6-25-12 Raw results and thoughts

Coverage and thoughts on the June 25, 2012 episode of Raw

The show starts with AJ backstage and she says that she knows Daniel still has feelings for her but they’ll have to drift apart. Then she mentions Kane and she says that they both know he’s not a man, he’s a monster. Then she gets to Punk. She thinks of her and Punk as sole mates but she doesn’t he’s thinking what she’s thinking whatever. Then she says it’s best that they go their separate ways. Then the camera shows that she was talking to herself while looking in a mirror. This was really strange way to kick off the show. Where are they going with this storyline?

Vickie Guerrero comes out and says that the board of directors decided to make her GM for Raw and Smackdown. Then she says that she will become the regular GM on the 100^th Raw. Then she says that she’s excited to bring us a great show. The first match is a 3 Way Elimination match. This was a typical Vickie heel promo. I thought she was good here. I also like that they have a 3 Way match with elimination rules. I’m not sure why we’re getting ANOTHER No Way Out rematch however!

WWE Champion CM Punk vs. Kane vs. Daniel Bryan. Daniel Bryan wins. AJ’s music hits and she skips to the ring. Then Punk hit the GTS on Kane for the pin. Punk is eliminated. Then Daniel kicks Punk in the back of the head for the pin. Daniel Bryan wins. This was a good match and this story with AJ continues.

They show Vickie in the office and Alberto & Ricardo come in. Ricardo gives Vickie flowers. Then Del Rio says he’s the rightful number one contender for the World Title. Then Dolph Ziggler comes in and says that he deserves another title match. Vickie says that Del Rio & Dolph will face each other and the winner challenges Sheamus on Smackdown. Then Dolph take the flowers and throws them into the wall. This was kinda corny.

Brodus Clay vs. Big Show. Big Show gets the pin. This was ok.

They show a video package of John Cena making his 300^th Make A Wish. This was a nice video.

Back to the show and they show Brodus being helped to the back during the break. Then Big Show punched Brodus.

They reshow the Triple H promo from No Way Out followed the Triple H-Paul Heyman promo from last Monday. Then they announce that Brock Lesnar will answer Triple H’s challenge next week.

AJ is backstage with Kane. Kane says that she’s made him feel things that he never thought possible. He says he isn’t boyfriend material and he doesn’t do relationships. Plus he’s a monster and he wears a mask and even he finds her mentally unstable. Then he says they should stay away from each other. Kane walks out and AJ makes like she’s going to cry but predictably she laughs about it. This was weird.  

U.S. Champion Santino Marella vs. Jack Swagger for the Title. Santino gets the pin. This was ok but typical Santino comedy.

They show John Cena walking backstage and he finds a People Power t-shirt. Then Zack Ryder comes in and throws in the trash. Then they fist pump. That was lame.

John Cena comes to the ring. He says that for the past month WWE has been turned upside down. Then he says that Johnny Ace convinced Big Show to turn heel. Then he talks about the steel cage match they had at No Way Out. He mentions that Brodus, Santino & Ryder were at ringside. He does the whole thing using Star Wars references. Then he says that after he hit the floor “Yoda” McMahon said to Emperor Johnny, “No chance in hell have you. Fired you are” Then he was about to make his “historic announcement” but the lights go out. Then Chris Jericho’s music hits and he returns! The fans chant Y2J. Jericho asks Cena what he’s talking about. Jericho tells Cena to shut up and get out of his ring because tonight is Chris Jericho’s night. Cena says that since Jericho has been gone some things have happened. He mentions that Big Show has entered the Money in the Bank match. Then he says that to stop Big Show he is also putting himself in the MITB ladder match. (I called it!) Cena mentions that he’s had the case cashed in on him more than once. Then he says that he hasn’t been Champion in a year. Then Jericho says that Cena’s arrogance & Ignorance is mind boggling. Jericho says that he invented the MITB ladder match in 2005 and has been in 3 of them. Cena says Jericho hasn’t won any of them. Jericho says this match isn’t a joke. He says MITB is a serious match and no one has been in more ladder matches than he has. He says that this match is a career ender. Then he tells Cena not to worry about stopping Big Show. Cena should be worried about stopping him because he is entering the MITB ladder match too. Then Vickie Guerrero comes out and says that there will be 2 MITB matches. One for each title. She says that only former WWE Champions can be in this year’s match. They are Kane, Big Show, Chris Jericho & John Cena. Then she says that tonight Cena will face Jericho. This was a mixed bag segment. Cena’s Star Wars promo was idiotic. Jericho’s was good and Vickie was ok here too. I’m not digging the only former champions can be in the Money in the Bank ladder match bit. I knew that Cena’s announcement was gonna be that he’s entering the Money in the Bank match because Big Show’s in there.

Time for the former main eventer match. Out comes Heath Slater. He says he’s the one man band and doesn’t care what Vader, Cyndi Lauper, Wendi Richter or Piper think about him. He is one of the top super stars on Raw. He says that he rules the world. Then Psycho Sid’s music hits and he comes out! I popped big for Sid!

Psycho Sid vs. Heath Slater. Sid gets the pin. This was a squash. It was cool to see Sid back!

Dolph Ziggler vs. Alberto Del Rio in a World Title shot contract on a pole match. They were both on the top rope and Dolph grabbed the contract but it fell out of his hands. Then Ricardo comes in to grab it but Dolph kicks it out of his hands to the floor. They fall to the floor on the opposite side of where the contract is. Then Sheamus comes out and says that Vickie set up a Triple Threat match for the World Title. Then Sheamus says that this match will be about him kicking both their “arses” on Smackdown. So we get a no finish. What was the point of this match if they were to going to have a 3 way?

They announce that CM Punk will defend the WWE Title against Daniel Bryan at Money in the Bank.

CM Punk is backstage and AJ shows up and covers his eyes. She says guess who. He says King Kong Bundy. That was funny. Then AJ says that things didn’t go to well for Punk before and she wants to make it up to him. She then says that she will dedicate the battle royal win to Punk. Punk says they need to talk. AJ says that she is open to taking things to the next level. Then she says she has to win the battle royal next. This was a decent backstage segment.

Time for the Divas Battle Royal. Vickie Guerrero comes out and says that “Vickie Power” is in charge tonight. She gets in the ring and reveals her swim suit. In the battle royal are AJ, Vickie Guerrero, Divas Champion Layla, Rosa Mendez, Natalya, Beth Phoenix, Maxine, Tamina, Alicia Fox, Aksana & Kaitlyn. AJ wins. This was a waste! It came down to AJ & Vickie. Then AJ does Daniel Bryan’s Yes chant.

John Cena vs. Chris Jericho. Cena wins by DQ when Big Show came in. Jericho had Cena in the Walls of Jericho and then Big Show came in and leg dropped Cena. That led to the DQ. Then Show choke slammed Cena. Then he locked Cena in the camel clutch and had him in that for a bit. Show releases the unconscious Cena and looks at the referee to end the show.  

I thought this week’s show was hit and miss overall. The 3 Way match was good and I thought Cena-Jericho was decent. Show locking the camel clutch on Cena was ok too. The AJ storyline is good and AJ plays the whacko role really well. I liked her segments in the back with Kane & Punk. AJ is the only diva right now who is in a storyline. That divas battle royal was pointless! I knew AJ would win. Cena’s Star Wars promo was stupid. Jericho’s promo was decent though. Dolph-Alberto was good but also pointless if they were going to have both guys challenge Sheamus anyway! Brodus-Show was ok for what it was. Santino-Swagger was ok too but it was typical Santino comedy. I liked seeing Psycho Sid. That might have been my favorite part of the show. So overall I thought this week’s show was not great but not terrible either.