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We begin with an extended cut of the Wyatt Family video.
We are in Baltimore, Maryland and your announcers are Michael ‘In the building where the guy writing this report attended his first wrestling show’ Cole, Jerry ‘Where getting crabs is not always a bad thing’ Lawler and John ‘We smell spices on Monday Night’ Layfield.
A ladder is in the ring and so are Brad Maddox and Vickie Guerrero.
Vickie welcomes everyone to Raw. She says that she has been diligently working on the pay per view. The ladder is a symbol of spectacle. Great names have been associated with this ladder. Names like Shawn Michaels, Razor Ramon, and the one and only Triple H. This ladder means something special to her. It represents how she has climbed year after year in her career. If she falls, she is holding everyone responsible.
Vickie climbs the ladder and sits on top.
There is no book showing how a woman can dominate a company like General Electric, IBM, or WWE. No one held her hand and told her how to run a show or how to run a roster of WWE Superstars. She says that she has done everything on her own. She has brought the greatest matches and the best entertainment.
She might not have seen eye to eye with the WWE Universe. Every decision was made for the fans.
Jerry Lawler gets on a house mic and he lets out an Excuse Me. He says that he received word that in preparation for the job evaluation, they will consider any and all factors. That includes the opinions of the WWE Universe.
Vickie thanks Jerry for that information. Vickie says that she considers the WWE Universe just like her family. They have had good days and bad days. At the end of each day, every family has each other’s back.
Vickie announces that tonight John Cena will stand face to face with Mark Henry. There are matches with the participants in the WWE Title Money in the Bank Ladder Match. Christian will face Kane. Randy Orton will face CM Punk and Daniel Bryan will face Sheamus.
Match Number One: Daniel Bryan versus Sheamus in a We will give you singles matches because Teddy Long has an exclusive deal on multi-man matches Match
They lock up and Sheamus backs Bryan into the corner and he gives a clean break. They lock up again and Sheamus with a side head lock and take down. Sheamus with a shoulder tackle. They lock up and Bryan works on the arm and wrist and he takes Sheamus down to a knee. Bryan with a hammer lock and Sheamus with an elbow.
Bryan with a clothesline and he gets a near fall. Bryan with kicks to the leg but Sheamus with forearms. Sheamus with a knee drop and he rubs his knee across the head. Sheamus pulls Bryan to the mat and he applies a wrist lock. Bryan with a knee to the midsection followed by kicks against the ropes.
Sheamus with a rake of the eyes while Bryan tries to work on the arm. Sheamus gets a near fall. Bryan is caught by Sheamus and Sheamus with a back breaker. Bryan sends Sheamus to the floor and he goes for a knee but Sheamus catches him and they collide with the ringside barrier and both men are down as we go to commercial.
We are back and Sheamus with a quarter nelson and chin lock. Bryan with European uppercuts and kicks in the corner. Bryan flips over Sheamus in the corner and Sheamus counters the flying clothesline with a uranage back breaker and he gets a near fall.
Bryan with a kick and Sheamus with a double sledge followed by a shoulder in the corner, a knee lift and a flying back elbow for a near fall. Sheamus sends Bryan into the turnbuckles again and he Irish whips him but Bryan gets his knees up. Sheamus with a Finlay slam and then he signals for the Brogue Kick but Bryan moves and Sheamus crotches himself and goes to the floor.
Bryan with a suicide dive on Sheamus and both men are down. Bryan sends Sheamus back in and he goes up top for a missile drop kick and he connects. Bryan gets a near fall. Bryan with kicks of Yes to the chest but he misses the round kick when Sheamus rolls out of the way and to the apron. Sheamus with forearms across the chest but Sheamus is on the apron this time. Sheamus with a clothesline from the apron.
Sheamus goes up top for the flying shoulder tackle but Bryan crotches Sheamus on top. Bryan punches Sheamus and he goes for a super rana but Sheamus holds on to the ropes and Sheamus with a flying shoulder tackle for a near fall. Sheamus gets Bryan up for White Noise but Bryan tries to fight out of it. Sheamus backs Bryan into the turnbuckles. Bryan with a drop toe hold to Sheamus that sends him into the turnbuckles and Bryan with a kick.
Bryan with a round kick for a near fall. Bryan goes up top again and this time for the diving head butt, but Sheamus moves and Sheamus gets a near fall. Sheamus punches Bryan but Bryan with kicks. Sheamus misses a short arm clothesline and Bryan with more kicks. Bryan with a crucifix for a near fall and then he tries for the No Lock but Sheamus counters with a Cloverleaf.
Bryan counters and wins with the small package.
Winner: Daniel Bryan
After the match, Sheamus and Bryan stand face to face in the ring and they look at the briefcase before shaking hands.
Michael Cole says that WWE sent a reporter to look for the Wyatts and we go on that journey. He is told that it is a few miles away and you will know.
We go to commercial.
We are back with a look back at AJ costing Kaitlyn her match against Alicia Fox on Smackdown.
AJ Lee is with Big E Langston and he tells him to make sure that he listens for Kaitlyn. Langston reminds AJ that she beat her once and she will beat her again.
AJ hugs Dolph Ziggler who shows up and they want a moment together without Big E.
Dolph talks about why AJ was not there last week for him. He reminds her about their pact to both be champions.
AJ says that she will do anything to make sure that they both leave Money in the Bank as champions and she wants to make sure that Dolph will do anything for her. She asks Dolph if he wants to go all the way. Dolph says that he wants to go all the way to his third WWE Championship.
We see the Mark Henry video package . . . one more time.
Match Number Two: Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns versus Tensai and Brodus Clay (with Cameron and Naomi)
Clay and Rollins start and Seth with kicks and punches. Clay with chops to Rollins and then he presses Rollins over his head and he drops him to the mat. Tensai tags in and they connect with double chops. Tensai with a delayed butterfly suplex. Tensai gets a near fall. Clay tags back in and he punches Rollins. Brodus with a Sheeeplex and then he sets for the splash in the corner and he connects. Clay misses a cross body and Reigns tags in.
Reigns with a clothesline and he gets a near fall. Reigns with a front face lock and Rollins tags in and kicks Clay. Rollins with a forearm across the chest and a boot to the head. Rollins gets a near fall. Reigns tags back in and he punches Clay in the corner. Reigns with a knee to the chest followed by a snap mare and reverse chin lock. Clay with punches to Reigns but Roman with a back elbow and he tags Rollins back in. Rollins kicks Clay and punches him.
Rollins with a kick and he tags Roman back in. Rollins with a forearm and Reigns with a back elbow in the corner. Reigns gets a near fall. Reigns with a reverse chin lock. Reigns with head butts and forearms to Clay to send him back to the mat. Reigns tries to get Clay on his shoulders and he does but Clay counters with a rollup for a near fall.
Reigns with a side head lock and Clay with a belly-to-belly slam and both men are down but Clay rolls to the wrong corner. Rollins and Tensai tag in and Tensai with punches and an uppercut. Tensai misses a splash into the corner but he connects with a shoulder tackle. Tensai takes care of Reigns and then he hits a cannonball but he runs into boots from Rollins.
Rollins with a flatline into the turnbuckles and then he drop kicks Clay off the apron. Rollins goes up top but Tensai side steps him and Tensai hits the Baldo Bomb but Rollins kicks out. Rollins with a kick and enzuigiri but Tensai stays on his feet. Reigns makes the blind tag and Rollins with a plancha onto Clay while Reigns hits the spear for the three count.
Winners: Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins
We go to commercial.
We are back and the search for the Wyatts continues and it appears to have rained during the trip. They arrive at a house and there is a fire in the back and Erick Rowan and his goat mask is chopping something. Luke Harper tells him to follow him.
John Cena makes his way to the ring.
John walks around the ring surveying their reactions and he says that they have a riled up crowd tonight. He says that he would have thought the pay per view was tonight. Earlier today, the World’s Strongest Man told him to get to the ring so he could talk to him. John says that he is here, so where is the World’s Strongest Man.
Mark Henry’s music and he does what he do and he walks to the ring.
Mark says that John has the same look on his face as he did last week and that is the look of fear.
John says that he is not afraid of Mark.
Mark tells John that he should be. For 17 years, he has starved and the only thing that could satisfy his hunger . . . and John yells at Mark for bringing him down here about a Snicker’s Bar.
Mark says that the old Mark Henry would have either laughed or caused John bodily harm. This Mark Henry is going to chill. He says that John thinks he knows who the World’s Strongest Man. He is a new man. He has known John for more than 10 years. He knew who John was before John knew who he was. He says that John is like the people. He is a puppet. That title will validate his career.
If he takes that title from John, without a shadow of doubt, he will be a first ballot Hall of Famer. He would sell out his own mama for that. He sold out his family.
John tells Mark that he better win on Sunday. John says that he has won the title and he has lost it, but he did it with respect. He sees the eyes of a desperate man who has lied to his family and the fans over leather and gold. Mark better win the title because if he does not, he has lost the respect of everyone and it is 17 years gone.
Mark asks John if he cares what him or the fans think? He doesn’t. Some of the people love John and some hate him. Either way, John cares. Mark says that he doesn’t. There are lines that John won’t cross because of his ‘goodness’.
John wants to know how Mark could not care about this.
Mark tells John if he interrupts him again, Money in the Bank starts tonight.
John says that if you want to cross lines and start Money in the Bank early, he draws a line on the canvas and tells Mark to cross it so he can kick his ass right now.
Mark asks John if he wants him to cross the line for free? It is Money in the Bank. Mark says that he took a 50% pay cut already. John will get Mark on Sunday. Mark says he will give John a sample tonight. Mark teases taking a step and John flinches. Mark appears to go out of the ring but he hits Cena with a shoulder tackle. John tries to get Cena up for an Attitude Adjustment but Cena collapses under Henry’s weight.
Mark picks up John and walks around the ring before hitting a World’s Strongest Slam. Mark holds the title belt over his head while he has his foot on Cena’s chest. Mark puts the title belt on Cena and he says something to John before leaving the ring.
Josh Mathews asks Randy Orton about his match against CM Punk tonight. Randy says that Punk has always called himself the Best in the World. Randy says that he never believed that when he beat him two years ago at Wrestlemania or tonight. He will not believe that when he wins on Sunday. If John Cena retains and finds himself in a vulnerable state, he will not hesitate to cash in the contract and take the title from Cena.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Miz is at the announce table.
Paul Heyman introduces himself and he says that if you did not see Smackdown, he is not here to market himself as a martyr once again for CM Punk. Paul reveals a black eye. He says that he is here to bask in the glory of perfection. Perfection in the form of your Intercontinental Champion Curtis Axel.
Curtis says that Chris calls himself the best in the world at what he does and Chris wears a jacket with Christmas lights on it so people can see him. Curtis says that all he needs is the shine of the Intercontinental Championship to show that he is here. He will not let Miz or Chris Jericho stand in the way of perfection.
Match Number Three: Chris Jericho versus Curtis Axel (with Paul Heyman) in a Non Title Match
Jericho with chops to Axel but Axel with a side head lock and shoulder tackle. Axel with a hurdle leap frog but he runs into a drop kick. Jericho clotheslines Axel over the top rope to the floor. Jericho with a baseball slide and he goes after Axel on the floor. Jericho sends Axel into the ringside barrier and he chops Axel. Jericho sends Axel back into the ring but Axel with shoulders and he punches Jericho.
Jericho with chops on the apron but Axel with a boot when Jericho returns to the ring and then he has Jericho on the middle rope and he hits a neck breaker and gets a near fall as we go to commercial.
We are back and Axel with a quarter nelson and chin lock. We see footage of Axel hitting a drop kick when Jericho came off the turnbuckles. Axel with a slam and then he goes to the turnbuckles but he misses a fist drop. Jericho with a shoulder tackle or two but Axel tries to send Jericho over the top rope to the floor but Jericho lands on the apron and he goes up top for a chop. Jericho with a bulldog.
Jericho tries for the Walls of Jericho but Axel kicks him away. Jericho gets his boot up when Axel goes into the corner. Jericho with a waist lock and Jericho with a Northern Lights suplex and bridge for a near fall. Jericho with a chop and Axel with a Northern Lariat for a near fall. Axel with chops in the corner followed by an Irish whip but he misses a splash into the corner. Jericho goes up top for a cross body but Jericho can only get a near fall.
Jericho with a bulldog and he goes for the Lionsault and he lands on Axel’s knees. Axel with the snap swinging neck breaker but he can only get a two count. Jericho holds on to the ropes on a drop kick attempt by Axel and Jericho hits the Lionsault and gets a near fall. Jericho goes for the Codebreaker but Axel counters and sends Jericho into the ropes and he hits the Son of Perfectplex but it is not perfect and Jericho kicks out at two.
Axel with forearms and then he tries for a neck breaker but Jericho is able to counter and he tries for the Walls of Jericho and he turns Axel over. Axel gets to the ropes. Jericho with a running shoulder tackle that sends Axel off the apron and into the announce table.
Axel sees Miz smiling at the announce table and Axel asks if that is funny. Miz takes off his jacket and tie and they go back and forth but Heyman tells Axel he is going to get counted out. Jericho this the Codebreaker and he gets the three count.
Winner: Chris Jericho
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