WWE RAW Results (4/25/2011) – The 2011 WWE Draft!

Event: WWE Monday Night RAW
Airdate: Monday, April 25th, 2011 (USA Network)
Location: The RBC Center in Raleigh, NC

WWE RAW Opener:

Tonight’s WWE RAW opens up with a 20-man RAW vs. SmackDown battle royal. The action is already in progress as Jerry Lawler, Josh Matthews and Michael Cole are on commentary. RAW stars team together and eliminate Kane. Big Show and The Great Khali go at it. Drew McIntyre and Heath Slater help out to eliminate Khali.

McIntyre works on Daniel Bryan as Evan Bourne and Slater go at it. Vladimir Kozlov is eliminated. Ezekiel Jackson is eliminated by Mark Henry and Bourne. Brodus Clay and Cody Rhodes work on eliminating Sheamus but he hangs on. Slater is eliminated. Henry eliminates Chris Masters. Wade Barrett gets dumped by Ted DiBiase. Ted and Kofi Kingston go at it now. Ted is eliminated. Henry and Clay both go out. Yoshi Tatsu is eliminated by Big Show. Sheamus is eliminated by Drew as we go to commercial.

Back from the break and Bryan has Big Show in a sleeper hold. Show falls back on Bryan. It’s down to 4 vs. 4 now. Mason Ryan and Kofi go at it. Bourne eliminates McIntyre. Santino Marella holds on and goes for the Cobra on Big Show. Show uses the Cobra against him and Santino is eliminated. Mason tosses Cody out. Kofi eliminates Bryan. It’s down to Bourne and Mason vs. Kofi and Big Show. Mason and Show go at it while Kofi and Bourne do. Kofi hangs on and goes at it with Bourne on the apron. Bourne counters Kofi and hangs on. They trade moves on the apron and it’s impressive. Bourne leaps from Mason’s shoulders into Show. Show catches him and throws him over the top. Bourne is eliminated. Kofi leaps at Mason now. Show comes over and eliminates Mason to give SmackDown the win.

Winners: Team SmackDown, Big Show and Kofi Kingston

SmackDown has earned the first Draft pick for tonight. Kofi and Show wait in the ring as the Draft ticker appears on the big screen. John Cena is going from RAW to SmackDown. We see the entire locker room looking shocked backstage. Cena’s music hits and out he comes to a massive pop. Cena puts on a SmackDown t-shirt and shows it off as the crowd pops. We go to commercial.

Backstage:

Back from the break and Todd Grisham is backstage with John Cena. Cena says SyFy is happy because the biggest moment in WWE history just happened. Cena is pumped and the crowd pops. Cena talks about adapting to changes and says he will walk out of Extreme Rules as the WWE Champion, bringing the title back to SmackDown. WWE Champion The Miz walks up and the crowd boo’s. Miz mocks Cena and says after this Sunday when it comes to RAW, he can’t see him. We go to Lawler, Cole and Matthews at ringside. Michael Cole vs. Jim Ross in singles action is announced for tonight as we go to a promo video with highlights of R-Truth’s heel turn last week.

In the Arena:

R-Truth comes out to the stage next and gets a mixed reaction. He tells the crowd to shut up and says they should be booing themselves. Truth starts talking about John Morrison and the crowd pisses him off with What’s. Truth is trying to talk but the crowd is all over him. Truth says he lost last week because of the fans. Truth says he’s spent his whole career trying to be for the fans and it’s got him nowhere. Truth mocks the kids wanting him to rap and dance. Truth says he is officially giving everyone the boot. Truth says bye to the fans in several different ways and tells them to boo themselves again. Truth says for the first time in his life, the truth has set him free. John Morrison comes out and attacks Truth from behind. Morrison mounts Truth on the ramp and unloads with right hands until referees come down and separate them. Morrison backs off but runs back down the ramp and tackles Truth again. Morrison is taken back again as we go to commercial.

– Back from commercial and we get another vignette for the former Awesome Kong. She flicks the head off a blonde doll again and laughs. This time we see her entire face. Her name is confirmed as Kharma.

Eve Torres vs. Layla

We go to the ring and Eve Torres is in the ring, representing RAW. Out next comes SmackDown Diva Layla. Michelle McCool comes out several steps behind Layla and looks at her disapprovingly. We go to clips of McCool’s attack on Layla from Friday’s SmackDown. Eve and Layla lock up. Layla strikes first.

Michael Cole starts talking on the microphone, interrupting the match, as Layla and McCool have words with each other. Eve takes advantage and rolls up Layla for the win.

Winner: Eve Torres

– Michael Cole is still blabbing on. Cole says he’s going to put on a wrestling clinic tonight as he takes out Jim Ross. Cole heads to the back as Layla looks upset in the ring. McCool taunts her. Layla goes to the floor and McCool shoves her down. Layla comes back and unloads on McCool, slamming her head back into the fan barrier twice. Layla then slams McCool into the apron. Layla starts crying and says she’s sick of this. Layla throws McCool over the announcer’s table and she goes down hard at the annoucner’s feet. Layla is still crying as McCool tries to get up.

– The Draft ticket starts up again and this time it’s Rey Mysterio going to RAW. We see the locker room backstage cheering Rey on. Rey’s music hits and out he comes to the stage. Rey throws on a RAW t-shirt as the crowd pops.

– We see Jim Ross backstage warming up. Back to commercial.

Backstage:

Back from the break and Cody Rhodes is backstage with Todd Grisham. Cody says now that he and Mysterio aren’t on the same brand, he’s got a present for him after their match at Extreme Rules. Cody is going to give Rey a new mask… the mask an anesthesiologist puts on his face before he’s wheeled into surgery.

Kofi Kingston vs. Sheamus

We go to the ring and out comes Kofi Kingston for the SmackDown brand. Out next comes his opponent, the WWE United States Champion Sheamus. The bell rings and Sheamus takes it to the corner, beating Kofi down. Sheamus drops a series of knees and drives one down into Kofi’s head. Sheamus with big forearms to the chest. Sheamus goes to the apron and slingshots himself into Kofi for a 2 count.

Sheamus takes it to the mat for a minute and then whips Kofi into the corner. Kofi moves and Sheamus hits the ringpost. Kofi goes to the top with a crossbody for a 2 count. Kofi leaps on Sheamus in the corner with right hands. Sheamus comes out of it with a big clothesline. Sheamus goes for his finisher but Kofi slides out and ducks the Brogue Kick. Kofi hits a kick to the head and Trouble in Paradise for the win.

Winner: Kofi Kingston

After the match, Kofi celebrates in the ring as the WWE Draft ticker starts up on the big screen. We see the SmackDown roster backstage having fun. This time it’s Randy Orton going from RAW to SmackDown. Orton comes out to a big pop and throws on a SmackDown t-shirt. Up next is Cole vs. Ross as we go back to commercial.

– We are back and Booker T joins Josh and Lawler at the announce table.

– We see the moment that made a number of British people renounce their citizenship when Michael Cole was ‘knighted’.

Jim Ross with Jerry Lawler vs. Michael Cole with Jack Swagger

Cole mocks Jim Ross and so does Swagger on the apron. Cole does his best Kamala impression and compares Ross to the Ugandan giant. JR takes a few punches at Cole but he misses. Cole goes to the floor and he puts on a cowboy hat. Cole stomps on the hat and that is not a good thing to do in front of Jim Ross. Cole wants to be toweled off since he has done so much in this match. Cole does some push ups. Ross grabs Cole by the straps and sends him to the mat. Cole wants a time out.

Swagger gets a stool and a drink (where is John Morrison?). Cole tries to slam Ross but Cole can’t keep him up and he falls to the mat. Ross punches Cole and Cole tries to leave the ring but Lawler sends Cole back into the ring. Swagger attacks Lawler and sends him into the ring post.

Meanwhile, Ross continues to punch Cole until Swagger attacks Ross and the referee calls for the bell.

Winner: Jim Ross by disqualification

Swagger puts Ross in the ankle lock while we see Cole’s bloody lip. Cole yells at Ross while Swagger puts Ross back in the ankle lock. Cole whips Ross with his belt. Lawler recovers and he attacks Cole and Swagger, clotheslining Swagger over the top rope to the floor. Lawler grabs the belt and he whips Cole before Cole finally gets out of the ring.

The computer that makes everyone wish Skynet became self aware. We have an e-mail that Josh reads. The match on Sunday will be a Tag Team Country Whipping Match.

Backstage:

Miz is with Scott Sanford and Alex Riley is there too. Alex turns the mic flag around. Miz says that he thought everyone would talk about the draft, or John Morrison and Truth. Maybe it is next week when we celebrate Rock’s birthday. The most electrifying birthday in birthatainment. No one will be talking about the Rock’s birthday next week. There will be something bigger to talk about. He will find a way to win on Sunday at Extreme Rules. John Cena will go to Smackdown a loser. John Morrison will always be a loser. Every Raw fan and USA executive should be praying that he does not get drafted to Smackdown because within one month, Monday Night Raw will be canceled. Miz tells us who he is and that he is AWESOME.

We go to commercial.

Randy Orton vs. Dolph Ziggler

Orton with a slam and a leaping knee drop for a near fall. Ziggler with a kick and neck breaker for a near fall. Ziggler with a fireman’s carry for a near fall. Ziggler with a chin lock and arm bar on Orton. Orton gets to his feet and he punches Ziggler. Orton with a back elbow and Ziggler goes to the floor. Vickie checks on Ziggler but Ziggler with a thumb to the eye and Orton is drop kicked into the seats.

The referee continues his count and Orton struggles to get back into the ring and he makes it in time and he hits a Thesz Press followed by clotheslines and a power slam. Orton with an Olympic Slam for a near fall. Orton with an Irish whip but Ziggler gets a boot up. Orton with a back breaker.

Orton twists into the RKO push ups and he sees Vickie out of the corner of his eye and Ziggler gets a near fall with a rollup. Orton with an RKO for the three count.

Winner: Randy Orton

It is time to see which two people will be going to Smackdown.

According to Draft-a-Matrix 2011…

We have to wait because CM Punk has come out. He finds it extremely ironic that the pay per view on Sunday is called Extreme Rules because they are going to get extreme, but the rules are different. The only rule is that you have to answer a ten count. He is going to hit Randy with so much that he will have no one else to blame but himself. A simple RKO out of nowhere will not get you the one, two, three. He will send Randal to Smackdown beaten up and a shell of what he used to be.

Orton says that there are going to be many things that he will miss not being on Raw. One thing he won’t miss is having to hear Punk ramble on and on. Punk won’t be talking after Sunday. He won’t be walking, he won’t be eating, he won’t be drinking, he won’t be moving. All Punk will be doing is sleeping. Unconscious sleeping because he will be the last man standing.

We will find out who gets drafted when we come back from commercial.

– Back from commercial break. Mark Henry and Sin Cara will be going to SmackDown.

Wade Barrett vs. Rey Mysterio

The next match is for 2 Draft picks as WWE Intercontinental Champion Wade Barrett comes out first. Out next is new RAW star Rey Mysterio. The bell rings and Barrett strikes first. Rey counters and hits Barrett with kicks and rights. Barrett counters now and hits Rey with a big sideslam for a 2 count. Barrett mounts Rey with right hands now and argues with the referee. Wade stomps away on Rey now.

Barrett puts a submission on but Rey fights out. Rey with kicks and a big crossbody for a 2 count. Rey gets caught again and rammed back into the corner. Barrett takes Rey to the top. Rey comes back with a 619 and a splash from the top for the win.

Winner: Rey Mysterio

After the match, Rey celebrates as RAW finally gets some picks. We go to the Draft ticker. This time it’s Big Show coming to RAW. Show’s music hits and out he comes. The ticker goes off again and this time it’s Alberto Del Rio coming to RAW. His music hits but he doesn’t come out. We see Del Rio, Ricardo Rodriguez and Brodus Clay backstage. Del Rio seems upset. Clay asks what about him, what about him. Alberto ignores Brodus and Alberto tells Ricardo through clenched teeth that it is his destiny. We go to commercial.

– Back from the break and Michael Cole has re-joined commentary. Cole has a black eye and his mouth is busted. They run down the Extreme Rules card.

– Teddy Long comes out to the stage to announce tonight’s main event. It will be a six-man match for the final Draft pick.

CM Punk, Alberto Del Rio and The Miz vs. Christian, Mark Henry and John Cena

Out first for Team RAW comes WWE Champion The Miz with Alex Riley. Miz hits the ring as we go to commercial.

Back from the break and out comes CM Punk to join The Miz in the ring. Ricardo Rodriguez begins introducing Alberto Del Rio next as Del Rio comes driving a new Porsche into the arena. Out next comes Mark Henry, followed by Christian and finally John Cena. Cena comes out to a big pop for the SmackDown team.

Christian and Miz start things out. Miz takes Christian down first. They go to lock up again but Miz kicks him in the gut. They run the ropes and Christian takes Miz down. Cena is tagged in and Miz runs out of the ring. We go to commercial as Cena taunts Miz.

Back from the break and Cena is unloading on Punk. Henry comes in and clotheslines Punk in the corner. Henry stands on Punk and in comes Christian. Christian works over Punk now. Christian goes for his finisher but Punk counters and goes for the GTS. Del Rio distracts Christian. Christian turns around to a shot from Punk. Del Rio is tagged in, dropkicks Christian and gets a 2 count. Del Rio with right hands on Christian now.

Miz comes back in and applies a chinlock on Christian. Christian starts fighting out of it but can’t make the tag. Punk is tagged back in now and he kicks Christian around. 2 count for Punk. The assault continues on Christian as Miz comes back in to take over. Miz hits the big clothesline in the corner but only gets 2. Del Rio comes in and hits the armbar drop for a 2 count. Del Rio goes back to work on Christian’s arm. They go to the top rope and Christian knocks Del Rio back to the mat. Christian nails the big DDT from the top.

Miz and Cena both get tagged in. Cena unloads with his usual moves. Cena turns around and his partner Mark Henry lays him out with a huge clothesline. Henry gets boo’d as he leaves the ring, walking out on his team. Henry picks Christian up, raises him high and drops his face on the steel steps. The Miz takes advantage and hits the Skull Crushing Finale on Cena for the win.

Winners: The Miz, Alberto Del Rio and CM Punk

Team RAW celebrates in the ring as The Miz’s music plays. We go to the Draft ticker again and this time it’s John Cena. Cena is coming back to RAW. Cena clears the ring of the RAW heels. He hits the Five Knuckle Shuffle on Miz and the Attitude Adjustment. Cena celebrates to close RAW with a RAW t-shirt on. The Miz recovers at ringside as Cena poses and RAW goes off the air.

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