Tonight's WWE RAW Supershow comes to us live from the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. and opens up with hype for the second round of the World Heavyweight Championship Tournament, plus the fallout of Team Cornette's actions last week and a health update on Stephanie McMahon. Jim Ross announces CM Punk vs. The Undertaker for later on. The pyro goes off inside the Verizon Center as J.R. and King hype tonight's show.
We go to the ring and out comes Jim Cornette with his new assistant, Curt Hawkins.
Cornette introduces the four men he has selected so far to represent him in the 5-on-5 Elimination Tag Match for complete control of Monday Night RAW, Barrett and Rhodes enter first, followed by Ziggler and finally Brock Lesnar. Cornette explains that he is waging a "necessary war" against the McMahon family specifically for the men in the ring and all kindred spirits within the locker room.
Cody Rhodes takes the mic and blames Shane McMahon for the discriminatory act of booking a tournament featuring only former champions instead of giving credit where it's due to those who are on the threshold of greatness. Cody says the McMahon's are more concerned with the past instead of focusing on WWE's future. Wade Barrett takes the mic and fumes about being snubbed from the tournament also, saying that the McMahon family represents the establishment and that they will do anything to quell the revolution of blue chippers, and by association, Mr. Cornette, whom Barrett says has always had a keen eye for fledgling talent.
Dolph Ziggler gets on the mic and rages at the powers that be for continuously pushing the same "Golden Boys" time after time after time. The Cenas, The Ortons, The Triple Hs...Ziggler screams at the top of his lungs that he's had enough of being relegated to tag team title matches, losing to the Edges and CM Punks of the world, and jobbing out to BRODUS freakin' CLAY! Ziggler vows to fight for the cause of anyone representing a deviation from the norm.
Finally, Brock Lesnar takes the mic and says that he LOATHES the McMahon family and all they stand for. Lesnar says that Triple H was bound and determined to hold him down as long as he possibly could and says when the time came that Lesnar was about to catch and pass WWE’s “Crown Jewel”, the McMahon family bought him out of the remainder of his contract, and put him out on his ass. Lesnar turns his attention to Steph and taunts Triple H about how The Game was unable to protect his wife from disaster last week.
Lesnar tells everyone not to panic, that Steph is in stable condition with a few severely bruised ribs. Lesnar warns Triple H that Steph’s injuries are a mere microcosm of what The Game can expect to endure in the weeks to come, should they cross paths again. Lesnar vows to finish the job and put Stephanie away for good at Extreme Rules and is interrupted by Triple H’s music.
The Game walks to the ring, stoic and stone-faced, clearly focused on Camp Cornette, particularly Brock Lesnar. Triple H steps into the ring and stares down all four of them before casting a death glare at Lesnar. From out of nowhere, Triple H produces the Sledgehammer and plants it into the ribs of Rhodes, Barrett, and Ziggler driving them from the ring. The Game takes a wild swing and drills Lesnar squarely between the eyes with the head of the hammer, opening a nasty gash on Lesnar’s forehead.
The Cerebral Assassin drops Rhodes, Ziggler and Barrett with a series of facebusters and high knees before drilling Barrett with a Double A Spinebuster. Lesnar sneaks back in and drives the sledge into Hunter’s ribs and sets him up for the F5, but Trips fights out and drops Lesnar with a Pedigree. A profusely bleeding Lesnar retreats from the ring as Cornette and his cronies flee up the entrance ramp. Triple H shouts them down from the ring, brandishing the Sledgehammer as we go to our first commercial.
Back from break and Cornette is understandably LIVID with what has just transpired. Cornette demands that officials bring extra security to the ring for Triple H’s tournament match later on tonight to ensure that The Game doesn’t go ballistic again on an unsuspecting opponent.
RANDY ORTON def. SHAWN MICHAELS to advance
Another terrific match put on by the Viper and The Heartbreak Kid. Michaels connected with Sweet Chin Music, but Orton fell to the outside of the ring. As HBK rolls Orton back into the ring and sets up for another one, Orton ducks and rolls underneath the attempt and rebounds with a vicious RKO. Orton crawls to the cover and logs the three.
More with Jim Cornette trying to place more restrictions on Triple H in his tournament match tonight. Cornette tells officials that should Triple H make physical contact with any member of Camp Cornette outside the confines of a one-on-one match between now and Extreme Rules, he will be immediately terminated.
Santino is walking backstage and crosses paths with Curt Hawkins. Hawkins informs him that he will be in triple threat action later on tonight against Christian and TENSAI to determine who will move closer to the six-pack challenge for the IC Championship at Extreme Rules. Tensai attacks Santino from behind, repeatedly slamming his head into the concrete wall. Santino lies in shambles as we fade out.
We get footage from the aftermath of Miz’ assault on Ric Flair after last week’s tournament match and we get a promo for The Miz versus RVD up next. Back to commercial.
Cornette in his office speaking with a throng of cruiserweights, telling them that they will have an elimination match next week to determine RAW’s representative for the title match at Extreme Rules. Cornette tells them it will be a Tables Match.
THE MIZ def. ROB VAN DAM to advance
Good back and forth contest. Finish came after Van Dam connected with Rolling Thunder. Still favoring a neck injury from landing on his head on the arena floor during a suicide plancha earlier in the match, Van Dam lagged in getting to the top rope for the Five Star Frog Splash. Buying Miz enough time to return to his feet, Van Dam was knocked from his perch, straddling the top turnbuckle. Miz scales to the top and plants RVD with a staggering top rope SCF for the pin. Miz moves into the final four.
More of Cornette backstage, this time talking with Kharma. Cornette tells her that he has complete faith in her to bring the Women’s Championship back to RAW with her and tells her not to be intimidated by someone like Lita. Kharma sneers at Cornette and walks off without saying a word. We go to commercial.
Back from break and Michael McGillicutty is in the ring preparing for his Triple Threat Match to position himself for the Six-Pack Challenge. Cornette appears on the tron and explains that these triple threat matches will be executed “Elimination Chase” style with tonight’s winners and those not involved in the decision vying for the final spots next week on RAW.
ALEX RILEY def. MICHAEL MCGILLICUTTY and DREW MCINTYRE
Finish comes when Riley counters out of Future Shock and connects with the Final Score. The backswing of McIntyre’s feet clocks McGillicutty in the skull and Riley covers McGillicutty for the win. Alex Riley will meet Drew McIntyre to determine who secures a spot in the Six-Pack Challenge next week.
Three-way split screen featuring Rey Mysterio, Carlito and Jay Lethal as we go to break.
Back from break and Carlito is cutting a promo on how it’s been seven years since he’s held the Intercontinental Championship and promises to move closer to that goal again tonight at the expense of Rey Mysterio and Jay Lethal.
CARLITO def. JAY LETHAL and REY MYSTERIO
Decent match. Finish came as Mysterio connects with a 619 to Lethal. Before Mysterio can capitalize on a West Coast Pop, Carlito yanks Rey off the ring apron, slamming the back of his head into the barricade. Carlito slides into the ring and nails Jay with a Backstabber for the cover and the win. Carlito will go one-on-one with Rey Mysterio for another spot next week.
Santino is spotted backstage returning to his feet and refusing assistance from staff doctors, vowing revenge against Tensai tonight.
Backstage with Cornette on the phone with the Board of Directors. Cornette finds out that he’s at capacity for matches on next week’s RAW and is forced to move the Cruiserweight Elimination Match to the final RAW before Extreme Rules. Cornette tells Hawkins to pass word onto the cruisers as we go to commercial.
Back from break and the final triple threat match of the night is about to get under way.
TENSAI def. SANTINO MARELLA and CHRISTIAN
Finish came as Tensai connected with a Baldo Bomb to Christian. As Tensai heads for the cover, Santino sets up for the Cobra and strikes, but Tensai no sells it. Tensai crushes Santino with a Clawhold STO and makes the cover for the three. Christian now has the unfortunate task of going head to head with Tensai next week for a spot in the Six-Pack Challenge Match.
Cornette is backstage heading to the ring, trailed by a THRONG of security guards and police officials. Triple H’s tournament quarterfinal is apparently next as we head to break.
Back from break and Chris Jericho makes his way out for his match with Triple H. Jericho promises he will main event Extreme Rules and leave as the NEW World Heavyweight Champion. Triple H appears on the titantron and tells Cornette he understands that he wants to keep Triple H from getting out of hand tonight and unleashing his unbridled fury on any members of Team Cornette between now and Extreme Rules.
Hunter says fortunately he’s found a couple of other guys willing to fight for Stephanie’s cause. Trips steers the camera in the direction of an enraged BATISTA and a dogged SHAWN MICHAELS wailing the HELL out of Wade Barrett and Cody Rhodes respectively. Cornette frantically directs traffic, sending security backstage to pursue Batista and Michaels. With Cornette and company safely backstage, Triple H maneuvers through the crowd, decked in street clothes and tackles Jericho to the mat, throwing a flurry of punches. The bell rings and we are officially started.
CHRIS JERICHO def. TRIPLE H via DQ
The Game violently tosses Jericho to the outside sending him crashing to the barricade. Hunter goes under the ring and grabs the sledgehammer again. Sandwiching Jericho’s left arm in a steel chair, Hunter lifts the sledge and buries it in the steel. Hunter rips the steel steps apart and pedigrees Jericho on the steps. Hunter repeatedly smashes the head of the hammer into Jericho’s skull drawing blood yet again.
As Jericho pours blood onto the canvas, Triple H grabs a mic and promises that not only will Cornette be drummed out of WWE at Extreme Rules, Brock Lesnar will not leave the ring on April 29 vertically. Trips slams down the sledgehammer and storms backstage after Cornette as we go to our final break.
Back from break and Triple H is met by Cornette and a line of security and police. Jim tells the Game that he’d better be damn sure that he can get the job done at Extreme Rules, because he promises to make Triple H’s life an absolute living Hell if he fails. Security takes Triple H into custody and puts him in the back of the squad car for his vicious assault on Jericho before driving away.
CM PUNK def. THE UNDERTAKER when BROCK LESNAR interfered
Another fantastic match. Finish comes after Taker connects with a Last Ride. The Deadman signals for the finish, but turns around and walks into a waiting Brock Lesnar, who drills Taker with an F5. Lesnar casts a glance to the unconscious Punk and drags him to the cover. The referee regains his composure and logs the three count for a huge upset victory. Punk remains unconscious, completely unaware of what has transpired as Lesnar looks on with a smirk from the ramp. Set for next week are Chris Jericho (should he recover in time) versus Randy Orton and CM Punk one-on-one with The Miz as RAW goes off the air.
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