Opening Credits.
Commentary: Welcome to the Annual Tribute to the Troops episode of Raw, and tonight WWE continue their own personal battle with TNA, as scheduled for tonight WWE Champion Edge goes 1 on 1 with Abyss, Sting will also be in action against Stone Cold Steve Austin......and also tonight The Nexus have something in store for Samoa Joe......................
Promo: Just then Kane comes down to the ring, he heard Abyss' message from last week, he claims that The Undertaker WILL return again, and that whatever is left of Abyss after TLC, Undertaker will send to the deepest depths of Hell, from which there will be no returning.................
and then A J Styles makes his way out and enters the ring..........he mocks Kane & Undertaker, as he makes claims that once TLC is over, Abyss will have vanquished the Brothers of Destruction............Kane and A J then confront each other............but before action is taken, Drew McIntyre comes out, he claims that neither of them should be in the ring, and that if anyone should have a problem, it's him, and his problem is that he has not received a rematch for the WWE Title because Samoa Joe has instead, despite doing nothing to deserve it, however later tonight Samoa Joe & TNA find out what The Nexus is all about....................at this point Kane has had enough, he dislikes TNA and The Nexus equally, so he calls for a Triple Threat later tonight between McIntyre, Styles & himself.....................
will this be made official?
Backstage: Silent footage of Taeler Hendrix & Melina having a heated discussion, which Taeler walks away from.............but then as Melina turns to leave, Taeler returns smacking Melina to the ground from behind........................
Sting v Stone Cold
Mid Match: Stone Cold's Tag Partner Big E returns and attends at ringside cheering him on.
Post Match: At the end of the match, Big e jumpos into the ring to celebrate with Stone Cold, holding his arm aloft...................then suddenly he delivers a massive clothesline to Stone Cold and delivers a further number of stomps, before celebrating and then sullenly leaving the ring...........
Backstage: Ryback meets up with The Miz, who is demanding another rematch, based on his belief that had Mr Anderson not interjected himself into their match last week, Miz would now be the United States Champion, Ryback agrees to an extent, he grants Miz a rematch, but states that they need to work together temporarily to remove TNA from the picture...........and then Anderson intervenes, he tells them both that removing TNA is not gonna happen, because TNA are just getting started.....................and then out of nowhere, Miz is assaulted by Samoa Joe............and then a full on brawl breaks out.............which results with the WWE Superstars standing tall as TNA retreat...............Miz & Ryback then shake hands.............and then Miz hits Ryback with the Skull Crushing Finale..................
Promo: Out in the ring Raw GM Tiffany makes an announcement, after the beatdown he suffered last week at the hands of Damien Sandow, MVP has requested a Falls Count Anywhere Match against him for next week, which she will authorise............
Jack Swagger v Mr Anderson
Mid Match: A J Styles runs down to ringside just as a clearly weakened Mr Anderson is running out of steam, causing the distraction which allows anderson to deliver a strong forearm elbow to the back of Swaggers head knocking him to the ground.........
Breaking News: The Triple Threat match stipulated earlier tonight by Kane........is ON!!!!!
Promo: And here comes MVP to the entrance ramp, he's simply out here to tell everyone what he will do to Sandow next week in the Falls Count Anywhere Match, but as he turns to leave Sandow arrives with a steel chair, and gets the first shot in...........leaving MVP rolling about in agoby, as the audience cheer.................
Backstage: Camera's film through an open doorway where out of earshot Trish Strratus & Nikki Bella are having a conversation, and as the camera pans away, we notice Angelina Love evesdropping on the conversation, as the conversation ends, Angelina slips away with an angry look on her face.............
Next up Samoa Joe is in action against Wade Barrett, is Joe about to regret the decision to cross The Nexus?
Samoa Joe v Wade Barrett
It is very noticeable that Wade Barrett got a very negative reaction from the Audience in attendance at Tribute to the Troops........
Post Match: Samoa Joe celebrates, and then "You think you know me" bursts from the Titantron, Samoa Joe prepares himself for the convfrontation with Edge, but then he is blind-sided by Drew McIntyre who delivers a huge Scot Drop..............payback for last week............payback......Nexus Style.................
Edge v Abyss
Post Match: As Edge celebrated his victory, suddenly McIntyre leapt into the ring, and went in for the attack on Edge, however edge sensed McIntyre coming, evading the attack, edge reversed and sent McIntyre tumbling over the top rope to the ground..................
then Kane turned up, and raced towards the defeated Abyss, who wasn't backing down, they came to blows on the ramp.............the fight continued up to the stage, and it was here that Kane gained the upper hand, eventually chokeslamming Abyss off the stage through a set of tables...............
Backstage: Trish Stratus falls victouim to a sneak attack by Angelina Love..............
Ad Break
Promo: standing in the ring, Paul Heyman alongside the TNA X Division Champion, Suicide, Heyman mentions that Sin Cara is heading to career Suicide when he faces Suicide for the X Division Title next week................and then Sin Cara comes out, he claims that Heyman can talk as much as he wants, but it won't stop him winning the X Division Title next week...........at this point Suicide takes matters into his own hands, sprinting from the ring he goes on the attack, but Sin Cara was prepared for this and charged back, forcing Suicide head first into the steel steps, and then rolling him back into the ring, where Heyman now stood, with a slightly less cocky look on his face.......................
And now it;s Main Event time..................
Kane v A J Styles v Drew McIntyre
Winner: Kanel via Pinfall on Drew McIntyre
Post Match: But that wasn't the end of the matter, Kane next grabbed a dazed A J Styles by the throiat and delivered a Chokeslam to him, then Tribute to the Troops ended with Kane causing the Turnbuckles to burst into flames............
End Credits.