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The Real Americans (Jack Swagger and Antonio Cesaro) beat R-Truth and Xavier Woods thanks to the distraction by Fandango.
WWE's announcement at CES will change the WWE forever!
Alberto Del Rio beats Justin Gabriel. After the match, Del Rio badmouths Batista and his fans, calling them both "animals" in a negative light.
Renee Young interviews Fandango. It doesn't go very well.
Heath Slater guests on commentary for the next match.
Cody Rhodes and Goldust beat 3MB (Drew McIntyre and Jinder Mahal).
In what proves to be Kaitlyn's final match for WWE, AJ Lee beats Kaitlyn. AJ hugs Kaitlyn, then Tamina Snuka boots Kaitlyn in the face. (Kaitlyn would be released from her WWE contract the same day this episode aired.)
I'm going to make this segment really short and sweet:
Daniel Bryan undergoes a "corporate makeover" at the expense of Stephanie McMahon. He then comes out and says how John Cena is only a sports-entertainer while he is a WRESTLER. Vince McMahon comes out and he still doesn't think he deserves a WWE title shot. He then says if he wants it so much, then he would have to cut his beard. The employees come out with a barber chair. Wade Barrett then comes out with the hair clippers, only for it to be used on his beard. RIP Wade Barrett's beard...
The Miz will be on commentary on this next match.
RVD def WHC Alberto Del Rio
RVD defeats Del Rio in a rematch, when Ricardo Rodriguez interfering tatics have failed. Del Rio will then attack him after the match, signifying the end of their long time alliance, maybe?
Cody Rhodes is in the ring with Damien Sandow's MITB briefcase. Yes, the briefcase that has been throw in the Gulf of Mexico. Sandow comes out and tells Cody to drop the briefcase and walk away. He does, until Sandow tries to overpower him. He then empties the nasty briefcase, including the waterlogged contract.
Mark Henry def Ryback via count-out
Ryback walks away, giving Henry the count-out win. WOW! What a Wrestlemania rematch....
Courtesy of PrinceWatercress (getting kinda lazy, folks): John Cena shows up. He talks abotu Daniel Bryan's criticisms of him, and compares him to The Rock and CM Punk for it. He also says D-Bry glorifies armories and auditoriums because he's more comfortable in them. He promises to beat Daniel Bryan, then Randy Orton shows up. He says theRaw Money In The Bank briefcase is what matters to him, not who wins at SummerSlam. The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns) show up. Daniel Bryan runs in to even the odds. The Shield try to flee, then Brad Maddox runs in and stops everyone in their tracks, putting them all in a six-man tag match.
The Wyatt Family def Tons of Funk
Erick Rowan and Luke Harper defeated Tons of Funk in a rematch. After the match, Bray Wyatt cuts another promo towards Kane. Kane then shows up on the TitanTron and says that he can't wait til Summerslam to tear Bray apart. He also says "ring of fire", which is hinting an Inferno match.
Josh Matthews interviewed CM Punk. He considers Curtis Axel to be Paul Heyman's "blind sheep". He promises that he will beat Brock Lesnar at Summerslam.
Layla def Kaitlyn
Due to interference from A.J. Lee. Layla defeats Kaitlyn with the "Bombshell" for the win. Layla and A.J. then skip around the ring after the match.
Christian def Heath Slater
CM Punk vs Curtis Axel=No Contest
Paul Heyman interferes during this match. It then turns out to be a full brawl between Axel and Punk. Punk then tries to go after Heyman until Brock Lesnar then comes out to attack Punk again. Punk held his own however until he was hit with an "F5" and received three chair shots to the back.
Renee Young interviews Paul Heyman and his guys backstage. Brock is clearly unimpressed with Punk, and Heyman says that he will challenge him to a match next week on RAW.
Kofi Kingston def Fandango
Kofi Kingstoon defeated Fandango in his first match since being injured by Ryback.
Stephanie McMahon is very upset with her Dad and about her failure towards Daniel Bryan's "corporate makeover". Triple H says he's tired of Vince's B.S. and that he's gonna put an end to it.
The Real Americans def The Usos
The Real Americans defeated The Usos in a rematch.
Big E. Langston def Dolph Ziggler
Big E defeats Ziggler after Kaitlyn and A.J. brawled in the ring during the match.
John Cena, Randy Orton, and Daniel Bryan def The Shield via DQ
Cena, Orton, and Bryan wins the match via DQ. After the match, Randy was seemingly going to cash in, but The Shield comes back and attacks Bryan and Cena. Randy then RKO's both Cena and Bryan to end the show.
We kick off the show with World Champion Alberto Del Rio. He thanks the WWE Universe for not wanting him to be the champion, but he's here anyways. He makes fun of John Cena's Summerslam opponent Daniel Bryan and claims that Cena is afraid of him. He considers Brock Lesnar, but he already has a match. He considers Booker T, but he then shoots at him as a disappointment. The opponent he chooses is Ricardo Roderiguez.... SERIOUSLY?! Obviously, Vickie Guerrero is not impressed and comes out very disappointed with Del Rio. She then announces a 3 way main event to determine the #1 Contender to face DEl Rio at Summerslam. It is then booked to be: RVD vs Christian vs MITB Winner Randy Orton.
Cody Rhodes def Jack Swagger
Cody Rhodes defeats Jack swagger after he countered the Gut-Wrench Powerbomb.
Josh Matthews interviews Cody Rhodes. He said that he threw the MITB briefcase into the Gulf of Mexico because he was tired of Sandow throwing around his "superiority" and putting him down. Damien attacks him after he said this.
Big E. Langston def Sin Cara
Renee Young is interviewing Kaitlyn and Layla. Kaitlyn says that she's ready for A.J. this time. Layla says she's never met a Diva who has the determination and drive of Kaitlyn and she's pulling for her.
Alberto Del Rio is upset at Vickie Guerrero for "going back on her word". Brad Maddox shows up and thanks Vickie for the good descision. Then, he stands up to Del Rio.
CM Punk def Fandango via Submission
CM Punk defeats Fandango via the Anaconda Vise.
Renee Young interviews RVD. He's ready for the triple threat match. Then Christian shows up tht he says he's going to have "one more match" for the World title. Then, Randy Orton come and says that just because he's a MITB winner, doesn't mean that he can't have possession of both titles. He tells RVD to watch out, but he isn't worried a bit.
Divas Championship: A.J. Lee def Kaitlyn via Submission to retain
AJ Lee defeats Kaitlyn with the "Black Widow" submission to retain the title after Layla stops Kaitlyn from attacking AJ out the outside. She then skips out with A.J., completing her heel turn.
Alberto Del Rio shows up and says that he'll be watching RVD vs Orton vs Christian in the back and he'll make the winner tap at Summerslam.
#1 Contenders match: Christian def Randy Orton & Rob Van Dam to become #1 contender
Christian wins the #1 contendership match! Randy Orton shakes hands with him, then RVD shakes hands with him a little after. He's then interviewed by Josh Matthews, but attacked by Del Rio.
I missed the first part of RAW so I'm just going to post up the segment featuring Daniel Bryan, Vince McMahon, and RAW GM Brad Maddox.
6 Man Tag Team Match: The Shield def Mark Henry & The Usos
After The Shield won their match, Mark Henry attacks all three members and they retreat. THAT'S WHAT HE DOES!
Ryback threatens a random guy then puts him through a catering table...
Kane is on the hunt for The Wyatt Family (Wyatt, Rowan, and Harper). Brad Maddox says that if he wants to send a message to them, then he should beat Daniel Bryan during their match tonight.
RVD def Fandango via countout
RVD wins via count-out when Fandango fled from the match.
A.J. Lee talks to Big E. Langston about how he doesn't help her at ringside.... because he probably likes her. Oh, brother...
Kaitlyn def WWE Divas Champion A.J. Lee
AJ lost her mind after Kaitlyn defeated her. Dolph Ziggler comes out to congratulate her on her loss. she then says that Big E will be her should cry on, and that she can return the favor after Big E. defeats him in the next match. Oh, who would ever think.....?
Dolph Ziggler def Big E. Langston via Disqualification
The match ended with Ziggler getting the DQ win when A.J. attacks him spontaneously. While Big E confronts AJ, Ziggler hits the "Zig-Zag" on Big E.
Daniel Bryan confronts John Cena, who's questioning Vince McMahon's "honesty". Cena then asks Bryan if he think he's an liar and he walks away.
Christian def World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio
Christian defeated Alberto Del Rio when he countered the Cross Arm-breaker into a schoolboy for the win.
Cody Rhodes def Wade Barrett
After Rhodes defeated Wade Barrett, Damien comes out without the MITB briefcase and taunts him.
Daniel Bryan def Kane
Bryan defeats Kane after he countered the choke slam into a small package. Kane then choke slams him after the match. After that The Wyatt Family comes out and attacks them once again.
Brie Bella def Natalya
In a rare second Divas match, Brie defeats Natalya after Nikki comes out and distracts Natalya by blowing a kazoo and calling her an "Ugly Duckling", as a reference made by Nattie herself on the debuting Total Divas reality show this past Sunday night.
R-Truth vs Intercontinental Champion Curtis Axel = NO CONTEST
R-Truth vs Axel never got going due to interference from CM Punk. He nearly gets Paul Heyman but he escapes.
Triple H confronts Vince McMahon over Daniel Bryan having three matches last week. Stephanie then comes up with the idea to give Daniel Bryan a "corporate makeover". Okay...
Tables Match: WWE Champion John Cena def Ryback
John Cena defeats Ryback. Daniel Bryan then comes out and hands Cena his title belt. Cena snatches it and says that he has to earn it. The show ends with "Yes!" chants filling the arena.
