Raw
Manchester, England
November 11, 2013
results thanks to wrestleview.com
Happy Veterans Day to all the men and women who have served and will serve to
protect our freedom.
“Then. Now. Forever.” The WWE video leads us into the show.
A video airs that highlights the events that took place at the end of last
week’s RAW. Big Show forced the Authority to give him his job back by
threatening them with a massive lawsuit. Big Show was also given a WWE
Championship match against Randy Orton at Survivor Series. After that, he was
put into a handicap match against The Shield and Orton. Big Show was overcoming
the odds during that match until Kane came out dressed in a suit. Big Show was
then put through a table.
We’re brought into the arena to see the fans of the United Kingdom. Michael Cole
welcomes us to the show alongside Jerry “The King” Lawler and John “Bradshaw”
Layfield. Cole announces that Triple H and Stephanie McMahon will not be there
tonight as they are on vacation.
Randy Orton’s music hits, and the WWE Champion makes his way to the ring to the
sound of jeers. Orton says it looks like Big Show has gotten his job back, and
he also blackmailed his way into a title match against himself. If anyone saw
the beat down that he gave to the Big Show with the help of The Shield, then
they would agree with him that he will be victorious at Survivor Series. He will
retain the WWE Title and retain his status as the “Face of the WWE.” While
Triple H and Stephanie McMahon are on a well-deserved vacation, he is in charge
of Monday Night RAW.
Brad Maddox excuses himself and makes his way to the ring to a nice pop. Maddox
appreciates Mr. Kane trying to help out around here, but he is the General
Manager of Monday Night RAW. Therefore, he has the authority and responsibility
to be in charge of this week’s Monday Night RAW.
Maddox goes to make a match, but Kane’s music hits, and the Director of
Operations makes his way to the ring in a suit. The crowd chants at him, “You
sold out!” Kane says last week, the Authority made him the Director of
Operations. That means in the absence of Triple H and Stephanie McMahon that he
is in charge tonight. Maddox says he’s had this gig for quite a while, so maybe
Kane should follow his lead. Maddox then books Randy Orton versus one-half of
the WWE Tag Team Champions, Cody Rhodes. Kane shuts down those plans, and he
books Orton versus Goldust. Maddox and Kane argue over who they want to face
Orton. Orton tells them to make up their minds because he cannot face the both
of them.
EXCUSE ME! Vickie Guerrero comes out to a massive amount of heat. Vickie says
that she wants to wish Triple H and Stephanie McMahon a wonderful vacation.
Unlike Maddox and Kane, she has complete confidence in Orton’s skills. As the
former General Manager of RAW and the current General Manager of Smackdown, she
is the voice of reason. The arena is completely unglued for this whole segment.
She thinks if The Authority was to see whatever is best for business, they would
agree with Orton’s idea. Tonight, Orton will face both Cody Rhodes and Goldust
in a two-on-one handicap match. The crowd goes nuts with “YES!” chants at that
announcement.
Cody Rhodes and Goldust make their way to the ring to face Randy Orton. That
match is next.
-Commercial Break-
Randy Orton vs. Cody Rhodes and Goldust
Randy Orton will start the match against Goldust. They lock up, and Goldust
takes him down with a headlock. Orton quickly grapevines the head, but Goldust
gets out. Orton takes him down with a headlock, and Goldust applies a
head-scissor. Orton pops out, and Goldust does his taunt. Orton pushes him, and
Goldust punches him back. Orton quickly applies a side headlock, so Goldust
whips him off. Orton shoulder blocks him down and hits the ropes for a hip toss.
Goldust quickly follows up with an arm drag and a dropkick for a two count.
Goldust wrenches the arm and tags in his brother. Rhodes comes off the top rope
with an axe handle to the shoulder. Rhodes follows up with a front suplex for a
two count. Orton pulls him face first into the turnbuckle and kicks him in the
midsection. Orton uppercuts him down, but Rhodes soon comes back with a side
headlock. Goldust blind tags in as Orton whips Rhodes off. Rhodes holds on to
the ropes as Goldust rolls Orton up for a two count.
Goldust applies a side headlock, but Orton powers him to the corner and
shoulders him there. Orton smiles at the crowd before hitting some slow,
methodical punches in the corner. Orton has a whip to the corner reversed on
him, but he soon pops out with a clothesline for a two count. Goldust pulls
himself up as the crowd goes from chanting, “Randy’s boring” to “JBL.” Orton
knees Goldust in the face before hitting some stomps. Orton clubs away at
Goldust in the corner and takes him down. Goldust fights back, but Orton cuts
off the momentum. Orton sends him to the corner, but he runs into a boot.
Goldust begins to climb to the top rope, but Orton kicks him in the back of the
knee, sending him crashing back down to the mat.
-Commercial Break-
We come back from the break to see Goldust trapped in a chin lock. Goldust
fights up and punches out. Orton reverses a whip and goes for a powerslam, but
Goldust holds on to the ropes. Goldust quickly rolls him up for a near fall.
Goldust then takes him down with a big DDT. Rhodes is tagged in, and he drops
Orton with a springboard missile dropkick. Rhodes punches him before having a
whip to the corner reversed on him. Orton charges, but Rhodes catches him with a
rollup for a near fall. Rhodes kicks him before dropping down for a big
uppercut. Rhodes goes to the top rope and hits a picture-perfect moonsault block
for a near fall. Rhodes waits for Orton to get up. Orton ducks a clothesline and
goes for his patented backbreaker, but Rhodes pushes him off. Rhodes then takes
him down with a high knee.
Goldust is tagged in, and Rhodes whips him toward Orton. Orton sidesteps him and
goes for an RKO on Rhodes, but Rhodes pushes him into an uppercut from Goldust.
Rhodes and Goldust then hit a double-team clothesline on Orton over the top
rope. The referee begins to count Orton out. Orton gets to his feet, but he soon
changes his mind about getting back into the ring.
Winners by Count-Out: Cody Rhodes and Goldust
Match Rating: * 1/4
Big Show’s music hits, and he quickly makes his way to ringside. Orton has
nowhere to run as Rhodes and Goldust wait for him in the ring. Big Show punches
away at Orton at ringside before pushing him down. Big Show punches him in the
midsection before sending him into the steel ring steps. Big Show then floors
him with a short-arm clothesline before taking the commentary table apart. The
crowd begins to chant, “YES!” as Big Show sets the ring steps alongside the
table. Big Show climbs the steps while holding Orton by the throat. Big Show
then destroys him with a massive chokeslam through the commentary table! The
crowd goes crazy with “YES!” chants as Big Show’s music hits!
Doctors run down to ringside to check on the health of Randy Orton. Replays are
shown, and the commentators marvel at the height Orton was dropped through the
table.
-Commercial Break-
During the commercial break, Big Show got into a taxicab to go grab a pint from
a British pub.
Los Matadores and Santino Marella vs. “The Union Jacks” (3MB)
Santino Marella is also wearing horns on his head like El Torito. 3MB’s attire
is in the theme of the British Union Jack flag. A “3MB” chant breaks out. Diego
will start the match against Heath Slater. They lock up, and Diego quickly hits
him with a snapmare. Slater comes back with some kicks and a side headlock.
Jinder Mahal blind tags in as Diego tries to whip him off. Diego fights them off
until Mahal hits him with a high knee for a two count. Drew McIntyre tags in and
floors Diego with a dropkick. McIntyre kicks him in the face before taking a
back suplex.
Mahal and Santino are tagged in. Santino hits some jabs before splitting under a
clothesline and hitting a hip toss. Santino goes for a big splash, but Mahal
gets the knees up. Mahal picks him up, but Santino takes him down with a back
suplex. El Torito gets on the apron and shakes his hips at Slater. Slater chases
him around the ring until Santino gores him in the butt with his horns. McIntyre
picks El Torito up by the horns until Los Matadores takes him out with stereo
suicide dives. El Torito then goes to the top rope and takes Slater out with a
flipping senton to the outside. Inside the ring, Santino catches Mahal with a
stunner. Santino takes the Cobra out, complete with horns on it, and strikes
Mahal down for the win.
Winners by Pinfall: Los Matadores and Santino Marella
Match Rating: 1/2 *
Randy Orton is being attended to in the medical area when Brad Maddox comes up
to him. Maddox apologizes and says the match was not his idea. Orton says he
thought Maddox was the GM. How could he let that happen? Vickie Guerrero comes
in and apologizes, but Orton tells her to save it for next week when Triple H
and Stephanie McMahon are back. Orton tells them to get out of his sight. Kane
walks up and tells him to listen, but Orton tells him to get out. Kane says he
is the Director of Operations. If he keeps mouthing off like that, then Big Show
won’t be his only problem. The doctor then asks for a moment to check on Orton’s
shoulder.
Curtis Axel will defend his WWE Intercontinental Championship against Dolph
Ziggler later tonight.
-Commercial Break-
Damien Sandow vs. Kofi Kingston
Charles Robinson, my favorite referee of all time, is the official for this
match. Sandow quickly attacks Kingston with kicks and knees to the midsection
before throwing him out of the ring. Sandow goes outside and puts him on the
apron. Sandow clubs away at him some more before putting the ring apron over
Kingston’s face. Sandow stomps away at him before pulling him into the ring for
a two count. Sandow clubs away at him some more before applying a chin lock.
Kingston soon fights up and punches out. Kingston kicks away at him before
Sandow reverses a whip to the corner. Sandow sends him hard to the corner again
before hitting some shoulder thrusts. Sandow head-butts him down before rubbing
his face in the mat. Sandow drops a knee for a near fall. Sandow reapplies the
chin lock, but Kingston fights up again. Kingston punches him, but Sandow slams
him down. Sandow then hits the Cubito Aequet before dropping a few more elbows
for a near fall. Kingston then moves out of the way of a leg drop.
Kingston gets to his feet, and he boots Sandow in the face. Kingston then takes
him down and punches away at him. Kingston kicks him in the head for a near
fall. Kingston goes to the second rope and splashes him as he gets to his feet
for another near fall. Kingston kicks him until Sandow comes back with some
punches of his own. Sandow whips him to the corner, but he runs into a pendulum
kick. Kingston goes for a springboard, but Sandow kicks the ropes. Kingston
crashes to the mat. Sandow quickly follows up with the You’re Welcome for the
win.
Winner by Pinfall: Damien Sandow
Match Rating: *
Curtis Axel will defend his WWE Intercontinental Championship against Dolph
Ziggler, next.
“RAW Country” will take place in Nashville, Tennessee next Monday.
-Commercial Break-
WWE Intercontinental Championship
Dolph Ziggler vs. Curtis Axel (c)
They circle the ring and lock up. They tussle around the ring for position
before breaking it. They circle the ring again and lock up. Axel applies a side
headlock, but Ziggler twists out and applies one of his own. Axel quickly
applies a hammerlock, but Ziggler twists out and applies one of his own. Axel
elbows him in the face and kicks him down in the corner. Axel whips him to the
opposite corner and charges, but Ziggler sidesteps him. Axel ducks a clothesline
and takes Ziggler down with a dropkick for a two count. Axel talks some trash as
Ziggler gets to his feet. They circle the ring and lock up again. Ziggler
applies a side headlock, but Axel transitions to his own. Axel gets whipped off,
but he is able to come back with a shoulder block. Axel hits the ropes, and
Ziggler takes him down with a big dropkick for a near fall. Ziggler then taunts
him.
Ziggler catches him with a hip toss for a two count. Ziggler hits a nice suplex
for another two count. Ziggler then begins to drop some “heart stopping” elbow
drops. Ziggler drops ten of them for a near fall. Ziggler has a whip to the
corner reversed on him, and he flies over the top rope. Axel goes outside and
drives Ziggler into the ring apron. Axel punches away at him at ringside before
throwing Ziggler back into the ring for a two count. Axel drops some elbows for
another two count. Axel talks some more trash before punching him in the face.
Axel chokes him on the second rope before slapping him in the head a few times.
Ziggler pushes him off and floors him with a big DDT.
They get to their feet before the referee counts to ten. Axel charges, but
Ziggler sidesteps him. Axel then hits the ring post shoulder first. Ziggler
ducks a clothesline and hits one of his own. Ziggler splashes him in the corner
and hits the ten punches before hitting a neckbreaker. Ziggler drops a big elbow
for a near fall. Ziggler goes for a famouser, but Axel avoids it. Axel then
catapults him into the turnbuckle and rolls him up for a near fall. Ziggler then
hits the famouser for a near fall. They take their time getting back to their
feet. Axel reverses a whip into a snap back suplex for a near fall. Axel goes to
the top rope, but Ziggler scales to the top for a super face-buster for a near
fall. Ziggler waits for him to get up and goes for a Zig-Zag, but Axel hangs on
to the ropes. Axel takes him down with a flapjack before hitting the Axelizer
for the win.
Winner and still WWE Intercontinental Champion: Curtis Axel
Match Rating: * 3/4
Brad Maddox and Kane are arguing backstage. They trade blame on who will be in
trouble when Triple H and Stephanie get back. Maddox suggest the main event
should be The Real Americans taking on John Cena. Kane likes the handicap match
concept. He’s making a tag team handicap match. It’ll be all three members of
The Shield against Daniel Bryan and CM Punk. Maddox goes to shake Kane’s hand,
but he walks off.
-Commercial Break-
Zack Ryder does a sales pitch for WWE Shop merchandise.
Tamina Snuka w/ AJ Lee vs. Nikki Bella w/ Brie Bella
They lock up, and Tamina throws Nikki down. Nikki sidesteps her in the corner
and rolls her up for a one count. Tamina punches her before charging into a
boot. Nikki rolls her up again for a one count. Nikki takes her down with a
dropkick, and Tamina rolls out of the ring to recover. Tamina is furious at
ringside. Tamina gets back in the ring and misses a clothesline. Nikki goes for
a monkey flip, but Tamina pushes her off. Tamina takes her vest off and throws
it on Nikki before kicking her for a one count. Tamina hits a body slam before
stretching her out. Brie Bella gets the crowd going at ringside as Nikki knees
Tamina in the head. Tamina stretches her out on the ropes before clubbing her
down. Tamina hits a pump-handle slam for another near fall. Tamina applies a
chin lock, but Nikki soon fights up. Tamina applies a modified torture rack, but
Nikki slides off and catches Tamina with a back body drop.
Nikki takes her down with a head-scissor takeover. A “We want tables” chant
breaks out. Nikki clotheslines her down a few times before hitting a monkey
flip. Nikki takes her down with a face-buster for a near fall. An “ECW” chant
now breaks out. Tamina quickly kicks her down and chokes her on the ropes until
the referee admonishes her. AJ quickly snaps Nikki off the rope while the
referee is distracted. Tamina big boots Nikki down as AJ thwarts Brie’s attempt
at revenge. Tamina then goes to the top rope for a Superfly Splash for the win.
Winner by Pinfall: Tamina Snuka
Match Rating: 1/2 *
AJ Lee gets in the ring and skips around until Brie Bella dropkicks her down.
Tamina goes to body slam her, but Brie slides off and dropkicks her out of the
ring. Brie stands tall as AJ and Tamina retreat. Tamina seems to have a bloody
nose or lip.
John Cena will take on The Real Americans in a handicap match later tonight.
-Commercial Break-
The commentators talk about WWE 2K14 and who was Undertaker’s best WrestleMania
opponent. Shawn Michaels ran away with the poll.
Randy Orton is still in the doctor’s office when The Shield walks up to him.
Orton asks where they were an hour ago when he was getting chokeslammed through
a table. Dean Ambrose says it isn’t Randy Orton’s business where they were. They
tell him they don’t work for Brad Maddox, Kane, or Randy Orton. They tell him to
feel better before walking off.
Fandango makes his way to the ring with Summer Rae. “Fandangoing” lives in the
United Kingdom. Fandango will fight, next.
-Commercial Break-
Fandango w/ Summer Rae vs. Tyson Kidd w/ Natalya
Fandango’s tights have a Union Jack on them. They circle the ring before Kidd
applies a waistlock. Fandango applies a side headlock, but Kidd pushes him off
and hits a snapmare. Kidd hits the ropes, counters a hip toss, and kicks him in
the midsection. Kidd punches him in the corner before chopping the chest. Kidd
goes for a slingshot in the corner, but Fandango catches him and throws him over
the top rope. Fandango wiggles his hips toward Natalya before throwing Kidd in
the ring for a two count. Fandango punches him down before applying a chin lock,
but Kidd soon fights up. Fandango stops the momentum and goes for a back suplex,
but Kidd flips through. Kidd then catches him with a head-scissor into the
turnbuckle. Kidd boots him in the face and flips to the apron. Kidd then floors
him with a springboard dropkick. Fandango quickly rolls out of the ring and
avoids a plancha. Kidd lands on the apron and catches Fandango with a
hurricanrana off the apron! Kidd sends Fandango back into the ring and goes for
a springboard sunset flip, but Fandango sits on his shoulders for the win.
Winner by Pinfall: Fandango
Match Rating: 3/4 *
John Cena is seen walking backstage. He’ll fight The Real Americans in a
handicap match, next.
-Commercial Break-
Before the match begins, Zeb Colter cuts a promo from the stage. Colter mocks
the British accent before saying it is Veterans Day in the United States. Colter
says they’re standing on a foreign land tonight. This land is full of
imperialists, soccer thugs, bad food, and evil monarchs. Plus, it’s full of
people who actually found the antics of Mr. Bean hilarious. If the Real
Americans ran this country, it would be in much better shape. He doesn’t say
that for any reason because this is what he says to justify that. It used to be
said that the sun never sets on the British Empire, but now it never rises. As
he looks out into the sea of bad teeth, he asks them to put their hands over
their heart and say in recognition of a superior nation, “We the people!”
John Cena vs. The Real Americans w/ Zeb Colter
Jack Swagger will start against John Cena. A “Let’s go Cena; Cena sucks” chant
breaks out. They lock up, and Swagger quickly wrenches the arm. Cena escapes and
rubs some feeling into it. They lock up, and Cena quickly takes him down.
Antonio Cesaro gets in the ring, and they lock up. All of a sudden, Alberto Del
Rio’s music hits. He comes out to the stage waving the Mexican flag. Cena whips
Cesaro into the corner, but he runs into a back elbow. Cesaro quickly throws him
out of the ring. Swagger quickly follows up with a straight right hand.
-Commercial Break-
We come back from the break to see Cesaro uppercut Cena down. Del Rio is on
commentary now. Cesaro kicks Cena in the back before dead lifting him for a
gutwrench suplex. Cesaro picks up a near fall. Swagger is tagged in, and he
applies a chin lock, but Cena fights up and hits a back suplex. Cesaro tags back
in, and Cena catches him with a full nelson neckbreaker for a near fall. Swagger
tags back in, and he hits the Swagger Bomb. Swagger hits it a second time.
Swagger tries a third time, but Cena moves.
Cesaro tags in, and he misses a clothesline. Cena floors him with a shoulder
block before taking Swagger out with a shoulder block as well. Cena goes for
another shoulder block on Cesaro, but he uppercuts him out of the air! Cesaro
goes for the Cesaro Swing, but Cena counters into an STF attempt. Cesaro kicks
him off and tags in Swagger. Cena hits a back suplex powerbomb on Cesaro, and
Swagger catches him from behind with the Patriot Lock. Cena fights out of it and
kicks him off. Cesaro tags in, and Cena hits Swagger with a back elbow. Cesaro
catches Cena with a cross-body block, but Cena rolls through and picks Cesaro up
for an AA. Swagger quickly chop blocks the knee, and Cesaro picks up a near
fall. Cesaro goes for the Neutralizer, but Cena counters with a back body drop.
Swagger is tagged in, and Cena catches him with a back suplex powerbomb. Cena
catches him with the 5 Knuckle Shuffle and goes for an AA, but Swagger rolls
through and applies a Patriot Lock. Cena rolls through and catches Swagger with
the AA, but Cesaro breaks up the pinfall.
Cesaro stands on the apron and yells for Swagger to tag him in. Swagger
eventually does, and Cesaro runs into a powerbomb from Cena for a near fall.
Cena and Cesaro trade punches with Cena coming out on top. Cesaro all of a
sudden catches Cena with a Very European Uppercut for a near fall! Cesaro sizes
Cena up before hitting a running back elbow. Cesaro puts Cena on the top rope
before climbing up with him. Cena fights him off, and Cesaro falls to the mat
hard. Swagger is tagged in, and he goes for a top rope belly-to-belly, but Cena
pushes him off. Cena connects with a cross-body, and he quickly gets off to
clothesline Cesaro out of the ring. Cena then locks Swagger in the STF for the
win.
Winner by Submission: John Cena
Match Rating: ** 1/4
Cesaro quickly gets back in the ring, and he head-butts Cena a bunch of times.
Cena eventually fights him off and clotheslines him out of the ring. Del Rio
then runs in from behind, and he nails Cena in the midsection with a steel
chair. Del Rio punches away at Cena before putting the chair around Cena’s
injured arm. Del Rio kicks the chair a few times before applying the Cross Arm
Breaker. The referees run down to try and pry Del Rio off, but they are
unsuccessful. Big E Langston then runs down and punches Del Rio before throwing
him out of the ring. Langston stands tall in the ring with the crowd chanting
his name as the referees surround Cena in the ring.
CM Punk and Daniel Bryan will team up to face The Shield in a three-on-two
handicap match in tonight’s main event.
-Commercial Break-
Kane is backstage with Vickie Guerrero and Brad Maddox watching a replay of what
Alberto Del Rio just did to John Cena. Kane says that Cena had it coming. Del
Rio comes in and asks if they saw what he just did. Maddox says it looks like
they may have a new World Heavyweight Champion at Survivor Series. Del Rio
gloats about how he will beat Cena in his hometown of Boston at Survivor Series.
Del Rio tells them to make sure Langston keeps his nose out of his business.
Vickie says Del Rio should put his nose in Langston’s business. Kane tells Del
Rio to let Langston know how John Cena feels right now. Del Rio likes that
suggestion.
R-Truth changed the lyrics of his theme song to insult Ryback a little bit.
Ryback vs. R-Truth
R-Truth ducks a lock up before applying a waistlock. Ryback pushes him to the
corner and goes for a back elbow, but R-Truth ducks. R-Truth applies a side
headlock, but Ryback powers out. Ryback then takes him down by the hair before
talking a little trash. Ryback challenges R-Truth to punch him. R-Truth applies
a side headlock before Ryback powers out and slams him down. Ryback calls him
“stupid” before missing a clothesline. R-Truth punches away at him before having
a whip reversed on him. Ryback lowers his head and eats a kick. Ryback soon
powers R-Truth to the corner and slams him down into the opposite corner. Ryback
then whips him hard to the turnbuckle. A “Goldberg” chant breaks out as Ryback
chokes R-Truth on the ropes. Ryback then floors him with a military press
powerslam. Ryback chops him in the corner before hitting a body slam. Ryback
hits a big splash for a near fall. Ryback applies a grounded bear hug, but
R-Truth fights up. Ryback bear hugs him some more, but R-Truth punches out.
Ryback then floors him with a spinebuster. Ryback waits for R-Truth to get up
before attempting a meat hook clothesline, but R-Truth splits under him. R-Truth
then schoolboys him for the win!
Winner by Pinfall: R-Truth
Match Rating: 1/2 *
The commentators talk about the vicious beat down Big Show gave to Randy Orton
earlier in the evening.
Big E Langston makes his way to the ring. He’ll fight Alberto Del Rio, next.
-Commercial Break-
Big E Langston vs. Alberto Del Rio
They circle the ring and lock up. Del Rio quickly pushes him off and kicks him
in the midsection. Del Rio punches him down to a knee until Langston comes back
with some punches of his own. Langston sends Del Rio to the corner and hits a
running shoulder thrust. Langston then takes him down with a shoulder block.
Langston sends him to the corner, but he runs into Del Rio’s boots. Del Rio
covers for a one count. Del Rio quickly kicks him in the head for a two count.
Del Rio quickly applies a chin lock. Langston fights up and elbows out. Langston
sends him to the ropes, but he lowers his head, and Del Rio catches him with a
neckbreaker. Del Rio picks up a two count, and he kicks Langston in the head.
Del Rio reapplies a chin lock, but Langston fights up. Del Rio jumps on his
back, and Langston falls to a knee. A wave breaks out in the crowd. Langston
then powers up and takes Del Rio down with a sidewalk slam.
Langston hits a pair of clotheslines before hitting a belly-to-belly side suplex.
Langston then catches Del Rio with a big splash. Langston waits for Del Rio to
get up and goes for a splash in the corner, but Del Rio sidesteps him. Del Rio
quickly follows up with a step-up enzuigiri for a near fall. The crowd begins to
chant, “We are awesome.” Langston fights out of a Cross Arm Breaker and clobbers
him with an avalanche. Langston goes for the Big Ending, but Del Rio slides off
and applies the Cross Arm Breaker for the win.
Winner by Submission: Alberto Del Rio
Match Rating: * 1/4
CM Punk and Daniel Bryan will face The Shield coming up next.
The WWE airs a video to thank all the veterans of the armed forces. John Cena
narrated it.
-Commercial Break-
This Friday on Smackdown, John Cena will face Alberto Del Rio in an Arm
Wrestling Contest.
Paul Heyman is sitting in the ring in a wheelchair with a neck brace on and his
left leg in a cast. Curtis Axel is standing behind him. Heyman says his name,
and he says the crowd’s hero, CM Punk, gave all of these injuries to him. They
chant Punk’s name. Heyman says that tickles the fancy of their obviously limited
imaginations, but Punk could never have done this to him all by himself. Punk
had a whole lot of help. For example, he had help from that big ugly dummy
Ryback. Heyman says he took Ryback under his wing, nourished him, and gave him a
chance to be a Paul Heyman guy. Thank God he never accepted. What does Ryback
do? He guarantees him that his mantra in life is “Feed me more,” but we all know
that with CM Punk, Ryback bit off more than he could chew. He doesn’t just blame
Ryback and CM Punk – he blames everyone in the WWE Universe. They’re the ones
that encouraged CM Punk to climb to the top of the Hell in a Cell and lay this
beating down upon an innocent father of two small children. They’re the ones who
cheered CM Punk into giving him this beating. This is their entire fault. The
crowd cheers wildly. Heyman says this is why he has left his first class
accommodations seeking alternative medical treatments in Europe to go slumming
with the working class denizens from the ghetto known as Manchester.
Heyman says he isn’t here tonight for them to revel in the brilliance of his
prose. He is here tonight because he needed a room full of witnesses that he
went public with his intentions. Heyman says he shall return with a vengeance.
Heyman says he will hover over CM Punk like a sort of Damocles. He will drive
the blade of his sword through the heart…
CM Punk’s music hits, and he makes his way to the ring to a wild applause as
Heyman fears for his life in the ring. Curtis Axel cuts Punk off at ringside and
attacks him. Punk soon fights him off with a roundhouse kick. Punk whips him
into the barricade and catches him with a GTS. Punk then looks in the ring and
sees Heyman sitting there. Heyman says Punk has done enough damage in his life.
Punk goes under the ring and grabs a kendo stick. Punk gets in the ring, and
Heyman swings a crutch at him, but he misses. Punk then spins Heyman around in
the wheelchair before dumping him out of it. Punk then viciously smacks the
kendo stick off Heyman’s back brace a bunch of times before celebrating with the
crowd.
Daniel Bryan makes his way to the ring to another wild applause from the crowd.
The crowd chants “YES!” as Punk and Bryan get in the ring. They’ll face The
Shield, next.
-Commercial Break-
CM Punk and Daniel Bryan vs. The Shield
Charles Robinson, my favorite referee of all time, is back for another match. CM
Punk will start the match against Dean Ambrose. They take some time before
locking up. Ambrose quickly applies a hammerlock before moving to a side
headlock. Punk whips him off, and Ambrose shoulder blocks him down. Ambrose hits
the ropes, and Punk catches him with a jumping calf kick. Daniel Bryan is tagged
in, and they hit a double-team suplex for a two count. Bryan punches him before
having a whip reversed on him. Ambrose catches him with a back elbow before
tagging in Seth Rollins. Rollins punches him before having a whip reversed on
him. Bryan then turns him inside out with a knee to the midsection. Bryan kicks
him before standing on his knees. Bryan then applies a Mexican surfboard
stretch. Bryan puts him down and tags Punk in. Punk kicks him for a two count.
Punk catches him with a snapmare and dropkicks him in the back of the head for
another two count. Punk wrenches the arm, and Rollins chops the chest. Rollins
goes for a dropkick, but Punk counters into a catapult into the turnbuckle. Punk
goes for a GTS, but Rollins slides off.
Roman Reigns is tagged in, and he slowly approaches Punk while talking a little
trash. They lock up, and Reigns powers Punk to the corner. Reigns punches him
and hits a head-butt. Reigns sends him into the ropes, but Punk slides through
the legs and tags Bryan in. Punk and Bryan take turns kicking away at Reigns
before sending him into the ropes. Reigns then floors them with a double
clothesline. Reigns then throws Punk out of the ring. Rollins is tagged back in,
and he sends Bryan to the corner. Bryan backflips over him before spiking him on
his head with a nasty German suplex. Bryan quickly follows up with a running
dropkick in the corner. Bryan then puts him on the top rope for a super
hurricanrana for a near fall. Bryan kicks away at his chest before stopping to
take Ambrose out. Rollins then kicks Bryan in the head to take him down.
-Commercial Break-
We come back from the break to see Bryan trapped in a chin lock applied by
Rollins. Bryan fights up and elbows out. Rollins reverses a whip, and Bryan is
turned inside out in the corner. Rollins quickly covers for a near fall. Ambrose
is tagged in, and he kicks Bryan in the head before dropping an elbow for a two
count. Ambrose pulls back on Bryan’s hand before tagging Reigns back in. Reigns
head-butts him in the mouth before punching him down. Reigns punches him in the
side of the head while talking a little trash. Bryan comes back with some
punches before hitting the ropes. Reigns quickly takes him down with a forearm
to the mouth for a near fall. Rollins is tagged in, and he kicks away at Bryan
before hitting a body slam for a near fall. Rollins quickly applies a chin lock,
but Bryan soon gets the crowd going as he gets up. Bryan elbows out, but Reigns
is tagged back in. They whip him into the ropes, but Bryan holds on to the
ropes. Rollins charges, and Bryan back body drops him over the top rope. Reigns
charges as well, but Bryan pulls the top rope down to send him out as well.
Punk and Ambrose are tagged in. Punk catches him with a springboard clothesline
and some hammer throws. Punk knocks Reigns off the apron before hitting a
swinging neckbreaker. Punk follows up with a high running knee and a short-arm
clothesline. Punk goes to the top rope, and he catches Ambrose with his
trademark elbow drop. Rollins breaks up the pinfall, and Bryan takes him out
with a missile dropkick. Bryan then catches Rollins with a suicide dive. Reigns
immediately follows up with a nasty clothesline. Punk then catches him with a
suicide dive. Punk quickly gets in the ring and goes for a springboard
clothesline, but Ambrose ducks. Punk then ducks a clothesline and hits him with
a roundhouse kick. Punk goes for the GTS, but Reigns runs in. Punk catches
Reigns with the GTS, and Ambrose rolls Punk up for a near fall. Punk then
quickly takes him down with an Anaconda Vice.
All of a sudden, the Wyatt Family’s picture appears on the screen, and the
lights go out.
No Contest
Match Rating: ** 1/2
Erick Rowan and Luke Harper are standing in the ring with Bray Wyatt on the
outside. Ambrose and Rollins argues back and forth with the Wyatts over who will
attack Punk and Bryan. Rollins then backs Ambrose off. All of a sudden, a huge
brawl breaks out between The Shield and The Wyatt Family. Bray Wyatt and Roman
Reigns get involved as well. After a quick brawl, they stop to regroup. They
then come to their senses and surround Punk and Bryan at ringside. Punk and
Bryan get in the ring, and a six-on-two beat down begins. The Shield and The
Wyatt Family beat up on Bryan and Punk before The Usos run in for the save
alongside Cody Rhodes and Goldust. It’s six-on-six. Punk, Bryan, The Usos, Cody
Rhodes, and Goldust clear the ring of the Wyatt Family and The Shield as the
show ends.