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RAW Results - 31st May 2010
Location - Austin, Texas
Announcers - Michael Cole & Jerry "The King" Lawler

We are live from Austin, Texas and your announcers are Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler.

We start off with Edge attacking Evan Bourne in the ring. Edge yells at Bourne and he wants to know if Bourne wants to get in his face because it is his ring. We are told that Bourne wanted to take advantage of Edge’s promo time but it looks like it didn’t work. Edge tosses Bourne in the air, but Bourne with a double knee splash. Bourne with a series of kicks and a knee to the head but Bourne misses a jumping kick. Bourne does not miss a spin kick. Bourne goes up top but Edge moves when Bourne tries for the Shooting Star Press. Edge waits for Bourne to get up and Edge hits the spear.

Edge takes the mic and he breathes heavily before saying that what happened to Evan Bourne is what is going to happen to his opponents at Fatal Four Way. Sheamus, John Cena, and Randy Orton, no matter what he does and no matter how many times he proves his dominance, people like Evan Bourne disrespect him. The fans disrespect him. It all changes at Fatal Four Way. He is nothing like his opponents. John Cena is the ‘super hero’ and the strongest person in this industry. Sheamus doesn’t care who gets in his way because he will bulldoze through them and take what he wants. Randy Orton, the snake in the grass, waits to pounce and sink his fangs into the situation. Edge says that everyone gets into it and jumps on the bandwagon. Edge says RKO and they join in. Edge says that they are sheep who fell into the snake pit. At Fatal Four Way, he proves everyone wrong when he becomes a ten time WWE Champion.

Randy Orton’s music plays and he comes out to the ring. Edge says speak of the devil, the silent assassin, the Viper comes out. Edge says that Orton thinks he is going to do something to him. Is he going to coil up and try to drop him? Edge says that isn’t going to happen because they know that Orton is not 100 percent because of what he did to Orton at Over the Limit. Edge says that he is going to give Orton a chance because Orton will not win at Fatal Four Way and he will hurt Orton. Edge tells Orton to look into his eyes because he says that he is not kidding.

Orton stares at Edge and then hits an RKO. Orton goes to the turnbuckles to pose without looking at Edge on the mat.

We go to commercial.

We are back and did you know that WWE goes to a lot of military bases and facilities.

Backstage
Ashton Kutcher is online looking at stuff that Zack Ryder is saying. Eve stops by and gives Ashton a hug. Ashton can’t believe that Zack is talking smack about him. He wonders if Zack knows that Ashton is hosting tonight. Ashton mentions that he is in a movie called The Killers so he is going to ‘put a hit’ on Zack Ryder. The Miz stops by and asks Ashton if he wanted to see him because he wanted to know if Ashton wanted to be around the biggest star in WWE. Ashton mentions Bret Hart and he says that they talked about a match tonight against Daniel Bryan, who has a one night contract. Miz wants to know if he should be scared. Miz says that he will beat Bryan to a bloody pulp. Ashton says that will be tough after Daniel Bryan makes him tap out. Miz tells Ashton to get a Nikon camera to take pictures of what he is going to do to Bryan. Miz leaves and Ashton says that he could take Miz because he looks like he is a buck-five.

We see highlights from last week when R Truth defeated The Miz to become the new United States Champion.

R Truth vs Chris Jericho

Jericho has some words for Truth but Truth responds with a dance move. They lock up and Jericho with a side head lock. Jericho with a side head lock but Truth with a hip toss. Truth blocks a drop kick and he catapults Jericho to the floor and Truth with a pescado and we go to commercial.

We are back and Jericho has Truth in a reverse chin lock. We see footage from the commercial break when Jericho dropped Truth on the top rope and then he hit a baseball slide into the ribs, sending Truth to the floor. We are back to the live action and Truth with a punch and a rollup for a near fall. Jericho with an enzuigiri and he gets a near fall. Jericho chokes Truth in the ropes and stands on his back to add more pressure. Jericho punches Truth in the corner followed by a suplex. Truth with a flying forearm and punches to Jericho. Truth with a tilt a whirl head scissors followed by a side kick and he gets a near fall. Truth runs into a boot from Jericho and Jericho with a bulldog and then he goes for the Lionsault but Truth moves and Jericho hits the mat hard. Truth misses the scissors kick and Jericho tries for the Walls of Jericho but Truth powers out of the hold. Truth with a sitout gourdbuster for a near fall. Jericho with a thumb to the eyes followed by a clothesline for a near fall. Jericho with a kick to the head as he taunts Truth and wants to know what’s up. Truth with a kick and then he does the split to avoid Jericho. Truth misses a side kick and Jericho tries for the Walls of Jericho and he puts Truth in the hold but Truth with an inside cradle for the three count.

Winner: R Truth

The four men in the Fatal Four Way main event are in a tag match later tonight. We go to commercial.

We are back and Cole and Lawler talk about the Fatal Four Way pay per view. We take a look back at how Randy Orton got into the match because Batista didn’t want to wrestle and he quit the WWE.

Backstage
Zack Ryder and Alicia Fox are in the office and he thinks that Kutcher hired Bret to take care of him. Bret says that he has bigger things on his plate and Alicia and Zack leave. The Hart Dynasty come in and he says that he signed the Usos to Raw but did not know that they would attack them last week. Bret says that he cannot cut them any favors since they are family. Bret says that the Usos are trying to make a name at their expense so Bret wants to know what they are going to do.

Before the match starts, Santino wants them to stop playing the Darth Vader music for William Regal. Santino wants to know why Vladimir comes out with Regal when he could be part of the greatest Tag Team in the WWE. The irremovable object and the irresistible force. Santino says that Eve has agreed to make love to Vladimir. Eve stops Santino and then he says that she would love for him to be his tag team partner. Santino mentions the cobra.

Eve Torres and Santino Marella vs Maryse and William Regal with Vladimir Kozlov

The women start things off and Maryse with a knee and forearm. Eve with a drop kick and Maryse backs into the corner and tags in Regal. Santino comes in as well and Santino with a spin kick that catches some air. Santino tries for a leg trip but Regal does not budge and Regal with a knee and forearms. Regal with a forearm to the chest. Regal with an Irish whip and forearm to Santino. Regal with an Exploder Suplex and then he puts Santino in the Regal Stretch but Eve breaks it up. Eve and Maryse brawl and Kozlov comes in and Kozlov gives Regal a choke slam and Santino gets the three count as Kozlov and Maryse leave the ringside area.

Winners: Eve Torres and Santino Marella

Backstage
Bret Hart is walking in the back and he is going to make an announcement for next week’s Raw. We go to commercial.

We are back with a video package to dedicate tonight’s show to the Armed Forces on Memorial Day.

It is time for the Raw General Manager Bret Hart to come to the ring. Bret says hello to the people of Austin and he says that it has been a long time. He says that he has been the General Manager of Raw for about a week and he has been having a lot of fun. He says that he got back together with Smackdown General Manager Teddy Long and next week, they are going to do something special. All Raw and Smackdown superstars will be there next week for a three hour Raw. Bret said that it would be good for the fans to participate so he wants some ideas from them. He says that if the superstars in the back have any ideas, they can tell him. Bret says that it is going to be a night to remember.

Ted DiBiase and Virgil come to the ring. Ted tells Bret that if him and Teddy Long are truly accepting suggestions, give him the show so he can be General Manager for the night. Ted says that he wants complete control. Ted says that he is willing and able to pay Bret and Teddy whatever it takes. Ted says that Bret is not too good to be bought. Ted reminds us about his dad and Ted Sr. used to say that everyone had their price. Ted says that Bret is part of everyone. Bret says that he can check with Teddy about that. Ted says that he can take care of Teddy, but Bret is too good for that. Ted says that Bret came back as General Manager because he needs money. Ted tells Bret not to let his pride get in his way. Ted says that Bret has to name his price.

Ashton appears on the TitanTron and he wants Bret to think about something. Ashton says that next week they can do a Raw Viewer’s Choice where they can pick the matches and stipulations for the show.

Bret thinks about it and says that next week will be a Viewer’s Choice night.

Vince McMahon makes his return to Raw and he comes to the ring. Vince wants everyone to cheer for him and then for Bret Hart. Vince says that Bret looks ten years older than he did at Wrestlemania. Vince says that he never looked or felt better. Vince says that he wasn’t doing to well at Wrestlemania when his entire family bashed him over and over and over and over with a steel chair. Bret says he did it 18 times and Vince says that would have injured a normal person. Vince says that he hoped that Bret got it out of his system and Bret says that he got most of it out of his system.

The fans chant ‘You Tapped Out’ and then Vince says that when Bret was given the opportunity to become the general manager of Raw, he jumped on it. Vince says that he allowed Bret to become general manager because maybe he is setting Bret up for something because he has been vengeful in the past. Maybe he is keeping his enemies close. Maybe he thinks Bret is the right man for the job. Vince says that Bret has been making the popular decisions and Vince says that he will be watching next week. Vince says that he will not always have easy decisions to make and you need to treat the fans like children. Vince says that he means it in the most complementary way. He says that you have to make decisions that might not always be popular but are the right decision. Bret says that he is ready for anything. Vince says that he is out here to wish him luck and Vince wants to know if Bret believes him and Bret is not sure if he believes Vince. Vince says that it is a wonderful story that a man who was banished 13 years ago from this show to return triumphantly to becomes the general manager. Vince says that he hopes Bret’s story has a happy ending.

Backstage
Zack Ryder is in the back and he is wondering if Randy Orton is the one to take him out. Zack says that he is a future legend while Orton is the legend killer. Orton says that if he was there to take him out, he wouldn’t be talking now.

A door closes on Orton’s injured shoulder and it was Edge who slammed the door into Orton’s arm. Someone comes by to check on Orton and wants to get some help for Orton as we go to commercial.

We are back and in case you missed it, we see Orton being attacked by his dressing room door and Edge’s involvement in the attack.

They are checking on Orton and Cole wonders if Orton can team with John Cena or will we have the never before seen ‘Handicap Match’?

We see highlights from last week’s NXT when Michael Cole got in a cheap shot on Daniel Bryan. Then we see Miz and Bryan brawl while Cole runs down Bryan.

The Miz vs Daniel Bryan

Bryan with a forearm and then he punches Miz. The referee pulls Bryan off and Bryan with an arm submission. Miz with a clothesline to the back of the head and Miz with crossfaces to Bryan. Miz with a running boot and he gets a near fall. Miz with a shoulder and punches followed by forearms. The referee pulls Miz off Bryan. Miz with the clothesline into the corner and Bryan goes down. Miz goes up top and hits a double sledge. Miz slaps Bryan but Bryan puts Miz in an Omoplata and Miz rolls through but so does Bryan and Bryan gets the three count.

Winner: Daniel Bryan

After the match
Miz attack Bryan from behind and throws him out of the ring. Miz with a kick to the head on the floor in front of the announce table. Miz tells Bryan to apologize to Cole but Bryan sends Miz into the announce table and then he throws Miz onto Cole.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Cole says that he was assaulted again. Lawler says it was an ambush, kind of like the way the Usos ambushed The Hart Dynasty. We go to the Slam of the Week, which happens to be that ambush.

The Usos and Tamina are in the ring. They say that they have the world tripping over them. The only way to make a name for themselves is to put the Unified Tag Champions on their backs. He says that it was Jay and Jimmy Uso standing tall along with Tamina. Jimmy says that their family isn’t the only family that runs deep in this business. He says that their family goes back to the Wild Samoans. They are not the stereotypical Samoans. The bottom line is that they had to make a name and the Hart Dynasty happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong time.

Tamina says that they respect where the Hart Dynasty comes from. The WWE Universe respects the Harts but they do not respect them. Tamina mentions that her father is Jimmy Snuka and he was put in the corner for the first Wrestlemania. She says that isn’t going to happen no more. They were born and created for one purpose . . . to dominate.

The Hart Dynasty hit the ring and we have a six person brawl. They try for the Hart Attack but Tamina trips Kidd and then she clotheslines Natalya. They hit an alley oop Samoan drop on Kidd and then it is time for a triple splash from the top.

It is time to take a look back at what happened tonight between Randy Orton and Edge. We start off with Orton’s RKO in the ring at the start of the show. Then we see Edge attack Orton with the door to Orton’s dressing room later in the show.

We are back and it is time for a video for Ashton Kutcher’s new movie The Killers.

Zack has the mic and he says that Ashton Kutcher wants to mimic his movie and put a hit out on him. He says that Alicia has a great idea and that is why he is in the ring. He wants to know who the ‘hit man’ is. He says that Ashton doesn’t want to make him mad.

Ashton tells Zack that he will let him know who it is and Jerry Lawler comes into the ring and he sits in his chair. The Great Khali comes to the ring but Ashton says that it isn’t him either. Goldust comes out and we have our third red herring.

Zack says that he is paranoid and wants to know who it is. Ashton wants to know if Zack really wants to know, he will never see it coming.

Alicia gets on the mic and she says that she is tired of this joke. She gives the mic back to Zack but drops it and then Alicia with a leg drop to Ryder.

Ashton applauds Alicia’s job. He says that is why you don’t mess with the farm hand or his Twitter followers.

Backstage
Sheamus and Edge meet in the dressing room and Sheamus tells Edge that he saw what Edge did to Randy Orton and he tells the fella that he liked it. Sheamus says that Edge was right but then Edge cuts off Sheamus and says that he has already weakened Orton so now they can both weaken John Cena. Sheamus says that if Edge takes advantage at his expense, it will be the last mistake that Edge makes.

We go to commercial.

We are back with a This Week in WWE History Moment. This week in 1998, the Junk Yard Dog passed away.

Next week, your guests hosts are the cast of the A Team.

John Cena has a mic with him when he comes to the ring. John has some unfortunate news for the WWE Universe. Due to the actions of Edge earlier tonight, Randy Orton has reinjured his shoulder and will not be able to compete tonight. Cena tells Edge that was a brilliant plan to leave him shorthanded on short notice, but everyone in the back hates Edge and Sheamus. He says that his partner is a human wrecking ball who would love to kick his teeth in.

Edge and Sheamus vs John Cena and Evan Bourne

Edge and Cena start things off and Edge with forearms and punches to Cena. Cena with an Irish whip and a bulldog out of the corner and Bourne tags in and hits a knee from the turnbuckles to the arm. Bourne with a kick to Edge and he takes Edge to the mat and works on the arm. Edge with a forearm to the back but Bourne with a head scissors and drop kick followed by a spinning heel kick. Edge goes to the floor and we go to commercial.

We are back and Cena punches Sheamus and Bourne is tagged in and he hits a running drop kick into the corner and he gets a near fall. Bourne with kicks to the leg but Sheamus with a back elbow. Sheamus sends Bourne into the turnbuckles and connects with a forearm to the back. Edge tags in and connects with a forearm to the back. Edge kicks Bourne and connects with forearms and he kicks Bourne in the head as Bourne hangs over the apron. Edge comes off the apron with a forearm to the back of the neck. Sheamus tags in and Edge holds Bourne for Sheamus to kick him. Sheamus tries for a suplex but Bourne with a knee to the head to get out of the hold. Bourne with a kick to the leg that staggers Sheamus as Bourne tries to make the tag. Sheamus picks up Bourne and pushes him away and then hits a double sledge to the head for a near fall. Edge tags back in and he kicks Bourne in the ribs. Edge with a hard Irish whip and he gets a near fall on Bourne. Edge with a boot to the head and he gets a near fall. Bourne with kicks but Edge with forearms. Bourne with an enzuigiri and both men are down. Bourne makes the tag and so does Edge. Cena with the two flying shoulder tackles followed by the Blue Thunder Bomb and then it is time for the Five Knuckle Shuffle as the moves of doom are finished. Cena gets Sheamus up for the Attitude Adjustment but Sheamus with a thumb to the eyes and he hits a power slam. Sheamus misses the Pump Kick and Bourne with a kick form the apron. Cena with Attitude Adjustment and Edge tries for the spear on Cena but Cena moves and Edge hits the ring post. Cena tags in Bourne who hits the Shooting Star Press for the three count.

Winners: Evan Bourne and John Cena

We go to credits.

RAW LIVE Coverage & Discussion Thread - 31st May 2010