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Hello everyone and welcome to our live coverage of Monday Night Raw from The Frank Erwin Center, Austin, Texas. The tensions will be building on the Divas section after the retirement of AJ Lee and last week’s suspension of Brock Lesnar after he attacked Michael Cole and a cameraman. What will Paul Heyman has to say about his client’s action last week?
Also, the focus will be on the Extreme Rules, as two title matches were already announced for the PPV on Thursday’s SmackDown. Seth Rollins is set to defend his WWE World Heavyweight Championship title against Randy Orton and John Cena will defend his U.S. title against Rusev. On the other hand, the Intercontinental title scenario seems to have taken a new turn with the inclusion of Sheamus, as Bad News Barrett, Dolph Ziggler and Sheamus all eyeing for the gold.
What’s next for Roman Reigns? Will he take his revenge on Seth Rollins after his former Shield team mate stole his WrestleMania spotlight?
All these answers will come to you tonight when Monday Night RAW gets underway! Stay tuned for more updates.
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Randy Orton vs. Ryback vs. Roman Reigns
8:25 AM: Good back and forth action to start things off, as Ryback looked to end things quickly, but was stopped by Orton. Ryback then drilled Roman Reigns with a spinebuster, but Orton managed to keep things alive.
8:28 AM: The Authority made their way down to the ring, but were taken out by Roman Reigns. Show then KO’d Roman, as Orton got his hands on Rollins. J & J Security made the save as Ryback evened things out, and Orton took advantage of it and hit an RKO on Ryback to pick up the victory.
Winner and the new number one contender: Randy Orton
After the match, Rollins hit a Curb Stomp on Orton to close the show.
The Miz vs. Damien Mizdow
8:15 AM: Mizdow came out strong, and was able to keep Miz down, but Miz was able to turn things around.
8:18 AM: Mizdow turned the tables once again and worked on The Miz in the corner, and dropped Miz with an electric chair.
8:20 AM: Miz blocked a SCF attempt and rolled Mizdow up holding his tights, to pick up the victory.
Winner: The Miz
Bray Wyatt cut a promo on the big screen, and said no one can compete against the forces of nature, and said that he was the new face of fear.
Sheamus vs. Mark Henry
Sheamus made his way out and mocked the fans. He cut a promo about being bigger than anyone else, and said people like Ziggler give the fans false hopes. He was interrupted by Mark Henry.
7:55 AM: Henry threw Sheamus around, but Sheamus quickly turned things around and worked on Henry.
7:58 AM: Mark Henry went for the World’s Strongest Slam, but Sheamus countered it into the Brogue Kick to pick up the victory.
Winner: Sheamus
Roman Reigns vs. The Big Show
7:30 AM: Roman came out swinging, but Show was able to neutralize Roman's offense, and told Roman to stay down.
7:35 AM: Big Show continued to dominate the match and threw Roman over the top rope to the outside. Roman tried to turn things around, but Show drilled Roman with a spear on the outside as WWE went into commercial.
7:40 AM: Back from commercial, and Big Show dropped Roman with a sidewalk slam and a splash from the second turnbuckle for a near fall.
7:43 AM: Roman hit multiple Superman punches on the Big Show, and brought the giant down with a spear to pick up the victory.
Winner: Roman Reigns
The New Day vs. Lucha Dragons
7:22 AM: Xavier Woods started things off with Sin Cara and tagged in Big E, who worked on Cara.
7:25 AM: Kalisto tagged himself in and worked on Woods, and managed to take out Big E and Kofi on the outside as Cara tagged himself in and delivered a Swanton bomb on Woods to pick up the victory.
Winners: Lucha Dragons
Backstage, Renee interviewed The New Day, and she asked them how it felt when the crowd booed them. Big E then cut an entertaining promo as the trio left clapping.
Ryback vs. Luke Harper
7:10 AM: Ryback started things off positively, but was stopped by Harper with a superkick.
7:15 AM: More back and forth action as Harper locked Ryback in a submission. Ryback turned things around and connected with the Shell Shocked to pick up the victory.
Winner: Ryback
The Bella Twins vs. Paige and Naomi
6:55 AM: Paige and Brie started things off, and a distraction by Nikki gave the Bellas the upper hand.
7:00 AM: Nikki tagged herself in and continued working on Paige, but Paige managed to tag Naomi in. Naomi then planted Brie face first to pick up the victory.
Winners: Paige and Naomi
John Cena vs. Stardust for the WWE United States championship
John Cena cut a promo before the match, and asked the superstars to step up and deliver, and his challenge was accepted by Stardust.
6:35 AM: Cena started off aggressively and worked over Stardust in the early going, delivering a scoop slam.
6:40 AM: Cena continued to work on Stardust as Stardust rolled out of the ring, as WWE went into commercial.
6:45 AM: More back and forth action as Stardust connected with the Alabama Slam for yet another near fall. Stardust connected with a DDT and a moonsault for another near fall, but Cena caught Stardust with a springboard stunner, followed by an AA to pick up the victory.
Winner and still the WWE US champion: John Cena
Seth Rollins (With J & J Security) vs. Neville
6:10 AM: Seth mocked Neville, as Neville retaliated with a spin kick to start things off.
6:15 AM: Rollins was in control, but Neville fought back with a running hurricanrana and a huge plancha on the outside to take Rollins out.
6:20 AM: Back from commercial and Rollins regained control of the match, as he worked on Neville. Neville tried to fight back, but Rollins stopped him with a huge clothesline turning Neville inside out.
6:24 AM: Neville went for the Red Arrow, but J & J Security intervened, giving Rollins the opening to nail the Curb Stomp to pick up the victory.
Winner: Seth Rollins
Post match, Seth nailed another Curb Stomp on Neville.
Backstage, Seth Rollins confronted Kane and said he should step down as the Director of Operations. Kane then put him in a match and said that it was up next.
Randy Orton vs. Kane
5:45 AM: Kane drilled Orton with an uppercut to start things off as WWE went into commercial.
5:50 AM: Orton fought back with headbutts and went for the RKO, but Kane rolled out of the ring. Kane then hit Randy with a chair, causing the disqualification. Kane tried to attack Orton, but Orton turned the tables as Kane hightailed to the back.
Winner by DQ: Randy Orton
In – ring segment with The Authority
5:30 AM: Seth Rollins made his way out along with J & J Security, Kane and The Big Show, as Seth Rollins talked about winning the WWE World Heavyweight championship.
5:35 AM: Seth said that Triple H and Stephanie McMahon were on vacation, and talked about WrestleMania and called Big Show the greatest big man in WWE history.
5:40 AM: Seth tried to poke fun at Kane, but Randy Orton interrupted and talked about beating Rollins at WrestleMania. Orton then asked Kane to make the match official for the WWE World Heavyweight championship.
5:43 AM: Kane then announced a triple threat match in the main event to find the new number one contender for the WWE World Heavyweight championship, with Orton taking on Ryback and Roman Reigns.
