Raw Results 01/19/15

Raw results from Dallas, TX:

After a tribute video for Martin Luther King Jr, the show opened with Paul Heyman and Brock Lesnar heading to the ring to call out Seth Rollins. Instead they got Triple H who tried to calm things down with Lesnar wanting a fight. Stephanie came out next to interrupt with Big Show and Kane. Rollins appeared on the big screen to laugh about things saying Lesnar gets his crack at him this weekend. John Cena came down to interject, and tried to add a stipulation to Sunday’s match that if he wins, Ziggler, Ryback and Rowan get their jobs back. Triple H said it would be added to a match Cena has tonight, but if Cena loses he is out of Sunday’s match as well. The fans would vote on WWE app if Cena must accept the match or is a failure.

Bray Wyatt defeated Daniel Bryan via pinfall. The match lasted over 15 minutes with Bray hitting Sister Abigail due to Kane hitting a cheap shot on Bryan from ringside while the ref wasn’t looking. Post-match, Kane beat up Bryan some more to leave him laid out.

Backstage, Triple H was on the phone when Nash and Hall showed up. They suggested HHH should drop this Authority gimmick so he can come out and cause trouble with them. Shawn Michaels came in to add he should join the legends panel and get them drinks. Mizdow showed up dressed as X-Pac, but then the real X-Pac showed up too. The Miz walked in and told them that Mizdow is his stunt double. He gave the Wolfpack sign before saying “Call Me” and leaving. Nash asked HHH what sort of show he’s running with Triple H responding “I’m so ashamed.”

Byron Saxton hosted a legends panel in the ring to discuss the Royal Rumble. Flair chose Dean Ambrose as his pick. Shawn Michaels picked Bray Wyatt, while Hogan picked Daniel Bryan. Big Show came out to interrupt the bit, calling them washed up legends who vanished because of him. He vowed to win the Rumble. Show told the legends to get out of his ring, but Flair stood up and took off his coat. He got in some shots on Show, but as he came off the ropes, Show KO punched him down saying that was Flair’s own fault. Roman Reigns’ music hit and he arrived through the crowd. The legends took off and Reigns clotheslined Show out of the ring over the ropes like a Rumble elimination. 

Dean Ambrose defeated Wade Barrett via pinfall in a non-title match. Barrett crotched Ambrose on the ropes late. When the IC champ went for Wasteland, Ambrose countered and hit Dirty Deeds to win the match.

Big E and Kofi Kingston defeated Tyson Kidd and Cesaro via pinfall. Late in the match, Cesaro was carrying Kofi towards the corner of the ring for a tag but Kingston pushed off the ropes and got the rollup pinfall for the win.

Kevin Nash, Scott Hall and X-Pac came to the ring to talk about the glory days of NWO and how they were the biggest aspect of the Monday Night War. They brought up that fans can relive it on WWE Network for $9.99. They continued talking about being one of the greatest teams in the history of wrestling, but were interrupted by The Ascension who came to the ring. Ascension did some trash talking that they are better than any team past or present. JBL stood up and took off his headset to speak on a mic, saying they shouldn’t insult legends. He took off his dress shirt to reveal an APA shirt. Ron Simmons also came down in APA gear to join him in the ring. Next, Billy Gunn and Road Dogg came to the ring. The teams ended up taking turns beating up The Ascension, with them getting laid out. The legends stood over them to conclude the segment.

Backstage, The Authority had a guy do a drumroll as they announced who Cena will face in his big match tonight. They first announced Seth Rollins, then Big Show and then Kane as part of a handicap match. They told the drumroll guy he was fired. 

Paige & Natalya defeated Summer Rae & Alicia Fox via submission. The Bellas were on commentary for the match. Paige was able to put the PTO on Alicia to make her submit.

Rusev defeated R-Truth via submission in a non-title match. Rusev was able to get the Accolade on Truth in about 45 seconds to win this one by submission.

They had an encounter backstage where Rollins was walking with J&J security when Brock Lesnar stepped in front of him. He told Seth “I’m a prize fighter,” and mentioned he hopes Rollins does them a favor tonight by taking out Cena. Lesnar added that he’s paid to take out Rollins on Sunday, adding in “And I will take you out.” One of the commentators said Rollins looked nervous after Lesnar left the scene.

Jey Uso defeated The Miz via pinfall. Miz said in a promo pop-up video during the match that he’ll have two chances to win the Rumble because he has a stunt double. Jey Uso was able to win the match by hitting his trademark top rope splash.

John Cena defeated Seth Rollins, Big Show and Kane via pinfall in a 3-on-1 handicap match. The odds were stacked against Cena with Triple H and Stephanie watching from ringside. J&J Security got involved to help the three-man team opposing Cena. At one point, Sting showed up on the big screen standing in front of the WWE logo. After the crowd popped, Sting was shown walking to the entrance area before heading out into the arena to stand on stage. Rollins was distracted which allowed Cena to grab a rollup pinfall for the win. Triple H was fuming post-match. He stood up on the broadcast table yelling “No!” and “Sting!” with Sting leaving the scene as fans chanted for him. Brock Lesnar’s music hit and he came out with Heyman to head to the ring. Lesnar tackled Rollins before hitting an F5 on Kane. Show tried to attack Lesnar, but also was hit with an F5. Rollins was able to escape the scene with Lesnar standing tall as Raw ended. 

Raw Results 08/25/14

Raw Results from Anaheim, CA:

The show opened with Michael Cole in the ring as he introduced three Hall of Famers for a forum with Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair and Shawn Michaels. They debated on whether or not Cena has a chance to defeat Brock Lesnar in the rematch at Night of Champions. Michaels and Flair said they didn’t think so, with HBK even suggesting Cena might consider retirement. Meanwhile Hogan kept defending Cena, saying he beat Brock once before and could do so again. As they argued a bit, Cena’s music hit to bring him to the ring. Cena came in and talked up each of the three men, saying he respects that everyone has an opinion but is sick of everyone saying what they thought he should do. He told them what he was going to do: he was going to Night of Champions not just to beat Lesnar, but to beat Lesnar’s ass.

Rusev defeated Jack Swagger due to referee stoppage. The match last over 12 minutes. Towards the end, Rusev was kicking away on Swagger in the corner. The ref pulled him away several times and warned him. The ref called for the bell saying that Swagger couldn’t defend himself anymore.

After break, Swagger was being attended to backstage when Bo Dallas walked in. He told Swagger once again he had a tough fight out there and once again let his country down. He told him all he had to do was Bo-Lieve. He said to think about it before he left the scene.

Cesaro defeated Rob Van Dam via pinfall to become new #1 contender for the US Championship. United States champion Sheamus was on guest commentary. After a three minute back and forth match, Cesaro suddenly grabbed RVD and hit the Neutralizer quickly for the win. Post-match, he went to the outside and grabbed the US title. Sheamus told him to give it back, so Cesaro looked at it then threw it back at Sheamus. The refs had to stay between the two men with Cesaro backing away smiling.

Paige defeated Natalya via pinfall in a non-title match. Paige hit the Paige Turner in under 3 minutes to get the win. AJ Lee came skipping to the ring. The distraction helped Natalya to clothesline down Paige before leaving. AJ got in the ring with a mic, then helped Paige up. She said they are frenemies and knew Paige was sincere, but not like she was. She hugged Paige, then kissed her hand and left the ring.

They had a mock funeral in the ring, with a wreath set up and a picture of Ambrose. Kane was there at a podium saying they were there to remember Ambrose, while also celebrating the future of Mr. Money in the Bank, Seth Rollins. Rollins came to the ring in a black suit, saying he was the leader of the greatest force in wrestling history. He said he chose Ambrose because he had no fear, but that led to a problem. He had to teach Ambrose The Authority always wins. They showed a video of his beatdown on Ambrose in the match last week. 

Rollins kept talking and eventually said he started Shield and destroyed it. That brought out Roman Reigns, as his music hit and he came to ringside through the crowd. Kane tried to stop him, but Reigns beat him up into the stairs. He got in the ring where he and Rollins fought. Reigns got the upper hand after the set was destroyed. He set up for a Spear on Rollins but Kane pulled Rollins out of the ring and out of harm’s way.

Stardust & Goldust defeated The Usos via count out in a tag team title match. Late in the match, Jey Uso was able to send Stardust to the outside, then dove onto him. He seemed to hurt his knee and couldn’t get back into the ring for the ref’s count, giving the win to Stardust/Goldust. Goldust got on the mic saying the Usos purposely got counted out to protect their tag titles. He demanded they have a rematch right now, but Usos refused. Star and Goldust attacked The Usos, sending Jimmy to the floor and working over Jey’s knee against the ringpost.

Rollins and Kane discussed Reigns interference in their segment earlier. Rollins said something has to be done, so Kane booked a handicap match of them against Reigns for later, saying their business with him ends tonight.

They had a backstage sit-down style video segment with comments from Brock Lesnar as highlights of his matches against Cena were shown.

The Miz arrived out before the next match talking about his recent trip to Disneyland where Mickey asked him for a picture. Miz also said he has his own stuntman, Damien Miz-dow, who will take his place in the upcoming match.

Dolph Ziggler defeated Damien Sandow via pinfall. The match lasted just over 2 minutes with Sandow putting a Figure Four on Ziggler. Dolph rolled his way out of it and then hit a Zig Zag quickly for the win. Post-match, Miz applauded Ziggler on his win before exiting the scene.

They had an in-ring attempted reconciliation involving Brie and Nikki Bella with Jerry Lawler as moderator. Brie talked about how she loved the friends and her husband in her life right now, but Nikki and her had been together for years. She talked about there being ultrasound pics of them holding hands in the womb. She said to forget about WWE, Total Divas and everything else, she just wanted to be sisters again.

Nikki told her it was all just an act, and they were holding hands in the womb, but Brie was holding her back. Nikki said she was tired of fans having twin fantasies, because they were too fat to ever have something like that happen in real life. Nikki kept going on, saying Brie quit WWE to leave her to get beat up. Lawler tried to calm her down, but Nikki told the “old man” to get out of the ring. She grabbed Brie by the hair and said she has no sister and wished Brie died in the womb. Nikki ended up dumping Brie to the outside and attacking Brie. Lawler tried to pull Nikki away and she slapped him. Nikki kept attacking, until more refs came out to separate them.

Roman Reigns defeated Kane and Seth Rollins via disqualification in a 2-on-1 handicap match. Reigns kept fighting the two men off as they tried to double team him. He got a Spear on Kane and pinned him, but Rollins smashed him with the briefcase, causing a DQ. Post-match, Reigns got attacked by Kane and Rollins. Kane revealed they had cinderblocks at ringside like last week. Kane held Reigns, but he fought him off and Rollins. Reigns threw a cinderblock at Rollins, but he ducked and it hit the ring to break apart. Rollins ran off, with Reigns hitting a Superman punch on Kane.

Bray Wyatt came on with a promo after the Wyatt sounder went off. He talked about how Cena was an empty shell and now the shell is cracked. He said he won’t let Cena keep spreading his disease around the world. He said he was merciful and would put Cena down tonight.

Los Matadores defeated Slater Gator via pinfall. The match lasted about four minutes. Slater and Titus argued with each other a lot in the match. Los Matadores got the win with a backslide pinfall on Slater.

Bo Dallas defeated Kofi Kingston via pinfall. Kofi went to the top rope at one point, but Bo swept his legs out. He followed up with the Bo Dog for the win. Post-match, he got on the mic saying Kofi wasn’t like Jack Swagger. He said Kofi let himself down, but not his country. He said all Kofi and Swagger need to do is Bo-Lieve. Swagger rushed out and slammed Bo down in the ring.

John Cena defeated Bray Wyatt via disqualification. Cena started to dominate things, with the commentary team saying it was probably a message for Lesnar. Wyatt managed to get some bit of a comeback, but Cena dropped him down and threw punches. Harper and Rowan came into the ring, causing a DQ. Big Show and Mark Henry came rushing to the ring to make a huge brawl. 

Big Show, Mark Henry and John Cena defeated The Wyatt Family via submission. The match lasted almost 7 minutes, and was set up during a commercial break. Late in the match, Show hit a chokeslam on Wyatt, before tagging in Cena. Cena was able to hit several moves on Harper when he got in and then put the STF on him to make him tap out.  Post-match, Cena hit an Attitude Adjustment on Rowan. Henry and Show rolled Bray Wyatt into the ring and Cena hit an AA on him. Show told Cena he should get Harper, so Cena hit another AA on him to close things out on Raw.

Raw Results 10/28/13

Raw Results from Orlando, FL:

The show opened with John Cena coming out to say he's back, "the new champ is here."  He thanked JBL for doubting his ability to return for weeks, saying he may have to ice his arm once in a while, but he's ready to go.  Cena said Del Rio will get a rematch at some point and says if he wants some to come get some.  Instead, Damien Sandow arrived out with the MITB briefcase in hand, saying Cena might be fooling the people but not him.  Sandow said it's impossible for his triceps to heal that fast, and says Cena must be more hurt than he is showing.  He says Cena is probably afraid he'll cash in on him.  He gives the briefcase to the ref, then yanks it away saying "maybe another time."  Sandow then kicked Cena and beat him up with the briefcase, then slammed his arm off the ringpost.  Sandow whipped Cena shoulder-first into the barricade, then picked him up to throw him into the steel steps.  Sandow got a steel chair, then put Cena's arm on the steps and smashed it with a chair.  Sandow asks for a referee and hands over the briefcase to officially cash in.

John Cena defeated Damien Sandow to retain the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.  Cena spoiled Sandow's attempt to cash-in the MITB briefcase.  Late in the match, Sandow countered Cena's AA attempt and hit "You're Welcome" for a two count.  Sandow punched the mat in frustration, then set up Cena on the corner for an attempted superplex.  Cena blocked that and headbutted Sandow before shoving him away.  Moments later, Sandow went for a piledriver, but Cena blocked that, then hit the Attitude Adjustment for the win.

Big E Langston defeated Dean Ambrose due to disqualification.  The match was for the United States Championship.  During the match, Langston was gaining momentum, but Reigns pulled the ropes down and then Shield attacked Langston.  They set up for a Powerbomb on him, but The Usos rushed in to make a save.  Brad Maddox announced a six man tag match involving them all.

The Shield defeated Big E Langston & The Usos via pinfall.  Late in this one, Rollins got his knees up on a Superfly Splash attempt from Jey.  Rollins tagged in Reigns and then they tried for the double suplex.  Instead, Jimmy caught Jey and they hit two superkicks.  Rollins was knocked to outside, but as The Usos turned back, Reigns speared them both down.  Reigns made the cover on Jey to get the pinfall win.

Shawn Michaels came out to the ring to explain what happened last night saying he knows he owes the fans an explanation, but more importantly he owed Daniel Bryan one.  He called Bryan out, and D-Bryan came to the ring.  Shawn said he was impartial but all hell broke loose last night.  He said HHH is his friend and he had to be there for his friend.  Michaels said he's taught Bryan a lot and there's another lesson to him: never trust anyone here.  Shawn said he's trying to apologize here so Bryan should shake his hand.  Bryan shook his head no at the handshake and Michaels called him a name.  Michaels said he's an "A+ player" and demanded that Bryan shake his hand.  Bryan went for the shake, but instead put Michaels down in the Yes Lock and made Michaels tap on the mat.  Referees had to rush in to pull Bryan off him.

Later backstage, Renee Young finds Bryan to get his comments on what just took place.  Before he can answer, the lights go out, and sounds of an attack are heard.  As the lights come on, The Wyatt Family is seen attacking Bryan on the floor.  They tossed him into a ladder, and then Bray hit Sister Abigail on him.  Bray backed away, then slammed an equipment case into Bryan's head.

Los Matadores defeated Drew McIntyre & Jinder Mahal of 3MB via pinfall.  On the outside, Heath Slater tried to chase Torito and went after him with a net.  Torito crawled under the ring and then sprayed Slater with a fire extinguisher.  Torito ran around the ring, then gored Slater.  Meanwhile, the distraction allowed Fernando and Diego to hit a double team backbreaker on Drew McIntyre for the win.

AJ Lee & Tamina defeated The Bella Twins via submission.  Late in the match, Tamina hung Brie up on the ropes.  Nikki rushed in and tackled Tamina down, but Tamina picked up Nikki on her shoulders and used her to swing into Brie's head.  She knocked Brie to the floor, and then hit a Samoan Drop on Brie.  AJ tagged in and put the Black Widow on Nikki to make her tap out.

Kane defeated The Miz via pinfall.  Late in the match, The Miz mounted an attack and tried to jump off the top turnbuckle at Kane.  Kane grabbed him and chokeslammed him for the win.  Post-match, Kane got on the mic to call out Stephanie McMahon.  He said she's on a power trip and ruining peoples' lives, but that's what is best for business.  He says the monster is hers to unleash.  Kane walks toward Stephanie and stared her down, then ended up walking off, after taking his mask off.

CM Punk came out to talk about his win last night and how he slept like a baby for the first time in months.  Punk talked about getting his hands on Heyman last night and putting him to sleep, then said there's one thing left to do.  Punk said he needs to take care of Ryback next because he's nothing without Heyman.  He said he's beat Ryback once before and will do it again, based on how the fans vote for the match stipulation.

CM Punk defeated Ryback via submission in a street fight.  Late in the match, Ryback tried to powerbomb Punk through a table, but Punk got away.  Ryback punched Punk and set him on the corner to attempt a superplex.  Punk punched Ryback off then knocked him to the mat.  Punk went for the crossbody from there, but Ryback caught him.  Punk escaped Ryback's attempted finish, then kicked him in the back of the head, causing Ryback to land on the table.  Punk did the elbow drop through Ryback on the table from there, then put the Anaconda Vise on to make him tap out.

Post-match, Punk as celebrating the win when the lights went out.  The Wyatt Family made their way down to the ring and surrounded it.  Punk is able to fight them off with a kendo stick, but eventually got taken down.  Rowan and Harper punch away on Punk in the corner, then Harper whipped Rowan into Punk.  The duo kicked away on Punk a bit, before Bray finally got into the ring to taunt Punk.  Punk headbutted Bray and started to fight back, but Harper clotheslined him from behind.  Bray hit Sister Abigail on Punk then says the "devil made him do it."  The lights go out on the scene.

The Real Americans defeated Cody Rhodes & Goldust in a non-title match.  Late in the match, Cody prevented Cesaro from interfering in the match, hitting the Disaster Kick on him to send him out of the ring.  Goldust hit a crossbody springboard move on Swagger for a near fall.  Swagger was able to get the Patriot Lock on Goldust, but he broke out.  Cody and Cesaro got involved, causing a brawl, so Swagger hit a chopblock on Goldust's knee to make him tap to the Patriot Lock.

Alberto Del Rio arrived out and talked about how John Cena stole his World Heavyweight Championship.  He said Cena's win earlier guaranteed him a rematch and he is going to hurt Cena's arm, targeting and attacking it until he breaks it.  Alberto said the title belongs to him, but the people already know that.  He raised the Mexican flag up in the air, then taunted the crowd a bit.

Natalya defeated Summer Rae via submission.  Great Khali and Hornswoggle were ringside as was Fandango.  Natalya elbowed out of a chinlock late in this match, then went against the ropes, but Summer hit a crossbody for a near fall.  Fandango was up on the apron, but Hornswoggle yanked him off the apron.  Fandango shoved Hornswoggle down, so Khali hit a big chop on him to level him.  Summer screamed at Khali for that, which allowed Natalya to take advantage and swipe Summer's legs.  She followed with the Sharpshooter to make Summer tap out.

The final segment featured the entire locker room standing on the stage with Stephanie and Triple H heading to the ring.  The Shield joined them there.  They talked up how HHH brought a "born star" into Evolution with Orton.  He talked about the monster he originally found finally maturing into the A+ star he is, the face of the company as WWE Champion.  Orton was introduced and Stephanie told the roster on stage that he is their champion so they need to show him respect.  Orton said being champion makes him better than all them.  He said he's not just face of the WWE, but he's their superior.

Suddenly, Big Show's music hit and he came down to the ring with The Shield getting ready to fight.  The Usos, Cody Rhodes and Goldust rush down to fight off The Shield.  Big Show gets in the ring, so Orton and the McMahon's fled.  Show said on the mic he won't sit there and watch this go down.  He said he doesn't care how long it takes but his lawsuit against Triple H will bankrupt him and the company.  Orton got in the ring and attacked from behind to hit Show with the WWE belt.  Triple H tried to get in the ring, but Show got back up and knocked Orton out, then turned his attention to HHH.  Show dared HHH to step into the ring with him.  HHH teased it, tearing his jacket off, but backed off as Show taunted him from inside the ring.

2013 WWE Hell in a Cell Results Coverage

The 2013 WWE Hell in a Cell results will arrive on Sunday, October. 27th from American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida.  The latest WWE pay-per-view features multiple championships on the line, including a fight to determine who will hold the WWE Championship, as well as the return of superstar John Cena.  At least two of the matches will be fought inside Hell in a Cell cage structures, with other matches in the ring.  A Triple Threat Tag team title match highlights the undercard as well as a grudge match with CM Punk taking on Ryback and Paul Heyman in a 2-on-1 handicap match inside the cell.

The event officially starts at 8 p.m. EST on pay-per-view, but a 7:30 p.m. EST Live Online Kickoff show will help to get fans ready for the PPV.  More details are below, along with the latest results from tonight's PPV coverage:

2013 Hell in a Cell Kickoff Show Match:

A breaking news story occurred on Sunday, Oct. 27 as WWE announced Curtis Axel was injured and would be unable to compete at Hell in a Cell.  Due to the injury, the IC title match vs. Big E Langston was removed from the live stream "Kick off show" at 7:30 p.m. EST, and replaced with Kofi Kingston vs. Damien Sandow instead.

Tonight's PPV panel for the kickoff show consisted of Josh Matthews, Dolph Ziggler, Kaitlyn and R-Truth.  Big E Langston eventually came to join them as well.  They had a backstage segment with The Shield complaining about how Big Show cost them the tag titles, and saying they deserve a straight tag team title match rather than Triple Threat.  Big E Langston and Dean Ambrose got into it a bit, with Big E eventually challenging Ambrose for his US Title.

There was a backstage segment involving The Miz trying to talk Vickie Guerrero into giving him a match with Bray Wyatt.  Vickie told him he's not medically cleared, so Miz said he'll make it a fight on his own, leaving Vickie behind.

Kofi Kingston vs. Damien Sandow (Kickoff pre-show Match)

Damien Sandow defeated Kofi Kingston via pinfall.  Late in the match, Kofi made a comeback hitting a springboard cross-body splash on Sandow.  However, Sandow was able to overcome the comeback attempt and hit his finisher, “You’re Welcome,” for the win.  The commentators discussed the possibility of Sandow cashing in MITB during tonight’s PPV at the World Title match.

2013 WWE Hell in a Cell Results:

Triple Threat Tag Team Championship Match

Cody Rhodes and Goldust defeated The Shield via pinfall to retain the Tag Team championship.  Late in this one, Jimmy Uso went up to the top rope for the big splash move.  Seth Rollins crotched Jimmy on the ropes, and then Cody tagged himself in to take over against Rollins.  Rollins went for a superplex later on, with Cody blocking it and then superplexing Rollins onto the other four guys outside the ring.  Back in the ring, various finishers were hit, with Rollins blocking Cross Rhodes.  Goldust punched Rollins and then sent him back towards Cody who hit Cross Rhodes for the win.

The Miz came out to the ring looking for The Wyatt Family.  In particular, he called out Bray for a fight.  Bray appeared on the Titantron asking Miz if he knows what he's asking for.  Bray suggests he'll "see the monster inside."  The lights go out and when they come back on, Rowan and Harper are in the ring to attack Miz.  They punched on Miz several times then hit a big clothesline.  Suddenly, pyro exploded and Kane made his surprise return.  He rushed to the ring and knocked Rowan out of the ring before picking up Harper and throwing him to the outside.  Kane finished by chokeslamming The Miz and setting the ring pyro off from the ringposts.

Fandango & Summer Rae vs. Great Khali & Natalya

Fandango & Summer Rae defeated Great Khali and Natalya via pinfall in a mixed gender tag match.  Khali was about to go for his "chokebomb" finisher on Fandango, but Fandango managed to quickly make a tag out to Summer Rae.  Summer Rae danced around Khali to distract and taunt him.  Natalya came in and knocked Summer down, eventually getting the advantage.  She went for a Sharpshooter but Summer snapped Natalya's head against the ropes and then rolled her up into a pinfall for the win.

Big E Langston vs. Dean Ambrose (US Championship)

Big E Langston defeated Dean Ambrose due to countout.  Late in this one, Ambrose went for a tackle on Langston in the corner, but missed and hit into the ringpost.  Langston speared him off the apron, and Ambrose couldn't get back into the ring to beat the referee's count.  Ambrose got his championship belt and went to leave, but Big E grabbed him and tossed him back into the ring, then hit The Big Ending on him before raising up the title belt.

CM Punk vs. Ryback & Paul Heyman (Hell in a Cell Handicap Match)

CM Punk defeated Ryback & Paul Heyman via pinfall in a Hell in a Cell handicap match.  Punk and Ryback made their ring entrances, and then Paul Heyman arrived out on electric scaffolding.  He raised himself up to the top of the cell saying he was "Satan" and he would stand over and watch Ryback destroy Punk during the match.  Late in the match, Punk was able to set up a table, but Ryback went to powerbomb Punk on it.  Punk countered that with Ryback crotching him on the corner of the table.  Heyman laughed as he watched above, but moments later, Punk hit a low blow on Ryback and then rolled him onto the table before going to the corner and flying off with an elbow drop on Ryback through the table.  Punk finished off Ryback with the Go To Sleep.

Post-match, Punk grabs a kendo stick and heads up to the top of the cell where Heyman was.  Punk grabbed Heyman by the shirt, then hit him in the stomach.  He followed with shots to the back and legs with the kendo stick, before hitting GTS on Heyman.  Punk looked down at Heyman laying on top of the cage and then celebrated with the live crowd.

Los Matadores vs. Real Americans

Los Matadores defeated Real Americans via pinfall.  Late in the match, Cesaro hit the Giant Swing on Diego and had a near fall.  Fernando rushed in to break things up.  Diego hit an enziguiri then tagged in Fernando who rushed in to hit Swagger with a springboard forearm and DDT.  Cesaro broke up a pin attempt, but Diego dropkicked him to the outside.  Moments later, Cesaro tried to pull the ropes back, but Fernando kicked Swagger into Cesaro.  Diego tagged in and the team hit a double backbreaker to get the pinfall win.

John Cena vs. Alberto Del Rio (World Heavyweight Title)

John Cena defeated Alberto Del Rio via pinfall to become new World Heavyweight Champion.  Late in the match, Alberto had a near fall on Cena after a backbreaker, then rushed at him in the corner.  Cena avoided it and Del Rio hit into the ringpost instead.  Cena went up top and hit a crossbody for a near fall, then went for the STF.  Alberto managed to get his hands to the ropes and got up, then hit a superkick on Cena for a near fall of his own.  The finish saw Cena go for the AA but Alberto countered, going for the Cross Armbreaker.  Cena countered that and hit Attitude Adjustment for the win to become new champion.

Brie Bella vs. A.J. Lee (Divas Championship)

AJ Lee defeated Brie Bella via submission to retain the Divas Championship.  Late in the match, Brie whipped AJ to the corner, then ran at her, but AJ got both knees up.  AJ went for Black Widow but Brie blocked it and went for a quick rollup pin.  AJ kicked out, so Brie rolled it into the half crab submission.  Tamina got on the apron to run interference, with Nikki yanking her off there.  The two got into it on the outside.  Brie ran the ropes and tried to kick AJ in the face but hit Nikki instead.  AJ capitalized on the distraction and put Brie in the Black Widow to make her tap out.

Daniel Bryan vs. Randy Orton (WWE Championship Hell in a Cell Match)

Randy Orton defeated Daniel Bryan via pinfall to become new WWE Champion.  During the match, Triple H came down to ringside to yell at Shawn Michaels about his officiating work.  Orton yelled at Michaels to pay attention to the match in the ring.  Bryan went for the YES lock but Orton blocked it, then connected on a hangman's DDT.  Orton went for the RKO, but Bryan shoved him away.  Orton accidentally hit into Shawn in the corner and knocked him down, so HHH asked the refs to open the cage door so they could check on Michaels.

Daniel Bryan tried to help review Shawn, but HHH shoved Bryan away.  Bryan got upset and hit the double knees to the face on HHH, before starting up a Yes chant.  Michaels got up and instantly connected on Sweet Chin Music on Bryan to lay him out.  Michaels looked down to see HHH on the mat.  Orton made the pinfall cover on Bryan and Michaels counted the 1-2-3 to award Orton the win.

Tonight's final results will be available here on the blog at approximately 11 p.m. EST.  Stay tuned for the latest coverage as well as all the fallout and followup on Monday's episode of Raw!

Raw Results 10/21/13

Raw Results from Memphis, TN:

The show opened with recaps of what happened on Raw with Cody Rhodes and Goldust winning the WWE tag team titles.  Footage was also shown of Big Show knocking out Brad Maddox on SmackDown.  Triple H and Stephanie were in the ring to start the show, talking about the Hell in a Cell PPV matches.  They started to talk about Bryan vs. Orton in HIAC for the WWE title, but Big Show came on the big screen to interrupt.  He asked HHH why he's so hostile and brought up how he is suing HHH for the rest of the money on his WWE contract, and slander.  He said HHH must've woke up on the wrong side of the bed, but there isn't a right side when you wake up to Steph every morning.  Stephanie told Show to shut up, then had his feed cut off the screen.  Triple H tried to introduce the first competitor - Dean Ambrose, but instead Daniel Bryan's music came on and he arrived for the opening match.

Daniel Bryan defeated Dean Ambrose via submission in a non-title match.  Late in the match, Bryan rolled Ambrose back inside the ring after a suicide dive on the outside.  He hit a missile dropkick on Ambrose, then went for several kicks, before missing on one.  Ambrose went for the roll up, but Bryan countered with the Yes Lock to make him tap out.

CM Punk arrived to the ring after a break to discuss his match against Ryback at HIAC PPV.  He brought up how the structure defines legacies, and said his legacy will be defined by what he does to Paul Heyman once he gets his hands on him.  Punk said he plans to put Ryback to sleep on Sunday and then corner Heyman to watch him squirm, and smash his face into the structure.  He said Heyman doesn't know what it means to be "extreme" but he'll find out about it Sunday.

Shawn Michaels paid a visit to HHH and Steph backstage.  He asked Hunter if he felt Bryan could become WWE champion, and HHH said he could, but he's just not "the face of the WWE."  He said "we're not a wheatgrass company," and HBK told him they said they same thing about the two of them years ago.  Steph started going off about how Big Show got on the air earlier.  HBK brought up how when he and HHH used to do it to Vince, she thought it was funny.  She said it was funny, but Show is fired, and things are different around here now.  HBK said he noticed, but luckily one of them hasn't had to grow up.  HBK told them he was going to go have some fun.

Santino Marella defeated Heath Slater via pinfall.  Santino came to the ring with Great Khali and Hornswoggle, all dressed as Elvis.  During the match, Santino took control and reached into his jumpsuit for the Cobra sock puppet.  He put it on and went for the Cobra, but Slater avoided it.  Slater went to the ropes and jumped off at Santino, only to get hit by The Cobra on his way down, giving Santino the pinfall.  Post-match, Santino got on the mic and had the crowd chant for the king in Memphis - Jerry Lawler.  They all danced Elvis-style up on the commentators table for the crowd.

Randy Orton defeated Dolph Ziggler via pinfall.  Late in the match, Orton suplexed Ziggler onto his head.  He hit the draping DDT from the ropes, then set up for the RKO.  Ziggler dropkicked Orton away, but moments later Orton hit the quick RKO to get the win.

The Bella Twins defeated AJ Lee & Tamina via pinfall.  Late in the match, Brie went for a kick on AJ who moved away, so Brie kicked Tamina instead.  AJ went for a quick rollup, but Brie kicked out and faceplanted AJ for the pinfall win.  Michael Cole noted it's the second time Brie has defeated the divas champ by pin now.

Backstage, Renee Young interviewed Paul Heyman who was standing by with Ryback and Curtis Axel.  Heyman said he's cold-hearted and "in control" and Punk won't get past his "monster, Ryback."

They showed a video package which covered the relationship between HBK and Daniel Bryan, with HBK as Bryan's wrestling trainer.

Luke Harper & Erick Rowan defeated The Miz & Kofi Kingston via pinfall.  During the late part of the match, Miz made a hot tag to bring in Kofi.  Kofi went on a tear, hitting various moves, but he hit Trouble in Paradise on Rowan.  Harper was able to level Kofi with a clothesline to get the win.  Post-match, Harper & Rowan beat up Miz a bit.  Bray Wyatt got up from his rocking chair to come into the ring, as Harper and Rowan put Miz into the ropes.  Wyatt said he wouldn't convince Miz that hell was real, but would lead him to the gates.

CM Punk & Big E Langston defeated Ryback & Curtis Axel via pinfall.  During the late part of this contest, Punk came in and cleared Ryback out of the ring.  Langston was legal and hit the Big Ending on Axel to pick up the win.  Punk chased Heyman into the crowd, then celebrated a bit with the fans.

The Real Americans defeated Tons of Funk via submission.  Cesaro put Brodus into his swinging Cesaro swing late in this one.  He tagged in Swagger who came in and applied the ankle lock on Clay to make him tap out.  Post-match, Zeb Colter produced a bullwhip he was carrying with him and gave his new catchphrase "And that's no bull."  He got the crowd to say "We the People."

Cole said Curtis Axel will defend the Intercontinental Title against Big E Langston during the Hell in a Cell kickoff show online Sunday.

They showed a video package covering John Cena's career.  JBL wondered if he was returning prematurely from injury.  They showed what Alberto Del Rio did to Josh Matthews on SmackDown, putting him in the cross armbar submission.

The Usos vs. Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns ended as a No contest in a #1 Contender's match.  Goldust and Cody Rhodes were guest commentators.  Late in this one, Ambrose was on the outside taunting Cody, then knocked his headset off.  The Usos and Shield all got involved on the outside, so the ref called for the bell.  Post-match, Shield attacked Goldust and were giving him a beatdown at one point, so Usos and Rhodes made the save.  JBL wondered who the #1 contenders were.

Triple H and Stephanie waited in the ring where it was set up for the contract signing with table and chairs.  Orton was out first, followed by Bryan.  Orton said he had to give Bryan credit for continuing to get up after his beatings.  He said he won't get up from the beating at HIAC.  Orton listed off other stars he's beat inside the structure, saying he's entering this match with the utmost confidence, and then signed the contract.  Bryan said Orton was only the champion due to the help of Triple H and The Shield.  He thanked him for pushing him to be more than a B+ player, and for exposing himself as a corporate pansy.  He thanked Orton for exposing Triple H and Stephanie as narcissistic spoiled brats.  Bryan signed off on the contract.

Triple H spoke next, and compared Bryan to guys like Edge, RVD and Chris Jericho.  He said they were all talented and popular, but never "the one."  He said if any of those guys had been "the face of WWE" back in their day, they'd probably all be working for Ted Turner right now.  HHH then said Shawn Michaels shouldn't have wasted his time training Bryan.

Michaels spoke up, saying he didn't waste his time, and then questioned what happened to the HHH that drove a tank into WCW's event, or played strip poker on Raw.  Shawn said he doesn't care if HHH is COO or that he trained Bryan, he said he cares about doing what's best for the business he loves and the people who voted for him as special referee.  Orton tried to suggest that Michaels had an agenda, but HHH said "Shawn will do what's right."

Michaels asked HHH what he has against Bryan, if it's because he's smaller than him or had an insanely grotesque beard?  He finished by asking if it's because after all HHH has put him through, Bryan continued to prove him wrong.  The crowd was chanting Yes, but Orton told Bryan he knows he can't beat him because he sees it in his eyes.  He said at HIAC he's going to take him straight to hell.  Orton started a yes chant.

Just then, cameras caught a semi-truck coming into the building.  Big Show was shown behind the wheel and drove through the backstage area and into the arena.  Show opened the door and stood on the edge of the cab to lead a "Yes" chant from the crowd.  He told Orton to turn around.  Orton turned and Bryan hit him with a move.  The show closed with Bryan leading a "Yes" chant as he backed up the ramp to the stage.

Raw Results 04/01/13

Raw Results from Washington, DC:

John Cena started off the show and was getting booed quite often as he made his speech about WM29 and The Rock.  He said this time around it's bigger than before because the WWE title is up for grabs.  He talked about how the WWE Universe may see a moment happen this year they never thought was possible.  Cena said he won't replace this new championship belt with his own design, because he wants to hold it as a symbol, that he's better than Rock.  He finishes with "The Champ, is Here!" before dropping the mic and drawing more boos.

Randy Orton, Big Show & Sheamus defeated Team 3MB via pinfall.  Sheamus hit an Irish Curse backbreaker before tagging in Big Show.  Show ran over Jinder and all of the competitors got involved before the faces picked up the win.  Post-match, The Shield comes into the crowd.  Ambrose gives them congratulations on the match, then tells them they'll be on their backs at WrestleMania.  Rollins and R oman each speak with Reigns saying the whole world will believe in Shield after WM29.

They had a promo from Jack Swagger and Zeb Colter recorded earlier in Washington, DC.  Swagger talked about how he'll win the title from Del Rio, then introduces the fans to his new America.

Striker interviewed Del Rio backstage with Del Rio talking about Colter and Swagger.  Del Rio will face Colter later on.

Dolph Ziggler defeated Daniel Bryan via pinfall.  Late in the match, Ziggler and Bryan traded near falls.  They collided in the air with cross body attempts.  AJ started to skip around Kane, and then Big E ran over Kane to knock him down.  Bryan saw it all and then hit Big E through the ropes.  The distraction allowed Bryan to roll up Bryan for the win.  Post-match, Big E got in the ring to knock down Bryan, then hit his finisher on him.  Ziggler started to taunt Bryan with Kane coming in to try to intervene.  He beat up on Ziggler and Big E, and went to chokeslam Big E.  E broke the grip and then hit his finisher on Kane.  Big E and Ziggler then posed with the tag team titles while AJ stood between them.

Shawn Michaels came out to the ring to speak about Triple H vs. Brock at WM29.  He talked about having his arm broken by Lesnar before and mentioned that he got real concerned when he heard the stipulation for the match, with HHH's career on the line.  Michaels said he has serious doubts and concerns.  That brought HHH's music and The Game comes to the ring.

HHH told HBK he knows what he's doing and thought they talked about this before.  He told HBK it's the same situation he was in.  HBK says the situations couldn't be more different.  HBK told Hunter that Lesnar respects no one, and only does this for money and to hurt others.  Triple H tells Shawn he won't be able to talk him out of this.  HBK says that's not why he came out, but because he will be in Triple H's corner at Mania.  Brock Lesnar's music hit and he came out with Paul Heyman.

Heyman spoke saying Lesnar will beat HHH into retirement this Sunday.  Heyman brought up all the people HHH will disappoint when he loses, but mentions he's probably used to disappointing his wife anyway.  Heyman asked Shawn if he really wants to be that close to Lesnar this Sunday.  HBK took off his shirt, ready to fight.  Heyman tells HHH he should have just walked away, because he'll have to crawl away with his tail between his legs after Sunday.  Heyman keeps on insulting The Game and talking up Lesnar, before saying HHH is committing professional suicide.  The two head backstage as Lesnar's music plays and HBK/HHH stare at them.

Wade Barrett defeated Zack Ryder via pinfall in a non-title match.  The Miz was on commentary.  Before the match they announced Miz will face Barrett for the IC title during the WM29 pre-show.  In the match, Ryder hit the Broski Boot late for a near fall, but Barrett came back after and hit his Bullhammer Elbow for the win.

Santino Marella payed a visit backstage to Brad Maddox and Vickie Guerrero.  Santino tells them he just saw Vince McMahon go storming out of the arena to his limo complaining he was upset about Vickie and Brad.  Santino walks off, then after a few moments returns to tell them it was an April Fool's joke.  Vickie isn't amused and told Santino to go to the ring because he's got a match next.

Mark Henry defeated Santino Marella via pinfall.  Santino joked around early on and kicked Henry in the leg, then kicked Henry in the head.  Henry got upset by it and grabbed Santino.  Santino threatened to use the Cobra.  Santino goes for it, but Henry runs him over, then hits World's Strongest Slam for the win.

Henry got on the mic telling Ryback he has no right to threaten him, then reminded Ryback of their no-contact clause before Mania.  Henry said only thing that will happen tonight is him smiling.  Henry tried to leave the ring, but Ryback grabbed Santino and used his body to knock Henry to the outside.  He then pressed Santino overhead and tossed him out onto Henry outside the ring.  The crowd started up a "Feed Me More" chant.

Matt Striker talked to CM Punk backstage.  Punk said he will do something nobody else has done before at WrestleMania.  He said he'll do whatever he has to in order to end The Streak.  Punk promises that every time anyone thinks about WrestleMania, they will think about Punk.  He has the urn and gives it a kiss to finish the promo interview.

Alberto Del Rio defeated Zeb Colter due to disqualification.  During the match, Del Rio kept taunting Colter and swiping at him as Colter stayed towards the ropes and the corner to avoid him.  Swagger began stalking Ricardo outside the ring and RR held up his crutch to wave at Swagger as a weapon.  Zeb reached out and grabbed the crutch then taunted Del Rio to come at him.  Just then, Swagger took down Ricardo on the outer floor.  ADR kicked Swagger down through the ropes, but as he went back in the ring, Zeb hit him with the crutch.  The ref called for the bell for a DQ on Colter.

Post-match, Del Rio managed to grab the crutch away but Swagger was in the ring and took down Del Rio from behind.  From there, Swagger and Colter kept bashing Del Rio with crutches until refs got them to leave.  Del Rio pulled himself up with the ropes and stared at them as they went up the ramp.

The Rock's music hit and he came out onto the stage with the WWE championship belt.  As he made his way to the ring, Cole plugged "G.I. Joe: Retaliation" movie as #1 in the entire world.  Cole told fans to use hashtag #ROCKvsCENA on Tout.com to talk about the upcoming match, and they'll use the touts on tonight's Raw.

Rock waited out crowd cheers and chants before speaking.  Rock talked about their monumental upcoming match, and eventually going to the White House, from President Barack to President The Rock.  He asked the people if he can count on their votes.  They roared with a "Yes" response.  Rock did his "Finally...The Rock has come back to Washington - D.C."

Rock said the match on Sunday won't be about redemption or Cena getting the torch.  Rock said only way Cena is getting the torch is if he lights the belt on fire and sticks it straight up Cena's candy ass.  He said on Sunday Cena can not deny the will of the people and he can not beat The Rock.  Rock finished up with his classic "If you smell, what The Rock...is cookin" before posing on the corner of the ring.

Chris Jericho defeated Antonio Cesaro via submission in a non-title match.  During the match, Cesaro gained control and went up on the corner ropes.  Jericho shook the side ropes and Cesaro fell to the seated position on the ropes.  Jericho climbed up and hit a hurricanrana to throw Cesaro to the mat.  Just then, Fandango's music hit and his dancer arrived out on stage.  Several moments later, Fandango arrived out and the two danced to his music with Jericho looking on before Raw went to break.  After break, they showed Jericho hitting an impressive kick move to send Cesaro to the outer floor and Fandango held up a "2" score card from the stage.

Towards the finish, Fandango and his dancer moved closer to the ring.  Fandango held up a score card and turned his back to the ring, so Jericho ran over and dropkicked him through the ropes. Moments later, Jericho finally got the Walls of Jericho locked in and Cesaro tapped out.

Post-match, Fandango rushed to the ring and got in to attack Jericho.  He beat him down, then went to the top rope for a huge leg drop on Jericho.  Two refs tried to get Fandango to get out, and he looked to be leaving, but then climbed to the top for another leg drop, this time on the back of Jericho's head.  From there, Fandango got right in Jericho's face then went and grabbed a mic to pronounce his name to everyone.

When Raw returned, Cole brought up how Trish Stratus tweeted on Twitter asking Stephanie McMahon will do the honors of inducting her into the Hall of Fame on Saturday.  Cole said moments later Stephanie tweeted back that it would be her honor to induct one of the greatest divas of all time.

They showed four different tout videos from fans saying who they think will win The Rock vs. Cena match at WM29.


The Bella Twins defeated Cameron & Naomi via pinfall.  During the match, chaos broke out at ringside with Clay, Tensai and Rhodes Scholars all getting into a brawl heading up the ramp.  In the ring, Cameron ran the ropes, then hit a crossbody on Nikki, but Nikki reversed the pin to steal the victory.

The Undertaker's music hit and he made his entrance to the ring.  Once in the ring, Taker got on the mic to talk about how long Punk's reign lasted as champion, but then said the pain he's going to feel will last an eternity.  He said since Punk made it personal, he will suffer.  Taker said defeating him at WrestleMania is not good enough, because the disrespect he showed Paul Bearer will cause him to pay the ultimate price.  Taker said the streak may come to an end on Sunday, but Punk will never live to talk about it.

Just then, ominous music hit and two druids came out from backstage carrying torches.  Six more druids came out and then lined up on the sides of the ramp as the music kept playing.  Cole talked about how strange the event was in our nation's capital.  All of a sudden, an eery voice mocking Paul Bearer said "Ohhhh yesss" and someone came to the stage dressed as Bearer holding the urn up.  Taker took off his robe and started up the ramp towards the fake Bearer.  Suddenly, he stopped as he realized he was surrounded by druids.  Taker grabbed several of them and threw them off the ramp, before one launched himself at Taker, revealing himself as Punk.

From there, Punk kept beating up Taker and took the urn from the fake Paul Bearer.  He smashed it into Taker's gut, then kept beating him down with it, taunting Taker to get back up.  With Taker on his back on the ramp, Punk opened up the urn, and then poured some ashes into his hand before throwing it in Taker's face.  Punk then dumped all of the ashes out onto Taker, before rubbing some over himself to further desecrate the urn and memory of Paul Bearer.  Raw ended with Taker down, covered in ashes and Punk rubbing ashes on himself.

Raw Results 08/20/12

Raw Results from Fresno, CA:

The show opened with Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman arriving to the ring to talk about last night's big win over Triple H.  Heyman talks about how Triple H is strong, but Lesnar stopped him.  He said Lesnar forced HHH to quit on his family, fans and everyone else.  He said Brock stripped him of his dignitiy and manhood.  Heyman said nobody should feel sorry for Triple H, then calls out last night's referee, Scott Armstrong.

Lesnar backs Armstrong into a corner while Heyman talks about how Triple H got Scott to bend rules for the match last night.  Heyman says Lesnar has two words for him.  Brock pats Armstrong on the head and shoulder and says "good job."  Heyman says Lesnar is the "King of Kings," "Master of the Brock-tagon," and "Conqueror of the WWE Universe."  He says they are all know loyal subjects to Brock, Master of the WWE Universe.  The duo leaves the ring.

Sin Cara, R-Truth & Kofi Kingston defeated Cody Rhodes & Prime Time Players by pinfall.  Late in the match, Cody and Cara both tagged in.  Cara hits several of his moves including a big kick from the apron and a crossboy for a near fall.  Everyone gets in the ring to brawl, with Kofi and Truth clearing out Titus and Young.  Kofi gets thrown to the outside.  Cody tries to pull of Sin Cara's mask, but gets rolled up by him for the pin.

They had GM AJ Lee backstage with Matt Striker, when David Otunga showed up.  He said he's back on RAW now and suggested she might need his legal counsel as the GM.  AJ tells him he can use his services in the ring tonight, against an opponent of her choice.  Otunga leaves, and Striker asks AJ about Punk picking his own #1 contender for the WWE title.  AJ says it's fine with her, as long as she approves of it.  She skips off.

Ryback won due to disqualification over Mike Spinner and Andy.  During the match, Jinder Mahal ran into the ring to attack, causing the DQ.  Post-match, Mahal kept the attack up, but Ryback fought out of his Camel Clutch.  Mahal ran up the ramp, and Ryback took out his frustration by slamming both of the amateur wrestlers in the ring.

Chris Jericho was backstage, and Dolph Ziggler congratulated him on his SummerSlam win, then said he wants a rematch, tonight.  Jericho says he knows how to win the big one and asks if Ziggler does.  AJ comes into the scene and schedules the rematch.  She adds stipulations: If Jericho loses, his contract is terminated.  If Ziggler loses, Y2J gets his Money in the Bank contract.  AJ leaves with Ziggler trying to chase after her.

Alberto Del Rio came out to the ring demanding a World Championship rematch.  AJ comes out and puts him in a match, against Randy Orton.

Randy Orton defeated Alberto Del Rio by pinfall.  Sheamus was on commentary during this one.  Late in the match, Ricardo got up on the apron to distract.  Orton lunged at him, with Sheamus also getting up to make Ricardo run off.  Orton and Sheamus lock eyes, and Del Rio hits a Backstabber on Orton from behind.  However, Sheamus put Orton's foot on the bottom rope to break up Del Rio's pin.  Del Rio starts arguing and yelling at Sheamus, then turns around to get hit by an RKO, followed by Orton's pin.

Damien Sandow defeated Brodus Clay by pinfall.  Sandow comes to the ring with a video playing in the picture-in-picture of Sandow saying he'll send Funkasaurus back to extinction tonight.  Clay had control late in the match, hitting a huge splash in the corner, and then a headbutt to the chest later.  Clay missed on a huge splash attempt and Sandow rolls him up for a quick pin.  Post-mtch, Clay grabs Sandow and hits a big suplex on him, then splashed on him.  Clay, his dancers and kids from the crowd all dance in the ring to celebrate.

They had Shawn Michaels live via satellite to discuss what happened with Triple H last night.  Michaels says it's tough to contemplate your career ending and he knows what's going through HHH's mind.  He says he wonders if the outcome might have been different if he were in Hunter's corner.  He said he should have admitted the truth to HHH, that he didn't think he could beat Brock.  He says Triple H has nothing to be ashamed of and is one of the greatest superstars to ever live.  Shawn says he's always respected him and will always be proud of and love him.  He thinks HHH for all he's done for the WWE Universe, before the interview fades to commercial.

Big Show defeated David Otunga by pinfall/KO punch.  Show was angry after last night's loss and came to the ring ready to fight.  He pretty much beat Otunga around the ring, with shots to the guy, stepping on him, and headbutting him.  The final moments saw Show knee Otunga in the head, slam him, and then hit the KO punch for the win.

Zack Ryder & Kane vs. The Miz and Daniel Bryan ended by double countout (or no finish).  During the match, Bryan kept making sure he wasn't in the ring when Kane was legal.  Late in the conest, Bryan missed a clothesline in the corner on Ryder and accidentally sent Miz off the apron.  Moments later, Ryder tagged in Kane, but when Bryan went to tag Miz, he dropped off the apron to leave Bryan to face Kane.  Bryan ducks Kane and smacks him, then takes off and runs into the crowd.  Kane goes to chase him, then stops and grabs Ryder instead of a big chokeslam.  Kane starts tearing up everything at ringside, then grabs a WWE crew member and throws him over the barrier.  Kane gets back in the ring to hit Ryder with a Tombstone Piledriver.  Kane then runs off to the back, while officials come out to check on the WWE crew member.

Backstage, Sriker interviewed CM Punk about choosing his next #1 contender.  Punk said he's already beaten everyone there is.  He says he'll name Cena #1 contender, but only on one condition.  He says he'll call out Cena later to see if he accepts.  He says he is going to demand respect tonight.

Kaitlyn won a #1 contenders divas battle royal by eliminating Eve last.  The final moments saw Natalya, Alicia Fox and Tamina eliminated.  Eve tried to rush Kaitlyn behind and toss her out, but Kaitlyn hangs onto the ropes and then comes back with an uppercut and clothesline on Eve.  After another clothesline, Kaitlyn eliminates Eve.  Lalya is shocked by the winner and claps for Kaitlyn as she celebrates in the ring.  Eve appears to have sustained a cut on her face during the fight.

They showed still shots from Brock Lesnar defeating Triple H at SummerSlam.  Then they showed a replay of some of the opening segment with Paul Heyman and Lesnar in the ring.  It ended with a new Tout video from Lesnar saying "he is leaving WWE for good."

Dolph Ziggler defeated Chris Jericho by pinfall to terminate Jericho's contract.  Late in the match, Ziggler hit a DDT for 2.  Jericho blocked the Zig Zag and went for Walls of Jericho, but Dolph counters.  Jericho had a near fall then hits a clothesline on Ziggler.  The two go back and forth with Y2J hitting a Bulldog.  Dolph blocks a Lionsault attempt and then hits Zig Zag for the win.

Post-match, Ziggler grabs the MITB case and starts celebrating in the ring with Vickie.  Jericho looks to be recovering, as Vickie takes the briefcase in hand.  Y2J snatches the case from Vickie and then hits Dolph in the gut and over the back, before hitting a Codebreaker on Dolph.  Vickie screams at ringside as Jericho walks up the ramp greeting a few fans, before looking back at the crowd from the top of the ramp.

CM Punk came out and tried to demand an apology from Jerry Lawler at the commentators' table.  He said a few weeks ago Lawler claimed that Punk turned his back on the WWE Universe, and he wants him to admit it's a lie.  He tells Lawler to apologize now.

Suddenly, John Cena's music hits and out comes Cena.  He comes down to the ring to talk about the #1 contender situation, with CM Punk talking about how he doesn't get respect, even though he's been champion for 9 months now.  He told Cena he can be #1 contender at Night of Champions if he tells him he's "the best in the world" right now.  Cena refused, saying he has to believe that about himself.  He told Punk to choose whoever he wants, but to think about the fact it's in Cena's hometown of Boston, and will be a huge stage where Punk can get vindicated.  He told Punk if he doesn't choose him, he's not respecting the title or himself.  Cena dropped the mic and walked backstage.

Punk demanded Lawler get in the ring to finish their business.  Lawler said what he previously said about Punk was a misunderstanding and if he needs an apology, he apologizes. Punk stopped him and told Jerry since he's the master of propaganda for the WWE Universe, to tell them all that he's the best in the world.  Lawler refused, and said he was going to go do his job now.  He turned to leave the ring, and Punk delivered a huge kick to his head, laying out Lawler near the ropes.  Raw closed with Punk kneeling down with the WWE championship belt, staring at Lawler.

Raw Results 08/13/12

Raw Results from Dallas, TX:

The latest episode of Raw was the final show ahead of the 2012 SummerSlam Pay-Per-View, with a contract signing between Brock Lesnar and Triple H scheduled, and Shawn Michaels expected to appear live on the show as well.

CM Punk defeated Big Show due to disqualification.  During the match, Punk had gained control against Show, but Daniel Bryan came out claiming he could make Punk tap.  Bryan was upset he isn't wrestling for he WWE title at SummerSlam, so he rushed into the ring and put the Yes Lock on Punk, causing a DQ.  Show watched for a bit, then walked over and hi an elbow drop on Punk while he was down.  Suddenly, John Cena rushed out and into the ring to clothesline Show to the outside.  Bryan attacked from behind, but Cena managed to dump him out over the top rope.  As Punk got back up he shot a look at Cena.  GM AJ Lee came skipping out and said that Bryan and Show will now face Cena and Punk in a match tonight.  Punk and Cena kept arguing in the ring.

Backstage, JTG is talking to Kaitlyn about how he can't even get a match on a 3-hour show.  AJ walks up asking if he thinks she's doing a bad job.  JTG gets quiet, and AJ tells him to head to the ring and she'll find him an opponent.  AJ then asks Kaitlyn if she thinks she's unstable, but Kaitlyn says she can think of many words to describe her, but not "unstable."

Ryback defeated JTG by pinfall.  Ryback came out to a new entrance theme song for tonight's match.

They announed that Antonio Cesaro will face Santino Marella for the United States title during the SummerSlam live stream pre-show this Sunday.

Backstage, they had Roddy Piper rambling to Shawn Michaels.  HBK got a phone call and seemed to be from Triple H, who was stuck on his flight there.  Shawn says he needs HHH there because it's not his fight.  Michaels hangs up looking worried.

R-Truth defeated Heath Slater by pinfall.  Late in the match, Slater had Truth grounded, but Truth made a comeback.  He hit a big clothesline and then a faceplant finisher for the win.  Post-match, Truth got attacked by Titus O'Neil and Darren Young.  Kofi Kingston is currently on tour overseas.

Cole and Lawler talked about how the World Heavyweight title match between Sheamus and Del Rio for SummerSlam was canceled by Booker T.  They showed a Tout video from Del Rio saying he'll speak with Booker on Friday's SmackDown about it.

Sin Cara defeated Tensai by pinfall.  Late in the match, Tensai went for the big splash with Cara moving away in the corner.  Cara hit a senton from up top, then later kicked Sakamoto off the apron, before sending Tensai into him.  Cara eventually won with a surprising pin out of nowhere.  Post-match, Cara rushed up the ramp in celebration.  An outraged Tensai attacked Sakamoto in the ring.

They had the latest "Piper's Pit," with special guest (as voted by fans) Chris Jericho.  It ended up with Vickie and Ziggler coming out to argue with Jericho.  Piper got involved, knocking Dolph for wearing pink.  Jericho promised he'll defeat Ziggler at SummerSlam on Sunday.  Then The Miz arrived out telling Ziggler he can be his guest in the ring, but Piper and Jericho need to get the hell out.  Piper yells no, and then Jericho lays out The Miz.  Jericho goes after Dolph, and throws Miz to the outside.  Ziggler tries to use the briefcase, but Jericho blocked it and tossed him outside.  After a break, a match was set up between Jericho, Miz and Ziggler.

Dolph Ziggler defeated The Miz and Chris Jericho in a Triple Threat match.  Late in this one, Jericho had Walls of Jericho on Miz, who started tapping out, as Vickie had the referee distracted.  Ziggler rushed into the ring and hit the Zig Zag on Jericho to steal the win.

CM Punk is warming up backstage when Eve appears to congratulate him on "the new CM Punk."  He says there isn't a new CM Punk, he's the same guy as before.  Punk says he fights for respect because he deserves it.  Eve said nobody believes that, especially not Cena.  Punk says he'll go tell Cena that himself.

Backstage, Shawn Michaels goes up to a buffet table, looking around all nervous.  Suddenly he turns around and Cena is there, asking if he's OK.  Michaels says yes just a bit on edge, then walks off. Cena turns around and Punk is there.  He says he won't stab anyone in the back but at SummerSlam he'll make sure Cena and Show don't walk out as champion.

Layla and Kaitlyn defeated Beth Phoenix and Eve Torres by pinfall.  Kaitlyn got the surprise pinfall on Beth after pushing her into Eve and then rolling up Beth.  On Friday's Smackdown, Kaitlyn takes on Eve to determine who will be Booker T's assistant on SmackDown.

CM Punk and John Cena won by pinfall over Daniel Bryan and Big Show.  The match became a bit of a "one up" type contest as Cena and Punk kept slapping each other's backs for blind tags.  At one point, Punk mocked Cena's You Can't See Me.  He tried to go against the ropes for the Five Knuckle Shuffle, but Cena slapped his back to get in.  He did Punk's high knee in the corner and then a bulldog from the corner on Bryan.  Punk jumped down from the apron and backed off from the match with his title belt.  Cena still hit the AA and pinned Bryan for the win.

Post-match, Cena celebrates and Big Show rushes in.  Punk makes a save and knocks out Show with the WWE title belt.  Cena turns to see Punk standing there wielding he belt and looks puzzled.  Punk walks up and offers a handshake but Cena just looks at him.  Punk gets upset and leaves the ring.

Backstage, Josh Matthews catches up with Punk.  Punk says Cena went into business for himself and only really cares about himself.  Punk says Cena not shaking his hand is the ultimate sign of disrespect.  He said he'll teach Cena and everyone else about respect this Sunday at SummerSlam.

Damien Sandow defeated Christian by pinfall.  During the match, Brodus Clay arrives limping onto the ramp with his hurt leg wrapped up.  Christian tries to use the distraction but only gets a 2 count.  Sandow hits his neckbreaker finisher to win it.

They had the contract signing set up inside the ring.  Brock and Heyman came out, with Heyman continuing to taunt Michaels, inviting him to come out and tell Brock to his face that he thinks Triple H will win Sunday.  HBK arrives out and gets in the ring with a mic, but gets in a staredown with Lesnar.  Triple H's music hits after a while and he comes out, tearing off his suit coat and tie, then walking to the ring.  HHH stares at Brock as the crowd chants "Triple H!"  Triple H signs the contract, then Lesnar signs and throws the clipboard at HHH before leaving the ring with Heyman.  Lesnar just smirks at HHH from the outside and walks around the ring to the ramp.

Backstage, they showed Michaels having a conversation with Triple H about how he knows he's faced tought competitors like Undertaker or The Rock, but Brock Lesnar is on a whole other level.  Shawn says he'll be in HHH's corner, but Hunter needs to beat Lesnar on his own.  Shawn walks away leaving that to sink in for Triple H.

Matt Striker rushed to catch up with Big Show asking about how what happened in his match tonight with Punk and Cena affects him going into SummerSlam.  Show shrugged it off saying it doesn't.  He started talking more but then a commotion was heard down the way in the parking garage.  Striker rushed down to check on it, and the camera showed a car t-boned another.  As it got closer, Shawn Michaels was shown leaning out the window yelling at the other car, which had Paul Heyman in it saying "I'm sorry Shawn."  Just then, Brock Lesnar appeared and grabbed Michaels out of the car, he backed into the camera and it eventually cut to black, with Lesnar presumably beating up HBK as Heyman yelled "tell Triple H, we've got a message for Triple H."

When Raw returned from break, Cole and Lawler had the footage replayed.  The cameras went back to the scene with the busted up car and now various superstars standing around it.  A referee kept asking AJ where Shawn was, and she said she didn't know.  Triple H showed up asking what happened and where Shawn went.  AJ said Brock dragged him off.

All of a sudden, Lesnar emerged in the arena carrying Michaels on his shoulders, with Paul Heyman following behind.  Lesnar dumped Michaels in the ring and then got in with him.  Michaels got to his feet, and Lesnar hoisted him up, then hit the F5 before pacing around him.  Michaels tried to use Brock's leg to pull himself up.  Lesnar grabbed Michaels by the arm and locked on a UFC submission hold.

Suddenly, Triple H came rushing from backstage, but Heyman got on the mic warning him to stop.  He kept saying if HHH took another step, Lesnar would break his arm.  Triple H looked distrought as he held himself back.  However, Lesnar broke Michaels' arm anyway.  HHH rushed to the ring and Lesnar exited, then ran up the ramp with Heyman.  Heyman pretended upset that Lesnar broke HBK's arm.  Raw ended with Lesnar and Heyman up on the ramp as Triple H tore off his shirt in the ring ready to fight.

Raw Preview 08/13/12

Tonight's 3-hour episode of Raw will be the final edition of the show heading into SummerSlam 2012.  It's been a tumultuous past few weeks, with CM Punk turning the WWE Universe upside down, and now he'll be looking to gain an advantage against his two opponents for a Triple Threat match.  Last week saw Punk try to stand tall by knocking down John Cena and Big Show in the ring yet again.  However, this time Big Show was prepared with his KO punch, which he used to drop Punk and Cena.  That left Show standing tall as Raw ended.  What will happen on tonight's show?

It's also been rumored that Shawn Michaels may make an appearance on Raw yet again.  HBK is scheduled to serve as Triple H's corner man when The Game faces Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam.  Lesnar told HBK last week, "I'll see you sooner," indicating he'd be seeing him before SummerSlam.  However, there's no indication that Lesnar is scheduled to be on tonight's show.  Will Brock make a surprise appearance and go after the Heartbreak Kid?

Also over the past weeks, a feud has been brewing between Dolph Ziggler and Chris Jericho.  Jericho seemed to get the upperhand on the latest Money in the Bank winner several weeks in a row.  However on Friday's Smackdown during the Highlight Reel, Jericho was ambushed in the ring by Ziggler and bashed down by the briefcase.  It seems there's plenty of bad blood between these two superstars, as both want to prove they deserve the spotlight more.  Which one of them will claim it on tonight's episode before Summerslam?

Catch all of the action on tonight's 3-hour Monday Night Raw starting at 8PM EST on USA!

WWE SummerSlam 2012 Matches Analyzed

With WWE's Summerslam 2012 just under two weeks away, it's time to look at the PPV matches scheduled so far.  They'll include the Triple Threat for the WWE title, as well as the epic clash between Brock Lesnar and Triple H.

Also recently added to the card is Kane vs. Daniel Bryan.  These two have been in a feud ever since the whole AJ love triangle fiasco.  The two were part of a Fatal Fourway to determine a #1 contender for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship on SmackDown, where Bryan knocked Kane into the audience.  Things have escalated over the weeks on Raw, as Kane has attacked Bryan backstage.  This one could be about showing who is less stable mentally, although Bryan has already passed his exam, and fans know Kane wouldn't!  Another factor in this clash could be the fact Charlie Sheen has announced he'll be at SummerSlam, looking for Daniel Bryan.

Alberto Del Rio gets another shot at Sheamus and the World Heavyweight Championship.  Will Del Rio be able to capture this championship for his first reign, or is he simply going to help Dolph Ziggler become champion by beating up The Celtic Warrior enough for a MITB cash-in?  Right now Dolph seems to have his hands full with Chris Jericho, and it wouldn't be surprising if those two end up in a match at SummerSlam as well.  In fact, fans can only hope that this match is added.

The two biggest matches on the card are Big Show vs. John Cena vs. CM Punk in a Triple Threat, and Triple H vs. Brock Lesnar.  The first of those two matches is for the WWE title, while the second will feature Shawn Michaels and Paul Heyman at ringside.  There's no word on whether or not Stephanie McMahon will be around for this one.  However, there seems to be some indication by Brock Lesnar that he's going to go after Michaels.  Will Lesnar stage some sort of home invasion, ala Triple H's attack on Randy Orton?

The other thing that is looking like a possibility is that Brock Lesnar has one major opponent after Triple H: The Undertaker.  It just seems logical in the chain of things, he went against John Cena, then Triple H, and next Undertaker.  That is, unless WWE has plans for Rock vs. Brock in some capacity.  It just seems like Lesnar is back in WWE as a building block to help the top talent continue to look strong.  He would certainly help Taker do that by the Deadman getting another big WrestleMania victory, extending the streak.

As far as the Triple Threat match goes, WWE has teased that The Rock will be looking for a piece of CM Punk.  It's surprising Rock hasn't been heard from yet, but maybe he'll emerge at SummerSlam?  Rock still gets a shot at whoever is champion at the 2013 Royal Rumble, so he may not even appear until closer to then.  That's still over 4 months from now.  In the meantime, could Punk continue one of the most successful reigns in WWE championship history?  Seems like he has been given the solid reign to establish himself as one of the "greatest in the world" for pro wrestling.

Who do you think will win each of the above matches?  Will Charlie Sheen play a part in the Kane vs. Daniel Bryan match?

Raw 1000th Episode Results 07/23/12

Raw Results from St. Louis, MO:

Raw opened with a D-Generation X reunion.  First it was just HHH and Shawn Michaels, but then they were joined by Road Dogg Jesse James, Bad Ass Billy Gunn, and X-Pac.  They did some of their in-ring antics and pre-match speech, but were interrupted by Damien Sandow.  Sandow criticized them for what Raw has become and alluded to them and the audience being degenerates.  He said if they attack him, he will become a martyr for the sophisticated minds of the world.  DX tlked over whether to attack, and then did, finishing with  Triple H pedigree.  Billy Gunn gave the famous line, "and if you're not down with that, we got two words for ya..."

Jim Ross was introduced and joined the announce team for the next match, a six man tag match.

Rey Mysterio, Sin Cara, and Sheamus defeated Dolph Ziggler, Chris Jericho and Alberto Del Rio by pinfall.  The action broke down late, as Mysterio did a running jump off the apron onto Del Rio on the floor.  Sin Cara did a pendulum kick on Ziggler to send him off the apron, but Jericho dumped Cara out over the ropes.  Sheamus came up and tried for White Noise, but Jericho countered and went for Walls of Jericho.  Sheamus countered, then also caught Jericho on the Codebreaker.  Moments later, Sheamus was hung up in the ropes.  Jericho went for his running and jump off the ropes move, but Ziggler jumped on the apron and punched him down.  Sheamus knocked Ziggler back off the apron then hit the Brogue Kick.

Lawler and Cole introduced some Touts fans did about the wedding of Daniel Bryan and AJ.  They had Charlie Sheen come in live via Skype talking about how he thinks he'd fit in well on the show with a guy like Sheamus.  Cole fed to video of Daniel Bryan proposing to AJ on last Monday's Raw.

They showed AJ in a bathrobe brushing her hair backstage as she was talking about how amazing her wedding is going to be tonight.  She asked Layla if she agreed, and they showed her on camera.  Layla asked if she's sure she wants to do this.  AJ talked about people calling her unstable, then told Layla to just look outside at the unstable people all around.  Hacksaw came walking through yelling to someone, then R-Truth and Roddy Piper showed up spinning jump rope for Lil' Jimmy.  Then Mae Young showed up with a man in a big hand costume.  He said he was Mae Young's son, all grown up now.  He congratulated AJ and she thanked them.  AJ made a face and looked at Layla, who said "good luck tonight" and bolted out the door.

Brodus Clay defeated Jack Swagger by pinfall.  Late in the match he sidestepped a move from Swagger then hit a suplex on him before getting the big splash.  Prior to the match, he had introduced special guest "Dude Love" aka Mick Foley.  Dude Love pulled out Socko on Swagger after the match to put him back down.  Dude Love, Clay, Cameron and Naomi danced post-match.


They had Trish Stratus backstage showing Triple H some Yoga moves.  Trish had HHH bent over when the other DX guys walk in.  They all leave together, but X-Pac stays to try to flirt with Trish.  Trish brushes him off.

Jerry Lawler introduced the reverend Slick to preside over the Daniel Bryan and AJ wedding.  Slick comes out, then the groom Daniel Bryan arrives.  Slick does a speech about marriage and then asks if anyone has reason they shouldn't get married.  Nobody comes out to interrupt.  Bryan says "YES" when asked if he takes AJ to be his wife.  AJ doesn't reciprocate and says she said yes to another proposal she received from a man earlier.  Out comes Vince McMahon who introduces the new GM of Raw - AJ.  Bryan becomes furious over this.  AJ skips around him and leaves the ring, with Bryan tearing apart all the wedding items in the ring as Raw goes to break.


CM Punk came to the ring while Bryan was throwing a fit, and reminded him that AJ is now the General Manager so that can't be good for his future.  Bryan and Punk started to argue over who was "Best in the World" until they were interrupted, by The Rock.  Rock got in the ring and told Bryan he doesn't decide who the greatest is, the people do.  Rock also made a big announcement, that he will be facing whoever the WWE champion is at the Royal Rumble.  Punk told him it'll be him.  Daniel Bryan butted into their convo and said he will be the face of the WWE, but Rock said he looks like a homeless lumberjack banged an Oompa Loompa.  It ended with Rock wishing Punk good luck against Cena tonight before hitting Rock Bottom on Bryan.

Hall of Famer Bret Hart came out to introduce the participants in tonight's Intercontinental Championship match, first the champ Christian, and then, The Miz.

The Miz defeated Christian for the Intercontinental Championship by pinfall.  During the match, Christian hurt his knee.  That came into play later as he flipped over Miz's back but landed badly.  That gave Miz the opportunity to hit Skullcrushing Finale for the big win, his first ever IC title reign.

Cole and Lawler talked to Charlie Sheen on Skype again.  This time he talked about being excited for Rock to face the WWE champ at Royal Rumble.  He added that the weasel, Daniel Bryan, has some real "Anger Management" issues and pointed to his cap, promoting his new show.

Regis Philbin had a segment talking about how he's been hooked forever on Raw, and ran down some of the guests that were on his show with Kathie Lee: Freddy Blassy, The Rock, and John Cena.

Triple H came down to the ring in his DX shirt and camo pants.  They cut to footage from months ago when Brock Lesnar broke the WWE COO's arm in the ring.  Triple H said he had his fun earlier and now it's time to pick up the intensity.  He called out Brock Lesnar to give him an answer about a match at SummerSlam right now.  After several moments, Brock's music hit and Triple H waited.  Paul Heyman came out instead and walked down to the ring.  Cole said Lesnar is there tonight, and Lawler asked why he isn't out then.

Heyman and Triple H got into a war of words, which had HHH calling Lesnar a little bully and a coward.  Heyman brought up Triple H's kids and his wife, which enraged Triple H.  Stephanie McMahon arrived out to a big pop and got into Heyman's face, eventually slapping him hard.  Heyman left to the apron and got a mic after recomposing himself.  He screamed "you want it, you want to see your husband get hurt, you got it!!"  Triple H got riled up and in Heyman's face, flexing and yelling.

After a moment, Heyman applauded Stephanie mockingly.  He started talking about how she learned from her daddy to always get what she wants.  Heyman brought up the kids again, and this time Stephanie pounced on  him.  Brock Lesnar's music hit and out came Brock this time.  Triple H helped Stephanie out of the ring.  Lesnar rushed at him, ramming HHH into the corner multiple times.  However as they went to the other corner, Triple H kicked Lesnar in the gut and got control.  Eventually, HHH tossed Lesnar out of the ring.  Lesnar got on the ramp with Heyman and stared at HHH.  Lesnar smirked then they walked backstage.

They had a vote earlier on what classic matchup fans would most want to see presented on WWE 13.  The winning choice was Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. John Cena.  They showed some of the highlights of the video game match played out, with both wrestlers hitting their trademark moves, but it appeared Cena got the win after the AA.

They cut to a video package of the Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Vince McMahon feud that really helped define Raw over the years.  They had other wrestlers and celebs talking about it including John Cena, Stephanie McMahon, and Maria Menounous.  Various footage was shown from Stone Cold terrorizing Vince McMahon over the years.

Santino Marella and Hornswoggle came out with WWE pillow buddies to hand out to kids in the crowd.  Howard Finkley was announced as special guest announcer for the next match.  He introduced the "One Man Band" Heath Slater.  Slater talked about how he's now ready to defeat whatever legend they have backstage.  Out came Lita to his surprise, making Slater laugh about it.

Lita defeated Heath Slater by pinfall.  Lita came to the ring and Slater laughed about it saying "hunny I accept your challenge."  Lita got on the mic and said she hired a little protection for herself tonight.  The APA's music hit and out came Bradshaw and JBL of APA.  Slater took off out of the ring and headed up the ramp.  However, as he got up the ramp, Road Warrior Animal's theme music hit.  Out from backstage came all of the legends Slater has faced over the past weeks: Bob Backlund, Doink the Clown, Vader, Psycho Sid, Roddy Piper, Rikishi and Animal.  They formed a line up on stage and then rushed after Slater, tossing him into the ring for Lita.  She hit a DDT on Slater, then did her patented Moonsault finisher on him off the top rope.  Post match all the legends celebrated in the ring, with Ron Simmons looking at Slater for a bit and around, then finally saying "Damn!"

Daniel Bryan was interviewed backstage and started going off about Charlie Sheen calling him an Oompa Loompa.  Bryan said if Charlie Sheen were standing right where he's standing right now, he'd slap the yes out of him faster than he could say "winning."

Lawler announced that WWE's 100 millionth social media follower Alex Guerrero, Jr. was in attendance tonight.  Cole interviewed him ringside, with Alex saying he's having a better night than Daniel Bryan and he's looking forward to 1000 more episodes of Raw.  Cole said he can go home now because he got his lifelong dream fulfilled of being interviewed by Cole.

Lawler fed to a video package of the "famous lines" that were created on Raw over the years.  That included Mick Foley, Jericho, DX, Vickie, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Booker T, Daniel Bryan, Funaki, Zack Ryder, Ric Flair, Vince McMahon and The Rock.

Zack Ryder was backstage with Mean Gene and John Cena.  He said Mean Gene is the one behind GTV, Gene TV.  Okerlund and Cena looked puzzled by it all.  The Rock showed up and Ryder/Okerlund walked off.  Rock told Cena the same thing he told Punk, and Cena said he'll be cashing in tonight to win the WWE title so he can have another shot at "the Great One."  Rock told Cena he's looking forward to that, good luck out there.

Kane made his way to the ring for a match.  Before he could do his fire from the ringposts, Jinder Mahal's music hit and Mahal came out with a mic in hand.  He was joined by Hunico, Camacho, Drew McIntyre, Curt Hawkins, and Tyler Reks.  They surrounded Kane on the ring apron sides.  However, all of a sudden the lights went out and The Undertaker's bells sounded.  Taker made his way to the ring as the fans went into a frenzy.  Taker got in the ring and stared over at Kane before removing his hood and cloak.  The six guys on the outside tried to stage an attack but all got knocked away.  Taker and Kane hit double chokeslams and then double Tombstones before posing for the crowd.  The fans chanted "This is Awesome!"

Cole fed to video about an anti-bullying campaign program held earlier in the day for kids in St. Louis featuring Sheamus, Eve and Stephanie McMahon.

Charlie Sheen promised to shake Daniel Bryan hard, and next time Daniel's in LA he's willing to meet him, whether it's in a ring, his house, or wherever.  Lawler asked Sheen if he's challenging Bryan to a match, and Sheen said he'll let "goat face" figure it out for himself.

Cole said they'll be in Los Angeles on August 19th for SummerSlam, so maybe Sheen will be there.

They cut to highlights from the end segment from Raw last week featuring John Cena saying he'd cash in against Punk on Raw 1000 for the WWE championship.  John Cena made his way to the ring with the briefcase to cash in for the title match.  Out came CM Punk next.  Cole revealed the results of their earlier poll about who the fans voted they want to see The Rock face at the Royal Rumble.  Punk won with 55% of the votes with Cena getting 35%.  Raw went to commercial ahead of the main event match.


John Cena defeated CM Punk due to disqualification when Big Show interfered.  CM Punk is still WWE champion.  Late during the match, Big Show came to the ring.  With the referee knocked out already, he hit Cena with the WMD KO punch to knock him out.  Punk looked around, confused about what to do.  He finally went out and got the ref to come to and brought him into the ring.  Punk thought about it a bit but then rushed to cover Cena.  He got two, but Cena got his arm up just in time.  The match continued with Cena managing to get Punk into the STF.  However, Show got back in the ring and hammered Cena from behind, causing the DQ.  That makes Cena one of the first to cash in his MITB briefcase and not win the WWE title.

Post-match, Big Show attacked Cena more.  CM Punk got out of the ring.  Suddenly, The Rock's theme music hit and he rushed to the ring for the save.  Rock hit several big moves on Show including a Spine Buster.  However, the big shock came as CM Punk attacked Rock in the ring, leaving Rock layed out on the mat.  Punk put the WWE title belt on his shoulder and slowly walked up the ramp.  Cole and Lawler acted shocked as Raw was ending.

Raw Preview 07/23/12

With tonight's episode of Raw comes the historic 1000th episode of the weekly television show.  That will mean big things including an epic championship match, as John Cena has announced he will cash his Mone in the Bank briefcase in against WWE champion CM Punk.  Unlike former MITB winners, Cena has given Punk a week to prepare for their championship match.  Other MITB winners have waited until the champion was vulnerable, to lay claim to the title, but not Cena.  Tonight's match has the potential to be history-making, in multiple ways.  Will Cena capture the title, or will he be one of the first to fail cashing in the MITB briefcase?

Tonight's show also features the return of D-Generation X, as Shawn Michaels and Triple H will reunite on the show.  While Michaels is no longer a part of WWE in terms of wrestling, he has no problem coming back to entertain the fans and hang out with The Game.  However, Triple H may have some business to attend to as well.  The WWE COO has issued a challenge to Brock Lesnar for SummerSlam 2012, which he's still waiting to hear back on.  It was announced by Lesnar's mouthpiece, Paul Heyman, that Brock will be part of the 1000th episode of Raw to make his decision.  Will Brock accept Triple H's SummerSlam challenge?  Will Shawn Michaels be caught in harm's way?

And finally....The Rock has come back to Raw, again.  Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson will make his first appearance on the show since the Raw following his epic match against John Cena.  It's been rumored that Rock plans to announce his personal plans as far as wrestling go.  He's also held steadfast to his promise that he will once again become the WWE champion.  Will The Rock have a major announcement on the show?  Will he get involved in Cena vs Punk somehow?

There's also the wedding ceremony between AJ and Daniel Bryan scheduled for Monday's show.  It all begins at 8PM EST on USA with the epic 3-hour 1000th episode of Monday Night Raw!

Wrestlemania 28 PPV Matches

The Wrestlemania 28 Pay-Per-View matches seem to be finalized as the big event arrives this Sunday, April 1st, 2012!  Among the headlining matches will be Chris Jericho vs. CM Punk for the WWE Championship and Sheamus vs. Daniel Bryan for the World Championship.

Joining those two matches will two other epic clashes.  In one event, Triple H takes on Undertaker in "Hell in a Cell" with Shawn Michaels as the special referee.  In the other match, finally, The Rock and John Cena will meet at Wrestlemania!

Add to that some interesting undercard matches including Randy Orton vs. Kane, Big Show vs Cody Rhodes for the IC title, and the battle between Team Teddy and Team Johnny!

Wrestlemania 28 Matches:

John Cena vs. The Rock
The Undertaker vs. Triple H (Hell in a Cell Match with special referee Shawn Michaels)
WWE Champion CM Punk vs. Chris Jericho
World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan vs. Sheamus
Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes vs. Big Show
Team Teddy vs. Team Johnny
Randy Orton vs. Kane
Kelly Kelly & Maria Menounos vs. Divas Champion Beth Phoenix & Eve

Wrestlemania 28 is scheduled for April 1st, 2012 starting at 7PM EST.  This will be a four hour Pay-Per-View which is one hour longer than WWE's regular PPV events!

Who do you think will win the matches above?  Which match are you most looking forward to?

Raw Preview 03/25/12

Tonight's Raw will mark the final episode of the show before the historic WrestleMania 28 Pay-Per-View!  Heading into the huge event, both John Cena and The Rock are gearing up for their epic clash.  On Monday night, the Raw SuperShow will be preceded by a special doscumentary on USA chronicling the two superstars.  What will they have in store one the live show arrives?

Also, things are getting personal between Chris Jericho and CM Punk.  Several weeks ago, Jericho made it a point to bring up Punk's father who had been a recovering alcoholic.  Last week, Y2J apologized for bringing that info up, but then launched in a new attack - bringing up Punk's sister!  Jericho condemned her as a drug addict with issues, and talked about how Punk will ultimately fall victim to abuse after Wrestlemania.  Will this drive Punk over the edge, or only inspire him to defeat Jericho at Wrestlemania 28?

Also, things have become more intense in the rivalry between Triple H and the Undertaker.  Just last week, the two Hell in a Cell match opponents met in the ring along with their special guest referee - Shawn Michaels.  During the segment, Undertaker made sure he let Triple H and the world know that he felt Shawn Michaels was better than him.  It appears the mind games are now in effect, but will these have the right effect on "The Game" for The Deadman?  Will Triple H have some mind games of his own in store, or will he purely bring his rage into the cell?

Don't miss the last episode of Raw ahead of the 2012 Wrestlemania 28 Pay-Per-View!  The Raw SuperShow airs Monday night at 9PM EST on USA!