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411’s WWE Money in the Bank 2013 Report 07.14.13
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WWE Tag Team Championship Match
The Shield (Champions) vs. The Usos
Jey and Rollins start the match, and Jey find the backslide pin for a quick two count. Rollins makes the tag to Reigns, and we’ve got SAMOAN VIOLENCE in the ring. Reigns muscles Jey to the corner, but Jey escapes and makes the tag to Jimmy. The Usos hit a double standing elbow drop for a two count, and Jimmy follows up with a running elbow shot in the corner. Jimmy drags Reigns to the corner and makes the tag to Jey. The Usos hits a double-team spinebuster, but Reigns rolls to the outside to catch a breather. Reigns and Rollins strategize on the outside as we head to a 60 second break. We return form the break, and the Usos have Rollins trapped in the corner. Rollins creates some distance and hits a back heel kick before making the tag to Reigns. Reigns back body drops Jey onto the ring apron and then damn near decapitates him with a clothesline. Rollins gets the tag and rolls Jey back into the ring. Rollins repeatedly stomps on Jey and drops a knee for a two count. Reigns gets the tag and levels Jey with a shot to the jaw. Reigns pounds on Jey in the corner and makes the tag back to Rollins. Rollins locks in a rear chin lock, but Jey fights back to his feet. Rollins regains control and makes the tag right back to Reigns. Reigns muscles Jey to the corner and beats him down to the mat. Reigns whips Jey to the corner and goes for a big splash in the corner, but Jey just manages to slide out of the way. Jey tries to make the tag to Jimmy, but Rollins sneaks around ringside and pulls Jimmy off the ring apron. Reigns whips Jey out of the ring, and Rollins clotheslines him on the outside. Reigns rolls Jey back into the ring and gets a two count as we head to another 60 second break. We return from the break, and Jey finally makes the hot tag to Jimmy. Rollins and Reigns are on the outside, so Jimmy flies over the top rope and takes them both out. Jimmy rolls Rollins back into the ring and hits a top rope crossbody for a two count. Jimmy whips Rollins to the ropes and catches him with a gorgeous Samoan Drop on the rebound for another two count. Jimmy heads up top again, but Rollins hits the ropes to make Jimmy lose his balance. Rollins heads up top and goes for the superplex, but Jey sneaks underneath him and goes for a second rope belly-to-back superplex. Reigns sneaks underneath Jey and hits the powerbomb / belly-to-back suplex / superplex Tower of Doom. Jey and Reigns spill out of the ring, and Jimmy levels Rollins with a super kick. Jimmy heads up top and hits the Superfly Splash, but Reigns breaks up the pin. Jimmy regains control and climbs the rope to set up for a top rope Samoan Drop on Rollins. Reigns makes the blind tag as Rollins floats over and counters into a powerbomb. Reigns follows up with the spear for the three count.
Match Result: Roman Reigns defeats Jimmy Uso with the spear.
Match Length: 14:48
Wade Barrett vs. Dean Ambrose vs. Damien Sandow vs. Cody Rhodes vs. Jack Swagger vs. Antonio Cesaro vs. Fandango
Fandango dances to start, and that leads to all hell breaking loose. Everyone spills out of the ring to begin retrieving ladders, and Sandow and Rhodes are the first to slide one into the ring. Swagger and Cesaro also slide a ladder into the ring, and now Sandow and Rhodes face off with Swagger and Cesaro. Swagger and Cesaro level Sandow and Rhodes with their ladder. Cesaro props up a ladder in the corner and gutwrench suplexes Rhodes onto it. Swagger and Cesaro pick up ladders, but Rhodes gets back to his feet and hits a Beautiful Disaster into Cesaro and his ladder. Swagger sets up his ladder and begins to climb, but Ambrose scampers into the ring and pulls him back down. Ambrose whips Swagger out of the ring and begins to climb, but Barrett heads back into the ring to pull him back down. Barrett kicks Ambrose in the ring and picks up the ladder, but Fandango catches him with a kick from the ring apron. Barrett falls with the ladder on top of him, and Fandango hits a slingshot leg drop onto Barrett and the ladder. Fandango sets up the ladder and begins to climb, but Sandow pulls him back down and rams him face-first into the ladder. There’s another ladder propped up in the corner, and Sandow suplexes Fandango right onto it. Barrett heads to the outside and rips a rung off of a ladder. Barrett heads back into the ring and uses the rung like a lead pipe to beat Sandow out of the ring. Barrett and Ambrose climb the ladder, but Ambrose knocks Barrett off the ladder and right onto an uppercut from Cesaro. Cesaro climbs one side of the ladder as Ambrose climbs the other. Cesaro locks in a rear chin lock on top of the ladder and drops Ambrose back down to the mat. Cesaro goes for the briefcase, but Rhodes pulls him down and hits him with a Muscle Buster onto a ladder in the corner. Barrett suplexes Rhodes onto a ladder, and Swagger catapaults Fandango into a ladder on the outside. Swagger heads into the ring and climbs one side of the ladder as Barrett climbs the other. Swagger knocks Barrett off the ladder, but Barrett loads the ladder and climbs again before hitting Swagger with the Bull Hammer Elbow up top. Swagger falls to the mat as Fandango climbs. Fandango and Barrett are up top, and Fandango flips over into a sunset flip powerbomb off the top of the ladder. Ambrose picks up the ladder and takes out Cesaro and Barrett with the classic Terry Funk Three Stooges Spinning Ladder. Swagger and Cesaro lift the ladder and Ambrose, but Ambrose skins the cat to the top of the ladder. Ambrose stands on the ladder and reaches for the briefcase, but Swagger and Cesaro drop the ladder and Ambrose to the outside. Cesaro stands on Swagger’s shoulders and goes for the briefcase, but Rhodes drop kicks swagger out from under Cesaro. Rhodes heads to the outside and grabs as TAAALL ladder. Rhodes sets up the ladder and begins to climb toward the briefcase, but Ambrose heads up the other side. Rhodes and Ambrose slug it out up top. Rhodes reaches through the rungs, grabs Ambrose by the vest, and repeatedly slams him into the ladder. Rhodes knocks Ambrose off the ladder, but Rollins and Reigns rush the ring to make the save. Rollins and Reigns pull Rhodes off the ladder and beat him down. Reigns connects with a spear to Fandango and once again set up the ladder. The Usos rush the ring and pull Rollins and Reigns out of the ring. The Usos, Rollins and Reigns, and Swagger and Cesaro brawl on the outside as Ambrose gets to the top of the ladder, but Rhodes tips the ladder to send Ambrose over the top rope and onto all six men. Rhodes climbs to the top of the ladder and has his hands on the briefcase, but Sandow climbs up behind him and pushes him off the ladder. Sandow grabs to the briefcase to win the match.
Match Result: Damien Sandow wins the match by pushing Cody Rhodes off the top of the ladder.
Match Length: 16:33
Your NEW Raw General Manager Brad Maddox heads down to the ring and grabs a mic. He wants to say that he knows he can never fill Vickie Guerrero’s shoes… because he doesn’t look very good in high heels. But Brad did put Vickie Guerrero in the Kick-Off Show team, and he’d like to thank her for her contributions to Raw. He wants the fans in Philadelphia to chant along with him, “Thank you Vickie! Thank you Vickie! Thank you Vickie!” Brad says that Vickie should feel good about the fact that she’s loved here in Philadelphia, where the fans are always rude to the Superstars. Brad says that Vickie is always entertaining and cues up a video package of some of Vickie’s more humiliating moments in WWE. And wow, there sure have been a lot of them. Brad asks the fans to give Vickie as standing ovation. Just… wow. I love Brad Maddox (a lot), and even I was cringing during that promo.
Curtis Axel (Champion) w/ Paul Heyman vs. The Miz
Axel muscles Miz to the corner, but Miz quickly escapes. Miz whips Axel out of the ring and connect with a double ax handle shot from the ring apron to the outside. Miz rolls Axel into the ring, but Heyman distracts Miz before he can climb back into the ring. The referee checks on Axel and Heyman continues to try to distract Miz. Miz knows the referee has his back turned, so his slaps himself across the face and falls to the floor. The referee turns around, and Miz convinces the ref the Heyman attacked him. The spirit of Eddie Guerrero lives on! The referee ejects Heyman from ringside, and Heyman can’t believe someone outsmarted him. Miz finally heads back into the ring, but Axel catches him with a drop kick. Axel follows up with a drop kick to the face and gets a two count. The crowd has been dead since Heyman went to the back. Axel and Mix get back to their feet, and Miz catches Axel with a high running knee followed by a big boot. Miz hits his patented running clothesline in the corner and follows up with a double ax handle off the top rope for a two count. Miz goes for the Skull Crushing Finale, but Axel tries to counter into the Perfectplex, but Miz tries to counter into the Figure Four Leg Lock, but Axel kicks Miz to the corner. Axel connects with the Perfectplex, but Mix kicks out at two. Miz regains control and locks in the Figure Four Leg Lock, but Axel rolls to his stomach to reverse the pressure. Miz manages to roll back to his back, and Axel grabs the rope to break the hold. Axel rolls to the outside to catch a breather, but Miz follows him. Both men slide back into the ring, and Axel connect with a kick to the jaw. Axel hits Miz with a neckbreaker and gets the three count.
Match Result: Curtis Axel defeats the Miz with a neckbreaker.
Match Length: 9:19
AJ Lee (Champion) w/ Big E Langston vs. Kaitlyn w/ Layla
AJ immediately tries to crawl out of the ring, but Kaitlyn drags her back in. Kaitlyn hits a gutbuster and rolls AJ out of the ring. Kaitlyn rolls AJ out of the ring and punts her in the ribs. Kaitlyn lifts AJ onto her shoulder, but AJ floats over and shoves Kaitlyn shoulder-first into the ring post. AJ rolls Kaitlyn back into the ring and continues to work over the injured arm and shoulder. AJ locks in a bridging hammer lock on the mat, but Kaitlyn gets to the ropes to break the hold. AJ traps Kaitlyn in the corner and wrenches her injured arm around the rope. AJ drags Kaitlyn back to the middle of the ring and locks in a chin and arm lock. Kaitlyn fights back to her feet, but AJ maintains the hold and gets on her back. Kaitlyn finally manages to swing AJ to the side and counter into a backbreaker. AJ charges at Kaitlyn, but Kaitlyn catches her with a back elbow shot. AJ gets back to her feet, but Kaitlyn turns her inside out with a flying shoulder tackle. That was pretty damn impressive. Kaitlyn hits the inverted DDT but only gets a two count. Kaitlyn follows up with a clothesline for another two count. Kaitlyn drags AJ back to her feet, but AJ counters into a Code Breaker on Kaitlyn’s injured arm. AJ heads up top and sets up for a moonsault, but Kaitlyn shoves her off the top rope. AJ flies, but luckily Big E Langston catches her. Langston rolls AJ back into the ring, but Kaitlyn catches her with the spear. Kaitlyn’s injured arm prevents her from making the cover, and AJ regains control and locks in the Black Widow. Kaitlyn slowly crumbles to the mat and eventually has no choice but to tap out.
Match Result: AJ Lee defeats Kaitlyn with the Black Widow.
Match Length: 7:01
Jericho and Ryback circle each other to start, and Ryback immediately shoves Jericho to the mat. Jericho gets back to his feet and lands a few shots to Ryback, but Ryback muscles Jericho down to the mat. Ryback whips Jericho to the corner and charges after him, but Jericho floats over to avoid contact. Jericho goes to work with chops to the chest, so Ryback rolls to the outside to catch a breather. Ryback climbs up on to the ring apron but hops back down to the floor to prolong his timeout. Jericho finally heads out of the ring and retrieves Ryback. Jericho heads up top and connects with a flying forearm shot to the back of the head. Jericho whips Ryback to the corner, but Ryback explodes out of the corner and levels Jericho with a clothesline. Ryback lifts Jericho, but Jericho floats over and goes to work with kicks to the leg. Ryback heads out to the ring apron as Jericho heads up top, but Ryback pulls Jericho off the top and drops him neck-first onto the top rope. Ryback locks in a rear chin lock in the middle of the ring, but Jericho fights back to his feet. Ryback hits Jericho with a scoop slam, heads up to the second rope, and connects with a second rope splash for a two count. Jericho regains control with chops to the chest. Ryback whips Jericho to the ropes and goes for a high knee, but Jericho counters into a roll-up pin for a two count. Ryback whips Jericho out of the ring and follows him to the outside. Ryback pounds on Jericho on the outside before rolling him back into the ring. Ryback flings Jericho across the ring and once again locks in the rear chin lock. Jericho fights back to his feet, breaks the hold, and connects with a running forearm shot. Jericho finds the Northern Lights Suplex for a two count but can’t lock in the Walls of Jericho. Ryback hits the Meat Hook Clothesline and goes for Shell Shocked, but Jericho floats over. Jericho goes for the Code Breaker, but Ryback catches him and slams him to the mat. Ryback lifts Jericho off the mat and powerbombs him right back down. Jericho gets back to his feet and connects with an enzuigiri for a two count. Ryback gets back to his feet on the ring apron, and Jericho hits the Code Breaker between the ropes. Ryback falls off the ring apron and barely makes it back into the ring before the 10 count. Jericho heads up top and lands a flying crossbody for another two count. Ryback lifts Jericho and looks to be setting up for Shell Shocked, but Jericho counters into a DDT for yet another two count. Jericho drops Ryback with a running forearm shot and goes for the Lionsault, but Ryback rolls out of the way. Jericho lands on his feet, but Ryback catches him with a schoolboy rollup for the three count.
Match Result: Ryback defeats Chris Jericho with a schoolboy rollup.
Match Length: 11:20
Alberto Del Rio (Champion) vs. Dolph Ziggler
The crowd erupts with a “Let’s go Ziggler! Let’s go Ziggler! Let’s go Ziggler!” chant. Del Rio catches Ziggler with a side headlock takedown into a side headlock on the mat. Ziggler rights back to his feet and shoves Del Rio to the ropes, but Del Rio drops him with a shoulder tackle on the rebound. Del Rio hits the ropes, but Ziggler catches him with a drop kick for a two count. Ziggler follows up with a big splash in the corner for a one count. Ziggler drops the rapid-first elbows and knocks Del Rio out of the ring. Ziggler rolls Del Rio back into the ring and climbs up onto the ring apron, but Del Rio catches him with a brutal step-up enzuigiri over the top rope. Del Rio drags Ziggler to the outside and hurls him head-first into the barrier. Del Rio rolls Ziggler back into the ring and locks in a rear chin lock. Ziggler fights back to his feet and hits a sunset flip for a two count. Ziggler goes for a big splash in the corner, but Del Rio slides out of the way, causing Ziggler to slam head-first into the top turnbuckle. Ziggler tries to use the ropes to drag himself back to his feet, but Del Rio drops down and chokes Ziggler against the bottom rope. Del Rio drapes Ziggler around the ropes and goes to work with forearm shots to the kidneys. Del Rio stomps on Ziggler’s head and charges toward him, but Ziggler ducks, causing Del Rio to fly between the ropes out down to the arena floor. Del Rio heads back up to the ring apron and drops Ziggler neck-first onto the top rope. Del Rio heads up top, but Ziggler springs up to the top and connects with a top rope X-Factor. Del Rio charges Ziggler in the corner, but Ziggler side steps him, causing Del Rio to post himself in the corner. Ziggler goes for the Fameasser, but Del Rio counters into a German Suplex. Ziggler gets back to his feet and hits the Fameasser but only gets a two count. Del Rio regains control with a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker for a two count of his own. Del Rio heads up top and flies at Ziggler, but Ziggler catches him with a mid-air drop kick to the gut for a two count. AJ’s music hits, and AJ skips down to the ring. AJ cheers on Ziggler from ringside, but Ziggler says that he doesn’t need her help. Ziggler says that he’s got this, and AJ looks heartbroken. Ziggler counters another tilt-a-whirl backbreaker into a huge DDT for a two count. Ziggler heads up top, but Del Rio knocks him off and crotches him on the top turnbuckle. Del Rio heads up top and damn near kills Ziggler with an inverted superplex. Del Rio lands a kick to the head but only gets a two count. Del Rio pulls off his knee pad and exposes his knee brace. Del Rio goes for a running knee shot with the exposed knee brace, but Ziggler catches his leg. AJ panics, charges into the ring, and attacks Del Rio with the Divas Championship belt.
Match Result: Alberto Del Rio defeats Dolph Ziggler via disqualification when AJ Lee attacks Del Rio with the Divas Championship belt.
Match Length: 15:00ish (stopwatch issues)
John Cena (Champion) vs. Mark Henry
Cena and Henry stare at each other from across the ring. Cena charges Henry, but Henry easily swats him down to the mat. Henry traps Cena in the corner and whips him hard to the opposite corner. Henry drags Cena back to his feet and head butts him right out of the ring. Henry follows Cena out of the ring and drops him ribs-first onto the ring steps. That was brutal. Henry rolls Cena back into the ring and gets a two count. Cena tries to use the ropes to drag himself back to his feet, but Henry charges him and plows right into his back for another two count. It’s been all Henry so far, and Cena is in rough shape. Henry takes a shot at Cena, but Cena blocks and finally mounts some offense of his own. Cena charges at Henry, but Henry once again easily swats him down to the mat. Henry hits the classic giant swing and flings Cena right out of the ring. Henry follows Cena to the outside and giant swings him right into the barrier. Henry rolls back into the ring as the referee counts Cena. Henry retrieves Cena with a sick smile on his face. “That’s what I do!” – Mark Henry. Henry goes for a splash in the corner, but Cena slides out of the way. Cena goes for a scoop slam, but he falls backwards with Henry on top of him. Not smart, John. Not smart. Henry picks up Cena by the head, but Cena fights back with a volley of shots to the head and chest. Cena hits a running shoulder tackle, but Henry doesn’t budge. Cena hits the ropes and finally takes Henry off his feet with another running shoulder tackle. Cena hits a hella ugly side suplex and follows up with the Five Knuckle Shuffle. Cena goes for the Attitude Adjustment, but he can’t lift Henry. Cena falls forward, and Henry lands right on top of him. Henry covers Cena and gets a two count. “Get your ass up, boy!” – Mark Henry. Henry lifts Cena, but Cena counters into a DDT. CENA LIFTS HENRY AND HITS THE ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT… BUT ONLY GETS A TWO COUNT! Cena can’t believe he didn’t get the three count off the Attitude Adjustment. Cena heads up top and goes for a flying crossbody, but Henry catches Cena and hits the World’s Strongest Slam for a two count. Now it’s Henry that can’t believe he didn’t get the three count off the World’s Strongest Slam. Henry pulls the pad off the top rope to expose the top turnbuckle. Henry heads to the outside and brings a pair of chairs back into the ring. The referee tosses the chairs out of the ring as Henry tries to whip Cena into the exposed turnbuckle. Cena counters and shoves Henry into the exposed turnbuckle. Cena locks in the STF, but Henry gets to the ropes to break the hold. Henry hits a blatant low blow behind the referee’s back but only gets a two count. Henry goes for another World’s Strongest Slam, but Cena floats over counters into the STF. Henry goes for the ropes, but Cena pulls him back to the middle of the ring. Henry tries to fight, but eventually he has no choice but to tap.
Match Result: John Cena defeats Mark Henry with the STF.
Match Length: 14:45
Rob Van Dam vs. CM Punk vs. Daniel Bryan vs. Randy Orton vs. Sheamus vs. Christian
“RVD! RVD! RVD!” RVD tries to do the RVD thumbs, but the other five men immediately beat the hell out of him and toss him out of the ring. Sheamus goes for the Brogue Kick on Christian, but the other four men quadruple team him and toss him out of the ring. Bryan goes after Orton as Punk goes after Christian. Punk whips Christian out of the ring as Bryan whips Orton out of the ring. Punk and Bryan stare each other down, and the crowd is loving it. RVD hops up onto the ring apron, but Punk and Bryan knock him right off. Punk and Bryan go to work with leg kicks. Punk whips Bryan to the ropes and charges after him, but Bryan runs up the turnbuckles and flips over Punk. Punk and Bryan tie each other up, but Sheamus heads into the ring with a ladder and takes them both out. RVD heads up top and levels Sheamus with a flying side kick. RVD clears the ring and goes for a ladder, but Christian sneaks up behind him and goes for the Kill Switch. RVD counters, guerilla presses Christian, and drops him chest-first on a ladder. RVD connects with a lick to Orton, and Orton lands on a ladder in the middle of the ring. RVD heads up top and sets up for the Five Star Frog Splash, but Christian knocks him down to the arena floor. Sheamus grabs Bryan on the outside and slams his head into the announce table. Sheamus uses a ladder to bridge the ring apron and the announce table. Sheamus drags Bryan up onto the ring apron and tries to powerbomb him through the bridging ladder, but Bryan knocks him down to the floor and connects with a flying knee. Punk and Christian climb a ladder in the middle of the ring as Bryan sets up a ladder next to them. There are two ladders under the briefcase, and all six men are climbing them. They all grab for the briefcase, but the knock it around and cause it to swing wildly. Both ladders topple over, and all six men crash to the mat. Orton looks to have landed awkwardly and clutches his left knee. Sheamus gets back to his feet and hits Christian with White Noise. Sheamus sets up a ladder and begins to climb. He sees RVD charging at him and slams the ladder into RVD’s face. Sheamus follows up with a Brogue Kick to RVD and once again begins to climb the ladder. Bryan climbs the other side, but Sheamus turns him around and clubs his chest. Sheamus knocks Bryan off the ladder and grabs the briefcase, but Punk pulls Sheamus off the briefcase and down to the mat. Punk whips Sheamus into a ladder into the corner, heads up top behind the ladder, and rides it down, smashing Sheamus into the mat. Orton heads back into the ring and t-bone suplexes Punk onto a ladder in the corner. Orton hits Punk with the rope-assisted DDT. Christian sets up a ladder and begins to climb, but RVD uses another ladder to knock him off. RVD hits a standing leg drop and heads up the ladder. “We want tables! We want tables! We want tables!” Christian fights back, sets up a ladder, and once again begins to climb. RVD climbs the other side of the ladder, but the ladder tips over. Christian falls to the mat, but RVD jumps to another ladder in the corner. RVD climbs all the way to the top of the ladder and connects with a Five Star Frog Splash from the top of the ladder to Christian. RVD climbs a ladder under the briefcase, but Sheamus tips the ladder. Bryan heads back into the ring and kicks Sheamus down to the mat. Bryan slams a ladder into Orton in the corner and connects with a suicide dive into Punk into a pile of ladders on the outside. Bryan heads up top and levels Sheamus and RVD with a double drop kick. Sheamus heads up top, but Bryan uses a ladder to knock him off and through the bridging ladder. Bryan climbs the ladder and gets his hands on the briefcase, but Curtis Axel rushes the ring and knocks Bryan off the ladder with a chair. Axel attacks Bryan on the outside, but Punk makes the save with a Go-2-Sleep to Axel. Heyman comes down to ringside and berates Axel for getting involved in the match. Punk crawls back into the ring and begins to climb the ladder and Heyman cheers him on from ringside. Punk slowly climbs, BUT PAUL HEYMAN HEADS INTO THE RING AND SLAMS A LADDER INTO PUNK! HEYMAN KNOCKS PUNK OFF THE LADDER! HEYMAN SLAMS A LADDER RIGHT INTO PUNK’S FACE! And that’s how you get Paul Heyman booed in Philadelphia. RVD rolls back into the ring and climbs the ladder, but RANDY ORTON TIPS THE LADDER AND CATCHES RVD WITH A MID-AIR RKO! That was gorgeous. Orton sets up the ladder and climbs… ORTON RETRIEVES THE BRIEFCASE!
Match Result: Randy Orton wins the match.
Match Length: 27:00
