Michael Cole introduces John Cena for an interview, then Cole says Big Show knocked him out twice but last week was worse. He goes over all of the men Big Show attacked, and he says it could have been prevented if Cena did the right thing. Cole says Cena thought it was more important to be a comedian than support his friend, and he bets Cena is proud of himself.
Cena says John Laurinatis is power hungry, and Big Show is complaining about him not saving his friend, but he was trying to get rid of Johnny. He says he could have gotten a new GM that would bring Big Show back, but Cole says that wasn’t guaranteed and he cares about himself and his ego.
Cole says Big Show is just trying to provide for his family and he was looking out for himself, and he is an unstoppable giant who proved himself last week. Cena says he just wanted a bigger wallet, and he can’t say anyone turned on him because Big Show turned his back on everyone there. Cole says Cena is jealous because Big Show won at Wrestlemania and he wasn’t Brock Lesnar’s punching bag, then Cole says he always supported him until now. He says Cena isn’t in this anymore, and he hopes Big Show beats the hell out of him at No Way Out, then he reminds Cena he can’t hit him.
John Laurinaitis rides out to the ramp and says he is letting Cena pick his opponent tonight in the interest of fairness, but Big Show isn’t here tonight. Johnny also says he retired from active competition so it can’t be him, then Cena says this is the first good thing he has done. Cena says he has an uninteresting opponent who is shoved down their throats, then he says things will pick up because he is going to face Michael Cole! Cole says he can’t do that and asks Johnny to reverse the decision, but Johnny says he can’t do anything about it and leaves Cole screaming in the ring. Cole runs after Johnny in the back and asks him to change the match, but Johnny says there is a rumor about job evaluations and he gives the people what they want. Cole says no one wants to see him get beat up, but Johnny says they do, then he tells Cole to go back to his announcing duties and stop calling him Johnny.
Dolph Ziggler (w/ Vickie Guerrero) vs Sheamus
Dolph punches Sheamus a few times and backs him in to the corner, but Sheamus tosses him into the turnbuckles and whips him across the ring. Dolph kicks him and tries to take him down, but Sheamus counters with a rolling fireman’s carry slam for a two count. Sheamus puts Dolph on the ropes and goes for a leg lariat, but Dolph rolls away and holds the ropes and Sheamus crashes outside to the floor. Sheamus gets back up and pulls him outside then he tries to throw him into the ring-post but Dolph slides away. He elbows Dolph in the face and whips him towards the steps, but Dolph jumps up and runs over them to avoid any damage. Vickie gets in Sheamus’ face and yells at him, then Dolph runs in the ring and surprises him with a low slide dropkick.
Dolph knees Sheamus in the midsection, then he applies a cross-face variation but Sheamus makes it to his feet and hiptosses him. Sheamus knocks him down with some clotheslines, then he slams him into the corner before hitting a knee-lift and a bodyslam for a two count. Dolph gets a few shots in before going up top, but Sheamus cuts him off and they slug it out before Dolph connects with a legdrop bulldog for a two count. Dolph attempts a sleeper-hold but Sheamus counters with White Noise, then he backs up and Brogue Kicks him for the win. Alberto Del Rio and Ricardo Rodriguez run out to attack him at the top of the stage, and Alberto kicks his head against the WWE logo then puts him in the Cross Arm-breaker on the edge of the stage before leaving.
Winner – Sheamus
John Laurinaitis is backstage wondering where he coffee is when David Otunga walks up to him and tells him he should look at what is on WWE.com. Johnny says he doesn’t care what it is, then Otunga says he should because Mr. McMahon is making his return to RAW next week. Johnny says that is a good thing, but Otunga says it’s not because he will be getting a performance evaluation, then we see Cole kissing ass at commentary saying his match tonight wasn’t personal at all.
Sin Cara vs Hunico (w/ Camacho)
Hunico kicks Cara in the stomach and whips him off the ropes, but Cara rebounds with a somersault elbow and a springboard arm-drag takedown. He dives over the top rope and takes Hunico down with a hurricanrana, then he comes in and goes for a diving victory roll but Hunico kicks him in the chest. Hunico hits a double under-hook backbreaker, then he puts Cara in a torture rack position but Cara counters with a tilt-a-whirl arm-drag. Cara kicks him and takes him down with another arm-drag, then he hits a back handspring elbow and knocks Camacho off the apron. Hunico tries to hit a backbreaker but Cara spins out and lands on his feet, then he jumps and hits La Mistica for the win.
Winner – Sin Cara
Ryback vs Arthur Rosenberg & Stan Stansky
Ryback tells his opponents to bring it, then Arthur runs at him and gets thrown in the air. Stan gets tossed next, then Ryback drops Arthur with a long standing vertical suplex. He throws him into the corner and slingshots Stan into him, then he runs the ropes and hits a diving clothesline. Ryback picks both of them up, then he marches around the ring with them on his shoulders and hits a Muscle Buster for the win.
Winner – Ryback
Daniel Bryan comes out and says they need a little question and answer time, and he says AJ has gone nuts since he dumped her. Bryan says Kane is going to destroy Punk tonight, but he is going to win the WWE Championship at No Way Out and starts a YES! chant until Kane makes his entrance. The bell rings and Kane sends Punk into the corner, then he whips him across the ring but Punk fights back and knocks him out of the ring. Punk hits a suicide dive and a cross-body block, then he rolls Kane back in and dives on him again for a two count. Kane gets up and dropkicks him in the head, then he repeatedly elbow drops him in the chest and bodyslams him before hitting a legdrop. Kane tries to keep him grounded with a bodyscissors but Punk elbows the crap out of him, then he kicks him a few times but Kane grabs him and throws him out of the ring. Kane hits a side suplex, then he puts Punk in a rear choke but Punk elbows his way out so Kane drops him with a side slam. Kane goes up top but Punk catches him with a running knee strike, then he hits a running bulldog but Kane kicks out at two. Punk connects with a springboard clothesline for a two count, then he goes for a GTS but Kane slides out and kicks him in the head. Kane calls for a chokeslam, but Punk ducks and counters with a swinging neckbreaker for a two count. He goes up top but Kane catches him with an uppercut, then Punk knocks him down and hits a flying elbow for another near fall.
Kane rolls outside and Punk hits him with a baseball slide kick, then they fight near the commentary table and Kane throws Punk into the barricade. Kane rolls in and Punk tries to follow, but Bryan kicks him in the back and sits down before the ref can see it. Kane pulls him in but Punk surprises him with a kick, then AJ runs down and tells the ref what happened. Bryan yells at her to leave, but Punk dives on him outside and kicks him against the barricade. Punk goes back inside and Kane catches him with a chokeslam for the win, then Kane stares at AJ before attacking Bryan, but she smiles at him and he ends up leaving.
Winner – Kane
AJ is shown walking backstage when Josh Mathews catches up with her, and he asks her about the look she just gave Kane in the ring. She asks what look he means, then she says it was nothing and she likes when men look at her. AJ grabs his tie and flirts with him, then she asks if he is uncomfortable with her. She asks if he likes aggressive women because she does, then she says he might be her type and pats him on the head.
R-Truth & Kofi Kingston vs Curt Hawkins & Tyler Reks
Hawkins gets sent off the ropes and hiptossed by Truth and Jofi, then Truth hits a legdrop for a two count. Reks tags in and gets tripped up, then Truth hits a corkscrew elbow and sends Reks into the corner but Hawkins tries to distract him. Truth knocks him off the ropes but Reks attacks him, then he and Hawkins quick tag a few times to get Truth grounded. Truth eventually slides out of a bodyslam, then Kofi tags in and knocks Hawkins down a few times before hitting a Boom Drop. Kofi knocks Reks off the apron and calls for a Boom Drop, but Hawkins sends him into the corner and Kofi counters with a springboard crossbody. Reks breaks up the pin then Truth ends up fighting him outside, then Hawkins misses a corner splash and Kofi hits Trouble In Paradise for the win.
Winners – R-Truth & Kofi Kingston
John Laurinaitis comes out before the match and says he knows the fans want to see this match, but he always over delivers and he will do it again. Johnny says the match will be no disqualification, IF Cena can beat this man, and he introduces Tensai.
John Cena vs Tensai
Tensai shoves Cena in the corner and elbows him in the face, then he tells him to get up but knocks him back down with a headbutt. Tensai slingshots him throat first into the middle rope, then Cena tries to fight back and they slug it out until Cena clotheslines him out of the ring. Sakamoto attacks Cena on the floor, then we get back from a break and Cena hits a dropkick but Tensai shoves him into the corner. He whips him across the ring and hits a clothesline, then he whips him again but Cena surprises him with a bulldog. Tensai knocks him back down, then he sends him outside and throws him into the announcer’s table.
Cole screams at Cena while he is down, then King shoves him and yells at him to sit down while Tensai whips him into the steps. Cole continues to scream at him while the ref makes a count, then Cena gets in the ring at the eight count. Tensai slams him on the mat and goes for a senton, but Cena rolls away and hits a shoulder tackle. Cena knocks Sakamoto off the apron and hits a Five Knuckle Shuffle, then he picks Tensai up and hits an Attitude Adjustment for the win.
Winner – John Cena
John Cena vs Michael Cole
Cole looks like he is going to be sick and tries to run away, but Cena catches him in the crowd and throws him back over the barricade. Cena, later throws him back in the ring and Cole tries to reason with him, and he says they don’t need to do it this way. Cole says they were great friends and he supported him throughout his whole career, and he asks for a handshake. He says they can be friends, then Cena laughs at him so Cole takes off his coat and tie and asks if this is funny. Cole says this is going to embarrass Cena more than when he lost to John Laurinaitis, and he should ask King about losing to him. Cole says he is undefeated at Wrestlemania, then he forcefully pokes Cena in the chest and tells him he better remember that. Cena says they will remember him as the guy who got his ass kicked, then he tears his shirt open and chops him.
Cole tries to get away but Cena rips his pants off, then he quiets the crowd and chops the crap out of him. Cena takes the mic and says Cole’s Wrestlemania match was a fraud, then he makes him apologize to King. Cole apologizes while in a headlock, then Cena makes him apologize to JR at home, and Cena makes him say how much he loves JR’s barbeque sauce. King says he always has some sauce handy, then he hands a few bottles to Cena and he pours them on Cole. Cena gets a fire extinguisher and sprays it in Cole’s face, then Tensai comes back and chokebombs Cena but he kicks out of a pin attempt. Cole tries to hit Cena with the fire extinguisher, but Cena avoids a swing and hits Cole with an Attitude Adjustment for the win.
Winner - John Cena
Dark Match:
John Cena called out the Big Show after RAW went off the air tonight. John Laurinaitis came out and announced a handicap match pitting himself, The Big Show and David Otunga against Cena.
Cena won the match after hitting Otunga with an AA. Big Show never tagged in to the match. After the match, Cena nailed Laurinaitis with an AA as well.