Results of WWE bouts in Asheville on Sunday

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Just got back from the Raw house show this evening in Asheville. Fun but a largely paint-by-numbers card. Very pro Cena crowd. Prior to the show, both young and old were talking about Cena and his response was deafening.

Photos from the show are available at www.myspace.com/thehistoryofwwe.

ECW World Champion Jack Swagger pinned Christian with a roll up after avoiding the Unprettier
– Better than their initial match on ECW several weeks back. Wasn’t sure if we would see a title change or not – it was during this match that I noticed a WWE photographer at ringside. He wasn’t there earlier in the card. Christian got a strong babyface reaction for someone who’s only been back a few weeks.

6) Chris Jericho pinned Kofi Kingston with the Code Breaker as Kingston came off the top
– Better than you would think in regards to a semi-main. Though he doesn’t have the momentum behind him that Randy Orton does, Jericho is arguably the top heel Raw has at the moment and that was made clear here by the reaction he got to a promo he cut before the match.

7) John Cena pinned Randy Orton with the FU at the 20-minute mark after avoiding Orton’s kick to the head; prior to the bout, it was announced neither Dibiase or Rhodes could interfere or they and Orton would be suspended and left off the WrestleMania card
– Good but not pay-per-view caliber. A lot of Orton walking around the ring and staring at the crowd, which drew incredible heat. At the same time, anything Cena did popped the audience. Like I said – deafening.

Enjoyable card but the show felt a little rushed. Intermission came at the 1-hour mark and the whole thing was over by 2:15.

Graham Cawthon
http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com