Best of RAW 2009

[Kronos]

Last night, I started watching the Best of Raw 2009 set. Just made it about 90 min or so, but I can already tell that this is the way to watch RAW. There's so much garbage in a single episode that over the span of a year, it becomes unbearable.

 

The set is divided by month. Each month gets a highlight reel, and then they show a match or two combined with some segments (not every month gets a match, but most of them do). So the January bit had HBK/Cena and the final Punk/Regal where Punk wins the IC belt [i had forgotten how tiny little Lailer has to almost run to keep up with Regal's steps during their entrance]. Then it had the very long segment that was Jericho having to apologize to Steph and the crowd, and then Randy punting Vince - that anger angle was so bad. It also had Cody and Ted turning on Manu/Sim and joining Randy. That's a busy January - we weren't even to the Rumble yet. There's about 10-12 matches, I figure - I don't have the list in front of me. I am interested in seeing the 10-man tag again from right after Mania where Steamboat got his sendoff. I remember that one being cool, and I am glad it's on here. Plus, there's a Cena/Jericho match from London in April that I never saw -- in fact, most of the matches will be new to me I think. That's how much I tend to avoid RAW.

 

I already feel like it was $25 well-spent, and I am not finished with the first disc yet. From time to time, I have taken the project of collecting each week's shows to save for later. At one point, I was even getting them once a month from a tape trader. Then I discovered that I never ever go back to them - if there's a specific highly-pimped match I want to see from the past year, it's usually found on youtube or dailymotion with a bit of effort. So a set like this one is ideal. Wish we had one for SD. . .

 

 

EDIT: Actually, there's over 20 matches, if you count Mickie vs Santino. Terrific - way more than I expected.

[Kronos]

Here's the match-listing:

 

January Highlights

 

Shawn Michaels vs. John Cena - January 12

 

The Birth of Legacy: Ted DiBiase & Cody Rhodes Attack Sim Snuka & Manu - January 12

 

No Disqualification match for the Intercontinental Championship

CM Punk vs. William Regal - January 19

 

Randy Orton Assaults Mr. McMahon - January 19

 

February Highlights

 

Randy Orton Attacks Shane and Stephanie - February 16

 

March Highlights

 

Randy Orton Selects His WrestleMania Opponent - March 2

 

Shawn Michaels & Undertaker - March 9

 

Shawn Michaels visits the graveyard - March 23

 

Santino Marella vs. Mickie James - March 23

 

Michael Cole & Jerry "The King" Lawler

 

April Highlights

 

Ten-Man WrestleMania All-Star Showcase - April 6

 

Chris Jericho vs. John Cena from London England - April 20

 

Randy Orton vs. MVP - April 27

 

May Highlights

 

Santino Makes Fun of Chavo & Vickie - May 4

 

"Denver Debacle": Raw Moves to the Staples Center - May 25

 

DISC TWO

 

June Highlights

 

Josh Mathews interviews MVP and Kofi Kingston

 

United States Championship Match

MVP vs. Kofi Kingston - June 1

 

The Miz - Five... John Cena - Zero

 

Legacy Attacks Batista - June 8

 

Fatal Four Way Match for the WWE Championship

Randy Orton vs. Triple H vs. John Cena vs. Big Show - June 15

 

Mr. McMahon Sells Raw to Donald Trump - June 15

 

Last Man Standing Match for the WWE Championship

Triple H vs. Randy Orton - June 22

 

Mr. McMahon's Limo Breaks Down - June 22

 

Mr. McMahon Buys Raw Back form Donald Trump - June 22

 

3-on-1 Gauntlet match

Randy Orton vs. Evan Bourne, Jack Swagger & Mark Henry - June 29

 

Raw Celebrity Guest Hosts

 

Michael Cole & Jerry "The King" Lawler

 

July Highlights

 

Randy Orton vs. Ted DiBiase - July 6

 

Big Show Faces Off with Shaq - July 27

 

August Highlights

 

Fatal Four Way Divas Match

Kelly Kelly vs. Alicia Fox vs. Gail Kim vs. Beth Pheonix - August 10

 

I Know What You're Going to Do This Summer - August 17

 

DX Returns - August 17

 

DX Celebrates Mr. McMahon's Birthday in Las Vegas - August 24

 

Chris Jericho vs. MVP - August 31

 

Fatal Four Way Match for the United States Championship

Kofi Kingston vs. The Miz vs. Jack Swagger vs. Carlito - August 31

 

DISC THREE

 

September Highlights

 

The Price is Raw

 

Body Slam Contest

Big Show vs. Mark Henry - September 7

 

Batista Returns, Orton Beware - September 14

 

No Holds Barred Match

Batista vs. Randy Orton - September 14

 

October Highlights

 

D-Generation X vs. Chris Jericho & Big Show - October 5

 

John Cena vs. Triple H - October 19

 

Chris Jericho vs. Kofi Kingston - October 26

 

November Highlights

 

Chavo Guerrero vs. Santino Marella - November 16

 

Randy Orton & Kofi Kingston Wage War at Madison Square Garden - November 16

 

Triple Threat Tag Team Match

D-Generation X vs. Jeri-Show vs. John Cena & Undertaker - November 16

 

John Cena vs. CM Punk - November 23

 

December Highlights

 

TLC Championship Showdown - December 7

 

Superstar of the Year Match

John Cena vs. Randy Orton - December 14

 

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