UCW Monday Night Raw: April 23rd, Live from American Airlines Center, Texas
"Whose The Next Big Victim?"
Attendance: 17,000
1. Raw Opens with pyros as Jim Ross and Roddy Piper talk about last week with Brock Lesnar eliminating Randy Orton from the UCW Championship chase & Rock’s return to UCW.
2. Opening Segment: The Rock + D’Angelo Dinero
- The Rock comes to a loud reception from the Chicago crowd.
- Rock takes the microphone and cut a promo and fires up the crowd for Raw, talking about his dream match against D’Angelo Dinero.
- Rock then asks for D’Angelo Dinero to come down to this ring and accept the challenge like the man he is.
- D’Angelo Dinero comes to cheers and let’s Dinero dollar rain down from the sky, before climbing into the ring.
- Dinero takes a microphone and says he’s impressed with the way Rock has conducted himself since his return but he still has doubt.
- Dinero continues saying something just doesn’t quite click, however he accepts the challenge the Rock has laid out for him.
- The two men shake hands in the middle of the ring, as Trish Stratus suddenly makes an unannounced appearance, strutting her stuff down the ring.
- Stratus grabs a microphone and explains that she was totally impressed by these two men and feels like she wanted to be a part of this moment if neither man objects to it.
- Neither man disagree, Trish chuckles before turning to Dinero and delivers a boot to the crown jewels of Dinero, which sets up Dinero for the Rock bottom by The Rock.
- The fans begin to boo the living crap out of Rock as Raw goes to a commercial break.
3. Opening Match, UCW European Championship Tournament, Semi-final Match: Daniel Bryan versus The Miz
- Miz comes out first and cuts a promo on the way down to the ring, saying how irrelevant Daniel Bryan is in UCW and wrestling world and he’ll have been nothing but an Indy guy with out him
- Daniel Bryan responds straight away by putting Miz in the LeBre Lock but Miz manages to escape out of the ring ropes and is already showing signs of frustration.
- Miz rolls back into the ring and tries to wrestle with Daniel Bryan but DB continuously counters them, Miz begins to show signs of frustration and rips off the turnbuckle pad.
- Daniel Bryan charges at Miz but Miz sides steps and smashes Daniel Bryan’s head into the exposed turnbuckle, forcing referee Earl Hebner to signal for the bell.
- Winner via Disqualification at 04:29: Daniel Bryan (Progressing to the UCW European Championship Tournament Finals)
4. Backstage Segment: Mr. Kennedy + Matt Striker
- Matt Striker asks Kennedy what he just made of the Miz and Daniel Bryan and Kennedy responds explaining that Miz is an idiot and that Daniel Bryan will be easy pickings.
- Then Striker asks for his thoughts on facing Carlito, Kennedy joking says he will be Carlito within a matter of minutes because that’s how he does things.
5. Second Match, UCW European Championship Tournament, Semi-Final Match: Mr. Kennedy versus Carlito
- Kennedy gets really cocky with Carlito, slapping him about and mocking Carlito in every way but Carlito comes back fighting.
- Both men exchange domination in the match but Kennedy gets most of the upper hands with his cheap dirtier tactics.
- Kennedy focuses most of his work on Carlito’s back section, but Carlito refuses to stay down.
- Later in the match, Carlito goes for the Backstabber but Mr. Kennedy manages to hold onto the ring ropes, forcing Carlito to land on his feet but as he charges at Mr Kennedy, Kennedy throws Carlito to the outside.
- Carlito lands with a thud as Kennedy gets out and begins to ramp Carlito into the ring apron numerous times.
- The matches comes to a head after Kennedy spends the entire match working on Carlito’s back, Kennedy gets nailed with the Backstabber but Carlito is only can get a 2 and three quarters count out of it.
- Kennedy then nails 2 Mic Checks in the row but both times, impressively Carlito kicks out off, which gets the fans behind Carlito.
- The finish comes as Carlito, leaps onto the second rope, springboard onto the top rope to his left, turns around in mid leap, springboards off going for the big clothesline when Mr. Kennedy catches him straight into the Mic Check for the three count.
- Winner via pinfall at 12:41: Mr. Kennedy (Progressing to the UCW European Championship Tournament Finals)
6. Backstage Segment: The Miz + Chris Jericho + Todd Grisham
- Todd Grisham manages to get an interview with the Miz about his actions earlier in the night.
- The Miz explains he’s getting frustrated with not being higher up in the card but promises to make a huge impact by the end of the night.
- Before Miz can say his catch phrase, Jericho walks past and says he isn’t going to make any impact tonight which people will remember, as Jericho has something planned himself.
- Raw goes to another commercial break.
7. Third Match, Singles Match: Dolph Ziggler w/Kurt Angle versus Kane w/Big Show
- The two from Smackdown get booed the living crap out of but the fans absolutely love Kane and Big Show.
- Kane absolutely dominates Dolph Ziggler for the first few minutes of the match, tossing around like a rag doll.
- Dolph Ziggler manages to get some control over the big man thanks to a distraction from Kurt Angle.
- Dolph Ziggler works on the leg of the big man, attempting to keep him down on the canvas but Kane manages to mount a come back.
- But during the comeback, Kane accidently crushes referee Mike Choida in the corner, allowing Kurt Angle and Big Show to get involved in the match.
- During the chaos, Big Show and Kane deliver the double Chokeslam to Ziggler but Angle leaps on Big Show’s bag and places it over Big Show’s head.
- Big Show is pretty much blind as he grabs the first thing he feels by the throat which is Kane and hoists him and delivers a brutal chokeslam to him.
- Angle then quickly Angle Slams the Big Show before throw Ziggler on Kane.
- Choida just about is aware enough to make the all important three count on Kane!
- Winner via pinfall at 08:00: Dolph Ziggler
8. Backstage Segment: Michael Temple + Sting + John Cena
- Michael is in his office watching replays from the very first UCW Raw where Brock Lesnar hits him with the F5.
- Then Michael watches the footage of Brock Lesnar winning last week before pondering to himself about the entire situation with Brock Lesnar.
- Both Sting and Cena come into the office and see Michael watching the footage.
- Both men reassure Michael that can handle Brock Lesnar tonight and just sit back and don’t worry about getting involved
9. In-Ring Segment: The Great Khali + Ranjin Singh + ???
- Great Khali comes out with Ranjin Singh and begins to talk about how is the UCW United States Champion.
- Khali continues to talk in Punjabi as Ranjin does all the translating and it turns out Khali is issuing a challenge for Judgment Day for anyone to take him on for the US Title.
- Suddenly Miz comes out in a suit looking refreshed and tells Khali he doesn’t deserve the US title cause he’s not a US citizen!
- Khali responds roaring at Miz, which turns out to be Khali saying he’s show Miz what it takes to be a real champion.
- The segment ends with Khali from out of no using the Brain Chop knocking Miz out in the middle of the ring.
10. Main Event Match, Triple Threat Match, UCW Championship Knockout: John Cena versus Brock Lesnar versus Sting
- Lesnar looks as cocky as ever as he comes down to the ring taunting all the fans.
- The match begins with Cena and Sting staring down with Lesnar in the ring and Lesnar tells both of them to bring it.
- Cena and Sting take it in turns battling with Brock; but Lesnar manages to fend the two off to the dismay of the fans before singling out John Cena.
- Lesnar works on Cena for a good minute or so, just beat him down in the corner before Sting hits a double Stinger Splash to both men.
- Sting then begins to chop away at Lesnar in the corner, lighting up his chest before throwing Lesnar out of the ring.
- The fans go nuts as now Sting and Cena trade blows before it coming to an end as Cena gets the upper hand before hitting Sting with the Five-Knuckle Shuffle.
- Cena is clearly begins to dominate as he knocks down the mammoth Brock Lesnar who attempts to start his own come back but Cena trips him over into the STFU.
- Lesnar roars in pain as the fans are fully into these final moments but Lesnar manages to grab hold of the bottom rope.
- Sting looks to come back into the ring as Cena goes to Irish Whip Lesnar into the ring ropes but Lesnar reserves it and sends Cena flying into Sting.
- Sting hits the barricade as Lesnar goes for the F5 on Cena but Cena wiggles free and lands on his feet and goes a Clothesline but both men have the same idea.
- Suddenly Chris Jericho slides into the ring with A steel chair and taunts Brock Lesnar, smashing the chair on the canvas.
- Jack Doan the referee can’t do anything about it as it’s No Disqualification! Jericho continues to taunt Lesnar as Cena slowly gets up behind Jericho as well.
- Jericho suddenly nails Cena in the head with the steel chair, Jericho tosses the steel chair aside as Lesnar chuckles and makes the pin on Cena.
- Sting tries to get into the ring to break it up but Jericho boots him in the face.
- Giving Lesnar the win and eliminates Cena from the competition, making it at Judgment Day – Sting versus Brock Lesnar for the UCW Championship.
- Winner via pinfall at 13:39: Brock Lesnar
11. Raw comes to an end with Lesnar standing definite over Cena as Jericho walks up the entrance with a sick smile on his face.