WWE RAW
Wk. 4, Oct. '11
Pre-show: Reks and Hawkins d. Riley and Primo (67); Drew d. Hurricane, JTG
-Punk starts the show flanked with Nash and Masters again. He claims change is coming, and all WWE can do is postpone the inevitable. Take Morrison. He got a freak win over Masters last week, but lightning won't strike twice, and Nash will destroy him this week. They're taking over.
Rating: 85
-Match: Morrison v. Nash
After all that talk, Morrison makes Nash look like....well...Nash. Despite some devastating power offense from Big Sexy, Morrison's able to maneuver his way to a victory.
Rating: 74
-A video package hypes the return of KANE at Vengeance this Sunday!
Rating: 75
-Match: Beth squashed Eve
Rating: 52
Poor chemistry
-HHH puts over Cena/Del Rio at Vengeance, and announces that they'll both be in singles action TONIGHT! At least something is going well around here amidst all the chaos and uprising, he laughs.
Rating: 86
-Match: Ryan and Gabriel v. ZigSwag
History fails to repeat itself. While the faces are able to get the upper hand, all that is for naught after Heath Slater makes a runin on Gabriel, costing them the match.
Rating: 68
-Match: Low-Ki v. Estrada
Estrrrrrrada gets a harsh welcome back to Raw. He puts up a good fight, but can't overcome Low Ki.
Rating: 54
-Cena cuts a garden-variety Cena promo. Masters and his buddies piss him off, but Del Rio pisses him off more, and he gets to beat them both up in a row this week and get his title back! Life is good!
Rating: 78
-Match: Cena v. Masters
Masters gets to look competitive, but that's ultimately all he gets to do here.
Rating: 78
-Match: Bourne v. McGillicutty
It takes a poke to the eye and a fistful of tights to do it, but McGillicutty finally earns some momentum going into the tag title match at Vengeance.
Rating: 62
-Otungacutty talk about how they're gonna prove they belong in this fed and win the titles and I'm sorry I fell asleep during this promo
Rating: 67
-Match: Dreamer v. Punk
Dreamer starts strong, but when the vet runs out of gas, it's all Punk. Punk methodically destroys his opponent, taking his time before getting the pin.
Rating: 82
-Punk mocks Dreamer after the match, asking if he's hardcore. Punk slams him into the announce table while continuing to ask, dumps a trashcan over him, and brains him with it. He's about to put Dreamer through the table when Morrison comes running out to make the save. Morrison charges through the ring and hits a plancha, leaving both himself and Punk in a pile of human wreckage at ringside!
Rating: 86
-Del Rio cuts a garden-variety Del Rio promo. It is his destiny to walk out of Vengeance as champion, and it is Kofi's destiny to fall short in this match!
Rating: 86
-Match: Kofi v. Del Rio
Kofi puts up more of a fight than Masters did, but predictably comes up empty against the champ.
Rating: 76
-Cena comes out for a staredown while Del Rio hoists the belt. ORDER VENGEANCE YOU GUYS.
Rating: 89
Post-show: Cena/Morrison/Ryan/Air Boom d. Del Rio/Punk/Ziggler/Otungacutty (56); Kane's pyro interrupts the post-match celebration (81)
Overall: 78 SUCCESS
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