- The opening video package showed what happend on Raw last week. Brock Lesnar giving CM Punk a F5 and Mark Henry attacked John Cena. It was a great video package.
Daniel Bryan kicked off the show with massive cheers. He talked about How people never believed that He was a wrestler, and they thought He was an extra in the hobbit. He said He is not the weak link, which was the whole point of the promo. He said He beat Randy Orton on Smackdown by count-out, and If It was anybody else He'd have took a count-out win but He isn't like them, He won't be satisfied until He pins Randy Orton or makes him tap out. Randy Orton comes out and tells Daniel Bryan to "Shut up and fight".
Randy Orton and Daniel Bryan had a brawl for about a minute or so, and then the match ended in a double DQ. It wasn't the most exciting start to Raw but I think It was done to set up a re-match between the two later in the night so at least It was effective.
- Vickie Guerrero, Brad Maddox and Daniel Bryan are backstage. Bryan wasn't happy about the match ending in a double DQ and wanted a rematch. Vickie set up a rematch between the two later in the night.
Decent match that ended in Sheamus and Christian beating The Rhodes Scholars. I think It would've been better to have Christian pin to win the match but I guess they wanted Sheamus to get his revenge from last week after losing to Sandow. I thought It was hilarious that Christian was Sheamus' tag-partner since they had a huge rivalry in 2011 and in 2012 Christian wanted Sheamus' brogue kick to be banned during the DelRio/Sheamus feud. Also, Sheamus vs Damien Sandow in a Dublin Street Fight is announced for Smackdown.
- Backstage Vickie was trying to talk to CM Punk but Punk was Ignoring her. He asked her If Paul Heyman is here, and then He asked If Brock Lesnar is here. Vickie then told Punk He will be competing in a match tonight since He was ignoring her. CM Punk seemed to not even give a crap about anything other than Lesnar/Heyman, Oh and Chicago BlackHawks.
Kaitlyn defeated Aksana in under one minute. During the match, AJ's music hit and She was dressed up as Kaitlyn which I thought was very well done. AJ & Big E Langston continued to mock Kaitlyn while Layla isn't letting Kaitlyn go. This was excellent, They are really pushing the Divas Division which is pretty great. Very entertaining stuff!
Another creepy Wyatt family video was shown. I think they'll most likely debut before SummerSlam.
Chris Jericho defeated Alberto Del Rio in a great match by DQ. That was a excellent match between Del Rio and Jericho. Ricardo Rodriguez hit Jericho with the Stupid Bucket which caused the DQ. Del Rio may not be the best on the mic but He is really great in the ring. He proved that with Jericho was also looked strong here. Dolph Ziggler came out and attacked Alberto Del Rio just like He did last week. Ziggler gave both Del Rio and Jericho a Zig-Zag which lead me to believe We will see a triple threat between the three for the World Heavyweight Champion at Money In The Bank. They have booked Ziggler perfectly since His face turn.
- Backstage segment with HHH, Vickie and Maddox. HHH said that He heard that The Bryan/Orton match is getting cancelled and He doesn't want It too. Vince is the villian in this McMahon story and HHH is the one that does what we fans want. And Well Stephanie, She is just stuck in the middle.
- Vickie Guerrero , Brad Maddox and Jerry Lawler are in the ring as they showed the WWE 2K14 cover. Vickie was getting A LOT of heat from the crowd was just amazing. Vickie is the best heel in the WWE at the moment. They wasted a lot of time to show the cover but In the end they finally showed and It was none other than The Rock. Yes everybody The Rock is a part timer but I believe It's good because after all It's business. I always buy the video games, so I don't care who is on the cover.
Squash match between Ryback and The Great Khali. Ryback was not on Raw last week (selling the Ambulance spot from Payback), so He made his return this week to face the biggest name left in WWE. It was pretty Impressive seeing Ryback Shell Shock The Great Khali, He has lost so many PPVs that It's hard to take him seriously.
The WWE Champion John Cena came out with the usual mixed reaction from the crowd. Cena talked about How people have done some crazy things in the past to get to the WWE Champion. He said He saw last week How low can someone sink in to get the WWE Champion. People always talk about How WWE Champion isn't that prestige but this promo was just all about How Important the WWE Champion is. That was a strong promo from John Cena, I was kind of surprised that Henry didn't Interrupt but He had his own promo time later in the night which I will get to.
The Usos beat Brodus & Tensai and Jinder Mahal and Drew McIntyre to become the #1 contenders for the WWE Tag Team Champions. The Shield doesn't have a lot of challengers at the moment and WWE had Usos wins few matches in the last weeks so It was pretty obvious that They'll win. The Shield's music hit as Ambrose, Reigns and Rollins stared at The Usos. I think we will see Usos get their title match at the Money In The Bank pay-per-view.
Paul Heyman comes out and they're showing the footage from last week where Lesnar attacked CM Punk. Heyman said He didn't answer Punk's texts, phone calls, etc because He wanted to respond on Raw. CM Punk comes out with a great ovation from the crowd. CM Punk talked about Why He is the Paul Heyman guy which was the great part of the promo. He told Heyman to let Lesnar know that He is coming for him. Punk said He doesn't care if Brock is bigger than him, stronger than him but the fact is He is better than him. Punk said He is the Best Wrestler In The World. Punk talked about How Heyman has always lied but never did any wrong to him. He asked Paul Heyman to tell the truth If He had a role in why Brock Lesnar attacked him last week.
As the fans chanted "We want the truth", Heyman said He swears off his children that He did not know If Brock Lesnar was going to show up last week. As Heyman was saying How Punk wants the truth, I thought He was really going to say Yeah He sent Lesnar. Heyman said He will walk down with Punk someday again and When He is challenging for the WWE Champion. Fans chanted "GTS" as Punk looked at Paul Heyman and they Hugged It out. Punk said I'm sorry I doubted you and they hugged for more than 30 minutes. This was a Excellent promo between the two of the best on the mic. I do think Heyman will turn on Punk sooner or later but This promo was really brilliant.
As the fans chanted "We want the truth", Heyman said He swears off his children that He did not know If Brock Lesnar was going to show up last week. As Heyman was saying How Punk wants the truth, I thought He was really going to say Yeah He sent Lesnar. Heyman said He will walk down with Punk someday again and When He is challenging for the WWE Champion. Fans chanted "GTS" as Punk looked at Paul Heyman and they Hugged It out. Punk said I'm sorry I doubted you and they hugged for more than 30 minutes. This was a Excellent promo between the two of the best on the mic. I do think Heyman will turn on Punk sooner or later but This promo was really brilliant.
Good match between CM Punk and Darren Young. I was surprised as this match lasted more than five minutes as I didn't expect It to be. Punk made Young tapped out and after the match Both Titus and Young attacked Punk as the other Paul Heyman Guy Curtis Axel made the save. Punk did not lookmAhappy about It. Also Curtis Axel & CM Punk vs Prime Time Players is announced for next week.
Stephanie McMahon came out and She said It's that time of the year again - Money In The Bank. Stephanie announced the WWE Championship MITB participants: CM Punk, Daniel Bryan, Sheamus, Randy Orton, Christian, Kane, RVD. I have to say this will be an awesome MITB match. I know I'm not the only one that has noticed All are babyfaces and there are no heels. The star power in this match is huge, and I think It will be a excellent match at Money In The Bank.
- Backstage Vickie and Maddox were talking about How Incredible of a job Stephanie has done. Ryback walked in and said He wants a title shot since He has pinned John Cena and John Cena has never pinned him. Cena won a tables match and a Ambulance match at Payback. Chris Jericho also walked in and said He also wants a title shot. Vickie set up a match between the two at the MITB ppv.
Mark Henry came out, He was very happy. He talked about How everybody was chanting "Henry, Henry Henry" last week when He said He was retiring. Henry said the fans are puppets and they do what He tells them to do. Great promo from Mark Henry again, It wasn't as good as last weeks but He got his point across. Bit of surprising that both Cena and Henry cut a separate promo. Nonetheless, Good promo from Mark Henry.
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| Daniel Bryan celebrates after beating Randy Orton |
Excellent Street Fight match between Randy Orton and Daniel Bryan. I was surprised that This match was the main event but It was good to see a change. Daniel Bryan made Randy Orton tap out to win the match which I was also shocked. I thought Bryan would win via a pinfall but making Randy Orton tap out established him as a star. I think the last time Randy Orton taped out was against Alberto Del Rio in 2012. I think Daniel Bryan might win the MITB with the crowd reaction He gets and this win over Orton proves He is going to be pushed. Post-match Bryan celebrated with the crowd, and they chanted "You taped out" to Randy Orton. Raw ended with Bryan celebrating as the crowd chanted YES!
As I said, The show wasn't as good as It was last week but Still It was a great episode. There were two great matches. The Heyman/Punk segment was awesome, Cena/Henry's strong promo. Only four matches are announced for the Money In The Bank pay-per-view but I expect more to be added soon as There are two more Episodes of Raw left before the MITB pay-per-view.
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