One night after CM Punk and Sheamus retained their world titles at Money in the Bank, the 999th edition of Monday Night Raw was held at the Mandalay Bay Casino in Las Vegas. To open the show, the WWE champion, Punk, was introduced to the WWE Universe.
Punk spoke about how it was in Las Vegas that he unleashed his pipe
bomb last year and propelled himself to the top of the sport. Punk said
he would be proud to call himself the champion on the 1,000th edition of
Raw next week, and was cut off by Big Show. Show said that if he won
the Money in the Bank match, he would cash it in and win the title
tonight. Punk said Show did what he always does, destroy everything and
everyone, but still loses. Show said that after their match, when Punk
is knocked out and loses his match, John Cena would cash in his title
shot and take away the world title.
WWE Tag Team Championship: R Truth and Kofi Kingston vs. Primetime Players
This was a competitive tag team match that saw A.W. cause a
distraction, leading to Kingston and Truth stealing the win and
retaining their titles.
Alberto Del Rio vs. Zack Ryder
Del Rio came out without a car after losing his title match to
Sheamus. This was a squash match that saw Del Rio attack the arm of
Ryder and getting the win with the Cross Arm-Breaker. After the match,
Del Rio continued the assault on Ryder, but was interrupted by the music
of the returning Rey Mysterio. Mysterio hit the 619 on Del Rio, much to
the delight of the fans in Las Vegas.
Heath Slater vs. Rikishi
Rikishi got the quick win after the Yokozuna splash from the middle rope.
Daniel Bryan and Aj vs. Eve and Miz
This was a terrible match that saw Bryan and Aj get the win after Bryan rolled Aj on top of Eve during a small package.
After the match, Bryan proposed to Aj and even placed a ring on her
finger. Aj looked confused and began to cry before saying yes.
Jack Swagger vs. Ryback
This just shows how far Swagger has fallen in recent weeks. Ryback
went from squashing jobbers to getting a tougher test from a former
world champion in what was never actually a match.
Dolph Ziggler In-Ring
Ziggler, the winner of the Smackdown Money in the Bank match came out
and talked himself up about his victory at the pay-per-view. Chris
Jericho interrupted Ziggler, but the Showoff didn't let the former world
champion get a word in. Ziggler wondered when the last time Jericho got
a win was and told him all he does is lose.
"You're all hype," Ziggler said. "When was the last time you won an important match?"
Ziggler then wondered if Jericho was losing his touch and caught a Code Breaker for his troubles.
Brodus Clay vs. JTG
I didn't even know JTG was on the WWE roster, but he was and he took on Clay, but was defeated.
CM Punk vs. Big Show
This was easily the best match of the night. Both men had their share
of offense throughout, but Show was disqualified for attacking the
referee. Show continued his assault on Punk, but before being able to
hit the Weapon of Mass Destruction, Cena made the save. Show left the
ring, leaving just WWE champion Punk and Mr. Money in the Bank Cena.
Cena grabbed a microphone and was about to make an announcement about
his title shot, but Show interrupted him. Cena announced that at Raw
1,000, they would meet in the center of the ring to determine who the
best in the world truly is.
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