Also, Roman Reigns goes up against Intercontinental Champion "Bad News" Barrett, Bo Dallas attempts to make a "Bo-Liever" out of R-Truth, Askana takes on Alicia Fox, Big E battles Jack Swagger, and Adam Rose and the "Exotic Express" face Fandango.
Also, Damien Sandow deals with his personality issues, Bray Wyatt makes his return after his clan scored a major win over the WWE Tag Team Champions - the Usos, The Shield deals with Seth Rollins' betrayal, and Daniel Bryan faces a new ultimatum as he tries to recover from his neck injury.
Also, Alicia Fox loses it again, Intercontinental Champion"Bad News" Wade Barrett battles Rob Van Dam and Antonio Cesaro, WWE Tag Team champions the Usos go up against Ryback and Curtis Axel, Rusev looks to dismantle another foe, and Bray Wyatt makes his return since losing to John Cena at "Payback."
Also, Stephanie McMahon makes a major "Money in the Bank" announcement as John Cena criticizes The Authority, Alberto Del Rio and Dolph Ziggler face off in a "Money in the Bank" qualifier match, Nikki Bella is punished for her sister's actions, Cody Rhodes tries to find Goldust a new tag team partner, The Wyatts face the Usos, and Bo Dallas tries to make a "Bo-Liever" out of Kofi Kingston.
Also, The Rhodes brothers are on the verge of splitting up as a tag team after their loss at "Payback" to Ryback and Curtis Axel, Kofi Kingston pays a price for being critical of The Authority, and John Cena overcomes Bray Wyatt's mind games - with help from the Usos - to win his "Last Man Standing" match Sunday night.
Also, NXT "Takeover" results, former Ring of Honor champion Kevin Steen heading to the WWE, Ronda Rousey possibly making an appearance at "SummerSlam" and the Von Erichs are the subject of an upcoming ESPN "30 For 30" documentary.
Also, Antonio Cesaro challenges Sheamus for the U.S. Title, "Bad News" Wade Barrett defends the Intercontinental Title against Rob Van Dam, Alicia Fox tries to take the WWE Divas Championship from Paige, Big E tries to take out Alexander Rusov, John Cena and Bray Wyatt look to find out who will be the "Last Man Standing," and El Torito puts his mask on the line against Hornswoggle's hair.
Also, Sheamus battles "Bad News" Wade Barrett in a non-title "Champion vs Champion" match, Bo Dallas tries to make a "Bo-Liever" out of Xavier Woods, Paige goes one-on-one with Tamina, Big E shows off his strength to Alexander Rusov, and El Torito attempts to go 3-0 against 3MB.
Also, El Torito faces Drew McIntyre of 3MB a week after defeating Heath Slater, Fandango and Layla become a nusance in Summer Rae's life, The Wyatts mess with one of John Cena's friends to get under his skin, and Bo Dallas makes his "Monday Night Raw" debut.
Also, Evolution looks to retaliate against The Shield with "Payback" days away, The Wyatts continue to hound John Cena despite the Usos help, Fandango handles a love triangle getting out of hand for him, and Paige deals with her first loss since winning the WWE Divas title after getting pinned by Alicia Fox.
Also, John Cena and Batista land movie roles, potential plans for Big E and The Shield's Roman Reigns, Prince Devitt signs with WWE with KENTA possible set to report to the WWE Performance Center, possible spoiler on Brock Lesnar's next match, Ric Flair's return to the WWE, update on CM Punk's-AJ Lee's wedding, and NXT prepares for "Takeover" live telecast.
Also, Big E aims to derail Alexander Rusev, John Cena accepts The Wyatts' "Payback" challenge, Evolution seeks to destroy The Shield, while Adam Rose continues being a throne in the side of Zeb Colter & Jack Swagger.
WWE stock crashes, and McMahon loses $350 million. Friday was not a pleasant day for WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon. He started the day as a billionaire and ended it about $350 million poorer.
Daniel Bryan successfully underwent neck surgery this week, which will put the popular WWE World Heavyweight Champion on the shelf for at least two months. Will Bryan be stripped of the title during his recovery? And if so, which WWE star will step in and take the coveted title next?
Conflict between Cody Rhodes and Goldust persist as they take on the WWE Tag Team Champions, the Usos, in a non-title match, Batista makes an example of Dolph Ziggler sending a message to The Shield, and El Torito battles 3MB's Heath Slater in singles competition.
Also, Adam Rose and his "Exotic Express" catches Jack Swagger's attention, WWE Divas Champion Paige continues rolling, The Usos team with Cena against the Wyatts, newly-crowned United States Champion Sheamus battles Rybexl, Fandango makes a confession, and Cody Rhodes breaks his losing rut.
As CM Punk's WWE contract continues to run out, the latest rumors have pointed to the possibility of the five-time WWE world champion returning to the company at their June pay-per-view, "Payback," which takes place in Punk's hometown of Chicago. But is a WWE return this soon a good idea for Punk,, and would it guarantee him the Wrestlemania main event he has chased for so long?
Also, Adam Rose brings his "Rosebuds" and "Exotic Express" to South Carolina, Alexander Rusev looks for a real challenge, and The Shield continues to try and break down Triple H's, The Authority's, and Evolution's "adapt or perish" edict after Dean Ambrose lost his US Championship to Sheamus and Seth Rollins met defeat at the hands of Batista.
Also, The Shield all compete in singles competition - Dean Ambrose gets his rematch for Sheamus' United States Championship, Roman Reigns clashes with Mark Henry and Seth Rollins battles Evolution's Batista, Kofi Kingston goes against Alexander Rusev, and Intercontinental Champion "Bad News" Barrett teams up with Cesaro, in a tag team match against Rob Van Dam and Big E.
Also, new WWE Intercontinental Champion "Bad News" Barrett defends his title, Rob Van Dam takes on the newest "Heyman Guy" Cesaro, Alexander Rusev goes up against Kofi Kingston, 20 competitors challenge Dean Ambrose for his United States Championship and Daniel Bryan battles Alberto Del Rio, with Kane looking to hurt the WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
Bray Wyatt took his mind games to new extremes in order to defeat John Cena at "Extreme Rules" Sunday night. Also, Paige successfully defended her WWE Divas title, The Shield showed Evolution the definition of "adapt," Wade Barrett delivered bad news to Intercontinental Champion Big E, and Daniel Bryan took Kane to the pits of Hell to retain his WWE World Heavyweight Championship, last night in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
