WWE Raw 31st Mar 08 reviewed

"Coming off the heels of a magnificent Wrestlemania 24" says JR.

Were we watching different shows then JR?
There was 1 decent match (MITB) & 1 emotionally charged match (Flair's).

The rest of it was pretty s**t actually. Randy Orton comes out to bores us on the mic.
JBL seems to think Finlay is "the toughest guy in the WWE".

Mick Foley might disagree with you. Bob Holly too. And Sabu. And Tommy Dreamer.

Shaun Micheals gets something off his chest.

Tag Match - Lance Cade & Trevor Murdoch vs Cryme Tyme. Well I haven't heard of any of this lot so this would be interesting. It's a decent enough match & the ref f**ked up by indictating a win to the wrong corner (No wonder the Cryme Time guys looked confused at 1st) but Cryme Tyme got the win.

Non Title Tag Match - Brian Kendrick & Paul London vs Hardcore Holly & Cody Rhodes. Another of Dusty's kids got a job off their name then? Cody worked this match well enough, Bob is still pretty good, Kendrick & London were excellent (why weren't these guys on 'Mania?). Kendrick took the well deserved win.

Chris Jericho vs CM Punk - This was a really good match, both guys were very evenly matched (did Jericho bite his tongue or cheek coming off that rope?), lots of good action from both workers, Jericho is as good now as he ever was & he took the well earned win.

Big Show comes out for a chat. (So did anyone else spot the "Big Show went down like The Marines Box Office Sales" sign?) Khali comes out (to chants of "You can't wrestle"), gets in his face & leaves when Show (off mic) says he'll knock him out.

Randy Orton vs Matt Hardy - This was all Matt Hardy, looking ok, working hard & giving most of the moves he had but Orton stole the win.

Anything Goes Match - Maria vs Santino Marella. Maria took the quick win with the help of the divas.

Flair's Farewell Announcement. Wow, it was mad to see The Horsemen (Blanchard still looks as hard as nails!), Steamboat still looked good (last time I saw him he was a guest ref in TNA), Harley still looked great, Malenko looked really good. Anyone else notice Hacksaw Jim Duggan & Sgt Slaughter also stood at the top of the ramp? This made the whole show, what a great tribute to a great wrestler.