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Batista On Returning to WWE, CM Punk at Comic-Con, The Miz

– Former World Heavyweight Champion Dave Bautista may have warmed up to the idea of returning to WWE despite it’s PG environment that he has publicly critizcised in the past.  During a Q&A session at Comic Con last week, Bautista said, “I’m not against going back. It’s just definitely not going to be this year.”

– Wednesday headline acts for the Wizard World Ohio Comic Con in September were announced,  including  Stan Lee, William Shatner, “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” star Eliza Dushku and WWE champion C.M. Punk. Punk will appear on Saturday, September 29. The event is Sept. 28-30 at the Greater Coumbus Convention Center.

– WWE’s The Miz will return to the celebrity SiriusXM Celebrity Fantasy Football League. Miz, the defending league champion, is advertised for a kick-off event at Times Square in NYC on Thursday, July 19. Other stars announced for the event at the Hard Rock Cafe include NFL RB Maurice Jones-Drew, guitarist Zakk Wylde, actor George Wendt, former NFL QB Rich Gannon, Steve Phillips and comedians Artie Lange and Nick DiPaolo.

WWE Posts, Summerslam Music Video, Kelly Kelly Video.

– Kelly Kelly who has been missing from the WWE for weeks, appears in a new WWE Youtube video about her obsession with Beanie Babies.

WWE released a video of WWE stars lip-synching the Summerslam theme song to “prepare for this year’s Summerslam.” The music video includes John Cena, WWE champion C.M. Punk, Daniel Bryan, World Heavyweight. champion Sheamus, U.S. champion Santino Marella,  Tag champion Kofi Kingston, Zack Ryder, Dolph Ziggler, Divas champion Layla, Rosa Mendes, Alicia Fox, Natalya, Cameron & Naomi, Curt Hawkins & Tyler Reks, and Justin Gabriel & Tyson Kidd.

Brock Lesnar on 4 Raws, Y2J’s Future, Bret Hart at Wrestling Show

– Brock Lesnar is scheduled for four upcoming Raw’s episodes. Including the 1000th episode this Monday in St. Louis, Missouri, Brock is advertised to appear at the August 6 show in San Antonio, Texas. August 13th in Dallas, Texas. And the Post-Summerclam Raw on August 20th from the Save Mart Center in Fresno, California.

– Bret Hart’s will make a special appearance on August 4th in Nashville, Tennessee for Crossfire Wrestling. Compeating on the card that night include; Goldust, Harry Smith, Brian Christoper, Jillian Hall, Shane Douglas, and others.  Hart will also participate in a wrestling  seminar will be from 10 AM – 2 PM all at the Tennessee Tennessee State Fairgrounds. Details are at http://www.crossfirellc.vze.com/

– Chris Jericho has no appearances scheduled for after SummerSlam.

WWE Wins Lawsuit, The Miz at Award Show, Striker on Twitter

— WWE won their lawsuit against Italy’s Interactive S.P.A. over money owed for licensing WWE TV to Italian cable networks Sportitalia Channel and SI Live, along with the rights to an Italian language version of WWE.com. The suit was filed in February of 2011, WWE claimed they were owed $551,087.50 for the TV rights and $129,752.20 for the website rights, plus interest. Interactive didn’t respond, resulting in a ruling in WWE’s favor for $580,839.20.

— The Miz has announced he will attend the 2012 Social TV Awards with Maryse, to present 4 awards.   **Watch Triple H Pedigree The Miz During A Commercial Break on Raw**

– WWE’s twitter has confirmed that commentator Matt Striker is now on twitter as “Matt_Striker_” . He was asked whether the nicknames he uses for Superstars on commentary are ad-libbed and responded

Ultimate Warrior Accused of $28k Fraud

TMZ.com is reporting the The Ultimate Warrior was named in a police report with the Sante Fe County Sheriff’s Department in New Mexico He is accused of scamming  a wrestling merchandise collector out of $28k of  merchandise, including ring-worn wrestling trunks.

Christopher Elias,  a sports memorabilia dealer named claims he struck a $28k deal with Warrior, in which the wrestling legend agreed to send Elias a bunch of classic merchandise from his personal collection. Elias, also claimed that The Warrior was supposed to sign twenty wrestling belts & ten Wrestlemania posters of his.

Check out the full article on TMZ.com

 

*SPOILERS* WWE – SmackDown Taping Results – 7/17

The following report comes to us from Nick White of PWInsider

SUPERSTARS:

– Brodus Clay won a squash over indy guy.

– Cody Rhodes beat Tyson Kidd in a good match.

– The Usos beat Johnny Curtis and Derrick Bateman.

– Sin Cara beat Drew McIntyre.

– Main event: Santino Marella and Layla beat Aksana and Antonio Cesaro.

SMACKDOWN:

– The show opened with Rey Mysterio. They showed his return from Raw. Rey told his hometown crowd that he was back. Alberto Del Rio came out with Ricardo Rodriguez. Alberto said he was robbed against Sheamus. Dolph Ziggler came out saying he is the future champion. He would have won at Money In The Bank but apparently he thinks Alberto did something to stop that from happening. Rey asked them why don’t they just fight. Sheamus came out and joined Rey. We have a tag match for later.

– Titus O’Neill, Darren Young, Hunico and Camacho beat Kofi Kingston, R-Truth, Epico and Primo. After the match, Big Show came out and destroyed them all. WWE really knows how to build the tag division back up.

– Damien Sandow beat Zack Ryder.

– Next was The Peep Show with AJ and Daniel Bryan. Christian show a clip of the two planning the wedding. AJ said she forgave Bryan for how he treated her in the past. Christian asked if it was true love. They both did the YES thing and the crowd joined in. Christian asked if they should get married and the crowd was split. He asked the crowd if they knew what they were doing and it was split again. He then asked if AJ knew what she was doing and she slapped him in the face. As AJ and Bryan went to leave Christian said not so fast. Your fiance will face an ex of yours, Kane.

– Kane beat Daniel Bryan when he got DQ’d after AJ interfered. AJ teasted that she was going to kiss Kane, but didn’t. She then kiss Bryan outside.

– Road Warrior Animal was tonight’s legend. He killed Heath Slater. That followed with Slater saying he is sick of fighting legends. This brought out HHH who hit the Pedigree. I think that was a dark angle.

– Sheamus and Mysterio beat Del Rio and Ziggler by DQ when Ricardo interfered at the end.

DARK MATCH:

– John Cena beat The Big Show and Cody Rhodes. John Laurinaitis was there and got laid out as well.

Bella Twins @ Comic-Con, Rumble Pre-Sale Password, WWE & Tout

– Nicole and Briana Garcia known in the WWE as the Bella Twins issued the following press release:

Ciao, Bella! Nicole and Briana Garcia Take Chicago Comic Con! The dynamic duo, Brianna and Nicole Garcia, known best as former pro wrestlers “The Bella Twins,” make being smart, sassy, and sexy look easy. The former WWE Divas Champions, who were discovered at the International Body Doubles Twins Search in 2006, have surprised the world with their fun-loving personalities, immense physical abilities (and attributes) and hot-blooded charm. Check them out at Wizard World Chicago Comic Con, Friday through Sunday, August 10-12.

– WWE issued a press release that Tout, a social media app that they have invested in, climbed up toward the top of the charts after being featured on Raw. The app downloaded 30,000 in the hours after RAW and climbed to #6 from #37

WWE  listed itself as “an investor and strategic marketing partner” in Tout

Tout.com’s CEO Michael Downing:

“The partnership with WWE has proven that when you give enthusiastic fans the ability to easily share and interact with real-time video status updates, they will jump at the chance. WWE’s passionate fan base and tremendous reach across a variety of media assets create an extraordinary opportunity to engage fans and followers. We are uniquely positioned to provide this technology, and look forward to rolling it out across a diverse range of media and brand properties.”

– The 2013 Royal Rumble will take place Sunday, January 27th 2012 at The US Airways Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Now through  Thursday, July 19 at 10:00pm you can purchase pre-sale tickets with the password: WWELIVE

Raw Raitings, Mysterio’s Return Match, Triple H’s Raw Appearance

– Last night’s 7/16 WWE Monday Night RAW drew a 3.44 (3.4) cable rating, with 4.88 million viewers. The first hour drew 4.72 million viewers, the second hour drew 5.03 million viewers. The show was #3 for the night on cable TV, behind TNT’s programing, and #1 in all adult demos, all adult male demos, and all teen viewers. It was the highest rating of the year among males 12 – 17 and increased in males 18 – 34 & 18 – 49.

– Local advertising is promoting  Rey Mysterio will be returning to the ring in a dark match at the SmackDown tapings tonight in San Diego. Mysterio will team with John Cena in  tag team main event against Big Show and John Laurinaitis.

Footage of Triple H giving The Miz a Pedigree during a raw commercial break aparently aired in international markets:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Xzh71KJGY0

WWE SmackDown Tapings, Rikishi Pays Tribute on RAW

– Tonight’s WWE SmackDown tapings will take place from the Valley View Casino in San Diego, California. Confirmed for tonight’s show is Rey Mysterio’s return to SmackDown, Christian’s Peep Show with guests Daniel Bryan and AJ Lee plus World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus in action against an un-named opponent. Advertised locally is Rey Mysterio and John Cena vs. Big Show and John Laurinaitis. Triple H is also advertised to make an appearance.

– Rikishi acknowledged on Twitter that the Samoan Spike used on RAW last night was a tribute to the late Umaga and the Bonzai Drop was a tribute to the late Yokozuna. Rikishi returned to RAW last night and picked up a win over Heath Slater.

Jim Ross Blogs About Sunday’s WWE Money In The Bank PPV

WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross is back with another blog update, which you can read in its entirety at JRsBarBQ.com As always, you can check out Jim Ross’ delicious line of BBQ products at WWEShop.com. Here are some highlights of what he said about Sunday’s Money in the Bank PPV:

Overall Show:” Thoroughly thought that I got my money’s worth Sunday night when purchasing the MITB PPV. I did not have high expectations of the event going into it but MITB exceeded my expectations. The primary bouts that needed to deliver did, by and large.”

CM Punk vs. Daniel Bryan: “Thought the @CMPunk vs. @WWEDanielBryan bout was excellent and the match of the night for my money. AJ fit well into the bout and did not adversely affect the outcome and allowed the bulk of the story, bell to bell, to be about the WWE Title, the WWE Champion, and the #1 contender.”

John Cena’s MITB Win: “@JohnCena winning the Raw MITB bout did not come as a shocker but I didn’t buy the PPV to be ‘surprised.’ Really some hard work by all in that final bout. Very impressed with every man’s effort.”

Ziggler’s MITB Win: “Big night for @HeelZiggler aka Dolph Ziggler winning the Smackdown MITB Ladder match and putting on an amazing athletic display.”

Animal On Road Warriors Not Doing Jobs, His Son In NFL

Arda Ocal of The Score Television Network had a chance to speak to Joe ‘Road Warrior Animal’ Laurinaitis. Highlights:

On how the Road Warriors gained the reputation as a tag team that “refused” to do jobs in the 80s:

“I think the whole thing [not jobbing] is kinda blown out of proportion. If you look back on our career, we lost to Ronny Garvin – the belts to them in Georgia, that was in year one. In the AWA, we lost against Greg and Jim Brunzel . Doing the job wasn’t the problem, it’s when the job got ridiculous and they wanted us to look foolish. I think we were one of the guys that stood up for ourselves and said, ‘listen man, we want this business to grow as a whole’- the business was on a growing trend. Don’t make us look foolish when we’re helping you grow… Hawk and I never refused to do jobs, we did jobs for a whole year straight for WWF… this is a business and we all give and take.”

On his son, NFL player James Laurinaitis, possibly following in his fathers footsteps one day:

“James loves the wrestling business. I got pictures in my book that I wrote that he was power bombing his sister in the trampoline. I’d come home off 50 days on the road tired and he’s got his buddies in the pool and trying to suplex the guy off the diving board saying, “come on daddy let’s do the finish’… He’s got a future, he’s a natural add it. James is good on the mic, I’ve told him always be comfortable and say how you feel on the mic. He’s a good athlete- you never know what could happen.”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=wyDpq1x2nLU

Tonight’s SmackDown Tapings, Ryder’s Theme Song Remixed

– Tonight’s WWE SmackDown tapings take place from Valley View Casino in San Diego, California. Friday’s show will feature Rey Mysterio’s return, Christian hosts the Peep Show with guests Daniel Bryan and AJ and World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus will be in action.

The advertised dark match main event is John Cena and Rey Mysterio vs. Big Show and John Laurinaitis. Triple H is also advertised to make an appearance.

– The band Downstait, which has recorded theme songs for WWE superstars Dolph Ziggler, The Miz and Alex Riley, recently recorded a cover of Zack Ryder’s “Radio” song:

Heyman Says NXT Star Bray Wyatt Is Destined For Greatness

Paul Heyman gave a strong endorsement to FCW & NXT star Bray Wyatt (formerly Husky Harris). Heyman tweeted about the developmental wrestler’s potential:

Wyatt responded to Heyman with:

https://twitter.com/huskywwe/status/224161270465703937

Paul Heyman replied:

Heyman also re-tweeted the following message from a fan about Wyatt’s potential:

https://twitter.com/heymanhustle/status/224362207754989568

DX Reunion News, Legends Appearing At RAW 1,000 & More

– WWE is currently planning a big pay-off to the ongoing Heath Slater vs. Legends storyline that is expected to take place on RAW 1,000. As of this week, there was talk of a match involving various WWE Legends at RAW 1,000, possibly a Battle Royal.

– The WWE website is teasing that next week’s DX Reunion will involve other former members besides just Triple H and Shawn Michaels. It’s possible we could see appearances from the New Age Outlaws and X-Pac.

– Pete Rose was backstage visiting at RAW this week.

Goldust Wants Cody At WM29, Punk & Lita News, Owen Hart

– Former WWE wrestler Dustin “Goldust” Rhodes is now on Tout and posed a video stating that he wants to wrestle his brother Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania 29.

During a recent interview with the Pro Wrestling Torch livecast, Rhodes revealed that he pitched the idea of a match vs. Cody at WrestleMania 28 to WWE management earlier this year, but it was squashed by Vince McMahon. In the same interview, Goldust expressed interest about appearing at RAW 1,000, but said it was unlikely since he was released not too long ago.

– A hearing is set for November 16th in Bridgeport, Connecticut regarding WWE’s motion to dismiss the remaining allegations brought by Martha Hart and the Owen Hart estate. Both Vince and Linda McMahon are being sued personally as part of the lawsuit.

– Former WWE star Shane Helms wrote that Amy “Lita” Dumas and WWE Champion CM Punk went out of their way to alienate themselves at the San Diego Comic Con this past weekend.

Punk and Lita have been romantically linked for several months and have made many public appearances together (including WWE’s Hall of Fame Ceremony earlier this year).

Check out these pictures of Punk and Lita together at a restaurant last week:

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Triple H Pedigrees Miz During RAW Commercial, WWE Music

– Triple H made a special appearance during a commercial break at Monday’s RAW Supershow from Las Vegas. After Daniel Bryan and AJ’s wedding announcement, The Miz came to the ring and demanded that an authority figure come out and explain why he is always overlooked. Triple H’s music hit and the place went crazy. Triple H hit Miz with a Pedigree and left.

– WWE has released the first 5 volumes of their “WWE: The Music” theme music collection on iTunes. The collection includes 10 bonus tracks.

– WWE Hall of Famer Road Warrior Animal has been telling his Twitter followers to petition WWE for him to appear at RAW 1,000.

– Shawn Davari and women’s wrestler Jazz have been added to the debut show of Tommy Dreamer’s new House of Hardcore promotion on 10/6 from Poughkeepsie, New York.

Piper’s Status For RAW 1,000, WWE Download, Noble

– WWE Hall of Famer Roddy Piper says he’s not confirmed to appear at next week’s 1,00th RAW:

– Former WWE Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Noble has joined Twitter at @Jamiegnoble. The account has been confirmed by various WWE superstars, so it’s legit. Noble tweeted the following about his WWE status:

– Here’s episode $25 of WWE Download with Dolph Zigger:

* What BROCK LESNAR Will Do On RAW Next Week & WWE Talent Debuting Soon

What Happened After RAW, Trending Terms, Comedian At RAW

– After Monday’s RAW Supershow  went off the air, John Cena defeated The Big Show & Tensai in a handicap match. Show KO’d Tensai by mistake and Cena hit the AA. John Laurinaitis ran down and got an Attitude Adjustment to send the Las Vegas Crowd home happy.

– Comedian George Wallace was in attendance for last night’s RAW Supershow from Las Vegas.

– Some of the WWE-related terms that trended worldwide during RAW include CM Punk, Rey Mysterio, Big Show, Rikishi, Scotty 2 Hotty and The Prime Time Players.

 

[AUDIO] SEScoops Live! w/ Noah Mark & The Solomonster

Listen to The Solomonster (@Solomonster) and Noah Mark (@DJNoah80) Discuss MITB and the upcoming Raw 1000 episode in our latest edition of SEScoops Live!

SEScoops Live! After MITB by Noah Mark Blaustein

RAW 1,000 Preview: Cena vs. Punk, DX, Lesnar, Rock, Bryan-AJ

Following Monday’s RAW Supershow, the following is confirmed for next week’s blockbuster 3-hour 1,000th episode of WWE RAW:

– John Cena cashes in his Money in the Bank briefcase and gets a title shot against WWE Champion CM Punk.

– A DX Reunion featuring Shawn Michaels and Triple H will open the show.

– The new permanent RAW General Manager will be revealed.

– Brock Lesnar will answer Triple H’s SummerSlam challenge.

– The Rock, Bret “The Hitman” Hart and Mick Foley and more WWE Legends will be in the house.

– Christian will defend the Intercontinental Championship.

Cena Cashing In MITB Next Week, DX Opening RAW 1,000

– John Cena announced at the end of Monday’s RAW that he will cash in his Money in the Bank briefcase at next week’s RAW 1,000 show. Cena had the chance to cash in this week after CM Punk wrestled a hard fought match against the Big Show, but did the honorable thing by saying he wanted he and Punk to be 100% when they fought.

– It was announced on RAW that the DX reunion featuring Shawn Michaels and Triple H will be the opening segment of next week’s 3-hour RAW 1,000 special.

– The following matches were taped for this week’s WWE Superstars prior to Monday’s RAW from Las Vegas, Nevada:

* US Champion Santino Marella vs. Jinder Mahal.

* Cody Rhodes vs. Alex Riley.

 

Mysterio Returns On RAW, Peep Show w/AJ On SmackDown

– Rey Mysterio returned to Monday’s RAW after months away from television. After Albero Del Rio defeated Zack Ryder and delivered a post-match beatdown to the Long Island native, Mysterio’s music hit and he came down to the ring nailed Del Rio with a 619.

– WWE Attitude Era star Rikishi returned on Monday’s RAW as the latest opponent of Heath Slather.

– Christian will defend the Intercontinental championship on next week’s 1,000th RAW. WWE ran a poll on this week’s show asking which title should be defended next week (IC Title, US Title, Divas title) and the IC title won.

– Speaking of Christian, the Peep Show returns this Friday on SmackDown when his guest will be AJ Lee.

Daniel Bryan & AJ Getting Married Next Week On RAW

On Monday’s RAW, AJ Lee accepted Daniel Bryan’s marriage proposal. She announced on Twitter when the wedding will take place:

Brianna Garcia (former WWE Diva Bri Bella), Daniel Bryan’s real-life girlfriend, tweeted the following about next week’s wedding:

WWE RAW Supershow #999 7/16/12 – Full Results

Tonight’s WWE RAW Supershow opens up with the normal video. We’re live from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Michael Cole welcomes us to episode #999. Jerry Lawler plugs John Cena’s Money in the Bank victory. Big Show vs. CM Punk is announced for tonight’s main event.

– We go to the ring and out comes WWE Champion CM Punk.

Punk talks about he dropped a pipe bomb one year ago and started a revolution. Punk says he has proven that he is the best in the world. He’s beaten everyone that stepped in front of him, including Daniel Bryan last night. Punk talks about how confused AJ Lee has been. Punk talks about the 1000th RAW and says a guy who looks like him would have never been on that first episode of RAW. He definitely wouldn’t have been standing there in his 8th month as WWE Champion. Punk goes on but is interrupted by Big Show.

Big Show mocks Punk’s speech and the crowd starts to tell him he sucks. Show talks about how John Cena got lucky with the briefcase handle last night. Show says if he won, he would cash in right now and take the WWE Title. Punk picks on Big Show for always losing. Punk says Show has the size and the strength but he just lost. They go on and Show reminds Punk that John Cena could cash in on him tonight once Show wins their main event match. Show drops the mic and walks off as Punk takes in what he just said.

– Cole and Lawler plug next week’s RAW and The Rock’s appearance.

– WWE Tag Team Champions R-Truth and Kofi Kingston are backstage walking to the ring as we go to commercial.

WWE Tag Team Title Match: Titus O’Neil and Darren Young vs. Kofi Kingston and R-Truth

We go to the ring and out first comes the WWE Tag Team Champions R-Truth and Kofi Kingston. AW is out next to introduce Titus O’Neil and Darren Young.

AW is mic’d up again so we get to hear him from ringside. Titus and Kofi start things off. Titus takes Kofi to the corner and beats him up. Titus with a big uppercut and a tag to Young. Kofi makes a tag to Truth and they double team Young. Truth with a big kick and leg drop. Kofi tags back in and leaps onto Young with a big crossbody for a 2 count. Kofi ends up leaping out onto both men on the floor as we go to commercial.

Back from the break and Titus comes back in to take control of Kofi. Titus with a bearhug now. Kofi fights out with headbutts but goes back down. Young tags back in to continue the assault. Young tries to double team Kofi but he escapes and tags in Truth. Truth goes at it with Titus and DDT’s him for a 2 count. Truth clotheslines Young out of the ring and Kofi hits Titus with Trouble in Paradise. Truth drops Titus on his face for the win.

Winners: R-Truth and Kofi Kingston

– After the match, AW gets in the ring and argues with the referee.

– AJ Lee is backstage texting when Daniel Bryan walks up. They both apologize for everything. Bryan says he has no hidden motives or agendas, he just got caught up in becoming WWE Champion that he made AJ the scapegoat. Bryan says he was wrong. Bryan goes on but is interrupted by Eve Torres. She’s upset about Bryan ditching her in their tag match last week. Eve spoke to the Board of Directors and tonight it will be Bryan and AJ vs. Eve and a partner of her choosing. Eve says payback is exactly what AJ is. AJ asks Bryan what he was going to say and he says he will tell her after their match. Bryan kisses her on the cheek and walks off.

– We get even more hype for the 1,000th RAW and Tout. Michael Cole plays the very first Tout video that John Cena sent out.

Zack Ryder vs. Alberto Del Rio

We go to the ring and out comes Zack Ryder. Ricardo Rodriguez begins the introduction next as Alberto Del Rio comes down the ramp. The bell rings and Del Rio goes right to work on Ryder. The referee backs him off. Del Rio drops Ryder with an armbreaker and kicks him in the back before going back to work on the arm.

Del Rio takes Ryder to the floor and stomps on his head. Del Rio unloads on Ryder but gets rammed back into the apron. Ryder comes back in the ring but Del Rio is angry. Del Rio beats Ryder some more and applies the cross armbreaker for the quick win.

Winner: Alberto Del Rio

– After the match, Del Rio attacks Ryder but Rey Mysterio’s music hits. Rey makes his return to a big pop and rushes the ring to go at it with Del Rio. Rey hits the 619 and sends Del Rio to the floor.

– More 1000th RAW hype with Heath Slater talking about his run-ins with Legends. Cole says we have another returning Legend tonight. Back to commercial.

– Back from the break and Heath Slater is in the ring. He wants to know which Legend is coming out next. The music hits and it’s Rikishi!

Rikishi vs. Heath Slater

The former WWE Intercontinental Champion and father to The Usos makes his way to the ring to a mild reaction from the crowd. They go to lock up but Slater goes behind and runs his mouth. Rikishi drops Slater with a big superkick and then hits him with a stinkface. Rikishi hits the Samoan Spike and climbs to the second rope for a big splash and the win.

Winner: Rikishi

– After the match, Rikishi dances. The lights go out and they come back on with The Usos in the ring. They dance with their dad as the crowd cheers.

– Up next is Daniel Bryan and AJ vs. Eve and a mystery partner. Back to commercial.

Eve Torres and The Miz vs. Daniel Bryan and AJ

Back from the break and out comes Eve Torres. She introduces her partner for tonight and out comes The Miz. Out next comes Daniel Bryan followed by his partner AJ.

Bryan starts off with Miz and they lock up. Bryan takes Miz to the corner and beats him down with kicks. Miz comes back with a high knee and a kick to the face. AJ tags herself in and in comes Eve. They lock up and Eve shoves AJ to the mat and into the corner. Eve with kicks and a kick to the face. Eve with a 2 count. Eve chokes AJ on the middle rope before taking her to the corner and choking her. AJ fights back with forearms and a kick to the face. AJ kicks Eve to the mat and hits her finisher for the pin but Miz has the referee distracted. AJ runs over and kicks Miz out to the floor from the apron. Miz runs in while Eve has AJ rolled up but the referee is distracted. Bryan comes in and helps AJ get the pin while the referee isn’t looking.

Winners: AJ and Daniel Bryan

– After the match, Bryan takes the mic as the fans chant yes. Bryan tells AJ that he loves her. Bryan gets a ring from a crew member at ringside. He admits he lied last week about wanting to get married because he wanted to win the WWE Title. Bryan is for real this week and he drops to one knee to propose. AJ hesitates but Bryan puts the ring on her finger. Bryan puts the microphone up to her and she says yes. They kiss as some of the crowd boos. Bryan starts chanting yes and AJ joins in. The crowd joins them with a mix of no chants.

– Still to come tonight, Show vs. Punk in the main event. Back to commercial.

– More hype for the 1000th RAW with a look back at Steve Austin and The Rock.

– It’s announced that AJ and Daniel Bryan’s wedding will take place next week.

Jack Swagger vs. Ryback

We go to the ring and out first comes Jack Swagger. Ryback is out next with a big explosion.

Ryback hits the ring and Swagger immediately attacks him. Swagger unloads and hits the gutwrench powerbomb. The bell still hasn’t rang yet but Swagger nails a Swagger Bomb in the corner. Swagger applies the ankle lock but Ryback blocks it. Swagger runs right back over him. Swagger goes for the leg again but Ryback fights him off. Ryback with a big clothesline. Ryback slams Swagger hard and then hits three straight powerbombs. Ryback kicks Swagger out of the ring and yells “feed me more” as his music plays. The crowd joins along in the chants.

– Still to come, Show vs. Punk. Back to commercial.

– Back from the break and more plugs for Tout.

– Vickie Guerrero comes out and introduces Dolph Ziggler. Dolph comes out in a suit, holding his Money in the Bank briefcase. Dolph takes the mic and says we’re looking at the next World Heavyweight Champion. It’s just a matter of time before he cashes it in on Sheamus. Ziggler says he will be the best champion in history when he wins. Better than Bret Hart, Steve Austin and The Rock. Ziggler goes on but is interrupted by Chris Jericho.

Jericho hits the ring. Ziggler says tonight isn’t about Jericho and he’s not going to come in and steal Ziggler’s spotlight. Ziggler says he won his Money in the Bank match and Jericho didn’t. Ziggler points out Jericho has never won Money in the Bank. Ziggler asks when is the last time Jericho won anything. Ziggler talks about all the hype around Jericho but says all he does is lose. Ziggler says nobody has been given more opportunities than Jericho. Ziggler says Jericho has been coasting along for so long that he has everyone fooled. Ziggler says Jericho is all hype and asks when the last time he won an important match was. Jericho still hasn’t said a word since coming out. Ziggler wonders if Jericho is losing his touch. Ziggler rubs it in some more but gets laid out with a Codebreaker out of nowhere. Jericho gets a small face chant from the crowd and walks off as Ziggler smirks from the ring.

– Still to come, Show vs. Punk. Back to commercial.

– We get more hype for Tout. This time they show fan videos that have been uploaded to the site tonight. Fans share their favorite RAW moments.

– The announcers hype next week’s RAW with DX kicking things off and Brock Lesnar responding to Triple H’s challenge. Also, The Rock’s return and several others.

Brodus Clay vs. JTG

We go to the ring and out comes Brodus Clay with Naomi and Cameron. Fans voted on WWE’s website tonight and it’s announced that Christian will defend the WWE Intercontinental Title on RAW next week against an un-named opponent. We go to commercial with Clay in the ring.

Back from the commercial and we get the official invitation to Daniel Bryan and AJ’s wedding next week. It’s announced that Bryan and AJ will be special guests on Christian’s Peep Show this Friday on SmackDown. We go back to the ring and here comes JTG.

The bell rings and Clay goes to work on JTG with the power moves. Clay with a big suplex and elbow drop. Clay runs into a big boot and has his knee taken out. JTG takes Clay down and stomps away. JTG continues the assault and mocks Clay’s dancing. Clay finally catches JTG’s clothesline and throws him with a suplex. Clay with a headbutt and splash for the win.

Winner: Brodus Clay

– Clay, Naomi and Cameron dance in the ring with some kids after the match.

– Up next is Punk vs. Big Show. Back to commercial after some more hype for the 1000th RAW.

CM Punk vs. Big Show

Back from the break and out comes WWE Champion CM Punk for tonight’s non-title main event. Big Show is out next.

The bell rings and Punk dodges shots from Show. Punk throws some kicks but Show takes him to the corner and hits a right hand. Punk comes out fighting but Show knocks him to the mat with a headbutt. Show runs over Punk with a clothesline after more offense. Show stands on Punk’s back and goes to the floor for a big chop to the chest. Punk fights back on the floor but Show knocks him back down. Punk shoves Show into the ring post and brings it back in the ring. Punk unloads with kicks but Show drops him with another headbutt.

Show keeps control and puts the boot to Punk in the corner. Show charges in the corner but Punk puts his foot up. Punk leaps off the top but Show catches him in a bearhug. Show slams Punk and runs his mouth to the fans. Show with right hands and more trash talking now. Punk gets up and fights back. He jumps on Show’s back for a sleeper hold. Show breaks out and drops Punk with a sideslam. Show misses the splash from the second rope as Punk rolls out of the way. Punk fights back and staggers Show but can’t knock him down. Punk charges but Show hits a big back body drop. Show gets ready for the knockout punch but Punk ducks it. Punk hits a superkick and another kick to the head. Punk sends Show to the corner with another kick and then hits the high knee. Punk hits another high knee. He nails a third high knee and then the bulldog but it’s blocked. Show misses a splash in the corner and finally goes down.

Punk hits the elbow drop from the top but Show kicks out at 2. Punk springboards in but Show catches him with a huge chokeslam but Punk gets his foot on the bottom rope at the 2 count. Show takes Punk to the corner and works on his ribs. Show with big body shots now. Show pushes the referee down and gets disqualified.

Winner by DQ: CM Punk

– After the bell, Show continues beating Punk up. Show readies for the knockout punch when John Cena’s music hits and out he comes with the briefcase. Show leaves the ring as Cena takes a mic. Cena goes to make his announcement but Show interrupts him. Show thinks he’s going to cash it in now. Show taunts Cena to cash it in. Cena tells Punk to take one week and prepare for the biggest match of his life. Cena says at the 1000th RAW, they will find out who the best in the world really is. Cena announces he will cash in next week for a shot at Punk’s WWE Title. Show still wants him to cash it in. Cena decks Show in the head with the briefcase and celebrates as his music hits. Punk raises up the WWE Title and they meet in the middle of the ring as RAW goes off the air.

Cena Making A Big Announcement Tonight, Jericho-JBL Talk MITB

– Former WWE superstar John Bradshaw Layfield tweeted the following about Alberto Del Rio during Sunday’s Money in the Bank PPV:

– Following John Cena winning the RAW brand’s Money in the Bank match, Chris Jericho tweeted the following congratulatory message to his opponent:

– Speaking of Cena, he has another “huge announcement” to make on tonight’s RAW: