WWE RAW 5th August, Results

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Stephanie McMahon was in the ring to open the show. Daniel Bryan’s had a corporate makeover and out he came in a suit looking like Damien Sandow’s twin.

Vince McMahon then came out expecting to shave Bryan’s beard. Wade Barrett took jobbing to the next level, posing as a barber. Bryan wasn’t happy getting his beard shaved and attacked Barrett. He made fun of Cena by revealing his new t-shirt, The Beard is here. Vince was upset as we moved into a commercial.

RVD vs Alberto Del Rio

A great match to start the show. RVD looked fluent and precise with his moves. Ricardo was back ringside. RVD made use of the bucket Ricardo placed in the corner and used his legs to pin ADR for the victory.

Winner: RVD

Del Rio then lost it and beat Ricardo blue and black. Del Rio gained much needed heat into his character after his showdown on Ricardo.

Rhodes found the MITB briefcase from the Gulf of Mexico. Sandow and Cody had a showdown after Rhodes invited him to take back the briefcase.

Mark Henry vs Ryback

Ryback took Henry down first and escaped a powerslam from Henry. He went out of the ring for a breather and got purposely counted out.

Winner: Mark Henry

Cena was out and cut a promo on Bryan’s comments earlier in the show. He talked about being an 11 time Champion and that he should not be underestimated. Orton came out and talked about the briefcase as the Shield interrupted. Bryan came out to save Orton and Cena. Maddox then announced a six man tag match.

Tons of Funk vs Wyatt Family

Sweet T started off strong as he managed to get some offence. After a few tags all hell breaks lose, Rowan connected the running splash on Tensai as the Wyatt Family picked up the victory.

Winner: The Wyatt Family

Post match Bray Wyatt attacked Tensai and cut a promo about Kane. Then Kane’s pyro hits and he was on the titantron. Kane talked about showing his true self at SummerSlam.

Punk backstage talks about Curtis Axel and how he would beat Lesnar at SummerSlam.

Kaitlyn vs Layla

An average Divas match that bettered it’s usual standard. AJ Lee interrupted and distracted Kaitlyn to help Layla pick up the victory.

Winner: Layla

Christian vs Heath Slater

Slater managed to land a few hard shots on Christian courtesy distraction from Mcintyre and Jinder Mahal. They took a few cheap shots as Slater distracted the referee. Christian bounced back with an impressive move close to the ring and a dropkick. Christian hit the spear for the win.

Winner: Christian

CM Punk vs Curtis Axel

Punk ran up the ramp before the match, charging towards Heyman. Axel interrupted and sent Punk back to the ring. The match then got officially started.

Punk was on fire as he landed impressive moves on Axel including a suicide dive to the outside. Back from commercial, Axel looked in control as both these wrestlers go back and forth. Punk sent Axel to the apron and grabbed Heyman as Lesnar’s music hit.

Punk was waiting for Lesnar, but Axel pulled him out of the ring. Punk then took him out with a GTS. He went for a chair, but Lesnar took it from behind. Punk and Lesnar then went for each other and Punk stunned Lesnar with a few bold shots. Lesnar countered with a belly to belly on the apron and sent Punk inside the ring.

Punk countered a F5 and hit Lesnar with a chair. He went for Heyman, but Lesnar interrupted and hit a F5 followed by three brutal chair shots.

Backstage, Heyman challenged Punk for a match next week.

Fandango vs Kofi Kingston

It was a decent match with back and forth action. Summer Rae looked hot as ever. Kofi was out in his pants as he managed to nail perfectly all his high flying moves. After a few back and forth exchanges, Kofi hit the Trouble in Paradise to pick up the victory.

Winner: Kofi Kingston

Stephanie was crying backstage, after Vince vented out his frustration on her. Triple H then said that Vince had lost it and will do whatever it takes to stop him from scr***** Daniel Bryan at SummerSlam.

The Real Americans vs The Usos

The Usos entered the ring with a lot of support. The match had good back and forth action but didn’t last very long. After a few high flying moves, Swagger hit a cheap shot on Jey, Cesaro capitalized and landed the Neutralizer for the victory.

Winner: The Usos

Big E Langston vs Dolph Ziggler

Another average match that didn’t live up to its expectations. Both wrestlers had some credible offences, but the match was dull. Kaitlyn interfered and tried to attack AJ who was at ringside. She tried to run from Kaitlyn and distracted Ziggler. Big E capitalized on this situation and took out Ziggler and followed it up with the Big Ending for the victory.

Winner: Big E Langston

The Shield vs Daniel Bryan, Randy Orton and John Cena

Without a doubt, it was the best match of the night. Orton started things impressively as he managed to land some credible offence. Bryan came in next and took the Shield. The Shield gained control again as they worked Bryan methodically.

Bryan tagged Cena after a desperate attempt and Cena cleaned house, but the referee didn’t see the tag and sent Bryan in again. Bryan got pushed around, and he knocked Orton to the floor. Bryan managed to connect the YES Lock on Rollins as the Shield entered to end the match in a No Contest.

Orton then entered the ring and hit an RKO on Bryan. He and Cena then beat the Shield out as Orton laid another RKO on Cena. Orton looked to cash in, but the Shield came in and played spoilsport. Orton wisely walked off as the Shield stand tall.