WWE RAW 4/30/12
The show starts with Johnny Ace coming out and saying that last night the WWE was conquered by People's Power. He says the New Era has finally begun. Finally Cena will no longer hold down WWE. Finally the Cena machine has been defeated and Brock Lesnar and the rest of People's power will rule undefeated and unchallenged over the WWE. Laurinaitis introduces Lesnar to the ring.
Lesnar comes out to a big pop. He says that last night he defeated the cancer of the WWE. Right now he is the top guy. He says that since he took Cena out last night, he deserves to get all the rewards of his labor. His demands should be met.
In the middle of his speech Cena's music hits for a huge pop as he was supposed to be injured. He comes out with arm in a cast. He says that he lost yesterday but he still is the face of the company. He says that Lesnar is only here for the money and that he is here for the fans.
Johnny says that if Cena is so confident about his abilities that he should step in the ring. Then Cena gets attacked from behind by Lord Tensai. Tensai throws Cena in the ring. Brock F5s him to a big reaction. Then Laurinaitis starts unloading as well. Cena battles back but he is triple teamed and can't do anything. Kofi, Truth, and Brodus come out to save Cena. Cena is again carted out.
RAW goes to a commercial break. After the break, we see a match has started.
Kofi and Truth vs. Primo and Epico (c) (Tag Team Championship Match)
The match starts off with Truth and Primo in the ring. R- Truth has Little Jimmy with him and is ready to wrestle. Primo pushes Little Jimmy. R Truth gets angry and starts going crazy attacking Primo. Primo gets out of there and tags in Epico. Truth attacks Epico as well. He tags Kofi in and Kofi does the boom drop on Epico and pins him. He gets a 2 count and the match continues. Kofi and Epico battle it out. After a couple minutes Primo is tagged back in. He attacks Kofi and behind the ref's back Epico attacks Truth. Primo clotheslines Kofi and starts unloading on him. He goes for the pin but only gets a 2 count.
The momentum of the match changes as Kofi gets the hot tag on Truth who has decimated Epico outside the ring. Truth destroys Primo as well and tags Kofi back in for a Boom Drop. It connects and Kofi gets a 3 count and the win.
Winners and NEW Tag Team Champions: Kofi and R-Truth!
After the match we go to the back where John Laurinaitis and Brock Lesnar are discussing the future of People's Power. Lesnar says he wants a WWE Championship Match, and since Jericho has been defeated, he wants to face Punk for the title. Johnny says he already has a tournament set up for the No. 1 Contendership of the title which is a 4 man series. Daniel Bryan vs. a mystery opponent will be the first match. The second will be Randy Orton vs. another mystery opponent. He says these are two guys which have worked hardest in the WWE at the moment. He says, however, that he has another goal for Lesnar to accomplish. He says that Cena has to be destroyed. Cena never backs down from a challenge. So tonight Cena and Brock will have a rematch, tonight on RAW. It will be an "I Quit" match. He says Lesnar will destroy Cena and make him quit with the Kamara lock. Lesnar says that is a great idea and he will destroy Cena completely.
The next match we have is a tournament match set for one fall. It comes on after the break. Daniel Bryan is in the ring awaiting his opponent. He gives a short speech saying that this will be his time to shine on RAW.
OH...RADIO...
Bryan explodes into laughter as his new opponent comes out. It's Zack Ryder, a man who hasn't competed for weeks! What's this goofball doing here! Ryder comes to the ring with a mildly positive reaction.
Daniel Bryan vs. Zack Ryder (No. 1 Contender Tournament Match)
Bryan attacks Ryder before the match starts. He clotheslines him and starts chanting YES! YES! YES! He then puts Ryder in the YES! Lock. Ryder taps after only couple seconds. After the match Bryan says that this was an indication of what was to come. He would destroy his next opponent and then defeat Punk for the WWE Title at Over The Limit.
Winner: Daniel Bryan
We go the back where Randy Orton is asking Ace who his opponent will be. Johnny says he will have to wait and see. Behind him we see CM Punk. He said he would be honored to face him but that Randy Orton is no longer at his level. He is what Orton was in 2009. He is now the Champ. He is the fan favorite. He says that Orton has turned into a nobody.
Orton responds by saying that while Punk is definitely is a legitimate top guy, he would beat him and take the title away from him. He says Punk is being a little too confident and he should wait and see what happens. Punk pats Orton on the back and leaves.
After another commercial break we see Orton come out. Then Johnny Ace comes out and says that Orton's opponent is a man who he has a lot of history with. He is a captain of something Orton will never have. Charisma. Christian music hits to a loud pop as Christian makes his entrance.
Randy Orton vs. Christian (No. 1 Contender Tournament Match)
The match starts with a lot of brawling as Christian is trying to end this thing quickly. He gets a big punch and goes for the Killswitch. Orton powers out and goes for the RKO which fails. Christian pushes Orton in the ropes. Orton pushes off and pushes Christian the ground. He starts pounding Christian with hard hits.He puts Christian feet on the ropes and goes for his signature DDT. He hits it and goes for the pin. He only gets a 2 count. He gets angry and sets up the RKO. He gets distracted by Bryan up on the stage.
Bryan has a mic in his hand. He starts talking about how much better and relevant his than Orton. He says that he is the one that has to fight for opportunity he gets. He also says that Orton is going to lose to Christian. From behind Orton gets rolled up and can't kick out in time. He loses the match. Orton chases Christian but Bryan smashes Orton with a chair out of nowhere. He puts Orton in the Yes! Lock and forces him to tap.
Winner: Christian
After another commercial break we are again backstage with Justin Roberts and John Cena. Roberts is asking Cena how he feels about his match vs. Brock Lesnar later tonight. Cena says that he is ready for whatever Lesnar can do. He says he is going to put Lesnar in the STF and make him say he quits.
He also says that while Lesnar was the better man last night, his actions tonight were cowardly and showed how little he cared for WWE. He said Lesnar has no competitive spirit and picks on the weak. He then said that Lesnar is also fighting the effects of yesterday's match, and that he too will be tired.
We are taken to the ring where we see Bryan. He says he is ready for Christian to come out. He says that this will be the moment he's always been waiting for. He always wanted to be WWE Champion and this will help him accomplish that goal. Christian's music hits. He comes out and thanks Bryan for helping him with Orton. He also says that he will still have to destroy Bryan to achieve HIS goals, but he still respects Bryan as a competitor. Bryan tells him to come to the ring and back up his words. He does and the match starts.
Daniel Bryan vs. Christian (No. 1 Contender Tournament Final)
The match starts with Bryan kicking Christian as he comes into the ring. He starts to work on Christian. He goes for the YES! Lock by Christian slips out of the ring before he can get it in. Bryan follows him out of the ring. He goes to tackle Christian but Christian dodges and Bryan slams into the steel steps. Christian pulls Bryan into the ring and goes for the Killswitch, but Bryan slips out of it and hits Christian, knocking him down. He goes for the pin but only gets a two count. He picks up Christian and DDTs him. He gets in the YES! Lock. Christian tries to get out of it, but there is no escape. He taps.
Winner: Daniel Bryan
After the match CM Punk comes up on the ramp. He lifts up his WWE Title. Bryan does the title taunt and starts a YES! Chant.
We got to another commercial break. After we come back we see Tensai, Lesnar, and Laurinaitis in the ring. Laurinaitis has a mic in his hand. He says that this match is going to end Cena's career. He says he thinks that Cena won't come out. He says he thinks that he will never be able to stand in the same ring in a match with Lesnar ever again after what happened last night. Lesnar takes the mic. He said last night he destroyed Cena so badly that Cena should not of even showed up to RAW today. He says he respects Cena for coming out, but respect only goes so far and he is waiting for a real fight from Cena. He is waiting for Cena to try and prove what he said earlier. He said that Cena never beat him and never will. Cena's music hits. However, Cena doesn't come out. Then we see that Cena is sneaking up behind Lesnar, Laurinaitis and Tensai. He attacks them from behind off the top rope as the match begins.
John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar ("I Quit" Match)
Cena tries to get the advantage early, but soon Lesnar and Tensai wear him down. Lesnar does most of the work but Tensai also gets in some offense. Lesnar almost put Cena's broken arm in the Kamara, but Cena got out. Then Cena gets up and starts attacking Lesnar and Tensai. He pushes Tensai out the ring and Laurinaitis flees. Now it's just him and Lesnar. He goes for the AA but Lesnar turns it into a DDT. He then locks in the Kamara, but mistakenly on the non-injured arm. Cena fights out of it and slips out the ring, only to be attacked by Tensai. Laurinaitis gets a chair and starts battering Cena's injured arm with it. He gets the steel steps and lays Cena out on it. Lesnar used the chair as well and breaks it. Then he puts the injured arm in the Kamara. Cena doesn't quit, and he almost powers out but Lensar locks it back in. It looks like Cena is about to taps but wait! We see Triple H come out. He breaks the hold and calls for the bell. However the ref doesn't know what to do, because Laurinaitis wants the match to continue. Lesnar argues with HHH, and puts him in the Kamara after attacking him.
When he turns around, however, Cena is there with a fresh steel chair. He batters Lesnar, Tensai and Laurinaitis with it. He goes for the STF on Lesnar, but Lesnar breaks out. Lesnar then gets to his feet and strikes as quick as he can. He puts in the Kamara and there is nothing HHH can do about it. It's on the injured arm. Finally Cena has to give up... but he gets a Kendo Stick from under the ring and slams Lesnar with it! He breaks out of the Kamara! Cena is like superman! He AAs Lesnar and goes for the STF, but Tensai is there to to break it. Tensai pulls something out from his bag... and turns and hit Cena right in the eyes with the green mist of doom. It all over for Cena. Or so it seems. HHH is back in it! He attacks and pedigrees Tensai. He beats down Lesnar and calls for security. Lesnar is taken out and HHH calls for the bell.
Winner: No Contest
The show ends with Cena being carted out. Before the end of the show Tensai attacks HHH. Laurinaitis and Tensai stand tall in the ring over HHH's body.
Best of luck.
