Main Event Results 10/09/13

WWE Main Event Results from Columbus, OH:

Jinder Mahal and Heath Slater defeated Tons of Funk via pinfall.  Late in the match, Mahal hit a running high knee on Tensai, giving 3MB the advantage.  They continued to wear down Tensai and tried to keep him away from a tag, but he eventually got free, making a hot tag to Brodus Clay.  Clay came in and hit a huge splash on Jinder Mahal from the second rope, for a near fall.  Drew McIntyre broke up the pinfall, and moments later, Heath Slater hit a corkscrew splash to get the pinfall win.

Tamina Snuka defeated Aksana via pinfall.  During this one, Aksana seemed to maintain control for a large part of the match which lasted over three minutes.  She hit a sidewalk slam at one point, then crawled around the ring.  Tamina quickly got up moments later and started delivering kicks to Aksana's gut.  Aksana managed to fight back and hit a neckbreaker for a near fall.  Later on, Aksana missed on a front dropkick attempt.  That allowed Tamina to hit a gutbuster, and then a big boot to get the pinfall win.

Big E Langston defeated Zack Ryder via pinfall.  During the match, Ryder fought out of a bear hug at one point.  Langston quickly hit a belly-to-belly suplex and had a 2 count pinfall.  Langston tried to hit a running splash only to have Ryder roll out of harm's way.  He followed by delivering a flying dropkick and then Broski Boot.  Langston rolled to the outside to recover, but Ryder went after him.  On the outside, Langston gained control and dropped Ryder on top of the  barricade, then clotheslined him hard.  Back in the ring, Ryder was almost able to steal the match with a surprise rollup.  However, when Ryder tried to go after Langston in the corner, he ran into an urinagi.  Langston followed with the Big Ending to get the win.

They closed out Main Event with a recap of the main event on Raw (Daniel Bryan & Rhodes brothers vs. The Shield) and Big Show delivering the knock out punch on Triple H.

Main Event Results 06.26.13

WWE Main Event Results from Columbia, SC:

Chris Jericho defeated Cody Rhodes via submission.  During the match there were multiple near falls by both competitors.  At one point, Y2J hit Code Breaker after escaping Cross Rhodes, but Cody got his foot on the rope before 3.  Rhodes tried to roll up Jericho for a pin grabbing the tights, but Jericho kicked out.  Eventually, Jericho locked on the Walls of Jericho to make Cody tap.

Zeb Colter came out with Antonio Cesaro to do a promo speech.  Zeb said that Cesaro is a "real American," and that he is more American than 95% of the crowd there tonight.  Cesaro said he came here the right way and worked hard to pull himself up from the bottom.  He said he embraces what all the others take for granted, making him the "personification of the American Dream."  Zeb finished things off, saying it's time to take this country back.

Christian defeated Dean Ambrose via disqualification in a non-title match.  During the match, Christian started a comeback and got up on the corner for a high risk move.  Seth Rollins interfered, pushing Christian off, leading to the ref calling for the bell.  Post-match, Shield attacked Christian, but The Usos came down to make a save.

The Prime Time Players defeated Tons of Funk via pinfall.  Titus ducked a splash attempt by Brodus Clay, and D-Young rammed his shoulder into the ring post, allowing Titus to get the winning pinfall.

Main Event Results 05/29/13

WWE Main Event results from Alberta, Canada:

Sheamus defeated Wade Barrett via pinfall in a non-title match.  Barrett went for a Bullhammer Elbow late, but Sheamus avoided it and tossed him onto the apron.  He followed up by pounding on Barrett's chest as the crowd counted to 10.  From there, Barrett elbowed out of a White Noise attempt and tossed Sheamus shoulder-first into the steel post twice.  Barrett tried to rush at Sheamus, but The Celtic Warrior hit him with a Brogue Kick.  Both guys fell to the mat, but Sheamus turned over and covered Barrett for the win.

They showed a recap of what went down on Raw with John Cena announcing 3 stages of Hell for the WWE Title to Ryback, then showing his match against Curtis Axel for the main event, and Ryback bringing the ambulance out to distract Cena and attack him.  Axel won the match via count out over Cena.

They showed the video promo for the new wrestler Wyatt and the Wyatt family.

They replayed parts of Chris Jericho's Highlight Reel from Raw with Paul Heyman.  The topic of CM Punk came up, with Jericho issuing a challenge to fight Punk at Payback Pay-Per-View next month.

Antonio Cesaro defeated Justin Gabriel via pinfall.  Late in the match, Cesaro knocked Gabriel down on the corner ropes when he was going to go for the 450 Splash.  He applied a sleeper hold to wear Justin down some before hitting the Neutralizer for the win.

Brodus Clay, Tensai & R-Truth defeated 3MB via pinfall.  R-Truth had control late and went for a pinfall on Jinder.  Slater and Drew came in to break things up, so Brodus and Tensai came in and cleared them out of the ring.  After that, Truth hit Jinder with his finisher planting him face first to the mat to take the pinfall victory.

Smackdown Results 04/05/13

Smackdown Results from Washington, DC:

Josh Matthews and Jerry Lawler handled commentary for SmackDown in DC.  Michael Cole and JBL were shown via video footage from the site of WrestleMania Axxess in New York.

The majority of this week's show featured build-up to WrestleMania 29, including discussion of the various matches, video packages and replays of various incidents that are part of the feuds and matchups.

Ryback defeated Primo and Epico in a handicap match via pinfall.  To get the win, Ryback hit a double Shell Shock finisher on them both at once.  Rosa Mendes was at ringside rooting on her team.

They had a segment which featured Team Rhodes Scholars and Bella Twins dressed up as Tons of Funk and the Funkadactyls.  They came out to their music to spoof them.  The group they were mocking came out and a huge brawl ensued in the ring.  Rhodes Scholars and the Bella Twins took off, leaving Tons of Funk to dance around in the ring.

Jack Swagger defeated Kofi Kingston via submission.  Zeb Colter was at ringside for Swagger.  Swagger locked the Patriot Act ankle lock on Kofi to make him tap out.

Main Event Results 03/27/13

Main Event results from Hershey, PA:

Kane defeated Antonio Cesaro via pinfall in a non-title match.
On the way to the ring Cesaro sang a song in Swiss which Cole suggested was mocking Bryan.  Daniel Bryan was on commentary for the match and talked about how he and Kane will be on the same page and ready to face Ziggler/Big E at WrestleMania 29.

At one point Kane was ready for a chokeslam, but AJ Lee's music hit and he stopped.  AJ came down the ramp and tried to skip around the ring but Bryan jumped in her way and started up his "No, No, No" to halt her in her tracks.  The  distraction nearly cost Kane the win, but he made the comeback to hit a  chokeslam on Cesaro.  Bryan joined Kane in the ring and they started doing a "Yes, Yes Yes" chant as AJ smirked and backed up the ramp.

They showed highlights of Triple H's in ring promo towards Brock Lesnar for WrestleMania 29.  On the way up the ramp, Wade Barrett tried to tell HHH to head backstage, but got kicked in the groin from The Game.

Backstage, Matt Striker interviewed Sheamus.  He said if he, Orton and Show are on the same page for just one night, The Shield will be in for the fight of their lives.

The "Funkadactyls" came out the stage before their match.  They said Clay and Tensai's tag team name is now "Tons of Funk" and introduced them to come to the ring and dance before their main event match.

The Bella Twins defeated Cameron & Naomi via pinfall.  Late in the contest, the action broke down with one of the Bellas and Funkadactyls going to the outside.  Naomi prepared for the win but Cody Rhodes got up on the side apron to distract.  Naomi slapped him, but then got rolled up by the legal Bella for the win.

Main Event finished off with highlights from the Rock and Cena Q&A with WWE Hall of Famers on Raw.  It ended with Rock hitting Rock Bottom on Cena to leave him planted on the mat.

Main Event Results 1/30/13

WWE Main Event Results from San Diego, CA:

Ryback appeared as a guest on MizTV to start off the show.  He told Miz he was a big fan of the show.  They discussed last week's match involving Antonio Cesaro, and that brought out the US Champ to send verbal jabs at both Miz and Ryback.  That set up the opening matchup of Ryback vs. Cesaro.

Ryback defeated Antion Cesaro by countout in a non-title match.  During the match, Ryback held Cesaro up in a standing suplex for about 10 seconds before dropping him.  Ryback continued to dominate the match, although Cesaro managed to knock Ryback out of the ring for about 9 seconds.  Ryback regained control later and went for Shell Shocked but Cesaro managed to escape.  He kicked Miz who had been on commentary, then escaped through the crowd.

They showed highlights from Raw Roulette's main segment involving Vince McMahon trying to fire Paul Heyman, but getting the F5 from a returning Brock Lesnar.

Prime Time Players were backstage with Tensai and made fun of him wearing lingerie during Raw Roulette.  Brodus Clay came in and told Tensai not to worry about it.  Tensai was upset, said it wasn't funny, then walked off.

Tensai defeated Titus O'Neil via pinfall.  Darren Young was ringside.  PTP was about to doubleteam Tensai during the match, but Brodus Clay came out to prevent it, and stayed at ringside.  Titus hit a huge bodyslam on Tensai during the match.  Later on, Tensai got Titus to the corner and mocked his dog barking he does.  Tensai ultimately won by pinfall.  Post-match, Clay inspired Tensai to do some dancing in celebration of the win.

WWE Superstars Results 09/13/12

WWE Superstars Results 09/13/12

Scott Stanford welcomed fans to the show right before Justin Gabriel was introduced for the opening match.  Stanford and Josh Matthews were shown on camera as the opening commentary team, and they discussed how close we are to Night of Champions.  Lord Tensai came out for the match accompanied by Sakimoto.

Tensai defeated Justin Gabriel by pinfall.  Towards the end, Gabriel was on the top rope, but Tensai went over to fight him and dumped him over the ropes.  Gabriel landed on his feet, then came back with a big kick to knock down Tensai in the ring.  After a springboard move, he had a near fall.  Tensai withstood Gabriel's multiple kick attempts, and then grabbed Tensai for a big Powerbomb before the Senton Splash.

Santino Marella defeated Jinder Mahal by pinfall.  Mahal had control late, after a swinging neck breaker for a near fall.  He settled into a headlock choke hold on Santino with the crowd trying to rally Marella.  Santino fought to his feet, and tried to jump out backwards after he was whipped to the corner.  Mahal grabbed him for another slam to the mat, and then used another headlock.  Santino fought out again and this time slammed Mahal back to the mat to recover.  The close saw Santino get revved up and hit his offense, including the big hip toss, diving headbutt from the corner, and then The Cobra punch with the green sock.

Natalya defeated Alicia Fox via submission.  Natalya managed to pick up Alicia with both arms for a slam move, but Alicia fell back on her for a near fall.  Moments later, Alicia went for a big kick on Natalya in the corner.  Nat blocked it and grabbed Alicia's leg, forcing her down to the mat.  She put on the Sharpshooter to get Alicia to tap out.  Striker and Matthews discussed how Natalya could have moved up in the rankings for top divas championship contenders.

Raw Rebound covered the in-ring confrontation involving Bret Hart, CM Punk, and John Cena.

Cody Rhodes defeated Zack Ryder via pinfall.  Late in the match, Ryder had another near fall after a big neck breaker, but Rhodes kept kicking out.  Ryder went for the Rough Ryder, but Cody blocked it and slammed him down for a near fall.  Striker and Matthews discussed how Ryder could be in the battle royal this Sunday, and end up facing Antonio Cesaro for the US Championship.  Rhodes went for his Disaster Kick but Ryder avoided it.  However, moments later Rhodes avoided a move from Ryder, and then hit him with Cross Rhodes for the big win.

WWE Superstars Results 08/09/12

Here are the latest results for the August 9th, 2012 episode of WWE Superstars shown online.  Among the superstars in action were Tyson Kidd, Justin Gabriel, Santino Marella, Zack Ryder, and Tensai.

Tyson Kidd & Justin Gabriel defeated Tyler Reks & Curt Hawkins by pinfall.  Late in this one, Kidd broke away from Hawkins to make a hot tag to Gabriel.  Reks tagged in, but Gabriel hit a crossbody off the top for a near fall.  Later, Justin missed on a springboard moonsault and Reks nearly won with the pin.  However, Gabriel managed to counter Reks' suplex with a DDT for a pinfall.  Hawkins rushed in to break things up.  Kidd came in and connected on a kick to Hawkins, knocking him to the outside.  Gabriel then tagged in Kidd, held onto Reks, and Kidd hit a springboard elboard to take Reks down for the pin.

Santino Marella defeated Michael McGillicutty in a non-title match by pinfall.  Late in this match, Santino had multiple armdrags.  McGill pretended to offer a handshake then punched Santino in the face.  He followed with an elbow off the top for a 2 count.  McGill had a suplex as well for another 2 count.  In the end though, Santino avoided McGillicutty in the corner, before connecting on the Cobra for the win.

The Raw Rebound was shown.

Tensai defeated Zack Ryder by pinfall in the main event.  Early on Tensai threw Ryder out of the ring, but Zack ducked a clothesline on the outside, sending Tensai into the commentary table.  Back in the ring, Tensai regained control and put a vice grip on Ryder.  Later in the match, Sakamoto got involved and hit Ryder from the outside.  However, Zack retaliated and took him out, then hit a Broski Boot on Tensai for 2.  Later, Tensai caught Ryder from mid-air and then drops him to the mat, before hitting his finisher the Senton Splash for the pin.

Raw Results 06/05/12

Raw Results from Greenville, SC:

The show opened with video highlights of the destruction caused by Big Show recently.  Then, Michael Cole was introduced, to interview John Cena in the ring. Cena talked about how he was trying to defeat John Laurinaitis at the last PPV so he could get someone new in charge who would get Big Show his job back.  Cole kept throwing jabs at Cena, despite saying he's supported him.

Cole ended up saying that he hopes Big Show puts everyone out of their misery by taking care of Cena at No Way Out.  John Laurinaitis came riding out on his scooter and told Cena that he's going to let Cena pick his opponent tonight like Big Show got to.  He said Show has the night off, and that he (JL) is retired.  Cena ended up choosing Michael Cole as his opponent for later.

Sheamus defeated Dolph Ziggler by pinfall in a non-title match.  Late in the match, Dolph hit a Fameasser for a near fall.  Sheamus responded with White Noise, and then set up for the Brogue Kick.  He connected on that to pin Ziggler.  Post-match, Sheamus got attacked up on the ramp by Alberto Del Rio and Ricardo Rodriguez.  Del Rio managed to put Sheamus in the Cross Arm Breaker for a bit and finally released the hold.

They had a backstage segment with David Otunga informing John Laurinaitis about a big news story from WWE.com.  He said that Vince McMahon will be back next week to give Laurinaitis a job evaluation.

Sin Cara defeated Hunico by pinfall.  Late in the match, he hit a leg scissors spinning move into a face-plant for the pinfall.  Camacho was at ringside during the match.

Ryback defeated Arthur Rosenberg and Stan Stansky by pinfall in a 2-on-1 handicap match.  Prior to the match, the amateurs cut a promo on the mic about 2 being better than one.  Ryback came to the ring and tossed them both around like rag dolls.  He ultimately hoisted both guys up on his shoulders and hit a Samoan Drop to slam them both back to the mat.  Ryback put one guy on top of the other, then pinned both.

Kane defeated CM Punk by pinfall in a non-title match.  Daniel Bryan came out and stood on the announcers table before the match to do his "question and answer" segment, saying he'd leave No Way Out as the champ.  Bryan say next to Cole to watch the matchup.  Late in the match, Punk was thrown to the outside and against the crowd barrier by Kane.  Kane got back in the ring, but as Punk went to Daniel Bryan attacked him.  Once Punk was back in the ring, AJ rushed down and got on the apron to yell to the apron that Daniel Bryan was interfering.  Punk did a suicide dive out onto Bryan.  Back in the ring, AJ's distraction actually hurt Punk as Kane took control and chokeslammed Punk for a pinfall win.

Post-match, AJ got in the ring to check on Punk.  Kane was about to leave then turned and walked a bit towards AJ who looked afraid.  Daniel Bryan rushed into the ring and attacked Kane from behind, but then got thrown to the outside.  Kane started to go back towards AJ, but this time she got up and walked towards him a bit, then smiled a bit.  Kane was mesmerized for a moment and then left the ring.

Backstage, Josh Matthews caught up with AJ to ask what just happened with Kane with her smiling at him.  She grabbed Josh by the tie and started acting a bit crazy yet seductive, saying maybe he's her type.

R-Truth and Kofi Kingston defeated Tyler Reks and Curt Hawkins by pinfall in a non-title match.  Late in the match, Reks tossed Truth to the outside so he and Hawkins could try to doubleteam Kofi.  However, Truth yanked Reks to the outside and started to beat him up.  In the ring, Hawkins ran at Kofi in the corner.  Kofi moved and finished off Hawkins with Trouble in Paradise for the win.

John Cena arrived out for the big main event match against Michael Cole.  Cole started to plead from the commentary area with Lawler chuckling about it.  John Laurinaitis' music hit and he rode out on his scooter.  He said that for tonight he will give the people what they want and make it a No DQ match, but only if Cena defeats "this man first."  Out came Sakimoto to throw salt around, before Lord Tensai arrived out and shoved him aside, then began walking to the ring.

John Cena defeated Lord Tensai by pinfall.  Late in the match, Tensai had control and rammed Cena into the steps at ringside.  Michael Cole started talking trash as Cena was laying on the ground.  Cena got into the ring to avoid a countout.  He made a comeback with his move set, and finished off Tensai with the Attitude Adjustment for the win.

John Cena defeated Michael Cole by pinfall in a no disqualification match.  Cole tried to escape, but Cena caught him from the crowd area.  Cole got into the ring with a mic in hand and tried to say they can shake hands.  Cena laughed it off, so Cole angrily asked if he thought it was funny, then talked about how he embarassed Lawler at Wrestlemania.  He said he'd do the same to Cena, and it'd be worse than when John Laurinaitis beat him.

Cena ended up in control though and stripped off Cole's shirt and pants.  He slapped him on the chest hard, before grabbing a mic and putting Cole into a headlock.  He made Cole apologize to Lawler and also to Jim Ross, before making him promote JR's BBQ sauce.  Cole said it was "slobberkockin' good!"  Lawler had some bottles of the sauce ringside, so Cena went over and grabbed a few bottles, then poured them all over Cole.  He also brought a fire extinguisher into the ring and sprayed Cole with it.  Cena went for AA, but suddenly Lord Tensai appeared and attacked to save Cole.  Tensai hit a huge Powerbomb on Cena.  Cole tried to make a quick pin cover but Cena kicked out at the last second.

Cole grabbed the fire extinguisher to try to knock out Cena.  Cena grabbed Cole and connected with the AA though and scored a pinfall on him for the win.

WWE Superstars 05/31/12

WWE Superstars Results 05/31/12:

The latest episode of Superstars opened up with Beth Phoenix's theme music starting up as Scott Stanford announced the No Way Out PPV is about two weeks away.  Stanford was shown on camera with Josh Matthews as Beth posed in the ring.

Beth Phoenix defeated Alicia Fox by pinfall.  Alicia had a late advantage but missed on a splash move.  Phoenix kicked her in the gut, then signaled for the Glam Slam and connected with it to get the win.

Lord Tensai defeated Alex Riley by pinfall.  Late in the match, Tensai charged at Riley in the corner but got hit by a big boot.  Riley went for a late high risk move, but as he jumped, Tensai grabbed him and hit a big Spinebuster/Powerbomb.  Tensai followed with a senton splash to get the win. Post-match, Sakimoto got into the ring, and Tensai told him to get on his knees before him, then pulled him up by his hair.

Jinder Mahal defeated Yoshi Tatsu by submission.  Yoshi mounted a late comeback, including a flying move off the corner and a flurry of kicks and chops.  He missed on his spinning buzzsaw kick after hitting the ropes.  Jinder followed with a big knee to the back of Yoshi's head, and then put Yoshi into the camel clutch to make him quickly tap out.

Raw Rebound was all about Big Show discussing his heel turn and his new ironclad contract.  He made an example by beating up Brodus Clay, Kofi Kingston, and R-Truth instead of competing in the main event.  Big Show takes on John Cena at the No Way Out PPV on June 17th.

Christian defeated Drew McIntyre by pinfall.  McIntyre had a late near fall, but as he went to grab Christian near the ropes, Christian held onto the bottom rope.  Then, Christian countered a Future Shock DDT attempt, and then threw McIntyre shoulder-first into the ringpost.  From there, Christian pointed up to the corner, climbed it, and hit his Frogsplash finisher for the win.

What are Lord Tensai, Brodus Clay & Ryback Doing?

It seems the WWE is in a state of regurgitation right now, as it continues to replay the same storylines to the fans.  Right now there are three superstars who have been squashing opponents,  yet none of them are anywhere near anything important in terms of stories or matches.  Meanwhile, John Cena is in a feud with Big Show, again.  Big Show has turned from good guy to bad guy, again.

Those three guys who are squashing the competition are Lord Tensai, Brodus Clay, and Ryback.  Yes, they're all repackaged now as "different superstars," but they're not losing either.  All three have been shoved down the fans' throats as behemoths who can't be defeated easily in the ring.  They've all faced semi-decent opponents, and in some cases defeated them.  In the case of Tensai he has wins over both John Cena and CM Punk.  So why is he nowhere near a WWE Championship match?

Same goes for Brodus Clay who has defeated Jack Swagger and Dolph Ziggler.  Those are two former United States and World Heavyweight champions.  Clay also defeated The Miz, a former US and WWE Champion.  Again, why is Clay doing dance segments in the ring with the Funkettes and Funketeers, instead of fighting for titles?  Shouldn't he be first in line for Santino's United States title right now?

With Ryback, the chants of Goldberg are heard whenever this guy's in the ring, or arriving to it. The WWE clearly wants to make him look like a new age version of Bill Goldberg, yet he's only wrestling amateurs, or Heath Slater.  He seems worthy of a lot more right now - or maybe WWE is afraid he'll really hurt a legit superstar?  If nobody can defeat him, and he wants more, why hasn't he challenged Sheamus?

Both Ryback and Brodus have shown up at the past several Pay-Per-Views, but for what reason?  It's just baffling how WWE continues to use Big Show and Kane as faces, then heels, and vice versa, while they have fresh new talent who should be involved.  Give Cena a feud with Ryback, or Clay, or Tensai.  In fact, why is Cena not feuding with Tensai after the beatdown and cheap win weeks ago?

That's the rant for now, but it seems that WWE has plenty of talent just floating under the surface right now.  Let's hope for the best and that they will bring these guys into some fresh new feuds and storylines to get things going.

What do you think of Lord Tensai, Brodus Clay, and Ryback?  Will any of them win a title in the next six months to a year?

WWE Superstars Results 05/17/12

WWE Superstar Results for 05/17/12 episode

Scott Stanford opened on commentary mentioning that Over the Limit is approaching.  He hyped the main event tag match featuring Jimmy and Jey Uso taking on Dolph Ziggler and Jack Swagger.  Alex Riley came out for the first match, as Stanford was shown on camera with Josh Matthews for commentary.

Heath Slater defeated Alex Riley by pinfall.  Late in this one, Riley looked like he had the win after hitting the A-Bomb on Slater from the corner.  Slater kicked out though to everyone's surprise.  Moments later, Slater reversed Riley's attempt to whip him against the ropes, and hit a unique side slam type move.

They showed highlights from WWE Raw about the John Cena vs. John Laurinaitis match coming to Over the Limit, with the new added stipulations.  It's a one-on-one match with no special referees, no involvement from any other superstars, or they'll get fired.  Also if Laurinaitis loses, he's terminated from WWE.

Lord Tensai defeated Tyson Kidd by pinfall.  Late in the match, Kidd tried to rally and put up a fight.  He moved away from Tensai in the corner and had a flurry of kicks, but Tensai responded with his big plunge slam move.  Kidd got a few more kicks in and went for a springboard move, but Tensau again responded.  Moments later, Tensai revved up and put his claw grip on Kidd's head before slamming him to the mat for a pinfall.  Tensai started to leave the ring, but then returned for his senton bomb on Kidd to add further punishment.

They showed a recap of Big Show trying to apologize to John Laurinaitis from the ring.  Despite Show getting down on his knees and crying, Laurinaitis fired Big Show on Raw.

Matt Striker joined Josh Matthews on commentary for the main event of Superstars.  Striker brought up the tag team championship match Swagger and Ziggler have against R-Truth and Kofi Kingston this Sunday at OTL.

The USO Brothers defeated Dolph Ziggler and Jack Swagger.  Late in this one, Ziggler hit the Zig Zag for a near fall on Jimmy Uso.  Vickie screamed as Jimmy kicked out of the pinfall.  Swagger tagged in to keep beating up Jimmy more.  Ziggler went for another Zig Zag later on, but Jimmy countered this one and dropped Ziggler to the mat.  Both Jimmy and Dolph made tags out, but Jey Uso came in on fire and took down Swagger.  Vickie distracted the ref late in this one, with Dolph and Swagger trying to pull off a behind the back doubleteam move.  However, Jey rolled through the pinfall attempt to steal the win.

Swagger and Ziggler argued about the loss in the ring as the Uso's celebrated up on the ramp.  Vickie got into the ring screaming at Ziggler and Swagger to get on the same page.

Raw Results 05/07/12

Raw Results from Greensboro, NC:

Raw opened with a video recap of last week's attack and beatdown by John Laurinaitis, Lord Tensai, and Sakimoto on John Cena.  Laurinaitis arrived out after the video to address the people from the ring.

He said he will not allow anyone to challenge his authority or leadership skills, including John Cena, who publicly humiliated him last week.  JL said he lost his temper, and when that happens he goes into a fit of destruction that nobody can withstand.  He added he has not been reprimanded by the Board of Directors because they understand he's tough, but fair.

He said Cena won't be there tonight, so he can do therapy on his elbow, so at OTL he has no excuse when he's defeated.  JL added that Michael Cole will interview John Cena live via satellite and apologize for making fun of his voice last week.  JL said if anyone makes fun of his voice again, they'll suffer severe consequences.  He said he was injured by Dr. Death Steve Williams in Japan, causing his voice to be like this.  He had slideshow photos shown from his older wrestling days when hew as a champion repeatedly.

JL talked about how for one night only, it will be Cena vs. Big Johnny at Over the Limit PPV.  He finished by saying God bless everyone for People Power, in the arena, and God have mercy on John Cena.  CM Punk's music hit and he came to the ring to speak.  Punk said for being the brains behind People Power, JL doesn't seem to know what the people want.  He said what the WWE Universe doesn't want to see, is John Laurinaitis.

Punk went on about how nobody wanted to pay to see Laurinaitis wrestle, so he went to Japan.  Punk said he was a joke then, and is still a joke.  Punk said he's going to watch John Cena beat John Laurinaitis at the PPV.  Punk continued to berate Laurinaitis, causing JL to book Punk to fight against Lord Tensai tonight.  Punk said he saw that coming because Laurinaitis seems to like hiding behind talented big men.  He said he looks forward to tonight's challenge and to seeing John Cena twist him into a pretzel at OTL.


Laurinaitis was seen texting backstage when he bumped into someone and saw it was Big Show.  He started yelling at Show telling him to get out of the way when his boss was walking through.  Laurinaitis called Show stupid, then walked off texting.  Show began mocking JL's voice and then Eve showed up.  She eyed Show disapprovingly.  He shot a glare back and then left to go out to the arena.

Big Show defeated Cody Rhodes by countout in an Intercontinental Championship match.  Late in the match, Show threw Rhodes across the ring, then got ready for the WMD punch.  Rhodes was up then rolled out of the ring.  He grabbed his belt from Justin Roberts and tried to leave, with Show heading him off.  He tossed Cody back in the ring, but Rhodes escaped out the other side and headed up the ramp.

Show got on the mic, post-match telling Cody not to take the cowardly way out.  Just then, Eve's music hit and she came to ring demanding an apology from Show for mocking Laurinaitis' voice earlier.  Show said "I'm sorry," but Eve wasn't satisfied and berated Show telling him to "apologize."  Show humbled himself and made more of an apology, with Eve smiling about it as he left the ring.

R-Truth and Kofi Kingston arrived out for Kofi's match against Dolph Ziggler.  Michael Ealy and Warren Kole of the new USA show "Common Law" were show in the front row at Raw.

Abraham Washington was shown backstage watching the Kofi Kingston vs. Dolph Ziggler match along with Rosa Mendes, Primo and Epico.  The camera revealed Mason Ryan standing nearby to watch, with AW eyeing him up and down.  Cole said he heard AW is trying to sign any talent he can find in WWE right now.

Dolph Ziggler defeated Kofi Kingston by pinfall.  Late in the match, there was a commotion with Truth getting on the apron and the ref reprimanding him.  Meanwhile, Kofi was on the corner for a high risk move and Jack Swagger yanked his leg, causing Kofi to hit face first on the mat.  Ziggler followed with ZigZag for the win.

They showed John Cena backstage in a sling talking with a WWE staff guy holding a water bottle.

Michael Cole got into the ring and conducted an interview with John Cena via satellite.  Cena said he's having to get his elbow drained each week.  Cena said there are some doctors suggesting he shouldn't compete in the next few months.  Cena said he doesn't care if he has his arm removed, nothing will keep him from competing at Over The Limit.  Cena also said the Board of Directors contacted him.  He said he told them not to fire Laurinaitis until after he kicks his ass at Over The Limit.  Cole suggested that maybe Cena is scared of Mr. Laurinaitis.  Cena laughed it off saying he's scared that Laurinaitis will hurt himself before he can get his hands on him.  Cena vowed to kick John Laurinaitis' ass in 13 days at Over The Limit.

Kelly Kelly and Layla were shown walking backstage on their way out for the next match.

Kelly Kelly and Layla defeated Maxine and Natalya by pinfall.  Beth Phoenix joined Cole and Lawler for commentary on the divas tag match.  Late in the match, Layla was in control against Maxine.  Natalya got on the apron to distract, but Kelly rushed around the side of the ring and yanked her off to the floor.  Meanwhile, Layla hit her finisher the Lay Out for the win.  Post-match, Layla and Kelly celebrated the win, with Beth standing up from commentary to stare at Layla.  Beth takes on Layla at Over the Limit for the Divas title.

They rolled a YouTube video clip to promote "Santino's Foreign Exchange" with Cole plugging it as one of WWE's many new original online video shows.

Chris Jericho and Alberto Del Rio defeated Sheamus and Randy Orton by pinfall.  Late in the match, Orton came in to fight and hit the RKO on Del Rio, causing him to roll out of the ring.  Jericho and Sheamus were legal, with Jericho about to sneak up on Orton.  Sheamus was behind Jericho and went for a Brogue Kick with Jericho ducking and Orton getting kicked instead.  Jericho followed up with a Codebreaker on Sheamus for the win.

Post-match, Sheamus went over and helped Orton up.  With Orton  trying to brush him off.  Orton suddenly hit the RKO on Sheamus to lay out Sheamus face first on the mat.

Backstage, Laurinaitis was talking to Eve about how insincere Big Show's apology was in the ring.  Chris Jericho came in to the picture as Eve left.  Jericho said he should get a title shot for defeating Sheamus tonight.  Del Rio came in saying he should get one.  Orton came in suggesting he deserves one.  A brawl started up with Sheamus coming in and getting involved.  Laurinaitis told them to stop it.  Sheamus and Orton got into each other's face about what happened in the ring.  Orton put Sheamus on notice he's coming after his title.  Sheamus told him to bring it any time.  Laurinaitis pulled Sheamus aside saying he's gonna make the World Heavyweight Championship match at OTL a Fatal Fourway.

They had a previously-recorded video message from Brodus reminding everyone to "call your momma" for Mother's Day this Sunday.  The Miz arrived out asking "Really? I have to go against this and not compete for the WWE championship."  Miz told Brodus to call his momma and tell her "I'm The Miz and I'm awesome!"

Brodus Clay defeated The Miz by pinfall.  Miz had control after Brodus chased him away from his dancers outside the ring.  Brodus went to get back in the ring after Miz but Miz was ready to attack.  He held the advantage from there and hit multiple moves on Brodus.  However Miz went for a move from the corner, and Brodus caught him then tossed him overhead.  Brodus finished with the Ah Funk It for the win.  Naomi and Cameron rushed into the ring to celebrate the victory by dancing.

They showed a replay of the incidents from last week where Triple H came to the ring to confront Brock Lesnar with John Laurinaitis standing by.  Triple H said that WWE won't be bowing down to Lesnar's demands, which upset Brock, causing him to attack HHH from behind and snap his arm.

Michael Cole said HHH suffered severe tendon and ligament damage in his elbow.  Lawler added that HHH will require surgery for his arm.  They said he has to wear a special mechanical arm brace, but is still able to conduct business as COO.  They said next week HHH will speak live on Raw.

Cole said Brock Lesnar sent his legal representatives to give an update on his situation.  Lesnar's music hit, ut Brock didn't arrive out.  Instead Paul Heyman came down to the ring and announced he is the representative for Brock Lesnar, the most destructive force in WWE.  Heyman discussed the verbal demands that Lesnar made and that were agreed to on live TV, meaning there's plenty of witnesses.  Heyman said Brock Lesnar feels betrayed by the WWE Universe and that he isn't getting the respect he deserves.  The speech ended with Heyman reading a statement from Brock which said he doesn't regret what he did to Cena, and doesn't care about Triple H, or the people.  He said "I, Brock Lesnar, am never coming back.  Because, I, Bbrock Lesnar, quit."  Heyman threw the mic aside and left the ring.

Big Show was shown backstage having a conversation with the actors from the new USA show.  They said they're investigators and will find out who Laurinaitis has photos of allowing him to keep his job.  They kept joking around, with Show laughing about it all.  When he turned around, Eve was standing there.

Lord Tensai and Daniel Bryan defeated CM Punk in a handicap match.  Late in the match, Sakamoto started arguing with the ref, allowing Bryan to trip Punk down.  Tensai then was able to slam Punk.  He spit green mist onto his hand before applying his claw hold on Punk, slamming him to the mat for a pinfall.  Post-match, Bryan did his "Yes! Yes! Yes!" chants at ringside.  Post-match, Bryan put the Yes! Lock on Punk to cause more injury to him.  Raw closed out after this.

Raw Preview 04/22/12

Tonight's latest episode of the Raw SuperShow will be a special 3-hour edition.  Among the events scheduled for the show on USA will be the big contract signing involving John Cena and Brock Lesnar.  These two will fight in an Extreme Rules match at the upcoming Pay-Per-View.  In the past several weeks, Lesnar has made his intentions known that he plans to hurt Cena.  It seems Cena is just a speedbump in Brock's path as he looks to destroy all in his way.  What will happen when these two attempt to "co-exist in the ring" for a contract signing tonight?

Another situation which continues to increase in volatility is Chris Jericho's prodding and berating CM Punk.  The current WWE Champion has always been known for his Straight Edge lifestyle choices, but recently Jericho has picked apart Punk's family members and their various battles.  It's fueled the current champion to want to extract as much revenge as possible against Jericho at Extreme Rules.  These two will meet in a Chicago Street Fight in Punk's hometown.  However, there's less than a week until the PPV.  What will go down next between Jericho and Punk as they head into the event?

And finally, last week's main event saw a huge victory for the newest superstar on Raw, Lord Tensai.  Tensai has been a mystery to fans as he has not spoken a word of English.  He also relied on the use of a special mist or spew to spit in the face of Cena and blind him.  That led to a victory for Tensai, and medical attention for Cena.  With Tensai's impressive win streak on Raw, one has to wonder what's next for him?  Will he call out any particular superstars or go for one of the championships?

Watch tonight's episode of WWE Raw at its special start time of 8 pm EST on USA!