WWE: RAW Review for 10th June, 2013

This week’s episode of Monday Night RAW came to us from Richmond Coliseum, in Richmond, Virginia, and the show was hyped around the return of Triple H to in – ring competition, as well as the revelation of Kaitlyn’s secret admirer. The show opened with Triple H coming out, followed by Paul Heyman and his client, Curtis Axel.

Curtis Axel (With Paul Heyman) defeated Triple H via DQ

Triple H took control over Axel while Vince McMahon’s music hit, and Vince strutted down, told the timekeeper to ring the bell and told Roberts to announce Axel as the winner by DQ. Triple H ordered the match to be restarted.

Curtis Axel (With Paul Heyman) defeated Triple H via forfeit

Triple H took control over Axel again as Vince made his way back and told Roberts to announce Axel as the winner via forfeit. Triple H ordered the match to be restarted again as an Ironman match, but Vince ordered Heyman and Axel to leave. Well, I guess you can actually bury a talent without beating him clean. Just make him look like a clown. And they said they were going to push Axel! One of the most bizarre opening segments of RAW in history, and not in a good way.

Backstage, Hunter told Stephanie that Vince embarrassed him. Stephanie told Triple H not to get mad, and she would talk to him.

Kane defeated Dean Ambrose via DQ

After consecutive weeks of having the best match on the card, Ambrose took on Kane, and it was an okay match. More of an angle to make Kane vs Dean Ambrose at WWE Payback PPV. The other members of The Shield interfered to cause the DQ, while Bryan and Orton ran in for the save.

Backstage, Vickie announced that Orton and Daniel Bryan will team up to take on The Shield for the tag team gold at WWE Payback. It’s odd to see nothing happening between Orton and Bryan after the conclusion of Smackdown!

The Miz defeated Cody Rhodes

Wade Barrett was on commentary. Miz really needs to work on his in – ring skills. He slaps on the figure four out of nowhere to pick up the win. I feel bad for Cody, he deserves to be in the main event scene.

For those who didn’t know, Fandango suffered a concussion last week on Smackdown!, and he won’t be cleared in time to compete at Payback. Paul Heyman came out and announced Axel would replace Fandango at the PPV. Hey, at least Axel is on the card!

Chris Jericho came out and hyped his match with CM Punk. This is what makes Jericho one of the best in the business. Instead of burying his opponent, he put Punk over, saying he was the best he had ever faced, among the likes of Triple H, HBK, Rock, Cena, Orton and so on. Ziggler interrupted Jericho, saying how he won the big one when everyone else doubted him. Great segment by two of the best talkers in the industry.

Chris Jericho defeated Big E Langston

A good TV match that went on for nearly 8 minutes. Ziggler tried to interfere, but Jericho turned it around by giving a codebreaker to Big E to pick up the victory.