We’ve been talking about it all week, and the King of the Ring Tournament is finally here. Don’t forget that tonight’s Raw starts at 8 EASTERN, 7 CENTRAL, or you’ll be left out in the cold for the first part of the tournament. That would be lame on your part.

No word yet from WWE on who will actually be in the tournament, but the main event of Raw will be an eight-man tag team match: Undertaker, Kane, John Cena and Triple H v. Randy Orton, Edge, JBL and Chavo Guerrero. That has all the makings of a great main event–I love the big tag matches.

Also, as Sideshow has already reported, all three remaining presidential candidates will have video-taped appearances on Raw. So basically, if you’re so dumb that you base who you’re voting for on which candidate knows the most about wrestling, you can make your choice tonight. As much as I like wrestling, what these three say won’t have a bearing on my political choices.

Discuss Raw here.

Tonight’s Raw emanates from Albany, New York.

Pop quiz: what famous Raw incident occured in Albany?

Answer: Stone Cold’s famous beer truck soaking. At least, I think, if memory serves me correctly.

Anyways, back to tonight’s Raw. According to WWE.com, we’ll find out the identity of the Randy Orton’s new challenger for the gold at Backlash. WWE is teasing that it is either JBL or Matt Hardy, which probably means we’ll get Triple H. No seriously, it might mean that we get another triple-threat match. God, I hope not.

WWE will be served well if it’s either JBL or Hardy, since it’s a change in direction that the product badly needs. Anybody want to guess as to who gets the title shot?

Also, tonight on Raw, we’ll get HBK on Chris Jericho’s Highlight Reel. That should be fun.

Discuss Raw here.

Episode 136 of Pro Wrestling Blog’s Official Podcast is now online , featuring:

• The most wrestling (3:30) and MMA (14:03) headlines on any podcast…
• PWBTV: A Raw Rant (20:37), TNA Copycats (28:50), The Return of the Top 5 (32:48), ROH: Rising Above Review (37:40)…
• sideshowRaheem’s Rant (48:09)…
• Jade’s Indy Review (58:05)…
• Listener Feedback (1:05:18)
• Lex’s Pick of the Week (1:30:12)

Don’t forget to check out Lex and Ian’s new MMA blog, MMA Shoot. If you’re just interested in wrestling and MMA interviews, check out the PWB Podcast Hotline Site.

Lex’s Pick of the Week:

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So far, no matches have been announced for Raw. So yeah…that puts me in an awkward position, here. Honestly, I don’t know what to tell ya…watch Raw, and discuss it here!

Oh, and don’t forget to submit a question for DDP!

Episode 132 of Pro Wrestling Blog’s Official Podcast is now online, featuring:

• The most MMA (3:00) and wrestling (21:22) headlines on any podcast…
• Lex and Ian’s interview with UFC Superstar (29:43)…
• sideshowRaheem’s Rant (44:07)…
• PWBTV: The Road to Wrestlemania begins (52:50)…
• Listener Feedback (1:05:08)…
• Lex’s Pick of the Week (1:33:50)…

Lex’s Pick of the Week: Lindsay Lohan Photos

First off, check out the Wrestlemania 24 predictions post I started today. This discussion is always the best of the year. Last year, I think it had nearly 1,000 comments. As an added bonus, it eventually always attracts lots of marks via google search, which is HIGHLY entertaining. If you guys want to help boost the google rank of the post and make it even MORE entertaining, please link to it or trackback to it on your own blogs.

That’s right, Floyd Mayweather will be on Raw tonight. To say that the Mayweather/Show storyline is 100 times better than last year’s McMahon/Trump storyline would be an understatement.

Also, tonight we have Vince v. Hornswoggle in a cage match and the first Money in the Bank qualifying match. The Road to Wrestlemania has definately begun.

Discuss Raw here.

As is the tradition around here, it’s time to start talking about Wrestlemania 24. After No Way Out last night, we know the two main events. At least, we may know the two main events. As several people pointed out on the PPV discussion, don’t count out John Cena getting into the main event just yet. Tonight’s Raw will probably answer that question.

Regardless, here’s the Wrestlemania 24 lineup so far:

• WWE Championship: Triple H v. Randy Orton(c)
• World Heavyweight Championship: Undertaker v. Edge(c)

Also, these matches are rumored to take place:

• Shawn Michaels v. Ric Flair
• Big Show & Partner (Oscar De La Hoya?) v. Rey Mysterio(?) and Floyd Mayweather
• Money in the Bank Ladder Match

There you go. That’s what we know right now. So let’s get to it. Will John Cena worm his way into the title match? Who will be in the money in the bank match? Will Vince take on Finlay?

Ladies and Gentleman…start your predictions. And I want to see not just probable matchups, but winners and losers!