Week in Photos, July 21, 2012
Week in Photos, July 21, 2012
Money in the Bank gets set to rock the WWE Universe!
The night's first match is the Money in the Bank Ladder Match for a World Heavyweight Championship Contract.
The action is fact-paced and brutal, and there are countless high-risk moves.
Tensai feels the pain of the steel ladder, courtesy of Tyson Kidd.
Tensai hits Sin Cara with a resounding powerbomb on a propped-up ladder!
In the end, Dolph Ziggler prevails and leaves Money in the Bank with a golden opportunity to challenge for the World Heavyweight Championship!
Miz returns to enter himself into the Money in the Bank Ladder Match for a WWE Championship Contract!
World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus takes on No. 1 challenger Alberto Del Rio with the World Title on the line!
The Celtic Warrior connects with White Noise, and the end is near for The Mexican Aristocrat.
Sheamus prevails over Del Rio and retains his illustrious title ...
... But Dolph Ziggler appears, seemingly hoping to cash in his contract.
Before it becomes an official match, however, Sheamus levels The Showoff with a thundering Brogue Kick!
A month after A.W. left Primo & Epico to side with The Prime Time Players, the high-flying cousins take on WWE Tag Team Championship top contenders, Darren Young & Titus O'Neil.
High-flying action is the order of the day as the two teams battle it out.
Tag Team Champions Kofi Kingston & R-Truth look on as Epico & Primo score the big pay-per-view victory.
WWE Champion CM Punk readies to put his title on the line against Daniel Bryan in a No Disqualification Match ...
... With AJ acting as special guest referee.
The bout is nothing short of epic, as the two competitors engage in a back-and-forth battle for the title.
AJ introduces a steel chair to the affair.
In the end, Punk raises the title over his head in victory!
The undefeated Ryback takes on Tyler Reks & Curt Hawkins in a Two-on-One Match.
While Reks and Hawkins were able to garner some offense - and even bring Ryback down to the canvas at one point - the pair was hopelessly overmatched by the monstrous Superstar.
Ryback lands a ring-shaking clothesline ...
... En route to yet another impressive win.
Divas Champion Layla, Kaitlyn & Tamina work together to take on the threatening trio of Beth Phoenix, Natalya & Eve.
All-out Divas action ensues in an exciting matchup.
The power of The Glamazon is on full display.
Layla, Kaityln and Tamina prevail!
The Money in the Bank Ladder Match for a WWE Championship Contract is an epic affair, pitting five former WWE Champions against one another.
John Cena does the seemingly impossible, and delivers an Attitude Adjustment to Big Show!
With Big Show down, the other competitors literally pile on, burying the giant under a pile of ladders.
The Cenation leader reigns supreme, and earns the chance to cash in!
With just one week to go before the historic Raw 1,000, WWE Champion CM Punk kicks off Raw SuperShow in Las Vegas!
Big Show interrupts the champion to reflect on the last year.
The World's Largest Athlete will face The Second City Saint in the night's main event!
WWE Tag Team Champions Kofi Kingston & R-Truth take on The Prime Time Players in Monday night action.
The tag champs prevail over the up-and-coming team.
Zack Ryder takes on Alberto Del Rio in one-on-one competition.
Del Rio locks in the Cross Armbreaker, and Ryder taps out. But when The Mexican Aristocrat refuses to let go of the hold ...
... Rey Mysterio makes his surprise return to WWE and attacks Del Rio!
Mysterio is back!
Which returning Raw legend will face Heath Slater this time?
It's Rikishi!
Stinkface!
After Rikishi lays waste to the The One-Man Band, he celebrates with his sons, The Usos!
In mixed tag action, Eve partners with The Miz to take on AJ & Daniel Bryan.
After AJ rolled up Eve for the pinfall victory ...
... Daniel Bryan shocked the WWE Universe by asking for AJ's hand in marriage!
AJ's answer? ...
... YES!
Ryback is back in action, this time against The All-American American, Jack Swagger.
Swagger takes the fight to the monstrous Superstar early in the bout ...
... But Ryback turns the tables.
With his Monday night victory, Ryback remains undefeated.
After his monumental Money in the Bank victory Sunday night, Dolph Ziggler emerges with promises of becoming the greatest World Heavyweight Champion of all time.
When Chris Jericho shows up with some choice words for The Showoff, Ziggler tells Y2J, "This is my moment."
When Ziggler suggests that Jericho may be "losing his touch" ...
... Y2J plants The Showoff with a Codebreaker without uttering a single word!
Brodus Clay takes on JTG in singles competition.
The Funkasaurus is in prime form, dominating JTG throughout the match.
WWE Universe members join in the victory celebration.
WWE Champion CM Punk battles Big Show in the night's main event!
After Big Show pushes the referee, Punk wins the bout by disqualification, but is left in a bad way by The World's Largest Athlete.
John Cena arrives, Money in the Bank contract in hand, but will he cash in on the worn out Punk?
Instead of taking advantage of a down-and-out titleholder, Cena turns his attention to The World's Largest Athlete ...
... And delivers a shocking blow to Big Show, cracking the giant over the head with the briefcase.
Cena announces that he will cash in his championship contract next week at Raw 1,000!
SmackDown starts off with a bang as Rey Mysterio makes his Friday night return!
Alberto Del Rio crashes the party, though, telling Rey that he made a mistake by picking a fight with The Mexican Aristocrat Monday night on Raw SuperShow.
Business picks up when Dolph Ziggler arrives with his briefcase in tow.
Ziggler focuses in on Del Rio, saying that his plans to cash in at Money in the Bank were ruined by The Mexican Aristocrat.
Sheamus and Mysterio clear the ring and send Del Rio and Ziggler scampering off.
The SmackDown faithful are treated to an Eight-Man Tag Team Match that pits the Prime Time Players and Hunico & Camacho against Primo & Epico and the Tag Team Champions, Kofi Kingston & R-Truth!
Boom Drop!
Thanks to an A.W. distraction, the tag champs are on the losing team Friday night.
After the match, an angry Big Show arrives ...
... and proceeds to lay waste to everyone standing in the ring.
Zack Ryder takes on Damien Sandow.
After calling Ryder a “brainless Broski,” Sandow attacks like a house on fire, dominating Ryder out of the gate.
It’s an impressive, and resounding, victory for Sandow.
In a special edition of "The Peep Show" ...
... Intercontinental Champion Christian welcomes the newly engaged Daniel Bryan and AJ!
They talk about how the wedding planning is going, and Christian asks if Bryan is doing the right thing. The submission specialist’s response? "YES!"
When Christian questions AJ directly on whether she knows what she's doing, the off-the-wall side of the Diva re-emerges and she slaps him!
Christian announces that Bryan will be facing a "psychotic ex-boyfriend" of AJ’s, Kane!
The Big Red Monster takes the fight to Bryan early on.
AJ climbs to the top rope and jumps on Kane’s back, resulting in a disqualification victory for The Devil's Favorite Demon.
With AJ still on his back, Kane chokeslams Bryan!
AJ and Kane come face to face ... and share a confounding look before AJ and Bryan leave together.
The One-Man Band Heath Slater makes an appearance on the blue brand ...
... And has to deal with Road Warrior Animal!
Road Warrior Animal silences The One-Man Band.
World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus & Rey Mysterio battle Alberto Del Rio & Dolph Ziggler!
Ziggler battles The Celtic Warrior at ringside.
After Sheamus is distracted by Ricardo, the match ends in a DQ. But Del Rio's not done, locking The Great White in the Cross Armbreaker.
Sensing a great opportunity, Ziggler thinks about cashing in ...
... But Mysterio is there to stop him!
The Celtic Warrior and The Ultimate Underdog win the night.
United States Champion Santino Marella battles Jinder Mahal on "WWE Superstars."
Alex Riley locks up with Cody Rhodes on "WWE Superstars."
The high-flying Sin Cara takes his talents to "WWE Superstars," where he battles Drew McIntyre.
The Usos face off against Derrick Bateman & Johnny Curtis on this week's episode of "WWE Superstars."
