WWE RAW Results (5/24) - New General Manager + Batista Quits!

Event: WWE Monday Night RAW
Airdate: Monday, May 24th, 2010 (USA Network)
Location: The Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio

"Yes, sir, we promised you a great main event?"

-We kick things off with a recap of the main event of Over the Limit. Opening video package follows along with pyro. Cole introduces us.

-Todd Grisham introduces The Animal, Batista. Here he comes. He's got a sling on his arm as he's being carried down to the ring by two referees.

Batista gets into the ring and sits down on a wheelchair. He yells for the spotlight. He says he said it. Last night, Batista said two words that he thought would never come out of his mouth. I quit. But he said it because his life was being threatened. Because of Cena's malicious actions, he's contemplating filing suit against Cena, and also against the WWE, and every fan in the WWE Universe for supporting what happened to him. That's not the way a championship match is supposed to happen. Duct tape, getting thrown off of cars. He can stoop to Cena's level, but he believes in honor. Loud "You Suck" chant. So now, because of multiple injuries, he's out for weeks, months, maybe years. That's alright, because he'll be back, healthier than ever, stronger than ever, and he will get his rematch. He deserves. Todd Grisham interrupts him, introducing the new General Manager. WWE Hall of Famer, BRET HART!!!

Bret comes out to the ring (with NO US Title). He says there's a new cheriff in town, and what he says goes. On June 20th, there's going to be a new PPV concept called Fatal Four Way. If Cena's still champ at the time, he's going to face three different competitors, all of whom will be decided tonight. This is Batista's chance to achieve his rematch with Cena, by qualifying for the Fatal Four Way right now. Batista say's he's hurt. Hart say's he knows, but his opponents hurt too. His opponents Randy Orton! Batista says he's hurt and can't compete. Hart says he wanted a match with Cena. This is his chance, take it or leave it. Batista says if he does that, he'll quit. He means it. Bret says on account of a forfeit and the winner is Randy Orton. He then leaves the ring. Batista yells at him to get back to the ring. He thinks he's kidding. You don't think he'll quit. The fans are nothing without him. All of the fans will be so bored without him. We all pay to see him. You think he won't do it. I QUIT!!

He struggles out of the wheelchair and calls for the refs. They bring the chair to the outside and Batista gets back in it. The refs wheel him to the back. Todd Grisham says, "Ladies and Gentlemen, let's hear it for Batista". That gets a lot of boo's.

We go to commercial break.

-And we're back, and we get a recap of the events that just occurred. And yes, Randy Orton has officially qualified for the Fatal Four Way match.

Match 1 : Mark Henry vs Sheamus – Fatal Four Way Qualification match

Sheamus runs right into a brick wall. Rights by Sheamus. Henry counters an irish whip and hits a slam. Henry takes Sheamus and basically pie faces him over the top rope. Sheamus hangs Henry's arm over the top. He runs back in but eats a clothesline. Boot in the corner by Sheamus and he hits a chop block. Sheamus now working the arm by dropping the knees. Armbar by Sheamus is applied. Sheamus now shoulderblocking the arm. Headbutt by Henry. Armbreaker by Sheamus takes Henry down. Fujiwaja armbar. Henry gets back to his feet and hits a clothesline. Another one follows. Sheamus runs into a jumping clothesline. Splash by Henry. Pin but only two. Sheamus avoids a splash in the corner. Middle rope goes Sheamus but Henry lifts him up over his head. Henry's arm hurts too much though and Sheamus hits the Pump Kick for the win.

Winner : Sheamus (Not bad. Sheamus worked the arm and Henry sold it well. The winner of this was never in doubt though. Still, what they gave us was alright)

So now Sheamus has qualified for the Fatal Four Way match. There's now one spot left.

-Bret Hart has now vacated the United States Championship. Tonight we'll see R-Truth vs The Miz for the vacant belt.

-Did You Know : Last Monday, Raw was the #1 entertainment show on cable.

-Tonight Jon Lovitz's will have a hidden talent contest. We see Lovitz backstage on the phone. Maryse interrupts him. She says she's the premier WWE diva. She says she has really hot photos that would win the Superstar search. He asks for a sneak peak, and she refuses. He plugs his comedy thing or whatever, and says he's developed a submission move. He's been teaching it to Santino. It's some sort of finger pinch, IDK. He says some stuff in French and one million dollars. Maryse says she might be interested, and he says he's not. She scares him off.

-Bret Hart is talking to Edge. Edge says he deserves a one on one championship match. Hart says Orton has already qualified. Edge says by that logic, he qualified against a beaten up Batista, so he should face an equally beat up John Cena. Jericho interrupts and says he thinks Batista got so many opportunities. He beat Edge, and Jericho keeps getting the short end of the stick. He wants the last spot. Edge and Jericho argue. Hart says Edge vs Jericho vs Cena will take place later tonight. If either guys wins, they'll qualify, but if neither, then neither of them will qualifiy. Edge says he's a better champion and Canadian and that he'll prove it. Jericho says Hart shouldn't make an enemy out of him, or he'll make sure that taking this job will be the worst decision of his life.

-On the next Smackdown, Undertaker is returning.

-We get highlights of Maryse vs Eve at Over the Limit.

Match 2 : Maryse and Alicia Fox vs Gail Kim and Diva's Champion Eve

Gail and Alicia start off. Forearm by Alicia. Gail hits and elbow in the corner and a hurricanrana off the second rope. Crossbody in the corner by Gail. She kicks Marsye. Sunset flip by Alicia got the tag. She hits Gail with a kick. Cover but only two. Backbreaker connects. Eve ducks a shot in the corner and takes out Maryse. Tag made and Eve hits two dropkicks. Neckbreaker connects. Cover but only two. Standing moonsault by the champ, but Alicia breaks it up. Gail comes in and takes her out. Boot by Alicia to Eve. Maryse with the French Kiss. It's over.

Winners : Alicia Fox and Maryse (Really short and nothing of note really happened)

-We get a recap of the United States Championship match last week. Cole and Lawler then hype up the match between R-Truth and Miz for the belt, which is up next.

-Another rookie will be eliminated tomorrow on NXT.

Match 3 : R-Truth vs The Miz – Vacant United States Championship

Miz comes down with a mic. He says R-Truth is always asking what's up. Miz tonight is taking back what's never been taken from him in the first place. He's walking out champ because he's The Miz, and he's awesome!

Miz with a cheap shot and he hits a huge left hand. Truth ducks a clothesline and hits a dropkick. Hiptoss countered into a roll up, but Miz kicks out. Miz then bails out as we go to commercial.

We're back and Miz is in control. He throws Truth ribs first into the ring. We get a recap of the commercial, as Truth went for a dive over the top and landed on his head. Pin on the inside but Truth kicks out at two. Keylock armbar by Miz. Truth fights out with the elbows but runs into a kick and then an armbreaker. Pin but again only two. He then slams Truth's arm into the mat. Truth with the right hands to come back. Miz counters an irish whip and hits a boot to the shoulder. Miz ties Truth to the tree of woe. He starts stomping him. Forearm to the chest follows. He gets up on the ropes but Truth lifts himself up and tosses Miz off. Pin but only two. Truth counters a right with one of his own. Chops and punches by Truth now. He's beating him in the corner and the ref pulls him off. Elbow in the corner by Miz, but he runs into a huge flapjack. Truth goes to the second rope and hits the dropkick. Cover but again only two. Miz with a knee to the gut. Truth counters an irish whip with a reverse STO. Pin but again only two. Truth goes to the top. Crossbody by Truth but Miz rolls through for the pin, but R-Truth kicks out at two. Miz with the right hands now. Backbreaker by Miz but Truth counters a neckbreaker attempt into a backslide. Two on the pin. Small package by Truth but again Miz kicks out. Truth avoids Miz and looks for the Axe Kick. Miz avoids it but gets planted with the Lie Detector. Pin and we have a new champ!!!

Winner : R-Truth (Pretty good match between these two. It was nothing crazy, but it was fine for what it was)

R-Truth celebrates with the belt.

-Cole and Lawler talk about Batista quitting again as we get a recap.

-Hey, a Cena interview. It wouldn't be Raw without one. Cena says he was exhausted after the I Quit match. It was so brutal that it ended a man's career. When he heard Batista say those words, he felt good. Finally, closure with Batista. He started high fiving, celebrating with the Cenation, and then BAM! Sheamus. Everyone wanted to know why. He did it because of the title. The WWE Championship, the most coveted prize in sports entertainment. Sad truth is, the few who get to hold onto it realize the toughest part is keeping it. The champ's always got his back against the wall. Every champ has the choice of running or fighting. He fights. He knows he won't hold onto the belt forever, but whoever wins it will earn it. Everyone is on notice. You see him coming you bring your A game. He will bring on a hurtin for anyone who even looks like a threat. He's done playing nice. The Cenation is here.

-Did You Know : WWE has won numerous awards for it's support of the U.S. Military.

-And here comes Jon Lovitz, being escorted to the ring by the Bella twins. The Bella's have to push him into the ring. He say's hello to Toledo. Right now, there's going to be talent show with the WWE Superstars, and they're going to find out their secret talents. The Bella's are his new girlfriends. The only one with power in the ring is Lovitz, he has more power than anyone, including Mr. McMahon. He introduces The Great Khali.

My God, Khali and Singh are in tuxedo's and have top hats and canes. They do some crazy dance and song. Lovitz hits the buzzer. He asks the crowd what they thought of it, and they boo. He says he's been working in showbiz for 35 years and the worst thing he ever saw was Rosie O'Donald naked. O.K. Next.

Here comes Jillian Hall, and he immediately hits the buzzer. He tells her to get out of here. He says this is a big waste of time, looking for secret talents. They're fantastic in the ring, but anywhere else, no. He says he should look to the audience. He asks them who has some secret talent. He's looking for talent, charisma. Jerry Lawler type charisma. He's looking for real talent, not this American Idol crap. He points to one fan, and he comes in the ring. He asks him his name. He says he's Joe. His talent is that he can pull his eye out of his face. Lovitz is disgusted. This is PG, settle down. Let's here it for Joe, as he's going to do it. I think he's really gonna do it. He hypes it up. He sticks his hand in his pocked and puts some eye drops in. HOLY s–t HE DID IT! It was a fake eye as he really doesn't have an eye. WTF. Here comes Dibiase.

Dibiase comes out with Virgil. Dibiase says he wants the eye ball. How much for your eyeball? Tremendous. He says he can't sell it. If he can't buy it, he's going to beat him up and embarrass him, and then take it. How much? He says he can't. Here comes Santino.

He says hold up. What's wrong with you? He's been practicing Jon's trick all day long, and he's mastered it. If Dibiase doesn't leave the cyclops boy alone, he's going to apply it to Virgil. Lovitz says if the hold isn't used right, it won't work. Santino warns Dibiase, and then hits Virgil with it. Virgil drops. He tries it on Dibiase but it doens't work. Dream Street to Dibiase. Lovitz say's oh my God. Lovitz says Ted wins. My God was this a weird segment.

-Cole and Lawler hype up Fatal Four Way. We get a replay of Sheamus qualifying.

Match 4 : Unified Tag Team Champions The Hart Dynasty (w/ Natalya) vs William Regal and Vladimir Kozlov

Regal with a forearm to Kidd to start things off. Tag to Kozlov and he starts throwing the kicks. Big slam to Kidd. Pin but only two. Kid gets out of a backbreaker and hits an enzuigiri. Tag to Smith as he hits a huge shoulderblock. Kozlov counters a slam and hits the headbutt. Regal goes for the knee but Smith catches Regal and the Hart Attack connects. That's it.

Winners : The Hart Dynasty (Pure squash, nothing more, nothing less. This was all about setting up the post match angle)

Post match see's some random team take out the Hart Dynasty. Some chick is with them and takes out Natalya. They all go to the top and all hit splashes on the Dynasty.

-We get word from the final four NXT rookies. Gabriel says Heath Slater will be eliminated NXT, saying he's done nothing. Barrett says he doesn't like anyone but agrees with Gabriel. Slater says that's fine with him and thinks Otunga should go home. Otunga's not worried about Gabriel as he's beat him. Barrett's all about the money. He says Slater's boring. Slater and Otunga exchange words.

Back at ringside now as Lawler brings up Cole's confrontation with Daniel Bryan, and we follow with a recap. King asks Cole what he's going to do. Cole says he went under physical trauma and mental stress. He met with his attorneys, and he's going to demand that Bryan apologizes to Cole in the ring tomorrow. If he doesn't, he'll sue him.

-Jericho get's in Edge's face. He says they both know Cena isn't really Cena tonight. He's hurt. He's the weak link. But Jericho's gonna get him first. Edge says it's going to be a race to see who pins Cena. He'll beat him to it. As a matter of fact, maybe he won't pin Cena at all. Maybe he'll beat Jericho.

-We see Cena's walking backstage as we head to commercial.

-Next week Ashton Kutcher will guest host.

It's MAIN EVENT TIME! HERE WE GO!!

Match 5 : WWE Champion John Cena vs Edge vs Chris Jericho – Triple Threat match – Fatal Four Way Qualification

The rules to this are that if Edge or Jericho win's, they'll obtain the final spot in the four way match at Fatal Four Way. If Cena wins, then neither man will qualify.

Cena goes straight after both guys. Roll up by Jericho but Cena kicks out. Clothesline by Cena to Jericho and Cena and Edge exchange blows. FU countered by Edge, Edgeomatic countered by Cena and Edge goes to the outside. Walls coming up on Cena, but he counters out and takes Jericho over the top. Cena stands tall as we head to commercial.

We're back and Jericho and Edge are working down Cena. Cena avoids a clothesline by Jericho and takes down Edge with one of his own. Roll up to Jericho by Edge. Kickout and Edge hits Jericho with a neckbreaker. Jericho backdrops Edge to the outside. Jericho ducks a shoulder block by Cena. Jericho's now choking Cena in the corner. He raises his hand to the crowd and continues with the stomps. Suplex by Jericho, he follows up with the pin but only gets two. Snapmare and a sleeper follows. Cena fights out into an FU attempt, but Jericho counters into a DDT. Pin but again only two. Jericho boots Edge off the apron. Cena avoids Jericho in the corner and hits a shoulder block. Another one connects and there's the slam. Vintage John Cena. Here we go. Five Knuckle Shuffle connects. Attitude Adjustment coming up, Jericho flips out. Cena avoids a spear and Jericho gets planted. That looked really sloppy. STF by Cena on Edge. Jericho grabs Cena's leg and locks in the Walls while Cena still had the STF on. Edge gets out but gets put in the Walls. ASK HIM!! Cena hits a bulldog on Jericho. Jericho ducks a clothesline and goes for a crossbody, but Cena rolls through and goes for the Attitude Adjustment, but Edge hits the Spear on Cena. Edge covers Cena, but Jericho breaks it up and goes to lock in the Walls again. Edge pushes him up and gets a small package, but Jericho kicks out. Running enzuigiri by Jericho to Edge. Cena hits Jericho with a huge clothesline. AA coming up on Edge, but Edge slides out and pushes Cena into a Codebreaker. Spear to Jericho. Pin and it's over.

Winner : Edge (Good match here. These guys did what they did best and put on a good TV main event. It wasn't anything must see, but it was definitely good)

And here comes Sheamus. Sheamus stares down Cena and that brings out Orton. All four guys are staring each other down as we fade to black.