Raw 05/12/11 *Spoilers*

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RAW takes place from the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa Bay, FL.
As noted earlier, Triple H was being advertised for RAW as recently as Saturday, but is no longer listed in the advertising. The arena is currently advertising CM Punk defending his WWE title against John Cena and Alberto Del Rio and a 41 man cross-brand Battle Royal for the show, both of which are likely dark matches. Kevin Nash also stated on his Twitter that he would be on hand for tonight's show, writing, "Made up my mind, packing my wrestling gear. Someones getting a beat down in Tampa..."

Who will Miz take out tonight and will Clay finally re-debut :rolleyes:

GTR63

Kevin Nash bringing his ring gear. Think i'm already feeling drowsy reading that. Raw will have to wait until thursday again this week. Surely Brodus Clay will debut this week i'd rather if he jumped to smackdown now cause pushes seem to be done much,much better there.

Diabhal Beag

Brodus Clay is the definition of a babyface. Body of a man with the face of a toddler.

irish_stevo815

Wouldn't mind seeing a Miz/Cena scenario which could lead to a match maybe at TLC for No.1 Contender to face Punk for the WWE title. With Miz winning of course :rolleyes:

deisedude

Diabhal Beag wrote: »

Brodus Clay is the definition of a babyface. Body of a whale with the face of a toddler.

FYP:D

starviewadams

No more Miz/Cena please!

I assume Miz will carry on with his tough guy,loose cannon schtick until Vince realises that it's not believable in the slightest

jaykhunter

I think it was Alvarez who mentioned it, but i agree, Miz's faux-hawk and (impeccable clean-shave) needs to go. Nobody with a faux-hawk is intimidating. I know nobody else really has one but every aspect of him needs to say "take me seriously". He dropped the jorts and needs to drop the faux-hawk.

That said, changing hair to boring didn't exactly do much for Tyson Kidd!

Machismo Fan

I assume Riley will be next in Miz's hit list. Nobody can possibly take Miz seriously, he just doesn't exude any kind of aura.

CMpunked

Seems like crowd signs are making a comeback..

TheBantam

Hope the ring implodes with these two in it!

Mr.Nice Guy

Not another fatal four way for the title. :rolleyes:

starviewadams

Ziggler v Punk would be cool!

Fatal 4 way for the contendership I'd say.

Machismo Fan

Ziggler better be careful calling out Ronnie from The Jersey Shore. He holds a pinfall victory over the current Television Champion of the World.

:Keith:

So who from Smackdown is losing tonight?

starviewadams

Not Orton anyway!

CMpunked

I cant see Orton laying down for miz..

starviewadams

Rejuvenated Miz my hole,he's as stale as Jerry Lawler's commentary!

Mr.Nice Guy

Barrett to interfere.

TheBantam

Screwy finished with Barrett distracting Orton?

CMpunked

Did anyone catch the twitter URL interference?

StoneColdFan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJoZV7lgxL4

Colilfc

Pathetic. :rolleyes:

Machismo Fan

What a terrible, terrible, terrible, terrible finish.

Mr.Nice Guy

LOL. That's how they think Miz will be taken seriously? F*cking laughable.

CMpunked

Why not have miz go up against someone else and have a rematch between Ziggler and Orton end like that?

Grrrrr....

CMpunked

I dont like this at all.

And its purely because it has that shíte dubstep behind it.:mad:

Colilfc

Can't wait for Legends House!

NUTZZ

Only recently getting back into WWE after years! Was that promo for a new WWE channel or what?

Mr.Nice Guy

Cena with that Ryder outfit - he finally transformed into Darren Young:

:Keith:

That's pretty much it.

Machismo Fan

Nash in a ladder match equals trouble. And that's the big announcement of Nash/HHH? Seriously?

:Keith:

Trying to decide already whether I should head to the fridge for a beer during the inevitable Divas match or Trips/Nash at TLC. Decisions, decisions...

Colilfc

Have a feeling Cena will let Ryder win and then help him win the US title.

CMpunked

Colilfc wrote: »

Have a feeling Cena will let Ryder win and then help him win the US title.

or maybe he will beat him senseless and continue the slight turn that was begun last week?

CMpunked

Aw nooo, they ruined the gimmick.

Machismo Fan

CMpunked wrote: »

Aw nooo, they ruined the gimmick.

They had to get them on TV.

NUTZZ

Machismo Fan wrote: »

They had to get them on TV.

Kelly Kelly was worth it :pac:

Colilfc

CMpunked wrote: »

or maybe he will beat him senseless and continue the slight turn that was begun last week?

Hopefully anyway.

Super-Rush

Ryder v Nash?

Mr Trade In

Ryder vs Brodus Clay

CMpunked

I wouldve said Brodius clay too. Suppose not.

CMpunked

So as the match is no DQ, who is gonna do the run in to help Ryder win?

Colilfc

Nice gut on Nash there.

Machismo Fan

Cole said Nash has held 21 titles in his career. His WWF and WCW title count comes to 18, you'd have to include his TNA title wins to get to 21.

Lord TSC

Thought it was a decent Raw last night. My only real complain is that I think I would have had Henry beat Ryder to make Cena's sacrifice actually mean more. Imagine what giving up a title shot for ultimatly nothing would have done to this Cena storyline. But then that's subtle writing and I guess we've got to make sure Cena is a hero.

So....over/under on how long it takes next week for Cena to get added to the WWE title match? :pac:

OH! And is that confirmation we're getting Masked Kane back?

Ridley

Another good week for me. Lots of little things that show WWE still know how to tell entertaining stories when they want to.

Glad Cena got to be the boy scout without being overbearing. Liked Swaggler™'s backstage segment and appreciated Cole doing a 180 on Bryan just for the Ryder/Henry match. Plus Laurinaitis' future endeavour spiel, Rodriguez's pose for the photo, Santino's power walk (ditch the sock please), the almost probably Jericho video, Punk being Punk and Back to the Future references!

Whatever they've done these past two weeks is working. Keep it up through WrestleMania and beyond, please.

spiritcrusher

Thought that was the best Raw in a few weeks. Having the title opportunity matches through the night was a simple and effective way of keeping some sort of consistency throughout and kept the emphasis on both the WWE and US titles. Pity about Ziggler not getting through but hopefully he drops his title and gets moved up to WWE title after.
Loved the groan from the crowd when Henry's music played too.

The Cena stuff was alright, at first I didn't get the logic of him having to give up his title shot for Ryder to just a match but considering it was him that cost Ryder in the first place, it does make sense. It's beginning to look suspiciously like the textbook heel turn storyline though, i.e., get friendly with and help out a very popular wrestler then screw them over down the line. Anyone else and I'd be convinced that was going to happen. Don't know where he goes now, surely they can't keep him out of the PPV.

Nash - HHH in a ladder match? Meh.

Overall, pretty solid. Sold the two title matches fairly well which was the most important thing.

Lord TSC

spiritcrusher wrote: »

The Cena stuff was alright, at first I didn't get the logic of him having to give up his title shot for Ryder to just a match but considering it was him that cost Ryder in the first place, it does make sense. It's beginning to look suspiciously like the textbook heel turn storyline though, i.e., get friendly with and help out a very popular wrestler then screw them over down the line. Anyone else and I'd be convinced that was going to happen. Don't know where he goes now, surely they can't keep him out of the PPV.

See, thats why I think Ryder should have lost against Henry. Imagine how that would have feuled this Cena storyline. He gives up his title match cause he believes in this "young guy" and it turns out he wasted it. It would maybe lead to him questioning his faith in the fans he works so hard for. He gives and gives and for what?

A Primal Nut

Enjoyed that RAW show - all the matches meant something which made it excting (I don't count divas matches as part of the show and Nash/Santino was too short to count as a real match). Note that Sheamus was the only Smackdown guy to win.

What is up with the Nash-HHH storyline? That should be a huge match. But there has been little or no buildup over the last couple of weeks other Nash beating up Santino twice and no sign of Triple H either. It was a bit of a waste. Hopefully the match will make up for it.

Pentecost

Ricardo covering ADR's ears with his hands when Punk (I think) was slating him gave me a right laugh. Rodriguez is a legend. Good show overall. Even Funkman is being used better, playing up how incredibly annoying he is.

Garseys

3 things stood out for me last night

Cena Vs Ryder was a good match, Damn I'll eat my hat if Zack isn't WWE or WH champ someday.

Hearing Shrillex on WWE tv... :P

And lastly Laringitis wishing JoMo "all the best" live