn't almost hear anything that he said. John Cena came out to the Biggest pop of the night. The crowd was Pro-Cena the entire time and couldn't stop keeping their trap shut. There were a foo boos in the crowd which I was also a part of as well. Every time Cena would get some offense and JBL would retaliate with heel antics, the crowd booed him for that. Cena does his Five Knuckle Shuffle and does the F.U for the easy win.

For the Last time, Maria gave this Kid in the crowd $200 and told him what stipulation would he liked to see for the next match. The kid said he would like to see a No DQ and Maria ended up saying that that was the deciding choice after all. Lillian also said that we were the Loudest Crowd and hopes to come back in the near future.

(9) Triple H beat Umaga to retain the World Hvt. Title. This match was like a huge spit fest because every time someone would get punched, bulks of their spits would came out and his the crowd. They didn't use too much weapons, but the ones they used were Trash Cans, a Chair, and a Sledgehammer. Triple H hits Umaga with a Sledgehammer and goes for the Pedigree to win the match. Crowd loved Triple H and here I was hoping for an actual run-in by someone preferably HBK.

CLOSING NOTES: The crowd was hot all night, but I think the first three matches were a snoose fest for me. The entire Arena was sold out and there was no empty seat in the house which should give WWE a good hint to come back again this year. Katie Lea almost injured herself when she was tossed out to ringside and landed her knee on the ground. Also, after Santino and Carlito lost, Santino told Lillian to tell the crowd that he was Ok which got a good laugh from me. Carlito also told Lillian to tell the crowd that Puerto Rico is a part of the United States as well since I think they were starting a USA chant prior to that. Speaking of USA, the Crowd chanted that for most of the stuff, but chanted Mexico (Meh-he-co) for Super Crazy. Nothing else to really note about, but the Womens, Intercontinental, and WWE championship matches were my favorite as well as the crowds favorites. John Cena is unbelievably over tonight as he's always been and I wouldn't be surprised if most people bought their tickets to see him. Ugh. Some Great action tonight and some not so great. But, the Brian Kendrik/Snitsky match was a really big shocker for everyone because we all thought he was going to lose. Anyways, I got my moneys worth and I would hope that they do come back. I didn't get to take any videos of nothing which I was bummed about. It was because one of the securities mentioned to us earlier on that we would get kicked out if we were caught filming. We had pretty good seats as well because below us were ringside seats. Anyways, onto the Stats of the Night.

Loudest Pops:

1) John Cena
2) Jeff Hardy
3) Triple H
4) Chris Jericho (during the Early Point of the match and Entrance, then most turned on him for Jeff Hardy)
5) Mickie James

Loudest Heat:
1) JBL
2) Umaga
3) Snitsky
4) Chris Jericho

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