This post HIAC RAW starts with Orton coming out looking really pissed and clean shaven.
Randy Orton vs Drew McIntyre
Drew McIntyre is already in the ring and waiting. Stills of Henry trying to take Orton out, but Orton coming back with a chair and chasing Henry off.
They lock up and struggle into a corner. Drew whips Orton who comes out with a clothesline. Knee scrape to Drew’s face. A drop kick sends Drew out. Orton sends Drew into the barrier, breaking it a bit. Then to the opposite barrier corner and that one is a bit broken. Booker says Drew landed on his neck. Back in the ring Orton gets ten shots on Drew in a corner.
A serious boot to Orton’s skull and he’s on Orton with blows on the mat. Orton slammed back onto the mat. Snap suplex on Orton for two. Drew lands on Orton on the ropes. Orton comes back with blows on Drew in a corner. Drew whipped again, but Orton eats both feet. Arm hold on Orton in the center of the ring. Orton gets free, but a neckbreaker and Drew gets two. Drew walks on Orton’s face, then up. Drew comes off the corner and eats both of Orton’s feet. But Orton’s back with clotheslines and that sick slam. Drew through the ropes, badly rearranges his feet for Orton’s DDT, but eats it. RKO and Orton gets the three.
Winner – Orton
Orton poses, but just looks whipped. He looks over his shoulder at Drew sitting on the mat. Orton down, looks at Drew and then hits another RKO on Drew. Orton’s music starts again and he’s up on a corner to pose. But then Henry’s music hits and he comes out to ringside. Henry stares into the ring at Orton. Henry readjusts and raises the strap high. Orton rushes from the ring and attacks Henry. They go at it until security and Laurinaitis is between them. The eight guys on Henry can’t hold him. They separate them, all holding Henry, so Orton flies over them all onto Henry. Orton says he’ll stop, then flies at Henry sending him over the barrier onto the concrete.
Commercial
Henry in the ring. Video clips of Henry destroying Big Show being destroyed by Henry. Henry took out Big Show with the chair on the ankle. Big Show will be on SD this Friday.
Mark Henry vs JoMo?
Henry still in the ring and JoMo comes out in his normal way.
JoMo into the ring and looks like he’s about to be abused for the sins of Melina. Henry tosses JoMo around, then into a corner. JoMo worked over, then flung. JoMo somehow landed on his feet, but that didn’t last. JoMo pulls himself up, but is slammed down. Henry going for the slam, but JoMo gets free and drops Henry to the mat with many kicks and blow. Henry down, JoMo hits starship pain, but Henry throws JoMo across the ring at two. Henry up, slams JoMo andgets the three.
Winner – Henry
Henry grabs JoMo and slams him down to the mat again. Henry grabs the strap and it goes over his shoulder. Henry grabs a mic and tells JoMo that he knows what it’s like to be in the ring with a beast. Orton knows. “Orton, if you’re listening to this, I’m done with you.” Henry says he saw that someone’s looking for him on SD. He’s not hard to find. He’ll be the strongest man, WHC and the one holding the belt. When Big Show shows, it will be the shortest return ever as he’s going right back on the shelf as he joins the hall of pain. Video of the high points of the Match.
Backstage Laurinaitis is trying to calm Otunga and the group. Trip sent Laurinaitis in to see iif Otunga had anything to do with Miz and R-Truth. Otunga says he doesn’t care and will make things right. Vickie says they’re sending their case to the people to see what they think. They all leave Laurinaitis there. Laurinaitis starts texting right off. Also, it looks like that changed an office into a locker room by adding a bunch of those removable plastic hooks. They were placed on the well painted walls with pieces of clothing hanging from each hook.
Commercial
The Superstars and Vickie in the ring. ADR is then announced and comes out on foot, but doesn’t look happy. ADR poses in a corner with his new belt. ADR grabs the mic and gets some heat. He says last night he became the new WWE Champ. He got rid of Cena and beat Punk. But he couldn’t celebrate because two people jumped in and beat him down. That’s because Trip doesn’t know how to run a company. At the moment of ADR’s victory, the cage was raised allowing Cena and those hooligans in. Magically the cell was lowered. Only one man had the power for that decision.
Christian takes the mic and says Trip is the COO of the WWE and that’s fine, but since he’s taken over the show, RAW isn’t safe. Christian says they’re not taking it anymore.
Cody says it’s not a conspiracy, it’s a face. All of them in the ring has been a victim of his reckless and negligent actions. Why? Because of someone’s enormous ego.
Dolph says Trip’s actions, or lack thereof have gone on unsupervised for long enough. They’re taking action into their own hands.
Swagger says thanks to Trip, his friends and family are concerned when he steps in the ring, every time.
EXCUSE ME!! EXCUSE ME!! As a woman, she feels especially vulnerable to Trip being in charge.
Otunga says it’s serious. When he was a law student at Harvard, he studied cases like this. There’s two options. Work together and get injured or banned together to take action.
Triple H’s music and he comes out and asks what happened to the WWE? It used to be a place where men stood in that ring and fought. Didn’t matter if they got beat up, attacked, screwed over, they picked themselves and fought. They didn’t stand there and whine and cry like kids. Didn’t threaten lawsuits, they fought like men. He doesn’t care about Miz and R-Truth’s lawsuit, or their lawsuit. All he cares about them getting back in that ring with their opponents. He doesn’t want them to whine or cry to them, not threatened to sue them. They should stand in the ring and do what we all (fans) pay them to do, and that’s shut up and fight! With that Trip heads backstage.
Video clips of the end of the HIAC PPV last night.
Commercial
WWE Slam of The Week – Stills from Beth defeating Kelly with Natalya’s help of hitting Kelly in the head with the mic.
Divas Tag Match – Kelly Kelly & Eve vs Beth & Natalya
Kelly out in purple, Eve out in orange. Beth and Natalya out in their matching black with pink trim.
Beth and Kelly lock up. Beth sends Kelly rolling from the ring. Kelly out and slams Beth face first on announce. Natalya out, but Eve takes her out quickly and harshly. Kelly on Beth, attacking, beating her down and screaming the whole time. The ref told her to stop, but she wouldn’t. The ref called for the bell.
Winners – Beth and Natalya via DQ?
After the bell Kelly keeps beating on Beth outside, screeching the whole time. Finally Eve peeled Kelly off Beth who sold the beat down very well as Kelly looked like she was ready for more.
Backstage Trip is on his cell. Laurinaitis in and Trip rips on his for not knocking. He apologizes for not taking Miz and R-Truth out earlier. He apologizes to Trip, but wants one back from Trip for pushing Laurinaitis down. Trip needs a vote of confidence. Can Trip ask them how he’s doing his job and look each in the eye while they tell him. Or is Trip afraid to do it? Trip gather’s Laurinaitis’ tie and collar raising him up and says that he’s afraid the guy working closest to him is undermining everything Trip does. Or that guy is too stupid to do the job he asks. Laurinaitis wants a vote of no confidence? Get everyone in the ring and Trip will look them in the eye, but Laurinaitis better be there too!
Commercial
Video from Fast Five coming out tomorrow with deleted scenes.
In the ring Jinder Mahal with a mic and speaking in his native tongue.
jinder Mahal vs Santino
Santino’s music cuts Jinder off. He comes out with a cobra sock on his hand. Poses, then sends it out to the fans before stomping to the ring. He grabs the mic from Jinder, babbles, but the last word is halitosis. Jinder grabs the mic, says something. Then Santino with more babbling. Then they both agree to fight. JR says the closed captioning person just walked off the job.
Jinder with knees to Santino’s gut. Santino into a corner, but moves and Jinder in knee first. Santino sets up and hits the cobra on Jinder for three.
Winner – Santino
Santino flees the ring as Jinder is totally pissed. Santino yells back at Jinder, then up the ramp slapping hands of fans.
Commercial
Video of Brodus Clay, how big and scary he is.
Cole says they don’t know what will happen to the Superstars after all that happened last nigh with Miz and R-Truth. JR takes us to a video about all that happened last night. The cage came up, Cena, Miz and R-Truth into the cage, then it lowered again. Trip the first to the cell. Laurinaitis right behind him. Miz and R-Truth destroyed Cena, ADR, Punk and the ref. The whole male roster out to the cell, but they couldn’t get in. Cops out to the ring, the wrestlers shaking the cage as JR plays along beautifully as if it wasn’t scripted. Finally someone with blot cutters out as the cage shakes from the wrestlers. Miz and R-Truth with weapons, but then surrendered to the cops. They were cuffed, but Trip jumped Miz, then R-Truth. Trip pushed Laurinaitis to the ground to get at R-Truth. A couple of big guys held Trip as they get Miz and R-Truth out, but Trip was able to kick R-Truth as he reached the stage. JR and Booker wonder who raised the cage and how did Miz and R-Truth get past security in the arena.
Cole talks about a YouTube video made by Miz and R-Truth. He says it’s home video, not from the WWE, explaining the video quality. They’re talking as Mike and Ryan. They just wanted their jobs back. Trip wouldn’t listen, how many times did Trip make a statement. After the statement, they surrendered. But they were attacked by Trip. Their attorneys have told them to file suits for wrongful termination and assault charges on Trip. Back to announce and Cole goes all heel on Trip and all the horrible things he’s done.
Punk first out to the ring. Cena is actually the next to the ring.
Commercial
WWE Rewind – Last Monday Vickie brought Ryan trying to beat Air Boom and Ryder. Ryan turned face and trashed Swagger and Dolph for Ryder to get the three.
12 Man Tag Match – CM Punk & John Cena & Mason Ryan & Sheamus & Evan Bourne & Kofi Kingston vs ADR & Jack Swagger & Dolph Ziggler & Cody Rhodes & Christian & David Otunga
Christian and Cena start the Match. Blows on Christian, then back body drop. Otunga tags in and eats blows and whip. Clothesline in the corner, then in the center of the ring. Otunga tags out and Dolph in, Vickie screeching. Cena tags out and Ryan into the the ring. Dolph bitch slaps Ryan. Ryan back with a HUGE clothesline, then a cheap shot to Swagger on the apron. Ryan raises Dolph high over his head, then tosses Dolph out onto Swagger. The rest of the heels out to regroup. Swagger taunts Ryan from the apron as Dolph attacks from behind. Ryan grabs Dolph in the air and hits a sick power slam! Sheamus and Swagger tag in.
this former Champs really went at it until Sheamus got the upper hand in a corner. Swagger comes back attacking Sheamus’ knee with a chop block. Sheamus back with a back breaker for two. Punk tags in and slams Swagger. Chants for Punk. Punk up, but Swagger crawled to his corner and Cody tags in. They lock up. Side headlock on Cody and Punk held him hard. Cody backs Punk into a corner and stomps the heck out of him. On Punk with more kicks and stomps. Cody on Punk in the center of the ring with a stretch on a sitting Punk. Back and forth, then a running leg lariat to Cody! High knee in a corner, then what Cole calls ‘vintage’ Punk with a running bulldog. Cody barely gets up for the GTS and one of the heels reaches for Punk in the ring. All 12 guys into the ring and ready to go.
Commercial
Kofi in with Cody. Cody whipped, Kofi came at Cody and tried to fly, but ate mat. Kick to Kofi’s face for two. ADR tags in and nails Kofi with a huge drop kick to the back of Kofi’s head for two. Christian tags in and eats blows, but nails a neck breaker on Kofi for two. Christian rips at Kofi’s face, then grinds Kofi’s face into the mat. Kofi slammed back on the mat and Christian taunts Evan. Cody stomps Kofi, then Swagger in, no legal tag. Swagger on Kofi, then Dolph tags in. Drop kick to Kofi, then Dolph on Kofi’s arm on the mat.
Vickie is outside screaming at Dolph. Arm hold on Kofi as Dolph tags out. Cody sends Kofi flying out through the ropes. Swagger out to stomp Kofi illegally. Cody out and Kofi reverses sending Cody into the barrier hard. Both in and Cody tags in Christian, but Kofi doesn’t get that opportunity. Christian taunts Sheamus. The ref hand to work the face side of the ring giving the heels more time on Kofi. Dolph tags in and goes for that elbow drop, but Kofi moves. Kofi dives for his corner, Dolph stops him.
Otunga tags in and slams Kofi to the mat for two. Dolph tags in and on Kofi with blows. Dolph knocks Kofi to the mat. Both try for a crossbody, but hit guts to guts.
Evan and Swagger tag in. Evan all over Swagger with those feet. Evan wants to fly, but Christian stops him. So Evan back in on Christian with a jumping knee! Evan up, flies, connects. Swagger is pinned, but Vickie puts his foot on the rope. The ref throws Vickie out. She screeches and screams, but the faces laugh and wave at her. Finally after a few faces come off the apron in her direction she moves a little faster, but still screaming.
Commercial
Dolph on Evan, keeping Evan from tagging out. Christian tags in and stomps Evan. Big blow from Christian, then he chokes Evan in the ropes. Christian out over the top and hits an upper cut on Evan for two. Front facelock on Evan on the mat. ADR tags in hits his tilt-a-whirl backbreaker. ADR then on Evan with blows. Evan off the top with a beautiful DDT. Both down.
Cena tags in and hits his clothesline, then slams of his opening sequence. 5 knuckle shuffle on ADR, but ADR comes back with that arm stabber. Swagger tags in and stomps him, then Cody tags in and stomps. Christian tags in and on Cena’s left arm. Kicks to Cena, then Christian stands on Cena’s chest. ADR tags in to dueling chants for Cena. ADR kicks Cena and pins for two. Chinlock on Cena. ADR stomps Cena in the heel corner, Swagger tags in. blows on Cena into a corner. Cena whipped. Swagger hits his splash on Cena for two. Blows to Cena in a corner. Cena whipped and hits the floor. Swagger tries his splash again, but Cena moves.
Dolph and Sheamus tag in. Sheamus all over Sheamus, really takes Dolph apart. Whipped, then a high knee. Sheamus goes up, manages to free himself from Christian trying to cut him off, but ADR is the one who knocks Sheamus to the mat. Zigzag, but Sheamus kicks out quickly. Christian slides in, not legal and spears Sheamus. Sheamus rolls out of the way and Evan slinghot off the top rope and rides Christian tot he mat. Both roll from the ring.
Cody is in the ring, then out. Sheamus recovering in a corner as Cody is back in to hit his finisher on Evan. Ryan in and raises Cody high, but Swagger from behind and they both clothesline Ryan from the ring. Kofi off the top takes them both down crossbody. ADR slams Kofi to the mat, but then Punk in and hits his GTS on ADR. Neckbreaker on Punk with a neckbreaker. Cena grabs Otunga for an AA, but then eats a zigzag! Brogue kick to Dolph for three.
Winner – Sheamus & the faces
The faces celebrate in the ring, arms raised across the ring. Posing, smiling, celebrating.
Commercial
Promo about Big Show returning to SD.
RAW’s music plays and out comes the entire roster as Cole rips on Trip. Then the Divas all come out to more feminine music. Then the refs out to no music. SD’s music and Henry leads SD heels, then Air Boom leads the faces. King’s music hits and he comes out, crown in hand. JR says he didn’t know King was returning, but King told us earlier today that he was there!
Commercial
Both rosters around the ring, waiting. Trip’s music hits and out he comes. Trip into the ring and looks around at all the roster. He says they’re all there to tell him what they think of the job he’s doing. He wanted to say this job is more difficult than he thought. He didn’t ask for the job, it was given. That being said, Miz and R-Truth think he’s a hypocrite. That this is something that Trip would have done. They lawyered up rather than saying to the rest of the roster that they’re sorry for being babies. Trip isn’t upset with them for what they did, but for not willing to take the punishment. Willing to do the crime? Then be willing to do the time. Trip says he admits that he’s a little old school. He likes watching people beat the hell out of each other. He enjoys confrontation, the battles, the chaos that is RAW and the WWE. He would be his life that the WWE Universe enjoys it also. At the end of the day, isn’t that who we work for, then fans? At the end of the day isn’t it the WWE Universe who signs all their paychecks? Wade tries to cut in but Trip won’t let him. Trip says when it comes to running Monday night RAW, what goes on on this show every week, it’s Trip’s job to make it the best it possibly can be for the fans. He doesn’t work for the wrestlers. He works his ass off for all of us. That being said to hear their opinions. What do they think.
Wade says he’s been selected by his colleagues around the ring to say a few words about grievances they’ve had. They think Trip has made a very unsafe working environment for them. “You suck!” chants for wade. They all came to the WWE as their competitors who like to adhere to certain rules and regulations and that doesn’t include being attacked in places like the parking lot. They shouldn’t be unsafe because Trip can’t control his talent. He’s not capable of doing this job. He enjoys chaos, watching people beat each other. The reason for the chaos is Trip. He’s out of control.
Trip says this is Wade who, only a year ago, led Nexus to take down the wrestlers, the set, takedown RAW and the WWE. So what Wade is saying is that he has a problem with the chaos is because he’s not causing it, right? Nothing from Wade.
Trip asks for anyone else. A Chioda likes Trip and thinks their friends, but they’ve never been treated this way. They’re unbiased, but now they can’t get respect. Tripp says he fired the guys who attacked them. Chioda says Trip didn’t do anything to Ricardo who clobbered Chad. He’s been there 23 years, but is now afraid to come to work. Trip understands where Chioda is coming from.
Beth says they’re girls and they feel something might happen, or might be intentional. Trip asks for one thing that’s happened to the Divas. Beth just repeated that it could.
King into the ring. He’s not speaking for anybody but he’s heard it all. He agrees with some, but not all. He thinks RAW is spiraling out of control. It’s becoming a hazardous work environment. He doesn’t think it’s Trip’s fault. He thinks someone’s pulling the strings and sabotaging Trip. But everyone around the ring, including King, is paying the price. Someone doesn’t want Trip running WWE. Things might get worse. Trip’s in charge and that’s causing the problems.
Christian says they all vote no confidence. Chioda agrees. Beth also, no confidence. King also says no confidence. He’s heard that actions speak louder than words, but right now he’s reluctantly walking out. King leaves the ring, crown in one hand, mic in the other. The lawsuit group leaves led by Otunga. Then the Divas leave. “Triple H!” chants. Then the low men on the totem pole leave followed by the refs. Then the rest of the SD midcarders. Henry leaves. Regal walks backward looking at Trip. Cole gets up and leaves. Finally Kofi, Ryder, Riley, JoMo, Evan, Santino and a few others are the last wrestlers to leave ringside. Booker slowly gets up, shakes his head and leaves. Ringside workers leave. A cameraman put his camera down and leaves. The other cameraman removes his headset and puts his camera down on the apron. Only the boom cameras are left.
Trip looks down at JR on announce. JR slowly slides back, removes his headset, takes his red folder and leaves. I’ve never heard JR get heat like this. JR walks up the ramp with his head hung low. Trip is left standing in the ring looking around at the fans who cheer him, mostly. Hands out, Trip looks around.
Laurinaitis out to the stage and gets heat. Trip looks up at him. “You suck!” chants for Laurinaitis. Laurinaitis then turns and leaves. Trip walks around in the ring and gets more pop from the fans. His mouth seems to say, ‘I’m sorry.’
Biggest pop
Punk
Orton
Trip
Biggest heat
Henry
Laurinaitis
ADR
Most mixed
Cena
Final pop
Triple H
Final heat
Entire roster, including JR