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WWE RAW REPORT: A CHANGE TO THE IC TITLE MATCH, THE VAUDEVILLAINS SEND A MESSAGE, COUNT HOW MANY TIMES THEY SAY NEW ERA, WHEN DOES KEVIN OWENS GET HIS SHOW?, AND MORE

By Richard Trionfo on 2016-05-09 23:04:00

We are back and Natalya is at the announce table and she is asked about whether she tapped out at Payback and Natalya says no.

Match Number Three:  Charlotte versus Paige in a Non Title Match

They lock up and Paige with a take down into a chin lock.  Charlotte sends Paige to the apron and Charlotte makes a squatter's claim for the ring as her house.  Paige with a thrust kick and then Paige struts on the apron.  Charlotte tries to get away from Paige and she goes into the ring and then to the floor.  Paige with forearms but Paige sends Charlotte into the apron.  Charlotte sends Paige back into the ring and she kicks Paige.  Charlotte with a boot to the head for a near fall.

Charlotte wtih knees while she has Paige in a cravate.  Paige punches Charlotte but Charlotte sends Paige to the mat.  Paige with a rollup for a near fall.  Paige with a series of kicks and then she hits a running knee into the corner followed by another running knee and a near fall.  Charlotte with a jaw breaker but she misses a kick.  Paige with a thrust kick for a near fall.  Charlotte with an elbow and a chop in the corner.   Charlotte goes up top for a moonsault but Paige stops her.  Paige with forearms and head butts on the turnbuckles.  Paige with a superplex and both women are down.  Paige gets a near fall.  

Charlotte with a rollup for a near fall.  Charlotte gets another near fall.  Paige with a kick and she sets for the PTO but Charlotte gets to the ropes.  The referee pulls Paige out of the corner but Charlotte sends Paige into the turnbuckles and gets a near fall using the ropes.  Natalya gets on the apron to distract the referee.  Paige with a Fallaway Slam.  Ric makes his way to ringside and he confronts Natalya.  Paige gets distracted and Charlotte with a back breaker.

Shane McMahon's music plays and he shuffles to the ring with referees to take Ric to the back.  Ric is led away and Paige with a rollup for the three count.

Winner:  Paige

It is time to take a look back at the opening segment of Raw when Colin Cassady confronted Chris Jericho.

Match Number Four:  Sami Zayn versus Miz (with Maryse) in a Non Title Match . . . but if Sami wins, he gets added to the Title Match at Extreme Rules Match

Zayn gets a rollup for a near fall.  Zayn with a wrist lock and Miz with a reversal.  Zayn with a reversal and arm wringer followed by a rollup for a near fall.  Miz with a knee to the midsection and a side head lock.  Zayn with an arm drag or two followed by a satellite arm drag into a rollup for a near fall.  Zayn with a leap frog and a drop kick.  Zayn with a shoulder from the apron and a head scissors to send Miz to the floor.  Zayn sets for a dive but Maryse pulls Miz out of the way.  Miz pulls Zayn to the floor and Irish whips Zayn at the ringside barrier but Zayn with a moonsault from the ringside barrier and he returns to the ring.

Zayn goes back to the floor and he sends Miz into the ringside barrier.  Zayn sends Miz into the ringside barrier another time.  Maryse has something to say to Zayn and we go to commercial.

We are back and Zayn with chops and he sends Miz into the turnbuckles.  Miz sends Zayn over the top rope to the floor and Zayn hits the ring steps on his way down.  

Owens is in the locker room watching the match from a seated position while Cesaro is in the back watching from the Divas angle with some coffee.

Zayn gets back into the ring and Miz with a running boot and then he kicks Zayn.  Miz with an Awesome Clothesline and then he goes up top for a double sledge.  Miz sets for teh Skull Crushing Finale but Zayn with elbows and a snap mare.  Miz with a DDT for a near fall.  Miz gets a near fall.  Zayn avoids a figure four leg lock and he responds with a Michinoku Driver for a near fall.   Zayn with a slam and he goes up top but he sees Miz get up.  Miz with a drop kick to the knee and he applies the figure four leg lock.  Miz bridges but since he is not a Flair, Zayn can fight through the pain of the bridging and he gets to the ropes.

Miz kicks Zayn but Zayn with a shoulder and he goes for a sunset flip but Miz drops down.  Miz gets a near fall when the referee sees Miz using the ropes for extra leverage.  Miz sets for another Awesome clothesline but Zayn with an exploder into the turnbuckles followed by a Helluva Kick for thet rhee count.

Winner:  Sami Zayn

We see Owens and Cesaro in the back as they react to Zayn's win.

Renee Young is with Becky Lynch and we look at the match between Emma and Becky from last week.

Renee says that Emma said the eye poke was an accident.  Becky says what happened at Wrestlemania was an accident but what Emma did was intentional.

Emma tells Becky to admit that she is inferior and she needs eyes in the back of her head.

Becky is attacked from behind and it is Dana.  Emma holds Dana and Dana says that E&D are here and playtime is over.  Dana pats Emma on the head and we go to commercial.

We are back with Darren Young and his quest begins.  He says that he has looked high and low but he has not looked right in front of him.  He says Bob Backlund was right in front of him and he asks Bob to be his life coach.

Bob agrees to be Darren's wrestling coach. 

Darren says he is looking for a life coach.

Bob says he has never been a life coach but as a wrestling coach, the first rule is Wrestling is life.

Xavier Woods was interviewed earlier today and he is with Big E, Sasha Banks, and Kofi Kingston.  They are joined by Dolph Ziggler.  This turns into a commercial for the Bacon Stuffed Crust Pizza from Pizza Hut.

Zack Ryder is with Shane McMahon and he says it was a dream come true to win the Intercontinental Title.  He realized he wants to be champion again.  Shane says what Zack said is what the New Era is about.

Kevin Owens interrupts and he says it seems like the New Era is about giving title matches to whiny people who beg for title matches.  He says hello to Zack.  Kevin says after he beat Sami at Payback, Sami should not be in the match.

Zack says since he won at Wrestlemania, he should be in the match, not Kevin.

Kevin asks Zack why is he here and wonders if Zack is coming up with another idea for an internet show.

Shane tells Kevin if Zack can win against Owens, he will take Kevin's spot in the match at Extreme Rules.

Roman Reigns is in the locker room with the Usos and Tom Phillips asks them about the six man elimination style match.  

Roman says it is about beating The Club and representing their bloodline.  Jimmy says it is about blood.  Jey says it is about family standing up for each other.  Roman says they will eliminate Gallows and Anderson.  Then Roman says he will eliminate AJ Styles.

We see footage of Kalisto being interviewed by Tom Phillips.

Match Number Five:  Sin Cara (with Kalisto) versus Rusev (with Lana)

They lock up and Rusev with knees in the corner.  Rusev with a short arm clothesline.  Rusev with two overhead gutwrench suplexes.  Rusev wtih a bear hug.  Rusev says something to Kalisto while he holds on to the bear hug.  Cara is caught by Rusev and Rusev with a Fallaway Slam.  Rusev gets a near fall.  Rusev with an Irish whip but Cara with a boot and a tornado DDT.  Cara with a kick and springboard cross body.  Cara wtih a springboard back elbow but Rusev catches him.  Rusev misses a kick and Cara with a quebrada followed by a suicide dive.  Cara misses Fallen Star when Rusev moves.  Rusev with a round kick to Cara and then Kalisto gets on the apron and that distracts Rusev for a moment.

Lana gets on the apron and the referee does not see Kalisto with an enzuigiri and Cara with a rollup for the three count.

Winner:  Sin Cara

We go to commercial.

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