Monday Night Raw l Fresno, CA l 08/20/12
The show starts with the signature opening video and pyrotechnics display. Afterwards, we go to the commentators table where we see Michael Cole & Jerry Lawler. They tell us that we will be having the following match ups tonight, Antonio Cesaro vs. Santino for a rematch for the US Championship and Randy Orton vs. Daniel Bryan. Michael Cole also informs us that Triple H’s arm is indeed broken, and Brock Lesnar will not be coming tonight, as he doesn’t feel like we deserve to be in his presence.
As soon as Michael Cole is done speaking, we see CM Punk coming down to the ring screaming, “Best In The World.” He gets in the ring and starts talking about, how he is still the WWE Champion and how he, once again, overcame the odds. He goes on to say that he is declaring that he is issuing an open challenge for the WWE Championship. CM Punk waits a few minutes until we hear Dolph Ziggler’s theme song. Dolph Ziggler gets into the ring and says that he accepts the challenge, and that he will destroy Punk, because that is what he does. Dolph goes on to say something else but Punk interrupts him. He says that he doesn’t believe that Ziggler deserves a title shot; he couldn’t even defeat Chris Jericho last night at SummerSlam. Dolph starts talking and says that Jericho winning was a fluke, and CM Punk, Chris Jericho, and everyone in the building knows it. The lights go dim, but Chris Jericho tells them to turn the lights back on. Jericho tells Ziggler that it wasn’t a fluke. He continues to say that if anyone deserves a title shot it’s him. Big Show then comes out and tells everyone to shut up. He says that because of his Iron Clad contract, he can make any matches that he wants, and tonight we will see Big Show vs. CM Punk for the WWE Championship tonight. All four men start arguing and start pushing each other around until we hear, “Light It Up” AJ comes out and says that she will not let this show get out of control and she demands for them to get ahold of themselves. She says she has an idea, Chris Jericho vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. Big Show to know who the #1 Contender is for the WWE Championship. She goes on to say that the match will happen next week. But, this week we will see CM Punk & Chris Jericho vs. Dolph Ziggler & Big Show. CM Punk & Jericho look at each other with disdain. While, Big Show & Ziggler look at each other like they know they are going to win this match. CM Punk & Christ Jericho trade words as we go to a Commercial Break.
Commercial Break
We come back to the show with Antonio Cesar coming out, saying a word in five different languages. Today’s word… Humiliation. He goes on to say that Santino will know what true humiliation is by beating him for the second time in 24 Hours. Santino Marella then comes to the ring.
United States Championship MatchAntonio Cesaro © vs. Santino Marella[/b][/color]
This match was a great back and forth match, with Cesaro hitting some powerful moves and Santino hittin some pretty good high spot moves. After a few minutes Antonio was able to take control of the match with a kick to the gut. The match ended with a Very European Uppercut and a Neutralizer.
WINNER AND STILL UNITED STATES CHAMPION: Antonio CesaroAfter the match Antonio Cesaro poses and says that he is the new United States Champion and he will return America to it's former glory. He poses again as we cut to a commercial.
Commercial Break
After the commercial break we see John Cena backstage talking to one of the crew members. John Cena leaves only to see CM Punk standing behind him. CM Punk tries to use small talk, but Cena tells him to cut the crap because he knows why he’s here. CM Punk says fine. He wanted to talk about what happened at SummerSlam, when he pushed John Cena out of the way so he could get the win, and says that he hopes that there are no hard feelings between them. Cena says that there isn’t any. Cena goes on to say that he does feel like it was a cowardly way to win, but when you’re WWE Champion you have to do anything and everything to keep it. Cena also says that he isn't done with him yet, and that he still wants the WWE Championship. CM Punk seems to be angry as he probably thought Cena was being disrespectful. CM Punk says that he was happy they were able to bury the hatchet and says he needs to get ready for his match tonight.
We then go to the ring where we see Primo & Epico inside of the ring with Rosa Mendes dancing. “S.O.S” starts playing and Kofi Kingston & R-Truth come out to the ring.
Non-Title Tag Team Match
Kofi Kingston & R-Truth vs. Primo & Epico w/ Rosa Mendes[/color]
Primo and R-Truth started this match up with Primo getting the upper hand early in the match. Primo & Epico shows great Tag Team action as they Tag in each other quite frequently. Epico picks up R-Truth, but somehow Truth is able to hit the “Little Jimmy” on him. R-Truth is able to Tag Kofi Kingston into the match and business picks up. After Kofi gains momentum we hear the Prime Time Player’s theme song, which distracts Kofi and make Epico be able to pin him for the 1…2…3.
WINNERS BY PINFALL: Primo & Epico w/ Rosa MendesAfter the match The Prime Time Players does a Prime Time beat down. With Darren Young attacking Kofi Kingston and Titus O’Neil attacking R-Truth. The Prime Time Players start dancing and chanting Millions Of Dollars as we go to a commercial break.
Commercial Break
We come back from commercial with Josh Matthews backstage. He tells us that his guests tonight are… The Prime Time Players. Josh asks them why they attacked Kofi Kingston & R-Truth just a few minutes ago. Titus O’Neil tells him what happened to them at SummerSlam was just a minor set-back. He promises that they will be the next Tag Team Champions, and they hope they are given that chance at Night Of Champions.
We then go to ringside where we see that Randy Orton is in the ring. We then hear “Flight Of The Valkyrie” and Daniel Bryan comes to the ring screaming “NO!” and ripping up people’s signs.
Singles Match
Randy Orton vs. Daniel Bryan[/color]
This match was very back in forth. No one was giving up in this one. After a few minutes Randy Orton was able to take control by giving Bryan a jab to the stomach. Randy gets some great moves in, including a dropkick, suplex, and a huge DDT. Eventually Daniel Bryan was able to get some momentum when he kicked Orton in the knee. Daniel Bryan kept on bringing the heat when he dropkicked Randy into the turnbuckle. Daniel Bryan called for the “NO! Lock” and locked it in, but all of a sudden, Kane’s theme music kicked in and Daniel Bryan stopped. When Bryan finally realized that it was only his music it was too late. RKO, Randy got the 1.…2….3.
WINNER BY PINFALL: Randy OrtonAfter the match Daniel Bryan runs out of the ring and starts screaming “NO!” as we cut off to a commercial break.
Commercial Break
We come back to the show with Sin Cara inside of the ring. We then hear “AWESOME!!!” The Miz comes out to the ring.
Non-Title Singles Match
Sin Cara vs. The Miz ©[/color]
This match was pretty much a squash match with Sin Cara only hitting a few good moves during the match. It ended with a Skull Crushing Finale.
WINNER BY PINFALL: The MizWe then go backstage where we see Kaitlyn talking to AJ. Alberto Del Rio and Ricardo Rodriguez come into the ring and asks if Kaitlyn could leave, because they needed to talk to AJ in private. Kaitlyn agrees and she leaves. Del Rio tells AJ that she is looking nice and that she smells good. AJ calmly says thank you and asks what he really wants. Del Rio says that he was wondering if she could give him a World Heavyweight Championship match, he also says he think he deserves one because Sheamus cheated by hitting him with a boot and because his feet were under the ropes when Sheamus was pinning him. AJ says that she wishes she could but only Booker T is allowed to make World Heavyweight Championship. She goes on to say that she can give him a Non-Title Match against him to maybe get some revenge. Del Rio thanks her and accepts the match. Ricardo says that Del Rio must be crazy to take a Non-Title Match and AJ looks at him funny. She asks him if he called her crazy. He says no but she won’t listen to it. She tells that Del Rio has a new match for tonight. Alberto Del Rio vs. John Cena without Ricardo Rodriguez. Del Rio looks furious and almost punches Rodriguez as we take a break.
Commercial Break
We come back to the show with Alberto Del Rio walking into the ring. John Cena’s theme hits after his and the match starts
Singles match
Alberto Del Rio vs. John Cena[/color]
At the beginning of this match John Cena had firm control. That was until John Cena threw Alberto into the turnbuckle and tried for a clothesline, but Del Rio was able to dodge out of the way. Del Rio then starting going on the attack. He was definitely targeting his arm, trying to get Cena vulnerable for the Cross Arm Breaker. Del Rio stayed on the attack for a good 10 minutes before Alberto Del Rio was able to get Cena into the Rolling Cross Arm Breaker. John Cena is able to grab the ropes but Del Rio gets back on the attack. John Cena is finally able to get some offence when Del Rio throws Cena into the ropes and hits him with a tackle. The match ends with John Cena hits a 5-Knuckle Shuffle and it turns into an Attitude Adjustment.
WINNER BY PINFALL: John CenaWe quickly go backstage where we see Chris Jericho talking to the referee for tonight’s Main Event. CM Punk walks up behind him and says that he doesn’t like how they have to work with each other tonight. Jericho says that he understands why he feels like that, but he promises that he will be able to be on the same page as CM Punk if he Punk can work with him. CM Punk laughs and says Jericho that he better not be in his way tonight, or he will make him Go To Sleep. Just like he will do to Big Show and Dolph Ziggler tonight. CM Punk pushes Chris Jericho out of his way as we go to our final commercial break
Commercial Break
The show comes back on with Big Show coming out to the ring.
Singles Match
Big Show & Dolph Ziggler vs. Chris Jericho & CM Punk ©[/color]
Big Show and Chris Jericho started things off with Big Show dominating the whole first half of this match. During the beat down Dolph Ziggler exposed the ring post on his side of the ring. After the first 15 minutes Big Show finally made a mistake by putting Jericho on the turnbuckle and did his classic, “SHH…” And tried to slap Jericho in the chest. But, he dodged it and made Big Show slap the exposed turnbuckle. Chris Jericho is then able to tag in CM Punk. Big Show also tags in Dolph Ziggler. They go back and forth for a while until CM Punk kicks Ziggler and takes control. CM Punk goes at with Ziggler for 10 minutes until CM Punk puts Ziggler in his control and tries for a knee life. Ziggler is able to move out of the way and CM Punk hits Jericho. CM Punk gets distracted and looks shocked. Ziggler is able to hit the Zig-Zag on Punk and picks up the victory.
WINNERS BY PINFALL: Big Show & Dolph ZigglerAfter the match Chris Jericho gets into the ring and yells at CM Punk. CM Punk retaliates and starts yelling back. Eventually it turns into an all-out brawl with CM Punk hitting a huge GTS. But, Chris Jericho got back into it and won the brawl with a Code Breaker on the stage.
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