Raw Recap 04.12.10

Raw Recap from London, UK:

Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler opened the show discussing how Extreme Rules is two weeks away. Tonight's main event has The Viper vs The Animal as Randy Orton takes on Batista. The crowd was doing a "HOFF" chant as a bunch of druids with Hoff masks came walking down the ramp. The Knight Rider theme music started up and David Hasselhoff drove out in a black car. Hoff slapped hands with fans on his way to the ring. The four druids took off their cloaks in the ring to reveal four women in skimpy skirts.

Hasselhoff borrowed one from the Rock by saying "finally The Hoff has returned to Raw". Hoff said tonight he's going to have a match to honor Baywatch, a Baywatch Babe Triple Threat tag team match. Hoff brought up how he was watching Smackdown and there was no #1 Contender decided. Hasselhoff said he feels since one guy beat the World Champ twice, he should get a title shot. Hasselhoff announced Randy Orton vs Jack Swagger for the World Title. Hoff said tonight Orton will take on Batista. Hoff introduced the opening match for the Divas title as Eve made her way to the ring.

Eve vs. Maryse
WWE Divas Championship

Throughout the match Maryse slapped Eve around in the face to humiliate her. At one point, Eve knocked Maryse to the mat and then climbed the corner. Eve did a reverse Moonsault flip, but Maryse rolled out of the way causing Eve to belly flop hard onto the mat. Maryse started laughing as she got herself up. She stood Eve up and went for the French Kiss DDT, but Eve blocked it, then countered it into a pinfall. With Maryse's shoulders pinned the ref counted 3 and Eve became new Divas Champ! Eve celebrated with her new divas title from the ring corners.

Winner: Eve Torres wins via pinfall over Maryse to become the new WWE Divas Champion.

ShowMiz were shown walking backstage. Cole said they have an "earth-shattering announcement" to make next.

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The KFC Double Down Showdown presented highlights from last week's Raw where guest host David Otunga booked he and Cena in a unified tag title match against ShowMiz. Cena escaped from Miz to go to tag Otunga, but Otunga dropped off the apron, allowing Big Show to KO Cena. Otunga smirked about it on the ramp as Cena got pinned in the tag title match.

The Miz & Big Show made their way to the ring with all of their championship belts. Show started on the mic saying he was skeptical about them as a tag team at first. Show said he's changed his mind and believes they can be special. Miz said they are special, and nobody can take the titles from them. Miz said ShowMiz is the greatest tag team in WWE history. Miz went to say it again for the crowd, but just then they were interrupted by Bret Hart's theme music. The Hitman arrived out from backstage and came down to the ring.

Hitman said he can name two tag teams that are better than MizShow, then listed off The Hart Foundation and The British Bulldogs. Miz said it seems Hasselhoff isn't the only delusional 90's icon. Miz said he can put a Sharpshooter on Hitman anytime. Show said it's the last warning he's going to give him, then told Hitman to leave. Hitman said he's not ready to leave because there's a tag team backstage that can beat them. The Hart Dynasty arrived out from backstage and came to the ring. Miz said the Hart Dynasty can't just go from show to show since they're not the champs.

DH Smith took the mic and challenged Miz to a one-on-one match. Smith said if he beats Miz, Hart Dynasty gets a tag team match at Extreme Rules. Miz and Show had a little talk between themselves. Miz said Show thinks it's a mistake, but he sees it as an opportunity. Miz added in if he wins, then next week Bret Hart will declare live that ShowMiz is greatest tag team of all time. The Harts conferred about it, then Bret said "you're on."

DH Smith vs. The Miz

Late in the match, DH Smith put the Sharpshooter on Miz. Big Show got up on the apron, causing Smith to break the hold and go over to kick him off. Tyson Kidd got on the apron and tried to jump at Show, but got slapped down from the air. Meanwhile, Smith had Miz up on his shoulder, but Show rolled Kidd into the ring to cause a distraction for the ref. Show jabbed Smith with a punch to the kidney, allowing Miz to escape and hit the Skullcrushing Finale for the win.

Winner: The Miz wins via pinfall over DH Smith.

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Raw returned with highlights from last week's show, hosted by WWE NXT rookie David Otunga. They covered the Otunga & Cena vs MizShow Unified Tag title match again. This time they showed post-match when The Animal Batista arrived to the ring and hit a Batista Bomb on Cena, then told him they'd have a rematch at Extreme Rules. Their WWE Title rematch will be a Last Man Standing Match.

Batista was shown backstage talking to David Otunga. Otunga was praising Batista for what he did last week to Cena. Batista told Otunga he was really tired, then told him to get him a cup of coffee. Otunga chuckled saying Batista almost got him with that joke. Batista didn't crack a smile, and Otunga realized he was serious. Otunga said he'd do it, but as he turned looked pissed. Just then, David Hasselhoff walked up with the Bella Twins. Otunga shook hands with him then said Hoff must have invited him there to discuss a new movie role he has for him. Hasselhoff said Otunga was invited to Raw tonight by John Cena, so Hoff booked Otunga vs Cena for a match tonight.

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Evan Bourne vs. Carlito

In the late stages, Bourne was in control and hit a running knee to Carlito's face in the corner. Carlito managed to avoid a move near the corner but hip tossing Evan Bourne into the corner. Carlito sat Bourne on the ropes, then went for the Backstabber up on the corner. Bourne held on and Carlito fell back to the mat. From there, Bourne re-positioned himself and hit Air Bourne for the victory.

Winner: Evan Bourne wins via pinfall over Carlito.

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John Cena vs. David Otunga

The Animal Batista came out to accompany Otunga on the ramp. Batista stayed up at the top of the ramp as Otunga got into the ring. Cena put on a clinic against the rookie as Cole and Lawler mentioned, throwing jabs to the stomach and head, then flipping him down to the mat. At one point, Cena shoved Cena away to the mat, then taunted The Animal to come get in the ring. Batista smiled up on the ramp but didn't budge. Cena finally slapped the STF on Otunga and stared at Batista up on the ramp as Otunga tapped out.

Batista began to rip off his clothes from the ramp and prepared to go down to the ring, then held back. Batista had the spotlight put on him. He yelled "I say when" to Cena, saying it was up to him, not Cena or the audience when their fight goes down. The fans chanted "You tapped out" at him. The Animal finally walked backstage as the fans booed him.

Winner: John Cena wins via submission over David Otunga.

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WWE Slam of the Week covered last week's Sheamus incident where he smacked Kofi over the back of the head with a steel pipe, then called out HHH on the mic. The Game came to the ring and pulled a Sledgehammer out from under the ring to go face Sheamus. After blocking the pipe shot, he jabbed the sledge into Sheamus' gut and chased him to the outside. Sheamus eventually retreated through the crowd after HHH swung at him near the commentators table.

Sheamus arrived to the ring and got on the mic to discuss last week's incident. Sheamus said he made HHH show his hand last week, that he used a sledgehammer because of who he's up against. Sheamus announced that he just got word that they're going to compete in a Street Fight. Sheamus said he's used to street fights from Dublin, Ireland which is tougher than anywhere in America or UK. Sheamus said if HHH makes any mistake at Extreme Rules, it'll be a mistake he regreats the rest of his career. Just then, Kofi Kingston arrived out to the ramp with a mic in hand. Kofi said if Sheamus thought he could beat him down last week and Kofi wouldn't do something about it, he was sadly mistaken. Kofi said he talked to Hasselhoff backstage and he gave him a match for payback, right now.

Kofi Kingston vs. Sheamus

Kofi had all sorts of moves on Sheamus to go for the near fall, but soon got leveled by Sheamus' double hand chop. Kofi regained control after getting beat up outside the ring, when Sheamus tried for a suplex on the apron. Kofi was able to hit the Boom Boom leg drop on Sheamus, then jumped on Sheamus in the corner. He hit five punches to Sheamus in the corner, then flipped back. Sheamus ran with the pump kick, but Kofi slid underneath. Kofi hit Trouble in Paradise, and went for the pin. Sheamus grabbed the bottom rope before 3, then rolled out of the ring, out of it. Kofi went out after him near the commentators table, and Sheamus grabbed a TV monitor to ram into his gut. He clocked Kofi in the head with it, to lay him out as Sheamus recovered from Trouble in Paradise. Sheamus picked up Kofi in a Bear Hug and rammed him into the ringpost, then rammed him stomach first into the post as well.

Winner: Kofi Kingston wins due to disqualification of Sheamus.

Carlito was backstage and bumped into Vladimir Kozlov. They started complaining about the guest hosts, with Carlito telling Kozlov the hosts don't care about them, it's all about the hosts. Kozlov asked who the guest host is next week. Carlito said "hosts" it's the cast from the movie "MacGruber." Kozlov said next week he will get what he wants, or he will destroy MacGruber.

Cole and Lawler talked about the Extreme Rules 2010 matches including Sheamus vs HHH Street Fight, Cena vs Batista Last Man Standing, Randy Orton vs Jack Swagger and Rey Mysterio vs CM Punk.

Josh Matthews interviewed Randy Orton backstage asking his strategy for the Extreme Rules match against Jack Swagger. Orton said Extreme Rules means there are no rules. Orton discussed sending dozens of wrestlers to the hospital including Mr. McMahon. Orton said he's the last man Swagger should ever want to step into the ring with. Orton said tonight as far as Batista goes, he's got something completely different in store for him.

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Gail Kim & Kelly Kell vs. The Bella Twins vs Rosa Mendes & Jillian Hall
Baywatch babe Triple Threat match

Justin Roberts introduced David Hasselhoff as special guest lifeguard. Hoff came out wearing a Baywatch jacket and climbed into a lifeguard chair at the bottom of the ramp to watch. Next out was Kelly Kelly and Gail Kim, both wearing the Baywatch swimsuits. They ran in slow motion down the ramp to mock the Baywatch series as Raw went to break.

Santino Marella was announced as special guest referee, and came out wearing a white tank top and orange shorts. All of the teams got some moves in, but in the end The Bella Twins pulled off a switch, so that the non-legal one could roll up Rosa Mendes in a pinfall. Jillian and Rosa complained to Santino about the final result, with Jillian hitting Santino, causing his lifeguard whistle to become stuck in his throat. Santino fell to the mat, and the divas all looked to Hasselhoff for help. Suddenly, Hornswoggle's music hit and he came running down the ramp dressed in white tank top and orange shorts. Horney tried to pump Santino's chest, then tried to pull the whistle out, but it didn't work. Finally he did his Tadpole Frogsplash to make the whistle fly out of Santino's mouth. The divas all applauded him.

Winners: The Bella Twins win via pinfall in the Triple Threat Baywatch match.

Batista was shown backstage ready for the main event.

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When Raw returned, Michael Cole confirmed next week's guest hosts are the cast of the movie "MacGruber".

Next up was a montage of footage from WWE's latest tour of Europe involcing Ireland, Scotland, France, Austria and England. Various superstars discussed the experience including John Cena, Mark Henry, Kelly Kelly and Evan Bourne.

Randy Orton vs. Batista

Orton had control and stomped away on The Animal. He went for a knee drop but missed and hit the mat. Batista took control and tossed Orton out of the ring as Raw went to commercial.

After break, The Animal had control and smashed Orton face first into the TV monitor area of the commentators table. Batista put Orton back in the ring for a near fall, then set up for the Spear. He charged at Orton, but Orton kicked Batista instead, then tossed Batista shoulder first into the ringpost. The two began to throw punches back and forth at each other as the crowd yelled "Yay" or "Boo!" Orton whipped Batista to the ropes, and Batista held on to kick Orton. However, Orton was able to hit a Powerslam as Batista came off the ropes. Orton got down to slap the mat as the fans chanted RKO. Instead, Orton measured Batista for the Punt Kick. Batista saw it coming and rolled to the outside. The two fought out there, and then as they got back on the apron, Orton took control. He DDT'd Batista from off the middle rope for a near fall.

In the closing moments, Batista had control and prepared for a Batista Bomb. Instead, Orton got him with the RKO and went for the pinfall. Just then, Jack Swagger rushed into the ring and grabbed Orton to hit the Gutwrench Powerbomb on him. Swagger surveyed the damage then left the ring to back up the ramp. John Cena came rushing down and knocked Swagger down, then slid into the ring. Cena locked the STF on Batista and wouldn't let up. Batista started tapping out. Cole and Lawler reminded everyone Cena can't win that way at Extreme Rules. Finally about 6 refs got Cena to break the STF. Cena got up and posed mightily for the crowd.

Winner: Randy Orton wins due to disqualification when Jack Swagger interfered in the match.

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