WWE RAW Results (4/6): The Authority Takes the Night Off, Reigns vs. Orton vs. Ryback, Divas Tag Team Match & More

WWE RAW Results
April 6, 2015
Report by Mike Killam for Wrestlezone.com

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Byron Saxton welcomes us to Monday Night Raw alongside John Layfield and Booker T. Big Show is ringside with the Andre the Giant memorial trophy, and they pan over to The Authority standing in the ring. 

Seth Rollins tries to talk but is drowned out by boos. He announces that Triple H and Stephanie are not here tonight because they’re on vacation. He runs down all their accomplishments at WrestleMania, but can’t think of anything Kane did at the show. Big Show calls himself the greatest giant in wrestling history now that he’s finally out of the shadow of Andre (he says, next to a trophy of Andre). Again they can’t think of anything to say about Kane. Finally they give Kane the mic, and he’s cut off by Randy Orton. 

Orton talks about beating Rollins at WrestleMania and says he deserves the chance to do it again, but this time for the world title. He trashes the Authority but Kane cuts him off and announces a triple threat match for tonight’s main event between Orton, Roman Reigns and Ryback, with the winner getting the Extreme Rules title opportunity. Plus all three guys will be in singles action tonight. 

RANDY ORTON vs. KANE

We come back to commercial with Orton throwing right hands, but Kane hits him with the big boot for two. He squashes him in the corner and delivers a sidewalk slam then set in with Orton-like stomps all around the ring. Randy fires back with a snap sideslam and hits the Hangman’s DDT from the second rope. He lines up for the RKO but Kane bails from the ring and hits  him with a chair for the DQ. 

Winner: Randy Orton

Kane looks to chokeslam him into the chair, Orton counters and looks for the RKO into the chair, but Kane escapes the ring and they have a staredown. Big Show vs. Roman Reigns plus Ryback vs. Luke Harper are the other matches announced for tonight. 

This was pretty OK for what was basically a variation of the regular 20-minute opening promo. It accomplished basically the same thing. They’re pushing for Kane vs. Big Show at Extreme Rules which sounds like a terrible idea, but he’s at least coming well on TV tonight. The three matches add importance to a main event that adds importance to a future title match. So far so good.