Here’s RAW in case you missed it:
From The Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa:
Hosted by John “Bradshaw” Layfield (JBL), Michael Cole and WWE Hall of Famer Jerry “The King” Lawler.
HOUR 1:
This week opens with The Shield (WWE United States Champion Dean Ambrose and WWE Tag Team Champions Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns) guarding the ring, AGAIN, as Triple H (Hunter Hearst Helmsley) summoned WWE Champion Randy Orton. Orton gave ANOTHER SPEECH about being the face of the company, and was interrupted by Daniel Bryan. Hunter reacted by booking him in a match against The Big Show.
1. Fandango with Summer Rae vs. The Miz.
THE WINNER: THE MIZ!!!
2. Dolph Ziggler vs. RyBack.
THE WINNER: RYBACK.
A new video of the tag team Los Matadores aired.
HOUR 2:
Before the end of the first hour, RAW General Manager Brad Maddox informed Hunter and WWE Executive Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley that The Big Show decided to refuse to fight Daniel Bryan. Stephanie summoned Big Show to the ring and guilt-tripped him into fighting Daniel. During the commercial break, the WWE App streamed footage of Big Show throwing chairs and destroying property backstage.
3. TAG TEAM MATCH: Heath Slater and Jinder Mahal with Drew McIntyre vs. The Prime Time Players (Darren Young and Titus O’Neil).
THE WINNERS: THE PRIME TIME PLAYERS!!!
A video of The Wyatt Family (Bray Wyatt, Erick Rowan and Luke Harper aired as Bray Wyatt told the classic Greek story of Icarus, and how it compared to Kane losing the Ring of Fire Match last month at Summerslam. Wyatt stated that both Kane and Icarus lack common sense, and told Kane “You made your bed, now burn in it!”.
4. A NON-TITLE MATCH: Cody Rhodes vs. WWE Champion Randy Orton.
By order of Triple H, if Cody Rhodes loses, he will be fired.
THE WINNER: RANDY ORTON.
Randy Orton kicked out of Cody’s finisher The Cross Rhodes.
HOUR 3:
CM Punk, with the shinai (Kendo stick) that was used on him last week, demanded a fight with Paul Heyman, even if it means fighting WWE Intercontinental Champion Curtis Axel. He vowed that at Night of Champions, he will defeat Axel and Heyman.
5. A #1 CONTENDER’S TRIPLE THREAT DIVAS MATCH: Natalya Neidhart with Jo-Jo vs. Naomi with Cameron vs. Brie Bella with Nikki Bella and Eva Marie.
THE REWARD: The winner will face A.J. Lee for the WWE Divas Championship at Night of Champions.
THE SPECIAL GUEST COMMENTATOR FOR THIS MATCH: WWE Divas Champion A.J. Lee.
NOTE: THE REFEREE STOPPED THE MATCH WHEN A.J. ATTACKED NATALYA. UPON A.J.’S INTERFERENCE, NAOMI AND BRIE ATTACKED A.J. AND ALL THREE DIVAS ATTACKED HER.
Another video of Los Matadores aired.
6. Damien Sandow vs. Rob Van Dam (RVD) with Ricardo Rodriguez.
THE WINNER: ROB VAN DAM!!!
NOTE: IN THE WAKE OF WHAT HAPPENED DURING THE DIVAS MATCH, STEPHANIE DECIDED THAT AT NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS, A.J. LEE WILL DEFEND THE TITLE AGAINST NATALYA NEIDHART, NAOMI AND BRIE BELLA.
INTERVIEW: Cody Rhodes.
Josh Matthews asked Cody if he had any final words for WWE. Cody stated that the McMahons have always hated his family. He mentioned how they made his father, Hall of Famer “The American Dream” Dusty Rhodes wear polka dots and dance, and how they transformed his big brother “The Natural” Dustin Rhodes into Goldust.
7. THE MAIN EVENT: Daniel Bryan vs. The Big Show.
In the middle of the match, The Big Show got tired of fighting and left the ring. Triple H and The Shield arrived as Hunter told him to stay. The Shield attacked Daniel as the referee ordered the disqualification. Hunter tried to guilt-trip him into finishing the match as Daniel was triple powerbombed by The Shield. Roman Reigns held Daniel as Hunter ordered Big Show to punch him out.
Big Show refused and left the ring again, when Stephanie told him to go back. When he did, Hunter told him again to knock out Daniel. He headed for Hunter, but Stephanie stopped him, and Big Show gave in. He was in tears as Hunter and Stephanie congratulated him while Randy Orton stood on top of an unconscious Daniel.
Match #’s 1 and 6 are the highlight matches of the night!!!
Fandango, The Miz, Damien Sandow and Rob Van Dam are the wrestlers of the night!!!
ANALYSIS: This was absolute crap.
Next Week, RAW will be live from The Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.