Who would have thought that the only WWE titleholder to escape Extreme Rules intact with title in hand would be Kofi Kingston?
The Jamaican sensation will be all smiles here at the CajunDome in Lafayette, La., as Monday Night Raw kicks off on USA Network at 9 p.m. ET.
All in all, six title changes happened last night in the Big Easy:
- Tommy Dreamer won the ECW Championship
- Chris Jericho won the Intercontinental Championship
- Santina Marella regained the Miss WrestleMania "title"
- Batista won the WWE Championship inside the steel cage
- Jeff Hardy won the World Heavyweight Title on top of the ladders, but...
- CM Punk cashed in Money in the Bank to beat Hardy for the World Heavyweight Title!
If you can't wait until 9 p.m., join me and WWE Hall of Famer Howard "The Fink" Finkel for
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The surprises started early this Armageddon weekend. Saturday night in Hamilton, Ontario, The Miz and John Morrison defeated CM Punk and Kofi Kingston for the World Tag Team Championship -- this on the heels of winning the Slammy Award as Best Tag Team of 2008 six days earlier. It's the first reign as World Tag Champions for the pair.
You have to wonder ... did CM Punk get caught thinking ahead to his Intercontinental Championship Tournament match at Armageddon against Rey Mysterio? Or was it just the strength of the Slammy Award winners that brought them the gold?
I will do my best to bring the new champs to the Armageddon Live Blog tonight at the HSBC Arena, starting at 7 p.m. ET. I bet the dynamic duo will be in a boastful mood.
Until then, break out the champagne! It's
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