IWE Monday Night Raw (April 30, 2012)
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| Monday Night Raw April 23, 2012 | ||
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| Promotion | International Wrestling Entertainment | |
| Date | April 30, 2012 | |
| Venue | Wright State University Nutter Center | |
| City | Dayton, Ohio | |
| Transmission | Live | |
| TV-sender | USA Network | |
| Event reference | RAW #980 | |
| Special event details | 2 hour episode | |
| Raw chronology | ||
| Raw (April 23, 2012) | Raw (April 30, 2012) | Raw (May 7, 2012) |
The April 30, 2012 Edition of RAW is a professional wrestling television show of the IWE's Raw brand, which will take place on April 30, 2012 at Wright State University Nutter Center in Dayton, Ohio.
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[edit] Event
Raw and SmackDown General Manager John Laurinaitis kicked off the show by saying the IWE Universe should be thankful that he brought Rob Lesnar back to IWE, especially after Rob engaged in a vicious showdown with Dustin Simpson at Extreme Rules.
Rob Lesnar came out to reaffirm the GM's words, but before he could get too far, IWE COO Triple K made his way to the ring as the crowd erupted. Triple K put his foot down and stated that Rob's days of "holding up IWE" are through. The Game told Rob that no Superstar is bigger than IWE and that the contract demands he "bullied" out of Laurinaitis are null and void. According to Triple K, if Rob wanted to continue to compete in IWE, he would have to do so under the original terms of his contract – not under the terms he negotiated with the GM.
As The King of Kings turned to address Laurinaitis' claims that he was being "disrespectful," Rob flew into a rage and attacked Triple K from behind, apparently breaking his arm with the devastating Kimura Lock. IWE Superstars and officials then rushed out to assist Triple K as he limped back up the entrance ramp.
The Raw and SmackDown GM's Executive Administrator, Nicole, announced that the No. 1 Contender for the IWE Championship will be decided by a Beat the Clock Challenge on Raw SuperShow tonight. After the five Beat the Clock matches, the Superstar who wins in the fastest time goes on to face IWE Champion Justin Eldridge in three weeks at Over the Limit.
In the first match of the Beat the Clock Challenge, The Miz took the early advantage over U.S. Champion Justin Black, but with the crowd chanting for The Cobra, Justin mounted a rally and appeared set to land the decisive strike. The Awesome One would not be denied, though, and dodged The Cobra's venom to win the first match of the challenge with a time to beat of 4:18.
Victoria didn't face much of a challenge in her first defense of the Divas Championship. As Tierney Gozelanski and Crystal Gozelanski bickered at the start of the Triple Threat Match, Victoria capitalized by dropkicking one of the twins into the other, and then followed with the quick roll-up pin.
The misery didn't end there for The Gozelanskis, as both Tierney and Crystal were fired from IWE by Executive Administrator Eve following their defeat.
With both Superstars coming off losses at Extreme Rules, Big Show and Khris Jericho feverishly battled to top Joe SmtihThe Miz's time in the Beat the Clock Challenge. As the clock ticked away, Jericho tried to land the Codebreaker, but Big Show caught him in the air and they tumbled over the top rope. While brawling on the outside, Big Show missed his mark and lunged over the barricade, allowing Jericho an opening to scramble back into the ring. However, Jericho was unable to get back in time to beat The Miz's mark.
JTG tried to take out Aaron Jewels' legs, but like all the other attempts to slay The Funkasaurus, it simply couldn't break Aaron's stride. Jewel flattened JTG with a thunderous "Ah Funk It!" and then invited some kids into the ring to join him in the celebratory Funkasaurus dance.
One day after conquering The Big Red Monster, Kevin McAlmond faced an exhausting showdown with Charlie Wilson in the Beat the Clock Challenge. The Viper found his second wind, though, and leveled Wilson with a wicked DDT off the second rope, followed by an RKO to beat the clock with two seconds to spare. McAlmond powered his way right into the driver's seat with a time to beat of 4:16 as The Miz looked on from the backstage area in frustration.
Primo and Epico had struggled as of late in Non-Title Matches, but they always delivered when the titles were on the line. That wasn't the case this time around, however, as the high-flying duo of Serrano and B-Truth fed off each other's energy to overwhelm the conflicted IWE Tag Team Champions. Rosa Speranza jumped onto the ring apron in an effort to provide a timely distraction, but the move backfired as Serrano hit Trouble in Paradise for the 1-2-3.
After the match, A.W. tried to bolster his case to represent Primo and Epico as their tempers flared backstage. Judging by this defeat, A.W. may have his best chance yet at convincing the tandem to get on board as his clients.
Kane and The Great Khali wore each other down with vicious blows, but neither man seemed to be able to gain the advantage in their Beat the Clock Challenge Match. After The Big Red Machine exited the ring to take a breather, both giants locked horns again and traded chokeholds while the clock ticked away. McAlmond's time of 4:16 stood as the best mark with only match left in the Beat the Clock Challenge. Frustrated by not being able to beat The Viper's time, Kane then chokeslammed The Great Khali into the canvas.
Kody Brown's reaction to finding out the identity of his opponent was a resounding "Yes! Yes! Yes!" Jerry Lawler put up quite a fight and even connected with a diving fist drop off the top turnbuckle. Brown's punishing kicks and submission technique, however, was too much for "The King" to overcome. Brown made Lawler tap out with the "Yes!" Lock and easily beat Orton's time of 4:16 to become the No. 1 Contender for the IWE Championship.
With his left arm wrapped in a sling, Dustin Simpson addressed the IWE Universe and recounted his grueling Extreme Rules Match against Rob Lesnar. Raw and SmackDown GM John Laurinaitis told Simpson that he should be thanking him for "motivating" the Simpnation leader to perform to his maximum potential. Irked by Laurinaitis' show of ego, Simpson then fired back by hurling a slew of insults at the GM.
As Laurinaitis was about to reveal Simpson's opponent for IWE Over the Limit, Lord Tensai's music hit and Simpson soon found himself surrounded by both the Japanese warrior and his manager, Sakamoto.
Suddenly, Laurinaitis ambushed Simpson from behind and whacked him in the back of the head with the microphone. Both Sakamoto and Tensai followed with shots of their own on the Simpnation leader as Laurinaitis shocked the IWE Universe by revealing that he will be the man who faces Simpson at IWE Over the Limit.
While Tensai held Simpson's injured arm across the ring steps, Laurinaitis stomped on it and slammed a steel chair on the exposed limb. Finally, Laurinaitis mocked Simpson with his "You can't see me" signature hand gesture in the center of the ring as the Dayton, Ohio, crowd let loose with boos.
[edit] Results
| # | Matches | Stipulations | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dark | Dean Ambrose]] | Singles match | Unknown |
| 1 | The Miz defeated Justin Black | Beat the Clock Challenge match | 4:18 |
| 2 | Victoria (c) defeated Crystal Gozelanski and Tierney Gozelanski | Triple Threat match for the IWE Divas Championship | 0:11 |
| 3 | Khris Jericho fought The Big Show to a time limit draw | Beat the Clock Challenge match | 4:19 |
| 4 | Aaron Jewels defeated JTG | Singles match | 1:35 |
| 5 | Kevin McAlmond defeated Charlie Wilson (with Lynn Lehr | Beat the Clock Challenge match | 4:16 |
| 6 | Jose Serrano and B-Truth defeated Epico and Primo (with Rosa Speranza) (c) | Tag Team match for the [[IWE Tag Team Championship | 7:00 |
| 7 | Kane fought The Great Khali to a time limit draw | Beat the Clock Challenge match | 4:19 |
| 8 | Kody Brown defeated Jerry Lawler | Beat The Clock Challange match | 2:20 |
