What happened after Raw, Lesnar leaving WWE, and more

Shawn Michaels Tweets after Raw

- Brock Lesnar Leaving WWE ? : WWE “Ass Kicker” Brock Lesnar recently posted a Tout following his in-ring promo with Paul Heyman that kicked off Monday Night Raw (20 August 2012). Lesnar said that he had accomplished all that he set out to in WWE, and there was nothing left to conquer before claiming “I’m leaving the WWE, and I’m never coming back.”

Ad

- Tamina Eyes Divas Championsip: After competing in #1 contenders battle royal on RAW, Tamina says she has the WWE Divas Title in her sights. She tweeted:

“Thank you to all my fans you all are amazing. When it comes down to going after that title I don’t care who’s in my way”

- Layla Congrats Kaitlyn: WWE Divas Champion Layla wrote the following on Twitter to the new #1 contender Kaitlyn after RAW:“Wanna send a huge Congratulations to @kaitlynwwe Yes it was a shocker but well deserved #number1contender #divas title #time2get2biz”

Ad

=> RAW General Manager AJ Lee wrote the following to her friend and new #1 contender Kaitlyn last night after RAW:

“I know we’ve had some small issues in the past @KaitlynWWE , but I’m so happy for you. Look at how far we’ve come. #chickbusters4life”

Kaitlyn responded:

“ummm thanks @WWEAJLee ?? Water under the bridge I guess… Don’t expect me to hug you though.”

- What Happened after Raw: After RAW went off the air, CM Punk stood over Jerry Laweler for a few more minutes before looking at the crowd and saying “Respect” before walking to the back.The dark main event was The Big Show vs. John Cena in a “No-Disqualification” match. They used chairs and fought mostly outside of the ring, with Show dominating. Cena eventually hit an Attitude Adjustment to win the match after Big Show missed hitting him with a chair.

Ad

- Daniel Bryan’s Anger Management: RAW General Manager AJ Lee wrote on her Twitter during tonight’s RAW that Daniel Bryan will start attending anger management classes next week.

“Starting next week, I’ve decided to help Daniel Bryan out with his anger issues, by sending him to anger management therapy classes,”

- Evan Bourne on Antonio Cesaro: WWE Superstar Evan Bourne says he is looking forward to challenging new United States Champion Antonio Cesaro upon returning. He tweeted:

Ad

“Congrats to the new United States Champion @AntonioCesaro! I can’t wait to heal up and challenge you. USA! Chants? Very likely!”

- Jericho Terminated! : Dolph Ziggler def. Chris Jericho on WWE Raw, “terminating” Jericho’s WWE contract.

As the storyline goes, AJ Lee made the SummerSlam rematch in that if Ziggler won, Jericho’s WWE contract was terminated. If Jericho won, he got Ziggler’s Money in the Bank title shot.

Ad

In reality, Jericho is being written off television as he is leaving the company to tour with his band Fozzy

=> Chris Jericho thanked his fans and sent congratulations to Dolph Ziggler after finishing up with WWE, for the time being, at Raw. Chris Jericho tweeted:

“Thanks to all of my Jerichoholics for an amazing 9 months! I have the BEST fans and I promise u haven’t seen the last of Y2J! See u on tour”

Ad

“And congrats to @heelziggler for finally winning the big one…”

- Shawn Tweets after Raw: Shawn Michaels says he’s going back to normal life now that the Triple H vs. Brock Lesnar SummerSlam program is finished. HBK tweeted after making an appearance via satellite on Raw (20 August 2012):

“Well, the upside is this…the noisy trucks are gone & tomorrow I go back to my life of ranching,family & #MRA…one handed for a while!!”

Ad

- Backstage Night of Champions News: WWE Champion CM Punk didn’t state it on RAW (20 August 2012) but John Cena is scheduled to be his next challenger for the belt. The plan for months has been for Cena to main event at Night of Champions from his hometown of Boston.Cena and Punk are booked as the RAW live event main events through the end of 2012, including the December 27th return to Madison Square Garden.

Ad

- Dominic Monaghan as Raw Social Media Ambassador: Actor Dominic Monaghan will be right alongside the rest of the WWE Universe next week, tweeting about the action of Raw as he serves as WWE’s official Social Media Ambassador.

Best known for his role in the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, Monaghan stars this summer in the WWE Studios apocalyptic thriller “The Day,” which opens in theaters Aug. 29. But next Monday, Aug. 27, he’ll keep the passionate WWE fans up to speed with his thoughts on all the excitement of WWE’s flagship show!

Ad

Sources: WrestlingInc & WrestleZone

Edited by Staff Editor
Sportskeeda logo
Close menu
WWE
WWE
NBA
NBA
NFL
NFL
MMA
MMA
Tennis
Tennis
NHL
NHL
Golf
Golf
MLB
MLB
Soccer
Soccer
F1
F1
WNBA
WNBA
down arrow icon
More
bell-icon Manage notifications