Champion - though he suffered a scissor kick early on. But the dancing king found himself more frazzled than usual when the self-proclaimed “judges” for his bout - Chris Jericho and Tons of Funk, Brodus Clay & Tensai - saddled him with less than favorable ratings for his performance against R-Truth, causing him to abdicate the contest altogether in a fit of frustration.įailing marks for Fandango | The Truth hurtsĭespite his initial, woeful marks from the panel, Fandango came out strong against the former U.S. If anything, we’ve learned that Fandango doesn’t lose his cool too often, except when it comes to mispronunciations of his famous name.
R-Truth squares off with Fandango while Chris Jericho watches with the other dance experts in WWE, Tons of Funk. Alas, The Apex Predator didn’t make it out quite so clean, as he suffered another sneak attack courtesy of a KO Punch from Big Show atop the entrance ramp that left him seeing stars moments after his big win. Sandow fought back from an onslaught by The Viper to reclaim the advantage, but Orton powered back and sealed the victory with a mighty RKO (he must not have liked the song). The inaugural Raw bout between the two hardscrabble Superstars did not disappoint, but you don’t need a scholar to deduce how this particular story came to its end. Sandow suffers The Viper's wrath | Snakebit savior of the masses But why “The Duke of Decency” assumed he could get away unscathed after mocking Randy Orton’s theme song is a question even Sandow’s mighty cranium can’t sort out, because he did in fact perpetrate said parody and did, in fact, pay dearly as a result.
Randy Orton goes one-on-one with Damien Sandow on Raw.īeing a learned man, it stands to reason that Damien Sandow is well-versed in the vicious nature of a viper. Watch exclusive Raw videos Randy Orton def. Looking less to defeat Cena than to humble him before his fans, Ryback placed The Champ in a stipulation he promised would make the wounded champion regret he didn’t back out of the bout when he had the chance: a Last Man Standing Match. Because, when Managing Supervisor Vickie Guerrero invited the “Human Wrecking Ball” out to powwow on a stipulation for the title match at Extreme Rules and Cena deferred, Ryback vowed to exploit both Cena’s literal and metaphoric Achilles heel, his refusal to ever back down. Unfortunately for Cena, Ryback seems to be operating on a higher level than the crazed Cro-Magnon Cena takes him for. Photos: Ryback calls Cena's bluff? | Champ and challenger face off But as The Champ himself said in the opening moments of Monday Night Raw, anyone who thinks a gimpy Achilles heel will keep him from defending the WWE Title against Ryback at Extreme Rules hasn’t been paying attention for the last 10 years. Yes, John Cena is hurt, and last week did him no favors. The stage is set for the WWE Title Match between John Cena and Ryback at Extreme Rules.