My WWE Raw, May 7th 2012 Recap

John Laurinaitis explained that his attack on Cena last week was due to him questioning his authority as GM, and when he gets mad then he goes into a "fit of destruction that no one, no one can withstand," thanks for the warning. He also warned Cena that at Over The Limit he will witness first hand his 'skills' in the ring. Big Johnny also lubriciously stated that he became the biggest star in Japanese wrestling history and presented a showreel of photos of his time there. It was actually a pretty decent promo from Laurinaitis I thought, he looked more confident than usual.

WWE Champion CM Punk then joined the GM and stated that the fans, who Laurinaitis claims to understand with his 'People Power' movement, don't want to see Johnny every week. Punk also went on to claim that the real reason Cena was attacked last week was because Laurinaitis put all his chips on Lesnar, only for Cena to then beat him at Extreme Rules. So he took out his frustration on him the next night. The champ also added that the only reason Big Johnny went to Japan was because no territory in the US had any interest in booking him. After berating the GM some more, Punk was then booked in a match with Lord Tensai that night.

Backstage Eve overheard Big Show making fun of Laurinaitis' voice after he'd bumped into the back of him.

Big Show won via count out versus Cody Rhodes (c) in an Intercontinental Championship match. It didn't last very long before Rhodes decided he'd had enough. Afterwards Eve came out and demanded Show apologise for making fun of Laurinaitis, so he did. 

Dolph Ziggler defeated Kofi Kingston in a fair if short contest. Looks like we'll see Swagger and Ziggler getting involved with the Tag Team Champions then, still believe Ziggler should be much higher up the ladder right now.

During Michael Cole's interview with John Cena he stated that although he is medically cleared he still needs the fluid in his arm drained twice a day. Cena also said that despite the doctor's warnings he will compete against Laurinaitis at Over The Limit, he also added that the WWE Board Of Directors had contacted him but he asked them to hold off any reprimanding for the GM until after their match up. Cole finally queried Cena to if he was scared of facing Johnny or not, Cena just smiled and denied this.     

Layla and Kelly Kelly defeated Maxine and Natalya in a short and forgettable tag bout. Beth Phoenix was on commentary where she confirmed that she'll be facing Layla for the Divas title at Over The Limit. Good to hear Beth's injury wasn't too bad.

Chris Jericho and Alberto Del Rio defeated Sheamus and Randy Orton in a tag team match that ranged from average to decent. There were also a few sloppy moments here and there, considering the calibre in the bout I was expecting more to be honest. For the finish Sheamus accidentally Brogue Kicked his partner Orton, allowing Jericho to apply a Codebreaker on the World Champion for the one-two-three.

After the match Orton RKO'd Sheamus in retaliation. Then in Laurinaitis' office all four began to fight until they were separated and Laurinaitis informed Sheamus that it will be a Fatal Four Way for his title at Over The Limit.  

Before his match with Brodus Clay, The Miz ridiculed the 'Funkasaurus' and stated that it's ridiculous he has to face this calibre of competition now. I do agree that it's absurd that Miz isn't doing more then this right now, but like many talents in the company he's being underutilised severely.

Brodus Clay defeated The Miz in an average bout. Despite the solid effort of Miz the match just wasn't anything special, not bad, just nothing memorable.  

Brock Lesnar's music hit as Cole and Lawler were discussing Triple H's condition, but instead Paul Heyman came out as Lesnar's representative. He claimed that since day one the WWE audiences have under appreciated Brock and his abilities. He went on to say that the 'War Machine' felt betrayed that his contract with Laurinaitis was made void.   Heyman finally read a letter from Lesnar himself where he stated that he has quit the WWE. It was a predictably solid promo from Heyman, who was always superb on the mic. 

Before Punk's match with Lord Tensai, Laurinaitis informed him that it he was now in a Handicap match against Tensai and Daniel Bryan.

Lord Tensai and Daniel Bryan defeated CM Punk in a solid enough main event. Punk worked well here and sold Tensai's offense nicely and also made a believable comeback against Bryan later on. Afterwards Bryan applied the Yes Lock to Punk, screaming "Yes!" as he did so, adding to his brilliant heel persona.