The following are the results of the May 6th edition of WWE RAW, which took place at The Roanoke Civic Center in Roanoke, Virginia. Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler and JBL were the announce team for the evening.
In Ring Segment
WWE Champion John Cena opens RAW up this week. Cena says that it wasn’t a good idea to wrestle last week on RAW, with his injured heel, but he will defend his title at Extreme Rules against Ryback. As long as he is medically cleared, John Cena will continue to wrestle. Cena adds that he isn’t 100%, but he hasn’t been 100% since 2002.
Vickie Guerrero interrupts Cena, and makes her way to the ring. She reminds Cena that the pay-per-view is “extreme” and a stipulation will be added to his match. Guerrero invites Ryback out so she can have both the champion and challenger out to decide the stipulation. Cena doesn’t care what the stipulation, so Vicki tells Ryback that he can choose the stipulation. Ryback tells Cena that he chooses a Last Man Standing match.
After this segment, Michael Cole informs us that Paul Heyman and Brock Lesnar were spotted at the WWE Corporate Headquarters today, unannounced. Cole adds that the two made their way to the top floor, and into the corporate offices. More info to come throughout the night, and Heyman and Lesnar are at RAW tonight.
Singles Match
Randy Orton defeated Damien Sandow by pin fall with the RKO. As Orton walked up the ramp (and just about into the backstage area) Big Show lands a KO punch, leaving Orton laid out on the ramp.
In Ring Segment
Chris Jericho returns to RAW! He’s put together a panel to judge Fandango’s dancing skills, and Tons of Fun with the Funkadactyls come out to ringside.
Singles Match
R-Truth defeated Fandango by count out, when Fandango decided to walk out of the match up.
Backstage Segment
Josh Matthews interviews Daniel Bryan, who discusses the beating he received by The Shield on SmackDown last Friday. Bryan challenges The Shield tonight, but Ryback interrupts the interview. He tells Bryan he doesn’t stand a chance against The Shield. Ryback tries to intimidate Bryan, until Kane comes in. He tells Ryback to go after someone his own size. Ryback tells Kane that he’s no longer the WWE’s monster, and that he is that monster now. “Ryback Rules.”
After the break, Vicki Guerrero makes the match official, Ryback vs Kane later tonight.
Singles Match
Alberto Del Rio (w/Riccardo Rodriguez) defeated Dolph Ziggler (w/AJ and Big E. Langston) by DQ. Midway through the match, Jack Swagger and Zeb Colter made their way to the ring and joined the commentary team. The end of the match saw Langston breaking the Cross Arm Breaker hold that Del Rio had on Ziggler. Langston tosses Del Rio into Swagger who was seated at the announce table. This led to Swagger grabbing a ladder from under the ring, and hitting Ziggler and Del Rio with it. Swagger leaves the ring with both of his Extreme Rules opponents laid out in the ring.
Backstage Segment
Kaitlyn is in the back with Natalya, Naomi and Cameron discussing her secret admirer. Natalya tells Kaitlyn that The Great Khali will go undercover and find out who Kaitlyn’s admirer is.
6-Man Tag Team Match
The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns) defeated Kofi Kingston & The Usos by pin fall.
Singles Match
Antonio Cesaro defeated Zack Ryder by pin fall with the Neutralizer. After the match, Cesaro grabbed a mic and asks if that’s all the competition there is for him? He says he puts the “W” in WWE, there is no wrestler better than him in the WWE.
Via Satellite Segment
Paul Heyman is shown via satellite, and shows us the video of Brock Lesnar and himself at WWE Corporate Headquarters earlier today. Lesnar destroys Triple H’s office using a sledgehammer that was hanging on the wall. After the video, Heyman discusses how he is always trying to calm his client Brock Lesnar down, and how he tries to control his actions. However, after the Pedigree that Triple H hit on Heayman a couple of weeks ago, Heyman will no longer discourage Lesnar. He will actually encourage him to destroy Triple H at Extreme Rules.
Triple H’s music hits, and he makes his way to the ring to address Heyman. Triple H isn’t intimidated by Heyman or Lesnar’s talk of “extreme.” Triple H says he knows a little bit about extreme. He was a founding father of Degeneration X, and he “tore through the Attitude Era with an iron fist!” He goes on to tell Heyman that he has two offices, the one they were at today and destroyed, and the one he is standing in right now. Triple H is ready for the steel cage match at Extreme Rules.
6-Diva Tag Team Match
Kaitlyn, Naomi & Cameron defeated AJ, Nikki & Brie Bella by pin fall. Kaitlyn hit her Spear on AJ after The Bella Twins refused to tag into the match.
In Ring Segment
Mark Henry reminds us how “tough” he is, as highlights are shown of him attacking Sheamus over the last month. Henry challenges Sheamus at Extreme Rules, and says he has a special wing in the Hall of Pain for him. Sheamus comes out, and reminds Henry what has happened the last couple of weeks to him. They both are ready to fight when Wade Barrett’s music hits. He’s scheduled to fight Sheamus after the break, with Mark Henry on commentary.
Singles Match
Sheamus defeated Wade Barrett by pin fall with the Brogue Kick. After the match, Henry attacks Sheamus and whips him with a belt. He hits a World’s Strongest Slam on the outside of the ring.
Singles Match
Ryback defeated Kane by pin fall with the Shell Shock. After the match, The Shield make their way to the ring, and Daniel Bryan comes to the aid of his tag team partner Kane. Ryback leaves the ring, leaving Bryan in there by himself to fend off The Shield. Then, John Cena’s music hits and he races to the ring, it’s now The Shield surrounding the ring with Daniel Bryan and John Cena waiting in the ring (Kane is still down from the Shell Shock, and Ryback is on the outside watching). As soon as The Shield attempt to enter the ring, Ryback enters the ring with a steel chair. Daniel Bryan takes two Shield members out with a suicide dive, leaving Cena in the ring with one Shield member, but Ryback hits Cena with the chair. The Shield escape, while Ryback hits Cena with the chair again, and stands over him in the center of the ring to end the show.
