WWE Monday Night RAW
May 10, 2010 – Pittsburgh, PA
Announcers: Michael Cole & Jerry “The King” Lawler
DARK MATCH
Dos Caras defeated Mathew Justice (billed from Pittsburgh):
IN THE RING
Randy Orton + Meat Loaf + Edge + Vickie Guerrero: Randy said he didn’t team up with Edge because he knows him. Randy said Edge doesn’t want to help him he wants to keep him under control, Edge sees him as a threat and he should. Suddenly Meat Loaf came out to annoy everyone for 5 minutes. Meat said Randy was the man. Meat kept yelling Randy’s name. Meat said they were going to introduce him but he couldn’t wait, he had to see Randy because he has a new album coming out. Meat said he has a song that needs to be Randy’s new theme. Meat asked if Randy wanted to hear the song. Randy told Meat to hum him a few bars. Meat said he would do the whole song. Meat started singing, I actually like Meat Loafs music but he sucked here. Randy got annoyed so Meat said the song would pick up and started singing something else. Randy was clearly getting annoyed and hit him with the RKO after Meat annoyed everyone for a few more minutes. Randy smirked at the camera after and sent chills down children’s spines everywhere. Edge came out and said he didn’t think Randy liked celebrities. Edge said he didn’t like them either. Edge said he didn’t like the way they walked on the show and acted like they ran things. Edge said he called WWE global headquarters and complained long and loud so they tweeted him back agreeing with him. Edge said guest celebrity hosts have no more authority on RAW. Edge said that wasn’t enough for him because he thinks that the longest running episodic TV show needs a permanent GM. Edge said it needs to be someone with experience, and the authority to pull it off. Edge said they agreed with him again and you’ll never guess who they picked to be the new GM of Monday night RAW. Edge introduced Vickie Guerrero! Vickie came out screaming excuse me. Edge told everyone to excuse her. Vickie said for the record that despite her personal relationship with Edge in the past she is there to be a true professional. Vickie said speaking of professionalism, Randy attacking celebrities is something that WWE does not condone. Vickie said Randy will be reprimanded. Randy told her to come down to the ring and reprimand him to his face. Edge said that’s exactly what Vickie is talking about, he’s a bully. Edge said tonight he’ll find out what it feels like to be bullied. Vickie said due to Randy’s behavior issues tonight he will take on Edge and a partner of his choice in a 2 on 1 handicap match. Edge said Randy will see how he deals with threats, and that’s a promise.
#1 CONTENDERS MATCH
Chris Jericho defeated Unified Tag Team champion David Hart Smith w/Natalya Neidhart: If Chris Jericho wins he and Miz get a tag team title shot at Over the Limit. Chris smacked David so David retaliated with punches and a standing vertical suplex. David went for a leg drop but Chris moved and kicked David in the face. Chris kicked David several times and put in a headlock. David took down Chris with a belly to belly suplex and followed up with a powerslam moments later. Chris missed the lionsault and got locked in the sharpshooter! Chris made it to the ropes and hit the code breaker moments later for the 3!
SINGLES MATCH
R-Truth w/Flava Flav defeated William Regal by DQ: R-Truth came out rapping with Flava Flav joining in. R-Truth introduced Flava Flav. Flava told them to make some noise. Flava asked everyone to yell Flava Flav. Flava plugged his new show. Flava made almost no sense. Finally the match got started but ended moments later when Primo and Carlito Colon attacked R-Truth. Flava got on commentary somehow and started flipping out about R-Truth getting attacked. Carlito hit the backstabber and they went up to the top of the ramp where Ted DiBiase Jr. was waiting with some envelopes for them.
IN THE RING (EARLIER IN THE DAY)
Maryse and her Jujitsu instructor: They showed a video from earlier in the day of Maryse training with a jujitsu instructor. She couldn’t take him down properly so the instructor told her to try harder, she got mad and beat him up.
BACKSTAGE INTERVIEW
Josh Mathews & Randy Orton: Josh asked Randy if he was concerned about Edge’s tag team partner. Randy said there’s not much that he can do about it, so he’s not concerned. Randy said he’d like Vickie to come to ringside for his match so that he can personally make sure that tonight is a night she’ll never forget.
SINGLES MATCH
Evan Bourne defeated Zack Ryder w/Alicia Fox & Gail Kim: Zack said he knows they got off on the wrong foot but he wanted to thank the divas for giving him another chance. Zack said told Alicia she looked especially beautiful tonight. Gail was upset. Zack said the last great moment this arena would have before it finally gets blown up is Zack Ryder’s first win on RAW. Zack attacked Evan but Evan hit the hurricarana followed by a huge kick to the face. Evan got ready for the Air Bourne but Zack got up and hit the Rough Ryder leg lariat. Zack followed up with a neckbreaker for 2. Evan kneed Zack in the jaw and got ready for Air Bourne. Alicia tried to distract him but Gail took care of Alicia while Evan hit Air Bourne for the win! Evan and Gail left together after the match.
IN THE RING
WWE champion John Cena + Sheamus + Batista + Mark Henry: John said this was a very special occasion to be there tonight (the arena was getting demolished soon). John said he wanted to thank Sheamus. John said because of his outbursts he gave him an entire week to think about his match with Batista. John said maybe Batista was right, the victory of Extreme Rules was intellectual, it didn’t involve athletic ability or brute force. John said he thought it was creative but Batista and critics saw it as an act of cowardice. John said he’s been called a lot of things in his life, but he is not a coward. John said tonight he would prove it. John said he can choose any match he wants to have with Batista at Over the Limit. John said he could force Batista to wear a blindfold, hop on one leg, or be handcuffed, that would be cowardly. John said there will be no easy way out of this match. John said it will be fair, competitive, and brutal. John said this match will be the last time he faces Batista. John said if Batista does win, he’s officially going to forfeit his rematch clause. John said there’s only one match the 2 of them can have. John said in 2 weeks at Over the Limit, he will face Batista in an I quit match. John said if Batista wants to shut him up and see him go, all he’s got to do is make John say 2 words. John said he owes all this to Sheamus, if Sheamus hadn’t kicked him in the head he would have rushed his decision. John said he really wants to thank Sheamus, so that human jar of mayonnaise should come down to the ring. Sheamus came out. Sheamus said if he comes to that ring he guarantees he will leave John in no condition to beat Batista at Over the Limit. Sheamus said he knows it, the people know it, and John knows it deep inside. Sheamus asked if John really wanted him to come down there. John took off his hat and shirt and told Sheamus he would take his chances. Sheamus said John is a foolish man because that decision just cost him his WWE championship. Batista jumped John from behind and hit a spear. Sheamus hit the urinage backbreaker. Batista ran John against the steel ring post outside of the ring twice before throwing him back in. Sheamus hit the bicycle kick. Batista got ready for the Batista bomb but Mark Henry made the save.
BACKSTAGE SEGMENT
RAW General Manager Vickie Guerrero & Edge: Edge said he found a partner. Edge said the last time they were on RAW together he said some pretty hateful things toward her but he did it so the people would feel sympathy for her. Edge said it didn’t work because they treated her the same way they treated him. Vickie said they could still be friends. Edge said he wants Vickie to be at ringside tonight for his match. Vickie said Randy freaked her out and she wasn’t going. Edge said it would be fine and guaranteed her safety. Edge said if Randy raises one finger toward her she can just fire him on the spot. Edge said she needs to be at ringside so she can show everyone that she will not be intimidated, and so she can see the look on Randy’s face after Edge beats him.
#1 CONTENDERS MATCH
Unified Tag Team champion Tyson Kidd w/Natalya Neidhart defeated WWE United States champion Mike “The Miz” Mizanin: If Tyson wins Miz has to defend his United States title next week. Miz attacked Tyson at the beginning and kicked him in the side of the head sending Tyson out of the ring. Tyson hit a roll up getting back in the ring for the win! After the match Miz asked Tyson if he thought he actually won something. Miz said he decides which member of the Hart family he defends his belt against. Miz said next week in their home country of Canada he’s not going to face Tyson or David. Miz said as much as Natalya wants to get in the ring with him and wrestle around she can keep dreaming, Miz said next week live on commercial free RAW he will defend his U.S title against Bret “The Hitman” Hart.
BACKSTAGE INTERVIEW
Josh Mathews & Batista: Josh told Batista he just heard about a match Batista has against Mark Henry later tonight. Batista asked Josh if he also heard about the I quit match in 2 weeks. Josh asked if Batista would rather comment on that. Batista said he won’t make John Cena say he quits, he’ll make John Cena scream he quits. Batista said if he doesn’t believe him to just watch what he’s going to do to Mark Henry.
8 ON 4 TAG TEAM MATCH
NXT Rookies (Daniel Bryan & Heath Slater & Michael Tarver & David Otunga & Darren Young & Skip Sheffield & Wade Barrett & Justin Gabriel) defeated John Morrison & Santino Marella & Goldust & Yoshi Tatsu: Goldust and Wade started out. Goldust hit Wade with an uppercut followed by the reverse atomic drop before tagging in Yoshi. Wade kneed Yoshi in the gut and tagged in Justin. Yoshi hit some kicks but Justin managed to retaliate with a big kick. Otunga tagged himself in. Yoshi managed to knock down Otunga and tag in Morrison while Otunga tagged in Heath. Morrison took care of Heath and Michael Tarver ran in, Morrison threw Tarver out of the ring who took Darren Young with him. Morrison got ready for starship pain but Heath got his knees up. Heath tagged in Daniel while Morrison tagged in Santino. Daniel pinned Santino with a small package, finally getting a win. Jerry said it was a big upset because apparently one of the worlds greatest wrestlers pinning a comedic jobber is upsetting.
BACKSTAGE SEGMENT
Flava Flav & The Bella Twins (Nikki & Brie) + Vladimir Kozlov & Santino Marella + William Regal: The Bella Twins had clocks on and asked Flava about his new show. Vladimir and Santino came in arguing. Flava told them to speak English and to tell him what they wanted. Vladimir said Santino wouldn’t leave him alone and Santino said they would make a good tag team. William Regal came in and told Vladimir to pay no attention to those fools. Flava said to hear Santino out. William said Flava Flav was talentless and looked ridiculous. William Regal said anyone could rap so Vladimir told him to bust a move. William Regal rapped and Flava Flav said it was ridiculous, followed by yeah boy.
SINGLES MATCH
Batista vs. Mark Henry never got started: Batista sat in the middle of the ring on a chair waiting for Mark. Batista destroyed Mark with a chair. Batista attacked Mark’s shoulder with the chair and locked in an arm bar variation. Batista wouldn’t let go until Mark passed out.
2 ON 1 HANDICAP MATCH
Randy Orton defeated Edge & Ted DiBiase Jr. w/Vickie Guerrero: The mystery partner was the 500 dollar man Ted DiBiase Jr. Ted started out against Randy. Edge blind tagged himself in and got Randy from behind. Edge tagged Ted back in who began stomping on Randy. Edge tagged in and tried to hit the impaler but Randy broke free and took a big boot to the face. They continued to work on Randy until he was able to explode on them, knocking Edge off of the apron and hitting Ted with the inverted backbreaker. Ted countered the RKO but wound up getting back dropped out of the ring. R-Truth showed up so Ted got back into the ring and walked right into an RKO! Randy pinned Ted for 3 and began slowly walking towards Vickie. Vickie started screaming for Edge and pleaded for Randy not to hurt her. Vickie resigned from the GM position and Randy hit Edge with the RKO while Vickie ran away screaming.