As the show begins we see old black and white footage from the golden age of wrestling, possibly Lou Thez

"Yes sir we promise you a great main event..." a voice says before we see more images of Terry Funk, Dusty Rhodes and Dr.S

"ANDREEE THE GIAAANT.." roars Vince McMahon back in his 80s announcer role as we see the legendary giant

"WRESTLEMAAAAANIA"

We see Rowdy Roddy Piper, the Iron Sheik and of course Hulk Hogan

"HULKAMANIA IS RUNNIN WILD BROTHER"

Bret Hart throws out his arms as Shawn Michaels cradles the WWE Championship, SA standing atop the Hell in a Cell cage and the Undertaker bowing to the urn

"Reeeest in pea..." the Undertaker begins but doesnt get to finish as we hear JR say

"My God what a ma.." Ross is cut off by the Rock

"HIF YA SMELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL"
"You're Fiiiiiiired"

the glass shatters CRAAAASH

"GIMME A HELL YEAH" roars Stone Cold as JR warns

"Its not over..." and ends on

"THE WORLD IS WATCHING..." as images of Nightmare, Nathan James, Undertaker, Batista and more fuse together until the screen blacks out, the WWE logo and words

"World Wrestling Entertainment" appearing on screen before totally fading away to the opening credits, the heavy guitars of Papa Roachs To Be Loved blaring as the camera slowly pans over the Manhattan skyline, past lit up skyscrapers and the Empire State Building...

"GO!!!!!!!!!!!!" screams the singer, the images coming thick and fast, Michael Shane on stage, Randy Orton cutting his familiar pose, Johnny Nitro and Melina and Nightmare roaring into the camera

"Take your past and burn it up and let it go... carry on, i'm stronger than you'll ever know.... thats the deal, you get no respect..."
Ric Flair walks that aisle, James Steele wraps tape around his hands in that menacing fashion and Vince McMahons face fills with fury

"You're gunna get yours, you'd better watch your f'kin neck..."
Shawn Michaels gives an almighty crotch chop, Triple H throws his arms back on the apron, water shooting up into the air

"I WANT DOMMMMINATION.... I WANT YOUR SUBMMMMISSION...."

We see Melina give us her unique under the rope entrance, Primal hitting another unfortunate victim with an almighty Clothesline

"I GOTTA ROLL THE DICE... NEVER LOOK BACK AND NEVER THINK TWWWICE...."
We see Orton again give his pose, on stage this time, Johnny Nitro sliding under the bottom rope and again we're back among the skyscrapers and now down in the streets with the cars

"WOAH-OH-OHHHH, I NEVER GIVE IN..."
Stacy Keibler shakes her ass and we see Butch feel up Romeos abs

"WOAH-OH-OHHHH, I NEVER GIVE UP..."
Rey Mysterio leaps into the air for the 619, Ryan Simmons hits the Shining Wizard while Maria salutes the fans

"WOAH-OH-OHHHH, I NEVER GIVE IN..."
Forxx sits up with thumbtacks stuck in him before we go to the image of Doomsday and The Undertaker bathed in purple light

"I JUST WANNA BE, WANNA BE LOVVVVVED...!" finishes the music, the camera shooting down onto the roof of Madison Square Garden where the Raw logo has been superimposed, the images quickly fading into the jam packed Mohegan Sun Arena here in Uncasville, red, white, blue and green pyro all exploding up around the TitanTron, volley after volley of pyro giving way to the noise of the ruckus crowd and Papa Roach

"WITH OVER TEN THOUSAND FANS ON HAND WE WELCOME YOU TO THE SOLD OUT MOHEGAN SUN ARENA AND WE WELCOME YOU TO MONDAY NIGHT RAW!!!!" cries the familiar tones of Jim Ross as the camera shoots through the crowd, DX, Orton and ECW all well represented in the T-Shirts department but they pale in comparison to the almost sea of red and yellow

"Good evening folks im Jim Ross alongside Jerry the King Lawler and King, what a hell of a weeks its been here in WWE, the premieres of both ECW on Sci-Fi and SmackDown and as we saw at the end of that show on Friday, Hulk Hogan has made an instant impact against the Corporate Ministry" goes Ross, the camera picking out signs for Triple H, Goldberg and one proclaiming "Angle fears Puder"

"JR, im not convinced, Hogans looked impressive, he got the jump on the Undertaker and Doomsday, but tonight... he'll have to prove he can still go where it counts - in the ring" we hear from King, a graphic previewing tonights Main Event popping up

"Well we may just see that King, it'll be another of those dream matches, Hulk Hogan, teaming with possibly the biggest rival he ever had, Ric Flair to take on The Undertaker and Doomsday..."

"It doesnt get any bigger than that JR" marvels King. Ross is about to respond when the speakers burst to life, Killswitch Engage hitting

"HEEEEEEY.... HEEEEEEEEEY.... HEEEEEEEEEEEY...."

The crowd roar as Burn in my Light hits, Randy Ortons TitanTron crossing the big screen

"Well this man may have something to say about that King, the WWE and Intercontinental Champion, the King of the Ring 2006.... Randy Orton... and right now in the business, it certainly doesnt get any bigger. As Ric Flair may say... here comes the man"

Gold pyro rains down around the entrance way as Orton staggers out underneath it in black suit and white shirt, the WWE Championship and Intercontinental Championship over his two shoulders as he cuts his arms out pose with a confident smile

"Randy Orton the youngest WWE Champion in the history of WWE folks, 26 years of age, also possibly the quickest rise to the Title, Randy only making his WWE debut in 2003 as part of that Evolution group, he was plagued with injuries in his early years and once he gained that momentum, he got into the position he's in today"

Orton swaggers down the aisle for the ring as we see a recap of what happened this past Tuesday on Sci-Fi and last time on Raw when Randy was taken down by Forxx

"Randy Orton has become wrestlings number one target folks, a marked man if you will. Every division and Superstar wants those belts and theres no doubt in my mind at Mr McMahon would love to see one of his own men, Doomsday, Nightmare or the Undertaker, relieve him of one or both belts"

The Legendkiller enters the ring and heads straight for a mic as his music cuts, JR claiming its unusual to see Orton without the other Horsemen as Randy waits for the crowd to quieten and then speaks

"You know, they said that when i won these two Titles I'd gone and painted a huge target on my chest and last Tuesday on ECW on Sci-Fi... i saw exactly what they meant. Tommy Dreamer..."

The crowd give a mixed response to the name drop

"Tommy Dreamer i came to ECW for one reason and one reason alone, to get a measure of Payback on Forxx. We shared a common enemy but as is usual with ECW, you saw anybody who you dont judge to be an extremist as an outsider and you hit ME in the face with a steel chair...."

Mixed response again, a faint ECW chant ringing out. Orton gives a smirk

"Well Tommy... im not afraid of you OR ECW, i am the youngest WWE Champion in history, ive wrestled at Madison Square Garden and NOT in a bingo hall. Next week on ECW... im coming back, Forxx, i dont give a crap about your feeling screwed over as far as the King of the Ring goes, thats wrestling. I took the opportunity that was there. Dreamer.... you don...."

Orton looks pissed as the speakers burst to life, the crowd jeering immediately as No Chance in Hell hits

"NO CHANCE... CAUSE THATS WHAT YOU'VE GOT... NO CHANCE... NO CHANCE IN HELL... YOU'VE GOT.. NOT CHANCE... NO CHANCE IN HELL"

The boos get louder as Vince McMahon marchs onto stage in that exaggerated fashion, a face of thunder. Orton looks annoyed as the Chairman begins to head for the ring, arms and legs pumping in the most famous power walk in the World

"He looks like he has a cactus up his ass" deadpans Ross to The Kings outrage

"JR have some respect, thats Vince McMahon, the greatest Chairman and promoter the World has ever known. People the World over would give anything to be in the same building as Mr McMahon" he exclaims

"Well i doubt that King, unless they had the mental capacity of Titan" retorts Ross, in anti-McMahon mood this evening as the Chairman storms up the steps and across the ring, ignoring Randy and asking to be given a "damn mic" from Lillian. Randy looks questioningly as Vince as the Chairman approaches, now looking rather smug

"Well if it isnt the man himself, Randy Orton" smiles Vince sinisterly

"Y'Know Randy im forced to admit that i was right all along.... you are a failure..."

boos from the crowd

"You have failed to represent yourself with the dignity that being WWE and Intercontinental Champion demands...."

"WHAT" cry the crowd all of a sudden, Vinces pausing allowing it. He frowns instantly

"Don't even start that crap" he says to the crowd, still facing Randy whos clearly trying not to laugh

WHAT

"I thought we'd stopped that..." goes Vince quietly, trying not to explode

WHAT

"Austin isn't even in WWE dammit...."

WHAT

"Shut up..."

WHAT

"I SAID SHUT THE HELL UP!!!!!!!!" cries the red faced McMahon, spinning to the ropes and roaring into the crowd, a chorus of boos ringing out again

"You people here tonight clearly have absolutely no respect for my position, quite frankly i'm not surprised you're putting your support behind Randy Orton, the most disrespectful Champion we've ever had. Not only has he disgraced those belts by being laid out by Forxx last week on Raw... but he allowed himself to be humbled by Tommy Dreamer.... an ECW.... star" Vince says with distaste, Randy now looking serious, a small ECW chant breaking out

"Vince..." begins Randy, McMahon sneering at Randy using his first name "What happened on ECW on Sci-Fi was a cheap shot, a Pearl Harboring by Dreamer, but this week? i'm going to the ECW Arena and this time? i'm bringing backup, i'm bringing the Four Horsemen to ECW"

The crowd pop again, Vince gives an astonished smile

"You're going to take Ric Flair to ECW?" he asks, as if it we're inconceivable, Randy says nothing

"After what happened on SmackDown and WILL happen tonight in our Main Event when Ric Flair and Hulk Hogan...."

massive roar, Hogan chants breaking out. Vince looks irate

"As i was saying before you so very rudely interrupted me... when Ric Flair and Hulk Hogan take on the Undertaker and Doomsday... i doubt Ric Flair will be in any shape to go anywhere but a medical facility"

Orton stares straight at Vince

"Vince... if you EVER do anything to the Nature Boy... you'll have me and almost all of this company to answer to.. personally"

Orton and McMahon go nose to nose, the tension clear as the crowd pop. The atmosphere is suddenly cut as the speakers explode to life

"WHEN IT COMES CRASHING DOWN AND IT HURTS INSIDE...."

The roof almost comes off the arena, Orton and McMahon turning to face the stage with very different reactions as Real American hits

"AND HERE WE GO!!" exclaims Jim Ross as red and yellow lights flash over the stage

"YOU GOTTA TAKE A STAND IT DONT HELP TO HIDE... IF YOU HURT MY FRIENDS THEN YOU HURT MY PRIDE, I GOTTA BE A MAN, I CANT LET IT SLIDE...."

The fans erupt once more as Hogan bounds onto stage in black jeans, red bandana and classic red Hulkamania T-Shirt, he stands and looks stunned at the ovation before cupping his hand to his ear on either side of the stage

"I AM A REAL AMERICAN.. FIGHT FOR THE RIGHTS OF EVERY MAN... I AM A REAL AMERICAN, FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHTS, FIGHT FOR YOUR LIFE..."

Hogan strides forward, Randy Orton applauding as the crowd chant for Hogan, Vince not looking even slightly pleased

"This is a moment King, just like on the Season Premiere, this is a Raw moment. Hulk Hogan coming out here to speak for the first time i would assume on his return to the WWE and who better to witness it, than the WWE Champion Randy Orton and the WWE Chairman Vince McMahon, the two most powerful men in the business?" asks Ross as Hogan bounds up the steps and through the ropes into the ring, Vince standing almost in objecting in the center of the ring while Orton steps back to allow the Icon the stage, Hogan going to each side of the ring and cupping his ear before posing for the front camera

"ALRIGHT, CUT THAT CRAP OFF" roars Vince over the noise drawing instant heat and a stunned look from Hogan who looks to the crowd before looking back to the seething McMahon. Sure enough the music cuts and the atmosphere is electric as Hogan and McMahon stare each other down, Randy Orton resting back in the corner and watching on. Vince looks confident, almost arrogant as he speaks

"Quite frankly, with all this crap going on about SmackDown, ECW, Survivor Series, War of the Worlds, my plates been so full I'd forgotten you we're even back...."

The crowd jeer as this blatant lie

"But you see Hogan, just because you're still under contract doesnt;t give you the right to come back whether you feel like, it SURE A HELL doesnt give you the right to start interfering in the Corporate Ministrys matches and neither does it give you the right to come out here when im giving Randy Orton a dressing down. So what i suggest Hulk Hogan, is you make your back out of my ring and head back up that aisle into the backstage area and start getting ready for that Main Event"

Hogan takes a deep breath and looks to be possibly contemplating for a second, rubbing his blonde mustache before nodding, Vince grinning, thinking Hogans actually going to go. Vinces face instantly falls as The Hulkster heads to the ropes and reaches over to take a mic, coming back to face Vince. The tension hangs in the air as the crowd await Hogans word

"Well Y'Know something Vince McMahon...."

the crowd roar, almost as if being given final confirmation that this is Hogan

"I did come out here ta speak ta you brother and as much respect i have for that man right there, the WWE Champion Randy Orton, i didnt come out here tonight to speak to him either dude... i came out here to speak to these thousands and millions of screaming Hulkamaniacs..."

The crowd roar again, Hogan looking to them with a nod

"These fans brother who supported the Hulkster through the darkest time in his career, from the moment i was carried from that arena in an ambulance to standing right here tonight, Its these fans dude, the love and adrenaline they fed to Hulkamania, the electric shocks to the chest of Hulkamania that saved us brother and tonight, i'm out here to give each and every pure bred Hulkamaniac my thanks and my gratitude for keeping the red and yellow alive..."

The crowds cheers turns to boos as Vince speaks again

"What now? you gunna tell these people to eat their prayers and say their vitamins?" splutters Vince, Hogan looking amused

"Y'Know Vince dude, you seem overly worried about me being out here brother...." he begins, Vince snorting

"I'm not worried, in fact... i'm great, never been better. Raws ratings are through the roof, stock is up, we've three brands, what do i have to worry about?" he asks with fake bravado. Hogans face suddenly faces, dark and serious. So does Vinces bravado

"One year ago, somebody tried to put me out of this game brother, they drove a vehicle at me in a parking lot and left me like roadkill dude.... i'm not back here to ask who that was... because i KNOW who that was...."

The crowd seem surprised as does Vince, swallowing hard but still trying to look confident

"As i stood there brother, i looked into this guys eyes, i saw his hatred dude, saw his loathing of Hulkamania and myself. As that car smashes into me dude and i flew over that hood onto the concrete all i remembered brother was his face and that hatred. For a year I've watched him, watched him go about as if nothing had happened, watched him right here on Monday Night Raw"

Vinces face is unreadable, maybe even slightly confused. Randy Orton has also now stepped forward from his relaxed position, his interest aroused

"Wait... wait a minute..." he begins, the other two men turning

"You mean this guy, the psycho who ran you down at Taboo Tuesday... is HERE on Raw right now?" asks the Legendkiller, Hogan pursing his lips before answering enigmatically

"He's closer than you may think brother"

The three men all stare at each other, the crowd feeling the tension. Vince finally speaks

"Y'Know Hogan, i wouldn't be surprised if youd engineered this whole think simply to implicate the Corporate Ministry, quite frankly, i deny all knowledge or responsibility of anything pertaining to the incident at Taboo Tuesday if thats what you're implying and if ANYBODY suggests otherwise, im damn well happy to SUE THEIR ASS."

With that Vince drops his mic and makes for the exit, No Chance in Hell hitting as we hear from JR

"Well thats news folk, major news on Hulk Hogans attacker one year ago. Hulk Hogan already knows the identity of that attacker, he has no said who it is, quite why that is i have no idea but from what i can understand, Vince McMahon not only knows more than he's saying but Hogan knows it too...."

Lawler is outraged

"JR you better no be suggesting Vince McMahon had anything to do with what happened to Hogan, you heard him, he'll sue your ass... and by the size of it, only a billionaire could afford to do that in your case" laughs King, JR sighing as Vince vanishes backstage, the ring leaving us with Randy Orton and Hulk Hogan as the music cuts, the crowd cheering but as the two men stare each other down warily, again there seems to be that tension in the air. Orton extends his hand and Hogan stares at it, looking to both sides of the audience before taking it and keeping ahold of the Champions hand. Real American hits again as Hogan pulls Orton toward him, the Hulkster staring into his eyes and exchanging a few words with the Champion as we slowly fade away to our first commercial break of the evening...