Monday Night Raw – August 10, 2015: Wet Hot American Summerslam Build
Monday Night Raw
Date: August 10, 2015
Location: Xfinity Arena, Everett, Washington
Commentators: Michael Cole, John Bradshaw Layfield, Byron Saxton
Opening sequence.
“Team BAD vs. Team Bella
Everyone brawls post match and the Bellas and Fox are knocked to the floor, leaving everyone else to have a staredown. So much for winning meaning anything.
Stephen Amell is here.
New Day vs. Los Matadores
We recap Reigns issuing a challenge on Smackdown for himself/Ambrose vs. Wyatt/Harper at Summerslam, which was accepted at the end of the show. Take note, as this is one of the only times all year that something actually happens on Summerslam.
Cesaro vs. Randy Orton vs. Kevin Owens
They slug it out instead and Randy gets swung, setting up the Sharpshooter. Cesaro lets go because of Owens, but the Swing is kicked away, sending Cesaro into Orton. Randy is fine enough to powerslam Owens though, sending both guys to the apron for a double Orton DDT.
Rating: B+. Yeah Orton won, but if Cesaro won here and lost to Rollins tonight, people would have complained about Cesaro getting pinned. On the other hand, if Owens won here and lost to Rollins tonight, people would have complained about Owens getting pinned. Now on the third hand (find a friend who will lend you a hand), Orton can win and then lose to Rollins and people will only complain about it being Orton in the main event slot again, as it was pretty clear he would be when he came out for the opening segment. Really good match of course, as you would expect with those three in there.
Dean Ambrose vs. Luke Harper
Ambrose fights out of a chinlock and scores with a tornado DDT but Dirty Deeds is countered. The fight spills outside with Dean blasting Wyatt over the table and heading back inside for the rebound clothesline on Harper. Reigns intercepts Bray before he can interfere but eats a superkick from Harper. That earns Harper a suicide dive from Ambrose but Dean gets crotched back inside. The discus clothesline puts Dean away at 9:35.
Miz goes on to Ryback and the Intercontinental Title, which should be awarded to Miz after all this waiting. Cue Big Show to call Miz a cross dressing Jedi manure spreader. The fans tell Big Show to retire but he says find someone to retire him. This brings out the returning Ryback so Miz bails, but Bryan throws him back inside to meet the monsters. Ryback cleans house and poses with Bryan to end things.
Video on Charlotte.
Mark Henry vs. Rusev
Summer puts Lana in the Accolade and a Rusev flag falls.
We recap Neville vs. Stardust over the last week.
Neville vs. King Barrett
WWE World Title: Randy Orton vs. Seth Rollins
Post match Sheamus Brogue Kicks Rollins and goes to cash in but eats the RKO to end the show.
Results
Team Bella b. Team BAD – Rollup to Tamina
New Day b. Los Matadores – Midnight Hour to Fernando
Randy Orton b. Cesaro and Kevin Owens – RKO to Cesaro
Luke Harper b. Dean Ambrose – Discus lariat
Rusev vs. Mark Henry went to a no contest when Lana and Summer Rae interfered
Neville b. King Barrett – Red Arrow
Randy Orton b. Seth Rollins via DQ when Sheamus interfered
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