WWE RAW Results, August 4

WWE RAW Results, August 4  4 Aug 2014 / By Mike Ryan Pre Show: Tonight's WWE RAW Pre-show opens up with Byron Saxton, Booker T and Alex Riley at WWE studios in Stamford. We see fans filing into the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas. They plug tonight's show and WWE Shop. Saxton seems a lot more relaxed this week. He leads us to a video package for Brie Bella and Stephanie McMahon. Tonight we will see a contract signing between Brie and Stephanie. We get hype for Roman Reigns vs. Randy Orton at SummerSlam next. - Riley predicts we will see the best Randy Orton yet at SummerSlam. They hype Chris Jericho vs. Bray Wyatt next. Jericho will face Luke Harper tonight and if Jericho wins, Harper is banned from ringside at SummerSlam. We go to Network commercials. We get hype for John Cena and Brock Lesnar now. There will be a special look at their rivalry on RAW tonight. Riley and Booker both praise Lesnar. We go to Renee Young at the arena. She's with Zeb Colter and Jack Swagger. Zeb cuts a promo and says they're going Russian hunting tonight. We come back from more Network commercials and get hype for Paige and AJ Lee before wrapping up the pre-show. WWE RAW Opener: Tonight's WWE RAW kicks off with a video package. Michael Cole welcomes us and he's joined by Jerry Lawler and JBL. We go to the ring and out comes Triple H, Stephanie McMahon, Kane, Randy Orton and Seth Rollins. Triple H takes the mic and says we can see SummerSlam on the WWE Network for just $9.99. He says this could be the biggest SummerSlam in history. He plugs Chris Jericho vs. Bray Wyatt and says we can see it on the WWE Network for just $9.99. He plugs Rollins vs. Dean Ambrose and yes, we can see it for just $9.99. Triple H announces a Beat The Clock Challenge for Rollins and Ambrose tonight. The winner gets to pick a stipulation for their SummerSlam match. Rollins will face Rob Van Dam. Stephanie takes the mic and gets booed. She plugs her contract signing with Brie Bella tonight. Triple H reminds us we can see their match for just $9.99 and the crowd says it along with him. Stephanie threatens to put Brie in a hospital bed next to her husband Daniel Bryan. Triple H plugs Brock Lesnar vs. John Cena and reminds us we can see that match for just $9.99 on the WWE Network. Orton takes the mic and talks about how he will decimate Roman Reigns at SummerSlam. The music interrupts and out comes Reigns through the crowd to a big pop. Reigns speaks from the crowd and says he took everything The Viper had last week but he's still standing. Reigns tells Triple H he's going to come beat Orton's ass for free tonight. Triple H announces Kane vs. Reigns in a Last Man Standing match and tells Kane he expects to see a Demon. That match is next. Reigns makes his way to the ring and we go to commercial. Last Man Standing Match Kane vs. Roman Reigns  Back from the break and they go at it. Reigns with a kick and punches but Kane with a knee and uppercut. Kane with an Irish whip but Reigns with a clothesline out of the corner. Reigns with a punch but Kane with a DDT and the referee makes his first count. Kane with uppercuts and elbows followed by an Irish whip and clothesline in the corner. Kane runs into a boot and Reigns with a clothesline out of the corner. Kane rolls to the floor and Reigns follows with a punch to the back of the head and then he sends Kane into the announce table and then over the ring steps. Once Kane gets up, Reigns with a clothesline off the ring steps. Reigns with a punch to the midsection and then he runs Kane into the ringside barrier. Kane Irish whips Reigns into the ring steps and the referee starts his count. Kane sends Reigns into the ring post and then he sets up the steps on the ramp. Kane tries to send Reigns into the steps but Reigns stops him and Reigns with punches and head butts. Reigns sends Kane into the ringside barrier. Reigns with a shoulder to Kane but Kane sends Reigns into the ringside barrier and the referee makes his count. Kane grabs a kendo stick and he hits Reigns in the back and then the chest before returning to the back for more kendo stick shots. Kane hits Reigns in the head with the steel ring steps. Kane is sent into Justin Roberts’ corner as we go to commercial. We are back and Reigns hangs over the middle rope and Kane with an uppercut. Kane returns to the ring and he tries to send Reigns into the turnbuckles but Reigns reverses it and he sends Kane into the chair that was wedged into the turnbuckles and both men are down. The referee starts his count but both are up. Reigns with punches and a flying clothesline followed by a clothesline in the corner and uppercut. Reigns with a clothesline into the corner and an uppercut and Kane falls into the ropes for the Juggernaut Drop Kick. Kane rolls to the floor and he punches Reigns. Reigns reverses an Irish whip into the ring steps on the ramp and Kane is sent shoulder first into them and the referee starts his count. Reigns sends Kane into the ringside barrier and Reigns gets a table and brings it into the ring. Kane hits Reigns from behind and they re-enter the ring. Kane sets up the table. Reigns with a Samoan Drop. Reigns sets for the Superman Punch and Kane catches him and Kane choke slams Reigns through the table and the referee starts his count. Reigns starts to get up and he is up at Nine point Nine Nine. Kane punches Reigns and then he puts the chair in the center of the ring. Kane sets for a tombstone on the chair but Reigns escapes and counters with a DDT on the chair and the referee counts. Kane gets up but Reigns with a Superman punch and Kane is down. For some reason the referee is not counting because that would mean that Reigns could not do the spear. Kane blocks the spear the first time, but not on the second attempt and Kane is down. The referee remembers to count. Kane tries to get up but he cannot prop himself up with the ropes before the ten count. Winner: Roman Reigns - Still to come, a Beat The Clock Challenge and a special look at Cena vs. Lesnar. Back to commercial. SummerSlam Video Package: We are back and it is time to focus on the WWE World Title Match with a video package about Brock and John. Paul Heyman says that bad things happen to good people when you step into the ring with Brock Lesnar. Brock sasyt hat he is an ass kicking son of a bitch and he does not care who he pisses off. He came back to be the champ. He does not give a f*** about who is in his way. He only wants that person to feel pain. If you want to wrap your head around his world, Brock likes to hurt people. Everything that has been put in front of Brock Lesnar, he has conquered. He comes off his biggest win of his career. He just beat the Undertaker (four months ago). He knew he was going to beat the Undertaker. Everyone knew it, but they couldn’t accept it. Did they think Taker would win because he is a mythological god? Why can’t Brock Lesnar beat John Cena at SummerSlam? John Cena sayst hat he does not want to talk about his successes. He is fortunate to be where he is. He only looks forward. He sees what is in front of him. Brock Lesnar is the most difficult person he has been int eh ring with. He is the toughest. The good news is that he has been in the ring with Brock and he knows what he is in store for. Brock says that he will rip John Cena limb from limb and it is going to be ugly. John says that it will be the toughest match of his life and Paul said that John will be in for the beating of a lifetime. John says that he knows how to beat Brock. John tells Brock to come get some. John wants to be the one who beat the one. Brock says that he left the company to make a name for himself. If he never left, there would be no John Cena. He would not be getting paid by Fruity Pebbles. John says that if Brock did not leave, there would be no John Cena. Brock is a mercenary and hired gun who works for money and can fight every once in a while. John says that for twelve years, he has dedicated his life to this company. Brock says that he will rip John Cena apart at SummerSlam and he will stand over him holding the WWE Championship with pride. He will leave John in a pile of blood, urine, and vomit. We go to commercial. - Still to come, Jericho vs. Harper. Back to commercial. - We are back and Boomer Sooner plays and Damien Sandow comes out. He says that for those of you not familiar with the Red River Rivalry, throughout history, the Oklahoma Sooners have dominated the Texas Longhorns. At this year’s Red River Showdown, there will be absolutely no hooking of horns. The only thing that will be will be the Oklahoma Sooners standing victorious holding the trophy. Damien Sandow vs. Mark Henry Sandow puts the horns down and Henry shows him how to do it. Sandow with a kick but Henry with a punch and then he picks up Sandow for the World’s Strongest Slam and the three count. Winner: Mark Henry Backstage: Adam Rose and his Rosebuds are in the back and he says that it is the Oculus mirror. It is inhabited by an evil spirit and those who look into it will see their evil spirit. Adam says that he does not believe it. The rosebuds tell him not to do it. Adam looks into the mirror and we get Halloween music and he isn’t a Lemon, he is a lawyer. Adam says that he saw himself as a lemon and he tells them to go. - Lawler plugs tonight's contract signing. Beat The Clock Challenge Dean Ambrose vs. Alberto Del Rio We go to the ring and out comes Dean Ambrose. Back to commercial. They lock up and Del Rio backs Ambrose into the corner and Del Rio with a kick to the ribs followed by a snap mare and drop kick to the back of the head for a near fall. Ambrose punches Del Rio on the turnbuckles and then he snap mares Del Rio and gets a near fall. Ambrose with another near fall. Ambrose with a chop and he sends Del Rio into the turnbuckles. Del Rio with an Irish whip followed by an enzuigiri for a near fall. Del Rio punches Ambrose and hits a DDT. Del Rio kicks Ambrose in the corner and chokes him. Ambrose with a double leg take down and punches. Del Rio goes to the floor but Ambrose follows. They go in and out of the ring. Del Rio Irish whips Ambrose into the ringside barrier. Del Rio sends Ambrose back into the ring and Del Rio goes up top for a forearm to the head and he gets a near fall. Del Rio with a reverse chin lock. Del Rio punches Ambrose and Ambrose with an inside cradle for a near fall. Del Rio with a clothesline. Del Rio chokes Ambrose in the ropes. Del Rio wrings the arm in the corner and stretches the arm on the middle rope. Del Rio pulls Ambrose to the floor and Ambrose Irish whips Del Rio into the ringside barrier. Ambrose with a suplex to Del Rio on the floor. Ambrose rolls Del Rio back into the ring and he gets a near fall. Ambrose goes into the ring post when Del Rio moves. Del Rio with a cross arm breaker while in the ropes and Del Rio releases the hold at four. Del Rio comes off the turnbuckles but Ambrose with a punch to the midsection. Ambrose with punches and then he connects with a shoulder tackle. Ambrose with a cross body and punches. Ambrose with punches in the corner and he runs his forearm across the bridge of the nose. Ambrose with an elbow but Del Rio avoids a tornado DDT and he sends Ambrose to the mat. Del Rio with a super kick and Ambrose rolls to the floor as we go to commercial. We are back and Del Rio with a key lock on Ambrose. Ambrose gets to his feet and he punches Del Rio. Del Rio with a DDT and then he goes to the floor and he puts Ambrose’s head against the ring post and Del Rio misses a boot to the head and Ambrose with a suicide dive and Del Rio goes into the front row. Ambrose sends Del Rio back into the ring and Dean goes up top and hits a missile drop kick. Ambrose with shoulders in the corner followed by punches. Del Rio with an Irish whip but he misses a step up enzuigiri. Ambrose with a tornado DDT and he gets a near fall. Ambrose tries to get some feeling back into his shoulder by slamming it into the mat before he sets for the Dean Driver. Del Rio sends Ambrose into the corner and Del Rio with a kick to the shoulder. Del Rio puts Ambrose on the turnbuckles and he sets for an inverted superplex and he hits it but Ambrose kicks out at two. Ambrose counters the float over into the cross arm breaker with a rollup for a near fall. Ambrose with a rebound lariat for a near fall. Del Rio with an arm breaker and then he applies the cross arm breaker in the ropes and releases the hold at four. Del Rio slaps Ambrose and he tries for the float over but Dean hits the Dean Driver for the three count. Winner: Dean Ambrose (Time to beat 15:42) The announcers wonder if Rollins can beat the clock, but remember that there is a contract signing tonight. We go to last week's Raw to remember why this match is happening at SummerSlam. - We go to the ring and out comes Lana and Rusev. We go to commercial. - We see footage from the commercial break with the match being completed with Rusev applying the Accolade on Sin Cara. In the Arena: Lana says that as you know, the Deputy Prime Minister of Russia tweeted a photo of the presidents of the United States and Russia. We are not here to disparage your president of the United States. He does that enough himself. It is the president’s birthday today. He is going to sing Happy Birthday to Barack Obama in Russian. Jack Swagger’s music plays and he comes out with Zeb Colter and his large American flag. Colter tells Lana to shut up and he says that he is sick and tired of hearing that shrill voice of hers. No wonder Russian men drink so much vodka. Colter says that he is sick and tired of Lana’s ‘Vladimir Putin’ and ‘Mother Russia’. He is sick of hearing Rusev Crush. You two Bolshevik twitheads have no idea what they are fighting at SummerSlam. Jack Swagger is fighting for the 50 stars and 13 bars as well as every Real American around the world. Zeb shows us who Jack Swagger is fighting for. He is fighting for Nick and Megan. He is also fighting for the men and women in uniform. He tells Natasha and the Dancing Bear. Colter says the last thing you two peg legs will see is Old Glory waving in the breeze. The only thing that is going to be crushed is Natasha’s ego. Rusev hits Swagger in the midsection with the flag and then he continues the assault on Swagger while Lana says something to Colter. Rusev sends Swagger over the top rope with the flag. Rusev sees Zeb in the ring and Zeb is ready to take a swing at Rusev. - Still to come, Jericho vs. Harper. Back to commercial. Cesaro vs. Dolph Ziggler We come back and Cesaro is out with Dolph Ziggler. The Miz is on commentary. Cesaro with a boot to the head and he gets a near fall. Cesaro with a dead lift side salto for a near fall. Cesaro kicks Ziggler. Cesaro punches Ziggler and then applies a reverse chin lock. Ziggler with a drop kick and then he goes for the leap into the corner but Cesaro catches Ziggler and hits a tilt-a-whirl back breaker for a near fall. Ziggler tries for an inside cradle but Cesaro blocks it and tries to turn it into a delayed vertical suplex but Ziggler lands on his feet and he hits the Zig Zag for the three count. Winner: Dolph Ziggler After the match, The Miz comes in the ring and fans chant "you can't wrestle" at him. Miz holds up the Intercontinental Title in Ziggler's face. Ziggler goes to superkick him in the face but Miz falls back on the mat and protects his face. Ziggler's music hits and he laughs at Miz while making his exit. - We get a look back at SmackDown when Paige threw AJ Lee off the stage. Backstage: Tom Phillips asks Paige about the footage we just saw. Paige says that she wishes AJ a speedy recovery. She says how much she admires AJ and she is looking forward to facing her idol at SummerSlam. She hopes that AJ gets well and she hopes to see her real soon. She misses AJ and we go to commercial. - Up next, Stardust and Goldust will be in action. Back to commercial. Ryback and Curtis Axel vs. Stardust and Goldust Back from the break and Ryback waits in the ring with Curtis Axel. Stardust and Goldust are out next. Goldust starts off with Ryback. They go at it and Axel trips Goldust before tagging in. Axel nails a dropkick and a 2 count. Ryback tags in again and hits a suplex for another 2 count. Goldust fights them both of but goes down. Axel tags back in for some double teaming. He beats Goldust down some more for a 2 count. Stardust tags in and unloads on Axel. Stardust with a hip toss and a low dropkick. Stardust drops Axel for a 2 count as Ryback broke the pin. Goldust comes in and sends Ryback into the ring post. Stardust hits his finisher on Axel for the win. Winners: Goldust and Stardust - Stephanie McMahon and Triple H are backstage. Kane walks in and takes off his mask, without showing us his face. He hands the mask to Stephanie and walks out. - Still to come, Jericho vs. Harper. Back to commercial. - Back from the break and we get another look at Kane handing over his mask to Stephanie. Chris Jericho vs. Luke Harper We go to the ring and out comes Chris Jericho to a pop. The lights go out and the music of Erick Rowan and Luke Harper starts up as they make their way out. If Jericho wins this one, Harper will be banned from ringside at SummerSlam. The bell rings and Harper takes Jericho to the corner and beats him down. Jericho makes a comeback and hits a big enziguri for a 2 count. Harper comes back and nails a Michinoku driver for a 2 count. Harper takes Jericho to the top and works him over. Jericho comes back to the mat but Harper runs over him with a big boot. Harper with the big sitdown powerbomb for another 2 count. More back and forth. Jericho with a roll up for 2. Jericho goes for Walls of Jericho and locks it in. The graphic flashes and the lights go out. They come back on and Bray Wyatt is now at ringside laughing. Rowan comes from behind but Jericho nails a Codebreaker. Harper tries to attack but he takes a Codebreaker also. Wyatt runs in the ring and takes Jericho down, apparently with a thumb to the throat. Winner by DQ: Chris Jericho Jericho wins so Harper is banned from ringside at SummerSlam. Wyatt drops Jericho with Sister Abigail. - Still to come, the Brie and Stephanie contract signing. Back to commercial. Fandango vs. Diego We go to the ring and out comes Diego, El Torito, Summer Rae and Layla. Fandango is out next with Hornswoggle, who is dressed like Fandango's dance partner. They dance and head to the ring. They go at it early on. Hornswoggle tries to distract Diego but Fandango accidentally knocks him off the apron. Diego attacks from behind for the quick win. Winner: Diego After the match, Layla and Summer tend to Hornswoggle before bringing him in the ring. Torito invites Hornswoggle to join them and they all dance together. Fandango gets up and hits Hornswoggle. Diego makes the save and Torito splashes him from the top. Backstage: Renee Young is in the locker room with Randy Orton. She asks Randy about the Kane/Reigns match, but Orton has some footage of his own. We see what Orton did to Reigns last week on Raw. Randy says that he doesn’t want to talk about Kane and Reigns. Kane is one of the most vicious superstars but he is nowhere near as sick, twisted, or sadistic as him. He will prove that he can strike any time and anywhere. He tells Reigns to have his head on a swivel because he might kick it off. Bo Dallas vs. R-Truth We go to the ring and out comes Bo Dallas. We go to commercial. Back from the break and they go at it. They lock up and Bo backs Truth into the corner but he misses a punch. The referee holds Truth back and Truth with a back body drop. Bo with punches but Truth with a back elbow and he punches Bo. Truth with a splash into the corner and he punches Bo. Bo with an elbow but he misses a clothesline and Truth with a drop kick. Truth misses a scissors kick and Bo with an O’Connor Roll and a handful of Truth’s pants for the three count. Winner: Bo Dallas After the match, Bo does a victory lap around the ring. Truth gets upset at Bo for cheating and attacks him on the floor. Truth throws Bo into the barrier and then the apron. Bo sends Truth into the steel steps. Bo hits a Bo-Dog off the steps and onto the floor. Backstage: We are back and Bray Wyatt says that is a question that has plagued him. Why do they say what they say? Why do the sheep run from the hungry wolf? Bray says that he enters the threshold of battle without his brothers, but he is not alone. Her hand guides him. How can you save what is already dead. How can you forget what is already burned in his head? What is he? He is Bray Wyatt. He is the nightmare at the end of your dreams. Wyatt says he stands beyond time and sings "whole world in his hands" as we see his covered thumb that he hit Jericho with earlier. - We see the Brock Lesnar/John Cena video package again. Beat The Clock Challenge Rob Van Dam vs. Seth Rollins The time for Rollins to beat is 15:42. Rob Van Dam makes his way out and we go to commercial. We come back and Seth Rollins makes his way out. Justin Roberts announced, per The Authority, that RVD will not be Rollins' opponent. Out comes his new opponent, Heath Slater. Beat The Clock Challenge Heath Slater vs. Seth Rollins The bell rings and they have words in the middle of the ring. Rollins says something to Slater and offers for him to get counted out. Slater thinks about it and Slater punches Rollins. Rollins kicks and punches Slater. Rollins with kicks in the corner. Rollins kicks Slater and chokes him. Dean Ambrose is at ringside and Rollins has something to say to him. Rollins misses a splash in the corner and Slater with a neck breaker for a near fall. Rollins punches Slater. Ambrose takes the briefcase and takes a look at it. Rollins with a knee and slam for a near fall as Ambrose opens the briefcase and looks at the contract. Ambrose rips up the contract. Rollins yells at Ambrose and he turns around into a heel kick for a near fall. Dean takes a drink from a fan while Rollins gets a near fall. Dean pours the drink in the briefcase and Rollins with a knee to Slater. Dean takes some popcorn and it distracts Rollins. Rollins punches Slater and Slater punches back. Ambrose adds some popcorn to the soda in the briefcase. Dean puts on John’s cowboy hat and he puts it in the briefcase before closing it. Dean holds the briefcase over his head while standing on the announce table and Slater gets a rollup for the three count. Winner: Heath Slater After the match, Rollins takes is briefcase and he yells at the announcers for what happened. Back to commercial. In the Arena: Back from a break and Stephanie McMahon comes out with Triple H for a contract signing. Michael Cole is also in the ring. The Bella Twins are out next. Triple H says he has to excuse himself from this and that's why he has Cole here. Triple H says he stands here not as Triple H, the COO or The Game, but as a proud loving husband. Brie Bella tells them to get to it before everyone starts throwing up. Stephanie asks where her puny little hippie dippie husband is and asks if he's recovering, still. Brie says he is but asks if Stephanie has recovered from this... we see her arrest from two weeks ago. Brie says she's going to send a message to the whole world, that Stephanie is nothing but a fraud, a failure, an embarrassment to the McMahon family. She says this isn't just for her or her sister Nikki or her husband Daniel. She says this is for Vickie Guerrero, Big Show, the Rhodes family and for every other person that Stephanie has tortured week after week. A big CM Punk chant starts up. Stephanie fires back and calls Brie a wannabe reality star. Stephanie calls her a selfish, conceited shell of a woman and a piece of trash. Stephanie says she's already embarrassed just standing in the ring with Brie. She's going to put an end to Brie's pathetic attempt at making history at SummerSlam. The contracts are signed. Stephanie yells that she's going to tear Brie's heart out at SummerSlam. They stare at each other. Stephanie decks Nikki and she goes down. Triple H pushes the table against Brie in the corner, trapping her. He stands guard. Stephanie grabs Nikki and drops her with a Pedigree as Brie yells for her sister. Stephanie and Triple H mock the "yes!" chant. Brie slaps Triple H. Stephanie slams Brie's face into the table and pulls her over it. Stephanie with a Pedigree on Brie next as Triple H cheers her on. Stephanie kisses Triple H before they pose over The Bella Twins. Stephanie blows a kiss to Brie and mocks the "yes!" chant again. RAW goes off the air with Stephanie posing.