WWE Raw 06/25
We are live in: Fort Wayne, Indiana
Commentators: Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler
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A video recap plays of the past few weeks. The focus is on AJ and her relations with Daniel Bryan, CM Punk, and Kane.
Cold open. AJ is backstage. She seems to be talking to Daniel Bryan. Even if he doesn't wanna show it, she knows he still has feeling for her. But if they're gonna grow, they'll have to break up. Then she talks to Kane. She sees all his inhibitions and wants to get wild. But we all know she's not a man. She's a monster. Now on to Punk. she likes to think of them as soul-mates, but she doesn't think that he thinks what she thinks she's thinking. In other words, she thinks it's best if they all went their separate ways.
The cameras pans around. AJ has been talking to herself in the mirror this whole time.
The Raw intro plays.
Show takes on Brodus Clay, and John Cena has a huge announcement later tonight.
Vickie Guerrero comes out wearing business attire.
This week, the WWE Board of Directors have decided to make her the interim General Manager for Raw and Smackdown. She expect that in no time she will become the permanent General Manager in four weeks at the 1000th episode of Raw. She is excited to bring them a great show. For their first match of the night, it's a three way elimination match.
Daniel Bryan comes out and heads to the ring for the match.
Kane comes out next and enters the ring.
CM Punk, the third man of the match as well as the WWE Champion, comes out and enters the ring.
[Match #1]
[Three Way Elimination Match]
[Daniel Bryan vs. Kane vs. CM Punk]
The bell sounds. Punk and Bryan go after Kane, but Kane fends them off. Kane with an elbow to Punk, but Bryan clips hi leg. Kicks to the leg, and Punk joins in on the kicks. Back and forth they go as Kane falls and rolls out of the ring. Bryan rolls up Punk from behind for a two count. Punk and Bryan grapple. Punk with a side headlock into a shoulder bump. Off the ropes and Punk with an inverted atomic drop followed by a surfboard kick to the back of the head. Kane is up. Punk gets up and tries to connect with a suicide dive to Kane, but Kane catches him with a jab to the throat. Bryan is up as he tries to jump off the apron towards Kane, but the Big Red Machine catches him with a jab as well. Both Punk and Bryan are down while Kane recovers.
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Kane has Punk in the corner. He whips Punk into Bryan at the opposite corner and body splashes both of them. Kane climbs to the top and Bryan stops him with forearm shots to the head. He goes for a suplerplex, but Punk get him in the back. He grabs Bryan and holds him up on his shoulders. Kane goes for the clothesline, but Bryan slips into a victory roll for a two count. Kane tries to chokeslam Bryan, but Bryan and Punk team up and hit a double suplex. Punk and Bryan trade punches. Punk with a kick to the gut followed by a dropkick. Punk goes for the neckbreaker but instead shoves him into Kane. Kane tries to go after Punk but Punk tosses him out of the ring. Bryan runs and Punk back body drops him onto Kane. He the runs the ropes and suicide dives both of them. He puts Bryan back in the ring and goes for the springboard clothesline, but Bryan counters with the Yes Lock. attempt, but Punk slingshots him into Kane. Punk goes for the pin but Bryan's foot gets on the bottom rope. Punk signals for GTS. He lifts Bryan up and Kane boots Punk in the face for a two count.
Kane gets Punk up and hits a sideslam for a two count. Kane climbs to the top again and hits the clothesline. He goes for the chokeslam, and AJ comes out. She ships around the ring while Kane watches her. Kane tries to focus and grabs Punk, but Punk counters into the GTS for the three count.
[Kane has been eliminated]
Punk gets up and Bryan comes out of nowhere with a roundhouse kick to the back of Punk's head for the three count.
[Winner via Pinfall: Daniel Bryan]
[Time: 10:09]
Backstage, Alberto Del Rio and Ricardo are standing with Vickie.
Alberto says she looks pretty and has Ricardo offer her a bouquet of roses. She knows he's the rightful number one contender to the World Title.
Dolph Ziggler walks in. He WAS the number one contender, but now he needs to get in line behind him.
Alberto and Dolph argue with each other. Vickie says that in order to be fair, they're going to have a match. A contract for a title match will be on a pole. Whoever grabs the contract and wins will face Sheamus for the World Title on Smackdown.
Ricardo comes back with more roses, but Ziggler grabs them and throws them at the wall.
Up next, Big Show takes on Brodus Clay.
-Commercial-
Brodus Clay comes out and enters the ring for his match. Brodus' ban from Raw made by Laurinaitis was removed by Vickie.
Big Show comes out as his opponents and enters the ring.
[Match #2]
[Singles Match]
[Brodus Clay vs. The Big Show]
The bell sounds. Show with punches to Clay's gut. He goes for a chip to the chest, but Brodus fights back. Show whips him into the ropes and Brodus with a headbutt knockdown. Show kicks Clay's injured knee. He drops an elbow into the knee. Show kicks Clay's leg and puts all his weight on it. Show exits the ring, takes Brodus' leg and smacks it against the turnbuckle pole. Show heads back in the ring and kicks him in the head. He climbs to the second rope and drops down with a body splash. Show picks up Clay by the head, and Clay punches him into the ropes. Clay goes to lift Show up, but his knee gives out and Show falls on top of him for the three count.
[Winner via Pinfall: The Big Show]
[Time: 02:33]
In the ring Clay gets his knee checked by a doctor. Show heads up the ramp.
Later tonight, Cena makes his announcement. It's going to be history making.
A video plays of John Cena's relationship with the Make A Wish Foundation. Last Monday, Cena granted his record breaking 300th wish.
-Commercial-
A Raw Moment Video plays that shows the time when Bob Barker of the Price is Right hosted Raw.
During the break, as Brodus was helped to the back, Show catches Clay with a Knock Out Punch.
Footage plays of No Way Out. Triple H challenges Brock Lesnar to a match at Summerslam. Then footage of Raw last week's confrontation between Triple H and Paul Heyman is shown.
Next week on Raw, Brock Lesnar will officially answer Triple H's challenge.
Backstage, AJ is talking to Kane. She says she feels something for him.
Kane says he'll be the first to admit that he's not one with his feelings. But he's been feeling things he never thought possible before. It's not a good thing. He's not exactly boyfriend material. He doesn't do relationships. Besides, he's a monster. He wears a mask. His only source of pleasure is eviscerating people. And even HE finds her mentally unstable. It's best for the both of them if they stayed away from each other. Goodbye, AJ.
Kane leaves and AJ starts crying, but it then turns into laughing.
-Commercial-
Jack Swagger is already in the ring for a match.
His opponent is United States Champion Santino Marella, and hits title is on the line.
[Match #3]
[United States Championship Match]
[Santino Marella(c) vs. Jack Swagger]
The bell sounds. Swagger with a strong right hand that knocks Santino down. He puts Santino at the corner and nails him with wild punches. Swagger stops to taunt the crowd, and Santino counters with punches of his own. Swagger manages to catch Santino on his shoulder. Santino slips off and threatens to hit the cobra causing Swagger to run into the turnbuckle. Swagger with a strong takedown. Off the ropes and Swagger with a leg drop. Swagger grabs the champ's arms and pulls them back. Santino fights back and hits a back suplex. Santino kips up and throws a few punches. He ducks a clothesline, hits a hip toss and nails the diving headbutt. Santino pulls out the cobra puppet. Swagger grabs and lifts him up, but Santino catches him with a DDT. Santino sets up and hits The Cobra for the three count.]
[Winner and still United States Champion: Santino Marella]
[Time: 02:40]
Later tonight, a Divas Summertime Beach Battle Royal will take place.
Backstage, John Cena is heading to the ring to make his announcement. Along the way he stops at a cardboard box and lifts out a "People Power" T-Shirt. Zack Ryder walks over to Cena, takes the shirt and throws it in the trash bin. Cena smirks and continues walking to the ring.
-Commercial-
John Cena comes out and heads to the ring.
Earlier today he sent a tweet out that said #meepmoop. He then had a more relevant tweet saying he'll make an announcement. He makes a long comparison of the past few weeks with Star Wars characters complete with Yoda impression. SO, with a historic event like that, he has to make a historic announcement-
The lights go out. Chris Jericho comes out. He heads into the ring and confronts Cena.
Footage is shown of Jericho's band Fozzy playing in the U.K.
Jericho asks Cena what he's talking about. Instead of wasting time, make his historic announcement, shut the hell up, and get out of his ring because it's his night tonight!
Cena says let's hive him his due. Chris Jericho is back. He got carried away, but he's back. Since he was gone, Show has been unstoppable. He plans to go to Money In the Bank, cash in and win the WWE Championship. He'll cut to the chase. In order to stop Big Show, he's putting himself in the Money in the Bank ladder match. Does he think he's just gonna let Show win that suitcase? Everyone who has cashed that in has gotten the championship. It's been over a year since he held the championship, and he's going to win the whole fudgin' thing.
Fudging?
It's a PG show.
How dare Cena think he can waltz in and win it for the very first time just cause he's Cena. It doesn't work like that. He invented the match in 2005 and has been in THREE of them.
And by Cena's calculations he's won none of them, so what's his point?
Always so smug. So funny. Always making jokes and laughing. The ladder match isn't a joke. It's not something you take lightly and try out for fun. Wanna try something fun? Go in a bouncy house or do another Star Wars promo. That's fun. Money in the Bank is a serious match, and nobody has been in more ladder matches than him. It's a career ender, Cena. He knows what it's like to be in those matches. Instead of worrying about stopping Show, maybe he should worry about stopping him. Because he's entering in the Money in the Bank match as well.
Vickie Guerrero comes out.
Let her make a few things clear. In a few weeks, the MITB PPV takes place. There will be TWO MITB matches. One for the WWE Championship, and one for the World. They can't just declare themselves to be in matches.
Jericho interrupts and Vickie says not to interrupt her.
What's she gonna do? Suspend him?
Actually, the Board of Directors has decided that the WWE Championship ladder match will be exclusive. Only former WWE Champions can be in the match. And so far the participants are Kane, Big Show, Jericho, and Cena.
Cena says she's not that bad a GM. Just take orders from the Board of Directors and PLEASE don't make any decisions of her own.
She might not make the MITB matches, but it's HER show tonight, and she'll make the main event. Tonight, for the first time in over two years, John Cena goes one on one with Chris Jericho.
Jericho leaves the ring.
WWE Superstars of the past have been making their return in honor of the 1000th episode. First it was Vader, then Mick Foley, and Roddy Piper last week. Coming up, another superstar who hasn't been on Raw in 15 years is gonna show up.
-Commercial-
The following match features a former Raw Superstar.
Heath Slater comes out and heads into the ring.
He says he's the one man band. And he doesn't care what Vader, Cyndi Lauper, or Piper thinks. He's one of the top Superstars on Raw. He's Heath Slater and he rules the world! He rules the world!
His opponent? Sycho Sid!
[Match #4]
[Singles Match]
[Heath Slater vs. Sycho Sid]
The bell sounds. Slater and Sid tie up. Heath shoves him back and Sid chops him down. He grabs Slater's arm and kicks it. Side grabs him by the neck, lifts him up on the turnbuckle and shoves him out of the ring. Sid picks Heath up and misses a right hand. Slater with kicks to the leg and elbows to the back of the head. He runs the ropes and Side clothesline him followed by a leg drop. Vicious shouts "Powerbomb!" He grabs Heath and hits the powerbomb for the thee count.
[Winner via Pinfall: Sycho Sid]
[Time: 01:54]
Later tonight, the Summertime Beach Battle Royal, and John Cena takes on Chris Jericho.
-Commercial-
Up next is the Number One Contender's contract on a pole match. First one to grab the contract wins.
Ricardo Rodriguez announces Alberto Del Rio. Del Rio is in a 2003 Ferrari.
His opponent, Dolph Ziggler, comes out next.
[Match #5]
[Contract on a Pole Match]
[Dolph Ziggler vs. Alberto Del Rio]
Bell sounds. Ziggler and Dolph go to grapple, but Dolph tries to grab the contract right away. Rio stops him and kicks him in the corner. Rio goes to grab it and Ziggler stops him. Whip into the ropes and Ziggler with an elbow to the head. Alberto counters with a spinning backbreaker. Alberto climbs up for the contract and Ziggler pulls him off. Rio goes for an inzigiri but Dolph counters with a Russian leg sweep. Ziggler climbs up and Rio pulls him off. He goes for another spinning backbreaker but Ziggler lands on his feet and hits the dropkick. Ziggler with a sleer hold attempt, but Rio slingshots him into the apron. Ziggler grabs the apron and runs up the turnbuckle. Alberto with a jawbreaker on the turnbuckle pad. Alberto tries to grab it and Ziggler climbs on Del Rio. Del Rio hoists him over his shoulder and hits a Samoan drop off the top. Alberto climbs, and Ziggler climbs up again. Ziggler grabs the contract, but it slips from his hand and falls on the mat. Alberto and Ziggler grabs it at the same time and punch each other for it. The contract falls on the mat. Ricardo goes to grab it and Ziggler dropkicks him out of the ring causing the contract to fall out of the ring. They scramble to grab it. Del Rio and Ziggler pull each other away from it until they slip out on the other side of the ring.
Suddenly, World Champion Sheamus comes out.
He says that there's no need to keep fighting. He just spoke to his granny in the back and they're lucky. She's making it a triple threat match on Friday. But before they get their hopes up, this match isn't about showing off or destiny. This match is about him kicking both their asses this Friday night.
Sheamus leaves while Del Rio and Ziggler look at each other.
[Match stopped]
In an online poll, 51% of the WWE Universe thinks that AJ should be with CM Punk. Lawler thinks there should've been a "none of the above" option.
A recap of what happened in the opening match is played.
At Money In The Bank, CM Punk takes on Daniel Bryan for the WWE Championship.
Backstage, Punk is on the phone. AJ comes up from behind and covers his eyes. Guess who?!
King Kong Bundy.
She laughs. She knows he wasn't too happy with what happened earlier, but she's gonna dedicate her Divas match win to him.
Punk says they've gotta sit down and discuss their relationship.
AJ says she has no problem doing that as soon as she wins the Battle Royal.
AJ heads to the ring.
-Commercial-
Another "Raw Moment" video. Mick Foley talks about the famous "This is your Life" segment he had with The Rock.
[Match #6]
[Divas Beach Battle Royal]
[Pretty much every Diva on the roster.]
The battle royal is about to start. The ring is covered with beach props. The Divas are in their bikinis.
Before the match starts, Vickie Guerrero comes out in a robe.
She says that because Laurinaitis was fired, "People Power" is dead and "Vickie Power" lives on.
Vickie takes off her robe and reveals her swimsuit.
The bell sounds and everyone starts beating each other up. Various Divas are tossed out of the ring. It gets down to AJ, Layla and Vickie. AJ kicks Layla onto the apron. Beth distracts Layla allowing AJ to knock her out of the ring. Vickie tries to eliminate her, but AJ is able to stay in the ring. Vickie turns around and celebrates thinking she won. AJ faces her and gives her the creepy smile. Vickie slaps her. AJ tackles her down and throws a few punches before kicking her out of the ring.
[Winner: AJ]
[Time: 02:14]
AJ celebrates by shouting "YES!" along with the fans.
Up next, John Cena takes on Chris Jericho.
-Commercial-
Chris Jericho comes out and heads to the ring for his match.
John Cena, his opponent, comes out next and heads into the ring.
[Match #7]
[Singles Match]
[John Cena vs. Chris Jericho]
Bell sounds. They circle each other and grapple. Jericho with a snapmare into leglock, and Cena gets out of it. Cena tries for an Attitude Adjustment early on, but Jericho slides out of it and rolls out of the ring.
-Commercial-
Final break of the night. Jericho has Cena in a side headlock. Cena powers out of it and whips Jericho into a turnbuckle. Jericho with a boot to the face followed by a dropkick off the top for a two count. Jericho slaps the back of Cena's head and presses his neck against the ring ropes. Jericho with a back suplex. He kicks Cena in the head and dropkicks him on the apron. He picks Cena up and goes for a suplex, but Cena counters with one of his own. Cena whips Jericho and goes for a back body drop, but Jericho kicks him in the head. Jericho with a chin lock submission into a headlock. Cena is up, powers out once more and headbutts Jericho. Jericho with a high elbow to the face. He goes for the Lionsault and misses. Jericho lands on his feet and Cena with a couple shoulder tackles followed by a spin out powerbomb. He goes for Five Knuckle Shuffle, but Jericho counters with Walls of Jericho. Cena counters with Attitude Adjustment, but Jericho slips out of it. Clothesline attempt misses followed by another spin out powerbomb and this time Cena hits the Five Knuckle Shuffle.
Big Show comes out. Cena sees him and Jericho uses the distraction to grab Cena and apply the Walls of Jericho submission. As he puts the hold on, Big Show enters the ring and hits Cena with a leg drop to the back of the head causing the disqualification.
[Winner via DQ: Big Show]
[Time: 08:17]
Jericho looks upset at first, but when he realizes that Show means business, he exits the ring and lets him do what he wants. Show grabs Cena and chokeslams him. He then applies the Colossal Clutch. Cena is out of it. Once Show finally lets go of the hold, the show come to an end.
