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We see what happened on Monday night when Miz was the guest referee for Wade Barrett’s match against Fandango.
Match Number One: Sheamus versus Wade Barrett
They lock up and they go around the ring until Sheamus applies a side head lock. Sheamus with a shoulder tackle and Barrett retreats to the ropes. They lock up again and Barrett with a knee to the midsection followed by an elbow to the back of the head followed by punches. Barrett with an Irish whip and he clotheslines Barrett as he comes out of the corner. Sheamus with knee drops to the head and he works on the wrist.
Barrett with punches to Sheamus but Sheamus with a kick and forearm. Barrett with punches and knees. Sheamus blocks a hip toss and he connects with a short arm clothesline and gets a near fall. Barrett retreats to the floor to rethink his strategy. Barrett has something to say to Miz before he returns to the ring.
Sheamus with a leg sweep and he tries to suplex Barrett but Wade blocks it. Sheamus is able to hit a suplex and he gets a near fall. Sheamus punches Barrett in the corner and the referee warns him. Sheamus runs into a boot from Barrett and Barrett with a boot to the head. Barrett with a knee but Sheamus with a kick. Barrett clotheslines Sheamus over the top rope to the floor and Sheamus grabs his left forearm as we go to commercial.
We are back and Barrett with a reverse chin lock on Sheamus. Sheamus with punches but Barrett sends Sheamus to the mat. During the commercial (but not on the APP), Sheamus was sent into the steps by Barrett. Barrett puts Sheamus on the top turnbuckle and he connects with forearms followed by a kick and Sheamus falls to the floor.
Sheamus with a shoulder from the apron and he hits the slingshot shoulder tackle and Barrett is down. Sheamus misses a charge into the corner and he hits the turnbuckles with his injured arm. Barrett with a rollup for a near fall and then he connects with an elbow drop before returning to the reverse chin lock.
Barrett with an arm bar and Sheamus with punches but Barrett with a knee to the midsection. Sheamus falls into the ropes and Barrett chokes Sheamus in the ropes. Barrett puts Sheamus in the ropes again and he connects with knees. Barrett with a running boot and Sheamus falls to the apron and Barrett kicks Sheamus to the floor.
Barrett with a Foley-esque elbow drop from the apron and he brings Sheamus back into the ring and he gets a near fall. Sheamus punches Barrett but Barrett with an Irish whip and Sheamus hits the turnbuckles with his sternum and Sheamus goes down.
Barrett stomps on Sheamus and then he goes to the turnbuckles for an elbow drop but Sheamus rolls out of the way. Sheamus runs into a boot from Barrett and Wade gets a near fall. Barrett mocks Sheamus and he gets rolled up but Sheamus can only get a near fall. Barrett with a drop kick for a near and we go to commercial.
We are back and Barrett chokes Sheamus in the ropes and the referee warns Wade one more time. Sheamus with punches to Barrett followed by a DDT. Sheamus with the two running double sledges and then he runs Barrett into the corner and he hits a running knee lift followed by a fireman’s carry slam and then Sheamus goes up top for a flying shoulder tackle for a near fall.
Sheamus punches Barrett and he Irish whips Barrett into the corner but Barrett with an elbow. Sheamus with a double leg take down and he tries for the Cloverleaf and he applies it. Barrett gets to the ropes and Sheamus releases the hold. Barrett with a kick to the chest but Sheamus takes Barrett down again and Sheamus tries for the Cloverleaf but Barrett with a rollup for a near fall.
Barrett with a back heel kick and then he hits another for a near fall. Barrett gets Sheamus up for Wasteland but Sheamus escapes. Sheamus gets Barrett up for White Noise and he hits it. Sheamus gets to his feet and he looks around for the ability to hit himself in the chest to signal for the Brogue Kick. Barrett avoids the Brogue Kick and Barrett with the Blackpool Slam for a near fall.
Barrett sets for a pump handle slam but Sheamus escapes and Sheamus with a uranage back breaker for a near fall. Sheamus pulls himself up from the mat to the turnbuckles but Barrett with a forearm to stop Sheamus. Barrett crotches Sheamus and Barrett gets Sheamus on his shoulders for Wasteland and he hits it but Sheamus kicks out at two.
Barrett gets ready for the Bull Hammer as Sheamus tries to get back to his feet. Sheamus sends Barrett over the top rope to the apron and Sheamus with the forearms across the chest. Sheamus gets Barrett on his shoulders but Barrett with elbows and then he sends Sheamus shoulder first into the ring post two times. Sheamus with a Brogue Kick and both men are down. Sheamus rolls Barrett over and gets the three count.
Winner: Sheamus
After the match, Miz mocks Barrett and applauds his performance. Miz gets up from his position at the announce table . . .
But it is time for the Raw Rebound and a look at Ryback and John Cena.
Josh asks Ricardo if Ryback will win the title at Payback. Rodriguez says that he thinks that Cena will win.
We go to commercial.
We are back and we are told that Randy Orton will face Dean Ambrose on Friday night.
Josh and Miz talk about the Bray Wyatt vignette we saw on Raw. We see it again.
We are back and we are going to continue to look back at Raw and we see Chris Jericho making the challenge to CM Punk (through Paul Heyman).
Match Number Two: Justin Gabriel versus Antonio Cesaro
Cesaro with a waist lock but Gabriel with a reversal but Cesaro with an elbow and uppercut. Gabriel with a head scissors to send Cesaro over the top rope to the floor. Gabriel with a rana off the apron and they return to the ring. Cesaro rolls to the other apron and Cesaro drops Gabriel’s arm on the top rope. Cesaro with a clothesline.
Cesaro gets a near fall. Cesaro leaps onto Gabriel’s chest. Cesaro with the dead lift side salto and he gets a near fall. Cesaro with a reverse chin lock and he takes Gabriel down to one knee. Gabriel with a jawbreaker and he gets his boot up for Cesaro. Gabriel goes to the apron and then he hits a springboard cross body for a near fall.
Cesaro avoids a round kick and Cesaro with a reverse chin lock. Gabriel backs Cesaro into the turnbuckles. Gabriel with a springboard moonsault into an inverted DDT and he gets a near fall. Gabriel goes up top for the 450 splash but Cesaro is able to recover and he crotches Gabriel. Gabriel falls to the mat and then he waits for Gabriel to get up. Cesaro returns to the reverse chin lock but Gabriel tries to roll through and escape. Cesaro holds on to the chin lock. Gabriel is almost out and Cesaro gets Gabriel up for the Gotch Style Neutralizer and he gets the three count.
Winner: Antonio Cesaro
After the match, Cesaro hits Gabriel to wake him up.
We go to commercial.
Match Number Three: Heath Slater, Jinder Mahal, and Drew McIntyre versus R Truth, Tensai, and Brodus Clay (with Cameron and Naomi)
Clay and Slater start things off and Slater with jabs to Clay as he avoids locking up. Clay with a clothesline after Slater celebrates. Clay sends Heath into the corner and he connects with an Andre butt bump. Tensai tags in and they hit a double back elbow. Tensai with a delayed butterfly suplex for a near fall. Drew kicks Tensai in the back and Tensai takes care of Drew. Slater with a kick to Tensai and Drew tags in and he punches Tensai. Jinder tags in and he hits a high knee but misses an elbow drop. Truth tags in and he hits a clothesline or two.
Jinder with an Irish whip but Truth floats over and then he does a split and hits a leg lariat for a near fall. Drew and Heath break up the cover and Tensai and Clay take care of them. Clay and Tensai crush Jinder and then Truth hits the Lie Detector for the three count.
Winners: Tensai, R Truth, and Brodus Clay
We go to credits.
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