RAW 6/7/10

RAW opens with Bret Hart and Teddy Long coming out to the ring. They introduce tonight’s Viewer’s Choice RAW. Long says they need to talk about Orton. Orton comes out with his arm in a sling. Orton says he has a choice for Bret. He says he wants Edge, and either Bret can make the match, or Orton will find him backstage and take care of it himself. Edge comes out and says that if Orton wants a match, they should give it to him so Edge can finish what he started. Long whispers something to Bret and Bret announces that the arena will get to decide. Long says it will be a debate, a sit up contest, or a one-armed match (with Edge’s arm tied behind his back.) The audience cheers for the third match and they make it official. The first match tonight will be Chris Jericho vs. The Big Show with the choices being an over the top rope challenge, a submission match, or a body slam challenge.

Matt Striker is at ringside with the results, and this will be a Body Slam Challenge. Big Show is already in the ring and Chris Jericho comes out. Show offers Jericho a free shot to try to pick him up. Jericho slaps Show. Show backs him into the corner and hits a pair of slaps. Jericho avoids a splash in the corner and tries to lift Show, but Show overpowers him. Show headbutts Jericho and signals for the right hand. Jericho rolls out of the ring and Show tries to pull him back in by his head, but Jericho hangs up his arm on the ropes. Jericho targets Show’s right arm to do some damage. Show catches Jericho by the throat, but Jericho pokes him in the eyes. Show answers a diving double axe handle with a slap. Jericho goes for a crossbody, but Show catches him and proceeds to body slam him.

Move of the Match: There weren’t many actual moves, but aside from the body slam, I’d have to give this to the slap in response to the diving double axe handle.

After the match, Show puts Jericho in the Colossal Clutch and Jericho taps out. Show then proceeds to throw Jericho out over the top rope.

Up next is The Hart Dynasty facing, the Uso’s, the Dudebusters, or The Great Khali and Hornswoggle. The 3 teams will get the chance to plead their case. The Usos say that the past 2 weeks, they’ve left the Dynasty laid out. The Dudebusters says that if you want to be a better person, you’ll vote for them. Khali does his taunt and Hornswoggle mimics him.

Matt Striker reveals the Hart Dynasty’s opponents, Khali and Hornswoggle. Khali and Kidd start out. Kidd starts out with kicks to the leg, but runs into an overhead forearm shot. Khali hits a back elbow in the corner. He hits a big slap to Kidd’s chest. Khali hits a scoop slam on Kidd and tags in Hornswoggle. Hornswoggle misses the Tadpoles Splash and Smith takes out Khali on the apron with a low dropkick. Kid covers Hornswoggle for the 3 count and the win.

Move of the Match: I’m going to give this to the one armed scoop slam on Kidd.

After the match, the Uso’s and Tamina attack again. The Hart Dynasty sends them out of the ring and stands tall.

King says he’s got a problem and leaves. Meanwhile, Cole talks about the situation involving the Undertaker and Kane’s response to it.

They introduce the cast of the A-Team. Bradley Cooper comes out. He says he’s not sure where the other 2 who were supposed to be with him are, but states that he hopes people will enjoy RAW. King is in the back and the other 2 grab him. King says that someone stole his crown. Sharlto Copley as “Murdoch” says they will find who did it. Rampage Jackson as “B.A.” says he thinks he knows who took it. The two encounter the Bella Twins and remain in characters pretending not to know who Rampage and Sharlto are.

Up next Santino will face Vladimir Kozlov. The stipulations are a match, an arm wrestling competition, or a dance off.

Santino is in the ring and Kozlov joins him. Striker reveals that this will be a dance off. Santino says that before the release of their first album, he was Backstreet Boy number 6. Santino does an odd dance routine that includes athletics, a little hip hop style, some very odd (and inexplicable moves) and the Cobra. Kozlov says he wanted a serious contender and he is stronger and faster than Santino. Kozlov does the robot and then includes the worm and a few break dancing type moves. The crowd cheers louder for Kozlov and he wins. Kozlov and Santino do some dancing type moves and Santino says, “Catch me Kozlov” and jumps at him, but runs into a head block and drops hard to the match.

The Divas are in the back. Next will be a 6 on 6 Tag Team Match, a Diva Battle Royal, or a Champion vs. Champion match with Layla facing Eve.

King gets to reveal this one, and it will be a Diva Battle Royal. The divas start out brawling with one another. Rosa is catapulted out over the second rope and eliminated. Team LayCool eliminates Tiffany by sending her off the top. Kelly blocks Layla from eliminating her, but McCool knocks her off. Meanwhile Gail hits a huracanrana on Alicia. Gail follows up by sending Alicia out with a leg scissors, but hits the ground as well. Team LayCool eliminates the Bellas. Eve drops them with a double clothesline and hits some dropkicks. Eve sends Layla into McCool and they both go out through the ropes. Jillian and Maryse double team Eve. They sends Eve out and she is eliminated. Jillian asks for a high five and wants to be co-winners, but Maryse kicks her and tosses her out of the ring to win the match.

Move of the Match: There weren’t many moves, but Rosa being catapulted out, Gail hitting a huracanrana before her elimination, and the double clothesline from Eve to LayCool all deserve mention.

Sheamus is in the back and he encounters Kane. Kane says that because Sheamus took out Triple H to make a name for himself, there’s no reason to believe he didn’t take out the Undertaker. Sheamus says that if he had taken out the Undertaker, everybody would have known. We’re told that Sheamus is up next and will face Kane, Mark Henry or Evan Bourne.

Sheamus will face Kane, and Sheamus actually looks worried. Kane begins the match by throwing Sheamus out of the ring. He attacks Sheamus at ringside sending him into the barricade. Kane slams Sheamus into the apron and goes up top. Sheamus fights back and hangs Kane up on the top rope. Sheamus hits a powerslam on Kane and gets a 2 count. Back from break, Sheamus is still in control. He hits a double hammer blow and covers for 2. Sheamus locks in a bow and arrow hold on Kane, but Kane fights out and hits a big boot. Kane and Sheamus trade blows and Kane hits a clothesline in the corner. Kane follows with a side slam and hits a low dropkick for a 2 count. Kane goes up top again and this time he hits the flying clothesline on Sheamus. Kane signals for the Chokeslam. Sheamus fights out, but Kane catches him again. Sheamus fights back and hits a backbreaker on Kane. Sheamus misses the Pump Kick and Kane sends Sheamus over the ropes. Sheamus comes back into the ring, but this time, Kane hits the Chokeslam. Sheamus rolls out of the ring. Sheamus is about to get back in the ring, but then decides to leave and gets counted out.

Move of the Match: The Chokeslam is great, but I’m going to give this to Kane’s flying clothesline.

Cena will face Jack Swagger, Rey Mysterio or CM Punk later tonight.

Savannah is in the back with Wade Barrett. Barrett says the result of NXT was never in question. Barrett says that she should ask him about accomplishments in one weeks time, when something will be accomplished that has never been accomplished in the WWE.

In the back, Sharlto “Murdoch” Copely and Rampage “B.A.” Jackson approach DiBiase and accuse him of taking King’s Crown. DiBiase says if he wanted the crown, he could buy it. IRS comes in wearing the crown. IRS says that King didn’t pay his back taxes, so he took the crown. IRS apparently gases the A-Team and IRS, DiBiase and Virgil escape.

Up next R-Truth and a partner will face Miz and a partner. The choices for R-Truth’s partner are Christian, MVP or John Morrison. The choices for Miz’s partner are Dolph Ziggler, William Regal or Zack Ryder.

Truth’s partner will be John Morrison. Miz comes out and says the WWE Universe has no idea what they want and he doesn’t care who his partner is. Miz’s partner is Zack Ryder. Truth and Miz start out. Miz slams Truth to the mat, but runs into a hip toss and Truth tags in Morrison. They hit a double hip toss and Morrison tags Truth back in. They hit a double suplex and Truth gets a 2 count. Ryder distracts Truth and Miz catches him with a big boot. Ryder is tagged in and he hits a neckbreaker on Truth for a 1 count. Ryder tags Miz back in and Miz hits some strikes to Truth. Miz hits a running kick and gets a 2 count. He goes to a chin lock. Truth fights out with a back suplex. Truth fights off Miz and tags in Morrison. Morrison hits a pair of clothesline and the spinning kick. Morrison hits the running knee, but Ryder breaks up the cover. Truth goes after Ryder and hits Miz with a big punch. Ryder sends Truth out of the ring and Morrison hits the Chuck Kick on Ryder and sends him out of the ring. He goes after Miz, but Miz moves and runs into the ring post. Miz hits the Skull Crushing Finale and gets the 3 count.

Move of the Match: Lots of good moves, but I’m giving this to the Skull Crushing Finale.

In the back Bret Hart tells Edge his match will happen. Kane asks Bret Hart if he was the one who attacked the Undertaker because he and Taker had history. Kane says that if he finds out it was Bret; he’ll end up in a vegetative state, like the Undertaker.

Up next is Edge taking on Randy Orton in a match where Edge’s arm must be tied behind his back. The referee ties Edge’s arm behind his back. Edge goes for a clothesline, but Orton ducks. Edge goes for a kick, but Orton avoids it and hits a clothesline. Orton stomps away at Edge and hits a knee drop. Orton looks for the RKO early, but Edge avoids it and drops Orton on his shoulder. Edge gets his arm untied and attacks Orton. Edge won’t stop attacking Orton and the referee disqualifies him.

Move of the Match: I’d give this the knee drop.

Post match, Edge looks for the spear, but runs into a kick and Orton sends him out of the ring with a boot. Orton goes after Edge on the outside, but Edge hits him in the shoulder with a chair. Edge then slams the chair onto the shoulder again, with Orton on the ground.

Cena’s in the back with Evan Bourne. He calls Bourne one of the toughest competitors in the WWE. Savannah asks Cena how he feels about not knowing his opponent tonight. Cena says he trusts the WWE Universe to make a decision that is fair.

Sharlto “Murdoch” Copley meets Gene Okerlund in the back. Okerlund says “Murdoch” has to find B.A. and save him. He says “Murdoch” has a chance to outshine the original. Okerlund then proceeds to call Josh Matthews a loser.

Drew McIntyre comes out. Teddy Long is in the back and says McIntyre will face Yoshi Tatsu, Goldust, or a mystery opponent.

McIntyre’s opponent is revealed to be the Mystery Man who is Matt Hardy. McIntyre gets a microphone. He says the match is not happening. Teddy Long comes out and says Hardy was suspended from SmackDown, not RAW. Hardy slaps McIntyre and drops him to the mat. Hardy clotheslines McIntyre out of the ring and slams him into the announce table. Hardy sends McIntyre into the barricade and the ring post. Hardy headbutts McIntyre and brings him back into the ring. McIntyre fights back with a boot to Hardy. Hardy avoids an attack in the corner and McIntyre hits the ring post. Hardy hits the Twist of Fate and gets the 3 count.

Move of the Match: This has to go to the Twist of Fate.

After the match, the referee has top pull Hardy off of McIntyre and Hardy comes up with a chunk of McIntyre’s hair.

Rampage “B.A.” Jackson is in the back handcuffed to a chair. DiBiase says he’s going to get answers because they’re headed to the ring. Back from break, they’re now in the ring and IRS and Virgil are holding “B.A.” against the ropes. DiBiase says that everybody has a price, even him. He says someone told him they wanted “B.A.” and so he cashed in and took care of it. Roddy Piper comes out. He says that back in his day, all he heard about was “B.A. Baracus.” He says he silenced Mr. T, but now the A-Team is back. He says he’s going to take care of “B.A.” tonight. Sharlto “Murdoch” Copley comes out with Gene Okerlund and Dusty Rhodes. “B.A.” fights off IRS and Virgil and breaks the handcuffs. He takes down DiBiase. Dusty Rhodes takes down IRS with the Bionic Elbow. Roddy Piper sends Virgil into “B.A.” and escapes the ring. Virgil is chokeslammed. Okerlund comes up and asks how they did it. “Murdoch” says that Okerlund telling him to live the dream reminded him that the “American Dream” Dusty Rhodes lives right there in Florida, so he called him.

Up next is Cena’s match in which he will face Jack Swagger, Rey Mysterio or CM Punk.

Josh Matthews is in the back with the choices for the match. Mysterio says that Cena is the top dog on RAW and Mysterio is the top dog on SmackDown. He says he can beat Cena tonight. Swagger says he should be selected because it would be World Champion vs. World Champion. Punk says Cena should want to face Punk because only Punk can make Cena a better person.

Cena’s opponent is CM Punk. Cena and Punk lock up and Cena tries to remove Punk’s mask and Punk rolls out of the rings. Punk hits some kicks to Cena, but runs into a shoulder tackle. Cena goes after Punk and hits an arm lock snapmare takedown. Punk and Cena trade some technical moves. Cena goes after the mask again and Punk again rolls out of the ring. Punk goes after Cena again. He backs Cena into the corner and hits a series of shoulder blocks. Punk hits a snapmare and a dropkick to the back of the head. Punk locks in a figure four head scissors on Cena. Cena fights out and looks for the STF, but Punk grabs the ropes. Cena sends Punk into the corner and hits a bulldog. Serena distracts the referee and Luke Gallows trips Cena from ringside. Back from break, Cena gets Punk up on his shoulders, but Punk fights back and hits a DDT for a 2 count. Punk tosses Cena out of the ring. Punk distracts the referee and Serena kicks Cena. Punk kicks Cena and rolls him back into the ring. Punk hits a forearm to Cena’s back. He hits a series of kicks to Cena’s midsection. Cena starts to fight back. He hits his running shoulder blocks and the spin out powerbomb. Cena looks for the 5 Knuckle Shuffle when Wade Barrett walks out. Cena hits the 5 Knuckle Shuffle, but is distracted as Barrett makes his way down to ringside. Michael Tarver is at ringside. The former NXT Rookies are all here and they jump the Straight Edge Society and then surround the ring.

Move of the Match: I’ll give this to Punk’s DDT counter to the Attitude Adjustment.

They all get into the ring and Otunga punches the referee. Cena goes after Barrett and the other Rookies attack him. Sheffield goes after Striker at ringside and Slater and Gabriel attack Michael Cole. The Rookies tear up the ringside area, attacking every staff member in sight. Cena tries to get up, but Otunga grabs him and hits his chokebuster move. Darren Young clotheslines Cena and then Heath Slater does the same. Punk comes back into the ring and goes after the Rookies, but they take him down too. Sheffield hits Cena with a clothesline as well. They continue the attack and help Barrett put Cena onto his shoulders. Barrett hits his finisher and Gabriel goes up top and hits the 450 Splash. The Rookies leave Cena down in the ring. Trainers come in and put Cena on a gurney. They carry him off and he gives a thumbs up as they take him out.