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Tonight’s WWE RAW opens up with a video of stills from John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at Night of Champions. Raw live from the FedEx Forum in Memphis with Michael Cole, JBL and Jerry Lawler on commentary.
Dean Ambrose, John Cena & Authority segment
We go right to the ring and out comes Dean Ambrose to a big pop from the Memphis crowd.
Ambrose says he’s far from dead and WWE’s ugly stepchild is back. Ambrose says he’s been a little loopy in the head since we last saw him. He’s been replaying what happened with the cinder blocks a few weeks back on Raw when he faced Rollins. He shows us a replay of what happened last month with Kane and Seth Rollins. Ambrose is kind of flattered that The Authority would go to such great lengths to get rid of him. Ambrose says he’s not satisfied and can hold a grudge. He says tonight, he’s The Authority and he’s not leaving the ring until he gets his hands on Rollins. Ambrose throws a steel chair in the ring and takes a seat in the middle of the ring. Fans chant his name. John Cena’s music hits after a minute and out Cena comes to a mixed reaction.
Ambrose kicks the chair out of the ring. He’s bothered why Cena is here and doesn’t like that Cena is standing in front of him right now. Ambrose says Cena is flying close to a flame. Cena calls him Mr. Ambrose and says they have a similar agenda. Cena says he had Brock Lesnar in the STF at Night of Champions & he was about to tap until that slimy, rubber suit wearing jackass Seth Rollins showed up. Cena says he should be the WWE World Heavyweight Champion right now. Cena says he’s cashing in his ass kicking in a briefcase shot on Rollins tonight and no one can stop him. Ambrose says he warned Cena once, don’t get in his way. Cena takes off his gear and gets ready for a fight. The music hits and out comes Triple H, Stephanie McMahon, Kane, Randy Orton and Seth Rollins.
Triple H tells them to relax before they fight over something they have no control over. He says Rollins won’t be fighting anybody tonight & has the night off but Cena and Ambrose will. Cena interrupts and goes up the ramp for a fight. Ambrose follows. Ambrose and Cena brawl with Kane, Orton and Rollins on the ramp. Rollins runs off through the crowd and Ambrose chases him. Ambrose catches up, but Rollins runs off again. Cena also ran after Rollins. Kane and Orton look on from the ring while Triple H re-groups with Stephanie. Cameras go backstage and we see Ambrose attacking Rollins. Cena joins in and Rollins is doing his best to fight them off. He runs off and decks a guy loading stuff in his car. Rollins takes the car and speeds off. Ambrose was trying to get in the back of the car and fell. Cena and Ambrose look at each other as we go to commercial.
We come back from commercial and the Authority is shown backstage. Ambrose vs. Kane & Orton vs. Cena is announced for later tonight.
WWE Intercontinental Title Match: Dolph Ziggler vs. The Miz
We go to the ring and out comes new WWE Intercontinental Champion The Miz & Damien Mizdow. His stunt double has a replica belt. Dolph Ziggler is out next by himself.
Justin Roberts does formal ring introductions before the match. Back and forth to start the match. Ziggler takes control with a clothesline. Ziggler with a headlock after a 2 count. Miz turns it around with a headlock of his own. Dolph counts and hits Miz with a forearm. Miz drops Ziggler with a shoulder but shows off some. They counter each other but Miz hits a big knee to the gut. Miz with another headlock now. They get to their feet and Ziggler hits a big open hand slap to the chest. Miz dropkicks his leg out. Miz goes for the Figure Four but Ziggler kicks him into the ring post. Ziggler shoves Miz down. Ziggler hits a big clothesline and a splash in the corner. Miz blocks the neckbreaker and ends up on the apron. Miz with a knee to the gut and a neckbreaker from the apron to the floor. Ziggler is kicks out of a pin attempt. Miz hits the big clothesline in the corner. Miz goes to the top but jumps into a huge dropkick from Ziggler. Ziggler with clotheslines and more offense now to get fired up. Miz dodges the Fame-asser. Miz goes for the neckbreaker but it’s countered. Ziggler hits the big DDT for a 2 count. Miz goes for the Skull Crushing Finale but Ziggler blocks him. Miz blocks a kick but Ziggler blocks the Figure Four. Miz runs into an elbow. Ziggler comes off the second rope but Miz catches him in the Figure Four. Ziggler won’t tap but Miz gets a pin attempt out of it. Ziggler reaches for the bottom rope and finally breaks the hold. They end up on the floor and Sandow gets taken out. Miz brings it back in and nails the Skull Crushing Finale for a very close 2 count. More back and forth great action in the ring. Miz kicks out of the Fame-asser. More back and forth with Sandow getting involved & knocked out again. Ziggler gets the win with a roll up.
Winner and New WWE Intercontinental Champion: Dolph Ziggler
Bo Dallas vs. Jack Swagger
Bo Dallas is already in the ring. We see a replay of his match with Jack Swagger last week on SmackDown. They are tied at 1-1 now. Jack Swagger makes his way out next with Zeb Colter.
Swagger attacks and takes it to the corner. He backs off and they lock up. Bo turns it around in the corner and beats Swagger down. Bo with a big clothesline. Bo with kicks & then drops several knees and covers for a 2 count. Bo with more offense and another 2 count. Swagger turns it around and hits a Swagger Bomb in the corner to a big pop from the Memphis crowd. Bo counters a move and hits a swinging neckbreaker for another 2 count. They go on and Swagger applies the Patriot Lock & Bo taps out.
Winner: Jack Swagger
The announcers mention Eric The Actor of Howard Stern fame, who recently passed away. Back to commercial.
Summer Rae vs. Natalya
Summer Rae comes out accompanied by Layla and Natalya is out with Rosa Mendes. Summer cuts a promo before the match and says it’s hard being her. She says summer time is over for everyone else but it never stops for her and her girl Layla. Back and forth to start but Summer keeps Natalya grounded on the mat.
Natalya powers to her feet and goes to work. She jumps on the back of Summer’s neck and dropkicks her in the face. She looks hurt. Natalya with the big clothesline and knees in the corner. Layla distracts Natalya on the apron. Summer rolls her up for 2. Natalya turns it into a Sharpshooter while Rosa takes Layla off the apron. Summer taps out to the sharpshooter.
Winner: Natalya
Kane vs. Dean Ambrose
We go to the ring and out comes Dean Ambrose to a pop & he's ready for a fight. Corporate Kane is out next.
They go at it and Ambrose beats Kane into the corner and unloads on him. Ambrose runs into a big shot from Kane but comes right back to tackle him. Ambrose comes off the second rope with a flying elbow for a 2 count. Kane takes it to the corner with shoulder thrusts and a big chop. Ambrose ducks him and fires back with right hands. He dropkicks Kane in the chest. Ambrose goes for a series of punches but Kane grabs him for a chokeslam but Ambrose fights out of it. Kane charges and Ambrose ducks again, sending Kane to the floor. Ambrose dives out through the ropes and takes Kane out, the crowd cheers. Ambrose looks at the crowd & he gets a pop again and brings steel chairs out from under the ring. He turns around to a big boot to the face from Kane. Kane whips Ambrose into the steel steps. Kane rolls Ambrose back in the ring and covers for a 2 count. Kane works on the shoulder now. Ambrose fights out and Kane runs into a boot. Ambrose comes off the second rope again but Kane levels him with a right hand for a 2 count.
Kane keeps Ambrose down and works on the shoulder some more. Kane goes for a pin but Ambrose kicks out at 2. They get up and Ambrose nails a big DDT. Ambrose with insane right hands shots. He runs into a big one from Kane but bounces right back off the rope with a huge clothesline & the crowd pops big time. Ambrose goes to the top and hits a missile dropkick for a 2 count. Kane counters in the corner and goes for a chokeslam. Ambrose blocks it and nails Dirty Deeds. Seth Rollins comes out and attacks Ambrose. The referee rings the bell.
Winner by DQ: Dean Ambrose
Rollins continues to beat Ambrose after the match is over. Rollins brings a chair in the ring but Ambrose tackles him and works him over. Ambrose dumps Rollins to the floor. Ambrose runs the ropes for a dive but Kane jumps up on the outside with a big right hand. Kane comes back in and chokeslams Ambrose. Fans boo as Rollins and Kane head up the ramp together. Rollins stops and goes back towards the ring to beat him again. He stops when Ambrose is waiting with a chair in the ring. Rollins backs up and Ambrose’s music hits. We go to commercial.
Back from the break and Triple H, Seth Rollins and Kane are shown backstage. Triple H is confronting them for what happened in the ring. Dean Ambrose shows up and attacks Rollins as Triple H gets out of the way. Ambrose nails Kane and goes back to work on Rollins. Security breaks them up and Triple H tells them to throw him out of the building. Stephanie appears and they lock Ambrose in a room. Stephanie says if they throw him out, he will come back. Atleast now they have him under control. Triple H tells security to watch the door.
We get a replay of the WWE Network coverage on Roman Reigns' recent hernia surgery. According to doctors, he's out for several months.
Sheamus and The Usos vs. Goldust, Stardust and Cesaro
We go to the ring and out comes WWE United States Champion Sheamus. The Usos are out next to a pop. Cole talks about Connor The Crusher and plugs the Connor’s Cure charity and a new auction at auction.wwe.com. We go to commercial.
We're back and we see stills from Stardust and Goldust winning the Tag titles at Night of Champions last night. The new WWE Tag Team Champions are making their entrance now as Cesaro looks on from ringside. Jey Uso starts things off with Goldust. Goldust strikes first with a kick to the gut. Uso fights back. Uso gets tossed to the floor but runs right back in and drops Goldust. Uso with chops now. Jimmy Uso tags in for some double teaming. Uso with a series of chops on Goldust. Uso with a big back drop on Goldust that sends him to the floor to regroup. Stardust tags in now.
They counter each others moves and Stardust ends up on the floor for a breather. Cesaro tags in and wants to fight Sheamus. Sheamus tags in and Cesaro ambushes him. Sheamus turns it around and they start brawling. Cesaro with a big uppercut in the corner. Goldust tags in and keeps up the attack on Sheamus. Stardust and Uso get tags and Stardust knocks Uso down & keeps control. Uso fights back with big chops. Goldust tags in and takes over. Uso hits him back in the corner. Uso knocks Cesaro off the apron but Stardust drops him over the top rope for a 2 count. We go to commercial.
Back from the break and Stardust runs into a kick from Uso in the corner. Sheamus tags in and unloads on Stardust. Stardust ducks a high knee. Sheamus hits the rolling senton. Sheamus knocks Goldust off the apron and hits Stardust with the forearms to the chest on the apron. Cesaro gets knocked off the apron but Sheamus. Cesaro pulls Sheamus’ legs & he falls on his face on the floor and lands hard. Sheamus looks to be knocked out. Cesaro brings Sheamus back in and drops him for a 2 count. Cesaro with a headlock now. Stardust comes back in and keeps control of Sheamus. Cesaro hits a big boot staright to Sheamus' jaw while the referee isn’t looking. Stardust with a 2 count.
Stardust goes for a springboard move but they collide in mid-air and both go down. Goldust and Jey Uso tag and go at it. Cesaro was knocked off the apron. The Usos hit a double team move on Goldust & he's down & out. Stardust tosses Jey. Cesaro saves Goldust from getting pinned. Uso superkicks Cesaro out of the ring. The Usos run the ropes and leap out onto Stardust and Cesaro. The crowd pops. Uso goes to the top for a splash but lands chest first on Goldust’s knees. Goldust hits his finisher for a 2 count as Sheamus saves it. Sheamus hits a Brogue Kick to Stardust to send him out of the ring. Cesaro also ends up on the floor after knocking Sheamus over. The end comes when one of The Usos hits a splash on Goldust for the pin.
Winners: The Usos and Sheamus
Randy Orton is shown backstage when Seth Rollins walks up. Rollins appreciates that Orton is facing John Cena tonight. Rollins says he may have a little surprise waiting for Orton at ringside. Rollins says he and Kane will be watching from ringside as well.
Mark Henry is walking backstage. Cole shows us the new WWE 2K15 gameplay trailer. Back to commercial.
Back from the break and security is still guarding the room in which Dean Ambrose was thrown & locked into earlier.
We go to the ring and out comes Mark Henry. Henry looks disappointed after his loss last night and we see stills from his match against Rusev at Night of Champions.
Henry apologizes and says he feels like he let his country down. Henry says he’s not 100% physically but he also feels heartbroken. He says fans are entitled to pick on him tonight. He gets the “what?” treatment from the fans and he acknowledges it. He says he’s sorry. Rusev’s music hits and out he comes with Lana.
Lana says everyone here is so pathetic an apologetic like Henry. A huge USA chant starts and Lana tells fans to shut up. Lana asks if the fans want to see another match between the two.The fans want it & Henry accepts the challenge and says he will be happy to destroy Rusev tonight. Lana tells Rusev to crush Henry and they march to the ring.
Mark Henry vs. Rusev
Henry looks on from the ring and he looks fired up & wants to fight as Rusev makes his way down. We go to commercial.
Back from the break and they go at it. Rusev takes Henry to the corner and unloads on him. Henry shows his strength & tosses Rusev across the ring but is hurting. Rusev takes Henry back to the corner for more shots to the body. Rusev with a big running splash and a submission on the mat. Rusev stands up and stomps on Henry’s back. Rusev goes back to the hold on the mat. Henry is hurt.
Henry makes it to his feet but Rusev dropkicks him. Rusev goes back to the same hold and keeps Henry grounded. Henry gets up and makes a comeback with a series of clotheslines. Henry splashes Rusev in the corner. Henry now with a series of punches & chops on Rusev. Henry with a big scoop slam on Rusev. They go to the floor and Henry tosses Rusev into the steel steps. Henry slams Rusev into the apron and tosses him into the barrier. Henry brings him back in the ring and drops down to headbutt Rusev and payed tribute to Junkyard Dog as he did the same back then. Henry goes for a splash out of the corner but Rusev takes him out. Rusev gets fired up and waits for Henry to get up but Henry is struggling. Rusev applies The Accolade. Henry won’t tap this time and passes out. The referee calls for the bell.
Winner: Rusev
After the match, Henry is laid out face down while Rusev and Lana pose under the Russian flag. Doctors comes in to check on Henry, but he’s out.
We get a look back at what’s happened tonight. Still to come, the main event of the evening, Cena vs. Orton. We see Adam Rose and The Bunny backstage with the Rosebuds. They’re in action next. Back to commercial.
Adam Rose and The Bunny vs. Heath Slater and Titus ONeil
Back from the break and Slater Gator waits in the ring as Adam Rose makes his way out with the Rosebuds, including The Bunny. Rose starts off with Titus. Titus runs over him with a shoulder knock down. Titus with a huge backbreaker over his shoulder. Titus takes Rose to the corner and in comes Slater and the crowd pops for him. Slater drops Rose for a 2 count. The Bunny hops around on the apron trying to distract Slater. Rose tries to fight free but Slater slams him by his hair. Slater has words for The Bunny before going back to work on Rose. Slater with a headlock now. Rose fights free but Slater stops the tag. Rose kicks him off and Titus tags in. Titus stops Rose from tagging and takes a shot at The Bunny but misses. Rose takes out Titus’ leg & he's down. Slater and The Bunny tags in. The Bunny springboards in and then Slater runs into his feet. The Bunny with a dropkick. Titus comes in and The Bunny dumps him to the floor. The Bunny with a spinning kick to Slater. Rose tags in and The Bunny leaps out onto Titus on the floor. Rose hits the Party Foul on Slater for the win.
Winners: The Bunny and Adam Rose
We see Nikki Bella walking backstage before going back to commercial.
Nikki Bella vs AJ Lee
Back from the break and Paige is on commentary. Back and forth between Nikki and AJ on the match. They go to the floor and Nikki takes control after throwing AJ into Paige while she’s sitting at the table. Paige is upset now. Nikki brings AJ back in the ring and keeps control. Nikki drops AJ again for a 2 count. Nikki works on the arm now. Nikki with an armbar.
AJ makes a comeback but Nikki slams her on the back of her head for a close 2 count. Nikki works AJ over in the corner now. AJ counters in the corner and turns it into the Black Widow for the non-title win.
Winner: AJ Lee
John Cena vs Randy Orton
Winner: John Cena via DQ
