Apr 14 2009
WWE RAW Results 4.13.09 - The Draft
RAW’s special three-hour draft show opened with Batista, Shane McMahon and WWE Champion Triple H all wanting a piece of Randy Orton. RAW General Manager Vickie Guerrero came out and booked Batista, McMahon and HHH in a handicap match against Cody Rhodes & Ted DiBiase tonight. If Batista’s team won then the winner of the fall would face Orton next week.
Rey Mysterio (RAW) pinned Evan Bourne (ECW) – RAW gained United States Champion Montel Vontavious Porter (and the US Championship) from SmackDown.
Kane (RAW) pinned The Brian Kendrick (SD) – RAW gained The Big Show from SmackDown.
Bakstage Randy Orton confronts Vickie Guerrero and she says that if Rhodes & DiBiase win tonight then no one from the opposing team will face Orton next week.
WWE Divas Champion Maryse, Michelle McCool & Natalya Neidhart (SD) beat WWE Women’s Champion Melina, Mickie James & Kelly Kelly (RAW) – SD gained Melina from RAW. As a result Melina and the Women’s Championship is moving to SmackDown.
World Heavyweight Champion John Cena (RAW) made ECW Champion Jack Swagger (ECW) submit. As result RAW gained two draft picks, and picked up both Matt Hardy and WWE Champion Triple H (and the WWE Championship) from SmackDown. It was a pretty good match and helped Swagger looked like a star going toe-to-toe with the company’s poster boy John Cena.
The Great Khali (SD) pinned Santino Marella (RAW) – SD gained CM Punk from RAW.
Kofi Kingston (RAW) beat The Miz (ECW) by disqualification when Miz’s tag team partner John Morrison interfered. – RAW gained The Miz from ECW. As a result Miz turned on Morrison to solidify the split of their long-standing tag team. The match was also surprisingly good and was the tried and true formula of giving two young superstars valuable time on live television to tell a great story and getting the viewers involved.
Edge (SD) won a fifteen-man tri-branded battle royal to gain two draft picks. SD gained both Kane and Chris Jericho from RAW. Team SmackDown included Edge, Chavo Guerrero, R-Truth, Carlito & Primo Colon. Team RAW included Cryme Tyme (JTG & Shad Gaspard), CM Punk, The Big Show & MVP. Team ECW included Paul Burchill, Ricky Ortiz, Tyson Kidd, Mark Henry & Finlay.
Christian (ECW) pinned Shelton Benjamin (SD) – ECW gained Vladimir Kozlov from SmackDown.
Matt Hardy (now from RAW) beat CM Punk (now from SD) by disqualification when Jeff Hardy interfered and attacked his brother Matt. – RAW gained Maryse and the Divas Championship from SmackDown.
Chris Jericho (now from SD) beat Tommy Dreamer (ECW) – SmackDown gained Rey Mysterio and the Intercontinental Championship from RAW. Another surprisingly good match.
Triple H, Shane McMahon & Batista beat Cody Rhodes & Ted DiBiase when Triple H pinned DiBiase. As a result Triple H will face Randy Orton next week on RAW.