Team WWE vs. The Nexus (Elimination Tag Team Match)

The intense rivalry between The Nexus and the Raw locker room has gotten increasingly heated this summer, and it’s sure to reach a boiling point at SummerSlam when an assemblage of Raw’s most battle-hardened warriors face off against the vicious season one NXT Rookies in what’s become a 6-on-7 Elimination Tag Team Match.

Team WWE and The Nexus were at one point evenly matched for their SummerSlam showdown, with Cena enlisting Chris Jericho, Edge, R-Truth, John Morrison, The Great Khali and even former Raw General Manager and WWE Hall of Famer Bret “Hit Man” Hart to take on Wade Barrett and his band of rebels: David Otunga, Justin Gabriel, Heath Slater, Darren Young, Michael Tarver and Skip Sheffield. But cracks began to form in this once-united front against The Nexus, as egos and rivalries tore the SummerSlam squad asunder in the weeks leading up to summer’s biggest event.

Just two weeks after Cena unveiled Team WWE, Jericho and Edge abandoned their fellow Superstars, leaving the remaining members outnumbered. Not content with letting mere squabbling dismantle the opposition, The Nexus then obliterated potential Team WWE replacements before ambushing The Great Khali, injuring his knee and rendering him unable to compete.

On the final Raw before SummerSlam, the situation seemed dire for Team WWE, as only four of its original members remained standing. The WWE Universe breathed a collective sigh of relief, then, when Edge and Jericho ultimately opted to put aside their differences with the other Raw Superstars and rejoin the SummerSlam team, ready to battle The Nexus.

In an Elimination Tag Team Match, the contest must continue until all members of one team are taken out of the match, either by pinfall or submission. In an Elimination Tag Team Match, the contest must continue until all members of one team are taken out of the match, either by pinfall or submission. Make no mistake: One of these teams will be declared the victor at SummerSlam.

When they made their explosive debut on Raw, The Nexus targeted then-WWE Champion Cena to send a clear message to the WWE Universe: NXT’s first graduating class is a force to be reckoned with. The group soon broadened their scope of savagery to include the entire Raw roster because, as Barrett proclaimed, “If you’re not Nexus, you’re against us.”

Not content with roughing up Superstars, The Nexus turned their aggression on Raw’s former GM Bret Hart, viciously assaulting the Hall of Famer in a parking lot demanding and that he grant them WWE contracts. With The “Hit Man” out of the equation, WWE Chairman Mr. McMahon – in a move that he thought would sate the group’s thirst for destruction – replaced Hart with an anonymous new GM, who immediately hired The Nexus to Raw. Big mistake.

In a blatant display of disrespect, The Nexus brutalized Mr. McMahon later that night, going on to sendshockwaves throughout the WWE Universe when they decimated WWE Legends such as Arn Anderson, Jerry “The King” Lawler and Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat, showing that there are no lines the furious upstarts won’t cross.

Just one night after costing Cena the WWE Championship at Money in the Bank, The Nexus boldly declared that they’d end their invasion of Raw if Cena joined their ranks. But the seven-time WWE Champion had a bombshell of his own to drop: He’d been forming a team to challenge the rebel faction at SummerSlam – a squad determined to make sure The Nexus will not go down in history, but rather ensure that the arm-banded assailants simply are history.

Can Team WWE rally together to topple The Nexus once and for all? Or will the rebellious NXT season one Rookies continue to tighten their vise-like grip on Monday Night Raw? Find out by tuning in to SummerSlam on Aug. 15, only on pay-per-view.

After Raw went off the air, Nexus was at the top of the stairs opposite the runway. They all of a sudden ran back down, got back in the ring, and the brawl started again. It was bodies flying everywhere, and it was soooooo loud. Nexus left the ring again towards the runway. They huddled, then came back in the ring!!!
The brawl started again, and it kept going until the scrawny Nexus guy was left; the high flyer, don’t know the name. Edge started the open hand slap to the chest, then Chris Jericho did it to the same guy, then John Cena, which is really weird because that is not generally his style to beat someone down defenseless. He got a few chops in, then it was over. Cena started slapping five around the ring, then we left.

Bret Hart comes out in start of the show. He says hello to the crowd and says he’s been at home for two weeks training in Calgary to get ready for SummerSlam, only to see everything fall apart. Bret says he’s a little disappointed. Bret talks about Edge and Chris Jericho quitting Team WWE. Bret says he vouched for Edge and Jericho to Cena as members of the team. Bret wants Edge and Jericho to come face him right now and see if they can put their team back together. Chris Jericho comes out first and there is heated discussion between them, Jericho refuses to re-join Team WWE. Out comes Edge. He talks about training with the Harts and being a fan of Bret’s as a kid. He praises Bret and says that Bret can count him back in the team. Then, Edge goes to strike Bret but Hart catches his leg and goes for the Sharpshooter. Jericho comes in and hits Bret with a thumb to the eye. Edge and Jericho leave.

We see Edge and Chris Jericho talking backstage. Jericho says Bret might be right about Nexus winning at SummerSlam, since they’re not on the team. Edge says so what, we crawl back to Cena? Jericho says maybe they bit off more than they can chew. Edge says he and Jericho have survived everything in WWE over the years and they will survive whatever Nexus does. Jericho says he and Edge make things happen around here and tonight, they take out Bret Hart and John Cena. Jericho says then there will be no match at SummerSlam and they will be in the clear.
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For the first time ever, John Cena and WWE Hall of Famer Bret “Hit Man” Hart join forces to battle estranged SummerSlam allies Chris Jericho & Edge. To make matters worse, The Nexus will be at ringside as lumberjacks.

Edge, Chris Jericho & John Morrison b. Wade Barrett, Heath Slater & Michael Tarver via disqualification when the rest of The Nexus hit the ring.

This Week: 13
Last Week: 11
Not only did Edge flee from the intimidating members of The Nexus on Raw, but he quit Team WWE. When will The Rated-R Superstar get a backbone?

Goldust beat Primo. Decent, but forgettable. Afterward, Edge came out and speared Goldie. Edge then made a challenge to face anyone in the locker room and Evan Bourne accepted.

Edge beat Evan Bourne by pinfall. Afterward, Edge went for the spear, but Bourne countered and hit Air Bourne. Good, exciting match.

Thanks to Kim at Scandids, we now have 2 new scans of Edge from the October 2010 issue of Pro Wrestling Illustrated magazine. This edition features the annual PWI Top 500 wrestlers ranking, and Edge came in at number 18. You can check out the scans in Rated R Imagery.

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Edge comes to the ring to address the crowd. He says that he tried but last week things became crystal clear to him. He needs to go with his gut. He needs to listen to one person and that person is him. He says that after he returned at the Royal Rumble, he listened to the fans. He says that the fans let him down. Just like his SummerSlam team is letting him down because they are disintegrating before his eyes. He does not respect John Cena, he does not trust Chris Jericho, and he has no faith in the Great Khali. He barely knows Truth and Morrison. That is why he needs to do things his way. Nexus needs to be taken down. They have wreaked havoc since they debuted in WWE. Edge says that he will challenge Wade Barrett to a one-on-one match. He does not want anyone coming down to stick his nose into his business.

Edge is interrupted by R Truth. Edge wants to know why Truth is down here. Truth says that he wanted to ask the same questions. Will challenging Barrett to a match squash things. Edge says that he doesn’t want to have to rely on anyone. Truth says that if Edge doesn’t want to listen to John Cena, that is fine. However, Edge will listen to him. Truth says that Edge has been in a ton of matches, but how many times has he had to fight for everything? Truth says that they are fighting for what they love to do. They are fighting for their lifestyle, their friends, and the WWE Universe. It is ‘we’ fighting. If that isn’t the case, Nexus wins. Truth tells Edge that he has to stop thinking about himself and pull his head out of his rear end. Truth tells Edge that is the truth.

Edge says that is Truth’s version of the Truth. Edge says that you kill a snake by chopping its head off. That will cause Nexus to crumble. Edge asks Truth if he is going to lose or will he have to spear Truth.
Michael Cole has mail and he goes to his General Manager Lectern. The e-mail tells R Truth to leave so Edge can face Wade Barrett.
Truth wishes Edge luck and tells him he is on his own.

Edge versus Wade Barrett

They lock up and Barrett with a knee and punch. Barrett with a head butt but Edge with an Irish whip but Barrett avoids a slide by Edge. Edge trips Barrett and then he drops Barrett on the top rope. Edge with a punch to Barrett followed by a kick. Edge sends Barrett into the turnbuckle and then Irish whips him and hits a running shoulder into the corner and gets a near fall. Barrett with a big boot to the head and Edge goes to the apron. Barrett with another running boot that knocks Edge off the apron. Barrett goes to the floor and he sends Edge into the apron. Barrett with a knee to Edge’s head followed by a boot and then he chokes Edge in the ropes. Barrett gets a near fall after choking Edge some more in the ropes. Barrett with a reverse chin lock.

Edge with elbows and then we see each man with clotheslines and they are both down. They get to their feet at the same time and Edge with punches. Edge with a flying forearm and clothesline. Edge tries for a DDT but Barrett escapes. Edge hits the Edge-o-matic and gets a near fall. Edge goes up top but Barrett with a kick to the head and then Barrett tries for the fireman’s carry slam but Edge escapes and hits a DDT. Edge sets for the spear and he waits for Barrett to get to his feet. Barrett goes to the floor to avoid the spear.

Barrett signals for something and Nexus comes to the ring and Edge sees them coming so he goes into the crowd.

No Contest

We go to commercial.

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