Mick Foley started things off by announcing that he will be hosting both Raw and SmackDown this week after John Laurinaitis' firing. He also introduced the former GM to say his farewells. Laurinaitis called the fans in Long Island rude after a frosty reception, and booked John Cena in a Handicap match as his final move as a General Manager.
Sheamus and CM Punk defeated Daniel Bryan and Kane in a decent tag team match. It wasn't a match that was going to set the World alight but it had good efforts from all four men involved. During the bout AJ came skipping around the ring in a fairly close replica of Kane's attire, complete with the mask. As Kane was distracted by this Punk and Sheamus grabbed the win over a solo Daniel Bryan. I'm quite enjoying the strange activities of AJ as of late, she's definitely become more interesting.
Backstage Jack Swagger and Dolph Ziggler argued with each other over who was better and who deserved the management of Vickie Guerrero, who then informed both wrestlers that they'll be facing each other to determine who deserves her services.
Dolph Ziggler defeated Jack Swagger in a fair, if a bit drab at times contest. It was slow paced bout where Swagger was allowed to dominate the majority, working on Ziggler's leg that he'd injured and forcing the Ankle Lock on him. Ziggler managed to grab the winning pin after escaping the submission hold and quickly applying a Zig Zag. Him and Vickie shared a prolonged kiss afterwards.
Paul Heyman came out as Brock Lesnar's representative and informed Triple H that both him and Lesnar will not drop their lawsuits and that Lesnar will not face 'The Game' at SummerSlam. Triple H himself then joined Heyman and told him that he will only accept an answer from Lesnar in person and then presented a prototype for a SummerSlam poster featuring Lesnar, telling Heyman that he'll give the 'War Machine' what he wants in the form of the face of the big event. Heyman simply told the COO to go back to his "ivory tower" where everyone caters to him and stop pretending to be the ass-kicker he used to be.
Heyman also warned Triple H that he's always one step ahead of him and that the 'Cerebral Assassin' has met his match, so 'The Game' retorted with a punch to Heyman's face. It was a great segment between the two and the best part of the show, Heyman has certainly not lost his touch and is still one of the best on the mic.
Layla introduced Cyndi Lauper and Wendi Richter as part of the 1000th episode of Raw celebration. The fans in attendance were about as into it as I was as they began chanting for Zach Ryder. Heath Slater then interrupted proceedings and asked the three ladies to leave the ring and began to sing. There were yet more chants for Ryder. 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper then came out to a great reception and asked Slater to leave the ring. An slightly emotional 'Hot Rod' also presented Lauper with framed copy of a gold record. Slater amusingly told them all to get over it and then had the record smashed over his head by Lauper herself. I was just watching this segment waiting for it to end really.
Primo and Epico defeated Darren Young and Titus O'Neil via count out in a passable tag team match. The crowd once again lost interest.
John Laurinaitis complained about what happened at No Way Out, resulting in him loosing his job. He also called the fans losers since they won't get to see him anymore. Big Show and David Otunga joined their former boss and Show also complained about the events from the previous night. Big Show went on to then tell both his partners that they were on their own against Cena as he didn't have to answer to anyone now.
John Cena defeated John Laurinaitis and David Otunga in a Handicap match. It was predictably mediocre, but was successful in its own right of giving the fans and Cena their last bit of retribution against the former GM. As Big Johnny tagged in he revealed that his crutch and neck brace were all part of a ruse as he wasn't actually injured at all. This rubbed his partner Otunga the wrong way as he refused to then tag back in and help his former boss, much to the crowds delight. Cena went on to AA Laurinaitis a few times before he pinned him.
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