WWE: Monday Night Raw Match Results and Show Thoughts

The Monday, August 13th edition of WWE Monday Night Raw was live from the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. This was the final episode of Raw before its SummerSlam pay-per-view this Sunday.

Match No. 1: CM Punk versus the Big Show

During towards the end of the match, Daniel Bryan comes out to attack CM Punk. John Cena erupts to the ring and takes out both the Big Show and Bryan.

New General Manager AJ Lee heads to the ring and announces Bryan will team up with the Big Show against Cena and Punk.

Match No. 2: JTG versus Ryback

Your winner via pin fall, Ryback. Ryback has the look and potential to be a dominate wrestler for the WWE. JTG did not get much momentum in this match at all. 

Match Rating: 2.5/5

Match No. 3: Heath Slater versus R-Truth

Your winner via pinfall, R-Truth. After the match, Titus O'Neil and Darren Young come out to the ring to attack R-Truth. 

A quick match that saw Slater's losing streak continue. Slater's character is far from what it was when he began his career in the WWE.

Match Rating: 2/5

Match No. 4: Sin Cara versus Tensai

Your winner via pin fall, Sin Cara. Another quick match that saw Tensai take out his frustrations on his manager. 

Match Rating: 2/5 

Match No. 5: Chris Jericho versus Dolph Ziggler versus The Miz

Your winner via pinfall, Ziggler. That was a very impressive television match with plenty of action both inside and outside the ring. Jericho losing to Ziggler intensifies their storyline heading into the Summerslam pay-per-view.

Match Rating: 4.5/5

Match No. 6: Layla and Kaitlyn versus Eve and Beth Pheonix

Your winners via pinfall, Layla and Kaitlyn. A pretty decent Divas match. It was good that the WWE has given them more time to showcase their talent.

Match Rating: 3/5

Match No. 7: Daniel Bryan and the Big Show versus CM Punk and John Cena

Your winners via pinfall, Cena and Punk. A very solid match to watch, as the fans in the arena were very much into it. The match served its purpose and helped put a nice focus on for the WWE title.

After the match, while walking backstage, Punk was asked about his actions in the ring. Punk responded that he will teach people on how to respect. 

Match Rating: 4/5

Match No. 8: Damien Sandow versus Christian

Your winner via pinfall, Sandow. During the match, Brodus Clay came out, but not even the distraction was enough for Christian to earn the victory. A quick match to fill in time for the contract signing between Triple H and Brock Lesnar.

Match Rating: 2.5/5

WWE Monday night Raw show thoughts:

This edition of WWE Monday Night Raw put plenty of focus on its upcoming SummerSlam pay-per-view. 

Raw featured a decent amount of wrestling, with two of them delivering excellent matches. Those were Chris Jericho, the Miz and Dolph Ziggler in a three-way match and John Cena teaming up with CM Punk against Daniel Bryan and the Big Show. 

As much as Raw can become dragged out because of its expansion to three hours, the show got off on a right foot by starting out with a match and kept the audience fresh with plenty of video packages. 

The final segment of the show was the contract signing between Triple H and Brock Lesnar. After both wrestlers signed, Lesnar and Paul Heyman immediately crawled out the ring and stared down Triple H as they walked towards the entrance way. 

Overall, Monday Night Raw was a good enough three-hour episode to promote its SummerSlam pay-per-view.