WWE RAW 5th August, Results

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Stephanie McMahon was in the ring to open the show. Daniel Bryan’s had a corporate makeover and out he came in a suit looking like Damien Sandow’s twin.

Vince McMahon then came out expecting to shave Bryan’s beard. Wade Barrett took jobbing to the next level, posing as a barber. Bryan wasn’t happy getting his beard shaved and attacked Barrett. He made fun of Cena by revealing his new t-shirt, The Beard is here. Vince was upset as we moved into a commercial.

RVD vs Alberto Del Rio

A great match to start the show. RVD looked fluent and precise with his moves. Ricardo was back ringside. RVD made use of the bucket Ricardo placed in the corner and used his legs to pin ADR for the victory.

Winner: RVD

Del Rio then lost it and beat Ricardo blue and black. Del Rio gained much needed heat into his character after his showdown on Ricardo.

Rhodes found the MITB briefcase from the Gulf of Mexico. Sandow and Cody had a showdown after Rhodes invited him to take back the briefcase.

Mark Henry vs Ryback

Ryback took Henry down first and escaped a powerslam from Henry. He went out of the ring for a breather and got purposely counted out.

Winner: Mark Henry

Cena was out and cut a promo on Bryan’s comments earlier in the show. He talked about being an 11 time Champion and that he should not be underestimated. Orton came out and talked about the briefcase as the Shield interrupted. Bryan came out to save Orton and Cena. Maddox then announced a six man tag match.

Tons of Funk vs Wyatt Family

Sweet T started off strong as he managed to get some offence. After a few tags all hell breaks lose, Rowan connected the running splash on Tensai as the Wyatt Family picked up the victory.

Winner: The Wyatt Family

Post match Bray Wyatt attacked Tensai and cut a promo about Kane. Then Kane’s pyro hits and he was on the titantron. Kane talked about showing his true self at SummerSlam.

Punk backstage talks about Curtis Axel and how he would beat Lesnar at SummerSlam.

Kaitlyn vs Layla

An average Divas match that bettered it’s usual standard. AJ Lee interrupted and distracted Kaitlyn to help Layla pick up the victory.

Winner: Layla

Christian vs Heath Slater

Slater managed to land a few hard shots on Christian courtesy distraction from Mcintyre and Jinder Mahal. They took a few cheap shots as Slater distracted the referee. Christian bounced back with an impressive move close to the ring and a dropkick. Christian hit the spear for the win.

Winner: Christian