The following are the results for the March 18th edition of WWE RAW, live from the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, PA.
In Ring Segment
John Cena is out to kick things off on RAW this week, after being held off of the show last week. He says that WrestleMania 29 is 20 days away, and that the crowd has to decide which side they are on. Cena says he is focused and ready, and points to the WrestleMania banner.
The Prime Time Players come out, its Darren Young and Rufus Pancake Patterson (Titus O’neil). They also claim to be ready for WrestleMania, but they still don’t have a match. Cena challenges Young to an impromptu match.
Singles Match
John Cena defeated Darren Young (w/Rufus Pancake Patterson) by pin fall with the Attitude Adjustment.
After the match, a video recap from last week’s SmackDown was shown where Ryback and Mark Henry were supposed to have a match. However, The Shield came down to attack Ryback, and later Mark Henry hit the World’s Strongest Slam repeatedly on Ryback.
Singles Match
Ryback defeated David Otunga by pin fall with the Shell Shock. After the match, Ryback grabs a mic and says that at WrestleMania, he along with Sheamus and Orton will defeat The Shield. He says his fight with Mark Henry will have to wait till after WrestleMania.
Mark Henry’s music hits, and he is out and ready to confront Ryback, but before he can make his way to the ring Teddy Long and Vickie Guerrero are out to stop him. Vickie tells Ryback that he no longer is on the 6-man tag team match for ‘Mania, but he instead will face Mark Henry at WrestleMania. Ryback proceeds to pick Otunga up and hits him with the Shell Shock again.
A promo video of Fandango is shown again, and he is set to make his premiere next.
Singles Match
The match between Fandango and The Great Khali never begins. Fandango wants Natalya to pronounce his name, and once again his debut is postponed.
Singles Match
R-Truth defeated Damien Sandow by count out. Truth hit Sandow with the Lie Detector, which led Sandow to roll out of the ring and walk away from the match.
Backstage, Cody Rhodes is shown with the Bella twins by his side. Kaitlyn walks in to let Rhodes know she has a match later, so she won’t be able to hang out. The Bellas replied, “Who cares?” Kaitlyn says they can have Cody’s mustache, and tells Rhodes he can have the Bella’s mustaches too.
In Ring Segment
The Undertaker makes his way to the ring, and he gives CM Punk one chance to save his soul and return the urn to him. We see Punk on the big screen mocking Paul Bearer’s speech and tone. He then says to Undertaker, no disrespect, he never could hit the high notes. Punk goes on to say that The Undertaker is the best at WrestleMania, and his 20-0 streak speaks for itself, but Punk is the best 365 days a year. While cutting his promo, Punk is playing and tossing around the urn the entire time, and at the end he drops the urn on the ground.
Tag Team Match
Team Hell No defeated Primo and Epico (w/Rosa Mendes) by pin fall with a Choke Slam to Epico. During the match, AJ skipped down to ring side, but did not interfere in the match.
Backstage, Josh Matthews interviews Chris Jericho. Fandango interrupts Jericho, and asks him to pronounce his name, and Jericho does a good job mocking him. Fandango tells Jericho he will learn how to say his name.
Singles Match
Alberto Del Rio defeated Cody Rhodes by submission with the Cross Arm Breaker. After the match, Jack Swagger attacked Del Rio from behind, Riccardo tried to help but was laid out by Swagger. At one point, Del Rio had the upper hand, and he went to grab Zeb Colter, but Swagger was back in time for the save. At the end, Swagger locked the Patriot Act on Riccardo Rodriguez, which caused an injury to him. Also, there were a lot of USA chants during the match and during Swagger’s attack. Very interesting.
Hall Of Fame Video Segment
Booker T is announced as the next inductee into this year’s Hall Of Fame class.
Tag Team Match
Randy Orton and Sheamus defeated Heath Slater and Drew McIntyre (w/Jinder Mahal) by pin fall with the RKO to Heath Slater. After the match, The Shield made their way to the ring through the crowd. With The Shield having a 3 on 2 advantage, The Big Show made his way to the ring to even up the odds, which caused Rollins, Ambrose and Reigns to retreat.
Singles Match
Dolph Ziggler (w/AJ and Big E. Langston) defeated Kofi Kingston by pin fall with the Zig Zag. Big E Langston with the assist in this match, as he hit Kofi on the outside.
Kane and Daniel Bryan came out to the top of the ramp and make a challenge to Dolph Ziggler and Big E. Langston. AJ responded that they will accept the challenge only if the tag team titles are on the line and at WrestleMania 29. Bryan responded with Yes Yes Yes! We have another match set for WrestleMania 29.
Video Segment
A look at the main event for WrestleMania 29 between WWE Champion The Rock and John Cena.
Triple Threat Intercontinental Match
Wade Barrett (c) defeated The Miz and Chris Jericho by pin fall to retain the title.
In Ring Segment
The contract signing between Triple H and Brock Lesnar ends the show tonight. After Triple H made his way to the ring, Paul Heyman accompanied by his own security enters the ring. Heyman will be representing Lesnar and he will not tell Triple H what the stipulation is until he signs the contract that Brock Lesnar has already signed. Heyman jokes that the stipulation will be that the winner gets to have his wife Stephanie McMahon, which leads to Triple H beating down Heyman and his security. He puts Heyman on the table thats in the ring, and slaps him around until he finally signs the contract.
Brock Lesnar’s music hits, and he comes out swinging a steel chair! As he walks towards the ring, Triple H pulls out a sledgehammer that he hid under the table. Heyman holds Lesnar back from entering the ring, and they walk back to the top of the ramp. Heyman will now finally tell us what the stipulation is at WrestleMania… A no count out, no disqualification, No Holds Barred match, with Triple H’s career on the line!
