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411’s WWE Money in the Bank Report 07.15.12
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Kofi Kingston & R-Truth vs. Hunico & Camacho
The ring is already surrounded by ladders as we start the pre-show match. Truth and Hunico are in the ring to start, and Hunico goes to work by beating the crap out of… Little Jimmy. That of course upsets Truth, so Truth takes him down and goes to the ground and pound. Truth makes the tag to Kingston, and Kingston continues to work over Hunico before making the quick tag back to Truth. Truth hits a leg drop and gets a two count. Hunico pulls Truth into the ropes, and Camacho runs across the apron to catch Truth with a cheap shot. Hunico makes the tag to Camacho, and Camacho scoop slams Truth to set him up for a slingshot senton from Hunico. Hunico gets the tag, but Truth catches him with a spinning back heel kick to the jaw. Truth makes the hot tag to Kingston, and Kingston hits Hunico with a double ax handle off the top rope. Kingston follows up with the Boom Drop and goes for Trouble in Paradise, but Hunico ducks and flings Kingston out of the ring. Camacho threatens to attack Kingston on the outside, but then allows him to climb back up onto the ring apron. Kingston goes for a springboard move, but Camacho pulls the ropes from the outside to make him loose his balance. Hunico pulls Kingston into the ring and makes the tag to Camacho. Camacho hits a leg drop, drapes Kingston across the second rope, and pounds on him from behind. Kingston fights back to his feet, but Camacho sends him into the corner with a head butt. Camacho makes the tag to Hunico, and Hunico hits a slingshot low drop kick to Kingston in the corner. Hunico rolls up Kingston and then lifts him up into a powerbomb for a two count. Nice power move from Hunico. Hunico traps Kingston in the corner and works him over, but Kingston escapes, runs across the ring, runs up the ropes and hits a top rope flying hurricanrana. Gorgeous spot by Kingston. Truth gets the hot tag from Kingston, but Camacho gets the tag from Hunico. Truth hits Camacho with a DDT, but Hunico rushes the ring to make the save. Kingston sends Hunico flying and pushes Camacho toward Truth. Truth hits Camacho with What’s Up? for the three count.
Match Result: R-Truth defeats Camacho with What’s Up?
Match Length: 8:24
Christian vs. Santino Marella vs. Sin Cara vs. Tyson Kidd vs. Cody Rhodes vs. Dolph Ziggler w/ Vickie Guerrero vs. Tensai vs. Damien Sandow
Chaos erupts as soon as the match starts, but Tensai immediately begins to clear the ring. Tensai is the first to grab a ladder form ringside. Tensai slides two ladders into the ring and positions one across the second rope in the corner. Tensai catapults Kidd face-first into the ladder and then traps Christian in the opposite corner with the other ladder. Kidd gets back to his feet and grabs a ladder, and Christian and Kidd use ladders to beat Tensai out of the ring. Christian sets up a ladder and begins to climb, but Santino heads up to stop him. Kidd climbs the side of the ladder and joins Christina and Santino up top, but Sandow tips the ladder to send all three men tumbling. Sandow begins to climb, but Ziggler connects with a drop kick to knock him to the mat. Rhodes and Sin Cara enter the ring, and Rhodes sends Sin Cara flying into Rhodes. Sin Cara knocks Rhodes out of the ring and heads up top with Ziggler. Sin Cara goes for his patented top rope moonsault side slam, but he and Ziggler lose their balance and tumble to the mat. Ziggler landed nasty there. Christina tosses Sin Cara and sets Rhodes on a ladder. Christian heads up top and goes for the frog splash, but Rhodes sits up causing Christian to land right on the ladder. Kidd clears the ring and begins to climb, but Tensai pulls him down and beats him in the corner. Santino begins to climb, but Tensai tries to powerbomb him off. Santino hangs onto the ladder, and both men lose their balance and fall awkwardly to the mat. Sandow heads into the ring and begins to climb, but Sin Cara kicks him off the ladder. Sandow tosses Sin Cara and heads back up, but Christina climbs right over him. Both men end up back on the mat and Christian goes for the Kill Switch, but Sandow counters. Christian tries to climb, but Sandow pulls him down. Sandow sets up the ladder in the corner and tries to power slam Christian onto it, but Christian counters into a DDT. Christian tries to spear Sandow through the ladder, but Sandow catches shim with a kick to the chest. Sandow takes a swing at Christian, but Christian ducks and spears Sandow through the ladder. Christian sets up a ladder and begins to climb, but Ziggler and Rhodes lift his feet and whip him into the ladder. Ziggler and Rhodes head up top, but Tensai pulls Rhodes down. Tensai pulls Rhodes leg through the ladder and twists him around the ladder. Tensai clears the ring and begins to climb, but Kidd springboards off the ropes to the top of the ladder. Tensai tosses Kidd off the top, but Santino and Sin Cara stop Tensai from grabbing the ladder. Christian and Santino beat Tensai down to the mat with a ladder, and Santino catches Ziggler with a hip toss. Santino connects with the Cobra to Ziggler and begins to climb, but it appears that he’s afraid of heights. Man, I miss William Regal and Dave Taylor. Sandow heads up the other side of the ladder, but the Cobra strikes to knock him off. Rhodes comes out of nowhere to connect with a drop kick to Santino. Rhodes sets up a ladder on the ropes and another in the middle of the ring. Rhodes begins to climb, but Vickie Guerrero climbs the other side. Vickie’s distraction gives Ziggler the chance to hit Rhodes with the Zig-Zag. Ziggler gets his hands on the briefcase, but Christian heads up top to stop him. TYSON KIDD CLIMBS ONTO THE RING APRON AND HITS A SPRINGBOARD LADDER-ASSISTED SUNSET FLIP POWERBOMB TO ZIGGLER! Great spot. Tensai sets up a ladder bridging the ring apron and the announce table. TENSAI POWERBOMBS SIN CARA ONTO THE BRIDGING LADDER! Tensai flings Ziggler clear over the announce table. Rhodes slams Tensai into the ladder and sets him on it chest-first. Kidd sets up a ladder in the ring and begins to climb, but Rhodes climbs the other side. Ziggler pulls himself across Tensai and the bridging ladder as Christian and Santino climb in the ring. Christian gets his hands on the briefcase, but Ziggler comes out of nowhere and tosses him. Ziggler heads all the way up
Match Result: Dolph Ziggler wins Money in the Bank.
Match Length: 18:28
Matt Striker is in the back with Sheamus. Sheamus admits that Alberto Del Rio is a vicious competitor who had to resort to slamming the hood of his car onto Sheamus’ head. But Sheamus doesn’t need a fancy car or an expensive hood ornament, because he has the only ornament he’ll ever need – the World Heavyweight Championship. Sure, he may drive a car that will eventually end up in a scrap yard, but after tonight, Alberto Del Rio and Ricardo Rodriguez will be in the scrap yard as well.
We head back to the ring, and after two-and-a-half months… THE MIZ IS BACK! We get a “Miz is awesome! Miz is awesome!” chant from the crowd, and Miz asks if they missed him. He’s been of filming a movie, and for the first time in a long time he got the respect he deserves. He’s won Money in the Bank in the past, and he’s cashed it in successfully. But now it’s time for the Miz to make an impact, and that’s why tonight there won’t just be four former WWE Championship in Money in the Bank… there will be FIVE. Miz will prevail, and he will be the WWE Champion again. Why? Because he’s the Miz, and he’s a movie star, and he’s AWESOME. Crowd was solidly behind Miz here. This definitely changes the complexion of the next Money in the Bank match.
Sheamus (Champion) vs. Alberto Del Rio
Sheamus and Del Rio lock up to start, but Sheamus quickly tosses Del Rio out of the ring. Del Rio heads back into the ring and bitch slaps Sheamus, so Sheamus muscles him to the corner and beats him senseless. Del Rio takes the fight to Sheamus, but Sheamus again muscles Del Rio to the corner. This has been a straight up brawl so far. Sheamus drops Del Rio with a back elbow shot and gets a one count. Del Rio traps Sheamus in the corner and connects with a stiff kick to the ribs. Del Rio begins to work on Sheamus’ arm, but Sheamus regains control with a knee to the head. Sheamus whips Del Rio to the ropes and telegraphs the back body drop, so Del Rio puts on the brakes and kicks Sheamus in the chest. Sheamus whips Del Rio to the ring apron and suplexes him back into the ring. Sheamus rolls to the apron, heads up top, and connects with the top rope battering ram for a two count. Del Rio heads out of the ring to catch a breather, but Sheamus gives chase and rolls him back into the ring. Rodriguez distracts Sheamus, and that gives Del Rio the chance to drop kick Sheamus off the apron. Del Rio heads out of the ring, slams Sheamus’ arm into the ring steps, and whips Sheamus into the barrier. Del Rio rolls Sheamus back into the ring and heads up top. Del Rio waits for Sheamus to get to his feet and hits a top rope diving cross body for a two count. Del Rio connects with a kick to the back of the thigh and hits an arm breaker for another two count. Del Rio locks in a modified key lock, but Sheamus fights back to his feet, so Del Rio breaks the hold and lands two kicks to the back of the head for a two count. Del Rio locks in a modified bow-and-arrow, but Sheamus again fights back to his feet. Sheamus finally breaks the hold, but Del Rio fights back with a head butt right to the bridge of the nose. Del Rio has been brawling throughout and going after the left arm whenever possible. Del Rio locks in a front chancery, but Sheamus escapes. Sheamus charges Del Rio, but Del Rio evades and causes Sheamus to post himself in the corner. Sheamus fights back from his knees, but Del Rio regains control with another head butt. Del Rio goes back to the front chancery and goes for the cross arm breaker, but Sheamus escapes. Sheamus heads to the apron and goes for the slingshot battering ram, but Del Rio catches Sheamus with an arm breaker in mid-air. Sheamus shoves Del Rio to the corner and connect with a high knee to the jaw. Sheamus follows up with a scoop slam for a two count. Sheamus pulls Del Rio across the top rope and beats on his chest, but Del Rio grabs the injured arm and wrenches it across the top rope. Del Rio charges Sheamus, but Sheamus catches him with the Irish Curse Backbreaker for a long two count. Sheamus goes for the rolling senton, but Del Rio sneaks out the back. Sheamus goes for the Brogue Kick, but Del Rio counters into a Back Stabber for a two count. Del Rio punts the ribs and goes for an enzuigiri in the corner, but Sheamus ducks to avoid contact. Sheamus heads back to the middle of the ring and regains control with White Noise. Sheamus waits for Del Rio to get back to his feet, hits the Brogue Kick, and gets the three count.
Match Result: Sheamus defeats Alberto Del Rio with the Brogue Kick.
Match Length: 14:27
After the match, Rodriguez charges into the ring and jumps on Sheamus’ back. That gives Del Rio the chance to attack Sheamus, and Del Rio and Rodriguez mercilessly beat Sheamus. Ziggler runs down to the ring to cash in his Money in the Bank contract, but Del Rio delays Ziggler. Ziggler tries to cash in, but Sheamus connect with a Brogue Kick before the bell rings. Sheamus is still champion, but Ziggler still has his contract.
Kofi Kingston and R-Truth are at ringside providing guest commentary for this match. O’Neal and Epico start, but Epico traps O’Neal in the corner and makes the quick tag to Primo. Primo hits a top rope drop kick, but O’Neal makes it across the ring and tags Young. Epico gets the tag from Primo, and they toss bout Young and O’Neal out of the ring. Primo and Epico hit stereo somersault planchas to the outside. The action heads back into the ring, and O’Neal gets the tag. O’Neal tosses Epico out of the ring, picks him up, and rams him back-first into the ring post. O’Neal rolls Epico into the ring and hits a modified gut-wrench slam. Young gets the tag, and O’Neal suplexes Young onto Epico. Young pulls Epico onto the ring apron and pounds on him from the outside. O’Neal gets the tag and stretches Epico around the ring post. That looked nasty. O’Neal hits a backbreaker into a fall away slam. O’Neal goes for the cover, but Primo makes the save. O’Neal whips Epico to the corner, but Epico regains control after O’Neal gets into a dance contest with Rosa. I can’t believe I just typed that. Primo and Young get the tags, and Primo connects with a springboard chop. Primo hits a leg drop and follows up with a springboard senton for a two count. Primo hits a drop kick to the back and then skids across Young on the second rope. Primo goes for a springboard cross-body, but Young gets his knees up. Young goes for Primo’s legs, but Primo rolls him up for the three count.
Match Result: Primo defeats Darren Young with a roll-up.
Match Length: 7:31
After the match, Young & O’Neal confront Kingston & Truth. Truth throws his water in AW’s face, but Young and O’Neal pull AW up the ramp and Truth keeps Little Jimmy on a short leash.
CM Punk vs. Daniel Bryan
I would have paid $44.95 just to see AJ in her referee gear. O. M. G. The match starts, Punk and Bryan lock up, and the action immediately spills to the outside. Bryan chops Punk against the barrier and rolls him back into the ring. Bryan works over the wrist and stomps on Punk’s fingers. Bryan connects with a volley of kicks to the chest, but Punk catches him with a quick roll-up for a one count. Punk whips Bryan to the corner, but Bryan traps Punk and chokes him against the top turnbuckle. Punk and Bryan trade chops and kicks, but Punk drops Bryan with an uppercut. Punk lifts Bryan into a backbreaker, heads up top, and goes for a diving leg drop, but Bryan rolls out of the way. Bryan goes back to the kicks and punts Punk’s ribs for a one count. Bryan locks in a rear chin lock and fish hooks the nose. Bryan runs the ropes, but Punk leap frogs him and connects with a drop kick. Bryan heads to the outside, but Punk hits the suicide dive to the outside. Punk drills Bryan with an elbow shot and chases him toward the entrance stage. Punk drops Bryan onto the barrier, drags Bryan back toward the ring, and rolls him into the ring. Punk and Bryan get to their feet as AJ climbs onto the ring apron, but Bryan shoves Punk right into AJ. AJ flies off the apron and crashes hard on the arena floor. Punk heads out to check on AJ, but Bryan comes off the ring apron with a flying knee to Punk. A group of referees and trainers come down to check on AJ. They take AJ to the back, and a new referee replaces her. Bryan front suplexes Punk onto the ring steps and repeatedly kicks the chest. Bryan whips Punk to the barrier and charges toward him, but Punk back body drops Bryan into the timekeeper’s area. Punk lifts Bryan and drops him grapefruits-first onto the barrier. Punk leaps onto an adjacent section of the barrier and hits Bryan with a flying clothesline. “We want tables! We want tables! We want tables!” chant from the crowd, and Punk is more than happy to oblige. Bryan attacks from behind and scoop slams punk on the outside. Bryan finds a kendo stick under the ring and swings at Punk, but Punk evades. Punk rolls into the ring and calls for Bryan to join him. Bryan heads into the ring, but Punk lands a kick and steals the kendo stick. Punk whips Bryan into the corner and goes for a springboard flying clothesline, but Bryan picks up the kendo stick and connects with Punk’s ribs in mid-air. Bryan lands a volley of kendo stick shots to Punk’s back. Bryan hits Punk again… and again… and again… and finally gets along two count. Bryan traps Punk in the corner and rakes his face. Bryan kicks the legs out from under Punk and then works over the ribs and chest. Bryan hits a snap suplex and heads up top. Bryan goes for the Benoit Diving Head Butt, but Punk just manages to roll out of the way. Punk gest back to his feet and hits a swinging neck breaker for a two count. Punk goes to work with knees to the ribs, hits his patented high knee in the corner, and goes for the bulldog, but Bryan shoves Punk to the corner. Bryan charges toward Punk, but Punk catches him with a scoop slam for a two count. Punk goes for the Go To Sleep, but Bryan sneaks out the back. Punk goes for the Go To Sleep again, but Bryan counters into a hurricanrana for a two count. Bryan grabs the kendo stick and again works over Punk’s back. Bryan locks in a surfboard, but Punk breaks the hold and grabs the kendo stock. Punk beast Bryan senseless with the stick and gets a two count. Punk heads up top, but Bryan follows him up and hits a top rope superplex. Both men are down in the ring, but AJ runs down to the ring and tells the replacement referee to leave. AJ skips around the ring and then heads to the outside to grab a chair. AJ slides back into the ring with the chair and looks at both men. Bryan begs her for the chair, but instead she sets it right between Punk and Bryan. Bryan beats Punk to the chair and uses it to beat him down to the mat. Bryan covers Punk but only gets a two count. Bryan is pissed that AJ didn’t make the three count, but Punk rolls him up for a two count of his own. Bryan goes back to the kicks to the ribs and chest and absolutely destroys Punk in the corner. AJ seems upset by Bryan’s brutality. Bryan charges Punk in the corner, but Punk springs to his feet and catches Bryan with a clothesline. Punk grabs the chair and goes to work on Bryan. Punk wedges the chair in the corner and tries to whip Bryan into it, but AJ stands right in front of the chair. Is AJ helping Bryan?!?! Punk tells AJ to move out of the way, but Bryan drop kicks Punk right into the chair. Bryan tries to grab the kendo stick, but AJ stands on it to prevent him from picking it up. Bryan turns toward Punk and eats a kick to the skull. Punk picks up the chair and scoop slams both Bryan and the chair. Punk heads up top and goes for the Macho Man Diving Elbow Drop, but Bryan rolls out of the way, causing Punk to land on the chair. Bryan locks in the Yes Lock and grabs the kendo stick, pulling it across Punk’s face. Punk escapes and catapults Bryan into the corner. Punk catches Bryan on the rebound and hits the Go To Sleep. Punk crawls toward Bryan and finally makes the cover, but Bryan kicks out at two. Punk stares at AJ but doesn’t berate her as Bryan did. Punk heads to the outside and grabs the table he pulled out from under the ring earlier in the match. Punk slides the table into the ring and sets it up in the middle of the ring. Punk sets Bryan on the table and heads up top, but Bryan springs off the table and connects with a shot to Punk. Bryan heads up top, but Punk slides between his legs and crotches Bryan on the top turnbuckle. PUNK HEADS UP TOP AND HITS A TOP ROPE BACK SUPERPLEX THROUGH THE TABLE! Punk covers Bryan and gets the three count.
Match Result: CM Punk defeats Daniel Bryan with a top rope back superplex through a table.
Match Length: 27:53
Ryback vs. Curt Hawkins & Tyler Reks
Hawkins and Reks must tag in and out in this match. Hawkins starts the match, but Ryback immediately shoves him back to the corner. Ryback whips Hawkins to the ropes, launches him into the air, and flattens him with a big boot. Hawkins scrambles around the ring and finally makes the tag to Reks. Reks actually manages to gets Ryback down to the mat and makes the tag to Hawkins. Hawkins lands a knee to the gut and hits the snap mare takedown. Hawkins traps Ryback in the corner and makes the tag back to Reks. Reks drills Ryback with a knee to the skull and makes the quick tag to Hawkins. Reks lifts Hawkins into a leg drop for a two count. Reks gets the tags and connects with an uppercut. Hawkins gets the tag, and Hawkins and Reks hit a double team front suplex for another two count. Ryback finally gets back to his feet as Hawkins tags Reks. Ryback muscles Reks to the corner and drives his shoulder into the gut. Ryback connects with a delayed back body drop and follows up with a powerbomb to Hawkins. Ryback clotheslines Reks and calls for the finish. Ryback hits Reks with Shell Shocked (i.e., the Muscle Buster) and gets the three count.
Match Result: Ryback defeats Tyler Reks with Shell Shocked.
Match Length: 4:20
Kaitlyn and Natalya start the match. Kaitlyn hits a backbreaker, but Natalya makes the tag to Eve. Eve heads up top and connects with a kick to the head for a two count. Eve locks in a front chancery and makes the tag to Beth. Beth chokes Kaitlyn across the second rope but misses a kick to the back of the head. Kaitlyn makes the tag to Layla, and Layla hits a second rope diving crossbody for a two count. Beth guerilla presses Layla, but Layla counters into a sunset flip for a two count. All six Divas storm the ring, and chaos ensues. Kaitlyn tosses Natalya, Eve tosses Kaitlyn, and Tamina tosses Eve. Layla catches Beth with a neckbreaker for the three count.
Match Result: Layla defeats Beth Phoenix with a neckbreaker.
Match Length: 3:02
John Cena vs. Chris Jericho vs. The Big Show vs. Kane vs. The Miz
Jericho and Kane spill to the outside, and Cena immediately tosses Big Show. Show slams Jericho into a ladder in the aisle. Miz sets up a ladder and begins to climb, but Cena pulls him down. Show charges into the ring and drops Cena and Miz. Show picks up a ladder and tosses it out of the ring and onto Jericho. Kane and Show face off in the middle of the ring. Kane goes for a swinging DDT, but Show counters into a scoop slam. Miz goes for a top rope double ax handle to Show, but Show swats him out of mid-air. Show goes for the choke slam on Jericho, but Jericho counters into a Code Breaker. Miz hits a DDT on Show, and Kane tosses Show out of the ring. Cena clears the Spanish announce table and waits for Show to get to his feet. CENA GIVES SHOW AN ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT THROUGH THE SPANISH ANNOUNCE TABLE! Cena, Jericho, Kane, and Miz then absolutely bury Show under a massive pile of ladders. Jericho heads into the ring, sets up a ladder, and begins to climb. Miz catches Jericho from behind and goes for an electric chair drop, but Jericho counters into a Lion Tamer. Jericho hits Miz with a suplex and slides another ladder into the ring. Jericho sets the ladder on the top turnbuckle as Miz climbs a ladder in the middle of the ring. Jericho pulls Miz down and whips him face-first into the ladder in the corner. Jericho climbs, but Cena heads up after him. Cena bounces Jericho’s head off the ladder, causing Jericho to fall off the ladder. Miz pulls Cena off the ladder and tosses him out of the ring. Miz climbs the ladder, but Kane launches a ladder at Miz to knock him off. Kane climbs, but Jericho tries to pull him off. Kane climbs down and goes for a double choke slam on Jericho and Miz, but Jericho and Miz counter into a double suplex onto a ladder. Cena drop Miz with a shoulder tackle and scoop slams Miz onto a ladder. Cena scoop slams Jericho onto the same ladder and follows up with a double Five Knuckle Shuffle (a Ten Knuckle Shuffle?). Kane goes for a choke slam on Cena, but Cena counters into an Attitude Adjustment with Kane landing on Miz on the ladder. Jericho tosses Miz out of the ring and drops a ladder on him. Jericho sets up a ladder in the middle of the ring, but Show emerges from under the mountain of ladders. Jericho climbs a ladder, but Show heads into the ring and rips the ladder apart. Show throws a ladder out of the ring onto Kane. Show tosses Miz out of the ring and launches a ladder at him. Cena crawls into the ring, but Show drops him with a body shot. Show traps Cena between a ladder and the ropes and charges into him. Show tosses all of the ladders out of the ring and then pulls the INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH LADDER OF DOOM out from under the ring. Show slides it into the ring and sets it up right under the briefcase. Show begins to climb, but Kane climbs the other side. Kane goes for a choke slam, but Show hits Kane with the Weapon of Mass Destruction. Cena climbs, but Show head butts him off the ladder. Jericho heads into the ring with a chair and works over Show’s back and ribs. Jericho beats Show down to the mat and begins to climb, but Cena begins to climb the other side of the ladder. Cena goes for the Attitude Adjustment off the top of the ladder, but Jericho counters into a sleeper hold up top. Cena slowly climbs down the ladder with Jericho on his back, but then Cena begins to climb back up the ladder with Jericho still on his back. Miz climbs up the other side of the ladder, but Jericho knocks him off. Cena is damn near unconscious but goes for the briefcase anyway. Jericho tightens the sleeper hold and finally tosses Cena off the ladder. Jericho goes for the briefcase, but Miz climbs the ladder and grabs it as well. Jericho grabs the cable, and Miz knocks him backwards, swinging from the cable. The briefcase is swinging wildly as Jericho and Miz battle up top. Show climbs next to Miz and hits Jericho with the Weapon of Mass Destruction. Show knocks Miz off the ladder, but Cena climbs the other side. Cena beats Show with the briefcase until the handles snap off the briefcase, giving Cena the win.
Match Result: John Cena wins Money in the Bank.
Match Length: 19:55
