IWE Monday Night Raw (May 28, 2012)
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| Monday Night Raw May 28, 2012 | ||
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| Promotion | International Wrestling Entertainment | |
| Date | May 28, 2012 | |
| Venue | New Orleans Arena | |
| City | New Orleans, Louisiana | |
| Transmission | Live | |
| TV-sender | USA Network | |
| Event reference | RAW #992 | |
| Special event details | 2 hour episode | |
| Raw chronology | ||
| Raw (May 21, 2012) | Raw (May 28, 2012) | Raw (June 4, 2012) |
The May 28, 2012 Edition of RAW is a professional wrestling television show of the IWE's RAW brand, which will take place on May 21, 2012 at New Orleans Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Event
Big Show opened Raw SuperShow in a foul mood as he expressed his frustration to the IWE Universe. The World's Largest Athlete said that entertaining the IWE Universe was a calculated business decision, but now that he has an ironclad contract with a big, fat bonus, he's set for life and can do whatever he wants to whoever he wants. Big Show reiterated that he's a giant, not an entertainer, and claimed that there's no sports star or IWE Superstar who is even in his league.
Big Show then showed footage from the May 14 Raw SuperShow of Aaron Jewels, Jose Serrano and B-Truth dancing in the ring, just minutes after The World's Largest Athlete was fired and humiliated by General Manager John Laurinaitis. After blasting those Superstars for not standing up for him, Big Show turned his attention to Dustin Simpson, saying the Simpnation leader hurt him by spending most of his time making jokes to Laurinaitis' face instead of standing up for his fired comrade.
The World's Largest Athlete warned Simpson that he'll see the real Big Show at No Way Out – an unstoppable giant – not the businessman. Big Show closed his tirade by saying that Simpson thought he suffered the worst defeat of his career to The Rock, his worst beating against Brock Lesnar and his most embarrassing loss to Laurinaitis, but now he's going to experience all three of those things in one night at No Way Out.
Leave it to Alberto Del Rio to rub in a victory with pain on top of pain. The Mexican Artistocrat made quick work of Justin Black by locking in the Cross Armbreaker, but wasn't finished with the United States Champion there. Del Rio put Justin back in the excruciating submission hold as he no doubt tried to send a message to his opponent at No Way Out – World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus. In a bit of a revenge from getting bit by The Cobra on last week's Raw, Ricardo Rodriguez then announced Del Rio as the winner right into Justin's ear while Alberto stuffed The Cobra tube sock into The Italian Stallion's mouth.
Backstage, Nicole told Big Show that John Laurinaitis is letting him pick his opponent for tonight's Raw SuperShow. Listening in to the conversation, Alex Riley then tried to tell The World's Largest Athlete that he's always admired him and didn't think it was right that the General Manager fired him. Big Show responded by viciously slamming Riley's head into the wall – a glimpse of the utter chaos to come from the mammoth Superstar.
Jose Serrano and B-Truth left it all on the mat with the IWE Tag Team Championship on the line. Charlie Wilson and Nick Kessler momentarily seized the advantage of the high-adrenaline matchup, but some remarkable teamwork gave Serrano and B-Truth the big edge. After B-Truth springboarded his tag team partner into Wilson, he drilled The All-American American into the canvas head first and secured the pinfall. After the match, Kessler's short temper was on full display as he shouted, "I'm better than this!" to Lynn Lehr and Wilson and stormed off. Can the duo of Kessler and Wilson survive this misstep? One thing's for sure: The Show-Off is not a happy camper when he's on the losing end of any contest.
Backstage, it appeared Big Show was about to unleash more of his rage, this time on Justin Black, but Aaron Jewels stopped The World's Largest Athlete and confronted him about talking trash earlier in the show. Big Show accepted Jewels' challenge for a match and made him a promise: "Forget about dancing, because after tonight, you won't be walking."
Flanked by Nicole and David Mahrt, General Manager John Laurinaitis made a few announcements, including that the match between Dustin Simpson and Big Show at No Way Out will now take place in a steel cage, and that Brodus will indeed face Big Show on tonight's Raw SuperShow. The GM then unveiled a fake cover of the "IWE '13" video game, with none other than "Mr. Excitement" smiling from ear to ear on the front.
As he's prone to do, IWE Champion Justin Eldridge interrupted Laurinaitis, stopping to place gum on the seat of Big Johnny's "People Power" scooter on his way to the ring. Eldridge proceeded to share some choice words about Laurinaitis before revealing the real cover of the "IWE '13" video game, with The Straight Edge Superstar gracing the awesome artwork. After Laurinaitis sputtered back up the ramp on his scooter, Eldridge drove his foot right through the fake cover.
Things are really starting to get interesting between Justin Eldridge and Kody Brown, and we're not even talking about the stellar action in the ring. Eldirgde and Brown hammered away at each other in this back-and-forth contest with kicks, submissions and high-risk maneuvers. Midway through the match, though, Brown's ex-girlfriend AJ came out to the ring wearing Eldridge's official merchandise (T-shirt and wristbands) and began to cheer on The Straight Edge Superstar.
After Brown took advantage by wrenching Eldridge's left arm repeatedly, Eldridge found a second wind and mounted a rally, but the submission specialist seized the momentum again by nailing a punishing superplex. Brown then took one of the turnbuckle covers off and AJ scrambled to tell the referee that Brown was trying to cheat. As The Second City Savior shot AJ a disapproving glare, Brown used the extra time to recover, planted Eldridge into the exposed turnbuckle and pinned the IWE Champion in the Non-Title Match.
Following the exhausting battle, Kane snuck up on Brown, drove a steel chair into his back and chokeslammed him onto it, getting payback for Brown's relentless assault on last week's SmackDown. Kane prepared to go after Punk next, but AJ came to The Straight Edge Superstar's rescue and slid him a steel chair so he could defend himself. Eldridge laid into The Big Red Machine with blow after blow of the steel chair as AJ watched and smiled. Perhaps having AJ as his adoring fan has its benefits after all.
Khristian is on a serious roll since his return at IWE Over the Limit. The new Intercontinental Champion keeps racking up victories, his latest triumph coming against The Miz in impressive fashion. Mark Semmler sat ringside to provide scathing commentary on the match, but left before he could watch Captain Charisma take to the air with an explosive frog splash for the win.
The Miz refused to leave the ring after the match and complained that he deserves a championship match and to be treated with more respect for his accomplishments. In an out-of-nowhere attack, Kevin McAlmond slithered out to the ring and, without saying a single word to The Miz, sent him crashing to the mat with a big RKO.
Nick Kessler, watching on a backstage monitor with Lynn Lehr, told his manager that he wants out of the tag team with Charlie Wilson and desires to be more like McAlmond.
David Mahrt tried his hardest to impress his boss by exerting his strength against World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus, but The Great White could only be held in check for so long. After a flurry of fists against the ropes, Sheamus nailed Mahrt with a Brogue Kick in the face for the victory.
IE Champion Justin Eldridge will defend his title against Kane on SmackDown For the first time in eight years, the IWE Championship will be contested on SmackDown. Justin Eldridge will go up against the very man he whacked repeatedly with a steel chair – Kane – on SmackDown this Friday night. What fury will The Big Red Monster have in store for Eldride as a response?
Before the match even began, Big Show taunted Aaron Jewels by calling The Funkasaurus a laughingstock who embarrasses himself on a nightly basis. The World's Largest Athlete then drilled Aaron with a huge spear, refusing to wait for the bell to dish out a mountainous load of punishment. Using the top of the announce table, Big Show slammed the splintered wood repeatedly onto Jewels' back.
Jose Serrano and B-Truth tried to rush out to rescue Aaron, but they were dealt a devastating beatdown as well. First, Serrano was catapulted hard into the barricade, and then B-Truth was tossed into the steel ring steps. Big Show finished off his path of destruction with a brutal WMD to The Funkasaurus' face.
The World's Largest Athlete started the night by claiming he can now do whatever he wants to whoever he wants, and this savage attack certainly proves that point. What carnage will Big Show have planned for Dustin Simpson when the Simpnation leader returns to Raw next week?
Results
| # | Matches | Stipulations |
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| Dark | Dean Ambrose defeated Tyson Booth | Singles match |
| 1 | Albert Del Rio (with Ricardo Rodriguez) defeated Justin Black | Singles match |
| 2 | Jose Serrano and B-Truth (c) defeated Nick Kessler and Charlie Wilson (with Lynn Lehr) | Tag Team match for the IWE Tag Team Championship |
| 3 | Kody Brown defeated Justin Eldridge | Singles match |
| 4 | Khristian defeated The Miz | Singles match |
| 5 | Sheamus defeated David Mahrt | Singles match |
| Dark | Dustin Simpson defeated John Laurinaitis, Lord Tensai and The Big Show | Three On One Handicap match |
Other on-screen talent
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