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

Kane is backstage on the phone, trying to tell Triple H and Stephanie McMahon how he’s got everything under control. Natalya, Summer Rae, Cameron and Alicia Fox show up and flirt with Kane. They ask for him to “give Divas a chance” and book a battle royal to crown a new #1 contender, and he obliges and books the match for next week. 

So Vince’s idea of giving the Divas an opportunity to be taken seriously… is to put them over as slutty bimbos who flirt with authority figures to get ahead? And these are the women who AREN’T the Bella Twins? Could you be any more sexist and out-of-touch as the leader of a billion dollar company? 

Sheamus comes out and talks about what he’s done since returning just last week. He says there aren’t many people “his own size” to pick on, and out comes Mark Henry. 

SHEAMUS vs. MARK HENRY

This is basically a shortened version of the Reigns/Big Show match. Henry dominates early and bullies Sheamus around the ring. He hits most of his usual spots. Sheamus escapes then comes back, hits the Brogue Kick and wins. 

Winner: Sheamus

Bray Wyatt does one of his usual creepy promos. He calls somebody out, saying their life “revolved around dedication” but that they cannot compete with fear. 

Ryback cut a promo about Texas. Feed me more. 

I apologize for the lack of detailed coverage of the last 20 minutes. Random storm came through and knocked out the DirecTV. 

The Miz def. Damien Mizdow. The Miz got the win with a handful of tights in just a couple of minutes. 

Randy Orton def. Ryback and Roman Reigns to become the #1 contender to the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. The Authority came out and got involved in the match. Good action later into the match with everyone pulling out their signatures. Reigns hits the spear on Ryback. The Authority comes down and Reigns leaps over the ropes to take them out. Big Show hits him with the KO Punch. Ryback goes after them and Orton drops him with the RKO to take advantage for the 1-2-3. 

The Authority goes on the attack immediately. Rollins drops him with the Curb Stomp to end the show. 

I thought RAW was pretty alright. It wasn’t a great show, but also wasn’t terrible either. It seemed really focused on the wrestling and building match-by-match for the main event. Daniel Bryan, Dean Ambrose, Triple H and Stephanie McMahon are some of the hottest acts on TV and none of them were around tonight, so there was a sense of star power missing. It did seem a bit like “business as usual” with WWE booking going into a B-level PPV. The post-WrestleMania buzz is starting to wear off and they need to do something non-traditional or they’ll lose me (and a million others) in the next few weeks.