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Welcome to the Inside Pulse Wrestling Live RAW Report and I am your new host Rhett Davis! You may know me from my 10 Thoughts on WWE Monday Night Raw or my weekly The O’Really Report column. Anyways enough about myself Raw starts here pretty soon and look no further than here for all of your latest on the shows. As Paul did, I will update during the commercials.
Raw is on, not live, but it’s on. We start the show off with a recap from last week regarding Punk helping Truth win the Tables match and then showing the Promo of the Year. Nickelback cues up and that means it’s go time!
Cole announces that there will be a triple threat #1 Contender’s Match between Del Rio, Rey, and R-Truth. And Riley faces Miz.
Cena’s music hits and out comes the Rebel Soldier not looking very excited to be there. He says there are major unrest in the WWE Universe. Punk said somethings that made WWE angry. Because of the outbursts he is suspended indefinitely. Punk is stripped of his right to his last match at Money In The Bank. He says there will be a triple threat match to determine who takes the honor. Punk is supposed to be swept under the rug and pretended he never existed. Cena says the decision sucks. He says he disagrees with Punk, but he is angry because Punk was suspended for speaking his mind. Cena found nothing wrong with what Punk said despite it being at his expense. He asks the audience where does this stop? He mentions the Daniel Bryan firing, the confiscating of fans’ signs, and Punk being suspended for speaking his mind. The audience yells First Amendment and Cena says they take that away and that he looks like the Kool-Aid man in jorts. Cena says what if he can’t be himself? That’s not why Cena signed up for this and why he defends the WWE title every night. Cena says that the Anon GM cannot interrupt his tirade tonight because Vince McMahon is on his way. Cena only wants to talk to him. John Cena wants answers and no one can give it to him but VKM. Cena says he wants Punk at MITB regardless of the circumstance. Cena walks backstage and Kelly and Eve are on their way to the ring but they have to walk through a…
Commercial.
We’re back and The Bella Twins are on their way to the rings with their capes. Kelly Kelly and Eve enter next.
Kelly Kelly & Eve vs The Bella Twins
Eve and lock up and do a few chain reversals before Eve does a weird booty dance into a backflip on Bella. Ref stars counting but Eve is caught up in the ropes by Bella. Bella is abusing Eve’s arm in the rope. The Bella Twin tags out and the other continues on the arm. Eve rolls Bella up and gets a one. Bella continues abusing the arm and locks in an armbar from behind Eve, but Eve fights out and hits an STO. She tags out to Kelly who hits a Lou Thesz press before taking out the Bella on the apron. Kelly smacks Bella on the butt before doing the Tilt-A-Whirl headlock into the bottom turnbuckle. Stink Face by Kelly and gets a two before Bella 2 Interrupts the count. Eve takes her out and Kelly hits the K2 for the three count.
Winners:Â Kelly Kelly & Eve
They show a video package for
Come back and it’s R-Truth talking on his phone about being unstable and being denied some rights. Scott Stanford asks him his thoughts on having another shot at the #1 Contendership. Truth says he shouldn’t be in this match, but that he should be given that shot because of the way in which he lost. Truth says he has good news and bad news for the conspirators against him. He almost walks into Del Rio and he calls ADR ‘Senor Jimmy’. ADR says it’s about Destiny not fairness. He says it’s his Destiny to win the match tonight and become WWE Champion… but R-Truth already knew that. ADR laughs as he sees the impending..
Commercial.
We’re back and Santino and Vladimir are in the ring and their opponents are David Otunga and Mike McGillicutty. It is still strange that they don’t come out to Nexus’ music.
Santino Marella & Vladimir Kozlov vs Mike McGillicutty & David Otunga
The bell rings. David and Santino start off with a tie up. David powers Santino off and they go again. Santino low kicks Otunga but David punches Santino for his troubles. He picks him up and short arm clotheslines him. Otunga talks some smack and irish whips Santino into the opposite corner but Santino jumps over him and threatens the Cobra. Otunga tags out to Mike who kicks Santino and knocks him to the ground, but Santino fights back and tags in Vladimir. Vlad starts his unorthodox offense before tagging Marella back in to use him as a battering ram. Vlad is tagged back in and powerslams Mike. Vlad sets him up on the top turnbuckle belly down and kicks him in the abdomen. David distracts Vlad and Mike chops him behind the knee and tags in David. A-List kicks Vlad in the head and gets a two. Vlad tries to fight back, but to no avail. Mike is tagged in. They attempt a double suplex but it is reversed by Vlad! Santino is tagged in and his five moves or Silliness begins. Santino pulls out the Cobra and tags David, but Mike hits the swinging neckbreaker on Santino for the three.
Winners:Â The New Nexus
Zack Ryder comes out and tells the Tag Team champs WOO WOO WOO You know it! Then leaves before a…
Commercial.
We’re back and Scott Stanford is interviewing Miz about his match with A-Ry. Miz says that Punk was fired, but he wasn’t picked to be in the #1 Contenders match but he wasn’t because of A-Ry. He says Riley is a nuisance and that he could’ve kicked him to the curb weeks ago. He says he brought him into Raw and he can take him out. He hopes he enjoyed his stay because it ends tonight. Because he’s The Miz and he’s AWESOME.
Evan Bourne and Sgt. Slaughter are in the back and Sarge says he can’t think of a better place to be than here at Raw leading the people. Jack Swagger walks up and accuses him of being around for the signing of the independence and siding with Iraq during the Gulf War. Sarge says everyone makes mistakes including Swagger’s parents when they didn’t use birth control. Swagger challenges him to a match. Sarge says that he’s on… MAGGOT.
We now get a visual of VKM’s jet landing down on a…
Commercial.
We come back to see a video package of Swagger gaining the MITB. Boy that was a mistake. Then they show him winning the title. Another one.
Swagger’s music hits and it’s time for the All-American American vs The Sarge. Slaughter comes out to a pretty big pop.
Jack Swagger vs Sgt. Slaughter
They tie up and Swagger knees Slaughter in the gut before ramming him in the corner. Slaughter fights back and starts with the chops to Swagger’s chest and then locks in the Cobra Clutch but Swagger backs Sarge into the corner to break. Swagger short arm clotheslines Sarge and sets him up for the Swagger Bomb and nails it for the three.
Winner:Â Jack Swagger
Jack Swagger locks in the Ankle Lock after the match, but Evan comes out for the save. Bourne kicks Swagger in the face a few times and Swagger rolls out. Evan tends to Sarge but Sarge asks for a mic and does the Pledge of Allegiance before the…
Commercial.
We come back and ADR is already in the ring without his announcer. Truth comes out with his awesome theme song of nothing. Cole calls his vest a straight jacket again… sigh. Rey comes out to a huge pop.
Alberto Del Rio vs R-Truth vs Rey Mysterio
ADR attacks Truth and knocks him into the corner before Rey jumps him. Rey works on Truth before getting hit by ADR. Rey is dropkicked by ADR who then hits Truth with a Shining Wizard knocking him out. ADR kicks Rey and gets a two count. ADR misses his move that almost always misses dropping him between the ropes on the floor. Truth crawls back in but Rey hits ADR between the ropes and Truth hits Rey with a flying elbow. Truth kicks Rey on the ground until Rey rolls out. Truth pursues and hits Rey hard with a slap. He then throws Rey into the barricade before focusing on ADR by throwing him into the barricade as well. Truth kicks Rey and rolls him back into the ring for a two count. Getting frustrated, Truth hard Irish Whips Rey from one turnbuckle into the next. Truth starts kicking Rey in the bottom turnbuckle before slapping Rey again. Truth jumps off of the apron and hits ADR with an elbow. Truth comes back in but Rey is all over him before he hits a sidewalk slam on Rey for a two. ADR reenters and kicks Truth in the back of the head. He turns to Rey but Rey fights out and hits a big hurricanrana on ADR. Truth is back up and irish whips Rey into the corner and slaps Rey some more. He sets Rey on the top turnbuckle. ADR jumps them both on the top. ADR gets Truth on his shoulders in Electic Chair position before Rey jumps off the top rope and crossbodys Truth.
Commercial.
We’re back and ADR is working on Rey. Rey fights back but ADR hits a Tilt-A-Whirl backbreaker on to his knee. Rey takes down ADR but Truth is up on the apron and tries to suplex Rey out of the ring but ADR kicks Rey in the back. Truth slaps ADR and then jumps over both of them and tries to pin ADR but gets two. Truth pins Rey but ADR breaks it up. Rey then tries to pin ADR but Truth stops it. Truth picks up Rey and tries for the scissor kick but ADR breaks up the count. ADR throws Truth into the corner and tries to ram but Truth moves. Rey throws Truth into the 619 and connects but ADR crawls in and puts the Armbar on Rey for the win.
Winner (and new #1 Contender):Â Alberto Del Rio
Commercial.
We’re back and it’s Vickie and Dolph coming down to the ring for a party? Ok. Vickie says Excuse her… Excuse her. She says that we are celebrating 4th of July and who better to celebrate than with the United States champion Dolph Ziggler. Apparently it’s his birthday too? Vickie starts singing Happy Birthday to him as the crowd boos on. She asks him if he has a wish before he blows the candles out. Dolph says that these people have no idea how good they have it because they get to witness him in his prime. He says there will be Cenas, Ortons, etc but there will never be another Dolph. He says that the United States Championship is all they need to make Monday Night Raw Perfection. Kofi comes out and says that this is messed up. He says Dolph can come out and talk about himself and all that jazz but without Vickie Dolph can’t beat Kofi. Dolph says Kofi and he used to be on the same level but now Dolph has left him in his dust. He tells Kofi to leave. Kofi pushes Dolph into Vickie who plants her butt on the cake. Kofi and Dolph start brawling and Vickie is bumped into the cake again. They fight backstage as Vickie slowly walks up the ramp.
Up next is Miz vs Alex Riley.
Commercials.
Awesome and Miz is walking out with his baseball Awesome shirt. Riley’s new epic music hits and he’s on his way down sporting a cool jacket. They show a video package to give Alex Riley some more accolades, but it’s a pretty great one. Riley needs a new finisher though.
The Miz vs Alex Riley
They tie up and Miz backs Riley into the corner, but Riley breaks out and the fists are flying both ways. Riley takes Miz down with a clothesline. The action spills outside and Riley slams his head on the barricade before moving back inside, but Miz catches Riley in the ropes and then kicks him in the head hard for a two count. Miz knees Riley in the chest a few times before locking in a side chinlock as the announcers bicker on. Riley rolls out, but Miz hits a DDT on Riley who’s in a kneeling stance. Miz hits the kneelift and gets another two count. Riley fights back and Miz flapjacks Riley for another two. Miz appears to be becoming frustrated. Miz glares at Riley as he gets up before Riley rams Miz in the corner. Miz elbows him in the head and then hits a reverse DDT for another two. Miz glares as he sees an incoming…
Commercial.
We’re back and Riley is taking it to Miz. Both men are down and Miz charges Riley but he takes him down with a flurry of fists. Riley hits him with a spinebuster for a two count. Miz flips Riley over his shoulder and runs and hits the corner clothesline. Miz hits the combination, but Riley reverses into a roll up for the three count and the win.
Winner:Â Alex Riley
Miz attacks Riley post match after having walked halfway up the ramp. He dumps Riley outside and rams him into the barricade. He then throws him over the barricade into the audience before ramming him again into the barricade. He rakes Riley’s eyes and then throws him back into the outside the ring area. Miz then throws Riley into the steel steps. Miz is constantly yelling ‘I made you!’ throughout the beatdown. He slams Riley’s face on the announce talbe while showing remorse for his actions. He then kicks Riley in the head knocking him over the table. Miz stares on as Riley is laying in pain behind the announcer’s table. The ref tells him to leave and he slowly walks up the ramp saying ‘Thank you Riley.’
A clip is shown backstage and it is Vince McMahon getting out of his limo walking towards the arena.
Commercials.
We’re back and we are treated to yet another video package of last week.
‘No Chance’ is playing and no it has nothing to do with Joel Leonard. Vince McMahon is on his way down to the ring sporting a light blue suit. Vince says thanks and says he’s going to say why he suspended CM Punk. He said he deserved it and says the audience would’ve done the same thing. He said it was him doing right by the audience. He suspended him because his contract is almost over and he wanted a bunch of things like limos, DVDs, etc. From Vince’s standpoint, Punk is a Punk. Vince tries to leave, but Cena’s music hits and John is on his way down. Cena says that’s it? After a huge tirade he’s just suspending him for being a Punk? Vince said Punk kicked himself to the curb. John says that VKM is so freedom of speech that he says whatever he wants. Cena then mocks Vince’s walk and says that VKM was ready for a fight. He says that Vince is a fighter because he took down Ted Turner. Punk speaks his mind and then he suspends him. He says that VKM has gone soft and his grapefruits have shrunk. Cena says he wants Punk and that maybe VKM should hang it up if he can’t deal with that. Vince says he really suspended him because he is scared Punk will beat Cena and walk out with the title. Vince WILL NOT be embarrassed by Punk. He says that no one wants to see that happen. Vince says that he’s scared Cena can’t beat Punk. Cena says he earned his shot and that the people want to see the match. God forbid we embarrass Mr. McMahon. Cena says it is one of the biggest shows of the year. He asks does he have the ability to beat Punk. He also mentions that Punk rode in his car at WrestleMania 22. Cena asks what happens if he says something to get under his skin? Will he suspend him? Vince says don’t piss him off. Don’t be Hogan or all of those guys. He says be a man and talk to him one-on-one. Cena says he should give these people what they want and stop worrying about being embarrassed. Vince says he is embarrassing him now. Vince doesn’t care what the people want because it was his company not Cena’s. Vince says he does what’s right for the company and the people. Cena says he understands and that he’s not stupid. Cena says he didn’t sign up for this. Cena understands that everyone is replaceable, but he busted his ass for this company. Cena likes to think it stands for something. He says he earned the right and kicking Punk to the curb makes it pointless. Cena gives VKM the title and Vince tells him to not walk out and not go anywhere. Vince walks up the ramp and gets face-to-face with Cena. He says he hates that this has come between them. Punk is reinstated, and the match is on. He tells Cena to wipe that smirk off his face because if he doesn’t win the match… then Cena is FIREEEEDDDDD!
And quite frankly my dear… that’s a wrap.
