6-20-11 Raw results and thoughts

Coverage and thoughts on the June 20, 2011 3 hour episode of Power to the People Raw

The show starts with CM Punk saying what kind of awful decisions the fans will make tonight. He says he is the best wrestler in the world and that he beat Rey Mysterio last night and beat John Cena last Week and that wins and loses still have meaning and that he is the number one contender for the WWE Title. He tells the Raw GM to make him the official contender and wants his match at the Money In The Bank PPV in his home town of Chicago. The GM chimes in with Punk mocking Cole’s pre reading and he tells him to go ahead and read the e-mail. The GM says he will take what Punk said under consideration but wants Punk out of the ring. Punk won’t go and the GM chimes in again and says Punk should go now. Punk said he isn’t going anywhere. The GM said he was going to make him the number one contender but because Punk  sounded disrespectful he now has to earn the Title match against Alberto Del Rio. Punk says that Del Rio got a fluke win over Big Show last night and the GM then makes a Triple Threat match. Punk vs. Del Rio vs. Rey Mysterio. This was a mixed bag segment. Punk was good on the mic as usual, but the GM act is beyond old.

The first voting is to see who will challenge Brie Bella for the Divas Title. The choices are Eve Torres, Kelly and Beth Phoenix. The fans pick Kelly.

Kelly Kelly Vs. Divas Champion Brie Bella for The Title. Kelly gets the pin to win the Title. The Bellas argued after the match while Kelly celebrated with the belt. This was decent Divas match. Jerry Lawler gets on the mic and congradulates Kelly. Kelly gets all choked up thanking the fans.

Also this is Kelly’s FIRST run as Diva’s Champion. Michael Cole messed up on commentary and said that Kelly was looking to REGAIN the Title. I’m not sure if he messed that up himself or someone fed him the wrong info through his headset. He corrected himself later during the next match.

The next voting is to see who will face Evan Bourne. The choices are Jack Swagger, Mason Ryan and Sin Cara. The fans pick Mason Ryan. I’m not sure if the voting is legit here. Why would the fans pick Mason Ryan? Whether or not the voting is legit, maybe either the fans or Vince were worried that Cara might have messed up his spots and that Bourne beat Swagger last night. Still, I would have rather seen Swagger or Cara.

Evan Bourne vs. Mason Ryan. Mason Ryan gets the pin. This was a typical big guy-little guy match with the Ryan tossing Bourne around with Bourne making a comeback before getting pinned.

The next voting is Kane vs. Mark Henry in either a Body Slam Match, Arm Wrestling contest or an over the top Rope challenge. Henry talks about press slamming Big Show through the table last night. Good promo from Mark Henry.

Note: They came back from commercial and Mark Henry cut his promo then they went back to commercial. Like Stone cold used to say “WHAT?”

For Kane vs. Mark Henry the fans pick the Arm Wrestling Match. Mark Henry punches Kane and gets DQ’d and they go at it. Kane goes for a Chokeslam but Henry yanks Kane’s hand off his throat then throws the arm wrestling table on Kane. He then rams Kane back first into the ring post then takes the announce table apart and rags on Booker T. Henry then gives Kane the World’s Strongest Slam through the table. They’re really doing a great job of getting Mark Henry over as heal monster. He then rags on the fans saying that he wants respect. This was great stuff from Henry.

They had a video package of the Cena-Truth feud with Truth talking about conspiracies and they showed the end of his match last night. This was a good video package.

R-Truth comes out and asks the fans  if they're having fun running the show tonight. He said he asked himself who he thought would try to get him. He thought it was the laptop or maybe Cena, but he realized it was “Little Jimmy.” He goes on his Jimmy rant and Christian comes out and says the power to the people gimmick is a joke. Then he talked about how he became World champion after 17 years only to lose the Title less then a week later because the fans decided he should face Orton. He says he’s had set backs and that they’re the fan’s fault and not his. They then show a clip of Christian’s foot being under the bottom rope when he got pinned by Orton last night and Christian says that he demands that justice be served and that he wants one more Title match. Truth says Christian at least got to be Champion, but he got screwed out of being Champion by “Little Jimmy.” The Miz then comes out and calls Christian and Truth winners. Miz says that Alex Riley had a win handed to him on a silver platter last night. Christian mentions that Miz fought his former apprentice while they had Title matches and lost. They go back and forth doing Miz’s really bit, then Christian says Riley, Miz throws in Randy and Truth throws in Jimmy. Teddy Long comes out and says that tonight’s main event will be Miz, Christian & Truth vs. Alex Riley, Randy Orton & John Cena and the fans will pick what kind of match it will be. This was good back and forth stuff from these 3 guys.

The next voting is for Kofi Kingston vs. U.S. Champion Dolph Ziggler and the choices are a 2 out of 3 falls match, Vickie Guerrero being banned from ringside or a submission match. The fans pick 2 out of 3 falls.

Kofi Kingston vs. U.S. Champion Dolph Ziggler in a 2 out of 3 falls match for the Title. Ziggler gets the pin for the first fall. This was during the commercial break. Kofi gets the pin for the second fall. Kofi gets the third fall by DQ when Dolph hit him with the mic. Kofi won the match, but Dolph retained the Title. Kofi then gave Dolph Trouble In Paradise after the match. This was a really good back and forth match. These 2 work very well together. It was also cool to have a 2 out of 3 falls match.

I missed this part, but they also mentioned that Shawn Michaels will be on Raw next week.

No DQ, Falls Count Anywhere or Submission for the Mysterio-Del Rio-Punk match. Alberto takes the mic and says that he’s been teaching the fans and taught Big Show a lesson in destiny last night and how Big Show getting his leg run over and him beating Big Show last night and winning tonight’s match will all be destiny.

Back from commercial and the fans pick Falls Count Anywhere. Punk gets the win when he pins Del Rio. This was a really awesome match! A lot of back and forth action and great spots in there! Punk then gets the mic and says that July 17, 2011 will be a historic day for WWE because he will beat Cena for the WWE Title. He also mentions that that July 17 is the day his contract runs out and that means when the clock strikes midnight he’s leaving with the WWE Title. This was a really good promo from CM Punk. He has been gold on the mic.

Paper bag, No count out or Collegiate rules match for Daniel Bryan vs. Cody Rhodes. The fans pick No count out. Bryan gets the pin after reversing an inside cradle. Bryan then locks the Labelle Lock on Cody and Ted DiBiase, Jr. comes out and he and Daniel go at for a bit, then Cody and Ted double team him and Cody hits him with the Cross Rhodes. Ted lifts Daniel up and Cody puts a bag over Daniel’s head. This was a good match too. The post match beat down was good, but where was Sin Cara to even the odds?

The next fan voting is Vickie Guerrero vs. Booker T, Jerry Lawler or Michael Cole in a dance contest. Matt Striker is in the ring with Vickie. Vickie talks about Dolph Ziggler winning the U.S. Title and that she will win the dance contest. Vickie “dances” a bit then kisses Matt Striker. Time to find out which commentator will be dancing. The fans pick Michael Cole. Cole gets the mic and tells the fans to sit back and enjoy perfection. Cole does some comical stuff, does the worm and a spinnarooni then says, “Now can you dig that, Booker?” Striker asks the fans who they think should win and they booed both, so they went with who got booed louder and that was Cole. Cole celebrates and Vickie slaps him and walks off and dances up the ramp. This was kinda funny, Vickie & Cole are both good in the heal role.

They mention that Shawn Michaels will be at Raw in Las Vegas next week.

1 fall to a finish, 20 minute time limit or elimination for Randy Orton, John Cena & Alex Riley vs. Christian, R-Truth & The Miz. The fans pick Elimination. Christian eliminates Riley by pinfall. Cena eliminates Miz by pinfall. Orton eliminates Truth by pinfall. Christian eliminates Orton by pinfall. Cena makes Christian tap to the STF after Orton gives Christian an RKO. Cena wins the match. Cena & Orton pose on the ropes with their Title belts. This was a really good match too for the most part, the parts that were eh were Cena pinning Miz with one Attitude Adjustment after getting beaten down for a while and Cena & Orton posing together after the match. I hate how WWE tries to make people forget what happened. Cena & Orton were in a major feud a few years back and now they stand around all buddy-buddy. Besides those parts, the rest of the match was good.

This was a much better show then last week I thought. They had more matches on this show. The best matches were Kofi-Dolph, Bryan-Cody, the 6 man tag & the triple threat match, which was by far the best match on the show this week!