Excellent show. The matches weren't great aside from the opener and the number one contender's tag title match, but the other ones were effective, and the vast majority of the non-wrestling content was fantastic. Daivari and Jillian need to have a weekly singing segment, Santino needs his own talk show, and serious Cena+Orton blaming Cena for Cena Sr.'s injury ruled. The ending segment dragged on, but Kennedy made it decent. They really should have picked the footage for the Vince-Steph package more carefully. Now is not the time to have a video entitled "A Father's Love" depict a father choking his child.
Some of my favorite quotes from Raw -
J.R. - Jeff Hardy, another North Carolinian with a huge victory this weekend!
Santino - Maria, I have-a couple-a things I haveta get outta my chest…
Regal(to Melina) - I’m sorry, flower, you were saying…
Santino(as Maria grabs his slinged arm) - ow, ow, ow, ow!
Santino - Ron Simmons, look at my-a arm! It’s almost getting better 100%. I’m gonna embarrass you worse than that Senator who was looking for boyfriend love in the toilet! You forget, I was INTERONTINENTAL CHAMPION! Plus, I’M ITALIAN! I don’t like this… as you would say, dump of a city.
(as Sandman comes out)Santino - What’s going on here? I have-a no idea who this guy is. You have a problem, but I don’t know what it is. Oh, I know… You’re jealous because I make-a love to beautiful Maria (grabs ass), and you make love to your stick. (Sandman canes him over and over)
Lawler - I don’t know if I’d want to be woman-handled by Beth Phoenix…
Orton - John, I hope your father NEVER forgives you for what you let happen last week.
Regal - We still have an incredible main event featuring Triple HAITCH VS. YOUMANGA!
J.R. - and Carlito.
(after Cena destroys Regal)J.R. - The Raw General Manager has just been physically violated! If this happened outside the arena, it would be criminal assault!
Murdoch (to J.R.) - NUMBER ONE!
Cade (on Murdoch) - It’s the first time since the hall of fame that he’s combed his hair.
Murdoch - I’m excited, this is a big, big evening!
Murdoch - I like Paul and Brian - I love those quick, fast boys.
Lawler - I was just telling J.R. that you haven’t let success go to your clothes.
Murdoch - That’s right - nothing will ever change about redneck Murdoch!
Cade - We want to be role models to all the children of the world.
Cade - I like to see good, clean wrestling in wrestling today.
Murdoch - I’m quick as a cat, haven’t you seen me wrestling?
Lawler - Yes, I have…
Lawler - Shelton’s the new blonde bombshell of the WWE.
Lawler - Nice move by Brian London, I don’t know if I’ve seen it… or by Paul London.
Murdoch - COME ON, PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER FOR THESE GUYS!
Coach - Mr. McMahon, Regal is pretty beat up…
Vince - That’s too bad…
Jillian - I just had my wisdom teeth cut out, but I’m still going to perform for all of you.
J.R. - Please don’t.
Jillian and Daivari - singing
J.R. - I didn’t think it could get worse than the wisdom teeth gauze, and then the singing started.
Lawler - Jillian can’t wrestle, she’s got her jaw hurt because of her wisdom teeth…
J.R. - You’re benevolent now.
Lawler - I can’t wait for the confrontation tonight! It’ll be like the McMahon Family - dun-dun-dun-dun (finger snaps)
Vince - This thing is about one thing - THE MON-NEEEEY! THE MONNNEEEEEEEEYYY!
Vince - The name of this video is “A Father’s Love”. (Vince is seen choking his child)
Coach - Someone sabotaged that video…
HHH - Vince, I had NOTHING to do with that. Swear to you. Nothing. Hey Steph!
Steph - Dad, I love you, but you need help. SERIOUS HELP!
Crowd - ASSHOLE, ASSHOLE, ASSHOLE!
Vince - THE NEXT TIME YOU CALL MY WIFE THAT NAME, I’M GONNA BEAT THE HELL OUT OF YA!
Vince - All that stuff about transgressions… was a lie! I only did it to build my own ego! I’ve been unfaithful to you only once in my life, only once, and that was with the woman who’s given birth to my bastard son. I feel like a kindred spirit, like I’m humbling myself before. I WOULD LIKE TO VOW THAT I’LL BE A BETTER FATHER! FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART…
(tron) - KENNEDY!
Lawler - Who’s this?
J.R. - It’s Mr. Kennedy, obviously.
Lawler - I know that, but why’s he out here?
Kennedy - There’s a reason you looked at me when you found out your son was a WWE superstar, that wasn’t just a coincidence. Dad.
Steph - You may be a bastard, but you aren’t my father’s bastard. Where’s your proof?
Kennedy - Shut up, sis! I don’t need proof!