WWE Raw Result (30 July 2012)

- Tonight’s WWE RAW kicks off with the new intro video that debuted on last week’s 1,000th episode. We’re live from the US Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio as Michael Cole welcomes us to RAW. Fans are still coming in because of a fire that happened inside the arena earlier. Jerry Lawler shows footage of the RAW set catching on fire earlier this evening after a pyro glitch.- Cole leads us into a video package looking back at RAW 1000.

- The video runs for about 5 minutes.

CM Punk comes out and says everyone wants a Wrestlemania moment, but last week he got his own RAW moment. He says what he did was bigger than most people’s Wrestlemanias, and he will explain himself after he gets to something else. Punk says Jerry Lawler told everyone he turned his back on the WWE Universe, then he sits on the announcer’s table in front of Lawler. Punk says he’s used to bad commentary (from Cole) but Lawler got it wrong because The Rock is not the WWE Universe. He says Rocky comes here and asks like he is above Punk, and then he got “gifted” a title shot and thinks he’ll win the title.

Punk says he’s lucky he didn’t drop him then, and “Dwayne” came back out at the end of the night and tried to make the whole show about himself. Punk says this is not a popularity contest, because he is the WWE Champion, and he finds it funny that Rocky hasn’t responded yet. He says he knows what the silence means, and King can spin it how he wants, but RAW 1000 ended exactly how it should have. Punk says it ended with the WWE Champion, and the best in the world, then Big Show comes out and Punk meets him in the ring. Punk asks if he came to steal the spotlight too, and Show says it was a little about Punk, but it was really all about himself last week. Show says he’s the one who made John Cena‘s cash-in fail, and he knocked Cena out but Punk still almost lost.

Show reminds Punk that he almost tapped out, and he says the only reason Punk is still champion is because of him, so he vows to be the next champion. Punk says he couldn’t beat Cena at No Way Out or win Money In The Bank, and the only one who is winning anything around here is himself. Cena runs out and goes right after Show, then Show shoves him away and rolls out of the ring while Cena tells him to come back and fight. Justin Roberts announces AJ Lee’s arrival, then she comes out and says her first decision as GM will be to name the main event tonight. She says Cena and Show will go one-on-one, and the winner of the match will get a title shot against CM Punk at Summerslam.

- Santino Marella vs Alberto Del Rio

Santino ducks a clothesline and punches Alberto, but Alberto sends him right to the mat and stomps him near the ropes. Santino tries to make a comeback but Alberto kicks him and throws him on the mat, then he sends Santino into the corner and attacks his left arm. Alberto sends him across the ring but Santino backdrops onto the apron, then he retreats to the floor as we go to a break. When we get back, Alberto bounces off the ropes and hits a double foot stomp, then he puts Santino in an elevated armbar but Santino makes it back to his feet.

Alberto changes to a headlock but Santino counters out of it, then he staggers to his feet and throws a punch but Alberto telegraphs his split and kicks him. Santino goes for a Cobra Strike but Alberto sends him into the ringpost, then he jumps down on his arm and gets him to tap to the Cross Armbreaker. Postmatch, Alberto says Santino is beneath him, just like Sheamus is beneath him and he refuses to compete unless he is in a World Championship Match. He says from now on, he’s not competing until Summerslam, then he drops the mic on Santino’s chest and leaves with Ricardo.

Winner – Alberto Del Rio

Brodus Clay is in the ring with the Funkadactyls doing his prematch intro, but he stops dancing and holds the girls back when they hear Excuse Me coming from a microphone. Vickie comes out laughing and says they should all get out of her way becuase she’s the queen diva and will show them real dancing. Vickie does some robot dancing and pop and locking, then Damien Sandow comes out and talks about the “great injustice” that took place last week. Sandow then attacks Brodus, and he stomps and kicks him before snapping Brodus’ necklace and leaving.

- Daniel Bryan is shown walking up to AJ Lee’s office, and he hesitates a few times before finally deciding to go in and confront her about being stood up. Bryan tries to ask for answers, but she tells him to shut up because she’s not his bride to be anymore and she is in charge from now on. AJ says she saw the men in white coats, and she thinks he wanted a marriage because he was going to have her committed, but Bryan says he was committed to her. AJ tells him she is all about starting fresh, and he is going to have a match with one of his favorite opponents, Sheamus. Bryan asks if it’s for the title, but she says no, then she pumps her arms and starts a “no” chant to piss off Bryan a bit more.

After finding out that AJ is deciding the match type through a Twitter poll, Josh Mathews finds Sheamus and asks what kind of match he wants to have. Sheamus says he doesn’t know, but he likes that AJ is letting the fans decide because his face wouldn’t win a beauty contest. He says the rougher, the better, then he asks Josh if he is feeling OK this week and tells him to relax a bit and pats him on the shoulder before walking away. Bryan goes to the ring and tells the fans to stop chanting ‘YES!’ because only he gets to do it, then he repeatedly screams ‘NO!’ at them to try and stop them.

- Street Fight Match: Daniel Bryan vs Sheamus

Bryan kicks Sheamus in the corner, then Sheamus reverses it and punches him but Bryan runs up the turnbuckles and flips over before trying to attack. Sheamus hits an Irish Curse backbreaker then he whips Bryan into the corner, but Bryan kicks him and drops a knee on the back of his head. Bryan kicks his legs a few times, then he whips him into the ropes but Sheamus throws an elbow to stun him then he gets a near fall after some stomps. Sheamus follows Bryan outside and throws him into the barricade, then he backdrops Bryan on the ramp and throws him into the WWE logo on the stage.

Bryan comes back with some kicks to the chest, then Bryan gets a running start and dropkicks him off the edge of the stage. Bryan waits for him to get up, then he leaps off the stage and knees Sheamus in the head as we go to a break. Bryan is still on offense when we get back, but Sheamus turns things around when he catches Bryan coming off the turnbuckles and he throws him into the barricade. Sheamus clubs him in the chest several times before suplexing him onto the floor, then he goes under the ring and looks for some weapons.

Sheamus kicks Bryan back on the floor and goes after him, but Bryan hits him with a kendo stick and he continues to beat him with it in the corner. He gets a chair and wedges it in the corner, then Bryan swings at him with the kendo stick but Sheamus stops him and drops him with a headbutt. Sheamus hits him a few times but Bryan dropkicks him headfirst into the chair, then he gets a near fall before going outside for some new weapons. Sheamus rushes after him and knocks him down with a shoulder tackle, then he hits him with a chair and starts taking apart the ring steps.

Bryan avoids getting slammed on the steps and tries to run away, and Sheamus catches him but Bryan shoves him headfirst into the ringpost. He throws part of the steps in the ring before whipping Sheamus into the barricade, then he rolls him in the ring and goes for the kendo stick. Sheamus grabs the kendo stick from him and sets up for White Noise on the steps, but Bryan counters it and sends him back against the ropes. Sheamus surprises him with a Brogue Kick, and Bryan lands on the steps but Sheamus drags him to the center of the ring and makes the cover to take the match.

Winner – Sheamus

We get back after a commercial to see Bryan surrounded by referees, and he is screaming that he isn’t leaving because he hurt his neck. Bryan is saying that he needs to see a doctor, then we see him continue to scream at them during a recap, and during the Kofi Kingston and R-Truth’s entrance. Kofi tells him to stop it, and he knows he’s having a bad few weeks, but he shouldn’t take it out on the fans and he should leave. Truth says they and Little Jimmy are just doing their thing, then Bryan laughs and asks if he is talking to Little Jimmy right now. Bryan kicks “Little Jimmy” in the head and knocks him out of the ring, then Truth goes after Little Jimmy and Bryan says he’s consoling an imaginary child.

A group of mental hospital workers come out and surround Truth, but AJ comes out and tells them that Bryan is the one who needs help. AJ says he seems a bit unstable tonight, and she is looking out for his best interests so he should undergo a psychiatric evaluation. Bryan kicks at them and tells him to leave him alone, then he leaves with them under his own power and gets right in AJ’s face. He raises his hand and they go to stop him, but Bryan just walks away and AJ looks over her shoulder and waves goodbye to him as he goes backstage.

- Titus O’Neil (w/ Darren Young & AW) vs Kofi Kingston (w/ R-Truth)

Titus locks up with Kofi and sends him into the corner, then Kofi jumps off the middle rope but Titus catches him and throws him to the mat. Titus grabs him by the head and throws him into the corner, then Kofi kicks him a few times but Titus knocks him down and gets a near fall. Kofi punches him in the ribs but Titus throws him down, then he sets up for a fallaway slam but Kofi counters with a tornado DDT. He gets up and chops Titus, then he hits a dropkick and a flying forearm shot before firing up and hitting a Boom Drop. Young gets on the apron but Truth knocks him down, then AW throws his shoe at Kofi and runs away, then Titus surprises Kofi with a spinebuster and steals the win.

Winner – Titus O’Neil

- CM Punk is with John Cena in the locker room explaining his actions, and he tells Cena to watch the footage if he doesn’t want to listen to him. He says he would think Cena would have done the same thing, because his title was on the line and anything goes while trying to defend it. Punk says there’s a list of people who are pissing him off, and he did to the Rock in one night what Cena couldn’t do in a whole year. He says he doesn’t wish Cena or Big Show luck tonight, because he really doesn’t care who wins, then he pats Cena on the shoulder and leaves.

- Heath Slater vs Randy Orton

Slater says the legends went back to the retirement home, so he can get his career back on track. He is challenging any current Superstar to come lose to him, then Randy Orton makes his return to RAW and walks to the ring. Slater kicks him in the stomach and punches him until the ref back him away, then Orton comes back with a big clothesline. Orton drops him with a spinning powerslam, then he hits a hanging DDT follows with a RKO for the win.

Winner – Randy Orton

- Daniel Bryan is shown talking to a doctor, and he says he is fine but the people who need a mental exam are the fans and AJ. The doctor says he just needs to ask him a few questions, then Bryan answers them all but gets mad when his wedding is brought up. Bryan asks if there are any more questions, then he screams YES! over and over and the doctor listens and shakes his head.

- Christian & Chris Jericho vs The Miz & Dolph Ziggler (w/ Vickie Guerrero)

Dolph takes Christian down with a waistlock and showboats, then Christian slaps him and unloads on Miz when they make the tag. Miz tags back out, but gets back in when Jericho comes in, and Jericho gets a near fall before bodyslamming Miz. He hits an elbow drop for two, then he chops him in the corner and whips him across the ring, but Miz gets a boot up. Miz stomps him and sends him into the corner, then Dolph tags in but Jericho hits a dropkick. Jericho throws Miz and Dolph on the floor, then Christian hits a top rope crossbody block.

Miz hits a clothesline for a near fall, then he puts Jericho in a headlock but Jericho counters with a side suplex and reaches for a tag. Christian and Dolph come in but Christian knocks him right down, then he punches Dolph in the face and calls for a Killswitch. Dolph avoids it and shoves him into the corner, then Christian knocks Miz off the apron but Dolph drops Christian with a dropkick. Miz comes back in and stomps Christian, then he chokes him on the ropes and kicks him in the face before slingshotting him throat first into the bottom rope. Christian throws Miz onto the floor and crawls for a tag, but Miz runs over and pulls Jericho off the apron while Dolph attacks Christian in the ring.

Dolph hits an elbow drop and does a headstand while applying a headlock, then he gets up and misses a standing legdrop but throws Christian into the corner. Christian comes back with a seated powerbomb, then he finally tags out and Jericho knocks Dolph off the apron and hits a Lionsault for a near fall. Christian hits a spear then Miz throws him into the ringpost, and Jericho goes for a Walls of Jericho but it gets broken up. Miz goes after Jericho then regroups in the corner, and Christian pokes him in the eye then Jericho hits a Codebreaker for the win. Jericho gets his armed raised by the ref, but Dolph runs in and hits him with his briefcase and leaves while Vickie claps for her client.

Winners – Chris Jericho & Christian

- Daniel Bryan is still in his mental evaluation, and the doctor says now it’s time for him to participate in a Rorschach test. Bryan answers for the first few images, then he flips out when one of them looks like a goat. He tells the doctor it’s not funny, and the doctor says he didn’t do anything intentional but Bryan seems skeptical. He asks the doctor if Charlie Sheen put him up to this, then he says he’s the one who is winning as the doctor continues to write some notes.

- Tensai (w/ Sakamoto) vs Tyson Kidd

Kidd connects with a few kicks and runs the ropes but Tensai knocks him down and splashes him in the corner. Tensai slingshots him throat first into the ropes, then he punches Kidd in the back of the head and grounds him with a claw nerve hold. Kidd manages to break it with some kicks, then he goes for a rollup and he hits a dropkick after the two count. Kidd goes up top and hits a somersault neckbreaker, but Tensai shakes it off and hits a choke bomb and running senton for the win.

Tensai picks him up after the bell and clotheslines him, then he does it again and hits some elbow drops as the ref calls for the bell. He picks him back up and hits an over-the-shoulder backbreaker, then the decision is reversed and Tensai is backed off by some referees. Sakamoto walks over and bows to him, and Tensai bows back, but he reaches back and smacks him in the face. Tensai grabs him and throws him out of the ring, then he stands over Kidd but the refs back him off and he leaves without further incident.

Winner (by reversed decision) – Tyson Kidd

- Daniel Bryan is finishing up his exam, and the doctor tells him he has a strange obsession with Charlie Sheen, but he is still mentally sane. Bryan thanks him and asks if he can leave, and the doctor says they are done and he gets up leave. Bryan says he knew he was sane, then lights go red and Kane grabs him by the throat. Kane says he is Bryan’s anger management therapist, then he throws him into the wall and table before leaving.

- Daniel Bryan is finishing up his exam, and the doctor tells him he has a strange obsession with Charlie Sheen, but he is still mentally sane. Bryan thanks him and asks if he can leave, and the doctor says they are done and he gets up leave. Bryan says he knew he was sane, then lights go red and Kane grabs him by the throat. Kane says he is Bryan’s anger management therapist, then he throws him into the wall and table before leaving.

- Number One Contender’s Match: Big Show vs John Cena

CM Punk comes out to sit at commentary, then Big Show gets in his face but Punk tells him to focus on John Cena and Show walks away. Show punches Cena in the stomach after the bell rings, then he whips him across the ring and hip checks him into the turnbuckles. Show tells him to get up, then he chops him in the corner and repeats it in the opposite corner. He follows Cena around the ring and goes for one more, but Cena avoids it and jumps up and puts Show in a sleeper hold. Show breaks it by backing Cena into the corner, then Show catches him in the air but Cena reverses it back into the sleeper.

Cena drops Show to one knee, and it looks like Show is out so Cena goes for a cover, but Show kicks out so hard that he throws Cena out of the ring. Show steps on Cena’s chest as we get back, then he throws him into the corner and elbows him while he yells at Punk at commentary. Show whips Cena back across the ring and says this is easy, but Cena dropkicks him then knocks him down on the mat. Cena gets up and punches Show a few times, then he bounces off the ropes but Show catches him and tries to weaken him with a bearhug.

Cena elbows his way out of the hold and goes for a bodyslam, but Show’s weight is too much and Cena falls to the mat. Show calls for a chokeslam but Cena counters with a DDT, then he gets up and runs across the ring but Show drops him with a side slam. Show heads to the middle rope and goes for a Vader Bomb, but Cena rolls away and comes back with a sit out slam. Cena hits a Five Knuckle Shuffle then he runs into a chokeslam, but Cena somehow kicks out and everyone is in disbelief.

The ref starts counting as Cena rolls outside, then Show follows him out and rolls him in before punching him in the face. Cena falls back outside so Show goes after him, then he puts Cena on his shoulder but Cena floats over and throws Show into the ringpost. Show staggers towards the broadcast table as Cena runs at him, but Show turns around and throws Cena right into Punk. Show gets back in the ring but Cena makes it in before the count, then Show sets up for a WMD punch but Cena ducks and goes for an Attitude Adjustment.

Punk runs in and hits Show, then the ref calls for the bell as Punk grabs his shoulder and kicks Show right in the head. He rolls out of the ring and gets his title and a microphone, then he says the winner of the contest is nobody. Punk calls them both losers, then he leaves the ring and walks backstage with his championship over his shoulder. AJ walks past him on the stage, and she says Punk is wrong because both of them are actually winners. She says Punk will defend his title at Summerslam against both of them, then Punk walks out and yells at her and demands respect as the show ends.

And the Show goes off Air.