Tonight's WWE RAW Supershow opens up with Triple H walking backstage. The Game is clearly conflicted in his impending decision. He doesn't want to reward Lesnar for his actions by giving him what he wants, but by the same token if he refuses, Lesnar will mercilessly decimate everyone close to him and the perception will be that Triple H is uncertain if he can get the job done anymore.
Stephanie McMahon enters the room and asks what he plans to do about Lesnar tonight. The Game looks her in the eye and tells her that he's going to the ring to address the situation right now.
We get the usual RAW opening video.
Jim Ross and Jerry "The King" Lawler welcome us to RAW from the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. We go right to the ring and out comes Triple H.
The Game grabs a mic and says that it doesn't matter if Brock Lesnar is here tonight or not, because he's not getting anywhere near ringside. Hunter says that tonight there will be a series of matches between members of Nexus and participants in the Championship Scramble match on Sunday, and he won't have Lesnar jeopardizing their welfare, so he's TRIPLED the security detail in and around the arena tonight. Triple H says he won't be bullied into a Street Fight at Over The Limit just to satisfy Lesnar's ego.
SHAWN MICHAELS hits the ring and takes the Game to the side for a heart-to-heart chat. HBK tells Hunter that he understands the position that Lesnar has put him in and wants nothing more than for The Game to eradicate the threat of Brock endangering the entire RAW roster. However, Shawn tells his longtime friend that he thinks that Lesnar has pushed him to a level of paranoia in him that even Shawn hasn't seen before and he's genuinely concerned that Triple H has gone over the edge.
Hunter tells Shawn that he's already watched Lesnar snap Batista's and Ric Flair's arm in half and shatter Flair's kneecap against the ring post. He won't allow, nor can he fathom what Brock Lesnar inevitably has in store for HBK. The Game tells Shawn that the security will surround the ring and run the length of the entrance ramp for his match later on tonight.
Shawn asks him if that is what this is REALLY all about; He's concerned about "Poor Shawn Michaels' safety"? HBK says he's not buying it because first of all, despite his age, he can still handle his business in the ring. Secondly, if Hunter remembers correctly, it was H-B-K who put Lesnar away in the Elimination Tag Match at Extreme Rules. HBK asks what this is really about and Triple H explodes at him saying that he wants nothing more than to go into Over The Limit and rip Lesnar apart, but he has his own future to think about: HIS WIFE, HIS DAUGHTERS, RUNNING THE BUSINESS AND THE FACT THAT BROCK LESNAR DOESN'T GIVE A DAMN ABOUT HIS OWN PERSONAL WELFARE, LET ALONE ANYONE ELSE'S....HELL, HE DOESN'T EVEN CARE ABOUT WINNING THE MATCH, HE JUST TAKES PLEASURE IN BEATING THE HELL OUT OF PEOPLE, ENDING CAREERS, PERMANENTLY DISFIGURING THE HUMAN BODY. Triple H says he will NOT risk all of that, throw all of that away for a man whose only goal is mutilation.
Shawn Michaels hangs his head in disappointment and tells Triple H that he doesn't recognize this Triple H. He's not the Game that he has come to know over the last twenty years. HBK tells him that when he finds that Triple H, to tell him to get into Brock Lesnar's face and accept the challenge for a Street Fight at Over The Limit. Until then, Shawn tells him to go back to your ivory towers and think about the guy who would have accepted this challenge in a heartbeat. HBK drops the mic and walks away from the ring as Trips looks on helplessly and the crowd boos.
-We get a look back at Christian winning the 20-Man Over The Top Battle Royal to become Rey Mysterio's new #1 contender at Over The Limit. Rey Mysterio & Christian versus The Fortunate Sons is also announced. A breaking announcement comes through that says Triple H is also expected to meet face-to-face with Brock Lesnar later on tonight.
We go to the ring and out comes Intercontinental Champion Rey Mysterio for his tag team match. We go to commercial.
REY MYSTERIO and CHRISTIAN def. THE FORTUNATE SONS (non-title)
A very entertaining fifteen-minute tag match with great back and forth action and a flurry of quick tags. Finish came as DiBiase attempts to lock in Dream Street, but Christian backs him into the corner and Mysterio makes the blind tag. Mysterio hits a drop toehold and connects with the 619 and Christian catches him on the rebound with a Spear. Mysterio scales to the top rope and connects with a Frog Splash to collect the three count.
-After the match, Mysterio and Christian celebrate the victory and Christian surprises the champion by dropping him with the Killswitch. Captain Charisma stares down at his opponent, picks up the IC belt and drops it on top of Mysterio before leaving the ring alone.
-Still to come tonight, The Nexus will compete in matches with Scramble Participants spots on the line. Shawn Michaels is scheduled to be in action tonight and a face-off between Lesnar and Triple H. Back to commercial.
Back from break and The Nexus is standing in the ring waiting for their first Scramble Qualifying Match as Lilian Garcia reads off an edict handed down from Stephanie McMahon that says all other members of Nexus will be BARRED from ringside during each respective qualifying match. Barrett and Ziggler seem ESPECIALLY disgusted with this ruling, but begrudgingly comply with the order. Out comes CHRIS JERICHO. The bell rings and here we go.
CHRIS JERICHO def. DOLPH ZIGGLER to secure his spot
A fantastic, near-twenty minute match. Lots of "LET'S GO ZIGGLER" and more than plenty of Y2J chants. Finish comes as Ziggler goes for a Fisherman Carry Gutbuster from the second rope, only to have Jericho counter mid-toss with a Codebreaker. Jericho crawls to the cover and picks up the three to remain in the Scramble and send Ziggler packing.
-After the match, The Nexus storms back down and batters an still sore Jericho, leaving him lying in the middle of the ring. Barrett grabs a mic and tells the WWE Universe that they fully intend to boycott the PPV, but if Shane McMahon and company want to give us an open window to sabotage their main event by injecting members of the Nexus into the match, so be it. Barrett shoves McIntyre and tells him that he's up. JEFF JARRETT hits the ring for his qualifying match and we go to commercial.
JEFF JARRETT def. DREW McINTYRE to secure his spot
A decent match. McIntyre looked impressive against the King of the Mountain. The finish came as McIntyre goes for Future Shock, but Jarrett forces McIntyre into the corner. Drew attempts a short-arm clothesline, but Jarrett rolls through and comes back with The Stroke for the duke. After the match, Jeff Jarrett looks around to notice that the remainder of Nexus has gone missing. Cameras cut backstage to reveal that Nexus has migrated to the locker room and are mercilessly beating on Mason Ryan. Barrett tosses Ryan through a plate glass window, stares at the camera and tells the crowd that former, incompetent members of Nexus need not apply. Nexus leaves a bloody Ryan lying on the floor.
-Still to come tonight, Triple H to confront Brock Lesnar and security begins pouring out into the ringside area as SHAWN MICHAELS versus THE UNDERTAKER for the Deadman's spot in the Scramble is up next.
Back from break as Stephanie McMahon is backstage, knocking on the door to CM Punk's private dressing room and asking passersby if anyone has spotted Punk in the arena tonight. No one seems to have seen him.
SHAWN MICHAELS def. THE UNDERTAKER in a NO DQ Match to take a spot in the Championship Scramble
Match of the night. Going easily 25 minutes, this one came close to rivaling their Wrestlemania 25 encounter. Undertaker kicked out of Sweet Chin Music and a Diving Elbow Drop through a table and Michaels kicked out of the Tombstone. TWICE. HBK counters Hell's Gate for a very NEAR 2 1/2 count. Finish came as Taker sets up for the Last Ride, but Michaels lands on his feet behind Taker and stuns the Deadman with a desperation Sweet Chin Music from out of NOWHERE and picks up the three count. Michaels has STOLEN The Undertaker's spot in the Championship Scramble.
-After the match, HBK celebrates the victory and sets his sights on Punk's World Title. As the celebration continues, THE NEXUS storms down the ramp and BULLDOZES through security, throwing various guards into the barricade and off the stage into electrical areas. The Nexus moves down to ringside quite violently and surrounds Michaels, who still stands in the ring and the beatdown commences. Barrett drills Michaels with Wasteland in the center of the ring and Kingston hits a top-rope Boom Drop before Nexus leaves Michaels to waste in the ring.
BROCK LESNAR'S music hits and Michaels is utterly helpless, lying in the center of the ring. The Anomaly eyes his prey and tosses him from the ring to the floor. Brock hoists Michaels up on his shoulders and throws him to the ring post with an F5, shattering the knee. Michaels screams and flails on the floor, clutching at the knee. Lesnar rolls Michaels back into the ring and locks the KIMURA on the same leg.
The crowd roars as Triple H runs down to the ring with Sledgehammer in hand, but before he can reach the canvas, Lesnar snaps the leg in half at the shin and Michaels is in outright agony. The Game rages and swears over the fallen Michaels and grabs a mic telling Lesnar that his challenge at Over The Limit is accepted and promises that only one of them will walk from the ring under their own power. Hunter brandishes the Sledge and tells Lesnar that "Sunday at Over The Limit, you're not stepping into the ring with the Cerebral Assassin, not the King of Kings, not the COO, not even the GAME. Quite frankly, Sunday at Over The Limit, Brock Lesnar steps into the ring with the MEANEST SON OF A BITCH THAT HE'S EVER SET FOOT IN A RING AGAINST; WWE, OCTAGON OR OTHERWISE. AND I PROMISE YOU THIS, BROCK...ON BEHALF OF BATISTA, ON BEHALF OF SHAWN MICHAELS, ON BEHALF OF "THE NATURE BOY" RIC FLAIR, ON BEHALF OF HIS WIFE, HIS DAUGHTERS AND THIS WHOLE DAMN BUSINESS, I PROMISE YOU WILL NOT LEAVE THIS MATCH ANY WAY OTHER THAN AN AMBULANCE." Triple H stares down Lesnar from the turnbuckle as Brock has by this time jumped the barricade into the crowd as we go to commercial.
Back from commercial as Triple H continues to pace like a caged animal as Michaels is wheeled from the ring on a stretcher. In the midst of his rage, Triple H has hunted down and trapped The Nexus' Alex Riley, grabbing him by the back of the head. The Game screams "GET ME A REFEREE" and one comes running down the ramp.
TRIPLE H versus ALEX RILEY ended in a No Contest
Before he can even ring the bell, Triple H strikes Riley between the eyes with the Sledgehammer, busting him open. Hunter rolls to the outside and grabs a chair, plastering it over Riley's head. Trips violently tosses Riley to the arena floor and the Nexus' newest member crawls to the announce table for refuge. The Game isn't having it, though as he repeatedly bashes the ring bell over the back of Riley's head. Hunter smashes the television monitor into Riley's face and rolls him onto the now damaged announce table. Hunter sets up and yells "GET ME SOME EMTs" before plunging Riley through the announce table with a Pedigree. It appears Lesnar has awakened the dark side, the cold-blooded warrior that lay dormant in Triple H for nearly six years. Does Lesnar realize what he may have gotten himself into? The Game stands over Riley, shaking furiously.
We go backstage and The Nexus appears unfazed by what The Game has done to Alex Riley, as they are currently inflicting upon Heath Slater. Ziggler shoves Slater into the backseat of a car in the parking lot and Cody Rhodes peels across the parking lot from the opposite side, in reverse. The cars collide, leaving a wrecked, mangled mess and a helpless Slater almost certainly badly injured in the back. Barrett directs traffic and sends Kingston to the ring for his qualifying match NEXT.
Back from commercial as Kofi Kingston stands stoically in the ring. Out next comes RANDY ORTON and The Viper looks ready to do some inflicting of his own. The bell rings and here we go.
RANDY ORTON def. KOFI KINGSTON to secure his spot
Great back and forth match. Kofi actually held his own impressively for several minutes, even blocking the RKO and coming back with Trouble In Paradise. The ref was incapacitated from an earlier collision, however. Kofi tries to log the three count himself, but it's all for naught. Kofi scales to the top rope and connects with a Diving Cross Body, but Orton captures him, rolls through and comes up with a scoop slam attempt, but tosses Kofi over his shoulder with a STUNNING RKO. Orton covers Kingston and collects the three count.
-After the match, Orton backs into the corner and sets up for the Punt, Barrett and the Nexus frantically run down to the ring, but they're too late as Orton kicks Kingston's head off his shoulders. Orton stares them down from the ring apron as Barrett and company back off and drag the prone Kingston from the ring.
We get a vignette for Sunday's Over The Limit PPV. Stephanie McMahon is backstage still looking for the World Champion. Where is CM Punk?
-Still to come tonight, Wade Barrett and Cody Rhodes of the Nexus with a chance to qualify.
TENSAI def. SANTINO MARELLA
Quick match. Santino squares away for the Cobra, but Tensai answers with a Choke Bomb and a Clawhold STO. Tensai connects with a Running Senton and picks up the three. After the match, Tensai continues the beatdown with the Poison Mist Clawhold. Santino squirms in pain as JBL comes down and nails the Clothesline From Hell. David Otunga, Epico and Primo join in on the beatdown when EVAN BOURNE, MVP, SHELTON BENJAMIN and R-TRUTH run down to make the save. They help Santino back to his feet and out of the ring as we go to commercial.
Back from break and J.R. and King begin discussing what has become of CM Punk.
We go backstage and Nexus is beating the hell out of Otunga. Former Nexus members, take heed. Cody Rhodes is in the ring as THE MIZ hits the ring for his qualifying match.
THE MIZ def. CODY RHODES to secure his spot.
A very bizarre occurrence in this match. Cody and Miz lock into a staredown and after several minutes, Cody develops a hypnotized grin on his face and throws his arms skyward. Perplexed, Miz locks in the Full Nelson and drops Rhodes with a Skull Crushing Finale. The referee logs an uneasy three count and The Miz picks up the victory. Having sacrificed himself to the cause, Rhodes lies motionless in the ring as the rest of the Nexus storms the ring YET AGAIN and begins beating down The Miz.
Barrett grabs a mic and says that they have obeyed orders all night and kept their distance from the ring for the duration of each contest tonight, only descending to pick the bones AFTER the match is over. Barrett says they're through following orders and that every member will be present at ringside for this final contest. Barrett demands that CM Punk show himself for the main event, so that he can take away the World Heavyweight Championship now.
CULT OF PERSONALITY blasts through the speakers and it's shortly accompanied by the blaring sound of a truck horn. Barrett and the Nexus look to each other nervously as an ENORMOUS TRACTOR TRAILER--A PEPSI TRUCK comes rolling down the ramp and Punk's riding shotgun with the World Title in tow. The truck crashes into the ring apron, rocking it off its foundation. Without warning, Punk dismounts the truck, grabs a GIGANTIC hose and turns it on full blast ANNIHILATING The Nexus with a powerful stream of PEPSI. J.R. and King are clear across the ring getting SOAKED. Ziggler, Kofi, Rhodes, McIntyre, the tag champions and yes, Barrett, himself are slipping, tripping, falling, just trying to remain on their feet as the ring FILLS with Pepsi. Ziggler and company eventually fall out of the ring and limp over the barricade, drenched in carbonated beverage. Punk leaves the hose blasting as he steps into the ring. Unbeknownst to Barrett, the ref steps in and rings the bell.
CM PUNK def. WADE BARRETT to secure his spot and remain World Champion
A dripping, waterlogged and sticky Barrett staggers directly into the path of a waiting GTS. Punk makes the cover and gets the surprising three count.
-After the match, Nexus is clearly in retreat as Punk turns off the hose. The World Champion climbs up on top of the Pepsi truck and holds the belt high above his head. The ring lies in ruins and the entire ringside area smells of Pepsi as the World Champion stands tall and RAW goes off the air!
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