WWE Raw 8/22

Overview:
Raw starts with the WWE Champion, Alberto Del Rio making his entrance into the arena. During his entrance we get, clips of last week's title match when Del Rio defeated Rey Mysterio and leading into Cena coming to the ring. It is at this time we learn, Rey has got an injury and will be out for sometime. Ironically Alberta, Canada isn't to welcoming to Del Rio, as Cena quickly interrupts him. Cena goes on about Del Rio and Destiny, then introduces himself to Del Rio. Cena proclaims, he'll defeat Alberto and take the title back. CM Punk, then makes his entrance, calls Cena a re-run wanting a rematch for the title. Then Punk goes on how he should be No. 1 Contender, and how Cena has balls to ask for a shot first. Del Rio, then rants how it's his time. Punk then goes on about how he's getting screwed. CM Punk, then goes on how someone wants Del Rio to be the Champ, maybe it's the writing that has been on the walls since Del Rio was at Mania. Anyways Cena and Punk argue about their rematches, until WWE COO Triple H appears and settles things. Triple H, says Del Rio got the first match on the card and how he calls the shots for title matches. Where he states Del Rio will face whoever wins the third match between Punk and Cena.

After a commerical break, we discover who Del Rio will face it's John Morrison. The match opens up with them taking shots at one another. During the first five minutes or so it all stays in the ring, until leading outside the ring when John Morrison attempts a moonsault and misses. Following that it goes to another commerical break, coming back to them battle back into the ring. At this time Morrison is hitting several moves and counters, before finally leading to Del Rio's victory. As Morrison went for a Starship Pain, Del Rio yanked Morrison from the turnbuckle and threw him into the ring post before locking in the Cross Armbreaker for the submission win. Then following the match Del Rio continued to assualt Morrison's arm, in the Cross Armbreaker before finally releasing the hold to proclaim his victory.

The next match on the card was a Divas' match, Eve Torres vs Nikki Bella. Kelly Kelly and Brie Bella stood at ringside. The Bellas, tried some Twin Magic to help Nikki overpower Eve. Nikki, doesn't do much before Eve hit's her few signatures. As Eve attempts a Moonsault and pin the Brie distracts here leading to a counter which fails. Eventually Eve, makes a comeback and hits a Spinning Neckbreaker & Pin Combo for the win. After the match Kelly Kelly attacks Brie hitting here K2. Backstage, Kevin Nash enters the arena and greats some of the stage hands, leading to a commerical for the Live: Super SmackDown next tuesday.

We come back, to Raw with Vickie Guerrero saying she's now managing Jack Swagger too as he'll be facing Alex Riley in a rematch. They tie it up, and Jack comes out on top using his college-wrestling background. A-Ry counters with an amazing SpineBuster, as Ziggler comes down to ring side to argue with Vickie. During the arguement Jack reverses A-Ry and makes a comeback. Eventually thou Jack focuses too much on them arguing at ring side leading to A-Ry getting a roll up for the win. Backstage, Triple H heads back to the arena to confront Nash.

Triple H, comes back to the ring as clips of Summerslam are shown. Triple H then asks Kevin Nash to come out and face him. Nash, agrees and makes his way to the ring without a theme, yet again. Nash say he thought he was doing Triple H a solid and said, he'd apolizige to Punk but now changed his mind after last weeks words. Triple H, says he fight Nash and call him out since he doesn't work in WWE. Then Triple H asks him to leave where they're interrupted by Punk. Who is still trying to figure out who sent the text message, my answer still is John Laurinaitis. Punk then says how his going to cross the line, like Nash does before saying he's gonna kick Nash's ass. Triple H tries to pull Punk aside, and Punk pushes him away then calls him out. Triple H, then say he'd still fight Punk before Nash slugged him forcing Triple H to get Nash out of the arena.

Backstage, Triple H and Nash continue to argue about what he did before Nash leaves. Back ring side, we get a Tag Team Championship match! Kofi Kingston and Evan Bourne team up to face the Champions, Otunga and McGillicutty. I serious can't believe any of these stupid teams should hold the tag titles, they're too half-assed not like BEER MONEY!! Well Evan and McGillicutty start the match, Bourne & Kofi begin to quickly take the lead with their high-flying offensive. The Tag Champs make a comeback through dirty tatics as usual cause they amazingly suck. The Champs being to eventually use old school tag team moves to beatdown Kofi, it was like something from the 80s. Bourne gets tagged in and he starts bringing the heat leading to him hitting an Air Bourne to win his first Championship with Kofi as his tag-partner.

After the match Josh Matthews gets a short interview with the New Tag Team Champions. Kofi and Evan get a surprise victory party, before we pan to Triple H who hears that Nash got into a car accident. The person who tells him is John Laurinaitis, so something is fishy here. The next match starts off with nothing, Santino got attacked by both Miz and R-Truth. The two then go on about ranting of conspiracies in the WWE, and go on about how they'll take opportunities from anyone.

With the main event starting, Del Rio and John Laurinaitis sat at ring side to watch the match. Cena and Punk tie it up fast, leading to several counters. The match, has as very fast pace leading several amazing moves. The crowd, eats this match while Cena and Punk try going for their finishers. Punk tried, a GTS and gets locked in the STF before hitting another GTS but only getting a 2-Count. Cena gets back up to go for an Attitude Adjustment, Punk goes for several elbows before finally falling into the AA. The battle heads to the turnbuckle, and Punk goes for a crossbody reversed into a AA clutch before rolling out into a Roundhouse Kick. As Punk goes for the GTS, Nash appears and comes to ring before falling into Cena's AA losing the match to him. Following Cena's win, Del Rio jumps Cena and beats him down while Laurinaitis tries to pull Del Rio off Cena. Del Rio slides through and jumps Cena again as it goes off air.

Review:
The opening promo, was alright and pretty good. I enjoyed the back and forth remarks of Cena and Punk. I enjoyed their arguement over the Number 1 Contendership, because Punk likes to point out how Cena's always Number 1 Contender. That was the best point of the arguement. The promo could've played out better but this had to stay PG. Anyways onto the opening matches, they weren't impressive at all nothing stood out. The Morrison/Del Rio match could've been played out longer, I mean it could've been almost as good as the past Del Rio/Bryan matches. It could've been the second best match of the night actually it still was, but that was just cause everything else sucked amazingly.

Following the Del Rio/Morrison match, the Diva match was worse than the past few in recent weeks and the A-Ry match was just another joke. The Tag Team Championship match was completely out of the blue but was worth it I guess, since Bourne and Kofi are better work horses. The main event was good, and the ending was completely foreshadowing since Laurinaitis is our new ASS Clown. Cena/Punk III, was great fast pace and enjoyable for 20 to 25minute match, it wasn't as good as Match I or II but it cut it well enough being it be live tv. Since practically the opening match and main event made the card and the few promos with Punk were good enough to get a large pop it made this Raw a good 3.5 Star rating. I really look forward to the "re-signing" of Kevin Nash and this rivalry with CM Punk, along with Laurinaitis undermining Triple's H at every corner it seems.