Cesaro vs. Bad News Barrett
We return from commercial and we see Cesaro sitting in the corner of the ring on the ground with a towel on his head staring at a mic. He cuts a lengthy promo talking about how 2014 should have been his year. He talks about Vince McMahon saying he doesn’t connect with the fans. He says he doesn’t care about connecting with the fans. He issues a challenge.
From there, Bad News Barrett’s theme music hits and out he comes. He cuts a “Bad News” promo on his way to the ring.
The bell sounds and here we go with an impromptu match. Cesaro takes it to Barrett from the sound of the bell, but Barrett quickly turns the tables and takes over the offense.
The fans chant “B-N-B” as Barrett continues his attack on Cesaro in the ring. The action spills to the floor where Cesaro takes over. Back in the ring and Cesaro nails Barrett with a double-axe-handle off the top-rope. He pummels him with forearms on the ground over and over again.
Cesaro locks Barrett in an armbar. He lets go and begins pounding away at Barrett until Barrett catches him with a boot to the gut and a follow-up to the dome. Barrett hits a pump-handle slam, but Cesaro reverses it and gets him with the Cesaro Swing. He swings him about five times only and then swings him right into a boston crab type of hold. Barrett makes it to the ropes to break the hold.
Barrett rakes the eyes of Cesaro, pulls up the arm pad and hits him with a Bull Hammer Elbow. 1-2-3. Barrett wins.
Winner: Bad News Barrett
Backstage: Luke Harper
We see Luke Harper in a dark room, Bray Wyatt-style, backstage. He talks about how people cast him away like trash. He says he’s a product of our environment. A nightmare come to life. He turns and looks at the camera with his wild eyes. He says “sweet dreams” as the camera pulls in closer and closer on his crazy eyes. We head to commercial.
Jack Swagger vs. Luke Harper
When we return from the break we see a quick “The Ascension Comes Tonight” vignette, followed by “The Real American” theme song and Jack Swagge rmaking his way to the ring. Out next is Luke Harper. It’s Swagger vs. Harper, one-on-one, now on RAW.
The ref calls for the bell and Swagger charges at Harper. The two lock up and Swagger headlocks him. Harper throws him off and pounds his chest. Swagger charges back at him and they lock up again. Swagger takes his back but Harper elbows his way out and pushes Swagger. He chops him. He knocks him down with a punch and begins to go to work on him.
Harper continues to dominate until Swagger finally knocks him out of the ring and follows up with a huge running clothesline on the floor. He does the “We the People” chant and we head to a mid-match commercial with Swagger in control of the offense.
When we return from commercial, we see Harper controlling Swagger in the ring with a chin-lock. We see some of the action from the commercial break via the WWE App, which shows Harper smashing Swagger into the ring steps. Back live, Swagger is fighting out of the Harper chin lock, but walks into a big boot to the face from Harper for a near fall.
The two fight back and forth a bit until Swagger goes for the Patriot Lock. Harper gets out, but Swagger clotheslines him down. He goes for the running Swagger Bomb off the middle rope, but lands on two big boots from Harper. Harper gets up and hits his turning clothesline. 1-2-3. Harper wins.
Winner: Luke Harper
Backstage: Edge, Christian & John Cena
Backstage, we see John Cena talking to Edge and Christian. Cena talks about when Edge cashed in the MITB briefcase on him. He talks about benig thrown in the lake. They talk about more and more of their history until Christian mentions Edge beating up Cena’s dad in his house. Christian notices the tension after saying that and leaves. Cena and Edge go face to face and they talk about their history and how they both succeeded and proved themselves to be two of the best. He thanks Edge for everything he did for him. He says Edge earned his respect. He says he’s also one of the few people in this business who is a legitimate decent person. He hugs him and tells him to be careful out there. He leaves.