WWE Raw 06/11
We are live in: Hartford, Connecticut
Commentators: Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler
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Raw intro starts.
Justin Roberts introduces John Laurinaitis to the ring.
Laurinaitis rolls down the ramp and enters the ring.
He’s about to introduce himself when Vince McMahon suddenly comes out. Vince power walks his way to the ring.
Laurinaitis offers a handshake.
Vince says he’s not going to shake his hand. He has no idea where that hand’s been. They’re not buddies. THis is about business. He’s going to give him a job performance evaluation. Give him one reason why he shouldn’t fire his pencil necked butt right now?
Laurinaitis says he has two words: people power. As they approach the 1000th episode of Raw, they’re about to make history. He is an advocate of people power, and the people love him for it.
Vince asks the fans if they love him for it. They don’t.
Laurinaitis says they used to boo him like that years ago. Now they respect him as the man he is. They also have a couple things in common. They’re both visionaries and innovators, as well as astute businessmen.
Astute businessman? So he’s the one who signed Lesnar and cost them two lawsuits? He’s the guy who actually hired the wrong one legged wrestler. And he’s astute?
Brock wasn’t his fault. It was Triple H’s fault.
What about resigning Show to a big contract with a bonus. What was he thinking? The guy hasn’t performed effectively since 1999.
With all due respect, Vince is a little bias with the Big Show. He knows that DX once showed Vince’s head up Show’s buttocks. When he sees what Show does to Cena in the steel cage at No Way Out, he’ll know he made a wise investment. He does it all. Not only is he the General Manager of Raw and Smackdown, he’s the Executive Vice President of Talent Relations. The locker room looks up to him as a mentor, a leader, and a friend.
Vince says they can’t even understand him. How can they be his friend?
World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus comes out.
Sheamus says it’s great to see Vince again. He looks great. As World Champion, and after hearing they banter back and forth, he wants to let them know that Johnny IS a friend. He’s such a good friend, he’s the kind of friend that’ll fine a guy half a million dollars just because he can. He’s the kind of friend who will hold a personal vendetta against someone because he got pushed aside.
Vince notes that “FireJohnny” is trending on Twitter.
Sheamus adds that Johnny is a friend who just so happens to be the worst General Manager in WWE history. So Vince, on behalf of all WWE Superstars, and everyone watching at home, kick Johnny out on his arse!
Johnny says he doesn’t represent the locker room. Stay here. He’s going to find an opponent to make Sheamus regret saying those words.
Vince says it better be an impressive match. Every match better be very, very impressive. If he doesn’t impress him at the end of the night, he’s going to hear these two words: YOU’RE FIRED!
Laurinaitis hobbles out of the ring with a disgruntled look on his face. Vince gets in Laurinaitis’ cart and drives off in it. He gets to the top of the ramp and then throws the cart off the top. Sheamus laughs in the ring as he awaits his opponent.
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Cole notes that during the Del Rio/Kahli match on Smackdown last week, Alberto sustained a concussion so a new number one contender for Sheamus’ title will be named later tonight.
Laurinaitis comes out. He says he found an opponent, and he’s not in a good mood.
Tensai comes out along with Sakamoto. Tensai heads into the ring as Sheamus’ opponent.
[Match #1]
[Singles Match]
[Tensai vs. Sheamus]
Bell sounds. They grapple. The two keep each other tied up around the ring. Tensai takes Sheamus down with a shoulder tackle, and the two grapple again. Sheamus with a shoulder tackle, but it’s not as effective. Sheamus with clubbing blows to the back of the head. He whips Tensai, but Tensai counter. Tensai runs and gets a boot to the face. Sheamus keeps Tensai ground with a knee to the face, but Tensai recovers fast and attacks Sheamus with punches in the corner. Sheamus with punches of his own. Whip, counter and Tensai knocks Sheamus down with an elbow. Sheamus with a headbutt. He goes for a clothesline, but Sheamus with forearm strikes followed by a clothesline that sends them both out of the ring.
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Tensai and Sheamus trade punches in the corner until Tensai hits Sheamus in the head with a knee. He whips Sheamus into the opposite turnbuckle. Tensai runs and hits a body splash to the back. Tensai climbs to the second hope and hits a splash for a two count. Tensai grabs Sheamus’ arm and pulls back on it. Sheamus gets up and headbutts him off. He starts clubbing Tensai in the back, then knocks Sheamus with a knee to the face for a two count. Tensai tosses Sheamus onto the apron, but Sheamus counters and lands ten clubbing blows to the chest. Sheamus climbs to the top and jumps, but Tensai catches him and his a two handed chokebomb for a two count.
Tensai gets on all fours and headbutts Sheamus for a bit. He goes for a whip, but Sheamus counters. Tensai knocks him back with an elbow to the head, and suddenly Sheamus comes back with a Brogue Kick for the three count.
[Winner via Pinfall: Sheamus]
[Time: 09:19]
Backstage, Vince, Laurinaitis, and Teddy Long watch Sheamus.
Vince says that didn’t go well for him. That’s strike one. Now who will Sheamus face for the World Title?
Vickie Guerrero walks over to Vince.
She says they have two former world champions on the roster, Jack Swagger and Dolph Ziggler, and she thinks they would be great contenders.
Vince says that’s a good idea…unless Laurinaitis has a better one?
Laurinaitis says of course he does, but in the spirit of “people power”, what does Teddy think?
Teddy says there are four world champions on the roster. Swagger, Ziggler, Kahli and Christian. They could compete in a four way match tonight and the winner faces Sheamus at No Way Out.
Vince says that’s a very, very good idea.
Laurinaitis says he was thinking of that too and tells Teddy to get him a coffee. Vince gives him a look and Laurinaitis adds “please” before awkwardly fist bumping with him.
Vince looks at him and says he has small hands before walking away.
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Back in the ring, Tensai is being aggressive with Sakamoto, yelling at him and pulling at his hair. He then punches his worshiper down and kicks him in the face. He continues to pummel him before tossing him out of the ring. Tensai exits the ring, picks Sakamoto up and slams his head against the announce table. He then rams the back of his head into the turnbuckle post. He throws him into the ring barricade and kicks him some more. Referees come out to try and stop him. Tensai yells at Sakamoto in Japanese.
The camera pans over to Cole and Lawler. They talk about how Raw will approach 1000 episodes in six weeks, and many celebrities have discussed how Raw had an impact on them.
A video plays that has Seth Green talking about when he got involved in a six man tag match with John Cena and Triple H.
Backstage, R-Truth is talking to himself. Matt Striker is there with him, and he asks how he feels after Show attacked him and Kofi a couple weeks back.
Truth says he’s fine, but little Jimmy was the one traumatized by all this.
He looks to Little Jimmy and says he can’t be so sensitive. He has to straighten up. The truth is, on Sunday, Big Show is gonna lose to Cena. When Cena steps in that cage, Show is going to find out that the big-
Show suddenly comes out of nowhere and punches Truth in the head knocking him out cold. Show stands over him looking high and mighty.
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A replay is shown of Show knocking out Truth.
Back at ringside, United States champion Santino Marella comes out for a mixed tag match.
His partner, WWE Divas champions Layla, comes out next.
Their opponents, Beth Phoenix and Ricardo Rodriguez, come out together.
[Match #2]
[Mixed Tag Team Match]
[Santino Marella & Layla vs. Ricardo Rodriguez & Beth Phoenix]
The bell sounds. Layla and Beth start out. Layla grabs Beth and applies a side headlock. Beth tries to pull her off. Ricardo tries to get involved, but Layla dropkicks him down. Beth catches Layla off guard, drops her and kicks her a bit. She picks Layla up and hits a springboard suplex. Ricardo tags in thinking he gets to face Layla, but Santino enters instead. Ricardo begs Beth for mercy and tags her back in. Beth orders Ricardo to stay out of the ring. Beth goes back to Layla and Layla with a cross body for a two count. Layla with a couple bulldogs, but Beth catches her with a kick to the stomach. She whips Layla and Layla counters with a headscissors that takes Beth and an interfering Ricardo down. Ricardo exits the ring. Santino goes for The Cobra, but Ricardo turns around in fear and runs into the turnbuckle post instead. Layla tries to get on the offensive, but Beth catches Layla with a boot to the face and then hits the Glam Slam for the three count.
[Winners via Pinfall: Beth Phoenix & Ricardo Rodriquez]
[Time: 2:43]
Ricardo enters the ring and acts like he dominated the match. Santino grabs Ricardo’s shirt and pulls it off revealing a Justin Bieber shirt underneath. Ricardo runs away red with embarrassment while Santino and Layla laugh.
Backstage, Otunga is talking with Vince.
He understands that Vince is giving Laurinaitis an evaluation. He says Laurinaitis is doing a great job, but if Laurinaitis does get fired, he knows a certain someone who has a Harvard mentality and a body as good as Vince.
Vince says he doesn’t like ass kissers and calls him a parasite.
Kofi suddenly appears and tells Vince he wants to face Big Show tonight.
Laurinaitis turns up from behind and says he gets to face Big Show…in a steel cage.
Kingston leaves satisfied and Vince gives Laurinaitis kudos for the match.
Meanwhile, Daniel Bryan is heading the ring to do commentary for the next match.
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Daniel Bryan come out and heads into the ring.
Daniel Bryan. CM Punk. Kane. Clearly one of these superstars is not like the other. He’ll admit it; he’s nothing like Punk and Kane. They both have a weakness. They have a weakness in the form of a 95 pound distraction named AJ. Post haste, it’s all about jealousy. Punk is jealous that he proved himself to be the superior wrestler by making him tap out. Now he’s trying to go out with AJ to make him jealous. It’s pathetic. And Kane thinks it’s going to second base when a woman looks him in the eyes and doesn’t vomit. They’re both obsessed with the woman who, let’s face it, is still in love with Daniel Bryan. How can you blame her? She had the opportunity for a split second to be with something as great as all this! As AJ can attest, once you go Bryan, there’s no point in tryin’ AWWWWW YEAH!
But quite frankly, he’s not interested in AJ. What he’s interested in is the WWE title. This week. question and answer time with Daniel Bryan will be short. This Sunday at No Way Out, will he become WWE Champion? YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES!
WWE Champion CM Punk comes out and stands at the top of the ramp.
For somebody who claims to no longer be interested in AJ, he sure does talk an awful lot about her. Turns out she’s pretty cool.
Punk enters the ring.
He and AJ have one thing in common, and that’s him. Outside the ring, she’s waaaaay out of her league. And inside the ring, he’s not even close to being in his league. And AJ is sorta crazy, and he digs crazy chicks. And if there’s anything he digs more, it’s his WWE title. OVer the past couple months, he’s beaten Bryan, Bryan’s beaten him, Kane’s beaten both of them, but it doesn’t matter because. He’s either gonna beat the deranged freak, or he’s gonna beat Kane. Either way, he’s walking out WWE Champion.
NO. NO. NO. What happened to him? He used to respect him. Quite frankly, he’s changed. He calls himself the voice of the voiceless, yet he panders to everybody. There’s a reason why all these people are voiceless; they have nothing intelligent to say. Case in point, these people love to yell at Big Show about how he sold out. But the biggest sell out in this entire company…is him.
So says the “superstar” in the YES YES YES t-shirt. See that ramp? That stage on top of it? Almost a year ago he sat on that stage and spoke his grievances on it. And since then people have told him that was the best moment in Raw’s 1000 episodes. He rolls his eyes at that because most people who said that didn’t like him when he started out. The only thing that’s changed since he spoke his mind is nothing. He hasn’t changed one bit. He’s the same guy he was. He achieved success at the highest level on his own terms. He hasn’t kissed anybody’s ass. He hasn’t compromised for anybody, but he can’t be the same for him. They used to be the same. He shattered the glass ceiling, but since them he’s become an obnoxious, insecure, goat-faced moron. Which is fine because the WWE can always used obnoxious, insecure, goat-faced morons. That’ll be hard to fit on a t-shirt. Whether he likes it or not, at No Way Out, he’s giving him a wakeup call when he puts him to sleep.
Kane comes out next and heads to the ring.
Let him remind the two of them who, or what, he is. Over the years, among other things, he’s set fire to good ol’ JR, he’s electrocuted Shane McMahon’s testicles, and he tombstoned a priest. In other words, his “pipe bombs” are actual pipe bombs. That’s why this Sunday he’ll leave with the WWE Championship.
AJ walks out and tells them to stop. She enters the ring.
She tells Kane that regardless of what he says, she looked into his eyes last week. And she saw that deep down, in that tortured soul, he actually has a heart.
Punk says you gotta looooooove crazy chicks.
She continues. Daniel, they say you never get over your first love. She knows she hasn’t.
She looks at Punk. Punk, well he’s pretty much the coolest guy she’s ever met in her entire life.
Bryan asks what her point is.
AJ says her point is she knows that the best man will win.
Laurinaitis appears on the TitanTron.
He says in the name of “people power”, the fans are going to see a match they’ve never seen before. Daniel Bryan and Kane are going to face CM Punk…and AJ.
A replay is shown of Vince warning Laurinaitis that if he doesn’t impress him by the end of the night, he’s fired.
Up next is the four way elimination number one contender’s match.
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Intercontinental Champion Christian comes out first and heads to the ring.
Great Kahli comes out next.
Vickie Guerrero comes out. She said one of these two men will be number one contender for the World Heavyweight Championship.
Dolph Ziggler comes out first followed by Jack Swagger. They all enter the ring.
[Match #3]
[Fatal Four Way Elimination Match]
[Christian vs. The Great Kahli vs. Jack Swagger vs. Dolph Ziggler]
The bell sounds. Kahli knocks down Dolph and Swagger, then chops Christian in the chest. He belts Ziggler and headbutts Swagger before chopping him as well. Kahli headbutts Ziggler and gives him a chop, then a headbutt. Swagger tries to help, but Kahli grabs him and slams him into Ziggler. Kahli chops Swagger. Kahli goes to lift Ziggler up, but Swagger clips Kahli’s leg and Ziggler dropkicks him down. Christian with the frog splash to Kahli. Swagger and Ziggler cover Kahli at the same time and pin him.
[Kahli has been eliminated]
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Back, and Christian is hitting Swagger and Ziggler with punches before Ziggler dropkicks Christian down. Swagger lifts Christian up and he and Ziggler hit a double team move for a two count. While Christian is down Vickie slaps him in the face. Swagger puts Christian in a full nelson while Ziggler punches him. He goes for a clothesline and Christian back body drops Ziggler out of the ring. Christian with a clothesline to Swagger. Swagger fights back and lifts him up. Christian with a sunset, but Swagger gets out of it. Christian climbs the top and hits a shoulder tackle. He goes for the Killswitch, but Ziggler rolls him up from behind for a two count. He shoves Ziggler into the turnbuckle, then shoves Swagger into him. Christian with the Killswitch, but Swagger counters. Christian gets on the turnbuckle and hits a sunset flip for a two count. Swagger counters into a anklelock submission. Christian rolls out of it and Swagger hits the turnbuckle shoulder first. Christian grabs him and hit the Killswitch. Ziggler gets in and pins Swagger.
[Jack Swagger has been eliminated]
Ziggler and Vickie argue. Christian rolls up Ziggler from behind for a two count. Christian and Ziggler duke it out back and forth. Christian with a flapjack for a two count. Ziggler with the dropkick for a two count. Ziggler kicks Christian, then elevates the injured ankle for a leg submission. Christian rolls out of it. Christian with clotheslines, then a whip. Ziggler counters, leaps over Christian and applies the sleeperhold submission. Christian rolls out of it and slaps Ziggler Christian grabs Ziggler, slingshots him into the turnbuckle and hits the spear for a two count. Christian sets up for the Killswitch. He goes for it, but Ziggler counters and hits the legdrop bulldog for a two count. Ziggler goes for Zig Zag and Christian with a reverse DDT for a two count. Christian climbs to the top. He goes for the frog splash, but Ziggler jumps up at him. Christian knocks him down with a right hand. Ziggler up, Christian jumps off and lands on his injured ankle. Ziggler catches him with the Zig Zag and gets the three count.
[Christian has been eliminated]
[Winner via Pinfall: Dolph Ziggler]
[Time: 13:07]
Sheamus comes up on the ramp. Ziggler doesn’t see him. He turns around. He and Ziggler stare each other down. Sheamus raises the World Title over his head.
Backstage, Natalyia and Vince are talking about his match with Bret at WrestleMania. She wants the Harts to return.
Vince says they’ll talk about it later.
Nattie will wait for him.
Vince rolls his eyes and leaves. Brodus Clay’s dancers appear and say they need to talk to him. Can he override Laurinaitis’ decision to ban Brodus from Raw.
Vince says he doesn’t think so.
They thought he was the coolest cat around. They heard he knows how to get funky.
Vince says “Somebody call my mama!”
Vince starts dancing with the ladies while red lights flash around them…yeah.
The leave. Vince turns around and Zack Ryder is staring at him with his jaw dropped.
Vince says “Woo Woo Woo! You know it!” and leaves.
Tonight, Punk and AJ take on Bryan and Kane.
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Ryback comes out for another handicap match.
The two local wrestlers come out. Willard Fillmore and Rutherford “P.S.” Hayes come out and say that unlike the others, Ryback is going to wait for them.
They enter the ring.
[Match #4]
[Handicap Match]
[Ryback vs. Willard Filmore and Rutherford “P.S.” Hayes]
The bell sounds. Ryback grabs Willard and powerbombs him three times. Rutherford simply exits the ring and runs away, but Ryback catches him with a clothesline. He lifts Rutherford up and tosses him back into the ring. He picks up Rutherford and Willard at the same time and hits the muscle buster finisher for the three count.
[Winner via Pinfall: Ryback]
[Time: 01:29]
The steel cage lowers. Up next, Kofi faces Big Show inside the cage.
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Backstage, Vince and Hornswoggle are watching Hornswoggle’s impersonation of JR from last week.
Vince says that was good, but how about some tips?
Vine puts on the cowboy hat and does a JR impersonation.
Hornswoggle offers to do it again, but Vince declines.
Hornswoggle leaves, and Cena shows up.
Cena says Laurinaitis is awful and they both know it. The sooner he’s out of a job the better.
Vince says he appreciates him giving management advice. But this is coming from someone who lost to The Rock.
So now WrestleMania wins and loses are how we judge? Let’s see. He lost to Hogan, Bret, Shawn, his son Shane-
Vince interrupts him and says whatever he does, don’t go running down to the ring and helping Kingston.
He says he talked to Kingston, and he’ll handle his own business. Meanwhile, Vince needs to handle Laurinaitis. The words “You’re Fired” belong to him. How about he use them?
Otunga shows up. He tries to redeem himself for earlier, but Vince calls him a sycophant. Nobody likes to kiss another man’s behind…no offense.
The camera pans to William Regal who has a very “besmirched” look on his face.
Back at ringside, Kingston heads to the ring for his match.
Backstage, Big Show heads to the ring for his match.
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No Way Out’s pre-show match exclusively on YouTube will be Brodus Clay vs. David Otunga.
Big Show comes out and heads into the ring.
[Match #5]
[Steel Cage Match]
[Big Show vs. Kofi Kingston]
Show enters the ring and Kingsotn attacks him right away. The bell sounds. Show chops Kingston down, lifts him up and slams him face first into the cage before taking his shirt off. He throws his shirt on Kingston. He picks him up. Kingston tries to fahgt back, but Show knocks him donw. Show with a scoop slam. Show grabs Kingston’s face and presses it against the cage. He pulls him back and slams him into the cage once again. Show stands over Kingston. He presses a foot down on his neck and squeezes the air out of it. He hoists Kingston up and slams him back first into the cage. Show picks Kingston up again and slams his back into the cage a second time. Show paces around the ring for a bit. He goes over to Kingston, and Kingston fights back with a couple punches, but Show grabs him arm and kicks him in the gut with great force.
Show keeps Kingston down with kicks to the chest and neck. He picks Kingston up and whips him into the turnbuckle. He runs towards Kingston and Kingston with boths to the face. Kingston climbs the turnbuckle and jump but Show grabs him by the neck. He chusk Kingston towards the cage, and Kingston catches it. He starts climbing and SHow pulls him off. Show with Trouble in Paradise, but only gets a two count. Kingston tries to crawl to the door, but Show catches him by the leg. Kignston with another kick, but Show grabs him again. Kingston goes for Trouble in Paradise again, but Show catches the leg and delivers the Knock Out Punch. He looks to the fans as they continue to boo him. The referee checks on Kingston and sees he’s out cold. Show casually exits the cage door.
[Winner via Escaping the Cage: The Big Show]
[Time: 9:29]
Backstage, Laurinaitis is watching Kingston knocked out in the ring. He laughs.
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Sin Cara comes out for a match with Curt Hawkins who is already in the ring.
[Match #6]
[Singles Match]
[Sin Cara vs. Curt Hawkins]
The bell sounds. Cara and Hawkins tie up. Hawkins with an arm lock, but Cara flips out of it. Hawkins with a hammerlock. He slaps Cara in the head a couple times, but Cara uses the ropes to snapmare him down. Cara off the ropes and he hits a headscissors. Cara runs off the ring and catches Hawkins with a plancha. Hawkins pulls Cara out of the ring. Hawkins grabs Cara and applies an abdominal stretch. Cara counters with a hurricarana. Hawkins runs and Cara with a headstand off the ropes into a back elbow. Cara with a flipping arm drag. He takes Hawkins runs off the ropes and hits another flipping arm drag. Hawkins misses a clothesline and Cara hits La Mistica for the three count.
[Winner via Pinfall: Sin Cara]
[Time: 02:28]
A countdown clock is shown. Thirty seven minutes until Vince makes his decision about Laurinaitis.
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Backstage, Bryan is stretching before his match. Vince McMahon comes over to him and wishes him good luck in his match.
Bryan says he thought Vince wouldn’t like somebody like him.
Vince says you can’t judge a book by its cover, and Bryan’s the very personification of that. If he carried groceries in his arms, nobody would think he was a former World Champion.
Bryan says he’s been fired from this company once, and he proved him wrong. They have a lot in common. They’re both self made success stories who defy expectation.
Vince says unlike the length of time it took for him to lose the title at WrestleMania, he’s never finished anything in 18 seconds. Think about that.
Vince leaves Bryan with that thought. That awful, awful thought.
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A video is shown. Dolph Ziggler talks about the time he and his friends watch the inaugural episode of Monday Night Raw.
In the ring, Heath Slater is in the ring awaiting his opponent.
Heath says why are they celebrating a past Raw superstar when they’ve got a current superstar standing right in front of their face. It’s time. It’s his time. It’s Slater time!
Vader comes out! He heads to the ring as Slater’s opponent.
[Match #7]
[Singles Match]
[Vader vs. Heath Slater]
The bell sounds. The fans are cheering Vader on. Heath and Vader grapple. Vader shoves him off easily and poses. Slater and Vader grapple again. Vader keeps Slater in a corner. Slater punches him back and Vader with a clothesline. He whips Slater into the ropes and hits another clothesline. He punches Slater down for a bit and clotheslines him a third time. “You still got it” chants as Vader covers for a one count. Vader with a suplex to Slater for a two count. Vader lands some strikes to the face. Heath gets some punches in of his own. He runs the ropes and goes for a clothesline, but it doesn’t faze Vader. He tries to bodyslam him, but Vader falls on him for a two count. Vader grabs Slater and hits a belly to belly. Vader climbs the turnbuckle and hits the Vader Bomb for the three count.
[Winner via Pinfall: Vader]
[Time: 03:14]
Backstage, Punk and AJ are talking. AJ is freaking out, and Punk says he won’t let anything happen to her. It’s going to be a glorified handicap match. They can trust each other. Just don’t do anything crazy.
AJ says okay and kisses him on the cheek. Punk looks confused by this.
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Kane comes out for the tag match.
Daniel Bryan come out as his partner.
CM Punk comes out as their opponent, and AJ comes out with him.
[Match #8]
[Tag Team Match]
[CM Punk & AJ vs. Daniel Bryan & Kane]
The bell sounds. Punk and Kane start up. Kane with a knee to Punk followed by a strike. He whips him and Pun k with some kicks. Punk with a running knee. He goes for the bulldog but Kane counters with a boot. He tags Bryan in. Bryan kicks Punk in the chest while shouting “YES” each time. He covers and gets a one count. Bryan with a headlock. Punk gets to his feet and dropkicks Bryan followed by a swinging neckbreaker. Punk with a running knee. Bryan counters the bulldog but Punk catches him with a powerslam for a two count. Punk climbs to the top and goes for the elbow, but Bryan moves out of the way. Bryan tags in Kane.
Kane goes for a chokeslam, but Punk counters and punches him back. Kane punches Punk into AJ, and the ref indicates that a tag was made. The tag wasn’t intentional, but AJ reluctantly enters the ring. She stares at Kane for a bit, then smiles. She then starts skipping around him. She gets behind Kane. Kane spins around. AJ jumps up and wraps her arms around him before kissing him on the lips passionately. Kane just stands there not sure what to do. AJ jumps off and Kane tags in Bryan before walking away from the ring. Bryan goes after Punk. Punk nails Bryan in the head knocking him down, then climbs the turnbuckle and hits an elbow off the top for the three count.
[Winners via Pinfall: CM Punk & AJ]
[Time: 06:29]
AJ sits Indian style in the center of the ring still smiling. Kane is at the top of the ramp still stunned by what happened. Punk looks back and forth between Kane and AJ with befuddlement.
The countdown clock is displayed again. A little over three minutes remain until Vince makes his decision about Laurinaitis.
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Back at ringside for the final time tonight, Vince McMahon comes out. He heads to the ring along with some security guards. They all enter the ring.
Vince says he’s always had a warm spot in his heart for Connecticut. He lives in this wonderful state. His daughter Stephanie was born in Hartford. It’s appropriate that since one life begins here, that one life, professionally, ends here. John Laurinaitis, come on down!
Laurinaitis comes out and heads to the ring with his crutch. He enters the ring.
Laurinaitis says that he doesn’t appreciate what he did to his scooter. Second of all, he doesn’t need all these security guards. No matter his decision, he wouldn’t think of laying his hands on him.
Vince says at least he’s a comedian. The security guards aren’t for him. They’re for Johnny. They’re going to walk a certain someone right out of this arena, and right out of his business.
Johnny says don’t make a decision he’ll regret. Let’s look at what he did. Raw and Smackdown have become destination TV. He is needed if the WWE is gonna be successful especially when Raw goes to three hours. He needs him, and the fans need him. Do the right thing for himself and for the WWE by allowing him to keep in charge of running the era of “people power”.
“people power”. Those two words are synonymous with Laurinaitis. He has two words synonymous with himself as well. John Laurinaitis…
Big Show comes out and heads to the ring.
Show says he understands that he’s giving a job review. Let him help. John has made a few mistakes, but the one thing he did right was give him an ironclad contract meaning he can say and do whatever he wants. He knows that he could fire Show, couldn’t he? If he fired him, he would have to pay him millions of dollars per year to do absolutely nothing. They know that won’t happen because he doesn’t pay for nothing. Don’t get mad at Laurinaitis. It wasn’t his fault. They both know whose fault this is. Every stupid costume he had to wear. Ever movie he made. Every time he was on Sports Center. What is the one thing all those had in common? Vince. He did EVERYTHING he asked him to do. He wouldn’t let him be a giant. Giants are scary. He had to entertain people. Smile more! Let people in. Nobody likes an angry giant. With his new ironclad contract, he doesn’t have to be part of his dog and pony show. He gets to be what he really is: a giant. So don’t worry so much about firing Mr. Laurinaitis. He should be concerned about the other John. John Cena. His golden boy. The great white knight. The cash cow! At No Way Out his golden goose is going to get his feather plucked. At No Way Out, he’s going to prove that this man-
John Cena comes out and heads to the ring. He shakes Vince’s hand.
Ah yes, Hartford. Home of the whale! ALWAYS an exciting bunch. He could be out all night with the, but he has official business. When Show started all this, he first blame him for not defending him. Then he blamed Vince for doing entertainment stuff. What’s next? Blame McDonald’s for chicken nuggets? He should blame someone stupid enough to dump a truckload of money into Show’s house, Laurinaitis. Now we’ve been forced to listen to show ramble on about not being a giant.
Wait a second. He may mess his brain up a little bit, but he’s always been a giant. For fourteen years he has been the world’s largest athlete. What makes now so different? For once, everything revolves around him. The stars have aligned and he has finally stacked the deck in his favor. He got the contract he wants. He got the match he wants. And he got the opponent he wants. Look at this! He put himself in a match that he WILL win according to him. He’s going to beat him down. But…what if he doesn’t? Does he realize what he set himself up for? If he doesn’t beat him with all he’s got going for, if he doesn’t destroy him, there is nobody left to blame. If he doesn’t pummel him, no way will anyone look at him at the world’s largest athlete. Hell be the world’s largest disappointment. And with that ironclad contract, he’ll have to show up and listen to the people call him a sellout.
So Show, if he doesn’t win, what happens then?
Vince says he’ll tell him what happens. He’ll be at ringside. He’ll be seated next to Johnny. If he’s the disappointment Cena thinks he’s going to be, if he loses the match, he’s going to say two words to Mr. Laurinaitis.
Suddenly, Show goes to attack Cena. the Guards try to stop him and Show violently throws security guards around. Cena and Show duke it out. Laurinaitis and Vince try to break it up, and Show hits Vince with a knock out punch by accident.
Laurinaitis yells at Show to leave. Show exits the ring and heads backstage. EMTs try to recover Vince while Cena looks on in shock as the show comes to an end.