Here are your quick and dirty, editorial-free WWE Raw results for May 4, 2015. The show opened with Randy Orton and Roman Reigns teaming up against The New Day, and ended with Orton and Reigns facing each other in the main event.
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WWE Raw results:
1. The New Day defeated Randy Orton and Roman Reigns. The show opened with Orton and Reigns arguing about who’d get the most payback at WWE Payback until they were interrupted by The New Day, and a 3-on-2 handicap match was made. Reigns accidentally speared Orton, allowing Kofi Kingston to get the pin and the win.
– Kane and Seth Rollins argued backstage. Kane made Rollins vs. Ambrose for later in the night.
– Ryback gave an in-ring promo about pooping positivity. Bray Wyatt cut a response promo via the TitanTron.
2. Tyson Kidd and Cesaro defeated The Ascension. Kidd and Cesaro won with a giant swing/dropkick combination.
3. Dean Ambrose defeated Seth Rollins. Before the match, Kane announced that J&J Security were banned from ringside and that if Ambrose could beat Rollins, he’d be added to the triple threat match at Payback to make it a fatal fourway. Late in the match J&J Security ran down to the ring and tried to interfere anyway, but Ambrose was able to avoid them and roll up Rollins for the pinfall victory. It will now be Seth Rollins vs. Roman Reigns vs. Dean Ambrose vs. Randy Orton at Payback.
4. Rusev defeated Fandango. During the match, Fandango tried to “Fandango” with Lana. She played along, but Rusev sent her to the back. Rusev won by submission with The Accolade.
5. Stardust defeated R-Truth. R-Truth was surprised by a bag of plastic spiders, allowing Stardust to roll him up for the three.
– John Cena cut a promo on Rusev to a “hostile” Montreal crowd. He announced it was time for his open challenge, and Bret Hart answered. Hart said he was there to introduce a new wrestler, but was interrupted by Heath Slater. Hart punched out Slater and introduced the Raw debut of NXT’s Sami Zayn.
6. United States Championship Match: John Cena (c) defeated Sami Zayn. Zayn injured his shoulder early in the match, but battled through it, hitting Cena with a tornado DDT through the corner and a Blue Thunder Bomb. Zayn even managed to kick out of an Attitude Adjustment, but Cena was able to hit a springboard stunner and a second AA to get the win. After the match, Cena held up Zayn’s hand.
7. King Barrett and Sheamus defeated Neville and Dolph Ziggler. Neville set up Barrett for a Red Arrow, but Sheamus caused a distraction and Neville jumped off into a Bullhammer.
8. Randy Orton vs. Roman Reigns was a No Contest. Before the match, The Authority showed up and announced Jamie Noble was the special guest ring announcer, Joe Mercury was the special guest timekeeper, Kane was the special guest ringside enforcer and that Seth Rollins would be on commentary. Orton and Reigns went through the motions, but The Authority jumped them both. Dean Ambrose made the save and evened the odds. Reigns speared Rollins to end the attack. Orton then RKO’d Reigns, and Ambrose hit Orton with Dirty Deeds.
