Tonight’s WWE RAW from Baltimore, Maryland kicks off with the normal opening video. We go to Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler who hype tonight’s “Power to the People” theme and ways to vote.
- We go to the ring and out comes CM Punk to kick off the show.
Punk sits down on the mat as the crowd boos him. Punk says he would never trust the fans with the content of tonight’s program. Punk wonders what kind of bad decisions the fans will make tonight. Punk says he is the greatest wrestler in the world. He talks about beating Rey Mysterio at Capitol Punishment and his recent win over John Cena. Punk says he is the #1 contender to the WWE Title. This is not a debate, this is a fact, he says. He says wins and losses still matter. Punk says he wants the WWE Title shot at the Money in the Bank pay-per-view in his hometown of Chicago. Punk says he isn’t leaving the ring until the General Manager makes it official that he’s the #1 contender.
The e-mail alert goes off and Cole goes to make the announcement but Punk cuts him off and mocks him. The GM says he will take Punk’s demands into consideration but right now, he’s asking him to leave the ring. Punk doesn’t like this but gets cut off by another e-mail alert. The GM suggests that Punk leave the ring right now. Punk lays down and starts doing snow angels. The GM chimes in again and says he was going to make Punk the #1 contender later tonight but now that he’s disrespected him, Punk has to earn it. Punk vs. Del Rio is announced for tonight with the winner being the new #1 contender to the WWE Title.
Punk says he’s used to people making bad decisions around here but Del Rio only has one fluke win over Big Show. The GM chimes in again and adds Rey Mysterio to the match. It’s going to be Punk vs. Del Rio vs. Mysterio for the #1 contendership. Punk is pissed.
– Cole hypes a WWE Divas Title Match with Brie Bella defending against Kelly Kelly, Eve Torres or Beth Phoenix gives the text messaging instructions to vote. We see the Divas backstage after Lawler casts his vote on his phone. Time for a commercial break.
WWE Divas Title Match: Kelly Kelly vs. Brie Bella
Back from commercial and out comes the WWE Divas Champion Brie Bella with her sister Nikki. We get a drum roll for who the fans picked and it’s Kelly Kelly with 53%. Beth and Eve congratulate Kelly in the back and out she comes for the match.
The bell rings and they lock up, going tot he ropes. Brie mushes Kelly’s face and flees the ring. Kelly chases her outside the ring and gets distracted by Nikki upon re-entering. Brie knocks her off the apron and beats her around on the floor before bringing it back in. Brie works Kelly over in the corner now and chokes her with her boot. Brie keeps choking Kelly on the ropes as Nikki cheers her on. 2 count for Kelly. Brie applies a modified chinlock now. Kelly makes it to her feet and fights out of the hold but Brie slams her to the mat and taunts her.
Kelly fights out of another hold and sends Brie flying. Kelly kicks her leg out and starts slamming her head into the mat. Kelly with a Thesz Press and punches. Kelly hits a bulldog and a 2 count. Brie counters and hits a neckbreaker for a 2 count. Brie runs into a boot in the corner and Kelly tries to roll her up from the corner. Brie falls on her for a 2 count. Kelly rolls her right up for the pin, the win and the title.
Winner and New WWE Divas Champion: Kelly Kelly
– After the match, Lawler gets in the ring to interview the new champion. Kelly thanks the fans for voting her in and says this shows the power of the people. Kelly’s music hits as we go to replays.
– We get a promo video for Evan Bourne, who will be in action up next. Fans can now pick Bourne’s opponent. We see the options backstage – Sin Cara, Jack Swagger and Mason Ryan. Back to commercial.
Evan Bourne vs. Mason Ryan
Back from commercial and out comes Evan Bourne to the ring. Mason Ryan gets the vote with 51% and out he comes to CM Punk’s music.
The bell rings and Bourne strikes first with kicks. Bourne ducks Ryan and slides between his legs, grabbing one. Ryan knocks Bourne around and into the corner. Ryan with shoulder thrusts now. Bourne comes back with dropkicks but Ryan clotheslines him hard to the mat. Ryan with a series of backbreakers and overhead suplex. Mason kicks Bourne around now and chokes him on the ropes.
Bourne fights his way in with kicks and punches. Bourne with a flying knee to the chin in the corner. Mason lifts Bourne high in the air and slams him down to the mat. Mason puts Bourne on the top turnbuckle and rocks him with a right hand. Bourne knocks Mason down with a right hand and goes for Air Bourne. Bourne ends up landing on his feet and kicking Mason in the corner. Bourne rolls Mason up for a 2 count. Bourne goes back up top and comes down but Mason catches him. Mason hits a big sideslam for the pin and the win.
Winner: Mason Ryan
– Kane vs. Mark Henry is up next. The options for fans to vote on are Body Slam Match, Arm Wrestling Match or an Over the Top Rope Match. We see Henry walking backstage before the commercial break.
Kane vs. Mark Henry
Back from commercial and we get footage of Mark Henry being stretchered out on last week’s SmackDown after Big Show attacked him. Out comes Henry to the ring. Now they show footage of Henry slamming Show through a table at Capitol Punishment. Henry takes the mic and says that’s what happens when the world’s largest athlete meets the world’s strongest man – someone gets punished. Like his music says, someone’s going to get their ass kicked when you’re dealing with the world’s strongest man, Henry says. We go to commercial as voting on the stipulation is still open.
Back from commercial and there’s an arm wrestling stand set up in the ring. They go to start the match and Henry backs off. They finally lock arms and go at it back and forth. Henry starts to lose and knocks Kane in the head. Henry attacks Kane until Kane fights back and goes for a chokeslam. Henry blocks it and clotheslines him. Henry picks up the arm wrestling stand and rams Kane with it, sending him out to the floor. Henry goes to the floor to continue the attack. Henry carries Kane over and slams him through the announcer’s table like he did Big Show at Capitol Punishment. Henry starts running his mouth to the fans about how he’s the best who ever did it and walks off.
– We see footage from last week where R-Truth and John Cena got into it. Cole says Truth is expected to join us next. Back to commercial.
– Back from the break and we get a promo for the Truth and Cena feud. R-Truth makes his way to the ring and the crowd tells him he sucks.
Truth mocks the fans and says he didn’t think things out clearly at Capitol Punishment. He thought maybe the GM’s laptop might be out to get him, then thought maybe John Cena was out to get him. Cena says he ended up getting okie-doked by little Jimmy. Truth says he got got by little Jimmy and that ain’t funny. Truth says he knew it was a conspiracy, all the little Jimmys and big Jimmys are out to get him. Christian’s music hits and out he comes. He says he understands Truth, dog.
Christian knocks the fans and talks about losing the World Heavyweight Title when he wasn’t 100% because the fans thought he should face Randy Orton. Christian says he’s had his setbacks since then but it’s not his fault. Christian blames bad crowds like the one here in Baltimore, he says. Christian also blames the referees and shows footage from Capitol Punishment where his foot was under the bottom rope when Randy Orton pinned him. And it was. Christian says he should be World Champion tonight. He’s out here to demand justice be served tonight. Christian tells Truth he just needs one more chance to be World Champion. Truth says he got his one shot and was robbed by little Jimmy. Truth goes on and is interrupted by The Miz’s music.
The Miz comes out to a nice reaction and says his gripes are legitimate. Miz talks about Riley beating him at Capitol Punishment. Christian says he and Truth were actually in title matches last night while Miz faced his apprentice. The crowd chants “awesome” it sounds like. Truth, Christian and Miz go back and forth with “reallys.” Then they yell Riley, Randy and Jimmy at each other. Teddy Long’s music hits and out he comes. Teddy tells them all to just shut up. Teddy says the crowd wants to see them in action and makes tonight’s main event – R-Truth, Christian and The Miz vs. John Cena, Randy Orton and Alex Riley. Fans will get to pick what kind of match it is but the stipulations aren’t announced yet. The heels look to be getting on the same page now as we go to ringside.
- Cole announces that Dolph Ziggler will be defending the US Title against Kofi Kingston with fans picking the stipulations. Options to vote on are 2 out of 3 Falls, Vickie Guerrero banned from ringside or a Submission match. Back to commercial.
WWE United States Title Match, 2 of 3 Falls: Kofi Kingston vs. Dolph Ziggler
Back from the break and we see stills from Capitol Punishment where Dolph Ziggler won the United States Title. In the arena now, Vickie Guerrero comes out to the stage and introduces Dolph and here he comes. Out next comes the former champion Kofi Kingston. The stipulation will be 2 out of 3 Falls Match. Vickie leaves the ring to cheer on Dolph and here we go.
The bell rings and Kofi attacks with kicks, taking Dolph out to ringside. They bring it back in the ring and Dolph tries to make a comeback. Kofi stops him and stomps away, sending Dolph back out to the floor. Kofi comes out and kicks Dolph in the gut and then brings him back in the ring. Kofi with a 2 count. Kofi hits a suplex and another 2 count. Dolph with a right hand and the start of a comeback. Kofi backslides Dolph for a 2 count. Kofi tackles Dolph and unloads with right hands. Dolph fights Kofi off and ducks as Kofi charges. Kofi flies outside of the ring as we go to commercial.
Back from the break and Dolph has a headlock applied. During the commercial, Dolph hit a Zig Zag on Kofi on the floor and got the first pinfall.
Dolph hits a big dropkick and applies a hold on Kofi’s arm. Kofi tries to fight back but Dolph hits his leg drop for a close 2 count. Kofi blocks a move and hits the SOS on Dolph for a pin. Kofi gets the second pinfall.
They both get up and go at it. Dolph hits a neckbreaker for a 2 count. Dolph keeps Kofi on the mat with another headlock. Kofi fights to his feet and out of the hold with right hands. Kofi catches a dropkick and catapults Dolph face first into the turnbuckle. Kofi knocks Dolph down with big chops and a dropkick. Kofi leaps but Dolph catches him. Kofi slides down for a roll-up and ends up doing a leap and a stomp on Dolph for another 2 count. Dolph rolls Kofi up now for a 2 count. More back and forth. Kofi leaps and connects from the top. They go to the floor and Kofi ends up hitting Trouble in Paradise. Kofi brings it back in the ring but Dolph kicks out at 2.
Dolph ends up hitting Kofi with a microphone and gets disqualified, giving Kofi the third fall but Dolph retains the US Title.
Winner by DQ: Kofi Kingston
– Back from commercial and out comes Alberto Del Rio. He thinks back to what he did to Big Show and says it wasn’t an accident, it was destiny. He says the victory at Capitol Punishment was destiny also. Del Rio says he will destroy CM Punk and Rey Mysterio tonight and that also will be pure destiny. Voting is still open for the stipulations for this match – No DQ, Falls Count Anywhere or Submission. Back to commercial.
– Back from commercial and out comes Alberto Del Rio. He thinks back to what he did to Big Show and says it wasn’t an accident, it was destiny. He says the victory at Capitol Punishment was destiny also. Del Rio says he will destroy CM Punk and Rey Mysterio tonight and that also will be pure destiny. Voting is still open for the stipulations for this match – No DQ, Falls Count Anywhere or Submission. Back to commercial.
#1 Contender’s Falls Count Anywhere Match: Alberto Del Rio vs. CM Punk vs. Rey Mysterio
Back from commercial and Del Rio waits in the ring as CM Punk makes his way out. Out next comes Rey Mysterio. The fans have picked the stipulation and it will be a Falls Count Anywhere Match. The bell rings and Punk goes at it with Rey. Del Rio gets knocked over and Rey gets a 2 count on Punk. Rey rolls up Del Rio for a 2 count. Del Rio unloads on Rey with kicks. Rey ducks Del Rio and kicks him and Punk. Punk backdrops Del Rio to the floor, drops Rey and gets a 2 count.
Punk and Rey go at it. Rey goes for 619 but Del Rio comes in and clotheslines him. More back and forth. Punk powerbombs Del Rio from the apron to the floor and gets a 2 count outside of the ring. Rey leaps off the apron with a big plancha onto Punk for another 2 count on the floor. We go to commercial.
Back from commercial and Rey takes Punk and Del Rio down. Punk catches Rey with a backbreaker and so does Del Rio. Del Rio with a 2 count as Punk breaks the pin. Punk and Del Rio trade shots. Punk goes for GTS but Del Rio slides out and hits the armbreaker for a 2 count. Del Rio with a hard kick to the face and stomps to the head on Punk. Del Rio takes Punk to the corner and slams Rey’s head into the corner. Rey blocks it and fights his way to the top rope. Rey throws Del Rio into position for 619. Punk tries to stop him but Rey throws Punk into the ropes also. Punk catches 619 and goes for GTS. Del Rio stops it and goes for the armbreaker on Rey. Punk kicks Del Rio in the head for a 2 count as Rey breaks the pin.
Punk takes Rey to the top rope for a superplex but Del Rio interrupts them. Del Rio powerbombs Punk while Punk suplexes Rey back down to the ring. We get a pair of 2 counts. Del Rio complains to the referee. Del Rio charges Rey in the corner but gets kicked. Del Rio blocks a bulldog from Rey and suplexes him for a 2 count. Punk goes to work on Del Rio now. Del Rio with a spear in the corner on Punk. He goes for a spear on Rey but Rey moves and Del Rio flies out to the floor. Rey goes up top to splash onto the floor but Punk stops him and drops him on the turnbuckle. Punk charges in the corner but Rey kicks him in the face. Rey with a senton onto Punk from the top rope and then he runs through the ropes and dives out onto the floor and Del Rio. Rey goes up top and splashes on Punk for a 2 count.
Rey goes for a springboard moonsault but Punk moves. Punk goes to the top rope but Rey stops him and fights him in the corner. Rey goes for a hurricanrana but Punk holds on and Rey hits the mat. Del Rio comes in with the armbreaker on Rey. Punk leaps onto them from the top and breaks it. Punk with a 2 count. Del Rio with a big kick to Punk’s head in the corner now. Rey drops Del Rio for 619 and nails it. Rey goes up top and hits a big splash on Del Rio but Punk breaks the pin and throws Rey into the ringpost. Punk covers Del Rio for the pin, the win and the #1 contendership.
Winner and New #1 Contender to the WWE Title: CM Punk
– After the match, Punk acknowledges that his WWE contract ends on July 17th, the night of WWE’s Money in the Bank pay-per-view. Punk says he will defeat Cena that night and when he leaves WWE, he’s taking the WWE Title with him.
– Up next is Cody Rhodes vs. Daniel Bryan. The options for fans to vote on are a Brown Bag Match, a No Count Out Match or a Collegiate Rules Match.
No Count Out Match: Cody Rhodes vs. Daniel Bryan
Back from the break and Daniel Bryan waits in the ring as Cody Rhodes makes his way out. The fans pick this one to be a No Count Out match. The bell rings and they go at it. Bryan sends Cody outside early on and dives through the ropes onto him. They fight up the ramp and to the stage. Bryan with a suplex on the steel. Bryan with kicks to Cody’s chest now. Cody runs back down to the ring and Bryan throws him in. Bryan hits a dropkick from the top rope for a 2 count. Cody finally makes a comeback and hits a springboard kick for a 2 count. Cody with more offense. Cody catapults Bryan into the corner and rolls him up for 2. Bryan turns it right around on him and rolls him up for the win.
Winner: Daniel Bryan
– After the match, Cody gets pissed and charges Bryan. Bryan throws him in the LaBell Lock. Ted DiBiase runs out and attacks Bryan. Cody joins him for the double team. Cody lays Bryan out with Cross Rhodes. Ted brings a brown paper bag in the ring and they put it on Bryan’s head. Rhodes and DiBiase leave Bryan laying in the ring with a bag over his head.
– Cole leads us into a sneak peek at USA Network’s new show Suits.
– Cole starts dancing at ringside and reveals that one of the announcers will face off against Vickie Guerrero in a dance contest, up next.
– Back from commercial and Matt Striker is in the ring with Vickie Guerrero. She will be competing in a dance competition and she’s up first. Vickie takes the mic and talks about Dolph Ziggler winning the US Title last night. She says tonight, she will win the dance off. Vickie says she has had 15 years of dance training and is an expert at ballet, jazz and exotic dancing. Her stage name used to be Peaches. She says to quote the famous Sable, this is to all the men who came to see her and the women that want to be her. The music hits and Vickie starts grinding in the ring. Vickie calls Striker over and starts flirting with him. Vickie plants a kiss on Striker and the music stops.
The fans have picked Michael Cole to compete against Vickie. Cole says to call him Michael Travolta as he takes his coat off and comes in the ring to dance. Cole asks for our attention and tells everyone to sit back and enjoy perfection. Cole starts dancing and it’s a sight to see. Cole does a worm and tries to do a spin-a-rooni. Cole asks Booker if he can dig that and the music stops. Striker asks the fans who they liked more and they boo both of them but Cole gets more cheers. Cole wins for getting the loudest boos. Cole celebrates in the corner. Vickie walks over and slaps him to the mat. She declares that she’s the winner before leaving the ring and dancing her way up the ramp.
– Up next is John Cena, Randy Orton and Alex Riley vs. The Miz, R-Truth and Christian. The stipulations are One Fall to Finish, 20 Minute Time Limit and Elimination Match. Back to commercial.
Elimination Match: R-Truth, Christian and The Miz vs. Randy Orton, John Cena and Alex Riley
Back from commercial and out comes R-Truth to Little Jimmy chants. Christian is out last for his team followed by Alex Riley first for his team. World Heavyweight Champion Randy Orton is out next and finally, the WWE Champion John Cena to the loudest reaction. The fans have voted and this one will be an Elimination Match with 79% of the vote. We go to commercial as both teams get a gameplan.
Back from the break and Cena locks up with Miz. Miz with a headlock but Cena breaks out. They trade arm holds and headlocks. Cena takes Miz to the mat and then the corner. Cena runs the ropes and hits a bulldog. 2 count on Miz. Cena tags in Orton and they double team Miz. Orton with an uppercut and kick to the head. Orton comes out of the corner with a clothesline and drops a big knee on Miz for a 2 count. Miz kicks Orton in the head and drops him with a big boot. Miz stomps away on Orton and tags in Christian.
Christian continues the assault on Orton. Orton fights back with right hands but Christian hits a knee to the gut and a 2 count. Christian works Orton over in the corner and Miz hits him with cheap shots as the referee is distracted. Christian stands on Orton in the corner and hits a neckbreaker for a 2 count. Orton fights back again but Christian stops him and tags in R-Truth. Truth comes in to keep the offense on Orton. Truth with a headlock on the mat. Orton finally fights out of it with a backdrop. Christian comes in and stops Orton from tagging. Christian goes for Killswitch but Orton counters. Orton goes for an RKO but Christian blocks it with an inverted DDT and a 2 count.
Orton comes back with a scoop slam and finally tags in Alex Riley. Riley spears Christian and unloads with right hands. Riley with forearm shots and a spinebuster. Riley fights off Miz and Christian. Cena comes in to help Riley out. The referee is distracted by Cena, allowing Miz to lay out Riley with Skull Crushing Finale. Christian takes advantage and pins Riley. Alex Riley is eliminated.
Back from the break and Miz pins Orton for a 2 count. Miz charges and Orton clotheslines him. Orton tags in Cena. Cena comes in with shoulder blocks on Miz and the usual moves. Cena hits the Five Knuckle Shuffle to some boo’s from fans. Cena goes for the Attitude Adjustment but Miz slides out and hits him with a neckbreaker for a 2 count. Miz with the big running clothesline in the corner on Cena. Miz goes to the top rope and comes down. Cena catches him in the STF but Truth breaks it up. The referee is distracted, allowing Christian to beat on Cena. Miz chokes Cena on the ropes and distracts the referee, allowing Truth to get a cheap shot in. Christian is tagged in to continue the attack on Cena.
Cena fights free from Christian but gets dropped with a back elbow. 2 count by Christian. Christian stands on Cena and tags in Truth. Truth mocks Cena and hits him with a right hand, and then a suplex, dropping Cena on his face. 2 count for Truth. Cena fights back with a suplex of his own now and both go down. Cena kicks Truth off but Truth tags in Miz. Miz kicks Cena in the face and readies for his finisher. Miz goes for the Skull Crushing Finale but Cena counters with the AA. Cena fights Christian off and hits the AA on Miz for the pin. The Miz is eliminated.
Truth comes right in and goes to work on Cena. Cena fights back with a back drop but Truth tags in Christian. Cena goes for the AA on Christian but he blocks it and drops Cena with an inverted DDT. Christian goes to the top rope but its no good. Orton and Truth are tagged in at the same time. Orton with a scoop slam. Orton DDT’s Truth from the second rope. Christian comes in for Killswitch on Orton but he blocks it and sends him out of the ring. Truth goes for a scissors kick on Orton. Orton blocks it and lays him out with the RKO for the pin. R-Truth is eliminated.
Christian runs right in and spears Orton for the pin. Randy Orton is eliminated. Cena goes for the AA but it’s blocked. Orton runs back in the ring and RKO’s Christian while the referee’s back is turned. Cena applies the STF on Christian and makes him tap out for the win.
Winners: John Cena, Randy Orton and Alex Riley
– Orton and Cena celebrate in the ring as we go to replays. Cena goes to ringside to pose with some troops. RAW goes off the air with the WWE Champion and the World Heavyweight Champion celebrating.
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
SMACKDOWN SPOILER 6/10
WWE Smackdown (Airing Friday)
Christian came to the ring for a promo. He said he was screwed out of the World Hvt. Championship. He said he doesn’t want to talk to any of his Peeps again. The “You Suck” chants started. Christian invited Michael Cole to join him in the ring and then proceeded to bitch about deserving another title shot. He ripped Teddy Long, and said Long and Randy Orton disrespected him.
Ezekiel Jackson and The Uso Brothers defeated Wade Barrett, Justin Gabriel, and Heath Slater. One of the Uso’s went right into the announce table and the whole arena could hear it. Good tag work from Corre with a classic wrestling feel. Zeke dominated and Barrett headed back to the locker room. Zeke put Gabriel in the rack for the win.
Teddy Long was shown talking on the phone. Sheamus demanded a match with Christian. Instead, Long booked Randy Orton vs. Sheamus in a No DQ match and said it was going to be huge.
Justin Gabriel and Heath Slater told Wade Barrett that The Corre is finished.
Jinder Mahal defeated Trent Barreta. Great Khali helped Jinder get the win.
A.J. defeated Tamina. The crowd got behind A.J. while Tamina was dominating. A.J. hit a flying knee. Tamina had her up for a move, but A.J. caught her in a small package for the win.
Randy Orton came to the ring and called out Christian, who appeared on TitanTron and said he wants his title match. Christian says he does things on his own terms, and he wants the match at Capitol Punishment. Orton said the match is on. Christian left in a vehicle while Orton stood in the ring with his title belt. Good crowd pops for Orton.
Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase appeared on the big screen. Cody said he’s not nuts, he’s been enlightened.
Sin Cara defeated Ted DiBiase by DQ. There were some great moves, but bad spots by DiBiase. Cody’s interference led to the DQ. Daniel Bryan came out to save Sin Cara. Teddy Long came out and turned it into a tag match.
Sin Cara and Daniel Bryan defeated Ted DiBiase and Cody Rhodes. Sin Cara was on fire at one point. He hit a flying cross body block through the ropes. Daniel Bryan locked in the LeBell Lock for the win.
Johnny Curtis cut a promo. He ate a potato chip and that was it. Seriously.
Sheamus defeated Randy Orton in a non-title, no disqualification match. Late in the match, Orton hit a wild backdrop onto the ring steps. Amazing spot. Sheamus pulled out a kendo stick and hit Orton with it five times. Orton hit the RKO on Sheamus. Christian ran out and ended up hitting Orton with the title belt. Sheamus ended up covering Orton for the win.
Afterward in what may have been after the cameras stopped rolling, Christian held up Orton. Sheamus went for a kick, but Orton ducked and Sheamus caught Christian with the kick. Orton RKO’d Sheamus. Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase ran out and took RKO’s. Orton spent a lot of time with the fans afterward, which was nice to see.
Christian came to the ring for a promo. He said he was screwed out of the World Hvt. Championship. He said he doesn’t want to talk to any of his Peeps again. The “You Suck” chants started. Christian invited Michael Cole to join him in the ring and then proceeded to bitch about deserving another title shot. He ripped Teddy Long, and said Long and Randy Orton disrespected him.
Ezekiel Jackson and The Uso Brothers defeated Wade Barrett, Justin Gabriel, and Heath Slater. One of the Uso’s went right into the announce table and the whole arena could hear it. Good tag work from Corre with a classic wrestling feel. Zeke dominated and Barrett headed back to the locker room. Zeke put Gabriel in the rack for the win.
Teddy Long was shown talking on the phone. Sheamus demanded a match with Christian. Instead, Long booked Randy Orton vs. Sheamus in a No DQ match and said it was going to be huge.
Justin Gabriel and Heath Slater told Wade Barrett that The Corre is finished.
Jinder Mahal defeated Trent Barreta. Great Khali helped Jinder get the win.
A.J. defeated Tamina. The crowd got behind A.J. while Tamina was dominating. A.J. hit a flying knee. Tamina had her up for a move, but A.J. caught her in a small package for the win.
Randy Orton came to the ring and called out Christian, who appeared on TitanTron and said he wants his title match. Christian says he does things on his own terms, and he wants the match at Capitol Punishment. Orton said the match is on. Christian left in a vehicle while Orton stood in the ring with his title belt. Good crowd pops for Orton.
Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase appeared on the big screen. Cody said he’s not nuts, he’s been enlightened.
Sin Cara defeated Ted DiBiase by DQ. There were some great moves, but bad spots by DiBiase. Cody’s interference led to the DQ. Daniel Bryan came out to save Sin Cara. Teddy Long came out and turned it into a tag match.
Sin Cara and Daniel Bryan defeated Ted DiBiase and Cody Rhodes. Sin Cara was on fire at one point. He hit a flying cross body block through the ropes. Daniel Bryan locked in the LeBell Lock for the win.
Johnny Curtis cut a promo. He ate a potato chip and that was it. Seriously.
Sheamus defeated Randy Orton in a non-title, no disqualification match. Late in the match, Orton hit a wild backdrop onto the ring steps. Amazing spot. Sheamus pulled out a kendo stick and hit Orton with it five times. Orton hit the RKO on Sheamus. Christian ran out and ended up hitting Orton with the title belt. Sheamus ended up covering Orton for the win.
Afterward in what may have been after the cameras stopped rolling, Christian held up Orton. Sheamus went for a kick, but Orton ducked and Sheamus caught Christian with the kick. Orton RKO’d Sheamus. Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase ran out and took RKO’s. Orton spent a lot of time with the fans afterward, which was nice to see.
MIZ SUFFERS BROKEN NOSE AT LIVE EVENT
While The Miz was not injured at last night’s WWE RAW, sources were under the impression that he broke his nose after Sunday’s live event match against Alex Riley in Charlottesville, Virginia. In that match on Sunday, Miz was bleeding heavily from his nose but didn’t show any signs of a broken nose on last night’s RAW.
UPDATED CARD FOR CAPITOL PUNISHMENT PPV
WWE Title Match
R-Truth vs. John Cena
Alex Riley vs. The Miz
R-Truth vs. John Cena
Alex Riley vs. The Miz
RAW RESULT 6/6
We get a drum roll and the lights go down. Austin looks Andy and Luke up and down and looks to be in deep thought. Andy starts yelling something at Austin and pointing to the fans. Austin picks Andy as the winner of WWE Tough Enough. The music hits and Andy goes crazy. Austin embraces Luke and they talk. Luke shakes Vince’s hand, and Luke’s, before handing over his belt to Austin and leaving the ring.
Austin asks Vince if he wants to congratulate his newest employee. Vince says he’s not sure that he wouldn’t have chosen the other guy. Vince welcomes Andy to WWE and slaps him to the mat. Andy gets back up, Austin introduces him to the crowd and shakes his hand. Austin lays Andy out with a Stunner and his music hits as the crowd pops. Austin calls Andy a SOB, congratulates him and welcomes him to WWE before celebrating with Vince, and a few beers.
R-Truth interrupts Vince and Austin. Truth comes out dressed like a Confederate soldier and is singing a tune about Little Jimmy. Truth says he’s supposed to apologize for what he did last week. Vince shows us a clip of Truth berating fans last week. Truth says he’s a good little Truth and apologizes to Big Jimmy, Little Jimmy and the soda he threw. Truth repeats that he’s sorry. Austin says he should be sorry for dressing up like a jackass. Truth says he’s dressed like this because he knows where he’s at – Richmond, Virginia. Truth calls it the capitol of the Confederacy and rambles on, calling the people inbred rednecks. A “you suck” chant breaks out. Truth says the Confederacy “succeeded” from the United States, so tonight, he is “succeeding” from WWE. Truth says they can keep the title match. After tonight, WWE won’t make anymore money off him. Vince asks Truth if R is his real first name and asks how to spell it. They go on when The Miz’s music hits and out he comes. Miz asks “really?” as he walks to the ring.
Miz says he deals in reality and if it weren’t for Alex Riley, he would still be WWE Champion. Riley says he deserves one last title match. Alex Riley’s music hits and out he comes to a nice reaction from the crowd. Riley says the only thing Miz deserves is a third straight week of beatdowns. John Cena’s music hits next and out he comes to a mixed reaction.
Cena comes in and talks about everybody in the ring. He then says Miz said “I quit” to him, and will not get a rematch from the WWE Title. Cena tells Miz to get over himself. Cena says he doesn’t like or trust Riley but he’s proven he has a set. Cena commends Riley for standing up to Miz. Cena mocks Truth next. Cena says Truth got the match at Capitol Punishment. The e-mail alert goes off and we have an email from the RAW General Manager. Michael Cole steps up to make the announcement. Vince tells Cole to shut up. Vince says he’s got this one and considering it’s a special RAW, how about the main event be Truth and Miz vs. Riley and Cena. Vince makes Austin the special referee. Vince’s music hits and he leaves the ring as the participants in tonight’s main event argue. Austin and Cena have words as Austin exits the ring. Austin mocks Cena with the “you can’t see me” gesture. We go to commercial.
Santino Marella vs. Michael McGillicutty
Back from the break and Santino Marella is in the ring with one-half of the WWE Tag Team Champions Michael McGillicutty. David Otunga and Vladimir Kozlov are at ringside. They both taunt each other before the match. Santino strikes first and takes it to the corners. Santino ducks a clothesline and atomic drops McGillicutty, then clotheslines him to the floor. Santino shakes the ropes and mocks the Ultimate Warrior. McGillicutty comes back in but Santino catches him with right hands. McGillicutty kicks Santino and takes control now.
Santino comes back with arm drags and a dropkick attempt but misses it. McGillicutty hits a dropkick of his own for a 2 count. McGillicutty beats Santino down in the corner now for another 2 count. Santino rolls him up out of nowhere for 2 but gets dropped with a clothesline. Another 2 count and then a headlock by McGillicutty. McGillicutty misses a splash in the corner and Santino drops him with right hands. Santino with a big hip toss and a headbutt. More Warrior gestures from Santino. McGillicutty is pulled to safety by Otunga but Kozlov lays him out at ringside. Santino pulls McGillicutty back in but gets dropped with a right hand. McGillicutty goes for a running knee but Santino moves. Santino hits the Cobra for the pin and the win.
Winner: Santino Marella
– Cole and Jerry Lawler plug tonight’s main event.
Kelly Kelly and Beth Phoenix vs.
We go to the ring and out comes the team of Kelly Kelly and Beth Phoenix. Cole says they and other Divas are upset about the bad things The Bella Twins said about Kharma last week. We go to commercial as they make their entrance.
Back from the break and we see the announcement from last week with Kharma and The Bella Twins coming out to talk down to her. We go to the ring and out come WWE Divas Champion Brie Bella with her sister Nikki. Kelly starts things out with one of the Bellas and they go at it. Kelly takes her down and gets a 2 count. Kelly gets dropped over the top rope and beat down in the corner as the Bellas tag in for some double teaming. Another tag and more working on Kelly in the corner.
Kelly gets taken to the mat now and worked over. Kelly fights out and tags in Beth Phoenix. Beth clotheslines Bella repeatedly and hits a slingshot suplex for a 2 count. The other Bella comes in to break up the pin. Kelly takes her out with a bulldog. Beth hits the Glam Slam for the pin and the win.
Winners: Beth Phoenix and Kelly Kelly
- Cole hypes Punk vs. Mysterio tonight and Lawler hypes the big tag team main event as we go to commercial.
– Back from the commercial and Booker T is backstage talking with Trish Stratus. Booker says he’s been working on a new move – the Trish-arooni. Booker has Trish drop to one knee, hold her palm up and start shaking it. Jack Swagger walks in and interrupts them. Swagger says if he was a Tough Enough trainer, all of the contestants would have been winners. Swagger says he’s not sure if Booker is tough enough and challenges him to get in the ring. Swagger says if Booker thinks he still has it. Booker accepts the challenge. Booker says Swagger won’t be running around doing victory laps after this. Booker asks Swagger if he can dig it, sucka. Booker tells Swagger to back up off him and he leaves.
CM Punk vs. Rey Mysterio
We go to the ring and out comes CM Punk with Mason Ryan. Punk stops and sits on the stage and points out that he beat Rey Mysterio again last week. Punk says Rey cried for a rematch so he’s getting it tonight. Punk says he’s going to beat Rey once again and prove to the fans that the power of his Nexus is something. Punk asks the fans to join him in dismantling Rey Mysterio tonight. Punk’s music hits as we go back to commercial.
Back from the break and we get replays from last week where Punk won the match. Rey Mysterio’s music hits and out he comes as Punk and Ryan look on from the ring. The bell rings and Punk taunts Rey. They lock up and go to the ropes. Punk misses a kick. They lock up again and Punk applies a headlock. Rey turns it around and they trade holds. Punk takes Rey to the mat and works him over.
More back and forth. Rey with a nice roll up for 2. Punk drops Rey with a shoulder for a 1 count. They run the ropes and Rey catapults Punk onto his back. Punk goes to the floor. Rey tries to hit Punk with a kick from the ring but Punk grabs his legs. Rey still manages to take Punk down on the floor and avoid Mason at ringside. Rey brings it back in the ring with a springboard leg drop for a 2 count. Punk with a big kick and a running knee. Punk catches Rey on his shoulders for the GTS but Rey fights out. Rey goes to the top but Punk kicks him off. Rey gets tied upside down in the corner and Punk rushes in with a knee for a 2 count.
Rey fights out of a hold but Punk grabs him for a backdrop and another 2 count. Punk with bodyscissors now. More back and forth action. Rey tries to make a comeback but Punk drops him over the top rope. Punk takes Rey to the top and goes for a superplex but Rey fights him. Rey knocks Punk back to the mat and hits him with a flying shoulder tackle. Rey gets up and hits a big crossbody for 2. Rey with a headscissors takedown. Punk catches Rey with a powerslam for a 2 count. Punk runs into a boot in the corner. Rey fights Punk off and kicks him into position. Rey goes for 619 but Mason interferes. Rey knocks Ryan off from the apron and Punk down. Rey hits a big splash from the top for the pin and the win.
Winner: Rey Mysterio
– We go to ringside with Cole and Lawler, talking about Capitol Punishment. Lawler leads us into another one of his imaginary Obama press conferences. This time R-Truth is one of the reporters asking Obama questions. Truth asks several questions, playing on the whole conspiracy thing.
– We see John Cena and Alex Riley arguing backstage. Cena says he will fight with Riley tonight but if he leaves him hanging… Cena walks off and we go back to commercial.
– Back from commercial and Alberto Del Rio comes riding in a Rolls Royce. Del Rio introduces himself and walks to the stage. Del Rio talks about the Big Show accident and shows a replay from two weeks ago. Del Rio heads to the ring and calls out Big Show, so he can apologize.
A fake Big Show comes out on crutches. The sad looking Big Show hobbles to the ring. Del Rio says what happened was an accident. The fake Big Show lets out a drunken yell and goes back to chewing on something. Del Rio goes on and we get another dumb yell. Del Rio continues to mock the fake Big Show and tells him to go home, lick his wounds and never, ever disrespect him again. Del Rio gets serious and faces the camera. He tells Big Show not to make him his enemy because he will get hurt. Del Rio says that’s not a threat, that’s a promise. Because bad things happen to bad people. It was Ricardo Rodriguez as the fake Big Show all along. He takes off the bald cap and starts speaking in Spanish for Del Rio. Del Rio’s music hits as we go to ringside.
– Cole plugs Zack Ryder vs. Kofi Kingston up next before leading us to a promo video with highlights from Kofi.
Kofi Kingston vs. Zack Ryder
Back from the break and Zack Ryder is in the ring with Vickie Guerrero and Dolph Ziggler. Dolph and Vickie go to commentary as we see a replay from last week where Dolph defeated Kofi in a non-title match. Kofi Kingston’s music hits next and out comes the WWE United States Champion for another non-title match. The bell rings and they lock up. Ryder with a headlock. Kofi fights out but Ryder drops him with a shoulder. They run the ropes and Kofi takes Ryder down with an elbow and a dropkick. Ryder yells at Kofi and mushes his face. Kofi drops him with a right hand. Kofi goes leaping at Ryder in the corner but Ryder moves. Ryder drops Kofi on his head for a 2 count.
Ryder beats Kofi down in the corner and kicks him in the face for a 2 count. Ryder with a headlock on the mat now. Ryder misses in the corner and Kofi drops him. Ryder tries to make a comeback and they go back and forth some more. Kofi ends up getting the win.
Winner: Kofi Kingston
– R-Truth and The Miz are shown talking backstage.
– We see Booker T headed to the ring for his match as we go back to commercial.
Jack Swagger vs. Booker T
Jack Swagger makes his way to the ring and he’s ready to go. Out next comes Booker T to a nice reaction. The bell rings and they go at it with Swagger taking control early. Booker fights out of it with a back kick and some chops on the ropes. Booker misses a kick and Swagger clotheslines him out to the floor.
Swagger brings it back in for a 2 count. More back and forth action. Booker gets nice reaction from the crowd with his trademark moves. Booker works Swagger over in the corner and hits a kick off the ropes. Swagger rolls out to the floor to recover. He starts yelling “I don’t need this” and walks away from the ring. Swagger is counted out.
Winner by Count Out: Booker T
– After the match, Evan Bourne runs down the ramp and attacks Swagger. Bourne brings the assault into the ring and Booker joins in. Bourne hits Air Bourne on Swagger and does the spin-a-rooni with Booker.
– More hype for the main event as we go to commercial.
R-Truth and The Miz vs. John Cena and Alex Riley
Back from the break and out first comes the special referee Steve Austin to a big pop. Out next comes The Miz followed by his tag team partner R-Truth. Alex Riley’s music hits next and he is welcomed with a nice reaction from the crowd. John Cena’s music starts next and out comes the WWE Champion as we go back to commercial.
Back from the break and here we go. Cena and Miz lock up to start things out. Miz takes Cena down and Cena breaks free. Cena tags in Riley but Miz runs away and tags in Truth. Truth and Riley lock up. Truth with a big hip toss and a 1 count by Austin. Truth with another takedown and a headlock on Riley. Truth with a shoulder block. Riley comes back with a hip toss and forearm shots. Riley with a 2 count. Riley tags in Cena but Truth runs off and tags in Miz.
Cena and Miz go at it. Cena with a bulldog. Riley chases Miz around the ring but gets dropped when he comes back in. Truth and Austin have words as we go to commercial.
Back from the break and Miz has Riley down on the mat after keeping control during the commercial. Riley fights out of a headlock but Miz rams him back into the corner. Truth gets some cheap shots in. Miz drops Riley with a DDT and covers for a 2 count. Miz stomps on Riley and taunts Cena. Miz stomps on Riley in the corner until Austin has to pull him off. Austin and Miz have words now. Miz charges into the corner but Riley moves and he hits the ring post. Truth comes in and stops Riley from making a tag. Truth taunts Cena and goes to work on Riley.
Truth continues the assault on Riley and has some more words with Austin. Truth beats Riley down in the corner and hits a running kick. Truth with a scoop slam. Truth goes for a shot from the second rope but Riley puts his boot up. Riley tags in Cena as Truth tags in Miz. Cena unloads on Miz, hitting the usual moves. Cena with the Five Knuckle Shuffle. He goes for the Attitude Adjustment but Truth stops it. Cena dumps Truth over the top rope. Cena applies the STF but Miz makes it to the ropes and the hold is broken. Truth comes in with a chair but Cena ducks it and dropkicks him. Cena and Miz collide and both go down.
Riley comes in the ring with the briefcase and acts like he’s going to hit Cena with it. Riley lays Miz out with it instead. Austin stuns Miz and Cena hits the Attitude Adjustment on him for the win.
Winners: Alex Riley and John Cena
– After the match, Austin raises Riley and Cena’s hands in victory. Austin has beers thrown in and tosses a few to Cena and Riley. Cena and Austin pose in the corners as Riley looks on from the floor. The e-mail alert goes off and Michael Cole steps up to make the announcement. The GM says Austin overstepped his authority in the match, so Riley and Cena have been DQ’d. The new winners are R-Truth and The Miz.
Winners: R-Truth and The Miz
– The e-mail alert goes off again and Austin is getting pissed. It’s announced that on next week’s three-hour RAW, Austin will be the special guest General Manager. Austin comes down to the podium and takes the mic. Austin tears apart the laptop and the podium. He asks the fans if they want him to be the GM next week, give him a hell yeah. Austin brings Cole over and drops him with a right hand. Austin brings Cole in the ring and asks for more beers. Austin pours beer all over Cole as the fans pop. Austin lays Cole out with a Stunner. Cena hits him with an Attitude Adjustment. Austin goes to ringside and gets a mic and more beers. Austin crawls in Cole’s face and asks for a hell yeah if we’re ready for RAW next week. Austin tells Cole he will see him next week first thing on RAW. Austin calls for more beers. RAW goes off the air with Austin and Cena celebrating with more beer.
Austin asks Vince if he wants to congratulate his newest employee. Vince says he’s not sure that he wouldn’t have chosen the other guy. Vince welcomes Andy to WWE and slaps him to the mat. Andy gets back up, Austin introduces him to the crowd and shakes his hand. Austin lays Andy out with a Stunner and his music hits as the crowd pops. Austin calls Andy a SOB, congratulates him and welcomes him to WWE before celebrating with Vince, and a few beers.
R-Truth interrupts Vince and Austin. Truth comes out dressed like a Confederate soldier and is singing a tune about Little Jimmy. Truth says he’s supposed to apologize for what he did last week. Vince shows us a clip of Truth berating fans last week. Truth says he’s a good little Truth and apologizes to Big Jimmy, Little Jimmy and the soda he threw. Truth repeats that he’s sorry. Austin says he should be sorry for dressing up like a jackass. Truth says he’s dressed like this because he knows where he’s at – Richmond, Virginia. Truth calls it the capitol of the Confederacy and rambles on, calling the people inbred rednecks. A “you suck” chant breaks out. Truth says the Confederacy “succeeded” from the United States, so tonight, he is “succeeding” from WWE. Truth says they can keep the title match. After tonight, WWE won’t make anymore money off him. Vince asks Truth if R is his real first name and asks how to spell it. They go on when The Miz’s music hits and out he comes. Miz asks “really?” as he walks to the ring.
Miz says he deals in reality and if it weren’t for Alex Riley, he would still be WWE Champion. Riley says he deserves one last title match. Alex Riley’s music hits and out he comes to a nice reaction from the crowd. Riley says the only thing Miz deserves is a third straight week of beatdowns. John Cena’s music hits next and out he comes to a mixed reaction.
Cena comes in and talks about everybody in the ring. He then says Miz said “I quit” to him, and will not get a rematch from the WWE Title. Cena tells Miz to get over himself. Cena says he doesn’t like or trust Riley but he’s proven he has a set. Cena commends Riley for standing up to Miz. Cena mocks Truth next. Cena says Truth got the match at Capitol Punishment. The e-mail alert goes off and we have an email from the RAW General Manager. Michael Cole steps up to make the announcement. Vince tells Cole to shut up. Vince says he’s got this one and considering it’s a special RAW, how about the main event be Truth and Miz vs. Riley and Cena. Vince makes Austin the special referee. Vince’s music hits and he leaves the ring as the participants in tonight’s main event argue. Austin and Cena have words as Austin exits the ring. Austin mocks Cena with the “you can’t see me” gesture. We go to commercial.
Santino Marella vs. Michael McGillicutty
Back from the break and Santino Marella is in the ring with one-half of the WWE Tag Team Champions Michael McGillicutty. David Otunga and Vladimir Kozlov are at ringside. They both taunt each other before the match. Santino strikes first and takes it to the corners. Santino ducks a clothesline and atomic drops McGillicutty, then clotheslines him to the floor. Santino shakes the ropes and mocks the Ultimate Warrior. McGillicutty comes back in but Santino catches him with right hands. McGillicutty kicks Santino and takes control now.
Santino comes back with arm drags and a dropkick attempt but misses it. McGillicutty hits a dropkick of his own for a 2 count. McGillicutty beats Santino down in the corner now for another 2 count. Santino rolls him up out of nowhere for 2 but gets dropped with a clothesline. Another 2 count and then a headlock by McGillicutty. McGillicutty misses a splash in the corner and Santino drops him with right hands. Santino with a big hip toss and a headbutt. More Warrior gestures from Santino. McGillicutty is pulled to safety by Otunga but Kozlov lays him out at ringside. Santino pulls McGillicutty back in but gets dropped with a right hand. McGillicutty goes for a running knee but Santino moves. Santino hits the Cobra for the pin and the win.
Winner: Santino Marella
– Cole and Jerry Lawler plug tonight’s main event.
Kelly Kelly and Beth Phoenix vs.
We go to the ring and out comes the team of Kelly Kelly and Beth Phoenix. Cole says they and other Divas are upset about the bad things The Bella Twins said about Kharma last week. We go to commercial as they make their entrance.
Back from the break and we see the announcement from last week with Kharma and The Bella Twins coming out to talk down to her. We go to the ring and out come WWE Divas Champion Brie Bella with her sister Nikki. Kelly starts things out with one of the Bellas and they go at it. Kelly takes her down and gets a 2 count. Kelly gets dropped over the top rope and beat down in the corner as the Bellas tag in for some double teaming. Another tag and more working on Kelly in the corner.
Kelly gets taken to the mat now and worked over. Kelly fights out and tags in Beth Phoenix. Beth clotheslines Bella repeatedly and hits a slingshot suplex for a 2 count. The other Bella comes in to break up the pin. Kelly takes her out with a bulldog. Beth hits the Glam Slam for the pin and the win.
Winners: Beth Phoenix and Kelly Kelly
- Cole hypes Punk vs. Mysterio tonight and Lawler hypes the big tag team main event as we go to commercial.
– Back from the commercial and Booker T is backstage talking with Trish Stratus. Booker says he’s been working on a new move – the Trish-arooni. Booker has Trish drop to one knee, hold her palm up and start shaking it. Jack Swagger walks in and interrupts them. Swagger says if he was a Tough Enough trainer, all of the contestants would have been winners. Swagger says he’s not sure if Booker is tough enough and challenges him to get in the ring. Swagger says if Booker thinks he still has it. Booker accepts the challenge. Booker says Swagger won’t be running around doing victory laps after this. Booker asks Swagger if he can dig it, sucka. Booker tells Swagger to back up off him and he leaves.
CM Punk vs. Rey Mysterio
We go to the ring and out comes CM Punk with Mason Ryan. Punk stops and sits on the stage and points out that he beat Rey Mysterio again last week. Punk says Rey cried for a rematch so he’s getting it tonight. Punk says he’s going to beat Rey once again and prove to the fans that the power of his Nexus is something. Punk asks the fans to join him in dismantling Rey Mysterio tonight. Punk’s music hits as we go back to commercial.
Back from the break and we get replays from last week where Punk won the match. Rey Mysterio’s music hits and out he comes as Punk and Ryan look on from the ring. The bell rings and Punk taunts Rey. They lock up and go to the ropes. Punk misses a kick. They lock up again and Punk applies a headlock. Rey turns it around and they trade holds. Punk takes Rey to the mat and works him over.
More back and forth. Rey with a nice roll up for 2. Punk drops Rey with a shoulder for a 1 count. They run the ropes and Rey catapults Punk onto his back. Punk goes to the floor. Rey tries to hit Punk with a kick from the ring but Punk grabs his legs. Rey still manages to take Punk down on the floor and avoid Mason at ringside. Rey brings it back in the ring with a springboard leg drop for a 2 count. Punk with a big kick and a running knee. Punk catches Rey on his shoulders for the GTS but Rey fights out. Rey goes to the top but Punk kicks him off. Rey gets tied upside down in the corner and Punk rushes in with a knee for a 2 count.
Rey fights out of a hold but Punk grabs him for a backdrop and another 2 count. Punk with bodyscissors now. More back and forth action. Rey tries to make a comeback but Punk drops him over the top rope. Punk takes Rey to the top and goes for a superplex but Rey fights him. Rey knocks Punk back to the mat and hits him with a flying shoulder tackle. Rey gets up and hits a big crossbody for 2. Rey with a headscissors takedown. Punk catches Rey with a powerslam for a 2 count. Punk runs into a boot in the corner. Rey fights Punk off and kicks him into position. Rey goes for 619 but Mason interferes. Rey knocks Ryan off from the apron and Punk down. Rey hits a big splash from the top for the pin and the win.
Winner: Rey Mysterio
– We go to ringside with Cole and Lawler, talking about Capitol Punishment. Lawler leads us into another one of his imaginary Obama press conferences. This time R-Truth is one of the reporters asking Obama questions. Truth asks several questions, playing on the whole conspiracy thing.
– We see John Cena and Alex Riley arguing backstage. Cena says he will fight with Riley tonight but if he leaves him hanging… Cena walks off and we go back to commercial.
– Back from commercial and Alberto Del Rio comes riding in a Rolls Royce. Del Rio introduces himself and walks to the stage. Del Rio talks about the Big Show accident and shows a replay from two weeks ago. Del Rio heads to the ring and calls out Big Show, so he can apologize.
A fake Big Show comes out on crutches. The sad looking Big Show hobbles to the ring. Del Rio says what happened was an accident. The fake Big Show lets out a drunken yell and goes back to chewing on something. Del Rio goes on and we get another dumb yell. Del Rio continues to mock the fake Big Show and tells him to go home, lick his wounds and never, ever disrespect him again. Del Rio gets serious and faces the camera. He tells Big Show not to make him his enemy because he will get hurt. Del Rio says that’s not a threat, that’s a promise. Because bad things happen to bad people. It was Ricardo Rodriguez as the fake Big Show all along. He takes off the bald cap and starts speaking in Spanish for Del Rio. Del Rio’s music hits as we go to ringside.
– Cole plugs Zack Ryder vs. Kofi Kingston up next before leading us to a promo video with highlights from Kofi.
Kofi Kingston vs. Zack Ryder
Back from the break and Zack Ryder is in the ring with Vickie Guerrero and Dolph Ziggler. Dolph and Vickie go to commentary as we see a replay from last week where Dolph defeated Kofi in a non-title match. Kofi Kingston’s music hits next and out comes the WWE United States Champion for another non-title match. The bell rings and they lock up. Ryder with a headlock. Kofi fights out but Ryder drops him with a shoulder. They run the ropes and Kofi takes Ryder down with an elbow and a dropkick. Ryder yells at Kofi and mushes his face. Kofi drops him with a right hand. Kofi goes leaping at Ryder in the corner but Ryder moves. Ryder drops Kofi on his head for a 2 count.
Ryder beats Kofi down in the corner and kicks him in the face for a 2 count. Ryder with a headlock on the mat now. Ryder misses in the corner and Kofi drops him. Ryder tries to make a comeback and they go back and forth some more. Kofi ends up getting the win.
Winner: Kofi Kingston
– R-Truth and The Miz are shown talking backstage.
– We see Booker T headed to the ring for his match as we go back to commercial.
Jack Swagger vs. Booker T
Jack Swagger makes his way to the ring and he’s ready to go. Out next comes Booker T to a nice reaction. The bell rings and they go at it with Swagger taking control early. Booker fights out of it with a back kick and some chops on the ropes. Booker misses a kick and Swagger clotheslines him out to the floor.
Swagger brings it back in for a 2 count. More back and forth action. Booker gets nice reaction from the crowd with his trademark moves. Booker works Swagger over in the corner and hits a kick off the ropes. Swagger rolls out to the floor to recover. He starts yelling “I don’t need this” and walks away from the ring. Swagger is counted out.
Winner by Count Out: Booker T
– After the match, Evan Bourne runs down the ramp and attacks Swagger. Bourne brings the assault into the ring and Booker joins in. Bourne hits Air Bourne on Swagger and does the spin-a-rooni with Booker.
– More hype for the main event as we go to commercial.
R-Truth and The Miz vs. John Cena and Alex Riley
Back from the break and out first comes the special referee Steve Austin to a big pop. Out next comes The Miz followed by his tag team partner R-Truth. Alex Riley’s music hits next and he is welcomed with a nice reaction from the crowd. John Cena’s music starts next and out comes the WWE Champion as we go back to commercial.
Back from the break and here we go. Cena and Miz lock up to start things out. Miz takes Cena down and Cena breaks free. Cena tags in Riley but Miz runs away and tags in Truth. Truth and Riley lock up. Truth with a big hip toss and a 1 count by Austin. Truth with another takedown and a headlock on Riley. Truth with a shoulder block. Riley comes back with a hip toss and forearm shots. Riley with a 2 count. Riley tags in Cena but Truth runs off and tags in Miz.
Cena and Miz go at it. Cena with a bulldog. Riley chases Miz around the ring but gets dropped when he comes back in. Truth and Austin have words as we go to commercial.
Back from the break and Miz has Riley down on the mat after keeping control during the commercial. Riley fights out of a headlock but Miz rams him back into the corner. Truth gets some cheap shots in. Miz drops Riley with a DDT and covers for a 2 count. Miz stomps on Riley and taunts Cena. Miz stomps on Riley in the corner until Austin has to pull him off. Austin and Miz have words now. Miz charges into the corner but Riley moves and he hits the ring post. Truth comes in and stops Riley from making a tag. Truth taunts Cena and goes to work on Riley.
Truth continues the assault on Riley and has some more words with Austin. Truth beats Riley down in the corner and hits a running kick. Truth with a scoop slam. Truth goes for a shot from the second rope but Riley puts his boot up. Riley tags in Cena as Truth tags in Miz. Cena unloads on Miz, hitting the usual moves. Cena with the Five Knuckle Shuffle. He goes for the Attitude Adjustment but Truth stops it. Cena dumps Truth over the top rope. Cena applies the STF but Miz makes it to the ropes and the hold is broken. Truth comes in with a chair but Cena ducks it and dropkicks him. Cena and Miz collide and both go down.
Riley comes in the ring with the briefcase and acts like he’s going to hit Cena with it. Riley lays Miz out with it instead. Austin stuns Miz and Cena hits the Attitude Adjustment on him for the win.
Winners: Alex Riley and John Cena
– After the match, Austin raises Riley and Cena’s hands in victory. Austin has beers thrown in and tosses a few to Cena and Riley. Cena and Austin pose in the corners as Riley looks on from the floor. The e-mail alert goes off and Michael Cole steps up to make the announcement. The GM says Austin overstepped his authority in the match, so Riley and Cena have been DQ’d. The new winners are R-Truth and The Miz.
Winners: R-Truth and The Miz
– The e-mail alert goes off again and Austin is getting pissed. It’s announced that on next week’s three-hour RAW, Austin will be the special guest General Manager. Austin comes down to the podium and takes the mic. Austin tears apart the laptop and the podium. He asks the fans if they want him to be the GM next week, give him a hell yeah. Austin brings Cole over and drops him with a right hand. Austin brings Cole in the ring and asks for more beers. Austin pours beer all over Cole as the fans pop. Austin lays Cole out with a Stunner. Cena hits him with an Attitude Adjustment. Austin goes to ringside and gets a mic and more beers. Austin crawls in Cole’s face and asks for a hell yeah if we’re ready for RAW next week. Austin tells Cole he will see him next week first thing on RAW. Austin calls for more beers. RAW goes off the air with Austin and Cena celebrating with more beer.
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