WWE Raw house show results
January 9, 2010
Lincoln, Neb.
Report by Joe from Omaha, Torch reader

I attended the Lincoln show on Saturday tonight and it was a lot of fun. I had front row seats for the first time and the arena was small, but looked close to a sell-out.

(1) MVP beat Jack Swagger. Crowd was hot the entire match. Swagger dominated for the most part, but MVP picked up the win with the Playmaker.

Eve asked three kids where WrestleMania will be held this year; they answered correctly and were moved to the front row the entire night.

(2) Evan Bourne beat Johnny Curtis. No one knew who Curtis was. Good heat for him, especially from little kids. Various kids were asking who he was, so he got on the mic and talked about being the future of Raw, and how the young stars are taking over. Evan came out to a huge pop, and laughed at my friend's "Matt Sydal was Better" sign. Curtis dominated the match, but Bourne won with the Shooting Star. Afterwards, Bourne was attacked by Cody Rhodes, but Primo made the save.

(3) Cody Rhodes beat Primo. Cody dominated for the most part, but Primo got a few spots in as well. Cody won with the Cross Rhodes.

(4) Gail Kim & The Bella Twins beat Maryse & Alicia Fox & Jillian Hall in a Six-Diva tag match with Santino Marella as the special guest referee. Huge pop for Santino, and all the divas got a good pop from the males in attendance. Very fun comedy match, including Santino catching a Bella, knocking down Maryse by mistake (kayfabe), then Kim, then dropping said Bella. Kim got the win over Jillian.

(5) Chris Masters beat Carlito via submission. Good heat for Carlito and a decent pop for Masters, who came out to new music. Carlito was a rag doll for the most part, but Masters won with the Masterlock.

[Intermission/shirt tosses.]

(6) U.S. champion The Miz beat Kofi Kingston to retain the U.S. Title. My friend had a sign saying "Embarrassed Miz Fan" while wearing a paper sack with eyes cut out, which Miz took notice of. Miz talked on the mic about Timbaland giving Kofi Kingston a title shot two weeks ago. He then turned his attention to my friend, calling him fat and stupid. Great mic work from Miz here - lots of fun fan interaction. Kofi came out to a huge pop, they had a great match, and Miz won with the Skull Crushing Finale.

(7) WWE champion Sheamus beat Mark Henry to retain the WWE Title. Sheamus got massive heat, and Mark Henry with a pretty darn good pop. My friend had a sign that said "Sheamus + WWE Title = Bad Ratings," which Sheamus saw and destroyed. Slow but decent match, Sheamus won with the bicycle kick. Afterwards, Henry received a standing ovation.

(8) Unified tag champions DX (Shawn Michaels & Triple H) beat Big Show & Randy Orton to retain the Unified tag titles. DX came out to the pop of the night. They did the usual mic work and joked about the freezing weather Nebraska has had recently. Show then came to decent heat, got on the mic, and spoke of DX not being worthy champions. He said he no longer has a best friend/partner on Raw, but has found a better partner. Out came Orton to the loudest boos of the night. A kid in the front had an "Orton Sucks" sign, which Orton stared at cold and calculating, then walked off only to turn back quickly and snatch the sign and rip it. He then asked the kid if he still sucks; the kid replied with an emphatic "yes!" Orton is a great heel and the kid was a great sport. Triple H then got on the mic to defend the kid and asked the crowd to chant "Randy Sucks." In a funny moment, Orton seemed saddened until Show walked up to console him. Lots of stare down by all the competitors and lots of filler, but it was a good match. Orton played an amazing heel tonight, and even did his old-school arms-extended pose a couple times. Match ended with a Pedigree to Show along with HBK splashing him at the same time.

Great show, overall. Biggest pop went to DX. Most heat went to Orton and Sheamus.

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