Raw Revelations: The Nexus vs Cena & Sheamus!
This past week's episode of Raw saw the return of a special guest host as well as John Cena taking on The Nexus in a handicap match. We also learned of the final 8th man for the Raw Money in the Bank PPV ladder match.
The Nexus storyline once again dominated Raw, and then again on Tuesday's NXT. Barrett and his five cronies (Darren Young was injured from Cena's beatdown) took to beating up anyone who helped out Cena last week. That included Yoshi Tatsu, Evan Bourne and John Morrison. Each of them got beatdowns backstage, and The Celtic Warrior Sheamus nearly did. However, he had a change of heart and rushed to find Cena.
Special guest host was Mrs. Carol Brady - Florence Henderson. I don't recall them announcing it on the week prior, but I'm wondering if they're just going to keep the idea going indefinitely and use a celeb whenever. She did an alright job as host, but the Brady Bunch tag match made WWE Raw look like Ringling Brothers. It had Goldust, Khali and even a return for Doink the Clown (Steve Lombardi - The Brooklyn Brawler played him). All that was missing was Hornswoggle. Santino's Bunch won the match and then Raw went for another made-for-TV-highlights moment with Khali and Flo Henderson kissing.
We learned of the eighth participant in the MITB Ladder match. Mark Henry will replace R-Truth who was injured by Miz. Miz tried to injur and humiliate Henry, smashing a plastic trash can on him and dumping trash on Henry. However on the next night's NXT, Henry repayed the favor. Unfortunately, he got Miz's rookie Alex Riley rather than his intended target. We'll probably see these two feud a bit until R-Truth comes back to go against The Miz.
The majority of the rest of Raw was dedicated to promotion of Sunday's MITB PPV. The Edge versus Orton match was outstanding, despite a ruined finish by Jericho. It even included an Air Bourne turned into Orton's RKO. The fans in the arena seemed to appreciate the finish post-match.
The grand finale was Ceka taking on the six guys from Nexus. The GM ordered that nobody could help Cena out or they'd get a 90-day-suspension. Same went for Nexus if they didn't respect the rules of tag-in and tag-out. Both sides respected those rules, and in the end the numbers were too many for Cena to overcome this time. He ended up getting clotheslined down, slammed down and then hit with the 450 Splash from Justin Gabriel for the pin. However, when Nexus attempted for further punishment post-match, Cena grabbed a steel chair and got in the ring swinging. He was soon joined by a surprise ally: Sheamus! Of course that makes things interesting heading into the big PPV cage match Sunday.
People are speculating still as to who the Raw GM might be. Two good guesses right now are either Abraham Washington or wait for it - Eugene. I highly doubt the latter guess, but it'd make things really interesting!
In other news, John Morrison is on the new Muscle & Fitness magazine's cover. The mag includes a feature article on how Morrison prepares for his grueling WWE matches including the ladder matches. If you're a fan of his, or want to try to attempt his intense workouts to get six pack abs, check it out.
Sunday is of course Money in the Bank. My early picks to win the two ladder matches are Drew McIntyre from Smackdown and Randy Orton from Raw. I was thinking they'd leave that final Raw spot a mystery and bring in HHH as a surprise Sunday. There's still a chance I suppose, but there's been talk that HHH is still rehabbing.
Stay tuned for Friday's Smackdown for more revelations as we head into the big Money in the Bank PPV!
The Nexus storyline once again dominated Raw, and then again on Tuesday's NXT. Barrett and his five cronies (Darren Young was injured from Cena's beatdown) took to beating up anyone who helped out Cena last week. That included Yoshi Tatsu, Evan Bourne and John Morrison. Each of them got beatdowns backstage, and The Celtic Warrior Sheamus nearly did. However, he had a change of heart and rushed to find Cena.
Special guest host was Mrs. Carol Brady - Florence Henderson. I don't recall them announcing it on the week prior, but I'm wondering if they're just going to keep the idea going indefinitely and use a celeb whenever. She did an alright job as host, but the Brady Bunch tag match made WWE Raw look like Ringling Brothers. It had Goldust, Khali and even a return for Doink the Clown (Steve Lombardi - The Brooklyn Brawler played him). All that was missing was Hornswoggle. Santino's Bunch won the match and then Raw went for another made-for-TV-highlights moment with Khali and Flo Henderson kissing.
We learned of the eighth participant in the MITB Ladder match. Mark Henry will replace R-Truth who was injured by Miz. Miz tried to injur and humiliate Henry, smashing a plastic trash can on him and dumping trash on Henry. However on the next night's NXT, Henry repayed the favor. Unfortunately, he got Miz's rookie Alex Riley rather than his intended target. We'll probably see these two feud a bit until R-Truth comes back to go against The Miz.
The majority of the rest of Raw was dedicated to promotion of Sunday's MITB PPV. The Edge versus Orton match was outstanding, despite a ruined finish by Jericho. It even included an Air Bourne turned into Orton's RKO. The fans in the arena seemed to appreciate the finish post-match.
The grand finale was Ceka taking on the six guys from Nexus. The GM ordered that nobody could help Cena out or they'd get a 90-day-suspension. Same went for Nexus if they didn't respect the rules of tag-in and tag-out. Both sides respected those rules, and in the end the numbers were too many for Cena to overcome this time. He ended up getting clotheslined down, slammed down and then hit with the 450 Splash from Justin Gabriel for the pin. However, when Nexus attempted for further punishment post-match, Cena grabbed a steel chair and got in the ring swinging. He was soon joined by a surprise ally: Sheamus! Of course that makes things interesting heading into the big PPV cage match Sunday.
People are speculating still as to who the Raw GM might be. Two good guesses right now are either Abraham Washington or wait for it - Eugene. I highly doubt the latter guess, but it'd make things really interesting!
In other news, John Morrison is on the new Muscle & Fitness magazine's cover. The mag includes a feature article on how Morrison prepares for his grueling WWE matches including the ladder matches. If you're a fan of his, or want to try to attempt his intense workouts to get six pack abs, check it out.
Sunday is of course Money in the Bank. My early picks to win the two ladder matches are Drew McIntyre from Smackdown and Randy Orton from Raw. I was thinking they'd leave that final Raw spot a mystery and bring in HHH as a surprise Sunday. There's still a chance I suppose, but there's been talk that HHH is still rehabbing.
Stay tuned for Friday's Smackdown for more revelations as we head into the big Money in the Bank PPV!
Labels: Abraham Washington, Commentary, Eugene, John Cena, John Morrison, Money in the Bank PPV, Raw GM, Sheamus O'Shaunessy, The Nexus, WWE News, WWE NXT News
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