Monday Night Raw Results 8/25: Raw kicked off with the Cenation Leader John Cena having a briefing with Hall of Famers Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, and Shawn Michaels. It did not went well as the Legends where brutally honest about Cena's performance on Summerslam. In the end, Cena left the Legends with a promise that he would return the beating he was given at SummerSlam.
WWE.com has all the summary of all the matches that transpired tonight:
Rusev def. Jack Swagger via match stoppage
The Bulgarian Brute caught a break by targeting Swagger's still-tenderized ribs, though The Real American bounced back with a belly-to-belly that left the Russian beached and vulnerable to a second Patriot Lock. Rusev escaped the hold as well as a third Patriot Lock, and later pounded Swagger's ribs and lower back with a flurry of kicks so severe that the referee stopped the match for fear of Swagger's safety, declaring Rusev the winner in the process.
Cesaro def. Rob Van Dam to become No. 1 Contender to the U.S. Championship
A superkick early on from RVD nearly sent The King of Swing's bicuspids shooting up the ramp. Despite a brief recovery by Cesaro, RVD rallied enough to set his opponent up for the Five-Star Frog Splash, though The Swiss Superman rolled out of the way and bounced RVD neck-first off the ropes when Van Dam chased him. One Neutralizer later and Cesaro was No. 1 contender.
Divas Champion Paige def. Natalya
Paige continued to imitate the deposed champion throughout her initial thrashing of the Hart Dungeon graduate, though a German suplex and Sharpshooter combo forced her into survival mode. She did so by attempting to apply the PTO, and Natalya eventually forced the champion to revert to the Paige-Turner to claim the win.
Gold & Stardust def. WWE Tag Team Champions The Usos via Count-out
Jey tweaked his knee on an over-the-ropes dive that flattened Stardust and was unable to return to the ring by the count of 10. That The Usos remained champions drove Gold & Stardust to madness, and the painted warriors all but tore Jey apart in frustration.
Intercontinental Champion Dolph Ziggler def. Damien Sandow
Ziggler pulverized Sandow's moneymaker and was repaid in kind with some thunderous elbows and a Figure-Four Leglock that targeted Ziggler's previously tweaked knee. The Showoff replied with a vengeance, shaking off the effects of the hold and giving Sandow the hard goodbye with a Zig Zag. Zig Man!!!
Roman Reigns def. Seth Rollins & Kane via Disqualification
No one can stop Roman Reigns. Even when Rollins and Kane teamed-up, they were still evenly matched hence they resorted to their dirty tricks and the match resulted to a DQ. When they were about to hit Reigns with a curb stomp on some hollow blocks, Reigns powered out and almost destroyed Rollins with one. To put the nail on the coffin, Reigns destroyed Kane with a Superman Punch!
Bo Dallas def. Kofi Kingston
If the WWE Universe feels extra inspired this evening, it's because Bo Dallas has won again. The Superstar who is an inspiration to us all came out on top when he defeated Kofi Kingston in a tightly contested battle of wills. Bo pulled out the victory after a lengthy beating by Kofi when he tripped The Boom Squad General up on the ropes and quickly executed the running Bo-dog.
John Cena def. Bray Wyatt via Disqualification
Perhaps John Cena's shell isn't as cracked as Bray Wyatt thinks. The longtime rivals met on Raw and despite The Eater of Worlds' promise to finish Cena off once and for all, the 15-time World Champion made Wyatt eat his words. Sending a message to the current WWE World Heavyweight Champion, Cena sent Wyatt airborne with several suplexes and laid such a beating on him that Luke Harper & Erick Rowan had to interfere. Reinforcements for Cena soon arrived in the form of Big Show & Mark Henry, and by the time order was restored, the match has been reconfigured into a Six-Man Tag by The Authority.
John Cena, Big Show & Mark Henry def. The Wyatt Family
Bray Wyatt seemed more interested in celebrating his magnificence than capitalizing after Big Show was all but dispatched, and suffered a chokeslam in response. Cena entered off Show's tag and quickly tapped out Harper with the STF, though he had time for a few more messages. Specifically, Attitude Adjustments to each member of The Wyatt Family.
