6/12 WWE Raw in Roanoke: John Cena vs. Sheamus leads to a tag match main event, R-Truth vs. John Morrison vs. The Miz for the U.S. Title, Ted DiBiase vs. Mark Henry, Eve vs. Maryse

WWE Raw house show
Roanoke, Va.
Report by Dot Net reader Lora Lyons

A word to fans at future WWE events: If you have a camera with a detachable lens- leave it at home. I had to buy another camera because the WWE wouldn't allow my camera in the building! Sheesh, I'm not a pro photographer and I'm not gonna sell my photos on the net!!!

This was a decent event; however, Chris Jericho and Randy 0rton were noticeably absent.

1. R-Truth defeated John Morrison and The Miz in a Triple Threat match to retain the U.S. Title. To start off, there was a three-way for the U. S. belt- R Truth, The Miz (gotta give props- he's such a great bad guy!), and John Morrison. For the most part, R Truth and Morrison teamed up against the Miz, but they did exchange blows at times. The winner of the match was R Truth and afterward, he and Morrison shook hands.

Edge came out talking smack about next Sunday's PPV, but was interrupted by Evan Bourne (he's getting a really big push these days). He and Evan had an exchange with Edge coming out on the better end of that (more about this in the main event).

2. Yoshi Tatsu defeated Zack Ryder. I was this close to meeting Yoshi, but he was whisked away by a WWE official. The Woo Woo kid was as obnoxious as ever, but couldn't pull out a win over Tatsu.

3. Dos Caras beat Goldust. Poor Dustin, he's a jobber to the nobodies now. Caras spoke Spanish when he first got into the ring, but everyone was booing so loudly, I couldn't understand what he was saying.

Santino Mirella got gipped out of a victory during the dance off with Vladimir Kozlov. Santino did a much better job than he did on Raw. After the audience decided Kozlov had won, Santino wanted to high-five Kozlov, but instead was greeted with a sidewalk slam.

The Bella twins made their appearance declaring young boy special bell ringer and then later throwing out t-shirts.

4. Mark Henry defeated Ted DiBiase. Dibiase tried to make Mark Henry his Virgil for a night. Ted had given the OG Virgil the night off (or so he said). For that, he was rewarded with a sound beating from the World's Strongest Man.

5. Eve defeated Maryse. The poorest match of the night. Maryse (who used to be a great heel) has turned into a whining little sore loser (she even smacked the ref!). She slapped (to the delight of many men) Eve Torres's behind, which Eve returned in kind by turning Maryse over her knee and spanking her (a la Magnum T. A. and Baby Doll or David Von Erich and Sunshine). Eve won, but I think they're not promoting Eve like they should - just my opinion

6. John Cena fought Sheamus to a no-contest. Sheamus mentioned the beating Cena received on Raw, compliments of the entire first season NXT rookies. He then suggested Cena just give up and let him beat him. Cena responded with a punch in the face. The match was quick and hard-hitting until Edge interfered, prompting Evan Bourne to join the fracas. Cena then addressed the crowd again and thought a tag team match was in order.

7. John Cena and Evan Bourne defeated Edge and Sheamus. Evan got into trouble and took a beating through most of the match until he tagged in Cena, who saved the day. Cena went through all his usual motions such as "You Can't See Me" and pinned Sheamus after an Attitude Adjustment as Evan lived up to his nickname and crashed down upon Edge. There was an in-ring after match celebration with Evan and Cena. I think they're pushing for Evan to be the next John Cena.