The Monday Night Messiah makes his way to the ring and sits across from Charly Caruso.
Charly asks for his prediction for Murphy Vs. Drew McIntyre tonight. He says what will be will be but he has the utmost confidence in his disciple. She asks how he prepares himself for a match against someone as dominant as Drew McIntyre and Seth says it’s an interresting question. Drew is not a leader and it’s not his destiny to take the WWE into the future. He says he is willing to sacrifice himself for the greater good. And everyone thinks he’s being selfish but it’s not true, he represents his generation and those that came before. Drew is not ready for that, and he is trying to unburden him. And on Sunday his destiny will become a reality.
MVP approaches Shane Thorne and Brendan Vink backstage and he tells them they have a big opportunity tonight to prove themselves. Vink says Ricochet and Cedric Alexander will learn all about them tonight.
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Next week on RAW Edge will be “hunting” Randy Orton.
Shane Thorne & Brendan Vink Vs. Ricochet & Cedric Alexander
The match begins with Vink and Alexander, and the latter drills the former with a few shots. Cedric rolls under Vink and kicks him back, but then gets thrown into the corner and Thorne tags in. Shane drops Ricochet with a right, then eats a dropkick. Alexander hits a knee to the gut and Ricochet with a neckbreaker for a two-count.
Ricochet drags Thornw to the corner and tags Cedric, who punches the Aussie before whipping him to the corner. Alexander gets thrown to the apron and Shane knocks him off and into the barricade before tagging Vink. The big man throws Alexander like a dart into the barricade, then kicks him around. Vink gets Cedric back in the ring and applies a rear chinlock.
Alexander fights up and hits an enziguiri. Tags made to Thorne and Ricochet, but it’s the one and only who lights a fire in the match. Ricochet takes out an incoming Vink and hits Thorne with a hurricanrana. Tag to Alexander and they hit a flurry of attacks in the corner, followed by a tornado DDT by Alexander. Vink breaks the pin attempt but gets thrown out by Ricochet.
Vink tags in but Alexander clocks him, then tags Ricochet. Vink shoves Cedric to the corner, and Thorne runs in for a cannonball in the corner. Ricochet knocks Thorne out but Vink hits a big boot to Ricochet and they win!
Winners: Shane Thorne & Ricochet
We see some replays of last year’s Money In The Bank, when Brock Lesnar won at the last minute, then invented the iconic Brock Party.
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We see a video of when the Street Profits beat Rollins and Murphy to become the RAW Tag Team Champions.
The Street Profits come to the ring and Dawkins says the Performance Centre is where they were born. And everybody says that they’ve been chasing the Raiders since day one but tonight they prove that they are up and they want the smoke. The Raiders make their entrance as we take to the commercials.
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The Street Profits Vs. The Viking Raiders
The match begins with Ford and Erik. Montez, ducks and jumps over Erik, then hits an incredible flip over him and lands on his feet. Erik then cheap shots Angelo on the apron and Ford atttacks him in the corner. Ford jumps over Erik and flips, then swings for Ivar but misses and Erik drops him with a shoulder. Ivar runs around the ring and kicks Dawkins in the face, then hits him with a crossbody.
In the ring, Erik drops Montez, then knees him in the face. Powerbomb from Erik, then a splash from Ivar but Ford kicks out. Ford hits a jawbreaker and makes a tag to Dawkins, who comes in with a flurry of punches. Dawkins knocks an incoming Erik down, then beats Ivar into the corner and tags Ford. They attempt a double team sliced bread but Ivar counters and Erik runs in to drop Dawkins. They hit Ford in the corner with double-team running knees for a nea-fall.
Ivar batters Ford with a knee and forearms. Ivar hits a falling fist for a two-count, then goes to a submission. Erik tags in and looks for a suplex but Ford lands on his feet and tags Angelo. The Profit hits an exploder suplex to Erik and knocks Ivar from the apron. Dawkins hits Erik with a splash and a bulldog. Erik rolls to the outside and drags Dawkins with him. Erik then gets back inside and looks for a suicide dive but Dawkins punches him. Ivar then swings for Dawkins but gets pounced into the barricade.
*Commercial Break*
Back live and Dawkins is grinding down Erik with a sleeper. Erik fights up but Ford tags in and connects with a big dropkick and lands on Erik for a near-fall. Dawkins and Ivar tag in and the Viking connects with a head kick. Ivar hits a seated senton, then cartwheels past an incoming Ford and hits a lariat. Ivar hits a seated senton to Angelo in the corner for a two-count.
Ivar tags Erik and he drops Angelo with a knee for another two count. Dawkins fights back and hits a gutwrench suplex. Tags made to Ivar and Ford, with the Profit unloding with kicks and punches but Ivar won’t go down. Ivar cartwheels again but this time Ford kicks him. Ford with an enziguiri as Dawkins tags himself in and they hit a double-team back suplex and a double-team moonsault for a near-fall.
Ivar counters both for a springboard back elbow, then tags Erik and he hits a backbreaker to Ford. The Vikings attempt the Experience but Dawkins hits a Spear to Erik and Ford hits a DDT to Ivar. Tag to Dawkins and thye hit the Cash-Out but Erik runs in with a knee to break the pin. Ivar tosses Ford to the outside and tags Erik. They hit The Viking Experience to Dawkins for the win!
Winners: The Viking Raiders
