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Raw Pre-Show 5/12/14
– Panel this week is the usual Josh Matthews, Alex Riley, Brooker T and guest panelist this week is Jimmy Hart.
– Discussion of the Evolution and Shield feud. Specifically how the Shield is handling the Authorities backlash.
– We’ve got Titus O’Neil vs. Kofi Kingston being taped for Superstars in the background… Kofi surprisingly goes over… Lawler interviews Kofi on the ramp, he doesn’t want to talk about Rusev and the past, Kofi was successful tonight!
– Damien Sandow interrupts the panel. He’s pissed about the way he’s been treated… His mic gets cut… He continues to go, he’s “shooting” on the company. I guess they are bringing angles to the pre-show…
– Legends House stuff….
– We are forced to relive the Daniel Bryan and Kane garbage from last week. May God have mercy on us…
– Now the announcers make their way out for the show and it’s time!
Probably missed some things as I keep peaking for a tornado…
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WWE Raw 5/12/14 from Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina
– The Shield are in the ring as we begin. They’re not running FROM Evolution, but rather running to them. They want a rematch! When Evolution shows up tonight, Shield’s going to hunt them down. Evolution WAS good, but they can no longer “evolve” into what they need to be in order to beat The Shield. Roman Reigns is pissed off. He took all the finishers last week, and he wants to know if that’s all Evolution has, because it wasn’t enough. Evolution is going to believe in the Shield!
Backstage camera shows Evolution pull up in a limo. The Shield rush to the parking garage to attack Evo. THE FIGHT IS ON!!!! The Shield looking for some revenge before the six men are pulled apart, with Evolution left laying…
– RVD on his way to the ring for our first match… So we already know Raw will be off to a SLOW start…
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1. Rob Van Dam vs. Jack Swagger (w/Zeb Colter). Zeb cuts the usual promo, not that it’s a bad thing. Adam Rose has been added to Zeb’s deportation list. Zeb sends a warning to Rose. Very short match, Adam Rose comes out with his Rosebuds, which Michael Cole refers to as Rose Petals, lol… it distracts Swagger, RVD lands a kick and scores the easy win in like 10 seconds… Well that didn’t have time to suck, but I’m not digging this Adam Rose stuff… A 10 second match to set the tone for the show… lovely…
Adam Rose and company fance away from ringside, Zeb is speechless at the scene….
– Video package for Paige.
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– BO-lieve in BO Dallas…
2. Divas Champion Paige vs. Alicia Fox… For like the fourth time… Fox actually takes the mic and says Paige hasn’t been here long but has managed to alienate herself from everyone backstage. Fox tells Paige she doesn’t fit in, and attacks her. Alicia works Paige over and yells at the referee to ask Paige if she’s ready. The bell rings and the match officially begins… Alicia goes back to work on Paige in the corner. Alicia with a backbreaker and then they fight to the floor. The fight goes back into the ring with Fox continuing the dominance. Alicia drives Page face first into the mat repeatedly, but Paige turns it around out of nowhere and gets the win.
– After the match, Alicia throws a tantrum and shoves the referee. She goes around ringside and tears the top off the announcers table. She takes one of JBL’s drinks, shakes it up and sprays it everywhere. She kicks the fan barrier a few times. She yells at fans about how she’s Divas Championship material. She grabs JBL’s hat and puts it on before continuing her tantrum up the ramp…. Wow… that was actually different… I’ll take that…
– We get a video package on Kane and Daniel Bryan.
– Up next, Bryan will address the WWE Universe… Here we go… :\
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– Out comes WWE World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan. He thanks everyone because it’s been a long road getting here. He says he knew it would be an uphill battle and it has been but the hill is a little steeper than he thought it would be. “NO!” chants follow… Bryan says The Authority threw everything they had at him but he still walked out of WrestleMania XXX as the champion. Bryan says when he came back from his honeymoon, he got a bad beating from Kane and was put in a neck brace because of that… Bryan says he was determined to beat Kane at Extreme Rules and he did. Bryan says his entire style comes with a price and that win over Kane came with a price… Bryan believes fans chant for him because he pays that price with his body. Bryan says he is having neck surgery this Thursday. He gets emotional and says he’s not happy about it because this has been his dream. Bryan says some people are happy about it – Stephanie McMahon, Kane, Triple H…. He says to them, they think his career is pretty much done. Bryan says he will come back but he doesn’t know when. He gets a big “yes!” chant going and that’s all folks… Lovely…
– Wyatt Family video….
– Cena and The Usos vs. The Wyatts is next.
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3. John Cena & The Usos vs. The Wyatt Family. Harper starts things out with Jey Uso. Back and forth between the two until Harper throws a dropkick… Damn! Rowan takes his turn on Jey, then Bray gets his licks in… Back to Harper in the ring, but Jey finally tags out to Jimmy… Jimmy Uso with a Samoan Drop on Harper… Jimmy turns his attention to Bray and Rowan on the apron, and Harper blindsides him…. They keep Jimmy down, until Jimmy Uso ducks a Wyatt clothesline and dropkicks Bray… Hot tag to Cena… John with some basic Cena offense, Rowan escapes an AA attempt and Harper nails Cena from behind…
Jey Uso comes in and takes out Harper, but Bray takes out Jey… Jimmy Uso then takes out Bray… Jimmy Uso takes to the air but gets nailed by Rowan… Cena then clobbers Rowan and hooks him in an STF, but Bray breaks it up with a splash… Bray goes for Sister Abigail onCena, but Jey Uso kicks Wyatt in the head… and a superkick to Harper!!! The Usos leap out onto Bray and Harper on the floor… And Cena with the AA on Rowan for the win…..
– After the match, Bray speaks from the ring and thanks Cena for what he must do. Bray says to follow the buzzards…. that’s all… for now…
– Still to come, Evolution will appear…
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– Back from the break and out comes Evolution… Randy Orton speaks first and he’s ready to take the gloves off when it comes to The Shield. HHH says The Shield will get their rematch at Payback. They’re going to go from Ambrose to Rollins to Reigns, but Reigns won’t be coming back from Payback. The Shield suddenly attack from behind and clear the ring of Evolution!!! Batista takes a mic and comes down the ramp. He’s had enough of all three of them… Batista challenges Reigns to a match for tonight!!! Batista talks trash from the ramp as Evolution’s music hits.
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4. Natalya vs. Nikki Bella. Okay, so I don’t follow Total Divas, but apparently one of their storylines is that Nattie painted a picture of Nikki and Cena, and Nikki crapped on it… Now THAT is good TV… The cast of Total Divas is at ringside for this match… The Total Divas are outside holding Numbers to rate the match… wow, so much material to work with there… Back and forth, until Nikki takes over with a big kick… Slap fight ensues, then Natalya locks in an abdominal stretch… Pin attempts from both ladies, but Nikki gets the win…
– After the match, Brie comes in to celebrate with Nikki. The other Divas are giving her “10” scores. Nikki goes to ringside and celebrates with the other Divas… Natalya gets upset and rips their numbers up… Natalya’s feeling are hurt… Heel turn coming??? Alicia Fox was far more amusing…
That’s 2 Divas matches in the first 90 minutes… Literally half the matches so far have been the Divas…
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5. U.S. Champion Sheamus vs. Curtis Axel (w/Ryback). Apparently they tried to turn Sheamus heel last week, but nobody caught onto it… Sheamus controls, then Axel gets his turn. Curtis seats Sheamus on the top rope and lands a suspension neckbeaker. Axel goes for a dropkick but Sheamus catches his legs and turns it into a Clowverleaf for the submission win in 3:30… Damn thing went shorter than the Divas matches…
Immediately after getting the win, Ryback mauls Sheamus from behind… A mini-brawl and the two men separate and stare each other down… Well, I guess no heel turn this week, fella….
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6. U.S. Champion Sheamus vs. Ryback (w/Axel). We come back from break and the match is already going… Ryback has control, but misses a knee or something and Sheamus takes over… Kneelift and the ten forearm clubs on the ropes… Sheamus tries to slingshot into the ring with a shoulderblock, but he’s caught by Ryback!!! Ryback tries for Shellshock but has to settle with a jawbreaker for 2… Ryback charges with the meathook clothesline, but Sheamus counters with White Noise for a near fall!!!! Ryback escapes a Cloverleaf attempt, Sheamus misses a Brodgue Kick… Ryback with a spinebuster for a near fall… Ryback charges into a boot from Sheamus, and Sheamus hits a powerslam for 2… Sheamus calls for the Brogue, Axel distracts and Ryback lands the Meathook Clothesline!!! It’s Shellshock time!!! But Sheamus escapes, Ryback ends up taking the Brogue Kick for the finish… Sheamus retains, but that was the damndest 6 minute match I’ve seen between guys this size… That speaks wonders for how far along Ryback has come in the last 6 months…
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If Ryback and Axel weren’t enough… Shamus has a match with Cesaro tomorrow on the Main Event…
– Oh God… It’s Stephanie McMahon headed to the ring… If my satellite dish was going to go back out, NOW would be the time… Stephanie has tried to protect Daniel Bryan, but now he can’t perform… Stephanie has something to say to Bryan face to face, she calls for Bryan to come out… But instead… It’s Kane… dragging a lifeless Daniel Bryan to the stage…. UGH… Just when you think it can’t get any worse… Oh, and Bryan’s shirt is all ripped up to add to the visual. Kane just walks away and Daniel Bryan has to be carted off on a stretcher… Stephanie comes up the ramp to check on Bryan, acting concerned… Brie Bella is right there too, but isn’t doing a damn thing to Stephanie…
The guy leaves for a legit neck surgery, and instead of squashing this garbage, they drag it out even more? This is the worst booking of a World Champion since possibly Rey Mysterio…
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Back from break, Daniel bryan is being loaded into an Ambulance… Stephanie apologizes again, and Brie swats her away and warns her to STAY AWAY!!! Brie gets in the Ambulance and they leave… Stephanie stands there with a suspicious look on her face as we go back to the ring…
7. Dolph Ziggler vs. Fandango (w/Leyla). We see clips of Fandango kissing Summer Rae from Total Divas, and now Layla from Smackdown… Fast action from the guys and Ziggler takes a bump to the floor… Back inside Fandango tries a pin for 2… Fandango misses a charge in the corner, Ziggler with a flurry of punches and a neckbreaker… Ziggler misses the Famouser, and Fandango comes back with a Falcon Arrow for a near fall… Fandango goes up top but Ziggler dodges, Fandango jumps down but takes a FAMOUSER from Dolph… 1..2.. Fandango kicks out and Layla hops onto the apron for a distraction… This allows Fandango to hit a spin kick for a near fall… Layla gets her leg stuck in the ring apron, which distracts Fandango, and Ziggler comes back with the ZIG ZAG for the win in about 5:00…
– After the match, Fandango says he may have lost, but Layla has won his heart… He professes his love for Layla, and they make out… So it’s okay to lose because he’s in love? Okay…. Happy Ziggler won, just wish he’d beat somebody that meant something…
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– Back from break and “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan makes his way to the ring… Obviously this is in association with Legends House… Duggan barely gets two setences out before LANA appears… She’s “Russian” and all that you know… Duggan being Mr. USA makes the perfect foil… Fans chant “USA” as Lana runs down the States… Rusev now represents Russian and Vladimir Putin… Duggan gets the USA chants going again…
And here comes Rusev to destroy the patriot Jim Duggan… Duggan primes his board in a batting position to defend himself from Rusev… Lana gives him one chance to BEG for mercy… Instead, Duggan chants for USA, RUSEV TAKES THE 2X4 AND BREAKS IT OVER HIS KNEE!!!! Rusecv goes after Duggan, but here comes BIG E!!!! And there goes Big E…. Rusev lays Big E out like he’s nothing… Duggan tends to Big E while RUsev and Lana stand in the ring…
Truth, Xavier, Kofi… now… Big E??? I’m starting to see the pattern others were talking about….
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– Damien Sandow comes to ringside with a mic to continue his “pipe bomb” from the pre-show… But he’s interrupted by the Rhodes Brothers…
8. Cody Rhodes (w/Goldust) vs. Damien Sandow. They continue to play up Cody being on a losing streak while Goldust has been winning… Back and forth, Cody hits a twisting sunset flip out of the corner for a near fall… Sandow gets control with stomps and chinlocks… fun… Rhodes with a bunch of quick pinfall attempts… Sandow drop toe holds Cody throat first into the middle rope and jumps on his back… Russian Legsweep by Sandow but he misses the Elbow of Disdain… Damien stays on top and back to a chinlock… Cody steals the Ted Dibiase Jr. chasing clothesline, and the Goldust uppercut, and the Bob Holly kick while Sandow rests over the top rope… Cody tries Cross Rhodes, but Sandow blocks… Sandow gets all over Cody, Goldust yells and distracts the ref. Cody sneaks in an eye rake and the Disaster Kick for the win in 5:00… So Sandown can’t even beat a guy on a losing streak… Cody cheats to win… And Goldust celebrates with his bro…
Up next it’s Batista vs. Reigns…
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– Bo Dallas Promo
– Wyatt Family Promo, from the darkness… Bray challenges Cena to a “Last Man Standing” match at Payback….
– The Shield make their way into the ring as we take another break…
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9. Roman Reigns vs. Batista. These two go right at each other, brawling to the floor, Reigns rams Batista into the steps… Back inside Roman misses a shoulder charge in the corner… Reigns has control, Evolution cliumb onto the apron, allowing Batista a brief offensive comeback. Rollins and Ambrose decide to take out HHH & Orton, while Reigns nails Batista with the dropkick on the apron… Reigns sets up for the spear or Superman punch or something, but HHH trips him up… HHH goes for a pedigree on Rollins outside, but Ambrose hits a flying assault on the game… Bell sounds, I assume we got a quick no contest after maybe 4:00…
The Shield beat down Evolution and look like they’re ready to take out HHH, when Stephanie McMahon sends out the troops…. Jack Swagger, Titus O’Neil, Ryback, Curtis Axel, 3MB, Brodus Clay, Fandango, even Damien Sandow (that makes sense), are out to attack the Shield… The heels take out the Shield, toss Rollins and Ambrose to the floor… The heels hold Reigns while HHH comes at him with a steel chair, but Roman breaks free AND SPEARS THE GAME!!! Rollins and Reigns return with STEEL CHAIRS and clear the entire ring!!! Fandango gets the forward DDT on a chair from Ambrose. Axel gets curb stomped on a chair from Rollins… SUPERMAN PUNCH to Heath Slater… Spear on Ryback… Triple Powerbomb on Ryback… Evolution watch from the aisle as the Shield celebrate in the ring to end the show… Give them a couple chairs and they can take out the entire heel roster…
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WWE Raw “Backstage Pass” Post Show
– The action isn’t over in the ring as the Shield put an added beating on Heath Slater…
– The panel discusses the entire Evolution vs. Shield situation and rematch at Payback…
– Discussion of the John Cena vs. Bray Wyatt feud and the proposed Last Man Standing Match…
– Discussion of Daniel Bryan’s neck injury. Booker says nobody ever comes back from a neck injury the same…
– Rene Young interviews a WWE doctor on an update on Daniel Bryan… Nothing to report here… Booker thinks they need to get the belt off Bryan because off the deserving talent…
– Tomorrow on Main Event, Sheamus defends the US Title vs. Cesaro.
Thank God Jimmy Hart was passive tonight, he wasn’t annoying, he barely spoke… Works for me…
All of that, and we somehow managed to avoid two tornadoes in our area… That’ll do it for tonight…
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