Event: WWE Monday Night RAW
Airdate: Monday, March 9th, 2015 (USA Network)
Location: The CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh, PA
Results by Matt Boone
“Yes, sir, we promised you a great main event…”
Randy Orton, Seth Rollins & The Authority Kick Off RAW
This week’s show opens up with a video package focusing on the situation involving Randy Orton and Seth Rollins/The Authority. From there, Randy Orton’s theme music hits. “The Viper” makes his way to the ring, where every member of The Authority is standing, as Michael Cole welcomes us to this week’s show, which emanates live from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Cole informs us that Orton will team up with Seth Rollins for a two-on-one handicap match against Roman Reigns in tonight’s main event. We shoot to the announce table for one final introduction, before heading back to the ring where Kane begins talking to Orton.
Kane officially welcomes Orton back into The Authority. Big Show continues on the mic, but is cut off by the crowd who boo him. Big Show yells at the fans and then continues. Triple H and Stephanie McMahon, by the way, are not in the ring right now as part of The Authority. Big Show welcomes him back and shakes his hand and then passes the mic off to Jamie Noble.
Noble talks next, which leads to Orton bowing down to his level (because he’s short) to listen to him. Noble loses his control and calls Orton a no-good snake. Rollins cuts him off and takes the mic from him. Rollins mocks Noble with baby-talk and talks about how Noble’s feelings are just hurt because Orton hit him with an RKO recently. He asks Joey Mercury if he’s happy to have Orton back. He hands Mercury the mic but Mercury just hands it back to him.
Rollins says they’re J&J Security not “J&J Public Speaking.” Rollins says we need to address the elephant in the room.
Rollins continues, pointing out how everyone feels that Orton isn’t really part of The Authority, he’s just waiting to get revenge on Rollins. Rollins does his “nanny-nanny boo-boo” speech as he continues to brag that Orton stands side-by-side with him as part of The Authority. The fans start chanting “R-K-O, R-K-O!”
Rollins extends his hand and tells Orton, “welcome home.” Orton shakes it. Rollins tells everyone to stand up and pay homage to Orton, his partner for tonight. He gives Orton the mic.
Orton tells The Authority members that their words were very kind, but they left him thinking something — “What the hell happened to The Authority?” He asks them why they’re kissing his ass so much. Orton, one-by-one, talks trash about each member of The Authority, basically mocking them from becoming killers to ass-kissers. He ends by telling Rollins that he’s going to make him his bitch. Then, he says he’s just playing around with them all.
Rollins is the only one who laughs, the rest look serious and pissed. Rollins says Orton had him going. Rollins says tonight, he and his partner and family member — Orton — dismantle Roman Reigns. He has them all do a “that’s what’s best for business” chant. Rollins’ music plays as Orton smiles and mouths the words “I had you going” to each of them.
Daniel Bryan vs. Bad News Barrett
After the opening segment ends, Daniel Bryan’s theme hits and out he comes. Bryan leads the fans in a “Yes!” chant as he hops his way down to the ring with his hair in a poneytail. Lilian Garcia does the official introduction for Bryan and then Cole informs us that next — after the commercial break — Bryan will be in action against the WWE Intercontinental Champion Bad News Barrett. On that note, we head to our first commercial break of the evening.
When we return from the break, Barrett makes his way to the ring. We see that R-Truth has joined the gang on commentary once again this week for this match.
D-Bry gets Barrett down early on with a big shot. Bryan drops another knee for a quick pin attempt. Bryan takes Barrett back down and works on the arm. Barrett turns it around and works Bryan over in the corner. Bryan counters and goes back to work on the arm. Bryan with a double underhook for a 2 count. Bryan keeps Barrett grounded by his arm again. Barrett fights up and into the corner but runs into an elbow.
Barrett has Bryan in the corner now and starts delivering some big knees to the mid-section. Barrett knocks Bryan out to the floor as we head to a mid-match commercial.
When we return from the break, we see the action still going on in the ring. We see a shot of Truth on commentary and we see that he has a big sack with him. Bryan ends up hitting his big running knee out of nowhere in the ring on Barrett for the 1-2-3. Bryan wins.
After the match, Barrett knocks out Bryan with his Bull Hammer Elbow. Barrett mocks Truth from inside the ring, until Dean Ambrose makes his way down. We head to a commercial break after the match.
Winner: Daniel Bryan
Dean Ambrose vs. Stardust
When we return from the break, Dean Ambrose is in the ring. Out next is his opponent for tonight, Stardust, who is wearing the I-C title.
The bell rings and here we go. R-Truth, by the way, is still on commentary for this one. Ambrose drops Stardust for a quick pin attempt. Ambrose works Stardust over but Stardust fights back. Ambrose counters with a knee to the gut and a kick. Ambrose runs Stardust’s face along the top rope. Stardust fights back again but Ambrose slaps him in the face. Ambrose sends Stardust out to the floor and follows up with a dive
Ambrose gets Stardust back in the ring and beats him down as soon as he enters. Just as I say that, Stardust knocks Ambrose out to the floor as we head to another commercial break.
We’re back from the break and the first thing we see is Ambrose beating up Stardust. Ambrose blasts Stardust with some forearms and then hits a big bulldog on him. The match ends with Ambrose blasting Stardust with his Dirty Deeds finisher for the 1-2-3.
After the match, next thing you know, a big melee breaks out with all of the members scheduled for the WWE Intercontinental Championship ladder match at WrestleMania 31. The segment ends with Truth handing over the I-C belt to Barrett, only for Barrett to find out that it’s a replica belt. Truth pulls out the real I-C title and poses with it as his music plays.
WWE Hall Of Fame Induction
A video package plays, showing the late WWE “Make-A-Wish” kid Connor as the “Ultimate Award” inductee in this year’s WWE Hall Of Fame class. We head to another break.
Paul Heyman & Brock Lesnar In-Ring Segment
When we return from the break, Paul Heyman makes his way to the ring. Heyman talks about the upcoming WWE World Heavyweight Championship match at WrestleMania 31 between his client — Brock Lesnar — and Roman Reigns.
Heyman introduces a video package, which shows a Roman Reigns interview. Reigns talks about his life in the interview, including him pointing out that The Rock told him in his ear to stay humble and remember his family at the Royal Rumble pay-per-view earlier this year.
With that said, Heyman introduces the champion himself — Brock Lesnar. Lesnar’s music plays and the champ makes his way to the ring. Lesnar stands by quietly as Heyman continues to speak. Heyman warns WWE not to pull a “Montreal Screwjob” scenario on them at WrestleMania.
As Heyman continues to speak, his mic cuts out. Heyman says it’s funny because whoever behind the curtain is responsible for this simply won’t come down to the ring and take the belt out of his hands. This leads to Heyman bringing up the UFC title and what do you know? Heyman’s mic cuts off again.
Heyman then brings up Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacqiauo. He says the WWE World Heavyweight Championship no longer belongs to WWE — it belongs to Brock Lesnar — and he’s not giving it back.
Lesnar’s “advocate” then brings up Lesnar beating The Rock at SummerSlam years ago and sending him to Hollywood. After that, he brings up Lesnar ending The Undertaker’s streak at WrestleMania. Then, he brings up Lesnar squashing John Cena at last year’s SummerSlam. Heyman wraps up the promo, Lesnar’s music hits and that will do it for this segment.
Backstage: Bray Wyatt Delivers Message To The Undertaker
Bray Wyatt appears backstage after the Lesnar-Heyman segment. We see that he has The Undertaker’s urn. Wyatt simply tells Undertaker, “tonight — find me.” The picture cuts out and we head to a commercial break.
Ryback & Erick Rowan vs. Kane & Big Show
When we return from the break, we find out that it’s time for tag-team action. This particular match will be Ryback and Erick Rowan taking on the team of Kane and Big Show.
Early on, Ryback goes for his Meathook clothesline, but Kane runs over him with a big boot. Big Show then tags in and hits a big spear. Show continues to work over Ryback until tagging in Kane.
Kane goes for a suplex but Ryback ends up countering it with a suplex of his own. The finish comes here, as Show goes for the knockout punch on Rowan, but Rowan moves and he nails Kane. Ryback then takes out Big Show on the floor and pins Kane.
After the match, Big Show and Kane argue until Stephanie McMahon comes out. Stephanie tells Big Show and Kane to shut up. She orders them to leave the ring.
Winners: Ryback & Erick Rowan
Backstage: The Miz & Wiz Khalifa
After the tag match, we shoot backstage where we see rapper Wiz Khalifa with The Miz. Wiz says he doesn’t want to work with The Miz and then brings in “Wiz-dow.” Damien Sandow comes in with a Wiz Khalifa-style wig on. Sandow raps a bit and then announces himself for the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal at WrestleMania 31. The Miz leaves all pissed off. We head to a commercial.
Wiz Khalifa Performance
When we return from the break, Wiz Khalifa comes out and begins what is a medley of his own songs. He performs all the way down to the ring and back up to the stage. As soon as he finishes, “Wiz-dow” comes out (Damien Sandow) and the two celebrate together.
AJ Lee vs. Summer Rae
Next up, we see Summer Rae, Eva Marie and Cameron in the ring. Also, AJ Lee is in the ring with Paige. Paige, Marie and Cameron head out to the floor, as this is a one-on-one Divas contest.
The bell sounds and here we go. Summer controls AJ early on. AJ finally turns it around out of the corner and hits a Thesz Press. AJ with more offense and a big clothesline in the corner. AJ hits a neckbreaker and a DDT for a near fall. AJ runs into a kick from Summer and goes down for a pin attempt, but AJ kicks out.
Finally, Summer gets pissed off, however it leads to AJ countering her and locking her in the Black Widow submission, Summer taps out. AJ wins. We head to commercial break after the match.
Winner: AJ Lee
Backstage: Rusev, Lana & John Cena
Backstage, we see Rusev and Lana heading to the ring for their match with Curtis Axel. As they continue walking, they are stopped by John Cena. Cena basically tells Rusev that come hell or high-water, he’s going to get him tonight. We head to a break.
Rusev vs. Curtis Axel
When we return from the break, Rusev and Lana make their way down to the ring. Out next is Rusev’s opponent for tonight, Curtis Axel, after his “Hulk Hogan” style promo is re-shown from last week’s SmackDown.
Axel makes his way to the ring as his countdown clock is shown on the big screen. The bell sounds and here we go. Rusev immediately attacks Axel. Within seconds, Rusev locks Axel in The Accolade submission hold and Axel taps out.
After the match, Rusev’s giant Russian flag drops from the rafters as Cena makes his way down to the ring. Cena locks Rusev in the STF and refuses to break it until Lana agrees to give Cena a rematch at WrestleMania 31.
Winner: Rusev
Backstage: Bray Wyatt Challenges Undertaker Again
Backstage, Bray Wyatt cuts another quick promo in front of The Undertaker’s sacred urn. This promo was pretty much the same as the one done earlier tonight, with Wyatt telling Undertaker to “come find him.” After this segment, we head to another commercial.
The New Day vs. Tyson Kidd & Cesaro
When we return from the break, The New Day dances their way to the ring. Representing The New Day in this one will be Big E. and Xavier Woods.
Out next are their opponents for this evening, Tyson Kidd and Cesaro, the WWE Tag-Team Champions. The match begins with Kidd and Woods starting things off for their respective teams.
After a back-and-forth match, the finish sees The New Day members pick up the “W” after a lot of confuson and interference and Nattie getting involved.
Winners: The New Day
Natalya vs. Naomi
After the match, The Usos come out with Naomi and an impromptu match kicks off with Naomi vs. Nattie. We head to another break.
When we return from the break, Nattie and Naomi are both trying to pin each other back-and-forth, however Nattie ends up catching a Naomi kick attempt and dumps Naomi to the mat. The finish sees Naomi hit Nattie with her Rearview finisher for the 1-2-3.
Winner: Naomi
The Usos vs. Los Matadores
Well, it’s not over yet, folks! As Nattie goes to leave the ring, she grabs Kidd’s title and goes to leave until Los Matadores’ music hits. Out they come with El Torito. This sets up yet another impromptu match.
It’s The Usos against Los Matadores, with Jey and Fernando starting things off for their respective teams. Fernando starts to get the upper hand as we head to a mid-match commercial.
We return from the break and we see The Usos in full control of the contest. Jimmy Uso finally gets a tag and comes off the top with a big splash for a pin fall attempt, but only gets two. Matadore hits a big DDT for a near fall. One of the Matadores comes off the top but Uso superkicks him in mid-air.
Uso catches one of the Matadores with a Samoan Drop as he’s trying to dive out of the ring. El Torito gets on the ropes and interferes, allowing Fernando to roll Jimmy Uso up for the 1-2-3. Los Matadores pick up the win.
Winners: Los Matadores
Backstage: Problems Within The Authority?
Backstage, we see J&J Security with Seth Rollins. Rollins tells them to trust him when it comes to Orton. Rollins assures them that they all like to kid around and that’s all that Orton was doing. Rollins says they need to focus on Roman Reigns tonight. We head to commercial.
Bray Wyatt Gets A Response From The Undertaker
Back from the break, Bray Wyatt heads to the ring for a promo segment. The lights are dim and in the ring we see a table set up with a purple cloth and The Undertaker’s sacred urn sitting on top of it.
Wyatt goes on and on in cryptic fashion until finally he takes the lid off of the urn. Nothing happens to he sets it down. Finally, smoke starts pouring out of the urn. Wyatt starts laughing. All of a sudden, Undertaker’s gong hits.
On the big screen, we see “The Man Comes Around” and the gong hits again. Smoke continues to pour out of the urn. Wyatt continues to laugh like a crazy person as he sees all of this.
Out of nowhere, the lights go out and Wyatt’s “Sister Abigail” rocking chair appears in the ring. Lightning strikes the chair, which catches on fire. Wyatt continues to laugh as we head to another commercial.
Seth Rollins & Randy Orton vs. Roman Reigns
When we return from commercial, it’s time for tonight’s main event. Seth Rollins, along with J&J Security, Randy Orton and Roman Reigns all make their way to the ring for tonight’s headline attraction.
This match doesn’t last long. Orton ends up turning on J&J Security, which prompts Rollins to yell from the ring for them to get out of here, as he and Orton have things covered.
Finally, the finish happens, which sees Orton finally turn on Rollins. Orton begins his beatdown of Rollins, as they two are left alone due to J&J Security leaving during the match.
Orton drags Rollins out of the ring and continues to beat him down. He yells at him. “do you remember what you did to me?” before attacking him some more. He yells at him, “You really think I would join The Authority again? How stupid are you?!” And the punishment continues as the action spills into the crowd.
Orton ends up hitting his draping DDT off the barricade on Rollins. He slaps the ring apron and yells at Rollins to get up. He pounds the mat outside of the ring in “Viper” fashion as Cole says, “he’s going to that place!” in regards to Orton’s mindset.
Orton then sends Rollins flying over the announce table, crashing into one of the announcers chairs. Orton clears off the announce table. Orton gets on top of the announce table and blasts him with an RKO. The crowd cheers like crazy in Pittsburgh. Orton’s music hits to end the segment and this week’s show. That’s hot RAW ends this week, folks!