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RAW Results - 12th July 2010
Location - Lexington, Kentucky
Announcers - Michael Cole & Jerry "The King" Lawler

We begin with a look back at Wade Barrett’s comments to John Cena telling him their evil plan. We also see the verbal confrontation between John Cena and Wade Barrett from last week. Then we see John Cena attack Darren Young to set up the seven on one match for tonight.

We are live from Lexington, Kentucky and your announcers are Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler.

We are told that the Nexus versus Cena match will now be a six on one match because of what happened to Darren Young last week. Stay tuned to see if that number drops even further.

John Cena comes to the ring. Cena thanks everyone for the reception. John also wants to thank the WWE Superstars who helped him last week against the Nexus. Cena says that he looked at last week’s show and he wonders where Sheamus was. He says that Sheamus will wake up and realize that when it comes to the Nexus, they are all in this together. Cena says that next Monday, Sheamus is going to realize that he lost the WWE Title after their match inside a steel cage. Cena says that a Steel Cage match is designed to show who the better man is. The luckiest Irish man will get a chance to finally show if he is good. Cena throws out a few Irish symbols and then he mentions that Sheamus is a two time champion, but because he fell through a table and because of the Nexus. In a Steel Cage match, no one can interfere. After weeks of listening to the human jar of mayonnaise, Cena says that the champion will be here (as he points to himself). Cena says that even though that match is grueling, it will be his easiest match because tonight he is in a six on one match because of what he did to Darren Young. Cena says that he meant what he said. Whether he has help or not, he will take care of each of them. He says that the Nexus is not about winning, it is about surviving.

The Nexus stand on the stage with their pretty new shirts.

Cena calls them the NNNNNN Clan. Wade tells Cena that they could come to the ring and beat the living daylights out of him, but they will wait. Barrett says that they will be able to do what they want with a clear conscience because Cena brought this upon himself. Barrett says that the Nexus stands for a much bigger picture. Barrett says that Cena disrespected the general manager and he is going to get what he deserves.

Cena says that he is going to knock Barrett’s teeth down his throat

But Cena is interrupted by an e-mail from the General Manager. Cena is told that if any Superstar gets involved in any way, they will be suspended for ninety days. Nexus will have to tag in and if they don’t comply they will be suspended for ninety days.

Barrett tells Cena that doesn’t make one shred of difference because they can play by the rules, but Cena will be on his own.

Cena says that he will take a few down with him tonight.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Did You Know that there are still fifteen million people who watch WWE each week.

Eve Torres joins Cole and Lawler at the announce table for the next match. We see highlights from last week when Alicia Fox outsmarted Eve Torres to retain the Divas Title.

Alicia Fox vs Gail Kim

They lock up and Gail with arm drag take downs followed by an Irish whip but Gail tries for a monkey flip but Alicia pushes her off. Alicia with a forearm and a near fall. Alicia with a reverse chin lock but Gail with elbows and forearms. Gail with a flap jack to Alicia followed by a clothesline and drop kick. Gail with a forearm and Irish whip followed by the cross body into the corner. Alicia with a snap mare of Gail off the ropes. Gail misses Eat Defeat when Alicia blocks it and Alicia with a scissors kick for the three count.

Winner: Alicia Fox

After the match
Alicia taunts Eve. Eve leaves the announce table and we have an e-mail.

Michael says that because of what Alicia did last week, Eve Torres gets another title match and the match will take place at the pay per view on Sunday.

We go to commercial.

We are back and we see what happened two weeks ago when the Hart Dynasty was attacked by the Usos and Tamina.

The Hart Dynasty vs Jimmy Uso, Jey Uso, and Tamina

Jimmy and Kidd start off and Kidd with a back kick and drop kick that sends Jimmy to the floor. Kidd goes to the apron and Jimmy gets out of the way. Kidd with a flip senton onto Jimmy and Jey. Tamina stops Kidd on the apron and then Jimmy with a diving head butt. Jey tags in and they hit a double back elbow and double elbow drop for a near fall. Jey with a reverse chin lock on Kidd. Kidd with an arm drag but Jey with a running chop to the throat. Jey chokes Kidd and then Jimmy is tagged into the corner but Kidd evades the Usos and Smith tags in and hits a double clothesline followed by a shoulder tackle and high knee to Jimmy. Smith with a Saito suplex to Jimmy but Tamina pulls Smith off the cover. Natalya with a Thesz Press to Tamina. Jey makes the blind tag and hits a savate kick on Smith after a rollup. Jimmy takes care of Kidd and Jey hits a splash from the top rope for the three count.

Winners: Jimmy Uso, Jey Uso, and Tamina

Backstage
We see Wade Barrett in the back with Chris Jericho. Wade thanks Chris for everything he did. Jericho says that this is exactly what he told Wade and look at him now. Jericho walks away and Josh wants to ask him something but Jericho says ‘No Comment’.

Wade is talking to Yoshi Tatsu and he asks if he can be a hero with none of his friends behind him. Yoshi says that John Cena is his friend. The rest of Nexus show up and Otunga with knees to the midsection. Tarver with a forearm to the back and Yoshi is down.

We go to commercial.

We are back and the band I Fight Dragons are in the front row. It makes sense since their song is the official song for Sunday’s pay per view.

Ted DiBiase comes to the ring with Maryse. We see footage from last week when Maryse distracted John Morrison to allow Ted DiBiase to win the match.

Ted introduces the Million Dollar Couple, the most powerful couple in the WWE. Ted says that he is talking about himself and the briefcase. He tells Maryse that when he wins Money in the Bank, he will shower her with gifts. Ted says that he will give himself the ultimate gift because he will win the WWE Title.

John Morrison comes out and he interrupts Ted. Before John speaks, he stops on the stage and does his slow motion pose. John tells Teddy not to waste time showering Maryse with gifts because the French do not shower.

Maryse gets outraged and yells at John in French.

John translates for Maryse and then tells Maryse not to kill the messenger. Maryse tries to slap Morrison but Morrison blocks it. Ted attacks Morrison and tries for Dream Street but Morrison blocks it and hits an enzuigiri. Morrison kicks Ted and then he looks at Maryse before trying the corkscrew split legged moonsault but Maryse pulls DiBiase out of the ring and Morrison lands on his feet.

We go to commercial.

We are back with a Brady Bunch parody with Santino, Goldust, Great Khali, Vladimir Kozlov, William Regal, Primo, Zack Ryder, and Doink.

Backstage
Florence Henderson is in the back with a pie and she gives it to Santino. He thanks her for being at Raw. Santino says that it is always Regal Regal Regal. Santino comments on the laugh track. Florence says that she is excited to host Raw. She asks Santino if his team is ready. Santino says that Regal’s team is like Cousin Oliver and worse than Florence’s son Rickey. William Regal comes in and he wonders if the General Manager is Gilligan. Regal wonders where the laughs were. Florence tells Regal that he isn’t funny. Regal then makes reference to the Partridge Family and Florence slaps Regal and she tells him to leave. Santino is about to kiss Florence but she stops him. She leaves the office.

We look at the seven men announced for the Raw Money in the Bank Match. Who will be the eighth man?

Jerry Lawler reminds us that R Truth’s replacement will be announce tonight.

Speaking of Money in the Bank, we have the Edge winning the first Money in the Bank video package and cashing in at New Year’s Revolution one more time.

Edge is walking in the back and we go to commercial.

We are back and the Nexus will be on NXT tomorrow night.

We see highlights from the problems that Edge and Chris Jericho had last week on Raw during the tag match that also featured Randy Orton and Evan Bourne.

Edge vs Randy Orton

They lock up and they go into the corner and then around the ring before the referee separates them. They lock up again and Edge with a punch instead of a clean break. Edge with more punches and the referee warns him. Orton with a kick and punches of his own and the referee warns him as well. Edge with an Irish whip but Orton with a clothesline as he comes out of the corner. Orton with the Garvin Stomp to Edge and he gets a near fall. Orton with a kick to Edge and Edge goes to the apron. Orton with forearms across the chest and then Orton stares at Edge before resuming his attack. Orton stomps on the solar plexus before he catapults Edge into the bottom rope and Edge goes to the floor.

Orton follows Edge to the floor and then he sends Edge back in. Orton gets on the apron and Edge with a boot to the head and that sends Orton awkwardly to the floor. Edge sends Orton back in and Edge with a running boot to the head and Edge responds with a glare to some point in the building. Edge misses a second running boot to the head and Orton with a power slam. Orton with a punch and European uppercut. Edge throws Orton to the floor and we go to commercial.

We are back and Orton drops Edge on the top rope from the apron. Edge with a drop toe hold and he punches Orton. Edge with a reverse chin lock on Orton and Orton starts to fade but Orton with a belly-to-back suplex to get out of the hold. Orton with clotheslines to Edge followed by a power slam and Orton punches Edge while Edge is on the apron. The referee warns Orton and Orton tries for the IEDDT but Edge recovers and hits the Implant DDT on Orton and gets a near fall. Edge sets in the corner for the spear as he waits for Orton to get back to his feet. Edge charges at Orton but Orton with a kick to the head and it is time for Orton to do some RKO push ups but Edge avoids the RKO. Edge misses a spear and Orton with a rollup for a near fall. Orton with a back breaker and Orton does more push ups but Chris Jericho comes to the ring and he throws his jacket at Orton, allowing Edge to hit the Edge-O-Matic for the three count.

Winner: Edge

After the match
Jericho gives Edge a Codebreaker. Orton gives Jericho an RKO. Evan Bourne comes out and hits a running knee. Bourne goes up top for the Shooting Star Press but Orton counters it with an RKO.

We see a few replays of the RKO that Orton gave Bourne.

The medical staff checks on Bourne as Orton is asked to leave the ring.

Backstage
Skip Sheffield is walking alone in the back and Josh Mathews asks Skip about what is going to happen tomorrow on NXT. Skip does not answer and walks away. Skip bumps into John Morrison. Skip tells Morrison to watch where he is walking. Morrison is surrounded by Nexus people and Morrison with an elbow to Slater followed by a punch to Sheffield. There are too many and they take care of Morrison and send him into a door and Sheffield punches Morrison. Slater with a kick to the midsection and then Barrett directs traffic. They send Morrison into one of the containers in the back and we go to commercial with Nexus standing over Morrison.

The Miz comes to the ring and he has something to say. Miz says that everyone is talking about how they are going to win Money in the Bank, but talk is cheap. We go to footage from last week when he knocked R Truth out of the Money in the Bank match. Miz asks everyone if they get it. Miz says that he has never been more serious in his entire life. He lets his actions speak for himself. He says that he didn’t need a ladder to take care of R Truth. He did it with his bare hands. He ended R Truth’s dream with his bare hands. He didn’t just take away Truth’s ability to compete. He took away his ability to play catch with his son or entertain. He says that R Truth is not dancing right now. On Sunday, when he has a ladder in his hands, what he did to R Truth will pale in comparison to what he is going to do to his other opponents. One down, six to go.

He’s the Miz . . . and we have an e-mail. Cole says that the Miz will compete against R Truth’s replacement in the Money in the Bank Match. Just when you think he has the answers, he changes the questions.

Miz vs Mark Henry

Miz tries to punch Henry but Henry blocks it and then he head butts Miz to the mat. Henry with an Irish whip and he presses Miz over his head and then he drops Miz. Henry sends Miz into the apron. Henry charges at Miz but Miz moves and Henry almost knocks over the General Manager’s e-mail station. Miz throws a trash can lid at Henry and then he throws out the trash on Henry.

No Contest

We go to commercial.

We are back and Did You Know that the WWE gives free tickets to the military still?

It is time for Florence Henderson to come to the ring as the special ring announcer for the next match.

Santino Marella, Vladimir Kozlov, Goldust, and Great Khali vs William Regal, Doink, Zack Ryder, and Primo

Santino and Regal start things off and Regal with a forearm and knees to the head. Florence puts on Regal’s ring jacket and he yells at her. Santino with the Cobra but the cover is broken up and then everyone gets in the ring except Khali and Doink. Doink with a kick and Santino with a punch. Khali tags in. Doink stomps on Khali’s foot and then tries to slam him. Doink has a squirt gun and he hits Khali in the eyes. Khali with a chop to the head and he gets the three count.

Winners: Great Khali, Vladimir Kozlov, Santino Marella, and Goldust

After the match
Florence is looking for love. Santino thinks she wants some Italian, but she is in the mood for some Indian and she goes to the Great Khali for a kiss.

We have a SummerSlam Recall Moment: Shawn Michaels versus Razor Ramon from 1995.

We go to commercial.

We are back and it is time to talk about the Money in the Bank pay per view.

It is time to take a look back to 2009 when CM Punk won the Money in the Bank for the second time and then cashed it in successfully.

Backstage
Edge is in the back and Josh Mathews enters. Josh congratulates Edge on his victory and Edge says that it wasn’t that difficult. Josh asks Edge about the COdebraker. Edge says that he wants to thank Jericho for the wake up call. Jericho personified what the Money in the Bank is about. There will be seven opponents and you need to have eyes in the back of your head. Edge says that he has been in more Money in the Bank matches and he has won more Money in the Bank matches than anyone. Edge has a secret advantage. Edge has a voice in the back of his head and it reminds him to be ruthless and devoid of compassion. It tells him that he has no morals, no scruples, and no rules. It tells him that he is the Ultimate Opportunist. He enjoys destroying the lives of everyone else. That voice talks to him and he listens to it. Edge says that the voice listens to him. Edge told the voice that in six days, the fun truly begins.

Evan Bourne is getting his neck checked out by the medical staff and Sheamus stops by to ask the little fella if he is okay. Sheamus says that he was lucky it wasn’t him or it would have been a lot worse. The Nexus surround Bourne and Sheamus says that Bourne was bragging about jumping him last week. Gabriel slaps Bourne in the head and then Barrett slams his head into the case. Sheamus tells Little Evan Bourne that will teach him a lesson . . . fella.

The Nexus return and Sheamus has a look on his face. We have a six on one stare down. Sheffield moves towards Sheamus and Sheamus runs like he was in Nexus and they saw Santino Marella. Sheamus asks someone where John Cena’s dressing room is and he runs into a commercial.

We are back and the Nexus are in the ring for the main event.

John Cena vs Wade Barrett, Skip Sheffield, David Otunga, Michael Tarver, Justin Gabriel, and Heath Slater

Tarver starts things off for Nexus and Cena with a waist lock and he punches Tarver in the kidneys and head but the referee warns him. Cena with a running elbow followed by a suplex. Gabriel tags in and they lock up and Cena puts Gabriel in the corner and he punches Gabriel. Cena Irish whips Gabriel into the corner and hits a clothesline. It is now Sheffield’s turn in the match. They lock up and Sheffield tries to back Cena into the Neuxs corner but Cena avoids it. Sheffield with an Irish whip but Cena gets out of the corner. The Nexus go to the floor to discuss strategy.

Tarver distracts the referee and Slater attacks Cena from behind. This allows Sheffield to punch Cena. Sheffield punches Cena and Slater tags in and he punches and kicks Cena. Slater distracts the referee to allow Gabriel and Tarver to punch Cena. Slater with a belly-to-back suplex or two. Slater with a third belly-to-back suplex. Slater with a punch and then he tags in Otunga. Cena punches Otunga and then he takes a few out on the apron. Otunga with a clothesline to Cena. Otunga with a suplex and then he talks trash to Cena before punching Cena. Otunga with a hard Irish whip. Cena with a belly-to-back suplex on Otunga. Barrett tags in and Cena punches Wade. Wade with a big boot to Cena.

Barrett gets Cena on his shoulders but Cena escapes. Cena with two flying shoulder tackles followed by the Blue Thunder Bomb. Cena signals for the five knuckle shuffle as the Nexus watches on the apron. Cena hits the Five Knuckle Shuffle and he gets Barrett up for the Attitude Adjustment and he hits it but Sheffield breaks up the cover after he makes the blind tag. Sheffield with a clothesline and then he tags in Otunga who hits the World Most Dangerous Spinebuster. Justin Gabriel is tagged in and it is time for the hesitation 450 Splash and the three count.

Winners: Nexus

After the match
Nexus stand over Cena and Cena punches Barrett and leaves the ring and gets a chair and he hits Slater twice with it. The six members of Nexus leave the ring when it is John Cena and one chair.

Barrett tells them what to do as they surround the ring. Sheamus comes to the ring with a chair and he goes after Nexus. Sheamus and Cena are in the ring with chairs as Nexus leaves.

We go to credits.

RAW LIVE Coverage & Discussion Thread - 12th July 2010