411’s LIVE Monday Night Raw Coverage 06.12.06: Johnny Nitro vs. Carlito

Shelton Benjamin has joined JR and King at the announcing table.

**MNM’s music hits…**

Johnny Nitro and Melina make their way to the ring! JR says that at Vengeance there will be a Triple Threat Match for the IC Title! They pause to watch Melina’s sweet ass get into the ring. It will be Shelton vs. Carlito vs. Johnny Nitro! Sweet stuff.

**I spit in the face of people who don’t want to be cool….**

And making his way to the ring from the Caribbean…..Carlito!

Match 5: Johnny Nitro vs. Carlito

Shelton explains away his loss last week against Carlito. He said some dust flew into his eye. Good stuff from Shelton this week. Carlito off the ropes and lands a shoulderblock sending Nitro to the mat. Arm drag by Carlito. And again. Carlito back off the ropes, Nitro ducks his head, and Carlito slams him down. Melina has Carlito’s apple, and Carlito wants it back. Nitro surprises Carlito with a baseball slide. Back into the ring they go. Nitro chokes out Carlito on the bottom rope. Melina up on the ropes and locks on a head scissors as Nitro distracts the ref. Neckbreaker by Nitro. Cover gets a two. Shelton calls Nitro an overachiever for snagging Melina. Front headlock locked in by Nitro. Carlito goes for a back body drop, but Nitro lands on his feet. Big knife edge by Carlito. Big left hands from Carlito. Whip sends Carlito off the ropes – springboard reverse elbow by Carlito. Lefts from Carlito. Carlito with a knee lift. Off the ropes he goes and lands a clothesline. Irish whip by Carlito and he lands a huge back body drop. Nitro wants a timeout. Nitro pulls down the top rope and Carlito falls to the outside. Shelton is up out of his seat now. Vertical suplex, but Carlito slides off and into the ring. Carlito goes for the lung blower, but Shelton held on to Nitro and Carlito whiffs. Nitro a move that I missed, and he gets the win.

WINNER: Johnny Nitro (3:18)

Todd Grisham is in the back with Mickie James.

Grisham: Last week on Raw Beth Phoenix was injured in her match with Victoria.

Mickie: I know…isn’t that the craziest thing? It’s weird that everyone that has a problem with Mickie James has the worst fate. Ashley – broke her leg and now she’s on Smackdown. And then Trish Stratus in her rematch for my WWE Women’s Title popped her shoulder out. What a shame! And now poor wittle Beth Phoenix has to eat all her food through a straw. And it’s a shame – I really liked Beth. We went to grade school together and high school together and now she’s gotten really, really mean. And now she broke her jaw. But I know one thing that will always love me, and that’s you (the women’s belt). Oh hi….

Randy Orton is here.

Grisham: What a pleasant surprise.

Orton: Everyone is talking about ONS from last week. Everyone is talking about the biggest upset in sports entertainment history – Kurt Angle beating me. I’m not the kind of guy to whine and complain. I’m not the kind of guy to say that it took a Herculean effort to come back early from my ankle injury. I faced Angle on ECW turf in an ECW ring. If he has any guts he will face me two weeks at Vengeance in a WWE ring following WWE rules. Now, Todd – you can help by spreading the word…..that Vengeance is my destiny.

Good stuff from both Mickie and Randy.

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