We kick off with Cameron
and Naomi coming out and dancing to introduce Brodus Clay and Sweet T. His
graphic still says Tensai but Tony Dawson announces him as Sweet T – I assume
this name is like the Funkasaurus is for Brodus. For some reason these two men
are wearing each other’s warm-up outfits. This wasn’t explained.
Out next are the Prime Time
Players, with Titus O’Neil representing the duo tonight for the match up
against Tensai/Sweet T. This is ideal Superstars fodder.
Match 1 – Tons of Funk v
Primo and Epico
Titus O’Neil pinned Tensai in
7:04. The two lock up and exchange tests of strength. Titus gets angry with
Tensai’s goofy smile and boots him in the midriff, scoop slams him, lands a leg
drop and hits a low leaping shoulder block for a 2 count. Dawson and Striker
are jabbering about Payback and the Three Stages of Hell Match – Striker inventing
a back story about lumberjack matches. Tensai hits a hell of a messy German
suplex to put O’Neil over the ropes and out
of the ring as we go to a really early break.
Sweet T is in control when
we return, using wrist locks to wear him down. O’Neil powers out with punches
and then clotheslines him over the top rope. Outside Brodus argues with Darren
Young to tease that the match will simmer over. It doesn’t. Titus comes out to
roll Tensai back in. O’Neil dominates Tensai who is now for some reason busted
open on top of his head. On this show it will be interesting to see how they
avoid showing blood. Their answer, cuts to wide shots of the crowd. Dawson and
Striker don’t make reference to it.
Tensai hits a much better
German suplex and starts to overpower O’Neil, punching him into the corner and
then out of nowhere hits a running knee and catches him with a big boot. He
climbs the ropes and Darren young pushes him off while the official is
distracted by Brodus Clay who is up on the apron. Titus pins him for the win.
Poor match. Its looking like these two teams will be programmed with each
other.
We get an awesome CM Punk
promo video to hype his return. No doubt about it, he’s been missed. Then it’s
the Raw Rebound – we get
the opening Vince/HHH segment and subsequent family stare down with Steph,
followed by Daniel Bryan vs Seth Rollins.
Out comes new look Zack
Ryder to a good pop. Only a matter of time before he has enough a leaves WWE, I’d
say. Out next are 3MB, led by Heath Slater. Drew looks better and better the
more he gets into this gimmick.
Match 2 – Zack Ryder v Heath
Slater
Heath Slater pinned Zack
Ryder in 4:04. Ryder gets a “woo” chant going early and these two lock up.
Slater gets the early heat, shoulder blocking Ryder to the mat who then comes
back and hits a face buster. Ryder climbs to the second turn buckle and is
immediately distracted by Drew and Mahal. Slater whips him off the ropes by
grabbing his left leg and gets a 2 count.
They lock up for some
holds, Slater uses a rear chin lock which Ryder powers out of only to be hit by
a single leg drop kick by Slater. Another near fall follows and you can see where
this is going and that this match is going to run short. Ryder runs into a
raised boot and takes another 2 count and Slater returns to the rear chin lock.
Jinder and Drew are
encouraging and trash talking at the apron while Zack hits another face buster
and then a missile drop kick as he gets some heat to set up for the Broski
boot. As he does so, Jinder and Drew hit the ring and Zack runs them off. He
goes back to the boot, misses and crotches the bottom rope so that Slater can
get up and plant the Smash Hit (DDT) for the win.
The show ends with a video
package to promote Ryback and Cena for Sunday’s ppv, Payback.
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