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Cole says that he will be out of action for a number of months. The Intercontinental Championship is vacated. There will be a battle royal to determine the new Intercontinental Champion.
Paul Heyman makes his way to the ring and he tells us who he is and the fact that he is the one behind the one in Twenty-One and One. Paul reminds us that his client BROCK LESNAR conquered the Undertaker’s undefeated streak at Wrestlemania. Paul says that he is the recipient of magnificent news that Wade Barrett is injured and needs to undergo surgery so the title is vacant.
That is great because he is the one behind the one who won the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal at Wrestlemania. Therefore, in the battle royal to determine the new Intercontinental Champion, his client is the number one seed. Therefore, he gives to you a Paul Heyman guy who is Battle Royalty.
We go to Kofi Kingston in the Goldman Box. He says that the Battle Royal at Battleground will be a great opportunity to become the Intercontinental Champion again.
Match Number Four: Kofi Kingston versus Cesaro (with Paul Heyman)
Cesaro with a waist lock and Kofi with a reversal into a front face lock. Cesaro with a kick and punches followed by a slap. Cesaro with a European uppercut followed by an Irish whip. Kofi with a pendulum kick followed by a springboard cross body for a near fall. Kofi with a monkey flip that sends Cesaro to the floor. Kofi with a flip dive onto Cesaro.
Kofi gets a near fall. Kofi goes up top and Cesaro catches him and hits a back breaker. Cesaro with a boot to the back and then he works on the arm. Cesaro with punches followed by a butterfly suplex and cover for a near fall. Cesaro with a reverse chin lock. Kofi with punches but Cesaro with a clothesline for a near fall.
Cesaro with a double stomp to Kofi and then he kicks Kofi in the back of the head. Cesaro with a slam and then he signals for the swing. Cesaro picks up Kofi for the swing, but he defies the crowd’s wishes and he kicks Kofi in the back while Paul applauds Cesaro’s metaphorical middle finger to the crowd. Cesaro with a reverse chin lock.
Kofi with a rana for a near fall. Cesaro sends Kofi into the ropes and he connects with a European uppercut to the back of the neck and Kofi goes to the floor while we go to commercial.
Winner: Kofi Kingston
We are back and the match ended during the commercial break.
After the match, Cesaro attacks Kingston and he sends Kofi over the top rope to the floor. Cesaro Irish whips Kofi at the steps but Kofi leaps over the steps and Cesaro with a European uppercut as he comes off the steps. Cesaro throws Kofi over the announce table and then back over the other side of the table.
Cesaro presses Kofi over his head and slams him into the crowd. Cesaro sends Kofi back into the ringside area. Cesaro pulls Kofi into the ring post numerous times. Cesaro with a short arm clothesline.
We see how Kofi won during the commercial break with a rollup.
Santino is at a picnic with his Cobra. Santino is disappointed that Emma didn’t even show up. Adam Rose is there and he tells Santino that he needs some Twisted Tea.
We return to the announce table and Jerry asks Cole how he is doing after being collateral damage during the attack by Cesaro after his loss to Kofi Kingston.
We go to commercial.
We are back and Vince McMahon, or Damien Sandow makes his way to the ring dressed like Vince McMahon doing the Vince Power Walk.
Damien welcomes everyone to Monday Night Raw. He says that he is the creative genius and the genetic jackhammer. Vincent Kennedy McMandow. He has made this company a juggernaut. He recognizes great talent like Hulk Hogan, Triple H, Stone Cold Steve Austin . . . and the most talented man to set foot in this ring. A man too ignorant for you to appreciate . . . Damien Sandow.
With that being said, he is officially entering Damien Sandow into the battle royal at Battleground. If you have a problem with that . . . YOU’RE FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHRED.
Stephanie appears on the TitanTron wanting to know who Damien thinks he is to make fun of her father. Is he going to make fun of her father. Her father has built this company by toppling giants. He will face one of the other competitors in the Battleground pay per view.
Match Number Five: Damien Sandow versus Great Khali
Khali with a chop and he gets the three count.
Winner: Great Khali
We go to the parking lot and we see the limo door open. We go to commercial.
We are back and it is time for the return of a Former WWE Champion and Multimedia Star . . . The Miz.
Miz makes his way to the ring and he has a mic. Miz says that he’s back. He asks if you missed him. The former WWE Champion and multimedia entertainment superstar is none other than The Miz.
He says that he has been gone for four months filming The Marine 4 and he was tempted to stay in Hollywood. He was begged to stay in Hollywood and hone his craft. He was told that he was bigger than the WWE.
Why is he back? The answer is . . . all of you. Unlike Hollywood, that appreciates him, the WWE Universe does not see him as the A List Talent. You see him as a fluke. He main evented Wrestlemania only to stop main eventing. He says that you are all wrong.
You have always been wrong. He says that he is the A lister who can do everything. He will not leave until he main events Wrestlemania again and he gets the respect that he deserves. He will not leave until you get on your knees to beg him not to go.
Miz is interrupted by the man who makes shiny Lite Brite Jackets relevant . . . Chris Jericho.
Miz does not look impressed while Jericho makes his way to the ring.
Miz asks for the crowd to be quiet so Chris can say something. Is he going to give him a Lifetime Achievement Award? Is this 2012 Chris Jericho with the silent treatment for 3 weeks while wearing his Lite Brite Jacket.
Miz says that Chris has deprived the people of a moment to shine. He says that he is The Marine, a movie star, and a box office draw. Jericho gives Miz a Codebreaker.
Jericho says damn that felt good. He says that he has been waiting a long time to say these words. He tells everyone . . . WELCOME TO RAW . . . IS . . .
Interrupted by the Wyatt Family graphic.
The lights come back up and the Wyatts are in the ring with Jericho. Wyatt goes after Jericho but Jericho with a forearm. Harper and Rowan work over Jericho. Rowan with a splash and Harper with a boot. Wyatt looks at Jericho and then he gives Jericho Sister Abigail.
We go to commercial.
We are back with a look at what the Wyatts did to the returning Chris Jericho, while doing absolutely nothing to the returning Miz.
Tomorrow on Main Event, Cesaro faces Dolph Ziggler.
Match Number Six: Fandango (with Layla) versus Dolph Ziggler
Ziggler with a drop kick and Fandango with a punch and Fandango sends Ziggler shoulder first into the ring post. Fandango punches Ziggler and kicks him in the head. Fandango with a version of the Sexy Party but Ziggler with punches. Fandango sends Ziggler into the air and then face first to the mat.
Layla gets on the apron and she kisses Fandango. Ziggler with an uppercut and boot to the head. Ziggler with a flying clothesline and he leaps into the corner and he punches Fandango and follows with a neck breaker. Ziggler with a leaping elbow drop and Summer comes to the ring and enters.
Summer kisses Ziggler and Fandango does not know what to do. Ziggler kisses Summer and she likes it. Summer leaves the ring and Fandango falls victim to the Zig Zag for the three count.
Winner: Dolph Ziggler
We go to commercial.
We are back and it is time to say goodbye to Vickie Guerrero with a look back at her final appearance on Raw.
Match Number Seven: Curtis Axel and Ryback versus Goldust and Stardust
Axel and Ryback attack the Dusts and they send Stardust to the floor. Axel with punches to Goldust and Goldust with a reverse atomic drop and uppercut. Goldust with punches but Ryback with a forearm to the back of the head after making a blind tag. Ryback with punches. Ryback with a suplex and he gets a near fall. Ryback with a reverse chin lock and he takes Goldust’s nose.
Ryback with a shoulder in the corner and he chops Goldust. Goldust punches back and Ryback with a shoulder tackle. Ryback catches Goldust on a cross body and hits a fallaway slam. Ryback sets for the running lariat and Goldust with a spinebuster. Axel and Stardust tag in.
Stardust with a flying clothesline and flying forearm followed by a drop down uppercut. Axel misses a splash into the corner and Stardust with a springboard elbow to the top of the head. Stardust with a wrist clutch DDT and then Stardust with a springboard clothesline to Ryback.
Axel sets for the Perfect Driver but Stardust counters and hits a Flatline for the three count.
Winners: Goldust and Stardust
Paige walks in the back as we go to commercial.
We are back and Paige makes her way to the ring.
Paige takes a mic and she says that she is a woman of few words. She lets her actions speak for her. She knows that there are a few people out there who don’t think she deserves to be champion and that she should go back to NXT. She has proven over the last three months that she belongs and she is here to stay.
AJ Lee makes her way to the ring.
AJ tells Paige that she wanted to come out here and says that she is right. This isn’t entirely easy to say. Paige did what no woman in almost a year couldn’t do. She proved her wrong. She proved everyone wrong. AJ says that she let success get to her head. She was the longest reigning Divas Champion of all time, but she shouldn’t have rubbed it in everyone’s face. She thought she was untouchable. Paige gave her the slap of reality that she needed.
AJ says that she wanted to return the favor and say thank you and congratulations.
Paige asks AJ how stupid does she think she is because AJ is doing everything that Paige did when she debuted. AJ is trying to get her rematch, but it is not going to happen. She will not make the same mistake that AJ did.
Paige says that no one wants to see her defend her championship tonight.
AJ tells Paige to let the people decide.
AJ asks if the people want to see a rematch right now.
Paige says that we are on.
Match Number Eight: Paige versus AJ Lee for the Divas Title
AJ punches Paige but Paige with a kick to AJ. Paige with head butts to AJ. Paige with an Irish whip but AJ with boots. Paige with a clothesline and she gets a near fall. Paige slaps AJ in the head and she says that this is her house now. AJ with a slap and inside cradle for the three count.
Winner: AJ Lee
We are back and there is a Sheamus Fourth of July US Title Challenge on Smackdown.
Triple H is at the announce table and he is here to watch the main event because he was not given a mic.
Match Number Nine: Kane and Randy Orton versus John Cena and Roman Reigns in a These Guys Will Be Wrestling Each Other at Battlegound Match
Orton and Cena start things off and they lock up. Orton with a side head lock. Orton with a side head lock. Orton with a side head lock and he blocks a hip toss and gives Cena one of his own. Cena stares at Reigns and tags him in. Orton looks like he is going to lock up with Reigns, but he tags in Kane.
Kane and Reigns exchange punches with Reigns getting the advantage. Reigns sends Kane over the top rope to the floor. We go to commercial.
We are back and Orton with a reverse chin lock to Reigns. We see footage from the commercial break of an Orton drop kick to Reigns. Orton sends Reigns to the mat and then he hits a running knee drop. Orotn with a boot to Reigns and Kane gets a near fall. Kane with an uppercut and he punches Reigns. Orton tags back in and he applies a reverse chin lock. Reigns with a flying clothesline and then he hits a clothesline in the corner. Reigns with a punch and then he goes to the floor for the broad jump drop kick but Kane blocks Reigns. Reigns sends Kane into the ringside barrier and Orton with a clothesline.
Orton rolls Reigns back into the ring and Kane tags back in. Kane kicks Reigns. Kane with a boot to the head and he gets a near fall. Kane with a reverse chin lock. Kane with an Irish whip but Reigns with a clothesline and both men are down. Orton tags in and he stops Reigns from making the tag with a boot to the abdomen.
Orton with a boot to the midsection and a knee drop for a near fall. Kane tags in and he punches Reigns and gets a near fall. Kane with an Irish whip and clothesline into the corner. Kane runs into a boot and Kane tries for a choke slam but Reigns with uppercuts and a Samoan drop.
Cena and Orton tag in and Cena with two flying shoulder tackles and then he hits the Blue Thunder Bomb. Cena with the Five Knuckle Shuffle and then he waits to get Orton up for the Attitude Adjustment but Orton escapes with elbows. Cena with a Blue Thunder Bomb to Kane followed by the Five Knuckle Shuffle. Orton with an RKO to Cena but Reigns sends Orton to the floor. Reigns with a Superman punch to Kane.
Orton and Reigns fight to the back while stuff probably goes on in the ring.
Kane pulls Cena to the floor and he sends Cena into the ring steps. Kane moves the ring steps and he hits Cena with the steps and the referee calls for the bell.
Winners: John Cena and Roman Reigns (by disqualification)
After the match, Kane brings Cena into the ring and he signals that it is over. Kane gets Cena up for the tombstone piledriver and he hits it.
Hunter tells Kane something and the referee wants a doctor to check on Cena. Hunter checks on Cena as well and he sees if Cena is okay. Hunter signals to the entrance and Seth Rollins comes to the ring.
Rollins wants to cash in but the referee is hesitant to ring the bell.
Before the referee can start the match, Dean Ambrose attacks Seth Rollins and he sends Rollins against the ringside barrier and then he clotheslines Rollins into the crowd. They fight through the crowd.
Kane grabs a chair and he brings it into the ring. Roman Reigns comes to the ring and he gives Kane a spear.
Hunter and Reigns stare each other down as we go to credits.
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