6-27-11 Raw results and thoughts

Coverage and thoughts on the June 27, 2011 episode of Raw Roulette

Booker T is standing by the roulette wheel.

The show starts with Shawn Michaels coming out and says he tried to stay away but he couldn’t after being around 20 something years and that he missed the fans because they made him. He mentions that guest hosts are always on the show to plug something and he’s not about that, but of course he mentions his new show. That was funny. CM Punk, Michael McGuillicutty & David Otunga come out. Punk rags on Michaels for wanting to stick around and have the spot light still being on him. He then mentions that he will be leaving on July 18. Punk talks about how Michaels lost to Undertaker at WrestleMania 26 and unlike Michaels, Punk will be leaving WWE Champion. Punk says it’s sad that the fans cheer for the past (Michaels) and not the future. Michaels says the fans cheer because he is better than Punk. Punk says HBK was better than him, and how no one could hold a candle to either of them at their peeks. Punk asks if he’s challenging him. Michaels says that Punk has his style and he’s got his, then super kicks Otunga. The Raw GM chimes in and mentions that since Punk only has 3 raws left, they’re going to make them count. Punk will be in the first match of the night. They go to Booker T on the Tron. Booker spins the wheel and it lands on a question mark. Booker says that means he has a mystery opponent, and that is Kane. Michaels then super kicks McGuillicutty and tells Punk good luck. Kane then comes out for the match.

Kane vs. CM Punk. Kane wins by count out when Punk walks out.

Booker T & Eve Torres spin the wheel for the Sin Cara-Evan Bourne match. It lands on No count out

Sin Cara vs. Evan Bourne in a no count out match. Sin Cara gets the pin in a real entertaining back and forth match.

Kofi Kingston is in the back with Booker T. Booker tells Kofi he can spin the wheel for his match with Dolph. Vickie comes in and spins the wheel and it lands on player’s choice. That means Kofi can pick the stip and Kofi says he wants Vickie banned from ringside.

Kofi Kingston vs. U.S. Champion Dolph Ziggler. Vickie comes out but the refs kick her out. Kofi gets the pin. This was a solid match.

Maryse is in the back with Booker T and the wheel and Alberto comes in asking why he has to face Big Show again. Maryse agrees, and Alberto has Maryse spin the wheel and it lands on steel cage. Alberto & Maryse were talking while the wheel was spinning and didn’t notice right away. Booker wishes Alberto luck.

Big Show vs. Alberto Del Rio in a steel cage match. Mark Henry comes out to watch, then breaks the door off the cage and comes in and kicks Big Show allowing Alberto to escape for the win. Mark Henry then rams Big Show with the cage door and Big Show goes threw the cage wall. That was crazy. Henry then jaw jacks with the fans, some refs come in to assist Big Show and Henry tells them to back off. Mark Henry is really doing a great job in the monster heal role. Big Show was assisted by refs and medics during the break.

Booker T spins the wheel for the Kelly-Nikki Bella match and it lands on submission.

Divas Champion Kelly Kelly vs. Nikki Bella in a Non Title submission match. Kelly gets the win with a Boston Crab. This was real short. The Bellas then double team Kelly and Eve comes out to even the odds.

Booker T and Rey Mysterio spin the wheel to see what match Rey will have and it lands on Tornado, which means Ray & Alex Riley vs. The Miz & Jack Swagger with all 4 guys in the ring at once. DDP comes and promotes the best of Monday Nitro DVD. Drew McIntyre comes in and says a lot of guys see them as washed up. He says he doesn’t, but they’re taking up his TV time. Drew tells them to split in 10 minutes or they will be leaving on stretchers. Shawn Michaels comes in and super kicks him. Michaels then checks out the Nitro disc and says he’s never seen any of it because he was working. This was done to plug the DVD, but why have Drew make his first TV appearance in months only to get punked out? Why bother having him on at all if this what they were going to do with him? This wasn’t that enjoyable.

Rey Mysterio & Alex Riley vs. Jack Swagger & The Miz in a Tornado match. Mysterio & Riley win when Rey pins Swagger. This was a really good match.

They don’t even bother spinning the wheel for the Cena-Truth match. They just announce it will be a Tables match.

WWE Champion John Cena vs. R-Truth in a Tables match. Punk comes out and he and Cena go at it and Truth puts Cena threw a table for the win. Punk has the mic, walks up the ramp, sits on the stage and says that before he goes in 3 weeks he has a lot to get off his chest. He tells Cena that he doesn’t hate him, but he hates the idea that Cena thinks he’s the best, but Punk is. Punk said that there is something Cena is better at then he is and that is kissing Vince’s rear end. He says he's better at that than even Hulk Hogan is. Punk says he's not sure if Cena is as good of butt kisser as The Rock. He also says that he’s “breaking the 4^th wall” by calling him Dwayne. Then he says that he is the best WRESTLER in the world and that he was brought in by Paul Heyman because Heyman saw potential in him. He mentions that Brock Lesnar was also a Heyman guy and that he split too, but unlike Lesnar he will leave with the WWE Title. He says that he proved in 6 years that he is the best in the ring, on the mic and on commentary and mentions how he’s not on any WWE merchandise and the fact The Rock is main eventing WrestleMania makes him sick. He then rags on the fans, then says he might defend the WWE Title in Japan or maybe go back to ROH. He then says hey to Colt Cabana. Punk says that Vince is surrounded by yes men and that WWE will eventually be run by HHH & Stephanie. Punk was going to tell the fans a story about the anti-bullying ads, and they cut his mic. Punk then yells into the camera to end the show. This was a really great promo by CM Punk! He mentioned a lot of stuff here that I’m guessing was OK’d by management since he said it all on the show.

This was a decent show I thought. The Raw Roulette gimmick is dumb, but there were good matches on the show. The best parts were Cara-Bourne, the tornado tag match, Mark Henry breaking the cage and by far the highlight of the show was CM Punk’s outstanding promo!

Note: After Raw went off the air Michael Cole announced to the fans that WWE has indefinitely suspended CM Punk.