The 880th edition of WWE Monday Night RAW came to you, live, from the i wireless Center in Moline, IL. As a result of winning the Rookie Battle Royal on last week’s NXT, the self-proclaimed “A-Lister” David Otunga would take the helms of RAW! Three nights after taking the World Heavyweight Title from Chris Jericho by successfully cashing in his Money-in-the-Bank title opportunity, the new World Heavyweight Champion, Jack Swagger, would make an appearance on RAW!
Match Results
- Sheamus def. Kofi Kingston by pin following the Celtic Crucifix Powerbomb.
- Divas Red Carpet Dress To Impress Battle Royal: Eve Torres def. Jillian, Alicia Fox, Kelly Kelly, Gail Kim, Katie Lea Burchill, The Bella Twins, & Rosa Mendes to earn a shot at the Divas Title on next week’s RAW.
- Unified WWE Tag Team Championship: The Miz & Big Show (c) def. John Cena & Batista by count-out to retain.
During the match, Batista refused to tag into the match and left the ring apron, which led to John Cena pursuing Batista, which led to Cena getting counted out.
- Ted DiBiase def. Christian by pin following Dream Street.
- Non-Title: Randy Orton def. Jack Swagger by pin following the RKO.
- Unified WWE Tag Team Championship: The Miz & Big Show (c) def. John Cena & David Otunga by Big Show (c) pinning John Cena following the Knockout Punch to retain.
During the match, John Cena went to tag in David Otunga, but Otunga dropped from the ring apron and abandoned Cena, leading to Big Show hitting the Knockout Punch on Cena en route to retaining the Unified WWE Tag Team Titles for himself and The Miz.
Detailed Results
Three nights after successfully cashing in his Money-in-the-Bank title opportunity, the new World Heavyweight Champion, Jack Swagger opens the show on RAW! The new champion states that, before he begins his “State of the Championship Address”, he has a few opening “remarks”! Swagger says that if he wanted to be recognized for who he is; a “champion”, he needed to beat an athlete “superior” to WWE Champion John Cena! Swagger continues that, if he did cash in on Cena, he would have beat the WWE Champion quicker than the nine seconds it took him to beat Jericho! “The All-American Champion” then announces that he is considering giving his “skills” to SmackDown, because “no one on RAW compares to his abilities”! This brings out WWE Champion John Cena, who comes face-to-face with the World Heavyweight Champion Jack Swagger! “The Champ” starts by congratulating Swagger and calling him the “luckiest man in the world”! Cena then tells Swagger that winning it was the “easy part” and the fans will look forward to what he is “about to do”! Cena then corrects Swagger by saying that there is one RAW Superstar in the ring who is calling him a “liar” regarding Swagger’s claims of there being no competition for him on RAW! The WWE Champion then tells the new World Heavyweight Champion is not “champion material” and that he “earned” his championship, unlike Jack Swagger, who he calls a “weasel”! Cena then challenges Swagger to face him in a match on RAW and says that he is so “confident” that he can force Swagger to tap out that he is willing to put his WWE Title on the line! This brings out “The Viper” Randy Orton, who steps into the ring with the WWE Champion & World Heavyweight Champion! Randy Orton states that Swagger would, no doubt, want to face the man who beat him last week, which is Orton! Unified WWE Tag Team Champions The Miz & Big Show then interrupt! The Miz says the show is not about any of them, it is about ShoMiz! This brings out the RAW Guest Host, NXT Rookie David Otunga, who said he plans to fulfill his promise of a “top notch” show on RAW! Otunga then announces that new World Heavyweight Champion Jack Swagger will go one-on-one with Randy Orton and that The Miz & Big Show will defend the Unified WWE Tag Team Titles against bitter rivals Batista & WWE Champion John Cena! Following this huge announcement, Randy Orton tried to surprise John Cena with an RKO, but Cena shoved Orton off of the attempt and Orton immediately hit the RKO on Jack Swagger! In his first match since winning the World Heavyweight Title on SmackDown, can Jack Swagger defeat Randy Orton on his last night on RAW before heading to SmackDown? What will happen when WrestleMania opponents Batista & WWE Champion John Cena are forced to team together to challenge The Miz & Big Show for the Unified WWE Tag Team Titles? Will Batista & Cena actually unseat ShoMiz as the Unified WWE Tag Team Titles?
One week after he remorselessly blasted Triple H from behind with a lead pipe during Triple H’s emotional goodbye to Shawn Michaels, “The Celtic Warrior” Sheamus went one-on-one with Kofi Kingston in the opening match of the night! Following the Celtic Crucifix Powerbomb, the dominant Sheamus was able to pick up the win over Kofi Kingston! After the match, Sheamus grabs the same lead pipe he used on Triple H last week and cracked a helpless Kofi in the back of the head with the foreign object! Following the attack, Sheamus says his chance to defend the WWE Title at WrestleMania was taken away by Triple H, so that is why he laid out Triple H last week! Sheamus then calls Triple H and the fans “pathetic” for shedding tears last week when Shawn Michaels retired from the WWE! Sheamus then says that the legendary Michaels left the WWE so that he would not have to face “The Celtic Warrior”! Sheamus then says that he does not “believe” that Triple H does not have “one great match” left in him and gives Triple H the ultimatum to either leave with his “head held high” or be put in a “wheel chair”! This brings out Triple H, who stoically makes his way to the ring and gets on the apron of the ring before dropping from the apron to grab his trusty sledgehammer! The sledgehammer of Triple H trumps the lead pipe of Sheamus as Triple H knocks the lead pipe out of Sheamus’ grasp before blasting Sheamus in the mid-section with the signature sledgehammer! This knocks Sheamus out of the ring and, after narrowly avoiding a skull-crushing sledgehammer shot, Sheamus escaped through the crowd! There is no doubt that this is not the last we will see between Triple H & Sheamus, but what will happen the next time these two powerhouses are in the same ring at the same time?
In a match made by RAW Guest Host David Otunga, a “Divas Red Carpet Dress To Impress Battle Royal” took place on RAW as Eve Torres, Gail Kim, Kelly Kelly, Katie Lea Burchill, Rosa Mendes, Jillian, Alicia Fox, & The Bella Twins would all compete in the match with the winner getting the opportunity to challenge Maryse for the Divas Title on next week’s RAW! The first to be eliminated was Rosa Mendes, who were eliminated by The Bella Twins, followed by Katie Lea eliminating a Bella and Alicia Fox eliminating the other Bella! Kelly Kelly then used a dropkick to eliminate both Gail Kim & Katie Lea Burchill from the Battle Royal! After this impressive feat, Kelly Kelly was eliminated by Jillian, leaving it to Eve Torres, Jillian, & Alicia Fox! Despite the double team efforts of Jillian & Alicia Fox, Eve Torres would first eliminate Alicia Fox, and then Jillian to win the Battle Royal and earn a shot at the Divas Title as she will challenge Maryse for the gold next week! Who will walk out as the Divas Champion on next week’s RAW? Will Maryse retain the gold or will Eve Torres defeat the confident Diva to win her first Divas Title?
Eight nights after they squared off in a grueling match for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania, bitter rivals Batista & WWE Champion John Cena would challenge United States Champion The Miz & Big Show for the Unified WWE Tag Team Titles! As one would expect, Batista refused to tag into the match and Cena pursued his “partner”, which led to a short brawl between the two that Batista walked away from! Cena’s exit and subsequent confrontation with Batista led to Cena getting counted out; meaning that The Miz & Big Show successfully retained their Unified WWE Tag Team Titles! After this, RAW Guest Host David Otunga comes out and announces that, since Cena & Batista could not co-exist, then he will join the WWE Champion in the main event as Cena & Otunga will challenge The Miz & Big Show for the Unified WWE Tag Team Titles! Can the WWE Champion and the NXT Rookie win the Unified WWE Tag Team Titles from The Miz & Big Show?
With the legendary Million Dollar Title belt over his shoulder, Ted DiBiase made an appearance on RAW and said his father’s induction into the Hall of Fame must have had a “profound” effect on “The Million Dollar Man” because, for the first time, he acted like a “father” last week! DiBiase says the time for “missed opportunities” is over and thanks his father for the “trust fund” and the Million Dollar Title! DiBiase then calls himself the “fortunate son”!
Ted DiBiase was also in action on RAW as he went one-on-one with “Captain Charisma” Christian in a rematch from last week’s RAW; minus the Legend Lumberjacks! The self-proclaimed “Fortunate Son” was able to pick up the hard-fought win after hitting Dream Street on Christian! What is next on the agenda of Ted DiBiase?
The huge announcement was made on RAW that, in three weeks’ time, on the night after WWE Extreme Rules, WWE will hold the annual WWE Draft on a special three-hour edition of Monday Night RAW! How will the foundation of the entire WWE change in three weeks on April 26 when the 2010 WWE Draft takes place?
Then it was time for new World Heavyweight Champion Jack Swagger to compete in his first match since winning the gold as “The All-American Champion” would go one-on-one with the man who pinned him in tag team action last week, “The Viper” Randy Orton! In the end, it was the veteran Randy Orton planting Jack Swagger en route to picking up the win over the new World Heavyweight Champion! Randy Orton has been on a hot streak since WrestleMania, but what is next for Randy Orton?
Then it was time for the main event as The Miz & Big Show would defend their Unified WWE Tag Team Titles for the second time in the same night as they would face the team of WWE Champion John Cena and the Guest Host of RAW, NXT Rookie David Otunga! With John Cena in desperate need of a tag, Cena dives for a tag to David Otunga, but the NXT Rookie drops off of the apron; refusing the tag and walking away from the match! With nothing left to defend himself with, John Cena was laid out with the vicious Knockout Punch by Big Show, which led to The Miz & Big Show retaining the Unified WWE Tag Team Titles! After the match, Batista comes out and picks up a helpless John Cena before planting the WWE Champion with the Batista Bomb! After the attack, Batista announces that he is invoking his rematch clause for the WWE Championship in just under three weeks at WWE Extreme Rules and the contest will be a Last Man Standing Match! Who will survive the grueling Last Man Standing Match at WWE Extreme Rules to emerge as the WWE Champion? Will John Cena successfully retain the gold or will “The Animal” regain the WWE Title that he lost at WrestleMania?