411’s LIVE Raw Coverage 07.12.04: Diva Search / Ric Flair Vs. Hurricane

More Diva Search bullshit. She dances for the crowd, and big surprise, she has no talent. In her case, the pucker of her ass is probably stained white.

Smackdown Rebound reminds me why, besides for the Paul London title win, I didn’t watch Smackdown last week.

Cute little promo for Summerslam reveals just how poor the WWE’s long term planning is.

The Hurricane vs. Ric Flair – Hurricane shoulderblocks Flair to start, and goes to work with furious punches. Backdrop for Flair. Hurricane tries ten punches in the corner, but Flair carries him to the center of the ring. Hurricane goes to the thumb to the eye, and shortly after, it’s Flair flop time. Hurricane runs into an elbow. Chops from Flair. Hurricane gets sent shoulder-first into the ringpost. Jericho puts Hurricane in a hammerlock and works over Hurricane’s arm in various positions. This goes on for more than a minute, which I dig. Hurricane fights back, but a chop sends him to the mat. Hurricane ducks a clothesline and hits a flying one of his own. Hurricane and Flair exchange punches and chops. Flair begs off. Flair gets thrown into the corner, and in classic Flair fashion, sends himself backwards to the floor. Hurricane follows him to the outside, even chopping Flair a few times. Flair’s ear is bleeding. Thumb to the eye from Flair. Flair just unleashes punches and chops. Hurricane fights back. Backdrop, side kick, and a second rope Blockbuster get two. Flair catches Hurricane when he tries to go up top again. Flair chop blocks Hurricane, now focusing on his knee. On the outside, Flair shows why he’s still awesome by alternating between chopping Hurricane and punching him in the knee. Back inside, Hurricane gets locked in the figure four. He tries to escape to no avail. Flair wins at 7:20. Pretty damn good stuff, though I wasn’t big on Flair working over the arm, and then immediately switching to the knee in the final moments of the match.