Here’s RAW in case you missed it:
From The Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee:
Hosted by John “Bradshaw” Layfield (JBL), Michael Cole and WWE Hall of Famer Jerry “The King” Lawler.
HOUR 1:
Principal Owner of WWE Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley and Triple H (Hunter Hearst Helmsley), who did accompany WWE to The Phones 4u Arena (The Manchester Arena) in Manchester, Great Britain, United Kingdom last week, decided that those involved in the carnage that happened on Monday Night RAW and Friday Night SmackDown! will suffer. WWE Champion Randy Orton was furious with Hunter and Stephanie for the events of last week, and Hunter wasn’t pleased his rage. RAW General Manager Brad Maddox and SmackDown! General Manager Vickie Guerrero apologized for everything, but Brad felt that Vickie was to blame. Hunter booked the both of them in matches, with Brad facing Orton. Brad tried to escape, but was stopped by Kane.
1. A NON-TITLE, NO DISQUALIFICATION MATCH: WWE Champion Randy Orton vs. RAW General Manager Brad Maddox.
THE WINNER VIA REFEREE’S DECISION: RANDY ORTON.
The referee stopped the match out of concern for Brad. Brad was rushed to a nearby hospital immediately after the match.
2. WWE INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP: Curtis Axel (Champion) vs. Big E Langston (Challenger).
THE WINNER, AND NEW, WWE INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPION: BIG E LANGSTON!!!
3. A DIVAS MUSICAL CHAIRS CONTEST
Presided by Jerry “The King” Lawler.
THE PARTICIPANTS: Natalya Neidhart, Kaitlyn, Alicia Fox, Aksana, Summer Rae, Rosa Mendes, Eva Mendes, Jo-Jo, The Funkadactyls (Naomi and Cameron) and The Bella Twins (Brie and Nikki).
THE SONG THAT WAS USED FOR THIS CONTEST: “Cruise” by Florida Georgia Line.
THIS MATCH ERUPTED INTO AN ALL-OUT BRAWL. NO WINNER.
JBL stated “This is the dumbest thing I have ever seen”. I don’t blame him.
4. The Big Show vs. RyBack.
THE WINNER: THE BIG SHOW!!!
This match went into the first two minutes oh Hour 2. Before the end of the match, RyBack lifted up Big Show for his finisher Shell Shocked, but Big Show kicked right out of it!!! After the match, Randy Orton tried to ambush Big Show, but was speared in the process
HOUR 2:
5. TAG TEAM MATCH: The Real Americans (Antonio Cesaro and Jack Swagger) with Zeb Coulter vs. The Miz and Kofi Kingston.
THE WINNERS: THE REAL AMERICANS.
NOTE: Some of the fans had signs that said “Cesaro Section”, and when Kofi Kingston was about to tag in Miz, Miz turned on him by jumping off of the ring, leading to Jack Swagger submitting Kofi in The Patriot Lock!!! I can’t wait to hear Miz explain THIS.
6. A NON-TITLE DIVAS MATCH: SmackDown! General Manager Vickie Guerrero vs. WWE Divas Champion A.J. Lee with Tamina Snuka.
THE WINNER: A.J. LEE!!!
7. A BROADWAY BRAWL: Dolph Ziggler vs. Damien Sandow.
THE WINNER: DOLPH ZIGGLER!!!
WWE World Heavyweight Champion John Cena, with a sling on his left arm, looked at the footage from last week of the assaults from Alberto del Rio. He felt that he couldn’t give up, but he also felt that he returned too soon, and stated that he deserved to be World Heavyweight Champion. He vowed victory this Sunday by saying “Pain is temporary, pride is forever”. del Rio vowed that Cena will be embarrassed in front of his friends and family, who will be in attendance on Sunday. del Rio was about to assault Cena again when Cena threw off his sling and del Rio out of the ring!!!
This went into the first four minutes of Hour 3.
HOUR 3:
7. TAG TEAM MATCH: Jinder Mahal and Drew McIntyre with Heath Slater (The 3MB as The Rhinestone Cowboys) vs. R-Truth and The Debuting Xavier Woods (Formerly Known As TNA Wrestler Xavier Woods).
THE WINNERS: R-TRUTH AND XAVIER WOODS!!!
A SPECIAL MUSICAL PERFORMANCE: “Round Here” by Florida Georgia Line.
8. A 12-MAN TAG TEAM MAIN EVENT: CM Punk, Daniel Bryan, WWE Tag Team Champions Goldust and Cody Rhodes and The Usos (Jimmy and Jey) vs. The Shield (WWE United States Champion Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns) and The Wyatt Family (Bray Wyatt, Erick Rowan and Luke Harper).
THE WINNERS: CM PUNK, DANIEL BRYAN, GOLDUST, CODY RHODES AND THE USOS!!!
After the match, The Wyatts and The Real Americans assaulted Punk, Daniel, Goldust and Cody, and Rey Misterio, Jr. zoomed to the ring to stop it!!!
Match #’s 2, 7 and 8 are the highlight matches of the night!!!
Curtis Axel, Big E Langston, Damien Sandow, Dolph Ziggler, CM Punk, Daniel Bryan, Goldust, Cody Rhodes, The Usos, The Shield and The Wyatt Family are the wrestlers of the night!!!
Big E Langston becoming Intercontinental Champion and the long-awaited return of Rey Misterio, Jr. are the highlights of the night!!!
ANALYSIS: We have a new Intercontinental Champion and Rey Misterio, Jr. returned. That’s all that matters.
Florida Georgia Line’s album Here’s To The Good Times, featuring the hits “Cruise” and “Round Here” is available now.