First RAW of 2013, 07/01/2013
On-Screen:
It was the second to last match of the night, a TLC match for the WWE Championship, Ryback vs CM Punk with Paul Heyman as his manager. A gruelling match when Ryback had just lifted CM Punk over the top rope, into a wooden table.
"Holy-!" Cole stopped himself in shock. The crowd cheering while Heyman was holding his hand in both hands and screaming for Punk to wake up. Ryback threw the broken ladder away and went to get another one. The crowd still on their feet, even the commentators were still shocked.
"Punk just jumped over the top rope, went straight through that table." Cole stared at the prone CM Punk. Ryback eventually got a ladder and set it up in the middle of the ring. Under the WWE Championship.
"The Rock is here! The Brahma Bull is watching, his opponent at the Royal Rumble as Ryback is climbing high, heading for the championship." Cole advertised when the lights cut out.
"What the-wait a minute-what happened to the lights!?" Cole and Lawler looked around for an answer.
The lights came back on to show Rollins and Ambrose on the ladder opposite Ryback.
"Rollins and Ambrose from outta nowhere." Ryback was able to punch them off the ladder and reached for the championship again. "Ryback, he fights them off." Cole finished as Reigns and Page appeared behind the muscles bound man and started pulling him down.
"Look at that, Roman Reigns and William Page pulling down Ryback." Cole continued as Ryback landed on his feet and clotheslined both Page and Reigns out of the ring.
"Ryback takes out Reigns and Page, there goes Ambrose! There goes Rollins!" Cole listed as Ryback threw the last two Shield members over the top rope. The crowd started cheering loudly again as Ryback climbed the ladder.
"Ryback's gonna do it! Ryback's gonna do it!" Cole cheered in however the crowd stopped their cheers when The Shield attack Ryback again. This time Rollins smacked Ryback across the back with a steel chair. Making the two hundred and ninety one pound man drop to the floor.
"This is all legal! It's TLC!" Cole reminded the TV audience but Lawler had to say.
"Oh come one! It may be legal but it's just not right!"
Ryback went to escape but the assault by The Shield was too much. He was pushed out by Rollins and Page, all four left the ring.
"You're going to tell me now that these guys have nothing to do with Punk!" Cole was visible angry and annoyed. Rollins, Ambrose and Page continued to attack Ryback when Reigns got a plan.
"Hey! Over here!" Reins could be visibly heard. His three brothers in arms saw what Reigns was pointing at and smirked. The lower set of steel steps with the table stacked on to of it, in front of the ramp. They quickly grabbed Ryback and dragged him over.
"Ryback being hammered by The Shield. Ambrose and Page, and Rollins and Reigns just manhandling Ryback, destroying his man." Cole said with sadness at CM Punk not being defeated appearing in his voice. Page grabbed a nearby ten foot ladder and pulled it behind Reigns. He climbed till he was standing on the fifth step of the ladder. Reigns roared which signalled Rollins and Ambrose to sit Ryback on Reigns' shoulders. William looked at the crowd with a smile before performing a jumping clothesline across Ryback's chest, with the three Shield Members below pulling him down. The Quadruple-Bomb.
Ryback impacted against the table, shattering it in three pieces, the steel steps under it caused Ryback to be KO'd.
"Oh my lord!" Cole shouted. The crowd was muttering loudly, their cheers long gone. The Shield smiled and laughed at their actions.
"Come one, let's go!" William could also be heard and slapped the chest of Reigns and Rollins. The four walked back up the ramp, jumping down to the concrete on the right hand side of the ramp and exited through the right hand curtains.
"You're telling me that there's no collusion." Cole started to argue with Lawler again.
"I'm not telling you that, I'm telling you that right now CM Punk is struggling and crawling his way back into the ring." Lawler said to Cole, trying to avoid his partner's ire as indeed the broken body of CM Punk crawled back into the ring, Ryback still on the splintered table and steel steps.
Cole trying to coach Rybak into waking up, "Come one, Ryback. Ryback is gotta get back into this thing." However it was all for naught as CM Punk started to climb up the ladder. "Punk with one arm, trying to pull himself to the top. Punk closing in." CM Punk was at the top of the ladder and gave a sinister smirk.
"Look at the face of CM Punk. He knows. He knows he has it." Lawler pointed out.
Punk stood up, mostly on his right leg, and went to grab the championship. He struggled to unclasp the buttons but was able to grab the WWE Championship.
"CM Punk is still WWE Champion"
Punk's music started when Justin Roberts announced the winner. "The winner of this match, and still WWE Champion, CM Punk!"
The crowd was silent as their hero Ryback was defeated , Heyman was clapping and looked ready to shed tears on the apron. Ryback still on the broken table.
Punk stood straight up, his left leg bent slightly due to the pain, his arms wide open and roared to the crowd.
"Best in the world!"
"The Shield again has saved CM Punk and his title! Punk is going to the Rumble to face The Rock and Ryback suffers at the hands of The Shield again." Cole ranted as replays of the ending were shown.
Smackdown, 11/01/13
On-Screen:
"And now Orton, firmly in control of Antonio Cesaro." Josh Matthews said as Randy Orton gave Antonio his elevated DDT from the middle rope. "Orton plants the United States Champion."
Orton looked at the audience and hyped them up before he started the warning for the RKO. However the large cry of surprise of the audience made him turn around to find The Shield running into the ring. Orton was able to kick the nearest Shield member, which was Rollins, straight in the stomach, which pushed the air out of him. The referee had called for the bell as the rest of The Shield started to swarm Randy with punches and forearms into the corner. Rollins reacquired his breath and joined in on the assault.
"William Page, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose, The Shield." Josh Matthews started. "The four men who cost Ryback the WWE Championship on RAW."
"I don't know what injustice these guys saw but apparently they saw something." JBL added.
"This is the second time they've ambushed Randy Orton. They separated Orton's shoulder in december." Just as Matthews finished Reigns had signalled the Quadruple-Bomb with a roar. William exited onto the apron and readied himself. Rollins and Ambrose lifted Orton onto Reigns shoulders. The Shield simultaneously moved at the same time.
The Quadruple-Bomb knocking out Orton.
The four men stood over the prone body of Orton, Rollins screaming at the audience.
"Believe in The Shield!"
"I'm not sure what these guys want but I don't think anybody can stop 'em." JBL was surprised by the four men.
The show transitioned to commercial.
RAW 20th Anniversary, 14/01/13
On-Screen:
It was forty minutes into the show where Mick Foley was introduced as the first inductee for the 2013 Hall of Fame, the crowd cheered and clapped for the Hardcore Legend, even the commentators, JBL, Michael Cole and Jerry 'The King' Lawler, stood and clapped for the man.
"A three time WWE Champion and eleven time Tag Team Champion. Who will ever forget the night that he was thrown off Hell in a Cell by the Undertaker?" Cole questioned his fellow commentators but no answer came. Mick's music stopped and the crowd gave him a respective chant.
Foley! Foley! Foley! Foley!
Foley looked around before finally speaking. "Thank you for that very warm reception, you're giving me right here in Houston, Texas." The crowd cheered and Foley gave a smile and a thumbs up.
"Now there's the original cheap pop." Lawler said with a smile.
Sierra! Hotel! India! Echo! Lima! Delta!
Shield!
The Shield's music started before the Hardcore Legend could even start to the dismay of the crowd and commentators.
"On no, no no no no no no no no!" Cole denied what he was hearing, Lawler just tried to give advice despite Foley not hearing him.
"Watch yourself Mick! Watch yourself!"
The four men walked down the northern stairs, Page having his blank half mask back on his face and Ambrose had a hoodie with no sleeves under his SWAT jacket
"There's Reigns and William Page. There's Ambrose and Rollins, marching through the fourteen thousand plus here in Houston." Cole said as The Shield jumped over the barricade. "These four men have laid waste to just about everyone they come across here in WWE."
The Shield circled the ring until one of them was one each side of the ring. They glared at the Hardcore Legend as they slowly climbed onto the apron. Foley backed himself into a corner to try and get all of The Shield in his eye-sight. The Shield entered the ring when a familiar enemy of The Shield had their music play.
Feed! Me! More!
All four men moaned, Roman and William sighing and rolling their eyes, while Dean and Rollins had a mini tantrum.
"Here comes the cavalry, the human wrecking ball, Ryback!" Cole cheered on. Ryback tore his vest off and charged into the ring but was immediately attack by The Shield. He tried to attack one at a time but it was not meant to be.
"You have to respect Ryback, he knows that he can't take on four men. Especially four men of this size, but Ryback's going in anyway." JBL said. Ryback took a chance and grabbed Rollins by his SWAT vest and threw him over the top rope. Taking his chance, Ryback did the same to Ambrose.
"Look at this!" Lawler was surprised on what he was seeing. Ryback turned at gave a short Meathook Clothesline to Reigns but was attacked with forearms to just above his collar bone by Page, pushing the massive man made of muscle back towards the ropes.
"Page pushing Ryback backward-Oh! But not for long!" Cole interrupted himself went Ryback forcibly pushed William towards the other side of the ring. Ryback sat on top of Reigns and started to ground and pound the biggest member of The Shield.
"And Ryback is taking it to The Shield!" Cole cried out, as JBL and Lawler did the same.
"Maybe he can!" JBL and Lawler said at the same time. The crowd started to cheer Ryback but was stopped emphatically by Rollins, Page and Ambrose.
"There's the number's game." JBL said, his respect of the group rising.
The Shield stomped and stomped onto Ryback but stopped when they saw Randy Orton, fully recovered from earlier in the night against Wade Barrett, run down the ramp, looking for revenge against The Shield for attacking him last week.
"Look at this! Randy Orton had his shoulder separated by these men, who was attacked friday by these men. Randy Orton looking to even the odds." Cole was excited, if his voice is evidence enough.
Orton entered the ring and clothslined Page immediately but Reigns and Ambrose pushed him towards the corner, and attacked him. Rollins went back to Ryback to make sure he stayed down.
"But again, there is too many men...Wait!" Cole saw another person run down the ramp. The crowd cheered and stood on their feet when they saw Sheamus run down the ring. Sheamus jumped on the apron, Rollins went to shoulder block the Celtic Warrior in the stomach but Sheamus dodged and grabbed Rollins to throw him out of the ring.
"Here comes the Irishman who loves to fight." JBL laughed at the carnage in front of him.
"Nd Sheamus is doing just that." Cole pointed out as Sheamus punched Ambrose and Reigns away. The Celtic Warrior entered the ring and was able to push Reign backwards with his own combo of right hands. Ambrose went to help Roman but got an uppercut from Orton. Page went to attack Orton but received another clothesline.
"Orton with an uppercut, Sheamus hammering away."
"We got all hell breaking loose on Monday Night RAW." JBL still had that smile on his face as Randy threw Ambrose outside the ring, leaving Page alone with three angry WWE Superstars.
"It looks like The Shield have made themselves a long list of enemies and they've all shown up." Lawler said as Page went to stand up. Sheamus smiled and slapped his chest, signalling the Brogue Kick.
"Sheamus! Winding up for the Brogue Kick. This might kick William's head off!" Lawler said with a high-pitched voice. Page stood to his feet and saw Sheamus was about kick him in the face, however his instincts enabled him to dodge the kick and forearm Sheamus in the groin.
"Oh! Page went down under. Low blow to Sheamus!" Cole said. Orton ran over to Page but was given a spinning back kick to the body, the small 'SMACK' made the front row audience cringe, the Viper stumbled backwards into the corner holding his stomach. However when he turned around he was practically run over by Ryback's Meathook Clothesline.
"Page fighting back but quickly taken out by Ryback! What a clothesline!" Cole cheered on the massive man made of muscle. Ryback went to grab Page, however The Shield dragged their brother-in-arms out of the ring. Holding him up as they retreated back up the ramp.
"Ryback, Orton and Sheamus coming to the aid of Hall of Famer Mick Foley, standing tall, The Shield in retreat." Cole described as Ryback's music played. The crowd chanting alongside Ryback as replays were shown of what just happened. The three men in the ring glared at the ramp and The Shield returned in kind.