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| | WWE RAW RESULTS March 31, 2008Orlando, Florida Announcers: Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler INTERNET HEAT TAPINGS: Thanks to Randy Taylor for the LIVE report ... Kofi Kingston defeated Kenny Dykstra in a dark match..Gene Snitsky defeated J.T. Flash..Paul Burchill w/Katie Lea Burchill defeated Val Venis..Charlie Haas (wearing a mask) defeated Super Crazy.."The Canadian Bulldog" D.H. Smith defeated "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan..KICKOFF: The show started with a short slow-motion highlight reel of Ric Flair's match at WrestleMania..IN THE RING: WWE Champion Randy Orton + John Bradshaw Layfield.. John Cena's music played but he didn't show up, then Triple H's music played and he didn't show up either..Finally, WWE Champion Randy Orton's music played and he strutted to the ring with his championship belt..Randy Orton bragged that nobody thought he was going to beat Triple H & John Cena at WrestleMania 24..Randy Orton said Triple H and John Cena are going to want a rematch but neither of then deserve it..Randy Orton said to forget about Hulkamania because we are all now living in THE AGE OF ORTON..JBL came out and said Triple H and John Cena don't deserve another WWE title shot but he (JBL) does..JBL said Randy Orton's WWE championship reign has been based on luck - HEY LOOK AT ME BOY!!JBL said Randy Orton couldn't beat him and declared that he wants his torch (WWE championship) back..JBL left the ring. Randy Orton demanded that he come back, but Matt Hardy suddenly attacked Orton! BACKSTAGE: General Manager William Regal confronted Matt Hardy about assaulting his champion.. Matt Hardy said Randy Orton cost him three months of work and demanded a match with him tonight.. TAG MATCH: Cryme Tyme (Shad Gaspard & JTG) defeated Lance Cade & Trevor Murdoch..IN THE RING: Shawn Michaels.. Shawn Michaels said he's feeling a lot of emotions right now and a lot of them are not good..Shawn Michaels said he was asked to do a job, to be the Show-stopper, to be Mr. WrestleMania..Shawn Michaels said Ric Flair asked for his A-game and he loves Ric too much to give him less..Shawn Michaels said he now has the burden of being the man who ended Ric Flair's career forever.. BACKSTAGE: Shawn Michaels & William Regal + SmackDown!'s Batista.. William Regal said Shawn Michaels did what he had to do and it should have been done a long time ago..William Regal walked off and Shawn Michaels turned and saw Batista standing there with a mean scowl.. NON (TAG) TITLE MATCH: Brian Kendrick & Paul London defeated Hardcore Holly & Cody Rhodes (c)..NON (IC) TITLE MATCH: IC Champion Chris Jericho defeated C.M. Punk with the Code-breaker.. There was some ROH-style dueling chants of "Let's Go Jericho" / "C.M. Punk!" during this match.. HIGHLIGHT REEL: Ric Flair winning the Royal Rumble in 1992 to capture the WWF World Championship..IN THE RING: The Big Show (with a HUGE bruise on his face) + The Great Khali.. The Big Show congratulated Floyd Mayweather and his posse and a set of brass knux on beating him..The Big Show said that Ric Flair looked him in the eye and told him he was the best big man in the business..The Big Show said he was going to go back to doing what he does best - suddenly the Great Khali appeared!The Great Khali stood about two inches higher than The Big Show and they had a very intense staredown..The Big Show dropped the mic and put up his fists, but the Great Khali jumped out and backed up the ramp.. BACKSTAGE: Santino Marella + Maria Kanellis.. Santino Marella asked Maria Kanellis if she had her rabbis shot after kissing "that Snoopy Dogg"..Maria Kanellis tried to get Santino Marella to call off the match tonight saying he already beat her..Santino Marella said his skills were wasted at WrestleMania and he needs to take out his frustrations..Santino Marella asked Maria if she knew any other way to take out his frustation and she slapped him! NON (WWE) TITLE MATCH: WWE Champion Randy Orton defeated Matt Hardy with a sudden RKO.. This was revenge for Randy Orton kicking Matt Hardy in the apendix and extending his injury rehabilitation..They had a long intense brawl. Matt Hardy hit a Twist of Fate on the floor. Randy Orton hit a sudden RKO! TAPED INTERVIEW: Dusty Rhodes talked about wrestling "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair..BACKSTAGE: JBL walked up to WWE Champion Randy Orton and then turned and walked away..INTRGENDER NO-DQ MATCH: Maria Kanellis defeated Santino Marella with help from ALL the WWE Divas.. All the WWE Divas showed up and attacked Santino - and Maria gave him a head-butt to the crotch! FAREWELL CEREMONY: "The Nature Boy/WWE Hall of Famer" Ric Flair - WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! Ric Flair came out looking confident and declared that he wrestled his very last match at WrestleMania 24..Ric Flair promised that he will never wrestle again and he is not sad and fans should rejoice his career..Ric Flair said even though he lost last night, he lost to a great great great wrestler and a better man..Ric Flair said he's been crying off and on all day and he thanked the fans for making him what he is today..Ric Flair said "WOOO!" and tried to leave but Triple H's music hit and Triple H joined his friend in the ring..Ric Flair (who wasn't in on this) finally started to cry as Triple H said more people want to say thank you..Triple H said he loves Ric Flair and thanked him before getting down and doing the "I'm not worthy" gesture..Triple H said a few other people wanted to say thank you, and he then held up the famous Four Horsemen sign..Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard, Barry Windham, and JJ Dillon came out and hugged their leader, the Nature Boy Batista came out next and hugged his mentor. Followed by Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat! Next Harley Race Greg "The Hammer" Valentine , Dean Malenko, Chris Jericho, John Cena, then Ric Flair's family came out..The Nature Boy had regained his compure but broke down once again at the sight of his wife and four children..Finally, "The Heartbreak Kid" came out and cried along with Ric Flair as they embraced in the crowded ring..Triple H said they could keep it going all night, and then the entire WWE roster showed up to pay tribute..The WWE wrestlers started a "Thank You, Ric" chant until the entire building was chanting THANK YOU, RIC! After the show went off the air; the Undertaker and Vince McMahon both came out to show respect for Ric Flair.. And that's a wrap folks.. 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