Monday Night Raw 06/04/2012 -Sheamus vs. Dolph Ziggler (w/Vickie Guerrero)
As Vickie is introducing Dolph, Michael Cole storms back out to the announce position. This is a rematch from last week’s SmackDown. Dolph opens with punches but Sheamus fires right back; he looks for a Finlay Roll right off the bat but Ziggler slips free. Dolph tries the Name Dropper but Sheamus blocks mid-move and gets him up for the Finlay Roll again, but again, Ziggler wriggles free, this time into a sunset flip. Sheamus blocks the momentum and grabs Dolph by the throat and hoists him up to finally get that Finlay Roll. Ziggler low bridges Sheamus to the floor but he pulls Dolph to the floor and he plops onto the mat; they fight on the floor and Sheamus tries to toss Ziggler into the steps but he pulls a Kofi Kingston and leaps over them to counter. Dolph slips back into the ring as Vickie gives Sheamus as earful, which allows Ziggler to nail him with a baseball slide as he is attempting to reenter the ring. Back from commercial break, Sheamus is rising out of a chinlock but runs right into a kneelift; he reapplies the chinlock which allows us to see a replay of Ziggler posting Sheamus’ shoulder during the break. Sheamus whiplashes himself free and begins the Irish Hammer comeback with a running knee and powerslam. Dolph fires back and hits a leaping DDT for two; he [Ziggler] looked like he legit hurt himself on the landing. He presses on via top-rope climb; Sheamus cuts him off but Dolph manages to utilize head-butts and elbows to free himself from Sheamus’ grasp. He manages a Name Dropper from the second rope! Sheamus, of course, kicks out. He goes for the Zigzag (or sleeper hold) but Sheamus flicks him off. White Noise! Brogue Kick! Bye-bye Ziggler. Post-match, Alberto Del Rio and Ricardo Rodriguez backjump Sheamus on the ramp and deliver the receipt from a few weeks ago; he applies the cross-arm breaker, dangling Sheamus off the stage while in the hold for added leverage. **1/4