WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW

Six Man Tag Match
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Monday, March 16, 2009 - SAN ANTONIO, TX : The AT&T Center

source: WWE.com - The show started with a recap of happenings from last week. And we get a look back at Wrestlemania15, March 28, 1999 where Pete Rose, dressed as the Chicken, attacked Kane but ate a tombstone. Bart Gun faced off in a boxing match with Butterbean and Butterbean knocked him out in the first round. Vince went crazy and bought in the Rock. Austin came in to take the Rock him down. They fought all over the arena before Austin put the Stunner to Rock for the win then turned around and stunned Vince! Austin then dumped beer all over Vince in the ring.

In-ring: Suddenly, there looked to be a ton of men in the ring. And at ringside! What's going on? It's a Six-man tag match! Grapplers as guest commentators! Holy Shillelaghs and Shamrocks! Where was the hype?

MARK HENRY (w/Tony Atlas) & KANE & U.S. champion SHELTON BENJAMIN vs. KOFI KINGSTON & C.M. PUNK & MVP

Hornswoggle, Finlay, and Christian (HOO HOO! CHRISTIAN IS BACK!!) were on commentary for the match. All this potential star power in the ring and they don't hype it pre-match or even allow for a pre-match intro? oookey-doke . . Henry beats Kofi down in a corner. Kofi tries to fight back and gets a foot up, but MVP tags in and hits a dropkick on Henry. Kane tags in and beats down MVP in a corner. Kane whips MVP but then a drop toe hold to Kane in the corner. All the Good Guys and Heels rush in and they argue. Punk points up at the briefcase.

Back from commercial, Kane is working over Kofi. We are shown a clip of what happened during the break when Kane dropped Kofi with a huge boot to the face. Kane hits a big slam now for a 2 count on Kofi. Shelton comes in now and continues the assault on Kofi. Shelton hits a big belly to belly suplex and keeps control over Kofi. Kofi finally tags in Punk who comes in off the top and lays out Shelton. Punk with a big kick off the ropes and the big running knee in the corner followed by the bulldog for a 2 count as Kane makes the save.

At ringside, Christian said he was away from WWE for a little bit, but he's returning re-focused and ready for a run as a WWE champion after winning Money in the Bank. Christian said he came back for a title run and it's not a matter of when. Horny was trying to blow him off, so Christian shot back that he'll get his cookie later.

Meanwhile, Kofi and Kane end up on the floor. Chaos ensued, MVP sends Henry to the floor and hits Shelton from behind. CM Punk catches Shelton with the Go 2 Sleep for the pin and the win as Christian vowed to win MITB, then cash it in, and win a WWE Title. MVP, Kofi, and Punk stood tall center ring and stared up at the briefcase hanging above the ring.

WINNERS: Team Punk at 8:36. Fine six-man tag match. Christian was a little shaky on commentary, but he had his moments.