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They go on the air with the reunited Evolution celebrating the beating they gave The Shield, who were still out in the ring. Evolution made the Shield’s trademark pose with their fists to mock their fallen foes. Triple H removed his pink dress shirt as he and the others left the ring. Why? I guess because he’s the Game or something.
We went backstage, where the panel of Sgt. Slaughter, Josh Mathews, Alex Riley and Booker T discussed the return of Evolution. Booker said that it was a move that HHH had to make and said tonight, we saw Evolution flex their muscle with the help of the 11 thugs that beat the Shield down. Riley said that The Shield who were responsible for this because Randy Orton, Batista and HHH weren’t on the same page but The Shield ended up forcing them to unite with their actions.
They showed the beaten Shield heading to the back, hurting as they refused help from the officials. The panel reviewed the footage of the beat-down and discussed what The Shield had done to Kane and HHH in the weeks leading up to this Raw. Booker said that going forward, The Shield is going to have an uphill battle. Slaughter said that when you put HHH against the wall, this is what is going to happen.
Riley said that he never thought he’d see Evolution again. Booker talked about all the power the trio wield with HHH’s position of CEO. Riley talked about the strategy of sending 11 men out there to take out The Shield. Slaughter wondered what The Shield’s next move will need to be. Booker said that they need to get the younger talents to unite. Riley said that The Shield is not going to run this company – HHH is. Slaughter noted that Shield didn’t have a lot of friends going into this incident.
They aired a WWE Legends House promo. When they returned, WWE Intercontinental champion Big E. joined them to discuss the tournament for a title shot at Extreme Rules on 5/4 with Rob Van Dam, Cesaro, Sheamus and Bad News Barrett still in the running.
Langston said that Del Rio has beaten him twice, so he gives RVD a lot of credit for getting the job done. He said that he’s been impressed with what Van Dam has done but he’s not ducking ADR. He said that every man was bringing his best with the tournament. He was asked how his power matches up with RVD’s unique offense. Langston said it’s an interesting match. Langston said that there are no slouches on the list and he’s looking forward to sharpening himself against whoever wins.
They talked about the power of Cesaro. Langston said he’s on “another level†in terms of power and is a force to be reckoned with. Langston said he wasn’t shocked by the win over Mark Henry.
Booker asked how his confidence is. Langston said he’s looking at the list of competitors but he’s the champion and will walk out as the champion on 5/4 at the PPV.
They talked about the physical battle between Sheamus and Jack Swagger. Slaughter said that Sheamus’ leg is injured and that may work to Langston’s favor if he ends up winning. Langston said he’s one of the toughest competitors in WWE and he expects he will be back to form next week.
They talked about the Bad News Barrett win. Langston said he looks forward to facing every man’s best but promised to walk out with the IC championship.
Langston said the one he wants to face, since he’s a little rusty. He said that if he had to predict a tournament winner, he was guessing Cesaro.
Riley asks Langston if he sees himself as a future WWE World Heavyweight champion. Langston said of course and that if you don’t have that goal in mind, there’s no reason to be here.
They signed off and thanked everyone for watching.
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