Raw is LIVE! from San Antonio, TX.John Cena comes to the ring to start off Raw. He does a promo about SummerSlam and how his team will take out Nexus. Then Chris Jericho comes to the ring. Jericho does a promo while still keeping a heel persona. It gets heated between Cena and Jericho when Cena pimp slaps Jericho. Cena then tells Jericho that he's doing this for the business and lays it straight out for Jericho. Cena even tells Jericho that he is essential for the team due to his knowledge of Wade Barrett. Jericho says Nexus is the only threat to the WWE and his name is John Cena. Jericho says Cena's more like Nexus than he thinks about it and says the only difference is that he does it for these "drones" (referring to fans). Jericho says that after Nexus is done, he's turning his sight on Cena and getting rid of him. Jericho says he'll do it with a team or by himself, but he'll do it. Cena then dares Jericho to take the first shot. The e-mail sound is heard as Cole goes to the podium.
The GM says the match against Nexus at SummerSlam is now an Elimination Match. Tonight, 7 Raw Superstars will take on Nexus in an Elimination Match. The GM also says that Cena and Jericho will team up in a match against opponents of his choice and if you're not down with that, I got 2 words for ya...SUCK IT!
Randy Orton vs. Jey Uso (w/ Jimmy Uso & Tamina)Sheamus is on commentary for the match. Match goes back and forth for a little bit until Orton with a scoop powerslam. Orton hits Jimmy on the apron. Orton hits the elevated DDT on Jey. Orton starts to pump up and hits the RKO for the win.
Winner: Randy OrtonAfter the match, Jimmy Uso attacks Orton from behind. Sheamus hits the ring and goes for the Brogue Kick but Orton ducks and it hits Jimmy Uso. Orton then hits an RKO on Sheamus. AWESOME hits and out comes The Miz ready to cash in the MITB briefcase. Miz goes to cash it in and prepares for Sheamus but Orton comes in and hits an RKO on Miz, too.
Edge is backstage and says he wishes Ted DiBiase was on his team instead of The Great Khali. Maryse is with DiBiase and looks sexier than ever. Edge walks by and Ranjin Singh is talking to somebody.
Raw comes back and Sheamus and Miz are arguing. The e-mail sound is heard. The Raw GM says there will be a tag match with John Cena & Chris Jericho vs. a "team of champions" with the United States Champion The Miz and the WWE Champion Sheamus.
Next is the SummerSlam Recall from SummerSlam 1988 with Ultimate Warrior beating The Honky Tonk Man for the Intercontinental Title.
Edge is talking on the phone and Khali barges into Edge's locker room. Khali disses Edge calling him obnoxious, delusional and a complete nincompoop and challenges Edge to a match tonight.
The Great Khali (w/ Ranjin Singh) vs. EdgeKhali overpowers Edge early on in the match. Edge tries to fight off Khali but gets hits with a clothesline. Khali goes for a leg drop and Edge gets out the way. Nexus starts to come to the ring and Edge heads for the hills. Nexus starts to crowd around the ring and get on the apron. They get in the ring and circle Khali. Nexus starts to clear away and Khali is let go. Nexus stares at Khali as Khali moves slowly on the ramp.
Nexus' opponents are shown as Raw goes to commercial.
7-on-7 Elimination Match: Nexus vs. Team Raw (Mark Henry, Evan Bourne, Goldust, Yoshi Tatsu, The Hart Dynasty & Jerry "The King" Lawler)Michael Tarver and Yoshi Tatsu start off the match. Yoshi gets the early advantage. Tarver hits his finisher, Tarver's Lightning, which is a reverse thrown scoop powerslam, on Yoshi Tatsu for the pinfall.
Yoshi Tatsu is eliminated.Evan Bourne comes in and goes to work on Tarver. Tarver tags in Justin Gabriel. Bourne and Gabriel go at it and King is tagged in. Lawler goes up top and hits the diving fist drop from the 2nd rope on Gabriel. King goes for the pin and it is broken up when Barrett pulls Gabriel out of the ring. Nexus huddles up on the outside as Raw goes to commercial.
Raw is back on and another member of Team raw has been eliminated as during the commercial, Jerry Lawler missed the fist drop on Slater and Slater hits Sweetness, a jumping Russian legsweep, for the pinfall.
Jerry "The King" Lawler is eliminated.Tyson Kidd is in and stomps a mudhole on Slater in the corner. David Hart Smith is tagged in. Smith hits a stalling vertical suplex on Slater. Match goes on and later Slater hits Sweetness again on Smith to eliminate him.
David Hart Smith is eliminated.Goldust is now in. David Otunga is later tagged in. Goldust goes for a move but is tripped up by Darren Young. Otunga hits The Verdict on Goldust to eliminate him.
Goldust is eliminated.Mark Henry is in and Henry just dominates. Going through Otunga, Young, Sheffield and Gabriel but Skip Sheffield hits a hard clothesline on Henry for the pinfall.
Mark Henry is eliminated.Some more action as Darren Young eliminates Tyson Kidd after a Full Nelson into a flapjack.
Tyson Kidd is eliminated.It is now down to Evan Bourne for Team Raw. Bourne fights off Nexus a bit but Nexus is too much for Bourne as Barrett hits The Wasteland on Bourne to get the clean sweep for Nexus.
Evan Bourne is eliminated. Winner: NexusNexus celebrates and then puts the beatdown on Bourne some more. Sheffield hits another clothesline on Bourne followed by another Verdict from Otunga and a 450 Splash from Justin Gabriel to finish it up.
Wade Barrett has the mic and talks about how Cena's team has a lot of cracks and those cracks will lead to their downfall at SummerSlam. Skip Sheffield and Michael Tarver echo the same settlement on the mic and Nexus leaves the ring.
The Miz is shown in his locker room holding his head and out comes Sheamus also holding his head. Sheamus talks about Miz trying to cash in MITB on him two weeks in a row and says that there's no chance in hell that Miz can beat him. Sheamus says to name a time and place. Miz says what about tonight after the match between Chris Jericho & John Cena. Miz will throw Sheamus back in. Cena will hit an Attitude Adjustment followed by a Walls of Jericho and Sheamus will be tapping out. Then, Miz comes in and hits the Skull Crushing Finale on Sheamus to become the new WWE Champion. Sheamus shoves something down and leaves as Raw goes to commercial.
Brie Bella (w/ Nikki Bella) vs. Alicia FoxFox with a kick to the side to start the match. Fox takes Brie to the corner. Fox Irish whips Brie hard into the other corner. Fox with some corner stomps on Brie. The Bellas go for the switcheroo but Jillian comes down to break it up. Brie rolls up Fox for a 2 count. Fox later hits the Scissors Kick on Brie for the 1,2,3.
Winner: Alicia FoxAfter the match, Jillian congratulates Alicia Fox and says she has a gift...SHE'S GONNA SING!!!(OH NO!!). Jillian starts singing a version of "We Are the Champions" but Alicia doesn't like it and hits Jillian with the Scissors Kick.
Ted DiBiase (w/ Maryse) vs. John MorrisonR-Truth is on commentary for the match. DiBiase gets the advantage at first. DiBiase is grinding his forearm into Morrison on the mat. DiBiase has a chinlock on Morrison. Morrison gets up and goes to work on DiBiase. Morrison goes for Starship Pain but Maryse gets up on the apron for a distraction. R-Truth gets up as DiBiase rolls up Morrison and puts his feet on the ropes. Truth pushes DiBiase's feet. DiBiase then sends Morrison into Truth and Dibiase gets the win.
Winner: Ted DiBiaseAfter the match, Truth and Morrison are arguing in the ring and to the back with John Cena looking on backstage in the monitor and not looking good.
A video is shown from last Monday when Cena's team was announced.
Josh Matthews is backstage for an interview with Randy Orton. Matthews asks whether he would face Miz or Sheamus for the WWE Championship. Orton says whoever champion is walking into SummerSlam will not be champion when he hits them with the RKO.
The Miz & Sheamus vs. Chris Jericho & John CenaMiz and Cena start it off and Cena gets the advantage early and Miz rolls out of the ring. Miz tags in Sheamus. Cena still keeps advantage in match. Jericho tags Cena and Jericho puts Sheamus in the corner. Sheamus turns it around and stomps at Jericho in the corner. Cena & Jericho are in control as Raw goes to commercial.
Back from commercial, Cena and Sheamus are in the ring. Action goes on and it is now Jericho and Miz. Jericho goes for Walls of Jericho but Miz gets out of it. Miz then hits Jericho with a big boot. Miz tags in Sheamus. Sheamus is working on Jericho and Jericho gets out of it but Sheamus hits the uranage backbreaker for only a 2. Miz works on Jericho but Jericho hits a missile dropkick on Miz to take them both down. Miz tags in Sheamus and Jericho goes for the hot tag but Sheamus breaks it up. Sheamus puts Jericho in a camel clutch. Jericho gets out of it and finally gets the tag to Cena. Cena comes out like a house of fire. Cena hits Sheamus with the Protobomb and then the 5 Knuckle Shuffle. Jericho comes from behind and hits the Codebreaker on Cena. Miz pins Cena to get the win.
Winner: The Miz & SheamusAfter the match, the rest of Team Raw comes down and fight with each other. A lot of in fighting between Cena's team as SummerSlam draws near.
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