Raw Results for July 19 2010
Promo 1
We are shown highlights of money in the bank of when The Miz won the money in the bank and the end of the Sheamus and John Cena in a cage match when Cena was in control of the match when Chris Jericho came down and announced that the anonymous GM was In fact Armando Estrada which cost Cena and Sheamus climbed out of the cage
We start the show when the highlights end and Jericho and Estrada are in the ring laughing at what happened at Money in the bank , Jericho starts off by saying Vince McMahon had a meeting of all the raw superstars to decide who they wanted as their general manager on the Tuesday of when Bret Hart was attacked by Nexus, Jericho says that you fans might not know this but me and Estrada are very good friends of the scenes , Jericho says that Estrada was his first choice and after about 15 minutes of that meeting afterwards that he contacted Estrada and asked him about it , Jericho says that he and Estrada decided to work together to combat some of the Egos in the WWE like Cena and Estrada was behind the emails , Jericho says Estrada wanted to make sure that you didnt rumble him and Jerichos plot so he put out Stone Cold and DX catchphrases out there to do that, Jericho says that he was tired of always second choice behind Cena and that the reason you didnt see him much on Raw them 4 weeks because was sending the emails alongside Estrada , Jericho says they both wanted John Cena ended so put him always in situations where he could like a 7 on 1 handicap match , Jericho finally says that Estrada has booked him to face Cena at Summerslam and then Estrada grabs the mike and says that Chris Jericho will soon be the face of the WWE like he always should have been.
Match 1
Match 1 is between Mark Henry teaming up with Melina to take on Nexus member Michael Tarver and Jillan Hall, the match was dominated by Henry and Melina due to Henry weight advantage over Tarver, the ending of the match was that Tarver went for the Kill Shot but Henry ducked out of the way and hit Tarver with the World Strongest Slam for the 1.2.3
After the match Nexus came down and attacked Henry and managed to destroy him with ease and then Wade Barrett got on the microphone and said they will target the good guys but will not include John Cena as he is busy with Barrett good friend Chris Jericho.
Promo 2
Josh Matthews is standing by with John Morrison, Matthews asks about not winning the money in the bank match last night, Morrison says he not too disappointed in himself that he didnt win last night because he knows The Miz isnt good enough to hold a major title because when they were on ECW together, Miz didnt win anything where as Morrison was a 1 time world champion , Morrison also says that The Miz needs him more than he needs The Miz and that with The Miz being too involved with the money in the bank , Morrison can just take away his US Championship.
Match 2
Match 2 is between Evan Bourne teaming up with Yoshi Tashu to take on Jey and Jimmy USO known as The USOS, we are told before the match that The USOS are said to be furious about the fact that tonight instead of them taking on Hart Dynasty for the Unified tag titles its going to be Wade Barrett and Darren Young of Nexus, Jey and Jimmy dominate Tashu until Tashu hits the drop kick on Jey and manages to tag in his partner Evan Bourne , Bourne uses all of his ability and speed to over the USOs and manages to get Jey on his own without Jimmy , Bourne managed to pick up the victory for his team by hitting aftershock on Jey and then the shooting star press.
After the match The USOS go crazy and attack Tashu and lay him out.
Promo 3
Armando Alejandro Estrada is shown on screen with Chris Jericho when R Truth barges into the GM office and demands a US Title shot vs The Miz , Estrada grants him that wish but says that it will be next week instead of this week as he already has 5 matches booked for the night, Estrada also tells R Truth that if he doesnt defeat Miz next week then he will consider him for a summerslam triple threat between The Miz , John Morrison and R Truth , Truth leaves and Estrada tells Jericho to leave as he wants to make a phone call , Jericho leaves and Estrada rings up someone who isnt heard on camera but Estrada says youre the number one contender for the WWE title.
Promo 4
Voices hits and Randy Orton comes out to loud applause, Orton goes into the ring and grabs a mike and says he was the man that Estrada has just told is the Number one contender which pleases the fans, Orton says the match will happen at Summerslam and that its he destiny to become a 6 time WWE time champion, Orton says everyone knows he better than Sheamus which the crowd shouts hell yeah, Orton says he better than a lot of guys in WWE and deserves the WWE title around his waist , Orton says that at summerslam he wishes he could kill another legend but he wouldnt call Sheamus a legend , Orton is about to say more when Sheamus comes out to loud boos with a microphone and tells the crowd too shut the hell up and tells Randy he has achieved more than Orton in his first year in the WWE , he brings up the fact that Sheamus was 2 time WWE time champion and Orton in his first year was fighting shoulder injuries and being the rookie in evolution , Sheamus also brings up the fact that his first WWE reign was 3 month long while Orton fell out the first hurdle losing to the man Sheamus ended the career of Triple H , Orton says Sheamus is bringing up too much for the past and back then he was just a rookie but now he has become one of the most dangerous superstars in this company and will defeat Sheamus at Summerslam.
Match 3
Match is between Gail Kim and divas champion Alicia Fox, Kim is in control of this match hitting the Blockbuster Neckbreaker and then the Diving Crossbar but just as Kim is about to win the match by hitting her finisher, Zach Ryder comes out and distracts the referee which distracts Kim and allows Fox to regroup and allows her to hit the scissors kick on Kim and to win this none title match up
After the match Zach Ryder gets in the ring and says that he and Fox will become to most dominate in the WWE with Fox being the divas champion and Ryder says he will become the US Champion. Ryder then for no reason hits the Rough Rider on Kim which the crowd boos heavily and Cole and Lawler show their disgust with it.
Promo 5
Josh Matthews is interview with Chris Jericho, Matthews asks Jericho why they are targeting Cena , Jericho says what do you mean why everyone knows Cena has to be one of the most overrated superstars in the whole of the WWE yet he is the one who is always in the main event , Jericho also says that it makes him sick that the kids who come the shows chant Cena and buy his merchandise when him Jericho has been in the WWE longer and was the first Undisputed Champion and helped his team defeat WCW take over back on 2000 and where was Cena he was in the Gym hoping to leap frog his way into the company ,Jericho also says that Cena will be in action tonight but it wont vs 1 opponent it wont vs 2 opponent it will be a gauntlet where he will only win when Jericho and Estrada have no one else to send, Jericho about to say more when Randy Orton shows up and says that he wants to have a warm match for his main event appearance at Summerslam and Challenges Jericho to a match next week in the main event, Jericho agrees and promises to send a message to Cena.
Match 4
Match 4 is for the unified tag titles with the Hart Dynasty defending their gold vs Wade Barrett and Darren Young of Nexus, Nexus tried to use their numbers advantage but where stunned when John Morrison, R Truth, Evan Bourne and Mark Henry came out and attacked all 4 members of Nexus who were on the outside and attacked them to the back, Wade Barrett and Tyson Kidd started the match and was quickly Barrett dominated Kidd due to the strength advantage and Barrett and Young were making quick tags to each other to wear Kidd down , the ending of the match was that Kidd managed to tag in Smith when Kidd drop kicked Young , Smith quickly disposed of Young over the top rope and went face to face with Barrett and managed to get the better off him and hit the running powerslam on Barrett and then tagged in Kidd and he locked in the sharpshooter but Young pulled Barrett out of the ring and they went up the ramp and got themselves counted out.
Match 5
We now come to our main event where John Cena is standing in the ring and waiting for his first opponents to come out
Nexus members Health Slater and David Otunga come out and Cole and Lawler announce it will be a 2 one 1 match up,
Otunga and Cena start up with Slater on the rope area, Cena quickly uses his experience on Otunga and hits the five knuckle shuffle on Otunga, Cena knowing there is more to come from Jericho and Estrada pulls Health Slater into the ring and hits the F-U on him which Slater roles out of the ring from and Cena then locks into the S-T-F-U on Otunga which he taps out to
Ted DI Biase is the next superstar to come and it is announced that this is the 2 opponent of 4, Ted tries to attack Cena to start with and could be able to pin him when DI Biase hits the Dream Street but Cena kicks out at two and the crowd are chanting for him to get back to his feet which he does so and hits the Twisting belly to belly suplex and gets DI Biase up and hits the F-U on him for the 1.2.3
Cena is celebrated beating his second match when suddenly he is hit by the money in the bank briefcase by The Miz who is he next opponent and is DQ for it and The Miz leaves the ring with Cena in massive pain ,
Chris Jericho and Estrada come down and announce that Estrada is Cena last opponent of the evening, Jericho urges Estrada to pin Cena which he does but Cena kicks out and gets up and hits the F-U on Estrada and pins him for the 1.2.3
After the match Cena goes onto the top rope and taunts Jericho to the crowd delight as raw goes off air