RAW Live Coverage and Discussion Thread - 29nd April, 2013
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RAW Results - 29th Apr, 2012
Location -Nationwide Arena in Columbus, OH
Announcers - Jerry "The King" Lawler, JBL, Michael Cole
Now that the WWE is back in the United States, what is next on the road to Extreme Rules? After defeating the Tag Team Champions and the Undertaker, what is next for The Shield? What will happen between Ryback and John Cena? What is next for Triple H and Brock Lesnar? Will Teddy Long make any decisions when he has no authority?
We are in Columbus, Ohio and your announcers are Jerry ‘Two Hours from The Jake’ Lawler, John ‘We do a lot of talking on Monday nights’ Layfield, and Michael ‘Is Tonight The Raw is War’ Cole.
Match Number One Ricardo Rodriguez (with Zubaz and Alberto Del Rio) versus Big E Langston (with Dolph Ziggler and AJ Lee) versus Zeb Colter (with Jack Swagger) in a Winner gets to allow their person to pick the stipulation for the World Title Match at Extreme Rules
Colter goes to the apron when the bell rings. Langston backs Ricardo into the corner and Langston with a shoulder tackle. Langston with a forearm to Ricardo’s chest. Ricardo with punches and kicks but Langston with three back breakers to Ricardo. Langston with punches to the midsection.
Langston with a running shoulder into the corner and then he rolls Ricardo to the corner. Zeb tags in and Langston charges into the ring post. Ricardo with punches and he hits a drop kick. Colter with punches to Langston.
Ricardo yells at Colter and he wants a piece of Colter while the fans chant USA. Langston with a clothesline to Ricardo followed by a punch and knees to the midsection. Colter pushes Langston to the side and he punches Ricardo.
Zeb claims to have hurt his knee and Swagger checks on it. Ricardo is given the bucket by Alberto and Langston does not feel it. Ricardo throws it at Langston and Langston with a belly-to-belly suplex.
The straps come down and Alberto with an enzuigiri to Langston. Ziggler with a drop kick to Alberto. Swagger sends Ziggler over the top rope to the floor. Langston clotheslines Swagger over the top. Colter covers Ricardo and AJ breaks up the cover. Ricardo with a rollup on Colter for the three count.
Winner: Ricardo Rodriguez
The announcers talk about the match with the Shield against Ryback and John Cena. They talk about how John Cena suffered an injury on the European tour.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Michael Cole mentions that today is World Wish Day and we see what John Cena did today on Today.
John Cena comes to the stage with three Make a Wish Children. John says that this is a very special Monday Night Raw. John says that their wishes were to experience Monday Night Raw. John says that they cannot do this without the help of the fans. Tonight, they are honorary WWE Superstars.
John points out that these children were given one wish and their wish was to be at Raw.
Michael Cole mentions that since 1982, more than 5,000 wishes have been granted by the WWE.
Randy Orton makes his way through the back and we go to commercial.
Match Number Two: Randy Orton versus Cody Rhodes
They lock up and Orton with a side head lock take down and Rhodes with a head scissors but Orton escapes. Orton with a side head lock and shoulder tackle. They lock up again and Rhodes with a side head lock. Rhodes with a shoulder tackle. Orton with a back elbow. They lock up again and Cody works on the arm and he puts Orton in a top wrist lock.
Rhodes with a kick to the midsection but Orton with a kick and he sends Rhodes over the top but Rhodes skins the cat. Cody turns into a drop kick from Orton. Orton with another drop kick. Orton with a European uppercut and punches in the corner. Orton with another European uppercut to Rhodes. Orton with the Garvin Stomp to Rhodes. Cody with a kick to Orton.
The referee pulls Cody off Orton but Cody with a boot to the abdomen. Cody gets a near fall. Orton blocks a suplex and he hits a suplex of his own. Orton gets a near fall. Orton with a leaping knee drop. Orton with a wrist lock. Cody with a drop kick and a near fall.
Cody with kicks to Orton. Orton with an Irish whip but you don’t Irish whip Orton into the corner. Orton with a clothesline out of the corner. Cody goes to the floor and Orton follows and hits a clothesline. Cody escapes an IEDDT and he drops Orton on the top rope. Cody returns to the ring and Orton tries for the RKO but Cody avoids it and he backs into the corner as we go to commercial.
We are back and Orton punches Rhodes but Rhodes hits Beautiful Disaster on Orton and Randy falls to the floor. Cody picks up Orton and sends him back into the ring and Cody gets a near fall. Rhodes with another near fall and he gives Orton a taste of his own stomping. Cody gets another near fall.
Rhodes with a reverse chin lock. Orton gets to his feet and he connects with an elbow. Rhodes escapes a belly-to-back suplex and he hits the drop down uppercut. Orton with a boot to the abdomen and then he hits the Flair knee drop and he gets a near fall. Rhodes with punches and he chokes Orton in the corner. Orton with kicks and head butts followed by punches.
Orton with an Irish whip but he runs into a boot. Rhodes goes to the turnbuckles and connects with an elbow to the back of the neck and Cody gets a near fall. Cody says that Randy is done. Cody goes up top but Orton crotches him. Orton sets for a superplex and he hits it. Orton gets a near fall.
Orton with two clotheslines and he avoids a clothesline and hits a power slam. Orton picks up Cody and hits an Exploder suplex that sends Rhodes to the apron. Orton with the IEDDT and then he looks around and twists to the mat for the RKO. Cody counters the RKO with Cross Rhodes but Cody can only get a two count.
Rhodes throws a tantrum and he claims that was three. Cody yells at Orton and he goes for Beautiful Disaster but he was too far away and Orton is able to hit the RKO and get the three count.
Winner: Randy Orton
After the match, Matt Striker asks Randy about Big Show, who turned on him three weeks ago. Is Randy still haunted by that moment? Randy says that it fuels him. He has never been so focused. He has never felt so extreme.
Orton gives Cody another RKO.
Brie and Nikki talk about how they are busy walking the red carpet. They say that is something the other divas will not know.
We go to commercial.
Match Number Three: Brie Bella (with Nikki Bella) versus Naomi (with Cameron)
They lock up and Brie stomps on the foot and she sends Naomi to the mat by her hair. Naomi with punches and a Thesz Press. Naomi with a flying shoulder tackle followed by an enzuigiri that sends Brie to the floor. Naomi grabs Brie by the hair and Brie yells at her. Naomi kicks Brie on the ropes and then Nikki enters the match.
Nikki with an inside cradle for the three count.
Winner: Brie Bella
After the match, Cameron explains to the referee what happened and the referee wants Nikki and Brie to come back to the ring. He announces that Brie has been disqualified.
The Bellas attack Cameron and Naomi and they send Naomi to the floor. The Bellas send Cameron into the turnbuckles and then they leave.
We go to commercial.
We are back and The Shield make their way to the ring.
Dean says that when they arrived in the WWE, they were going to bring justice to an unjust world and that is what they have done. Seth says brick by brick, they have torn down the wall of injustice that has been in this country for years. Since they began their crusade at Survivor Series until now, not one person who has gotten in their way has stopped them.
They have changed the course of WWE history when they stopped Ryback from becoming the WWE Champion.
Reigns says that was just the beginning. Not even the Great One can stop them. Seth says not even a giant. Roman says not a warrior. Dean says not even the champ.
Dean says those men were mortal. Last week, they looked immortality in the face and force fed it justice. Call him whatever you want, but call him a victim. He was a symbol of justice for decades, but the Shield bows down to no one. Reigns tells the Undertaker to Rest in Peace.
We see footage from Smackdown when The Shield attacked Undertaker and gave him the Cerberus Bomb.
Dean says that justice doesn’t care if you are undefeated at Wrestlemania or the champion. Justice strikes without warning and mercy when your number comes up. Seth tells John Cena and Ryback that justice has not forgotten about them. Despite the repeated lessons . . .
The 3MB make their way to the ring.
Heath tells everyone to wait a minute. Do they think they have business with John Cena and Ryback? They have unfinished business with the 3MB tonight. Drew wants to know who they think they are. They were seconds away from showing Triple H how they rock and roll, but the Shield decided to crash their party. Jinder says that they are going to crash their party and rock their face.
3MB surround the ring and all six men battle in the ring.
Kane’s pyro sounds and his music plays. Daniel Bryan and Kane make their way to the ring and they enter the ring but The Shield leave and go through the crowd.
Kane and Bryan want to beat someone up so they send Drew and Jinder to the floor. Kane grabs Slater and he gives him a choke slam.
John Cena is getting his ankle wrapped in the locker room and Ryback stops by. He tells John he can wrap it up all he wants but he is still hurt. Cena says that he would be more effective on one foot than Ryback on two. Ryback says that he cannot take that chance and he leaves as we go to commercial.
We are back and it is time to see the progress of Jerry Lawler’s pizza order from Dominos.
Match Number Four: Dolph Ziggler (with AJ Lee and Big E Langston) versus Kofi Kingston in a Champion versus Champion Non Title Match
They lock up and Kofi works on the arm with an arm bar. Ziggler with a waist lock but Kofi with a standing switch and he takes Ziggler to the match and he kicks Ziggler in the face and hits a splash for a near fall. Kofi with a top wrist lock.
Ziggler punches Kofi and he takes Kofi down with a side head lock. Kofi tries for a head scissors but Ziggler avoids it. Ziggler with a shoulder tackle but Kofi with a few leap frogs followed by a back elbow and a drop kick. Kofi tries for SOS but Ziggler escapes and then Kofi with a pendulum kick. Kofi sets for a springboard move but Ziggler drop kicks Kofi to the floor and we go to commercial.
We are back and Ziggler with a rear chin lock on Kofi. Kofi with elbows and punches. Kofi with a forearm. Ziggler with a running clothesline into the corner. Ziggler misses a Stinger splash and both men are down. Ziggler punches Kofi in the corner. Kofi with kicks to Ziggler followed by chops and a drop kick. Kofi with a leaping clothesline and it is time for the Boom Drop. Kofi sets for Trouble in Paradise but Ziggler ducks and he hits a leaping delayed DDT and both men are down.
Ziggler gets a near fall. Ziggler and Kofi exchanges punches but Kofi with SOS for a near fall. Kofi picks up Ziggler but Ziggler with a kick. Kofi avoids a Fameasser and he hits Trouble in Paradise but AJ puts Ziggler’s foot on the rope.
Langston pulls Ziggler to the floor but Kofi with a cross body off the apron onto both men. Kofi rolls Ziggler into the ring and he goes up top. Kofi with a cross body but he can only get a two count. AJ gets on the apron and then she gets into the ring. Kofi knocks Langston off the apron and then Ziggler tries for a rollup but they counter and get near falls. Kofi catapults Ziggler into the turnbuckles and he goes for a cross body but he misses. Ziggler hits the Zig Zag for the three count.
Winner: Dolph Ziggler
After the match, Langston pulls down the straps and he picks up Kofi and hits the Big Ending. Langston picks up Kofi again and hits a second Big Ending.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Dolph, Langston, and AJ walk in the back. AJ and Dolph talk about the job that he did. They bump into Natalya and Kaitlyn. Kaitlyn and AJ argue back and forth. Kaitlyn says that she was naïve last year and she didn’t want to hurt her. Kaitlyn tells AJ to try to take the title from her.
A man has a delivery but AJ thinks it is for her. It is for Kaitlyn. She reads the card and she has a secret admirer. Natalya teases Kaitlyn.
It is time to take a look at what happened a few weeks ago when Brock Lesnar destroyed 3MB. Then we look at Triple H’s response to the challenge.
Vickie Guerrero and Brad Maddox are in their office and Ryback enters and he looks nowhere near Brad and Vickie. He tells John Cena has left him alone to face the Shield for the last time. It will not be a handicap match. It will be a six man tag match. It will be Ryback, Daniel Bryan, and Kane.
Ryback says been there done that. He doesn’t trust either man. He says no and leaves.
We go to commercial.
We are back and it is time to see where Jerry’s pizza is. We see dozens of people in the crowd eating pizza.
Zack Ryder wants everyone to see Zeb Colter’s in ring performance from earlier tonight as he makes his way to the ring to face Jack Swagger.
Match Number Five: Jack Swagger (with Zeb Colter) versus Zack Ryder
Swagger with knees to Ryder in the corner and then he connects with more knees after the referee warns him. Swagger with a short arm clothesline followed by an arm bar. Ryder with punches but Swagger with a knee. Ryder sends Swagger into the mat and he hits a drop kick. Swagger with a belly-to-belly for a near fall.
Swagger starts to work on the knee and he follows with a biel and double jump Swagger Bomb. Swagger with another Swagger Bomb and he wants to know where the jokes are now. Swagger goes for a third one but you know what happens when you try for a move a third time in a row. Ryder gets his boots up and then he kicks Swagger in the chest. Ryder back body drops Swagger over the top rope to the floor. Ryder with a baseball slide and he sends Swagger back into the ring.
Ryder goes up top but Swagger with the Doctor Bomb and then it is time to apply the ankle lock and Ryder taps out.
Winner: Jack Swagger
After the match, Colter has something to say to Ryder while Swagger chokes him in the ropes. Colter punches Ryder in the head.
Mark Henry is walking in the back and it looks like we are going to have a Tug of War because that’s what he do.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Matt Striker tried to find out why Ryback was leaving the building during the commercial break.
Mark Henry is in the ring because that is what he do. He introduces himself to those who don’t know who he is. He says that he does not need your approval. He is here to prove that he is the World’s Strongest Man. He asked for two opponents and he wants to see who Vickie has chosen.
Mark’s first opponent comes out and it is Tensai. It is going to be a tug of war in the Battle of the WWE Network Superstars.
Mark pulls Tensai across the red line.
Mark’s next opponent comes out and it is Brodus Clay.
Mark beats Clay as well.
Sheamus comes out and he tells Mark that is very impressive. Sheamus wants to know if Mark wants one more opponent.
The referee tells them to start and Sheamus is actually moving Mark Henry. Sheamus is at the line of tug but Sheamus takes a page out of Revenge of the Nerds and lets go of the rope and then he connects with a Brogue Kick.
We see footage from earlier tonight when John Cena appeared with three Make A Wish kids.
Brad Maddox is with Daniel Bryan and Kane and he tells them that Ryback has left the building. Kane says that they are just as well off without Ryback in their corner. After what the Shield did to his brother . . . Bryan says that they want this match no matter what. Vickie gives them the match.
Vickie tells Brad something that he needs to do and we go to commercial.
We are back and John Cena is getting ready and Brad Maddox is in the locker room to stop Cena. He calls Brad ‘Braden Walker’. He then tells Brad to tell Vickie that she has a main event and he will be wrestling with Daniel Bryan and Kane. Cena threatens to hurt Brad if he does not tells Cena that he is wrestling tonight.
Match Number Six: Antonio Cesaro versus Alberto Del Rio (with Ricardo Rodriguez)
They lock up and go to a stalemate. They lock up again and Cesaro with a wrist lock and Del Rio with a reversal and arm bar. Del Rio with a hammer lock into a side head lock. Del Rio with a shoulder tackle for a near fall. Del Rio with punches to Cesaro followed by punches. Cesaro blocks a suplex and he connects with a suplex of his own.
Del Rio with a shoulder and kick in the corner. Del Rio with a step up enzuigiri to the arm and he punches Cesaro in the arm and he continues with the arm bar. Cesaro pulls Del Rio down by the hair and then he applies an arm bar. Cesaro pulls the tights and takes Del Rio back to the mat.
Cesaro with European uppercuts but Del Rio with a head scissors take down. Del Rio puts Cesaro in the ropes and he connects with forearms to the kidneys followed by a lungblower. Del Rio signals for the cross arm breaker but Cesaro escapes and he goes to the floor.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Cesaro with a chin lock on Del Rio. We see footage of Cesaro with a back drop driver onto the apron. Del Rio with a punch and he gets a near fall with a sunset flip but Cesaro with a leaping double stomp for a near fall. Cesaro with a dead lift side salto for a near fall. Cesaro with a running European uppercut into the corner for a near fall. Cesaro with another near fall.
Cesaro with a rear chin lock on Del Rio. Cesaro sends Del Rio face first into the mat and then he returns to the rear chin lock. Cesaro sends Del Rio sternum first into the turnbuckles and then he hits a belly-to-back suplex despite Del Rio’s attempts to punch his way out of the hold.
Cesaro with European uppercuts but Del Rio with a kick and two clotheslines. Cesaro misses a clothesline and Del Rio with a tilt-a-whirl back breaker. Del Rio has a super kick blocked and Cesaro with a near fall on an inside cradle. Del Rio with a German suplex and bridge for a near fall.
Cesaro sends Del Rio to the apron but Del Rio with a punch and then he goes for a double sledge from the turnbuckles but Cesaro with a European uppercut for a near fall. Cesaro misses a running shoulder into the corner and he hits the post. Del Rio with a super kick for a near fall. Del Rio tries for the cross arm breaker but Cesaro counters with a rollup but Del Rio is able to turn it into a cross arm breaker and he gets Cesaro to tap out.
Winner: Alberto Del Rio
After the match, Alberto gets the mic. He says that thanks to his compadre, he can select the stipulation for the World Title Match at Extreme Rules. It is going to be a ladder match.
We go to commercial.
We are back and it is time for Fandango without the Golden Shower Curtain or Sue, but he has Not Sue with him this week. They go to the ring for their dance off against Great Khali and Natalya.
Jerry asks Khali if he has any dancing experience and if he has watched Dancing with the Stars. He asks Khali what he thought of Chris Jericho on the show and he says that he is better than Jericho.
Khali goes first.
Jerry asks Fandango about Jericho’s performance on Dancing with the Stars and he says that it was clumsy.
Fandango dances and then it is time for the vote from the WWE Universe.
In a major shocker, Fandango loses.
Fandango attacks Khali from behind and he hits a leaping side Russian leg sweep and then he goes up top for the FandangoBama Jam.
We take a look at footage from Undertaker’s match against Dean Ambrose from Smackdown.
Match Number Seven: John Cena, Daniel Bryan, and Kane versus Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose, and Seth Rollins
They circle the ring and then they enter the ring and all six men brawl but the bell has not rung yet. Bryan and Cena take care of Reigns and Rollins. Kane with a head butt to Ambrose and the bell finally rings.
Kane with a punch and kicks to Ambrose. Kane with a delayed vertical suplex. Kane with a punch and he tries for a slam but Ambrose escapes and he kicks Kane in the leg. Reigns tags in and Kane punches him. Kane gets a near fall. Reigns backs Kane into the corner and Rollins tags in and they double team Kane. Rollins with punches.
Kane with a big boot to Rollins and then he sends Rollins into the corner. Kane with punches and then he kicks Rollins. Kane grabs the referee and Cena tags in. Cena with a hip toss to Ambrose followed by punches. Cena with an Irish whip and kick but Cena hurts his ankle. Bryan tags in and he kicks Ambrose in the corner.
Bryan alternates elbows to the head and kicks to the back. Kane tags back in and he punches Ambrose. Kane gets a near fall and he stretches Ambrose. Kane tags Bryan back in and Bryan with a drop kick into the corner. Bryan with Kicks of No to the chest and then he gets Ambrose set for the surfboard. Kane tags in and he hits a drop kick while Bryan has Ambrose in the surfboard.
Kane goes up top but Ambrose rolls out of the way when Kane comes off the turnbuckles. Rollins tags in and they hit a double suplex and Rollins gets a near fall. We go to commercial.
We are back and Ambrose is stretching Bryan. Ambrose stands between Bryan and his corner. Bryan with elbows to escape but Ambrose with an elbow and he gets a near fall. Rollins tags in and Ambrose with a drop kick and Rollins with a running boot to the chest and he gets a near fall.
Rollins kicks Bryan while talking to Cena on the apron. Rollins with an arm bar while he works on the ribs. Bryan with punches to Rollins followed by Reigns and Ambrose on the apron but Rollins with an enzuigiri and he gets a near fall. Reigns tags in and he punches Bryan. Reigns with a rear chin lock.
Bryan with elbows but Reigns with a Samoan drop for a near fall. Bryan sends Reigns to the floor and Bryan crawls across the ring and Kane is tagged in and he punches Ambrose. Kane with an Irish whip and clothesline into the corner. Kane with another combination followed by a side slam. Kane sends Rollins over the top rope to the floor.
Kane goes up top for the clothesline and he hits it. Kane signals for the choke slam but Kane sends Ambrose over the top rope and he wants to choke slam Ambrose through the table.
Kane punches Rollins but Ambrose with a boot and DDT. Ambrose rolls into the ring and the referee starts his count. Kane gets back in at nine. Ambrose kicks Kane and connects with knees. Ambrose slaps Kane and he says that he beat his brother and he will beat him. Kane grabs Ambrose by the throat and hits the choke slam but both men are down.
Cena and Reigns tag in and Cena with two flying shoulder tackles followed by a Blue Thunder Bomb. Cena with the five knuckle shuffle but Rollins goes up top for a cross body but Cena catches him and rolls through and tries for the Attitude Adjustment but his ankle gives out and Reigns with a spear for the three count.
Winners: Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, and Dean Ambrose
After the match, Ryback appears on the stage while Cena is checked by the medical staff.
We go to credits.
