May Week 2
News and Rumors before RAW:
WWE Champion John Cena is absent from tonights Raw due to having other obligations
Also noticeably absent is #1 contender Seth Rollins who also missed Raw last week.
Monday Night Raw
Chris Jerichos music opens Raw, and he's noticeably upset after his loss to Cena two weeks ago at Backlash, and his loss last week in the rematch.
Jericho says that he knows whats going on, Cena isn't here tonight because he knows that he would have to defend the title in one more rematch. Jericho starts demanding a rematch for next week.
Roman Reigns interrupts Jericho. He tells Jericho that he doesn't deserve a rematch, and that it doesn't matter right now anyway because Cena isn't here. Regins is here, and he wants a match one on one with Jericho tonight. Y2J accepts, and it's official.
Match #1: Titus O'Neil & Reverend D-Von vs. Big Show & Santino Marella
Big Show starts off the match and dominates just like last week, but eventually Titus and D-Von wear him down and he's forced to make a tag. Santino comes in and it's an easy victory from there. Titus and D-Von decimate Santino, and Big Show never sees another tag, just like last week. Titus wins with Clash of the Titus.
Winners: O'Neil & D-Von
Someone get Show a better partner.
Match #2: Erick Rowan vs. Darren Young
Rowan decimates Young while fellow tag team champ Harper does the thousand yard stare ringside
Winner: Luke Harper
After the match Harper enters the ring and hits the Disqus clothesline on Young for good measure.
Match #3: Hurricane vs. Kane
Kane doesn't get a complete walk in the park here as Hurricane is able to gets some offense in and at one point it looks like he has a chance to win. That is until he goes up top and gets caught in a chokeslam!
Winner: Kane
After the commercial break: Rusev and Lana have a message for the WWE Universe. They say that Russias super athlete represents America as their U.S Champion. Next week Rusev will offer an open challenge to anyone that wants to try to reclaim America.
Match #4: Tyson Kidd vs. Matt Hardy
This was a great match between these two men. Kidd is making a strong argument for a push in the future, but tonight belongs to Matt Hardy.
Winner: Matt Hardy
As Matt Hardy is celebrating, the titantron flashes. An odd promo video plays that clearly belongs to Bray Wyatt
At the end Wyatts voice says that Matt Hardy is next.
RUN
Match #5: Fandango vs. Goldust
Goldust picks up the win here as he and Cody attempt to build up momentum after losing the tag titles at Backlash.
Winner: Goldust
Match #6: Chris Jericho vs. Roman Reigns
Jericho has been on a downward spiral if I've ever saw one. It doesn't help that he accepted a match here against the hungry up-and-coming Roman Reigns.
A superman punch and two spears is what it takes to defeat Jericho, but Reigns gets it done
Winner: Roman Reigns
Reigns celebrates in the ring, as he begins his climb back to a position of number one contendership.
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News and rumors before Smackdown!:
Brock Lesnar will not be here tonight.
There will be a six man tag main event. Ziggler, Benjamin, and RVD vs. Orton, Cesaro, Barrett.
NOTE: On a WWE.com pole, Dean Ambrose was voted as the #1 face in the company. We'll see if Flair uses this to his advantage.
Friday Night Smackdown!
Dean Ambroses music opens Smackdown. Ambrose says that last week he got his hands on Brock Lesnar, and it felt so good busting his nose. Ambrose says to call him crazy, call him unstable, call him unhinged, call him whatever you want, because he wants more of Lesnar. Whenever Lesnar is man enough to show up again an meet him face to face he will be right there waiting.
Match #1 (#1 contender for the SD Tag Team Titles:[/b] Miz & Mizdow vs. The New Day
These two teams have been neck an neck for week, and they finally get a #1 contenders match here. In the end Miz & his stunt double outsmart The New Day as they send Mizdow sneaking around ringside to take out Kofi, which distracts Big E and allows Miz to roll him up for the win.
Winners and new #1 contenders: Miz & Mizdow
After the match The Usos come out to the top of the ring to stare down their new challengers.
Match #2: Curtis Axel vs. Zack Ryder
Axel makes easy work of Ryder, winning with the hangman's neck breaker.
Winner: Curtis Axel
Axel grabs a mic. He says that he challenges Ryback to do better than than tonight.
Match #3: Bo Dallas vs. R-Truth
Bo is in control the majority of this match, but Truth does gets some spurts of offense in here and there. Bo has Truth right where he wants him, when all of the sudden the music of William Regal starts playing, Bo turns around after the distraction and gets hit with Little Jimmy.
[b]
Winner: R-Truth
It looks like William Regal is the one playing the mind games now. Bo might regret messing with Regal.
Match #4: Ryback vs. Justin Gabriel
Ryback comes right out of the gate with a huge shoulder barge that sends Gabriel flying. It's not long before Ryback hits the meathook, nails the shellshock, and pins Gabriel for an extremely easy victory.
Winner: Ryback
Ryback has a microphone:
Ryback: Hows that for topping your match? STUPID!
That comment was clearly directed at Axel after his challenge earlier tonight.
Match #5: Ziggler, RVD & Shelton Benjamin vs. Cesaro, Randy Orton & Bad News Barrett.
Ziggler has Cesaro and Benjamin breathing down his neck for a shot as his I.C title, meanwhile Randy Orton has set his sight on destroying RVD, who he feels is the reason he's not #1 contender right now. Bad News Barrett is also looking to rack up some wins and get himself into #1 contendership for Zigglers title.
The match is great, all three teams put on a show. The ending comes when RVD hits a frog splash on Barrett, and Ziggler and Benjamin run in to take out Orton and Cesaro. This allows RVD to pick up the win for his team.
Winner: RVD, Ziggler, & Benjamin.
After the match: Orton and Cesaro run in and attack the three men. Orton has a chair, and he hits RVD in the head with it. Orton and Robs fight spills out through the crowd.
In the ring Cesaro uses a chair of his own to beat down Benjamin and Ziggler. He's about to pick up Ziggler for a neutralizer, when the music of none other than
John Morrison hits! Morrison runs down to the ring, bounces off the ropes, and rebounds with a kick to the head.
Cesaro stumbles out of the ring angrily. Morrison helps Ziggler and Benjamin to their feet, and stands tall as Smackdown goes off the air. What a huge return!
It looks like John Morrison is also gunning for Zigglers IC Championship. This should be interesting.