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06-18-2012, 03:24 AM
By MarcMiddleton6/17/2012
- The 2012 WWE No Way Out pre-show kicks off with Matt Striker and Scott Stanford hyping up tonight's card.
- We go backstage where Primo, Epico and Rosa Mendes are arguing with Abraham Washington. They want to know what's up with their tag team title shot. AW has put them in a fatal four-way match with the winners being the new #1 contenders. AW promises them a great spotlight by the end of the night. Later on, it'll be The Usos vs. Primo and Epico vs. Tyson Kidd and Justin Gabriel vs. Titus O'Neil and Darren Young.
- We see footage from this past week where David Otunga attacked Brodus Clay on SmackDown.
Brodus Clay vs. David Otunga
We go to the ring and out first comes Brodus Clay with Cameron and Naomi dancing. David Otunga is out next for the pre-show match.
Otunga goes for the injured knee early but Clay takes him to the corner. Clay takes Otunga down first as the match gets off to a slow start. Brodus with headbutts to the back now. Brodus hits a big suplex. Brodus takes Otunga to the corner and hits him with body shots.
Otunga takes out Clay's knee and down he goes. Otunga focuses on the injured knee of Clay now. Clay tries to fight back but Otunga beats him down. Otunga with barely a 2 count. Otunga goes back to work on the knee of Clay. Clay tries to fight back out of the corner but Otunga drops him with a neckbreaker. Otunga poses as the crowd boos. Otunga goes back to work on the knee. Otunga with another pin attempt. Clay comes back and knocks Otunga down. Clay with headbutts now. Clay hits the big overhead suplex and Otunga ends up out on the floor. Otunga goes to re-enter the ring at the 8 count but stops and stares at the referee. Otunga allows himself to get counted out.
Winner by Count Out: Brodus Clay
- Otunga poses as the referee calls for the bell. Clay and his dancers begin to celebrate as Otunga looks on from the stage.
- We go to a video for the 1,000th RAW.
- More hype for tonight's card.
- Josh Mathews is backstage with John Cena. He asks Cena if this may be the last time we see him. Cena cuts a promo on tonight's steel cage match. He says the match will shake the foundation of WWE because either he or John Laurinaitis will get fired. Cena says the face of WWE will change tonight and there is No Way Out of that.
- More hype for tonight's pay-per-view.
- The 2012 WWE No Way Out pay-per-view opens up with a video package for tonight's steel cage main event with John Cena vs. Big Show.
- We're live from the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey as the pyro goes off and Michael Cole welcomes us to No Way Out. Cole is joined by Booker T and Jerry Lawler.
World Heavyweight Title Match: Dolph Ziggler vs. Sheamus
We go to the ring and out first comes the World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus.
The challenger Dolph Ziggler is out next and he's got Vickie Guerrero right behind him. Lilian Garcia does formal ring introductions before we get the bell.
Vickie and Dolph have a strategy session on the apron before things begin. Vickie kisses Dolph good luck on the cheek. Dolph turns around and ducks a big Brogue Kick from Sheamus. Dolph retreats to the floor but comes right back in arguing with the referee. Ziggler almost gets dropped again and back to the floor he goes to regroup. Ziggler comes back in and goes behind on a lock up. They tangle until Sheaumus drops him with an elbow to the head. Sheamus with a headlock takedown now. Sheamus drops Ziggler with a shoulder. Sheamus with another big takedown.
Sheamus takes control until Ziggler connects with a dropkick. Sheamus sends Ziggler back to the mat with another shoulder. Ziggler comes back and goes for the sleeper hold but can't get it locked tight. Ziggler ends up on the top rope. Sheamus backs off and gets slapped. Sheamus comes right back and knocks Ziggler off the top and out to the floor. Sheamus slams Ziggler into the apron before bringing it back in the ring. Sheamus launches himself over the top with a big shoulder for a 2 count. Sheamus works on Ziggler's arm now. Ziggler fights out and wails away on Sheamus in the corner. They tangle on the apron again. Dolph goes up top, leaps off but Sheamus catches him in mid-air. Ziggler counters that but gets dropped by a big back elbow. Sheamus with a neckbreaker for another 2 count. Ziggler ends back up on the apron. Sheamus fights him. Sheamus gets pulled into the turnbuckle and down he goes on the floor. Ziggler brings it back in the ring and hits a big DDT for a 2 count.
Ziggler continues the assault until Sheamus fights back with knees and punches. Ziggler stops him with a knee to the gut and a 1 count. Ziggler with a headlock now as he does some showing off with Sheamus on the mat. Sheamus fights to his feet and out of the hold. Sheamus puts Dolph on his shoulders but Dolph counters and brings him down with a big DDT. Ziggler with a 2 count. More offense from Ziggler. Sheamus fights back but Dolph dropkicks him for another 1 count. Ziggler applies a body scissors now. Sheamus fights out again. Ziggler counters and rolls Sheamus up for a close 2 count as he used the ropes for leverage but got caught. Ziggler argues and Sheamus rolls him up for a close 2 count. Ziggler with a swinging neckbreaker for another pin attempt. Ziggler goes back to the mat with a submission on Sheamus. Ziggler with a big kick to the face but Sheamus runs over him with two big ax handles. Sheamus misses the high knee and Ziggler jumps on his back with the sleeper. Sheamus dumps Ziggler to the apron and breaks the hold. Ziggler climbs up top and comes down with a crossbody but Sheamus barely catches him. They tangle and Sheamus goes for White Noise but it's blocked. Sheamus misses a spear in the corner and Ziggler hits Zig Zag for a close 2 count.
The crowd chants for Ziggler now. Sheamus gets attacked in the corner but fights back. Sheamus goes up top but Ziggler runs up and grabs him. Ziggler drops Sheamus face first on the mat and covers him for a close 2 count. Ziggler grabs his knee in pain as Vickie screams at ringside. Ziggler goes for the sleeper but Sheamus counters with the Irish Curse backbreaker. Sheamus with the big forearm shots to the chest on the apron now. Ziggler fights back and goes for the sleeper again. Sheamus turns it into White Noise and gets hyped up. Sheamus goes for the Brogue Kick and nails it for the win.
Winner: Sheamus
- Vince McMahon is backstage walking when John Laurinaitis walks up. Laurinaitis suggests Vince stay away from ringside since he has a concussion. Vince doesn't have anything to say, he just walks off. Laurinaitis goes on but Vince stops him and slams his dressing room door. Josh Mathews approaches Laurinaitis for comment. Laurinaitis rips him and says he has a show to run, tonight, tomorrow and into the future. Laurinaitis storms off.
- The 2012 WWE No Way Out pre-show kicks off with Matt Striker and Scott Stanford hyping up tonight's card.
- We go backstage where Primo, Epico and Rosa Mendes are arguing with Abraham Washington. They want to know what's up with their tag team title shot. AW has put them in a fatal four-way match with the winners being the new #1 contenders. AW promises them a great spotlight by the end of the night. Later on, it'll be The Usos vs. Primo and Epico vs. Tyson Kidd and Justin Gabriel vs. Titus O'Neil and Darren Young.
- We see footage from this past week where David Otunga attacked Brodus Clay on SmackDown.
Brodus Clay vs. David Otunga
We go to the ring and out first comes Brodus Clay with Cameron and Naomi dancing. David Otunga is out next for the pre-show match.
Otunga goes for the injured knee early but Clay takes him to the corner. Clay takes Otunga down first as the match gets off to a slow start. Brodus with headbutts to the back now. Brodus hits a big suplex. Brodus takes Otunga to the corner and hits him with body shots.
Otunga takes out Clay's knee and down he goes. Otunga focuses on the injured knee of Clay now. Clay tries to fight back but Otunga beats him down. Otunga with barely a 2 count. Otunga goes back to work on the knee of Clay. Clay tries to fight back out of the corner but Otunga drops him with a neckbreaker. Otunga poses as the crowd boos. Otunga goes back to work on the knee. Otunga with another pin attempt. Clay comes back and knocks Otunga down. Clay with headbutts now. Clay hits the big overhead suplex and Otunga ends up out on the floor. Otunga goes to re-enter the ring at the 8 count but stops and stares at the referee. Otunga allows himself to get counted out.
Winner by Count Out: Brodus Clay
- Otunga poses as the referee calls for the bell. Clay and his dancers begin to celebrate as Otunga looks on from the stage.
- We go to a video for the 1,000th RAW.
- More hype for tonight's card.
- Josh Mathews is backstage with John Cena. He asks Cena if this may be the last time we see him. Cena cuts a promo on tonight's steel cage match. He says the match will shake the foundation of WWE because either he or John Laurinaitis will get fired. Cena says the face of WWE will change tonight and there is No Way Out of that.
- More hype for tonight's pay-per-view.
- The 2012 WWE No Way Out pay-per-view opens up with a video package for tonight's steel cage main event with John Cena vs. Big Show.
- We're live from the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey as the pyro goes off and Michael Cole welcomes us to No Way Out. Cole is joined by Booker T and Jerry Lawler.
World Heavyweight Title Match: Dolph Ziggler vs. Sheamus
We go to the ring and out first comes the World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus.
The challenger Dolph Ziggler is out next and he's got Vickie Guerrero right behind him. Lilian Garcia does formal ring introductions before we get the bell.
Vickie and Dolph have a strategy session on the apron before things begin. Vickie kisses Dolph good luck on the cheek. Dolph turns around and ducks a big Brogue Kick from Sheamus. Dolph retreats to the floor but comes right back in arguing with the referee. Ziggler almost gets dropped again and back to the floor he goes to regroup. Ziggler comes back in and goes behind on a lock up. They tangle until Sheaumus drops him with an elbow to the head. Sheamus with a headlock takedown now. Sheamus drops Ziggler with a shoulder. Sheamus with another big takedown.
Sheamus takes control until Ziggler connects with a dropkick. Sheamus sends Ziggler back to the mat with another shoulder. Ziggler comes back and goes for the sleeper hold but can't get it locked tight. Ziggler ends up on the top rope. Sheamus backs off and gets slapped. Sheamus comes right back and knocks Ziggler off the top and out to the floor. Sheamus slams Ziggler into the apron before bringing it back in the ring. Sheamus launches himself over the top with a big shoulder for a 2 count. Sheamus works on Ziggler's arm now. Ziggler fights out and wails away on Sheamus in the corner. They tangle on the apron again. Dolph goes up top, leaps off but Sheamus catches him in mid-air. Ziggler counters that but gets dropped by a big back elbow. Sheamus with a neckbreaker for another 2 count. Ziggler ends back up on the apron. Sheamus fights him. Sheamus gets pulled into the turnbuckle and down he goes on the floor. Ziggler brings it back in the ring and hits a big DDT for a 2 count.
Ziggler continues the assault until Sheamus fights back with knees and punches. Ziggler stops him with a knee to the gut and a 1 count. Ziggler with a headlock now as he does some showing off with Sheamus on the mat. Sheamus fights to his feet and out of the hold. Sheamus puts Dolph on his shoulders but Dolph counters and brings him down with a big DDT. Ziggler with a 2 count. More offense from Ziggler. Sheamus fights back but Dolph dropkicks him for another 1 count. Ziggler applies a body scissors now. Sheamus fights out again. Ziggler counters and rolls Sheamus up for a close 2 count as he used the ropes for leverage but got caught. Ziggler argues and Sheamus rolls him up for a close 2 count. Ziggler with a swinging neckbreaker for another pin attempt. Ziggler goes back to the mat with a submission on Sheamus. Ziggler with a big kick to the face but Sheamus runs over him with two big ax handles. Sheamus misses the high knee and Ziggler jumps on his back with the sleeper. Sheamus dumps Ziggler to the apron and breaks the hold. Ziggler climbs up top and comes down with a crossbody but Sheamus barely catches him. They tangle and Sheamus goes for White Noise but it's blocked. Sheamus misses a spear in the corner and Ziggler hits Zig Zag for a close 2 count.
The crowd chants for Ziggler now. Sheamus gets attacked in the corner but fights back. Sheamus goes up top but Ziggler runs up and grabs him. Ziggler drops Sheamus face first on the mat and covers him for a close 2 count. Ziggler grabs his knee in pain as Vickie screams at ringside. Ziggler goes for the sleeper but Sheamus counters with the Irish Curse backbreaker. Sheamus with the big forearm shots to the chest on the apron now. Ziggler fights back and goes for the sleeper again. Sheamus turns it into White Noise and gets hyped up. Sheamus goes for the Brogue Kick and nails it for the win.
Winner: Sheamus
- Vince McMahon is backstage walking when John Laurinaitis walks up. Laurinaitis suggests Vince stay away from ringside since he has a concussion. Vince doesn't have anything to say, he just walks off. Laurinaitis goes on but Vince stops him and slams his dressing room door. Josh Mathews approaches Laurinaitis for comment. Laurinaitis rips him and says he has a show to run, tonight, tomorrow and into the future. Laurinaitis storms off.