WWE Raw hailed from London, England Monday night with several major developments for the storylines headed into Extreme Rules.
The Undertaker made his grand return to the U.K. as he teamed up with Kane and Daniel Bryan against the Shield. However, the Shield continued their hot roll by pinning Daniel Bryan in one of the biggest wins of their fledgling career. Are the tag team titles next on the agenda for The Hounds of Justice?
Triple H accepted Brock Lesnar's challenge for a steel cage match at Extreme Rules on May 19, tricking Lesenar's manager Paul Heyman into thinking the Game wasn't there, only for Triple H to sneak in, accept Lesnar's challenge personally and deliver a Pedigree to Heyman that got a huge pop from the U.K. fans.
R-Truth pinned Antonio Cesaro.
Big E Langston defeated Zach Ryder via pinfall.
Furthering the rivalry between Team Rhodes Scholars and Tons of Funk, Damian Sandow beat Brodus Clay in singles competition while Tensai defeated Cody Rhodes.
World Heavyweight Champion Dolph Ziggler was in action, defeating old rival Chris Jericho thanks to a little interference from Fandango, whose music distracted Jericho long enough for Ziggler to hit the ZigZag. And speaking of Fandango, true to fashion, the U.K. crowd once again brought "Fandangoing" back in full force as fans danced along to the dancer-like theme song of WWE's newest star, who is now featuring NXT talent Summer Rae as his new dance partner.
AJ Lee became the No.1 contender to the WWE Divas title when she won a battle royale, eliminating Layla last to set up a feud with her old friend and current champion Kaitlyn for the Butterfly Belt.
The John Cena-Ryback storyline continued with a guest appearance from WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley as the hardcore legend sparred with Ryback on the mic before WWE Champion Cena and the Shield showed up, Cena clearing house of the Shield and delivering an AA to Ryback to close out the show as the two head for a showdown for the WWE Championship at Extreme Rules.
And in other news, WWE Diva Rosa Mendez in is hot water after being sent home for the U.K tour for reportedly being drunk. WrestleZone.com reported that Mendez was sent home by the WWE from the tour after sources said that WWE officials noticed Mendez's alleged drunkenness and felt "it was clearly enough."
Reports from PWInsider added that Mendez was acting erratically over the last several days of the tour and officials were worried about her.
Mendez commented on the rumors on her Twitter page Monday.
"Just wanted to let all my #Mendesluverz that I'm ok. I had to take care of some personal matters. Thank you for all your support. Love you..." she tweeted.
"I also encourage everyone to continue #MuscleMania. It has helped me in the past and it will still be helping me now. #Determination," she added.
And in other news, CM Punk continues to heal as he has taken time off to rest nagging injuries following his epic bout with the Undertaker at WrestleMania 29. While Punk has been reportedly dealing with several leg injuries and advised to take at least six weeks off from the ring, the outspoken WWE star performer is still being billed for several shows in the coming weeks.
According to Wrestling Inc., Punk is advertised for the May 27th episode of RAW, as well as most of the following RAW tapings throughout the summer. He is also advertised for the Payback, Money In The Bank and SummerSlam pay-per-views, as well as the RAW overseas tours this July in Japan and Australia.
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