| Monday Night RAW | |
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| Promotion | WWE |
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| Date | May 21, 2012 |
| Venue | Richmond Coliseum |
| City | Richmond, Virginia |
| Previous episode | May 14, 2012 |
| Next episode | May 28, 2012 |
The May 21, 2012 Edition of RAW is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE's RAW brand, which took place on May 21, 2012 at Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia.
Episode summary[]
Kelly Kelly vs Beth Phoenix[]
Fresh off her selection to Maxim's new Hot 100 list, Kelly Kelly laid into Beth Phoenix with a series of kicks, showing off some early aggression while matched up against her longtime Diva rival. But right as Kelly Kelly tried to execute a handspring elbow in the corner, Phoenix responded with a crushing double axe handle to the back of Kelly Kelly's head. From there, it was just a matter of "Glam Slam. Ding," as The Glamazon likes to say on Twitter.
One can imagine what was going through the mind of Divas Champion Layla as she watched Beth's win closely on a backstage monitor.
John Cena & Sheamus vs Dolph Ziggler, Jack Swagger & Tensai[]
From the early going, there was no doubt that John Cena and Sheamus had their work cut out for them. Isolating The Great White at a distance from his tag team partner, Tensai twisted and yanked on Sheamus' head like it was a stripped screw. After Sheamus was tossed to the outside, the Laurinaitis hand-picked lumberjacks let loose with a flurry of punches and kicks, further weakening The Celtic Warrior. Every time Sheamus appeared closer to mounting a rally, the trio of Dolph Ziggler, Jack Swagger & Tensai made sure to stop him right in his tracks.
Remarkably, Sheamus found the momentum he needed to tag Cena by executing a rolling senton against Swagger, and the Cenation leader followed with a couple of turbocharged shoulder blocks. The comeback wouldn't last long, though, as the lumberjacks pulled Sheamus off the apron and promptly mauled The Great White before storming the ring to turn their attention to Cena. A huge brawl then broke out as the locker room emptied and a horde of Superstars rushed to the ring to exchange blows with the lumberjacks. Meanwhile, Big Show watched all the chaos unfold from the stage.
The melee raged on and Cena went to the backstage area in search of The World's Largest Athlete, but found himself face to face with Laurinaitis instead. The General Manager reiterated to Cena that he wasn't allowed to lay a finger on him or else the Cenation leader would be terminated. As Cena turned away from Laurinaitis, he was knocked out cold by Big Show's ferocious WMD for the second night in a row.
Results[]
- Singles Match: Beth Phoenix defeated Kelly Kelly
- 2-on-3 Handicap Lumberjack Match: John Cena & Sheamus vs. Dolph Ziggler, Jack Swagger & Tensai (w/ Sakamoto & Vickie Guerrero) ended in a no contest
Media[]
Kelly Kelly vs. Beth Phoenix- Raw, May 21, 2012