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CINCINNATI – Even a fire at U.S. Bank Arena couldn't stop Raw from marching on to episode 1,001. Following a minor pyrotechnic incident involving the Raw set, the show took to the air at its normally scheduled time, and what a night it turned out to be for Raw General Manager AJ Lee's first night on the job. Find out what WWE Champion CM Punk had to say about his shocking attack on The Rock last week, how AJ spoiled The Straight Edge Superstar's plans after the main event, and much more in WWE.com's complete results of the action-packed three-hour Raw. ( WATCH HIGHLIGHTS)
WWE Champion CM Punk showed no remorse for his GTS on The Rock
WWE Champion CM Punk opened Raw by addressing the WWE Universe. The Straight Edge Superstar proclaimed that the end to Raw's 1,000th episode left a bad taste in his mouth, and then confronted commentator Jerry "The King" Lawler face to face from atop the announce table. Telling Lawler that he was wrong to say Punk turned his back on the WWE Universe, The Straight Edge Superstar boasted that The Rock showed an incredible lack of respect to him last week, so he dropped him with the Go To Sleep to show him exactly what he has to look forward to when they square off at the 2013 Royal Rumble. ( PHOTOS | VIDEO)
Big Show came out to the ring and told Punk that the 1,000th episode of Raw was all about him costing Cena the WWE Title, not Punk's attack on The Rock. The World's Largest Athlete vowed that he will be the next WWE Champion, to which Punk shot back that Big Show wasn't able to beat Cena at No Way Out or win a Money in the Bank contract.
John Cena's music suddenly hit and the Cenation leader promptly unloaded on Big Show with a series of rights and lefts, clearing him from the ring as the crowd erupted. In her first official act as the new Raw General Manager, AJ Lee emerged from the back to announce that Cena will face Big Show in tonight's main event, with the winner advancing to face Punk for the WWE Title at SummerSlam!
Alberto Del Rio def. U.S. Champion Santino Marella in a Non-Title Match
Alberto Del Rio was the aggressor early on, but Santino mounted a comeback and sent his opponent looking to regroup on the outside. The Mexican Aristocrat didn't fall for Santino's usual tricks, however. After the U.S. Champion attempted a split-legged dodge, Del Rio caught him with a swift kick to the midsection, and then planted his knees into Santino's arm when he tried to strike with The Cobra. With The Milan Miracle in pain, Del Rio slapped on the Cross Armbreaker and quickly forced him to tap out. ( PHOTOS | VIDEO)
As the No. 1 contender to the World Heavyweight Title, Del Rio declared after the match that he would not compete again until his bout against Sheamus at SummerSlam.
Damien Sandow interrupted a dance contest between Brodus Clay and Vickie Guerrero
A dance contest between Brodus Clay and Vickie Guerrero was short-lived, but we did get to see The Queen Diva show off some old-school dance moves like "The Hitchhiker" before Damien Sandow played the role of party pooper again. Sandow came out and told the WWE Universe that he considers himself a martyr, not a victim, after getting humiliated by D-Generation X on the 1,000th episode of Raw. The Intellectual Savior of the Masses then clipped Brodus' leg and left The Funkasaurus ailing after a surprise ambush. ( PHOTOS | VIDEO)
Daniel Bryan confronted new Raw General Manager AJ Lee
Daniel Bryan tried to tell off AJ Lee for embarrassing him and standing him up at the altar last week. The new Raw General Manager quickly shut up her former fiancé, alleging that he wasn't sincere about marrying her and might have even tried to have her legally committed on the 1,000th episode of Raw. AJ then told Bryan that the submission specialist will face Sheamus tonight on Raw, with the WWE Universe getting to decide what kind of match it will be: a No Holds Barred Match, a Falls Count Anywhere Match or a Street Fight. An overwhelming 73 percent of the WWE Universe chose Street Fight, which elicited a "YES! YES! YES!" chant from the Cincy crowd. ( VIDEO)
World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus def. Daniel Bryan in a Non-Title Street Fight (RAWactive Match)
The RAWactive match type selected by the WWE Universe — a Street Fight — played right into the World Heavyweight Champion's comfort zone early on. Sheamus made Daniel Bryan shout in pain when he back-dropped him onto the steel entrance way, then slammed him into the WWE logo. Bryan used his arsenal of kicks to get back into the match, sending The Great White flying off the entrance ramp and following up with a vicious flying knee strike. ( PHOTOS | VIDEO)
The thrilling action on the outside continued as Sheamus suplexed Bryan over the barricade and onto the hard arena floor. After getting clotheslined over the top rope, Bryan used the extra time to catch his breath and reach for a Kendo stick, which he whipped Sheamus with over and over again. When Bryan went for one final strike with the splintered Kendo stick, however, Sheamus grabbed it and responded with some strikes of his own until Bryan drilled him out of nowhere with a dropkick right into a steel chair.
Sheamus took a couple more hard blows into the steel ring post and barricade before the action returned to the ring, where the steel ring steps were waiting to be used as a weapon. The Celtic Warrior capitalized by emphatically Brogue Kicking his opponent right onto the steps and pinned him for the 1-2-3. After the exhausting battle, a furious and inconsolable Bryan refused to leave the ring, despite the urging of multiple WWE officials.
WWE Tag Team Champion Kofi Kingston, who was scheduled for a match next, came out and tried to convince Bryan to move on. Kingston's tag team partner R-Truth tried to get Bryan to leave as well, but their efforts only seemed to make Bryan angrier. The submission specialist shocked the WWE Universe by kicking Little Jimmy out of the ring, sending R-Truth rushing to his wounded friend's aid.
General Manager AJ Lee then came out to restore order to Raw, as she told four men in white coats to escort Bryan out of the ring and directed Bryan to undergo a psychiatric evaluation. ( WATCH BRYAN'S EVALUATION)
Titus O'Neil def. Kofi Kingston
A.W. resorted to one of the stranger methods of interference in recent memory in order to assure a victory for his client, Titus O'Neil. With WWE Tag Team Champion Kofi Kingston seemingly in control of the matchup, the owner of All World Promotions chucked his shoe at Kingston, and The Dreadlocked Dynamo threw it right back at him. O'Neil then took advantage of the momentary distraction and planted Kingston hard into the canvas with Clash of the Titus for the victory. ( PHOTOS | VIDEO)
Randy Orton def. Heath Slater in The Viper's return to Raw
One week after losing to yet another WWE Legend, Heath Slater found himself going head to head with the original Legend Killer, Randy Orton! The One-Man Band called out any current Superstar in the back to answer his challenge, and Orton responded by pummeling Slater all over the ring. After blasting Slater with a rapid-fire powerslam and a DDT off the second rope, The Viper nailed him with a neck-twisting RKO to make a big statement in his return to Raw. ( PHOTOS | VIDEO | EXCLUSIVE: ORTON COMMENTS ON HIS RETURN)
Daniel Bryan underwent a psychiatric evaluation
Confined to a private examination room, Daniel Bryan was asked a series of questions and administered a Rorschach test as part of a doctor's psychiatric evaluation. The irritated performer from Aberdeen, Wash., was given a clear bill of mental health by the doctor, but his temper boiled when the inkblot cards resembled the image of a goat when they were placed side by side. Bryan defiantly stated that he is not a goat face, an Oompa-Loompa, a troll or a homeless lumberjack, and said if there is anything "goat" about him, it's that he is the greatest of all time (G.O.A.T.). The former World Heavyweight Champion then asked the doctor if Charlie Sheen had put him up to this as he became more visibly agitated.
After the examination was through, the light in the room turned red and Kane suddenly emerged. The Devil's Favorite Demon told Bryan that he was his "anger management therapist" and slammed him into the concrete wall and the examination table ( VIDEO).
Chris Jericho & Christian def. Dolph Ziggler & The Miz
Emotions were riding high as Dolph Ziggler and Intercontinental Champion The Miz joined forces to take on their newfound rivals, Chris Jericho and Christian, in an action-packed tag team matchup. ( PHOTOS | VIDEO)
As the two teams battled for the early advantage, Christian took to the air and launched a flying crossbody on both The Miz and Jericho on the outside. Captain Charisma continued to take risks, jumping off the top rope to hit Ziggler with a high elbow when the action returned to the ring. Ziggler reversed the momentum of the bout with a swift superkick on Christian, and The Miz proceeded to punish him further with a big boot to the face after getting tagged in.
Christian would find the opening he needed to make the tag when he caught Ziggler in mid-air as he attempted a leg drop bulldog and planted The Showoff with a powerbomb. Jericho unloaded on Ziggler with a springboard dropkick and then nailed a Lionsault on The Miz.
Just as The Awesome One appeared to regain control, Christian caught him by surprise with a thumb to the eye, and Jericho followed with a Codebreaker for the victory. Ziggler got the last laugh, though, when he blasted Jericho with the Money in the Bank briefcase from behind and snickered as he stood over The Mental Mastermind.
Tyson Kidd def. Tensai via Disqualification
Just a few weeks after his huge upset, Tyson Kidd made a valiant effort to recapture the magic against Tensai. But the Japanese warrior was hell-bent on inflicting pain on Kidd as he used his brute force to overpower his smaller opponent. Tensai drilled Kidd with a sit-down powerbomb, then dropped his full weight on top of him with a senton splash for the victory. Not satisfied with just avenging his defeat, Tensai unleashed more punishing blows on Kidd, which forced the ref to reverse his decision and award the match to Kidd via disqualification. Furious with the outcome, Tensai took out his frustration after the match by hitting his worshipper Sakamoto mercilessly. ( PHOTOS | VIDEO)
John Cena vs. Big Show ended in a No Contest
With WWE Champion CM Punk joining in on commentary (and verbally sparring with Jerry "The King" Lawler), John Cena and Big Show held nothing back in a fierce clash to determine the No. 1 contender for the WWE Title. ( PHOTOS | VIDEO)
Big Show took Cena off his feet early with a big headbutt and a splash in the corner, but the Cenation leader found a way to take some energy out of The World's Largest Athlete with a sleeper hold. A relentless Cena applied the hold a second time, making Big Show temporarily pass out, though it wasn't enough to get a three-count as he was flung straight out of the ring.
After wearing down Cena with a crushing bearhug, The World's Largest Athlete went for the chokeslam, but Cena pulled off a remarkable counter into a DDT. Cena also rolled out of the way right as Big Show delivered a mighty splash off the second rope, giving him an opportunity to rally against the fazed giant. Back and forth, Cena and Big Show tried to gain the decisive edge to no avail. Cena hit the Five-Knuckle Shuffle, but Big Show bounced back up almost immediately. The 7-footer responded with a towering chokeslam, and Cena somehow kicked out at the two-count.
As the action spilled to the outside, Big Show catapulted Cena over the announce table and into Punk, leaving the WWE Champion strewn across the arena floor. After narrowly beating the 10-count back into the ring, Cena then ducked Big Show's WMD and lifted The World's Largest Athlete above his head, setting him up for the Attitude Adjustment. However, Cena never got a chance to finish the maneuver as The Straight Edge Superstar stopped him with an axe handle to the back, followed by a vicious kick to the head of Big Show. Grabbing the microphone after his attack, Punk declared: "And your winner of this contest is … nobody. They're both losers."
Punk walked with his WWE Title straight to the back, but the new Raw General Manager wasn't about to let The Voice of the Voiceless have the final say. AJ Lee told the WWE Universe, "Actually, CM Punk is wrong … they're both winners," and announced that Punk will defend his WWE Title against both Cena and Big Show in a Triple Threat Match at SummerSlam ( MATCH PREVIEW). The revelation did not make Punk a happy camper as he defiantly marched back out and demanded that AJ show him some respect. AJ just smiled and Punk continued to let loose on the new GM as Raw went off the air.
On Raw, Daniel Bryan was ordered by new General Manager AJ Lee to undergo a psychiatric evaluation. As part of his battery of questions and assessments, he had to take the famed Rorschach test, a psychological study that gauges a patient's responses to and perceptions of random inkblot images. Bryan saw the images as himself, a "goat face."
WWE.com analyzed some random inkblots to see if we could identify other Superstars and Divas in them. What could that reveal about us, and what could that reveal about those Superstars and Divas? So, grab your clipboard, put on your psychologist hat and check out 15 "ambiguous designs" to find out if you see what we see ...
Inkblot card #1
Of which WWE Superstar or Diva does this inkblot conjure up? This is a great one with which to start. Those appear to be horns and a snout, but we already saw what goat-faced Daniel Bryan looks like, so we can likely rule out the submission specialist. Decide for yourself, then click ahead to see who WWE.com projects on this card ...
WWE.com sees ... The Rock
The distinctive design of The Brahma Bull came to mind when WWE.com saw this first inkblot.
Who's next?
Inkblot card #2
Perhaps an insect's wings or a superhero? Those circles remind us of eyes, but they also look like they could be attached to a vehicle of some kind ...
WWE.com sees ... Alberto Del Rio
Rarely making an entrance without one of his dozens of luxury automobiles, The Mexican Aristocrat is the first Superstar who came to mind when we saw a vehicle in the inkblot. But don't get caught up on the arrogant Del Rio. It's your destiny to analyze 13 more "completely random" cards ...
Inkblot card #3
It's all in your perception. This could be a heart or a thorny bush. Maybe not thorns, but horns?
WWE.com sees ... Brodus Clay
The Funkasaurus, Brodus Clay, and his Funkadactyls, Naomi & Cameron, jumped to mind when we saw we were looking at a dinosaur.
Inkblot card #4
A pair of glasses, perhaps everyone's favorite broski? But there's no spiked hair or headband. We were thinking some species of sand crab, scuttling along a beach, but we don't see water. That's another liquid ...
WWE.com sees ... David Otunga
Rarely seen without his signature coffee mug, David Otunga might be WWE's most overcaffeinated Superstar. Grab yourself a cup of Joe for the second half of WWE's Rorschach test.
Inkblot card #5
Pretty much all WWE Superstars and Divas are weightlifting, workout freaks, so free weights don't help us narrow this down. Are those clocks? Perhaps someone is obsessed with time? This Rorschach test is really taking us for a ride ...
WWE.com sees ... Hunico & Camacho
When we spot a bicycle, we immediately think of the outspoken duo Hunico & Camacho.
Inkblot card #6
Ahh! A face! But that would be too obvious, and that doesn't look like any Superstar or Diva who we are aware of. Projecting so many different, random images on these inkblots could be an issue of "grave" concern.
WWE.com sees ... The Undertaker
Rest in peace. Only one immortal Superstar goes hand in hand with a tombstone ... The Deadman. But let's not linger on our own inescapable mortality. We've got more inkblots to look at!
Inkblot card #7
In the many years that Rorschach and other inkblot tests have been utlilized, this is one of the most recurring and commonly seen images. We can pretty clearly see a certain WWE titleholder in this one.
WWE.com sees ... Divas Champion Layla
Like many people who take a Rorschach test, we often see the inkblots as butterflies and other insects. At the moment, one Diva is synonymous with butterflies: the holder of the butterfly-emblazoned Divas Championship, Layla. At WWE.com, we tend to see the stunningly beautiful Layla in many random designs and household objects.
Inkblot card #8
Many Superstars and Divas are particular about their tresses, but only one Superstar we're aware of continually brags about having, "the best hair in WWE."
WWE.com sees ... Jack Swagger
"The All-American American" might not be the most likeable Superstar in WWE, but, boy, does he have some great hair.
Inkblot card #9
At first we thought it was a blade of some kind, but we at WWE.com know a Moray Eel when we see one. Or, maybe this could represent another of WWE's aquatically nicknamed Superstars?
WWE.com sees ... World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus
Even though Ryback is a "shark swimming with dolphins," the WWE ecosystem only has one Great White: World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus.
Inkblot card #10
Every Superstar and Diva is metaphorically "climbing the ladder," but one wily, charismatic veteran jumps out at us when we inspect this inkblot. If you're having trouble seeing it at first, just look at it closely one ... more ... time ...
WWE.com sees ... Christian
Not only is Captain Charisma synonymous with ladders in the squared circle, he is regarded as one of the pioneers and founding fathers of the Tables, Ladders and Chairs Match. No other Superstar jumps as readily to mind when seeing a ladder, including either of the most recent winners of Money in the Bank Ladder Matches ...
Inkblot card #11
Perhaps the most difficult and abstract card we've seen thus far, this nonetheless brings to mind a certain unpredictable Diva.
WWE.com sees ... AJ Lee
We couldn't make any sense of this inkblot, which actually fits new Raw General Manager AJ Lee perfectly. From broken-hearted ex-girlfriend to vengeful referee to empowered businesswoman, AJ has undergone several shocking changes. We're not really sure what's going on with her ...
Inkblot card #12
At first, we thought it could be a clover or a card, but turning to a different angle can reveal a coronet that we can absolutely dig ...
WWE.com sees ... Booker T
From King Booker to the new General Manager of SmackDown, Booker T has accomplished nearly everything there is to accomplish in his almost 22 years in the sports-entertainment business.
Inkblot card #13
To us, only one Superstar comes to mind when we see a "thinking man" ...
WWE.com sees ... Damien Sandow
The consumate "Renaissance Man," Damien Sandow is not only "The Intellectual Savior ofthe Masses," but he's also a guiding light and inspiration for the WWE Universe. According to him, at least.
Inkblot card #14
Pegasus or a griffin flying across the sky? Maybe a different mythological creature?
WWE.com sees ... Beth Phoenix
"The Fabulous Firebird," Beth Phoenix looks to regain the Divas Championship and soar to new heights.
Inkblot card #15
This one immediately conjures up thoughts of a certain boastful Showoff ...
WWE.com sees ... Dolph Ziggler
Mr. Money in the Bank, Dolph Ziggler, is an unapologetic egoist and showoff, who sees himself everywhere. Unfortunately for us, we saw him in the inkblots, too.
Did you agree with WWE.com's in-depth, scientific analysis? What other Superstars and Divas did you see in the inkblots? Discuss with other members of the WWE Universe on the official WWE Facebook and Twitter accounts!
