Raw
Lafayette, Louisiana
October 3, 2011
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Drew McIntyre is already
in the ring as Randy Orton’s entrance begins to kick off the show.
Randy Orton v. Drew McIntyre
They exchange blows after squaring off. Orton hits a dropkick that sends Drew
out of the ring. Orton follows after and whips Drew into the barricade on one
side of the ring, and then the other. Orton slides him back into the ring and
sets Drew up in the corner for a 10 count punch. Orton completes the sequence as
Drew clings to the ropes for the break. Orton backs off, but Drew kicks him in
the jaw! Orton collapses to the mat as Drew mounts him for a series of punches.
Drew connects with a snap suplex and goes for the cover. Orton kicks out.
Drew puts Orton’s neck against the second rope and places his knee on the
Viper’s back for leverage. Orton fights back, pushing Drew into the corner with
an uppercut. Drew is whipped to the corner, but blocks a splash with his boots.
Cover, but Orton kicks out. Drew looks frustrated as he resorts to a Sumerian
Arm Bar. Drew releases the hold and connects with a swinging neckbreaker. Drew
heads to the second rope and leaps, but Orton counters with his feet. Orton hits
his snap scoop slam and starts to get the crowd fired up. Drew is sent to the
apron and is set up for the suspended DDT. It connects! Orton falls down to the
mat and pounds with his fists. He hits the RKO, and this match is over!
Winner via RKO: Randy Orton
After the match, Mark Henry’s music hits and he walks down to ringside while
Orton is still in the ring celebrating. Henry laughs and holds his Title up in
the air. Orton slides out of the ring and exchanges blows with the Champion.
Security rushes to ringside to separate the two men. John Laurinaitis is out
encouraging the security detail. As tends to happen in such occurrences, the
multitude of security personnel can’t keep Orton from rushing Henry a couple of
times. Orton knocks Henry over the barricade and the Champion falls to the
cement.
****Commercial****
Back from the break, Henry is in the ring with his Title. Orton has presumably
been ushered to the back. A video package plays highlighting the rise of Henry
and his “Hall of Pain”.
Mark Henry v. John Morrison
Henry backs him into the corner and tries to connect with an arm bar, but John
spins to his feet. The counter is fruitless however as Henry just clotheslines
him. Henry lifts Morrison into the air and goes for the World’s Strongest Slam,
but Morrison slides off. He connects with a bit of offense, and sets up for
Starship Pain and lands it. Henry kicks out of the cover and hits the World’s
Strongest Slam! This match is over.
Winner via World’s Strongest Slam: Mark Henry
After the match Henry cuts a short promo about his Hall of Pain.
John Laurinaitis is in the back with David Otunga, Christian, Vickie, Dolph,
Cody Rhodes, Swagger and Alberto Del Rio. Otunga says that they have legitimate
gripes about treatment. Laurinaitis tries to brush them aside, so Vickie says
that they are going to the ring to air their concerns.
****Commercial****
The crew from the last backstage segment is all in the ring. Del Rio grabs the
mic and blames HHH for the happenings at the end of the PPV last night. Del Rio
thinks it is curious that the cell was raised to allow Cena and “hooligans” to
enter the ring and attack him. The Champion says that HHH is the person with the
power to have made that happen.
Christian speaks now, and says that the workplace has become unsafe since HHH
took over as COO. Rhodes blames the conditions on HHH’s ego. Dolph says that
HHH’s actions have gone by unsupervised, so they are going to take action into
their own hands. Swagger says that thanks to HHH, his friends and family are now
concerned for his safety every time he enters the ring. Vickie says excuse me,
and the crowd is hot! She gets in a couple of sentences and then hands the mic
to Otunga.
David Otunga says that he has studied cases like theirs in the past. As the
resident Harvard-graduate lawyer, he knows that they can either suffer under
HHH’s employ. Or, they can band together and make a stand.
Triple H’s music hits and he walks onto the entrance ramp. He asks what the
company has become. Men used to stand in the ring and fight. No matter what
happened they got into the ring and did their job. They didn’t whine like kids
and threaten lawsuits. They got in the ring and they fought. He doesn’t give a
damn about Miz & Truth’s lawsuit or about the lawsuit of the men now in the
ring.
Tonight the men in the ring are going to fight against Evan Bourne, Kofi
Kingston, Sheamus, CM Punk & John Cena. He doesn’t want them to threaten a
lawsuit against those guys; he wants them to do what they are paid to do –
fight.
****Commercial****
Kelly Kelly & Eve Torres v. Beth Phoenix & Natalya
Beth and Kelly start off the match. Kelly is sent outside the ring, but Kelly
gets to her feet and slams Beth’s head against the announce table. Natalya tries
to run over to help, but Eve comes over to take her out. Kelly continues the
onslaught on Beth and it takes Eve pulling her off for the former Divas Champion
to release the woman who won her Championship last night.
No Contest
John Laurinaitis is in HHH’s office and says that HHH needs to be a man just as
much as the talent. He suggests that The Game asks for a vote of confidence from
the RAW locker room. John asks if he is scared. HHH grabs John by the neck tie
and tells him that he isn’t scared of anything. What bothers him is that his
right hand man may very well be the one sabotaging his every move. HHH tells him
to get every superstar in the ring, and he will look each one of them in the eye
during the vote. John is told to make sure he is out there as well.
****Commercial****
Jinder Mahal is in the ring, and is saying… something. No translation provided
and my magic bunny ear translation head gear appears to be broken. Santino
Marella comes down to the ring with a mic, and he just blatantly talks in
nonsensical jargon.
Jinder Mahal v. Santino Marella
Jinder is whipped into the corner and falls to the mat. Santino pumps up for the
Cobra, and this match is over!
Winner via Cobra: Santino Marella
****Commercial****
Video Recap of The Miz & Truth attacking competitors and referees last night at
the PPV
We then go to a youtube clip of The Miz and R-Truth apologizing.
CM Punk’s music hits and he makes his way down to the ring for the huge 12-man
tag match.
John Cena, CM Punk, WWE Tag Team Champions Kofi Kingston/Evan Bourne, Sheamus
and Mason Ryan vs. WWE Champion Alberto Del Rio, Christian, WWE Intercontinental
Champion Cody Rhodes, WWE United States Champion Dolph Ziggler, Jack Swagger and
David Otunga
****Commercial****
Cena fights through Christian and Otunga. Ziggler gets the tag, so Cena brings
in Mason Ryan. Ziggler is decimated by a clothesline as Sheamus and Swagger are
brought in by their respective teams. Sheamus hits a backbreaker and goes for
the cover. Swagger kicks out. Punk comes into the ring and jumps to the top
rope, but Swagger crawls towards the corner and tags in Rhodes. Punk jumps down
to the mat to square off. Punk grabs a side headlock but gets backed into the
corner. Rhodes shoves his shoulder into Punk’s gut, and then stomps on his
chest. Rhodes throws a few punches before locking on a seated arm bar. Punk
fights his way free. Both teams charge into the ring, but they refrain from
contact as we go to commercial.
****Commercial****
Kofi and Rhodes are in the ring. Rhodes hits a high kick and goes for the cover.
Kofi kicks out. Del Rio gets the tag and hits a snapmare takedown. Dropkick to
the head and a cover, but Kofi kicks out. Christian gets the tag and applies a
chin lock. Christian floors him with an elbow and then tags in Swagger. He
stomps on Kofi and tags in Ziggler. Dolph points towards the corner, taunting
Kofi. Ziggler goes for a cover, but Kofi kicks out. Ziggler pulls Kofi to the
corner and tags in Rhodes. Cody throws Kofi out of the ring. Swagger gets in a
cheap shot. Cody heads out of the ring and tries to whip Kofi into the
barricade, but gets sent there himself!
Cody quickly gets back into the ring and tags in Christian who keeps Kofi from
bringing in a fresh teammate. Swagger gets the tag and begins to work on Kofi’s
leg. Quick tag to Ziggler who takes time to soak up the moment. He leaps for an
elbow, but Kofi moves out of the way. Kofi tries his best to reach the corner,
but Ziggler tags in Otunga. Kofi is scoop slammed and hits with an elbow. Cover,
but Kofi kicks out. Ziggler gets the tag and punches Kofi in the sternum. Both
men bounce off the ropes and leap for a crossbody. Swagger gets the tag, but
can’t stop Kofi from tagging in Bourne!
The high flyer hits a couple of kicks and knocks Christian off the apron.
Swagger tries to arm drag him into the ring, but Bourne blocks. Evan heads to
the top rope and leaps for the Shooting Star Press! It connects! Cover – but
Vickie drags the leg of Swagger under the bottom rope. The referee sees and
stops the count, but also sends Vickie to the back!
****Commercial****
Christian has Bourne against the second rope and punches him in the face. Cover,
but Evan kicks out. Christian has a front headlock applied as he brings in Del
Rio. Titl-a-whirl backbreaker and cover, but Evan kicks out. Evan is whipped
into the corner but blocks a splash with his boot. Evan hits a tornado DDT and
goes for the tag. Cena gets the tag and connects with two shoulder blocks and a
side slam. The 5 Knuckle Shuffle continues the 5 Moves of Doom as Cena is
looking for the Attitude Adjustment. Del Rio counters with an arm breaker, and
tags in Cody. Cody tags in Christian. Del Rio is brought back in next. Each man
took shots at Cena, so Del Rio goes for the cover. Cena kicks out.
Alberto Del Rio applies a headlock, and then head butts Cena. Swagger gets the
tag as Cena is seated in the corner. Swagger lifts him to his feet and connects
with some punches before whipping him hard into the corner. Cena falls to the
mat and Swagger hits his second rope splash. Cover, but Cena kicks out. A
frustrated Swagger lifts Cena to his feet and whips him into the opposite
corner. Again Cena falls to the mat and again Swagger goes for the splash. This
time Cena gets out of the way, and tags in Sheamus. Ziggler gets the tag on his
team and runs in to several clubbing blows of Sheamus. The Irish star takes to
the top rope, but Christian pushes him back into the ring. Ziggler goes for the
cover, but Sheamus kicks out. Christian spears Sheamus, but Bourne comes in to
make the save. All hell breaks loose as competitor after competitor enters the
ring and hits their finisher. Bodies are flying everywhere as Sheamus hits a
brutal Brogue Kick on Ziggler! This match is over!
Winners: John Cena, CM Punk, WWE Tag Team Champions Kofi Kingston/Evan Bourne,
Sheamus and Mason Ryan
****Commercial****
The WWE locker room makes their way down around the ring. Wrestlers, referees
and Divas are all present. Jerry Lawler’s music hits and he makes an entrance as
well. The vote of confidence for HHH is up next!
****Commercial****
HHH’s music hits and he makes his way down and into the ring. He says they are
out here to take a vote of confidence about his job performance as the COO. He
says that he didn’t ask for this job, it was given to him. It was more difficult
than he expected. Miz and Truth say that he is a hypocrite, but what they should
be doing is apologizing for being a bunch of babies. If you are willing to do
the crime, you have to be willing to do the time. Trips admits that he is a bit
old school. He like watching people beat the crap out of each other, he enjoys
the chaos and is sure the WWE Universe does as well. At the end of the day,
isn’t that who the company really works for? The fans? Isn’t it the WWE Universe
who really signs their paychecks? It is HHH’s job to put on the best show
possible every Monday night for the fans. With all of that being said, he is
curious to hear their opinions.
Wade Barret has a mic and says he has been selected by the roster to speak about
their problems. He says that the reason they all came to the WWE is because they
are competitors who like to adhere certain rules and conditions. They shouldn’t
be subjected to an unsafe work environment such as attacks in the parking lot
because HHH can’t do his job correctly. Wade says that Trips does enjoy chaos,
which is the problem. He also seems to enjoy attacking his employees.
HHH reminds the audience that this is the same Wade who along with the Nexus
tried to destroy the company a year and a half ago. Referee Mike Chioda has the
mic and says he has been here for 23 years, and for the first time he is afraid
to come work. The attacks against the staff are unacceptable. Beth Phoenix says
that on behalf of the Divas they are worried about their safety. Trips asks if
anything has actually happened to the Divas. She says that they are worried
something “could” happen.
Jerry Lawler gets in the ring and says that the show is spiraling out of
control. Lawler agrees that this company has become a hostile work place. But,
he doesn’t believe it is HHH’s fault. He agrees with CM Punk that it is someone
behind the scenes pulling the strings. The problem is, somebody clearly doesn’t
want HHH running the company. While Trips is in charge, things are not going to
get better. Christian has a mic and calls for a vote to occur now. He speaks for
the wrestlers when he votes no confidence. Chioda speaks for the referees and
votes no confidence. For the Divas, Beth votes no confidence. Finally Lawler
looks HHH in the eyes and says he is voting no confidence as well. Actions speak
louder than words, so right now he is walking out. The locker room follows
after.
Hunter is standing in the middle of the ring as he watches his friends and
colleagues head to the back. Cole leaves the commentary booth. Not even Santino
and Morrison stay to offer their support. Booker T leaves the table, and Jim
Ross has his head in his hands. Justin Roberts and the ring crew head to the
back as well. The camera crew sets down their equipment and heads to the back.
The crowd is still chanting for a stunned HHH. Jim Ross is the only employee
still staying and the crowd cheers, but he too gets to his feet and heads to the
back – to a chorus of boos.
The crowd’s support is clearly behind Hunter. John Laurinaitis walks out onto
the ramp for a loud, “You Suck” chant. Then John walks back behind the curtain.
HHH mouths, “I’m sorry” to a crowd still chanting his name.