VLADMIR KOZLOV TO WRESTLE IN MEXICO

Former WWE star Vladimir Kozlov wrote on Facebook that he is looking to wrestle in Mexico soon under the name Moscow Mauler. Kozlov is currently featured on the cover of Russian magazine Socialite, where is reveals he is looking at getting into acting.

WWE RELEASES VLADMIR KOZLOV, CHRIS MASTERS, MELINA, DAVID HART SMITH

WWE announced today on their website that they have released Chris Masters, David Hart Smith, Melina and Vladimir Kozlov.
Gail Kim also wrote on Twitter that she’s left the company. She wrote:
“Hey I just wanted every1 to know that I officially quit WWE on monday. So thank u wwe fans! This won’t be the last u see of me. Love u guys

NXT RESULT 8/2

WWE NXT (Airing tonight on WWE.com): 

* Titus O'Neil opens the show with a promo. Derrick Bateman and Darren Young come out to setup a tag team match for later in the show.

* Vladimir Kozlov b. JTG

* Backstage, Tyson Kidd cuts a promo on Yoshi Tatsu.

* Matt Striker & Titus O'Neil vs. Darren Young & Derrick Bateman with AJ & Hornswoggle on commentary. Winners, Matt Striker & Titus O'Neil

NXT RESULT 7/26

WWE NXT Taping (Airing tonight on WWE.com)

The advertised matches are Tyson Kidd vs. Yoshi Tatsu in a necklace on a pole match, and Titus O’Neil vs. Derrick Bateman.

Derrick Bateman defeated Titus O’Neil. Bateman won with a bulldog, which Jim called the “worst bulldog” he’s ever seen. He also said it was an awful match.

There was a backstage segment where Hornswoggle found a love letter from AJ and kissed her. Maryse made fun of AJ’s height, which led to AJ hitting her with flowers.

Kozlov was shown planking on a vending machine. JTG interrupted.

Yoshi Tatsu defeated Tyson Kidd in a necklace on a pole match. Kidd back body dropped Tatsu, but Tatsu had the necklace in his hand. There was a post match beatdown of Tatsu by Kidd, who applied the figure four leg lock around the ring post.

They showed a graphic with John Cena and Rey Mysterio, and Mysterio still had the belt on his shoulder. It appears they are replaying the Raw main event for NXT.

NXT RESULT 6/21

Dark Match:


* Johnny Curtis defeated Tyson Kidd


NXT, Airing Tonight:


* Titus O’Neil and Hornswoggle come out to call Maryse to the ring. Hornswoggle gives her a ring pop but she disses him. Zack Ryder comes out and tells Titus he’s leeching off Hornswoggle. Matt Striker announces Ryder vs. Titus for tonight.


*Yoshi Tatsu & Vladimir Kozlov & Conor O’Brien defeated JTG & Chavo Guerrero & Darren Young in a long match.


*Backstage, Tyson Kidd is on the phone telling Lucky Cannon that he already tried asking but they won’t do a recount of the votes that caused his elimination. He comes across a locker room full of burning candles with Yoshi action figure in it. Tatsu tells him not to touch it. He places a Hershey bar in front of the figure and the place cheers.


Zack Ryder defeated Titus O’Neil.

KOFI KINGSTON TO REPLACE VLADMIR AT WRESTLEMANIA?

 As reported earlier, WWE conducted an injury angle at this morning’s WrestleMania Axxess affecting the Eight-Man Tag Team Match at WrestleMania 27 featuring Big Show, Kane, Santino Marella and Vladimir Kozlov vs. Ezekiel Jackson, Heath Slater, Justin Gabriel and Wade Barrett.


Following Kozlov’s victory over Tyler Reks, The Corre attacked the Raw Superstar. The faction used the steel steps to crush The Moscow Mauler’s shoulder against the ring post.


WWE acknowledged the attack on the company website: “Twitter and YouTube has since erupted with photos and videos of the incident. The footage only serves to leave the WWE Universe wondering about Kozlov’s condition, or what condition he’ll be in for the Eight-Man Tag Team Match at WrestleMania.”


The angle will play out with Kozlov being removed from the Eight-Man Tag Team Match and replaced by Kofi Kingston. The announcement is not expected to made until the match takes place.


Kingston dropped the Intercontinental Championship to Barrett last week on Smackdown.

RAW RESULT 3/21

Tonight's WWE RAW opens up with Justin Roberts introducing the voice of the WWE, Jim Ross. The music hits but instead out comes Michael Cole dressed as JR with a pillow under his shirt. Cole is wearing the black cowboy hat and carrying a bottle of BBQ sauce. His ankle is also taped up. Cole is mocking Ross as Josh Matthews and Jerry Lawler are on commentary. 


Cole walks over and taunts Lawler, giving him the BBQ sauce. Lawler gets up and security hurries Cole into his cube at ringside. Cole taunts Lawler some more and welcomes us to RAW as the crowd chants "Jerry." 


- Triple H's music hits and out he comes to the ring to a big pop. He enters the ring and looks up at the WrestleMania sign. He talks about 20 years in the business and wonders if this is the last time he will work in this building. Triple H says in two weeks it will be the defining moment of he and Undertaker's careers. Triple H talks about Taker's Streak and says it's bigger than any championship or any he's had combined. Triple H says ending it will be a career defining moment. Triple H invites Taker to RAW next week. 


Triple H wants to look Taker in the eye and tell him that he will lose at WrestleMania 27. Triple H says he will end the streak. He says if he can't do it, he will die trying. Triple H says at WrestleMania, Taker will rest in peace. His music hits and out comes Ted DiBiase to interrupt. 


Ted says last year he was one of the best up and coming stars but this year he's just an afterthought. Ted says he's making his own opportunity now. He asks what will happen if he takes out Triple H live on RAW. He says the people will have no choice but to take notice. Ted enters the ring but Triple H rushes him. Triple H beats Ted around ringside. Ted fights back and they go at it. Triple H slams Ted into the steel steps and throws him hard into the other set. He continues tp toss Ted around ringside. Triple H grabs a steel chair and whacks Ted in the back with it. Ted gets hit a few more times with the chair while he's down on the ground. Triple H takes apart the RAW announcer's table now and puts Ted through it with a Pedigree. His music hits again and he points to the WrestleMania sign. 


- Matthews hypes John Cena's response to The Miz. He says Cena will be live via satellite from his home. Cole says The Miz will have a segment tonight where he re-writes "Miz-story." We go to commercial. 


Sheamus vs. Evan Bourne 


Back from the break and our new WWE United States Champion Sheamus is in the ring waiting. Out next comes his opponent Evan Bourne. The bell rings and they lock up. Sheamus knocks Bourne down first and goes to work. Sheamus with a big clothesline and knee drops to the face. 


Sheamus with a series of forearm shots to Bourne's chest. Sheamus throws Bourne into the corner but Bourne comes back with a spin kick. Bourne goes up top for the Air Bourne but Sheamus moves. He comes back with the Brogue Kick for the pin and the win. 


Winner: Sheamus 


- After the match, Sheamus declares himself the new champion and out comes Daniel Bryan. Bryan wants his rematch at WrestleMania. Sheamus tosses the United States Title in Bryan's face and hits him with a Brogue Kick. Sheamus leaves Bryan laying in the ring as we get ready for commercial. 


- Back from the break and we see Randy Orton exiting his tour bus out back. Scott Stanford stops Orton and asks Orton what's it like traveling on the bus. Orton says it offers him privacy and a home away from home. Orton talks about how he watched the new Nexus being formed on the bus and talks about he's taken them all out with punt kicks. He says if CM Punk thinks he is sick and twisted, he has no idea what sick and twisted is. Orton walks off. 


Maryse vs. Eve Torres 


We go to the ring and Maryse is in the ring. Out comes her opponent, the WWE Divas Champion Eve Torres. 


The bell rings and Maryse taunts Eve and then poses on the ropes. They talk some trash and Maryse goes for a slap but gets slapped by Eve. Maryse rushes Eve and takes her down, slamming her face into the mat. Maryse throws Eve into the corner and slaps her, then slams her head into the turnbuckle. Maryse uses the ropes now. She charges but Eve moves. Michael Cole interrupts things over the mic again. Eve and Maryse go at it. Eve misses a moonsault and Maryse takes control. Eve counters with a neckbreaker for the pin and the win. 


Winner: Eve Torres 


- After the match, Cole says thank goodness the Divas match is over and we can get down to business. Eve goes to his cube and starts yelling at him. Cole stands on his table but gets slapped by Eve. Cole orders security to take her away. Cole puts one leg over his cube and asks Eve if she wants some of him. 


- Matthews promotes the re-writing "Miz-story" segment with The Miz tonight as we go to commercial. 


Justin Gabriel and Heath Slater vs. Santino Marella and Vladimir Kozlov 


Back from commercial and The Corre is in the ring - Wade Barrett, Ezekiel Jackson and the WWE Tag Team Champions Heath Slater & Justin Gabriel. We see replays from SmackDown of The Corre beating down Big Show and Kane. Out next come their opponents Vladimir Kozlov and Santino Marella with Tamina. 


Santino and Gabriel start the match off. Santino takes Gabriel down first and calls for the Cobra but Slater provides the assist. Slater is tagged in and goes to work on Santino. Santino fights out and goes to tag but Slater stops him. Santino kicks him off and tags in Kozlov. Kozlov fights Slater off and goes to work. Barrett gets on the apron and distracts Kozlov, allowing Slater to attack from behind and take him down. Gabriel comes in and goes up top to hit the 450 on Kozlov for the win. 


Winners: Heath Slater and Justin Gabriel 


- After the match, The Corre enters the ring and beats Santino and Kozlov down. Big Show and Kane's music hit and here they come. Show and Kane come in and clean house. They double chokeslam Ezekiel Jackson as Santino and Kozlov look on from the corner. Kane makes the ring posts explode as Show's music hits and they shake hands with Santino and Kozlov. 


- We see John Cena via satellite being prepared for his interview. We go to commercial. 


- Back from commercial and we get a video package from last week's RAW where Brodus Clay, Alberto Del Rio and The Miz attacked John Cena. We go to John Cena live via satellite from home. Matthews asks him about The Rock being live on RAW next week. Cena says he will be face to face with The Rock and if they do have a problem, it gets settled next week. Lawler asks him if all The Rock stuff has his mind off The Miz and WrestleMania. Cena says yes and that's why Miz has done what he has for the past four weeks. Cena says him sitting at home right now is proof. He says it's also proof why The Miz deserves to be WWE Champion. 


Cena says he will be watching from home tonight and hopes The Miz truly re-writes history because at WrestleMania, he plans on making history. Cole takes the mic and says while Cena is on satellite, he is here live and in person tonight. Cole tells Lawler that he has another world exclusive, something Lawler is not going to want to miss and it's up next. We go back to commercial. 


- Back from commercial and Michael Cole is jogging around the ring with Jack Swagger. Swagger goes to the announcer's table and stares Jerry Lawler down. Cole introduces Swagger and says he will be the man that trains him to beat Lawler at WrestleMania. Cole talks about bringing Brian Christopher back to RAW last week and shows us clips from the father and son meeting last week. 


Cole rubs it in to Lawler. Cole says Christopher sent him a gift and it's the Lawler family photo album. Cole shows us a photo of Lawler's late father. Cole mocks Lawler's dad. We see another photo of Lawler with his dad and brother. Cole is saying how Lawler's dad must have thought bad about him. Another photo is shown. Cole says he went to Memphis this past week and talked to some old friends. He learned that Lawler and his dad are both gutless cowards and big bullies. Cole says he is going to put Lawler in his place at WrestleMania. Swagger is still staring Lawler down at the announcer's table. Cole says Lawler, his mother, his father and his son all have one thing in common - their family is nothing but a bunch of losers, Cole says. 


Lawler slams the headset down and goes for the ring. Swagger decks him with a right hand. Lawler fights back and slams Swagger into the table. Lawler chases Cole at ringside but gets clotheslined by Swagger. Cole runs and shuts himself in his cube. Swagger rubs Lawler's face into Cole's cube as Cole talks trash about Lawler and his family. Swagger applies the ankle lock on Lawler as Cole cheers him on. Cole comes out of his cube and puts the ankle lock on Lawler while Swagger has a knee in the back of his head. Swagger raises Cole's hand as the crowd tells them they suck. Swagger's music hits and they leave Lawler laying at ringside. 


- We get hype for Randy Orton vs. Rey Mysterio as we go back to commercial. 




- Back from the break and we get a video package showing all the media coverage for Snooki's WWE appearance. They plug the Jersey Shore finale on MTV this week. 


Dolph Ziggler vs. John Morrison 


We go to the ring and out comes Dolph Ziggler with Vickie Guerrero, Layla and Michelle McCool. John Morrison is out next and he's accompanied by Trish Stratus. The bell rings and Ziggler takes control early. Morrison comes back and rams Ziggler into the corner. More back and forth action. Ziggler with a clothesline and a 2 count. Ziggler with an elbow drop and another 2 count. Ziggler applies a headlock as Trish cheers Morrison on from ringside. 


Morrison ducks a clothesline and dropkicks Ziggler. Morrison sends Ziggler to the floor where his Divas check on him. Morrison charges but McCool gets on the apron and stops him. Trish runs over and takes out LayCool. She stands beside Morrison in the ring when the e-mail alert goes off and Michael Cole has an announcement from the RAW GM. He changes it to a mixed tag match. 


John Morrison and Trish Stratus vs. Layla, Michelle McCool, Vickie Guerrero and Dolph Ziggler 


As soon as the match is made official Trish reaches through the ropes and grabs Vickie by her hair. Vickie's team pulls her away as we go to commercial. 


Back from the break and Morrison is going at it with Ziggler. Morrison fights out of a hold and kicks Ziggler in the head. Morrison misses a running knee to the head. Ziggler tags in Layla which forces Morrison to tag in Trish. Trish comes in and hits forearms on Layla. Trish kicks Layla down in the corner but runs into a big boot. Trish with the big move out of the corner. More back and forth until McCool hits Trish from behind and gets tagged in. McCool works Trish over and gets a 2 count. 


McCool goes to work on Trish's knee. Layla is eventually tagged back in. Layla dominates Trish, slamming her on her head and face. Vickie is tagged in. She goes to leg drop Trish but lands on her rear. Morrison comes in which brings in Ziggler. Morrison unloads and hits a big springboard kick on Ziggler. Layla runs over and slams Trish off the apron which distracts Morrison. Morrison misses Starship Pain and Ziggler hits the Zig Zag. Ziggler tags in Vickie, allowing her to get the pin for their team. 


Winners: Dolph Ziggler, Vickie Guerrero, Layla and Michelle McCool 


- We get more hype for The Miz tonight as Team Vickie celebrates in the ring. Back to commercial. 


- Back from commercial and we get another promo video for Sin Cara. 


- Matthews leads us to a Triple H vs. Undertaker hype video with comments from John Cena, Big Show, Arn Anderson, Randy Orton, Ricky Steamboat, Jerry Lawler, John Morrison, Jim Ross, Steve Austin, Booker T, Harley Race, Chris Jericho, Dusty Rhodes and Shawn Michaels. 


Randy Orton vs. Rey Mysterio 


We go to the ring and out comes Randy Orton for tonight's WrestleMania Rewind match. We see clips of Orton taking out Nexus over the past few weeks. We go to commercial as Orton is making his entrance. 


Back from the break and out comes Rey Mysterio. The bell rings and Orton locks up with Mysterio but Rey goes behind his back. They break and Rey kicks Orton. Orton throws him to the corner but Rey boots Orton in the head. More kicks from Rey. Rey dropkicks Orton's knee out. Rey goes for a roundhouse but Orton ducks it and drops Rey with a forearm. Orton slides Rey across the ring and under the bottom rope to the floor. Orton comes out after him and brings it back in the ring. 2 count for Orton. 


Orton with a knee drop on Rey and another 2 count. Orton with a headlock now. Rey fights out of it but Orton whips him into the corner. Orton takes Rey up top but Rey fights him off. Rey with a seated senton on Orton. Rey runs the ropes and Orton catches him in a scoop slam. Orton goes for the second-rope DDT but Rey counters and goes for 619. Orton catches his legs and finally hits the second-rope DDT. Orton drops to the mat but CM Punk appears on the big screen. 


Punk is ouitside by Orton's tour bus. He says he can't wait to meet Orton's wife. Orton runs out of the ring and we see him running backstage. Orton arrives outside and is attacked by Punk from behind. Punk takes out his knee. Orton's wife opens the bus door and screams for help. Punk tells her to shut up and she goes back inside. Punk tells Orton he shouldn't have punted the Nexus members. Punk says Orton won't be punting anyone at WrestleMania and kicks him again. Punk blows the actress pretending to be Orton's wife a kiss and walks off. She goes to him and calls for help as we go to another commercial. 


- Back from the break and Alex Riley is in the ring with a podium covered up. Riley says he has been re-hired as the Vice President of Corporate Communications and is back on RAW. Riley introduces the WWE Champion and out comes The Miz, without his WWE Title belt. Miz says people have been blessed with the honor of watching him. 


John Cena appears on the big screen and mocks Miz for his new title belt. Cena says Miz should never make him angry. Cena tells them he has targeted the wrong man. WWE crew members begin to take Cena's room apart and we see that he's not at home, he's backstage. Cena says he is broadcasting from home because WWE has been his home for the past 9 years. Cena says he's coming to take out the trash and heads for the ring as Riley and Miz get ready to fight. 


Cena comes out and rushes the ring. He starts brawling with Riley and Miz. They eventually beat him down. Cena comes back but The Miz retreats from the ring. Cena applies the STF on Riley. Miz comes back down the ramp half-way and stares down with Cena. Cena gets Riley again and applies the STF. Another staredown between Cena and The Miz. Cena applies the STF one more time. Referees run down and try to pull him off Riley but they can't break the hold. Cena finally breaks it and poses for the fans as RAW goes off the air. 

LIVE RAW COVERAGE

Tonight's WWE RAW opens up with Justin Roberts introducing the voice of the WWE, Jim Ross. The music hits but instead out comes Michael Cole dressed as JR with a pillow under his shirt. Cole is wearing the black cowboy hat and carrying a bottle of BBQ sauce. His ankle is also taped up. Cole is mocking Ross as Josh Matthews and Jerry Lawler are on commentary. 


Cole walks over and taunts Lawler, giving him the BBQ sauce. Lawler gets up and security hurries Cole into his cube at ringside. Cole taunts Lawler some more and welcomes us to RAW as the crowd chants "Jerry." 


- Triple H's music hits and out he comes to the ring to a big pop. He enters the ring and looks up at the WrestleMania sign. He talks about 20 years in the business and wonders if this is the last time he will work in this building. Triple H says in two weeks it will be the defining moment of he and Undertaker's careers. Triple H talks about Taker's Streak and says it's bigger than any championship or any he's had combined. Triple H says ending it will be a career defining moment. Triple H invites Taker to RAW next week. 


Triple H wants to look Taker in the eye and tell him that he will lose at WrestleMania 27. Triple H says he will end the streak. He says if he can't do it, he will die trying. Triple H says at WrestleMania, Taker will rest in peace. His music hits and out comes Ted DiBiase to interrupt. 


Ted says last year he was one of the best up and coming stars but this year he's just an afterthought. Ted says he's making his own opportunity now. He asks what will happen if he takes out Triple H live on RAW. He says the people will have no choice but to take notice. Ted enters the ring but Triple H rushes him. Triple H beats Ted around ringside. Ted fights back and they go at it. Triple H slams Ted into the steel steps and throws him hard into the other set. He continues tp toss Ted around ringside. Triple H grabs a steel chair and whacks Ted in the back with it. Ted gets hit a few more times with the chair while he's down on the ground. Triple H takes apart the RAW announcer's table now and puts Ted through it with a Pedigree. His music hits again and he points to the WrestleMania sign. 


- Matthews hypes John Cena's response to The Miz. He says Cena will be live via satellite from his home. Cole says The Miz will have a segment tonight where he re-writes "Miz-story." We go to commercial. 


Sheamus vs. Evan Bourne 


Back from the break and our new WWE United States Champion Sheamus is in the ring waiting. Out next comes his opponent Evan Bourne. The bell rings and they lock up. Sheamus knocks Bourne down first and goes to work. Sheamus with a big clothesline and knee drops to the face. 


Sheamus with a series of forearm shots to Bourne's chest. Sheamus throws Bourne into the corner but Bourne comes back with a spin kick. Bourne goes up top for the Air Bourne but Sheamus moves. He comes back with the Brogue Kick for the pin and the win. 


Winner: Sheamus 


- After the match, Sheamus declares himself the new champion and out comes Daniel Bryan. Bryan wants his rematch at WrestleMania. Sheamus tosses the United States Title in Bryan's face and hits him with a Brogue Kick. Sheamus leaves Bryan laying in the ring as we get ready for commercial. 


- Back from the break and we see Randy Orton exiting his tour bus out back. Scott Stanford stops Orton and asks Orton what's it like traveling on the bus. Orton says it offers him privacy and a home away from home. Orton talks about how he watched the new Nexus being formed on the bus and talks about he's taken them all out with punt kicks. He says if CM Punk thinks he is sick and twisted, he has no idea what sick and twisted is. Orton walks off. 


Maryse vs. Eve Torres 


We go to the ring and Maryse is in the ring. Out comes her opponent, the WWE Divas Champion Eve Torres. 


The bell rings and Maryse taunts Eve and then poses on the ropes. They talk some trash and Maryse goes for a slap but gets slapped by Eve. Maryse rushes Eve and takes her down, slamming her face into the mat. Maryse throws Eve into the corner and slaps her, then slams her head into the turnbuckle. Maryse uses the ropes now. She charges but Eve moves. Michael Cole interrupts things over the mic again. Eve and Maryse go at it. Eve misses a moonsault and Maryse takes control. Eve counters with a neckbreaker for the pin and the win. 


Winner: Eve Torres 


- After the match, Cole says thank goodness the Divas match is over and we can get down to business. Eve goes to his cube and starts yelling at him. Cole stands on his table but gets slapped by Eve. Cole orders security to take her away. Cole puts one leg over his cube and asks Eve if she wants some of him. 


- Matthews promotes the re-writing "Miz-story" segment with The Miz tonight as we go to commercial. 


Justin Gabriel and Heath Slater vs. Santino Marella and Vladimir Kozlov 


Back from commercial and The Corre is in the ring - Wade Barrett, Ezekiel Jackson and the WWE Tag Team Champions Heath Slater & Justin Gabriel. We see replays from SmackDown of The Corre beating down Big Show and Kane. Out next come their opponents Vladimir Kozlov and Santino Marella with Tamina. 


Santino and Gabriel start the match off. Santino takes Gabriel down first and calls for the Cobra but Slater provides the assist. Slater is tagged in and goes to work on Santino. Santino fights out and goes to tag but Slater stops him. Santino kicks him off and tags in Kozlov. Kozlov fights Slater off and goes to work. Barrett gets on the apron and distracts Kozlov, allowing Slater to attack from behind and take him down. Gabriel comes in and goes up top to hit the 450 on Kozlov for the win. 


Winners: Heath Slater and Justin Gabriel 


- After the match, The Corre enters the ring and beats Santino and Kozlov down. Big Show and Kane's music hit and here they come. Show and Kane come in and clean house. They double chokeslam Ezekiel Jackson as Santino and Kozlov look on from the corner. Kane makes the ring posts explode as Show's music hits and they shake hands with Santino and Kozlov. 


- We see John Cena via satellite being prepared for his interview. We go to commercial. 


- Back from commercial and we get a video package from last week's RAW where Brodus Clay, Alberto Del Rio and The Miz attacked John Cena. We go to John Cena live via satellite from home. Matthews asks him about The Rock being live on RAW next week. Cena says he will be face to face with The Rock and if they do have a problem, it gets settled next week. Lawler asks him if all The Rock stuff has his mind off The Miz and WrestleMania. Cena says yes and that's why Miz has done what he has for the past four weeks. Cena says him sitting at home right now is proof. He says it's also proof why The Miz deserves to be WWE Champion. 


Cena says he will be watching from home tonight and hopes The Miz truly re-writes history because at WrestleMania, he plans on making history. Cole takes the mic and says while Cena is on satellite, he is here live and in person tonight. Cole tells Lawler that he has another world exclusive, something Lawler is not going to want to miss and it's up next. We go back to commercial. 


- Back from commercial and Michael Cole is jogging around the ring with Jack Swagger. Swagger goes to the announcer's table and stares Jerry Lawler down. Cole introduces Swagger and says he will be the man that trains him to beat Lawler at WrestleMania. Cole talks about bringing Brian Christopher back to RAW last week and shows us clips from the father and son meeting last week. 


Cole rubs it in to Lawler. Cole says Christopher sent him a gift and it's the Lawler family photo album. Cole shows us a photo of Lawler's late father. Cole mocks Lawler's dad. We see another photo of Lawler with his dad and brother. Cole is saying how Lawler's dad must have thought bad about him. Another photo is shown. Cole says he went to Memphis this past week and talked to some old friends. He learned that Lawler and his dad are both gutless cowards and big bullies. Cole says he is going to put Lawler in his place at WrestleMania. Swagger is still staring Lawler down at the announcer's table. Cole says Lawler, his mother, his father and his son all have one thing in common - their family is nothing but a bunch of losers, Cole says. 


Lawler slams the headset down and goes for the ring. Swagger decks him with a right hand. Lawler fights back and slams Swagger into the table. Lawler chases Cole at ringside but gets clotheslined by Swagger. Cole runs and shuts himself in his cube. Swagger rubs Lawler's face into Cole's cube as Cole talks trash about Lawler and his family. Swagger applies the ankle lock on Lawler as Cole cheers him on. Cole comes out of his cube and puts the ankle lock on Lawler while Swagger has a knee in the back of his head. Swagger raises Cole's hand as the crowd tells them they suck. Swagger's music hits and they leave Lawler laying at ringside. 


- We get hype for Randy Orton vs. Rey Mysterio as we go back to commercial. 




- Back from the break and we get a video package showing all the media coverage for Snooki's WWE appearance. They plug the Jersey Shore finale on MTV this week. 


Dolph Ziggler vs. John Morrison 


We go to the ring and out comes Dolph Ziggler with Vickie Guerrero, Layla and Michelle McCool. John Morrison is out next and he's accompanied by Trish Stratus. The bell rings and Ziggler takes control early. Morrison comes back and rams Ziggler into the corner. More back and forth action. Ziggler with a clothesline and a 2 count. Ziggler with an elbow drop and another 2 count. Ziggler applies a headlock as Trish cheers Morrison on from ringside. 


Morrison ducks a clothesline and dropkicks Ziggler. Morrison sends Ziggler to the floor where his Divas check on him. Morrison charges but McCool gets on the apron and stops him. Trish runs over and takes out LayCool. She stands beside Morrison in the ring when the e-mail alert goes off and Michael Cole has an announcement from the RAW GM. He changes it to a mixed tag match. 


John Morrison and Trish Stratus vs. Layla, Michelle McCool, Vickie Guerrero and Dolph Ziggler 


As soon as the match is made official Trish reaches through the ropes and grabs Vickie by her hair. Vickie's team pulls her away as we go to commercial. 


Back from the break and Morrison is going at it with Ziggler. Morrison fights out of a hold and kicks Ziggler in the head. Morrison misses a running knee to the head. Ziggler tags in Layla which forces Morrison to tag in Trish. Trish comes in and hits forearms on Layla. Trish kicks Layla down in the corner but runs into a big boot. Trish with the big move out of the corner. More back and forth until McCool hits Trish from behind and gets tagged in. McCool works Trish over and gets a 2 count. 

ROSTER REVEALED FOR NXT : REDEMPTION

 The official name for season 5 of WWE NXT on their website is NXT: Redemption. The show will have Todd Grisham and William Regal doing announcing while Matt Striker and Maryse will be the hosts.


There will be no immunity this season.


The Rookies are previous WWE NXT participants from past seasons. This season’s roster looks like this:


* Darren Young and Chavo Guerrero
* Conor O’Brian and Vladimir Kozlov
* Lucky Cannon and Tyson Kidd
* Byron Saxton and Yoshi Tatsu
* Jacob Novak and JTG
* Titus O’Neill and Hornswoggle

NEW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS CROWNED

The new WWE Tag Team Champions are Heath Slater and Justin Gabriel. They defeated Santino Marella and Vladimir Kozlov at tonight's Elimination Chamber pay-per-view. 

LIVE ELIMINATION CHAMBER COVERAGE PART III

- We get a preview for The Rock hosting WrestleMania 27. Michael Cole says The Miz will be at WrestleMania which leads to hype for tonight's WWE Title match. We go backstage to Matt Striker and Jerry Lawler. Lawler says all he's thought about all week is his mother passing away. Lawler says he realizes things have to move on and the match is taking place. Lawler is very somber and says he has to do what he has to do to win tonight. Lawler says two things he's never done he can accomplish tonight - win the WWE Title and main event WrestleMania. Lawler talks about how everyone is supporting him tonight. Striker wishes King good luck. 

- We go to the ring where Booker T is introduced. Booker brings out one of his fellow trainers for WWE Tough Enough and it's Trish Stratus! Trish comes to the ring. Booker T welcomes her back and asks her what's up. Trish talks about Tough Enough and says she's been working on a new catchphrase. Trish mimics The Rock and says finally, The Trish has been come back to Oakland... to deliver Stratusfaction to the millions, suuuucka. Booker T says she did not just say that. Booker T plugs the Tough Enough premiere and asks Trish why she's here tonight. She says she's here to see one of her favorites, Jerry Lawler win the WWE Title. Booker aks us if we can dig that and gives it up for Trish. We go to a preview for The Chaperone. 

WWE Tag Team Title Match: Justin Gabriel and Heath Slater vs. Santino Marella and Vladimir Kozlov 

We go to the ring and out comes the WWE Tag Team Champions with Tamina. Out next comes Heath Slater and Justin Gabriel from The Corre. Ezekiel Jackson is with them. Slater and Kozlov start things off. Kozlov gets the upperhand first and tags in Santino. Slater takes control from Santino and works him over. Gabriel comes in with big shots to Santino. Gabriel sweeps Santino and drops an elbow for a 2 count. Santino blocks Gabriel and takes him down now. Kozlov comes in and hits big knees on Gabriel. Kozlov tosses Gabriel across the ring and then into the corner. Kozlov with shoulder thrusts. Gabriel counters and kicks Kozlov back. Gabriel with a headlock now. Kozlov knocks Gabriel out of mid-air with a battering ram. 

Gabriel makes his way back in the ring with a kick to the head. Slater comes in and works Kozlov over on the mat. Gabriel comes back in for more offense. Slater and Gabriel continue to trade tags and keep Kozlov down. Kozlov tries to fight Slater back and tag Santino. Santino comes in and hip tosses Slater after a split. Santino with a diving headbutt. Gabriel comes in illegally and Santino takes him down also. Santino hits the Cobra on Gabriel and covers Slater for a 2 count. Slater tags in Gabriel and Kozlov comes in. Kozlov drops Gabriel with a huge boot. Kozlov with a headbutt to the chest. Slater tags himself in. Kozlov covers Gabriel but he's not the legal man. Ezekiel pulls Gabriel out as Slater comes in. Slater takes out Kozlov and dropkicks Santino from the apron. Gabriel is legal now and hits the 450 on Kozlov for the pin, the win and the belts. 

Winners and New WWE Tag Team Champions: Heath Slater and Justin Gabriel 

POSSIBLE TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH

Husky Harris & Michael McGillicutty vs. Santino Marella & Vladimir Kozlov for the WWE Tag Team Titles to be added to either the Royal Rumble pay-per-view or next week’s RAW. The title match is more likely for RAW since the four Superstars are already in the 40 man Rumble match.

MATCHES SKIPPED ON RAW

Maryse vs. Natalya and the WWE Tag Team Title match between The Usos vs. Vladimir Kozlov and Santino Marella on last night’s RAW were the matches bumped from the January 10th RAW due to time constraints.

MATCHES ADVERTISED FOR RAW LIVE EVENT

Matches advertised for WWE’s RAW live event on October 8th in Anaheim, California:


i) Randy Orton vs. Sheamus in a cage for the WWE Title
ii) Edge vs. Evan Bourne in a 2/3 Falls Match 
iii) The Hart Dynasty vs. Nexus for the Tag Team Titles
iv) R-Truth vs. The Miz for the US Title
v) Mark Henry vs. Ted DiBiase
vi) Yoshi Tatsu vs. Zack Ryder
vii) Melina vs. Alicia Fox for the Divas Title with Eve as referee
viii) The Usos vs. Santino Marella & Vladimir Kozlov

RAW AS ON JULY 5

Tonight’s RAW opens with the members The Nexus, including Wade Barrett, standing in the ring. Barrett steps out in front of the group and starts talking. Barrett says he received an e-mail from the General Manager last week informing him to bring the members of Nexus to the ring to start tonight’s show. Barrett says they cannot reveal right now why they did what they did to Mr. McMahon, but rest assured it needed to happen. Barrett says this is all part of a bigger picture, a much bigger picture. The crowd boo’s.


Barrett says Vince thought he controlled them but he did not. Barrett says Vince has no idea of their agenda. Barrett says Skip Sheffield has something to say about Ricky Steamboat. The crowd boo’s. Sheffield says unlike what they did to Vince, what they did to the Legends was for fun. Sheffield says they found a loophole in the GM’s ruling and exploited it. Sheffield says the fans won’t admit it but they loved every second of it. Sheffield says more people are interested in Steamboat’s DVD now that they attacked him. Sheffield says he should be thanking them. The e-mail alert goes off. Now they flicker the lights when it goes off. Michael Cole steps up to the podium. The GM’s message says that for their assault on Vince McMahon, none of the Nexus members can compete for a WWE title until further notice. Furthermore, the ruling of RAW and Nexus stars not being able to touch each other has been lifted. John Cena’s music hits and out he comes.


Cena comes out to the stage as the Nexus members get ready to fight. Cena says they’ve done quite a lot since they arrived but there’s one thing they haven’t done. That’s get themselves into a fair fight. Cena brings out Randy Orton, R-Truth, John Morrison, Evan Bourne, Tyson Kidd, David Hart Smith and they all go to the ring. As they go to the ring, Chris Jericho, Sheamus, The Miz, Edge The Usos and Ted DiBiase run down. The RAW heels attack the RAW faces. The faces clear the ring of the heels. Cena hits the Attitude Adjustment on DiBiase. The heels rush to the stage. Sheamus takes the mic and says Cena don’t get it. Cena asks what the hell they are doing. Apparently Nexus ran away during the RAW brawl. Sheamus says maybe they don’t want to take out Nexus. Sheamus says everyone on the stage supports Nexus trying to take out guys like Cena and Bret Hart. Sheamus says Cena asked him last week to join the fight against Nexus. Sheamus says he and everyone else with him on the stage declines that off. Orton takes the mic and says he and Cena aren’t friends, and probably won’t be. Unless they have to, he says. Orton says Nexus is a serious threat to them all. Orton asks Edge if he’s forgotten how they jumped them at Fatal 4 Way. They propose a match right now. The e-mail goes off again. Cole announces that the eight Money in the Bank participants will face each other in singles action tonight. Cena will face Wade Barrett tonight but it won’t be a match. The GM wants Cena and Barrett to shake hands and call a truce. Cena says he will knock Wade’s teeth out. Another email comes in. The GM says he needs Cena to be the bigger man here and do the right thing. If not, Cena’s actions will be met with appropriate consequences. “And that’s the bottom line, because the GM says so,” Cole reads. We go to commercial.


John Morrison vs. Ted DiBiase
Back from the break and out comes John Morrison. Cole says he got an e-mail from the GM moments ago to setup this first match of Money in the Bank competitors. Out next is his opponent, Ted DiBiase. Ted has Maryse at his side.


I missed the first part of the match but Ted gets an early 2 count after striking first when the bell rang. They go back and forth now. Morrison with a roll-up. Morrison with right hands and then a big clothesline. Morrison with a dropkick and another 2 count. Ted catches Morrison with a scoop slam for a 2 count of his own. Morrison with an enziguri kick and both men are down. Maryse gets up and puts on Morrison’s fur coat. She gets on the steps and distracts Morrison. Ted pokes Morrison in the eye. Morrison fights back but gets hit with Dream Street. Ted covers for the pin and the win.


Winner: Ted DiBiase


– Backstage we see Santino Marella and Vladimir Kozlov walking. Santino is talking about their new team. Kozlov says if Santino loses, he’s putting his fist in Santino’s face.


– Cole and Lawler show us a replay of Nexus beating down John Cena a few weeks back. Cole teases a possible truce between Cena and Wade Barrett as we go to commercial.


Santino Marella vs. William Regal
Back from the break and we get a replay of Vladimir Kozlov saving Santino Marella from a William Regal attack last week. We go to the ring and out comes the team of Santino and Vladimir. Out next comes William Regal. He takes the mic and says they have made an enemy out of him now and he will do anything for revenge. Regal says he’s gotten himself a monster and out comes The Great Khali with Ranjin Singh. Cole says Singh and Khali have been at odds lately. Khali doesn’t look too happy tonight. Cole says Singh is trying to get Khali to be more aggressive. The bell rings and it’s Regal starting out with Kozlov.


Kozlov and Regal go at it. Kozlov tags in Santino and holds Regal for a Santino shot from the second rope. Santino does some comedy here in front of Regal. Regal decks Santino and drops him. Kozlov comes back in and lays out Regal for the quick pin and the win.


Winners: Santino Marella and Vladimir Kozlov


– After the match, The Great Khali comes in the ring. He tells Santino and Kozlov to pick Regal up and they do. Khali lays Regal out with a big chop to the head. Singh comes in the ring. They all dance to Khali’s music. Kozlov just stands there with his head down.


– We get a graphic for The Cutting Edge with our host Edge tonight. His guests will be Evan Bourne and Chris Jericho. We go to commercial.


- Back from the break and Lawler talks about the attack last week from Nexus on Ricky Steamboat and the WWE Legends. Lawler leads us into a video package replaying the segment.


- We go backstage with Josh Matthews and Arn Anderson. Arn says that footage is hard to watch. He says Ricky is bad, he doesn’t know how bad, but he is bad. Arn says the doctors say it doesn’t look good. Sheamus appears behind Arn and smiles. Arn tells Josh he might want to get out of here and turns around to face Sheamus. Sheamus says Arn used to be The Enforcer but now he’s just a pathetic old man. Arn says one thing he never was is blind and stupid. Arn tells Sheamus he’s not safe with Nexus running around. Arn tells Sheamus to put aside the egos and team with the RAW stars before their company goes up in smoke. Sheamus says Nexus is as smart as the Four Horsemen ever were because they don’t mess with him and his matches. Arn says right now, Sheamus is the Champion, but if he doesn’t get together with the RAW stars, he might be a shark patrolling around an empty “butthole.” Arn is trying to get Sheamus to work with the RAW stars. Sheamus says he is WWE Champion and doesn’t have to. Arn says Sheamus just doesn’t get it and walks off.


- Cole and Lawler hype The Miz vs. R-Truth and Eve vs. Alicia Fox for the WWE Divas Title. We go back to commercial.


R-Truth vs. The Miz


Back from the break and R-Truth comes out rapping. Truth’s music hits again and out comes The Miz, rapping to Truth’s theme song, again. Before the bell, they go at it on the floor after Miz hit a cheap shot. Miz throws Truth into the steps and uses the ringpost on his arm. Miz lays Truth on the apron and beats him in the arm some more. Miz slams Truth’s arm down and Truth rolls out to the floor, clutching his arm in pain. Miz just sits there and stares at him. The match never started. Trainers come down and help Truth to the back. Miz taunts him. Miz says anyone who steps in the ring with him, he’s going to do the same thing to them. Miz says that’s the truth and he’s awesome. Back to commercial.


– We go to the ring and out comes Edge for The Cutting Edge. Ladders are setup around the ring and a briefcase hangs from up above. Edge talks about what Orton said earlier and Nexus. Edge says he’s smarter than everyone else. Edge says why make 7 enemies when you can make 7 allies. Edge says Nexus needs direction and he’s willing to help them with that. Edge talks about the Money in the Bank match. Edge introduces Evan Bourne but Chris Jericho’s music plays. Out comes Jericho.


Jericho says he doesn’t take a backseat to Bourne, Edge or anyone else. Jericho says Edge is trying to pander to Nexus so they won’t attack him. Jericho reminds everyone that he was the one who helped Wade Barrett win NXT. Jericho says he’d like to think that Nexus’ destruction is credited to him. Jericho says if anyone is going to be a mentor or potential adviser to Nexus, it’s him. Edge says he owns Money in the Bank and it’s his match. Edge says he might just cash it in on the Champion that night after the steel cage match. Jericho says Edge has always wanted to be like him, always idolized him. Jericho says he is the greatest performer ever and he can’t be replaced. Jericho says he will win Money in the Bank and become champion, making sure Edge never gets a title shot again. Edge decks Jericho with a right hand and lays him out. Edge sets up a ladder in the corner. Jericho counters and locks on the Walls of Jericho. Evan Bourne comes down and hits the double knees on Jericho. Edge and Jericho try to catch Bourne but they can’t. The e-mail alert goes off and Cole has an announcement from the GM. It’s.. “if you want to see some action, give me a hell yeah!” The crowd pops for this. Edge and Jericho will team up now to face Bourne and his partner, Randy Orton. Out comes Orton and we go to commercial so they can clear the ring.


Randy Orton and Evan Bourne vs. Chris Jericho and Edge


Back from the break and it’s Bourne starting the match off with Jericho. Jericho takes Bourne down and works him over under the rope. Bourne hits a knee to the face and knocks Jericho down in the corner. Bourne with a flying move in the corner and a 2 count. Bourne with kicks to the knees and a tag to Orton. Orton comes in with a kick to the gut on Jericho. Orton works Jericho over in the corner now with uppercuts. Orton launches Jericho in the corner and he goes down. Jericho scrambles and tags in Edge.


Edge comes in and locks up with Orton. Orton with a big clothesline. Orton drops a big knee on Edge and covers for a 2 count. Orton takes Edge back down and starts stomping on him. Orton tags in Bourne. Orton trips Edge which allows Bourne to hit a low dropkick. Bourne with a 2 count. Bourne with kicks now. Jericho is tagged in. Bourne takes him out with kicks and sends him to the floor. Bourne hits a dropkick through the ropes, sending Jericho into the barrier. Bourne flies over the ropes now and lands on Jericho and the floor.


Edge comes in and locks up with Orton. Orton with a big clothesline. Orton drops a big knee on Edge and covers for a 2 count. Orton takes Edge back down and starts stomping on him. Orton tags in Bourne. Orton trips Edge which allows Bourne to hit a low dropkick. Bourne with a 2 count. Bourne with kicks now. Jericho is tagged in. Bourne takes him out with kicks and sends him to the floor. Bourne hits a dropkick through the ropes, sending Jericho into the barrier. Bourne flies over the ropes now and lands on Jericho and the floor. Jericho comes back in the ring and we go to commercial.


Back from the break and Edge has Bourne down on the mat. Edge with a 2 count. Edge tags in Jericho and he goes to work on Bourne. Jericho with a backbreaker. He holds it and turns it into a submission. More back and forth until Edge is tagged in. Bourne counters a suplex with a knee to the face and lays out Edge. Edge goes to tag Jericho but Jericho hesitates. Orton comes in and clotheslines Jericho and hits a big scoop slam. Orton brings Jericho in the ring from the apron with his second rope DDT. Orton is distracted which lets Jericho kick him in the head. Edge comes in now and starts stomping on Orton.


Jericho comes back in and continues the assault on Orton in the corner. Edge strikes while Jericho distracts the referee. Orton gets up and fights his way out of the corner but gets dropped with a dropkick. 2 count by Jericho. Jericho with a headlock now. Orton tries to fight out but Jericho hits a bulldog. Jericho goes for the Lionsault but Orton moves out of the way. Jericho goes to tag Edge but Edge hesitates now. Bourne comes in and takes Edge out with a scissors. Bourne with a dropkick now and then a spin kick to the face. Edge kicks Bourne in mid-air after he comes off the second rope. Edge tags in Jericho and they argue now. Bourne kicks Jericho in the head and he goes down. Jericho gets up but Edge spears him. Edge takes off and leaves up the ramp. Bourne goes to the top rope and hits Air Bourne on Jericho for the pinfall and the win.


Winners: Randy Orton and Evan Bourne


– After the match, Bourne celebrates in the ring as Orton looks around. Orton spins Bourne around and lays him out with an RKO. We go to replays.


– We go to another clip of the Nexus attack on John Cena. Cole teases the possible truce between Barrett and Cena later tonight. Back to commercial.


– Back from the break and David Otunga, Michael Tarver and Heath Slater approach Randy Orton backstage. They say the reason they interrupted the WWE Title match at Fatal 4 Way was to make a statement against WWE. Tarver says they are trying to apologize. Slater says they won’t interfere on Orton anymore. Otunga says depending on the possible truce tonight, he might have to interfere in the steel cage match at Money in the Bank for the WWE Title. Otunga talks about influencing who the WWE Champion is. Otunga says Orton should think about this. Orton says he hears them but tells them to get out of his face.


– Cole and Lawler run down the Money in the Bank card. We go backstage with Josh Matthews. A tag title match for Money in the Bank is announced. Matthews brings in The Usos and Tamina. They say this is exactly what they’ve been waiting for since joining WWE. One Uso bets the other Uso $1,000 that Matthews doesn’t know which brother is which. He gets it wrong. Tamina informs Matthews which is Jimmy and which is Jey. Jey says they will win the belts in two weeks. The Usos walk off and Alicia Fox walks up. She says she won the Divas Title two weeks ago and hasn’t been interviewed once. Alicia says it wasn’t a fluke that she won the belt at Fatal 4 Way. She says watch what she’s about to do to Eve. Alicia walks off to the ring and we go to commercial.


WWE Divas Title Match: Eve vs. Alicia Fox


Back from commercial and the WWE Divas Champion Alicia Fox is in the ring. We go to replays from Fatal 4 Way where she won the belt. Out next comes Eve Torres, who is using her rematch clause. The bell rings and they go at it. Eve hits dropkicks and a clothesline early on for a 2 count. Alicia goes down on her ankle and sells it. Eve tries to go at her and the referee checks on Alicia. Alicia tells the ref she wants to continue. Eve charges and Alicia was faking. Alicia drops Eve and hits the heel kick for the pinfall and the win.


Winner: Alicia Fox


– We go to another clip of Nexus attacking John Cena.


– Back from commercial and out comes Wade Barrett to the ring, representing Nexus. Barrett takes the mic and says John Cena needs to understand everything they’ve done has a purpose. Barrett asks Cena to come out so they can shake hands like men. Cena’s music hits and out he comes to a big pop.


Barrett tells Cena that he is not in the future plans of Nexus. Barrett says he’s representing Nexus because he wants to shake Cena’s hand and put everything behind them. Barrett wants to move on. He says the Nexus is going to be here for a long time. They can make Cena’s life real easy, or harder than it has been. Barrett says the choice is Cena’s. Cena says if they shake hands right now, this stops. Cena goes to shake Barrett’s hand but pulls it away. Cena says why stop when they’re having so much fun. Cena says he looks to the future and cuts a silly promo.


Cena tells Barrett he can take his future plans and shove them up his Nexus. Cena says he looks forward to the future. Cena says the future is him taking down every single member of Nexus. Cena says whether he does it alone or with help, he will take them all out. Barrett says what they’ve done to Cena in the past is nothing compared what they can do to him in the future. Barrett says this is Cena’s last chance. Shake his hand or face severe consequences. Cena drop the mic as Barrett extends his hand. Cena grabs Barrett and raises him for the Attitude Adjustment. Wade slides out as Nexus storms the ring and beats Cena down. Evan Bourne runs down to help but they beat him down too. John Morrison is out next but he goes down also. Mark Henry comes out, bringing The Great Khali, Vladimir Kozlov, Goldust, The Hart Dynasty and others. The RAW and Nexus stars brawl in the ring. Nexus retreats as Darren Young is left in the ring. The e-mail alert goes off and Cole has an announcement from the GM. The GM says he wanted peace and if this don’t stop, there will be consequences. Cena locks the STF on Young. The alert goes off again. The GM says because of Cena’s actions, he will face Nexus in a 7-on-1 handicap match last week. Young starts to crawl out of the ring but Cena unloads on him. Cena stomps and punches on Young and hits a big clothesline. Cena goes outside and gets the steel steps. Young is also on the outside after more punishment from Cena. Cena throws Young into the WWE crew chairs at ringside. Cena tips the announcer’s table over on Young and gets back in the ring. Cena mouths “6 on 1″ and poses for the fans in the corner. RAW goes off the air.

RAW AS ON MAR 22

We open tonight’s WrestleMania go-home RAW with the usual opening video. Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler welcome us to RAW as they hype tonight’s Handicap main event. We go right to the ring where Shawn Michaels’ music starts playing.

- Shawn Michaels makes his way out to the ring to a nice pop from the crowd. We go to replays of last week’s SmackDown where Shawn laid out The Undertaker with Sweet Chin Music. HBK says he’s got that feeling before WrestleMania. The feeling that he can do anything, even beat The Undertaker at WrestleMania. HBK says he will no longer be known as the Headliner, the Showstopper or the Main Event or any of those other names. He will be known as the man who ended Undertaker’s WrestleMania streak. HBK keeps talking when the lights go out in the arena. A video starts playing showing clips of a young Shawn Michaels and his rise to the top in WWE.

The video ends with Undertaker talking. It says “SHAWN MICHAELS CAREER 1985-2010.” We go back to the ring where Shawn Michaels is looking serious now. Shawn says that video won’t intimidate him. He tells Taker to come out and intimidate him in his face. Music hits and out comes tonight’s guest host and WWE Hall of Famer Pete Rose.

Pete wishes Shawn good luck at WrestleMania and says he’s the man to break Undertaker’s streak at WrestleMania. Pete says he wants Shawn to compete tonight against Kane. Pete says he needs someone to get revenge on Kane for what he’s done to Rose over the years. Shawn says he will. Pete tells Shawn to go get ‘em and wishes him a good night. Rose heads to the back while Shawn stares on. Kane vs. Shawn Michaels will be no countouts and no DQ’s tonight.

- Cole and Lawler lead us into a video package hyping John Cena vs. Batista.

The Miz vs. John Morrison

Back from the break and out comes the Unified Tag Team Champions as The Miz, WWE’s US Champion, will compete in singles action. Big Show sits down for commentary. Out next is the team of R-Truth and John Morrison. Morrison will be the opponent here. Truth sits down to join Show, Cole and Lawler on commentary. The bell rings and here we go.

Morrison and Miz taunt each other before starting the match and taking it to the corner. Miz slaps Morrison but gets knocked right back to the mat. Morrison dumps Miz to the floor and kicks him in the face. Morrison hits a moonsault from the apron onto Miz on the floor. We go to commercial.

Back from the break and Miz has control of Morrison in the ring. During the break, Miz damaged Morrison’s neck and went to work on it. Miz continues to focus on the neck now. Morrison rolls Miz up out of nowhere but only gets a 2 count. Miz reverses a move and goes back to work on Morrison. Morrison turns things around and beats Miz down in the corner. Miz decks Morrison but gets dropped on his face. Morrison with the big leg drop for a 2 count. Morrison mounts Miz with right hands.

Morrison goes to the top rope but Miz knocks him down to the turnbuckle. Miz goes for a superplex but Morrison counters and sends Miz to the floor. Morrison hits Starship Pain for the pinfall and the win.

Winner: John Morrison

- After the match, Big Show goes to get in the ring. R-Truth tries to stop him and then Morrison dropkicks him back into the announcer’s table. Morrison and Truth leave the ringside area as Big Show is pissed off in the ring.

- We go backstage where Triple H is getting ready for tonight. Randy Orton comes in. Triple H says just because they have the same enemies doesn’t mean their past is gone. Triple H tells Orton he will drop him tonight if he gets in the way. Orton reminds Triple H that he still has to make it to WrestleMania and walks off. We go to commercial.

Final Money in the Bank Qualifying Match: Kofi Kingston vs. Vladimir Kozlov

Jack Swagger joins us for commentary on this next match to determine the final Money in the Bank participant. Out first is Kofi Kingston followed by his opponent Vladimir Kozlov. The bell rings and Kofi tries for some kicks. Kozlov catches him and throws him to the mat. Kofi rolls out to the floor.

Kofi drops Kozlov over the ropes but Kozlov brings him back in. Kozlov works over Kofi with headbutts and an overhead suplex. 2 count by Kozlov. Kozlov applies a torture rack type move but Kofi slides out. Kozlov catches Kofi with a big side slam. Kofi gets the win after the big kick to the head. Kofi is going to WrestleMania.

Winner: Kofi Kingston

- Cole and Lawler hype Money in the Bank and tonight’s matches as we go to commercial.

Legacy and Sheamus vs. Randy Orton and Triple H

Back from the break and out comes Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase for tonight’s handicap match. Cody takes the mic and talks about the Triple Threat with he, Ted and Randy Orton at WrestleMania. Cody talks about how he and Ted are finally free of Randy Orton. Cody goes on about Orton. Ted takes the mic and we get a little bit of tension between the two here. Their opponent Sheamus is out next. We go to commercial.

Back from commercial and out comes Triple H first to a nice pop from the crowd. His tag team partner Randy Orton is out next. The bell rings and it’s Sheamus starting things out with Triple H. Or maybe not. Sheamus tags in Cody before the match starts. Triple H goes at it with Cody, sending him to the corner. Triple H with a splash in the opposite corner. Cody kicks HHH in the head and tags in Ted. Ted comes in but gets clotheslined by Triple H.

Ted turns things around on Triple H. HHH comes back with an atomic drop on Ted and a cheap shot to Sheamus on the apron. Ted hits a dropkick on HHH. Sheamus pulls HHH to the floor and works him over. Sheamus is tagged in now and stomps on Triple H in the corner. They trade right hands in the corner now until Sheamus drops Triple H and mounts him with right hands. Ted comes in to continue the attack on Triple H. Cody comes right back in and keeps stomping on Triple H. Another tag to Ted and more stomps and chokes on HHH in the corner. Cheap shots by Sheamus.

Cody is once again tagged in. Triple H starts fighting back but Cody hits him with a big right hand. Triple H catches Cody with the spinebuster. Sheamus and Orton are tagged in at the same time. Orton hits a big powerslam on Sheamus and drags Ted in the ring. He lays Ted and Cody out. Another powerslam on Cody. Orton with the backbreaker on Sheamus. Orton hits the mat and starts stalking Sheamus. Cody comes in from the apron and Orton goes for the DDT on the second rope. Sheamus stops it as he kicks Orton in the side of the head. Sheamus pins Orton for the pinfall and the win.

Winners: Sheamus, Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase

- After the match, Triple H is in the ring trying to get up. Sheamus goes for the big kick but Triple H ducks it and clotheslines Sheamus out to the floor. Sheamus teases getting back in the ring to fight but doesn’t. Triple H’s music plays as we go to replays.

- Cole and Lawler lead us into another video package hyping John Cena vs. Batista at WrestleMania.

- Backstage we see Bret Hart headed to the ring as we go to commercial.

- Back from the break and out comes Bret Hart to a nice pop from the crowd. The fans start chanting Bret’s name as he enters the ring. Bret says he never thought he’d get another shot to go to WrestleMania when he returned a few months ago. Bret says he’s been waiting for this for a long time. Bret says he can leave WWE with his head high now because he got what he wanted – a match against Vince McMahon. Bret warns Vince that there will be Hart family members all over town this weekend.

Bret talks more about Vince and WrestleMania. He promises the fans that WrestleMania 26 will be the best there is, was and ever will be. Bret thanks the fans as his music hits. Out comes Vince McMahon to the ramp. Vince tells Bret that after this Sunday, one way or the other – he’s screwed. Vince smiles as his own music plays now and Bret looks on.

- We see Shawn Michaels walking to the ring. Pete Rose walks up and wishes him good luck. We go to commercial.

No DQ or Countout Match: Shawn Michaels vs. Kane

Back from the break and out comes Shawn Michaels to a nice pop. The pyro goes off next and out comes Kane. The bell rings and they go at it. HBK with chops. Kane comes back with a big boot. Kane takes HBK to the corner and works him over. Kane with a big dropkick to the face and a 2 count on Shawn. Kane continues to keep control of the match and hits a big running clothesline and a right hand out of the corner, knocking HBK down.

Kane hits more big rights and a big sideslam for a 2 count on Shawn. Kane goes to the top but HBK catches him coming off and locks a Crossface on. HBK walks into a Kane chokeslam attempt but rolls out of it and applies an ankle lock on Kane. Kane gets to the ropes and breaks the hold. Shawn hits an atomic drop and big chops to the chest. Shawn drops Kane again and goes to the top rope for the big elbow drop and he hits it. Shawn gets ready for Sweet Chin Music when the lights go off and Undertaker’s bells ring. The lights come back on and Taker is in the ring. He grabs Shawn by the throat and chokeslams him. Taker’s bell hits again, the lights go back out and when they come on, Taker is gone. Kane stands over Shawn and covers him but Shawn kicks out at 2.

Shawn gets up and connects with Sweet Chin Music on Kane for the pinfall and the win.

Winner: Shawn Michaels

- After the match, Shawn sits in the ring and says something we can’t hear. He looks serious. We go to another video hyping Cena vs. Batista.

- Back from the break and we get a WWE Hall of Fame video package announcing Bob Uecker as the next member of the 2010 class. Cole and Lawler run down the WrestleMania 26 card.

- Pete Rose is backstage with Christian. Rose talks about finally getting his revenge on Kane after all these years. Christian walks off. Pete opens up his dressing room door and Kane’s music plays. Kane pulls Pete in the room and we hear things breaking. Back to commercial.

Gail Kim, Eve Torres and Beth Phoenix vs. Layla, Michelle McCool and Maryse

Back from the break and out comes the face Divas for a tag match. Mickie and Kelly stand at ringside. Vickie Guerrero comes to ringside with Alicia Fox as the next team comes down. Gail and McCool start things out and go back and forth with Gail mostly in control. Gail with a clothesline and a 2 count on McCool.

Out of nowhere McCool hits her Styles Clash finisher for the pinfall and the win in a quick Divas squash. All the heel Divas celebrate with Vickie Guerrero before leaving.

Winners: Michelle McCool, Maryse and Layla

- We see Batista walking to the ring with security as we go to commercial.

- Back from commercial and the WWE Champion Batista is introduced. Out he comes to the ring with security behind him. The lights go out and a spotlight follows Batista to the ring. Batista takes the mic and encourages the crowd to keep booing him. Batista tells the people to get used to him being WWE Champion. Batista says Cena will lose at WrestleMania because he can’t beat him. Batista says Cena will never beat him and tells the fans to get used to it. Batista says bad things happen to Cena when they are in the ring together and it will be the same ‘ol story this Sunday. The crowd starts chanting for Cena.

Batista rips Cena’s fans and impersonates Cena. Batista says the fans mean nothing to him. He’s here to make money and win titles. He says when he looks at the fans all he sees is money. Batista continues to rip on the fans and thanks them for paying to see him. Batista says the fans pay to see him because he’s special and great. The Cena chants start up again. Batista says Cena will disappoint the fans again this Sunday at WrestleMania. Batista says he’s done talking. He knows the fans want Cena to come out and run his mouth. Batista calls Cena out.

Cena’s music hits and out he comes. Batista has security stand between he and Cena. Cena says he’s already disappointed the fans and already let them down the second Batista became the WWE Champion. A “you can’t wrestle” chant starts up from the crowd. Cena says he’s lost confidence in himself and the people have lost it in him. Cena goes on and on. Batista says Cena is just like the fans – a loser. Cena says he is right, he’s just like the fans. And they’re all sick of Batista’s garbage. They go back and forth on the mic. Cena says Batista can be beat and at WrestleMania, he’s taking back the WWE Title. Cena says he’s done talking and goes to turn his back. This pisses Batista off. Batista calls Cena a corporate creation and a paper Champion. Cena decks Batista and they fight until security steps in. Security holds Cena back while Batista gets in a few shots. They brawl some more until Batista gets out to the floor. Cena starts fighting security off and clears the ring of them. WWE officials come in the ring to calm Cena down as Batista heads up the ramp. Cena stands in the ring fuming as his music hits and RAW goes off the air.

UPDATE ON MONEY IN THE BANK(MITB), VLADMIR ON RAW, JERICHO NOMINATED

WWE went with the same storyline from last week at the SmackDown tapings last night where Vince McMahon “wiped away” the loss of Drew McIntyre.

McMahon hand-picked Drew’s opponent for this week, a local wrestler, and Drew won the match to earn a spot in Money in the Bank at WrestleMania.

Unless someone loses their spot, the Money in the Bank match at WrestleMania now consists of nine Superstars – Evan Bourne, Christian, Kane, Matt Hardy, MVP, Shelton Benjamin, Jack Swagger, Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre.

WWE has officially added Vladimir Kozlov to the RAW roster page.

Chris Jericho has been nominated for the “Most Metal Athlete” award at the Golden Revolver metal awards in Los Angeles on April 8th. Jericho will be also hosting the show that airs May 22nd on VH1 Classics