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Raw #1145: May 4th, 2015 – Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Kicking off Raw on the USA Network was the theme music of Daniel Bryan. As he made his way down to the ring, to a chorus of “Yes” chants, video was shown of CM Punk’s attack on him last Monday night. Before entering the ring, Bryan got a chair from ringside. Once inside, he took a seat and got down to business. “I’ve got something to get off my chest. CM Punk, get your ass out here!” There was no response for several seconds. Bryan said he had all night to wait. Finally, “Cult of Personality” played and CM Punk stepped out onto the stage. He asked Bryan how his throat felt. Bryan stood and stared a hole through Punk. “Each and every week, you come out here and cross the line. You turned your back on me as your partner and friend, you put your hands on my wife and you tried ending my career last week.” Punk interrupted, saying it would never stop until he came out on top. “I told you Daniel, you don’t get to win.” Bryan said it needed to come to an end and that’s why he called Punk out. “You and I, one final time. Regardless of who wins, we’re done afterwards.” Punk seemed to like the idea and agreed, with the caveat that it happen at Payback. “I’m a star and people will pay to watch me compete.” Punk went to leave but Bryan called him back for one final announcement. “You’ll get a match at Payback, but I want something different. Just beating you one more time is not enough. I want to end you.” The fans cheered loudly for that as Bryan got closer to his point. “You and I, Three Stages of Hell.” That brought the WWE Universe to their feet. Punk had a concerned look on his face for a moment, but shook it off and nodded in agreement.
DOLPH ZIGGLER VS. RANDY ORTON; Batista’s harsh words on Smackdown were shown during Orton’s entrance. When Orton began hitting the mat in preparation for the RKO, Batista strolled to ringside. Orton stopped and directed him to leave. That gave Ziggler the opening to roll him up and steal the match at 6:11.
Randy Orton couldn’t believe what happened. Dolph Ziggler stood on the middle rope and celebrated, Orton looked over at Batista, who pointed at Dolph. Batista could be heard shouting, “Is this what you’ve become? Rip his head off!” Orton looked back and forth between Batista and Dolph, before pulling Dolph off the second rope and planting him with the RKO. The fans booed as Orton backed away, unsure of what to do next. Batista continued to egg him on, now from the apron. Orton stepped back to the corner across from Dolph. He sized Dolph up for the Punt. Suddenly, Cody Rhodes burst onto the scene and stood in front of Orton. Randy was fixated on Dolph, but Cody got in face and talked him down. Batista smirked as he walked away, leaving Cody to continue to calm Orton down.
NON-TITLE MATCH: AJ LEE VS. SUMMER RAE W/ THE MIZ; While at ringside, Miz didn’t care about anything Summer Rae did inside. AJ Lee was in control throughout, winning with the Black Widow in 2:33. The Miz looked unimpressed with Summer’s performance. While AJ Lee celebrated, Paige was shown watching on a monitor backstage. “This Thursday on Smackdown, Paige and AJ Lee will come face to face to sign the contract for their showdown at Payback,” explained Michael Cole.
An advertisement ran to promote Payback, which airs live on the WWE Network on May 17th.
Renee Young stood by with Rusev and Lana. She asked for their thoughts on Rusev getting his US Title rematch at Payback. Lana went to speak, but Rusev stopped her. He simply said that justice has been served. “Roman Reigns got lucky at Backlash. No man can beat me twice in a row. At Payback, I will CRUSH Roman Reigns like a cracker over soup.” He walked off, leaving Renee and Lana looking confused.
JUSTIN GABRIEL VS. SHEAMUS; Sheamus has been rather quiet in recent months. He righted the ship a bit by winning here, with a Brogue Kick in 3:09.
Returning to the arena, it was set up for the Peep Show. Christian stood in the middle of the ring and introduced his talk show. “On Smackdown, I asked this man to appear on the Peep Show tonight as a special favor.” Christian brought out John Cena, who got his usual mixed reaction from the WWE Universe. It didn’t bother him, as he charged to the ring with the usual vigor we’ve come to expect from him. Once in the ring, the pair shook hands and Christian got down to business. He took things back about ten years. “I was talking a big game. I called you out on several occasions. Then, you got drafted to Raw and were the WWE Champion. You had what I wanted more than anything in the world. So what did I do? I ran my big mouth and called you out again. And I found myself staring up at the ceiling while your music played and you celebrated.” There was some venom in what Christian said, causing Cena to ready himself for a fight. Christian assured him that wouldn’t be the case. He added that he’s had some rough months lately and has failed to gain any real traction, while Cena’s been “the man” for a decade. “What I’m saying, John, is that I may only have one more match in me and I’d be honored-“
The music of the New Day interrupted Christian’s speech, as Kofi Kingston, Big E and Xavier Woods stepped onto the stage. Woods spoke first, saying they weren’t out here to be rude. “To be rude is to be negative and we are all about the positivity.” Big E claimed they came out because of what John Cena’s been up to lately. “You been going up and down this roster, beating every Superstar in your path and we have just one question for you.” Cena leaned forward, wondering when the question was coming. It was Kofi who asked, “Why were you so negative when Bray Wyatt sent you on this quest through the WWE roster?” Kofi added that it was the kind of thing Cena has purposely avoided for years. Cena said he wasn’t ducking any challengers. Kofi responded that Cena has never faced him one on one, despite being on the same show for years. “In fact, I believe you’ve faced every other possible Superstar in that span, except me. “I been saying the same thing since day one around here. You want some, come get some. Whether it’s you, you, or you,” said Cena as he pointed at each New Day member, lastly on Kofi. Christian interrupted, saying he had Cena on the show for a reason and would like to get back to that. Xavier chimed in again, saying that the focus isn’t on Christian. “Right now, what you need to understand is that the New Day are putting John Cena next on our list, not the other way around. John Boy, you will learn the power of positivity.” The New Day danced on the stage, while Cena stared them down and Christian remained frustrated behind them.
Backstage, Kurt Angle was interviewed about his main event match with Dean Ambrose. Angle said that he and Dean worked together a few weeks ago, and they have a common enemy in the Wyatt Family, but there’s no way he holds anything back tonight.
Cameras cut to a video being streamed from the Hart Family Dungeon. Tyson Kidd and Cesaro were shown doing various workouts and grappling exchanges, while Natalya officiates. Once that montage ends, the three speak to the camera. Kidd directs the words at the Usos, saying this is why they’re the better team. “I was the last graduate of the Hart Dungeon.” Cesaro added in, “Fact.” Kidd continued, saying Cesaro has been named an honorary graduate by he, Natalya, and uncle Bret.” Cesaro smiled and said, “Fact.” Tyson lastly noted that Natalya is royalty and was the only woman to graduate from this hallowed ground, so nothing Naomi could do would even remotely affect her.” This time, Natalya ended with, “Fact.”
NON-TITLE MATCH: BO DALLAS W/ BIG SHOW VS. WWE UNITED STATES CHAMPION ROMAN REIGNS; In something of a warm-up match before his rematch with Alexander Rusev, Roman Reigns ran through Bo Dallas. He beat him with a Spear in 2:25.
NON-TITLE MATCH: WWE INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPION ADRIAN NEVILLE VS. WWE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION SETH ROLLINS; As one would expect, these two turned in one of the better matches on Raw in recent memory. Tons of near falls and close calls for Neville. At one point, he hit the Red Arrow and seemed to win, but Rollins got his foot on the bottom rope. The referee got hit, so Seth went outside to use his title as a weapon. Bad News Barrett, who was on commentary, snatched the title away from him. Seth threatened to hit him, but decided against it since BNB had the title. Seth rolled inside and was pulled into a small package for a three count in 10:07! Neville quickly exited the ring to celebrate, while Barrett laughed at the furious Rollins.
Like Kurt Angle earlier, Dean Ambrose was interviewed by Renee Young about the main event. Dean agreed with everything Kurt said. “We do have a common enemy, but there also might not be two crazier SOBs in the WWE. So, we’ll go out there, beat the holy hell out of each other, and once it’s over, the Wyatt Family will still have a giant target on their backs.”
ALBERTO DEL RIO VS. TYLER BREEZE; The former World Heavyweight Champion proved to be a tough challenge for “Prince Pretty.” Though Breeze came up just short of capturing the Intercontinental Championship, she’s still a formidable competitor. Del Rio went for his signature armbar, but Breeze had a counter ready with a rollup. Del Rio kicked out but was instantly greeted with the Supermodel Kick and Beauty Shot, giving Breeze a big win in 6:44.
An Ascension vignette ran. They declared a return to the “wasteland” this Thursday on Smackdown.
DEAN AMBROSE VS. KURT ANGLE; As they hinted to in their interviews earlier, Ambrose and Angle held absolutely nothing back They hit each other with everything they had. Within minutes, the intensity was revved up and Dean was trapped in the Ankle Lock. He rolled out, sending Angle to the corner. Dean exploded with a clothesline that kept both men down for a bit. Suddenly, the Wyatt signature hit the screen at the 4:50 mark.
The Wyatt Family, including Bray, all appeared in the ring to surround the wounded warriors. Dean and Kurt struggled to their feet and stood back to back, facing off against the Wyatts. Dean and Kurt charged forward, attacking Luke Harper and Erick Rowan. The pairs did battle, while Bray mostly stood and watched. As Dean got the upper hand on Rowan, Bray finally got in on the action, leveling Dean in the back. Angle tried grabbing Harper in an Ankle Lock, but the numbers overwhelmed him. Bray grabbed him for Sister Abigail. Before he could plant the kiss on Angle’s forehead, Brock Lesnar’s theme hit the speakers and the crowd came unglued. The “Beast” ran down to the ring, leaving Paul Heyman in the dust. Rowan ran outside to greet Brock, but just got completely run over. Brock slid inside and traded blows with Harper. Brock ducked a right hand and delivered a German suplex. Rowan entered again and got hit with one as well. The fans roared as Brock stared across at Bray Wyatt, who, for the first time in months, looked startled and unsure what to do. Brock moved towards him but the Wyatt signature hit again. When the lights came back on, the Wyatt Family was gone, leaving Brock Lesnar in the ring in the midst of a huge reaction from the fans. Dean and Kurt used the ropes to help themselves up, as they looked at Brock with surprise and confusion on their faces, as the show faded to black.
DOLPH ZIGGLER VS. RANDY ORTON; Batista’s harsh words on Smackdown were shown during Orton’s entrance. When Orton began hitting the mat in preparation for the RKO, Batista strolled to ringside. Orton stopped and directed him to leave. That gave Ziggler the opening to roll him up and steal the match at 6:11.
Randy Orton couldn’t believe what happened. Dolph Ziggler stood on the middle rope and celebrated, Orton looked over at Batista, who pointed at Dolph. Batista could be heard shouting, “Is this what you’ve become? Rip his head off!” Orton looked back and forth between Batista and Dolph, before pulling Dolph off the second rope and planting him with the RKO. The fans booed as Orton backed away, unsure of what to do next. Batista continued to egg him on, now from the apron. Orton stepped back to the corner across from Dolph. He sized Dolph up for the Punt. Suddenly, Cody Rhodes burst onto the scene and stood in front of Orton. Randy was fixated on Dolph, but Cody got in face and talked him down. Batista smirked as he walked away, leaving Cody to continue to calm Orton down.
NON-TITLE MATCH: AJ LEE VS. SUMMER RAE W/ THE MIZ; While at ringside, Miz didn’t care about anything Summer Rae did inside. AJ Lee was in control throughout, winning with the Black Widow in 2:33. The Miz looked unimpressed with Summer’s performance. While AJ Lee celebrated, Paige was shown watching on a monitor backstage. “This Thursday on Smackdown, Paige and AJ Lee will come face to face to sign the contract for their showdown at Payback,” explained Michael Cole.
An advertisement ran to promote Payback, which airs live on the WWE Network on May 17th.
Renee Young stood by with Rusev and Lana. She asked for their thoughts on Rusev getting his US Title rematch at Payback. Lana went to speak, but Rusev stopped her. He simply said that justice has been served. “Roman Reigns got lucky at Backlash. No man can beat me twice in a row. At Payback, I will CRUSH Roman Reigns like a cracker over soup.” He walked off, leaving Renee and Lana looking confused.
JUSTIN GABRIEL VS. SHEAMUS; Sheamus has been rather quiet in recent months. He righted the ship a bit by winning here, with a Brogue Kick in 3:09.
Returning to the arena, it was set up for the Peep Show. Christian stood in the middle of the ring and introduced his talk show. “On Smackdown, I asked this man to appear on the Peep Show tonight as a special favor.” Christian brought out John Cena, who got his usual mixed reaction from the WWE Universe. It didn’t bother him, as he charged to the ring with the usual vigor we’ve come to expect from him. Once in the ring, the pair shook hands and Christian got down to business. He took things back about ten years. “I was talking a big game. I called you out on several occasions. Then, you got drafted to Raw and were the WWE Champion. You had what I wanted more than anything in the world. So what did I do? I ran my big mouth and called you out again. And I found myself staring up at the ceiling while your music played and you celebrated.” There was some venom in what Christian said, causing Cena to ready himself for a fight. Christian assured him that wouldn’t be the case. He added that he’s had some rough months lately and has failed to gain any real traction, while Cena’s been “the man” for a decade. “What I’m saying, John, is that I may only have one more match in me and I’d be honored-“
The music of the New Day interrupted Christian’s speech, as Kofi Kingston, Big E and Xavier Woods stepped onto the stage. Woods spoke first, saying they weren’t out here to be rude. “To be rude is to be negative and we are all about the positivity.” Big E claimed they came out because of what John Cena’s been up to lately. “You been going up and down this roster, beating every Superstar in your path and we have just one question for you.” Cena leaned forward, wondering when the question was coming. It was Kofi who asked, “Why were you so negative when Bray Wyatt sent you on this quest through the WWE roster?” Kofi added that it was the kind of thing Cena has purposely avoided for years. Cena said he wasn’t ducking any challengers. Kofi responded that Cena has never faced him one on one, despite being on the same show for years. “In fact, I believe you’ve faced every other possible Superstar in that span, except me. “I been saying the same thing since day one around here. You want some, come get some. Whether it’s you, you, or you,” said Cena as he pointed at each New Day member, lastly on Kofi. Christian interrupted, saying he had Cena on the show for a reason and would like to get back to that. Xavier chimed in again, saying that the focus isn’t on Christian. “Right now, what you need to understand is that the New Day are putting John Cena next on our list, not the other way around. John Boy, you will learn the power of positivity.” The New Day danced on the stage, while Cena stared them down and Christian remained frustrated behind them.
Backstage, Kurt Angle was interviewed about his main event match with Dean Ambrose. Angle said that he and Dean worked together a few weeks ago, and they have a common enemy in the Wyatt Family, but there’s no way he holds anything back tonight.
Cameras cut to a video being streamed from the Hart Family Dungeon. Tyson Kidd and Cesaro were shown doing various workouts and grappling exchanges, while Natalya officiates. Once that montage ends, the three speak to the camera. Kidd directs the words at the Usos, saying this is why they’re the better team. “I was the last graduate of the Hart Dungeon.” Cesaro added in, “Fact.” Kidd continued, saying Cesaro has been named an honorary graduate by he, Natalya, and uncle Bret.” Cesaro smiled and said, “Fact.” Tyson lastly noted that Natalya is royalty and was the only woman to graduate from this hallowed ground, so nothing Naomi could do would even remotely affect her.” This time, Natalya ended with, “Fact.”
NON-TITLE MATCH: BO DALLAS W/ BIG SHOW VS. WWE UNITED STATES CHAMPION ROMAN REIGNS; In something of a warm-up match before his rematch with Alexander Rusev, Roman Reigns ran through Bo Dallas. He beat him with a Spear in 2:25.
NON-TITLE MATCH: WWE INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPION ADRIAN NEVILLE VS. WWE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION SETH ROLLINS; As one would expect, these two turned in one of the better matches on Raw in recent memory. Tons of near falls and close calls for Neville. At one point, he hit the Red Arrow and seemed to win, but Rollins got his foot on the bottom rope. The referee got hit, so Seth went outside to use his title as a weapon. Bad News Barrett, who was on commentary, snatched the title away from him. Seth threatened to hit him, but decided against it since BNB had the title. Seth rolled inside and was pulled into a small package for a three count in 10:07! Neville quickly exited the ring to celebrate, while Barrett laughed at the furious Rollins.
Like Kurt Angle earlier, Dean Ambrose was interviewed by Renee Young about the main event. Dean agreed with everything Kurt said. “We do have a common enemy, but there also might not be two crazier SOBs in the WWE. So, we’ll go out there, beat the holy hell out of each other, and once it’s over, the Wyatt Family will still have a giant target on their backs.”
ALBERTO DEL RIO VS. TYLER BREEZE; The former World Heavyweight Champion proved to be a tough challenge for “Prince Pretty.” Though Breeze came up just short of capturing the Intercontinental Championship, she’s still a formidable competitor. Del Rio went for his signature armbar, but Breeze had a counter ready with a rollup. Del Rio kicked out but was instantly greeted with the Supermodel Kick and Beauty Shot, giving Breeze a big win in 6:44.
An Ascension vignette ran. They declared a return to the “wasteland” this Thursday on Smackdown.
DEAN AMBROSE VS. KURT ANGLE; As they hinted to in their interviews earlier, Ambrose and Angle held absolutely nothing back They hit each other with everything they had. Within minutes, the intensity was revved up and Dean was trapped in the Ankle Lock. He rolled out, sending Angle to the corner. Dean exploded with a clothesline that kept both men down for a bit. Suddenly, the Wyatt signature hit the screen at the 4:50 mark.
The Wyatt Family, including Bray, all appeared in the ring to surround the wounded warriors. Dean and Kurt struggled to their feet and stood back to back, facing off against the Wyatts. Dean and Kurt charged forward, attacking Luke Harper and Erick Rowan. The pairs did battle, while Bray mostly stood and watched. As Dean got the upper hand on Rowan, Bray finally got in on the action, leveling Dean in the back. Angle tried grabbing Harper in an Ankle Lock, but the numbers overwhelmed him. Bray grabbed him for Sister Abigail. Before he could plant the kiss on Angle’s forehead, Brock Lesnar’s theme hit the speakers and the crowd came unglued. The “Beast” ran down to the ring, leaving Paul Heyman in the dust. Rowan ran outside to greet Brock, but just got completely run over. Brock slid inside and traded blows with Harper. Brock ducked a right hand and delivered a German suplex. Rowan entered again and got hit with one as well. The fans roared as Brock stared across at Bray Wyatt, who, for the first time in months, looked startled and unsure what to do. Brock moved towards him but the Wyatt signature hit again. When the lights came back on, the Wyatt Family was gone, leaving Brock Lesnar in the ring in the midst of a huge reaction from the fans. Dean and Kurt used the ropes to help themselves up, as they looked at Brock with surprise and confusion on their faces, as the show faded to black.
