WWE Raw 5th January 2015 Review

        First Raw of 2015, y'all! So they're gone make it big one, right? Explosion and shit, perhaps? Midgets on unicycles? Big Show in a diaper? Let's find out! 

John Cena Appreciation Night

     The main storyline this week centered around the return of The Authority and there attempts to get to John Cena. Following a recap of the end of last week's show, the show opened with the "entire" roster in and around the ring, although the focus was clearly on the red and yellow clad John Cena. Cena cut a promo about going back on his word last week, with his usually angsty facial expression, I don't think this promo was particularly needed, neither was it particularly impressive. Everything Cena said had been communicated to the audience in the recap at the start of the show. Luckily, after interupting Cena, Stephanie McMahon did a much better job, playing her patronising boss character perfectly, with Triple H also doing a decent job, gaining the group a decent amount of heat. The Authority thanked Seth Rollins by placing him in the World Heavyweight Championship bout with John Cena and Brock Lesnar at the Royal Rumble, which definitely makes the match more interesting for me. Finally, the duo announced that tonight would be "John Cena Appreciation Night", which would clearly be the main event segment. 

       To tie in with the John Cena Appreciation Night theme, a number of vignettes featuring big moments from Cena's career, starting with Cena's debut answering Kurt Angle challenge on Smackdown in 2002, winning the WWE Championship for the first time from JBL in 2005 and being drafted to Raw on an edition of Chris Jericho's Highlight Reel also in 2005. These clips have been pretty much played to death over the last few years and I'm not sure if they were supposed to be annoying to play into The Authority's ideas behind the John Cena Appreciation Night deal.

      The main event segment started with Triple H and Stephanie McMahon winding up John Cena in the ring, by going over how much they appreciated him bringing them back. Stephanie was once again on point here, but Triple H launched into one of his rambling promos that never quite goes anywhere. Eventually, Ryback, Erick Rowan and Dolph Ziggler were bought out to the ring, with The Authority talking about their futures as if they weren't in the ring. This worked really nicely, as I think a lot of the viewers would be able to relate to having a condescending and frustrating boss talk in such a manner. 

    Eventually with The Authority retreated to the ramp, they revealed they had decided the fate of the three member of Team Cena, with Stephanie doing her best Mr. McMahon "You're Fired" impression. With Cena continuing to pull his conflicted face, streamers and balloons came down from the ceiling for his Appreciation Night, contrasting with reactions of Ziggler, Ryback and Rowan as they left the ring. This gave a nice visual for the end of the show, whilst also leaving a number of open questions, that made me want to tune in next week. It's important that Ziggler, Ryback and Rowan aren't seen for sometime in my opinion to push the fact they have been fired and to get the biggest reaction out their respective returns. Personally, I would want them all to have, at least, a month off television and perhaps even longer, a Ziggler return at WrestleMania to return the favour for Sting could get a huge reaction and be well worth the time off.  

Ambulance Match

Dean Ambrose vs. Bray Wyatt

      This match would the be the zenith of the Wyatt vs. Ambrose feud that's been raging on since late October. This was confirmed in a pre-taped promo from Bray Wyatt that aired earlier in the night. It was Wyatt's usual style of promo, talking about Ambrose's father and the devil. I think having a clear direction for where the promo should go helped Wyatt here as this was one of his stronger efforts as of late. Dean Ambrose also had an opportunity to get the match over on the microphone, with his own pre-taped promo. Everything he said, the way he said and his expression made me want to watch a fight. Can't ask for more than that really. 

      I'm not a big fan of Ambulance matches, and I also haven't been convinced by the majority of the Wyatt and Ambrose's feud, however I rather enjoyed this bout. Almost certainly the strongest match on the card and pretty much the only bout that the crowd gave a shit about either. The early brawling between the two was convincing and it got across to any new viewers that these two didn't like each other a whole lot. The pair fighting out in the crowd and near the Ambulance early was a nice twist to the regular pattern of the Ambulance match. It was here that the story of the match really came together, with Wyatt slamming the Ambulance door into Ambrose's leg, going on to focus a lot of his offence onto this leg. Again this was another welcome addition, and suited Wyatt's character down to the ground, whilst also allowing Ambrose to really show off his selling ability. 

       The spots were kept simple and used at effective point during the match, which gave the bout a strong flow. Ambrose's unique offence and character worked was more often than not tied into these spots, hitting a lovely version of his pendulum lariat using a stretcher, as well as the stand out spot of the night hitting an elbow drop off the top of the ambulance through a table (which was painted white with a red cross, which looked ridiculous). All the time Ambrose was selling the leg, aiding his crowd reaction as a babyface, whilst Wyatt's offence was kept simple and dirty, which is all good with me.

      The finish played into Ambrose's leg injury as he grasped at his leg following the elbow drop through the table, which allowed for Wyatt to hit a Sister Abigail into the ambulance, followed by one onto the concrete and pick up the victory. This worked as a satisfying finish to the match as the story all came together, but I'm not sure how Ambrose will be effected going forward from losing this feud. However, I also think Wyatt needed to win this one, after his feuds with John Cena and Chris Jericho in 2014, so I am a little conflicted. I am happy to see how things move for both men going forward and I'd still expect both to featured in big matches on WrestleMania in March.  

Intercontinental Championship Two Out of Three Falls Match

Dolph Ziggler (C) vs. Bad News Barrett

         Part of the show opening segment involved the announcement that Dolph Ziggler would be defending his Intercontinental Championship against Bad News Barrett, with the reasoning being that Barrett had never lost the the title, after having to vacate the title back in July. I was left a little confused, as on the previous weeks Raw Barrett had returned and appeared to be a babyface, defeating Cesaro after Cesaro had cut a heel promo and offered an open challenge. Now, was this match just to make Cesaro look silly for his previous comments about the company, or do creative just not give enough of a shit to bother with something silly like consistent storytelling? 

     The first part of the match saw Barrett completely dominate, using mainly strikes and rest holds. The Corpus Christi crowd didn't seem to be into this at all, being very quiet, with a mild clap for Ziggler whilst Barrett had him locked in a headlock. I'm not sure if like me they were also confused with Barrett's sudden and unannounced switch back to a heel. Pretty much out of nowhere Ziggler managed to steal a victory with a rather nice crucifix pinning combination as a reversal for Barrett's Wind of Change. This first part of the match wasn't anything near what these two are capable of doing, their match on Raw last June would prove that.

     However, the pair would be given a reprieve, as after losing the match Barrett went on to absolutely batter Ziggler around the ring. Using everything around the ring, Barrett's insensity here was particularly impressive. He looked strong and showed a different side to his character that we perhaps hadn't seen in a while, it made sense that he would be frustrated after dominating the match, but it also made it easy to see him a "sore loser" type guy, meaning he should have gotten a bit more heat that he actually got from a rather quiet crowd. After Barrett had finished his beating, Kane made his presence felt by revealing that the match was supposed to be Two out of Three Falls and hence the match would continue. 

      With the match continued and I still found myself feeling a little disapointed with the quality of the action. Barrett quickly got a cover after a big boot and Wasteland, meaning the match was tied at 1-1. Following this there was just far too many rest holds for my liking, especially considering how long the match was and how quiet the crowd was, neither guy really attempted to get the crowd into the match. The closing stages bout something a little extra than the rest of the match, with a decent sequence that ended in Barrett hitting the Bullhamer elbow to pick up the win and pick up his fifth Intercontinental Championship. Personally, I would've liked Ziggler to have got a lengthy title reign heading into WrestleMania at least, but with the event elsewhere, it was clear that the title needed to be drop for that storyline to work.

Two-on-One Handicap Match

Ryback vs. Seth Rollins & Kane

     Ryback's initial punishment from The Authority was a handicap match against Seth Rollins and Kane. Ryback was one of the most over guys on the show with the crowd, with numerous "Feed Me More" chants throughout the match, and the Big Guy did a good job of playing to the crowd and for the most part looked good when on the offence, a nice belly to belly suplex in particular stood out for me.

      Where this match fell apart for me was an over reliance on rest holds, Kane in particular seemed to be in love with headlocks. The match could have easily been four or five minutes shorter and been much better off because of this. Rollins and Ryback did seem to have at least something regarding chemistry when allowed to go at it, with a nice sequence building towards a spinebuster from Ryback. Rollins picking up the victory following two Curb Stomps after Kane had recieved a Shellshocked, was a strong and satisfying ending to the bout that finished up the numbers game story that the match told.

Singles Match

Big Show vs. Roman Reigns

        The build up to this match began with a video package detailing the rivalry so far, which has essentially been each man tipping the announce table on each other, for the craic supposedly. A Roman Reigns interview with Renee Young was also presented, in which Reigns explained what Big Show could expect in the match later on. I couldn't help feeling that Reigns is trying too hard with promos, I'd like to see him relax a little and allow that natural charisma to he does have to come through, because everything here felt a little too forced. 

      I was pleasantly surprised by this match, as Show and Reigns worked around their limitations by presenting a decent story to follow of Show working over Reigns stomach, which as the commentary pointed out would be where Reigns' recent surgery took place. Reigns' comeback is perhaps the strongest part of his game, as many would have known from his days in The Shield, and we saw some of that here when Reigns exploded out of the box with multiple close lines and an impressive Samoan Drop. Unfortunately that was cut short with a DQ finish after Show used the steel steps, before Reigns hit a Spear on the inside meaning the steps landed on big show. Personally, I think this should have been a clean victory for Reigns, as whilst this match wasn't bad I have no desire to see the feud continue and Reigns could have used the momemtum heading into the Royal Rumble.

Six Person Mixed Tag Team Match

The Usos & Naomi vs. The Miz, Damien Mizdow & Alicia Fox

       There was a surprising amount of build up going into this match, firstly with a recap of last weeks show which saw The Usos regain the tag titles from The Miz & Damien Mizdow, followed up by a backstage segment that saw Alicia Fox attack Naomi. It was a shame that this attack seemed to be forgotten about by these performers once the bell rang, as there was a lack of any real aggression between the two women in the match. The rest of the action between the men in the match was dull, as Miz spent most the match in control, and as soon as the hot tag was made for the Usos, the match was over with a confusing finish that saw Miz pick up the win with a school boy roll up.

Special Guest Referee's Match

Erick Rowan vs. Luke Harper

       The Authority continued to punish the members of Team Cena by placing J&J Security as the special guest referees for Erick Rowan's match with Luke Harper. As you could guess this was a very quick match, with Noble & Mercury's antics getting in the way of Rowan's attempts at victory. Harper picked up the victory after a clothesline and a quick count from the pair, with the three continuing the beat down after the bell. I'd like to see what these two could do when given a bit more time, as I think an extended feud with Harper could do wanders for Rowan, both in terms of in-ring work and getting more over with the crowd.

Singles Match

Adam Rose vs. Big E 

       Going less than a minute, it was difficult to get much of a feel for either Big E or Adam Rose, who now seems to be a full on heel, in this one. Even then the bout included a headlock, which there really was no need for at this point. It was caught short when two of the Rosebuds, dressed in morph suits attacked Big E and the rest of his New Day partner, giving Big E the DQ win. The two men hit a terrific double team move, before revealing themselves as Cesaro and Tyson Kidd. If the two teams get given time for their feud this could potential provide some entertaining match ups, whilst also elevating both teams at the same time, but that's a big if in today's WWE.

Singles Match

Nikki Bella vs. Natalya

     Before this match, Paige came out to show support for Natalya, with the pair sharing a hug at ringside. This again, showed a lack of consistency for WWE, as to the best of my knowledge Paige has been playing a heel on television for the last six month. This was too short to really get anything going, although Nikki did pull off a rather nice headscissors which would be my highlight of this bout. Natalya picked up the win with a roll up, following Nikki getting distracted by Paige and Brie on the outside. Nikki attacked Natalya after the match, Paige would make the save hitting a Superkick. Perhaps, if Paige had made a run in, rather than coming down to the ring earlier, the moment would have had a lot more impact.

Tag Team Match

Ascension vs. ???

     Ah, The Ascension. What has happened here? Before the match Konnor and Viktor cut a shouty promo running down Demolition and the Road Warriors, which was very odd indeed. Are the Road Warrior going to make a run in? No, one of them is dead! So don't trash talk about them! Their match against a pair of unamed local talent, was dominated by JBL talking about how pissed off he was that they mentioned the Road Warrior and he did seemed genuinely annoyed. The match was less than a minute and the Ascension picked up the victory following the Fall of Man.

Rusev & Lana Promo

       United States Champion Rusev and Lana were involved in a short pre-taped promo segment, which was essentially all the stuff we've heard from Lana for some time. Rusev did get some time to talk and wasn't awful, but did nothing that particularly made him stand out either. This seemed to be included just give the pair some face time on a packed show.

Finally...

      Bar Ambrose and Wyatt's enjoyable Ambulance match, these wasn't a single match on the card that looked to stand out as better than average, whilst a number of the matches were dull or felt unimportant. Elements of The Authority storyline worked, especially Stephanie McMahon's performance which was spot on all night long, and created a number of interesting possibilities going forward. This was a great Raw to start the new year on, it's time for WWE to kick it's self into a new gear, as WrestleMania is only three months away! 

WWE Payback 2014 Review

It was a card that promised much and above my expectations it managed to deliver on the majority of those promises, with each match more or less getting the time they deserved. It’s only detractor being the main event couldn’t quite live up to what had gone before it.

WWE Championship Three Stages of Hell Math: John Cena © vs. Ryback

As a regular pay-per-view main event, this match probably would have been good enough match. However on a night of epic contests throughout the show, there just wasn’t enough substance in this match to end the pay-per-view on a high note. We kicked off on with the first fall which was a Lumberjack Match. It was slow start for the match and didn’t really help get the crowd onto Cena or Ryback’s side with them content to chant for other wrestlers for most of the contest. There was a nice spot with Cena jumping onto all the Lumberjacks from the top rope, which lead to the finish with Ryback hitting a Shellshock for the first fall, but apart from that this match was basically a throwaway Raw main event.

The contest upped a little with the second fall, a table match. With the steel stairs being quickly incorporated into the contest with Cena dodging Ryback’s attack twice sending the steel through the tables, the sense of danger was certainly upped here, although not quite as high as previous Three Stages of Hell contests. The match was well paced, and Ryback even managed to derail the regular Cena comeback with a Spinebuster, before Cena slipped out of a Shellshocked attempt to AA Ryback through the table. With Ryback essentially no selling going through the table to help keep him looking strong, we headed into the final fall of the match which would turn out to be the best.

The match started with Ryback power bombing Cena through the announce table, forcing the contest to up it’s game from this point forward and for the most part it did. The rest of the bout revolved completely around the use of the ambulance, with a number of decent spots once Ryback had carried Cena up the entrance ramp. Parts of the ambulance were broken off and used including parts of the body work and a crazy amount of crutches. The most impressive spot saw Cena irish whipped Ryback into an open door, which came clean off, which looked really good on screen. There was an awkward moment with Ryback not quite being close enough to the ambulance when going for a powerbomb, and the resulting back body drop look painful. The finish was something that probably sounded good in a meeting and on paper should have worked, but in practice, seeing Cena AA Ryback through what looked like the paper roof of the Ambulance didn’t quite work, mainly because you could see how the roof was rigged up earlier in the contest.

Cena’s win is a sensible one by WWE, as Ryback’s heel turn hasn’t quite been as successful as they would have hoped and handing him the WWE title wouldn’t have helped changed this. He needs to improve on his microphone skills if he’s going to get any investment from the fans in his storylines, or at least partner up with some who can speak for him. I’m not quite sure where WWE will go with Ryback from here as the amount of losses he’s suffered when it matters haven’t exactly built him as the indestructible monster they refer to him as. I’d expect Cena to hold the WWE Championship for a while yet, mainly because no else seems quite ready to step up and it will be interesting to see who gets the nod to face him at Money in the Bank. 

CM Punk w/Paul Heyman vs. Chris Jericho

CM Punk in Chicago. That’s all you need to know to realise how huge the crowd reaction to the Voice of Voiceless was here, add in the fact that Punk hadn’t been seen on television for two months and you had some really special. From the moment Cult of Personality hit to the final ring bell the crowd were red hot for this one all the way through. Punk walking out in his hometown had a real epic moment feel and it was great to see him back on WWE Television.

The opening of the match however couldn’t quite live up to this epic reaction. As is usual with CM Punk’s longer matches, it takes a while for him to warm up and feel his way into the contest, similar could be said for his opponent Chris Jericho. The two exchanged holds for the first five or six minutes, with a number of submission holds which were well put together, bar an awkward armbar for Punk, and built the foundation for what the match would become. It was a slow start but one that was needed for such a hotly anticipated contest. The match really got going once Punk answered a charging Jericho with a knee to the face and headed to the apron. Punk took his time, looking around the entire arena and you could just feel that the pace of the match was about to up itself.

With both men spending what felt like an age in each other’s submission holds, with a lovely transition from the Walls of Jericho into the Anaconda Vise, the selling ability of both men really made these moments feel like they could finish the match, with Jericho in particularly doing a great job in the Vise, before reaching the ropes. With each fall of the match adding a newer layer onto this match, made even better by both men managing to make those near falls look like they were going to end the match, like a really tight roll up from Jericho with Punk kicking out at the very last moment. With Jericho kicking out of the GTS, and Punk looking to the Chicago crowd for inspiration, this was a real spine tingling moment when watching live, as you could really feel the emotion of both Punk and the entire of Chicago emanating through the television screen. With too many spots to mention here, the finish saw Punk fight out of the Walls of Jericho, to hit not one but two GTS for the victory. It was a great finish to great contest, with both men playing their roles well throughout.

I’m interested to see where both men go from here, hopefully Punk will return to television full time as his presence alone would certainly help with Raw. As for Jericho, he won’t really be harmed by this loss as it was a competitive contest, I could see Jericho going into a feud with Curtis Axel around the Intercontinental Championship, which could be a good contest and help Axel get over more with the WWE Universe, as well as Jericho being a record setting Intercontinental Champion playing well into this potential storyline. 

World Heavyweight Championship Match: Dolph Ziggler © with Big E Langston & AJ Lee vs. Alberto Del Rio with Ricardo Rodrigues

Considering this match essentially only had a week of build-up due to Ziggler being off television with a concussion, this contest managed to tell an unbelievable story, whilst also being a sound technical contest. With Ziggler starting the match as a heel, even going as far as to leave the ring when things didn’t go his way at the start of the contest, things were about to change as these two wrestlers took the viewer on an incredible journey through the match and it’s aftermath.

The match started off regularly enough with the two exchanging holds and irish whips, until Del Rio hit a big punch on Ziggler and it really got interesting. From this point onwards Del Rio dominated with Ziggler offense limited to a number of spots. With Del Rio showing a much more vicious side than we have come to expect from his recent face run, as he focussed almost solely on Ziggler’s head, including smashing Ziggler’s head into the announce table after Ziggler had taken a crazy bump to the outside. It was about this point in the match were the roles began to switch, with Big E Langston trying to protect his friend, only for Del Rio to push him, once Langston fought back he was ejected from the arena to loud boos from the crowd in the Allstate Arena.

Ziggler’s fantastic selling ability really made this match, as it was easy for the crowd and audience at home to begin to get behind Ziggler when they could see he was hurt but still trying to fight. Whilst Del Rio’s facial expressions whilst in control were also a big part in telling the story of this one. After Ziggler refused help from the doctor and AJ Lee, it really did cement his new role as a fan favourite, with Del Rio taking advantage pushing it even more. Every Ziggler comeback felt important and a last gasp attempt to keep his title. With Del Rio gloating and laughing at Ziggler, Dolph surprised everyone by hitting a Zig Zag, but unable to capitalize The Show-Off got struck by a Superkick and we had a new World Heavyweight Champion. It was superb ending that felt fitting for the contest, although I hope Ziggler will be getting his title back soon.

It really is something in todays modern age of wrestling and the internet, that match is able to tell such a fantastic story and have even the smarkiest of fans willing on Ziggler to turn the contest around. Although it seemed a strange decision to take the title of Ziggler after leaving it on him for his five weeks of television, the title change made sense when put in context of the match. This rivalry certainly has the legs to keep going for a long time and I’d expect to see a big payoff come Summerslam. 

Best of the Rest

There was also a Tag Team Championship match between The Shield’s Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns and Team RK-No. This match was another slow burner which suffered in terms of crowd reaction being place directly after the match between Chris Jericho and CM Punk. Randy Orton dominated the opening of the contest taking control of Seth Rollins, including a good looking version of his regular slam, this time with Rollins flying from the top rope. With The Shield eventually gaining control of Orton, wearing him down with a number of submissions, it did become a little slow during this part of the match, with the crowd not caring enough about Orton to will him into a comeback. When the comeback came it looked to be going well with Orton’s usual crisp style, until he botched a T-Bone suplex on Rollins, where Rollins was meant to connect with Reigns in the corner, but with Orton too far away it didn’t quite reach and looked messy.

After the hot tag to Daniel Bryan this match really came alive, as the pace lifted and as well as the game of all four competitors. The tension between Bryan and Orton was teased as Bryan flew through the ropes only for The Shield to move out of the way and for Bryan to clatter into Orton. Then followed some great chain wrestling from Bryan and Rollins, with a crazy butterfly superplex from Bryan and The Submission Specialist locking in the No Lock numerous times only to be thwarted by Reigns. Once Orton recovered the four headed for the finish, with Orton almost crashing into Bryan, before The Viper side stepped Reigns’ spear and Bryan got clattered. Orton then took out Reigns with an RKO, before he was dispatched of by Rollins. Rollins got the victory for his team with a Blackout on Bryan. It was another great finish to a Shield match, although this probably won’t go down as one of their best contests in WWE.

The Intercontinental Championship was also on the line in a triple threat contest with Preston’s Wade Barrett defending against The Miz and Curtis Axel. The opening of the contest was good with some nice wrestling by all three guys, although it focused a little too heavily on one on one action in various combinations. It was once this match started to toy with the triple threat concept that it really got going. There was nice spot where Barrett went for a Wasteland on Axel and took out The Miz in the process, with Axel getting free and hitting a Perfect Plex for a near fall.

The ending saw some really good work from all three men, with The Miz very impressive as he set up the Figure Four Leg Lock in another innovative way. With Barrett holding in the Leg Lock for a very long time, selling well, it really helped to raise his profile during the match, and when Axel slid in to steal a pinfall and the title, it didn’t particularly harm Barrett as he had looked so strong in the hold. An emotional moment for Axel followed as he looked to the sky, referencing his father Mr. Perfect on Father’s Day. After the match Axel was spotted backstage in a segment with Triple H and Vince McMahon, in which it was teased Triple H might get a shot at Axel’s title, although Triple H is now strangely reluctant.

Kaitlyn and AJ Lee put on one of the best Diva’s Championship matches in a very long. The bout was hard hitting from the outset, with AJ sent flying over the announce table and then delivering a vicious drop kick to Kaitlyn on the outside. Kaitlyn’s development was also handled well with her looking strong by staying in AJ’s Black Widow and selling fairly well. With Kaitlyn looking like she might have the win after a thunderous spear, she took her time to blow a kiss to AJ and only got a two count. It was great to see an actual storyline in a Diva’s match and it really added to the contest, allowing for an emotional investment in the characters. With Kaitlyn back in the Widow’s Peak one more time, she attempted to fight out but eventually had to tap out for the finish, as AJ won the Diva’s Championship.

The United States Championship Match between The Shield’s Dean Ambrose and Kane was a solid contest technically, but never really got out of the starting gates, despite being ten minutes long. The early part of the match was slow as it seemed to be building as a number of matches on the card did throughout the night, however when the match looked to picking up it’s pace it was quickly over. With Ambrose and Kane on the outside, Ambrose slapped the Big Red Monster who went into a rage removing the lid from the announce table. With Ambrose reversing Kane’s chokeslam into a DDT for the Countout victory, it was another frustrating match between Ambrose and Kane, as it was a good match, but it could have been even better, if a number of constraints were removed, such as time. It would be great to see these two go at it for a good fifteen minutes in a Falls Count Anywhere contest, it would have the potential to be an absolute classic.

The Payback Kick-Off contest was Sheamus against Damien Sandow. I was surprised by how long this contest got on the Pre-Show and it really did benefit from being longer than five minutes. I was also pleasantly surprised by the booking of Damien Sandow throughout the contest as he controlled a lot of the match and looked impressive throughout, nearly winning with his old finishing neckbreaker. The ending saw Sheamus hit three stiff looking Irish Curse Backbreakers, before setting up the Brogue Kick for the victory. It was a good way to start the show, as a much more serious side of Sheamus allowed for some hard-hitting action that warmed the crowd up well. Damien Sandow also looked strong as it took so much offense from Sheamus to get the victory, hopefully this booking of Sandow continues going forward.

Finally…

What have we learned from WWE Payback?

1. Chicago isn't afraid of letting WWE know how they feel!

2. The Three Stages of Hell Match, probably could have just been an Ambulance Match, allowing Punk/Jericho to go on last.

3. Dolph Ziggler should make a fantastic sympathetic face, whilst Del Rio looks a lot more comfortable as a heel.

Announced For July 14th's Money in the Bank

The return of Rob Van Dam.