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WWE RAW: Live Results and Coverage, October 7, 2013

WWE Superstar CM Punk

Hello ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to yet another live review of Monday Night RAW! Tonight we’re live from the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Before the show, there are reports coming in that the WWE Divas champion, AJ Lee suffered a concussion last night at Battleground, and won’t take part on this week’s show. Anyway, let’s get right down to action as Monday Night RAW kicks off in front of a sold out crowd!

The show started with us looking back at what happened last night at Battleground in the main event. Michael Cole welcomed us as one of the “principal owners” of the WWE Stephanie McMahon made her way out. The ropes were pink and white, paying ode to the victims of breast cancer, a new initiative the WWE is a part of. Good on them. Anyway, she said last night, the main event match was compromised. She called Big Show ‘selfish’. She said Show had to answer to all of us, and asked him to come out and Show obliged. Show was about to speak, but Stephanie asked him to shut up. She said what he did last night was inexcusable. Big Show apologized, and Stephanie called him a sorry, pathetic excuse of a human being. She said Triple H and Stephanie helped him out a lot of times, and ripped into him. She told him to man up and take responsibility for his actions. He asked Stephanie if he could go, and Stephanie said no. She told him that they owned him, and he can’t do anything without their permission, and asked him to beg the fans for forgiveness. She asked him to get down on his knees and beg, as the fans started a “No” chant. She called him worthless, and told him he doesn’t have a soul. Show said he knocked out Orton because he couldn’t take it anymore, and said he knocked out Bryan because she told him to! Stephanie tried to evade it. Stephanie slapped Show multiple times and fired him! Show had a smirk on his face as he left to the back.

 


Analysis: That was an interesting opening segment, and Show was perfect in his role. Stephanie fired Show, which leaves a lot of possibilities going forward. The segment was brilliantly orchestrated by the two, and Show even let out the ‘B’ word, which got a decent pop from the Pittsburgh crowd.

WWE hyped up tonight’s main event between the Rhodes brothers and Daniel Bryan against The Shield.

Dolph Ziggler made his way out next for his rematch against Damien Sandow.

Dolph Ziggler vs. Damien Sandow

Both men locked up and Sandow drove Ziggler into the corner, drilling him with shoulders. Sandow looked aggressive from the outset, as he was upset about Ziggler pinning him the night before. Sandow locked in the chinlock and took him down with a knee to the gut. He came down with knees to the chest of Ziggler and got a 2 count. Sandow drilled Ziggler with a right hand and threw him out of the ring as WWE headed into commercial.

Back from the break and Sandow was still in control of the bout. Sandow dropped Ziggler with the Side Russian legsweep and came down with the Elbow of Disdain for yet another 2 count. Sandow locked Ziggler in the side headlock and threw Ziggler over the top rope. Sandow ran Ziggler into the ring post as the referee started the 10 count. Sandow brought Ziggler into the ring to pick up another 2 count. Sandow missed a shoulder and ran into the ring post and Ziggler took Sandow down and unloaded with stiff rights. Ziggler dropped Sandow with a baseball slide on the outside and unloaded with rights. Back in the ring, Ziggler dropped Sandow with a swinging neckbreaker and a dropkick for a 2 count. Ziggler went to the top but Sandow crotched him on the top turnbuckle. Ziggler hit the Fame Asser and picked up the victory out of nowhere after 13 minutes.

Winner: Dolph Ziggler

Rating: ** ½

Analysis: That win came out of nowhere, and Sandow is still on a losing streak. I don’t know why WWE goes ahead with the MitB holders losing all their matches, but it takes away any credibility they have, and the importance of the championship when they eventually win it. Anyway, Ziggler seems to be getting back on track, which is the only good thing coming out of this.

Backstage, Stephanie took Maddox to task and blamed him for the debacle at Battleground. She asked what he had to say, and he took Triple H’s name. Stephanie cut him off and said Triple H was taking care of Maddox’s mess. She told him that he will apologize to the WWE Universe and make it up to them.

During the commercial break, Bruno Sammartino, the hometown hero came out to a standing ovation as the WWE Universe sang ‘Happy Birthday’ to him. That was classy on WWE’s part.

Rosa Mendes, Aksana and Alicia Fox vs. Natalya, Jojo and Eva Marie

Natalya started things off with Aksana. So Eva is a face now? Eva tagged in and took Aksana down with a snapmare. Aksana came back with rights and tagged in Rosa. Rosa worked on Eva and tagged in Alicia. Alicia scoop slammed Eva for a 1 count, and landed a cheap shot on Natalya and Jojo. Eva made the tag to Natalya as Natalya scooped Alicia. Nattie kipped up and clotheslined Alicia, and locked in the Sharpshooter! Alicia tapped out in about 3 minutes to give Natalya and her team the victory.

Winner (s): Natalya, Jojo and Eva Marie

Rating: *

Analysis: That was almost abysmal until Nattie came in. There’s nothing more to add about the bout.

Maddox came out and apologized to the WWE Universe for what happened at Battleground, and announced a rematch between Daniel Bryan and Randy Orton at Hell in a Cell PPV inside the Hell in a Cell. He further added that there will be a special guest referee and gave the WWE Universe the chance to pick one among three candidates later tonight. The first candidate was Booker T, and he came out to a decent ovation. Booker made his case about why he should be the special guest referee, and said he’d do what’s right for the business, and ended with “Can you dig that, sucka?”. I smell a heel turn coming.

Drew McIntyre and Jinder Mahal (With Heath Slater) vs. Los Matadores (With El Torito)

Jinder started things off with Diego and Diego took him down with head scissors. Fernando tagged in and they dropped Jinder with a double back body drop. Drew came in and worked on Fernando’s arm, but Fernando took him down with head scissors. Fernando then came down with a double chop to the chest, and Diego came in and they dropped Drew with an inverted Fireman drop for the victory just under 3 minutes.

Winner (s): Los Matadores

Rating: *

Post match, El Torito mocked Slater and lured him into the ring, as the Los Matadores tripped him. Torito then came down with head scissors of his own and threw Slater out of the ring.

Analysis: Well, at least we have a new tag team in the WWE. I hope Drew gets a renewed push as rumoured. Matadores are pretty interesting, but El Generico should sue them for gimmick infringement, or not.

Heyman was shown walking backstage with Ryback as WWE headed into commercial.

Back from commercial and Heyman was in the ring along with Axel and Ryback. Heyman said he was the best in the world, and said he was the only person in the world who defeated Punk with both his hands tied behind his back. He said Punk wasn’t only a bully, but a cheat as well. Before Heyman could say anything further, Punk came out to a loud ovation from the Pittsburgh crowd! Punk ripped on Ryback and said he will beat Ryback again at Hell in a Cell. Heyman told Ryback Punk was a bully, and Ryback invited Punk into the ring to bully him in person. R – Truth came out and invited Punk to join him. Looks like we’re set for a tag team match.

Punk and R – Truth vs. Axel and Ryback (With Heyman)

Ryback and Punk started things off as the fans started a loud “CM Punk” chant. Ryback tagged Axel in and Axel started things off with a side headlock. Punk took him down with a drop toe hold and tagged R – Truth in. Truth worked on Axel as WWE went into commercial.

 

Back from the break and Truth was still in control. Axel tagged Ryback in and Ryback took Truth down. Ryback worked on Truth and trapped him in a bear hug. Truth tried to fight out but Ryback dropped him with a belly to belly suplex. Axel came in and picked up a 2 count. Axel dropped Truth with a beautiful dropkick for a 2 count. Axel whiplashed Truth into the corner and tagged Ryback in. Ryback drove Truth back first into the corner and worked on Truth’s back. Ryback locked in the abdominal stretch as Punk tried to pump the fans up. Ryback went for a pumphandle slam but Truth countered it into a back heel kick. Truth made the hot tag to Punk as the crowd erupted! Punk dropped Axel with a swinging neckbreaker and dropped him with a high knee. Punk came down with the Savage elbow drop and signaled for the GTS. Punk connected with the GTS and delivered a big boot to Ryback. Truth came in and delivered the Axe kick to Axel to pick up the victory after the 14 minute mark.

Winner (s): CM Punk and R – Truth

Rating: ** ¾

Analysis: That was a decent tag team match, and the crowd was hot for Punk. Punk was in his element to no one’s surprise. It’ll be interesting to see where Punk goes after the HIAC PPV, but I hope he gets back into the main event scene.

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