WWE '12: A Taker Production - August 3rd SD is UP!

U put swagger in Smackdown MiTB instead of Otunga

Once again I enjoyed the show as always.

A great way to kick off the show with the Raw Money in the Bank participants, and I definitely think a babyface victory was the right way to go since I can't actually see any of them winning the match, so it gives them some credibility going into the PPV match. John Cena on SmackDown is a good idea for later. David Otunga is an interesting choice of superstar for the Money in the Bank Ladder match, but it was obvious that Alex Riley wasn't going to qualify. I think Cody Rhodes is a definite possibility for winning the whole thing. I'm a big Sin Cara fan, but Rhodes winning was the right move to further his chances of winning the match this Sunday. Christian winning the other preview match was nice to see, but personally I was hoping that Antonio Cesaro or Justin Gabriel would have come out on top. Brodus Clay is an unusual choice, but ten times better than Jinder Mahal would have been. Divas are just pointless as of late, but I like that you're adding some interest with Phoenix's behaviour. A nice Main Event with a disqualification finish, but I do hope Tensai becomes more than just a filler, I'm a big fan of his. A nice way to close the show with John Cena, Big Show and John Laurinaitis. It's a shame that this will Main Event the PPV though, unless you plan on switching it out with CM Punk and Daniel Bryan. A good show to send us into Money in the Bank.

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A decent match up between two of the top contenders in the tag team division. The number one contenders took at hit here when AW's interference backfired and led to a loss. Primo and Epico fought back and gained control in the latter stages of the match, forcing AW to try and get involved. AW got on the apron but ended up getting in the way when Young was thrown into him. Young stumbled into the BackCracker from Primo who pinned Young for the win to Rosa's delight. After the match AW was irate and barked at Epico and Primo over his earpiece microphone.

*We were then treated to highlights from RAW's six man tag match on this week's Smackdown, followed by highlights of Show and Johnny's assaults on Mr. McMahon and John Cena from Monday's RAW to end the Pre-Show.*

*After the WARNING screen appears on the Tron, a video plays...

Voice: The money in the bank briefcase.
A contract to the opportunity of a lifetime.
Every. (We see every single winner flash by and a shot of them cashing in the briefcase.)
Single. (Edge, RVD, CM Punk twice)
Man. (Jack Swagger, Kane, the Miz)
Who has held it... (Daniel Bryan and Alberto Del Rio)
Has become CHAMPION. (Shot of CM Punk with the title)
Daniel Bryan: Last year, the revolutionary CM Punk rose up in front of our eyes and battled Mr. McMahon to take the WWE Championship from John Cena at Money in the Bank. This year, I'm going to be the one to rise up.
CM Punk: The fact of the matter is, I'm in your head. You're a choke artist. WrestleMania, eighty-thousand screaming fans...and you didn't even land a single punch. You didn't even last a minute.
(We hear echos of "Didn't even last a minute" as we see clips of Bryan losing the World Heavyweight Title at WrestleMania.)
Daniel Bryan: The last two times that I've been in the ring against CM Punk, I've pinned his shoulders to the mat. You're witnessing it with your very eyes. The Rise of Daniel Bryan!
(We see a clips of Bryan pinning Punk twice and then Bryan motioning for the title around his waist.)
(Everything fades)
Mr. McMahon: Since you said you wanted a FAIR chance to keep your job, AND you said you wanted a part in it yourself, I have an idea. Since your contract as a WWE Talent remains intact, Mr. Laurinaitis, you will be competing. No, you won't be competing tonight. You'll be competing in four weeks time at Money in the Bank. As a matter of fact, if you win your match at Money in the Bank, you can have your job back. If not...then the new General Manager can decide what to do with you.
(We see clips of Mr. McMahon being destroyed by Laurinaitis and Show)
John Cena: The Big Show and John Laurinaitis are responsible for what happened to Mr. McMahon, not me. I will rid the WWE Universe of John Laurinaitis...forever.
(We hear echos of the word "forever" as we fade to black)

*We cut to the arena to a quick shot of the fans and then Cole, Lawler and Booker welcome us to Money in the Bank. Booker says tonight two superstars will rise to the top of the ladder and grab a precious briefcase. Cole talks about John Laurinaitis fighting to win his job back, teaming with the Big Show against John Cena and Mr. McMahon, who has not been heard from since an attack at the hands of Big Show and Laurinaitis on Monday's RAW. We cut to Justin Roberts in the ring who tells us that the following match will be a Money in the Bank match for a shot at the World Heavyweight Championship anytime in the next year.*

Money in the Bank Match for a Shot at World Heavyweight Championship
Cody Rhodes vs. Christian vs. Tyson Kidd vs. Justin Gabriel vs.
Antonio Cesaro vs. David Otunga vs. Brodus Clay vs. Sin Cara[/color]

The Start: After all eight men had entered into the ring, the bell rang and all eight men collided in the ring. Kidd and Gabriel double teamed Cesaro in the corner with kicks while Christian and Cody Rhodes battled in the center of the ring after Cody had immediately knocked down Sin Cara at the start of the match. Brodus Clay went right after Otunga while Kidd and Gabriel hit a double dropkick to Cesaro which knocked Cesaro through the middle ropes and to the outside. Otunga had taken out Clay's knee and pushed him to the outside while Christian hit Cody with a clothesline, knocking himself over the top rope in the process. This left Sin Cara, Tyson Kidd and Justin Gabriel alone in the ring.

Mid-Match: Gabriel and Kidd trapped Sin Cara in the corner with kicks and then backed away. Kidd charged at Sin Cara in the corner and hit a monkey flip but Sin Cara flipped and hit a hurricanrana to Gabriel as the crowd lept to their feet. Kidd got up, not knowing what had just happened and ran at Cara, who ducked a clothesline and ran off the ropes, hitting a tilt-a-whirl armbreaker to Kidd. As Brodus, Otunga, Christian, Cody and Cesaro brawled on the outside, Sin Cara hit the ropes and flew over the top rope with a corkscrew dive on top of all five men as the crowd jumped to their feet yet again. Sin Cara was the first to his feet and immediately went for a ladder. He tried to slide the ladder into the ring but Gabriel had recovered and dropkicked the ladder into Sin Cara's face. Gabriel slid out of the ring quickly and grabbed the ladder, then slid it into the ring. Before he could slide into the ring himself, Cody hit him from behind with a right hand and then tossed him into the barricade. Cody got into the ring, set up the ladder and started to climb. Kidd slid into the ring and started to climb the opposite side of the ladder as both men were two steps away from the top of the ladder. Cesaro slid into the ring and hit the ropes, then ran into the ladder, knocking it over and sending both Cody and Kidd into the ropes below. Cesaro tried to set the ladder back up but Christian came from behind and tried for the Killswitch. Cesaro countered and picked up Christian, tossing him back first on top of the ladder. Cesaro pushed Christian off the ladder and set it up in the ring. Sin Cara launched himself from the corner and hit a dropkick to Cesaro, knocking him off the ladder and to the mat below. Otunga slid his own ladder into the ring and set it up. Cara was back to his feet and tried to climb the ladder but Cody climbed up beside him and hit the Cross Rhodes from the middle of the ladder to the mat below! Otunga continued to climb but Brodus slid into the ring and broke the hinges on the ladder with both fists, then pushed the ladder over as Otunga flew all the way out of the ring and to the floor. Justin Gabriel slid into the ring with a ladder and Tyson Kidd picked up the second ladder that had been in the ring. Kidd and Gabriel rammed Brodus with each of their ladders, squishing him into the corner. They backed up and tried to ram him again but Brodus ran forward and slammed into both men and their ladders, creating a massive collision, but Brodus was left standing. Brodus tried to climb the ladder but the first step broke as he stepped on it. Brodus looked around and then headed to the outside. Brodus reached under the ring and pulled out a massive ladder, at least three times thicker and two to three feet taller than a normal ladder. Brodus slid the massive ladder into the ring and set it up in the center. Brodus started to climb the ladder but Kidd and Gabriel recovered their ladders and set them up, one on each side of the massive ladder.

The Finish: With three ladders now set up in the ring, Kidd and Gabriel climbed their own ladders as Clay continued up his. Otunga climbed up the other side of the massive ladder as Christian climbed opposite of Kidd and Cody climbed opposite of Gabriel. Cesaro climbed on the side of Otunga on the massive ladder as Cesaro and Otunga both hammered Brodus with right hands. Brodus went for a massive right hand which Cesaro ducked, allowing the right hand to smash into Otunga, knocking Otunga to the floor once more. Christian and Kidd traded right hands on their own ladder on the other side of the massive ladder and Cody and Gabriel traded right hands on the other side. Cesaro hammered away on Brodus as Sin Cara launched himself from the top rope once more, taking out Cesaro again. Brodus, now on the ladder all by himself, continued to climb upwards as Gabriel missed a kick which allowed Cody to push him off their ladder. Kidd jumped over to Brodus's ladder to try and grab the belt but Brodus hit Kidd with a few right hands. Sin Cara was back up to the top rope and hit with Brodus with a dropkick this time, as Brodus somehow hung on, but slipped down a few steps. Brodus tried to climb back up but Kidd had climbed up and sat on top of the giant ladder, allowing him to kick Brodus in the face from the top of the ladder, knocking Brodus to the mat below. Cody climbed over to the massive ladder and pushed Kidd, who was sitting at the top of the ladder, sending Kidd flipping forward and landing on top of Brodus below. Christian climbed over to the massive ladder and started to attack Cody. Christian hit Cody and Cody slouched down playing possum but as soon as Christian got his hands on the briefcase, Cody snatched the briefcase and slammed it forward, knocking Christian off the ladder, then unhooked the briefcase to pull it down and become Mr. Money in the Bank!

Winner: Cody Rhodes

After the match, Rhodes lifted the briefcase in the air as he sat atop the ladder and let out a yell. Cody pointed at himself and motioned that a Championship would be around his waist as he climbed down the ladder to the wreckage below. All eight men put their body on the line in this match, but it was Cody Rhodes who walked away the winner, and a earned a World Heavyweight Championship match anytime in the next 365 days.

*We see a promo for RAW 1000, advertising Shawn Michaels and Bret Hart, as well as Brock Lesnar's answer to Triple H's SummerSlam challenge.*

World Heavyweight Championship Match
Sheamus (c) vs. Alberto Del Rio[/color]

The Start: The crowd started with Sheamus chants almost immediately as the bell rang. Sheamus started off by backing Del Rio into the corner as Del Rio raised both hands in the air, wanting no part of Sheamus as he was trapped between the Great White and the corner. As soon as the referee stepped in to force Sheamus to back away, Del Rio raked the eyes of the champion and went on the attack.

Mid-Match: Del Rio hammered on Sheamus's back with rights and lefts, backing Sheamus into the opposite corner and kicking him until Sheamus was slumped in the corner. Del Rio dug his knee into the side of the champion's face and pressed as hard as he could while the referee counted to four and Del Rio finally broke the hold just before the count of five. Del Rio immediately went back on the offensive and pulled Sheamus out of the corner by his arm, then hit a kneebreaker to Sheamus's right arm. Del Rio got to his feet and started putting the boots to the champion's right arm. Del Rio grabbed Sheamus by the arm and dragged him over to the bottom rope where he placed the arm on the bottom rope and jumped up, slamming downwards on top of Sheamus's arm. Del Rio went for it again but Sheamus rolled out of the way. Del Rio went over to Sheamus and tried to grab him but Sheamus hit Del Rio with a series of right hands to the gut and began to get back to his feet. Sheamus backed Del Rio up with a couple more right hands and then launched Del Rio off the ropes. Sheamus went for a clothesline but Del Rio put his knee up and Sheamus hit the knee dead on with his injured arm. Sheamus bent over and grabbed his arm in pain, allowing Del Rio to hit a kick to the head and cover Sheamus for a two and a half count. Del Rio dragged Sheamus over to the corner and slid out of the ring. Del Rio put Sheamus's armpit on the post and rammed his arm down into the steel. Sheamus let out a scream of pain as Del Rio smashed the champions arm into the post two more times. Del Rio slid into the ring as Sheamus struggled to get to his feet and tried for the Cross Armbreaker but Sheamus countered and hit White Noise from out of nowhere. Sheamus made the cover but Del Rio kicked out at two and a half.

The Finish: Sheamus and Del Rio both got back to their feet as the crowd chanted for the champion. Both men traded right hands and as Sheamus went for a big right hand, Del Rio kicked the champions arm. Del Rio went for the Cross Armbreaker and finally locked it in. The crowd came alive as Sheamus struggled to get away and turned inwards towards Del Rio. Sheamus used his strength to lift Del Rio off the mat as the crowd came alive. Del Rio let go of the hold and landed on his feet, trying to kick Sheamus in the arm. Sheamus caught the kick and pushed Del Rio backwards, sending him across the ring. Sheamus went for the Brogue Kick but Del Rio ducked it and quickly slipped behind Sheamus, trying to slip on the Cross Armbreaker but Sheamus send Del Rio rolling forwards and when Del Rio got back to his feet he ran into a Brogue Kick from Sheamus for the three.

Winner, and STILL World Heavyweight Champion: Sheamus

After the match Sheamus held his injured arm close to his body as he raised his World Heavyweight Championship with his good arm, having survived an onslaught from the focused Del Rio tonight.

*We cut backstage to see Josh Matthews*

Josh Matthews: Ladies and Gentlemen, my guest at this time, the #1 Contender for the WWE Championship, Daniel Bryan. Daniel, tonight you will battle CM Punk for a third straight time for the WWE Championship. Do you think this is your last chance to win the WWE Championship?

Daniel Bryan: NO. I don't, Josh. Have I pinned CM Punk once? YES. Have I pinned CM Punk twice? YES. Josh, in case you haven't noticed, two months ago at Over the Limit, I made CM Punk tap out, but I wasn't awarded the decision that I deserved. Last month at No Way Out, I lost the Triple Threat Match without being pinned. Every single time we've been in the ring together, in a Championship match, we've been deadlocked. We've been even. But tonight's going to be different. Only one man can grab that WWE Championship from the ladder tonight. One year ago, CM Punk won the WWE Championship. Our careers have been so similar in that we've followed the same path to gold. We both rose up through the same ranks. We've both won the Money in the Bank briefcase and cashed it in to win titles. Last year, CM Punk won the WWE Championship... at this very event. Tonight... it's my turn.

Money in the Bank Match for a Shot at WWE Championship
Santino vs. Zack Ryder vs. Kofi Kingston vs. R-Truth vs.
Dolph Ziggler vs. Jack Swagger vs. Rey Mysterio vs. Kane[/color]

The Start: Unlike the Smackdown Money in the Bank match, the start of this match saw all eight men leave the ring immediately to go after ladders. Kofi Kingston was the first one to slide into the ring with a ladder as the other seven men battled on the outside. Kofi set up the ladder and climbed as R-Truth slid into the ring and climbed the other side of the ladder as Dolph Ziggler and Jack Swagger started a ladder tug of war on the outside of the ring over the tallest ladder around ringside. Eventually Swagger won the war by knocking Ziggler down and sliding the ladder into the ring. However, Swagger couldn't slide in after it as Mysterio hit a senton from the apron on to Swagger. Santino kept searching under the ring for something as Kane nailed Ryder with a few right hands on the outside but Ryder countered as Kane came forward and hit Kane with drop toe hold sending him face first into the steel steps.

Mid-Match: In the ring, Kofi and Truth battled on the ladder until Ryder slid in and hit the ropes, heading for the ladder. Ziggler stepped in and nailed Ryder with a dropkick and then jumped up and hit Kofi with a Zig-Zag off the ladder. Truth was all alone on the ladder and started to climb up until Rey climbed the other side of the ladder and the two exchanged right hands. Rey hit a kick to Truth and then flipped over Truth hitting a sunset flip powerbomb to Truth off of the ladder! Outside of the ring Santino finally pulled out a mini ladder from underneath the ring and tried to hit Kane but Kane caught the ladder and ripped it in half. Santino ran and Kane gave chase. Inside of the ring Ziggler had set the ladder back up and started to climb, only to have Ryder climb up the other side. Santino slid into the ring as Kane chased him and ended up trapped between Kane and the ladder. Kane came closer and closer until Santino backed into the ladder, knocking it over and sending Ryder and Ziggler into the ropes below. Kane grabbed Santino and hit him with a Chokeslam and then set up the ladder. Kane went to climb it but Mysterio ran towards the ladder and swung around it, hitting a 619 to Kane while rapping around the ladder! Mysterio got back to his feet and began to climb but was pulled down by Swagger. Swagger went for a Gutwrench Powerbomb but Mysterio countered into a hurricanrana which sent Swagger face first into the ladder. Rey picked the ladder back up and started to climb as Kofi quickly joined him as he climbed up the other side. Truth climbed up Rey's side of the ladder, grabbing Rey and hitting him with Little Jimmy off of the ladder, payback for Rey's sunset flip earlier on! Kofi was all alone and climbed until Ziggler was the next to climb the ladder across from Kofi. Kofi had his hands on the briefcase and Ziggler hit Kofi with a shot to the gut. Both men had their hands on the briefcase and were struggling to be the one to take sole possession. Ryder had slid a ladder into the ring and set it up as he climbed his ladder and also grabbed onto the briefcase. Swagger climbed opposite of Ryder and he too tried to grab a share of the briefcase as Swagger, Ziggler, Ryder and Kofi all had their hands on the briefcase at the same time! Kane came in between both ladders and used his incredible strength to push both ladders over, knocking all four men off of both ladders and down to the mat below. Kane stood tall in the center of the ring as Santino got to his feet behind Kane and pulled out the Cobra. Santino was ready to strike when Kane turned around but Kane grabbed his throat. Santino grabbed Kane's throat and then began jabbing Kane in throat with the Cobra until Kane finally let go and ended up stumbling into Mysterio who hit Kane with a dropkick to the legs, dropping Kane to one knee. Rey hit the ropes and hit Kane with a dropkick to the back, knocking Kane into the second rope, allowing Rey to hit the 619. Rey hit the splash on Kane and got back to his feet. Santino tried for a Cobra to Rey but Rey ducked it and hit Santino with a hurricanrana, sending Santino crashing into Truth, who had just gotten to his feet. Both men were set for a double 619 and Mysterio hit it. Mysterio went for the splash to Truth but Ryder came from out of nowhere and hit the Rough Ryder as Mysterio sprung off the ropes! Unbelievable!

The Finish: Ryder got up to his feet and was feeling it as he set up one of the ladders and slowly inched to the top of it. Swagger began to climb the other side as Ryder was just inches away from the briefcase now. Ryder got his hand on the briefcase but Swagger hit him in the gut. Swagger climbed so that he was on the same step as Ryder as the two traded right hands. Ziggler set up a second ladder next to Swagger and Ryder and began to climb as Kofi climbed opposite to him. Ziggler reached over and hit Ryder with a right hand and then Swagger with a left. Ziggler had his hand on the briefcase but Kofi stopped him with a punch to the gut as all four men traded blows with each other on the top of the ladders! These four men had all had their hands on the briefcase earlier on in the match, and now they're all in the same spot again! The crowd was on their feet, perhaps the loudest reaction of the night thus far as Ziggler, Swagger, Kofi and Ryder battled on the top of the ladder. Ziggler and Kofi momentarily stopped hitting each other and looked over to Swagger and Ryder who were still trading right hands on top of the ladder. Ziggler and Kofi used their leg closest to the second ladder to push it over, sending Swagger and Ryder to the floor below. Kofi immediately tried for a kick but Ziggler ducked it and pushed Kofi, who had his back to Ziggler, off of the ladder. Kofi landed on his feet below and immediately climbed back up the ladder while Ziggler had both of his hands on the briefcase trying to unhook it! Kofi hit Ziggler with a kick to the head and Ziggler let go of his hold on the briefcase and slipped down a few steps. Ziggler recovered and reached through the ladder, pulling Kofi's foot through the rung and leaving Kofi stuck in the ladder, but didn't manage to hook Kofi's foot on the other side. Ziggler climbed towards the top of the ladder again but Kofi refused to die and pulled his leg out from inside of the ladder, using his incredible athleticism to stay on the ladder and reach through the ladder, pulling Ziggler's foot down through the rung and hooking Ziggler's foot as Ziggler now hung near the top of the ladder! Ziggler scrambled to unhook his foot as Kofi climbed to the top of the ladder and unhooked the Money in the Bank briefcase, just as Dolph had wrestled himself free. Kofi has done it! Kofi Kingston is Mr. Money in the Bank!

Winner: Kofi Kingston

What an epic ending to a fantastic Money in the Bank match, with Kofi and Ziggler battling it out with every ounce of heart they had! It seemed that both men had the match won several times, but in the end Kofi emerged victorious with the briefcase. After the match Kofi raised the briefcase high as he stood on top of the ladder. Kofi jumped off the ladder and celebrated with the fans in the front row around ringside as we cut away from the arena.

*We see a promo advertising SummerSlam, showing a dark shot of heavy rainfall, with CM Punk walking out of the dark and staring at the camera. SummerSlam will be LIVE from Los Angeles, California, on August 19th!*

*Cole talks about our pre-show match tonight which saw Primo and Epico defeat the Primetime Players when AW's interference backfired and led to a loss for his clients.*

BONUS Match for the Divas Championship: Layla (c) Defeated Beth Phoenix to retain[/color]
Recently Beth has been seemingly fixated on the Divas Championship and she continued showing her brutal side tonight, but came up short. The referee was shockingly knocked down when Layla attempted a flying clothesline but Beth sidestepped it. Beth hit the Glam Slam but the referee was knocked down. Beth shook the referee, who finally came too, but when Beth focused her attention back on Layla, Layla rolled up Beth for the win. After the match Beth was irate and pushed down the referee in frustration as Layla carried her Divas title up the aisle.

*We see a promo for RAW 1000, advertising Shawn Michaels and Bret Hart, as well as Brock Lesnar's answer to Triple H's SummerSlam challenge.*

BONUS Handicap Match: Ryback Defeated Hunico and Camacho[/color]
This seeds for this Handicap match were planted two weeks ago on Smackdown when Ryback defeated Hunico and took out Camacho after the match. Ryback had very little trouble in putting both men away at the same time tonight, hitting Hunico with a vicious press slam to spinebuster combination and then nailing Camacho with Shell Shocked on top of Hunico to get the win. While Ryback celebrated the victory, AW was seen backstage looking on.

*We see a promo recapping the feud between CM Punk and Daniel Bryan that has been escalating since early May.*

WWE Championship Ladder Match
CM Punk (c) vs. Daniel Bryan[/color]

The Start: The match began with a collar and elbow time up. Punk switched to a headlock and Bryan dropped back to hit the ropes, using the momentum from the ropes to push Punk off. Punk hit the ropes and dropped Bryan with a shoulder block. Bryan got to his feet and Punk hit the ropes. Bryan leap-frogged over Punk and Punk hit the ropes again. Bryan dropped to his stomach as Punk hopped over him and Bryan got to his feet again, hitting Punk with a dropkick as Punk launched off the ropes again. Bryan scrambled to lock in a headlock but Punk rolled and grabbed Bryan's arm as he pushed his forearm into Bryan's back, pushing him stomach first into the mat. Punk spun around and tried for a headlock but Bryan got to his feet quickly and the two men had a quick staredown as the crowd applauded.

Mid-Match: Punk and Bryan locked up again and Bryan spun around Punk. Punk hit a few elbows which loosened Bryan's grip, allowing him to hit the ropes and run at Bryan but he ran into a big knee to the gut from Bryan. Bryan picked up Punk and tossed him to the outside of the ring, right in front of the commentary table. Bryan walked across the ring and slid outside. Bryan grabbed a ladder, folded it up and slid it in the ring as Punk recovered on the outside. Bryan slid into the ring and set up the ladder as Punk pulled himself up on the apron. Bryan started to climb as Punk slid into the ring and got to his feet. Bryan just about had his fingertips on the Championship but Punk had gotten up to his feet and he hit the ropes and dropkicked the ladder, sending it teetering over and sending Bryan crashing into the ropes below. Punk got up to his feet and picked up Bryan. Punk tossed Bryan into the corner and ran at him, hitting his patented knee lift in the corner, leaving Bryan to slump down into the corner. Punk picked the ladder up and began to climb as Bryan had rolled onto the apron and pulled himself up onto corner. Bryan jumped towards Punk, hitting him from behind with a double axe handle and knocking Punk off of the ladder as both men crashed to the mat below. Both men slowly got to their feet but Bryan was up first. Bryan hit a couple of vicious forearms to Punks head and then tossed Punk right into the ladder, knocking the ladder down. Bryan closed the ladder and stuck it horizontally between the middle and top rope in the corner. Bryan dragged Punk into the corner and grabbed Punk's legs, falling back with a slingshot that slammed Punk's face into the ladder. Bryan went over and did it not one, but two more times as he screamed "YES!" both times. Bryan went outside and got a second ladder and slid it into the ring. With Punk still down in the corner, Bryan set up the new ladder and began to climb. Punk began to crawl towards the ladder as Bryan continued to climb. Punk crawled over to Bryan's side of the ladder and grabbed Bryan's foot. Punk slowly got vertical as Bryan tried to kick Punk in the face but Punk caught Bryan's foot and yanked it, sending Bryan off the ladder and right onto Punk's shoulders! Punk hit a big time GTS as the fans let out a roar. With both men down, Punk was the first one to get back to his feet and try to pull himself up the ladder. Bryan had crawled over to the corner and grabbed the ladder he had used to slingshot Punk into and had set up that ladder next to Punk's as both men continued to climb. Bryan climbed next to Punk on his own ladder as the two men neared the peak. Bryan hit a vicious kick to Punk's back and Punk fired back with a kick of his own. The two proceeded to trade vicious kicks as they held onto their ladders with one leg and one hand in a spot that sent the crowd into a roar once more. Bryan got the better of Punk and wore Punk down, causing Punk to slip down a few steps. Bryan tried to reach for the belt and Punk tried to throw Bryan's ladder over but Bryan stepped onto the other ladder and Punk pushed down a vacant ladder as Bryan tried to climb again. Punk pulled Bryan down a few rungs and Bryan hit Punk with a kick to the head, sending Punk stumbling. Punk recovered and tried to climb the other side of the ladder as Bryan pulled himself back up his side. Bryan got his hand on the Championship but Punk hit him with a right hand. Punk fired away with more right hands to Bryan as Bryan fired back with vicious forearms as the WWE Championship dangled above them. Bryan caught right hand from Punk and suddenly jumped into a guillotine! Sitting on top of the ladder, Bryan had Punk locked in a guillotine. Bryan tried to keep one arm locked in and reach for the WWE Championship with his other arm but Punk managed to break free and hit Bryan with a kick to the head, but instead of falling backwards Bryan fell forwards and right into Punk, sending both men crashing to the mat below with Bryan landing as if he had hit Punk with a cross body, crushing Punk underneath him. There were muffled "Let's go Bryan" chants and loud "Lets go Punk" chants that followed as both men began to stir and pull themselves back up. Bryan was up first and caught Punk with a vicious kick to the chest as Punk was on both knees. Bryan fired two more kicks that landed but Punk caught the third one, tripped Bryan and scrambled to try and lock in the Anaconda Vice. Bryan hit two big knees to the back of Punk's head, breaking the hold.

The Finish: Bryan crawled over to the ladder and headed up again. Punk crawled soon after and headed up the opposite side. Bryan didn't try to reach for the Championship but this time tried to knock Punk off before he could reach the top of the ladder by hitting Punk with a few right hands. Punk kept coming and fired back with a few right hands of his own. Bryan blocked a right hand and hit a big kick to Punk's head, which left Punk reeling, but Punk refused to fall. Bryan went to reach for the Championship but Punk hit him with a kick to the gut. Both men were at equal heights now, trading stiff elbows. Punk grabbed a hold of the Championship and Bryan grabbed a hold as well. Both men struggled for the belt and suddenly the belt unhooked and both men dropped to the mat, each man holding part of the title! The crowd was buzzing as Bryan ripped the belt away from Punk and immediately began to celebrate screaming "YES! YES! YES!" but Punk ripped the belt away from Bryan and raised the belt above his head as if he was the victor. Commentary took us through several replays that showed both men had a hold of the belt for the entire time they fell from the ladder. Meanwhile five or six referees had hit the ring and all of them were arguing about who had on the match. Punk hit Bryan with a GTS and grabbed the belt, holding it in the air as he left the ring and left Bryan seething.

Winner: Draw

*We see a promo highlighting the events that have taken place in the weeks leading up to our Main Event match.*

If Laurinaitis's Team Wins, He Gets His Job Back
The Big Show and John Laurinaitis vs. John Cena and Vince McMahon

The Start: Mr. McMahon's music hit, but he was nowhere to be found. Laurinaitis's smile grew larger as we waited longer and longer for McMahon, who didn't show up. The referee asked Cena if he wanted to continue with the match and Cena nodded his head yes as the bell rang. Show and Cena started things off and Show took it to Cena, trapping him in the corner and hitting him with rights and lefts to the body.

Mid-Match: Show tossed Cena into the opposite corner and choked Cena with the bottom of his boot to the brink of the five count. The referee warned show as he turned his back to Cena and Laurinaitis took the chance to choke Cena and rake his eyes. Cena stumbled forward into Show who tossed him back into the corner and landed a massive chop to Cena's chest. Show hit another chop and then backed up into the corner across the ring. Show charged Cena and tried for a clothesline but Cena moved out of the way and hit the ropes. Cena charged at Show but Show hit a massive clothesline knocking Cena down. Show picked up Cena and tossed him off the ropes. Cena ducked a clothesline and hit Show with a shoulder charge but Show didn't go down. Cena hit the ropes again but Laurinaitis hit him in the back as he hit the ropes and Cena stumbled forwards into another clothesline from Show. Show stepped on Cena's back as he walked over him, humiliating him. Laurinaitis smiled and asked Show to tag him in. Show picked up Cena and hit a Chokeslam and then tagged in Laurinaitis who came into the ring with a tremendous grin. Laurinaitis kicked Cena almost giving him a couple of nudges with his foot. Laurinaitis slapped Cena as Cena tried to get up. Laurinaitis went for a kick, which Cena caught. Laurinaitis fell backwards and got to his feet as Cena rose to his feet. Cena charged at Laurinaitis who pulled the referee in front of himself and stepped to the side as Cena crashed into the referee.

The Finish: Show immediately got into the ring and went after Cena. Cena went berserk with a barrage of rights and lefts as he backed Show up. Cena hit a massive shoulder charge that finally knocked Show down as the crowd exploded. Cena was ready for the five knuckle shuffle but Laurinaitis crawled over and hit a low blow to Cena before he could hit the ropes. Suddenly we see Mr. McMahon walking down to the ring as the crowd comes alive again after falling to silence only moments ago after the low blow. McMahon walked over to the time keepers table and grabbed a chair. McMahon slid into the ring and stared down Laurinaitis as Cena recovered to his side. McMahon motioned for Laurinaitis to get up as he held the chair above his head and Cena stumbled to his feet. Cena got to his feet and McMahon turned to him...and handed him the chair! Cena put down the chair and picked up Show, then hitting the Attitude Adjustment to Show on top of the chair. McMahon picked up Laurinaitis and hit him with a big right hand. Laurinaitis stumbled into Cena who hit an AA to Johnny on top of Show. McMahon shook the referee who came to as Cena dragged Johnny off of Show and covered him as the referee counted the three, giving Cena and McMahon the victory.

Winners: John Cena and Mr. McMahon

Money in the Bank cut away as McMahon raised Cena's hand in victory and Cena saluted the Phoenix crowd, relieved that he had finally ended Big Johnny's chance to return to a position of power. [/center]

Obvious, though still great, way to kick off Money In The Bank. Looking at the competitors, Cody Rhodes seems like the only real option. Wouldn't mind a Cesaro victory, though that's far too earlier. Ah, glad to know I was right. Cody winning is marvelous, and I look forward to his eventual cash-in and, hopefully, World Heavyweight Championship reign. In reality, I was bored by this match. I like Sheamus and hope to see him continue his reign as World Champion, but Del Rio just isn't doing anything for me anymore. Distance him from the title picture following this match. Interested in seeing who Sheamus defends the World Heavyweight Championship against at SummerSlam. Okay, the RAW Money In The Bank looks superior to SmackDown's in terms of potential winners. Seeing as how Kane and Swagger are previous winners, I don't think they'll win. Rey and Santino don't have a chance. Ziggler is the obvious choice, but I won't count the remaining superstars out. Woah, was not expecting Kofi to retrieve the briefcase. Unless you build him up and wait for his cash-in near the 1 year mark, I see him being the first to fail. I'm really tired of Layla and Beth Phoenix matches. This is their third PPV match in a row, and with the same result. Switch it up a bit. The most interesting thing to take out of Ryback's victory is that AW was watching on. Intrigued by that. Up next, marvelous WWE Championship Ladder Match, though I'm not big on the ending. I guess this is to build to a rematch at SummerSlam, but I feel that the Ladder Match should've been the blow off match. And finally, a decent main event that served its purpose. Johnny's gone, but this isn't essentially any different than the No Way Out ending. A solid PPV overall. A few decision that I wasn't too keen on, but still solid nonetheless.

First of all, as I said in the Resource Thread - congratulations on the second month as Spotlight, very well deserved. Onto the show, a nice YouTube Pre-Show victory for Primo and Epico, definitely my preferred team of the two. I like how you did the matches with the beginning middle and end, it really gives them depth. Cody Rhodes seemed like a sure victory from the start in my eyes, and this is really his time to shine. I'd like to see him hold onto the briefcase for a while, let him build because as much as people already like him, they cannot deny that he wouldn't make a believable World Heavyweight Champion right now. He needs some building before he gets to that stage. I'm glad Sheamus retained the World Heavyweight Championship here, but I do see Del Rio getting the title later down the line. He's become a bit more interesting to me as of late. I feel as though the Raw Money in the Bank Ladder Match as too close to the SmackDown one - I'd have maybe added one of the impromptu matches between this and the World Title match. I was shocked to see Kofi Kingston win this one, really shocked. I was definitely expecting Dolph Ziggler to walk away with the win. I really hope you have this planned out, because speaking from experience - Kofi Kingston is difficult to run with as Money in the Bank holder. I did it in 2010 and he hasn't changed much since then. Layla with the victory over Beth Phoenix was good, but I'm not sure about these two facing yet again on Pay-Per-View. The Divas division is dead. I'm a big Ryback fan as you can probably tell, so any involvement is a bonus. I liked the no contest finish to the WWE Championship Match, the finish was believable and it keeps both men strong. I think it's clear that you're going to go for Punk/Bryan one more time at SummerSlam for the WWE Championship, which means that this Ladder Match was sort of pointless as it's more of a feud settler stipulation, but never mind. A nice way to close the show with the storyline-heavy Tag Team Main Event. Although it seemed all too similar to the No Way Out finish with John Laurinaitis getting fired again, well, not re-hired. Overall, a really good show with only a few things I'd have personally changed.

A hot opening contest with WWE Champion CM Punk and the Big Show. Bryan's distraction is fine to lead to Show's victory. As if it weren't already obvious that Punk, Cena, and Rock are going over on RAW 1000. Good win for the Primetime Players. Hoping to see them as the new WWE Tag Team Champions on RAW 1000. Not a bad way for Santino to gain the momentum heading into 1000 because I definitely see him dropping the gold to Antonio Cesaro. A rather huge first hour main event with Rey Mysterio defeating Alberto Del Rio. If Mysterio is in the World Heavyweight Championship match at RAW 1000, this doesn't leave many options for Sheamus at SummerSlam. Wow, Horowitz. A good win for Slater as he'll be getting super squashed at RAW 1000, I imagine. Kofi and Truth with a victory is fine to even the momentum against the Primetime Players. Lastly, another huge main event with John Cena and Daniel Bryan. The DQ victory was fine as the last piece of build for the huge Six Man Tag on RAW 1000. A good SmackDown to send things into 1000, though I will say it felt more like an edition of RAW than anything else.