RAW opens with Edge coming out to the ring. Edge says his gut is telling him to listen to one person and one person only, himself. He says tonight he’s going to challenge Wade Barrett one on one. He says he doesn’t want anyone sticking their nose in it. R-Truth comes out to the ring. Truth tells Edge that Edge doesn’t want to listen to Cena. Truth tells Edge that they’re fighting for everything. Edge says that tonight he’ll take out Barrett and Nexus will crumble. There’s an email from the anonymous GM which says that Edge will have a match against Wade Barrett next. Truth tells him he’ll have his wish and won’t receive any help.
Edge vs. Wade Barrett. Barrett starts the match with a series of shots to Edge. Edge fights back and drives Barrett’s face to the mat. Edge hangs Barrett up on the top rope and regains control. Edge hits Barrett with a running shoulder in the corner and covers, but only gets 1. Barrett fights back with a big boot. Edge rolls out to the apron and Barrett takes him down with another big boot. Barrett takes a series of shots on the outside and brings Edge back into the ring. He chokes Edge on the ropes and covers for 2. Barrett locks in a reverse chin lock on Edge. Edge starts to fight back and both men go for clotheslines knocking each other down. Edge gets momentum with a series of shots and hits a flying forearm shot followed by a clothesline. Edge looks like he’s going to go for Edgecution and when Barrett fights out, he counters a clothesline and hits the Edge-O-Matic for 2. Edge goes up top, but Barrett goes after him and gets Edge on his shoulders. Edge fights back and hits Edgecution on Barrett. Edge sets up for the Spear, but Barrett rolls out of the ring. Barrett signals and the rest of Nexus comes out, but Edge escapes through the crowd and it appears this match is a no contest.
Move of the Match: I think I’d have to give this to Edgecution.
Edge is in the back and he complains to Cena about no one coming out to help him. Cena points out that Edge said he didn’t want help and Cena decided to let him go it alone. Edge tells Cena that he quits. Jericho comes in and tells Cena he needs to quit too. Jericho challenges Cena for a match tonight with the loser leaving the Summerslam Team.
In the back John Morrison is talking to the Great Khali. He tells Khali that if the 7 don’t work together, they don’t stand a chance. Morrison wishes Khali luck in his match against DiBiase and leaves. David Otunga and Michael Tarver come in. Tarver tells Khali they respect him and Otunga says that rumor has it that if Khali loses tonight, he’ll be replaced on the Summerslam team. Tarver offers him a spot with Nexus and Tarver and Otunga leave.
Eve, Gail Kim and Natalya vs. Alicia Fox, Jillian and Tamina is next. Jillian and Gail start out. Jillian takes down Gail and tosses her across the ring. She pulls Gail’s hair and hits a backbreaker for 2. Alicia is tagged in and she hits a blow to Gail. Alicia hits a Northern Lights suplex for 2 and looks to make the tag, but Jillian won’t tag in and Gail fights back. Gail hits Alicia with a big flapjack and tags in Natalya. Natalya hits a big clothesline and follows up with a snap Northern Lights suplex. She hits a scoop slam and a bridging Double Underhook Suplex. Tamina breaks up the count and Gail takes Tamina out of the ring with a dropkick. Jillian goes after Gail, but Gail runs up the ropes and flies out onto Tamina on the outside. Jillian sends Gail into the ring post, but Eve takes down Jillian with a baseball slide. Tamina hits Eve with a clothesline. In the ring, Natalya goes for the Sharpshooter, but Tamina comes into the ring. Natalya sends Tamina out of the ring, but Alicia takes advantage to hit the Axe Kick and covers for 3.
Move of the Match: I think this has to go to the bridging Double Underhook Suplex from Natalya.
Alicia gets the microphone and says they’re all witnesses to the greatest reign in Diva’s Championship History. Alicia says she’s beaten all of them. She says there isn’t a diva on the roster that is comparable to her. Melina’s music hits and the other divas prevent Alicia from leaving the ring. She tries to slide out, but Jillian sends her back in. Alicia goes for a clothesline, but Melina uses her Matrix counter and slams Alicia to the mat. She picks Alicia up and screams “I’m back!” She follows up with her inverted leg drop bulldog on Alicia.
Sheamus is out for a match with Goldust. Sheamus backs Goldust into the corner to start the match. Goldust fights back with a series of shots and a pair of clotheslines. Goldust goes for one of his uppercuts, but Sheamus hits him with a kick. Sheamus hits the Irish Hammer and follows up with the Irish Curse. Sheamus hits the Brogue Kick and follows up with the High Cross (as Michael Cole says Sheamus calls it). Sheamus covers for 3.
Move of the Match: I have to give this to Sheamus’ High Cross Crucifix Powerbomb simply because it looks so vicious.
After the match, Sheamus gets on the mic and says that a year ago, he was trying to make a name for himself, but now he is a 2 time WWE Champion.
Chris Jericho vs. John Cena is next. Cena and Jericho lock up and Cena backs Jericho into the corner. Jericho takes a cheap shot at Cena and hits a series of shots. Jericho hits a snap suplex on Cena. He picks Cena up and Cena looks to build momentum, but Jericho avoids the shoulder block. Jericho goes after Cena on the outside and sends him into the ring steps. Cena just barely gets back in the ring before the 10 count. Jericho chokes Cena on the ropes. Cena starts to fight back and sends Jericho into the corner, but Jericho hits a back elbow and hangs Cena up on the bottom rope. Jericho locks in a reverse chin lock. Cena avoids an attack by Jericho and Jericho hits the ring post. Cena hits his shoulder blocks and the spin out powerbomb. He goes for the 5 Knuckle Shuffle, but Jericho catches him with a Codebreaker. Jericho drags Cena back into the ring and covers, but only gets 2. Back from break, Cena looks to fight back as he tries to lock in the STF, but Jericho fights out. Jericho goes for the Walls of Jericho, but Cena fights out. Cena goes for the Attitude Adjustment, but Jericho grabs the ropes. Cena charges at Jericho, but Jericho pulls down on the ropes. Cena tries to climb back into the ring, but Jericho hits him with another shot. Jericho calls Cena stupid and brings him back into the ring. He goes up top and hits a flying back elbow to Cena, but still only gets a 2 count. Cena goes for hits bulldog out of the corner, but Jericho hits a big right hand. Jericho hits the Lionsault and covers for 2. Cena hits a clothesline in the corner and sets Cena up on top. Jericho looks for a superplex, but Cena pushes him off. Cena hits his diving leg drop bulldog, but seems to have hurt his knee. He covers, but only gets 2. Cena goes for the Attitude Adjustment, but Jericho counters and locks in the Walls of Jericho. Cena reverses the hold and locks in the STF. Jericho taps before Cena even has the hold fully locked in and Cena looks shocked.
Move of the Match: There were a number of great moves, but I think I have to give this to the Walls of Jericho.
After the match, Cena gets the microphone and tells Jericho he still wants him on the team. He tells Jericho that Jericho can go toe to toe with anybody in the ring and he wants him to stay on the team, but the choice is his. Jericho starts to go back to join Cena and then turns to walk away. He pauses at the top of the ramp, but walks out of the arena.
In the back, Edge and Jericho tell each other they respect their decisions to leave the team. Edge suggests they let bygones be bygones and the 2 men hug. There is an email from the GM and Michael Cole reads that next week Edge and Jericho will face Cena and Bret Hart. The 7 members of Nexus will be lumberjacks for the match.
In the back, Orton says that the good news is after he’s done with Miz, he’ll be in no shape to cash in MITB, but the bad news is that in 2 weeks, Sheamus will lose the WWE Championship. Orton invites Sheamus to come to ringside for his match to see what Orton is capable of.
The Great Khali vs. Ted DiBiase is next. DiBiase starts out with a big slap, but Khali just gets mad and sends DiBiase into the corner. Khali hits a series of shots and a big slap to DiBiase. DiBiase hits a dropkick to Khali’s knee and locks in a front facelock. Khali fights back and tosses DiBiase across the ring. He hits a big clothesline and goes for another shot, but DiBiase backs into the corner. Maryse distracts the referee and DiBiase takes a cheap shot. DiBiase hits a series of shots in the corner. Barrett and Sheffield come down to ringside and DiBiase is distracted. Khali hits a big chop to DiBiase and locks in the Vise Grip. Khali wins by submission.
Move of the Match: This has to go to Khali’s Vise Grip.
Tonight’s main event is The Miz taking on Randy Orton. Miz says that tonight Orton will pay for what he did. Orton and Miz lock up and Orton and Miz trade control. Miz takes a cheap shot to Orton and hits a series of shots. He shoots Orton off into the corner, but Orton comes back with a big clothesline. Orton stomps on Miz’s chest. Orton stomps on Miz’s head and goes for his big knee drop, but Miz moves. Miz hits a big knee lift to Orton and covers for 2. Miz stomps on Orton and chokes him in the corner. Orton gets back up, but Miz hits more shots to Orton. Miz runs at Orton, but gets caught with a big boot. Orton hangs Miz up on the bottom rope. He hits his jumping knee drop on Miz and covers for 2. Orton shoots Miz off and Miz holds onto the ropes, but Orton clotheslines him out of the ring. Sheamus comes out onto the ramp. Back from break, Orton is still working on Miz in the ring while Sheamus continues to watch from the top of the ramp. Miz fights back with a jawbreaker and hits a big boot to Orton. Miz hits elbows to Orton and follows up with a big boot to a seated Orton for 2. Miz locks in a reverse chin lock, but Orton fights out. Orton catches Miz with his backbreaker, but he grabs his knee. Miz sends Orton into the middle turnbuckle and stomps on his chest. Miz hits his flying clothesline in the corner and covers, but still only gets 2. Miz hits a series of shots, but the referee backs him off. Orton comes out of nowhere with a European Uppercut. Miz fights back and takes down Orton again. Orton starts to fight back and hits big clotheslines to Miz. He hits the snap scoop slam and Miz rolls out to the apron. Orton goes for his rope hung DDT, but Miz counters and sends Orton out to the floor. Back in the ring, Miz hits his backbreaker, neckbreaker combo, but only gets a 2 count. Miz goes after Orton again, but gets hit with the RKO and Orton covers for 3.
Move of the Match: This has to go to the RKO.
After the match, Sheamus comes charging down to ringside, but Orton coils for another RKO and Sheamus backs off.
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