6-6-11 Raw results & thoughts

Coverage and thoughts on the June 6, 2011 episode of Raw

This week’s show started R-Truth coming to the ring with Steve Austin and Vince McMahon already out there. Truth has a confederate uniform apologizing for throwing the soda at “Big Jimmy” last week and said he that he is seceding from WWE, but he will keep his Title match. Really great promo from Truth and too much to mention here. Miz comes out and says he would still be champion if it wasn’t for Alex Riley and he wants another Title match. Alex Riley comes out and tells Miz he deserves a third straight week of a beat down. Cena comes out and cut what I thought was one of his better promos and mentions his match with Truth at Capitol Punishment. The Raw GM chimes in and Michael Cole goes to read it but Vince tells him to shut up and he make tonight’s main event, Cena & Riley vs. Truth & Miz and Steve Austin will be the guest referee. This was a really great opening segment!

Santino Marella vs. Michael McGulillicutty. Santino gets the pin in what turned out to be a good match and was longer than I expected it would be.

Kelly Kelly & Beth Phoenix vs. The Bella Twins. Kelly & Beth get the win after Beth pins Brie. This was a decent match too.

Booker T. & Trish are in the back telling Trish he was gonna show her a “Trisharooni” when Jack Swagger comes in and said he’s not so sure if Booker is Tough Enough and challenged him to match. Booker said the “tell me he did not just say that line” and accepts the challenge and says Swagger will be asking “Now can you dig that sucka.”

CM Punk come out mentioning that he beat Rey Mysterio last week and that Rey moaned and wanted a rematch and Punk said he would beat him again.

Rey Mysterio vs. CM Punk. Mysterio gets the pin in a real good match.

John Cena & Alex Riley are in the back having words. Cena said he will have Riley’s back but he doesn’t trust him.

Alberto Del Rio comes out and says that there’s a word in America to describe what he’s been hearing and that word is slandered. He talks about Big Show’s leg getting run over and the replay the clip. He says he wasn’t deliberate and wants Big Show to come out so that he can apologize to him. Ricardo Rodriguez comes out dressed as Big Show comes out on crutches and has a catcher’s mitt. Alberto and “Ricardo Show” rag on Big Show with “Ricardo Show” screaming and lifting his arm. Alberto asks “Ricardo Show” if he gives Show a lot of grub he will drop the charges. Del Rio said that Big Show got what he deserved and not to make him his enemy. This was a dumb segment.

U.S. Champion Kofi Kingston vs. Zack Ryder. Dolph Ziggler and Vickie Guerrero are doing commentary. Kofi gets the pin in a good but short match.

Booker T vs. Jack Swagger. Booker wins by count out when Swagger walks out. Evan Bourne attacks Swagger from behind and Booker gives Swagger and Axe Kick followed by a Shooting Star Pres from Evan Bourne. Evan & Booker then do a double Spinnarooni.

WWE Champion John Cena & Alex Riley vs. R-Truth & The Miz with Stone Cold Steve Austin as the guest referee. Cena and Alex get the win when Cena pins Miz. Riley brought a briefcase into the ring and hit Miz with it, then Austin gave Miz a stunner followed by the Attitude Adjustment from Cena. The Raw GM chimes in and reverses the decision because Austin got involved in the match, so Miz & Truth win by DQ. The GM then says that he will make Austin the guest GM next week. Austin takes the mic and says his usual stuff, then decks Cole, throws him the ring, pours beer on him then gives him a stunner. Then Cena gives Cole an Attitude Adjustment. Austin gets the mic again and says he will see Michael Cole next week on raw “And that’s the bottom line cause Stone Cold said so.”

This was a real good show overall. The opening segment was really great and the Mysterio-Punk match was good too.