Post by Steveweiser on Aug 19, 2013 7:56:22 GMT -5
RAW is live tonight from Anaheim, CA, and things have definitely changed in the WWE Universe following SummerSlam.
We had a new WWE Champion... and then thanks to Triple H, we have another new WWE Champion. After a superb main event battle, Daniel Bryan downed John Cena with a Busaiku Knee Kick to claim his first WWE Championship, only after the celebrations for Randy Orton to show up, allowing The Game to pounce on the new champion by giving him a shock Pedigree, leading to Orton cashing in his Money in the Bank briefcase and pinning Bryan to become the new WWE Champion. Triple H and Randy Orton, of course, are one half of Evolution (Ric Flair and Batista being the other half), but the big question is if this was Vince McMahon's orders, or if Trips went into business for himself? What does Stephanie McMahon make of this, and how will Daniel Bryan and/or John Cena respond?
Another titanic battle at SummerSlam saw The Beast defeat The Best, as Brock Lesnar proved too much for CM Punk. In a brutal unholy war that saw MMA submission holds and steel chairs, Paul Heyman's involvement led to Lesnar hitting the F5 on Punk on a chair for the big win. Punk wanted his revenge on Heyman so badly, and that was his undoing last night. Will Heyman and Lesnar gloat about the win this evening, and is Punk in a situation to try and get his comeback on his former "best friend"?
In other action at SummerSlam, Alberto Del Rio was able to retain his World Heavyweight Title over Christian, Dolph Ziggler and Kaitlyn got a victory over Big E Langston and Divas Champion AJ Lee, Cody Rhodes defeated his former partner and the World Title Money in the Bank briefcase holder Damien Sandow, and The Wyatt Family put Kane out of commission in the Ring of Fire Match. And in the pre-show, Rob Van Dam was about to claim the United States Title, when The Shield ran in to protect Dean Ambrose's championship.
So what on earth will go down tonight with Randy Orton on top and Triple H backing him? Tune in and find out...
We had a new WWE Champion... and then thanks to Triple H, we have another new WWE Champion. After a superb main event battle, Daniel Bryan downed John Cena with a Busaiku Knee Kick to claim his first WWE Championship, only after the celebrations for Randy Orton to show up, allowing The Game to pounce on the new champion by giving him a shock Pedigree, leading to Orton cashing in his Money in the Bank briefcase and pinning Bryan to become the new WWE Champion. Triple H and Randy Orton, of course, are one half of Evolution (Ric Flair and Batista being the other half), but the big question is if this was Vince McMahon's orders, or if Trips went into business for himself? What does Stephanie McMahon make of this, and how will Daniel Bryan and/or John Cena respond?
Another titanic battle at SummerSlam saw The Beast defeat The Best, as Brock Lesnar proved too much for CM Punk. In a brutal unholy war that saw MMA submission holds and steel chairs, Paul Heyman's involvement led to Lesnar hitting the F5 on Punk on a chair for the big win. Punk wanted his revenge on Heyman so badly, and that was his undoing last night. Will Heyman and Lesnar gloat about the win this evening, and is Punk in a situation to try and get his comeback on his former "best friend"?
In other action at SummerSlam, Alberto Del Rio was able to retain his World Heavyweight Title over Christian, Dolph Ziggler and Kaitlyn got a victory over Big E Langston and Divas Champion AJ Lee, Cody Rhodes defeated his former partner and the World Title Money in the Bank briefcase holder Damien Sandow, and The Wyatt Family put Kane out of commission in the Ring of Fire Match. And in the pre-show, Rob Van Dam was about to claim the United States Title, when The Shield ran in to protect Dean Ambrose's championship.
So what on earth will go down tonight with Randy Orton on top and Triple H backing him? Tune in and find out...