WWE RAW Coverage: When’s Elimination Chamber Again?

May 12, 2015 Patrick Hickey Jr. Professional Wrestling 0

Away from the drama of Daniel Bryan’s relinquishing of the Intercontinental title, this week’s Monday Night RAW was a mediocre one that set up this weekend’s PayBack PPV, but just barely.

Don’t let the show’s massive and interference-ridden card fool you, there wasn’t much special here.

Pitiful that by the end of the show that the return of the Elimination Chamber was more important than the set up for the one just a few days away.

Matches:

Joey Mercury and Jamie Noble vs. Dean Ambrose: Although J & J Security hit some offense on Ambrose, “The Lunatic Fringe” got the win via the Dirty Deeds on Noble, igniting the hometown crowd.

Dolph Ziggler vs. Wade Barrett: Ziggler was in control until Sheamus interfered, allowing Barrett to win with the Bullhammer Elbow. After the match, Sheamus nailed Ziggler with the Brogue Kick.

Erick Rowan w/Luke Harper vs. Fandango: 37 seconds, Spinning Wheel Kick and a Full Nelson Slam earned Rowan the win. After the match, Harper hit the Discus Clothesline on Fandango.

United States Champion John Cena vs. Adrian Neville: Another solid match from the both of these guys with plenty of offense and counters. Neville never looked weak, countering Cena, at times at will, but Cena’s expanded offense, with the Michinoku Driver and vicious strikes, looked in control. However, after a Powerbomb variation, Neville hit the Red Arrow and looked primed for the win, but interference from Rusec got the match thrown out. Russell then wasted no time hitting a Super Kick and latching on the Accolade.

Kane vs. Roman Reigns: The match never took place. Instead the two fought on the outside and Reigns got the better of Kane with a Spear on the announce table.

Brie Bella w/Divas Champion Nikki Bella vs. Tamina Snuka w/Naomi: Although Nikki had her moments, Snuka got the clean win with a nasty Super Kick.

Curtis Axel vs. Damien Sandow: Sandow was garbed on Macho Man attire and just before he was set to hit the Elbow Drop, but The Ascension hit the ring and all of a sudden, Sandow and Axel were on the same team, fighting the former NXT Tag Team Champions.

Cesar w/Tyson Kidd and Natty Neidhart vs. WWE Tag Team Champion Big E. Langston w/Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods: Even with the numbers game, Cesaro was able to turn the tables and get the win over Langston, using his athleticism and strength throughout the entire match.

WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins vs. Randy Orton: A lengthy and solid encounter, but nothing you haven’t seen before. Just when it appeared there was going to be a finish, J & J security hit the ring to get the match thrown out, before Kane, Reigns and Ambrose added more spice. Ambrose then hit the Dirty Deeds on Rollins, while Kane watched on the outside with a chair. Reigns then added the Spear on Rollins, before Orton finished him off with the RKO. However, Reigns then turned on Orton hitting the Spear on him, before Ambrose nailed his friend Reigns with the Dirty Deeds to end the show.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14262 Articles
Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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